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Year: 1872

Some queer customs came into
play on the occasion of Nilsson 8
marriage. After the wedding break
fast, as II. and Nine Bonzuad step
ed from the door, n cupful of dry
rice was showeied on their heads
from window above, and as the
carriage drove off the old foot Gov
erines about the place were thrown
after it. One enthusiastic gentle
man threw a broom on top of the
carriage, and the crowd shouted
themselves into a very hot and
hoarse condition. When the bridal
party reached the hotel, the bride
sang, at the request of some friends,
some of the songs she had learned in
this country, accompanying herself
upon the banjo which was presented
TO her while in New York.
Year: 1872

The value of the orchard grass is


becoming more and better under


stood by the farmers of this coun-


try, and particularly of the South.


1t offers a great advantage to dairy


men for early pasture and quick af-


ter-growth. although the hay IS far


Inferior to timothy; indeed it is


doubtful whether any other of the
grasses is equal to the latter for hay.
Orchard grass IS suitable both for


hay and pasturage; its root is per-


epnial, and the stem IS of q rapid


growth, maturing It's seed as early


as clover, with which it can be


sown, but it does not answer as well


with timothy, being too early for it.


1t grows quickly after being mown,


and yields a luxuriant after-growth !;
when it is intended for hay, it must
be cut early, otherwise the straw be-
ing woody. it is of much less value,
and consequently when intended for
pasture, from this peculiar habit of
growth and its rapid maturity OF
seed, the stock should be turned on
early, and thus the stem will be eat
en- of, before it becomes hard and
woody. A farmer of the South
( (Arkansas) sends to the Country
Gentleman a specimen of the orchard
grass cut on the 11th of April,
twenty-four to TWEEN Y eight inches
long, and another sGecimen, from
the roots Of the first which was cut
on the lst OF June, 49, inches long,
this being the product of ffty-two
days, one of them characterized bv
frost severe enough 10 form ice.
4 still additional specimen, being
TIE first and only cutting from the
same roots, cut 31s5 May, was five
feet two inches long. The same
party says that he has in former
years cut blades of this grass early
as the Sd of April, measuring from
thirty-seven to forty-one inches, and
on the Both of March q single blade
measuring thirty-threc inches. It
viii be seed before or whilst timothy
is III blossom, and for this reason
viii not do to be sown with it for
hay as with clover. Hay OF every
kind should be cut early TEE Glow
er and orchard grass coming early
can be the more readily gotten out
of the way to give attention to the
tim othy; If the former is cut whilst
the red heads of the clover are Ia
foil bloom, the food for stock will be
found far more valuable, and will
add much more largely to the yield
Of milk than when LETT till the stem S
become tough, black, and dead ripe
The aftermath of the fields is also
much greater, and is a protection to
he fields from the hot suns of the
months Of July and August.
Year: 1872

A usurer n princely fortune made,
Though not by fraud or even tricks OF trade
But-as he vowed-because Heaven designed


TO bless
His honest toll and give him great success
Eager to show the gratitude that filled
His swelling breast he now began to build
An aIms-house, doubtless hoping that the


Lord


This pious undertaking would reward.
When all was ready, in exultant mood,
viewing the goodIy pile. the miser stood
Thin king how well the work OF love would


pay,


When a shrewd neighbor CHANGED to pass


that way.
The nliser, who most ardently desired
To hear his stately hospital admired
Now in a tone OF triumph asked his friend
If Il were large enough TO suit the emu
Why not,'' was the reply; It's noDiy
planned,


\ welcome refuge for a glorious band
But il you mean II as a home for all
Whom you've made poor. the building
Far too small -
Year: 1872

It Is customary with most wool
growers ut the time OF trimming
lambs, to save a number of the most
promising males with 4 view Of their
possible capabilities as stock-getters.
Afterward, when time has developed
their real qualities, they are used or
rejected GB their merits become APP
parent.


The first and most important
qualification of stock ram is con-
stitution. No matter how perfect
he may be in every other particular,
if he is defective in this one point
he is worthless. His stock viii be
feeble, short-lived. poor breeders,
and always ailiug. Constitution is
to be determined 10y the full, robust
physical development, the deep, full
chest, giving ample room for the
vital organs, a uniform development
Of all the parts, giving a look OF
strength and vIgor. The ram should
not only be all right himself, but lie
should come from healthy, vigorous
families on both sides, else he may
have lurking in his system the germs
Of weakness and disease, to be de-
veloped IN his stock


In size. a stock ram. ike that Of a
bul or stallion, should not be over
large, but Of the most perfectly ripe
and symmetrical form of his kind
lie should exhibit masculiuity oI
appearance IN both form and fleece
quite distinct from female Of the
same breed. A ram with a eve 5
fleece or ewes face, would soon run
a stock Of sheep into the ground
Rural Nete I57IeF.
Year: 1872

Frederick Kemp writes from the
silver mines of Montana, giving the
following hint in reference to cure
for bald -headedness "A friend OF
mine who had the misfortune to be
bald-headed, knowing that there is
a wonderful inyigorating power IN
the suns rays, last spring threw
away his hat, and worked in the
gulch al Spring. Summer and Fall.
barehe ,ded, and also for the first
lew days at midday. For a few
days the rays of the hot sun on his
head were almost uDbearable; after
that time he experienced no uneas
ness Whatever. The result was that
in the Fall he had n good head OF
hair. And in this experiment be
was not alone-several of his ac-
quaintances who were bald-headed
having followed the same plan, they
were all foctuna;e enough to ex-
pcrience ihe same result.
Year: 1872

The best ieme5y for IVY poisoning
is said to be sweet spirits of nitIe.
Bathe the parts affected freeley with
this fluid three or four times a day.
and the next morning scarcely any
trace OF poison will be lound. If
the blisters be broken, SO as o allow
the nitre to penetrate the cut Gle, n
single application will be sufficient
The spirits o. EitRe may ce prepared
by dissolviag one part of nitrous
ether in parts ether of common al
cohol.
Year: 1872

II the dew fell, it would fall for
the same reason that rain falls; but
dew does not fall, it is simply de-
posit of moisture, always contained
in the air to a greater or lesser de-
gree, and which, when there is
enough OF il, viii always form on
any cold body exposed to the moist
air, in precisely the same way that n
cold bottle or stone, taken from
cold cellar, and suddenly exposed in
the shade to the moist, warm, sum
mer air, viii become wet; this is not
sweating, nor is this moisture out
of the bottle or stone; rs many peO-
pie believe but from the air. 1t is
for the same reason that moisture
will condense against the window
panes, when the air is cold outside
and moist inside, the moisture slow
ly freezing while its deposits form
crystals of ice, which we so often ad
mire in winter. When the weather
IS cool enough, the moisture de-
posted Will even freeze on plants
and grass, and then We call it hoar
frost; If it does not freeze, it is
simply dew. The only point left to
be explained is, why does the ground
become so cool during the night;
50 much cooler than the air above it
as to cause the latter to deposit its
moisture This was for many
a vexed problem, till Wells first sug-
gested the radiation of obscure heat,
which takes place from the surface
of the earth through the clear atmos-
phere into the space above, and so
causes the surface to become much
cooler than the air itself He de-
mOnstrated this by means of the
thermometers placed at different
heights, and also by the fact that
dew IS only deposited on cloudless
nights When there are clouds, they
reflect the heat, or prevent it from
escaping The surface of the earth
thus being kept from coolipg,no
dew is deposited.
Year: 1872

Take black pepper in the kernel
and pulverize we'll; then soak the
pepper with spirits of turpentine,
and apply to the felon as poultice.
If this remedy is used when the
frlon first makes its appe rance, it
is a certain cure in few apph-
cations. 1 have known felons that
were almost headed cured by keep
ing this poultice on them, wei bath
ed with tutpentinc. l would like to
have you publish this recipe, for |
am sure it would relieve some suffer-
ing person,
Year: 1872

KEEpING FISH FRESH WITH SUGAR


\ method adopted in Portugal for
preserving fish consists IN removing
the viscera and spriuklinS sugar over
the interior, keeping the fish in q
horizontal POSITION. so that the sugar
may penetrate as much as possible
1t is said that fish prepared in this
way can be kept completely fresh
for long time, the SAVIOR being rs
perfect as If recently caught. Sal
mon thus treated before sailing and
smoking possess a much more agree
able taste, tablespoonful of sugar
being sufficient for n five-pound FISH.


WASHING CLOTHES.


Even IN the matter of washing
clothes, the Investigations of scien-
tific men have proved to be Of con
siderable practical Importance, if we
may trust a paper Just published IN
a French journal, wherein q writer
recommends the following mixture
as one which will save clothes from
the injurious results produced by
the use of soda: Two pounds Of soap
dissolved in five and half gallons
OF water, to which add three large
tablespOouiuls of ammonia ana one
of turpentine. Expermenters would
do wei to try it on a small scale


VINEGAR.


The best IS wine vinegar, but it Is
expensive. The next is cider vine
gar. Beer vinegar comes next.
Pryohgnic vinegar Is exceedingly
uuwholesome. BY the term pryo-
lignic, We moan that manufactured
from an acid distilled from wood.
Ii pickles present an eated appear
ance, it signifies that the vinegar Is
too sharp The addition of alum
hardens the pickles, and renders
them still more .'villainous.' Salt
affects the life of the vinegar, and
its use should be avoided as much as
possible. Much boiling also Injuries
the vinegar.


BEAN SOUP.


With all thy dinner-getting get
soup. Get into the habit OF having
it. Soup is to a dinner what an
anthem is to a divine service. 1t is
not half the trouble that inexperi-
enced housskeepers imagine it may
be. Only a little is required on
which TO begin a dinner. When
once in the way Of having II, regu-
larly, you Will appreciate the CON
venience of soup stock, and value 1t
equally with prepared fruits. To
make bean soup, clean the beans
over. uiobt DO1r bOili0cr water over.
them and let them stand until morn
ing. Then place in plenty of fresh
water and put over the fire, add a
small piece of corned beef with hall
as much pork; cover tight and skim
as needed. When the beans are par
italy cooked, adj sliced carrot,
parsley, celery and pepper; boil
slowly until done. strain into u
turcen and cover. .-Hoore's Rm-gl.
Year: 1872

To a half peek Of apples, make
syrup Of two pounds of sugar, and
one pint of vinegar. Boil the APP
pies in this syrup until tender, then
remove them and make a new syrup
of two pounds of sugar, and one
pint vinegar. Add one teaspoonful
of cloves, and The same Of cinnamon
tied in bag The first syrup may
be used for sauces.
Year: 1872

Remove the outer skin of small
onions boil them until half done in
salted water; while hot, drop then
into a jar of pepper-spiced vinegar.
Another way soak them for three
days in brine, scald them in milk
and water, drain and lay them in
jar and pour over cold vinegar,
scald spies and 4 little alum cover
closely.
Year: 1872

Select the fruit fully grown, but
not fully ripeaed. Wipe off the
down thoroughly, using either Il wet
cloth or by pouring hot water over
the peaches and then wiping them
dry. To a peck OF fruit allow
gallon, or thereabout, Of moderately
weak vinegar, three pounds of sugar,
an ounce Of cinnamon, and four or
five cloves to each peach. The cloves
may be stuck into the fruit, or the
spices boiled in a flag with the sugar
and vinegar. Put the fruit in the
vessels to hold it, and pour the in
gradients over it boiling hot. BE
careful and skim the vinegar well
as it boils cover well and set in
cold place for fcw days, when
drain off the vinegar, heat it hot and
pour on, when cold the fruit and
pickle may bs put in glass jars and
secured like preserves. Some pick
lers add the well-beaten whites Of
three eggs to the above quantity Of
vinegar, scalding AM skimming un-
til clear
Year: 1872

y person who is sick enough to
need night-watchers, needs rest and
quiet, and all the undisturbed repose
he can get. II one or more persons
are IN the same room reading, talk
ing or whispering, as IS often tie
case, this is impossible. There
should be no light burning in the
room, unless it be a very dim one.
so placed as to be out of the sight Of
the patient. Kerosene oil shonld
never be used in the sick-room. The
attendants should quietly sit OF lie
in the same room, or, what is usual
ly better, IN an adjoining room, 50
as to he within call if anything is
wanted. Ia extreme cases, the at
tendant can frequently step quietly
to the bedside to see If the patient
is doing well, bat al noise and light
should be carefully excluded. It Is
a common practice to waken patients
occasionally, for fear they viii sleep
too soundly. This should never be
done. Sleep IS one Of the greatest
needs of the sick, and there is no
danger OF their getting too much Of
it. All excavations should be eremoved
at once, and the air IN the room
kept pure and sweet by thorough
ventilation.-Her1id of Health.
Year: 1872

HE mercury during the week has ranged from so to 94 degrees in the shade. Monday evening @ very hard rain fell, The streets were flooded and where the water was confined to narrow channels, deep ruts were cut out. Tuesday night quite heavy rain fell, and more or less all week. The sky has been cloudy much of the time and Is this morning.
Year: 1872

The following is from the Boston Posts
report of lecture in that city by Miss Kate
Stanton:


'Young men, you should marry the large
women rather than the small, all things else
being equal. Laughter and applause ]
Never marry a woman who is prone to
depreciate the virtues Of any Of her sex.
Marry a widow, especially if she be mother
of healthy children, for widows m these
days are apt to be more sensible than girls.
Experience has done something for them.
Laughter and applause.l A widows love
is apt to be richer than that Of a spoiled
girl. Always marry a woman better edu-
Gated than yourself (if you cam, so that you
may respect her longer. But, above all,
gentlemen, be sure to marry an old maid,
if you can. [Laughter.1 She is difficult of
access, but once won she will make para
son of a wife. In general terms, L cay to
my sisters, beware of all men,"
Year: 1872

change from old to new ideas, which I sin
eerely, therefore, call upon the wise and
strong-mindsd to appear and become good
guides to the government. During youth
time it is positively necessary TO view for
eign countries, so as to become eRlightened
as 70 the ideas Of the world, and boys, as
well as girls, who win themselves soon be-
come men and women, should be allowed
to 60 abroad, and my country viii benefit
by their knowledge so acquired


Females heretofore have had no
position socially because it was considered
they were without understanding, but il
educated and intelligent they should have
due respect. Six young Japanese women
OF rank go to America in the care Of Mrs.
Delong to be sent to some seminary Of
learning at the expense of the government.
Year: 1872

ALBANY, Jan. ia bill was introduced
in the Assembly tonight providing that the
previous formation or expression of opinion
in reference to guilt or innocence shall not
disqualify from jury service, provided the
swear to render an impartial verdict under
the evidence. This bill is endorsed by
Judge Bedford and Recorder Hackett, of
Now York
Year: 1872

Special to the Louisville Ledger.


President Grant is deeply enraged against
Senator Sumner on account Of his proposed
amendment limiting the Presidential office
to one term. He spoke of Sumner recent
Iy, in conversation, as an utterly unpatriotic
man, and declared that if the country got
into tight place he would a great deal
sooner expect jeff Davis or Breckenridge to
come to the rescna than Sumner.
Year: 1872

Dstillers and wholesale liquor dealers
throughout the country are circulating me-
MORALS for signature to be presented to
Congress, asking that all direct and indi-
rect taxes be consolidated into one tax, and
be collected on spirits before they are re-
moved from distillery to bonded warehouse,
and that after they have been removed from
warehouse all Surveillance over them shall
cease and the goods be free and have the
same status as any other description Of
merchandise. They suggest a dirhct tax of
75c. per proof gallon and a graduated scale
Of licenses according to the different kinds
Of manufactures and the extent Of bust
ness
Year: 1872

There was five hundred dollar note in
the envelope, and when she saw it, Sally
thought herself the haPpiest woman in
Christendom.


The gift was the saving of the family
Sally had cast her bread upon the waters,
to find it again in very truth. And when
the tailer's hand was well again, there was
a patron for him who dressed in such a
manner that Sam no longer doubted him a
gentleman. The attic lodser wears The
finest broadcloth now, and the tobacconist
bows low as he meets him on his way out,
or sells him some choice lIaranas over the
counter. He stops at the door in his car
riase and lodges in atties no longer; but
he never has forgotten, nor seems likely Y to
forget, the loaf Of bread given him by the
poor tailor's wife when he was starving.
Year: 1872

A DESERTED TowN.-A few days ago the editor of Western paper visited Meadow Lake City. This city was once towns. He went up on snow-shoes and took look at the deserted and snow covered place. The houses which were only one story in height were covered to their roofs with snow. The two-story houses were surrounded with snow to the second story. Not Q living being was to be seen by him. He was monarch of that snowy desolation. Signs swung in the cold wind, and just grazed in their swing the surface of the snow. Promi- nent among the signs was that of bro ker's office, just opposite the old hall of the Board of Brokers. The large hotel there was yet furnished, and beds and bedding remained there. Our friend, standing in his snow-shoes, gazed into the hotel while he stood on the snow sur face, level with the second story, and he saw clean linen on the deserted beds. He wanted to take a rest in the comfortable looking quarters, but there was no fuel or food in sight, and he had to go down lower to ditch tenders cabin to get fire and appease his hunger. Many of the houses have this Winter been broken down by the weight of snow on their roofs, but many more remain just as they were when their owners left The prop erty deserted is safe, as cold and snow have locked all against the depredations of burglars. Meadow Lake is Winter residence no more.
Year: 1872

o love, if we should come to feel

 The heart no more in gladness beat, When at the door we hear, as now, The tread of dear familiar feet If we, who now though fire and blood Would rush to touch but finger tips, Should come to coldly meet and greet With careless clasp and loveless lips If we, who in each others life,

 Live doubly every joy and pain, Should come to coldly drift apart And walk in self-wrapt ways again If morn should lose her rose and gold, And night the glory of her skies, And all things pale and fade, because .. We look no more with love's deep eyes If down the dreary, beaten way,

 Where other hearts, that loved, do tread With sad indifference-we, too,

 Should come to find our passion dead o God; I'd wish that we to-day

 Had said farewell, and in breath, While yet our hearts were fond and true Had fiercely crushed our love to death.

 Emily F. Moore.
Year: 1872

WHO WoU1D?-Gov. Hoffman thus talked to the Albany newsboys Some one of you may become the President of the United States but would not try for it if were you, for two reasons first, if you try too hard, you will be pretty sure not to get it; and then if you get it, it is doubtful if you would give very good satisfaction.
Year: 1872

FROZEN TO DEATH.-At an early hour during the cold snap in New York, a policeman, in Forty-fifth street, saw a milk wagon passing along, and observing that the horse seemed to be going his own way, he had the curiosity to stop him. On looking into the wagon he saw the driver sitting there, but totally un- conscious. A closer examination reveal ed the fact that the man was dead frozen to death while performing his customary rounds.-N r Paper.
Year: 1872

The relaxation of nervous energy which an

 disposition to physical mental effort strong

 almost to amount to positive inability, and which we

 term lassitude proceeds from variety of causes The

 principal of these constitutional debility heat of the atmosphere, coupled with humidity, climatic changes

 and the physical prostration consequent upon long illness But whatever the cause it must be perfectly clear that if the system is unuy relaxed thing is required to brace it up That something is Hostetters Bitter which is universally recognized as the most complete and speedy recuperant of the phys cal forces in existence It has been thoroughly and widely demonstrated to be matter of positive cer- tainty and familiar knowledge that the Btters will not only rehabilitate the physique, when shattered and wasted by disease but will also if taken systematically actually compensate the aonstutionally feeble frame for it's deficiency of strength, and by nfusng new life into weak system, endow it with the health and vgor which Nature has denied it. The Bitters also enable the body to resist the enervatng influences of heat humidity and changes from temperate to 6 hot ci- mate It is on these accounts specially to be recom- mended to travellers and residents the torrd zone .nd persons subjected abrupt transitions in temper lture.

 Money is thrown away by all who do not buy the CA BILE SCREW WIRE fastened Shoes. They are the easiest most pable and servceable Look out for imi-
Year: 1872

BEATEN AT IT.-A gang of burglars met with singular mishap in Manchester, Ohio, few nights since. Eleven in number they went at midnight to rob the First National Bank. Entering the building with false key they proceeded to open the door of the safe with powder. While ighting the fuse spark fell upon keg of powder which they had brought and an explosion of unexpected propor- tions speedily followed. Two men were killed outright, and another had leg fearfully mangled. The others escaped, but all except two of them have since been captured. With one exception the burglars were residents of the county, where for seven years they have been committing depredations.
Year: 1872

Mamma (to Naughty Boy)-You should always behave the same, whether you are in company or not. Naughty Boy-Well, ma, why don't you behave the same as you do in company, and press us to have another tart2
Year: 1872

Peruvian Syrup Ca protoxide of Iron from weak sckly suffering creatures to strong healthy and happy and wonen and invalids reasonably hesitate to give it trial For Dyspepsia and Debility it specific