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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-11
KING RESOLUTIONS.

We, the people Of the Fifth Congress
s.cnrl District OF thcSlate Of Louisiana,
in convention assembled, DO hereby
resolve IS follows, tG-Tlt:
/. That We have learned with grea,
pleasure and satisfaction of the rCrii-
nations made by The National Demo
cratic party of Chicago Of the Stn day
Of july, I&5-Groyor Cleveland, for
Presiden. and Thos. \. Hendricks for
Wee pre5.lent-and That We cordially
inGorsc and enthusiastically approve ~
the platform adopted 1t SAID Chicago
Convention IN the Sth day of luly. 1854.
=. That We heartily approve of and
cor,!!allv iudoTSe the course Of GU III
Hcf,ti ,lhl. and faithful Representa-
tive il Congress, thr Hon. :. Floyd
King: and II il our earnest wish ans:
sincere desire tnat lc should hc re-
elected % Congress fI1m this district,
and w nlicIy pledge him ouy heart
sUEfol.. i. y. khL ) -,
~. WHY.
j. y. PIERCE.
EMILE cIR1D,
II p. WICKER,
T. +. GILBERT,
&C. GIBSON,
Committee on Platform and Rcsclu-
tinus.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-11
EQImaA's Compost.

Take thirty bushels Of we'll rot
ted manure Or we'll rotted organic
matter, as leaves, mulch, etc, and
scatter It about three inches thick
upon a piece of ground so situated
that water will not stand on it, but
shed of in every direction. The
thirty bushels will weigh about
nine hundred pounds. Take two
hundred pounds Of good acid phos-
phatc and one hundred pounds of
I,ainit, and mix the acid phosphate
and kainit thoroughly, then scat
ter evenly ON the manure. Take
next thirty bushels Of green cotton
seed and distribute evenly over
the pile, and wet them thoroughly;
they Will weigh nine hundred
pounds. Take again two hundred
pounds Of acid phosphate and one
hundred pounds ofkainit, mix, and
spread over the seed. Begin again
on the manure, then a layer OF
cotton seed, then a layer Of acid
phosphate and kaiEit, building UP
the heap layer by layer, until it is
high as convenient, then cover
with a layer of rich dirt from fence
corners or the woods; and leave at
least six weeks before using: it may
be allowed to stand much longer
without detriment If the heap is
unbroken. When ready to haul it
to the field cut with spade or
pickaxe square down and mix as
thoroughly as possible. The for
mular as above given may be tab
ulated as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
IN FAVOR OF SELEDUMPLNG SCoWS.

Senator Daggett recently introduced bill in
the Senate providing for the appointment of two
shore inspectors instead Of one who holds Office
Their duty that offensive matter Ia dumped in
the of tina hArbor Senator PlunEtt proposed an
amendment, providing that selfdnmDing automatic
soows shall be used by the Street Cleaning Department in
taking away the street dirt and refuse collected 10 The
CITY The officials Of the Street Cleaning Department
say that the amendment Is bad Several OF the self
Cumming scows are used and the Only that
ear be taken 70 In stormy weather. There great
risk Of drowning employed IN unloading the or
dinary scows they venture out 10 the dumping ground
of (,onev Island Ia heavy weather The cost Of un-
leading tbe.e sefdumpirg much less than the
ones where hand labor Is used The Mayors Cabinet
ment on the ground thai IL would impair the efficiency
Of the street Cleaning Department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
REAL ESTATE SALES ACTIVE.
SOME OF TIE TRANSACTIONS OF LAST WEEK

SOME OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF LAST WEEK.
There was no particular change in the gen.
,r features Of the real market last week. The
outlook continues 70 favorable with prices firm and
rood inquiry constantly maintained. The cOEVeyances
were 1904 $685. against So 1884 in the same week
of 1888 the mortgages amounting 70 s3,O26Ol2 against
90 2s IN 1883 The figures for the mortgages are
exclusive Of those AT per cent and those TO banks ana
assurances companies which show proportionate de-
cline this year from a year ago There were again
large numbers OF sales Of vacant lots last
week Francis J. schnugg bought fifteen lots
In Eighty-nrstst, west OF AveDue-A, from the
Jones estate at $4,000 each John j. Soaring
sold through v K Stevenson. il, the lot at kversde
Drive and Onehundred- and-fourth-st 10 Henry d.
Wnans for $500 an advance of 81, 900 from last De
cember Scott q Myers sold for william II. Scott, ten
lots in Seveniethst, east OfNinthave for S1oOOO 10
Thomas C. Higgins. 1t is said that MI Higgins has re-
fused an advance OF 5000 on his purchase John @
Overhiser sold lots In One dred andhirty first
At east Of Eighthave., Isaac E Wright, for $3.50
each Mr. Overhiser purchased the property for $500
Francis Crawford bought four lots in sixty nnthst east
of Ninth-ave. for 1000 each Edward Fitzpatrick paid
sl4,5OO for lot in Eishtethst east Of Madson-%ye
NJ LtJman sold three lots IN Forty seyenthst between
Ninth and Tenth ayes for S27 900 cash Tor improve
ment. The Record says that Randolph Guggenhelmer
aud Henry Clausen have sold the twenty,three lots In
AvenneA bounded by t1ftyio nth and flity NTH sts
nd Ayenue-A and Ffty-hfth-st. Twentythree houses
are 10 be built on the property. The sale
of the plot al the northwest corner OF mercer anu Elne
SIS by the LlghsIOne for $4,000 Is reported
Mrs vi Levy bought FROM Hugo Mack, for $4,000, NO
81 East Fiiry-eighh-st No SO East kighhethSt was
sold TO samuel Has for S35 600 cash No 80 Gramercy
PARK lately the residence OF exPostmaster-GeneT%I
Jsmes has been bought by James NJ. Varnum. No. 10
Ir Fort fthst has been sold Mrs. BrtJOn Mckee
for S52 500 Macay Davies sod No 20 East seventy
dsfhst for 5000 Scott & Myers sold 20 J. J. Mac
donald the foustOry brick factory and tour lots al
Avenue A and Sevenneth-st for $4,000
" X Stevenson, r has sold No 50 est Thirty eighth
NJ 70 samuel j. Tden for $4,000 The house is four
story hghtoOp browDstOne dwelling, and the lot Is y
IL NV faef1 IL =.
Lyncn II understood that Mr.. Tden purchased the
pioperty ~ present to one OF his n1eces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
Gltualious Uanie6--Males.

DUTTER OF WAITER.-f3y a married man,
~ 80 o. coschman understands the e2rs OF horses
thoroughly wife cook furnish most t-
e Tribune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
feriures ano Hlestinss.
Boaro auo Rooms.

V00 FAST 23D-ST. furnished
luz parors suitable for phyuc An, and other rS'ns
-oc., hoard references
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06

DUTLER or WAITER.-By a Frenchman,
ID Infddieagrd single m prfvat family; GOOD city ref
city = country Can OF address
J. T. SIS East 3ith st. third fOor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
feIp Uante0.

XVANTED-Ladiesa and young men wishing
N earn II 50 every quietly their homes; work
furnished sent by mail no canva-sng no stamps required
for reply Please address EDWARD T. DAVIS & co, SO
south Aail-st Fail River Mass.
NVANTED.-An Office boy in lawyers Office /;
w must write a good hand bs 0hging, wiling and not
ace; n-Amecan pa entage preferred
Answer applicants hand writing 10 A. Tribune once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
DressmIirnI.


ADVERTISFMENT FOR THE NEW.
"a YORK TRTBCNE WILL BIZ RECEIVED AT THR
UPTOWN OFFICES No. l,sfS Broadway. corner Thirty.
nrstst. untii u and 3CS Vest Twenty n st,
Eghth-ave - FOuIesufhsf corner UaOn Square
go Ihrd-aye.. Forty seveutst ~ The HARLEM
OFF ~. Nos l.Ju7 and 2. o. Third ave. corner one
huntred and weRty htbsL, np 70 N, regular once
DRESSMAKER-Bya dressmaker by the day
IL IN private family understands her business IN al ne
branches best reference Address COMPETENT, BOX ~,
Tribune Uptown Office, l.23s br0AaNay-
nRESSMAKER.-Ane experienced dTessmaker
~ would Ike some en- gsgemens by the day. Address b.
Tribune Branch Ouice, % EAST I4thst
nRESSMAKER.-By acompetent dressmaker
~ stylish draper and perfect inter- would IKE some me
work Al home Address Mrs CLEFT, Tribune Uptown Onee
Us Broad way.
nRESSMAKER.-By an experienced dress
~ who a class litter and draper also good
remodeing waDts few more engaSmenss Oy
the objection to 60 out OF the CITY GOOd lel
'''"''' D H., Tribune Uptown once, l.23s Broadway.
NIDLLES. HENRIETTE and CESARINE,
WI sstoFs experienced Parislan iressna sers
dTesea stylish cheap a. cheap At short
references. l4o "est tOtn 1NIeo1
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-20
Az ODD VERDICT.

The acquittal Of Slavery for the
killing of Owen Flsnnery was
disgraceful burlesque Of justice.
Slavery went into saloon in Gold
Hill with companions who sought
q quarrel with Flannery and stab
he'd him with a knife. The knife was
of such formidable dimensions that
it passed clear through Flannery's
body. Yet with the fact. not de-
MED by anybody, that Savery car
ried such a weapon, men were
found in Virginia who testified
to his good character and peacable
disposition. What a man of quiet
disposition could be doing with
y cheese knife on his person was not
explained to the jury. nor did they
seem to want any explanation.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-20
Let the People Elect.

Speaking of the proposition en-
bodied in the Townsend Bill to ell
ect U. S. Senators by a direct vote
of the people, the Times Review
very sensibly says:
The present system, it is quite
certain, lowers the standard of Leg
islatures in point Of ability and
general merit, whenever there is a
United States Senator to be cleo
ted. Then the election of a Senat-
or almost invariably retards other
legislative business, for it is seldom
that any matter OF general interest
receive the attention Of the mem
bers SO long as the Senatorial ques-
ton is il allegiance, and often an
entire session is fritte-ad away be-
fore the matter is disposed of. Leg
islators have enough other bust
ness to attend to without being
burdened with that which could be
more satisfactorily and economi-
cally performed at the general cleo
ton and by the people whom the
members represent. The present
system has in fact bat little to rec
ommend it except its antiquity, and
the progressive character Of the
American people would be better
maintained and illustrated by the
change proposed in Mr.. Townsend's
amendment. We hope that Con-
gress will take the necessary steps
to submit it to the different States
for ratification.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-20

Another travesty of justice is the
case of Miss Prescott an actress
who being libeled by a newspaper
brought suit and got verdict of
$4,000. The Supreme Court now
reverses the case because on the
trial it was not proven that the IL
belous article was read by any one,
although the paper wherein
the article was printed had circu-
lation of $751; 900 copies.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-20
TclephOninS Over the sea.


Experiments were made last night
on the large wire Of the Postal Tel
egraph Company between New
York and Meadvills, Pa, a distance
Of 500 miles, with telephone de-
vised by Prof. Webster Of Yysilan
ii, Mich. Owing to the storm and
atmospheric conditions the mag
neto bell was kept jingling by the
induction alone, but there was lit
tie difficulty in carrying on a con-
versation.
What Prof. Gillett calls ten
point instrument was used. Each
point, Prof. Gillett says, is like
adding another telephone in power.
The feature of the receiver attacked
to the telephone is the increased
magnetic surface presented to the
diaphragm. Chicago, g distance Of
1,C1O milees. including cable con-
tanning twenty-five wires, has been
reached satisfactorily with the ten
point instrument. The plan is to
construct an instrument that will
open communication by cable
scross the ocean as we'll IS cover
in long land distances. A twenty
point instrument is being made for
the purpose Of ascertaining the
distance it will reach. Prof. Gillett
said last night that the French
cable was 2, 1856 miles long from end
to end, and the resistance was
o.89 ohms. The resistance of the
wire used last night was TX ohms,
but as satisfactory sesults had been
obtained from the smaller copper
wire, the resistance of which was
SIX ohms. 'We feel confident that
before we get through we are going
to sa 'Hellor and a good deal more,
too, to the people on the other
&iGe," said Prof. Gillett. "What
we are aiming at is communication
e. long distances. IN. Y. Times.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-20

Since John Dennis has learned
that greenbacks are poisonous he
has refused to handle any of the
stuff and has f,llen back on
specie basis,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-20

Why has my Competitor only reduced prices on CHINA
MADE Shoes M. Coin has made General Re.
duction in his entire stock of Boots and Shoes
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-20

Apply next door or ut the "ap-
peal office for terms. JAG
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18
sweet Corn as . Forage Plant

Col. f. d. Curtis writes to the Rural
New Yorker: One of the lessons Of
the year, which has been most forcibly
taught, has been the value of sweet corn
as a forage plant. / do not mean the
spindling, washy, fodder corn most
farmers are foolish--lazy-enough to
grow; but fodder corn which has an
ear in it. There cannot be too much
of this kind of food on any farm. Next
year the area here will be four times
as great-all sweet corn. The seed il
now ready to ~pluck-both early and
late varieties. There is more food to bs
obtained in an acre of sweet fodder corr
than of any crop; the work is less, an6
it pays several hundred per cent. pro-
fit. Mine was grown as follows: the
groundwas covered with manure-mind,
/ say covered" not sprinkled. This
was pIowed under; the ground harrow.
de and burrows made three feet apart;
the seed was then scattered in the fur
rows by hand, and a harrow was run
lengthwise over the burrows to cover it.
The same work may be done with a drill,
As soon as the corn was well up, a cul.
tivator was run through once in o row,
and twice afterwards it was cultivated,
working close up to the corn. Once II
was gone over, and the weeds in the
rows pulled out. There was no hoeing,
as it was not necessary. IL was kept
mellow and clean. Next year, as early
as possible, the early sweet cor will be
planted on warm ground, and the larger
kinds afterwards. There should be
three kinds, with the Stowell's Ever
green, to cover the season. The early
kinds will be ready for use the middle
of July, and the StowelPs Evergreen
can be used till October or later. Herr
Is food for hogs, cows, or anything.
There are pork, milk, butter, and beei
in it. Pigs may be shut up in pens as
soon as the sweet corn is ready to cut.
and if fed all they will eat, they will
fatten on it alone-that is, on my kind
1 of stalks
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18

there ne one and both commands were
obeved."
Mr.. Field is the owner of the Wash
ington building and other real estate
valued at $4,000, 600. In stocks, bonds
and other securities has $50, 000, 900
more.
He owns a country house at Irving
ton and a mansion opposite that OF his
former business associate and recent
rival. Samuel j. Tilden, in Gramercy
Square. In Mr.. Fields shirt front
flashes one of the largest and purest
emeralds in the world. and n often
wonders as he admires that jewel
whether Mr.. Field really values it high
er THAI the diamond pin presented to
him when a poor cash boy by A. T.
Stewards clerks.
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18
The Scrap Basket.

The Medical Summary recommends
the external use of buttermilk to ladies
who are exposed to tan or freckles.
A piece of zinc placed on the live Goals
in a hot stove will effectually clean out
a stovepipe, the vapor produced carry
ing off the SCOT by chemical decomposi-
ton.
If it is the husbands duty to do the
heavy part of his wife's work, why isn't
it the wife's duty to do at least the light
er part of her husbands work?-tis a
poor rule that doesn't in any wise work
both ways.
Women are more to be trusted with
money than men. Although hundreds
of them hold positions of financial trust
in this country, who has heard of a wom-
an being guilty of e~mbezzlement or de-
falcation?
Young ladies who contemplate becom-
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18
For the Cook

CHICKEN PE.-For the crust, take
equal parts of our cream and butter
milk, one pint of each; a teaspoonful of
salt and one of soda, and make a dough
the same as for biscuit. Line the sides
Of a suitable baking dish "a milk pan is
an excellent one) with this paste. 1t
needs no bottom crust as it is apt to be
heavy. Have the chicken already boiled
until tender IN water seasoned with salt
and pepper to the taste. Cut the pieces
up we'll and lay them in the. dish, and
put in bits of butter here and there.
Then cover all with the water In which
the chicken has been boiled. 1t must
not be thickened with -four, or in the
process of baking it will be too thick.
Mold some butter into the remaining
crust and cover the pie with it, wetting
the edges and pressing them well to-
gether. Cut some Sits in the center
and bake in a moderate wen an hour
or more. When there is no bottom
crust the remains may be more easily
warmed over.
To Cook SALT PoRK.-Soak the slices
over night in sweet milk. Scald them
in clear water in the morning and fry.
Then dip each slice in a batter made of
a couple of eggs, half a teacup of sweet
milk, a pinch of salt, and as much -four
as can be readily stirredin Cover each
slice thickly with this batter and return
to the spider, and cook until the batter
is done. With workingmen, this makes
an agreeable variety.
Cold BIsCUITs.-Those left over from
tea may be made better than when
freshly baked, by dipping them into
hot water and placing them singly on
the CRATE IN the oven long enough be-
fore breakfast to let them get well
warmed through.
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18
TILE HOME CIRCLE AND FARM.
Farming Paragraphs.

A few years ago what is now the
great onion tract of Chester, in Orange
County, N. Y, was a worthless peice OF
land. To-day it would bring readily
81. 900 an acre. Last season on these
meadows 100, 900 bushels of onions were
grown, which we're sold for more than
SI25, 900. This seasons crop will be
even larger. There are no equally large
onion tracts IN the country.
Farmers who have kept a strict ac-
count with their stock say that a pound
of poultry can be made for less than a
pound of pork, yet the laboring man
who has to buy both feels that he can
not afford to buy poultry very often, as
it costs more than other meats. This
leads the Concord Monitor to remark
that the poultry growing business may
be much extended before the market
will be overstocked so as to bring the
price down to where it will not pay to
raise.
Wheat is lower and beef higher than
it has been before in a hundred years.
Let us therefore turn the cheap wheat
into dear beef and make the profit.
This most nutritious of al grains is food
for animals as we'll as for man. All
that Is required is that it be properly
prepared. 1t is so full of gluten and
starch that, fed whole, it forms IN the
stomach a solid mass not easily dlgested.
Ground and mixed with chaff it may be
fed to any animal with advantage in ev-
cry way. 1t should be coarsely ground
["choppen" is the term-and then n
bushel of it is equal in nutriment to
four bushels of oats.
Selecting seed corn is q job it will
pay the farmer to do himself, and not
trust to the boys or help. By a rigid
course of selection, with certain points
in view, it is easy to make perceptible
gains on the quality and yield of ones
crop with passing years. The best time
TO make this selection of seed ears is
while the corn is standing, but if it was
then neglected, it may still be we'll done
at husking time. Most men would
agree that the main points to be observ-
ed are earliness of maturity, number
and size of the ears, the filling out of
the grain on the cob, the size of the
stalk and the amount of leaf. Leave
the husks on the selected ears, to serve
for braiding them together and hang
ing them up to dry. They should be
hung in a dry loft, or the peak of a
corr crib out of the way of rats and
mice TO dry. By suspendin0 the braid
ed ears from stretched wires these pests,
where present, will be prevented from
reaching them.
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18

nc wives, remember that husbands can't
live on love alone-theym must have some
thing more substantial, and, as a rule,
they want it w~el[cooked.
English authorizes assert the effect
of the Scientific" system of dress-cut-
ting, by which women may fit their
own clothes has revived the art of
sewing, which is another way of saying
that avarice has overcome Incidence,
and that woman are making their own
clothes to save money. 1t would be a
pretty bit of statistics if somebody
could find out how many of these
economical creatures belong to socie-
ties for a~meliorating the condition OF
needle women.
To WASH SILK HANDKERCHIEFs.-
Put a fat-iron on the stove, and when
it is hot, wash the handkerchiefs
through a very warm soap suds. If.
they are much soiled pass them through
two waters. Do not rub the soap di-
rectly on the handkerchief. Then
pass through another warm water with
out soap, and thoroughly rinse them F;
squeeze dry and iron Immediately, to
prevent the colors from running. A
bit of muslin may be laid over the
handkerchief to absorb the excess OF
moisture when the iron is first applied.
For white handkerchief blue the last
rinse water. Thus washed, they will
look almost as good as new. For j.. 3.
r
The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18
A New and Costly Anaesthetic.

One of the consulting oculists ot ths
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, had
occasion to preform an operation for the
removal of a mature cataract in the cap
sule of a woman's eye. He had learned
some time ago, the remarkable proper
ties of hydro-chlorate of %cocoalne'
which was discovered by a Heidelberg
student while experimenting with cocoa
His discovery was that this drug, drop
ped into the eye, would render it lnsen-
sible to feeling. This material the
Mount Sinai surgeon, knowing that IL
had already been successfully used as .
local anasthetic, used on the eyes OF MS
patient, and the operation was perform
ed without her suffering any pain what,
ever. Tuesday she was doing well, anu
the operation was regarded as thor
oughly successful. The new. an9sthetlu
deadens the nerves, but does not Inlura
them nor the surrounding skin. Theo-
dore Hadel, superintendent of the nos,
pltal, said that it was not yet known
whether it would act on other portlons
of the body as we'll as it did on the eye,
It's general use, he thought, Woulu 20
prevented by its cost. The price
present is So, 600 per pound.