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Year: 1879

A sprightly young Benedict of so
who, only four weeks before he poured
out the tale of his wrongs into the un-
sympathetic ear of Russian police
magistrate. had welded a blushing
bride offs, appeared the other day in
one of the Odessa District Courts and
passionately invoked the Intervention of
the Cars justice in bis domestic affans
in order that peace. harmony and order
might be restored to his distracted
household. His paint against his
youthful spouse contained several
counts, one more grieyous than the 9TH
er. She would-gied5 thing-run
about the streets all day, neglectipg her
family duties. Her companion in these
frivolous excursions was daughter, of
whose existence no intimatiOn had been
conveyed to him during the happy pre-
nupital days of his courtship and en-
gagement. This daughter had been ad-
ruptly disclosed to him shortly after his
marriage, and had caused him to infer
that when he was taking to his arms a
virgin septuagenarian, he bad labored
under an error brought about by skill
full deception. His wife, moreover had
refused to hand over to him the sum OF
400 rubles, which on the eve of their
wedding day she had Bound herself by
solemn abjuration to contribute next
morning to the family exchequer. Nor
could he induce her, hy entreaty, men
ace or endearment, to repay him a
trifing loan of 40 rubles, imprudently
advanced to her for the purchase of her
trousseau. His griefs in short, were
more than he could bear, despite the
buoyancy of his youthful spirits; and
accordingly, he besought the police au-
thorities either to reduce his volatile
moietY to order by severe treatment, or
TO pronounce some meIciful decree by
which he should be ridded Of her alto
gether. 1t is painful to reflect that the
hard-hearted magistrate contemptuous-
ly rejected his piteous appeal, with the
contumelious remark that ''there is no
fool like an old foolr
Year: 1879

A WOMAN IN the hospital IN Florence
has strange story. She entered the
Italian army in order to save her broth
er, q married man, from military serv-
ice. She served with distinction during
the war with Austria, and received q
medal for bravery in the field. When
these facts were made known to King
Humbert he presented her with the
cross orahis order and gave directions
for her discharge on an annual pension
of 800 francs.
Year: 1879

You think you love the young man
who is coming this Sunday night to
visit you. Suppose he declares him
SELF" and asks you to become his wife.
Are you prepared to say to him, II love
you and will trust you through life with
my happiness, and the lives and veal
of our children? ?"


He Is jolly. gay and handsome, and
all the darts of Cupid are twinkling and
sparkling in his eyes; but will those eyes
always find expression from the love of
true soul? Tonight he says many
pleasant things, and draws pretty pic
lures for the future. Does he go to-mor-
row to work which gives promise to
the fulfllment of your desire in life !?
Does his ambitions and achievements
satisfy you? Does every day life
shine with the noble endeavor of a
trustworthy man? If you think and
desire companion in your thinking
one who can unlock the depths of your
mind, to what strata Of humanity does
he belong in the scale of excellence
and morality? Is he doing all he can
to build future usefulness and happi-
ness in which you can feel blessed !?
These are questions which the expert
ence of after years make many women
weep in the bitterness of soul that they
were not thought of before th ey an
swered "Yes"
Year: 1879

new orleans DeMOcTaI.


A little shoeblack called at the resi-
dence of clergy man of this city and
solicitated piece of bread and some
water. The servant was directed tC
give the child bread from tie crumt
basket, and as the little fellow was walk
ing slowly away and shifting the gift
between his fingers for a piece large
enough to chew, the minister called him
back and asked him if he had
ever learned to pray. On receiving q
negative answer he directed him tC
say, sour Father" but he could not I'm.
derstand the familiarity.


els it our father-your father-my
father"


"Why, certainly"


The boy looked at him awhile and
commenced crying, at the same time
holding up his crust of bread, and ex-
claiming between his sobs:


"You say that your father is my
father: aren't you ashamed to give your
little brother such stuff TO eat when you
have got SO many good things for your
self"
Year: 1879

THE wife of Judge Pain, of the Cleve-
land county court, has left him to be.
come a variety actress. He was go and
she 20 when they married, five years
ago, and he took her to q rich home.
Year: 1879

Chester (Chowtaw Coz Recorder


We this week place at our mast.
head, Us our choice, and we believe
the choice of the democracy of
Choctaw county, the name OF Ethel
BarkslaIe, of Kinds county, as u
candidate for United States senator
to succeed b. X. Bruce. In doing
this we must not be understood as
speaking disparagingly of any
other aspirant to the same exalted
/ position, but acting under sense
Of duty to the State, and to one of
the noblest SONS of the South, we
feel impellcd to the course. 1t is
i important, especially at this juno
ture in our political history, that
man of unyielding integrity, un-
questioned patriotism and lofty
craftsmanship should succeed to u
seat in the highest legislative de-
partment Of this government, so
long occupied by enemies to our
people. We have been watching
with deep interest, mingled with IL
feeling Of anxiety, the political
chessboard, as the various men APP
peared, before deciding upon the
course to be pursued by the Record
Cr, as an earnest worker III the
ranks of the democracy of the
State. We have weighed the ques-
ton carefully, and have reached
the deliberate conclusion that, as u
matter of duty to the State and
the democracy of the whole coun-
try, we ought to give our support
only to man who meets all the re-
quirements alluded to above; and
when we find them united with
eminent ability and faithful public
service in the person of Major
Barksdale, we feel that it is due to
him and to the State to speak out.
His public life runs through almost
quarter of a century, and whether
as Il soldier or a civil officer, not
stain can be foand upon his record,
Consistent, honest and true to his
people, stopping not to ask what
would be popular, but following
only where duty leads, if his career
were suddenly ended today and
the volume of his public service
were closed forever, no more fitting
inscription could be carved upon
his monument than faithful to
every trust" a


He is in full accord with the peo-
pie of the State on the question of
civil liberty, the purity of the bal
lot and financial reform, and in
hearty sympathy with them in all
the wrongs and expressions which
have been heaped upon them; and
in looking back over his record, we
know that he has shown IA wisdom
to rise to an appreciation of their
wants, and withal too pure to be-
tray them, too faithful to desert
them, ,and too fearless to hesitate to
defend them.
Year: 1879

An incident interesting to students OF
natural history occurred few days ago at
residence in Rochester, N. Y. In front
of the house a small tree is growing, In
which an oriole some time ago took up Its
abode, building a nest and evidencing an
intention to raise family. The owner OF
the house has spaniel, over which he has
shot innumerable game birds within few
wears past. From the time the oriole began
to build its nest it exhibited marked an
tipathy to the dog, flying at him boldly
whenever he came in front of the house,
and pecking him until he retired from the
field. This occurred several times, the bird
always coming off victorious. OF late the
oriole has shown more objection than
common to the dog, perhaps because there
are now some young ones in the nest. re
Gently the unhappy spaniel came out to lie
on the front steps, but was not allowed
to enjoy his rest unbroken, for the
orioie swept down on him, pecked his back,
tapped his wings in his eyes, and made II
SO uncomfortable for him that the dog ran
| into the house. But his trouble did mol
end there, for the bird went into the house
after him, beating him continually,
Year: 1879

When the eventful time arrives in
which the pants are finished, the earth
is hardly large enough to contain our
embryo young man.


How his eyes shine, and how his
cheeks glow and he struts like pea
cock with all sail set, and thrusts his
arms to the elbows into the capacious
pockets, which will, in a short time,
be filled with a miscellaneous collec-
ton of twine, fish hooks, old buttons,
nails, jack knives, whistles, angle
worms, spruce gum, bullets, hard-shell-
ed bugs, fragments of stolen cookies,
and other articles usually found in
boys pockets.


All the aunts in the house must ad-
mire him in his new toggery. All of
them must kiss him and shake him, and
tell him he looks like man.


He will tuck the legs of his new
pants into his stockings by the time he
has them on an hour, to make believe
the stockings are boots and the streets
are muddy. He will sit cross legged
like papa, and tip over backward In the
vain attempt TO put his heels on the
table, like Uncle Jack does when he is
reading and smoking.


If you want to make him your NOR
tai enemy for life, insinuate that he is
too small for pants and call him the
baby


How his blood will boil and how all
the revengeful elements in his boyish
heart will come to the front, and he
will tell Tommy Jones you are nasty
old thing and he wishes you'd fall in
a well as Tower did!


Among his young companions, the
boy with his first pair of pants is gem
eral-in-chief. He issues orders which
are obeyed. The mud-pIe- e-making bus
iness goes agreeably to his commads.
He "bOsses" the playing horse and
''tag proceeding, and puts down the
other boys numerically with the cry:


Don't mind them! They're only
girls in petticoats and gowns!"


To all the callers at his house, he says
at once:


"See my new pants!'' and then
he shows the pockets and stretches out
his dumpy little legs, and feels proud
and happy in a manner that will never
come to him again.


He wants to climb trees and ride
horses, and stand on his head, like the
other boys; and if the new pants con-
tinue intact for a week, under the strain
inflicted upon them, then the cloth was
genuine, and the tailor was loyal to his
profession.


Never laugh or ridicule the boy with
his first pair of pants!


unalloyed enjoyment, do not meddle
with it. Let no scornful smile come
over your face when you see the exulta-
ton of the boy in his first pair of
pants! The man who would willingly
mar such a state of felicity would
steal the cents off the eyes of dead
mother-in-law.
Year: 1879

It's no use for an eastern man to try
to tell big story when there Is west
ern man about. "When l was young
man." said Colonel B., "we lived IN
Illinois. The farm had been we'll
wooded, and the srumps were pretty
thick. But we put the corn in among
them and managed to raise fair crop.
The next season did my share Of the
ploughing. We had 'sulky' plough,
and sat in the seat and managed the
horses, four as handsome bays as ever
a man drew rein over. One day l
found a stump right in my way. |
hated to back out, so | just said word
to the te am, and if you'll believe 1t they
just walked that plough right through
that stump as though it had been
cheese" Not a soul expressed sur
prise, but Major s., who had been a
quiet listener, remarked quietly, cts
curious, but had similar experience
myself once. My mother always made
our clothes In those days as we'll as the
cloth they were made of. The old lady
was awful proud of her homespun-
said it was the strongest cloth in the
state. One day had just ploughed
through a white-oak stump i'll the way
YOU speak Of Colonel. But 1t was lit
tie too quick for me. It came together
before was out of the way, and nipp-
ed the seat of my trousers. l felt mean
can tell you, but put the string on
the ponies, and if you'll believe 1t, they
just snaked that stump out, roots and
all. Something had to give, you
know"
Year: 1879

You are more sure of success in the
end If you regard yourself as a man of
ordinary talent, with plenty OF hard
work before you, than If you think
yourself man of genius, and spend
too much time in watching your hair
grow long, that you may convince peo-
pie that you are not like other folk,
Year: 1879

THE democratic defeat in Ohio will
insure the denomination of Tilden
in 1880. The Ohio republican state
convention is called for May 2Sth
next, when the assurance of that de-
feat will be begun, for the nominees of
that convention will certainly be elect
ed. The longing eyes of the democracy
Will instantly be directed toward the
Pivotal state and the bar'l o. money.
Year: 1879

THE democratic members of congress
who have been on the sick list, are
rapidly recovering, and it now looks as
If the democratic roll would be full,
when the house is called to order on
Tuesday next.
Year: 1879

In little more than years time
the country will be engaged in another
great national struggle. The political
events Of the coming extra session can
not fail to exert a fresh or immediate
influence upon it. This fact is not al
together discouraging to the republic
can party.
Year: 1879

THE secretary of war has decided to
retire all officers who have been re-
ported for retirement from the army
by examining boards, and to fill vacan-
cies both in staff and line by promo
tion, without waiting for the action of
congress. The judge advocate general
has decided this course to be legal.
Year: 1879

DosToN, June M.-Reprcscutati.o mon Of the
Butler wing Of the Democratic party state that
the General will receive md accept this fall
tabor.1aoform mud Democratic nomination for
Governor
Year: 1879

As Marshal McMullsn yesterday was
about to. leave his office for the purpose
of going down to Duck Creek Landing,
he received note from Deputy Gala
CHER, stating that Captain Kelly had
Just arrived with his boat at the Fourth
street wharf. The NJ rshal at once
went down and served the summons
thus avoiding a fruitless trip to Duck
Creek Landing. Captain Kelly is the
sole survivor Of the ill-fated "Buksye'
and is witness in the case II William
p. Carr vs.. Captain Scully Of the steam
tug lowering" libelled in Philadsl.
phia for the unlawful taking of the
chains and anchor of the Buckeye
Testimony in the case will be taken on
Friday.
Year: 1879

A young railroad man having got
married few days age went Ia
housekeeping on Poplar between Tenth
and Eleventh streets.


His friends wishing 20 compliment
him with serenade, sent the United
Cornet Band TO his residence Tuesday
night where y.toot-d their horns ur'
til their heads almost bursted their hat
rims, but without eliciting a response.


Trial after trial did not change the
result and at last they left indisgust. The
newly married man no doubt heartily
laughed at their discontinue. Tha,
man had no music in his soul.
Year: 1879

In view of the approach Of the potato
bugs this Summer, one OF the Cover
nor's Aid de.Camps is practicing horse
back riding, in order that he may he
ready for service when duty calls.
Year: 1879

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
"Bulletin' says that although Randall
says Congress will adjourn the present
week, the prospect to-day is very slim.
The Legislative bill will not reach the
President before tomorrow. The Judi
cial bill has not yet passed the Senate,
and the Army bill has not been taken
up. The latter bills will be warmly OPP
posed in the Senate, and the Judicial bill
and perhaps the Army bill will be veto
ed by the President. In that case, and
il Congress should adjourn, it will be
Immediately called together again. From
tho above it will be seen that things are
about as badly mixed as they possibly
could be.
Year: 1879

A couple OF Wilmington boats went
up to Chester yesterday to attend the
boat race, hut owing. TO the boats lacking
some of the required qualifications they
could take no part in the race. This
being the case and boatsmen not wish
ing to return home without a trial of
speed and strength. they finally ageed
upon ra CO and purse of $50
was made up for the victor. The
course extended from Chester to the
mouth of Chrstiana Creek and was
won by the "Dauntless.' Both the
boats were built by Egbert Nutter, hut
we have not the name of one of them
and neither have We been informed who
composed the crew.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon Ephraim Frye,
who has been drunk for several days
past, went up to officer Thomas and
begged him to lock him up and send
him over to New Castle for 80 days, as
he did not intend to 60 home and was
anxious to get off of his drunk.


His Honor informed Ephraim that
his request would be complied with
and sentenced him to 80 days at "Fort
Pyle" Ephraim went back to the cell
smiling"
Year: 1879

A man named Calver while in an in
toxicated condition fell over the end of
the culvert at Front and Adams street
late last evening. gentleman of the
n+iehborhood passing by at the time
seeing the accident went to Calver's
assistance. The distance fallen was
about ten feet, but fortunately there
was Just enough water in the course to
deaden the violence of the fall and
so Calver escaped without serious in
jury.
Year: 1879

Complaint is made that the water Of
the Brandywine was terribly discolored
on Monday, by the discharge Of some
foreign substance into that stream. 1t
is a pity that some arrangement cannot
be made to abate this practice and pre-
serve the water in its purity for the use
of our citizens.
Year: 1879

For some three days past force OF
workmen under Robert Cottingham has
been engaged in repairing the sides of
the Rodney st. Basin. The brick lin
ing had beceme loosened and in many
places bulged up so much that the
water began to wash away the pud
ding beneath. The brick lining has
been taken up on the south and east
sides and relaid in fresh cement. The
work will be completed to-day and the
basin filled with water.
Year: 1879

Expose yourself day and night; eat toe
much without exercise work too hard with
out re t. doctor all the time take all tho
vile nostrums advertised, ana then you will
want to know
II HOW TO GET WE'LL,
which Is answered in three words-Take Hop
Btters. See other column.
Year: 1879

Heating HOrse With Gam Hose.


Henry Roller, German baker resid-
ing over Third street bridge, was given
hearing at the po ice court last even,
ing on the charge of cruelty to Animals
Austin Harrington, Esq, was present
as counsel for the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals.


The first witness called was officer
Bedwell, who testified to seeing Roller
last Saturday evening shortly after sew
en O'Clock. Roller was driving his
horse along Scott street; he was beat
ing and jerking at the horse in an un-
merciful manner. The witness thought
that Roller was beating the horse with
a club but he afterwards saw that it
was gum hose four or five feet long,
the horse appeared to be tagged out.


Mr.. Roller said that he had just come
from his home that night and that he
could bring hundreds Of witnesses to
testify that che never wore out a
horse" He also said that the gum
hose was $50 timber that it would not
kill fly"


The evidence being sufficient to con.
vict him His Honor imposed a fine OF
81 and cost in this case.


Henry was no doubt under the i'm
preston that he could do as he pleased
with his horse and he thought it very
strange that any one should interfere.
Year: 1879

Mr.. L. @. White, of Jasper, Texas, sent
to Mr., G.. A. Mills, Secretary Galveston
Cotton Exchange, two samples of worm
proof lint cotton to be submitted to the
classification and qualification committee
for their views, etc, the samples beng
numbered one and two. MIR. Mills has
kindly sent us samples of the same, which
we have received to,day, and which anyone
is at liberty to examine. We take from
the Galveston News of August I'd the fol-
lowing statement, giving the result of the
examination by the classification commits
tee, and some interesting facts with regard
to this cotton.


The committee after careful inspection
of the samples, report both staples OF fair
length, remarkable strength, and very silky
No. 2 the best. This cotton has been
produced by Mr.. White after some sixteen
or seventeen years of labor and study, by
amalgamating ordinary cotton with weed.
This weed and his process are his secret.
He is now in correspondence with the Agrl~
cultural Department at Washington CITY
with view to the Government paying him
for his discovery and then making known
his process, which he says is SO simple that
any ten year old child can do it-that its
simplicity looks ridiculous to him now.
Mr. White further states that the weed
with which this cotton is mixed was never
known to be eaten by worm or insect of
any kind.


The writer examined the cotton growing;
the stalks were large and healthy, browns
ish red color, the leaf resembling ordinary
cotton, with very rank weed odor, the
buls were larger than ordinary cotton and
well filled with lint. IL the centre of eacll
boil there is small pod containing evident
ly, the seed of the weed. When the boil
is fully opened this pod of seed is also
opened and the seed drop out leaving the
lint cotton III the boil. The bolls will all
mature within a few days of each other.
This the planter could remedy by planting
at different times. Wr. White says the
cotton can be picked within one hundred
days after planting. Mr.. White has taken
stalks of ordinary cotton with the worms ut
work upon them, placed them in and
along side of his cotton SO that the worms
could easily get on his cotton, but in no
instance did they cut any of the leaves,
stalk or boil of his cotton. He has gather~
ed the worms from other cotton stalks and
placed them on his cotton with the same
result, and feels very confident that worms
will never touch it.


Should Mr. whites discovery prove to be
what he claims for it, absolutely worm
proof-and upon this point lie has no fears
the value and importance of the discoves
ry cannot fully be estimated, especially in
the cotton belt.
Year: 1879

Judge Beatty, of Kentucky, vouches fol
the fact that Mr.. Young, farmer of thai


State, grows 100 bushels of corn per acre,
and here is the method Of culture given by
Mr.. Young himself.


My. universal rule is to pillow my corn
land the fall preceding the spring when !
plant; and as early in spring as possible,
cross-plow as deep as circumstances will
permit; as soon as this is done, l COIN
mence checking off-the first way with my
large plow, and the second with my small
ones, the checks three by three feet, admit
ing of working the land both ways And
then plant my corn from the 20th to the
25th of Marcia rule to which l adhere
with scrupulous exactness, planting from
eight to twelve grains in each hill, cover
ing the same from four to six inches deep,
greatly preferring the latter depth. As
soon as my corn is mp of sufficient height,
l start the large harrow directly OVER the
rows, allowing q horse to walk ON each
side; narrowing the way the corn was
planted and on land prepared as above,
and narrowing as directed, the hoeing part
will be 80 completely performed by this
process that it will satisfy the most skepti-
cal. Then allowing the corn thus narrowed
to remain a few days, start my small
plows, with the bar next the corn; and SO
nicely will this be done, that when row is
thus plowed, SO completely will the inter
mediate spaces, hills and ETC., be Tapped in
by the loose earth occasioned by this sys-
tenn of close plowing, as to render any other
work useless for time. thin to -four stalks
upon a hill, never having to transplant;
the second plowing being performed with
the moldboard toward the corn rows, and
so rapid has been the growth of the corn
between the first and second plowings,
that is performed with ease. When in this
stage, / consider my crop safe; my gener-
al rule being never TO plow my corn more
than four times, and harrow once. My
practice is to put field in corn two sue
eessive years, then grass it and let it lie
eight years-a rule from which never
deviate