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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13
Preserving Fruit.

: For putting up fruit porcelain-linei
kettle holds the first place with most
housewives, but COOL agate or giauite
ware, and even brass kettle, secured
very clean and frightened, are used. A
wooden or silver spoon for stirring is
much better than an iron one. Many
people use elf-sealing jars as mattor
OF economy, bccause less sugar is ro-
quired to keep the frnit in them.
Fruit juices may be kept by canning,
the aame as the fruit itself. and often
prove very refreshing and grateful to
the sensitive stomach of conyalescing
and delicate people, as we'll as useful for
havoring beverages, &c. One house.
wife always puts up q few pint bottles,
as follows: She heats the berries and
presses and strains out the juice, the
same as in making jelly; then she adds
half pint Of sugar to three pints juice,
brings it to boil and seals up IN glass
jars.
Jelly making should not be too long
deferred, as experienced housekeepers
know that curront jelly, Mt least, is best
when made before the fruit is entirely
ripe. Use perfectly clean flannel bag
for straining the juice-a new one is
preferable. Many people make cnrrant
jelly successfully by putting in the
sugar the last thing and not boiling it.
The process is as follows Do not wash
the currnnts, but pick them over care
fully. Take half pound Of sugar to
each pound of fruit. Put few cur
rants into the kettle and press out en-
ough juice to prevent burning, then add
the remainder of the fruit and boil free
~ twenty minutes, stirring occasionally;
strain through jelly bag into an earth
en- vessel. When strained return the
liquid to the kettle, let it boil minute
or two and add the sugar. As soon as
the sugar is entirely dissolved remove
from the fire and put into glasses. Some
Jelly makers have their sugar heating in
the oven while boiling the juice and add
it hot.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13
ruEL SMITHS STRATEGY.
How Hc Once Got RIA or Como
Troublesome Loafers.

Everyone connected with thc law
throughout Maine knows Court Record.
er Ruel Smith, who usually travrls
about the State with Chief Justice Pc.
ters. Once upon time Ruel was in
charge Of the telegraph office Al East.
port, which was on the ground floor.
just under the window OF this oficc
there was wooden bench, and on it
there formerly gathered crowd Of loaf
ers, who persisted in occupying the
place and in making noise, despite the
frequent appeals of Mr.. Smith. Finally
the time came when they gathered so
thick as to darken the window, and
Ruel laid his plans to clear them out.
First he suggested that the old sent
needed repairing, and fitted on brand
new zinc cover. Then he ran a wire
from the main line inside, out through
o small hole in the side Of the building,
connecting with the zinc. About the
usual time for tho crowd to gather he
went outside and thoroughly wet down
the ground where rested the feet of the
loafers, and then resumed his usual at
titutlo inside.
BY aud by along came the gang, and
soon the usual loud conversation and
the whistling began, and soon, too, a
whole row, some ten or dozen loaiers,
were seated along the new and innocent
looking zinc. Mr.. Smith is n patient
man, but soon forbearance ceased to be
a telegraph virtue, and, cnsting one look
of mingled pity and pleasure at the
group, he gently "made connection"
and in flash the electricity was darling
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

We were going down tho mississippi.
and had Just pulled out Of Natchez.
when man, who had boarded the boat
ct that place, sat down with three Of
four Of US and entered into general con-
versatioH. He was learned and intel
igent, and was as calm and self posses
sed a. any one you ever met BY and by
he coolly said:
'sGentlemen, / want your opinion on
strange question. Let each one OF YOU
give his choice Of death in case Of sui
eide"
There was more or less jocular talk be-
fore an opinion was given. There were
five OF us, to be exact, and two held to
laudanum. one to shooting and the 9th
or two to drowning. 1t was agreed, how
over, that in none Of the cases would the
victim suffer much providing lie was de-
termined to make sure thing Of ii.
"Why do You ask Colonel? Z" Iqueried
after while, seeing that he was silent.
"Because it's personal matter with
me. Gentlemen, / am glad TO have met
you, and to have had this pleas mt visit.
Good day
He lifted his hat, bowed grandly and
walked to the port side OF the bout and
xprang into the water before the ewes al
fifty people, We stood ready in case he
anne up, and the boat was stopped and
held, but never sign Of him did we see.
The father Of the waters closed in over
another mystery 10 tightly that not even
Q nnger tip was shown to guide us.
Some day his body hoated to the sur-
face, to be cast upon the bank ana fonnd
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13
OLD-TIME FESTIVITIES.
A Country Party in Canada in tho
Days OF Long Ago.
Irrom the Toronto GIobe.]


Did you over get IBID" to dance
in the country mean real, home
made, fifth concession log house,
quarter of-a-century back country party.
A spree, hoe down, q neighborhood-
shaker Of the simple, ready. ronrh.
pioneer days. Did, eh2 Then you will
member that on the morning Of the
day fixed for the party the board parti-
ton TINT ran across the middle OF the
house was pulled down. and the beds
were piled in one corne$ and the bunk
was showed mn to the end IF the houee
beside The stove. and the stout-isored
kitchen table was PLANTED against 3he
wall ~ the other end "a the room. and
n sto,,t.Ieyoad chair PLANTED IN fhe
table and lo that cbuir tho fiddler was
elevated and there Ia rolled h;s or.v
old hend from si.le To side. and whiskad
l;obt,,inc from, h;s elbow and t;noered Il
ecstat;c fran1v and liant time With h;s
cowhi,lo boot and the thrill and thfnh
Of his eaoer mus;c touched the varv
inner Levs ~ liz ond st;rrad ~ fras
vounc j,iood and softanad tbs hsrdan;no
muscIss anil IoosenaJ tba eottlo5 ;o;nts
~ oga until tha stowe sbooL and ne
d;sbos rattlad On Tho shelves ond tbe
haat If the feet ~ tho danc;nr a Az, ~ ~
like the CRASHING If 4 score ~ nallets
,;eadane,1 nc Nv H. a :, ,eu ~ = ro;ahty
broom hetwnsn ' How thav darcoi,
How tha fo,lor who had tow .tsr,.
sbono and canarsi ond ro,rJed ~
aaor ,.;ti, III ,.n,,l,;.1a ~ 49,, .,.as
SWING, RnnnJ and MI, ro,,nd and y. rorrd
and ,orni NH, d tha r"s ~" ssI,as
down Inc soca and tba hrspt,, ss,,sJ -
a renewal of Tho ,ea .S = To, Tar ss arS -.
generate 5ars ThaS .w; a",AT 70 "- r,o 10
And tbev doncc ~ 1or r"4 'i,ha - v. .;
clatter Of the Old Scotch reel Where's the
old neopl '1 unGmheysd and ' shonr ~ "
the Stems 81 ,f uo,,tI, .nd ' ts S..o n,,, ~
neon,o aos,,ed 70 Isen ", Moe sAe ;tb .iss
eldars AMI ta p ra pi'o1 W.. ., 10
4 The nn ,, realPwh;cl, ~ ~ o saiIs
also ;nvpded. ena t,an az ,,, Az o, IN
;;g wbera liz vort i n,,a aster ~, e. NJ
did their finest stems and ~ ~;rl I'm IA
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

Tho Berlin Fraakfurter says: sTt re-
quiressreal courage now in Germany to
say : word in favor OF tho Emperor
Frederick. tho Empress Victoria, and
eir II Mackenzie.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

oae ofsthc attractions Of tho Paris
Exhibition next year Is to DO an i'm
nsass model q tho terrestrial globe in
'ths Champ Do Mars. Il will rotate on
- sxis. and will givo an idea Of the
real dimcnsions as we'll As b. ac-
curatcsy constructed on scale Of ono
millionth.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

Dn mg tho last year tho Argentine
Republic built 5000 milos 81 railroad,
1000 vessels entered its ports, tho ex-
r sd Immigration this year il 2Oo,-
goo, and in 5000 public schools OF tho
country there are 2ao. 600 pupils
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

An English court has ju,t decided
shas ailway servants cannot eject per-
sons from trains who say they have lost
shsit tlokets, the only remedy being to
sue ~ passenger Tor breach Of con-
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

Tho groat hotels Of Florida, have, It
i carefully cstim,tcd, induced an an
nual xpenditure in the state by tourists
81 q, 600, 600.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

Over. 5000 miles Of new railroads were
laid tho past six months. Georgia and
Kansas have constructed POS miles each,
and California s07 miles.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

Thc'loss in transporting cattle across
tho ocean was ia 1880 thir,y-scven per
cont. II has boon reduced to eleven
per cent.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13
CHAPTER II.
THE REJECTION.

The people were becoming more and
more excited as time wore on, and some
difficulties bad already occurred on account
of the bitterness Of feeling.
Edom Woodsley, the son of wea1thy
neighbor, who had been an Occasional Wis
itor to the Eddles mansion, was now almost
a constant one. He was a young man Of
fair looks and good education.
While he was gentlemanly in department
and possessed of handsome face, he could
not conceal the undercurrent of treachefy
and baseness of his nature. Culture and
circumstances had influenced him to be a
gentleman against the natural tendency Of
his baser nature. Lately his attentions were
directed to Lille, who received them in q
lady like manner, but with coldness that
should have convinced him that they were
not desired
Mrs. Eddles and John joined in her dis
like for the young man, but he was always
courteously treated while. enjoying their
hospitality.
"John, said Edom, as he met that gentle-
man coming from the house one day to
give orders for some work 10 be done on
the plantation, "it is about time that We be-
gin organizing. People in other parts, Of
the State have already organized, and We
will soon have to show our hand.
4 shall remain with my property and the
will not take any - "a this affair a. lone
e possible. John renlied- -
"You NAV have TO take a mart sooner than
you are aware Of. The Feds. are likely To
run into Arkansas soon. hear.
Il can't help that. John replied. shortly.
aYou will fight, or co,ffse-fcht for the
freedom Of your country?p Edcm asked
"Yes, / viii, Whenever nv country 4 in
danger Of losing its freedom.
But we are in that danger now"
Il am not in fighting mood. replied
John, ''and until have 70 / don't intend
to fight in useless cause
DO you say our cause is useless?" Edom
demanded.
1T is the worst folly the South ever COM
mitted, and il will be death blow to ous.
institutions, said John.
II see; you are traitor"
You are liar, sir!"
Az John said the words in slow, meas
ured tone the blood left the face Of young
Woodsley, and clenching his fists he was
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

Tho wife Of Bunslo physician has recon, i,
been Ndjudged insane because of !, s,,,, ma
mania for fAhs. She was accustomed. wien
ont shopping, to purchase every fan She saw
ressrdlesa 81 cost, and accumulated { magma.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

seemed cheerful he was far fronpfeeline
SO. ~
"There is something the :nattd 4 John.y
Are you unwell, dear SOM" askedsthe fond
mother reaching forward and lovingly
strSk.ns. his curly hair.
Mother, Johu slowly replied, and he
held his head low, 1--WE are on the brink of
terrible war. 1t may not last long; l
hope it will not, but if il does, it is going to
be terrible. That brought me home
But how will that affect us? We will
have nothing to do with it.
Why, mother, they are now organizing
bands of soldiers all over the country--al-
most at our own door. The danger Of los
ing life and property. in case Of war, is
very great.
And John arose and thoughtfully paced
the floor.
In May the convention will meet, and IL
cur State secedes, which believe II is de-
termined to do, John went on to say, "the
United states will send troops here, and
lighting is likely to take place even on our
own plantation"
No, no; the people of Arkansas cannot
be SO rash as to bring war into their own
borders, Mrs. Eddles replied, FOR it would
be rash and SUICIDAL for them to do SO, and
they must know that they would suffer by
me act no, II cannot cannot be.
90 NOT wish 10 frlghten you, mother;
nu. tne country Is greatly agltated, and war
- -! unavoidable. Inc South has gone too
Ia!.
nat mad we pest DO, my SOM"
IN not oecided on what Will be best,
put l couid not remain away from you,
nnnowing !ne e1cited aondit'on OF the people.
ITsfnaps L Woni9 90 better Tor you and
hine g &o NORTH 70 our relatives, and re-
naln 1. mere unsI gu DANGER Is past. ! Will
remain I, mere anu see 70 the property.
MotneI may &c. put never Will while
yor remain mere SAID Liilie.
one 9aa oeen an attentive listener until
Low Low her peafiy teetn were closed, and
n nrn II se'tieu around the delicate mouth
IS sne SPOKE
We never ss should xun from an imaginary
aengef We VIII a.! remain here until there
= gya9ence OF troupie, the brave mother
Ispieu, ana tne cnH9fen quietly acqulecsed.
9 " the petter INFORMED mind OF John
Euoies convinced MIN mat there scere rea-
sons 10 @
AS ne spt!lg passed away ana summer
calne' = was oOsesyed thai tnere was an un-
usual increase q laMlessness.
!, no convenuo1 nao met as arranged and
me e, acs Of secession vas passed.
Inc ciuzens tnas we're opposed to the act
gig wnat htue tney could to prevent any
separation from the 1eneral government,
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

Mother, John is come! John is GOMEZ
and Lille Eddles danced on her toes, in a
circle, by the open window. Her hands
were clasped In ecstasy, and her loose golden
hair foated gauzily around her tall. elegant
Inquire.
preturning to college!p replied the mother,
stately, gray haired dame, as she slowly
adjusted her gold bowed spectacles: But
4 now going for his luggage. Something
IL wrong. OF John would not have left his
studies now. when he is 50 near graduating.
What can it be?v
her question Was unanswered, tor Lille
had rushed ont upon the lawn and in . mo-
mont more was strongly clasped in the en-
brace Of big. nobIe- looking young man Of
perhaps twenty lone years Of age.
How you have grown, sister, in the past
year," said John as he looked in admiration
. upon his lovely sister "Can it be that you
have grown 20 tAll and womanly in so short
dmes You were 80 slight and small
But you did not think would always
renain ANAL, did ron, brothera laughingly
eeked the pretty girl.
yes. dear. I am afraid that it would
have been bet! better a:. i yen had always re-
The look Of gsyety had all passed away,
and serious one had taken it place.
What DO you mean John? You can't be
eeri0u6fS eho inquired.
Too serious, too serious. dear child, he
huxxlpdly answered - he crossed the
threshold - meet his dotine mother.
The meeting WAS afectionate, for they
were noble family, With III The eleyatinp
quaIities Of euch people.
& Nfs. Eddles WAS q widow, her husband
having died . few years previous to the
opening Of our story He had been ply
gici4n, and had Rona South from Northern
sssie xhils yst z young qg r. man. after trying.
'sns 49,, gscsss -. shs ~ bsstls e NE IN his
beantiful bride. who had the courage and
viii 70 ~ and help build 4 home and for
time IN : nsW land away from relatives and
&iende That they had succeeded WAS eyi-
deut when one looked oyer the vast domain
md took into confederation the grand
6ou1heFn mansion. With it, broad porches
extending nearly around, and the numerous
6ue-buiidlnqp, among which were the
neGzq quaStszs;- &or dc Eddleses owned
Thy 1oged Their adopted county. for in
= fh6y hid Won competence and indie
p0ndonee, md had enjoyed all the happi-
11 11u4Ily ycuoheHfe6 10 maxtals. There
&11& 6nly tvo ckl|drsn, John and Lille.
~ ~ I'D grown p b pride and =
1rloG - 4oir doelnR parents. who had
1coe1po4 uEcn t1em eyeEythjng That wealth
MILD pco11re The deafh of the husband
"a 111sr ~ been sexeFe blow 10 The I
|lla'ly e. ~ 10 ~ ireparabIe. but
49, ~ : ~ norv&S6 r,-fr - q ro<e.>f
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13

4 great number Of comparatively
short railroads have bcoa built thi, year.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-09-13
ABDUCTED BY THE BUSH
WHACKERS.
A Story Of the War in
the Southwest.
BY ARW0E o. BALDWIN.
CHAPTER /.
INTRODUCTORY.

The war was an extremely severe strain
on the people Of the South, especially those
situated along the southern border OF
Mason and Dixon's line. It would not have
seemed so severe il II had not been for the
suffering Of the innocent. Men precipitate
war, and should be the ones to assume
wars duties and pay all its penalties: but
alas! they do not Many poor women, with
small children, have had to resort to that
sort OF food that m animal would i1fsdain
to eat in order to sustain life in that
country.
Bushwhackers. guerrillas, jayhawkers and
every evil that war could generate were en-
tailed upon those that were along the bor-
der and could not break through the tor
rible line Of BRUSH thieves and escape. In
dignity upon indignity was heaped upon
the unprotected females, until desperation
born OF despair took possession Of them
and raised them to do acts heroic, or drove
them downward to devilish deeds.
The northern part of the State Of Arkan-
sas was peculiarly adapted to the successful
prosecution Of the nefarious business of
the gangs Of desperadoes that infested that
portion Of the country. The numerous caves
IN the northwest furnished safe retreat in
case Of pursuit and an improbable ssropR-
hold in case Of attack The Ozark Noun
tains are In the northwestern part Of the
State. The divide" or top Of the noun
tains, is comparatively level about half OF
the surface being prairie and the remainder
covered with stunted. inferior growth of
timber. The breaks" ARE that portion Of
the country situated between the streams
and the divide. and this broken, billy Sec
ton is Of such nature and sameness that
large body Of men could not traverse it
unless they were to 60 parallel with the
National Republican., 1888-03-29
The Emancipation Parade.

EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,. Permit
me through the columns of your paper to
reply TO the erroneous statements published
Friday, Mar. %, by Mr. W. c. Chase. lst
The committee on arrangements made no
request of Mr.. Chase to publish anything
whatever. At the organization Of the com.
mittce 2Gth Of February Mr.. Charles H..
Marshall was elected president and Mr.
Chase secretary. But Et a Subsequent mo"t-
ing, held at the Bee office, on the selection
Of Mr.. Douglass as orator OF the day Mr..
Chase declined, saying he would have
nothing to do with Mr.. Douglass; and he fur
ihcr declined 10 hCt ~ secretary and wU lll
CpCCsc the CELL ration in the manner hc had
just indorsed, viz: street parade, aud cOnse-
quontly publishes the article referred tn
against II. lie says the money collected fOr
such occasions Is not appropriated for said
purpo'Cs, then shows iy his figures below
that $3.50 is collected and expended as he
has enumerated, thus contradicting himself
and showing you that the moneyis expended
for the parade for which II was collected.
Further, he is not the secretary,
and he simply iehcarscs what Mr.,
Douglass said on former occasion
against street parades because he is
opposed to Mr.. douglass. He spoke very
freely about the cost of our hats. our horses.
&c. Mr.. Chase has had the hnnllin- of til ,
finances for several years on these occasions.
and If the amount he says is collected and
not properly used, he certainly ought to ac-
count for 1t, especially when he charges SO,
and gets it, too, for printing, vc.
The names of Mr.. Trotter, John IL.
Smythe and Rev. Draper used by him are
entirely unauthorized. Per order committee.
CHSs II. MARSH WI,
President of the Twcn,y.svth Anniytr,9 y
Emancipation.
w. III. JORDAN, .gecrctIry.
National Republican., 1888-03-29
THE "BEST" TONIC,

For convalesccnts, especially femulc,, ami
for all patients suffering from cnfeeblcd digcS.
tlon, mild Tonic stmulunt, one that contains
Just enough alcohol TO stimulate the gastric
folliclcS, and is at the same time nutritious in
itself, would seem II most desirable tonic for
routine use in every physicians practice, pro-
vded such II remedy Is palatable enough to
insure It's continued use and cheap enough TO
make 1t available for all classes OF patients.
just such preparation II is claimed is the
Concentrated Liquid Extract of Malt and
Hops, which Is now offered to the profession
under the name of The BEST" Tonic, which
has recently appeared on sale in most of our
drug stores.
A trial will convince as TO its palatabiity
and price and the certificate of analysis by
Prof, 4, q, Love, of New York city, seems To
give nQucstionablo evidence of its therapeutic
value From the Medical Bulletin"
National Republican., 1888-03-29
He Fayors Prohibition.

EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,: ! wish
to correct statement in your issue of Mar.
IS. In the report of the meeting held under
the auspices Of the colored pastors of the
District of Columbia was reported to have
said that ''was In favor of n no-liccnsc
law, and that If such u law could not be OBJ
tainod then a high license law should be Sc
cured, and advised the ministerial union to
petition Congress to seriously consider the
mattcr.' What | did say was tina, there
have been several methods proposed FOR tlla
restriction of the liquor traffic in the Dis
trict. Some people desired no license some
advocated high license, and Others de,
manded prohibition of the traffic.
My own preference is prohibition. | favor
the prohibition of the traffic, root and branch,
first, last, and all the time.
GEORGE W. MooRE,
Pastor Of Lincoln Memorial Congregational
Church