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Year: 1877

THE DAUGHTER AT HoME.-Do not
think that because there comes to you
no great opportunity of performing a
wonderful work, you will let the thou
sand little ones pass you unimproved.-
1t is no small thing to be the Joy of the
domestic circle, the one whose soft touch
and whose gentle, fitly spoken words
avert disturbance and disagreement,
conciliate the offended, and make alien
natures understand each other. 1t is nc
small thing to possess the happy tact
which makes people pleased with them
selves, and which insensibly urges
people to appear at their best. The
young woman who is gifted with this
pathy, and this beautiful unselfishness
| may not have a fair face, nor a trim
| figure, but she will be endowed with {
dignity more winning than either.-Mrs
NJ E. iSdngster.
Year: 1877

NOTES ON DULL TIMES.-To cure dull
times-apply an advertisement to the
afflicted part.


A signboard can't tell everything. 1t
takes an advertisement to do that.


All who advertise do not get rich, but
precious few get rich without it.


The world is full of advertising, yet
every one wants to see what is new.
The worlds memory is short. twill
forget if we do not jog it frequently.
Early to bed and early to rise, will be
in vain if you don't advertise. The
world is sure to find an honest man
but it will find him great deal quick
er if he advertises.
Year: 1877

WASHING VEGETARLEs.-Vige
should never be washed until immedi.
ately before being prepared for the table.
Lettuce is made almost worthless in
flavor by dipping in water some hours
before being served. Potatoes suffer
even more than other vegetables through
the washing process. They should not
be put in water till just ready for boil
| ing.
Year: 1877


The following pathetic lines were
written by lady whose heart has been
sorely tried by affliction and is strug
Cling to be resigned, and sent to friend
at whose request we publish them
They express sentiments which persons
similarly afflicted can appreciate.


For the SPECTATOR


UNRESIGNED.


BY K. IRENE.
Black as night the sky above me;
Cold, and dark, and wild the storms
Which encompassed my life's morning,
Clasping me with iron arms.
Never have the clouds been rifted
Long enough, for one bright ray
To gleam through on my my 'reft spirit
Light upon my sunless day.
Death. the spoiler, took my darlings,
Tore them one by one away;
Laughed to scorn my scathing sorrow,
'-sssesr Ere he grimly seized his prey.
Bore them from my sight forever;
stars they were, that lit my home;
Blest my life with their dear shining,
Love, eternal-Love supreme!
And you tell me must bear it,
Bow beneath the Christening rod
With a meek, submissive spirit,
Give them back to Heaven and God.
Can do so? Saviour help me-
Help the stricken one to be
Not trebellious-humbly patient
Take my cross and follow Thee!
Will my dear friend ask our Jesus,
So to teach the wayward one,
That she say in all submission,
"Father, let Thy will be done?"
January 24th, 1877.
Year: 1877

How TO FATTEN STocK.-An old farm
er thus relates his experience In fatten-
ing beef and feeding cows for milk. My
practice in fattening beef and Swine, as
well as feeding cows for milk has been
to pour boiling water on as much meal
as would not make the animals bowels
move too freely at night, and in the morn
ing when the mash is cool give it to the
cow or pigs. In covering the meal with
boiling water in this way the starch of
the meal is dissolved, and the latent nu-
tritive properties extracted, and the ami
NAL receives the entire nutriment of the
grain. I have for two years past fatten-
ed two ordinary sized cows, feeding on
meal and hay, and only three hundred
pounds each of the former, and each
yielded upward of forty pounds of rough
tallow. Salt was given once week and
occasionally tablespoonful of wood
ashes. In my experience one hundred
pounds scalded and fed as above is equal
to two hundred pounds fed dry.
Year: 1877

We have been greeted at last with
one brightsunshiney day W hich has made
q great many hopeful that the bright and
beautiful Spring has at last come to
cheer US after the long, dull and dreary
Winter which has been unequalled in
severity for some years past. We hope
it may be long time before We wit
ness such another. Such Winters ne.
cessarily cause grea: suffering, especi-
ally among the poorer class, who are
not able. great many, to provide even
the necessaries Of life. At least num-
bers in these large cities are in that dis
tressing condition. 1t is, indeed, a sad
sight to be present at any one Of the
many soup houses and witness the con-
dition Of the destitute there assembled.
From one to four o'clock is good time
to obtain an idea of the destitution and
suffering. But I understand that the
most deserving, and those who need
charity the most, often do not find it, as
they are ashamed to beg. A great many
are supplied with food taken to them by
parties who have charge Of the soup
houses and by members Of the Police.
The destitution is dreadful, the more so
as many who would willingly work can
not get any employment. And most Of
this suffering is caused BY the Presiden-
tial difficulties. There has been great
excitement here since the comment
ment to count the electoral vote. Al
though it is impossible to tell anything
definite, yet both the democrats and re.
publicans are certain Of their respec-
tive parties winning, that is the hot
headed ones, but there is still another
set who don't know hardly what to say
and are INCLINED 10 split the difference,
making Tilden the President and Wheel
er the Vice-President. They may say
what they please. but all that commerce
wants is TO have the question set
tied amicably and soon, so that there
may be a speedy revival in business
which is at a stand still. Ii seems to
be hard for people to make up their
minds whether We will have good
weather or not, as some say the ground
hog came out Of his hole on Candlemas
day, saw his shadow and quickly re-
treated, and others saw, he has con-
cluded to remain out until next Fall.
However, the most reliable information
is, that one man saw him come out Of
his hole and knows that his shadow was
reflected against our Court House. Be
this as il may, We hope for q continue
ton of the pleasant weather which COM
menced to-day. M.
Year: 1877

PROGRESS OF THE ELECTORAL Cow.
MrssroN.-The Electoral Commission
having been fully organized by the cleo
tion Of Judge Bradley, Of New Jersey,
has set itself earnestly at work and has
been making reasonable progress since
its first session. The electoral vote of
Florida is the bone Of contention now
before it and it is becoming pretty clear
that decision by the Commission of
this issue will uncover the ultimate re-
sut. The determination of the pre.i.
dental succession hinges, in fact, upon
the right Of the Commission to go into
and behind the acts of the Returning
Board Of this State. If il shall deter
mine affirmatively, the bottom will at
once drop out Of the radical tub and
Louisiana will also be counted for Til
den. II otherwise, the country, in our
opinion, will have to make up its mind
to accept Hayes and four more years of
radic'l misgovcrnment. True, Oregon
will present essentially different issues
from those raised in the two States
named, but in that State. whatever the
law may be, the right is clearly with the
radicals and it is presumable that the
law will be twisted to suit il. We are
aware that this supposition involves an
imputation upon the integrity of the
Electoral Commission, but we have no
hesitation in saying that it will be iusti.
fed if the frauds Of Sterns and his Re-
turning Board shall be allowed to stand.
But We do not believe that they wiH be
allowed. Our partisan preferences NAV
mislead US, but il seems TO our iuds-
rnent, from the undisputed facts in the
case and the law as expounded BY o.
ronnor, Black and Merrick, that il will
he simply impossible for any Commits
sioner with prejudice against perjury
to find that Florida can either rightfully
or legally be counted for Hayes. With
perhaps three exceptions, all the men,
hers OF the Commission have an honor


able future before them and we canno,
realize and do not believe that they will
st'tic conscience, trample upon law and
Justice. insult common sense, defy pub
lie opinion and hand their names over to
enduring shame to protect and stabili.
tate a transparent fraud. No, Flo.
rida will be counted for Tilden and the
count will very likely be made dur.
ing the present week.
Year: 1877

blind, and that cousin Kitty had grown
taller and more beautiful, and that in
spite of profuSion Of dark brown
curlS, he asked her to become his wife,
but not without first satisfying himself,
by m impolite but vigorous pull, that
the curls We're growing fast upon her
pretty head,


Lucky MIR. Smith, for Kitty accepted
him, but il set tongues wagging when
She was duly installed i'll the new par
sonage for of course she was we'll mated
for carrying off the coveted prize but
She found fast friend and ally in good
Mrs. Perry.


When an epidemic ragged in Punck-
muck, by her patient endurance and
skillful nursing 81 the deserted sick She
won all hearts.


Robert, she said one day to her
husband and pastor, III u doubling tone
of voice "do you think my curls, if
they are natural, are exactly suitable
for clergyman's wifc?'


Kitty they are Your crowning beau
ty wouldn't have you part with them
for worlds.


Happy Mr. smith.
Year: 1877

From the n. y. Evening Post, April H.


The reports which are published In the
Erening Post to-day with respect to the
condition and management of the Equita-
bic Life Assurance Society scarcely need
extended comment. It is manifest that
in these reports We have an exact and full
setting forth of all the facts which can
possibly concern the public that there has
been no disposition on the part of the So
ciety's officers to shun examination or to
make concealment; and that the voluntary
committee, from which one of the reports
comes, have not hesitated to criticise free


whatever they have found in the man
agement deserving Of censure. In q
word, the reports are what they ought to
be, and they have the fullest weight with
the public.


The conclusion to be drawn from them
is that the company is entirely sound, and
that it has never been otherwise
They serve, even at time of much un-
certainty and suspicion, to restore full
confidence in the society, whose manage
ment is thus exhibited to the public; and
the management we must confess seems
to have been characterized by great en-
tcrprize and energy coupled with much
skill: Even the large expenditure on the
buildings Of the company in New York
and Boston is found to yield a combined
return of I :12 per centum net. Presum-
ing that everybody has read the reports
it is not necessary to quote from them
here, but they must be very gratifying
reading to the policy-holders, who thus
find their trust has not been misplaced.
Year: 1877

Take one pint bowlful of salt Goldfish
picked up very fine, and two pint bowl
fuls Of cold raw peeled potatoes; put to-
gether into cold water and boil until the
potatoes are thoroughly cooked. Remove
from the fire and drain off all the water;
mash with potato-masher; add piece
of butter the size ofan egg; two well-beat-
en- eggs; pepper and salt to- taste. Mix
we'll and fry in hot lard, butter or drip.
pings. Do not freshen the fish before
boiling. These cakes meet with much
favor wherever made.


Hop Yeast-A large. handful Of hops
boiled briskly in three quarts of water
for full half hour. Then mix in half
cup Of brown, sugar, one spoonful Of GIN
ger and one of salt. Boil all together
five minutes and strain. When mlkwarm,
and one cup Of yeast. When risen light,
use. Allow, as in potato yeast, a cup to
each loaf. Put in three raisins, and
pinch of soda in the yeast that is corked
and reserved for another time.


The Neso England Farmer says: "Onc
great drawback to the profits of farming
in our latitude is the long, cold winter
when we are obliged to consume the stores
laid up in the summer, but if we would
take little more pains in preparing for
cold weather and in protecting ourselves
and our cattle, our profits would be in
creased more than we might at first sup
pose. Our barns are too cold, and it will
pay to make them warmer. Boards are
cheaper than hay"
Year: 1877

Packard in retiring from the contest in
Louisiana wrote letter bitterly reviewing the
course pursued by the general government
and concluding as follows: Had the General
Assembly continued In session in the State
House should have deemed it my duty to
have asserted and defended the government to
the last, notwithstanding the withdrawal of
the troops, but with the Legislature disin-
tegrated and no prospect Of present success,
cannot task your tried fidelity by asking you
to longer continue to aid me in the struggle I
have thus far maintained. l therefore announce
to you that am compelled to abstain for the
present from all active assertion of INV gov
eminent. valve none Of my legal rights
but yield only to superior forces. am dis
couraged by the fact that one by one the
republican State governments Of the South
have been forced to succumb to force or fraud
or policy. Louisiana, the first State re-.
habilitated after the war is the last State
whose government thus falls and I believe it
will be among the first to uprise itself again to
the place Of equal and honest representation.
advise that you maintain your party organi-
zation aud continue to battle for the rights
Of citizenship and free government We
strive for these and not for man or men.
1t grieves me beyond expression that the
heroic efforts you have made and the cruel
sufferings you have undergone to maintain
Republican principles in Louisiana have had
this bitter ending. To those who have so gal.
lantly stood by me in the long contest We have
passed through tender my heartfelt thanks
and to all cousel peace, patience, fortitude and
hrm trust that eventually right and Justice
will prevail.
Year: 1877

Incidentally to his narrative of "sea
Trout Fishing" in Scribner for May, Mr..
A. R. Macdonough gives the following
description of necessary experience
on the rivers that feed the st. Lawrence:


In this sort of surf, half stone, half
water, common wooden boat would be
bumped to pieces in five minutes. The
only thing that can float in it, the birch
canoe, is one of those marvels of clever
adoption that look like genius. Such
canoe is really nothing but basket with
pointed ends and stifened sides. You
sit, float, and toss in her as you would in
q basket, and without most watchful per-
pendicularity and tresome tenton of
nerves in balance, you tip out of her as
you would out Of a basket She is amsre
single skin of bark sewed together with
deer-sinews, trimmed with slight ash or
birch strips, and connected across at top
by five slender thwarts, or "bords," mod
eled in all her lines so that the deepest
point is along the middle bottom, and she
turns in the water every ways as on pivot.
The draft, with two men aboard, is three
to four inches. Buoyant, of elastic frame,
unsteady to the lightest touch, endways
Or sideways, she answers to skillful con-
troll, like sentient thing and throws
clumsy rider like mustang. With her
light grace and delicate color she is the
lady Of water-craft.


The skill Of these canoe men is Won
derful, only gained by long practice from
early childhood. Nearing the foot of the
rapid, while yet in still water, the guide
drops the paddle, stands erect with his
setting-pole in the extreme stern, his boy
in the same attitude at the point of the
bow, and studies the eddies and stones
intently. In a moment she is swung
alongside rock, her peak thrust just
round it across the stream-then with q
mighty drive from the poles she darts di-
agonally through the torrent and whirls
her tail down stream, under the lee of
another rock few feet higher up. She is
again held hugging the granite by main
force, and edging forward till the beat of
the water boiling up astern of her center
helps to lift her on, and with another
powerful send she shoots across upward
again to the next covering point. She
threads her intricate way among the
bowlders by repetition of these zigzag
dashes, sometimes missing the aim and
crashing back against rock, sometimes
beaten aside by the pole slipping on the
bottom, with the guides eye quick at
every turn, and his muscles steadily
braced. The mems pose, alertness and
strength form study. At times she
must be thrust up by sheer power against
the dead rush Of the torrent gaining inch
by inch.
Year: 1877

From the San Antonia Herald.


Look here" said an excited Fourth
Warder to neighbor who had a biting
dog, you have got to kill that dog Of
yours or I'll do it. He nearly bit my
mother, and old lady Of ninety-f years
and in feeble health. It's simply in
famous The owner of the dog looked
sorry and said he did not wonder at
the other man for being so anxious
about the health of the author of his
being, to whom he owed so much.
"'Taint that" replied the kind son, shut
she isn't long for this world, anyhow, and
f she gets dog-bit at her time Of life she
will never split another stick of wood, or
fetch another bucket of water" and his
voice actually grew husky and he wiped a
tear from the end of his nose.
Year: 1877

The extra session of the Board ofIndian
Commissioners, now in session in Washington,
accompanied by Secretary Schurz and Indian
Commissioner Smith, called on the President
for the purpose Of learning his views on the
Indian peace policy. The President said he
knew no reason why the Indian policy of the
late administration should not be continued
Secretary schurz remarked that while in pri-
yate life he has given his earnest support to
this policy, and he saw no reason why he
should not sustain it rs Secretary Of the In
terror
Year: 1877

a hotly contested political conflict, in
front of village store were gathered q
squad of workers-the village wire-pul-
lers men who were spending their time
and breath for the party, and who were
looking for Office. every one of them,
engaged in discussing the prospects Of
the situation. While they were thus en-
gagged in feeling self-confdent and iubi-
liant, an old stager Of the opposing party,
named Sam Belkoop, came up. Ordi-
narily Sam was reserved, and mindful of
his own business, but in exciting times
like the present, when he had a few
glasses aboard" he could be Qoquacious.
The party of politicians, all known to be
hungry for government pap, hailed Sam
rather ironically, asking him how went
the battle on his side. Said Sam:


{" don't know, gentlemen, as l can give
you any information on that subject, but
l can tell you bit ofa story"


All, that was justthe thing g Fire away,
Samuel, let us have it."


Sam, took seat upon an empty nail
keg, and told as follows:


Once upon q time there was great
King who had philosopher in whose
judgment he always put the utmost con-
tidcnce. On certain morning the King
took it into his head that ho wanted to
go out hunting. and having summoned
his mobiles; and al the chief men of his
court, and made necessary preparations
he called his philosopher and asked him
if it would rain during the day. The
philosopher said it would not; so the
King and his mobiles, and all his great
men departed. Upon approaching the
forest they met countryman mounted up-
on q jackass, who advised them to return
assuring them that it would very soon
rain. "Bah!" cried the King.
Year: 1877

originated, but they find a. follows: The fire


department and salvage corps did their duty


with efficacy and promptness, as also did the


police. Both the lcssees of the hotel, In our
opinion, are censurablc in several particulars:


First, while providing the necessary materials
for extinguishing fires, they had provided no


means for their use; second, in keeping in the
store room and wine cellar q large amount of
inflamable material without adequate watch
ing; third in removing from their Office the
gong necessary to alarm the inmates Of the
hotel in case Of fire; fourth, in employing only
one watchman, and lie very inefficient man
and supplementing his duties as such with
other matters; fifth, in lack OF rules and in
structions to their employees as to their con-
duct and duties In case Of fire; sixth, In their
making no efficient efforts on the night of the
fire to awaken their guests and employees.
Year: 1877

The following is the decision of the
Court in the suit Of Brigham Young's nine
teenth wife for divorce: That the alleged
marriage was and is polygamous and therefore
null and void; that during the time plaintiff
was with defendant as polygamous wife she
was serving him as menial servant, and
would be entitled to reasonable compensation
for her services. Having received in this in
stance, in the form Of alimony, more than such
services are shown by the proof to be reason
ably worth, she should go hence without fur
thcr compensation.
Year: 1877

E. st Julien Cox is elected Judge in
the Ninth Judicial District in this
State. The republican newspapers
during the late political canvass took
occasion to say many unkind things
against Cox. But as he is elected by
a majority of over 1000 ina district
that is republican by 1900 majority,
if there is any disgrace attached to
his election, the responsibility rests
upon the republicans of that district
who gave him their UinOnd
Herald.


Republican votes elected Cox Judge,
when he ran for Congress four year S
ago democratic votes defeated him;
and did iton the ground that he drank
whiskey, while the truth was that his
republican opponent drank twice as
much whiskey as he did.


The Democracy seem to have lost
the faculty of governing, through long
disuse. They expect perfection in
their own candidates, but are willing
to vote for any kind OF character put
up by the republicans. AS rule the
Democracy are more Influenced by
the republican newspapers than the
republicans are themselves. It is
pitiable.
Year: 1877

The millerS are very much disturbed
about the farmers raising soft wheat.
The Faribault Democrat says:


Soft wheat yields well-perhaps a
little better than hard varieties; but
the result of introducing it will be to
destroy the reputation Of Minnesota
wheat and -four and send the prices
down.


Would mt it be we'll for the millers
to put up the price Of hard wheat
Then the farmers would have some
inducement to raise it. AS it is, it
produces "a flour equal to that of the
Missouri winter-wheat, and sells for
from thirty to fifty cents per bushel
less. Is that right or reasonable! If
hard wheat brings no more than soft
wheat and soft wheat yields more
to the acre, the argument is very
strong in favor of raising soft wheat.
Year: 1877

We sympathise with friend 'Childs
of the Waseca Radical. He is sur
rounded by enemies but fighting a
gallant battle. In a recent issue he
said:


Occasionally man SAYS. Il like your pa
per firstrate, but think it would be better ii
1t contained less personalities Wefullv ap-
preciate the force of this suggestion, but the
trouble Is that this personal war is constantly
forced upon us. Our opponents will not dis
cuss with us the principles at issue Their
only weapons are those of personal detraction
defamation and denunciation. When we ask
them to say whether or not they are in favor
of the saloon traffic They reply by falsely
accusing us OF stealing soldiers clothing or
Madden's pigs.


When we ask them to give reason whv
drunkard making should be licensed in every
block, they reply: "Pat Child is q black heart
ed infdel, hypocrite and liar


Hence it is that we occasionally apply q
gentle reproof to those who consider it smart
to thus attack US.


For wears certain men have made it their
business to concoct the most malicious false
hoods regarding our religion, our business
honesty. and our habits, as we'll as sincerity
of purpose. and these falsehoods have been
scattered broad cast all over the state to our
injury and detriment- Not only have the sa-
loonists been engaged in this, but even those
who profess better things have been instru-
mental in circulating such SANDERS.