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Year: 1872

The room was exceeding bright and
comfortable, with the morning sun
creeping through the rich curtains and
beaming mildly ON the breakfast table,
with its burden of white china. silver.
hot mullins, fragrant coffee and deli
eately broiled birds, but the pair who
sat over the little feast looked anything
but bright and comfortable.


There was an open letter beside the
plate of the Lady, and glancing over her
shoulder you might have read the fol-
lowing:


Dear Father and Mother:


hardly know how to get around my
subject. so I'll come direct to it. am
married. l love Lucille very dearly,
ana she was too poor to gain your admi-
ration, SO married her without asking
leave. As my wife, know you will re.
ceiye her. At all events I am going to
bring her straight to you, and will
trust to your natural goodness OF heart


Your dutiful son, JUSTIN YoRKE.
Year: 1872

PUT Up Your JAM WHILE Hor.-It is
said that ordinary jam--fruit and sugar
which have been boiled together for
for some time keeps better if the pots
into which it is poured are tied up while
hot. If the paper can act as strainer.
in the same way as cotton wool, it must
be as people suppose. If one pot of
jam be allowed to cool before it is tied
down, little germs will fall upon it from
the air, and they will retain their vitality,
because they fall upon cool substance;
they will be shut in by the paper, and
will room fall to work decomposing the
fruit. If another pot, perfectly similar,
be filled with boiling hot mixture, and
immediately covered over, though, Of
course, some of the outside air must be
shut in, any germs which are floating
i'll it will be scalded, and in all proba-
bility destroyed, SO that no decomposi-
tion can take place.
Year: 1872

SoFIENNG OLD PUrTY.--In removing
old broken panes fros window, it is
generally very difficult to get of the dry,
hard putty, that sticks around the glass,
and its frame. To obviate this. dip a
small brush in nitric or muriatic acid,
and go over the putty with it. Let 1t
rest while, and it will soon become so
soft that you can move it with ease.
Year: 1872

BRANDY IN BOILING MEAT. If as soon
as meat is skinned and thoroughly boil
ing, two spoonfuls of brandy is added
to every three pounds of meat, the meat
will become tender, though it may have
been very tough, and will not retain
any taste of the brandy.
Year: 1872

To PROTECT WALKS FROM WEEDs.--
Take one gallon of gas-tar and about
half pound of air-slacked lime, boil
and incorporate them well together, then
apply the mixture with common long
handled whitewash brush. This will
dry in few hours if put on boiling hot,
and will kill off all the young weeds and
prevent their growth. 55- rsI-7.
Year: 1872

INDIAN MEAL PUDDING.-Into one
quart of boiling milk stir one quart of
sifted fine meal then add one quart of
cold milk, two well beaten eggs. one
half cup of sugar, one cup of flour, and
little salt spice. Stir it well and pour
it INTO buttered dish. Bake two hours,
and serve with butter.
Year: 1872

To Color SLATE CoLoR.-Boil yellow
rak bark in an iron kettle till the strength
is extract, d. Take out the bark, then
sdd very little copperas. aud you have
a pretty color with no expense.
Year: 1872

To EXTRACT INK FROM FLooRs-Ink
spots on floors can be removed by scour-
ing them with sand wet in oil yltriol
and water mixed. Rinse them, when
the ink is extracted, with strong pearl
ash water.
Year: 1872

CoRNMEAL PUDDING.-Two quarts of
sweet milk, one pint of cornmeal, one-
half pint of beef suet or fat pork, chop
ped fine. three eggs, and little nutmeg
and salt sweeten to your taste with
sugar. Heat the milk, and while hot,
stir in the meal after this, set it where
it will cool, and then add the eggs
Bake from three to four hours IN q slow
oven
Year: 1872

BOILED INDIAN PuDDING.-Take sweet
milk of sufficient quantity for the pud-
ding desired salt to the taste, and stir
in Indian meal till little milk will rise
on the top by standing. If too thick it
Will be too hard. Fill pudding crock,
and tie cloth tightly over it. Put into
boiling water sufficient to keep it cover
cd, and boil steadily for three hours
Fruit may be added if desired. Serve
with sweetened cream. This is an old
fashioned Connect ut pudding.
Year: 1872

Each farmer is to have seed to sow and
plant This he usually retains from his
crops. Sometimes he is careful TO select,
sometimes not.


Now, each farmer can be an improver of
hlr seed, his crops, as is done by those who
make 1t business to improve. 1t is done
Oy selectisn-selecting every time such
4uallty or qualities as he wants. Selecting
every time the largest earliest and hest
ears, there will be a show of larger, earlier
and better corn So with potatoes Secure
always the larger and coarser and there
VIII he large and coarse, tillage the same
This will do for feeding But small pota-
u is wanted for the table, a finer grained,
better form, approaching the hat and
smooth, so that the cooking is expediated.
There Is also more sweetness and better
quality generally in medium-siZed tubers
These, and only these, should be selected
yearly.


Squashes and pumpkins may be improved
IN the same way. Select such as YOU want
every time, and of the same quality. Thus
tomatoes improve or deteriorate according
we select them. Poor, dirty wheat (or
any grain) Will give poor, dirty wheat that
is the tendency. If the season is yery
favorable, this will be less seen; but the
tendency is nevertheless there, and a GOOD
selection of seed would have made a bet
ter crop. Each farmer may thus be his own
improver of what he raises. Cor. Country
Gentleman.
Year: 1872




The Nation of last week cont aimed an
interesting calculation as 10 the com
paratiye strength OF the two parties in
this country, founded, first upon the re
turns of the elections for the present House
OF Representatives and, second, upon
the results of the most recent State elec-
tlons. Without pretending To offer al
opinion as 10 the accuracy of its figures
we abrldge its statements As matter OF
information and interest to the political
student According to the Nation the
electoral vote OF the country, as repre-
sented by the last popular vote for mem
bers Of the House of Representatives j.
divided as follows; the number Of cleo
toral votes set opposite each State in the
table being the number to which the
State will be entitled under the new Ap-
porhonment bill, which viii probably be
come a law


Sta -es in which Democratic Majority Of the
Popular Vote was cast for present Repre-
Year: 1872

A bill is under consideration in the New
York Legislature which provides that
juror shall not be rejected in criminal
case for having expressed an opinion be-
fore trial so long as he will take the oath
to fairly hear and determine the matter.
1t is approved by the leading Judges of
the State,
Year: 1872

A gentleman connected with The lele-
graph some years ago, when less care to
guard against errors was exercised, than
at the present, recently related A good
thing, which we believe has never found
its way into print. An old gentleman Of
easy gong circumstance, than residing
in town in Eastern Maine, had son
who was settled in town in a malarious
district OF Illinois. He also had a beauti-
ful daughter of about the age Of seventeen.
who at the time of which we are writing.
was spending few months with her
brother A short time after her arrival
at the western home of her brother. she
was attacked with fever and aoue AT
the first warning Of the approach of the
disease, the son wrote the father inform
ing him that his sister was unwell, with
out, fully explaining the nature of her
complaint, not wishing unnecessarily to
alarm his parents. The great anxiety of
the father and mother tor their daughter.
who was absent from home the first time
in her life, caused the old man to send in
structions to the son to inform him by tel
egraph, daily, OF the condition OF his
daughter, regardless of expense Almost
the first dispatch received by the father
and (Which reached him on Saturday
evening, too late for another communica-
ton to pass over the wires before the fol-
lowing Monday read thus: -Four O'Clock
+. NJ, Mary is very comfortable now, she
had child this morning"


Imagine the confusion which this un
welcome message brought to these parents
concerning their idolized child. The
father was infuriated with rage.


I'm phrensy he tore his hair


The heavy suspense between Saturday
eve and Sunday morning was too great
for the old mans nerves Without stop-
ping to consider the improbabilities, or
for further information, he resolved to 90
and see for himself. Early Monday morn
ing ne set out on his journey west, travel
ling day and night till he reached the res
ldence of his son. Arriving he found his
daughter convalescent and her child only
a chill. His wrath was now turned upon
the "blasted telegraph" but upon full
investigation he advises his son to practice
on his lis before telegraphing him again.
Bangor Commercial.
Year: 1872

The editor of a wonans rights paper
says she hopes to live to see the day when
a lady shall be President. Some one sug-
gests that he has no particular feeling in
that direction, but would like exceedingly
we'll to see q gentleman in the chair,
Year: 1872

At Il concert in Boston. a young woman
who was disturbing those of the audience
seated near by incessant chattcring, was
summarily silenced by gentleman who
handed her a piece of paper on which he
had written the suggestion that she might
not be conscious that she was revealing
family secrets to a large circle o' audi
tors
Year: 1872

The London Times prophesies the re-
election OF Grant. The Projectors of that
paper are to be taken like dreams, contra
wise The Times used to predict his
defeat before victory its prediction of
his victory now is premonition of his
defeat Golden Age
Year: 1872

Stanchions should he abolished As cruel
" TO animals Cows or oxen thus fastened d
have Nc opportunity OF relieving them
selves from their close, cramped position


4 much more comfortable and equally safe
LISTENING il the ring -and-Chain cattle-tie


The ring slides up and down post firmly
founded III the moor OF the stable and let
into the beam or joist above The chain is
fastened around the animals neck by pass
Ing a small 0ss-bar through ring; and
by passing il through two or three of the
rings. 1t : absolutely impossible that The
chain can come unta>tened spring snap
nook may be used in addition, which will
add another perfect fastening if desired


with this fastening the COW can lie down
In natural position and while sleeping
can turn her head over toward her shoulder


as she will almost always DO. The writer
has used them for many wears for cows.
oxen, and bulls, without any accident and
with great satisfaction. Made Of steel they
are light, cheap, secure, and comfortable
Year: 1872

THE CAUSE or INsANIrY.-A writer
makes the following. explanation. Ev-
cry body will see how it is at glance;


The white matter Of the brain is much
more liable to evident structural morbid
changes than the cortical substance in
comparatively recent cases and that
where the intellect has been in allegiance
for prolonged periods, the structure of
the gray matter of the cerebral conyolu-
tions l. difficult of demonstration.
Year: 1872

IT is decided by the Interior Depart
ment that the legal terminus of the Union
Pacific Railway is at Council Bluiis, on
the left bank of the Missouri river, and
not at Omaha, on the right bank. The
company we're trying to have the matter
decided the other way, so as to force the
Government to the expense of building
the bridge.
Year: 1872

From the New York Exrress.l


There has been recently opened, attach
ed to one of the fashionable young ladies'
boarding-schools in this city, a "Kinter-
garten"-a day school where little children
from four years old and upward are sent
for a certain number of hours during the
day, with everything to amuse them,
teaching them lesson at the same time.
This German idea of beginning to train
the mind in its infancy in such pleasant
ways that it will leave lasting impression
has, we trust, in this school but its begin
ming. The lady in charge was brought
from Germany especially for it, and it is a
beautiful sight to see the little tiny girls
with their worsted work, and the boys
with their building blocks, being instruct
ed, and their engines all explained, so
that they will work over them for hours
to accomplish what they are trying to do.
1t develops their tastes and most impor-
tant of all, begins early in life to discipline
their minds, and with knowledge that
will not leave them 6LdSe at eighteen, and
nothing to do but dance the German. We
hope some of our American teachers will
follow this example, and open up other
and less expensive schools on the same
principle. The Crown Princess of Prussia
the daughter of a wise and eminently
practical father, Prince Albert, is great
patron of these little schools, as we'll as
those where women are taught all that
makes good housewife. re
Year: 1872

Add the width of the bottom of the crib
in inches to the width across the corn in
the upper part, also in inches divide the
sum by two, and multiply it by the hight
and length of the corn in the crib, also in
inches, and divide the product by 2,750.
The result will give the heaped bushels in
ears. two of which will make bushel of
shelied corn, if of the flint variety, and
one and one-half of the Western Dent
Corn. BY multiplying the average width
and length, in inches, together, the cubic
contents in inches is found and 2,750 cubic
inches make heaped bushel.
Year: 1872




We copy the following interesting items
frnm the last number of the AnericoaeAg.
rScultorist:


Young pigs, like all young, growing an
imals, should have abundance of food, and
the best of care and treatment.


Sheep-killing dogs are apt to be around
at this season. Put bells on two or three
sheep in each flock. Keep gun loaded
ready for the dogs. gg


Manure in the nursery and orchard is
and the fall is a good time to haul and
spread it upon the land.


Spring pigs, if not in unusually good
condition, can probably be wintered with
profit. Pork can hardly fail to be much
higher next year than now.


Potato tops are well worth drawing to
the yard to absorb the liquid manure. AL
lowing them to remain scattered over the
field until spring is very slovenly prac-
tice. gT.


On low, moist land, the fall is q good
time to cut bitches and clean out and deep
ed old ones. Undertaking on uplands is
usually best done in the spring, or late in
the fall or early winter, when the ground
is saturated with water. sr-...-..r
Pieces of boards, broken rails, barrel
slaves, should be gathered up before they
become saturated with the fall rains. A
few hours labor in strengthening up would
add much to the appearance of many a
farm. Nothing pays better than neatness,
system and order.


Do not sell the best ewes or lambs. Sheep
are scarce, and butchers are picking up all
the good sheep and lambs they can find.
Never let a butcher go into your flock until
you have selected out all that you intend
to keep
Year: 1872

The Boston Commercial Bulletin is re-
sponsible for the following:


Parties who get excited over their gas bill
are said to be suffering from gas-trick
fever. fr..E. ..e '..'s


The painter who went out in front of old
Blinks' house with him to see how it could
be frightened up, of course advised paint.
Blinks, however, cast his eye at neigh
boring structure, which had just received
a fresh coat of mastic, inquired: Cant
have my house n1aSticated 9n Certainly,
if you cheers" replied the facetious house
artist, kAeS AsL - 81


Carpets that will be likely to cut to best
advantage-AX-minste


AS the Oriental Tea Company were the
first to adopt bovine motive power, they
can now lay claim to the title, Occidental
Tea Company.n


The "Ulster" is said to be an economical
garment, because it can be worn so much
longer than any other coat.
Year: 1872

The Baltimore Sun of yesterday says {:
"The President in his annual message will
recommend the passage of bill by Con-
gress removing all the disabilities imposed
by the third section of the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution.
Year: 1872

1t is said that the old observances of New
Years Day will be very much neglected
on the approaching anniversary. We have
heard this said so many times now that we
are beginning to lose faith in the predic-
ton,
Year: 1872

other assets of the company shal
stand pledged for the faithful dis
charge of any such trust.


Sec. 13. The said corporation shall
have authority ito establish branch
Offices at such points in this State, al
the Directors may elect; Provided
That the business transaction Of such
branch Offices shall constitute part
of the general business Of the bank
and shall be reported to the office ir
Columbia, at least once every month


Sec. IA. This Act shall be deemed 6
public Act, and shall be jndicially
taken notice Of without SPECIAL plead
ing; and the charter granted shall be
in force from its passage, and continue
in force for a period of thirty years


Approved March 13, 1872 Us
Year: 1872

Itis not phyie which may give temporary relief to the sufferer for the first few doses, but which, from continued use brings Piles and kindred diseases to aid in weakening the invalid, nor is it doctored liquor, which, under the pop ular name of ''Bitters'' is so extensively palmed of on the public as sovereign remedies, but it is most powerful Tonic and alternative, pronounced so by the leading medical authorities of London and Paris, and has been long used by the regular physicians of other countries with wonderful
Year: 1872

CAR PEDDLERs.- Mark Twain on the
Nuisance that infest Railroad Trains


And there were the peddlers. | bought
out the popcorn boy to get rid of him, be-
cause was trying to compose poem for a
young lady's album, and did not want to be
disturbed, But he came right back with a
stock of peanuts. took a few and hurried
him away, and he returned with some ice
cream candy and peanuts together, but | in
vested at once, because an inspired rhyme
had been borne to me, and wanted to set
it down before it slipped my mind. Then
the scoundrel came back to me with tobacco
and cigars, and afterward with oranges, i'm
itation ivory baby whistles, fig paste and
apples. Then he went away and was gone a
time, and was encouraged to hope the train
had run over him. He was only keeping
his most malignant outrage to the last. He
was getting his literature ready.


And from that time forward that degraded
youth did nothing but march from one car to
another, and affict the passengers with speci-
men copies of the vilest bood-and- thunder
romances on earth. "The Pcrjurers Doom
and "The Desperados Revenge" were
some of his miIdest works, and on their
backs were pictures of stabbing affrays and
duels, and people showing other people over
pTecipices, and wretched blood cuts of wo-
men who are so crminally homely that any
right minded man would take placid salts
faction in seeing them suffer sudden and
violent death But that peddler boy peddled
these atrocous books right along for hours
tOUether and I cave m nv pOem at last
and devoted all my energies to driving him
away, and trying to say things that would
make him unhappy.
Year: 1872

The San Francisco Figaro in phosophic
mood gives the following:


We are continually being bothered to pub
sh once more Jefferson's Ten Rules. We
don't know why people are so fond of seeing
them in print, but in order to crafty many
constant readers of the Figaro, we give them
from memory as we recolect them. We
cannot deny that these rules have been the
guide of our life, and that to follow them we
owe our present peace of mind and the COM
potency which we enjoy:


l. Never do anything to-day that you can
put off till tomorrow.


2. Never do anything yourself that you
can get anyone else to do for you.


3. Never waste your ready money when
You can get credit.


4. lfa thing is cheap buy it whether You
want it or not; you may live to want it. If
you don't live to want it, so much the better.


5. If man has proper pride, he doesn't
mind being hungry, thirsty and cold 1t is
better to be a hungry gentleman than fat
beggar.


6. We seldom repent eating a square
meal.


7. Don't willingly do anything trouble
some.


g. Be constantly on your guard against
evils, and you will prevent their happening.


g. Don't wait to take things by the smooth
handle, but grasp them boldly.


10. Don't stop to count ten when you are
angry, or the other fellow will get the pull
on you.
Year: 1872

ASSURED HER.-An affectionate Detroit
man was sent for the other day to remon-
strate with his sister, who had been trying
to take poison. lie knocked her down and
dragged her around the room by the hair,
and finished by tenderly assuring her that
"if she did not go to work and let the sui
eide business alone, he would break her neck
for her.
Year: 1872

THOSE malignant Democrats who falsely
prophesied that Mr.. Grant would make a
poor hand" at administering civil govern
ment are triumphantly referred to his bank
account and the schedule of his real estate.
Year: 1872

1t appearing to the satisfaction of me that the
said defendant resides in the State of Nevada
from statement of plaintiff in said action, and on
motion of said plaintiff it is ordered that the
service of the said summons in the above action
be made upon said defendant by the publication
thereof in the PLACER HERALD, a newspaper
printed at Auburn, Placer County. and that
publication be made once q week for three
months. And it further appearing to my salts
known to be at Hamilton, White Pine county
Nevada, it is ordered that a copy of the said
summons be forthwith deposited in the post
Office, postage prepaid, directed to the said de-
fendant at his said place of residence.


A. j. BISHOP,


Justice of the Peace.
Auburn, July 10, A. D. 1872. [jy273n
Year: 1872

TIE CONVENTION ELL VETO RECEIVED IN TIE


SENATE WITH GROANs AND Kisses.


SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 29.-In ttle Council
to-day the reading OF the Governors veto tho Adms
sion Bill was followed ny groans and hsses The mem
bers spoke Of 1t with mingled anger and contempt.
motion was made and adopted that the veto should not
be entered on the minutes The Council has appointed
Committee act with the House Committee to prepare


Joint resolution submitting TO tho people the matter of
convening the Convention draft state constitution
and to elect delegates to petition Congress fOr the
admission OF tho Territory.
Year: 1872

Few people appreciate the value OF the
village papers which gather up the news
of county and advocate the interests OF
locality. And few understand the
amount of ability required to edit such
paper where one man must be editor
publisher, printer, book keeper and oil.
Imagine how much the intelligence OF tho
country would suffer by the blotting out
of the country papers, which treat the
immediate interests Of the people and
thus come into immediate contact with
their minds !


The true country editor understands
that his paper thrives by being intensely
local that it is not by learned editorials
on tariff and income tax, but by articles
in favor Of the new railroad. by descrlp-
tions of the new factory, by advocacy OF
the new bridge, that he must succeed.
People look in his columns not only for
the latest general news, but for the mem
ton of every interesting fact, OF every
curious matter of gossip in his own coun-
ty. And thus the paper becomes the re-
flector of the current events and the pub
lie sentiment of his section. Nothing Is
too small to be itemized if only it is OF
interest. A country editor advertised
that he would insert n list of the names
of all the people who had Joined the
churches in the county in recent revi-
val. Which showed that he understood
his business. He proposed to chronicle
every event of interest occurring in his
jurisdiction.


Every intelligent family should give a
cordial support to the local newspaper.
1t is one of the great educationali l. 'uen-
ences -He0rh and Home,