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XDr- *3?. 3> Jenfems,
HAMILTON, GA.
THOS. S. MITCHELL. M. D.,
Reildeot Physician and Surgeon,
HAMILTON, GEORGIA
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gery and treatment of Chronic Diseases.
Terms Cash.
■w. y: -rxca-isrEiFL,
DENTIST,
COLUMBUS, - - GEORGIA.
Office over Chapman's drug store, Ran
dolph st, near city terminus of N. & S. R. B-
Respecfnlly offers his services to the peo
ple of Harris County.' ju2oly
R. A. Russell,
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HAMILTON, GEORGIA
OVBI
Special attention (riven to collections.
CHATTAHOOCHEE HOUSE,
By J.T.HIGGINBOTHEM,
WEST POINT, GA
HENRY C. CAMERON,
Attorney at Law,
HAMILTON, OA
HR. J. W. CAMERON,
HAMILTON, GA . f • 1
Special attention to Midwifery. Charges
moderate.
SClneci Dozier,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
WAVERLY HALL, GEORGIA
Special attention will be given to all busi
oese placed in my hands.
■W. J. FOGLE,
Dentist,
COLUMBUS, o 1
Office in the building of the Georgia Home
Insurance Company. feb2l-ly
Rankin house
COLUMBUS, GA.
J. W. RYAN, Prop’r.
Fbakk Goldkw, cierk.
RUBY RESTAURANT,
Bar and Billiard Saloon,
UNQER THE RANKIN HOUSE.
inlO I. W. RYAN, Pbof’r.
THE HAMILTON WEEKLY VISITOR.
TO THE TAX-PAYERS OF HARRIS
CQUNTY!
lam required by or before the Ist day of
December next, to obtain from every person
engaged in agriculture in this county, a state
ment on oath of the amount, as near as prac
ticable, he or she has made this year; of each
of tbAfarm crops grown in this county—the
cotton to be returned in bales averaging 450
lbs. each; all gram crops; rite, sweet and
Irish potatoes, peanuts, dried peaches and ap
ples, in bushels; tobacco and sugar in pounds;
hay and all ether forage In/tentf; syrup and
wine in, gallons; cotton factories,.number.of
yards or cloth made and number of bunches
of cotton yams; woolen factories, number of
yards of doth made, and’number of pounds
of wool carded. Also the number of farm
animals of each kind he or she owns or has
in possession.
In order to prevent confusion and save time,
I respectfully, request, all those engaged lu
agriculture, when they dee this notice, to
carefully prepare a schedule av their leisure,
to hand me when they pay their taxes;
I am also ordered by the Comptroller Gen
eral to close my tax digest by the Ist Decem
-1 her, and issue fi fas. I hereby forewarn all
persons, both white and black, to settle their
taxes promptly and save cost. The law re
quires taxes to be paid before any other debts,
and consequently I nptily all persons having
hands employed who are subject to a tax,
that their tax can ancfwill-be collected before
any other claim whatever. Please take no
tice and govern yourselves accordingly.
My appointments are as follows:
Whitesville, October 6 and 20, November 10
Davidson's, “7 21 “11
Whitaker’s, “ 8 22 “ 12
Upper 19th, “ 9 23 “ 13
Lower 19th, *• 10 24 “ 14
Blue Spring, “ 11 25 “ 16
Valley Plains, “ 13 27 “ 17
Milner’s, “ 14 28 “18
Waverly Hall, “ 15 29 , “ 19
Elletshe, “ 16 30 “ 20
Cataula, “17 31 “ 21
Hamilton, “ 18 November 4 and 22
Cochran's, “ 33 24
Goodman’s, “ 4 “ 1 25
Respectfully,
JOHN B. HASTEY,.
oct3 Tax Collector Harris county.
SSO TO $350 GIVEN AWAY!
• To each and every purchaser of Piano,
Organ or Meldrieon.
The abojjtewe ate constantly 4<)ing,
and heveby’plecge ourselves to continue
to do for our patrons. The query is,
How can we afford to do it ? - To ex
r-r i plain, we would say, it is easy to make
£_34a present when it costs nothing. We
simpiy save to those who purchase through
our orders, the agent’s profit, which every
one knows roust be large. Agents mnst
make large profits to pay them for canvass
ing the country to make their sales. Music
establishments must m.ike large profits to
cover the expenses of their business and
make a living out of it, to say nothing of
makiDg a fortune in the tiade, as many-do.
We have neither of these contingencies to
provide for. We give the benefit of the lar
ger part of the discount (that is the agent’s
profits) to our patrons, thus saving to them
the money named as a gift.
We deliver instruments freight free, di
rectly from manufactories, and can therefore
sell as well North as South, East as West.
We get any instrument of any make that
may be desired. We get the very best se
lection of instruments; even better, most
cases, than the purchaser would get were he
to select at the manufactory in person, be
cause we leave the selections to competent
judges, who have too much at stake to im
pose upon us by turning off on our orders
inferior or defective Instruments.
Every piano or organ gold by us Is fully
warranted for five yeaTS, and will be replaced
if not satisfactory. Give us your order, and
we will return a satisfactory instrument, or
refund the money.
Second-hand Pianos taken in exchange for
new ones.
Cor'espondence invited from all parties
thinking of purchasing now or at any future
time. Send stamp for catalogue.
A. SHORTER CALDWELL,
Secretary Rome Female College,
augß-Sm Rome, Ga.
■W. R KENT,
No. 102-BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, GA-,
DEALER IN
Saddles , Bridles, Harness , Collars,
Whips, Hits, Spurs, Harries,
Trace chains, Hack bands,
Trunks, Valises, Satchels, Carpet-bags,
Harness, Sole and Upper Leather., etc.
I have all qualities and styles of
the above Goods on hand, which I
will* sell as cheap as any house in the
South or North, and which are war
rauted to giv'e satisfaction in every
respect—all hand made.
Come and examine my goods be
fore buying. oct24-3m
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS
on hand, and any style furnished to order
The OH Carriage House is permanently
opened in Columbus, on Oglethorpe street, a
few doors north of the Post-office.
oct24-3m THOS. E. HICKS, Agent.
GEORGIA —Hauris Cocnty.
Ifm. Kelson, executor of Abel Kelson, de
ceased, applies for letters of dismission:
All persons concerned are hereby notified
to show cause, if any they have, "by the first
Monday in December next, why said letters
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and official seal.
aug29-td JF. C. WILLIAMS, Ord'y.
NEWMANS
BAR akd RESTAURANT,
No. 58 Bboad Street,
COLUMBUS, GA.
Tobacco, pipes, cigars and eating saloon.
HAMILTON, HARRIS CO., GA; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1873.
THE LITTLE LADY.
. I was stopping at the hotel Wind
sor. at Rue de Rivoli, Paris.
One morning I was smoking in the
colonnade, when a tall, elegantly
dressed gentleman asked permission
to light his cigar by mine. Rsaw at
once that he was a Frenchman, al
though his “ English ” was nearly
perfect.
“ Have you heard the news f ” he
inquired.
“No.”
“Is it possible! Why, all Paris
is alive with it at this moment.”
“ What has happened ? ”
“The Countess de Marville, "he
fairest of the fair, was found mur
dered in her bed last night, her bu
reau broken open and ten thousand
francs missing from it. It wa6 terri
ble! The brute who did the deed
effected his entrance through the
window of her chamber, near which
unfortunately, was a tall tree planted
by the distinguished grandfather of
the countess, years ago. Little did
he imagine what a terrible use would
be made of it.”
“This is bad news. How any
man conld harm a woman thus in
cold blood is more than I can imag
ine.”
“Ah, monsieur, if you had ever
seen the couutess you would wonder
still more. She was beautiful, beau
tiful as an angel,” he added, stroking
his whiskers with an unmistakable
air of vanity; “I knew her well.”
“ Indeed.”
“O, yes There ate in Paris few
popular women unknown to me.”
His manner now was decidedly
conceited, and I felt disgusted. My
coldness evidently repelled him, for
he soon left me.
Afterwards I heard from others
accounts of the late tragedy.
Among the details of the affair
was one which peculiarly impressed
me, and which my first informant had
not spoken of, an oversight which
surprised me, as the occurrence he
had not mentioned was of that kind
which would be most apt to strike
the fancy.
Upon the throat of the countess
the murderer, in throttling her, had
left a mark from a ring he wore, the
impression of a chariot-wheel with a
star in the centre.
“ This,” said ray latest informant,
may lead to the discovery of the mur
derer. Jean Mosqueau is already
visiting the jewelers’ shops to find
out from which and by whom a ring
with a chariot-wheel device was pur
chased.”
“ Who is Jean Mosqueau?”
“ What, Mosqueau, our famous de
tective? Although his courage is
well known, you would not, to look
at his fair, delicate face and form,
believe that he could fight a gnat! ”
A week later I was aboard the
steamer bound from Calais to Dover.
Among the passengers I beheld one
whose face looked familiar to me. I
was not long in recognizing this per
son as the same I had seen in front
of the hotel Windsor, and who had
first informed mb of the murder of
the countess.
He was certainly a very handsome
man, although his conceited air was
a blot upon his good looks.
He moved languidly hither and
thither, turning his brown eyes ad
miringly upon the pretty lady pas
sengers, while stroking his whiskers
with one white hand, upon the mid
dle finger of which was a superb dia
mond ring.
I am rather of a suspicious nature,
which, combined with a lively imagi
nation, had often led me into singular
errors.
Now a strange impulse moved me
to advance and hold out my band to
the man whom I had involuntarily
disliked from the first, in Older that
I might have a chance to glance at
his ring. Somehow the idea pos
sessed'tee that I should discover a
chariot-wheel device upon the glit
tering bauble.
The stranger did not atffirst recog
nize me. He soon did, however, and
frankly extended bis left hand, which
was not the one containing the ring.
My brain fairly reeled; the man’s
behavior was a confirmation of my
suspicions.
“The other band, if you please,” I
said, in a low, stern voice.
“ Monsieur will please excuse me:
my other arm is lame with the rheu
matism.”
He beheld me glance towards the
half hidden ring, and I was sure I saw
him start and turn pale, at the same
time looking tuaeh surprised. He,
however, opened his right hand, as
if perfectly willing for me to shake it
if I chose to.
Then I had a look at the
ring and felt ashauffed of my suspi
cions. The device was a'common
heart, which certainly bore no resem
blance to a chariot-wheel.
After a general conversation to re
cover my self possession, I turned
away, resolved in the future to have a
better oipinion of my fellow-crea
tures.
The stranger’s good looks seemed
to attract the attention <>f a good
many of tho rite * One<&apeeially,
a modest-looking little thing, attired
in black, kept directing furtive
glances at the handsome passenger.
Finally she glided so close to him
that in turning he brushed against
her.
An apology, smilingly received by
the little lady, a remark about the
weather on the part of the gentleman,
and the two were soon conversing
with animation.' Meanwhile the
blushing cheek and bright eyes of
the fair one seemed to betoken that
she was well pleased with her com
panion, whose air was more conceited
than ever.
“I am afraid we shall have a
storm,” she remarked, pointing to
ward a dark cloud, upon which the
captain of the boat was gazing anx
iously.
“ We may, but do not be alarmed,
madame.”
With an air of nonchalance he
pulled a red cigar-case from his pocket
and asked bis companion if she ob
jected to a smoke. Then he started,
and quickly returning the red one to
his pocket, pulled forth another of a
blue color.
“ How many cigars do you smoke
a day ? ” inquired the lady, evidently
amused at the sight of two cases.
The other colored, and it struck
me that his voice slightly faltered
and his hand trembled as he made
some laughing reply.
’Soon the storm came pouncing
down upon us. We were midway
in the channel, so that we caught
the full force of the sea and gale.
Both were terrific.
The sea swept the boat, which lay
so far over that her machinery waa
soon damaged so that it would not
work. The wind screaming like a
demon, threw her over still farther.
Suddenly he observed the sailors
endeavoring to loosen a long-boat on
the davits at the stern. Meanwhile
there was an ominous grinding,
smashing noise under the counter.
The truth could not be concealed;
we were sinking.
The ladies screamed; the hand
some passenger lost his self posses
sion, and ran hither and thither.
The epol behavior of the little lady
in black contrasted strangely with the
agitated demeanor of thoaj around
her.
There she stood calm and immov
able, her bright blue eyes fixed upon
the handsome stranger, of whom she
did not lose sight for a moment.
“Keep qniet ladies and gentle
men !” sang out the captain; ‘‘ keep
quiet, and don’t crowd around the
boat so! There will be room iu it
for you all; and, besides, there is a
schooner coming to our assistance,”
pointing to a vessel blowing toward
us before the wind.
There was, however, a panic
among those addressed. The mo
ment the boat was lowered, into it
they all bundled, among them the
handsome passenger.
A huge sea coming along, roaring
like thunder, parted the tackles, tear
ing the boat from the steamer be
fore the lady in black or I could en
ter it. The handsome passenger,
losing his balance, fell over the gun
wale, and being nnable to swim,
wildly threw up his arras.
I must acknowledge that I was so
engrossed with the perilons situation
of my fair companion and myself,
now the only two left aboard the
steamer, that I paid little attention
to the drowning man.
The steamer was in fact going
down fast,* was already nearly en
gulfed in the stormy waves, her heat
ed and half-submerged boilers hissing
as the steam came gushing out like
the spout of a whale.
I was advancing to throw an arm
around the little lady, fearing to aee
her washed away, when quietly mo
tioning me back with one band, ahe
seized a coil of rope and threw the
end to the handsome passenger, Jfe
caught it, when, turning to me, the
lady Requested me to help haul the
man aboard. I complied, marveling
at the loVe and devotion thus shown
by a woman to an acquaintance of
. an hour.
His power over-the female sex
m.ust be great, I thought.. He is
conceited, but not without reason.
The idea flashed clearly across my
mind, in spitd of my danger. The
schooner, however, was very near,
and I bad every reason to believe
that we should bfe picked up.
I was right. We were all taken
aboard the schooner, the handsome
pasjjenger among the rest. Tfien the
lady in blaok pulled forth a revolver,
pointing it at the head of him whom
she had resoued.
“ Out with the red cigar-oaae!’’ she
said sternly. “I would like to see
what monsieur carries in it.”
“ Why, why,” stammered the
stranger; “ what is ”
Before he conld say another word,
the little Amazon thrust her disen
gaged hand in his pocket, pulled
forth the red cigar-case, and opening
it, a ring dropped to the deck.
The ring she picked up, and hold
ing it up before us all exclaimed:
“ I have found it at last. The jew
eller assured me it was the only onei
of the device in Paris, a chariot
wheel ! This man is the murderer
of Countess de Marville 1”
The handsome passenger stood as
if frozen to the deck, making no re
sistance as the Ifidy in blaok slipped
a pair of handcuffs over his wrists.
“By what right,’’ he stammered,
“ do you ”
He paused as the other threw off
her dress and false hair, revealing the
person of aslender man with delicate,
girlish features.
“I am Jean Mosqueau, the detect
ive!” he quietly remarked, “and I
robbed the sea of this man that the
scaffold might not bo cheated,”
There is little more to add. The
main proof having been obtained,
Other proofs on the prisoner?# trial
were brought forth, showing him
guilty beyond doubt.
Long before his execution his name
was ascertained to be Louis Ros
seneau, a noted adventurer and gam
bler, who, however, by 000 l effrontery
and a winning address, backed by
bis good looks, had been enabled to
move among the first circles of Paris
ian society.
Practical Joke,
While we were lying in camp at
Rosseville, Georgia, the 18th Illinois
returned from their furlough with a
number of recruits. One of these
having exhausted his supply of dean
shirts, and not having learned to be
his own laundress, asked a veteran
where he oould get some washing
done.
“Do yon see those tents there by
the church ? Well, go there and ask
for Mr. Morgan ; he does washing*
He is a crusty old cuss, but if you
talk pretty nice to him, he’ll do it for
you.”
The recruit went off as directed,
and found General Morgan walking
in front of his tent as was his custom,
in the uinform of a high private.
“ Where will I find Mr. Morgan ?”
asked the recruit.
'“My name is Morgan. What will
yon have ?”.
“I came to see if I could get some
clothes washed.”
“ H-m-m. Who sent you here to
get your clothes washed ?”
“ John Smith over here in the six
teenth.”
“Corporal of the guard!” (The
corporal approached and sainted.)
“ Young man, go with the corporal,
and show him John Smith, so that he
may tn*ing him over here. And you
can come back with him and bring
all the dirty clothes you have.”
They departed, and soon returned
with the guilty veteran and a huge
armful of dirty clothes—shirts, socks,
Ac.
The General to Smith—" Did yon
send this yonng man here to have
bis clothes washed ?”
“Yes sir, for a joke,”
“ For s joke! Well we’ll have the
joke carried out. We do have clothes
washed here sometimes. Corporal,'
take this man Smith and that bundle
ofolothes down to the creek, and
have him wash them, fold them neat
ly, and return them to the owner.
See that be doea the job up hand,
nomely!”
The veteran went away to hit
work sorrowfully, and the General
resumed bis walk. —Northern Paper.
A While Fiend.
The Shreveport Times publishes
the following in relation to a brute
in human shape:
As the scourge through which we
are passing has served to develop the
noblest traits that adorn humanity,
so, too, it has brought to the surface
passions that would disgrace a Com
anche. Among the vile few with
which this community has been ouraed
in the days of death and desolation,
one J. C. Grady stands pre eminent.
This base creature, shortly after the
breaking ont of the epidemio, volun
teered his services as a nurse,' and
while in that capacity at the residence
of an estimable citizen—Captain W.
W. Barrett—is supposed to have sto
lon one hundred dollars, that sum
being missed after Grady’s leaving
the bouse, and he showing a large
sum of money while on a spree shortly
after. Arrested for outrageous dis
orderly conduct, he showed so much
professional skill in trying to dig out
of the calaboose, as to leave no doubt
that it was not his first stay within
prison walls. But these exploits
were nothing in comparison with
what were to follow.
In the scarcity of nurses, Grady
succeeded in foistiug himself upon
a worthy couple residing a short dis
tance from the city, the husband be
ing down with the fever at the time.
From his drunken neglect the lady
was soon a widow, and was taken
with the malady. While lying fever-'
scorched and battling with dealfi,
this fiend made a brutal attempt upon
her person. But heaven lent the al
most dying woman strength in hec
dire extremity, and she succeeded in
foiling the wretch’s hellish design.
Fearing a rope and a short shrift,
Grady “ lit out,’ 1 and 1b supposed to
have gone in the direction of Little
Rock, where he at one time figured
as a printer. That the publioat large
may “ spot ” the brute, we give the
following description of Grady : He
is about twenty-eight or thirty years
old, five feet eight or nine incites
high, weighs one hundred nnd thirty
pounds, has gray eyes, light-brown,
ourly hair, light moustache, has a
broken nose, hair lip, and is an ugly
cuss generally, whose looks would
.condemn him without due process,of
law. Our hope is to hear soon of
his arrest and speedy execution.
Remarkable Effects of Advertis
ing.
The most remarkable and wonder
ful effects of advertising were never
more fully illustrated than the follow
ing, which is said to have recently
taken place: A gentleman went out
one evening to take a walk, accom
panied by his faithful dog, which he
highly prized. In sauntering through
one of the streets he happened to get
sandwiched in a crowd, by which
means the master and dog became
separated. After extricating himself,
he endeavored to find his lost canine,
but was unsuccessful. The only al
ternative him was to go to a
newspaper office and put in an adver
tisement and offer a liberal reward
for the recovery of the dog, which
he quickly availed himself of. The
next morning the advertisement ap
peared in the paper, and what was the
surprise of every one, later in the day,
to see a dog howling in front of the
office. Several of the bystanders
and passers-by attempted to drive
him away, but he would not move;
and several policemen attempted to
capture him, but could not, HU
noise attracted the attention of the
compositors, and the one who “ set
np ” the advertisement, from the de
scription given of him, oonolnded it
wan the same dog. Putting on his
coat, he left the office, went up to
the dog, who immediately stopped
his noise, drooped his tail, and allowed
himself to be carried away cative,
and taken to bis master, while the
compositor put the reward in his
pocket, besides receiving the hearty
thanks of the owner. Verily, adver
tising sometimes results in quick re*
turns 1 .
An Italian woman named.
Batocini, living io East Newark, N. J.
was hugged to death by a boar which
she and her husband used tot street
exhibition. The animal tore and
trampled upon the woman until her
whole body was crushed. The bones
in many places Were protruding
through the skin.
I3T" The Bridgeton, N. J., Board
of Education baa passed a resolution
denying the admission of oolored
children into the public schools. '
$2 A YEAR
<Ehe /aim nnb Itertolb.
. ■ V-
Bleaching Wool.—According io
a recent paten?, ®e sixteenth part
of soap and one part of cyanide potas
sium in eighteen parte of water, con
stitute an, excellent material for
bleaching wool or eotto*. When
used it is to be diluted with fifty
times its bulk in water.
Ginger Beer.—Take one pint of
molasses and two spoonsful of gin
ger, put into a pail to be half filled
with water; when well stirred to
gether, fill the pail with cold water,
leaving room fur on* pint of yeas?,
which must not bo put in OLE lake
warm. Place it on the warm
hearth for the night, and bottle it in
the morning.
Lemons, sprinkled with loaf sugar,
completely allay feverish thirst, and
are, therefore, invaluable id a sick
room. Invalids with feverishness,
can safely consume two or three lem
ons in a day. A lemon or two thus
taken at “ tea time” is an entire sub
stitute for the ordinary sapper of
summer, and would give many a man
a comfortable night’! sleep, and
an appetite for breakfast, to which
they are strangers, who will have
their cup of tea, or supper of “relish’*
and “ cake,” and berries and cream.
Wind Couc in Houses.— The best
and cheapest remedy that I have ever
known for colic in horses, is to take
a bnuch of cottoa rags, put them Into
an old tin pan, and set then) on fire
so that thoy will smoke but not
blaze. Hold it near the horse’s nose,
so he will draw the smoke into his
nostrils. Do this for about fifteen
minutes } the horse will sweat, the
wind pass off, the horse will shake .
himself, and maybe lie down and
roll, and will eat his mess all right.
Many who have tried it can testify
to this.— Commonwealth.
:— —sr*. *
lisoLum.lt Glue. —The liability nf
glued articles to oome to pieces when
exposed to the notion of water, es
pecially hot water, is familiar to ev
ery one. By adding to the water,
with which the glue is mixed when
required for use, a small quantity
of bichromate of potash, and after
ward exposing the part to which it
is applied to light, the glue is ren
dered insoluble, and the articles
fastened with it resist the action of
water. The proportion of bichromate
of potash to be taken must be deter
mined by experiment, but for most
purposes one-fiftieth of the amount
of glue required will be sufficient.
Home-Made Candy.— Use anew
tin basin; put into it four tablespoon
fuls of water, one pound of “ coffee
A ” sugar, one teaspoonful of good
cream tartar, boil, stirring constantly
to avoid burning. After it begins to
have a soapy appearancs, try H
often, by dropping a little into cold
water, and if done H will at once be.
come brittle. Butter an eartbern
dish and poor the hot candy into it,
ghat it may cool just enongh to han
dle. Flavor to taste with oil of
peppermint, wintergreen, sasafras, or
lemon. Two drops of oil will flavor
it strong. For variety, "divide into
three or four parts, and flavor differ
ently,* by touching one kind of oil to
each ; work in the hands at once; the
more it is pulled the whiter it will
get. —Enrol New Yorker.
How Soil is Made.— Professor
Agassiz says that ice, all over the
continent, has ground ont more soil
than all other agencies put together.
He thinks that in a former age the
whole United States was covered
with ice several thousand feet thick;
and this ioe, moving from North to
South by the attraction of the tregh
cal warmth or pressing weight of the
snow and iee behind, ground the
rocks over which it passed into the
paate which wo call soil These
masses of ice be has tracked as game
is tracked by the hunter, having made
a study of them ia tbi* oouutry as,
far South as Alabama,
Ska Foam Pin.—Take a lemon,
grate the peel, squeeze the pulp and
juice into a bowl—be sure to remove
every eeed; to which add a teacupful
of white sugar, one of new milk 01“
Wfkter, a tablespocmful of starch, and
the yolk of two eggs well beaten;
pour this mixture into a nice pastq
crust and bake slowly. Beat the
white of two eggs to a stiff froth. an<|
when the pie is Just done pour ft
over the top evenly and return it to
the oven joat to stiffen, not brown.