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Year: 1875

FIRE.-Between two and three O. clock
yesterday afternoon, fire broke out in
the tenement house at the South corner
Of French and Spring streets. The fire
burned fercely for about an hour and a
half. and pretty thoroughly destroyed
the roof and the interior of the build
ing. The tenants were family named
Burton and several colored families, but
they all got their effects safely removed.
The fire originated in the chimney, but
from what cause rs not known Loss,
about $500 The house is owned by Mrs.
Rehecca Stevens
Year: 1875




SUPPOSED MURDER Friday afternoon
while q son of Gov. Salomon was out
hunting at the back of the Capitol, he
discoyeSed at the bottom of a deep ra-
vine skirting the bay, the body of a man
almost imbedded in the earth. Coroner
4aossman was Immediately sent for, and
an inquest was held soon after. the re-
suit Of which is not known as We 60 to
press. The unfortunate man was Dress
ed in soldiers uniform, about six feet
high, and on the back of his head were
COMMISSIONS and marks of violence. 1t
is supposed by medical men that the
body must have been buried some four
or five months, although in one of the
pockets Of deceased an almanac of this
year was found. Mr.. Young, proprie-
tor Of tho New England House. recog-
nized the man as one who had stopped
at his house, and on the last day that he
recollects seeing him alive. he found
him counting over his money. which he
thinks amounted to about $4OO, and
soon after he left the house in company
Year: 1875

In the first place we must have some good cows,
in the next place they must have good feed snd
care, and warm place and dry bed and be kept
clean. When that is all done We must have !
woman that has got good common sense and let
me just say here that in order to make good but.
ter any time of the year, cleanliness is the great
est of virtues for without it you cannot make
good butter, for milk above all things, is very SEN
sitve to all things that offend the taste smell.
1t is not deemed necessary by good butter markers
to have any COW manure mixed with the milk.
A friend OF mine once said that he kept his milk
clean for two reasons; the first that he wanted
to be neat. and in the next place if there was any
dirt in the milk he was sure to get soft word
from his better half when he got to the house,
If you want to feed turnips to your cows and are
afraid that the milk will TASTE just set the pans af
ter the mix is strained on the stove and scald the
milk little, and there will be no bad taste left in it.


1t seems sometimes as though il was no use to
write how to take care of any kind of stock,
there are so many that will do as they are q nina
to, without regard to profit or cost. Yetthere are
few that are willing to try others ways of doing
things to see If it is not better than the old ways
that our forefathers have trod. And to that class
will say if you want to make good butter in the
winter, just feed your cows well, (perhaps some
would call it feeding high, and then have warm
place to keep the milk in where the cream will
rise quick. Do not let the milk freeze, If you
want to get the most profit from it, and then churn
as often as once week. II you have thermom-
eter get the cream so that the mercury will stand
at from go to 65 degrees. If you get it much
warmer than that the butter will come soft. Then
work in one ounce of good salt to pound Of but.
ter; that will suit the more Of folks tastes, some
want more some less. If your cows are fed with
hay, ,corn-fodder, meal and roots, you can make
nearly as butter in the winter as summer.


There are some that think that if their cows are
kept on poor hay and straw it is good enough for
them, and are willing for the cows to 90 dry three
months of the year. But for my part, cannot at
ford for my cows to lay still one fourth Of the
time. keep cows for profit and in order to get
it we must feed them so rs to keep up the flow Of
milk, most Of the year, at least. think that it is
better to keep two cows well, than to keep three
on the same feed. think that there will be more
profit and less work. Seeing that have spun this
out pretty well, will take my seat and give =
chance for the next. W.


Maple Hill Farm, Dec. 1875
Year: 1875

ANOTHER SENSATION. The gentleman
who was instrumental in showing up
the little game of defaulter Robinson a
couple of weeks ago, has, we learn. got
into trouble himself. Seeing q nice
suit of clothes hanging up in a room of
the Pacific House in this city and think
ing they might prove useful to him. he
was tempted to take them as a souvenir
of Olympia, but Frank was too much
for him, and following him to Portland,
he by means of q disguise. easily found
the gentleman and caused him to disrobe
and then informed him to his great as
tonishmsnt that he had lost the job
which he claims to have held for eleven
years. If Frank had but a little practice
he would make good detective, and q
smart man would be likely to find plen-
ty to do SO long as men of tho stamp of
Leslie, Robinson & Co. are around.


Eurn,er
Year: 1875

SALMoN.-1O0,00O cases of sal
mon have been shipped from the
Columbia River this season. We
have as good fisheries but no
canning establishment. Why
don't some enterprising firm
commence the business on the
Sound. We have a clam can
merry that is doing a good bust
ness. We have two oyster beds.
one at Samish and one at Port
Washington, neither Of which
have been cultivated.
Year: 1875

r At a late ball in Paris. very
stout gentleman proprietor of bad
catarrh, and very charming wife, in
sisted, inconveniently, at the close of a
waltz, that madame should return TO
the bosom of her family. 'Never
mind" she said to her partner: task me
to dance in the next quadrille all the
same, will find way to stay for it. "
Slipping out while the seats we're FORM
ing, she went into the gentiemen's dress
room, found her husbands hat. and
threw It out the window. Then return
ing, requested erspouse first to find
his hat and call carriage. she accepted
partners for the next six dances. quite
sure Of two hours before the hat could
be found.
Year: 1875

Ihe HERALD now contains more reading
matter in single issue than any three OF
the afternoon papers combined. 1t has at.
tanned to larger circulation in Whining.
ton than any other afternoon paper and
is increasing in circulation daily Advcr.
tisers will make note of this and give Their
patronage where It will do them the most
good.
Year: 1875

REGISTRATION IN ClTiES.-Ihe General
Assembly passed an act amending section
l5 chapter of the Code, SO as to read as fol-
lows:


The Common Couocil or board of Trustees
Of each city and town having more than 5000
inhabitants, shall appoint for each ward as maDy
voting places or preciucts as they may deem
neces airy, and shall prescribe and cause to be
published the boundaries of sucn voting places
or precincts, and no voter shall cast his ballot
save at the voting place of the precinct wherein
be lives; provided however that every person Of
ferug to vote shall have been resident OF the
ward in which he offers to vote tor thirty days
next preceding any election at which he offers
to vote; provided, that when any voter re-
moves from one ward to auother within thirty
days of an election, it shall be lawful for him
to vote in the ward from which he removed
until he has acquired the right to vote 10 the
ward TO which he removes provided, that In
case Of the lawful change or re-arrangemeDt Of
wards, it should be the duty of the registrar of
each ward to transfer at once, and with appli-
cation, every voter to the ward 10 which he is
placed or thrown by such change or rear
raugement of wards, and theucetorth such
voter shall vote in the ward into which be is so
placed or thrown without having resided there
10 for thirty days. "
Year: 1875




The Republicans at Washington
City fired one hundred guns over the
victories last week in eight of the
ten States where elections where
held. a procession marched to tina
White House and serenaded the
President, who acknowledged the
complement in the following brief
speech.


g Gentleman / am very glad to
meet you ON this OCCASION, aud to
congratulate you on SO good a cause
for rejoicing 10 the entire country
over the elections of last Tuesday.
While the Republican najorities
We're not great, they were sufficient
to accomplish the purpose. The rag
baby has been entirely suppressed,
and the people now know what kind
of money they are to have in the
future, And | think we have an
assurance that the Republicans will
control this government for at least
four years longer"
Year: 1875

Extraordinary story in Omaha of a spirtualistic shoemaker " this is. He pretends to be 8 medium, or clairvoyant, or whatever the proper name is, of. the most wonderful sort: Recently, while engaged in the oonvivialities of lager beer saloon, he went into trance and observed that '' some one was stealing a new pair of boots from his shop.,' Just at this moment messenger came and told him that man had gone into his place, stolen boots, and fallen down in fit on the sidewalk. 's.Au right, D said the necromancer " he can't come out of that fit till I get there.'' So the spiritualistic shoemaker calmly played out his hand, and then went over to see about matters. Over the prostrate and convulsed petty larcenist he made cer- tain passes and uttered sundry mystical formulas, when the thief stood erect, gave up the boots. received kick and departed
Year: 1875



 Washing CaIicoes.

 ' It often happens that black calico and printed goods which have white pat tern on black ground will not bear washing, unless some precautions are taken to prevent {" running, or in other words, the white spots acquire reddish color and the black ground becomes dull and foxy. This can be avoided by the following method Dissolve two ounces of red chromate of potash, three ounces of common salt, and two and hal1 ounces of sal soda in a wash-boiler full of water heated to boiling point. Put the dress into this hot bath for five min utes, and frequently turn and stir it. Then wash it thoroughly in clean water. There will be no further danger of dis coloration, and the white portions of the goods will appear perfectly bright and clear.

 Pork and Corn.

 Probably, taking all the accurate trials together, the general average would be about ten and one-half pounds of pork to bushel of corn of ffty-six pounds and from this it is fair to deduct abou one-fifth to getat thenet weight, leaving say, $40 pounds of pork as the average net result of the judicious feeding of { bushel of corn. or one pound of porl from six and two-thirds pounds of corr uncooked. The lowest amount of cooked corn meal is stated at three and four fiftbs pounds to pound of pork. | corn costs seventy cents bushel, the pork will cost 833i cents per pound. tt produce, and so on.
Year: 1875

CONDITIONS OF PEAcE.-The con-
ditious Of peace in Mississippi are
somewhat peculiar. The following
extract of a private letter to the edit.
or Of The Commercial tells the story:


'It is not likely there will be fur
ther troubles unless the negroes try
to vote in such numbers as to create
the belief that they might carry the
election, if not prevented. In that
case the grist will have to be ground
over again. l really believe now, tax
ing all the points Of the case under
consideration, that nothing short Of
the complete success Of the white tick
ct will induce them to stop the muir
ders which have been so frequent Of
late."-Cincinnati Commercial.
Year: 1875

Tue ILLINOIS GRAssHopPsRs.-
Swarms Of grasshoppers have passed
over the central part Of Illinois within
few days past. Professor Riley has
investigated the matter and concludes
that they ars not the Rocky Mountain
ravagers but the common red legged
species born and bred within the State
aud not liable to do any extensive
damage, either atEpresent Or in their
progeny. He says there are several
species of the native hopper which oc-
oasionally hatch out in large numbers
and take short flights, but they are
seldom heard from after settling down.
There are 10000 books in the


Astor library, New York, aud yet
when youth Of seventeen asked for
Tho Trail Of Blood or The Cory
Mug Of the Gaadalope," the librarian
said they didn't have it, Why cant
public libraries keep themselves sup


piled with the standard literary works
Of the day !?
Year: 1875

HORRIBLE DEATH.-An unknown man, sup
posed to have been tramp, met with horri-
BILE death on Saturday night last, near Calver-
tom being literally roasted alive. From an
investigation made by Justice Lewis Ell. Leh-
man, it was ascertaned that the deceased crept
into Phillips lime kiln, near the Calverton
Droveyards to escape the severity of the wealth.
er, and composed himself to sleep near one of
the fues. His clothing took fire, but as he was
probably rendered unconscious by inhalation
of the gas generated by the coal, he did not
awake until his eyesight had been destroyed
by the flames, the eyeballs being roasted to a
crisp. In this horrible condition the wretched
victim seems to have made desperate effort
to save his life, and succeeded in making his
way out of the kiln, but being unable in his
blindness and agony to discover where he wa S
walking, plunged over an embankment some
thirty feet deep. Upon reaching the bottom of
the hill he crawled some fifty feet to the rear
of the hog pens at the cattle scales, where his
body was found. All along the route over
which the unfortunate man walked or crawled
portions of torn clothing were found strewn
about, indicating that he had made desper-
ate effort to extinguish the flames by which he
was being consumed. When found the corpse
was burnt to crisp from the shoulders to the
knees, and the face was also horribly burnt,
and with eyeless sockets presented revolving
spectacle. Justice Lehman held an inquest,
the verdict being in accordance with the facts
given above. 1t was evident thatthe deceased
was tramp, as within the kiln was found some
articles of clothing in bundle, frying pan
and some uncooked food. The body could not
be identified. In India ink on the breast of the
corpse was the word Liberty" and on the left
arm the letters "a W." The body was buried
in the vicinity of where it was found.
Year: 1875

DISORDER ON SUNDAY NEAR DRUID HILL PARK.
County policeman George Chambers arrest
ed j. Ford yesterday afternoon for fighting on
Madison avenue extended. Justice Pole, of
the county, released him on bail for hearing
on Monday afternoon. The approach to Druid
Hill Park, just beyond the northern limits OF
the city, was filled with number of men more
or less excited and disorderly. 1t was at an
hour in the afternoon when a steady stream OF
people wero going and returning on feot to the
park, and the spectacle presented was OF avery
unbecoming character. All occurrences Of dis
order of this character, in such locality fire.
auented by SO many orderly people, should be
checked at once.-SMn of Monday.
Year: 1875

A LII persons and bodies corporate or poll
n tic, in Baltimore county, who are or shall
be exercising any business, or shall be doing
any act or thing, or shall be in the occupation
of any house or place for any purpose for which
a license is made necessary by the laws of Ma
ryland, are hereby warned to obtain a License,
or renew the same,


On or before the first of May, 1875,
under the penalty prescribed by said laws for
the infraction thereof.


These interested are notified of the following
requirements of the License Laws:


TRADERS LICENSES.


The amount to be paid by traders for Ii
cense, (the amount of stock at the principal
season of sale to be given under oath,) is as
follows:


If the applicants stock in trade does not ex-
Year: 1875

The applicant must either make oath, as
heretofore, before the Clerk of the Circuit Court
OF the county where he is engaged in business,
of the amount of goods kept on hand at the
principal season of sale, or the oath may be ad
ininistered by Justice of the Peace, when the
person wanting license applies through an
agent.


Persons may sell salt to cure fish in March,
April and May, without license. Vendors of
cakes and venders of beer and cider, who are
the makers of such beer and cider, Qager beer
excepted,) are not required to pay license.
LICENSES TO ORDLNARLES AND TAV-
Year: 1875

THE PoTATe BUG-A New AND CHEAP WAY TO
DESTROY HM.-As farmers and others will no
doubt be again troubled with the Colorado Po-
tato Beetle this summer, it is time to be think
ing about the most effectual and cheapest plan
te get rid of the pests. In the following man
ner farmer in Republic county, Kansas, saved
his crop: "In the spring of 1872 1 planted
three quarters of an acre in Peach Blows, in
rows both ways, the same distance apart as
corn. | cultivated them well and kept the
ground free from weeds and paid no atte ntion
to the beetles until the first installment of eggs
were hatched and the young were we'll under
headway then, one day, the ground being dry
and quite hot, and the vines well covered with
bugs, l, with an assistant, each armed with an
old broom, event for" those bugs and brushed
them on to the ground into the furrow in the
centre of the row, and it was encouraging to
see them crawl few inches toward potato
hill then turn over on their backs, lie there a
short time and then they would burst open
and in half an hour you could not see the sign
of bug, except few that fell near the vines
and get into the shade before they were over
come by the heat Two applications of the
broom in the middle of very hot days saved my
potatoes, and the bugs were as thick on my
vines the first time, l think, as l ever saw
them"
Year: 1875

The license to ordinares and tavern keepers
to sell spirituous and fermented liquors, or lager
beer, in quantities less than pint, at any one
time, are as follows, the applicant to make
oath before the Clerk as to the rate of rent or
annual value of the house at or in which the
business to be authorized by the license may
b doue or intended to be done:


If the rental or annual value is not
Year: 1875

How TO DO Your WHITEwAsHlYG-Thi is the
season when the thrifty housewife plies the
whitewash brush about her premises to their
great improvement. We wantto help them in
this commendable work, and therefore recon-
mend the following method for making a good
whitewash for outdoor use: Take clean
water-tight barrel or other suitable cask, and
put into it a half tushel of lime. Slake it by
pouring boiling water over it, and in sufficient
quantity to cover FIVE inches deep, stirring it
ing has been effected, dissolve in water and
add two pounds OF sulphate of zinc, and one of
common salt. These will cause the wash to
harden, aid prevent it from cracking, which
gives an unseemingly appearance to the work.
If desirable, a beautiful cream color may be
communicated by adding three pounds of yell
low ochre. The wash may be applied with a
common whtewash brush, and will be found
much superior, both in appearance and dura
bility, to common whitewash.
Year: 1875

A VOTE no BE FORCED IN THE HOUSE


BY WEDNESDAY.


WASHINGTON, February 20.-There
was great disappointment expressed
by the Republican members of Con
gress in conversation this afternoon at
the failure to pass any Of their party
measures through this week. They
begin to fear that they will fail in the
remaining nine days of the session. 1t
has been resolved therefore, to push
the Force bill to d vote in the House
by Wednesday next.
Year: 1875

MusKRAT TRAPrERs.-Some three
or four hunters from interior New
York arrived in Seaford on Tuesday
with view to trapping muslrats on
vided with everything requisite for the
business and propose to proceed up to
the head waters, where they will erect
tent.
Year: 1875

as the,prncpal cause of death by Dr. Cushman in his
poetmortem Indicated that the wounds must have
been received before he entered prison. suppuraton
Is u very slow process and Its extension over the
whole length OF the arm would require fully two
weeks. Coroner Kesser will begin the inquest on
Tuesday, but,there seems TO be doubt entertained
now that the deceased received his injuries outside OF
the prison.
Year: 1875

There has been less activity in the market for
butter since our last review, and an easier feel
ing was developed. The advices received from
the East were rather unfavorable in tone. which
had tendency to check the demand on ship
ping account. There was some demand from
parties who desired lots for the purpose of re-
packing, but they we're only willing to make
purchases when lots could be obtained at a
Year: 1875

It is of the highest importance. then, that in. dividuais should be able to judge for Themselves by their own feelingsAK AK and to what extent they are attacked by this insidioas enemy to i'll health comfort, and even life itself if left to run it's course unchecked, by the early and prompt ap- plication Of curative remedies.
Year: 1875

However obscure the causes may be which con- tribute to render nervous debility Q disease so prevalent, affecting a it does, nearly one-haf of our adult population, it is melancholy fact that day by day, and year by year sMe witness a most frightfnl increase of nervous aIIeclions from the slightezt neuralgia to the more grave and extreme forms of
Year: 1875

Our clever and enterprising friend, E.
C. Hubbard, is making good walk
around his property. Every property
holder ought to follow suit. The streets
and sidewalks are in a terrible muddy
condition, and are almost impossible


The trustees have power to compel the
property owners to make sidewalks, and
they ought TO make an order to have good
walks made, and if any citizen refuses to
obey said order, let the trustees have it
done for him or her, at the owners ex-
pense. BY this means we can get to
church and elsewhere during bad weather
Year: 1875

l Imust close out my present stock to
make room tor new goods, and am now
offering everything at lower prices than
ever before sold in this section. Call and
examine goods and prices. This is no
humbug. E. SMALL.
Year: 1875

I am going to start for the East in
short time to lay in my spring stock of
goods, and must clear my counters and
shelves, / will, from this date, until fur
ther notice, sell everything have in store
at Prime Cost Z. SMALL.
Year: 1875

A Leavenworth man told a lie, and then
said; ~ hope to be struck dead if l have
not told the truth" He had scarcely
ceased speaking when he fell to the floor
"a man having knocked him down.
Year: 1875

If another fellow goes to see your girl,
don't shoot him. 1t is better to make a
dent in his head with an ak. Then If he
dies it will be easy to show the jury that
it was au axident.
Year: 1875

1t is said that one reason why female
telegraph operators are not more numer-
ous is, because if one of them wished to 90
to ball she'd get up and go, even if the
Presidents message was coming over the
wires.
Year: 1875

The Convention of Nltional Bank
ers at Saratoga resolved in favor of i'm
mediate resumption. Very well. Let
us have less talk and more cider. II
these gentlemen think that Immediate
resumption is such a goods thing, let
them Immediately resume. Let them
begin to redeem their paper promises to
pay in coin. There is nothing to hin
der them from putting their theory into
practice, for they have issued half othe
outstanding paper currency of the land
They should resume by all means, i


they think the safety and prosperity o


the country depend upon it-Pittsbart


Porta5q T. s,.i4 orisoei3rf7 q, a4T
Year: 1875

y A Post-office agent travelling il Tex
as tells Of the successful use of the gail
Of a rattlesnakc as an antidote for the
bite Of that reptile In tue case spoken
Of relief was almost instant lneous to
tie patient, who was writhing in parox-
ysms Of great pain, rapidly Swelling
ana becoming purple. A friend Of the
writer, who spent several years in Cali
fornia and New Mexico, saw the same
remedy successfully used among the
Indians in the latter country. In one
instance, an Indians dog near the caml


was bitten in the nose hya large rattle


snake The Indians Immediately open


ed the reptile and administered the gall


The cure was rapid and effectual !ihd %.