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NO MORE.
In life wo more !—the leaves fell fast,
And all the heaven was overcast;
We looked into each other's eyes—
We kissed one kiss between our sighs—
It was the first kiss and the last.
In vain we wait with souls aghast—
No more across the silence vast
Come protests faint, come faint replies—
In life, no more !
No more in dalliance or in haste,
In April airs or autumn blast,
Wo meet—and every heartache flies ;
We kiss and all division dies;
No more!—the moment came, and passed—
In life, no more!
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Sanitary.
It the arnica with which bruised
limbs are bathed is heated its good ef
fects are perceptible much earlier than
if it is applied while cold. If arnica is
to be taken as a remedy, as so many
physicians recommend in cases of severe
sprains, it should be prepared with
water in this proportion : A teaspoon-
ul of arnica in a goblet two-thirds full
of water, and of this a teaspoonful is to
be taken once an hour or once in two
hours, as the severity of the case deter
mines.
When •’doctors disagree ”—and as
the opinions of no two nurses agree as
to whether it is safe or not to quiet the
baby’s colic with peppermint or with
the mild and fragrant anis—it is cheer
ing to be told that a little warm water,
with nothing in it, will do the work as
effectively and with no danger of injury
to the stomach of the smallest child. A
small bag containing some hops will, if
heated and applied to the stomach, give
relief. Do not wet the hops, for the
dry heat is just as efficacious and much
less inconvenient.
Look to Health.- The liver is the
assistant of the stomach, and, like that
organ, that it may be in its best possible
condition, it demands simple food, nu
tritious and easy of disgestion, taken at
proper times and in moderate quantities,
thoroughly chewed, and as thoroughly
insalivated, that the starches may be
chemically changed. While the excess
ive use. of fats and sweets tax and irri
tate. acids are in special demand in the
warm weather as a means of purifica
tion and cooling, this being particularly
true In the early hot weather.
In my own experience I find no acid
so well adapted to the waints of the
stomach and liver as the acid phos
phate, as an aid to digestion. Indeed,
the pure fruit acids I consider far su
perior to vinegar, which, at best, is the
product of putrefaction. To secure the
best effects from all acids—if acids cool
and sweets heat—they should he used
without sugar.
I confluence the use of this acid in
the spring as a table drink, adding just
enough of it to water to make it agree
able, and continue it during the warm
weather, at any time in the day when
a drink is demanded, depending on it at
any season when an acid to the stomach
or liver seems in demand. We are well
satisfied* with its use, and feel that it
is of service to us in the matter of the
sustenance of the brain and nerves.
The female drinker of tea, and the
consequent victim of neuralgia—if the
tea is strong—cannot do better than to
discard her neuralgia-producer, and
substitute this highly agreeable and
valuable drink, since her nerves need
nutrition far more than a fruitless
attempt to quiet and restrain them by
opiates! Let her heed the cry of the
nerves for food, take an abundance of
such, with a glasfP^kthis water on
retiring,, and the neuralgia will soon
abate.
u How can I whitten and soften my
hands ?” is a question that is asked by a
correspondent. Doubtless one way to
do this is to avoid doing the work
which has made your hands rough
and dark, but often this work can bo
done with such care that the hands will
not lie injured. If one is obliged to
sweep her house, to empty the aslie
from grate or stove, and to wasli dishes
she cannot expect to keep her hands as
white as idle hands are; hut if she
takes tiie precaution to put on a pair of
old gloves or mittens when she sweeps
and is doing dusty work one cause of
rough skin will be removed. Then there
are preparations which one may use;
powdered borax is excellent to soften
the skin. A mixture which is said to
he a sure cure for undue perspiration of
the hands is made of quarter of an
ounce of jiowdered alum, the white of
one egg and enough bran to make a
thick paste ; after washing your hands
apply this; let it remain on your hands
for two or three minutes, and then
wasli off with a soft, dry towel. Luke
warm water is better than hot or cold
if the skin is inclined to he tender or to
Commercial Law.
Brief Digests of Late Decisions.
Promissory Note and Tender.—
An action was brought to recover the
value of certain bonds which had been
pledged with a hanker for the payment
of a note, and which the holder of the
note had converted to liis own use. The
maker of the note tendered the princi
pal and interest on the note on the day
when, by its express terms, it was pay
able, and’demanded the bonds pledged.
The holder refused to take the amount
and give up the bonds because lie
claimed the right to hold the bonds as
security for the payment of another
claim he had against the maker of the
note. The defence set up was that the
tender of the principal and interest of
the note could not he legally made be
fore the note was due, and that as it
carried grace it did not fall due until
three days after the tender v as made
The court said: 1. The parties having
treated the note as due on the day when
bv its terms it was payable, the rights
of third persons not having intervened,
the days of grace must he considered as
waived. 2. A hanker or broker has no
lien upon securities pledged with him
for the payment of a particular debt for
a general balance due him, or for the
payment of any other claim whatever.
Wycoff vs. Anthony, New York Court
of Appeals.
SitbscripTion Liability. —Certain
persons subscribed to build a cheese
factory and the subscriptions were made
payable to the building committee, who
were named in the subscription paper
and who were also subscribers. One of
the subscribers refusing to pay after
some of the subscriptions had been paid
in, the building committee sued him.
The defendant pleaded that the com
mittee had no authority to sue and also
that, as the subscription was voluntary
only, he was under no legal obligation
to pay it. The court gave judgment
against the defendant and said : The'
undertaking, while it was inchoate and
incomplete, was not binding on the de
fendant. It was without a considera
tion. Tt was not a sufficient considera
tion that others joined in the same
promise relying on his promise. The
defendant might then have withdrawn
from the project, or he could continue
in it until it was completed and sub
scriptions paid, as in this case, and then
he would he hound. The building com
mittee were competent parties to sue for
the subscription. Under the agreement
they were to he paid and, being sub
scribers themselves, they represented
the association.—Carr vs. Bartlett,
Supreme Court of Maine.
Married Woman’s Note.—A mar
ried woman gave her husband an or
dinary promissory note which lie had
discounted. When she was sued upon
it by the hank she set up the defence
that she was not bound to pay it. The
hank claimed that the law would im
ply that her estate was benefited by
the discount. The court decided fo.i
the defendant, and said: “A married
woman cannot bind herself by contract
unless the obligation is created by her
for the benefit of her separate estate
or in the transactions of a trade or
business carried on by her. If a note
is given by her for property purchased,
she will bound by it. But no impli
cation, presumption or impression will
he raised by the making of a promis
sory note that the money received by it
will benefit her business or estate. To
give an ordinary note force and effect
against her, evidence outside of it must
he given to show that it was made for
the benefit of her separate estate, or
in the course of her separate business.”
—The Saratoga County Band vs. Prayn,
New York Court of Appeals.
New Prmise.—To take a debt out
of a statute of limitations, the new
promise must he definite and show the
nature and amount of the debtor must
distinctly refer to some writing or to
some other means by which the nature
and amount of it can he ascertained.
Or there must he an acknowledgement
of a present subsisting debt from which
a promise to pay such debt may he im
plied. But a more distinct promise is
required to deprive a bankrupt of the
exemption secured by liis certificate,
and it lias hen held that even a payment
of interest or principal indorsed on the
note by the debtor himself is sufficient
to warrant a jury in referring a new
promise to pay the rest due of the debt.
—Riggs vs. Roberts, Supreme Court of
North Carolina.
Mortgage.—A grantee of a mort
gage or who merely purchases the equity
of redemption is not liable to the mort
gagee for any part of themortgage de
not satisfied \v sale on foreclosure.
But if he purchases the property of the
mortgagee and as a pan of the contract
of purchase assumes and agrees to pay
the mortgage indebtedness, he becomes
personally liable and an appropriate
action may he obtained against him to
enforce liis liability under the contract.
Where a party receives a warranty deed
containing a clause that it is made sub
ject to a mortgage given upon the land
by the grantor to a third person, this of
itself will create no<personal liability on
the part of the/ grantee to pay the
outstanding incumbrance. — Rapp vs.
Stoner, Supreme Court of Illinois.
Patents.—The life of an American
patent granted for a foreign invention
must he limited to the end of the term
of the foreign patent. A subsequent
extension of the foreign patent can not
he invoked to extend the term of the
domestic patent. — Bate Refrigerator
Company vs. Gillett, United States
Circuit Court, District of New Jersey.
A patent for a result must he limited
to the mechanical devices shown in the
patent whereby that result is secured-
A mere mode of manipulating or work,
ing a printing press whereby it is made
to perform a new kind of work, without
any substantial change in its mechan
ism, is not patentable. When a patent
is for a combination there is no in
fringement unless all the'parts of the
combination shown in the patent, or
known substitutes therefor, are used.—
Goss et al. vs. Gameron et al., United
States Circuit Court, Northern Circuit
of Illinois.
English, Irish and Scotch.
Looking at the population of the three
kingdoms it may easily he perceived
that there is a considerable difference
among them with regard to tempera
ment. The Irish are gay, ardent; the
Scotch are comparatively cool, steady
and cautious; the English are, perhaps,
a fair average between the two.
We remember it was not inelegantly oh
served by a friend that an Englishman
thinks and speaks; a Scotchman thinks
twice before lie speaks, and an Irishman
peaks before he thinks. A lady presen-
added: “A Scotchman thinks with his
head, an Irishman with his heart.”
This allusion to impulse operating more
rapidly than deliberation is akin to Miss
Edgeworth’s remark that an Irishman
may err with his head, never with his
heart; the truth, however, being that he
obeys liis heart, not always waiting for
the dictates of his head. Some years
ago there was a caricature very graphi
cally portraying these grades of differ
ence in the ardor of the three nations.
A* Englishman, an Irishman and a
Scotchman were represented as looking
through a confectioner’s window at the
beautiful young women serving in the
shop. “Oh!” exclaims Mr. Patrick,
B klo let us he spending a half crown
with the dear crayture, that we may
look at her convanientlv and have a hit
of chat with her. ” “You extravagant
dog!” said Mr. George; “I’m sure half
the money would do quite as well. But
let us go in by all means; she is a charm
ing girl.” “Ah! wait a wee!” inter
posed Mr. Andrew, “dinna ye ken it’ll
serve our purpose equally weel just to
ask the bonnie lassie to gie us twa six
pences for a shilling, and inquire where’s
Mr. Thompson’s house, and sic like?
We’re no hungry, and may as well save
the siller.”
AnOld Servant Indeed.
Those who have noticed the corres
pondence in your columns on the sub
ject of long and faithful service will be
interested in the following case which T
think has rarely been paralleled : When
C. E. was six years old (one year be
fore lie could legally he hound appren
tice) he entered tlie employ of Farmer
R. This was in the year 1790. From
that time until the year 1870—for eighty
years—he continued in the service of
the same family, outliving two em
ployers (father and son) and seeing a
third (who is grandson of the first) well
advanced in years. This faithful ser
vant and liis wife are now alive, though
somewhat burdened with the infirmities
of old age. I know this worthy old
couple well and am able to say that they
are tenderly cared for in their old age.
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The tendency of modern practice in
manuring with commercial fertilizers is
to use readily soluablo
manures,
The Dominical Letter.
As an explanation of the meaning
and use of the Dominical letter is sel
dom found in any hook or paper, per
haps an article respecting it may not he
unin cresting to many rural readers. The
writer heard it explained by one of his
teachers some years since, but has never
seen an explanation in print, though
some old arithmetic is said to contain
it.
The first seven letters of the alphabet
are to be used for the purpose of deter
mining the day of the week, or month,
without referring to the calender or
almanac, Let us observe, in the first
place, how these letters are applied to
the days of the year. The first day ol
the year is designated by the letter A,
the second B, the third by C, and so on
repeating the letter for every seven
days. Now, by continuing thus through
the year and noting the letters which
fall on the first day of the months we
shall find that they occur in the follow
ing order, A, D, D, G, B, E, G, C, F,
A, I), F. These twelve (seven differ
ent) letters constitute the basis of reck
oning for any year. A always designat
ing the first day of January, D the first
of February, D the first of March, and
so on. The following couplet will as
sist in remembering their order.
At Dover Dwells George Brown Esquire,
Good Carlos Fynch And David Fryer.
Let us now consider how the seven
letters are applied to the day of the
week. Since A always designates the
first day of the year, it necessarily des
ignates the day of the week an which
it occurs; also, B the day following, and
so oil If the first of January occurs
on Friday, then A will designate Fri
day, B Saturday, &c.; if on Tuesday,
then A will designate Tuesday, B Wed
nesday, &c: We see, then that the same
letter designates different days of the
week in different years, but the same
day of the week throughout the same
year.
By knowing the letter designating a
particular day of the week, we know at
once the letters for the other days of the
week. The letter designating Sunday
is the one fixed on from which to reckon.
It is generally given in the almanac,
and is called (dies Domini), Lord’s day,
or Sunday letter.
Since that day of the week on which
the first of January occurs is designated
by A, the day following is B, etc., we
readily ascertain the Dominical letter, as
it is the one falling on Sunday. Thus,
when the first of January occurs on
Wednesday, the letter falling on Sunday
is E, which is the Sunday or Dominical
letter for the year. The first of Janu
ary this year occurred on Saturday, and
the Sunday or Dominical letter is B.
Now, on what day of the week will the
4th of July occur ? By the couplet, the
first of July is G. Then the 4th isC, or
Monday. On what day will Christmas
occur ? The 1st of December is F ;
then the 22d is F and the 25tli B, or
Sunday. Again, it is the second Wed
nesday of May, what day of the month
is it ? The 1st of May is B, or Sunday,
then Wednesday is the 4th, and the sec
ond Wednesday the 11th. It is the third
Friday in October,what day of the month
is it ? The first of October is A, or
Saturday, then Friday is the 7th, and
the third Friday is the 21st.
The Sunday or Dominical of 1857
was D, Then the first of July being G,
the 4th was C, or Saturday. The 1st of
May being B, was Friday. Then the
firs Wednesday was the fitli, and the
second the 13th. There are two Dom
inica! letters for leap year. The first
letter is used for the first two months
and the second, which is the letter pre
ceding the first in order of the alphabet,
is used for the remaining ten months
and compensates for the additional day
in February. The Dominical letter of
any year is the letter preceding, in the
orfer of the alphabet, the Dominica
letter of the preceding year.
Business Law in Daily Use.
The following brief law points wil
not he had for “the hoys” to paste in
their hats when they start out on their
tall*s:
A note by a minor is void.
It is fraud to conceal a fraud.
A note made on Sunday is void.
Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
A contract made with a lunatic is
void.
Notes hear interest only
stated.
The acts of
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Signatures made with a lead pencil
are good in law.
Principals are responsible for the acts
of their agents.
No consideration is sufficient in law
if it he illegal in its nature.
Checks nr drafts must he presented
for payment without unreasonable delay.
A note obtained by fraud, or from a
person in a state of intoxication, cannot
he collected.
Notice of protest may lie sent either
to the place of business or residence of
the party notified.
An indorsee has a right of action
against all whose names were on the
bill when lie received it.
An indorser may prevent liis own lia
bility to he sued hv writing “without
recourse” or similar words.
If two or more persons as parties are
jointly liable on a note or bill, due no
tice to one ol them is sufficient.
If the letter containing a protest of
non-payment he put into the postoflice,
any miscarriage does not affect the
party giving notice.
Each individual in a partnership is
responsible for the-whole amount of llie
debts of the firm, except in cases of a
special partnership.
If a note is lost or stolen it does not
release the maker ; lie must pay it if the
considerat’on for which it was given
and the amount can he proven.
Part payment of debt yvhicli has
passed the time of statutory limitation
revives the whole debt, and the claim
holds good for another period from the
date of such partial payment.
“Value received” is usually written
in a note, and should he, hut it is not
necessary, if not written, it is pre
sumed by the law, or may he supplied
by proof.
If when the debt, is due the debtor is
out of the State, the limitation does not
begin to run until he returns. If he
afterward leaves the State, the time for
ward counts the same as if he remained
in the State.
The maker of an “accommodation”
hill or note (one for which he had re
ceived no consideration), having let liis
name or credit for the benefit of tlie
holder, is bound to all parties, precisely
as if there was a good consideration.
The holder of a note may give notice
of protest either to all the previous in
dorsers,or only to one of them ; in case of
the latter, he must select the last in
dorser, and the last must give notice to
the last before him, and so on. Each
indorser must send notice the same eay
or the following day. Neither Sunday
nor legal holidays are to he counted in
reckoning the time in which notice is to
be given.
When in a suit on a promissory note
it is adjudged to he void because it had
been altered in a material part, the
holder of the note can recover on the
oirignal consideration paid for the note
without returning or offering to return
the note.
Woman’s Hair in the Heart of
Trees.
The Tribune recently copied from tlie
London Telegraph a paragraph about a
lock of hair found in the centre of an
oak, placed there, the writer thought,
by a “too secretive lover. ” A subscriber,
Mrs. A. B. Tomlinson, of Knox, Pa.,
does not accept that explanation. “In
olden times,” she writes, “there was. a
superstitious belief (and some believe in
it at the present time) that certain dis
eases could he cured by the following
method: Place the patient with her
hack toward and close to an oak tree.
Lay an auger on top of her head with
the point toward the tree. Then bore a
hole deep into the tree, remove the au
ger, and cut of the lock of hair directly
beneath it. Wrap the lock of hair in a
verse taken from the Bible. Then
take a wooden plug, place the hair and
verse at the end of it. and, while mut
tering something akin to ‘I do this in
the name of the Father, Son and Holy
Ghost.’ drive it far into the heart of
the tree. I have a girl working for me
at the present time who is quite positr
that she had the phthisic cured in
way, and I suppose some time
future her loufeuf hair.Ai.lso
discovered
there wil
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