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Year: 1876

There is no fruit more sorviceable to
people than the apple, not only as luxury,
but as wholesome, nutritious food. Apples
contain sugar, gum, much malic acid. and
some valuable mineral matter. 1t is true
that apples often produce indigestion and
fatulonce, but generally the cause is to be
found in the manner in which they are
eaten. 1t may not be known, but it is true,
that an apple contains great quantity of
fixed air, and if eaten hastily this air passes
into the stomach with the pulp before it is
liberated. In the stomach it becomes
heated, expands, and causes hatulence in
persons with weak digestion. Such persons
should choose a fresh, mild, tart apple
with silver -bladed knife peel off the skin,
and then scrape the apple to fine pulp;
now place it in the mouth and thoroughly
mix it with saliva before swallowing it.
This is very important. 1t may be placed
on thin slice of bread and eaten with it.
If it is too troublesome to scrapo the apple,
then it should be chewed till every cell ia
broken down and the air liberated. MANY
believe apples are more wholesome if taken
in the morning. If this be true, it is only
because the stomach is more vigorous.
Thousands of the Swiss peasants make their
entire supper on apples and bread, and thus
preserve good health and nourish their
bodies well. Physiologicaly, the apple
acts as a stomachic by promoting digestion,
and when taken in the morning it becomes
a laxative. It's action on the liver is favora-
bic to the health of that organ. 1t also
corrects the evils of too much and too
highly concentrated food.-From DR.. HoZ-
brooks Liver Complaint
Year: 1876

To PRESERVE AUTUMN LEAvEs.-As many
of our young ladies are collecting and pres.
sing autumn leaves we give the following
mode for effectually preserveing them
"First gather the leaves from the trees Just
as they are ready to fall, or as soon as pos
sible after they have fallen; press them
Immediately for week or more until they
are perfectly dry. Take about half pound
of yellow beeswax, put II in tin vessel on
a spider containing little water, which
must be kept constantly boiling on the top
of the stove over a steady fire. Take each
leaf by the stem and dip into the hot wax.
One dipping is usually sufficient. If the
wax gathers on the edges, touch the places
lightly with the hot tin. The leaves dry
instantly, and all the bright natural colors
are preserved, and will remain for years.
By piercing the leaf near the steam with a
double thread wire, you can weave them on
coarser wire or on large card into any de-
scription Of garlands.p
Year: 1876

The things that man most needs in this
world are food, work and sleep. He does
not need riches, honors, nor office, to live
He needs society because he was made for
it. He must love and be loved; his life
and happiness are prompted by companion
ship; mutual dependence and counsel en-
large hope and stimulate courage. Yet,
after all, he livesif his friends die. There is
no grief, no form of bereavment but it has
Its consolation. The best preserver of
mans life is contentment. Nor is work
destructive of strength. Men look to rest,
to life of ease, which to them, means ces.
sation from toll, and from the cares of busi-
ness. They mistake the cause of WEAKNESS.
1t is not work; it is care, tits over-exertion,
it is ambition and desire after gain, that
brings worn and weary feelings. All we
possess we possess in life. The sooner we
get through life, the sooner we relinquish
our possessions. The faster a man lives
the quicker he reaches the end of life
There are three ends to life, and
death is the last and least desirable oi
any of them. One end is to live. That i:
why we are created, to live, and to live a:
long and as we'll as we can. Some 90 mur
muring and groaning ON their way, a:
though life were a burden, and it is piety
to put low estimate on it. The opposite
is true. A man should seek to live out all
his days, and he cannot accomplish it in a
better way than by using every means to
promote life. Among these means are
three things mentioned at the head of this
article. When man denies himself sleep,
food, and the exercise work gives brain
and body work, he robs his life of its full
term. Let him be cheerful also. He is
like an engine, it will run we'll and long if
it is well oiled. Contentment and cheer.
fuln0ss are the oils which keep the nerves
from wearing out. Busy men and woman
think that time taken from toll for sleep
and recreation, is time lost. 1t is really
the cement put in to fill up the joints, to
keep out the weather, and preserve the
building-Er.
Year: 1876

SUCCESSFUL MEN.-Who are they? They
are those men who, when boys, were COM
PEELED to work, either to help themselves
or their parents, and who, when little
older were under the stern necessity of
doing more thar their legitimate share of
labor; who, as young men, had their wits
sharpened by having to devise ways and
means of making their time more available
than it would be under ordinary circum-
stances. Hence, in reading the lives of
eminent men who have greatly distinguish
ed themselves we find their youth passed
in selfdenials of food, sleep, rest and recre-
alton. They sat up late, rose early to the
performance of imperative duties, doing by
daylight the work of one man and by night
that of another. Said a banker of high
integrity, the other day, and who started
in life without shilling, "For years was
in my place of business at sunrise, and
often did not leave it for fifteen or eighteen
hours" Let not then any youth be dis
couraged if he has to make his own living,
or even to support widowed mother or
sick sister, or unfortunate relative; for this
has been the road to eminence of many
proud name. This is the path which men
have often trod-thorny enough at times,
at others so beset with obstacles as to be
almost impossible; but the way was
cleared, sunshine came, success followed
then the glory and renown.
Year: 1876

How TO CURE CHILLs-A lady writer
gives what she believes to be sure cure
for chills. She takes about q pint of new
milk and stirs it into tablespoonful Of
ground ginger, and then heats the milk as
hot as it will do to drink without burning
the patient. This is given to the patient
as soon as he feels the symptoms of the
chill coming on, and he goes to bed and
covers up warmly and the milk and the
ginger throw the patient into perspira.
ton, which breaks the chill. Aftes this o
pill Of blue mass, or some other medicine
that will operate on the liver, is given, and
the patient is cured.
Year: 1876

Full oft word that lightly leaves the tongue,
Another's breast uneonsciously has wrung;
And were the wound but present to the eye.
We'd mourn the pain that solace might defy.
Was Il a taunt-perhapsa thoughtless jest?
An idle ripple of the vacant breast?


But tiny shafts may yield venomed death,
What need, to speed them, but a little breath.
We toy with hearts, as if the thousand chords
That vibrate to the touch of hasty words,
Could jar out diseords all the live-long day,
Nor any tension cause them to give way.
Oh. strike them gently! every human breast
Is by a secret load of grief opprest;


Forbear to add a note of tireleSs woe,


Where discOrds ever are so prone to flow.
Year: 1876

Fruits are Natures medicine, or rather
the eating of them is the method by which
she prevents the use Of medicine. A
London journal remarks; "When fruit does
harm it is because it is eaten at improper
times, in improper quantities, or before it
is ripsned and is fit for the human stomach.
A distinguished physician has said that if
his patients would make q practice of
eating g couple Of good oranges before
breakfast, from February TO June, his
practice would be gone. The principal
evil is that We do not cat enough of fruit
that we injure its finer qualities with sugar
that we drown them with cream. We
need the medicine action OF the pure fruit
acids in our system, and their cooling, cor
! rectiye influence.
Year: 1876

A farmer, the other day, if the story be
true, wrote to New York merchant asking
how the farmers son was getting along and
whore he slept nights. The merchant
replied; " He sleeps in the store in the day
time. don't know where he sleeps
nights
Year: 1876

some OF our citizens claim to have ex-


perlenced OH Thursday night of last


week, sensation of peculiar jarring or
trembling of the earth. so much so as to
cause the windows and doors of their
houses to shake and rattle, and they feel
confident that it could only have been
occasloned by shock of an earthquake.
IL may be that such was the case, and, if
so, 1t would, undoubtedly, account for the
great and rapid rise of water at the Sault
anu other places, on the following iay,
Friday. as mentioned in the TRIBUNE of
last week. We are not aware of there
ever before having been felt in this sec
tlon such thing as all earthquake shock,
out from the description of the sensation
rs given by those who felt it, it. would
seem to be the same as that experienced
"a those sections where shCcis have beenl
Known to occur.
Year: 1876

The question is asked quite numerously
nowadays why the custom house office
is not moved to Cheboygan, now that
the matter has gone through Congress
and received the signature of the Presi-
dent. Why it is not done is something
winch is pretty hard to find out. There
Is probably, just about so much red tame
process which has to be gone through
with before it can be done, and we SUM-
pose it is going along as fast as possible.
Thursday morning the captain of pass
ing craft, knowing the action of Con-
gress, sent his boat in to report here, but
found, after all, that he had to go to Dun
can. The change will no doubt cause
considerable confusion the first wear.
Year: 1876

We learn there is bad state of
feelings between a portion Of the cit
liens in the ncighborhood of Mount
Pleasant School House, some two
miles north of Savannah. 1t grows
out of the objections of some to the
use of the School House for preach
ing and Sabbath school purposes. On
last Sunday Il number of young men
assembled at the school house when
Sabbath school was in session in o
drunken condition and by their un-
manly conduct manifested in various
ways aimed to break it up. If such
proceedings are continued, the law
will be appealed to enforce the
rights of peaccablc citizens.
Year: 1876

The large watertank that has been in
course of construction for several weeks
past is about finished. 1t is estimated
to hold five hundred barrels OF water,
and is neat and substantial piece OF
work. The Pipe supplying it from the
pump has been put in its place, and the
wind engine that works the pump again
started to work. The object of the tank
is to keep on hand a large supply OF
water in case of fire breaking out-a
most timely preclution. A watering
trough, for the use OF tho public, will
also be put up in connection with it.
Year: 1876

Tie apple trees in town and vicinity
are being stripped of their leaves to II
considerable extent by II worm some
what like II caterpillar, but smaller in
size,--a species of "mcasuring' worm.
They suspend themselves in the air by Il
fine thread like spider, and persons
walking or riding underneath the tree
are apt to get covered with them. From
what we have seen of them we don't
th,nl; they will materially injure the APP
pie crop.
Year: 1876

Our farmers have again been favored
with another week OF good planting and
blowing weather, and most assiduously
have they made use Of the time. The
season is already far advanced, and
strenuous efforts are necessary to get the
crop in in time. Most of the corn we
think is planted by this time. Although
the season is unusually late this spring,
yet nature generally compensates fol
such things, by lengtheninS out in the
fall.
Year: 1876

Safe Robbed at j. B. Russell's
Store, but we are selling goods so
cheap, and have such stock of nice
goods, the robbers did not take any
thing away, and went off to tell about
them! Call and see for yourself.
Year: 1876

without means you would still con-
tlnue to work for salary were you
here, and the chances are that it
would be less than the amount you
are now getting. To the mechanic,
1 would say that, with the exception
of some few of our larger towns and
cities, there is not a great demand
for your work and, as conse:
quence, your wages would be low.
AS to the average farmer here, of
small means, he does very much the
same as he does there. Makes q
Hatng.


will not worry you with long
communication this time, and have
no desire to run down this country
or discourage emigration, for l say
again, that in all its natural ad7au-
tages this comes the nearest to per-
fection Of any that I ever saw. But,
at the same time, I am inclined to
think that both sides should be writ
ten, in order that the emigrant may
know what he is doing. I see that
MIR. Brownson, through your COL
umns. some time ago advised those
intending to emigrate to this State
to come and see it first. Very good
advice, too. He IS settled in the
northern part of the State, and all
men with whom l have spoken on
the subject, agree that it is fine
country.


| will, at some future time, give
you more reasons pro and con in
this matter, but at present let me
say to your readers, that l kuozv
what Minnesota is; l lived there
FL years; and knowing it as l do, I
am confident that it is by no means
the worst place in the world, either
for the rich or poor man, and if your
fingers and toes are little cold lust
now, and you think it would be fine
to live in warmer climate, don't
lose sight Of the fact that there are
tzoo sides to the question and go sloy.
1t may be to your advantage in the
end. With an apology for trespass
ing on your time and space,


[ am respectfully, l..
Year: 1876

Texas, Jan. 31st, '76. I
Editor Grange Advance::


AS l sometimes get a copy of
your paper in this far off "lone star
State, and know by experience that
this is the season of the year when
people in your State are inclined
to think strongly Of emigrating to
some warmer cline, I will venture
to address you and your readers,
hoping that l may be able to throw
a little light on both sides of this
Texas emigration question; for it is
an undeniable fact that in your State,
assisted only by such documents as
the Bureau of Emigration sends out,
you are rarely able to see but one
side. The result is that many men
being dissatisfied after trying for a
number of years to establish them
Year: 1876

We regret to see that Jefferson
Davis has been so weak as to write
letter contradicting the statements
of Mr.. Blaine. Had the Southern
Confederacy succeeded in maintain
ing an independent government,
Mr.. Davis would have had the chief
glory of founding it. He would
have been to it what Washington
was and is to the United States.
The failure of that effort made him
the chief rebel and won tor him the
superlative degree Of infamy which
he no more deserves, perhaps, than
he would have deserved the glory
growing out Of success, For him
to seek to evade the consequences
of his position and circumstances,
is ans evidence Of weakness we had
not supposed him capable of: He
is a victim of circumstances and
cannot avoid the fate he ought to
have anticipated and prepared for,
and denials of charges made against
him or attempted justification of his
conduct, will not only not help HIM
but make him appear puslllani1nous
and disgust even those who might
otherwise pity or even admire him.
Year: 1876

An Ohio correspondent asks if
the republican majority of this State
is for Blaine. We have no means
of knowing. We don't remember to
have heard but one republican in
this State express his sentiments,
and he was enthusiastically in favor
of BristOw.
Year: 1876

selves in Minnesota, find that they
have put their foot in it when they
J pull up stakes and sacrifice the little
they have accumulated and come
here.


1t is true that here are as good
lands as can be found in Minnesota.
and climate that is more pleasant
than yours; yet, after careful con-
sideration of the matter, I would
not advise all Gods creation or any
considerable part of it to come here,
for the reason that many will be dis
appointed and will find certain draw
backs that it was utterly impossible
for them to see before they came
here. Many will wish to return to
their old homes when they have
not the means to do so, and the re-
suit is unhappiness for them.
We represent to the world that
we have thousands of acres of good
productive lands, that can be bought
for mere trifle. Now that part is
true. But the inference usually
drawn by those wishing to emigrate
is not correct in one case out of
twenty. Take, for example, a man
landing in Dallas, Houston or Gal
weston, with $500 or $500 land it
must be confessed that majority
land here with less) his first impress
ion of the country is good, can not
well be otherwise, in fact, as the
country is good. Nature has done
everything for It to make it the
garden of the world; while man
has done his part to make it-well,
if not quite hi, at least "fddler's
green, six miles from it.


The emigrant Immediately finds
some prairie land that he buys at
$1.oo or $1.5o per acre, and ex
hausts his limited means. Present.
ly he finds that he is sadly in need
of 500 dollars more to purchase
mules, wagons, plows, cultivators
and farming implements generally,
to say nothing of money for house
hold expenses. In short he finds
himself blocked at the very start, and
his mild climate, good soil, blue sky,
and all that sort of thing, avails him
but very little, and the average emf
grant naturally will wish that the
devil had got full possession of him
before he left his old home.


Whether this feeling is right or SEN
sible will not say, but will state
what knoav to be the case in gen.
eral.


Another item in the documents
Of the emigration bureau gives
the emigrant bad start. He forms
the idea that as this is poor mans
country, he can come here without
a dollar and get rich. directly. A
man without capital stands precisely
the same chance here as he does in
your State, and no better, unless
he chooses to go into the stock rails
ing business. If he does, he can
soon get start in life. But let me
say to the emigrant right here, that
if he has family and cares anything
for the comforts of home, he will not
engage in the business, money or no
money. There are many reasons
a4hy he will not which it is impossi-
bic for him to learn at that distance.
But let him live here and the lesson
is soon learned.


To the man without means, who
is working hard every day of his life
on salary, be it large or small, I
= would say, stay 7uhere jon are, for
Year: 1876

IS no longer in danger of falling, and those
who have temporarily been suffering the
pangs Of hunger, by living at other hotels,
notified that they can obtain relief on Sun
day morning, March Il, as the Railroad House
will reopen for breakfast on that day, with
its usual well set table.


GEO. II. STANSFIELD,


Proprietor.
Year: 1876

Julia Barnard, passable vocalist,
clever danseuse, and a very pretty
girl, met with tragic death i'm Hele-
na. Montana, the other day. She was
standing against the board while an
actor was showing his dexterity in
hedging her in by hurting knives in
TO the board. Six knives had been
stuck beneath each arm, Just above
each shoulder, at each side OF the
head. One more awaited 10 be plant
ed just above her head. The aim OF
the thrower was too low. The knife
penetrated he brain, and the girl
sank down TO die on the stage. The
actor is under arrest.-Rocky Noun
tain Neics.
Year: 1876

naught save gaze upon the fire. and
listen to the sounds in the hall, as
one after another, visitors did come
or depart.


1t was a little past eight OF the
clock when l was startled by what
seemed dark shadow quickly cross
ing the room from the entrance door
toward that of the generals room. L
had not heard the opening of this
door, and neither did the footsteps
upon the Turkey carpet make
sound scarcely, SO that in my sudden
surprise / called out, Cousin John!"


IL. La Hn,afirunIA
Year: 1876

ing. Shortly, the boy returned, say
ing that no more neighbors could be
found, as they had all gone on an ex-
cursion. The husband on hearing
this was in despair, but he had the
agent repeat the story to hi n a cou-
pie of times, couple OF times to
the boy, and once to himself. When
he had finished, he was so far ex-
hausted as to be unable to sit up.


A fiendish smile stole across the
features Of the husband as hs said:


young man 1 have hoped for this
moment. L have been haunted al
most to death by agents. The last
man that came along swindled me
out Of So, and then took terrible
oath would be revenged upon the
next man that attempted to seduce
me. Know, then, that / have induced
these persons, who have listened to
your eloquence, to come in, that l
might turn your own weapon against
you. You have talked yourself 70
death. Thank Heaven, / have sue
ceeded in my revenge. You can live
but a few moments longer, but be-
fore you die pray you repeat that
we'll known story.


The agent braced himself up
against the side Of the room. glass
Of water vas given him, and he be-
gan:


"You see have a double duplex
Year: 1876

There is something sensible in the
following that is worth setting
down: The young woman who de-
iiberately goes lately to church to at
tract attention as she scrapes down
the aisle is a foolish virgin. The
young man who plasters his hair
down to low, retreating forehead,
bridges his nose with eye glasses, and
wears loud cape, when he comes 10
a late concert, and strikes attitudes
at the audience before the door
while he glares at scat, and then
takes to it with a proud air OF prize
mule at a country fair, is q snob.
Year: 1876

ana ne was Ocdu.


The coroner was summoned, and
an inquest held, the jury returning a
verdict that the deceased came to his
death by too much circumlocution OF
the jaw, and they contributed their
fees to the husband, and caused a
diploma to be awarded him as tcs-
timonial of the good he had done the
public.


Any one passing Munson street can
see sign hanging OH the front door
of fine looking mansion, which
reads:


AGENTS BEWARE.
Year: 1876

During the recent meeting OF the Board Of
Appeals at Rochester large number Of the
leading horscmen Of the country were present,
and among them several proprietors Of Trotting
Associations. A programme Tor 1877 was talked
over, and the general belief WAS that the follow
ing schedule Of purses would do to submit to
the Board of Stewards for their action:
Year: 1876

A NEW SoCIETY.-On account of the
prevalence of petty thieving around Mil
ford the citizens are about to organize
society for the suppression of thievins
and the arrest and punishment ofthieves'
Year: 1876

AN Icy PAvEMENT.-Owingt to a de-
feet in the water spout at Tax Collectors
Office, on East Sixth street the water run
across the Delaware Engine House pave
ment and froze. In coming out this
morning one of the horses slipped and al
most fell down on this ice. The spout
is new being repaired and the ice will be
removed
Year: 1876

One fretter can destroy the peace OF
Is family, can disturb the harmony Of Il
neighborhood, can uusettle the councils
of cities and hinder in legislature Of ma
tons He who frcts is never the one who
mends, who heals, who repairs evils;
more, he discouraaes, enfeebles, and too
often disables those around him, who,
but for the gloom and depression of his
company, would do good work and keep
up brave cheer. The effect upon sen
sitive person of the mere neighbo rhood
of fretter is indiscribable. 1t is to the
soul what a cold icy mist is to the body
more chilling than the btterest storm.
And when the fretter is one who is be-
loved, whose nearness Of relation to us
makes his fretting at the weather seem
like personal reproach to US. thea the
misery of it becomes indeed insupport-
able. Most men call frettipg a, minor
faalt-a foible, and not vice. There is
no vice except drunkenness which can 80
utterly destroy the peace, the happiness
of home.