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Year: 1879

She gave him a beautifully worked
pair of slippers, and although they were
across the toes, he smilingly submitted
to the martyrdom which they imposed,
and vowed they should never leave his
feet.


This reckless statement will be re-
ceived by the reader with becoming eau
tiousness.


And so the young man made return
of her offering 1t was his picture en-
cased in a handsome frame.


He wrote note to send with it, and
at the same time replied angrily to an
oft-repeated dun for an unpaid-for suit
of clothes. He gave boy ten cents to
deliver the package and notes, giving
explicit directions as to the destination
of each. 1t was an unusually intelligent
boy with a freckled face, and he dis
charged his errand in manner that
should give him niche in the temple
of fame.


The young lady received a note in
her adored ones handwriting, and few
to her room to devour its contents. She
opened the missive with eager fingers
and read:


| "I'm getting tired of your everlasting
attentions The suit is about worn out
already. 1t never amounted to much,
anyway. Please go to thunder!''


And the tailor was struck utterly
dumb when he opened parcel and dis.
covered the picture of his delinquent
customer with note that said:


"When you gaze upon these features
think how much owe you


When that unfortunate young maj
called around. that evening, to receive
the happy acknowledgement of his sweet
the steps and over the fence by the
young lady's father; and in the morn
ing he was waited upon by the tailor
lawyer and imperatively ordered to SETTLE
or suffer.
Year: 1879

A lecturer on chemistry said; ITO
illustrate how elements perfectly harm
less in themselves may become destruc-
tive by combination, take the case of a
gun and small boy. What can be
more harmeless than each of these alone
by itself, or what can be more danger
Gus in combination ?" Great applause.)
Year: 1879

There is burden of care in getting
riches, fear in keeping them. temptation
in using them, guilt in abusing them,
sorrow in losing them, and burden of
account to be given up concerning them.
Year: 1879

Poultry should not be plucked too
soon after killing. If feathers are pull
ed out while the blood is still fluid, the
vesicle at the root of each feather be-
comes engorgcd and the skin spotted.
Don't feed before killing fowl killed
while digestion is going on will hardly
keep week.
Year: 1879

In nine cases out of ten, the wisest
course is, if man cheat you, quit deal
ing with him if he be abusive, quit his
company if he slander you. take care
to live so that no one will believe him.
Year: 1879

A RECIPE TO Color BRowN.-For
five pounds of goods. two of eateshu, and
two OF. of blue vitrol; dissolve in warm
water, enough to cover the goods; let
them remain one hour, stirring often.
Dissolve ounces of bichromate of pot
ash in another vessel; rinsing out the
bichromate from the catechu and dip in
the bichromate, to remain until the COL
or suits these are warm or set dyes.
Year: 1879

A teacher was practising her youth


full class in original composition and
gave one pupil the subject "boy" to
write upon. The subject was to be
treated of in three parts-frst, What is
il Second Wh.t is IFS nse And third,
What is it made of The lad wrestled
hard for few minutes in desperate per-
plexity, and then wandered up to the
teachers desk and submitted the follow
ing:-"A boy is an animal his use is
to carry in wood he is made of bones y
Year: 1879

Chow fragrant it is, said Mrs. Par
tington as she shifted the odor of bot
tie of Jamaica ginger. at is as pleas
ant to the oil factories, and is warming
to the diagram, and SO accelerating to
the clstern that it makes one forget pain
like the oxhide gas that people take for
toothache. 1t should have place IN
every home where people are subject to
bucolics> and such like melodies besides
a spoonful is so salubrious when run
down like boot at the heel in walking
one feels like new creature"
Year: 1879

Charles de Lacale was called as wit
ness for the prosecution, and MIR. Barnes
said he wished to challenge the compe-
tency of the witness on the ground that
he does not believe in Deity. He
was not aware that there was any rule
governing such cases in statute law,
but, under the common-law rule, he
was entitled to examine the witness as
to his belief in a God. Our statute
makes distinction from common law.
It makes no distinction as to a mans
competency as witness because of his
religious belief, but the common law
does. He did not know how far the
United States Courts are governed by
the State laws.


The Court said it was not inclined to
recognize that common-law doctrine as
a rule of this day. The law would be
considered obsolete.


Mr.. Barnes gave the different rules
prevailing in the several States under
the statute law, and said he could not
say what was the rule of the day.


The court did not doubt what the
rule formerly was, but many old rules
had been exploded. The proposed rule
would exclude Profs. Tyndall and Hux-
ley as witnesses.


Mr.. Barnes thought otherwise. He
did not understand that Prof. Tyndall
was an atheist. He believed in God,
but did not believe in the efficacy OF
prayer. When a witness swears upon
the Bible to tell the truth, the truth
must rest with his conscience to his
God.


The court reasserted that the rule
had become obsolete; if it had not, il
ought to be. The enforcement of such
rule would be an outrage-to cut off
by circumstance, very important tes.
timony. The motion would be over.
ruled. What do you mean by an
atheist?


Mr.. Barnes-I will explain in a mo
ment.


The Court-You can put the point il
any formula you choose for consideration
hereafter.-Sa7a Francisco Bulletin.
Year: 1879

The most extraordinary incident con-
nected with the massacre was the mar
row escape of Commandant Lonsdale,
who notified Lord Chelmsford. Com
mandant onsdale was quietly return
ing to camp-he had been i'll was
tired, and was slowly jogging along with
the sort of lazy perseverance character
istic of tired traveller. He had crossed
the small waterw ash to the south of the
camp, when his attention was attracted
by bullet passing G rather near to him,
and on looking up he saw black man
who had evidently just fired. The real
truth was, of course, far from his mind,
and he merely thought it was one of
his own contingent carelessly firing
off his rifle, and pursued his way. To
some extent the incident seems fortu-
nately to have woke him up, and, al
though he saw what seemed to be our
redcoats sitting in groups in and around
the tents, he kept his eyes open, and,
when absolutely within ten yards of
the tents, he saw q great black Zulu
come out of one with bloody assegai
in his hand. This made him look about
him more closely, aud he saw that black
men and black men only we're the wear
ers of red coats. The truth f.shed upon
him; he could read the scowl of
hatred upon every face, but his self-pos-
session does not seem to have failed
him, for, quietly turning his pony round,
he galloped off before the Enemy were
aware Of his intention. A hundred and
fifty shots are said to have been fred at
him as he did so, but by the mercy OF
Providence he escaped, and was thus
enabled to warn the General and SO
save his life and the lives of those with
him. Undoubtedly had not such warn
ing been given, Lord Chelmsford, &C.
companied by his staff and the troops
with him, would have walked without
suspicion into the skillful trap thus
laid, aud in such circumstances few


would have escaped.
Year: 1879

from the seeds of grapes contained in
the pomace after expressing the juice
for wine. Italy and France have been
throwing away about seventeen million
pounds of grape seed annually, until
lately. Since then means for utilizing
the seeds by expressing the oil have
been invented there. The seed is care
fully dried, ground very fine, and placed
in hoppers. A hole is made in the
center of the mass and filled with water,
a slow FIRE is kept. under the hoppers,
and the whole constantly stirred until
the hand can no longer be borne in the
meal. The paste is then pressed as for
olive oil, we suppose, as is linseed. Ev'
cry one hundred pounds of seed is said
to yield five or five and one-half pounds
of oil of light color, mild to the
taste and without odor. II is thought
that the refuse seed in California may be
utilized thus at profit.
Year: 1879

The farmers around Woodbridge
have given up drilling in their grain.
Some SOW broadcast, in the time-hon-
ored way. Others, and among them
not few of the most progressive farm
ers, rig a seed-sower behind their plows
in such way that. although they plow
from eight to ten inches dep, yet the
grains Of wheat fall just in time to be
caught by about two inches in depth of
the lap of the burrows. The writer saw
some large fields near Woodbridge
which had beon treated in this way,
and it was the prettiest sight imagina-
BILE. The long rows extended in straight
lines across the fields, evenly and in a
fine state of growth. In ordinary sea-
SONS it is not considered necessary to
harrow after sowing in this way if it is
on summer fallowed land.-SGqa Fran
cisco Bulletin.
Year: 1879

FACTS about the city of London are
always interesting, and we find few in
the Cornhill Magazine. London is
spread over about seven thousand miles.
Thereis one death there every six min
utes, and one death every four. The
growth Of the population is at the rate
of seventyfiv thousand year, or two
hundred and five each day. The total
length Of streets in London is about
seven thousand miles; there are built
every year about nine thousand new
houses, by which the length of the streets
is increased twenty-eight miles. In the
jails there is an average Of seventy-five
thousand prisoners. The foreign-born
residents Of London number about one
hundred thousand; but thirty-seven per
cent. of the whole population were born
out of the city.
Year: 1879

The Woodruff educational expedition
around the world has been abandoned.
II was an impracticable scheme. Edu-
cation lis desirable, and voyage around
the world is likely 10 be interesting, but
the two do not do well together. Be-
sides the unfavorable conditions for
study on voyage of that kind, the ex-
pense was fatal objection.
Year: 1879

PORTABLE gas issold and delivered in
ENGLAND like milk. People IN the
country and in villages receive 1t in
copper vessels from large cities. This
method is additionally popular from the
fact that it dispenses with the erratic
and depraved meter.
Year: 1879

that these votes were cast directly in
support of the tobacco tax reduction, and If ma
jority sufficient TO give that measure a precedence
over all other business had not then been mani
tested, the measure could not have been acted
upon during the present session of Congress.


1t cannot be said that as the event turned ont
these five votes We're necessary. 10 bring the
measure before the Senate. for it seems to have
had majority in its favor without them. The
reduction Of the tobacco tax was made a party
MEASURE by the Democrats, and every Democratic
Senator present at the time, from what
ever section, voted in its favor, while all the
Southern Republicans, whose constituents are
largely interested in the reduction or
removal of the tax voted the same way on prin-
cpe. Neither the political nor the commercial
interests OF the Pacific Coast, however demanded
the reduction Of the tax, and 1t seemed only TO need
the assertion made by Senator Sargent to-day that
he was opposed TO the reduction, TO confirm tie
suspciOns that he voted with the Dem@rats
five times on Saturday night in compliance with an
understanding that be was 10 do so IN return Tor
Democratic support to the Chinese bill. senator
Sargent says he is charged with having " sold out
The two words quoted probably described tie
transaction.


As to The pair with the Senator from virginia, II
j. singular that in o body which consumes probably
oue-haif its working hours IN putting upon record
the reasons Of its members for voting for or against
pending measures or for not voting, that
the senator should have forgotten to an
nounce his PAIR yesterday " hen political measure
significant As the Coroin-Butler contest was De
ing decided and It is no less Singular that none Of
the Democratic associates Of Senator Johnston
was moved 10 announce the TACT that ne
fornia If Senator sargent cares enough about
the matter and it seems 10 be very
grave Onci to explain away these circumstances,
fbe explanation should have the fullest publicity
He has not yet explained the circumstances, nor
even denied that the bargain which they seem TO
p0inr To WAS made.
Year: 1879

How TO GROW A MUsTACHE.-A
lady thus writes to the Philadel-
phia Times: I noticed in your
to-day's issue that one Of Our, own
fair: sex is in a great predicament
because her son is unable to raise
mustache. My own husband
was in the same unpleasant situa-
ton, but by using the~foliowing
remedy his mustache commenced
to grow vigorously, coming out
nice and full. 1t is because that
I am in sympathy with the men
that I write this letter: .


Take a teaspooufnl of bay rum,
one drachm Of turpentine, one
drachm Of glycerine, and put in
an ounce bottle and fill up with
common lard. Apply as hot as
can possibly be borne without
sealding. E&2
Year: 1879

On the street the otherday, says
Scri5ner's Monthly, we saw afretful
mother roughly shaking and child
ing, for "being so cross" a sensi-
tive child, who shrank in nervous
terror from the harsh blast of a
toy trumpet, sounded in his ear
by ajolly little urchin, who evil
IDENTIFY had intended to give pleas
ure, not pain. The frightened
child, with pale face, trembling
lips, and pathetic little suppressed
sob, struggled manfully to Goa
quer his nerves and his wounded
heart. "Oross" was clearly the
very last word that should have
been applied to the suffering little
fellow whose nerves were set a.
tremble for at least one whole day
not so much by the shock Of the
discordant blast, which a few kind
words might have sootbed away,
as by the subsequent rough hand
ling and .rougher tones of his
mother. and by his. own very
great effort at self-eommand.


Of course, the cruelty of THIS
mother Nas unconscious, but not
on that account, much the less
culpable. It should be the busi-
ness of those who have the care
of children, not only to see that
they have proper food and cloth.
ing, but also to study their char
acter, dispositions, and nerves.
Notwithstanding the attention
that scientific physicians are now.
paying to" the nervous system, we
cannot yet expect to know the
reasons why a noise, an odor, a
gouoh, that is innocuous to most,
to few may cause terror, or pain,
or faintness, or death. Yet, by
observation, We may find out what
affects unpleasantly the nerves of
the child intrusted to our care,
and, by avoiding as far as posi-
bic exposing it to the cause Of its
nervous fear or irritation, and
by gently soothing it. when such
exposure is unavoidable, gradual
ly insure it's nerves to bear with
fortitude the painful excitement.


In this way we have known
nervous sntipathies to be over
come when a contrary. course
would have produced serious con-
sequences perhaps, ever death.


Let them obey who know how
Year: 1879

To live in New York is to board.
To board is TO-. At first, you move.
That is, you 60 somewhere else. When
you get there you say to yourself, II
certainly Was very foolish to move,
for the other place. was not quite so
ba d." . But having taken the first
step in wrong course, you are obliged
to keep it up, so you give notice and
at the end of the week you move
again. This time you try to be pa
tient, you do really try to reform your
ways, and to be very patient, but in a
week or two you discover that there's
something unlocked for the matter
something you never could have
dreamed of, and 50 once again you
must: move. And you; do. move.
What is the consequence? you move
again. For the first few years, you
keep on moving - < < -
SETTLING DOWN.


At last you settle down. The stoop
is chronically dirty. What Of that?
The servant girl is slipshod. What
of that? The carpets are giving out.
What of that? The furniture is
rubbed. What of that? The beef.
steak is tough. What Of that. You
are half fed. What Of that? Those
people opposite at the table q! You are
brought into contact with them three
times a day-they are absolutely un-
bearable. What of that? You say
you don't even see them; you didn't
know till now that they were there,
although you do pass them the salt
and the butter and the bread every
day. No matter what may be the
matter, you smile TRANQUILITY and say,
"T've moved forty-nine times in two
years and half. I've come back TO
the first plaOe I was in and I've
made up my mind to stay. [ was in
place once where you could actually
eat off the door step; where the car
pets were bright, the furniture new,
but l starved-absolutely starved.
Then I got into a place where the
beefsteak was good; the coffee had an
odor of coffee about it; where I was in
Year: 1879

The late Thomas Blanchard's inyen-
ton of machine for turning gun-StOckS
was heartily ridiculed in the British Par
lament when some members moved a
resolution for purchasing number Of
them. on the ground that Americans
were surprising the English in gun man
ufacture. One very incredulous men,
Der made so much opposition, declaring
that the very idea of turning a gm-stock
was absurd, that the resolution was
withdrawn, and a committee appointed
to come to this country and look into the
matter. They reported the facts to be
as first stated, whereupOn the incredu-
lous member declared that the Ameri
cans might have got up something to
work their soft woods, but it would never
stand the test of hard wood. This gen
tleman was finally sent over to decide
upon the merits Of the machine. Select
inc three rough stocks of the hardest,
toughest timber he could find, he went
to the Springfield Armory incognito,
brought his stocks to the stOcking-roOm,
and inquired of the Overseer if he would
grant him the favor Of turning them.
Without making the least alteration of
the machine the overSeer ran the stocks
through in a few minutes, and then went
on with his woyk as though nothing un-
usual had happened. The Englishman
examined the stocks, and found they
were turned all the better for being of
hard wood. After musing a while he
frankly confessed who he was, why he
came, and his thorough conviction of
the utility of the machine. Before he
left the city he gave an order in behalf
of the British Government for this and
the accompanying machines, some six
or eight, which amounted to $4,000.
The machines were built at Chicopee,
shipped to England, and have been in
use there from that day to this.
Year: 1879

One day recently, as Frank Carr OF
West HopkintOn was engaged IN saw
inc lumber in his mill at that place, he
had occasion to lift trap in the floor,
lust over the fume which the water
flowed into, and through a spout siXfeet
long on to an iron wheel, revolving hOri-
zontallv. and which furnished power to
move the machinery. The water was
about six feet deep in the fume, and the
wheel was encased in a close, circular
box, within which it trevOlved with great
velocity. Mr.. Carr's attention being
called away, he neglected to close the
trap. His two little girls, the one six
and the other three years old, were play
inc in another part Of the mill, but soon
tripped along to the near neighborhood
of the open trap, which they did not see,
and the Youngest accidentally fell into
the fume and was carried through the
spout into the revolving wheel. At the
instant the little girl disappeared her
sister exclaimed, ''Papa, sissyis killed."
Mr.. Carr looked and took in the situa-
ton at the first glance. He sprang and
closed the gate which shut the upper
water from the fume, then rushed be
low and, as soon as he could, removed
the covering to the wheel-boX. 1t took
but few moments to do that, but in the
meantime the wheel had revOlved one or
two hundred times, and all the water
had passed out Of the flume. Strange as
it may seem, he found the missing girl
closely packed in the wheel-bOX, and
nniniured, without a scratch or bruise
1t could not have been less than 10 min
utes that the little Girl was in the fume,
spout and wheel, and her escape from
death seemed almost miraculOuS.-COR-
cord Cor. Boston JOurRnl.
Year: 1879

Recently humming-bird's nest was
found by some persons who had sutti-
cient natural curiosity to overcome their
compassion, and who captured the nest,
two young hummers and the old one,
took them home and had them stuffed,
They are to be sent to museum
of natural curiOSitieS in Lon
don. The nest is built on a little twig,
and scarcely the size of half an English
walnut. Both nest and twig are cover
ed with little patches of lichen until it is
almost impossible to tell one from the
other, and the nest looks like a kind of
natural excrescence on the twig. The
nest is pliable, like tiny cup of velvet,
and the inside is lined with white sub
stance, as rich and soft as white silk.
The little birds are about the size Of
humble bees, very pretty, and they sit
on Il little perch just outside the nest,
Mith open bills, while the old bird hOv-
ers over them to feed them.-Elizabeth
IN. j. Journal
Year: 1879

At Springer, a new station on the
Cimarron River, | saw by the side Of the
stream MeXicanS making adobes, the
sun-dried brick which constitutes al
most entirely the building material Of
the Mexican region. Six men were at
work. Five of them dug the hard clay
from the bank with picks, puddled it to
mud in the creek and mixed it with
straw and carried it on bearers to the
level spot, where the sixth man worked.
He had mold, a bOttomlesss box four
teen inches long and eight inches square
at the ends. He laid this on the ground,
filled it with the material brought him,
using his hands as scoop, and leveled
it even with the top of the mold; then
he lifted the mold, leaving the block Of
clay to be baked hard in the sun. The
Mexican finds his brickyard everywhere
there is water to mix with the soil. He
has not far to 90 to find long grass, if
straw is not accessible. Poles cut in the
creek bottoms on the mountain sides
make the rafters to lay side by side, and
on them put a roof of adobe mud.
Should he want a better window than an
open lattice, he finds in the foothills
sheets of mica for his panes. He builds
his house by instinct as deity as the
beaver, and the architecture, like his
pedigree. is a mixture of Spanish-Moor-
ish and Indian PueblO.-LaS VegaS (N.
M.) Cor. Boston Herdld..