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Year: 1877

Hoo CHOLERA.-Mr. j. G. Long, of
Jasper county, says: Years ago lost thou.
sands of dollars worth of hogs, but for the
last six years have not lost any, and have
a remedy that will warrant. l have tried
it in thousands of cases, and never had
failure. l am now engaged in buying lots
OF hogs where cholera prevails; bought
two hundred and fifty recently and found
no trouble in curing them. My remedy is
this Make concentrated lye into good soap
by tho lsual rule take one pail of the soap
to 6fty hogs put it in a kettle, add water
aud two pounds of copperas,, boil it; then
add dish-water and milk, or. anything to
make it taste good, till you have about what
the hogs will drink. Place enough Of the
mixture, while wasm, for twenty. Eve hogs to
drink, in troughs, in a separate lot. Just
when ready to let the hogs in, scatter two
pounds of soda in the troushs 1.-THE object is
to have it foaming as che hogs come to drink.
Be sure that every hog drinks, aud if he will
not drink, put him in the hospital and if
you cannot get him to drink, then knock
him in the head, for he will give the clol-
era to the rest After twenty-five have had
all they will drink, let in twenty. five more,
.and continue till the whole are treated
The next day go through the same opera
tim. After the second day skip day, then
give for two days and you may turn them
Out cured generally give the same dose
once a week to my hogs. An important
point is toimake the hog drink, and, if he
wiltnot take It any other way, add new
milk or nut in sugar.-EDcIdn1e.
Year: 1877




The FAMILY The family is the edu-
Gator Of tie race. Here men and women
are made What they are in the world,
that they were in tie family as children.
Tie family is the place where the first
lessons of law are received, and where
the whole character, in view of law has
direction given il. The citizenis made in
the family long before the time for voting
or activity has come. When Napoleon
said. in answer to Madame de staels
question about Frances greatest need,
Mothers he asserted the all-potent inau


enee of a true life The family is the
greatest means for the development o.
character. What a world does It present


for the affections to abide in Where in
all the earth beside are svmpathies so


warm, love 50 pure and feryent as here 2
Ali that gives value or beauty TO human
character finds in the family at once an


atmosphere ii which to expand and deve-
Top the elements which shall bring it to
the highest perfection.
Year: 1877

WY THEY OFTEN FAIL.-Y Young men
often fail to get on IN the world because
they neglect small opportunities. Not be-
ing faithful in little things, they are not
promoted to the charge Of greater things
A young man who gets subordinate sit
tuation sometimes thinks it is notnecessary
for him to give It much attention. lie
will wait till he gets place Of responsible
isy, and then he will show PEOPLE what he
can do. This is very great mistake,
Whatever his situation may be, he should
master it IN all lis details, and perform all
its duties faithfully. The habit Of doing
his work thoroughly and conscientiousIy
is WHAT is most likely to enable a young
man to make Iai<-eay. With this habit 9
person of only ordinary abilities viii out
strip one of greater talents who is in the
habit Of sighting subordinate matters.
Bnt after all. the mere adoption. by a
young man, Of great, essential rule Of sue
cess, shows him to be possessed Of So
peri0r abilities.
Year: 1877

The first thing requisite to making
good butter is to have good COWS, good
pasture, good water, and salt for the
cows twice week. Next, good man
agement of the milk. Tire milk should
be cooled Immediately after milking,
that it may keep sweet longer and yield
more cream. The pals used in milking
should be of tin, as it is impossible to
cleanse wooden pals so perfectly that
they will not impart some degree Of
acidity to the milk. Nothing receives
taint more easily than milk or cream,
and all bad odors absorbed by the milk
will be retained by the butter. A cool
spring house is best TO keep milk in, OF
n cool cellar (not too damp) having an
decayed vegetables removed. Washing
the walls with lime viii greatly aid ilr
keeping it pure. Wash the vessels used
in warm water, inside and out, and then
scald with boiling water and place in
the sun. The churn, butter bowl and
ladle should be washed and scalded
with equal care. Sunshine and pure
air is all that ought to stand IN the
churn between churning times. The
milk should be skinned as soon as the
cream has risen. If left too long the
surface will become watery, while un-
derneath the cream is rapidly yielding
to the corrosive acid in the milk, and
becomes thin, watery substance, nei-
ther cream nor milk. The best plan
then is to give it to the pigs. a good
pan is to save strippings, say a pint
from each COW, cooling it perfectly be>
fore putting in the cream jar; stir well
each time new is added.


In regard to working butter there is
a great difference Of opinion. Expert
ence has taught us that it should be
worked but once. and then gently. II
is composed of minute globules which
are crushed by too much working.
Year: 1877

A writer in the Scientific Farmer
says: at is a little singular that, in
these hard times, when every one is try
ing to economize, that more cheese is
not eaten. So much has been said and
written by chemists about the relative
of cheese and meat that we all must
have some comparison of their value as
food, with the balance always on the
side of cheese, when each is reckoned
at its usual market quotation. Another
argument in favor Of cheese is that it
requires no cooking or other prepara-
tion, but is always ready for food.
Bread is termed the staff of life. Most
properly, it seems to me. we might add
to it the cheese and milk II might be
useful TO confirm what chemistry de-
clares, if some one interested were Tor
try the experiment OF a diet composed
largely of those, in somo Of our chari-
table institutions, reform schools or
poor houses. We have them all around
us to support, and if we could maintain
them equally well, or perhaps better by
some changes tof this nature, would il
not be an object to do so? If our taxes
were little lighter could We not bear il
comfortably? When a poor, unfortu-
nate beggar calls at orr door for food, T
give him bread and cheese, . He MANI
tests many thanks for this, and have
repeatedly heard him remark, Nobody
gives me cheeser" -
Year: 1877

The Commissioner of Agriculture OF
the State Of Georgia, in "Manuai ON
the Hog" says, among other thingsf


Success id raising hogs deperds In
a great measure upon the attention Civ
en- pigs for the first few months OF their
existence, and if proper attention IS
given them it may be stated rs maxim.
that increase Of pigs il Increase III
pork The future usefulness of every
animal, man included, depends, in ar
eminent degree, upon the treatment re-
ceived while young, and in nore more
than in the pig. Pigs that are allowed
to become poor or diseased seldom so
entirely recover as to attain equal devel-
opment with those that receive no check
to health or growth during the formative
period. 1t is, therefore, of prime irN
portance to keep pigs, from their birth,
in a thriving, healthy condition. AS
soon as they can be induced to eat, they
should be provided with shallow
trough IN the sow's pen, but inacccssf-
BILE to her, to which they can resort ae
pleasure. Commence by giving them
small quantity of milk. several times n
day, being careful to feed at regular
hours, 80 that they will expect it at
those hours and sleep during the inter-
walls. Increase the quantity and give a
little grain as they grow older, being
careful tosclean ont the trough each
time before feeding. If the pigs have
been we'll fed, and the SOW is much re-
duced, they may be weaned at six weeks
old, but if the SOW is still in good cons
dition, and strong enough to bear the
drain upon her constitution, they may
remain with her ten or twelve weeks, il
there is tipe to prepare for the next ht-
ter. When only few weeks old the
boar pigs should be altered and marked,
and the sows spayed about two weeks
before they are weaned, that they may
have the mothers milk until recovered
from its effects. If the pigs are cas-
trated at this tender age, there is less
risk, on account of the greater ease
with which they can be held in their
position. and the small development of
the parts. If allowed to run three or
four months, as is too often the case.
the parts become more sensitive, and
hemorrhage, swelling and stiffening Of
the parts are apt to follow. When the
pigs are operated upon the SOW should
be removed to safe distance from the
pen not to be excited by the cries Of hey
young, since there will'be risk Of her
eating her pigs if she smells blood np>
on thom when she is excited.
Year: 1877

Now is an especially good time to OBJ
serve the stars. For about an hour af-
ter dark Venus may be seen, a little
above the horizon, in the west. The
brilliant silvery light in the southeast is
Jupiter, the largest of all the planets,
thirteen hundred times larger than the
earth. That brilliant red star i'll the
southeast, which rises about the time
Venus sets, is Mars. The ancients
called him the god of war. because OF
his blood-ike appearance. Mars is
much smaller than the earth. Now
turn the eye north a little way, and Won
will see another star, less brilliant, but
still quite bright. You would take it
for fixed star at first, but look a little
closer and You will observe that it does
not twinkle; that proves it to be a plan
ct. 1t is no less than Saturn, the Sec
ond planet in size of our system, eleven
hundred times larger than the earth. Ii
it was as near to us as Mars, it would
almost rival the full moon in grandeur.
Year: 1877

Jennie June says: American girls
at home are beginning to learn that
there is something in the world besides
dress. One, school teacher, wrote a
letter recently, asking for design to
make up dresses which would not
look eccentric. but which would be use-
ful. convenient and available for two or
three years, or until the clothes were
worn out. She said she was determined
to dress hereafter without reference to
fashion, make her garments when it
was convenient-that is during the
month Of vacation-and her dresses SO
they would be good for two years at
least, using no fanciful styles, or trim
mings, but much better materials
than she had been accustomed to use, SO
that color and texture would remain
firm. She said she was quite deter
mined to do this, and see if she could
not rid her mind of clothes. Aud a
young married friend had, with the
consent of her husband, agreed to keep
her in countenance by doing exactly
the same. r5f,
Year: 1877

The essence of good manners IS kind
thoughtfulness of others. The man
who goes to his room in hotel stamp
ing and talking through the corridor.
slamming his door. and fiinging his
boots down heavily on the floor, is mere
ly brutally selfish. He is pot aware that
he owes duties to other people who will
be affected by his conduct. He does
not think that he rudely awakens some
one to whom sleep is Indispensable, and
whom he has no right to disturb. Hay
don's picture of the man in the chop
house waiting for the Times, which his
neighbor has held for an hour, and is
evidently bent upon holding until he
has read all the advertisements, is an IL
lustration of this common seltishness.
The talk and conduct in the cars are
generally signs of vanity or morbid
self>consciousness. A well>bred man
keeps his toothaches and headaches to
himself and does not assume that strang-
ers are interested in his digestion. A
we'll bred woman keeps her children
quiet, and does not assume that all her
fellow travellers must share her fond
ness for them. If Mrs. P, with her
vivid sense of Mr.. P. S peculiaritics and
of her fine house and equipage, could
only once know how supremely unim-
portant any individual is. how we'll the
world Jared before Mr.. p. arrived, and
how unshocked the universe will be by
his departure, she would be a modest
and we'll hammered woman. That kIowl-
edge, indeed, would be general cor
rective of manners. A certain kind OF
personal conceit often accompanies I'M
deniable superiority. There are men.
like Lord Chatham, who like to Eaye
their going and coming regarded as
events, to move with pompous hustle,
and to be constantly recognized as great
men. But if they could only know it,
that very taste is constantly accounted
| to them for weakness, and their intiu>
ence is Just SO far lessened.
Year: 1877

PEopLE generally will be glad TO know
that charcoal has been discovered to be
sure cure for burns. By laying small
piece Of cold charcoal on the burn the
pain subsidies Immediately. BY leaving
the charcoal on for an hour The wound
is healed, as has been demonstrated on
several occasions.
Year: 1877

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.--The Scientific american Of
this week contains the. first announcement oil
what may be considered the most wonderful in
vention of the day-Eddison's phonograph.
The Sun says: Nothing could be more incredi-
BILE than this. It is like once more hearing the
voice of the dead. This invention is said to
render this possible hereafter. 1t is true that
the voices of the dead are still forever, but who
mouthpiece of the phonograph. and whose
words are recorded by it. has the assurance that
his speech may be produced audibly, in his own
tones, long after he himself has turned to dust.
The sounds of the speaker are magnifed and
posterity continues forever to hear us as plain
ly as if 1t were present when the speech was
immortal.
Year: 1877

become law the mint facilities of the country
will have to be materially increased to prevent
a suspension of the trade dollars coinage. and
so supply the demand for the new coinage. An
appropriation will be asked to enable the gov
ernment to put the New Orleans mint into run
ming order. 1t is determined that 1t will take
that a mint will have to be built somewhere out
West The Treasury officials want it located at
Omaha
Year: 1877

No less than fifty ex-members of the South
Carolina Legislature have testified before the
Investigating Committee that they were bribed
by Patterson to vote for him for the United
to preside as chairman OF the Committee on Ter
ritories! An upright statesman ne, TO serve as
a member of the Committee on Commercel q
and Labori An illustrious reformer, moreOvers
to assist in the deliberations, Of the COMMITTEES
on Civil Service and Rstrenehmentl yet these
Zionist occupies by the grace Of the President
of the Senate
Year: 1877

New YORK, Nov. GA large number of ejec-
ment suits have been entered against the strik-
ing cigar makers which cannot but add to the
complications and difficulties of the solution OF
the strike.


It is again stated that contracts have been
made with large number of Chinese who
will arrive here in q few weeks. The winter
prospects for those out of employment are
n1p
Year: 1877

has attained under the management Of
its former talented proprietor, and we
shall always labor diligently to make
it in the future what il has been in the
past, welcome and interesting visitor
to every home where it is received.


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mer political course Of the TRANSCRIPT.
It will continue to uphold those grand
principles Of Democraey-those prin-
ciples which are the very foundation Of
civil government--as it has done in the
past, as well as our humble talents will
allow; but, at the same time, the
TRANSCRIPT will not be the organ Of
any party Or faction, rather steering q
moderate and independent course, and
standing ever ready to support the
good and condemn the bad Of all par
ties.


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glect the news Of our whole country
rather the whole world-we shall par
ticularly endeavor to make it always
good local paper, and mainly devoted
to the interests Of that thriving section
Of country in which it circulates. Its
columns will continue to contain
weekly report Of all the interesting
home news, together with q full and
carefully written synopsis Of all impor-
tant rrevents, and notable happenings
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esting home newspaper, and, we hope,
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every subscriber.


W. SCOTT WAY.
Year: 1877

THENEw MINISTER TO ENGLAND
The appointment, by Mr.. Hayes, Of
John Welsh, Of Philadelphia, as Min
iater to England meets with general
approval from the independent press
Of the country. This is as it should
be, for Mr.. Welsh is a gentleman Of
stainless reputation, great energy and
undoubted ability. He is republi-
can, but not politician nor an Office
seeker. He acquired o national repu-
tation as president Of the Centennial
Board Of Finance, and perhaps the
great success Of the exhibition was due
to him more than to any other man in
the country.


Every Senator who has the welfare
Of bis country at heart should vote for
the confirmation Of Mr.. Welsh, for he
will certainly reflect honor upon Amer
lea at the Court Of St. James-some-
thing which has not been done lately.
Year: 1877

With this issue Of the TRANSCRIPT
we modestly come before its readers as
editor and proprietor, and as we are
entering field which will be some
what new to us-a field, by-the-way,
where neither smooth travelling nor
abundant pasture can be always
found-it will not be well for US to
promise too much for fear we may do
too little.


Suffice it to say, it will be our con
stant aim to keep this paper up to the
high standard Of usefulness which it
Year: 1877

The PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Com
MITTEE.-The Senate committee Of nine,
appointed under Mr.. Edmund's resolu-
ton in relation to the election of Pres
dent and Vice President, comprises
some of the very best legal minds in
that body. All the plans proposed for
amending or making a radical change
in the electoral law will come up be-
fore the committee sfor consideration,
and as it is a question outside of party
politics, whilst it is Of the first impor-
tanee to all parties and the people gen
orally to make law that will secure a
fair and Just election without encroach-
ing on the rights of the States, there is
a reasonable hope that the committee
will succeed in agreeing upon such
a measure as will satisfy the public
mind and avoid such a collision Of par
ties as was Imminent at the last cleo
ton. A special committee of eleven
is already determined upon in the
House on the like subject, but is not
yet named.-BaH. Sun.
Year: 1877

Under the present postage law news
paper may be sent by post from New York
to London for less postage than from Naw.
York to Brooklyn or Jersey City. A SINH
lar anomaly prevails IN France. One of
the large stores in Paris lately wanted to
get up an immense catalogue, illustrated
with over five hundred wood engravings,
the contractor to send million copies by
post to all parts of the world. The number
of addresses to each country was given,
SO that the postage could be calculated to
centime. A Swiss printing house made a
bid which was SO much below everything
that was offered in France, that it got the
contract. Now, the reason is not only
found in the fact that postage is cheaper
from Switzerland to France than from ono
part of France to another, but also III the
duty impert upon paper. White or un-
printed paper is taxed 10 francs to 40 CEN
times Tue hundred kilos, and the same tax
is upon white paper imported from abroad.
but printed paper pays no tax, and the
above sum, or about twenty-five per cent.
could be deducted from the price Of fabri-
cation by the Swiss firm. Goods samples
can be sent to Fuauoe by mail, but the
French tradesman does not share the ad-
vantage. eft is singular says the corre-
spondent from whom we derive the fore
going facts, "to receive a catalogue of an
establishment only few blocks away from
your own door, mailed to you from Brussels
or Geneva, aud bearing Belgian or Swiss
postal stamp"
Year: 1877

The correspondent of the Chicago Trs-
6une says Mr.. Rogers has long been law
partner of the President and is wholly and
entirely in his confidence. He receives all
visitors to the President, and, SO far as
possible, transacts their business for them.
He thus saves the President many interr
views and sends away many persons salts
fed who, but for his courtesy, would be
forced to lose much time in waiting. He
is described as ssa singed-cat-looking man."
one who improves upon acquaintance, who
is polite and patient, full of good advice,
and quite us determined as his superior.
He is a good listener, receiving much more
by the ears than be let's out by the mouth.
His visitors pour into his ears the tales OF
their hopes and fears, all of which are fled
away in his memory for future reference.
Between the kindness Of the Private Secre-
tary and the urbanitY of the President the
applicants for Office come away from the
White House favorably impressed that fair
ness and Justice will be meted out to them.
The number who get any positive assurance
that the Office they seek will be theirs is
very small indeed, yet the amount OF
grumbling at the lack of such assurance is
also very small. That civil service reform
is fairly under way is an accepted fact, and
even the office-seekers are inclined to wait
and see how it works. The appointments
which the President feels inclined to make
have thus far all been submitted to the
Cabinet for consideration, and some days
last week there were two Cabinet meetings
a day for the sole purpose OF considering
nominations. If approved by the Cabinet
they we're forthwith sent to the Senate for
its approval. By this means the President


makes assurance doubly sure illat his selec-
tions are proper ones. Mr.. Rogers is pres
ent at these Cabinet meetings. and is freely
consulted by all the members upon the sub


iects brought up for consideration.
Year: 1877

The Gold Hill Nesos says: The rate at
which the upper portion Of Gold Hill is
settling is illustrated by the pulling apart
of the water and gas pipes which traverse
Main street. All that part of the town
within the vicinity of this Office is gradual
sliding down hill, the crevice south of Fort
Homestead being really \ guage by which
the extent of the sliding may be accurately
judged. The gas pipe on Main street was
repaired thoroughly last fall. In examin-
ing the joints tho other morning it was
found that some Of them had pulled out of
their connections two or three inches, scarce
ly one remaining in its proper position. At
the bottom of the hill, below the scales, the
ground is comparatively solid, and the set
ting is scarcely perceptible. Here the sec
tions are crowded together by the weight of
the pipe above, causing the ends to be for
ced up and crushing the bells of the coup
lings. This gradual sinking is unques-
tionably caused by the ground underneath
being mined out and the old timbers giving
way under the great strain which is
brought TO bear upon them.
Year: 1877

The latest Parlsian contribution TO the
dress of woman is thus described, seriously,
in Demorest's Monthly: :. Word comes to
us from Paris Of recent cantrivanoe of the
madistes, by which the long trains and col
liant dresses are to be retained in position.
A strong elastic is attached to one garter,
Just above the knee, carried over and fast
ened to the other thus the length of the
step taken by the wearer is regulated; and
the classic folds Of the costume remain un-
diaturhed.n A similar eontriVance has long
been used in the far West for the purpose
Of hohbling mules and it has proved very
servioeable. Nobody ever dreamed that it
would be adopted by the women Of the
country, and there is still chance that it
may not be. If il shall be, = fashionable
American woman engaged in the evolutions
Of the mazy dance win be a very interest
ing spectacle.