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Year: 1879

If man were to deliberately shut him.
self for six or eight hours daily in stutty
room, with closed doors and windows (the
doors not being opened even to change
the air during the period Of incarcera-
tion), and were then to complain OF
headache and debility, he would be justly
told that his own want of intelligent
foresight was the cause of his suffering
Nevertheless, this is what the great mass
OF people do every night of their lives
with no thought of their imprudence.
There are few bed rooms in which 1t Is
perfectly safe to pass the night without
something more than ordinary Precau
tions to secure an inflow OF fresh air.
Every sleeping apartment should OF
course have fire place with an open
chimney, and in cold weather 1t is well
if the CRATE contains a small fire, at least
enough to create an up-ca3t current and
carry OFF the vitiated air OF the room. In
all such cases, however, when fire Is not
used, it Is necessary to see that the air
drawn into the room comes from the out
side of the house. BY an easy mistake,
it Is possible to place the occupant OF
bed room with Il ire, IN closed house,
in a direct current OF ioui air drawn from
all parts Of the establishment Summer
and winter, with or without the use of
fires, it is we'll to have free egress for
pure air This should be the ventilla-
tors first concern. Foul air will find an
exit if pure air is admitted in sufficient
quantity; but ii is not certain pure air
will be drawn in if the impure is drawn
away. SO far as sleeping rooms are con-
cerned, it is wise TO let in air from with
out. The aim must be to accomplish the
object without causing a great fall of tenn
perature or a draught. The windows
may be drawn down an inch OF two at the
top with advantage, and a fold Of muslin
viii form ''ventilator" to take off the
feeling of draught. This, with an open
fireplace, will generally suffice, and pro
duce no unpleasant consequences, even
when the weather is cold 1t is, how
ever, essential that the air outside should
be pure. Little is likely to be gained by
letting in fog or even a town mist
London Lancet
Year: 1879

StarkVille Live Stock Journal


Blue grass fields in this latitude are
wearing a coat of the deepest green,
whilst clover is furnishing good grazing.


Let every farmer increase his area in
grass, and attach a dairy sufficiently
large 20 defray all of the current expen-
ses of the farm.


On the 30th we inquired of the wife of
one of our best farmers, how her dairy
was doing. She replied that her surplus
butter for the month, after supplying a
large f,mily of liberal butter consumers,
would be 30 pounds. Her dairy herd
consists of FIVE cows. The surplus butter
pays annually the store accounts. Some
nice grade jersey heifers are coming on,
aud when these come into profit, this, for
its cost, will be the most profitable branch
OF the farm.


To every Southern farmer, we would
most earnestly commend the sowing of
more grass, and increasing the number of
cattle, and improving their quality by
iudicious crossing. More grass and more
good bulls will revolutionize our system
OF farming; will add to the fertility of our
fields will drive out from Southern cities
the dairy products of the Eastern ard
Western States, and will contribute
largely in making the South self-sus-
tanning.


Grass seed were never cheaper than
at present; and so far as butter bulls are
concerned, the South to-day can show as
good Jersey herds as can be found in the
United States; breed herds for butter and
not for color The risk attaching to ac
climating heretofore constituted the great
bar to the purchase of unacclimated
stock, and made dairy Improvements
necessarily slow This bar now removed,
the only additional necessity for success
full dairying is an abundance of good grass.
Year: 1879

Use tepid water, with a little powdered
borax, which serves to set the color;
wash the linen separately and quickly,
using very little soap; rinse in tePid
water, containing a little boiled starch;
hang up to dry in the shade and iron
when almost dry.
Year: 1879

\ solution Of oxaiic acid, nitric acid
or Uartaric acid, Is attended with the least
risk. and may be applied upon the paper
and prints without fear of danger These
acids will extract writing ink, and not
disturb the printing, and can be used for
restoring books where the margins have
been written upon, without injury to the
text.
Year: 1879

Add two ounces powdered alum and
two ounces b5rax to a twenty-barrei cls-
tern Of rain water that is blackened or
oily, and in few hours the sediment
will settle and the water be clarified and
fit for washing and even for cooking pur-
r9DGpa
Year: 1879

In one of our foreign exchanges we
find the following receipt for extermlna-
ting rats 1t consists of 4 mixture OF
two parts OF we'll bruised common squllls
and three parts Of finely chopped bacon
made into stiff mass, with as much meal
as may be required, and then baked into
small cakes. these are put down for the
rats to eat, and are said to effect their
complete extirpation.


To REMOVE INK FROM CARPETs.-
When freshly spilled, ink can be re-
moved from carpets by wetting in milk.
Take cotton batting and soak up all of
the ink that it will receive, being careful
not to let it spread. Then take fresh
cotton wet in milk, and sop it up care
fully. Repeat this operation, changing
cotton and milk each lime. After most
of the ink has been taken up in this
way. with fresh cotton and clean, rub
the spot. Continue until all disappears;
then wash the spot in clean, warm water
and little soap; rinse in clear water,
and rub until nearly dry. For ink
spots on marble, wood or paper, apply
ammonia clear; Just wetting the spot
repeatedly till the ink disappears.


THE BEST GLOVE CLEANER.


Mix one-fourth ounce carbonate of
ammonia, one fourth ounce fluid chloro-
form, one fourth ounce sulphuric ether,
ono quart of distilled benzine. Pour out
a small quantity in a saucer, put on
gloves, and wash as if washing the hands,
changing solution until gloves are clean;
take off squeeze them, replace on hands,
and with a clean cloth rub fingers, etc,
until they are dry, and fitted perfectly to
the hand. This cleaner is also an excel
lent clothes, ribbon and silk cleaner; is
perfectly harmless to the most delicate
tints Apply with a soft sponge, rubbing
gently until spots appear; care must be
taken not to use it near the fire, as the
benzine is very inhamabie.
Year: 1879

A very nice thing for lady to keep
is a bottle Of this on her dressing table
always, for little spots on her garments:
One quart of boiling water, half an
ounce Of camphor, one ounce Of borax;
after cooling, halfa pint Of alcohol.
Year: 1879

when about to gather ferns for winter
ornaments be sure to provide yourself
with some kind of a stiff covered book or
portfolio to take to the field with you.
Ferns are troublesome to press unless
this precaution be taken, as they curl up
very soon after being picked.
Year: 1879

Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
DAIN in the right side, under the
l edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tte and sickness; the bowels in gen.
eral are Costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally considerable loss of mem
ory, accompanied with a painful SEN
saton of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
a slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of prickly sensa-
ton of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer-
else would be beneficial to him, vet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he disnusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
Year: 1879

The report Oi Committee on business
Was adopted to the effect that Virginia
fully recognizes her just liability for her
lair proportion of the public debt con
tpact,sl before her territory was divided ;
that Virginia can never recognize the
liability lur that portion Of the debt
which should attach To West Virginia,
aud that ia any settlement with the
states creditors the annual interest ol
the recognized indebtedness must bo
brought within her revenues under the
present rate ui taxation.
Year: 1879

The Republican rally at City Hall last
evening was one of the finest meetings Of
the campaign, and the strict attention given
to the eminent Senator from Michigan
and the able orator from Ohio and
the applause that greeted their words
showed that the great audience was in
sympathy with them. Senator Chand-
ler's speech was plea for honest
money and an honest dollar. With weighty
and close logic when discussing the money
question, with words of fire when speaking
of the attempt to limit the national authori-
ty and put the States above and beyond it,
with grim sarcasm in describing the new
party and its aims, he discussed the issues
before the people; and his home-thrusts
were greeted with roars of applause.
One of the founders of the Republican party
in Michigan, the companion and friend of
Abraham Lincoln, one of the most striking
figures of that group Of great statesmen who
stood by and supported the glorious war
Administration he spoke as one having au-
thority, and his words commanded the ad-
miration of his political friends, and even
the respectful attention of his enemies.


Gen. Grosvenor chiefly spoke OF the cleo
ton in this State this Fall as the opening con-
test of the battle of 1880, pointing out that the
contest then would be between the two old
parties, and that Greenbackers who promote
Democratic success this year are paving the
way to a Democratic victory next year. The
point was well-taken and quickly seen by
the audience.


The speeches Of Senator Chandler and
Gen. Grosvenor were fittingly prefaced by
the admirable remarks of the chairman,
the Hon. W. W. Thomas, Jr., who indeed
struck the keynote of the occasion.
Year: 1879

We are assured by gentlemen thoroughly
conyersant with the sentiment of the friends
of temperance throughout the State, that
the so-called political temperance move
ment in Hancock and Sagadahoc counties,
referred to in last evenings 1dcertiser, has
not the significance attached to it by our
evening contemporary. There is..nothing be-
hind the movement" and absolutely moth
ing for it to feed upon. The Republican
party has done, and is doing, for the temper
anca cause all that any reasonable friend of
the Reform could desire. Judge Tallman,
of Bath, is an erratic enthusiast, no was
never in sympathy with the Republican
party He has no following, and ''the new
party will not poll votes enough to consti-
tute respectable entry of scattering in
the returns. The utterances of the Liz
ing Issue found so lite response in
the temperance heart, that the paper has
ceased to breathe from lack of support from
the workers in the cause it so grossly mis-
represented. And so far as the Hon. Joshua
Nye is concerned there is no foundation for
the rumor that he is giving encouragement
to the movement Like many of his asso-
ciates, he expresses some dissatisfaction
that the law is not more thoroughly enforced
in the large cities of Maine; but, in common
with the great mass of temperance voters,
he has sufficient intelligence to know that
whatever evils may exist in this direction
can be more readily overcome within the
party lines, than by any action which shall
endanger the success of the party which has
given the friends of temperance whatever
aid they have ever received in the way OF
prohb bitory legislation.
Year: 1879

THE Democratic Congressional Labor
Committee which started out to condole
with the ''millions of unemployed have been
in Salt Lake weeping over Mormon delegate
to Congress Cannon, who is in prison for
contempt of court. He seems to be the
only unemployed man they have found yet.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubica-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
muncatlons that are not used.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats have found something at
last they can't stomach in the Honorable
Bilks of San Francisco. The Honorable
Bilks must be something very disgusting in
decd-more than skunk.
Year: 1879

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley L. fuilen
Editor All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our Journal
Year: 1879

THE Rockland Courier has it from good
authority that the subscription list of the
Belfast Journal, instead of suffering loss by
the recent political change of that paper,
has on the contrary been materially in
creased. The Courier also says: ''It may
be impossible to point to any particular spot
where a revival in business makes decided
impression, but the reports of increasing ac
tivity in manufactures and trade generally
with which the local columns of our State
exchanges TEEN, prove beyond question that
a healthier condition of affairs in the indus
tries and mercantile pursuits of ourconlmon-
wealth is existing and daily gaining ground
than has been known for several years. Po-
litical organs for party purposes may affect
to cry this down, but it is a fact with a pyr-
amidal base which cannot be upset by
demagogic sneers or sophistical reasoning,
and will soon demonstrate itself to the salts
faction Of the most skeptical.'
Year: 1879

The editor of the Greenback paper pub
lished at Anson, must have been sleepy
when he allowed correspondent to admin
ister such a dose of common sense to its
readers as this: cat this time when the gen.
eral complaint is that 'money is scarce it
will be an act of kindness to inform the
moneyless how they may reinforce their
pockets. / will acquaint them with the
true secret of money catching-the certain
way to fill empty purses, and how to keep
them always full. Two simple rules, well
observed will do the business. First, Let
honesty and industry be thy constant COM
panions; and secondly, spend one penny
less than thy clear gains. Then will thy
hide-bound pocket-book soon begin to thrive
and it will never again cry with hard
times and for 'Greenbacks;' neither will
creditors insult thee, nor contraction op-
press, nor shrinkage-in steers bite, nor
nakedness freeze thee. The whole country
will shine brighter and pleasure spring up in
every corner of thy heart. Now therefore,
embrace these rules and be happy"
Year: 1879

SAYS the Utica Herald: ''The Demo-
cratic press of the country continues to
studiously ignore the recent outrage in va
ZOO county, Mississippi. solitary excep-
ton which we have thus far observed, is the
Vicksburg Herald, which frankly acknowl-
edges that this affair is a sample of what has
been going on in the State for four years,
and as frankly says to the Mississippi people
that such things must be stopped, if they
are ever to regain the confidence of the
Northern people and recover their material
prosperity as a community. The most sug-
gestive feature of the outrage is the utter
indifference of the Governor of the State to
the open violation of its laws. Not a whis
per has come from him, although he ought
to have promptly invoked every power OF the
commonwealth to put down such an open
and defiant violation of the laws of the State.
His inertia furnishes the best possible COM
ment upon the discussion of the federal
election laws during the extra session of
Congress- 1t was hundred times repeated
by the Democrats during that discussion
that there was not commonwealth in the
Union where the State authorities were not
ready and able to preserve the absolute free
dom of elections. So soon after those
speeches, Democratic judge of Mississippi
publicly declares that the laws for the pro-
lection of elections can not be enforced in
that State.''
Year: 1879

terprise sguaLy, and they are the natural
enemies Of monopoly, made 30 by the
act OF God, which human fraud or human
folly may never revoke. But the Texas
Pacific scheme is different afiair-dif-
ferent in principle-difierent in policy
different in efiect-ditierent in every
aspect in which il can be viewed.


/ believe that you did right, and ]
cannot but believe that, with full inior-
nation on the subject, every other
member OF our Legislature would have
done likewise. For my own part
shall carry out faithfully every
pledge have made 10 my people. !
shall protect and defend their rights and
interests in every manner and with
every faculty, however humble, with
which it has pleased God to endow me:
With that view, and in discharge Of
that obligation, cannot and will not
support this bill or any other measure in
volving its principles, its policy or its
practice.


| hope you are getting ON well, and
with kind regards j remain


Truly Your Friend,


JoHS +. KENNA.
Year: 1879

"Give this man his money back so i
can get my ticket, and will leave this
road, which is run by swindlers."


"Upon your agreement to leave the
train will do it," said he, "and send
you back to indianapolis.


He then gave the money back and the
ticket was. returned. Presently the
train stopped at Cumberland, and the
conductor asked her to get off.


81 have changed my mind" was the
answer.


3" Then you must pay your fare"


"Pay my fare, you swindler Why, L
can prove by every one in the ear that
you said my fare was paid"


"of course did, but gave che mon
ey back"


Yes, you gave it to that Jew. You
don't pretend that you gave it to me.
You want to rob me, but won't allow
it. L am on this train to go to Rich
mond, and intend to do it,' and she
did. Minot is consulting lawyer on
the case.
Year: 1879

THE other day as Conductor Minot of
i the Panhandle was leaving Indian
apolis on his trip east, he found female
passenger who had ticket to Dayton
via the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton.
He explained that she was on the wrong
train, that her ticket was not good, and
that she could leave the train at Irving
ton and wait for the train on the other
road, or he would send her back to the
Union Depot, where she could wait for
the train on the other line over which
she was ticketed. The woman seemed
to understand the explanation, but as
soon as Minot had left her, an old lady
occupying the seat in front of her said:


"These roads are colleagued together,
and their tickets are good on any road.
That is just trick of the conductor to
get money out of you and steal it from
the company. This road goes to Dayton
and, if 1 were you, 1 would sit right
here"


When Minot returned, the woman
could not be made to understand why
her ticket was not good on any road
running to Dayton, and, in spite of the
patient and polite explanations of the
conductor, she persisted in not under
standing it. Finally kind-hearted
Hebrew, who was seated opposite, think
ing to relieve the embarrassment of the
woman, offered to take her ticket and
pay her fare to Richmond. Then she
quieted down until Minot came through
the car, when she asked


"Isn't that ticket worth more than
the fare to Richmond ?''


Certainly; worth third more"
was the reply.


Well, aint going to be swindled
in that way, and 1 want my money
back"


81 have nothing to do with that"
replied Minot; "you sold your ticket;
your fare has. been paid to Richmond,
and cannot aid you"


Then she went for the Hebrew, accus-
ed him of being swindler, and he
finally told her that all he wanted was
his money, and she could have her
ticket. Minot come back and she called
him again and said:
Year: 1879

Only word little winged word
Blown through the busy town,
Lighter than thistle down,
Lighter than dust by rowing bee or bird
Brushed from the blossoming lily's golden


crown


Borne idly here and there,


Oft as the summer air
About mems doors the sunny stiffness stirred


Only word
But sharp, oh sharper than two-edge sword
To pierce and sting and scar
The heart whose peace a breath of blame could


mar.
Only word, a little word that fell
Unheeded as the dew


That from the darkling blue
OF summer midnight softly steal, to tell
Its tale of singing brook and star-lit dell
In yonder noisome street,
Where, pale with dust and heat,
The little window flower in workman's cell


Its dropping bell
Uplifts to greet the kiss IL knows so well
A word-a drop of dew
But oh, its touch could life's lost hope renew.
Year: 1879

Some time ago there lived gentle
man of indolent habits in Sussex,
who made it q business In the winter
season to visit his friends extensive
ly. After wearing out his welcome in
his immediate vicinity, he thought he
would visit an old Quaker friend
about twenty miles distant. who had
been an old school fellow OF his. On
his arrival he was cordially received
by the Quaker. he thinking his visi-
tor had taken much pains to come SC
far 10 see him. He treated his friend
with great attention and politeness
for several days. and as he did moi
see any sings OF his leaving, he be.
came uneasy but he bore 1t with pa.
tience until the morning OF the eight tf
day, when he said to him:


my friend, | am afraid thee will
never visit me again."


"Ob, yes, SHALL" said the visitor
al have enjoyed my visit very much
l shall certainly come again."


May said the Quaker, 81 think
thee will never visit me again."
Year: 1879




The longest speech on record is be-
lieved to have been that made by Mr..
De Cosmos, In the Legislature of Brit
ish Columbia, when a measure was
pending whose passage would take
from great many settlers their
lands. De Cosmos was in a hopeless
minority. The job had been held back
till the eve OF the close OF the session ;
unless the Legislation was taken be-
fore noon OF a given day the act of
confiscation would fail The day be-
fore the expiation OF the Limitation
De Cosmos got the floor about 10
o'clock In the morning, and began a
speech against the bill.


Its friends cared little, for they sup
posed that by or 2 o'clock he would
be through, and the bill could be put
on its passage. One o'clock came,
and De Cosmos was speaking still
had not more than entered upon his
subject. Two o'clock-he was saying
"in the second place." Three o'clock
he produced a fearful bundle of evil
dence, and INSISTED on reading 1t.


The majority began to have a vague
suspicion of the truth-he was going
to speak till next noon, and kill the
bill. For a while they made merry
over it, but as it came on dusk they
began to get alarmed. They tried in
terruptions, but soon abandoned
them, because each one afforded hin
chance to digress and gain time.


They tried to shout him down, but
that gave him breathing space, and
finally they settled down to watch the
combat between strength of will and
weakness OF body. They gave him
no mercy. No adjournment for dinner
no chance to do more than wet hi'
lips with water: no wandering from
his subject; no sitting down. Twi
light darkened; the gas was lignted
members slipped out to dinner in re
lays. and returned to sleep in squads
but De Cosmos went on. The Speak
er, to whom he was addressing him
self, was alternately DOING. snoring
and trying to look wide awake. Da.
dawned. and the majority slipped ou
inssquads to wash and breakfast, ant
the speaker still held on. 1t can't b.
said it wns very logical, eloquent. o
sustained speech. There were digres
sions In 1t, repetlti0ns also. But still
the speaker kept on. At last moo
came to a baffied majority, livid wit
rage and impotence, and single ma
who was triumphant, although hi
voice had sunk to husky whisper
his eyes were almost shut, and wer
bleared and blood shot, his legs tot
tered under him, and his baked lip


were cracked and smeared with bloot
De Cosmos had spoken twenty 81


hours, and saved the settlers thei


lands.