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The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Authors of the olden time used TO
pull their own works by atlixing TAX
ng titles" TO thcm, such as "A right
merric aud wittic interlude, verie pleas
ant TO reade, etc,' "A marvellous W ttie
treatise, etc." "a Delectable, pith,e
and Righte Profitable Worke, etc"
General John b. Gordon, Of Georgia.
sees a rainbow arching the South from
the Potomac to the Rio Grande. PUSH
ness is good. manufacturing establish
ments are being built, foundries arc
max ng trip-hammer marks, and the
colored people are becoming accus-
toned to new habits of industry.
Representative Moore, of Tennes-
see, is so proud OF his wiie's beauty that
he delights in presenting to her hand
some dresses selected by himself. He
has US good taste in such matters as any
lady OF fashion. Ee lately bought a
robe, as o surprise for her, costing
81, 900. Few wives will deny the good
taste Of such husband. a. q. Pcd-
gatRc.
Mrs. Sarah Whitman Paris, widow
of the late Governor Albion X. Paris,
OF this State, died in Washington re-
Gently, in the ninety-third year of her
age. Her husband was the second
Governor elected after Maine was ere
ated into State in 1929, and was Gov
ernor when General Lafayette made his
visit to this city. Portland (Me.)
Arga'.
--Bloodgood III. Cutter, an eccentric
man, who is known as the poet laure-
ate of Long Island" attracted attention
while riding in New York the other day.
His vehicle was drawn by a prancing
mule and venerable horse. Clad in a
pair of high-topped Napoleon boots and
a coat OF many colors, the smiling poet
laureate looked the picture of innocence
abroad. NJ Y Times.
Mrs. Tyler the ex-President's
widow, is in Washington. She en- Joys the
distinction of being the only woman who
ever entered the White House as a bride.
She has yo ing daughter, who was an
infant at the time OF the ex-President's
death, in 1862. She Is very aflable, but
she has not forgotten the stately man
ners that were nfashion forty years ago.
| She wears her hair ,ust as it is repre-
sented in the girlish portraitof her which
was painted when she was q bride. -
Washington Post.
joaquin Miller, the poet OF the
Sierras has become q prosy worker in
New York lie writes cleyerly as ever,
in and out of rhyme, but walks Broad
way with hair and collar so common
place that he passes simply for one man
in crowd. He had accumulated a
moderate fortune from his books, so
that by writing about as much as he
felt inclined to his income was sufficient
for fairly luxurious living; but he caught
the fever and carried his money from
the bank to Wall street. where he lost
it. So the poet with wife and baby
10 be housed and fed, has no time for
&c entricities, but works hard and man.
fully at such compositions as win sell
best.--M Y. Graphic.
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Mr.. Jones was writing letter; writ
ing is not his strong point, neither is
spelling, and he called on Mrs Jones,
who was sewing in the room, to help
him out.
"Maria," he said, suspending his
pen in air and cat hing globule of
ink on his nose, 'is there any III in
sofap"
"Of course there is" answered Mrs.
j., swallowing button she was going
to sew on Wilie's best jacket.
~"S-o.p.h-a, sofa.''
"Thanksl That's the way 1 always
spell it, come TO think of it," said
Jones, airily, and there was a spell of
silence. Then he suddenly asked:
'ATe there two g's in sugar, Mariaan
"Mercy, no said Mrs Jones, sharply
II should think you could spell q
little word like that,J eptha-s-h-u-g-a-r,
sugar"
"That's So" assented Jones, .'but l
forgot the h, thought the word ddn' t
look right" and he scratched in the
missing aspirate.
Then he folded his letter and set about
directing il.
"How many MS in Cincinnatip" he
asked, balancing apostage stamp on his
tongue.
''About doYeni' snapped Mrs. J
who had iust discovered that both knees
of Willie's pants needed repairing
''S-i-n nc mn It'll Cine nnati. Pm
not sure whether the last let er is a Y or
an i. You ought TO keep a dictionary,
Jeptha, and not depend on me for
everything"
81 don't need one when you re
around, DEAR said Jones, with sly
wink at the ceiling.
Il used to be pretty good speller, y
said Mrs. Jones, complaeently. "but l
am liable 10 make mistakes like other
people. 1t comes natural to some folks
TO spell, and suppose Pm one OF
them,n and she proceeded to cut out
two square ornaments for Willie's
knees while Jones went out and posted
his letter. --DetTou Post d1sd Tribune.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01
HUMOROUS.

In reply TO the question: 'Ts Willie
Winter a poet?' the Philadelph NeDs
says: ''Ie used to be, but he has had
his hair cut.
Fred, aged seven, was handling a
valuable book carelessly, and his mother
told him to put it down on the table.
He did so unwilling Y, and remarked;
"When I'm married, shall not have to
obey mamma"
When we see tightly-laced woman
trying to enjoy good laugh with
smile on her mouth and tears in her
eyes. we think of the dear old hymn
which begins: "Let JOY be unconfned."
--BostoR Post
"A German ut a hotel table in this
city the other day had some Limburger
cheese sent to him. A little boy who
sat beside him turned to his mother and
exclaimed; Mamma, how wish was
deaf and dumb in my nose. ~ Chicago
Net0s.
---"Yes, SIR" replied meek-looking
man who was asked If he had suffered
any reverses; ''I'ye seen more ups and
downs during my life than most men,"
"lndeedl What do YOU do for liy-
ing" inquired the philanthropist. 20,
Irun an elevator, sir. - Chicago Hsraid.
The Mayor and members of the
Board OF Aldermen OF Brookton are anti
tobacco men, and the Mayor of Boston
has forbidden smoking in the City Hal;
but after all an American sovereign
may use tobacco in that building If he
cheWs II LOusbH Courier
The fortieth MARI age anniye sary
is ''woolen. 1t is 'scouraging for
young uple Just starting out. to think
that they must shiver on together for
forty years before their friends will
chip in and furnish the material to
make them comfortable. = burlington
Hat0keye.
-" What's orbs, Sallies" "OrbsP
Why, as to how, Maggie? Who said
so4'' ''Well. you now that city chap
was Sparkling me last night, an he
looked me square in the face and sung
out; .0hlif could always ask in the
eiiulgence of those bright orbs.''
Hamphl Iguess that must be what
they call eyes that squint; but what do
you suppose he wanted of basquer'
--Footpads on 6ark street-.'Hold up
your hands. ictim ALI right but
what do you want?'' Your watch and
money" (" Yes, OF course. but beg
your pardon. you don't rec gnize me;
the plumber took down that ne t street
a few minutes ago; Pm an editor, and
-" Here, take this quarter to ny
lunch OF cheese and something warns
ing, and 60 about your business. "--TQi
ledo AgeT4ean
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01

sleeves Polonaises that are very full
on the hips and tournure. yet are drawn
back plainly on the sides, will be made
OF the large-igurcd foulards to wear
over skirts formed entirely puns or
lengthwise plaits. or covered with rut-
lies OF the plan goods. The plain fou-
lard is shirred in the front from throat
to waist line, and edged with lace frill',
and it is also 10 med in q great sa h
AMI bow made OF whole width laid in
folds, and passed across the tournure
between the under-arm seams. J. ark
velvet is sometimes preferred 10 the
plain foulard forthe accessories of these
polonaises and velvet ribbon bows are
on the front Of the wa st and knotted
on the sides, or behind as a sash. but
velvet skirts are no more effective than
those of foulard, an add TO the weight,
when one of the greatest commenda-
tions of these summer silk dresses is
their lighlness. -Haype1'S Bdsar.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01
The Oldest Tree In Hartford.

The Oldest tree in Hartford since the
fall of the Charter Cak is located few
feet south of the warehouse formerly
occupied by M. w. Chaplin, at the foot
Of Ferry street. II is sycamore, or
buttonball and Is known in the books
as ItdtGHus 0ccidentdJs, and by the
English is called plane tree. 1t is eight
feet in diameter at the ground, and
girts twenty-five feet live feet from its
base. When the first explorer came up
the Connecticut River it stood on the
high ground on theriver bank, AMI has
been familiar feature OF that locality
ever since.
It's trunk is hollow, being a mere
shell, Just as it was when the writer of
this paragraph first saw it, over fifty
years since. Its main limbs and
branches were as sound and thrifty last
season as they ever were. Tn grand
old tree, that it has taken three or four
hundred years to produce, and the last
Of the old trees that aniedate the history
of our sett lement, has had several mar
row escapes of late. Last year the
boys, in imitation of other boys that set
fire to the old Charter Oak before its
fall. built a bonfire inside of it which
would have been its end. but, by the
timely arrival of a fire engine, it was
saved. A few days since David Con-
nor. n resident OF that neighborhood,
got permission from President abcock,
Of the Valley Railroad. which company
owns the land on which it stands, TO cut
it down for re-wood. David had Sic
ceeded in cutting OF part Of the main
branches when the attention OF Mr..
Babcock was called TO the fact Of its
historical Importance as the oldest tree
in Hartford, and he corntermandei the
order, and David will remove what he
has cut down and give the 0 tree ono
more chance ''M goldman, spare that
lreel' - Hartford (Conn) Times.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01
slavery in Brazil.

On the 30th of June Ia t the province
of Rio Grande do Norte had 10, lS2
slaves, the 13.S0S registered up to Sep
tember so, 1873, having been TeduceU
by /, ,l05 emancipations, Sl7 deaths, and
1,704 departures. The = ingenuos'
alive at the same date were 3,57g, be.
sides ITO delivered up to emancipated
mothers. In Sergipe there were 26.173
slaves at the end OF June, the 1886
registered up to September 30, 1873,
having been diminished by 1871 eman-
cipations, 1892 deaths, and LIPS de-
partures. The 'ing nuosp were ,206,
besides 112 delivered to freed mothers
and II to the State. The slaves in Rio
Grande do Sui numbered 68, 703 at the
end Of June, hay ng decreased since
September 80, 1873, 8, 100 by emancipa-
tions, 6,S95 by deaths, and 1892 by
excess of departures over entries. Of
''ingenuos' owing free birth to the law
OF 1871 there were 24,779 alive at the
end of June last, besides 739 delivered
TO freed mothers. and II to the State.
The slaves OF Para numbered 23.511 on
the 30th Of June, the 29, S94 registered
at the end of Septembe", 1873, having
been reduced by 4,25l emancipations
and 2,763 deaths, but increased by 63l
entries. The ingenuos" were (, 1874,
besides 2SS delivered to emancipated
mothers and 2 to the State. The slaves
in Alagoas numbered. June so last, 29,-
379, being 1, 755 fewer than were reg.s-
tered up to September 80, 1873, nee
which date the deaths were 3,027, and
the eman .ipalions !. .748, being an actual
decrease OF 4,7f5, besides which the
number was diminished by 1870 de-
partures in excess of entries. The num-
ber of living children freed at birth by
the law OF 1871 was 1884, including 104
delivered up to freed mothers, and two
transferred to the Government. Cnthe
30th of June, 1880, the slaves in Anna
zonas were l,716, the 1,5ls registered up
to eptember 80, 1873. having been in
creased by 344 more entries than de-
partures from tho province, end dimin-
ished by "A deaths and 90 emancipa-
tions, At the end of June there were
335 children owing free birth to the law
of 1871. --dnglo- brdgitiaB Times.
Colonel James Coulter. member
Of the Tennessee Legislature. wears his
hair like woman, bangs and all
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01
How to Make Summer six Dresses.

Shirred baseues with shirred sleeves
and trimmed skirts wi be used for
thin silks. The skirts have lengthwise
double RULES between clusters of shirr-
ing down the front and side breadths;
sometimes, instead of making this ruff
ie OF silk. lace will be used, and in
other cases the rntIle will be of figured
foulard lined with plain foulard. At
the foot there are puns that lap, with a
plain ru lie at top and bottom. The
over-skirt viii be drawn up very high
and full ON the hips, and may be opened
down the center and drawn back on
each side. or else in a closed front in
apron shapei the back drapery falls in
soft folds and ows, yet is very full and
bou3ant. The basque will be shirred
on the shoulders, again on the bust, and
also at the waist line. and inside this
shirring viii be gathered plastron or
vest Of plain foulard The shirred
sleeves will be arranged in lengthwise
putfs for short arms. and in puffs
around the armholes and elbows. ii the
arms are long and need to be rounded
out; but these pulls must Q very soft
and dropping. and will look best ii
made separately and sewea upon The
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01
A WINTER REMLNsoENcE.

AZ hung his coat on the rack in the hall,
The rack in the hall.
The rack in the hall; 1-,,
he then went in 70 perform ms cal',
10 perform his call
Al ength he came back to the rack in the hall,
The rack in the hall,
The rack in the hall;
The rack il was there, but that was all,
BIT hat was all,
But that was ALL
rhe rack it was there, but that was all.
--Louispale COuri ieT-JOurnd'.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01

-Itis said that the ordinary Hindu
Of to-day has a vague impression that
after death he will be absorbed. body
aud soul, into supreme being who is
beyond all the gods and gnddesses. If
you look around. says the Boston Her
I'D. you will find those who are not
Hindus that haye similar impression,
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01

"A girl just returned from Boston
high school, said upon seeing fire en-
gine at work: who would eyah have
dweamed such yewy dlminutive look.
ing apawatus would hold so much wat
tah,-Sh Loaig Globe.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01
A Dog Whips a Bear.


family in the Sixth District of Davidson
County. he owned small rat dog. an
English terrier, named Jack. Jack was
q remarkable dog. On one occasion he
killed one hundred rats, and when he
came out of the pit was hardly recog-
nized by his friends, His ears were
gone, and his legs and throat were as
raw as piece of un ncooked beef liver
But he Killed the rats, and won a
wager.
On another occasion Jack had fight
with a coon and came ont victorious
killing the coon in the third round. He
had numerous fights with lighting dogs
much larger and older than himself, but
he always came ont victorious. His
manner of fighting q dog was TO watcL
his chances and seize him by one of his
ears. Once his teeth were fastened
here, there was no getting him loose
until his antagonist squealed enough
and started on a dead run for home with
his tail stored safely away between his
legs. Whenever this would happen
Jack would let up on his enemy and
whine for other enemies to nluer
But Jacks ch eli triumph was when
Clark owned a pet bear of ordinary size.
One day while visiting his neighbor,
Jack and the bear fell out, and each
squared himself for fight. Jack held
himself off until he found an opportunity
to catch him by the ear, aud then he
went in. Jack was great jumper. In
th instance he made his greatest leap
and landed on the back of his enemy.
Quickly seizing him by the ear. the dog
kept his body out OF reach of the bear,
and inserted his sharp teeth for all they
were worth. The bear fought with
spirit, and made vigorous efforts to send
Jack to grass, but all in vain. That
dog would not let go. Finally the bear,
almost exhausted, gave up in despair,
and as plain as a bear can speak ac-
knowledged his defeat. 1t required
every man on the place to pull Jack of,
and it is believed he would have killed
the bear if let alons. --NdShUiiie Banner.
"A youth Of New York stabbed the
girl with whom he was supposed TO be
madly in love. He was arrested. The
wounded girl requested to be allowed to
refuse TO testify against him, but her
request was not granted. The case was
continued and The prisoner was re-
leased on bail. Then the young people
went before a priest and were married.
This step was taken on the advice of
lawyers, who opine that inasmuch as a
wife is not allowed by New York law to
testify against her husband, the girl 5
testimony can not be received, even
though the events TO which she could
speak happened before the marriage. :
NJ y Times.
The Magnolia gazette., 1883-03-01

Colonel James Coulter. member
Of the Tennessee Legislature. wears his
hair like o woman, bangs and all
The bee., 1883-03-17
A Humbugging Monkey.

We clip the following from "Quee.
Phases of Animal Life" by Dr. Oswald
in Popular Science N0BthB:
The anthropoid apes are asomewhat
taciturn race, but a chimpanzee's mur-
mur of affection is very expressive,
and quite different from his grunt of
discomfort. A sick orang-outang
sheds tears, moans piteOusly, or cries
like a pettish child: but such symptoms
are rather deceptive, fer the Orang, as
well as the chimpanzee, is a great
mimic, not of men only, but Of passions
and pathological conditions. Two
years ago j took temporary charge Ofa
young chimpanZee who was awaiting
shipment to the Pacific coast. His
former landlord seemed to have IN
dulged him in a penehant for rummag
ing boxes and Golfers, for whenever
1 attempted to circumscribe the
limits of that paStime my boarda
tried to bring down the house,
metaphorically and literally, by
throwing himself upon the floor
and tugging violently at the curtains
and bell-ropes. III tlat failed to soften
my heart, Pansy became sick. With
groaus and sObs he would lie down in
a corner, preparing to shed the mortal
coil, and adjusting the pathos of the
closing scene to the degree of my OBJ
stinacy. One day he had set his heart
upon exploring the letter department
of my chest of drawers, and, after
driving him off several times, l locked
the door and pocketed the key. PanSy
did not suspect the full meaning Ofmy
act till he had pulled at the knobs and
squinted through the key-h0le, but,
when he realized the truth, life ceased
to be worth living; he collapsed at
once, and had hardly strength enough
left to drag himself to the stove
There he lay, bemOaning his untimely
fate, and stretching his legs as
if the rigor mortis had already
overcome his lower extremities. Ten
minutes later his supper was brought
in, and 1 dire I'd the boy to leave th'
basket behind the stove, in full sight
of my guest. But Pansy's eyes a
sumed far-Off expression; earth had
lost it's charm; the inhumanity of man
to man had made him sick of this vale
of tears. Meaning to try him, | ac-
companied the boy to the staircase, and
the victim Of my cruelty gave me q
parting look of intense reprOach as l
left the room. But stealing back on
tiptoe, we managed to come upon BIN
unawares, and Pansy locke | rather
sheepish when we caught him in the
act of enjoying an excellent meal.
The bee., 1883-03-17
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUs

Victor Hugo will not keep a r,,..
or bird as prisoner in his house F''u'
A Young girl, thirteen years old
Bayou Terrebounne, La, has a GoSt ~
brown beard two inches long and ro- onI
heavy except on che upper lip.
A spring in st. Tammany no.;.,
Louisiana, pOurs forth clear .ol, o",,
water all day, but at sunset i s,,S SOia
denly goes dry, discharging no y,oto. stu.
until the sun rises. ""'er
The cormOrant, it is said bo,
rather unique way of feeding its vonD. r
The hungry aedgling is allowed
poke its head down the parental tbroo,
and extract the partly digested SsS
from the stomach. ''
The Essex institute, Salem Nr,,,
has the first shoe ever ppgged bv =
machine, with a letter from the i
yentCr 7 and patentee, and the orig;naI
patent, signed by Andrew JaeSsoo1
Secretary Livingston and Attornev
General fancy.
A soap mine has been d.sclverad u
Cal f rnia. The sub. tanceis dep(q't
of white earth, free from grit. anc ir.
pregnat d with a small percentaoe >
p t sh. 1t is eTsly sliced into bars and
for cleaning purposes, is a fMr subst
tute for manufactured soap.
A. curious story is related in arecpDt
French paper. A man who was vprv
close to a tree struck by lightning rs.
serts that he was saved BY croucRin,
on the ground and covering himself
with WOODEN. umbrella. He was on.
folded in flames and completely elec.
trifed, bnt received no hurt.
An immense majority of men in
Rome never Gg tied a candle, unless
sometimes at early dawn. And the
custom of Rome was the custom also
Of all nations that lived around fla
great pond of the MediteIralC an. In
Athens, Egypt, Palestine, Asia Mnr
o CryWhert, the ancientS went tob,d
liae good boys, from z to 9 O'Clock. Tia
Turks AMI other people, WHO succeeded
to the stations and the habits Cf the
ancients, do 50 at this day.
A Boston lady took off her iewelel
ornaments and laid them upon her
bureau. A few minutes aftarWard. no
one having meanwhile entered the
apartment, she missed a valuable
diamond ring. Saarch for it was fruit.
less and its disappearance mysterious
until weeks afterWard, when around
the body Of a trap-caught mouse the
missing ring was found. 1t is thought
the mouse had ut its nose into the
ring, and, being frightened, hastened
to escape notice, and that in so doing
the rlng was forced back over the fore
legs, AMI there it remained.
The bee., 1883-03-17
The IIaVTe Docks.

The avant-port, or entrance harbor,
is nearly dry at low water, and our ten
der, even with her light drlught, stirs
the mud as she proceeds. But when the
tide is in, the large steam ers and sailing
ships can safely proceed to the docks,
that have been dug from the land
with an enormous expenditure of money
and muscle. The docks and basins of
HaYre are all of mans creation, and
owetheir existence to his industry aad
perseverance. They are eight in num-
Der, and ninth, and perhaps tenth,
will be added before long. Altogether,
the existing docks will accommodate
1000 vessels, and by crowding them
closely another hundred or two might
be taken in. The largest is the dock
of the Eure, and it has q superficial
area of fifty-three acres, with mile
and quarter of quays. The water in
this basin has depth of thirty feet,
and dry-dock opens from it capable
of holding any of the ships that visit
the port. Think of the labor necessary
for making this dock and building the
massive walls that form it's sides, and
then say if Hayre is not deserving of
all her present prosperity. An older
and smaller dock than this is the Bas-
sin du Commerce, which is generally
filled with sailing ships, and sometimes
has held as many as 200 of them with
out impeding circulation. At one end
of this dock is the square named after
Louis XVI, and on pleasant evenings
we viii find dense crowd there to en-
Joy the military or other music, and to
lounge under the trees. Beyond the
square and in full view from the dock
rises the principal theatre of Havre,
and at the waters edge is the machin-
cry for removing the masts of ships
or restoring them to their places. The
oldest dock of all is the Bassin du ROi,
or Vieux Basin, and it is also the
smallest; it was made in 1869, and has
latterly been enlarged so as to adapt it
to the ships of the present day. It is
difficult to ascertain the cost OF the
docks of Havre, as the old accounts
no longer exist, and we have only the
modern figures to guide us. Within
the last twenty years more than $50
100000 have been expended on them.
and the work is still incomplete.-Har-
peT,s.
The bee., 1883-03-17

Separated from the soil, man never
yet has succeeded in thriving. At
best, without it he is a pOtted plant
and some of the pots are miseraoy
small. / have visited many factories
in New England, and find that wherever
the operatives have a reasonable chanca
at the soil, where every family can
have a good-sized garden, with access
to pasture for a COW, the people ai0
healthy. eOntented and saving. hhere
ever this is the case, the factory popu,,
latiOn is able 10 live without actu'u
starvation OF extreme deStitution ~
the event Of the mills being closed m lOL
even a very long period Wnens's.
they are separated from the SOIL as - =
some of our large cities, there .
squalor, demoralizatiOn and despair
james Parton.