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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-25

Anu,yer.ary of seamen's Friend So

cietv-Tbe eighth anniversary of the New Or
leans seamens Friend Society. auxiliary to the
THIS EVEhING, twenty-fifth instant, in the
Carondelet Street M thodiat Church. at o'clock.
The pastor, Rev. Pr Walker I.s vii pd preside
Hartzall editor Southwestern Christian Advo-
cate. viii deliver the annual sermon. The pub
lie are cordially invited.s my22 y
Louisiana Associated veterans p ,ne
Mexican War-The officers and members q me
above association are hereby requested 70 as-
semble All tho Armory OF the Washington ArtiL-
Iery. On a. Common on. street on FRIDAY NEXT:
May 30. at o'clock D. M for the purpose OF
pro eeding to Chalmette Cemetery. to take part
In the services on Decoration Day. Members
are requested to bring flowers.
By order of the President.
my25 I'd RICHARD LAMBERT. Secretary.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB.
SECOND ANNUAL REGATTA
NEW LAKE END,
Monday. May 10. and wedne sday, May IS.
JUDGES.
Louis GaRnet Octave Valletts
r. Miliken.
TIMERS.
J. A. Morris. Geo. w Leonard
+. b. Green.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
A. P. Mason. chairman;
r. w. Simmons. 8. II. Buck,
Newton Buckner. George Il. Dunbar,
John A; Gilmore. Thomas s, Fl. Hunt.
J. ds & ks q Hss'eF' dNR Mite !tenesyeer.
A, III, May Jr., Col. William M. Owen.
Chas. A. Smith Wright Schomberg,
g II ]. } walker A;,a: "a. J W1 nn,aas
Entries-First Nay.
CABIN CLASS.
Ia Belle. sailed by g, B. Keep.
Zoe; sailed by G.: W. Mott.
No Name. sailed by X. Brewster.
| FIRST GIASS
| Ltmnas. sailed by Alex Brewster
Gydnus. sailed by E. Harris.
Pluck and Luck, sailed BIZ J. B. Mcconnell.
| Lady Emma. sailed by v Mcneil.
| Susie b., sailed by q. J. O'Brien.
/ SECOND GLASS.
| Xiphias. sailed by II. r. Howard.
Puck sailed by A. J. Mitchell.
THIRD GLASS,
Maggie. sailed By J. Hy, Behan,
Juanta, sailed by JOS Mcneil #." "m
Gipsy. sailed BY A. A. Maginnis.
Mary A., sailed by J. FL. Maginnis
FOURTH GLASS. @
Olivia sailed by Sam Gauter
Brenda, sailed by Jud Waterman,
Clara r., sailed by A. X. Belknap
| CATAMARANs.
Alfred Ullman. sailed by e. e. O'Brien.
Unknown. sailed by W. M. Smith.
i fe first gun will be ffeti at i . clock o. m.
Trains Will leave Clay Statue every flftee
minutes after 10 m.
Official pools will be sold ut Walkers Gu
Room on Saturday evening and at Lake End 0
Monday.
my24 I'd Q. F. JEMIsON. Secretary.
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A GRAND
FETE CHAMPETRE
VIII be given at Ill.,"
THE FAIR GROUNDS,
sunday, May Is, 1870,
For the benefit of
L'UNION FRANCHISE,
By the Presidents OF the French Societies oil
New Orleans.
TICKETS. ..................... ........ sd cents
Ladies' and Children Free.

The entertainment commencing at . O'CLOCK
GRAND CONCERT.
executed by thirty first class musicians. under
the direction Of the leader OF the United States
Army Military Band.
Buggy Races. entry %. not less than three en-
tries.
Miikmen Races entry 50. not less than three
entries.
Butcher Races, entry g. not less than three
entries.
Prize for each race, $26.
Grand Gymnastic Exercises and Trapeze Per-
Torrance. with a prize.
Skating Exercises by the members of the Cres-
cent City Roller Skating Rink with prize.
GRAND MILITARY RET REAT BY TORCH
LIGHTS.
Illumination Of the Fair Grounds by Electric
Light, under the direction OF Mr.. Fl. Noiret, op.
tician, and E. Barber.
Brilliant effects at the interior and exterior OF
the buildings.
Trophies Of Banners and Flags OF the various
French Societies. with Shields, making beau
tiful display.
DANCING ON THE PLATFORM AND IN THE
BUILDINGS.
!,
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A CarnivOrOus Goose.

The duke of Argyle sends to Nature
an accounted golden eagle now twenty
five years old, which was taken from the
nest and brought up in confinement.
This eagle in the spring of 1877 laid
three eggs, which Mr.. Pike, the owner,
took away, replacing them with the two
goose eggs, upon which the eagle sat,
and in due time Matched two goslings.
One of these died and was torn up by
the eagle to feed the survivor, who, to
the great tribulation of its foster parent.
refused to touch 1t, together with the
other flesh with which the eagle tried to
feed it, Mr.. Pike providing the proper
food. The eagle, however, in course of
time, taught the goose to eat flesh, and
1.-THE goose having free exit and ingress
to the eagles cage), always called it by
short bark whenever he gave it flesh
the goose would then greedily swallow
all the flesh, ETC., which the eagle, tear
ing it in pieces, gave it. He saw them
in May, 1879, when the goose was year
old, and had made a nest in the eagles
cage and laid eleven eggs, and the two
birds were sitting side by side on the
nest, but Mr.. Pike did not allow them
to hatch out, fearing hat it might inter-
fere with their attachment to one an
other. The eagle was very tame and
fond of Mr.. Pike, ard allowed him to
60 into the cage and handle it as he
liked, but allows no one else that privi-
lege. The eagle, also, never attempts to
leave the cage, although a hole was
made for the goose to go in and out,
, The duke of Argyle remarked that the
possibility Of bird so purely graminiv-
orous as goose being taught to eat
flesh, and acquiring the power OF digest
ing it, is extremely curious. He, how
ever, speaks of scandinavian cattle eat
ing fish offal, and Of Highland COW
devouring a salmon, which an unwary
angler had hid among ferns on the banks
OF river.
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Anecdotes of Wife-Beaters

NV Uncle Ned, which has been the
Injy and everywhere, he says one time
there was teller which was lickn his
white, and evry time he hit her there
was dog aud it hoIlered, the dog did
like looky motif. Then the Teller he
sed to his white: "Can't you do yure,own
hoilerin'7" Then he thot a vile; and
he went in his house and brot out other
white and licked thstn too, and wotched
the dog, ard the dog it hewld sgin. Then
the Teller he sed: Whose white is this,
Ide like to to know mine or yonrn?"
Then he got other white and licked her
and it was the same WAY. Then he thot
vile agin, and then he was goin for a
other, but the dog it shuke its head
and walked away, much as to say: ga
teller can't devote his hole life to ore
emotion and fore go the chase, the jakus
rabbit is forth, the duty beckens me q
way. Maybe the other ladys can secure
the serioes of fresh dog" Master JON
nice, which has got the wuden leg, he
says scientificle man was lickn his
wife, and evry time she was hit there
was ecko, which sounded jest like other
man ickn hisn, and the scientificle
he was dlited. Bime by he stoppt and
sed: "There is some thing singler bout
this ecko; it seems to repeet the hard
ticks in other kee from the mild ones.
Most xtroddinsry thing l ever herd. My
dear we must experiment. further"
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No Smoking in Here.
Saturday Night.

SATURDAY NikhLs
"You can't smoke in here" said a
John street conductor to a countryman,
who was pulling away vigorously at a
five cent cigar 10 q car half full of ladies.
The man didn't seem to hear.
al say" cried the man of the bell
punch, in louder key, "if you want to
smoke come out here on the platform"
"AlI right" returned the passenger,
and he stepped out. "Didn't think it
would hurt nothin'," he said, apologet-
ically; 'sseein's there amt any straw in
the car to catch FIRE"
"But there are ladies there"
ooh, yes; didn't think nothin' bout
that. Might get ashes on their gowns
and spile EN-"
!" It isn't SO much that" explained the
conductor, 'Fbut ladies object to smoke
"Well. 1 didn't ask any OF 'em to
smoke, did II They needn't object be-
fore they are invited"
You don't understand. Smoke il
dissgreeable to ladies'"
Best reason in the world why they
houldn't practice it. Catch me smok
i'm if it war disagreeable to me l"s And
he TRANQUILITY pulled away at hi FIVE
center.
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farm and plantation.
A winter and sprlpe PaLture.

A winter and spring Pasture
Ii is so easy to have the above il
>eems to me every farmer should have
)he, if he has any good land. But he
must begin at the proper time to make
the preparation. A farmer csnnot have
a winter pasture if he waits until winter
to start it, IS many do. Now is the
time to think about it and commence
the preparation. To the intensive
farmer; the farmer who lives on his
place; who expects to remain on it;
who takes sn interest in the business
who recognizes the value of and neces-
sity for practical experiments, 7 would
oner the following suggestions, and at
the same time commend them with the
confidence that arises from practical
experience for several years. If rich
land or even moderately good land is
used, do not believe there will be any
disappointment to the most careless
farmer that will make the experiment,
if may SO call it, that suggest. Using
stubble land, say turn it over after q
season in August. In September lay off
rows two and half feet apart. In one
row SOW oats, in another barley, in
another rye, in another barley and oats
mixed half and half, in another rye
and barley, in another oats and wheat
and so on. Put any manure that may
be used in with the seed, then harrow or
brush across the rows. As soon as the
grain is up, run q sweep, harrow or cul-
tivstor through to kill any weeds and
loosen the crust. In the course of two
or three weeks break out the middles
thoroughly with a narrow shovel. AT.
forwards sweep once or twice with q
sweep that covers the middle. By the
middle of December, or at any rate by
the first of January you will have pas
ture for mich cows and horses that will
do your heart good, and besides have the
advantage of comparison of the value
of the different grains for your psrticu.
lar soil. 1t will be of absorbing interest.
AS s rule, it will serve three months
good pasture 1.-TWO head per scre), and a
very good crop of mixed grsin by the
Goth May (along this paralleD if the
stock are taken off about the middle of
March. Do not let the stock run on it
when the soil is very wet. At such Pc
RODS the grain may be cut with sickle
and carried to them, if it is necessary to
rely exclusively on this pasture for
maintenance of stock.
In June open the middles of the grain
stubble and SOW to speckled peas, to be
turned under in August or September,
and renew the pasture; or if desired list
on the stubble rows and plant to sweet
potatoes. The former is to be preferred,
however, where it is practicable. A
farmer in a short time will find what
grain is more profitable to grow upon
his soil. So far, the writer prefers oats
and barley mixed, half and half for this
purpose.-lS. A. c., in Southern Guilt
water. .H ~
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The Effects OF ChristIanify.

The effects of the work of Christ are
even to the unbeliever indisputable and
historical. 1t expelled cruelty; it
curbed passion; it branded suicide; it
punished and re .,ressed an execrsble
infsDticide; it drove the shameless i'm
purities of heathendom into a corgenial
darkness. There was hardly q class
whose wrongs it did not remedy. 1t
rescued the gladiator it freed the slave;
it protected the captive; it nursed the
sick a; it sheltered the orphan it elevated
the woman it shrouded as with halo
of sacred innocence the tender years OF
the child, In every region of life its
ameliorsting influence was felt. 1t
changed pity from vice into virtue.
1t elevated poverty from curse into
beatitude. 1t ennobled labor from 8
vulgarity into dignity and duty. 1t
sanctifed marriage from little more than
a burdensome covenant into little less
than q blessed sacrament. 1t revealed
for the first time the angelic beauty OF
purity of which men had despaired, and
of q meekness at which they had utterly
scoffed. 1t created the very conception
OF charity, and broadened the limits of
its obligation from the narrow circle of
neighborhood to the widest horizons OF
the race. And while it thus involved
the idea of humanity as a common
brotherhood, even where its tidings
were not believed-sll over the world,
wherever its tidings were believed, it
cleansed the life and elevated the soul of
each individual man. And in all lands
where it has nodded the characters of
its true believers, it has created hearts
50 pure, and lives so peaceful, and homes
so sweet, that it might seem as though
those angels who had heralded its ad-
vent had also whispered to every de-
messed and despsiring sufferer among
the sons OF men, Though you have lain
among the pots, yet shall ye be as wings
of a dove, that is covered with silver
wings, and her feathers ike gold. u DR..
Farrar.
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cure ,or pome..lc. unh.rplne...

The law of love was given as princi-
pie and q spirit which should rule the
Christians life, and the righteousness of
the Christian is to BE measured by the
fidelity with which he adheres to this
supreme standard. In this new dispen-
satien a breach of the law of love is sin
equally with the violation of the letter
of the Jewish law. Apply this principle
to the home life of the Christian, and
you at once touch the root of the diff
ficulty in domestic intelicity. The hus-
band or the wis who continually commits
acts of discouvtesy in the privacy of the
house circle, or INDUCES habituslly in
cross words, or who persists in thought
lessness or neglect, is guilty of sin equally
with one who breaks the Sabbath, and
perhaps in the eye of God has committed
the deeper wrong. Certainly such one
not living the Christian life, since the
life is not animated by the spirit of
Christ. For ''the fruit of the Spirit is
love, Joy, peace, long suffering, gentleS
ness, goodness, faith meekness, temper
anGe; against su CHI there is no law"
Letthese blessed q ualities be enshrined
in the home life and domestic infelicity
will be cured. Let each party be eager
in the pursuit OF happiness Of the other,
and individual grievances, trials and
vexstions will be forgotten in the ardor
of the new devotion, provided that the
whole soul be concentrated in the single
purpose at whatever cost, and that
efficient aid b sought from the God of
love. Failure in this work is failure
in the Christian. life, and should be
recognized while success is worth more
than all the mere professions in the
world.-Alliance.
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E..enaiaI. Tor 3 Corn Crop.

First, good seed, and that means much
more than is generally supposed. Really,
irst-rste corn is never found by gathering
from field of corn. 1t must be made
crested; and the farmers brains must
be used without stint in this operation.
To raise five bushels of such seed, select
a hslt acre of the best land on the farm,
manure it well, but not too heavily, or
the crop will be all stalks and leaves.
Get the best seed possible 70 plant on it.
When the crop is six inches high, put 8
shovelful of hen manure compost Zone
shird hen manure ari two-thirds good,
clean soiD to each hill; hoe or cultivate
once week. Weeds must not appear.
Just before the tsssels are ripe for fertil-
lzing the silk, go through with sharp
spade and cut down every stalk that does
net show at least one good eSr, as such
stalks are barren and will perpetuste
their faults if allowed to ripsn. After
the silk is fertilized, which is known by
the ends changing color, cultivation
must cease entirely, but the surface
must be frequently stirred to keep down
weeds. This course followed three wears
wiz perfect any eed-corn.-TGerman.
town Telegraph.
THIN GINGERBREAD.-Boil one quart
of nlolssses twenty minutes I; add imme-
distely one tablespoonful soda, one cup
of butter. ginger to taste, -four to make
paste to roll.
To RENovATE A BLACK CHIP Hat
Add to one pint cold water teaspoonful
spirits ammonia; use with soft tooth
or nail brush; when clean rinse with
cold water and place in sun to dry. Do
not soak or scrub sufficiently TO destroy
the shspe. 1t viii lool, as good as new.
To ROAST A SIEAK.-Tske three
pounds of juicy round steak, pound it
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well to make it tender, make dressing
as TOR goose or duck; spread it on the
steak, rolling it up tightly and tie with
q strong cord; sprinkle with pepper and
salt and haste well with butter; roast
slowly, cut in slices and serve hot with
gravy. Good cold.
ICELAND Moss JELLY.-One handful
Of moss washed in several waters and
soaked an hour; one quart of boiling
water; juice of two lemons; one wine
glass of sherry; one quarter tesspoonfnl
OF cinnamon. Soak the moss in little
cold water; stir into the boiling and
simmer until dissolved. Sweeten, favor
and strain into molds.
STRAWBERRY TARTs.--FOr each tart
take two eggs, one and half teaspoon
fuls sugar, small piece Of butter size of a
partridge egg; heat well together add
one cup sweet milk roll paste thin /;
place in pie psn; after pouring in the
above mixture strew into it one layer of
nice berries; bake until the eggs are
oked, and you have a delicious tart.
No favoring is needed except the bert
ries.
ARROW Roof FOR SICK PEoPE.-The
following often use for my patients
take dessert teaspoontul of arrow
root and add a tablespoonful of milk
wet and rub it smooth. To this / add
teaspoenful of powdered sugar. Heat
half pint of good rich milk and bring il
just up to the boil. Then, when it boils,
stir in carefully the arrow root and
sugar. Allow it to boil three minutes,
and give either warm OF cold.
PEACH PUDDING.-Take three eggs
one tablespoonful of butter, one of sugar
beat together; add one cup of sour milk
and soda in proportion to acid in milk
stir in -four enough to make stiff bat
ter; beat briskly until smooth have
your pan buttered; pour in half the
batter; put into it one and half pinti
of ripe peaches sliced thin, or enc pint
of berries pour over this balance of the
batter; bake until done, serve with hor
sauce.
CORN STARCH MERINGUE.-Foure eggs
one quart of milk, three quarters of ,
cup of sugar, four tablespooniuls OF corr
starch, half cup of jelly or jam. Hes
the milk to boiling and stir in the COIL
starch, which has previously been dis
solved in little cold water boil fifteel
minutes, stirring all the time, remove
from the fire and while still hot sdC
gradually the yolks of the eggs, heater
up with the sugar and favored with va
nills or lemon pour this into puddini
dish, well buttered, and bake fifteel
minutes, or until the custsrd begins t,
set. Draw to the door of the oven an,
spread quickly and lightly upon it
meriDgue of the whites, beaten stiff wit
a half cup Of jelly. Bake, covered, 70
five minutes then brown lightly. Es
cold, with powdered sugar siited thickl.
over the top.
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Fashion Notes.
Harper's Bazaar

Harper 8 Bazaar
What is called the marquise polonaise
is much used for thin dresses.
Newest white silk stockings are
wrought like Ice on the iDstep instead
of having lace inserted.
New silk bows Tor the throat are with
out lace, but are made up OF msterisis of
the dress and its trimmings
The large Marie Antoinette bonnets
are pointed in the middle of the front,
and one of the laring sides is filed in
quite low down with flowers. This is
fanciful shape that should be worn
only by very young, fresh faces.
New bouquet holders are rings ard
brooches that support fsn-shsped orns>
ment made up entirely of Rhine crys-
tails some of these have 8 serpent of the
tones twined around them. The ring
holds the corsage bouquet, and the pin
fastens it to the dress. 1t is worn near
TIE waist line on the lett side. Lsrge
punches of natural flowers form such
bouquets, and it is the caprice of The
moment to show the bunch of long stems
at the end.
Simple fabrics sre chosen for Brides
maids dresses Il be worn at June wed.
dings. The fancy is to make these of soft
India muslin, or else the soft twilled
foulard silk known as Surrah silk, and
the lace garniture is either Breton or
Vslenciennes. These dresses are made
up more youthtully than the wedding
dress, and carry out the prevailing style,
with its boufant psniers and shirred
bssques and aprons. Imported Surrah
dresses for bridesmaids at a recent we'd
ding had the short turned. back fronts of
the over-dress formed of diagonal rows of
Breton insertion and Surrah silk, while
the back was punched voluminously
and held By large clusters of loops of
satin ribbon. In this instance the wed-
ding was conducted in English fashion,
and the bridesmaid wore Gainsborough
hats of white silk, with Prince of Wales
red satin shirring and piping. Instead
of bonnets, however, short wells of tulle
arranged on the back of the head in
Spanish style are now generally worn by
bridesmaids. To use some deep color for
garniture is a fancy for bridemsids; thus
at a Grace church wedding lately the
four bridemsides wore clusters of gsrni-
uure. Then there are six or eight BRIDE
maids it is customary to hsve two with
plse blue, two with green, and the others
may have dark red or else Marshal Neil
yellow. Worth uses what he calls opal
tints in sashes and trimmings on bride.
maids dresses. For instance, he uses
white grenadine with brocsded satin
stripes in for the bssques and train,
while the front and sides of plsin square,
meshed grenadine have panier scarf or
sash Of green brocsded ribbon shot with
pink sand white, like an opal. drsped
across the front and about the hips. To
continue the opal effect, pale green silk
knife plesting are placed under white
grensdine pleatings to trim the sides and
end Of the train. 81
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Sunday Heading
K WE COULD KNOW.


II we could know what lies before our iset,
If we could see the shadows lowering near,
We would not dare to take another step
Our life would be an agony Of fear.
II We coalh know what one small word would dc
To brighten up this little world Of oars,
To cheer and ooniiort worn and weary hearts,
How esretully ws'd scatter these sweet flowers.
Ii we could know low soon our heme would be
BeIeft Of all that makes it bright s3d dear,
How would the shadow Of the coming loss
O'efwhelm us with its constant dread and iser.
Not knowing. we 90 onward, day BY day.
And ifthis day he full of grief and pain,
We think to morrow will be brighter far,
And for each loss there will be some sure gain.
Cni it Is well for Us our Father keeps,
Securely hidden from our mortal eyes,
Ths rough and rugged pathway We must tread,
Before we reach our home beyond the skies.
OAlit is well, for stumbling blindly on,
We reach Ike little children for His hand
And, clasping it. take courage, knowing we'll
He'll bring US safely to the better land.
Mrs. A. W. Curtis, in GRce,
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slowed Corn-How 10 PIow Under.

A few years ago, having a field of
sowed corn of good heavy growth, 1 made
an estimate of the green weight of the
stalks growing on an acre, by cutting
'snd weighing, l measured sections in
different parts of the field, found the
smount to be thirty-six tons to the acre,
which / see corresponds with the weight
of the best crops reported by h. S., in q
recent number. As intended to plough
under part OF this field, / estimated
that the amount of vegetable matter,
counting the stumps and all, would not
be lest than forty tous per acre.
To plough in such a crop and have it
all covered deep and well required some
prsctice, but l did it in the following
manner: With long chain the team
was hitched to the rear of the farm roller,
and as they were driven alongside tn
standing corn, the roller was made 10
crush it fat to the ground by man
holding the tongue and steering it. In
this way it was laid down the way
wanted to plough it. Then with large
plough and wheel coulter l was able to
eurn 1t under deep and nice Cor.
Country Gentleman.