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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25
Adnlteration.

There seem to be very good reasons
why the pessimists should call halt
upon the genius Of invention until some
force can be made available to regulate
his movements. IL is very generally
acknowledged that the world is growing
better as il grows older, and no doubt il
is, but the progress Of invention and dis
covery, although in the main beneficial
to mankind, is bringing forth things that
must of necessity exert an injurious in
iluence, Charles Reade, III one Of his
novels, speaks of some old solid silver
plate, made in the ancient days when
things were made honestly Not, he
says, because the workmen were more
honest than they are to-day, but because
they didn't know how to cheat" AS the
world grows older, people lehrn more and
more how to cheat and the people who
don't want to be cheated have TO study
closer and closer 10 learn how TO circum
vent it, II is a good deal like the
inventions Of armorcrs. Every few years
gun is produced, the proiectile from
which will pierce any known obstruction,
and then other armorers exert themselves
TO get up an armor that it cannot pierce.
And so it goes on, and the wonder is
NiAtit ~ II hAl w tilAAs ~ 10 NI WIN M
vention and discovery in other directions
Chemists are finding out more and more
how to adulterate food and its ingredients
until it is almost dangerous to ent any
thing but primary substances. Ever and
anon accounts appear in the papers Of a
family poisoned by eating or drinking
this, that or the other, until one hardly
knows what indulgence Of appetite may
be considered safe. There Is q standing
appeal to legislation 70 correct these
evils, but legislation, although it may
have mitigated the danger, has not, rs
yet, entirely removed it. 1t would seem
to be an easy matter to treat this subject
in way to assure the people that what
they eat and drink need not prove in-
furious on account Of impurtY or
adulteration. If there is an offence il
the calendar calling for the most cond gn
punishment it is that Of adulteration
Let us have laws, and an enforcement Of
them, that will make it safe to eat and
drink what purports TO be healthiul aud
nutritious. -B Boston BufgCt.
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We read frequently Of the drowning
Of good swimmers, who suddenly sink m
the water without any apparent cause.
Tie common explanation Of such an nc
cilent is that the swimmer is seized
with cramps but an English naval
officer offers a different solution Of the
phenomenon. He bases his theory ON
his own experience His ship was lying
for long time off Alden harbor, aud it
was the practice for cricketing parties to
swim from the vessel to the shore every
evening, having their clothes sent in "A
small boat. OF course there was n race
to see who would get to the beach first
The writer in the course Of a sharp
struggle for the lead opened his mouth
TO breathe, and some Of the spray flying
in the wind got into his throat and took
the passage down the trachea. " could
neither he says, "get any breath in,
nor any out, and / soon began to feel
that / was dying on top Of the water.
There must have been dozen men close
to me, but / could not speak, much less
call to them. ! kept swimming on for
the shore. In about thirty seconds my
senses began to leave me. ceased to
swim, and my legs went down, when
luckily for me they touched the bottom !;
a violent jump helped me to cough up
the drop Of water. staggered on shore
and fell quite exhausted on the beach,
much to the surprise Of all the men with
me-" It is the opinion Of this gentleman
that many fatal accidents TO swimmers
are due simply to a drop Of water in the
wind-pipe. A conclusive proof that they
are not due to cramp is a fact that man
rescaed within two minutes Of sinking IN
this mysterious manner is beyond all
, hone of resuscitation.
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I.enrn \ rrndc.

It is very evident that great dis
proportion exists, as regards education,
between that kind which is needed and
is of practical Importance, and that
which is not; but which thousands ac-
qure without any definite purpose; and
ii they decide upon some pursuit 1t IS
not chosen with that regard to their
qualifications and deficiencies which the
importance Of the question requires.
The young man who thinks he will
he "a lawyer, doctor, or minister, and
hopes to attain success, must decide
on his choice Of any profession by some
thing beside his own ambition and con-
ceit i'll the matter as TO his fitness and
ability for the same. The desire to fill
a high and influential position is laud-
able only when it is not disproportion-
ate TO ones ability.
One of the strongest incentives that
influences many to rush into the pro-
fessions without that careful deibera-
ton which the subject demands, is the
idea that those ayocations will reflect
more honor and credit upon them than
trade, but instead of such honoring
the profession, the reverse is glaringly
apparent, that a large proportion OF them
are sduly out OF lllhce'
It does not require much sagacity to
see THAT one had better be a good lum-
herman than a thirdrate lawyer, first
class mechanic than aquack doctor.
There are those who have spent
great deal Of time and money in study
ing Latin and Greek, and many other
things, which never did them any good,
practically speaking, and have learned
toolate that their time might have been
employed to far better advantage.
Many young men, after years spent IN
misdirected effort, have had to resort to
anything that offered. OF this there are
instances too numerous to mention.
The world is full of so-called educated
men who don't know anything OF any
importance, considering the kind Of
knowledge which the needs OF the country
demand. There is need Of skilled me-
chanics, capable, active men, instead of
doctors, lawyers, ministers and clerks.
It is a question Of great importance
not only to the young, but to the parents,
this of preparing their children for a
business wherein they can not only earn
their daily bread, but secure to them
selves some of the comforts and conyen-
fences of life, and an honorable position
in the world.
When people get out of the prevailing
but foolish notion of thinking that it is
more honorable to have a profession
than a good trade, and when the reverse
of this rather is taught to the young, it
cannot fail to have iudicious tendency
toward correcting an error which has
been fostered long, and lies close to the
interests of all,
If every man had an occupation thai
was chosen because he was better fitted
for it than for any other, he would be il
condition to enjoy much in life, ant
his sphere of usefulness and influences
would be greatly enlarged. Practica
education, with a careful consideration
of ones abilities and deficiencies, witt
an adaptedness to the wants and need
of our land, cannot fail to make our con
dition much pleasanter and our labo
more renumerative.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Mr.. PARNELL, the Land League chief,
owns some house property in Dublin, on
which the tenants complain Of very high
rents, but he states that the tenants are
OF the landlord class, and that such
property is not to be regarded in the
same category with agricultural. His
agricultural property consists of 4,67s
acresin the County Of Wicklow, estimated
by Griffith's valuation at e1,245 per
annum The farms are let at the poor
law valuation, which in some parts of
Ireland is higher, in others less, than
GriAiths. Rents are regularly paid.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

ARABS are very lively in talk, quick,
fullof gesticulations and arguments, in
quisitiye, great chatterers, shouters, and
screamers. They surpass the jews III
fanciful names. From the swarms Of
girls in the seminary at Beirut, con.
Quoted by American ladies', the follow
ing names have been set down iii Eng
lish translation Miss Fascinating Fly,
Miss Sociable Slider, Miss Safe Chatter
er, Miss Victor Camel Driver, Miss
Benevolent Old Shoe, Miss Pink Thick
Lip, Miss Enough, Miss Diamond Mo
lasses Maker, Miss Blessed Butter
Maker, and SO Oh.
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Nome Life for the Rlind.

In an address before the College for
the Blind, at Upper Norwood, Henry
Fawcett, the blind Postmaster General
of England, said that, speaking Of his
own experience, the greatest service that
could be rendered to the blind was to
enable them to live as far as possible the
same life as if they had not lost their
sight. They should not be imprisoned
in institutions or separated from their
friends. Few who had not experienced
it could imagine the indescribable Joy to
them Of home life. Some persons hesi-
tated to speak TO the blind about out
ward objects. There could be no great
er error. The pleasantest and happiest
hours Of his life were those when he was
with his friends, who talked about every
thing they saw just as if he was not
present who in room talked about
the pictures, when walking described
the scenery they were passing through,
and who described the people they met
When with the blind, people should
talk with them about and describe every
thing they saw. The speaker concluded
by renarking that there was plenty Of
good will to assist the blind, but what
was required was better organization.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

4 man from the country stepped into
4 aun-shop in Austin, Texas, to purchase
a Sun. A muzzle-loading gun was shown
INN. but he said he preferred breech-
loader.
quicker to load
"No. it's not that had an old mus
bot I loaded it at the muzzle, but it
went of at the breech and nearly blew
INV head off. Instead Of a gun that loads
AT the muzzle and fires of at the breech,
I want one that ] can load at the breech
and fire oil at the other end. :"
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

ACCORDING to the extra census bulle-
tin just issued, the great wheat States
are Illinois, which raised 100000
bushels; Indiana, 1000, 900; Ohio, 49,
00O,OO Michigan, $4,000, 900; Iowa,
81, 900, 600; California, $4,000, 1000; Mis-
souri,, 25,OOO,O 900, and Wisconsin, 24,-
900. 900. In three States were produced
nearly three-fourths of the whole wheat
crop of the country.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

The King Of Ashantee is very good
sort of being. The State buildings
needed repairing, and he desired to show
how sacrificing parsonage he was, and
so he had 200 young girls, or maidens,
killed for the purpose of using their
blood to mix the mortar. He neglected
to tap his own fiendish heart, however.
These massacres, it is said, are custom
ary with the king.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

THE editor Of the Indiana Statesman,
at Terre Haute, has been sentenced to
twenty-five days in jail and TO pay fine
of $500, on conviction Of criminal libel.
AS an editor's avocation is that Of think
ing, what a golden opportunity this will
afford, and no annoyances, either.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

the place stands the Mosque Of Omar,
the revenue of which is said to be $780,
900 year. Hitherto this sum hns been
sent to Constantinople, but it is now to
be appropriated to clearing the site Of
the Temple. This act Of the Sultan is
believed to be aresult of the visit Of the
Crown Prince Of Austria to Jerusalem.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

IT IS hard to believe that Brady was
in earnest when he demanded an early
trial and consequent vindication. He
doubtless is willing to wear the stigma
that has been placed upon him for the
profits he has made in the Star Route
business.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

A NEGRO woman living in Meridian,
Mississippi, has given birth in thirteen
years to fourteen children, six pair OF
the children being twins. The father Of
these children, who is sixty -four years Of
age, is the father Of thirty-seven living
children.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

HARVARD USIvERsITY replied to the re-
quest of Miss Kate Z. Morris, graduate
If Smith College, for admission to can
didacy for the degree Of Doctor Of
Philosophy, that /" the corporation are
not prepared to admit women as candi-
dates for degree. .
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

AT THE approaching coronation of the
Gar and Czarina the ivory throne OF
Constantine, the last Emperor of Con
stantiuople, is to be used. The Czarina
is to occupy throne adorned with 876
diamonds andrubies, and ,223 sapphires,
turquoises and pearls Of the first water.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Mile. ELISE, the famous circus rider
of Paris, is credited with being a daughter
of the Emperor'of Austria Her circus
dress is spaugled with diamonds, and
diamonds CLEAN from her hair as, stand
ing with one foot upon her flying steed,
she directs with her other toe the atten-
ton of her audience to the zenith.
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FACTS ron rnE CURIOUS.


ON oy.,a,. ,,o,. Nm, N. ,,,.,,,, IL O0o
nO0 ngos . yeo,
R
- 4 hloH iioill v1e l'B 81 W. 's'iiou
"iii D'oiN E" nun leR'
WOLF, like 2 tiger, having once
eaten man, prefers him to all else ior
dinner and # he attacks q man 1t IL
pr9ol 'illl lie ilaS uieauy 'linea III onu
y ii"u ~ 'i"piioulu'
IHE sen cucumber, one Of the curious
Jelly bodies that inhabit the ocem, can
prachcallY ettuee himself when IN danger
by squeezing the water out q his body
and forcing himself into q narrow cmck
so narrow as not to be visible to tho
naked eve, Hc can throw out nearly
whole OF his inside, and yetltyeand grow
1t again,
AccoRD1Nd to n writer in Nature, tho
small migratory birds that are unable to
perform the flight of $50 miles acrossthe
Mediterranean sen are carried across on
the backs of cranes. ia the autumn
many tl0cks Of cranes NAV bo seen COM
ing from tic north, with tic first cold
blast from that quarter, living low, an6
utterng n peculiar crv, MS il OF alarm,
as they circle over the cultivated plnins.
llttie DlroS o. every species hitY %
s'eil ilylnB NJ, " tlleili, Willo tlls W. %
leiliiG songs o. tllose lire'l,y ooil2rtaply
selti9u n upon 'helt isAchs ula3 r. uis'
tnic'ly le'lIu ply lor 'liis hiIi PIo
NlSl9n OF h4t'lfe, numerous Narletes q
siii'.il a plI'lS "ollla ngooiile ,AV.iiut y
lloI I, o1ulttleS' " " w WV Mi'uiR
"o'nuhll' tlem.
BANK or ENGLAND notes are made
tIFIt
from rags that have been worn. So
carefully is the paper prepared that even
the number Of dips into the pulp made
by each individual workman u regis
tered on a dial by machinery, and tho
sheets are carefully counted and bookeR
! TO each persong through whose hands
they pass. The printing is done by
most curious process within the bank
building. There IS an elaborate ar
langement tor securing that no hote
shah ne eAactly Iihe any otileI IN eAlsu-
ehee consequently lIlcIe never is's peen
q dlpheate pahk uote except py forgery,
me STOCK oi pal'i notes an lor seven seven years
L III hisia M " amount q 9i,oov'VV9, VIZ y
M luVuu poSes' WHICH, : p''lce., sl'lo
~ slde' "ouiu cover oNer 'iiree u'iles ~
extent
Is England the north side OF n church,
ward "A objected to as a place OF burial.
Tile ola ecclesiastical reason il this
'eIhe east is Gods side, where His
throne Il set; the west is mans side, tho
Galiloe Of tie Gentiles: the south il Tie
side Of the angels and Of the spirit
made lust. where the sun shines IN its
strength. me north is The devils side,
where Satan and his legion lurls to catch
tbo lpwary.n Some churches have still
| IL g devils door" IN the north wall, which
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

PATTI will start out by singing
Home, Sweet Home," because, she
says, America is still her home, and she
expects an encore that, when sized up,
viii look something like hundred
thousand dollars or thereabouts.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

IT LOOKS now as If the consump.
tion of smoke in Cincinnati is TO be
an actual fact. The ordinance has
passed both Boards Of Common Couu-
Gil and been signed by the Mayor.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Mr.. LABoUcHERE, in his journal,
Truth, declares that the late Baron
James De Rothschild lost on the Bourse
in October $4,000, 900 francs or SIC, ,0o0,-
600, and that this loss was the cause Of
his death.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

New YORK seems to have caught the
disease from Ohio The election returns
show that they did great deal of
scratching there. The ticket elected is
mixed one.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

WHEN Gladstone rises to speak he
clasps his hands behind his back. This
attitude prevails, however, only during
the opening sentences. Once warmed
up, his gestures are rapid, almost furi
Gus.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

FANNY MINIS, living at Snndusly.
Ohio, has very large feet, as feet go.
The right one is twenty-five inches lona
and the left one nineteen. She origi-
nally lived in Chicago.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

MAHoNE is a man Of very small stature
and light weight, but there is perhaps
not a man in Virginia who feels his heft
more than he does. Just now there is
something more than ton of him.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

M s'aLRA has a population of 1885, 900.
!, ! na' an area Of 100000 square
s,e'' Russia claims that her object is
"pOpulate the country.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Pas tsOsE who expect to hear Adelina
h -. g may as well commence now
anI' Nv up their money. From all we
IN t1in the popular price of admission
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Whitney. They say he followed her
about and deyiled her till she just had
to give up.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Nav aa1 Courier-Journal says that in
Pm, IN Jersey it is "0ver the Bank to the
"a, puse %n This is Lot quite right.
toOrhouse" " read "Money-vault." !"
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

=, voAl "A at Cincinnati sells at s. ton,
p..,5 rru elncinnati is on the river leading to
.~'Sours' NV, too. 1t seems that the coal
cop failed also.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

ARCHIBALD FORBES, the war correspon-
~u' viii write serial for London
usSspaper under the title Of "The South
d To-day"
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

AND now, for personal comfort, we
rS ,oag ioF Just one slice Of the warm
y 'ss'aer we had last summer TO stir in
With the winter. ''' =
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

NEW YoRK has responded most liber-
ally to the appeal Of the Michigan suffer-
m en' She contributed something over
sl25,OOO,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

IT Is reported that the Sultan has
ordered the ruins of Solomon's Temple
TO be preserved, and the surrounding
place to be cleared of rubbish. Near
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Ss VSLlc 9. op.nion respecting the guilt of
n..'.I 9'ar houters has not been affected
, talscie ., by the dismissal of the case on
victas ilcal haw. They still stand con
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Mrs. SARToRIs nee Miss Nellie Grant,
her husband and two Of their three chill
dren are visiting the old folks in New
York, but some how or other, are not
attracting 30 much attention as usual
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

II IS estimated that $4,000, 900 is in
vested in jewelry in the United States,
exclusive Of silverware.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

BRADY's anxiety Tor vindication seems
. have waned gone clear out 1t must
nave been a myth in the first place.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

SUSAN B. ANTHONY wants the name Of
Pullman cars changed to Pull-man-and-
Eolan.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

IT REQUIRES but twenty-six hours now
to 80 from New York to Chicago. The
distance is 900 miles.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

TIE stars and stripes were vociferously
cheeTed in the streets Of London on
LGd Mayors Day.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

KELLY, the motor man, asks for three
months more to perfect his invention.
He may have it.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

FRouDE is Of the opinion that England
can not rule Ireland. May be she can't,
but she does
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

The desire for American independence
) manifesting itself in Canada.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

The production Of raisins in California
Ibis year is estimated at 100000
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

Ii ~ LOUIS has eleven murderers in
At ~ and the papers intimate that if
s,;,s NJ = not a hanging bee " soon, the
~4euS may lose control Of themselves.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

PRESIDENT ARTHUR will sign no tenn
perance pledge.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

TnE Worlds Fair project seems to
have about fallen through with.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

BALDWIN is very contrite. he calls
limself both knave and fool.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

The New York Produce Exchange has
decided to erect new building at cost
b s2,OOO,OOO.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

AND so the Star Route rascals escaped
HE first batch Of charges? Still the
charges remain.
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THERE are 26s, $50 pensioners in the
United States.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

CurTEAu is pretty certain to live
through the holidays.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

TENNESSEE has supplied the Mormons
sith 1g5 converts.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

AMERICAN oleomargairine is sold for
Holland butter in England.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

vbi,l L hOIEL Is to. be built in Toledo in
acba, ,nere will be no bar-room at
sSs-.s ~, nut in its stead small chapel
yioss guests may hold religious ser
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

.IupeE FoLaER has taken charge of the
United States Treasury,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

AN Indianapolis scissors grinder claims
10 have been with the Duke of Yelling
ton in forty battles, and that he received
1872 sword cuts and eleven gunshot
wounds. We don't believe the Duke oi
Wellington had any use for scissors
grinder. The Duke was not editing a
oaper, as we understand it. Still, if the
Duke did have a scissors grinder, who
vent around with his grinding machine,
,inging a bell and shouting the way
.hey do nowadays, We don't blame the
Dukes neighbors for stabbing him 1872
lines and shooting him eleven times
With a gun. He deserved it.-Pecks
Sun.
MEN of great genius and large hear
SOW the seeds Of new degree of pro
qress in the world, but they bear frui
nnlv after MANY VearB
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-11-25

PETROLEUM oil has been discovered in
Colorado.