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Year: 1873

A NOVEL TEAM.-The Omaha Bee tells
the following: Last summer Little
Backshot," of Company NJ, Second Cav
airy, while out in the vicinity of the
Loup river, caught four young elks two
bucks and two does. The animals were
brought into the barracks at the time the
company returned, and they are now
nine or ten months old Buckshot has
lately been training them all to drive in
harness, having had a harness with pc
culiar bit made for them by the saddler
at the barracks, and he has also rigged
up for them sleigh. The two bucks
are now pretty we'll trained, and can be
driven like team of horses. Buckshot
recently drove them to Florence and
back, considerably astonishing the ma
tves of that rural place. 1t is said that
he can make much better time than
Goldsmith Maid or Lucy. The two does,
too, are fast reaching state of training,
and Buckshot expects soon to drive a
four-in-hand team. The happy family
are kept in the stables at the barracks,
and run around loose greater part of
the time.
Year: 1873

A LAW is now in effect in Illinois by
which habitual drunkard is tried by
jury. If guilty guardian is appointed
who takes charge of his property, and he
is legally debarred from doing business.
A similar law has worked well in France,
without any objections; and nearer home
1t might have salutary influence.
Year: 1873

A KentGckian and Yankee were
once riding through the woods, the for
mer on a superior animal. The latter
wanted to make "swap." but he did
not see how be was going to do it. AT
last he thought of plan. His horse
had been taught to sit down like dog
whenever he was touched with the spurs
Seeing turkey the Yankee made his
horse perform this trick, and asserted
that he was pointing game, as was his
custom. The Kentuckian rode in the
direction Indicated by the horses nose,
and up rose turkey. This settled the
matter; the trade was made, and sad
dies and horses were exchanged. After
time they came TO deep, p,rapid stream,
over which the black horse carried his
| rider with ease. But the Kentuckian,
with the Yankees old beast, found great
difficulty in getting over, and when he
reached the middle Of the stream he was
afraid dathe horse would allow himself to
be carried eway, and endeavored 70
spur him up to more vigorous acticn
Down sat the old horse on bis launches


"Look here" shouted the enraged
Kentuckian to the Yankee on the other
side of the stream, "what does all this
mean 20


81 want you to know, stranger" cried
the Yankee, preparing to ride away
''that Horse will pint fish just as well as
he will fowl"
Year: 1873

An old joker who was never known to
yield the palm to an antagonist in reel
ing knotty yarns, was put to his trnmps
at hearing a traveller state that he once
saw Trick house placed upon runners
and drawn up hill to more favorable
location, some half a mile distant -
"What do you think of that, Uncle Eth
iel ?' said the by staniers. "Oh. ...fudge!"
said the old man. 81 once saw two
story stone house, down east, drawn by
oxen three miles" A dead silence en-
sued the old man evidently had the
worst of it, and he saw it. Gathering
all his energies, he bit off a huge piece
of pigtail by way of gaining time for
thought. ''i'hey drawed the stone
house." said the old man, ejecting o
quantity of tobacco juice toward the
fireplace; "but that wasn't the worst
of the job; for after they'd done that
they went back and drawed the cellar p
The stranger gave in.
Year: 1873

Prof. Voelcker thus explains the ac
ton of clover in increasing the fertility
of soils:


"All who are practically acquainted
with the subject must have seen that the
best crops of wheat ale produced by
being preceded by crops of clover
grown for seed. I have come to the
conclusion that the very best manure is
a good crop Of clover. A vast amount
of mineral manure is brought within
reach of the corn crop, which otherwise
would remain in locked-up condition
in the soil. The plants take nitrogen
from the atmosphere and manufacture il
into their own substance. which, on de.
composition Of the clover roots and
leaves, produces abundance of amonia
In reality. the growing of clover is
equivalent to great extent to manur-
ing with Peruvian guano which a farm.
er would ever think of applying. 1t is
only by carefully investigating subjects
like the one under consideration that
positive proofs are given, showing the
correctness of intelli gent observers in
the field"
Year: 1873

Better to wear calico dress without
trimming, if it be paid for, than to owe
the shopkeeper for the most elegant silk
cut and trimmed in the most bewitching
manner


Better to live in log calm sll your
own, than a brown-stone mansion be
longing to somebody else.


Better walk forever than to run into
debt for horse and carriage.


Better to sit by the plain pine table
for which you paid three dollars ter
years ago, than to send home new ex
tension black walnut top. and promise te
pay for it next week
Better to use the old cahe-seated
chairs, and faded two-ply carpet, than
tremble at the bills sent home from the
upholster's for the most elegant set ever
made


! Better to meet your old acquaint
ances with free "don't owe-a cent
smile, than to dodge around the corner
to escape dun.


Better to pay the street organ grinder
two cents fol music, if you have it. thar
owe for grand piano.


Better to gaze upon bare walls thar
pictures unpaid for


Better to eat thin soup from earthen
ware, if you owe your butcher nothing
than to dine on lamb and roast beef, anG
know that it does not belong to you,
Better let your wife have fit of hys
terics than to run in debt for new .urni.
ture, or jewelry, or clothes, or anything
that women wish for. A fit of mysteries
properly managed, is often of more ben
eft to woman than anything you cout
buy. 1t is better to treat them in thi;
way.


"When she begins to cry for some
thing she ought to know she canno
have. try to reason with her little"
Year: 1873

Ed SPIRIT: l notice by the numerous
letters. sand articles on the subject of a
railroad, in your very excellent paper,
that our people are becoming very much
interested on the question, and that there
is determination to "get out The
only well defined plan OF present seems
Year: 1873

A Missouri woman said she gave rail
road conductor ten dollar bill; he said
it was a two ; she insisted; he persisted
she took out revolver and snapped it,
and he gave her eight dollars balance,not
wishing to have any dispute with lady.
Year: 1873

Peter Anthony, an ape-like look.
ing darkey, andjust such looking being a.
Professor Denton descbribes the higher grade
Of monkeys to be, in his lectures. was up for
carrying baggage to the river and charging
for the same without license o. required BY
ordinance. 1t was proven that Pete was In
the habit Of doing so daily and making quite
a nice thing out Of that sort Of business.
Attorney pro TEN. Webb, made good
speech defending those who pay license,
and arguing that Pete ought to be fined, but
BY technically Of the ordinance Pete es.
capped, and went out of court laughing up his
sleeve.
Year: 1873

In healthy condition the skin is kept
supple by an oily secretion, which answers
the same purpose as oiling leather
During warm weather this secretion, in
common with all the other secretions of
the skin, is more abundant than in cold.
When it is insufficient the skin becomes
dry and harsh; and on those parts of the
body where the skin is thick and subject
to much motion. as on the hands, it readily
cracks or assures. The amount of this Sc
eretion is SO much reduced in cold weather
that the frequent washing of the hands
with soap causes them to chap readily
and this the more certainly if the soap ii
not washed off The alkkah in soap il
usually in excess and this combines will
the oily secretion, and so deprives the ski
of its natural lubricator To prevent tn,
hands from chapping, then, be careful +
wash all soap from them thoroughly i
clean water. This will ordinarily suffice
but, If not, it will be necessary to max
good the removed oil by using KENNEDY
SALT RHEuM OINTMENT, sure cure Il
all skin disease of whatever name or natur


PRICE SO CENTS. Sold by Druggists.


3-ldly.
Year: 1873

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

''If George had not blowed into the muzzle
Of his guD,'' sighed a rural widow at the fun
eral of her husband, che might have got
plenty of squirrels-it was Auch a good day
for them"
Year: 1873

matron in Indiana has given birth to an
infant having the mark of miniature horse
shoe very distinctly impressed upon its left
arm, near the shoulder. This. of course, Sc
cures FOR the lucky babe prosperous career
throughout life.
Year: 1873

Eyes like diamonds, hair like vexed mass
OF golden feathers; faultless form; hand
which no man can look upon without an in
tense desire to kiss it are portions of tie
description of young lady who is captain Of
schooner that trades with Houston, Texas.
Year: 1873

We know that men naturally shrink from
the attempt to obtain companions who are
their superiOrs but they will find that
really intelligent women, who possess the
most desirable qualities, are uniformly
modest, and hold their charms in modest
estimation. What such women most ad-
mire in men is gallantry; not the gallant.
ry Of courts and fops, but boIdness, cour.
age, devotion and refined civility. A
mans bearing wins ten superior women
where his boots and brains win one. If
a man stand before n woman with respect
for himself and fcarlessne,s of her, his
suit is half won. The rest may safely be
left to the parties most interested There
fore never be afraid Of a woman. Women
are the most harmless aud agreeable crea.
lures in the world to man who shows
that he hae got mans soul in him. Ii
you have not got the spirit to come up tc
test like this, you have not got that in
you which most pleases high. soulcd
woman, and you will be obliged to content
yourself with simple girl who, in a
quiet way, is endeavoring to attract and
fasten you. But don't be in a hurry
about the matter 1t isn't creditable "a
you. Especially don't imagine that any
disappointment in love which takes place
before YOU are twenty one years old will
be of any material damage to you. The
truth is, that before a man is twenty-five
years old he does not know what he wants
himself. So dort be in a hurry. The
more of man you become, and the more
manliness you become capable of exhibit.
Ing in your association with women, the
better wife you will be able to obtain
and one years possession Of the heart and
hand Of q really noble specimen of her
sex Is worth nine hundred and ninety mine
years possession of sweet creature with
two ideas in her head, and nothing new tc
say about either Of them. SO don't be il
a hurry, we say again. You don't wan,
a wife now, and you have 10 idea of the



kind ofa wife you will want by.and-hy
Go into female society, if you can fnd
that which will improve you. but not 9th
erwise.
Year: 1873

AELp YOURSELF Fight your owa bat
ties. Hoe your own row. Ask no favors
of any one, and you'll succeed five thous-
and times better than one who is always
beseeching some ones patronage No ono
will ever help you as you can help your
self, because no one will be so heartily
interested in your affairs. The first step
will not be such long one, perhaps; /; but,
carving your own way up the mountain,
you make each one lead to ancthor, and
stand firm in that while you chop another
out. Men who have made fortunes are
not those who had $4,000 given them to
start with, but started fair with we'll
earned dellar or two.
Year: 1873

Now that it costs two bushels of corn
to purchase pound Of Old Government
Java, farmers naturally turn their at
tantion, rs they did in the early part OF
the war, to find substitute for coffee.
4 California paper has found in the
sweet potato, sliced, dried and roasted,
the best substitute for the coffee bean.
1t says: Being very wholesome as well
as exceedingly nutritious, it is valuable
substitute for chiccory and theindifferent
article of peas which make up large
portion of the mixture usually sold for
"Pure Ground Coffee" Its rich sac.
charine contents not only diminish the
amount OF sugar required, when it is
used, but so completely agglutinate and
settle the grounds that coffee mixed
with this preparation may be used as
fine as flour without making the infusion
muddy, thus permitting double the or
dinary strength to be obtained from the
coffee itself. The ground sweet potato
may be mixed with one-half its bulk Of
good. pure coffee. This mixture will
cost less than half the price Of pnre
coffee, and by many is decidedly pre-
ferred as matter of taste. More i'm
portant, however, to those who cannot
drink pure coffee, is the consideration
that in the sweet potato there is no head
ache, no excitement of the nerves and
no bilious affection.
Year: 1873

MARsHAL's OFFICE,


Portland Nov. 49, 1873.
Your attentfon IL resps ctfuIly invited to
the following City Ordinance which it il
my duty to enforce:


"Ihe tenant or occupant, and in case there should
of any building lot OF ond not more
Than hundred and fifty feet any street, lane,
conrt, square, public place within the city, where
there is any footway or sidewalk shall, after the
three hours, and if in the night tine before ten of
the clock of the forenoon succeeding. cause such
snow to be removed from such foOtway or sidewalk
and, in default thereof. shall forfeit and pay sum
not less than two dollars, or more than ten dollars
and for each and every hour that the same
shall remain on such f0otway or sidewalk such ten
ant. occupant, owner other person, shall forfeit
and pay sum not less than one dollar, mo- e
extend more than one hundred and fifty feet, any
street tr land Ii shall be The duty of such tenant
occupant, owner or other person, to remove such
snow from the footway or sidewalk for the space of
one hundred and fifty feet according to the provis
ions and subject to the penalties Aforesaid


"The provisions Of the preceding section shall also
apply to the failing of snow from any building"
"whenever the sidewalk, or any part thereof ad-
joining any bu lding CT lot OF land any street,
shall be encumbered with ice 1t shall be the duIy Of
the occupant. and In there IL DO occupant, the
owner or any person having the care of such build
cony enent, by removing the ice therefrom, or by
covering the same with sand some other suitable
substance; and in such owner or occupant or
other person, shall neglect to do, the space OF
ray not less than two more than five dLllars and
like sum for every day that the same shall contn-
ue SO encumbered.


The above ordinances will be strictly enforced


GEC. W. PARKER,
no20tf City Marshal.
Year: 1873

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a, 1873.
SELDOM, If ever, pick ur a newspaper without
Il seeing among the first items that arrest nv at
1ention, the record of terrible boiler explosi n
very many causes are assigned for this loss Of life
and property. great deal is said 10 what should
be done and what should not be done. But scarce
ly hear it said that thee explosions are due to
an accumulation of Scale in the Boiler and yet eight
out Of ten instanc thar occur In midst are
doubtedly due to this cause.


Now, permit n Q 10 say that manufacture Com
position that will readily and thoroughly remove this
fncrustation; and while am constantly sending IL
over the United States, exact pay for its use u-
less it gives erfect satisfaction and fulfls all he
claims make for 1t.


My preparation will remove Scale from any Boiler
No matter how deeo may be the ircrusat on, AMI at
the same time 1t will prevent injury to the Boiler
from anything which may be held in solution by the
water contained n 1t. This article will absolutely
prevent the formation of Scale II timely introduced
he pow 'er which manufacture has been care
fully tested by some of the ablest chemists In the
country, and its fitness to keep iron clean aud to
pi eserve It has been demonstrated by them in the
most satisfactory manner.


II you will send for my circular with my terms and
full particulars or give me call. think will be
able to convince the most sceical that this compo
sltion will justify all / cl i'm for It..


Very respectfully yours,


GEO, w. LORD.
dc21tf
Year: 1873

1t is. a remarkable fact that while outside
of the United States there are about sixty
thousand miles of railroad in the entire
world, there are in the United States alone
nearly seventy thousand miles. If anything
could illustrate the magnificent extent ofthe
American Republic and the vast strides it is
making toward complete development of
its domain, this fact would seem to do it.
The earnings of the railroads in five States
alone, were last year $3.50. 100000. Verify
this is great country and worth the pride
which the citizen may feel in its present,
and probable future.
Year: 1873

FIVE Foolish YOUNG BELGIANs.-A
very silly wager is reported by Brussels
journal One of the numerous methods Of
inAicting capital punishmentin China is that
which deprives the condemned of sleep, and
which generally proves fatal after ten days.
Five foolish young Belsians tried this expert
ment, the other day, with more or less un-
pleasant effects. They bet that they could
remain awake for seven days, on the condi-
tion of fresorting to every conceivable means
for averting sleep. The manner in which
they arranged their times was as follows
The night was passed in dancing and drink
ing coffee during the day, they rode horse
back, short or fenced, taxing cup of coffee
every half hour One of the young men
gained the wager, but lost twenty, five pounds
of flesh two went to sleep after having
been up 13O hours one was seized with IN
Aammaton of the lungs and the fifth was
conquered by sleep on horseback, fell of, and
broke an arm.
Year: 1873

EXPANDING THE CHEsT.-Tale strong
rope and fasten it to beam overhead; TO the
lower end Of the rope attach a stick three
feet long, convenient to grasp with the hands.
The rope should be fastened to the centre Of
the stick, which should hang six or eight
inches above the head. Let person grasp
this stick with the hands two or three feet
apart, and swing very moderately at first
perhaps only bear the weight, if very weak
and gradually increase as the muscles to gain
strength from the exercise, until it may be
used from three to five times daily The
connection of the arms with the body, with
the exception of the clavicle with the breast
bone, being muscular attachment to the
ribs, the effect Of this exercise to elevate
the ribs and enlarge the chest; aud as ma
ture allows no vacuum, the lungs expand
the cavity, increase volume of air, the natu-
raj purifier Of blood, aud preventing thf
congestion or deposit Of tubercluous matter.
We have prescribed the above for all oascs
of hemorrhage Of the lungs and threatened
consumption, for thirty five years, and have
been able to increase the measure of the
chest from two to four inches within few
months, and with good results. But espo.
cially as a preventive We recommend this ex-
ercise. Let those who love to live cultivate
a well-formed capacious chest. The student,
the merchant, the sedentary, the young Of
both sexes-aye, all-should have u SWIM,
on xbleh 10 stretch themselves daily. We
orc oartain that if this were 10 be practiced
by the rising generation, in dress allowing
free development of the body, many would
be saved from consumption independently
of its beneficial results, the exercise is an
exceedingly pleasant one, and as the appara


costs very little, there need be no difficulty
about anyone enjoy ing it who wishes to.


Dto Lewis.
Year: 1873

CARRYING A GUN.-In carrying gun it
should never be in such a position that any
injury can accrue to anybody or anything
what state the hammer may be, either down,
half.codk, or full, the barrals should be eth
er so elevated, depressed, or turned aside,
that no accident can arise if the charges in
both we're to explode accidentally. Garry
ing gun with the muzzle down is objec-
tonable, from the likelihood Of the shot
working the wadding loose. The great object,
however, is so to carry it that no danger can
arise, and that the gun may feel easy and
ready for service Over the left arm, with
tho right hand upon the grip" is as good
a method as any. In going over wall, jump.
ing over wide ditch, climbing rails, gates,
&C., a gun should invariably be taken off the
full cock. Whether shooting alone or in
company, this rule should never on any &C.
count be deyiated FROM It may happen
that the barrier to pass is 50 easy that there
seems TO be no apparent necessity for this
precaution. At the same time let it be re-
membered that foot may slip hand may
suddenly lose its hold, and many other such
unexpected accidents may take place, causing
danger in that which otherwise would be Sc
cure and safe. AS a preventive, therefore


It should be made an invariabls rule and
habit will soon make it an unexceptionablt
one 10 let down the hammers to half:cocl
when an obstacle of any kind is to be cross
ed and in taking it off the full it must no
be neglected to hold the gun upright or a
such an angle that should the thumb sliI
from the hammer, and an explosion follow
no harm can result.
Year: 1873

HEDIED IN EARNEsT.-Two negro aero
bats from Jamaica went over the other day
to Fort Limon, in Costa Rica, to give some
of their exhibitions for the amusement of the
resideSss there. Of the said African aero
bats, one played the banjo, while the other
did the tight rope business. Their exhibit
tions were brought to sad end by the fol-
lowing tragic event:


The browning gymnastic effort was reser-
we'd for the last night. And that was that
the celebrated Jamaica acrobat was to aston
ish the audience by hanging himself. The
houee was full, and expectation was on tip
toe. Not that the negro artist would actu-
ally hang himself, but would come SO near it
as to to create sensation worth the entry
money. When all was ready and the banjo
music at its best, the other partner stood up
on chair and put the loop Of a rope around
his neck and either stumbled or jumped off.
The symptoms of real hanging were so well
initiated that the audience, both white and
black, applauded, and the banjo player did
his best to encourage his partner. But things
ut last began to look serious. His eyes, be-
gan to protrude as we'll us the tongue, and
the high peaked Chinese hat began to shake
on his head The banjo player being ap-
pealed to said, ooh, let him alone, he un-
derstands his business" At last ole of the
engineers of the railroad went up and looked
into the face of the unfortunate representa-
tive of Jack Ketch The face was blacker
than natural, the tongue was purple and
swollen, and the pulse had stopped at the
wrists "Oh," he exclaimed, "the man is
as dead as door nail" The black women
set up howl of grief, and the hardhearted
white men laughed at the too successful feat
of the dead actor.-Soa Francisco Bulletin.
Year: 1873

teachers, to the officers superintend-
ing, and to the people sustaining
them. We have a school system,
susceptible of improvement, doubt
less, but not inferior to the system
of any state, and it will be our aim
not only to maintain but to improve
its efficiency, and l doubt not that he
who writes the history of our schools
In 1896, will have an advancement
to chronicle, fully equal to that we
have made during the % years
which have preceded this; greater,
we cannot reasonably expect, nor
must we be satisfied with less.
Year: 1873

A man got little tight in Daven.
port the other day, and walked of
the ferry dock into the river. Two
humane individuals fished him out,
and when they left him he found
that he had been relieved Of sixteen
dollars-all the money he had in the
world. He was consoled by the re-
flection that if it hadn't been for
them he would have drowned and
lost his money anyhow, and they
might as we'll have it as tho fel-
lows who would have found his
corpse!