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Year: 1871

Jennie June. speaking of the August
fashions, discourses thusly on short
dresses:


1t is not very long since lady's social
position could be gagged, it was said, by
the length of her train; to-day, tits not too
much to say that her standing can be best
judged by the greater or less cost of and
elegance of her short dresses.


The lady of economical habits and limit
ed means, who lives in city. and wishes
to present good appearance upon small
sum, is afraid to put money in short dres-
ses, so she makes them out of cheap mate
rial, or alters them over into Scant gentili-
ty from some worn and faded representa-
tive of former elegance, which has seen its
"best days. and eXpends her principal en-
ergies upon her long dresses, which are to
make a first appearance at winter balls and
parties, and prove her claim to social dis
tinction at summer watering places.


This is the best she can do. Her train is
as long as that of any other woman, and
i'm it she is a success, but in the beauty,
elegance and variety of her short dresses
she falls below her average, and she knows
it. .. ..r -.rsr.


Miss A. and Mrs. B. can afford to keep
an elegant short dress of silk and muslin,
because it is lovely, either in the day or
evening, and they have fresh one ofwhite
pique. trimmed with costly MADEIRA en-
brOidery for tomorrow, another for Batiste
of French lawn for the next day, and so on
for many days to come; but poor Mrs. Cs
plain linen or simple lawn looks out of
place surrounded by gay toilettes, and, be-
sides, she is compelled to be economical
even of these, or they will require wash
ing, which would be an additional item of
expense so she retires back upon the in
convenient grandeur of her train. and
while somebody else Is estimating the cost
of her grand toilet" is wishing she could
array her evening promenade in a short
dress
Year: 1871

Many permanent blemishes which de-
preciate the value of horses might be pre-
vented by careful attention as soon as the
injury is inflicted. Broken skin on the knee
may sometimes, without proper treatment,
result in an ugly scar which will reduce
the selling value of horse one fourth or
more. In farmers stables horses are often
permitted to get loose, and the conse-
quence is that some morning the owner
finds one of his animals badly kicked.
A wound made by the sharp calks
of a horse shoe in winter time is
very ugly looking one, and needs some
little surgery to dress so as to avoid q bad
blemish; and yet it may be done by the
use of such skill as is at the command of
any one who can dress cut on his own
finger. In the first place, whenever an
injury is inflicted, it should be attended to
at once, or with as little delay as possible.
If any dirt is in the wound, it should be
well cleaned with soft sponge and luke
warm water. Then a proper needle-a
curved surgeons needlesshould be used
and stout silk twist, pass as many stitches
through the edges of the wound as will
draw them and hold them together.
These stitches should not be made as in
sewing cloth. but the thread is to be pass
ed in the skin at points directly opposite to
each other The two ends of the thread
should be tied into a secure knot after
drawing the edges of the wound closely
together. If the edges are ragged, some
care must be exercised to bring the CORES
pondDg parts into their proper place. If
swelling takes place, apply cold water un-
til it is reduced, and avoid all irritating or
spurious applications unless they become
necessary. Nature will generally perform
the cure if assisted to make proper start


If the wound should not seem inclined to
heal, and a stimulating application be-
comes necessary, the following ointment
has been found of great benefit: To one
pound of hogs-lard take quarter of pint
of spirits of turpentine and an ounce of
blue vitriol-sulphat of copper-powder
the blue vitriol very fine, melt the lard,
and stir in the other ingredients, until
cool; apply sufficient quantity to the
wound and healthy action will soon ell
Year: 1871

A bad sell has been perpetrated upon
some gushing and amorous gentlemen of
New York city. A writer in the Star says
says that he recently published the follow
ing advertisement in the Herald:


IA young lady of good family desires
the acquaintance of young gentleman of
good standing and some personal attrac-
tions, with view ultimate to marriage.
She has a good marriage portion in her
own right. The jealousy of an ever watch
full guardian is the cause OF this step. Ad-
dress NJ. F., box =, post office"


One hundred and seventy-gve gay and
festive gentlemen answered the advertise
ment, and letters were written to forty OF
them to meet IN. F." in City Hall Park.
in front of the Registers Office, at o'clock
p. NJ, each gentleman to present himself
with flower in the button hole Of his
coat. At the appointed time there was a
gathering of the victims, each attired in
his best and wearing the flower. The per-
petrator of the joke watched the expectant
crowd for some time from a neighboring
window, and finally sent small boy out
bearing placard announcing that " NJ.
F." could not come that day. The crowd
vanished like the baseless fabric of a vls-
ion and left not a wreck behind" Ihe
personal advertisements of the Herald are
not studied now with as much interest as
they formerly were.
Year: 1871

Whereas, 1t having been stated that
Aleck Stephens the late Vice President
of the late Confederacy has gained nine
pounds since he has been an editor; he the
Whereas, the Louisville Journal said he
must have been weighed with one of his
own editorials in his pocket ;and Whereas
Aleck retorted that if the Journal man
had been weighed with one of his own
editorials in his pocke aforesaid Journal
man wOuldgO up like a balloon, therefore
Resolved that in this round, the first
blood should be, and hereby is, awarded
o the said Aleck, the said late Vice of the
said late Confederacy.
Year: 1871

If pilgrim has been shadowed


BY tree that | have nursed;
If a cup of clear cold water


have raised to lips athirst;
If I've planted one sweet flower


By an else too barren way
If I've whispered in the midnight


Only one sweet word of day;
If, in one poor bleeding bosom.


L a woe-swept chord have stilled;
If a dark and restless spirit


[ with hope of heaven have filed
If Tve made for life's hard battle


One faint heart grow warm and strong
Then my God [ thank Thee-bless Thee
For the precious gift of song.
Year: 1871

Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel, Diabetes Drop
yt Incontnence of Urine, Brights disease Albuminu-
ra and where there are Brick dust deposits or
the water is thick cloudy mixed with substances liz
the white Of egg, threads like white silk or there
morbid, dark bilious appearance, and white Bone
dus deposits and where there is pricking, burning
sensation and pain in the sml of the back and along
the lOns In all these conditions, Railways Sarparil-


Ian Resolvent, aided by tbs application of Railways
Ready Relief e the spine and small of the back, and
the bowels regulated With or two of Railways
Regulating Pills per day WILL soon make a complete
cure In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without pain, and tn,
Urine will be restored TO its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1871

Not one kour after reading this advertisement need


any one suffer with pain.
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF,
Is cure. It the first and is the Only Pain
Remedy that instantly stops the most
excruciatln- -.ans
Year: 1871

viii, in from one to twenty minutes afford ease and
comfort, and this medicine rapid in stopping pain
can be purchased for fifty cents per bottle at almost
every druggists and country merchants store on this
continent, and within one hours distance of almost
every habitation in the United States
Year: 1871




riAced Through Negligence-Culpable Con-
duct Of Deckhands a FerrybOat.


Coroner Hermann yesterday commenced an Investigation
into the circumstances attending the drowning of Peter Pill
GER late Of 29 Pitt street, Tuesday night. by failing
overheard from the steamboat Montague OF the Thirty
fourth Street Ferry Company, while attempting jump
the bridge.


Peter Carr of the Twentyrst precinct testified
that when Pger tell into the dock he heard the alarm
down to the ferry the boat Montague then about
forty fifty feet from the BRIDGE and the
rudder holding deceased the witness asked II the
wa, alive and received an affirmative repy the wachman
boat convenient, when he replied, "You know very
well there not; the officer said, III did no"
wachman said, You know there not and the wit
replied There ought to be " the officer
the boat II they could not In closer he
could render assistance and after minutes the
deck, when was backed out
and tried get In the north slip but failing backed again
and entered the south slips the officer threw barrel
boat and asked the deck hands roll deceased the
boat then nine eet from the brdge the said they
would roll the the barrel, that he (wtness)
would have to do 1t himself; after some time and trouble
the witness aboard the and found deceased
cabin, and they had just then put him the barrel;
there signs Of liie and q doctor the boat
doing what ne could resuscate the deceased,
too late In conclusion. ocer Carr swears-I believe
bad the small boat been launched immediately had the
deck hands aided promptly after arrived, the
those around.


Officer Walsh also of the Twenyrst precinct corrobo-
rated the evidence OF OF Ger Carr particular.


Coroner Hermann adjourned the investigation till
Tuesday morning at eleven O'clock the Coroners' Office
and invites all the witnesses the at
IN
Year: 1871

At our last Convention it was urged by
prominent members to accept the cards of
bricklayers, provided said members were
willing to be governed BY the laws Of the
Plastererers' Union wherein their card was
deposited, and asAnO complaints have arisen
from this policy, would recommend still
further efforts in that direction, earnest
ly desire that you will give this subject a
a thorough and impartial investigation, TO
the end that not only shal we be approach
ing that much to be desired cad, viz: the
amalgamatiOn OF every labor interest here
and elsewhere and as this would be pTi-
mary step and a natural one, considering
the SsGDlese connection which already ex-
lists, trust you will overlook all prejudiCes
and appoint either committee of conference
to effect a Union, or communicate at this
session by telegraph to Pittsburgh, where
that body are in session This once con
sUmmated and successful, the other branches
in housebuilding would quickly follow, and
few would dare resist our Just demands,
whilst each body could retain its own iden-
tity and peculiar local requirements.


And now, gentlemen Of the Convention,
in taking my official leave OF you, hoping
that my successor will more ably guard
your interests, and counsel and advise with
you than ] could have done, and which ]
have no doubt be will, and as this is per-
haps the last time which / may have the
honor to address you thus, at parting per
NIT me to offer to you tbe following advice
BE sober, be frugal, be industrious, be hrm,
conscious Of right, throw as much Of self
overbOrd as possible Let each Plasterer
resolve when be turns to bis respective
body to support no man who will not sup
port bis interests, for 10 this condition must
we come, or little vii. ever be effected
simply BY an issue between local body
and their employers. l do not mean TO
counsel the Union as such to take political
action, but do / mean that every individual
should investigate and judge for himself
offer no apology for this my parting ad-
vice. II is heartfelt. | may have erred In
Judgment; if 20, blame the advocate, but
do not lay i to the justness Of the cause.


CHAs MCLEAN, Int. Pres't.
Year: 1871

and grateful, for the permission to feed their
children by paying their whele.Iives for the
means-thls Is not result Of Just partner
ship. II is the lion dividing the spoil and
taking three-quarters for bis share without
asking advice or consent to the division.


We look back with wonder that sane men
should have ever let ,ellow make their
laws simply because bla usms was Morti-
mer-1nd held no man FREE VINO w4s not of
Greek blood or possessed Of white face.
Year: 1871

E. A. Riehl writes one OF our cotem-
poraries: "To dry corn for winter use
is not always an easy matter when done
in the ordinary way; but it is so good
a dish when properly cooked, and comes
in such good play during the winter and
snripc months, when the good house
wife is often puzzled what to cook, that
all should have a supply and for those
who have no better fixtures for drying,
7 would reco mmend the hot-bed. Place
the parboiled corn, cut from the cobs,
ON boards, or sheets in the hot bed, or
other frame, and put on the sash, rails
inc them a couple OF inches each end,
the sun shining in will make
i so hot that the corn will dry
nerfectly in one day; and the heat will
be so great that not fly will 60 near 1t,
and should a shower come up it will be
ouite safe where it is, and ready to take
advantage of the first bit Of sunshine /;
when properly dried it will last for years.
To cook it, my wife says, put it in tin
or other vessel with a lid, pour on hot
water sufficient to cover well, set on the
stove where it will remain near the boil
inc point but should not boil; leave on
three or four hours, then take halt q cup
Of cream, into which stir teaspoonful
of -four, and pour into the dish with the
corn. or instead Of the cream use milk,
and add q small piece of butter; season
with q teaspoonful Of sugar and . little
salt set on the stove half an hour longer
and it 10 done"
Year: 1871

ates I'm Custody.


A burglar was shot through the
heart on Saturday night while attempt
ing to break into Shirley hotel, at Free
port. The following are the particulars
as detailed by Mr.. Edwig, the conductor
of the Freeport accommodation train.
The victim was journeyman tailor, in
Freeport, who worked in the establish
ment of Mr.. Schultz. 1t does not ap-
pear that anything Of very suspicious
nature attached to his character until
q short time ago, when stalwart man,
a stranger, went to sojourn in the town,
and took up with the tailor and another
man. The three became boon COM
panions. The stranger represented
himself as a detective, and also said he
had been an engineer. In a short time
the movements OF the trio began to
attract the attention and arouse the sus-
picion OF the good people OF Freeport,
and it was insinuateJ that they had
turned their attention TO study the art
Of burglary. The tailor, it appears, had
boarded at Shirley's hotel some time
ago. The men had been particularly
watched during the past week, and were
observed contemplating an attempt on
the hotel. Some party gave Mr.. Shirley
intimation OF this. He took the hint,
and arming himself with revolver lay
in wait. At a late hour on Saturday
night he heard a noise at the window,
and in few minutes a man lifted it up
and attempted to enter the house. DIR.
Shirley, it is alleged, drew his revolver
and shot at the man. The ball took
effect in the region Of the heart and
death was almost instantaneous. The
neighbors were at once alarmed, and
several Of them were at the scene Of the
tragedy in few minutes. The burglar
held a bosie knife fast in his death
grasp in one hand, and bunch Of
skeleton keys in the other; also two
candles and an oyster can, which he
had improvised for dark lantern. The
police went on the track Of the other
two and succeeded in capturing them.
They have been arrested on suspicion
and conveyed to Kttanning
Year: 1871

Few people, says the Mechanics MdgG-
riRe, have any idea through what num-
Der of hands their pocket knives have
passed in the process of manufacture. A
bar of steel destined to furnish a number
of blades is heated to redness. A length
is cut off, and the forger speedily "moods"
this, that is, shapes it roughly into the
form of a pocket knife blade. Another
heating is then required to fit the end for
being fashioned into the tang, and yet an
other before it can undergo the further
operation of "smithing," the last stage of
which is the stamping of the mark of the
thumb nail to facilitate opening The tang
is then ground, and the blade marked with
the name of the firm The slight bulge
on the reverse side caused by this opera
tion is removed by fire or the grindstone.
The blade is then hardened by heating it
to redness and then plunging it into water
up to the tang. The tempering process
follows next, the blush yellow tint being
considered as indicating that the proper
degree of heat at which to immerse the
blade once more in cold water has been
attained. After this the various kinds of
blades are classified in the warehouse, and
undergo sundry grinding operations to fit
them for being HATED. Twelve distinct
processes have by this time been gone
through, and many more are necessary
before the knife is completely finished, al.
though the number of hands which it has
now to pass through depends in great
measure on the finish to be given to the
handle, according to the quality of the
blades with which it is fitted, and the
price which the completed article is in
tended TO realize.
Year: 1871

Nor many years ago there lived a man
in Germany, l think, who was extremely
fond of studying the habits of animals so
much so that he devoted almost all his
time to the observation of insects, becom-
ing what is termed by scientific men an
entomologist He had, from time to time,
placed in his garden the dead bodies of
moles and mice, and as often had missed
them, for they all soon disappeared in a
most mysterious manner. He determined
one day to discover, if possible, the cause
of this; 80 he placed himself on guard
over one or two fresh bodies, and COM
menced his watch. 1t was not long be-
fore he beheld some beetles alight upon
them. His interest was, of course, ex-
cited, and he watched them through the
whole of their work, which ended in TIE
burial of the dead bodies. Not feeling
satisfied with this, and wishing TO watch
their proceedings more carefully, he cap
tured four of these insect grave-diggers
and ENGAGED them within a glass case hall
filed with earth, placing upon the surface
of the same two dead frogs, one OF which
was buried in twelve hours, and the other
on the third day. Then he placed in the
case dead bird, and the beetles immedi-
ately began their operations by removing





then at the feathers from below in order
to drag it into the grave. The male now
drove off the female, and continued the
work all alone for five long hours, now
lifting up the body, then turning and ar,
ranging it in its grave, and coming out
from time to time to mount the carcass
and tread it under foot. At length, ap
parently fatigued with hard work, he came
forth, and resting his head upon the earth
sank into slumber, not exhibiting the
slightest motion for full an hour, when h'
again set to work. Next morning thu
bird was an inch and half below the sur
face, and at evening it had sunk an incl
lower. In another day the work was com
pleted, and the body covered. He addeC
other dead bodies from time 10 time, 81
that the four beetles deposited in grave
within that narrow cemetery, no less thai
twelve bodies in fifteen days. Now wha
do you think of your beetles9 l ono
read of an ingenious comparison betweel
the strength Of this beetle and that OF


man which, calculating a mole TO be fort,


times as large as the beetle, showed that


man to do an equal amount of labor L


proportion to his size, would have TO inte


in two days an animal forty times as larg


as himself.-Oar Young Folks.


| NT,,,.,, sida Of n horaa invariably he
Year: 1871

The Virginia Court of Appeals has
expressed an opinion upon intoxication as
affecting responsibility for crime. A man
was tried for murder in the first degree.
The counsel held that he could not, when
under the influence of liquor, form a pre-
meditated purpose. The Court of APP
peals, to which the case was taken, re-
viewed the whole doctrine of drunken
ness as affecting crime, and sustained the
view Of the counsel for the prisoner, that
drunkenness is proper subject TO be
taken into consideration in determining
where a man is guilty of murder in the
first degree, the requisite of which is will.
iulness, deliberation, and premeditation,
The court laid down the doctrine that
voluntary drunkenness was no excuse for
crime, even if insanity be produced, or il
insanity be the immediate result of the
use of liquor If, however, insanity be re-
mOtely the result of the use of intoxicating
liquors, than it is an excuse for crime.
Year: 1871

ANGER is the most impotent passion
that accompanies the mind of man. 1t
effects nothing il goes about, and hurts the
man who is possessed by It more than any
other against whom 1t is directed.
Year: 1871

We often hear stories related of the
wonderful cunning and knowledge of the
rat, but one is told-says the OgdeDburg
(N. " Journal-of recent occurrence
in which an old gray rat was the hero, and
the incident whereof took place in that
city, which is equal to the best a lady
who has a number Of fine hens, to which
she has devoted a good deal of care and
attention during the winter, in hope to
obtain an early and fair crop of fresh
eggs, was surprised at the meagre result
actually reached The hens mads a
noise, in singing and cackllng. enough for
every day layers, and yet only occasion
ally did she get an egg.


The lady at length determined to
watch operations and ascertain if posi-
BILE the cause Of failure She saw the
hens go upon the nest, but if she was not
present when they came off no egg was
found. At length constant watching and
waiting solved the mystery. A day or
two since, while on the watch, a hen
came off the nest and commenced cack-
ling. Almost instantly an old rat came
ont of hole, and running into barrel,
which was thrown upon its side, and in
which the hens nest was, at once nosed
the egg out upon the ground, then laid
down upon its back and getting the egg
between its fore paws and nose, com
menced squealing when two orther rats
came ont and taking the rat with the egg
by the hind legs, dragged it, egg and all,
into the hole. The lady affirms that she
can substantate the foregoing fact by at
least three living witnesses. If any one
can tell a more remarkable rat story
than this one, we would like to hear it.
Year: 1871

A revengeful traveller on certain rail-
road in this State packed carpet bag
full of loaded reyolvers and handed it
to gentlemanly baggage smasher, who
had ruined three or four trunks for him
already. The smasher flung the bag up
against the wall savagely, and then
threw it on the floor and stamped on it
as usual. At about the fourth jump,
firing began along the whole line. Forty
six revolvers went off in rapid succession
distributing bullets around the car with
disgusting carelessness of the legs of the
smasher, who was shot in six places be-
fore he could get out of the car. ~


He rode upon the platform during the
whole of that trip, and when he did en-
ter the car he encased his legs in stove
pipe, and ran an iron-clad snow plow in
front of him to push the baggage ont
with He smashes, perhaps, fewer car
pet bags. now than he once did in the
blissful past much fewer; and he is fill
ed with gloom. The only boon he Graves
is that he may be present when the car
pet bag owner calls with his check. He
SAYS there will then be confi which
will make the European war appear per-
fectly ridiculous.-Erchange.