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Year: 1874

WINE WHEY.-Boil a pint of milk


and put to II a glass of white wine: set i


over the fire till the curd has settled


when strain It and sweeten to your taste


PIcKLED ONIoNs,-Peel off the Quite


skin of small onions, boil them unit


clear or half cooked, in salt water, anC


throw them while smoking hot into ial


OF cold vinegar, spiced.


PAINT AND CREASE An excellent
receipt for removing paint or grease spots
from garments may be had by mixing
tour -abiespoonfuls of alcohol with ta-
blesPooniul of salt. Shake the whole
well together, and apply with a sponge OF
brush.


SUGARED POP CoRN-This delights
all children, and is within the reach OF
every one. One cup sugar (white) half
cup water, boil till it tatfies, then sprinkle
IN the pop corn, as much as the pan will
ho.d. Ii nicely popped, this will sugar
two quarts Of corn. Stir well, so that it
does not stick together.


PLAIN MUTToN BRoTH.-Put into a
saucepan two pounds of Ioin or neck of
mutton, having removed tie skin and
tat. Add two quarts of water: boil and
skim it, and remove the fat when cold
This is the proper broth for sick persons;
but any addition of herbs or high season
ing viii be offensive to a delicate stomach


CHOCOLATE CARMELs. One mint new
milk, one cake chocolate (one-ouarter
pound, onecup and half sugar (white.N
Fry this on buttered plate. as it viii not
priSn IN 1vqfa opI Nh,


buttered pans and mark off in SQUARES
with knife as 1t cools, and then it will
easily break when cold. They are very
excellent.


SPANISH PUFFs.-Put into saucepan
a teacupful Of water, a tablespoonful oil
powdered sugar, half teaspoonful of
sal soda and two ounces of butter. While
boiling add sufficient -four for it TO leave
the saucepan, stir in one by one the
yoiks Of four eggs, drop a teaspoontul at
a time into boiling lard fry them a light
brown, and pour white wine and melted !
butter over them.


To WHIrEN Flannel Flannel which |
mas become yellow with use may be |
whltened by putting some DAYS in a solu |
ton OF hard soap to which strong am |
monia has been added The proportions |
given are one pound and half of hard |
eurd soap, htty pounds of soft water, and I
two-thirds Of a pound of strong ammonia.
The same object may be attained in a
shorter time by placing the garments for
a quarter OF an hour in a weak solution
Of bisulphate of soda, to which a little
hydrochloric acid has been added.


To REMOVE GLASS SroPaER. -
Place the decanter in a tub of warm wa
ter, gradually filling up the tub, and in
'reaslng the heat until the water reaches
The lip of the decanter Glass will in
his way bear in time water almost boil
ng. The stopper viii suddenly pop out
# the decanter. Or put vinegar round !
he stopper in the same way as the oil :
An old fashioned bur successful way of ..
emoving glass stopper is by winding
'lece of soft cord twice round the neck
II the deeanter, drawing the cord quickly
o and fro till the glass becomes heated.
When the stopper can be removed easily.
Year: 1874

The following good * thing we clip
from an exchange: A country clerk in
a rural town had a pet calf, which he was
training up. in the ways of an OK. The
calf walked around very peaceably un-
der one end of the yoke, while Mr.. CLARK
held up the other end. But in an unfor-
tunate moment the man conceived the
idea Of putting his own neck in the yoke.
to. let the calf see how it would seem 70
work with partner; this frightened the
calf, and eleVating his tail and his voice.
he struck " dead run" for the village.
and Mr. Clark went along with his head
down his plug hat in his hand, straining
every nerve, to keep up, and crying out at
the top OF his voice, g Here we come
blast our fool souls Head us, some
body I"
Year: 1874

a correspondents of the Springfield Re
publican says:


At one of our quiet Summer resorts,
the other night, a lady of delicate phys
ique was complaining that for years She
had been unable to sleep without taking
some narcotic. Those who heard the re-
mark were at first tempted to condemn
her for having frittered away her
strength in the pleasures of society, un-
til her story, quietly and mOdestly told,
showed that she had been through scenes
of trial and suffering that might affect
the stOutest. The wife ola United States
naval officer, it was her fate a few years
since to be on her way to join her hus-
band at some port on the Pacific Coast
of South America at the time of the great
earthquakes and tidal waves that were
so destructive TO life and property upon
that coast. Her ship had but just
dropped anchor in q Peruvian harbOr
when the tidal wave came that wrenched
her from her moorings and swept her
over a cliff forty feet high into an inner
harbOr, while before the eyes OF our
heroine, who was seated on deck, the
populous city fell rs if the block creation
of a child. Fortunately the ship, unlike
its compeers in the harbOr, which were
Ol
steam enough to get out to sea with the
reeeding wave, though dry land seemed
TO pursue her for a space in the reflux
Proceeding down the coast that night,
town after town was foundtO have been
swallowed up by the earthquake. How
for weeks this woman in a strange land,
where she did not speak the language,
sought her husband, not knowing
whether he was alive or dead, and how
he at distant port lOnged and prayed
for and at last found her when she had
almost given him up; how they met
soon to part, as he was again called
away for months-here is a theme for n
novelist. The nervous strain on each
has left inetlaceable marks on their lives.
Is 1t any wonder that even in the sooth-
ing influence of this glorious sea air
sleep comes but slowly to eyes that
never close but 70 see pictured anew the
great rush inland of mighty ocean,
and to hear the crashing of stone aud


timber, and the shrieks of despairlng
/ humanity as q great city is swalloweu
I up in earth to the music OF many
waters
Year: 1874




THE scandal ~ THE DISTRICT or
COLUNBI8.


We respectfully submit TO the House OF
Representatives that it is high time for this
chronic scandal about the District OF COlum-
bia to be stopped. For more than two years
| the most damaging charges have been made
| against the Board of Public Works and the
| general management of the affairs OF the Dis
| trict government. Whether these charges are
| true or not we do not profess to know. Prob
ably some of them are true aud some of them
/ are false. But it is certain that they are gen.
orally believed. not only by the taxpayers OF
Washington but by the people OF the
whole country. We only tell Congress
| a plain wholesome truth when we
say that from ono end of tho United
! States to the other it ia the common opinion
| that the District Government is nothing but
an organization of swindlng Rings-rcal
| estate Rings, patent pavement Rings, con-
| tractors Rings &c.-in which members OF
! the Senate and the House and high officers OF
the United States have pecuniary interest.
A great many circumstances have given color
TO this opinion. The investigation made
some time ago by the House Committee on





directed to the discovery of anything. and the
report was evidently made to'cOver the mat
| ter up. 1t now turns out that the Chairman OF
the Committee had previously applied to one of
| the principal members of tho Ring for money to
defray his election expenses. While the country
was excited over disclosures of the illegal
practices Of the Board of Public Works and
strong suspicious of tho utter corruption OF the
whole concern, tho President outraged common
decen6y by nominating Boss Shepherd for
Governor of the District, and the Senate con-
firmed the nomination without inquiry. lew
days ago n petition, signed by number OF
the most respectable prOperty-Owners In the
District was presented to Congress, making
distinct chargcs of fraud, indicating the proofs,
and praying for an investigation and what
reception did it meet with Why the Senate
was unwilling to have it printed or even read,
and in the House Mr.. Wilson tried in vain for
an opportunity even TO present it.


Now whether the District Government is
rotten or not, Congress must understand that
the case cannot be left any longer in this
wrctched situation. The people insist upon
rigorous inquiry and it is not in the power
of any political party to prevent it. If the
present hepuDllcdH HlHJoiIly IcluScS W 30 oh
with the investigation, 1t will sooner or later
be turned out, and will share the Odium of
the scandal whenever the truth is discovered
by somebody else. There has been pressing
need for this inquiry for some months past,
but after the publication of the letters which
we printed yesterday and the announcement
that there is more documentary evidence
ready to he produced on demand, we do not
see how Congress can hesitate another day.
Have not the gentlemen at the Capitol
enough ordinary penetration to see what is
going to happen Surely they are not all
smeared with asphalt or mired in the real
Year: 1874

its traces. The autopsy was made in accord
ance with tho wishes of Prof. Agassis, long
since placed on record in death as in life he
had devoted himself to the interests OF science
1t is melancholy satisfaction to know that
no human skill could have saved his life. as
such disease is far too deeply situated for
surgical aid. "-t
Year: 1874

Whatever may be thought of the specific
complaints made by Alderman Van Schaick,
thore can be no question that his movement
yesterday for a reduction in city salaries is a
step in the right direction. We sincerely
trust, however, that measure of retrench-
ment of this kind which should command the
support of all parties, may not be permitted
90 degenerate into partisan attack on any
particular officer.
Year: 1874

The annual statement of the largest insurance
company in the United States and one of the sound
est institutions of the kind in the wOrd-the Mutual
Life-as printed this morning on another page, will
attract the universal attention of all interested III
insurance aud investments
Year: 1874

In the daye inst passed when the most enthusiastic
pedestrians had 20 think twice before starting for
three-mio walk mp or down town, through seas OF
slush and mud, the mind of this somewhat epicnrean
city turned naturally to the subject of transit The
very difficulties of the position had one good
result - TO drive great numbers OF bnsi-
ness men TO walk TO and from their offices instead of
enduring the horrors of the horse-car passage. But
this excellent practice has its disadvantages.
and many prefer to stand with their kind packed
like immortal and sentient sardines III box un-
pleasant TO every sense. depending from an unclean
strap and pierced through and through by cur
rents Of air when tho doors are opened, and
stihed by foul vapors when the doors are closed.
In the sullen indignation produced by Journey OF
an honr through tOrtures of this kind many sober
citizen deyotes the evening to cOeitatng over the
horse-car problem, but no one has yet discovered
remedy for the ills that afct us from that source.
Only few weeks ago the matter was fully and ap-
parently honestly discussed by the leading managers
of the street railways and manufacturers oil street
cars II was shown that their interests and those of
the public were identical-that the companies SUI
tered about as much as the passengers by overload
ing. and that nothing had as yet been suggested
which could obyate the evident evils of the system
The truth il that more people want to go up town
in the afternoon than can possibly be accommodated
in the horse-cars and il is impracticable TO pud
more street railways Of the kind now In use. Inc
present system has reached and passed the limit of
its usefulness. 1t is now absolutely necessary to
adopt some other means of transit No modification
of the present system will serve the purpose 1t is
foolish TO denounce the overlooking of cars We
would not endure an instant to sec car after car
going by with only the regulation number in it, and
refusing to take its contingent of vertical passen-
GERS The million must be carried; they must be
carried cheaply This the street cars have hitherto
done pretty well. all things considered. They can
not do it any longer, and other means must be In
vented.
Year: 1874

The President absolutely declines to take
any part of the responsibility of unloading"
the Louisiana case. After being diverted for
days with reports concerning the position to
DO taken by the President in a message to be
sent to Congress, the public is now told that
he has decided that, on the whole, he has no
opinions ON the question worth talking about.
SO "the Louisiana muddle.' as it is popularity
called. will have to be solved without the
benefit of Presidential counsel, at least.
Year: 1874

School No. TO- in the Fifteenth Ward, is a large
and commodious building, accommodating 1900
scholars male and female. But its usefulness is
seriously damaged, and its very existence threatened
because its immediate vicinity is infested by so
many dens Of vice and crime that the scholars are
exposed to hourly contamination. School Commits
soner Townsend has made q report, setting forth
these facts and stating further that in many cases
the houses which are used for these vile purposes be-
long to reputable citizens who know the uses which
are made of them. he also insists that the laws Of
New-YOrk, as settled by various judicial decisions
hold the owner and lessor of such house as the
keeper of it, within the meaning Of the legal pro-
hibtion 1t is therefore proposed to send the names
of the persons owning the houses Of bad character,
with the names Of witnesses who prove the char
acer of their occupation to the DisrictAttorney OF
the City and County Of New-York. that he may pro-
ceed against these careless landlords according to
law The suggestion is excellent one, and
whether the present attempt is successful not the
Committee will have the sympathy Of all good
citizens in their effort to fasten upon the proprietors
of such haunts responsibility for the sin and
the shame by which they profit.
Year: 1874

Nr. Hewitt has done an exceedingly sensible
thing in giving the German Free Thinkers tho Of
the great hall of the Cooper Institute for their pro-
posed meeting to protest against the action Of the
police in dispensing the Tompkinssquare assem-
blage. BY all means let people, who think they have
a grievance, hold meeting about it, wherever or
whenever they wish-only providing that they do
not thereby violate the law, or infringe upon the
rights of private property We trust that the Police
Commissioners will to it that they have the
amplest protection, and harassed by no needless
interference. No matter what we may think of the
positions they are likely to.assume, or what we may


suppose the dangers to the community Of tho doctrines
they are to preach free speech is one Of the essen
tials of our American institutions, and the police
should always be its most Jealous champions. In
this case they might besides find selfish motive.
The Cooper Institute meeting may prove safety
valve aud the blowing off of steam there may pre-
vent an explosion somewhere else.


Somebody sends to The London Echo description,
Year: 1874

The last Legislature passed on act in
reference TO who shall seemnize the rites
of marriage, one provision of which is
particularly important to every minister,
AS many Of them are doubtless unac.
quaintcd with it;


mo minister Of the gospel. or priest,
Of any religious sect or denomination
shall he authorized to solemnize the rites
of matrimony in this State until such
minister or priest shall have caused to be
recorded in the Office Of the clerk and re
corder Of some County in this State, his
license or credentials Of his clerical. char,
acter, and have obtained from such clerk
u certificate, under his hand and seal,
that the same is duly recorded in bis Of.
Zee; and it shall be the duty ofsuch min.
is,er Of the gospel. or priest, to add to
the certificate of marria,e now required
by law n statement setting forth the
| County where, and the time when, his Ii.
cense or credentials were so recorded


ANY minister Of the gospel, or priest,
Of any religious sect or denomination, or
any person purporting himselfto be such,
who shall solemnzc the rites of matri.
mony contrary to the provisions of this
act, shall be deemed guilty ola high mis-.
demeanor. and, on conviction thereof,
shall be fined in any SUN not less than
one hundred dollars.
Year: 1874

The railroad muddle at Little Rock
does no, seem TO clear up much. 1t IS
all in rangle aud Mcclure is trying to
get it out by the Invaluable writ Of Ia
5sas corpus We are informed that q
committee is to be sent to Boston to in
terview the Boston fellows and try 10
compromise matters, so as to have the
road in condition to move forward as
soon rs the Oklahoma bill passes. This
bill will undoubtedly pass this session OF
Congress, and q combination can then
be effected with the roads Row running
through the nations west Of lis. II this
plan succeeds, the road must be built at
an early day after the bill passes. We
hope to see the road put upon basis
that will insure its completion and take
it out the hands Of the men who would
ratard its progress. Our people arenow
almost entirely without currency and
something must soon be done to relieve
them, or the machine must stop. We
cannot see how the legitimate expenses
Of the State Government can be paid, un-
less something turns up to help the peo-
pie pay their taxes Many acres Of land
must go to the State, but the State Treas.
ury must also have ready money The
Auditors Warrants are at most worth
less now, and il the Collectors fail to get
in Grccnbacks, they will be worse. 1t is
a hard case upon the officials fihe State
to have to submit to the present discount,
especially Judges, who should always be
well paid We hope then our wise men
who are running railroad matters and are
posted in the " ways that are que0r and
tricks that are vain, may soon bring
order out Of chaos and give us the rail
road.
Year: 1874

The back pay Congress are before us,
with hands upon their mouths and mouths
in tho dust, about the terrible salary steal
They are busy deyising ways and means
to atone for the fragrant outrage upon the
people and bold and INSCRIPTIONS rob
berry Of the peoples treasury. We hope
this honest streak may work some good,
but we very much fear that the new ele-
meat in Congress has been in Washing
ton long enough to become infected and
they may fail to come to the rescue of
the people Let the revival so on. The
publication Of Washington is bercucan
task, but it may be accomplished whom
two Sundays come together.
Year: 1874

We arc sorry 10 again record an out.
rage by the Sheriff Of this County upon
the Board of Supervisors 1t seems the
threatening conduct OF the Sheriff in
daced the Court to adjourn, We are not
in possession Of tho particulars and for
that reason we will not attempt to give
any version Of the affair. Many rumors
are a0ost the Sheriff and two of his men
are under arrest at Fort Smith, what
will be done with them, We do not know.
will advise our readers when we find out
Year: 1874

Soon there will be mighty raid upon
the poultry houses, and hundreds OF
! chickens will have their heads laid
low in the dust, while their feathers
will be pulled of, baked in a cool oven,
| anu put away for future use. Now lei
me tell you that exceedingly pretty
dusting-bruSheS can be very easily
made of them, which will be very use
ful for dusting furniture, wall corners.
cornices, ETC., while they are always
handy to use about Il fireplace or stove.
Pick out the prettiest feathers, and
those of nearly size, and run needle,
attached to strong twine, through the
stem at the end of the feathered part /;


then pound the quiils flnt with ham,
mer, SO that they Will lie close 10 the
handle, which can te.made out of an old
brOoin-stick whitfield down and then


painted; or you Can use the handle of
worn-Out fand-i'rushes, or the like.
Cover one end of the handle with thick,
warm Glue. AMI wind the feathers,
closely strung together around the stick
commencing at the point of it. Have a
glue-pot close at hand, and as you wind
the feathers, vet them thoroughly with
glue, sc they will stick tightly to the
handle and to each other. When the
brush is large as you desire, cut off the
twine, and wind another piece tightly
over the quills, gluing it down. Fhen
take piece of scarlet, green, or blue
enameled cloth, and cut one edge ia
points, round up the sides, and sew to-
gether so as TO form cap that will go
over the handle of the brush, and cover
the quills of the feathers. Make hole
with gimblet through the handle, and


put in a string to hang up the duster,
and you will be fully paid for the work


in the convenience of the article. and


its tasteful appearance will also prove
an attraction. If there are any old


wOrnout window-brush handles lying


around in the wood shed or barn, you
can turn them into use. Cut out all the
bFistles which remain, so as to leave
the holes empty; and then fill up their
places with bunehes of feathers run on


twine, and made just large enough to
fit in; cut off the quill ends, and cover
the lower part of the feathers with glue,
also dropping some into the holes, and
secure the lunches firmly into them.


You can use smaller feathers for this


kind of brush than for feather busters
and when it is. finished you will never
desire another brush made of bristles.


The downy, pure white feather can be
sewed upon a piece of cape lace, stiffen-
ed on the edge with wire, and made in
to very elegant and tasteful feathers for
young ladies' hats. The feathers taken


from the crest of white turkeys back
are particularly pretty for this purpose.
Year: 1874

The claims of the Commercial upon
the reading public for support are bas-
ed upon its past record as a progressive
journal. Treating all topics and ques-
tions fearlessly and honestly, it will not
be content to pursue the beaten path,
but will endeavor to mark out new and
improved ways in journalism. The
Press is destined to play still more
important part in the education of the
people, and as the reflector of advanced
public sentiment. Always in the van
heretofore, it will not now be content
to lag in the rear, but will be fully
abreast of the times in everything that
relates to the general welfare. AS
Paper of
Year: 1874

The Commercial will continue to dis
cuss men and measures with perfect
freedom and impartiality, always with
an eye to the advancement of right and
the public veal, believing that the prin-
ciples of the great Republican Party
will be thus best served. Believing that
in free discussion and the independent
expression of opinion only can our in
stitutions be preserved, the Commercial
will, when it may seem necessary, crit
icise its own party for its own good.
Year: 1874




the past and untarnished honor OF the


present encircling her brow. Gentle


men Of the convention. iDvoke-aIsou


you the spirit of wisdom, of harmony


and brotherly kindness, and Of patti


otism in all your consultations, and de-


llberatiOns, in spreading before the


world your preamble of principles and


especially in the presentation to the
people of candidate for Governor of
the State who shall be worthy of their
suffrage, of the past fame of the State,
and equal to the task of bearing your


banners to glorious victory.


f. 1cannotclesewithout agaInbeseeeh-
ing you in behalf of the cause in which
we are enlisted, to harmonize all con-
ficting opinions, aud reconcile all
differences between you, before you
touch the altar We have here dedicated
to the glory of our common country.
Revive and reanimate your patriotism,
purify your hearts, and pull of your
shoes, for the ground on which you
tread is holy"


No matter how many jarring cle-
ments there may be, in your anxiety to
promote the fortunes of any asp rant
to Gubernatorial honors, let them all
be united in one common sentiment of
fraternal love, as the thousand little
streams which rise on the top OF the
mountain, and after flowing each in
its different course, meet at last in the
valley aud flow on to the sea, and
mingle their waters forever.
Year: 1874

The following is the speech of Mr..
Disraeh on the bill before the British
house of commons for the suppression
of ritualism in the English church,
which is more than likely to become
law: