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Year: 1876

Among the curious objects that have OBJ
tanned patent, the Washington Chronicle
mentions the following: One man obtained
patent for a combined plough and cannon.
The beam of the plough was made of iron,
and bored out so as to form a cannon.


Whenever the farmer, while at work in the
field saw savages or tramps approaching,
he was to unhitch his team, so as to get
them from before the muzzle, apply his
match and say his prayers, for the farmer
was great deal more likely to be killed
by the recoil, than the savages by tho shot.
In case the cannon went off while in use as
a plough, it was unfortunate for both tho
team and the farmer. A patent was
granted to another person for tying a brick
to cows tail, so as to prevent her switch.
ing her tail in his eyes while milking.
Another received a patent for placing a
house on rollers, so that in case of an earth.
quake the house would not be shaken to
pieces. Still another received a patent for
a combined trunk and house. The trunk


is made with triple walls, so that by taking
the articles out of the trunk, and extend.


ing the two extra walls, house is formed.
Year: 1876

Mrs. TiltOn sews Cor living now. She
seems to be the only one of the entire set
that is trodden down and stoned. Theo-
dore earns respectable competency and is
somewhat lionized by his lectures. Henry
Ward Beecher scoops in cash by the ten
and hundred thousand dollars at a time.
The poor woman is turned out to live tho
best way she can.
Year: 1876

Where do thy pinions dip to dye
Themselves, thou courier of the sky?
What flowers have kissed thee till each via
Tell tales of every flower Of spring?
Thou art of Heaven and the sky,
Thou amber-pinioned butterfly;
ont from the tomb of the cocoon
Rose on the sunlit airs of June.
Late Of the dust the lowliest thing,
\ worm that has achieved a wing:
Now earth's deflements come not nigh
Thy form, thou golden butterfly
For thou dOst only drink and dine
On hOneyed sweet, or the divine.
The GOd-distilled, the heavenly wine
OF daisy, rose or celandine.
Seeming to die thou didSt not die;
Out of the chNSln man must try.
Thou hast emerged jewel bright,
shining and panoplied in light.
IN peace, fair Psyche, go thy way;
No rude hand rob the summer day
OF thee, her priest, winged butterfly;
Preacher of immortality
Year: 1876

BrEYING BurTER.-John Williams, living
four miles north Of Labettc, buried four or
live jars of butter last summer as an OK
pertinent. He removed one jar tho other
day and found the butter as nice and sweet
as the day it was buried. His plan was to
get a good sound jar, fill it with butter, tic
cloth over the top, put on layer of salt
about an inch thick, tie a strong cloth over
the mouth of the jar, and bury the jar four
feet deep, mouth down. Mr.. Williams
thinks that butter put up in this shape
can be kept pure and nice an indefinite
length of time
Year: 1876

Plato says that philosophy consoles 4
man in all trials; but we would have liked
to see Plato chasing a lawn mower about
his front yard and trying to produce
pleasing impression on the pretty girls
across the way about the time the machine
struck stone and the handle took him in
the pit Of the stomach.-Nor,oicL B,tl'rtia.
Year: 1876

The BILL TO SUPPRESS LorrERIEs.-Tho
fact that both Houses of Congress have
passed bill which will have the effect, if
carried out, of entirely suppressing the
lottery business IN the United States, or
even the circulation Of lottery tickets or
advertisements, has escaped public atten-
ton. Such bill was sent to the President
for signature last week The first section
relates TO the circulation through the mails
OF obscene literature, and is slight amend
ment Of the present law. The second
section amends Section 3,S94, so that it will
read as follows:


No letter or circular concerning lotteries,
so-called gift concerts, or other similar
enterprises offering prizes, or concerning
schemes devised and intended to
deceive and deiraud the public for the
purpose of obtaining money under false
prctenses shall be carried in the mail.
Any person who shall knowingly deposit
anything to be carried by mail in violation
OF this section shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than $500 nor less than
500, with costs Of prosecution.
Year: 1876

New Use FOR BCNTING.-Patriotic house
wives are gathering up the flags used on
the Centennial Fourth, and are making
spreads and bedquilts of them. Besides
making very beautiful quilt, they will be
quite novelty for. our grandchildren to
look at when the next Centennial comes
around.
Year: 1876

IT TAXES FEMALE.--Of course any great
slummux OF man can push a lawn mower
up and down and around, and he can
nibble of the grass after a fashion, but
when it comes down to artistic work, pass
the mower over to young lady. At noon
yesterday lassic Of eighteen put a mower
at work on a strip of grass in Lodyard
thirty men and boys were leaning against
the ienceandapplauding. The first fewfcet
street, and before she was half through over
were cut on the bias, leaving Il strip along
the curbstOne as fringe. On the other
side of the walk she started out to tuck and
rufile, and finally cut most of the grass on
the gore, and finished up with deep
iiouncc along the street. Over by the fence
she hcmmed up q narrow strip, bound it
around with 4 clean cut, and then per
formed some Of the incest plating ever
seen, leaving enough tall grass along the
tcnce-Eoard to serve as an ovcrsllirt to the
lawn. The boys thought there ought to be
more padding around tho horse block, but
she was busy falling over the handle of the
mower just then, and limpcd into the house
without taking any of their advice.
Year: 1876

FRIENDs.-Never give up old friends for
new ones. Make new ones if you like, and
when you have learned that you can trust
them, love them if you will, but remember
the old ones still. Do not forge. they have
been merry with you in time of pleasure,
and when sorrow came to you they
sorrowed also No matter if they have
gone down in the social scale, and you up /;
no matter if poverty and misfortune have
come to them, while prosperity and plenty
have fallen to you-are they any the less
true for that ? Are not their hearts as warm
and tender if they do beat beneath home.
spun instead of velvet?
Year: 1876

A man in Zurich, to make peace with
his sweetheart, took an oath that ho would
not speak for a year. Tho lady died before
the year was up-thought there is no
evidence to show that her death was caused
by her lovers idiocy-and he concluded to
90 on with his dumb-onstration to the end
Of his life, which he did, never speaking q
word for thirty years.
Year: 1876

A countryman who often called at Ger.
tain bishops and was always told that his
lordship was at his studies and could not
be disturbed, at last observed, " wish the
Queen would never make folks bishops
who have not finished their studies.r
Year: 1876

TIE True CODE OF IIoxoE.-A man can


not afford to be unfaithful under any cir.
cumstancos; man can not afford to be
mean at any time; man can not afford to
do less than his best at all times, and un,
der all circumstances. No matter how un-
justly you are treated, you can not for your
own sake, afford to use anything but your
better self, nor render anything but your
better services. You can not afford to lie
to liar; you can not afford to be omean to a
mean man; you can not afford to do other


than uprightly with any man, no matter
what oxigencies may exist between him
and you. No man can afford to be any
but true man, living in his higher nature
and acting with the highest consideration.
Year: 1876

There is something very peculiar in the
fact OF an offender pleading the criminality
OF his offence rs a ground for escape from
its consequences. 1t implies, first, that he
acknowledges his offence, which is rare
enough to be peculiar. Itimplies also that
he prefers that some one else may suffer
for his errors.


Thus a noted gambler refuses to pay
several thousands of dollars due for rent, on
the ground that he leased tho house for
immoral purposes, and therefore the plain
tiff cannot recover. Equally peculiar was
the defence offered recently by a noted
spcculator, who refused to meet certain
obligations, on the ground that they re.
suited from transactions that were Of the
nature of gambling and were therefore
illegal. Many such cases will destroy all
confidence in the old adagc about honor
among certain class Of untrustworthy
persons. OF the same nature was the de.
fence offered some years since bv the
owners OF the steamer who refused to pay
damages in the case Of injuries to passen-
gers. They maintained that the parties
were travelling or Sunday, which was illegal,
and that therefore they had no claim. No
less ingenious was the plea of a theatre
manager in Pennsylvania, when sued for
damages tya spectator, who was injured
by tho fall Of a trapezc performer. He
maintained that the plaintiff was negligent
in taking front seat when such fcats were
being performed. 1t is gratifying to be
able to record that the wisdom Of the
Supreme Court was sufficient to determine
that this defence was not valid.
Year: 1876

RECEIPT FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM.-I have
noticed by the late mortuary reports and
also by yonr editorial remarks the terrible
mortality among infants from cholera
infantum. l have receipt that has been
IN our family for not less than seventy
years, which was used by my mother in
raising a large family of children, and bv
her advice was used by her children with
their children, and with uniform success
Gused 1T in my own family only after our
physician had apparently failed to give
relief, and i'll few hours the greatest i'm
proycment was manifested and speedy re
coVcry ensued. have recommended if to
others with similar result in every case
The receipt is: Two red oak balls. two nut
mcgs, cloves and rhubarb, the same ouan-
tity OF each. Pound them up fine and put
into quart of best French brandy; boil
to onc-half the quantity; add loaf sugar
enough to make it sweet, and give an
ordinary sized teaspoonful three or four
times day. | have full faith in the above
receipt, and that its use may save the lives
Of many " innocents." | have few of the
red oak balls which | will furnish to anv
one disposed to try the above. The pre-
paration will keep for years.


G. T. SANGsToN,


Baltimore.


FERN LEAF TIDY.-Talle a piece Of Swiss
muslin and baste on it fern leaves, using
very fine needle and thread; then take
an old toothbrush and dip it in very black
ink, and, holding over the muslin, draw
fine comb over the brush a number of
times, dipping tho brush in the ink as
often as necessary. After the white part
OF the muslin outside the fern leaves is
well covered with ink spots lay in the sun
to dry. When well dried untacl1 the fern
leaves and iron tho tidy with q warm iron.
Then SOW around one edge either lace or
fringe


FLOATING IsLAND.-Two spoonfuls of
curtain jelly, two spoontuls of raspberry
Jam strained through sieve, the whites of
iour eggs. In the first place beat the eggs
very well; then put in the sweetmeats,
and continue beating until it is fine froth
Lay in the bottom OF china desert dish
thin slices of spongecake Or Naples biscuit,
cover with sweetmeats and cream or rich
milk, and heap your froth high in tho
middle. You may use only ono kind of
jelly or jam if you prefer


BRoILING MEATs.-When meats are broil,
ing on gridiron or hot Goals the sudden
heat applied sears the outside, which shuts
in the juices, and the rapid application Of
heat soon cooks the meet through. if in
moderately thin pieces 1t is then tender.
juicy and paliatable. Those who never
broil fresh meat, fish or poultry do not
know the excellence of properly cooked
dish Of animal food.
Year: 1876

Pere llyacinthe points out tho reforms
which he considers necessary to secure the
unity of the Church, among which are the
recognition by the Church of Rome Of civil
marriage, the reform of the confessional,
the abolition Of enforced clerical cclibacy,
the translation Of the liturgy everywhere
into the vulgar tongue, and the recognition
OF the laity as part and parcel Of the
Church. When these conditions are fulfilled
he believes that a reunion Of the Latin.
Crock, and Anglican Churches will not
only be possible, but certain.
Year: 1876

A Russian Count with uErropounceab
name has brought himself into notice in
Europe by losing 100000 francs in two
days at Monaco. When the last piece of
his fortune was gone the Count lamented
that he had nothing left with which to
buy his supper. The proprietor of the
gambling house showed his generosity and
magnanimity by pushing over to him five
hundred francs. The Count took it and
invited all his companions at roulette to
fine supper. When this was over he
took carriage to go to Manton. Arriving
at the destination the coachman found
that his passenger had disappeared. The
next day the Counts body was found at
the foot of high precipice on the road.
He had opened the door of the carriage
as it was passing a lofty cliff and sprung
out.
Year: 1876


station yes, he did say just that and
though | cried most as ,oud as baby, and Of
fered him five cents, all the money | had
and six peanuts, 10 let me on. he wouldn't do
it, but said should 20 with him, and had
to but dear, kind gentleman went with
me and carried baby, and told me not TO cry,
and he wrote down my name and number Of
the street and all. When we got 20 the sta
ton he went away but told me 10 be brave
and he would not be gone long Pretty soon
he did come back aud with him a dear little
woman most as nice as my mamma, and
she kissed mo aud gave me a cookie, then
asked me IL | would lend her my baby until
mamma came back, and she would take
good care Of her and love her dearly. OF
course, | said yes. The kind gentleman
told the officer IN charge Of the station that
he had found out all about my folks and my
story was true, and so he let me go When
! kissed baby goodbye, great lump came
in my throat, but | made it go away again,
aud the gentleman went home with me, for
il was getting dark. When he left me h.
gave me package of molasses candy Then
| loved him harder than ! did before.
Well, found a great huhhub when | got
home. Rob and VIII vera most distracted
about me. Bridget hal her apron 10 her
eyes, crying like everything, aud another
woman sat on a chair rocking back and
forth, and bowling Wish-a-wana. wish-a-
wana--me poor babby me poor babby-God
forgive yer poor mother for giving ye into
nest of hiriticks." When Bridget saw me
without the baby | thought she was crazy,
she gave me such shaking, all the time ask
he me vhere ia left that blessed baby.
told her If she would let me alone would
tell her So did, and showed her the card
with the address Of the kind gentleman on
it. Then the strange woman broke out
laughing aud blessing me- and told me the
baby was hers, aud that she was .irst cousin
to Bridget, aud lone widder, aud how they
had planned TO have us take her baby in
stead OF going to " The Little Wanderers q"
for one, but Bridget come today" she
said, "and told me how it was Nid ye, and
the mistress away. and so we fixed up a story
(God forgive mel how was come to make
Bridget a visit and so help We wild the care
Of the baby till the mistress came home, but
me sin did find me out and faith III niyer
do the likes again" But whore is the sim ~
broke in Bridget, when Miss Nora was
crazy for a baby, and the mistress willing,
and going out to hgnt one for her I'm
sure it WAS a tempting Of Providence, as
they say, to put your poor baby in the way
Of a full stomach and plenty Of fine clothes
to her back, and think Bridget was right.
| had my supper and went 10 bed, and slept,
OH so good Mamma hasn't come yet.
When She does, and we have ow baby home,
| shall tell Susie Lee I'm Just as good as she
is, cause I've got baby at my house, too
and guess that will take her down some,
don't you ? Good-bye.-from


LITTLE Nora.
Year: 1876

"FuSSY RAiS."--A little four-years-old had
been intently watching the process of corn
popping on a stormy day in the beginning
of winter. Happening 10 turn TO the win
dow, she observed for the first time the fall
ing snow. Amazed and delighted she ran
to her father and exclaimed 80 papa do
look at the funny rain It's popped out all
white"
Year: 1876

THE CASE OF COMMISSIONER FOWLER BEFORE


THE BROOKLYN ALDERMRN-CoNCLUsIoN OF


THE OPENING ADDRESS.


Yesterday afternoon Corporation Counsel De Witt,
who appears In behalf OF the city in the examination
OF the charges preferred against William A. Fowler
the suspended Commissioner OF tho Brooklyn Board
OF City Works accused Of failing to carry the in
siructons oil the Common Council with reference TO
the completion OF the Hampstead Reservoir, resumed
his opening address lie arralgned the commissioners
or Cy Works for their mothod OF proceeding giving
the contract to Messrs. Kingsley koeney without
the details of the work the reservoir lie said that
they proposed to show that in 1872 Mr. Fowler went
into bankruptcy. At that time his liabilities were
$3.50, 900 and his assets nothing. They would show
that then, though his salary was but $4,000
year, he had dcposltc, in bank over 500 000 per
mum At the conclusion OF the address of the Corpo-
ration Counsel the Board OF Aldermen adjourned TO
meet this Afternoon.
Year: 1876

Fancy the feelings of thirty
very elegant, cultured ladies on
being told that the chief attract
ton OF married life is the pleasure
experienced by the husband, on
coming home at night, to have a
wife TO pull of his boots and bring
him his slippers! Yet we are
told that every blessed speaker at
the meeting Of the Literary SOcie-
ty on Monday night laid great
stress upon this. and seemed to
think that in stating it he had got
the whole thing in nutshell.
We can fancy that at every repe-
titiOn of this extraordinary state


ment by those brutes of men,
thirty handsome pairs Of eyes
were opened in aStOnishment,
thirty dainty little noses shifted
with disdain, and thirty delicate,
lilyWhite hands most invOIuntari


~ reached Onward to twist them
selves into the hair of the speaker.
Slippers, indeed! And one man.
who ought to have known better,
said that to him the chief need of
a wife was to relieve him of the
trouble Of bIackening his boots!
There seemed to be in the minds
of the SPEAKERS a belief that a close
affinity existed between Feet and
Marriage. For shame, MeS5ieurs!
One young man startled the audi
ence by asking, in the course of
his argument in favor Of marriage,
'If my father aud mother had not
married, where would have
been?" When this Weighty con-
undrum was hurled at them, the
audience was completely stunned,
and unanimously gave it up; and
they Gid not appear to recover
from the mental stupOr into which
they were thrown, until they had
got into the open air.-GGgette.
Year: 1876

You may deceive those who are
no. wise, and who wish to be gull
led, but you cannot deceive me.
If you will lie about one thing you
will lie about another. There is
the door. A liar will steal. Get
out of here instantly, and never
poilute the place with your dirty,
lying presence again. Ladies, |
beg pardon for such language-it
is the only kind | have for liars,
thieves and sWindlerS like the CO.
ward and cavern wretch who will,
by the porter. be kicked into the
street. if he does not go there at
once Of hio-OWn accord"
Year: 1876

WINoNA, MIMI, Jan 24.-A terrible
tragedy occurred at Plainview, 20 miles
from this city Saturday last. Frank Hath
away, young man employed in livery
stable at Wabashaw, went out to Plain
view to see a girl named Nettie Slayton,
whom be wished to marry, but who had with
stood his appeals. He called upon her at
the millinery establishment where she was
employed, and. after an unpleasant inter
view, she told him that she did not wish to
see him again. Afterwards he went to her
boarding house and engaged in converse
ton, at the termination of which he drew
a revolver and shot her through the side.
She ran to another room, but as she was
going through the door he fired again, and
she fell dead, the ball having pierced her
brain. Hathaway then fed from the
house, but seeing two men In the street, he
pointed the revolver at his own breast and
fired. At last accounts he was still alive
The families of both parties in the shock
ing affair live on adjoining farms in the
town of Highland. Mr. Slayton, the father
of the murdered girl. was formerly sheriff
of Wabashaw county.
Year: 1876

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Jan. 25.-The case
of the people ex rel. Henderson VS.. the
city council at Chicago, being petition toI
a mandamus to compel the counsel to call
an election for mayor Of that city, came Il
a strange conclusion. Judge Dickey, be
fore his election to the supreme court, was
council for the city in the case. and lie
consequently took no part in considering
the case 10 this court. The other mem
bers were evenly divided, three for the
petition and three against it. The result
is the mandamus is not granted, and Chi
cago will have to stand her present City
government until April, 1877.
Year: 1876

specialize the 81. Louis Republican.


DON T LIKE 1T.


WASHINGTON, d, g., Jan %. The cen
tennial bill as passed is not at all satisfac
tory to representatives Of tho centennial
commission, the amendment providing that
assets remaining after the exposition is
over shall be turned over to the United
States, ana no division made to stock
holders until the entire appropriation OF
one million and half is refunded, being
the Objectionable feature. Gen. Hawley
said on the floor Of the house that he would
just as soon have no appropriation at ali
as take it in that form; that the com
mission could easily get hall
a million from some rich men and
mortgage the centennial property for the
remainder.
Year: 1876

Court convened here on Monday last, with
fnl bench. After calling over the docket
TO going into the trial of the cases pending
little else has been done save be trial Of Thos
Brown, for an assault on one Mrs. Smith for
which he WAS found guilty and mnlcted in the
sum Of FIVE dollars A great many persons
have been in attendance since the beginning
of Court. There seems TO he more business to
be transacted this term than there bas been for
several terms past.
Year: 1876

The Rev. DR.. Newman, the Washington
court chaplain, in address at revival
meeting few evenings ago, said that he had
been secretly praying during four weeks for the
conversion Of sinners This is exceedingly
commendable. DR. Newman has some very
wicked sinners in his congregation, and he
must be very sorely troubled in spirit to see
them grow worse aud worse every day.
What he ought to do is pray in public, and
invite all his congregation TO pray with him
for the regeneration Of the wicked members Of
his flock. lie ought to pray next Sunday for
the President, aud invite all his people to
pray with him that the heart of the President
may be turned 10 the right direction, and that
he may able to SEE how wrong il is to keep
men in office who are robbing and swindling
the government.
Year: 1876

A "sad story" comes from the wilds Of
Illinois to the effect that three orphan chill
Of Charles Dickens, have been found there in
such utter destitntion that they have been
taken into the home Of al aged couple to
prevent their being sent The poor house
Year: 1876

A young editor gushing over his
first, asks, "Did you ever watch a
dear little baby waking from its
morning nap?' N.not exactly, but
We have watched a dear little baby's
fond pa gliding up and down the
frelcss room trying to induce the
dear little baby to take morning
nap, and at 2:l5 AM. pressing offers
but no takers, which was about as
much fun as it can be to see the baby
wake. @