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Year: 1871

A couple of girls put bull frog into
the hire mans bed to see if they couldn't
make him talk. Davie threw it out of
the window aud never said single word.
Soon after he put half a bushel Of chest
nut burrs into the girls bed About the
time he thought they would make the
least shadow, Dave went to the door and
ratified tho latch furiously. Out went the
candle, and in went the girls but they
did not stick, though the burrs did. Call.
iug to them, be begged thom to be quiet,
for he only wanted to know if they had
seen anything of that pesky bull.frog.
He'd give two dollars to find M.
Year: 1871

Tho narrow gauge railway system, OF
which much has been written Of late. is
likely to have formidable rival in its
race for popularity, in the plan success
fully introduced in France by an engineer
named Larmanjet. This plan contem-
plates railroads having single rail, upon
which the middle wheels of the locomo- :
tive and freight wagons run, while their
outer wheels move upon the common
road bed. This rail is made like those iu
use for street car purposes, and known
as the V rails, into which the wheel fits
closely enough to be retained in position.
The road bed 10 made Of ties, two and q
half feet apart, and four feet long, upon
the center Of which the rail rests. vi
course that portion eff the road upon
which the outer wheels travel is well
made, and as hard Us practicable. The
greater part Of the load is arranged to
bear upon the rail itself, while the out
side wheels are useful mainly in keeping
tho wagons evenly balanced. Several roads
Of this sort are already in operation in
Franco, and engines weighing ten tons
have been found capable Of drawing q
load of fifty tons up an incline Of one
foot in fifty at the rate Of six miles an
hour. Smeller engines, of half this
weight, will draw thirty five tons up a
similar incline at almost twice the speed
named. Such roads are built, it is esti-
mated, at two thousand eight hundred
dollars per mile, unles extra road ballast
ing is srequired, when three thousand three
hundred will cover their cost, By the
adoption Of such system of roads, every
farmer oan adjust his wagons to run upon
tLem, and, by tapping one at any con-
venient point with road running from
his own barn door, can send his "truck,
literally, to market in comparatively
independent aud inexpensive manner,
and without the delay and transfers now
inevitable.
Year: 1871

While the tom-tom was beating and
the pipe playing, the juggler, singing


all the time in low accents, smoothed


place in the gravel, three or four yards


before us. Having thus prepared bed


for the plant to grow in, he took bask-
ct and placed it over the prepared place,
covering it with n thin blanket. The
man himself did not wear thread Of
clothing, except strip round his loins.
The time seemed now to have come for
the detectives eye! SO just as he was
becoming more earnest in his song, and
while the tom-tom beat and the pipe
shrilled more loudly, l stepped for
ward with becoming dignity and beg
| ged him to bring the basket and its COW
er to me. He cheerfully complied
and l carefully examined the basket,


which was made of open wicker-work.


l then examined the cloth covering,


which was thin, almost transparent,


and certainly had nothing concealed in


it. / then fixed my eyes on his strip OF


clothing with such intensity that 1t was


not possible it could have been touched


without discovery, and babe him 60 on
feeling sure that the trick could no


succeed. Sitting down he stretched hi


naked arms under the basket, singing
and smiling as he did so; then liftin


the basket oil the ground, he beheld,
green plant about a foot high! Satisf
ed with our applause he went on wit
, his incantatious. After having sat


little to give his plant time to grow, h
again lifted the basket and the plaI
; was now two feet high. He asked us
wait a little longer, that we might tas
i the fruit But on being assured,
those who had seen the trick performt
u before, that the result would be obtai
II ed, l confessed myself "done," wit
y out the slightest notion of the how.
u examined the ground, and found 1t "
Ie smooth and unturned. Apparently


lighted with my surprise, the jugg
Year: 1871

CARE OF THE TEETH,-A correspondent
Of the English Mechanic says. "Put a
piece of quicklime the size Of walnut in
pint of distilled water Clean the teeth
frequently with this fluid, washing the
mouth we'll with clean water afterwards
The application will preserve the teeth and
keep of the toothache, and will harden
the gums."
Year: 1871

Two PICTURES 1- ~ f ...tt


An old farmhouse, with meadows wide,
And sweet with clover on each sidei
A bright-ey boy, who looks from out


The door with woodbine wreathed about,


And wishes his one thought all day;


"Oi II l could but fly away


From this dull spot the world to see,


How happy, happy, happy


Amid the oity's constant DIM


man who round the world has been,


Who, mid the tumult and the throng,


Is thinking, thinking, all day long:


"Ohl could only trace once more -


The field path TO the farmhouse door,


The old, green meadow could Isee,
How happy, happy, happy,


How happy should bel"
RELIEF OF CHoKED CATTLE.-Take a
billet of wood six inches in length and
from two to three inches In diameter; cut
inches in each end and tie cord in the
same. Now put the stick or gag into the
patients mouth, tie the cords over the
head, to retain the gag in the mouth, and
in the case of bloat or hoven the patient
will be relieved in from five to ten minutes.
| have tested 1t in several cases. Sure cure.
In the case of cattle being choked, put the
gag In the mouth in the same manner as
above, and you need have no fears as 10
the result. The gas will pass out, and In
a short time the substance with which the
animal is choked will soften and pass
down,-0or. Country Gentleman.
Year: 1871

Discovery of Barred Treasure ON Long Island.


While some laborers were yesterday unearthing
roots OF IN piece OF wood south OF the village
of Jamaica they exnumed several gold doubloons.
Astonlshed at heir discovery they continued 10 dig
and al dark had found peck OF the treasure Tue
sreatest eAllIenent prevails N consequence,
Year: 1871

A RoMANcE-The Spring field Re
publican gives the particulars of ro-
nance in real life which came to light in
the town of Westfeld last week. 1t
seems that young resident of West


field. and only son who made an honor
allie record as a soldier of the 10th Mas
sachusetts regiment during the late war,
having married unhappily at its close,
left his wife and child about four years
ago and took up his abode in Northern
New Hampshire, near the Canada line,
where. until quite recently, he lived an
adventurous life, his whereabouts un-
known to his family or friends. He had
been away two years when he saw in the
papers a notice of his own death by
drowning. He took the matter as a
harmless joke, having once before, while
in the army, read his own obituary as a
consequence CT his name inadvertently
appearing in the list of killed in battle.
He did not contradict the story, and was
accordingly mourned as one dead by his
relatives in Westteld A short time ago
news reached the wanderer that his IA
ther was at the point of death, and he
hastened back to Westield to see him
before he should die, surprising hundreds
of his old acquaintance, who supposed
him dead, and still more his family. His
father, on the brink of the grave, was
just able to recognize him. Meantime,
the wife, supposing herself a widow, had
married again, the fruit of the new union
as of the first, being one child. And
now it happens that the father, believing
his son dead, had made WILL in which
he, the only lawful heir, (barring the
widows third) is said to be left out,
while the property, variously estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000 is supposed to
be bequeathed partly to his stepmother
and her children by former husband


who have no herditary claim upon it
His wife finds herself with two husbands


but it is said the wandering soldier boy
has no wish to disturb the relations last
formed. and will leave the woman and
her two children in the charge of hel
second choice, although ID they are not lie.
gally married. 6r
Year: 1871

her as any other in her whole lie. AS to
the effect of this event upon the commu
nifty. there Was no further opposition to
the meeting. One of the gentlemen who
had ordered his son name striken fiom
the church list, came to the pastor and
desired that it might remain there. The
meeting went forward gloriously, with
many conversions, and the number of
members doubled at that appointment
Year: 1871

a - ..
Of my companions, l soon outs stripped
them. As we made our escape we we're
fireda:, but got across the bridge in safety


al felt so much shame and mortifica
ton at having so nearly fallen into a
drop, that could scarcely fix my mind
upon the duties which now demanded my
undivided attention. knew that had
committed great indiscretion in accept.
ing that singular invitation, and that if
any disaster resulted from it, richly de-
served to lose both my commission and
my character. / constantly found my
self wondering whether the lady really in
tended TO betray US, Or whether we had
been accidentally observed. The question
would recur even amidst the excitement
of battle. Fortunately my presence and
services in the field were not, required
until Generals Porter and Ripley had
been engaged at intervals for several
hours; so that when my brigade, with
Towson's artillery, were ordered to cross
Streets creek my nerves and confidence
had been measuraLly quieted and restor-
ed. / need not describe the battle of
Chippewa That belongs to and is part
Of the history of our country. 1t is
sufficient to say that at the close Of the
day we were masters Of the position,
and that our arms were in no way dis
credited. The British army had fallen
back, leaving the wounded in our posses
sion. The mansion which had visited


in the morning was the largest house
near, and to that the wounded officers in
both armies were carried for surgical
treatment As soon as | could leave the
field went over to look after my wound
eG. found the English officers living
on the first-loor, and our own on the
floor above. saw in the lower room
the young lady whom | had met in the
mornin. at the breakfast-ta6le, her white
dress all sprnkled with blood She had
been attending to the British wounded.
On the second floor, just as ! was :urn-
ing into the room where om officers were,
| met my hostess.


,"One glance at her was quite sufficient
to answer the question which had been
asking myself all day. She lad intend
ed TO bctray me, and nothing but the
accident of my aid rising for his hand
kcrchief saved us from capture.


Years afterward, in rejecting upon
this incident, | was led 10 doubt whether
had not misconstrued her startled
manner as suddenly encountered her.
That unexpected meeting would have
occasioned embarrassment in either CON
tingency; and it is SO difficult to believe
a lady of cultivation and refinement cap
able of such an act, that am now, near
ly half acentury after the event, dispos-
ed to give my hostess the benefit of that
doubt


"And now, Sir added the General,
''this is the third time in my life | have
told this story. do not remember to
have been spoken to before on the sub
ject for many years He Looked at me
and seemed to be considering with him
self few moments, and then: "Re-
membering your intimacy with General
Worth, need not inquire how you came
to knowledge of our secret


"Well. General" l replied, 81 have
kept the secret faithfully for more than
forty years, always hoping to obtain your
own version of what struck me as a most
remarkable incident in your military
life. "-Harper's .Mdga=iae.
Year: 1871

A live cat was found in null bag at


a town in Maine recently. The Post
master made diisent search through all
the postage laws Of the United States to
ascertain the amount of postage on the
animal, but found nothing touching the
Year: 1871

Jehiel Slab says. Before you finally
conclude that you have committed the
objectionable sin, it would be well to
consult physician and see if there is
not something the matter with your iiv-
er." l
Year: 1871

THE EUROPEAN CIRCUS is to exhibit in this
town next Wednesday. We know nothing of
it except that it is the largest establishment of
the kind that has ever visited US, and larger
than usually comes to country towns There
are 80 men and 100 horses connected with it,
and there is much as usual, promised in the
way Of an entertainment. Much is said oftbe
grand display upon entering town, which is a
leading feature in circuscs bearing the name
" European"
Year: 1871

TIE CHURCH At MHFoRD-The effort to
build new Methodist church in Milford has
caused some unpeasantness" in the congre-
CATION aS between the old fogics aud the pro
gressive1. Nearly all the old men of wealth in
the congregation, Of which there are quite a
number, have oppused the enterprise. The
prOgressives, consisting Of the working element,
who have not yet made enough to rest upon
Tor the balance OF their dIy>, are earnestly in
favor OF the new church as well as other new
enterprises. They, finding that they would re
ceive no aid from the rich old fogies, who, they
say, arc hindering all public improvement ia
the town, concluded to go on IN spite of them,
and the ground has been broken for the new
editice. The idea of thus being ignored and
turned under notwithstanding their "purse
Influence was more than the old fogies could
stand, and five Of them, members of the board
OF trustees, have resigned. 1t is even hinted
that some at first threatened to leave the church
outright. This 'new departure" the pro
grossves felt it necessary to take or else be
controlled by an Influence that has too long
worked against the public good They though


better to proceed without them than to let tht
work languish till the old men died.
Year: 1871

THE TIDAL WAVE which, according to the
alleged prediction of the eminent naturalist,
Prof AgaSsiZ, was to sweep over the whole
country along the Atlantic coast tomorrow or
Friday, is a ridiculous hoax. Prof Agassiz
never made such a prediction, and was sur
prised when he heard it, the other day. away
down in Texas, or some part of the South
west, where he is making geological obser-
vations. Some one made the prediction to
frighten people and put the Professors name
to it to give it force. The prediction was that
a volcanic disturbance would cause the waters
of the ocean to swell in great tide or wave
fifty feet high, which would drown out the
Sites along the coast. Those who have been
troubled about it may possess their souls in
pence.
Year: 1871

Plant CHESTNUT TREEs.-A friend and
subscriber requests us to say to our farming
readers that each one should now procure or
secure at least peek of chestnuts TO plant in
the spring. His idea is that by the time these
nuts grow to trees OF suitable size for timber,
say IN fifteen or twenty years, they will be very
Ea'uao'e ny reason OF the country being denu-
ded OF other kind OF wood. The suggestion is
valuable one, and any young farmer who will
act upon it may, when he comes to sell his crop
OF timber, say that it was worth to him many
hundreds OF dollars. DciaUurean.
Year: 1871

MORAL NFLUENCE.-The influence OF
a good example is far-reaching for our
experience and conflicts with the world
lead us at times to indulge misanthrop
ic sentiments, and charge all men with
selfish and impure motives. The play
of pride, prejudice and passion, and the
eageness manifested by the great ma
jority of men to advance their own in
terests, often at the expense of others,
and in violation of the golden rule,
cause us to look with suspicion on the
best intent Of others, Arrogance, hy-
pocrisy, treachery, and violence, every
day outrage justice, till we are almost
disposed to distrust human nature, and
become discouraged. But amid all that
is sad and disheartening in this busy,
noisy world, now and then there is pre-
sented to us life of such uniform vir-
tue, that we recognise in it a character
that brings hope for the perfect devel-
opment aud ultimate regeneration of
the race. Such characters are precious,
and such examples should be held up to
the world for its admiration and imita-
ton; they should be snatched from
oblivion and treasured in the hearts and
thoughts Of all who are in process of
forming habits and maturing charac
tar
Year: 1871

went to California on the steamer
Ariel. This is the steamer Ariel.


Oblige me by calmly gazing on the
steamer Ariel and when you 90 TO
California, be sure and 90 on some other
steamer, because the Ariel isn't very
good one.


THE PICTURE OF THE GREAT DESERT.


This picture is great work of art
1t is an oil painting doue in petroleum.
1t is by the old masters. 1t was the last
thing they did before dying. They did
this and then they expired.


The most celebrated artists Of London
arc so delighted with this picture that
they come to the hall every day TO gaze
at it. wish you were nearer to it-so
you could see it better. wish | could
take it to your residedceynnd let you
see it by daylight. Some ofthc greatest !
artists come here every n6rpiDg before
daylight, with lanterns; TO look ats it.-T4
They say they never saw anything like
it beforehand they hope they never
shall again.


When l first showed this picture in,
New York, the audience were 50 en-
thusiastic in their admiration Of this
pitcure that they called for the artist
and when he appeared they threw brick
bats at him.


BRIGHAM YOUNG.


Brigham Young has two hundred
wives. Just think of that. Oblige me
by thinking of that. That is, he has
eighty actual wives and he is spiritually
married to one hundred and twenty
more So he may say he has two hun
dred wives. He lives not wisely, but
two hundred well. He is dreadully
married. Hes the most married man l
ever saw in my life.


I saw his mother-in.law while was
there. cant exactly tell you how many
there is Of her, but its good deal. 1t
strikes me that one mother-in-law is
about enough TO have in one family
unless you're very fond of excitement.


BRIGHAM YoUNG's FAMILY.


The last picture have to show you
represents Mr.. Brigham Young ia the
bosom of his family. His family is
large, and the olive branches around his
table are in a very tangled condition -
He is moro father than any man | know
o.. When at home-as you here see
him-hc ought to be very happy, with
sixty wives TO minister to his comforts,
and twice sixty children to soothe his
distracted mind. All ! my friends, what
is home without family y
Year: 1871

- Here is the latest hen story A
Monterey (Mass) blacksmith has hen
which has laid and hatched a dozen eggs
on his forge, less than three feet from
the blazing fire. She was white when
she first took her station there, but the
coal dust and heat have changed her
complexion materially.
Year: 1871

The most economical man on rec
ord was the one mentioned by NJ. About
who, after having kindled fire, stuck
cork in the end of the bellows to save
the little wind that was left in them.
Year: 1871

NEWSPAPER lNFLUEXCE.-No one doubts that
the newspapers of a State have great influence
In political affairs and in shaping the results of
elections. In this State, the Sacramento Union
stands head and shoulders above all others in
point Of influence. More than four years ago.
the Union inaugurated the anti-subsidy move
ment and took bold stand, from which it has
never swerved against the Substituting of private
corporations at the expense of the people That
paper was first to see the danger ahead and to
warn the citizens of this State Of approaching
peril. Although alone at the outset, it soon
mustered other advocates for its cause and so
far succeeded in its end, as to see an anti-subsi-
dy plank ingrafted into the platforms of both
political parties of California and the election of
an entire set of State officers and majority of
the Legislature pledged against subsidies The
probabilities are that the next Legislature will
propose an amendment to the State Constitution
prohibiting subsidies to corporations, and that
such an amendment will be ratified by the peo-
pie. To the Sacramento Union are we all in
debted foc the Inauguration of this movement
and too mnch praise cannot be awarded to that
paper for its course in this matter as we'll as all
Others which tend to benefit the people of Cali
fornia. The influence of the Union is beyond
question and it always wields it for the right.
Year: 1871

A GREAT WRoNG.-One of the first acts of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, after obtain
ing control of the California Pacific route, was
to forbid the sale of the Sacramento Union
on the Vallejo cars. If the railroad monopolists
expect to injure the Union by such petty meas
ures, they will find that they are entirely mis-
taken The people of this State, irrespective of
party, have learned to look upon the Sacra-
mento Union as the very best and most reliable
newspaper published on the coast, and they are
bound to get it and read it, Notwithstanding the
unjust DEGREES Of the President and Directors OF
the Central Pacific Railroad Company to the con-
trary. If they cannot buy it on the cars, they
will procure copies preVous to getting on the
train
Year: 1871

AFFAIRS WITH MExGco.-A dispatch from Wash
ington, dated September 10th, has the following a:


The time for the United States and Mexican
Commission to examine and decide upon claims
which comes before them, expires the lst of
February next 1t is thought, however, the
Senate will, at its next session, ratify the pend
ing treaty, providing for an extension of the ju-
risdcton of the Commission for period of one
year. The Mexican Government has already rat
flied the treaty, and the Senate would in all
probability have done so in its last session but
for the fact that the Alabama claims occupied its
attention. The ratification of this matter pro-
viding for extension of the time in which to file
claims on the part of the United States, will re-
suit in favor of her citizens. The original treaty
between the United States and the Republic of
Mexico, provides that after the Commission shall
have rendered their decision the total amount
awarded in all cases decided in favor of citizens
of one party shall be deducted from the amount
awarded to the citizens of the other party, and
the balance shall be paid either at Mexico or
Washington within twelve months from the close
of the commission to the Government in favor of
whose citizens the greater amount may be award
ed. The residue of unpaid balance is to be paid
in annual instalments of $500, 600. 1t is given
out here that the judgment will be largely in fa-
vor of the United States, so that little objection
can be made to the ratification of the treaty now
pending. The general impression is that this
will be done during the early part of the ap-
preaching session. 1t is reported that the
United States, in the settlement of these claims
OF her citizens, will, in lieu of their payment in
gold or its equivalent make a proposal to the
Republic of Mexico for portion of her territory.
The United States then indemnify her citi-
zens by gold payments"
Year: 1871

VICE PRESIDENT CoLPAx has declared himself
unreseryedly in favor of the denomination OF
Grant, and reiterates his uualterable determine
ton to return to private life at the expiration OF
his present term Of Office
Year: 1871

THE New York Herald asks, " Where are the
Missionaries ~ And declares that we had q bet
ter let the heather slide for the present and at
tend TO the home trade in social Generalization
and general wickedness. Scarcely one crime or
horror is announced ere it is telescoped into
another, and SO it goes on from one day to
another, without end to the chaptern
Year: 1871

UNIFORM BALLoTs.-The Sacramento Bee, we
believe, is the first paper to suggest that the
Legislature might with propriety prescribe the
size, color and form Of the ballot to be used in


the election in this State, making them uniform.