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Year: 1876

a correspondent enquired what 10 do
with horse that strikes his knees when
travelling. He was advised to first cor
rect the interfering by changing the
shoes of the animal, which can be done
il care is taken to ascertain the exact
part OF the shoe that does the mischief.
When the Toe turns outward the hoof
needs TO be levelled with the rasp, the
margin of the wall at the outside and
back well reduced and rounded. the clip
drawn up more TO the inside than the
middle OF the toe, the shoe fltted close
TO the outside and quarter, but the in
side, from the quarter TO the heels.
should he more full thsn usual. OF
course, if it is found that the toe turns
inward, the precise reverse treatment
must be adopted. The shoes properly
adjusted, will soon prevent the interfer
ing. When this is accomplished, they
can be taken of and the animal placed
in a loose box-stall for treatment for any
enlargement which the striking of the
knees together may have occasioned.


The hair should be clipped off the en-
lar,ement, and one-fourth of al ounce
of the following ointment well rubbed
i'll with the hands once every three weeks
for as many months: Two drachms OF
iodine and two drachms OF potassium,
finely powered, aud mixed with two
ounces OF palm oil.


The subject of cracked heels came
next, aud gained the recipe here given,
with the assurance of cure, provided
it be simply cracked heels that ails the
animal; Apply daily, by means OF a
suitable brush an ointment composed OF
two drachms iodine of pstassium, aud
four ounces of glycerinc.-EN.
Year: 1876

OLD HOUSE PLASTER. In tearing
down old buildings or scraping plaster
off the ceiling for improvements. large
mass of stuff is furnished that may be of
great benefit to gardeners and farmers.
if they viii haul it home and put it on
their land. There is no other form of
lime which they can get that will be so
valuable, in proportion TO its cost, as
old house plaster; and when their teams
are in town, it will pay the farmers
richly to haul the old plaster home and
put it on their corn and potato patches;
and in no application will il be better
return than when put around the fruit
trees and berry bushes.
Year: 1876

CURE FOR A VICIOUS HoRsE.-A horse,
no matter how vicious and obstinate he
may be when attempts are made to shoe
him, can be rendered quiet and manage.
able by making him inspire, during the
operation, few grains of the ethereal
oil of parsley dropped on a handker-
chief. A large number of trials of this
substance have been made with the
most troublesome and violent animals
and in every case with perfect success.
Year: 1876

New York Tribune.l


WASHINGTON, January 21.-1t is
learned to-day that President Grant has
formally signifeA to Senator Conkling
and others that Ee has decided not to be
a candidate for the Presidency, and has
pledged himself not to accept renomi-
nation. Similar reports have two or three
times recently been in circulation, but
there are some especial reasons for at
taching more credit to this one. 1t ap-
pears that Senator COnkling is acting
upon the notification; that he has
formally avowed his own purpose to be
a candidate, and has already formally
begun the organization of his campaign.
The confirmation of this may soon be
looked for in such Republican papers as
assume to speak with party authority.
There is no reason to suppose that the
President in retiring from the list has
indicated preference tOE any Of the re-
manning competitors; but it requires no
effort Of the imagination to suppose that
he is grateful for Senator Conkling's for.
bearance. The chances are, therefore,
that the senator will enter the field with
as much assistance rs anybody Is likely
to get from the Federal office-holders.
Democrats believe that the effect of the
Conkling movement will be to force
Governor Tilden more prominently to
the front; but the Republicans here do
not attach equal Importance to that
idea, and outside of New York do not
seem to consider the plans OF Mr.. Conk-
ling of much consequence.
Year: 1876

You must entice strange dog, the more unsociable the better, into the room. Then let one of the company take hold of it's ears, and hold the dog still, while another ties his tail in bow knot. If the dog has been properly trained, and does his part of the trick promptly, there will be four or five legs in the room full of dogs teeth before the final wrinkle is laid in that knot. This will teach the children to let a dogs tail retain the shape which nature has given it. Any dog of ordinary sagacity can be taught to perform this trick in two or three days practice. A terrier is generally considered better for this ex- pertinent than 8 bull dog, because it dcesnt hold on go long, and knows when it hss had enough,
Year: 1876

People will Talk. You may go through the world, but twill be very allow, ..-. If you listen to all that is said as you go; You'll be worried and fretted and kept in . stew,

 to do,

 And people will talk. If quiet and modest, you'll have 1t presumed That your humble position is only assumed You're wolf in sheep's clothing or else you're afool; But don't get excited-keep perfectly cool,

 For people will talk. And then, if ::you show the least holdness of Or . slight inclination to take your own part, They will call you an upstart, conceited and vain, But keep straight Ahead-dont stop to ex-

 For people will talk. If threadbare your dress and old-fashioned your hat, Some one will surely take notice of that, And hint rather strong that you can't pay your way; But don't get excited whatever they say

 For people will talk. If your dress is in fashion, don't think to escape, For they criticise them in different shape You're ahead of your means, or your tailor's unpaid, But mind your own business-there's naught to be made

 For people will talk. Now, the best way to do it is to do as you please; For your mind, if you have one, will then be at ease. Of course you will meet with all sorts of abuse; But don't think to stop them-it ain't any use

 For people will talk.
Year: 1876

A magazine writer tells us of the
tulip mania which broke out in
Holland many years ago. And the
sturdy burghers took the tulip
mania so badly that a single bulb
that would not flower until another
year sold for two thousand dollars.
A trader at HARLEM was actually
known to pay half his fortune for
a single root, not from any expecta-
tions of profit in its propagation,
but to keep it in his conservatory
for the admiration of his acquaint-
ances. Wealthy burghers of Am
stredam sent direct to Constantine
pie for the precious bulbs, and paid
extravagant prices for them.


Iu 1884 the rage for tulips among
the Dutch was so great that the
ordinary industry of the country
was neglected, and the whole peO-
pie turned to the production of
tulips. AS this mania increased
prices increased with it, until in
1886 merchants were known to have
spent forty thousand dollars in the
purchase of forty tulips, AT this
time each specie was sold by weight


Since that day tulips have de.
clined in value, but wine, butter
and cheese have decidedly ad.
Xaneed.
Year: 1876

Vesuvius was in an active con-
dition. AS if, therefore, somewhat
nettled by the scepticism of the
unscientifc multitude, Palmieri
says: q assert that the mountain
has been in eruption since last
December. This is only a modern
phase, and one of many which will
continue through a long period,
which has scarcely begun, 1t may
disappear for some days, but if it
does so it will be only to return with
increased strength until it has com
pleted the series of its evolutions.
Many have spoken of the ashes
which were thrown out on the
night Of the Sd and 4th instant,
but they are thrown out every day,
though unmarked or unknown by
many, consequent on the caprices
Of the wind. AS they have not
been elected to a great elevation,
only the immediate neighborhood
has suffered from the acids con-
tanned in the smoke; but at the
observatory we can clearly distin-
guish the ashes mingled with the
smoke, though the wind has moi
permitted us to collect any, Such
is a resume of what may almost be
called the defensive letter of Pro


fessor Palmieri. From long exper.
ience and high semitic attainments
no man is so capable of forming an
opinion, and on his ipse dixit We
may safely believe that Vesuviui
will for some time be an object Of
vigilant curiosity to scientific mer
and to the multitude. Had PALMER
been able to precipitate matters, nC
doubt he would have done so, for WI
have had an unusual number O.
distinguished visitors"
Year: 1876

According to the rules for the military encampment within the Centennial grounds in the park, permission to oc- cupy any portion must be obtained of the governor of Pennsylvania. No more than one piece of artillery will be per mitted at any one time within said grounds, no horses will be allowed to stable there, no structure of any kind, except military tent, shall be erected, and the license to occupy the grounds shall be revokable at any time when these stipulations are violated. Gov. Hartranft has accepted possession of the encampment lands, and is under obliga- tions to return them in the same condi- tion in which they are received.
Year: 1876

To ALL, particularly nvads, spring is trying son. Indications of sickness should at be attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by allowing the bowels to become constipated and the system to remain in dsordered condition, until the disorder has time to develop itself An of prevention is worth pound of cure is an old and truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who troubled with the complaints very indigestion disordered lver want appetite, nausea, feversh skin, to take with out delay, Schenck's Mandrake Pills We know of no remedy harmless and decisive in Its aotion It at strikes the root of the disease and produces healthy the system. People need never suffer any disease arising from dsordered condition of the liver if they would take this excellent medicine when they feel the first indications of the malady Familis, leaving home for the months should tlke thr. four boxes of these pills with them They have almost insanta effect They will relieve the pItient of headache in two hours, and will rapidly cleanse the liver of surrounding bile and will efectuslly prevent bilious attack. They sold by all druggists
Year: 1876

What though the burdens of life be great,
And dark and stormy the way;
We know at the end is the "golden gate,'
And beyond it, perfect day;
What though our hearts with anguish bleed
And with weeping, our eyes grow dim,
Our good Father knows what most we noed,
10 bring us at last to Him.
Then let us with joy our journey pursue,
For the end cannot be far
And when our blessed Lord passed through
He left tho ''gate ajar.'
And through faith, from its open portals,
A ray of light is still given,
Illumining the pathway of mortals.
Guiding them home to Heaven
Oh, wonderous love Oh, joy complete
For this the Savior come,
To gather 1sreal's scattered sheep,
And bring them safely home
Folded at last to his loving breast,
Helltake lis over the river,
We'll pass through the golden gate, and rest.
Our burdens all gone forever
Then let us toll on and watch, and pray,
That the going out of the tide,
Find us joyfully hastening away,


To our home on the other side
To the weary one earth has no charms,
Like those beyond the river.
Where safe at last in the dear Saviour's arms,
Well rest on His bosom for ever.


Aoracich, VI, March 9Th. 1876.
Year: 1876

had almost begun to despair, when by
accident he learned that constant
battery of moderate power had been
constructed in England By placing a
plate Of zinc and a pate of copper in
an ordinary flower pot, and keeping
the earth moIstened with amonia.-
He Immediately constructed such a
one. After various notifications he
succeeded in adapting one to his pur-
pose, and had the satisfaction, after
nearly fourteen years Of almost con-
stant experiment, of seeing his labors
crowned with success, and producing
from elements a substance similar in
all respects to an egg.


Now came .hc exciting period of
his labors, to see whether this arti-
ficially formed egg could be hatched
by heat, He placed 1t in his Matching
oven and watched it through a glass
door almost constantly, scarcely taking
time to eat or sleep, until he had seen
the success of his grand experiment.
Day after day he watched with pa
tent assiduity the consummation of
his darling scheme and at last had
the satisfaction of witnessing the con.
summation Of his hopes. On the
twentieth day after placing the egg in
the oven, small hole was discovered
in the side of it, and shortly after the
bill of Il bird vas thrust through. The
professor was almost wild with delight,
and several times was on the point of
breaking the egg to see what kind of
a bird he was going to have. He re-
strained himself, however, and next
morning had the satisfaction of finding
in the receiver live bird OF some un-
known species, perfect in its anatomy
but, strange to SAY, entirely without
feathers


"This most astonishing result" re.
marks the paper from which we quote,
"has almost upset our previous notions
Of natural philosophy and the govern
ING laws Of animal organism. AS we
gazcd upon the leatherless bird hop
ping about, and feeding upon the seed
given it, we began to doubt the reality
of our own existence, or that of any
thing about us y The professor, urg-
ed on by his success, has set ABOUT an
other analysis, and has no doubt of be-
ing able to produce perfect birds of
every known species, The Algemiene
Zeitung Of the next day remarks that
the whole city is elertifed with the
development,
Year: 1876

There is young gentleman in this
town who is looked upon as sort OF
woman-ha,er, and who, it was believ
ed until recently would not marry the
handsomest and best woman on earth
If every hair iii her head was Koh-i
moor diamond. On account Of leap
year some Young ladies concluded tC
put up a job on this young man and
arrange it for one Of their number tC
propose marriage 20 him, while thf
others watched the fun through holes
bored i'll the partition


The gentleman was invited to cal
at the house of the young lady who
was to do the proposing, and on the
designated evening he was shere, seat
ed in the parlor while the accessories
to the plot were stationed at their eye.
holes. After some desultory conver
sation about the weather and the club
party the young lady suddenly drop.
ped On her knees before the gentle.
man and in endearing terms declared
her passion


Darling, she said, a long have
loved thee, but the cruel conventional,
tiles Of society have forced me to con-
ceal my passion. Leap year, which
gives to oppressed woman one blessed
privilege, is bow here, and take adj
vantage of 1t to tell thee | adore thee.
Look not thus coldly on me dearest
spurn me not from your presence. See
me on my bended knees lmploring
that you will not gay me nay. Grant
me but one kiss from those ruby
lips fold me to thine arms and say
that thou wilt be mine mine, only
mine, forever and for aye"


Contrary to expectation, the gentle
man displayed not the least astonish-
ment during the foregoing recital, and
when it was concluded he went over
to the stove, and, folding his hands
under his attails, thus replied:


'lm told your dad owns hundred
shares of North Carson, aud that
you've got two brindle bulldogs in
your own right and without incum-
brances likewise | am informed that
you are good hand at making slap
jacks and biscuits, that you don't chew
gum, which by the way, is powerful
expensive these hard times. In view
of these facts | consent, and leave it
to you to name the day"


Horrifed, the lady tried to explain
that it was all a joke, but the gentle
Year: 1876




After dinner the boarders gathered
in the parlor and told of their expert.
ences. Magruder, who was by great
odds the biggest talker in the house,
took about half an hour to tell the fol-.
lowing story:


"At the house where I was living
last year in Thirty-nlnth street there
was hoarder who excited great curl
osity, He came from Egypt, and his
name was Wenyxter. One morning
when he was standing on the back
porch he took a tllree-cornered seed
from his pocket and thrust it INTO a
flower pot on the rail. In less than
five minutes it had sprouted about six
feet high, a stalk like q sun-fower.
One of the boarders hung his hat on
it for Jest. He turned moment to
call attention to the feat, and when he
faced about again the hat was beyond
his reach; the stalk had grown SIX
feet III as many seconds. 1t was still
growing when the boarters went
down town, and when then they came
back to dinner they saw the stalk up
above the house with several twists
around the chimney, and sticking
above it like a lightning rod with the
rash mans hat still on the end"


"With one exception" said Mr.. Ma.
gutfie, looking hard ct Magruder,
''the biggest liar | ever knew lived in
the same house with me once III Thir-
ty.eighth street. He came from Ahys-
sinnia, and his name was GigyXter.
And | may add that, present company
always excepted, he was the longest
winded man | ever knew. Talk? lie
would talk by the hour and boar the
boalders, and after he had driven two
men crazy the landlady secluded him
somewhat by making HIM take his
meals at separate table. But he
would keep up his chatter-lighting
on people in the halls and in their
rooms, and when ha had exhausted
everybody he would 90 to his room
and talk to himself.


"One night the boarding house WIS
burned down. Gigyxter lost his life,
and in saving two ladies who lived on
the top floor got the scar which You
see here. Magutiin brushed the hair
off his forehead, revealing a slight
scratch Suspicion fell on a poor
servant who had been discharged the
day bef he, and he was locked up in
the Tombs on circumstantial evidence
that looked dead against him. But
after the inquest, enlightened by the
testimony of those who roomed next
to Gigyxter, he had been heard talking
rapidly for an hour before the fire
broke out, and the surgeons again eX
amined the Abysinlan's remains, and
proved beyond a doubt the innocence
of the servant, by showing conclusive
ly that Gigyxters continuous talking
had made so much friction in his jaws
that it set his head afre, the flames
communicated to the room, the house
went down, and Gigyxter went up,
beyond all doubt the first recorded
case of the man who was talked t.
DEATH"


"Maeuffin, sled Magruder, sooth-
ingly laying his hand on his friends
head, 81 wouldn't talk any more just
now if l were you. Your head is
quite hot already.
Year: 1876

NERVE TRYING If there is any
thing calculated to make even man
OF the most rugged constitution ner
vous, it is to have two or three chill
dren standing around eating bread
and jam when he has new black
suit on.
Year: 1876




Eighteen hundred and seventysix is the Centennial
year. 1t is also the year in which an Opposition
House of Representatives the first since the war will
be in power at Washington and the year of the
twenty third election of President of the United
States All these events sure be of great interest
and importance, especially the two latter and all of
them and everything connected with them will be
fully and freshly reported and expounded in the SUN
The Opposition House of Representatives taking up
the line ofinqury opened years ago by the SUN viii
Sternly and diligently investigate the cOrruptOnS and
msdeeds of Grants administrations and will il is to
be hoped, lay the foundation for new and better
period in our national history. of all this the sun
will contain complete and accurate accounts furnish
ing its readers with early and trustworthy information
upon these absorbing topics.


The twenty-third Presidential election, with the
preparations for it, will be memorable as deciding
upon Grants aspirations for third of power and
candidate Ofhe party of Reform and electing that
candidate. Concerning all these subjects those who
read the SUN Will have the constant means of being
thoroughly well informed.


The WEEKLY sun, which has attained a circulation
of over eighty thousand copies already has its readers
in every state and Territory, and trust that the
year 1876 will see their numbers doubled It will con-
tinue to be thorough newspaper. All the general
news of the day will be found in it, condensed when
unimportant, at full length when Of moment; and
structive manner


family newspaper in the world and shall continue
to give in its columns large amount of misceaneons
reading such as stories tales poems scientific intelli
gence and agricultural information, for which we are
not able to make room in daily edition The aori
cultural department especially is one of its Prominent
features. The fashions also regularly reported in
its columns and so are the markets of eyery kind 40
The WEEKLY SUM- eight pages with fifty-six broad
columns Is only S4 ia year postage prepaid AS this
can be made from this rate to clubs, agents Post
masters, or anyone. w
twenyeight columns gives all the news for two cents
a copy subscription, postage prepaid, 55c month
or s6SO year: sunday edition extra s1lO per year
Jan O-oe The SUN, New York City.
Year: 1876

A bill has been introduced in the New
Jersey Senate authorizing cities, towns, and
boroughs to vote a sum at the next election
not exceeding seven cents on each in
habitant, to be expended by the local
authorities in celebration of the centen-
NAL in that State; and also providing that
the Governor issue proclamation calling
on the citizens to observe decoration day as
a daY of Thanksgiving.
Year: 1876

Nor Room ENOUaH FOR THE PICTURES
Referring to the fact that France is going
to send six hundred and seventy oil pain
tings to the Centennial, the Philadelphia
Star says that it will be necessary to make
additional accommodations for the pain
tings, as the Memorial Hall, designed for
that purpose, will not contain fourth part
of the pictures that will be sent.
Year: 1876

CoRS FOR FUEI--A letter of a recent
settls in Nebraska says: ave are burning
corn in our cool stove, and it makes the
hest fuel l ever used for quick, hot fire.
| Jay Is cents for seventy pounds, and
think it fully as cheap as wood at Sc a
cord" This seems a pity, when so many
people want bread-but it is evident it won't
pay to bring that corn to the people who
need it, hence the people ought to go to
the corn.
Year: 1876

The centennial trial Of moving and
reaping machines will require fifty acres
Of grass and standing grain, and the agricui-
tural bureau Of the commission has put the
land in the best possible rendition.
Year: 1876

GROUND Hoe DAY.-Wednesday\ today
is ground hog day. If that famous animal
should come out of his hole and see his
shadow in the sunlight, six weeks of bad
weather are dead sure. If no shadow
appears to scare him back into his hole he
win remain out. and the most delightful
weather may be expected-may-b
Year: 1876

The compulsory education act recently
passed bv New York is already bearing
fruits. Over eight thousand children have
been rescued from the gutter during the
past year. in the metropolis alone.
Year: 1876

A RARE CHANCE


FOR
RAFGATNSS
SELLING OFF AT COST
The Subscriber intending to discontinue tie mercan-
tile business in Smyrna will offer his entire Stock
of Goods ut Cost for Cash, consistingo of