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Year: 1873

Some Of the parties applying 10 the Courts for
licenses have horror OF appearing IN tho public
prints and have sought in every way possible TO
evade the true intent aud meaning of the law,
which evidently Is that the inn tavern shall be
sanctioned by the tacit assent of the neighbors or
those living in the vicinity school district where
the house Is located, well as by the Court, and
hence the notice with the names of freehOlders
required 10 be secured to the application, and
published. Ii will therefore not answer that a
hotel keeper in Brandywine hundred publish his
notice in ST. Georges hundred, nor will it be like
ly to answer the intent oil the law il published in
q foreign Language. As well might the Sheriff at


tempt to publish the sales in a foreign language


In this State the English language alone Is recog-
nized rs the legal medium through which to con-
vey such intelligence to the people. II publishing
in German will ans Wer, why not publish in French
or Greek or Latin. We fancy that the TIslble fac
ulties OF the Chief Justice would scarcely be CON


trolled If be were presented with printed copy OF
tie notice of an application for license in Greek.
and having graduated ia the classics many Years
ago, he would be quite as likely to be able to read
ii without the aid of photographer as to read
German, which in his younger days vas scarcely
auAOlB Cbut st "a stuAAeS An bAAS
country. Our Bachelor Associates, who are young
men, may perhaps be able to master the German


Judge Houston especially is more fond of looking
after the living than the dead languages, but we
fancy that even the young gentlemen on the
Bench will have to apply their glasses more ire
quently than they like when asked to determine
whether signatures to these applications are cor
rect, II they printed In the German Lam
guage. Judge Wales is a liberal young jurist, and
will no doubt make the best effort he can to ac-
commOdate his friends in the "trade" as will also
doubtless his elder and learned brother ON the
Beach, Judge WoOtten. But We Opine the questicn n
put by our Temperance people, shall The Bench
be required to learn or even relean the German
language, has more force in it than some suppose.
Even il all the Bench should be accomplished
readers Of the German, is it suPposable thai the
people Of Brandywine hundred or the city OF
Wilmington generally are? Certainly not. The
notice, therefore, Published in the German, we
c1Dclude, like the notice by the hotel keeper in
BrandyWine hundred, published in st. Georges
hundred, does not come within The intent and
meaning of the law, and is not legal notice.
Year: 1873

This is done in the town of
Fulda, where they keep regular
educational institutions for bull
finches. They place the young
birds into classes of six to ten
each, and keep them in the
dark, turning a little hand-or-
gan for them whey then are fed.
Finally, the birds commence to
associate the music with the
feeding, and when hungry they
commence to sing a few notes
of the tunes they hear daily.
Those who do this are at once
placed in a more cheerful room,
when some light is admitted.
This encourages them and
makes them more lively. Then
they like to sing, and are soon
taught more. The most difficult
part is the first starting of the
birds, some of which have to be
kept a long time in the dark,
and on starvation rations, be-
fore their Obstinacy is overcome.
In order to teach them several
tunes, they receive (after being
thus first taught in classes)
private instruction from the lit
tie boys of Fulda, each of
whom has a few private pupils
of this sort. Their education
lasts nine months, when it is
completed, and the birds sent
into the world as accomplished
performers.
Year: 1873

If anybody has seen a black
and-tan dog answering to the
name of "Judge," going down
street in company with a hard
she'll turtle, that won't answer
to anything, and certainly
won't answer to tackle, as the
dog can tell you if you can get
him to stop long enough, please
halt the clipping pair, as they
are the property of the editor of
this paper. We are fondly at


tached to the dog on account of
his vagabondish, Bohemianish


habits. He knows. every dog
in Peoria by name, and is on
speaking terms with nine
tenths of the granger dogs that
come in under the wagons, and
he knows more of the inhabi-
tants Of this city than the tax
collector does. The turtle is a
more recent acquisition. 1t was
placed in the backyard yester-
day, and the dog spent an hour
and a half trying to entice it to
come out of it's shell and be So
ciable. The old iron-clad main
tanned his reserve, however,
until the dog crammed his nose
against the forward part and
began to sniff. The pair SEEM
ed to come to some sort of un-
derstanding at once, for the dog
made an impetuous remark on
a very high key, and they both
started on trip after Donald
sons balloon. When the dog
jumped over Fishers barn, we
thought he had struck the east
ern current and would get
right through, but we learn
since that he landed and was
seen sauntering along like a
whirlwind, the turtle staying
right by him. We should be
very sorry to lose the dog now,
as he has acquired another i'm
portant and valuable quality.
He knows more about turtles
than any other dog in the
country, and it's mighty hard
to find a real good turtle dog.
Year: 1873

How much shall | lose if |
become a Christian +? Sin is
my misery, but if l go to Christ,
| shall lose that. Christ in
vites me to come to Him on
condition that, as a bound and
fettered one, chained and cap
tive in Satan's dungeon, I give
up my letters, prison and dark
ness, and my captivity, and
shall | count these things a
loss Can a poor captive think
that he loses anything by leav-
ing his prison and shaking off
his letters? Sin is my sick
ness, my soul S consumption.
My whole head is sick, my
whole heart is faint. It is even
worse than this, for sin is a
plague in my heart. There is
no soundness in me my mala-

dy is a mortal one. But these
dreadful diseases | shall lose if
| come to Christ, the great
Physician. When the prodigal
came to his father, he came to
himself. Having learned that
sin is my souls sickness,
plague, poison, and deformity,
shall / still. prefer keeping all
this, and stay away from the
Lamb of God, who taketh away
the sin of the world Gospel


Trumpet.
Year: 1873

The farm preserves the family
in it's integrity. Home centers
in that charming word, and
that still more charming thing,
the freside-arOund which pa
rents and children gather, and
where the bright and cheerful
blaze upon the hearth is but a
true type of the flame of love
that glows in every heart. The
parents have been drawn to-
gether, not by the sordid mo-
tives of wealth, or by the am
bilious desire of social display,
but for the personal qualities
seen in each other. The glory
of that fireside to the husband
is that the wife is there, and to
the wife that he is there. Here
they gather at morning, and at
noon, and at evening. Their
board is almost always sur
rounded with the same circle.
Here they spend the long win
ter evenings together, enliven-
ed with the school-books of
children, the newspapers and
journals, and works of history
and science. A constant hom-
ogeneous influence goes forth
from this circle to the young
hearts that are moulding there.
Paternal vigilance guards the
young against wicked compan-
ions. If these comprehensive
religious influences are right in
that home, they all grow up to
be good citizens, to be the pill
lars of society, wherever their
lot may be cast. The sons fol-
low the business of their father
as soon as their labors are
available. They are with him
in the field, and by the way,
and at home. They form in
dustrious habits, and are pre-
pared for the responsibilities
of life.
Year: 1873




The County Court of Clay
county, Missouri, amid the ac-
clamation of a large concourse
of citizens, unanimously made
an order refusing to grant dram
shop license to any person
within the limits of that county.
The names of the Justices of
the Clay County Court who
made that order should be
known in every part of that
great State, and they are
William H. Lane, Thomas M.
Wilson, and John Broadhurst.
These gentlemen have indeed
done a noble thing. They
should be congratulated from
one end of the country to the
other, and we most heartily ex-
tend to them our commenda-
ton. The County Court no
doubt reflects the will of the
people of that county. Recent
events show that the people up
there know how to do the right
thing at tho right time. Dur
ing the past year their liberal
ity has been conspicuous
ticularly in the matter of the
College--and they now take
the front rank in social reform.
Year: 1873

Many a sigh is heaved, many
a heart is broken, many a life
is rendered miserable by the
terrible infatuation which per-
sons often manifest in choosing
a life companion for their
daughters. How is it possible
for happiness to result from
two principles as diametrically
opposed to each other in every
point, as virtue to vice ? And
yet how often is wealth consld-
cred a better consideration for
young men than virtue ? How
often is the first question
which is asked respecting the
suitor of a daughter, this: els
he rich ?" Yes, his clothing is
purple and fine linen, and he
fares sumptuously every day I;
but can you tell from this that
he is virtuous 4? els he rich ?"
Yes, he has thousands floating.
on every ocean, but do not rich
es take to themselves wings
and fly away? And will you
consent that your daughter
shall marry a man who has
nothing to recommend but his
wealth ? All! beware The
gilded bait sometimes covers a
bearded hook Ask not, then,
"Is he rich ?" Ask, "Is he vir-'
tuous ?" Ask not, then, if he
has wealth, but has he honor!
and do not sacrifice your daugh-
ters peace for money.
Year: 1873

"Sir," was the laconic re-
sponse.


"Up, up, and make a fire
and feed"


Soon the stoves were roar
ing with big blazing fires, and
Willie had gone to the barn.
Had you been SO permitted you
might have steahhily gained
admittance to the granary room
that morning, and there listen
ed to a plaintive prayer as it
fell from the lips of that little
boy. His poor bleeding heart
was sad, for he had lost all hope
of ever attaining any material
aid, from any, one, enabling him
to attain the longed-for useful
ness. Yet when he prayed re-
lief would often come and fill
him with hope. Such was the
case this morning.


No one need to 60 sad and
dreary long, for as soon as we
prayerfhlly and trustingly go
to the Lord with our sorrow
burdened heart, He invariably
gives a happy relief. I" His
grace is sufficient" and none
need doubt it.


But we must return to the
train of our narrative, for our
hero is slowly walking toward
the house.


TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1873

"No, no, dear Uncle, not be-
cause | am a coward, but be-
cause Aunt has loved me so
we'll and if | should quarrel
and fight it would make her so
sad, and | would not wound her
feelings by contendlng with the
boys if they tramped me under
their feet"


This answer of Willie's put
the. OLD gentleman to silence,
and brought many tears to the
eyes of his amiable wife. Here
she saw as plain as day that
her kind training had not been
in vain, and that a noble and
precious mind had been entrust-
ed to her care.


If ever Mrs. Lorenzo was
undecided before in relation to
aiding the boy in the direction
he most desired, she was no
longer undecided and, although
she saw but little prospect of
inducing her husband to join
her plans, she resolved to do
all within her power for the
benefit of the lad.


After the above conversation,
and the affecting and sublime
remarks of Willie, showing how
true he was to the advice of his
aunt, and his knowledge of
Gods will, the family prepared
to retire, Mr.. Lorenzo reading
a chapter in the "Acts of the
Apostles" and Mrs. Lorenzo
leading in prayer.


0, how few women lead in
family prayer; they seem to
think that the duty of prayer
belongs alone to men. Every
wife should pray in the family,
particularly when the husband
is absent-also say grace at
the table in the absence of some
one else to attend to that SER
vice. How brutal it looks for
persons to sit down and eat
without returning thanks.


The prayer of Mrs. L., that
night, seemed to change mid
night into monday, for never
did a warm heart plead more
earnestly with God than hers
did on this occasion. She pray.
ed for her husband until his
deep, dark, cold eyes were suf-
fused with tears, and then she
prayed for the orphan boy en-
trusted to their care; and lastly
for the welfare of all the in
habitants of earth.


When they arose from pray.
er there seemed to be a very
great change in the counte-
nance of Mr.. L., although he
still seemed stoical and decided
in his personal preferences.
Without many words the family
sought their beds, and soon the
whole house was mantled in
darkness and still as midnight.
Dreams and strange imagina-
tions fitted through the mind
of each one, and the Growing
of the sentinel, chanticleer,
reused the sleepers early in
the morning.


"Willie, Willie p cried out
Year: 1873

piOOOoo VnoU AuVoU hOucOhCCPOAD
will esteem such receipt SUI
perfluOus; but, in our judge
ment, half the bacon eaten is
underdone, and therefore, salty,
tough, and, in word, unpalat-
able. It's always best to wash
a ham the day before you want
to have it cooked, and let it
soak in water all night. If you
wish it for a two o'clock dinner,
put it upon the fire about five
o'clock in the morning in an
abundance of water to cover
it well. Keep it briskly boiling
until you are ready to dish it
up for dinner. You may readi-
ly ascertain if it is sufficiently
done byt the readiness with
which the bone on the under
side may be removed. If it
comes out easily, the ham is
done. You may remove the
outside skin Or not, as you
choose. Some epicures think
a ham ruined if either skinned
or cut until perfectly cold, es-
teeming it so desirable to retain
all the juices. If time allows,
the prettiest way of serving up
ham is to take off the skin af-
ter being thoroughly boiled, to
crate bread crumbs thickly over
the top, and brush the whole
over with the yolks of eggs.
Now put in an oven and brown
nicely.


Remark.-If, during the pro-
cess Of boiling, it be found nec-
essary to add more water, be
sure that it is boiling, for cold
water will inevitably render the
meat tough.


SPONGE CAKE PUDDING.-Melt
some butter, and grease very
we'll with it the inside of a flu
ted cake mold, using for the
purpose feather or a brush.
Then glaze the mold with pow
dered white sugar-that is to
say, shake it about until the
part creased is equally covered
with the sugar, and looks white.
Stone some raisins, and have


n


a few currants, washed and
picked. Place them according
to fancy in the curvings of the
mold. Take some spong cake


stale will do-and cut it up
small, filling the molds with it,
as you do so mixing throughout
currants and raisins rubbed in
flour to prevent their falling.
Beat up four eggs, the whites
separately from the yolks, add
four tablespoonsfull of sugar,
one for each egg, and then pour
gradually to them until well
combined three half pints of
cold new milk, which quantity
should be enough to ill the
mold. Set your pudding in a
pan containing enough water
to come little more than half
way up the side of the mold.
Just as the water begins to boil
see that the oven is so moder-
ately heated as to insure the
slow baking of custard, else it
might turn to whey. Do not
let the pudding brown or burn;
it should be done in about a
quarter Of an hour after the
water has boiled around it.


Sauce made thus: -Four
yolks Of eggs beaten up with
four table-spoonsfall of sugar
poured to a pint of milk allow
ed to come to boil. Return
to the fire for about five minutes
stirring rapidly. Flavor with
what you please; rose water is
good. Turn out the pudding
in a pretty dessert dish, pour
Al = ....-
Year: 1873

We are Of those who love relig-
ion who wish to express it in our
daily life +; and loving it as we do,
we cannot push it to one side as a
dark'and solemn thing, fit only to
receive our tears Of repentance, and
before which we must walk with
long drawn faces. We see in it the
glory and sunshine Of life. When
it springs within us it does not con-
sign us to life of trembling sus-
pense, passed on the edge of tho
tomb; but our souls, heretofore
stumbling among the tombs, CROP
ing in dim caverns of earth, rise in
to the sunshine of Gods love. This
is the true life, and no one can tru-
ly say he lives, unless, throwing
aside his graveclothes, nc walks
forth in this light. We hold that
those who live in earnest must of
necessity be religious, and that
their religion will carry them above
all sorrow and care. Therefore we do
not like the fashionable sentimental
ism which throws shadows upon re-
ligion. We like soberness and rev.
etence, but also cheerfulness,. tri-
umph, Joy and gladness.
Year: 1873

An Iowa editor last week, to
keep up with the style, ran away
with another mans wife. He did
not get off so easily, however, as
he anticipated. The man followed
him and overlook the traunt pair.
The editor got behind the woman,
and prepared to sell his life as
dearly as possible. He was uncer-
tain as to whether the outraged
husband would shoot him or MUIR
der him with carving-knife. He
stood there, like the boy upon the
burning deck, and calmly awaited
the result. The outraged husband
came up within about two feet OF
the editor and said: "Cuss your
impudence l want you to stop my
paper" That was all. The editor
recovered himself and said he
would have the matter attended to
at once. During all the trying
scene the woman stuck to the editor
like puppy to root. Some peo-
pie get mad and stop their paper
for almost nothing.
Year: 1873

A lady but lately settled in Con-
cord, N. H., relates the Patriot of
that city, went into drug store and
innocently asked for a pint of al
cohol to be used in a spirit lamp.


"Have you prescription p in
quired the clerk, politely.


"a what" :" asked the lady, in sur
prise.


"A prescription from q physici-
an !" explained the clerk. ave are
not allowed to sell alcohol unless it
is ordered by physician"


"Not even alcohol :" said the as
tonished customer. "Well, that is
strange. l was not aware that any
one ever drank pure alcohol as a
beverage"


"Very true. I think myself that
such a regulation is ridiculous but
we must obey it. / am sorry if You
are Inconvenience bat cannot sell
you any alcohol unless you bring a
prescription"


The lady left the drug store, and
when last seen, in the middle of the
afternoon, was circulating around
looking for n physician who would
be willing to certify that her spirit
lamp was seriously ill---with some
disease or other peculiar to lamps ut
this season of the year-and that
its case was one Of requiring treat
mcnt with stimulants.
Year: 1873

4 few days since, says the Washington
Chronicle, Beau Hickman went into shop
on C street to have his killing moustache
died. Having placed his hat on chair, he
very complacently took his seat. The bar
ber, in looking after some of his tonsorial
apparatus, upset a pile Of books on a shelf,
which were precipltated like thousand
of bricks on Beau's beaver, making it as
fat as pancake. Beau of course was an
CRY. That hardly covers it; he was furious,
and notwithstanding said hat was as old as
the hills-whatever that may mean-he
swOre in the name of everything sacred it
was one of the finest in the city. OF course
he demanded pay. The barber could not
see it in that light and Beau placed the
dllapdated remains of his 9uOndGm hat
upon his imperial intellect and left, swear
ing that nothing but barberous treatment
could be expected from such q class Of
people.
Year: 1873

\ new water meter has recently been in
vented which is said TO be capable of regis
tering with perfect accuracy the amount
of water flowing through any pipe to
which IL is attached.
Year: 1873

Tigress fell in with oiir party u, 2 dense fog
and providBntisily struck tie very Zoe on
which they we're, Otherwise they must have
perished. They all seem tolerably wen
Capt. Tyson complained of swelled legs
and feet, but nothing serious Is the matter
with him. When they left the Polaris, all
on board were In good health.


In reference to the way In which the Po-
laris got away from the party which was
rescued from The Ice, Capt, Tyson, states
that be Felt little anxiety at first, thinking
she would soon come to their relief. set
my colors, be said, as she steamed down
along shore, but the vessel was soon
lost to sight in a bend Of land, and what 1
took to be Northumberland Island. ! then
attempted to bring my boats across
in an easterly direction, hoping to mad
water and reach shore. succeeded In
dragging one boat across, took the water
and attempted to reach shore some distance
Below the vessel. We were then drifting
very fast, ard the gale was blowing fresh
with great violence from the no-theast,
and showing very fast and drifting.
was driven back on the ice again.
Night closed on me and carried US to the
southwest. In the morning we vere about
thirty miles southwest of where the ship
went into harbor. As heavy sea was run
ming which broke up my foe piece, separa-
ting us from siz bags Of bread and one boat.
I saw vessel under steam and canvas
rounding point 10 the northwest. Thinking
she would come to our relief, gave myself
no extra anxiety, but soon We were


Doomed co Dissppointment.


and from that time until the Tigress rescued
us we never got glimpse of the Polaris.


A dispatch from Washington says news
of the disaster to the Polaris affected the
President deeply, as he had hoped the en-
terprise Of the government in this direction
would rebound to national honor.
Year: 1873

Last evening, as Sol Mullen. driver of the
reel cart of Eclipse engine, was riding one
Of the horses lately purchased BY the Fire
department, the animal became frightened
when at the corner Of Crawford and Vine
streets, by the Glowing Of q locomotive
whistle, and reared up suddenly, falling
over backwards, severely spraining the ankle
Of bis rider.