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Year: 1874

A poultry writer who, " during the last
six or eight years has raised nearly all the
leading varieties of ducks in very limited
accommodations" informs us that he has
proved by experience that a tub or pail
kept full of water is as good as a stream or
pond. He has won numberless prizes
upon ducks which had never been in water
since they were hatched has tried ground,
brick and plank floors, and finds that the
two former bring on paralysis, rheuma-
tism and many O,her complaints. The
floor of his duck-houSe is of inch plank,
raised one foot or more from the ground
on stone piers. Tu;s prevents dampness,
and also enables terrier to clean out rats
that would otherwise infest the building.
Large windows are placed on the south,
and doors under the windows open to
small run or waddle. In winter the floor
is covered with a hin bedding of hay; in
summer with sawdust, which absorbing
all odors keeps the air sweet and pure.
When the bedding becomes foul it is swept
out and the floor washed with hot water.
He has found that oats produce a larger
number of eggs thau any other grain.
They should be fed in pail of water, the
exercise given the due. by feeding in this
way keeping them in perfect health. The
first food for duel h1gs should be the yelk
of hard boiled egg, and when week old
oatmeal is excellent for them. When
young they should be cooped up until the
sun is up, and not allowed to run in the
wet grass, as more young fowl of all kinds
are chilled and ruined from this than from
anv other cause. When three or four
weeks old they may be liberated with the
mother. and they will soon learn to go
with the old ducks. Ducklings should
never be housed at night with the old
ducks, as they are liable to persecution
from them. This is unreasonable. but
worth saying.-N. Y. EUening Post.


Four ladies of position in London have
become home decorative artists. They
undertake the whole furnishing, uphOl-
stering, furniture. and all that tends TO
embellish the interior of dwelling. They
are said to be remarkably clever and very
successful. They have served regular
apprenticeship, and acquired thorough
knOwIpdpe of the business
Year: 1874

A Philadelphian named Kelley has
invented Il machine which he is now
constructing, by which he claims
that water can be applied as Il motive
power far more efficiently than steam.
The inventor asserts that with only
two gallons of water he would be
able to draw Il train OF cars from
Philadelphia to San Francisco and
back again. The water, it is stated
by friend of Mr.. Kelley, would be
used over and over, something as
steam is utilized in condensing en-
CINE. Incredible as this claim is, the
inventor further declares that he OBJ
tains this vast power without the use
of fuel, without the use of chemi-
Gals of any kind, and without the use
of electricity or magnetic currents.
A conclusion naturally arrived at
when it is stated that no fuel is used
is, that the power is obtained by the
decomposition of the water and the
rapid disengagement of hydrogen or
oxygen, or both of these gases. The
assertion that no chemicals or cleo
trical currents are used is supposed
to be made to overthrow this infer
enee. The use of force derived from
the evolution of gases is no new idea,
and the only reason that it has not
been employed is the fact that the
consumption of the necessary chemi-
cal substances has been found to be
more costly than the consumption OF
coal in generating an equal amount
of force by means of steam.


On Tuesday, the 10th instant, there
was test of the apparatus in its un-
finished state. This was made in the
presence of ten gentlemen, among
them three experts. These experts
were necessarily among the friends OF
the inventor. 1t would not do before
patents were obtained to allow skill
full mechanics, who might successful


ly guess the source of power and af-
terward use it for their own advan-
tage, to be present. All who were
present are very reticent as to what
took place, but all claim to be per
fectly well assured by what they saw
OF the success of the discovery
Careful inquiry made in various
quarters ELECTED certain interesting
information that may be relied on a.
far as it goes. 1t is claimed that ne
one knows the principle upon whiel
the machine has been constructed
except Mr.. Keeley. 1t was placed h
Year: 1874

Il shed in the yard, the entrance to


which was by u door strongly made
and securely locked. Its shape is
not revealed, but it was capable of
holding about fourteen gallons of
water. Reports in Philadelphia rep
resent it to be spherical in its general
contour. The Inventor, in order to
show that there were no chemicals in
the water to be used, and that none
had been enclosed in the machine,
drew water from a hydrant near by,
from which he himself first and af-
terward all the others drank freely.
Some of this hydrant water was put
into the machine and shaken up. 1t
was then allowed to drain out through
a ecsk at the bottom, where glasses
were again filled and all again drank.
The water had not been changed in
taste BY its passage through the com
partments of the apparatus. Then
Mr.. Keeley poured in quantity of
water from the hydrant and closed
up the opening. "InstantaneOusly,"
to use the words of those present,
there was developed pressure of
1000 pounds" This pressure was
measured by safety-valve appara
tus with a proper leverage. OF
course no steam gauge, as at present
constructed, could be made to record
such pressure. This was the test
that was made. The enormous pres
sureis to be utilized by means of an
engine with cylinder and piston, in
all essential respects like steamAen-
gine. Some months ago, it is said,
a small ;tive-inch stroke engine was
connce1sd with the power generating
apparatus, and was operated with
such extreme rapidity, that though
it was stoutly bolted to strong
wooden bench, it shook itself loose.
Mr.. Keeley says the power genera
ted issipexhausible, and will be sup
piled as fast as it can be used in a
cylinder The fact that it has been
made to operate steamengine
makes il certain, of course, that the
expansive force is due either to va
por or gas. -.
Year: 1874

Antic1pittc the week Oh Erayef.


To gain the full benefit of the week
of PRAYER, we must anticipate it. If
it come and find us unprepared in
spirit, its close will be upon us By the
time that we are really ready to re-
ceive its blessings. Let us then ask
what we can do in advance to make
it in the highest degree profitable.
We offer some suggestions:


l. Hare Il upon gour heart.
Take pains To impress upon your
sell the fact ofits coming and the de-
sirableness of its fruits being reaped.
1t would be sad indeed to have this
heaven-favored season pass, and YOU
and yours receive no blessing.


;. CeitiUGte .ftjth iN prayer as
means of drawing down spiritual
gifts from above. Look up in your
Bible the promises, and examine the
instances of answers TO prayer.
Convince yourself that the King of
kings is of truth prayer-hearing
God. Let it become Il reality to YOU
"a great and near fact.


). Pray. for a special blessing to
come, not only upon the church at
large, but upon your own soul and
the community in the midst of which
you live. Pray thus in your closet,
in your family, and in the meetings
of the church.


1. See that attention is directed
to the subject, so as to enlist Chris
tians i'll the earnest observance of the
season. Speak to your pastor and
the elders of the church abont it.
Let reference be made to it in the
Sabbath services, so that the less
earnest part of the church may be
informed and aroused. Especially
let Christians, the professed follow
ers OF the Master, be exhOrted to see
that the week is kept clear of even
ing engagements that would interfere
with attendance upon the meetings.


.. Attrdct the young TO the ser
vices through the Sabbath School
and otherwise. Let them under
stand that they will be expected at
the meetings, and that they should
no evening parties for that
week. Make it clear that it is not an
'old peoples affair.


q. Adopt q good programme of .
topics for each day of the week.
Courses Of subjects for prayer are
published in the religious papers, but
they need modification to adapt
them to the wants of the local con-
gregation. Let the session make a
study of this, and prepare a pro
gramme that shall be as good as pos
Irible for the church.


I. Print his programme on card
b. paper slip, and give n copy to


Fery member of the congregation.
Year: 1874

How TO MANAGE \ HUsBAND.-A
lady read the following paragraph in
IA paper: "A young wife once cured
her husband of disposition to alb
sent himself from home ut night by
providing a good dinner, and saying
to him afterward; George, if you
find sweeter spot than our home de
scribe it to me and | will rival it if l
die in the attempt A kiss and a
few words completed the victory" "
This lady tried the game on her hus-
band. He wasn't melted bit; he
merely said: "When you can get the
boys to come here and smoke cigars
and talk politics, and you set up a
keg of lager beer, you can count me
in. like the company of the boys
| do" Our lady saw that sentiment
had no effect upon him. 80 she
didn't throw herself on his neck anu
hug and wet his paper collar WIN
tears; but she took saucer and hred
If AT his head. and followed it up with
n cup. and ended by singing dish of
strawberries oil his shirt t-bosom. Since
that time he has been an exemplary
husband. Yet he does seem very
anxious for her to visit her dear
mother rs often as four or five times a
week
Year: 1874

Heaven help the man who imagines
he can dodge enemies by trying to
please everybody. If such Sin indi-
vidual ever succeeded, we should be
glad of it-not that we believe in a
man going through the world trying
to find beams to knock and thump
his poor head against, disputing ev-
cry mans opinion, fighting and ell
bowling and crowding all who differ
with him. That, again, is another
extreme. Other people have right
to their opinion, so have you; don't
fall into the error of supposing they
will respect you more for turning
your coat every day to match the col
or of theirs. Wear your own colOrs,
in spite of winds or weather, storms
or sunshine. 1t costs the vacillating
and irresolute ten times the trouble to
wind and shuttle and twist, that II
does honest, manly independence 70
stand its ground.
Year: 1874

ORIGIN OF THE BARBER PoLE.-ln
ancient times the calIings of the sur
geon and barber were always united
in one person. 1t was the custom OF
the barber and leech to hang a bloody
bandage outside the door to denote
that he also followed the profession
of the surgeon. The bloody cloth
was afterward wound about the door
post, then upon post IN front of the
door, and at last the post was merely
painted to represent the red stained
handage.
Year: 1874

DlPEHERIA has been very prevalent
in Australia, and one Of the most
successful remedies is said to have
been a few drops of sulphuric acid in
. tumblerful of water. The result OF
this mixture is said to be coagula-
tiou of the diptheria membrane and
its ready removal by coughing.
Year: 1874

HERE is the latest romantic story
To avoid notifying her lovers fami-
ly. who are very poor, a Montreal
heiress was married the other day in
a plain Swiss muslin costing twenty
dollars. while her underclothing was
valued at $1,000.
Year: 1874

4 MapuiugtOn correspondent writes
SIS follows:


Spring is coming on finely snd the
farmers are making great preparatioUs
tor their spring and summer work.
Farmers have not been very PROCESS
i've in their occupations for several
years, bat they have fac prospect for
wheat this spring and anticipate good
and plentiful harvest generally. Times
have been very dull in this section OF
the country, owing TO the panic that
las ragged Tor some time, but things are
looking up q little at the present.
There sre a great many that have been
lucky in drawing some valuable pre-
minms from the REGISTER distribution


| did rot happen TO be one of the
lucky bows. Mr.. P. Martin will have
employment for the summer. l hope
be will do well with his Devon gentle
man.


We have rot heard or seen any OF
the crusade or whisky war here yet,
but | think We ought to have come OF
them az we need them very badly.
We have three whisky saloons 10 this
small place OF about one hundred and
irty population. Old Alex still comes
to town every Saturday and gets on
b;s bust lie is a goot Old nerghtor
and bully fellow.


LITTLE AT 4 IIwE,
Year: 1874

common cause against the dogs, art
the trusty riff has cent many q hap.
less cur to the bourne from whence nc
dog returns. This looks q little hard
but as there is 20 adequate law for the
protection o. sheep, this seems TO be
the only remedy which csn be resorted
to. We think the thinning out might
be continued with decided adgautace -
Parte~s5vrg Journal
Year: 1874

TuNE-Old Ann Chair.
I love my tobacco, and who shall dxre
Prevent me from smoking to soothe my care d?
I've cherished it long as n relished prize,
And puffed it away in clouds to the skies,
The pipe from my lips shall never depart
While life's streaming blood flows through
my heart.


Who taught meto smoke with such fond care
But my grandpapa IN his old straw chair
In boyhood's age, whenever would see
The old man take his Whit, would get on
on his knee,


And handle his pipe, make him laugh and joke,
Then ask him with a smile to allow me to
smoke.


"Now, David" he would say, take only one
puff;


To youth Of your age it is quite chough."
He would watch me draw it with a fondly
If coughed he would laugh till the old chair
shook.
Nv played around his chair on many Il night,
Watch'd the smoke from his pipe in clouds
take its fight;
Compelled by the charm Of that beautiful


thing,


My thrilling voice the kitchen would ring.
He would hand me the pipe, and mother would


cry,


"oh, father, do not! for you'll ruin the boy"
But such was his JOY he was deaf to her care,
Enveloped IN smoke in his old straw chair,
The old man got helpless-compelled to depart
From the blessings OF life, which once glad


dened his heart,
On his death bed the lesson he taught
Was, that indolent habits with dangers were


fraught.


But shall his memory revere to the last,
For his will told tale Of times that had pass


ed;.


The whole of his wealth he bequeathed to my


care,


With his silvered mounted pipe and his old


straw chair.
Year: 1874

We desire to inquire what is being
done towards organization in New
Hanover county. Is the County Ex-
ecutive Committee attending to the
thorough organization of the Demo-
cratic Conservatives of New Hanover?
This is an important matter. Hun
dreds of votes are lost at every cleo
ton on account of the want of pro-
per organization.


We have noticed the fact that at
Rocky Point a meeting was called to
organize a club. We hope other
townships, of which we have not been
advised, are progressing. Surely our
people will not invite defeat through
neglect.


Let the members of the County Elk
ecutive Committee for each township
call the Democratic Conservative
voters together without waiting for
the action of the committee, and at
once organize a club in their respect
i've townships. This matter is too i'm
portant for further delay. Let us
work together, and for a purpose, and
victory is ours.
Year: 1874

t2mpting to exel else That power, whicl


Judge Russell says is inherent in the


Court, in a manner most arbitrary


tyrannicai, outrageous and oppressive
: And it was for the express purpose oil
| curtailiDg the power of the Court Sc
as TO protect men from abuse by the
Judges, that the Legislature made
the law declaring what acts should be
| considered contempt of court" and


how they should be punished. The
act was not a protection to lawyers


merely-it protected everybody from


the tyranny Of Judge. And this is


the solemn act of the General Assem-
bly, of North Carolina, passed for the
protection of the citizens from the ty-


ranny of the Court, that Judge in
North Carolina was SO indecent as to
characterize as being worthy of no
more respect than a resolution of a set
of cross road politicians! When 4


Judge thus attempts to bring the Leg
islature into disrepute with tilepeople,
is 1t not proof that his powers ought
to be curtailed ? Indeed is it not full
proof that he ought to be driven from
the bench as soon as possible


And who is Judge Russell tl1at thus
sets up his opinion as so much better
than that of the Legislature Does
he know SO much law that merely be-
cause it is in opposition to his opinion,
the act of the Legislature is to be
characterized as worth no more than a
resolution of a set Of cross roads pol
iticians


The Legislature evidently thought
it had the power to pass the act.
Judge Warren, Gen. Dargan, Col.
Jonea, Col. Allen, Major Graham,
and other prominent lawyers were
mcmbe- IS OF the Legislature that
passed the act. Was their deliberate
opinion on question of constitutional
Law worth no more than a resolution
OF n set of cross roads politicians ?
Was Judge Russell put on the bench
to seek to bring into disrepute and
contempt such men as these by
chasing them from the bench with
cross roads politicians -?


Verify, if it Were not SO serious a
matter to have a man upon the bench
SO conceitcd and withal really SO ig-
norant, it would be amusing to see the
airs our Reconstruction legacy" puts
on. But it is too serious matter for jest
to have such man for Judge.


Let us see to it that the first Thurs
day in August is tho last day of his
Judgeship.
Year: 1874

ReDleDlGe7. Mat the election tdaO re-
0uires "THAT WHEN A VOTER Is CHAL-
IiENGED AT THE POLLS UPON DEMAND
OF ANY CITIZEN OF THE STATE 1T SHALL
BE THE DUTY OF THE INSPECTORS OF


THE ELECTION TO REQUIRE SAID VOTER
BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE sTo
PROVE BY THE OATH OF SOME OTHER
PEI CON KNOWN TO THESE JUDGES TIE
FACT OF HIS RESIDENCE FOR THIRTY
DAYS PREVIOUS THERETO IN THE CoUN-
rY IN WHICH HE PURPOSES TO VOTE.
Year: 1874

Eg- The best and cheapest soft soap
may he made as follows: Take clean
barrel the size Of a kerosene oil barrel,
and in the bottom place 10 pounds OF
barrel potash and 80 pounds OF rendered
fat, or talow. Upon this pour pailfuls
Of boiling hot soft water. Let it stand
"a hours, and add pailfuls Of boiling
soft water, and continue to add like
amount once q day until the barrel is full,
Stir it often to make it white. Beyond
all comparison this is the best and cheap
est for household purposes of any soft
soap ever made. The potash will cost
l2t cents pound, the rendered fat 5
cents pound, or the tallow Z.
Year: 1874

To PREVENT TN RUsTING Rub fresh
lard over every part Of the dish, and then
put il in hot oven and heat thoroughly
Thus heated, any tinware may be used in
water constantly, and remain bright and
clean from rust indefinitely.
Year: 1874

President Grant vetoed the currency nha-


ton bill, and, though it would have had


but little effect on California, one way or


the other, yet for the good of the whole


country, we are glad he did. Yet as


pleased as we are that the bill is killed, our


surprise exceeds our joy. And the reason


we are so much surprised is because we had


regarded the measure as gotten up for
Grants own beneft-as an Endorsement by


Congress of bis previous course. We had
regarded it something like this; Grant had
done something which Congress, by this
bill, wished to legalze. And now to think
that he refused to endorse their action, which
was virtually an Endorsement of his own,
is as strange as surprising, and looks little
as though our President was going back,
not only on his friends, but on himself
The Administration, as we understand it,
has held all along that it had a right to
issue the $44, 900, 900 reserve, and has
acted on that assumed right, if we are not
mistaken, to the tune of $26 900 900, and


it was doubtless from this fact that Butler
and others of Grants and tie bills friends
were so confident that he would sign the
bill. For, as some of them asserted,
"after doing as he had done, it would be
troublesome matter to get out Of signing
it." Yet, notwithstanding he, in doing so,
had to repudate his own acts, he has vetoed
it, and seemingly without much trouble, or
delight, unless it be to his WELL we were
going to say conscience, but we happened
to think he has none The fact is this
Grants past course, and every act of his up
to the last hour, near y, went to show that
he would sign the bill; but the outside pres


sure was too great for him-.we all know
he will give way to pressure-and this is
once in the history of his administration
that the prayers Of the people have been
sufficiently numerous and emphatic to over
come him, quite And it is ood for him
and the country that he succumbed, for had
he not, the country would have had cause
to mourn its impaired dignity, and the Pres
idei t, ere this, would have been burning, or
hanging in efligy, in all parts of the nation
Year: 1874

The friends of the initiation are making
an attempt to get up another finance bill.
They still think a bill can be drawn which
will not only receive the endorsement of Con-
gress, but the sanction of the President,
also. We think they will hardly be able to
survive the terrible blow received from the
hand of their favored chief.
Year: 1874

How Is lT ?-We notice Democratic pa
pers have nothing to say against Republi-
cans, nor have Republican papers aught TO
say against Democrats. Their anathemas
are all cast at the 'Dolly Vardens." We
can account for this only from the fact that
each recognizes in the other an enemy so
Insignificant, compared with the accumulat-
ing strength of the "Doles," as they call
them, that either does not consider the 9th
er worthy of notice. You never saw a
little dog condescend to bark at another
little dog, but just let a big one come in
sight, If you want to hear a noise.
Year: 1874

With such results as these, we think II high
time that this continued bowling after more
stringent prohibitory legislation should cease
and that men and women who have become Ia
natc in the cause of temperance, should, by
their silence in the future, show tina. they are
not wholly devoid of wisdom


Boss.
The above article presents many good ideas
and arguments, and is well worth reading. The
last Legislature of California passed five or SIX
laws on this subject tending toward prohibition;
and experience, which is the best proof, will
soon demonstrate whether prohibtory laws are
wise or unwise -ED HERALD.
Year: 1874

.


In the general talk at the East Of
hard times and depression of busi-
ness, accompanied by the closing
OF mills and the reduction Of work
iug-time in others, it is a comfort to
turn TO the more cheering figures
which indicate the prosperity Of the
West. Last winter, after the panic
had stricken the general business of
transportation, the rates on grain
were so mach lower that notwith- =
standing the close Of navigation
the movement of grain was SO
heavy during the whole winter that
the surplus of the Northwest stand
ing over in the spring was very
much reduced, SO great was this
reduction that, at the opening of
navigation in the spring, the ordin-
ary high rates of freight on the
lakes for moving the winter accu-
mutation did not prevail. The
Western producers, therefore, be-
qua the season Of 1874 with more
cash in hand, received all during
The winter, than had ever been
known in any previous year.


The cash value of the corn re-
ceived in Chicago during the twelve
months of 1873 was sl+,o00,0o0