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The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-29
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN


Every flower about the bousa 49,.
fes TO the refinement Of sonohesl Sssu-
Every vine, climbing and blossorn;uuy'
tells Of love and Joy.
Corn is thought to grow better !,
the rows run, north and south. 81 thnt -
the sun viii shine equally on each sido ie
OF the sta k. -" Siue
Examine your stock every ,o,,
weeks 10 see that they are freq fra,
lice. Powdered charcoal. coal dust -.
road dust sifted into the lair are ali oooJ VI
remedies. IN j. Herald sO0V
Surprise Cake: One egg. one c,ntn,
OF sugar, half cupful OF butter ~. ~
cupiul Of sweet milk, one heapjnc tas
spoonful of baking powder. Ilavor
with lemon or vanilla. Use about ora
cofieecupful of fiour.-TAe HonsehoiJ oIe
"A celebrated hortic elturist declara.
positively that, taking the averaoe ~
the whole country, small fruits-straw'
berries, raspberries, blac berries. crr.
rants, grapes, tc.--yield nearly donbIo
the profit OF apples, pears, peaches
plums, etc. He does not include cber,
ries. Chicago 7fl5nne.
Tar is one of the most useful arti-
c'es 10 be Kept about a stable. Inter.
nally use teaspoonful night and morn.
ing for chronic coughs; externally 4 is
particularly useful in thrash and all dis.
eases or wounds OF the foot. Mi~ed
with fish oil it is one of the best rem.
cdies for hard or brittle fcet.-Amer.
1 an Farmer.
When small beets are boiled and
cut in 81 ces and served Ia saucers AZ
d nner. great addition NAV be made
by slicing some loiled carrots with
them Do not cook the carr { and
eets together. bit in separate lie les,
Ser ed together each gains, and neither
lcses, This is novel way of serving
them; try it.
Fish Cake Take what remains Of
any cold fish, remove the bones. mince
il, and add equal quantit es of bread
crumbs and cold mashed potato and
parsley cnt very ne, and salt and
pepper. MAJ g into q stiff paste with
milk and little butter or an egg: form
into cakes sift ne bread crumbs over
them and fry a light, pretty brown
Cincinnati Times
Three tablespoonfuls of oil to one
OF vinegar, a salt-spoon heaping full Of
salt and two thi DIS ull of black pepper,
with p nch OF cayenne. are the proper
proportions for plain salad dressing.
TO var this add small picked oni q,
chopped very inc, or raw onion and
a cucumber pickle, with a little pepper
and salt added to a little negar, makes
an apnetizing dressing for cold boiled
pigs feet u. lost.
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4 solth Anne lean Festn.

The chief amusements OF )estds con
sist in letting of crackers, getting
drunk, and a e tan mild kind OF bull
hight. There are no profess onal torerOy,
and altho gh rs much rs / W II hn
paid Tor a good pace, the actors a,e an
amateurs often but hers. whose coura i,
has been raised TO the sticking int hy
an extra ose of ium Neither do the
Ills OF Costa Rica seem TO be furmid-
able species, and often an Old COW :
found the most game of the lot. On
the other hand, thee 5 little cruelty
exercised, man and having pretty
eq al chances; the hol ms, it IS If G. are
cut down, but no dogs orcra kers. dart !
or han te'ff q are Il ed. The most eA :
ting event is to get a sadd'e on to ths
COW hack and then TO mount her. a
proceeding TO which she seems 10 be
turiously OPP 1osed. Neither ere any
horses sacrificed in the spot The
butcher es'r.des one as be drives the
bull or cow into the ring, aad perhaps
attempts to work HIM or her up to Il
little dis lay OF temper with his chatso
I goad; but the horse has no other part
in the fight. The animals are never
killed in the arena when no more iioht
can be got out of them they are lassoed
and led out to make place for another.
The costume worn on the occasion is a
modification Of the 5 anish-a short
Jacket without waistcoat, a snow-white
shirt con ne at the waist by red silk
sash belt, Panama hat, if one can be
atiorde d, and trousers of very large
che k or bright colors, (the stuff made
in England for the Costa kica market,
though never seen here,l the nacieis
or sword knife, TIE never failing com.
! an on of the Central American, dan.
Cling at his side. No eS and Qgeyfes.
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IN MINT 1--WE nEEN

u might hay baen. kh fnll II dep regret
W. murmur thus Ger days long past aud
fei.
ltnight have been vain, iiia words ana yet
Hy mortal lips % sadder can hc said
il might ,ya been and now It's no rn1re,
The dream ~ Hfa thsi 0penri 1ut ~ fair.
When .sies once coHdlcss slowly shaded
OR
Ana Hopes bright future melted into air.
j. might ha,c bcen rerchance ourselves let
slip
The fatai wprl ih1i brought us ali ibc IlI:
- brimuliu cup ut iift-d % tine lip
hil
u ~ ghi have been but for inst cruel word
hai wrought such aaNiish ast an Loves
repair
Itmighi hnre been & only we had heard
Ine wafniut voice. % save us from des pair.
itmight have been 7, might have been. In
van
The tortured hca mas stutgls 70 gct frea:
The iron never bring. uYt hnif sacb 5 t.n
As ihai when might have beel--but may
- -flslgrYEfr
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The Profit on Colnnre.

considerable source of prolt to the
United States Government is the amount
OF paper money and coin which is new
er p esented for exemption. Much OF
this is destroyed b. re. Some of it is
buried or h Il in places known to no
person alive. A large quantity OF the
coin is melted to make st Ring 81 T.
ware. Considerable amounts OF both
paper money and coin are exported,
never to return Not long ago Z, n.ted
States bond, issued about 1912. was
presented at the sub Treasury i'm this
city. The interest on it had ceased over
fifty years L had come back from
Europe through Barring Brothers. The
outstand ng principal of the public debt
OF the Un ted tates last year was near
" ,0OO, 600, 900. chic y represented
by bonds and Treasury notes. 1t would
be, OF course i'm ossible TO say how
much OF this win never be presented for
redempt on, but some idea NAV be
formed from the fat that S5 g ) of it
was issued so long ago that the dat, IS
not recorded. II appears in the report
as "old debt that may safely be put
down as profit. There is an item of
SS!,525 of Treasury notes issue prior
to lS4s. Some of them were issued
nearly fifty years ago. and will not. in
a probability. ever be presented Tor re-
demption. One thousand one hundred
and four dollars of the Mexican in
emnitv of 1916 has never been claimed.
The last of the fractional currency was
issued under the at of June 6, 1864:
yet although nearly twenty years have
elapsed, S7,077. PAT has not been pre-
sented for redemption. Some of It is
still used by banks and merchants for
transmitting small sums by mail. Sew
eral New York banks have considerable
sums of new fractional currency which
they stribute for the accommodation
of their customers.
As to the coin. the Government de.
rlves considerab profit from it. The
silver IN one thou and silver dollars
costs, on an average. about $SO3. as.
The coinage OF silver dollar costs
about cents. The total cost of one
thousand silver dollars to the Govern
ment is, there ore, Ss16. rs. Since the
organization of the mint in l7gs, 127.-
l y, 6lS silver dollars have been coined,
on which the Government has received
a profit OF over S2S. 600. coo. ET
In the coinage of the five cent nickel
the Cove nment reserved to it f the
lbera profit of nearly 80 ee cent.
hi gave to the Government LIST year
he hand ome revenue OF over 500. 600
from nlcke a'one. The wide arein
between the intrinsic value of the five.
cent nicke and its face va ne led 10 ex-
treme co nterfeiting. Several years
ago an a say was made of some o the
counterfeit nicke's, and it was discov-
cred that the cpunteTsisers had put into
thei coins u o eva nab met ] than the
Government uses making the genuine
coins. N. u Sun.
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cnAPTER y.-covrIsreD.

Having found me your counterpart
ouiwardly, he wanted to make ont how
FAR | rcsembled you III other ways he
asked me about books, and an the things
he knew you were fond Of; and / saw
that be WIS shocked 10 hnl that our
tastes were ute different II I had
humored him in tliis respect a. I III ght
easily have done ! do believe he
neYer would have given another thought
% You. vanity vanity, you will say.
but do not think II r. shall know
better when Ire comes again and KNOW
That he viii come soon He said that
he wished 70 become my friend. and he
WIS IN earnest Indeed, ! cannot help
owning that ] liked the honest way III
which he said this. without making any
apologies for expressing such wish
when he had only seen me once. He
VIII come soon
81 thought was quite calm. bit am
still agItated. do not know what Il
the matter with me. except that / am
angry with you Perhaps il may soothe
YOU little il tell you that on rence-
ton think there was m excess Of
harshncss in the way in which spoke
q hlm when | begun TO write. tis
possible thai ! have not made allow
ance enough for him. There may
he something III his position which
would explain all his ne slect If YOU
'Ionot think that am changing nv
mind. may Learn to pardon him, but
can never forgive Inn. That hard.
cruel feeling is very strong within me
when think Of him.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-29

Mr. Arkwoo6 allowed his cigar TO "a
out That was n remarkable circum.
stance for he had a special respect for
his cigar t might almost be called 4
species Of reverence; and when he sat
down 70 smoke one he gave Il bis whole
attention. He fonded il, as il were. be-
tween his fingers, watched thai #
burned evenly, admired the graceful
wreatlls OF the smoke as they ascended.
dreamlly inhaled its perfume, and M
lowed the favor 10 lingcr in his mouth
with the same relish as that experienced
~ an hpcurean wine-bbnr in slipping
his iavorte vintage. The cause III hfs
present phenomenal conduct was partly
Inc contents Of sheet Of blue foolscap
which he held in his hand, and partly
something relating to his companion
who was seated opposite. apparently
quite unconscious OF having any share
IN disturbing his equanimity.
The scene was Arkwood's chambers
m tigtree Court time afternoon: 4
'ubstantial lunch over. and Arkwood
and Maurice had settled down 10 give
Their digest on fair play.
" hat n the name O. heaven is this
run lsh you have given me?n incurred
Arkwood at length - asked Oh for
the precedcnts you We're 10 find for me
IN the case Of howler and Growler, and
you give me paperon which the result
OK your researches appears TO be IN
with the rccondite question. .Is there
any truth in Psychic Force. And that
ls followed BY the equally absiruse con.
undrum, Can the same form ex st yiv.
iiied by totally different soula Ihis is
not the first OF April, Calthorpe. and |
don see why you should play ioke on
me just now. :"
Maurice flushed, looked very much
NJ out, and made feeble effort to nut
the matter aside with laugh.
''An accident Arkwood: that Il a
scrap oi pa,er ! was scribbling upon
last night when was incoming, and in
my hurry when coming away this
morning II must have rot mixed IN
WIN your papers. Queer that it should
be the first you took OUT
Very was the dry response thrust.
ing the papers awav and lightiny anotb. i.
or cigar. " wonder what wonld bayo
happened to You il this had fallen into
the hands Of some decent steady-poin0
attorney
Ruin, absolute ruin. might then.
indeed, have said farewell TO law and
the prospective wOolsaek.m y
Arkwood was apparently resolved not
TO have his attention distracted from his
second cigar; but although he nursed
1T tenderly, il was evident that another
subject had forced itself upon his
thoughts, and was making good fight
Tor the entire control of them. He re-
manned silent for a little while, Maur-
ice smoking fast and swinging one foot
carelessly, as If to show that the subject
OF Psychic Force and the possibility OF
other peoples bodies had quite passed
from his mind. At length. Arkwood.
slowly;
u had no intent on of looking at the
papers when opened the packet lust
now. ! only wanted 10 see ii there was
much for me to read. By the way. thar
IS one OF your failings, old fellow; YOU
go IN for too much detail. When This
sAeet came out, good boy. thought i.
ne mas made precis for me. and il was
rather startl ng to have such this=s IS
'nat hung - ones face.'
-, Never e, mind it, You win find the
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m. Barrel. Of the N,t,on,, 49,,

m. Barrel, Of the National Agri-
cultural Society OF France, anticipates
that within thirty years as great revo.
luton will have been effected by elec.
tricity as has been effected by steam in
the last tn rty Among uses to which
II has already been put for agricultural
purposes he mentioned Defoyfs curb bit
for breaking horses. the electric sieve
used in mills, experiments of the use ci
the electric light on plants the Felix
electric plow and saws one a circular
saw, which cuts up whole trunks OF trees
into planks; the other verti al saw.
which does the finest kind of work
lectriety is also employed successfully
or artificial incubation, and also for
trying" eggs.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-29

Hollyford had become once more a
living place in the county. Colonel
Cuthbert and his daughter had settled
down SO rapidly in their home, that it
seemed as # they had been there all
Their lives Hs delighted in The cps-
tomary occupations OF an act ve couR-
try gentleman. end Miss Cuthhert. in
spite Q. !he frivolous disposition which
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-29

"A rawtucket man. able bodied and
mechanically expert, has four children.
between the ages OF nine and xteen.
but none of them are allowed to p3 10
school. They are my only support .
he say S; and they work in a mill. while
he does moth ng -Prorfde,lce Jouraqk
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"A Cleveland paper SAYS: "a man
woo gets a reputation for eccentri .jty
Will not be expected TO return borrowed
money" Beg pardon that is-if Won
please how do You go to work TO get
such rePutr.ion?-Boston Post
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-29

Many an:ient manuscript of nm.
tol valne are bel leved to be stored
away ln The MopasEeries Of GsseSe.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-29
A HEARTS PROBLEM.
BY cHARLEs aIDnoN.

dw'hDr y RahiH Gnlv," For Iqck N Goli,'
III Honr Bahd," "FDr NJ RHy"
tt0ca N Ne MadgW" En.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-12-27
..Grlm Simplicity of Correspondent.

A story told me by the owner of one
of the largest and wealthiest ranches
of Texas illustrates with grim simplicity
the rules of life by which the cowboy
is guided. A little child died on the
ranch, and the mother desired with
piteous entreaty that it should have
Christian burial at the hands of the
clergyman. The ranchman, though
now one of the wealthiest men in
Texas, was born and bred a cowboy.
With another lad he had, at the age of
twelve, gone into business on his own
account, with stock of dozen cattle.
He had never been to church, as, in
deed, he had scarcely ever lived day
off the ranch. He had the vaguest
idea of what clergyman was or did.
But he loved this woman very much,
and, saddling his horse, he rode straight
of fifty miles to the nearest hamlet and
brought back a preaching man almost
literally at his saddle-bow Theranch-
man had assembled all his COWBOYS to
witness the strange ceremony. As
they stood by the open grave the preach
ing man, while offering up PRAYER knelt
and closed his eyes. The ranchman
was aghast. He had brought this man
over and felt personally answerable for
his safety, and here he was on his knees
with his eyes shut and scarcely two
PAGES off score of the BLACKLIST ras-
Gals in Texas, not one of whom had ever
been known to miss his aim! This kind
of target he felt would, with the best
of intentions. be irresistible, and as sure
as the preaching man knelt there he
would be shot. Without the loss of a
moments precious time the ranchman
placed himself behind the kneeling
preacher, and while the unfamiliar
prayer went up to Heaven over the open
grave of the child he, with finger on
the trigger of his pistol, covered the
congregation. and at the first move
ment Of hand toward pistol pocket
would have shot the man as certainly
and with as little sense of wrong-doing
as if ne were killing 2 Wasp.-DepUeY
Cor. Lofadoas NesGs,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-12-27
For inc Bors.


The writer has been a boy on farm
and also has had boys of his own ON o1 NJ.
farm. We know how to apnrpcis,a .''e
kind, thoughtful and faithful bov u
much trouble and anxiety can NJ sav u
to the parents who devote their H.
and energies for their children. So IonS
as you I've at home, no mattpr M.
young or how old, never start on :
Journey, even if ittakes You from bona
but few hours. without TELLING Al lssst
some one of the family of your wish 5
absence. Never be absent from ror.
meals, if it can possibly be avoided mn.
less the family are expecting Won w;II
not return to the meal in time. ANA
especially never be away at night h.
yond the appointed hour, as your low.
ing but weary mother may be sittinpup
through the weary hours of the mont
for your return. Loving parents ara II.
ways fearing something viii hammer
you. By needless absence, by late bourv
and by unsteady habits, which NAV nat
beimmoral or sinful, you may be wearing
out the life and spirits of a parent fasteT
than any ordinary toll AS an old man
who has passed through nearly all oi
the vicissitudes of life, we would kindly.
urge boys who are full of life and spir.
its, to think of the little amenities 81
life, of courtesy, or confidence in your
parents, and of strict fidelity to your *.
pected return to the household at suit
able and seasonable hours. All Of the
trouble and anxiety of your parents for
you are for your good, your prosperity.
and for your successful march up ia
manhood and honor. It is easy by
carelessness and neglect to make mis-
cradle and shorten the lives of these
who love you most, and whom YOU c.sn
trust and confde in above all Others.
Then do not by inattention to your hab-
its of punctuality in promptly returning
to the household, and in advising them
as far as possible, in going away, tile
probable hour of your return. Try ID
study what viii make those kind pas.
ents happy. And above all establish il
yourselves habits of promptness and
punctuality.-iotoa STATE Register.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-12-27
Conversation.

Here is a bit of advice from tie
Scholars Companion about kind Il
garden in which each person is con
stantly sowing seeds:
Every one has a garden called Con-
versation. IF the unpleasant words
which blossom into thoughts are kept
out, the garden becomes beautiful aud
interesting. There are few kinds oE
weeds which unconsciously creep into
this garden, and unless they are put
down or, better, pulled out, they injure
or spoil the good flowers.
81. TEatrUth.- This is dark-leayed.
and SO small at first that it is scaTely
noticed. In its early stages it is called
exaggeration. You are not sure
whether you saw three or four things,
and you say four. The next time the
number becomes larger, and so thesecd
grows until it is strong and hardy Be
sure and pull it up.
so. Stang.-This spoils many gar
den of choice flowers. 1t is sometimes
overlooked among boys, but is not con-
sidered to have any beauty.
SO. Bad Grammar. This is com
mon weed, found in the gardens Of IN.
educated and careless persons. It
grows slowly. but steadily, and finds :
place among the est-looking flowers.
There are a number of varieties, and
among them L seem chokes up I
saw or i have SEEM it's her
which crew IS aut it is hers, and Il Z
me- which rows close to the little Y
is I.
AZ. Gosssp-Every one knows this
ugly weed which works mischief whef-
ever it appears. 1t is one of the WORST
varieties, and has been known to COM
pletely overrun and spoil the garden u
which it was allowed to grow. e.
These are the principal weeds when
find their way into the garden Of con-
versation. Examine the one belonging
to you and see what weeds are making
| headway."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-12-27
FARM AND PRESIDE.

--fdYnl and Garden says an acre will
produce five or six times the amount OF
strawberries it will wheat.
-Appetizing dressing for fowls is
made of mashed potato, well seasoned;
for ducks or for wild game flavor of
onions is desirable; herbs also may be
added. Y. Post.
Breed up the cows; bring them to
as near perfection as possible. Weed
out the Improbable, though you give
them away, and set your standard at
not less than a pound day per COW
for at least eight months in the year
Chicago Journal.
Fruit sauces may be made by TAX
ing one cupful of preserved or canned
fruit, sweetening to taste and stirring
into a cupful and half of toi'ing milk
previously thickened with a little corn
starch. Then beat well. Add sweet
ened water or milk, hot, as necessary
to make thinner if too thick Buffalo
Express.
Cranberry pudding is made by
pouring boiling water on pint of dried
bread crumbs; melt a tablespoonful of
butter and stir in. When the bread is
softened add two eggs, beat thoroughly
with the bread. Then put in pint of
the stewed fruit and sweeten to your
taste. Bake in hot oven for half an
hour, Fresh fruit may be used in place
of the cranberries. Slices of peaches
put in layers make a delicious varia-
ton. Boston Post.
Cows which are to give milk
through the winter, says the american
AgrtculturjSt, need to be fed with special
care. If possible, the flow of milk must
not be permitted to decrease. Mangels
and sugar beets are excellent, cut in
slices and sprinkled with bran. The
rule, that good feeding brings good
manure, should be kept in mind in a
iudieious care of farm animals during
winter. Good feed in abundance is
not enough; it should be given with
regularity.
Homemade oatmeal crackers are
so nice, and it is really so little trouble
to make them, that almost any mother
or cook, can get time to try this rule:
Wet one pint of fine oatmeal with one
gill of water; after mixing as well as
you can take it out of the dish on the
kneading board, on which you have
scattered plenty of the dry meal; roll
out and cut in squares with a sharp
knife. The crackers should be rolled
very thin; these should be baked in a
slow oven, and after you are sure they
are done leave the oven door open to
allow them to dry. Salt should not be
omitted-M Y. Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-12-27
A Thanksgiving Turkey.

He was bouncing big turkey, and
they had hung him by the heels, so
that his nose almost touched the walk
just outside the butchers shop. A lit
tie girl was standing there watching it.
You could see that she was a hungry
little girl, and worse than that, she was
cold, too, for her shawl had to do for
hood and almost everything else. No
one was looking, and so she put out a
little red hand and gave the great tur-
key push, and he swung back and
forth, almost making the great iron
hook creak, he was so heavy.
What a splendid big turkey!'
The poor. little girl turned round,
and there was another little girl look
ing at the turkey. too. She was out
walking with her dolls. and had on a
cloak with real fur all around the
edges, and she had real muff, white,
with little black spots all over it.
Good morning, Miss" said the
butcherman. You see he knew the lit
tie girl with the muff perfectly we'll
That's a big turkey, Mr.. Martin -
yes" said the poor little girl,
timidly, hes the biggest I ever saw
in my life. He must be splendid to
eat.
"Pooh!' said the little girl with the
muff, he isn't any bigger than the
one my papa brought home for Thanks
giving tomorrow, / know"
"Could have leg if 1 came for it
tomorrow" asked the poor little girl,
softly.
What, haven't you whole tur-
keyp"
Never had one in my life," said
the poor little girl.
"Then you shall have this one, :"
said the little lady with the muff.
Mr.. Martin, I've got some money in
my saVings-bank at home. and my
papa said ! could do Just as ] wantad