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A . 'THE PATRIOT PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT GREENSBORO, W. O. fr V A ESTABLISHED IX 182U.J I ;. of tbe oldest, and UtKv rsprs ,n tb 8uul r f. prrrr, PmliUker Jt . fr f i-lU. WLUMXh $1.06. - KATES OK ADVERT ISINO. .! rr-. I Ira -at Jui Cm lj si. fiJM i i i I I 6 H 1 19 6 -i 10 1H 24 7 10 IS 20 30 1 4 , 15 1- 25 36 t- IJ ' 1- -W 30 M 1 ",,,.. 1.. 20 30 LO ' !-. -.1 35 SO W 140 w ! twntj-fiTO ood loeoU ttlj por r i t. wfk, 7; VfftarU' if ft. i : Adnaiiiictrvlor oo- mdrmmet. Professional Cards. M OTT A CALDWELL. GKlIKNSltOKO, N. C. II. tr&fL.cvia IU MururtMncii i. . ! r-1. A'mt. KAinIoipb, ITii- . ... in ll uprtn Coorl of tk .. ih lr.Irl Court at GrBbort i iH. i lUakrutrj, aa4 ia csrta . 'ir i:--n viTo t tuaaa of aioa7 4.1 .iLrr eurui. I) r. U. Ii. (irrsorr KL.SPECTrLLY itrrr.Ks ins PROFESSIONAL SERVICES " - - the Citizen of Gretnboro. n Till: A1C AS THOSE l J..ujrrI ty otber Iracticiog I'kyticuin of the City. X . . tl. 1-7-Vlj. J Oll A. 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I cordially Inrite mj many friend an.l f.i r customers to call and eiamine my "ENTIRELY NEW stock which in now rfij for inapecttoa I ha'l receive new irooda CTrrr woek to which your attention will b caliod. Reopectfallj, Aj iiS l., l-71y WM. R. IKKJAKT. 1 err aiilr. ' , . , Jo. A. Weathcrly, three In ruf Mwr., fron, three to Ave yare -I II ould. irLa.. be to tbe iatereot f lb urcba.r. io bargain fr tbem. -I let tbem romain till tbe first of No, r heWn.fit of tLe.ulk aod pa a-via Established in 1821. Dropping Awty. ' , Br.c. y. Dropplag wj from as oo by ont ' ' 8ome to tb brUUlt ad mom to tbe tomU LcviiK so o!c fur tboogbt or lore, Sato tbo Urio cLmoi so1 YoiceleM gloom. Droppiog awaj Itko tho (oldoa rttva' Tbal aotama'a fiogar baa toaaed aod borlod, ' ,miij vcftd iron tno parar rumr, ' And baadloaf eaot oo m wlntrj world. ' .. . Droppiog away f bar girllah vow Broatbad oa aa altar tba world tboagbt trna. Uarrlaco robo aod tba ormogo flower. Now oxcbAOfod for a erawn of roa ! Dropplof away from tbabannta of mto,' Work anCoiabad, and goerdoa dowoo, Soma going oat tbro tba abocka of Time, Aad otbera lifa'a joarnay bat balf bognn. LVoppiag away from tbo beartb aad board No mora raaaiog oa Tima's dark a bore, A loouohj tney've taood Tor tbolr wearr f Mt, Aod lika Noab'a dora -will rtttini no mor. Dropping away aa tba goldaa baama la tbo aappbira orioat k India tbo aye. Or aioking bobiod tbo aunaot linoa, Aa tbo laatgteam palaaia tbo waatward aky. ; Gone are tbey all from tbo old baartbatone, Draw ia tbo clrvla to bido tbo gap, " Sot back tba aeaU till we wider again It may bo lor yeara, aod nerar maybap. Erar adown tbo rirer of Time . Or atream of Death are. tbo ontward boand; Dooa with oar mootioga aad partings bore Till wa a eat tbem tba re in fall glory c roamed. Wild ia tbe bowl of tbo wieter wind. Dark is tbe nigbt and bleak aad cold. Crowd up around tbe blaxing log, And Ulk of tbe miaaed from tbo family fold. Wbile faces torn to tbe gleaming wall To look for tbe sbadows, ob ! bold yoar bratb ' As tba ligbla grow dim, and gboata glide by, Andallaitdombia tbe shadow of Deatb! EJibrooi, BUtUmri commtj, VU Put Yourself in Her Place. Tbe long summer day bad crept lowly away, and it was nearly five o'clock. Tbe boors at the railway station were marked aa-bv some gigantic clock, that told tbe laggard mtnnte by avreamiog -whistle and I clanging bell. Tbe 4:30 accommo dstlon bad gone east, tbe western express, due there at -455, bad thundered through tbe village, gone 00 over tbe great viadact, aud dis appeared round tbo vast curve bc yood. So one counted the hours by the trains. Lydia by name, a girl 01 the best New England type, quiet. and yet with an immense capacity (or doing and daring should love and the occasion demand. The lo cat freight would come next and then then she would se bim again. She laid aside Ler work, put some split zephyr vanity upon ber bead rand went oat toward tbe railroad. As she approached the station she saw ber brother, the station master, opening tbe little freight boase on tbe farther side of tbe track. By this she knew that the local freight "would stop this time. Her heart beat the faster and she quickened her step. On reaching tbe passenger sta tion were tbe village street crossed the railway, she looked op and down tbe line and then crossed over and tnrned to the left and walked beside the track towards tho freight bouse. To understand all that took place on the occasion, and fully appreciate her consummate skill in controlling tbe events so quickly to ctowd up on ber, we must study the construc tion of the road at this point. Tbe main line for more than a mile to tbe right, or towards the cast, was peilectly straight and comparative ly level. To tbe left, or the west, it crossed a deep valley by a lofty stone viaduct, and beyond the val ley it curved toward tbe north and mounted the hill by a long grade. Just east of tbe passenger station a branch road entered the main line and there was, as might be sup posed, a cross over switch. Beyond tbe passenger station, on the west, was a short siding ending in a small freight bhed and coal yard. At this point there was also another cross over switch. Lydia walked on past the freight house, and, crossing the side track, found a large flat rock beside tbe way and there, under the shade of an ancient apple tree, she sat down to wait till ber lover should come. He comes t Sbe heard the three long whistles sounding far down tbe line, and a bright blush mouut ed to her face. The train would stop. That was tbe signal for tbe station master. Her brother came out of the Jreight bouse, spoke pleasantly to ber and then walked on toward the switch at tbe bead o f tbe siding. Suddenly the main line track be toro her began to sing in , sharp metallic murmurs. The train had entervd that section of tbe road and be wa.. near. Then there came tbe soaud of escaping steam. The en gine wa.t slowing down and tbe steam, no longer employed, was bursting with a loud roar from the safety valve as if impatient of delay. With ajar that shook tbe ground, the immense freight -engine rolled past her, and the engineer, leaning ont of his window, nodded to ber as be slid past. Then the cars, in I ii i i i ST il ' ' - .... 1 I . 4 ' ' ' M loDg prooessioo. . came into tight aod moved past, with alowlr do-. creasiaf -apeed. ..Foot braknjeo busy at tbe brakes, went paat, and till be came not. At lajt, tbe rear car appeared, and av yoanr rata swuoir bimaelf down from: tbe iron ladder oa tbe car nd prang to the ground at ber rWt. A aooty man, cUi lu blue can ?ai now black wtui amik aad dasU Ooly brake maul. .Not a trifle better tbe . oouuuctor of a freigbt train. A vex affo he had leea glad to uke- tbe Dtace of, a brakemaol and already b bad been promoted. Love did it. lie bad met and loved Lydia in the . days of his . foolish idleness, and abe had insisted that be. do some manly, work or sue coald not yet, she coald and did loveblm: bathe mast show Lira - self worthy of ber love. Already be had advanced, and sbe was well pleased with his progress, and tbey had become engaged. A grimy, dusty man In unlovely garments, but in her eyes he was a man made for better things. As be stood beside ber. one could see in bis clear eyes and sensible face that he bad cood stall in him and was worthy of her love. It becomes as not to linger while they ,ialk .quietly together beside tbe track. Tbe train moved slower and slower till, finally, it stopped with tbe last car, just beyond tbe switch. The iron uorse was moved on, the station master signalled with his arm in a curioaa fashion, and each or tho four oratemen re peated tbe motion in torn- White puffs of steam rose high in the air from the farther end of the train. A curious rattling sound spread through the train, and the last car oacKeu down, lurneu asiue, ana entered the siding. Tbe station master left tbe switch, and came hastily toward tbe lovers. " Good day, Alfred. .Light freight to day, only one car by the aray, tbe brake chain i broken, and you bad better drop tbe car at the re pair shoos. The freight can be thrown out without leaving the car.n So saving, the station master went on into the freight house iol lowed by tbe rattling and rnmbling cars. Tbey gradually lost their speed and then came to a stop with tbo end of the train lost in tbe dark cavern ot the Ireicht house. There was a shout from tbe building, and then one of tbe brakemen began to-toove his arms as a signal to go on. Again tbe white puffs of steam shot up in tbe distance, aud witb a iar andv quiver tbe train, started again. "4 Car after rolled past tbem. There were hurried whispers, a warm band shake aod perhaps a kiss, and then the vouoc man swung for- ward, grasped the ladder ou tbe last I car, climbed quickly to tne top ana i sat down. She stood gazing after I bim as he was drawn away from her, and smiled and waved farewell I to bim with her handkerchief. Here. Ltdia, you mast help me." I It was ber brother who stood be side hr with a bunch of keys in bis hand. M The assnger train follows Ibis at once, aod I must go to .tne sta tion. Will you please'CTose the switch after tbem V Sbe took tbe keys mechanically, and then tnrned again to gaxe after I ber lover seated on tbe lat car of I tbe retreating train. It bad passed I out of the switch and was crossing tbe great viadnct and moving more and more swiftly away. To close and lock the switch was neither difficult nor dangerous, and she quietly walked onv toward tbe end of tbe siding till she came to the switch post. Here she leaned against the wooden frame for a lit tie space, shading ber eyes from the sun with her band and watch ing the train. It had run around the valley and was turning into the great curve that crept upward in a long grade over tbe bill beyond. It was now a mile away and she could no longer distinguish any one on tbo cars. Sbe turned slowly away, seized the iron bar of the switch and easily threw it over into place, so as to leave the main line open for tbe next train. Sbe looked back down the road aud saw that the passenger train had entered tbe line from the branch and was just pulling op at tbe station to discbarge passengers. It may seem surprising that a pas senger train should be allowed to lollow a freight train so closely. .Bad engineering as this arrange ment was, ft was not so serious as it seemed, for this passenger train I did not follow tbe freight except for three miles, when it reached tbe end of its trip and was turned off upon a siding. She turned once more to look af ter the retreating freight train. It was in fall view, climbing the grade oa the great curve. Suddenly sbe pat np both hands to suado ber eyes, and leaned for ward on the switch frame. What h-id bappeued I Two tiny potX of steam ro.e from tbe engine. It was the signal to stop. V Ab ! the train has parted ! Faint and fir away came the short, sharp danger whistle. A single car bad oroken loose from tbe train, and bad been left behind. It was stand ing alone on the track. No I It was moving backward. It 'as beginuiog to roll down tbe grade. It was moviug faster and faster. There was a man upon it ber lover. Involuntarily she, spread out her arms and let them fall to ber side three pr four time in succession tbe signal to put on tbe brake. ",Uow foolish! He cannot see me. and " She leaned against the switch frame and shook with fear and agony. The brake was broken. Swifter, and .swifter rolled the the disabled car. It was comiug down the track, gaining speed at every rod yEDNESBAT, NOVEMBEK 28, 1877. She prang to the middle of track and tried to aboat to tbe en gioeer.of tbe train at tbe station. She made tbe motions to back down oat bf danger.1 Her ton go e clove to tbe root of ber 'month, and ber cry became an articulate moan. ' On ward came the car. Sbeconld ae her lover upon it,1 frantically waring bis arms from rigbt to left, What did It mean 7 Her brain seemed to be on' fire.' She coold do nothing bat gaze on the adrano- I Ing car In damb horror. Ah! The passengers I Coold she I not save tbem T I wun a violent wrencb ane opened I tbe awiteh again and stood bo lain tbe bar m both haods Better so oeicer one me lost tnan a aoxen.i I Her feet seemed bolted to tbe 1 ground, sue mnst suy, and see I bim killed, and by her own hand. ine raua oegan to mnrmnr witb tbe tread of tbe advancing car, now I rushing fariously onward to destrnc I tion. I Ah I Why bad she not thought or it oerore t The crops over switch ! Could sbe reach it in time she might save bim. Sbe snatched tbe key from the switch and ran with frantic I speed bp the line. Sbe never knew bow she opened the switch. With moans and cries-she threw herself across the line and began to run down the otber side. Gould she reach that switch before the car T Its roaring rang in her ears. Panting, with almost bursting bosom, she reached the switch, opened It, and stood clinging to it as the car came thundering over tbe viadnc 8be looked up at her lover upon tbe car. He had seen and under stood tbe change in tbe switches. His car, helpless though it was, would cross over to the down track and roll harmlessly along the level line till its force was spent. He was saved, and by her ready wit and skill. The passengers in the train were also saved. Great heavens 1 What's thr-t f Tbe express! Tbe down express was coming I AH was vain. He was lost. She saw him throw up his arms in de spair. The very plan sbe bad de vised to save him would be his des truction. Better far to have thrown hiui ou upon tbe siding as she in tended. Now be would meet a more dreadful deatb, and tbe destruction would include scores of lives Instead of a dozen. All this flashed through her mind like lightniog.vShe felt her knees give way beneath her, and she clung to tbe switch in despair. She shut her eyes to hide the com - iog disaster. Hark! Tbe whistle on the ex- press. I hey had seen tbe immi- neot collision and were doing their oesc to avert tt. obe, too, must do something. vv un a pound sbe sprang to the nert switch, tore it open and stood panting and moaning beside it, with tbe bar in ber band. Sbe must save tbe train even If she buried ber lover under tbe splintered wreck of tbe car. Onward came the car, thundering over tbe viaduct aod inst ahead of the train. It turned quickly at the switch, crossed over and shot past a .a wwa ner into tne siding lie bad one look at her upturned face. It was full of love and helpless misery. Sbe was sending him to certain des- struct ion to save tbe express train. Tbe instant tbe car passed sbe closed the switch and sprang back again to tbe otber switch and closed it, just in time to see tbe express train sweep past in safety. In an Instant tbe helpless car ran into the freight bouse with an awful splintering crash. Tbe express pulled np opposite the station, and I in a moment a crowd of people ran shouting ad frantic up the line. Some of ttie had seen the whole perform anc3 and knew what it meant, bnt for the majority of tbem it was a tragic mystery. They found Lydia upon the ground by the switch, and with the keys still clutched in ber band. What had she done T What had happened to her T She could not answer. Nature bad mercifully taken away ber senses. Tbey took her np tenderly and carried her to the station, and laid her upon a seat in tbe waiting room. The passengers of the two trains crowded the room and offered every aid, for in some vague man ner they began to understand that she was tbe creditor to tbe value of all their lives. She had paid for their safety with costly sacrifice. The freight train backed down to the cross over switch, and the en gineers of the three traius met and began to examine tbe positions of the switches. A number of men also came from the express train, and among them was the one who seemed io authority, ne, too, ex amined tbe line care fully, .and the engineers explained the matter io him, and listened to his remarks witb becoming deference. Tbe little room iu tbe station was packed with people, idlers and others, and tbey could with diflical ty bring him in. "No," said one of the ladies who were trying to restore the girl. " It may jq too great a shock for her. She must not see him yet." . Make way there, gentlemen. The superintendent of the road is here.w Tbe crowd moved slightly, and the superintendent advanced into the room. He took his hat and spoke quietly to the people near, and then be -stooped over- the un conscious girl and kisped ber, like as a father. She saved all oar lives, and I fear she thinks she paid dearly for them." ' r ' " Suddenly she opened1 her eyes and sat op bewildered.f ' Where is he! Is be much hart ! Oh I perbaps he is." Let me alone, I tell yoa V cried the I a big, bold voice in the crowd. - 1 mast go to ber." He escaped from those who W fill Id detain him, and in a momeat was oeside ber. . ouuio vi .me peopie jaagned in foolish j oyf others cried. Tbe more delicate and sensible were silent. I for the meeting was not for words or description. .iier a aiigDC pause the soperm tendent said to the yoang man : nJV a . "1 congratulate yon, sir. Yoa were on tbe car r "lea, sir. I was on the car and saved myself at the last moment by jumping oil. I landed on a pile of g 1 fine coal and got a rongh tnmbl and that was all. The car is a heap oi spunier." I Aden tbe superintendent called l tne yoang man nearer to him and I spoke to bim privately, and pres entiymeyuotn shook bands as if I greatly pleased over something. - 1 lhe yoang man sat down beside toe girl and whispered in her ear. I 41 l7ve got tbe place Lydia. We are all right now." Then the bells rang, and the peo ple began to disperse towards their train 8. As tbey departed a small creature prooaoiy a stockholder oojectea to tne proceedings and remaned to tne superintendent that "it was not best to give fat offices to hrakemen for doing noth ing." " Precisely, " said the superinten dent ."But the woman did some- thing, and if you wish to know the I rail measure of her splendid dead, go put yourself in ber place. A Strange Story. Romance of a Carrett County Farm er teho Married . His Sister Liv ing Fire Years Together as Hus band and Wife. Oakland Hi.) Correspondence Wheel ing Register. Thirty-three years ago a family named 13enton, consisting of father, mother, son and daughter, resided in one oi me western states near a small town called Blank. i Tbe father was wealthy andnv- ed in style, and his daughter Ma bel, a child between two aod three years o! age, was always elegantly a . a uresseu, auu ueorge, tne sou. a boy of seven, was preparing to eu ter an Lastern school. Ono day little Mabel disappeared, and ber parents never saw or heard of her acain, although they spent thou- I sands of dollars search in i? for her. The heart broken mother died soon after the loss of her darling, aud the father wandered over this coun- try and Europe, and finally settled 1 in New York, where he died, George grew to manhood, aud the memory of his lost sister as al most effaced from his mind. In bis twenty-seventh year, wbile vis iting a married triena.iie tell tnlove with tbe governess of bis friends children, a beautitul girl, about twenty-three, aud alter some mouths they were married and liv ed happily for five or six years, a boy and a girl being boru to thorn during that time. By tbe death oi an uncle in Sau Fraucisco George was left a consid- erable fortune, aud tbe lawyer who conveyed tho intelligence to him also stated that his sister's career had been traced. A tramp on bis death bed iu a St. Louis police sta tion confessed that be aud two companions bad stolen little Mabel Benton for her clothes aud a locket which he wore, and that she had continued with them for several years, when her bright, pretty face attracted the attention of a kind hearted lady in Oniowho adopted her and sent ber to school, where she remained until ber patroness died. Mabel then became a teach- er in a large school in Cincinnati, but as ber health began to iau sue applied for a position as governess, and was now in the family of Mr. M., or at least that was the last place be bad heard of ber being in. 44 What was tbe name of the fam ily she was with V asked George. "tiI if was the answer. What name did my sister have V "Mabel Ferris." "My God F cried George, in ago- .. n. . :r. ny. . "ohe nas oeen ;my who ior five years." Upon further investigation this proved to be the truth, and tbe girl nearly went crazy, as she was a devout Episcopalian. A separa tion ensued, all property being equally divided. The children were placed with friends, as neith er parent could bear the sight of what was to tbem the fruit of a crime against God and man. The poor girl is still living in a quiet city in New England, while the husband brother, after spending all bis property save a fexr hundred dollars in dissipation, shut himself off from all communication with bis friends aud is to day a poor far mer io this county of Garrett, among strangers and where few know his sauly remarkable story. How to Stop Coughing. In a lecture once delivered by the celebrated Dr. Browu Sequard, ho fTave the following directions, which may prove serviceaoie to persons troubled with a nervous cough : "Coughing can be stopped op pressing on the nerves of the lips in the neighborhood of the nose. A pressure there may prevent a cough whea it is beginning. Satez ing may be stopped by the same mechanism. Pressing, also, in the neighborhood of the ear may stop coughing. Pressing very hafd op IhA Inn ot the month inside is also a, means of stopping coughing. Ami I mav s.iv sav the will has immense p:we,r, t0- Tnere was a French surgeou who used to say, whenever he entered the wards of V thm hnnita.l. The first natient wbo 1 .7. . . - , eoaehs I will deprive or 100a to Hc' It waa exceedinzlv rare that a patient coughed then." ate "I I An Awkward Bridegroom. How He Resented a Reproof and Abandoned His Bride at the . Altar. Tbe guests at a recent expected marriage in a certain church of the West Side were treated to a singu lar and rather startling sensation at the very moment when the con nubial knot was to be tied. The bride and groom were a' vonn? couple, and bad made all the nec essary preparations for the antici pated happy event that was to unitd them as one, and it was thought by the respective frieoda of the pair that tbe course of true love bad run quite smoothly with them, and a genuine mutual affec tion existed bo t ween them. The invited company had entered the house of worship, and the attpn. oants on tbe couple had taken their places around the altar, while the minister remained in waiting to perform tbe ceremony. The bride, attired in all the gorgeous finery customary on such, occas- sions, alighted from the carriage. and tbe groom, stepped blithely and lightly after her and upon her long trail. As be did so the fair lady ottered a low cry. and ex claimed sharply, "Oh, dear j how awkward you are V7 1 The young man's face colored as he stumbled off the rich garments. and he gave his arm to tbe lady while laboring under a confused mind. The pair walked into the church and down the aisle to the altar. All eyes rested upon their movements, and a murmur of voic es arose as they came in and took their iositions before the minister. The ceremony proceeded, the min ister asked the bride if she would accept the groom for ber wedded husband, and received the usual affirmative answer, and was about to interrogate the young man, when tbe latter impulsively and unex pectedly said to the bride : "Oh, dear ; how awkward you are P and quickly turning on his heel walked out of tbe edifice without another word of explanation, leaving the astonished bride standing at the altar in mute bewilderment, and the minister and guests in blank amazement. The young man went his way in a carriage, and the dis appointed bride'and the maids who sought to comfort ber left the chinch for their homes. The oc currence was an actual one, and ha created no small amount of gossip in the vicinity where the church is situated. Chicago Times. "Oh Ye Fears." 1 Here is a story illustrative of the fact that tears are a powerful weapon in tbe hands ot a matrimo nially inclined modern Niobe: There was a Southern merchant : a handsome, dashing fellow, who astonished all his relatives a few years ago by marrying a. very plain girl, the sister of his business part ner. The marriage has turned ont reasonably happy, but it has al ways retained a mystery to the so ciety belles, who were ready to fall into his arms, at a word. It was tears (aud not "idle tears,7') that trapped bim. One evening he call ed at his partner's house and found only the young lady at home. ery artfully sbe led the conversa tion to her owu affairs, and told him that she was a perfect slave to her sister, tyrauized over and ill treated, and that life had become such a burden to her that she should rid herself of it unless she could change ber home. The visi tor tried to comfort her, but in vain. Marriage was very far from his thoughts tbn, and he had no ove to give anywhere. Niobes tears fell faster and faster, and at ast tbey came in an hysterical torrent. His ejaculations of sym pathy were in vain, when she cried: "Oh, where shall I got who will give me a homef "I would if I dared offer it, good girl," said the male victim, and quick as ightingcame.the response: "What would my sister say if ydu married met" What could the man $0 un der such circumstances I A toler able fair face was lying on his bos om, a pair of grateful, loving eyes she did love him dearly) were ooking up into his own, and a del icate little hand had sought and found his He did what any dis engaged gentleman would have been likely to do, pressed bis suit, secured her unrelnctant consent, iuformed her sister of it, married her, and did bis best to make her happy. She, in turn, made him a good wife.- Little by little he dis covered her stratagem bat be never told his wife of it. 200.000,000 Men Killed fa War. A French statistician has been computing the number oi human beings killed in war daring the present century. Me has selected tor hisstimatts tbe wars of the French Empire from 1801 to 1815; the Spanish wars of loou and 1S10: onr war of 1812 : the Greek war ot lSirJ: the civil wars or spam since 182.3; the Itusso-Iurkish war of 1828 : the French invasion 01 Algiers: the Franco-Belgic war against Holland ; the Polish Jnsur rections ; the wars between Mehem et Ali and tl?e Sultan, and of the Swiss Soaderbund : oar war with Mexico : the revolutions of 1849 tbejssaibetween Italy and Austria; the Crimean war ; tbe Indian mu tinv: the French expedition to Svria : the Franco-Italian war of 1S53 : our Civil war : the Danish war; the -Paraguayan war; the French invasion of Mexico; the Anatro Prussian war of 1866; tbe Caban insurrection, tbe Franco German war of 1870 ; and tbe pres ent Itnsso-Turkish war, and be finds that 200.000.000 men have been victims of these straggles. .3i AUO'i ..if- Nei7 Series No, 504 i. From tba Winston Sentinel.; r What I CriveA Song.' ' . BY WHO.'. . , I never have sought tbe applaaae of tbe world. j 'V'" " Nor do I desire tbe praises of men, For tbo greatest to death in' a moment are horlod, ' ; ' And nanght's left behind tbem bat dust and a name. ' "r Then should I e'er wish,7 'twin 'not be to be great, ' ' Nor will I sigh fortle bright babble of fame, ' ' ' ', Bat wish for a friend in my own humble To joarnay with me to tbe land whence I come. I crave bat one heart that is loyal aud trae. , v A heart that a tale of disaster will move, And while here on this earth to think, act and do, Aa would the bright angels in heaven above, A friend who will tarn to the poor in die ' tiess, When the wail of their cry shall fall on her ear, And ther est and with a heart ever ready to bleu, . And give all she can if it be bat a tear HOUSEHOLD RECIPES- It is well to know that the caustic effect of lime accidentally introduc ed iuto the eye, may be entirely neutralized by the use of cold sugar water. The lime and' sugar form a compound that, has no action on the eyes. Cure for IFormr. Butternut syr up one tablespoonfui ; composition two tablespoonfuls j castor oil one taDiespoontai. utve in small doses until relief is obtained, For Colic. One onnce of cloves j two ounces of ginger root, pared: two ounces of allspice : three drachms of oil of lavender j one and a half pints of alcohol ; mix the ingredients together. Set in the sun for ten davs, shake often, then strain and it will be fit for use. Dose a teaspoon ful on sugar every hour, till relieved. Wash For Woolen Blankets. For one pair of blankets take half a bar of soap, cut it into a quart of water, set it on the stove and let it dis solve; add one tablespoon of am monia, one tablespoon of pulverized borax. This makes soft soap. Put in enough cold water to cover tbe blankets well : before you put- in the blankets put another tablespoon of borax in water. Let tbem soak one honr under the water; they must bs well covered. Let clean water run on them, simply turning until all the suds is out ; do not rub or squeeze at all. Hang out with out ringing them.' Flannel can be washed the same way. . Use cold water entirely. Molasses Lemon Pie. One cupful sugar, one cupful molasses, one cupful water, one and a half table spoonful floor, two lemons and one egg. This makes one pie. Corn Starch Cake. Two cups of corn starch, one cup flour, two tea spoonsful baking powder, one cup sugar, balf cup butter, whites oi four eggs, two cups of milk or wa ter. For Dyspeptics.fE&t a peeled apple every Oght before going to bed. A sure cure for this distress- , complaint, as those can testify who have suffered for over twenty years with it. Potato Puff. Two cups of cold mashed potatoes ; stir in two table spoousful of melted butter, beaten to a cream j add two well beaten eggs, one cup ot cream or milk; pour into a dish ; bake in a quick oven, - Dumplings. Take a quarter of a pound of butter; beat it a little ; add two whole eggs beaten until light, and a quarter of a pound of flour, and nutmeg to taste, and dip with a teaspoon in boiling beef broth; let tbe dumplings boil from ten to fifteen minutes. Care must be taken not to let tbem boil too long, as tbey will get heavy. Lemon Jelly. Grate the peels of two lemons, and squeeze the juice out; butter size of an egg; stir it Over a slow fire until it boils. The above cake should be baked in four. ayers, and the jelly spread on the ayers, as for jelly cake. The Largest Landholder in America. Probably the largest landholder in America is ex Gov. Coburn of Maine. Incredible as it may seem, he is the owner of not less than 693,000 acres, divided up as fol lows: Maine, 450,000 acres ; Can ada, 135,000; Michigan, 20,000; Minnesota, 18,000. His latest pur chase is that of the tract in Dakota, and was taken of the Northern Pacific Railroad in lieu of stock, in which road he invested some 3500,000. His agent, Mr. Whip ple, had just returned from the West, whither he has been to look after Mr. Coburn s interests aud see about the last purchase. He reports tbe laud in Dakota as among tbe finest held by the Gov- " .. , .11 J .4..t ernor. lie savs it is wen aaayieu to growing cereals, and fine crops of wheat have been havested in the vicinity tbe present season. The Governor is said to be besieged with beggars of both high and low standing, and scarcely a day passes but be receives letter asking aid to help build seminaries, churches, and charitable institutions. He is reported as giving away upward of $100,000 per annum. Mr. Coburn is probably worth $6,000,000. Boston Herald. . Place salt on the the table cloth. plate, not on ; , 4 1 r "4 - . ,J f M 10 FABMEB'S ,C0LTJI7, i-i VI! I .J1--Y-. "'Lilt Spring Oata. t?; r- If Fall sown oats have been kill ed pnt by cold, sow over again ; or, if you did not sow enongh then, pat in j more i now. - Don't : sow , Spring Oats on poor, land unless yba' are Killing to manure them : well.' A good application of stable manure, or cotton seed meal,' or the crashed seed (500 pounds to an acre) will Insure a fair crop so will 1 100 pounds nitrate soda, applied as a top - dressing the latter . part , of March. If any of the phosphates are used, the most highly ammoni ated will be best but none of them are as highly ammoniated as - they ought to, be for a grain , crop they are arranged to suit the wants of cotton, hot grain." Peruvian guano and cotton seed are much ' better ' adapted to the latter. Clover and Grass From the 15th February to the 15th of March is the proper time to sow Ulover and Winter grasses. whether upon small grain or, bv themselves. We repeat , advice often given, 'sow a plenty of seed clover, 15 ponnds per acre, orchard grass, two bushels ; herds and bine grass, ouer bushel each. . Glover and, orchard grass make a good combination, as they are ready to mow' at 'the same time. Elsparit ixtstnresot blue grass can be jnade at the south by thinning; out the pines in old fields, where tbe -aoiL is, naturally strong and stiff, v"t5urn ing off, sowing seed and lightly harrowing tbem in. It may ' be done either in Spring or FalL None of' the cultivated grasses grow well on poor land, they re quire a soil as rich as that required to maxe good wueat. . - ' Farming in Germany. A recent German traveller writes as follows : Every foot of land not in the for est is cultivated. There, are do fences ; the field is plowed np to the roadside, and fruits and flowers are grown by every roadside that I travelled ; no one disturb them. Tbe cattle, sheep and swine are kept in stables, if taken out, under the charge of a shepherd or herds-' ' man. Here and there, dotted -over the laudscape, we saw sheep , in pasture but have seen no cattle or swine running about loose. The genus "loafer" is unknown here." ' lattening Pigs. Do not try to fatten your pig too rapidly until you havo first grown him Yon cannot mako a . heavy hog unless you first produce a leugthty pig.. Weeds, clover, meat, scraps, boil ed potatoes, kitchen refuse and any aud all nitrogenous or flesh-forming food, are preferable during the early months of a pig's existence, to meal and grain" of fat forming foods, which are required for the finishing oil process; ' Tho right way-to- keep sheep ist to keep them' in tho best manner; to keep only so many as to have the best care and attention, so as to give the largest weight of fleece possible. The right wayis to cull. out the poor , ones yearly those with the light Jleeces. those that are getting advanced - in years and put tbem in, a separate pasture aud fatten thein-for the butcher., The balance will do better, and give more weight of lleece by this careful culling. r iVai7 in Horses' Feet. A Iiorse trod upon a nail, which entered his foot. Lameness soon followed, and the nail waaextracted ; but- lock jaw superveued, resulting in death. An unfailing remedy in such cases is muriatic acid.. If, when a nail is withdrawn -from a horses' hoof, the loot should be held up and some muriatic acid be poured "Mto the wound, neither lameness nor lock-j iw nesd be feared. T If farmers havscrob stock they ; had better fatten it and sell it, and witb tbe proceeds buy improved stock. They can't buy as mach with the. money as they had before, but if they will keep less, they wilL keep better, and.it will bring better returns. It is. just as wise for a farmer to stick to the old bull', tongue plow of fifty years ago, -as , to hold on to scrub stock, on which there has been no improvement for fifty years. Tne world moves. There has been progress in breeds' ? as in .implements and machines, audit is tho partoi wisdom in fanners to avail themselves of the great improvements that have been rnade. - . --v -;t Put a tablespponful of sulphur la the nest as soon as hens or turkeys f' are se;. Tne heat of the fowls ' causes the fumes of the sulphur to penetrate every part of tbeir bod- -ies, every louse is killed, and as all ' nits are hatched within ten days,-, when the mother leaves thenest with her brood, she is perfectly " freo from nits or lice. - . - Plotting Wet Land.-lt is a positive injury to plow wet lands. Let not bad weather anjl the delay which it occasions in Fall operations in duce you to commence plowing until the ground is dry enough .forr the plow. Tbe lad effects of plow-, ing wet land 411 remain and im pede vegetation for a loW time,' Make haste slrowly in plowing wet land. . :. A fanner who had some" experi ence iu dealing . with the-, worms which infest orchards, writes to.aa exchange as follows : "I used last year kerosene oil, put on with a 1. common painter'sbrnsbN I put. the handle of therbrush througha stick on an angle of forty five degrees, in this way I could bit rill parts of . the nest. It kills all the worms, , aud does not hurt the trees in the least." - ' V ,- 1 Buttermilk.- ft is very much rel ished by poultry in summer. It is very nourishing, and is considered a good egg producer. We have. ' used it for years, and are confident that it is a good nourishing drink. Poultry Journal. A
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