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Year: 1879

DEADLY JEWELS in ali ages Jewels
Of price have been a ready incentive
to crime, but not a few cases are on
record in which they have been the
agent Of the crime, instead of its cause.
Ce-ar Bnrgia possessed ring, with a
sharp-edged setting, which would occa-
sionally scratch the hand Of some guest
whom he was greeting with special
cordially; aud no one who ever received
this compliment was ever known to
survive it more than day or two. A
similar fatality attended a celebrated
decoration much used 10y two OF three
OF the Russian Cars. When clasped
around the recipients neck, its point
was apt to puncture the skin, u awk-
wardly handled, aud death speedily
followed. One Of the native princes
Of India, when about to fall into the
hands OF his enemies, swallowed sharp
pointed diamond, which caused instant
death by cutting "A vein in his throat. A
diamond in the possession Of a noble
French family, which was said to have
caused the death OF all its owners In
turn, put the climax to its malign
influence 10y ultimately forming part
Of the famous necklace which played 81
fatal a part in the history Of Marie
Antoinette.
Year: 1879

Many man who scolds his wife be-
cause things are not just TO suit him AZ
nome, VIII be as placid as a custard pie
ana as mild as milk at a fashionable
sum mer resort, aud where nothing is so
good as it is in his own house. and he
knows 1t. II takes man to do that.
Year: 1879

When you used TO go courting how
nice you looked! All, your eye was so
bright, yOur step was light, aud you
Just put on the very best look you could.
DO you know that it is insufierabIe ego
tism In you TO suppose that a woman is
going 10 love you always, looking as
pad as you eau? Think of it, Any
woman on earth will be true TO you for
ever when you do your level best.-BOb
MgersOH
Year: 1879

An act Of Congress defining the man.
ner in which certain land, scrip may
be assigned and located, or applied
by actual settlers, and providing
Tor the issue of patentsln the name
OF the locator Or his legal repre-
snntativns
Year: 1879

would say in relation to the Normans, I
have kept them for the last fifteen years
with great success and find them to be
first-class work horses. As to their
standing hard work and hot weather I
can say that / never owned but one
horse-his breeding unknown-that
thought was as good as the Norman. I
may differ with some in what frst-class
work or farm horse should be. I want
them to weigh at least fourteen hundred
to fifteen hundred pounds each ON short
and well-shaped legs, to feed well and to
walk four miles per hour. Such teams
are found among the Normans more
easily than any of the breeds of horses
that know. In Illinois we have very
warm weather through corn tending and
harvesting. If horse can stand up to
hard work and thriyes, you can calculate
the hot weather does not hurt him. ]
have had a great many big days work
done with my Norman teams. In the
year 1868 I farmed 100 acres and used all
Norman mares to do my work. had
one team that planted twenty five and a
half acres of corn in one day, with two
men on the planter, and sold one of them
she same fall for 5000. She was jet black,
and the pair weighed about 5000 pounds.
The Normans are always ready for their
feed. Hard work don't take away their
oppetite, as it frequently does with many
horses if you give them hard days
work. As rule the Normans are kind


and gentle Horsemen well know that a
| nervous and high strung horse is not as


likely to stand hard work as those which
are mild in temper. The Normans are
essentially mild tempered, and it is rare
thing to find one with SPAWN or ring
| bone. They are very close jointed and


compactly built, making them less likely
to get blemished than if loosely built.
! As to their travelling I think they can GO
off ten or fifteen miles and back as quick
as our common farm teams; but If ]
wanted a team especially for the road ]
| should not take them or any other large
breed of horses, although have driven
Ia Norman further in two hours than ]
ever did any other horse Prairie
Farmer.
Year: 1879

GENEROUS FEEDING PAYS Creamery
butter has gone to 30 cents per pound.
Cheese has jumped to 10L cents per
pound. The reason undoubtedly is the
continued draught, which has kept
pastures as bare and sere almost as In
winter. Good dairymen commenced
feeding in season, and thus kept their
their stock up to tolerable flow of milk,
what was lost in quantity being made up
quality That is, the grain fed made the
milk rich in the constituents that go to
to make up butter and cheese. Those
who have neglected to feed will suffer,
for, once cow shrinks in her milk from
lack of feed and water, it is impossible
thereafter to bring her back to full
flow. Those who have suffered most are
those who do not believe there is any
good in agricultural papers, and those
who read them specifically. The good
dairyman never allows his stock to suffer
even during the summer for want of
food. The stock-breeder who keeps pace
with improved agriculture never allows
his stock to cease growing from the time
it is fit for market until ready for the
butcher. The progressive farmer never
loses crop for want of feeding to the
soil. How to do all these in the most
economical manner is the problem that
each must solve for himself according to
the special requirements in the case.
There is one point in dairy-farming not
generally considered, and that is that the
farm should be getting richer every year.
The products are hay, grass and corn,
fed on the farm, and the products sold
are simply the condensed product in the
shape of butter and cheese, and the hogs
fed upon the buttermilk and whey
while the manure made may be applied
to the land to keep up its fertility. Thus
| when necessity requires, maximum crops
of grain may be raised at maximum
cost. Thus, although the dairyman may
think he is getting light profits land
that they have been light for the last
last two years is acknowledged every
thing now points to good prices the COM
ing winter. 1t is true, only those will
reap the benefit of this who keep well
posted as to the ways and means, through


the reading of carefully edited agricul-
tural papers. and their own correct
Judgment founded thereon. It must, OF


course, be satisfactory to those who have


not done this that have nobody to blame
1 b,1f them salvoc
Year: 1879

Prejudice is sometimes apt to inter fere
with our comfort in life. and to cause us
to do injustice to some worthy article or
object, This was exemplifed in the ex-
perience of very worthy lady, short
time apo.


Her daughter was firm believer in the
efficacy of PoND's EXTRACT, but such was
the elder ladys prejudice against it, term
ing it quack medicine, ahe would not al
low it iu the house.


1t bappened that the mother severely
burned her hand with the fire-poker, and
while suffering intensely, the younger lady
without iutimatating her intention, dressed
her hand with the Extract, from bottle
she kept secreted iu her own room. Relief
from pain was instantaneous, and the re-
suit was marvellously satisfactory; and
when the patient was made acquainted
with tie remedy doing her so much good
she acknowledged herself in the wrong
and ever afterward was a warm advocate
of PoND's EXTRACT.
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills. no use of
headaches or any of the ills that come from
q disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

BERLIN. Aug. l.-Herr Won Lucius,
having had to resign his seat in Reichstag,
for Erfurt, in consequence of his elevation
to office, the social democrats and liberals
each brought forward candidate, but as
an equal number otvotes were obtained by
the two opponents of the ministry, it will
deprive Won Lucius of majority. The
second ballot will probably result in the
return of a social democrat Within the
last few days half score of obnoxious
publications have been suppressed.
Year: 1879

Brandon Record.


One p. Rivinac, a professor OF


music, of Jackson, and who has


been tor "a number years very fav.
orably known in Brandon and the
towns round about jackson, has
been guilty, according to state
ments made to us, of disgraceful
conduct toward little girl twelve
years old, the daughter of highly
respected family living near Bran
don. We are not positively in.
formed as to his exact conduct, but
from what we have learned, it is
revolving to any class of civilized
society. 1t took place in open day
time in the house of the child's
father. and almost in the mothers
presence. We regret to be called
on to make this publication, espe-
cially about one who has formerly
stood well, yet there is no doubt of
his guilt, and the public should be
warned against him. We have
read letter over his own sigma
ture, which does not deny a single
charge made against him. 1t only
states that he must have been
drunk or else in a fit of craziness.
He has absconded and is supposed
to have gone to the State of Louisi.
ana. The public are warned to
place no confidence in him.
Year: 1879

jackson Comet.


The name of jefferson Davis will be
presented TO the Mississippi legislature as
a candidate for United States senator.
The recent speech made at the Press meet
ing is the opening shot. Memphis 4ra-


lanohe.


That's all you know about it..
The name of Jefferson Davis will
not be presented to the Mississippi
legislature with his consent, and
there are fully ninety-nine chances
in hundred that it will not be
presented at all. In the first place,
jefferson Davis does not want the
position. Any Office the people
could give him would be for him q
stepping down from the proud
throne he now holds, without a
rival, in the hearts Of Mississip.
plans. The people of Mississippi
love him, and they have hOnOred
him in the past as they have honor.
ed no other man, and to-day they
revere him as they revere no other
man. 1t is not necessary for them
to send him to the United States
senate to prove their appreciation.
That stands confessed. They would
prefer not to sully the proud record
and grand fame OF their heroic ex-
chief, by subjecting him again to
the treadmill of politics. And he
would himself shrink from this
descent as foreign to his wishes or
tastes.


In the second place, Mr.. Davis
disabilities have not been removed,
and it requires a two.thirds vote of
congress to remove them. If re.
publicans in the senate aud house
of representatives in congress have
nursed their animOsity and hate so
we'll as to enable them to vote for
the exclusion of Mr.. Davis from
the pension accorded to Mexican
veterans, it is hardly reasonable to
suppose that they could afford to
vote for the removal of his disabili.
ties SO that he could take his seat
in the senate. His election, there.
fore, would result in no good to him,
and only serve to deprive the State
of a senator.


Mr.. Davis understands these
points, and don't even consider the
possibility of the legislature put
ting him forward for that Office.
He is outspoken In favor of anoth-
er man who is a candidate. His
best friends are not pressing his
name before the country in cOnnec-
tion with the senatorship, and he
would not desire the post even if
all difficulties were removed.
Year: 1879

Memphls heralu.


Some people, ignorant of what
good editing is, imagine the getting
up Of selected matter to he the
easiest work in the world TO do,
whereas it is the incest work that
is done on paper. If they find
the editor with scissors in his haLd,
they are sure to say, " Eli that's
the way you get up original matter,
ell 7" accompanying their. new and
witty question with all idiotic wink
or smile. The facts are, that the
interest, the morality, the variety
and usefulness of paper depends,
in no small degree, upon its select
ed matter, and few men are capable
of the position who would not
themselves be able to Write many
of the articles they select. A SELL
sible editor desires considerable
selected matter, because he knows
that one mind cannot make so good
paper as five or six.
Year: 1879

Never send an article for publ
cation without giving the editor
thy name for thy name often secures
publication to worthless articles.


Thou shouidst not rap at the
door of a printing Office for he
that answereth the rap sneereth in
his sleeve and loseth time.


Never do thou Loaf about, nor
knock down type, or the boys will
love thee az they do the shade
trees--wben thou leavest.


Thou shouldst never read the
copy on the printers case or the
sharp and hooked cOntainer there.
OF, or he may knock the down.


Never inquire of the editor for
news for behold it is his business
to give to thee at the appointed
time without asking for 1t.


1t is not right that thou shouldst
ask him who is the author of an
article, for it is his duty to keep
snch things to himself.


When thou dost enter his office,
take heed unto thyself that thou
dOst not look at what concerns thee
not, tor that is not meet In the
sight OF good breeding. am


Neither examine thou the proof.
sheet for it is not ready to meet
thine eye that thou mayst under
stand.


Thou shouldst not delude thyseh
with the thought thou hast saveda .
few cents when thou hast secured .
deadhead copy of his paper, for
whilst the printer may smile and
say it's all right, he'll never forget
thy meanness.
Year: 1879

Raymond Gazette.


Through private source we
learn that most of the editors after
reaching Horn island, on the edito-
rial excursion from Pascagoula,
amused themselves for an hour or
more in saddling and riding turtles,
while our excellent friend, Col. p. X.
Mayors, it is said, bravely saddled
a shark and went sailing over the
blue waters of the gulf. A turtle
must have given our senior editor
a severe shaking, as we have been
unable to get word out OF him on
the subject. He maintains perfect
silence when the matter is brought
up. Somebody enlighten us.
Year: 1879

Manitoba offers great advantages
to all classes of people. Even the
servant girls who 60 out there in
search of situations would seem
to be in luck, for they get married
in no time. The Winnipeg Times
says that young woman who ar
rived there on a Wednesday eve
ming got situation, went out to
take look at the city, got a pro-
posal of marriage from young
mau who fell in love with her, and
was married the next day.
Year: 1879

In an article on the 'Care of our Ears" Harper's Bazar says no organ in the body of equal importance receives so little consideration. Cleaning the ears every few days with hairpins or ear spoons is hurtful. A damp cloth around the end of the finger will do all that is necessary. All particles of dust and other minute substances that find their way into the ear are worked out again by the motion of the lower jaw. The wax that forms in the ear is there to keep the parts in a moist and healthy condition, and as guard against the en- trance of insects. It should not be dis turbed. When children press beans, pebbles or other substances into their ears it is best to inject warm water with a syringe, and if that does no good con- suit doctor; but in no instance should pincers, hooks, etc., be used by the un- skilled. The same rules hold good when insects make their way into the canal. Itching in the ears is often temporarily relieved by dropping little warm gly- cerine into the ear. Boxing children s ears is liable to injure the tympanic membrane and may produce deafness. The same may be said of the use of cold water when allowed to enter the ears. Therefore bathers should plug their ears with cotton. Strong draughts of air sometimes cause acute inflammation in the ears, which may be prevented by the use of little cotton. What is commonly known as running from the earn is frequently caused bymeasles, smallpox, scarlet fever or whopping cough. and should be treated by doctor. Men who labor around the din of boiler shops or in factories where there is a great deal of noise frequently become deaf by coneus- sion. The best remedy in such cases is change of occupation.
Year: 1879

There is good deal of suggest aoh Tn this paragraph: "A Staoe superinteh- tendent who had made. during long term of office, hundreds of visits to un- graded country schools, declared that he never once saw a teacher conducting n recitation without textbook in hand 1; that he seldom saw either teacher or pupils at the blackboard; that he never saw school globe actually in use; that he never saw a teacher give an object lesson; that he never heard a lesson on morals or manners; that he never saw but one 'school-cabinet; that he never saw reading-class trained to stand erect and hold book properly; that he never heard a teacher give lesson in local geography; that classes, when asked to point north, uniformly pointed upward to the zenith; that he never heard a spelling lesson dictated in which the teacher did not mispronounce one or more words; and that he never found a school where the pupils had been trained to write letter, either of business or friendship"
Year: 1879




ln 1858 Charles Z. Smith left Carthage,
having received the appointment of Ameri.
can Consul to Russia, with residence in a
city on the Amoor River In Siberia. He
left in the summer, accompanied by his
wife, whom he left with relatives in Chica-
go. Arriving in San Francisco he learned
that the last of the trading boats had left
for the season. Being anxious to reach his
destination as he intended engaging in the
fur business. he took passage ON ship
bound for Hong Kong, China, where he
hoped % engage passage and reach his ties-
tination quicker than by waiting for the
return of the traders.


Arriving at Hong Kong, he became &C.
quainted with q member of New York
firm, who offered him chance to engage
in business. He would not engage then,
but pushed on as fast as possible to his des-
tination, where he arrived in the spring of
1870. He remained several months. and,
not being suited with the business of the
country, he returned to Hong Kong and
accepted the offer before made MIN.
Five men, including Smith, went on a
trading expedition into the interior of the
southern part of China, where they were
successful, amassing fortunes.


They returned to the coast On their home
ward journey and engaged q Chinese junk
to take them to Hong Kong. When far
out from the mainland the crew of the junk
mutinied, robbed their passengers and
placed them on desert island with nsither
food nor drink. It was not long before
starvation stared the unfortunate men
in the face. For several days they
had subsisted on few berries they found
on the island. Those were gone, and no
ship bad come to the rescue. When at
last they could stand hunger and thirst no
longer, they cast lots to see who should
die. The lot fell on Smith, who, before
being put to death, requested that his COM
panions should never let his vile know of
the manner of b is death if they were fortu-
nate enough to return to America. He
was then put to death and eaten by his
companions. A short time thereafter the
men we're rescued by q passing ship and
came to America, to New York, whore they
reported Smith dead, none at the time but
the members of the firm knowing the man.
ner of his death. Two years ago a gentle
man who had been in correspondence with
Smith during his lifetime, called on the
New York firm and demanded the particu-
lars. At first they refused, but afterward
decided to tell him providing he would keep
it from Mrs. Smith. The promise has been
kept. Mrs. Smith died in Chicago about
two weeks ago, ignorant of the manner of
her husbands death. The story comes to
us direct, and from such good authority
that we are forced to believe it.
Year: 1879

made in urging young men to make money fl they are 80 fortunate as to have talent for doing it. We have had SO much preach ing and teaching from the text that ''lhe love of money is the root of ell evil" tha, some of our boys and girls really feel that making money, getting rich is sin per SC, but the lecturer reminded us that the talent for money'maklng IS God gwen as much as any other talent, and should be used for the greatest good to the greatest number.

 Many good hits were made at the sins and follies of the times and political corruption, hypocrisy. and every form of sham, lying, deceit, dishonesty in business, and repudia- ton were denounced in vigorous Saxon. On the whole, VIC have not iD long time heard lecture that was so suggestive and thought full. We trust that if Mir, Free should ever favor us again he will have larger audi ence. A B. c.
Year: 1879

l the victory over deatl. With the con-

 sciousness of sin and unworthiness she tri-

 umphed over the last enemy. She asked

 during her final hours her friends to sing,- Jesus can make dying bed

 While en his breast lean zly head : ''- And breathe nay life ont sweetly there.''-

 She attempted to sing herself, but was too

 weak to sing but few lines. Just before

 she passed away she said. "All is safe! All

 Is safe! The sting of death Is sin, and the

 strength of sin is the law but thanks be

 unto God who giveth us the victory through

 our Lord Jesus Christ. "-Honesdaze (Pa. Citizen.

 The lecture by MT. Free last Wednes- day evening was well worth hearing. We

 regret that so small an audience heard it,

 because it seems pity that 80 many of our

 people should miss . rare treat. If we would all turn out and patronize good en- tertainments how easy 1t would be in these winter evenings to secure course of good lectures that would afford solid food as well as pleasant recreation for the minds of the young and the old. The lecture was SO crowded with thought that it was impossi- ble to attempt any full synopsis of it in short space. But we cannot refrain from expressing nnbounded satisfaction in one of the principle ideas. the dignity of so0rk ! The speaker set forth in forcible language the pitiable position of any man or woman who has nothing to do, and denounced the mischievous heresy that has crept into all classes of American society that the young man or woman who is not obliged to labor is 8 fortunate character. Both the rich idlers and the poor ldlers are stigmatized as contemptible, and more than that, as mis- chievous beings. Another good point was
Year: 1879

There is no reason why Ancws-
paper should publish matters unfit TO
discuss In the family or social circle.
On the contrary, everything that is In
paper that is sent broadcast into
thousands Of families, should be rs
pure and as free from indecency IA
the conversation of the most refined
Christian family.


The plea that the newspaper Is n
mirror os everything passing in the
onier world, and, therefore, must
hol up that which Is low and vile as
well as what Is noble and good, ia
sophistry too transparent to need
comment. Let editors and manag-
ers see to It that nothing they would
not freely have talked Of among their
wives, daughters, or sisters, shall
ever appear in their publications.
for there is no more potent means Of
veal or woe In the family circle than
tho weekly county paper.
Year: 1879

Dead heads come into this Office
every week sponging papers. They
are q class OF men who consider it
throwing money away to subscribe
for their city paper, but throw 1t
away pleasantly for beer. They COM
plain times are tight-whon, know
ing as we do, that they are too lazy to
work, we don't wonder that ''times
are tight" We want all of our
friends to come to see us, but II we
have 10 retain a mans good esteem
by making him q present Of paper
every week, we say, stay away VIC
can get along without you.