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Year: 1874

a shop near the Strand, and employed a


number of assistants. Finally he struck
on the idea of purchasing the exclusive


right to sell newspapers, magazines and


books at the principal railroad stations.
and the business became so important
that publishers found it to their interest
to issue railroad edition." Of the popu-
lar books. At Mr.. Smiths stand his
profits became so immense that he be-
came very rich man in short time


Very soon he purchased extensive
premises on the Strand, which he fitted
up for a business that had grown to
gigantic proportions, and found ere long
that he had become so wealthy that he
could well afford to retire from business.
Year: 1874

Burleigh's Letter to Boston Journal.l


Sitting one night in the fremont
House with the late Colonel Barnes he
said to me: That was a queer thing
about the nomination of Frank. T"
Frank who2" | said. why, Frank
Pierce-General Pierce. You see, we
intended to run Frank for the Vice
Presidency. We thought the South
would concede that Office TO the North,
and we pitched upon the General. He
was very social in his habits, but very
quiet. He spent his evenings with a
set of good fellows, and the fact is,
he drank a good deal, though it was
not generally known. The morning Of
the nomination it was agreed between
Frank and myself that he should spend
the day in Mount Auburn, no one but my
self knowing where his place ofresortwas.
Hewas very nervous and greatly agitated.
l agreed to drive out in the afternoon
and tell him how things looked. When
the news of the Generals nomination
came on, men rushed into the fremont
House by hundreds. They know my
intimacy with the General. But
kept my own counsel. | drove out to
Mount Auburn. 1t was long time be,
fore could find Frank. He was solita-
ry and alone, leaning on the monument
over the grave of the Webster family.
AS soon as ! saw him | shouted, By


-, Frank, you have got It'll Got
what? Got the nomination for the
Presidency Not the Presidency
Yes, you are nominated for the Presi-
dency by the great Democratic party Of
the United States. Pale as marble,
Frank turned from me-half kneeling
and half standing-grasping the sand
stone shaft. he took solemn vow that
he would drink no intoxicating liquors
during the canvass, nor. if elected, dur
ing the Presidential term. That vow
those who knew him best know that he
kept"
Year: 1874

Special to the New York Herald.l


MARION. N. c.. March %. 1874.


Friday afternoon | found myself able
to make the ascent of Stone Mountain,
which is now established as the seat oi
the most serious disturbance. Stone
Mountain, which is now established as
the seat Of the most serious disturbance.
Stone Mountain is of the same range as
the Bald Mountain, lying seven miles
northeast, and the shocks have extended
between the two. With guide crossed
Stone Mountain, and at one minute past
four l experienced quite shock,
which frightened my horse and guide
so much that both seemed about to leave
me. Descending upon the southern side,
| made the circuit of the Knots, and
joined party of students, professors
and reporters at the widow Mans, on
the north side of the mountain. Here
we experienced a second shock, which
shook preacher Logan off q rail fence
upon which he was sitting, and ladder,
which was resting against the side of the
house, was thrown down. Great excite
ment prevailed among the people, and
some forty four candidates for baptism
ON the following Sunday began to be
douced at once, despite the cold and
rain.


Friday evening the party separated in
order to get accommodation at the diff
ferent farm houses, With the stipulation
that we should meet the following morn
ing at Chimney Rock, to interview Pro-
fessor Dupree, Professor of Natural
Science Wafford College, Spartanburg,
South Carolina. Saturday morning we
met the Professor, and after going
through q portion of Bald Mountain
with him, held the private interview at
Justiss' Tavern. The people had heard
of the contemplated interview, and
gathered from far and wide about the
hotel. 1t was impossible to keep them
out of the room.


WHAT THE PROFESSOR SAID.


AS far as / have heard the explosive
noises that have begun these rumblings
are characteristic Of volcanic movements.
The limited area of the noise and shocks
seems also to favor volcanic movements.
This does not embrace more than ten or
twelve miles. All shocks have been be-
LN0cu lWO idlBC tlNCIoi tuC DIOdu Auu
Catawba, botk of which head from these
mountains.


If this was an earthquake wave, it
would not be so limited in its area, and
as a valeanic movement would be extern
ding at so great distance from the sea,
the question remains to be decided.
May not this be an earthquake wave,
limited in its area by the two large rivers
bounding it?


Brother Logan here asked the Profes'
sor if he thought there was any danger,
to which there was negative reply. The
preacher said after the shock at. widow
Mans and the sudden departure of the
newspaper man and the scientists, the
people had become more demoralized
than ever, and that, as he had to preach
to them on the following day, he wished
to have it from our own lips that we
were not scared and that there was no
danger. We gave him ample assurance
and left at night for Bald Mountain, to
observe as to the reported bright lights
to be seen thereupon. We saw bright
haze through the mist, but being unable
to trace it to its source, attributed it to
atmospheric influences.
Year: 1874

Said corporation shall lave pow
"r to purchase and hold real estate
or personal property, not exceeding
in value the sum of dol
lars; and to sell and convey or dis
pose Of the same in any manner
whatsoever: and. by its corporate
name, to sue and be sued in any
Of the courts OF the State. and to
make such rules and bylaws. not
repugnant to the laws Of the land.
as may be deemed necessary: to
make. use and keep a common seal.
and the same ut will 10 alter.
Year: 1874

TAT meeting Of the Philadelphia Board Of
Trade, on Monday night, the following resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted


Resolved, That We are opposed to any increase
Of the paper currency of this country, 80 long as
the some remains unredeemable in specie on
demand.


Resolved, That the action Of the President ln
vetoing the financial bill passed by Congress al
its present session meets Cur cordial approval.
Year: 1874

A reporter of the Baltimore american
thus describes one of the many processes
Of making shot in one of the shot towers
Of that city: One of the "secrets" Of the
manufacture is the mixing Of the lead
with certain proportion OF combina-
ton of mineral substance called "temper"
is fused with the lead, and gives the mol
ten metal that consistency which makes
it drop. If it were not for the "temper"
the lead would be moulded by the selves,
and would form little pencils instead of
round shot When BIB shot, for in
stance, are to be made, the lead is poured
into pan perforated with holes CORES
ponding to that size. The little pellets
come pouring down in continuous show
err, and fall into tank flied with water
on the ground floor. Iu their descent Of
200 feet they become perfect spheres,
firm and dense, and they are tolerably
cool when they strike the water, although
the swift conclusions make the tank foam
and bubble as if the water was boiling
furisously. The shot must fall in water
for if they would strike any frm sub
stance they would be fattened aud knock
ed out of shape. To get the little pellets
perfectly dry after they have been in the
swell" is the most difficult and trouble
some process of the man Dufacture. An
elevator with small bnckets (very much
like those used in -four mills) carries the
shot up as they reach the bottom of the
"well, and deposits them in box sixty
feet above the first floor The water drips
from the buckets as they 60 up and not
much is poured into the receiver above
although it is intended to be a sort of
dripping machine. From this receiver
the shot runs down a spout into dry pan,
which greatly resembles a gigantic shoe
made of sheet iron The pan rests at an
angle which permits the wet shot to roll
slowly down to the chamber below, and
the pellets become perfectly dry as they
pass over the warm sheet iron.
Year: 1874

From nay own experience estimate
that the damage done by the rats upon
any one farm is equal to what would be
consumed By pair Of horses. That this
damage is not prevented simply shows
that man knows less than rat [ found
it so, and gave up attempts to trap or
poison them, In consequence OF repeated
defeats. But in self preservation | was
obliged to discover some means Of getting
rid of them and finally concluded that to
destroy their haunts was my best plan
| therefore "carried the war into Africa
too" as | might say My first movement
was to open all the underpinnings of my
buildings, and where they were less than
foot from the ground to raise them at
least Is inches. Instead of having the
floors of my sheds and pens laid upon
sleepers, which rested upon the ground,
and thus furnishing the most secure hid
ing places for the vermin, | placed them
upon sills and joist, which rested upon
short posts, in short, | let daylight 10
everywhere. The granary was made so
that could pass around the bins, and
the barn was arranged so that the drive
ways and everything about was open to
daylight and the cats. The most vulner
able point, the corn crib, raised upon
posts, each Of which was capped with
tin pan placed bottom upward, and re
moved it three feet from the fence, with
in foot of which it formerly stood
Then the long familiar squeak beneath
the floor was heard no more, and the rats
that formerly came out when the pigs
were fed and joined in the feast, had
gone their little game was up. As for
the mice few Of them remained about
the barn but as soon as they left their
hiding places they were picked up even
by the fowls, and it was not long before
some of my light Brahmas became excel
lent mousers. La short, by removing
every hiding place, permitting no rub
bish to lie ar0uud, and by preserving per-
feet neatuess everywhere, [ soon got rid
of every rat which formerly infested my
premises. Where they went | do not
know exactly, but expect they found
plenty of room and agreeable darkness
around my neighbor's barns and sheds
Tribune.
Year: 1874

Look well to the time of doing an ything;
there is a time for all things Choose
the right time for saying things. IF your
wife looks wearied aud worn out, be sure
that it is not the right time to tell her
that the dinner is not hot, or that the
bread is sour. Comfort her; cheer her
up. Use the ten thousand little stratage ms
you were wont to handle so skillfuly in
the old days, to bring out the smiles
around her lips.


IF you are annoyed or vexed at people,
just remember it is not the right time to
speak. Close your mouth, shut your teeth
firmly, and it will save you many useless
and uuavailing regret, and many bitter
enemy.


If you happen to feel little cross-aud
who amongst US does not at some time or
other, do not select that season for reprov.
ing your noisy household flock One
word spoken in passion will make scar
that summer of smiles can hardly heal
over.


If you are wife, never tease your hus
band when he comes home weary from
his days business. 1t is not the time
Do not ask him for expensive outlays
when he has been talking about hard
times; it is most assuredly the wrong
time.


If he had entered upon any undertak-
ing against your advice, do not seize 10
the moment Of its failure to say, Il told
you SOL" In fact, it is never the right
time for those four monosylables.


Ifpeople only knew enough to diserimi
nate between the right time and the
wrong, there would be less domestic
unhappiness, and less silent sorrow, and
less arrangement of hearts The greatest
caamities that ever shadow our lives have
sometimes their germ in matters ap
parently slight as this. If you pause,
reader, before the stinging taunt or the
biting sueer, the unkind scof passes your
lips, pause just long enough to ask your
self, "is it the right time for me to
speak 2" you would shut the door against
many heart ache.


The world hinges on small things, and
there not many more trivial than the right
time and the wrong.
Year: 1874

1t is unlawful to fish at any time with
fish baskets, kiddles, eel weirs or racks in
any stream in this State.


1t is unlawful to fish with seine, set
net, fyke net or net Of any other descrip-
ton, the meshes of which are less than l 0
inches between June Is and August 10.
in any stream.


for purpose of propagation or scientific
Investigation, in any other manner than
with hook aud line.


1t is unlawful to fish for salmon aud
speckled trout between April | and Au-
gust 10 /; speckled trout only to be caught
by hook and line. 1t ia unlawful to
catch, kill, or sell or have in possession,
salmon or lake trout between October l
and March l.


1t is unlawful to place set net across
any canal, rivulet or creek in this State.


1t is unlawful to fish for black bass,
pike or pickerel in any other manner than
with hook and line, or scroll and only
with hook and line, or scroll between
June and March l, except when taking
them alive tor stocking other waters.


1t is unlawful to fish at any time in any
inland water (such as a creek. river or
other stream) in this State inhabited by
black bass or speckled trout with a net
of any kind the meshes of which are less
than 3 inches.


1t is unlawful 10 fish with seines or nets
in any place where the water has been
partly or wholly drawn off, or to fish in
any way by drawing off any waters.


1t is unlawful to set lines in any stream
Inhabited by spcckled trout.


There is nothing in the several acts Of
1878 to prevent the setting of outlines
in any stream not Inhabited by speckled
trout, subject to foregoing restrictions as
to the time of fishing and the species of
fish caught.
Year: 1874

The best standard soft food is ground


oats, if procurabls barley meal will max e


an excellent food aud if mixed occasion


ally with potatoes we'll washed, turnips,


beet, or nangold wurzel, so much the


better; this food should be given only in


the morning, and then warm, especially


in the winter season. Buckwheat as a


grain is excellent food, and when fowls
get accustomed to it eat it readily so is
good barley and oats peas, beans and In
dian corn may also be supplied but, as
already mentioned, to supply only such
wastes of the body as these materials are
capable Of Spiced food is frequently re


commended by poultry writer's; some
advocate the giving of raw onions at least
two or three times week, with good
supply of cayenne pepper in their food !;
others advocate the use of different con


diments, all of which are largely made up
of stimulants of various kinds. There is
no doubt all kinds of spiced food materi
ally tend to hasten maturity, whether it
be to the chicken, the puilet, or the hen
that they are supplied. Chickens when
thus fed when young will attain to larger
size and lay earlier, commencing at about
four months old, aud hens will be stimu
lated to winter and early spring laying,
but breeders will do well to bear in mind
that the continuance of stimulating fowls
beyond a reasonable time will result preju-
diciousiy to both old and and young
fowls. 1t cannot be denied, however, that
when judiciously aud moderately given,
nsed at certain times only, such food is
highly beneficial. IF given to chickens
when fedging, it greatly assists in this,
to them, exhausting process and when
given to dropping fowls has marked effect,
quickly restoring them to their former
healthy condition. 1t is good thing,
too, to give stimulating food to old fowls
in cold or wet weather, aud when molting,
and to hens that do not lay in time in
early spring but in any case when the
desired effect is produced spiced food
should be discontinued, and the usual
plain food be again restored. In old
birds, if given too frequently or continued
beyond the time already mentioned, it
produces diseased organs and in pulets
stunted growth. In the care of chickens
of all the larger breeds, the longer ma
turity can be postponed the larger the
birds are likely to be, and, no matter
what may be said to the contrary, the
same feeding which produces forcs and
rapid growth during the very early period
of chickenhood will of necessity, if con-
tinued beyond this, result in stuuted be
cause precocious adults-large size and
early maturity cannot be had in the same
brd-they are Incompatible. For maDy
purposes then it is we'll to have stimuat-
ing food always on hand or the means by
which it may be prepared at moments
notice. The following condiment mixed
with oatmeal will be found highly bene
fetal: Take of ground alIspice two ounces;
ground black pepper two onunces; ground
ginger half pound, and brown sugar one
pound mix together aud add to usual
food in sufficient quantity to cause
slightly sweet and hot taste. When pre-
pared it should be kept in well corked
bottle, ready for use when required
Canada Farmer.
Year: 1874

At the state dinners in the Presiden-
tial Mansion when foreigners are invited.
their rank, time of servivce and official
position are taken into account, else of.
fence would be given to the gentleman
who has served threo years by placing
him In a less prominent position at the
table than the gentleman who has been
an ambassador or other dignitary for only
two years and eleven months. To Mr..
Luckley, one of the Presidents secreta-
ries. is assigned the delicate duty of ar
ranging guests at the table properly, and
the amount of labor the accom- plishment
him is by DO means small. After the
guests have accepted invitations, Mr..
Luckley, by dint of much careful study
of official prejudice, selects the different
positions each is to occupy at the Presi-
dental board. He makes diagram of
the table, and places in a little slit the
name of the person who is 20 occupy each
particular seat. This is sent to the proper
official, who places on the respective plate
the bill with the name of the party who
is to sit near it. Mr.. Luckley then places
in small envelope the name of each
gentleman invited, with another card,
upon which is written the name of the
lady whom he is to escort to dinner
These envelopes are given to the gentle
men as they arrive, and each is supposed
to be perfectly delighted with the prize
he has drawn. BY this means, the enGs,s
are allotted places and partners suitable
to their..rank, while no ones appetite is
lessened by being assigned an improper
place at the table
Year: 1874

Two Milesiaus were standing at the
Fairmount water works, watching the big
wheels splashng the water, when one OF
them remarked mike, isn't this quare
country, where they have to grind their
water before they can use Z"
Year: 1874

An Oswego paper describes fire by
saying that 1.-THE red flames danced in the
heavens aud flung their fiery arms about
like a Black funeral pail until Sam Jones
got on the roof and doused them out with
pail of water"
Year: 1874

"Can the watermelon be successful


~ cultivated on sandy soil, in rura


town of 1900 Inhabitants, and a .theo


logical institute located near by con


tanning 12O students studying for the


ministry?" This question excited con
siderable comment and loud discussion


among the agriculturists present at


the meeting Of the "Hayseeds in


Cleveland, and nearly an hour and q


half was spent in discussing the same.


An old green grocer, who had raised


early and late vegetables for the mark


ct for twenty years of his earlier life,


SAID he could raise melons on top of a


barn, or on billiard table even, let
him pick the locality and his neigh
bOrs. 1t was not SO much the soil nor
the season that he depended upon
for its perfection, as it was the peculi-
arities Of the Inhabitants of the country
round about. Where there was an
excess Of colOred citizens, it was al
most as impossible to raise paying
crop Of melons as it was to keep spring
chickens unless they roasted at night
in Herring's sale. Then again, col
leges have a bad effect on the melon
crop, and even q minister's family of
seven boys has been known to blight
a large patch in a single night. In
sections Of country where these draw
backs exist, the speaker had learned
that the only method to insure a full
crop Of melons was to station a man
by each melon from the time it was
The size Of hens egg until it ripened.
This was expensive, but the result
was always gratifying. AS the fruit
grew in size and approached ripeness,
The speaker had found it necessary to |
station to guards over each large mel
IN, and even then, in communities |
where o too great fondness for these
luscious products existed, he had
Known of the insides of large water
melon being stolen and devoured when
;wO men, with clubs, were seated on a
hell or rind, engaged in friendly con-
Ierse.
Year: 1874

For BLEACHING MUsLIN.-One
pound of chloride of lime to forty y'ds
of muslin; soak the muslin in soft
water over night, melt the lime in q
pot of water; then put the muslin
in for half an hour; then rinse three
times; soak in soft water over night;
then hang out to dry.
Year: 1874

Behold! the clock is striking one;
Perhaps my work is almost done.
And will it bear inspection too,
By him with whom l have to dop
Hark! now the clock is striking two.
Times moving fast with me and you
Our golden moments, how they fly,
And whisper, 0, prepare to die.
Time passes on, the clock strikes three;
May this warning he TO me
hat worldly pleasures pass away,
And soon will come the Judgment day.
The hand moves on; the clock strikes four,
The hour that $ past we II see no more,
Teach us our days to number so
That we in wisdom's ways may go.
The clock strikes FIVE. o, don't you see
Time does not wait for you ana me,
But hurries on with rapid pace,
And bears us to our destined place.
The clock strikes six. The sun is low,
His beauties soon no more Will show.
Until the dawn of new day
How swift the time doth pass away.
The clock strikes seven. The hours fed
Have numbered many with the dead
The rich. the poor, the bond, the free,
Are silent n eternity.


The clock strikes eight The day is closed,
Now comes the hour Of sweet repose;
Upon our pillows rest our head,
Which is the emblem of the dead.
Although we rest on bed Of down,
The wheel OF time still rolls around.
The clock strikes nine. U, turn your eye,
And see how quick the moments fly.
Rest on, and take refreshments then,
For 10! the clio * is striking ten.
And as it strikes. its tones express,
You have on earth one hour less.
Alarming thought is it eleven2
And is my soul prepared for Heaven?
The midnight our will soon be here,
Who first win at its bar appear?
How soon twelve hours have passed away
How swift the time how short the stay
Of mortal man beneath the sun!
How soon our work on earth is done!
Year: 1874

"BLUE HENS CHICKENS Almost every.
body knows that citizens of ID .lawars are often
sailed in cant term blue Hens Chickens"
but there are few persons perhaps who know
the origin of the phrase. A certain Captain
Caldwell, sn officer of the First Delaware Regi-
ment in the war Of the Revolution, was greatly
distinguished for his daring and undaunted
spirit He was exceedingly popular in the
regiment, and its high state of discipline was
generally conceded to be due to his exertions.
Caldwell was extremely fond of cock fighting,
and he kept large number of game fowls for
the purpose. When the officers Of the regiment
we're sent upon recruiting service TO enlist new
men in order to fill vacancies caused by death
or otherwise. it was a saying that they had
gone home for more Of Caldwslrs game cocks.
Caldwell had theory that no cock could be
truly game unless the mother was blue hen,
aud SO the name blue Hens Chioksns'' was
at last given to the regiment, and finally to
the people Of the State of Delaware
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Year: 1874

Good food and plenty of it, produces the
same effect upon person who has been starved
that the Peruvian Syrup, an Iron Tonic, does
upon the weak and debilitatsd; it makes them
strong and vigorous, changing weakness and
suffering into strength and health.
Year: 1874

My entire stock is now bound to be sold,
any reasonable offer accepted. The proper
way to make money is to save it. This is your
opportunity at s. l.. Kahn's new Clothing,
Furnishing, Good Hat, Cap, Trunk and Valise
Store, Commerce street