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Audubon, tlio American Naturalist.
\v. BY JAMES PABTON.
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Ooo of tbo happiest of mon, and
ono. of tbo most intorcs'.ing of charactore,
wo bavo bad in Amoiica, was
Jobn James Audubon, tbo colebralod
paintor and biographer of Amorican
...? birds. Ho was ono of tbo few mon
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whoso pursuits woro in accordance
wilb bis tastes and bis talents j and,
bosidos Ibis, be enjoyed almost ovory
Otber facility which falls to tbo lot of
a mortal.
His father was a French Admiral,
who, about the middlo of tbo last
V CiSntury, omigrated to Louisiana,
Whoro bo proBporod and roared a family.
His distinguished son was born
,rJ in 1780. While bo was still a little
boy, ho showod a romaikablo intorest
in the beautiful birds that flow about
; jj,; his father's sugar plantation, particu
larly the mooking-bird, which attains
t its greatest perfection in that part of
Louisiana. Ho soon had a considerable
collection of living birds; and ho
tolls us that hiB first attempts to draw
and paint wcro inspired by a dosiro to
preserve a motnento of tho beautiful
plumago of somo of his birds that
died. In delineating his foatherod
friends ho displayed so much talent,
that at tho age of fourtocn, his father
took to him Paris, and placod him in
Iho studio of tlio famous paintor, David,
whcro ho ncgloctod ovory other
branch of art oxcopt the ouo in which
ho was destined to excel. David's
iorto "was in painting battle-pieces;
but his pupil was nbvor attracted to
picturos oI that kind, and he occupied
himself almost oxclufcively in painting
birds. At seventeen ho returned
to Louisiaua, and resumed,, with all
bis former ardor, his favorite study.
"JMy father," ho says in ouo of his
pref&cos, "thon made mo a presont of
a magnificont farm in Pennsylvania,
on tho banks of tho Schuykill, whoro
1 marriod. Tho cares of a household,
tho love which I boro my wife, and
mo birth oi' two children, did not di-J
minish my passion for Ornithology*
An invincible attraction drew mo to.
wards tlio ancient forests of the American
continont, and many years rollod
away while I wuu far from my family.
To facilitate his doaign of studying
birds in their native woods, ho romovod
liis family to tho village of
Hendorson, upon tho bunks of tho
Ohio, whoneo, for fiftoon yoars, ho
made excursions into tho forest with
his portfolio, rifle and gaming bag.
From tho groat lakos to tho cxtromost
points ol Florida?from tho Al
leglianios to to the prairies boy o ml tho
Mississippi ? through impcnctraulo
forests, in cano-brakca almost impassable,
aud on tlio boundless prairies,
bo sought for new vrrietioa of birds,
copying thom of tho size of life, and
measuring every part with tho utmost
nicety of mathematics. Up
with tho dawn, and rambling about all
day, ho was the happiest of men if
he returned to his camp in the evening,
in his game bag a new specimen
with which to enrich his collection.
He had no thought whatever of publishing
hia pictures;
"It'was no desire of glory," ho asBuren
us, "which led mo into this exile?I
wished only to enjoy nature."
Aftor fifteen yoars of such life as
tbia, he paid a visit to bis relations in
Philadelphia, carrying with him two
hnndred of his designs, the result of
his laborious and perilous wanderings.
Boiug obliged lo leavo Philadelphia
for some woeks, he loft these in a box
at tbo house of one of his relations.
On his return what was his horror>
and despair to. discover tbkt, they
were totally destroyed by fire. "A
poignant flame/' he remarks, "pierced
my brain like an arrow of fire; And
for several' weeks I was prostrate
with fever. At length, physical and
moral strength awoke Within ne>
Again 1 took my gun, my game bag
aml'poHfoiie, and my pencils, and
plungedonce more Into the depths of
the {?rests, Threeyesra passed boiara
I hftrl rAnkit><v1 fho ? ? o ~ ~ ~ ? >
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"they wore three' years of happiness
To complote iay work, t went every
day farther QfatQi&L ifcfeodos Of men.
Eighteen month# wiftal away,&nd my
object ,wae accofap&Aed."/
Daring his stay in' Philadelphia, in
1824, Aoduboo became ' acquainted
with, J?ri?ce Laojen Bonaparte, who
, atged (he Naturalist to p*b?r.
'baww**; Kitfiu,t<K>e^h*iya
tofco under,:
fapm&T eeyerai vaitfinetf'of eogra.
Kfe-aic*, wlfcb
. * * deicriptiouf.
?hegrieeo?ihe work was fixed at a
jkatawMl dollar*. Before he had oi>
i&fefttflfc" ?4*gl<r Wfcecriber, he set hie
^ fNUpafreopfct work- and proceeded to
"*'4pjBlM|te oo-ope^twn of wealthy
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men oi' England and Fianco..
.llo was received in Europo ".with
groat distinction, and obtained in all,
ono hundred and seventy subscribers,
of whom about eighty wore Europeans.
"Whilo tbo first volumo was in
courso ot preparation, bo returned
to America, and spent another year
in ranging tbo throats to add to his
storo. JLu lboO, tbo lir.it ci bis wondoriui
works appeared, consisting of
a hundred colorod plates, and ropof
a hundred colorod plates, and rep
resenting nifioty-nino varieties of
birds. Tho volumo oxcitod onthubiasm
whorover it was received. Tho
king of Franco and king of England
inscribed thoir namos at Ibo bead of
bis list of subscribers. Tho principal
learned sociotieg of London and Paris
added Audubon to tbo nurabor of
their membors, and tho great naturalists
Cuvicr, Humboldt, Wileon and
othors, joined in a chorus of praise.
Tho work which consisted of four
volumes of engravings and fivo of
letter-proBS, was completed in 1830.
For tho later volume, ho again passed
three yoars in exploration, and ono
time, was onablod to study tbo birds
on tho coast of Florida in a voesel
which tho governmont of tho United
Statos placed at his disposal. Returning
to Now Ynrlr. Hn nrtrnVioon/l n
boautiful rosidonco on tho shores of
the Hudson, near tho city, whero ho
prepared for tho proas an edition of
his grout work upon smaller paper, in
seven volumos, which was completed
i in 184-i.
Many Now Yorkors romombor that
about that timo ho oxhibilod in that
city a wonderful collection of his
original drawings, which contained
several thousands of animals, all of
which bo had studied ia their,native
homes, all drawn of tho size of life
by tiis own hand, and all ruprosonted
wilh their natural foliage around
them.
ITc W?3 now Bixly-fivo years of ago,
out liis natural vigor appeardU in no
degree ahatcd. Park Godwin, who
Ik now him well at that timo,describes i
him aB possessing all tlio sprightlinoss
and vigor of .a ),uung maii.'r'lfo was '
tall and remarkably well formod, and
thoro was in bis countenance a singular
blending of innocence and ambition
Ilis head wan exceedingly reniarkublo.
"Tho forehead high," says Mr. Godwin,
"archcd, and uncloudod; the
hairs of the brow prominent, particulaily
at the root of tho nose, which
was long and aquilino; chin prominent,
and mouth characterized by enorgy
and determination. The eyc8 wore
dark grey, sot deeply in tho head, and
as robUees as tho glanco of an eagle./
His manners wero oxccodingly gentlo,
and hie conversation full of point and
spirit. Wuil unriatielicd, ho undertook
in hie old ago a new work on the
quadrupeds of America, for which he
had gathorod much material in hi?
various journoya. Again ho took to
tho woods,?accompanied, however,
now bj7 bis two Bona Victor and John,
who had inhorited much of lua talent
and zeal.
Returning to hia homo on (bo bauka
of tho Hudson, ho proceodcd loisurely
to proparo hia gathoringa for tho
nrnntt. nlwnrfl hir Ilia tr>no oh(l
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oLhor friends. "Surrounded" ho
wroto, "by all tbo mombors of my
dear family, onjoying tbo affection of
numorous frionds who havo nevor
abandoned me, and possessing a suflleiont
share of all that contributes to
make life agrocable, I lifted my grateful
eyes toward tbo Supreme Boing,
and feel that I am happy."
He did not live to completo his work
upon the quadrupeds. Attaoked by
disease la his seventy-firstyear, which
was the year 1851, he died so peaoe?
fully that it was more like' going to
sleep than doath. His remains were
buried in Trinity Cemetery} which ad{aimO
ill fit mo*/!
JV*UU UW AVPIVVUVUl
Hissons, it is said, "hare con tinned
s the labors of their father, and design
ono day to publish the work on the
quadrupeds of Amerioa. Mr, Audubon
also left an autobiography, which, perhaps,
may soe tho Jigbt. Bosidos his
eminence as ap artist, Audubon was a
vigorous and picturosqtio^writo'f. Some
passages of his description# of the habits
of the birds are among the finest
pieces of writing yet produced in
Amerioa, and have beon mado feioiliar
totfce public throagh the medium >of
^evcapot jreaapogrDOOM.
Wa learn from the. cft.reor <?f this
eattmableman that be wbo^wonld &?omplieli
much, in the ebortlifb-Umo
of a fauman most concentrate
WapoworStfpoa one abject, autf that
object. Qangaaia* jfith-hla taste* and
talents. Audubon did in hit? lifo ono
tbing, ha made Iqtown U> maakiod the
bird# of hit. native land >: and he did
this 00 well that nwnewill ho hold
in honOor aaionga* U*e materials loat
of which his votymos are composed.
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Tho Worfd Owes Mo A Living.
This is ouo of tlio vilo stereotyped
falsehoods that loafers and rough.-* of
all sort* of use a:-> an apology for their
lu/.inosf} and other rascalities.
Tho Jorcmy diddlor who sponges
on society comforts himself with the
idea lliat he is only getting some of
tho debt which tho world owes him.
Tho thief sometimes intimates that
in helping himself out of (somebody's
till, ho was moro taking his own. It
was a part of the debt uncancelled
that society?that enormous bankrupt?had
refused to pay.
Tho whole theory is falso and
fraudulent. Tho rulo is tho rovorso.
Wo owo tho world an upright life,
and in roturn tho world will give us a
living.
The longer about tho grog shops,
or other places of loafing, may fold
his arms in idleness, under tho con
solution of being so largo a creditor;
but wo will just toll him tho world
will pay liim ultimately. It will
Bquaro off with an instalment of hunger,
poverty contompt, degradation,
and tho almshouse. It will givo him
rich dividends of scorn and starvation,
and finally pay him in full with six
feet of earth in the pauper's gravo.
Perhaps as ho goes along, ho will receivo
occasionally payments "on account,"
by generous orders on tho
county jail or Stato Prison. In the
juicer jiijiuo wo Dcnevo llio world
throws in a now suit of clothes of
beautifully variegated colors.
Our advico to young men is is to
trust to their two good hands,
their brains, their industry, and their
honesty for a living. With such aids
?and strong splf reliance, backed by
indomitable perseverance?thero arc
but a few indeed who fail of rcacluog
the goal of which they aim.
The world is full of glorious illustrations
of this truth. "We see young
men rise from obscurity and poverty
to reputation and wealth, and wo
wonder how they get along *o well.
It seems a mystery, but tho whole
mystery lies in qualifications above
nauLad, They commence right, and
they continue right, 1 and they end
right.
it wo mark tho history of su'di d I
man, wo shall invariably find that |
ho has beon a liard worker and care- j
ful manager. He has looked after
the spiggot as well as the bunghole
of his business. He hns husbanded
his earning?, and added them to his
capital, instead of leaving them all
at the box ofileo of the theatres or
wearing them upon his back, or pouring
thein down his throat.
We said he was a hard worker.
Thai we appended, is the "great difficulty
wilh the loaR r. lie would be
perfectly willing no doubt, to hold
the hal, if providence would f-howcr
gold into it; or, if it would rain roast I
beef, ho would have a platter ready to
catch it. But to work, and work hard
?"tlicr'es tho rub." Let fortune
come lo mm m any oilier ehapo than
that.
But, young man, work it must be?
work, work, work. It was designed
from the beginning that man Bhould
earn his bread, not by loafing, but by
tho sweat of his brow. Those drops
the industrious man coins into tho
golden mint drops that fills bis coffers.
> 4m ? i
Plaster with Manure.?II you
have a fino lot of manure that you
wish to presorve and rot during the
summer, mix plaster (gypsum) with
li; mix it tnrougnout tuo neap, lieb
there be somo gathered on tbe top,
and most at the bottom where the
juices settle. Plaster not only holds
the strength of the manure from ea>
?aping, but decomposes it j the lime
of the plaster uniting with the earbon
of the manure, and the sulphur (of
the plaster) with the ammonia, whioh
exists as a carbonate. Thuea little
plaster doee more good than anything
perhaps that oan bo done to tns manure
heap.?Rural World.Yankee
Cake.?Tako two pints 6f
flour, fonr small teaspoonfhls of Groom
tartar, .mixed in flour, two and a halfcups
"of sugar, two cups of cream,
(sour is beat), two ifeaepoonfuls' t*f
soda dissolved in cream, two eggs, a J
juuuu t? ouwer tno 8120 ol' on egg.,
Bab the sugar, baiter, cream fad,
eggs (vhen beaten) together; then
stir in the flour, and. bake in two pane
half an hour. Let tfiem fctandin the
patle a few minntea after being done.,
and then torn ,.earefatty, to prevent
their becoming sodden* At)
tyj&V orn*ttten~ta caqbe wbiteoed
if Cfirefftillyrbr ashed* with aoip and>
water, ringed plain watdr, allowed
4o 4'ain a lUtt*, and lh$p pimped, for
as long a ttnw as 'required, In
the sun and air., $ke win has a pec?tiar
bleaching property with regard
to ivory! vt ' ' *
Homo Politeness.
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Should an acquainlanco tread on
}"onr dress, your best, your very best
and by accident tear, bow profuse you
are with "your never minds?don't
think of it?I dont care at all." 11"
a husband does it,he gets a frown! if
ho is a child he gets chastised.
Ah 1 these nre little things, say you!
Thoy toll jujuktily on the heart, lot
us assui'c y8E,little as they are.
A gontlei^n stopped at a friend's
house, and fl*ls it in confusion. "Hu
don't sco anything to apologizo for?
never thinks of such matters?every
thing is all right"?cold supper?
cold room?crying children?perfectly
comfortable.
Goes liomo, his wife has been taking
care of the sick ones, and worked
her life almost out. "Don't seo
why things can't bo kept in hotter
ordor?thero wero never such cross
childron boforo." No apologies except
away from homo.
| * "Why Hot ho polito at home! Why
not uao freely tho golden coin of courtesy
? How sweet thoy sound, thoso
littlo words, "I thank you1" or "You
are very kind." Doubly, yes thrice,
sweet from tho lips wo love, when
hoart smiles make tho cyo sparklo
with tho clear light of affection.
Bo polito to your children. Do
you expect lliora to be mindful of
your welfaro? To grow glad at your
approach ? To bound away to do
your pleanuro before your request is
half spokon? Then, with rll your
diguity and authority minglo politeness.
Givo it a niche in your household
temple. Only then will you
have the truo sccrot of fending out
into the world really finished gentlemen
and ladies.
Again we say unto all?be polito,
FOOD VALUE OF THE POTATO.
There is probably no other vegetable
food, except wheaten bread, of
which so much can be fairly aaid in
its fivvor. Its merits, however, vary
much -with tho kind of "need," tho
period of maturity', And the soil in
which they live grown. That kind
should be preferred which becomes
mealy on boiling, and which, "when
well cooked, con be thoroughly crushed
wiih the finger. The potiito which
is known as "w:\xv." and those tlwiL
remain somewhat hard when boiled,
do not digest bo readily as tho mealy
kind, but for that same reason they
are said to be inoro satisfying
It is not material in reference to noui*ishment
whether tho potato ho boiled
or roasted, sineo in both method* it
should bo weil cooked. In point of
economy and convenience, however,
it has been found better to boil than
to roust them ; for, whilst iho loss in
boiling upon lib. of potatoes scarcely
exceeds half an ounce, that in the
most careful roasting is 2o7.. or 3oz.
It is also more economical to cook
them in their skins, and to peel them
immediately before they aro eaten;
but this is not. very convenient in
many families, aud the color of tho
potato id not quito so agroeablo, as
that of thoso which have been boiled
after peeling. Whon they are [peeled
before boiling, and particularly when
they aro Bruall, and the operation is
performed carelessly, from one-third
to one-fourth of tho wholo potato is
lost, and if there be no pig to cat tho
peelings, the wholo is wasted ; whilst
tho weight of tho peel which is removed
after boiling would not amount
to more than loz. in tho pound. When
potatoes have been roasted, the loss in
weight from the skin and drying is
more than one-fourth of the weight
before cooking. An overage sample
of potato, after It has been peeled,,
contains 11 per cent, of carbon And
0 86 percent, of nitrogen; and hence
izk each pound there are 770 grains of
carbon and 24 grains nitrogen, and it
is greatly inferior to bread. The economy
of its use depends upon its cost,
eO that in times when potatoes arc
sold at $d. and Id. per "lb., they are a
vory doav food as compared with
household flour, whilst they are a very
cheap food when produced by tho laborer
at tho cost of the "seed" and
the rent of land. Thus, at fd. per lb.,
only 1,024 grains of eajfboa- and- 32
grains .of nitrogen will be obtained
for Id, i when the cost is Id. per lb//
tho quantities will be reduced to 770
grains and Zk grains. When the 'laborer,
however, can obtain 50 bushels
of potatoes from a Quarter of an acre
of land, at a cost, 6f about 30s. for
seed and rent, ho will havo-moro than''
71ba. of-potatoes for 4tl., ami tfco qjqq.n-"
tity of carbon and nitrogen thtto obtained
for that sum bo B,770 grams an5 .
200 graiiw. tf, hovrever, h<> *r?*e to
ioll a pairfr "vi '4h6 crop >t
jprirccC hp -'wltkj
tic iuoficy.i^ fa tttisn vk;
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triment in tlio form of flour, Hum
would have been derived from thul
portion of his potatoes. Tho weight
of potatoes wliich alono would1
supply the daily nutriment requiaed
by a man would he about Glb.s. in reference
to tho carbon, and 81bs. in reference
to the nitrogen; but when a
laborer in the west of Ireland lives
upon this food ho is allowed 10A lbs.
daily, besides a large supply of buttermilk
; and as both theso kinds of
food aro cheap in that locality, tho
proceeding is even then an economical
one.?Dr. E. Smith's Practical Diary.
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Fatal Disease Among Poultry.
?Within tho past month or two a
disease called "cholera" lias swept oft*
hundreds of chickens, turkeys, &c., in
Worchostor and Somorset counties,
Md. It has attacked almost every
poultry yard, and in many instances
scarcely enough oscapcd tko fatal discaso
to pipe a funeral dirgo. This sad
havoo of courso created eomo alarm
among poultry raisers, and led to
many experiments in eearch of a
panacea, tho most successful ono of
whio wo have hoard is that by Rowland
Bevans, Esq., ho having lost a
great many heforo he applied tho
remedy. JIo recommends the burning
of tar, or in common parlance the
building of "a tar smother" under tho
fowls as lliey sit upon their roost*, and
says that he has not lost a single momber
of his poultry yard since be tried
tho experiment. This is n very
simplo remedy and within the roach
of all, for if thoy have not the pure
resinous substances, they can burn
pino knots or "lightwood," gently
smothered to keep down the flame,
and the cffoct is the snruo?Newton
Gazelle.
Go out Quietlt.?What a noise I
What rushing and pushing toward
tho door! What loud talking aud
rudo laughing! What running on
the street!
That is tbo way some Sabbathschools
aro dismissed, but it is a very
ugly way. Of course, there should
no noedlcss noise daring tbo school
hour, but also there ehoufd bo nono
after it. You must go in quietly, keop
quiot, go out quiotly, and go home
quietly.
Children that aro noisy when tho
school closes oithcr forgot, or do not
caro that it is God's house whoro they
aro and that thoy must rovoroncc it.
n\ t * r? - ~ *
xocy xorgot uiat it is Sabbath, and
that thoy must kocp it holy.
It is a bad sign to soo childron bo
noisy and romping whon thoy aro
loaving tho school-room, tho place of
prayor. It shows that thoy did not
care much to bo there, because thoy
seem too glad to get away. Stroot
boys aro noisy, loud, . uuo and rompnot
caring for tho holy Sabbath j but
Sabbath'Hchool childron, should cortainly
bo different from thom.
Bead this again, and if you aro
guilty of what is hero said, mako up
you mind you will horcaflcr not act
like street childron, but honour God's
day, by going out and going homo
quiotly
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Killing and Dressing Poultry.
?Open tho beak of tho fowl, then,
with a pointed and narrow knife,
make an incision at tho back of tho
roof, which will divide tho vortcbrco
and causo imraodiatc death; after which
hang the fowl up by the legs until the
blooding ceases ; then rinse the boak
out with vinegar and water. Fowls
killed in this manner koep longer, and
do not present the unsightly external
marks as those killed by tho ordinary
system of wringing the neck. When
the entrails are drawn immediately
after death, and the fowl stuffed, as
they do in France, with paper ehav
ings or cocoanut fibres, to preserve
their shape, they will keep much
longer fresh. Some breeders cram
their poultry before killing, to mako
them appear heavy; this is a most
injudicious plan, . as tho undigested
food soon entors into fermentation,,
and putrefaction takes place, as evidenced
by the quantity of greenish,
putrid-looking jbwls that aro seen in
the markote.?>Geyeii?'t Poultry Breedy*,
V?,r - - '*$ '. %
T>Ul* Pdodiko.?like the inside ^
of two penny -rollp, grated j then'
pour.over-^em one pint of now milk
made hot ; add about five UrtrteepooW
lata of SUfl^ c*t V*rf lb?| a<|d the
rind of half a gpod sieed lemon, six
egga, IpaVfog ou^ o'ns white, and ldfrf
sugar 10 your taste. Boil ocre hour
arid a quarter: ' . / ,
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RxWXd BvrrER.-rX-hia may bo re
gtoredky thciting it jri a water hath,
witb soma coarsely ^wdorea/a^rmM
(wfitofc hrn booh tbo^ougMr
"tfetdDgh ffatme). - .;>- -'4 ' i.;
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Concerning Claret.?The Lynns
(Franco) Medical Gazelle inserts that ,
clarets called pure frequently conta 11 , t
alum in considerable quantity; and i\ <'
(lector, writing to the ku?o journal, : \
states tlml, alter unsuccessfully treat- |
in^ a -whole family foracuto st'.-uuichic J i
[.aiiiH, when he founil alum to the tx- t
tout of two drachms per hotlle ia it. i
When tho wino was changed the [
gnstralgia ccased. It seems hardly :t
probable that alum ulouo would be v
introduced hi such proportion into
sirnplo grape-juice; and one is led to
infer that the liquid "was altogether a
concoction, of which the mineral .salt
was a prominent ingredient. If the.
French wines supplied to natives are
thus sophisticated, what are wo ux-1
poet of the pure and wholesome
drinks that flow into our own market?
A Balky Horse.?A gentleman of
Tioga county, New York, was owner
of a balky horse, and had tried many
ways to remedy his fault. One day
while drawing a load from the woods,
ho was unablo to provail upon tho
horso to try to Btart tho load. Unhitching
tho truo horso he coolly rodo
him home, leaving tho balky ono to
his meditations. Next morning, riding
back to tho woods, tho team was
A .1 A~l-1 A 1 T-? .
iwiiiiigi'u luiu iuiu iu gu iorwnru. Jjut
the balky animal moved r.ot. A fair
eoaving ami urging proved futile, ami
lie way left to further meditations in
tbo harness. Next morning, after
fasting two days and two nights, ho
uioycd freely, and did so ever after.
>?i
Young Chickens.?Ono of tho moKt
scientific and successful poultry breeders
of Germany, whoso experiments
wc have personally examined, saj'a
that young chickens should never be
feu with boiled eggs, nor should they
have access to water othcrwiso than
mixed with their food, until several
clays oiu. Many people on tho farms j
with us arc in tho habit of mixing ,
dough with cold water. This is }
wrong. Tho Indian meal ought to j
bo cooked, or least scalded. Many ,
lose their young chickons from ncg- j
Icct to scald -the meal and wonder j
what the matter wras. Poultry is {
worth too much now to afford to ncg- j
lcct it. t
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Wuite IIaud Soap.?Pat a box of (
"concentrated lye" into two quarts of c
boiling water; when dissolved, take c
throe pounds of 6oft fat or lard, and i
two pounds of tallow; melt it; strain
if necessary, and then stir tho lyo in 'j
tho fat gradually, until it becomes j
thick and smooth as cream; then cov- i;
cr it well, and allow it to cool gradu- B
all}*. "When done and cold, cut in i
cakes or bars. This makes a vcrv ?,
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Tiicc soap, and, if desired, perfumery i
may be added. n
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Drosses colored with arserdo aro ;
again coming into vogue. Punch did |
a public Bcrvioe a few years ago, and t
saved innumerable lives by satirising ,
this horriblo fashion. Evon if tho ,
"woman of tho period" were as bad as (
tho Saturday lieview paints hor, she ?
would not^bo bo hoartleas as to poison v
the poor girls whoso lives arc spent in |
adorning hor charms.?JSchogs from the t
Clubs. , v
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Bedbugs?Salt Them.?A lady c
witos tho Texas Christian Advocate .
that salt is a sure thing 011 bedbugs, j
Wawh tho articlos and places infoetod t
with tho bugs with salt and water,
and fill cracks and crevices where the ?
vormin hide?they will give no more j
trouble. Thoy cannot abide where
salt is. t
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. To Mae.* a .Oandlb Burn ah. {
Niaflx.?It is said that when, as in ^
cases of sickness, a dull light' is wish- r
edf or when,matches are mislaid, put f
finely powdfcrod salt on the candlo till
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it roaches the blaok part of tho wiok. .
In this way, a mild and steady light
may ho kopt through tho night by a
- small.picco of candle.. , c '
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While sanguinary calumOloa of General For
r??t ft to free!/ caclul&Ud by Radical*; tba
Mcmphlt Avpeal of th? IBtU giVe? ll>0 following J
jHeoo of infonpstion About
thi-eo days ago * rejporl reached ,*
Gen. Forrett hj lliU cUjr ibpt-a uurabor of ^
buah-whnclrtra, *rbo. wer? known to be'
de*?rtfcr* froto tb?-Conf#d?rat? army, were n
engaged in making raids. 6n the -colored ?
paopM?*JU4?oo county* with face* 1
bUcltened and other wise digirf?edr<wlUBg
thjqabcn of the Ku Klex Klnn, 1
and or&rit>g<alJ-4tfraa, ??oh as pwtok and ^
guna, lo -ie delivered . into their poMetfoiv
The ^General determined to put* stop to ;t
the roam*ding of. these gentry, ta b* C*4UxJ
together * few-of t?i? oM folio wers-in Ike
army, andhas dttpatch^/ibonv.to Mftdi? *
on, with in*trt?tkm* Ka (
KUme ?b(1 h&nitba ?<g??io the .fcfaril au- j
^o?i^ . ^r-iwuK of ]
Wt coition i?-?ot p*kno*-cv I
";;j;
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Troc'ody sf I: A". *n Lift*.
TIj<> fvllowitij" nt'try, lVo:a tho >filw(Htkco
Vvi''I'.'sf'i, rcii'i.H li'vi- i vo(ii:ii:cu of Cooper's
i. !.u i < .:-.M to l>v :i ro>>.w<l of facts
;; iscic l l'j* r. jj.rn'icnirm vlio is cuilcoting majrirJ
I jv ;t history of tliu up^cr .'lL-:;issiiipi
'ullcy:
A p>uty cf lii'..-Ly Winnobngoea carao
own from tlio tv.:?Ip iliinco at which tho
ni?o was gathered on Iho Tremp&icnu
Civcr, in Uio Xvil'i, {tin! encamped oa
'im.'h I iii i!..; Hirer, just
uuve Uic iV*. JL'tfiii's iimiryaU depot, at Li?
j rosso.
TLio baud was under the control of a well
;nown chief of tfio Winnebagoes named
rYan -kce-sc-hoong-cr-er, or Snake Chi of,
vho had two wives, He-cs-ka and Jle-nee;eo.
Sc>-ea ka was about thirty years of
ige, graceful in appearance, with a ploaaint
look aud an interesting face. With
\biles she was a favorite, while with the
SYinnebagoes sho was looked upon very
lindly?indeed, adorowilh all the ardor of
[ndian fervor. Snake Chief was a warrior
)f the Winnebagoes, and was very much
iked by his tribe, llo was a powerful and
jrawny fellow, aud when sober was peace*
ul and good naturod ; when drunk he was
icrlv nnil <1iRnr?rnaa1\l/\ /\f !.!?
O J -O *? V"V> ?U Miviug
jas-tiinea, wlion in this condition, was
jcaling lii3 wives.
Ou Friday last, Snake Chiof returned to
lis wigwam drunk. So-es-ka was in tho
vigwatn, and the chief cotnmcuced boating
jor ovor tho head and shouldeis. Driven
lo desperation, and tumble longer to stand
lis brutality, she druw her knife and stabb*
2d the chief twice, tho blade penetrating
.he heart of the warrior, who died instantly
tvliile tlio first notes of the death song wera
)n his lips. The affair at once created a
sensation among tho WaoncbagocB, who
J id not know how to act. They loved
,hcir chief, aud they loved their chieftain's
wife. It is a well-kuown "regulation'
mong uie I tut ian3 that when a uian ia
slain, a rolativo must avengo Lis death by
Inking tlio life of tho slayer. So-cs-ka
knew this. Some of the Winnebagoes
urged her to fly, but sho would not. With.
l.ruo luilian resignation, she fouled her
blanket about her and sat dowu in her
wigwam, facing tho door, and awaited bar
ivenger. It was believed by man}- that
l?o-neo koe, the young and favorite wifo
ivould bo the avenger, but she scorns Lo have
lad no Euch intention. Sho mourned tho
os3 of her husband, but took no steps
ui thcr than to send a ruuncr up tho Trcm*
ifilnmi. Snolr/.
, w.j.wi o luiunvus were,
o notify them of what had taken place.
Jean while, Se-cs-ka sat in her cabin,
;bnuliDg tl:o death aong, stoically indiiFer?
mt to what was going on about bor, and
inly talking when questions wcro askod
icr.
On Sunday morning, an Indian from
?rempcleau made his app^aranco in camp,
lo was known ?3 Chan-no-ne-ga, and
lad evidently Uatolod without halting
inco ho learned tho death of Snako Chief.
Catering tho camp, without a word, ho
ralkod solemnly to tho placo whero tho
tody of SuakoCheif lay, took a long look
,t it, aud then turned sullenly away. No?
>oJy ppoko to him, yet all watched with
nlere3t his movements. Deliberately
onding bis gun with buek-fchot, lie utiinerrupledly
walked deliberately to tho wigvain
where Se-os-ka sat, she having icnaincd
there sinco tho murder, nod look
>no look at tho woman, who loudly chantid
tho death-song. Not a musclo of tho
voman's faco moved, to denote that sho
abored under any excitemont, but she sat
hero quiotly and calmly, her eyes moving
ipwards,~'and her voice, as tho uncouth
;ong escaped her lips, steady nnd firm.
5he know Iho avenger was before her?
hat in another moment her spirit would
eave the frail tenement of clay and seek '
hat of the chief who had gone beforo her;
'et noJook or tigo.indicated that tho fear*
id tho fate. Such la Indian storeism and
ndifiference.
Tho oyo# of the two did not meet. In
he face of Ohen^no-pe-ga there was a
ook of minuted hate and revenue. Doiberately
ha rai?ed his musket to his bIiouItar-?f)alIh?VifcG4kfo
ha It-:
natj'A bond?coplly he fired. The roport
ang oiit tfiroDgh the Indian camp?llio
moke cleared away? Se-ca~ka still sat
here?her blanket about her?rher arma
olded?but one side of her bead was comilelely
away?her spirit had fled, and Ibo
ode of fcdian juatico w^s aatisfiud?AVau'.ee-se
hoog^'er et was avenged.
The naardorerT with jaata look to satisfy
tim ibat lua work had boon well done,
houl<ler]t>d4hU musket and Walked deliberitely
ou* Jot tho'carftp. Nobody spoke (o
tim?no- body offered any 'interference,
tnd ate^?ng:lntd.hitf caboo ho prfddled to
bore, ai>d disappeared in the woods, loavng
lhr"Winnobagoe3 atupefisd.
" 1 ''t* i * -^T-'-'-Tr ' *
exterminate
,howri.mix pp^dere<l ttux vomica, with
>atm$al, and in their hauuls, obBcrv
i>< KSeZ&ZTZ'V. uu\;iuo[ii?.
\noi|fll* fl&tbod'fa, &o ontuv'-a
*!th% little powdorcd pUoBporufli
OH. CA7ihv.-~J2er<iedy?Tako
tecpoak bftrt, boil it in water? makin
\ strong decoction ; whflb: rtho aninnfef
on tbe back anfi on tb? ?idos
[a 'iw?}iity-{ottra the lie# will bo compatibly
tanned. . <Tanno Jtt is ala?
irm&tlf.
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