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Year: 1876

The tie which bound a certain Detroit
youth to a lawyers office was severed
yesterday, and his parents were happy.
They wanted the boy to make a great
lawyer, but he was getting along too
fast. He pursued his studies with an
ardor which cast judicial shadow DER
the household and created considerable
neighborhood talk. He got trusted for
candy and repudiated the bill on the
ground that he was a minor. He
bought dog and went into bankruptcy
He borrowed pair of skates and defied
the owner to get out writ of replevin.
He borrowed fifty cents and then made
the lender his assignee. ,...


But the worst of it was in the family.
He had legal name for almost every
thing, and his desire was to prove to his
parents that he was just absorbing dead
loads of law. If he wanted potato at
dinner table, he would remark:


'Father, file my claim against that
baked potatoe, and Ill prove the in
debtedness this afternoon"


If he wanted bread, he said: "Mother,
get me out writ of attachment for a
piece of bread"


1t was expected of him that he would
build the morning fires, but no sooner
had he gained an insight into law than
he said to his father:


'pm going to move for a change OF
venue unless some other arrangement is
made.n


He moved for a stay of proceedings
when asked to go to the grocery, and il
chided for being out nights, he replied {:


"File your declaration and give me a
chance for a jury trial"


When he was in good humor he would
sit and regale his mother with stories
about how Old Chaneery was going up
town one night and met Old Equity and
asked him how Decree was getting
along. Old Pleadings and Exceptions
came along just then, and there was a
big fight, and the young lawyer would
slap his leg and add:


"If Indictment had only been there,
he'd have whaled the whole crowdu


The other day the elong-suffering father
severed the tie. He was trying to bear
up, hoping for reform, but as he sat
down to the tea-table, his son bright
ened up and remarked:


"rhe defendant will now take the
stand and be sworn. Now, sir, did you
or did you not come out of Griswold-
street saloon at II o'clock this morning,
wiping your mouth on the back of your
hand Tell the jury all about it, sir pi


1t was little too much, and the boy
doesn't study law any more. He plays
with a wood-pile in the back yard
Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1876

If fattery is to be grateful to a truth
loving man or woman, it must clearly
conform to several conditions. AS we
have remarked, it must not be too
broad, wholly setting at defiance the
bounds of truth, but must be recogniZa-
BILE as an approximation to the truth.
Thus the compliment bestowed should
clearly point to a meritorious quality
having an undisputed existence. Fur
ther, it should never be forced on a
person in an obtrusive way. It should
be couched in modest language, and not
break violently on our attention in
bold, eulogistic epithets. And it should
not be kept before our minds so as to
arouse a full and embarrassing con-
sciousness of the speakers meaning,
but rather appear as a transient ele-
ment in q fugitive conversation. 1t is
always better to let the praise be in
ferred from the language used, than to
declare it in quiet terms. In this way
it will be appreciated by a swift move
ment of feeling, while there will be no
time for its arousing painful self-con-
sciOusness.


Once more, fiattery is always more
acceptable when it seems to be the
product of the moment, and not the re-
suit of generalization; for in this case, il
has greater appearance of reality. Or,
if the speaker distinctly intends to indi-
cate deliberate wish to crafty, and SO
to show the exercise of forethought, the
praise should be rendered with certain
delicate skill, so as to assure the recipi-
ent of the giver's anxiety to make the
offering as graceful as possible. The
Indirect ways of f1attery are also worth
tending to. One may flatter person
by saying to his intimate friend, (his
wife, for instance), something highly
eulogistic, which it would be difficult
to say to himself, directly. Another
and still more useful method is to fiatter
by actions instead of words. That is,
by treating people as though they had
a certain kind of merit or excellence.
Then we may studiously consult the
taste of lady whose aesthetic Judgment
we wish to extol, or may enlist the CO.
operation of a person in benevolent
scheme, and thus indirectly attribute ii
to a generous disposition. The advan-
tage of this last mode of fiattery is that
it escapes the necessity of even a slight,
verbal untruthfulness. To appeal to a
persons opinion is not the same thing
as to declare him to be wise, even
though he may readily be disposed to
conjecture from the former that we
mean the latter, too.-Sdturday ReUie1O,
Year: 1876

The Poultry World advises the use of
hay in the diet of fowls in winter, as
they eat grass to an advantage in sum-
mer. Bulk in food is required for
health, as well for poultry, as for man or
animal. Rich and concentrated food is
not'easily digested, and invites disease.
1t Is stated that in importation, the life
of a valuable horse was saved on ship
board by feeding to him cut shavings
in the absence of hay, in order to dilute,
so to speak, his grain diet. Some think
craving for bulky food is one chief
cause of feather-eating in winter, or
among fowls confined. Now, just try to
secure a good supply of second-crop
hay, short, and, if possible, containing
clover. Cure only enough to preserve,
and your fowls will eat a portion of it
all winter, when they would turn away
from stale cabbage. What is not eaten
will furnish untold amusement in
scratching over. Remember in winter,
if poultry stand on one leg unemployed
all day, they are disposed to have the
"blues." Idle meditations lead always
to bad habits, while healthy mind in
vigorous body suggests business,
which, with the fowl, means winter
eggs and spring chickens.


1.-THE above advice" says the Live
Stock Journal, sis good, although few
suppose hens eat hay if given them, but
this is because they have not watched
the habits of their poultry. We have
often noticed them picking short bits of
hay of almost any variety, and hay
cooked for cattle is eaten greedily by
them. We advise shortcut clover, well
boiled, for them. Let them have the
water it is boiled in. Glover is better
than any other hay, because it possesses
egg-making nutriment, besides fiber to
separate the particles of grain. 1t is not
bulk, as mere quantity, that is needed,
but coarse fiber to separate the concen-
trated food in the stomach, so that the
gastric juice can circulate through the
mass. 1t is the porousness of food that
facilitates digestion. That is the point
in the ration of shavings with the grain
in the food of the horse. The stomach
cannot we'll manage solid food. Only a
few minutes will be required to prepare
this hay for large number of poultry.n
Year: 1876

My joyous days of youth are past,


And manhood's cares are round me now;
And though they fade away so fast,


They leave their impress on my brow
Those marks of deep, corroding grief,
That look not earthward for relief.
They leave their impress on the mind


That erst hath seorned the worlds control
Which mortal power could never bind,


And fetter down the burning soul
To this benighted, care-worn sphere,
Which is its habitation here.
Yet why repine The world is wide,


And years are left me still in store;
So let whatever may betide,


Earth's cares shall never haunt me more;
I'll fly away on Fancy's wing,
To where immortal pleasures spring,
And ride above the storms of life


Above the ills that vex us here
Above the feuds and pickering strife
That mar this dark, terrestrial sphere;
I'll fly on Faiths bright wing above,
Where dwell immortal peace and love.
Thou, mighty Power, that quell'st the storm,


And stay'st the tempest in its flight
That gav'st to chaos itself form


By thine all-potent power and might,
From thy bright throne above the sky
Look down with mercy's plying eye.
o, grant that I may shun the snares.


The latent ills that lurk around
That may shun life's gloomy cares
Wherever met, whenever found
That 1 may run pure virtues course,
And shun the stings of fell remorse.
Grant that my days may pass away


In peaceful pleasures while I live;
And when I meet my dying day,


May heaven in mercy then forgive
The faults, and foibles, and the strife
That mark the course Of human life.
For they are such as all must know
Who dwell upon this dreary earth,
Where life is but affecting show"


Marked by sad and sickening dearth
OF all the real peace and love
Which fill the realms OF light above.
Year: 1876

The Congressional committee to
whom were referred the charges made
by the witness Harney, Of corruption
against Speaker Kerr, made a snani-
nous report a few days ago completely
exouerating the speaker from all the
charges that had been brought against
him. The report was unanimously
adopted by the House by rising vote,
Republicans and Democrats vieing with
each other to do honor to the character
Of the distinguished gentleman whom
this base attempt was made to villify.


Thus the man Harney has been stamped
IS . perjured scoundrel and liar. 1t
only remains now to meet out to him


the punishment his dastardly conduct
SO richly deserves. f
Year: 1876

The NOMINATIONS. will be seen
by the report in another column the
nomination election held on Saturday
last has given to the party as its
candidates for the Offices Of sheriff and
coroner for this county, in the coming
campaign, Isaac Grub and David G.
Rose. ~ 70


This is generally thought to be .
strong ticket. Mr.. Grubb is well
known to the people Of this county,
having been before them on other occa-
sion both in an official capacity and
as a candidate for, the nomination
which he has just received. His
promptness in performing the duties Of
his Office as Deputy Sheriff some years
since is sufficient guarantee that the
interests Of the county will not suffer
in bis hsnds as sheriff. Though not
elected when he lead the 'forlorn hope
Of his party on occasions when defeat
was certain, he nevertheless, ran far
ahead of the rest of the candidates
on bis ticket, sufficient indication Of
his popularity with the people.


y y Mr.. Rose is resident Of Appoquini-
mink Hundred, good-hearted, genial
man, of quick intelligence, prompt and
energetic in his business habits. and,
will, if elected, doubtless be one Of the
best coroners New Castle county has
had. in a long time.
Year: 1876

report of the House Committee fully
exonerated him from the charge Of
bribery brought against him by Harney
and was signed by all the members Of
the committee, including the two Re-
publican members. The latter made
speeches expressing their confidence in
the integrity of Mr.. Kerr, and the House
unanimously accepted the report of the
committee Altogether. it was pleas
ant scene to witness in these times,
when party spirit is so rife.
Year: 1876

! SUNDAY AT THE CENTENNIAL.-To
their lasting credit the Centennial Com
missioners still hold on to their original
determination to close the gates Of the
great exhibition on the Sabbath day,
notwithstanding the most strenuous ef-
forts, on the part of persons who desire
to have it opened, to cause them to re-
cede from that determination. In the.
meantime remonstrances against open
ing the exhibition, and petitions to the
Commissioners to stand firm in their
adherence to the right, are pouring in
upon them from all over the country.


To keep that exhibition open on Sun
day would be desecration Of that day,
injurious in its effect upon the morals
of the nation, extensive as its bounda-
ries and lasting as its existence.
America boasts herself Christian land
and has always given to the Sabbath
that observance which is its due, and
never yet has she felt or suffered one par
ticle of loss or hinder ance in her progress
to greatness by that observance. Why
then should an abrogation of that Gus
tom be made now? Now, of all other
times, we need to adhere strictly to our
moral and religious customs and observ-
ances. Many nations and. peoples, Of
all religions and customs, are gathered
upon our soil, and now, if ever, we need
to show before them our respect and re-
gard, as nation, for the Christian Sab
bath. A vast influence must and will
be exerted upon our guests from foreign
lands, from their visit here, which will
20 with them to their distant homes,
and according as our example is good
or bad SO will be the effect of that in
fuence upon them. If we show our
selves ready and willing to yield up and
lay aside our convictions, or "scruples, !"
at the desire or demand Of the devotees
of other religions or opponents Of our
own. our foreign guests will be led to
think that we have not the reverential
regard for our religion which We profess.
and they will have but poor opinion
of our constancy and fidelity.


The paltry excuse that the demand
for the opening on Sunday is to afford
workingmen an opportunity to visit the
exposition, is Of no weight. 1t is an
insult to the American laborers, as a
class. to pretend that this demand is
for their benefit. 1t is not they who
want it. Take the sense of the laborers
throughout the land, and nine out Of
ten would oppose it. The demand is
from other sources and from other
causes, and the professed regard for the
laborers is an excuse or blind for the
real reason. All arguments that could
be made in favor Of keeping the exposi-
ton open on Sunday could, by slight
change Of the train and wording. be
used with equal weight at other times,
and on other occasions. Let not the
first step in the wrong direction be
taken, and no others will follow to be
regretted. If the exhibition cannot sue
ceed without opening it on Sunday let
it fail.
Year: 1876

These were the words of one of the
school girls of this county; she had ell
tered class too high for her to do the
work properly, and was very kindly told
by her teacher that she must take simpler
principles first, as she would keep the
class back. We have quoted her re-
sponse above, and on a pretended offense
she has withdrawn from school. The oues-
tion that arises in my mind is how can
these things be remedied? To whom
shall we appeal for adjustment at such
times. The only answer yet found is
the parents. Children must be taught
obedience both to parents and teachers
and this is the work of parents. The
teacher should be person able to Judge
OF just such matters as are here eonsid
cred, and his or her decision should have
the parents approval, and should in thai
way be carried out. 1t is ruinous to thu
child, and to our educational interests t.
carelessly consider and act upon sucl
matters. Every means should be used t,
show children the need of beginning il
the right place and in the right manner
and to show them that ignorance is n,
disgrace, but that to remain SO is dis
grace to anyone.
Year: 1876

L desire to call special attention from
our school officers throughout the county
to the matter above mentioned. 1t is es.
sential to the success of our public school
system that we keep careful statistics on
all matters pertaining thereto. This, as
does all business, requires forms. Such
forms can only be uniform when prepared
In printed blanks by some one who has
given the matter special study. This is
done, and the only thing remaining is
that school officers everywhere purchase
and use some kind of blank forms.


True it is that there is some expense
connected: 1t is not heavy, and can be
born by the districts at large while the
sub-directors can lily afford time and pa
paper for the writing of all the school
business under his charge: and had he
the time it could not be so well done


Now let the Secretaries look into the
matter and see what they need, then let
the several boards order a supply suffi,
cient for two or three years at time and
renew these when necessary. Money will
then be saved over the present plan where
many OF the officers buy one or more
blanks at retail paying almost double the
price at which they can be bought in
quantity.
Year: 1876

In business life that investment which
yields the largest per centoi profit Is con
sidered the best investment. 1t is not
the amount of profit but the per cent of
profit that measures the success of busi.
mess enterprise. Thus heavy capitalist
may invest his hundred thousand in some
Enterprise and may realize ten thousand
on his isvestment.


Another man with his small capital
invests his ten thousand in some other
enterprise and realizes his two thousand
on his investment. The first mans in
vestment yields profit of ten per cent. !;
the last mans investment yields profit
of twenty per cent; which is the most
successful business man? Clearly the
man whose investment yields the greatest
per cent of profit. Let us consider teach
ing professional business


The teacher is capitalist; his knowl-
edge is his capital; the benefit that the
pupils realize from his instruction is his
per cents of profit on his investment.
One teacher is heavy capitalist; he pos
sesses heavy calital of knowledge, he is
a graduate from some college, which
makes him millionaire in his business.
His diploma is both cash and credit. He
invests his whole capital in country
school. Another teacher invests his
small capital in another school. His cap-
Year: 1876

ltal consists only in his knowledge of the
common branches obtained in an ordinary
country school; yet it frequently happens
that his investment yields a greater pei
cent of profit to his pupils than the In
vestment of the heavy capitalist, the
graduate. His capital is small, it is an
available fund: he invests it ALL and his
pupils realize profit on every invest.
ment he makes. The advantage of the
small capitalist is not in his small capital
it is in his investments.


In the business life it is always an ad-
vantage to have capital at command.
With this the business man can take ad-
vantage of every opportunity to make a
profitable investment Without it the
business man must forego many of these
opportunities. But capital must be en-
ployed must be invested. If the capital
ist should lock up his capital in his iron
safe he might, perhaps, realize some sat
isfaction in knowing that he possessed
such capital, but he would realize no
profit from it, and some men who DOS
sessed less capital but more business tact
would soon outstrip him even in capital
30 with the teacher. If he possesses a
capital fund of knowledge he can improve
the many golden opportunities of making
safe investments in the growing minds of
his pupils. Without this knowledge the
teacher must regretfully forego many of
these opportunities.


But the teachers knowledge must be
employed; must be invested. If the
well informed and educated teacher sim
ply lock up his knowledge in his own
mind, he might, perhaps, realize some sat
isfaction in knowing that he possesses
such knowledge, but his pupils would
realize no benefit from it, and some teach
er who possessed less tact if he did not
soon outstrip him in knowledge, would at
least outstrip him in usefulness.


j. w. SLATER.
Year: 1876

The late A. T. Stewart owned his millions in
this world; but he left every cent of 1t here,
taking nothing with him. Others would do
well TO take the hint.


The above extract found in numerous
exchanges, we are inclined to dispute
True, he did not carry a pocket-book well
filled with green backs on his long journey,
but his wealth of millions enabled him to
perform many deeds of charity and pure
benevolence, that poorer man could not,
and the fact that his battles with the
world in building up large fortune,
hardened not his heart, is much in his
favor, and we opine that when the Grand
Book-keeper above, balances his accounts,
the numberless deeds of charity will be
found credited to him, not least of which
will be the sending of ship load of pro-
visions to his native Ireland during fam
inc, and the bringing back by his ship of
load of sufferers for whom he found
good places; the founding of home for
fallen women, whereby scores of souls
have been redeemed and saved; and the
founding of home for feeble and aged
men, who are thus saved from the poor
house, will all be credited up to him, as
part of his fortune taken with him, or
rather sent on before, and laid up where
moth and rust cannot corrupt.
Year: 1876

either for the man or horse. Be
sides. in that way of driving, it is
impossible to give these movements
to the bit which seem to refresh
and stimulate the horse SO much.
When a horse has been taught the
significance of the movement of the
bit, the shift by the turn of the
wrist, he will never fail to answer
it, even though he should seem to
be at the top of his speed. The mo-
ment he feels this little move of the
bit in his sensitive mouth he will
collect himself, and make another
spurt, and the value of this way Of
driving is, that the horse is not
likely to break when thus called
upon; while in a high-strung, gen.
erous horse, if called upon for a fnal
effort with a whip, is likely to break
the moment it falls on him, as not,
| have won many u very close heat
by practicing this movement, anC
therefore | have no hesitation il
recommending it. 1t is not diff


cult to acquire; and a horse soOr
comes to know what it means"
Year: 1876

On this point Hiram Woodruff
says: People talk about steady,
braoipg pull, butin my opinion that
is not the right way to drive a trot-
ter. There's a great difference be-
tween letting go of your horses
head and in keeping up one dull
deadening pull all the time. The
pull should be sufficient to feel the
mouth, and give some support and
assistance, so as to give the horse
confidence to get up his stride


More than that is mischievous
To keep the mouth alive, the Bit
must I'd shifted occasionally. But
this is not to be done by a pull o.
the hand on the rein. A mere iiSi, 4,
turn of the wrist OF less than hall
a turn, by which the thumb is ele-
waited and the little finger lowered,
is sufficient to shift the bit, keep the
mouth sensitive and rouse the
horse. The reins are to be steadily
held with both hands while this
play with the wrist is being made


and it is, of course, only to be done
with one wrist at a time. Tht
hand should be well down. anC
the driver ought not to sit all of {
heap with his head forward. Neither
should he lean back, with his bodil!
weight on the reins, which, in tha


case, are made a sort Of stay fol
him. He should be upright, ant
what pulling he has to d'
should be done by the mus
cular force of the arms. Th


driver who depends upon the arm


has command of the horse; he VIII,
substitutes bodily weight, with tn


reins wrapped around his hands


has not half command Of the horse
or of himself, either; and, if tn


horse is a puller, he will soon tax


command of the driver. The rea


son of it is, that there is no inter
mission of the exertion, no let-u
Year: 1876

Scandals About New York Managers
New York Cor. Chicago Tribune.l


Now that the managers have
formed an association for mutual
protection, the actors are beginning
to ventilate some of the evils of the
managerial life. To begin with
this city, it may be said there is
scandal enough about our city man
ayers to fill q book. The init
macies'of certain managers with
certain actresses are staples of
club conversation, and friends
of the actors do not hesi-
tate to print such stories as these:
Z" In at least one theater in this city
the relations existing between the
managers and the leading lady are
notorious" This is one way Of
limiting at the intrigues which are
so freely talked OF. 1t is well known
that a pretty face is almost sure of
an engagement, even if its owner is
poor actress, and it is part Of the
gossip of the green-room that there
are half-score of women called
actresses on the theatrical pay-rOlls
who are scarcely better than mis-
tresses. On the other hand, it may
be said in behalf of the managers
that they profess the utmost horror
lest any irregularity on the part of
the female performers should be
tolerated. They are even so par
ticular that the minor actresses are
forbidden to take seats in the audi
torium, but it may be that this is
an excess of precaution. Perhaps


the actresses may tell some of the
particulars of their temptations,
and then we shall have an inter
esting dish.