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Year: 1876

THE CREscENT.-This is the way the
Boston Transcript accounts for the use
of the crescent by the Turks. When
Philio of Macedon approached by night
with his troops to scale the walls of
Byzantium, the moon shone out and
discovered his design to the besieged,
who repulsed him. The crescent was
afterwards adopted as the favorite badge
of the city. When the Turks took By
Eantium, they found the crescent in ev-
cry public place, and believing it to
possess some magical power, adopted
it themselves. The origin of the cres-
cent as a religious emblem, is anterior
to the time of Philip of Macedon, dat
ing, in fact, from the very beginning of
history.
Year: 1876

STRANGE SOUNDS AT NIGHT.-Every
one has noticed how many singular
sounds are heard at night-noises ap-
parently unexplainable, and conse-
quently mysterious. ManJ ghost
story has spung up from an unaccount-
able noise; many person terrified be-
yond measure by an unexpected sound
at midnight. Sir David Brewster gives
an excellent account Of mysterious
night sound which would have frighten-
ed many persons, but which proved
innocently harmless when tested by q
steady observer. A gentleman heard
strange sound every night soon after
getting in bed, his wife heard it also,
but not at the time when she retired,
little earlier than he. No probable
cause could be assigned, and the effect
upon the imagination became rather
unpleasant. He found some time after
ward that the sound came from q ward
robe which stood near the head Of his
bed. He almost always opened and
closed this wardrobe when undressing;
but as the door was-a little tight he
could not quite close it. The door,
possibly affected by gradual changes of
temperature, forced itself open with
sort of dull sound which was over in an
instant. From the lady not being in the
habit of using that wardrobe, the mys-
terry became associated with her husband
only. Had they given way to imagina-
ton, and never investigated the affair,
another haunted house would have been
added to the long row already standing.
Year: 1876

one of the greatest things to be dene, Is TO pre-
mare the wears stock of fire wood, and any farmer
that does not have years stock OF wool on
hand and dried unless he burns coal, is shiitess
farmer. TO say the least. For man to live here
n Kenns bee county. and burn green wood all
the year, it is simply ridiculous. Perhaps you
may think that am putting it rather strong, out
know of men who call themselves farmers who
haul their wood as they burn it, all summer. For
nv part, ] hate to cut wood too badly to burn 1t
areen. for it takes at least one third more than it
does to have it well seasoned under cover Wood
that Il cut and piled up out of doors, is not mnch
better than green, for is apt to doze unless II Is
piled with the bark side up. IT,.


There Is one other thing that wonder that
farmers do not attend to now the snow is most all
gone, and that is, getting out fencing stut. Poles
that are cut now are worth great deal more thah
those cut 10 June. 1t Is good time now 10 go
with your bob-sled and haul few poles to those
places where your cattle kept getting into the heid
iaxt summer, You could not get time 10 haul them
then, so the fence kept growing poorer and the
cattle getting in oftener.


And when it comes good Shedding you had bet
ter get your plaster home, for 1t Is heavy stun
to haul when It is muddy in the spring, and there
is but little soil but what it pays to use it on AS
l begin to write about work for winter, hnd
that the subject cannot be very well handed eX-
cept few leading things, so will touch on feed.
ing sheep. 1t is great mistake to let tnem ger
poor in the winter for in that case they are apt to
lose the lambs, and early lambs are quite an item
in = farmers income When you can turn.them
off in June, they fetch good price, and the sheep
viii get fat before winter. that they will he in
condition to raise some more next year.


One thing more, and am done for this tune. IL
YOU are raising any heifer calves this year take
good care of them, for you are making, the future
COW. If the calf is pinched for feed when young
it never win make as good COW as it would If
Il had been fed well. Feed q growing heifer as
you would COW that gives milk, and you will
develop the milk organs so that when she comes
o give milk the value will be there. Learn the
CALI to drink swill, and if you want the calf to do
well the first winter give it drink that the chill has
been taken Oh. 1t 10 a good way to scald few
shorts, night and morning, then fill the pail with
water and let them drink it warm.


HH you think that am visionary just try it once
for yourSeH. '"


Iapls Hill Farm.
Year: 1876

The Lives Insured by the Society are carefully
selected In different parts Of North America and
Europe furnishing by this broad field Of opera.
tions an additional and exceptional safety to the
Policy holders. The assurances made only on
the Mutual Principle. The Surplus Premiums are
returned annually to the Insured.
Year: 1876

Several times during the past year
the Free Press has been asked by East
ern papers TO explain what "penstock'
is. The Philadelphia Chronicle cant
for the life of it make out the meaning
of the word, and Boston, with Worces-
ter, Webster and Harvard University st
hand, is just as ignorant. Gentlemen,
look this way. You go TO o plumber
and tell him you want . family supply
Of water. he fools round from six days
TO six weeks, and his man comes and
digs ditch from some point in the back
yard TO the water main in the street. II
you have any money or patience left
one end Of an inch lead pipe is con-
nected to the main, and the other end
cut short of wherever you designate t.
The last end is fitted with Q stop-cock
and q waste-cock, connected TO q per
pendicular pipe reaching TO the surface
Of the ground, and this latter pipe Is
enclosed in q wooden box four inches
square. An iron rod runs down the box
beside the pipe to the stop-cock, and the
rod is fitted with handle. When nm
ished, "penstock" is Q box four inches
square, rising from two TO three feet
above the ground, with handle on one
side and spout on the other. Tun
the handle one way and the water gusne.
out Of the spout and the Water Board
have got death-grip on you. Tun Is
the other way, and the water stops. This
is called penstock. Lead it into the
house and you can call it by any name
you want to. The only "hydrants IN
Detroit are for fire purposes. II other
towns prefer to call penstocks hydrants,
it's nothing to Detroit. We have pleng
Of time here to hunt up . name iof
everything, and time enough 70 pro
nounce long names slowly and inteln-
gently. Penstocks have been known
here for q great many years, and Detron
viii continue to use the word.-DeT0H
Ere, Press.
Year: 1876

Good news for the boys. They have
invented patent machine for currying
horses. 1t is said to save time, and do
the work far better.


A correspondent Of the Nel0 Csnt1t'y
contends that farmers should keep but
one breed of poultry. 1t will not pay
to have all the trouble of keeping vari-
GUS kinds separate. Select a choice
breed, and then keep them pure.


The plan OF narrowing potatoes after
planting, and before they are far ad-
vanced, is growing in favor. This al
lows the crop to have a good start of
the weeds, and the potatoes are not In
the least injured by the harrow.


1t is said that the wild grapevine will
twine itself from tree to tree. The coral
honeysuckle is desirable for planting
near the windows, as it Is one of the
first vines to unfold leaves and flowers,
and the last to retain them. Its pretty
flowers are favorites with the bee and
humming bird.


NJ 1. Pierre calculates that, In a life
of sixty years, an apple tree removes
from the soil 60 pounds of nitrogen,
equal to II, 500 pounds of farm yard
manure. To maintain the soil in con-
dition, therefore, he estimates that about
us pounds of manure ought to be an
n1ally given 70 tree during the fifty
years that it Is in bearing.


The cause of foot rot, or "hOof
all" in cattle, is generally muddy or
damp yards. Cows that are kept in dry
yards, and are not obliged to wade
through to get their drink, are seldom
troubled with fouls. The cure is easily
effected by cleaning the sore feet out,
thoroughly scraping off all disorganized
skin or flesh, and rubbing in we'll a
salve composed of finely powdered blue
vitriol and lard; equal parts by weight.
The feet should also be kept dry.


1t is of importance that we sit only
fresh eggs, so that there may be no
waste of eggs, or of effort on the part of
the hen, in endeavoring to hatch out old
or stale ones. The practice too often is
to gather the eggs from day to day, and
place them in a basket, box, or some
place of general reception; and, when a
hen is to be set, the eggs on hand are
picked over, with q view to get those of
q certain color, shape or kind, regard
less of age. Consequently, some which
are set are freshly laid, while others are
much older, and perhaps stale; these
undoubtedly would not be set if it was
known how old they were. This diff
Guilty would be entirely overcome by
marking with lead pencil on each egg,
at the time of collection, the date when
laid, and if it Is known by what hen,
note that also; then, in selecting eggs
for q sitting, those of too great age are
readily excluded.
Year: 1876

Liebig has shown that oatmeal Is al
most as nutritious as the very best Eng
lish beef, and that it is richer than
wheaton bread in the elements that go
to form bone and muscle.


IT is said that common MULLEN,
stepped strong and sweetened, Is highly
beneficial for consumptives. 1t should
be gathered in early Summer, dried,
and taken continuously for some
months.


To REMOVE red ants, buy five cents
worth of calomel and put it on n plats
with syrup, where the ants trouble you /;
they will disappear; or, cayenne pepper
Is said to be good cure for ants, as well
as mice or other vermin.


BREAKFAST MUFFINs.


Two eggs well beaten with one cup of
sugar and lump of butter the size of
an egg; to this add one pint of sweet
milk, with two teaspoonfuls of yeast
powder worked thoroughly through one
quart of -four. Bake in muffin rings on
top of the range or in gem pans in q
quick oven.


bOoIOh BhOhN


Three and three-fourths cups of In
dian corn meal, two and one-half cups
rye meal, not flour, two-thirds cup of
molasses, one quart milk, either sweet
or sour two even teaspooonfuls soda
dissolved in milk; steam in a tin pud-
ding boiler five hours take off the
cover and set in the oven with the beans
to remain till morning.


WHERE all other means have failed to
exterminate bedbugs, sulphurous acid
gas has succeeded. Take everything
out of the infested room, plug up all
the windows tightly, close all chimneys,
and empty about one ounce of powdered
sulphur on a pan of hot Goals, placed in
the middle of the floor. Shut the doors
and cover all cracks; let the sulphur
burn as long as twill. Where the room
is large it IS good plan to fasten q bit
of tin tube to the bottom of the pan,
and to this connect enough small rub
Der pipe to lead out of the nearest door.
By blowing into the end of the pipe
with the bellows, the sulphur will be
caused to burn more quickly by the
draft created, and to give q denser
smoke. After the sulphur has burned,
paint all the cracks in the floor and
around the mop-board with strong so
luton of corrosive sublimate, and treat
the furniture to the same before replae-
ing it. We have seen room frightfully
infested, completely freed by this plan.
Scientific American.
Year: 1876

A GREAT deal has been said and written
obon9 tbe great mathematical prodigy,
"Renb" Fields, who lives in Fayetteville,
in tins County, and the more that Is
known of him the greater wonder ne Oe-
comes. He does not possess the sim
nIost rndimepts of book education
5oas moi know a letter or figure by sight
md vet he can solve the most lntrl'
.oto nroblem in an instant, or can per
a., a calculation in less than minute
tbat would require the work of an hour
bv tbe ordinary modes. For instance:
We give him the day of the month and
vsor of our birth, and he told, IN less
than a half minute, our age IN seconds
minutes, days and years. Give HIM the
dav of the month and the year OF any
event. however remote, and he Will IN
stantl ' give the day Of the week.


we spent two hours with him last
Saturday. and, Notwithstanding We have
often talked with him and seen him dis
play his wonderful gifts, yet we always
and something new in him.


We placed a column of figures on a
paper. equal in length to the columns
Of an ordinary y-sized ledger, and called
them of to him in rapid succession, and
when the last number was called he gave
the sum without a moments hesitation.
He did not see the paper, and would not
have known a character on 1t II he had.
One hour later he repeated those num-
hers in the exact order In which we
called them to him. We then began at
the bottom, and would call two or three
numbers correctly and then one ineor-
rectly, and he would correct us by CIV
ing the proper number.


More mysterious than this to us Is
the fact of his ability to give correctly
the time of the day or night, whenever
called upon, without any reference what
ever to time-piece.


In this place the time-pieces are all
regulated by railroad, or st. Louis time.
II YOU ask .'Reub" the time, he will
say: 81 am 15H minutes past one if
you have railroad time you have so and
So" giving the exact difference between
sun and railroad time.


Another remarkable fact is that he
gives the exact time of his locality. If
Be is in Washington city he gives Wash
ington city time /; if in San Francisco,
the time there. he cannot possibly do
these things by any method of cal
culating the passing time, for he will
give the passing time as accurately while
waking from sleep at night as if it were
daylight and the sun shining.


There seems 10 be nothing too great In
numbers for his mind to grasp, and yet
nothing too small. Ho can tell what
the interest on one cent would be for
three seconds at the rate Of 10 per cent.
per annum, as readily and as easily rs
he could tell the interest on 81 for one
year ct the same rate per cent. He is,
indeed, the wonder of wonders Var
rsnsbsrg, No., Democrat.
Year: 1876

WINE JELLx.-One paper, two ounces,
Cox's gelatine soaked one hour In ons
pint cold water then pour over one
quart boiling water. Pare the yelot
skin only, of three lemons, and throw
in, add also the juice, . stick OF cina
mon, one pint block sugar. one pm
sherry wine. Beat the whites OF one q
two eggs to q stiff froth and sur N
Give It one boil, strain through lelY
bag, which should never be squeeze
but the juice allowed to drop throusn.
It will be found as clear an amber coiys =.
as any made at the confectioners'
may be made q handsome color by sou
ing q spoonful of rich red fruit syrup,
It may be varied by cooling IN W.
glasses, first the amber color, then -. suo
red, alternating and finishing on the Wy
by white frosting.
Year: 1876




A minister writes his practice Of
breaking and harnessing colts as follows,
to the Golden Rule: "When the foal is
fifteen months old We begin to educate
him to harness. Most colts, remember,
are tmid; they are born so. The first
day we simply put a saddle without the
back-strap on, buckling up the belly
band loosely. This is done many times,
increasing the pressure. Then We take
the neck collar, and put it over his
head, first permitting him to smell of it
and touch il with his nose, until he is
entirely convinced that il Is not calcu-
lated to hurt him. In like manner we
add part to part, until the colt is fully
harnessed. He is then allowed to stand
with the harness on until he has time to
reflect upon the whole matter, and be-
come accustomed to the pressure of the
harness against his sensitive skin; for
we must remember that all this per
Torrance seems very queer to him, and
startling. When he has fully composed
his mind, and settled down into the con-
viction that everything is all right and
as it should be with him, he is then
walked about, with the harness still on,
and brought back every few minutes to
the spot where he is to be embarrassed,
and taught to stand as long as it
would naturally take to remove the har-
ness. Straps are loosened, buckle
tongues started, saddle and collar eased;
in short, everything is done that would
be done in Embarrassing, except remov-
ing the harness. After several times,
this standing still while being unhar-
messed. has come to be, IN his mind, .
part of the programme, and he under
stands and accepts It IS such. Once
learned, in the-ease Of an intelligent
horse, always learned. This same pro-
cess should be gone through with, in
the case Of q valuable, high-spirited
colt, once or twice each day, for aweek,
at least. And remember that he is learn
ing many lessons in one, including that
the greatest of all colt can learn. VIZ: :
to have confidence in and yield his Will
to man. Have great patience at this
point in his education, and proceed step
BY step, advancing no farther than your
pupils success iustifes. During the
harness exercises, accustom the colt TO
pressure AGAINST breast and shoulder by
tying long cords into the buckle either
side of the collar, and pulling gently,
causing him to brace himself, IS he
would naturally do, against it. This
gives him the idea Of drawing weight
somewhere behind him, and by permit
ting him to pull you along, he will grow
to feel that he can pull anything.
Year: 1876

IHDRHKAKN0.-Ingratitude and in
difference sometimes mar the character
Of men. A husband returns from his
business at evening. During his alb
sence, and throughout the hvelong day,
the wife has been busy with mind and
hands preparing some little surprise,
some unexpected pleasure, to make his
home more attractive than ever. He
enters, seemingly sees no more Of what
has been done to please him than if he
were . blind man, and has nothing more
to say about it than If he were dumb.
Many loving wife has borne in her
heart an abiding sorrow day after day
from causes like this, until in process
Of time the fire and enthusiasm Of her
original nature have burned out, and
mutual indifference spreads its pail over
the household.
Year: 1876

SoMK one, some time ago, seeing two
or three eminent lawyers gathered to-
gether on q spot supposed to be likely
to be chosen As the site Of the new law
courts, said that they had met there 70
view the ground where they must
shortly lie.
Year: 1876

CARK OF THE FKKr.-Ooncerning this
subject the Scientific American very tru-
ly says: Many are careless in the keep
ing of the feet. II they wash them
once . week they think they are doing
well. They do not consider that the
largest pores are located in the bottom
of the foot, and that the most offensive
matter is discharged through the pores.
They wear stockings from the begin
ming to the end Of the week without
change, which become perfectly satur-
ated with offensive matter. III health
is generated by such treatment of the
feet. The pores are net only repellants
but absorbents, and fetid matter, to q
greater or less extent, is taken back into
the system The feet should be washed
every day with pure water only, as we'll
IS the armpits, from which an offensive
odor is also emitted, unless daily ablu-
ton is practiced. Stockings should not
be Wcrn more than q day or two at q
time. They may be worn one day, and
then aired and summed and worn another
day if necessary.
Year: 1876

New YoRK, Nov 25, 1875.
To THE EDIroR THE HERALD


Will the HERALD kindly allow me to make appeal
to it's charitable readers behalf Of poor old lady,
childess widow, In delicate health and with to
help her, who is endcavorng to raise funds sufficient
to take her South, where has friends who will
mid her In various II sho but get them,
though they too poor send the money for her
Journey Hors has been very sad story, though
long relate here and knowing her well answer
Tor her sincere gratitude for and appreciation OF
whatever assistance her happier and m prosperous
fellow creatures may feel inclined to send her Her
address Is Mrs. Hunter. No. 1872 sixth avenue.


CHARITY.
Year: 1876

CONFEDERATION OF THE ESTIMATES AS PRE-


sENTED FOR THE YEAR 1877--MEEr1Na OF


THE TRUSTEES OF NEW YORK COLLEGE.


The Board of Education held special meeting yes
terday afternoon at the hail. corner OF Elm and Grand
streets, President Wood In the chair Tho business OF
the meeting to take action the financial budget
for year 1877 which presented by the Finance
Committee at tho last regular meeting of the Board
and which was published full yesterdays HERALD


The order of the meeting was suspended in order to
take action report from the Committee on Even.
ing Schools, as these schools will open on Monday
evening next. The trustees Of the Twenty-seco
ward had requested that action Of the Board its
last meeting. transferring the maio evening school In
their ward 10 grammar school building No. So, be
considered, and that evening school No. IL (male be
transferred TO grammar school building No. 2S, aud
that evening school NO % emae) be Transferred 10
grammar school building No. IL. The request Of the
ordered.


Tho financial budget was then taken mp, and was
adopted in FULL without change in single item, ass
published in yesterdays HERALD.


very neat and compact form or the now course Of
study lately adopted by the Board OF Education
exhibited yesterday TO the Commissioners The form
Is sheet twenty four by thirtytwo inches, divided
into eight columns, and admirably classified. Tho
the School Journal OF this city, and received from
the Commissioners the highest encomiums 1t has
been ordered for the Of the teachers and officers
OF tho Department OF Education


Tho Board adjourned to meet on Wednesday next


COLLEGE THE CITY YORK,


The Trustees OF the College oil the City OF New York
met yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Wood presiding. The
only business transacted the adoption Of resou-
the Treasurer this being the balance Of the annual
preparation for the College fund
Year: 1876

The WAY To BECOME RICH Pay
cash for everything you buy at the
time Of purchase. If this rule was
adopted, everybody would live well,
live happy and prosper. Everybody
wishes TO buy cheap and sell high.
Nothing can please man more than
getting a good round price for what
he has to sell, But supplies and de>
mand rue these things. The credit
system does more i'll keeping prices
high than any one thing save supply.
To start out, the man that bnys OF the
producer for cash, can buy lower than
if he buys on credit. Then the
merchant buys of the importer for
cash. and saves another item of cost.
Next the retail, from the retailer.
from the wholesaler, buys for cash,
and another item is saved. The goods
are retaiied TO the people at large. and
the man who sells bis time can sell at
ten per cent. less for cash than he
could on credit Pay cash and you VII!
be independent Pay cash and rave
cash. Pay cash and you will not be
compelled to pay high tariffs TO paw
other people. Pay cash and you can
buy bargains. Pay cash and you can
hold up your head and look tie world
of mankind full in the face. Pay cash
aud you will grow rich.