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Year: 1871




FEEDING Cows AT MILKING TIME.-It is
the habit of many persons, especially if
they keep but one or two cows, to take,
morning and night, into the barn, pailful
of moist feed at the same time they do the
empty milk pail. Others bring a basket of
ears of corn from the crib, while a still
greater number pitch down and lay before
the COW a fork full of hay preparatory to
milking. The object In all these cases is
the same. They give the COW something
that will keep her"in good humor while she
is being milked. This fodder is the basis of
compromise, in which it is agreed that the
cow shall keep her legs and tail still while
she is being milked, but shall be at entire
liberty to exercise with her nose as much as
she pleases. 1t is a bargain in which the
mixer agrees to give the COW pail of warm
food, or its equivalent, in exchange for
pail of warm milk. You agree to give up
to her certain amount of food that right
fully should go into the hog trough or the
horses feed box, provided she will give
down an extra quantity of her coveted
secretion.


The habit of feeding cows while they are
eDeing MIXED is bad one, in many respects.
Giving cows an extra feeding at milking
time in order to induce them to submit
quietly to the operaGon, Is very much like
bribing children with an extra doughnut or
stick of candy to go to bed without cry
ing. Discontinue the practice for a siugle
time. and you will seefhe result: the cow
that was coaxed into gentleness is now rest
less, cross, and inclined to hold up her milk
and kick up her heels. The truth is she is
not going TO be MIXED in Quietness unless
she is paid for it. Let the cow contract the
habit of being fed at milking time, and it
VIII ne found about as hard to break off "a
y E tne naoit of using tobacco by the owner.
one VIII expect this extra allowance as
month of February,


COWS are not so famous for their sagacity
as are horses; but it is certain that they win
learn to take the advantage of the mixer in
getSing an increase of their allowance of
contract habits that win give the milker
great trouble. A COW that has been accus-
toned to be fed at milking time during
early life, win be milked with difficulty ever
afterwards If denied her usual rations
hence the Importance of keeping them from
acquiring this habit while young.
Year: 1871

FROM the Meridian Gazette.


The negro members class just about s
you have generally seen them in any othr
negro show. Here is the fancy and fantasia
fellow of the saddle colored- type. II
wears a shawl and carries pencil benin
his ear. Here's Uncle Ephraim, the thick
Tipped, black, ashy-hued corn-feld darkey
This class pick up first-grade manners yer
slowly and are not great favorites of tn
cOlored females of fashion about the CITY
Indeed Morgan raised the gate so high Il
this style of thing that 1t takes right tai
nigger of any sort to get his nose above ii
He has spoilt the market for season or two
N coma
Year: 1871

IF YOU ARE SUFFERING OR HAVE STE.
l. fered from Involuntary discharges, wbot,
effect does it produce upon your general bealtbS
Do you feel weak, debilitated, easily tired p
Does little extra exertion produce paipitation
of the hearth Do your liver or urinary organa
or your kidneys frequently get out of order?
Is your urine thick, milky or sloppy, or is il
ropy on settling? Or does thick scum rise tn
the top? Or is n sediment at the bottom after II
has stood awhile? Do you have spells of short
breathing or dyspepsia? Are your bowels con.
stpated? Do you have spells of fainting or
rushes of blood to the head? Is your memory
impaired Is your mind constantly dwelling on
this subject? Do you feel dull, listless, mopipp,
tired of company, of life? Do you wish to be
left alone, to get away from every body? Does
any little thing make you start or jump? Is
your sleep broken restless? Is the luster of
your eye rs brilliant? The bloom on your cheek
as brighR Do you enjoy yourself in society as
wellf Do you pursue your business with the
same energy? Do you feel as much confidence
in yourself? Are your spirits dull and tagging,
given to fits of melancholy? If so, do not lay
it to your liver or dyspepsia. Have you restless
nights? Your back weak your knees weak, and
with but little appetite; and YOU attribute this
to dyspepsia or liver complaintr
Year: 1871

THE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE
l. manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important Improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and
greater variety of work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy of the El-
liptic Machine in a family is almost incredible ;
with one, good operator can do the work of
twelve hands. By it the making of garments is
reduced from question of hours to one of min
utes as the following table will show


ut not to be understood that the following table IL the
time to make the garments but do stitching oply
Year: 1871

o God, the Creator and Preserver of Mankind,
who givest to all life and breath and all things,
of whose gift cometh the rain from Heaven and
the fruitful seasons filling our hearts with food
and gadness, hear us, we beseech Thee, in this,
our great necessity Thou sendest the springs
into the rivers which among the hills and
makest the wilderness a standing water and wa
ter-springs of dry ground. Thou bringest
forth the clouds from the ends of the world, and
the winds out of Thy treasures. Look graci-
ously upon us, Thy servants, in onr hour Of
need. Send a gracious rain to refresh Thine in
Inheritance for it is weary. We have sinned, 0
Lord, and are wicked, even all the people that
dwell on the earth. Make not this fruitful land
barren for the wckedness Of them that dwell
therein. Grant unto us the sound of abundance
of rain, as Thou didst bless Israel in the time of
old. Heal the springs, as Thou didst aforetime
in the days of Eliseus, the prophet. God, we
have heard with our ears, and our fathers have
declared unto US, what Thou hast done in their
time of old. O. save Thy people, and give Thy
blessing unto Thine Inheritance feed them and
set them up forever, through Jesus Christ our
Lord Amen.
Year: 1871

that those bold, defiant, energetic, persevering,
successful business men, are always those whose
gener"tive organs are in perfect heath7


You never hear such en- com plain of being
melancholy, of nervousness, or palpitation of the
heart. They are never afraid they cannot sue.
ceed in business; they don't become sad and dis
couraged; they are always polite and pleasant
IN the company of ladies, and look you and them
right in the tace-none of your downcast looks
or other meanness ebout them do not mean
those who keep the organs inflated by running
to excess. These will not only
Year: 1871




Inc ulal OF tne tlree seamen charged with
arson at sea In burning 4e ship Robert Edwards
continued yesterday. Tie Government closed
their evidence, after which The counsel for the
ground that no positive proof haoSeen furnished
to show tlat the fire was not the result of an
accident, and that the alleged confessions of the
prisoners were made under the fear of punish
ment, and should not be considered as affecting
the trial.


MORE STATES EVIDENCE.


Edwin B. Lockwood one of the crew, also in
dicted for participating in the crime, but who
was allowed to turn States evidence, testified
that the captain and mate were always crue. in
their treatment of the men. A prisoner from
Ludlow street Jail was examined for the defense
who testified that during his confinement with
Duncan, one of the seamen who has testified on
the side of the Government he heard him say
repeatedly that the three seamen were not
guilty of setting the ship on fire, and that he
was going to testify for the Government and
clear himself and geta position.


CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE SHIP.


In summing up tie case the counsel for the
defendants again alluded to the utter want Of
evidence to show mat any motive had existed
to incite the men 10 the crime, and said that if
any conspiracy was gotten up between them for
the purpose of destroying the ship they must
have expected to perish with her. The jury
after being absent about an hour, returned to
ask the Court L they were allowed to discrim-
nate between the prisoners in finding their YER
dict. Judge Woodruff replied that they could
discriminate, snd that If they found one more
or less guilty taan another they could make such
a return in the verdict.


THE VERDICT.
After having been absent another hour the
jury returned with verdict that Pardue was
guilty of setting fire to the ship, and recon-
mendDg him to mercy and that Meridtt and
Allen were guilty for knowing that he did it and
not preventing ii, but also recommending them
to mercy. The court decided that this was not
a verdict as there were no degrees under this
Indictment, and instructed the jury to retire
again, saying they must find the prisoners
''gSilty" or mot guilty.'-To-ddy ~. Y.
UOVM
Year: 1871




John Thomas, the negro murderer, will be
executed between the hours of Z and o'clock
tomorrow morning. All the preparations have
been made. A large police force will preserve
order around the prison and In the prison yard.
The condition of the prisoner, as far as his con-
duct is concerned, remains the same. The old pri-
son officers say that they have never known a
with SO much courage and 80 little bravado.
He does not -evince regret at the pros
pect of his death, but says that If he were to
feel bad IL would be on account of his wife and
child, and his parents in Hayti. When speaking
his voice is perfectly even, without quiver in
il, and he eonverses on all subjects rather than
on the disagreeable one of his execution, which
he constantly avoids. When questioned directly
regarding it, he, however, replies without hesi-
tation, and sometimes with smile ON his lace.
The law decides that to prevent man VINO Is
about to be executed from committing anything
rash, such as suicide, TO escape the disgrace of
the gallows. that watchers shall be placed over
him for the period of one week before the exc
cution. Thus two deputy sheriffs relieve
each other every six hours by the
side of the condemned man, to watch
his every aetion and look into his most secret
doipgs. When his wife (who appears to love
him desrly) calls upon him, she does daily,
those men are present to look at every action
and 70 listen to every word. Thomas seems TO
give his greatest affection, however, to his
daughter, a very comely child of about ten years
of age, in whom he is perfectly wrapped up.
The child does not appear to perfectly realize
the terrible position in which her father Is
placed and no doubt the dreadful truth has
been kept from her young ears. Ii Is a humane
precautfon, but one which must be awfully try
ing 10 the condemned father.-N. T. CONNER
cidl Advertiser, last erening.
Year: 1871

Tending the interests OF France in the negotiations
that are about to open. Defer, then, TO period
which cannot be far the political dissensions which
have divided us, and may divide us still more and
let difference OF opinion which know is the result
OF sincere convictions only return when It shall
longer be an attack upon the existence aud safety
of the country.
Year: 1871

A NOVEL experiment of bringing drowned
corpse to surface, says the New York Times of
the Sd instant, was successfully tried yesterday,
in the case of the boy who was drowned in Pen
Horn Greek, New Jersey, on the previous day
while bathing. Two Canadians, seeing the men
dragging the creek for the body, approached,
and told them they would try an experiment.
Accordingly, a number of bottles were filled
with quick-lime, tightly corked, and thrown in
the creek. In about hour one of the bottles
burst with great noise and soon the body rose.
The Canadians could not explain the theory fur
ther than by saying that when a bottle floats d.
reoty over a corpse it will explode, and the body
will rise.
Year: 1871

After paying the expenses of the enterprise and making
the distribution of the gifts the balance of the proceeds
arising from the sale of tickets will be appropriated to the
establishment of a
Year: 1871

proposed that the latter part Of the resolution be
struck out and that tho first part only, referring to
the establishment OF peace, be adopted.


Alter sharp discussion Mr. Low moved that the
resolution be committed to Committee No. i0r
alteration and presentation at q future meeting.


Captain AMBROSE SNOW submitted the following
resolution, which, on account oi the latencss OF the
honr aud the Importance OF the subject was lard
over for consideration at tho next meeting OF the
Chamber


Resolved That IN future shall be the rule Of hia Cham
Der to limit the time that each member consume In the
discussion OF any question to i've minutes unless the upani
nous consent OF the meeting given suspend the rules


The Chamber then adjourned.
Year: 1871

He is Interviewed by Horald Reporter and Goes
Into tho interviewing Business Himself
What He Thinks OF the Alabama Claims
and What He Wants to Know About
Nelson, Sumner and Butler


An Interesting Conversation


in Railroad Car.
Year: 1871

The Eckfords take the six O'Clock train this even.
ing for the West where they are going on their Sec
ond tour On the 18th inst they play the fifth game
OF their series with the White Stockings at Chicago.
On the l4tn they play an exhibition game with the
same CLUB and on the 10th they play the White
Stocking amateurs after which they will return
again TO this city, where they VIII arrive in time to
take part IN the Golt'ie estim lnial which by the
way, promises to be the finest thing of tue season in
the base bali line.


Tuesday next The Mutuas play the last and decid-
ing game OF tier series with the Forest City Club
OF Cleveland on the Union Grounds.
Year: 1871

The New York homeopathic Medical College,
now entering upon its thirteenth year, has made az
rangements by which 1t will occupy temporarily the
magnificent building known as Glass Hail. Thirty.
fourth street, east OF Third avenue during the time
required to complete their new edi1ce on the cor.
ner OF Third avenue and Twenty-thrd street.
Year: 1871

James Dunn, laborer, aged twenty five years,
while at work raising the roof OF 42e west street,
was instantly killed yesterday afternoon by q large
timber falling on his head. The body was removed
to the Morgue and the Coroner notineds
Year: 1871

Encounter Of Prominent Democratic
Politicians Our morning cotemporaries, with
more or less inaccuracies of detail, give an
amusing account of a recent fist fight. We
understand, however, that the following is a
tolerably accurate account of what occurred :


skirmish really did take place near the
custom house, in the second story of Schafer's
building. The heroes of the engagement were
two prominent young lawyers, both descended
from irst.class fighting stock They are
cousins in fact. The only difference we could
observe between them likely to decide the
fight, was that the elder was the taller man
with longer reach of arm than his younger and
lighter complexioned adversary. Both dealt
their blows with such science and vigor that
for a time the conflict hung trembling in the
scale of doubt.


But victory perched on the brow of youth,
passing scornfully by the lofter combatant.
The stocky champion stood spendidly on his
pins, and in precisely one minute and thirty
seconds had placed his adversary in chancery
we'll known barrister, who occupies the same
building, at this juncture rendered his profes.
sional services successfully, and gave it as his
opinion that the case having got into chancery
ought to end there. We are glad to learn that
all parties accepted this decision, and that an
amiable understanding now exists between the
highly respected and excellent gentlemen in
volved in this affair.
Year: 1871

SHAMEFUL POLITICAL TRIoK.-We are
Informed that on Tuesday morning last
number of the city hands were asked by
Captain Dimmock If they would vote the
Conservative ticket at the coming election.
They answered that they would not :;
when they were Informed that their SER
vices were no longer required. Captain
D. also informed these men that bill had
been passed by the Legislature to give the
white men all the public patronage, and
the colored men might take what was left.
Besides this, they were offered tickets on
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to any
point on that road they might wish to 60
to.


This is in keeping with the entire prac-
tice of the Destructive Bourbon party who
would depopulate the city of all its labor
ing men and capitalists, even to secure
party triumph.
Year: 1871

DIR. FLAGG'S


L n h a Ii n g B a Inn
Is breathed directly into the Lungs, and
through them is carried into the blood. Then
as soon as the blood will carry it, it reaches all
parts of the syst EN-, decomposing the impure
matter in the blood, and eXpelling it through
pores. The results from this mode of treat
ment are immediate. Patients do not have to
experiment. with it for months to learn wheth-
er they are being benefited. Good results are
experienced upon the first trial, and but few
applications are necessary to effect cure in
any curable case.


u Patients i'll the country who are unable
to visit the Doctor personally are requested to
write out u brief history of their symptoms
and forward it to the Doctor. A candid opinion
will he given in all cases, and, if desired,
remedies can be sent by express to your own
house.
Year: 1871

his wife, during which he threw the
kerosene lamp at her, striking her on the
breast and inAicting the wounds referred
to that the oil scattered over her cloth
ing and the flames were inhaled by the
victim.


Other people firmly believe that the
monster killed her by blows, and then
actually set fred to the body, leaving it
burn. His previous character had been
rather bad. He has been known in
Lynn for upwards of twenty years,
though not constantly a resident, and
during that time-for the past two or
three years-he he has carried on the
business of a barber, at the Railroad
House. on Market street, and has been
known as a man much given to drinking
and Of an exceeding bad temper.


There has frequently been trouble be-
tween him and his wife. partly caused by
the fact that the latter was possessed of
some property which he could not have
the control of The officers have been
frequently called into his house to quell
disturbances, and Clinton has been be-
fore the police court on one or two occa-
sions lately, Coroner Pinkham is to
make full investigation of the affair.
Year: 1871

The Oregon Bulletin tells this roman
tic story: Twenty-Five years ago a
young couple residing in the State of
New Hampshire met, loved and derter-
mined to marry. Like other human be-
ings, they had passions, and they parted
in anger. The young man moved into
another part of the country, where he
met another woman, whom he married -
A few years later he moved to the Pa
cifc coast, and in time became citizen
of Oregon. The young woman fitted
herself for the occupation of teacher
and went to Iowa, where she engaged in
teaching school.


Fifteen years passed by, and then the
schoolmarm joined a family that was
emigrating from the vicinity of where
she had been residing to Oregon, and in
due time arrived theao and endeavored to
procure employment in her profession,
but met with Indifferent success and final
ly determined 10 accept employment as a
domestic until she could do better
Slowly after making this resolution che
was offered a position in the family of a
gentleman and accepted it, but, the first
time she saw the head of the family,
recognized in him her former lover The
recognition was mutal, and of course the
lady could not remain. Her old lover,
who had grown rich. furnished her with
funds, and she went to San Francisco,
where she obtained a position in the
School Department of that city.


About eighteen months ago the wife
of the gentleman died, after having been
in feeble health for some years After
a while the widower wrote to his fame,
telling her of his loss. She replied with
letter of consolation. and correspon-
dence sprang up between them, and
finally the widower made proposa al to
the lady to bury their old differences and
consumate the engagement of their
younger days. The woman who had
loved so steadily and SO long signifed
her willingness, and a couple of months
ago our friend proceeded to San Francis
co and led his first love to the alter
They returned to Oregon, and are now
residing on one of the most beautiful
farms in the Willamette Valley.
Year: 1871

June 22' with 100000 feet of lumber on
board. Too much praise cannot be given
to Captain Bennett OF the Moses Tay
lor. for sending boat from the steamer
to examine the wreck, which, to all app


earances, was abandoned, and when nine
out of ten shipmasters would probably
have thought it waste of time to stop
and examine her condition. But his hu-
name course saved the life of one person
whose gratitude no words can express
Year: 1871

Malicious journals published in
other States congratulate Rhode Is
landers that the adoption Of the mar
row guage' Will at least enable them
to have a railroad without laying
either rail In an adjoining State.
Year: 1871

you had discovered that you preferred
another?" demanded the doctor.


"Never! 1never wrote you such let
ter" said the widow. Charley began to
see that an explanation was coming, at
which third party would be de trop,
and took his departure. If he did, then,
have strange presentimont of what
might happen as q result of that expla-
nation, at some future day, he was not at
all prepared for what did occur, that very
night.


When he and Rose moved away from
before the minister who had made them
husband and wife, his father and Mrs.
Carter stood up before him, and the GER
emony was repeated for their benefit !!
They had decided in that brief space of
time, that that was the best reparation
possible for the mistake of almost life
time.


And it proved so agreeable an arrange
ment that DR.. Hurlburt is often heard to
say that, though he has always prosper
ed in his practice, he never made so
great success as when he wrote u pre-
scription for Rose Carter


The Doctor has faint suspicion that
Miss Esther Wagg knows something
about that note. but he says nothing.