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Year: 1873

There is a beauty about autumn
leaves that is often overlooked, though
it is well worth preserving. To have
them in their best condition, they should
be dried as rapidly as possible after they
are gathered or they will lose their
brilliant colors. They may be placed
between the leaves of some book that is
of little value, or between folds of
paper, that which is porous and un-
glazed being the best. The drying is
sometimes hastened by passing warm
flat-iron over the paper. Change the
paper every day until the leaves are
quite dry, and then keep them between
the leaves of book, or in folds of
paper, under moderate weight, until
wanted for use. They may be taste
fully arranged upon white cardboard
in form of wreaths, boquets, etc, or
they may be used to decorate lamp
shades, to surround pictures, etc. The
leaves are first carefully oiled with
boiled linseed oil, upon the upper side
only. A little oil is applied with bit
of cloth or a brush, and the surplus
wiped off with a soft cloth. This in
creases the brilliancy of the colors, as
we'll as their permanency. They are
afterward fixed in their places by means
of strong mucilage.


The false shame which fears to be dc
tected in honest manual employment
which shrinks from exposing to tn,
world necessary and honorable econ
omy; which bushes more deeply for &
shabby attire than from mean action,
and which breads the sneer of the world
more than the upbraidings of con-
science-this false shame will prove the


ruin of every one who suffers it to influ-
ence his thoughts and life
Year: 1873

Tweed was the weakest criminal who
ever stood at the bar, and Davis the
most inexorable judge who ever sat on
the bench Aa Clle lattel delivorod hiss
long address, which would only have
been a stump speech had it not had II
sting in it in the shape of a sentence.
and the final sentence was foreshadowed
in various forms, Tweed bent his head,
overwhelmed with modification, and in
the deepest dread of what was to follow.
He was surrounded by friends who ap-
peared really Inundated by his display
OF weakness. He has a most violent
temper, and his outbursts of rage in the
time when he was powerful would awe
his most intimate confdants. To day
those whom he has threatened would
have laughed at his weakness if
they had not felt that his conviction and
sentence let down flood. d.gates, and that
they might be the next to be over
whelmed and condemned. Tweed was
surrounded by his friends, among whom
were two ladies whom I did not know,
and whom | had not the heart to ask
after. But the story filled the court
that they were his daughters, the only
women of all he has enriched-ior
Tweed was a generous thief, and shared
with the natural consorts of thieves the
profits of the wholesale pickpocket-to
attend him in his hour of supremcst
peril. Behind him, prominent by his
peculiar appearance as by his political
standing, was Thomas Ledwith, who,
two years ago, ran against Judge Davis
for the seat at present occupied by the
latter, and who, if Tweed's designs had
succeeded, might have been trying and
sentencing him, instead Of encouraging
and sympathizlng with him.
Year: 1873

The treasury departments project for
the resumption of specie payment on a
small scale, has been modified, so that
instead of disbursing silver coin in lieu
of currency in sums less than five dol
lars, silver coin will hereafter be paid
out in the fractional parts of one dollar.
1t was semi-oflicially stated one month
ago, when this five dollar silver payment
resumption scheme was inaugurated,
that there were about half million dol
lars in silver coin in the government
treasury, and that by the time that
amount was exhausted, regular sup
ply of silver pieces, probably sufficient
to meet the requirements at the above
rate of disbursement, would be coming
in from the mints, which, it was also
said, would be Immediately put to their
utn ost capacity in the production of
silver coin. Not more than one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars in silver
have been paid out up to this time, and
yet reduction of eighty per cent. is
now made in the amount OF specie al
lowed in each requisition upon the
treasury. Admitting that the major
part of the silver thus far paid out has
not gone into circulation, hut has been
put into the pockets or stockings OF out
side hoarders, there has perhaps been
one good result from this diminutive re-
sumption scheme, namely the treasury
vaults are depleted to this extent of
silver which the government was hoard.
ing therein.
Year: 1873

promises acertain loss. Already oysters
have sold down to fifty cents per bushel,
and the same qrality which last year
readily brought seventy-fve cents to
one dollar per bushel can now be bought
for twenty-five and thirty cents. Should
this condition continue, the result will
severely affect the vessel interest, to say
nothing of the immense loss which the
trade will have to suffer Baltimore


GuzPffp
Year: 1873

The relief felt in getting man OF the Hartranft
stamp in the Gubernatorial chair after the ex-
hibtions of weakness and incompetency Ito use
no harsher terms) that we have seen from Gov
ernor Geary is very general 1t ia season Of
congratulations.


Hartranfts good record and solid reputation
for honesty and sound common sense, assure us
that wenow have Governor OF whom the State
may be proud. You of Wilmington are almost
at home with US but il would be difficult for
people at any great distance to realize the dis
trust Of Pennsylvanians in the late Governor and
the sense of comfort citizens now feel in hand
ing the State over to Gen. Hartranft. No man
ever entered Office in Pennsyvania a greater
general favorite and with heartier and more
kindly wishes for the success OF his adminiHtra-
ton or such a success no one seems to enter
tain doubt INDEX.
Year: 1873

Let me say word or two now in reference
to FEEDING the horse, as bearing upon the con-
dition OF the foot. Every owner of a horse
musE have observed that the growth and
strength and appearance OF that horses foot Is
materially affected by the condition OF the
horse himself A hafstarved horse may
have foot injured by deficient nutrition and
over-fed horse may have foot heated into an
inflammation; and so dependent is the foot
upon healthy state OF the economy, that for
tue foot alone il nothing else, the diet of the
horse should he regulated with tue utmost re-
gard to his health.


am confJent that we give our horses too
much grain and too little hay e, ,pecially
horses under seven years of age, who will
worn with more endurance and courage on a
good supply of hay and a moderate supply OF
grain-of the latter say six quarts of oats and
pint OF corn daily. Older horses require
and VIII bear more giain-but even they


want mo'e hay than is usually given. Every
horse should pass lew weeks OF each year
without grain-either the first half or the last
hall OF the winter, whichever is must con-
venient. And this mode OF feeding can be
adopted without suspendng the animals
work.
have one horse fourteen years old, which
has had this regimen for four months every
year OF bis life (and bred him), and he is as
smooth, vigorous and healthy as colt-has a
sound, smooth foot-was never lame--a and
has always ecn in good driving order. He is
good specimen OF what box s.al S, brick
floors, tar ointment, turnips aud hay will do
tor horse towards preserving his Lealth aud
strength and soundness, and promotins his
l0n2evi y.--Dr. Loring in Massachusetts
PLO1pfn1,,
Year: 1873

T-MINDEDNEss.- The most absent
minded man we ever knew was our frierd
Gen. Mumm.


He lost one of bis legs in the war, and be
always wore patent artificial leg, full of
springs aud joints. Sometimes when he
started out in the morning he would get his
leg on hind part foremost, and then go strad-
ding down the street with one set of toes
pointing east and the other set pointing west.
His right knee would point another way and
the old man would bob up and down like a
jumping Jack worked with string Present
ly he would meet us and come jciting up to
say that he wished we would pitch into the
highway department for leaving the pave
ment in such rascally condition that a man
couldn't walk straight. Previous to the war
while he was down at Cape May, one sum-
mer, he took curf bath early in the
morning, and while in the water be got to
meditatiDg on some abstruse subject, and for
getting himself, he came walking up the
beach. and up the street to the hotel. dressed
in nothing but sad. sweet smile, Just a. the
pc ,rle were coming down to breakfast On
ly short time ago he hitched his horse to a
buggy, with tie nose of the animal pushed
close up Against the dasher, and started off
backward without noticing the direction.
At the end of the first half mile The vehicle
jam.ned up against tree, and the general
Shot out over the horses tail. If he don't
get out of his coffin at his own funeral and
insist on going as pal-bearer, it will be re-
markable. Mac Adeler.
Year: 1873

CARE OF CATTLE IN WINTER. The most
common fault is in neglecting many little at
tentions which add so much to the comfort
and wellbeing of all domest,cated animals,
such as frequent carding, cleanliness, suffi-
cheney of bedding, unnecessarily lengthy ex.
posure to Geld when let out IN water. and
other minor points which may lot seem of
vital Importance in themselves, and so get
neglected as matter If course. An animal
"a COW for instanc--will live th ouph The
winter, perhaps, with about as much GER
tainty, whether she is carJed CT not. and vet
no one can deny that 4 regular and freouent
cartns would be likely TO add to her comfort
and Thrift. The same amount of food will
probably DO her more good 1t her health and
comfort are promoted by these attentions.


How often do We see a whole herd COM
PEELED to lie on lard plank floor, with little
or no bedding TO iucresse the warmth of the
body or to keep it sound snd healthy. We
have often seen large burches or tumors
made on the knees of cows and oxen by no
other cause than being compelled TO lie on a
hard plank, 'metimes very uneven at that.
when 1t could be easily prevented by laying
dawn sods or other means of protection like
heavy bedding OF straw, refuse hav. leaves
or something of the kind. Some protection
OF this sort is very useful. Every one who
has the care OF cattle should be on the W itch
tor any local difficulty of the sort, and il apy
bunch or swelling is found to be coroinc on
the knees the Cause of it should be promptly
removed. Many cases, taken in season.
could have been easily cured, but neglect has
bad tie effect To make them permanent. and
to an extent, incurable.
Year: 1873

In healthy condition the skin is kept
supple by an oily secretion, which answers
the same purpose as oiling leather
During warm weather this secretion, in
common with all the other secretions of
the skin, is more abundant than in cold
When it is insufficient the skin becomes
dry and harsh and on those parts of the
body where the skin is thick and subject
to much motion, as on the hands, it readily
cracks or assures. The amount of this Sc
cretlon is so much reduced in cold weather
that the frequent washing of the hands
with soap causes them to chap readily,
and this the more certainly if the soap is
not washed off The alkkali in soap is
usually in excess and this combines with
the oily secretion, and so deprives the skin
OF its natural luhricator, To prevent the
hahds from ehapping, then, be careful to
wash all soap from them thoroughly in
clean water This viii ordinarily suffice
but, if not, it will be necessary to make
good the removed oil by using KENNEDY
SALT RHEUM OINTMENT, sure cure 1or
all skin disease of whatever name or nature


PRICE 30 CENTS. Sold by Druggists


3-ldly.
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEST. The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
Of all the principal starches in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article. This
is a fact worthy the attention of eonsum-
arS
Year: 1873

him from setting out, with impress
sive JUNCTION, to tell about q wonder
full adventure he had once had with
his grandfather's old rsm-and the
mention OF the ram in the first SEN
tenee was as far as any man had ever
heard him get concerning 1t. He al
ways 9maundered off interminably
from one thing to another, till his
whisky got the better of him, and he
fell asleep. What the thing was that
happened to him and his grandfath-
er's old ram is a dark mystery to this
day, for nobody has ever yet found
ont
Year: 1873




To insure a supply OF fresh laid egg


through the winter months, a few


things are indispensable:


Ist. A good stock of fowls, and fol
want OF time to discuss the subjec


more fully, we name the Brahms anc
its grades as an unexceptional breed
There may may be better, but We
are not aware of the fact.


cd. An abundant supply of suitable
food of which there is nothing better
as basis than Indian corn, ground or
unground, cooked or uncooked.-
Lunches, which include portions Of
animal food are desirable, as are also
cooked vegetables, and in general, all
scraps which fall from the table. Also
clean water within reach at all times.


Sd. A comfortable warm nesting
and roosting place, from which a run
of size sufficient to assure exercise,
and some variety of ground for scratch
ing aud other purposes in pleasant
weather. This run should be supplied
with plenty of fine gravel, and sand
and particles of lime, and be always
accessible. Its size should be proper.
toned to the number of the fowls
kept.


4th. All parts OF the premises de-
voted to fowls should be kept entirely
free from vermin; and this may be
readily and certainly accomplished by
the timely and free use of lime wash
and carbolic acid.


There is little else required which
reasonable attention and the slightest
of common sense on the part
Of the ''hengranny' will Dot supply as
required from time to time.
Year: 1873

No-matter how obscure the position
in life of an individual, if he can read,
he may at will put himself in the best
society the world has ever SEEN he
NAV converse with Franklin and Wash
ington with all the writers in prose
and poetry. He may learn how to
live, how 70 avoid the errors OF his
predecessors, and to secure blessings
present and future, to himself. he
may reside in a desert far away from
the babitations of man; in soil
tu1e, where no human eye looks
upon him with affection or interest
where no human voice cheers him ;
with its animatIng tones, If be has
books to read, be can never be alone.
He may choose his company and the
subject of conversation, and thus be-
come contented and happy, intelligent,
wise and good He thus elevstes his
rank in the world, and becomes inde
pendent in the best sense of the word,
and first in importance in the depart
ment of school education.
Year: 1873

Some thirty years ago l lodged


from Saturday t. Monday With al


INN keeper in the country, who wa


also z farmer. Oa the dinner table


there was a nice piece of picked


pork, boiled the day before. On tast


ing it | thought it the most delicious


ever ate. ! requested amine host''


to give his receipt for curing pork -


He replied as follows:


"As soon as my hogs are dressed


and cool enough TO be cut, pack the


side pieces in a barrel or cask, with


plenty Of salt on all sides OF each piece


and when my barrel is full / immedi


ately roll 1t to my pump and pump in


water until / can cease to see it sink


in the vessel or TO Inoisten the salt on


the top ofthe cask / then lay 3 fiat


stone as large as the vessel will re


ceiye on the contents, so as to keep


tbepOrk always under the salt or pic


kle / put 1t in my cellar, covered 50
as TO exclude the flies, and there it re-
mains until piece is wanted. Care
must be taken to keep the meat under
the pickle, otherwise it will rust.''


Here is the whole secret of making
good picked pork for family use. We
have used the above method, and we
want no better, easier, or more eco
nomical plan 1t has often happened
that when we wanted to put down
Dew pork there remained some of the
old in the bottom OF the cask. In that
case we poured off this pickle, took
the undissolVed salt, packed the fresh
pork on top of the old, using the salt
which had been in the cask, with the
addition Of fresh salt if necessary, and
hen poured on the old pIckel or wat
sr. In this way we have had pork
.hree or four years in the bottom of
,ur pork barrel, and when used it was
rec from rarcidity as it was three
weeks after it was put down. Indeed
Ve seldom emptied our pork barrel,
Icept when it wanted hopping. We
elieve that boiling pickle is useless, if
OF injurious. Pork ought not, if it
an be prevented, to be frozen before
is put down.


The best pork that we ever saw
7as that from some pigs under the
barge of lad, who took as much
are of them as some people do OF
heir children. Every day he used to
i've them dinner of hot potatoes,
DR. he said that he didn't see why his
igs shouldn't have their taters hot
g well as himself" Then he used to I
cruz tnem several Tunes week With
rush and soap. rinsing them with t
lear water. The animals seemed to
njoy their lavation, and used to press
ute eagerly toward Linn as he came I
sight with his pail and scrubbing- G
rush. Their sty was also kept per- g
ectly clean, and their troughs washed 7
ut frequently. In consequence the
ork was perfection.


As a general thing it is good plan
reject pork made from hogs that
ave been kept by distillers or butch. +
rs; but, if possible. get pork that has I
cen bred and fed by a dairyman,
I'd finished off with corn.-Cor-
spo'sdet Country Gentleman. |.
Year: 1873

A fast walk in a horse is the most
valuable gait training can acquire. It
is yaluablein the plow horse, in team
horse, and particularly SO in driving
horse. Some horses viii trot along
very well until you come to ascend
ing ground, when you wish to relieve
him little by letting him walk up
grade he then fails into slow, lazy
walk that is very trying to the drivers
patience; but a well trained walker
will step off briskiy at the rate of four
miles an hour, and the driver feels
that he has been detained but very
little by letting the horse walk up the
hill as he starts off at his usual trot.
ting speed, being relieved py th,
change of walking up hill. Col


should be trained to walk fast before
there is an attempt made to improv,
other gait. This may be accomplished
by commencing very young, aDdlead


ing at walk by your side, urging ad


ditional speed, little by little, withou


letting it break into a trot but thiI
must not be continued long at tim,
so as to worry and tire. One or two
short lessons a day will soon show ;
wonderful Improvement, but alter les
sors will be required to prevents re
lapse.-Erchoage. --
Year: 1873

A New YORK World contributor
proposes to defend buildings from fire
in this way: In the basement have
suspended a vessel full of sulphuric
acid, to be upset by the turning Of &
crank in box outside, OF which the
key is with the police and 6remen
The vessel is hung in another one o.
carbonate of soda, from which tubel
ascend and branch through the build
ing, emptying on each floor, By turn
ing the crank. the extinguishlng ga:
is genersted, and soon fills every room
putting out the fire and not damaging
the goods.
Year: 1873

HE best way to feed hay to sheep
Is to cut it into chat by horse power.
1t is little trouble to feed, and there
Is little or no waste. And we are not
sure that it is not better to cut m
straw and stalks also, and feed them
with a little meal, as we do cattle
The first point in the management oi
sheep is to provide dry quarters; sec.
ond' to avoid overcrowding; third, to
litter lightly and regularly every dsy.
and salt regularly. Feed liberalIy be.
fore sundown. Let there be straw q,
other food in the racks for the sheer
TO eat during the night,-Amerieoz
Agricafltsnrist. ....--
Year: 1873

ing


When / was a boy, says a distin
guished man, my first saving of ten
cent pieces, earned by Saturday after
noon work-for school kept halt a day
on Saturday then-were expended in
buying heifer calf. Then ] worked
on and paid my father a certain sum
each month for keeping. When the
calf was year old, traded it for
two steer-cslves, and now had to put
in good and strong to pay for their
keeping; but l occupied all my spare
time in teaching these calves to work
in the yoke, and at one year old they
would gee and haw as well as old
oxen, and my father paid me for theil
use in leading the team for breaking
his two and three year-olds. Agar
had a piece of ground each year
after l was fourteen, that l could





plant and work on shares; and, if
wanted help why had to give two
days of my time to the hired man'l
day.


grew just what my fancy and
reading dictated, and from the pro
ceeds dressed as well as any of the
boys at the present time. l always
had some time to play, time to read
and now look back. with love and
pleasant thoughts, to the old farm
and the farm hand who taught me tt
use tools and whipped me when / neg
lected to drive the team out straight
at the end of the furrow in plowing.-
The remembrance of my boyhood
days has always induced me to fsyol
all items of encouragement at home
on the farm; and 1 believe, if it were
more generally practiced, we should
have more good farmers, and les
broken down merchants or loafug
hanging-on time-serving rlerks, ready
for anything except honorable labor
and usefulness.-RuTal Press.
Year: 1873

Take all the spare meat and tender,
loins from your pork, and grind it
in a sausage grinder or chop it. Sea-
son it highly with black pepper, salt.
and powdered sage. Boil one or two
pods of red pepper, and pour the tea
over it; work it all up. Cook a
small piece to try it, add what it
wants. Pack in jar, or stuff skins
with it after they have been soaked
and cleaned nicely, Hang them up to
dry. Smoking makes them hard.
Year: 1873

A wRIrER of the Delaware Herald
says the bees are nearly all dying off.
We can add our experience to the
writer's. We went into winter, as we
thought with six healthy swarms, and
we have only one left, and that will
only live a month longer. On exam
lining the hives, we find they failed
from some cause to lay up honey
Besides, most all of the hives show
more or less depredations by the bee
moth. Tribune
Year: 1873

The Ironton Register publishes this
valuable recipe for removing tar from
clothing: First, grease the tar which
will remove it and leave the grease !;
then put on turpentine which will dry
away the grease and leave the turpen-
tine, then ignite the turpentine which
viii remove that and leave q hole |;
then patch the hole.
Year: 1873

HAVANA, November 30.-The news of the
settlement of the Nirginius question between
upon which it is based, was received here
with much excitement, but perfect order
prevails among the people and the volunteers


The chief authorities of the Island assembled
in conference and sent a manifesto 10
the Spanish government, asking it tc


wait until it shall have received .
shows the right of the capture and the Justice
of the subsequent proceedings. The mass OF
the people oppose the surrender of the Vir-
ginius, or any yielding which may dishonor
the Spanish flag. The tone of the press is in
accord with the popular feeling. Extraordl-
nary means and resources are being created
10 resist any aggressive act, although thinking
people do not expect it, knowing the prudence
0f the American government
Year: 1873

An unusual number OF worthless and bad
looking men have been prOHling around our
Town and vicinity for several days. These
fellows have been annoying citizens at all
times Of day, asking for some thing 70 eat and
always have some d0iOrous tale 20 tell. and
say they are out Of employment and out III
money, They seem "a manifest very little de-
wander promiscuously about from one town
"a another. We are Informed that the same
hing j. seen af almost every depot on tie
yagfsnts sad r0ughs are said 10 have come
Year: 1873

The City Loan is being disposed of, slowly
but steadily. After all, safe six per cent. is
better than an uncertain ten.


The New Castle County National Bank Of
Odessa has declared a dividend Of five per cent.
for the last six months clear of taxes, payable
on and after the 9th inst