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The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17

After three weeks investigation in
To the extent aud condition of the
grasshopper plague in Texas and
Kansas, Professor Riley, Of the ma
tional committee appointed for that
purpose, reports there is no danger in
the main to be feared this season from
the ravages of this insect. Ina large
part of Kansas he thinks the battle
already fought and won. He con-
firms the statement that the grass
hoppers have disappeared soon after
Matching, and attributes this, in part,
TO the cold, rainy weather, and part
ly TO local soils, the warm and sandy
portions being more favorable to
grasshopper growth than the colder
and more tenacious ground. In the
latter, the Matching of eggs is attend
ed with more delay and uncertainty.
In these latter regions the injury to
crops is likely to be greatest.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17

We publish above the formal cali
for a Convention of the Republican
voters of Cedar county for the purpose
of selecting their representatives at
the state Convention, which meets in
Des Moines on the 9th of next month.
1T il undoubtedly unnecessary to
urge that at the present iuncture, with
all the important chief offices of our
State to be filed, the action of the ap-
preaching Republican State Conven-
ton will be very important one. Sc
cure in our great Iowa majority AS we
may be, nevertheless injudicious nom
nations or hot-headed partisanship
in this Convention can easily start
breach, the proportions and results of
which will be only less surprising
than disastrous. There is no proba
ability of this, perhaps, and still less
necessity; but it is possibility, at
least, and possibilities as well rs prob
abilities are worthy Of thought. And
therefore Cedar county Republicans,
1t is greatly to be hoped, will rally in
force at their own Convention, and
send to represent them such a del
eeation that Mt least our influ-
ence may certainly be in favor only
of those nominations truly fitting to
he made and of those policies dictated
by coolness and wisdom.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17
WEPURLlCAN COUNTY CON
yENTlON.
s.,uraav. lime l6,h. 1917,

A delegate convention OF the Republicans
IL Cedar county will be held at the Court
uausp in linton on
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17

Gen. Emory, in command of the
United States forces in Utah, asks
for reiuforcements in view Of the
threatsnilg attitude OF Brigham and
his Legion.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17
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To the Wsrklus Class. We are now prepsr.
eo 70 furnish all classes with constant employment
at nome the whole Of the time, or tor their spar
mosnents BUSH ess new, Hight and profitable ~.
sons - esnT sex easily earn from 50 cents 70 " ~
evening, ~ proportional aum by GeyVtin9
.ns.f f VINO y me to the business. Boys and girn
ss.n ~ near ~ much as men. That AL who ~ ~
ousinessw ke this pasaieled offer: TO sue
~ afs not = satisfied We will sen0 0ne dollar u
sampls wo IN isyeral dollars 10 ccmmeace VOL
~. ana cPy Il Home and Ttreslde, one Of Va ~
s.es1saer, y you want psrmansnt pre4taele .Qsss .Qss
e0dftss 0EoRoE STrHsoM q Co.. Eof1IAnA Maloes
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17
Celebrated tiyiesdiaie tlersc
METH Y.

Setherby viii staud for mares this season,
iS1i. at the following places: Mondayssuf
eses week. commencing April 3lth, at the
stable of James Davidson, north west OF
Red Oak; Tuesdays at Stanwaod; Wednes-
DAYS aud Saturdays at Necheuiessille;
THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS al Lisbon.
PEDIGRE EE.
N.therby ~as bred by Joseph Gregg, Can.
ada West His sire was the we'll known
Ciyaesdale horse, Old NetherSs, tred by
VIA. Fawkes, Amman, Dumitiesshife, scot
land. lia- taken prizes at Carlisle, Cocker
manth. aud eisew here in Great Britain. lie
gained first prize at the Provincial FNhihit
tiaps OF fsf4 1861 and ISIS, and Also atmany
local shows lii G.. W. Old Setherby ~
Masstroapar who has taken = n6mher Of
prizes. both ia Scotland aud England. His
dam, a tirsi class mare got hy imported Sir
William Wallace; .. dam, hs imported hay
wallace. g dam, hy imported Old llyde.
NethcFhy has taken prizes al Markham,
Pickering, Whi;by, and ottcr places in Can
ada, and was also awarded sweepstakes pre-
mium over all competition a. draft Draft
Horse at the Fair OF the District Agr'enitu
raj Society, held at Methaaicsville lasi fall
TERMS.-To insure a foal, sl5, 10 be PAID
on the first af February, ISIS. Persons as
posing of their mares before February lst
will be charged insurance, unies ,atisfaeto-
ry evidence i given that they we're not IN
foal. All accidents at the risk Of owners
GREIG & DAVIDSON.
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17
MEN,

Apply to the editor of this paper for half
membership {at discounD in Baylies Great
Nerehanii.e College, keokuk, Iowa, on the
Mississippi. Bookkeepers, Penmen, Report
ers, Operators and Teachers thoroughly NJ
ted Don't fail TO address Prof Miller, Ne
okuk Iowa. ~
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17
Rep.sIIcan ssate Convention.

TIE Twenty first Annual State censen,
tian 81 the Republican party Of Iowa, VIII
Sc held 1t Des Moines, on
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE q, 1ssI.
Ia the purpose OF making the following
nominations:
One candidate for Governor,
one candidate for Governor,
one candidate for Superintendent OF fuo-
lie Instruction.
One candidate for Supreme Judge:
The ratio Of representation VIII oe, oEs
delegate for each county in the state, ana
m addition thereto, one delegate Tor each
400 votes or fraction over 100, cast Ior hou.
Io.,ah r Youuv for Secretary OF State, at
the General election In 1876. The following
tahle shows the representation I'm the Sec
ond Congressional Districtt:
The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17
ROBIN HOOD.

Also will stand at same place the pure
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01
The Battle OF Gettysburg.

Gen, LOngslreet has written for the
Philadelphia Weekly Times an interest
ing and valuable description OF the battle
of Gettysburg. He says that he on.
posed the march into Pennsylvania on
the ground that tie western confederate
armies needed assistance, Grant having
" bottled up" one of them in Vicksburg.
When the two armies faced each other
at Gettysburg he advised Gen. Lee TO
decline the battle, interpose his army
between Gen. Meade's and Washington,
and force the latter to make the attack.
But Gen. Lee said IF the enemy is
there tomorrow we must attack him."
Gen. Longstreet replied " II he is there,
it will be because he is anxious that we
should attack him.--a good reason, in nv
judgment, for not doing So LOngstreet
was directed to make the opening attack.
His corps numbered 1900 men. 1t
charged up Cemetery Ridge with such
bravery and ~audacity hat Gen. Meade
thought that Gen. Lees whole army was
at his heels. Reducing his right wing to
one brigade, Meade hurried the Others
to the support Of his imperiled left, and
forced Longstreet back. When night
came, Longstreet found that he had lost
1929 men, or more than one.third of his
corps. LOngstreet charges the failure of
his assault to Ewelps inactivity, declar-
ing that if Ewell had attacked Meade's
right wing, it would surely have been
overcome, and the battle won. He also
criticiscs Pickett's assault on the second
day of the battle, and says that it was q
great mistake in Gen, Lee to order it
made.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01
Household Recipes.

MAPLE SYRUP, golden syrup, sugar
and thick cream are usually considered
best to eat with wailles. But if sauce ia
preferred, any that is lancied on buildings
is allowable on wailles.
WAFFLEs.-One quart milk, half cup
melted butter, yo!ks of three eggs well
beaten, one heaping %teaspoOntul of baking
powder. Beat in -four enough to make
a thin batter, and add the well beaten
whites of the three eggs the last thing,
RAISED WAFTLEs.-Melt five ounces
OF butter in one pint new milk, when
cool beat IN two and a half te~acupfuls of
sifted -four, and not quite one gin yeast
Allow six hours for rising, Just before
baking beat the yOlks OF four eggs and
stir in thoroughly to the batter, then the
whites, beaten stiff and stirred in last.
In canning fruit either put glass
jars into a pan Of cold water and bring
the water to n scalding heat with the
jars in it, emptying each as it is wanted,
or wrap a dish towel wrung out of cold
water round the Jars while filling, and
you need not fear breaking them by put
ting boiling fruit in them.
ANorHER.-One quart butter milk,
one pint and a quarter of corn meal, one
te%aspOonful salt, n tablespoonful sugar,
three eggs well beaten, Put all together.
Put one teaspoonlul soda in Just as little
cold water as will dissolve it, and beat it
into the whole mixture the last thing.
Bake in a hot oven, but don't use u very
deep pan.
RICE WAFFLEs.-Put three pints of
-four and one pint of rice boiled soft into
n large bowl. Beat the yolks of four eggs
into it, with 4 little salt; put to this one
quart of new milk beat all very thor
oughly till the rice and flour are well
mixed and free from Jumps, then add
halt a pint more of milk to thin it. Beat
the whites of the four eggs till very stiff
then add to the batter and beat ali well
together till perfectly light, then bake.
ANoTHER,.-Five cups yellow com
meal, three cups rye flour, One.halt cup
molasse', two eggs, five cups SOU milk
two teaspoons of soda. Put the sour milk
and molasses together, dissolve the soda
in just enough cold water to free from
humps or sediments, then pour it into the
milk and molasses; beat them till they
are in a foam, then mix with the meal
and rye flour. Beat well together and
bake.
Corn BREAD.-.Beat two eggs, white
and yelks separately, one pint OF sour
milk or buttermilk, two tablespoonful
sugar, one tablespoonful butter, melted,
but not hot, a little salt. Mix these ali
but the whites of the eggs. Reserve
them for the last. Put tw0-thirds of a
~teaspoonful of soda, rolled perfectly free
from Jumps, into a pint Of corr meal and
sift both together, then stir into the milk,
eggs, etc, beat well aud add the whites
of the eggs the last thing. Put into a
well-buttered pan and bake.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01
Ventmnte the Corn Cr

| would advise all farmers to venti-
late their corn cribs well, and they will
have less spoiled corn. There are annu-
ally thousands and thousands of bushels
of corn spoiled by not having the cribs
properly made, and by the want of ven
tilalion. 1t is generally the practice to
make the floor of the cribs level, and
when the cribs are filled with corn, nine,
tenths of them will sag in the center.
Then when n heavy rain comes, the water
that is dried in the sides of the crib will
run to the center, and warm weather will
cause the corn in the center of the crib
to sprout, and when once started it will
depend altogether on the weather when
it will stop.
When building a crib, in the first
place raise the floor in the center of the
crib from eight to twelve inches, accord
ing to the width, so that whatever water
may run in during a driving rain storm,
will run out again Immediately. TO
make a ventilation, take four fence
boards, six inches wide, and as long as the
height of the crib. Make a square tube
by mailing these together, and the VENT,
lator is made. Place as many of them in
the center of the crib, at intervals from
four to eight feet apart, MS are needed,
according to the width of the crib, and
let the ends of the ventilator pipes &C
down through the floor and up through
the root OF the crib, with rat and mice
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01
To Sir Joshua Reynolds.
July u. 17S4.

July Il, l764.
| have not been lavish of useless let
ters but an odd thought strikes me--we
shall receive no letters in the grave. On
which side soever l turn, mortality pre-
sents its formidable frown. That we
must all die we always knew ] wish |
had sooner remembered it. Do not think
me intrusive or importunate, if | now
call, dear sir, upon you to remember IT.
We are now old acquaintance, and per,
haps few people have lived so much and
so long together, with less cause of com
plant on either side. All is not gold
that g%litters, as w have often been told !;
but if what happens does not make Ms
richer, we must bid it welcome, if it
makes us wiser.
| do not at present grow better, nor
much worse my hopes, however, are
somewhat abated, and a very great loss
is the lOsI of hope, but ! struggle on as |
can SAM JOHNSON,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01

Earth has no more affecting revelation
Of heaven than the sight of divine mercy
following q wicked man whom it will
save.
A reckless young sailor, delayed in a
foreign port, returned late one night to
his ship from a gambling.saloon. He had
lost all his money, and as he had often
been caught in the same penniless con-
dition from the same cause, he was anx-
iOusly thinking what new lie he could
invent to shield himself.
Excuses are about played out" ne
muttercd to himself. What shall say?
God knows, | don't"
He had uttered a solemn truth care.
lessly, half profanely. But no sooner had
the words left his lips than they began to
repeat themselves.
Seriously, loudly, alarmingly, that
zane truth called and kept calling, over
and over: God knows God knows 4"
1t followed him To his sleepless ham
mock. 1t followed him out on the ocean
when next morning the ship set sail. 1t
drove him to the misery of despair. He
felt the eye of God upon him, seeing all
his sinful doings, and burning into his
very soul. Several days he endured it,
and then he resolved to leap into the sea,
He leaned from the bowsprit and looked
down in the foam.
Then he remembered "If | destroy
my life cannot get away from God.
God knows"
He went back and wandered through
the ship for a Bible, but he could find
none anywhere. lie was left again to
the mercy of the thought that tortured
him.
One night, in the forecastle, where he
had gone, hoping to forget his distress in
the sailors sport, he picked up a piece OF
torn book Leaf or newspaper, half covered
with tar. Holding it near the lamp he
read the words, "They that seek Me early
shall find me-"
10 him, in his present state of mind,
this was a heavenly hint and promise.
He could do now what he could not do
before. He went back on deck and hid
himself and prayed.
Ina moment there came into his heart
a feeling of exceeding comfort. 1t was a
strange feeling to him, and he was too
ignorant of spiritual experience to know
what it was. But he felt that bis sins
were forgiven, and that God was his
friend and through all the rest of the
voyage his altered language and ways
were the wonder of his shipmates. Re.
turning to his native land, he placed
himself under Christian instruction, and
subsequently served two years as a mis-.
%sionary among the sailors,
The minister, who was himself The
subject of the above brief sketch, tell,
the story at length in the British Mes
senger, and says that at the hour when hi
was returning from the gambling saloon
his brother student in Mr.. Spurgeon'
college, with several Christian classmates
were praying for him! 1t was at tn,
same college that he afterwards fitted 70
the ministry Youths Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01

Most farmers lose the bulk ola summer
fertilizer, suffering il to be washed away
in the ponds and creeks, or else allowing
it TO leach and lose the chief essential
which makes plant food, by exposing to
the suns rays, OF the winds and rain
during the warm weather. Now, to
keep manure made bysoiling green crops
or by feeding with dry food and rain.
it is necessary to "fx" the valuable
particles that naturally waste themselves
in the surrounding atmosphere. To do
this the farmer must turn chemist for the
moment, and see what other ingredient
will neutralize volatile substances and
hold them in the compost until thew
become plant food. Fortunately we
have a cheap and very common substance
viz gypsum and-plaster-that an.
swers this purpose admirably. Ammo.
MIA, carbonic acid, uric acid, phosphorus,
and nitrogen, all have strong affinity for
the sulphate of lime, or gypsum, and
will chemically unite with it on all
0ccasions, and form a new compost of
'alts, that will not evaporate in the air
very readily, and can be used as one of
the very best fertilizers for almost all
classes of crops grown in the temperate
zone.
In order to make land plaster avail
able, the manure should be heaped up;
and whenever six or twelve inches deep,
a good coating of land plaster" should
be scattered over it, and the process con.
tinued during winter or summer, as long
as the compost is being increased. 1t IS
best to keep the compost heap sheltered
tn prevent unnecessary teaching; but
without shelter, this treatment will
preserve the greater part of the strength
Of the tertilizing part Of the manuTes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01

And iniure the system generally. take blue
pills and calomel. To regulate it, aud endow
the entire system with heslthful vigor use
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Bilious invalids
winch OF these two recipes will you adopt ?
We doubt not the latter. By so doing, Won
Will avoid the disastrous consequences Which
the persistent or frequent use Of mercury
entails, aud ettectuatc the desired reform in
the action OF the hillary gland without dam
ger, as well as speedily and thoroughly. The
hl''ers invariably remedy y~ellowness of tie
compie1ion and whites of the eyes, pains in
tie llght siae and under the right shoulder
blade, furred tongue, high coIored urine mar.
sea, yertigo, dyspepsia, constipation, heayines,
OF the head, mental dependency, and every
other manifestation or accompaniment of a
dlsordered condition of the liver. The
stomach, bowels and kidneys also experience
Their regulating and tonic influence,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01
The Constant Use of Religion.

The trouble with much OF the religious
lie of to-day is that it is allowed to rust
and stifen from disuse. If a Christian
expects to have a religion that is worth
anything he must Use it daily. A great
many hang up religion as they do a coat
in a closet six days in the week, then
take it down and give it a nice airing
and brushing and wear it on Sunday
But such religion won't wear. An engine
that is idle o O rusts; a house unoccu.
pied and uncared for soon goes to ruin.
The only thing that will keep religion
bright is the friction of constant Use,
If" said Paganini, "Ilet a day 90 by
without touching my violin, | immedi.
ately am aware of it; if | let two DAYS
elapse, it is the public who are aware Of
it," Everybody who heard Rubenstei5
when he was in this city maryelled
greatly at his wonderful execution, The
secret of it all lies in two wOrds-con.
slant practice. He kept in his
room a small portable keyboard,
having neither wires nor ham.
mers, and which emitted no sound
Upon this keyboard he practiced con,
Stsntly. Whether on the steamer cross.
ing the ocean, or in the cars, or travelling
by stage coach, the practice of the noise.
less keyboard was kept up with unceas,
ing regularity. This is just what we
want in the religious life-a daily, I'M
ceaslng practice of the lie and doctrine
ct CHRIST in our lives wherever we are.
In no other way can religion be made a
living force. Let a Christian put aside
religious thought and work for ever a
day, and like Paganini he will be imme.
diately aware of it; let a little longer
eriod elapse and the world Soon finds
out that something is wrong Church
Union.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01

Gypsum costs less than any other fer
ulizer. As a top dressing for Cover,
corn, tobacco, wheat, OF grasses, and from
its power of attracting ammonia, phos-
phorus, ETC., from the atmosphere, it adds
more to the strength Of the soil than any
other fertilizer Of equal cost. Millions
might be saved the country each year, it
our farmers would properly preserve all
the manures that can be mace on the
farm, and then skillfully to use them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01
ylYs.Asir g 3 FTSS;,gsE

week IL your own tovp,T~
DOC free, II. HALLETTGm5
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01
TIKI CHRISTIAN.

Unite my listening soul, like wings to wait Ter
In thought away,
Inc preachers word came s0Othingly. " Hereafter
heard HIM say,
And straight a vision saw Of endless day
Of endless JOY! Here charms Of earth wher
strongest
DO take their flight;
And all her sweetest days, and all her longest,
And those most bright,
Must fade too soon in darkness Of the nisht.
Hereafter, endless life ard peace unbreken;
No measured span;
But life, eterpal lie, by every token
NOuChsafad to man
since the round world her cirCling course began,
Hereafter let the certainty sustain us
In darkest hours.
Hereafter! well might mortal toys enChain us,
We're II not ours;
nut who would lose the iruitage for the flowers?
My soul, bes'ir thee! Live not for the present;
Life Is too brief;
And earth and time are things too evstescent
To he the chief,
Hereafter is-sct thou on thy belief.
Standby al Home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01

A writer to the New York Herald
says Ii hens are rightly cared for they
should pay from 200 TO 300 per cent.
profit as layers. They must not be
stinted rs to space, nor too many kept
together. If confined allow at least q
square rod to each fowl. Initiate as
closely as possible the condition of the
hen in summer, and supply by artificial
means the wants which nature supplies
in warm weather, and hens will lay in
winter. Let the floor of the hen house
be Of dry earth, with a box of dirt and
ashes for their sand bath. Keep their
quarters clean by removing their drop
pings at least three times a week. Give
free ventilation. Supposing your hens
to be in good condition and health when
they commence laying, give them the
proper food to keep them so. Buckwheat
and wheat are the best grains, although
for variety other grains must be given.
Give cooked feed in various ways every
day. Mush is excellent, rs also fresh
meat and scraps from the kitchen. Two
or three times a week give fresh bones
and ground bones, with gravel and
broken oyster smells, always within reach.
Apples, cabbage, turnips and onions, raw
or cooked, will be rclished. The later in
life a pullet commences to lay the longer
she will continue to lay, and the greater
will be the uniformity in the size of her
eggs. A good Houdan hen will average
from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty eggs a year but to average that, 4
flock must have good care. Thick sour
milk or buttermiIk is an excellent article
Of diet through the heated season. The
Houdans are very prolific, and will stand
a great deal of cold, but they must be
kept dry, The Plymouth Rocks are
almost constant layers, and bear conline-
ment well. Their eggs arc large and
very even in size. Although their frame
is not 50 large as the Brahmas, they are
more plump and fatten readily.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-12-01
An AWfl Tragedy.

And the winds blew upon that woman
and whirled her hat over the fence, and
tueged enthusiasts ically with Der over.
skirt, and when she held the front down
the back flew up, and when she held the
back down the front flew up. And
straightway the feryspiritof hersex arose
within her, and she backed M against
the fence, shut her knees together on The
front breadth of everything, poked the
hair away from her eyes and smiled
sweetly, while the wind howled and
shrieked around her; and moaned. and
and darted between her mkle..
and found naught that it could wigclc
except the loose end Of a shoe,strins.o@~
Fulton (R ~ Times,