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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-07-09

to $500, and included druggists under the
ordinance. The bar-keepers are indig-
nant, and say that the movement will
give the large dealers monopoly. There
are at present twenty three bar-rooms in
the city.
THE New Orleans waterworks have
achieved a grand success in being able to
throw supply Of freshly filtered water
to the rooms of the loftiest houses in the
city, and will be able to supply water
power for the purposes Of operating ma
chinery instead of steam at fifty per cent.
less cost than steam-power The medium
Of this power is the Backus motion.
AN overture story comes from "kussed
Kansas" to the Little Rock Democrat
One good crop in eight years; no rain
since last November and hundreds Of
farmers looking back toward Arkansas,
and the negroes in Graham County liy-
ing on the buds and berries Of wild
roses, wild roots, corn bread and water,
and no meat; hard work and no pay,
are some OF the sweets Of that Eden of
| the West.
THE Tillandsia usnceoides, or Spanish
moss, is an air plant and not parasite
1t feeds on the malarial exhalations Of
the Southern soil, and consumes enough
of these noxious properties to render the
country habitable. 1t grows everywhere
in the lowlands Of Louisiana, Mississippi
Texas, Alabama and Florida, and should
be considered the salvation of the locali-
ties in which it is found.
ATLANTA is agitating the construction
of q canal from the Chattahoochee River,
so as to furnish the city with increased
water power sufficient for manufacturing
purposes The length Of the canal from
the Chattahoochee River to the Sewance
will be about thirty-one miles. The
canal can be built at cost of $4,000 a
mile at present prices, making the entire
cost of the work from 81, 100000 to ST.
100000.
A GOOD joke is related on one Of the
most prominent bankers in Lynchburg,
Va. While marketing several days since
he inquired of an old negro woman the
price of strawberries. She informed him
that they were fifteen cents per quart,
but, "bein' twas him, !" if he'd take three
quarts they might go for half dollar.
He decided to take the three quarts, and
it was some time afterward that the
thought struck him that he had been
financiered out Of five cents by country
darky.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-07-09
TenacItr Of Vegetable Life.

The duration and tenacity of public
life, as seen in the length Of time during
which the seeds Of certain plants will re-
tain their vitality, are truly wonderful.
We may cite the following example
Lord Lindsay states that, in the
course Of his wanderings amid the pyra-
mids of Egypt, he stumbled on num-
my, proved by its hieroglyphics to be
1000 year old. In examining this
mummy after it was unwrapped he
found in one of disclosed handsa tuberous
or bulbous root. He was interested in
the question how long vegetable life
could last, and he therefore took that
tuberous root from the mummy's hand,
and planted it in sunny soil, allowed
the rains and dews Of heaven to descend
upon it, and in the course Of a few
weeks, to his astonishment and Joy, the
root burst forth and bloomed into a
beauteous dahlia.
Z The roots of many plants retain their
vitality under intense temperatures.
Certain plants, also, may, by their
roots, absorb some poisons which would
be destructive to others. The seeds on
which birds have fed will retain their
power Of termination during long pc
Rod. Birds that feed on the seed Of the
castor oil plant have been known to
bear them in their bodies from one
country to another, where they have
grown and multiplied
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The extent to which this vegetable is
consumed by the inhabitants Of Egypt
and the Southwest of Asia, and also in
European Russia and Germany, would
scarcely seem credible TO this country.
You never see Russian peasant at din
ner but you see the lump of black bread
and cucumber. The vegetable seems
certainly singular, dish to be so ma
tional in country with climate like
that of Russia. Some writer's say THAI
there used to be great annual fair al
Leipsic for cucumbers, when the streets
were heaped up story high with that
precious element Of German cookery.
In Germany barrels Of half and also full
grown cucumbers are preserved from
one year to another by immersion in
deep wells, where the uniform temper
ature and exclusion from air seemed TO
be the preserving agents.
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He Rose to the Occasion.

Nowhere excepting in this free and
beautiful country Of ours could an incl
dent combining the humorous and prac-
tical have occurred like the following:
1t was between Mr.. Bliss, conductor
on the Chicago and Rock Island rail
road, whose height is five feet, and Mr..
Henry, passenger, who stood seven
feet in his stockings. Mr.. Henry put
his ticket in his hat band, and stood
himself up when the brief conductor
came along. Mr.. Bliss could not reach
tho ticket, even when standing on his
toes, and his unavailing efforts to do so
made all the passengers /" laugh con-
sumedly." But he rose to the occasion.
Without changing countenance, he
brought step-ladder, leaned it against
the elongated Henry, climbed up to and
picked off the ticket, and went on as
though nothing had happened. Rather
good, and very American.-Harper'
Magazine.
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A Curious Accident.

A curious though awkward accident
happened to a clergyman Of this city
who was being shown the points of in
terest around the city by one Of his
parishioners Among other places they
visited wharf commanding view of
our grand old river. The reverend
gentleman became absorbed in contem-
plation of the prospect before him, and
forgetful Of the broken plank behind
him in the dilapidated wharf. Suddenly
stepping backward, he found himself
falling, and instinctively grasped his
friend by the shoulder with one hand
and threw his other arm around his
waist, and both fell into the opening
which proved to be too small to let them
into the deep and rapid current beneath.
United they filled the mouth of the
yawning abyss, which gaped wide
enough to swallow either Of them alone.
The union of pastor and people was
never better illustrated under any cir
cumstances the two chung together
like Damon and Pythias, and formed
n suspension bridge across the horrid
chasm with their interlaced bodies, un-
til, by the exercise Of herculean efforts
and acrobatic contortions, they struggled
out of their perilous position and re-
gained their perpendicular, when the
minister complimented his companion
with the remark, "Well, you are good
man to cling to. Are all the members
Of the parish like your" "Oh, yes, =
was the answer "we are all bound tc
give our pastor good support. ~ Ports
mouth (N H.) States and linton.
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Thanks to some singular statistlcs
just published, for the authenticity Of
which, however, / should hesitate to
vouch, mystery that has long hung
over our dinner tables is cleared up
English travellers or residents in France
must, like myself, have often wondered
where all the fowls that figure daily in
menus at every hotel, restaurant and
private house in the country, atno mat
ter what season of the year, can possibly
come from. The supply appears TO be
inexhaustible, and that it is SO practi-
cally is proven by the announcement
that France contains no fewer than 49,
600, 600 hens, which are followed by q
train of 100000 900 chickens, about a
tenth part of these latter being destined
for the duties of propagation. The 40,-
600, 900 hens lay annually four milliards
of eggs, which, at the rate of 6 centimes
each--a trihe over a halfpenny--the
price paid to the breeder, realize sum
Of 240, ,000, 900 francs. If to this amount
be added the proceeds from the sales of
fowls, whether lean or fat, and taking
into consideration also the surplus value
attaching to eggs and birds by reason Of
city tolls, the total arrived at is set down
at the almost fabulous figure Of $50, 000,- :
900 francs, or more than half a milliard,
produced annually by French poultry
yards. Neither ducks nor geese nor
turkeys are included in these calcula-
tons If they were the gross sum would
have been increased by several hundreds
of millions Of francs. So, accepting this
census as tolerably near the mark, we
may henceforth cease to be surprised at
the vast amount Of chicken bones daily
picked in France.
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Gvmuastic Training.

The Spartans were rigid IN exactlng q
gymnastic training for youths. Then
the girls were expected to be good gym
nasts, and no young woman could be
married till she had publicly exhibited
her proficiency in various exercises.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-07-09

A COLD application to the bare feet,
such as iron, water, rock, earth or ice,
when it can be had, is an excellent rem
edy for cramp. If the patient be seized
in the upper part of the body, apply the
remedy to the hands,
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ma rrmn or TnouRLE.

Az an eagle, from the height,
Looking down upon tho lands,
On forests black as night,
Fair fields and desert sands,
Sees The traveller below
Losing heart, as, league on league,
Long wildernesses show
No end 10 his fatigue,
30 faith, amid her stars,
Beholding far beneath
The bright or gloomy bars
In the web OF life and death,
Sees weary hearts that deem
The dark breadth is the whole,
Bees happy hearts that dream
The bright rays all their goal.
Ahl let this faith be ours
That even mid the pain,
Above the present towers,
And secs the nearing gain;
While, breadth by breadth, appears,
As from the weayer's hand,
The pattern Of the years
Which God Himself has plsnned.
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THE horseshoe doesn't bring goodluck
when the horse applies it.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
A Pleasant Surprise,

Rev. d. B. Randall, member of the Maine
Methodist Conference, and who is now, after
more than fifty years of effective labor in the
ministry, on the superannuated list, has just
located in this city, at As Atlantic street. Last
spring he endured a very severe surgical oper-
alton at the Maine General Hospital and is
still very feeble.
Because of his able and protracted services
in the ministry and in the anti-slavery and
temperance causes, he has won hosts of
friends, who delight in showing their friend
ship in practical way. A goodly number of
thes efrom the various Methodist churches of
Portland, and others, made him surprise
pound party on last Saturday evening He
and his good lady were completely surprised,
and were, at first, taken little aback, as they
had not got settled, and were poorly prep ared
to receive company. But Mr.. Laughlin kind
ly opened his parlors, and helped them out of
their embar rassment.
A generous supply of provisions and grocer
les, pound of silver coin, and other sums of
money, were given. Gen. Neal Dow repre-
sented the temperance wing of the army. Rev.
A. S. Ladd made brief presentation speech,
and Mr.. Randall thanked the donors in a feel
ing and affectionate manner.
Rev. j. f. Hutchins offered fervent
sung, and after little time spent socially the
friends retired feeling that st is more bless ed
to give than to receive"
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
Fraud.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Will you allow me space in
your paper to protest against the frauds
practiced by the Republican party in
the city of New York. 1t would
appear by the statements of such en-
bodiments of purity as VIM. II. Barnum, John
Kelly, Patrick J. Duffey and Mr. Grady, who
"viewed mid crate alaraum the large incrase
of the Furrin elimint in me disthrict" that the
rascally Republicans had imported from the
slums of Varmont, state where there are no
school-houses, where people cannot read nor
write, and who live by selling rum, keeping
gambling bells and rat.pits, where the prize
fighter and ballot-box suffer abounds, and
short-stemmed pipes and bulldogs are at a
premium. 1 say it would appear that the un-
washed rascals were brought from this state to
the city of New York to cheat its pastoral in
habitantS, who in their Arcadian simplicity
never dreamed of such wickedness, out of their
rights. 1t is outrageous, sir, and a simple,
honest, educated people like the followers of
Tammany, a people who spend their leisure
time in scientific pursuits and the promotion
of all kinds of moral reforms, to be so treated
Their ways are SO simple that it adds to the
enormity of the offence. Let Tilden, Barnum
Hewitt and Kelly expose sthis rascality that
the people may know what the sufferings of
the innocents known as T&mmany were at the
last election. REPUBLICAN.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
Historical Lectures.

The Rev. Mr.. Dalton has just now COM
menced course of historical lectures at his
church, on the Saturday afternoon-free. A
large number of people attend them, attracted
by the entert tainment and instruction they af-
ford They are exceedingly interesting and
afford clear and connected view of wide
range of history, such as one could not obtain
by years of careful study.
This is a work of love of Mr.. Dalton, yet the
lectures must have cost him great deal of
labor, Notwithstanding his familiarity with the
subject. 1t seems to me to be unsuitable, if
that's the proper word, on tn part of his audi
tors, that they should be willing to receive the
entertainment aud instruction afforded by
these lectures without some suitable acknowl-
edgment
Why will not some one take the trouble to
call upon our people for subscriptions to this
course of lectures at 80 or even 81 each ticket
A large class could be obtained by very little
trouble, if three or four ladies would under
take it. l make this suggestion without con-
sultation with anybody except the members of
my own family, who have been deiighted.wth
the lectures already delivered. Nj
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16

The Portland Mechanic Blues will give a
grand military and civic ball at Browns Hall,
Cumberland Mills, this evening A special
train will leave the station in this city at Z Is
o'clock and return after the dance. There
should be large turnout from Portland.
The Fraternity will give another course of
their delightful assemblies this winter COM
meneing Thanksgiving night. Chandler's
full quadrille band will furnish the music
The Portland Horse Car Drivers are hard
worked body of men, exposed in the severest
weather in the most trying manner. AS a
rule they are a very accommodating set OF
men, courteous and attentive. They will have
ball next Friday evening and we hope our
citizens will patronize it literally.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
Personal.

Mrs. Smith of Portland was registered in
Paris October 25th
DIR. S. III. g. Mrs. Weeks were registered in
Rome Oct 25th.
The Kennebec Journal says that Senator
Blaine arrived home Saturday from his
Southern trip.
correspondent of the Chicago Advance,
writing from Washington, says-speaking of
the United States Supre ne Court-that
"when Justice Clifford leaves the bench an
effort will be made to put Maine man in his
place. Already the name of Hon. Nathan
Webb of Portland, a very distinguished law
yer, man of high culture and pure life, and
a Republican, has been mentioned for the
nlaca -
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
Auburn Shoe Manufacturers and the
Mckay Patent.

The Lewiston Journal says the National
Convention of the Shoe Manufacturers which
is called to meet in Philadelphia, to-day
10th, is attracting some attention among the
Auburn manufacturers, who are suffering
from the heavy tax paid to the machine
patentees. The Mckay tax is attracting the
most attention. Il appears that the 1879
dividends paid by the Mckay Sewing Machine
Association amounted to $4,000, which is $14
a share on the $4,000 shares having par value
of $40. The average dividends for the past
ten years have been 100000 yearly. At this
rate the total dividends for IS years up to
1884, when the patents expire, would be over
eight millions of dollars. The Mckay Associa-
tion lease their sewing machines for $500
year, rent in advance, in addition to the
royalties or stamp paid on each pair Of shoes:
The machines, it is asserted, could be sold, II
the public could make them for 800. Some
manufacturers use more than $4,000 in
stamps year, the stamps costing cents q
pair on shoes sewed by the machines, cent
per pair on the TapIey furnishing machines.
OF course, the cost of these stamps are added
to the price of the shoes, and so comes out OF
the general public.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
Kennebec LAUNDERING Operations.

The Kennebec lumberrnen are very active
now in preparing for their winter operations
Some have already sent in small crews, S. A.
Nye having crew ON No. 3 about three
weeks. Messrs. N. Totman s. Sons, E. Tot
man & Co., and A. HI. & G. E. Duren, will
start portion of their crews next week, the
remainder to follow later in the season. The
total amount of cuts will be about 14000, 600,
divided among the different firms about as fol-
lows: E. Totman & Co., 100000; N. Tot
man & Sons, 100000; s. A. Nye, from $780,
900 to 100000; A. IL. & c. e. Duren. 2,00O,-
600. A large number of men and teams will
be employed A large number of firms had q
large portion of their last years cut left in the
river, the water being so low that they were
unable to orive them. These. together with
their present operations, will make business
lively another season.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
Collision Of Steamers.

Last Thursday evening the steamer Katah-
din, in making her landing at Rockland, did
not succeed in stopping her headway soon
enough, and her bow struck the port side Of
the steamer City of Richmond as the latter
lay at her berth, "a portion of her length pro.
iecting beyond the side of the wharf cutting
in her guarls and staving in the side of the
clerks office. The Richmond was obliged to
haul off to repair the damage, on arrival al
Portland, and the Lewiston has taken her
place meantime.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The journal says the Auburn lodge Of
knights of Pythias are talking of leasing the
large hall in the upper story of Y. M. G. A
Block, and fitting it up into a Pythan Hall
for their own use
The Maine Eclectic Medical Association are
to hold their semi-annual meeting at Lewisto on
Dec. 1sb
The annual prize debate of the first division
OF the Sophomore class of Bates College will
be held in the College Chapel on Wednesday
evening, Nov. 18th.
Messrs w. Ell. Field & Co. of Durham,
have just sold 1000 cases of corn to parties in
New York for 81 90 per dozen. This firm is
building in New Gloucester, near Maine Cen
trail railroad track, a large corn factory, 23O
feet long.
The outstanding shares of the Lewiston and
Auburn Railroad Company are to be bought
by the city.
Livermore Falls Pulp Board Company have
got their new mill ready for the machinery,
which they are expecting soon. When this
mill is completed it will be one of the most
thorough built AMI best constr ucted of the
kind i'll the state.
ARO0STooK COUNTY.
The Republican says that dphtheria of a
very malignant type has appeared in Blaine.
The demand for common laborers is so good
IN Honlton that boys command and get 81 a
boom for business.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Ground has been broken for another cotton
mill at Waterville. 1t will be one-third larger
than the present mill.
"The Home Farm" is the title of an eight
page weekly agricultural newspaper Just
started at Augusta. Messrs. Boardman and
Hall are the proprietors, and it is edited by s.
L. boardman; Esq, a writer on agricultural
fNrNf0 Of nall Il
Der bears evidence of successful future in
store for it.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Scarletina was carried to Orland by band
of gypsies. -Four children in one family are
sick with it.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A large pulp mill is to be built at Shows
Falls, Paris, the building to cost $4,000
John W. johnson of North Berwick, al
work III the mill in Oxford village, was ar
rested and bound over to the Supreme Court
for illegal voting, he being a minor. He voted
the Fasor ticket in September, and wheI
confronted with the evidence of his minority
he persisted in voting for Hancock in Novem
ber.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. Eveleth of Greenville proposes to build
new steamer, this winter, to run on Moose
head Lake another season, in connection witt
the Kineo House.
PENOBsCor COUNTY,
The Whig says that farmers in the vicinit,
of Bangor are seriously agitating the question
OF establishing canning factory in Bangor.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A five year old son of Weston McAllis O
Calais few days since swallowed trout hool
with sinker attached an inch and three
quarters long by aquarter inch in diameter
and experienced no trouble from his chang,
of diet except a few scratches on his throa
while chewing it.
WALDO COUNTY.
Charles Treadwel, Esq., an old citizen o
| Belfast, has recently presented to the Main,
Historical Society rifle formerly owned b,
Sir William Pepperell of Kittery, the renown
| ed hero of Louisburg.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
Accidents. o

Yesterday one of the workmen employed by
the Portland Company, while engaged in his
work, had large packing ring fall on one of
his legs, breaking it SO badly that it is feared
amputaton will be necessary.
AS Mr.. William Kilby was about to blanket
his horse near the foot of Union street, yes
terday morning, the horse started and knocked
Mr.. Kilby down, cutting his head badly. Mr.
MAJ Wiggn was in the wagon at the time
ant nped out, bruising his legs consider
ably.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-16
Military.


Gen. Beal has issued the following general
order No. Al:
I. The attention of commanding officers of
the volunteer militia is called to SO much of
sections 1881, chapter 225, Public Laws of 1880,
as requires that the uniforms, and all other
military property of the state in hands of mill
tary companies. shall be deposited in the
armories OF the commands for safe keeping,
and when used for military duty the same
shall be returned to the armory within three
days after such duty, or forthwith upon the
order of the commanding officer.
This law is imperative and must be strictly
enforced.
IL The parade of any portion of the Vol
unteer or Reserve Militia in state uniform or
with state arms, must in all cases be under
proper orders or by requisite permission.
Permission for the parade of any portion of a
battalion or regiment will be accorded by the
commanding officer thereof, and for una1tach-
ed companies of infantry or artillery by the
Major General, on approval of the Comman.
der-in-Chef.
| Permission for any organization to leave the
state will only be accorded by the Commander.
| in Chief.
| By order of the Commander-in-Chief.
GEORGE L. BEAL, Adjutant General.