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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

asm among Democrats over hancock
is dying out, and they begin TO find
that they still have differences to
to patch up, and sore heads to heal
like other common people. They
are, in fact, having trouble all around
In their National Committee they
are all at sea as TO who shall be
chairman and secretary. In New
York, the shouts of Tammany over
TiIden's defeat angers and is arous.
ing the resentment of Tilden's
friends in spite of the handshaking
at Cincinnati. In Indiana they are
trying to combine the principles Of
hard and soft money so that consci-
entious Democrats can vote for Ian.
ders, soft money man, for Govern.
or, and for English, hard money
man, for Vice President. But these
things trouble them little compared
to the fact they are now fast realiz-
ing that the campaign is not on the
personal merits or records of Han
cock and Garfield, but on the record
and principles of the democratic and
republic parties. This fact they
seemed to have forgotten when they
nominated the union soldier. They
seemed to think with him all their
past would be swept away, that their
history of disloyalty to the govern.
ment and violation of constitution
would be forgotten, and they were
Joyous thereat. Hancock may be a
good man, but he has bad crowd to
back him and as a man is known by
the company he keeps, no republi.
can or independent will vote the
democratic ticket because Hancock
heads it. No republican who has
been such because be believed it
was the safe guard Of the repub,i
will trust the democracy any more
because Hancock is their candidate.
Gen. Hancock is popular in the
South. This popularity was won by
his friendship for rebellion in 1867.
They have rewarded him by Presi
dental nomination. But suppose
Hancock should, like Tilden in 1876,
write letter pledging himself to
oppose southern claims payment. Ii
he should, how long would his pop
ularity last. But Tildenm found it
necessary to pledge himself, to gain
supporta at the north. Hancock's si.-
lence on this subject leaves the
north to infer thai he is willing to
have these claims paid. IL would
be wise for Gen. Hancock to Civ .
some public expression of his views
upon this subject. Hancock has
been stronger than he ever will be
again.
The national republican commit
tee is in session in New York, and
will elect chairman to-day. The
campaign will then commence in
earnest.
Considerable stir was created yes
terday among the politicians by Sec
retary Sherman's order assuming con-
troll af appointments, removals, et .,
of minor officers in the internal reve-
nue. service. The order is good one
and will promote Efficiency in the
Treasury department. Any effort to
give coloring to it, of opposition 20
or disagreement with commissioner
Raum, is idle. The change, which is
nearly a restoration Of the former or.
der OF things, has been in contempla-
tion some time.
LEO.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES A. GARFIELD,
or Ohio.
FOR VlCE-PRESlDENT,
CHESTER \. ARTHUR,
OF New York.
HARVEST weather.

TUE yellow fever has broken out
again in New Orleans.
New potatoes are selling in mar
ket at 37t cents per bucket.
THE Hoko salmon cannery is about
starting up for the seasons work.
WE received pleasant call yes
terday from Hon. Allen Francis, u.
S. Consul at Victoria.
LIEUT.. o. S. Wiley, and wife ar.
rived on the Dakota. Mr.. Wiley
has been ordered to join the VOL
colt.
DIEp.-In this city, on the 18th
inst, Samuel L. infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Hunt, aged 2 months
and 20 days.
Our young friend, AL. Plummer,
is now purser of the steamer Annie
Stewart. He will doubtless be an
efficient officer in that capacity.
AMONG those who left on the Da-
kota yesterday on a trip up the
Sound were: Mrs. Gassaway and
son, Miss Crorand, Mrs. H. L.. Tib-
balls Jr., and sister.
REV. w. I. Cosper will conduct
services at Dungeness next Sunday.
There will probably be services here
in the NJ. E. church, in the evening,
la which case the bell will be rung.
DURING the past week the schoon,
er Mary Parker discharged a lot Of
lumber on Mr.. Eisenbeis' new wharf.
The latteris now nicely covered and
begins to assume business-like as.
pect.
Il We learn that cur young friends,
Donald McInnes, Jr., and Miss Lau.
ra Mclnnes, Of Sequim Prairie,
Clallam Co., were married a few
weeks ago-we did not learn the ex-
act date. ah
Mn. O. III. Holcomb has our thanks
for sample of those fine California
fruits displayed at his popular stand,
They arrived yesterday from Frisco,
on the Dakota, and, are remarkably
well preserved. ~ V GGssH +-f
MEssRs. Waterman & Katz are
keeping up their splendid reputation
for enterprise by putting a new
roof on their store building. They
are also extending their wharf and
building large new warehouse.
WE learn that Mr.. Nolan, of Chin
acum, lost very valuable horse on
Wednesday morning. The animal
was taken sick the day before, while
!, going, home. Appoplexy or blind
stAggersT was probablyethe cause Of
his death. M @sg4E8 D Y J ~ .
The steamers Victoria, City Of
Chester and Idaho, will commence
running between San Francisco and
the Sound alter the 1st of August
The steamship Dakota will make one
more trip, leaving San Francisco on
Both inst. fLt
WHooP lathe "boss" Of the
local entertainments took place in
this city on Tuesday evening. The
Carter Combination, in which an,
lpeareaseme tQcatgtalent, wasaiNefYa
complimentary benefit by the band
and by a ,boisterous audience. The
prlncipal attraction was "Miss EN-
ma Smith,"
ca III y q D. u.orE stF BPS. f-I
On Wednesday last Harry Barth.
rop, of this city, had narrow escape
from drowning while bathing at the
bridge above town, and had it not
been for the efforts of two other
boys who were bathing at the same
time, it might have been our misfor
, 1880-07-16

BoRN.---In Dungeness, w. T.,
July 18th, to the wife Of Geo. C.
Cooper, a daughter.
, 1880-07-16
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.
TO ALLEN WEIR ESQ, EDITOR ARGUS
PokT TOWNSEND, ". I.

DEAR SIR:
We have the pleasure to submit to you
for publication the following report on the
celebration OF the one hundred and fourth
anniversary of American Independence,
at this place, Monday, July 9Th, 1880:
, 1880-07-16

Too much praise cannot be given 10
those ladies who have so iberaly clonated
In sprtading the finest COLLATION. ever wit
messed Oh Puget Sound, Aso to the Ia
dies who have so Willingly assisted on the
grounds, preparing the collation. for the
reception OF over one thousand people.
10 all we extend our sii ocre thanks. Also
to Mr.. J. B. Dyer, for his strenuous efforts,
, 1880-07-16
AIN. bark Frank Marion,

NEITHER THE CAPTAIN NOR THE UN-
assigned agents of the above named YES
sci will be responsible for debts contracted by
he officers or crew.
GEO. W. DOW, Master
X. w DFLlON, Agents.
Port Townsend, July. l3, 1880.
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ALDEN ACADEMY,

AnacorteS .... ........ w. r.
Prof. A. i. Bprnell, A, NJ, Principal
Rev. h. q. Tade, A. NJ, Supt.
, 1880-07-16
Eervc an IlJunction ON Disease,

BY invigQratfng feeble constitution, reno-
vatlng de eIiliinted physaar, and enriehng'
stettei y Stomach BittCrs, the finest, the most
htsn snhftiOnsd, and the most popular
tonic "nd preventive in existence.
orally. 49,, =
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-10-09
GARFIELD'S TEMPERANCE VIEWS.

Whether General Garfield is worthy of
the support of temperance men may be
Judged from the following letter, taken
from the columns of the Cleveland Herald.
where it recently appeared:
To tie Editor Of tie Herald-lt seems
that some of the temperance people are
tlisquieted about General Gartield's tenn
perancc principles and practices. At
least | see occasional references to the
subject i'll the newspapers, and have my
self received private letters of inquiry.
Thinking that | may render portion of
the public Il service-at least that | may
save myself the labor of answering pri-
vate inquiries-I ask you to publish the
following statement. Perhaps | shall
best get at the matter by giving bit of
history.
An Eastern gentleman wrote me the
other day that he had heard noted tenn
perance lecturer state publicly that Gen.
Garfield was not temperance man; that
Mrs. Garfield had stated that her hus-
band was not a believer in total abSti-
nencc. but believed in the use of wine
and preferred to use it on his table He
said further that the statement was made
on the strength of newspaper para
graph. back of which there was no re-
sponsibility. lie asked what | knew
about the matter. AS this is the sub
stance of the case against Gen. Garfield,
as put by these people, | may state the
substance of my answer to this CORES
pondent.
| told him that Gen. Garfield ras Il
temperance man. and always had been:
that he often made temperance lectures
in former days; that | knew nothing
about what Mrs. Garfield had said, but
that it was to me inconceivablc that she
could have said anything of the kind at
tributed to her; that | had spent much
time the last twenty years i'll Gen. Gar
fields house, and had been at his table
hundreds of times; that had never seen
wine OF other liquor on his table; that |
had never seen liquors drank at his table
or in his house; that | had never heard
of such Il thing; that it could not be
true. and that Gen. Garfield is temperate
in his own habits: that his principles and
practices are, and always have been, such
as to command the confidence and re-
spcct Of sensible temperance people who
know what they are.
This is what | understand Gen. Gar
fields position and practice to be. The
course pursued by some of the temper
ance orators eXcites some reflections in
my mind, but | abstain from making
them, and content myself with this
statement of facts.
BY publishing what have written You
may set Il portion of the public right.
If not, you will confer favor OH the
subscriber. who has several times been
applied to for information on the sub
.iect. Yours. b. A. HINSDALE,
President Hiram College.
Hiram 4U1Usf 2>fL
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18

WAFFLES.-TwO eggs, one pint
Hour, one-and-a-quarter cups Of milk,
one teaspoon baking-pOvder, butter
the size Of an egg, and a little salt.
Mix the baking-powder, salt and -four
together, then rub the butter i'm even
~, add the yOlks and milk, then the
whites Bake at once.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18

The severest hail storm witnessed
in the United States, if not in the
world, the present summer, took place
recently i'm Warren county, Missouri.
The stones were of various sizes rang
ing from the size Of walnuts up TO
blocks Of ice ten and One-half inches
wide and One-half inch thick, and fell
to a depth Of six inches on a level,
over forty square miles Of territory
The damage was necessarily great,
the crops being totally destroyed and
many fowls, sheep and hogs were
killed outright The ice smashed not
only windows, but sashes and blinds
and so injured most Of the roofs Of
houses in the path Of the storm. that
new ones had TO lie put on.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
Manure or No Manure.

Most Of our people, we are sorry to
say have never learned the real value
of manuring. They don't look on the
lmpovershmcnt Of the soil as the inn
poVrrishment of themselvcs-bu such
Is the case.
Old worn out red hills are cultivated
for years and years without the re-
placement Of particle Of plant food,
till the starved out soils become finally
too poor to resuscitate.
In England, China, Japan and the
continental countries Of Europe, the
people are educated to restore to the
soil some portion Of the fertilizng
properties which have been extracted.
Nothing is wasted, not even the hair
which comes from the barber shops,
but it all goes back to build up their
worn out soils.
Does manuring pay? that is the
question. If it does not why do some
of our most skillfu and experienced
farmers practice it?
Dickson of Georgia made fortune
out of the worn out lands of Georgia
by iudicous manuring.
suppose we take an acre OF land and
invest ten dollars in manuring it.
Without the manure we make 700
pounds of seed cotton, and with it we
make HOO pounds, which is about a
bale. Without the manure we get
twenty dollars for our labor, and with
it We realize thirty dollars, deducting
ten dollars for the fertilizer-a gain of
ten dollars upon an investment of ten
dollars, which is Il large per cent.
Besides it is no more trouble to cult
yatr with the manure than it is
without.
But farmers say we cannot procure |
manure. fall the waste and vegeta-
Bile matter about place was saved, it |
would amount to Il great deal during
the year. Besides most of these farm
crs who have no money with which |
to bug manure are selling their cotton |
seed to the merchants for eight and |
ten cents. Destroying the vitality of |
your soil and bankrupting yourselves
by one Of the most suicidal policies
ever praCticcd
Prof TTiIgard said if the seed which I
was taken from your land was replaced |
every year your soils would retain |
the same amount OF fertility rs long .
as ii was kept up. Instead of the
most Of our farmers take away what .
ought to be placed back on the soil.
every year; and impovcrish and ruin
their lands.
1t has often been wondered at why
the South with so many natural adj
vantag"s, and possesses everything
required to make it one Of the wealth.
lest countries in the world, fails to
keep pace with other countries which
lack our natural advantages.
We think it is because we cultivate
too much land and manure too little,
fail to practice sufficient economy and
do not diversity our resources. If the
people will practice them, we will
guarantee that the condition Of the
country will be moderately changed
Tor the better.
Manure more, cultivate less land,
diversity your resources, is a good
text and should beindellbly impressed
upon the minds Of all Of our farmers.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
The Manufacture of Sorghum syrup,
BY j. b. UPSOM,

The introduction of amber cane has
given Il great impulse to the manufac-
ture Of sorghum syrups and sugars in
the West. The refinery at Crystal
Lake, ILL.,, had such success in sugar
making last season that they wish to
buy all the heavy grade of syrup
possible this year, This enables the
farmers, at a small cost, to make up
syrup and ship it to refinery, where
it is turned into fair grade Of sugar.
The syrup is made very thick to save
storage. The price paid is regulated
by the amount Of sugar per gallon.
The demand is now for more impov-
ed methods in the manufacture of the
syrup. The simplest, cheapest and
best pan in use is Of wood, and heated
by steam. Ash is the best material to
use. The pans are usually ten feet
long by two and half feet wide, with
the sides ten inches high. One side
and the ends are perpendicular the
remaining side stands out at an angle
of fOrty-five degrees. On the bottom
of the pan, and lengthwisc of it, are a
series of connected iron pipcs-inch
pipe being used on the perpendicular
side, and three-quarter inch on the
sloping side. The inch pipe is CON
nected with a steam-bOiler, and the
one with an exhaust.
The pan is now ready for the cane |
juice. Turn on steam, and all is boil
ing in five minutes. AS it bOils more |
rapidly over the inch pipes, the scum |
is thrown to the slOping side, where |
with thin board the length of the |
pan, il is scraped over the side into Il
trough that carries il away. The boil
ing of the green scum into the syrup
gives TO it that green, disagrcable
taste peculiar TO sorghum. BY this
plan, at an early stage the scum can
he rapidly and repeatedly removed.
With a fire-pan the juice is at boil
over the fire, while ut each end ii is
,nly simmering, impregnating the
'yrup with its rank 1lavOrs. From
he time the juice commences 10 boil
I does not stop until the syrup is Of
lie required thickness. This rapid
md continuous boiling results in
,learcr, finer-flayOred syrup than is
,ften obtained from AN iron iire-pan.
When the juice runs in at one end of
he pan, and the syrup out of the
'ther, the two are often mixed, giving
raw tastei while with ire-par,
when the work is rushed, much of the
yrup is scorched. BY the use Of
team a fair grade Of syrup can be
made of frosted cane, that would be
rOrthless if worked by the old process.
he pan is made with q slight incline.
D that the syrup will run out at the
lwer end. a fifteen-horsc power
Oiler is required to boil the Juice and
In the crusher. The business will not
lstify the purchase Of such a boiler
nd engine if they are TO stand idle
ne remainder Of the year Almost
very town has a manufacturer who
an furnish the required amount Of
cam for less than il would cost to
reduce il for one purpose alone. An I
pen shed j. all the protection rcquir- i
! at that season Of the year
E0cKFuEn, III, july n, 1sso.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
To Choose aDaIry Cow.

Look first to the great character
istiCs of Il dairy cOw-a large stomach,
indicated by broad hips, broad and
deep lOins and sides, a broad u double
chine--these Indicate a large digestive
apparatus, which is the first essential
requisite TO the manufacture of milk.
Second, good constitution, depend
ing largely upon the lungs and heart,
which should be well deqelOped, and
this is easily determined by examine
ton; but the vigor and tone of the
constitution are indicated by the lus-
tire of the hair and brightness Of the eye
and horns and the whO.e make up.
Thirdly, having determined her ca
pacity for digesting surplus food for
making milk, look carefully to the re-
ceptacle of the milk-the udder, and
the veins leading to it. The COW may
assimilatc large amount of food
which goes mostly to lay on flesh and
fat, but if she has Il long, broad and
deep uddcr, with large milk veins, it
is safe to conclude that her large ca
pacity for digestion and assimilation
are active at filling this receptacle. In
fact, the udder is the first point to look
at in a cursory examination of COW,
for nature does not create in vain. If
the udder he a small round cylinder, f.
hanging down in front of the thighs,
like siX-quart pail, the COW cannot I.
be a profitable milker, whatever d. |
gestive apparatus she may have. n |
yellow skin and a yellow ear inside) |
are almost universally regarded as
present in II COW that gives rich, yell I
oNV milk lint after Won find fha iudi-
cations mentioned above, you may
admire as many other points as you
please, such as first class escutcheOn,
/ long, slim tail, a beautifully turned
fishing face, dropping waxy horn, a
NAL, straight, slim leg, or any other
points; but do not look for those till
you have found the essential points
Live Stock Journal
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
Cotton Seed Meal How TO Use IL.
HARPERVILLE, Miss.

IlARf ERNl LILLE, MISS.
Mr.. ;. IL. stackhonse, Crystal Springs, Miss.
DEAR SIR,-I have just purchased
some "cottOn-seed meaW of Pearl
River Mills, Jackson. | have never
used it. intend using this as ferti-
lizer for turnips. Mr.. Green of the
Mills refers me to you for information.
Will you please advise me as to guam
tity per acre, and manner of using
Should it not be put into the ground
some two weeks before the seed, to
allow it time to decompose? Your
earliest attention is solicited
Respectfully,
w. r. CHAMBERS.
For the benefit of those who make
the same inquiries, we answer the
above through THE COMET.
you have plenty of time, it is best
to use the fertilizer some time before
sowing your seed ; but as you have no
time to lose now, it is best to adopt
the following: bed up with burrows,
then broadcast your meal, and re-
plough and harrow your ground
then SOW your seed and
there will be no danger of the fermen-
.ation of the manure interfering with
5he termination of the seed.
The amount to use to the acre
depends upon the natural fertility of
he soil. If the ground in good, at the
ate Of 500 pounds to the acre, if poor,
900 to 1900 is not too much. BE sure
md drill your turnips.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18

In ls1s there was q los to Illinois farmer.
Of nearly half a million i3G9.75sl head Of
hogs from ~O-rallcd hog cholera valued AZ
81 As. 5Ss
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
Straw berries.


An Onandaso correspondent OF the
Fruit ltecorder gives his experience
ms year Win varieties OF Strawberries
us 70 lows:
Wi on~-Ihis stood the winter well,
was not injured by the frost and yield
ed at the rate OF 1920 quarts or 1876
bushels to the acre. Largest berry
measured four ana quarter inches
in circumference.
Jucunua - Inc lolIaSc nearly all
died during the winter, but new leaves
We're thrown out the same as on the
wilson, so l couid see no difference IN
favor OF Those whose leaves came out
green III IlIG spring, was not injured
ny lhc frost but II Is Il slender grower
YIELDED oSio quarts or ISL bushels to
me acre Largest berry measured ilV"
anu IL lait inches.
Charles DoWnn9-Na not injured
by the winter or frost IN the least and
Is stronger growing Kind than the
wilson, nut the foliage scalds bad
during August. Yielded 6,1l2 quarts
or lI3 bushels to the acre. Largest
berry, four and a hal inches.
lrIoihphe ne Gand-W nat was sad
Oh We Jucuhda holds good with this. |
Yielded aI the rate OF 4,64G quarts or
" DushcIS TO Ele acre. Largest berry, |
llVe ana quarter inches /
BEAUTY poor grower; was in
Jured by the winter, but not by the |
frost. Yielded 2,9O5 quarts or l0l |
bushels to the acre. Largest berry,
three and thrce-quarter inches.
Black Deliance-The poorest grower
of all, but stood winter and frost well.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18

FRENCH ROLLs.-To one pint 81
scalded milk add half cup sugar and
one tablespoon Of butter. When the
milk is cool, add little salt and one
compressed yeast cake. Let it rise
till light, then work with hands, and
let IL rise again. Do this three times.
then turn the dough on to the board.
and pound until il j. thin enough g.
cut. Cut with a lumber, and brush
the surface Of each with melted butter.
then fold over. let The rolls rise again
then bake.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18

4 lady correspondent of the peach
region Of Michigan writes: at will
not do to tell that our peach orchards
are going with yellows just like cities
with yellow fever, but nevertheless it
is true" A few days ago we had
pointed out to Us a great many Michi-
gan peaches, which were said to be
afflicted with yellOws; 10y cutting into
them it could readily he discovered.
There may be some remedy for yellow
fever, but there is no cure for this
dreadful disease but to dig the trees
up and burn them
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
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This rms Isl Is home institution, mo0,...,
people, anu gives Its members tbe "h" n,gsCd
reliable Insurance at the leas s'' nelleiIs
COST; No association or society," lief possible pos, A
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
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he country
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