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Year: 1878

Insomuch as the farmer increases the
density of the population near him, he en-
hances the value of his farm, and this II
q tyo-foId ratio. The land itself is more
valuable, while whatever the farmer has
to sell finds more ready market and at a
higher price. Added to this, he sees the
advantages of a greater intelligence near
him, sees more people and more wealth to
bear tie expense OF public improvements,
can have better roads, more direct COM
munication, better schools and advantages
for his children; and life becomes in part
the recreation of civilization, and not a
mere ignorant, uncoUth backwoods
drud.ery.


If there is water fall near by, OF some
parties can be encouraged to put up steam
for a grist-mill, a saw-mill, planning gmill,
or carriage factory or for any of the larger
industrial operations, no time should be
/ lost in putting the new industry into op-
Grafton. Every new manufacture and the
addition of every new industry not only
give greater employment and wealth, but
| the presence of these enables the farmer
TO find a market for a great variety OF
productions al better profit than can be
obtained from growing one or two great
crops and sending them TO distant points
/ to market.
Year: 1878

Mr. J. d. Hayes, of Detroit, Mich, took
occasion at the recent convention OF the
National Millers' Association to remark
in opposition to the view that mill dust is
explosive rs follows: I'VE know that ma
chinery running with belt or wire is
likely to produce a certain amount of
electricity, and the dust may become
charged with electricity. You may take
gunpowder into the street packed in a box
and it would he explosive, and so would
nitro-glycerine. But nobody ever heard
of a case Of blasting a rock with mill
DUST (Applause)


While we would not for a moment seek
to impair Mr.. Hayes own gooG opinions
OF his bad ones, says the Scientific Amori-
can, we would state, for the benefit Of
those who may accept what is said at the
convention and hence widely published as
authoritative that mill dust owes its ex-
plosiveness to its finely comminuted state
and free admiXture with air, III which
condition its oxidation occurs with great
rapidity. Mr.. Hayes supposition seems
to be that some one has asserted that mill
dust is inherently explosive under all Cir
cumstances, because Of an unstable chem
icaI nature, as in the case Of gunpowder
or nitro glycerine. The simple expert
ment of trying to explodea barrel of flour
with percussion cap will demonstrate 10
him how untrue this must be: but, on the
other hand, when Mr. Hayes lights steve
next winter, he may remark that the little


icls Of wood burn quicker than the big


hes, and the smaller they are the faster
hey burn. And if he will carry the pro.
cess Of combination of the sticks down.
ward by the aid OF a penknife he will dis
cover still more rapid combustion, unit
probably he may mentally discern tht
fact that when woody particles (Which arr
exactly those which constitute mill dust
become infinitesimally minute they may
burn so quickly in the air as to produce
an explosion.
Year: 1878

Ono teacupful of Graham flour: one
teacupful Of white flour; two teaspoons
tul Vi baking powder; one tablespoonful
of brown sugar. After stirring, add one
beaten egg, one large spoonful melted
butter, and sweet milk to make rather
thin dough that will fall easily from the
spoon. Drop into hot buttered gem irons,
and bake on the upper CRATE of the oven.
If made according TO directions, the gems
will be very tender and light.
Year: 1878

The cement commonly used is nothing
but plaster Of Paris. But this is porous
and quickly penetrated by the kerosene.
Another cement, says the Polytechnic, is
highly recommended, which has not this
defect. 1t is made with three parts of
resin, one of caustic soda, and five Of
water: This composition is mixed with
half its weight of plaster of Paris. 1t
sets firmly in about three-quarters of an
hour. 1t is said to be of great adhesive
power, not permeable to kerosene, a low
conductor of heat and but specifically
attacked by hot water. Zinc white, white
lead or precipitated chalk may be substl-
tuted for the plaster, bat they harden
more slowly.
Year: 1878

The laundry arrangements of India seem to be very defective. A small viii lage not far from Coimbatore wax at tackled by cholera The number of the inhabitants of the village was only one hundred, and such was the virulence of the attack that more than fifty of them were seized with the illness, and within the two months of February and March a third died. A supply of medicines was dispatched to the sufferers under charge of a hospital assistant, who on his arrival at the place found several vil- lagers employed in washing the clothes of the cholera patients in large we'll from which they derived their supply of drinking Water. This proceeding was at once stopped, the well was closed, and 8 supply of water obtained from an un- contaminated source, the result being the speedy abatement of the epidemic.
Year: 1878

the dice himself in the large wooden cup, shaped like an hour glass. In- stead of the sands of time dropping down, the sinews of life fan out of it until the young man had only few dol lars remaining. He left the d1ce table, and gong over to the roulette game placed dollar on thirty-fve black. As in the dice game, it was the first bet of the kind he had ever made, and he won again, receiving $36 for one. He kept on playing until he had piled up about $100, when he departed, probably only to return the next night, like moth to the candle
Year: 1878

AcQUrrrED.-A Scotch murderer was acquitted few weeks ago in Edinburgh on the ground that he was asleep when he seized his little child and dashed it's head against a stone wall The verdict was that the prisoner had killed hls child while in 8 condition of somnambu- nsm, when he was unconscious of the nature of the act. The judge urged hlm 70 Sleep alone in future, and to. take every possible means to cure himself of mat unfortunate, though involuntary Hnlt' which had already caused so much misery.
Year: 1878

Colts may now get few oats daily as the grass fails. A shelter should be pro- vided in the pasture where they can find shade; it should be in an airy part of the field, free from flies.
Year: 1878

NEARLY every exchange that
comes to US speaks of the dull times
experienced by its home merchants
through the holiday season just
closed. Although we would much
rather hear of prosperity through
out the country, there is some com.
fort in knowing that our merchants
are not alone in their struggle with
hard times. The epidemic stretches
far and near, and when providence
sheds . sufficient portion of "the
beautiful" to insure the highways
passable q better trade will surely
follow.
Year: 1878

The new proceedings taken against the Wabash
Railroad Company revive tie interest in its late


Organization. The actual condition of the new com
pany, in regard to the liabilities of the old Toledo


Wabash and Western Company, has not been fully
understood not because of the practice of any decep
Sion. of any secrecy, but simply because peo


pie do not take the trouble to inform themselves


The reorganization after the foreclosure sale Of the
road has never been completed, because the holders
Of over 100000 of the ten different issues of
bonds have refused to fund past due coupons These
coupons are cash demand upon the resources OF
tho company liable to be enforced at the option Of
the holders. II we are not mistaken. the action
which has been commenced in Illinois, and which
has eDjoined the company from making any pay
ments except for purposes of operating the road


and for interest on the first mortgage bonds, and
which asks for the appointment of a receiver, is
upon claim Of this nature The holders of tho
100000 equipment bonds have declined to arrange
Year: 1878

their claims desired by the company, and still
hold them for their face and three years arrearaEes
of interest. The company recently published a
statement of its fixed charges-thOse which must be
paid before dividends upon its stock are declared
for the year 1878. The following ID copy of the
statement:
Year: 1878

PuLADELPHIt, Jan. CT Is thought that
the call another meeting Of the coal presidents
settle finally the percentage for each Of the coat
carrying companies TO be represented In the com
bnation will be made on Tuesday Wed
nesday next. Tho arrangements. it Is believed
lave been perfected by which the Lehigh
Valley have an increase OF 2l2 per cent that
given II in the allotment made at the last meeting This
viii not touch the allotment OF Mr. GOwan hut viii
take trecquarters per cent from the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western, and trcequartcrs from the Dcla
ware and Hudson Canal Company and per cent from
tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company. This statement
was made good authority. WalDut-st., yesterday
afternoon and It is thought this arrangement Will pass
the meeting without trouble
Year: 1878

IMPORTANT LEGIsLATION.-The Common
Council will meet this evening at 3 O'Clock,
and is likely to be in session quite late. 1t
will be one of the most interesting sessions
held for many n day. The Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform will submit their
report, in which they will recommend a
general reduction in the salaries OF officers
and wages of employees Of the city, thereby
saving to the city about 100000 per annum.
The amendments to the charter will also be
submitted. The grades proposed in Clay
Ward as adopted by the Board OF Alder
men will probably come up for concurrence,
and the opposition OF the citizens in Clay
Ward will be presented.
Year: 1878

The unequal length Of the lower limbs
sometimes observed in man can be more
readily detected when the man is lying
down on the floor than when he is stand.
ing up. Experienced tailors assert. tha t
this alteration accounts for some misfits
in trousers .,%s-
Year: 1878

TIE gunners now begin to long for the ariva
Of the day when the game law expires, and then
won't they make tile fur and feathers fly. BY the
way, there are said to be any quantity Of quail
this year,
Year: 1878

SNIPE are coming OH our marshes in immense
numbers but our local sportsmen are dilatory in
taking advantage of their stay with us. So far
only one party from the city has visited this
locality in quest OF this t0Oth-some bird.
Year: 1878

Our system of sailing meat makes


it unhealthy and distasteful Why


do we salt homes? Were they ex.


tracted, one third the salt would suf.


fee, the meat so cured would lose


little of its nutriment, besides gain


ing in value. Two-thirds of the
smoking might be dispensed with,
and one cause of indigestibility great
| ly lcssened. Modern mechanical skill
can surely contrive a tool to disbone
ham, and let the salt have equal ae-
cess inside and outside, The thick
skin might be removed with equal
benefit. Custom may claim the shape
of the ham as important, but this OBJ
lection would give way before the
great superiority of the meat. Farm
ers would find profit in it for their
own household. A boned turkey is
always attractive. When raised fa
from market, turkey boned and
slightly salted and smoked would
find ready sale at remunerative prices,
The Mexicans cure beef without salt.
The first opperation is TO unbone it.
Then it is cut into narrow strips and
exposed to the sun till superficial
crust is formed to exclude the air. A
slight smoking keeps insects away
1t is usually kept in sacks in a dry
place, and time does not injure it. It
is now suggested that great improve
mcnts can be made in curing all meats
without salt, by some adoption of the
Alden fruit dryer. We have seen
beef and mutton shredded into broad
ribbands, two inches thick, and passed
through an Alden dryer and slightly
smoked till stronger outer crust
was formed. The cured meat was
served to sailors on a voyage to the
Sandwich Islands and back, and was
esteemed q great luxury compared
with the best salted mess beet. Some
that was brought back to San Fran
cisco satisfied the experimenters that
this mode of curing meats is destined
to come into general use.
Year: 1878

many a beautiful specimen of free gold. The Champion is an

 IMMENSE LEDGE OF GOLD

 Bearing quartz, about a mile west of the Golden Star. E. M. Hutch ings is the owner, and three men are at work on it at present, on ex- ploration work. In the course of the work over three tons of rich ore has been extracted. Our space will not permit us to mention all the promising leads in the district nor all it's prospects. It may be well to mention, though, that Rowe's and Fleming's arastra's are productive. Also that the pioneer mill was built by Mir. Wilson, who deserves all credit for his grit. He has built a little mill of two stamps, worked by horse power, and has converted a large skillet into pan. He gets large lump of amalgam just as reg ularly as he cleans up. Concern ing the district we shall say more, and mention Simons X Allison's mill in the future.
Year: 1878

The distance to Cave Creek is about thirty miles, and the direction Is little east ofnorth from Phenix. It is an unorganized district, and the territory understood as en- braced in its limits is about eight by twelve miles. lis topography cannot well be described without a map. IL is sufficient to say that its principal ridge forms the divide between the Verde Basin and the basin on the west, while on the west erly side of the above ridge are spurs dividing Cave Creek, Cotton wood Gulch, and lesser tributaries of Cave Creek from each other. Ge- ologically the district consists of slate and granite, excepting the di- vide between the Cottonwood and Cave Creek, which is kind of gray silicious schist, resembling slate. The big Bronco ledge, run ming through the middle of the dis trict in a northeasterly and south- westerly direction, furnishes a key to the formation. The Bronco can be traced for six miles. and its crop pings can be seen in places at like distance. It carries essentially no metal. In mentioning the mines, the

 GOLDEN STAR

 Naturally comes first. It includes two large veins, nearly parallel, and about thirty feet from each other. They are evidently one vein with "horse" between. They crop out nearly on the top of high moun- tain on the south of Cottonwood Gulch, and dip northwest at an av- craze angle of forty degrees. Hence, where the mountain is steep, its slope is nearly parallel to the ledge. An incline shaft fifty feet deep and tunnel cutting the veins one hundred and fifty feet below are the principal workings. w. B Hellings las twenty tons of rich, gold bearing quartz to show for it. It is understood that F. M. Hutch ings' northeast extension of the ledge and

 COL. o'BRIEN'S CHICO

 Are included in the sale which Hel- lings has made. About three miles east of the Golden Star is granite knob rising out of the slate like an island and called Gold Hill. This contains the famous Rowe mine, which everyone in this vicinity has heard of as being so rich. A single pocket has yielded thousands of dollars of gold. Just north of Gold Hill, and crossing the main divide, is an immense ledge on which are located the Emma, Smithian, Buena Vista and Cheap John. The Bue- na Vista, owned by Sam Morrison, Is rich in

 SILVER GLANCE,

 And has also some streaks of gold. Its base ores are also rich in silver. About half a mile southwest of Gold Hill is the Catharine, a silver ledge on which MT. F. \. Shaw has had considerable work done, and which shows itself to be one of the most important mines in the district. Just over the mountain to the south of the Golden Star is the Wild Cat, a notable little ledge which sticks up like curbstone, and straight as a string, dips into the hill. It is from ten to twenty inches in width,
Year: 1878

WHAT comfortable time the French pub
lie has Of it going out on the ''tramway" to
the Exhibition Park. The cars that are
run there are built to carry fifty persons
twenty on top, sitting back to back, twenty
FIVE inside. and FIVE on each platform; and
when a superduous person endeavors to
ride, the conductor does not say, "Move
up front little if you please" Or "Make a
little room, gentlemen" he stamps hi
foot and ordersHthe newcomer to leave
This may not be French politeness, but is
is the French Eidea Of justice both for
horses and passengers. A policeman, at
sundry stations on the route, rapidly
counts the number ofpersons in the "
eral parts Of the car, and If the conductor
should put twenty three people on top and
seventeen below, or should have them all
below in rainy weather, he would lose his
place. Republican France can take care
ofindiyidual com fort quite as well as the
old empire did, and the etramway company,
strange to say, appears to have some re-
gard for the rights Of people who pay for q
ride, and to be able to put on enough cars
to carry them all.
Year: 1878

illinois bank has just ben obliged
to suspend, owing to the withdrawal of a
heavy amount of tax deposits, although its
securities are ample to pay all creditors
Where 20 large a sum belonging to any
one person is held, there should be an uu-
dsrtaking to avoid endorsements by the
drawing Of il Ill out at once. This would
save the banks from great Inconvenience.
Year: 1878

In such weather as this the little child
rem are the principal sufferers. See that
thskTf onss are as lightly and as loosely
clothet Is possible, bathe them whenever
they seem To suffer from the heat, give
them plenty fresh air and as many ferry
boat excursions as can be had, and above
all take care that they get plenty Of good
milk and not a drop that is tainted or con


veyed to their lips through an unclear
source.
Year: 1878

Captain Burnaby's new work, On Horse
back Through Asia Minor, contains some en-
tertaining episodes of travel. The difficulty
Of his journey increased as he proceeded
eastward. The almost impossible rivers of
mud in the plains were bad enough, and the
upsetting of horses and baggage on such
roads must have tried the patience as well
as the resources of the most enduring trav-
eller, In Armenia, however, this was re-
placed by snow and ice at at one point the
whole party were obliged to slide on horse
back down a glacier The guide went
first -


"And now prepared to make to descent.
1t was not an agreeable sensation. 1t was
on the edge of the precipice. The yelling
Mohammed was castigating my animal from
behind. felt very much like Mr.. Wrinkle,
as described in the "Pick,oick Papers, the
first time he was on skates. | would have
gladly given Mohammed five shellings or q
new coat to desist from the flagellating pro-
cess. However the die was cast. My fol-
lowers were looking on. What the guide
had done it was very clear that an English
man ought to do. / committed myself to
Providence Away we went. The steam
roundabouts in the Champs Elysees in Par
is revolve at great pace; slide down the
artificial ice-hills in st. Petersburg will
sometimes try a mans nerve but the sem
sations expressed in these manners of loco
motion are nothing to what i felt when sli-
| ding down that glacier. Was / on my horse
or was not? Now we were waltzing madly
down the slippery surface, and then my
boots were touching the ice itself, owing to
my animals position. One moment we
ricochetted from rough place of hard sub
stance, and were flying in the air, as If jump
ing the Whssendine brook second later
we were buried, as the guide had been, in
six feet of snow. Next came the turn OF my
followers. Their descent was fearful thing
to witness, but fortunately not half so dam
gerous as it appeared. With the exception
of some damage to the luggage and saddlery
there was little harm done. 81 never
thought as how horse could skate, sir, be-
fore!" remarked my English servant, as he
slowly extricated himself from the snow
drift. st was more than sliding that it
was-a cutting of figures of eight all down
the roof of a house And then | was buried
alive in the snow, to finish up with Mo-
hammed will have something to pray about
if he has to 90 down any more of these hills,
for nothing but Providence can save mans
neck in these here parts"
Year: 1878

There is always temptation to bask in
the first bright sunshine of spring. As we
feel the warm rays OF the sun, there is an
intensive desire TO linger in their enjoy
ment, although the air in the shade is still
chilly. But it is luxury not 10 INDUCED
in, for in this way many serious and fatal
cold is taken. There is, indeed, hardly any
means one can resort to with greater un-
certainty of taking cold. The warm sun
shine on one side, while the opposite side is
cool in the shade produces an inequality in
the circulation so great as to cause inflama-
tion, and often, in only a few minutes time,
the symptoms of a cold will begin to mani
fest themselves. The safe course in expo
sing ones self to the first warmth of spring
is to keep in motion, and TO change the part #,
of the person exposed toward the sun AS of
ten as practicable. Spring sunshine, like
most other luxuries, requires to be taken
with good deal of discretion, or is convert
ed into an evil.
Year: 1878

The new dwelling house of F. G. Parker. on the corner of Beach and Summit Ave nues, is fast drawing to completion, and is another valuable improvement added to the large number of costly dwelling houses that grace the western border of our village sur rounded by stately pines, with their silvery pinnacles.
Year: 1878

excellent shots The contest will take place on the
club grounds during the month o. Septemoer


The members OF the Narragnnsctt Gun Club viii
shoot for a valuable cup early day. There will
DO largo OF entrics
Year: 1878

GOLD GOES DowN.-Just as the time
approaches, and as it becomes apparent
that silver will be remonetized and made
a legal tender it goes up in value and car
ries with it the legal teuder note or in
other words, if you please, the premium
on gold goes down. Gold was down yester-
day to 1015. Three weeks ago it touched
103 for a short time. OF course the
brokers who have it for sale will keep the
price up as long as they can. We would
not be afraid to hazard large bet that
if, on Monday Senator Bayard were to
make it known that he would vote for
the Bland bill, that gold would go down
to par the next day. 1t opened at 101i
to-day.


Senator Salisbury, it is now believed
all over the State, is firmly for an unlim.
tied coinage of silver and gold, as was
coined before the war. In fact our advices
from Dover and various points through
out the State prove that about nine-tenths
of the people have a perfect dread of a
defeat of Bland's bill.
Year: 1878

To TAKE from the government mint the
right to receive the pay for the coinage
of silver OF gold bullion in the alloy that
is taken in toll for the work, and make 1t
become the purchaser of bullion, would
be creating system whereby the dealers
in gold and silver bullion would take the
place of the present brokers and gold
gamblers. The Bland bill places the
coinage just where it was placed more
than third of a century ago by the great
statesmen who paid all the debts Of the
country, and left surplus to divide
with the States. .
Year: 1878

GIVE Us THE SILVER DoLLAR.-There
is no mystery in the silver question-it is
as simple and plain as A, B, G. The
amount of pure silver and pure gold that
adjust ed the dollar in the two metals, was
fixed by trial and comparison by the old
statesmen. All the silver advocates ask
is that Congress, which demonetized sill
yer in 1873 shall put it where it was at
that day, and coin the silver dollar as it
was coined in that day and had been for
twenty years previous. 1t was worth at
that day, according to DIR. Linderman's
book and as recited in Mr. Bayard's
speech 103 cents in gold, and whenever
the silver dollar is put forth as legal ten
der with the impress and sanction of the
government it will Re worth as much as
gold dollar of the present weight and
standard.