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Year: 1873

Two FAMILIES in Slawson have had an
experience somewhat similar to that suf-
fered by Mr. Coblcigh several weeks ago.
These families live in double house, and
each had pen with two pigs. Last Fri


dav the woman in one part discovered
that her two pigs were free from their pen,
and looking after geological specimens at
the foot of the yard. She also discovered
at the same time that the gate to cab
bage-yard adjoining was open, and that
the pigs might at any moment become
ravished by a view of the glories within


Her husband being away, she hurrledly
secured the gate, and then set about to re-
turn the truants by the following ingeni-
Gus plan: Taking a shovelful of corn, she
approacbed as close to the animals as pos
sible. and, holding the tempting morsel
near enough for them to learn its inviting
character. She screwed her face into an
expression of winning sweetness, and
backed slowly toward the pen. 1t was a
beautiful illustration Of woman's faith,
and we regret TO write that 1t dId not
work. The pigs took one snuff at the
contents of the shovel, just to show that
they took some interest in the matter, and,
being convinced thereby that there was
nothing injurious in the experiment, 1eil
to roofing about again with renewed fer.
| vor. The nearer the woman came to the
pen the straighter her face grew, and
presently lost every vestige OF solIcltude
and assumed instead an expression Of me


dunn ferocity. What she might have
done will never be known, as a
this iuncture her husband made hi.
| appearance on the back stoop, and


her eye resting upon him, sb.
commenced TO apostrophise him il
the language married people alone ar


adopts at. After requesting somebody Il
| show him the idiot who had let thos


hogs out, that he might punch his head
he drove straight at the truants, ant


missed them, of course. Then he drov
Year: 1873

A chap who, after coming to rail
road crossing the other day and reading
the sign, Look out for the locomotive"
climbed to the top, and, gazing down the
track, wanted to know "Where in thunder
the old thing was"
Year: 1873

In crossing frozen pool q monkey slip
ped and fell, striking upon the back of his
head with considerable force. so that the ice
was very much shattered. 4 peacock. who
was strutting about on shore thinking what
pretty peacock be was laughed, immoder-
atey at the mishap. n B. All laughter is
immoderate when fellow is hurt-if the
fellow is alive


Bah :" exclaimed the sufferer . if you
could see the beautiful prismatic tints |
have knocked into this ice you would laugh
out of the other side of your bill. The
splendOr of your tail is quite eclipsed."


Thus craftily did he inveigle the vain bird
who finally came and spread his tail along
side the fracture for comparison. The gor-
geous feathers at once froze fast to the ice
and-in short that artless fowl passed very
uncomfortable winter.


This fable like many others, ineulcates re-
venge but as revenge presupposes an in
jury or insult, the lesson is sdperhuous


A salmon vainly attempted to leap up
cascade. After trying few thousand times
he grew so fatigued that he began to leap
less and think more. Suddenly an obvious
method of surmounting the difficulty pre-
scnted itself to the salmonic intelligence.


Strange" he soliloqulzed, as well as
he could in the water, = very strange did
not think OF 1t before III 20 above the
fall and leap downwards."


So he went out on the bank, walked rsund
to the upper side of the fall, and found he
could leap over quite easily. Ever after
wards when he went up stream in the spring
to be caught he adopted this plan. He has
been heard to remark that the price of
salmon might be brought down to a merely
nominal figure if so many would not wear
themselves out before getting up to where
there is good fishing.


a. entertain for you a sentiment of pro-
found amity," said the tiger to the leopard.
And why should not; for are we not
members of the same great feline family


. True, replied the leopard, who was
engaged in the hopeless endeavor to change
his spots - since we have mutually plum
dered one another's hunting grounds of
everything edible, there remains no griey-
ance to quarrel abo ut. You are good fel-
low :; let us embrace :"


They did so with the utmost heartiness
which being observed by contiguous mon
key, that animal got upa tree, where he de-
livered himself of the wisdom following =


There is nothing SO touching as these
expressions of mutual regard between ami
mails who are vulgarly believed to hate one
another. They render the brief intervals of
peace almost endurable to both parties. But
the difficulty is there are so many excellent
reasons why these relatives should live in
peace that they won't have time to state
them all before the next fight"


A woodpecker, who had bored a multi
tude of holes in the body of dead tree, was
Year: 1873

in vogue in this vicinity and it will prove
nearly as durable and far more 50 than the
common method of painting The less sap
wood in the shingles of course the more
durable will they prove, and by taking a
little care in the selection of lumber and fol-
lowing the about-to-be explained plan, good
second growth pine will last as long as the
average old-growth pine usually found, if
found at all in the market. So soon as the
shingles are sawed, have them packed in the
usual quarter-thousand punches, and at the
outer end Of the bunch, place between each
eonrse or layer narrow strip Of lath or a
piece of clapboard about that thickness.
Then, without untying, immerse them into
lime-yat, and let them be from two DAYS to
sixty hours, and they are ready to lay in
few hours. If lime-vat cannot be had. any
very large tub or cask can be use to less ad-
vantage. The lime should be slaked, the vat
filled with water to the required height, and
allowed to remain long enough to settle be-
fore the shingles are immersed, else the lime
will prevent the milk of lime from pormeat-
ing the punches
Year: 1873

Hold On, father Time, you are going too fast
Pray, what is your terrible strait
You must be afraid that your mistress OF maid
VIII scold you for being too late!
Hold on, YOU old spendthr.et, and answer me tins
Does Mother Time loiter about
To pick up your stitches, the best of your riches
A fast as you rayel them ont
Why couldn't yOu stop for an hour OF two.
And give US a chance 10 take breath
And not 90 at this pace, as u life were race.
And you must be IN at the death
Those dear little minutes are tired, know,
So long and so steady they we run
And the seconds-tek, tick, goes their sNt double


quick


Are wishing the drill was most done.
No matter how early or late may toll
No matter how hish may climb,
The DAYS will 20 on ere my duties are done.
For can't get ahead 0f old Time
Then III not waste the moments by couatlns the


hours.


But III work and i play with viii
But how DO ] know but 10 chaos we'd 60,
fold Father Time should stand still


-JossptiRc PJHard
Year: 1873

Preserving SuNoLEs.-A correspondent
Of the y Z. Farmer supplies that paper
with the following


Vt this time, when comparatively no old
growth pine lumber can be found from which
70 manufacture shingles, it behcoves US who
have buildings 10 keep in repair. [, ascertain
what i the best substitute far that vorie+,,
Of lumber, and what process can he cone
through with TO make the second r-6,rrb
pine a iit covering for our roofs The paint
ing Of roofs, as generally practised. Is not
commendable, but condennatorv practice g.
for unless each course Of shingles Is uainted
as laid, it is a positive injury. and works far
more damage than good to the roof. The
application Of milk Of lime (whitewash) to a
roof Is a valuable means Of preserving il. as
is the sitting of lime over m0ss-coyered roof.
when wet. This last named operation, II
performed annually, viii keep the shingles
Tree from mos, and prevent them from de-
caying. Zinc paint or red lead should never
DE used on roof, nor as first coat on the
buildings where exposed to the weather, for
IT form sort Of shell on the outside, while
under it the wood will decay much more
rapidly than without it. Where white lead
paint is first used, the above kinds of paint
NAV be more adyantageously used On the
roof Of building and on the sides we need
something to form a coating on the surface,
and at the same time penetrate the surface
OF the wood. From several experiments and
many observations, am led to conclude that
pure white lead ground in linseed oil is the
most desirable of anything ever substituted
In place of it in this vicinity. From the
many testimonials from sources that have
always been reliable, infer that the Averill
chemical paint is good article, and in
ienl TO test its merits soon. Although this
Is only hail as expensive, Yet it is claimed to
be more durable than white lead paint, it is
far more costly than process now very much
Year: 1873

The debate in the House on the report of
Judge Poland's committee, which will
open as soon as the report is printed, is e1-
pected to be one OF the most heated debate.
ever held in Congress. We Judge that the
chances are against the adoption of the
resolutions of expulsion. A letter received
by US, from well informed source in
Washington, says it is evident that an i'm
preston obtains among the members that
the report either goes too far or not far
enough-that the logic which would expel
those named would also include several
others. 1t is understood that Gen. Butler
will be the special adsocats and defender Of
Ana.
Year: 1873

buked him severely for his old-fashioned in
reference with the attempts to use the pub
lie funds for other purposes than those for
which they are accumulated. But it will
not do. President Grant is not to befright-
ened by empty words The members of
Congress, remembering the old maxim in
case of failure at the first attempt, have re-
peated their efforts three times, only to be
met each time by curt No from the Presi-
dent. 1t seems as if even the average Con-
gresham ought to be able by this time to
dimly catch his meaning. If, however, the
Congressional understanding is yet dark
ened, we venture to say that President
Grant will do what he can to enlighten it
at the next opportunity Y Erening
Post
Year: 1873

NHAr THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL DO
The Albany ErHng Journal says


A year ago some ofour cherished leaders
left us; now a few of those that remain are
placed in equiv1cal positions. Then, the
party suffered nothing, because party and
leaders were entirely distinct, and the lat
ter carried the former only 50 far rs they
We're faithful to it and represented its best
spirit; now, it will equally suffer nothing
II 1t be shown that the unworthy men do
not in their dellections represent the party
and are not sustained by it. If the deser-
tion Of one group could not cripple our
power, neither can the fall of another. 1t
only needs that, in the one case As in the
other, the party shall not permit its spirit
to be mistaken, but shall vigorously assert
itself and its high purpose. If there have
been wrongs in the Credit MObilier, the Re
publican party denounces them. If any
Republican leader has involved himself in
offence, the Republican party has no shield
for him. Its own lofty character has been
illustrated in its great work 1t has al
ways gone steadily forward in the perform
ance OF its high duty. 1t has never hesitat-
ed to repudiate those who proved unworthy
OF its confidence. And it will not hesitate
now to condemn all who have Justly forfeited
their positions. Its own honor will be
maintained at all hazards.
Year: 1873

We fear that Queen Victoria is another Of
those women who "never read the newspa-
pers." She has directed Sir Chichester For
teseue to keep her informed of all that re-
lates to the steamer that sunk the North
fleet. Now, if she would look into the Ne,rs
or the Times, she would find out more
about it, and learn the news sooner than Sir
Chichester can tell her. If her majesty is
going to set such an example as this, the
women Of England will never be fs for the
ballot IN this world.-Hartord Corrans.
Year: 1873

Take SIX table-spoonfuls Of meal and
soak it over night in pint and half of
water in the morning stir it up well, and
place the pail into a kettle of boiling water 4;
let il boil for half an hour, as hard as posi-
hle then stir in cupful of milk, and boil
10 minutes. Season with salt and eat with
cream and sugar. If soaked over night, it
requires much less cooking. \ large supply
can be made in cold weather, for it warns
over as good as when fresh. 1t can also be
made withou. the addition of milk.
Year: 1873

Soak one pint of meal in one pint Of but
termilk, over night next morning add one
small teaspoonful of saleratus, dissolved in
water, and wheat -four enough to roll out in
thin cakes bake on fat tins in a hot oven.
Year: 1873

Take one pint of oat meal, and pinch of
salt, and just warm water enough to stir
into batter, like griddle cakes Pour into
a shallow baking pan, and bake for 20 min
utes in hot oven But # in a cold morn
ing your oven refuses to heat, turn your
batter into spider or frying-pan set It on
the top Of the stove, cover closely. and bake
it 10 minutes. Break open the cake land
spread with butter, and You will find it quite
toothsome. Or, if you prefer, bake it in
small cakes on the griddle, first putting in
handful of wheat -four and little more
water. The cold porridge makes delicious
griddle cakes
Year: 1873

Buildings being the most important per-
manent improvement that can be put mp
on the home farm, there should be special
pains taken in the location Of the same.
1t 8 not a difficult matter to find large
numbers OF husbandmen in any rural dis
trict who are dissatisfied with the con-
struction and situation of the dwellings,
barns, etc. Where buildings are to be
erected new, careful survey of the land
should be made, and such a point chosen
for the dwelling and its surroundings as
will be the most healthful, at the same
time convenient as to highway. aA.44 ses


We have known farmers to locate resi-.
dences upon low ground, when elevated
and desirable sites were abundant, SIM
ply because few fruit trees, and perhaps
a small barn had been put there unwisely
by some one years before. Others to con-
tinue residence where the first hut was
built when clearing the farm It should be
remembered that the health Of the house
hold is Of more importance than any con
sideration, that wherever the residence
and other farm buildings are located the
comforts of shade and fruit trees, under
the management of good farmers. will
soon grace and bless the locality with
plenty. s+ ia 81


After the best possible site has been
chosen for the residence, all things consid-
cred, the relative position of the outbuild-
ings next call for attention. We do not
believe in having them all in a huddle,
but would place the stock barn so that the
cowyard or stable would not be so far
away as to make the carrying of milk
task, or SO as to have to pass through tall
grass in summer or snowbanks in winter
to reach IT, The horse barn also should
be situated so that the stable door will
open into the barnyard or lane. for the
convenience of taking in or turning out
horses. The dairy house we would have
between the dwelling and COW barn. for
the convenience of both the mixers and
the housewife, and the other buildings at
such points as to be the most accessible
for the purposes designed.


Where buildings are already unhandily
located, we say, If means will permit
move them into desired positions. With
the present facilities for lifting and NOV
ing structures, the task is not arduous or
very expensive. One hundred dollars
expended in this will be returned in coz
venience, and the saving of labor In y
short time, and the farm, perhaps, en-.
hanced in value several times that amount
by the more attractive appearance given
it Ohio Farmer.
Year: 1873

At about six O'Clock yesterday morning q pas
senger tram on the New Haven Railroad was
thrown from the track at williamsbridge. owing
to q misplaced switch The locomotive, after leav-
ing the rails, proceeded for seme distance, plough


ing Its way into the yielding earth, and ultimately
careened on striking bank. The baggage car and
first passenger car also left the track, but ior-
tunately, did not turn over. That not q soul was
injured Is almost miraculous, as there were about
two hundred persons on board the train. The
question OF cupability for what might have proved
an appalling accident Is one involving the veracty
OF TWO Of the Harlem Railroad Company 8 empl0yes.
Year: 1873

discussion which had taken place and de-
filed that the government had maintained
any secrecy touching the management of
crown property. The civil list, he said,
was never intended to provide for the por-
tioning of Royal children. Parliament
must either adopt the course at present
proposed and as pursued with regard to
those OF the Royal children already mar
ried, or provide for an increased civil lis'.
He upheld the proposition contained in the
biz, sit gave to parliament control of the
conduct Of the crown and of the Royal
family.


The motion to postpone was lost and
the bill passed its second reading by vote
of 162 ayes to Is nays.
Year: 1873

The necessity for uniform system OF
national marine signals is illustrated by
the terrible disaster in the sinking of
the emigrant ship Northfeet in the En-
glish channel, one night last week, when
she was stove in by steamer, which is
believed also to have been sunk by the
collision. Some 800 mortals were sent
to watery grave by the disaster, which
the varying system of signals may have
been the cause of. The Northfeet, at
anchor, may have displayed the proper
signals according to the English code,
but these may have been misinterpreted
by the other vessel. An international
system of maritime signals has long
been needed, and this awful calamity
may hasten its adoption.
Year: 1873

A Troy man made complaint to the
police the other day because his wife
eats dry cake in bed.s He wassdvised
to get a suit of under-clothes made OF
sheet-iren and wear them at nights.
Year: 1873

FACTS IN NATURAL HISTORY. -


The rattlesnake finds superior foe in
the deer and black snake. Whenever
buck discovers rattlesnake in a situa-
ton which invites attack, he loses no
time in preparing for battle. He makes
ND within ten or twelve feet of the snake,
then leaps forward and aims to sever the
body of the snake with his sharp bifur-
Gated hoofs. The first onset is most
commonly successful, but if otherwise,
the buck repeats the trial until he cuts
the snake in twain. The black snake is
also more than an equal competitor
against the rattlesnake. Such is the
CELEBRITY, both in running and entwining
itself around its victim, that the rattle.
snake has no way of escaping from its
fatal embrace. When the black and
rattlesnake are about to meet for battle,
the former darts forward at the height of
his speed, and strikes at the back of the
neck of the latter with unerring certain
ty, leaving a foot or two of the upper
part of the body at liberty. In an in
slant he encircles him within five or six
folds; he then stops and looks the
strangled foe in the face, to ascertain
the effect produced upon his corseted
body. If he shows signs of life, the
coils are multiplied and the screws tight
ened, the operator all the while watching
the countenance of the victim. Thus
the two remain thirty or forty minutes;
the executioner then slackens one coil,
noticing at the same time whether any
signs of life appear; if so, the coil is
resumed and retained until the incar-
cerated wretch is completely dead. The
moccasin snake is killed the same way.


TERITABLE INDIA RUBBER MAN.


The Gardiner (Me } Journal gives the
following particulars of the wonderful
escape of Mr.. Joseph Glazier, of that
city, from instant death. He was ex-
amining a paper mill in Topsham, and
while so engaged the skirt of his coat
caught in the roll. He Immediately be-
thought himself to throw off his coat,
but in doing so his hand was drawn into
the rails. "I'll let it pull my arm out,
he thought to himself, but as the merci-
less machinery pulled at the stout mus
cles and tendons, Mr.. Glazier found
that his arm would not pull off without
breaking his neck.


Just think of such Il situation for q
man to be in! Coolly submitting to his
fate, he turned his head over on the side
to save his nose, and through the space
of about four inches he was drawn to his
hips. He says as the rolls passed ovel
his head it made noise like grinding
coffee in mill, and that's the last he re
members. The blood spurted from hi'
eyes, ears and mouth SO as to go on t.
the dryer, twelve feet distant. He was
taken up for dead, but, strange to say
he is now about the streets. The space
he went through was about four inches
we are told, but the upper roll could ris'
little by what give there was to 81
eighty-inch belt. The Journal naturall,,
remarks that it hardly seems possibl


that man could be ground througl


such small space and live.
Year: 1873

In order to effaco tho impression that the vote
of the ministerial majority In tho Dominion Tar
lamont against tho resolution Of inquiry into
sho canada Pacific Railway arose from a wisl
to atiilo investigation, Sir John Macdonald ycs-
terday introduced MI identical resolution. Ho
said in offering it that, to prove thoir readiness
for the inquiry, tho Government wero willing to
glvo tho Committee extraordinary powors, aud
permission to sit during the recess.
Year: 1873

The New York Tribune publishes q
letter of the old Catholics to the Evan
gelical Alliance wherein they say 1--WE
hope and strive for the restoration of the
unity-of 4hn Ch-istinn ohnroh We
frankly acknowledge that no branch of it
has exclusive truth We hold fast to
the ultimate view that upon the founda


tlon of the gospel and the doctrines of
the church grounded upon it, and upon
the foundation of the ancient undivided
church unifcation of all Christian
forms of religion will be possible through
really Ecumenlcal Council This is
our object and intention in the move
Inent which has led Is into close rela-
lions with the Evangelical, Anglican,
Anglo American, Russian and Greek
churches. We know that this goal can
not easily be reached, but We see the
primary evidences of success in the cir
camstances that a truly Christian COM
munlon has already taken place between
ourselves and other Christian believers
therefore, we seize with joy the hand of
fellowship you have extended to US, and
beg you tepceforth to tread single path
with US wherein all can walk alike. In
order that the work of the formation ola
single church of Christ should become an
established fact, every individual Chris
tian creed must cast off everything which
has been Introduced by men, restore the
discipline anc those rules which rest
upon the foundation which Christ the
Lord laid, and which meet the just re-
quirements of different nations and of
the abe. This it is our intention and
task TO perform for the Catholic Church.
We wish to cleanse it from the stain of
depravity which has gradually Increased
for more than 1000 years. All that Ro-
msn domination has created through
egotism must be removed g ev.ry ;issssttiittu-
ton and custom which have crept 10
hurtful to true Christian vitality must
be cast out instead of Justification by
works, justification by faith instead of
hypocritical bigotry. pure Christian life
must be brought into its belief and con-
duct /; the deterioration of the constitu
tion of the church into an instrument oe
hierarchy and of Roman bishops must be
prevented by the introduction of rules
which guarantee to congregations their
fullest rights, to the lowest as we'll as the
highest. In short, system of discipline
must be introduced in which true Chris
tian earnestness and Christian morality,
united with Christian love, constitute the
end, not the blind subjection of the indi-
vidual or of the first of class. or of a
single man. We wish to reform the
church in such manner that it shall be-
come fellowship in love, in belief, and
in the works OF sll who believe in Jesus
Christ the Son of God and as the Savior
who alone has been and still is our me-
diator