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Year: 1871

"Ah! my dear fellow" said an old
man to friend, Il am weak and
broken down with age. I used to-
walk entirely around the park every
day, but now [ can only walk haH
way round and back again.
Year: 1871

When Congress sat in Philadel:
phia, a certain Senator from New
England, who was not considered
exactly the wisest man in the house,
had frequent custom of shaking
his head when another was speak
ing. This gave offence to member
from Virginia, who complained pub
licly of the affront, whereupon q
waggish member assured the Senate
that he had known the offender
long, and that it was only an i'll
habit he had got into, for, though
he would oftentimes shake his head,
yet there was nothing IN 1t.
Year: 1871

a humorous writer in an exchange
says THAT advertising goods ais just
like snorin or takin' a crying baby
to church. II you sleep in church
and don't snore, hoW's folks on the
back seats to know you are there :
and in regard to the baby, folks
would never know you could raise
one if, when nurse takes him to
church, he didn't let off steam. But
when he yells out good and strong,
every body, parson and all, feel
mighty good. They look at hia and
say to themselves: sFine baby that,
by hickey la regular young rtinos-
ser.cow, by gum p The more he bel.
1ers, the more the people know it;
and the more they know it, the more.
they thinh about it y
Year: 1871

But few laborers possess suf-
ficient skill to sow any sort OF


seed evenly, which is a consider


alton of eminent importance. If


the wind blows, a portion of the


land will often be seeded three
or four times as thick as it should


be; while other portions will be
nearly bare. The seed drill viii
obviate this difficulty. 1t is an
excellent practice, and it will


pay well to mark out the ground
in lands about one rod in width.
By putting shoe on the point of
a plough. one can mark out a ten
acre field with one horse, in less
than two hours. Then it will be
easy to make an estimate OF the
quantity of seed required on
each land. The sower should ex-
ercise himself to travel in a
straight line, to step with a uni
form tread, to make an effort to
take uniform handfulls at every
step, and t0cast the seed at every
swing of the arm, in such man.
ner that it will cover evenly one
half of the land to be seeded at
one round or one bout. A be-
ginner should watch every hand
full of seed as it falls, to see if it
covers the seed-bed evenly, and
that too much of the seed does
not fall beyond the border of the
strip of ground on which the
sower designs to distribute the
seed. When one cast of seed
falls nearer the sower than he
desired to have the grain drop,
and he elevates the next cast
tritie higher than the seed should
rise, the grain will be distributed
unevenly. In some instances,
sower can guage the handfuls
with greater accuracy by holding
a round stone as large as a small
hens egg in the third and fourth
fingers. Unless sower has had
a long experience in scattering
seed by hand, so that he can SOW
evenly, more than half a bushel
of seed grain can be saved per
acre by putting in the seed with
a good grain drill; and besides
this, a drill will cover the seed
better, and the yield at harvest
will usually be several bushels
per acre in favor of seeding with
a drill.
Year: 1871

There is one touching incident
in the life of William Writ. In his
younger days he was victim to
that passion for intoxicating drinks
which seems peculiarly the bane of
our profession. Affianced to IL
beautiful and accomplished young
woman, he had made and broken
repeated pledges of amendments,
and she, after patiently and kindly
enduring his disgraceful habit, had
at length dismissed him, deeming
him incorrigible. Their neXtmeet-
ing latter his dismissal,was in a pub
lie street of the city of Richmond.
William Writ lay drunk and asleep
on the sidewalk, on a hot Summer
day, the rays of the sun pouring
down on his uncovered head, and
the flies crawling over his swollen
features. AS the young lady ap-
preached in her walk, her attention
was attracted by the spectacle,
strange to her eyes but alas! so COM
mon to others who knew the victim,
rs to attract little remark. She did
not at firstrecognize- the sleeper,and
was about to hasten on, when she
was led by one of those impulses
which form the turning points in
human lives, to scrutinize his feat
ures. What was her emotion when
she recognized in him her discarded
lover. She drew forth her hapdker-
chief and carefully spread it over
his face, and hurried away. When
Writ came to himself, he found the
handkerchief, and in one corner the
initials of the beloved name. With
q heart almost breaking with grief
and remorse, he made new VOW, OF
reformation. He kept that vow,
and married the owner of that hand
kerchief. Well might he preserve
the handkerchief, as he did, all his
life, guarding it with the jealous
care with which Othello kept the
charmer's gift, and making it a
darling like his precious eye"
Year: 1871

The virtues of this root are not
sufficiently known, whether, for
contributing to the strength and
endurance of the sound horse, or
the rapid recovery of the sick
one. To the healthy they should
be sliced in chaff. Half a bushel
will be a fair daily allowance.
There is little provender of which
the horse is fonder. The follow
ing account of the value of the
carrot is not exaggerated: "This
root is held in much esteem,
There is none better nor perhaps
so good.


When first given it is slightly
diuretic and laxative, but, as the
horse becomes accustomed to it,
these effects cease to be produced
They improve the state of the skin
They form a good substitute for
grass, and an excellent alternative
for horses out of condition. To
sick and idle horses they render
grain unnecessary. They are
beneficial in all chronic diseases
connected with breathing, and
have Il marked influence upon
chronic cough and broken wind.
They are serviceable in the dis
eases of the skin, and, in combi-
nation with oats, they restore
worn horse sooner than oats
alone. .-TOpdH.
Year: 1871

The Rome, Georgia. Chronicle
publishes Il rumor of q terrible
tragedy in st. Clair county, Ala
bama. 1t appears that band of
disguised men, broke into the house
of the tax collector of the county,
who was absent from home at the
time, and demanded the amount of
the taxes from his wife. She re-
fused to give it up or tell where it
was. After attempting in vain to
force her to tell the hiding place of
the treasure, they searched for and
found it. After possessing them
selves firmly of the money, they Or
dered her to get some supper. While
she was busying herself with this
forced task, she conceived the idea
of poisoning them, and thus
save the money and her husbands
honor. She deftly slipped some
arsenic in the coffee she was mixing.
They drank heartily and fell dead
shortly afterwards. She stripped
the disguises of, and found that two
of the Williams were strangers but
the third was her husband, who had
taken this means. of stealing the
taxes of the people.
Year: 1871

Owing to the element which
fishes inhabit, less probably is
known about their ways of life
than any other class of animals.
Where, however, it is possible to
keep them in an aquarium, or
where, from a lack of timidity,
they may be readily observed in
their native streams, much that
is curious and interesting has


been learned concerning them.
Although cold -blooded, they are


by no means passionless,b but have
their loves and hates, like many
another creature of higher or
ganization. These traits are
most strongly manifested about
the breeding season; and during
this period the males will some
times fight to death for the pos
session of the females. When
once their claim has been estab-
lished, they often evince the
tenderest and loving care of their
companion while she is engaged
in the performance OF her matern-
al duties.


The stickleback, though small
fish, is exceedingly pugnacious,
and unhesitatingly attacks not
only its own kind, but much larger
fish, and, indeed, ANY other object
which happens to come in its
way. The males fight each other
desperately during the spawning
season, biting and gouging their
antagonists with their raised lat
eral spines, which they are some
times observed to use with fatal
effect. Pride also seems TO be an
element of their natures, for at


the end of one of these combats
the victor puts on the most gor-
geous hues, his variously-colored
body glowing with astonishing
brilHancy, while the vanquished,
with his surface as dull as his OPP
ponent's is brilliant; sneaks out
of sight with an air of the mean
est insignificance.


Unlike most fishes, the male
sticklebacK prepares sort of
nest in which the female deposits
her eggs. An observer of their
habits has the following concern
his behavior when the female
comes out of her hiding place
and surveys the nest which he has
made for her:


"He darts around her in every
direction, then to his accumulated
materials for the nest, then back
again in an instant; and as she
does not advance he endeavors
to push her with his snout, then
tries to pull her by the tail and
side-spine to the nest. When
the eggs are hatched, the male |
at once assumes the duties of
nurse, and for a long time care
fully guards the young, gently |
leading them back to the nest
when they would stray too far,
and courageously defending them
from the attacks of enemies"


Male salmon and male trout
are as pugnacious as the little
stichleback. Two salmon have
been seen to fight the whole day
without either gaining the mas
terry; and while the females are
engaged on the spawning beds,
the males are usually occupied
in fighting away their rivals. The
battles which thus arise often end
in the death OF one or the other
of the combatants.-Ga GALAXY.
Year: 1871

Wash the fruit and soak 1t over
night. Next morning stew it
until done, and sweeten to suit
the taste, that is, until sweet
enough. To make plain pastry,
allow half a pound of shortening
to a pound of flour; and for rich
pastry, allow three-quarters of a
pound of -four. Lard makes the
most delicate-iooking crust; but
if some butter is used, the crust
will be nicer. Rub the flour and
shortening well together, so that
the shortening will absorb no
more flour; then add water suf-
ficient to enable you to roll out.
If rolled number of times it
will be all the more flaky. Roll
from you and add a little shorte-
ming at each rolling. 1t should
be made as quickly as possible !;
not left to stand after it is ready
for the oven. In cold weather,
the water used may be a very
little warm but not enough to
melt anything" Some pastry
makers make a tender crust of
sour milk and soda and a little


shortening-sweet cream and
soda is much in favor with
others. e.t a.r


The crust should be rolled until
thin. A thick crust to a fruit
pie is undesirable. The top
crust should be cut large enough
to hem over the under one.
Put in the fruit, cold, with plenty
of juice. Prick the top crust,
about the centre, and hem the
edges well together to keep in
the juice. To "hem,n the top
crust must be folded over and
under the edge of the bottom
crust, lying between that and the
pie dish. Then dress the edge
around with your thumb, ,and the
pie is effectually "sealed." Place
at once in a moderately hot oven
and bake quickly.


If you want ''soggy" pastry,
violate these rules and you'll
have it. If you want pie fit to
set before king of a man,follow
the above directions. We cannot
recommend pies as wholesome
Of diet, which is the only
protest to the foregoing.


An oven too hot, will bake the
pastry before it has risen any
Practice corrects all such mis-
takes; the oven should be quite
air-tight.
Year: 1871

Persons making their annual in
come returns will be interested to
know that the inquisitorial feature
of the income tax law of 1868,
which authorized Assessors to in
quire into the sources, as well as
the amount of every mans gains
and profits during the year, is not
included in the law of 1870. The
present law enacts that every person
liable to the tax ''shall make returns
of the gross amount Of his income
gains and profits" and then the
Assistant Assessor shall require
every such return to be verified by
the party rendering it," Commits
sioner Pleasanton has published a
decision conforming to the new law,
to the effect that tax payers who
prefer not to make their returns in
detail may make them in gross.


1t is further to he observed that
the law of 1870 differs from that of
1868, in not requiring a sworn re-
turn from persons having a gross
income of less than two thousand
dollars, Section eleven of the law,
provides that 1T shall be the duty
of every person of lawful age, ,aohose
gross income during the proceeding
year e.cceeded two thousand dollars,
to make and render return" The
Assessors notices need not be re-
garded by persons whose gross in
comes during the year 1870, were
less than two thousand. dollars. He
has no authority for exacting a
sworn statement from such persons.
The law permits any person having
no taxable income, but who might
be supposed to have, or whose gross
income was over $4,000, but derived
from sources not taxable under the
income law, to declare under oath
that he''was not possessed of an in
come of $1,000 liable to be assessed
according to the provisions of this
act" or that the tax has been paid
in another district. This alteration
in the law relieves the very large
number of persons of small income
from the annoyance of having to
make sworn return to establish
theirnon-liability to the tax.--Ciere-
land Lender.
Year: 1871

Or the one hundred millions of five.
twenties TO be called in on the 1st of De.
cember next, cighty.two millions are
coupon and eighteen millions registered
funds. OF the whole amount about twen-
ty.flve millions Is held In this country
and the balance in Europe Tho Phila.
delphia Ledger wants 10 know if any per.
sons are willing to surrender the bonds at
once and receive the gold for them, why
they should not bo allowed 10 do so in.
stead of waiting the ninety days. The
Secretary has twenty millions lying in
the treasury to be applied to this purpose.
Why not take up bonds now TO that ex-
tent Il they should be offered and stop the
interest at once. .. d..
Year: 1871

I
Its Fame is rapidly Spreading over the Country.
Every Beautiful Woman and Fair Maiden


Uses it.
The Annals of Modern Science are blsIoned forth
with no proudsr record then the Discovery
of this World Renowned Preparation for
the Preservation and Conservation of
the Human Cutiele. See the ava


lauche Of Testimonials in its praise,
never before advertised.
Year: 1871

q A physician of no little experience
says he has known several cousump ptives
cured by observing the following rule
Live temperately, avoid spirituous liquors,
wear flannel next to the skin, and take
every morning half pint of new milk
mixed with wine glassful Of expressed
juice Of green hoarhouud.
Year: 1871

u If there is any timo when man
must stand for himself and for his manhood
aud keep his hands clean, and his heart
pure, it is when things are going against
him. In the end everything will serve
an honest man. Such is Gods decree.
All the universe is helping a man to be
manly who will only help himself.
Year: 1871

- The use of slate instead of box.
wood for engraving, is said to have been
found both economical and efficient. The
blocks are easily cut, will wear as we'll as
electrotypes, furnish over 100000 i'm
pressions without loss Of detail, and are not
effected by oil or water, do not vary with
the temperature and do not warp.
Year: 1871

There is but breath OF air and beat
of the heart between this world and the
next. And in the brief interval of a pain
full and awful suspense, while we feel that
death is with us, that we are powerless,
and He all powerful, and the last faint
pulsation here is but the prelnde of end
less life hereafter, we feel in the midst Of
ruinous calamity about to befall US, that
earth has no conlpensating good to the Sc
verify of our loss. But there is no grief
without some benefcent provisions to sof-
ten its intensities. When the good and
the lovely die, the memory of their good
deeds, like the moons on the stormy sea,
lights up our darkened hearts, and lends
to the surrounding a beauty SO sad, SC
sweet, that we would not. if we could. dis
pel the darkness that enyirons US.
Year: 1871

iron that composed the barrel of the pump.
They were cutting holes to let the water
into the pump below. 1t had already ris-
en- above their waists, and the mouth of
the lowest drift was nearly submerged.


The machinery was cracking and groan-
ing and the wheel dashing round. but 1t
was idle show, and the mine was filling up
and soon the men would be driven out !;
but meantime we could hear the blows of
the axes. Presently the clumsy walking
beam quit groaning, stood still and began
to tremble The wheel had stopped for a
moment, then began to move slowly and
went round with surge There was a
great rush of water through the pump, and
it was all right. Our old wooden pump
was equal to he.occasion. The flood gates
were opened on the great overshot wheel.
and it was required to do its BEST 1t
rushed steadily, and in an hour the mine
was freed from water, so that men could
press into the drift.


1t was arranged that if Little Jimmy
were found alive; the fact should be tel
egraphed aloft by two strokes of the signal
bell; but if dead, one tap should announce
it. Men were working underground as
only such men would work. They had
been told off into gangs of four each, which
spelled or relieved each other every fifteen
minutes; and as they advanced into the
avalanche of rocks and earth that filled the
drift, every inch had to be propped with
heavy timbers, for the vast mass above
them had been shaken and had lost its CO.
hesion, and at any moment might crush
down like mountain.


Presently, to those who waited above,
there came sharp peal of the bell-then
another. He was alive! What shout
went up from the men assembled there
Out of the depths of that canon, above
its cliffs and crags, and over the trees that
waved on their SUBMITS, and above the
mountains that lowered beyond-far above
them all it rose like incense. 1t assembled
into Heaven; for it was prayer-a pray
er of thanksgiving and of praise. Not
formed in speech, not framed in language,
but the overhowing of the heart that can
not be uttered in words.


My story is done. Little Jimmy had
been overwhelmed with an avalanche, his
candle extinguished, and he dashed down
with his face to the earth, but the rocks
and timbers had formed an arch over him.
He was borne sdown to the earth, ard the
water had risen round him; and, resting
his elbow on the ground, he was just able
to support his head above it. In little
while he would have drowned where he
lay; but he was safe now. Strong hands
had dragged HIM out of this grave. They
had harnessed themselves to the ''horse
whim," and had hoisted him into the glo-
rious sunshine. They bore him to his
cabin, and placed him in the tender care
of Doc" Here we will leave him.


The three drinking saloons in our little
camp, proclaimed open doors ard free
whisky for the rest of that day; and as
the boys were about to take drink, Bob
Piper asked leave to offer a sentiment.-
Gentlemen" said he, Il told you we'd
cit un out, if so be as God would help us.
Gentlemen, He did help us.' 'YOu tetP'
was heapplauding and emphatic response.
Southern Magazi5le.
Year: 1871

For the Herald and Tribune.


FALL BRANCH, Jan. 81.
Editors Herald and Tribune:


The first term of Masonic Normal Col
lege closed on Friday the 9th inst, with
an examination of the Female department
by Prof. Baker, Principal. The intel
ligent audience In attendance seemed to
concur in the expression that the exami-
nation was fully satisfactory, and reflect
ted great credit on the Professor as well
as those under his charge. The young la
dies evinced familiarity with their stu
dies which was really remarkable, consid-
ering the number they had on hand, and
the short time many of them had beeu in
school, The compositions and other ex-
ercises were also very creditable.


One fact regret to note, and that is,
that from some cause or other, the Prima-
ry Department has been neglected. Our
Board Of Trustees should feel that it is a
matter of vital Importance, to look after
the little ones, and while providing for the
wants of the young men and women, should
not neglect the little boys and girls of the
community, for from this class it must
look for the recruits for the higher depart
ments of the College. The hundred and
sixty children of our District must be in
school, or we cannot with much show of
propriety, solicit patronage from dis
tance, for an intelligent public will not
long support an institution of learning in
community where the children are suf-
fered to grow up in ignorance.


The second term will open on the 9TH
day of next month, and it is hoped that
provision will be made for all classes of
students. ARGUS.
Year: 1871

IT was very hard-shcll Baptist of Ten.
nessee who suggested, when be heard OF


the reformation of an ungodly neighbor.
that no ordinary baptism would do for
that mantle only sure way would be to
tie grindstone to his feet and ''ahchor
him over night in the middle of the river. /.
Year: 1871

DANGEROUS STUFF.-The other day
a little shaver was expat ating on the IN
furious effects of Tobacco. lie SAID:


The oil of tobacco is SO poisonous that
a single drop of it on the end of dogs
tail will kill a man in minute" :,


The boy had got things slightly mixed.
Year: 1871

1t is stated that the Rothschilds have
come forward to relieve France from the
monetary cxactions ofthe Germans. Their
generous contribution to aid of the city Of
Paris it seems, is to be followed by the
princely offer to advance the entire amount
of the war indemnity levied by the Ger
mans upon that municipality. 1t is plain
in the rehabilitation of France the power
of this great house will be notably felt.
1t was the Iafttes who placed Louis
Philippe on his throne by similar use OF
immense treasure at their command, and
it is not unlikely that other bankers may
do such service for the empire of which
they are strong adherents
Year: 1871

Tn an article on this subject, the Rock
ingham Register says:


Perhaps the suggestion is vain and will
fall unheeded upon the public mind. Never
theless, we cannot refrain from giving ut
terance to the truth. Our boys and girls
must 90 to work. The sons must be
brought up as tradesmen, and our daugh-
ters must be taught the duties and laborS
of the household 1t may take years to
bring about such reform on this subject
as is necessary to accomplish the end. But
as sure as cause produces effect, until 1t Is
done, we will never cease to hear the cry
of s.hard times"
Year: 1871

From fourteen to sixteen the boy is gen.
orally fred by noble ambition to be a
man in work but after the last age, if
kept in idleness, it is astonishing how rap
idly he learns with complacency to be a
sponge on his father torture to his mother
and an impudent nuisance to everybody.
Every boy Of sixteen who is not being edu-
Gated for professional or commercial life,
ought to be at work. Such is the admon-
ition of the San Francisco Bulletin.
Year: 1871

AN OLD LADY IN A BAD FIX.-A very
good widow, who was looked up TO by
the congregation to which she belonged
as an example Of piety, eontrived to
bring her conscience 10 terms for one
little indulgence. She loved porter:
and one day, just as she had received
half a dozen bottles from the man who
usually brought her the comfortable
beverage, she saw two of the grave elders
OF the church approaching her door.
she ran the man out of the back door.
and the bottles under the bed. The
weather was hot, and while eonversing
with her sage friends, pop went a cork.


Dear me " exclaimed the good lady.


"there goes the BEDFORD; it snapped
yesterday the same way | must have
another rope provided" In few min


utes went another, followed by the pe-
culiar hiss of the escaping liquor. The
rope would not do again, but the good
/ lady was not at n loss. ''Dear mer said


she, "that black cat Of mine must be al
some mischief under there. Scat y


Another bottle popped of, and the porter
came stealing out from under the bed
curtain. ''Oh, dear mew she saidi hac


forgot; it is my yeast, Here, Prudence


come and take these bottles of yeas
away ~