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A PEN PICTURE OF THE LOUISIANA RETURNING
BOARD.
Jauics Madison Wells is a uative of Louisiana,
born in Rapides Parish, and gradu
ated early in life as the accomplished stable
boy to a fatuous race-course jockey. In the
liasto of preparing him for the world his
moral and mental education was necessarily
omittcd, but an equivalent was supplied by
a thorough iusallation of those arts by which
the favorite horse can be bull-di zjd into defeat
and the "scrub" landed under the
-string as the winner. Rut the ambition to
"rise out of the prison of his mean estate"
burned fiercely in the youthful bosom ol
Mr. Wells, and by strict attention to business
and au utter disregard of those conventional
proprieties which mar the fortune of
less ambitious youths, he soou bccftmc famous
thm^hout the Southwest as a successfulundlHHpsiug
jockey who kucw norfeotly*ttiopWoetfpny
witii.which Mr. Ml^,
Tofflitfttfiar: irtt'w the horse that ough^4
not to win could infallibly be uiuae to win.
A fame like this brought the youthful
Wells into conspicuous uot'?riety on the race
course; so uiuch so, indeed, that the owners
of Lccompt proposed to Mr Wells that, if
he could fix it so that their horse could beat
Lexington in the famous race over the Metairio
in 1852, he might claim and receive
whatever reward he desired.
To use a forcible, but not polite expression.
this was nuts for Mr. Wells to crack,
lie was head groom to Lexington and knew
just how to prevail on that gallant racer to
fall behind in the struggle. Suffice it to
say, his expectations were not disappointed,
aud Mr. Wells shortly thereafter turned up
as a part owner of Lecouipt. Lexington's
I subsequent triumph over the ''time" of his
licet competitor in no wise diminished the
reputation Mr. Wells had acquired as an
astute and successful opciator on the turf.
So uiuch so, indeed, that shortly afterward
his ingenious devices wore employed to en- 1
giueer a''brace game of faro" in a noted
bird-diousc on St. Charles street in New, Orleans.
in thiskudable and successful pursuit '
Mr. Wells rapidly acquired the means to
establish himself in a lucrative gambling
business, and ho discarded forever the blue i
jacket an<$Btriped cap of 'he jockey. Into ;
this unpretentious but serene life lie was
qutetly subsiding when the war broke out,
and to escape the "necessity of taking any
share in its burdens he immediately betook (
himself to the sequestered swamps of Rapides
parish, to emerge into public life again
as soon as the Federal t: oops under Ranks
had got full possession of the State. Although
Mr. Wells had never devoted any 1
part of his life to agricultural pursuits, no
sooner had the Federal troops entered his
district than he immediately set up a claim .
to all the cotton in the parish. 80 largo .a
property owuer jUvu. Bauka couejude'd*
tttli - lie a if efiflncut eTTIzou, pud '
he thereupon certified to the country that {
, the only real and upright Louisiuuiun with
whom he had met was J. Madison Wells, of
Rapides Parish. From this time forth J.
Madison's stars rained fortunes on him.?
lie became a politician, an aspirant for office,
and ran 011 Ranks' reconstruction ticket in
18(11 for Lieutenant-Governor, the first place
being assigned to Michael Ilahn. Of course,
he was elected. Nobody but loyal people
voted in Louisiana in those days, or at least
those whom General Ranks accounted loyal.
The next thing which came ah ut was the
election of llahn to the Senate, and then
J. Madison Wells, the whilom jockey, the
expert grooui, the ingenious croupier to the
Bird llouse faro hell, leaped ut one gigantic
bouud into the full-lledged Governor?a political
nondescript, as rcmarkblc as .Minerva
when she sprang full-armored and panoplied
for war from the head of Jove. (X his subsequent
career it is unnecessary to speak at
eugth. Unhappily for Louisiana, it is alcady
familiar to the country.
Ilis white associate on the Returning
Board, General Thomas C. Anderson, is less
deserving of special mention, lie is a Virginian
by birth, and has been a planter in
St. Landry parish for forty years. When
^ polities were reputable and white men ruled
Ill JJUUIOItllia VJI lyllV. I til H UO VOJ/V, s/tabic,
lie held high rank in the militia, and
hid courageous intrepidity on muster days
won him the distinction of a brigadier.?
An admirer of the old axiom to let well
enough alone, he surrendered his military
emoluments at the breaking out of the war
and generously permitted his less distinguished
countrymen to seek "the bubble reputation
at the cannon's mouth." IJut if
the sword no longer fascinated the Opclou
sas brigadier, he was not insensible to the
honors which might be acquired in the Senate?the
State Senate?anjd ho met with
. Henry vVi^n. the great war Governor of
Louisiana, at Shreveport. When that body
adjourned, Gen. Anderson returned to his
plantation but came buck into public life
with the advent of Waruioth's administration.
In consideration of a promise by
Waruioth to send hill) to the Senate, lie bocamn
his facile supporter and convenient
henchman. Hut Warmoth was accustomed
to use such men without rewarding them,
and, when too late to redress his grievance,
General Anders >n discovered that a carpetbagger's
promise was full ofguilo and deceit.
Nevertheless, ho was permitted to engineer
through the Legislature a claim lor 61f>0,000,
founded on the disloyal service of provisions
supplied by a man named Weil to
the Southern army. Think of a loyal leg?
is la to re passing such a claim. Hut Geucrill
Anderson alleged that lie had purchased
the voucher I rout Weil, giving him ?1,000
as equivalent, and his associates rewarded
his patriotism by giving him an order on
the treasury for the original sum of a hundred
and iil'ty thousand dollars.
Thus supplied with the siiiews of war,
the General pushed his political career into
Kellogg's term, lured thereto hy his gor
gcous dreams of the senatorial toga, which,
alas! the election of I'iiichhnek momenta^
,rily dispelled, hut which Kellogg again rek
vived by the promise of West's place when
his term should ox ire.
Of the colored genllcuic 1 who complete
the political quartette ol the Louisiana lie
turning Hoard, it is only necessary to say a
few words.
Kenner is an octoroon, who up to 1871
was engaged as the usher and don'-koeper
of a gambling-house on St. ('harles street.
His knowledge of political economy was acquired
in that school and his practice is
consistent with his profession
Casanave, the other colored member,
graduated from a waiter in a lunch saloou
into a prominent factor in Louisiana politics,
and is perhaps the most honorable and
virtuous -of this entire Hoard of distinguished
politicians.
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anecdote op TeLKOKAPIIINN.?The fob
law i ngTis U>ld_ b^Mr. Rog^r :
tiui)"R l^e most curious fact 'hat 1
have ever heard of the electric telegraph,
was told me by the cashier of the Hank of
Kngland. 'Once upon a time,' then, on a
certain Saturday night, the folks at the
bank could not make the balance come out
correct by just ?100. Tins is a very serious
matter in that little establishment. 1
do not mean the cash, but the mistake iu
arithmetic, for it requires a world of scrutiny.
An error in balancing lias been
known, L am told, to keep a delegation of
clerks from each office at work sometimes
the whole night. A hue and cry was, of
course, made after this ?100, as if the old
lady in Thrcadnecdlc street would be in the
Gazette for want of it. Luckily ou Sunday
morning a clerk, in the middle of a serin ii,
L dare say, if the truth were known, felt
a suspicion of the truth Hash through his
mind quicker than any Hash of the telegraph
itself, lie told the chief cashier
that perhaps the mistake might have occurred
in packing some boxes of specie for
the \Vest Indies, which had been sent to
Southampton for shipment. The suggestion
was immediately acted upon. Here was a
race, lightning against steam ! steam with
eight and forty hours the start. Instantly
the wires asked, 'Whether such a vessel had
left the harbor V 'Just weighed anchor,'
was the reply. 'Slop her!' frantically shout
cd tho telegraph. It was so done. 'Heave
up on deck certain boxes marked so and so;
weigh theui carefully.' They were weighed:
and one?the delinquent?was found heavier
by ju.^.one packet of a huudred sovereigns
than it ought to be. 'Let her go,'
safibthe mysterious telegraph. The West
Indies were debited with just <?100 more,
and tlie error was corrected without ever
looking into the boxes or delaying the voyage
an hour. Now that is what we call doing
business."
( Ykuan's Kkpi.y To Juduk lloniNsoN.
? At, a time when Curran was only just rising
into notice, and while he was yet a poor
and struggling man, Judge Kobinson, it
is said, ventured upon a sneering joke which,
small though it was, hut for Curran's ready
wit i.tul scathing el quer.ee, might have
done hitn irreparable injury. Speaking of
some opinion of counsel on tho opposite
side, Curran said he had consulted all his
books, and could not find a case in which
the principle.in dispute was thus established.
''That may be, Mr. Curran," sneered
the judge, '-but I suspect your law library
is rather limited." Curran eyed the heartless
toady for a moment, and then broke forth
with this noble retaliation: "It is very true,
my lord, that I am poor, ami this circumstance
has certainly rather curtailed my library.
My books are not numerous, but
they are select, and I hope have been perused
with proper dispositions. I have prcnarcd
nivself for this nrofession rather l.v
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the study of :i lew good books than by the
composition of a great many bad ones. 1
am not ashamed of my poverty, but I should
l?e ashamed of my wealth if I could stoop
to acquire it by servility and corruption.?
If 1 rise not to rank 1 shall at least be honest;
and should '
an example shows me that an ill-acquired
elevation, by making me the more conspicuous,
would only make me the more universally
and notoriously contemptible."
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Mrs Jnncttc M. Robinson, of Chicago,
says that she litis been cured of paralysis in
direct answer to prayer, and several of the
clergymen of the city vouch for the truth
of her story. She was. according to her account,
a helpless invalid for seven years.?
Physicians were in vain, and she steadily
grew worse. Her jaws became fixed by
long disuse, and she could not speak. One
day, when particularly despondent, a physician
having told her that she could not
recover, she read in her Bible the text :?
"All things whatsoever ye ask, believing,
ye shall receive." She had faith in that
Scriptural promise, and she prayed fervently
that she might be miraculously cured.?
Suddenly she was able to move her jaws,
and to speak. She got up and walked witlrJ:A...II
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win; uiitiuuiij uiiu lias iu!i'11 wuii ever since.
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Curiosity in children is but nu nppctite
nftcr knowledge. I doubt not but one
groat reason why many children abandon
themselves wholly to silly sports, ami trifle
away all their time insipidly,is because they
found their curiosity baulked, and their
inquiries neglected.
THR2E THINGS TO DO.
lie is said to be a bcuehiptor to his .race .
who causes " two blades of grass to grow ,
where but one grew bclorcthis Wing (
true, there are several ways by which far- |
ii c.s uiay seeure a Unfold production vhere ,
but meagre nutritious vegetation no* ap- ,
pears. Many ditch banks are now un.-ight- |
ly from tangled briars and weeds; let these ,
bo dug up and thrown ten or twelve yards j
into the field and there burned ; then let the (
bank of the ditch be thrown as far aseotivc- (
nient with hoe and shovel towards the burnt
mass, and the next crop, with good cultiv.'itimi
will Miimlv i'imviv l.lin l.-ilmr . mil liviviv
for years to come, a garden spot of decided >
beauty, verdure nud fertility up to the ,
Is there a hill siuc wash defacing your j
field, fill it with decaying logs, bark, leaves ,
and straw, and over all a layer of soil; then |
for water vent, dig a trench, placing the ,
dirt compactly on the lower side, descen- |
ding the hill with as gradual a slope as pus- j
siblc, after which so arrange your rows as 1
to allow the waters to pass off through this |
trench with as little descent as may be.? .
In a little time the decaying debris will f
make the ghastly ehasui a cheering view ol (
goldcu grain or snowy cotton, while the j
conquering farmer will feel that he has not (
ouly enhanced the value of, hut beautified s
his landscape and curbed the fierce torrents (
to his will. Is there a dense forest bordering
your farm, whose searching roots cat j
out the fertility of yoHr fields far inland ? j
(Jut a trench n spade's width and two feet (
deep, bordering your fence?thus cutting
the roots?and next year and years after (
ward the crowning crops, abundant and t
thrifty, will look deQaucc at the forest and t
its shade. ,
Now is a good time to do these things, j
and the reward in every instance will be
sure.?Southern Farmer. x
Wonkino Land on Shanks.?Work- 1
ing land on shares seems to be a poor business
for both parties. It is to the interest '
of the tenant to spend as little for extra labor
as possible, because the owner of the
land gets half the benefit, without bearing a
any of the expense. When the country t
was new and the land rich, a man could, f
perhaps, allord to give half jhe prodifPWy j
as he could get fair crops with little labo^; 1
but now that the laud is more or less run <
down, and it is necessary to build it up with <
manure and good culture, it is impossible 1
for a man to expend the necessary labor 1
and give half the produce for rout. It may I
he done lor a year or two on laud in high ?
condition; but the farm must inevitably t
deteriorate under the system. A man might i
afford to rent a grass farm on shares, but 1
not an arable farm. It is difficult to take i
one of our ordinary run-down farms and '
raise enough from it, for the first few years,
to pay the cost of labor and support the i
teams. It would h" cheaper, so far as im- ?
mediate profit is concerned, to pay one hundred
dollars an acre for a farm in high ceo- i
ditiou. with good buildings and fences, than i
to accept as u gift one of these run down ;
farms. It is time this matter was under- 1
stood, so that those uneasy mortals who are :
always expecting to sell, and cou.sc?|Ueiitly 1
make no efforts to keep up and improve the t
.land, should bo couipellod to turn over a
new leaf, or else dispose of their farms at a }
low figure.? Ohio luinnrr. t
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A Ukautifit. Sknti.mknt.?Shortly ,
before his departure for India, the lamented ,
lleber preached a sermon, which contained
this beautiful sentiment :
"Life bears us on like the stream of a
mighty river. Our boat ulides down the 1
narrow channel?through (he playful murium
ing of (lie little brook, and the winding
of its grassy borders. The trees shed 1
their blossoms ovox our youns- bends, their
flowers on the brink seem to offer thcniiclves
to our young hands; we are happy in hope,
and grasp eagerly at the beauties around us 1
?but the stream hurries on, and still our '
hands arc.empty. Our course in youth and
manhood is along a wilder flood, amid objects
more striking and magnificent. We
are animated at the moving pictures of en- !
joyment and industry passing us. we are ex- '
cited, at home short-lived disappointment.? 1
The stream hears us on, and our joys and 1
griefs arc alike left behind us. We may he 1
shipwrecked, wo cannot he delayed ; wheth- i
er rough or smooth, the river hastens to its !
home, till the roar of ihe ocean is in our !
cars, nnd the tossing of the waves is bo- 1
ncath our feet, and the land lessens from '
our eyes, nnu 1110 noons arc liltc<l around '
us and we take our leave of earth and its '
inhabitants, until of our further v yagc '
there is no witness, savo the lutinite and
Eternal." i
Bring distinctly before your own mind |
the well-known fact that children delight ,
as much in xcrcising their minds as their
limbs, provided only that which is presented 1
to them he suited to their capacities, and i
adapted to their strength. ' 1
The Pit. For The South.?Black or
date-colored pigu arc.^frcesl i'roui skiu diteascs
in in)t climates. The choice is practically
between the E-sex and Berkshire 1
for males with which to improve the native !
stuck of hardy grubbers of the root-ordiu ,
rartety. Those who have tried the former
liave been delighted at first, but after a few (
rears begin to recall with longing the lean
lauts and thin but solid and Havorous bacon
jf tlit old race horse breed. The trouble with
lie Essex pigs for the South is that they
ire not active ouougli. They are of the eatuid-slecp,
and sleep and-awake-to cat kind, !
tud their grades arc, of course, like them. ,
l'lic tide fatis superb, and so is the leaf lard,
iodj|0 liar t^e. breed is all thai could beahtbut
tuj hams and shoulders arc too
Tat for profit, and the Irtm is not uiarblcd
with Oat like the Bei kshircs. Those (the (
Berks) are much more enterprising, more
vide awake, less easily controlled, but good
bragrrs. Their grades are a wonderful
improvement upon the origiuul stack, may
JO Ulada VCI'V fit mid v.> 1. lli? tiiiiivirtinn
- ?J - -' J ? I""I""
jctwcen fat ami lean in the hams,shoulders
mil side pork or bacon is such as to dovel>pe
and preserve the excellencies of the ,
neat. The hams are large and rich, and
uicy with diffused fat. llerkshircs aie not
juite so easily fattened when penned and
iystomatically fed as the Ksscx grade, but
hey will take much better care of them- ;
lelvcsiu the woods, and when penned for
attening may be finished off with half the
eed the original laud pikes" would re
juirc.
With many Northern and Western breeders
the Ivssex is a more profitable pig than
be llerkshire. because his nature leads him
o take little exercise, so that all he eats
toes to flish ami fit. Respiration, which,
f rapid, reduces fat greatly, is with him
lever accelerated by moving about, aud>
villi plenty of feed, the sole burden of life
s to digest it. This breed is pre-eminent
nnutig the black breeds, and excelled by
lone as fat producers.?.1 mrrt'ran Agriculurist.
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Raising C'-ntx ani? Rkas.?Plant and
cratch over the corn in the usual way noil
knee-high ; then sow peas broadcast bebrc
the plough. Run toe bar of a turning
*lv lac corn, aim lol! >w with a
juli/tougue in tho same furrow, as deep as
>ne Verse can pull it through still clay ncv?r
lxiforc stirred since the world was made,
[fating run around the rows thus, then go
jack and turn the wing next the corn, and
'ullow with the bull tongue in each furrow
if the middles. The turner ju>t prepares
he way for your bull tongue to do ploughtig
that will benefit the crop. If you have
limited in checks, you should then cross
with a good harrow, and your crop is then
laid by."
One ploughing and suhsoiling in this
way, is Worth more to the corn than twenty
'oinniou scratchings It breaks through
iml causes to pulverize the crust then beginning
to be formed; and it prevents any
More crust .from forming during the season;
uid the roots of the corn go down and take
mid of the elements upon which it feeds,
iml permeate every part of that deep, loose
led, and bid defiance to any drought that
nay conic.
This system secures, even 011 thin land, a
jootl crop of both corn and peas, without
rain in summer. Turn under the vines and
.talks, all chopped up, and soon you will
nako your farm rich without expense or
. xtra labor.?J! in a/ &1//1.
Tiik ToitrrttK of IIkauino Hkivs.?
i'lie severe bearing-rein, as used by coachmen
generally, is nothing more nor less tliau
horrible and needless torture to the poor
>ulFering horse?torture while in harness
and the cause of infernal maladies when he
is put back, 'nfc' his stall for food and supposed
rest. If there is oue thing more opposed
to uatftra! health than another it is
the increused production and then the waste
of the saliva which is so necessary to the
function^lff the body. Who ever saw a
horse in a field foaming at the mouth ??
Who ever saw a properly bitted hunter do
so when ridden to bounds in an ca?v bit and
obedient to a light hand? I never saw it,
n4r do I think any one else has scon it ;
therefore, to begin with, the position of the
infringe horse's head,gagged with bearing-rein
out of place, and that profusion of
-afivn ever falling from the mouth, must
show something essentially wrong. The
perpetually tossing head arises from the
revered state of tho poor animal, and his
consequent attempts to get rid of an irritating
infliction, and not from the vulgar idea
if a fiery wish to be put in action. Of this
[ >11*1 enrfuin # lw* l/>ou nnlifi/.!..!
l? VVI Vlllll) ?' ??* V V II W I103 HI Ulll l>ll Ul'll^ll illlll >
you put into a horse's mouth the better.?
f he less you cumber his graceful limbs with
lumber in the shape of harness the better,
rite freer you keep his limbs and his respiratory
organs the longer ho will serve you,
tnd the greater will be the labor he will perform
for you I'-rhr/e}/.
THE DOG OF ST. BKRHAJU).
Fast falls the suow on St. Bernard's high mouutain
Storing its wealth in the gullies below ;
tiding the streamlet, and sealing the fountain,
And making the valley a wild waste of suow.
S'ature is silent ? the winds ure all sleeping ;
Ceaseless and stilly the snowy-Hakes fall
dutcly the monks of St. Bernard ure keeping
Their vigils around the red blaze in the hall,
'rash !?'tis an avalanche ! Silence no longer
tVnununcs with night, and the winds cry
aloud,
I'ho wrath of the tempest grows stronger and
st ronger.
Wrapping St. Bernard around with a shroud.
Holy St. Bernard ! succor the dying,
W here but this instant the avalanche fell:
Mother uiul child in the deep snow are lying,
Making their grave in thecold mountain dell.
No ! there is one who is eagerly tearing
The hillock of suow from the child's freezing
br+u&t; ?- - ~And
now he in triumph is rapidly bearing
Away to the convent a perishing guest.
Itol.b'd of her child, as it quits licr embraces,
Life comes to the mother, its value has lied,
l)f her first, of her only born, gone are all
traces,
Save on the snow-wreath that pillow'd its
head.
ce ! the bereft one with wild terror screaming.
Flies o'er the mountain?away and away;
Frenzy itself lias no hope of rcdteuiing
ller child, to the wolf or the eagle a prey,
"die reaches the convent?she faints at the
portals?
She is home to the hall, and to life is restored;
die sank at the gates the most hopeless of mortals;
And sought, him in dying the child she adored
She opens her eyes?011 her balie !?on her
t rcasurc.
Once more 011 her mother her darling has
smiled,
She weeps, hut such tears have their fountain in
pleasure,
The dog of the mountain has rescued Iter child.
?TT HOUSEKEEPER'S HEXP.
Wash 1 mi Flannels.?I notice that
stiiiic one in your journal asks how to wash
llatitK-ls. The following directions arc given
by the blanket manufacturers: "All
that is necessary is abundance of soft w-i
tor, and soap without rosin in it. lutsiu
hardens I lie fibres ol wool, and should never
be used in washing any kind of iluntu]
goods. Hlankcts treated as above will always
cotno out clean and soft. A little
bluing may be used in washing white blankets."'
The same principle which is applied
to blankets, may be as successfully
applied to all woolen fabrics. Of course
all well regulated groceries keep soaps free
from resinous preparations.
A Dki.icioi:s and Ivvsii.y iLuit: Stkw.
?Which may bo left in as iow oven several
hours, or even all day. Take two pounds
of gravy beef, cut oil the skin and fat, divide
it into pieces about an iueh square,
wash it, then place it in a l arge bowl or
jiuall crock, cover it wiili water, or rather
add as much as desired for gravy or beeftea
; lot it stand an hour, then cover it with
a plate, and place it in a slow oven, adding
previously a little salt, and, if diked, an onion
cut up line. It should cook four or five
hours, ami then there will ho enough gravy
for delicious and most nutritious beef-tea, as
well as an excellent dish of wholesome
meat.
I'lK Cut'st ?The most healthy pie crust
is made of thin, sweet cream and flour, with
with a little salt. Don't knead thin, lbikc
in a quick oven. Another way is, sift a
quart or two of Hour in the pan. Stir in
the centre a little salt and half a teaspoouful
ol soda, well pulverized Now put in the
whole a cup ofsoft(not liquid) lard, or butter
and lard, mixed ; stir it thoroughly with the
flour; next add two scant cups of good
sour milk or buttermilk. Stir all quickly
with the flour, in such a way that you need
i 11.. . l. ...!at. .... i i .mi
uiuniv iimiii u wnu your nanus mi you
can roll it out. Hake quick. This wiil
make three or four pies.
Dhksskd Mutton.?To have it as it
should be, the dish must be lined with
mashed potatoes, the mutton nicely minced
and properly seasoned, placed in the dish,
a little stock added, and then covered over
with mashed potatoes roughed with a fork,
and placed before the lire till the little dish
assumes the appearance of a nicely-browned
hedgehog. The hotter served the better it
will be relished, provided it has only been
allowed to simmer and not to boil.
Enkmiks.?Have you enemies? do
straight on, and mind them not. If they
block up your path, walk around them, aud
do your duty regardless of their spite. A
man who has no enemies is seldom good for
anything; be is made of that kind of mat(^
rial which is so easily worked, (list every
one has a hand in it. A sterling character
?one who thinks for himself, and speaks
what he thinks?is always sure to have enemies.
They are as necessary to him as
fresh air; they keep him alive and active.
A celebrated character, who was surrounded
with enemies, used to remark?uThcy
are sparks which, if you do not blow, will
go out of themselves." Let this be your
feeling while endeavoring to live down the
scandal of those who arc bitter against you.
If you siop to dispute, you do but as they
ilnuirn nn/1 - - ? 1- ? -
uvraK-, iiiiu lliu ?d J IU1 III'JJ U ?UUM'
Let the poor follows talk; there will be a
reaction if you perform but your duty, and
hundreds who wore once alienated from
you will fl >ck to you and acknuwrleoge their
error.?Alexander's Mr.wni/rr.
.Toy Anu Snitituw okCiui ntuw ?Children
sweeten labors, but they make misfortunes
more bitter; they in -.Tease the
cares of life, but they mitigate the rotnembranco
of death ?Ltirtl Jittcou.
Kvcry man is said to have at least one
cbanco to acquire wealth. In the case of a
newspaper man, this opportunity comos on
the 2!>th of February every year, except
leap year
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Dust koh Animals in Winter?The .
almost indispensable necessity of an ample
supply of dust for auiuials in Winter, is ondorstood
by very few stoek growers. All
sorts of animals delight in a dust batli.?
Chickens who have easy and continual access
to it will never be troubled with vortniu,
either in their houses or on their bodies.
Cattle delight to stand in a dusty road,
scraping it up with theii fore feet and Hinging
itall over their backs. The cheapest and
most effectual euro for lice on cattle is to
scatter a quart of perfectly dry dust along
the spine, from the horns to the tail. In
Winter, when they cannot, get it, many animals
become covered with vermin. The
writer has a rain tight wagon shed, with
strips eight inches wide nailed close to the
ground on three sides, iuto which half a
dozen wh elb.irruw loads of dust arc placed,
every Fall. Here the poultry delight to
wallow and roll in the sun. It is also kept
and used on all the other stock at stated intervals,
and no vermin of any sort is ever
seen on any of them. This is at onee the
most certain remedy for these pests, while
the stock thrives by being supplied with
what they crave, and what in a state of nature
tluy would surely supply themselves
with, but w hich they cannot when restrained
and t! ?] up in yards and stables.? /VaiV/r
i F.
' ('i.osk.I) Knit Kkithns."?At eight ??'cluck
yesterday morning the proprietor of a
small saloon, on Haubeui street put down
tlu* curtains, locked the door, and was walking
ofl' when he was hailed by a policeman.
The saloonist crossed the street to the ofliccr
and said:
"Dot bluee is glosed up for von week."
' What is the matter?" asked the officer.
"Well,! gnn't stand such fooling aroundt.
In the first place a man comes in and says:
' Well. Dilden is eleeted," andhc kicks oi'er
the chairs. J'ooty soon comes unuddcr man
in utid ho s.iyes: "Ilooray! Hayes has got
'em now!" and he kicks ofer a dahle.?
Anodcr man in a leotlc vhilo comes in and
galls out: "Nobody is elected any more!"
und he preaks some glasses. Shust like dot
.has it been for a week, and I am glean discouraged.
11" somopody says Dilden is elected,
I pelieve dot; I f sonu podysays llayis is
elected, I believe dot; if somepody says nopody
is elected, 1 feels liks dis country vhas
going to some dogs right away."
"Yes, it does bother one! " consoled the
officer
"Tell all dcr poys dot I have gluscd up
for returns, ami dot soincdody gan'l get in,"
replied the maa, and lie turned his face
homeward. "?li ichmoutl Whi;/.
Hut Whkhk's tiik Cat??The skeleton
of' a cat walked into liysin's store at llohokus.
llyan seeing her bawled out, "Mickey,
didn't 1 tell ye a month ago to fade that
cat a pounu 01 mate a day until ye had her
tat r
"You did, and I'am just after fading lier
a pound. "
lias that cat ate a pound this morning
r
' Yes sir. "
"Shuro, I think it's a lie ye're tolling.?
Hriug 1110 that scales. Now bring uic that
cat."
The Cat turned the scale at exactly one
p uind.
"There, didn't 1 tell ye she hf.d eaten a
pound of mate this morniii' ?" " All right,
my hoy; there's yer pound of mate, hut
where the divil's the cat ?"?A'vie York
Mail.
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Caiibaoe Culture.?The question is of
frequent occurrence, says Lnmlrcth's Rural
Rri/istrr, why cannot private families have
head cabbage as early as the market gardeners
? Simply because ol imperfect culture
and insufficient manuring. The market
gardener feeds his cabbage crop without
stint, and with the rankest food j frequently
ploughs in the manure in the atunin, turns
it up in the spring, and thoroughly incorporates
it with the soil?plants early, cultivates
deeply, not simply tickling the surface
with the hand-hoc, but uses the plough, and
the horse-hoe ; that cannot always be d' lio
in the comparatively small family garden,
hut the spade can he used, and that is the
next best thing. Use it freely, dig deeply,
and the result will surprise those who have
heretofore relied upon the hoc a! >nc.?
American Farmer.
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Listening to Kvil Ketorts.?The
longer I live, the more 1 feel the importance
of adhering to the rule which I have
laid down for myself in relation to such
matter?: 1. To hear as little as possible
whatever is to the prejudice of others. 2.
To believe nothing of the kind till I am absolutely
forced to it. 3. Never drink into
the spirit of one ?ho circulates an evil report.
4. Always to moderate, as far as I
can, the unkindness which is express d
towards others. 5. Always to believe that.
if the other side wore heard, a very different
account would be given of the matter.
About 400 shanties aro far out on the ice
in Saginaw Hay. Thoeo structures aro
made of thin wood, lined with heavy building
paper, and rest on runners, so that they
may bo moved readily. The inhabitants
are fishermen, who out holes through the
ioe and oapturo great quantities of fish.?
The population is over a thousand, and there
aro stores, saloons and a hotel in this strange
village, which will probably lust until
March.
Tut Ukst Fhikm)?The most ngronblo
1 of all companions is a simple, frank man,
without any high pretensions to an opprcssive
greatness ; one who loves life, and understands
the use of it ; obliging aliko at
all hours ; above all, of a golden temper, and
steadfast as au anchor. For such a one we
gladly exchange the greatest genius, the
most brilliant wjt. (he pioibuudist thinker.
?Letting.