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Year: 1872

By private letters, as well as from
newspaper reports We hear Of the death
of three OF the students Of St Johns
college, and the close Of the school for
two weeks. These deaths and the
closing of the school had the effect to
create considerable alarm, and perhaps
to seriously injure the school, if not
the city The Gazette pronounees the
alarm entirely unnecessary, as there is
nothing like an epidemic at the Col,
lege. The three students died of cere,
bro,spinal meningitis. But one is now
sick, and he of pneumonia. Cerebro-
spinal meningitis is not considered con-
tageous, nor has it even assumed an
epidemic form.
Year: 1872

st. Louis is stretching her iron arms
out towards eastern Texas with such a
degree of earnest energy as to arouse
the suspicious Of Shreveport with
regard to the existence of the fact
that she is about to lose a large por-
ton Of her most valuable trade. She
is, therefore, at this time paying her
addresses to Cincinnati There is
certaiulya a great future in store for
this western world of ours.
Year: 1872

At a ball or party of kind of
working mems society, in St. Louis, a
few nights ago, one of the most horrid
and inhuman murders we have ever
read Of was committed An engineer
by the name of Cannon was standing
about the ball room, when he made
some laughing remark about German
speech which he could not understand.


He was Immediately attacked, badly
bcaton and bruised, and finally dragged
to a balcony, thirty.fye feet from the
ground, and thrown over, mangliug
his body terribly, and of course pro
ducing instant death.
Year: 1872

We see by our exchanges that a
movement is on foot among the judges
Of the circuit and criminal courts
Of Tennessee, to hold a convention be,
fore the meeting Of the next legisla,
ture for the purpose of suggesting a
proper reformation of the laws in
regard to trials by juries, as it is ger,
orally conceded that the present laws
are totally inefficient TO secure the ends
Of justice in jury cases.
Year: 1872

No town in the Rocky Mountains
is growing so rapidly as Denver. and
its growth is mainly due to the fact
that railroads are being run to and
from it, drawing there not only the
traffic of that Territory but making
IT central point for various long
lines of railroads. which have given
an impetus to trade and business of
every kind,
Year: 1872

A young gill of Placer county
married her lover against her father s
will and then came to this city with
him to live. The father traced
them here and is endeavoring to
separate them She is fourteen years
of age. She says she loves her Lus-
band and won't leave him. The
strangeness of the affair is that her
affections are given to a man nearly
forty years Of age. without means
or beauty The father is determined
to separate them; whethet he will
succeed remains to he seen. it is
believed that the girls home has
been anything bnt happy one.
Year: 1872

WoME-MADE CANDY.-Use a new tin
basin; put into it four tablespoons Of
water, one pound of "coffee - sugar,
one teasponful Of good cream tartar;
boil, stirring constantly to avoid burn
ing. After it begins to have a soapy ap-
pearance try it often by dropping little
in cold water, and if done it will at once
become brittle. Butter an earthen dish
and pour the hot candy into it, that it
may cool just enough to handle. Fla
vor to taste with oil of peppermint, win
ter-green, sassafras or lemon. Two
drops of oil will favor it strong. For
variety. divide into three or four parts
and favor differently by touching one
kind of oil to each. Work in the hands
at once; the more it is pulled the winter
it will get.
Year: 1872

CoRNs.--For the benefit of those who
hobhle through the world under the
atfilction or corns, we publish the fol
lowing. which is said to be a thorough
cure: "A little white bread soaked in
vinegar night and morning, will remove
it in a short time" Let the soaked
bread be bound on as poultice. a piece
Of oilskin being bound ON to keep i,
moist.
Year: 1872

BALKY HoRsEs.-I 1t is rarely well to
whip or kick or scold balky horse, as
is the common practice. One of the
best modes is to feed him where be
stands with any accessible food, such as
oats, ears of corn, or even grass by the
way le, or hay from the wagon, which
can be provided for the emergency.


Forgetting his wbim, he will gener-
ally start without trouble. Another
good way is to do something not harm
full. but new; as filling his mouth with
loose dirt, which desire to get rid of
will divert his thoughts, and before he
knows it he will be jogging uncon-
ciously along. We have often seen this
done with most satisfactory success.
Sometimes. if one can spare the time it
Is best to wait till, from WEAKNESS and
hunger, the animal submits to your
will, and the triumph in this instance
is generally complete.
Year: 1872

SULPHUR TO KILL VERMIN.-It is well
to know that the powdered sulphur of
the druggist is the cheapest, handiest
and best thing yet discovered for kill
ing parasites that infest sitting hens,
and find their way to fresh pastures up
on the chickens as soon as the latter
are hatched. Many times the people
complain that when the chickens are a
week OF two old. they drop or die from
the attack of large lice. which literally
cover the heads of the birds. If exam
ination is made earlier, it will be found
that the insects have taken up their
abode upon the chickens head while
still in the nest, for they forsake the
hen. prefering the chickens. 1t is bad
business to have to catch the chickens
for treatment after they have left the
nest, when the remedy can be applied
with so little trouble before Matching
begins. A week or so after the hen has
been given her clutch Of eggs, sprinkle
them and the whole of the nest and
straw, for a little distance around,
with sulphur, when the hen is off The
night following, attend to the hen her.
self, by lantern-light. Disturb her just
enough to make her bristle up her
feathers, and then dust sulphur well
down to their roots. Go over her whole
body thoroughly, excepting the parts in
contact with the nest. and lift each
wing and scatter pinch; attend to the
head, neck and tail. 1t will not injure
the hen in the least, nor the chickens
when they are Matched. We repeat the
operation at an interval of a week
Year: 1872

SALAD. DIR. Kitchner's recipe for
making a salad" Boil couple of eggs
for II minutes, and put them in basin
Of cold water for few minutes. The


yolks must be quite cold and hard, or
they will not incorporate with the ingre-
dents. Rub them through a seive with
a wooden spoon, and mix them with a
tablespoonful of cream; then add two
tablespoonfuls Of oil. When these are
well mixed, add by degrees teaspoon
full Of salt and powdered lump sugar,
and the same of made mustard; when
smoothly united, add very gradually
tablespoonsful of vinegar; rub it with
the other ingredients till thoroughly
incorporat, d with them; cut up the
white of the egg, and garnish the top
of the salad with it. Let the sauce re-
main at the bottom Of the bowl, and do
not stir up the salad until it is to be
eaten." If to the above be added q tea
spoonful of Tarragon vinegar or a tea
spoonful of Eschalot vinegar, salad
will be made to which none viii object.
Year: 1872

HANDs.-Neatness is the first consid-
Grafton which makes hand attractive.
No matter how long, bony, or large
jointed and unshapely, if it is clean, and
the finger nails properly cared for, a
hand can never look Disgusting.


A soft, warm, pliable hand has great
power and fascination. There is char
acter in large hand. many times fal
greater than in tiny one. A hand cor
responding in size to the rest of the
body is much finer than the little fat,
dimpled hands SO many are proud OF
who possess, and others envy the pos
session.


| 1t is equally as nonsensicalto squeeze
the hands in gloves a size too small,
as to pinch the feet in tight boots.


A very small nose is considered insig-
nifcant, while large one is said to in
dictate nobility of character. Why not
the same with hands and feet ?
If with changes Of time the idea
should obtain that small noses only were
fine. while large ones were something to
hide, and of which to be ashamed, wcnld
not the vanity OF humanity attempt to
reduce the proportion of that member
by lacing or inserting in a close net ?
1t would be equally as sensible us stop
ping the circulation of the blood in the
other portions of the body.


A white, flexible hand is desirable,
but not at the sacrifice of duty.


Many a hard, rough hand, has done
enough good in the world to look beau
tiful in the eyes of the apprecialive. :
Girls who shirk all the house Sork, max
ing drudges Of their mothers rather
than soil their dainty white hands, need
not expect to be loved by those who
know it. The calious places and other
signs of labor would be far NOR to their
credit.


The best hands in the world is an
honest hand, be 1t hard or soft, white
OF brown, smooth or rough, angular or
shapely; an honest palm that takes the
hand of friend with warm. hearty
grasp as if there We're nothing in the
heart to conceal, only warmth and kind
ness toward all. This is the best and
most beautiful hand in the world.
Year: 1872

BY the new Postal law which came into operation tho
lst of July great benefit has been conferred upon the
general public and blow struck at the monopoly
the express companies According the regulations
packages of dry goods hardware drugs except liquid
drugs and other not exceeding twelve


in weight be mailed to any of the United States


charge of two cents for each two fraction OF
ounces Much time and money will be saved by this
rangement The companies demand at least forty
cents for the transportation of package, however small
for any distance The Post Office authorities the other
hand will forward twelve package to San France-
twelve cents For instance pair of boots IL neither
boot weighs than the specified twelve ounces be
wrapped in two parcels and the
tnent for twenty cents whereas under the old pan
the transportation of goods Of this description have
cost almost more money than they are worth.


Up to the present time the Post Office has lost money by
the new system simply owing to the fact that the general
public has not taken advantage of it to such
will make 1t remunerative But it is confidently
that when the advantages Of the system thoroughly
ted the scheme will profitable to the gov
ernment it is beneficial the public 1t in fact moth
ing more nor less than adaptation of English parcel
post and although the charges in England
less than the rate adopted here yet when it s remembered
that the distances nothing when compared with
those in this country will be that there cause
for dissatisfaction
Year: 1872

Judge Davis, OF Illinois, is a rich man.-The public may
not know how he became wealthy. About thirty wears
when Judge Davis practicing law the West he
employed by Connecticut collect $780, Davis
went to the place where the lived and found him to
be rich in landed possessions but without spare dollar in
money: He finally settled the bill by giving deed for


tract of anda fiat moist undesirable piece of land APP
pearance, lying close sheet Of water, consstnr
perhaps of sixty acres Davis subsequently, his client
in ST. Louis when the latter (who to have the
usual Connecticut shrewdness fell to gave him reg
ular blowing up for taking the land rather than insist
ing having the $500 in cash He did not want anv nf
your Western land and he told Davis having


in payment of the debt he had better keep himself and
pay the money out Of his pocket. To this Davis
agreed Stepping into friends office he borrowed $500
took the Connecticut mans receipt for the money and


deed for the land and held it for rise That land forms
part of one Of suburbs Of Chicago Judge Davis has
sold two three hun red thousand dollars worth OF n
and has nearly million dollars worth left II s sfrk


example of what the Western property done for its
holder and as the story has never been printed We
thought 1t would be interesting enough publish-rf
ford Times. 's
Year: 1872

NEW PHASE IN THE PROCEEDINGS


We have before stated that the Wicomico
county bond case was called for trial at the late
session of the Circuit Court for Talbot county.
or course the witnesses were all required to be
present. and an effort has been made to stop the
payment Of these witnesses by the defendants
One day last week an injunction was prayed out
Of the Circuit Court for Somerset county re-
straining the Commissioners Of Wicomico from
levying tax for this purpose, and the said Com
missioners will be summoned to show cause why
the tax should be levied.
Year: 1872

tune in Washington Market. The
widow VAS decidedly taken With young
Fagsn on his first appearance in
the house, and watched his work
with an apparently deep interest. In
fact she followed him from room to
room, scarcely leaving him alone for .
minute. This made Thomas q little
nervous, and being rather sensitive he
imagined that tho widow suspect
ed him of dishonesty. The longer
Thomas remained in the widows
domicile the closer she watched him.
Finally it made him SO uncomfortable
that he resolved to stand it no longer.


He informed his employer of this
state Of affairs, and another man was
sent in his place. This did not suit
the widow, and when the new paint
er made no appearance she bade him
return to the shop and send Fagan to
do the work, saying that she wanted
him and none other to work for her.
Pagan was accordingly sent to finish
the job. While Fagan was busily at
work, Mrs. Read stepped up to him
ana asked him whether he vas mar
ried On being answered in the neg
alive, she said |: "Then 1 an going to
take advantage Of the leap year aud
make you proposition Of marriage"


"But my dear madame" said the
young man, blushing to the roots of
bis hair, "you must surely BE- joking.
We are strangers, and I am sure that
you do not mean what you ssy."


"1f you think I am joking and do
not mean what I say, just put On
your coat and 60 with me to my law
yer, and I will make ever to you $780,.
600 worth Of property" said the
bouncing widow.


Young F.gsn, convinced BY her
manner that she wss in earnest.
straightwsy accompanied her to the
lawyer and deed was drawn up CIV
ing to Fsgan $4,000 worth Of prop
erty, which he was 20 become possess.
ed of on the day of tho marriage.
Pagan, after the agreement had been
made, gave up his work. He can be
seen daily riding through the city BE-
hind fast horse, which draws = stylish
turnout, and be is one of the best
dressed men to be seen ON the street,
Whenever he meets one Of his
old ohums he halls him and says:
.Weli, Nv. b. they'' this is b'ttsz than p.iat
Er-F Il
Year: 1872

How exquisitely absurd to teach a
girl that beauty Is OF no use. Beauty
is of value - her whole prospects and
happiness in life may often depend
upon new gown or becoming bon
net; if she has five grains of common
sense, she will find this out The
great thing is to teach her their Just
value. and that there must be some
.hing better under the bonnet than a
pretty face. for real happiness. But
never sacrifice truth 5. Smith.
Year: 1872

We honestly ) believe that a
large majority of the people of
this distracted State; in fact near.
ly the whole of the people, with a
very few exceptions, are heartily
tired of politics and public speech.
es. Signs of weariness are seen
on every hand. Would that all
the candidates who are now, or
who may be yet brought before
the people for Federal or State
offices, might be allowed to stand
upon whatever merit they might
be possessed of, and whether they
merit anything as notorious pecu-
lators or as honest -patriots, let
them stand up in their natural ug,
liness or purity, and a decision be
made without more Distraction


The people are eareally not interest
edin political campaigns, and just
now,a if it were not for the office
seekers and demagogues, whose
existence depends upon keeping
the colored people up to a white
heat, ana the radical cauldron
iot, there would be no exciting
contest this summer and fall. i Ali
classes are injured by this terrible
inhiction, and there are but few
we believe who would not hail
with delight cessation from it,
Should the country ever get into q
healthy condition again, and God
grant that the time may not be far
distant, we will urge the dismissal
of every demagogne in the land,
good, bad and indifferent, demo.
crat, republican or conservative,
and a severe laying on the shelf OF
every man who loves to talk either
for his own or his country's good


The country has been ruined by
them, is sick of them. What is
needed now is rest. Res, tha,
the people might engage in prof.
table and beneficial employments
and internal improvements. A
fight has to be made once more,
but we trust it may be the last


If it eventuates in a grand success
for the right, and restoration Of
peace and good will, and honest


esty' and happiness it will be q
glorious consummation. If the re.
verse let the old ship drift int,
the breakers and when her tim.


bers are parted and her captain
and crew arc stranded past redemp


tion, a better time will come, the
ph9nix will arise from its ashes.


..g-E $751; Neaoberry Herald.
Year: 1872

WHAT curious taste a man
must have who deliberately has
his coffin constructed betOre his
death! Nothing but a naturally
morbid turn of mind can account
for it. But there arc such "phi
losophers" in existence. One
Mr.. Richard Harris, who lives in
North Carolina, thirty years ago,
turned out sassafras tree to grow
for the purpose Of making a cot.
lin, and about twelve months ago
the old man had it cut down, and
got a man in Roxborough to make
his coffin out of il. Tie old man
occasionally gets into it and
stretches himself ont, by way of
showing his neighbors q "grand
ft." Another old fellow in the
same State had a coffin cast of iron
before the war. He had his
grave dug and walled up with
brick. with o magnificent tomb
stone setting forth his name, place
of birth, and fixing his death
somewhere about the year
1858" But he was alive and
kicking in 1858. The old chap
kept his past iron coffin in the corn
crib, aud used to shell corn in it,
This is u new method of acknowl.
edging the corn."
Year: 1872

On Friday, General Grant came
ont in q new and elegant carriage,
with two gigantic black coachmen,
dressed in gorgeous livery. The
carriage is of a bright yellow col
or, striped with gold, and glides
down the avenue like a conquer
or's triumphal car.
Year: 1872

A FAITHFUL DoG---An old mastiff
who has formed an attachment for a
juvenile member of our family, has ta-
ken upon himself to guard our premis-
es at night. On last Monday night We
heard him in tustle with something in
the yard, but on looking out discovered
nothing. The next morning some
clothes which had been left out to dry
were found upon the ground with blood
stains upon them, and pool of blood
was found in an clubhouse. all of which
indicated that some sneak thief had been
roughly dealt by, but the old dog makes
no disclosures. We are afraid that dog
will be killed by some of the "rirg' be-
fore the fall campaign is over.
Year: 1872

REMEDY FOR ScALDs AND BURNS Apply
cold water to the injured part, then cover
the wound with wheat -four to exclude the
air. In ordinary cases, by this application the
pain will cease. the -four with gradually scale
of and the patient will get well without much
trouble.
Year: 1872

\ LIFI IL BUsNEss.-Isaao Rich 5
business at one time received a sudden en-
largement, in the following manner


" As he seemed to be striving against
wind aud tide, Mr.. Boyden, the landlord of
q public-house was drawn TO him, and gave
him his patronage. One day he said :


How is 1t, Rich, you don't have so good $
show Of salmon Is yoar neighbors p His
reply was. They have the means, and
they club together and buy the salmon.
and refuse 10 let me in. so have to buy
secondhand" The mani asked him if
he could buy the salmon if he had the mon
ey. He said. Yes Well, if you will
buy, / will furnish the money So the
next vessel that arrived with salmon, Rich
was on hand and bought them. This pro-
duced quite stir in the trade, and when
they learned the particulars they were
quite willing to let him in. and after that
Rich was able TO compete with them"


This incident seems to mark a turning
point IN his life
Year: 1872

good, must be Of practical nature. It
is not enough for them to say that the use Of al
coholic liquor must be abolished. This cannot
be done. They should rather prescribe the way
in which its evil effects may be limited. Lot
them invent adequate measures for exercising
restraint over habitual dr11nkards, and thus
check their possible career Of crime. Let them
suggest stricter laws for the punishment and
suppression Of incipient vice that can be en-
of criminal statutes, and improvements in the
organization Of criminal juries. It is only in
such studies, OF which the vice of intemperance
forms but one element, that the Committee can
make themselves useful.
Year: 1872

The action taken by the Board Of Trade Of
Buffalo, on the subject OF an enlargement Of the
Erie Canal is not only sensible, but is the only
practicable policy. The inadequacy of the pres
ent canal is confessed. It is not able to compete
with the railways, simply because It cannot per-
form the work required Of it. The Buffalo peo-
pie have, for several years, been wasting their
time in urging upon Congress the purchase OF
the canal or, at least, an advance Of the money
required to enlarge it. Such schemei is pre-
posterous. Even it it were iustifable, under any
circumstances, It could never pass Congress
without being made part Of general scheme for
the purchase or the construction OF half q dozen
canal lines across the country. This
measure, ne hope, has been abandoned, and
the county will look forward hopefully to the
recommendation that the State Of New York will


without further delay, provide for the widening
OF the Erie and Oswego Canals to seventy feet,
with g uniform depth Of seven feet. This in
cludes the completion Of the double locks west
Of Syracuse. This plan was contemplated in
1854; but the management Of the New York
canals has always been 3 part Of the political
spoils Of State politics, and nothing has been
done. More money has been wasted and stolen
from the Canal Fundin the intervening eighteen
years than would have completed the canal
Late as is the proposal, it should not be neg
lected. The whole Western country is suffering
from the want Of that canal. The excessive
freights have rendered corn-raising in the West
ra1inous business. It is q question whether
the production Of corn should not be reduced
one-haH or two-thirds, or abandoned altogether.
The policy Of the State OF New York, in making
the canal 9 source Of revenue after having been
doubly repaid it's cost, has been very short
sighted. That canal should be made q free
highway and maintained as such. To tax it is
about as rational as it. would be for Buffalo to
tux the grain or products Of other States for the
privilege OF being hauled over its paved streets.
Th., completion Of that canal, and making it's
nayi CATION free, would settle for generation at
least. the route Of products from the West to the
East, and for the return merchandise. The
danger is, however, that narrow-minded notions
and local prejudices will again defeat and post
pone ind efnitely this great work.