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American citizen., 1879-02-15
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.

A tramp, in attempting to hoard
Il train on the Central road, AT
Wnter Valley the other day. fell III
der the wheels and had both legs
cut of just below The knees.
An att-mpt Was ma,lr a few days
ago IT, burn the town of K"sciuskO, D,
by saturating an unOct:np pied house
in the main part "f town with oil ,
and sitting fire to il. The fire" WAS
discovered before it. had made murh
he ,dw"y, and WAS -xiin.mi>hrd hr
fore any great damage Was done.
CarrOIiton Conservative: On
Thursday 23l uit., while Willis NJ"
Cain, Il luiie s"" OF Mr.. William Nc
Cain (who lives about l3 miles
NIL tiiwrst from Carrn lton) and Il
negru boy n.ued Ee.lfuri McCain,
,-r- out hunt ing rabbits, in pas
ling through IL briar patch. vii
liam McCaim's gun was fired of ac>
ci,ient atty, the load OF squirrel shot
-n'e: i.iy tue nrsrOe's left side, kill
ing him instantly.
Snmu u,it Times: Dr.. Thomas L.
Gaiilrisl lrt. AN authority nn eslur:t
thnnaI matters, says th., A s.. n
C"ll-ee. properly equipped, vii
cost $500 600, ami all annual income
oi S25,OOO. Less than that, he says.
will make the cnlIrge an itching sore
%" the body I"'litic. The amount
judic,Onsly expeu,iesi, will give us
MI Agricultural and Mechanical
College. UuIt.ss the people sam b.'
brought To- that sum, he thinks we
had better drop the sulJrct.
Car, OlItOn Conservative: Joe
Starks. cnl":e.i. fnrm-rly ~ s.:I,o",
teacher in tl,is county was arrest, Il
by Mr.. James Vick-rs last week
near this place, an.i carried t"
G eua,l,, where We understand he
il clIa,g- with - h.,lr volume Uf
,,e,ty tMf.s. His business, We learn
was To board tue tra'".and ~iiiie rh..
same WAS running, H.. would 'h-Ov
every thing Ii" ta"iId l,aIdir of ih,.
train, and iiitn stop at some stall ~
and " .Ik hack nm the Track ami
ga her u hrs p.un'irI.
H"A 81, Jugs Report r: N, xt
N..,r,:l - Viii hive ~ rl' ciIui,
tr ~ ~ ,r,~ al he Lrr'> aIuie.
y II G. ear ana Ci.ancH.. \
e. ID -, 4 rn',s & uD ',
L, ja---i-, A,-, --"S, Nc. N.'
w,-,s tt l,,., ur%.-.t r.c,,d ~
t.. ilt- s' H'i.i .Aii ioi u"
III =. 'r.- ;5i t. L"Sis .,tur, ani as
"r,...., t .,r y n..min it"pn f,n
o, &C., + c,u; II, q >tri..l .ffice<, ,,,nt
l,o...:t.,t al I..r-'i Ii racer. We
.,--i. J." see The ti-id left open t.,
ever. man 40 d..sIIeS to run tor ~
c"umt, ,iiio-, mnlsOl't.cal in its
ciiarar'"r.
Il ~" K..I,rhlIc.n: Rrv. Nj.
Mai-:,,.,, u c.,l.med preacher from
IL Ia = cOu"iy, went over iuf.'
t:h".:ta NV count, ii short time since,
aud pc. sua.i..d IA large hCmirr "i
.iai k,rs i" accOD.lm pan. him To Lll'..
tia. the negIOeS heaven, where Whit.
men are not permitted tn vote, and.
where bread, meat aud gravy grow
ON trees. When they all x ( r~a,,y
to start, W. M,rsliait i'e, sua.i.-si
them L, place t:,rir funds in his
haatis, ~ they wete ignuTamt uf tue
Ways Of The world, aud might l.'s..
il. He got AL tn. crowd had. aud
left for parts unknown, and the
Liberia emigrants were compeiled
t. go to work for white men to get
something TO eat.
American citizen., 1879-02-15
Rxv. CORNELIUS MoNAHAM, a

RKv. CORNELIUs MONAHAM, q
nasive Of County Cork, reis.iid, for
the past thirty wears pastor OF st,
Peters Church, New Orleans, and
ono Of the besi known and most dis.
fingu;sbed priests OF the South,
died last T ,esday moraIng. His
body was emt'alned, ard obsequies
post pamed a couple Of days to eli.
able friends outside the city to at
q nd.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

REV. DR.. j. 81. WINGFIELD, at
present Missionary Bishop of North
ern California, has been rlecte;.
Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana.
When DIR. Wingfield was rector at
Portsmouth. Virginia, during the
war, beast Butler had him placed
in the chain gang, cor refusing 10
read the prayer tor the President of
lhe United States.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

THERE 10, says the Washington
ff1, gradual slight inc, ease in
the amount OF tue daily orders re-.
ceived at the Treasury for standard
silver dollars. An extra lot Ut the
circulars Of the department ann0un
eng that silver dollars would b..
sent free of transport aiion il,
amounts from one to ten thousand
dollars has been printed, aud Treas
urer q ifiixn has fHr the past week
been sending them broadcast over
The land, to private parties as well
as banks. These circulars are bring
ing in orders for the silver doIIars
American citizen., 1879-02-15

MISSISSIPPI receives an extra.
Ordinary compliment at the hands
Of the Washington correspondent of
the st Lonis ktpubiican. Here il
is: " Booth and McCreery 10 the
Senate, are we'll worth bearing, as
is shown by the fact that when i, il
I.nbli>hed that they will eulogize
sJne DIP Tted statesman, the gal
ieries are filed. In the House.
there Ii no one, except Hooker of
Mississippi, who is. in truth, worth
bearing" While We do not env,
the correspondent his exceedingly
f,stidiOus idea of what is WORTH,
hearings" yet We are gratified to
know that the only Congress.n IN
who has brains enough to entertain
Lin. is u distinguished NIssissip-
s,.-
American citizen., 1879-02-15
Notice 10 Nyr-Resijents.

Elizabeth d. C'dien l In t!hancery ourt
and Jt,lsu ). C;ialicn of Madison County
her husband, mississippi;
No. 1742 RS.
Nelson L. TrCw- AT Rules, I'd Monday
b. i.lge. ct al. in Janu"ry. 1879
IT TAPPEARING to the Court rp"m afiila-
Wit tied, that Charles Osb"ri, Eveline
rruw bridge and Clement }. TUwbridge
are each nom-Tesidsnts 0f tln. State Of Mis-
sissipPi; aud that they seveyaiIy reside and
have their respective post offices at the city
of New York, ami State of New York,
1t is now ordered that sail Charles Os-
born, Evelinc TrOw wbritlSc and Clement }.
rruw bridge ,lO each be and APPEAR in this
Court OH the I'd slon,tay i'll March, A. ID.
1879. and plead, answer or tcsnur t.' cNnl-
plain sut's hill in this caas, otherwise the
Allegations OF sail hill will bc taken as
confessed AS to each of them.
Orsicred at " ,nshly kulcs. this 2d Mon
day in january, 1879, and 18th day of said
month. +. ,. JEFF KEY,
j iulS,5t Clerk.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

The Aber,iren Female College
will Close its scholastic year IN June
next. The mmencement sermon
wall be preached by that celebra; ed
divine, DR.. B. NJ. Palmer, of New
Orleams. lo". John Is. Gordon,
Geoi Ria's distine euisl,-d Senator,
will deliver the annual address.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

The Holly Springs papers com>
mend the recent act of Judge Waits
son in imprikOning Mr.. B,i,tenum
for refusing to testify before the
grand jury; and d-nounce the cOn>
duct of the citixens who went to the
Jail and released him from custody.
American citizen., 1879-02-15
Trustees Sale.

ny VIRTUE Of a trust deed executed by
. Odd Fellows Hall Co., On the 1ltn
day of March 1871. to secure B. 5. Kicks,
Sr, and duly recorded il. book V, of the
Records of Madison eou"ty, pages 13O, l31
1872, I3:s. As Trustee, will on the
I7th day Of February, 1879.
expose for sale before the Courthouse door
of Madison Co., TO the highest bidder for
cash, that lot ofiand together with all inn
provements thereon, known as Odd Eel
lows' Hall property. situated in the city OF
Canton, Miss, described as follows: Be
ginning at the junction of Peace and Un-
ion stI eetS, thence running along the cast
side of Union street, South ls5 feet, thence
east 81 feet 9inclIes, thence north 1S5 feet
to Peace street, thence along south side of
Peace street 81 feet 8 inches to point of be-
ginning. being. according to plan Of said
city 81 feet and 9 inches off the west side
of lot No 4, square No aud running
north aud south 1S5 feet. Title t" said
property is believed to bc good. but will
only convey such title as it vested i'll me
as trustee.
w. ]. MOSBY,
dec Il Gods Trustee.
American citizen., 1879-02-15
EUROPE is in ~ general state Ct

EUROPE is in u general state Ci
alarm at the rapid advance of the
plague. II first broke out on the
shores of the Caspian, and thence
assembled the VOlga into the heaI t
of the Russian empire. and at last
accounts WAS within a tAw miles of
Moscow. The mortality has been
very great. Hardly any of the per
sons attacked survive. Ninety.
five per cent, according to the Of
fetal reports, die. A Thy siciaa,
sent by the Gevcrnmcnt to the in.
iccted localities, says that in the
village OF VirtlIanka, which had "a
population of !, 200, there is not now
u living being. Four hundred corp.
Sea strew the streets, while the rest
of the Inhabitants have fed, carry
ing the infection wherever they GO.
At Prischibe, of $50 inhabitants.
$50 died iu two weeks. The worst
Is, says the physician, that the
malady spreads with startling rap
idity, and appears simultaneously
ut points eight or ten miles apart.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

The rvmaius Of Mrs. Polk, widow
OF the late Rev. IIeOnidas Polk,
Lieu enant General in the service of
the Confederate States, have been
removed from New Orleans, where
sue died in 1875, and inferred by the
side Of her distinguished husband,
in Augusta, GA.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

Hon. &. X. SINGLETON, Gen. e.
g. Waithall snsI Col. K h-i BArks-
dale, ARE the leading candidates Will,
Our brethren of the press to sue
ceed Bruce in the United States
Senate.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

The managers ot the Chicago, st.
Louis, and New Orleans Railroad
have Instituted a series Of premiums
for competition by their enpio, es
in each division along the line, from
New Orleans to CairO, to be awarded
every six months. The contestants
Are to be engineers, conductors aud
firemeu, in two classes.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

THE report of the yellow fever ex-
perts, show that the fever was
introduced into New Orleans on the
ship Emily b. Souder, from Havana,
which brought two passengers sick
Of yellow fever, one of whom was
the purser Of tue ship. The quaran-
tine physician, who had never had
experience in yellow fever, passed
the sick man without inspection.
THE officers Of the ship had brought
""e Of the patients from "a sick bed,
wrapped him in cloak, and placed
a newspaper in his band, in order
Thai he might appear well. This
was the pursurr, " ho OH arriving at
Nev Orleans, WAS taken to quar- ters
where lie died, aud y here soon after
the yellow fever made it's appear.
a"c.. Tho ship was detained but
five hours in quarantine" This
-hows the necessity Of u national
quarantine law, aud we hop" con-
gress will not adjourn before one is
adopted.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

EN>PRESIu EMF DAVIS having de-
ICED, owing to business enTage>
m,..-S. ~ deliver the annual Grafton
nj Oxfufd s.Ommrn. ement, Hon.
John B. Gordon. Ot Georgia, has
been elected To deliver the address,.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

The Ardidncke says that letters
Intended for Memphis shoul.l ise in
future addressed: S'eamboat
Landing at the mouth Ot WOlfriver,
Taxing District, Shelby county,
Tennessee, opposite Hoi-aeld,
Ak
American citizen., 1879-02-15
Pocket Books, Opera Glasses nnd
Dumb bells.

Pocket I8oolt., Opera Glasses and
Dumb BELLS.
vicksburg Comm-reiaIl
The clerk of the house of Repre-
sentatives has just made his report
Of the contingent fund,in which will
he found some curious items. For
instance it cost the government
e419 for wine bib for the mrmt'ers
who attended the funeral of Senator
Morton, aud after the return from
the funeral each member of the
committee Was able to have a haSk
ct of wine and demijnhn ut whisky
sent to his fo,igings. COrk-screws
were also purchased te the extent
OF about thirty dozen, and il Is dif>
ficUlt to imaei inc what c,'ngrrssinen
want of IA cork-scrrw. Several pur
clases OF champagne knives"
were made and .'cOrk holders" We're
bought by the dozen. About forty
dozen diaries aIo accounted fOs', "r
two apiece for every member.
Fans were purchased by the 'l"zrn.
among . lot of other congressional
supplies, as well as about forty
travelling bags. The following are
interesting individual purchases:
American citizen., 1879-02-15
Report of the yellow Fever BOARD
of Exper -.

Report OF the yellow Fever Board
of Exl'er -.
The board OF experts aui hOIizttl
b! Congress to investigate The A+l-
low lever epidemic, have submitted
their report. The board are uaaU-
in,ous III their opinion that the in
vest,. .atiun should be completed,
aud that the study Of the natural
history of yellow fever should be
systematically pursued; and espec>
tally that the inquiries should em
brace the perprtuaiIy infected ports
of the West Indies, whose fields
give the greatesL PROMISE of pfacii-
cal results
They accordingly recommended
that Two ar three skilled -xler 4 he
charged with the complexion al the
stud, ot the late el'I'ieinic and that
at least Two should proceed to the
", 8, Indies and make IA more thcr-
oush s. udy Uf the fever than has
ct been undertaken and that they
shall b- accompanied by an txI,r
+ Q ,cetl microscopes; and tuat Con-
grrsS should take strps to secure
c. ,, ,jeratIUn or the Spanish ami
Utuer foreign government s, though
international commission OR other.
wise, 10 ascertain he c"u-es hich
peririuatr yellow t.vei from ear
to ear IN tho We-t Indies, and de
vist. ways aud Incdn> "a ,euIO> Z the
causes or lessen The ciIaIi,.e "i Tails
porting thc p"is"H tO 'iie United
S,d'cs anL y, ucI Countries.
The uuaid rrr>e"tS IN. outlines
ui ii System Oi QUARANTINE, which
they LAY may .fturu III: sraiest at
talmab,e degree Ui protection
av,t,.si .iic IuiiU.iucLi.,li .iIi,i spIess,t
vi inirutI''u> rl'id -'"Ic u'>'-aS.'H, aii'i
a. ~ .n.r i'In" I;'n.c ihii ii.um III
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ma: ..:, - Sgesied:
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" ..-s, .t..p. i..VUiTo " c.'mi'."it
u~.r II / ,uiri.oiii Sr with III ;
rct Il puIts.
=, U".r.i ,rsar.i> IT as especially
im;h,Ithui that the stie':'lnn ~
m,.t. tom men skilled ia mriiciat
aud SANITARY scirHd:r.
On, Of he difficulties which hhs
the t,Oatd, ~ tie LEX OF
definite k"Owiedge respecting The
duratiOm of lite or the .iru,ence of
the poison of yeiiUw frvr' aud ci'"i- |
era 1t IN known th lL the ."l>ou "i
neiller ia susceptible Oi iong it,'-
ity when exposed To til" open air, !
hut it has not yet bren deter aimed
how long it's Infectious properties |
may be preserved in closely shut
y. OF III compartments OF
vessels. or when confined in the
folds of clothing or goods.
Another difficulty ARISES from the
state Ot scientific kn"wl-
ed ge respecting disiniectinn, as APP
piled to the destruction of the poison
q! yellow fever. Il is deemed Of
American citizen., 1879-02-15

A BILL prohibiting "any vessel
from bringing TO the United States
more than fifteen Cbinamen at any
Que time," has passed the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES
American citizen., 1879-02-15

The next Legislature will have to
elect the successor to Mr. b. ucr,
colore.i, IN the United States Senate
In old times A. G. Brown, A e.
McNutt and others did not deem IL
derOga,Ory to their characters tu
Canvass the State and let the SOW
ereigns know they were candidates
for that high Office. But Ivy way
Of variety We would like to see the
aspirauts Canvass the State during
the ensuing summer and fall
Copiuhan.
We hope they will do it, IN we
want to see the Democratic camp
fires lighted up once mO,e.-Brdn
don Republican.
American citizen., 1879-02-15
a Temperance tseformer.
summit Sentinel.

Vme-Pres,,ient j. G. Clarke, o.
the e.. st. l.. & n. o. railroad, has
issnetl O,drrs to master mechanics
along his line TO dismiss any man
who is known TO drink liquor while
ON duty, or who cJ.nes on duty un-
der it's influence. This order rpaclirs
to all departments OF the line. He
is temperance taformsr. indeed.
and If the ruls were universally ap>
piled in all great mechanical aud
Industrial Interests OF our country,
whisky drinking would soon lie CO"
fined to dead heads and dead. beats
American citizen., 1879-02-15
saturday the 22d day Of Fe6uary
A. ID. 1879,

between the hours Of IL O'clock A. ". and
4 O'clock P. NJ to the highrst bidder, for
cash, all the following Dies ,rine,l land to
wit: The Ell AMI the Ef of w Of lection
II, the SWi of section u, the NW3 of
SECTION IL. the E4 ainl ~ of W ! "t section
IA, and Nj NE4 and Mt FL Nv Of section
- Township = Range :. West. lying ana
The tln,iersi yIle,l Commissioner will exc
cute "a dee,i to tin. purchaser " purchaser rs
for said land, when parrhise money there
fr is pail. h :. JEFF REl,
Clerk nul COrri.,iSSi- .r,er OF The Chancery
CONT Of Madison Eoin;y. Miss. febl At
American citizen., 1879-02-15
American Citizen.
O1icial Journal City of Canton
GA NTO IN. MIS- s.
SATURDAY. FEB Is. 1879.

PLURo-PNEUMoNIA, a fatal cat
tie disease, is prevalent throughout
England.
American citizen., 1879-02-15
LEGAL.
Is HssSer,. ,.aDilre.

1l>AKEN mp by DIR. w. J. Dmlaney, ONE.
l BAY MARE MULE, fifteen hands
high, ten or twelve Years old, Appraised
at $50. B. f. JONES, Ranger.
I'm. Canton, Miss. Feb. 18th, 1873.
American citizen., 1879-02-15

l Homers Had for w. A. Phillips s. 10
1 Razor and equipment, L. F. Watson :: 90
I Diary, Hendrck b. Wright............ 40
l Silica slate, w. J. Blcon. n............... IS
Opera glass for w. s. Stenger....... .12 OO
I Visiting liet for Thomas Ewing. ] no
1 Photogra ,)h album for A. w. Cutier SO
10 reams shoe-paper. r w Townsend SO
Opera glass for c. E: Heoker..-----lo 90
Baby OPERA" for w. J. Bacon..... 80
/ Songs fof the Sanctuary, w } Bacon 90
l Ivory pocket book Van Fl. Manning 90
l Family Bible for Jesse J. Yates.....!20 90
| Hymn book for Jesse J. Yates........ 4 %
l Opera glass for H. ID. Money --.....-la 90
I Magic pencil for H. ID. Wright 1900. SO
l Pair dumb bells for J. K. Chalmers sc
[ Floral album for c. b. Roberts...... l Is
! Nail brush for A. A. Clark. l 90
1 Razor strop for H. A. Hebert.......-. ! OO
l Pack car,ls for John GOUtle. l 70
l StcreoscOpe for H. d. Money.........- Z SO
Opera glass for c. f. Hoo er...........2O O0
Set of u.lery 90; r. 9 Mils.-.........14 90
.Bartls Of the Bible for N. z. Bants l %
Bible for Learners, N. =. Bin~s....-. w
) Diaries for s. s. Cox ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w
American citizen., 1879-02-15

| Ih0 pas sage OF tue piii Ia oONru
Chinese immigration. in tie House.
by a vote Of l53 TO 72. shows how
ready people are TO viola r treaties
made with those they can easily
whip and intimidate. A treaty
made with the Chinese Imperiai
Government is just as solemn and
sacred an obligation As a treaty with
Great Britain yet we propose Ia
treat China as we would not dare 10
tr,s,t Great Britain, because it
would be somewhat hazardous
should we insult that power
Mobile Register
Mrs. Senator Il. uc, accompanied
by a darkry female t.ie"d. put the
80. lal pIOb EN- TO the test la The
Riggs House, in Washington, the
other day, b, Calling on IL t:nuplc al
white ladies AT the hu'rl ahO la"
left their c1IdS ~ hrl ItSid.'hcr.
The parl"r was ti.''d w,th lad -,
" llo although, Ia y c"ul.: .'ni,lr VI :.
Bruce, who Is merry " mite and e.
hands. .i,.-. had h,sd a",k ;" = oil,
arh her daik.y iiiend. Il I VI @.
Bruce Shove, r.:t lii - BE iefomte
Pa, Democratic H'athmdn.
A convention at Suur..ri, rari-
road men was he'd in New Oiirans
on thr q II IiISt. 40 arrange rnisf tH'
rates of travel nrtwr-n the eastern
and western Siat-s of the S.,ufi,, 20
aS to facilitate passage both tor
emigrants going West aud tl,us,.
who, bec"ming dissatisfir.l, Wiuh:
wish to retu, to the east. Amor.
the deIegmt+s were Virgil Pna~.S
and Cecil Gabbrtt, representing 'i,.
roads with which they are e 'nn.ct-
ed. The object of the conv-n i'm
was accomplished by the c"-"p-ra-
tion OF M-ssis &. A Vhi neN &
Co.,. managers OF Mnrgan's Lnui-i-
ana and Texas Railroad and Steam
ship lines. By this cooperation
4migrant rates were adopted from
Houston, Texas, to Montgomery
and Eufaula, Ala, an'l Columbus
and Atlanta. Ora on isis of two
cents per Miie as actual mileage.
The management of lines connect
ing at points abOve-named, con.
template adding to this rate from
one to two cents per mile to all
points south Of Washington City.
This is d0ue TO give persons who
desire to return To their old settles
mtuts in the southeast a rate equal,
if not less, than the rates given from
: h .t.ff joii iv I.Yt-.
American citizen., 1879-02-15
Commis sioners Sale

BY virtue of a decree of the Chancery
Court of Madison Codnty, State OF Missis-
sippi, rendered at the january term le'y
tI,erenf. m the case OF Irene f. rralau, ct al
vs. Annie T.. Scott and James o. Dean, NO.
l724. the undersigned Commissioner OF
saii Court will proceed to sell at public
auction before the South door of the Court
Hause of Madison County, in said State,
, 1879-04-14

disagreement. Tho nomination wilt bo srt-
ported By tho party Ex-Afayor T. ]. Bum viii
probably run as Democratic candidate, and tho
contest will be close. A catl Ina beer, isaucd
for y judicial District Convention Of lawyers, to
be held at Gilman on tho eth, 10 n5mlnntu
three canlintos for Judges. THO Democrats
anil 0racn6ackcrs will nleo hold Convention
on tt,e 25th As Mclean County presonts ttlrco
Republican candidates for Judge, a good deal Of
speculation cxats Is to whnt tho effect OF these
Conventions will bo on Republican prospects.
Gptcfdt Dtspdfch to 1Ae Tribune.
srRtnoYlgtp, ILL.,. April 13.-Nonpareisan
primaries were hell throughout tho county yes.
tert1ny, and tt,e returns show vcry lccdcd Inn.
5orftY for Judge c. 8. Xanc, the present anil
popular incumbent, who wilt hnyo tho lclcga-
tfon from Sangatn0n County. The Fifth Judi
c!al Circuit includes Christian, Favctte, ancoil-
pin, Montgomery, sangau,on, md Shelby Coun-
ties. The Convention meets at pann MAY u, n,tl
the general understanding Il tllnt tho three
Judges to be nominated shnl1 he chosen from
sanGanon, MacoupIn, mil Shelby Counties, 80
that Judge Znno will douattcas 10 ronomlnsted
ami reelected, ns he deserves to be.
fpccfai Dfsedfch ia TIA Tribune
AunonA,. ILL.,, April 13,-A special election
took place for County Clerk on Saturday. ltc-
turns from tho county Indicate TIM election Of
Scott, Democrat, Wll0 receives majority In
kof,o Of tho staunchest Republican towns.
Mcref1lths qualifications were conceded, but his
known utlp0pulaFitY should laYo been an ofrocs-
ual bnr tn Ills nomination, for the result Is
(what the wiser otles ioreaaw) tho turning over
70 the Democracy Of the best office In tllis strong
Republican county.
, 1879-04-14

iH fuW tHfaH.l FoHffT.1feN.
At the lowa Agricultural College every Girl
u tho junior C'ass has learned low to make
good Grcad weighing nnl measur[ng her iugra-
d!cnts, mixing, kncadlng, and oakinE, aul rcE,l-
lating her fire. Each has also buen taught to
make yeast, uill bake biscuit, puddings, pies,
anu callo Of variuls ktntls: how to cook 4 roast,
bFol' stenE. aud make fragrant cup OF rolTcc !;
how to stRtt n1 roast O turkey, lnnko 0yster-
soAp, prepare stoek tur uthcr soups, steam and
nash potasoes 50 tint thcy will melt in tho
mouth, ntla, III abort, 10 got up o first
class tllea!, combining bpth substantial aud fancy
dishes. tn Gousl Style Theory aud manual skill
have Gouo s,anI lii hand, yast stores Vi learn
's haze been accumulated III thu art Of rannnE
preserving, ah ptclkliIIg fruits, aud they haFu
!ukun pr!letfca. lussuIls IN oil the "details Of
lux, cure of beds a.nl bedding, washing anu iron
luz, crsre of tho sick, care ot children, etc. tbs
girls, VIC arc informed, are also thoroughly
grounded tn science, mathematics, nt,d English
literature; but this Is oE slight moment compared
With tho foregoing catalogue OF virtues. II
there Is anything That challenges the unlimited
rcspecs alh devotion ot tho masculine lntlul, II
IL abl!ty IN w5fian 10 order well flcr own l.otisu-
hold. Each nne 0! thcae charming luwn girls,
It Ia sntc 10 say, will 1asrfy within Hlx weeks
Hfter IraduutIull.