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Year: 1874

We take the calves from the COWS when
SIX days old. and feed them on two quarts
Of new milk three times a day until they
are four weeks old. The fifth week we
gradually reduce the quantity Of new milk
and add skinned milk increasing the guam
tity by the close of the week to three
quarts at a feeding, All the new milk
given TO the calves should be taken from
their mother. From the time they are
five weeks until they are three months old
they are ted on porridge prepared as tol-
lows; Half a pint of oatmeal, one gill OF
cracked wheat; boiled one hour in six
quarts Of water; in cool weather day s
allowance may be cooked at time. 10
two quarts of this add two quarts of Skim
a day. The milk should be gently warmed
to about the temperature OF new milk,
taking care not to scald it as it will pro-
duce collie. Il calves incline TO scour, one
or two raw eggs beaten in their milk will
generally effect cure. We give four
quarts of the mixture at feeding until
they are ten weeks old, then gradually
diminish the quantity during the next two
weeks, when they are weaned and turned
out to pasture. From the time they enter
the feeding pens until they leave for the
pasture, there is continually kept by them
supply of roots-beets or potatoes, cut
into long thin slices. We prefer beets, as
they prove to be the most nutritious.
When grass cannot be procured, there
should be cribfull of early-cut OF second
crop hay kept by them. The pens should
be kept clean and dry; to do this, they
must be cleaned and new bedding put in
every day. The calves show the success
of our plan of feeding When eleven
weeks old their average weight is 230
pounds. THE Cultivator.


A Maine farmer sent to the State Fair
some unusually excellent samples of
wheat, grass and beans grown on land
renovated by clover. He added the state
ment that fifty years experience had
taught him that any land, however re-
duced, may be restored by being sown
with clover and fed off by cattle three
Year: 1874

The great ''dog-star' which the tancilul
scheme Of astrology claimed to rule the
season still known as dog days, Is a
sphere Of immense volume, and OF almost
inconceivable distance and brightness lis
light is supposed by astronomers TO be
equal to that OF three hundred suns like
ours, and its volume sufficient to make
two thousand luminaries as large as our
orb of day The Hartford Times, in re-
view Of one of Prof. Proctor's recent
books says


The King of Suns is the magnificent
Sirius-that splendid star OF The south
eastern sky-whose fixed blaze is not di-
minished, even though he has receded
from us, during the past century. more
millions on millions of miles than we
would dare to say. How must he have
appeared-With what unutterable glory
to the first races Of mankind TO the
human beings who preceded the ancient
Egyptians These latter Worshippcd
Sirius.


He wore q red hue then - three OF
four thousand years before the time of
Christ. His color has changed during the
last four thousand years, and he himself is
untold and untellable miles farther away
than he was then; but such is his unimag-
inable distance that even swift reccs-
sion from this particular region Of endless
space seems to make, in any one century,
no perceptible difference III his appear
ance.


OF one star alone, Of all the infinite host
outside OF our solar system, the distance
has been measured. 1t is Alpha Centauri
1t is found to lie more than two hundred
thousand times farther away than the sun
At this distance our sun would shine much
less brightly than Alpha Centauri But
Sirius that inetlable sun, is still more re-
mote. He is at a vastly greater distance
away; the best computations assign to
him distance exceeding that to Alpha
Centauri tiveiold to teutoldn :


At Cape Elizabeth a few days since, in
removing a stone wall, bag of gold coin
was found. 1t is supposed it was placed
there nine years ago by George Strout,
whose father then owned and occupied the
house. In 1865 young Snout came home
from Cuba, and was known to have eight
or ten hundred dollars, which he refused
| to account for to his father Shortly after
wards he left home to follow the sea and
was last heard from in South America five
years ago The money has been given to
his father, who is quite aged
Year: 1874

OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS


WORTH OF REAL HAIR S WITCHES,
Which propose to offer as an attractive spe-
ciaty to those wishing to purchase the best
goods al but little over half their value. Call
immediately, rs many of the shades are specially
valuable.
Year: 1874

DISOS REMEDY FOR .CATARRH-In
i calling the attention of our trade to the
above mentioned preparation, we deem it only
necessary to state that it is made by the same
proprietor and offered to the public under the
same guaran ees Us Pisos Cure Tor Consumption.
Of the latter medicine we have sold great guam
titics since we first introduced it in this part Of
the country and with almost invariable satisfac-
ton to our patrons.


feb "a JAN y q w. -
Year: 1874

The bloated capitalists who persuaded tho
President to veto the Senate Currency bill arc
not to have things entirely their own way, If tho
inastionists in Congress- can help 1t. Il is pro-
posed BY that aide OF the House to reyiye the
tax On incomes over $4,000. While effective
to advocate this measure az tho most productive
and least objectionable way to increase the rove
nues of the Government, the infationista really
support 1t because the tax will be burden upon
rich men alone There ig no consideration Of
public policy Or common Justice involved in tue
matter
Year: 1874

Both Houses Of Congress gnve nearly all Of
yesterday to tho hearing Of eulogies on the late
Charles Sumner. Mr.. Lamar, Of Mississippi


made tho speech Of tho day. Ho reviewed tho
career Of the dead Senator IN the highest terms
OF praise, and closed with m earnest appeal for
the drawing together in brotherly love of the
North and the South. Such IN address from
unexpected; 1t is among the fow gracious ref
erenccs to the old order Of things that have
come from former supporters Of tho Con{ederaoy
Year: 1874

Tho int]ationiats hayo determined not to issue
their address for the present. They will attempt
to take vote on tho passage Of tho sennte Cur
rency bill without debate. and will thon appeal
to tho country or not as may seom expedient.
It Is possible that the turbulent spi1ta may
agree to wait for tho decision Of the country
until next fall. whom tho Lower House Of the
noxt Congress will be choson. Tho1e will bo
aonae plain talk about that time.
Year: 1874

The temperance crusade has roachod England,
making first appearance at Manchester. It is
not likely that tho movement will accomplish
much. Drinking OF beer and strong liquors is
10 universal practice In that country that 1t
would be aa easy to transform tho nation INTO
vegetarinnB as to make 1t temperate In tho uso
Of atimulants.
Year: 1874

Employees of the Panhandle Rail-
road company have been digging a
we'll at the edge of Alum Creek, for
water supply at the new rouud-house.
Twenty feet below the surface of the
water, the workman found the skele-
ton of an animal, the like of which is
not now to be found. Not knowing the
value Of this remnant of antiquity, the
laborers beat the main body OF the
skeleton to pieces, but an appreciative
gentleman came along in time to save
the bones of the head, which are in an
excellent state of preservation, and not
torn apart. Many of the teeth are still
in their places, though loose. The skel-
eton was found after digging through
six feet of yellow clay and two feet of
blue clay. The blue clay was deposited
in the glacial and iceberg periods, and
scientific gentlemen modestly estimate
the age OF the skeleton at fifty thousand
years, or more. The head is now in
Secretary Klippart's Office. The bones
of the nose indicate that it belonged to
roofing animal, and it is assigned to
the hog family, although it is different
from the heads of porkers of this age of
the world.-lO. s. Journal.
Year: 1874

The other evening Arnold's boy and
the Chandler boy were sitting in the
kitchen in the dark, telling stories of
Captain Kidd and other Free Traders,
when Arnold senior sang out for the
eleventh time within the last half hour !:


benjamin Franklin, go down stairs
and get that kindling immediately


Chandler's boy had just got to the
part of the story telling how the free
and easy sailor before mentioned used
to mix his grog in a coffin, and slice
small boys for favOring.


Now Ben never fancied going into q
cellar at night, and his fears were in
creased tsn-fold after hearing the weird
romance of the "Bloody Pirate" So
when he heard the suggestive tramp of
the governors boots In the hall, be qui-
city slipped into the closet, leaving
Chandler's boy sitting by the fire.


Arnold senior came in, and seeing
Ben as he supposed, not even stirring
for the cellar, he walked up to him,
and lifted him by the ear.


Easy! Easyp shouted Chandler's
boy in surprise.


'Easy?' shouted the :old man, COM
pletely dumbfounded by Ben's sup
posed audacity: easy and he covered
his presence of mind sufficient to kick
Chandler's boy into the coal-hod and
out of the door before he discovered his
mistake.


Chandler's boy says he is going to
knock the stuffing out of Ben as soon as
the swelling goes down and his north
ear gets the crook out of it.
Year: 1874

At late meeting of the Wool Grow
ers and Sheep Breeders Association of
Missouri and Kansas, the following
resolutions We're adopted, from which
the Free Trade Democracy are at lib
erty to extract such kernels of comfort
as they may be able to find:


Resolued, That in view of the stead
lily increased prosperity of the wool
growing business under the present du-
ties or wool and woolens, we desire a
settled policy, with the present law re-
naming in force as tits.


ResoLUed, That although we desire
the most amicable intercourse with our
Canadian friends, yet in justice to our
selves and in consistency with our pol
icy with other nations, we are opposed
to any reciprocity treaty with Canada
on the part of our Government, by
which wool or woolens shall be admit
ted upon any other conditions, or at
any other rates than under the general
tariff.


ResOIued, That we instruct our repre-
sentatives in the National Association
of Wool Growers, to use all efforts in
securing our wishes with Congress re-
specting the reciprocity treaty.
Year: 1874

We have received from Hon. w. j
Tinnin a copy of a bill introduced into
the Assembly by Mr.. Venable, of Los
Angeles, " Providing for a General Sys-
tenn Of Canals for Irrigation for Agricul-
tural and other purposes" We do not
doubt but the question of water supply
is one which is as important to the farm
ing interest Of that section of the State,
as to the mining interests Of others. But
in matters of this kind, we believe it bet
ter and safer to let private enterprise pro-
ceed, than to make it a subject Of which
the State shall assume exclusive juris die
tion. The bill in question contains some
extraordinary provisions and some which
are simply outrageous. The State is al
ready cursed enough by having an army
of the Governors appointees, and ir
the creation Of all new Offices, care should
be taken to have them filled by election
by either the people or the Legislature
The best thing that can be done with
this measure issto defeat it at once.
Year: 1874

The Shasta Assemblyman is an erratic
cuss-we have taken stock in him, and
wouldn't sell out fo@ trihe. He is dis
tinguishable for his peculiar style of flop
ping. He commenced his fiops by going
for Estee for Speaker. In the Senatorial
fight he voted steadily against Booth un-
til the final ballot when he Topped and
voted for him, and explained his vote by
saying he voted for Booth lest some one
else should be elected, which made the
whole matter clear as mud. Then Klotz
subsided until the Fare and Freight bill
came up, when he made a speech in fav-
or Of Tinnin's amendment and then vot-
ed against it. Then he made another
speech against the bill and voted against
its engrossment. When the bill came up
for final action, Klotz made another
speech against it, was one of the three
members who, when the bill was upon
its passage, caused their protest against
the measure to be entered upon the Jour
mails of the Assembly-then gave another
flop and voted for the bill. X lotz is like
the Irshman's flea; when you put your
hand on him, he amt there. Tho best
judgment that can be formed of his course
of action on any future occasion will be
decide what you think he is going to do
then calculate he will do just the reverse.
Oh, Klotz Klotz Mein Gott in Him
mel, Klotz aeaS mach'St d.?
Year: 1874

DEAR JOURNAL.-We have genuine
sensation at last. The Chronicle has
been brought to bay in the field of libel
and is on the defensive against the EUe-
ming Sun. First the Chronicle went af-
ter Fitzgerald and Napthaly of the Sun
IN a most outrageous manner, and the
Sun of the same day retaliated, publish
ing terrible article not only against the
De Young brothers but also against their
mother and sisters, couched in terms that
| cannot recte here with any sort OF de-
cency. Gus De Young went through
the "Sun with his little hatchet, pieing
the forms, chopping the type, bending
side rules and finally whipping Fitzgerald
one of the proprletors. All the prIuters
and the two editors of the same were ar
rested for libel, and to-day the case was
postponed till next Thursday. Copies Of
the "Sun" sell at very exorbitant prices
but no new editions can be published
with the libelous article in it. Napthaly
and Fitzgerald have waived examination
and will be released on So 900 bail each.
The community generally regard the
matter as sort of Kilkenny cat fight.
By way of variety we are treated to-day
with more rain. Yesterday was clear
and pleasant, and to-day dark, dismal
and stormy.


NEW JOSS HOUSE.


The new and highly aristocratic Joss
House, on Clay street above Kearny,
was dedicated last night with imposing
pagan ceremonies, lasting till midnight.
| suppose the country is safe now, at all
events the chances are evidently it its
favor.


POLICE MATTERS.


The Commissioners of Police have com
menced at last in good earnest to weed
out the department., and several heads
have already fallen into the capacious
basket prepared for their reception. The
people desire that the good work shall
proceed to a successful completion.


DRINKING FOUNTAINS.


Those Of the readers of the JOURNAL
who may contemplate visiting this city,
will be happy to learn that there is a fair
prospect that cold water drinking fount-
aims will be erected on all the principal
streets of the city. This will dispense
with the necessity Of visiting any saloons
for cold water cloves, spice and CHINA
mon. D.
Year: 1874

OF his bodily organism ripening beneath the suns
hand the members have grown into readiness for
the quickening and lnlelIgent soul, | behold IN
the increased slowness and care with which God
hand nobning that Is repugnant 30 His attributes
or to mans nature, The laws now governing the
IN less than year. But whether the Lawgver
limit their operation to nine months or extend 1t
to nine millions OF years Is free to Him, and with
my limited intellect, can we'll conceive that t Is
all the same for the Eternal One Simple reason,
therefore, unaided by the light Of revelation, can
read this great book OF our earrh's history, as
and allow both for Its astronomical history and
development OF life on It's surface, period that
reading the genesis OF the earth and OF man there
nothing to contradict the Genesis Of the Bible.
- II science, then, walking hand IN hand with re,
things and the cradle OF the human race how
easily all the theories perfected or propounded BY
the one would be reconcied with the authoritative
teachings OF the oSheri All the laws, verified
not, which underlie the origin of Species natural
selection, the survival OF the ittest-n one word,
the widest, truest and most magnificent system
OF evolution ever conceived or attempted-sup-
pose Lawgiver behind them, one eternal Mind
the elements of things, one all-pervading Wisdom
ordering them toward one common end and CON-
bning them IN one progressive, moyemens
one unwearying Love cberlsbng every atom
in that great whole, suffering nothing
to perish and turtnering INCREASINGLY the
happiness and glory OF man. so long as man does
not forget his Creator; place the cradle or the
human race as lar back ss you please on the road
explain all that has happeued In the earth be-
meath us, and In human history at Its surface, by
your theory OF evolution; only let the light Of It's
and let that light illumlne every succeeding stage
OF creation continued down to our day, and can
see that all is consistent because can read God
everywhere. But do not insult the common sense
of mankind by tracing the man up to the ape or
the ape to the reptile. or the reptile to the dsh
Year: 1874

st. Louis Republican


1t was told of old that the cacklc
Of a goose once saved Rome. 1t is
now related that swallow won 4
suit in a court away down in Texas.
A poor widow and her daughter had
a suit for damages before a court in
Houston. The counsel for the plain
tiff introduced into his pleadings the
fable of the swallow that built her
nest and reared her young under the
caves of temple Of justice. The
lawyer enlarged upon the swallows
trust in the protection Of her home
the place afforded, and very aptly
made the application to the case be.
fore the court. When the counsel
was about finishing the illustration a
swallow actually flew into that court
room and alighted upon the Judges
desk. 1t then hoped away and found
rest for the sole of its foot on the
ratings of the jury box. In its cir
cult of the courtroom it halted awhile
on pile of law books, then lowered
a moment over the heads Of the
plaintiffs, and flew out of the window
and away. The counsel concluded
by saving: "Behold the Witness"
and as the witness could not be called
back by the opposing counsel, the
case was given to the jury pretty
much as the swallow left it. The
Jury could not ignore the birds evil
dence, and gave verdict for the wild
OW.
Year: 1874

A correspondent Of the Standard


who has been assisting at the late
festivities in Iceland, saw several Ia


dies dressed in tho old Iceland full
dress. One of the ladies and hel
costume he describes as follows:
She was some forty years of age, tall
and stately, and would have com
manded attention in any assembly
The bright complexion and abun-
dance of fair hair, as well as the
general tone of the features, pro-
claimed her true Morse blood. Her
dress, however, was what most
caught my attention. She wore a
close fitting bodice and sleeves,
made of black WOODEN material, with
broad gold embroidery down the
front and on the seams, fastened at
the throat by gold button, open at
ter this about half way to the waist
so as to show q white chemisette,
but with gold buttons on either side,
so that it could be closed at will.
Such a bodice rs this is often Laced
up in front with a gold or silver
chain, passed through a kind OF
ring on the edge of the buttons; but
this lady wore it open, Round the
waist was a belt formed Of plates OF
gold linked together and hanging
down in front nearly to the knees


Many of these belts Of gold or silver
Year: 1874

are heir-looms and come down from
generation to generation-perhaps
relics of the time when people car
ried all their available wealth about
with them, as Hindoo women and
Shahs of Persia do nowadays. The
skirt was of the same material with
the bodice, and was perfectly plain,
except for narrow band of gold
embroidered round the bottom,
which was some two inches from
the ground. No flounces or frills,
and, above all, no denominations in
the way of crinoline or dress-impro-
yer disfigured the graceful costume l
am trying to describe. l know 1 do
it very badly, and l dare say ladies
will think l am Ounce, but the task
is new and somewhat uncongenial.
But the headdress was the most pc
culiar part of the whole. can only
describe it as flattened cornucopia
turning over from the back to the
front. The cap was high, covered
with white silk or linen, strained
over frame of cardboard, and built
up with wadding. This construc-
ton I afterwards inquired into, SO it
may be accepted as correct. Round
the band of it glittercd about a doz-
en- Of gold stars, and set in all round
was a very deep net fall trimmed
with lace. This fall was lifted up in
front and turned back over the cap,
while the back part Of it fell almost
to the waist, the whole giving much
the effect of bridal veil. The hair
was worn in several long and very
broad plalts, which were turned up
in loops, and their ends hidden un-
der the cap. This is the usual Ice
landic style Of wearing the hair, and,
of course, dispenses with all the
adornment Of frizzes and false plaits,
which the bellies of our more south
ern clrmes find indispensable. Clum-
siness in my description may, per-
haps, impart an idea of clumsiness to
this head-dress, but it is by no
means clumsy. On the contrary, it
is very becoming, and displayed
above bright and pretty faces, as I
afterwards saw it, adds a charm to
what hardly requires improvement
the features Of the better class Of
Icelandic girls.
Year: 1874

taste not to have mentioned it at all


until it had been acted upon by the


members. The challenge "involves
so many serious considerations" con-
tinues Colonel Wingate, "that it will


be some time before any formal &C
ton can be taken In the matter by
the club" If this is the case, he
should simply have stated it, for he
could neither accept or decline. The
Irish team expected the answer from
the club, and, of course, expected to
wait for it. But we are sorry that
after the Irish team challenged our
rifemen and crossed the ocean to
meet them OH their own ground, it
fhould ever be suggested that the
Americans cannot afford to make a
trip to Ireland. 1t is unjust to this
country, for everyone knows very
well that the question of money will
never be permitted to interfere with
the acceptance of q challenge which
our rifiemen cannot honorably refuse.
America is bound to send team to
Dublin, and we believe that the vic
torious team at Creedmoor, with per-
haps few changes in the men, is the
one that should bear our flag over
the seas. But if they are unable to
go-and other matters beside those
of money may compel some Of the
members to decline-therc arc other
rificmen whom we may trust with
the national reputation won at Creed
moor, and who may probably bring
home other laurels from Ireland
We are glad that this mistake of
Col. Wingate's has been so promptly
redeemed by the Sharp's Rife Com
pany at Hartford, which telegraphed
the following acceptance: 1--WE beg
to say that if President Wingate can
not see his way clear to a meeting
with our Irish friends on their own
grounds next June, the Sharp's Rifle
Company will not only undertake to
find the required number Of marks
men to accept the challenge, armed
with Sharp's rifles, but will also, if
necessary, provide the sinews Of war;"
This is the true spirit for Americans
to display, and it will have a hearty
response from all parts of the coun-
try. No, gentlemen! there is no use
OF talking of want Of money as a
reason for refusing chivalrous chal-
lenge toa second international match.
If America has the rifles, she will
never be without the dollars. The
honorable and friendly feelings with
which the Irish team accepted their
unexpected defeat, as expressed in
Major Leech's letter, their frank ad-
mission that the Americans earned
and deserved their triumph, make it
all the more obligatory upon our
champions to meet them at Dublin in
June.