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Year: 1871

1t is said that there was bali given at
Sneedville, on the Nashville and North


western Railroad the other night, at which
large concourse of young people collect
ed. The gay throng had just reached the
an unexpected shock produced among them
the widest confusion and dismay. The
affair is briefly explained. A young doc
tor, residing at that place, having knowl-
edge of the deplorable habit young men
have, nowadays, of indulging in stimula-
tive beverages as means of Frightening
up their dull intellects on.such occasions,
determined to play trick upon the young
sters at the ball, which would put them
into novel dilemma. With this purpose
in view he. obtained quart bottle OF


whisky, into which he put small quanti-
ty of croton oil. Watching his opportu-
nifty he made a pretense Of hiding it out
side the door of the house. Half a dozen


young men standing in the door, at the
time, watched his movements with suspi-
cion, and, in conversation among them
selves denounced the doctors action as a
very selfish proceeding, and at once con-
concted plan by which the contents Of
the bottle should be summarily dispatch
ed. The plot was, that as soon as the doc


tor got ous of the way they we're to IN
form all the young men of the hidden
treasure, ask them outside the house, and
dispose of the liquor at once. The doctor
satisfied that his maneuvers bad been no
ticed, soon after mixed with the gay party
in the ballroom. One by one the young
men marched out until there was barely a
sufficient number to make up more than
two or three sets. They gathered around


the bottle, much tickled' over the joke
they were perpetrating, as they believed,
upon the doctor, and there in the jolliest


of moods, emptied the bottle and returned


to the ballroom full of liquor and merri-
ment. New sets we're now formed and


dancing commenced. The prompter had
cried ont in vigorous vpice promenade" /"
when the whole flock of young men, spas


medically srasping at their unmention-
ables, made simultaneous rush for the
door to the unspeakable surprise OF every
BODY else in the bouse. Our informant
AYERS that there was no more dancing with


those young men that night.-Nas'avStlc
Banner
Year: 1871

A new philosophy of irebriety, and the
way to cure it, is put before the public at
short intervals The subject, in view OF
the misery and crime produced BY alco-
holism, may well excite thoughtful atten-
tion. But in all the views taken of the
disease, and the course necessary to cure IT,
TOO much stress appears to Us to be laid
upon the assumed helplessness of the drum
kard. The assumption is pretty general
that the drunkard can do nothing to help
himself; but must be isolated from temp
tations, and be subject to course OF
drugs, in order to obtain relief from the
thraldom of the appetite. But how many
have ever been permanently reclaimed BY
such means? Not one in ten thousand.
The cure of drunkenness rests mainly--we
may say wbolly-with the victims of the
vice. 1t is total abstinence at once and
forever. The man who voluntarily abb
stains four weeks, can abstain for all time
to come if he likes. y He may need ner-
vine during the struggle nature makes to
recover her normal condition, but after
the system has secured its healthy tone,
it is in the patients will to let it remain
in that state. And any man can exer-
else that will with success, if he chooses.
Our scheduele of drunkenness would di-
minish one-half at least, if the victims OF
strong drink were assured that they can,
by their own effort. break the chains
which bind them, and that they can
make the effort without going into an
ASYLUM or a hospital.
Year: 1871

Some people have such delicate way
of limiting their meaning that is not al
ways readily taken, but others speak more
plainly. We read of an old man the 9TH
er day. who was in the habit of going to
bed promptly at niue O'Clock, but, being
kept up by company after that hour, be
became sleepy. Finally, seeing the clock
marked half past nine, he turned yawn.
ingly toward the partner of his joys and
sorrows, and said "Wife hadn't We bet
ter 90 to bed? These folks want to 60
home 1t is hardly necersary to add
that the aged couple were not kept out Of
bed long after this announcement.
Year: 1871

Allow the milk to thicken then heat
gently over fire in large kettle, till
the curd separates from the whey then
dig out into colander or other suitable
vessel, so that the whey can be pressed
out of the curds as dry as possible after
all the curds are pressed out, crumbe up
with the hands as fine as can be done,
then press down in an earthcn vessel, and
let it stand a few days until it becomes
thoroughly heated. Don't omit to stir it
throughout every day, afterward pressing
it down, so that every portion of it may
become heated alike now take it out and
salt to suit the taste-if one wishes to,
she can add small quantity of butter, it
makes it richer; but it is not positively
necessary, as it is very good without it
then take deep basin or basins, accord
ing to the quantity and size you want the
cheese), grease them well. press them
even full of cheese and set them in q stove
or oven and bake till slightly brown on
the top, and your cheese is done. This
mode of making it is equally as good as
English cheese, and tit to set before
king.-K H. S. BrchrmuiUe, Pa.
Year: 1871

a correspondent wishes the reason
why cattle need salt 1t is because phos-
phate of soda, must be furnished to the
blood, whereas it is phosphate of potash
that exists in grains and grasses grown on
soils deficient, as most soils are, in saline
or sodic compound. When salt is taken
into the animal system it is partially de-
composed Some of it's chlorine unites
with the potassium of the potash while
the liberated sodium is oxydized to form
soda, and this combines with the phos-
phoric acid from the potash phosphate to
form phosphate of soda Soda also exists
in milk. 1t is this which gives the fuid
its 1ightly alkaline taste when first drawn.
If this be absent, as when cattle are not
supplied some way with salt, the milk is
unwholesome. Cattle are apt to prefer
grass grown on lands top dressed with two
or three hundred weight of salt to the
acre, for the reason that the salt rcnders
the grass sweeter, more tender and moro
succulent. The weight of grass grown on
salted land is, however, likely to be di-
minished in proportion, as rankness Of
growth is prevented.
Year: 1871

Still has his Office Main Street, in the second
story of Dr. :. Waltons brick building, nearly oppo-
size the Stroudsburg House, and be faters himself
that by eighteen years constant practice and the most
earnest and careful attention all matters pertaining
to his profession that he is fully able TO perform all
aonS the dental line IN the most CAREFUL taste
tiI and skilliul manner.


sprcaf attention given TO saving the Natural Teeth
also TO the insertion of Artificial Teeth on Rubber,
Gold Silver or Continuous Gums and perfect fits In
All cases insured.


Most persons know the great folly and danger Of
trusting their work to the inexperienced, those
Irving al a distance. April I3, ls7I.-ly
Year: 1871

1t is with a feeling Of pitying sad
ness that we credit the following to
the combined Times and Chronicle
of Cincinnati. What either of
them might have done alone, it is
impossible to say:


1T is pleasant to know that, after
five years of long and painful re
search. Dr.. Luther has discovered
another asteroid. He is more for
tunate than was Richard, who. poor
man, would have given his kingdom
for HJyse to ride"
Year: 1871

DRESS. secret of woman 5
dressing we'll simply consists in her
knowing the three grand unities of
dress own position, her own
age. and-her own points. And no
woman can dress well who does not.
After this We need not say that who
ever is attracted by the costume will
not be disappointed in the wearer.
She may not be handsome or accom-
plished; but we will answer for her
being even tempered, wellinformed,
thoroughly sensible and complete
lady.
Year: 1871

A rural paper lately announced
that a young lady received at an
amateur concert recently we'll de-
served encore by the exquisite way
in which she sang song called ''An
Angels Whisker.
Year: 1871

mo Citizens Association In Council-The Ring
Raped Heavily by the Hero Of the Injunc.
t,on suit-The Fourth Avenue Railroad
sQuabbls-vanderbilt to Come to Time


or the Grand Central Depot to


Become Crystal Palace.
Year: 1871

think if were to say of clerk that had
employed him for the whole of his time for
$500, and then that he was working for
others in my time, and getting paid for it!
Would that be charge? Would that affect
his integrity Would that affect his honesty?
Would that be perfectly legitimate trans
action? see merchants and men OF busl-
ness around me-what would they think of
one who was paid by them for the whole OF
his time, and then sold some portions OF it
for one sum of money and another? Would
swindling be too strong an expression
Would embezzlement? Whatever word there
is that expresses the taking of money that
does not belong to you--l care not what 1t
is-that would be the right word. 1t is
taking money that does not belong to me
that am charged with. But yet | am told
l am too sensitive in wishing this Assembly
to investigate the matter to see whether or
not it is true! / am charged with taking
your property and selling it, and appropriate
ing the proceeds to my own use. The whole
of my time is your property, if the assertion
in this article is true Now,i do get money,
for the use of nay time outside of what you
pay me, and | get great deal of it. There
fore | have stolen your time? have swim
died you out of it, if this allegation is true.


And then, what is it that "fgures are to
tell'' wien they "tell their own tale?'' What
is meant by this-that "a bond reported in
the Foreign Missionary Treasury for 1869
has Disappeared" Moderator, if money is
put into my hands, and it disappears in any
way-I care not howl am, and ought to
be, regarded as having appropriated it to my
own use. Money does not disappear from
ones hands accidentally. Such things never
occur. Thus I have here, by reference to
these last two points, established that charges
have been brought against me, which, if true,
ought to blast my character forever.


But | have been told by brethren on many
hands, that nobody believes any charge of
dishonesty against me. l am firmly persua-
ded that no one who knows me can believe
it. l do not believe that any one credits
any charge of dishonesty or unfaithfulness
to any trust committed to me. But these
charges are brought in such way that /
cannot afford to despise them. They are
brought, in the first place, by one who is
member of this body. A member of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States make charges that |
can despise! No; cannot despise any charge
that is made by any one who can 81: in this
body. Then, again, l cannot afford to de-
spise charges made by one who represents
Presbvtery-which is involved in the former
statement. I cannot afford to despise charges
made by one whom l hear spoken of as
" "brother," "the excellent brother" and
"to save the feelings of the brother" Mod
orator, if any one charges you with stealing,
will not call him brother. He is not my
brother, if he charges you with swindling
the Church out of its money And yet can
excellent brother" as hear him called on
all hands, has done this very thing to me.
No; cannot afford to despise the charge.
l might give other reasons, but I must hasten
Year: 1871

An exchange says there is no dan:
ger Of there ever being large supply
of female type-settersi in the market. As
soon as q girl becomes q proficient and
valuable compositor, some male printer
marries her, and that puts AN end to
her work in the printing Office. ~
Year: 1871

On the contrary, my sympathies
we're all with the boys, every one o5
whom had a slave for mother, ana


must, of course, have been deprived OF
all wholesome maternal influence.


Slave is not the relation . mother
should bear to her children and 80
long as she is slave her prayers will
have little Influence in guiding then.
The mother who expends all her vitali.
ty in menial labor, which she eonsid-
ers degrading to her soul, can neyef
take the place of guide to her children
or mistress of her family; and, in nine
cases out of ten, will drive husband
and sons to the street or dramshop BY
the bad temper born Of nervous ex-
haustion. As the majority Of families
are unable to keep servant to do the
housework, it follows that this must b
done by the mother and children for,
as the burden Of furnishing tho hoar
falls properly upon the father, he can.
not in justice be required to bake thu
bread and when the mother assumes
the duties that should be divided Hith
every child, according to his or her c.
pacity, she disturbs the beautiful hs1-
mouy of Gods creation, deprites her
children of the discipline aud exercise
best fitted to prepare them for useful


ness in this life and happiness 10 the
next. She units herself for her high
est duties toward them, and leaves them
a ready prey to the tempter.


So far as physical Developments il
concerned, there is no better exesciss,
Year: 1871

Prince Charles OF Roumania appears to
have set himself up. if the cable reports repre-
sent his course Of policy accurately, as a sort
nal in the East. So long as everything is
lovely" in bis direction he is all right, and
administers the affairs Of his Executive with
credit to himself and, no doubt, with much
benefit to the people of the Danubian Princi-
palities also. Whenever the clouds commence
to lower, however, and the consequences of
the "entangling alliances" of the Great
Powers of Europe, in Turkey in Asia,
seem to approach his door, he is, as we are
assured, almost off his throne in the twin
king of an eye or the instant Of Cabinet
1Jfy." A cable telegram from London
asserts that Prince Charles is just now about
to abdicate. A few months since, when the
Eastern question was sup before, we had
exactly the same announcement. The fact Of
his sudden abdcation would, particularly in
such crisis, be very injurious to the interests
of the Porte government. So 1t may be that
the mention of this coming event is kept in a
sort of diplomatic terrorem over the head of
the Sultan. Who would benefit by Prince
Charles abdication? He is himself of the
Hohenzollern family. Would Prussia gain,
or would the courts of Berlin and St. Peters
burg find a favorable point for general family
reunion near the vacated throne of the East?
Prince Charles may find that he has been used
merely as sort of "Jack in the box" who
will be forcibly shut down in the end.
Year: 1871

hussars spread out and came up the avenue
of the Grande Armee at rapid trot, some
times breaking into hard gallop. Ten
PAGES in advance of these rode a young
officer, of about twenty years, sword
in bandit is said selected for this honor as
a reward for his great personal bravery in the
field. The men carried carbnes resting on
their thighs. On they came at a rattling pace.
The young leader looked so gallant could
not help admring him.


SIGHT TO SEE.


A small party dashed to the Arc de
Triomphe, and under it they went, without
drawing bridle over heaps Of stones and sand,
which had been left possibly to prevent their
passage. They reined sharp up at the top OF
the Champs Eiysees, with the tirailleurs in
front. That was sight 10 see. I was
down stairs after them in a second. As
turned towards the Arc de Triomphe I saw
uuotHeT oulctf WIN u Uumpeter ~ MS sue
gallopiug up the avenue, and behind them
at little distance dozen or more hussars.


BRAVE YOUNG OFFICER.


A cloud Of infantry was seen approaching,
but at such distance that the little square Of
cavalry was for moment entirely unsup-
ported When / reached the arc | asked the
young officer his name. He replied po-
litely Lieutenant Bcrnhardy, Of the Fourteenth
hussars. That name borne by the brave fcl-
low deserves to go down to history. AS he
was speaking his captain joined the party
There was an expression Of excited satsfac-
ton about both, but no swagger.


DETACHING PIoKETs.


After few minutes pickets were detached
to each avenue. The men started on galop,
but soon returned with reports. Bernhardy
sat coolly stroking the name Of his horse
with his sabre, not noticing the rapidly grow
ng crowd which his arrival had provoked.
More hussars soon came riding up.
Year: 1871

Nassau and Liberty street and see how the
metropolis is served as to Post ONCE con-
venieaces. That shambling edifce would dis
grace country town, and, in the matter of
room for the work, 1t is SO lacking that some Of
the clerks are compelled to carry on the par
ticular branch of their Post Office business in
the counting rooms and Offices of neighborlng
and friendly merchants. Let u.s. therefore,
have generous appropriations without such dis
cussion in the interest of sham economy, and
let the new Post Olice be built at least as
rapidly as the Union Pacific Rlilroad and
many other jobs we could enumerats, which
find no difficulty in getting all the appropria-
lions thew need
Year: 1871

LONDON, March l, 1871.
In continuation Of the report OF the Parliament.
ary debates which forwarded to the HERALD by
cable at late hour last night have to state that
after the dispatches had been or the debate in
the House OF Commons on the reduction OF taxation
bill introduced by Mr.. L0pes brought up the whole
question OF general county and parochlal taxation
In England.


Mr.. Goscnen, President of the Poor Law Board
said the government had extended minute inquiries
into the entire subject, and ready for the pub
cation OF the results OF its Investigations begged
for delay in the consideration OF the subject by the
House OF Commons, and deprecated generally the
making OF local charges universal.


Mr.. Gladstone defended the principle or local
taxation after which the House divided and there
was found to be majority OF forty-slx against the
bill.
Year: 1871

LONDON, March l. 1871.
am enabled to report by cable to the HERALD
that, during the progress OF the Parliamentary pro-
ceedings this evening, bill authorizing the burial OF
religious dissenters IN the parish churchyards OF
Great Britain without the burial service of the Pro-
testant State Church being read their remains
was carried to a second reading by slxty.two ma.
jority after sharp struggle with the party Of the
High Church.
Year: 1871

was sitting one June morning at
the open window of pleasant country
house, when / observed a busy wren
flying back and forth through the thick
boughs of large English cherry-tree,
bringing bits of wood and grass to the
little round hole which she had made
in the bottom of the tree, for place, |
suppose, to hide her nest in. After a
while she came Juggling burden that
looked heavy enough for two wrens.
She had been to the wood.pile, and
picked up a stick longer than she was,
and watched her as she flew up to the
hole with it, and attempted to go in
lust as she had done with her other
Sticks and bits. | laughed to see how
puzzled she was when burden butted
against the sides, and pushed her back
from the entrance. She tried it again
and again with the same result, fiutter-
ing up to the hole, and knocking the
stick against the sides, snd then obliged
to flutter back again. 1t was very rude
in the ungainly twig, she seemed to
think, and the little lady actually
looked as if she felt insulted. | almost
expected to see her give it up, but no.
Fastening her feet firmly on the edge
of the opening, she placed the stick per-
pendicularly, and tugged with all her
might to thrust it through, but in vain !;
then She turned it and tried it horizon-
tally, but it would not go in. At last
She tried it .endwise, and | could rot
help clapping my hands as it slid to the
bottom ofthe nest, and the little bird
hopped in after it with kind of pro
voked triumph in her manner, as If
she said, "What fool Why didn't ]
know that before%'-BirtlS and their


T1bTs
Year: 1871

The question is often asked why are
Hens Chickens? The following will
give the information desired:


an the Revolutionary war, Della
ware was among the most densely pop
ulated portions of our country, and
is said to have furnished 5000 fight
ing men to the revolutionary army.
The regiment of Delaware Blues was
so called from their blue uniforms.
When they marched from Wilmington
in 1770 they were indeed a agallant sight.
Eight hundred men with perfect discip-
line in their march, but when advanc-
ing in line it was said bullet might be
passed from one end of the regiment to
the other, between the ankles of every
soldier, without touching a man-ex-
hibited a spectacle such as was not wit
messed since that day.


"They were exposed to every action
from Long Island to Charleston, and as
fast as they fell in battle their ranks
were recruited from Delaware alone.
Jaquette, who was one of their officers,
used to say that he could march all day
with them from sunrise to sunset, and
when on Greene's retreat, everybody
else were tired and sleepy, his Sussex
soldiers alone would get fiddle and
dance round their watch-fires. They
were engaged in thirty-two pitched
battles, and were always the last to re-
treat. 1t was natural that they should
have been the pride and boast of the
State in which scarcely n man was left
who mad not q relation or friend in the
regiment. ..


"Captain Caldwell had a company
recruited from Kent and Sussex called
by the rest 'Caldwelis Game Cocks
and the regiment after tims IN Caro-
lima was nicknamed the Blue Hens
Chickens as the fun and fancy of their
comrades preferred the phrase.


"But after they had been distin-
guished in the South, the name of the
Blue Hen was applied to them, whenev
er after battle the recruiting officers
were sent home to get more chickens
of her raising, and those who came
from Kent were chiefly taken from her
forests of white oak. The poor fellows,
for the most part, died in the battles of
the Revolution, and but very few of
those returned ever received any re.
ward for theiI services, being paid Oft
in continental money. But the Wings
of the Revolution never ceased to boast
of the Blue Hen and her chickens, and
to this day their descendants will
often boast in Kent, that they are the
cocks of the blood, and were taken from
the stoopiug white oak.n
Year: 1871

The first lesson that young man
should learn is that he knows nothing,
The earlier and the more thoroughly,
this is learned the better \ home
bred youth growing up in the light of
parental admiration, with everything
TO foster his vanity and self-estcem, is
surprised to find, and often unwilling
to acknowledge, the superiority of
people. But he is compelled to learn
his own inslgnificance; his airs are
ridiculed, his blunders are exposed, his
wishes disregarded, and he is made to
cut sorry figure, until his self-con-
ceit is abashed and ne keenly feels that
he knows nothing.


When young man has thoroughly
comprehended the fact that he knowiis
nothing, and that intrinsically he is
but oflittle value, the lesson is that the
world cares nothing about him. He is
the subject of no mans overwhelming
admiration; neither petted by the one
sex nor envied by the other, he has 70
take care OF himself. He will not be
noticed until he become noticeable +:
until he dees something to prove that
he is some use to society. No recon-
meudatiOn or introduction will give
him this or ought to give him this; be
must do something to be recognized as
somebody.


The next lesson is tlat Of patience.
~ man must learn to wait as well as
TO work, and to be content with those
means of advancementin life which ne
may use with integrity and honor.
Patience is one of the most difficult
lessons TO learn. 1t is natural for the
mind 10 look for immediate results.


Let this, then, be understood al
starting; that the patient conquest OF
difficulties which rise in the regular and
legitimate channels of business and
enterprise is not only essential in Sc
curing the success which ayOung man
seeks in life, but essential also to the
preparation of the mind requisite for i
the enjoyment of success, and for re- |
tanning it when gained. 1t is tie gene |
raj i ule mall the world and in all time, !
that unearned' success is curse.