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, 1878-03-29
Agricultural Reform.

We commend the following to the re-
Election of our farmers, and hope they
may profit by the hints given:
"Mr. Mechi, the eminent English ag-
riculturist, says in recent number Of the
Agricultural Gazette: British agriculture
must be reformed by land owners and
tenants in the following practices, if the
questions of profit and economy are wise
ly considered:
First. The undrained land must be
drained, if not naturally, sub-drained.
Second. Fields must be of ample size
and proper form, with minimum Of
fences and trees.
Third. The depth of cultivation must
be greatly increased by subsoil plowing
Keeping the surface soil on the surface:
Fourth. The open farm-yard and
dung heap must be abolished by the use
of covered, enclosed and paved cattle
yards properly ventilated.
Fifth. Cattle must not be in the fields,
except cows, for a certain period.
Sixth. Breeding and other sheep must
be folded within iron hurdles on Wheels
the fold being moved morning and even
ing.
Seyenth Farm horses not to be in the
fields but in properly ventilated boxes or
stables.
Eighth. All animals must have Tree
access to water, especially sheep.
Ninth. All green food should oe
passed through the chaff-cutter, rooIs
pulped, hay and straw cut fine, corn
ground, for cattle, horses and sheep.
Tenth. The roamingat large is greas
loss and bar to profit. -,
Although Mr. Mechi is called w1lr
theorist, every one of these questions
greatly affect farm profit, as ne mas
proved by thirty years practice; ana !.
amuses and pleases me to find at last .na'
farmers are lecturing about and recon-, u.
mending covered and enclosed yards; 40
our Irish and Scotch friends | would say'
Give up broadcasting and thick soWiDg.
and take to the drill and horse,noe, a
you mean to keep down weeds "HD
greatly increase profit"
, 1878-03-29

#....'.- into your care May
...... .f.. luu will ind her
....r ..E-..
-....H. -.rn after retired to the
.H.. ..... NMi passed there We
.s. o. ,.e Imagination OF the
H...I.. ~.m.aj, went to his rooms
.e.f .. aH- % happy man. And
..' -.. va, the happicSt OF
.H.. .. -.. go -2Iug Al the brilliant
. .... ..r -Wa.. white hand.
I...n n...a,da year of bliss To the
r.. I.n 'he preparations for the
#...- H.r. being made, and Nellie
H.. '. ayr-t e the gay, till one day
.trf.r .sur addressed tu her in a strange
..urar,i bold. but feminine hand.
.Nh1 r1u il Dee frumi' mused Nellie,
al. De- stood looking at the missive in her
hand. Opening it, she read,
Miss MD~EnE u write TO warn you. Carl
~,mUuf. has no right TO marry you. | am
on. Niic-neg elected, wrctchcd.
LYDIA SYMoNDs."
Nellie turned very pale; then the blood
rushed TO the very roots of her hair. She
crushed the paper in her hand, dropped
IL, as though it had stung her, and passed
out of the room.
In few moments Mr.. Symonds walked
into the sitting-room "Nellie not herew
mused he. "She knew was to be here
at this hour; something has detained her."
And he walked up and down the room.
STOPPING to pick up a piece of paper
from the floor, he saw written "Carl
Symonds." Curiosity caused him to
read the contents of the unfortunate
paper.
"Good God," he exclaimed, "whose
vile hand has done this! l must see
herr
But in a moment servant came in,
saying
"Miss Nellie says she will not see you
again.
In vain he wrote to her. In vain he
pleaded for an interview. She would
'never see him again"
At last he sailed for England. He
would travel year and forget. Alas
he knew not the meaning of that word.
And Nellie grew pale in the year that
followed. Not less lovely. On the
contrary, she grew more charming. The
grave air suited the clear, pale complex
ion. But time dragged heavily on her
hands, and she was weary Of the life she
was living.
One year from the day set for her
wedding she was thinking about the
past, yet not more sadly than usual. She
had heard of his arrival home, and lit
tie of her old indignation was aroused.
While she was still sitting, thinking, a
servant came in hastily, saying
"Pease, Miss Nellie, Mr.. Leroy is dy-
ing, and he says he can't die till he sees
you. The carriage is at the door"
"I'll go to him." was Nellies answer,
while she hastened to dress for the drive.
"Why can he want to see met To be
sure, poor Arthur Leroy did profess to
be an admirer of mine, but he soon got
over that"
In few minutes Nellie was at the dy-
ing msn's bedside.
HAS she Gomez asked he, eagerly.
Nellie stepped to the bedside.
"Oh, it was all false wrote that let
ter because hated him for stealing my
love. Carl Symonds was never married
He is at your home. Forgive--me, L
pray!" And with these words the poor
wretch sank back dead.
Fifteen minutes later Nellie was in
her lovers arms!
, 1878-03-29

AMUSING EXPERIMENTS are two
simple experiments which may enliven a
dull evening at home: Place in small
glass bottle hot water near the boiling
point, colored deep carmine with coch-
meal place the same at the bottom of a
glass jar of cold water. Immediately the
light, hot, colored water in the vial will
be displaced by the heavier, cold water in
the jar, and will ascend in beautiful
crimson clouds to the top of the jar. If
little thread be we'll soaked in strong
solution of salt and water, and then dried
and tied to a ring not much larger than a
wedding ring, you may apply the flame
of candle to the thread, which will burn
it to ashes, and yet it will sustain the
ring. The cohesion of the fibrOus par
ticles of thread having been destroyed
by the action of the flame, the ring is now
suspended by the cohesion of the parti-
cles of salt.
, 1878-03-29
The Poor.

Moore was sitting in his office one at.
ternoon, some years ago, when farmer
friend came in and said; "Mr. Moore, |
like your paper, but times are so hard
that cannot pay for it,"
as that so, friend Jonesl am very
sorry to hear that you are so poor; If you
are so hard run | will give you my
paper"
"Oh, no l can't take it as gift
"Well, then, let's see how we can fix it,
You raise chickens, | believe"
"Yes, few, but they don't bring any
thing hardly"
Don't theyl Neither does my paper
cost anything hardly. Now l have a
proposition to make to you. will con-
,inue your paper, and when you go home
you may select from the lot one chicken
and call her mine. Take good care of
her and bring me the proceeds whether
in eggs or chickens, and we will call 1t
square,"
GAIL right, Brother Moore" and the
poor fellow chuckled at what he thought
capital bargain. He kept the contract
strictly, and at the end of the year found
that he had paid four prices for his pa
per. He often tells the joke himself and
says he never had the face to say that he
was too poor to take paper from that
day.
, 1878-03-29

Dom PEDRo's TURKISH BATH.-lhe
Emperor of Brazil, during his stay N
Paris, went to Turkish bath-house W
the Rue Auber, and after receiving every
attention was informed by the propTTleIo,l
toner was ample payment for the bath. @a,.
A reckless journalist described the ..nId. nId
ed the proprietor for charging him ,s $ltO W
vindicate the reputation of the establish, It, iisn
ment, and the case was adjourned lI0h 20
time to time to enable the prosecution ,1U "
communicate with Dom Pedro. Finally
that that indefatigable traveller received 9,nh. let
ter from the lawyers, and early in ;I,nS. Jan%'
ary the court decreed that the liking M%'~
should pay 500 damages for publishing
the libel.
, 1878-03-29

THE CHEROKEE ALPHABET. - The
Cherokee Indians have an alphabet of
their own, the invention of one of their
tribe named Sequoyah, who, himself un-
able to read in any language, ap-
preciated the value of the white
mans way of transmitting intelli-
gence by writing, and secluding him
self in his hut, evolved from his inner con-
sciousness the alphabet which is now
used for printing the Cherokee language.
This alphabet is phonetic. Sequoyah
discovered that the entire Cherokee Ian
guage consisted of different combinations
of eighty-six syllables, and so construct
ed his alphabet of eighty-six characters,
each representing one of the eighty-six
sounds in the language. These characters,
or letters, any lad of ordinary intelligence
can learn to distinguish and pronounce in a
week, and when the alphabet is learned
the pupil can read anything in the Cher
okee language. The ease with which the
art of reading in their native language
may be acquired has led the principal
men in the Cherokee nation to en-.
courage its study in various ways, be-
lieving that many of their tribe could be
induced to read in Cherokee, who would
never attempt the accomplishment of so
difficult task as learning to read in Eng
lish. 1t is to encourage the Cherokees in
the study of their written language and
in the pursuit of knowledge generally
that the Cherokee Adoocate, a weekly
newspaper, is printed, partly in the Cher.
okee language, at the cost of the whole
Cherokee nation.
, 1878-03-29

SIT was simply an informal affair, "
wrote the editor, of a little strawberry
party at a neighbor's house. '1t was
simply an Internal affair."" read the com
positor, and that editor will never get
any more invitations from that quarter.
, 1878-03-29

CoCoANUr CAKE.-Break two eggs in
coffee-cup; fill it with good sour cream,
one cupful sugar, two cupfuls flour, one
teaspoonful soda, two of cream-tartar
stir well; this will make four cakes
baked on jelly tins or any tin; then
fix the icing; one-half cupful prepared
cocoanut, one-half cupful sour cream,
one-half cupful white sugar; spread each
cake with this.
PoAcHED EGGs.-When the water has
boiled in the frying pan break the eggs
separately in saucer; remove the pan
from the stove, and slip the eggs Zone at
a time), on the surface of the water
when all are in, place the pan again on
the fire, and boil about three minutes
take them out with a skinner, drain
we'll, lay them upon pieces of buttered
toast, place on hot dish, salt to taste
garnish with parsley.
VANILLA CARAMELs. - Boil clarified
sugar favored with the essence of vanilla
until it is very brittle, and then pour it
out on very carefully oiled sheet of tin.
When sufficiently cool to receive an i'm.
preston of the finger, mark it out in
squares an inch in size; after which,
glaze them with another coat of sugar
and place them out in a dry place to
harden, and put in an air-tight can for
preservation.
ORANGE TARTLETTs. - Remove the
pulp from two or three oranges; boil the
peels until very tender; beat them to a
paste with twice their weight of sugar;
add the thin pulp and juice of the
oranges with tablespoonful of butter
and beat these ingredients together. Line
some little pans with puff. paste; fill with
the orange mixture and bake.
COOKING CAULIFLowERs.-Th an
swers were given the lady wishing to
know how to make caulifower white for
the table, none of which show knowledge
of the great secret, which is to boil it in
two-thirds milk and One-third water, or
even more milk if it can be spared.
MARBLE CAKE-LIGHT.-Half a cup
of butter, one cup of milk, one of white
sugar, one teaspoon of coda, two of
cream of tartar, whites of two eggs.
Beat the whites to froth and stir in Just
before baking.
CORN BREAD.-One cup of sour milk,
two cups sweet milk, one teaspoon soda,
one teaspoon salt, one.half cup molasses,
two cups meal, two cups coarse flour
steam two hours; bake half an hour.
, 1878-03-29
Pastry.

Pastry must not be worked or mixed with
the hands,if the housewife wishes her pies
faky-a thing desired by most cooks
While acknowledging the unwholesomc-
ness of rich pastry, we must assert that
for us a pie without a rich, tiaky crust,
is not worth the eating, and that we much
prefer a plain pudding to aplain pie. II
properly made, three. quarters of a pound
Of lard-or half lard and half butter
to a quart of sifted flour, makes very
rich paste, and even one half pound OF
lard-no butter-to a quart of sitted
flour, will make faky crust, although
not rich.
Place the flour on the moulding-b board,
add salt, make q we'll in the center; with
one hand stir with a knife, and with the
other drop in ice.cold water, until the
flour is sufficiently wetted to form a
paste that will roll. Flour the rolling
pin and roll the paste into a smooth
square about one-quarter of an inch
thick. Then with knife divide the
lard-whether allowing three quarters,
or half pound to quart of tlour--into
five parts, and spread one-titth over every
part of the paste; fold over the paste,
and roll out again, spreading on another
portion of the lard; continue spreading,
folding and rolling until all the lard is
used it is now ready for the tins, and it
you please, when the upper crust is
rolled out, very little lard can be rubbed
lightly over the top of the crusts, with a
bit Of paper.
To prevent pies bursting, wet the rim of
the lower crust with thick paste of flour
and water and press the crusts firmly to-
gether. 1t is better to remove pies from
the tins on which they are baked at once,
for if allowed to cool on the tins the un-
der crust is liable to become soggy. An
other way to prevent the inside OF the
pie from soaking into the under crust is
to bake the under crust slightly before
filling the pie, also never let them stand
after filling, but bake at once in quick
oven. Should pastry be perfect before
baking, cold, slow oven will prevent it
from being crisp and flaky.
The following German paste is nice for
ali sorts Of fancy puffs and tarts, and it
properly baked and kept in a stone
crock in dry place, the shells will keep
nicely for six weeks--that is in winter
Make hole in the center of three-quar-
tiers of pound of fine -four; put into it
half pound of butter, the same guam
tity of powdered sugar, the peel of a
lemon grated, and rub altogether with a
knife; beat light the yelks of two eggs
and stir into the other ingredients. If
the eggs do not sufficiently moisten the
paste, add very small quantity of wa
ter. Mix thoroughly with a knife, but
do not handle. Roll thin, and before
putting into the oven wash over the
pastry with the beaten whites of the two
eggs, and sift over little powered
sugar.
, 1878-03-29

OLD BED QUILTs.- These must be
washed when much soiled, and wash
ing-machine and wriuger seem almost
indispensable. Plenty of suds should be
used, and thorough rinsing be given.
If they happen to hang through a good
pouring rain, it will do no harm. They
can be patched up when very badly
worn out more easily than some i'm
agine. If placed in large blocks, they
can be patched with dark or light, ac-
cording to the shade of the worn portions,
so as to look almost as good as 1ew. OF
course they need not be ironed.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-03-05

In itren neusn &lsipern entseeenastretsn
unb isbt trf bsmerfte er bic Vsranrsrnna,
bic an tem MGbhen poraeeanasn. @una
er1hien ibm nidtt nur itOner, icnoern aud
erSbr, 70 rett martenbaft, ernlt unp
Enuenp. 5rietbsrs eautte cine Dame
Dor Rh ,u iebsn. als er Nnna frhldte,
als tiele itm rubis bic 5anp reihts. 4ls
Nnna tas Qautsn perncmmen, bate lif
bic QsetIre zines 9u@ss untsrbrchsn,
wsldes ned aufseitlassn auf osm atide
lag. 5ros au' Ter sutsn gcrloss ruets
uno Hug gu iein, fcnnte ss fit 5risbbers
tpd nidt ptr1asen, fosleih mad rsm Gin
trst,n in bas 3immer. eas Bud sur Sanb
,a netmen, nm gu istsn, mac Nnna ssle-
len bate. gr fannie has Bud nnb rur
be unangensbm tsrltrt, als er BEN a'tsl
besIelten ertlidts. Gs mar ein bic Santa
Re oufsessnbss Werf. eas sr ann0 nttbt
in bic 6anbe atesbsn tatte, bod sr untsr+
t,udie letne Gmr iucuna, lsbts llh Nraa
s,aeniiter on ten 5ilh uno fseate anltst'
n.mp ruhis: @ffaat Sansn faa gah,
pelhes Gle "a lsisn. lisbe Nnna!
Gum She'll. iasts bieie. absr i'd otritsbs
es nidt gan, unD 5err Tcetcr Saitins.
ter mir tas Bud eessben, bat mir bic
@rlautnib ertbeilt. i'm ~ fragen, psnn
Id iraenb etras niht uerliinre.
Jriebters lhpiss. Ssin Muss ssrmods
te lidb pom cem Mntl:de Nnnas ritt 3u
trenneu. gDie mar pas Mdeten in Der
.tur,en 3eit, mdbrenb weldtr Ct es ni6t
aeleben, aufesblibt, ME bate es iih ent'
wdslt, welhe gsrwauelun5 mar nit ibm
pcr9esan9en.
fTprtiebuna fplat.)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-03-05

Berlin-uno stablirt ssspsien, p seborens
8srliner. laneRe Belt Der 2bdtistsit in
Berlin-nur gommis sewelsn, 81 sebo
rensr Yreubs, unp pie l., ~ seberener
prsube uno 1pie 2. Die Stiftuns iua ic
balb ale mGsIi& ins aeben trs!en, unr
reidt metn Capital NIT 3insaniammluuo
nidt 3u-fa ioa purd jabrlide Nufrufe
an bas publtam oas Geblsnre seiammslt
msrben." Das lebte Sabr III febr retd
an berartissn wobltbattsen 3uwenounsen
fur bic @tapt Berlin sepeien. oa bttielten
lh i'm 0an,en an rune 100000 Mart
beliefen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
OFFICIAL
To the Qualified Electors Of the State
of Louisiana.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, /
STATE OF LOUISIANA. y
New Orleans. July II, 1S7S.l


In pursuance of article 147 of the con :
stitution of this State, publication is
hereby given to the voters of this State
of the proposed amendments to the con-
stitution of this State, agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to each
house of the General Assembly, at ITS
session of ISIS, and which are required
to be published, three months before the
before the next general election for Rep
resentatives to the General Assembly
i'll at least one newspaper IN every
parish of this State, in which news
paper shall be published. Said amend
ments appear more fully in acts Nos. rs
and "a Of the regular session OF the Gen :
eral Assembly of 1873, and in act No. II
of the extra session of the General As,
sembly of 1873. which are oilicia lily pub
lished for the information of the voters,
and which Will be Submitted to the pe0-
pie at the next general election, to be
held on the fifth day OF November (next
1878, in such manner and form thtt the
people may vote for or against each
amendment separately. and il najori-
ty of the votes at said election shall APP
prove and ratlfy all or either of said
amendments, the same shall become a
part of the constitution. sws7e
WILL. A. STRONG d. i.
Secretary of State. z
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-02
II LECTURE
YOUNG MEN.

4 Lecture on the Nature, Treatment,
and Radical cure Of Seminal Weakness,
or Spermatorrhpa. induced by selfabuse,
Involuntary emissions, impotency, nerv-
Gus debility, and impediments to mar
rage generally; Consumption, Epilepsy,
and Fits; Mental and Physical inca-
paciiy, tc.-By ROBERT J. CULvERwELL,
81 D., author of the ''Green Book etc
The world-renowned author in this
most admirable Lecture, clearly proves
from his own experience that the awful
consequences OF Self Abuse may be eff
fectually removed without medicine,
aud without dangerous surgical opera
tons, bougies, instruments, rings, or
cordials; pointing out Il mode OF cure at
once certain and eifectual, by which
every sufferer, DO matter what his con-
dtiou may be, may cure himself cheaply,
privately and radically.
- This Lecture 'ciH piore a boon 10 thou
sands and thousands.
Sent under SEAL il plain envelope, to
any address, postpaid. on receipt of six
cents or two postage stamps. Address
THE CULyERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
Al Ann street, New York Post Office;
Box 1855. d2y77
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y.m,,er frsiy-t)si,

Strike ont the first part o. y
Of the constitution Of lssS 49,
"a university shall b q 2 e. ~
maintained in the city OF - 49,
It shall he composed d : - - 4
and collegiate departmne,'1''' -
appropriate faculties. Inc n
senibly slall provide y n
qsnization aud nslln;a'paaep. 4
sert: .sTae university 49, $3.50 i
taiasa. Itlsliall be se''l d ,i<urs!
a medical and an acrsir'9lS III IA
and snch other depaftmsn',i 90
established BY law, sess - M, n
pirate f;.caities /; Prst's INA
and medical department. - ~
ized shall continne an ~ "a =, I
Orleans, and the aeaa s'D.S 4 "
departments may be los' ~
IN the stae.T y7lis bios 70
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Badly Banged.

Every day l meet in the streets
young ladies, who would otherwise
look intelligent, reduced to the APP
pearance of idiocy by a. peculiar
method of combing the hair down
over the forehead. This hideous
defornity is evidently copied from
the patients of luhatic as7lums
and schools for the feeble minded
The effect is shocking. Although
not fastidious, L shrink from these
ladies as children shrink from a
hideous mask. Is it protest
against being considered strong
minded that the young women thus
assume the garb of idiocy? l am
told that n lady thus degraded is
said to have her hair banged. but
it seems to me that her sanity
must be badly banged to thus de-
form herself -Woman's journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-02

Each Of the district judges shall re-
ceive a'salary, to be fixed'by law, whicf,
except in the parish. of ;erl, s,,s. s.,is..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-02

A bachelor dropped in one even
ing to see married friend VIII ose
wife was absent from home on a
visit. He found him smoking des-
perately at cigar nearly foot
long. why" asked he, breath
lessly, "where on earth did YOU
get snch preposterous cigar as
that, Charley? Had it built by
contract" was the response. lyon
see" continued the smoker, ex-
planatorily, Il promised my wife
before she went away, bless her,
that wouldn't smoke more than
six cigars u day. Promises to q
wife are sacred, yoC know, and L
mean 10 keep mine if [ have 10
gel cigars ten feet long"
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1T can make money faster at work for
L Us than at anything else. Capital is
not required; VIII start you. sly per
day at home made by the industrious. -
Men, women, boys and girls wanted
everywhere, to work for MS Now is the
time. Costly outti and terms free. Ad-
dress TRUE Il CO, Augusta. Maine.
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The Lieutenant Governor shall re
ceive salary which shall be double
that OF member of the general assem-
bly,. (Strike out article ffty-seyen.)
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CT NJ. u, Il. y UN 10
Number Trio.

Representatives shall be chosen on
the first Tuesday after TIL first M"niay
in Novemb.r, every two years. and the
election shall be completed i'll one day;
The general assembly Shall meet on the
first Monday in January. 1879, and bieii-
nially thereafter. on the first Monday IN
January, unless different day be APP
pointed by law, and their sessions siiah
be held at the seat of government.
(Strike out article seveateen.l a.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-03-14

Mr. j. X. Grant sends US full accounts OF
the terrible fire which in few hours left Hot
Spring. a dreary, blackened waste. The city i,
as most of our readers know, il or was situa-
ted in narrow gorge in the Ozark Noun
tains, and the flames licked up both sides
clean. One hundred and fifty houses we're
burned and half million dollars worth Of
quotation from Mr.. Grants letter: ''Hun-
dreds are homeless and in need of aid. Ste
vens and myself lost about one hundred and
thirty dollars, yet we are comparatively hap
py, as it is but drop in the bucket TO the thou
sands which to-day lie smolderIg in ashes.
Geo. Bowlin, formerly CT Wichita deserves
great credit for the manner in ui:cl he con-
Quoted himself during the long siege of eight
hours constant run of his engine, which he
handled csolly and maufully, never leaving
his post of duty until the flames, In their
COURSE of destruction, were ovsrpowered and
the ire fully sbated. His hands and face
were burned to blisters, in several spots, from
the intense heat from the engine and fire. 1t
was really a young Chicago fire, and the
buildings all being OF pitch pine lumber, and
very dry, you can form some idea how II
must have burned
The Mayor and city authorities have tele'
graphed for aid aud tents for the homele IS
mass, which presume are now oa the road
for the relief of the poor and suffering.
With my regards am yours respectfully.
J.R. GRANT.