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Year: 1876

1t has long been felt by many of our
settlers that the expenses o. taking and
proving up presumption and homestead
claims on the government lands are ren-
dered unnecessarily large by reason of
the great distance of travel to and from
the Land Office at Olympia. Whenever
contested cases arise the expenses fire.
,quently foot up more than the cash val
Tie of the land in controversy, and par
ties are not unfrequently compelled to
abandon valuable improvements because
they are pecuniarly unable to bear the
expense of taking their witnesses so far,
even when they have legal right to
perfect their titles. 1t is often the case
chat settlers, when first coming to this
part of the Territory, go to the U. S.
Land Office at Olympia to obtain inform
alton in regard to vacant lands, &C.. very
many are thus indirectly compelled to
settle upon lands of poorer quality and
harder to clear up, rather than incur the
expense of coming so far from the Land
Office. If we had U. S. District Land
Office establised at this city, with Snoho-
mish, Whatcom, Island and San Juan
counties embraced in the District, it
would not only tend to bring US settlers
but greatly tend to decrease the expense
OF pefec,ing title to the lands; and we
bring this matter before our readers now
because we intend at an early day to call
upon them with petition addressed to
the proper authorities, praying for the
division Of this Land District, and the
establishing OF a new Land Office at this
city.
Year: 1876

The country needs reiormer
strong Of hand and stout ofheart, To
correct the abuses which have been
fostered by the Republican party.
and punish the thieves who have
been robbing the people. Such
man Hayes is not. He has neither
ability nor viii requisite to che task,
and for that reason the country can
not afford 10 elect him. Mr. Wheel,
er is a man OF far more ability than
Hayes, is one of the best men Of
the party. and bad ftness for the OF
fee controlled tao eominations he
he would haze seen arst on the
tieket-ls St. Joseph Gazette.
Year: 1876

The more we think it over the more we
congratulate ourselves that we didn't 90 as
reporter with the Indian expedition, for
although it is very pleasant to write up
long Indian fight, it rather knocks the ro
nance out of it to write up the item in
Paradise, or, in case that no passes are
granted to editors and reporters, to be
obliged to get up an account on fire.proof
parchment, and run the risk of securing n
reliable medium by which to convey it to
our paper. All these things taken into
consideration, we are glad we didn't 20.
Of course, what the country needs is good,
patriotic volunteers to go forward and
sustain the flag, and all that sort of thing.
but the reason we don't banker for such
active life is that we object to being pro-
NOTED so precipitately. We have never
been noted for our precipitation, and 10 be
promoted from an ordinary newspaper re.
porter to shining angel without a scalp, is
an honor to which ws do not aspire. There
is something about being sent home with
out any liver or digestive apparatus, and a
spinal column with only FIVE or six good
whole vertebre in it, that always strikes
chill to our patriotism. And to think how
man is liable to have q tomabawk in
among his yitals when he is thinking about
something else, and to be cut down in a
moment, in the twinkling of an eye, with
your dirty stockings and two or three sus.
pender buttons gone, and an unpaid wash
bill in your pocket, and never know how
large majority Hayes and Wheeler got
all these things seem to convince us that
the Government don't need raw recruits 10
fight the Sioux, but, on the contrary, old
and tried soldiers are needed. No one
doubts our patriotism or our courage. We
have killed "Indians," and yet we do not
say it hoastingly, for they were not those
ill-tempered ones in the mountains that
pine for the gore of newspaper men and
would like to have our pale blonde hair
TO ornament their buckskin Grecian bends.
OF course, there isn't much fun in being n
local editor, and getting licked every day
for giving some ill,tempered man pleasant
little puff, but we'd rather do it, and see
the circus once in while, than to spend
the Summer with the Hebrew children and
Lazarus, while the bloody Sioux perform
the difficult figures Of the "can.canp y
around lock of our sorrel back hair
Laramie Sentinel
Year: 1876

At a recent meeting, in London of the
Victoria (PhilosophicaD Institute, the
Rev. Dr. Thornton read paper on the
Sorrows of Skcpticism:


He had beed led, he said, to employ the
title of his paper from an observation of the
physiognomics of skcptics, for he never
looked at the faces of photograps of those
who cherished doubts about the revealed
religion without being struck with the ex.
preston of pain which they exhibited.
Their sorrows might be divided as follows


The sorrow Of more negation, the sorrow
Of doubt, the sorrow Of insuflicicncv, and
the sorrow from the absence of God


With regard to TIE first, the mind from
It's very nature sought for the positive and
affirmative, and could not rest in the mega
tive or destructive. The whole Of skcpti-
cism was essentially negative, and its con-
ciusions were destructive Then as to the
sorrow of doubt as the intellect could not
be satisfied with negation alone, 50 did it
also long for assent, and refused to be con.
tented with doubt Thirdly, he came to
the sorrow of insuificency. lie meant by
that the regret that many if not all skeptics
must feel at finding thai they failed to clear
away all the difficulties which attended tho
rejection Of revelation. There was a latent
feeling that all was not right, and lurking
dissatisfaction with their own method and
their own conclusions. In short, it must
be one of the sorrows of skepticism to sec
her dcspised adversary lreligion) still stand
ing fast, assailed at all points, but consistent
and undismayed, while she herself was not
altogether free from the fear of seeming
selfcondemncd.


Then the sorrow from the absence oil
God. This was sorrow above all sorrow
for the skeptics; not merely severance
| from the ultimate end to which soul and
spirit alike looked upwards, toward which
the moral and intellectual alike desired tc
struggle. The notion Of the existence of a
God was implanted III the human mind
and to this personal being, all good, all
wise, sclf-eXiatcnt, the longings and yearn
ing of humanity, frail weak. and ignorant
yet ever conscious of possibility of better
things, were eagerly directed. And thi!
was the great sorrow of skcpticism that il
cut man off from the highest good.
Year: 1876

WHOLESOME BEVERAGE FOR SUMMER
Take of the best white Jamaica ginger root,
bruised, two ounces, cream of tartar one
ounce, water six quarts, all to be boiled five
minutes; then strain and add one pound
white sugar; again put on the fire and stir
until dissolved. Then pour into an earthen
vessel in which has been previously put
two drachms tartaric acid the rind of one
lemon let it remain till nearly cold, then
add one spoonful of yeast, stirring it we'll
in. Then bottle for use, Tie the corks
down tightly, 1t will be in high perfection
in few days, and will bo found delicious
and refreshing.
Year: 1876

They tell a story of Judge in Alabama
who sent an officer out few days since to
get him a drink of whisky. He returned
with il, but the amount did net satisfy the
judge. The second time he came back
with tumbler full, and remarked that the
barkeeper said that he "did'nt know that
the old fool wanted to take bath p,
Year: 1876

An impecunious individual was heard to
mutter, as he finished reading a railroad
hand-bill headed Through without
change" "That's the road shall take
no fault to find with them terms"
Year: 1876

Ham Omlet is easily and quickly made,
and relishes well. Beat four eggs till quite
feathery, then add three large spoonfuls
finely minced lean ham. Butter the frying.
pan well and pour all in. When we'll set,
roll all up like a jelly-roll and serve I'M,
mediately. Steady, moderate fire is always
necessary to make nice omelet, or indeed
to cook eggs in any style, If you prefer
fried eggs, have plenty of hot fat in your
frying pan. Into this fat set as many
muffin rings as you have eggs to fry, and
break the eggs into the rings. When fried
sufficiently remove with slice to tho
platter from which they are to be served,
remove the muffin rings, and the eggs will
be of uniform size and look nicer than If
fried in the old,fashioned way.
Year: 1876

If you see young man, about dusk,
sneaking home through the back streets,
keeping close to the house walls and wear
ing a pair of immaculate white trowsers
with ghastly clot of green on each knee,
you can bet he has Just got in from pic,
mic
Year: 1876

The Iro2l(cncc Jo,rnal has most
romantic story Of marriage in the surf.
Among the recent Summer guests at Mar.
ragansett Pier have been a wealthy resident
Of Baltimore, his blooming daughter, and
companion, whose office it was to stand
guard over her young mistress, and inter.
ccpt any letter that she might send 10 q
young gentleman at the South. Before a
fortnight had elapsed dainty little missivc
was III the Baltimore mailbag. The young
gentleman packed his valise and set out
for Rhode Island Tho father was forbid,
den by his physician to battle in the surf.
and his daughters companion hated salt
water, and usually sat on the rocks when
her charge donncd bathing-suit. While
the happy girl was in the water her lover
suddenly appeared before her, swimming
like duck, and proposed that they should
be married the next day in the breakers.
She said yes. The next noon the lovers, a
clergyman, and two witnesses formed q
group in the surf further out than the
OIher oatheFs dared to so. The marriage
ceremony had to be suspended every few
seconds on account of the breakers, and a
laugh broke from the lips of the girl when
the clergyman solemnly gave full opportu


nifty for the forbidding of the banns


Everybody noticed how gay she was al
dinner that day, and her father thought


She has forgotten that Baltimore upstart
already" A few hours later lie was unde


ceived. Then the tempest ragged again,
but a lawyers cool counsel finally pre-
vailed. The bridegroom fingered few
days, and then went back to Baltimore


where next October the participants of the
Comedy in the Surf will Toappear in the
same characters in the drama of Grand
Wedding before the eyesof the world.
Year: 1876

1t is tho opinion Of some naturalists that
birds never died what is termed a natural
death, but come to their end by some
murdcrous or accidental means; yet |
have found sparrows and vireos in the
field and woods dead or dying, that bore
10 marks Of violence; and | remember
that once in my childhood a red d-bird fell
down in the yard completely exhausted
and was brought in by girl its bright
scarlet image idelibly stamped upon my
recollection. 1t is not known that birds
nave any distempers like the domestic
fowls, but saw social sparrow one day
quite disabled by some curious naIady,
that suggested a disease that sometimes
attacks poultry; one eye was nearly rut
out by large scrotulous looking sore, and
on the last joint Of one win. there was a
large humorous or fungus growth that
crippled the bird completely. On another
occasion ! picked up one that appeared
well bat could not keep its centre of
gravity when in fight, and so fell to the
ground.


One reason why dead birds and animal,
are 50 rarely found is that on the approach
OF death their instinct prompts them 10
creep under some cover where they would
be the least liable to fall prey to their
natural enemies. 1t IS doubtful if airy Of
the game birds, like the pigeon and grouse,
ever die of old age, Or the semi,gamc birds,
like the bobolink or the century living .
crow bat in what form can death oycrtakc
the hummingbird or even the barn
swallow? Such are true birds of the air
they may occasionally be lost at sea during
their imigrations but so far as know, they
are not preycd npon by any other species
-Joh" Br1ooy's . Bird Ncdc1,," IN .Scr.J1c,.
Year: 1876

A good cup of coffee as an accompani.
ment to good breakfast, is indispensable.
We prefer to buy the coffee in the kernel,
roasted, and to grind it just before using.
To one full cup of ground coffee add one
large spoonful of ground chicory and one
egg. Mix all we'll together Oyer this
pour three pints of boiling water, let it ro-
main on the fire fifteen minutes, simmer
ing slowly, then set the cofEee-p pot ono side
and put in two spoonfuls of cold water. In
five minutes you will have as clear and de.
licious coffee as could be desired. Many
object to the use of chicory, because it is
not coffee, but it certainly improves the
flavor as we'll as the color of the coffee, and
far from being injurious, its medicinal pro-
perties are stimulating to the livor especially,
and also to the digestive organs.
Year: 1876

The modern science of medicine has
achieved its greatest triumphs in detecting
the immediate sources Of many diseases
and pointing out the means of avoiding
them. To the list of perils that may be
avoided by proper precaution is now to be
added the danger Of illness from the use
OF impure ice. The most striking instance
OF this on record has been very fully sat
forth III recent report to the Massachu
setts State Board of Health, by DR.. A. H.


Nichols, concerning the outbreak of an
intestinal disorder among the guests at one
OF the hotels at Rye Beach in the Summer
OF last year. The symptoms were those
generally following a arrangement of the
digestive system; such as nausea, giddiness.
loss OF appetite, diarrhea, abdominal pain.
and fever. With about five per cent. of
the guests these symptoms were grave and
persistent; among the great majority, and
notably with children under ten years old.
there was no such illness, and there wero
no traces Of it at the other hotels and in the
cottages Of Rye Beach. The sewerage of
the hotel was first carefully investigated,
and then the water supply; the pro.
prietors of the hotel lending eager aid to
thorough research; even the kitchen and
its processes We're ovcrhauled without find.
ing the cause Of trouble At last it was dis
covered in the ice with which the hotel
was supplied. This had been procured
from pond Of which the outlet had in re-
cent years been closed by sand and stones
washed up from tho sea; The pond thus
becoming stagnant receptacle of mud
and sawdust, there being two saw-mills on
the stream above. The ice was subjected
to chemical analysis, and was found to
contain putrescent vegetable matter. Tho
hotel stopped using this contaminated ice,
and there was an end to tho sickness
among its boarders. The report concludes
by mentioning that there is a common but
quite mistaken popular notion that when
water freezes its impurities are somehow OK
cludcd from the ice The moral is so
obvious that it need not here be stated ;
but IN general way it may be worth while
to summarize the fact that water which is
not perfectly fit to drink is unsuitable for
an ice supply.-N y. 7rH,mc.
Year: 1876

1t does not necessarily destroy all mans
sense to send hin to congress, as is seen from
DR.. Lorings remarks at late agricultural
meeting in Massachusetts. We clip it for
the sake of having our readers see that max.
ing butter is difficult thing, and really q
fine art, and then 10 caution against the too
common practice Of freezing cream; and
finally remind our farmers of tho need Of
great care of milch cows during the winter


Butter making, he said, was unlike almost
any other business. If a man Of fair ability
goes into any ordinary kind of business, he
has fair prospect of success, but not so with
butter making. Butter making cannot, like
other trades, be taught, but it must be
learned by experience. One must adapt
himself to the occasion, and the circum.
stances which surround him. Butter making
is a difficult art aud is confined to COM
paratively narrow belt. Easy butter making
means moderate temperature. 1t is almost
as difficult to make good butter in Vermont,
during the hot weather, as in Louisiana.
The COW must be kept in a condition physi-
olORlcalIy lnuepeDucnC Oh exIrcnes OF tem-
peraturer. She must not be weakened by
heat or pinched by cold. The dairy COW has
4 highly nervous organization. The Short.
horn COW or Suffolk pig are not injured So
riOusly by little fright, or by strange dogs,
but not so with the highly organized milch
COW. Everything unpleasant to her dimin-
ishes her milk product and Injuries her use.
fulness, whether it be storm, cold, or harsh
words from cruel mixers. A halfstarved,
half.frozeu COW cannot give milk that will
make good butter. II We would be success
full with dairy cows in winter, we must keep
them warm and feed warm food, and give
them warm drink. His own COWS have iu-
creased in their milk flow ten per cent by
giving warm water in the coldest weather
Cream that is frozen, and cream that is ex.
posed to long continued heat, cannot be
made into good butter. Both extremes de.
compose it. If the temperature Of the milk
is kept at 60 degrees, good butter may be
made the year round.
Year: 1876

the core Of the subject on the start "Mau
to progress must have good food. And the
sisters proved beyond q doubt that farmers
wives and Daughters can make good brcad,p
to which we give hearty assent after thirty
years experience Of farmers wives bread
They did not tell what kind Of ycast they
used, but We will venture that gilt edged
bread is made with potato and hop yeast,
bread that is light, sweet and succulent


Then they talked Of ~ Good Breakfast, .
but salcratus biscuit and similar abomina-
tions they condemned and, like the sensible
women they are, pronounced in favor Of
graham gems, and with cup Of pure Java
what breakfast they make "Home Gov
ernment" came next, and elicited many in.
cidents Of personal experience, aud "opin-
ions" by the quantity. The prevailing con-
viction was that Solomon, though little old
fogyish in his notions Of family government,
was about right after ALL thoogh one wo-
man dilated on the evils Of whipping moral
suasiou was always her rule. II is surpris-
ing to see how much more those people know
about bringing up children who never had
any TO care for, than those who have had
the training of from ski 70 sixteen young
lives. One woman gave tOuOhing and
graphic account Of her struggles as widow
with family of young children to rear and
a farm to manage, and we think there were
moistened eyes as she told the simple story
of her heroism she spoke nobly saying her
motto had been, "Be decided" and then
added the burden Of every mothers heart !:
al have been ambitious TO rear up my fam.
lily to be useful and good citizens. 1t is not
what We think Of our children, but how they
stand before the world which measures their
success


The question of "Amusements" was Incl.
dentally brought up with q tendency toward
liberal allowance of such things. It is not
for US to dictate to parents in this matter,
though We may say this much, we were saw
ed from the cOrruptiug and too often ruining
influences Of country stores aud bar.rooms
because wise father taught his children
checkers and kindred games around the old
family hearthstono. The subject for discus
sion next week will be "House Cleaning and
Dinners" Ofcourse they will be fresh from
house cleaning and will speak with vigor and
from experience. We know not why they
put house cleaning and dinners together I;
according to our ideas, house cleaning
days dinners are nothing to speak Of, what
women sometimes call a "picked up dinner"
We observe that as tho good women grew
earnest in their discussion, some of the men
dropped into the room TO listen, finding wo-
mems practical talk much more interesting
than their own dry theorizing carried on in
n listless, desultory manner. And this shows,
does it not, woman's power and influence
when she will leave gossip, for which she has
q pardouab!e weakness, and dress for which
men care so little, aud discuss with energy
practical themes.


We like the idea those Elmira women
have taken up, but it is not patented 80 that
the women of any community may adopt it.
Suppose you try it, ladies'
Year: 1876

Most people have an idea that gsmo fowls
are kept solely for the pit and many steady
going farmer would hold up his hands in
horror at the idea of keeping games. do
not intend to apologize for those that keep
this variety for fighting purposes only. l
never saw cock 6ght with steel spurs, and
do not believe in the business.


But game fowls have other merits than
being able to eight to the death" They
are an extra good fowl for the farmer to
keep. Games, to do well, must have good
range. They are good scratchers and are
inclined to ramble over all creation. They
will pick up good living where the Asiatic
varieties would nearly starve. They mature
quickly, are good layers, are the very best
for the table, and are always plump and
ready to kill without fattening. The hens
make splendid mothers, and will defend their
chicks at all hazards. A good game cock
will weigh from four to eight pounds, the
average is about Eve pounds. They are much
heavier than they look nearly every one that
takes them in his hand for the first time says,
"they are like lead" Though good layers,
they are not equal to the Hamburgs, but
they will lay as well as the average lot of
Leghorns Ny brother, who kept my Heath.
wood games for me the past season, says
they lay as well as his Leghorns. Neither are
they as quarrelsome as many suppose. When
two old cocks get together there is war to
the end, but when they beat mongrel they
do not chase him as common cocks do. The
chickens have one good fight about the time
they are weaned, aud, if an old cock is kept,
they will not trouble again until winter
There are twelve varieties Of games described
in the Standard, and there are several other
pet strains; the main difference is the color
My own preference is the black.breasted
reds, as l like the color. We have black,
black-breasted red, blue.brown.red, silver
duck wing, yellow duck wing, ginger red,
gray, red pile, white pile, spangled and
white, 50 any one can suit himself as to color.
The cocks crossed with common hens make
splendid fowl for market poultry. do not
know what sort Of layers they make. 1t is
not best to keep games in the village as they
nced room. 1t is hard to keep them confined
by fencing as they are "high.Hyers," but for
the farm they are just the thing.
Year: 1876

Here is a grand story Of two Boecher boys,
which shows that little apathy about work
belongs to some of the Beechers as we'll as
the rest of US. Thomas of EImira, N. Y,
was the hero Of this one.


When boy his brother James had been
guilty of some youthful folly in which
Thomas was accessory, or which he counte-
nauced 10 some way. While walking with
his father to the garden to hoe, his
father said, II would fog him only l
would have to fog you too, and you are too
large to fog" Whereupon Thomas looked
up and says "Am too large to Aog2" His
father answered yes. Then will never hoe
in your garden again" and thereupon threw
down his hoe, (hoeing being his particular
aversiOn), aud returned to the study. His
father allowed him to depart without one
word Of remonstrance and went into the gar
den aud hoed away diligently by himself !;
the son sat and watched from the study win
dow his father working away SO diligently
and 5000 began to repent the result was he
finally took his place by the side of his fa-
ther and hoed, and never after refused to
hoe the garden.