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Year: 1873




The Practical Farmer says: It Is well settled
in the opinion OF all our best diarymen, that bran
greatly promotes the milk secretion in cows and
1t is fed almost universally. About equally mixed
with corn meal is the usual proportion. This
mixture seems to promote both quality and guam
tity of milk


From several sources We hear that buckwheat
bran is great milk producer, aud it is now being
used considerably among the Chester county dairy
men, in about the same proportion the other.
Thomas GaWthrop, near West Grove, Chester
county, by repeated trials with his own COWS, has
fully satisfied himself that they do as well with
corn and cob meal and bran. Th3 amount OF nu-
triment in corn cobs is very small that this
suit will have to be explained on the supposition
Of the ground cob acting to promote digestion by
distending the stomach. The presence OF bulky
material being necessary to promote dlstension
and ill up the stomach OF ruminating animals,
before perfect digestion can be accomplished, is
frequently lost sight Of. Hungarian grass is also
found for milch COWS to be rather superior to the
ordinpry run Of hay. The last year or two, Hun
garian grass has doomed up wonderfully in the
e3tImation of our dairy farmers and alarge scope
OF land will be s0Wed with IL the coming season
1t natures for cutting In about sixty days, and
produces two to four TONS per acre-the latter OF
course on good Soils Three pecks to the acre is
the usnal allowance Of seed. Where good haY
market Is col Venient, this substitution of Hum
garian grass for common hay in feeding viii DO a
clear additional source Of profit
Year: 1873

There is wholesome regime in the acqui-


sition of property Men cannot afford to


set aside, even in charity, this law of equiva-


tents. The most dangerous thing next to


cruelty and neglect is charity. Indifference


is worse than charity, but next to that comes


charity. A man that is charitably disposed


plays with fire. He means to make fire un-
der his neighbors pot to boil his dinner; but


he burns up his house more times than he


boils his dinner. My observation in life,


thus far, with increasing breadth and GER
tainty, is that the most dangerous thing any


body can do is to give property where it is
not earned by some equivalent. The gifts of
friendship, to limited extent, as have al
ready said, may not be injurious, but they
very soon transcend the bounds of safety.
To a limited extent they enrich the sentiment
OF the soul; but carried away a little further
they do just the other work-they render
friendship itself venal and selfish. But the
law in respect to gifts of support, whether
from the government to the whole people, or
from associations to certain classes of peo-
pie, or from individuals to individuals, is
that they are demoralizing Where they are
not, it is an exception. Free men are all
very we'll but there is sense in which free
things are very bad. do not believe it is
useful to have free newspapers, l do not
Delleve II would be useful to have tree books.
1t is better to make them buy the books and
papers which they read: do not believe in
free churches 1t is better that men should
buy the seat which they occupy than that
they should have it free. It is not safe that
men should take things without giving an
equivalent for what they take. And what is
true of nature is true of civilized society.
There is no law that is more dangerous to
break, and there is none that, through igno-
rance, through the impulsions of charity,
through the customs ct men, and through
the traditions of the church, we are mostly
tempted to break, and oftener pecking at and
f1awing than this, which teaches men that it
is not safe to hand what they do not earn.
There ought to besome equivalent of service,
substance, thought: skill, or whot not, for
that we receive. This is uni
versal and indispensable condition of bless
ing in any bounty.-Henry Ward Beecher.
Year: 1873

Young Manglebury will not probably visit


Miss Skittle's again. Havcalled upon her a


few evenings ago, and as she was not at


home, he sat down on the porch to wait for


her. In a few moments old Skittle's big dog


came up, and after eyeing Manglebury, and


growing at him in a manner which made


chills run up and down his back, the dog


walked up and began to sniff at Manglebury's


legs. While the animal was performing this


operation the young man maintained con-


dition of absolute repose. 1t is doubtful if


he will again be as perfectly still as he was


then until his immortal soul is in the land of


everlasting rest. When the ceremony was


concluded the dog lay down by Msnglebury's


chair. AS soon as Manglebury felt certain


the brute was alseep, he thought he would 60


he attempted to rise from his chair the dog
leaped up and growled so menacingly that
Manglebury Immediately sat down again.


Then he thought perhaps it would be better
not to 60 home at once. 1t occurred to him,


however, that it would be as we'll to call some
one to remove the dog in case circumstances
should render it desirable for him to depart;
but at the very first yell, Skittles' dog jumped
to his feet, gave fiendish bark, and began
to take few more critical smells at Mangle-
bury's legs. And whenever Manglebury
shufaed his feet, or moved his arms, or utter
ed the slightest sound, that infamous dog
was instantly up and at him. Once, when
he had to sneeze, he thought, from the bois-
ferrous Indignation manifested by the dog,
that his hour at last had come. Manglebury
had often before wanted to see Miss Bkittles
alone, but he now felt like welcoming any
member of the Skittles family, even the cook,
with feeling approaching enthusiasm. FL
nally he heard voices in the parlor. 1t was
Miss Skittles and a young man who had come
with her and entered the side door. And
they sat there at the window, not thirty feet
from Manglebury, sparkling and cooling, and
every now and then making some disagreea-
bic remark about Manglebury, until at last
the visitor left and Miss Skittles locked the
door, closed the shutters and went to bed.
And the dog never moved until morning,
when old Skittles came down to look at the
and found the faithful guardian
still watching over the miserable Manglebury
who still sat in the chair in which he began
to wait for Miss Skittles. Old Skittles offered
to shoot the dog, in order to soothe Hangle-
bury, but that person was beyond reach of
such remedies. He was too mad. He cut
the Skittles family dead; and he is endeavor-
ing to select social circle whose members !
do not keep dogs. He hates a dog worse |
than doctor hates healthy climate.-Moc |
Aleler. .. ... .u-
Year: 1873

1t is strictly true that the three intellectual
pursults-literature, science, and the fine arts
are attracted to them by the stimulus they
give. But these occupations are morally
much nearer to the common level of other
occupations than you might suppose. There
is no doubt certain intOxication in poetry
and painting, but have seen a tradesman
find fully equivalent intoxication in an ad-
dltlon OF figures showing delightful bal
ance at his bankers. l haye seen a young
poet intoxicated with the love of poetry bu.
| have also seen young mechanical genius
on whom the sight Of locomotive acted ex-
actly like bottle of champagne Every
thing that is capable of exciting or moving
man, everything that fires him with enthusi-
asm, everything that sustains his energies
above the dead level of mere animal exist
ence may he compared, and not very untruly,
to the action of generous wine. The two
most powerful mental stimulants-sincc they
overcome even the fear of death-are un-
doubtedly religion and patriotism, ardent
states OF feeling, both of them, when they
are genuine, yet this ardor has a great utility.
1t enables men to bear much, to perform
much which would be beyond their natural
force if it were not sustained by powerful
mental stimulants. And so it is in the in
tellectual life. 1t is because its labors are so
severe tnat lts pleasures are so glorious. Ihe
Creator of intellectual man set him the most
arduous tasks-tasks that require the utmost
possible patience, courage, self-discipline,
and which at the same time were for the most
part, from their very nature, likely to receive
only the most meagre and precarious pecun-
iary reward. Therefore, in order that 50
poor and weak creature might execute its
gigantic works with the energy necessary to
their performance, the labor itself was made
intensely attractive and interesting to the few
who were fitted for it by their constitution.
Since their courage could not be maintained
by any of the common motives which carry
men through ordinary drudgery, since neither
wealth nor worldly position was in their
prospects, the drudgery they had to go
through was to be rewarded by the triumphs
of scientific discovery, by the felicities of
artistic expression. A divine drunkenness
was given to them for their encouragement,
surprising the gift of the grape.--Ham-
1y2erfO2l
Year: 1873

"A camel cannot go through the eye OF q
needle half as easily as fashionaDie gII
whose dress is drawn SO tightly arouna lel
thot Che reminds one of Flagstaffs slender
man man done up in the case of flagelot.
Year: 1873

REcoppHn nAcEErr tells us that the
following verse was found in MS. in
the pocket OF a young thief:
A cross cove waits In the streets for me.
And I'm poor girl Of low degree;
II were rich as am poor,
Ny lore shouldn't pris in the streets no more
Year: 1873

\ SAD tableau but not an uncommon
one. A small, wretched-looking house.
Outside, a miserable apology for a
man. crazed by drink, aSsaulting the
door. and making the air resound with
his curses. Inside pale, thin woman
with n wan expression Of features,
pressing one hand tightly over her
heart. aud with the other heating a
poker In the fire.
Year: 1873

The Department. OF the City OF New York.


NEW YORK, Oct. "a, 1878.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
l most respectfully call your attention to an
attempt to collect an assessment of one per cent
on our monthly pay for the use OF the Republican
General Committee. The money must be paid on
next pay day, or we will be transferred all over
away from our homes and otherwise bothered, II
not broke, charges trumped up for the occasion.
Please give this matter your attention, and save
us from tax for oysters and wine for pothouse
politicians, and you Will add one more to the many
iayors you have done for the


FlREMEN OF NEW YORK.
The policemen don't have to pay; why should
wo
Year: 1873

The trial of the Tichborne claimant has
been further adjourned until Tuesday next In oonse
ouspce Of the continued Illness Of OF the Jurors MT
Keneaey the leading counsel for the Defense Will begin
his address upon the resumption Of the trial and will
probably occupy four days, finishing ON the sth INST
Year: 1873

The isle of Jersey $50 Ioted for = su-
perior cows, is noted for its immense
crops of potatoes. Crops of six nlred
and fifty bushels per acre have been raised,
and the natives claim that one cause of
success is in their plan OF treating their
seed. That portion of the crop which is
intended for future planting, is dug while
tops are green, and the tubers laid in the
sun and frequently turned in order to en-
sure them good "greening.' They are
then packed away in small amounts in one
place and kept just warm enough to pre-
vent injury, nd thus effectually prevent
growth. A large amount of wellrotted
stable manure is used in some cases reach
ing twenty-five tons per acre. As this is
always applied after blowing it must be
very fine in order not to impede future
work. Large amounts of guano are also
used by the potato growers 1t is generally
considered that he care and selection of
the seed does mnch to increase the crop
and make it earlier. If unripe potatoes
are really better for Seed the fact can soon
be ascertained by one seasons experiment,
and at but very small cost in labor.
Year: 1873

In every lot of hens some will be better
layers than others. Let US suppose we
start with six Houdans-a cock and five
hens. Probably out Of this five two may
lay thirty eggs per annum more than either
of the others; their eggs should be noticed
p nd only these set. By following this for
few years d very great inc Tease in egg
production may be attained. My attention
was drawn to this subject by friend "a
ing Brahma pullet which laid nearly three
hundred eggs in one twelvemonth, though
valueless as a fancy bird, and the quality
descended to several Of her prog my; and
| have since found other instances which
prove conclusively that vast Improvement
might easily be effected in nearly all our
breeds were that careful selection of brood
stocks made for this purpose which the
fancier bestows on other objects.


1t is to be regretted more is not done in
this way, and having more room than l
had, | hope myself to make some expert
ments in this direction shortly. will say
now that am perfectly certain the number
of two hundred eggs per annum might be
attained in a few years with perfect ease,
were the object systematically sought; d
trus these few remarks may arouse a
general attention to it among those who
keep poultry for eggs only, and who can
easily do all that is necessary without any
knowledge whatever of fancy points or
any attempt to breed exhibition birds. l..
Wright
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the Syracuse Stand
ard, As the result of an interview with a
well-intormed lumberman of Michigan,
supplies the following particulars of a
httle-knoWn region and class of workmen


The tract from which the lumber is
mainly taken, called the pineres, is some
eight miles in width by one hundred and
fifty miles in length, unrelieved, as a
general thing, by anything like civiiza-
ton, apart from that which is directly
identified with the lumber interest This
tract embraces two respectable lakes
the Muskegon and Pleasant A slight
idea of the enormous amount of lumber
taken from this tract may be found by
glancing at the amount it supplies the
Chicago market alone, which in 1859 was
one hundred and fifty millions OF feet.
and in 1872 over two hundred millions OF
feet


a camping party Of lumbermen num-
bers from forty to sixty, who are paid,
month, with board and lodging, the
wages of sawmill men ranging higher
The villages which have sprung up, as q
result of lumber traffic, are universally
strangers to morality, as the inhabitants
tIt " UIe uuOlucl. IL would
be natural to suppose that these men,
employed in the laborious work OF getting
out this lumber, were the most hardy of
Americas yeomanry, but as a matter OF
fact fully two-thirds of them are persons
delicately reared, who have embraced
this calling, not from choice, but to escape
the penalties for the commission of various
crimes and misdemeanors


To all save murderers, the Michigan
pineries is a city of refuge, more impreg-
nable than the walls of Bas.ile. If a
criminal is tracked to this stronghold as
frequently is the case, resistance to the
officers is not dreamed of, because entirely
unnecessary. So ample are the lumber
mems facilities for concealment, and so
perfect their system of secrecy, that it
must be a sagacious detective who can
make it necessary for them to put forth
more than an ordinary effort to screen
fugitive from capture. AS a place of
refuge for criminals, it might be hoped
that the pineries would become less secure
as the timber was cut out, were it not
that, unfortunately, a spontaneous growth
of every variety Of scrub trees spring up
in space Of time that is truly marvellous,
and so dense as to make the prospect of
entrappng a fugitive more hopeless than
ever"
Year: 1873

Dean Richmond, the politician, railway
magnate and stock operator had Il son
whose habits and character were not en-
He would not hold a pen behind his ear
nor perch himself upon stool poring
over the book, in the office, nor did he
exhibit any of the qualifications tor sue
cessful bull or bear upon the stock mar
ket. The father lost confidence in the
son, and so strong became his dlssatisfac-
ton that he eventually ostracised him
He was allowed to labor and SHIFT for his
own means OF support. He became a
conductor upon his fathers railway (the
New York Centrally Mr. Richmond told
him that the least infraction of the rules
of the company would insure his immedi-
ate removal, and especially was he warned
against allowing any person, whether a
friend or not, to ride without showing a
ticket or pass, or paying the necessary
fare. tie had been employed in this
capacity for some time and there had been
no complaints, when one day, Dean Rich
mond himself became a passenger upon
his sons train. The conductor came to
the Old railway magnate, when the fol-
lowing dialogue occurred:


Ticket sir"


Ticket Get out | am the President
of this road. don't buy tickets"


"'That makes no difference. It's against
orders for me to allow anybody to ride
without he pays his tare, presents a ticket
or shows 4 pass. Come. hurry up"


"Well, sir. you know who | am, and
you know that | am entitled to ride on
this road free. could make ont a pass
but | haven't anJ blanks. You 90 on. Ii
is all right"


See here, old gentleman, it makes nc
difference who you are; give me a ticket
show me pass, pay your fare or get of
this train"


'Humph young man, you are getting
mighty arbitrary. If you don't go or
about your business | will have you dis
charged


The young conductor made no reply
but gave q vigorous pull upon the bel
rope As the train checked its speed, anC
the father saw that he was about to bt
treated like any other passenger, and wa:
really liable to be set down beside The
track midway between the stations. h,
pulled out his wallet and paid his fare
This little episode gave him new insigh
into his sons character, and he forthwith
commenced casting about for some bust
ness occupation for him. Chicago Inter.
Ocean
Year: 1873

FAMILY CoNUNDRUM. At an elegant
dinner party given in Washington the in
fant terrible of the family was premtted
to occupy seat near one of the most dis
tinguisned guests. Moreover the young
man has sister who is a shining belle in
society Eliza is the name of the young
lady, but the scapegrace will call her
Lie. The company were startled by the
youngster asking, "Why is father like
the devil ?" An awkward pause ensued.
Then he shouted out, because he is the
father of Lize" That boy did not get his
deserts, for he was sent to bed.
Year: 1873

a clerk in the Indianapolis post-otfice is
now in the last stages of drought, occa-
stoned by his own gallantry in volunteer
ing to lick and adjust postage stamps for
the young ladies who came to his win
dow. He is very charming, and Indiana
polls is full of good-looking girls, who
loves dearly to see him run out his tongue
and moisten a stamp. The doctor says
unless he can start the sap in his system
he is a goner.
Year: 1873

Owing to the careless changing of two
labels by Peoria clerk, an old lady in
that city has been swallowing a rheuma-
tism liniment three times day, and an
old gentleman has rubbed himself with
blue pills until he can slide up and down
the side of a house, when the weather
changes, like thermometer.
Year: 1873

Another match broke up. This was
between clerk in Danbury dry goods
store and young lady of that place. 1t
was 50 warm on Friday evening that she
had the parlor window up and he stood
on the lawn, and he was just reaching
up for another kiss, when the sash came
down like a flash, and knocked off the
peak of his nose and scalped his chin, and
he hoped round 50 madly and howled so
dreadtully that the old gentleman thought
he was drunk and had him kicked out of
the yard with great deal of ostentation.
Monday morning he went West.
Year: 1873

A Western reporter died of brain fever
the other day. He tried to take notes of
a discourse that his mother-in-law was
making for the benefit of the family, and
the swiftness with which he was obliged
to work overstrained his mental organiza-
ton
Year: 1873

The two most fascinating sounds,
not human. to which I have ever list
ened, are the click of the telegraph
and the click Of the types. There is
tie of consangdinity between these
sounds--a family relationship of birth
and similarity of service in the things
themselves. Each serves the highest
master Mind; each is engaged in the
noblest occupation--the diffusion of
ideas and intelligence.


As the music of the violin is an in
centive to dancing, ST. is the music of
types rapidly falling into a ''stick' an
aid to thought. Many very brilliant
newspaper articles have been ''set up''
at the cease" without having been
previously written, and in our expert
ence we have often found that when we
had an extra amount Of writing to do.
we could do it more easily and more
rapidly, 10 leave the carpeted sanctunl
and the cushioned chair and sit at a
bare table in the composing room, ,
where we could catch the infection of
the industry around us.


Of the types themselves we never
weary. They are the civilizers-a die
tionary reduced to its lowest denomina-
ton. They look dull enough, but all
the glorious possibilities that the hu-
man heart can hope for are in their
possession--you have but to learn the
secret they so closely keep. If one
but knew how to properly pick out and
arrange those little pieces of metal,
princely fortune and immortal fame
would be his reward. 1t took but a
handful to make the "Heathen Chi
nee" yet that handful made the name
of Bret Harte a household word, and
| placed ducats at his disposal There
are plenty Of possibilities left in them
yet There are finer strains there than
poet has ever sang: there IS keener
wit, more fearful pathos, more persua-
sive prayer than tongue has uttered OF
ear has heard. Get it out if you can.
They are patient Of delay.


1t is interesting to trace the analogy
between these types and the mind
which is their master. 4 locked
form gives no more indication to the
Impractical eye Of the satire that may
be sparkling, or the sorrow that may
be sobbing through it. than an impas-
sive face gives Of the thought which
may be moving in the brain. And
again, as the life of man Is often
quicken, his soul strengthened and his
energy increased by stress OF adverse
circumstances, so it is only a tight
squeeze which reveals the life with
in the types. The baptism OF INK
must descend upon them, and the
strong arms of the press must embrace
them before the life that is in them Is
made manifest


The typos are as interesting as
the types. The printer has been well
called ''the adjutant cf thought" He
is more than mechanic, although
much of bis labor is mechanical. The
faithful, conscientious, pains-taking
printer is deserving of an honor that
he rarely receives. Quite often he is
Year: 1873

the superior in intelligence to the writ
er whose copy comes into his hands,
and it IS owing to his judgment and
care that the writer makes so present
able an appearance in print. Stand
ing silently at his case, busy with hand
and brain, the copy" that comes to
him is miniature panorama of the
multitudinQus life Of the world. 4
jest, murder, d speech, a song, fu-
neral, or dance, each is chronicled
and forgotten, just as they are briefly
commented on and forgotten by the
basy world outside.


Among typos" there is a fellowship
closer than among any other artisans.


To belong to the craft is a passport


to the sympathy of all. The needy
printer can always fnd cease, " which
his more favored. brother typo will re-
linquish to him for time, or he will
receive a donation by asking for it.
No printer, whether deserving or not,
goes emptt-handed from the Office
where his needs are known. These
needy printers are frequently the veri-
est dead beats" in existence. As the
faithful, careful printer is one of the
most honorable of the great army which
swelIs the ranks of Labor, so the
tramp" is one of the most useless and
degraded of loafers. In being this he
but oheys a general law : that law
which makes vile woman yiler than a
man can be, because she stoops from a
higher elevation. But we have not
time to pursue the subject. To all the
toilers at the case we reach out a
friendly hand, and hope that when
their life proofs are revised by the


Masters eye, there will be found no
''out5" Of virtue or ''doublets'' Of vice.
-Lute A. Tdylor.