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Year: 1876

We saw handsome young lady on
the streets last Tuesday, with a Demo
cratic badge upon her breast, and have
heard that other ladies are also wearing
them. This is as it should be. The la
dies can help wonderfully in the achieve
ment of victory, if they will do in their
proper sphere, their part in encouraging
the men.-Natchez Democrat.
Year: 1876

] pity them folks who won't believe
anything only what they can prove.


A lie is like brush heap on fire. 1t
is easier to let it burn out than to try to
extinguish it,


Young man, you had better overrate
than underrate yourself; the world are
very apt to take man at his own price.


Revenge makes a hornet respectable,
but it is the very basesi passion in man.


The more intelligence a man has got
the more simple he can afford 10 be-


After all said and done, if there was
Mt anything but lambs in the world,
life and mutton wonld be great drug.


A defeat suffered gracefully is half a
victory.


Everybody laughs at a monkey, but
nobody respects them.


Liberty don't consist in doing as you
please, or doing as others please, but in
splitting ,he difference


The majority of the world don't know
any other way to get ahead than to pull
somebody back.


notice one thing when man intends
to punish the world by retiring from II,
the world steps gently to one side and
lets him wait.


Young man you can't learn anything
new by hearing yourself talk.


The road to ruin is always kept in
good order, ard those who travel it pay
the expenses.


The bottom round of the ladder il
safer than the top one.


If men of brains were always men OF
honor this world would be comparative
ly safe.


1t is tough to be poor, but to be
Assumed of it is putting salt on to a
sore.


We are all of us poor just as we want
more, and rich as we want less.


The quality of your friends is cf much
more importance than the number.


A dollar is worth saving, but it ain't
worth spending twenty shillings to gel,


All frauds, when exposed, are more
remarkable for theIF thinness than foI
anything else.


One of the biggest fools in the world
is the man who il hunting for that he
has irrecoverably lost.


1t is qnite an accomplishment to be
able to mind your own business.
If you want to make yourself pau.
per and your friends enemies give them
all thev ask for
Year: 1876

In connection with the reported re-
mark of a gentleman. who said that he
didn't believe the ladies he met in Wash
ington street knew that the times are
dull, and that their husbands are having
a hard time to keep their heads above
water, the Boston Journal relates the
following: "All husbands do not make
their financial affairs a topic of conver-
sation at home, and some better halves
know less of their husbands affairs than
they do of their neighbors'. Some
weeks since lady was first informed of
her husbands suspension by reading an
announcement in a paper which she ac-
cidentally took up in a store while wait
ing to have an order filed. Whether il
was pride or fear that prompted the
secrecy cannot be stated, but what can
lie expected of wives in the way of true
economy if they are only silent partners
in the matrimonial copartner-hip? In
1875 large jewelry firm sold a costly
set ofjewelry to a lady. The firm knew


hat her husband was in failing condi-
tion. but the lady had been long and
profitable customer. When the partner
ordered his clerk not to charge the sei
which had been delivered, but 10 make
a memorandum on the blotter, he paid
the lady's integrity high compliment
When the husband failed the jewelry
came back with note couched in snch
terms that the dealer only regretted that
gift Of the set would be construed AZ
| an insult "
Year: 1876

Some four weeks since mention was
made in our columns ofhaving prepared
an advertisement for a young man
claiming to hail from Philadelphia, and
who was looking up the whereabouts of
party named Lucien Franks, who,
when last heard Of, was engaged in the
anything but lucrative business of dig
ding bitches in the western part of Del


aware county, to whom had been left a
legacy by an aunt in the latter city,
amounting to $11, 900, and that he was
employed by the attorney ofthe estate to
look up the young man in question. Az
ter failing for the want of necessary
funds in getting the advertisement in-
serted in our paper, he applied to the
publishers of a Redwood paper, where
he met with better success, as the adver-
tisement appeared in due time. As sub
sequent events have proven, it seems the
young man who applied with the notice
was none other than the sharp Lucien
himself, who, as he stated, had been
digging bitches in the western town
ships, and while in that section of the
county had become smitten with the
daughter of a well-to-do farmer, living
about one miles west of the Scioto river,
on Boxes creek, and proposed making
the young lady his wife, which match
the father of the yonng lady did not in
the least approve, and in fact had or
dered the young gentleman of his prem
ises For all of which Lncien got his
revenge, and that, too, in a rather novel
way. The old gentleman seeing the no.
tice ofthe sudden accession to the wealth
of his might have been" son-in law,
started out post haste to hunt up the
banished lover, and bring him back to
the bosom of his family. 1t is needless
to say hat Lucien was found without
much II able, and easily induced to
smoke the pipe of peace, and return to
the heart broken daughter. AS token
of regard for said kindness he avowed
his intention of making the father a
present of $4,000 in cash, and to bear
the expenses to the coming Centennial
Exhibition of the whole family. The
arrangements were all made for a speedy
marriage upon his return from the city
of "Brotherly Love" with his wealth
for which trip he was accommodated
with a temporary loan of $50 from ;
brother of the Young lady. Since which
time nothing has been heard of Lncien
the thirty dollars, marriage. or Centen
nial.- Delaware Dazette.
Year: 1876

In the Indiana peDitentiary is female
prisoner named Mary Jane Hawk She
was riding with a young fellow who had
been paying her some attention, when
the latter discovering that he was persu-
ed, leaped from the carriage and conceal
ed himself in a neighboring wood leav.
ing the girl in possession Of the team
When the pursurers came mp with her
Mary Jane was informed that the horses
and wagon had been stolen, and unless
she revealed the name and Kidding
place of the young man she would be
held as the thief. This she stoutly re-
fused to do, and as evidence other pluck
and affection, submitted to live a term OF
years in the penitentiary. She is not ov.
er "sweet SIXTEEN" and seems to have
more than ordinary intelligence.
Year: 1876

In the town of Hopkins, Mass, lived
a certain Deacon Small. In his advanc-
ed age he had the misfortune to lose the
rib of his youth. After doing penance
by wearing a weed on his hat full
year, he was recommended to a certein
Widow Hooper, living in an adjoining
town. The deacon was soon astride of
his old brown mare, and on arriving at
the widows door he discovered her in
the act of turning the suds from her
wash-tubs. Said the deacon:


Il this widow Hooper?


Yes, sir, was the reply.


"Well. continued, the deacon, I am
that little bit of an old dried-up Deacon
Small, and have one question to propose
to you.


Please propose. sir.
Well, madam. said the deacon; have
you any objection to going to Heaven by
way of Hopkinton'


None at all, deacon, was the reply
Come in, deacon.
! Suffice it to say they were married the
next day.
Year: 1876

Well, we are lazy in Norfolk, that's a
fact. But there is no need Of working
here. If man has energy enough to
dig worm he can take pin hook and
ait down on the wharf and catch fish
enough in one day to last him two. II
he is too lazy to dig worm he can tie n
piece of flannel rag on a string and catch
enough crabs to last him day or two;
and If he is too lazy to tie piece OF
flannel to string he lays down on his
back on the sand at ebb-tide, opens his
mouth, and when the tide comes in the
crabs run into it. What need is there ot
work in y country for which nature has
done much.-[N. Z. Economist.
Year: 1876

New York Sum: Seven thousand dol
lars worth of silks were saved by little
terrier dog, in store on eighth avenne,
in this city, few nights since. Some
burglars had cut hole through the rear
wall and entered the store, when the
faithful little sentinel. who had been
chained To a stool outside the counter
near the ailks. gave a loud bark. This
woke clerk who was sleeping on the
floor above, and, coming down, he dis
covered what was going on and gave the
alarm. A carriage was found in the
street near by containing n kit of bur
glars tools. Fortunately the depravity
Of the times has not extended to watch.
dogs, and they still remain faithful.
Year: 1876

A sanguinary duel took place in
France the other day. In heated
political discussion a blow was given
by Count de Il to the Duke of o..
The Duke didn't return the blow but
a few minutes later, finding himself
alone with those who were to act as
his seconds, he took an oath never to
see his wife or little girl again until
he had washed away the insult in the
blood of the Count. The next day the
duel took place. The Duke was
wounded twice--in the forearm ard
in the right side-before the Count
had received scratch; but the Duke,
Notwithstanding the suffering and loss
Of blood from the wounds, insisted on
continuing the, fight. The duel went
on; the Duke, making a superhuman
effort, drove his sword through his
adversary, who fell lifeless. Then,
pallid in death, bathed, in his own
blood, and with difficulty sustaining
himself, the Duke drew a white hand:
kerchief from his pocket, and bending
over the Counts body dipped the hand.
kerchief in the blood gushing from his
adversary's death wound, and turning
to the four seconds, who looked on
aghast, the Duke raised the blood
stained cloth to his face and said -
"You will tell them, gentlemen, how
the Duke of o. avenged" the insult
to his honor. l wash away the insult
with the blood Of the one who insulted
Year: 1876

The best possible thing for man to
do when he feels too weak to carry it
through is to go to bed and sleep a
week if he can. This is the. only true
recupertaion of power, the only actual
recuperation Of brain force. Because
during sleep the brain is in a state of
rest, in condition to receive and ap.
propriate particles of nutriment from
the blood which takes the place of
those which have been consumed in
previous labor, since the very act of
thinking consumes, burns up solid par
ticles, as every turn of the wheel or
screw of the splendid steamer is the
result of consumption by fire Of the
fuel in the furnace. The supply of
consumed brain substance can only be
had from the nutritive particles in the
blood, which were obtained from the
food eaten previously, and the brain is
so constituted that it can best receive
and appropriate to itself those nutri-
tive PARTICLES during state Of rest,
of quiet, and stiffness in sleep. Mere
stimulents supply nothing in them
selves; they only goad the brain, force
it to a greater consumption of it's sub
stance, until that substance has been
so exhausted that there is not power
enough left to receive supply, just as
men are so near death by thirst and
starvation that there is not power
enough to swallow anything, and all is
over.
Year: 1876

me-" He then said to his own seconds }:


''Take this handkerchief, which con.
fide to you, to- the Duchess, my wife
l :enjoin upon her as duty to place It
among the. wedding presents Of my
daughter when she shall be married.
it is her fathers gift to her-the
purity of his name The words were
hardly spoken when the Duke fell back
dead and in death his features looked
calm and proud, and almost wore a
smile: His honor had been satisfied.
Year: 1876

From the Chicago Tribune


People who visit one of the most ul-
Questionable Episcopal churches in
New York, and mingle with the rec.
tors family, have very little acquaint-
ance with the romantic history of his
wife, or the circumstances under
which they were married. They are
both well advanced in years now, and
it must make them both grin when
they contemplate their early acquaint-
ance. This was twenty-odd years ago,
in a Western city. where the husband
(the present rector) held a lucrative
Government office. He had about as
much idea Of being a clergyman then
as he now has of being a Tycoon of
Japan. His wife--then a miss-was
the proprietess of a dancing academy
in the city, and it was in pursuit Of
knowledge Of the light fantastic that
the young man made the acquaintance.
He was an attentive pupil, and learned
not only the use of his heels and toes,
but also of his heart. IN brief, he
saw, loved, and conquered the fair
preceptor, and in due course they were
married. Just before the wedding
the intended husband started a public
testimonial to his future bride by her
pupils-in other words, a;ball. It was
a success, and brought numerous due.
ats to her purse. After the marriage
the husband passed through several
stages of doctrinal belief, and finally
landed in the bosom of the Episcopal
Church. Here he has been petted and
made much of. The former danseuse
is an excellent wife, model Of beney-
olence, and pattern of goodness, but
probably she inwardly rejoices that
her early history is unknown.
Year: 1876

Doubtless some of our readers will
plant out grape vines this spring for
the first time, and various questions
will arise as how it should be done.
Of course, it is not to be supposed that
everybody knows how to plant vine
or tree any more than to build ship
or steam engine. There is not much
science or skill required in doing it !;
still, there is little, and that little is
quite important if the operation is to
end successfully.


New beginners in vine or tree cul.
ture are usually impatient, and want
to obtain fruit as soon as possible
hence, large vines and trees for Tim.
mediate bearing" are especially at.
tractive, and purchasers often pay
large prices for large specimens and
then have to wait longer for the COW
eted fruit than if they had commenced
with smaller plants costing far less
price. Large plants are generally in.
jured more in transplanting than small
ones, starting slowly and progressing
less rapidly therefore, what is gained
at the outset in obtaining large spec.
linens is frequently lost in the years
following by feeble growth.


No matter how large and vigorous a
vine may be at the time Of transplant
ing, the canes should be shortened or
cut back severely-say to one or two
feet of the ground. With young vines
of one or two years. growth, cut off all
but one cane and shorten this within
one foot or less of the surface of the
ground. From this shortened stump
one or two shoots may be permitted to
grow the first season, but never more
than the latter number, and as gen.
eral rule, one is enough. This cane
should be kept tied up to stake dur.
ing the growing season, all sprouts
starting from the base or on the old
cane broken off-in fact, keep in view
of the one object of producing as large
and vigorous shoots as possible.
Year: 1876

11efe IS servant Rlfl living IN a
family on Howard street who wouldn t
be permitted TO- change places If $40
per week would be any inducement for
her to stay. She makes it her special
duty to meet agents and beggars at the
door andsto dispose Of them without
the least annoyance to the family.
She has rule to meet each case, and
her rules are perfection. The door.
coll never fools her. She can tell a
callers ring from beggar's ring as
certainly as the bell is touched. When
she opens the door and finds a man
with a red goatee having a clothes
wringer in his hand, she doesn't wait
hor him to hem and haw and say that
his clothes-wringer beats all the other
wringers ever made. She gets the
start by saying:


''You seem like a decent, respect
able man, and as a friend I warn you
that the owner of the house saw YOU
come up the steps and he ran into the
back yard to unchain his Russian
bloodhound"


The man with the red goatee sings
the wringer over his right shoulder
and canters out of that neighborhood
with his teeth on edge and cold chills
playing tag up and down his back.


The next one may be young lady,
who boldly inquiries for the lady of the
house, and has new kind of face
powder to sell.


''You can 60 in," whispered the girl,
land l will stand at the door so as to
rush in when you call. If the mistress
asks you to take anything, beware of
Olson. She may not have her little
-evolyer with her this morning, and
guess it will be safe for you to 20 in"


"Why--why-!" stammers the
young lady.


''Go right in-she may not be dam
|gerous


a hurry!''


And that settles that case.


The next is one of those old chaps
who go about with tears in their eyes,
willing to work if work can be had,
but never finding any work their
health will permit them to do.


''Madam,' he says, as she opens the
door, ''for mercy's sake. let me work
at something long enough to earn a
slice of bread !"


She motions him to go around to the
side door, and is there to let him in.
She hands him all ak weighing seven
pounds, with straight handle, points
to three or four big knots which have
become almost petrified, and softly
says:


"You look hungry, and as soon as
you split those up, I'll give you the
best meal you've had in a month";
She goes in, and he spits on his
hands, looks at that old ak, and then
folds his little tent and slips through
the gate like shadow of fate.


Then the little girl who canvasses
for the orphan asylum, rings the bell.
She is met with smile, and the hired
girl says:


"You poor little thing! pity the or.
phans, and I'd like to give you some
money. If you will get the mayor to
come here and say that it is alright, l
will give you three cents.''


The little girl thoughtfully pursues
her way, and another case comes, is
met and disposed of, and the mistress
of that house is never disturbed or an.
noyed.
Year: 1876

kOOQ E8CtS.


It has been observed that a small
quantity of beef tea, added to other
articles of nutrition, augments their
power out of all proportion to the addi.
tional amount of solid matter.


The saying that "an egg is equiva.
lent to pound of meat is a mistaken
notion. It is a question whether
weight for weight, eggs are equal to
beefsteak. With many people, partic'
ularly of nervous or bilious tempera.
ment, eggs do not agree. Almost any
one can eat an omlet who would find
pound of beefsteak superfuous, and
yet the former may contain several
eggs.


The nutritive power of milk, and of
the preparations from milk, is very
much undervalued; since there is near.
ly as much nourishment in half pint
Of milk as there is in quarter Of a
pound of meat. Hence, milk might-be
taken as sort of representative diet,
and as better adapted to sustain the
the body in health, or to strengthen
it in sickness, than any other one arti.
Gle of food.


The almost universal testimony OF
men and women who have undergone
great fatigue, such as riding long jour.
neys without stopping, or sitting up
several nights in succession, is that
they could do it best upon an occasion
al cupof tea-nothing else. But lit
tie tea or coffee restores quiet as well
as a great deal; and a great deal of tea,
and especially coffee, impairs the pow.
er of digestion.


The question is often asked at what
time in the day fruit should be eaten
In tropical countries, where fruit is
the chief article of food, the rule ap.
pears to be that the earlier in the day
it is taken the better it is, and the lat.
ter the worse. In hot weather. many
wise people will eat none after noon,
alleging that the digestion then de-
clines in power with the decline OF
the day, and the fruit tinstead of digest.
ing, decomposes, owing to the pres
ence of the saccharine matter. The
objection to fruit and certain kinds of
vegetables late in the day, be the ex'
PLANTATION what it may, is certainly
justified by an ample experience:
though some persons can eat fruit at
all hours without feeling any incon'
venience


1t is made a frequent recommendation
to persons about to incur great exhaust.
ion, either directly, and with the least
trouble of digestion, or from the nature
of the service, or from their being not
in fit state for it, to eat piece OF
bread before they 60. If they can take
bit of bread with cup Of hot tea, SC
much the better, but not instead o1
It. The fact that there is more nour'
:shment in bread than in almost any
thing else, has probably induced the
mistake. That's fatal mistake there
is no doubt. It seems, though very
little is known on the subject, that
what "assimilates" itself with the hu
man body, is the best under the above
circumstances. Bread requires two Of
three processes of assimilation befor.
it becomes like the human body.
Year: 1876

:. Cure For Cancer:


Ihave known several that have had
cancers cured by the following RENE.
dy:-Take ashes (those from red oak
bark are best) and get lye that has been
filtered through them twice: - Now
ba6l tim In iaowst until IT.: become al
thick as mush. Take; as much: as is
needed and add six grains of corrosive
sublimate. Stir it well and let it re.
main till it is done blubbering. Now
take it off the fire, and let it stand till
it is cool enough to be handled with
the fingers. It will be something like
grained sugar. In handling the hands
should be very dry. Now break it in
pieces and put it in glass vial, keep
ing it from the air and from all damp
ness. In applying it to the cancer, put
it on cotton or sponge and hold it to
the cancerous part, say ten minutes.
The cancer will be killed and come out
gradually. B. W.
Year: 1876

SOME Of our Democratic friends think
they are making great point when they
say these trace disturbances" occur on
ly in those States where the Republicans
are in the ascendency. The very object
of these wholesale murders os the negroes
is to destroy this Republican ascendency,
and when that is accomplished there is
not so much need of slaughter. Still,
the recent occurrences in Texas would
seem to indicate that even unLer Demo
cratic rule, it is necessary to kin IA mig
ger or two occasionally.
Year: 1876

Az Alabama Sheriff brought negro
prisoner to the County Jail, and after
seeing him safely in his cell, started out
to see the town. Some hours afterward
the officer was brought back in semi
glorious condition, and thrust in the same
quarters as his quondam prisoner. Both
occupied the same bed during the night,
and in the morning the Sheriff was fined
$40 for drunkenness, and then allowed to
bring up his bed-felow for examination.