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Year: 1876

John Travis, miner in this county, is
an Austrian who settled here four years
since, and had, by working for wages,
accumulated $1,800. With this he
started to return TO the home of his
youth, carrying most of his gold in a
belt around his person. The journey
across the continent and across the ocean
was made in safety, Hamburg reached,
and plank laid for the passengers to
pass from the steamer to the wharf. Tue
plank was at once crowded. 1t broke,
and twenty or thirty poor wretches were
precipitated into the water. Travis was
one of these, and although good swim
mer, he felt that the weight Of gold in
his belt was dragging him to the bottom.
He looseaed and dropped it, and was
one of the rescued, five being drowned.
The lost treasure could not be found.
Travis then counted the means he had
left-it was enough to take him home or
bring him back to California. And back
he came, and is again miner in ANA
dor.-AmadOr (Cal) Ledger.
Year: 1876

A Worcester gentleman, says the Bos-
ton Post, recently sent very fine French
clock to a well-known jeweler to be re-
paired, saying that he wished each item
of repairing specified. The following
is copy of the bill as rendered:
To removing alluvial deposit and oleaginous
congomerate from clock a la French. ...... g. so
To replacing In appropriate juxtapOsIton the
constituent componen.s of said clock. ....... 0.50
To lubricating with oleaginous solution the
apex of pinions Of said cock .............. 0.50
To adjusting horologicaly the isochronal
mechanism of said clock. 0.50
To equalizing the acoustic resultant of escape
wheel percussion upon the verge pallets Of
said clock ...................... O.5O
To adjusting the distance between the center
OF gravity of the pendulum and its point of
suspension, so that the vibration of the pen
dulum shall cause the index hand TO indicate
approximately the daily arrival of the sun at
its meridian height. O.5O
Year: 1876

women, and number of stones dressed
to be used IA tools and arms. together
with a quantity of rough pottery. Sci
entific men who have seen these relics
are of opinion that there is sufficient evil
deuce TO show that the race to which the
remains belonged was an inferior one.
Year: 1876

There no remedy known 20 medical science which has
proved itself valuable of Kidney Complaint
than the VEGErINE IL acts directly upon the secre-
tions ceanses and purcs the blood. and restores the
whole system 20 healthy action


The following extraordinary of great sufferers,
who had been given up 10y the best physicians hopeless
will speak for themselves, and should challenge the
profound attention of the medical faculty, well
those who suffering from Kidney Complaint
Year: 1876

In the senate yesterday proposition
was considered and referred, that con-
gress adjourn June l2th. The Belknsp
Impeachment, with closed doors, took
up the remainder OF the session. In the
house the navsl appropriation bill was
considered up to the hour OF adjourn
menf. The house committee on foreign
affairs have not yet finally acted on the
report Of the subcommittee affecting
General Schenek, but the members are
agreed that, while he was not himself
guilty Of intentional wrong, he was q
party with others in a speculative en-
teTprise which resulted in great loes to
British subjects, and that his becoming
a director in the Emma mine company
was altogether improper and incompst-
IDLE with his position as American min
izfer
Year: 1876

Mir. Sherman, from the committee on finance, in the United States Senate, reported a substitute for the Randall bill providing for the issue of coin and for other purposes. The substitute re- tains, with one modification, its second and third sections, and unites with them the greater part Of the finance com mittee's pending bill, so as embody the following provisions |:

 First-That there shall be coined a silver dollar of 412 10 grains of standard silver, to be legal tender for any amount not exceeding $20, except for customs and interest on the public debt.

 Second Authorizing the secretary of the treasury to exchange these silver dollars and also the United States sub- sidiary coins for an equal amount of United States notes which shall be re- tired and cancelled and made 8 part of the sinking fund.

 Third-Directing the department to purchase the silver bullion required for the purpose from time to time with any available money in the treasury, provid. ed that the purchases shall be made only when the market rate will admit of the coinage and is ue without loss to the treasury, and provided that the amount of money at any one time invested in such silver bullion, exclusive of sueE resulting coin. shall not exceed $1,OO0, 900.

 The last section of the substitute is { copy of the fourth section of the House bill, providing that the trade dollar shall not hereafter be legal tender, ane authorizing the secretary of the treas ury to limit the coinage of trade dollars from time to time to such an amount a. he may deem sufficient to meet the ex port demand for them.
Year: 1876

SoHENck's SEA WEED ToN1c.-ln the atmosphere experienced here during the months the leth argy produced by the heat takes the desire for wholesome food and frequent organizations reduce bodily energy. particularly those suffering from the effects of facilitating diseases. In order to keep natural healhful activity of the system, must resort to artificial For this purpose sohenck's Sea Weed Tonic Is very effectuaL few doses will create an appetite and give fresh vigor the enervated body For dyspepsia it is invaluable Many eminent physi clans have doubted whether dyspepsia be perma- nently cured by drugs which generally employed for that purpose The Sea Weed Tonic in its nature is totally different from such drugs It contains sive minerals acids in fact 1t assists the regular operations of nature, and supplies her deficiencies The

 tonic in its nature much resembles the gastric juice that it almost identical with that fluid The gastric

 juice the natural solvent which, in healthy condition of the body the food to be dgested and when this juice is not increased in sufficient quantities, nd geston with all its distressing symptoms follows. The Sea Weed Tonic performs the duty of the gastric juice when the latter is deficient. Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic sold by all Druggists
Year: 1876

Conversing one day with Virginian officer relative to the curiosity of New Englanders, he told me that finding he never could procure any refreshment for himself or horse till after he answered all their questions, and they had com pared them with their information, he adopted the following mode to avoid their inquisitive delays: Whenever he travelled from his own province to Bos- ton, and alighted at an ordinary (the name given to inns in America), the master or mistress, and other company in the house, assembled at the door, and he began in this manner Worthy people, I am MT. -, of Virginia, by trade tobacco planter, and bachelor. Have some friends at Boston, whom ] am going to visit. My stay will be short, when shall return and follow my busi

 ness, as prudent man ought to do. This is all I know of myself, and all can possibly inform you. I have nc news. And now, having told you every thing, have compression upon me and my horse, and give us some refreshment.
Year: 1876

Of course, any great slummux of @ man, says the Detroit Free Press, can push lawn mower up and down and around, and he can nibble off the grass after a fashion, but when it comes to artistic work pass the mower over to a young lady. A lassie of eighteen put 8 mower at work on a strip of grass on Ledyard street, and before she was half through over thirty men and boys were leaning against thef efence and applauding. The first few feet were cut on the bias, leaving strip along the curbstone as a fringe. On the other side of the walk she started out to tuck and ruf1e, but finally cut most of the grass on the gore and finished up with deep hounce along the street. Over by the fence she hemmed narrow strip. bound it around with a clean cut, and then performed some of the incest plating ever seen, leaving enough tall grass along the fence board to serve as an overskirt to the lawn. The boys thought there ought to be more padding around the horse block, but she was busy falling over the handle of the mower just then, and imped into the house without talk, ing any of their advice.
Year: 1876

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 The Chicago Tribune has the follow ing story of case of mistaken identity A man was run over and killed at Evans ton by an incoming railroad train. The corpse was at once identified by many persons residing there as that of Josia Hill, gardner, who formerly resided in the village. Amid g eat sorrow word was sent to his family residence, and they immediately went out to care for the body of the unfortunate head of the family. The wife wept, and in her almost inconsolable grief frantically ca ressed the d. ad one. The inquest was held, and there was no lack of evidence concerning the mans identity; in fact, 1t was never questioned. At the expense of the family, the remains were inclosed in a very fine coffin, and on the day ap- pointed for the funeral, the Eody was borne to the grave amid the lamentations of large circle of friends and acquaint- ances. As if to complete this whole story of deception, the remains were buried in family lot in Rosehill, owned by the brother of the deceased. That apparently was the end of Josiah Hill on this earth. On the jury at the inquest was Deputy Sheriff Kearney, who, among others present at the time, knew Hill very we'll. and swore to the iden- tity. On the day of the funeral he visited Winnetka on official business, and was almost frightened out of his senses by seeing the veritable Hill at work in garden.

 ? Railing him, he conjured him by all that was good and holy to return to his ghostly residence, and not to be wander ing around ghostly gardener. Hill thought the man was crazy at first, and upon listening to subsequent explana- tion concluded that his surmise was cor rect. and all the way to town he re- gretted the untimely fate of his friends brain. But judge of his surprise and astonishment, upon entering his own home, to see his wife scream out and faint before what she took to be an ap- partition. She had never doubted the identity of the dead man, and her hus- band had left her only few days before to do some work in Winnetka, hence she could not have forgotten any sin gle particular of his appearance. In l deed, it was some time before she could be convinced that her husband was still alive, and not in the cold grave to which she had on the previous day consigned him. She insisted with red ubled vigo1 l that she had examined the dead man, and fully identified him in every particu. lar as her husband, even to shortness

 of one of his limbs, and it's similarity in size, looks and marks. Learning all the facts in the case, MT. Hill was ex- tfemely anxious to view the fellow that looked like him, and visited the coron- CTS office to elect the removal of the body. The necessary order was given, and the body was exhumed and taken to

 the morgne for another inquest.
Year: 1876

The electoral college of the United States consists of electors from each State, chosen by the people, in number equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives. The electors meet in their respective States and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President. After voting, they make a list of the per sons voted for, and the number of votes cast for each, sign and certify this list, and send it, sealed, to the president of the Senate at Washington. This indi- vidual must open all of these certif- cates, and announce their contents in the presence of both Houses of Congress. The person having the greatest number of votes is then declared President, if such number be majority of all the electors appointed. Congress deter mines the times of choosing electors, also the day on which they shall cast their votes. This day must be the same throughout the whole United States.
Year: 1876

ROAST BEEF WITH YORKSHIRE PUD- D1Na.-Rub salt and pepper over the beef, put it in dripping pan, cover the dripping, turn the meat and haste as be- fore. About three quarters of an hour before it is done, take out the meat, pour off most of the dripping, put in the batter and the meat, and finish roasting. Add some hot water to the dripping and thicken with flour for the gravy.
Year: 1876

If D horse has good constitution, and has once been good horse, no matter how old or how much run down he may be, he can be greatly improved, and in many respects made as good as new, by liberal use of Sheridan' s C1Unl7U Condition PO1cdeTs
Year: 1876

The Grand Jury tor the September term OF the
Kings County Court OF Sessions was empanelicd yes
terday morning by Judge Moore The calendar TO be
disposed of is very heavy no Grand Jury having been
In session since the middle OF July.
Year: 1876

The remains Of the late Theosoph, Baron J. H do
Palm. whose extraordinary funeral last June At Ma
sonic Temple. with Egyptian rites caused no little
interest, account OF their novelty throughout the
country, shortly to be crsmated This 10 done IN
consonancc with the wish OF the late Baron.
Year: 1876

This bright pleasant little theatre was filed last even
ing by appreciative audience The new burlesque,
'Young Rip Van Wnkle" the piece de resistance,
In which Miss Jennie Bcaucerc carried oil the hon0rs
The scenery was fresh and handsome, the costumes
being also all that could be desired Tho usual varied
programme given.
Year: 1876

Let any one who hsa the care of horse
these cold, frosty mornings deliberately
grasp in his hand piece of iron; indeed
let him touch to j, the tip ofhis tongue, and
then let him thrust the bit into the mouth Of
his horse, if he has the hear. to do it. The
horec is an animal Of nervous organization


His mouth il formed Of DELEGATE glands
and tissues. The temperature ofthe bleod
is the same as in the human being, and, as
in man, the mouth is the warmest part OF
The body. Imaeine, we repeat, the irrita.
ton that would be caused the human, and
consider that If not to the same degree,
still the suffering to the animal is very
great. And it il not momentary pain.
Food is eaten with difficulty. aud the irri-
tation repeated day after day causes loss Of
appetite and loss of strength. Many a
horse has become worthless from no other
cause than this Before India rubber bits
were to te had l myself used bit covered
with leather, and on no account wenld
have dispensed with it in freezing weather
Year: 1876

A practical mechanic and builder
says !: A good foundation wall ahdna
good cellar are matters of the greatest
Importance in building. True, this fact
is not recognized at all times, and hence
the walls OF our houses are SCARED with
cracks, and dampness and malaria Come
up through the floors, moulding furni-
ture, rotting timber, and finally inducing
sickness and death. ~ Ia410


II you suspect that your cellar will
be vet, or even damp, see to it that tn
bottom is well drained with pipe. Do
not suppose that you can keep water
out Of cellar by cementing the bottom
and sides internally. Some houses are
without cellars, or have one only under
part of the house. This being the case,
the space between the floor and tho
ground not occupied by the cellar is
liable to be infested with vermin unless
the foundation is carried at least two
feet above the surface of the GROUND.
Year: 1876

WHEN the Prince OF Wales was visit
ing the public gardens at Colombo, Ccy-
Ion, police officer, noticing a tall gen
tIcman following close behind him, went
up to him, and with an angry oath badc
him take of his hat. The gentleman
replied that when he met the prince or
had occasion to address him. he took his
hat off, but that at other times he re-
manned covered As the policeman had
not the power to compel him to walk
barc-hcadcd he cOntcntcd himself with
saying, in mcnacing tone, You had
better stand back, and not dog his royal
highness like that" The officer was
somewhat chagrincd when he aitcrward
learned that the suspicious character
whom he had threatened was the Duke
of Sutherland.
Year: 1876

1HElNcw York sun says; at was
President Andrew Jackson who origi-
nally uttered the remark now attributed
to Attorney-Gcncral ricrrcpont: No
one man is absolutely needed in the run
ming of a government When jackson
was turning out the oflicc-holderS, there
wa, an old fixture in the treasury whose
friends pleaded for his retention as an
absolute necessity, ON the ground that
he alone understood the complicated
business of that office, and that the
treasury would be thrown into confusion
by his dismissal, 'Tun him out! turn
him outn cried jackson, 'I'll have no
man here who is an absolute necessity
in the running Of this government
Year: 1876

4 FRENCH journal thus relates the
romance connected with the marriage of
Lamartinc The lady was Of an English
family named Birch, and very wealthy.
She first fell in love with the poet from
reading his Ucdjtatiow PoctjqUeA She
was slightly past the bloom of youth,
but still young and fair At length she
saw l.amartine in Geneva, and her love
became n part OF her very life. Not
long after this she was made acquainted
with the fact that the poet was suffering
from the embarrassed state of his
pccuniary affairs. Miss Birch wrote to
him frank and womanly letter, ac-
knowIcdging her deep interest and pro-
found respect, and offering him The bulk
of her fortune if he was willing to accept
it, OF course Iamartinc could not but
suspect the truth. Deeply touched by
her generosity, he called upon her, and
found her to he not only fair to look
upon, but woman of brilliant literary
and artistic education. lie made an
offer of his hand and heart, which was
promptly and gladly accepted; and in
the after-ycarS Alphon,c dc I.amartinc
owed not more to his wifc'S wealth than
to her sustaining love and inspiring
enthusiasm.
Year: 1876

ALBANY, Feb. 1.-Superintendent Ellis of the
Bank Department sent communication to the Assembly
to-day explaining the delay in presenting report OF the
status and sovency OF the savings banks in the City OF
NewYork He says that the statements from the banks
coming in and that his report will be given TO
the Legislature at an early day.
Year: 1876

Success in the culture Of all crops depends
greatly upon the seed and this is particu.
Iarly true of corn. We give farmers gener-
ally the credit Of being aware Of this, and
using more vigilance in selecting their seed
for corn than for any other crop. The wise
and provident look over their corn fields be.
fore harvest and select the perfect and first
maturing ears from stalks that produce two
or three ears each. Let this be done for a
number of years in succession, aud 1t is won
derful to notice what an Improvement is
made, both in the quality and quantity Of
the harvest. The habit Of early maturity
becomes established, as also the habit OF pro-
ducing two or three perfect ears from each
stalk. This is not mere theory. The prin'
ciple has been carried out so successfully IL
SO many instances that there are now many
intelligent farmers as few unbeliovors in thor,
oughbred seed corn as in thoroughbred Dur
hams. We have in Western Massachusetts
a thoroughbred variety of corn called the
Tillotson, so named after its originator, whC
for many years practiced upon this principle
and was enabled in consequence to take th'
corn premiums at each successive fair Of thu
old Berkshire agricultural society.


The most noted instance OF improvement
in the corn crop, however, is that made b,
Mr.. Baden of Maryland who commenced will
the common corn Of Virginia that seldom pro
duced two ears to the stalk, but by selectinI
those that did and rejecting all imperfec
ears and the irregular kernels at both end
of the cob, at the end Of score of years h
rejoiced in a crop that yielded three or fou
ears to stalk quite uniformly, and in som
instances twice this number. He estimate
that he doubled the product of an acre b
Year: 1876

Many times We fail to obtain good catch
when grass seed is sown with grain in the
spring, unless it be barley or wheat. On
ground highly manured oats are liable to
lodge and smother the tender grass grown
from seed sown with grain. If the season
be dry, the grass seed in many cases fails to
germinate, and only scanty crop of hay is
obtained in after years. The bare spots are
liable to become covered with noxious weeds,
and when the ground is again plOwed you
are compelled to contend with tenacious in.
truders. l have obtained the best results in
seeding in September or Immediately alter
the removal Of the grain crop, and sowing
the clover in the spring on light snow it
possible. But the best catch have yet seen
was when the seed was sown the last time
hoeing field corn. When the corn was
planted it was dropped beneath the surface,
so when covered the field was level, and in
hoeing no hills were made. II made no per-
ceptible difference in the growth and yield
of the corn. One of my neighbors has for
several years stocked down with fodder corn
with good results, but seeding with field corr
is something new to me.


4. EUGENE RICHARD.
Year: 1876

have learned new mode of setting milk
which causes all the cream to rise in the least
possible time | have not tried it, having
just got the idea. The plan will work ad-
mirably and prevent the loss Of cream In hot
weather, when the milk will curdle and pre-
vent some of the globules from rising. The
plan is this: strain the milk into cans, not
filling them quite full, then fit on cover air
tight, and pump all the air out leaving q
vacuum over the milk which will cause a
powerful suctiou and if properly and scien-
tifcally done, it is believed, will assist great
ly in bringing the globules Of cream to the
top of the milk in the least possible time,
and not only save labor and storage, but be
great saving of valuable cream which is
now lost with the sour milk as we'll as in
whey from cheese. Farmers try it, and re-
port in the VERMONT FARMER your success
or otherwise. L. y. NARAMoRE.


Wiiiiston, ~.


docs friend Naramore forget that the
farmers he advises to try his theory are not
commonly provided with the apparatus for
trying it scientifically" such as air pumps,
air tight cans, etc. q? Won't our correspond
ent "try it" himself and report the result.
Year: 1876

BREAKING UP SETTING HENs.-I can see
no necessity OF trying the many harsh expedi.
ents recommended to break them up. God
has given them the instinct, and why should
they be abused for carrying out the design
of their Creator2 Why should they be
pulled from the nest with such rough hands
and flung upon the floor, with force enough
to stun the poor innocent thing every night for
a week or more? Why should they be dOuscd
in water tied by the leg starved; kicked
and knocked about, for acting out the nature
given them2 If hen sets, remove her
very gently from the nest and place her and
all others taken the same way, in yard by
themselves. At night, or when 1t rains, let
them 90 into the pen kept for their benefit
but have nothing there but the roost. After
they have been thus confined few days
with plenty of good food and pure water
they may be ready to 60 to laying again
Let them all out aud they will 60 into theil
own pens, and if done wishing to set, they
will 90 to roost but if still materially III
clincd, will 60 into the nest boxes. Go ou
after dark and remove them again, and 81
on. The hen house should always be entered
very quietly. You cannot work too still
The timid birds will soon learn to remail
quiet when approached, and the bold one
will crowd around you aud really seem glaC
of your company, and if you talk to them il
low soothing tones, they learn to enjoy it.


We never buy wheat screenings, but con
slider wheat the best egg producing fooc
We are raising but few chicks this year, a
it is great deal Of work to get them earl
enough, to make them pays. b. Sa'cye
IN Country Gentleman,