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Year: 1872

The schoolmaster sees the mothers
face daguerreotyped in the conduct
and character of each little boy and
girl. Nay, a chance visitor, with a
quick eye, sees very plainly which
child is daily baptized in the tranquil
waters of a blessed home, and which is
cradled in violence, andsuckled at the
bosom of storm. Did you ever look
at little pond in sour, dark day in
March? How sullen the swampy
water looked The shore pOuted at the
pond, and the pond made mouths at
the land; and how the scraggy trees,
cold, and bare-armed, scowled over the
edge! But look at it on bright day
in June, when great rounding clouds,
all golden with sunlight, checker the
heavens, and seem like great flock of
sheep which the good God is tending
in that upland pasture of the sky, and
then how different looks the pond
the shores all green, the heavens all
gay, and the pond laughs light out
and blesses God. AS the heavens over
the water, so a mother brOOds over the
family, March or June, just as she
will.-TheOdOre Parker.
Year: 1872

The following cure for this violent
disease is given by the Maine Farmer,
who vouches for its truth:


A neighbor had died of eryHpelas,
and In lay ing him out, another man
took it, and in a few days it spread
over his left arm till it was quite raw
from the wrist to the elbow. He kept
it open to the air and went about his
work on the farm with his arm un-
covered. In nsying time he was in
the barn sailing his hay, and as he
threw it about with his right hand, his
left arm was covered with it. 1t fell
quite comfortable, but not knowing
how it might work, he went into the
house and washed it off. The next
day he covered it in the same way, but
let it remain instead of washing it of.
The upper side of his arm soon got
well, but the sore remained under
meath till he bound salt upon it when
it got well. He has had symptoms. OF
it in his face several times since, and
would just wet his finger in salt. and
apply and it would prevent further
trouble. He fully believes that COM
mon salt, applied in season, will cure
most if not all cases of this kind.
Year: 1872

Hierocles, why lived IN the sixth cen
tury, collected twenty-one jests under the
general title of the j" Pedants," and in this
fossil jestbook we find jokes that have
been handed down through succeeding col
lections, and have become old and fami-
liar friends. Among these ancient jests is
the account of the man who, for fear OF
drowning, determined not to enter the
water until he was master OF the art OF
swimming of the man who complained
that his horse died just as he had taught
it to live without food; of the philosopher
who carried s.one about with him as a
specimen of his house OF one who stood
before a glass with his eyes shut to see
how he looked when he was a sleep OF the
man who bought crow to see whether II
would live two hundred years; and OF
one who went into boat on horseback
because he was in hurry. Here we
find the very-new story of man who;
meeting friend, asked whether it was he
or his brother who was buried and the
laundering excuse of the person who,
not having attended to the request of a
friend, said. when he me. him, I'm sorry
never received the letter which you wrote
to me about the book
Year: 1872

With fifteen years hard-earned szpe-
rience in cooking for invalids. we thnk
we can place upon our table any deiien-
cy of the day prepared so palatably and
harmlessly any one may take with pleas
ure, and without injury. This We con-
slider boon to the dyspeptic almost .
valuable as his existence.


ROAST TURKEY. Gts
Dressing made of stale white bread,
pouring enough hot water over it to
moisten and steam it thoroughly, after
which add enough sweet cream and salt
to make pleasant to the taste.


FRUIT CAKE. cTs
Sift the desired amount of Graham
-four with coarse sieve, using one tea
spoonful of baking powder to one quart
of the -four, adding sugar In proportion
to the size of the cake to be made and
richness desired, with salt TO take off
the freshness and raisins, chopped fgs,
dates, or prunes of sufficient quantity;
after which, mix the whole with cream
enough to make batter as thick as can
conveniently be thoroughly stirred with
a spoon.


Pie crust can be made very fine and
lighter than with white -four and lard,
besides being perfectly digestible and
palatable, by taking one teaspoonful OF
baking powder to one quart of sifted
Graham flour, mixed up with sweet
cream to a much thinner consistency
than white flour dough, and rolled out
in the usual manner.


Excellent pumpkin pie NAV be made
without eggs by using one tablespoon
full of cream in the place of an, egg, and
proceeding otherwise in the accustomed
manner. " ~


Very fine biscuit can also be made
without eggs by using one tablespoon
full of cream in the place of an egg. and
proceeding otherwise in the accustom-
ed manner. ~ 70


Very fine biscuit can also be made BY
mixing milk or cream. with Graham
-four and kneading well; the more the
better they are. These receipts all re-
quire a very hot oven in cooking. No
farmer need have the excuse that cream
cannot be obtained; and if others who
think they cannot indulge in the luxury
would try the experiment in connection
with plain living, they would find their
expenses really curtailed by the reduce
tion of their doctors bills.


To complete our dinner, vegetables
should abound. Such fruits as apples,
figs, pine-apples, raisins, prunes, &c.,
may be eaten with impunity. These
receipts are worthy of trial, especially
by those who have poor digestion.
Year: 1872

A leather worker gives the following
direction in the Canada Fhrmer !:
We suppose the animal dea1 and
placed on its back; the operator, by
thrusting his knife point foremost aud
edge up, makes slit the entire length
of the carcass from the chin over the
centre of the breast in the line of the
naval to the vent. Let him now stand
by its side, with his face lying the way
the head lies, and taking the forefOOt
in his left hand, run the point of his
knife in the line of the cleft of the foot
and cap of the knee, up the front of
the leg and into the central slit of its
bosom. For the hind leg, having re-
versed his position, let the slit be made
in the point of the heel. over the
centre OF the cap of the hook down
the back of the ham, into the central
slit. In this way the hide when spread
out will .shave a square form without
long projections, and cOnsequentsdeep
indentions of its outline"
Year: 1872

Over the mountains


And over the waves,
Under the fountains


And under the graves;
Under the floods that are deepest,
Which Neptune obey; -
Over rocks that are steepest
Love will find out the way "a
Where there Is no place -
For the glow-worm to lie;
Where there is no space


For receipt of a fly; "a
Where the midge dares not venture
Lest herself fast she lay:
II love come, he will enter
And soon find out bis way.
You may esteem him


A child for his might:
Or you may deem him


A coward from his flight;
If she whom love doth honor
Be concealed from the day,
Set thousand guards upon her,
Love will find out the way.
Some think to loose him


By having him confined;
And some TO suppose him.
Poor thing, to be blind;
But If e'er SO close ye wall him,
Do the best that you may
Blind love, if so you call him,
Will find out his way
You may train the eagle


To stoop to your fist;
Or you may inveigle


The phenlx of the East
The lioness, We may move her
To give DER her prey;
But you'll ne'er stop a lover;
He will find out his way,
Year: 1872

The London Athenaum calls at
tention to the fact that the birthplace
of Shakespeare at Stratford-on-Avon is
not altogether free from the danger
which nearly destroyed Canterbury
Cathedral. 1t would require no large
spark falling through a crevice on very
dry, and in some places, aecayed wood,
to set the whole building in a short
time i'm a blaze. Great precautions are
taken, but, of course, no amount OF
care is altogether effectual against the
acts of reckless and foolish people.
A few days ago one of the visitors


hought fit to strike a match for, his


igar in one of the rooms, and was in


ignant at being demonstrated with.
Year: 1872

No ADJOURNMENT YET.-The lower
branch Of the legislature wants to adjourn
on the 1st prox but the senate now
wants to hold on until their fixed up con.
gressional apport;oumeut bill is disposed
of by tho house. 1t ought to be disposed
Of, and that rapidly, by voting it down.
Some think the state will lose the four
congressman If an opportionment Of dis
tricts Is not made. Better lose them,
than divide the state like the senate bill
proposes.
Year: 1872

KILLED.-On Thursday evening last a
young man, son of Smith Jennings, was
taking the gear from mule in the stable
on his fathers place, near this city on
the Illinois side of the river. The mule
started to 20 out Of the stable, and the
young man made an effort to catch him,
and became entangled in the harness, and
was dragged out into the lot aud killed
telore he could extricate himself
Clarksville Sentinel.
Year: 1872

Colonel Colman writes to the Henry
county Democrat, In reference to the
gubernatorial nomination, that his name
is in the hands of bis political friends, to
take such action as they may deem
proper. The report that he had entered
into coalition favoring the nomination
of some other candidate, be pronounces
utterly without foundation.
Year: 1872

We have a number Of extra copies of
tho Herald this week, containing the
delinquent taxes of 1870, which our
friends over the county can have for the
asking. Call and get copy and then
have your name placed on our subscrip.
ton book for only one dollar year.
Year: 1872

The board of directors OF the St Louis
and Keokuk railroad have been holding o
meeting IN Troy for several days, for
the purpose of furthering the completion
Of that road. At this writing nothing
definite had been agreed uron.
Year: 1872

Hierocles, who lived in the sixth
century, collected twenty-one jests un-
the general title of the Pedants, and
in this fossil textbook we find jokes
that have been handed down through
succeeding collections and have be-
come old familiar friends. Among
these ancient jests is the account Of
the man, who, for fear of drowning,
determined not to enter the water un-
til he was master of the art of swim
ming; of the man who complained
that his horse died just as he had
taught it to live without food Of the
philosopher who carried stone about
him as specimen of his house of one
who stood before a glass with his eyes
shut to see how he looked when he
was asleep; of the man who bought q
COW to see whether it would live two
hundred years; and Of one who went
into boat on horseback, because he
was in a hurry. Here we find the
evernew story of man who meeting
friend, asked whether it was he or
his brother, who was buried and the
blundering excuse of the person who,
not having attended to the request of
friend, said when he met him, "I'm
sorry / never received the letter which
you wrote to me about the books. l"
Rev. Mr.. Hartly, of Philadelphia,
must, we should imagine, have come
fresh from the perusal of Hierocles
when he forwarded to M. Theirs last
year one of the original bricks of In
dependence Hall in that city, with
the earnest prayer that the legislators
of beautiful France may derive from
it such an aspiration as shall lead them
to erect a republic, whose dignity,
justice and purity shall be the admira-
tion of our age, and which shall prove
a model for other nations in securing
the rights and liberties of their peo-
ple."
Year: 1872

ED" is brakeman employed on
the Chicago, Alton and st. Louis rail-
road. He was married only few
weeks ago. His wife has been wear
ing piece of red flannel round her
neck for the past ten days, and com
planning of wry neck. This is how
it came to pass:


ed" had just been doing extra du-
ty, taking a sick friends train in ad
dition to his own, and so had not been
in bed for forty eight hours. AS a
matter of course he was nearly worn
out, and as soon as his supper had
been eaten he went to bed, to sleep,
perchance to dream. He was soon
locked in the arms of Morpheus and
Mary, ard dreaming. Again his foot
was on his native platform, and he
heard the warning toot of the whistle
for breaks. The shadow train bore
him swiftly on; the telegraph posts
feeted past quicker and quicker; the
whole country fed by like panorama
mounted on sheet-lightning rollers. In
his dream he heard far off another
roar, and swinging out by the railings
he saw another train coming at light.
ming speel around the curve. Both
trains we're crowded, and in an
other moment they would rush togeth.
er, and from the piles of ruin cry OF
agony would shiver to the tingling
stars from the lips of the manned and
dying. The engineer had seen theiI
danger, for at that moment, in his
dream, he heard the whistle calling
for brakes sound loud and unearthly
With the strength of desperation he
gripped the brake and turned it down
There was yell of pain, and ed
woke to find himself sitting UP in bee
and holding his wife by the ears, hav
ing almost twisted off her head. That
how eds" wife came to wear a piece
of red flannel round her throat anC
complain of a wry neck.-&. LOui
Democrat.
Year: 1872

The Paducah Nelos tells this story
for the truth of which it vouches: "A
professional gentleman well known in
this city had not seen his son for a
long period of time, owing to the fact
that the latter retired to bed ere the
former returned home, and in the
morning the father left before the son
got out of bed, One morning the lady
of the house managed to get the father
and son together at the breakfast table,
and by way of joke remarked: Son,
let me introduce you to your father
How DO you do, father?' said the
hopeful Il don't remember ever hav-
ing met you before, but l have heard
ma speak of YOU"
Year: 1872

A forest of the great Sequaia, the
big tree of California, has been dis
covered in Keon county, in which the
trees are said to be larger than any in
the famous Mariposa and Callveras
groves. Mr.. Nordhof writes from
this section: One tree was measured
and found to be 43 feet in diameter
so was assured by the person who
measured it, the owner Of a saw mill
in this timber region. / told the man
my hope that the saw mill owners
would spare these great trees. He re-
piled "We have to spare them, for
th6y are too big for us to handle. We
can use the smaller specimens, but one
of these big fellows cannot be cut
down or sawed with any tools we can
use."


A happy couple started on their
bridal tour recently from Peoria, ILL.,,
and the blushing young bride thrust
her head out of the car window as the
train started off and after looking
around for moment or two, suddenly
ierked her head back with quick ex-
clamation, and buried her face in her
hands. Her loving, frightened hus-
band sought to learn the cause of her
dismay, and offered feeble consolation.
After considerable amount of coax
ing he elected the cause of the trouble.
The lady had dropped her new set of
false teeth out Of the window. The
unlocked for event cast quite a gloom
over the entire journey.


AS the worthy town crier of Nan
tucket was going his rounds on Tues
day afternoon, when in front of one of
| the boarding houses, he overheard a
young man request one of the lady
boarders, who was seated under an
upen window, to ask him where his
bell came from. The crier rang up,
and gave notice of what was to be
sold by auction, when the lady, in a
squeaky voice, said, Mister, where
did your bell come from ""My bell, y
retorted the crier in no gentle voice,
"came from the same place your man
ners did-from brass foundry" The
young lady asked no further questions.


A man in Oneida, N. Y, depends
on lecturing for living beyond any
other man we know of. His sister left
quite property in trust for him bat
knowing him to be peculiar and to
spend it all, her will provided that he
should receive five dollars for every
lecture he should deliver. And so he
lectures morning, noon and night, as
opportunity offers, or little audience
of children or adults can be gathered
if it be only complaisant family
group at breakfast table.


A young lady in San Francisco
who was engaged to marry her cousin
had bought her linen and plate and
marked it with a mutual monogram
when the youth proved faithless and
broke off the match. The devoted
mamma, horrifed at the thought thai
so much money should be wasted sailed
forth in search of somebody possessing
the same initials as the cousin. She
found him, madamoiselle married him
and all is joy, peace silver and fine
linen.


Savannah has a young and good
looking "burglaress." " The young fel
lows are very careless about leaving
their windows open at night.
Year: 1872

Tie track-laying on the W. x W. Il. Il. ap-
Hroaches completion and trains will be moving
regularly on the line next month The formal
opening Of the road to travel will take place early
in the month of which due notice will be given by
managers Of the enterprise. The publishers of
tho COMMERCIAL will issue in time for circu-
1a,ion at the opening a pamphlet entitled
" Westward by Rail from Wilmington,
which will contain history of the
enterprise from its inception to the present
time, description of the route, the prospect of
its future, &c. The work will be illustrated
with wood-cuts of places of interest along the
route which have been prepared, at no little
cost, especially for its pages. The Il. r. Co,
have given their sanction to the publication OF
Westward by Rail, and have kindly furnished
data to tho author in the compilation Of IL g
book


The work will be distributed gratis to the
stockholders and friends Of the road, hence a
few of its pages will be offered to advertisers at
the moderate price of ten dollars per page, to
meet the expenses incurred in it's publication.
Business men, who are wide-awake, will doubt
less make an effort to secure trade from the ex-
tensiye and wealthy region of country opened
up by this road, and some Of them will at once
recognize the great value Of a card in West
ward by Rail- Orders may be left at the bus
mess Office of the COMMERCIAL.
Year: 1872

Ihc Ierrl0ie small-PON in south America


How those beautiful lands within the Tropics.
seem to be visited by every form Of terrible die
ease! The American Consul at Coils writes iii
reference to the neutrality-suspicious. Of smallpox
on the South Pacific coast He says it is more
malignant and destructive to life than the
ordinary small pox, and that out of fifty eight
latients admitted in one week to the hospital in
Santiago Chill tlfty-six died. As there are
eight or ten small pox hospitals in Santiago
some idea may bo formed OF tho destructiveness
Of the pestilence
Year: 1872

The decision referred to above WIS made known
BY a telegram to Collector Burgess on Satlrtiay In
which 10 is stated thatal plug tobacco bonded after
june 9th, and shipped for consumptiop,s shall pay
the 3o-ccnt tax Tic effect is that no such tobacco
now In warehouse, unless bonded previous to June
q, can be withdrawn without the payment of tax at
tile old rate. The decision VIII be contested.
Year: 1872

The WILMINGTON TRIBUNE, weekly, IL also
published by the same firm, and contains the
news Of the DAILY COMMERCIAL in a cheaper
form. 1t is large well printed and ably con-
Quoted paper.


From the letter OF Kent county Correspondent


Your paper is conceded by the most competent
judges Of both parties to be emphatically the
best paper in the State. Indeed, know OF no
paper on the Peninsula that compare with
1t IN the ability of its editorials amount OF news,
aud general interest.
Year: 1872




In answer to the call of those for
whom I have the greatest aud most pro


found respect, I have arisen to offer 4
few unpremediiated remarks. Though


there are others present whose experience
and knowledge in the cause of Temper


anee, is far more extensive than my own
whom 1 had.much rather hear, than to
be heard myself Yet my efforts, though
feeble. trust may rebound to the good
of the Order The theme of Temper
auce IS resouuding throughout our land
And surely il il theme worthy OF be
ing inculeuted by every good and great
mind in the land aud when the subject
of Temperance, Is properly placed before
the people. YOU will see shat Lodges will
spring up around Us, as if by magic


And even now thousands Of the youth
and beauty OF our country are becoming
members some OF whom q regret 10
say I'D were lovers OF the poisonous bev-
erages which Fashion had declared TO be
the principle Injuries of any public or
private gathering. Aud when We look
around US now, We see that this PsrHt


cious feature is vanishing from the pale
of fashionable society. And would
ak, why this change And the answer
foats in from every qnarter-that the
general organization OF Temperance So
cieties, throughout the country is the
cause And YET the good work is only
just beguD.-many good aud worthy per
sous are still on the broad road to ruin
aud destruction, carrying with them
many OF their families aud friends And
il Is our mission 10 influence them, 1t


possible to dash down the baneful bowl
aud unite with Us, ia the redemption Of
others to The cause OF Temperance. And
if we are ever successful in the accnm


plishment of the end for which the Or
ganizaiiun OF Temperance was insJitut, d,
we must not fold our arms and close our
mouths. bur we must labor zeaiou~ly
and We must bear constuutly in mino,
that there are none 50 lar lost to human


ity, that hey may not he redeemed. And
it We will. each individual member do
our whole dutv-wc may ere long hope
with a feeling of certainty, that whisky
and whisky di>lilleIies will be things oi
the past, only. W NJ.