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Year: 1877

The whole planetary regions seem 10
be filed with collections of matter
star-dust and meteorites. They are all
revolving about the sun in eccentric or
bits, and are doubtless circling towards
it. The zodiacal light is supposed to be
only an immense aggregation of this
material. Thus the thickening stratum
as these strange bodies draw near to
the sun shows that they are all slowly
gathering to that great center Of attrac-
ton.


The evident effect OF the fall Of any
of the planets into the sun would be the
diffusion OF highly-heated vapors far
out into the spaces that surround it
probably far enough to reach the next
outlying planet, and thereby to increase
its rctardation and hasten iis fall into
the mighty caldron. So one by one the
planets dissolve and their elements fill
the void of space. The expanding gas
es catch up the waves of radiant heat
that have long been wandering from
planets and suns; and the nebula is
again seething and surging with its
mighty cOntending forces. Sun-system
reaches out to sun-system, and star
galaxy mingles with star-galaxy, till
through all the abysmal depths matter
is again "without form and void, and
darkness is upon the face Of the deep
Chaos has returned once more, again tc
be Dreathed upon by the Omnipoten
Spirit that reforms and recreates. -
| Popular Science Monthly for April.
Year: 1877

Vt tllis annual meeting of the ". {.
r. l.. of Middlebury. one of the firsi
auxiliarics of our Woman's State Chris
tian Temperance Union, it is quite nstu
raj should revert to the time of your
organization two years ago. Present
with you then, | was aware YOU were
thoroughly in earnest in your desire to
promote temperance, trusting in the
light and wisdom TO be obtained
through believing prayer; in short,
your faith in gospel temperance brought
your decision to enter this home field.
My knowledge of you TO day ASSURE
me YOU made no mistake in stepping i'll
to the temperance ranks with purpose
to fulfill your obligations to your Mas
ter and the world.


Ii is true the magnitude of the work
in our thought Of ii is so great. our
knowledge and strength 50 small, We
quite instinctively shrink from effort,
well nigh powerless, as well as hope
less, as to anything we might accom-
plish, individually or collectively. But
thanks be to God, that without stint or
measure He bestovs wisdom: grant,
courage; hears and answers PRAYER
signally blesses even the weakest, most
unpromising instrumentalties in work
for the Master.


Too many are perfectly willing to
repose in the fact of just law. What
can the best of law avail unsustained by
healthy public sentiment?


Much, very much is being said, -
well as written, to reveal the way by
which each, for himself or herself, can
intelligently and prayerfully do their
work.


II is moi possible, perhaps, for me to
enter into every branch of the work
but there are so many varieties that
none can excuse themselves if the '
would. fromdoing something, to say the
least. make the most of themselves,
that their influence through their exam
| pie should tell for the cause.


Addison county has been working
faithfully; has abundant reason foI
great encouragement. Its reform club
open a door for increased energy that
their members he secured as far as DOS
sible from the power of temptation
The juvenile department, from which
heard the report of organization and
progress indicates there is a desire ia
strike at the root of the evil by pledging
the children TO total abstinence. You
have abundant reason for courage since
II is your privilege to believe that God
in His own good time will Danish the
monster intemperance from our land.


BY united prayer and work, may the
great and glorious results for which We
long be ours. sooner or later.
Year: 1877

Two wears ago Gen. Bidwell, the no
torions bank Of England forger, was
transferred to Dartmoor Prison Soon
after he was apparently seized with
paralysis of his lower limbs, and has
ever since beer an inmate of the mfr
mary. Lately a new governor was ap-
pointed to Dartmoor, who was skepti-
ella as to the gcnuincness of Bidwelrs
illness. The prisoner was ordered to
get up and dress, but positively refused /:
thereupon he was put in cold cell and
left there unclothed until he choose to
dress. Within an hour he jumped up
and put on his clothes, and evidently a
perfect cure HAD been effected, but
when he was being stripped curious
discovery was made. Beneath his arm-
pits were found mouse and a rat.
These he said he had caught in the in
firmatory, and he had pctted and fed
them with crumbs for many months.
Year: 1877

The history of the world teaches no
lesson with more impressive solemnity
than this: That the only safe guide Of
a great intellect is pure heart; the
evil no sooner takes possession of the
heart than folly commences the conquest
of the mind
Year: 1877

The Guy Family performed In Dan
bury last week. One of the advertised
attractions is the "Wonder of the
World" five-year old Guy. On the
afternoon of the performance the
Wonder of the World got TO carrying
on at the hotel In way scarcely COM
patible with his position on earth, and
protests from society at large being un-
needed, his mother caught hold of him
and the next moment the Wonder of
the World was symmetrically adjusted
across her lap, while nervous slipper
caressed the suburbs of his jacket. 1t
is the first time Danbury ever saw a
wonder ofthe world spanked -[Danbury
News.
Year: 1877

In most instances house plants and
growing flower stalks do not receive one
half the necessary supply Of water, while
in some cases too much is applied. Eve
ry dower pot and flower box should be
provided with some means of escape for
the surplus water. If the earth is press
ed firmly about the roots the plant will
receive all the moisture it requires before
the escape is made. A space of about a
quarter or half an inch should be left be-
tween the surface Of the soil and the rim
of the pot or box, that the water may
not wash the edges to the floor or into
the saucers, but be allowed to stand and
work gradually down. Moderately
warm water seems most agreeable to
these adopted children of ours, and sure
" they thrive best when INDUCED in this
respect.


Much that is erroneous has been said
of the danger of watering house plants
too freely; but they suffer more frequent
ly from the opposite mistake. The
earthen pots in general use are very por
Gus, and evaporation through them takes
place speedily in our dry, warm rooms.
The earth should never be allowed to be
come dust dry; neither should the water
stand all day in pools about the roots
and lower stems, and, thus, standing,
become sour and disagreeable. Every
flower pot should stand upon n saucer or
plate. and there should be hole in the
bottom of the pot, so that the dry soil
may absorb water when it is poured on
the plate. When the soil will absorb no
more, the water on the saucer should be
turned out.
Year: 1877

1t is not to be wondered at that the
average dairyman of our State is puzzled
TO know what 10 do for the best. Pro-
fessor Wilkinson tells him plainly that
nothing but shallow pans and subearth
duets will do, while Professor Hardin is
equally certain that pans (twenty inches)
sunk to the rim in water, at tempera
ture of fifty degrees, alone insure the lar
eest yield Of the best quality of butter !;
and now both of these are overtopped by
the new Cooley system, which proposes
to inclose the milk in deep, narrow can,
with water tight lid, and sink it under
water, which is carefully kept at low
temperature by the use Office.


Our own experiments satisfy US that
both extremes are right, provided certain
rules, as unalterable as those of the
Me6es and Persians, are observed. At a
temperature of about sixty degrees, deep
cans will not do; the milk will usually
sour before all the cream reaches the
surface. When this temperature is un-
avoidable, shallow and broad pans will
give the best results. When cold water
is abundant and the means OF keeping it
at fry degrees or lower are at hand, it
will be found that cans twenty inches
deep, and eight or nine in diameter will
save much labor, and at the same time
make quite as much or better butter.
Those dairymen whose situation is COW
cred by the first case, should be cautious
in the use Of deep cans. 1t is no doubt
for the want of proper observance of
these simple rules that we now have a
conflict Of sentiment as to the compara-
tive merits of deep and shallow setting.
p PliIadelptria Times.
Year: 1877

will describe my method of wintering
geraniums with least trouble and pretty
uniform success. Before the plants are
injured by frost, raise them carefully from
the ground, as if for potting. Shake off
the loose dirt, if any adheres shorten
the branches by cutting off from one-third
to one-half OF their length; tie as.many
together as may be convenient for hand
ling attach label indicating the variety
and hang them in an adverted position
closely together to the beams in the eel
lar.


Treating them in this manner, L have
no difficulty in carrying large majority
| of them successfully through the winter
/ Indeed, the loss of a single plant is an
i exception, rather than otherwise. About
/ the time for planting flower seeds in the
/ hot beds, in the spring, | plant the gera
NUNS closely together in tubs or boxes,
covering the roots well with fine earth
and watering sufficiently to keep the roots
moist. Ii prepared in this manner, and
kept in a secure place, find they will be
ready for planting out as soon as the


season will admit of it, and will be as
forward in their bloom as those usually


wintered in the cellar with the roots GOV


cred with earth.


1t should be understood, however, that


three things are important to success IN


this mode of treatment. The plants


should not be hung in cellar where


there is a furnace to dry the atmosphere


to such an extent that the branches will


become dried and withered, beyond re-
suscitation On the other hand, the eel


lar should not be too moist, as III that


case the plants are liable to mould and


rot and in the third case, the cellar


should be impervious to frost. The tenn


perature should be about the same as is


necessary for the successful wintering OF


fruit and vegetables generally. | usually


winter large numbers of geraniums IN


this manner, both of double and single
varieties-zopale and ornamental leaved
!. alike-with very satisfactory results.
The careful washing of the roots, when
the plants are taken up in the fall, as il
seems, is recommended by some, Is, IL
, my opinion, a useless waste Of labor, anc


| think rather injurious than otherwise,


as the less the roots are handled or dis
f turbed, the better-COr. Rural New


Yorkar
Year: 1877

As the practice of keeping grapes in
the fruit room with the stalks inserted in
bottles filled with water, and suspended
from the roof, has now become general,
it is very important to direct attention to
the fact that the stem must be inserted
in the water Immediately after it is sew
cred from the vine, and also that the end
of the shoot must not be shortened.
When the branches are not at once in
serted in the water the stalks will soon
become brown and the berries shrivel.
Also, if the end of the branch is short
ened for the purpose Of giving neater
appearance to the punches when suspend
ed in the fruit room, the grapes will soon
begin to shrivel, and if not used within a
short space of time will be of little ser
vice. Last winter / saw in the garden
of an amateur a very splendid lot of
grapes which were very nearly spoiled
through that portion of the wood above
the bunch being removed.-Gardener's
Magazine.
Year: 1877

The more Mr. Redfield examines the South, the more he IS convinced tbat a break Tn the Democratic party is lmpOssi. ble for some time to come. He says: ''The determination to mass the whites of the South practically into one party and throw solid South for the Democratic candidate in 1880 will probably succeed. It looks that way now. In some of the border Southern States the Republican party, under the wise administration of President Hayes, is making little pro- gress, but that a single Southern State will be carried for any other party than the straight Democratic in 1880 do not now believe. Those who manifest an indepen- ent turn of mind will be whipped back in- to line, and the old order of things con- tinue Three years is some distance to see ahead but from what observations can make every one of the 13S electoral votes of the South will he given to the Democratic candidate at the next Presi- dential election. I wish could say oth- erwise, but the South seems to mo hope lessly solid on national issues. with no prospect. of break sufficient to carry a single State for any other than the straight l Democratic candidates"
Year: 1877

meeting must be the Capitalization and systemZaon of
Grange work and q decision must he reached whether
Il ere shall be any longer National Grange ana II So
wat shall be its functions, powers and limitations.
Year: 1877


II is sad to lie down in the cold, cold grave,
When the mind is strong, and the heart is


brave;
1t is sad to leave all that is lovely and fair
And go to the tomb, to be mouldering there.
But oh If 'ts bitter to leave the worlds throng,
1t is sadder, far sadder, to live too long.
To see all that once we had dotted upon
Before us to rest and to happiness gone,
And to stand, like wlther'd oak, blighted and


weak,
The sole tree that survives the mad hurricanes


wreck,
O talk not of life, earth's bright dwellings


among,
For nothing can soothe him who lives too


long.
To know that the once echoing trumpet of


Fame
Shall never more mention that valueless name;
To know that none care for his bliss or his


doom
. rather I'd ask the cold rest of the tomb.
When glory has died, and the spirit of song
Has vanished, tits bitter to live too long.
And would lie down in my deep repose
Ere my bosom no longer with poesy glows;
And would arise to the mansions on high,
Ere the thoughts that now live in my spirit


shall die;
Ere the moments have fed, that to manhood


belong.
And feel that tits bitter to live too long.
Year: 1877

"Give me my grandfathers cane ~ D
cried, and pulled.


She pulled also.


In moment more queer thing hap
pened.


The cane parted in the middle, and the
old woman flew one way and 1 an
other.


She lay Oh her back, bemoaning her
self.


L, younger and lighter picked myself
up at once.


But / held on to my half of grand
fathers cane, and shouted wildly for
joy, for in an instant / seen that the
cane was not broken, but that it was
made in two halves, and that the one /
held was hollow.


Something protruded from it.


All saw was bit of stiff, cracking
parchment, but knew as well as ever I
did anything, when drew it out, that 4
had found grandfather's will at last.


She knew it, too.


She scrambled up, as ] flourished it
over my head, and flew at me.


am not sure that my life would have
been safe had she caught me.


Terror, as well as joy, lent wings to
my footsteps.


flew out of the garden, down the
lane, and up the road to the office of MIR.
Curdle.


There, in my old frock, with whitewash
daubed all over it, appeared, breathless
and voiceless, ,grasping in my hand, dirty
and hardened with coarse work, the
proof that was heiress to fortune.


When went back to the homestead,
it was as its mistress. The old woman
had left it, and 1 never saw old Miss
Humphries again.


She returned to her former dwelling
place, leaving many anathemas behind
for me, but they never hurt me.
Year: 1877

GONE months ago Prof. Ember of
- the medical college at Prague applied
to the Austrian chief of police at Vienna
for assistance in ferreting out and bring
ing to justice the most monstrous society
of criminals that ever existed. The re-
quired support was extended him, and
the patient work of an experienced de-
tective added to that of the professor
himself, eventually achieved the desired
end. A month ago body of police
made descent upon the heheadquarters of
the criminals, and their trial is at pres
ent pending in the Imperial courts.


The story which the facts elected by
this trial tells us is worth place in
Dante's " Inferno" The widest dream
of distempered nightmare never paint
ed picture so fraught with horror.


On the first day of the trial bowling
mob endeavored to tear the malefactors
into peacemeal, and it was only found
possible to continue the investigation by
garrisoning the court room with soldiers
and calling out two regiments of horse
to protect the criminals on their way
from the court to the prison.


The tavern of the "Golden Omelette"
is situated close under the fertilization
walls of the city of Radna. Its proprie-
tor, Trouilleson, is a man of gigantic
stature, an old soldier of the Austrian
army, who was blinded by the explosion
of a cannon while firing salute from
the forts at Trieste.


Returning to his native city with his
mistress, fine looking woman cS the
Volga, he started the house of call for
beggars which he, up to few weeks ago
directed and made money out Of. The
house is a long, low, rambling structure
q nondescript of wood, stone and brick,
and when descended upon by the police,
served as u shelter for nearly two hun
dred men, women and children, all of
whom, with the exception of perhaps a
dozen were professional bsggars. Upon
the arrest of its host he was discovered
to be worth in money deposited in the
Imperial bank over 100000, an enor-
nous fortune for the country in which
he lived. How this money was obtain
ed is the browning horror of the entire
affair.


Antoine Cherguille, nicknamed " The
Playe, is the brother of Trouilleson's
mistress. Among the frequenters of the
"Golden Omeletten he is called the
g Operateur." He is a man of over fifty,
and for the last thirty years Of his life,
has been engaged in the business of
manufacturing cripples. From the evil
dence given at the trial, which Is likely
Year: 1877

Life is mainly made up Of trifies. A
pin-hoIe will in time sink o large ship.
A small saving per day OF week will
speedily amolnt to large sum. An ex-
ira production of small thing, as an
extra egg per day or week, good hill of
corn in each row, bushel of wheat, or
corn, or potatoes, extra per acre, will in
the course of years make one comforta-
bly, rich, or what may be better, will buy
many convenient or useful things as one
goes along, and such extra production is
easily secured by tri9ing thought, care,
or labor. To illustrate what the weekzy
saving, or the extra production will
amount to in a single gear, we select the
following common items:
Year: 1877

PLAQuEM1NE, July 20, 1877.


Editor Democrat Several articles have ap-
poarcd of late in your valuable paper indcat-
ing sympathy for the Calcasieu log men
This do not think is deserved Lands, both
State and Federal, have been held at merely
nominal prices from twelve and half cents
to one dollar and a quarter per acre. In fact
government lands in this State have been
held until quite recently for those desiring
homesteads. Yet these lands have been so
stripped of the fine timber once growing upon
them, that they arc to-day comparatively
worthless.


In this parish, thousands of acres of State
land, once valuable for timber, cannot be sold
at any price, and large tracts of land be-
longing to private individuals have likewise
been rendered worthless by the timber
StGalerS.


Two tracts of land, formerly purchased as
a.good investment for the timber then upon
them, were recently sold here at sheritf's sale
ana although in an accessible swamp, and
conveniently located, they were so stripped
OF all kinds OF good timber that all that could
be realized from them was from five to ten
cents an acre. This parish is not an exeep-
ton, and hence l repeat again that parties
carrying on such wholesale depreciation are
not deserving of any sympathy. but should
receive instead that punishment such NAL
feasance deserves.


The big strike is thesubiect of conversation
among us ALL We hope its baneful effects
will not extend South. Let the people of the
North receive the stings of the vipers they
have nursed to our injury. We wish no one
harm, but when the consequences of evil
deliberately done and long sustained recoi
upon it's promoters. we are perfectly willing
that they should eight it out on that linea
themselves: Harper and other Journals of
CIVILIZATION can now depict the horrors of
their own civilization without taxing their
to invent outrages against law
and order at the South. PELICAN.
Year: 1877

June 22 a curious shower of sand and mud
eoaal coming e from ire the South fell in Rome, which
in a dust-storm from the great desert in
africa, being mixed W. .th the pollen of some
vegetable, and held in solution by the clouds
which Which carried it. An artist writing to the
t, tlsnses, says that yellow spots, of about a
on the paper on which he was sketching, and
a1so-though the color varied from yellow to
whlte-fine drops of the same dimensions fell
all about the neighborhood Of Rome. The
little or no rain turned the sun at D. m into
the semblence of "a pale moon Of greenish
tint" Similar phenomena We're no doubt
taken for a rain Of blood by the Romans and
regarded as prodigiea ominous Of coluing
evil
Year: 1877

A colt is born with twelve griud-
ers /; in twelve days he will have four
front teeth added, and when another
four make their appearance he will
be four weeks old. At eight months
of age the corner teeth have come,
and when they have attained to the


length Of the front teeth, he is one
year old. A two year old colt has
the dark substance in the middle of
the crown of the teeth-called the
kornel-ground out of all its front
teeth. During the fourth year the
the next four teete are shifted. and
the corner teeth in the fifth. At six
yesrs of ago the bride teeth have at
tanned to their full growth, and the
kernel is worn out Of the lower mid
die front teeth. At seven years the
bride teeth begin TO wear of, the
kernel of the teeth next TO the mid
die front is worn out, and a hook has
been formed in the corner teeth of
the upper jaw. The kernel is worn
out of all the lower teeth and begins
to decrease in the middle upper front
at eight years. In the ninth year
the bride teeth lose their points, the
hook in the corner teeth has increas-
ed in size, and the kernel has etrire-
ly disappeared from the upper mid
die front teeth. At ten years the
kernel has worn out of the teeth
next to the middle front ofthe upper
Jaw, and it has entirely vanished
from the teeth of the same Jaw in the
eleventh year. When the animal has
attained the age of twelve years the
crowns of all the front teeth in
the lower jaw have become triangu-
lar, and the bride teeth are worn
down a great deal. As the horse
further advances in age, the gums
shrink from the teeth anc the kernels
change into dark looking points.