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Year: 1879

RELATIVE DIMENSIONS OF THE SUN AND PLANETS


Mr.. Proctor next showed more pictures giving
the dimensions OF the satellite systems OF Jupiter
and Saturn and in this connection he called the at
tention of the audience q method Of measuring
what he called the domains OF the planets. He re-
garded each planet as having special control over
certain spherical region Of space limited at the dis
tance where the planets attraction and the suns
attraction on any are exactly equal,
and he noted that the earths domain ex-
tends only to a distance Of 10000 miles from
the earth all around It, while the domains OF Jupiter
and Saturn extend to distances Of nearly 15OOO.OOO
miles, SO that moon is far outside the earth 3
domain. whereas the moon systems OF Jupiter and
Saturn lie far within the domains OF those planets.


THE STARRY DEEP


The lecturer then prepared to pass beyond the
domain Of the into the starry depths. taking on
his way the comets the only bodies which traverse
the spaces separating the sun from his follows
among the stars. In dealing with the comets
Mr.. Proctor took occasion to consider the history
OF the famous comet called Belas with special
reference to the probability that when the earth
through the track OF this comet on or about
the 9th inst. there will be display of meteors
travelling In the comets track. He said that it
seemed now quite certain that the comet itself was
lost It searched for in vain in 1866 and again
in 1872. It crossed the earths track in fragments
probably about six months ago. and as the last time
we passed through the comets track after SUCH
passage, there was great display OF meteors.
Il seemed not unlikely that similar shower would
he seen this year at the date mentioned. The lee
turer then had thrown the screen number Of
pictures illustrating the paths Of different comets
The following gives an idea of some
Year: 1879

COMET FAITHS OF DIFfEuENT OkDERs


In this connection the lecturer threw out the
strange suggestion that In 1872 after tho cluster
spoken of had touched earth meteoric clusters
were seen in the telescope passing away along the
comets track. 1t might be worth while to look out
for approaching meteor clusters near the radiant
point OF this SYSTEM in other words near the star
CANA of Androneba. He said, indeed II seemed
reasonable to expect that II to be
all 1t must be when cluster is situated that the
eye looks through long range Of meteor strewn
matter. He passed then from the small orbit Of this
comet to consider cometc tracks OF greater and
greater extent until reach those whose paths
endless, having other of the forms called by
mathemsticians the paraboa and the hyperbola. OF
these he remarked that not only would comet ar
riving on such track pass away from the sun. but
It could never no matter how many suns 1t
visited. become settled member of that suns
family. unless by some accident it approachedinea
enough to planet to have its movements very
largely disturbed.


Unless this happened comet Of this sort would
fit from star to star in journeys enormous that
their average duration would not be less than ten
millions Of years.


Referring to galaxes the lecturer showed on tho
screen number Of pictures their theory
The following is . cut of one:-
Year: 1879

provided the jurisdiction of the Court III the sub
ject matter and of the persons is not exceeded


A careful examination of the questions which nave
been submitted lead me to the conclusion that tiie
respondents must open the grave for doing which
they have received payment. and against them a.
defendants in the action an injunction must Issue
as prayed for. Such injunction is grante1
for the reason that the defendants prevented
the interment of the body in the spot to which IL
was entitled be inferred and gave permission for
its deposit in the vault they cannot remove the
same elsewhere Tor burial.


The order viii be settled on notice, so as to pre-
serve the status OF parties pending appeal. II the
deieudanls elect q TO do
Year: 1879

The agrculturists of Canada met
i'm Convention not long ago ana
adopted for themselves the follow.
ing creed;


We believe in small farms and
thorough cultivation.


We believe the earth loves to eat
as we'll as the owner, and ought,
therefore, to be well manured.
We believe in going to the bot
tom of things, and, therefore, IN
deep piowing, and enough ot IL.
All the better if it bc u subSoll
plow.


We believe in large crops which
leave land better than they found
it, making both the farm and farm
er rich at once.


We believe that every farmer
should own a good farm.


We believe that the fertilizer ot
any coil il a spirit OF industry, Ell
terpriss and intelligence; without
these, lime, gypsum and guano will
be of little use.


We believe in good fences, good
farm houses. good orchards, and
good children enough to gather the
fruit.


We believe in n clean kitchen, a
neat wife in it, clean cupboard, a
dairy, and clear conscience.


We believe that to ask mans
advice is not STOPPING, but of much
benefit.


We believe that to keep a place
for everything, and everything in
it's place, saves many n step. and Is
pretty sure to lead to good tools
and keeping them in order


We believe that kindness to
stock, like good shelter, is a saving
of fodder.


We believe that it is good
thing to Keep an eye on expert
ments, and note all, good and bad.


We believe that it is a good rule
to sell grain when it is ready.


East Mississippi counties are feel
ing around for constitutional con
vention.


Caterpillars have put in an ap
pearance in many parts OF southwest
Georgia.
Year: 1879




Marriage License.


After the juvenile swain has worked is
frenzy up to the matrimonial pitch, and h as
crowned his aspirations by gaining the con-
sent of his inemorata to speedy marriage,
he generally considers that his cup of earthly
bliss. is filled, and that in arranging the
matter with his sweetheart, the thing IS set
tied. So at least thought O young man of
this city, who vowed eternal allegiance to
the mistress of his heart last Sunday even
ing, swearing by all the stars that she Cnly
was the damsel of his choice, and that not
even death could mildew their lofty and
immortal affection. In the calendar of alb
surdities, there is nothing that SO
captivates the spoony boy Or girl
as the idea of clendestine marriage, and
when his or her progenitors object to the
consummation by marriage Of thoughtless
vows, made in ths moods of abstraction in
cident to confding and callow youth, about
the first expedient thought of is the suoter-
fuge of secret marriage. The subjects of
this narrative are young people Of well-to-do
and highly respectable parehtage, but in
making up their matrimonial programme
they overlooked the fact that, as both were
minors, that their actions were still subject
to parental control and family jurisdiction.


However that may be, tho young people
we're bound to be married, and fearful of
having their hopes frustrated in the event of
their secret leaking out, they decided to
forego consultation with their seniors OF the
matter and take the chances of going il
alone. There is threadbare saw that
speaks about woman not being able tc
keeps secret, and whether the young lady
in the present instance is to blame for Civ
ing the thing away is not known, but certain
it is that their intentions became known Il
theryoung mans father, who proceeded to
take measures to anticipate their realization


With this object in view the young gentle
mans father called at the Office of the dis
trict court, yesterday morning, and afte
explaining matters requested that should hi
son call for license it be not given to him
About two hours after the father had notifie
the clerk to the above effect, the young ma
came into the Office and with half radian
visage politely poured his wants into th
confding ear of Cupid's emissary, MI. jim
my O'Brien. The latter was 10th to shatte
the young mans expectations, but the dut
had to be performed, and was discharged
the pleasantest manner possible. The effe'
may be imagined, but it is safe to aey that
greater shock could not have been produce
had the young man been suddenly plunge
into an ice bath.
Year: 1879

He Puts Forth Sixty Bogus Half Dollars.


The federal authorities are on the Qui vivc
over a case of counterfeiting, or passing
counterfeit money in Saltwater. The report
has it that the queer business was done to the
extent of sixty half dollars, $50 last Saturday
night. At that particular time, the customary
ball was in full blast on the brothel bum boat
moored opposite Saltwater. To this party
there came a red-headed cuss, who
was as ardently free handed as his hair was
literally golden. He danced every time and
drank after every dance, treating his partner
with gentlemanly generosity. Every time
he danced and treated he tipped over the bar q
half dollar, and got o quarter in change. His
liberality in priming in the joyful juice made
him prime favorite and there wasn't q
to dance with the strawberry blonde stranger.
He WAS agreeable and danced with each one %
cents worth, Offering so cents for the luxury,
and then danced back again. Thus he oscil-
lated all night long, paying every time with
reckless promptness. He put in all the drinks,
and put into the till $50 in half dollars, recelv-
ing as change $l5 in quarters. Monday morn
ing the bum-boatman came over to Saltwater
to deposit the proceeds of the ball in bank.
The six half dollars were offered with the
rest. but were not accepted, being declared
| counterfeit. TO this the depositor demurred,
and submitted them TO q re OGn teSt, WHICH LQey
stood over we'll, but when tested by acid and
other means they failed to come up to the
standard of the realm. 70


The coins are represented to be cleverly
made, all the devices executed we'll
and the metal is much harder than that found
in other spurious coin heretofore in circulation
In view of the dangerous nature of the coins


the federal authorities are anxious to find tht
genial red haired stranger. 1t is supposed he il


only getting the coin in circulation, while
some skillful artist is manufacturing the mon
ey. The man is described, as already noted
as having fiery red hair, a red full face, and i


about five feet seven inches tall. He wor
o suit of pepper and salt tweed. Majo


McIlrath is inquiring into the business and i


on the search after the bum-boat gallant, s.


free with his drinks and money.
Year: 1879

Certainly, and 1t Is the Dickens Party NJ


Plymouth Church Tonight.


Tho Dickens party at Plymouth chapel is the
event Of the day. The preparations are COM
pleted, and most enjoyable time is anticipated
in seeing and converting with the inimitable
characters of the famed novelist. Most Of
them will be on hand tonight in bodily form,
from the rubicund Plckwick to the famished
Oliver, from stately Dombey to little Nell The
entertainment in more senses than one is at.
tractive and will doubtless draw together 9
large attendance.


It is not only proposed to have all the lead
ing characters in Dickens works represented
but they are to rehearse snatches from his
works appropriate to the character presented
Besides all this, there are to be Refreshments
which will greatly cheer, all Of which is Off
cially announced elsewhere in the advertising
columns of the GLOBE this morning.
Year: 1879

Yesterday (Monday) about noon
Robert Lynn employed at Riddles
mills, while engaged in hoisting stone
upon the building by the aid of the
derrick, was by the sudden breaking
of the gearing and consequent rapid
fall Of very heavy stone, thrown
about thirty feet to the ground, and
in the fall received very severe internal
injuries of the head and right hip,
which will disable him for some time.
He was brought to his home in French
street, above Twelfth, where DR.. West
rendered necessary medical aud surgi-
cal aid,
Year: 1879

This morning S. Hawkins, cigar
dealer at Seventh and Market streets,
received large order for Seashore
cigars. These cigars are wrapped in
tin foil and are kept perfectly dry.
They are first class cigar and sell very
rapidly.
Year: 1879

The rush still continues at the Bee


Hive, 306 Market street, for the famous
ID. J. B. Corsets, and people still won
der how so good corset can be sold for
so little money, but the enterprising
proprietors recognizing the fact that
large and quick sales are the most sat.
isfactory to both dealer and customer,
sell them at the low price of IS cents il
order that all may have a good corset
at 2 moderate price.
Year: 1879

The Republican Executive Committee
will hold meeting on Wednesday
evening. A full attendance of the com
mittee is earnestly desired as business
relative to the coming campaign will be
brought up for action.
Year: 1879

The people residing on Orange street
above Eighth, complain Of the garbage
man not stopping in that section Of the
city. The residents in that portion Of
the city would like very much to have
the garbage collected.
Year: 1879

The Penn Loan Association had its
llSth monthly meeting last evening.
and tho Secretary was author zed to
call sale in about ten days.. During
the evening an assessment Of IS cents
ON each share was made.
Year: 1879

Our informant In reference to the>dif-
fculty between couple OF butchers in
Second Street Market, mentioned in
Yesterdays issue, must have allowed
his imagination to play havoc with the
facts in the case, as We are credibly in
formed that the picture was entirely
overdrawn. The true version of the
affair is that although few words were
exchanged, no blows were struck or
any violent demonstration made, as
neither OF the gentlemen interested are
of the class given to indulging in
braWls,
Year: 1879

lady w.ttesi Suffered much from rupture low down
The right side of the bowels applied ALcocKs PLIs
TBE and used them continually. The fret N suasref
greatly AZ length thought the lump grew ess After


V days took Of the first plaster washed the part ami pn,
another the ond OF the second month the swelling
gone the parts joined and cured. A. first used
belt the plaster but week found the sappors
U! he plaster sufficient
Year: 1879

GENERAL SHERMAN has recently given
his attention to rifle practice in the
army, and has instituted q system of
target-shooting st permanent posts gar
risoned by more than one company.
Monthly reports of all tirings at targets
are to be made by the company COM
manders to department headquarters
and an annual consolidated report will
be made by the department command
ers on Oct. l, each year, to the general
of the army. No system of awarding
prizes for superior excellence in firing
has yet been fixed upon, but depart
ment commanders are authorized to
encourage proper competition.
Year: 1879

not hold any such Office in Yazoo county
If they could help it by any means what
soeYer, and, IN proof of the earnestness
OF this determination, ratified and con-
hrmed the action of the Yazoo City mob
which compelled Capt. Dixon to with
draw from the canvass on pain of suffer
ing violent death at the hands of the
regularly organized democracy. Barks-
dale may have been a member of the
committee which issued this address.
He certainly ratified and confirmed" it
at the earliest possible moment by filling
Capt. DiXon'S body with buckshot, and
thus forever placing it beyond a posi-
bility that he should ever hold any of.
tlce of honor, profit, or trust in Yazoo
county.


AN ATROCIOUs POLITICAL CRIME.


Chicago Times, CInd1


The political unpleasantness in Yazoo
county, mississippi, came to a sudden
termination yesterday. Mr.. Dixon, who
some time ago originated the difficulty
by presuming to offer himself as an in
dependent candidate for Office,-an of
fense for which he partially atoned by
withdrawing, under the persuasion of a
large and influential delegation of citi-
Zens and shOt-guns, been summarily
put out of the way of making further
mischief. He was walking quietly down
the street,it appears when Mr.. Barksdale,
a representative of the chivalrOus democ-
racy of Yazoo City. walked out to the
middle of the street and fired upon him
with shotgun. Dixon had turned
to retreat, and was shot in the back. The
report says he drew pistol and fired in
etfectually at his murderer, but his death
seems to have been almost instantaneous
The murder appears to have been an act
of unmitigated barbarism, which shou
be punished by the prompt hanging of
the offender. But it would be folly to ex-
pect such punishment for such a crime
in the uncivilized state of Mississippi.
The report says there had been personal
quarrel between Dixon and Harksdale,
but the circumstances of the crime indi-
cate nothing else than deliberate murder;
and preceding events leave no doubt
that the man was killed for presuming
to disagree politically with the majority
of the people around him. No amount
of talk about political freedom in the
south will suffice to remove the impres
sion which this atrocious crime will
make upon the minds of the northern
people.
Year: 1879

REPORTS from Utah represent that
the feeling of bitterness between the
polygamous Mormons and the Gen
tiles" is becoming more intense, and
there is danger of an open rupture in
Salt Lake City. Ia the meantime the
three Mormon leaders who were sent to
prison few days ago by the United
States court Of the territory for refus-
ing, as trustees, to comply with its
order to render an account in the mat
ter of the estate of the late Brigham
Young, are still ''in durance vile"
Year: 1879

THE city of Brooklyn is indulging in
the luxury which no other city will
envy her-of two mayors. The actual
mayor proposes to discharge the duties
of his office at his house, inasmuch as
he is confined to his bed, and the presi-
dent of the board of aldermen, who
acts as mayor when that officer is ab-
sent, declares that the mayor cannot
"carry around his Office in his hat"
and proposes to discharge its duties
himself. The result is quarrel OF
large dimensions.
Year: 1879

THE leading newspaper of Canada,
The Toronto Globe, disapproves of the
course of the United States in calling
upon foreign governments to stop Nor
mon emigration-or, as it calls it, put
ting foreign countries into religious
quarantine. But it speaks favorably of
the suggestion that the United States
should check the immigration of Nor
mons by prohibitory laws to be enforced
at each seaport.
Year: 1879

The small boy who steals rides on the street cars swung himself upon the plat form of Detroit avenue car the other day to come down town. He was men, tally calculating the cost per rod of street railways when the driver looked back and caught sight of the top of his head and leaped off to give him cut. If one of these small boys was ever hit with drivers whip before, the date has been forgotten, but this lad caught stinger, and left that platform as if he meant to fly. The driver chuckled, but the horse didn't. For some reason he stopped, left the track, tried to draw the car off the rails, and in the effort broke 8 tug, ierked the money-box off the rail into the mud, and might have climbed into the car if the driver had not ap- peared. While the money was being fished for in the mud, and repairs made, the small boy put in his speech. The cache" had left him, and standing where he could secure good view of operations, he called out

 "Kin ye tell feller jist 'zactly how much ye made by that 'ere iob?"
Year: 1879

The wife of French farmer has great deal to do, although she does not work in the field. As all the domestics are at work ont of doors, madame must prepare food for the men. For dinner she gives them vegetable soup, or oc- casionally rice soup with milk in it. After the soup there will be omelets- we are told that it will take three or four for so many men-and there will be bread and cheese, and salad and wine. The cheese is made from milk after the cream is taken off, or from goats milk, pure. The salad is dressed with vine gar, walnut oil, salt, pepper, and little garlic. At four o'clock they have in the field luncheon of bread, cheese, salad and wine. They drink wine with every meal, rarely drinking water, which they do not like. Harvest hands get meat once day-at breakfast there is bit of bacon in the soup, except on Friday say something more than pound for so many men. They have bread and cheese at breakfast. The supper is at eight, and is soup, bread and cheese aga1n. After harvest they will have a revel. This is supper where madame the farmer will have B ham or shoulder boiled--for they call shoulders hams. Then they will have some other meat

 if there are so many men, perhaps there will be 8 couple of rabbits s-rabbits stewed with wine-and there will be- moreover, bread and wine and salad a | the revel.
Year: 1879

Ayouth living on prominent Detroit street rolled an apple barrel to the curb stone the other afternoon, filled it with cobblestones, headed it up, and marked the barrel, Greenings-handle care- fully" The youth retired to await fur ther developments, and they soon came. A sawdust wagon came along, and the driver jumped down and took long look at the barrel. Ho probably rea- soned that it had been delivered by 8 grocer, and he doubtless wondered why it had not been rolled into the cellar. Dusk was coming on and the man drove off. In 8 quarter of an hour he re- turned. Greenings" were there yet, and he drove around the square, took the tail-board out of his wagon, and at length drove up close to the barrel. No one was in sight, and he made a dash for the prize. He probably expected a rather heavy lift, but when he felt the weight of those cobblestones his surprise must have been great. He gave one awful lurch, lifted the barrel about an inch, and as his fingers raked over the hoops he groaned in agony and leaped into his wagon as if dog had been reaching for his coat-taiIs. At various times during the night vehicles were heard halting and driving suddenly away, but when day broke the "green- ings "w were still there, though only two hoops were still left on the barrel.
Year: 1879

An exchange has the following alle- gory, which we commend to careful con- sideration GA certain man hit his toe against pebble, and fell headlong to the ground. He was vexed, and under the influence of anger and self-suficiency he kicked mother earth right saucily. With imperturbable gravity he looked to see the earth itself dissolved and come to naught. But the earth re- mained, and only his poor foot was in- jured in the encounter. This is the way of man. An article in a newspaper touches him in weak spot, and forth with he sends to stop his paper. With great complacency he looks to see the crash, when he finds that he only hit his own toe against 8 world that does not perpetually feel the shock, and inlures no one but himself.
Year: 1879

A piece of lemon upon corn will re- ieve it in 8 day or so. It should be re- newed night and morning. The free use of lemon juice and sugar will always relieve cough. A lemon eaten before breakfast every day for a week or two will entirely prevent the feeling of lassi- tude peculiar to the approach of spring. Perhaps it's most valuable property is it's absolute power of detecting any of the injurious and even dangerous in- gredients entering into the composition of so very many of the cosmetics and face powder in the market. Every lady should subject her toilet powder to this test Place teaspoonful of the sus- pected powder in glass and add the juice of lemon if effervescence lakes place it is an infallible proof that the powder is dangerous, and it's use should be avoided, as it will ultimately injure the skin and destroy the beauty of the complexion.