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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02
THE MISSISSIPPI'S MOUTH.
General Belief of the Engineers ira d
Capt E:lsls' Plans.

| Capt. E.,sI.' Plans
The Board of Engineers convened by
Capt. Eads, with the approval of the
President, for the purpose of considering
| his plans for the construction of system
of jetties at the South Pass of the Missis-
| sippi river, resumed its session yesterday
morning at the Fifth avenue hotel.
| Though the details of the plan upon
which the jetties are to be constructed
were fully examined and discussed, no
action was taken except to recommend
that the mattresses be laid in the river
ont to the depth of thirty feet of water.
Mr.. Whitcomb, secretary of the board,
stated yesterday that very little doubt
was entertained of the success of Capt.
Ead's plan. Unless the construction of
the jetties, he said, should develop some
action of the waters in the river above
and in the gulf, which can not be fore
seen or calculated on, the jetty system
will attain all that is necessary to make
the river navigable at its mouth. No
engineer, who has given the subject the
slightest consideration, entertains any
doubt that by combining the river be
tween artificial walls the force of the
currents thus produced will deepen the
channel. The experience derived from
other works of a similar character has
satisfactorily settled this point. The
chief difficulties that lay in the way of
the jetty system are supposed to exits in
the construction of works having suf-
ticient stability to withstand the action
of the current of the river within and of
the tides and gulf currents from without,
and at the same time preventing the form
alton of a new bar within too short a
period. 1t is now generally Admitted
by the present board of engineers that
Capt. Eads has obviated these difficult
ties. Some members of the board believe
that it will require over a century to
form a new bar, while others, who do not
think it will take so long, believe for at
least twenty years the mouth of the river
will be kept free from obstruction by the
works now in progress. 1t is also the
opinion of all the members of the com
mission that the mattress system of build
ing up the jetties will be successful
Neao York Tribune
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02
Our ShOrt-HOrnS.

The question is often asked whether
our short-horns of to-day are equal to
those of Internationally years ago. Many
contend that they are not so good, and
assign, as a reason, that too much atten-
ton has been paid to pedigree, to the
neglect of quality and meat-producing
attributes. 1t is true that we have many
animals of the present day that will com
pare favorably, if they are not superior,
to any of their predecessors, but are the
different short-horn herds, in the aggre-
gate, up in every particular to the stand
ard possessed by animals five and twenty
years ago?
To breed first-cIass animals requires
the greatest care, rare Judgment and
skill, with the free Use of the knife.
Our earlier breeders paid the stictest at
tention to breeding, and bestowed great
care in the selecti4Hand skillful mating
of their stock, and from this brought
their herds to high state of perfection.
This state of success Is not to be attrib-
uted entirely to any particular tribe or
family, as some would have us believe
but to the admirable foresight and supe-
rior Judgment with which the animals
are bred The earlier breeders did not
expect to sell their animals on long
and fashionable pedigree alone, but eX-
pectcd to furnish quality and meat prop
critics us well as breeding.
The great claims of Bates and Booth
blood are owing more TO the high1npitch
of perfection to which the renowned
breeders carried their animals by the
scrupuIous care and attention they gave
to the mating and selection, and the free
use of the knife, than to any particular
strain of blood in their pedigrees. Bates
and Booth marked out for themselves an
ideal short horn, and all their efforts
booked to the attainment of their ideal
pcrfectibiity. To accomplish this they
we're compelled to make close alliances If
blood and to discard weeds and faulty
animals, howe ser well breed. In other
words, they set out to typify an ideal
stnr lard ot tncir own. lIc' well they
oYccecded the enormous prices these
milicA-alill continue 10 command is the
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02
How to Harvest Castor Beans.

The Rural World says: As soon as the
spikes begin to burst open they must be
cut off and thrown into boxes, and hauled
to the popping-out place. The manner
of gathering is to make sleigh that will
pass between the rows, having box that
will hold ten bushels, that being a load
for an ordinary horse. One horse at
tached to sled on which a dry goods
box is placed will answer. For twenty
acres, three sleds, made of 2x6 stuff,
wide enough to hold the largest sized
dry goods box, will suffice.
Care should be taken to gather up
those that have popped out before rain,
as rain blackens them, and they will not
sell as well. To prepare place for them
to pop out, select a clean, smooth, hard
place on the prairie, sloping enou gh to
cause rainwater to flow off freely, so that
none will stand or lie dead; take sharp
hoes and scalp off smooth all the grass on
a space say 100 by so feet, for twenty
acres. This should be swept off clean,
leaving a level surface of hard ground
Then deposit your spikes, leaving a bor-
der uncovered of at least twenty feet all
around, to catch those beans that jump
outward when opening under hot sun.
About the second or third day they
SnOulu DE turned, 10 DrlnS unOSe at the
bottom to the top. A steel garden rake
is the best implement to use. About
the fourth or fifth day they are nearly
all out of the burs, and the haulm or
straw, then greatly diminished in bulk,
should be pitched on pile to give them
time for stragglers to leave it, and the
beans being set free are found in the bot
tom of the debris, can easily be raked
clear Of empty burs, and taken away
preparatory TO tanning. Any good fan
ming machine will clean them, and when
the yard is clean and solid very little
earth will 90 with them.
After the beans begin to ripen the
held should be gone over once or twice a
week TIL frost. In hot, dry weather
they ripen more rapidly than in cool
wet weather. Children can perform this
work, and Il large familv of children can
not be more prolitably employed than in
taking care of Il crop Of castor beans
The work is all light. With a steady
horse children may do all the work.
THIS isn't good season for catches"
at the watering-places, and many nice
girls are willing to take up with fIcckled
faced, imIpoye shed men,
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02
VOLUME XII.
THE CONGREGATION AND CHOIR.

The large congregation, which must
have numbered nearly 1000, the men oc-
cupying one-half of the house, the women
the other, listened attentively, many of
them admiringly. They seemed to believe
this strange although how many
of them, or how much of it, it would be
hard to say; time will show.
During the first half of the discourse
the communion elements were admins
tered to the congregation. The bread
having distributed, Apostle Pratt stop
ped in the midst of his argument, prayer
was offered by one of the brethren in con-
secration of the water, which was then
distributed, the speaker resuming his dis
course. The choir closed the service by
singing Mozart's Twelfth Mass Gloria in
style. Now, at least, one could
worship and believe that after all heaven
may be place worth going to.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02
THE BANKER-S DIySru

o. W. HOLMES.
The Bankers dinner is the stafeIiest fcns,
The town has heard of for a wear nj least
The starry lustres shed their broadest blaze.
naui;sk and silver catch and spread the RAYS
The Tourists triumph crown the daintest spoil
won from the sea, the forest and the sill:
Ihe stesuning hnt-hou>e Yields its largest uines.
Inc sunless vaults uncarth their oldest wines
VI all that cluster round the genial board
NOT one 50 radiant rs the banquet's lord.
.
-, with the merry tale and joviaI song
Inc Jocund evening whirls itself along
Ili the last chorus Shricks its loud encore,
Ana the white ncrkcloths vanish through the door
Nh' savage word, the nenials know its tone
Nnd SINK away the master stands alone.
wen piaFe'i, by" breathe not what were hes
unheard.
His goblet shivers rs he speads the word
II vine tells truth-and so have said the wise
u makes me laugh to think how handy lies
bankrupt tO-morrow-millionaire to-day 2"
ne larce Is over, now begins the play"
IIarki the deep OATH the wall of frenzied woe.
Lost lost to hope of heaven and peace below
He kept his secret, but the seed of crime
ursis of itself in Gods appointed time.
The moral market had the usual ehills
Of virtue suffering from protested bills.
The white cravats, to friendships memory true
Sighed for the past, surveyed the future, too,
Their sorrow breathed in one expressive line:
" Gave pleasant dinners who has got his wine ~
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02
A Real Indian Romance.

The Louisville COurier-JournaI tells
this story: Between GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
and Eddyville, KY, on the Cumberland
river, there is a cavern which can only
be entered by diving into the water, and
which has no other light than that re-
Elected from the bottom of the river 1t
was accidentally discovered by Il young
Indian chief, while one day diving for
his gun, which he had dropped from his
canoe into the river The Indian youth
who discovered it, for a long time kept
the secret to himself, and would often
resort to it in his lonely hours, where, by
the aid of his flint and piece of dry
wood, he would kindle a fire and enjoy
himself in looking at the magnificence of
the scene as the light reflected back mil
lions of beams from the numerous stalag-
mites and stalactites of gigantic size and
fantastic forms. The cave was about
fifty feet wide, and about the same in
height. In the course of time this Young
son of the forest became enamored with
4 beautiful daughter of one of the back
woodsmen in the settlement. The Young
chiefs name was Wallahalla and the girls
name was Agnes Robertson. In those
days the daughters of the backwoodsmen
could swim, ride, and handle gun with
all the dexterity and skill of their fathers
and brothers. Arriving at the place the
lover disappeared beneath the surface of
the water and the maiden quickly fol
wed him. Here he informed her she
must remain as his prisoner until he
gained the consent of her parents to their
union. WaIlahaIIa then departed to re
turn soon after with dried venison and
such articles as were necessary for her
comfort Returning to the settlement,
Wallahalla found that the place had been
attacked by the foe and the village burnt
to the ground The parents of Agnes
mourned her as dead, or lingering in II
captivity to which death would be far
preferable. The young chief was loudcst
in his lamentations over the lost girl, and
at the war dance of his trie swurc the
dircst vengeance against her captors. All
the male portion of the settlement,
together with the friendly tribe to which
the young chief Wallahalla belonged
started in pursuit Of the foe to rescue the
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02

IT occurred in Oshkosh. Will you
do it ?" she said, twisting one end of the
strap around her hand and fetching hlm
Il 'stinger" across the shoulders with
the other. He squirmed and looked
frantically at the keyhole of the door, as
if he could crawl through il. " VIII
Won do it?" She said, aiming two or
three ut the calves of his legs, while he
skipped around like Il great. north
western grasshoppcr with the jimJamF'
''Will you do it?" she repeated, con-
ccntrating her energies for a terrific
swoop, and dealing him binder over
the eyebrows that made the cold per
spirltion start out of every pore in his
body. Il will :" he roared in agony
and they were married.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02

THE SITUATION IN CUBA.-VaImaseda
is evidently unhappy. Failing to crush
Maxine Gomez he has turned upon the
mayor of Havana and humbled that
functionary 10 the dust. 1t is evident
he aims at establishing purely personal
government, and will have no exhibit
tons of independence on the part of sub
ordinates. Even Zulueta, the leader of
the slave power, is dissatisfied, and natur-
ally resents a blow struck at his office
while he remains the incumbent. From
the seat of war we learn the signifi-
cant news that the headquarters of the
Spanish troops are to be placed on the
lines of railway. This new order will com
pei the abandonment of many strategic
points through the interior, which the
Spaniards have preserved with their
native tenacity. Everything, however,
points to the final disruption of Spanish
power in the island. Day by day the
torch of the insurgents increases the
area of devastation, and by the end of
the year there will be few sugar planta-
tions Ia fight for, 80 that Spain is losing
blood and treasure in the vain effort to
restore her broken rule.-N y. HraH
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02

At the dog show ut the London
CRYSTAL Palace, there We're one thousand
one hundred and seventy-cight animals
exhibited, and Il marked improvement
in all breeds was noted The Princess
of Wales took the first prize for Il fine
animal in the class of St. Bernard mas
tiff,
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02

A great many trousscaux are made in
| September for the weddings that take
place later in the autumn. The new
| fabrics for wedding dresses are creamy
white brocaded silks, or else white with
the faintest pink tinge, covered with
brocaded white roses. There are also
very rich white velvets with blocks and
broken plaids of heavy pile, and also
matelasse velvets with raised leaf and
arabesque patterns. White rose brocaded
silks in cream and in snow tints are 81 a
ward; those with scroll and leaf pattern
are Sc. Some of these rich bridal dresses
are made in princesse shape. They are
| quite plain as low down as the knee, but
below this they are richly flounced with
plain gros grain and lace. Others are
made with a long cuirass basque with
sleeves of point Lace, or else transparent
sleeves of some kind. The cuirass has Il
talbot of lace straight down the back and
down the front The Lamballe fichu of
lace or of the silk edged with lace trims
other basqucs White roses will be much
worn mixed with orange blossoms for
bridal parures. A new way of arranging
parIands on the tabier is shown in the
engraving on our first page.
ENGLISH WALKING JACKETS.
Doub!c-hreastcd English walking jack
cts are made in large numbers for fall
and winter wraps. The materials en-
plovcd are Scotch Chcviots, diagonal
cloths as finely twillcd as vigognc, and
other soft wool cloths The trimmings
are broad Titan brlids, loosely woven,
like Panama canvas, and buttons covered
with this braid. Black is the prevailing
color They cost from SO To SIS.
SILKS.
The novelties in fall silks are now dis
played on counters of retail stores, and
some idea of their prices is obtained
One of the most tasteful novelties is matte
silk in loosely matted tresScs woven in
basket checks. This iS,1mcant for over
dresses to be used with velvet or plain
Gross grain. and cost S4.5Q yard, 1t
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02

PROF. TYNDALL now takes the ground
that Ham was an Indian instead of a
negro. Anybody can take any ground
he wants 70 these days.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02

THIS isn't good season for "catchcs'
at the Watering places, and many nice
girls are willing to take up with fIcckled
faced, imIpoye shed men,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21
A Religious View.

"You see, when you done shuttle
off dis mortuary coil, and dc spiri;
presents itself at de Golden Gates,
argued a colored revivalist on a lerec
yesterday, says the Vicksburg Herald,
Gabriel gwine to ask YOU what
church you long to in dc flesh"
"Yaas, I speck so,'' said the listen
er.
''Ef you 'lonscd to the Missiumary
Baptists, he gwinc told You walk
right in and set by de footstool."
''Ef, you long to de Methodist
church he say stay on de outside
whar your shoutin' won't sturb dc
angles
"Ef you's 'Piseumpalion-"
Hole, on, Mr.. Middleton. Dey
amt no niggcrs 'Piseumpalions.-
Denis all white folks" interrupted
the liStner.
dot don't make no difference,
continued tie expounder Of religion
ode principles de same, amt it? E
you're a 'Piscumpalion de angel 81!
to you. GO over dar among de white
folks"
"Ef yousc Cafgolick, de angel pint
YOU to dc Virgin Mary, and tell
YOU"
But look heah, Mister Middleton
sposen he did't long to no church in
de flesh?" queried the listener.
@Wcll, what he doin' dar, den?'
asked the colorcd divine scornfully
well, replied the unconrerted
sinner. 81 thought, in dat case, he
could dos he please"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21
Progress Of Civilization Among
the Piutes.

Captain Bob dropped into see u:
this morning, and seating himsel!
comfortably in an armed chair, hon
ored US with fixed stare of friendli
ssfor about a minute, and at length
broke the silence with:
"All Piutee man dead broke"
"Ah!o
"Yas. One year las sprins-heaT
money-pokcr; | catch all. Ha, hal
Silence, and a furtive examination
Of the the impassive editorial counte'
nance.
"Piutec man no money now-alI
dead broke"
Bencwcd silence, and contempla,
ton Of the ceiling.
81 dead broke. Capt. Bob no mon
ey. All broke"
Eyes again fixed on the editorial
lincaments, and then, very innocent
ly:
Il no get two bits-no breakfast
Ha, ha. All Piutce man broke"
When all this diplomacy had Sc
cured the coveted quarter, the cap,
tain picked from the floor the bony
fragment Of . COW which he had
brought in, and grinnins like man
who had got a point on 0phir, he re-
marked: "Well, so long; tex care
yousalf'-and half an hour afterward
his crust colorcd face might have
been seen making one of a circle on
the shady side ola lumber pile, where
an exciting game Of poker was in
progress.-IugiaiG (Ner.) Chronicle
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21
. Dream tI.af Parted Man and
q. a WIG.

:, Bandy had been married two weeks
and has left his vie. Bandy is a
little man, and his,wife weighs two
hundred and forty pounds, and was
the relict Of the late Pete Potts
About ten daysafter marriage Bundy
was surprised, on awakening in the
morning, to find his better half sit
ting up in bed crying as if her heart
would break. Astonished, he asked
her the cause of her sorrow, but re
ceiving no reply he began to surnise
tina. there mus. be some secret on her
mind that she withheld from him
that was the cause of her anguish, so
be remarked to Mrs. B., that as they
were married she could tell him the
cause of her grief, 50, if possible, he
could avert it. After considerable
coaxing he elected the following
from her.
Last night dreamed ! was single,
and as I walked through well light
ed street, l came toa store where a
sign in front advertised husbandsfor
s sale Thinking iteariOusy Fentered,
and, ranged along the WALTON either
side, were men with prices affixed to
them. Such beautiful men; some for
$1,000, some for $500, and 50 on to
$50. And as Ihad notthatmount
/ could not purchase.
Thinking to console her, B., placed
his arm around her and asked.
"And did YOU see any men like me
there?"
"oh yes" she replied, drawing
away from him, 'lots like you; they
were tied up in punches like aspara
gus, and sold for ten cents per bunch,
Bundy got up, and went to see hi;
lawyer if he had sufficient ground FOL
divorce.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21
FORWARDING.

All packages, minerals, ores and
products for the collection should be
addressed to 1.-THE State Board Of Cen
tennial Managers, Wheeling, West
Virginia" at which place they will
be classified and catalogued prepara'
tory to their being placed in the Elk,
hibition at Philadelphia. Packages
should be shipped BY the ordinary
freight lines, not by express. a
shipping receipt should be taken,
and Should be forwarded by mail, adj
dressed as below. The invoice may
be inclosed at the same time. Spe'
cial instruction will be given to cor
respondents in regard to the ship
ment of large packages upon the
main lines of transportation.
1t is important that all contribu'
tons intended for the Exhibition
should be forwarded as soon as posi-
bic. The work OF arranging and the
preparation of the catalogue vii!
commence November FIRST. All com
munications relating to the collec,
ton should be addressed to the UNI
designed.
A. J. SWEENEY, Chairman,
State Board CeatcaaiGl Managers
Wheeling, ". Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21
The horse disease which has spread

The horse disease which has spread
over the country, embracing Boston
and Cincinnati, Cleveland and Butia-
10, Richmond, Washington and Phil
adelphia, is not ofso violent nature
as that of 1872. No fatal cases have
been reported. Few horses are dis
abled from working, but those atilict-
with the influenza are very much
distressed with constant coughing
and snec=ing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21
: LABELLING AND PACKING.

Ever specimen should be accom-
panied by a distinctly written Label,
stating the nature Of the specimen,
its locality, and any important par
ticulars connected with it that can
be briefly stated. a lead pencil
should be used in preference to ink;
for the latter, if wet, becomes illegi-
BILE. The label should be folded up
and placed next to the specimen,
within the paper wrapping.
All specimens should be securely
wrapped in paper and then tightly
slowed in strong boxes, which should
be completely filed in order that
there may not be any movement OF
rubbing Of the specimens upon each
other, whereby they would become
worn or defaced. Friable, delicate
specimens, and choice crystalliEa-
lions should be separately cascd IN
small boxes, which can be packed In
It is is very desirable that an invoice
or lis. of the specimens should be
made at the time they are packed in
the box, a separate list being made
out for each package. These lists
should be transmitted by mail, and
should bear the same numbers and
marks as are placed upon the boxes
Each list should also state the time
and place of shipment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21

Another suit was instituted Fri
dav, in the name OF the people,
against Tweed, to recover S933,64O,
alleged to have been fraudulently
paid on six warrants certified by
Tweed, and which from the principal
allegations in the suit against Peter
B. Sweeney. The order ofarrest was
served Friday, returnable October u.
Bail was fixed in 100000.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21

It is feared that the notorious
North Carolina outlaw, George Apple
white, 4 member of the now extinct
Lowry gang, will have to be released
under an amnesty law passed when
it was supposed he was dead, and from
which Lowry was, but he was not cx-
cepted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21

fla young man sits up too late
with his sweetheart out at Haddon-
field, the old folks come into the par
lor, and, with refnemcntofs
invite him to wait a few minutes long
or and breakfast will be ready.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21

Chinese women are sold at auction
in San Francisco. At the last sale
eight dollars was the highest price,
and one sold for sixty-frc cents, her
nose being out of plumb.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-10-21

The name of the thimble is said to
have been derived from "thumbell;;"
having been first worn on the thumb,
as the sailors thimblc still is. 1t is
a Dutch invention, and was introdu-
ced into England in 1905 by John
Lof:ing, who manufactured j: al Is
liagton.