Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1882 — Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS. The probe was invented by Esculapins. The first balloon ascent was jusdc In 1783. !■ 1 T 1 The first built inlß3 °- ll|gv • S^ he# firet were used in England in 1569. { The first horse railroad was built in 182&27. The ancfend used piteh to give odor to wine. | u The entire Hebrew Bible was printed in 1488. The first steamboat plied .the Hudson in 1807. Gold was first discovered in California in 1848. ' -L 1V '' * J France adopted ttie system ofpoajtal, stamps in 1849. \ v -*jf i f Amethysts were found in Kerry, Ireland, in 1755. Kerosene was ffrsfusedtfr lighting urposed in 1826. V V wsr The first newspaper advertisement appeared in Omnibuses were introduced into New York in 1830. Cherries were first planted in Britian 100 if ears B. C. • , The first watches were made at Nuremberg in 1*77. 077 The firet copper cent was coined id New Haven in 1687. The first use of a locomotive in this country was in 1829. •In 1474, William Saxton introduced printing in England. An air gun was made for Henry IV: One of t he Baltimore & Ohio cables will come up at Boston. The first telescope was probably used in England in 1608. Pope John XII added the third crown to the Papal tiara. The first and best wife of Brigham Young died last Tuesday. The first almanac was printed by George von Purcack in 1460. Prairie dogs are doing great damage to the grain fields of Texas. Gladstone is reported to have written a play for Mrs. Langtry. The order of the Garter was insfi uted 1348 by Edward 111. t « Prof. Bell now estimatts the age of the world at 4,000,000 years. A white woodpecker was killed In Bobertson county, Kentucky. The Scandinavians believed the earth to rest upon nine pillars. The first chimneys were introduced into Borne from Padua in 1368. O. P. Smith of Union Spgings, Ala. has a Bible that is 246 years old. f The Sicilians borrowed the telm admiral from the Saracens a boot ! 149. Alligator fat is now used for cool-' ing purposes in some parts of Florida. The West Indies sends more than 100 emigrants a month to Key West. John Bussell Young is wrestling with a series of Yokohama banquets. The old fashioned garnet jewelry is rapidly coming into vogue again. The first algebra orginated with Diophantus, about the third century B. 0. The first complete sewing-machine was patented by Elias Howe, Jr., in 1846. va-'W; P The canary bird wait introduced into Europe early in the sixteenth century. The first miUB in England forturping grindstones were set up ax Sheffield. * ■ ’ « The Michigan state militia win go into camp near Island lake, August 10th. In the fourteenth century' tflw&ale of nosegays occur as a trade in. Toulouse. Ada Cary, a sister of Louise, is about to become a professional singer. . ' * Thurlow Weed has In odd aptt—a dove—that never voluntarily quits his side. 1 . The first tragedy was abted id Athens in 535. The first comedy in 562 B. 43. m am A rosebush over 1,000 wears bid. is still thriving In the catbied&al aifllldesheim. Dickens’ Dutchman etlle again, and looks through the prison bars onoe mure. ; \ , f r * # < k ' * ♦.»I . ' I m/I I People in Nashville who refuse to be vaccinated are committed .to the workhouse. There is 4 horrible rufmor afloat that Mrs. .Christiancy intends to go u. beads were found on mummies over 3,000 years old. ►■”*■*% "TJ/Tt » wtr \ wal The largest Georgia watermelon *- r born with a full raouatwhe at, At Amehai Vi , a hen and 4 grouse occupy the same nest, and are hatching their brood* in it.

FARM AND GARDEN.

As soon as potatoes commence to blossom all cultivation should oease, because if the earth la stirred after, that tima a large number of small tubers be the result|% its early stages. A acceptable solublSrood is eapeeiatfybeeefi cial when the ears are beginning to form. The onion forms ogpof the comidbn supports otlijs in Spain and Portugal. The dried onftn obntains from 25*0 30 percent. of gluMh, ant ranks, ußhis respect, with the nutritious pea and the grain. ssf&fey which forbids the killing of a robin, nfght-hSWk, whippoorwill, finch, thrush, lark, sparrow, cherry-bird, brown thrasher, wren, martin, oriole, woodpecker, bobolink, or any other robbed, ten days in the counfy jail. Cultivate frogs, toads and lizards. your gardens, aud as the evening jmgoaches, tpey will hop Iroffi Ineir mdlng-placefl and snuggle dawn in some convenient spot near the guitar# IlKbeib they know there wfil fold. The ants, rokches, 3 mbsqoltees, Ml.? they consume iu the night is marvelous, and thus they keep down the insect pests. Evfery farmer who ha* to contend other day, advantage and the great watlsfactloh of the men we put at the job. , Mr. ‘ near Atco.N. J. states that he prevented the ravages of flour, and sprinkling the mixture over the plants from time to time. He had no difficulty in obtaining cabbages last season, although his neighbors’ crops were entirely destroyed. As the compound is a simple one and very harmless, it is worthy a trial.

Begin With Bmall Flocks.—A Texas wool-grower writes a cotemporary : The most successful sheep men are those who began with a few, or were shepherds for some one else, nSskiDgMMgt of their nay in sheep. 4 Such nuto own the best grade of sheep, and have "less loss by disease or accident than those who begin with quite from the beginning. ;*j£l Frenob Jburnal-recommends a fire test for determining the quality of seeds. are placed, one at a time, upon live coals. If the combustion is slow and quiet, it may be and hops about, producing a dry sou|d, ic may be inferred to have good germinating qualities. The IgA<nq u& lity of larger seeds such as #«Hs and chestnuts, will be indiea&d by a detonation of the seed being thrown into the fire. Mulch for Strawberries.—Epitomatist: Material for mulching tne strawberry beds should be carefully' chosen. Last year we tried wheat chaff, thinking it would be convenient, # and easily applied. The crop* of wheat and weeds which resulted was a terror, though in all other respects it answered admirably. This year we are experimenting with pianing-mill eharvingej anriee las ass well Our ground is heavy the brightffjjtj an cl dwil Sky oaprilary oirculatlon will be defective, and the functions or Qutmfon imperfectly per* formed, and there will not only be a deficiency -in the ability to fatten, but a lack of strength aud eonstituTSsUass and wild expression of the eye indicates a predottinSnoe dt ipSrvoul action and unquiet disposition that is not compatible with good feeding quality. A correspondent of the Husbandbe particular to turn it ail over; then in winter give a light coat of manure; jSpEeadn&renly, from five to ten loads according to fortilit^fland. ft tipg them in early. A late snow«tor|u. hurt them. If not gfcmAd early the ground gets bard. A Healthful Harvest Drink.— most healthfiii annKfof tne hot days of field work is made qCa*tqieal r aqd a little sugar. Tnfe /profoodions; are onefourth Ofttfaeal to fVo or three quarts of water. It should be well not only will give pound or three-fourths pound to three <]uinßlflrMii7a

FULL OF FUN.

A note about the Senate: An executive session is one in which to do nothing said keep it sly. j“Please keepoffthe grass:” Walt, Whitman’s “Leaves o'* Grass” is some of the grass that people are directed to keep off of. A point weU token: Many a selfmade man .would hove done better by himself bad he let the contract out to somebody else. Breeding: In a horse car”—Campbell, my dear follow, don’t show good breeding toward the ladies, or folks Will think you came from the country.” Fogg at the theatre: “H’im!” ejaculated Fogg. “So they say this play is taken from life ? I should say rather that the life is taken from the play.” Electrical: “It is hardly fair in you to steal my thunder,” as the olond remarked to the lightning rod. “Oh, I shall draw it mild,” the rod replied. Cooked his own goose: “Mr. D.. if fou’ll get my ooat done by Saturday shall be forever indebted to you.’’ “If that’s your game it won’t be flone,” said the tailor. Didh*ttalk United states: Student, fresh from college, to conductor: “I wish to get on the penultimate car*.” Conductor: “We have no peanut oar: you can take the smoker.” Nautical; “Isn’t this cheese a life, tie old?” asked the customer of the grocery clerk. “I don’t know,” answered the boy, “I’m only a passenger here. You must ask the skipper.” Musical: “You are as full of airs as a music box,” is what a young man said to a girl who refused to let him see her home. “That may be,” was the reply, t*but I dont go with a crank.” / Superstition: “Do you believe In Signs?” asked the shopkeeper. “WeU, yes, I used to,”eaid Fogg, “but sinoe you placed in tne window. ‘Selling for lessthan cost,’ I have weakened considerably.”

Well taken: “le the point well taken?” asked a member of the convention. “GewhUiikenß, yes!” shouted a member near by, springing to his feet. Some one had left a pin with a view to just such a coincidence. Hard-pan logic: Physician—“ And is that all you. are going to give me—twenty mark* for forty visits?” Miser—“l should think that was enough. You must consider that if I hadn’t been sick you wouldn’t have had anything.” Our navy: Philadelphia mothers now ieli-their youngsters that if they are right good little boys until the bicentennial celebration this fall they Mill take them down to tips river bank and let them play with the United States navy. Theological reflection: “ Yep, sah,” said Brufider Johnsing, “of de descendants of de rooster what crowd at Pater was to make a noise ebery time a lie is told der would be such a noise in de world dat yer couldn’t heah de hens cackle.” A little learning: £mall boy: “Please, sergeant, can I have a near M&r w* “Because, the latter baU is torn out.” Sergeant : I kno# you fellers in the second form ain’t got so far as all that in the dictionary.” . What he was suffering from: “Poor man,’ f exclaimed the physician as he approached the patient’s said man. “Her name isn’t neuralgy, it’s Sophia, and we’ve only been married six months.”

Granger statistics: A promident granger from Onion Creek was in Austin yesterday. Desiring to obtain some reliable figures about the oat crop we asked him if hie could tell us precisely how many acres he had in oats ana how many bushels he raised to the acre. I can’t give you the precise figuies, but I raised aheap sold right smart and I’ve got a powerful lot left. Undoubtedly in: “Is Mr. Vanderbilt in?” asked a gentleman of a person who was lounging at the entrance of the officers’ apartment at the Grand Central Depot, New York.' The latter regarded his interrogator with a look of mingled pity* and contempt as he answered: “In? Well, I should say so. Lake Bhore stock was 98 three weeks ago and now it’s 112. He’s in about |500,000 if he’s in a cent.” Correspondent answered: “Edward Athelwald” wants to know what is meant by the expression, “damned with faint praise.” Well, Edward, when a gentle-hearted editor, dipping his pen in nectar, says of the journalist at tbe head of the opposition sheet that “in p”lnt of editorial abl ity and general intelligence he divides honors with a Little Neck clam,” that, Edward is “damning him with faint praise.” A matter of wind: At a German church a new oraganist had been engaged who was fond of adding some improvisations to everypiece he played . On the first Sunday when he bad finished the “Gloria,” he wished to add a few bars es his own, but the blower suddenly ceased to work. ,‘Go on,” the organist dried, angrily, 'don’t yoq see I astill playing?” “Playing, indeed’ said the blower. “I have been In this business for the last tnirty years and I know just exactly how much wind is required for a ‘Gloria.’ Ides’tees why you should have any more than your predecessor.’

SELECTED MISCELLANY.

A friend !e easier lost than found. Pleasure is the reward of moderation. 7 T 7» f The latest fashion is often the latest folly. * Cruelty to animals is the crime of cowards. If thou canst not see the bottom, wade not. Pride that dines on vanity sops on oontempt. He who would eat the kernel must craok the nut. > If God lights the candle, Satan oannot blow it out. Every man is oooasionaUy what he ought to he perpetually. , To get rid of a bad friend aslfeSm. for what you most need, AU the passions die with the years:, self-love alone never dies. ; . + ® Hypocrisy beoomes a-necessity for It Is a barren kind o4«rkieiwoa that tells you wha| a th ing Is hot. When a man is wrong and won’t admit it he always geta angry, „ A politician once laid on the shelf should never be taken down agslp. Recollect that trifles make perfect tion, and that perfection is n$ triflp*' " f Acts, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you spell ter., There Is a great art in to without creating an mmnfr tion. - - ’ - - Justice consists in doing no Injury to any one; debenCv is giving no offence. v . The reproaches of enemies should quicken us to duty, and not keep, us Lfit oo oyne overload you with, fsvgrs; you will find it an insufierable Every unpleasant feelings is a sign that I have become untrue to my reso■M ■ , 'i : J , .••• fjwErJl He who. has filled the measure of his ffiw only learned how to IpGreat things are hot accomplished by idle dreams, but by years pf .patent study. They who presume most in prosperity are soonest subject to despair in adversity# Idleness is hard work to those who are not used to it, and dull word for those who are. Discouragement is of all ages: in youth it is a presentiment, in old age a remembrance. What we charitably forgive will be recompensed as well as what we charitably give. The best way to cover your tracks so that no slan oaa find you out is not to do the deed. The moet brilliant qualities become useless when they are not sustained by force of character. leisure is sweet to those who have earned It, but burdensome to those whn get it for nothing. flans, A wkijfifcfjf 'mr* jourhley toward it, oasts the shadow of our burden behind us. Theri&e man travels so slowly that even poverty easily overtakes him at the first turn of the road. It is always well to accept the inevitable with equanimity. The old proverb runs: “Slues my house must be burned, I will warm myself at it.” V// S We cannot conquer fate and necessity, but we can yield to them in such a way as to be greater than if we could. The influence of trusting children is sometimes the most subtle oil that can be thrown on the troubled waters of life. This old German proverb is worth practicing: “Honor the old, instruct the young, consult the wise and bear with the foolish.”

The mind, profits by the wreck of every passion, and we may measure our road to wisdom by the sorrows wehave undergone. As selfish and ill-bred as the mass of mankind are, I prefer to live with them rather than go Into solitude and try to live with myself. - One of the best rules in conversation is never to say anything which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid. Men can develop themselves into splendid mental conditions, wherein they can aooosaplish almost double their ordinary amount of labor. The discovery of truth by slow, progressive meditation is talent Intuition of the truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius. To some men popularity is always suspicious. Eojoying none themselves they are prone to suspect the validity of those attainments which command It. The first da* ning of a woman’s life is like the aurora with its strange fitful flashes. The phenomena have never been satisfactory explained. Our illusions fall one after the other, like the parings of fruit;.the fruit Is experience; its savor may be bitter, still It contains something that strengthens.

HOUSEHOLD HONTS.

Cabbage Bala d.— Take a cabbage bead about the size of your own, and aUaait-jre*y, flue. Make .a three eggs wril -beaten, three tablespoon i u(s of cream, one, teaspoonfcrloi mustard, butter vfce size of an egg, six tabieepoouAaia us vinegar, salt •pd a ilttin sed\papper^\JEhn on-|he stove and stir it slowly until it thick?“i,e^ r M l S’ rtC,bba^ a#aourefor-hee stings. Tt3s ? m th* fingert M oommon table aalt, pttt on the pjlaoe stung wetthenlsoe with aqua ammonia. Care‘should be taJap uotrto grille ways arreeted the poison aad- ' pSe*. ventdd swelling.” v' . '..CCL:. Flavor for Roast Beef.—To flavor roast beef deliciously, to mfike it tender, aDd to give variety which is essential in that family where beer is the staple meat eafeh—to do all this nothlhg more is rSqpfred than a large lemon; out it In two pleece, squeeze all the juice from the roast, then after peeling the lemon row it np In tbe joast. When the lemoh ls used no water is fiSedW. The roast; should oft; writer m the Scientific Ameelcau turpentine, warm lCdnd pmir‘ ItHn the wound, iio matter where the . wound is, and relief will fellow in less relief almost thstaritqM’Turpentine three of' four drops bn a jump of eugar. may be taken inwsfdly# . Every fam* ily ahould have oja hand. -HouSEHOLfi' , HSMCA--*Blip newapapir wrappers off without tearing ahefriront: them into two pieces, and etc. Tn ilghtffihgwDunp with a parwinter.- Try VSry Sbur buttermilk on the cabbage for the wqrpae t Wehave heard of Its being used beneficially. If you use a coal stove it will pay yon well to have a good, high coal box, where you shovel it out underneath, that will hold three or four UhsHels; then have the boys fill It twloe a week, and you will be saved many a Step, oesidee being blessed with a great convenience. Oysters with Fried Chicken.— Oysters with fried chicken add a desirable ■ -flavor. The chicken should be plump and tender: .out it. Into Eieces as for fricasseed chicken; sprinle a little salt and pepper over 1C and fry in nice, sweet lard. It ftKiat be cooked very elowly, or it will briftpn too soon and be oruaty. Whenitls done put it on a tin plate and sec it in the oven, leaving the awh open. Make a nice gravy, using a little of the lard in which the ohieken was fried; add butter, water and Hour enough to thicken it sufficiently. To thte when hot add twenty or more good-sized oysters; let them simmer nntil they begin to shrivel a little,and until yon can out them easily with a spoon; then pour over the chicken. Send to the table with this mashed potato, turnips, ricO croquettes, celery, and current jelly;: Vinegar for thb siok room.— There is a French legend connected with the preparation called VinaAgre a guaire Voleurt. During the plague at Marseilles a band of robbers plundered the dying and Abe dead without injury to themselves. They were imprisoned, tried and condemned to die, but were pardoned oft condition of disclosing tne secret WhSreby they could ransack houses infected with the terrible scourge. They gave the following recipe, which makes a delicious and refreshing wash .for the sickroom: Take of rosemary, wormwood, lavender, rue, sage ana mint a large handful of each. Place n a stone jar and turn over it one gallon of strong cidar vinegar, cover oiosely and keep near the fire for four days, then strain and add one ounce Of powdered camphor gam. Bottle and keep tightly corked. It is very aromatic, cooling and reflreehing in the sick room, and is of great value to nurses. Afghan for a Baby Carriage.— Get two yards of bleached cotton flannel, with long heavy nap aud about one-half yard of pale blue marino. Cut the fla'inel into two equal parts, and fringe the ends and sides by drawing the threads. Make the fringe about an inch in length. Now out strips of the merino about an inch and a quarter wide, and fringe on side and tne ends. Place the pieces of cotton flannel together with the nap side out, putting between them the strips of merino, and t-tltoh altogether with blue or white silk thread. About three inches from where the fringe begins, put on a border of the merino about two inches wide, letting the strips cross at ti.e corners and fringe the ends to match the .rest. In the center of the robe work, in some prettystyleof letters,the word “baby” upon one side and npon the others rose or bunch of violets, or any other pretty design. Of course this is to be worked in blue. This afghan will wash.