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Year: 1873

As house plants cannot flourish without sun
shine, SO children cannot thrive and be happy
without love How radiant are their bright
faces, as they respond to tones and words OF
affection from'the lips'of their parents Lit
tie they know of the deep soictude, of the
constant care exercised toward them but they
do fully understand and appreciate protes-
tations of love and tenderness. Why should
we be chary Of these, whom they cost only
speaking? al know now" said lady not
long age, ";,that my mother loved me tenderly,
but during all my childhood l doubted it. II
were really dear to her. queTied, why did
she never tell me so, why did she never
caress me, and assure mo of her love
She thought her actions spoke loudly enough,
without words. | could not read her actions
then as now, and how longed to hear her call
me loving names, and to have her wrap me in
the sweet embrace of her strong mother love. y
Many little heart aches just as this iady's
did, and can be made happier by the sponta-
neous utteranccs of maternal affection than by
beads: ,::or dolls, fine clothes or costly toys.


Children who grow up in this constant at
mosphere of love are rarely mischievOus never
vicious. The mightiest Of all agencies to lead
the young in paths of virtue is in the hands OF
parents, and to command this agency they
need but give expression to the natural over
flow Of their hearts


Children to be happy, need encouragement
and praise 1t is not enough that they escape
ceusure. Negatives are always cold and
blank Our little ones want warm, positive
approval when they have done right; thus
they will be made to feel that the paths oi
wisdom are paths Of pleasaEtness and peace.
Year: 1873

A man who had for years carried an old and
cherished watch about him. one day called on
its maker, and told him it was no longer use
ful, for it would no longer keep time correctly


Let me examine it, said the maker, and,
taking powerful glass, helooked carefully and
steadily into networks till lie spied just one
little grain of sand.


al have it" he said. a can get over your
difficulty


About this moment, by some powerful but
unseen power, the little grain, suspecting what
was coming. cried out:


q" Let me alone am but small thing,
and take up so little room | cannot possibly
iujure the watch-twenty or thirty of us might
DO harm, but cannot so let me alone"


The w.tchmaker replied:


You must come out, for you spoil my
work. and all the more so that you are so small,
and but few people can see you"


Thus it is with us, whether the children or
elders--oue lie, one feeling of pride, vanity or
disobedience, may be such little one that
none but ourselves know Of it yet God, who
sees all things, knows it, and that one sin,
however little it may appear, will spoil our
best efforts in his service.
Year: 1873

A retired clergyman sends US an account Of
a little affair that happened in bis place. 1t
appears that there was young woman, a
fine spirited girl, engaged at a washtub oppo-
site an open door. Just behind her was a
young man as is generally the case, and in the
yard was an old buck that was allowed the
freedom Of the premises, which is not always
the case, we are glad to say. Well this buck
came up to the door, and looked In, and the
young man going close behind the young wo-
n an pointed his finger straight at the buck,
and the old fellow recognizing at once the
pressing character of mute invitation put down
his head and dashed forward, and the misera-
bic man stepped to one side and fed, and the
young woman, all unsconcious Of the arrange
ment, received the awful shock without war
ming, and passed over the tub, and the air for
an instant appeared to be full Of slippers. and
wet clothes, and soap, and hot water, and suds
And the next minute that goat came flying
out Of that door at dreadful speed, bald the
whole length Of his spine, and with wild
look in his eye. And for an hour afterwards
he stood back Of the barn scratching his chin.
and trying to recall all the circumstances in the
unfortunate affsir.-DanJury NsrS.
Year: 1873

A chaplain in the navy writes Not many
nights ago tho whole meeting was moved as
the heart cf one man by a noble looking youth
Of eighteen who, in the midst of his broken
hearted prayer, burst forth in the earnest sup
plication; 40 God, bless my mother l
thank thee tia. thou hast heard her many
prayers, and that |, so long the object Of her
love, have at last become the subject Of thy
grace ew And on the last night the feelings Of
every one present were again moved in like
manner by the testimony Of sailor in middle
life, given with sobs and tears, to the blessed
influence OF mothers prayers, in restraining
a wayward son from sin, and il bringing him
at length, BY tho grace Of God, to the hope of
salvation.


Let the praying mother whose prayers seem
not yet to be answered take courage and exer-
else new faith in reference to the son of her
love from such proofs that praying breath is
not spent in vain.
Year: 1873

The american Builder says: Do not ar
range your house so as to violate Gods first
commandment. Give it many windows, and
then, O, housewife, keep your blinds open du-
ring the day and your curtains drawn aside.
If you let the sun in freely it may "fade the
carpets" but if you do not it will be sure. to
cause i'll health to the mothers and children.
The sun is a good physician He has never
had the due credit for his curative qualities
for the bright eye; and rosy cheeks that come
from his healing bath. DOyou know how pu-
ny is the growth OF the potato vine along the
darkeued cellar walls2 Such is the health Of
human beings living where the sun is inter-
cepted by the windows drapery So dark
wallpaper is net only gloomy, but it is physi-
cally unwholesome Let In The sun, for with
it comes forth cheerfuness and strength A
dark room is an enemy of good health, good
temper and good morals"
Year: 1873




A Doc FIsHT.-A couple Of dogs were hav-
ing dispute on the opposite sides Of slat
fence, the other morning, when one Of them,
letting his valor get the better Of his dscre-
ton plunged his head through the Stats, IN the
hope of nipping his antagonist. That was
where'he made the mistake the head went
through nicely, but would not pull back. The
other pup, seeing his foe in chanoery, leisure
ly commenced chewing up the front part ot
his head and ears. There was music in the
air" about that time and the unearthly yelp-
ing brought the juvenile owner Of the demor-
allied canine to the rescue. He took in tho
situation at once, and freezing on TO that dogs
tail and bracing himself against the fence, he
pulled his level best For moment it was
doubtful which would give way first, the tail,
the head, or the picket: but, with final surge
the boy broush, away. his pup minus the big
gest part Of both ears. The first jump that
that dog made when loose was something over
twenty feet, and with a continuous vail OF
grief, he disappeared round the corner.
Year: 1873

Why not make good, comfortable
stye, using bricks or stones? Also have
. number of them, SO that each gener-
alton can be kept distinct whenever
desirable. There is positively no greater
nuisance than a number OF ravenous
hogs around, and it can easily be proved
that whenever they are managed in the
old-fashioned way of running in a semi.
wild state they injure property and de-
stroy crops, poultry, etc, to double their
value.


At the present time there are swine
eating more corn than all the other ami
mails on tbs farm, which will never
make, when fat, half of what the corn
is worth and in addition thereto, milk,
swill, clover, etc, is carted them in the
woods, a stream Of water usually car
ries off their dung, and every now and
then a night comes in which they get
out and deal destruction wherever incli
nation leads them. Yet with a good
brick or stone stye, so built that their
noses cannot be used, and kept thriving
from their birth, they will pay for what
they eat, and make manure enough to
treble the yield Of many crops, the con.
sumption of which extra growth of
Whatever these crops may be will in time
bring the land to the greatest fertility.
Year: 1873

An exchange says the easiest, quick.
est, and best way to kill a fowl is to open
his beak, and then, with pointed and
narrow knife, make an incision at the
back of the roof, which will divide the
vertebra and cause immediate death
after which hang the fowl up by the
legs till the bleeding ceases then rinse
the beak out with vinegar and water.
Fowls killed in this m amer keep longer,
and do not present the unsightly ex-
ternal marks Of those killed by The ordi-
nary system of wringing the neck. In
this connection we wish to impress on
our readers the necessity of special care
in dressing poultry for market. The
difference in price will rpore than COM
penfate for the trouble. Also, don't
send in poultry in poor condition-holi.
day customers all look for and will take
only fat birds.
Year: 1873

The thoughtful farmer will remem.
Der That the food which he has preserved
for his stock, through much labor and
care, Is fuel as well as food. If he wishes
to economize that fuel, he can make
one-half of it 90 about as far as the whole
would by placing each animal cut of the
reach Of storms, and in comfortable and
easy positions in the barn. 1t Is the
hay, the roots, and the grain that keep
up the animal heat. as the wood does in
the stove.


DEFENDERS cold and wind will pene.
trate every Granny in the barn, and,
what is worse, finds its way through
every crack in the floor. Stop out ths
cold, and you can feed more stock upon
the same amount of food. So in appasn
house, with convenient arrangements
for the work, there will be gentle words
and pleasant faces, where the graces
will find their way.


Because the clouds frown, the winds
blow, and the rosds are bad, do not give
up accustomed exercise out of doors,
agreeable and attractive as the house
may be. Frequent exercise in the open
air is essential to health. No matter
what the weather is, be it rainy, blowing
showing, or cold, dress according to the
circumstances, and go; 60 with will,
filled with cheerful thoughts. and though
the jaunt be brief one, it will kindle
new fame aud produce pure blood. This
for person in ordinary health. If it be
an invalid needing the fresh air, let it
be in carriage, or on foot in mild
weather.


Children usually get plenty of exercise
in going to and from school; and those
who travel farthest are more likely to
be robust and hardy than those who 60
only short distances. A persistent habit
of going forth in all weather properly
clad will arm US against the influences
of the atmospheric changes which are so
constantly taking place.


1t is well to remember that the sum
of what any individual knows is ex.
ceedingly limited. But what is known
by all of the present age, added to the
recorded requirements of the past, is
much. Now is the time to read and re.
fleet, and grasp as much of it as pos.
sible ourselves.
Year: 1873

The Io,oa Homestead says: All that
the farmer can obtain for his corn at
any of the railroad stations in sll the
western half of Iowa, is from 10 to II or
Is cents a bushel, such are the extrava-
CANT rstes imposed for freight East. As
fuel is scarce in all this portion of our
State, coal rating from IL to 20 cents a
bushel, it is goodleconomy for the farm
er to burn his surplus corn. To take
q load of corn to railroad market,
scarcely sufficient is obtained for it to
pay moderate estimate on the time ex.
pended for his team and himself. A
bushel Of corn, it is estimated, will pro-
duce as much heat as bushel Of coal,
consequently it is cheaper, by at least
25 per cent, all contingencies consider
ed, TO burn corn at its present prices
than to burn either coal or wood. In
some of the counties north of US this
course is practiced.
Year: 1873

AN angler on Trout Lake, Ontario,
lately had his hat blown away, and while
rowing hard to recover it was surprised
to see it spinning across the water at a
tremendous rate. On overtaking it he
found that large trout had taken an
artificial fly attached to the hat, but the
line broke before the trout could be
secured.
Year: 1873

the sad mistake be again made of Topping
off the extremities Of the evils under which


we groan and suffer, but let US destroy


"the head and front of the offending
Let us exterminate the ringleaders, who
inaugurated and have kept up the demo-
MAC work, atthe South, upon our own
soil, at our expense Down with them !!


Death to every one Of them Better des-
troy them. than permit them to beggar
and ruin US. Down with the ruflians. Z,
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT.-The Oommissary
General Of the United States, after trial
of all the principal starches in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article. This
is fact worthy the attention Of consum-
Year: 1873

elevation Of labor, and, by a humane


course, to bring the aborigines os the


country under the benign influence Of


education and civilization. II ia either


this or war Of determination. Wars


of determination, engaged in by people


pursuing commerce and all the industri-


al pursuits, are expensive, even against


the weakest people, aud are demoralizing


and wicked. Our superiority of strength


and advantages of civilization should


make us lenient towards the Indian.


The wrongs slready inflicted upon him


should be taken into account, and the


balance placed to his credit. The NOR.


al view of the question should be consid-


cred, and the question asked, "Cannot


the Indian be made a useful and pro-


ductive member of society by proper


teaching and treatment p If the effort is


made in good faith, we will stand bet.
ter before the civilized nations Of the
earth and in our own conciences for hav-
ing made it.


All these things are not to be accom-
plished by one individual, but they will
receive my support, and such recommen-
dation to Congress as will, in my judg-
ment' best serve to carry them into eff
feet. beg your support and encour-
agement.


1t has been, and is my earnest desire
to correct the abuses that have grown
up in the civil service of the country.
To secure this reformations, rules regu-
lating the methods of appointment and
promotion were established, and have
been tried. My efforts for such refor-
nation shall be continued, to the best of
my judgment. The spirit of the rules
adopted will be maintained.


l acknowledge before this assemblage
representing as it does every section of
our county, the obligation am under to
my countrymen for the great honor they
have conferred on me by returning me
to the highest Office within their gilt, and
the further obligation resting on me to
render them the best service within my
power. This | promise, looking forward
with the greatest anxiety to the day
when l shall be released from the re-
sponsibilities that at times are almost
overwhelming, and from which / have
scarcely had a respite since the firing up
on Fort Sumter in April, 1861, to the
present day My services were then
rendered and accepted under the first
call for troops growing out of that event.
| did not ask for place or position, and
was entirely without influence, or the &C.
quaintanee of persons of influence, but
was resolved to perform my part in a
struggle threatening the very existence
of the nation.


l performed conscious duty without
asking promotion or command,and with
out revengful feeling towards any Sec
tion or any individual. Notwithstand-
ing this, throughout the war, and from
my candidacy for my present office in
1868 to the close of the last presidential
| have been the subject of
abuse and slander, scarcely ever equaled
N political history, which, to-day, / feel
hat | can afford to disregard, in view
'f your verdict, which gratefully ac-
,ept as my vindication.
Year: 1873

A LONG LOOK AHEAD.-The follow.
ing precious item is considered worth tel
egraphing from Washington to the Bos.
ton Journal:


The gos,ips have already arranged q
match between the young man who is
the SON of Representative Hale aud
grandson of Senator Chandler, now three
days old. and the young lady who is the
daughter of Senator Ames and the grand
daughter of Representative Butler, not
one day old. a
Year: 1873


| Board OF Agriculture ut Westminster.l
am aware much has beer written on
this subject, and many modes OF opera
tion given for the manufacture of choice
butter, all good, yet all do not produce
hrst rate butter, and why9 All practical
butter makers know there is no product
of the farm SO easily injured by its sur.
roundings as milk and butter. Anyun.
pleasant odor coming in contact with
milk, Injuries the delicate flavor of the
butter. consequently the utmost care is
necessary, not only with the vessels used
but in the location of the milk-room
also, yet with all the care we can be.
stow, we fail here in southern Vermont
to produce butter possessing the rich
flavor it does in some localities. In the
fall of 1866, spent several weeks visit
ing in Jefferson and St. Lawrence Coun-
ty, N. T., where | at once noticed The
superior quality of the butter, such as |





have never tasted here; / determined to
to know what caused the differe nee, so
assisted in the care of the milk, that [
might the better understand the opera
tion. The milk was strained in pans
nearly full placed on racks in the milk
room when slightly sour the cream was
taken off and when enough was obtained
for thirty or thirty-fve pounds, it was
churned until the cream assumed a
rough curdled look, when the churn was
nearly filled with water and carefully
churned until the butter gathered, when
the buttermilk was drawn off and the
churn again filled with water and gent
ly churned until the buttermilk was out,
when it was salted and left in the churn
until the next morning, when it was
worked and packed; but all working of
the butter was performed with great
care that the grain of the butter might
not be injured. Not satisfied what ii
was that gave the butter its excellence.
l went to see the cows; they were of
the native breed, very nice looking, but
not better than we have here. Still un-
convinced, l went to see the pasture,
and there l believe lay the secret. The
feed was largely clover, very green and
and succulent, free from weeds, wild
grasses and bushes, and only trees
enough for shade. This subject, l be-
lIeve is too much over looked by farmers
the waste places are fenced
oil for pastures no matter what grows
there. In listening to the Hon. Gentle
nan last evening, l thought he left the
'oot the matter untouched. / care not |
low elaborate the system, or with how
much nicely and precision the opera
ion of butter making is performed, if
he cow is obliged to subsist on the pro-
iuct of large part of the pastures in
his county, the butter will be inferior
n flavor to butter made from dairies
where the pastures are clear, and / be-
ieve if farmers would spend less money
n raising thorough bred COWS, and more
n reclaiming the pastures they would
Increase not oply the excellence of the
utter made, but the value of their
arms by clearing out some of those
waste places that are disgrace to any
arm.


Farmers try it, not only for the pecu-
iary advantage to yourselves, but for
he credit of your farms, your COWS and
our wives.


A FARMERS WIFE.
Year: 1873

The Now Orleans Herald, in a late
issue, claims that tho unification
scheme is as dead as door nail. This
is ABOUT as near an established fact as
any which has been or can be affirmed
in these tines of Auotqation and
change. Thoro aro various proofs of
this fact. Among these is the sudden
and very unexpected declaration Of
the licayune against tho sohome.
The proprictors and directors of its
publication had been conspicuous In
the. initiation and support Of the
movement. In tho trial of tho libel
suit of Hawkins VS.. :, Plea yune, it was
stated that tie directory had commit.
ted the paper to tho support Of Tho
movement. 1t is obvious that since
then great change has como over
the opinions Of the directors.
Year: 1873

The superintendent of the census
sent out about three months since cir
culars to the census takers of 1860 in
the Southern States, notifying them
that congress had authorized the pay.
ment Of the balances due them on
proper rendering Of their accounts.
The responses wore very prompt, and
the assistant superintendent Of the
census, to whom the work of adjust
ing and settling up the accounts was
entrusted, has just completed
the same. Tho accounts, which
number between eight and ninq
hundred, have all been adjusted and
handed over to tho FIFTH auditor OF
tho treasury for payment. Many of
them have already boen paid to the
parties themselves or their legal
representatives, and the remainder
will be liquidated as soon as the pro.
per proof of indemnity is furnished.
Year: 1873

A frightful and disgusting story is
told by the Collcton (S. c. Gazette,
to the effect that Governor Moses Of
that State has men in his employ
whose business it is to invcigle young
girls Of responsibility into his apart
monts that he may use them for his
beastly purposes. An Instance is
furnished Of where the bcastly
scoundrcl met young girl of fifteen


Of extromo beauty and Of undoubtcd


virtue. Advances were made to her,
but she rcpelled them. Determined


to accomplish his purposes, Moses
bought the girl from her inhuman


mother, and every day sho was
carried in close carriage to
his apartments. If half that is
told be true this scoundrcl slould
bc driven from the State with tho
scorn and oxccratain of every decent
man. - E1change.
Year: 1873

ing her ss much as possible within the


sacred precincts of home! Surely not.


Were there no refined women, delicately


reared and nicely cultured, left to struggle


for living, it would probably be impos-


s:ble to carry the shielding process too far:


bu. there are, and in numbers, too, all over


the world; hence it is but common justice


that .bey should be permitted equal ad-


vantages with man in the world. where


money must be made. Nay, claim more


.o. them. Woman is the more delicately


org Al lied, by far the weaker; and man, SO


far from claiming superior advantages.


should aid her by especial patronage in


in every possible instance. In saying that


woman should be permitted equal advau.


taees with man, we do not wish to be


understood as ignoring natural limits


for her. There is work for which che


is 20: physically adapted. and there is


work which brings her. in contact with the


ruttaL and vulgarian; Better that she s:arve


tlan be subjected to this. Here N her nat


u-a.ly restricted advantages ;s another


strong claim uponehan's assistance. can


nc: see DDw man can pride in his strength


anG power when he refuses to assist the


weak; surely they have become his disgrace.


When we see strong brute tranpllng the


lamb in his way We loathe him, and are


ready to kill him; and when we zee the


elephant rescue the helpless child with his
strong trunk and place him On his back out
of GaL ger, we honor him, nay, almost love
him for the noble deed Of power and
strength. How much more positively should
this feeling plead with man for woman;
how can man walk erect among his fellow
men when be turns a deaf ear to woman's
call upon his strength and power. Has hen
not by greed Of gain debased himself lower
than the instinct Of the brutel Legislation
can do much for woman; it can preserve to
her tie home and household furniture: i:
car appropriate for her State fund to as
sist when there is no home or furniture and
unique as this law would be we believe it
should stand upon the statute books Of every
State. No State Office holder should derive
from lis office over five or six thousand per
year, either by salary or perquisites; then
the temptation for dishonesty to seek Office
would be less, and vast amount would be
saved for such purposes as the woman ques-
ton. There may be two or three State Offices
ths: would justify ten thousand. but certain
ly 10 more. and perquisites should be render
ed utterly out of the question. Legislate
though as We may may, woman will ever
be moreor less dependent upon man. and
should be so; let him see to it that he is
true 20 the charge laid by God upon him.