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An Omen Letter.

TO REV. GEO. II. BALI, WHO MAKES
THE scASDALoUs CHARGES AGAINST
COY. CLEvELAND.
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MISSISSIPPI LEvEE DIsrRIcr No. ].
.o'n Parties holding these bonds will
hear something % their Interest By address
mg jos. LATHRoP 4 Co,
Law and Collection Ofice, ST. LOUIS Ne.
Aug. 1884,
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TELL the truth.

My dear Mr.. Fisher"
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WESsON

proposes to donate $1O,sOO in subscriptions
and thinks that fully $4,000 will be
promptly paid on call.
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CRYSTAL SPRINGS

offers a building site with as much land
attached as may be desired, being a choice
of several locations; also $4,000 or over in
a subscription list
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offers splenuid college building which
would now cost over $4,000. 1t is in good
condition and good school now being
kept there. 1t is amply sufficient to ac-
commodate over one hundred boarders, be
sides having school rooms for over two
hundred scholars. 1t is handsome struc-
ture and we'll located.
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will donate a suitable site, and at least
twelve thousand dollars in cash.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE follow
ing is Lieut.. Greely's official report of
the execution of Private Henry:
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subscribes $1,000; $1,000 of which is certi-
fed can be collected; also $4,000 pledged
by the town to be raised by taxation; also
choice of several eligible sites, some of
which will be donated if selected, and
others for sale.
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Proposed to donate choice of several
sites and sc 900 in money.
National Republican., 1884-08-16
A MARVELLOUS SNAKE STORY.
Tho Tramp Tells How n Remarkably y
Intelligent Reptile Fired the First
Gun at Sumter.

Tho Tramp Tells How n Remarkably
Intelligent Reptile Fired the First
Gun at Sumter.
The judge was relating his experience
on tho supreme court bench when the
tramp entered Gilligan's back room last
night. All hats were taken of, and the
barkeeper brought in new bottle of gin.
The tramp borrowed the judges handker.
chief to wipe his mouth, and then re-
marked that while coming up the street
he had been thinking of something he
had read.
what as it2" chorused the crowd,
settling them solves.
''Why, about the first gun fred at Fort
Sumter. The honor has been given to
Rufiin, Moses, and Huger, but say, 'twssn't
them. Nah, twas snake, 1t was. These
here blokes as are goin' about sayin' they
fred that ere gun is liars, they is, cause
/ happen to know. / was in the South
Carolina state troops, and as you know
them was putting up Notifications. When
Anderson left Fort Moultrie We was mad,
we was, and when we seed the flag
aflo attn on Sumpter, say we was boilin'.
Old Beaurcgard give orders to work on, and
we kept fixing up battlements and spilin'
fur q fight When we seed the "Star of
the Vest coming, old Bory como to me.
Josh, said he, we can't stand
this thing no longer. was
orderly, and under his instructions
we fired on her and drove her out to sea
again. WE'LL then, Bory knew that the
ball had begun. l told him that We had
better tackle old Sump, but he said mo-
and thought it would be better to wait.
On the third day, whom we received in
formation from Washington that the
'Yanks' were about to move, Bory was o
playing with his pet snake, which was
about three feet long. Bory was mad
when he heard the news, and begin to
cuss the Yanks. Say, while he was n
jawing, that snakes eyes glistened, and
pretty soon we missed him.
about 2 o'clock a consultation was
held and it was to begin tho war as the
'Yanks had begun to move. Moses gave
Bory drink for the privilege of firing the
gun, and Mose and Huger matched PEN
nios for the honor. Huger won. Twas
told to prepare and train the gun on the
Fot. l rammed ina big charge and went
to tell them 1t was ready. / hadn't gone
ten yards, however, when heard a report,
and on looking around saw that the gun
had gone oil. Everybody rushed out,
and we ran TO the gun. Say, this is
true, this is, that snake was laying
on top of that gun stone dead,
with his head right over the vent.
That blooming snake had piece of iron
in his mouth When / had loaded and
prim cd the gun he had got on that gun
with the iron nut and dropped it on the
cap. Say, old Huger was mad and swore
everyone to secrecy. No one has ever
disputed his claim, but its an empty
honor.
"That snake; oh, yes" said the tramp,
taken gin; "he was stuffed and presented
to JEFF Davis. Jef's got him yet"
National Republican., 1884-08-16

Journal Of agriculture.

vO"'NW " iy'ftNt"Ss
When We want to raise good horses we
don't expect them from the veriest scrubs
of the farm. We send off many miles and
pay extravagant prices for breeding stock,
whether of cattle, hogs. sheep, or any
other stack, If We expect to keep pace
with the times and improve tho herds on
the farm. We sometimes, after having
whole winter to reflect on the matter,
send of for seed corn, with the hope of
getting better sort, and that q change of
soil and locality may bring forth botter
results. In our efforts to improve the
potato we have been led on by experience
to do still more. But what do we do to
improve the wheat crop? There is lit
tie changing off, but few send abroad
and get new kind, or at least some
kind bearing a new name. But do we 60
mt the matter intelligently and systemati-
eally, as II we knew, we were laying a
foundation that should endure? Farmers
who have made practice Of changing
seed wheat, once in two to four years. all
agree as to the beneficial results of 80
doing But it Is q fact that very few
farmers ever take time to select and pre-
pare seed wheat, as they themselves must
surely know it. will pay them to do. A
further step is to have the riddles so ar
ranged rs to size of meshes as to separate
tho larger grains from the smaller, saving
for seed only the former To 90 still
further, and at the same time do only
reasonable duty, we might select for seed
a piece of wheat growing upon ground
that will not only give good yield, but
produce tho finest berry. Suicidal as it
may be, we have actually known farmers
to do just the opposite upon the theory
that the larger grains sold best, and the
smaller, having the most grains in a
bushel, made the best seed, and after all
would bring as good crop as any. The
same policy persisted in will run to the
lowest notch any stock OF crop on tho
farm. Good soil and good feed will help
crops and stock. But no man would
expect to make good Shorthorns out of
Texas scrubs on good feed alone. We can
go q step further than selecting q good
feed of wheat, and saving and threshing
separately for seed; we should select the
largest and earliest maturing heads, SOW
them on good ground. aud the next year
screen out the best grains and save our
seed from that. From continuous selec-
tions in this way have originated nearly
all our improved cereals. Any farmer
who will set about to improve his seed In
this way will be surprised, first at the
small amount of labor necessary, and
next at the vast improvement thus made.
National Republican., 1884-08-16
Nous EHOLD HINTS.

Stains on ivory may be taken out by
washing with soap and water and placing
IL, while wet, in the air TO bleach.
Small mahogany desks in tho style OF
onr grandfathers' days, having brass
trimmings and mounted upon high legs,
are again in use.
Pencil drawing may be made indellble
by passing through q solution of equal
parts milk and water, wetting the paper
but not allowing the fluid to run over the
drawing.
Imitation marble is made by mixing
plaster of paris with saturated solution
Of alum, and the mixture calcined until
perfectly dry, and then IL is ground to
powder, which, If worked up with water
makes an imitation marble.
To cloan marble brush tho dust off with
q piece Of chamois, then apply with
brush n good coat Of gum arabic about the
consistency of thick mucilage expose it to
the sun or wind to dry. In q short time
IL will peel off. Wash 1t with clean water
and n clean cloth. II necessary repeat.
Court plaster mado at home is econom-
ical, and is said to be highly successful.
Dissolve one pint Of French isinglsss in
one pint Of warm wator, to this add 10
cents worth of pure glycerine and cents
worth of tincturo of arnica, lay piece of
black or of white silk on u board and
paint it over with the mixture.
Shoe backing may be made by mixing
molasses, ono pound; ivory black, ono
aud one.fourth pounds; sweet oil, two
pounds Rub together until IL becomes a
smooth mass. then add o little lemon
juice or wine glass of strong vinegar
and water until 1t is of proper consist
ency.
Mildow may be removed from awning,
&C.. with the following preparation; Mix
well together two tablespoonfus of soft
soap, one of salt, two Of powdered starch,
and tho juice of lemon. Lay this mix
turo on both sides of the stain with q
painters brush. and then lay the article
on tho grass day and night until the stain
disappears.
The old-fashioned mantel mirrors arc
coming sn fashion again. They havo
broad frames of bronze, which can be
painted In n bright, dashy design to look
very effective. Over mantels are still tho
fashion, and arc now seen in almost every
room in the house. The newest over man
tolls are made of combination of oak
and very highly-polished cherry. with
dozen small diamond-shaped mirrors
inserted in them.
Engravings may be transferred to glass
in this way Coat the glass with dammar
varnisb, or with Canada balsam, and let
it dry until 1t is very sticky, which re-
quiros nearly a day. The picture to be
to be transferred should be we'll soaked in
soft water and carefully laid upon the
prepared glass and pressed upon it so that
no air bubbles or drops of water are seen
underneath. This should dry whole
day before 1t is touched, then with wetted
tiugers rub the paper off at the back. If
this is skillfully done the paper will be
entirely removed, leaving merely the ink
upon the varnish. Then another coat of
varnish will make it more transparent.
National Republican., 1884-08-16
Exhibits for the EIpositions.

II. w. Coffin. of Hamilton county,
Ohio. has been appointed chief clerk on
the part of tho interior department for
the work preparatory to making exhibits
at the Louisville, Cincinnati, and New
Orleans expositions, The department of
tho interior will control exhibits from
the patent office, Indian bureau, general
land ofico, bureau of education, deaf and
dumb asylum, pension office, United
States geological survey, and bureau of
ethnology. Mr.. Gill, superintendent of
the model room of the patent office, has
force repairing and cleansing models.
Some years since the patent Office abol-
ished the system of preserving models Of
inventions, and siterward used drawings.
A number Of these drawings will also be
exhibited. Commissioner Butterworth
has addressed circular lettor to loading
manufacturers of the United States ask
ing thsm to fprRish toE the Worlds Fair
National Republican., 1884-08-16

The Indian bureau will send special
agent to the Indian territory to learn the
opinions of majority of tho Kiowa,
Wichita, and Comanche Indians relative
to leasing their lands in tho territory to
cattle men. 1t is understood by the
Indian commissioners that majority Of
the Indians are opposed to the leases.
The delegation from these tribes. which
has been hero several days, has left for
home. They asked for farmer, black
smith, and a physician for their reserva-
tion, saying that Ia case of sickness they
now have to go forty miles for doctor.
1t was agreed that those should be sent
them.
National Republican., 1884-08-16
CHAUTAUQUA CHIMES
Slightly tangled Out OF Time ny
Question OF Taxation-Grnnd Army

o,.,,. sr..,a &c., ..,v
my
CHAuTAUQUA, N. Y, Aug. A.--Chau-
tauoua has had busy and profitable sea-
,o,, ,h,,n.. o. . noo a,n,.v s,boo,
oon nus i"i' o''i o,o'' a'N0
stuuehts naVe eaop uny mes q"
various points on tho grounds for
Bible instruction. The genial,
hut vi,ilapt gate-kconer savs the
-, 80, ,,,,, r. e. s..o
numbers h"Vo nsu''u nis n'i up W uu'o
than othor seasons AT the entrance, tue
chimes, "the Chautauqua three bells'
piyes greeting TO tho outside world, and
a. oorta;, ho,-a cali tba faithful En-
nit,s ,..no,,u a., ,oa,,,.o. ,.,,
p'"Ser anu Dio'' ie'oons' w te'saio'' W.
certs, and sermons, to Y. IL: >. " vespeIs'
and consultations or "conierence1 ny
tho latter we learn the modus operanoi'
Tor organizing local circles AZ our nomes'
anu we nnd OUT What an immense iist re-
presents TINS literary and scien tine err
cles 6OOOO. we learn tno pest methods
of reading, ana tho hopes ana aims OF tne
Chautauqua idea" as promulgated Dy its
founder, Ur. vincent, VINO ls everywhere
present, the master spirit mere, ana with
heart and soul enters INTO the great WORK,
Tor which ms reward lDeyona aotusl OK
pense) is inc CONSCIOUSNESS Oh uoihg goou,
ana laying up treasures 10 hea"en' Whero
moth ana rust doth not corrupt
we nave itnagihca we were JUST III the
border iand oil tno Shining Shore, wnen
10! httle twiso occurs oetweeh tne
management ana cottage hoiders-a cloud
no larger than mans hand ENDS, not IN
log, out IN smail-sizea wniriWind. INC
system OF taNatioh is IN this nutsneii'
have cottage oil ten rooms, or ten peus.
pay q percentage Tor actual occupants oil
those peds; not LOT tne peus Whether
used or not by iodgers' some think
universal taxation on the ten peds would
give better sstlsiactlon, doihg away WIN
tne counting OF heaus anu @ WIN CoUage
registers Ii earn ~ per week ana
pay lo per cent gross receipts 10 tne
management Is 1t not more fair and salts
factory than II WAS made TO pay the
amount, or even less, without earning
the the mo most lust ones one, and, as DR.. Vincen.
says, 'if any of tho cottage holders wish
TO leave for this reason, they are welcome
to do SO, because others will come in who
think it is lust and fair and the best
method that can be devised for meeting
incidental expenses of the association for
Improvement of grounds alone" So free
trade gets slap at Chautauqua, too; and
will get it over again in Buffalo in No
yember.
Several hundred came from Buffalo to-
day on grand excursion to hear the gem
uine colored "Tennesseeans" in q concert
National Republican., 1884-08-16

models of such improved labor-saving
machinery as thoy may have in use at
tho present time. The United States
geological survey will make an exhibit Of
minerals, ores, and rocks collected from
all parts of tho country. 1t will also
exhibit models Of volcanoes, the Grant
canyon of tho Colorado, the Yosemite
valley, and tho National park of the yell
lowstone. Tho bureau of ethnology will
exhibit a series of articles and models
illustrating tho life and homes Of the
mound builders Col. Stop honson Is now
in New Mexico making col lections for the
oxhibit
National Republican., 1884-08-16
DIED.

EDWARDS.--At Anacostia. D. G., Thursday.
X. and Sallie NJ Edwards. aged 13 months and
23 days.
Funeral will leave residence Saturday at p.
m. to st. Barnhba's Church, Maryland.
McLACHLEN.-On Thursday, Aug. Ia. 1884,
at the residence of her husband 2232 Thirteenth
street northwest, MATTE H., beloved wife OF
NJ McLachlen, aged 80 years.
Funeral from her late residence at q y. IN. to-
day (Saturday) Friends invited to attend.
CoWLE..-Aug. IL, at Cayuga, N. ", SARAH
FRANCES HUTCHINSON, wife of Alfred Cowles,
of the Chicago Tribune, aged 40 years.
14th instant.
National Republican., 1884-08-16

Tho Seventh District Cleveland and
Hendricks club has elected the following
officers; President, Oliver Dufour; vice
president, N. A. Poole; secretary, Harry
w. Barbour, and treasurer. Harry Byrne.
A committee of tho club Is looking for a
suitable hall in which to hold its meet
ings, and whom one is secured the club
will convene on the published call Of the
president eAf'us7t( ttN FNiN
National Republican., 1884-08-16
ApYERTIsED LETTERS.

The following is n list Of advertised letters re-
mainlng In the Washington city postoiiice Sat
urday, Aug. 10, 1884.
HB- To obtain any of these letters the appli-
cant must call for ddUcftfsed letters.
H1- III not called for within four weeks they
Will be sent to the dead letter Office
FRANK b. CoNGER Postmaster.
National Republican., 1884-08-16

THE Howland Dental Association No. 2l1
Four-and-a-half street northwest, three doors
north of Pennsylvania avenue, do all kinds OF
Dental Work. All work warranted frst-class.
Have administered nitrous oxide to over 10000
persons, Fine gold and amAll,aIa lllhnks In.
serted In the b06t MANNER. ? = vi ~
National Republican., 1884-08-16

"ALDERNEY DAIRY wAaoNs"-Fresh Al
fie dfierney butter churned every morning. and DO
per pound. Also cottage cheese &c. per ball;
buttermilk. DC. per quart, and sweet milk At &C.
per quart
National Republican., 1884-08-16

SUCH representative horsemen as Mr.. L. @.
Walker Veritas, the Spirit Of The Times, New
York, and Mr.. K. $. Withers, Fairlawn stock
farm, Lexington. Ky, testify that 81. Jacobs
on, the great pain cure is unsurpassed for all
kinds of horse ailments,
National Republican., 1884-08-16
LOOKING ON THE SEA
HOW THE RICH OILERS ENJOY LIFE AT
NEWPORT.

Place Of Beauty and Joy ForcvCr-Alons
the Famous "Clifr Although Pic.
turesquo Lawns and Past Splendid villas
How the Common Herd Find Amusement.
National Republican., 1884-08-16
MARRIED.

RUFF-BUSHEE.-AtF Fort Dodge, Iowa, ON
ton, d. C., and RECIE BusHEE.
National Republican., 1884-08-16

MISCELLANEOUS.
Chief Engineer's fiice National Construction
20, Natl Railway Mexican Map
"Washington Sunday Express"
&c o II Union"
National Republican., 1884-08-16

MISCELLANEOUS. q
"Landady of Boarding House. 907 or 600 Va
uypu
National Republican., 1884-08-16

oWu. hlICT uuNluR ODbtINtu
their habits and modes of life / can
readily understand why you could easier
make a Chinaman or an Indian accept
our civilization than a Moor. 1 will
quote but fow instances in daily life.
To honor person the European arises
and removes his hat; the Mussulman
remains seated with his head covered.
When entering place Of worship, or q
house, instead Of removing his hat,
the Mussulman takes Off his shoes
and leaves them outside the door. We
consider the right side as the place of
honor; the Moor the left. When inviting
friend to enter his house the Moor steps
in first and let's his guest follow him.
Kissing the hand is a sign of respect with
u.s. tho Moor, when saluting, kisses his
own hand. 1t would not be very dignified
for European king to carry an open
umbrella when in kingly attire; in
Morocco the umbrella is the emblem of
imperial majesty, and no one else is per-
mitted to carry one. All this is only a
matter Of custom. There are many
habits, however, which would never
be brought TO correspond with
our own. l hardly need mention
females are surrounded and hidden from
view, nor the existing slavery, which
cannot bo stopped. We take our meals
by daylight and sleep at night; in the
month Of the Rhamadam, the great relig-
ious, and i may social, festival OF the
Mohammedans, they partake not of q
drop Of wator nor morsel Of food in day.
light. They take their meals at night
and spend the night in extravsgani
feasts and orgies. We undress for oui
night rest; tho Mohammedan sleeps in
his daily dress. His day of worship and
rest is Friday, instead of Sunday. We
write from the left to the right hC
writes from right to left We begin tt
read a book on the first page; his frs
page is our last. In short, i believe that
these two civilizations have actually
nothing in common.
Moreover, any innovation woult
hardly be tolerated by the authorities
similar conditiona exist ina smaller de-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-06-26

GAivL.TpN, June i9-. spot cotton closed
dul. Ercrtpts - sales none: exports NOME
sock, 3,iG5. Quotations unchanged.
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-06-26

SIIILOHS CURE WILL Immediately
relieve Group, Whooping- caugh and
Bronchitis. For sale by Castle y
Nori,CU.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-08

An editorial in The Century for May calls
for true party of progress. The editorial
closes with the following suggestion: "But
after we have said that, we are inclined to
add that the present condition of affairs has
its compensations, and that there are, more
over, indications that the old political order
may be to some extent passing away. Per-
haps, after all, even political reforms may be
accomplished in the future in America with
out the identical partisan methods which
heretofore have generally been thought
necessary.
There are many reforms to be made In the
system of government, and in our national
and state legislation, which can be, perhaps
quite as well accomplished by those intelli-
gent on these subjects inside the various es-
tablished parties. This way of doing things
is now in great favor and may be more and
more useful, perhaps even necessary, as our
population increases and extends, especially
in country covering such an enormous area
as ours, and with such varying exigencies and
social interests. At any rate, while we are
waiting for the great leform party of the fu-
ture, each citizen can be his own party of re-
form, and make himself felt not only indi-
vidually, but by acting in concert with others
who are with him interested i'll special
reforms
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-08

Mn. EDIroR:-As your paper has
large circulation in this county, |
desire through its columns, to make a
few suggestions in reference To the
county Jail.
Although the proposition submit
ted by the board of supervisors, WAS
voted down by large majority, it
does not indicate, as take it, that a
majority of the people are adverse TO
the prudent expenditure of a reason
able sum for the keeping and safety
of the prisoners confined therein.
The great trouble with the PROPOSE
ton made by the supervisors, was
that there was nothing definite about
it. 1t did not state whether the pro-
posed jail was to be built of wood,
brick, or stone, or whether it was to
cost one thousand, ten thousand, or
twenty thousand dollars; and one OF
the strongest arguments used III this
town, and / presume i'll Others also,
against the proposition, was that the
eight thousand asked for, was mere
beginning for a twenty thousand
dollar Jail, and when that was built
the people would be called upon to
vote forty thousand or fifty thousand
dollars for new court house.
Now the citizens or Van Buren,
county are a plain democratic people
although all do not vote the demo
cratic ticket-and they don't like to
build nicer structure in which to
keep their criminals than they, them
selves, live in.
Now, assuming from personal
knowledge of the substantial man.
ner in which the present court house
is built, that it will answer this coun-
ty, for all practical purposes, with a
few repairs, for twenty years to come,
my proposition is that good SUBJ
stantial, double, two-inch, plank adj
dition, sided on the outside, having
four or six cells, be built, and that
the present building be repaired,
cleaned and renovated, the new cells
to he built with iron between the
plank, if necessary, the entire ex-
pense not to exceed two thousand
dollars; one-half to be paid by the
citizens Of Paw Paw and vicinity,
and the other half be voted by the
board Of supervisors.
Such a structure can be made
safer and stronger than brick, and
healthier, and | believe would be ac-
ceptable to 4 great majority Of the
people of the county.
{. NJ. MORRILL,,
Lawton, Mich.