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Year: 1873

A PRAcTlcAL scheme for supplying the
principal cities of the Union with accurate
standard time, has been projected, and will
soon be carried into effect by the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The plan in
wolves the transmission of the exact time by
telegraph to each locality. The movement
of the pendulum of the Washington clock
will be simultaneous with the pendulum
strokes Of the clocks all the way from Port
land Maine, to San Francisco. The clocks
will be set for local time and standard time,
So that astronomical observers and business
people can be equally accommodated. Al
though the projected regular transmission of
Standard time may be a novelty to the public,
It's practicability has been thoroughly tested.
For more than eight years past our leading
wstchmakers have repeatedly procured their
Standard time by telegraph, from the Ann
Aarbor, Michigan, Observatory. The exact
difference in time. and geographical distance
between San Francisco, Salt Lake, .Chey-
enne, Omaha, Chicago and New York, have
also been thus ascertained and repeatedly
tested
Year: 1873

A WALL paper which may be washed the
same sam as painted wainscoting has long been a
oesIderatum, from sanitary as well as from
an economical point of view, and We learn
from the Mechanics Magasine that such pa
per Is now manufactured in England. The
Illumination, being in rich dead oil colors,
VIII bear the application of soap and water,
ana thus the wall of q room may be readily
.eslored to their original beauty. 1t is fur
neE :r' claimed that this paper is damp proof.
ihcse two advantages are sufficient to COM
u'ehd 1t to universal use, rs the absence of
snem M Is the capital objection to the present
styles OF paper hanging.
Year: 1873

Boys and girls, if you wish to astonsh
any member of the family or any coming
guests by some day allowing them to discover
their initials neatly printed on pear, peach
or apple as it hangs on its branch, this is the
way to carry out your plan: Just before the
fruit ripens cut the desired letters from a
sheet of thin tough paper; then paste them
on the side of the fruit most exposed to the
sun, and when in course of time you remove
the paper from the ripe surface you will find
the letters distinctly marked upon it.
Year: 1873

The visit Of this distinguished soldier to Oui
city, and the complimentary banquet given him a
the Clayton House, is quite an event in this com
munity.


1t showed, however,, very COnclusiveIy the
great popularity Of Gen. Hancock with the men
who served in the army under his command.


His distinguished ability ss a civilian is no less
valued than his UntaInished fame as daring and
unhinching commander in the field.


1t was under the command of Maj. Gen. Han
cock that the Delaware regiments mostly served,
and this fact led to his being invited to this city
to take part in the presentation Of their Gags to the
Historical Society. Although comparatively
young his appearance is that of war-WOrn vet
eran. lie was perhaps longer in the Geld and ex-
posed to greater hazard and danger than any
commander in the army of the Potomac. He re-
Oeivod several wounds, but they seem not TO have
affected his strong and powerful frame.
Year: 1873

The farmer, like the business man,
must know what he is doing he must
have some pretty decided ideas OF
what he is to accomplish-in fact he
must calculate it before hand.


He must know his soil-that OF each
lot; not only the top, bat the sub
soil.


He must also know what grain and
grass are adapted to each.


He must know when is the best time
to work them, whether they need sum
mer following or not.


He must know the condition in
which the ground must be when plow-
ed, so that it be not too wet, nor too
dry.


He must know that some grain re
quires earlier sowing than others, and
what these grains are.


He must know thst it will pay to
have machinery to help him as well
as muscle.


He must know about stock and ma
nures, and the cultivation of trees and
small fruits, and many other things
In word, he must know what ex-
perienced, observing farmers know, to
be sure of success. Then he will not
guess-will not run such risks.
Year: 1873

One OF the most interesting features
of the oranges is, that not single one
can be organized without the compan-
ionship of the ladies. No charter will
be issued to organ nize grange, even
ifa hundred of the best farmers want
it and ask for it, unless certain mum
Der of ladies join. Their assistance
aud influence are needed. Their com
panionship will have a refining and
elevating effect upol the sterner sex.
They are equally interested with their
husbands, brothers and sons in the
good that can be accomplished. What
aids in giving relief to the farmer, will
give relief to his wife or daughters
They give tone and elevation to the
proceedings OF the oranges. They
furnish social feature to the oranges
which will give permanency and sta
bility to them. Each grange meeting
will be a social festival, a Deighbor-
hood visit. By all means let every
grange encourage the attendance of
the ladies. Let there be as many lady
members as male members. 1t will
increase the interest in them and help
to elevate our noble profession to the
high standard we wish to reach. With
woman's influence with us we shall
have no such word as fail. Her influ-
is good, and We are glad to know she


will exert it in behalf of those who
are nearest and dearest to her.-COLe


mans RurGl World.
Year: 1873

There Is nothing that adds more to


the attractiVeness Of the home than


brackets in the corners of the room,


which usually become the receptacle


of vases Of flowers ,n.tural or artificial,


small plaster casts, that cost but g


trife and are pretty, and rumberless


other little ornaments that are always


finding their way into the house and


are often broken and ruined because


there is no place to put them except
on the table. Brackets as sold at the
furniture stores are rather expensive,
but may be made at home, and any
boy with sharp jlck-knife may find
a world of amusement in cutting up
old cigar boxes and making brackets
which, vanished, are as handsome as
any that can bepurchased at the stores.
To make these, one requires a small
key-hole saw, a sharp jack knife, and
bits oftwo orr three sizes. Patterns
Of the various parts should frst be cut
from stiff brown paper, and trimmed
till they 1T each other exactly. If
the brackets are small, they may be
made of cigar boxes ; if large, pine
or black walnut board may be used.
Pine can be stained and vanished and
it is such an easy wood to work in that
we recommend it to beginners in the
bracket making art. Lay the pattern
cut from designs of your own on the
wood aud make it round with q pen
Gil. With the knife, the saw, and the
bit, remove all the wood to be taken
away, and scrape the edges smooth
With a piece of glass. After the pieces
are prepared they shonld be fastened
with glue and headless tacks,
hen stained and vanished. A lit
lie practice will give one more insight /
nto the mysteries of the art than long
written instructions.
Year: 1873

A FEED CUrTKR.-A correspondent
of the VernaORt Farmer gives his
method of converting a mower into a
feed-cutter as follows Place the ma
chine standing upright on the back
end, and brace it firmly. Then brace
up the bar so that it will be steady,
and fit a board on the top of the
guard bar, SO that the hay cannot get
over the bar. Then make table to
feed on. Throw the machine into
gear, put The hay on the table and
turn the wheel. The hay is fed against
the under side of the bar. With q
horse power aud belt 10 the wheel
this makes a first-rate power feed
cutter, doing, the work fast and well.
Year: 1873

A CORRESPONDENT of the Detroit
Tribune says: ''If an edge tool is so
hard as to crumbls, grind it on dry
stone until the edge turns blue; it
will then cease to break and the TEN
per viii generally prove to be about
right. Scythes and axes are some
times too hard at the edge, but if
treated in this way viii give no fur
ther trouble.
Year: 1873

VEGETABLES FOR POULTRY For
fowls kept in confinement in summer,
it has been recommended to have
large sods of grass cut, taking care to
keep enough earth to each sod, SO that
the hens may tear out the blades
without having to drag the sod about.
1t is, however, much more convenient
to NOW grass with scythe, cutting it
often, just as soon as it is high enough
for the scythe 10 be used, so that it
may be fresh and tender. A lawn
mover could be put to good use for
this Purpose.-POUltry World
Year: 1873

For whitewash that will not rub off.
mix up half pailful of lime and
water. ready TO put on the wall, then
take on a gill Of flour and mix it with
the water, then pour on it boiling
water sufficient to thicken it; pour il
while hot into the whitewash stir all
well together, and it is ready for us.
Year: 1873

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Claim Agen


"A Will practice law in State and U. S. Court
and attend promptly to business intrusted TO
bis care. AS Justice of the Peace will attend
'oConveyancing and taking dispositions. Office
Year: 1873

The value of white ash for timber


is so well known that it may seem al


most superfuous TO name it. There


is scarcely farm implement, from a


rake handle up to a reaper or mower,


of which the tough white oak does


not form a part. But the cultivation


of this tree has been, and is still, sadly


neglected in regions where good tim


Der for the purposes named is and ever
will be needed. The time must soon
come when the Implements required
for agricultural purposes on the far
Western prairies will be manufactured
there, and good timber must be had;
therefore it requires no great stretch
of Imagination to sec that profitable
market will soon exist far away from
the present source of supply. The
of timber is like money
put out at compound interest, and
man investing very small sum at first
will sooD find himself the possessor OF
arge and constantly increasing capital.
The white ash is a tree easily grown
from seed, which may be obtained in
unlimited quantities and very cheaply.
The seedlings may be easily transplant
ed without fear of loss, and they will
succeed in any good rich soil. At first
the seedlings appear to make slow
progress in comparison with cotton
woods and willows, but, when fairly
established, their growth is rapid and
in every way satisfactory. As soon
as the trees are few inches in dam
eter the timber is ready for use, and
continues to increase
with age. Farmers who are in need,
or likely TO be, of good timber, should
not neglect the cultivation of this most
valuable tree.
Year: 1873

Mr George H. Mob!ey gives thi.


sensible advice to young bec-kecpers,


in the Quincy, No, Democra,


Having devoted much time TO tie


study OF the bee, feel capable Of


giving good advice 70 any not posted


10 bee culture. ANY person who con


templates Bookkeeping on the small


or large scale, should first adopt some


style of movable comb hive and a


hive not too small or too large, rned-


um size, as small hives swarm too


much; large ones not at all, as q gen


eral rule Transfer your be's from


box 10 hive as soon as blossoms come


in the spring, or about ten days after


the swarming time. giving the young
queen time TO hatch after last swarm.


Bees should never swarm naturally,


when In movable hives, as there is


danger of losing them. To swarm
them arti6cislly take 5ut the frames


until you find the one containing the


old queen, which place in new hives,
frame and all. If your hive il very
strong take two frames and place them
in the center Of new hive with one
empty frame between them ; remove
the old hive away from the old stand
and place instead the new one and
your work is done quicker than you
could get your hive, table cloth, broom,
and fix for having swarm that had
swarmed and settled naturally; and |
then there is no danger of losing them
by having them fly away to the forest.
/ prefer to DO this late of an evening,
when everything Is calm and the bees
are filed, ,as they are much more peaces
ably when not hungry. No bees need
ever be list from the moth IN good
movable comb hives, as they may be
strengthened at any time with frames |
of young brood taken from strong
hives. Moth never destroy strong
active colonies in anything. In select.
ing hives get one without moth traps,
from the fact that a moth trap is, in
stead OF trap, a moth nest, unless
attended to more punctuslly than the
majority of the bee-keepers do.
Year: 1873

A USEFUL PooI--It is said that pool has
been formed among capitalists to save the house
Of Clafin Il Co., five millions of dollars having
been raised for this purpose This is prac-
tical illustration of the spirit of mutual help
fulness recommended by the HERALD yester-
day. BY helping Clafin Co. the merchants
and manufacturers help themselves. This is
the only way in which the business of the
country can be saved from extreme depres-
sion. II a few great houses fail others, Of
necessity, must follow. The suffering among
the poor under such circumstances must be-
come intense, for the business Of the country
will be practically suspended; so that, in fact,
In helping each other business men help the
whole working population. The pool said to
be formed in behalf Of Clafin & Co. is only
the initiative of what ought to be generally
adopted in case Of continued distress AS a
rule pools are dangerous but in cases of this
kind, where the combinations are to save in
stead of to despoil, they are to be greatly
commended.
Year: 1873




Our dispatches from France indicate state
Of tribulation in the monarchical camp. We
can well comprehend the dismay with which
the royalist camp followers regard the present
statasof affairs and the variety of suggestions
which they offer to she leaders in the opera
tons. The igureheads Of the fused royal
factions still 60 on binding themselves
asseverates that he will only be King
by the grace Of God and not under limitations
from anybody on earth the Orleans princes
pledge themselves not to be lieutenants Of the
kingdom, and not to compete with each other,
presumably in fanking the elder Bourbon
recluse Of Frohsdorf on his slow way to the
throne Never were royal Barkises SO unwill-
in It is not very certain that all this
raw material for royalty would go on
declining if the demand was anywise brisk
or steady. There is sometimes danger in
the protestingof princes that they are working
for the republicans might be in stealthy
preparation but that appearances go to show
the dismay to be real and the prol9ngation Of
the term of MacMahon the only chance left.
This means that neither republicans nor
royalsts are able to put an end to the "truce
of parties" formulated at Bordeaux. II
MacMahon really intends to ask a prolonga-
ton Of his term, it will, no doubt. be granted.
and every day of the Provisoire gives strength
to the Republic. The monarchists see
this with alarming clearness, and hence tho
wild projects of relationships, resolutions
against dissolution, forbidding elections for
vacancies and other brutal measures such as
weak-minded people in panic times are the
first to propose. They would get somebody
else to commit any dangerous piece Of tyranny
to save themselves from facing the slightest
peril and their only peril is to face the people.
Verify, O monarchies of the Old World your
French friends are helping your cause as little
as they help themselves
Year: 1873

tanning money and the prospect Of suffering
during the coming winter. They should be
careful not to increase the difficulties already
existing. At the same time employers ought
to be considerate and not force an issue with
their laborers unless compelled to do 50.
This is time for mutual concessions and
forbearance
Year: 1873

The Bank Of England Raising the


Rate OF Discount to Eight Per


Cent.


From time to time during the past few
weeks the Bank of England has been raising
the rate Of discount to five, six, seven, and now
to eight per cent During this period gold
has been flowing from England to the United
States. Striking balance between tho
amount shipped from this country and that
sent here, our gain and England loss have not
been less probably, than ten millions of dol
lars. Here then, no doubt, is the principal
cause Of the Bank putting on the screws.
There may, however, be other causes, such as
the state of trade in Great Britain and the
condition of the Continental markets; but the
drain of such on amount Of gold to this coun-
try is sufficient to induce the action of the
Bank. 1t is simply following we'll estab-
ished policy to protect itself and to prevent
any embarrassment to the country that might
arise from deficiency of the precious metal
Though this action may check to some exteps
the flow Of gold hither, we do not think it will
stop entirely that flow, for England mast !,
have our cotton and breadstuffs; and as long
as the imports remain checked and ore not
equal to the exports required the gold must be
sent to make up the balance of the account
and to move the crops.
Year: 1873

Laberers striking-A Word Of Advice.


Itappears by our telegraphic news, published
in another part Of the paper, that the workmen
connected with the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad have struck work, and
thereby stopped the running Of trains, because
they had been notified that reduction Of
wages of twenty per cent would be made in all
cases where the amount was over dollar
day. The railroad company states that it was
impelled to this course through the stringency
OF the money market and the state Of its bust
ness. The laborers think the company is simply
taking advantage Of the financial condition Of
the country to reduce their wages. Hope is
expressed, however, that some arrangement or
compromise may be effected. Here, too, in
New York, the masons and stone cutters are
moving in the same way against a reduction
Of wages. Now, we would advise workmen TO
consider well the financial affairs OF the
country the difficulty emplovers have IN OBJ
Year: 1873

SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE The Chicago Times
asserts that the present municipal campaign
in that city is 'little else than scramble be-
tween two lots Of place-hunters to see who.
shall have certain lucrative positions"
We would like to be informed of the
latitude and longitude of the city on
this Continent, there being more than one
candidate in nomination for any particular
Office, in which similar scramble" is not
ohcaryahla
Year: 1873

Piles, and judged by them Of what value to
mankind is the creed or the carping Of the
late Free Religious gathering in this city
True religion is spirit seen not by the eye Of
man, but Of God


Yesterday was the twenty-ffth anniversary
Of the settlement of DIR. Armitage as the pas
tor Of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, and as
such it WAS duly observed by that church and
congregation,


Father McNnmee gave rather strange
reason for the veneration Of saints by Catho-
hcs-namely, to heighten the honor given to
God. IF" said he, "the devotion which
Catholics paid to the angels and saints and
also to their images and relics, we're the same
as that paid to God, then they were idolaters.
But as the devotion paid to them had entirely
its termination in God the charge [ofidolatry]
fell to the ground" This in eucidation of q
part Of the Second Commandment, 'Thou
shalt not make TO thyself any craven image,
&c.


Miss Sarah Smiley preached plain Scrip
tural sermon on the atonement OF Christ,
brief synopsis Of which will be found in other
columns.


Suffering and Sorrow was Mr.. Beecher' $
subject. In view of q hard winter just ahead
it may have been appropriate. II certainly
will be appropriate if it shall lead any soul to
a higher conception of the destiny OF humanity
than that which can be found in our ups and
downs in this life. The complement OF ouI
shadow existence here il the sunshine and
Year: 1873

Sixty cents a day is considered good
wages for workingman in any OF the
European countries, except Great
Britain, where the wages are somewhat
higher. In the Tyrol silk region and
in Italy they often do not get more than
ten cents. In the country in Germany
ten cents is the common pay. Women
there often get but five cents. In Swe-
den men often work from four o'clock
in the morning till nine in the evening,
and do not get more. During the late
war many poor women in Berlin were
hired to knit stockings for the soldiers
for five cents. The profit Of the poor
who keep petty shops, sell trinkets in
the streets, or act as suttlers do not av-
erage more than three or four per cent.
BARRIERS in Berlin, since the raising OF
their prices, get five cents for hair cut
ting and two and half cents for shaw
ing. Servants at hotels get from three
to eight dollars month. Servant girls
in private families often get but ten
dollars year. Sometimes these classes
cannot get work at any price.
Year: 1873

Unfortunately, large class of people
merit this name, and are not troubled
with a consciousness of deserving it,
either. The social sponge is generally
q pleasant, affable person, always ready
to do you, his "most valued and es-
teemed FRIEND" a good turn, provided
only he can manage it at some one else's
expense, and without pecuniary or
other Inconvenience to, himself. He
does this upon principle, for, atgues
he, cone good turn deserves another"
andth turn henrendered he carefully
posts to yotir debt with interest COM
pound and double eompound, and fails
not to remind you ever and anon that
the balance of your account ls on the
wrong side. As We have said; our friepd
is not over particular in what way he
obtaiiis tie iieedfui; and il yot gave
him the opportunity he would not
scruple to use the engine of the law to
pump it out of you. Beware, there
fore, of supplying the handle to the
ut,nt, for the law to work tEe golden
stream full upon his absorbing self.
Our cadglng friend views everything IN
an efiih5nti5 ptastieal manner. Num-
Der one is with him the first law OF f,a-
ture. Take all you can get, and give as
little as possible, /" Thtpw sprat 70
catch a mackerel." "Eoid 'fsst that
which is good, eschew that which is
evil that is to say, that which is no
good; These are favorite axioms Of
bis. You ale genetot5; well, doesn't
he praise you for it, and laud you tothe
skies as jolly good fellow? He robs
you right aid left-hot in legal sense
to be stire, bit he tobs sou none the
less; you abuse him proportionately
and he cries "quits." Clearly nothing
more than an ordinary business trans
action: who, then, can ssy that our
friend is not an eminently practical
man? As for him, he gives away moth
ing, and is ,serenely happy in his sell
fishness. Well, perhaps It Is better to
be like him than to give Just for the
sake of display that which you be-
grudge. But, oh take care, you hard
hearted, selfish, despicable Sponge,
lest the time should come when the
press of circumstances will squeeze
your ill-gotten gains out OF you. You
may then as lief expect the earth to
split in twain as that any of your former
well sacked friends will extend you
helping hand.