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The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
Nnt-Bearinp Trees.

Few things that can be obtained at a comparatively small expense, add more to the pleasures and profit ofa farm than a good assortment of nut bearing trees. Nearly all persons. old as well as young like to gather nuts in the fall, and all enjoy cracking and eating them before a blazing fire in winter. Many of native nuts are the equal of those that are inn ported if they are properly cured, and the pecan, which can be cultivated fur- ther north than it is found in it's wild state, is superior in the opinion of most persons to any variety of foreign nuts. Hogs are very fond of eating nuts and will wander long distances in the woods in search of them. Thousands of hogs are fattened every year on the mast found in the river bottoms in the south ern and southwestern states. When farm CTS have plenty of mast they are saved the trouble of raising corn,
 Most nut-bearing trees are ornamental as well as useful. The peca, shell-bark and common hickory are very stately when fully grown, and are very beauti- ful when young The butternut and black walnut are shapely trees at all stages of their growth and present a fine appearance when they become large. It is not advisable to plant the black walnut in gardens or cultivated fields, or in any place where the roots will ex- tend in soil that is under cultivation. It is better to plant them along the sides of roads, in pastures or on broken ground that is of little or no value for ordinary farm crops. They may be used to advantage in lanes leading to pastures, or on the banks of streams and ravines. Walnut and butternut thrive we'll and produce abundantly when grown on bottom land that has good drainage.
 It is very difficult to transplant nut bearing trees even when they are quit e young on account of their long tap-roots. If this root is cut of and the tree re- moved with ball of frozen earth ad- herring to it, it may live several year, but the chances are that it will never make very thrifty or productive tree. It is accordingly better to plant the nuts in the places where the trees are desired They may be planted ,n the fall, but there is some danger of their being dug up and eaten by small animals. If plant ing is delayed till spring, the nut should be placed nearly as soon as they are gathered in shallow boxes of sand or light soilhnd left in an exposed condition where they will freeze. It is best to ex- cavate hole several feet deep and fill it with manure or decayed leaves and loose soil and place the nuts within few inches of the surface. This will insure a vigorous growth.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
USEFUL RECIPES.

OYSTER MAcARoNI--Boil macaroni in a cloth to keep it straight. Put layer in dish seasoned with butter, salt and pepper, then layer of oysters, alternate until the dish IS full. Mix some grated bread with beaten egg. Spread over the top and bake.
 PIE CRusT-Three and half cupiuls sifted flour, one cupful sweet lard, one teaspoonful salt, one teaspoonful baking powder, one cupful very cold water; mix with knife, using hands as little as pos sible to mix with; roll.
 CRATE JELLy-Put the grapes in a kettle after they are stemmed, steam them until soff, then strain through a cloth while'warm; one pound of sugar to a pint of juice; boil fifteen minutes; two pounds of grapes generally gives one pint juIco.
 DYSPEPSIA BREAD.-One pint bowl of graham flour; dissolve one-half teaspoon full of soda in two-thirds of a cup of yeast and add to the mixture one teacupful of molasses; pore in sufficient warm water tomake if somewhat thinner than flour bread.
 SALAD OF LIMA BEANs.-Put some L-
  tender) on ice and short time before serving, cut the potatoes and beets into rather thin slices, add the beans, and dress with oil, pepper, salt and vinegar. Garnish with few water-cresses.
 CRow's NEsT.-Fill a deep pudding tin, or dish, with apples cut in thin slices, sugar and cinnamon, or lemon, to sweet en and flavor to taste. and little water; cover with thick crust made as above; bake until apples are tender; serve hot with hard sauce, or with cream and sugar; be sure to cut air holes in the crust to let the steam escape.
 To PRESERVE RIPE PEARS, PEACHES AND APpLEs.-Peel, and from peaches take stones; cutting them Ill half; take quart jars; fill with the fruit; one scant cupful sugar and one cupful water to each jar; place the jars in boiler of cold water; let the water come up to within an inch or so of the jar top; set on a quick fire, and, after the water has come to boil, let boil steady for half an hour; take out and screw covers on loosely; when near ly cold tighten the covers and set away. If the jars boil down so that they are not quite full, take from one jar to fill the others before covering.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
Married by Telegraph. Kansas Citv 1,;,,on


 Yesterday afterno )n a novelty in the way of marriage ceremony took place over the wires of the American Union Telegraph Company by way of Kansas City, the groom being at Albany. Mo and the bride at Portland. Ind. the words which made the two man and wife passing over 500 miles of wire. AL bert H. Latham is tie A. U. T. Co. op- orator for the St. Joe and Des Moines road at Albany, and for some time has been engaged to Miss Sarah J. Paris, a popular young lady resident of Portland, Ind, small town situated about ten mules south of Fort Wayne. It had been arranged that the two should be married during September, and at the suggestion of a friend it was decided that the ceie- mony should take place by telegraph, as it was impossible for the groom to go East just at the time. The young lady was agreeable to the plan, and all details were arranged that it should occur yes terday, between the hours of 12, noon. and p. m. The connections necessary were made, the route being from Port land to Cincinnati, thence by way of h. dianapolis, St. Louis and Kansas City to Albany.
 The fact that the marriage was to take place had been imparted to operators over the entire distance, and a few min utes past 12 o'clock the tick, y "tick" of the instrument was heard, and the fol- lowing message passed over the wire:
 ALBANY, Mo, Sept. 26 J. A. Patton, Portland. Ind:
 Is the wedding party ready for the ceremony. Answer quick.
 A. H. LATHAM. In few secoI.ds came back the an swer, "Yes, they are all ready; take your place at the instrument"
 MT. Latham did as requested, and after a few preliminary hourishes the following message went over the wire:
 PORTLAND, Ind, Sept, 26. Albert Latham:
 You do take Sarah J. Paris to be your lawful and welded wife, to live together until death do you part; do you promise so to do.
 R, J. BARRETT.
 ALBANY, Mo, Sept. 20. R. J. Parrett:
 Yes, sir, do.
 ALBERT LATHAM.
 PORTLAND, Ind, Sept, 26. Albert Latham:
 By the authority vested in me 1 now pronounce you husband and wife, amen.
 REV. R. J. BARRETT. Immediately after these words had been heard by the watchers at the hun dreds of stations, congratulatory mes sages began to pour in eon the newly made couple from both ways, the novel ty causing great deal of talk and spec ulation. Following is the message from this point;
 KANSAS CITY, Sept. 26. A. H. Latham, Albany, Mo:
 We congratulate youupon the success ful completion of your novel marriage. We hope the current" of unhappy events may never enter the path of your future life, and the "cross" to which yourselfand wife shall cling may Swing out into the deep abyss of eternal joy where the "circuit" will be 'clear" and free from escapes"
 OPERATORS,
 Kansas City. Special arrangements and connections had been made by the American Union Company for the successful completion of the ceremony, and MT. Latham will meet his wife at the Union Depot in this city on Thursday.
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the broad prominent events, but not the secret springs. which are all the time modifying and moving the actors even more powerfully. We can read the de- spatches concerning the English share in the Gr@co-Turkish war, but the Blue Book contains no reference to the "Go it, Ned" which, scrawled in the corner of the duke of Clarence's despatch, is said to have determined the battle Of Navarino. The shelves of our libraries are laden with books labelled history. But in reality real history stIll remains to be written, for the older the world is growing the more it is inclined to agree with Sir Robert Walpole when he told his son Horace that after having been for half century engaged in making the materials for them, three-fourths of the written chronicles were lies not worth reading.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
A Practical Joker.

The report of the death of M. Vivier, the celebrated cornet player and hoaxer is contradicted, says the Paris Galignani. The story runs that at one time M. Vi- vier happened to have very cantanker- ous landlord, who would not allow him to introduce into his house dog, a cat, and a crow, three pets ofM. Vivier's that accompanied him almost everywhere. The tenant said little but resolved on revenge more s0u, and some time later the other lodgers in the house began to complain of being disturbed by strange and prolonged noise which seemed to issue from NJ. Vivier's apartments. None could say that they had ever heard any similar noises exceyt an American, who declared that they greatly resembled the believing of buflaloes he had heard in the Far West. However after a time the sounds became so unberable that the proprietor had the door of M. Vivier's apartments forced, and found--a COW, of such respectable dimensions that it had to be removed by the window. The ami malls owner, it turned out, had surrep- titiously introduced it into his rooms when it was quite young, and had care fully brought it up by hand without ac- quainting any one.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
NO. 40.

left S3,000,000 to accumulate until ali his sons and grandsons were dead. When this time arrived the entire properly, which, it was reckoned, would have grown to at least $95,000,000, was to be transferred to the eldest great-grandson. The will was pronounced valid by Lord Loughborough, Tn 1799, but an act ot Parliament was passed in the following year rendering null all such bequests in future. If was thrown into chancery, and when the grandson of Thellusson's eldest son claimed the bequest he only received, in 1859. about the original sum. The shortest will in existence is said to have been proved at Lewes in 1878, and it consisted of eight words only: Mrs.
 - to have all when I ie."-London Academy.
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When we have more such mothers we will have more such sons.
 The Hindoo girls are graceful and ex- quisitily formed. From their earliest childhood they are accustomed to carry burdens on their heads. The water fer family use is aIways brouehl.tt f,e ssiile girls in earthen jars, earei.;siy poised in this way. The exercise is said to strengthen sths muscles of the back, while the chest is thrown forward. No crooked backs are seen in Hindostan.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
The Lapps.
 From the Argosy.


 Outside of Trom-so we came upon q family of Lapps, sitting upon a green bank, quietly eating their breakfast. Two men, woman, and a little child. They were very small, with brown with cred faces and high cheek bones; the men without beard or whiskers, one of the distinguishing features of the Lapp. There was good humor and gentleness about them, a merry sparkle in their blue eyes, which redeemed their faces from the unpleasantness of that peculiar type-the low-caste features, small up- turned nose. wide mouth, and no partic- ular development of brain. They talked to us in some unknown iargon; hard metallic voices, shrilr and squeaky men and woman alike; rattllng out their words so sharply that they sounded like a shower of stones falling upon pave ment. They had reindeer skins for sale, and red shoe or moccasins, turned up at the toes. The Lapps have a great eye to bargain; have learned already the art of asking more than the value of their wares, and more than they intend to take. They will impose upon yeu if they can, and the cunning, not to be mistaken, in their sharp faces is sufli- S,Oit ~ Pee you 'tpVh youi suaiu. ihSy did their best this morning to drive . bargain with us, but not caring to be en. cumbered with host of things during our walk, we were proof against their seducing offers. As soon as they found the could sell us nothing, either at their price or our own, they grew sulky, turn ed their backs on us, squatted down around their kettle, and would not be persuaded to give us another look or word. In short they behaved like chil- dren. Nevertheless, they were. much impressed by Herr HIS white umbrella, as well as by pugaree one of us wore upon straw hat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28

MAJOR MAJENDI, in speaking of the ignition of gunpowder by simple percus- sion, says; There is ample testimony that gunpowder can be exploded by blow with comparative ease the fact be- ing that the temperature at which gum powder explodes (about 540o or 560o) is readily reached by percussion or friction if the powder be so placed u at there is no absorption of the energy by the cush- ioning of the blow, and this tempera- ture is long way within that at which heat becomes visible. Copper tools may be made to give out sparks. have had much experience of this in some experi- ments which l made. The great thing for young men to avoid, whatever tools they use-eyen wooden tools-is the ex- ercise of torce beyond what is absolutely necessary, or disaster may result"
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
Cotton Manufactures.
The following is list of Southern States with the number of spindles in

JOHN B. GoUGH thinks $500 little enough for lecture. John regards his lectures as a sort of acting. They are so and often very ridiculous acting.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28


 Kansas City. Special arrangements and connections had been made by the American Union Company for the successful completion of the ceremony, and Mir. Latham will meet his wife at the Union Depot in this city on Thursday.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-31
LARGE EDITION.

The holiday number of the RECORD UNION,
to be issued from this Office tomorrow, will
be the largest ever Issued in this city, with
the exception of the holiday issue of the Sac
ramento Record, issued January 1, 1874, when
an edition of $4,000 copies was printed and
disposed of. The matter contained in the
issue of tomorrow will have circulation of
90, 600 copies. Almost the entire edition Is
already disposed of, and it is now apparent
that the supply will fall short of the demand
by several thousand copies. Among orders
we fill from newsdealers is one for 500 copies
from single dealer, and another for 300.
The wrappers prepared and addressed for
packages represent now 900 Postoffices on
the Pacific coast alone The issue will pre-
sent twenty pages of matter-twelve pages OF
seven columns each, the ordinary size of a
double-sheet issue of the RECORD. UNION, and
eight pages of eight columns each. The mat
ter, made up in the ordinary form of double
sheet issue of the RECORD q MON, equals one
hundred and sixty-four columns. Nearly all
of this vast volume of matter was set from
manuscript specially prepared for the issue Of
tomorrow. In many respects the paper OF
tomorrow will be the most important, valu-
able and interesting of all the series of Holt
day issues published by this paper from the
establishment of the custom by the UNION
to the present time
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BoER VICTORIES.

The Beers, unfortunately for themselves,
are having quite a series of successes.
Their revolt was surprise to the Colonial
authorities, who, however, are said to have
had ample warning of it. and they are
killing detachments of troops without sus-
tanning much loss themselves. But the
only effect of these slight successes will be
to draw down upon them the vengeance of
q power against which they are neces-
sarily incapable of maintaining a continu-
GUS resistance, while their incorporate
course will be held to justify the harshest
treatment of them when they have been
reduced. OF course it is only question
of few weeks for this to happen, and
then their dream of independence will van
ish. and they will find themselves very
much worse off than they were before, the
more especially as they can no longer
"trek'' into the wilderness in search OF
znexplored regions, as heretofore.
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MI CELLANEOUs.

Gloucester dispatch says; The total losses in
fisheries from this port the past year comprise four
schooners and three boats valued at $2, goo. Fifty
five lives were lost
Major J. J. L. Mahan Of the Indian Department,
has arrived at st. Louis. from the Colorado river
agency, en- route to Washington. He says there is
no doubt Of the death of Victoria the Apache chief
Major Mahan saw the famous warriors wife at San
Carlos and she was in mourning and had cut Of her
hair-a sure sign that her husband is dead.
warrant has been issued at st. Louis, charging
Miss Mary Grover, who placed her baby on vacant
lot last Sunday night where it froze to DEATH with
murder in the first degree. The warrant has not
been served yet, Miss Grover being still confined to
her bed.
At Cincinnati yesterday $50 900 was subscribed in
few minutes to form a company for the introduce
tion Of Maxions electric light in Cincinnati, CoyDg
ton and Newport.
The President has retired Brigadier. General Ran
doph B, Marcy Inspector-General, and Colonel
John B. Barnard, of the Corps of Engineers.
The Whitaker Court-martial is ordered at West
Point January 18th. General Miles, Colonel Nor
row, Lieutenant Colonies Lugenbell and Brannon,
Majors Marshall and Sumner, plains Frank Craig
and Gardner are the Court
A ballot was taken in the Chicago Board OF Trade
yesterday morning on the proposi ton Of the Dr.
rectors TO move the Chamber Of Commerce INTO a
new building to be erected the vacant lots Just
south of the Grand Pacific HOTEL aud re. uled in an
There were % murders and 81 suicides in st.
Louis the past year. Eighteen murderers are in Jail
there now.
The first coustitutive meeting Of the Pa anna
Canal Company will be held at Paris on the 3lst Of
January.
At 8 meeting Of the Bolton, Eng, cotton masters
was unanimously decided to reject any demand Of
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GARFIELD AND HIS ADVISERS.

Rumors about General Garfield and his
Cabinet, and his relations with the stall
warts" continue to be so contradictory
and wild that we are justified in believing
him to have successfully eyaded the i'm
portunities of the ubiquitous interviewer.
A Presidential who can keep his own
counsel at such iuncture must have
plenty of self-control and determination,
and therefore we draw good augury from
the circumstance. Unceasing efforts are
being made to force his hand, but he tells
nobody anything, and consequently there
is not plausible foundation of any kind
for predictions. Let us hope that the new
Cabinet, when it is announced, will de-
serve general approval as much as General
Gar6eld's present reticence.
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UNPUEIsHEDs CRIME.

The San Francisco Call published yes
terday catalogue of homicides committed
in that city during the present year,
twenty-five in number. Several of them
were murders of peculiar atrocity and
wantonness, and most of them suggest a
full appreciation, on the part of the homi-
eide, of IMMUNITY with whichsuch crimes
are usually perpetrated in California. The
most appalling circumstance, however, in
this connection is, that not one of these
twenty-five murderers has yet been con-
vieted. The gallows stands idle, and all
around the city lie the corpses Of the VIC
Tins of murder. The community in fact
appears to have no tenderness or sympathy
save for murderers. No matter who is
killed, he or she Is at once hustled into
oblivion, and all the efforts of the survivors
are thenceforth devoted to saving the
slayer. There is not another city of its
consequence on the earth which can show
so hideous, so shameful a record as San
Francisco in this respect. There is not
another community pretending to be civil
lied which would have sat with folded
hands through SO bloody year as this has
been, and have done nothing to show
Its adherence of the atrocious crimes
committed in its midst, or to tes-
tify its indignation at the barefaced
evasions of justice which is all the admin
istrative machinery appears capable of.
But the people of San Francisco do not
seem to care enough about the reputation
of their city, or for that matter about
their own lives, to stir in the matter at
all. And so assassination runs riot, and
every week brings its fresh murder, and
the jails are full of untried murderers, and
when at last, after year or two OF delay,
the cases come up in the Courts, nobody
any longer expects conviction, or is sur
prised at acquittals in the very teeth of the
evidence. There have been some hints OF
late to the effect that if the Courts con-
time to fail to convict murderers vigilance
committee might be required. 1t is thus
that sluggish and apa.hetic community
drifts from one wrong into another. The
remedy is now and always has been in the
hands of the people, and they have no ex.
cuse for resorting to illegal methods Of
redress. If murder has practically ceased
to be a crime it is because the people
have condoned it, and not until they return
to their duty can the situation be i'm.
proved.
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the exception of one or two large ironclads.
In the event of war, however, China
might employ torpedoes to protect her
principal ports, and as regards the pros
pect of a Russian advance across Central
Asia, with the purpose of subjugating the
Chinese Empire, it is almost too absurd to
require notice. Russia could not put one
hundred thousand men into Turkestan at
the present time. She could not carry
half that force to the frontier Of China.
Should she attempt anything of the kind
she would merely sacrifice her armies
without effecting anything. The real dan.
ger of China lies on the Pacific, not in
Central Asia.
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the operatives for advance of wages as many OF the
masters are working at positive loss. The opera
tives give notice for advance to-day.
An Imperial decree is published in Russia reduc-
ing the import duty on salt, increasing that ON
foreign grades, taxing grare guilds and doubling
storage dues on merchandise in Government ware
houses. The decree takes effect January 18th.
The British steamer Garnet was wrecked in the
North sea during gale on the 18th instant. All
hands, numbering seventeen, persisted
It is supposed that the British steamer Mont
is lost off the Portuguese coast, with
crew OF thirty men.
The Dutch Government is about to appeal to the
farmers Of the British nation in favor OF the indie
Of the Transvaal.