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Year: 1875

The following is one of the most re-
markable instances on record of the in
stinct of a horse: Immediately after the
last days meeting of the Maryland
Jockey Club at Pimlico, this spring,
Business, Artist, George West, and two
or three other broken down racers were
put up at auction by their owner, Mr..
Joseph Donahue. AS is generally the
case, however, no one wanted TO pur-
chase them, and with the exception of
Jim Grow, none were sold. They were
taken back to the stables, and on the
following day George West, the re-
nowned steeplechaser, was sent to the
farm of Capt. Powers, in Baltimore
county, and turned out on pasture with
number of common work horses.
Strange to say, however, the old racer
refuses to associate with the common
horses, and will not even remain in the
same part of the field with them, except
at certain hours. Every morning and
evening during a racers training he is
walked slowly around in small circle
for an hour or so. These walking circles
can be found near the stables mt every
race-track, and they are usually about
one hundred feet in diameter. On the
first morning after old George West was
turned out of the stable at Capt. Powers
farm, he waited around the stable doors
for some time, and neighed as if impa-
tient. The old horse spent the entire
first day walking up and down in front
of the stables. On the following morn
ing he was turned out again, and after
standing around the stable some time he
walked off to distant corner of the
field, where he proceeded to walk around
in circle of about fifty or sixty yards.
The walk was kept up for an hour as
steadily as he had ever done it i'll his
palmiest training days. After exercising
about an hour the old horse left his walk
ing ground and capered the field as
if delighted. In the evening twas noticed
that shortly before sundown he threw
up his head, and, after neighing once or
twice, galloped around the entire field
seven or eight times. He then suddenly
stopped and went to the small circle
used by him in the morning and walked
around it regularly for about an hour.
At the expiration of that time he went
to the stable. These exercises of walk
ing and galloping have been repeated
regularly ever since, and Capt. Powers
states that the time George West begins
exercising each day does not vary over
a half hour. He was kept in the stable
two days without getting ont, but when
turned out on the third he at once bega


his walk and kept it up as usual. The
other horses in the field have followed
his example, and now every morning and
| evening seven common horses NAV be
seen moving regularly around the small
circle like a string OF racers, headed by
George West. The sight is a novel one,
and hundreds of persons have visited the
farm during the past week to witness it.
Beyond the walking, George West does
not mix with the common herd at all,
and takes his gallops entirely alone
! Baltimore Americun.
Year: 1875

moon may Mt some time have an atmos-
phere by seizing some wandering case
GUS comet, composed of the proper ele-
ments, and holding it ever after as part
OF its own matter. Should such case
GUS body be thus snatched from its orbit
as it dashed by with lightning speed, it
would Immediately envelope the whole
surface of the moon as does our atmos-
phere the earth, and would probably
soon effect important changes over the
entire lunar surface. 1t is possible that
the atmosphere of our own globe was
thus furnished by some one or more of
those fugitive worlds, while rushing
wildly through space. Prof. Rtdoloh,
IN NeW York Weekly.
Year: 1875




There are more asking this question
mentally, than would be willing to ac-
knowledge it. With all the knowledge
of professional business, there is often q
most lamentable ignorance of the most
common phenomena of the natural
world. But why should men go through,
the world, and remain almost as ignor
ant of the wonders above and around
them as dumb cattle How much more
would they enjoy nature if better ac-
quainted with it, Night is invested with
peculiar charms to the student of sci
ence, even though he be but q novice in
it. Even thoughtful savage must be
impressed by the moon walking i'll its
brightness" and maiestically marching
in silent grandeur among the stars and
her frequent and mysterious changes of
place and form, must fill his mind with
solemn awe. We need not then wonder
that her matchless beauty and valuable
services as Queen of Night, have SO
often inspired devotion i'll untutored
minds, and led them to render her divine
honors.


An effort to learn more of the myste-
ries of this wonderful object will be
amply repaid.


At the outset, we must understand,
that the moon, though giving us SO
much light, is, nevertheless, dark
body, like our earth. 1t is probably
composed of materials such as go to
make up our globe, all of them non
luminous, and affording not single ray
of light.


How then does she appear so beauti-
fully bright2 Simply by rejecting the
light falling on her surface from the
sun. Like our own globe, she is always
warmed and lighted by the great solar
orb, and appears to us full, or, in cres-
cent form, according as her illumined
side is wholly, or, i'll part, turned toward
us. BY moving sphere horizontally
around a stationary lamp, an observer,
at the distance of a few feet, will see al
the phases of the moon, family visible
on the surface of the sphere. BY s
somewhat similar revolution of the
moon around the earth, the lunal
changes are produced, the sun always
lighting one-half the moons surface, bu
the entire half presented to as only
when the moon is directly opposite tn,
sun, when she appears full to us.


WHENCE CAME THE MOONS


1t has been supposed by some that tin
moon was once solid comet, and, Will
wandering through space, came so nea
the earth that it was seized by his supe
rior attractive power and thrown out o
its path, and has been ever since hell
by the earth in his giant grasp, and com
PEELED to do him service as q revolvin,
satellite. This, however, can neve
be demonstrated. Another theory
chat the moon was formed, as was tn
earth, from nebulous, or very thin mat
ter, diffused through space, and con
densed into solid form about the sam
time that our globe was nodded into it
present shape. III the theory of its cos
metic origin be true, we may, at som
day. arrest another comet, and on
world be favored with two, or even NOR
moons, as are some of our sister worlds
Or, should larger body than the cart
pass near the moon, it might seize upo
her and carry our beautiful Queen G
Night away from us into the unlnow
abysses of space, never more to retur
Year: 1875

A en-Piciure Of an InsigniHcan


Looking Woman who has Stirred


UP the world.


Brooklyn Letter to the Boston Gazette.


How she should have been the cause
OF so muck turmoil is a problem that il
almost impossible to solve without per.
sonal acquaintance with her. She is a
slight, insignificant looking woman, lean
and angular, with a face Of some preten
sions to beauty. Her height is almost
dwar6sh, and upon seeing her for the
first time one could not realize how two
such strongly physical men as Tilton
and Beecher could have been attracted
by so slight and uninteresting an object,
But great events from little causes flow,
There is nothing in her face or manner
that would point to her as the writer OF
the passionate and sentimental letters
that have been read on the trial. On
the contrary, she would sooner be asso.
ciated with making preserves or preserv.
ing pickles, and eating both with true
New England zest at tea. That she is a
woman OF strong character is evinced
by the perslstency with which she has
sat the trial through, and has listened
without blush to the bitterly cruel
things which have been said of her. I
cannot reconcile Tiltons harangups
about her modesty, refinement and deli
cacy with her almost brazen boldness in
visiting the court where she is made
the central point Of all the nastiness upon
which the case hinges. Certainly her
nature is not one that is easily shocked
and, unless she IS brought there
for effect, | cannot understand why she
is brought there at all. Her course has
been the subject Of universal unfavorable
comment in almost every direction. 1t
may be true that even the worm turns
when it is trodden upon, but it would be
much more creditable in this instance if
the worm were to turn in private. If her
face be examiRed critically and careful
ly, one will become easily convinced that
the lines in it are not at all weak
she forgets herself there comes harsh,
When she forgets herself there comes a
harsh expression that plainly maaifests
self-will. She will not scold, but she will
plan. She will be elusive, but she will
not tell all she knows. One would nata-
rally expect woman with so fragile a
physique, especially If she we're the ten.
der and snow-pure being her husband
maintains her to be, to be worn, worried,
crushed by the mental trial to which she
has been subjected; but she is not, if she
may be judged by her looks and her bear
ing she is cool, firm and self-possessed.
Once or twice she has shed tears. but
they have been plainly tears of vexation
and not of grief From this | would
surmise, in the language Of one Of the
visitors to the trial, that Whatever else
she may be, she is uobodys fool" At all
events, she is about the last person in
the world who would attract a passing
gaze, except for the insignifcance of her
appearance, which is remarkable.
Year: 1875


Strange DOings I'm San Diego, Cal.


A San Diego correspondent cf the
San Francisco Mercury writes as fol-
lows, in relation to some strange doings
in the former place


A rather singular event occurred a
few days since in the house Of family
named Ranney residing in this place.
Mrs. Ranney, her daughter, aged sixteen,
and two ladies, who were calling on the
family, we're present


The three ladies we're seated together
conyersing on the subject of THE week
Of prayer" The daughter was seated
near them, and about three or four feet
from door. All at once the door was
suddenly, by unseen hands, lifted off its
hinges, carried four or five feet from its
place and leaned very carefully, and
without noise, against dish cupboard,
on which were three lamps which the
door tcHched, and which very slight
jar would have caused to be thrown
down; but strange to say, nothing was
injured in the least.


The water.faucet was next turned on.
The water splashed in the sink for a
moment, and then the same unseen
agency very carefully turned it off.


all this happened in plain view of all
four persons present-who, by the way.
are not spiritualists, two of the ladies be
ing members Of the orthodox church.


AS they were talking about it and
wondering what could be the cause, an.
other door was violently swung open,
accompanied by loud noise, as though
the door had been struck or swept by the
branches of a tree.


This occasioned them fresh alarm
After careful examination of the house
and premises, on which there is not
tree, nothing was found to show the
slightest indication Of the cause, and the
party again entered the house, when The
daughter said, " Maybe it's spirits" AS
soon as she spoke the sound wasrepeated
Of the branches swaying and scratching
against the door, as if it we're an aHirma.
tive answer to the remark.


The event has created considerable in
terest here, taking place as it did in the
broad light Of day and in the presence of
witnesses. We do not know to what
agency to attribute it, but on the whole
we consider it very singular occur
renee.
Year: 1875

!" The proportion of the married among
the insane is smaller than that of the
unmarried" Undoubtedly. A man who
has to scratch around and make a living
for his wife and eleven children couldni
be insane If he wanted to. He hasn
the time.
Year: 1875

The OATS TURNING Our Poorly The oats
arc being threshed i'll this county and do not
turn out well. A New Castle hundred farmer,
whose field was regarded as good one, says he
aero, or about half fair crop. Similar reports
are made by other farmers
Year: 1875

The oddities Of Engliah advertising are the
frequent subject Of comment A London news-
paper has this advertisement from clergy
man. "violet velvet sermon case, large size,
with gold embroidered monogram on the cover,
lined with watered silk, very handsome, never
been used, cost So guineas infants new short
underclothing desired in exchange" The time
had arrived when goods Of the sort last named
were more called for in that family than violet
velvet sermon case, lined with watered silk.
Such is life-in It's early years.


It's very rough on the Pennsylvania Democracy
but they cannot find anything wrong in Bob
Mackey's State Treasury vaults or books. A
good many people have told them all along, that
Robert would give them ile to break their
teeth ON, whenever they attacked the Treasury,
but they still cherished the fond delnson that
they could smell out something where there was
nothing to smell.
Year: 1875

The successful raising of celery is one of
the most difficult things to achieve in gar
den-culture. 1t requires nearly as much
attention as hot-house grapes. The failure
These are: 1. Trenches should be dug
from eight to ten inches in depth, in rich
soil. Q. The trenches should be half-filled
with half-rotted manure mixed with the
soil, in which the plants should be we'll set
down. 8. There should be only a single
row Of plants, instead of two or more, as is
commonly the case. 4. The plants should
be set out from ten days to two weeks ear
lier than is customary; that is to say, for
the first crop the last week in June, and the
rest Or the bulk of the crop in the first three
weeks in July. Boards should be placed
over the rows to protect the plants against
the scorchings of the sun from 10 to
O'Clock, until they have taken firm grasp
of the earth and commenced growing; they
should be watered for some time, in the
absence of rain, twice a-day, afterwards
once a-day. After growing about eight
inches the earth should be carefully drawn
to the rows and continued gradually as the
growth progresses. Manure-water is excel
lent and should be applied at least twice a
week until the middle of October. Guano-
| water is the best.


In drawing the earth to the plants care
must be taken not to cover the leaders and
stun the growth. Use the hand altogether
in distributing the soil about the plants and
releasing the leaves when covered. Celery
can be produced four feet in length from
the root to the top of the leaves, by good
management, and we have so grown it
more than once upon onr own premises.


Many persons cultivate celery in double
and triple rows This does well enough
where ground is scarce; but whsre there is
plenty of room single rows are decidedly to
be preferred, even though the plants are set
closer together than usual. We shall say
something about keeping celery through
the winter when the proper time arrives.
Year: 1875

A correspondent Of the Droosr's journal


furnishes few useful hints on the above


subject. He only confirms the experiences


or others in regard to the care Of stock,


especially during the first year. No amount


OF after care can make up for deficiency


here; it would be just as easy to build a


substantial house on poor foundation


Men who have devoted lifetime to buy


ing and handling stock, understand this


matter, and you can't deceive them. Under


the hand, the care that has been given to


an animal is revealed, and no extra stufing


or bloating can hide previousi neglect or
abuse


The price Of cattle --fattened for market


depends on the symmetry of the animal, as
well as the ''fat'' style, as shippers term it,
Good blood is important, but not absolutely


necessary, to make what is termed good


seller. In order to ia tten steer to bring
the highest market price, he must be kept
IN growing condition from a calf, and in
no case allowed to 60 hungry. 1t is the
starving the first and second winter that


willis and shriyels up a steer, that causes
him to be sold at reduced price. No
amount of feeding will make him first
class seller, no difference what his color or
blood. An animal well fed, of any blood.
from calf until the spring he is years
old, will be smooth, with bones vell cover.
cd, and will sell at profit; while half.
starved animal becomes crooked in the back.
bones projecting and shriveled up, takes
the best part of summer to get in condition
to live, and will not be in condition for
market until he is 4 years old, and then
Will bring price which is unsatisfactory to
the producer and to every one that handles
hlm. This is no theory, but fact deduc-
ed from close observation, as have tested
the plan for several years. 1t will, and
does, pay to feed corn to calves and to year
llngs. They start out on grass in the spring
strong and vigorous. You are then able to |
market your cattle the spring they are 8 |
years old, weighing 1,4O0 pounds, which is
heavy enough to bring the first price. The
best steer sold in 1879 was a common ma.
tive. He had all he could eat from a calf.
and was never hungry. He was a hand |
some animal, and was worth more per
pound than any l shipped in 1879. He |
weighed in Chicago 1850 pounds, aged |
years. now have steer calf, II months |
old, from very ordinary COW. The calf /
now weighs $50 pounds, think it will weigh
at years 1,500 pounds. J
Year: 1875

An able writer in scientific journal says:
'sIt is beyond doubt that tides are caused
principally by the action OF the moon, as
their periods keep peace with the apparent
motion of the moon, and have done so for
centuries We know that the earth and
moon are attracted by each other; and on
the other band, we know that these two
bodies are not approaching. There must,
therefore, evidently exist another force
which balances the attraction. 1t is gene
rally said that the moon rotates round the
earth once month, but in reality both
moon and earth rotate round their mutual
centre Of gravity. By this peculiar rota-
ton, force akin to centrifugal force is
produced, which prevents the approaching
of the two bodies Now we see that there
are two forces acting between earth and
moon, which are in perfect equilibrium in
the centres Of either of the two bodies
But the attractive force is greater in those
parts of the earth that are nearer the moon,
and causes an upheavel of water on that
side. On the opposite side of the earth the
contrary is the case, namely, the attraction
towards the moon is less than in the centre
of the earth, and that force, which keeps
the moon and earth apart, gets the over
hand and causes an upheaval of water OF
that side also. The tidal wave produced
by the moon must, therefore, be necessaril.


double one. The wave caused by thu


sun is double for the same reason. On th'
side of the earth nearest the sun the attrac


tion is greater, and on the opposite side tn
centrifugal force, caused by the orbltal mo


tion of the earth, is gaining on the dimin
| ished attraction"
Year: 1875

An exchange says sthe Sandwich Island
ers believe that Beelzebub walks the earth
in the form of woman" And now and
then, you will find a man in this country
who believes so too, and that he has mar
ried the woman. sa W
Year: 1875

A French butcher who was on his DEATH
bed said to his wife: sIt I die, FRANCHISE,
you must marry our shop boy. He is a
good young man, and the business cannot
be carried on without a man to look after
it." 81 have been thinking a little about
that myself" said his wife. And he gave
up the ghost in peace. si
Year: 1875

The yearly average increase of our prop
erty is not far from three per cent. An
average of higher rates argues merging
of the gains of productive industry into
the reservoirs of the capitalists.


No argument is required to show that if
the prevailing rates for the use of money
continue with us to rule from two to five
times those paid by our competitors across
the water in ship building and all other
productions, no system of bonuses Or tariffs
can long sustain us.


LACK OF VOLUME.


When ship builder designs first-class
steamer, he does not calculate on the mini
mum of strength, buoyancy, and engine.
Year: 1875

The wages of the brakemen on the Eastern
said that number of the best men are to leave
the road.


Friday evening a man and woman sauntered by
the post office, be with cradle under one arm and
the other arm about her waist, she blnshing and
smiling. They appeared to be indulging in the
rosiest OF nticipations.-[ Portland Press.


A dead body drifted ashore below Cark's Island
Friday forenoon. 1t was identified as being that
of Lawrence Manning, who was drowned by the
capsizing Of boat two months since.


The Brunswick Telegraph says that the Cabot
Company at Brunswick will shut down again soon
unless more ready market is found for its goods,
a large stock Of cottons being now on hand
Year: 1875

This is the day 1--WE celebrate" and to give all
connected with the Office an opportunity to prop
erly observe the day, paper will be issued from
this Office tomorrow tuesday morning.
Year: 1875

The First Baptist church in this city, have voted
to make their house ofworship free, and to extend
cordial welcome to all who may desire to come
and worship with them. Heretofore, the salary of
amounting to about s., 500 yearly, have been paid
by taxing the pews. From this time forth all the
pews to be ree and the support of the services
and Gospel institutions will be by voluntary week
ly contributions No pew or seat in the house
will be reserved" and person not member of
the church has the same right to occupy any seat
in the house as a church member.
Year: 1875

We consider it neighborly and kind in
the Picayune to be perfectly unbiased"
in the controversy between the REPUB-
LICAS and the State Auditor. From the
haste with which it rushed to announce in
big head lines show it is interpreted, >" and
then published Mr.. Clinton's views alone
on the subject, we feared the oily Christian
gentleman referred to had captured
"rebel skunk" and impressed it into his
service. The prompt denial of bias re-
ieves US from our apprehensions, and
restores the entente cordiale so far as we are
concerned. We are fully competent to
deal with MIR. Clinton in everything relat-
ing to our private affairs. The opinions of
that gentleman on questions of law are
matter of positive Indifference But when
the Picayune goes to him for his opinion
about the decision of the Supreme Court,
and tries to make the people believe that
is the way it is interpreted by men of
sense. We are bound to correct that
journals blunder. 1t is true our modern
Podsnap expresses its opinion that the
court will grant rehearing; but that it
has a perfect right to do, since legal
opinion from that source does not have
much weight. We only object when it
attempts to include others in this lumin-
GUS opinion OF itself and Clinton by pro
claiming chow it is interpreted.
Year: 1875

lie, as well as ourselves, will await with
anxiety the appearance of Democratic
organ, expressing the undoubted inten-
tions of the party. The price of public


securities, the safety of person and prop
erty, must be affected by declaration of
war against the public treasury We
should like to know whether the DEM
ocratic party will carry out the dangerous
policy indicated by its ad interim organ?
Year: 1875

appointing power to consider thing in
stead of doing it. Mr.. Reagan, of Texas
wished to dodge the question by sub
mitting that the House was not author
lied to pass upon or prescribe the qualif-
cations of Office seekers. The Speaker
thought Mr.. Reagan's point of order was
too late to be in order.


Let it be recorded. In the opinion of
the Confederate Democratic majority of
the House of Representatives the soldier
who was wounded while fighting in de-
fense of the Union has no claims upon the
government he sustained worthy of more
consideration than the claims of the men
who struggled to destroy the Union and
its government. The Democrats meet in
caucus and say, awe are all brothers now,
and we all want good paying positions
under the government that exists in spite
Of our secession eud war" Let it be re-
corded, also, that Union veteran of the
war against rebellion has no rights which
a Confederate brigadier general in the
Congress of the United States is bound to
respect