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Year: 1871

A gentleman advertised for boy to as
sist him in his Office. and nearly fifty ap-
plicants presented themselves to him.
Out of the whole number he in short
time selected one, and dismissed the rest


Il should like to know" said friend,
ION what grounds you selected that boy,
who had not single recommendation"


You are mistaken" said the gentle
man he had a great many. He wiped
his feet when he came in, and closed the
door after him, showing that he was care
full. He gave up his seat instantly to that
lame old man. showing he was kind and
thoughtful. He took off his cap when he
came in, and answered my questions
promptly and respectfully, showing he
was polite and gentlemanly. He picked
up the book which l had purposely laid
upon the floor. aid replaced it on the ta-
BILE, while all the rest stepped over it or
showed it aside; and he waited quietly
for his turn, instead of pushing and crowd
ing, showing that he was honest and or
derby. When l talked with him, no
ticed that his clothes were carefully brush
ed. his hair in nice order, and his teeth as
white as milk; and when he wrote his
name, noticed that his finger nails were
clean, instead of being tipped with jet,
like that handsome little fellows, in the
blue jacket. Don't you call those things
letters of recommendation lido. and l
would give more for what can tell about
a boy by using my eyes ten minutes than
all the fine letters he can bring me-
Year: 1871

The story goes that that venerable pile,
Masonic Temple, has found itself short of
lightning rod. 1t seems that ligbtn-
ing rod man had contracted to erect rods
at two corners of the building. but recent
developments reveal the fact that at the
southeast corner. where the rod was sup
posed to run down the water-spout, only
about foot of rod was fastened ut the
top, aud another foot or SO attached to the
bottom and ran into the ground, but from
the base to the summit there were somc-
thing like . hundred feet or so missing
In short it was no lightning rod at all. The
gay deceiver who played the trick bad
simply iran the thing in tho ground"
with one end and ''gono up The spout"
with the other. 1t is pretty good for
..high," but very poor for lightning
rod.-NasltciLe Bonner.


What Kind Of haig did Noah.s dog
Year: 1871

REGISTRATION IN THE CITY.-The notices
to be posted by the registrars for he re.
registration Of the voters Of the city OF
Richmond are now ready. The registrars
can now call on the clerk of the Hastings
Court at his otlire in the City Hall and oo-
tain the notices, so that they may nc posted
within the time prescribed by law.
Year: 1871

There is an old legend that there were
in the Garden of Eden no roses but white
ones until Eve tasted of the forbidden
fruit. When the roses saw her do this,
they blushed for shame, in every shade,
from the faintest damask to burning red /;
and ever since there have been all the
lively tints that we see.


A different story, however, is told,
which denies there were ever any roses at
all in the world until, on certain time at
Bethlehem, there was beautiful young
girl who was charged with a crime, and
was sentenced to be burned to death
They led her into field, and piled fagots
around her, and then set them on fire.
But she being innocent, prayed, while
they were burning, that some wonderful
thing might take place to show that she
was innocent. And this is what happen
ed all the fagots which were already on
fire were changed into bushes full of red
roses, and those which had not kindled
were turned into white ones, also full OF
flowers. ''And these" says an ancient
writer, ''were the first rose-trees and roses,
both red and white, that man ever saw
And the country where this was done a.
bounds with them to this day.
Year: 1871

We advise all young people to acquire
in early life the habit of using good Ian
guage both in speaking and IN writing,
and to abandon as early as possible the
use of slang words and phrase The
longer they live the more difficult the ac-
QUESTION ofsuch language will be; and if
the golden age ofyouth-the proper sea-
son for the acquisition of language-be
passed in its abuse the unfortunate victim
of neglected education is very probably
doomed to talk slang for life. Money is
not necessary to procure this education.
Every man has it IN his power, He has
merely to use the language which he
reads instead of the slang which ehears !;
to form bis, taste from the best speakers,
and writers, and poets of the country; to
treasure up choice phrases in his memory,
and habituate himself to their use-avoid-
ing at the same time that pedantic pre-
cision and bombast which bespeak rather
the weakness of vain ambition than the
polish of an educated mind. There is no
man, however low in rank, who may not
materially benefit himself by following
this advice, md cultivating at the SAME
time such morals and manners as CORES
pond in character with good words.-ES-
change.
Year: 1871

Each colony sho7ld occupy its own
bench or stand-no two swarms should
occupy the same bench. If there Is more
than one, when you operate with one swarm
the others become irritated, and will trou-
bic you more than the swarm you are OPP
Grating with. Sheds for protection will
do well enough for winter, but in the sum
mer they should be kept in The open air,
and protected from the extreme heat when
necessary, by coverings for each hive.


When placed on separate stands, leave
three or four feet between each stand ;
also paint the front sides of your hives Of
different colors, and place no two Of the
same color next each other This is to
avoid the loss Of young queens when they
take their excursions to meet the drones.
If the hives are similar in shape and color,
the queens, on their return, frequently
enter the wrong hive and are killed.
RttTuI NcU Yorker
Year: 1871

Death IN any form or shape, when sud
den and unexpected, is calculated to in
spire melancholy feeling and produce a
shudder on the part of those who witness
it; but when it is produced in the forms
of those claimed by intemperance as its
victim, the sight is painful and sickening
indeed. When the victim is a woman
the details and the result are all the more
regretful, and 90 to show to what ends in
temperance may bring its votaries at last
For quite length of time there has been
living in this city woman named Martha
Bumphries, native of Wales, England
She lived for the most part in the capaci-
ty of domestic or house servant, having
been engaged at different times by some
of our first families. She was very su-
perior cook and house servant generally.
She lived for length of time with the
family of Hon. Henry S. FoOte. She was
addicted to drink, and the habit grew upon
her to such an extent that Mrs. Foote was
compelled to discharge her. Afterward
she went to the house, No 119 South
Vine street, where she made her home
with Mrs. Cunningham. Lately she has
been indulging her propensity for strong
drink to great excess She went out and
returned, it is supposed, deeply intoxicat-
ed. and entered the woodhouse. She was
found at five o'clock yesterday morning
in the woodhouse, lying on her face, her
feet partly protruding from the door
She was stiff, stark and cold in DEATH
Near by was bottle, containing a small
quantity of whisky. Deceased was about
forty years Of age and had been long
time in this country. Coroner p. w.
Brien held an inquest over her remains,
the jury returning verdict that she came
to her death from the effects of intemper-
ance. A check or order for 1880 on
the third National Bank, signed Rachel
d. Foote, was found in her possession.-
A letter was received yesterday morning
from her husband at Louisville, making
Inquiries concerning her death, as to how
she was getting along, etc. The body
was taken charge ofby undertaken Groom
es to await directions from her husband at
Louisville.-NdshUiUe Union and Amcr-
ican.
Year: 1871

Mathematics is the most noble and eleva-
ted science the human mind can investi-
gate or study. Each question that the
student undertakes to solve, when accom-
plished, but leads to another and higher,
and thus leads the intellect to consider
and grapple with the grandest realizations
of truth in our universe. All other sciences
Except those relating to living beings) are
based upon it. Astronomy. its eldest
child, and Mechanics, its most useful SER
want, are but practical mathematics. How
grand and noble to calculate the distances
of stars, the motions of the planets, and
to prophesy the appearance of meteor
and how useful AID glorious, as advancing
true civilization to calculate the horse
power of steam engine, to estimate the
extent of bed of coal, and to determine
the practical strength of ironl All these
are done by the aid of this science, and
the world teens with objects for its inyes-
tigation.
Year: 1871

Coolies Store, Rockingham County, Va,
Sept. Ia strange freak of nature has
taken place in the track of the severe
hailstorm that occurred in this region some
three weeks ago. We were not aware Of
anything of the kind occurring heretofore.
1t is this: That all the orchards in the
track of the hailstorm have come out in
full bloom. Some orchards are in full
bloom as they ever were in the spring.
Not only the apples are in bloom, but the
locust trees in many places are also in
bloom. A gentleman came 10 my house
last week and told me on his road here he
saw an apple tree with several bushelsof
ripe apples on and thousands of bloom
on the same the same tree. A very pret-
ty but strange SIGHT.
Year: 1871

1t takes aheroine to be economical, says
Miss Muloch ''For. viii she not rather
run in debt for bonnet, than wear her
old one year behind the mode? give a
ball and stint the family dinner for 2
month after? take large house. and fur
nish handsome reception-rooms, while her
household huddle together any how in un-
tidy attic bed-chambers, and her servants
swelter on shake-downs beside the kitch-
en- fire? She prefers this a hundred
times to stating plainly, by word or man
ner, "My income is SO much a year-I
don't care who knows tit will not al
low me to live beyond certain rate, it
will not keep comfortably both my family
and acquaintance therefore, excuse my
preferring the comfort of my family to the
entertainment of my acquaintance. And,
society, if you choose to look in upon US,
you must just take US as we are, without
any pretense of any kind; or you may
shut the door, and goodbye p'
Year: 1871

Examine the roots of the peach trees o
few inches below the surface Of the ground.
If gam exudes, the grub is certainly at
work under the bark. Dig it out at once.
Should you chance TO see copper colored
substance exuding from the stem of an
apple tree, borer may be found there
also.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Maurice, in passing through the
rooms devoted to melting, rolling, cutting
milling and stamping the precious metals,
explained how the different kinds of work
was done. A machine was put in motion
and the work of cutting explained in a
practical manner A machine was in
operation stamping silver half dollars.
and the work was done rapidly and with
precision. 1t requires pressure of forty
tons to stamp single half dollar. no.
ticed that the stamping was done princi-
pally by women. There are ten of the
stamping presses, each capable of making
from seventy to one hundred and twenty
coins per minute, but they are seldom run
at a greater speed than eighty per minute.
The impressions on both sides of the coin
are made, with one motion of the press.


THE CABINET.


The last room visited was the cabinet,
which is called by some the curiosity room.
Year: 1871

ing only match for kindling, and may be instant
ly eXtinguished, when no longer required, thus
saving the expense of a constant fire.


THE HEAT CAN BE REGULATED
with the greatest nicely and is not subject tothose
will be appreciated by the laundress or the lady
who does her own preserving.


THE STOVE OPERATES
without the least smoke unpleasant odor and
makes neither dust nor dirt to soil the furniture,
nor ashes to be carried out. by its threeluar-
tiers of the labor and expense OF cooking are
saved, the cost of the fuel being ONE CENT AN
HOUR.


FAMILIES OF ANY SIZE MAY DO


THEIR ENTIRE COOKING
with this stove, it being simply necessary to in
crease the number of lamps to CORE pond with the
increase in the quantity and variety TO be cooked
FOR STUDENTS OR OTHERS KEEPING


BACHELORS HALL,
or for any who desire to effect economy in the
housholl, it is invaluable, the great saving in
fuel which effects soon deiray its whole cost
SEAMSTRESSEs AND DRESSMAKERS WILL


FIND II y GREAT CONVENIENCE,
as it enables them to heat fiat irons at small eX.
pense the perfect regularity and eonstancy OF its
heat making it particularly efficient for this pur-
pose.
AS SUMMER COOKING STOVE 1T Is UN-


EQUALED,
as it does not heat the house, and may even be
placed out of doors t required. FOR THIS SEA-
son 1T Is INVALUABLE.
Year: 1871

testantlsm. Running his church on the high
pressure principle Of ritualism he ran it so
deeply into debt that his Low Church" men,
bers had ultimately to come to its rescue and
save 1t from the auctioneers hammer. The
ritualistic extravagances have therefore been
dropped, and minister and people have come
down to simple acts of worship which express
desires and aspirations of the heart, and not
the qualification of sensuous imaginings.
Yesterday the service and the sermon were in
harmony. The mutual obligations OF Chris
tians and Of churches to assist each other and
the dependence of the Church upon Christ
were presented with all the fervor and elo-
quence with which the doctor is freighted.
From our selection of sermons to-day we can
assure our readers that they may each find
"a portion in due season.
Year: 1871

SENATOR SUMNER, finding himself recover
ing from his illness, intends to resume his war
upon the President and his st. Domingo policy
probably tomorrow. His friends have
urged him to abandon his useless and baseless
opposition, but without effect. The truth is
Sumner has lived life of war and contention,
and the idea of harmonizing with the Congress
sional majority and the administration too, is
repugnant to all his lifelong convictions of
right and Justice.
Year: 1871

MADRID, Feb 90 1871.
have been informed, for the service OF the
HERALD, on excellent authority, that the Spanish
Minister OF Finance was resolved to make no at
tempt TO raise fun is for the government until the
meeting Of the Cortcs with the exception OF issuing
the treasury bonds which were authorized by the
last Cortes.


During the sitting OF the Cortes In the month OF
December last, as will be remembered, Senior Moret,
the Minister of Finance presented bill proposing
the issue OF 10000 francs OF colonial bonds with
eight per cent interest, the bonds to be redeemabe
by annual drawings and to be issued In exchange
for notes OF the Bank OF Havana at the price OF
ninety per cent. An extraordinary credit was TO be
opened for payment OF interest and redemption of
the bonds, with power to create new resources II
this was found to be insufficient. The issue to be
made when necessary by depreciation OF bank notes.
Year: 1871

An examination into the case OF officer Matthias
for beating his r0undsman In the Fourth precinct,
IN oliver street. on Friday last, has been ordered for
saturday next, when the District Attorney will be
present on the mart OF tile prosecution.
Year: 1871

Between eight and nine O'Clock last night an ARRAY
occurred among some young men In Raymond
street, between Johnson street and Myrtle avenue.
in the course Of which John Blackwell was stabbed
In the face by John Irving. The wound. although
painful, was not considered OF fatal character.
The Injured man was taken to the City Hospital and
Irving was arrested by officer Perrin OF the Fourth
precnct and locked up to answer
Year: 1871

3 The symptoms of Liver


Complaint are uncasiness
and pain in the side. Some


times the pain is in the


shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss of
appetite and sickness, bowels


in general costive, some
shines alternating with lax
4 with pain, and dull. heavy
sensation, considerable loss


of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation of hay


ing left undonc something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining Of
weakness, debility and low
Spirits. Sometimes many Of
Year: 1871

MINED" CLuBs.-Thc idea of having
clubs for womcn-which was originally
started in this country aud in Que instance
at least partly carried into effect here
has been broachcd in London. a storm
of di>plcasure has been excitzi BY the pro-
posal, especially among the large class who
10 not believe in ''woman's rights" in
the lates, acceptance of the phrase, and
who are firm in the conviction that wo-
mans proper sphere lies near her own FIRE
side.


SO loud and sharp was the outcry that
for time the daring advocates Of female
clubs appear to have been silenccd but
at this point. with a boldness highly char
actcristic, Miss Frances Power Cobbe
has come forward and proposed compro-
mise.


Why" she inquiries, .'should there
not be club with two wings and CEN
tre-one wing exclusively for men, the
other exclusively for womcn-the centre
containing the reading room, the princi-
pal dining room and drawing room for
both? Each wing of course wouti have
its own entrance, and there would be no
necessity for misogynous gentleman even
so much as to behold the shadow Of a
chignon, or shy lady to catch sight Of a
chimncy-pot hat, should either prefer TO
remain in his or her proper domain On
the other hand, for those who like society
in common. who desire to learn masculine
politics, or are not avcrse to the rather
feminine gossip which. I imagine. is not
wholly unknown in Pail Mall or the COW
or side. the centre of the club house would
have chief attraction. Many husbands
and fathers / am sure would be delighted
if their wives and daughters could share
with them the comforts Of which now they
partake alone: and If such a club were
once started | have little doubt i, would
soon be extremely popular OF course
the admission Of members. both male and
female, would need 10 lie particularly well
regulated but this point | imagine might,
without mach difficulty, be attained
Year: 1871

EATING " ITHoUr ArrErITE. E
wrong 10 eat without appetite, for it shows
there i no gastric juice in the stomach.
and that nature docs nat need fool and
Ill re not being any fuid TO receive and
act upon. i, wonll remain there only to
putFcfy. the ve,y thought of which should
b. sufficient 10 deter any man from eating
without an appetite for the remainder Of
his life. Ii 4 tonic" is taken to whet
the appetite. it is mistaken course for
its only result Is TO cause one TO eat more.
when already an amount has been eaten
beyond what the gastric juice supplied is
able to prepare. The object to he obtain
ed is larger supply OF gastric juice. not
a larger supply Of food. ami whatever fails
to accomplish that essential Object fails to
have any efficiency towards The cure OF
iyspec,c diseases aud a. the formation
Of gastric juice as directed is directly pro-
porIioned to the wear aud waste of the
sYs;cin. which is to be the means Of sup
plying. aad this wear and waste can only
take place as the result Of exercise, the
point i reached again that the efficient
remedy for dyspepsia il work-catloor
work-benefciai and successful in direct
proportion ~ il Is agreeable, interesting
and profitable.
Year: 1871

All who have real estate for sale or to let,
and those desiring to purchase or rent such property
will find TO their interest to advertise in THE TRIBUNE
It's aggregate circulation exceeds that OF other news
paper and in addition this advantage, THE TRIBUNE
will be found not only in NewYork and all its cities and
villages but in every state and Territory throughout the
Union. The advertisement should he as brief as VIII
allow OF the advantages claimed being made clear tothe
reader We would especially dwell on the fact that the
subscribers for the three editions Of THE TRIBUNE Daily
semWeekly and Weekly comprise individuals III every
business profession; consequently each
are read by all classes TRIBUNE devotes especial
attention reports of sales of real estate both in city
and country thus adding greatly to the value OF its col


umns as an advertising medium The charges for adver
tsng are as follows; DAILY TRIBUNE, 80 cents per line
for each insertion. WEEKLY TRIBUNE, per line SEMI
WEEKLY TRIBUNE IS cents per line About ten words OF
our wide columns average line Terms cash in advance
Year: 1871

TIE CURRANT WoRM.-We are inform
ed by DR.. f. Worcester of Waltham that
the currant worm, so destructive to a
favorite fruit, may be fully and almost
Immediately destroyed by the use of
carbolate of lime. The doctor tried the
powder in many instances during the past
summer, and found that while it was fully
as effective as hellebore, it was less disa-
greeable, less costly and perfectly safe.
The method of using it is to sprinkle it
over the vines as soon as the worm makes
its appearance, bringing 1t well in contact
with the leaves, and soon the insect is
destroyed. 1t will need but two or three
applications, and the work is done. In
this way, for few cents large quantities
of currant bushes may be saved and the
fruit allowed to mature and no danger
whatever incurred. Neither the foliage
nor the fruit is in any way injured by the
carbolate of lime. 1t will be well for our
readers to remember this whep the fruit
season returns. - Boston Jotrnal Of
Chemistry.
Year: 1871

At a recent meeting of the Boston So.
ciety of Natural history, Prof j. B.
Perry read an article "On the Glacial
Period in New England, with the remark
that it contained the main results of his
studies in this direction during the last
fifteen years.


Proceeding at the onset to give a brief
account of the indications of ice agency.
he first enumerated those furnished by the
underlying rock masses. These are eros.
ion, as of lake beds, or the like planta.
tion, as almost every newl ly-bared surface
indicates also striation, as witnessed by
the countless scratches and furrows on the
rocky floor of the country, Next were
brought into view the facts indicative of
ice agency from the everything material
These are such as the composition of ty-
pical drift, its being generally different
from that of the subjacent rocks; its de.
rivation, it having been for the most part
brought short distance from the north /;
as well as its condition, it invariably being
a heterogeneous jumble.


Indication from incidental phenomena
were likewish noticed; such as the &C.
cumulation of travelled matter, morains
being an instance the location of perch
ed rocks, they being often found in extra
ordinary abundance on isolated SUBMITS !;
and the position of certain old beaches, as
of the shore remains at Ripton Vermont


These and other kindred facts having
been advanced as decisive proofof glacial
agency, Mr.. Perry proceeded to inquire
under what form according to the evidence
the ice must have acted. Were the phe-
nomena in question produced by ice-bergs
as supposed by Sir Charles Lyell and the
geologists of his school, in connection with
a general depression, of the country p
The several cited effects of glacial agency
having been passed in review and SUBJ
jected to close scrutiny, it was found that
the larger portion of them could never
have been produced by icebergs; that
the remainder may be better explained in
another wap; that for the most part the
theory of depression is entirely unsup-
ported by facts, and therefore to be dis
carded.


Tho iceberg hypothesis being disposed
of, Mr.. Perry next inquired whether the
results were produced in connection with
the genera. elevation of the country at
the close of the Tertiary era, as held by
Prof. Dana. 1t was shown that the the
ory of felevation is also mere supposition
wholly unauthorized by positive evidence !;
that the facts relied on for its support, as
change of climate, the existence of pot.
holes, of 6ords and of aerial deposits row
lying beneath the sea, can ali be more
satisfactorily explained in the light of an.
other view and that instead Of an ele.
walton Of the land, there was perhaps far