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Year: 1877

Good News 10 Every Family.
No more loss Of life or destruction of


Properly BY the explosion Of Kero-


Sene.


1t is fearful to think that during
the short space Of year, there were
over $49,O00,00O worth Of property
destroyed in the United States, by the
explosion of kerosene or l-oil lamps;
yet the destruction of property is moth
ing compared TO the loss Of life. No
less than 1000 men woman and child
ren, came to an untimely end during
the past year by the explosion of lamps,
to say nothing Of those persons who,
after terrible sufferings have at last
recovered, but were dishgured for
life. :


No wonder then that we say
Good News to Every Family" when
Professor Thompson on-Explosive
Lamp Powder is guaranteed to render
the worst kerosene as safe as COM
mon candle and prevents the breaking
and smoking Of lamp chimneys.


In few days the agent for this
county, Conrad Differ, will visit the
families for the purpose Of introducing
this very necessary household prepar-
alton, when for the trihlng sum of 20
cents package can be procured which
may perhaps be the means of saving
life and property. X


To PREPARE coffee in the "Vienna"
style: Leach or filter the coffee
through a French filter, or any of the
many coffee pots that filter instead of
boiling the coffee. Allow on teaspoon
full Of ground coffee to each person and
extra for the pot Put one quart
Of cream into milk boiler, or If you
have none, into pitcher into pail
Of boiling water. Put it where the
water will keep boiling. Beat the
white Of an egg into froth, then add
to the egg three tablespoonsfuls of
cold milk. Mix the egg and cold
milk thoroughly together. When
hot remove the cream from the fire
and add the egg and cold milk.
Stir it all together briskly for min
ute or two and then serve. Delmon..
leo uses one and half pounds of cof-
fee to gallon Of water, pouring the
hot water upon the coffee, which is
placed in strainer. The coffee is
never boiled.


AT Southern hotel bar an eager
controversy Was pending 'twi1t vari-
Gus generals, majors, etc, when quiz
ct fellow observed, Il happened to be
there, gentleman, and possibly may
be able to refresh your memories. "
Thereupon he proceeded to give a suc-
cinct account of a smart action.
what might have been your rank,
sir?' asked the hotel keeper. II was
a private. About to start next day,
he demanded his bill. Not cent,
You re the first private I ever met"


The rinderpest has broken out
anew in Middlesex county, near Lon
don. The entire herd of cattle will
be kiliso to prevent the spread of
the disease; but even this fails very
often. 7 he present infected region is
the one that supplies London with a
great part Of its milk.


A young gentleman Of this city was
taken sick measuring five feet, eleven
inches. When he recovered, after a
week S sickness, he measured six feet
and one-eighth OF an inch. Theories
Ale in order.
Year: 1877

The rinderpest has broken out
anew in Middlesex county, near Lon
don. The entire herd of cattle will
be kiliso to prevent the spread of
the disease; but even this fails very
often. The present infected region is
the one that supplies London with
great part Of its milk.
Year: 1877

There is an element in a persons ma
ture that exerts powerful sway over
his life and happiness. Some individu-
ais at the least obstacle give up, and sit
down in despondency-fold their hands
In despair; while others, apparently in
the same circumstances, seem to rejoice
in overcoming difficulties, and pass
ahead with renewed determination and
strength. This difference is natural in
a great degree. One sees courage or
cowardice developed in children at a
very early age. Perhaps education has
TO do with it, i'm some measure, but still
1t seems as il il were part of the ma
ture; one child will be frightened at q
shadow, while another never sees any
thing to alarm it, and is as fearless in
the dark as in the sunshine.


Courage saves one many sad days and
gloomy hours. A courageous heart
never is borrowing trouble-looking for
trials that may not come. II they do
come they are met hravely. "As long
as person keeps his courage up, there
Is hope" said a physician, speaking of
one Of his patients who was lowering
between life aud death. 81 never give
up a sick person who thinks he is going
to get well; and there is not much use
to try to save one who has no courage
to live or try to get WELL"


There was good deal Of wisdom in
the remark; but sometimes it requires
more courage to live than it takes r.
die. Many a person has fought with
trials, curses and tribulations, and come
off conqueror Mt last, who would gladly
have sunk into the grave in preference
TO facing the world and keeping on a
bcE front. To make the best of trials
and ,ffiictions, and keep the skeleton of
sorrow hid from mortal sight, is far bet
ter than to clasp the grief TO the breast
and lie down in despair. Always re-
member, that unto each life some rain
must fall"
Year: 1877

Some our contemporaries who affect
a little agricultural and horticultural
lore to more or less extent, are dis
cussing again the best time of trans
planting the evergreen family of trees,
the selection Of trees and the node of
setting out. We profess to have some
experience in this work, and it is not a
little surprise to us TO see August Sc
lected as the best and indeed the only
time to transplant them with safety
Now, in the face of this we have trans
planted them in March, April, May,
(when the branches had shot two inches, J
August, October and November, and
never lost tree set out at any one Of
these periods. In fact, we know of no
trees so easily to grow as those of the
evergreen family.


A word in regard to the selection of
trees-say the Norway spruce. In
height let them be from two and a-half
to three and a-half feet, having a single
main stem, evenly branched out from
the very bottom; for II must be remem-
bered that an evergreen once formed
never adds a single branch to the main
stem.


In setting them out, plant no deeper
than they grew i'm the nursery, where
they should be taken up so rs to secure
uninjured rs many roots and rootlets as
possible. Dig hole deeper than is ne
cessary, and fill up with rich soil to the
required height, and wider than the
longest roots, say foot all round, to be
filled with loose soil To give the roots a
chance to take an early hold; then fill up
the hole with soil and press down
firmly and mulch, as far as the roots
extend, with good, well-rotted manure.
Stake firmly, with the stake at an angle,
as it must be remembered that the wind,
at all seasons. has full sweepat the dense
bush. and if it should jar and disturb
the roots, the tree may not grow at all,
or it may be stunted.-Ger. Tel.
Year: 1877

The ascent OF n shot tower, says
writer in the Scientific American, can
not be commended as either agreeable
or interesting. TO go round and round
a spiral staircase, just wide enough for
the body and no more, is to get into a
bewilderingly dizzy state. Besides,
after developing about one fourteenth
OF a horse power with ones leg mn scles,
a sensation of fatigue follows, which is
not easily got rid of. After the visitor
has reached the uppermost story and
regained both his equanimity and his
wind, he is treated to new sensation,
which becomes the more marked i'm ac-
cordance with the force Of the prevail
ing breeze. The towerrocks like a ship
at sea-sometimes. so much as to dash
some Of the molten lead out of the ket-
tie. or course there is no danger, be-
cause the edifice is usually constructed
with an iron frame, which is not only
strong but elastic, while the brick filling
gives additional stability. But, as at
the famous tower at Pisa, to the summit
of which no one probably ever assembled
without, on looking over, involuntarily
recoiIing with the expectation that the
edifice surely was about to fall; so, in
the shot tower, ones powers of percep-
ton and reasoning faculties are at di-
rect variance; and nervous people are
liable to receive disagreeable shock in
consequence.
Year: 1877

A recent traveller in Mexico, who Wis
tied the mines there during his jour-
ney, says that he was much astonished
at seeing the men who carry the orc
come out of the mine each with one eye
shut. The foreman, seeing his sur
prise, explained the matter. lie said
the candles belonging to the tarateros
twho drill and blast) do not give sufIi-
cient light i'm the drifts, where it is con-
sequently quite dark, but where, never
t.eless, the tarateros see well enough
not to run their heads against the rocks.


But, on emerging into daylight, they
would be blinded did they not take pre-
cautionary measures. For this reason,
as they approach the mouth of the
sllaft, at the point where they catch the
inst glimpse of light, they drop the
eyelid of one eye, and keep this down
while they are discharging their ore and
until they have re-descended the shaft.


When they are again in the dark, they
open the eye kept hitherto in reserve,
and at once they see everything dis
iinctly; while the other eye. previously
oren and somewhat blinded by the day
hight, perceiyes nothing at ali.
Year: 1877

Some years ago everybody ate Of the
fried potatoes prepared in some of the
hotels at Saratoga, but more especially
ut the Lake House" at Saratoga lake,
where they We're prepared in perfection.
On one occasion, being there with a
friend, lady and gentleman made their
appearance on the piazza where little
tables are placed, at which many per-
SONS were sucking their cobblers and
eating those pretty, curled-up potatoes.
The party was evidently English and
stylish society people. The lady stopped
at our table, and partially STOPPING down
to see what in the world we could be
eating, when we quietly blurted out,
Potatoes ~ She laughed and passed
on, but in few minutes they were try
ing the article themselves, much to
their apparent satisfaction. Now, how
ever. we have potatoes cooked just as
artistically and toothsomely as at Sara
toga lake. The way it is done is no
longer a secret. and Is as follows: The
tools are a common c:,bbage-cutter, two
wire sleeves and Il "spider." Take, say
eight large potatoes, pare them and slice
very thin with the cutter, stir into it
one teaspoonful of salt TO a quart, and
let them remain half an hour in that
Pour them into the sieve to drain, and
when well-drained wipe the slices dry;
put pound of lard into the spider, and
when it becomes smoking hot put in the
potatoes. They must be constantly
stirred to-pmvent the pieces from adj
herring to one another, asd until they
are sufficiently Drowned TO make your
mouth water, when they should be
served at once.
Year: 1877

The Virginia New Enterprise tells
this affecting story: Charles Kaiser,
who has the only hive of bees in town,
says that when he first got his swarm his
old cats curiosity was MUCK excited in
regard 20 the doings of the little insects,
the like of which she had never before
seen. AT first she watched their COM
ings and goings at distance. She then
flattened herself upon the ground, and
crept along toward the hive, with tail
horizontal and quivering. 1t was clear
ly evident that she thought the bees
some new kind of game. Finally she
took upa position at the entrance to
the hive, and when a bee came in or
started out, made dab at it with her
paws. This went on for time without
attracting the special attention of the
inhabitants of the hive. Presently.
however, 'old Tabby' struck and crushed
n bee on the edge of the opening to the
hive. The smell of the crushed bee
alarmed and enraged the whole swarm.
Bees by the score poured forth and
darted into the fur of the astonished
cat. Tabby rolled herself in the grass,
splitting, biting, clawing and squalling
rs cat never squalled before. She APP
peared mere ball of fur and bees as
she rolled and tumbled about. She was
ut length hauled away from the hive
with garden rake, at the cost of seve-
raj severe stings to her rescuer. Even
after she had been taken to distant
part of the grounds the bees stuck in
Tabby's fur, and about once in two min
utes she would utter an unearthly
'yowl and bounce full yard in the air.
On coming down she would try to
scratch an ear, when sting on the back
would cause her to turn succession OF
back somersaults and keep up a running
fire of squalls. Like the parrot that was
left alonewith the monkey old Tabbyhad
dreadful time. Two or three days after
this adventure Tabby vas caught by her
owner, who took her by the neck and
threw her down near the beehive. No
sooner did she strike the ground than
she gave fearful squall, and at asingle
bounl reached the top of fence full
six feet in height. There she clung for
moment, with tail as big as a rolling
pin, when with another bound and
squall she was out OF sight, and did mol
again put i'm an appearance for over a
week."
Year: 1877

A cook may give due heed to length
OF time in cooking, may guard from the
effects of too much or too little fire, and
yet fail of success after all. 1t requires
almost genius to use seasonings per-
fectly. Take salt, for instance: many
never add it to the boiling water Of
vegetables. A boiled potato never re-
covers from such treatment. Nothing
compensates it for the thorough sailing
it should have had at a very early stage
at its cooking. 1t is nearly as bad with
squashes, beans, turnips and onions
Anything that is mashed should be
thoroughly mashed and thoroughly
stirred. Some vegetables will bear to
be dished up and stand for few min
utes; others are nearly ruined. II one
is obliged TO keep potatoes long after
the water is poured of, it is much BET
ter not to remove them from the kettle.
Anything liquid, like peas and toma
toes, can be kept comfortably i'm COW
cred dishes on tie hot water tank, or
some similar place.


Extreme nicely in dishing should be
scrupulously observed. II you stir .
gravy thickening in the gravy bowl it
self, the -four will surely tell the tale
DO your seasoning before you put the
food in the appropriate dishes. 1t il
better not to use salt and pepper quite
up to your own taste unless you are
sure of the tastes of ali the family.


Almost every one likes extra fiavors
in meats, and yet comparatively few
cooks go beyond salt and pepper. An
ounce OF bay leaves from the druggist
costs but trifIe, and win last for
months. Half leaf adds delightful
flavor to boiled or stewed beef, while to
soups and gravies it is invaluable
Thyme, summer savory, majoram. and
sage may he raised easily i'm ones own
garden. Curry is a great addition to
any kind of poultry. In making q
dressing of bread or crackers. use an
egg to give firmness. For veal dress
ing, use little nutmeg and little
grated lemon peel. Put sage ia pork
dressing, onions In duck, oysters in tur-
key. The perfection of fiavoring is not
to give one strong taste, but q delicate
blending Of several.
Year: 1877

Three of the crew of the steamship
exciting adventure at the Greenland
sea fishery this season. During the
time that their vessel was fast beset
among the ice, three of the crew
Thomas Royall, Wolverhampton; james
Winter, Peterhead, and William Multi
gan. Dundee-set out one day to pay a
visit to the ship Perseverance, of Peter
head, which lay apparently about four
miles distant. A fter walking about
two miles it was seen that the distance
between the two ships had been mis-
judged, and that in reality they were six
miles apart, and the dangerous nature
of the journey began to dawn upon the
seamen when they realized how far they
were from any vessel, the sealing clubs
being the only weapons with which they
were armed. They deliberated whether
it would not he the best course to return
to their ship. One of the trio insisted
on making the. journey. while the 9TH
ers were OF the opinion that they should
give up the attempt.


In the midst of the debate she bear,
with one cub, arrived, and us she was
fast coming up between the men and
their ship, the only chance of escape
was to run on in the hope of reaching
the Perseverance. When the men took
10 their heels the bear quickened her
pace, and i'm "A short time was close upon
the sailors.


To attempt to face the animal with
their clubs was useless, and, according
ly, one by one OF the men took portions
of their clothing and threw them on the
ice. In this way the progress of the
bear was retarded, as bruin stopped to
snuff and tear at each of the articles as
she came up TO them. by this statagem
the men were enabled to keep a little
ahead for about two miles. They had
parted with most of their clothing, one
of them having nothing but his pants, a
cravat, and woolen shirt upon him.
He had retained possession of his club,
and fastening his cravat to the end of
the weapon. he waved it as a signal Of
distress, and fortunately the attention
of the crew OF the Perseverance was at
tracted to the perilous position of the
three seamen. Several of the crew of
the Perseverance Immediately set out,
armed with guns, and, after running
about mile. they came up TO the three
men, just in time TO save them, as they
had almost no clothing left, and were
exhausted with the chase.


The bear and her cub were so close
behind that the rescuers had no difficulty
i'm dispatching them with several bull
lets. The following morning the three
sailors returned To the Intrepid. They
were escorted part OF the way by a num-
Der of the crew OF the Perseverance,
and the male bear having been seen in
the vicinity, apparently OH the lookout
for the she-bear and her cub, he was
likewise killed.
Year: 1877

The recent death in China Of the old
est male descendant Of Confucius calls
attention to the curious fact that this
family is the only one which has retain
ed a grand position owing to q pedigree
derived from a peaceful thinker. This
family holds the highest place in the
kingdom, except the throne itself, and
has retained it for 2O2 years longer than
the Christian era. The governorship
of the district surrounding the tomb of
the sage and an estate of 10000 acres
are still held by the representative Of
the family, which now numbers over
eleven thousand persons, and all this
multitude are subject to him, while he
receives royal honors even from the
highest officials. f.i T.
Year: 1877

i will say to my friends and GUS
toners that I am ready now 70 show
my Fall and Winter stock which was
selected by myself, knowing what the
People Of Marshall county want aud
all ask OF you Is to come end see
me before you buy your goods. as it
will be to your interest to ccme and
see me, as do not fear Competition.
. IL Yours Resp. SIMON BECKER.
Year: 1877

Men and women, masters and
servants all inhabit the same room,
while cleanliness is not much attend
ed to; but poor as they are, they are
an example of contentment. The
beauty of the young girls is remark


able; their fair hair falls in long
plaits, partially covered by a
black cloth Golf, daintily worn on
one side of the head, and finished at
the top with a tassel of colored silk
run through silver steel buckle,
which floats on the shoulder. tire
minds the traveller of the Greek
head-dress; but the blue eyes with
their sweet benevolent expression
soon recall to his mind their Danish
origin. The dress is made of the
cloth woven in the country, and on
festival days the bodice is gaily
adorned with silver braid and velvet,
while the belt and sleeves are orna-
mented with silver devicer, beauti-
fully chased and often of great value.
On wet and cold days the shawl be-
comes useful mantilla, completely
enveloying the head, and defending
the wearer from the effects of the fire.
quent storms.-Chamber's Journal.
Year: 1877

THE IEAUGURAL.-The Inaugural Ad-
dress of President Hayes gives the high
est satisfaction, and if the new President
can point out the way to successfully car
ry out the principles and policy therein
ununciated, his administration will go
down into history MS one of the wisest
since the early days OF the Republic. 1t
j. gratifying to see a man once in office
mindful of the pledges he made during
his candidacy, public men are too apt to
be forgetful. 1t is also gratifying to hear
the principle enunciatcd that "ho serves
his party best who serves his country
best" The worst enemies Il party can
have is the bligd bigots who place party
success above every other consideration.
The remark that universal suffrage
should rest upon universal education" is
one that viii strike a responsive chord in
the breast of every thinking citizen. 1t
is putting into language thought which
has gradually, but surely, been forcing
it-elf upon the public mind, and in what
ev r efforts MIR. Hayes may make to
make universal education II subject of
national legislation, he can be assured of
the support OF his own party and of the
best elements Of the opposition. His views
upon the Southern question, the most
prominent one of our politics, are such as
cannot fail to be satisfactory to Conser-
vative men of both sections, and while he
believes Il at local self government is the
true lemedy tor Southern ills, there is
nothing to warrant hope that his idea
OF that kind ofgoyernment is only afford
ed when it gives license for race preJu-
dices TO have their full sway. In the
ia teis alluded TO he enuncates views
which cannot fail to be acceptable to the
great majority of the people. Taken all
in all, the Address is well calculated to
give the administration of President
Hayes q hold upon public confidence
which will promise vel f + It's success.
Year: 1877

CoNyERTED. - A Democratic frier d
sends Us Purman's speech with request
that we publish it. Mr. Purman was elee-
t'd as Republican Congressman from
Florida, n position he also holds now.
The substance of his remarks was to the
effect that the election in Florida was a
fair one, and its true result was the choice
of Democratic Governor and the Tildon
Electors. Mr.. Purman may be honest
IN his convic tions, but as his seat is COLI
tested and the claim will be passed upon
ly Democratic House, there are those
who are unjust enough to think his sud
den conversion which enables him TO see
the error of Republican ways is due to
that little fact. The speech is lengthy,
and having already been extensively pub
lishcd and probably read by all who
cared to read it, is our reasons for moi
rtpublishing it at this time.
Year: 1877

IN the London Divorce Court, lately
a woman prayed for dissolution Of her
mnrriage on the ground that she was in
sane ut the time it took place. She was
then so prostrated at the loss of her first
husband as to lose her reason, and a man
in a much humber station Of life persuad-
ell her to marry him. She had sin @
been in IN asylum, but was now sane -
The evidence being perfectly satisfactory,
the marriage was dissolved.
Year: 1877

THE Red Bluff Sentinel says the
Tehama 1OcSiR has come out new type.
As it comes to us on an average about
once month we have not seen the new
dress yet. Come onener, TocSia, or not
Year: 1877

A WHITE man wheeled a colored gem
tleman through the streets of Sacramento
on Monday in payment Of an election bet.


We should like to have seen Cufee S
teeth while en- route. Who says the
colored population has no rights.
Year: 1877

CoUNrERFEITs.-The Red Bluff Sen
'iaeJ says counterfeit half dollars are
floating around quite numerous at that
place. If such be the case we had better
keep on the lookout for them here.
Year: 1877

We do not know whether President
Hayes means to ask any OF the South
ern leaders to take effics in his Cabinet.
We should suppose no would; but we
can imagine such men replying to him
that they prefer to wait-to give him q
fair and independent support until his
policy has become known to their peo-
pie; and we should consider such an
answer wise. But wethink him bound,
as the very first step In his adminlstra-
tion,, to settle the condition Of South
tunately, the way is clear for him there.
He has only TO get the undertaking
from Governors Hampton and Nichols
that they are able to maintain peace in
their States and to do equal justice to
all II he withdraws the troops. 1t needs
no positive act OF his to return those
States to peace, order and prosperity. .