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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-10

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Leaves every SATURDAY, atgpM
r. - For VICKSBUHH, DAVIgB BEND
~ Natchez. and all intermediates lands
inRs-Ths passenger packet
YAZOO VALLEY,
I'm place of Eatchezl
L. H. Smith. master, Frank Beck and w. VII.
son, clerks.
connecting at Vtcksburg with the Parisot Lin
for Yazo0, Tallahatchfe and Huufiower rivers.
and with Anchor Lime for Memphis. Cairo and
ST. Louis.
This boat reserves the right to pass all land.
ipgs that the Captain may consider unsafe
FOR freight or passage apply ON board or To
JANMEY n WOkK. 19e Common street.
HITE d CABIN. TehouDitouiag st
mas
viii give through Bills of Iadinz to Trenton.
Monroe. and all stations on Vfcksburg. snreys.
port and Texas Railroad via Delta. La.
W. b. BHOCKETT. Agent. 80 Magazine at
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-10
LOWER COAST
IT'S CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. IT'S
LOWER COAST BARGE LINE
In connection with the y. s. Mail Steamers
MARTHA AND EVA.
LeMEaE+A The A No fast Towboat
PAINTER No. 2,
AID
SIN FIRST CLASS RARGEs.
Low EHR COAST

JApt. NIJHUIHB JHEUDUItE,
II now ready to contract for transportation Of
Lumber Brick, Hoop poles, Slaves, Boilers, Ma
ehinery, empty hogsheads and barrels. moving
Of cane .boats. and oil kinds Of iobbing on the
Lower Coast.
Will contract to transport the coming crop Of
Sugar, Molassss and Rice. deliverable at any
road or elevator wharf, within the city limits
DAILY. ut lower rates than any other line.
Batges ipsures No. and at as low rates as any
first class steamers.
For further particulars apply to
Capt N THEODORE.
or Capt. w. 8. BASSETT,
y22 Steamer Martha.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-12-14

how fortunate II was that the army OIL
GERS had fallen back and could not rush
In and kill the game before the rest had
shot.
The guns didn't hit fact was Patrick
had shyly put blank cartridges into
them. Shot followed shot, and the rest
Of the party hurried up 70 join them.
But here an incident occurred for which
Gen. Crook had not prepared. Cofi-
mans man opened fire with heavy
load Of buck-shoi, which hit the care
fully stuffed specimen, knocking il into
crotch.
Patrick shouted, ssHold on. the ami
NAL is dead. III climb up and poke
HIM out Of the CROTCH
"No," says Her, "you --, you'll
get your head torn or
Patrick climbed the tree and all the
game was secured. In a moment the
stuffed specimen, with torn hide
the straw prJtruding in place Of in
testincs was before them and the Sc
cret was out. Gen. Crook rolled on
the ground In laughter. Dir. Coflman
appeared unwell, and the hoax was pro-
ncrnced a success, although the jokers
have valuable :" specimen = TO re-
pair or pay for.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-12-14

1ll 500 aday sure made by Agents selling
% 0romos. Csayuns, Picture CArcao csrsa
ssp,s vorA - en- ~, ssg,,s e 80 ss,..ss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-12-14

The figure Of large stuffed wildcat
ornaments one Of the windows Of our
Office, says the Omaha Herald, and
those who are curious enough TO stop
observe over il the following inscrip-
tion: Wildcat shot on DR.. Coifman's
farm on the occasion Of the great cat
hunt, Nov. 20, 1877 An interesting
history i connected with the wildcat
DR.. Goldman i the proprietor Of a
nice farm north Of Florence. Among
the products Of the Doctors farm are
monstrous fat hogs and nice poultry.
Suddenly, however, hogs and poultry
began mytcrionsly 10 disappear, and on
investigation il became evident to the
Doctor that wildcats were the respon-
sible parties In the matter. There were
plenty i'm the locality, and the Doctors
chief hired man." a Tcuton, succeed
ed in killing one or two.
Several prominent sportsmcn and
ter, and ii was decided between them
and the Doctor that they should 60 up
To his farm, and have days hunt
among the wildcats. A party was or
gained for the purpose, consisting Of
Mai. Gen. Crook, Maj Thornburg. AL
Patrick, Joseph u. Her, and l.. w. Hill.
The time was set for Tuesday, the goth.
Gen. Crook. Maj. Thornburg, and al
Patrick decided after the day had been
fixed 70 get a. much fun as possible out
of the hunt, and to this end planned a
little joke on the other members Of the
party A stuffed lynx was procured
from Julius Meyers collection of curl
ositics, and on the morning preceding
the hunt, Gen. Crook went up to look
the ground over" quietly taking the
lynx with him. During the morning the
General managed TO put the lynx in a
natural attitude on large tree.
The sportsmen arrived and the hunt
was begun. Gen. Crook told Of tracks
which he had seen, and of other evil
dcnccs of the existence Of wildcats in
the locality, led the way until nearly to
the proper point, when his shoe troubled
him, and, In company with Thornburg
and Patrick, he stopped to adjust II.
Suddenly DR.. Cofiman shouted. He saw
game. Anxious to get the first shot he
blazcd away, while the other members
Of the party cooked their guns, thinking
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-12-14

Mr. II. r. STEVENS
In 1872 your NEBETTNE was recommended 20 me.
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-12-14
Vegetine!
An Excellent Medicine.

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Yours truly.
W. VANDERBILT.
Mr. VANDERBILT 81 The nrm ~ vann, -.ss ( thurman
u well known business man IN fhs place. having one
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-12-14

LOUISVILLE. Kf.. Feb. i6 1877.
Mr. II. r. STEVENS
Deur .Sir--Ihrec years agn was suffering terribly
With fniiammatury rheumatism Our minister's wife
advised me ~ take NEGErNE After taking one hottie
was entirely relieved This year. feeling return u
the disease again commenced taking H. and am being
benefited greatly. II also greatly improves my dges-
ton, Respectfully,
MIA A BALLARD
10ll West jefferson Street
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-12-14
VEGETTNE,

The following letter frum Rev. q. w. Mansfield for.
merry pastor II the Methodist Episcopal Church HYDE
fAfk. ana ~ present settled IN lowell must convince
every who reads his letter ~ The wonderful curative
qualities y NE.EIlNk az thorough cleanser and pu.
lrDK PARK. MASS. Feb. Is. 1875
:. isa,. sir--ApMt Ten years ago my health failed
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large deep SEATED ahscoSs which fifteen months IN
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Matters ran about seven years. TN May. fs.4,
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NEbEIINE N
commenced taking II soon after hut fclt worse from
~ ELECTS stu persc,frd, and felt il Was bene
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han year when the dlculls m the back was cured
ann ~ nine months have enjoyed the best ~ health
~ ~ that time gained twenty i've pounds ~ fiesh
nrink heavier than ever before w my life. and I was
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With great obligations am
Yours very truly.
q. NJ MANSFIELD
Pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-12-14
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
Apple Product Of the United States.

From an article on the "Ups and Downs
of the Apple Trade" given in a recent
number of the american Cultiudtor
(Boston), the following facts of interest
are taken The crop Of apples of 1876,
it will be remembered, was the largest
ever grown in the United States, and
prices we're lower than for at least twenty
years. In some sections the fruit was
so plenty that the farmers could not
give it away, while the cider makers
were overrun with a surplus of stock.
The yield this year is not so large as it
was year ago, but the quality is some
what better, although many bad lots
have come to market. Prices are higher
than they have been for several yeal s,
and stand just about the same as they did
in 1876.
The orchard products of the United
States are estimated at value of $780,
COG, 900 annually, in which New York
leads, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and
Michigan come next but there is no
data showing the number of barrels of
apples raised in the country, either in a
single year or from one decade to
another. And yet the apple is the
national fruit, and is the only fruit of
the orchard that is, like the cereal
productions, exported to foreign coun-
tries. We know pretty nearly how
many potatoes are raised in the
country every year-some 200, 1000, 900
bushels - and how many pounds of
beeswax, but as to apples, we are left in
state of dense ignorance. Mr.. Young,
who has had charge of the national
bureau of statistics for series of years,
ought to be reminded of the fact that
the apple crop is an important crop in
this country, and sf itself constitutes a
mine OF wealth.
Over nine hundred varieties of apples
are found in the gardens of the. Horticul-
tural Society, London, and over fifteen
hundred varieties have been tested
there. Most of the improved varieti es
are the result of accident or of accident
al crossing. 1t is generally considered
that apples grown on the fertile lands of
the West, though large and fair
COLORADO not excepted, with its phe-
nomenal capacity to produce the fruit
in nearly all its varieties) are yet
AhAOA4O1 III hdNOk W UnOSO SIOWu O1l tuS
strong, gravelly and sandy loans of this
section. Hence the preference given to
the Michigan, New York, Massachusetts
and Maine fruit, while the apples grown
in the British provinces, of which
thousands of BARRELS are sent to Boston
and New York every year, are, in some
respects, among the best sold in the
eastern markets. In this connection,
and we have the testimony of Colonel
Wilder, it is a remarkable fact that
where cultivation and protection from
insects have been regarded, as in oul
gardens, the apple is as fine now as il
was in Its pristine days, going back even
| as far as the days of the Garden of Eden.
1t Is also asignifcant fact that the apples
originating in New England - fol
Instance, the Baldwin, Rhode Island
greening, Connecticut and Roxbury
! russets-are still the great favorites fol
market, and that from Western New
! York annually there are sent more thar
1000, 600 barrels,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
Whole Farms Washed AWAY.

The hateILi9encer, of Romney, W. Va,
has this to say about the recent floods in
that section Of the country Never in
the memory of man has there occurred
such rise in the streams of Hampshire
county, w. Va, as by the recent food,
nor SO great destruction of crops and
fencing. So extensive has been the de-
struction that it amounts to calamity.
Along the South Branch scarcely shock
of corn or stack of hay remains the
whole valley is clean sweep crops
and fencing, and the embankments are
all broken and swept away. All the fat
cattle and other stock of every kind are
left on the hands of the farmers without
food, and probably not sufficiency of
ground; consequently the cattle must
be thrown on the market, or seek more
favored country for food
A dispatch from Moorefield, Hardy
county, says that the destruction by the
food in that county alone will reach
S400, 600. There are not thousand
shocks of corn in the valley of the
south branch of the Potomac. Farms
have been washed completely away. and
land that was worth 800 an acre is now
utterly without value The suffering
among the cattle is very great, and hun
dreds of farmers are ruined. The tor
rent reached from mountain to mountain
and was twenty feet deep.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
A RalSa. y

Ensign Lucien Young escaped from
the wrecked steamer Huron on "balsa,"
which is thus described by an exchanges:
The balsa is raft or float, and on the
Pacific coast of South America, whence
the name is derived, it is made of whole
hides of bullocks sewed into air-tight
bags, two of which are fastened together
at the smaller end, and form float, upon
whish board is la d crossways. On this
board the occupant of the balsa sits, with
legs dangling in the water, and, by
means of paddle guides the buoyant
raft through the surf. The balsa is much
used by Peruvian women, who go ont to
vessels at anchor off shore to sell pro-
visions, fruits and whiskey to the sailors.
AS they sit on the cross board, with the
inflated bags spread out like two wings
from their point of junction, near which
the board is placed, one end of the balsa
is elevated high above the water, and it
is only necessary 10 turn this end to
shore as the balsa approaches the break
ers to insure a safe passage through
them. The balsa of the Huron was
probably an air-filled India rubber doat,
sufficiently like its South American pro-
totype to bear the family name. II saved
the lives of two men, and, under more
favorable circumstances, might have car
ried line ashore and been instrumental
in saving the lives of others.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
A Case of Conscience.

Postmaster James of New York, re-
Gently received the following letter, in
closing two three cent stamps:
'' l read story in paper of boy
who found stamp on letter that was
unsullied by the usual marks, and who
thought with great delight of using it
again. Conscience said, Have you
the right to use stamp which has done
its work, although neglect has made no
mark upon itp' Again the boy said,
Who will know anything about itp I
will not tell Conscience prieked him
we'll until honest convictions made him
understand he had no right to uss the
stamp. Strange that 1, who consider
myself honest, should twice have used
stamps which had done their duty, and
that had to read this story to make me
remember that honesty (even In the
smallest things is the. best policy. You
perhaps will laugh, and laugh you may,
at my sending back two staraps, but my
conscience has done its work. and l feel
easy"
The two stamps were forwarded to the
third postmaster-general
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
Destroyers Of California Crops.

Few people are aware of the damage
done by wild geese on the wheat fields
in California. They come in myriads,
and pull up the young wheat by the
roots, and eat it, roots and all. It is
stated in the San Francisco Bulletin
that, on one rancho alone, 5000 geese
have been killed this season, and in the
county of Coluss alone, last season, the
damage done by the web-footed fowls
was estimated at 5000, 900. A whole
family was lately poisoned by eating
geese which had been eating corn soak
cd in strychnine. The California va
rieties of geese are the Canada, Snow
and Laughing geese. Quails, also, have
become so plentiful, in many places on
the Pacific coast, that they are poisoned
by thousands, as they destroy the grape
crop. But o greater nuisance is the
ground squirrels, which are nearly as
bad ; as the grasshoppers this side OF
"The Divide nl
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
He Made a Mistake.

A Michigan farmer. named Harris, has
had so many adventures with burglars
that he never dares to 60 to market, in
Detroit, without having q gun behind
him in his wagon. Soon after daylight
last Tuesday he saw something on tn
highway that looked like horse blanket
and while he was getting out of the
wagon TO pick it up man confronted
him and cried out "I was waiting for
you to come along" Without delay the
cautious farmer seized his gun and fred
O charge of bird shot almost in the face
of the enemy, who. retreated in great dis
order, screaming and yelling. The
farmer drove on very complacently,
thinking that he would have good
story for the Boys at the tavern, but
discovered few yards down the road q
broken wagon loaded with poultry. The
man whom he had stuffed with bird shot
was not q robber, but o small farmer
who had lost his horse blanket and gone
back to look for it, The repentant
marksman went back and tried to
comfort his unfortunate fellow-traveler,
and found him sitting on alog and count
ing the wounds some thirty or more.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
Words of Wisdom.

It is easier to blame than to do better.
If you wish to succeed in life, govern
your temper.
We love much more warmly by cher
ishing the intention of giving pleasure
than an hour afterwards when we have
given it.
If man be gracious and courteous to
strangers, it shows he is citizen of the
world, and that his heart is no island cut
off from other hearts, but continent
that joins them.
The last, best fruit which comes to
late perfection, even in the kindliest
soul, is tenderness toward the hard, for
bearance toward the unforbearing,
warmth of heart toward the cold, and
philanthropy toward the misanthropic.
In this world man is likely to get
what he gives. Mems hearts are like a
whispering gallery to you. If you
speak softly, gentle whisper comes
back if You scold, you get scolded.
With the measure you mete it is meas
ured to you again.
Cheerfulness is an excellent wearing
quality. 1t has been called the brighter
weather of the heart 1t gives harmony
to the soul, and is q perpetual song
without words. 1t is tentamount to
repose. It enables nature to recruit
strength whereas worry and discomfort
debilitates it, involving constant wear
and tear.
The greatest man is he who chooses
right with the most invincible resolution,
who resists the sorest temptation from
within and without who bears the
heaviest burdens cheerfully who is the
calmest in the storm, and the most fear
less under menaces and frowns whose
reliance on truth, on virtue and on
heaven is most unfaltering.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
4 Fatal Fiat.ROat.

John B. Painter, of Pittsburg, Pa.
with party of colonizers, thirty souls
in all, left that city recently in fat
boat, intending to. travel by river to
Arkansas. They launched their boat
about two O'Clock, and had only foated
a short distance, when one of the steer
ing oars broke, and the boat began to
drift with the current. Just as they
entered the Ohio river the fiat-boat
struck feet Of coal barges, and the
fat boat parted in three pieces and broke
up, throwing the immigrants into the
water. Some of them climbed out on
the coal barges, and others were rescued
by skiffs. A Swiss family named Rife,
consisting of father, mother and two
children, and man from Philadelphia,
name unknown, perished. ALI the rest
were saved, although with the greatest
difficulty. One woman, with an infant.
fioated several hundred yards before she
was picked up.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-22
Custer's Father

Mrs. Custer has as room at Lansing
full of relics of her late husband. His
pet, a Scotch hound-a great creature
into whose eyes he used to look and say
to his wiie that no one could doubt that
animals had souls-is in possession of a
Cleveland lady, but the other animal,
who travelled with him always by food
and field, sometimes across the saddle
and sometimes put into box and
forwarded from station to station, is in
his fathers possession, as is also the
horse which he rode up to the time of
his death and which carried him to the
very scene of slaughter. The horse was
purchased by some of Clusters brother
officers and presented to Mrs. Custer,
who gave it to her husbands aged faith
er. The elder Custer is q feeble old
man with snow-white hair, but not day
passes but that he mounts his "Artie's"
steed-(Custer's middle name was
Armstrong, abbreviated into "Artie')
and takes gallop along the road. He
talks of his dead son continually: call
my boys were good boys to me, but you
know 'Artie' was my baby" he will say
piteously. A great friend of Mrs.
Custer, who brought her late husbands
aged father from his Western home to
West Point, to attend the burial, saw
pathetic little sight that will show how
much the poor old man--old enough to
have been Clusters grandfather-th
OF his dead hero. One day she sought
MIR. Custer in the barn, she found him in
the stall devoted to his sons steed. He
had come IN from ride, and having
fed the animal, had gone to sleep with
his arm thrown over the horses neck,
and his white hair streaming over it's
glossy coat. There were tears, too, on
his withered cheeks.