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Year: 1871

From the Louisville Courier JournaLl


The telegraph brings US the mOrii-
flying intelligence that Mrs. Lealy
denies positively that her COW kicked
over the lamp which set fire to the
stable and burned down Chicago.
1t would certainly be extraordinarily
mortifying if it were true, but
happily, we are in a frame OF
mind to disbelieve that it is true.
Mrs, Leary declares she was asleep at
the time the fire broke out. Then,
how does she know that her cow
didn't kick over the lamp? Does she
pretend to say that she can be asleep
in one house and tell at the same time
what her COW is doing in another? II
she can't what the thunder is she talk
ing about? Besides, she had no right
to deprive the COW of the immortality
she won by that historic kick Sup
pose old Mrs. ErOstratus had denied
that her son had fired the Ephesian
dome? Suppose the mother of Nero
had denied that he had set fire to
Rome in order to secure an abundance
Of light for his amateur coneertin the
tower? Suppose the owner of the
wOrld-renOuned goose had denied that
her domestic fowl had saved the Eter.
nal City by its warning quack
What would history be worth if it
were suffered to be plundered in this
disgraeeful way?


No, no, Mrs. Leary, that game won't
win. Your renouned COW did kick
over that lamp filed with nOn-eom-
bustible kerosene, and you needn't
deny it. You may have been asleep
at the time-it is very likely you were,
for nine o'clock at night is 8 singu-
laTly late hour for you to be up and
abro&d-but that fact alters the identi-
ty of neither the cow nor the kick.
You had better yield gracefully to the
inevitable and let your COW pass into
history, which she Is bound to do,
whether you yield gracefully or not
at all. You had better keep your
mouth shut, in fact, and let your
name be handed down to postelity
along with hers, upon the tongues OF
men. This is. perhaps, your last
chance to see your name upon the
historic page hundred years hence,
and if you don't want to avail your
self of it, you ought to sell out to some
enterprising somebody that does. II
you deserved 10 be called a citizen of
Chicago, you would have had your
COW photographed long before the fire


was extinguished, and would have


been selling the. pictures all this time
at twenty cents apiece.
Year: 1871

The editor of the Toledo COmnley--
cidI was informed when in Chicago,
reeently,) by an intelligent resident,
that the great fire was no doubt due
to the special incapaeity Of the fire
caused by drunkenness.
On Sunday succeeding the fire Of Sat
urday, large portion of the fremea
were intoxicated, and when the fire
broke out on Sunday night they were
in no condition to combat the fire.
The Chicago Journal quotes with as
sent, the same view given by the cor
respondent of the New York Tribune
that fire department strictly trained
to abstil. enee, would have saved the
city on Sunday night as easily as on
Saturday. The Journal says: The
principle of total abstinence from in
toxicating liquors should be made as
much a part Of the rules and regula-
tions of city fire department, as its
system of alarm and promptitudes,
and a violation of the principle should
be followed not only by immediate
and sure dismissal, but by severe pun
ishment." This is the correct doc
trine. The steady brain and unhag-
ging courage necessary TO contend
against the conflagratiOn Of great
city, comes not FROM whisky drink
ing.
Year: 1871

Greasing buggies and wagons is Of
more Importance than some people
imaginne. Many a wheel is ruined
by oiling too plentifully. A vell-made
wheel will endure constant weare for
ten or twenty years, if care is taken to
use the right and proper amount foil.
but if this matter is nOtattendedt o, the
wheel will be used up in five or six
years, or may bo sooner. Lard
should never be used on a wagon, for
it will penetrate the hub aud work
its way out around the lemons OF the
spokes and spoil the wheel. Castor
oil g a good material for use on an
iron axel; just oil enough should be


applied to give it light coating: this


is better than more, for the surplus
put on will work out at the ends and
be forced by the shoulders and nut
into the hub around outside the boxes
To oil an axletree, first wipe the spin
dies clean with a cloth wet with tur-
pentine. If it won't wipe without 1t.
On a buggy or carriage, wipe and
clean off the back and front ends Of
the hubs, and then apply very small
quantity of castor oil, or some espeei-
ally prepared lubricatOr near the
shou ldeTs and pOint.-ScieRtife Press
Year: 1871

The following table will show any
one at a glance the length Of the
various sizes and number of nails in a
pound. They are rated from 8 penny
up to 20 penny. The first column
gives the number, the second the
length in inches, aud the third the
number per pound, this is:
Year: 1871

Men often escape lightly
from the first imprudence, and
suffer terribly from its repeti-
ton; for folly repeated be
comes sin, ahd sin is always
punished. There is no varia
bleness in the government OF
God.
Year: 1871

Reflect tint sound mind and body arc the
most necessary REQUISITES to promote connubiul
happiness, Indeed, without these the journey
through rih life becomes weary pilgrimage, thu,
nrospect hourly darkcns to the view, the mind
becomes slladowed with despair and filled with
the melancholy reflection TINT TIL" happiness "l
another is blightcd with our own
Year: 1871

Il should be known to all persons that
to have plants in close bedroom at night
is practice detrimental to health Even
plants not in flower and without smell in
jure tho air during tho night, and in tho
absence Of tho sun. BY imprcgnating il
with nitrogen aud carbonic acid gas :
Year: 1871

A FAer.-Thc man who can sit down
in lcaky boat and fold his arms, think
ing that il II is the Lords great will he
will be saved, will find that Gods great
will will be done; and that il is His great
will that be should go to the bottom, be-
cause God has no better use for such a
man. And tho churches which under
take to lot the Lord do all their work, are
the churches whose work will novcr-no,
never be done.
Year: 1871

A friend relates the following: A mile
or two from town he met boy on horse
back crying with tho cold. why don't
you get down and lead him That is the
way to keep warm" NO said the
boy. "its borrowed horse and I'll
ride IL freeze.
Year: 1871

Next Tuesday will be the day when
our people are called upon to cast their
ballots for the officers of our State and
County and for our Representatives in
the next Legislature.


The discussion of the principles of both
parties and of the qualifications Of the
various candidates has been sufficient al
ready to satisfy our readers OF
the great superiority of the Republican
principles and candidates. These are
all men, without exception, whose actions
during previous services have shown
them eminently qualified for any Office
our people may wish them to fill men
OF pure morals and blameless lives, a nd
leaving politics entirely aside, all candid
men must admit that the Republican
ticket is far ahead of the one set up in
opposition to it. Let every Republican
therefor see to it, that he not only de
posts his own vote, but also that he use
his best efforts to bring others to the polls
and thus ensure not only the continuance
of an honest and efficient State admins
tration but also that our Republican tick.
ct may be elected by such an overwhel-
ming majority, that our opponents may
be fully convinced, that they can never
succeed again in State as enlightened
as our own Wisconsin.


Let no Republican excuse himself from
doing his whole duty before and at the
day of election, let there be no apathy,
no Sinking of our obligations as citizens
and as members Of The great Republican
party and our success will be equal to oul
efforts, surprising by far our highest ex'
pectatlonS.
Year: 1871

The Waupun Leader hasthe following,
showing Doolittle's standing with the
Dodge county Democracy


s'The nomination of Doolittle is not re
ceiyed with any degree of enthusiasm by
the Democracy hereabouts. who, follow
ing the leadership of Eidridge, have
been accustomed to deny any political
affinity with johnson, Doolittle & Co.
They tell story in connection with the
nomination of Doolittle that is too good
to be lost. A Republican of this village
was attending a caucus in Chester on
Thursday afternoon. Previous to leav-
ing town no learned the result of the
Democratic Convention, and happening
to meet at the place the caucus was held,
leading Chester emocrat, who had a
couple of years since represented this
part of Dodge county in the Legislature,
our Republican thought he would sound
him and see how he felt about the nomi-
nation, and so asked him what he
thought of Doolittle. The Democrat evi
dently had not heard of the nominations:
as the reply came promptly and to the
point: What the devil do care for
Doolittle, he don't belong to cur party. y
The Democrat, being an lrishman,
lau. u..hed as heartily as any one when he


learned that he had read their nominee
for Governor out of the party. After
his return to the village the Republican
was relating the anecdote to a well known
Democrat of the village, who emphsti
cally endorsed the statement of his Ches-
ter brother as to Doollttle' standing In
that party, and then enquired as to the
result of the Democrat Convention His
face elongated visibly as he learned that
he too was. expected to vote for man
who didn't belong to our party"
Year: 1871

IMPORTANT DECISION. House of
Bishops of the Episcopal Convention,
now in session in Baltimore, on the llth
inst. made the following important de-
elaration:


We the subscribers, Bishops of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Unit
ed States, being asked in order to the
quieting of the consciences Of sundry
members of the said Church. to declare
our conviction as to the meaning Of the
word ''regenerate" in the Offices for the
ministration of Baptism of Infants, do
declare that in our opinion the word re-
generate is not there go used as to deter
mine that moral change in the subject
of baptism is wrought in the sacrament.
This is signad by al the Bishops.
Year: 1871

THREATENED REVOLUTION IN GREAT
BRIrAIN.-Every day foreign dispatches
bring threatenings of revolution organ
izing in England for the overthrow of the
reign ct Queen Victoria, who is said to
be very feeble both in mind and body,
but particularly in her mind. There are
also rumors that forebode more than the
com pusury abdication of the Queen, viz:
A change In the form of government
Writers hint that an alliance has been
effected between certain members of the
peerage aud representatives. of the work
ing classes, the object of which IS to over
throw the present system of government
Commune principles pervade the plat
FORM
Year: 1871

The building Of the new State Department
at Washington is to be constructed of granite.
and the contracts have been given to a com,
pany of Name and to Col. Ordway of Rich
mond. The lower parts of the edlfice are to
be constructed of stone from Maine, and upper
parts OF that from Virginia. There will thus
be an opportunity afforded of comparing the
relative qualities of the granite from New Eng
land and that from the Old Dominion.


We doubt not that the comparison will re-
suit very favorably to our Virginia stone, which
Is more compact IN Its structure, of finer grain,
and capable OF a handsomer polish than anv
other granite in the United States.


Would it be believed that, with boundless
beds of this noble stone all about Richmond,
private houses and public edifces were built in
that city IN former days of granite from New
England! Yet such Is the fact. We trust
that this will never be the case again.


We have seen also many other importations
from New England of what should have been
produced at home, For example, the State of
Virginia is great consumer of hay from New
Hampshire and Maine. We need only go to
our railroad depots to see the immense quanti-
ties sent to Virginia and North Carolina-in-
deed, we have known New England hay to be
sent even to the Valley of Virginia, which can
grow the grasses far more cheaply than any
part of the North.


Now, we do not blame New England for
sending the hay and other productions of her
sterile soil to the South, if the people of that
frozen cline possess more energy than ours !:
we only say that it is a shame that our people
permit it at such vast outlay to themselves,
draining them year after year of money, for
the benefit of another section


We trust that the day will soon arrive when
Virginia will be Independent of all other Sec
tons OF the country in every thing that she can
raise on her own soil. When this time comes
we shall be rich-untl it comes We shall con-
tinue poor.-NorfoN Nrginian.
Year: 1871

The Buffalo, N. Y, Ecpress gives the de-


tails of the explosion of the boiler of the steam


er Chautuaqua, on Lake Chatuaqua, on Mon


Gay afternoon. Every person on board, some


forty IN number, was thrown into the air, and


killed or injured. The Ecpress says:
| NO warning was given. A simple tearing of


the iron, cloud of darkness enveloping the
scene, and with a terrific report the whole bow
OF the boat was torn to splinters, the stern rent
into fragments OF broken timbers, and here and
there bleeding form. The boiler was rent in
70 fragments, every part of it being blown out
being found. One of these pieces. the front
OF the boiler, was blown about ten rods to the
front and left of the wreck, cutting a. tree
about one foot In diameter half through in its
passage.


Many OF the passengers were thrown into
the air 20O feet, from which giddy height they
dropped INTO the water, On the vessel, and ON
shore. Persons who were laboring in the fields
near the scene, heard the report, and saw above
the forest trees, that stood between them and
the landing passengers and pieces of the ves
sci Tying IN the air. Credible witnesses assert
that some OF the passengers were carried at
least loO feet above the tops of the trees, which
are about one hundred feet high. As near as
can be ascertained there were thirty one per-
sons on board, including the crew. eve,u one of
aoh0na a0ds throa0n anto the AIR. It seams q
miracle that so few were killed and that NOT
more were seriously injured The total number
OF deaths is eight, which will not be increased
probably unless further search shall reveal
more bodies beneath the wreck or in the wa
ter.


Mr.. and Mrs. Cochrane were seated aft of
the wheei-house on the upper deck just prior
to the explosion, when she took book from
bis hand and ran forward, as was thought bv
some, to witness the process of woodine up.-
Without warning the terrible shock came and
she appeared to be In the most favorable posi-
tion to receive its full force and effect. II is
thought by witnesses that she was carried
higher than any others, and several put it as
high as two hundred and fifty feet She was
carried a distance of twenty rods or about 400
feet from the wreck, and fell into the wafer
doubtless striking upon her feet, as she was
found In that position, standing erect. her feek
fast In the soft mud of the marsh in about six
feet OF water, with the book still in her hand
that she had playfully taken from her husband
moment before. Her person was SLIGHTLY
bruised about one side of the face but not 9TH
erwise disfgured,


Captain Murray was thrown COMPLETELY
ashore, and his only serious injury is an oblilue
fracture of the thigh. Every one on board was
thrown from the vessel, and either fell into the
water back on the craft or were sent ashore.
Year: 1871

A California cock has two legs growing out
of its back "They do not differ in formation
from the under ones, and, unlike extra limbs,
and under the command of the owner and may
be used by him. When he becomes tired of
standing in his natural position, he gives flip
flap and walks off upside down. He some
times turns number of summersaults in sue
cession out of pure love for it. After taking a
drink he Immediately turns over SO as to swal-
low it more readily He has proved terrible
fighter, looking like revolving wheel as he
kicks IA oil directions
Year: 1871

A bright little boy about four years of age,
was at my house one evening with his parents,
He laid them on the table, and putting his fin
ger On one said ''This one L am going to give
to the heather, and the other one l am going
to keep myself" He played with them awhile
till finally one of them rolled away and he could
not fad it. well" said |, my little lad,
which one have you lost? ''Oh," said he,
II have lost the one | was going to give to the
heathen.
Year: 1871

Every one knows that tobacco was first
brought into repute in England by Sir Walter
Raleigh. At first he smoked 10 private, not
wishing it to become common but sitting one
day absorbed in meditation, with pipe in his
mouth, he called to his servant to bring him a
mug Of beer The fellow, as soon as he enter
ed the room, was seized with terror, threw the
contents Of the mug In Sir Walters face, and
running down stairs, bawled out, 'Fire fire |
fire help! Sir Walter has studied till hii
head is on fire, and the smoke is bursting ou
of his mouth and nose !'
Year: 1871

SAD DEATH OF HERo.-James Scullen
died at Bellevue Hospital few days ago from
injuries received while endeavoring to save a
child which had, in some way, fallen into a
perilous position upon the gutter of house. :
Scullen saw the child and thought to rescue it
by climbing the water-leader at the corner of
the house. He was just reaching out his hand
to seize the child when the gutter gave way,
and in falling he was transfxed through the
thigh upon one of the iron pickets of the area
fence and died soon afterwards. Young Soul
len was for time Quartermaster of the
steamer City of Baltimore. He left her for a
position on the dock of the same line Of steam
ers, which situation he had just left to return
to his young wife in Scotland, who did not
| wish come America. He had taken his
passage. and expected to sail for home in few
days. The child was saved by getting moose
around It's body, anu drauins IL iu cilrOugh The
dormer- window in the roof, out Of which il
had crawled.-NeU York Times.
Year: 1871

attitude. How people that have had such
strong and varied influence broughtto bear
upon them from the time of the captivity
until now, should have retained so much of
their original constitution, is to us won-
der. Dispised, broken, without home
or nationality, yet, to all intents and pur-
poses, nation still, bound together by
a cord of feeling that no oppression nor
ridicule has ever been able to sever.


To alarge portion of the christian world
the Shylock of Shakespeare stands as repre-
sentative of the race. Should this be adj
mitted as concerns their thrift and finan-
ciering? Yet itmust be acknowledged that
this ability is productive of general learn
ing. The Jews are not the boarders of our
pauper establishments, nor are they the street
beggars, nor the inmates of our jails and
penitentiaries. The race may justly feel
proud of its condition and can verify the
statements of Mr.. Noah, that ''they are
the only people who can be fairly classed
as universally educated"


They are all instructed i'll the elements
of knowledge, and the race can boast of
some of the profoundest scholars of our


The essay of Mr.. Noah, which has sug-
gested this notice is, both in itself and
in its statistics, confederation of this state
ment.,


There is one feature of Jewish instruction
that is worthy the attention of all interest
ed in education. We refer to the uniforms
ty of plan or method, and the willing and
united subsection to it by the teachers.
Indeed, so complete is this attachment,
that Jewish children are to large extent
withheld from the common schools, even
in those places where the instruction is
confessediy of high grade, to attend
schools instituted specially for their bene-
fit, where their own ideas can be faithfully
fulfilled But this-to their credit let us
say it-does not lead them to oppose the
State institutions, nor to withhold the pay
nlent of their portion of the tax for their
support.


While we have no word for the connec-
ton in our public schools of religious and
secular instruction, knowing how soon it
would degenerate into dogna0tic, theoLogj-
cal teaching, we would yet suggest that
whatever may be the excellence of any So
called system of education, there is yet
abundant room for improvement: for the
projection of a system based upon the con-
stitution of the human mind, and therefore
adapted to all places, classes, and to all
time. To this end the Jewish idea, in
some of its aspects, may perhaps be con-
sidered and studied with much advantage.
The tables of statistics in the volume will
be found of great value, especially those of
reformatory and penal institutions. A CO.
pious index, for which we are even thank
full in book of this character, closes the
volume. We hope that Congress will or
der to be printed a sufficient number of
copies to supply the want of educators and
libraries.
Year: 1871

TIGHT BARN.-A subscriber thinks
our barns may be made too lights


That depends upon how they are con-
structed in other respects. If they are
furnished with ventilators at the top that
are eaily regulated, there need be no fear
of tight barn. Ii the planks or the board
ing is loose and open it is impossible to
regulate the ventilator. 1t saves fodder to
have the barn moderately warm, keeping
the temperature above the freezing point,
and this is possible with tight floors and
also consistent with good ventilation. Our
winters are generally severe, and even the
midest of them rarely pass without more
or less terrible cold snaps" Why should
our stock be required to stand tied up,
shivering, in their stalls, with the thermo-
meter down to zero, perhaps, any more
than we should suffer with SO low a tenn
perature in the house. A merciful man is
merciful to his beasts. Keep cattle warm
but ventilate the barn.
Year: 1871

Place bone in the earth near the root of
the grape, and the vine will send out a
leading root directly to the bone. In its
passage it will throw out no fibres-but
when it reaches the bone, the root will en-
tirely cover it with the most delicate fibres,
like lace, each one seeking a pore of the
bone On this bone the vine will continue
to feed as long as nutriment remains to be
extracted
Year: 1871

A writer in the T'uJ, Field and Farm
has been experimenting for some years in
the manufacture of compost manures, with
success far beyond my expectations. The
following is the n1oduS opsrandi:


a pit is dug Immediately in the rear of
the barn and stable, measuring five feet in
depth, twenty-four feet in length, and fif-
and sides of brick, which is cemented with
concrete of cement, to prevent loss by
drainage. Into it is first thrown thin
layer of unslaked lime, three or four inches
deep. This forms an excellent foundation
for your future compost. All the bones
which, for the past year, have been collect
ed about the farm and thrown into heap,
are dumped in this pit and distributed
over the surface of the lime. fffe


Next, all the ashes which have also col
lected for a year, and thrown undera wood
shed prepared for. the purpose, are also
dumped into the pit, over the layer of
bones. Over this is thrown all the horse
and cow droppings, the litter from stable
and cow-sheds, and all the refuse of the
kitchen as they collect, the lye from the
stable and cow-sheds being regularly car
ried through cutters to the pit. Occasion
ally thin layers of lime, ashes, loose loam,
ETC., are thrown over the animal manure,
and the same process is continued from
time to time until the pit is full.


A roof constructed with movable wings
covers the pit to admit the action of the
sun, ETC., and to guard against heavy rains.


By the following spring the bones will
have become decomposed, and a valuable
compost ready for use. With the aid of
this compost, which / find one of the rich
est of fertilizers, L beat all my neighbors on
early vegetables and fruits, and verify be-
lieve that with frequent plowing it would
disintegrate the tenacious substances, of
clay lands.