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Year: 1879

Madison Journal


The Marksville Bulletin, In an article under
the above caption, informs US that the politi
cal complexion OF the approaching convention
Is Democratic. This is enough to signify
that the party in power In this State will
soon be put upon Its trial and judged by the
work that it accomplishes. II the leading
men Of the convention undertake the situation
and are willing to relieve the people all will
be we'll. II not, the convention win be a tail-
ure, and all Of our work to bring it about user
less and barren In what way Is the conven-
ton to bring the relief that everybody is
expecting? Can it be done by abolishing a
few officers and reducing the salaries Of 9TH
but not sufficiently great or sweeping to
obtain the end desired. 1t is very true that
we have number Of useless offices that
should be abolished. To run the government
of fully 100000. This is not sufficient: 1t
would only be straw taken from the hay
stack. The people call for a reduction OF their
taxes; they say that they, are impoverished
and unable to pay present rates: Therefore,
sci from certain class Of men and journals
we never would begin to think Of handling
the State debt in any other spirit than that OF
the most submissive reverence. Ii we attempt
to INQUIRE into the origin OF portion Of this
debt they roll up their eyes In horror and cry
out repudiation. They Insist that the public
debt must not be tam pered with in any man
ner; that the public faith must be upheld at
all hazard. But what do the oppressed tax
payers who are toiling in the fields and in the
workshops say to this fine sentiment? They
ask, and very bluntly, If all OF this debt has
been honestly contracted-H yea, they
are determined to see it paid, and
il nay, they squarely say that it
as it Is honorable to liquidate just and legit-
innate claim. And no other view OF the situa-
tion can or should be taken. Our State Is
threatened with many dangers, and not the
least OF them Is the danger OF starvation in
the future The present debt is exceedingly
large and cannot be paid in years and years.
We have heard it urged that as Louisiana
increases in population her revenues will
increase and her debt will finally be liqnida-
ted. This is a wrong view Of our position.
Louisiana. as at present situated with a
heavy debt hanging over her and an exorbit-
ant rate of taxation to keep her poor, will not
only keep away from her borders all new
comers, but will most assuredly drive away
from here many Of our own people. piece
Of property encountered, directly or indi-
rectly, Is never appreciated to the extent OF
one free from any such hindrances; and to
those who would desire to settle in our midst
the simple knowledge that taxation in Louis
lana is slow but sure contiscation, Is sufficient
to drive them away to other more favored
States. And unless the coming convention
Is willing and does sift the public debt and
cancels the dishonest portion of 1t, we cannot
see in the future any signs OF prosperity or
relief
Year: 1879

The property situated on Eighth street,
known as the Pepper Norris estate is to
be sold at public sale. Besides the fine
mansion, stables and other out buildings,
there will also he number Of lots sold
at the same time, which belong to the
estate. j. T. Head, real estate agent,
will couduct le sale.
Year: 1879

The New York World says: SIT
may be quite true that the Democrats
of the East are insane on the question
of honest money. but, however this
may be, Western Democrats will do
we'll to remember that while a Demo-
cratic president may be elected In 1880
without the vote of more than one
Western State, no Democratic presi-
dent can be elected in 1880 without
the vote of at least three Eastern States.
Also, that Eastern Democrats cannot
be induced to vote for any man, who
puts himself in the way at this time OF
re.establishlng honest money in this
country. 1t will save good deal of
trouble to have these things clearly
understood from the beginning." The
World, however, fails to ex plain what
it calls honest money. If it be both
gold and silver, the West and the
South should be we'll enough satisfied


To declare silver dishonest money.
simply because 1t is bulky and
occupies too much space in
the bank vaults, is nonsense.
To declare silver dishonest money
would cost the people of Texas, among
whom banks have unloaded vast
smount of silver coin, millions
of dollars. Democrats ought to
to unite upon the paper money ques-
tion as presented by Mr.. Bsyard, and
not create dissension in the party by
legislating against one of the precious
metals in faver of another, that is
the ideal money only of bankers.
Year: 1879

THE Knoxville Tribune says it is q
settled fact that the choice of the DEM
ocrats of Tennessee Is Thos. F. Bay
ard. There are some who favor Gen.
Hancock, but while 1t recognizes in
this braYe officer, the qualities neces-
sary to make statesman and
an able executive officer, there
appears 10 be no reason for
resorting to the argument used
by his friends, that the South should
pacify the North by naming Union
general, as an earnest of present deYo-
ton to the Union. There are better
ways, continues the Tribune, in which
to show our devotion to the Union, of
which We are now part, and as par
tisan trick, intended to put an end to
the stalwart cry, the Hancock move
ment would prove failure. The
Democratic party of the North does
not need to be convinced that their
Southern allies are not traitors. They
do not believe them such, and they are
with the South for that reason The
issue raised by the nomination of Con.
Hancock would avail nothing as against
Grant or any other war Republican,
and we have been proclaimipg all along
that we intended to make the next
fight one of principle, upon which
Democrats shall stand or fall. The
nomination OF Gen. Hancock would be
a piece of strategy, intended to spike
an issue that we Can we'll enough afford
to ignore. Mr.. Baysrd is the ablest and
purest representative of the principles
10 which we lay claim that can be
found in the party. No man North
or South doubts his patriotism or
his love for the Onion, and his states
uanship is universally acknowledged.
There would be nothing experimental
in his nomination. HIS position is
known and his ability to carry out his
ideas of government is unquestionable.
He has never wavered in his devotion
10 the party to which he belongs, and
he has never sacrificed the common in
terests of the whole country in order to
serve his party. We believe that he
ought to be the next President of the
United States.
Year: 1879

THE French ministry were lately at
tackled In the Chamber OF Deputies on
the ground that a dezsn provincial
officials had been removed because OF
their participation in an entertainment
given 10 consider the claims of the
Count de Chambord to the throne OF
France. The matter coming to q vote,
q vote OF thanks to the ministry was
the result. The ministers in this re-
moval of officers were only protecting
the republican theory of government
adopted in France, and the Legits-
mists can hardly feel that they have
senoutraged, SINCE. under monarchy,
such adverse sentiment, publicly ex-
pressed, would have probably brought,
not only dismissal from the service,
bat even expulsion from the en-
pire.
Year: 1879

By reference to our local columns,
where we have made q careful state
ment as to the working OF the bel
punches in the county of Travis, il
will be seen that this means of pro-
curing revenue upon the consump.
ton of spirits is proving a miserable
farce. What applies to Travis county
also applies to the rest of the State,
and with each month, we are satisfied,
the falling off in receipts will be
greater and greater. The State is Ger.
tain to lose vast deal of money before
the Legislature can apply the remedy,
but the experience to which we are
subjected is one of those delightful re
creations to which all governments oc
caslonally resort. But the State mus
grin and endure its position. There
is no remedy, as will be seen.
Year: 1879

Touching the proposition to admit
Utah as State the question arises,
whether any promises made by its peo-
pie could be relied upon. Judge Bore
msr, Judge of the United States Court
a. Salt Lake, writes sort of political
letter upon this subject, in which he
asserts that the act of admission would
bring untold calamitIes upon the
country. Utah, once admitted as a
Safe, he declares, would be absolutely
under the control of Mormon leaders,
with the powerful Influence of the
church to aid them, and it is well
known that this influence has ever
been ezerted for the most unholy ends.
The power of the Safe, he asserts,
would be absolutely turned over to the
church, and Its courts and its electoral
machinery would be used to
crush Gentle interests, and to
drive Gentiles out of the country.
Judge Boremsn Is also satisfied that the
schools would be speedily converted,
IN Gaze OF admission, into mere organs
of the church, and that the Deseret al
phabet instead of the English would
even be adopted to shut out all light
of Christian civilization. To admit
Utah, he say', upon decree abolish
lag polyg0my would be utter folly,
since when once moulded into State
there would be no power to attack it,
and polygamy would live and thrive
as never before, only to be rooted out
by a resort to arms, and to the blood
lest civil strife. He presents q
plan which he thinks would ex-
tinguish the evil, but in doing 80
he adopts the settled Republican theory
of enlargipg Federal power, claiming
that elections should be directed and
presided over by Federal delegates.
The question of poligamy is one of
exceeding perplexity, and the govern
ment should long ago have decided
whether it should or should not exist.
The Mormon power has grown until 1t
will take no ordinary effort to put an
end to its peculiar Institutions. Not
only does the question affect Utah, but
1t Is said that the Latter Day Saints
have a strong footheld in Idaho, Colo
RADIO and Arizonis, and the indications
are that in very few years more terri
tories will require the sttentlens now
paid to Utah. In discussing this ques-
tion the Philadelphia Bulletin asserts
its faith IN a Democratic Congress,
making such terms with the
Mormons as will ensure Utah
for the Democratic nominee in
1880. The Bulletin should feel as
sured that the Democrats will be as
clear of improperly admitting Utah as
they will be of legislating in favor of
the pet theories of Republicans that
even the individual right to vote in
local elections shall be obtained from
Washington. The Mormons are bad
enough, but this interference with
elections is wrought with more danger
to this country than any other ques-
ton. Ii applied in Utah 1t would
soon be applied elsewhere.
Year: 1879

Never use Jour pans for anything but
milk; wash well in two waters, scald
and wipe well with clean towel never
allow your milk to stand forty sight
hours; set your milk in q cupboard or
safe, with papers pinned over the wires
to prevent the air from drying the
cream, else there will be white specks
in the butter; when you skim, loosen
the cream from the pan with the finger
what adberes to the pan will not make
butter If scraped of with the cream.
Never allow either milk or cream TO
freeze. Churn as otter as every fourth
day. When the cream is ready, stand
near the stove, turning the chuFn, and
churning to stir the cream while warm
ing; take ont the butter and place 1t in
cold water, rinse well, salt, cover well
from the air, and set away; let It stand
tventy-four hours, then work over !;
press the butter while working, instead
Of smoothing, as pulling the lsdie over
it makes the butter oily. II these di-
rections are observed with care, you
will be repaid by sweet, yellow butter.
Year: 1879

THE Telegram says there is no one al
all conversant with the cotton business
but understands the variation in weight
to which bale is subject. This vsrla-
ton goes all the way from Eve to IF
teen pounds to the bale Il is little
singular that the variations marked in
Galveston, and which SO far have been
publishei, are all against the shipper
and in favor of the factor. This may
be mere characteristic Of the climate
of the island, and il it is, the shipper
has nothing to complain of. II not,


why, he has simply been robbed that's
Year: 1879

A REPUBLIcAS caucus has been held,
at which it was decided to confer with
the President as to the best way just
now to hold the party together. The
Philadelphia Times says: "We are on
the eve Of vital presidential election,
aad it won't do 70 have the party split
up now
Year: 1879

WlIWNONFEs huBUbI
The Milwaukee Driving Park Association
has Withdrawn from the Western Circuit,
and tho races announced for the August
meeting are declared on. The reason
given for this action is bad faith on the part of
certain horse owners, who had assured the associa
ton that they would surely enter for the meeting
bids elsewhere.
Year: 1879

At the meeting Of the American Bankers Associa-
tfon to-day the address Of John jay Knox. for many
the able and clear headed Comptroller OF tho
Currency. was the speech of the day. Mr. Knox,
whose duty it is to keep the national banks up to
the requirements of the law. gave very interesting
statement of their condition and of that OF the State
and private banks of the country He read the fol-
lowing table, showing the geographical distribution
Year: 1879

The Society for the Prevention or Cruelty to Chill
dren notified lately by the officers of the Demilt
Dispensary that woman nanod Rose Shandley was
going about the streets with four small children
sleeping at night in alleys and Railways and by day
seeking the refuse of kitchens to feed her offspring
1t was said that she had been driven to such
extremes ut times that she used tho contents
of swill barrels to sustain life. Continuous
exposure and lack of proper nourishment
ut length resulted in utterly prostrating
her. When she untered by the dispensary
officers she was suffering from severe affection of
the lungs. and was removed to Bellevue Hospital.
whore she Is lying in dying condition. Officer
Lundberg. of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children went in quest Of the little ones
aud yesterday produced them in the Fifty-seventh
Street Police Court. The eldest Harry is seven
years old. Then comes Annie, who is Ave years Of
age. and Robert, who is three. The fourth is
an infant of sixteen months. Some time
ago the father Of the family died. ana after striving
for while to maintain the little the poor
woman utterly lost heart. Two weeks ago she
elected from her last place Of abode ut No. 423 East
Ninth street. and since that she has been walking
the streets with the children till disease prostrated
her. Officer Lundberg had the children committed
by Justice Wandell to the societys care.
Year: 1879

A South African paper announces: "From
and after to-day the exact time of the publi-
cation Of the Star will be announced by the
blow or steam whistle which has just been
affixed to our boiler and steam engine
Year: 1879

A writer in the Southern Farmer
says that his COW gives all the milk
that is wanted in a family of eight,
and that from it, after taking all
that is required for other purposes,
26O pounds of butter were made last
year. This is, in part, his treatment
of the COW: If you desire to get a
large yield of rich milk, give your
COW every day, water slightly warm
and slightly salted, in which bran
has been stirred at the rate of one
quart TO two gallons of water. You
will find, if you have not tried this
daily practice, that your COW will
give twenty-five per cent. more
milk under the effects of it, and she
will become so attached TO the diet
as TO refuse to drink clear water
unless very thirsty. But this mess
she will drink almost any time and
ask for more. The amount of this
drink necessary is an ordinary
water-pailful at a time, morning
noon and night.
Year: 1879

The proprietor of a building site
i'm Wisconsin advertises his land for
sale in this wise: "The town of
Poggis and surrounding country is
the most beautiful nature ever made.
The scenery is celestial; also two
wagons and one yoke of steers"
Year: 1879

When we humans are asked for a
dollar to help bury a poor fellow,
we shell out Immediately; but there
are those among us who would
not give the dollar to the poor fel-
low before lie died.
Year: 1879

Mr. A. G. Redwood, in one of his "Johnny


Rcb" papers, in Scribner for June.


1t was the end of a bleak Novem


Der day the fires of railway ties


extending in ii long line either way


as tar as the eye could follow, made


still more neutral by contrast with


their ruddy light the dung gray


fields of stubble, and the woods lin


which the gorgeous panoply of the


earlier season was paling into rus


set and ashy tones. The work was


over and we were waiting with


some impatience for the order to


take up the line of march back to


camp; for the evening air struck
chilly through our threadbare and
taltercd jackets, and we had eaten
nothing since early morning. More
over, wild rumor had spread
abroad that an issue of fresh pork
awaited our return, and though
the long habit ofexpecting nothing
good until it came secured us
against any serious disappointment,
there were not wanting tender
memories of "short" biscuit to raise
our anticipations higher than we
cared to own. Thus preoccupied,
we are fain to refer distant cheer
ing further down the line to tidings
of the coming rations, and we gath
er by the roadside in order to get
off the more promptly when our
turn shall arrive. The sound grows
more and more distinct every mo-
ment, and now, far down the road
some moving object can just be
discerned in cloud Of dust which
travels rapidly our way. Nearer
and nearer it comes; louder and
more enthusiastic ring the shouts,
and now we make out in the dust
the figure OF u single horseman,
with aclump of others trailing OFF
into Obscurity behind him-Jack-
son is coming A moment more,
and he is here, going at almost top
speed; his hat is Off; his hair
blown back from his broad white
forehead; his eyes dancing and
his cheeks agtow with excitement,
and the rush of keen air. And now
the cheers grow deafening and
ragged hats are swung more wild
ly still as the men of the foot cav
airy recognize their leader. Tire
cavalcade passes like whirlwind
and disappears in the dust up the
road, cheered to the very last lag
giDg courier of the escort-for we
are in good humOr now with our
selves and all the world. And as
We step briskly out upon our home
ward march, the air feels fresh and
nvigorating, and the miles seem
hOrter than they were in the morn
ng; even the beloved biscuit is of
ninor consequence, aud the promis
d pork pales besides the thought
which fills us-that we have seen
acksOn


Aud we got the pork besides!
Year: 1879

When housekeeping is carried
on as business it becomes reali.
ty. Half the homes are wanting
in attraction because the work that
makes them beautiful is considered
Il drudgery. When business man
proves himself successful, the sup
position is that he has known more
or less drudgerv in attaining
prosperous position. A little hu-
initiation, rightly used, and we are
elevated. Having in charge a
home, let it be a business to make
it Il success. Whether rich or poor
the call is the same. Make the
best of opportunities. Begin by
mastering each department; if you
stoop, stoop to conquer. Take as
much delight in your calling as
your husband or your brothers take
in theirs.-Housekeepsr,
Year: 1879

eyes" said Davie, 'Iknew a man
once--Jack Mason-who went to a
dOuatiOn where six farmers were to
contribute jug of milk apiece.
Well, one mana very mean man
thought in would not make any
difference if he contributed water
instead of milk; so he filled mp
jug with water and took it to the
donation. When he got there, he
turned it over the bung, and it ran
into the barrel where all the far
mers had poured their milk. Now
what do you think was the RESULT 7
Why every one of the six farmers
to be as mean as Jack
Mason. They all brought water.
Year: 1879

A woman took her place in the
line at the postoffice the other day
in New Orleans, and when her turn
came she placed quarter before
the cashier, with the announcement
that she would take seven three
cent stamps, two ones, one postal
card, aud one of them ere new ten
dollar stificates.
Year: 1879

The finding of the body of a
drowned man in the reservoir from
which a town is supplied with
drinking water will undo all the
good work the temperance cause
has accomplished in five years.
Year: 1879

Scatloped Oysters.-Have plenty Of fine
crushed cracker crumbs-either soda or but
ter crackers; put layer in the bottom of a
buttered pudding dish, wet slightly with
oyster liquor and milk mixed; next layer
of oysters, alternately till the dish is full.
Let the top layer be of crumbs. Beat an
egg and mix it with little milk to pour it
over the top cover the dish and bake half
an hour; remove the cover few minutes
before taking from the oven to let it brown.


Mince Pies.-Boil fresh beef tongue ten
der, let it get cold, then chop it fine with
one pound of suet, half peck Of apples, two
pounds of currants, picked and washed care
fully pound OF citron sliced, half an ounce
each of powdered cloves, allspice, cinnamon
and ginger, three pints of sweet cider, one
pint Of Madeira wine, half pint OF brandy,
with enough sugar to sWeeten to your taste.
This will make large jar full.


Cement for Chisa.-In rather thick sol,r-
ton of gum arabic stir as much plaster OF
Year: 1879

A bud is an undeyeloped stem. To unite
two buds is really the same as uniting two
stems. If we were to split two buds of diff
ferent varieties of apples in two, and then,
taking half of each, cause them to unite
by grating them upon an apple stock, we
should suppose the result would be pre-
cisely the same as if entire stems-cions-
from different varieties were grated upon
the same stock, viz, each bud or cion alike
would bear the fruit Of the tree from which
it was taken. If it were possible to cut q
bud into 100 pieces and cause them to unite
to 100 other pieces, we should suppose that
Year: 1879

rels will not correspond, but will be enter
ed in book provided for the purpose, which
will then be sealed up and deposited in the
vaults of the Safe and Trust company or
some other secure place. Experts will then
take the sample bags to some place where
they can test the samples in all desired
ways, by doughing, baking, etc. When the
premium shall have been awarded to the
flour of some one sample bag, the number
will be taken and by consulting the book,
whose seal will be then first broken. 1t will
be ascertained whose flour has taken the
premium. The barrels will then be sold at
auction and will doubtless bring enough to
pay all expenses of the prize.
Year: 1879

season of the
year is to select
such stock as
may be desired
for winter use,
sad turn the
rest out before
the w ea t h er
gets severe, and
let them get
used to rough
ing it. The
large herds hav-
ing been NOV
ed to the from
tier the range
iu tha settle.
rnents is good,
and stock turn
ell out early in
the fall will be
in thrifty con-
dition in til e
spring. But it
is cruel to keep
them up half of
the winter, and
then turned out
to make their
own living. 1t
Is best to start
in feeding only
such stock ;ls
can be winter
ed through in
goo d S h ape.
And such as is
kept up should
be treated in
the best posi-
BILE IN an n e l..
1t should be
housed fro IN
the storm, wa
tered and ted
regularly, and
rubbed and cur
ried literally.
There can be
no excuse this
year for having
a shabby look
ing team. Ev-
eryttling about
the farm should
be sleek and fat
and show the
thrift and enter
Year: 1879

than to keep the work stock and milk cows
in thrifty condition. And when graiu is so
abundant as it is this season. it tells too
much of the shiftless farmer to have any
animal about his place looking rough and
poor, and moping about as though all its
energy and spirit had departed