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Year: 1879

There are many good reasons for liv- ing on plain, simply-cooked, but nour- ishing food. Variety is necessary; that is, a iudicious mingling of dishes of grains, vegetables, fruits and meats. There need be but a few kinds at one meal if the family are agreed in their tastes. The larger the family, as Q rule, the more need of variety at each meal, that each one may follow natural instinct in selection, as far as can be done with due reference to the rights of others. Plain living reduces not only our expenses, but our labor in the kitchen. Another important thing l have been taught by both reason and experience-plain living reduces our liability to disease of all kinds. As l said recently, there has been but one case of absolute sickness (down sick in bed, undressed all day) in our little family of four children during the more than dozen years since the eldest was born. think this is due to care in re- gard to the general rule of health, as no preventive or curative medicines-not even catnip tea or camphor-have been used. Yesterday daughter complained of Q slight sore throat-a very unusual complaint here-and I felt some little uneasiness, as diphtheria is abroad in this part of the country. But I felt con demned for the dinner of the day before hot bread and pancakes, upon which knew the little girl was eating quite too much butter in melting condition, followed by pumpkin pie, which dis graced me because it was too sweet and spicy for health. She had the good sense tor the cultivated instincD to go without supper last night, and 8 wet cloth on her throat during sleep, covered by dry one, perfected a cure of all sore throat. Children who live habitual- ly on plain fare show evil effects from rich food much more quickly than those who live regularly on the latter, and some suppose this proves that their stomachs are weaker on account of plain living, but think it is because they have Q more correct or healthy tone.- Faith Rochester, in AgricuItHriSt.
Year: 1879

It is fool who praises himself, and a madman who speaks ill of himself.

 A charitable truth, an uncharitable truth, and an unwise managing of truth or love, are all to be avoided by him who would go with right foot in the narrow way.

 You know that it is right heart that in the end makes safe head; and the ancients used to say that the punish ment of knave is that he looses good judgment.

 Men in honoring greatness by erect ing to it monuments, do not pay great ness debt in full of all demands. SO much as acknowledge their continuing obligation to it.

 Fame is not won on downy plumes. nor under canopies. The man who consumes his days without obtaining it, leaves such marks of himself on earth ns smoke in air or foam on water.

 Witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping off broken string; but a word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It is seed which, even when dropped by chance, springs up flower.
Year: 1879

The only way to cure catarrh is by the use of cleansing and healing lotion, applied to the inf1amed and diseased membrane. Snuffe and fumigators, while affording temporary re- lief, irritate the affected parts and excite a more extended inflammation Besides, no outward applications alone can cure catarrh. The disease originates in vitiated state of the blood, and 8 thorough alternative course of treatment is necessary to remove it from the system. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy has long been known as an efficient standard remedy for this disease, but, to insure radical and per manent cure, it should be used in conjunction with Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery, the best vegetable alternative yet discovered. The Discovery cleanses the vitiated blood, while the Catarrh Remedy allays the infamma- ton and heals the diseased tissuas
Year: 1879

Education, as well as to parents, of the
necessity Of sound body to the existence
of sound mind. There is very large
treatise in this very small picture whict


parents and guardians would do well to
Year: 1879

whole hides from the country. In dis
cussing the question of locality, the
writer said to the captain:


Why, captain, I we'll remember
the house where you guarded the
church plate, and, by George, I could
spot it,"


$50 thought l." said he, "but it is
not the same town, and should you re-
visit the place, you wouldn't know
it, much less the house. There is only
one way to find the treasure" con-
tinued he, and that is to dig bitches
all over the place until we strike 1t,
and what good would 1t do to you or
me? The government would take 1t
away from us, and would in all pro-
liability dispose of us with less formali-
ty than did Walker all those who
displeased or crossed him in his plans" I"


Ned Lyons, who informs the New
York Herald of the buried treasure, is
o f1rst-rate fellow and particular friend
of the writer hereof, and was here In
Los Angeles about four years ago, on
his way to Lower California to inspect
q gold mine of fabulous richness dis
covered by him while there with
Walker in 1858. Ned came back with
his pocket full of rocks, and made my
old legal friend, Fred Stamford, a mill
lionaire by giving him gratuitously a
few shares in the new bonanza. Ned
also acted the part of the generous
benefactor towards his old filibuster
friend, the writer, by taking him in as
we'll as Fred.


A filibuster has a grand soul, and he
will take his friends in at every favor
able opportunity. Ned Lyons was
filibuster every inch of him, even If he
is living on the laurels of his past
achievements on the field of adventure
and spinning yarns about the buried
treasure, which believe to be a reality,
but which I greatly fear, like the swag
of the ancient Kidd, or like Ned Ly-
on's wife's cousin, will become a
misty tradition or a mysterious myth.
Year: 1879

Will practice in the Parish and District
Courts of North Louisiana. Will attend
these courts in person.


viii give special attention to Land Office
matters connected with the Land Office at
Monroe.


win give to all business immediate at
tention and abundant care.


Will answer all communications with tho
east possible delay.


August 10, 1877. ly
Year: 1879

The American aloe, or century plant
ii rarely fine specimen of which Is now
growing in Brooklyn, and about to
flower, seldom reaches that perfection
which results In flowers, In temperate
climates. Its growth here is so slow
that its popular name Is derived from
the belief that full term of 100 years
Is required before the blossoms appear


But in its native soil, in tropical and
semi-troplcal climes, extending to the
thirty-second parallel on either side OF
the equator, it comes to perfection in
much less time; often in twenty or
thirty years. The same plant never
blooms more than once. When the
time comes the flower-stalk shoots up
with great rapidity from the centre Of
the crown, around which the leaves
radiate, growing often fifteen or eigh-
teen inches day, until a height of
thirty and sometimes, In an exception
ally vigorous plant, of forty feet is
reached. The arms of this stalk. like
those Of a branching candlestick, bear
the cup-shaped flowers, which have no
remarkable beauty. The aloe belongs
to the agave family of the order of
AmaryllidaceG. The leaves are tn OK
at the base and terminate In a sharp
point. 1t Is one of the most useful
plants found In Mexico and Central
America. From the fibres of the leaves
a thread is obtained which can be wo-
ven into cloth and twisted into ropes,
and these leaves make substantial
thatcb roof. a part of the stalk is used
for food, and the hard pithy centre at
the base forms good milestone, as
silica enters largely into its composition,
while the fermented sap of the aloe, or
maguey, as it is called, is an intoxicat-
ing beverage known as pulque, which
is largely consumed by the natives.
Large specimens of the century plant
are valued highly by florists here, and
as much as several hundred dollars is
not uncommonly paid for fine one.
Year: 1879

Charley Bunnell was running mes
senger on the j. M. and l. r. r. and


tells this story: "Bluff old Jack Mills,
rough, but kind hearted, was the en-
gineer. About mile and half this
side of Columbus there is a fine stretch
of road, and Jack had pulled her wide
open" to make up lost time, and the
old engine and train were rocking
along at rate of about thirty miles an
hour. A country road runs parallel
with the track here for some distan ce,
and finally crosses 1t. But q short dis
tance, and finally crosses it. But a
short distance from the crossing, on the
day referred to, there was suddenly
discovered man, evidently half drunk
in a two horse country wagon, and in
it was his wife with him. The man
was standing up driving like mad, but
the train was so close upon him that no
one dreamed of his attempting to cross,
but making sudden turn to the left,
he endeavored to cross the railroad
track. By the time the wagon was
fairly on the track, the locomotive
struck it, smashed the wagon to splin-
ters, killed the horses, and mangled to
death the man and woman. The train
ran some distance before it could be
stopped, and when it was finally
checked Bunneli went forward and
found Engineer Jack Mills, swearing
like trooper, his engine all unused,
and he was damning the drunken fool
in the wagon for his criminal careless
ness which brought on the accident.
Jack was hot. AS he turned 60 get on
his engine to reverse her and return to
the scene of the accident, his eyes
caught sight of tiny pair of baby's
| shoes, which had been among other OF
Year: 1879

This is a famous country for bees and
the making of honey, and at many a
breakfast table in distant Europe to-day
the waffle Is spreadwith sweets that have
been tilched from the hearts of thou
sand California flowers. In the mouth
of almost every canon there is bee
ranch or apiary, whose owner grows
indolent and prosperous from the labors
of his Industrious subjects. Here there
are no long winters with dearth of
flowers, through which the patient
workers must be nursed and fed In
order that they may live until the OPEN
ing of the next field season. These
bee-ranches are models OF neatness and
domestic comfort. and the profession
of bookkeeping Is rapidly becoming
popular among persons of little physi-
cal strength or small financial capital,
or both such rs maiden ladies, broken
down ministers, bachelor students, and
those dilettante farmers who fancy that
the royal road to bucollc happiness lies
through the flowery beds of bee-pas-
ture. Their expenses are as light as
those of a hermit in his cage, and what
stores of honey are laid up are so much
clear gain, as the bees board themselves
while they work, and work increasingly
In preparation for the winter which
never comes. When the hive is full
the cakes of comb are removed, the
liquid is strained from the cells, and
the empty cups are replaced to be filled
again and again. This economical pro-
cess prevents a waste of labor and time
in the gathering of wax and the build
ing of new bins in the store-house.
Walking out in the morning in the
green brushwOOd of these cdRons you
hear loud and continuous buzzing of
wings, and, although there may not be
a fower in sight, it Is as ceaseless and
strong as in a buckwheat patch or clover
field at home. This humming of bees
is natures tenor voice, as the roaring
of water is her bass. There is cure
for homesickness in the bees mono
tone, even though the authors thereof
be perfectly wild, as, indeed, many of
these are. In such country you can
not feel utterly lonesome and lost.
Year: 1879

1t is said, traveller in Germany
writes, that whenever several of the


larger wolves associate together for
mischief, IN the German forests and
their neighberhood, there is always a
numerous train of smaller ones to fol-
low in the rear, and act as auxiliaries
in the work Of destruction. Two large


wolves are sufficient to destroy the
most powerful horse, and seldom more


than two ever begin the assault, al
though there may be score in the
gang. 1t is no less curious than anus
ing to witness this ingenious mode of
attack. If there is DO snow, or but lit
tie on the ground, two wolves approach
in the most playful and caressing man.
ner, lying, rolling and frisking about,
until the too credulous and unsuspici-
Year: 1879

Gus victim is completely put of his
guard by curiosity and familiarity.
During this time, the gang, squatted on
their headquarters, look on at II dis
tance. After some time spent In this
way, the two assallants separate, when
one approaches the horses head, and
the other his tail, with shyness and
cunning peculiar to themselves. At
this stage of the attack their frolicsome
approaches become very interestingly
is right good earnest; the former is Il
mere decOy, the latter is the real assail-
ant, and keeps his eye steadily fixed on
the hamstring or flank of the horse.
The critical momement Is then watched, =,
and the attack is simultaneous; both
wolves spring at their victim the same
monochrome TO the throat and the
other to the flank-and II successful,
which they generally are, the hind one
never lets go his hold till the horse is
completely disabled. Instead of spring.
ing forward or kicking to disengage
himself, the horse turns round and
round without attempting a defense.
The wolf before then springs behind to
assist the other. The sinews are cut,
and in half the time l have been des-
cribIng 1t the horse is on his side; his
struggles are frultless-the victory is
won. At this signal the lookers-on
close in gallop; but the small fry Of
followers keep at respectful distance
until their superiors are gorged, and


then they take their turn unmolested.
Year: 1879

There Is no accounting for tastes
Mrs. Lincoln, of Boston keeps two big
pet lions, and now we hear of a West
ern farmer who has domesticated lot
of creatures that belong quite as appro-
priately out Of door. In letter he
says :-"In the middle of my parlor
have curious republic of industrious
hornets; their nest hangs to the CELL
ing by the same twig on which 1t was
so admirably built and contrived in the
woods. Its removal did not displease
them, for they find in my house plen-
ty Of food, and l have left little hole
in one of-the panes of glass that an
swers all purposes. By this kind usage
they have become quite harmless. They
live on the flies, which are very trouble
some to us through the summer. They
are constantly busy catching them.
even OH the eyel'ds of my children. By
their assistance am but little troubled
with flies. All my family are so ac-
customed to their strong buzzing that
no one takes any notice of them, and
though they are fierce and vindictive'
yet kindness has made them useful and
harmless.
Year: 1879

Many persons may not be aware that
glass can be cut under water with great
ease to almost any shape by simply
using a pair of shears or strong scissors.
In order to insure success two points
must be attended to. First ard most
important, the glass must be kept quite
level in the water while the scissors are
applied, and, secondly, to avoid risk,
it is better to begin the cutting by
taking off small pieces at the corners
and along the edges, and so reduce the
shape gradually to that required, as II
any attempt is made to cut the glass all
at once to the shape as we could cut a
piece of card board, it will most likely
break where it is not wan ed Some
kinds of glass cut much better than
others, the softer glasses being the best
for this purpose. The scissors need
not be at all sharp, as their action does
not appear to depend on the state of the
edges presented to the glass. When
the operation goes on we'll the glass
breaks away from the scissors in small
pieces in a straight line with the blades.
This method of cutting glass has often
been of service when diamond has
not been at hand for cutting Ovals and
segments, and though the edges are not
so smooth as might be desired for some
purposes, yet it will answer In a great
many cases. The hints given above, if
strictly followed, will always insure
success.
Year: 1879




We hear much nowadays about the
extraordinary speed shown by this or
that horse at some race meeting. These
time tests are regarded MS much part
of the record as the winning Of the race
itself. But while the general public
may be satisfied with announced results
some of US would like to know more
about the contest than is told In the
brief statement that "Rarus trotted q
mile here to-day I'm 49," or whatever
It may be. 1t has become so that frac-
ton OF second makes a great differ
ence in the record as well az well as In
the value of horse; and yet iC seldom
happens that two men in the Iimbers'
stand agree as to the exact time made.
While IL is true that In the well regu-
lated mind Of man, the will possesses
supreme direction over the whole cur
rent of thought. policy and action, can
it be said with positiveness that he who
occupies the positson Of q timing judge
on a race course has well-regulated
mind? Sensation and perception are
the two things most intimately con-
nected with the proper timing Of fast
horses. The horse speeds around the
course, he approaches "the wire," and
amid great excitement, passes under it.
The timer, who may or may not be inn
bued with this same excitement, or
who may have an active or an inactive
brain, sees the horse and becomes con-
scious of the fact, but he is not done
yet. There has TO 60 back from the
brain, so TO speak, an electric spark
along the nerves, which produces N
contraction OF the muscles OF the arm,
and a motion Of the thumb aud finger
follows. These press the spring. and
the hands of the watch are stopped,
But the activity with which all this is
accomplished differs in men materially.
At best, the nerves transmit their share
In the work at the rate Of only seventy
feet second, which Is less than double
the rate of speed at which the horse is
moving In the same period Of time.
There exists phenomenon called"per-
sonal equation, and so long as quick E
witted persons and dslow-wittedp persons
are to decide the speed at which race
horses travel, just so long will the time
test be an irresponsible one. In making
the common observation Of the exact
moment when a star travels across the
fine vertical wire intersecting the field
of view of telescope some astronomers
always anticipate the event, and others
allow it to pass before they succeed In
noting it. This is by no means the ef-
Err<71A SyST TCrTSS OH E1rcSKuHTEUhUHhT@Wy
but is persistent characteristic OF each
individual, however practlced In the
art of making observations he may be.
The difference between the time of "
mans noticing the event and that OF
its actual occurrence is called his per-
sonal equation, and is carefully ascer-
tanned Tor every assistant I'm every lab
oratory. The adoption of similar
plan on our race courses can alone give
US the correct time made by fast
hOPSa9
Year: 1879

"Mary Jane Marsh, didn't say to
last week that the next time you came
here under the charge of drunkenness
should send you up for sixty days?"
asked his Honor of five-and-forty fe-
male.


"I think you said so, Judge, but l
think had too much faith in you to
believe you'd do any such thing" she
replied.


swell. you trusted too much. You
are regularly booked"


"And I'm regularly sorry, Your
Honor, because | can never believe In
you again. It's sad day when man
loses the confidence of the public in his
word"
Year: 1879

The Boston Herald says the banks must go.
Verify, the world mOveS.-LeddeT.


We don't know whether the Herald said
this or not. 1t is never safe to accept a
Leader quotation until it has been verified.
But we do know that the Herald published
an editorial article, Thursday, August 2Sth,
which the Leader would benefit its readers
by copying word for word and every word,
as we do. Here is the article in its entirety:


One thing the next Congress should do,
which it will not do. 1t ought to provide by
law for the cancellation and destruction OF
every greenback presented for redemption,
and redeemed or paid. The present law pro-
vldeS that greenbackS coming into the treas
ury, from whatever source "shall be reissued
and kept in circulation" 1t does not provide
how or for what they shall be issued. The law
was made in this way 10 satisfy the people who
have horror of contraction but it is evident
that the redemption of greenbacks in coin does
not contract the currency, the coin paid out be-
ing OF the same volume as the greenbacks paid
in. The present law, as it stands provides for
the increase of the debt by the amount OF re-
deemed greenbacks. The coin reserve was
raised for the purpose of securing resumption
by selling bonds. Let us suppose that a hun
dred millions in greenbacks are presented and
redeemed in a given time. The greenbacks
are ''reissued and kept in circulatida" accord
ing to law. The coin reserve must be main-
tanned by selling more bonds. TheIreissue of the
greenbacks is itself new forced loanin time of
peace. While the balance of foreign trade is
in our favor, and gold is not wanted, there will
be no trouble, but, if the conditions should
change, the mischievous character of the law
would appear. One evil already exists. The
government has entire control of the money
market. 1t can make it tight or easy at will
Its condition will be made to depend upon the
exigencies of politics instead of the require
ments of business That evil is just as posi-
tive and just as great with half the paper cur
rency issued by the government as it would be
with the whole. There is no safety or certain
ty, and can be none, while the government as
sumes and exercises the right to make forced
loans at will in time of peace, to make its
and to increase the national debt in proportion
to the popular distrust.
Year: 1879

INlcKsburS IIefaIu, AuS -V'I


Bulldozing has borne its legitimate fruit.
Yesterday in Yazoo county, Henry Dixon
was shot to death. Twist it as we may, this
terrible deed, which leaves widow and faith
erless children to life's stern struggle, was
brought about by intolerance in politics. We
are not IN possession of the particulars of the
deed, but the circumstances that led to it are
known, and they warrant us in asserting that
the days of the Democratic party in Mississippi
are numbered unless its leaders at once meet
the responsibility that rests upon them. The
white voters of Mississippi must by their
course make future affairs of this kind
an impossibility. The silent, powerful ballot
is the court that must try this fearful evil of
bolldozing and pass sentence on it by sweeping
its advocates from all the channels that lead to