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Year: 1870

The fear of being stung deters many
from Bookkeeping This is excusable in
those whose peculiar physical organization
is such that much pain and inflammation
result; but such are in the minority.


The danger Of being stung is not so
great as is generally supposed. The bees
seem to know the timid, while those who
approach and handle them with courage,
carelessness, and confidence, can 90 among
them without annoyance. 1t may be an
annoyance to the novice to be stung, from
the pain and swelling, but in few seal"
sons the system will be accustomed to the
poison that but slight swelling and no pain
will exist. The pain is more in the imag.
lnation than reality, and the sooner the
beginner becomes so selfpossesesda as to re-
ceve the sting of bee as he would the
scratch of brier, the sooner he will sue
ceed as an apiculturalist, for if he is for
ever in terror of his bees he will not give
them the attention they need, and will
never attain the best results.


No outward application can have any
effect in curing the sting of bee, though
everybody has some remedy that, you will
be told, is instantaneous relief. You can
not go amiss should you apply in every
instance the first thing you lay your hands
on. A list of remedies we have heard of
would fill the "Annals of Bee Culture"
and should you try them all you would find
all of them equally efficient.


All that can be done when, you are
stuug is to carefully extract the sting,
which should not be done by taking hold
of it with the fingers, as the poison sack
at the root of the sting would thus be dis
charged into the wound.


1t is better to remove it with the edge
of knife, or, if none is convenient, then
with the finger nail. The swelling may
be partially prevented or even nearly re-
moved after it takes place by rubbing
with the hand, being careful to rub in the
direction of the heart, as by that means
the poison may be thrown into the circula-
ton and distributed through the system
without injury. . ...


The Peoples Literary Companion"
for November, comes to us as bright and
fresh looking as the green fields are after
a gentle rain. 1t is published by e. c..
Allen & Co., Augusta, Maine. Terms,
IS cents per year.


A fine Steel Engraving entitled "From
Shore to Shore, lis presented to every new
subscriber 1t is really one of the most
pleasing engravipgs ever before the pub
lie. The "Compapion" is printed on fine
L. ,tc,o LII El1nI 10 tho'
Year: 1870




never come to West Point but 7 am re-.
minded of a young offcer-a surgeon
whom [ met some years ago, on the Mexi
can steamer plying between San Francisco
and Mazatlan. He told me this singular
story late one night on the hurricane deck,
off the coast of Lower California: He had
been West Pointer, and graduated with
honor. A year before his graduation he
fell recklessly in love with a girl about his
own age, with whom he corresponded for
six months. At the end of that tim she
promised to marry him. The correspondence
continued; during the next annual exam
ination (when he gradHated) she visited
| West Point, as usual, with her mother, re-
naming until after the distribution of di
plomas, and treating him on two occasions,
when he was able to meet her, with all the
! signs of affection. She suffered him to
kiss her when they were alone, walked
with him, and though evading the special
topic OF their promised marriage, received
his devotion as matter of course, and
without an attempt to check it. He met
her third time On one of the public
walks within an hour or two after
receiving his diploma. She was leaning on
the arm of nt'eman considerably oder
than herself, whom, bowing with her Gus.
OoIhd1J cHCudnIluS Sulllts SIG Introduced
to her cadet lover as her husband! NV
steamer acquaintance, who looked when I
encountered him away off there on the
coast of Mexico, much the worse for dissi.
patton and rough wear, told me that that
was too much for him. He merely paused
to ask whether she was deceiving him,
and lost his legs and his senses IN the
midst of her response, which was a
burst of mocking laughter. He was picked
up by some of his companions aud taken
to the barracks. Temporary pride and
pluck saved HIM from an immediate term
of sickness. He begged for a tar West
ern assignment, got it, and, throwing up
his furlough, left at once for his regiment.
Since then he had led a dishonorable
life, which l shall not shock the reader, as
he did me, by the Recital Of Having been
lgnominiously tied and convicted out of
the United States army years before, b.
was now on his way to seek service unde.
Macmillan. [ never heard OF him after l
left Mazatlan, and certainly I hope never
tohesr womank md at large, or any woman,
in p Ease so malignant as that
with which, on the steamers deck that
night, this complete ruin of an officer and
a gentleman (as I believe him to have been)
cursed the sex and the coquette who had
SO cruelty deceived him.
Year: 1870

The attention of Memphis people wal
attracted the other day to the unsocial con
duct of two gentlemen, one of whom wal
repeatedly stabbing the other, while tn,
latter was holding him with one hand ant
fatally shooting him with the other. TIL,
inference is that they had some difficulty,
Year: 1870

An enterprising itinerant auctioneer de-
termined upon introducing a novelty, and
created sensation among the poor moth
ers in the locality by holding baby show


There were several prizes, and presently
the door of the caravan leading on the
stage from which the auctioneer dispcscS
Of his wares WAS opened and the mammas
came forward in single file with their cher


ubs in their arms, and formed row in


front of the assemblage. The only diff


Guilty that arose who should Judge. Three


men near to the caravan mounted the ros-


trum, amidst some merriment, which was


increased ten-fold, as commencing at one
end of the row, one of them took the babes
IN rotation III his arms, and raised them up


and down as though the job was one to


which he was not at all unaooustomed.-
| This appeared as though the decision was


to to be according to weight, and, as one
young woman was present with twins, the
suggestion was made that they should
both be taken into account when the re-
suit was being arrived at. Some of the


babes presented rather sickly appearance,
and did not seem at all to relish their posi-
ton. After good deal of careful examina-
ton, the decision of the judges and of the
crowd generally was given in favor of a
plump little infant, whose parents rejoice
in the name of Winterbottom. Another
prize was given to the child who was dress
ed In the neatest manner. 1t was freely
banded about that show of Young wo-


men would be not unnatural sequence.
Year: 1870

Is GRAY.


BY MARY CIEMNTER AATEs.
Who'll love me when my hair is gray?
Who'll call me fair when am old {?
Will sunny children round me play
With cherub cheek and curIs of gold
Oh, may then renew my spring,
IN miden grace, in manly form,
While to my cold lips come and cling
Sweet childish kisses wild and warm;
May know the while my pulse grows less,
In bounteous life It's bounding on
In younger veins, to love and bless,
And make life fair when / am gone.
Or, left the remnant of my race,
Shall behold my sinking sun,
And gazing toward the unknown lands,
Thank God, my day is almost done;
That while pray with lifted hands,
And count between my failing breath
The friends that have lost in life.
The friends that have lost in death.
AlasI with eyes of wistful ruth,
I must recall, some coming day,
The grace and glory of my youth.
Who'll love me when my hair is gray?
All well / know that there is one
Whose eyes will see me fair and gay
When faint and slow my life-sands runi
He'll see around my faded brows,
From whence the mo ming flowers are flung,
The numbers of eternal youth.
And love as if still were yonDq
Year: 1870

A RICH OLD UNCLE who had two nephews,
left his will as followsi ''To my nephew
William leave my whole fortune, because
[ know he will bestow it ON the poor. To
my nephew Albert leave nothing, for the
same reason"
Year: 1870

The canard of the New York Sun rela-
tive to an alleged flibustering expedition
against Mexico, of which General Rose
Grams is alleged to be the leader. is as prob
mile as if the British Minister at Washing
Ton we're charged with heading Fen1an
campaign General Rosecrans is even now
circulating documents, under his own ag-
nature, denouncing the whole spirit OF
conquest and fibusterism toward the
countries south of US, and aiming rather to
establish some kind Of bund or friendly
union with them On the plan 80 popular
half a century ago. The effort to identity
him with flibusterism is probably intended
maliciously to annoy and slander him.
Year: 1870

The trial Of this poor carpet-bagger for
selling his cadctships was ended somewhat
ludicrously in The House of Representatives
yesterday The few hours intervening between
the adjournment on Wednesday and the reas-
scmbllng on Thursday were passed to good effect
by the accused, for he succeeded in telegraph
ing his resignation to the Governor Of his
State and receiving an acceptance Of it in
time TO present it to the Speaker of the House
while his case was awaiting action yesterday


This blocked the expulsion game. White
more was safe from the claws OF the Military
Committee. He became simply an ordinary
citizen, and was no longer member Of the
House. Then ensued the Mdicrous part of
the transaction. Logan and his virtuous co,s-
.Jieres, hungry for an example, abused the
poor fellow without stint, and denied him the
privilege of making any defence, OH the very
ground which he had worked so hard to secure
that he was no longer member of the House.
In addition to sitting him thus, they passed
resolution, in lieu OF the proposed expulsion,
condemning his course in unnleasured terms


by vote Of one hundred and eighty-fve--not
p single member voting against it--nOt even
the brave and fearless Butler, who had de-


Tended him so faithfully up to that hour
that one could hardly help suspecting that
fellow feeling made him 80 wondrous kind.
il was not so, however. The defence OF
Whittemore was mere case at law that Bntler
conducted on the floor of the House as he
might have conducted it in the law courts
of Massachusetts. He had q right to vote
against bis client if he liked. If, however he
accepts pay as tho counsel of Whttemore


may he not lay himself liable to charge
of bribery, as Whttemore did? We may be
sure Butler is too well posted to lay himself
liable to any such charge. 1t was just
The other way with the poor carpet-bagger


He did not know the ropes and such is the
case with most of the carpet-baggers impli-
Gated in these cases. Blackburn. of LOUISE
ana, actually confcsses that he sold his cadet
ships, and claims that there was nothing
wrong about it, except that the man he sold
them to swindlcd him out of two hundred
dollars Of the purchase money Whittemores
Year: 1870

THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH AND THE WESTERN
UNION MoNoPoLY. William Ort0n, of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, addressed
the Senate Committee yesterday relative to a
proposed Postal Telegraph bill He stated
that the Western Union could easily take
possession Of the corporation proposed by Mr..


Hnbbard's bill and then they would have one
OF the strongest mouopolies in the country.


He made proposition that The Post Office De-
rartment control the rates Of tclegraphing,
provided The Western Union Company be
allowed ten per cent profit per annum on the
value OF their property, such value to be ap-
praised by commission. But it the
Year: 1870

Tux LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY. whole
day was consumed by the Senate in discussing
a bill abolishing the contract system on the
canals, which was finally ordered TO n third
reading. IN The Assembly the bill incorporat-
ing the Eas. River Bridge Company came up
as general order, and lengthy discussion
ensued relative to the right Of Queens county
to pay taxes for the project. The bin was
finally laid on the table,
Year: 1870

Coroner whltchi was last evening not.ned TO
take the dying deposition OF q man named Malachi
Muooon at the residence Of the latter's daughter,
IN Ninth street, near Ainslle Williamsburg. On
repairing to the place the Coroner found Mudo0n In
an inscnsble and dying condition.. His daughter
SAYS that ne Is resident OF syracuse and has Deen
noon last, after short ABSENCE he was brought to
her residence by two or three strange men in an
insensible state, with his mead cut and bleeding.
lie was unable to state the cause OF his INJURIES
ana died ~ nine O'Clock last night.
Year: 1870

THR LAW MARKET. The only thing for
which the world Is not furnished with regular
quotations of prices and in which, notwith-
standing all business is done in plain buying
and selling style, is the law market as con-
Quoted in the State Legislatures Asa starting
point, however, we now have it on record as
the experience Of q Boston lobbyman who has
BEEN down South that the Legislature Of Ala
ever encountered. Doubtless Legislatures are
cheap all over the South, and some Of them
are pretty cheap in the North, but lobbymen
ought to construct an exact scheme of prices
Year: 1870

When shall we have justice in this city
This question the people are now asking in
way which shows that the question is de-
mand in itself. What we want in New York is
not justice so blind that she metes out punish
ment to certain class of criminals, and at the
same time let's another class, equally guilty, 60
unpurged Of their crimes, but equal and exact
justice to all without respect to persons.
Political influence has made justice byword
and q sneer in this city. 1t should not be
allowed to continue so any longer, and the
sooner those most concerned, and at whose
doors the whole blame for the thing may be
laid understand this the better. A case in
point is that of Jack Reynolds. 1t is true that
this man committed an awful crime, that he
richly deserves the fate to which he has been
doomed but then there are in the Tombs nine
or ten mirderers whose crimes were perpe-
trated several months before old Mr.. Town
send met his death in Hudson street. They
are all politicians or the special pyoEeges of
politicians. Jack Reynolds is neither poll
tcian nor the pr0tdg6 OF one, and in hurrying
him to trial the authorities had no political in
fiuence to work against, and 80 he became the
convenient victim to appease the popular cry
for vengeance upon murderers. The reckless
characters Of the city are as keen to observe
the vagaries of justice anybody else.
Is it not plain, then, that the hurried
way Reynolds was placed upon his trial, while
equally guilty politicians were permitted to be
forgotten in their cells, will give an encourage


mcnt to the political roughs that may be fruitful
of very bad results? That, instead Of being
awed by the prompt trial and conviction OF the
bloodtbrsty wretch, they will feel the bolder
knowing that they have political influence to
fall back upon when the worst comes to the
worst? We think they will. The authorities
owe il to themselves to disabuse the dangerous


portion of the community of this idea, and they
can do it in no better way than to at once
| place on trial such men rs Jackson, Purcell
! Carney, Lee, and few others who might be
mentioned. They have all been months in
prison, and the old technical plea that they are


mot ready for trial" can have no effect in their
| cases whatever. Let the people understand
| for once that be he who he may that does mur-
| der in our midst he must suffer for his crime
When the politically influential cutthroats are
dealt with as sternly as the frieudless mur-


acrer the cry for vigilance committees will
| have lost It's strongest hold on the people.
| Then, and not until then, win the people be
| satisfied.


! CROWDED CARs.--Some Of the lines of cars
| in the city now run so full that passengers are
compelled to stand up oil the way. II the con-
| ductors were not entitled to collect any fare
| from passenger who had not had seat at


any time during his ride, would he not refuse
| to take In more than he had seats for. 1t


seems likely that he would, and we believe that
| tho passing OF law forbidding him to take
! fare in such cases is an experiment worth


making. The companies will see that conduc-
Year: 1870

THE POWER OF STRONG CORPORATIONS. 1T
ia said that several Pennsylvania railroad cor
porations which have been notified that they
must pay the interest on their bonds in coin,
under the late decision Of the Supreme Court,
have declined to do 80, and are now working
to get Mcssrs. Strong and Bradley confirmed
in order to have the decision reversed. The
mere fact of their hoping to do this shows to
what despotic powers monopolies and close
corporations may aspire in this free republic.
Year: 1870

PEACE IN TAMMASY.-The muss among the
democrats in the Legislature has been happily
smoothed over, and a Charter for the city fully
as good as the one we have contended for is in
fair way of accomplishment. That is all we
want. Let the members finish their business
and quarrel afterwards, but leave us not under
the ban OF misrule any longer
Year: 1870

great blunders were, first. in taking such small
bnbe, and, next, Ia being found out fhe had
had the experience Of two or three years ne
would have learned that five hundred dollars
is too little money for Congressman to touch,
and that the easiest and most necessary thing
in Congressional stealing IL to cover up the
tracks
Year: 1870

Tho following record viii show tue changes IN the
Temperature OF the weather for the past twenty four
hours in comparison with the corresponding day
OF last wear as Indicated by thermometer at Hud-
nuts pharmacy. HERALD Building, broadway, COR
Year: 1870

THg CURRENCY INITIATION BILL.-The
Senate yesterday by an almost unanimous vote
declared u further initiation of the currency to
be injudicious This el,ectually smothers the
fifty million bill suggested in the House, and
for the present eatops any further increase of
oar paper money.
Year: 1870

A New YORK correspondent OF the R0ch-
ester Democrat says on this subject:


"a complete file of the London Times is
quoted at $4,000 sterling, and probably
would bring double that price if it were de-
mande5. This is a small sum compared
with American prices. A complete file of
any important Journal bears value which
is hardly to be computed in money Thirty
three years ago the Herald started. Had
any one laid by few copies of each issue,
he would have had rich reward A com.
plete file of that paper would cost with in-
terest at a compound rate $780, 1t would
now readily bring $1,000. The sum of
50. 500 was recently voted by the Common
Council of this city for the purpose of pur-
chasing set which commenced with 1912,
and which of course was deficient the first
seven volumes. The librarian of the City
Hall informed me tina. they were frequent
ly consulted. and also said that they could
be sold at "A large advance. The only COM
plete file of the Herald of which have any
knowledge are those in Benefits hands,
and these are kept from the public eye. He
is not willing to expose the character ofhis
paper. Another complete file YVES in the
hands of the paper merchants, Persee d
Brooks, who supplied him with material,
but this was lost when heir warehouse was
burned several years ago. There are state
ments in the early issues of the Herald
which can throw light upon important
questions DoU about to be brought into our
courts. Lawyers have gone to the Herald
establishment and solicited the privilege of
a reference, but the reply is unchanged in
character. OAe man foolishly spoke of
legal compulsion, and was politely told to
try it, The only way for those who wish
to possess such archives is to subscribe for
the papers. and then to keep the file un-
bro en- until time gives it a value
Year: 1870

EFFECT OF THE FooD OF Cows on THKn
MILK.-t has lately been announced, as
the result of careful and long-continued in
vestigation, that the nature of the food
given to cows does not produce the slight
est effect upon the character or richness Of
their milk; the only difference being o
greater or legs percentage of yater. The
experiment. was tried of feeding the same
animals successfully with hay alone; then,
successively. with hay mixed with starch.
oil, rape-seed, clover, ETC., thus giving a
greatly varying proportion of nitrogenized
food. The milk was very carefully analyzsd,
after each change of food. without show
ing the slightest variation in its chemical
constitution. The conclusion was, there
fore. arrived at that the variation or inn
proyement in the quality of the milk is 70
be accomplished rather by q careful regard
to the breed than to the food supplied TO
the animal. These remarks, of course, do
not apply to the peculiar taste impaired to
milk in consequence of the character of the
food of the animal; since it is wen known
that the milk Of cows which have fed upon
garlic very soon furnishes evidence of that
fact to the taste.
Year: 1870

Turnips should never be pulled; it in
jures them. 1t is much better to send .
boy mp and let him shake the tree.


The guano is fine bird, but great care
is necessary in rearing it. 1t should not
be imported earlier than June or later than
September. In the winter il should be
kept in warm place, whers it can hatch
out its young.


IL il evident that we are to have back
ward season for grain. Therefore it will
be well for the farmer to begin setting out
bis cornstalks and planting his buckwheat
cakes In July instead of August.


Concerning the pumpkin berry is a
favorite with the natives of the interior of
New Englsnd, who prefer it to the goose
berry for making fruit cake, and who like
wise give it the preference over the rasp-
berry for feeding cows, as being more fill
ing and fully as satisfying. The pumpkin
is the only esculent of the orange family
that will thrive in the north, except the
gourd and one or two varieties of the
squash. But the custom of planting it in
the front yard with the shrubbery is fast
going out of vogue, for it il now generally
conceded that the pumpkin, al a shade
tree, Is failure.-Mark Tioain.
Year: 1870

The caves are susceptible of being very
much improved by few touches Of art
Gas for example. might be introduced that
would exhibit the passages, arches, cham
bers and rivers to great advantage. Ii
would be worth q trip to see the Star Cham
Der illuminated with gas.


People who have not experienced il are
incredulous when told that q journey of
twelve or eighteen miles may be made in
the cave without fatigue. This, however,
is fact. Ladies who could not convent
emily walk six squares in Cincinnati, made
twelve miles in the Mammoth Cave inside
of four hours, and ,me out about as fresh
as they went in. The feotways, too, are
very far from being as smooth as the
boulder pavements in our streets. This
advantage is attributable to the atmosphere,
which Is pure and bracing. The atmos-
phere of the cave will not decompose meats
or vegetable matter.


The proprietors of the hotel have meat
vaults in the cave, where meats are pre-
served for weeks perfectly sweet and fresh.
The wooden pipes made in making salt
peter in 1872 are still to be seen in the cave,
AS sound as the day they were put in. Some
one suggested that the cave would make
excellent lager beer vaults. If it were in
this neighborhood, it would doubtless be
made available for that purpose, and in hot
weather it would be q pleasant place in
which to drink the beverage. The tenn
perature. winter and summer, stands at SO
degrees.


A very small portion OF the caves only
have been explored. and it is supposed
they extend fifty square miles. Those who
own the Mammoth Cave are very much
afraid that an outlet may be found on the
farm OF some other person and therefore
no survav has been made, nor are visitors
permitted to consult a compass In following
the guide.
Year: 1870

BRATDs for the hair. say the fashion peo-
pie. have now gone almost entirely on. of
fashion, and rolls and finger puffs have
come in again. Many ladies have adopted
the simple style of hair dressing. which is
merely their own hair tu,ked into small
net