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Year: 1879

One Of the early settlers of Wilton,
Me-, was thoroughly convinced that bears
are fond Of ''beans." The time he be-
came so sure was when bruin chased him
across a clearing and up tree The
Lewiston Journal tells the rather laugh
able story:


After making lively time through the
woods some distance, with. the bear close
upon him, he began to think for some
better means of escape. He knew that
if he climbed huge tree, the bear could
climb as we'll as he. A small tree the
bear could not climb, as bears climb by
hugging their paws around the tree, and
it requires one Of considerable size.


Bean accordingly determined to climb
a small tree, although the bear was in
rather close pursuit, and was liable to
have piece of him before he could get
above her reach. He chose his tree and
went up lively, just escaping the bear,
who placed herself upon her hind legs,
with mouth wide open, jumping for him,
gnashing her teeth, and showing great
deal of disappointment and rage, and
seeming determined not to give him up.


The bear, with widespread mouth,
repeatedly jumped for him, and every
time she jumped, he, though out of her
reach, went up the tree little further.
Being anxious to get out Of the way Of the
bear, he did not notice how near the top
of the tree he was getting, nor how small
that top was.


The bear continued jumping and tear
ing round, and Bean kept going q little
higher, till suddenly, as he made his last
hitch upward, crack went the tree, and
he went to make nearer acquaintance
with the open mouth of the bear.


Although he was only moment in
going down, yet he said afterward that
in that moment all the bad things he
had ever done in his life passed before
his mind.


The bear was scarcely better prepared
for this sudden turn of affairs than was
Bean himself. Whether the bad deeds
of the bear passed through her mind or
not while Bean was crashing through the
tree-top, we are not informed. She evi-
IDENTIFY thought something terrible was
about to happen to her, and by the time
Bean struck the ground, she, frightened
by the noise and commotion, took to her
heels and ran, leaving Bean to make his
way home at his leisure, which opportu-
nifty he was not slow to improve
Year: 1879

The household is asked, eff broiling is
not good method efcooklng:' Certain
ly, and in some instances it is the only
way to prepare certain dishes properly.
Beef steak, for instance, chops, and some
kinds of fish should always be broiled.
It is an extravagant way of cooking, how
ever, and one requiring great care to
make the dishes thoroughly good and
palatable. The fire is the first considera-
ton, and the gridiron the next. The
first should be clear and bright, and the
second absolutely clean. If it has no
groove to receive the drlppings, it should
be tipped back in order that the fat may
fall on the back of the stove and be burn
ed there, and not discolor the meat as it
must do if the gridiron lies fiat over the
fire and the fat dropping from it burns
under.


Replying to the question, "How long
does it take to broil?'' That depends al
together on what is to be cooked. It
takes from ten to twenty minutes to broil
a steak, according to the size and quality
Of the meat. Chops, from seven to twenty
minutes.
Year: 1879

HAntS 70 lL80leS GOln& 10 Ir8Vel.


Ladies who contemplate visiting fash
ionable resorts will need large or limit
ed supply of clothing according to the
length of time spent in one place. If a
tour among different watering places is
intended, affording only few days or a
week at each, a comparative'y Y small num-
Der of dresses will prove sufficient, for the
obvious reason that they are virtually
new in each different place. The travel
ing dress should by all means be of ma
terial which will stand sun, wind and rain;
and here we find nothing more serviceable
than the light wool or silk and wool ma
terials which abound, or black or dark
colored silk Of light quality. 1t should
be made in simple style, as devoid Of trim
ming or any thing which may prove a
resting place to dust, as possible. Let the
hat or bonnet correspond; select kind of
trimming which is readily brushed, and
which does not soil easily. An ulster is
also very desirable, since by reason of its
llsgyhtness it forms scarce an appreciable
addition to the amount Of luggage, while
the freshness of the travelling suit is pre-
served by proportionate exclusion from
the shower of coal dust SO often unavoida-
bic even on first class railroads. Mohair
is preferable for the ulster as it does not
crumpie nor require doing up. Lisle
thread gloves are most worn, and in going
any distance beyond days journey,
there should be at hand a supply of linen
or paper collars and cuffs, or frills, as may
be thought most desirable. A rubber
waterproof is useful addition, and il
may be compressed within very small
space. Rubber overshoes, in case of sud.
den storms, should not be forgotten, no,
is it safe to travel without shawl.
Year: 1879

DR.. Richardson, an English physician,
says IN public address Il want strongly
to enforce that it is the women on whom
full sanitary light requires first to fall.
Health in the home is health everywhere; j;
elsewhere it has no abiding place. have
been brought indeed by experience to the
Of the sanitary movement rests for perma-
nent and effective support on the women
of the country. When as a physician en-
ter house where there is a contagious dis
ease, am, of course, primarily impressed
by the type of the disease and the age,
strength and condition of the sick person.
From the observations made on these
points form a judgment of the possible
course and termination of the disease, and
one time had thought such observations
sufficient. A glance at the appointments
and arrangements and management of
the house is now necessary to make per-
feet the judgement. BY this glance is de-
tected what aid the physician may ex-
pect in keeping the sick in condition
most favorable for escape from death
! and by this is also detected what are the
chances that the affection is confined to
one sufferer or distributed to many AS
rule to which there are the 1arest ex-
ceptions, the character Of the judgement
is hereupcn dependent on the character
of the presiding genius of the home, on
the woman who rules ever that small do
main. The men Of the house come and
go; know little of the ms and outs OF
anything domestic; are guided by what
they are told, and are practically OF
no assistance whatever. The woman are
conversent with every nook of the dwell
ling from basement to roof, and on their
knowledge, wisdom and skill the physl-
clan rests his hopes. How important
then, how vital that they shall learn, as
a part of their earliest duties, the choicest
sanitary CODE"


AS timely illustration of the correct
ness of this judgment: I may be permitted
to state, on the authority of DR.. Bowditch
of Boston, that the movement which re-
suited in the establishment in Massachu.
sets of the first board of health in the
/ United States, originated with the lady
Of Pittsfeld (Alrs. Thomas F. Plunkett,
who had been intimately connected with
the Maplewood seminary in that towr
at the time of the well-known outbreak
of the typhoid fever in that institution
and was an intelligent observer Of those
violations Of sanitary law which led te
such disastrous and fatal results.
Year: 1879

If fruit trees are banked up with earth
about their bodies six inches high from
May until October but little trouble will
be experienced with the borer. In all
cultivated fields this could easily be done.
Where it cannot without inconvenience
the tree should be examined spring and
fall The borer enters the tree just at the
base or collar, sometimes little under
the soil. A set of wires should be provi-
ded, with which to hook out and disroy
the worms. Fine clippings like saw-dust
at the base Of the tree indicate the borers
presence.
Year: 1879

whatever may be the chzgrin, regret and
modification which may feel on the oc-
casion, l will not disturb the quiet of
parent extremely solicitous, no doubt, for
the happiness Of beloved daughter, by
persisting any further with her.
Year: 1879

A SHARP VoIcE.-You often
hear the remark made by some
aggrieved person.


i did not so much mind the
words themselves as the tone
in which they were spoken


And it is true that harsh
voice is aggressive in itself. A
sharp tone soon becomes habituaI.
One must start in youth and be
on the watch night and day, at
work and play, to get and keep a
voice that shall speak at all times
the thoughts of a kind heart.


1t is in youth that harsh voice
is formed-a voice that conveys
i'll will rather than utters it.
Some people have a sharp home
voice for use, and keep their best
voices for those they meet else
where, just as they would save
their best cake and pies for
guests, and all their sour food for
their own board. 1 would say to
you


Use your guest voice at home.
Watch it day by day, for it is a
pearl OF great price,
Year: 1879

1T its last session the Legislature
made an appropriation Of eleven thou
sand dollars for the Development os
cur water power. Four months have
passed and that work has not yet been
commenced 50 far as we have been
able to learn. There may be some
good reason for this delay, and doubt
less those who have charge of the.
matter ar: acting for the public good,
according to their best judgment.
But when this appropriation was
;Sadc: the people certainly anticipated
different course, and it would be
some palliative to their disappoint-
meut if they could know the reasons
why their expectations have not been
met. We grant that eleven thou.
sand dollars is a small sum in COM
parison with the magnitude Of the
work to be accomplished, but it was
evidently only intended by the Legis-
lature as beginning, and if such
beginning had been made ten or fff-
teen years ago, and appropriations,
larger or smaller, according to the
ability of the State and the progress
Of the work had been made each year
since, and judiciously used, the banks
Of the river would now present busy
and hopeful scene, and the whole
State would be realizing the beneficial
results of this vitality at its capital.


# the work is not begun and this
appropriation is not used up either
in whr:.e or in great measure by the
time the Legislature meets again, We
cannot expect that body to appropriate
another SUN to carry iton. We can't
afford to wait any longer for foreign
capital. If it should come, our hav-
ing begun the work will not drive it
away, while:on the contrary, by show
ing our own confidence in the enter
prise, we might stimulate its move.
ment in this direction.


Columbia Reeistef.
Year: 1879

A lady in the street met q little
girl between two and three years
old, evidently lost, and crying
bitterly. The lady took the baby's
hand and asked where she was
gong.


Going to find my papa was
the sobbiag reply.


What is your papa's name,?'
asked the lady.


His name is papa


But what is his other name :?
what does your mamma call
him?'


She calls him papa persisted
the little creature.


The lady then tried to lead her
along, saying, you had better
come with me. [ guess you came
this way


Yes, but 1 don't want to 60
back. l want to find my papa
replied the little girl, crying
afresh as if her heart would break.


What do you want Of your
papa?' asked the lady.


I want to kiss him.


Just at that time sister Of the
little child who had been search
ing for her came along and took
possession of the runaway. From
inquiry it appeared thatthe little
ones papa, whom she was earn
estly seeking, had recently died,
and she, tired Of waiting for him
to come home, had gone to find
him.-Cleveland Herald.
Year: 1879

With food cheaper in tn Is country than in
Europe and ihe wages Of labor higher, it
seems certain that the foreign emigration set
ting In at the present time must 20 on In
creasIng. Now is the time for our immigra-
ton bureau aud county societies TO perfect
their organizations and TO arrange their
plans that Missouri shall get her share. To
be in the line Of proper development we
must have more labor tor our splendid farm
ing lAnds, our mines and factories. st.
Louis Times.Journal.
Year: 1879

The race OF mankind would perish did they
the mother binds the ehildh head, TILL the
moment that some kind assistant wipes the
deslh-damp flom the brow of the dying, we
cannot exist without mutual help. All,
therefore. that need aid, have right TO ask
II OF their fellow mortals, no one who holds
the power OF granting Can refuse il without
guilt
Year: 1879

FRIDAY. March TO p. NJ.


Az has happened for some days past the brokers
had the market to themselves to-day and made the
most out of it. though the results were next to
nothing so far as profits were concerned. Business
until toward meridian was dull. and prices were
irregular. There was conspicuous absence of
orders upon the part Of large traders. and very
visible presence of indecision upon tho part of small
ones So between the disnclination to do anything,
shown by the Brobdingnagians, and the ignorance
Of what II best to do. as exhibited by the Lpu-
tians. the market bade fair to turn out the most
stagnant of the year. After midday. however.
turesome bull or two, wearied with chewing the
cud of idleness. to the rescue and tossed
up prices In way which, though fractional.
was better than no toss at all. Conse-
quently the greater part of the list gained
few eighths and quarters upon opening quotations
and retained them to the end. Delaware and Lacka-
wanna topped from its feebleness OF yesterday
into condition Of considerable strength to-day.
There occurred moderate buying of long. but .
much more important buying Of short stock. It is
given out that the price will be advanced to 53. In
arithmetical sense the figures may be correct but
It is quite possible that the S may have been placed
on the wrong side Of the "5.' Western Union ad-
vanced nearly one per cent. There arc excellent
for believing that the long expected division
of reserved stock will be made early next week. and
1s Qulte upon the carOs tnat Cne caplthi Will DO
marked up to $50 000.0 900, upon which dividend Of
~ per cent will be declared Further than
this, in the event of certain negotia-
tions pending being brought to salts
factory issue, any antagonism which may grow out
Of the passage by Congress Of railroad telegraph
bill will be greatly modified, If not completely set
aside. Kansas and Texas advanced per cont. It
is reported that the Burlington and Quincy Company,
which aspires to control Of the property will pro-
pose to substitute Ave per cent bond Of their
for the first mortgages outstanding Of Kansas and
Pacific at least make satisfactory guarantee
for their payment in return for the benefits which
will accrue from obtaining possession of the road
Michigan Central. weak ut time, grew stronger
toward the end. Gould appears to take especial do
light in q monotonous pounding Of this stock,
which never rises to the dignity of at
tack and is weak enough to oc-
cur without making q momentary impression.
As the road is known to be doing the best of all the
Western hnes-the earnings of January and February
being equal to per centit is likely to stand good
deal Of hammering without material damage. Wheat
is reported to have fallen cents per bushel in Chi
cago and fact is interpreted favorable to
creased traffic over the trunk lines which will
vey It to market. Possibly for this better
tone was given to prices in Anal dealings


The opening. highest. lowest and closing prices of
stocks. the New York Stock Exchange to-day.
r~11~.
Year: 1879

IL respect to the Mormon question, an
anonymous member of the Cabinet states
that the object of the letter To our diplomatic
Representatives was only to properly set
forth the charges against Mormonism. 50
that public discussion in -thc foreign press
would follow, and make the truth known to
all classes and this object appears 10 have
been already attained. Polygamy has now
been declared a crime and the AdminIstra
ton has the right to refuse permission to
land to steamships laden with Utah recruits.
The United States Attorney has been in
structed when the Grand Jury meets in Utah
in October to make an effort to bring the
Mormon leaders to punishment. Every IA
cility will be given grand juries to invcsti-
gate polygamy. Trouble is apprehenied and
the Government may have II put its foot
down with emphasis. \ Mormon has been
convicted, who was injected in lSs4 sO that
the question is really one handed down from
the preceding Administration, So that the
matter did not after all originate with Prcsi
dent Hayes
Year: 1879

assertion that great injustice is inflicted


upon innocent and unfortunate people by


the irregular, unfair and fraudulent manner
in which foreclosure proceedings are con-
Quoted in this city. The Court is urged to
take the subject under consideration. The
statement is a singular one. The law pro-
vides how mortgages shall be foreclosed
and sales conducted, and if Irregularities
and frauds take place they would vitiate
the proceedings. Any court, upon proof of
illegality or fraud. would apply prompt
remedy by setting the sale aside. 1t would
seem as If only very ignorant. or helpless
people could be victimized in the manner
alleged. 1t would be well for the author
of the report to make more distinct state
ment in matter of such great Importance,
and to let the public know just what cases
have led to the startling conclusions he has
reached.
Year: 1879

DR.. Potter made good suggestion at the
tenement house meeting on Tuesday even
ing. It was that tenement houses should
be built, not on lots Of twenty five feet by
one hundred. but on lots one hundred feet,
or, better still, two hundred feet square.
These large structures, he thought, could
be built by joint stock companies, in which
some of the tenants might themselves be-
come investors. and thus. have an interest
in the protection and care Of the buildings.
The great demoralizing agency in the pres
ent system is the want of air and light.
The foulness Of the atmosphere caused by
the crowding together of a large num-
Der of human beings in a small space,
the lack Of ventilation, bad sewerage
and absence Of cleanliness imperils
the public health, risks pestilence,
degrades those who live within its influence
and kills off children with frightful rap
idity. No sufficient light or ventilation can
be secured in large building with twenty
five feet frontage and its sides enclosed by
other structures. A building on o square
of two hundred feet could be SO planned as
to give every room light and air. There is
plenty of room for such houses IN the upper
parts OF the island, and DR.. Potters sugges-
ton ought to direct attention ut once to the
practicability OF getting up q company to
try the experiment.
Year: 1879

The distinguished Senator from Delaware.
who is now in this city, replied. yester-
day, with his customary frankness, to
series of questions put to him by HERALD
reporter, relating chiefly to the extra session
OF Congress and the subjects which will
occupy its attention. The interview is not
long, and as no person who takes IN in
terest in public afflirs will fail to read the
whole of it there is no necessity for rccapit-
ulating its points. Mr.. Bayard thinks that
Congress will not go into general matters
at the extra session, and that its action will
be confined to the two lost Appropriation
bills and the repeating Legislation which
was associated with them and caused their
failure in the late session. Mr.. Bayari
states with great clearness and cogency his
opinion of those laws, and his views, both
from their source and the ability with
which they are presented, are certain to
command wide attention.
Year: 1879

Newspaper reports of the scenes at the
walking match on Tuesday last relate an
incident which, if correctly described, is
slightly at variance with the programme of
friendly contest 1t is alleged that Cap
tain Williams, fancying himself the object of
some Kisses which were audible as he passed
in front of the spectators, turned suddenly
on the people, seized gentleman whom he
chose to single out as an offender against
police dignity, dragged him from his seat,
administered to him q severe clubbing and
kicking and then passed on, satisfied that
he had resented an intended insult. On
the preceding day, when Captain Williams
was 'indulging in liberal battering
OF the heads of those who wanted
to get into the building, a bystander
inquired of n policeman on the outside of
the crowd what was the necessity for SO
much clubbing. "Oh, none," was the
answer, "but the Captains got his shirt off
to-day" This is probably familiar ex-
preston among the men of the precinct,
and the unoffending citizen who was beaten
on Tuesday no doubt encountered the
doughty Captain before he had got his shirt
on again.


The police are appointed to preserve the
peace, not to break it. A brute has no
right to indulge in acts of brutality simply
Year: 1879

much toward leaving athletics in the hands
of the rowdies who profess to control them.
Some of the contestants at the Garden, too,


Heather warriors have often cheered hon
1orable foemen, and the thousands of gentle


men who mingle i'll the throng should do


as much for either of the pedestrians who


seem in need of friends. No American


wants to see the Ashley belt so back to Eng
land, but the plucky little fellow who is
doing his best to win it is stranger, three
thousand miles from home and friends; he
has comported himself in the most modest
and manly manner possible ever since his
foot first touched the sawdust. and he de-
serves hearty recognition and applause,
even from those who would rather lose the
price of the belt than see him win it. The
Kisses and jeers which are said to OCCASION
ally greet him should be promptly over
borne by the plaudits of the manly fellows
who are too likely to be quiet in such
places The Yankee schoolmaster, too, who
seems to be showing the supremacy of pure
grit over bad condition, deserves approving
attention. and so, for, special reasons, do
the other men, although audiences seldom
need to be reminded to be attentive to those
whom they know we'll But all respectable
frequenters OF the great walk should re-
member that the dangerous classes are
likely to be the most active, and that
nothing but vigilance and prompt action
can be depended upon to suppress trickcry
or abuse and secure fair play.


The breaking down Of the crazy gallery
at Gilmore's Garden, under its weight of
spectators last night, came near being an
awful catastrophe. Happily, only few
persons were injured, one Of them very
seriously. But such ON occurrence is one
that common care and regard for the
safety of human life should have rendered
impossible in such building The graphic
descriptions of the crash and what followed
during the brief period of wild panic that
seized on the thousands of spectators which
we print this morning will be read with
deep interest. That hundreds of lives
were not sacrificed in the yush toward the
doors is nothing less than miraculous. A
wretched structure OF nailed boards was
put up to carry moving weight ten times
more than it could bear, and with the in
evitable result. What has our Department
of Buildings to say about this? Is there
no supervision exercised in cases where
public safety is at stake on a grand scale?
Year: 1879

THE OPENING OF NAVIGATION on the ' Hudson,
which has practically taken place, will revive
several large and important industries along its
banks The spring labor outlook is excellent.
Year: 1879

The FINANCIAL STATEMENT of the condition of
tine New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance Company
which is made by the receiver is rather gloomy
reading for the policy holders. When he took
possession there was very little of any value
left, and the lawyers and the tax gatherers are
doing their best to get away with even that
Year: 1879

IxcOMPETENCY earclessness and ignorance are
the serious charges preferred against the Chief
Engineer OF the Dock Department If the speci-
fieatons accompanying them be true an investi-
cation not only of the Chief Engineer but Of the
Commissioners is in order.