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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-13
Washing Fluids.

I wonder if DR.. Horne Up. 500 has
tried, or witnessed trial of, Hurd' 5
magical mixture for tightening the
labOrs of washing. | have used it for
nearly twenty months, having done but
one washing during the time without
it, and liked ii 50 well that when my
first case was gone | sent for another
My most careful observation has failed
to see that it eats or otherwise de
str0ys the clothing upon which it is
used, and, oh, how many backachcs
and headaches and armaches it saves.
| soak my white clothes over night,
and in the morning pass them through
the Wringer the dirtiest are given Il
slight rubbing and thorough sOaping,
and soap is rubbed on all the sOiled
places of the cleaner articles. The dis
agreeable looking spots left by spiders
ON pillow shams and window curtains
disappear with no rubbing whatever.
Sometimes after my washing has been
scalded, find streaked wristband or
dirty sleeve, but | am seldom obliged
to use the washbOard after Fcalding.
| give the colOred shirts a slight rub
bling and scald them after the white
clothes. The rubbing aftrrward need
ed is merely nominal, and they look
beautifully clear and clean. Without
hurrying or worrying myself into IA
fever of excitement, | can place my
washing upon the line earlier thanmy
neighbors; still little credit is due me,
for know / work neither so hard, nor
80 fast, As they.
OLIVE A. OsTERIIOUT. .
Susquehannah Co., Pa.
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y farmer in Kentucky, it is stated,
bought 2lO hogs, and corn to feed them
for s., 5G3, fed and sold them, averag-
ing 323 pounds for $3.50, and refused
S954 for III shoats which he raised
from them. A Lawrence county farm
er, in New York, states that four nine
months pigs were killed in that place,
the dressed weight of which as 400,
40l, AS AID 400 pounds respectively.
A New Jersey farmer talks of 1868
pounds of pork raised by him in tif-
teen months and nineteen days, from
which he realized Il net profit of Sis
II. No doubt there is money in pork
raising under proper conditions.
Breeding feeding, and culture
have worked wonder for the snout of
the hog Of the period. No great age
is required to remember when the
representative porker was a little,
sinewy, fleet-foOted animal, with Il
jaw and Il probosiS equal to any emer-
gency where strength and endurance
were required. In regarding the neat
little snout of the modern hog, his
dignified slOWness Of motion, his gen.
cral gentleman-Ot-leisure air, it would
he hard-hearted wretch who could
condemn him to root hog, or die.n
The muscular pioneer hog could do
that, but to any well connected hog Of
to-day this idea would be simply pre-
DOSperOUS.
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C0yDUO1AD BY 3. IT. STA OKH0 USE
Industries of the South.

The last election proves conclusively
that the North has no love for the
South. 1t is nothing more than solid
North against a solid south. This
should be great inducement for
the people here to turn more Of their
attention towards the development of
our wonderful resources. The geatest
blow that can be struck against the
North is to build up our own industrial
resources-and by that means under
mine theirs.
1t is time that we were becoming
Independent Of a class of people who,
by their votes, show that they would
again bind around our nCcks the gall
ing chains of slavery. We must be
ndepcndcnt-and to be, independent
we must build factories of all kinds
raise everything ut hOme-and not let
our cotton crop be controlled by North
ern capitalists, and the proceeds to
flow into their Golfers.
The time has come for us to wake
up from our lethargy. Let every dol
Lar of our surplus capital be invested
in something that will build up our
industrial resources.
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Peter Henderson gives in substance
the Glowing requisites for the success
full culture of this berry: Dig in
three inches of well rOtted stable
manure with the soil. The plants
should be pot-layered, and set out
about midsummer, but they will do
as late as September. Press the soil
against each plant with the foot. Sery-
ed this way not one in thousand will
fail. Stir the soil every ten days to
keep it clean and mellow. Pinch off
all runners as they appear, and by
winter each will have formed a round
bush foot OF more in diameter. Cover
for winter with three inches of hay or
straw, which is to be opened little in
spring, and the mulch left on to pro-
tect the berries from soil and the plants
from drying. This mode is recon-
mended for eXtensivel plantations us
well as for private gardens.
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a Valuable Glue.



A very permanent and durable glue,
which may be called chrome, glue,
is made by adding to n moderately
concentrated solution of the glue one
part of acid chromate of lime in solu-
ton to five parts of gelatine, this sort
Of chrome being thought better
adapted to the purpose than bichro-
mate of potash, which is usually used
The glue is prepared, after being eX-
posed to the light, becomes insoluble
in water, in consequence of the partial
reduction of the chronic acid. This
preparation can be used in cementing
glass object to be exposed to boiling
water, the treatment being tie ordi-
nary one of app ying the glue to both
surfaces of the fractured object, and
then binding them together until dry,
and exposing them for sufficient
length Of time to the light, after which
boiling water will have no action
upon them. 1t is suggested that this
preparation will be better adapted to
cementing the covers OH glass sides
than any now in use. The same
preparation can be applied for making
fabrics waterproofs, especially sails of
ships, awnings, etc, where no great
tleXibi ity is necessary. Two or three
applications of the glue, either by i'm
mersion of the object in it or by the
use Of Il brush, will answer the pur-
pose. Roofing paper is also rendered
imperviouS even when exposed to long
continued rains.
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CHANCERY NOTICE.


vs.
WARRINGTON x SAVAGE, ET AL
Chanoery Court, FIRST District, Kinds county,
Mississippi.
4 IN opening the sworn bill of complaint IN inns
, cause and II Appearing to the satisfaction OF
Of tho court that the delendsnts warrington
Savage, do not reside IN the State OF MISSISSIPPI
but reside beyond the limits thereof, to-wit Sci
ma, in the State of Alabama, 50 that the ordinary
process OF this cauri cannot be executed against
Them 1t Is therefore ordered by the court that
said Warrington & Savage do enter their appear
ance herein, on or before the ID Monday of Deem,
bcr, A. D., 1880, the same being rule day OF said
court, at The courtroom thereof, In the city OF
Jackson, Kinds county Mississippi, and plead, an
swer, or deAiur to the complementary, or the sew
eral allegations will he taken for confessed as to
them. II is further ordered that this order be
published In the Comet, Il newspaper published In
The city OF Jackson once a week for four c0nsecu-
tive weeks, and that copy OF this order be for
warded postage prepaid, by the Clerk OF this court,
to the address of said Warrington and Savage.
Ordered, this October 90 1880.
w. 4. RATLIFF, Clerk.
By A. G. MOORE, d. c.
Jackson, Miss, Oct. 90, SO-4w
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PARAGRAPHS OF ALL SORTS.

During the year of 1850 there wa
imported from the State of New YORK
Is, 49,, $50 pounds Of olemargarine, val
ued at s., 5s4,3l7.
Mr.. G. +. Needman, OF Washington
City, has published pamphlet IN
which he says the fig can easily be
grown at the North. We think he Is
mistaken, rs the fig is Il tropical plant
to some extent.
The Ameri an Agliculturist recon-
mends the culture of sweet clover for
bees.
Apples ale said to be very fine food
to make cows give milk. They are
also fine for people to eat.
Reports from France indicate that
ii will take 40000,000 bushels of wheat
to make up the deficit in that country.
1t is now supposed that it will take
100000 900 bushels to supply the de-
mand abroad.
The American Cultivator says that
American butter is strongly adullcr-
atcd with powerful soap-stone-about
one pound of soap-stone to seven oil
butter The adulteration Of food is
largely ON the increase, and stringent
measures should be taken to stop it.
There is much complaint every
where now of the injury done to stock
from the use of halbcd wire fences. \
great m ny remedies are sugge-t;d to
quad against this detect; one is sts-
pending old brush to the wires,
another is to suspend six inch board
from the top wire.
Prunc- for the first time are now
being successfully raised in Briston
Rhode Island. 1t is Of the variety
known as the Prune de Ipdgenhcin.
They have also been introduced by the
Germans into Northern New York.
We think they could be raised in the
South.
A rcccrt'y patented extract for
favoring cigars consists of rum,
alcohol, oil of apple tonka bean, vale
rian root and laulanum. Not good
news to smokers.
A new grape disease has appeared
in Europe. 1t resembles the potato
ordium, but is much more verulent.
Several vineyards have bctn com
plctely luincd by it.
Chas A. Dana, of the New York
sun has spent $4,000 for the construc-
ton of IL cave in which to raise mush-
rooms, and has employed II profess
sional grower to take charge of it.
Pava in South America in 1917, eX-
ported 1910 tons of India rubber.
Texas now makes cider from to-
matOes.
Hollow horn is sweeping away the
cattle of Kansas; we expect it is hol-
low stomach.
A fast train recently ran into Il
drove of wild turkeys in Canada and
killed twelve. We don't believe a
word of it.
Fences have been abolished in An
lerson county South Carolina-and
enough cot on is raised on the ground
where the old fences stood, to pay the
entire taxes of the county.
A snow storm recently prevailed in
San Antonio Texas, leaving nine
inches on the ground, also one of the
same kind took place in Buenos Ayres.
1t is said such an occurrence never
before so early in the season.
1t is estimated that the apple crop
his year, will amount to 10000, 900 Of
barrels
A museum in the city of Mexico
contains Il remarkable sword made
rom an acrOlte or meteor.
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COMWISSTONER'S SALE.

vs..
JAMES Il. YEEGER, ct. al,
y VIRTUE of the final decree rendered in this
ID cause by the Chancery Court Of Kinds county,
Mississippi lst District will, OF
H0aday, lie STU dagof NoreaiJer, 4. u. 1880,
in front Of the City Hall, in the City oil Jackson,
Within legal hours proceed to sell, for cash. TO the
highest bidder, ut public auction, the following
property t0-wt That certain real estate situate in
the City Of Jackson, Kinds county, Mississippi, in
square eleven South in said city, being the same
lot Of ground and parcel of said square Of which
Daniel MayCs lied seized aud p0Ss(sse l. and which
is particularly described in the deed OF David Shell
ton conveying the same Ia said MaycS and also Il
certain Other tract parcel ii land adjoining the
same, and part Of the residence Of said james
Il. Ierger purchased by him Of one A. Robbins
AMI particularly described in the deed OF sail \ .
Robbins / said Iergcr; said last parcel being
square ul eighty feet, situated in the snutli-rast
corner ri said square cleye SOUTH II said city Of
Jackson, fronting eighty feet on Pearl street, and
eighty feet on Congress street, and the dwelling
house and appurteRances on the siid land lois Of
ground. said sale made for the purpuSc Of satisfy
ing the decree male in favor of complainant aud
cl,is 81 suit.
The Commissioner will only convey such title "a,
lc is authorized 20 convey uIider said de,lce, bni
the title is believed 10 be perfect.
nctg-lT \. g.. MOORE Cpmniis siancT.
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The supply Of wool.

This country does not grow enough
wool 10 supply her manufactures and
her manufacturer do net make enough
goods To clOthe her people la order
Ia make up the deficiency, we must
import both wool and goods.
The amount of wool that we need
each year is variously estimated from
fifty To one hundred millions. The
worst bears Of the market do not claim
over twenty millions of foreign wool
now in the country, and these same
parties say there is about the usual
supply Of dOmestics in the eastern
citleS, while some say il is much
small er than usual, and il is notorious
that the cOuntry-the " interior'-has
not been bearer of wool for many
years if ever before, since wool was
grown in the country.
We believe we have made "A state
ment Of facts which would lead H. to
the conclusion that our supply Of wool
would be short unless we imported
more wool, but the foreign markets are
firm, and prices so high as to prevent
any further importations Of wool. In
Tact, the worlds wool crop promises to
Ice short, while more machinery j. run
ming than 1t any time during its his
tory. What does this signify simply
that wool should command good prices,
unless everything goes to the dogs
Wool Growers Bulletin.
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Leaves and Fruit,
Country Gentleman.


The absolute necessity Of leaves in
developing fruit is becoming well I'M
dersto0d by cultivators, but we still
see some plumbers committed by those
who do not fully understand the office
of these organs. The owner of II
vineyard concluded he would have
better grapes than his neighbors if he
turned the full rays of the sun on the
forming and ripening punches. He
cut off most of the shoots above the
punches, and thus removed two-thirds
of all the fully grown foliage. The
consequence was, the grapes were
nearly worthless and the vines were
ruined. 1t is the foliage and not the
fruit which wants the Sunlight.
Another instance: A tree Of the Vel
low Gauge plum dropped its leaves
from leaf-blight when the plums were
only two-thirds grown, and with only
bitter flavor The branches were
quite bare for some weeks, and the
fruit was stationary. A new set of
leaves then came out, the plums
finished their growth and ripened into
the honeyed sweetness peculiar to that
variety.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-13
STOLEN,

GTOLEN FROM MY STABLE, near Nccly's
- MILL on Thursday night, the 2lst oil October,
1885, two Mules, one
DARK HORSE MULE,
about ~ hands high, four years Old, in good
order, no marks recollectcd. The other is 4
BAY MARE MULE,
between five and six years old, about AZ hands
high, and badly rubbed with trace on her right leg
Both are in good erlcr and haze reached name and
shaved tails.
| will pay a liberal reward for the return OF my
mules, or any information that will lead to their
A reward will also be paid for the arrest
Of the Thief or ia ives Address
r. b. GOULDMAN,
oct 30-2t Brandon, Miss
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1880.

To the Editor OF the Comet:
DEAR SIR: Having read an article
in the n. Y. World, copied from your
paper, on Spanish Moss, in which you
state that gratifying progress has been
made in its manipulation within the
last year. | desire to learn what the
approved pan now is; us | intend to
engage in the collection and prepara-
ton of it the coming winter in Flori-
da, where | own place. viii you be
so kind as to inform me how or Of
whom I can obtain the desired infor-
nation. Respectfully yours,
GEO. =. ALLEN
Most of those engaged in the pre-
paratiOn of Moss for market live in
Louisiana, and also the business is
carried on quite extensively around
Gainesville Florida. The process is
by simply rotting in water or by boil
ing the Moss. | have written to find
out the parties engaged in the bust
ness in Louisiana, and their mode of
manipulation, which az soon As it is
received will take pleasure in forward
ing to you.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-13

Directions fer J.isJ Matters Healiag Oi,iis,eat
Apply twice day other Ointment, morning
and evening the wounded part needs no cleaning,
the Ointment keeI.s the part perfectly clean and Ia
a healthy condition, nycqucnty no soap Is re-
quircd To- wash 10 IF and il always leave, The skin
iu q pure and hJalthy state u will never become
rancid. ;,.r deterioraksl ny climate
Bay if of your Druggist, IL be- has nonc get him
to Order 60 iur You. Use none hat MASTERS
HEALING OfNTMEsT.
GEO. W. MASTERS. Pr0PmEToR
For sale Wholesale by WHEELp,-E FiNIAY 4 Co.,
aud !. L. LYONS, New Orb aus, and By druggists
generally IN Louisiana and Miss!s-ip
oct &C. so ty
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MASTERSI
X EALING EMIT

= E = : ] N q . " 7 NJ " 7
physicians chce1ully recommend this ONT
i MENT, and say that it has no equal rs a heal
ing agent. This Ointment Is rrcOHume ended for any
If the following diseases, and all pa poses OF
Family Ointment.
old Ulcers, burns, Scads, F.stulI Piles, Sprains
BRUISES 'urnsi bunlons, sore Nipples, ScroitlI,
Fever Sores, Stnss and Bites, Pimplfs,
Eruptious, Chappcd Hands, Cuts,
Wounds, Fel0us, B5ls, BARRIERS Itch, Teiter, Ring
Wortus Cancers and Ola Sorcs, sore Breasts,
aud al Burns caused 10y Oil Explosion.
THIS DIN rMENT ALSO CURES ALL ERUP-
rLnN. In unL.Es AND - I-TLE
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-13

Beef marrow, bound on aud renewed
twice a day, Is said 10 be the most
effeetual cure Tor those painful WISH
tanis. felpns
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WHEELER & PERSON.
CIoTHING
Ii & 10 Camp Street,

CLOTHING
nc % sell
a. n the Ountr.
New Scotch Sack andc to
Black aud Blue Cheviot Suits S19
Black Diagonal d. Aber
Cassme sand cuisines
Fancy Black andU al
Fall Overcoats 50 o S15.
Boys School and Dress to
rdoznIu
p sta ihcG lsg
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w. ii. WARMER ~ CO..
june19 80 Rochester. N Y.

To the Honorable Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Jackson, in
Council assembled:
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-13

For sale by
BYRON LEMLY, Drugsl
NJ ay15-6ml 'N'"
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CHEAPEST IND Be-
OF MISSISSIPPI

rms Is . home institution, man,ood
people, and gives Its members the b ensscu,. ~
RELIABLE insurance at the least pogsIlo" ~, 81
more than that '"" pretend
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-30

THE REMARKABLE FATE OF -FOUR
Boys WHOSE LIVES RAN TOGETHER. -
La 1853 four gentlemen entered their sons
at boarding school az Cokesbury. s. c.
They had been for years intimate friends
and clergymen in the Methodist church.
These BOYS rema' M at this school, room
mates and class mates, and entered VOL
ford College, standing relatively hrst, Sec
ond, third and fourth in large CLASS
They remained at this institution IOur
years, were room-m mates all the time, grad,
uating relatively first, second, tnlrd anu
fourth. They then entered law ONCE al
Spartanburg and studied law under the
same chancellor. The war broke out, ana
at the call for troops they all entered
Jenkins Rifle Regiment from South Caro-
lima aud were messmates i'll the same COM
pany. Being near the same hight they
stood together as comrades in battle IL.
this regiment. At the second battle OF
Manassas, August, 1864. a Shell FROM me
enemie batteries fell in the ranks u thls
company, killed these four boys and none
other in the company. They are burleo
| Oh the same battlefield and sleep i"getllel
in the same grave. Their namss were "a
pers. McSwain, Smith and Duncan. and
| they were The sons Of Bish p Capers. Rev
| Drs. McSwain and Smith. OF South Caro-
lima and r v. Mr. Duncan, Of Virginia
the last being a brother OF Rev. Dr. Dun
can, of Randolph Macon College. The
grave Is marked by a granite cross and in,
| closed by an iron railing. -COtuntb q rs "
| Register.
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a 7 .rrrT Ryrr AnATNsr GuN (IR

A LITTLE BILL AGAINST GEN. GRANT.
While Gen. Grant was in the parlors at
the Lamadrid House in Vicksburg, card
from civilian Scott was handed him
with request for an interview. The in
terview was granted and the general rec
ognized in William Scott colored man
who had been chief cook to the general
and his staff during their sojourn in the
country back Of Vicksburg during the
siege of 1868. The general shook hands
with William and was ''glad to meet him. y
Whereupon William presented him with
the following bill:
JACKSON, MISS, June -, 1868.
To William Scott, DR..
For balance for services as cook $40
On the back of the bill was written =
General, If you havn't time to attend to
this, please address VIM. Scott, Vicks-
burg, Miss, care of Mrs. Jacob Latcher.' >
The General read the bill over and assur-
ed William that it should be attended to.
Scott was a slave before the war and be-
longed to Col. Reuben Dunbar with whom
he remained until Gen. Grant s army pass
ed Vicksburg. just previous to the sur
render, at which time he joined the Union
forces and served as cook to the General
and his staff, and was such at the time OF
the surrender. but during the excitement
and rapid movements of the army he lost
sight of the General and failed to collect
the balance due him.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-30

The RICHMOND AND ALLEGHANY
RA1LRoAD.-Ale leading official of this road
is reported by the Richmond Common
wealth" as saying that his road did not
propose to reach the Ohio river from the
direction of Clifton Forge at all. The
connection of the Richmond and Allegha-
ny with the Ohio is, according to him, to
be accomplished thus:
ssWe intersect the Chesapeake and Ohio
road at Clifton Forge, and we have all the
facilities for the western and southwestern
traffic we desire over that line. We pro-
pose to strike the Ohio river with our road.
but we shall strike it at its head, at Pitts
burg, and in that direction reach for the
trade of the great Northwest, as well as
find in Pittsburg market for the inl-
mense deposits of iron ore along the line
of the Richmond and Allegheny road, on
the headWaters of the James. By looking
at the map you will see that we have a
direct route, and one that nature has pro-
yided across the mountains to Pittsburg.
Leaving Clifton Forge, we pass through
McGraw's Gap and fall on the waters OF
.Jackson's river, ia Bath county. Then
YOU see, Back Greek forces a passage for
us through Jackson Mountains and let's us
to the main Allegheny at the head of the
waters of Back Creek, where nature has
bowed the Allegheny Mountains SO that
we cross into Pocahontas county, in West
Virginia, without tunnel or deep cut.
Thence we reach the head waters OF the
Monongahela and follow their course TO
Pittsburg over the line of the Plttsburg
Southern road