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Year: 1878

True courtesy is always agreeable. and
in business. and draws CUSTOM. Cyrus
Eutler. a Providence millionaire. first made
his store popular by re-Opening it one
night to sell to little girl a spool Of cot
Ton. A lady of great wealth was repellt ]
from a dry goods store by the rudeness of
the clerk. and his vulgar wit turned thOus-
:nds of dollars from the firm. Mrs. Chap
lain in tie Watchman, tells Il charming Incl
dent:


Late one Sunday afternoon. three or four
years ago. two ladies were returning home
when one of them lost glove. Remcm-
bering she had none suitable tor church
next day. she proposed turning into VIM
ter street 10 buy Il pair. According 10 the
summer rules the stores had closed early.
But one door was open, and that of Il small
fan v and trimming store, into which at
any other time they would not have
thought of going for gloves.


When asked aS favor to see their
gloves. the young girl. though doubtless
weary VIII StsiinuIS 'A uass ASP'aS" w :
courteOlsly. and manifested as much pa
tience and eagerness TO please as If it were
only morning, and she fresh tor her own
work. or as it the business were her own
The gloves were bought and also some
other little articles that lay in sight on the
counter: and on receiving the money, this
young girl said. Thank you" as if the
favor had been done herself instead Of hel
customers. @


When the ladies lett the store. one o.
them said to the other, THAT is what
call courtesy; now let's come here again.
| Neither had ever been in that little stOrs
before. but after that they went there fOl
everything they wanted in such goods
They always met the same patient desire
to please and to do rigat, from the proprie
tor and all the young girls employed there
They mentioned the place to their friends
and they know to-day that they have add
ed largely to that mans list OF customers
although neither he nor any OF his attend
ants ever heard Of tteir first introduction
to the store AaA #tea
Year: 1878

Some one estimates that all the prayers
recorded in the Bible could be repeated in
thirty-five minutes. Most Of them are
from one to two minutes long. The
prayer Of Solomon is less than ten min
ates. Is there not lesson and a warning
in these facts which should be noted by
Christians? Let us not imagine that We
are to be heart! for our much speaking.
Year: 1878

.Braggarts are generally easy to be
scared. AFrcnch shoemaker, fond OF
boastipg that nothing could frighten
him, proved On exception to the rule.
Two young fellows resolved to put him
to the test, so one slammed dead, and
the other prevailed on the shoemaker
to watch the body through the mig ght


Being busy, he took his tools with him
and worked beside the corpse. About
midnight cup Of. black coffee was
brought to him to keep him awake, and
he was so exhilerated by tho draught
that be struck up merry song, still
plying his hammer vigorously. Sud:
denly the would-bo corpse arose and
said, in sepulchral tones, "When a man
is in the presence of death he should
not sing" The shoemaker was star
tied, but recovering his selfpossessior
in moment, he dealt the corpse blow
on the head with the hammer as he ut
tered: "When man is dead he should
not speak" ..-;s 81. d.
Year: 1878

When the guest comes, not merely
open your doors, but open your heart
He has left home to come to you; lei
him find home when be comes to you
He has left bright faces; let him find
them. He has left sincerity; may he
no. miss it when he enters the atmosphere
Of your presence. Hc has left much;
so treat him so that he shall feel he hos
found more. So, shall he be. happy
with you; so shall he be grateful.


Don't be superserviceable. A guest
has right to be attended to; he also
has right to be left alone. Don't
command his time; let him command
your time. Don't rush him about and
push him around from social courses
of your own allotment. Let him loaf;
let him lounge; let him stroll about
the place and be lazy; let him
do as he has a mind, and then if
be cannot be happy remember him
with charity, but as an individual aud
social enormity. For he who cannot
be happy in liberty represents a crea'
tive misfortune.
Year: 1878

People talk Of lovers quarrels as
rather unpleasant episodes because
they are not quarrels at all. 1t is a
half play, and they know it: Matri.
moniaE quarrels are another thing. We
doubt seriously if married people ever
forgive each other after tho first falling
out. They gloss it over, they kiss and
make it up, the wound apparent y heals,
but only as those horrible wounds given
in battle do to break out again at
some unexpected moment.


The man who has sneered and said
things to a sensitive woman never has
her whole heart again. The woman
who has uttered reproaches to man
can never be taken to his bosom with
the same tenderness as before those
words were spoken, The two people
who must never quarrel are husband
and wife: One may out with kinsmsn,
and make up and be friends again; but
love, once banished, is a dead and buried
thing.
Year: 1878

A young woman in Atlanta, Georgia,
bought from an elderly woman her son.
for tho purpose of making husband of
him. The young man was twenty years
old; tho mother, however, sold him for
o muslin dress and few yards Of calico.
The trade was made on Sunday, and
the man was to be delivered three miles
from the purchasers house on the Tues
day following, and although that Tues
day was bad day, the fair purchaser
walked in the rain to get possession.
Year: 1878

The man who minds his own business;
the woman who never says to her bus-
band, Il told you so;" the man who can
sew on his own buttons when the baby
is crying; the mother-in-law who never
reminds you that you arc married above
your station; the young men that don't
hate old people and children; the old
bachelor that don't hate cats and
pincushions; the married people that
don't wish they were single; the single
people that are content to remain so;
the husband who never says that Jiis
mothers pies were better than his wife's
are.
Year: 1878

A ragged, shivering, middle aged
man called at q house and asked for
food, but the lady of the house called
out:


"Why don't you work for some
thing to eat ?"


IL would if knew where could
work" be replied promptly


There's place down town where
you can saw wood and earn your
dinner" she continued.


That seemed to stick to him for
half & minute, but he finally said
with great soiemnity;


Madam, let me state a parallel
case. There is place in Heaven
for you, but you doE't want to die
till you are driven to it."


She pondered over his philosophy
for a few seconds, and then called for
the cock to pass out half loaf oi
bread and some meat.
Year: 1878

Three applications made yesterday before
Judge Davis. in Supreme Court, Chambers tor writs
Of mandanus against the Board Of Health. The first
application behalf Of Louisa Noll. She states
that Of hers born in Bleecker street. in this
city, and is now student in one Of the German
unversties and she fears his conscription into the
German army An affidavit Of the midwife sets forth
that she neglected to have the birth registered The
Board. 1t is stated refused to examine its records
prior to 1870 when the Bureau Of Vital Statistics
In charge Of the city inspectors. Mrs. No wants the
records so corrected to include o record OF her
sons birth Judge Davis took the papers for
animation.


The second application was made by DR.. Ernest
Uhling, who says he is graduate OF the Royal Uni
versty of Vienna that for the past twenty years he
has been practising physician in this city; that
prior to 1874 the Board OF Health always registered
him as . physician in good standing; that about
that time he was convicted In the Court
OF General Sessions of false pretences and sent
pardoned out at the end OF q year and restored to
citizenship by Governor Robinson; that the Board
now refuses to register him as n physician OF good
standing and also to recognize the certificates OF the
women graduates at his school Of midwifery. This
application was strenuousy resisted. 1t stated
that his conviction of false pretences was through
Lis giving certificate OF woman's death. but that
instead of corpse the coffin contained bricks with
intent to defraud an Insurance company.
1t was also stated that the Board has
no proof that he is physician in good
standing and no information OF his school of mid
wifcry. Judge Davis refused to grant the man
damus, holding that the Board would not be justified
In giving him a certificate OF physician In good
standing As to the school Of midwifery he said that
any graduate. II there was any. could invoke the
Court for her own protection.


Mr.. Dion Bouccault the well-known dramatic
author and actor. is the third applicant 1t appears
that hc lad son born in this city, for whom 1t ID
stated lie desires to obtain q commission III the
British army The claim is that, though born in this
city, the is citizen, and u certificate is do
sired to that effect. Judge Davis took the papers,
Year: 1878

I claim to exhibit the largest and best mu-
scum, menagerie, circus and performing ami
NAL show in the world. l claim to have more
money invested in my great show than any
man ever put into a similar enterprise I
claim that my exhibitions spread more canvass,
maks e a finer, more solid and substantial ap-
pearance-on the road, inside outside and all
around-than any show in existence. I claim
that for the past twelve years I have spent
more money in mo efforts to please. the public
than any showmanin this country. I claim to
be the first man who originated and introduced
the use of more than one tent to exhibit
menagerie and circus. 1 claim to have more
men and horses in my service than any show IN
the world. Also, that own and use more
palace coaches, cars and locomotives than any
other show in the world. I claim to have the
finest stock, and double the number of cages,
carriages, dens and vans, and finer looking,
than any show ever owned or required. And,
lastly, l claim and proclaim that such broad
and unqualified statements as I have made
should be substantiated; therefore I offer
twenty-five thousand dollars to anybody any
where on the face of this broad earth, who can
show menagerie, museum, circus and per-
forming animal exhibition, extensive. ex-
pensive and comprehensive as the great Fore
paugh show. This challenge excepts nobody,
and is open to all the world.


ADAM FoREPAUGH, Sole Proprietor.
Year: 1878

American farmers are averse to doing
thorough work in the matter of tillage.
We want plows which turn a furrow II in
ches wide, and then we rake over the sur
face with broad harrow, and put in the
seed. do not see much objection to the
use of q wide furrow in plowing, yet l be-
lieve that thenarrow burrows Of the English
and Dutch plows are decidedly better for
the soil, but have found, time and again,
to my cost, that half way work in prepar-
ing seed,bed is disastrous. Last year,
hired piece Of work done, at a time when
| could moi well attend to it. A rough out
lot, upon which the moist season had
brought up an abundant crop of Ragweed,
Wild Carrots, Yellow Clover, Evening
Primrose, Running Black kberries, with Pussy
Glover, and Rattle-box, and fifty other
things for aught that l know, the natural
product of a gravelly and neglected SOIL
This | hired plowed and sowed with rye
[ was not there to watch it, so now the rye
looks as if it had been drilled in, following
the burrows. The ground had been har
rowed after blowing, but not half enough
Such land should be narrowed and cross
narrowed, and diagonally narrowed, until
the surface soil is mellowed and knocked
out of the embrace of the myriad rootlets,
which fill and hold it. The stones moved
by the plow, at least those near the surface,
should be brought to the top. There they
protect the, at best, thin soil, from winds
and frost, and the larger ones may be
picked off. What there is Of fine soil is
settled and compacted, by the narrowing
alone, so that the roots of the plants have
a much better hold upon it. Besides, the
narrowing exposes the roots of the sod and
weeds to the action of the sun an atmos.
phere, to their almost certain death, which
is what we desire.


This, 1 conceive, is the effect of thorough
tillage by the harrow upon my poorest soil,
and upon similar soils everywhere. If the
ground is being prepared for grain and
grass, these may be sown at once; then let
stones be picked off, and finally let the
field be rolled, for the sake of still further
compacting the soil, and leaving surface
less exposed to injury from winds and from
washing.


have rarely much use for a clod crush
er, and when have, find that the wooden
toothed harrow of my neighbors, turned
upon its back, to be the very best l ever
saw. 1t might not do on clays or clay
loans, where baked clods, or masses of
earth, packed by the plow, and half baked
by the sun, cover the field and resist both
the harrow and roller. These require the
severe treatment of the clod crusher of the
agricultural stores, which, with its disks of
forks and zig-zags, has good deal the look
of a concentrated cast-iron thunderbolt.
The harrow, on its back, is enough for corn
stubble, sods, punches of weeds, etc.,
which dodge harrow teeth, when the i'm
plementis right sideup, but can not escape
the beams and braces which are drawn
actually in contact with the ground
Correspondent Of the american Agricultuist
Year: 1878

..id TREATMENT FOR ULCERs.-The
dry earth treatment for ulcer is found quite
successful. Large sloughy ulcers, after
being washed are covered with a thick
layer OF earth, over which wet paper is
placed as a support, the whole being neatly
bandaged. In few days the ulcer begins
to clear, and when the surface looks healthy
and granulating, dressing made as fol.
lows is used: A piece of muslin the size of
the ulcer is immerced in carbolc oil. in
the proportion of one part acid to ten parts
cocOanut oil, with this the sore is covered
and over it dry earth is placed, then
moistened earth and a bandage. In a
short time the healing process manifests
itself satisfactorily, while all odor is entirely
removed.
Year: 1878

FENCE Rows.-It is a good practice to
move the fences and plow up the fence
rows, whenever fields are laid down to
grass. Wecan then have clean fence rows,
and get rid Of what are nurseries of weeds
and collections of trash. Our practice is to
take down the fence, lay the rails con.
Veniently on one side, and plow the land :;
If there are many roots in the ground
gather these to be burned. When the
ground is sown, and all is complete, the
fence is put up again. 1t is a very small
job to do this once in five or ten wears.
compared with the convenience of having
clean fence rows, which may be readily
mown and made to yield considerable
quantity Of hay-enough to pay the COST
American Agricultrist
Year: 1878

Two cups of Indian, one cup wheat,
One cup sour milk, one cup sweet;
One good egg that you will beat.
Half cup molasses too,
Half cup of sugar add thereto;
With one spoon of butter new,
Salt and soda each a spoon;
Mix up quickly and bake it soon:
Then you'll have corn bread complete,
Best of all corn bread you meet,
1t will make your boys eyes shine,
If he is like that boy of mine;
1fyou have dozen boys,
To increase your household joys,
Double then this rule should,
And you'll have two corn cakes good.
When you've nothing nice for tea,
This the very thing will be;
All the men that have seen
Say it is, of all cakes. queen;
Good enough for any king
That husband home can bring;
Warming up the human stove,
Cheering up the hearts you love;
And only Tyndall can explain
The links between corn bread and brain.
Get husband what he likes,
And save hundred household strikes.


Lydia A. JLaidrd.
Year: 1878

Rum6rs Of valuable mineral deposits in
Bear Paw Mountains were circulated
somewhat quietly here last spring and at
one time an expedition was about made
up for the trip. These rumorS have since
grown into certaintics. The Red Cloud
brings the late news from Benton and re-
ports great excitement over the late dis
coveries at Bear Paw. Everybody has left
Benton who could get away, and men
were taking out mineral in almost fabu-
Ious amounts in some localities. This
confirms what many practical men have
declared for two years. Gen. Miles said
when here last fail that Bear Paw Noun
tains contained the richest deposit Of pre-
cious metal Of any of the great mining
regions. lie had seen enough to satisfy
him of that fact, although he said little
about it. But this stampede to Bear Paw is
not without its dangers. Five men from
Benton are reported scalpcd by Indians,
and struggling bands are proving about
all over that vicinity. That there is an
abundance of gold there is firm convic-
tion of the writer. and this fact will soon
clear the Indians from another portion of
country
Year: 1878

he left, his bundle of notes was
augmented by all the currency of
the club.


Perhaps the pasha would return
another evening, and indulge in
the fascinating diversion of bacca-
rat? With the greatest Of pleasure;
and an evening or two later the
pasha and his new friends sat down
to a baccarat bank. Again the cur
rency of the club went to swell the
formidable bundle. Would he mind
playing against checks? Not in
the least, and the checks Joined the
bundle. The sun had risen, and
the pasha felt sleepy. Would he
give the losers their revenge? AS.
suredly, but another evening; and
a few nights afterward the pasha
reappeared.


Was he come to give the revenge
that he had promised? Yes; but
before doing so a little accident
must be rectifed. Some of the
checks given on the previous eve
ming had, by a strange fatality, been
returned with the words "not suffi-
cient effects" written on them. The
pasha did not quite understand the
meaning Of the phrase, but perhaps
the drawers would kindly make
good their checks. The pasha did
not play that evening, and the con-
cluslon is gradually dawning on the
members of the club that, for an
unspeakable Turk, this Oriental
gentleman is quite as well able to
take care of himself as the heathen
Chinee, and is not precisely the


good thing they had fancied.
Year: 1878

Church that it regarded her, as the
Rev. Frank claimed that he did, as
a person of little or no character,
and that the best thing she could
do was to abandon her charges and
leave for distant parts imbued with
a reformatory purpose. Mrs. Ket-
telle, however, does not seem to be
that sort of a woman, and seems
inclined to make strong fight for
the truth of her assertion about the
novel character Of her Plymouth
Bethel pastor. She again repeats
her charges and says she will prose-
cute Mr.. Smith until Plymouth
Church even will be convinced Of
his guilt and cast him out from the
$4,000 position which he now holds.
In what way she expects to do it
she is unwilling to say at present.
She claims that letters have been
received by her since the committee
decided her allegations against
Smith not proved trying to frighten
her from doing anything further.
She claims that neither she nor her
brother can be frightened by such
threats as those mentioned.
Year: 1878

as to propel him partly through a
window. But the young fellow
still clung to his armful Of spirit
and liked it SO we'll that it took
half dozen startled believers to
rescue the Indian maiden. The
medium was so overcome with this
episode that she was prostrated
and the show came to an ignomini-


Gus conclusion, the cabinet being
invaded and dresses, masks and


general materialing property dis
played to the admiring attendants.


The next morning the Pickerings
were ordered out of the house, and
they didn't wait to ask any ques-
tions. These things are very com
mon occurrences now, but for all
there are plenty of people standing
around waiting to be taken in by
the first materializing medium that
comes along-admission one dollar,
Year: 1878

Another materializing humbug
was brought to grief in Massachu-
setts on Saturday evening. Mrs.


II. John Pickering and her husband
came all the way from New Hamp-
shire to show the people of Lowell
how the thing was done, and gave
them altogether more than was
down on the bills. The seances
were held at the house Of a Lowell
believer and all went along very
finely until the regulation Indian


maiden appeared in the dim light
of the room. A robust young man
in the dollar-a-head audience could
not resist the fascination Of this
Indian girl and he seized the lovely
spirit about the waist 1t immedi-
ately began to occur to him that
there was something more than an
armful Of sweet spirit, and be was
pretty well convinced when the
struggling Indian maiden appealed
to John to help her. John hap


pened to be her husband, and com


ing to the rescue he hit the scan,
dalous young man with such power
Year: 1878

THE PREVAILING OPINION is that


Thomas was insane when he killed his


wife. Indeed, 1t has long been a settled
matter that he who takes his own life is
not himself. The greatest minds have
endeavored in vain to get rid of this con-
clusion, but it has settled down through
philosophy, and the ablest of the doctors
Of divinity and all the learned profess
sions, that a sane man will not commit
suicide. AS Thomas cut his own throat
and would have killed himself, there is nc
escape from the conclusion that he was
an insane man. 1t may be that insanity
was superinduced by hard drinking; and
the Court and the jury will adhere to the
maxim in law that there can be no ex
cuse for crime while under the influenc,
of liquor; nevertheless the ability of thu
counsel and the natural sympathy TO


man, and the horror of taking humai
life, will have its weight, and will M


doubt counterbalance the mere douh
that he could have been sane when tn


crime was committed. The evidence /


quite voluminous and though very il


teresting takes up too much of our spac
Year: 1878

TIE announcement is made from
Washington that in the course of bust
ness at the Treasury yesterday counter
felt 500 note on the Second National
Bank, of Wilkesbarre, Pa, was discov'
cred. The counterfeit is described as
well executed, and calculated to easily
deceive an ordinary expert.