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Year: 1876

WHY are farmers so liable to rheuma-
tism? Because they wear wet clothing,
heat, and suddenly chill the body, over
eat after very hard work, and because
they do not keep the skin in vigorous,
clean and healthy condition. If farm
ers would avoid suddenly cooling the
body after hard exercise, if they would
be careful not to go with wet clothing
and wet feet, and if they would not
over-eat, when in an exhausted condi-
ton, and bathe daily, using much fric-
ton, they would have less rheumatism.
The same rule applies to others than
farmers. The Turkish bath is the best
remedy for rheumatism.-Science of
Health.
Year: 1876

A MODEL LETTER.-This is what
(says the Danbury Nelrs may be called
sample of practical affection. True
love is not content to bask, in the sum
shine without an umbrella handy in case
of rain. The following letter is sample
in question


MY DEAR HUsBAND-I got here last
night all safe, and was met at the station
by uncle and aunt. They were glad I
had come, but.were sorry that you were
not along. 1 miss you so much. We.
had hot rolls for breakfast this morning
and they were so delicious. l want
you to be SO happy while I am here.
Don't keep the meat up stairs. 1t will
surely spoil. Do you miss me now?
Oh if you were only Lere, if but an
hour. Has Mrs. Or brought
back your shirts? I hope the bosoms
will suit you. You will find the milk
tickets in the clock. 1 forgot to tell Won
about them when came away. What
did you do last evening? Were you
lonesome without me? Don't forget to
.scald the milk every morning. And 1
wish you would see if left the potatoes
in the pantry. If 1 did they must be
sour by this time. How are you getting
along? Write me all about it. But /
must close now. Oceans of love to
you. Ahectionately your wife.


P. S.-Don't set the teapot on the
Year: 1876

MnLIoNs.-When we speak of mil
lions of men we are apt to picture to
ourselves an almost boundless mass of
humanity; yetA million of people stand
ing together, each person occupying
four square feet, could be placed upon
a patch but little more than a mile
square.
Year: 1876

THE following is said to be a Texan
practice for training sheep dogs: A pup
is taken from its mother before its ewes
are opened, and put to eve to suckle.
After a few times, the eve becomes
reconciled to the pup, which follows
her like a lamb, grows up among, and
remains with the flock, and no wolf,
man or strange dog can come near the
sheep; and the dog will bring the flock
to the fold regularly at half past seven
o'clock, if he is habitually fed at that
hour.
Year: 1876

A DRUNKEN BRUTE IN THE DOCK
The iudge-'you are very violent when
drunk. Prlsoner-"Mel I am as gen.
tie as sucking lamb" Judge-''The
other night your poor wife in tears
went to thetavern to find you and you
almost strangled her." Prisoner
What did she want to cry in my glass
for?"
Year: 1876

TAKE the crystals of carbolic acid and
make weak solution, which apply to
horses, Just enough to wet the hair, and
no flies will trouble them. The wash
will not discolor the hair. If there are
any skin diseases it will be beneficial.
There is nothing better than this wash
to destroy yermin that annoy cattle.
Year: 1876

CHICKEN DowN.-The down of chick
ems is said to form a beautiful cloth
when woven. For about square yard
of the material a pound and half of
down is required. The fabric is found
to be almost indestructihle, as, in place
of fraying out at the folds, it only seems
to felt the tighter; it also takes dye
readily, and is thoroughly waterproof.
In obtaining this material, the opera
ton is to cut the plume portions Of the
feathers from the stems by means of or
dinary hand scissors, and the former are
placed in quantities in coarse bag,
which, when full, is closed and sub
jected to thorough kneading with the
hands. At the end of about five min
utes the feathers become disaggregated
and felted together, forming a down
perfectly homogeneous and of great
ightness = even lighter than natural
elder down.
Year: 1876

soon all was gray and cold again, and
the desert and Pyramids and the lonely


sad-eyed Sphinx were left behind in the
| gloom, while the royal party galloped
off to their palace to dress for a special


representation at the opera house given


by the French theatrical company late
ly arrived in Cairo for the winter sea-
son. The play was ssLes Trente Mil


lions de Gladiator. A bad plot was


relieved by sparkling dialogue and ,ex-


cellent acting. A very pretty ballet fol-
lowed, in which a great hit was made
when the troop formed themselves in a
pyramid at the front Of the stage, and
the two pre7nieres danseuses crowned


the pile, holding side by side two
shields, bearing one the arms of Eng


land, the other the arms of Egypt. This


brought down the house, which was


crammed, and nobody applauded more


than his Royal Highness himself. The


next morning CTuesday) was spent


quietly, without either ceremony or


formal pleasure-making, and the Prince


passed the morning at the palace. In


the afternoon the Khedive called for


his Royal Highness, and drove with


him to the station, where the Egyptian
princes and ministers and the leading


members of the English colony were


assembled to see the last of the royal


party and wish them God-speed. The
platform was guarded by long double


line OF infantry, whose. physique and


drill would have pleased even an


English recruiting sergeant. Their bay
onets flashed in the sun and the band
struck up sssGod Save the Queen'' as the
khedive and his royal guests drove up
to the station, followed by the English
suite. Carpets were laid up to where
the train stood. The train was com,
posed Of a large saloon carriage, con-
sisting of two ordinary frst-class saloon
carriages, divided one from the other
by an open, terracehke space, whereon
were placed arm-chairs, so that the
royal party might see the country, and
two other carriages for the attendants
and baggage The Khedive brought
the Prince to the train, and, shaking
him by the hand, wished him very
happy Journey The Prince then shook
hands with the ministers and Egyptian
princes, with pleasant word to each


The Khedive shook hands with all the
suite. All were on board, including
General Stanton and Nubar Pasha, who
went as far as Suez with the Prince.
The Prince stood, hat in hand, bowling
to his host; the train whistled and
moved on; and then the Khedive, Civ
ing to friendship more than etiquette
demanded, ran forward, and while the
train was in motion gave the Prince
last shake of the hand, and the royal
party disappeared with an English cheer
and the music of "God Save the Queen,
ringing in their ears. 8fp
Year: 1876

A Box or GRoCERIEs FREE To every
subscriber is what the publishers Of The
H0HSekccpcr offer in our advertising
columns. Messrs. Wingate a Co. win
do just what they promise II is the
best chance for agents ever offered, as
no good housekeeper who sees the box
would fail to subscribe Read the adv't
Year: 1876

low any but very soft substances. In
dications of consumption now showed
themselves, and she soon presented
every appearance of person in the
last stages of this disease, so iAuch
so that her physician, on going off for
few weeks, told her mother that he
should probably never see her again.
Yet wonderful to tell, she recovered
entirely from this. She then began
to have assesses of the liver, and her
body was so swollen that her breast
bone was even with her chin. But a
cough set in, and she began to raise
matter in some way almost incredi-
BILE to psychologists for about six
days, when change took place, and
the discharges passed off through a
natural channel. Her swelling went
away and left her almost skeleton,
so reduced was she. But she recov-
cred from this. During these years,
and while undergoing all this, she
had the measles, scarlet fever, small
poX and itch, and these diseases
went through their regular course.
She has been bedridden now for more
then twenty years, living in this man
ner, and has survived family con-
sisting of father and mother, four
brothers and two sisters, all of whom
were of good health and constitution.
During some of the attacks of con
vulsions her head and feet would be
drawn backward, so that they would
meet and remain in this position
eighteen hours. Under all these af-
fictions she bore up with a sweet and
patient temper. For some time she
kept little shop, having shelves put
up on the wall by her bed and within
reach of her right hand, the only one
she was able to use, and here she sold
little confectionery and small
things. She was very industrious,
always doing whatever she could. She
did much fine sewing and dressed
dolls for the children even when una
BILE to see. For about twelve weeks
she has been now gradually failing
and has at last passed away, and it is
said by the physician who has atten-
ded her for the longest part of her
sickness, himself an old and eXpe-
rienced surgeon, that he does not be-
lieve if there was Il post mortem ex-
animation made that any organic di-
sease would be found, all her mani
fold ills having been functional and
none organic. The case of Miss Bur-
CESS has been one of great interest to
the medical faculty, and she has been
visited by many physicians as phys
iOlogical curiosity.
Year: 1876

One of the most remarkable human
beings ever seen in this country, or
perhaps in any other, arrived in this
city last week, and is stopping at the
st. Charles Hotel, with her parents,
direct from Mexico and unknown to
the American public. The child, Lu-
cia Zarate, was born at Vera Cruz,
and is said to be twelve years old.
She is twenty inches high and is
said to weigh scarcely more than five
pounds. Imagine French doll
walking and talking to you, and
some idea of her appearance can be
had. Standing on a parlor floor her
head reaches about to the seat of an
ordinary chair, and yet her limbs
and body are in all respects well pro-
portioned. Mrs. Bciknap could get
no more than one toe of her foot into
the Mexican girls shoe. Her head,
about as big as mans fist, is well
shaped and covered with soft, brown
hair. The only thing out of line
with her size is her nose. That was
evidently made for larger girl, but
! it will do. She has bright, black
eyes, and is intelligent, cOnversing
in little voice in the language of her
parents. She runs and plays about
the room rs if she enjoyed her little
life. and salutes and bids adieu to
her guests with evident propriety.
In the way of q joke she offered to
carry a fat reporter on her back,
and STOPPING over, asked him to
climb up on her shoulders. The lit
tie midget will astonish any one who
sees her, because she is so tiny and
so human. Standing by the side of
Tom Thumb she would reach his
elbow, and the General would look
like an overgrown and bloated aris-
tocrat. Liliputian is to be taken to
the Centennial Exposition, and stops
here for few days to consult dolls
dress makers about fashional ward
robes for herself. In the meantime
she will hold receptions at the
Academy of Music.
Year: 1876

The following beautiful extract,
written by Geo. d. Prentice, con-
tains some wholesome truths beauti-
fully set forth:


Men seldom think of the great
event of death until the shadow falls
across their own path, hiding forever
from their eyes the traces of the
loved ones whose loving smile was
the sunlight of their existence.
Death is the great antagonist of life,
and the cold thought of the tomb is
the skeleton of all feasts. We do
not want to 90 through the dark val
ley, although the passage may lead
to Paradise; and, with Charles Lamb,
We do not want to lie down in the
muddy grave, even with kings and


princes for our bed fellows. But
the fiat Of Nature is inexorable.
There is no appeal of relief from the
great law which dooms us to dust.
We flourish and fade rs the leaves of
the forest; and the flower that blooms
and withers in day has not Trailer
hold on life than the mightiest mon
arch that ever shook the earth with
his footsteps. Generations of men
appear and vanish as the grass, and
countless multitudes that throng the
earth to-day will tomorrow disap-
pear as the footsteps on the shore.


"In the beautiful drama of Ion,
the instinct of immortality so elo-
quently uttered by the death of the
devoted Greek, finds deep response
in every thoughtful soul. When
about to offer his existence sacrifice
to fate, his beloved Clemanthe asks
if they shall not meet again, to
which he replies: II have asked the
dreadful question of the hills which
look eternal; of the clear streams
that flow forever; of the stars, among
whose fields of azure my raised
spirit has walked in glory. All were
dumb. But while l gaze upon thy
living face 1 feel there is something
in the love that mantles through its
beauty that cannot wholly perish.
We shall meet again, Clemanthep'
Year: 1876

From the Boston Globe, June 81


Miss Ruth w. Burgess, who died
in Plymouth on Saturday at the age
of sixty-four years, began to be af-
flicted when about eight years of age
by having fits or convulsions, and
finally paralysis of the right eye.
Soon after this she was afflicted with
dropsy, and her cure of this disease
has somewhat remarkable incident.
Her brother being in Demarara, con-
suited French physician in regard
to her, who gave him some medicine
that effected cure. Upon being in
vestigated, it proved to be. .cannabis,
or Indian hemp, which from that
time has been used by the faculty
here with great success in cases of
dropsy. Soon after this she recov-
cred the use of her eye, but lost her
eyesight entirely for some time, and
has had only partial sight since.
Soon after this her health improved
materially so that she was able to
walk across the room, but in short
time she began to have spasms or
commissions of the most painful char


acter upon her left side. Her left
leg would be drawn back and twisted
until the sole of her foot would rest
upon her right shoulder. This was
gradually brought back, but had to
be tied in order to keep it in its
place, and from that time until hel
death had generally to be secured


It is now about twenty years since
this has been necessary. After this
a contraction of the organs of the
throat came on so that she was un


able to swallow. A set Of instru


ments was made in Boston under thu
direction of her physician by which
the construction was partially re
moved, so that semi-liquid substances
could be forced down her throat will
an instrument made for that purpose
| and she never after was able to swal
Year: 1876

desk, would always join in with his
deep, Iclear bass, giving an uncon-
scious impression of domestic har-
mony and worship that were part of
cur household riches in this great,
busy caravansary that is my Wash
lngton home. When the news of the


Vlce-Presidential choice came to our
group, clustered in the cheerful pub
lie parlors of the house, while the
hundred guns were booming from
Judiciary Square, there was the 81
lence of moment; then Mrs. Cam
eron, with tears in her gentle eyes,
said, Dear Mrs. Wheeler, If she
could only be with us now and the
stiffness that followed was as touch
ing and sacred as prayer"
Year: 1876

In Boston they have this plan for aid
ing the poor: A man goes through one
or more streets and informs the house
keepers that there will be collection of
bread two days hence. On the day ap-
pointed a wagon is sent over the route,
and the collections are usually over two
hundred loaves. The next day there is
a collection in another street, and so on
during the week. The bread is taken to
the police station, where daily distri-
bution ia made.
Year: 1876

A gentleman looking from his store
window and seeing a lady pass by, finely
dressed, with the exception of her sleeves
being made of different material from
the waist of her dress, exclaimed through
sheer ignorance, "What pity that wo-
man hadn't enough in her dress pattern
to complete the suit"
Year: 1876

The following is said to be one of the most brilliant articles writ ten by the lamented George D. Prentice:

 "The fiat of nature is lnexora- ble. There is no appeal from the great law which dooms us 10 dust. We flourish and fade as the leaves of the forest, and the flowers that bloom and wither Tn day have no Trailer hold upon life than than the mightiest monarch who ever shook the earth with his foot steps. Generations of men will appear as the grass, and the null titude that throng the world to- day, will disappear as the foot steps on the shore. Men seldom think of the great event of death until the shadow falls across their own pathway, hiding from their eyes the faces of loved ones whose living smile was the sunlight of their existence. Death is the an tagonist of life, and the thought of the tomb is tae skeleton of all feasts. We do not want to go through the Dark Valley, altho' its dark passage may lead to Paradise; we do not want to lie down in the damp grave, even with Princes as bed-fellows. In the beautiful drama of Ion, the hope of Immortality, so eloquent ly uttered by the death devoted Breek, finds deep response in cv- cry thoughtful soul. When about to yield wound existence as a sacrifice to fate, his Clemanthe asks if they should meet again. :- I have asked that dreadful ques- tion of the Hills that look eternal of the clear streams that flow foreyer-of the stars among whose fields of azure my raised spirits have walked in glory. All were dumb, but as I gazed upon the living face, 1 feel that there is something In the love that man. ties through its beauty that can not wholly perish. We shall meet again Clemanthe. "
Year: 1876

the record, and made part of it, by bill of exceptions. Upon a review of the authorities the court adheres to it's former decision in White vs. Prigmore, sup, that a motion for a new trial does not become a part of the record upon filing, but must be made so by bill of exceptions, or it cannot be here noticed.
Year: 1876

Englishmen, and indeed most for
eigners who Judge of France from Paris
alone. are apt to think that French peo-
pie have no home life. So far is this
from being the case, that few people are
more tenderly. attached to home than
the French. For this reason they make
very poor emigrants. While the Ger
mans and Irish emigrate by thousands.
comparatively few Frenchmen leave
their country. Not only are they at
tached to their native land. but to the
very spot where they first saw the light
The poorest peasant toiling in Paris
sends part of his scanty earnings to
his country home for the support Of his
parents and younger brothers and sis
ters, and looks forward with delight to
the time when he will be able to 90
back there, buy plot of ground, and
build cottage in which to spend the
remainder Of his days. Well-to-do
families, who occupy apartments in
Paris during the winter, retire during
the summer to the "old homestead" in
the country. to which all are tenderly
attached.
Year: 1876

A preacher in the neighboohood Of
Hartford, Conn, not undeservedly
popular, had just finished an exhorta-
tion strongly recommending the sup
port Of certain very meritorious insti-
tuition The congregation was numer-
ous and the chapel was crowded to ex-
cess. The discourse being finished.
the plate was about being handed round
to the respective pews, when the
preacher made this short address to the
congregation: . From the sympathy l
have witnessed in your countenances,
and the strict attention you have honor
ed me with. there is one thing that I
am afraid Of, that some Of you may be
inclined to give too much. Now it is
my duty to inform you that justice.
though not SO pleasant, should always
be prior virtue to generosity; there
fore, as you will s1l be Immediately
waited upon in your respective pews, /
wish to have it thoroughly understood
that no person shall think of putting
anything into the plate who cannot pay
his debts" We need not add that this
produced most ovsraowing collection.
Year: 1876

Next to the inquiry. What becomes
of the pins? an interesting question
would be, What becomes of the sons of
successful men? A few men and few
firms are in the hands of the founders !;
but these are exceptions. The old name
and the old trade generally pass into
the hands of others.


DO you see that man shoveling in
coal Well, his children. and children
like his, will jostle your pampered sons
and rule this land, said an old New
Yorker the other day. The old names
have ceased in the pulpit. The famed
men of the bar seldom have successor.
The eminent jurists carry their honors
with them to the grave. Merchant
princes are obliterated.


The reason is clear. The fathers laid
the basis of business one way, and the
sons build another Men who earned
their fortunes by hard work, diligence
that knew sixteen hours toll by personal
attention; that were their own book
keepers, statesmen, cashiers, and often
porters, are followed by sons who do as
little as possible who delegate to others
all the work they can, and who know
more of the road than of the ledger
Famous hotel men were gentlemen,
men of intelligence, men who were the
equals of the best in the land, and who
never sunk the gentleman in their
trade. Young men who fling the ex-
amples of their sires to the wind,
find it easier to squander valuable
name, run through fortune quicker
than it was earned, and find themselves,
while young, at the point from which
their fathers started One thing is quite
marked in New York 1t is the fact
that the heavy business is getting into
the hands Of foreigners. The heavy
importers. the great bankers, and much
Of the trade of value, is slipping out Of
the hands of the Americans, as the
trade of England got into the power of
the Lumbards. Boston Journal.
Year: 1876

1t may very well be doubted whether


statute laws fixing rate Of interest ars


polite and wise. At any rate, tht


courts are not anxious to impeach 9


contract on the ground Of usury; and


the number of contracts on which more


than the legal rate Of interest is collect
ed shows conclusively that money will
bring what it is worth, and that the
greater the risk in lending the money
the greater should be the compensation


A late case in Illinois holds that it is
not usurious to insert in note that it
shall bear interest at the rate of 10 per
cent per annum. with 80 per cent. per
annum interest after maturity, liqui-
dated damages for non-payment when
due. The legal rate Of interest is
looked upon as in the nature Of penalty,
to secure prompt payment. The penalty
is liquidated damages, fixed by the
solemn agreement Of the parties. When
made for the sole purpose Of securing
prompt payment, and understandingly
entered into, such contracts are valid at
law, and may be enforced When the
note became due, it was the duty Of the
maker to pay it, or procure further ex-
tention upon such terms as the payees
we're willing to grant. By paying the
note at maturity, he could have relieved
himself from the payment Of the penalty
agreed upon for non payment. Having
failed to avail himself Of his privilege in
this regard, it must be understood be did
so in view of the fact that the damages
had been adjusted and fixed by pre-
vious positive agreement 1t will read
lily be seen that the lender Of money is
not compensated by the interest of bis
money when he has to add to that the
expenses Of suit and this penalty
will provide for the prompt payment or
for the expenses of suit.-Fdncy Goods
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