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Year: 1877

THE final redemption OF the govern
meut Of Louisiana from carpetbaggery
and scolawaggcry is an event which
brings nothing but JOY to any honest
heart in America Nobody. not even
Hayes bitterest political foes. but will
commend the act. who is not indirectly
interested PecuniariIy in the foreign
government Of the state. One grand
pean Of JOY will 90 up all over Texas.
because here sympathy for the mis-
fortunes Of our sister state has always
been intense.
Year: 1877

rreisvos one very greatly to know
chat although the editor of the Wills
Point rE.r.a is twenty. years old.
yet bee has never given milk" We
'au.l not believe this. did any one else
make tha assertion, but coming from
himself It IS certainly worthy Of every
rrsd.rr.
Year: 1877

nRAvE and good little Ohio hoy sat
on the fence two hours in this freezing
cold OF Winter. watching n broken rail
on the railroad track, 80 as to carry the
latest news Of tho impending accident
to his father, who was local editor.
Year: 1877

GARInALDI has written letter to
prove that the brigands OF his native
land could bo put down II the Govern.
ment would give them bread and good
treatment, instead of lashes and torture.
Year: 1877

Men who often have their hands full, are over-crowded with business and drive hurriedly along at it, but they may not be OverwOrked. We cannot always tell when we are overworked. A man does not always know himself no more than he knows the strain on the handspring of his watch what will bre ak it. But there comes time when the watch breaks-a click, a snap, and the watch stops. Men break down in thIs way. They go on, day sitter day, the pressure bearing harder each suc- cessive day, until the vital force gives out, and the machine stops. It is a great pity that the indications of this state of things cannot be seen before- hand, and if seen, regarded. It is one of the last things that men will admit to themselves. much less to others. They flatter themselves it is only lit tie weariness of the flesh which will pass off with few hours rest, when, in fact, every nerve power and resource are exhausted, and the system is driv- en to work by sheer force of the will When the Oll on the shaft or in the oil box is exhausted, every revolution of | the wheel wears on the revolving part, and soon will ruin it. The same is true of the human body.
Year: 1877

An ordinary woman's happiness or misery is decided by triles. Her in terests are so few that her mind dwells on little things, to the exclusion of more momentOus matters. One night a young wife sat wondering why her husband did not come home. She had been in the kitchen, two or three times to see that supper was ready and being kept hot, for MT Jones was one of thosefmen who neither like to wait for 8 meal nor eata a cold one. At last, full an hour after his usual time, the hus- band made his appearance. He did not think it necessary to tell her that he had supped "down town" with friend

 he was probably ashamed of the little extravaganza; therefore he pushed from him the cake she had prepared for his especial enjoyment, observing that 1t was not up to the usual mark. Theyoung wife was grievously disap- pointed, for her afternoons happiness had consisted in thinking how agreed bly, her husband would be surprised at this little deiicacy. But this was all destroyed now, and it was as much as she could do to command her feelings

 Her husband saw and partially under stood her emotion. A single word would have explained all, and he knew it; but he was ashamed, at first, to say that he had been lettering on the way home and afterwards it was too late

 At last became angry at his wife fOl being hurt, as men strangely will when they are themselves in fault. Ii was a miserable evening for both.
Year: 1877

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 A curious but not very well-au- thenticated story is given in letter from the Rev. F. O. Morris, that in some cases the young of the swallow does not migrate. His story, or rather the story related to him by his college friend, the Rev. Harcourt Aldham, Vicar of Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, but not observed even by him, but only told to him by "a person who vouched for it as 8 fact" was this :: that the latter has seen pair of swallows, when the time for their migration came and found their young brood too weak to fly, plaster the nest up with mud with the six young swallows in it-returning to it the next spring to rouse the young swallows, who were none the worse for their long Information.

 This is 8 third hand story, and we are not even told the ultimate authority for it, so there is no very good evidence. But MT. Morris adds evidence from the book of Dr. Stanley (formerly Bishop of Norwich,) on "The Familiar History of Birds,D to the same effect. If this were true it would partly justify an old su- perstiti0n that the swallows do not mi grate, but spend the winter in a torpid state. It is at least quite conceivable that a creature which had been a hi- bernator generations ago, and which had since discovered the preferability of migration to warmer climate should yet be able to return to it's old habit in case of need. How ever, this story is not much in the way of evi- denee.-LondoR Spectator.
Year: 1877

NEVER stint young stock. It is an error to keep young calves, lambs or colts short, and on poor refuse forage. It don't pay. They should have the best, and as much of it as they need.
Year: 1877

To Cook CoDFIsH.-Cut up your fish, put it on the fire in cold water and let it heat very gradually, but it must not get too hot; in about an hour scrape the fish very clean and get off all the skin, then put it in clean, cold water /; peel your potatoes and put them on with the fish and plenty of water in season for them to get to boiling in time to be done for dinner; the potatoes are much better for boiling with the fish. I have seen fish soaked until it was quite tasteless. It should be served with drawn butter or pork cut fine, and fried a light brown.
Year: 1877

COUCH SYRUP.-Take a small handful of hops and some old field balsam and some hoarhound, and make a strong tea; boil down to about one-half. To be taken before eating and before going to he'd
Year: 1877

Accidents ip the Working of Blast Fur naces. = Engineers have at different times directed their attention to the obtaining of metal if possible, which shall be so resistant of the action of a partially molten iron, as to prevent those accidents which now and again prove. painfully disastrous in the work ing of blast furnaces. The smelling process should go gradually on, the iron steadily exuding, as it were from the stone, as the blast heat operates upon it. Sometimes the partially smelted materials hang, or pocket" at little distance above the tuyeres, and after time come down with a rush. There Is risk that during the fall particles of molten iron and cin- der may impinge upon the tuyeres, burn them through, and allow the wa ter to escape into the furnace. with the result that the heated mass coming down upon the water which has so es- capped, an explosion ensues. The en- deavors made with view to obtain a material winch shall not be eaten through by the hot metal show that nothing is safer than really good boil er-plate iron,
Year: 1877

ORANGE CAKE.-One cup of powdered sugar, half cup of butter, three eggs, two cups of flour, half cup of sweet milk, half teaspoonful of soda, one tea butter together to cream, beat the yolks and whites of the eggs separately. Bake in jelly tins. Squeeze the juice and grate the rind of one orange, and add powdered sugar enough to make it between the layers of cake; also add the white of one egg beaten to stiff froth. This will generally make enough to spread between the four layers of cake and over the top.
Year: 1877

A CERTAIN community resort to what they call "cure by criticism" when any of their band is sick. They get around his bed and faithfully tell him all his faults, as far as known, and this, they say, "throws him into a profuse per spiration, usually resulting in a speedy recovery"
Year: 1877

THE BEST SHEEP FOR FARMERs.-Far mers should breed sheep that produce heavy tieeces, and which are large, fat ten easily, and sell readily to the butcher. There are thousands of sheep Kept in every State in the Union that don't shear over four or five pounds, and coarse at that, while well-bred Me rinos will range from 10 to 20 pounds, and COtswolds often exceed these fig ures. There is but one way to make money in breeding sheep in these times, and that is to sell all of your "scrubs'' to the butcher at any price he will give, and buy Merinos, Cotswolds, or Southdowns, the latter being the finest mutton in the world. A Kentucky stock breeder says:

 "What is true in regard to the i'm proved breeds of sheep is also true of line breeds of cattle, horses, hogs and poultry. In the face of these indispu- table facts the mass of the people should not handle scrub stock, and en- breeds. There is one supreme reason for this. The mass of people do not read papers devoted to livestock inter ests, and are wholly ignorant of the vast progress that is being made by the more intelligent ranks of farmers. There are sections of Kentucky where the improved breeds of stock are almost unknown. It is only a small number of men who are alive to it, and keep themselves thoroughly posted in regard to the progress of agricultural science and the breed of the best animals, while the masses remain in the old ruts, following after the customs of a hundred years ago. If farmers would elevate their calling and render 1t more remu- nerative, they must put. themselves in living connection with the Intellectual spirit of the age."

 PUR1FIcATIoN OF HEN HoUsEs.-Ad- vice like the following, which we find in the Liue Stock Journal, is always in order:

 As the season advances, poultry keepers should not neglect the puri1ica- tion of the fowl houses. Proper sani- tary measures must be taken, or health and successful poultry raising cannot be expected, nor is it deserved. Lime is an excellent purifier, and, when car bolic acid is added to the whltewash. will ettectually keep away vermin from the walls After every cleaning of the floor it should be sprinkled with car- bolic acid; dilution, twenty of water to one of acid. This is one of the best .disinfeotants and antiseptics known, and is not used as much as it deserves. The roosts should be sprinkled with it every week. This whitewashing should be done twice at least, better three times, year. The nests of sitting hens should be sprinkled with carbolic acid to keep off vermin; and the coops also, where young broods are kept for a time, should be purified in this way. If a hen gets lousy, the dilute acid will destroy the lice, if put under the wings, and on the head and neck. Wood ashes are excellent to be kept in fowl houses for hens to dust themselves with. They are much more effectual than sand but sand should be kept for bath. With out proper attention to these matters, poultry keepers cannot expect to suc- ceed. -G
Year: 1877

ROAST DUCKs.-Many prefer not to stuff the canvas back duck, but stutf- ing of highly-seasoned mashed potato is often used. Sage and onions are the proper seasoning. Ducks should not be overdone, nor should they be put into water, or wet at all, while cleaning and preparing them for cooking. This is true of all game. Wild ducks should be pasted with their own gravy, mixed with lemon juice. Roast duck is gener- ally sent to table with it.
Year: 1877

It is dangerous thing to trifle with a cold. A darkey preacher once told his hearers that he thanked God, ''that the devil went about as a roaring lion, seek ing whom he might devour. He might catch poor fellow who didn't know that he was near him; but when he heard the roar he could get out of the way; if he didn't, he deserved to 6ie." So when one hears the wheeze or the cough which tells of the old lion of Consumption lurking around, he should fly to DR. WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY, and get out of the way of dan ger. This preparation Is well known, has been tried nearly fifty years, and is acknowledged by all who use it to be unsurpassed in its soothing and healing properties.

 50 cents and $1 a bottle. Sold by all druggists. 45
Year: 1877

Two LITTLE BOYS were met after dark by fellow who demanded their money. Said one of them, ''I have no money" This might have been sufficient an- swer. But the other made assurance doubly sure by adding, And haven t any pocket to put money in.''
Year: 1877

SAUSAGE MEAT.-To twenty pounds of meat add six ounces of salt, one ounce of pepper, six spoonfuls of sage and one spoonful of ginger. We like to have the larger proportion of the meat lean, but some like more fat.
Year: 1877

BROWN FRICAssEE OF CHICKEN.-Cut two chickens or old fowl into handsome pieces, and parboil them in just water enough to cover them; when they are tender take them up and drain them dry. Cut pound of salt pork into slices, and fry them brown; take up the pork, dredge the chicken with salt, pepper, and flour, and fry dark brown in the pork fat. When the chicken is all fried, stir into the remaining pork until dark brown, then pour on it one quart of the liquor in which the chicken was boiled. (This liquor must be boil ing.) Season with salt and pepper to taste. Lay the chicken in this gravy, and simmer twenty minutes. Garnish the dish with boiled rice.
Year: 1877

OUR RECIPE FOR CURING MEAT.-To one gallon of water take 11a lbs. of salt, 1a 1b. of sugar, E OF. of saltpetre, E oz. of potash. In this ratio the pickle can be increased to any quantity de- sired. Let these be boiled together until all the dirt from the sugar rises to the top, and is skinned off. Then throw 1t into tub to cool, and when cold pour it over your beef or pork. The meat must be well covered with pickle, and should not be put down tor at least two days after killing, during which time it should be slightly sprinkled with pow dered saltpetre, which removes all the surface blood. etc., leaving the meat fresh and clean. Some omit boiling the pickle, and find it to answer well, though the operation of boiling purities the pickle by throwing off the dirt al- ways to be found in salt and sugar. Gernaantoaon Telegraph.
Year: 1877

The Magic Lantern in Dramatics.- Theatrical scenery is now produced at a reduced cost in London by throwing ic lantern. The lines are traced, and the filling in" only remains to be done. With the aid of the photograph and oxyhydrogen light the actual picture of the scene described is produced. So obvious an improvement is another re- hinder of the fact that simple contriv- ances often remain untried until chance suggest the shorter way. In the pro- duction of ancient dramas, the classic ruins, of which views by photographs are now so common, will enable the scene-painter to give telling, actual pictures. But genius and artistic skill will, under such mechanical contriv- ances, be at a sad discount.
Year: 1877

CHICHEN CURRY.-Make the same as white fricassee, with the addition of one teaspoonful of Indian curry to one pint of gravy, if it is liked strong, if not, half a teaspoonful. Dissolve the curry in a little water, and stir in. Garnish the dish with rice. Veal and mutton can be curried in the same manner.
Year: 1877

BROADCAST SowING.-A Maryland correspondent of the Country Gentlemen makes suggestion which will attract the attention of every farmer who knows what it is to pace back and forth across the plowed field, carrying a heavy load of seed slung to his shoul- ders. He'says: Numerous as have been the instructions of late for pre- serving the almost Host art of sowing grain by hand, there remains one mode that has escaped mention, and which, when mentioned will probably be de- rided by those who have not tried it. I allude to sowing on horseback. Sulky rakes, sulky rollers, &c.,, are regarded as useful contrivances for the saving of human labor; but none of your. cores pondents appear. to have thought of making the horse perform the labor of walking, and carrying the seed-bag and sower to and fro across the field during the operation of sowing the grain. And yet, after long experience, the writer has found that he could distribute seed grain more regularly from the saddle than on foot, and with far more ease and colnfort-as any goood seedsman will find after short practice. Grass seeds, however, being lighter than grain, are best sown on foot"
Year: 1877

TICKS ON SHEEP.-No good farmer who keeps sheep will allow them to be- come covered with ticks and make no effort to destroy them. Here is the way a successful wool-grower manages his sheep: ''SeVen years ago, two weeks after shearing, l immersed my lambs in tobacco water, being careful to keep their eyes and noses out. As soon as they were dry, 1 commenced feeding sulphur to my sheep with their salt, being careful to feed soon after storm in order that the sheep might not get wet while the pores of the skin were open from the action of the sulphur. During the past seven years 1 have avoided driving my sheep into a sheep wash until the yard has been empty at least twenty-four hours. I have seen but seven ticks on my flock of 100 during these seven years, and they were introduced by the purchase of rams.'
Year: 1877

PERCHERON HoRsEs.-This breed of horses, now becoming quite popular, are managed very peculiarly in their own home in France. During the term of gestation the mares are worked con- tinuously, except very few days about the time of foaling. The colts are moved at six months, and put into the best of pastures, and for year are simply an expense to their owner, but receive no extra attention, the food being almost entirely grass and hay, with no grain.

 At year and half old, the colts are put into work under the guidance of a skillful, patient, careful man. They are put at light work, three or four doing the work of one ull-grown horse. During this time they are very we'll fed, because somewhat productive even now, however, they are not fed grain !; but the greatest caution is manifested in their training and they are never overworked. Thus, after Percheron colt attains an age of eighteen months it is employed sufficiently to pay its board and care, and still it's develop ment is not checked, but it's training perfected and size and strength attained in greater and better proportion than if left to itself until three or four years of age.
Year: 1877

TEMPER OF THE HORsE.-It should be
borne in mind, on purchasing horse.
that there is a direct relation between
the horse's forehead and his disposition
and qualities. The face must be very
broad between the ewes, but il should
taper little as it approaches the ears.
If the breadth is carried all the way up
wards, the top of the head will be wide
the ears i'll set, and the horse probably
sulky. As in the human being, so in
the horse-a great deal of the expression
of the countenance depends on the eye.
it is a most marvellous index to the
working of the mind within. A glance
at it will often reveal the benevolent
feeling, the sulky disposition. or The
vicious propensity that is about 10 man
ifest itself. The reason of all this must
be most obvious, when we remember
that it is in direct communion with the
brain-the material instrument through
which the mind operates. The eye of
the horse should be kindly, strong,
bold. fiery, yet gentle-looking. 1t should
not show much white, as that indicates
vicious disposition. A horse that is
looking back so far as to expose the
white of his eye, is generally on the
alert for mischief, and is not TO be trusted
with his heels. The eye gives strong
indication both of the temper and tenn.
perament of the animal; and ii is easy
TO judge from il whether activity or
sluggishness prevails most.-Colm7n's
Rural.
Year: 1877

The success which attended the efforts of the gentlemen who, on such short notice, were instrumental in setting on foot the State Fair just over is surely great compliment to theIr energy and public spirit. It is no small job to get up an affair of this kind and make it a success. It requires tact, energy and some means. But our State Fair has proved success and we congratu late the Directory. The display of farm and field products made shows that Arkansas is one of the best agricultural and fruit countries on the face of the globe, and it is grati lying to know that spirit of State pride IS beginning to manifest itself to make this fact known to the world.

 A goodly number of the counties were represented at the fair, and the honors of fine displays were pretty evenly distributed. Lee and St. Francis counties got the premiums for the best cotton, Crawford county for best fruit, Washington county for best corn, Pope for best leaf tobacco.

 The attendance during the entire week was large, and the success of the affair will, we hope, lead to the organization of a permanent State Fair Association and regular annual fairs each year hereafter.
Year: 1877

1t is generally believed In the event Of sue.
cess Russia will demand the free passage OF
the straits and antonomy Of Northern Bulgaria
under some German prince with guarantee Of
the great powers.
Year: 1877

emily BY the partisan press and during the canvass in
relation his views with regard to the states OF .ns
,otical malgnity, and that there was nothing IN ms
rec" n order OF events he should be called upon
imam these questions the best efforts OF his head and
Sssrt would be directed to their just solution"


Eminent legal gentlemen in all parts of the


nrv arc rushing to the front with elaborate opinions


on the constitutional provisions for counting the cleo
tors vote The point upon which all Of them, whose
,nons arc worth considering ia that there Is no


r.ttutioual provision which applies directly to the
nresent emergency They agree that the Constitution


yes ministerial power merely 20 both houses SO much
hpe granted each commentator, according to his poit
cal bias attempts to prove by practice and precedent
that either the Senate the House is little the more
.nted 10 decide the present dispute. All of which goes
a show the following the situation at the present
t,e general agreement that there is no specific pro-
ytson in the Constitution exactly covering and pro-
ydne for all the complications of the present emergency


an almost unanimous agreement that the only solution
Of the question an n"t pnccscsv direcisd or nyo


ded for in the Constitution but necessary for deciding
@ .nS necfion which, whatever else may be said Of IT,
would be strictly constitutional


Senator Gordon has written a strongly par
tsn letter upon the Presidential question: in which he
claims all right and justice 10 be on the Democratic sde
and gives all trckery and injustice the Republicans
In the letter he In reply to the question 10
whether Mr. Tlden will be peacefully inaugurated, am
almost ready in view Of the consideration have given
vou 10 say Yes II is proper however, for me TO a
prise you Of the belief prevailing here that the more dar
ING leaders OF Republican party disposed to take
the risk OF naugurating Gov. Hayes in spite OF Mr. TIL
dens election, relying the supposed predsposton OF
the people make armed resistance in any event. and
the belief is general that constantly assured be-
forehand of peaceabe acquescence. these desperate


men will ruthlessy proceed to out their purposes
however fatal free elections and to political liberty
Such say, is the apprehension prevailing here, butt
whatever may the design of this class OF Republicans


cannot believe that majority Of the Senate will ever
sanction lawless procedure or so hazardous an e1
pertinent have faith that the power Of truth and rev.
erence for law will control such body as the Cnited
states Ii is secret that there are Republicans
In both OF Congress who will never consent That
the Vice President OF the United States shall exercise the
extraordinary and dangerous powers which the extrem
sts seek confer upon him. and know OF no other
method by which Mr. Hayes be counted in The very
act OF appointing joint committee TO report a plan
would be abandonment OF such scheme and


recognition Of the constitutional power OF the two
houses Of Congress over the entire subject"