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Year: 1873

IMPROVING TIE STATE HOUsE.-Mr. A. B.
Mullett' the Government Architect, while in
town the other day, was invited to awe his
views II regard to the Improvement of the
State House. He suggested as the most
economical plan the removal of the cupola and
present roof and the substitution of Mansard
or French roof. He considered the walls
sufficiently strong, and approved the intcrior
arrangement described by one of the building
committee, suggesting, however, the heating
OF the edIflce with hot water. The outer walls
shGuld be covered with coating of cement,
and the windows altered to a four glass sash


The pavement in front should be lowered to
add to the apparent elevation of the building
-DcLdwGre0R.
Year: 1873

It is said by many ladies that have them in USE
they are very truly named. Amy person that has
used the DOiy Machine can this one without any
difficulty; the process of washing is much the same
except that 1t washes much faster II will wash about
double the quantity OF goods time. 1t will wash
them quicker and cleaner; II only works halt hard
as the Ooty or any other machine that takes in as
gre1t bulk OF goods at time. The family size have
me capacity OF washing six sheets in three minutes
nave washed with the Hotel size, eight sheeIs aud
elght pillow cases in three mInuies in public by the
watch all made OF tOlerably heavy goods What /
say Ol II am prepared TO prove by practical demon
slratlOn whenever required To do so.


IL Is Deleved ny many that clothing washed in this
Machine Will last about twice long IS If washed
on the washbO6rd


The Price OF this Machine is Reduced TO suit the
times, from Sl5 10 $l2 at factory, and freight
added. II ireighted All orders by mail promptly at
Tended TO Satisfaction is guaranteed in all cases
ANY person not satisfied after using the Machine six
months and giving IL q iar trial. and have 40 OIhe
reason save that II does not work satisfactorily, such
one can return 1t, and The money will be refunded
Year: 1873

A writer in Home and School, for
July, says:


The feeling of anger is not vice if
led in a right direction on the contra
~. it is the foundation of high courage
and energy of character, and where it
is deficient the character is marked by
imbecility and vacillatiOn. We can
not expect children to learn easily to
subdue the irritation Of temper they
feel when anything displeases them {;
but we should begin the discipline in
the cradle, and during infancy and
childhood cultivate diligently the NOR
al and reasoning powers TO oppose Its
undue exercise, for the bablt once
formed of giving way to it will be most
difficult Of subjection in after life
Everything that is liable to excite the
temper should be avoided, and when
once excited, instead OF leaving the
child to cry and wear its passion out,
its attention should be diverted and
its feelings changed. \ lady once
trod inadvertently on the toes of IA lit
tie ciIerub-faced girl the child pur-
sued her like fury, and would not be
appeased till she had stamped ON the
vlsitar's toes In return. From want
of proper caution and correction, in
small instances like this. child fire.
quently begins life with bias in the
temper and disposition not easily to be
remedied. Our great aim should be
not to rouse passion, for when once
aroused passion cannot be suddenly
stopped. but must have a certain sway.
The great desideratum then is to give
it as harmless direction as possible.
Ifa harmless direction can be found, it
is better that child should have its
anger and ill-temper out than that it
should nurse its wrath.
Year: 1873

The tobacco worm not only infests
the plant from which its name is de-
rived, but is very destructive to the
potato and tomato plants. The labor of
'worming tobacco" is best known by
those who cultivate the plant, but our
market gardeners and others who grow
the tomato extensively, seldom make
1t business to kill the worms but suf-
fer them to prey upon their plants and
arrive at maturity, and continue to
propagate and multiply their species
ad infinitum. We have somewhere
seen it stated that preparation of co.
bait, poisonous mineral, often used
to destroy house flies, may be employ
ed to kill the large moth or miller,
the parent of the potato or
tobacco worm. One Of these female
insects called horn blowers, will lay
several hundred eggs, each becoming
destructive worm, and the whole of
this army of voracious and repulsive
looking insects may be prevented By
killing the parent. These large mil
lers are seen just in the dusk of the.
evening flying around the sweet seen
ted honeysuckle, the jamestown weed,
and any other large honey producing
blossom, gathering honey just like the
humming bird, which it very much
resembles while on the wing.


The cobalt is prepared as follows
1t should be pulyerized in a mortar
perfectly fine, and three or four oun-
ces of this may be placed in a pint bot
tie, to which should be added mix
ture of honey and water; two or three
drops of the liquid is to be placed in
the freshly opened blossoms of the
jamestown weed, as the most cOnven-
lent. This being repeated occasionally
in the afternoon, during the season of
the moth, every one which partakes
of the substance readily dies. The
jamestown weed attracts the fly by its
large bell-shaped flowers, and is a
plant the worm delights to feed on
COImdR's s Rural World.
Year: 1873

At recent meeting of the Public


Health Association of this city, a Sc
RES OF resolutions were passed request
ing DIR. A. Jacob TO furnish for the
use OF the association a schedule of
directions concerning infantile diet in
summer, and to present the same at a
future meeting. Last evening, at the
rooms of the Medical Journal Associa-
ton, DR.. Jocobi responded to the res
olution. prefacing his remarks by an
elaborate address on the physiology of
infant digestion and food. The fol-
lowing is the schedule:


Over-feeding does more harm than
anythin else; nurse a baby of a month
or two old every two or three hours;
nurse baby of six months aud over
five times in twenty four hoans and no
more.


When a baby gets thirsty in the
meantime, give it drink of water. In
very hot weather, mix teaspOOnful of
whiskey with tumbler full Of water
(no sugar)


Boil teaspoonful of powdered bar
ley grind it in the coffee -grinder) ard
a gill of water with salt for-fifteen min
utes. Strain it and mix it with half
as much boiled milk and piece of
loaf-sugar. Give lukewarm, through
nursing bottle,


Keep the bottle and mouth-pieee in
water when not in use.


Give babies of FIVE or six months
half barley-water and half boiled milk
with salt and lOaf-sugar.


Give older babies more milk in pro-
portion.


Wheh babies are very eostive take
oatmeal instead of barley, but be sure
to cook and strain it.


When your breast-milk is half
enough for the infant, alternate with
bread and food.


In hot summer weather, dipa small
piece of litmus paper into the food be-
fore feeding. If the blue paper turns
red add a pinch of baking soda to the
food.


Babies of six months may have beef
tea or beef soup once day by itself
or mix with other food.


Babies ten or twelve months NAV
have crust of bread and piece Of
beefsteak to suck.


When babies throw off and purge
give them nothing to eat for four to six
hours, but all the. cold air you can.
After that, you may give a few drops
of whiskey in teaspOonful of ice
water every five or ten minutes, but
no more until the doctoreomes. When
there is vomiting and purging give no
milk.


Give no laudanum, no paregoric, no
soothing syrup, no teas


A discussion took place, in which
a majority of the physicians present
and it was their unani-
nous opinion that if printed copies Of
the schedule could be distributed in
our tenement-houses much good would
result from it.-N 7. Times, Nay
Year: 1873

WHEN Lord Eldon brought in his
bill for restraining the liberty Of the
press. member moved as an aldi-
tional clause, that all anonymous works
should have the name Of the author
printed on the title page.
Year: 1873

sJTuggle. hc dlluueu W Tile Olu plO-
neers Of that revolution, after having
achieved the independence of their
country, coming to the far west to re-
claim Tennessee and Kentucky from
the hOrdes of savages who possessed
those delightful regions. He described
them as blazing their Wav over the AL
leghanies with tomahawk in one hand


and the rife in the other, and by their
courage and endurance had reclaimed
Tennessee from the dominion of the
savage foe, and had made this wilder
ness blossom as the rose. He pointed
out the battlefield upon this creek upon


which his father and uncle fought,
both badly wounded and by their cour-
age and endurance covered the retreat
and saved our gallant pioneers from
the tOmahawk of the savage He re-
ferred to the great battle of Nick-o-


Jack in 1874, when they swan the Ten
nessee river, and at daylight fought
the battle that gave peace to the settle
ments and opened the door to civilized


man. He stood here as representa-
tive of one of those old pioneers, ask
lug Juc pcOplc W HOuOl nun win q ScdV
in Congress. The reply of Col. Over
ton, though able, had no effect in al


laying the storm that Peyton had put
in motion and which carried him into
| Congress. Guild having heard Of this


meeting, a few weeks afterwards met
\ Col. Overton and said, well, Col.
Overton, | understand that you and


Peyton have met at Defeated creek /;


what was the result? whatdo you think


of the young mani? Why" said


Col. Overton, II went to the appoint
ment for the purpose of discussing the
great national questions of the day as
a statesman should have done, but let
me inform you, sir, that Peyton touch
ed not one of those great questions
He had not been speaking five minutes
when I discovered that all of our In
dian wars were being fought over again.
l saw the bloody battle of Defeated
Greek. / saw his father shot through,
his uncle badly wounded yet they
with their brave followers still stood
up and fought bravely aud covered the
retreat, saving themselves from the
Year: 1873

TIE use OF tobacco should certainly
be taught in the public schools. 1t has
been proved so many times over again
that 1t Is not only not injurious but
positively healthy, that its use should
not be neglected.
Year: 1873

The manner in which the election of Pope is conducted is by scrutiny or bal lot. Upon the cardinals assembling for the purpose of election they remain se- cluded until the object of their meeting is accomplished. In conducting the election each cardinal writes his own name with that of the candidate he proposes on a ticket, which he then de- posits in the consecrated chalice which stands on the altar of the chapel where in they are assembled, kneeling and re- beating 8 prayer as he approaches and retires from the altar. All the tickets of the cardinals present being thus de- posted a pause ensues, after which they are taken from the sacred cup, by off cers named ad hoe from their own body, and compared with the number of car dinals present; and fit is found that any of them has two-thirds of the votes in his favor he is declared elected. Fail ing this requisite number of votes for any one candidate, the next procedure is termed election by access, which is so called in consequence of the power then given to any cardinal to accede to the vote of another by altering his ticket according to prescribed form and this is continued until one of the candi- dates receives the requisite majority of votes. Immediately the election is de- clared the tickets are burnt.
Year: 1873

"Henri III." was written by Alex ander Dumas and accepted by the the atrical manager, but Dumas had neg ected his official duties in. his applica- tion to the piece, and was threatened with the loss of his post. At this his poor mother broke down, and was seized with fit, at the very moment when success was dawning upon him. "He spent his time rushing from the theatre to her bedside, and back again" On the day before the performance Che ventured on bold coup, which he had reserved for the last. He asked for an audience with the Duke of Orleans, and was received with some graciousness. He submitted an humble request that his Royal Highness would honor the performance to-morrownigh by attend ing 1t. The Duke was not a little -astonished by this demand. But it was impossible for him to comply; he had a large party to dinner-some twenty or thirty persons of the highest rank, Fin cluding princes. The young author was not discouraged by this difficulty. With surprising readiness and boldness he suggested that His Highness should bring the whole party on to the theatre The Duke was not dlspleased, and merely suggested another difficulty. His dinner was to be at six, while the play began at seven. The petitioner had another suggestion ready the play could be put an hour later and the din ner an hour earlier Strange to say, the Duke inclined to the idea. But would the theatre agree; and where was such party to be placed? The theatre aOoatld agree, and the author had already reserved the grand gallery, hoping that the Duke might consent. The latter smiled, and agreed, and from that day Dumas dates the commence ment of his success in life.
Year: 1873

The Rev. Charles Veysey, an eminent English clergyman, comes out strongly in letter to the London L7ader in favor of the new plan. He proposes that when death has ensued the body should be chemically destroyed, and "then, !" he says, Git should be placed in some receptacle containing those powerful agents known to chemical science, which would simply annihilate the out ward form, and practically destroy it. There would necessarily be some de- posit, which one might call 'ashes' of the dead; and these might be reverent- ly gathered and placed in beautiful urn or vase, to be disposed of according to the wishes of the survivors. They might easily be deposited in consecrated places, in niches in the walls of churches, or in mortuary chapels designed for their reception. This, too, might be accompanied by religious service so that the religious element is left un- touched by my revolutionary proposal; The advantage of all this to people of highly wrought feelings would be inn mense. can imagine the peaceful calm which would steal over the mind when one could take reverently into ones hand the sacred urn and say, This holds all that remains of my be- loved. No horror of dark vaults and damp graves, with their seething cor ruption. No precious body being eaten piecemeal by worms of the earth, or melting away in loathsome stream. The form is changed; the substance really remaining after chemical burning is not in the least degree suggestive of the past or future. The body is there by saved from every dishonor, puri- fled from every decay. No words can describe the relief which such process would bring to many and many an afflicted soul. On the ground of health to the community, it would be most salutary. We little know, in England at least, what mischief is brewing for us in ouF seething cemeteries. They are getting fuller and fuller, at the rate of I know not how many hundred corpses a day, the latter ones being nearer and nearer the surface. Many are within four feet of the turf, and that is not enough to prevent the escape of the most foul and pestilential gases. I know of one old cemetery which is now occupied by cooperage, and which is constantly wet with stagnant water. All around it typhus fever is perpetually raging. The danger would not be so great if the bodies were buried with out coffin. The earth would sooner disinfect them; but as it is, the mischief is nursed and multiplied a hundred fold by the process of decay being de- layed."
Year: 1873

Of course everybody has heard, says Knoxville paper, of the old cistern dug many years ago in the yard of the Lamar House in this city, the bottom of which fell out, carrying the tools of the workmen, as was popularly SUD- posed, to China. It was afterward found that there was a yawning cavern of unknown dimensions, whose bottom no man had the courage to find out The practical sense of the proprietor of the Lamar House determined him to use the bottomless abyss as @ drain, seeing it was broken cistern that could hold no water, and for many years it has been thus used. But there being no solid foundation to the impromptu drain, the sides have regularly fallen in time and again, and the workmen, being fearful of their lives, have hither- to repaired the drain very himsilv in deed. There was another cave lasq week, and MT. Guthrie, the proprietor, determined to have the old thing fixed once for all. The work has been pro- gressing now for several days. The re- pairs promise to be permanent. Thirty five feet below the surface the work men came to the cavernous opening about which much has been said and more written. The mouth of the cavern is very large, and the cavern itself is supposed to extend many thousand feet downward and to cross the city diag- onafly from southeast to northwest. The workmen found great difficulty in mak- ing the excavation, the stench being al- most intolerable. Five dollars day was paid for their work, and number of them were compelled to cease their la- bor, having been overcome with the foul exhalations, arising from the de- composed matter turned up by their shovels. They talk with bated breath of the mysterious sounds they heard coming from the cavern and will not tell of the many odd and uncanny things they found accumulated at the bottom. One of the workmen narrowly escaped being buried alive. He was ascending the ladder, following his comrades, who were going to dinner when 8 mass of earth and rocks, weigh ing several tons, caved in just opposite the round of the ladder on which he stood at the moment. The mouth of the cavern has been arched over in 8 substantial manner, and the drain will be made more secure and stronger than ever before.
Year: 1873

Female lovcliness never appears to
so good advantage as when set off by
simplicity of dress. No artist ever
decks his angels with towering feath-
ers and gaudy jewelry; and our dear
human angles-if they would make
good their title to that name-should
carfully avoid ornaments which prop
erly belong to Indian squaws and
African princesses. These tinselrics
may serve to give effect on the stage or
upon ballroom floor, but in daily
life there is no substitute for the
charm of simplicity. A vulgar
taste is not to be disguised by gold and
diamonds. The absence of true taste
and real refinement Of delicacy cannot
be compensated for by the possession
of the most princely fortune. Mind
measures gold, but gold cannot meas
ure mind. Through dress the mind
may be read, as through the delicate
tissue the lettered page. A modest
woman will dress modestly; a really
refined and intellectual woman will
bear the marks of careful selection
and faultless taste.
Year: 1873

1t would indeed be strange if Free
Masonry did not keep pace with the
progress of intellectual development,
with the Improvement of the age in
the useful arts, in mental and prac-
teal philosophy, and the working out
and elucidation of the great problem,
the mission of man. Free Masonry
has to do with man, the highest crea-
ton of the Supreme Mind-man indi-
vidually and man in the aggregate
and through the exemplifcation and
influence of it's principles and pre-
cepts lead the way in promoting the
advancement and elevation of the
race. Like the silent operations Of
nature, which, although unseen,
clothe the field with verdure, cause
the blossoms to unfold and the fruit
to ripen, or through the creations of
animalcula, scarcely perceptible, of
which islands are formed, so Free
Masonry, unobtrusively and in quiet,
through the influence of the practical
virtues of its disciples, has been the
means of propagating an enlightened
philosophy, by which man has learned
to subdue and govern his passions,
anu dCCOIu W tudt NlICu
claims for himself. That civilization
owes much to the humanizing prin-
ciples of Free Masonry can not be
questioned Indeed, it would be diff
cult to assign cause of greater or
equal potency in harmonizing man,
who, with diverse interests, dis
similar dispositions, and peculiarities
arising from the different organic
structure of each, which. in an uncul-
tivated state, or where the influence
of Free Masonry has not reached, is
exhibited in the antagonism of man
to his fellow man; but wherever Free
Masonry manifests itself, and wher-
ever the civilized man goes to plant
his standard for the purpose of max
ing the soil subservient to his pur-
poses, there Free Masonry goes also.
and through the influence of its
teachings impels him to walk erect in
the majesty of his manhood as be-
ing destined for the highest purposes.
In working out the problem Of his
mission, the Free Mason who walks
onward, ever onward, toward the goal
of perfection, is never off, but is con-
tinually advancing from lower to
higher, always travelling out Of the
sphere in which he is, onward and
upward to better, the point within
the center being his aim. Thus the
true Free Mason always keeps pace
with the progressive developments oi
man; but those who are contented
with the mere ceremonial Of Free
Masonry, who have not the disposi.
ton to pass out of the outer court OF
to acquire the knowledge necessary te
comprehend the symbolism of the
architecture of the interior Of The
temple, have no conception Of man.
mission, nor do they participate il
working out or elucidating the grea
problem, mans present and futur.
being. Alas! the outer courts ar.
crowded full, and more than full. ant
there the vast majority of initiates


remain, preventing often good ant
true men from entering, while within
the sanctum sanctorum there is mucl
empty space.-World's Masonic Reg


ister.
Year: 1873

Ifyou would have flowers bloom in
winter, choose some of the most pow
erful buds of the flowers you would
prcserve-such as are latest in blow
ing and ready to open; cut them off
with pair Of scissors, leaving to each,
if fpossible, piece of the stem three
inches long. Cover the stem immedi-
ately with sealing wax; and when the
buds are little shrunk and withered,
wrap each of them up separately in a
piece of paper, perfectly clean and dry,
and put them into a dry box or draw
er. and they will keep without cor
upting. In winter or any other time,
when you would have the flowers
bloom, take the buds at night and cut
off the end Of the stem sealed with
wax and put them into water into
which a little nitre or salt has been
diffused, and the mex day you will
have the pleasure of seeing the buds
open and expand themselves, and the
flowers display their most lovely colors
and breathe their agreeable odors.