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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-19

DfaWthg room cars on morning and ovenfno
trains between Bay City and Detroit extra char,
ges only % cents. =" '''"'
sleeping car on night train, Bay City 20 De-
troit, without change.
Night express runs Sunday night instead Of
saturday, All other trains daily except Sunday.
SANFORD keller, Assistant supf
.. Il. NoURsR, General Ticket Agent.
A. 4. FLETCHER,
General Ticket Agent, Alpena. Mich
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-19

Idaho has Boise City to offset
the Town of Onegirlia in Dacota
Territory.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-19

AS the ice melts, the milkman's
labors become lighter.-New York
Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-19

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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24
A Story of Webster.

Daniel Webster used to tell, with keen
relish, of his return to his old home in
Salisbury, N. H., after his fame had
become national. He found his way
alone to farm next to that where he
had been born, and met a grumpy old
neighbor, whom he well remembered,
driving his cows afield. Finding him
self unrecognized, Mr.. Webster had the
fancy to see how much his old friends
had enjoyed his success.
GA man named Webster used to live
.hereabouts?" he said, interrogatively.
"Yes; Ebenezer Webster. He's dead"
81 believe the old gentleman had
some sons?"
"Oh, yes; he had sons"
Mr.. Webster waited moment, but
there was no mention of "the godlike
Daniel"
Ah-what became of the sons ?" he
asked.
well, Ezekiel, he's dead. He was
as good-lookin' man as ever 1 saw,
was Zeke.''
"And the younger boys ?"
"Well, Samwell, he's rich. He was
wide-awake fellow, Samwell."
"There was Daniel g'' at last sug-
gested Webster.
Daniel?" do mind an ill-favored
cub of that name. don't know what
come of Daniel. But no good, I'm
wager-no good"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

BgT A couple of Irish lads, wishing to
obtain little extra pocket money, de-
termined to go into the country during
harvest time and work among the
farmers. rs.-Encountering kindly-look-
ing man of this class, they made appli-
cation for employment. "Can you
cradle ?" asked the farmer. Now an
Irishman in search of work was never
known to confess ignorance of anything,
but this question was puzzler. The
boys looked at each other, as if for a
suggestion. No use. At length Dennis,
looking boldly at the farmer, said OF
course we can cradle, but cuddent you
give US q Job out doors z"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

JOB PRINTING of every description neatly
y and promptly executed at Reasonable Rates
at the Bloomfield Times Steam Job Once.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24
A CoIored Mans Will.

A will written by colored citizen of
Albany has just been unearthed. 1t is
a model of brevity and reads as follows:
"This is the last will and testament of
me, VIM. II. Cross. I give all my
things to my relations, to be divided
among them the best way they can.
N. B.-If anybody kicks up a row, or
makes fuss about it, he isn't to have
anything"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

sDT AT a fancy-dress ball given by the
subalterns of an English infantry regi-
ment, lady was brought by chance to
the side of one of the chief military au-
thorities of the place. Said she to Col. H.:
"May ask, Colonel, what you are?"
"Oh," answered the Colonel, who was
evidently not in one of his happy moods,
1 am nothing. What are you ?" 81
am next to nothing" was the prompt
rejoinder.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

ED " Jane" said her father, "I
thought you hated stingy people; and
yet your young man" "Why pa
who says he is stingy ?" ooh nobody"
replied pa; only could see that he
was little close as 1 passed through
the room.''
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

ag He put 1t down without any one
telling him to do so, and peevishly re-
marked that "a woman was fool to
set red-hot fat-iron on kitchen
chair"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

BJr " Amanda, wish you to put the
large Bible in prominent place on the
center table, and place three or four
hymn books carelessly round on the
sofas. I.have advertised for young
man to board In q cheerful christian
family, and L tell you what, if you girls
don't manage either one of you, to rake
him in, why, I'll never try anything
again for Pm tired out.n
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

gD Never put Off till tomorrow what
you can do to-day y-especlally If you
want to borrow FIVE dollars. Your
accommodating friend might spend 1t
himself.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

ag He was bound to be accurate, and
he described the woman's costume thus:
She wore an elegant suit of something
or other, cut bias, and trimmed end
WISE"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-24

Ey " What was the cause of your
fathers death ?" the clergyman asked
Thompson at the last sociable. "Asth-
ma" unblushingly replied Thompson
foolishly went up an elevation and got
up so high he couldn It catch his BREATH"
Now, the fact was, the elder Thompson
was hanged, but the clergyman did not
know that. So he just said "Ah!',
with plying accent, and then they
talked politics.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
Small Farms.

Land tenure is becoming a burning ques-
ton in Great Britain A correspondent of
the Herald writes of the Duke of Suther-
land, one of the largest proprietors in
Scotland, as follows:
1t is but just to say that one or two land
lords have seen the folly of this systematic
depopulation of the country and are inau-
gurating different method The present
Duke of Sutherland, whose father was one
of the greatest evictors, not long ago divi-
ded 147 acres of waste land between eigh-
teen families giving some ten acres and
others seven, on nineteen years lease, at
the rate of twenty-one shillings per acre.
The results are said to have been most en-
couraging, and so convinced has the Duke
become of the advantages to himself and his
people of converting waste into productive
fields that he has entered upon land recla-
nation upon large scale, and his scheme
is now advancing with great strides. His
Grace has come to believe that the method
Of clearance practised by his predecessor,
by which a property is mapped out into
large farms or turned into grouse or deer
runs, without any regard to the humber
class of tenants, is a social grievance and an
economical blunder. There certainly is a
wide -Sutherlandshire, where the
Duke owns 1 ,299, 1911 acres. This question
of small holdings, with its cognate one of
peasant propriet0rships, Is Just beginning
to gain the attention it demands. Even the
London Times has recognized it. In a
recent issue it printed a letter on the subject
by the Rev. F. Barham Zincke on the state
of agriculture in Saxony, where, he says,
'the land is cultivated for the most part in
farms of about fifty acres by their owners"
who with their families produce more and
of better quality than is done in England
He might have referred to Belgium, with
its 25O, 900 half tenants under two acres
a pattern of thrift; to Prussia and its
100000 peasant farmers with under four
acres or to France, with its vast number
of peasant proprietors at present the most
prosperous country in Europe.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
PROCLAMATION.
$3.50 90 REWARD.


WHEREAS, Il appears by information re-
w ceived by me, that the following named
Penitentiary Conviets have effected their
escape AT the times and places mentioned, and
are still at large, to-wit: Phil. Dixon. August
5 1879 from the Railroad, near Vicksburg !;
Henry Taylor, August 5, 1879, and Abraham
Green, (no dateA from Green Clay, Bolivar
county; Sandy Fielder, August ., 1879, from
VI. l.. Clark. Jr., Bolivar county Topp Smith,
Sept, II, 1879 from Prison Guard Peniten-
tiary; John Simmons, Sept. 80, 1879 from {.
Hudson, August ), 1879, from E. Richardson
Swift Water Plantation, Washington county !;
Dan. McLaurin. Sept. 26, 1879, from Byram
woodward; William Pope, Oct. ~, 1879, from
r. Burdett, Washington county; John Har-
den, Oct. 26. 1879. from Prison Walls, Peni-
Tertiary; Ross Walker, July 81, 1879, from
L. f. Miller, Washington county; Henry
W oodstock Plantation, Washington county
Preston Harris, Sept. 20 1879, from Random
Shot Plantation, Holmes county; Mark Park
er, Sept II, 1879, from L. Richardson's Wood
stock Plantation, Washington county; Jim.
Dick Abott, August 10 1879, from E. Richard
SON Green Grove Plantation, Coahoma couu-
ty and are still at large;
Now, therefore, l, J. NJ. STONE, Governor
of Mississippi, do offer the above reward for
the arrest and confinement in Jail of the said
above named convicts; or so 90 each, for one
or more of them said reward is payable by
j. s. Hamilton & Co, Lessees of the State PEN
itentiary And l do, moreover, require all
officers of this State to be diligent in their
efforts to arrest said fugitive convicts.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
of the State affixed, at Jackson this
L. q 18th day of November, A. D. 1879.
j. NJ. STONE.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
Principles of Pruning.

Barry, in his " First Garden" rests the
theory of pruning of fruit trees on six gen.
eral principles:
First-The vigor of tree subjected to
pruning, depends in a great measure on the
equal distribution of sap in all its branches.
To accomplish this the following means are
devised to be successfully employed ().
Prune the branches of the most vigorous
parts very short and those of the weak parts
long. (2). Leave large quantity of fruit
on the strong part, and remove the whole or
greater part from the feeble. (3). Bend the
strong parts and keep the weak erect,
and the more erect the branches are,
the greater will be the flow of sap to
the growing parts. This remedy is especial
ly applied to trees. (4). Remove tie Wig
orous parts of the superfuous shoots, as
early in the season as possible. (5). Pinch
early the soft extremities of the shoots on
the vigorous parts and as late as possible on
the feeble parts, except always any shoots
which may be too vigorous for their posi-
ton. co.. Lay in the strong shoots on the
trellis carly, and leave the feeble parts loose
as long Is possible in espalier trees.
Second. The sap acts with greater force,
and produces more vigorous growth on Al
branch or shoot pruned short than on one
pruned long; hence the practice of pruning
short where wood branches are desired, and
long forfrnit branches.
Third. The sap tending always to the
extremities Of the shoots, causes the ter
minai bud to push with greater vigOr than.
Fourth. The more the sal, i ohstrncted
In Its eireaiation, the more likely It viii be-
to produce fruit buds.
Fifth. Tho lenArea serve To prepare the
limp absorbed by ap roots lpr the n0nrish-
me tof the tFse ns aia Gle formation or
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
Useful and PracticaI Hints.

Never sit, stand or lie in a current of air
when you are fatiged or very warm.
To purify the blood, make a tea of red
clover blossoms and drink, taking two or
three swallows at time, Eve or six times ?
day.
To cure felon, as soon as the parts begin
to swell wrap the part affected with cloth,
thoroughly saturated with tineture of
gobelia, and the felon Is dead.
A FrenchmaA has discovered that the
severest attack of neuralgia can be relieved
by directing a stream of water from force
pump against the part affected.
When the voice is lost, as Is sometimes the
case, from the effects of cold, asimpia, pleas
ant remedy is furnished by beating up the
white Of one egg, adding to it the juice Of
one lemon, and sweeting with white sugar
70 taste. Take teaspoonful from time 70
time.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
Saving Fences.

This is an item that should be carefully
estimated, as it is one of the heaviest bur
dens of agriculture. Fences are needed only
to restrain stock; and if stock is not pas
tured no fences are needed, except for yards,
and perhaps lane to lead the cattle to the
wood lot for simple exercise. Take the
fact of fencing ninety acres into four fields,
for pasturing thirty cows or cattle. These
fields would be 22R acres and would require
720 rods of fence. Now if this fence cost
81 per rod, and five suppose it to last for
twenty years, then the decay will amount
to . per cent per year, and the labor of
annual repair is generally estimated at 5
per cent. The interest on the original cost
at per cent. would be $50 40, and the 10
per cent. for decay and repair, $72, making
1922 40 as the annual expense for fencing
pasture for thirty head of cattle. We shall
see under another head, this is more than
the cost of labor for soiling the thirty head
of stock. Mr. David Williams carefully
prepared the fence statistics of Walworth
county, Wis, and, after deducting for waste
lands in ponds and lakes and one-half of the
division fences, he makes the annual cost
for the whole county about 81 per acre.
Mr.. Prince, of Maine, goes into an elabor-
ate calculation of the cost of fences in that
State in 1860, and the result does not vary
much from an annual cost of 81 per acre.
The late Ezra Cornell took a great interest
in studying this question, and gave his
views in an address before the State Agri-
cultural Society of New York, in 1920; and
he arrived at the conclusion that the aver
age cost of fencing for every acre inclosed in
that State is 81 per annum. If, then, we
take this as fair estimate in the older
States, every acre of the farm must be
charged at this rate or farm of 300 acres,
which usually keeps about sixty head of
cattle, would pay fence tax of $500 in
labor and material The smaller the farm
and the smaller the lots the greater the cost
of fences per acre.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
NOTES FROM THE KITCHEN.
TOMATO cATsUP.

Eight quarts ripe tomatoes, one quart
sharp vinegar, boiled until it can be strained
through cullender; after straining add TO
it two table-spoonfuls each of salt, ground
ginger and ground black pepper, one table
spoonful each ofground allspice and ground
cloves, two tablespoonfuls of garlic or white
onion chopped fine, one tablespoonful OF
red peppers minced, one quarter cup OF
white sugar. Boil and stir constantly four
hours Keep this till next season, then
try it. and it will be found to pay your
trouble with capital table sauce
SALAD LA RoMAINE.
Freshen two heads of lettuce in plenty Of
cold water; when about to serve mix In
bowl three tablespoonfuls of olive oil, one OF
lemon juice, one-third ola small onion grated,
a pinch of cayenne pepper and salt to taste,
a small cream-spoonful of powdered sugar.
Break the lettuce into a salad bowl, mix
well and garnish with hard boiled eggs
BEEF LA MODE.
For six pounds of the round of beef take
half dozen ripe tomatoes and cut them up
in vessel with tight cover, also add
two or three onions, half dozen cloves,
stick of cinnamon, little whole black peps
Der. Cut gashes in the meat and stuff them
with salt pork cut into small bits. Place
the meat on the other ingredients, pour oyer
half cup of vinegar and cup OF water,
cover tightly and set on the back of the
stove. Cook slowly four or five hours, when
about half done, salt to taste. Take out
the meat when done, strain the gravy and
thicken with tablespoonful of flour.
SEVERAL SORTS OF ORANGE CAKE.
There are several ways to make orange
cake, all excellent. l will give three of my
best rules: First, mix two cups of sugar
well with the yolks of two eggs, then add
the whites, beaten to a froth next add a
large spoonful of butter, then one cup of
milk; thicken to the consistency of pound
cake with -four, in which has been dissolved
two teaspoonfuls Of yeast powder. Flavor
with lemon extract and bake in jelly pans
For the films 5 g 1G6nt the and i1 70 tits and
the Juice of the same add one cup of water
and one of sugar and one large spoonful Of
corn starch. Boil until smooth and cool
before putting between the cakes. Orange
cake No. 1.-Two drops Of flour, two of sugar,
gne-half cup of water, the yolks of five and
whites of three eggs, a pinch of salt and one
teaspoonful of yeast powder and the Juice
and grated Find of one orange. Bake as for
jelly cake; beat the two remaining whites
of the two eggs to stiff froth, sweeten to
the taste and add the grated rind and juice
of an orange. Spread each layer of cake and
brown a little in the oven. Orange Jelly
cake.--Juice and rind of two oranges thick
ened with powdered sugar; stir in a half
pound package of desscated cocoanut, leav-
ing just enough to sprinkle on the top layer;
four eggs, half a cup of butter, two cups of
sugar, one cup of milk, and flour (enough
to make the batter) in which has been we'll
mixed one teaspoonful of baking powder
Bake as for jelly cake spreading the dry
on the top layer.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEE,S SALE.

FINDER AND By VIRTUE OF THE PRO
u visions Of a certain Deed of Trust made
hv D. W. RICE on the 29th day of March, A
b. 1879 to secure 10 CAPITAL STATE BANS
the certain Indebtedness therein mentioned,
the said Deed being duly recorded on pages Il
and Is in Record Book of Deeds, letter M,
OF uinds county, State of Mississippi, l, the
undersig ucd Trustee, win p oceed to sell, to
he highest bidder for cash. at public auction,
in front OF the City Hall, in the said City OF
jackson, Mississippi, on
Saturday, 9th Day CT December, 1879,
The following described property Certain
tracts or parcels of land lying, being and
situate in The county of Issaquena, State OF
Mississippi, towit: Lots one and four, sec
tion twenty; lots two, three, four and five,
section twenty -one; lots three and four, sec
ton twenty ght; and lots one, six and sew
en-. section tweIty-nine, township nine, range
eight, west, containing seven hundred and
xty-fouracres more or less, and better known
as island Ninety-eight, in the Mississippi
River together with all tenements, hered ta-
ments ami appurtenances thereuntO belong
Jag.
The title to the above property is believed
70 be good, but | shall only convey such title
as is vested in me as Trustee
B. w. GRIFFITH, Trustee.
Nov "a f7q-4w
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
By the Governor:
HENRY C. MYERS, Secretary of State
DESCRIPTION

Phil. Dixon Age %; height 5 feet inches;
complexion dark copper; h air and eyes black;
scar over left eye.
Henry Taylor; Age SO; height, feet AZ
inches complexion, dark mul1tto; hair and
eyes black scar on left arm, scar on left leg;
front teeth bad.
Sandy Fielder: Age %; height feet, 6
inches; complexion, dark copper; hair and
eyes, black; right side of throat ;
shot mark right shoulder; large vaccine
scar arm.
Topp smith: Age %; height feet, 10 in
ches complexion, dark copper; hair and eyes
black scar on right upper cheek; slightly
freckled scar on right elbow; scar on left
hand
John Simmons Age, 81; height, 5 feet, ~
inches; complexion fair; hair dark; ewes,
| light blue scar forehead; on left
knee, and very large scar on right shin.
! jeff, alias Judge Hudson: Age %; height 5
| feet, 81 inches; complexion, mulatto; hair
and eyes black; small mole under right eye.
Abraham Green: Age 40; height, 3 feet, 6
/ inches; complexion, brown; hair and eyes
/ black; scar on left side Of face; scar on and
above lip.
Dan McLaurin: Age %; height, 5 feet, s
| inches; complexion, mulatto; hair and eyes
black; small scar under right eye; scar on
| left thumb
William Pope: Age 81 height, ) feet, 4 in
ehes; complexion, hair and eyes, black; scar
on right arm below elbow.
john Hardin: Age So; height, 5 feet, ~ in.
ches; complexion, bright mulatto; hair and
| eyes, black; scar from sores on lower extrem
tiles.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
TREASURES.

The rose preserved with tender care;
The perfumej note; the tress Of hair
That speak Of boyish folly
From cosy depths Of easy-chair
scan them all with Struggling air
TI,. ssarte de dance / the erumplcd glove;
Tn. netted purse t..slth Polly's love -
(Confound il aohich was Polly
The posy ring gave to Bess
when softly came that whispered yes,
Which seemed dream of heaven.
We turtle-doves were wont to plan
(On something very small per anD-J
dainty cote in Devon.
An tickle Bess J. She ran away
with Fuller, Of the Guards, they say,
And died in 81.
A fooIscap page Of lovers sighs
To one wlrom 1 apostrophize
As ''stony-hearted Janet.
| called the damsel cruel-cold-
In threadbare terms, about as OId
As this decrepit planet.
All we'll, those self same haIting rhymes
Did duty half dozen times
They all had hearts Of granite
IT'S sweet to dream of vanished youth,
OF DAYS long dead and gone-in truth,
A pleasing occupation
or b6vhood's ''dtfut fever o'erj
Of feiIies pasta matter for
Sincere con graduation
So dusty relics wi sigh
Can epitaph uuspOken}-I
Cousign you to cremation
All. lips of woman rosy, ripe
The amber mouth-pi ce Of my pipe
To me is twice as charming,
When one arrives at fifty odd,
The arrows of the archer god
Have lost their power OF harming.
A wounded heart will ache, no doubt;
But then one finds a twinge Of govt
A tride more alarming
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
a wasteful Interest Paid by Farmers

There is no disputiDg the fact that any
farm implement, be it wagon, plow, harrow,
reaper, rake, or what not, if left exposed 10
the rain and sun for ten years, VIII Oe
practically good for nothing we nigh.
lav Il We wears. but if any choose to cAvil at
five. we will say ten This is 10 per cent
ner anuumi At cost of less than per
cent. these tools can be kept always housed,
or under cover of some kind, even If but
rough boards, that will shut out sun and
rain. Because we do not see the silent,
slow, but steady, waste, we are apt to forget
that it is ever going on. 1t is unnecessary
to suggest the application" of this short
sermon. Nine per cent. interest saved Is
not to be despised, even if better times are
at hand