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Year: 1876

One of the most useful and magnificent
productions Of the vegetable kingdom that
enriches China, and more particularly the
provinces of Kiang-si and Canton, is the
camphor tree. This stupendous laurel,
which often adorns the banks of the rivers,
was in several places found by Lord Am.
herst's embassy above fifty feet high, with
its stem twenty feet in circumference.
The Chinese themselves affirm that it
sometimes attains the height Of more than
three hundred feet, and n circumference
greater than the extended arms Of twenty
men could embrace.


Camphor is obtained from the branches
by sleeping them, while fresh cut, in water
for two or three days; and then boiling
them till the gum, in the form of a white
jelly adheres to a stick which is used in
constantly stirring the branches. The
fluid is then poured into glazed vessel,
where it concretes in few hours.


To purify it the Chinese take aquantity
of finely-powdered earth, which they lay
at the bottom Of copper basin over this
they place a layer of camphor, and then
another layer Of earth, and so on until the
vessel is nearly filed, the last or topmost
layer being of earth. They cover this last
layer with the leaves Of plant called po-
ho, which seems to be species of mentha
(mint). They now invert second basin
over the first, and make it air-tight by
luting. The whole is then submitted to
the action of regulated fire for certain
length Of time, and then left to cool grad
ually. On separating the vessels the cam
phor is found to have sublimed, and to
have adhered to the upper basin, Repe.
titions of the same process complete its
refinement


Besides yielding this valuable ingredient,
the camphor-tree is one of the principal
timber trees of China, and is used not only
in building but in most articles Of furni-
ture. The wood is dry aud Of a light color,
and although light and easy to work, is
durable and not liable to be injured by
insects, Chambers Journal
Year: 1876

CURE FOR CoRNs.-Take lemon and
roll it until soft cut thick slice and bind
it on the corn on retiring at night In
the morning if the corn is white and dis
integrated, pull it out with your finger
nails--never cut corn. Sometimes sew
eral applications of the lemon slices will
be necessary but the corns are bound to
succumb, and you can dance the next
night if you like. After you remove the
ccrus wear shoes that iit and are not too
stiff in the soles.
Year: 1876

|
there lay his daughter, Mary


All, do not look upon the face of the
father ms he starts silently back, frozen to
stone but in this pause of horror listen to
the mystery of this deed


After her father had gone down stairs,
an hour ago, Mary silently stole from the
chamber on the right. Her soul shaken
by thousand fears, she opened the door
on the left, and beheld Washington sitting
by table on which were spread chart
and Bible. Then, though her existence
was wound up in the act, she asked him,
in tone Of calm politeness, to take the
chamber on the opposite side, Mary
entered the chamber which he left.


Can you imagine the agony of that girls
soul, as lying on the bed intended for the
death couch Of Washington she silently
awaited the knife, although the knife
might bo clenched in fathers hand.


And now, that father, frozen to stone,
stood there, holding the light in one hand,
and still clutching the red knife. There
lay his child, the blood streaming from
that wound in her arm--her eyes covered
with CLASSY film.


Mary shrieked the guilty father,
for robber and Tory as he was, he was
still father. 'Maryl" he called to her,
but that word was all he could say.


Suddenly, she seemed to wake from this
stupor. She set up in the bed with her
CLASSY eyes. The strong hand of death
was upon her. As she sat there, erect
and ghastly, the room was thronged with
soldiers. Her lover rushed forward, and
called her by name. No answer. Called
again-spoke to her in the familiar tones
of olden times-still no answer. She knew
him not.


Yes, it was true-the strong hand of
death was upon her.


Has he escaped ?" she said, in that
husky voice.


Yes !" shrieked the father. olive,
Mary, only live, and tomorrow | will join
the camp at Valley Forge"


Then that girl-that hero -woman-
dying as she was, not so much from the
wound in her arm, as from deep agony
which had broken the last chord of life,
spread forth her arms, as though xae be-
held form floating there above her bed,
beckoning her away. She spread forth
her arms as if to enclose that angel form.


Mother !" she whispered-while there
grouped the soldiers-there with speech
less agony on his brow stood the lover
there, hiding his face with one hand, while
the other grasped the light, crouched the
father-that light flashing over the dark
bed, with the white form in its centre
"Mother, thank God For with my life
| have saved him


Look, even as starting up on that
bloody couch, she speaks the half-formed
words, her arms stiffen, her eyes wide open,
set in death, glare in her fathers face.


That half-formed word, still quivering
on the white lips Of the hero o-woman-that
word uttered in husky whisper, choked
by the death-rattle-that word was
"WAsHINGToN p
Year: 1876

MorHs.-This is the period when moths
begin to fly, and those who have not packed
away winter garments and furs should lose
no time in doing SO. Beat the articles
thoroughly, and expose them to bright
sunlight and air for several hours. Seal
them up in tight paper cases, or put them
away in close trunks, with plenty Of gum
camphor, pepper, tobacco, chips Of Russia
leather, or cedar dust.
Year: 1876

The real work of the teacher consists
in 50 adjusting the relations between the
minds Of the pupils and the matter or sub.
ject Of instruction that the conditions
shall become the most favorable for the
appropriate exercise Of the learners pow
ers in the attainment Of knowledge; then
the desired mental development will follow
as natural consequence.
Year: 1876

The Pennsylvania Central railroad com
pany appears to be following the example
of Commodore Vanderbilt in his manage
ment of the New York Central railroad by
building two additional tracks The COM
pany seems to have come to the conclusion
that without equal facilities, compared with
its New York rival, it will be at a material
disadvantage IN its competition for through
traffic to and from the west An officer of
the road adnEits that large amount of new
track has been laid between New York and
PhiladelphA the past season, by which the
most important stations are now connected
by four eomplete tracks, while miles of four
track road have been built where freight
trains can turn out for the passengers to
pass without stopping on the sidings as be-
fore In this way pretty careful estimate
would place eae-third of the distance be-
tween the two cities as already laid with
four tracks, while it is said that the inten-
ton is to extend these ''sidings" as they
are termed, from time to time as the bust
ness of the road shall demand, until in time
the whole distance viii be four-tracked.
Year: 1876

First, carefully select the best fruit,
have good clean barrels and line them with
paper, sides and bottoms. Fill yorr barrel
one-tourth full and cover with paper, FIJI in
so many more and cover again, and so on
until your barrel is full; cover with paper
ard head up f; keep in as cool place as you
can and not have them freeze. To those
who have been in the habit of storing away
their winter apples just as it happened, in
boxes or bins or old barrels just ready to
fall down, trial of this plan with barrel
or two will be amply repaid next winter
and sEring in the extra quality of fruit, to
say nothing of the economy Of the thing,
for few moments extra time in putting
up in the fall is better than twice as long a
time spent in sorting over and carrying out
rotten apples next winter and spring. If
any one has better method that is as
cheap and practical for the farmer, would
like to see it in print. < have tried pack
ing in land-plaster, but like the paper best.
Year: 1876

may want all her own wheat and more.
The wheat crop of Canada is much lower
than usual


Here, then, is the very stage of things
which a generation ago was prophesied as
the last page of our national decline and
fall. When all the world, including our
jealous rivals, found US dependent on them
for more than half of our daily bread.
they had only to put their heads together
and destroy the proud nation that had so
oppressed and insulted them The con-
summation has come. 1t finds US year by
year growing less wheat, and the foreigner
growing, if not absolutely more, at least
more than pays him-Loadon Times.
Year: 1876

The Susquehanna and Juniata tivers are
now yielding some fine speciments of the
tinny tribe 60 the skill of anglers A salmon
was recently caught IN the former stream
weighing ten pounds, and black bass from
three to four pounds, while from the Juni-
alta fine pike and bass have also been
basketed. This is one of the results of the
fishing laws of this Commonwealth.
Year: 1876

La Crosse, April 3.-The First Ma
tional Bank, of this place, closed up
Saturday afternoon. A run was com
menced on the bank early Saturday
on account of a notice in the Chicag,l
papers 10 the effect that the bank had
been thrown out of the Clearing
House with the report OF no funds.
1t is stated that the bank examiner
was there week ago examining Into
is affairs.
Year: 1876

We are authentically informed that meas
ures are already being taken by important
parties to bring together here at Washing
ton, some time in the next month, the ablest
political economists of the country in a
"Congress of Finance, according to the
plan proposed in the NATIONAL REPUBLI-
CAN some time since by our correspondent,
Miss Kate Stanton. This is as it should
be. The Capital, especially while the Ma
tional Congress is in session, is the fittest
place for such a convention of saUa1s. As
we understand il, the leading political
economists of the school which advocates
the greenback as the national currency
and would demonetise gold, silver aud
copper, and treat them hereafter only as
(other) commodities in the market, are
arranging 10 invite the specie basis and
specie currency men like Prof. Sumner, of
Yale College, TO meet them in calm and
candid survey OF the whole field, and at
temp, 10 reconcile ali conflicting theories
which, they declare, are rather differences
Of definition than of fact or philosophy
upon common platform, on which all
real scientists Can stand.


The friends OF the greenback are of late
greatly encouraged, it seems, by unex-
pected accessions to their ranks. They
point with much pride to the changed
front of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
which from discOurteous and bitter oppo-
sition to the greenback, or what it was
wont to call the Imitation" project, has of
late turned to such advocacy of the green
back or Iaper-currency philosophy as to
indicate that it has been seriously and can
didiy studying the problem, which is all
the greenbsckers say they desire anybody
to do. By all means let US have the Con-
gress of Finance, whatever conclusions its
members may come to. We cannot well
have too much light on the money ques-
tion, and we suppose there is nobody in
Washington, or anywhere else, who is not
willing to be set right if his present
finance and currency theories are wrong.
As matter Of course, in our belief, if any
benefit is derived from the meeting in
question it will be found in the dissemina-
tion of facts from which the public will
learn that honest money, like honesty in
every other regard, is the best policy.
Year: 1876

THE New York World is troubled about
the anonymous letters, by the use of which,
it alleges, Senator Morton will seek to in
fluence the Senate regarding the late elec-
ton in Mississippi. 1t is true that many
of the citizens of that unfortunate State are
so thoroughly cowed and completely sur
rounded by dangers which threaten both
their lives and their property that they
dare not allow their names to be made
public in connection with the exposures
they have made of their situation; but it is
also true that reliable affidavits and official
reports bearing upon the same subject are
to be had, and Will be used by Governor
Morton for the purpose indicated. The
RorEa's perturbation, however, shows that
it is not innocent of full knowledge of the
facts Of the case. Hence its efforts to dis
count the results which it fears Senator
Morton S movement will develop.
Year: 1876

THE Journals all over the country now
engaged in discussing the Cuban question
assume that this Government has asked all
the European Powers to join with the
United States IN an Intervention move
ment. They are, no doubt, mistaken. 1t
has been the policy of this Government
since its foundation to protest against
European interference in American affairs
and now it is but fair to presume that the
Government has simply called the atten-
ton OF these Powers to the explanation of
ths situation embraced in The Presidents S
last Message to Congress. What the re-
suit of this step will be remains to be seen;
but at present, as we have said before,
there is no cause of apprehension for the
future. A wise and conservative, and at
the same time dignifed and determined
policy is being pursued, and one that will,
when all the details of it are made public,
command the approval Of the country at
larpe
Year: 1876

If THE White League Democrats in the
Mississippi Legislature attempt as they
probably will, to impeach Governor Ames,
it is to be hoped that the Republicans of
the South Carolina Legislature will do the
same by their would-be assistant White
League Governor, D. H. Chamberlain.
Ames has conducted the affairs of his office
in the interests of good government and the
Republican party, while Chamberlain seems
inclined to use his Office for the purpose OF
selling the State out to bad government and
the Democracy.
Year: 1876

A real fresh Western tornado has no respect
whatever for the race, color or condition Of
humanity. 1t picked one man up, and, after
carrying him nearly a quarter of mile,
dropped him carelessly into a corn-feid, and
passed on, without taking any particular notice
of his broken legs and painful groans.
Year: 1876

An "aristocratic" girl in Louisville smokes a
clay pipe filed with the strongest plug.-Bos-
ton Post.


We have been informed from time to time
of the remarkable immensity of the pedal ex-
trenlities those Louisville girls 60 to school
with, but this is the first intimation we ever
had of their depth, breadth of and general
capacity for drafting.
Year: 1876

One evening pale, thin. woman meanly clad, was seen shivering on the doorstep of fashionable mansion on Ashland avenue. Her whole appear. ance betokened poverty and misery. The master of the house, comparative ly young man, clad in costly fur over. coat, ran up the steps at the same mo- ment and gave the poor creature a quarter, which she took with profuse manifestations of gratitude. It seems romantic, but it is fact that, eleven years ago, that young woman lived in compished and idolized daughter of wealthy parents.

 Two suitors sought her hand-one was fashionable young man, the other the plumbers apprentice, who, while visit ing her fathers lordly mansion to thaw out the water pipes, saw and loved the beautiful apparition. He profered his suit in blunt, manly style, told her that his time would soon be out, and showed her how the bills were made out to meet her objection as to his lack of fortune. The naughty and infatuated girl rejected his suit and married the handsome young man with whom she sat up housekeeping in the costly man sion on Ashland avenue. Wonderful are the alterations of fortune.

 The plumber rose steadily, became wealthy, and purchased the family man. sion, when the young husband was com pelled, through going short on No. 2 spring at an inopportune moment, to sell out his property. 1.-The young hus- band took to drink, and finally was buried in pauper's grave, and few evenings afterward his starving widow asked and received aims on the doorstep of a house formerly her own from the hands of her discarded plumber lover, now it's owner and millionaire.
Year: 1876

The New York Observer gives a just rebuke to over-indulgent parents, in a few timely words, to one of the class who belongs to the society for the SUD- pression of cruelty to animals:

 He is the father of one little girl now about four years old. He doubtless loves her dearly. He thinks that loving her is shown by letting the child have her own way. She has it. She is never restrained, never governed, never cross ed, always petted, indulged, and obey ed. The child rules the house. Father, mother, servants are all her slaves. What comes of it Is the child happy because she lords it over the whole fam fly. So far from it, she cries with pas sion or pain large part of the time. She is never contented She goes from one thing to another in constant series of searches for something to do that she ought not to do. And when she wants what 1t is impracticable to get-as the boy who cried for the moon-then she goes into tantrums and screams loud enough to split the ears of the neigh bors. Thus the family are annoyed; the neighbors are annoyed; the child is wretched, peevish, fretful, impatient. passionate, dissatisfied with every thing, and generally miserable. And she is very disagreeable. It was an ill-natured remark of Jerrold to mother who apol- ogized for her child crying in the par for: "Oh," said he, CT like to have children cry in company, for they are taken right out of the room" And whenever I visit my friend, and his child sets up roar, think of Jerrold, and wish that his observation were in accord with my experience, which it is not. and to impress upon child the duty of obedience is the first of all les sons
Year: 1876

The new liquor bill before the Maine Legislature prohibits the manufacture of intoxicating liquors under penalty of $500 fine or six months hard labor, and for the second violation both the fine and Imprisonment, or 8 year of hard labor. The exception is that anybody may manufacture cider from apples grown in the State. and sell it in quan- titles of gallon and upward. The bill is severe on people who have liquor for any purpose. Liquor may be seized at any time, in any place, and destroyed at once. The burden of proof that the article is not intended for sale rests with the owners or claimants. No mat ter how the case is decided, no action will be permitted to recover liquors seized and destroyed. City marshals may enter all dwellings,, and, if he finds liquor, may then and there pour it into the gutter. A marshal can awaken pas sengers in sleeping car to search their carpet-bags and smash their fiasks. The penalty for selling is not less than for making. A second conviction carries imprisonment with it, and clerks and assistants of persons who sell liquor are to be treated as principals.
Year: 1876

Punch, brothersl punch with care! Punch in the presence of the passenjarel"

 Mark Twain makes the above lines the subject of lengthy article in the Atlantic Monthly for February but what it is all about seems to puzzle everybody.
Year: 1876

Conductor, when you receive fare, Punch in the presence of the passeniare! A blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare, A buff trip slip for six-cent fare,

 A pink trip slip for three-cent fare; Punch in the presence of the passenjare
Year: 1876

The German and Irish elements have
hilen off nearly fifty per cent, and the
neandinavians and Italians have shown
equally great proportion Of decrease.
Among the most desirable classes of i'm
migrants are those from Russia; they
usually bring money with them and set
ae upon public lands. They generally
% to the far west, but considerable
lumber Of families are expected soon in
south Carolina.
Year: 1876

THEY want the extravagant Fox river
wis., improvement pushed through
congress, but think aid to the Texas
Pacific railroad a reckless waste of money.
The former is local improvement, and
the latter will benefit the nation.
Year: 1876

MOODY attributes his lack of success
in Philadelphia to the fact that the regu-
hr church-goers crowd out the element
ie is deairous Of addressing. How would
it do for him to labor with the regular
church-goers q while?
Year: 1876

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THE executive committee Of the
Woodruff county agricultural and me-
chanical association have issued in PAM
phlet form the address delivered by Gov
ernor Garland, of Arkansas, at the re-
cent fair of the above association. The
address is replete with valuable informa-
ton, judicious suggestions and interest
ing statistics relative to the condition
and improvement of Arkansas, and
should be carefully read by every citizen
Of that state. In the concluding portion
of the address Governor Garland says:
"Great efforts are now being made by the
co-operators of England, i've hundred
thousand strong, with their headquar-
ters at Manchester, to establish a direct
trade with this rich agricultural valley !;
and if the labor of Eads be not in vain,
may me not hope to see before long one
cultivated field from here to the gulf,
and its produce shipped direct to Eng.
land through the mouth Of the Missis-
sippi river? As an inducement and
incentive to our people to progress and
to note well their steps, here comes
the centennial exhibition at Philadel-
phia in 1876, where at the temple
of liberty will be gathered all her
children to tell their history and take
their stand. The civilized world will be
there to pass judgment upon each and
every one of the family, and a record
will be kept for future use and refer.
encs."
Year: 1876

The kingdoms and empires whose ex-
istence has been guaranteed by the Eu-
ropean powers all seem to be in very
bad way. Turkey is going to the dogs,
notwithstanding the TRANSMISSION Of copi-
ous loans into the feverish blood of the
sick man since the Crimean war, and
King Georges Grecian kingdom is in
such q lotten condition that is is said to
be extremely probable he win retire in
disgust before long. The parliament Of
that classic kingdom has been at logger
heads with the king for some time, and
the cabinet is about to be impeached for
its opposition to the chamber during the
last year. Moreover, the treasury is alb
solutely empty, and the wherewithal to
replenish it is wanting. No one could
blame the king for laying aside the cares
Of state.
Year: 1876

THE VOICE OF PRAYER shall
never forget" says one, chow upon one
occasion the storm of passion was in
srantly stilled in my soul, by overhearing
my fathers voice in prayer. l had run
away, in a rage, to a elump of trees, in
a distant field, but before entering the
coveted retreat, my step was arrested by
the well known sound of prayer. Itwas
my fathers voice! oh, how l longed to
hear the words, but could not be mean
enough to listen to that sacred commun-
ion of his soul with his Maker, yet some


thing whispered, he is pleading for you.
Punishment would have been grateful,
for all the energies of my nature were
reused 10 resistance, but that quiet
pleading with God broke down the
boasted barrier of my puny strength, and
went away to weep, and to despise in
myself the sin of anger. ."-S.S s. World.
Year: 1876

TEACHERS do not always inquire suffi
GENTLY into the causes of failure in the
preparation of school lessons. A care.
full examination into the matter often
reveals need for sympathy and aid rather
than cause for censure The trouble
often lies back of the school; in the
conditions of the home, the require
ments for outside parental organization.
Study each individual case as far as
practicable
Year: 1876

THERE is one good thing about ''hob-
bies-; when a teacher has one he usual
ly does some very good work with his
pupils in his speciality. But at best
.'hobby" teaching is very one-sided in
its results, and not at all suited for that
general development essential as a ba.
sis for future education even in any
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