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Year: 1874




The PRAYER gauge which Professor
Tyndall proposed should be used in the
London hospitals TO test the efficacy of
prayer as an assistance TO medicine was
never used, nor should It have been.
Religion and science should not be fore
ed into a prize ring to Sight out the
question Of superiority. 1t is probable
that Prof Tyndall would have had the
best Of the contest, for prayer has never
been known in our time to set a broken
leg nor to do cracked head as much
good as poor mans plaster. But that
claim for it Is not made by religious
people. who do not expect miracles, and
do not desire a surgeon to pray for
fractured limb when he ought to put it
in splint The strange sect in London
known as the Peculiar People is an ex-
eeptien to this rule Its members de-
pend wholly upon prayer for the healing
Of their sick, and the death Of child
thus treated recently caused the arrest
Of the father for mansIaughter. He was
properly acquitted. for there is no law
to compel sick people to take medicine,
and, With the exception Of > physicians
services, the child had proper attention.
Year: 1874

BALKY HoRsEs.-The Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, puts
forth q set Of rules for the treatment of
balky horses:


/. Pat the horse upon the neck; ex-
anime the harness carefully. first on one
side, and then on the other. speaking
encOuragingly while doing so; then
jump into the wagon. and give the word
go; generally he win obey.


9. A teamster in Mamie says he can
start the worst balky horse by taking
him out of the shafts and make him 20
round in circle till he is giddy. If
the first dance of this sort doesn't cure
him. the second viii.


5. To cure a balky horse. simply
place your hand over the horses nose
and shut off his wind until he wants to
60.


4. The brain of a horse seems to en-
tertain but one idea at time; therefore
continued whipping only confirms his
stubborn resolve. If you can by any
means give him subject to think of
you viii generally have no trouble in
starting him. A simple remedy is to
take couple of turns of stout twine
around the fOreleg. just below the knee,
tight enough for the horse to feel, and
tie in bow knot At the first check
he viii generally 60 dancing of, and
after going short distance you can get
out and remove the string, to prevent
injury to the tendon in your further
drive.


5. Take the tail of the horse between
the hind legs. and tie it by cord to
the saddle girth-


6. Tie string around the horses
ear close to his head
Year: 1874

The New Haven Journal of recent
Monday records as follows the case of a
young lady in that city, about nineteen
cataleptic trance since the night of
Wednesday of the previous week: She
retired on that night in full possession Of
health, and in the morning she was found,
body and limbs perfectly rigid, and has
ing no change in her situation. Respira-
tion and pulsation are regular and nat
ural, but she has been unconscious and has
taken but very trifling amount of nour'
ishment The lady had been subject to
catalepsy for eighteen months past, and
has at times, without moments warning,
become perfectly rigid and remained so
for longer or shorter intervals, sometimes
for hours, sometimes for only few mo.
ments. She has been seized when about
reaching her hand for an object, and in a
moment would lose all control of her mus
cles. Another singular circumstance at.
tending this case is that about a year ago
she lost all power of speech for twenty
four hours, but being at the time con-
scious, making known her wants by
signs. When regaining her speech she
could articulate nothing but the German
language, language which she had not
been in the habit of using, and which her
parents were not aware she could speak,
except simple words. Her parents are
both of German birth, but the daughter
has not been in the habit of conversing
in the language, but while in this state
she spoke it with great f1uency, greatly
surprising her parents, who had never
heard her use the language to any extent.
The disease of catalepsy, or trance, it is
we'll known to medical men, is disease
of the nervous system rarely met with
but not necessarily fatal"
Year: 1874

Tony HARDSCRADBLE was carpenter,
blacksmith, mender of tubs and barrels,
and Jack -of-all-trades for the rural neigh
borhood in which he lived. His little
shop in which he made horse shoes, shod
the farmers horses, sharpened plowshares,
made tables, doors, desks, cupboards,
bureaus, and occasionally cotf1ns; in
which he pounded away at wonderful
pork and vinegar barrels, and frightened
up dilapidated old tubs and casks-this
little shop was situated at point in the
woods where an old road crossed a new
one, and was in itself queer, patchcd.up,
new and old building. Tony owned no
corner lots, but no one intruded upon
him. His little house, the gray, hewn
logs divided by seams of white plaster
ing, seemed cosy and comfortable; and
while the shop opened on the road the
house stood back among the trees. North,
south, east and west were neighbors with
in a quarter or half mile range, and the
neighborhood was thiCkly settled. But
no one saw the advantage of corner lots
near TOny's shop, not even the spectators
and wise men Of the village three miles
distant, and Tony was sole resilient at the
Corners, where he had garden patch
that did not flourish and family that in
creased rapidly. Tony had fair skin
where it showed above his elbows and be-
low the collar band of his shirt (collar he
disdained to weary, but his face had q
dark, grimy look. He was strong with
out being stout, and was fond of display.
ing his strength and prowess. His face
was that Of daring, resolute man, and
his neighbors never took much comfort
in looking at it. Tony was handy man
and, as the country people said, was moi
afraid of work. He never received much
ready money, but he got his pay in shape
of corn or flour or pork, or money in good
time. The people who patronized him
did not neighbor with him, however


They knew little about the family, but
they inferred that Mrs. Hardscrabble had
hard time of it. She was a good
natured, 1ound-faced woman, who was
always busy indoors, and who seemed to
take great comfort with her children, all
OF which was mercy, the good old
women of the neighborhood thought, as
she had little comfort in her husband.


Tony's wife in those DAYS did moi
make much of an impression. People
caught only glimpses Of her, but they
knew she was comely woman. While
other women of her age in the neighbor


hood were sallow and broken down, Mrs.


Hardscrabble was fresh, plump and
strong. The face was attractive, but had
little character; and Tony's wife wa
classed among the hesimple-minded drudgea
and was frequently referred to as
woman who thought the world and all o
her children, but who had not an atom o
spirit And Tony was good to her. Tha
Year: 1874

Committees Of Congress before the close
Of the present session, if possible. The
Secretary says: "1n this way only can a
reliable estimate be arrived at for an
appropriation; and it is confidently
hoped, if our case is to be fairly consid-
cred and public sentiment regarded, that
Congress will promptly vote an amount
sufficient to cover the applications thus
preSentedn
Year: 1874

| The best absorbing substance for
easing the pain of bee.stings is fresh lean
meat. This will relieve the pain of
wasp sting almost instantly, and has been
recommended for the cure of rattlesnake
bites. It is also used with marked effect
| in ervsipelas.
Year: 1874

"A lady in the country was unwise
enough to fit out her boy of five with fish.
ing tackle. Soon she heard shout from
the barn.yard, and found one of her very
best hens had swallowed the hook and
was fast winding up the line in her crop.
Of course she was greatly troubled, but
all the comfort she got from the young
fisherman was this: "Don't worry,
mother, guess she'll stop when she gets
to the pole"
Year: 1874




There is in Kansas, or was ND to three
years ago, a society of newspaper men
called "The Bob Ellis Friends" The
society was formed to perpetuate the
name and doings of a reporter named
Ellis, who made his name famous on
the Pacific coast by his startling adven-
lures, and whose career finally closed
with balloon ascension. 1t seemed
that gentleman who had made one or
two ascensions had advertised to 90 up
from the fair ground on a certain dav.
and that large crowd assembled to
witness the exhibition. Ellis was sent
to make report of the affair, and he
took it into his head to have ride with
the professor and write up his expert
ence. His company was accepted, and
as the hour approached, he took his
seat in the car. The balloon was infia-
ted, Rd just as it was ready to rise the
professor had some excuse to leap out


Eased of his weight so suddenly, the
balloon jerked away from the men and
Ellis went skyward alone. The man
knew all about newspaper business, but
he was ignorant as to aerial navigation.
He, however, took things coolly as if
nothing unusual had happened. There
was no wind below, and, while the bal
loon hung over the grounds half mile
above the heads of the excited crowd,
the following message came floating
down: "I am all right, and intend to
see the thing through. Tell the paper
to look out for dispatch from me to-
night"


1t was about five o'clock in the after
noon of a June day, and the balloon
and it's freight finally foated away to
the northwest, and at last were lost to
view. No one in the crowd ever saw
Ellis again. In fact it was months be-
fore he was heard of. Days passed and
: o.O.s ----o W-isSos and dispatches sent,
but there was no news of the balloon
for week. Then a hunter found this
message on the prairie "Am still all
right, and am having a heap of fun. l
have found the valve cord and can de-
scend whenever I wish, but am going
to see the thing down to a fine point. "
He did. Months and months afterward
hunter, passing through few miles
from the Santee agency, on the line be-
tween Kansas and Dakota, found a
wreck of the balloon hanging to IA tree,
and near by the skeleton of Robert
Fills
Year: 1874

The other evening, as we were walk
ing leisurely along, the music OF cho1rs
in three churches came floating out into
the darkness around us, and they were
all new and strange tunes but one-it
was not sung as we have heard it, but it
awakened a train of long buried memo
ries that rose to us even as they were
before the cemetery CT the soul had a
tomb in it.


It was sweet 'eCorinth they were
singing-strains we have seldom heard
since the rose color of life was blanched;
and we were in moment back again to
the old village church, and it was a
summer afternoon, and the yellow sun
beams we're streaming through the west
windows, and the silver hair of the old
deacon who sat in the Sulpit was turned
to gold in its light, add the minister,
whom we used to think could never die,
so good was. he, had concluded cap
plication and exhortation, and the vii
lage choir was singing the last hymn,
and the tune was Corinth.


It is years-we dare not think how
many-since then, and the prayers of
David, the son of Jesse, are ended, !"
and the choir are scattered and gone.
The girl with blue eyes that sang alto,
and the girl with black eyes that sang
air-the eyes of the one were like the
clear June heaven at noon. They both
became wives, and both mothers, and
they both died. Who shall say that
they are not singing Corinth" still
where Sabbaths never waDe. and con-
gregations never break up? There they
sat. Sabbath after Sabbath, by the
square column at the right of the lead
er, and to our young ears their tones
were the "soul of music" That col
umn bears still their penciled names as
thev wrote them in those days of life's
June. 1S3-, before dreams of change
had o'ercome their spirits like sum-
mer's cloud.
Year: 1874




Gail Hamilton, writing of children,
SAYS 'I should be sorry to say any
thing that might aid or abet our idle,
lax, and worth ess American fathers and
mothers. But it is an indisputable fact
that children do take an immense deal
OF spelling without permanent injury if
there is good stock In them. Nature
seems to think more of substance than
training, for she gives children net when
people are wisest, but when they are
freshest and strongest. 1t is delightful
to see children always behaving with
perfect propriety and politeness but if
they kick and cuff and scream and grab,
all is not lost. There is a certain gov
ernor whom not having seen love, be-
cause he sends word to his son that his
grandson is the best little fellow in the
world if you do not thwart him, and
always obedient if you do not hurry
him about it. The baby in breeches
was standing by my chair, and clan
destinely snatched kiss, whereupon up
flew his chubby hand and gave me a
smart slap on the cheek. 1t was in my
heart to retort with thump, but re-
Trained, and by and by, when whis-
pered, why did you strike me p he an
swered. innocently, Because you stole
kiss Innocent as an angel, for it
was pure frolic, and no malice or rude
ness at all. But we expect to take lib
critics with children, and then have
them perfectly wise and aware of the
exact degree of respect to be observed
toward ourselves F"
Year: 1874

A Paris letter says Evidently diff
ficulties are fast closing in about us, and
every day we have some fresh cause for
rejecting upon the security of the mo-
ment. The spirit which animated the
Commune is very far from being crush
ed. Some men are once more organic
ing for another attempt, and just as
they did before in 1S48 and 1871. So
cieties of workingmen are formed in
each arrondisement under the direction
of district commissioners which take
their orders from a central committee.
The next step is to bind the men by
making them solitaire in all dangers
and benefits, and by the element of Sc
crecy always attractive to the uneduca-
ted Members of the society who have
work, are privately taxed and one-half
of the proceeds is added to the sinking
fund reserved for war budget. The
rest goes to aid those who are out of work
and in distress. Just before the war
matters had reached the stage where we
find them to-day and Creuzat was Sc
lected as the best point for beginning
strikes. The difficulties then caused,
made possible the 4th of September.
This time the strikes are to be encour-
aged in Paris. 1t is positive certain
ty that the septeunate must come to an
end one day or another, and the belief
that it will not last long gives the chiefs
of the International an opportunity for
saying that it will be succeeded by an
other commune.
Year: 1874

Alasl +hot With the old singers most
of the sweeter tunes nave dleo upon the
thew shall Of be sung in the sweet re-
union of go that shall take place by
and bv IN hall whose columns are
beams of roorning light, whose ceiling
is pearl wbose floors are all gold, and
where hair never turns silvery, and
hearts never grow old. Then she that
sang alto. and she that sang air, will be
in their places once more.
Year: 1874

We sec by the commercial report that
Proctor & Gamble have reduced the price of
their long established and popular brand Ex-
ira Olive Soap. It's present price and superior
quality makes it the cheapest as well as the
best 7ap for consumers.
Year: 1874

WE have often wondered whether
there is a person in the country who does not
know and appreciate the value of Johnsons
Anodyne Liniment as family medicine? 1t
is adapted to most all purposes, and is the
best pain destroyer that can be used.
Year: 1874

ITCHING OF THE Tail OF HORSES. The
itciiing described is of the fundament,


and in the endeavor to scratch it the
tail is often rubbed against something
until the hair is all worn off, and thus
dis6guring the tail very much. A free
application of lard to the parts, even
reaching into the parts affected, will
Year: 1874

A Sabbath school missionary in the
West, while addressing a Sabbath
school noticed little girl, shabbily
dressed and barefooted, shrinking in
a corner her little sunburned face bur-
ried in her hands, the tears trickling
between her small brown hangers, and
sobbing as if her little heart would
break. Soon, however another little
girl, about eleven years old, got up
and went to her and taking her by the
hand, led her towards a brook, then
seated her on log, and kneeling be-
side her she took OFF her ragged sun
bonnet, and dipped her hands in the
water bathed her hot eyes and tear
strained face, and smoothed the tangled
hair, talking in a cherry manner all
the while.


The little one frightened up, the
tears all went, and smiles came Creep
ing around the rosy mouth.


The missionary stepped forward and
said lis that your sister, my dear p


mo sir, answered the noble child,
with tender, earnest eyes l have no
sister, sir.


20, one of the neighbor's children
replied the missionary; "a little school
mate, perhaps?' No sir, she is a
stranger. / do not know where she
came from. / never saw her before.
Then how came you to take her out
and have such care for her if you do
not know her -


Because she is stranger, sir, and
seemed all alone, and needed somebody
to be kind to her.
Year: 1874

A correspondent sends US good
story of James Gordon Bennett the
Elder A few months after Andrew
johnson had become President he sent
for Gen. James B. Steedman, of Ohio.
TO come to Washington. He was anx-
ious, he told the General, to learn
what course the New York Herald
would pursue in dealing with his Ad-
ministration, and whether it intended
to support him in the controversy
with Congress, which was then loom
ing on the horizon. Bennett was still
in control of the Herald, and its vigor
and influence were greater than ever.
Gen. Steedman came to New York,
and found the editor at his house at
Fort Washington. Stating his mission,
he was received very cordially, and
after long conversation, as the Gen.
eral rose to take his leave, Tell Andy
Johnson, said Mr.. Bennett, "the first
thing necessary to be done is to change
his whole Cabinent. A change would
promise improvement. The people
would approve of it, Tell johnson
to do this, and he may be sure of the
hearty support of the Herald"


Every one who knew Mr.. Bennett
can imagine the funny twinkle of the
eye with which this ultimatum was
delivered, as well as the amazement of
Steedman at such a message. But
johnson did not see it, and the result
was the most bitter contest in our DO
litical history, ending with his i'm
parchment aud trial, and his departure
from Office with scarcely friend left.
-Ne1 York San.
Year: 1874

An honest cid farmer from the eoun-
try gave his recollection of the hot
spell as follows: 1T was so dry we
couldn't spare water to put in our
vhiskey The grass was so dry that
every time the wind blew it flew
around like so much ashes. There
wasn't tear shed at a funeral for L
mouth. The sun dried up all the cat
tie. and burned off the hair till they
looked like Mexican dogs, and the
sheep all looked like poodle puppies,
they shrank upso. We had to soak
all our hogs to make them hold swill
aud If any cattle were killed in the
morning they'd be dried beef at dark
The woods dried up 50 that the far
mers chopped seasoned timber all
through August, and there amt q
match through all the eountry-in
fact. no wedding since the widow
Glenn married old Baker three mooths
ago. What few grasshoppers are left
are all skin and legs, and didn't
hear tea kettle sing for SIX weeks.
We eat our potatoes baked, they being
all ready, and we couldn't spare water
to boil EN-. All around the red-head-
ed girls we're afraid to stir out Of the
house 10 daylight. Why, We had 20
haul water all summer 30. keep the
terry running, and--say. it's getting
dry; let'stake suthir.
Year: 1874

Referring to the glorious triumph Of


the Democrats in the elections last


week, Col. Stoddard Johnston ex-


presses himself in the following elo-


quent terms in the Frankfort Yeoman,


lie says:


Every teaching of history, every


principle of human nature, every pre-


cept In religion, taught us to believe


that there would one day be an awak-


ening in the North, and a thorough


political revolution. 1t has been de-


ierred longer than We, in our weaker


human Judgment, thought it ought.


But Providence in its omniscience has
seen fit to postpone the day, and there


by make the victory more complete.
The delay has enabled the viciousness


of Radicalism 70 show itself in its


bofdest forms, to ripen in its foul cor
ruption, to eliminate in its blackest
crimes against the rights Of the States,
and to put to shame deceucy itself by
its multiform sins against honest and
fair government Thank God, it has
come at last, and the patriot eau take
a good long breath of relief that we
are the end Of all the political villainy
through which we have lived so long.
At last We may look for justice to the
South and consequent revival Of its
industries. At last we may begin to
contemplate the day when Congression-
al legislation will be equal to all me
States and all the people; when the
public. money will be applied TO the
public debt and legitimate expenses of
government; when tariff for revenue
shall tax only the articles necessary to
raise money, and be taken of from
those which fatten pampered monopo-
lists at the expense of the toilIng peo-
pie; when under a just and enlighten-
ed policy commerce shall revive. and
the products of cur soil and factories |
compete in foreign markets with those
of other countries less blessed when I
the farming class, who originate all
wealth, shall cease to be threatened !
with serfdom under unequal taxation,
and secure just return from their la |
bor; when the currency shall become I
stable, and gold and silver resume their
place in circulation; in short, when
the centralizing, jobbing, speeulating,
grabbing system under which the ma
chinery of this government has been
run shall give way to one based upon |
the Democratic principles of Jefferson. |
under which the country prospered for |
more than half a century.
Year: 1874

The Cincinnati Gazette says A
feeling of dependency seems to be
gaining in the pig iron market. The
sacrifice of lots, on which holders felt
Themselves compelled TO realize, has
almost made quotations unreliable, and
produced species of decentralization.
On the other hand, producers are tax
ing such positive action to reduce the
supply. and to keep their metal out of
the market, as must sooner or later re-
suit in a very decided reaction and
higher prices. It's likely that one ex-
treme will follow another.
Year: 1874

A Philadelphia officer, who is very
fond Of a joke, got up jury of cross
eyed men, and it took the judge some
time to decide whether to 6ue him for
contempt Of court or to laugh. He
concluded 70 laugh.
Year: 1874

Mr.. George Z. Dow and Mr.. L. G. Storer
have formed copartnership in the meat and
provision business, and will continue the mar
ket in Granite Hall block. These gentlemen
are old hands at the business and the public
may be assured that they will keep first
class market.
Year: 1874

A serious accident occurred Tuesday even
ing in Arnold & Mcader's hardware store in
Wateryile. Samuel Field, young man en-
of the building through scut,le. He was
caught and suspended in mid-ar by large
hook attached to rope used for drawing up
heavy materials, the hook catching him under
the jaw. Two other hooks caught in bis cloth
ing at the waist, passing through and tearing
the flesh in shocking manner. His jaw was
broken. 1t is not ascertained how badly he is
injured, but it must be some time before he
will recover from the effects of his fall
Year: 1874

The Nimrod Club of North America, the
majority of the members Of which live in this
city, have arrived home from their annual
fishing and cunning excursion. They en-
camped at the head Of the Grand Lake on the
bury. They found plenty of pickerel and
ducks; sought eagerly to encounter bear or
two, but were not successful, although they
set several traps. Bruin took the bait from
trivauce. The party was favored with good
weather, and had first rate time. They fell
in with jolly party from Bangor and Rock
land, who were navigating the lake with sew
eral birch bark canoes tied together.