The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, February 22, 1881, Image 4
Staging Sn Texas.
The wind moans here. like a creature in
distress. It sobs against tho window panes,
and sighs and waves along the eaves like a
S cohort of cats celebrating the election re
turns. There is something awfully unreal
about it, eveoiihtMy. - f cannotlelp lis
tening to its dreary monotony-its bewil-.
dering plaints-and shaping themselvej
into cries unearthly. All at once a host of
demon spirits dash against the glass and
shriek out angry imprecations. I shudder
like a creature afraid, and pull down the
curtains to shut out the storm's hoarse
roar. Anon the rain dashes down and
sideways, rushing with a clash and shock
against the frail wooden walls, pouring
from the low roof,. drippig, - deluging,
saturating all the earth. Oh, I do not like
those stormal For three days at a time
they never cease. Rivers of water fhll,
rushing down the narrow valleys, tearing
away the soft earth, channelling out the
streets and filling the streams to the very
top of their limestone bluffs. Our San
Antonio is a brave stream and seldom un
P equal to the emergency. The water fre.
quently rises fifty feet in a single night,
but it rarely overflows. Last August it
reached over the banks for more than fifty
miles, and ruined $100,000 worth of corn,
potatoes and cotton. such a calamity may
not occur again in a lifetime. With every
heavy rain these Western rivers rise fron
twenty to fifty feet, and this renders the
building of bridges extremely hazardous.
At this time there are very few bridges in
Western Texas, which renders traveling in
wet weather somewhat dangerous as well
as amusing. The crossings are effected, in
high water, by means of poontoons or for.
rice, and in dry weather by "fords." The
descent is not like that which Virgil do
scribes, into Avrnus-"facilis"-but, on
the contrary, quite the reverse. The bluff
drops off from the first, second or third
terrace, and each drop is worse than the
preceding one. The last is usually con
sidered "a drop too much." it just lifts
you out of your boots. The bluff is a per
pendicular wall of sand or adobe clay,
guleied by running water, and is appro
prlately described by the feminine tern
perfectly awful."
If you are a lady you go down with the
driver in the hack-who says there is no
danger-until you reach your final plunge,
and thou you shut your eyes and pray. Y..u
never expect to see the sun again, just as
If you lived in London, but somehow you
do, The sure-footed mules slide down the
"ragged edge." the driver leans both feet
upon the brake and swears softly to him
self; the coach rocks and plunges ; you feel
yourself slipping down, down, down, like
a fright ful uightmtare, and ait lengtht you
are on board thle boat. The boatman11 puts
his head in, hopes you are not frightened,
and says "50 cents;" or, if he is a native,
four bits." You hand it out mechanicahy,
-4 never thinking to ask what the charge is
for. You are so bewildered that had ie
said "$5" you would have paid it as read
ily and felt that you had escaped cheap
enough. lie turns a crank, the ropes
creak and strain, the bo'at swings round in
the narrow, boiling gorge, and in Live min
utes you find yourself reeling up the red
clay bank on the further shore. You wake
up. The motion has ceased. The driver
Till shouts, swears, lashes - the thing has
stopped and refused to move. The jehu
puts aside the curtains and says:
"You'll have to get out mum I This old
scare-ciow buzzard's carriage can't tackle
the bluffs, dash 'emI"
"Mud's purty bad I Sorry, mum I (ot
any rubbers? No. That's bad. Kin lend
you my slipker if ye'll put it on. Kinder
keep the ke'k off."' (Drivers are always
kind, polite and respectful to ladies here.)
it is raining furiously. The wheels are
slipping back. You feel yourself going
dowtu. You realize what it means. if
nervous you scream and faint. If not you
iii open the curtains. The dIriver whips up
his jaded "carrion." The coach stops
sliding down. You leap nimbly out. The
mud catches you and holds you. You are
safe at least. Tihen the fun begins. You
drag a good sized farmn up the awful blulf.
Your complanions follow and bring up all
the mud you left. The mud is very kind.
it sticks close to you--it follows you-it
prevents you from flying if so dlisposed
it goes wvith you lake Ruth, andi stops withi
you when you stop-quite out of breath
and moral reflections. Your feet are red
as wvell as your face. Somebody says it
seldom rains in Texas. Don't believe it.
Inever saw prettier rain in may life. Such
mud 1 Prepared glue is not ordinary nmuci
lage beside at. The sharpest knife will not
eut it from your shoes. You stand on the
up~per bank unable to move. Thiere are
sheets of water falling upon your spring
bonnet, torrents of it rolling from youi
best clothes, waves, rivers, oceans of it be
neath your feet. Your only solaice in that
f your disgusted anti dripping companions
cannot laugh at you.
The driver discharges a now volume of
II oaths, all neatly bound for the occasion
with Texas leather. The lashing and
I: 'cursing cause the rain t101(o1 its breath in
astonishment. At last up lie comes--tho
Ried Sea is crossed and you resume your
place. The thoroughly saturated pssen
gers have enough to (10 hewing off the
mud to occupy themi till the next station
is reached, and somehow the conversation
lags for want of encouragement.
Very few people are killed In these stage
>i joturneys, few seriously injured, but there
are plenty of old citizens hero who never
ride across a river. They invariably get
out and walk down. When asked If they
apprehendedi danger, they say, "N~o, but it
is safer.' "
But the "Concord'and "'mail coach"
are doomed in Texas. Their race is nearly
r. The iron horse is pre-enmptmng all
tervaluable ter'ritory. Railroad stock is
more valuable than horse stock. Tlhe age
ofprogress has reached us.
iteis played onsoeod 5es. A few
months ago a young man named Stone had
so gained the confidence of the engineer of
a switch engine on the Erie railroad at
Jersey City, that he had been able to ruii
up a very long bill for board at the engi
neer Gage's house. Hkethim placated
and, indleed, glad to board him for noth
ing, by telling Gage of the immense influ
ence he enjoyedl with the Sunerintendent
of the Northern Railroad, and said it wouldi
be an easy matter to get a first rate p~osi
tion for Gage. Onae day he informed Gage
that lie had had himn appointed general
manager of the New York & N'oa thern
* Road, and nothing remained but the super
intendent's signature to the necessary pa
pers. Gage could hardly control himself
with joy and obtained a three nmonthas'
leave of absence Iromn his employers. In
spite of Stone's preautions to keep quiet,
lie informed several pcrsons of lisa good
luck and promised situations to three of
his friends, who resigned the positions
which they then held. Time wore on and
the papers were still unsigned. Stone said
that the Superintendent was sick, then that
he was dead, until finally it dawned uapon
Gage's stupid mind that he had been the
victim of a hoax. lie raved, anad cursed
and bworc so that fears were entertainedi of
his sanity ; but It ia a pleasure to know
that he kept lis head level enough to give
Stone a deserved thrashing. After which
he became calm and good-natured again,
anud moanoad h mis wih-.ieoc oe
AGRIOULTURe.
BRoEEN WIND ix HoRscs-The treat
ment of broken wind, can seldom be
more than palliative. Whatever In
creases the distension o the stomach
and bowels, aggravates the oomplaint
by inereasing the difficulty of expand
ing the lungs. Therefore, avoid stimu
lants and promote regular evacuations.
Abstain from over-distension of the
lungs by too violent and too sudden ex
ertions, particularly after eatin g.The
food should be regularly given in mod
arate quantities only; but most par
Uicularly it should be of such a nature
as will oontatn much nutriment in
small space. Hence corn is more proper
than hay, and, above all, a manger
food composed of one part bran, one
part bruised corn, and two parts
bruised oats, agree particularly well,
if given somewhat moistened. On a
juantity of this food no horse wiAl
need hay. When they ean be got, give
lsoqarrots, mangel wurtzesi, Swedish
turnips, parsanips, or eooked potatoes,
which feeding will be found to com
bine both medicine and nutriment, and
render little water necessary. Turn
ing a horse to grass commonly aggra
rates broken wind; and a neglect of
moderate exercise also aggravates the
3omplaint. Water should be sparingly
given, particularly In the working
tiours; at night a moderate quantity
should be allowed, but on no account
let the broken-winded horse drink his
ill at a pond or trough. As such a
horse generally is a gross feeder, a
muzzle ought to be pa't on us soon as
the manger has been eniptiod, that lie
may not devour his bedding.
FEEDING RooTs wIrr FoDDn.-The
urnip pulper is very cheaply made by
boring a hole endwlse through the
centre of a hickory or maple log one
root in diamoter, fifteen inches long
and putting an iron shatt through this,
Lhen turning the log In a lathe and put
ting' In rows of short steel teeth, allow
Ing them to Iroject about one-half
iuh ; hang this in a box with a sol(
plank in front, just clearing the teeth.
This is run with a pulley from a horse
power. The turnips are pressed against
the front plank and the teeth moving
with rapidity cut the turnips into a
line pulp as 1ast 11us they cal be shovel
led into the hopper, Run the hay,
straw or corn stalks through a straw
cutter, then imix two or three quaits
of* pulped turnips with a bushel of cut
fodder. Let this mixture lie in a mass
for two days, or perhaps three, when
It Will be warin and in the first stage of
fermentation . In this stato it is high
ly I eli'ett by eattle and is more enely
dig'ttd thian before comnnoleing fer
nwitation, and both hay and roots
are more valuable than when led sepa
rate.
GLANDERs aiftlnly al'eets the nose,
gradually extending to the throat and
lungs, Pustules form in the lining
membrance of the septum In one or
both nostrils. These break and leave
ulcers, with uneven, inflaned and
thickened edges. The uleers in the
nose Increase lin number and gradual
ly destroy the miembrane. There Is a
discharge of variously colored, gluey
or sticky consistency, having a tenden
dy to dry and lorin crusts on the edge
of tMe nostrils. There is also a hard
nodular swelling of the gland, closely
adhering to the inside of one or both
sides of the lower jaw. According to
the progress of the disease more or less
frequent cough exias. There are two
forms of' the dhsease, acute and chron
ic, either of whIch are highly conta
gious and absolutely Incurable. it is
r'ratight ith~ danger to handle such
borses, and the saliva or the dischage
troin the nose of the horse, coming in
Jontact wIth the least sore or abrasion
>n the hand, or pluckinlg one's nose or
yos with the lingers altcr handling
~he horse, is apt to cauise fatal con tai
nation.
Fi~zas i Dous.-leas are trouble
tonic pests to a diog, and 011 that ar
~ounit we wvill give you anid our read
rs the best way In which thmey can be
~emovedi, at the satiie tinmo prevent
heir recurrence. T1reatmecnt: Washi
hle dog wvell with warni water for say
ibout half an hour ; then rub tihe hir
nid bkin dry, alter which sprinkle the
whole body with alcohol, thon lodge
lie animlial ill a comfortable place, ani
ocp liin tilro till nmorniing ; then get
iomec ground aloes (11'10) aind dinst tile
,vhole body over wIth use (hust. This
nay be doincat the least twvice a week,
,wo consecutive weeks, and the medh
:inec washed 011' tue secolid day al ter
ts applicntion. This is all that will
)e nece~ssary to be done in order to
1ause their rn loval. Still, It, lust be
Smem bored that you mutst prevent the
1l1a8 from again miakig their home
ni your dog's hair anid skin, and this
an be done b~y having the patit
*leep) on pitie shavIngs and qjUassiaL
hips.
TxIME Intelligently gIven to the bees
vill pay as well as anly other farm
vork, and wheni too Ihanly are not
[ept, most 01 the work cani be done
'Iilner before or alter regular working
lotoirs.
WHENr good carth is used for potting
>lants seldlom need 1any3 special man
ire. Thu beet to.l for pilants Is found
n old1 mie.ito ws, anlil the corlner o1
ences where the sod hazs brown along
line.
Utinlsaion of small Streams.
In gencral tile land bordering upon small
)rooks and even larger streams running
hrotughi larnms or fields is entirely useless
ad in niany cases is a nuirsery of noxiotus
veetts and'a harbor for vermin. By tho
~Xpendiituire of a little labor or a small sunm
>f money such useless land may be tuirned~
.0 vaiatble accotunt. By dalminlg the
Itream a pond1( of respectable size may be
ndo, wichel, stocked withi fIsh, wvill be
~ome a Source of larger income than sev
Jrai times its area of the best, land upon01 the
Farm. 1Fhh culture is too often suppiosedi
to bei a trotublesomie and fussy business, in
wyhich one may spend niuch mnoney to little
*tdvaange. But I dlo not propose lIsh culi
~tre. I suggest stocking the 1)ond( thus
tnade with lishi of a kind eaily kept, which
will not require to be fed artificially ; such
kinds, in fact, as will feed themselves. As
a rule, the mostl (desirabie things cost for
their attainent 'in proportion to thmeir
scarcity andit desiiability. Tr'ot, aimng
lishi, are the choicest kind and the most
Dostly to. procure and it is probable that the
mian who gets a dollarW for a pounid of trout
growni in a pond hils well earn .1 his mnoney.
Every one can not cat trout, as every one
can not drink chlampangne, balt there are
agreeable and wholesome ishies, as wvell as
wines that cost very little, and the average
person may well be contented with themi.
A. perch, either white or yellow, Is not far
behind a lrout In flavor ad finess of
fleah, and this fIsh wIll thrive in any pond
above the character of a miud-hiole, anid ini
Water that is too warm for trout, Eels are
easily grown in ordinary ponds, andi these'
are choice meats. Black bass is a choice
fish, and may be mixed with chubs and
minnows, upon which they will feed. In
fact, the kind of fish to be procured is alto.
gether a secondary matter to the making of
thie pndn for- thenm.
.THE HOUSEROLD.
Eoos As FooD.-Eggs are an artiole
of cheap and nutritious food which we
do not find on farmers' tables in tile
quantity economy demands. They are
very convenient to take to market and
this is the disposition which too many
farmers make of them. They probably
do not fully comprehend how valuable
eggs are as food ; that like milk, an
egg is a complete food in itself. con
taining everything necessary for the
developient of a perfect animal, as is
manifest from the fact that a chick is
formed from it. It seems a mystery
how musoles, bones, feathers and
everything that a chick requires for its
perfect development are made from the
yolk and white of an egg; but such is
the fact, and It shows how complete a
food an ogt 1s. It is also easily digest
ed, if not damaged in e',oking. A raw
or soft boiled egg is always as easily
assimilated as is milk, and can be
eaten with impun ity by children and
invalids. The average egg weighs a
thousand grains, and Is worth more as
food than so much beefsteak. Indeed
there is no more concentrated and
nourishing food than eggs. The albu
men, oil and saline matter are, as in
milk, in the right proportion for sus
talning animal life. When eggs bring
no more than twenty cents per dozen
it Is much better economy to fnd a
market for them in the family than lit
the store. Two or three bolled eggs,
with the addition tf a slice or two of
toast, will make a breakfast suficient
for a man, and good enough for a
king. An ordinary lien's egg weighs
from one aml a half to two ounces, a
duck's egg from two to three ounces
the egg of the sea gull and the turkey
from three to four ounces, anid the egg
of a goose from four to six ounces.
The solid miatter and the oil in the
duck's egg exceed thoze in a hen's egg
by about one-fourth. According 'to
Dr. Edward Smith, in his treatise on
"Foods," an egg weighing an ounce
and three. quarters consists of one hun
dred and twenty grains of carbon, and
eighteen three-quarter ginins of nitro
gen, or 15 25 pci centuui of cirbou and
two per cont w of nitrogen. The
value of one pound of eggs, as food
sustaining the active Jorces of the
body, is to the value of one pound of
loain beef as 1 581 to 90U. As a Ilesl
producer, one pound of eggs is about
equal to one pound of beet.
USs OF A SAND DAG.-Oe of the
most convenient articles to be used in
a sick-room is a sand bag. Get sone
clean, line sand, dry it thorougly In
a kettle on a stove. inake at baut about
eight inches ,.quare of 11annel, 1111 it
with dry sand, sow the opening care
fully together and cover the bag with
cotton of linen cloth. This willi pre
vent the sand from silting out, and
will also enablo you to heut the bag
quickly by placing it in the oven, or
eyOn on the top Of tho stove. After
once using this you will never again
atLemnpt to warm the e :t or hands of a
sick person with a bottle of hot water
or a. brick. The sand holds the heat a
long thine, and the bag can be tucked
up to the back wihouti hurting the in
valid. It is a good plan to make two
or three of the bags and keep them
ready for use.
Tua following oil is recommended
as an excellent compound preparation
for restVring and strengtheiug the
hai: ' keofpuritiea beef marrow,
say lour ountces; puritled lard, two
ouncoes; conacrete oil of mace, foui
ounces; oil of aloes, lavender, mint,
rosemary sage and thyme, each two
drachms; balsam of tolu, four
drachtns; camphilor, one draohm;
alcohol, one ounce; place te alcohol
in a glass nitress, and with the heat
of a warm-water bath dissolve therein
the balsam of tolu; add the canmpher
and essential oil. On the other hatnd
melt together the marrow, lard, ol of
mace, and as it congeals add the
alcoholic solutioni made; and stir the
whole until it is entirely cooled.
Igabricate the head with oil on1ce or
twice every twenty-fouir hours.
hlow to cienn -silk is of' interest to
all wearers. Ti'ts is thte French meth
od1, 'The slk must be thoroughly
brushed and whtiped with a cloth,thten
laid on a flat boardl or table and1 we'll
sponged with hot col'e e, thoroughly
Irceec f ront sediment by being strasined
through muslin. The silk is sponged
ott the side inttended to show, it is al
lowed to become partially dry. and
thent ironeu On th'o wiong sile. Th~le
collee reouves every particle of grease,
and restores the brilinaney of silk,with
Ouit imparing to it either tile shiny
ap~pearance or ci lLckly and papery stilli.
ness obtained by beer or indeied by any
other liquid. 1'Te silk really appiears
thickeneds by the process, and tis good
ceer, is permnaneiit.
To keep a stove free from rust in
any atmosphere you have only to rub
off all the rust you can and yarn ish
it with the common var'nish.
In thte autun wheni you wish to lput
it un) again the varnish wili all burn
off in a very shtort time and all odor
from it will go with it.
TrnE parasites which effect canarIes
may be got rid of by merely plauenag a
clean white cloth over the cage at
night. In tile mornting It will be
coveredl with very minute red spots,
almost invisible without a microscope.
TIhese are the vermiin so annoyintg and1(
so fatai to the birds,
JP water in which quassla chips have
been boiled in is put upon01 the exposed
parts of the body and inft to diry thetre,
mosquitoes and dlies wvill not trouble
thte surface so prt'Ott d. Qiassia
w ater is harmless to chihhien ai~dgi own
people but death to inseetrs,
LaNcO ZKsT.-Riub loat sugar over
the surl ace of lemons. 'lThe friction
breaks the oil-ducts anid the sugar ab
sorbs the oil. Qut into fruit jars in
the luip, or 1)ound( tino. Keep) tight
l~y corked. This is vei-y fine fot flavor
tr~g custards, creams' etc.
'ro RAsmsi THE lLE ON YELVET.
When the pilie is pressed down cover a
htot Smootiing-iron with a wet clorth
and hold( the velvet firmly over It; the
vapor arising will raise the 1pi10 of the
velvet with tihe assistance of a ligh t
whisk or clothes brush.
'ro remove lime from teakkttles bol
potatoes in the skitns in the kettle till
the deposit of ilme shells off, thou to
keep it off boil a~ kettle lull once a
week.
A OEMENTEDO cistern sho'uld be left
for a week or ten days for the cement
to set and hardien before tihe water la
let in. If the bottom leaks after that 1he
cemenlt must hlave been of poor quality.
To cleaniso ivory ornaments rub
them well w ith fresh butter-I. e., with
out salt-and put them it the sunt
shine.
L A MP-5IADI8 of ground glass should
bo wasned with soda and water, which
will not discolor them,
WIT AbTD HUMOR.
LITTLU YotaNi got .himself -Into a
soa'pe last week. De 8mith,Johnny'
father,does not 1k6 his mother-in-law.
There is a coolness between them.
One morning who.should come in but
Mrs. Do Samith's moth6r, with a dray
full of baggage, with the avowed pur
pose of staying a few months, stating
that Johnny had been to her the day
before and Invited her to do so. John.
ny's ma took Johnny aside and asked
him what he meant, as he had never
been requested to cQavey any such in
vitation.
"I know you didn't tell me to invite
grandma to come over," responded
Johnny.
"Thei why did you do it?"
"You didn't let me go to the suckus,
did you?"
"What has that got to do with it?"
asked the irrate mother.
"it's got heaps to do with it. I made
up my mind then to bring thing to a
crisis, and I've done it. We will have
a suckus lh the house now three or
four times a day. "Ilm a kind boy to
my parents, but it won't do to trample
on me. I'm not much of a Sunday
school boy either, but I am a terror to
plan."
SOL SMrIT RUssELL tells the follow
Ing story of his experience as an en
tertainer; At a small Ohio town.
where he had Oiven his per formance
the previous night, lie met at the depot
the following morning an elderly
granger, who, while lie pohcefully
munched a huge quid of tobacco, in
tently eyed tite humorist and finally
said: "54y, mister, ain'z you the fel
low wot gin the show up to Smoot's
Hall last night?" "Yes," replled
Russell, "I did give an entertainment
at Smnoot's Hall last night." "Wall, I
thought you was the chap. I wanted
to tell you 'bout a boy of mine; you
ought to havo him; he's just tne fel
low for your show; he's the biggest
fool I ever ess."
1x a North Carolina town lately two
men were disputing about the relative
merits of the salve they had for sale.
One of %he men, in order to demon
strate that his salve was better than
any other, cut off a dog's tall and ap
plied a little of tMe *salve to the stump,
and. in the presence of the spectators,
a new tail grew out. But the other
man, n ho also had salve for sale, took
up the piece of tall that had been cast
away, put a little salve at the end of
Lhat, a now dog grew out, and the last
hem d of those parties they were qu4i
reling as to who owned the secoud
dog.
Tun are none as deaf as those who
won't hear. "Father," said a young
reprobate, pitching his voice so the
old gentleman would be sure to hear,
"let ue have one hundred dollars?'
'Eh ?" said the parent, inclining his
ear. "Let me have two hundred dol
lars?" "I heard vou quite distinctly
tile first time, my son, quite distinct
ly.";
SoBim youngster rceently dropped
the following note,written In a sprawl
ing hand, on brown paper, into one of
the letter-boxes at the Post Office:
"My dear Santa. Claus: Won't you
please bring me for crismas a nice
tourch hite prossession on horseback
so I can ride myself."
TuE Rev. Mr.--(we omit name fot
obvious reasons) begs us to say that he
has slippera enough to stock an army
hospital, but that ho is mighty short
Onl cools and hats. He is not a popu
lar preacher, but a very good and use
l ul inan. People w ill readily hind
him If they clhouse to hunt him up.
There are mauli of him.
PRuissoR examting a student-What
is "a virgiu foresa"
Student-arwrest where no one has
ever been.
Professor (severely)-Shall I never
be able to induce you to express your
1leas elegantly anid classically ? Why
couldn't you say "a 10iest where the
hand of mant has never left its .eot
print?"
IT is a singular fact that a snow-ball
thrown by a boy at a fat man mIsses
the mark eight times out of nine, but
i. tired at a lamp-post every shot
crushes through the Alags with uner
ring precision.
Tuzt water is very low In the springs
and rivers all over the country. It is
said that In Florida you can "Wade
down uploni the Sutwaniee River."
ONE of the lnexpiicable phienomna
of narture as thie ef'ect thiecemptylng of
a pan of ashes has in suddenly rever
slug the direction of tne winct.
Trux man who was confined in the
attic 0! a jail swore hie would bring an
action againsat the keeper for garroting
"SAi, why (do you wear your pants
so short?" "Why my mother-in-law's
dead a'nd I'm wearing em half' mast."
W nv is the letter r the most hopofuli
in the alphabet? Because It is the end
of error autt the beginning of right.
A eILD seeing a bill on a tolegraph
post : "Oh, mamma, look I A mes
sage has fallen downt."
WJA are always told to put our best
foot forward. A mule alwvays puts
his back ward, anid he puts It Str ong.
"'s easy enotagh after you get your
hand in," was the reply ot the 'rAimI
nail with the fetter on his wrist.
WH AT Is the best way to prevent Wa
ter coming into your house ? Docn't.
pay your water-tax
WnY are Addison's works like a
looking-glass? Because Ia them we
see t he poectator.
TIuat reason that they call them dog
(lays is~ because the dogs gets dazed in
the summner time.
'inu butcher complacentcly smacks
his chiaps as he meats the demands of
lis cuaramers.
Wacv does a dog go r'ound and round
after' his tail? Because he can't go
across lots.
Ta higher the bridge to a man'.
nose the more easily he ogoes to -sleep
In church.
MlANY a man who doesn't smoke in
this world will have to in the next.
'JTE sun is the oldest settler In the
west.
R IFLE elubs--Gangs of pickpockets.
A PRICK*LY pair--Needles and pins.
A TAKrNG person-The policeman.
Law'x order-Keep off the grass.
A MIas Is a good asi a smile.
#9Keson- Mopubuncn ULWPlaiete.
With the introduetion of the purely re
publican ideas,of Thomas Jeffqrson,R when
he rose frot the offie of Vice President to
that of President, the pomp of the 'court'
pame to an end. He abolished at once the
weekly levees. Fashionable society rallied,
but the . great.republican was Inflexible
the levees were not restored.' As to the
dinners, he preservsed the old' Virginia
style of free and easy hospitality. He
kept at 'the Presidential mansion about
eleven colored servants ahd a French cook,
a French.steward and an Irish coachman.
His bill in the Georgetown market aver- 1
aged $5 a day for the use of his table. The
President's 'mansion' was converted into a
general rendezvous and free club. No
etiquette was required or observed at these
dinners beyond the forms of ordinary good
breeding. The whole code of proeedure
was abrogated. The second rule of repub
lican etiquette laid down by Jefferson was
this: 'When brought together in society,
all are perfectly equal, whether foreign or
domestic, titled or untitled, In or out of
office. He further ordered that 'to main
tain the principles of equality, or pele
malo, and to prevent the growth of pre
cedence out of courtesy, the members of
the Executive will practice at theou own
houses, and recommend an adherence to
the current usage of the country,of gentle.
men in mass giving precedence to Indies in
mass, in-passing from one apartment into
another.' The lacles of Washington re
garded the abolition of the levees by Jol
erson as an invasion of their vested rights
and put their pretty heads together to con
suit what they were going to do about it.
The result of their deliberations was coer
cive, and they determined to apply it upon
Mr. Jefferson. So on the usual day for
holding the levees they took possession of
the White House in force. The President
was taking his usual horseback ride. On
his return he was told the circumstances.
He entered the room where the fair inva
ders were assembled, booted, spurred and
dusty and recived then in the most court
cous and graceful manner, but the levees
were ended, nevertheless. "Mr. Merry,
the English Minister of this time, was a
fanatic on the subjeot of etiquette. He
was thoroughly outraged and indignant at
the manner of his reception by President
Jefferson. He wrote as follows to Josiah
Quincy: 'L in my official costume, found
myself, at the hour he had hhnself ap
pointed, introduced to a man as President
of the United Staces not merely in an un
dress, but actually standing in slippers
down at the heels, and both pantaloons,
cravat and underclothes indicative ot an
utter slovenliness and indifference to ap
pearances."
A Ureat. Euterpyrie.
The Hop Bitters Manufacturing
Company is one of Rochester's great
est business enterprises. Their Hop
Bitters have reached a sale beyond all
precedent, having from their intrinsic
value found their way into almost
ever.v household In the land.-Graphio.
Points about Welding.-The scarf
should be suflcently larger than the
finished side to permit the weld to be
well drawn out after welding. The
joint surface of the scarf should be
slightly rounding, so that, when the
two pieces are placed together to weld,
there will be no air Inclosed between
them. They should be heated in a
clear fire of bright and not gaseous
coal. Thick pieces should not be heat
od too quickly, or the interior metal
will not be brought up to the required
temperature. They should be I requent
ly turned in the lire, to insure unifor
mity of temperature, and made as hot
as possible without burniiig them.
They should be withdrawn irom the
aire occasionally, and sprinkled with
sand, which serves to .exclude the air
from tihe surface an'tl prevent oxidation,
and a. the same time cools the outer
eurfacee and thin edges, giving the in
terior metal anid thicker ptrts time to
become heated all through. When time
pieces are placed upon the anvil o
weld them, they should b~e quickly
cleaned wit~h either a wire brush or a
piece of wc.od made ragged by having
been hammered. Tme scarfs should be
placed to wvell overlap each other, and
enould receive light and quickly suc
ceed ing blows at first, and heavier ones
aftei ward. As soon as the pieces arc
firmly )tinet, the hammer b.ows
should be uivered with a view to
close the edges of the scarf, so that the
joint or the weldi shall not sumow where
the job is finish, d. IL requires preci
sioni and quickness to do a nice job o1
welding. The metal miust be handled
while stIll hot enough to join well un-.
der time hammer's blows andh the work
should be thoroughly finished during
that Lime. A periect weld is seldom
obtained in the ordinary shops.
Card collectors lease buy seven bars
Dobbins' Electric Soap of any grocer
and write Cragin & Co., Philadelphia
Pa., for seven cards gratis, six colors
and gold, Shakespeare's "neyen Ages
of Man.' Ordinary price 25 cents.
Thi s the portion of J. B. Hlanny's
paper in which lie describ a how, after
many failures, lie crystalized carbon :
"A strong seel tube, 20 by 4 by 3/d
bore was filleJ, using four gramnmes of
illhium andI a mixture of bone oil care
fully rectilled, ninety per cent, and
paraniine spirit ten per cent., using
prop~ortionis because I had never had
any result with a high percentage of
bone oil, the tubes as tiled having
burst. The tube was closed with great
dialisulty, being three p~arts full of
liquid, and then heated to avisible red
heoat for fourteen hours, and allow to
co.>1 slowly. On opening the tube a
great volume of gas was given off, and,
only a little liquid remained. In the
end of the tubeo which had been the,
upper end in the furnace, the tube
lying obliquely, there was a hard
smooth mass adhering to the side of
the tube, and entirely covering the
bottom. It was black, and appeared
to be composed principall1y of iron and
lithium. When la was pulverIzed in a
mortar, hard resistig substance was
met, and this turned out to be artifical
diamond or crystaillne carbo.
Tlhose who 1us0 Carhjoline, as now
hmproved andI perfected, the great
petroleum haIr renewer, are always
distinguished by the beautiful sort
texture of the hair produced by the
use of that most exquisite of all toilet
preparattorn"
Dr. Cornea, of the Naples Academy,
finds in hisa later researches that lght
favors the transpiration of plants
which attains its maximum shortly
after mid-day ; that, other things beling
equal, the organ trnsmpire 4 most which
is the most highly colored, and that it
emits most water when exfmosed to that
part of the solar spectrum wvhere it ab
sorbs most light; and thab only these
luminous rays which are absorbed
favor the transpiratlon of an organ.
Thirty-hour years of conistantly in
creasing use have established a reputa
tidn for Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup sec
ond to no similar preparation. It re
lieves instantly and cures all Coughs,
Colds. *to
.No l'ospital Needed
No palatial hospital needed for
Bitters patients, nor large-salaried
talented ufors to tell what Hop Bit
;ers will do or cure, as they tell their
)Wn story by their certain and abso.
ute cures at honie.r-Neto York Wnde.
).endentf.
The Siemens-Martin steel Is greatly
tsed In ship-building and beller-mak
mig, Mr. berglus Kern; of St. Peters
)urg, stites that In the manufacture of
)lates h10 las Rot10ed that the lemens-.
iartin in -obi Stand better heat and:roll
nore softly than Bessemer ingote, eon
aling the same quantty of carbon.
loreover, Stouen -Martin ingots 'con
;an, as a rule, less manganese than
LBeseuep Ingots, and as plates oon
;aining much manganese and more
.lable to oxidlxo, the MIemens-Martii
)lates are preferable for the above
nentioned purposes.
V LdETINE does not deceiye invalids
into false hopes by purging and creat
ing a fictitious appetite, but assists
nature in clearing and purifying the
whole system, leading the patient
gradually to perfect health.
Under the direction of a chemist, the
ratty matters contained in the suds
From Paris laundries are colloted Qnd
itilized in the manufatiure of to Ilet
toaps.
X. Montigny finds that a very vivid
icintillation of the attrs indicates agi.
atLion or a tall of teniperature in the
aipper regions of the air, and conse
juently the approach of bad weather.
You Biss& Try It.
Do not despair even if you. have suffered
for years from weak kidneys and torpid
bowels. The celebrated Kidney-Wort has
cured- hundreds of cases of from flive to thirty
yeari standing. It is nature's great romocy.
-Press.
VEGETINE!
GREAT RELIEF,
Sick Hfeadache.
B. R. STEVENS, BSARD, Miss,, April 24, 1878.
Dear air.-I certify that my wife has fre.
Iuently used your Vegetine for sick lleadache
xud experienced great Reliet from its use
L. A. DOUR.
WITI GOOD SUCCESS.
Dropsy and Kidney Complaint.
H R DT s o1INKS, Iowa, Sept. 10, 1973.
11 .STEVENS Bloston*
Dear Sir-I tink very highly of your Vege
Line, having used it for Dropsy and Kid ey
DompIaint with good success. I have also "e
lommended it to others who have been greatly
ObUOeIlued by Itsa w.
D. R. EGGLESTON,
o.0 809 Walnut St.
Vegetine.
Female Weakness.
ii. R. STEVENS: PuILADELPuIA, July 21, 1577.
Dear sir-I have boon afflicted with Female
Weakness and Womb Disease for many years.
Last March my hitsband got me a bottle of your
Vegtlne, and before I had finished taking It I
round rellef; t he second and thlid bottles gave
me still further relief, and I h -artily recom.
mend it to all females suffering from Femalo
Weakness.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. ELIZABETH Ii. JOHNSON,
246 North Seventh Street.
I am personally acquainted with the above
~eet neand sold them a number of bottles of
J. 0. EBER H ARID, M. D.
Vegetine has never failed to effect a cure.
tv g tott and strength to the system debi.l
PRE IPAR1ED BYV
M0 R. STE E S BosTON, Mss.
Vegetine insold b.y All D~ruggt.
S m
CELEBRATE0
gSTOETCH
Sleep, Appetite, Strengths
loturn wvhen Ilostetter's stomach BItters Is
ystematically used by a bilious dyspeptie sut
erer. Mforeor, since the brain sympathizoe
losely with tho atomach and its associate or.
~ans, the liver and the bowels as their de.
angemeit is rectilled by the action of the Bit
OFerantal despondency produced by that
For sale by alt Drugg ists and Dealers
genera ity.
BJYRN'S POCKET MICROSCOPE.
(ar'ent Masgn HiyIng Po wer..
-- xrne i ~n ite Ey IIiwunrds,
xataimm gi oets to or,,
lie de, T, elnt aw, n
10aCent in SN A. FN I.by
A ddress M. L. DYJRN, -4e Nassau Sireet, N. V.
PLAYS I PLAYS!i PLAYS I PLAYS!
ror teard ng Ctlbs, for Anmatur hieatm'oaii, Tenm
I1thioptan a'lys Ottidoe Books. Spakers, Pan 1o.
meins Tableaux ligIa. t agnos timc I r pAhtso
farle ' Wax Works Wigs, Ieards andi Mon~staor os
ICaaogi es sen fre colin ngfl 'scrplt
Ladles eoiLra "~.'A",l aej cent
Dr.I# MI. (I. it A TO I ox '' et's Mills, Maine.
taes
~~Sdeutvm b~hembset ElDmty.
g
The Oig edo no
Tha Ae at Usthe omeo
Tie Uvor,s ti Bowels and tbei .
drea tul-dis~e"W a t ur0tou T1W
TERRIBLE SUPPE1RINO.
BllouaNess, Headache, Dyspepsia, Jawn.
dIce, Constipatie and Pilos, or Ei.
. oy Complalnte, Gravel, Diabetes
er Rheumatie Pains *ad Aches,
ate developed because the blood poisno,
with the nurnors tM houl 3y"
expelled naturally.
RXIDNEY-WORT
wil 'en r t~r altht a tip ana all these
de rog evIs it pa shed egle
an~h jOW.Ilv'o utt t r
hoUsands3 oneured, ry tv yon
ail ad opern o the numbear. Ta e It
andhealth wiIc ace more glddenyourheart.
W" OutrfvseseINm theternest efAeb W Ibeet
lk T.rsedistessfteaftipeu&aasd leW
Kw aa.WORT will cure you. Try a pack
age at once and be satisied".
It te a dry Vegetabte compound and
One Packagemakessix quarts of Nedlelao.
our uggie ha. t or W11 it fEr
you.Ins~t upn Aaving It. Xrie. 1.00.1
WZE& , R10EARDB01 A G., prprietors.
i ou ar a ta. "Y = are.
oflna neFk .loan of let
onod by tlo strain of tonatolfnoverra
your dues avoid "Ig"t tvr* , to ros:
etunlulantsand u16s tor brain norveana
Hop Bitters. Waste. use Hop as
If yousore younlrand utring f rMany in.
disoretion or dissipa uio I Ware r
noed or single, old or youngP sleriiig froma,
poorhoalthor Ian ulah n on a eof sick
nen, rely on 11o p Bltter.
Whoever you are Thousands dio an.
whenever you feel nually t r o in some
that y o ur systmi = 1& ~d e
nood 0oeurin , ton- An 601t
tgor atIrnu Mting 0 *a~ rnprev3,o
wihoutntox IIg, yt amoly
take Hop HOp8itters
Bitters.
Have you de
pepsita, idnlaey .o
or urarcon
plaint, dso0so i an absolute
bowrele, blood ourfr
eUs ir
o i tobacoo or
curedIt yo usenareoticv.
Hop Bitters Ff
Ityonarelm. soidhydru
Weak and gt-.. Rieadier
owepirited,try NEVER ieulAr.
UT, S OP OMrENa
l fe. thue a'Fo Co.,
saved hun- Roehester, M.lT.
dreds. a rorento,ont.
Sterling Music Books.
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY METHOD
FOR1 THE PIANOFURTEI.
In three parts; each $1.50, or complete, 08.2-.
Th a is at method of estatblishod reputatiLon,
which has been in cons ant, 'use in the great.
Conservatory, and Is getting to be everywhero
known and valuod. Has received decided cola.
lnendations from the best teachers.
Dictionary of snieal Information.
($1.26).) Very convenient book of rolerenco.
Grove's Dictionary of Mausic and
Musicians. Vol. 1. ($d.tJ) A grand onoyolo
pedla.
Stainer and Barrett'n Dictionary of
1u1nical Ternas. (Complete, *5.00). A fa
IOUs and UsaIul work.
Itichter's Counterpoint. ($2.00.) Rich.
ter' Fsane. ($2.14.) Two btand ard works on
Comnposion.
Tlhe Welceose Chorus, ($1.00) for Uigh
S2chOils, and Song Bells, (50 cts.) for Common
Schools, Should be In the milud of every teacher
in need of now books.
Johnson's New Jiethod for Hiar.
noly. ($1.) By A. N Johnson. Is uuxceUed
for ease, simplicity and thoronghness.
TeunPeranco Light (12 cts.), Tenpe.
rance Jewelm (31Stn ). and iRuii's Teu.
p -erance Ge Book (40 02ts.). are our thre
beat, Toemporance books. TRY TH EM I
Amly book ma~led, post-tree, for abovo prices.
OLIVER DITSON & 00., Boston,
5. E. DITMON. * CO.,
1225 Chestnut Ntreet. Philadlewhi..
YOU CAN BUY THE BLATCHLEY
PUMP
Unlined,or with Coppier ,Porceiln,or 1tren
Linings. Each one stenciled with my anme asi
mannfacturer is warranted in marterial and coan
atruction. For sale by the best houses~Ir in the
tradle. If year do not know where to get 1thh,
primp. wrIto to man as below, and I will senld
name of agent nearest you, who will supply you
CHAB. 0. BL ATCHLEY, Mlanufaceturer,
808 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.
JOJGa n Et Lea Tele ra n IEarn $40 to
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Forms. It tells how to performi all the various In
Lie of life, and how to appear to thae best advantage
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