Year: 1873

dead in the cell with the dog in her arms.
There was an instance Of devotion. That
picture is worthy of better place than
police office rogue's gallery. Mr.. Bergh
ought to look after it.-Msso,ri Republican.


PRESERVING SHINGLES on ROOFS.


Some people paint roof shingles after they
are laid, which makes them really decay
sooner than they otherwise would Others
paint the courses as they are laid, which IS a
great prcservative, if each shingle is painted
the length of three courses. But the simplest,
surest, and least expensive plan is that
recommended by an old farmer who says;


"There is one thing more, that nearly all
people know, if they would only attend to it;
that is to sprinkle Stacked lime on the roofs
of their buildings, in rainy days. Put it on
considerably thick, so as to make the roof
look white and you never will be troubled
with moss, and if the shingles are covered
ever so thick with moss, by putting the lime
on twice, it will take it off and leave it white
and clean and will look almost as well as ifit
had been painted 1t ought to be done once
in a year. In my opinion, the shingl les will
last almost twice as long as they will to let
the roof grow over to moss.


l tried it on the back of my house ten years
ago, when the shingles were all covered with
moss, and they appeared to be nearly rotten. .
I gave the roofa heavy coat of lime, and
have followed it nearly every year since, and
the roof is better now than it was then, and
to all appearance, if I follow the plan, it will
last ten or fifteen years longer. The shingles
have been on the roof over thirty years.
There is no more risk about sparks catching
on the roof. Those who do not have lime
near by, can use good ashes, and these will
answer very good purpose to the same end"
The action of the lime is to cleanse the sur
face of all inpediments to the free and rapid
passage of the rain water of: This enables
the shingles to dry very soon, and consequent.
ly prevents rotting. Mosscovered roofs will
rot very rapidly.


INTEREST RULE.-For finding the interest
on any principal for any number of days.
The answer in each case being in cents, sepa-
rate the two right hand figures Of answer to
express in dollars and cents.


Four Per Cent-Multiply the principal by
the number of days to run; separate right
hand figure from product, and divide by 9.


Five Per Cent.-Multply by number of
days, and divide by 72.


Six Per ent-Multiply by number Of
days; separate right hand figure, and divide
by 6.


Eight Per Cent.-Multiply by number of
dave and divide hv 45


Nine Per Cent Multiply by number Of
days; separate right hand figure, and divide
by 4. ,


Ten Per Cent.-Multiply by number of
days, and divide by SO.


Twelve Per ent.-Multiply by number of
days; separate right hand figure and divide
by 3.


Fifteen Per Cent.-Multply by number Of
days, and divide by "a.


Eighteen Per Cent nt.-Multiply by number
of days; separate right hand figure, and d.
vide by


Twenty Per Cent.-Multiply by number
of days, and divide by 1S.


Twenty-four Per Cent.-Multiply by num-
ber of days, and divide by 10.


"THE OLD WoMAN."-It was thus, few
days ago, we heard STRIPPING Of sixteen de-
signate the mother who bore him. BY coarse
husbands we have heard wives so called occa-
sionally, though in the latter case the phrase
is more often used endearingly. At all times,
as commonly spoken, it jars upon the ears
and shocks the senses An "old woman"
should be an object of reverence above and
beyond almost all other phases of humanity.
Her very age should be her surest passport to
courteous consideration.


The aged mother of grown up family
needs no other certificate of worth. She is a
monument of excellence, approved and war.
ranted. She has fought faithfully "the good
fight" and come off conqueror. Upon her
venerable face she bears the marks Of the con-
fict in all its furrowed lines. The most griev
Gus of the ills of life have been hers trials
untold, and unknown only to her God and
herself, she has borne incessantly; and now,
in her old age, her duty done, patiently await.
ing her appointed time, she stands more beau.
tiful than ever in youth, more honorable and
deserving than he who has slain his thousands,
or stood triumphant upon the proudest field Of
victory.


Young man, speak kindly to your mother,
and ever courteously, tenderly Of her. But
little time and you shall see her no more for
ever. Her eyes are dim, her form is bent,
and her shadow falls graveyard. Others may
love you when she has passed away-kind
hearted sisters, perhaps, or she whom, Of all
the world you chose as partner-she may
love you warmly, passionately; children may
love you fondly, but never again, never, while
time is yours, shall the love of woman be to
you as that of your old, trembling mother
has been.


UNDER THE SEA AND OVER THE SEA-
Seven years ago the Atlantic telegraphic ca
BILE was opened for business. Then it was one
of the wonders of the world. Now it is a
commonplace everyday affair, which exctes
no particular interest, except when the public
growl a little louder than usual at the price
of cable dispatches. The people are accus-
toned to it; their familiarity with it causes
it to be regarded with an Indifference which
is akin to contempt Yet what would be
done, in what state of mind would merchants
and politicians be, if we had to wait seven or
eight days for news which now reaches Amer
lea at an hour considerably earlier than that
at which itleaves Europe. Even the rotation
of the earth helps to keep Jonathan ahead of
John! Voyages by balloon are to be the
next sensation, and little more than ten


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