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Year: 1875

We dttter ourselves We BEARDED boys


That We are deep and can conceal


All that We know, and DO, and feel
Our business sorrJws and clubhouse Joys
From the innocent creatures who make Gun tea.
But believe me, SIP, they can see
Right through and through both you and mel
As il your Glove and carlarDou seed
Could hide your guilt il wine and weed
All foolish mortal, do you suppose
That only 10 sniff the scent Of a rose.
And not the olor that's in ypur clothes,
She's got that sweet little, pert little nose,
Your screen is only pane Of glass.
Through which she seas that YOU ;ire-alas'
Ey~c mans Cre Eou You think within,
But y loug-eaIcl thing in q lions skin.
Year: 1875

ar can't be done said Deason Green
" There isn't man living. doctor or no doc
tor, who can prOlong his life for single day.
The most that can be done Is not 10 shorten
it. Let EN- look out not to dt that, sir
Let every man, woman and child take care
not TO do anything to shorten life, and their
days viii lengthen out, IN God S good prOyi-
deness- hearty, happy days, and Just as many
OF EN- as Is right and possible.
Year: 1875

LITTLE GRAVES Sacred places for
pure thoughts and holy medtations are
little graves in the churchyard They are
the repositories of the mother sweetest
joy, half unfolded buds of innocence
humanity nipped by the frost of time,
ere yet a canker worm of corruption had
nestled among its embryo petala. Calous
indeed must be the heart Of him who can
stand by little gravesdc, and not have
the holiest emotions Of the soul awaken
ed to thoughts Of purity and JOY, which
belong to God and heaven, for the mute
preacher at his feet tells Of life begun
and ended without stain; and surely il
this be vouchsafed to mortality, how
much purer aud holier must be the spr
itual. enlightened by the sun of infinite
goodness, whence cmanated the soul OF
the brief sojourncr among usf How
swels the heart Of the parent with mourn
full Joy while standing by the earth bcp
of lost little ones Mournful, because {
sweet treasure has been taken away joy
full because that precious jewel gids the
diadcm Of ire Bedeemer
Year: 1875

When an invalid uses chocolate, it
should then be used in the ordinary way,
and then suffered to stand until cold. The
oily parts collected on the surface should
be taken off Then boil the liquid again
and add sugar and milk as usual.
Year: 1875

AN OLD VIRGINIA FARMER AND HIS
FLINT LOCK RIFLE.-An elderly man
named Beckwith, residing in one Of the
peninsula counties, came 10 Richmond last
Thursday, on business. Hc brought with
him an old-fa shioned hintlock rifle TO
have a stock and lock put on. On the cars
he fell in conversation with three gentle
men from this city, when one of them, to
test the reality of some of the extraordinary
feats of Workmanship he boasted OF, offered
him $40 TO repeat some Of them, to which
the OF her two added s. between them. The
trial came of in an old field halfa mile be-
low Rock et's, and was witnessed by about
a dozen persons. The old fint-lOck was
fired seven times, and only once missed lis
aim. The old gentleman, after making
two shots at small objects to one side, to
get his hand steady, as he said, handed his
son potat and stationed him at so yards
distance, holding the potato between his
thumb and forefnger. The rife cracked,
and the potato fell cloven in three or four
pieces. One of the larger pieces was then
thrown in the air, the mark sman keeping
at tho same distance, and again the shot
told. An inch and half augur was then
produced, and hole bored in the fence,
behind which was fastened piece Of white
paper. At the distance of go yards the
marksman sent a bail clear through the
aperture, piercing the paper. At the fourth
shot, from 60 yards distance, the bowl of a
| pipe, which the son was smoking, was
crushed. At the fifth shot a copper cent
was thrown in the air and hit. The sixth
and seventh shots were delivered at a
blackened ive.cent nickel piece thrown
up by the son, standing about thirty yards
off, At the first attempt the shot missed.
The old gentleman showed considerable
modification, aud laid the blame upon a
| bystander, who, at the critical moment,
sneezed loudly. The next attempt, how
ever, was an entire success. The old man
declined any further trials of his skin, aud
when offered sum of money to repeat his
first feat of shooting potato from his sons s
hand, he refused, saying he didn't care tC
try such experiments unless his weapon
was freshly cleaned. The exhibition was
the more remarkable from the fact that Tho
marksman was an old man, at least so
His eye, however, is clear bright gray


His appearance is that of poor farmer
The young man showed not the least tire


NOR or anxiety during the dangerous ex


pertinent upon himself The old man


referring to his son, said, bob can shoe


Just as well as 1 can."-RtchmOnd Va.


Wig.
Year: 1875

The American Society of Civil Engineers
makes an official statement through It's President and
Secretary concerning tho report OF it5 Committee on
Rapid Transit which presented al the semimoDthly
meeting on Wednesday last The essential parts Of the
statement as follows:


The report accepted and referred 10 the Library
Committee for publication IN the monthly transactions
OF this Society for dissemination among lts meubers
throughout the Union is usual with similar papers
but il " i'll be understood that the Society not
body make port any subject nor can 1t DO
held responsible for the report OF Committee OF its
members on local question OF any kind, however well
qualified the individuals composing the Committee may
De known 10 be. for the expression Of sound ana re-


Liable Judgment the subject referred TO them. In tho
present case. portions OF the public Interested in the
proper solution OF rapid transit in tno City OF New.
York are locking for the expression OF professional
opinion from this society IN favor or one or Other OF the
existing schemes designed TO meet tue question OF rapid
tr nsit.


The Committee OF the Society report that no one plan
presented is suitable all localities in the city, but
cOulno themselves TO establishing the principles or
construction which should govern under all clrcum-
stances oi location, and by approving or certain plans
within specified limits thus narrow the choice now to
he made between four designs 10 between


three or four individual plans. ii nee their report VIII
be found 20 be- a mine OF information for all concerned
III rapid transit IN this city. but until printed III ther
transactions. not public document. In vcH VI lts
importance Al Will be I-sLod at an early day.
Year: 1875

SIR Again this morning | am without the
Triple sheet Of my TRIBUNE This occurs so Often and
at this important time is annoying. am unwilling to
attribute this anything but carolessness tho part
OF somebody and perhaps little Of your caution would
make that person more careful in future aud complete
your valuable report each day OF the grfat trial now
bending. Yours, respectfully, CHARLES CLINTON.


BrookIya. Feb. G, 1875.


III the name of the ncwslealer were given. we
should try to have the remedy applied 1T once.-Ed J
Year: 1875

was not for the interests Of tho City OF Now that
the city should In It's corporate capacity build to the
Harlem River a road He wanted the Legislature TO
ay In the first place that this thing should be sad
died npon the City OF New York. for IL this railroad
worth building and If It could be made to pay, 1t would
have been built long ago


g. b. Ruggles advocated the scheme OF the city's
dertaking the work. The only question how to get
1t done Immediately The city must build road, for
otherwise they could not hope to prevail against the
existing monopoly A supreme necessity never
existed IN civilized community. Therefore he would
suggest that 1t might be well to have Commis-
soners appointed by the Mayor OF the city and Gov
ernOr OF the State these Commissioners to be respons
bic men, who could be removed at pleasure As to the
question OF assessment II they passed this bill evory
inch OF real estate would rs per the next
morning. In conclusion, Mr. Rugges SAID he was quite
satisfied that tae Board Of Aldermen should also have
voice In the appointment Of the Commissioners.


Lawson N Fuller took Mr.. Maoomber TO tack. and
asked him II he Thoughts New YORK only extended to
Central Park r Fuller put the advance In real estate
after rapid transit had been secured, at higher
figure than the preceding speaker. With reference to
the amendments 10 the Constitution he thought per
haps IL would be well TO do Mr.. Vanderbilt once dd
build o road rst and test tho constituuonality after
ward.


Gen Butterheld appeared as property-owner in the
upper portion OF the city, and submitted OF sug
gestons which he other gentlemen who were able
to build road themselves had prepared and signed II


general law were passed, enabling tho city authorities
10 sell franchises they would como forward make fair
bid, aud give a bond OF half million to carry their
undertaking First they asked for general law and the
appointment OF commissoners-they did not object 10
the Governor being associated ia the making OF the ap
pontmentsto locate the routes. They asked that the
routes designated. with the franchises should be
Year: 1875

Some water and oil ..
One day had broil
AS down in the glass they were dropping
And could not unite,


But continued to fight,
without any prospect of stopping.


onS pear!ast n'erheard,
And quick as word
jumped into the midst OF tho clashing,
When all three agreed,


And united with speed,
And SOAP was created for washing.
Year: 1875

II is not at all wholesome to be in a hurry.
Locomotives have been reported to have
moved mile a minute for short distances.
But locomotives have often come to grief by
such great rapidity Multtudes, in their
haste to get rich, are ruined every year. The
men who do things maturely slowly, delib-
erately, are the men who oltenest succeed in
life. People who are habitualy in a hurry
generally have to do things twice over. The
tortoise beat the hare at last. Slow men
seldom knock their brains out against a post,
Foot-races are injurious to health, as are all
forms Of competitive exercise Steady labor


in the field is the best gymnasium in the
world Either labor or exercise, carried to
exhaustion or prostration, or even TO great
tirsdness, expressed by tagged out" always
does more harm than the previous exercise
has done good All running upstairs, or "a
catch up with vehicle or ferry-boat, Is
extremely injurious TO every age, sex, aud
condition of fife 1t ought TO be the most
pressing necessity which should induce a
person over fifty TO run over twelve or fifteen
yards. Those live longest who are deliber
ate, whose actions are measured, who never
embark in any enterprise without sleeping
over it, and who perform all everyday act'
with calmness. Quakers are proyerbialll
calm, quiet people, and they are thrifty
folk the world over
Year: 1875

COURAGE is a vital element of Christian
chiyalry. Without it, indeed, neither truth
nor fidelity 10 promise can be hoped for. The
coward is sure to lie when truth means pun
ishment, and sure to retreat from his engage
ments when they mean peril. We need val
liant souls that have learned to endure and
scorn pain, and to face danger fearlessly and
promptly when duty requires.
Year: 1875

.fBoILEp OR SOFT CUSTARD.-One pint
new milk, two eggs three tablrSpooniulS
of -four, one cup of sugar, and flavor with
lemon. Beat the eggs, sugar and Hour
together throughly, then add the milk.
Have YOUR water in kettle boiling hot,
put in your custard and stir constantly
till the consistency OF cream. Lat when
cold.


When is the best hour to have dinner?
Noon-time will not suit the business men
vel il is the best for the rest of the house
hold. and there the difficulty lies. Chill
dren should eat their heartiest meal at
midday, and then go to bed after an early
supper. For adults, If the male men,
bers of the household can get home at
that hour five o'clock is suitable time.
Then there is the whole evening Tor dl-
gestion before going to bed.


A writer in the Ohio Farmer directs
as a certain remedy for ivy-puisoning, to
dissolve sugar of lead IA bit the size of II
hazlenut) in half teacup of sweet milk
OF warm water. Apply as warm as can
be easily borne with a soft, linty piece ot
rag. Three or four applications are suifl-
cient to effect cure. II the poison is on
the face and near the eyes or mouth,
this astringent wash may be constantly
applied is IA marvellous cure and, by
watching closely, one can see the tcyered
blisters turn from white to yellow during
the application. This remedy for ivy
poison should prevent great deal of
suffering. 1t is well, where a member OF
IL family ia easily poisoned, to keep
sugar OF lead in the house all the time.
Let it be labelled and kept where 1t can
be found the moment it is wanted. Keep
it well wrapped up that 1t may not loose
its strength.


There is no good reason way farmers
/ and their family should eat so much salt
pork, leaving all the fresh meat to the
I inhabitants of cities and villages, when
the following method will keep fresh
meat for weeks even the warmeSt
weather. | have tried it for several
wears: A. soon ~ the animal heat l.
out of the meat slice it up ready for cook
ing. Prepare large jar by scalding 1t
well with hot salt and water. Mix salt
and pulverised saltpeter. Cover tnc bot
tom OF the jar with II sprinkle of salt and
pepper. Put down layer OF meat,
sprinkle with salt and pepper the same
as if it was just going to the table ana
| continue in this manner until the jar Is
/ full Fold cloth or towel and wet 1t IN
! strong salt and water in which Il little
of the saltpeter is dissolved. Press the
cloth closely over the meat and set IN u
cool place. Be sure and press the cloth
tight Us each layer is removed and
your meat will keep for months. It's "
| good plan to let the meat remain oyer
| night after it is sliced before packing
/ Then drain off all the blood that o"zes
/ from it. 1t will be necessary to change
I the cloth occasionally or take it oil ana
wash it first in cold water, then scaId II
in salt and water as at first. In this way
farmers can have fresh meat all the year
round. have kept beef that was killed
I the 18th of February till the Dist OF June
/ Then packed large jar in the same
way during the dog days and it kept SIX
weeks This recipe alone Is worth the
price of any newspaper in the land
/ Cor. v. T. Times.
Year: 1875

\ MILwAUKEE paper says: 1t may
be thought remarkable that the discoy-
erer of the "new motor should be able
to run sewing machine all day with
nail of water and an inch air pump; but
we now have a railroad coYductor who
can run whole train from here to Pralr-
ie du Chen on Il pint of whisky.
Year: 1875

From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph


The following paragraph was copied
into this paper yesterday, from the New
York Commercial 4Aduertiser "A Geor-
gia planter drained his rice-swamp last
year, and planted the ground with corn
last spring. A hybrid crop is his reward,
the stalk, blades, and cob being that of
corn, while the kernels on the cob are
rice.' A gentleman in this city showed
us an ear of corn yesterday which par
takes strong y, IN appearance at least, of
the hyb ybrid character described in this
paragraph. The grains were shaped
somewhat like grains of rice, but were
thicker, and were almost the exact color
of rice. The seed from which this ear
was raised bore much closer resem-
blance to rice than the grain on this ear
did. The seed formerly came from
South Carolina: 1t appears very prob
able to us that it is hybrid, and that it
will develop more of the nature of corn
and less of rice each year that it is
cultivated remotely from the rice-Geld.
Year: 1875

to the disposal of the State of Minnesota
for the purpose aforesaid and no other.'
Good faith would seem to require that
these lands be confirmed to the Winona
& st. Peter company on the same terms
that were made to other companies re-
specting the additional grant of 1865.


1t would be eminently proper that an
adjustment be had with this company of
all pending questions respecting taxes on
lands sold or contracted to be sold, as
we'll as direct taxes to the State on gross
earnings.
Year: 1875

ASSOCIATED Press Telegram, Jan. 2o.]


The Presidents message to-day, repeat
ing the recommendation in his annual
message relating to the armament of for
tifications, and in time of peace prepare
for war. naturally raised the question
among members whether there was any
probability of war with foreign power,
and whether the President has any
knowledge leading to such a preparation.
Some of the members could see no ground
for fear, while others thought possibly
some serious difficulty might arise be-
tween the United States and Spain, and
it was therefore proper that our ports on
the Gulf should be prepared against a
sudden assault from Spanish vessels, in
event Of hostilities growing out Of the
Cuban question.
Year: 1875

The following narrowing ''tail'' in one
chapter comes from Pope county: 1t ap.
pears that Wednesday morning of last
week, Mrs. F. H. Russell, on opening the
door, found the house cat with its tail
frozen to the door sill, and with all her
wriggling and twisting Pussy could not
loosen her caudal appendage, and it re-
quired long pull and a strong pull by
the lady of the house to free her catship
from her unpleasant predicament most Of
the hair which had adorned the cats tail
remaining in the ice. Moral, counting
should not be done on the doorstep until
the weather indicates thaw.
Year: 1875

a great boon TO the settlers in Red River
Valley, and largely contribute to the de.
velopment Of Northwestern Minnesota.


w1NoNA 4 ST. PETER ADDITIONAL GRANT.


The act of Congress of March 3, 1865,
which granted to this State four sections
of land per mile, in addition to the six
sections given in 1857, in aid Of the con-
struction Of railroads, has been carried
into effect by the State regranting the
lands to the several companies to which
the original grant had been given. except
in the case of the Winona & St. Peter
Railroad Company. It is doubtless safe
to say that the failure to transfer the ad-
ditional four sections to this company was
an unintentional omission. It was not
discovered until 1873, before which time,
as successive sections Of the road of this
company were completed, the Governor
Of the State: acting under the belief that
the necessary legislation had been had
transferring the lands to the
Winona & St. Peter company, made con.
! veyances Of the four sections in common
with the six sections of the original
grant. The company undoubtedly be-
lieved that the grant Injured to them, and
| were thereby induced to continue the
construction of their road to and beyond
| the western boundary of the State. The
lands must revert to the United States
unless confirmed to the company that
constructed the road in aid of which
they were granted, the terms of the act
being that the lands were to ''be subject
Year: 1875

The New York Heratd says: We learn from Mayor Wickham's letter to Corporation Counsel Delafield Smith that some time ago a proposition was made to the city by Wm. M Tweed, to pay three millions of dollars as an in- demnity from further prosecution. Now, why does not MT. Field come into court with check for three millions of dollars on account, and then trust to the gener- ous sense of the American people for mercy to his client This would go far toward strengthening his case. AIr. Tweed is. the one person in this State who should understand that mercy to him will come after justice, and that justice means complete restitution and confession, Itsis intimated that Tweed has squandered q large part of his for tune on his lawyers. We do not know how true this statement may be, but if it is a fact 1t somewhat changes the aspect of the case. Of course, if he has not got the money he cannot pay it back. The statement of this fact would not be with ont value in determining public opinion,
Year: 1875

A peddler named Jonas Marburger has for many years tramped over various sections of this and neighboring coun- ties, says 8 Reading, Pa., paper, selling his wares; and by a consistent course he has won the confidence and esteem of large number of acquaintances. Recently the peddler opened his pack ill the kitchen of a mah named Esbelstaub, in Albany township. The farmers wife purchased what she desired, and the peddler, according to the custom of that neighborhood, was asked to remain for supper, which he did, and subsequently, determined to stay all night. The farmer owns quite a nice tract of land, and during the evening much of the conversa- tion centered upon matters pertaining to farming. Atabout o'clock the peddler was shown to large garret under the roof, where he was to sleep. The family retired, and, nothing unusual occurred until some time near midnight, when the fnrmer was awakened by the barking of watch-dogs, and the tramping of horses hoofs. He arose and looked out of the window toward the barn, when an extraordinary sight met his gaze. The dogs were in an adjoining field, and, strange to say, there appeared to be ghost riding about on one of the farmers young horses. The farmer called the hired man, and on going to the garret with lantern they found the bed which had been occupied empty, and the peddler gone, but his clothes still hang ing on a chair, where he had evidently placed them. The farmer and hired man went down stairs, and found that all the doors were locked as they were before they retired. Going out they found the horse still on full gallop un- der the direction of his mysterious rider. The hired man watched his chance, caught the animal, and, upon closer examination, found that the rider was the peddler, who sat there like statue, and was in complete state of somnambu- ism. He had nothing on him excepting his shirt, undershirt, drawers and stock ings, and, notwithstanding the coldness of the night, he was perspiring freely when lifted down. They could not waken him properly until he was led into the house, and when he came to his senses he seemed to know nothing of what had occurred. He seemed startled at being out of bed and down stairs in such apparel. Subsequent examination showed that the man, iii his strange state, had worked his way out of a trap door to the roof, and thence down to roof of back building, and thence to the ground. 4f-t
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Aug. T.-The published
statement that there Is to be general
change in the'stations of the revenue marine
vessels Is erroneous. Only among the iron
vessels of this service is there to be tenn
porary change of station in order to cruise
in fresh water, for the purpose of cleansing
their hulls.