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Year: 1871

The White Pine NewS, On the 18th
ult., says: Yesterday morning young
man named John G. T, living near
Treasure City, in fit of dependency
threw himself headforemost into
thirty-foot shaft. At noon two men
happened along and discovered coat
and hat on the edge Of the shaft. On
looking into the shaft they discovered
the sore-headed young man trying. to
come to the surface, and scratching
gravel like the mischief. They pro-
cured rope and hauled him up.
Strange to say the only injuries he re-
ceived were a sprained ankle and lew
scratches on the side of the head. Ihe
Young mans reason for the rash act was
the receipt OF letter from Harrisburg,
Pa, announcing the marriage OF his
first love to another feller. He forth
with flew to a saloon and commenced
throwing in the gin-slings. For two
days he practiced before the bar trying
to forget his frst-love. Yesterday morn
ing he awoke and found himself in his
own cabin, with nothing to cheer up his
spirits-not even cocktail in sight,
and--he did as above stated.
Year: 1871

A young lawyer was employed to
defend a culprit on charge of steal
ing pig. The case was not one
calculated to call forth great dis
play of eloquence, but it was his
first case, and he was painting for
distinction, the young advocate re-
solved to give the Court and Jury
an earnest specimen of his future
efforts, 'and convince them that he
was bound to shine" Accordingly
he proceeded to deliver the follow
ing exordium. "May it please the
Court and gentlemen of the jury
while Europe is bathed in blood
while classic Greece is struggling
for her rights and liberties and
trampling the unhallowed altars of
the bearded infidels to the dust
while the chosen few of degenerate
Iberia are waving their FURNISHED
swords in the sunlight of liberty,
while America shines forth, the
orb in the political sky, 1
with due diffidence rise to defend
the cause of this miserable hog
thief" -
Year: 1871

The hoof disease excites great


alarm in New England. The Boston


TraUeleT says the disease is the
most infectious of all the 'ails> to


which cattle are subject. In High
am, Mass, the disease spread from
a pair of oxen, within two weeks,
until seventy head of the choicest
breeds were affected. In some cases
hogs and sheep are attacked. Even
can the infection be carried from
herd to herd in the clothes of people,
and cattle walking over the same
road previously trod by diseased
cattle, have been affected. The
milk of a cow affected with the dis
ease, given to dog produced death
in short time.


The disease has made its appear
ance in various localities in Massa-
chusetts. In one case oxen became
diseased by standing in a black
smiths frame where others having
the disease had been shod. A
farmer in Newbury visited a sick
herd belonging to a neighbor, and
within a week his own herd was
stricken, supposed to have taken the
rom the clothes of the
owner, as his COWS had not been out
of the yard. Salt rubbed in the
mouth in considerable quantities by
a gloved hand, so as not to allow the
saliva to come in contact with the
skin, is considered a very effective
Year: 1871

There is an expression in the face
of good married man, who has a
good wife that a bachelor cannot
have. 1t is indiscribable. He. is a
little nearer the angels than the
prettiest young fellow living. You
can see that his broad breast is q
pillow for somebody's head, and
that little fingers pull his whiskers.
No one ever mistakes the good mar
ried man. tits only the erratic one
who leaves you in doubt. The
good can protect all the unprotected
females, and make himself generally
agreeable to the ladies, and yet new
er leave doubt on any mind that
there is precious little woman at
home worth all the world to him.
Year: 1871

The law of nature is, that GER
tain quantity of work IS necessary
to produce a certain quantity of
good, of any kind whatever. If you
want knowledge, you must toll for
it; if food, you must toll for it; and
if pleasure, you must toll for it.
But men do not acknowledge this
law, or strive to evade it, hoping to
get their knowledge, and food, and
pleasure for nothing; and in this
effort they either fail of getting them
and remain ignorant and miserable.
or they obtain them by making
other men work for their benefit,
and then they are tyrants and rob
bers. Yes, and worse than robbers.
L am not one who, in the least,
doubts or disputes the progress of
this century in many things useful
to mankind; but it seems to me a
very dark sign respecting us, that
we look with so much indifference
upon dishonesty and cruelty in the
pursuit of wealth. In the dreams
of Nebuchadnezzar it was only the
feet that were part of iron and part
clay; but many of us are now get
ting so cruel in our avarice that it
seems as if, in us, the heart were
part of iron and part of clay.-RUs-
KIN.
Year: 1871

Cows that are in mich, or that
have been MIXED late, are peculiarly
sensitive to cold; and they are fire.
quently injured by being exposed
to storms. By getting wet and be-
cunning chilled, pulmonary COM
plants and other diseases are in
duced, and thus far the farmer has
a sick animal on his hands which is
q source of trouble, anxiety, and
not unfrequently total loss. Many
of the troubles that come upon cows
at the period of calving may be
traced directly to exposure during
the winter, and therefore, on this
account alone, will it pay the farmer
to shelter his stock on the approach
of storms, either wind, or snow, or
rain. During those days in winter
that are sunny and warm, there may
be no objection to allowing stock to
run at large in the yard the greater
portion of the day, but in extreme
cold weather, three quarters of an
hour in the morning and the same
length of time in the afternoon, to
slake their thirst at the trough, will
give tim all the exercise needed.
The remaining portion of the time
they will be better in a warm, well
ventilated stable, where they can
quietly ruminate without fear of be-
ing hooked and driven about by
master cows.
Year: 1871

1t may or it may not be generally
known that Senator Henry Wilson,
now serving his sixteenth year in
the Senate, and just elected for six
more, used to be shoemaker, and
that his original name was Jerry L.
Goliath, of Natick, Massachusetts.
Those who do not agree with Mr..
Wilson'S opinions cannot fail to give
him credit for having worked his
way "onward and upward" with
success in which the suppression or
concealment of these opinions has
had nothing to do. The "Shoe and
Leather Reporter" pleasantly refers
to Wilson's early career as follows:
Goliath worked hard; he wanted
money, and was determined to have
an education, both at once, and that
Immediately. He had worked on
farm, as bound boy, near his ma
tive place, until attaining his major
ity, where the craving of his spirit
for high honors and distinction had
been measurably filled in the renown
accorded to the conquering hero, for
it is beyond dispute that he invari
ably came off victorious in his en-
counters with the local bullies,
whose fame ranked in the mind of
the jealous champion who could
brook no rival. Wonderful stories
are told of Colbath-how he worked
or studied all night, and sometimes
unremittingly for thirty-si hours.
Once he undertook to make fifty
pairs of shoes without sleep; that
job was then reckoned a weeks
work. Commencing on Monday
morning, he got as far as the forty
seventh shoe on Wednesday night,
but the pegs, as they made the cir
cult of the sole, had begun to as
sumo the picturesque zigzag of the
Virginia worm fence, and nothing
prevented the smashing of fingers
save the waning energy with which
the hammer came down while the
future Senator slept. Jerry Goliath
subsequently became quite well
known as Henry Wilson, and man
ufactured shoes for some time at
Natick on his own account.


Mr.. Wilson's subsequent change
of name was for REASONS satisfac-
tory to and creditable to himself,
and which are of no great interest
to the reader-possibly none of his
business. His political history is
well known. I- tHe
Year: 1871

Every man must sleep according
to his temperament. Eight hours
is the average. Ifhe requires a lit
tie more or a little less, he will find
it out for himself. Whoever by work,
pleasure, sorrow, or by any other
cause, is regularly diminishing his
sleep,.is destroying his life. A man
may hold out for time, but Nature
keeps close account, and no man can
deceive her. As there is more brain
work than ever, so more sleep is re-
quired now than in the time of our
forefathers. The want of sleep is
frequently the cause of insanity.
Year: 1871

To KEEP Blue. CALICO OR LAWN
FROM FADING.-Put an ounce of
sugar of lead into pail of cold wa
ter; in this solution soak the mate
rial for two hours, and let it dry be-
fore being washed and ironed. All
shades of blue may thus be kept
from fading when washed.


To CLEAN FURs.-Shake and whip
them well; then brush; boil some
flax seed; dip a rag in the water
and wipe them slightly. This makes
them look nearly rs good as new.


TAR AND PITCH can be removed
by greasing the place with lard or
sweet oil. Let it remain a day and
night; then wash in suds. If silk
or worsted. rub the stain with alco-
hol.


In ESCAPING FROM FIRE you
should creep or crawl along the
room with your face close to the
ground. Children should be early
taught how to press out q spark
when it happens to reach any part
of their dress, aud also that run
ming into the air will cause it to
blaze Immediately.


AN Ohio hog grower says that
the following treatment will make
the biggest hog out of pig in twelve
months: Take two parts of barley,
two of corn, and one of oats
Grind them together, then cook and
feed cold. He says it is the cheap
est food, and that any pig of good
improved breed can be made to gain
Il pound day until Il year old.
Year: 1871

To PREVENT LAMP CHIMNEYs FROM
BREAKING.-Every housewife, who
uses kerosene oil knows that it af-
fords the best and cheapest light of
all Illuminating oils. But she also
knows that the constant expense
and annoyance from the breakage of
lamp chimneys, almost, if not quite,
counterbalances the advantages Of
it's use. Put the glass chimney in
lukewarm water, heat it to the boil
ing point, and boil it one hour, after
which leave it in the water till it
cools. The chimney will be less
liable to crack by sudden change of
temperature.
Year: 1871

To PRESERVE LEATHER.-Take
half pint of linseed oil, and half Il
pint of meats foot oil and boil them
together. Have the boots dry, and
free from dirt, rub them well with
this mixture before the fire, until
completely saturated, set them by
for two or three days after oiling
the first time, and after using,
wash them clean from dirt, and oil
when dry, or upon the feet, before
going ont. The soles of dress boots
may be made impervious to wet or
snow, by the same mixture. N
Year: 1871

An Ohio farmer saw a stranger
tearing down his rail fence, and
hailed him to know the reason.
The reply was that he was suddenly
seized with the shakes and was hold
ing on the fence for support.
Year: 1871

Is the great remedy that physicians appeal to
and use almost entirely In all diseases of the
Liver. There are thousands at the present time
that are suffering with the rheumatic p ins IA
the joints, caused by the use of Calomel which
has created Q disease Of its own worse than that
which it was intended TO cure. There is
drug that leaves its mark more prominent in
the system. Yet, perhaps, there are times when


it can be given, and have q benihcial effect, but


should not be dealt out as il has been and 10 At


the present time, BY thUse that pretend to know


what they are dVing, but in reality do not. The


Liver Is more liable to disease than any other
organ in the human system, and when that fails


to do its duty it leaves the weak points of the


body exposed, as the bile is not thrown of, but


taken up by the blood, as it passes through this
great filter of the system. and becomes impure.
Then follows a train Of diseases, wbose name is
Legion. There are many that suffer from pain
in the side and across the body, dull, heavy,


drowsy feeling, headache, pain in the right side.


often severe pain in the bowels, costiveLsts, fat


ulence. diAr hea, or less in digestion, loss OF
appetite, sslow skin, white Of the eyesyellow,


sinking of He,h, depression Of tpirits, at other
times Il great craving for food. Some of these
symptoms are caused only by torpidity Of the
Liver. 1t impossible TO give sn the symptoms
Of deranged Liver, and they are all curesble
| without tee aid of Calomel.
Year: 1871

better looking. Yesterday hectic 1ush and resi-
less fiery eyes bespoke feverlsh excitement.


THE TRIAL is OVER.


The judgment is generally considered TO De more
lenient than was expected; but all say that the
prisoners anve had fair trial and that the Presl-
dent and members OF the Court have done tnelr
duty without Partially.


THE LAST SCENE IN COURT


was intensely dramatic. The large hall enshrouded
in darkness the lamps on the council table having
been placed the President, making the pale lace
OF the venerable officer stand forth IN strong reef
against tue dark green hangngs round the dals, as
nature 10 complete the reading OF the judgment.
The faces OF the members OF the Court less dis
ungulshaole; their dark blue uniforms afforded no
contrast TO the hangiugs beyond out the flashes OF
light on their epauleltes and lace told you that the
heads had bodies In front the bayonets OF rlle
guard appeared like silver In the gloom, and the
scarcely perceptibe sable robes ana white
neckfalls OF the advocates Indicated tnat their
wearers had not yet f0rsaken their posts. Night
was falling as the Court entered TO pronounce It's
verdict on the representatives OF the Commune and
dismal the hall within a few minutes. The
President rallied strength TO pronounce the sentence
OF capital punishment, and those far away down
the hall, IN gloom and pitchy darkness, distinctly
heard the word "Death.n By singular coinci-
dence, as human vengeance was pronounced, O
gendarme, who had stealthily crept TO the dals,
raised the wick OF refractory lamp. and nasn OF
light iell on the large picture behind the council
table, representing the Saviour on the cross, and
the lace oil Him who came on earth to preach peace
and good Will toward men, and tnat We should do
unto Others as we wish them to do unto us, sud-
denly started into sirOng relief on the wall OF the
dismal council chamber.
Year: 1871

We leave the city, says a writer in All
the Year Round, by the Damascus gate,
which is close 10 our hotel, and skirting
its walls, traverse the road oyerhanging
the Valley of Hinnom, and so, past the
modern English burial ground and the
Potter Field, we are soon on the main
road to Hebron. The sun gains power
every minute, and the lizards and cha
meleons are darting rapidly in and out
of the stones exposed to its rays. On
the bank rising from the opposite side Of
Hinnom stands a row Of neat modern
dwellings, which would not look out Of
place in the neighborhood of Battersea.
They are the new alms-houses erected by
Sir Moses Montefore for INDECENT Jews,
and are all occupied But, as was our
invariable experience in Jerusalem and
vicinity, the real and apocryphal tradi-
tons crowd upon us so quickly that we
have difficulty in mastering the externals
of each.


On that lonely and blighted tree seen
high up to the left yonder, Judas Is
cariot is said to have hanged himself.
1t is close to the ruins of the house Of
Caiphas, the high priest, and on the
naked crown of the Hill of Evil Counsel,
(which rises abruptly on the north side of
the ravine before us. The Potter Field
consists of a broad natural terrace half
way up this ravine-Hinnom below it
and the house of Caiphas above. The
photographs and pictures of this spot
make 1t gloomier than it appears in
reality, by reason Of their almost inva-
riably bringing its harsh rocks and an
cient burial-places into prominent relief.
By these means that accursed and
blighted look is given it which accords
so well with its shocking traditions, but
which is, as we decided, misleading. The
'Potter's Field is more fertile than the
rest of the ground near. The olive
hourished on it, and the view over the
valley and toward Zion is comprehensive
and nintnrpenue 20
Year: 1871

house. The Scotchman soon found the


father and mother, who recognized and
gladly welcomed him. Don't you re-


member fifteen years ago l took your lit
tie four years old girl on my knee in
Scotland and said | meant some day to
make her my wife? g Oh yes [ remem-
Der" said the mother, " but not for years
have l thought OF those happy old days"
= am here to redeem my pledge" said


the Scotchman. " Let the girl speak for
herself" said the old gentleman, choking
with emotion 1t did not take a long time
for the young lady to get acquainted, nor


ong for her to decide that this Scotchman


was Just the man she had been waiting for
all her life want to be married at
once" said the Scotchman But I've
Just engaged to work in Lewiston said
the young lady. Then, getting hold of a
bright idea" I'll 20 down there to work,
and then, I'll not like, you know, and then,
t'll come back here to be married" Down
to Lewiston went the girl; at work for a
week was she, when she concluded she did
home. Next week the parson drove up in
his two wheeled chaise, and the twain
were made one The Scotchmau and his
young wife are now settled happily in
Iowa, where the old folks, who have finally
agreed that truth is stranger than fiction,
now comfortably pass their declining
years.
Year: 1871

THE FRAGRANT PNCH.-Suulf-takin
Is indeed an old custom. If we came sud
denly upon it in foreign country, and
had been unacquainted with it before, it
would make US split our sides with laugh
ter. A grave old gentleman takes 4 lit
tie casket out of his pocket, puts finger
and thumb in, brings away pinch Of a
sort of powder, and then with the most
serious air possible, as if he were doing
one Of the most important actions of his
life (tor even with the most Indifferent
snutt-takers there is a certain look Of i'm
Year: 1871

RELIGION As A COsTUME.-We have q
good many Oriental Christians in our
churches; that Is members who wear them
Christianity as the people of the East
wear their garments. In that oppressive
climate, the drapery of the person is as
light and airy as Is consistent with the de
mands of propriety. Something must be
put on for decency's sake, but the exter-
nal robe is loose and flowing. 1t rests as
lightly as possible upon the shoulders, and
floats away unbeted and unconined. Ii
Is unsuited to active motion, an interdict
upon strenuous endeavor 1t Is adapted
only to the habits of a languid and iDdo-
I lent life. For running, or for labor, il
must be gathered up and girded upon the
/ loins.


Not few professors Of religion wear
Christian habits after the Oriental fashion.
They can't quite consent to be without
them, but they don't like to be burdened
by them, or to feel them touching at too
many points. If some artists were taking
their measure for any Of those habits,
their Instructions would be, Make them
as free and loose as you can. Don't let
them pinch we want them roomy. Let
them cut little more under the arms and
across the back. The fewer points they
touch the better -


There's the habit Of Bible reading. 1t
is an essential part OF a Christians ward
robe They put it on, but they wear 1t
loosely. Both IN the times and in the
manner of reading, they are very loose.
They make it matter of convenience.
Sometimes they read every day; then
again, they do not open the Word of God
for days together. 1t Is an Oriental gar
ment resting upon them very lightly.


There's the habit Of closet prayer
They have put them on. Ask them if
they pray in secret. :. Oh, yes" d" How
often p" Well, sometimes twice dav."
" Not always that " No, perhaps not
always " Sometimes omitted for several
days." We are s1 busy, that we have
not time for it on some days You see
they wear the habit loosely. 1t Is one of
their Orenta garments. made roomy and
easy, warranted not to pinch.


They have put on the covenant of fel-
lowship with a Christian church, fellow
ship in worship, in prayer, and in work.
But they are not mucl constrained by this
covenant They adjust it to their inclina-
ton and convenience. They wear it with
a large liberty. They are off and on, They
play fast and loose with it. They have noidea
OF being in bondage to it. 1t Is the ORR
ental robe. touching them only here and
there, open, loose and flowing


Such members DO not add strength to a
church They are an element of weak
ness. They need TO hear from the Master
that supreme word of command. =. Gird
up the IONS Of your mind r. and, in obe-
dience, to gather in their loose drapery,
belt it about them aud be ready for actual
~crvice.-Pzcifr
Year: 1871

Hurt me Great Heavens, did YOU
expect to split me open with watch
spring, and not have it hurt me? What
was the matter-did you Slip


Certainly not, he.said. was simply
getting hold of the tooth. Just hold your
head back an instant and will have it out
at once


guess | won't try again, said | with
a shiver. The toothache is bad enough.
bat it IS heaven alongside that watch spring.
You may come up sometime, and pull it
out when | amt at home. | think | could
endure the operation if was off about
eight blocks. Come up when you can.
Year: 1871

THE New York World says: The most
heartrending scene of the late disaster at
New Hamburg, New York-the dead Fow-
Ter family-has been removed for the people
of another locality to mourn over their sad
fate. Up to the time of their removal all
the five bodies were laid out at the under
takers rooms. They were all encased in
rosewood caskets, and the lids were kept
open during part of the day, so that the
public mourners could walk in and view
the solemn picture. Here was an entire
family who had all perished at one fell
stroke, leaving not single one to come
after when grief had brought despair and
despair had changed to death. The father
and mother lay side by side, beautifully en-
shrouded, but their disfigured facesI Wrap-
ped in white linen and shut out from view.
Near by were two smaller caskets, one
containing the son, and the other the eld-
est daughter. The first was a fair-haired
boy, aged about twelve years. He was not
mutilated in the least, and the expression
on his face was remarkable. 1t did not
resemble that of corpse, or of a person
asleep. He appeared as if he had closed
his eyes, simply feigning sleep, and SO life
like was the whole expression that the
beholder was almost constrained to believe
that the eyes would presently open and the
natural lips part in a playful smile. His
sister, girl two years younger than the
boy, was discolered on the whole right side
of the head and face The rest of her
body had been protected from the fire, all
except the thumb and forefinger of the
right hand. The arms were folded across
her breast, and the playful hands were
white as snow, save the two fingers that
were burned to black crisp. On one
finger of the left hand she wore a tiny
gold ring, which she carried to her grave.
On the other side of the parents was the
baby laid out in a small casket, and en-
shrouded in snowy white. The entire
family were removed together and con-
veyed to the presence of the bereaved
friends