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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-10
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1t seems strange to us old houseke epers
that anybody should fiud. difficulty 10 doing
up boson,s and collars nicely, but our
ranks IRE continually recruited by women
quite ignorant Of these mysterieA The
mutations in Wall street y year ago loft u
neighbor ofmine poor, ind now the brave
wife hires nothing done but the wsehings
She came in to-day to ak Just how 70
make and manage the starch. and l was
glad to tell her. Dissolve. tho pearl
starch in oold water, pour ON boiling wa.
ter, stirring it all tho timo till il is the
right consistency, that is, about Us thick US
paste for ordinary purposes; If too thick il
will not iron nicely If too thin, tho linen
will not he stiff enough. ...f
starch my clothes wheI. they como
from the rinse water, rub the starch we'll
into them and hang them On the limo.
When sprinkle tho clothes l have a
bowl Of thin cold stach from which l
wiring the collars and bosoms and let
them. lie two or three hours or over night.
When they arc to be iroied L place them
ON the b0som-b0ard, rub them till they lie
smoothly with . soft, clean, damp cloth,
and then p;.ss tho iron over them. If tha
sturch shows any disposition TO- stick l
lay thin cl0th.on tho bosom and pass tho
iron over that first then remove it aud
finish the work.
Various substances are used to give the
linen polish, aud keep de iron IRON
sticking. Some. use q. little lard or butter,
aud q few shavings Of white soap stirred
in tho starch just alter hot water has been
poured over it. Others use tea.spoonful
of whltesug,sr. or bit Of wax candle, or q
little gum arabic water. Some boil their
starch five minutes, others only Ole, and
others not At AL Some 4daaAots make
thor starch until they Rlhklss tbsis
clothes, and then rub the ssreh into IL
dry linen and let Riie over hight before
ironing. and some depend entirely on cold
starch. But l have found the first method
given the surest ind easiest.
If one is disposed to polish her linen, u
polishing iron may be ptfc1as1l Us any
hardware store: 1t il 4 small steel faced
iron with bulge ut the aoute end, and
costs from IS cents to g. The articles t.
be polished are first ironed in the ordinary
way, then dampened by laying on them .
vet cloth, then placed on hoard and rub,
oou uo.o Wv" .ao WI EosOt s0o pWlSoln&
iron till they shine. ::
Linen that is placed Immediately after
being ironed near tho stoye or lin lhe5hot
sun q sitter when dry than 81 thsy,ssSsare
permitted to dry slowly: It is Z good plan
tolay collars and other small articles on u
waiter and ret them on the kettle or other
support On the stove till they are qnite
dry. Sometimes the iron will stick in q
manner perfectly, unacco1nt.ble; it, il
rubbed on sboard On which fine sait has
been sprinkled and then passed over a
brown paper with wax in its folds, the
sticking propensity will be checked. A
bowl Of clear water and . clean old linen
cloth to rendovs any specs tho linen may
acquire before or while being ironed.-
H earth and Home. - "a. ,,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-10
DONE BY A LUNATlC.

The BtRKcst Case Of Emotional SANITY
On RccOril-A Pat saam County lD0acer
Put into tho Utica Asy lum by i Crazy
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
CONSECRATION OF BIS II o II
LYMAN.

We learn that the Rev. I. B. Lyman,
d. D., Assistant Bishop elect Of this
State. will be consecrated at Raleigh
on December 1lth proximo.
The venerable Bishop of the Diocese
of Maryland will be the Consecrator !;
Bishop Lay, of Easton, will preach the
sermon Bishop Atkinson and Bishop
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, will serve as
PreSenters.
The Bishops of Louisiana, Alabama
and Solth Carolina will be present
and take part in the impressive SER
vices.
We understand also that Bishop
Green, of Mississippi, and Bishop
Beckwith, of Georgia, are to be invited
to assist in the Conservation.
The imposing character of the ser
vices and the presence Of so many of
the high dignitaries of the Episcopal
Church cannot fail to be matters of
much interest to the members of that
! Communion throughout the Diocese.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
The Presidents Organ Oll Cuban
AffairS.

The correspondence that vas recent
ly begun does not promise an im,nedi-
ate termination, the desire of the Gov
ernment being, as already expressed in
the Republican, to obtain full infor-
nation as to all the circumstances con-
cerning the capture of the Nirginlus
and the atrocious executions which fol-
lowed. No American, however deeply
he may svmpatbize with those who
i...,c .,;ili,iI,. L.; the lnitder5 at SAhtl-
ago de Cuba, can expect the Govern
ment to hastily resort to force in the
absence of fwell-ascertained facts hich,
when they are known, may Justify the
most stern and decisive measures. The
President is free in his utterances con-
cerning his duty in the matter, and
only yesterday said that "this Govern
ment will take care that the national
flag shall be everywhere respected,
and American citizens everywhere pro-
tected in all their rights"
The Constitution and the law vests
the war-making power in Congress.
Under the circumstances it is apparent
that the Executive cannot use force,
even if he were So disposed. to right
the wrongs of which we have SO long
and SO frequently complained. Hence
Congress will be made acquainted with
all the facts in the case, SO far as they
shall have been obtained at the time OF
its meeting, and the responsibility will
then rest upon it to direct such action
as the circumstances at that time exist
ing may demand.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
How to Live Economically

The problem of how to cconomize i'll
living is one that engages tie serious
attention of a great maay people.
MANY little makes a mickle'' was
one of Benjamin Franklin's "Poor
Richard" trllisms that summarizes the
whole system of popular extravaganza
Ii you wish to save money, economlze
in little as web as large items of e1pen-
diture For aIl the household purpo-
ses for which polishing powder Bath
brick and soap are usually used,
excepting the one thing of washing
clothes, Sapolio is by many times the
cheapest article that can be employed.
To say nothing about its great superb
ority TO all other substances, it is, on
the score of money alone, by far The.
cheapest. Remember this fact and
save many dollars every year. 4w
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
H,sTaa a., {. sssaA0S~

Flesh, muscle and mind alike lcteri-
crate when the stomach falters in its
duty and the bowels do not perform
their part as scavengers of the system
regularly and naturally. In chro ic
dyspepsia the body is usually aIlacia-
ted, aud the ..l,lacnla: iibre loOae and
fiahby, ana the brain incapable of pro
longed or vigorous exertion. Ever
organ. every member, even the immor
tai mind itself, is to certain extent
dependent upon the stomach for sup
port. Strengthen and regulate this
feeder OF the system with Hostetter 3
Stomach Bittcrs. when it fails to per
form its functions properly. A good
appetite, an increased flow of the gas
trio juice, an,l perfect digestion and as
similation VIII assurctlly &c tle .es;ilt
The manner ID which the great tonic
and Alternative effects cure OF dysper-
sia is direct and simple. 1T stimulates
the digestive organs, cleanscs without
convulsing the bowels, regulates the
flow of bile and determines it into the
right channels. and exercises tran
QUILTING Influence over the nerves.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

The New York Nation has "as yet
" to hear of any newspaper or man of
t" influence and reputation for financial
50 sagacity who is in favor of imitation.
" Indeed, one of the most remarkable
L" things about the present crisis is
" that, though it is taken for granted
" on all hands that Congress, as soon
" rs it meets, must initiate, the avowed
{. object of every one who speaks or
8. writes on the subject, including the
80 President and Secretary of the
- Treasury, is to get back to specie
payments as soon as possible.
Those who speak and write, includ-
ing the President and the Secretary Of
the Treasury, may favor specie pay
ments, but those who work and vote
want currency and more Of it, and we
opine that the politicians Will heed the
wishes of the latter rather than the
former. It will be safe to predict that
no Western or Southern member will
be returned to Congress who does not
use his efforts and cast his vote for
"cheap money" The people intend
to have it, and those who speak and
write cannot keep them from it.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
colored candidate in the P. e. Church
in North rarol;,o

colored candidate in the P, E. Church
III North Carolina.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: Wake has
20 convlcts in the penitentiary, leading
al others. New Hanover is next, hav-
ing 23. Edgecombe has 16. Duplin l5.
Halifax Il, Guilford and Craven 13
each, Mecklenburg and Beaufort 10
each. The average number during the
Iast eight months was 401. The cost
OF feeding each per day was 13 cents.
Ihe total expenditures for tho wear
ending Nov. 1, 1878. were s74. 96S. o.
and OF this $50, 947 80 vase on building
account"
The Greensboro Patriot says The
following persons were brought here
on Monday and temporarily lodged III
jail. They were convicted at Federal
Court IN Asheville of dealing in coun-
terfe1t money and sentenced to ALBANY
penltentiary for term of two wears
with tine of $4,000. The names are.
7: Barker, Ashe county DR.. L. p.
Blackburn, Mitchell county A. NJ.
Cabel, Graham +. L. D. Burchfield.
Swayne: D. Frazier, Mitchell J. Fl.
Lewis, Graham Henry Butler, Mitch
el j. $. Hide, Graham.
The Laurinburg Scotchman says -
We havo heard but little complaint in
this immediate vicinity of tho scarcity
OF cotton pickers, although, much cot
ton yet remains in the fields to be gatl-
cred. Tho farmers seem to have come
to the determination to save the crops
without The payment of exhorbitant
prices TO pickers. Much of the
crop is already housed, and the
prospects, for tho saving Of that por-
tlon OF the crop yet remaining in the
fields, are encouraging.
The Raleigh News says: A telegram
was received in this city last evening
announcing the death of Judge Boy
den, at his home in Salisbury, at noon
yesterday. Judge Boyden was the
Democratic member of Congress from
the Salisbury District in 1868, and at
the time of his death was an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
State. We have not space in this issue
for more lengthy notice Of the public
services of the deceased. Suffice it is
to say, that he died full of honors at O
ripe old age, and North Carolina has
lost me of her most valued public SER
wants.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
hunted up the sheriff and told him to
get eight or ten reliable men and bring

hunted up the sheriff and told him to
; get eight or ten reliable men and bring
them to my room. He did so. | then
took tho sheriff and Colby into a room
and made Colby repeat his story over
to that officer. l then directed the
! sheriff 10 procure sack and take
Colby and the men ho had brought
with him and go and get the bones OF
young Belllnap and bring them to nv
room that night The sheriff did as /
directed him.
When court convened the next morn
ing, and as / stepped into the court
room, Squire Moseiy was The firstman
saw. l had tho grand jury called,
and they presented the Indictment
against Squire Nosely for murder.
People looked ct one another in blank
amazement, and look incredulous,
Squire Mosely marched up to the bar
aud demanded trial then that the
charge wasa base fabrication and false.
l whispered TO the sheriff to bring the
sack. He did SD. | told him TO empty
the contents on u bench in front OF
Squire Mosely; and as the bones of
the murdered man fell out upon the
bench, they seemed tosound the death
kne!l OF the man. He looked the PIC
ture of despair, and dropped in his
seat and covered his face with his
hands. / announced to the court that
all that was mortal of Charles Bclknap
was then III court, and I was ready to
proceed with the trial.
Excitement ran high, the mob Shrek
ed andhowled Hang him! hang him."
and the court was powerless to protect
the miserable man. Tho mob, with
the mother of young Charles Belknap
at their head, forcibly took the trem-
bling culprit out of the custody of the
sheriff and hung him to limb of the
nearest tree. Before he swung off he
acknowledged his guilt.
And as passed by his hfelc~s form
swinging from the limb of that tree, I
was forcibly reminded of the legal
phrase, Murder will out"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
ClRA.

| Possibly there may be war with
| Spain, but if there is it will be because
it is forced upon tue Administration.
At present, President Grant does not
mean war. What the early future may
| bring forth, no one can tell. There is
considerable bluster, but there is no
! action. Secretary Fish writes long
! letters to Minister Sickles; the Ameri-
! can Consul at Santiago protests yet
, the bntcherv OF American citizens so
on, anl All infuriated mob insult and
threaten the American Minister in his
own residence at Madrid, while sitting
under the folds of 1.-The flag" Secre-
tary FISH advises Minister Sickles,
while his son-in-law, Sidney Webster,
acts as legal adviser 10 the Govern
ment of Spain and receives heavy fees
for his services.
In the meantime. President Grant-
smokes
Ali AT once our President General
finds out that this country has Con-
stitntinn. He is now, for the first time
dnring his two terms, checked by a
want OF power. The lives of American
citizens, and the honor OF the Ameri-
can flag cannot be avenged OF pro-
tected, because the President las not
the authority. When Southern States
are to be oppressed when military
tribunals condemn and execute South
ern citizens without evidence and
without authority when Indians are
to be annihilated by Courts Martial
when the miscreants of the Presidents
pet government in Louisiana desire to
pillage and rayisi, then are laws and
Constitution silent. Authority can be
or il found +" permit aud order it
all. Their. is hot haste Ia execute in
noc"nt Victim to appeaSe partizan ran
cor. Ms. s,irratf aud Captain Beall,
aud Nirz found 30 protection under q
violated Constitution. The Butcher
Burriel is more fortunate. At le; st our
President can take time to consider his
authority. Apologies and regrets are
looked for and waited for. II these
Cuban nlurderers had only been South
ern ku klux, with what pleasuraol haste
would Grant have sent his army or
Judge Bond after them, and wiped
them from the face of the earth. How
fortunate it is for them that they are
NOT SOutferD ssrabe1s
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

j The proposition has been suggested
/ by Northern gentleman for the Gov
! ernment to loan to the Southern States
| five hundred millions of dollars, offour
! per cent bonds, having twenty OF
] thirty years to run, to be distributed
! among these States IN proportion to
| their population, and loaned to planters
j at six per cent. on unlncumbered i'm
proved real estate in actual cultiva-
ton aud twice the value of the loan.
The gentleman making the suggestion,
! thinks that long before the principal
shall be due events may take place
which might induce the United States
to relinquish to the borrowing States
their whole indebtedness. Hon. r.
NJ. L. Hunter, of Virginia, to whom
this suggestive proposition was made,
without making claim for the loss by
emancipation Of any slave, shows very
clearly that the United States Govern
ment is committed to such policy OF
compensation in it's treaties with Great
Britain, terminating two wars, bytreat-
les iii which it was stated that the British
armies should withdraw without ''car-
rylng away any negroes or other prop
ertv of American inhabitants )" and
because they did carry away negroes
during the war. claim for compensa-
ton was admitted by the British Gov
ernment. In the first article of the
treaty Of Ghent there was stipulation
on the part Of Great Britain in regard
to ANY slaves Or other private prop
erty carried away by them" and the
Emperor of Russia, to whose arbitra-
ton the case was submitted, decided
that the British should pay the Ameri-
e1a
during the war. Mr.. Hunter also
shows the dilemma in which the four
teenth' amendment to the Constitu-
ton places the Government Of
the United States. BY the fifth
amendment to the Constitution it is
provided that private property should
Just compensation. Whenever such
property is SO taken, a claim accrued
to the individual owner for Just COM
pensation, which the Government was
bound to respect, not only upon con-
siderations Of justice, but under the
express provisions on the Constitution
before the adoption OF the four
teenth amendment. Now, the obliga-
ton to discharge the debt having oc-
Cured under the fifth amendment, and
before the adoption Of the fourteenth,
which forbids the payment of such
debt, of course the latter amendment
cannot impair the prior obligation. At
any rate, the Government is placed in
an absurd dilemma by this fourteenth
amendment, the fruit Of PASSION and
party zeal The repeal OF that amend
mcnv is not asked, but Mr.. Hunter sug-
Rests action after the precedent estab-
iished by the act of Congress OF June
23, 1888, IN reference to depositing the
surplus revenue of the United States
with the different States, upon the
terms and manner therein specified
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

Stephen Smith, for many years the
aged leader Of the colored race in Phil
adelphia, died on Friday last. He life
was divided into youth of slavery, a
manhood of freedom bought by his
labor, and an old age of wealth and
honor. He voted for Gen. Jackson, as
a Democrat, in 1884; lost his vote by
the act inserting the word white in
to the State constitution of Pennsyl-
yania in 1888, and got it back under
the constitutional amendments in 1869.
He has made, it is stated, splendid
bencfactions to the aged poor.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
A STREET PICTURE.
''king William was King Jamcs'
son.,

Blessed is childhood! The delight
full mildness of last evening drew tho
| children out on the sidewalks, in the
residence portions of the city, to snatch
few more round games ont of the
closing grasp Of winter. A happy, ror>-
ping group Of young girls barred our
| passage on the way home, and they
were so full Of spring-ife happiness
| that We could but choose to stop a few
doors and listen. The bright cheeri-
ness OF their fresh young voices vibra
| ted on the ear like the sweet Ginning
| of glass bells. and drew picture OF
! past childhood that not many hearts,
| not of the hardest-could ignore.
| They were all girls. They had join
ed hands in ring, and We're chorous-
| ing some rhyme, which dill not seem
| to have much reason in it, but what OF
that? They were happy in the midst
of financial crashes and Cuban massa-
| cres, and who shall say that Ignorance
| is not bliss? There were two boys sit
| ting on the steps of door, and thev
were looking wishfully at the game.
but did not participate. Childhood
with those boys had passed. They
| were about eight and ten years respec-
lively, not more, ard to lower the Dig
nifty of the Second Reader by playing
with the girls was social heresy ens
tirely incompatible with the standard
of youthful America. Tho temptation
to those boys, though, to ''p;tch in
and be jolly aad throw dignity over
board was hard to resist. But they
did, and sat there and listened, an,s
this is what they heard and we hearG
as near as we could catch it and jot il
down as a libretto curiosity of the
opera of childhood,
klns William was King JaInes' son.
And from royal race he sprung.
Upon his breast h. wore 4 s,,ir.
Which points tie way to the country fr.
Chorus
Go choose you cast, 20 choose you west,
Go choose the one that you lovo ocst,
If he's not here 20 tRko rour part,
60 choose another TIt!. al! ruur LcaTt
Additional chorus
Down this carret yea must kneels
AS st'e as graas grows i'll me field.
Ssl1tc your bride and kiss nor sweet
; And you nay r1ee upon ycslr f9et.
. Without stopping 10 consider here.
/ az out Of time and place, tho origin oi
; this childrens rhyme, which evidently
. comes from England, and is nearly two
| hundred years old, the SiSgling fu,t
became very great in tho chorus, and
large amount of childish coanatry
was Haunted before the faces of the
/ blase creatures on the door-steeps.
! Lordy. lordy, thought we, as VIC
walked away, more cheerful ior what
We had seen and heard, how many
millions would gladly give all the hair
off their heads to be able to sing king
! William WAS King james son" with
that little ring Of innocents, and soy,
"Here l am, one of you Blessed j..
| childhood. Louis Rcrublican.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

The Monroe (Ga.) -fdrrrtisc' cx-
plodes, through lettcr from Mr..
Judah ?. benjamin, the great expecta-
ti1ng Of Mrs. Campbell and Mrs.
Chambers, as we'll AS several parties
n augusta. Thcre is no French for
tune at ali for them, and the many
millions ot money that seemed SO Sc
cure have cvaporated like mist. Mr..
benjamin says these ladies have been
''duped by a swindler." Who is the
swindler ? He deserves to be whipped
around the world.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

TIE PuREsr AND SWEETEST CoD-L1v
E1s On. is Hazard Il CaswelPs, made OF
the sea shore, from fresh, selected
livers, by CAswELL. HAZARD & Co..
New York. It is absolutely pure and
s,reet. Patients who have once taken
it prefer it to all others. Physicians
have decided it superior to any Of tha
other oils in market, Az
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
Back PcY DisaIIowed.

i former lieutenant in the United
States army, who resigned his commits
sion and went South and joined the
Confederacy, now make application
for back pay due him at the time of
his resignation, on the ground that
Congress has removed his disabilities.
The question being referred to the At
torney-General at Washington, that
officer decides that the Governmel.. is
by law prohibited from paying sdch
clniin:-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

The President, says The Boston Post,
will get his ttander up as soon n his
Havanas stop coming.
Two Gcorgians, announced to fight
a duel, have agreed to defer ii until
the government takes action in the
Virg;nius matter. They will probably
Give long and prosper.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

Thi- estimate includes al vessels
now III ordinary that could be fitted
out for sea within thirty days, and all
on squadron duty could report st Key
West within the same number of days
after the receipt of orders.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

SvccFqs is the hest test Of superiority fhH
wonde iuls demand for SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR is enc of tho con nSinci ae proofs
that this article is appreciated above everything,
else Of the kind. However much iss Jealous de-
fame s may throw their shafts. truth Will pre-
vail and 20 will this medicine.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
Il IL Amazing

that people neglect their teeth 40 ssameiully
SozodOnt used with brush OF medium hard
ness, would keep any ser OF teeth n excellent
condition ALWAYS. DO not forget this great
fact. Z6I.3w
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28
The american Fleet.

The following American war vessels,
it is though. could be gathered in
Cuban waters within the next two
months, most of them inside of thirty
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-28

TBS Ia no Intoxicating beverase OF 'iortorefi
LIQUOR, TO lead the tippler ON to drunkenness
ami rum. hut strictly medca! prepar alton
made fToon roots ami herbs sT1ita bic to sDy
age or co-,c.f ft;ora As family remedy SIM -
MON LIVER REGULATOR Is equal {" aFs
entire medicine chest.