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Daily Republican., 1879-06-23
" WoatOnso walk.


that there is danger Of losing her pres
tige of superiority not only in manu-
factures and productive industries but
also in the sporting circles. America
for some time past has supplied her
with beef, butter and cheese and IN
stead Of her being successful compst-
itor in cotton and woolen fabrics, she
is enjoying the luxuries Of American
dry-goods. Only few weeks ago at
the Darby races the English jockies
were astonished that Parole, an Ameri-
can horse, should have carried Of three
Of the prizes. Scarcely week ago her
champion oarsman had to yield up the
belt to Hanlaa another American, and
last of all Weston,a thorough bred New
Englapd Yankee, has beaten all Eng
laud in long distance walk and has
not only won back the belt that Rowe'l
q coup ole of months ago carried away
from New York, but has won the Ast
10y belt and 800 besides as the cham
pion walker Of the world. There Is
some doubt as to whether there Is any
honor attaching to such a victory, but
If there is we are glad the honors have
fallen to one 80 distinctively American
as Weston is. Nobody expected that the
belt would come back SO soon after Row
ell Lad carried 1t away from Gilmore's
Garden, though there was a faint hope
that Ennis who came out second hest
in that contest might succeed in this
last one, but as for Weston he was the
last thought Of, and at the start
tho bets were ten to one against
him. The recent performances Of Wes-
tou have not been such as to lead to
any great expectations from him, for
he has been uniformly beaten. 1t
seems, however, that all this time he
as practicins.only for this great race
which he has Just won. He had only
been known as a square heel and toe
walker, while his English competitors
were not only trained to walk but 10
run al we'll, but in this last contest
Weston surprised everybody by show
ing that he could not only walk bat
run with the best Of them. Weston has
done more than any other person to
popularzs long distance walking and
on that account it is gratifying to know
that by the contest which he has won,
he is reaping some Of the pecuniary
advantages which flow from it.
1t is not likely however, that Eng
land will rest long under this defeat,
and before many weeks we may hear Of
a race being arranged for in New York
or some other large American city, to
which Sir John Ashley will send his
English walkistl to win back the tto'
ply which Weston brings from England
over to America.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-23
WHEN THE dougbface Democratic ed

WHEN THE doughface Democratic ed
itors have hui led against Mr.. Conkliug
all the abusive epithets that they have
on hand, perhaps they may find it
worth while to notice, first, that the
squabble in the Senate was begun by
an outrageous piece of insolence on the
part of Lamar, and second, that what
Lamar did was precisely what he and
Bully Brooks and Keitt and Roger A..
Pryor and Barksdale used to do ,contih-
ually in Congress in the times before
the war. 1t was the old game played
in the old insulting fashion. Mr..
Conkling's reply to Lamar's black
guardly assault was not what it should
have been, but there is no special rea-
son that we know Of why Mr.. Conk-
ling or any other Northern Congressman
should sit still in humble submission
while Southern rufiian is wantonly
denouncing him as liar.
That kind of conduct recommends
itself to nobody but the Northern De.
mocrats who have always regarded
their Southern masters with reverential
awe. We commend the above from
that staunch Republican Journal the
Philadelphia Evening " Bulletin" II
suits US exactly. What a shame it is
that there are papers even in this city
that are so prostituted by partisan re.
judice that they impose upon the pub
lie by trying to show that Conkling was
the aggressor.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-23

THE "New Era" the uncompromising
foe of the ring politicians Of Lancaster
County, Pa, has got itself into a little
trouble by its saber cuts at corruption
and ring party machinery. This oppo-
sition resulted in the editors of the
EZRA" being arrested on Saturday last
for libel, and thev promptly gave bail
for their appearance at court. The
Daily Republican., 1879-06-23

THR Telephone Is fast being brought
into practical use. In the delivery OF
a sermon couple of Sundays ago in
= church in Richmond, Va, the con-
grsgation noticed small, insulated
wire that ran down the pulpit rail, up
the vain scotng and out at hole in the
window frame. Upon one of the pill.
lars of the pulpit, almost hidden from
sight, was a telephone trapsmitter.
This arrangement was for the benefit Of
an invalid young lady, who for years
had been unable to attend service in
the church. The clergyman was anx-
ious during the morning sermon, as
his thoughts reverted to the distant lis
tener, to know if she heard and his
pleasure may be imagined when he
learned that the entire service, sermon,
prayers, hymns, organ and singing had
been audible to the young lady.
If this be true, and we have no rea-
son to doubt it, we may soon expect to
see insulated telephone wires extend
ing from the pulpit in all directions,
not only for the benefit of invalids, but
the terrors of the moral law can by
this agency be brought to bear upon
those who are too lazy to so to church,
but who might be induced without
making much effort to listen to the
sermon as it came into the chamber in
musical cadences, from the little
church around iha cOrner.'
Daily Republican., 1879-06-23

The President will to-day return the
Army Appropriation and Judicial Ex-
penses bills 10 the House, the former
with his approval, the latter with a
veto.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-23

Ex-SESAToR boutwell, is a successful
fruit grower. He has more than a
thousand peach trees on his Groton
farm, and last year he sold fifty bush.
els.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-23

THE SUNDAY "Dispatch" congratu-
lates the German Saengerbund pic mic
at the Scheutzen Park on Monday last
for the peace and good order that pre-
vaile1, and attributes it all to the alb
sence Of tie police from the pic mic.
Friend Scheu says: $50 far as the
Germans go after this, we bid good bye
To the police.'
Daily Republican., 1879-06-23

SPNAToR BRUCE says the exodus re-
duced the colored population in Missis-
sipbi between six and ten thousand.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03
Tanning Russla Leather.

A correspondent of the London Times,
at st. Petersburg, states that in prepsr.
ing the famous Russian leather for book
binding, the hides TO be tanned are first
laid TO soak for three days and nights in
a solution Of potash to which some quick.
lime has been added, The potash used
is made OF the tree called in Russia Him,
the elm 1t is not purified, so that IL il
of a brown color and earthly appearance
about twelve pools OF this, each pood
being equal to t~hirty-six English pounds,
and two pools OF lime for one hundred
skins. BY means Of their tongues, when
the causticity OF the alkali is found weak,
a longer solution is allowed, When the
skins are taken out, they are taken to
the river and lett under water for a day
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03
Why Dick Catlin Does Not Battle.

1t was Sabbath in the little town of
Frisco, and a holy quiet settled down,
as though a mist from heaven, with the
sunlight DER the Wasatch mountains,
wrapped all In peace. Out from the
little town came the stage. Dick Catlin
was the driver, and N better one never
whaled the flank of a broncho. The
warm sun thawed the old mans heart,
and the memory OF old times stole into
his soul, bringing back again the days
gone by the swimming, apple.stealing,
d~og-ighting days when he was a boy.
Rounding a point in the river, the shade
fell across a nook. Dick pulled up, and,
as he had no passenger, concluded to
take a swim. He knew his team and
they knew him. they had been to-
gether Tor years, and as Dick dropped
the lines he said to himself: There is
nothin' like knowin' stock that is posted.
Stay still nou, boys" this to the horsesl,
and the old man will have a good
wash" Undressing and piling his
clothes on the scat, Dick left the stage
and plunged into the cool waters. But
the stock" was posted" No sooner had
Dick plunged in than they plunged out,
and when he crawled out on the bank a
streak of dust away off through the
sage brush wal all that the poor fellow
could see. Now came the tug OF war.
The team kept the road, and Dick knew
that by cutting across the country and
running he could head them of. There
was no one there to witness that race,
and to laugh at that big, burly, stark.
naked man, outrunning the ~jack-rabbits
in the valley OF Beaver. When he over
took the stage and got the team under
control he didn't say much, but, picking
the cactus and the sage and the grease
wood from his limbs, he swore that II
the good Lord would forgive him that
time he would never wash any more.
And to this day Dick has kept his
promise.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03

three. quarters Of an hour. This prepa-
ration Of tapioca ID superior TO any
other, Is nourishing, and suitable tor
| delicate children.
LEMON PM.-Fimt make your crust
and line your dish next take n Ia
| blespoonful OF corn>starch, wet with q
little cold water, pour on M teacupful
| OF boiling water, and cook az for starch-
ing clothes set away to cool. Crate
the rind Of one lemon, squeeze the juice,
removing the seeds, and the pulp cut In
bits, the shell being worthless. Beat
the yolka Of three eggs with n teacup
| OF sugar; put your Ingredients together,
adding a pinch OF salt, pour into your
dish and bake in a moderately heated
oven. When nearly done, beat the
whites of three eggs to q froth and add
four ta~blespoonfuls of powdered sugar ;
remove the pie, spread the frothing with
a knife, and set In the oven until nicely
| Drowned.
BREFsrEAK PUDDING. - Take two
pounds of round steak, one teaspoonful
each of summer savory, celery salt, and
one small onion chopped very fine, q
sprig of parsley, salt, and white pepper.
| Out the steak into small pieces and place
a layer OF 1t in a buttered dish, the sides
Of which you have lined with paste.
Sprinkle over the steak some Of the
onion, celery salt, &C.; add another layer
of steak and seasoning until all Is used,
then pour over 1t a little water and
cover with paste. Place on the top of it
q buttered paper, and stand 1t in a basin
of boiling water, cover 1t tight, and let
1t boil two hours and a half. To make
the paste, take one teacup and a half of
-four, a half teaspoon ul of salt, and two
tablespoonfuls of roast beef drippings,
and wet it up with a half teacupful OF
water.
SOUR BRATEN.- lake eight pounds of
rump, not too lean; dry the meat with
a cloth mix a pint of vinegar with tie
same quantity of water; put the beef in
a deep earthenware pan, and pour the
vinegar and water over 1t; leave the
meat in the mixture for two hours, turn
ing it from time to time; take 1t out
and rub the meat with two tablespoon
fuls of salt and a tablespoonful of pepper;
cut in strips a half pound of fat smoked
bacon; take a baking pan and Gov the
bottom with the strips Of bacon cut in
thin slices three large carrots, TIN 20
onions, a stick of celery, n bay leaf,
twelve cloves, and CRATE a small piece of
lemon or orange peel; put the beef in
the pan on the strips; sprinkle the beef
with the cut vegetables add two large
tablespoonfuls Of brown sugar; cover
the beef with what remains Of the bacon;
pour on the vinegar and water, and bake
slowly for four hours. As 1t evaporates
in baking, pour from time to time some
warm water iuto the pan, not pouring 1t
on the beef. May be eaten hot or cold.
The sauce may be strained or not. Sour
braten, in some respects, is the German
a la mode beef. 1t is a national dish, and
being less troublesome than a Ia mode
beef, may be substituted for it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03
The Height at Which Birds Fly.

1t is much to be desired that some.
thing positive were known as to the
height at which it may be possible for
birds to perform their passages, but on
this point we have ESQ far as l am aware)
little information. The experiments
made by Mr.. Glaisher on the six pigeons
taken up in his celebrated balloon
ascent, September 8, 1862 (Rep. Brit.
Ass, 1862, page 1867, unfortunately ad.
init of no definite deductions. One
pigeon threwn out at the height ofthree
miles "extended its wings and dropped
as a piece OF paper" A second at four
miles flew vigorously round and round,
apparently taking a dip each time" A
fourth at four miles, in the descent.
FLEW in a CIRCLE" and then alighted on
the balloon. The two remaining pigeons
we're brought down, and one was found
to be dead Perhaps q little more
"practice" or " experience" was wanted,
but, at any rate, the results do not seem
to favor the notion that birds can fly
comfortably at those heights. Nor is
this surprising, considering the well
known effects of the rarifaction Of the
air at great heigi is. l, OF course, pre-.
tend to no special knowledge of this
subject, but Mr.. 5. w. L, Glaisher, F..
R s, kindly into ms me that at an ele-
walton of five miles the density of the
air is about IL 7 of what 1t is on the
earth's surface /; at an elevation of sever
miles about 1 l, and of ten miles about
175. / know not whether experiments
have been made to test the endurance of
a birds life under such a condition as
the last, but it could, o. course, be easily
produced under an air-pump. 1t would
not be so easy to test the power of flight
under this same condition. 1t is only
obvious that the power would be very
greatly diminished, and ! should be glad
to learn the results of any investigation
of this kind. Physicists and physiolo-
gists might here give ornithologists great
help.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03
How erea, mor. arc r.,,sn,a.

Garter and Southland have reduced tn,
business OF pork.raising &c q science
The former, intent upon taking the palm
started off with thirty-nine hogs. Upon
t~wenty-seven OF these he bases his hops
OF success. OF the original number sew
eral have been killed. In January three
OF them came 80 very near choking ia
death that the farmer grew frightened
and slaughtered them. They weighed
98, SIT and 1888 pounds respectively.
The hogs entered for the prize have had
the very best care. There are just two
events in the lives of such housekeeping
and eating. They are too fat gel to
wsddle. They never wake up except to
eat, and that process over they again
stretch out upon clean straw In their
separate pens. These particular hogs OF
Mr.. Carter's were too lazy even to feed
themselves, and, indeed, even If they
were not, they could not see their food.
For weeks they had been in total blinds
ness. Like the average hog Of no partic-
ular distinction, they all had eyes, but
three inches and a half OF genuine fat
kept them closed completely. The feed
ing process is one of interest to both hog
and spectator. The farm hand rolls up
boiled meal into round balls and forces it
into their hogships' mouths. The hogs
grunt and swallow and keep it up until
they are perfectly gorged. They are kept
in a stuffed condition on the best OF meal,
and ali that Is asked Of them is to grow
fat. Southland has not killed yet. He
btran the wear with tWenty-nino hogs,
ali Jersey reds, but his pens now contain
but twenty-three. There they were
lying around, grunting and putting, and
with snouts pointing upward in search
OF air. Their eyes could not be seen,
and it took strong fingers to pry away
the masses of fat 80 II at the hidden or.
gans of sight could be opened out. The
blind, helpless masses were shaken by
loud breathing, and occasionally would
give vent to a snort, but tn y seemed
entirely unable to get upon their feet
National Live Stock Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03
Are Thoroughbred Hardy ?

We may sum up what we have said
in the receding chapters upon this
question, by stating that, when the
breeding and management OF the thor.
oughbreds have been in accordance with
natures laws there is no foundation for
the assertion that they are deficient in
hardness and that the widespread
beliefto the contrary has resulted mainly
from the bad effects which inevitably
follow in and in breeding. That with
certain kinds of thoroughbred stock this
course of breeding has been so exten-
sively practiced az to very greatly impair
the vitality of the animals SO bred I;
while in others, where selection has con.
Htantly been made with reference to
hardness, strength and endurance F.;
where close inbreeding has been avoided,
and where there has been no unnatural
forcing and uampering, thoroughbreds
have no peers in these valuable qualities.
That the lack OF hardness complained
of in thoroughbred stock Is an accident,
due to a peculiar course of breeding or
treatment, not justly chargeable to the
simple fact that the animal is a thor,
cughbred, and not necessarily following
the course OF breeding essential to the
creation of a thoroughbred. That in
proportion as uniformity in all essential
characteristics is Appropriated, the me-
cessity for care in the selection OF breed
ing stock with q view to constitutional
vigor is increased, in order to maintain
hardness and vitality ; and hence the
much greater success in which 50 ne
breeders OF thoroughbreds attain than
others, with the same strains of blood.
That thoroughbreds transmit their W
qualities with much more certainty than
mongrels, or animals OF a mixed breed,
and as they have generally been per-
fected to q remarkable degree in one or
more valuable qualities, the use of a
thoroughbred male upon common or
mixed stock almost always shows a
marked improvement in the produce.
That a cross in the blood usually gives
increased vigor to the produce, but when
both parents are already OF mixed blood
nothing is gained by crossi g that to
secure beneficial results from eross.b eed.
ing at least one OF the parents must b. a
thoroughbred, with race characteristics
~ nhully hASu budbj WHllo ~ may Db in-
vigorated and strengthened by being
transplanted, 80 to speak, iuto 4 new and
virgin soil, the produce will retain all
the excellence Of the thoroughbred pa
rent that, however excellent the re ults
from cress'breeding may be, the animals
so produced can not themselves be relied
upon TO transmit that excellence, except
in a further union with thorouphhred
stock. Hence, in all cases, to secure the
highest benefits which result from a
cross in the blood, as well as to perpet-
nate the excellence which has been at
tanned in any given breed, at least one
of the parents pust be a thoroughbred
and hence the great Importance OF main
tanning absolutely thoroughbred races in
their purity as the only source to be
reiied upon in eEecting further improve
mont.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03
How n Clever Attempt Al Smuggling
was Detected.


A new and somewhat novel mode o.,
smuggling has been discovered, On the
arrival Of the steamer Silesis from Ham
burg, at her dock, she was boarded by
her usual number of custom house in
spectors under deputy surveyor Kibbe,
who at once proceeded TO take the bags
gage,declarations Of the cabin passengers.
While thus engaged a richly -attired lady
presented her card TO Mr.. Kibbe, one OF
the inspectors. and asked permission to
20 on beard. She stated that her broth.
or, Alfred A. Sohn, was among the pas.
sengers. Suspecting nothing wrong, the
official granted the lady's request, and
she quickly disappeared into the cabin
After a stay OF about half an hour the
lady re~appeared. She wore a long, fur.
lined silk circular, which she did no,
bring on board with her. The inspect,
ors accosted her and invited her TO b.
searched. She was indignant. A thor.
ough search OF her clothing was made
Upon her were found twentysthtee ysrdl
OF black silk, three aud a halt dczsr
pairs Of kid gloves, one roll of light silk.
thirty napkins, four pieces of silk hose.
forty-6ve pairs OF merino hose, and five
valuable highly oruamented meerschauu
pipes, and one cigar-holder. The lady
reluctantly gave her name az Mrs. NJ
Lsutertach, Of No. 167 East Sixtysfftl
street. Duputy.Surveyor Kibbe ther
gave his attention TO her brother, and
was well rewarded. In trunks which
Mr.. Sohn claimed as his property the
following articles were found Five
table cloths, one dozen handkerchief
five table covers, 500 cigars, and a oman,
tity Of miscellaneous articles OF frat
class manufacture.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03
The COllinsYllle ClOnd.


DR.. H. l.. Strong, a prominent physi.
clan and property holder, gave the most
lucid description that was obtained. He
was riding a short distance southwest OF
the city, and saw the storm.cloud as it
approached the city. For fully bali an
hour previous the sky wore a strange
appearance, and the atmosphere appeared
dry and heavy. The storm.cloud formed
almost due east of the city, and was
about $50 feet high, and shaped some>
what like a balloon, IT app AIRED fully
fifty feet at the top. and tapered to a
long, narrow pendant, which "hirted "
from side TO side as the cloud passed
along. 1t moved with great velocity,
and was accompanied by a deafening
roar, while the air was filled in its imme.
diate vicinity with debris of all kinds,
which was gathered up by the waving
pendant and carried up into the broad
portion OF the cloud. Everything that
the pendant touched was demolished and
heavy timbers were carried oy it several
miles to the eastward. The cloud struck
the eastern limits of the city, passed
directly east to Clinton street, where 1t
changed its course 10 the southeast, aud
burst a short distance from the south,
eastern limits. A number of citizens
stated that their attention had been at
tracted by the singular appearance OF
the sky for some time previous to the
disaster, but they did not apprehend any
serious danger. The first warning they
had was the fearful roar OF the cloud as
it approached, and before they could
comprehend the danger il was upon
them, tearing and crashing through the
buildings, and filling the air with rag
ments OF timber, limbs Of trees, broken
furniture and clothing. A popularity
Of the action OF the cloud was that II
seemed to strike the ground at intervals,
lesping over some houses and destroying
others.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03

A correspondent Of the Forest and
Stream gives a new remedy for killing
feaa on dogs. II you try 1t give our
readers the benefit of your experience.
The following Is his letter; "Some years
ago l learned from q druggist In this city
that the managers of our orphan asylum
freed the heads OF the unfortunate waits
from parasites by applying tincture Of
fshberries to the scalp. / tried the same
thing on my setter pup for leas with
perfect success. Since then / secured
another setter, which was also troubled
with feas, and one application cured
him. ! did not use In either case more
thsn a few drops, rubbing them in on
the maps Of the neck and at the end Of
the back where the dog would be In no
danger of licking the place to which the
tincture had been applied. Ny care in
this regard may have been excessive, but
as the stuff Is poisonous, l preferred to
run no risks. This Is a sure cure, and
can be obtained from druggists anywhere
for q few cents.