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Year: 1871

WEARE DIRECTED TO SELL TO THE
highest bidder. beautiful suburban lot, part
Of lot No. 8 of the Cooper tract. containing
about ten acres; portion in original forest
growth, and the balance lying well for culti-
walton. Those wishing to buy will find the
lot indicated by sale board on the ground,
and will please examine it before day of sale.
which will be
Year: 1871

How TO Cook OLD FOwLs.-For the
possible benefit Of some other young house
keepers, | wish TO tell them bow to cook
an old chicken. Prepare as for roasting,
then boil three hours in a covered pot. with
one quart of water, to which add two table
spOOnfuls Of vinegar after which put in a
pan. in a hot oven, for about one hour, TO
brown The liquor in the pot to be pre-
pared for gravy ; should the water boil
away too much, more should be added. The
result ~, the meat is AZ tender az young
chicken, and some think richer and better.


BAKED POrAToEs Potatoes are more
nutritious baked than they are cooked in
any other manner; and they relish better
with those who have not been accustomed
to eat them without seasoning. Wash
them clean, bat do not soak them. Bake
them as quickly as possible without burning
in the least. As soon as they are done,
press each potato in a cloth so as to crack
the skin and allow the steam to escape. If
this is omitted the best potatoes will not be
mealy. They should be brought immedi-
ately to the table, as they will soon become
solid and lose their flavor


How TO Skin and STEW A RABBI
Make small incision ID the lower part OF
the belly, beng careful not to cut deeper
than the skin. Put down the knife and
gently tear the skin upwards about three
inches. Now take bold of one hind leg
and fore the hip joint up a long the side Of
the body under the skin. Take hold Of
the bare jont and pull the leg out Of the
skin DO the other the same. Now take
hold of thc ty,O skinned legs with enc hand
and gra,p tIc loose skin with the other
hand T--c Your strength firmly but gently
ana separate hr remaining skin, including
thc head and tore feet. The feet Joints
with halt at the ears must b. separated
under the skin with a knife, and remain
with the skin, a. they can not he skinRcd.
Atter removing the entrals, soak until
white and free from blood. Double tho
ie,t under, ana secure the head firmly W
TIE back Tie tic body firmly with a nice
white string, ana stew gently until very
tender use, to accompany the rabbit,
y nice onion sauce but bread sauce o.
mushroom sauce may b. served, az prefer
ej.-Americm 4gricuttWta


GENERAL eases W hccOugh, il Is sald,
can bo relieved by boIdng the patient 4
arm. straight above BIZ bend and to keep
insrring a. a. long As feasible, 70 a. to re-


tam the an N the lang, as long as possible
Year: 1871

Ar school in Peoria county, the sehol-
ars caught skunk and put It in school
marm's desk, thinking she would smell a
nice and give them a holiday. She WASH t
one of them kind. She took a spring
clothes pin and fastened it oil her nose and
went on with the exercises, letting the
scholars enjoy the perfume.
Year: 1871

nv
Ask what you will, my own and only Love
For, To lO.e's service true,
Your least wish sways ne as from world


above,


And yield all 10 you,


Who are the only She,
And In one girl all womsnhood 10 me.
Yet some things cen to thee | eanno


yield


As that enc gin, by which
On the still morning In the woodside field
Thou mad'st existence rich,
Who was the only She,
And in one girl oil womanhoOd to me.
We had talkd long; and then q silence


came;


And IN the tormost hrs
To his nest the white dove noatei like


flame;


And my lips closed on hers
Who was the only She,
And in one girl all womanhood to mo.
Since when my heart lies by her heart


not now


Could twiSt hers and mine, ..,,
Nor the most loye-skill'd Angel chocse,--


SO thou


In vain would ask for thine
Who art the only She,
And in one girl, all wemanhood to me.
Year: 1871

ToAsTs AND SENTINENTs.-NGy
tho honest heart never know dis
trcas


May caro- be u stranger where
virtue resides,


May hemp lind those whom hon,
or cannot. &c..
May our pruGorco secure us
friends, but enable US 20 live with
out their assistance.


May sentiment never be sacrificed
by the tongue OF deceit.


May our happiness DO sincere,
and our Joys lasting.


May the smiles OF conjugal ftioci-
ty compensate the frowns Ofiortune.


May the tear Of scnsibility never
cease to flow.


May the road Of prefcrment DO
found by none but those who de-
sorve it.


May the liboraE hand find FREQ
access TO the purse Of plenty.


May the Impulse Of generosity
never be checked by the power Of
necessity.


May we always forget when we
forgive an injury.


May the feeling Of heart possess
the fortune the miser abuses.


May We draw upon content for
the deficiencies Of fortune.


May hope be thy physician when
calamity IS the disease.
Year: 1871

The Utica Observer said recently that
the Clearheld fair consisted Of a calf, q
goose, and pumpkin. The Observer adds
that it rained SO hard the first night that
the goose swan of, and the calf broke
loose and eat the pumptin, and q thief
prowling around stole the calf, and that
ended the fair.
Year: 1871

The Convention met at the appointed
hour. The report of the committee on
Platform and Resolutions was received. 1t
was an endorsement of the Platform adopt
ed BY the National Labor Committee at
Washington with the exception Of the tar
if section, which embodied the resolution
adopted by the National Labor Union.


Mr.. Sheldon offered q minority report
Year: 1871

TESTING STEEL.-The Pittsburg Com


"'eTct0E g ives a new method of testing


steel, so as to insure uniform and superior


quality in steel rails, now coming rapidly


into general use on the railroads in the Uni
ted States. By the Griswold method, q
test ingot from each FIVE ton ladleful Of


liquid steel is hammered into bar and
tested for malleability and hardness, and
especially for toughness, by bending it


double when cold. In case the test bar
falls below the standard suitable for rails.
all the lngOts and the rails rolled from them
are stamped with the number Of the ladIe-
ful., 10 ascertain whether the rails will
endure actual service on the track, a piece
is cut from one rail in each charge and is
tested by placing it on iron supports, one
foot apart, and then dropping weight of
five tons upon the middle Of it, from a
height proportioned to the pattern Of the
rail. 10 case the test rail does not stand
the blow deemed proper, all Of the rails
made from that ladleful Of steel are rejected
for use on railroads.


EXPERIMENTS with Bessemer steel
show It to be one Of the most plastic and
manageable of metals-more so even than
copper. An exchange says it can be bent,
flanged or twisted, either hot or cold, with
out annealing, and over a considerable
range Of temperature, which is not the
case with ordinary steel or copper. A
plate of eighteen inches diameter was forced
through series of dies until it formed
tube thirteen feet long and one and three
fourth inches in diameter, without any
crack or flaw. A ring of metal can at one
heat be hammered into die to form loco
motive engine chimney top. In drilling
circular hole into Bessemer steel plate
continuous shavings are formed, whereas in
a copper plate or other metal the
shavings break into pieces one-tenth
Of an inch long. Thin sheets Of
the Bessemer soft steel can also be bent
backward and forward hundreds of times
without fracture, and are almost as NAL
leable as paper.


WIRE MATTREssEs.-This is the inven-
ton of Mr.. Heron, of Sackville street,
Manchester. 1t consists Of strong, elastic,
tensely stretched frame of woven wire, and
is intended to answer the purpose of a
springfield and under mattress, upon which
the ordinary blankets and bed clothes are
to be placed. 1t appears to be capable of
effecting great simplfication in domestic
matters generally ,an1 in sick arrangements
in particular. Compared with an ordinary
spring bed and mattress, as the basis for
bed, for sick or healthy, it is manifestly
light, airy, incapable of harboring vermin,
easily moved, noiseless, and cheap. Prob
ably in many cases it would take the place
of water-bed. The through ventilation
which it secures is Of great value, for some
times the underestimate Of beds and mat
tresses becomes quite mouldy from damp
during Ions Illness.
Year: 1871

American and English Iron Bridges.


The Railroad Gazette has the following
highly interesting information on this ques
ton Of The strength Of iron bridges:


" Some persons enormously suppose that
the more iron thore is in bridge the Stron-
ger it will be. But a little reflection will
show that it is only the iron that is work
ing, or, in other words, that is actually
strained by the load, that contributes to the
strength of the structure. All the rest is
dead weight, and merely weighs down the
bridge. In very short spans this is not dis
advantageous, as it tends to diminish vibra-
ton but In long spans, where the weights
Of the spans much exceeds that of the load
passing over it, every pound Of iron that
does net contribute to the strength Of the
bridge is positive injury. To illustrate
this mole clearlY-if one bridge weighs l25
tons and another 250, and BOZ b are strain
ed by the rolling load Of 10000 pounds
per square inch, the lighter is the stronger
of the two. But if 125-ton bridge be
strained 10000 pounds per square inch,
while the 25O-ton bridge is strained only
5000 pounds per square inch, then the
latter has really double the strength and
double the life Of the former for half the
iron may corrOde away, and then the work
ing area Of the bar will be equal. 1t is
not clearly perceiving this fact-that the
strength Of the bridge depends upon the
working area Of its parts-that has led our
English friends to make such heavy bridges.


In several plans, if tt, strain per square
inch is alike for similar loads, they must all
be Of the same strength, provided the con-
nections are equally perfect. Some take
more iron than others to effect the result,
but the result is the same.


The lightness of American bridges is due,
First, To the concentration Of material
along the lines Of strain, which enabled a
lighter web system to be used, and hence
higher truss.


Second, To this greater height Of truss,
which throws less leverage on the upper
and lower chord system, hence requires less
iron in their members


Third, To the use Of eye and pin con-
nections, instead of riverts, BY which there
is no waste Of metal to compensate for the
deduction Of rivet holes.


American bridges are sitter vertically,
and better braced latterly, than English
bridges, their greater height giving less
DETECTION under load, and allowing Of
overhead bracing, as well as that below the
track.


But the less quantity Of iron required
to do the work is not the whole explanation
Of the less cost Of American as compared
with English bridges. A second and
equally important reason is the less amount
Of manual labor required to construct and
erect tbem-owing to the general use Of
machinery in forming all the parts. Fog
Iish bridges are made Of low-priced iron,
and require a great deal Of it, and great
deal of hand labor in constructing and erec-
ting.


American bridges have all their principal
parts formed by machinery. They are Of
exact, uniform dimensions, in similar spans,
and hence perfectly interchangeable, like
the parts of the locks Of the American
rifles, or Of sewing machines. Hence ma
chine labor can be applied to their manu-
Year: 1871

Amateure desirous of learning the art
Of carving in wood, should be very neat in
everything they attempt to execute. Orna-
ment cannot be overcharged if it be good,
under charged when it is bad. 1t would be
Year: 1871




DUBLIN Feb. %, 1871.


The Marquis OF Harrington is not likely fear, 70
be very popular Irish Chief Secretary. 1t not,
OF course expected that he would De great favor.
te but even such Of us as cared least for MIN did
not expect that would naugurate his Irish policy
by one OF the most unconstitutional and outrageous
propositions made In the House OF Commons for
more than half century. What does he propose
He proposes nothing less than the appointment
OF select and secret committee TO inquire into the
condition of certain portions Of Meath, Westmeath
and the Kings counties Owing to the feeling which
merely here but IN England and Scotland, am In
ciined TO think that hls Lordship Will have some
dlfnculty in obtaining majority OF the House OF
Commons to agree 10 his notion so conscious are
they OF their own power that the present govern.
ment think they able to carry any measure they
may PROPOSE They nave been AT all events, pecu-
liarly fortunate in obtaining assistance whenever
they felt inclined to curta the liberty OF the subject
IN Ireland. And the present government has not
been less averse TO Irish coercion than any OF It's
predecessors. But the misfortune Is that, instead
Of considering exceptional legislation OF this KIND q
misfortune, they regard IL as piesslnp, ana take
credit to themselves for having resorted to 1t.


MI. Chichester Fortescue, the late Irish secretary,
boasfed night or two ago, Tor example, that he
carried the Peace Preservation act OF last session.
measure which, he was not ashamed to declare was
stronger and more potent than any which nad been
proposed TO the House OF Commons within the
memory OF man. But, strong and potent as IL was,
they now think that 1t was not strong and potent
enough, they ask for power to take evidence in
secret, In order that. no DOUBT, tney may make II
stronger aud more potent SILL .
Year: 1871

BE tue to yourself at the start, young man,
Be true to yourself and God:
Ere you build your house mark well the


spot,
Test all the ground and build younot
On the sand or the shaking sod.
Dig, dig the foundation,deep, young man,
Plant firmly the outer wall;
Let the props be strong and the root be high,
Like an open turret towards the sky,
Through which heavens dews may fall.
Let this be the room Of the soul, young


man


When shadows shall herald care,
a chamber with never 4 roof or thatch
To hinder the Lighter door or latch
To shut out the spirits prayer.
Build slow and sure-'tis for life, young


man


a life that ouilives the breath;
For who shall gainsay the Holy Word:
''Their works do follow them,' saith the


Lord,


"Therein there is no DEATH
Build deep, and high, and broad, young


man,


As the needful case demands;
Let your title deeds be clear and bright,
Till you enter your claim TO the Lord Of


Light,


For the ''house not made with hands"
Year: 1871

Have the courage to face a diff
Guilty, lest it kick you harder than
YOU bargained for. Difficulties like
thieves often disappear at a glance.
Have the courage to leave a convlv-
ial party at the proper hour for do
ing so, however great the sacrlhce;
and to stay away from one on the
slightest grounds for objection,
however great the temptation to go.
Have the courage to do without that
which YOU do not need, however
much YOU may admire it. Have the
courage to speak your mind when
it is necessary that you should do so
and hold your tongue when 1T Is
better Won should be silent. Have
the courage to speak to apoor friend
in a seedY coat, even in the street,
and when a rich one is nigh. The
effort is less than many people take
it to be, and the act is worthy of a
king.


Have the courage to admit that
YOU have been in the wrong, and
YOU will remove the fact IN the mind
of others, putting a desirable i'm
preston in the place of Al unfayora'
BILE one. Have the courage to ad
here to the first resolution WheT
YOU cannot change it for better, anC
to abandon il ut the eleventh hOul
upon conviction. Have the courage


to cut the most agreeable acquaint


ance you possess, when he lack


principle. y friend should bea


with a friends information'-no


vices.
Year: 1871

Precious gift, that brings 30 near the things


that seem so far,


Heaven itself let down the earth with gates


ajar.


The riches and honors of this life
may, in a measure, conduce to our
happiness, and relieve our temporal
wants, but, ah, how small and fleet
ing they appear, when compared
with the sweet privilege of ap-
preaching the mercy seat, there to
breathe forth our wants and desires
to one who is ever waiting to bless.
Do we feel that our trials arc pecu-
liar, and that we must have sympa-
thy? How painful to rehearse ali to
an earthly friend; yet we can go and
tell Jesus with our hearts; he will
understand US, though our lips be
sealed with sadness.


To approach, in any way, those
10 whom the things OF this life have
seemed to make our superiors,
would summon our best courage;
but not so when we would ask any
favor at the hand Of God. All we
need is to feel our want, and ask
with childlike simplicity. Thanks
to his great name, He has promised
to never turn US away empty. Be-
lieving this, how it rests the burden
ed soul to shut out, for q season, the
world, with its many cares, and
hold communion with God, and feel
that we are casting our care upon
Him, for lie careth for u.s."
Year: 1871

which YOU coaxed him into getting
| for Eddie, quite an unnecessary
piece of extravagahce. Now take
/ nv advice and be little more rea-


sonable in your demands"
Mrs. Falconer knew better than
/ 10 pout at her mother, so she re-
| solved not to ask her husband for


anything in her presence again but


no sooner was Mrs. Townsend gone


than the old practice W as renewed
| Too much satisfied with her own
| selfish little aims, she did not notice
that her husbands manner was often
strangely Hurried; there was a Teck-
| lessness in his very tenderness ; he
refused her nothing that she asked
| for, and the Httle lady availed her
/ self to the very utmost of this pro-


pitious disposition.


ooh, Edward, ;" she said to him one
day, as they sat together over her
dessert, "the charity ball comes of
next Wednesday, and have been
made one of the lady patronesses. /
must have pretty dress for the oc-
casion."


"Order what you WILL" he said
laconically, as he rose and left the
table. t-i '.
The evening of the ball Lou was
disappointed that her husband did
not come home in time to see her
dressed; but she could not keepher
party waiting, and was obliged to
go off without seeing him. Pa


Half an hour later EalconeF came
home. He enquired of the house
maid, who had been aroused from a
nap by the violent jerking of the
parlor bell, if her mistress had gone
out and sleepy as the girl was, she
was startled (as she afterward aver
red) "by the look of his face " as he
dismissed her.


He went 10 his own room, where
little Eddie lay asleep, but turned
abruptly from the peaceful picture.


The heavy ice of despair lay on his
heart. Falconer Il Frost had failed,
and he was a defaulter to the


amount of more thousands than he
| could ever hope TO repay; his good


name was gone; nothing out beg
| gary and ruin lay before him, and


the disgrace would be reflected on
his wife and child. He passed to


his dressing-room, turned the key


on the inside, and ten minutes later


the neighbors were startled by the


report of a pistol. They forced the
door and found that TO the name of
bankrupt" aud ''swindler," /" which
had been applied 10 him as soon as


the failure had been made public, he
had added that OF suicide.


They were fearful tidings that
reached his wife's ear in the midst
of the festivities, and hurried her
home and vainly might she, in
frantic accents, call on that lifeless
form "only to speak TO her once
mOre," and she would be content to
live on dry crusts in hovel for the
rest of her days"


Vain vain lament ...s
Year: 1871

There are some people-yes,
many people-always looking out
for Sights. They cannot carry on
the daily course of the family with
out some offense is designated.
They are as touchy as hair triggers.
If they meet an acquaintance on the
street who happens TO be pre-occu-
pied with business, they attribute
his abstraction in some mode per-
sonal to themselves, and take um-
bragg accordingly. They lay on
others the fault of their irritability.
A fit of indigestion makes them see
impertinence in everybody they
come in contact with. Innocent
persons, who never dreamed OF Of
tense, are astonished TO find some
unfortunate word or some momen-
tary taciturnity, mistaken for an in
suit. To say the least, the habit is
unfortunate. 1t is so far the wiser
TO take the more charitable view of
our fellow-beings, and not suppose
a Slight is intended unless the neg
let is open and direct. After all,
too, life takes its use in a great de-
gree from the color ofour mind. III
we are frank and generous, the
world treats US kindly. If, on the
contrary, we are suspicious, men
learn TO be cautious 20 us. Let a
person get the reputation Of being
touchy, and everybody is under
more or less restraint; and in this
way the chances of an imaginary IN
suit are vastly increased.
Year: 1871

Is there lady In the land
That beasts her rank and a. that?
With scornful eye we pass her by,
And little care fer a. that;
For natures charm shall bear the palm
A girls a girl for a. that.
What though her neck with gems sh


deck,


With folly's gear and q that,
And gaily ride in pomp and pride;
We can dispense with a that;
Anhonest heart acts no such part-
A girls girl for a that.
The nObly born may proudly scorn
a lowly lass and a that;
y pretty face has far more grace
Than naughty looks and n that;
4 bonnie maid needs no such aid
y girls girl for n that.
And let US trust that come it must.
And sure it will for a that,
When faith and love all arts above,
Shall reign supreme and a that,
And every youth confess the truth
\ girls girl for a that.
Year: 1871

He who thinks no man above him
but for his virtue, none below him
but for his vice, can never be obse-
quious or assuming a wrong place,
but will frequently emulate men in
stations below him, and pity those
nominally over his head.
Year: 1871

How to put the question,
Teach me, humming-bird-
You who win all sweetness
And never say word!
How shall 1 come near her:
Teach me, wind of May
You who toy with apple blossoms
Nor brush the down away!
Shall 1 sing or say it!


Or do eyes tell best:
Nay, it is already


4 secret b ali confessed.
How TO win the answer


For 1 am sure she knows
Tell me dew and sunshine,


How you Ope rose!
Year: 1871

Some one wrote to Horace Gree
ley, ley inquiriHg IL guano no was was good to
might do for those whose taste have
become vitiated with Tobacco and
rum, but he preferred gravy and
butter.
Year: 1871

"PARTyEs, ALL. '-Curley and Mahon will
give o splendid Ball at Their large hall at the
depot on Tuesday evening next, and all who
love dancing and fun should attend. SEE invi-
tation in another ctiulnn, This is one of the
finest halls in the country, and the gentlemanly
l'roprietors never fail to render the lnest com
llete satisfaction to all guests. Church & Jones
tine quadrille land will furnish the music; fine
table WI be spread, and everything in readiness
for the full enjoyment of all who attend. Here
Is chance to drop dull care cease politics,
and spend pleasant evening among friends and
the order. but 60 to the dance