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Year: 1879

Willie Bowen, aged nine years, was slate picker on the piers of the Della ware and Hudson Canal Company at Honesdale, Pa. Two ponderous iron rollers, one close over the other, revolved slowly few feet above the boys head where he worked. A piece of slate from the coal that is carried from screen to screen on endless canvas belts got be- tween these rollers. The boy reached up from the scaffolding on which he stood to take the slate out. His hand was caught by the rollers and drawn slowly in, until the little fellow was raised from his feet and was suspended over of his arm was drawn between the roll CTS before his terrible situation was dis

 covered and the machinery stopped. Be- fore the boy could be removed messen- ger had to be dispatched to the machine shop, some distance away, for machinists to take the machinery apart. This re- quired more than fifteen minutes. All this time the lad hung suspended by his crushed hand and arm, the flesh being entirely torn away, exposing the bones and cords. The little fellow never ut tered cry nor shed tear His father, an employee on the pier, was a weeping witness of the terrible scene, and the boy kept saying, Don't cry, father; they'll get me out all right" The lads arm had to be amputated at the elbow.
Year: 1879

Charles Johnson, the largest man in Washington, died there recently. He was born slave on the Carroll estate in Maryland, but was freed before the war A year since he was 700 pounds, but at his death was reduced to:4O0. A special coffin had to be built and the side of the house had to come out to let the body be carried to burial. Deceased was five feet nine inches high, three feet two inches across the chest and hip. and measured three feet around the thigh and six feet around the waist.
Year: 1879

Mush of all kinds needs more boiling than cooks usually give it. We should drop the name of hasty" pudding, for in this case "haste makes waste," as the full nourishment of corn meal, even the finest, is not brought out by the very quick cooking usually given. It is won derful how oatmeal improves with long boiling or steaming. There is differ ence in the quality. That which is fine or foury needs less cooking and is pal atable with half an hours boiling, but 1 the best oatmeal-that which is coarser and frmer and safer to buy in large l quantities, as it keeps better-needs two hours steady boiling, and three or four | hours will not be in vain, if the mush is 1 not scorched. To prevent this, put the oatmeal with four times it's bulk of cold water and little salt in a tin pail or stone jar inside a kettle of cold or luke warm water. It can be cooked safely in a steamer or steam-cooker, or farina ket- tie. After it comes to boiling it should boil for two hours. It can be cooked more quickly if soaked over night. Oat- meal mush is such favorite dish with us now, that a days supply is put upon the stovet to cook, nearly every morning as soon as the fire is built, and it some- times happens that one or the other of the family relishes it so much as to eat nothing but oatmeal and milk for 8 breakfast or supper. Since we have learned to cook it so long we have for gotten to use sugar on 1t, except as there is sugar with our berries, or other sauce eaten with it. It is very nice cooked with nilk-as I have previously told half milk and half water. A good sprinkling of raisins boiled in graham ol oatmeal mush makes q very pleasant va riety.-Americoa1 Agricasltasrist.
Year: 1879

For green fodder crop, we have no more valuable plant than millet and under this name may be included Hun garian grass, which is very similar to it in character, habit and uses.

 The cultivation of millet is simple and easy. It succeeds best, as may be ex- pected, on good soil; its most congenial soil is light, warm, rich, sandy loam The season of growth is during the mid summer, when the heat is greatest, but it needs considerable moisture, either in the soil or through frequent showers, to procure full crop, It luxuriates in what is known as "corn weather "-hot days, with showers and damp, sultry nights; but it will resist more drought than corn can. Consequently the best time to SOW it is from June to August, when the crop can enjoy congenial warmth of atmosphere and soil. The growth being rapid, millet of any kind may be sown up to August and produce a satisfactory crop in forty to sixty days from the sowing. This length of season and rapidity of growth renders it pecu- liarly adapted for green fodder to help out pasture and for soiling of dairy cows, or fer cured hay. The feeding value of the fodder is very high, as it is unusually rich in albuminous or flesh forming matters. as may be seen by refer ence to to table of analyses of fodder substances recently given in these col ums.

 The seed is small. and half a bushel is ample foran acre; being small, it should be but lightly covered, and the ground should be thoroughly well prepared and mellowed. The fodder depreciates very rapidly as the seed ripens, becomes hard and woody, and difficult of digestion. The bristly character of the heads when the seed is ripe gives it an irrita- tive effect upon the intestines of animals especially horses, for which it is held tc be injurious on this account. It should be cut and cured, therefore, before the seed is formed and before the heads ac- quire maturitY.-E5cchdrage
Year: 1879

RICE CAKEs.-Boil cup of rice very soft; mash it fine; add pint of milk and three eggs; stir in little flour, but ter the griddle and turn on the batter in small cakes. Serve with a little nut meg and fine sugar.

 PRESERVED GREEN ToMAroEs.-To seven pounds of sliced tomatoes slice two lemons, and add three and half pounds of sugar; spice to suit the taste with either ginger-root or cloves and cinna- mon. Boil until you can run the pro- verbal straw through, then put in the jars; boil the syrup until thick, and pour oyer.

 TAPIOCA CREAM--Put two table spoonfuls of tapioca to soak in cold water; set it on the stove, and, when thoroughly dissolved, pour in a quart of milk. When this begins to boil stir in the yoke of two eggs well beaten, with a cup of sugar. When this boils stir in the whites, beaten to stiff froth, and take it immediately from the fire. Flavor to taste. ..

 SOUP WITHOUT MEAT.-In pot that holds a gallon put all vegetables that are in season in equal portions, cut up and lay in layers, and sprinkle lightly with salt, and add one ounce and a half of butter, worked into enough flour to amalgamate into paste, and with pep per and salt, and add quark of water. | Cook for one hour. .

 CHILDREN's APPLE BREAD.-To one quart of meal put one pint of ripe chopped apples, one egg, a small piece of butter, little salt, and fresh water enough to form a stiff dough. The ap- pies should, of course, be peeled and minced very fine. Some persons like a little sugar on the dough, but it is gen. erally preferred without. This is a favorite with children.
Year: 1879

About a o'clock yesterday afternoon
a fight occurred between Bootblack
Jackson and colored man who ap.
peared ready for a fsticutf, at Front
and Market streets, and after knocking
each other around for some time and
making the claret fly from their noses,
locker on remarked there comes
Brckel At this time they were both
ready to separate, which they did, one
marching along Front, the other up
Market, holding his nose with his
hand as if it wanted to run away. The
large crowd that had gathered and was
looking on with much interest walked
off in different directions, growing be-
cause the officer made his appearance
stopping their fun.
Year: 1879

This was the cry between ten and
eleven o'clock this m orning, that came
from one OF the upper story windows
of the Delaware hotel. The bar tender
ran to the front door and yelled for the
police, and in . short time the bar room
was well supplied with brass buttoned
gentry, o couple Of whom visited an
upper room and escorted two damsels
across the street to the hall. The girls
are performers at the Seventh street
Varieties, and it is supposed that the
green eyed monster was at the bottom
of the affair. The beligerents were
locked ~ but it is not likely they will
remain long as no charge has been made
against them.
Year: 1879

A woman residing on Front street
near French got on one of her "period-
icals" last night and startled the resi-
dents of that section by standing on her
door step and yelling murder The
lady has visited New Castle twice on
account of similar actions and is evident
ly hankering after another rest at the
Eort
Year: 1879

for this week is out. 1t contains the
pith of the past weeks news from the
Daily, the spiciest little paper publish
ed in Delaware. Everybody should
lave copy of this weeks number of the
Weekly. For sale at this Office and by
the news dealers throughout the city.
Price five cents per copy.
Year: 1879

No woman can be lady who would
wound or mortify another, no matter
how rich, how beautiful, how refined,
how cultivated, she may be, she is in
reality coarse, and the innate vulgarity
of her nature manifests itself here.
Kind, courteous, and polite treatment
to all persons, is one mark Of a true
woman and true man also.
Year: 1879

DENTISTRY. 1t should not be forgot
ten that DR.. T. j. Holden, the Dentist is
here and that he will remain only very
short time longer. Those who may de-
sire first class dental work should avail
themselves OF this opportunity. Office at
the New York Hotel. Do not delay but
have your teeth attended to at once.
Year: 1879

WHO KNOWS IF you want to hear
news regarding yourself, go away from
home. The Sacramento Record Union
says Shasta and Trinity counties talk of
holding joint fair next year. Trinity
county never talked about anything Of
the kind to our knowledge.
Year: 1879

CoMING.-A new shinge machine fer
use in jumpers Browns Creek Steam
Mill is at Reading and will be here in a
few days. The use of shakes for roofing
will probably soon be discontinued.
Year: 1879




Several weeks ago, in the neighborhood
of Hettensbaw, in thia county, a remark
able bear.hunt occurred. Itappears that
DR.. Stanley, wtile on visit to Hetten-
shaw, expressed an earnest desire TO 90
bear hunting, and accordingly one morn.
ing he started, in company with Greene
French, George Burgess and Joe Light
foot. Arriving at the thicket, the dog
gave notice of their near approach to a
bear, and the party decided to station
themselves at certain points and let the
dogs 20 in and drive the bear out. This
was done but the doctor, becoming i'm,
patient, entered the thicket himself.
The heavy undergruwth made his pro-
gress slow, but he fought his way ahead
until he came to fallen tree lying in a
little gulch Helping himself along by
the limbs he arrived at the upper end
Just in time to be confronted by huge
krizgly best. Retreat was impossible, ss
it had been with the utmost difficulty
that the doctor had advanced 50 far !;
there was no tree in convenient distance,
and as the grizzly showed fight, there
was nothing left tor him 70 do but shoot.
Taking deliberate aim with his Henry
rifle, the doctor fired, and the bear fell
mortally wounded. Another load was
sprung from the magazine into the rifle,
and the doctor, looking toward his prey,
was surprised to see second bear in the
same spot. This he shot also, and quickly
reloading, was yet more astonished to
see third bear in the same place where
he had shot the other two Again tie
lever moved and fresh charge went
into position, and again the doctor looked
up, and discovered fourth grizzly
coming toward him from the same open
ing in the bush. Whang! went the gun
again, and down went bear number four.
By this time the doctor had got warmed
up aud excited, and he kept moving the
lever and firing into the bodies OF the
bears until the sixteen shots in the mag.
szine we're exhausted. Meantime, his
companions, hearing the shooting, and
presuming the cause, made their way 10
where the doctor was, with the intention
OF assisting him, but iuund him on top
of the largest bear, with the others
strewn about, swinging his hat and
shouting Justify. One was an immense
grizzly, SO large that the hunters could
not handle him, and the other three
were good sized grizzlies, probably about
two years old. The shooting Of tour
bears by one man, without ever changing
his position, is something hitherto un.
heard OF, even in TIE most highly cJlOred
annals OF the western willis.
Year: 1879

The show of confidence put on by the
Democrats since they put their ticket in the
field in Ohio, is principally vnpor. They
nominated Ewing to catch the Grecnback
vote, but when the seine is drawn it will be
found to be water-haul, as the GreenbaclS-
ers seem disposed to stand by their party


integrity and to fight it out on their own
selected battle field. This being the out
look, it is well enough, perhaps, to take a
survey Of the field and consider it in the light
of history. In the Congressional election in
Ohio last fall the Nationals had candidates
in every district save one, the seventeenth,
where the Democrats and Natioualt.lnited
on MILLER The vote pollod in that election
was Republican, 279,S55; Democratic,
266,S70; National Greenback, 2S,0i1


The probable National vote in the sew
enteenth district is 5000, leaving the
Democrats with pol, ,s70 and giving the
Nationals 330iI. If the Nationals, as
is now indicated, maintain their organiza-
tion, they will probably poll for their ticket
the full strength of their party. To do any
thing else will be political suicide for them


1t must be conclusive, therefore, that If the
same vote is pollcd, FOSTER will have 10000
plurality over EWING. But there is an
other view of the case, and that must be
taken in connection with Mr.. Fosters rare
personal popularity. 1t will be recollected
that when the last Democratic Legislature
| gerrymandered the State The members
seemed to recognize Mr.. Fosters strength
before the people, for they piled up against
him in the eighth district about 1000 DEM
cratic majority for him TO wrestle with


When the contest was ended in that dis
trict it was ascertained that Mr.. FOSTER
had overcome nearly 5000 Of the Demo-
cratic majority that had been loaded upon
his district. In that view it is not improba-
BILE that his plurality may be increased to
from 10000 to 25,000 The Republicans
seem to be determined to make the majority
as large as possible, and in that fact resides
the certainty of an overwhelming triumph
Year: 1879

THE Republican newspapers of Ohio have
concluded to suspend all discussions of the
Presidential question until after the present
contest is over. They propose to make thor
ough work of the job they have in hand,
without any side shows.
Year: 1879

THE Democratic caucus think their repeal
measures right and yet they were afraid to
let them stand alone. We doubt very much
if they can make the country believe this.
They seem to be quite ignorant of the fact
that the world will demand of them some
moral courage and some moral action. We
would respectfully advise them that 1t will
not be worth their while to attempt to de-
ceive the people in this matter. The people
have seen their sharp practice for the past
six months, and they will not now readily
throw away their good sense and accept the
teachings of this last caucus and ignore all
their late revolutionary acts, which are so
fresh in their memory.
Year: 1879

The difference between EWING and Fos-
TER sjust this; While Mr.. FOSTER has been
q straightforward Union man from the be-
ginning of the rebellion to the present
moment, General EWING was Union Gen.
eral so long as pay and provender " lasted,
and then turned tail about and went with
the chaps who aft into" the rebellion to
ruin the Republic, because he fancied that
his political bread and butter lay in that
direction.
Year: 1879

THERE nrc enough Democrats in both
Houses Of Congress who really believe that
the appropriation bills ought to be passed,
pure and simple, to accomplish that result
if they would only join with the Republic
can minority in eilectng it. But there
are enough Democrats in either House so
independent Of caucus dictation MS to ena-
bic them to adhere to their real belief, and
thus relieve the country from the evil effects
of this extra session.
Year: 1879

HOWEVER much they may attempt to
avoid it, each successive plan or scheme of
the Democratic caucus managers is certain
to be permeated and saturated with the
very essence of notification before it reaches
maturity. This fact alone ensures the ex-
ertion of the veto power
Year: 1879

THE Senate Committee of Privileges and
Elections has already made fair start in
the direction Of disgusting the entire cOun-
try with its investigation into the Louisi-
ana Senatorial question, As might have
Year: 1879

THE truthfuness of the remark made in
these columns few weeks ago that in any
contest between Congress and the Execu-
tive the latter will always have the advan-
tage, because he has the last word in the
shape Of veto, has been verified by recent
events, The volumes upon volumes Of de-
bates and arguments upon current political
affairs in both Houses Of Congress have been
read by the few while the three brief veto
messages of the President have been read by
The many And this is but one Of numer-
Dus disadvantages under which the Democ-
racy rest during the pending political strife
Year: 1879

IF the Bourbons had boldly confessed
when they brought forward their latest
caucus programme that it was in the nature
of a compromise it would not have been
viewed with so much suspicion; but they
blatantly proclaimed that they did not in
tend to back down, that they hadn't backed
down, and all that sort of thing. The re-
suit was that their new effort was subjected
10 the closest analysis, with the disclosure
that they are still intent upon their alore-
lime rule or ruin policy; that is to say, they
intend that bare majority Of their party
caucus shall assume control of all the pow
ors and functions of the Government.
Year: 1879

Spanis setting forth that the sword is
made from iron fallen from the skies of
Mexico, and is presented to G. Treyino,
Mexican General of Division, by his
friend General Ord, q. S. A."


The canary is jealous and imita-
tive. A bird fancier in Phenixville,
Australia, taking advantage of these
characteristics, by simple method
makes him musical artistic. He puts
the canary in house where there is no
other bird of any kind. He hangs the
bird before mirror; behind it there is
q musical clock, SO that the bird may
learn the tunes. The canary thinks that
his image in the mirror sings the
melody and he tries to initiate him.
which ne succeeds in doing. The bird
fancier has already taught the plumed,
artistic to sing several entire pieces. He
thinks he can train hundred canaries
to sing in chorus by the same process.


A dispatch from Toxic, Japan, to the
New York Herald, describing the move
ments of Nordenskjold, the Arctic ex-
plorer. in search of a northwest passage,
speaks of Behring's Island and the sea
bear farm established there. The most
important industry of the island is the
export of the skins of the sea bear. which
animal some years ago bid fair to be-
come extinct, but is now thriving and
multiplying under wise and beneficent
system of protection. On one promon-
tory alone were seen as many as two
hundred thousand of the animals, whose
fur is in such great request in American
and European cities. From thirty to
fifty thousand are slaughtered on Behr-
ing's and Copper islands annually, but
only at the time when the hair is in the
best order. No young or females are
allowed to be killed, and otherwise
stringent regulations are enforced ior the
preservation OF valuable species. The
result is that their numbers are now
augmenting, and they display no fear OF
anxiety on the approach of men.


The reward offered by the American
Humane Association for r. cattle car
that will enable railway companies to
ti1HspCIG slOCh WItuOuG Cruelty, SHOulQ
stimulate inventors. The reward for an
invention that will meet all the require
ments is $4,000. AS cattle are now
transported, one great cause of COM
plant is lack of water. Under existing
arrangements the animals suffer, and to
q degree that sometimes lessons their
value, The budding of numbers to-
gether is an evil, as in addition to tie
cramped quarters which do not permit
free movement, unruly or vicious ami
mails sometimes wound and even kill
Others. The jolting of the cars also
causes sores, which impair the value OF
the cattle. 1t is not likely that the re-
ward offered will accomplish what the
keenest-witted railway men and stock
importers have failed to discover, but it
may possibly be the means of suggesting
methods that will at least mitigate evils
complained of. The man who can de-
wise means by which cattle can be
transported great distances without
suffering as they do now, or without the
loss now experienced, can make hand
some fortune But to do that he must
not require much more room than is
occupied by cattle car. nor must he
increase the weight very much.
Year: 1879

Just as the neighbors had gathered
around the body Of Mrs. Weir, In Mem
phis, and begun to talk about the good
qualities of the dead old lady, she sat up
and Joined In the conversation.
Year: 1879

80 FAR this season the Pacific roads
have escaped with less snow and delay
than the low line roads Of the east.
Seldom has there been such q severe
snow storm and vexatious blockading
of railroad traffic.
Year: 1879

New York, Jan. 3.-The Tribune's
Washington special contains the reply
of Teller to Patterson. 1t is a long
and strong document. Teller says: II
can but think you have prepared this
letter as furnishing reasonable excuse
to your friends outside of Colorado for
your defeat at the late election, and
your anxiety to rush into print with it
is pretty good proof of this view Of the
case. Your charges are SO far from
truth that you can't expect to make
people believe them, much less to prove
them"
Year: 1879

A few days since Len. Lewis, VINO was
out on the range some four miles distant
from home, found q wild mountain sheep
among some cattle which he wished to drive
home. Starting up the cattle he found little
difficulty in keeping the sheep with them.
Sometimes it would frolic and play about and
scamper on ahead, but by skillful manage
ment he succeeded in driving it into his
sheep corral and lassoed it. Not wishing to
take the trouble of demonstrating it, he pre-
sented it to Lieut.. Bartlett, of Camp Baker,
who tied it in pen ten feet high, the rope
being long enough to permit its jumping to
the roof of his stable (which the animal did
without any apparent effort. It was becom-
ing domesticated very rapidly, but few
nights ago, having jumped to the roof it got
the rope caught on something and on leap
ing to the pen again could not reach the
ground, and Icing lied by the neck, choked
10 death. Twenty five dollars had been Of
fered for the animal by woolkrower who
desired to try the experiment of crossing this
species with ocr domestic wool-bearine
sheep.- ilusJaa6nan.
Year: 1879

TELEGRAPHIC
YELLOW FEVER RECORD.
Sudden Dropping Of in the Spread


of Fever at Memphis.


Only One New Case Reported Up


~ to Yesterday, q
But a Record of Seven Deaths
p Since Last Report.