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Year: 1876

Early in the season, after the vege.
table seeds are sown, we prepare a
seed bed where we SOW the herbs used
for culinary purposes, and few sim
piles as medicine. The seed is sown
rather thick, lightly covered, and
rolled. After the early peas are
|staked and earthed up for the last time
we take advantage of shower to
transplant our herbs between the rows,
and when the ground is cleared of the
first crop and the debris carried away,
a one-horse plow stirs up the soil
where peas have been and leaves us a
fresh growing crop for the autumn.
The work of hoeing round the plants,
cutting and drying is easily performed
by one of the children, who purchases
the seed in spring and take charge of
the plants, reaping the reward in pock-
ct money, which is valued more for
being so pleasantly earned.


The best-paying herb crop is Sage:
used for its aromatic, carminative and
|astringent properties incidentally, and
as favorite gargle and embrocation-
the first for sore throat and the latter


for chronic rheumatism Of the, joints


It is in good demand by cooks, es-
pecially in holiday times, and finds


ready sale. Thyme, an herb of mild


er type, is used very much in dressing


fowls. It is of slower growth than
Sage, but if not to its full size will


stand the winter and be crop in
the spring, growing luxuriantly the
second season, Incidentally it is used
in cases Of obstinate sprains. A small


corner is reserved for Saffron, whose
golden, thread-like flowers when dried


are used as dye, and often called for
by our neighbors as safe and old


fashioned medicine for babies. But


my favorite herb is the Lavender, aro-


matte and beautiful either in its pale


green leaf or it's spikes of delicate


flowers that produce very refreshing


perfume. When well grown the flower


spikes sell readily to the chemist, and


it is always valued as a choice, fra


grant and acceptable Offering to a


friend-not fading like the flowers you


may give, but retaining memory of


the giver for many years.
Year: 1876

Potato Salad.-Six cold boiled pota-
toes, one medium.sized onion, sliced
thin into tureen ; first layer of po-
tato, then of onion, alternately, until
the dish is full sprinkle with pepper
and salt occasionally while filing the
dish do the same on the top; put on
four tablespoonful of sweet cream !;
melt one-half cup of butter or lard
from fried pork, with half pint of
vinegar when boiling hot pour over
the Said and it is ready to serve.
Year: 1876

and throwing the bed-clothes off his tall,
lean, sinewy form, he half leaped from
the bed, and seizing the box of diamonds,
which he had throughout his illness
never allowed from beneath his pillow,
in one hand, he shrieked-


"Never, never! Will you allow me to
be poisoned like dog! Help! some of
you" The effort was too much, claspiDg
the box to his bosom he fell back on his
pillow-a convuisive shudder passed over
bis frame-he was dead.


l don't pretend to analyze my feelings
at that moment. My reason well-nigh
deserted me. did not stop to think of
the possible consequences. Snatching
the box from the relaxing grasp of the
corpse l rushed from the cabin and fell
over Pete, the negro, who was just out
side.


"See to the captain. He is Dead" and
l sped onward; but the powerful negro
had his hand upon my arm.


Massa Doctor not go so quick-Massa
Grierson dead, Cap'n die, too-Doctor
got his box of jewels. Give up dat box" !"
aud the negro seized me in his grasp and
struggled with me for the possession of
the box.


At that moment the strength of a
lion was in me; wrestled with my as
sailant, and, freeing myself from his
grasp, made for the companion stairs. /
had reached the deck, with what inten-
tion knew not, but Pete was again with
me, wrestling with the strength of de-
mon for the possession of the prize.


The ship was rolling heavily in adead
calm, and, as We fell together, we slid
across the deck toward the lee scuppers.
With superhuman effort I freed my
right arm, and, with all my force, threw
the box over the quarterback ratings.
1t flew open asst fell into the sea, and in
the moonlight the diamonds fell like
shower of falling stars in the black
water.


The negro, seeing my movement, left
his hold of me, and sprang forward to
catch the box as it fell. A heavy lurch,
and was alone on the deck.


The rapidity with which everything
had taken place seemed to have stunned
me, and deprived me of the power to ut
ter even one cry for help. When 1 re-
covered myself it was too late-Pete and
the diamonds were gone forever.


l looked aroind-the deck was de-
serted, save by the man at the wheel,
who, half hidden by the wheel-house, had
not seen the struggle.


Can l be blamed? / held my tongue.
The captain was buried at dawn, and the
chief officer took command of the ship.
1t was clear that Pete mtist have fallen
overheard, and no one suspected the
share l had had in the catastrophe. In
due time we arrived at Bristol, and for
my own satisfaction l instituted the
necessary inquiries as to the individuals
named by the man Grierson. The bank
had long since ceased to exist. / traced
some vague rumor of man having died
suddenly in stage-coaeh while passing
through an obscure village in Somerset
shire, but could never obtain any clue to
his representatives. 1t was, perhaps, as
well that l failed. am still poor man,
but would rather die so than accept
the possibility of becoming rich at the
terrible risk which attended the unlucky
bequest of the Box of Diamonds.
Year: 1876

A young American under treatment
by DIR. Brown-Sequard, of Paris, writes
home an account of that physicians fa-
vorite method of treatment, by the burn
ing of the flesh over the spine, which is
interesting in itself, and also as tending
to correct or modify greatly the prevail
ent conception of extreme physical tor
ture as a necessity of the operation. In
the first week of his undergoing the
actual cautery, there were four applica.
tions, the first in seven places along the
back, the second and third on the head
and the back, the fourth on the head
only. In connection with this he took
(separately) iodide of potassium and
arsenic, and subcutaneous injections of
atrophine and morphine. The burning,
he proceeds to say, is not burning at all.
"The instrument is of platinum Il. e.,
as to the tip), and is heated to white
heat in coal fire; then it is applied two
or three times and Immediately put back
in the fire for the next application.
While red-hot iron or platinum would
make terrible burn, there is almost no
pain whatever when it isata white heat.
l can't say there is no pain, for at the
moment of application there is a sensa-
tion almost like that of burn but the
instant the instrument is removed the
feeling is gone, and there is no sensation
whatever afterward. There is, of course,
scar at each point, with dry scab,
which wears of, leaving the skin in its
original state. So that it is really only a
drying of the outer layer of the skin !;
there is no rawness of the flesh. One has
only to guard against the rubbing of the
collar on one of these spots; otherwise
there isn't the least inconvenience. The
skin of the head heals more quickly,
though it is rather more sensitive; and,
in fact, the sensitiveness increases some
what after the application, both on the
head and on the back. 1t is rather worse
than mosquito bite, to which Brown
Sequard compared it, but stood it with
out yelling or groaning, and even with
out clenching my hands. The severity
of the treatment has been very much eX-
aggerated in popular estimation, and the
above account is as near the truth as
words will allow"
Year: 1876

THE famous Obelish, or, as it is now
spoken of, the syenite monolith,"
known as Cleopatra's Needle, is to be
transported to London by sea, by casing
in wood and rolling it overheard. To
make it float properly it is to be covered
with timbers and planks till the boxing
is large enough to float stone and all. To
compensate for its tapering form one end
is to be made larger than the other, and
when finished the timber dressing will
be something over twenty feet thick at
the larger end. The ends will be taper
ing, to assist the steamer in towing, and
even if the cigar-shaped mummy runs
aground, its casing will save it from
harm. The most riskful part of the
voyage will be the launching and the
l1lling ashore. In this connection it may
be noticed that cylindrical boilers are
transported through the canals in Hol.
land in somewhat the same way. The
fues are plugged up with wood, the
steam openings covered with air-tight
caps, and well painted with red lead


the boilers are rolled into the canals


and, in tow of steamboat, make theil
voy age in perfect safety.
Year: 1876

Complaint is made by people who do
not understand how it is done, that al
though the papers report money easy
here, and rates at from say three to five
per cent. they cannot borrow money at
less than from twelve to twenty per cent.
They do not understand that it takes
money, or its equivalent, to get money,
and that the low rates spoken of in the
papers are for loans on convertible
collaterals, such as United States bonds,
and undoubted securities of other kinds
which can be converted at moments
notice into money, and that these loans
are on call, that is, subject to be called
in at a days notice, and that if the
money is not forthcoming these col
laterals are sold. You can't get into the
money market in Wall street unless you
have the "squibulum" 1t is quite diff
ferent here as elsewhere when you come
to borrow money on mortgage, or on other
species of property, and it is extremely
difficult to borrow at all ON property any
distance from this city. We recollect
friend once wrote to us to try to get him
fifteen thousand dollars secured by mort
gage on over hundred thousand dollars
worth of unincumbered real estate in a
distant State. We could find no one
willing to touch it at all. So that you
may safely put it down as a aswindle when
you see an advertisement offering to loan
money on distant securities. Somehow,
too, it turns out that really the most de-
serving of discounts, the depositors
themselves, get the least accommodation
from the banks. This is due to the fact
that some ofthe banks arethemselves loan
ing their money on call to spectators,
instead of affording proper accommo-
dation to the business community.
Money on call has ruled steady at from
4 to 5 per cent. Gold closes to-day at
la. Commercial paper sells freely for
first class names at from 8 to 8 per cent.
Foreign Exchange is quoted at S5 to
4.S9.-Te Grocer, Ne,C York.
Year: 1876

When we duly take all these things
into the accout, the case OF our solar
system will appear as only one Of a
thousand cases of evolution and disso-
luton with which the heavens furnish
us. Other stars, like our sun, have un-
doubtedly started as vaporOus masses,
and have thrown of planets in contract
ing. The inference may seem n bold
one, but 1t after all involves no other
assumption than that of the continuity
of natural phenomena. 1t is not likely
therefore that the solar system will for
ever be left to itself. Stars which
strongly gravitate toward each other.
while moving through the perennially
resisting medium, must in time be
drawn together. The collision of our
extinct sun with one of the Pleiades,
after this manner, would very likely
suffice to generate even grander neb-
ula than the one with which we started.
Possibly the entire galactic system may, i,
in an inconceivably remote future, re-
model itself in this way; and possibly
the nebula from which our own group
Of planets has been formed may have
owed its origin to the disintregarion of
systems which had accomplished their
career i'm the depths of the bygone eter-
Year: 1876

The curious chaos and confusion into
which the age is plunged in respect to
all the principles OF the arts of Orna-
mentatiOn. and its incapacity either 20
originate anything, or even to see the
Necessity of working with its own ma


terials for its own uses, Instead OF max
ing clumsy adaptations of things out of
date, which were made for habits ell
tirely different, is nowhere better ex-
empiified than in those last new modes
of furnishing which hurry the ignorant
from auction to auction in search of the
novelties of the old-fashioned. The
amount of absolute falsity involved,
the newly-fabricated old china, with
all its marks and evidences more con-
vincing than reality, and the newly
made-up old furniture, sticky with glue
and varnish, Is almost less offensive
than the fundamental ictitiousness of
the attempt to make a room Of QUEEN
Victoria's time look like room OF
Queen Anne's, If nOt-heaven save the
mark-of Queen Elizabeth's. The ages in
which art has reached its highest have
always been those in which she has
worked with the materials nearest to
her hand, and i'm order to supply the
natural requirements of existing life.
with nothing more than a just respect
for the past, but no servility of defer
ence to its example or over regard for
tradition. But the very idea Of any,
thing 20, or original to be produced
among ourselves ceases to be enter
tanned by the superior classes. Our
rooms are becoming museums, aud
WardOur street Is sort of Mecca to
which the devOut continually turn
their faces. The man who sets forth
innOcently to pay round of visits to
half dozen recently married friends
may calculate on sweeping gi.O across
two or three centuries, through, medieval
Germany and flowery Renaissance
France, with flight into the East, all
in The course Of an afternoon. In one
house old oak will frown ON him from
every side; in another delicate mar
quetry will thrust iis curved legs In his
way; in another he will have y Chip
pendale chair TO sit down In, and tiled
fireplace to contemplate, and will not
be able to move without brushing up
against some collection of cracked tea
pots or array of old plates against the
wall; while, last of all perhaps, he will
reach drawing-room decorated like All
Eastern tent, with Arab rugs OIL the
floor, and cool mattings aud rea-green
draperies to keep out the light OF q
November dav-each one Of them being
. sign aud token Of the absolute uncer.
Year: 1876

We are born in hope; we pass our
childhood In hope; we are governed by
hope through the whole course of our
lives; and in our last moments hope is
flattering to US, and not till the beating
If the heart shall cease will It's benign
influence leave Us.


When spring unlocks the flowers It
paints the laughing SOIL. Heber.
Year: 1876

We are the authorized agents Of several
Of the most reliable insurance companies in
the United States. We have embarked in
the insurance business determined to stay
with you and ak Il fair share Of your busi.
ness. We want first class risks and none
others, and will wlite small lines on strictly
No. l. buildings and stocks 1T rates much
less than have been asked during the last
two Or three years.


Our rule is to write risk for what it is
worth. and having no assessments to pay to
the National Board We can insure your
property ut less rates than those companies
paying large yearly dues for having rates
made for them. Our companies have e~ch
large net surplus over all liabilities, and
during the past wears have steadily made
money, their percentage of loss being in ev-
cry instance far less than shat Of the most
popular Board Companies. We invite the
closest scrutiny Ut the Companies We repre-
sent and are anxious tc compare their
standing and ability with any company
represented in Red Wing, and We can prove
to any fair minded man that their policies
are indemnity in any sense Of the term.
Call 1t our Office and see if We can't.


5Om3 IVES l. HASLER.
Year: 1876

x-Judge Bond, Of the United
States circuit court of South Caroli-
ma, is being roundly abused by some
of the democratic newspapers for
releasing from imprisonment the
members of the returning board
who had been imprisoned by the
Supreme Court Of the State for con-
tempt. The parties who indulge in
this censure may not know that
Judge Bond is a Southerner and an
old democrat, but such is the case;
and for legal knowledge, sound judg-
ment, and entire impartiality he
stands pre-eminently high. He is,
IN short, a competent judge and
high minded, worthy gentleman.
Year: 1876




Several Southern members of
Congress, among them Ben. Hill,
Of Georgia, have given the bclhcose
Northern democrats, who are anx-
lous to appeal to arms to secure the
Inauguration of Mr.. Tilden, severe
and well-deserved rebukes. They
tell these gentlemen very plainly
that it is no longer IN their power to
fire the Southern heart" They
were allowed to do that once, and
the result was that they left the
Southern people to do their own
fighting, while they took advantage
of the war to get lucrative contracts
with the government. The South
ern people will not again be led by
these unprincipled demagogues to
engage in a war. They have had
enough offghting, and if the North
ern democrats want any more fight
ing done, it is the opinion Of these
sensible Southern congressman, that
they will have to do it themselves.
The act OF Governor Grover,
of Oregon, in attempting to throw
the electoral vote of that State in
part for Tilden, is such glaring at
tempt to gain the presidency by
swindling that it has disgusted rea-
sonable men Of all parties: Its ef-
feet on the country has been to en-
tirely ALLEVIATE popular sympathy
from the democrats, and many who
regard the conduct of the Louisiana
returning board as hardly fair, and
were willing to give Tilden the ben
eft of the doubt and count for him
the vote of that State, have been
led to change their minds by this
Oregon fraud. And this is especial
ly the case with those who believe
that Gov. Growers act was prompt
ed by Mr.. Tilden's advice. A sup
position which seems to be we'll
founded.
Year: 1876

the insurance on single individual
to a few thousand dollars and the
heirs of a member do not acquire
fortune by his death; but their rates
are so low that almost every body
can afford to join, and thus life in
surance is placed within the reach
of that class of the community to
whom it is most necessary. A very
large proportion of the money paid
to ordinary life insurance companies
is clear gain, by reason Of policies
being allowed to expire because
the parties cannot afford to renew
them, and, therefore, the real effect
of those associations is to make the
poorer policy holders pay the insur-
ance of those who are richer and
better able to pay up the prem
iums.
Year: 1876

A great sensation is in store for this
quiet little town. A marriage is on
the tapis. A laborer is about to be
welded to one of our wealthiest young
ladies. Secret: This man buys his
clothing at the great portant, under
the Lafayette hotel. Do thou like
wise
Year: 1876

AN UNKNOWN MAN DRowNs HIMSELF NEAR


CREEK.


GOLDEN HILL, dorchester Co., Nd,
Oct. 20.-About eight days ago, an unknown
man made his appearance in our neighbor-
hood and attracted much attention on &C.
count of his apparent poor condition, and
the peculiar manner In which he moved
from house to house. Some considered
him q tramp, whilst others with whom he
came in contact considered him a poor
wretch suffering from alteration of mind
Sunday night he was found by Mr.. William
Stewart in a bed of straw out in the woods,
and persuaded by that gentleman to accom-
pany him to his house, near by, and remain
during the night, but to no purpose. When
asked if he was hungry and needed food,
he replied in the affirmative, but when it
was brought to him he refused it, and asked
for water. In the morning he was seen
moving off in the direction of creek near
by. Some persons who were looking for
him in the woods followed him to Raccoon
creek, and were only short distance be-
hind when he sat down on the bank and al
lowed himself to slip by degrees into the
deep water. This was the last seen Of him
till three days afterwards, when he was
found by some fishermen near Snake
Island, in the Blackwater river. By then
the remains of the unfortunate man were
brought on shore and buried.


No inquest was held. Whencehe came anC
whittier he was going no one can tell al
his statements were often doubtful and con
| ficting. He said he left st. Michael's, Tai
bot county, poorhouse last spring, and ha(
been wandering about ever since. He gave
his name as David Graham TO some, whilI
to others he gave quite different name.
Year: 1876

A DANGEROUS BROKEN GRATE-A lady
going home from church last evening,
stepped upon broken coal CRATE in the
pavement at Ninth and Market Streets and
severely sprained her leg. A gentleman
coming along, got board and covered the
dangerous place up until it could be re-
paired.
Year: 1876

The Spanish government is once more
undertaking vigorous prosecution Of
the war" in Cuba. This is what is
said to be meant by the appointment Of
Martinez Campos to the chief command
in that troublesome island. We hear
again Of large reinforcements, both
naval and military, while the whole
eastern part Of Cuba is to be placed
under strict blockade, the object being
to stop up every channel through which
the insurgents may receive outside sup
plies or reinforcements This has been
attempted before, and while it may not
have been entirely successful it has
resulted on several occasions in captur-
ing American vessels and consigning
officers and crews, on the charge Of
being engaged in filibustering, to an
ignominious death. The policy Of
crualty and merciless bloodshed which
has hitherto characterized the course Of
Spain towards the insurgents is, it
seems, to be continued for the new
commander, it appears, is instructed to
deal severely with rebels who refuse to
lay down their arms.


The outside world knows very little
Of Gen. Campos. who is now about to
conquer peace in Cuba, except what
it may learn from Spanish writer's, who
re present him as the man who can put
down seven-year old rebellion in thirty
days. He appears not to be troubled
with any distrust Of his own capacity,
for, on taking leave Of the Spanish pre-
mier be said: "Jovellar (Capt Gen
eral Of Cuba) and I together will re.
store peace to Cuba and put everything
in order" When asked how soon
operations would commence in the is
land after his arrival he is said to have
declared, ION the day after land. !"
Gen. Campos seems to be Of an even
more sanguine temperament than the
ninety-day prophets at the beginning Of
our own civil war


The United States have a direct in
tereat 10 the new policy Of Spain. We
have been hitherto lenient as to the
grievances which we have received at
her hands in view Of her domestic trou-
bles; but as these are now ended we
may expect her to suppress the insur-
rection at once, or, in failure Of that,
our government may accord belligerent
rights to the insurgents. Not even the
surrender Of Tweed can prevent that
result unless the vigorous programme
adopted by Spain shall result in the
speedy and complete overthrow Of the


rebellion.
Year: 1876

DISGUSTING NONSENSE. million
votes cast in the great States of Ohio
and Indiana and the difference between
the Republican and the Democratic vote
probably less than five thousand That
is to say, the majority is less than one
half Of one per cent. of the total vote !!
That is very close work and it should
teach lesson of charity, or rather of
common sense The Republican organs
tell us that one-half of this million of
voters are rebels, traitors and rascals.
The Democratic organs tell us that the
other half of them are bigots. fanatics
and corruptionists What disgusting
nonsense The fact is that 900, 600 Of
of these voters are patriotic citizens
and, however they may be deceived and
misled, mean to vote for the best.
Among the other 10000 are the self
seeking politicians and large number
of them really think they are doing the
country good service. 1t is perfectly
natural that there should be two parties
and it is we'll that there are. Let US
not be excited into panic by the
organs when they are so absurd in their
statements. Boston Herald