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Year: 1874

A Paris correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Press, writes "A very comical
conclusion to very ordinary theft took
place the other day. A sneak-thief
entered a gentlemen's apartment one
afternoon, by means of false keys, and
proceeded to ramsack drawers and
closets, in search of valuables. To his
disgust he found neither jewels. money
nor any portable article of value. so he
finally concluded to treat himself to a
new suit of clothes. Accordingly he
selected nice outfit, including shirts,
stockings and underwear, laid them
out on the bed and proceeded to remove
his own garments. Just as he got to
the critical point where his own clothes
were off and the new ones were not on,
he heard some one open the outer door
of the apartment. He scrambled un-
der the bed in all haste, and while lying
perdu there he heard the new conner
prOwling around the room, opening
drawers, etc., and finally heard him
depart. He then crept out; but what
was his surprise to find that the second
individual was brother thief, and that
not only the clothes he had been about
to put on were gone, but his own suit
as well. While he was in the midst of
search for some other garment to put
on, he was again disturbed by the
opening of the door, and this tune he
popped into the cluset. This last arri-
val proved to be the owner of the apart
ment, who, finding his furniture in
disorder, and his wearing apparel gone,
proceeded to search for the malefactor,
and soon found the poor shivering
criminal in the closet. He summoned
the police, and gave him into custody,
and the unfortunate fellow was con-
veyed to the station-house, wrapped in
a blanket. and piteously declaring that
he had stolen nothing that, on the
contrary, he had been robbed, basely
robbed, of all his own clothing"
Year: 1874

Arrayed in dusty, rusty drab,


With rusty, dusty beard AMI hair,
Here comes old March, red as crab


And rugged as a bear
AS chisel cold his nose is sharp,


Than fishing-hooks his nails are sharper
Cracked is his voice like frozen harp


Touched by heshless harper.
Oh, weary are his tickle ways!


To-day benign, tomorrow bitter;
In pleasant mood he seldom stays,


The testy old hair-spitter.
The only birds his praise that sing


Are cawing crows and geese that gabble
To call him the first month of spring
Is naught but idle babble.
His footsteps ever followed are


By parching drought and dusty breezes,
By watery eyes and dire catarrh,


And stunning coughs and sneezes.
Delusive March speed on speed on,
Make way for better months a-coming
That blooming flowers will bring anon,
With bees about them humming.
Year: 1874

A ease involving the question, "What
is sufficient fence to afford protection
against live stock p was recently tried
before Judge Elwell, in Wyoming coun-
ty. Tie plaintiff sought to recover dam
ages alleged to have been done his corn
crop in 1870 by the stock of the defend
ant The Judge in charging the jury
made the following remarks: It is max
i'm Of law that every man must so use
and take care Of his own as not to iDjure
his neighbo-'s. At common law the
owner Of the cattle was liable for the
damage done although the had had not
been fenced This was understood to be
the law of the States until decision of
the Supreme Courts, in which the Act of
Assembly was construed to change tie
common law. BY this decision, if the
owner Of improved land has no fences
around it, he connot recover for injuries
Judge Addison, seventy five years since.
it was held that if fence, though not law
full, be what is called neig bOrly and
sufficient to restrain ordinary cattle that
trespass will lie for injury by The cattle
Of another. This view is substantially
correct. II, therefore, the fence was such
as farmers of practical knowledge and ex-
perieuce would consider a sufficient pro-
lection against ordinary cattle, then the
plaintiff would be entitled to recover,
though the fence was not of any given
height. or composed Of any particular
material
Year: 1874

Tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied her golden ringlets in:


But not along in the silllen snare
Did she catch her lovely floating hair,
For tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied young mans heart within.
Year: 1874

feeling seemed to be that this example
would do much to prevent further useless
bloodshed. 1t is stated that Wallace told
his mother to tell his brothers, Matt and
Tom, to follow in his steps: they knew
his life, and he wanted them to initiate IT.
She said she would; that she wanted
them to go the same road he had gone
and when they were dead she would come
in. Wallace is also said to have wond
cred whether he would get to Heaven by
Sunday He further said: Il got away
with these fellows, and reckon can
oct away with hell" Wallace was hung
within twenty feet Of where he stood
when he murdered Ward.
Year: 1874

CHEAP VINEGAR Take a quantity of
common Irish potatoes, wash them until
they are thoroughly clean. place them in
large vessel, and boil them until done,
Drain off the water in which they were
cooked, straining it, if necessary, in or
der to remove every particle Of the pota-
to, Then put the potato water into Il
jug or keg, which set near the stove, or
in some place where it will be kept warm,
and add one pound Of sugar to about two
and one.half gallons Of the water, some
hop yeast, or small portion OF whisky
Let it stand three or four weeks, and you
will have excellent vinegar at cost of
six or seven cents per gallon.
Year: 1874

The Louisville Courier Journal, while
offering its sympathy to any scheme
which will destroy the evils OF ntem
perance, thinks that the assault on mid
die men must fail, and offers the follow
ing advice:


"The points of attack, then, lady lead
ers in this movement, are very simple ::
Either stop the manufacture ofintoxicat
ing liquors, or direct your efforts against
the consumer, and bring the whole
weight of your moral force to bear
against that unnatural appetite which is
the root of the whole evil. Destroy this,
and neither distilers nor dram sellers
will need your furtner attention. Do
YOU ask how this can be accomplished
We can tell you readily how it cannot be
accomplished This curse is not to be
removed by declaiming against it in pub
lie and tolerating it in private. Treat
the gentlemen as they treat you; measure
them by the standards by which you are
measured by them, and the accssslons to
the ranks of temperance will surpass the
most sanguine expectations.


"Ifa woman is addicted to the cXces
sive use Of ardent spirits, are men still
ready to take her to their bosoms with
merely a sigh ofpity? No; the sentence
is more stern and severe, and-shall we
add-more just. She is banisied from
respectable society, and her character
considered wrecked. Have you not sut
ficient nerve and moral force to exact q 5
! high standard Of virtue from them
Instead Of boiling over in public and be-
ING lukewarm in private, boil ifyou wish
to, but try the effect of freezing. You
! ladies who are unmarried would acquire
sufficient dignity and strength of charac
ter to refuse to associate with drunkards,
even if they have sober intervals. Let
young men understand that if they love
ardent spirits better than they do you,
you consider them already welded to a
more alluring mistress, and are not dis
posed to become bgamist Is this
asking too much of you? Then go on
in your crusade against the rumsellers,
| pour out the vials Of wrath upon the ac-
cursed traffic, and compel the vender to
close his (front) doors Then in the
] evening rest your head upon the bosom
of his sodden patron, and, while you are
inhalng the sweet fragrance of Bourbon
and lager, ies your mind repose under
the consciousness Of duty well done.
Year: 1874

HE There is no better way Of cleaning
combs and hair brushes than to dip them
two or three times in a pint Of warm
wateI, to which has been added less than
a teuspoonful Of spirits OF ammonia
Rinse Immediately in clear water, aid dry
about the stove Saleratus water answers
very good purpose likewise; indeed,
anything is better than to use daily, a
comb or brush that needs cleaning. Do
not allow yourself to be guilty Of such
slovenly conduct,
Year: 1874

dead silence prevailed even during the
half hour he was permitted to hang.
There were between two and three thou.
sand people present Though some ex.
peeted trouble, no indication was shown
of any wish to prevent the carrying out
OF the sentence and the laws vindicated.


The assemblage dispersed quietly. The
Year: 1874

Wallace, on being asked if he had any
thing to say, said he had He then jump
ed up and facing the crowd spoke as fol-
lows:


Gentlemen Most Of you came here
to-day expecting good long talk. l
have no confession to make to men, but
to God. ] die in defense Of myself and
my friends, and only regret not having q
dozen deaths to die in that cause


All on the platform then shook hands
with him and said
Year: 1874

The present season Is one OF enforc-


ed comparative idleness. Holiday


keeping will help to while away por-


ton of the farmers time, after which,


although the hands may be IDLE, there


is much head 10 do. The new


year is the time for laying plans for


the future, and no employment needs


more careful thought than this mat


ter of laying plans, The better the


plan the more profitable will be the


work. No work needs more planning
than farming 1t Is not business to
be done on the spur Of the moment
and at the commencement of the year
the whole future labor of the season
should be laid out distinctly and
IhoughtfuIly. Then, when the emer-
yency comes, one is prepared to meet
t. This is the great secret of success
n all business, and is that which often
enables the less able and confident
nan to come out ahead of his more
,anguine and more capable neighbor. |
Now is a good time for commencing |
/ farm record, q book in which the
arm should be mapped out, the plan
If work for the season written down,
he needed supplies of seed, ETC.,
ioted, and in which, at the close Of
zach day, there should be recorded
.he condition of the weather and the
various occurrences worthy of being
Especially should be
set down such things as the farm oper-
atoms, births, ETC., of animals, pay
nents and receipts of money, engage
nents or contracts, and all under the
proper dates. Such q book is an in
,erresting study in after times, and is
useful as guide to future work and
calculations, and has often saved mon-
~ by reason of It's being able to fur
lish either direct proof or corrobora
i've testimony OF payments or con-
.racts.
Year: 1874

We never had q coal stove around


the house until last Saturday. Have


always burned pine slabs aud pieces
OF our neighbor's fence. They burn


well, too, but the fence got all


burned up, and the neighbor said he


wouldn't ruild new one, so he went
down to Jones' and got a coal stove.
1t is called the "RadIant Home,' and
any man that says we didn't have a
radiant home az our house for about
four hours last Saturday night is q
villain. You SEE We didn't know
anything about coal stoves. We
filed the Radiant Home about half
tull of pine fence, and when the stuff
got 20 going we filled the artesian
we'll on top with coal. IL simmered
and sputtered about five or ten min
utes and all went out, and We put on
an Overcoat and pair of mittens and
event out, too" to supper. We re-
marked, In the course of the frugal
meal, that Jones was a ''fro&d" for
recommending such q confounded re-
frigeratOr to man 10 get warm by
After supper we took piece of ice
and rubbed our hands warm, and
went in where that stove was, resolved
to make her draw and burn if it took
all the pine fence in the First Ward.
Our better half threw a quilt over
her and shiveringly remarked that
she never knew what real solid COM
fort was until. she gOs 4 coal stove.
Stung by the sarcasm in her remark,
we turned every dingus in the stove
that was movable or looked Ike il
had anything 10 do with q dra!t, and
pretty soon the Rsdient Home began
to heave up heat. 1t was not long
before she suffered like the new
Silsby steamer. Talk about your
heati In ten minutes that room was
as much worse than a Turkish bath
as hades is hotter than Liverman's
ice-house- The perspiration fairly
fried out of a tin water-cOoler in the
next room- We opened the doors,
and the snow began to melt as far up
Vino stree: as Hsnseonb's house, and
people all round the neighbo=hood
pat on linen clothes. And we couldn't
stop, the confounded thing. We
forgot that Jones told US about the
dampers, and she just kept 8 billing
The only thing we could do wss TO
90 to bed and leave the thing TO burn
up the house if it wanted 20. We
stood off with pole, and turned the
damper every way, and every turn,
she just sent out heat enough to roast
an OK. We went to Oed supposing
that the coal would eventually burn
out, but about II o'clock the whole
family had TO ge. up and sit on the
fence. Finally a man came along
who had been brougl.' up among coal


stoves, and he put = wet blanket over
him and crept up to the stove and
turned the proper dingus, and she
cooled eff, and since thst time has


been Just as comfortable as possible


II you buy q coal stove, you want to


learn how to use il, or you may get


roasted.-La Crosse Democrat.
Year: 1874

Economy avoids all waste and ex-
travagance and applies its money to
the best advantage. But when We
economize so closely that we become
psrsimonious, we become the subjects
of vice. What is there that is more
delightful than to see economy set
forth in every days labor; to see the
man or woman cut their garments
according TO their cloth. We do not
like to see people SO rigid In their
habits as TO shut themselves from
society, or to hoard away their gold
and go shivering with cold. This is
not economy, but insanity and mad
ness.


We see many farmers going to
ruin by failing TO have a proper code
of rules by which 10 manage their
affairs. | well remember a man who
was at the head of q large farm and
had at his disposal some near dozen
farm-hands. l have seen eight Of the
twelve all working together on one
cock of hay. Was that man success
full? We will see in q moment. The
winter first knew him he had in his
care two hundred and forty three
head of cattle, some where in the
neighborhood of two hundred head
of hogs, five good farm teams, plows,
wagons, and fences in good repair
This was three years ago. To-day
She farm supports two COWS, fifty
head of shoats and one work team
The fencing is torn down and re-
moved. Things look desolate gener
aIIy. All fer the want of economy
When a man has the full proceeds o
a good producing farm, well fenced
and stocked, we claim there is screV
loose somewhere, if the farm will no
support itself, in fact, improve largel
each year.


When we see q man that Is no
afraid of the sunshine, but is read
to look after his own interest, we sc
a man thst is generally successful
life. There are but few who are re-
olute and determined that ever ia
in business. The wealthy men OF ih
day are men of nerve, they who haV
borne the burden and the heat OF I'll
day. Therefore, when We are layIn
out hard LABOR, with it lay out a


equal portion of economy.
Year: 1874

PROTECTING BY STRAW Many per-
SONS have remarked after, as they
suppose, protecting roses and other
tender plants with straw at this sea-
son of the year, that they come out
from under the cover IN many cases
worse than those entirely exposed.
and 1t is common to hear people with
this experience say that protection is
an injury. But in many cases the
injury Is not from the protection
but from the salts it contains Fresh
strawy matter from stable wards is
one thing, and fresh straw from tho
barn is another; and while straw is a
benefit, rank fresh manure is on
evil.


For small things, dry leaves with ,
little earth thrown over, is excelIen,
Where the crowns of the plant ar
hard and woody, tho earth itse
drawn over is good; for larger thing
straw or even cornfodder protect
admirably; but always beware ,
fresh strawy litter from the barnyar,
Thousands Of young plants, especial
Young evergreens, have been destror
Ell Dy It.
Year: 1874

Colonel WarIng, in his elements
of Agriculture" says: Poultry dung
is nearly equal in value TO Peruvian
guano Except that it contains more
water). IT granted that a hen will
consume, of the different kind of
grain, meat and vegetables, during
the year, the equivalent of two bush
els of corn, which weigh 12O pounds,
then it is certainly low enough to
place the eXcrement-the result of
the digestion of these two bushels
as equivalent to fifteen pounds of
guano. As the manure from 100
fowls, during a year, would amount
to 1900 pounds of guano, taking the
above supposition as at least safe /;
and as 800 pounds is ordinarily suffi
cient for an acre of corn, it will be
seen that the manure from 100 fowls
will make compost enough for five
acres. The experiment has been
tried by the writer, of applying, to
one acre of corn in the hill, manure
of twenty hens one year, mixed with
swamp muck, in the proportion of one
part hen manure and three parts
muck, and the result was better
crop than upon an adjoining acre
enriched, for sake of experiment, with
a good fair ordinary dressing o
stable manure.
Year: 1874

Every person should understand


how TO treat flesh wound, because


one is liable TO be placed in circum'


stances, away from surgical and vet


rinary aid, where he may save his


own life, the life OF a friend or of Z


beast, simply by the exercise of i


little common sense. In the first


place, close the lips OF the wOEad


with the hand, and hold them firmly
together to check the flow of blood
until several stitches can be taken
and bandage applied. Then battle
the wound for long time in cold
water. "Should it be painful" cor
respondent says, "take common
brown sugar, and hold the wounded
part in the smoke. In a few min
utes the pain will be allayed, and re
covery psOceeds rapidly. In my czse
a rusty nail had made a bad wouad
in my foot. The pain and nervous
irritation was severe. This was all
removed by holding it in smoke for
ffteen minutes, and 1 was able TO re-
sumo my reading in comfort We
have often recommended it to others,
with like results. One of my men
had a nger-nail torn out by a pair
of ice-tongs. 1t became very painful,
as was to have been expected. He'd
n sugar smoke for twenty minutes,
the pain ceased and promised speedy
recovery
Year: 1874

Sure Way TO SprOUt Apple Seeds


1 have way ofsprouting apple and
pear seeds successfully. Take one or
two spoonsful OF seed and wrap them in
a piece of newspaper,two folds around
them, and lay them in the ground the
thickness of the package below the
surface of the ground only; there
should be no'dirt on the package Ley
a chip on the package, the first CHIP
out of a log is the best, fiat side
down.


1 have sprouted chestnuts and
buckeyes by simply laying piece OF
board over them, without paper rouad
them. Keep chickens and mice and
gophers off and they will sprout all
right; look after them in Spring early
and put them out IN drills or where
you want them. If any one wants
more details / will supply them.--T.
B. N IN Western Raral
Year: 1874

ADVANTAGES OF BEING PRINTER.-
Mr.. Walter. M. P, proprietor Of the
Times. presiding at the recent anniver-
sary dinner of the Printers Pension
Society in London, said he had often re-
gretted that he himself was not practi-
cal printer. and he would give an illus
tration of the advantage which q man
in any position of life might derive from
learning such trade in biz early days.
Two or three years ago he had the pleas
ure of entertaining a most remarkable
person, the bishop of one Of our re-
mote and inaccessible colonies, whose
diocese included the whole of the Hud-
son Bay Territory. When appointed
bishop as young man he reflected up
on what would be most advantageous
qualifications he could acquire, next to
that Of his sacred profession, in order
to recommend himself to the natives of
that country and to render them practi-
cal service. Considering that the wild
Indians of those regions possessed nei-
ther books nor an alphabet, he learned
the trade of bookbinder and printer
before going out to that country. and he
constructed an alphabet and had books
printed. which he bound with his own
hands. for the benefit of the natives =
That feat might be regarded asa feather
in the cap Of the printing profession.
Year: 1874

When the people OF the Seventh Ward, through
their election officers failed to make an election
according to law, land We believe this was the
unanimous vote of The Board of Education, when
the report of the committe on the subject was
presented and read,) the duty thereby deyolyed
upon the Board TO elect member. The duty OF
the mqmbers then was clear, 1t was not their
duty to elect either Grimshaw or Stosenburg.-
They had declared, after comparing the action OF
the election officers with the law, that there was
no election. Their next duty was 10 select the
oest and most competent man for the position
1t this choice had fallen upon any better qualified
resident Of the Ward than the one they selected,
the duty would have been better filled 1t was
lo concern oil theirs to choose from the candi-
dates that had been selected BY the yoters-their
oath does not place them in the position OF the
voters to select from two candidates. 1t two is-
norant n.en had been run no one will undertake
70 say that the Board should have selected either


Now we believe The Board acted properly in this
Iii atter and that 1t was q lucky circumstance that
the failure to elect took place in q ward where
there were 50 many votes from Ignorant negtocs
On ono side, Is well as intelligent whites on both
..lts. the advantage, however, resulted TO The
whites, and more surely, therefore, to all inter
e:ed. A good lesson is taught in this matter.
Year: 1874

Since the death of Sumner . chanTe has been
made in the proposed Civil Rights Bill should
it pass as now proposed, private schools will be
exempted and the negro forced into the public
schools. There has manlfestly been no improve
nent in the bill so far as the schools are concern
Cd. If there had been deliberate purpose on
the part Of the party urging these so-called re-
terms, to break up our public schools, we doubt
if the object could not more surely be elected.
The effect of the measure would be to degrade
tLe poor white people to the condition of the
peasantry Of Europe. This might not be the
immediate effect in the States where there are
but few negroes


In Delaware, where We have about twenty Eve
thousand negroes and population Of only one
hundred and two thousand whites the operation
of the bill will be to destroy our free schools in
The rural districts entirely. The white people
Will simply refuse to hold school elections or
meetings and vote tax, or holding such meetings
will vote no tax and thus the matter Will end
Where there is no tax there will be mono of the
public money contributed and the school will
cease TO be public initiation. In Delaware
there is no compulsion, and those who vote 10 la
ttcmselycs Tor pubic school may contribute as
much and thus conduct private school
Year: 1874

the age of sixteen without having undergone
either of those processes of deformity, she is a
wonder to the eye, and remains SO until twenty
FIVE. or possibly little later. Then she ceases
to charm, for certain period, in any way ex-
ceptiug by her manner, and that is generally
preserved to the last. But as she grows old
she has chance of becoming quite dellg ghttul
again. There is nothing nicer than dignlhed
and white haired old japanese lady She is
always happy, for she is always much respect
ed aud cherished by her youngers, and at GER
tain age the natural high breeding OF the race
appears In her 10 attain its crystallizalo1,.
Whatever her station iD life she is almost al
ways sure to suggest an idea of aocient nobility
and to be surrounded by the atmosphere. OF an
Oriental Faubourg St. German.