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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

But few persons stop to think Of the
great wealth there is in poultry, the
amount of food both in the fowl and
in the eggs. Let us figure. A black
Spanish hen will lay 300 eggs an
nually; three dozen hens will, then,
lay 1920 eggs, or $50 dozen. AT 25c
per dozen they will bring $l65. One
bushel of grain will keep each fowl a
year when not allowed to run at large.
Deduct then $36, and we have cleared
S126. A common hen will lay not to
exceed $40 eggs per year, which at the
same price would bring sos. Deduct
the same expense for feed, and we
have 500 So we see there is $50 in
favor of the blooded hen. But, as a
rule, when the farmer keeps but.a few
fowls, they are allowed to roam
at large, and therefore gather up a
great portion oftheir food. In the late
fall, winter and early spring we would
advise for food, once each day, wheat
or barley bolled in dishwater, and
given the fowls just before going to
roost. You must not neglect to give
your fowls lime, or bones burnt will
answer the same purpose.-Resources
of Oregon and Washington.
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4 Profitable Crop.

Last June ! cutfrom 20 acres and II
rods of land 81 loads of hay, estimated
to make at least 35 tons of dry hay. In
August cut clover seed from same
land which yielded 934 bushels.
Thirty-fivc tons of hay at s. per ton,
$50; $50 bushels of clover seed at s.
per bushcl, the price at which | have
been selling it, SlG7.j0; proceeds of
POI acres of land S7I7.40. / submit
this partial report of farm accounts Of
the current year, for the benefit of those
who could not understand how such
returns as / submitted to the Farmer
last year could he made from 300 acre
farm Promising another partial
report when / ascertain the yield Of
my corn crop. which is very fine.
After which, if desirable, / will, for
the benefit OF the readers of the
Farmer, give in a few articles, some
practical SUGGESTIONS relative to sug-
gcstive farming. J. A. MOUNT
How much better it would be il our
farmers would pay little more atten-
ton to saving their own hay? We
have seen crab grass that would yield
one OF two tons to the acre, without
cultivation or manure. But the farm
ers at this season Of the year are 50
much engaged in picking out their
cotton, that they have no time 10 give
to such trivial object'. In the spiing,
they will spend cotton for hay; what
makes the difference >
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A Result "f the mississippi Jetiies,

As direct result of the success of Cap
tain Eads' jetties ut the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river, IL noted the present remark
able demand for huge grain carrying barges
for the transportation of wheat from 81.
Louis to the ocean-golnS vessels NJ new
Orleans. This demand for barges is sup
plemented by the recent purchase OF sew
eral of the most powerful towboats ever
built ut Pittsburg, and which We're origin
ally designed for the coal trade. with ~
feet of water assured Mt South Pass, where
the jetties are located, the river transporta-
ton of grain TO the ocean hulls, bids iair 10
assume proportions that must jeopardise
the overland carrying of grain between
the upper Mississippi and the seaboard
Within the past few weeks the 81. LOUIS
and New Orleans Transportation Company
Company have been in the market AS pur-
chasers for steamers and barges.-Scientiiic
American.
Perhaps we have here the solution
of the question of cheap freights on
our produce, and the answer that is to
be given to pools and railway combin-
atoms. The river is tree and any one
can float produce to New Orleans,
where the ocean ship will take 1t to
Europe. No pool or combination can
be made on the river route, ana COLI
petition, the true solution, will settle
the whole matter Of carrying trade
Indiana Farmer.
The opening Of the mouth Of the
Mississippi will open up renewed com
mercial activity Throughout the whole
South. 1t will eventually prove OF
great Importance to the city OF New
Orleans, and make her the metropolis
of the South. 1t will be a vast auXil-
iary towards building new railroads
to a city whose ports have been open
ed up to the largest vessels OF the
world.
New Orleans will become the vast
gram depot of the West, seeking the
cheapest and most direct route to the
great cities of Continental Europe
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

FELoNs.-Beef marrow, -l.t.,ss.s..ttl- on
and renewed twice day Is said to he
the most efIectual agent for the cure
of those painful visitants, felons.
CONVENIENT LEMoNADE,-Two ozs.
of tartaric acid, one pound Of lump
sugar, lcmOn-juice or extract of lemon,
one-half pint of water. When thor
oughly dissolved il il ready for use.
Two spoonfuls in half II glass of water,
and one-third teaspooniul of soda
makes II good drink.
RELIABLE RECIPE FOR A COLD
Take handful of wild cherry bark !
nut i'm il two quarts of water boil IL
one hour; strain and add one stick
licorice; boil down to one quart; then
add one ounce laudanum, one-half
ounce oil anise, one-half oil tar, one
and a half pound loaf sugar, and one
half pint alcohol. For an adult take
three-fourths of a teaspoonful from
three to five times day; for children,
proportionately less.
PUMPKIN PIE.-Cut the pumkin IN
half, put in Il dripping pan, skin slae
up after seeds are removed, in slow
oven; bake until all the good can he
easily scraped from the rine with
spoon; if it is rs brown as nicely baked
bread, all the better; mash finely, and
to one quart add Il quarter of n pound
of butter while hot; when cool, sweet
en- to tase; one pint of milk OF cream
(if cream be used three eggs are sufii-
cient, if milk four will be better, beat
them separately, stir in yolks, two
teaspoonful cinnamon, of nutmeg, a
wine-glass of wine or brandy, lastly,
add the whites of the eggs, string but
little after they are added to the mix
ture; bake in a quick oven.
TuRPENTINE FOR LUNG CONF
pLAINr.-An aged physician in Wash
ington, who is retired from practice, a
man of extensive learning and high
character, says that the younger prac-
titioners laugh at him for recommends
ing turpentine as a remedy for dis
eases of the lungs. He contends that
they have nothing better to suggest
indeed, they have no remedy for con-
sumption. He claims that in q cleaI
cases of throat disease the use OF this
remedy under his own direction has
restored the several parties to fail
health, one of these being his own
wife, and another being man who,
from being unable to sit or to lie in q
prostate position, has been for five
years past doing engineers work in
the treasury. The remedy is simple
Procure at drug store some white
turpentine; take in the mouth bl
the size of Il pea swallow the slow }
dissolving substance, and when it il
quite soft swallow the lump. TIT
same remedy is excellent for a cold
This medicine is an old ore, not Il
varience, however, with the moder1
notion of sending patients to piny re
gions to inhale terebinthins odors.-
The Advance.
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In Skowhegan, Me-, are two russell
apple trees; the oldest was planted
in 1852. The tree is seven feet from
the ground to the branches, five in
number, all of which are very large
and average IS feet in length, cover
ing a space of ground 60 feet in diam
eter. In these branches playhouse
for children has been built for half
century or more. Anywhere from
the ground to the branches it measures
1871 feet. The tree is more than Al
feet in diameter, and it has been a
good bearer-from Is to 35 bushels Of
apples having been picked from it
each year. But the frost and the
rain have made seams in its branches
and recently one of them has broken,
but the other four are green and bring
forth their fruit in due season. The
other, As years younger, is a sprout of
the old tree. 1t stands 81 feet from the
old tree, and bears the same kind of
apples, is three feet in diameter, and
perfect in every way. This farm was
decided to the grandfather Of COlbuIn
Ireland i'm 100, has passed from father
to son until 1876, and then passed into
the hands of Daniel II. Gould, the
present Owner-BOstOn Transcript.
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There is a man in Milwaukee, Wis
cOnsin, who has not spoken to his
wife for over a week. He is so mad
that he will not go home to his meals,
and the other day his wife went to
his office to get six dollars to pay
for some shoes, and he told the clerk
to pay her off and let her go. He
grinds his teeth when he goes home
of nights and comes out of the house
every morning swearing. She came
a joke on him, that was all. He has
for years been telling her that he was
sure that he had got the heart disease
and that he should go off suddenly
some time in the night. She had got
sick of such talk after hearing it for
thirteen years, when she knew that
he was as healthy as yearling.
Why he did not know where his heart
was, and could not point out any one
portion of his internal improvement
But he kept talking about death every
little while, and she said she would
break up that game as soon as she
could think of any way to do it. A
spell ago she bought one of these
India rubber bags for keeping hot
water at the feet, instead of using bot
ties. 1t would hold about three quarts,
and her husband did not know any
thing about it, One night after she
had the water bag to her feet a couple
of hours, until thy were as warm as a
piece of zinic, and her husband snored
away by note, she thought what a
good joke it would be to put it on his
stomach and wake him up. She burst
right out laughing at midnight think
ing about it. She took up the rubber
of hot water and placed it OH his
stomach. 1t had not been on his
stomach and other baggage over two
minutes before he slowly opened his
eyes. She stuffed the upper works of
her night gown in her mouth to keep
from laughing. He raised up his head
and said: Harriet my end has come"
Which end Josiah ~ said she, rolling
over, "yOur head or your feet" And
then she put a pillow in her mouth
and reached over to him and unscrew-
ed the nozzle that holds the water in
the bag.
am dying, Egypt, dying" said
he, "my heart is enlarged to three
times its natural size, and oh, am
bleeding to death.n She had opened
the nozzle and three quarts of hot
water was pouring over HIM, saturat-
ing him from head to foot. She had
not meant to let out more than half
a pint of water on him, but when it
got TO flowing she couldn't stop it; so
she got out of bed and told him TO save
himself. He attempted to stop the
flow Of blood, and she struck a light
and asked him if his life-preserver
had not sprung a leak, ana then he
looked at the rubber bag and went
and run himself through clothes
wringer. He slept on the lounge the
rest of the night, and he says that his
wife is the meanest woman that ever
drew the breath Of life. She tells her
friends that Josiah has been miracu-
lously cured of heart disease.
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NOTICE!
Frank LesIie's Weekly.

The only Democratic illustrated Newspaper pub
isbel-will he sent postpaid, for five weeks until
snd Of eanpaign) for thirty cents Agents
wanted in every town. Send - crnts for i've
weeks subscription, OF cents 10 postage stamps Tor
sau,uIe enpy and illustrated Catalogue. Cluis uf
F0rR will he sent for five weeks, for collar.
Address FRANE LESLIE PUBLISHING Co., - Dey
Str, et New York.
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WHEELER & PERSON.
CLOTHING
ID & Is Camp Street,

WE HAVE JUST OPENED
Oexmiu the
Is market n h
style and cut, $15 to 800
Black nd Cheot Suits 49,
d. b. Aerts and moderate prices
FancyC assme Dress and business Suits.
FancyB OveTcoats and Usters all prices
80 to S15.
BoysSc Scholar DressSa So to Sl2
Hos
and best Rules for
EoiC %t low
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

The rice crop Of 1850, in Florida, will
be as large a. that Of 1870.
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Building and Monumental Purposes

Their card OF references covers I'VE millions OF
dollars of work delivered from Maine to California.
They have branch Offices at lS7 Iaslle ST., Chicago
liig Olive St, ST Louis; and at the eOrnoT Canal
and Boronne streets, New Orleans. At the latter
city. during the last two years. they have erected
many handsome and imposing monuments ana
t0mlss among the number the following: Herdah
dez, Redvitz, Morris, SalOy, Washington Artillery
and McCan. The latter stands Sc ieet nigh Ahh
T. without doubt the finest one in the Southern
country. They, above all competitions were
awarded the contract foor erecting the Misslsslli
Pres Monument. Members Of the Pres As oela.
tion eniilely pleased with lie work and VI
recommend the arm % the public. This firm Ia,
under cantrnct the monument a the Army ~
Northern Virginia Louisiana Division. Persons ~
the South desiring monument Work should aadi'a7
the Co1nnany's General Agent,
CHAS A. ORLEANS,
Perry House, Canal and Baronne SIS,
ss,ls-s,5 NEW ORLEANS, La
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TIED GHEa1
KIDNEY REG6IHJh1dr'

KTDNEGEN Is highly E Tee%SsI
and unsurpassed f0T MHIGH1|
KIDNEYS, DROPSa;s GV, NJ
EASE, Loss of ENBn1SiHUl
DEBILITY, or any 0 81 HIl
arising from GRAVE Tow
DISEASES. Also for ~ poISOh1
HOOD and KIDNEH, tons,
Infected malarial trGRFsf Il
"By the Installation o. aspIFY MAJ
JfTNIPRR BERRIES and b ~. ~ speeinl
dissoVered KIDNEGEN, Ehlel ll.-.. Sie DR. 1
EIdneTs and Urinary OrgAns, I s,jI,5 hest g
bladder and any stra1nine, ,5,enl sirsnell.s,u
ths water passages giving - 1los q ri
es1uing 4 healthy color and essJ - Withg'
- tsksu a All times, IN all 80 rafion
tlle sTrtern. Unlike ang otheI IN ID Y
d1ffeulfie1. 4 has very pl5..s. dIur'eils
ard fsvOr, u CONTAINS posi- ..5les esg,S N
S1d Wi not nnuseate. ~ "A KlpH'
- II and Gentlemen "
basf Kidney Tonic ever used =. tha dgntin
E0TTCF.-Eaoh bottle Deafsr 81 ! n
RFNCR q MARTIN. also y, ~ 4 b. -.
FzSss, Which parmits KIDh ~ - ~ -rss
canasl b. druEgists lgrDcers mo - - Z
Rawia ouart-siss Boiflsi fer -. chel
LHWRENcE q MIRTIH. 80 n r5.slsrsf
VBold b DruRgists. GroceTs A'''
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n1O a WEEK so day al home easily made
OH C,,stly outfit free. Address TEUE 4 90.
Augusta Maine. nov Y
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THIS BANK WAS ESTABLISHED suspended payment since "n
the arousp
We accounts specially liberal TERMS
nd
etwnnbe o
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1.-THE relations with all the
advantage kr the Ianaci
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OF MISSISSIPPI

This is home institution, manoood !,
people, and gives Its members the honeG G" ~
reliable insurance at tho least p0ssihinS o.
COST. No association or society can "ro,a aGi
more than that. ~" pretend
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Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
State News.

A tower clock has been placed in the spire of the Park church, Norwich.
 The Smith7ille mill, which has been idle for some time at Willimantic, will begin work again March l.
 The Meriden Britannia Company's stock, having par value of 1925, sold at auction at New York Wednesday at $105.
 By George I. Seney's recent gift of $75, GOO, Wesleyan University has secured three-ffths of the desired centennial endowment of $500,- GOO.
 On Tuesday the polishers at the South Nor walk lock shop struck for an advance of 10 per cent. on their wages. The company re- fused to make the advance and the men have all stopped work.
 The Rev. Mir. Montgomery, of Norwich, the new prosecuting agent, refutes the charge that he is coining money in his business. Although he gets $1O for each prosecution he says he is obliged to keep team and give up his featuring business, which was a source of much larger revenue.
 An employe of the Yale Lock Co.,, Stam- ford, MT. Jacob Ostrander, died suddenly last Monday. Last Saturday evening he was in duced to take shock from battery operated by pediar of electricity. The doctors found that the case was one of apoplexy, superin- duced by the electric shock.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
sfRfders.' ''

How the Republicans Were Beaten. Washington Correspondence of the Boston AdVer-
 tiserl
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-At last, after three weeks of discussion the Committee of the Whole of the House has passed the third clause of the 21st rule, and the Republicans are completely beaten through the blundering tactics of ex-Secretary Robeson, who under took to make 8 smart movement and was cap- tured, consequently his reputation as parlia- mentary leader is pretty etfectually destroyed. The struggle to-day opened with stormy scene, the Republicans and few Democrats making an effort to secure an opportunity for Alexander Fl. Stephens to make the speech on the proper scope of the appropriation bills which he was not ready to make the other day. MT. Blackburn and the Democrats gen orally desired to prevent him, knowing that he designed opposing their purpose. On this point Blackburn was beaten, and Oonger, who made motion to go into committee, was able to secure three-quarters of an hour instead of ten minutes, of which time Stephens made good use, attacking the principle and meth ods of the Democratic proceeding on this point with characteristic Vigor. After his speech Warner, of Ohio, offered sub- stantially the same amendment which the Re publicans let be defeated on Tuesday, and it was adopted. While this amendment was not all that was desired, it was long step in ad- vance of the present rule, and it's adoption YVES Republican victory and 8 mortifying defeat of the Democrats. The latter were tired of fighting, and were quite ready to ac- cept this vote as final, when Robeson made a motion to strike out the amendment just adopted with portion of the original rule. If his motion had been adopted, unquestionably it would have left the rule in 8 shape to pre- vent any riders" changing the existing law but the House had so many times during the struggle shown that it had no mind to go to that extent that the movement under the cir cumstances was piece of dangerous reckless ness Men like Garfield and Frye apprecia ted this, and Frye voted against it. Blackburn, on the other hand, saw an opportunity to dis turb the settlement made and make the rule so obnoxious that he could rally the Demo crats to amend it further. He got together few of his supporters and insured the adop- ton of Robeson's amendment as purely strategic movement. No sooner was it ac- oomplished than there came from the Demo cratic side substitute for the whole rule, which was worse than the originaland opened new opportunities for putting on the appro- priation bills dangerous riders. The Green packers, who voted with the Republicans to carry Warmers amendment, were angry with them on account of Robeson's action, and went over to the Democratic side, giving them the victory. After this vote the battle was practically over, Garfeld's attempt to re- cover the lost ground proving abortive, and so the battle, which has ragged obstinately around this point for two or three weeks, and which was at 3 o'clock to-day virtually won by the Republicans, was by their own fault irretriev- ably lost in an hour.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
State Correspondence.
GuilfQEd.

Miss Sarah Brown left town on Monday last for Florida, whither she goes in company with Mrs. s. B. Cone.
 Mir. 0. Spencer Foote, who has been win- tering in Florida, is said to be failing rapidly, and his wife and his brother William have gone to minister to his wants.
 I. s. Spencer's Sons are making large ad. dition to their foundry to enable them tomeet the demands of their increasing business
 Rev. MT. Taylor will oficiate at the North church next Sabbath, when, it is said, he will reply to the call extended to him by said church and society to become their pastor.
 Some of our people indulged in the pleas ures of dance in Music Hall last Wednesday evening, which we are told was a very enjoy able affair, although the attendants were not as numerous as desired, owing to the stormy night and Lenten season.
 Among the annual occurrences of this sea- son is the continued presence of bluebirds. They have favored us with their song nearly every morning, including those in which the mercury indicated Q to 15o above zero.
 February 20.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
The Court Record.

Superior Court Civil Side Judge
 Culver
 This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. motion WAS made to dismiss the cass of Ives East Haven and arguments were made on the motion. The court dsal'owed the motion, and the case was then argued it's merits occupying the attention of the court until the hour Of adjournment
 Court adjourned until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock Court of Common Pleas-Judge Harri- This court came in yesterday morning at 10 o'clock The assigned furnished no business and court was adjourned until Monday at p. rn, when finding of facts will considered in that is to be taken to the Supreme Court of Errors.
 City COurt-Civil Side-Judge Pardee. In this court yesterday the case of Warner va. Thompson was further heard. It is suit for damages occasioned by runaway horse.
 City COurs-Criminal Side-JudRe Par
 dees
 In his court yesterday Terrence Brady WAS tried for keeping place Ferry street where noxicat-
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21

ing liquors are reputed to be sold without license He was found guilty and fined $5 and costs from which he took an appeal. The bonds were fixed at S100.
 A RepleVln Suits
 Miss Ida Hull, of Guford, has replevied six horses of the Murray estate, among them "Flying Morgan claiming that they the progeny of two brood she bought with money saved while acting as MT. Murrays secretary oh certain of his featuring tours. The will be tried in the Court of Common Pleas next week or week after, perhaps. The stallion sorgan Abdallah has been replevied by the foreman of the farm snd "Brandywine" by another ernploye. Mr. Murray is supposed to be in California, and his wife in New York, q practicing physician.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
Thirty Years Experience of an Old

Thirty Years Experience of an old
 Nurse.
 Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the pre- scription of one of the best Female Physi- clans and Nurses in the United States, and has been used for thirty years with never failing safety and success by millions of mothers and children, from the feeble infant of one week old to the adult. It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind collie, regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health and comfort to mother and child. We believe it the Best and Surest Remedy in the world, in all cases of Dysentery and Diarrhoea in children, whether it arises from teething or from any other cause. Full directions for using will accom- pany each bottle. None genuine unless the fac. .simile of Curtis t& Perkins is on the out side wrapper.
 Sold by all Medicine Dealers. 25 cents a bottle. f16 MW&S1tw
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
Nh HosnifaI Neerfcd.

No palatial hospital needed for Hop Bitters patients, nor large salaried talented buffers to tell what Hop Bitters will do or cure, as they tell their own story by their certain and abso- lute cures at home.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21
Dr. Welch, No. 27O Chapel Street
Enlarged, Infiamed, Diseased and
 Tender Joints.

Hundreds of ladies and gentlemen suffer untold misery, 1t is brought invariably by compress of the joints causing inflammation in and around the socket causing the joint to enlarge, with constant pain. These complaints require experience and times long treatment their cures, but easily by
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21

Vests Liver Pills Cure Dyspepsia. Vests Liver Pills Cure Liver Complaint. Vests Liver Pills Cure Indigestion. Vests Liver Pills Cure Sick Headache. Vests Liver Pills Purify the Blood. gS e4thd1y
Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-21

Use BrummelTs celebrated Cough Drops. The genuine have A. Fl. B. on each drop. B. H. Douglass & Son, New Haven, wholesale agents. jan24 2mo