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Year: 1876

SMOKING IN THE BARN.-"NO smok-
ing" is posted in most decent factories
it ought to be posted in every barn.
There is not much difference between
having horse-thief around the stables
and man cleaning off horses with a
pipe in his mouth; and there is no hired
man much meaner than the ono who,
when his employer comes round, slips
his pipe into his pocket or holds his
hand over it, as if It were a little bird.
All such fellows should be paid off, or
started of, and kept of As for the far
mer himself going into the barn with a
pipe in his mouth, no complaint can be
made; but if his establishment burns up
no one should cry unless it be his wife
and children. Lightning and incendiaries,
and spontaneous combustion combined,
do not cause as many barns to he burned
as the pipe; aud generally at least one
good horse goes also. 1t would be much
bettsf if the smoker could go up with the
smoke, and have smoke enough for once,
N. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1876

followers were compelled to retreat before
their foes, each step being gallantly dis
puted. From room to room were they
driven, until, after retreating up the
staircase, they gained front room over
looking the street, where they had deter
mined to make last stand.


As the party crossed the threshold, the
gallant canon received shot full in the
forehead, and, without groan sank life
less to the ground. Over his PROSTATE
form the assailants pressed into the room.
where stood at bay the three survivors of
the conflict-the canOn's son, Marguerite
and Giuseppe Spina.


The first of these was faint and weak
from loss of blood, which was gushing
from a gaping wound in his right wrist
Giuseppe, ,en' the other hand, though he had
received several wounds, was as yet com
paratively fresh, and still piled his deadly
weapon with as fatal effect as ever.


In two at least of the three that stood
there, the prospect did not create a single
pang. As they gazed afound that circle
of Sihuman foes, on whose countenances
not tinge of pity could be discerned,
their souls scorned the idea of a submis-
sion to which even death itself appeared
preferable.


For moment there was dead silence,
broken at last by one of the brigands,
who fired his pistol, and then rushed with
a fierce shout upon the party with his
sword. This was signal for a general
melee. The brigands rushed in body
upon the gallant party, and, though Giu-
seppe cleared circle around them by the
force of his dreaded arm, and thus kept
the foe at bay, yet, when they retired
from the first fierce onslaught, poor Gia-
como lay weltering in his blood.


And now came the last deadly struggle.
Alone, but undaunted and undismayed
by overwhelming odds, the heroic Spina
fought like lion for the woman he loved.
And though Marguerite's cheek blanched,
and her pale lip quivered when first her
parent and then her brother fell victims
to the fury Oftbe brigands, yet she did not
otherwise betrsy her emotion; and when
one of~the brigands, thinking in the heat
of the contest to take Spina unawares and
stab him from the rear, was watching for
an opportunity to accomplish his design,
Marguerite, snatching a pistol from the
body of the PROSTATE GiacomO, shot the
villain through the heart.


SO struck were the brlgands with their
undaunted courage, that some Of them
offered to spare their lives If they would
surrender. For the sake Of his betrothed,
Spils would have condescended, even
then, to parley with them; but all hope
of peaceful termination to the struggle
was suddenly DESTROYED, for, at this ippc;;
tSrted, and to the front pressed theburly
Nm Of Vincenzo Nardi, the lieutenant Of


He was a man Of admirable


nd splendid proportions, but his


e--ts---- 1ratresndn nll I,o.oon4fon
Year: 1876

CHANGE OF HABITS IN BIRDs.--M. Pou-
chet says that the common swallow OF
Europe has modified the shape of its nest
within fifty years. tits certain that many
birds have changed their nest-building
habits within an historical period. Some
have learned to use thread in preference
to grass. Tho common swallow and the
chimney swallow must have built differ
they had the use of caves
anos chimneys. The old swallo# nests
were globular with very small rounded
opening. The new nests are long and
oval, and the opening is long slit four
or five times as long as high, close to the
top of the nest, where II meets the wall
above it. This is an improvement on the
old nest, as the young are not so crowded,
and can reach ont their heads for fresh
air, while their presence does not impede
the ingress of the parents.
Year: 1876

WISCONSIN wolves hunt around and
travel about until they find a man who
parts his hair in the middle, and then
that man suddenly disappears and no
creditor can get trace Of him.-DetrOit
Free Pres.
Year: 1876




BEEF TEA FOR Sick PERsoNs-The
proper way Of making this article Is to
take pound Of the best beef, cut 1t into
small pieces, and place it in y good-sized,
open-mouthed pottle-a pickle-jsr is per-
haps as convenient as any. Cork the
bottle loosely, and then set it into a
kettle of water, which Is to be kept bull
ing for two hours. If the bottle is now
removed It will be found that II contains
a considerable quantity of fluid, which
may be turned of, and the beef subjected
to slight pressure to remove still more.
In this fluid we have a concentrated arti-
Gle Of nutriment, and it may be given,
after it has been seasoned, either pure or
diluted, according to the condition of the
stomach. Beef extract is not nearly so
nalatable an article Of food as rich beef
'ade 10 the manner described. Ordi-
)wever, the tea is badly made,
ains but little beef and consider
%er.-Hsrald Of Heath.


tEscz AT HoME.-Ingratitude


nee sometimes mar the char.


A husband returns from


at evening. During his alb.


roughout the live-lonR day,


been busy with mind and


rme little surprise, some


iire to make his home


than ever. He lenters,


Nore at has been


he Were


reto say


Many a


her heart an


day, from


process Of time,


N Of her original


and mutual in


all over the house


Don't peel the


icy are wanted, as


or extracts all the
Tss. ,ch; or noufisfing pal.of the potato.
Pat them into asauce-pan df cold water; I;
boil quickly. When nearly done, strain
off the water by simply holdinSthe lid q
little on one side. Put the sa1cezaan on
the stove, and let the potatoes steam till
quite dry. then mash them with common
kitchen-fork; add butter, salt, milk, or
cream, and beat well with the fork until
they are smooth and white. Put into q
vegetable-dish, and arrange neatly with
fork.> A spoon never half mashes the
potatoes, and they are heavy. The use of
. fork is a saving Of labor, and insures
smooth, well-mashed potatoes.


HARD GIEozRBRKAD. One cup Of
molasses and sugar, one-half cup each Of
kbutter and lard, one teaspoonful Of soda,
one tablespoonful Of ginger and one cup
Of warm water; take about teaspoonful
of the water and dissolve the soda, then
pound one-half teaspoonful of alum and
dissolve that In teaspoonfuI of the water,
then put in just -four enough so that you
can roll it out about quarter of an inch
thick, then spread it on long tins and
mark it off In squares; it viii be light
and nice; have your oven about as you
would for biscuit.
Year: 1876

The Dover Enquirer makes the following
suggestions respecting the canvass in Maine,
and particularly in this district:


The Republican canvass in Maine is carried
forward with great activity and energy in
every part of the state, and every omen is aus
pcious of a splendid Republican victory. A
fair dsy and a full vot, will give to Gov. Con-
nor an old fashioned majority, and will show
most gratifying gains over last year, when the
Republican majority was but 1872 in vote Of
110,29S. There ought now to be $4,000 votes
cast, and If there are we look for at least
10000 to $1,000 majority. II Maine voted as
fully as New Hampshire she would throw
$4,000 votes and give at least q, 900 majority.
The only danger is from over-confidence
and want of thorough organization. This


is especially needed in the First
District where every Republican vote
should be polled for Mr.. Reed. We urge
upon our Republican friends to be accurate
active aud watchful; give not only your sym
pathies but your time and earnest labors for
the lew remaining days of the contest,-lsy
aside all personal dissentions and every selfish
consideration in your devotion to the public
interests The success of Hayes and Wheeler
in the national contest depends much on the
vote of Maine in September A Republican
majority in the next Congress may depend on
a vote in the First or Fourth Maine Districts.
The time may come when you will regret more
than any other political act, the Withholding of
District, your State and the nation is now as
sured If there is no unfathfulnass among
those who are at heart Republicans. We again
urge you to poll every vote. and let every vote
tell for Republican Congress and Republi-
can President.
Year: 1876

The argus is attempting to make Its read
ers believe that its party leaders have not re-
ceived a large sum of money from New York
or elsewhere to aid them in the Maine cam
paisn. 1t is vain. The Republicans have
the best evidence of the fact The New
York Iribnne correspondent found ample
evidences that large sum had been distrib-
uted. An inebriated local leader boasted in
an interior town that he had the ''sinews,"
had been allowed to put his hand in "Uncle
Sans barrel" The Republican wife of a
Democratic committeeman has disclosed the
fact that her husband had SITS for town of
less than three hundred voters in a central
county. Better brace up and tackle Mr.. Til
den's difficulty.
Year: 1876

The great issue is not hard OF
soft money, civil service reform OF
the tariff question, but whether
violence and disorder shall control
this Government or the sentiment
of the law.abiding people. The
South would secure the control OF
the Government by violence, ant,
the Democratic party is but the
ally of the South.


Gen. Banks, Liberal.
Year: 1876

We take the following from long editorial
in the Boston Advertiser of Saturday:


The evidences that the tide has really turned
and that we are really entering upon season
of business prosperity, are too numerous and
convincing 10 be longer neglected. The test af-
forded by the amount of clearings at the banks
of the aggregate amount of business transac-
tions, and they show that there has been actual
increase in the quantity of goods bought and
sold, since the decrease of cesrings is smaller
percentage than is the average decline 10
whole volume of trade is confirmed by the re-
ports of individual merchants and of trade Or
CARNATIONS in various branches of commerce.
The demand is better, prices are firmer, sales
Year: 1876

neck, and the fight was over, but not


without one more desperate attempt


on the part of the brave animal, which


Immediately on receiving its death


wound drew itself up, it's eyes flaming
like balls of fire, and seemed prepar-
ing itself for one more charge, when
it fell to the earth dead. The Doctor
descended from the tree, and noticing
that the Indian who had been at
tackled was lying on the ground, has
tened to MIN and found him in dying
condition. One of the antlers had
penetrated the abdomen, the other the
region of the spinal column, the antIer
breaking off and leaving a portion of
it, about three inches, in the Indians
body The other Indian had come up
by this time; fire was built, and
preparations made to remove the
wounded man to his camp, but he died
in few moments afterward, and was
buried on the spot The fight with
the animal lasted some time, and it
was late the next day when the Doc
tor returned to camp. The Indians
returned and secured the carcass of
the deer, and had a jollifcation over
the event, seemingly unmindful that
one of their number had lost his life
in the terrible encounter which the
wounded stag had given his pursuers.
The antlers of the deer, the knife used
by the Doctor and the broken piece
taken from the Indians body, were
brought into town.
Year: 1876

VANITY OF DANCER.-Vestris l.,
the famous dancer, remains on history
as the most colossally, conically vain
of artists. Intoxicated with applause,
he considered himself the greatest
genius of his time. "There are but
three truly great men in Europe" ne


would say, myself, NJ. de Voltaire,
and King Frederick" To his infinite
egotism his son and successor, Vestrls
H., added an immense capacity for re-
bellion against authority. Twice ne
was sent to prison, the second time at
the personal desire of Marie Antoi-
nette. This is how it happened. Ia
his efforts to display the height Of his
genius to the people of England he
injured one of the tendons of his right
foot. The accident, though it did not
betray itself in its walk, was sufficient
to prevent him from dancing with the
grace, the vigor and the perfection
which placed him SO far before all his
rivals. On his return to France he
found that the king Of Sweden was
the guest of Marie Antoinette. The
queen was naturally desirous Of ex-
hibiting. to her visitor the most distin-
cuished of her artists. Accordingly,
she sent message to young Vertrls'
begging him to dance before the Swe-
den as we'll as he could-she was
aware of his accident-if it were only
a few pas. The young artist returned
a reply that he could not afford to ven
ture his professional reputation by
appearing when he was not prepared
to do his best. The queen had seen
him at the opera, and observed that
he walked with perfect ease, so she
sent him another order-a thlrd-to
each of which similar reply was re-
turned. The upshot Of it was that
voune Vestris was sent to the prison
of La Force and kept there till he had
complely recovered the use OF his loot,
The news was announced to his father.
"Ha.5 said Vestris l., "then our house
and the house of Bourbon are at last
face to face! 1t shall be warT
Year: 1876

huUy range VI iHOuub6lIo, "O Has0


the following account:


One evening as the doctor was re-


turning from his mines to camp he no.
ticed number of deer tracks in the
snow, and when near camp saw a


large deer slowly approaching him.
Being armed with only a small five


shooter revolver, he concealed himself
behind slight rise in the ground, and


when the deer had come within a few
feet of him suddenly sprang to his
feet, and, taking aim, shot the sur
prised animal, wounding it in the
shoulder. The deer Immediately turned
and ran as best it could, leaving a
trail of blood on the snow by which it
could be followed. Darkness coming
on, the doctor was compelled to give
up the hunt, and returning to camp
engaged the services of two Indians
to assist him in securing the wounded
animal. Early the following morning
the trio started out, the Indians
armed with rifles and the doctor with
his fve-shooter. The trail was easily
found, and but a short distance from
where the doctor had left it the pre-
ceding night the wounded deer was
found, evidently having been nursing
his wound during the night. Perceiv-
ing his pursuers the animal started off
on slow run, and after making a de-
tour of the valley for about fifteen
miles, started for the hills, which were
thickly covered with low growth Of
cedar. Here it was thought the hun
ters would have no difficulty in "bag-
ging" their game, and DR.. Bailey, who
was short distance ahead of the In
dians, was momentarily expecting to
come up with the deer, which had
then disappeared from view. Sudden
ly cracking of the bushes was heard,
when the stag, which had become en-
ragged at the close pursuit, appeared
in sight; not now as the one whose
life was being hunted down, but on
the offensive, and charging upon the
party, caught the Doctor on its broad
antlers, and before he could realize the
situation he was tossed i'll the air by
the maddened beast and sent rolling
over the ground, though fortunately
not sustaining much injury. One of
the Indians seeing the turn affairs had
taken, fed, but the other, apparently
paralyzed with fear, seemed rooted to
the spot, and upon him the deer next
paid his attention. Rushing upon the
terrified man and catching him on the
terrible weapons nature had supplied
it with the luckless Indian was sent
whirling through the air distance OIL
about thirty feet, and fell fat on his
face on the frozen ground. As soon
as the Doctor could gather himself upl
he sought safety in flight, but the AMI
NAL perceiving the intention started
in pursuit and he barely had time to
climb a low cedar tree when he was
brought face to face with the beast.
Having lost his pistol when the deer
first made it's attack, he was lett with
out any means of defense save conf
mon iack-knife, and bringing this intol
reouisition, he endeavored to stab thel
animal in the eyes and thus escape;
but the deer was equal to the emer-
gency, and successfully parried off theI
blows with his antlers. Seeing moth
inr could be accomplished in this
way. the Doctor cut branch from theI
tree, and tying the open knife to 1t by
means of his handkerchief, again COM
mencpd the attack. this time more sue
Year: 1876

rating points. There would be less
disposition 10 believe Harney if Kerr
had not denied acquaintance with
him. If Kerr can reasonably explain
any good motive for securing an army
appointment for New Yorker instead
of for a constituent of his own, it must
strengthen the suspicion that Harney
himself pocketed the money.
Year: 1876

This is queer name for queer thing,
but is full of significance. The anaconda
is monster Of the serpent kind, that
crushes before ii devours its victims. So
our Anaconda railroad, with its head some
where in New York or Boston on the At
Rntic coast, stretches its huge body across
the continent by the Union and Central
Pacific, thence down by the Southe IN Paci-
fic to lower California, and then turning
East, would sport its tail somewhere in the
waite of the Gulf


Agencies are at work, with millions of
money TO aid them, for cOnsummating the
most powerful, as well as the most tyran-
nicaI and oppressive, monopoly in the
world. 1t is modestly proposed to extend the
Southern Pacific of California first south
and then east towards the Gulf, not for
the purpose of opposing transcOntinental
transit and transportation at reasonable
rates. but to create perpetual monopoly,
that shall grind the commerce and indus
tries Of the country for years and years to
come.


The way to fight the devil is with fire,
and We must fight railroads with rails. II
a single company mOnOpolizes the trade OF
q district, and can make such charges as
they please, what chance is there for JUS
tice and moderation:


The grand purpose of the Texas and
Pacific railroad is TO construct compet-
ing line between the Mississippi and the
Pacific coast, that shall compel the other
line TO offer reasonable terms. Without
such line the whole country is left in the
hands of a combination that will tax il to
the amount of ten millions a year in ex-
actions upon its trade and industries.


The West and South have suffered long
Year: 1876

REPRESENTATIVE DIACKBUEN, of Ken
lucky, is an ex- Confederate. For this rea-
SON his partisan friends have "hid his slight
under a bushel," and until recently the
public has been ignorant of his ability as a
presiding officer. This action is an excep-
tion to the general line OF policy pursued
hy the Democrats of clevAtiug and honor
iLg men who served in the rebel army
hut It is an exception more h0nored in the
breach than in the observance. He may
yet be made Speaker of the House, how
eyer
Year: 1876

and sorcly for lack of friendly legislation,


but lei them not be crushed to death in the
iol Is of this monster anaconda. Let them
have line of railway free from physical
climatic Instructions, a line that will be
always open to traffic at rates as reasonable
as in any other part of the United States.
Give them this, and then let the monopo'
Isis build as many railroads as they please.
Year: 1876

THE revolutionary Democracy of Mssis-
sipri have fulfilled every prophecy we
have made regarding their plans in that
State They began by carrying the late
election by force and fraud, and now they
have impeached Governor Ames. OF
course, they will convict him, and then the
State government will pass entirely under
their control. In the face of these facts
there arc people who claim that the South
ern States enjoy republican forms of gov
eminent
Year: 1876

they actually conclude to do this; If they posi-
lively determine to inaugurate war; if they
make up their minds to massacre the negroes,
impeach the Governor and drive Republicans
out of the State, the probabilities are that
they will fool themselves. Let go your dogs,
white men with black masks, and you may de-
pend upon it the hounds will give out on the
trail
Year: 1876

When We reflect uponthc elegant expressions
Of our genial friend from New York with a
Sunset attached when we rcvolve and revolve
in our mind in quick succession the words
honorable hyena," ''dry up and ''little
bub, we are strongly impressed with the mar
row escape their author has had from being
hOOdlUm
Year: 1876

MAN drowned himself the other day
because his wife would not lend him
thirty cents. He did right. When a
vife's confidence gets shaken TO u 1 de
cree the husband had better get out.
Year: 1876

The asinine correspondent of the
New York Herald, now with General
Crook, frequently charges the gallant
General with incompetency, and blo-
waiting Eastern editors, who know as
little about Indian warfare as they do
aboutmanufacturing genuine diamonds,
take up the refrain of this silly song.


He has made one mistake, but it was
not, as the future will show, serious
one. Technically he was victorious in
the battle of the Rosebud. Judged by
the standard of results, he was baffied,
and had to retire on his base. Where
did his mistake begin? Not on the
Rosebud, but on Goose creek. He
ought to have carried his base along
with him. His fine pack train would
have provisioned and ammunitioned his
men for at least fifteen days. He could
have carried his wounded with him,
and then could have tstayed With Sit
ting Bull, and five days later Custer
would have found the command in the
neighborhood of the village where he
met his doom, investing it, or else laid
out stark and stiff after having done
all that men could do. In view Of the
more recent developments we are forced
to conclude that, misguided by the then
headquarters estimate Of the Sioux ma
tion, part of Crooks command would
have been led into the Indian trap and
slaughtered by wholesale.
Year: 1876

sues with a cogency of argument, a
compactness of statement and brilliancy
of illustration which take it far out of
the literature of its class, and stamp its
author statesman is


Post and Mail OPINION.


Tie Post and Mail says of the Tilden
and Hendricks letter: A perusal of
these documents leaves no one at a loss
to account for the delay. 1t takes time
to prepare campaign paper which says
much, and yet says little The results
Of the consultations between the gentle
men are apparent in the concessions
made by both to enable them to meet on
common ground without serious con-
flict.
Year: 1876

[FrOm Jne J0urnaI.J


The indications are that there will be q
land slide this year in Sussex. There are a
great many Republicans who are utterly
disgusted with the scramble for federal
Offices by the leading men of their party and
the negro vote to sustain the leaders Of the
factions and they boldly say they will wipe
their hands of them and vote with the white
people.