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Year: 1879

RELIABILITY,-Ifyou are FORUM
ate enough to know a truly reliable
man, make him your friend at ouce,
if you can. You can only do so,
however, by assimIlating his charac-
Ter. The reliable man is a man Of
good judgement, He does not
jump at conclusions. He is not a
frivolous man. lie is thoughtful.
He turns over subject in his mind,
and looks at it all round. He is
not partial or one-sided. He sees
through thing. He is apt to be a
very reticent man. He does not
have TO talk a great deal. He is a
moderate man, not only in habits of
body, but also of mind. He is not
a passionate man if SO by nature,
he oyercomes it by grace. He is a
sincere man, not a plotter or schem-
er. What he says may be relied
on. He is trustworthy man.
You feel safe with property, or with
the administration of affairs in his
hands. He is brave man, for his
conclusions are logically deLuced
from the sure basis of truth, and he
does not fear 10 maintain them
lie is good man. for no man can
be thoroughly honest and truthful
without being good. Is such a
quality attainable? Most assured
ly SO. 1t is not born, it is made.
Character may be formed; OF
course, then, its component parts
may be moulded to that formation
To gain spotIess reputation is a
prize worth trying for.
Year: 1879

Breath. Leaves Of parsely eaten with
vinegar will prevent the dlsagreeable
consequence of eating onions. 1.2.. s.


Hominy Muffins.-Take two cups of
very fine hominy boiled and cold; beat
it smooth and stir in three cups of sour
milk, half cup Of melted butter, two
tablespoonfuls of salt and two ablespoon-
tuls OF white sugar; then add three eggs,
we'll beaten, one teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in hot water, and one large cup of
-four; bake quickly.


Mock Oysters. one-half dozen
Of good. sized ears of corn; put them in
cold water, and when it begins to boil set
it on the back of the range, and let it
simmer for one half hour; then put the
corn in cool water wipe the cars with a
dry towel and CRATE them; then put them
through hair sieve to rid them of the
shells of the corn; have two eggs we'll
beaten, two tablespoonfuls of cream, two
OF grated crackers, one teaspoonful of
salt, one-fourth teaspoonful of peppers
beat this all we'll together; have lump
of good butter about the size of half an
egg; put in frying ian when hot put
the corn mixture IN, in tablespoonful,
allowing space that they do not run to.
gether; when they are nice brown turn
them over and fry the other side; it re-
quires about five minutes to cook them
this will make about two dozen oysters
serve them hot.
Year: 1879

Three classes of farmers deal out salt
to stock very sparingly: Those who
come from foreign countries where it is
scarce, or where the government collects
q revenue on it; those who were brought
up near the seashore, where the soil and
air always contain traces of salt, and those
who think anything purchased with mon
ey is too valuable to be fed to stock All
intelligent persons are aware OF the
fact that salt is quite as essential to the
well-being of animals as food and water.
and that it is as unwise to stint the sup
ply of one as the other. It is not too
much to say that stock Of all kinds should
have q supply of salt within reach at all
times. Giving them salt once a week is
not sufficient. If only dealt out at the
close Of long intervals they will eat too
much and suffer in consequence, while
they will undergo discomfort before
they have an opportunity to again par
take of it. z s..e,> -
Year: 1879

watched in the glad sun-tidc


When buds were bursting fourth,
The girl who should have been my bride
The fairest gem of earth


She faded like the tender leaves
When the frosty leaves are north.
j watched her when the golden haze
Lay soft on bank and brae,
And in the summer of her days
She faded fast away.


The roses died from out her cheeks
Like sunsets flush in May.
At last, when Autumn's withered leaves
Lay sere upon the ground
The swallows long had left the caves,
And night was closing round


Her soul departed ere the dawn,
And her angel home she found.
When earth lay meath the early snow,
stood beside her grave;
The funeral chant rang sad and slow
Throughout the ancient nave


l mourned, but owned that God was


just,


When he took back the soul he gave!
Year: 1879

Although the practice of sowing rye
among corn for the purpose of affording
winter pasturage has increased during
the past few years, it is by no means as
general as it should be. One half
bushel of rye sowed at this season of the
year to an acre of land on which crop
of corn is growing, will produce very
large amount of feed of the most excel
lent quality. 1t may be covered with a
harrow or a common cultivator. Besides
covering the seed the harrow or cultiva-
tor will destroy many weeds that would
otherwise mature to seed. IF stock have
the run of the field for the purpose of
eating up the corn stalks, they will find
a very desirable change of food in the
green rye. If the season is favorable
for its growth, the rye will be of great val
ue to turn under in the spring for manure.
Being Of recent growth, it will decay al
most as quickly as stable manure after it
is tuned under by the plow.
Year: 1879




AS the twilight hours began,
Pleading with a son on duty,
Urging him to be a man.
But unto her blue-eyed daughter,
Though with loves words quite q
Points she out the other duty,
"Strive my dear to be lady"
What's lady? Is it something
Made of silks and hoops and airs,
Used to decorate the parlor,
Like the fancy rings and chairs?
is it one that wastes on novels
Every feeling that is human?
If it's this to be lady


'Tis not this to be woman
Mother, then, unto your daughter
Speak of something higher, far,
Than to be mere fashions lady
"Woman" is the brightest star.
If you, in your strong affection,
Urge your son to be a true man,
Urge your daughter no less strongly
To arise and be woman
Yes, woman! brightest model
Of that high and perfect beauty
Where the mind and soul and body
Blend, to work out life's great duty.
Be woman! naught is hi CHER
On the gilded crest of fame;
On the catalogue of virtue


There's no brighter, holier name.
Be a woman, on to duty!


Raise the world from all that's low;
Place high in the social heaven
Virtues fair and radiant bow.
Lend thy influence to each effort
That shall raise our nature human;
Be not fashions giddy lady
Be brave, whole-souled, true woman.
Year: 1879

Potato Cakes.-Take potatoes
ones are best, but boiled ones can be
mashed-immediately after dinner, be.
fore getting too cold add about an equal
amount of flour and small piece of but
ter or lard; rub thoroughly together, roll
out and cut as for blscuit-not too thick
and bake in rather quick oven.
When done to light brown, cut open,
butter and eat warm.
Year: 1879

in our day of prosperity TO so provide that,
when we or our descendants shall be com.
PEELED by adverse fortune to join the great
army of the poor, their condition shall not
be one of hopeless despair?


In conclusion, it may not be improper
A, TO call the attention of the politicians to thus
subject. In Mississippi, the whites are near
! ly all Democrats. Whatever else may have
been included in the mission of the Demo
cratic party, it is certain that the great


mass Of the people who attached themselves
to it in the beginning, did SO from con-


yictlon that it was the poor mans friend
This friendship must be exhibited, not in
| mere professions of love for the poor, not
in mere recognition of ther manhood only
by the electioneering Of the politician and
of1ice-seeker, but by a real and genuine
sympathy for them, ana i'll deyising Of
means necessary to their advancement
Where there is will there is way. If our
politicians mean to carry out tho true mis-
sion of the Democratlc party they must not
devote their whole time TO vaccinations for
the successful planning of Presidential
campaign, or in bestowing office on this or
that fayorite. They must enter heartily
into the consideration and discussion of
measures perfectly devised and adjusted to
advance the true interests of the people Of
all classes and conditions in life.
Year: 1879

KANSAS CIrY, Mo, Oct. lo, -a
To the Edjlog Of the Comet: ..


learn through one of my CORES 9Aa'
eats, that one Of our jackson paper IRIS
published that my arrival home is dir
expected. cannot imagine how S, rb an
idea could have originated, am rtain
that have not given it a though At
present ! am very well pleased wit ,h,
West and Western people, and consequently
expect to remain hero some time.


/ cannot say that Kansas City is noted
for its beauty 1t is situated in a hilly
country, and, consequently, is not laid of
with any regularity. A great many fine
buildings have been erected here in the last
few years, and are occupied by large and
Kansas City is undoubtedly increasing more
in population and improvements than any
city in tire west, and bids fair to become
Me city of the wost. Everything is on
the 70 out here, and people think only of
how TO mako money and how to keep it.
Economy is one thing which very few of
our southern boys have learned.


The rapidlty with which the west is fill
ingupwith people, is sbeyond comprehension
to Que who has not seen it; hundreds of
persons arrive here daily, some to remain
and others bound for the State of Kansas;
which instead of remaining the wild, un-
settled country which it has heretofore been,
is fast becoming one of the most thickly
settled States in the Union.


If few more of our jackson boys would
come west and spend few years among
tho hustle and stir Of every day life and .
profit by it, they might make better men.
l hope by this letter to correct the error
concerning my expected arrival home
Should ] leave this place soon it will be to
journey farther westward.


Very respectfully,


T. F. LIGoN.
Year: 1879

produced. Tho references are made with
Judgment, and his deductions smell of the
schools barring two or three expressions on
the first page, the pamphlet carries the learn
ing precision and dignity which should
distinguish the opinion of court OF last
resort.


To conclude, as began, we often vacate
the sound principles of roal inquiry, il our
judgment of men. Measured by any stand.
ard, Gov Stone is among the great men of
the times, and-since we are to Judge by
phenomena-he is gentleman of educar
ton ln the broad and proper acceptation of
that term, and to decide otherwise is to fall
into the error indicated. R1cHAKp
Year: 1879

A yoUad lady was recently married in
Now York. and at the wedding wore dress
that her grand mother was married in sew
enty years ago. None of the guests, strange
to relate, we're aware of the antiquity OF
the garment. All supposing thatit was the
latest style
Year: 1879

A coRREsPoNDENT in the last issue of the
DemocratoStar, shows up the Mayor and
City Marshal of Biloxi, in disgraceful
light These officers went to Scranton for
tho purpose of arresting murderer. got
hclplessly drunk and cut up outrageously,
and left without paying their bills.
Year: 1879

And now the complaint arises from
the east that the railroads discriminate
80 heavily in favor of the western far
mers that eastern agriculturists are conf
pelied to con6ne their farming opera
tions to the dairy business and market
gardening.
Year: 1879

CRUEL TREATMENT OF A GIRL-A girl aged
fourteen, the daughter of Isaac and Mary E.
Morris, OF Boston, has been taken In charge by
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children, to rescue her from fll-treatment by
her parents, to which she has been all her life
subjected to by her mother. While an infant
she was put out to nurse, and the mother ever
since appeared to act on the belief that her own
that was not her own flesh and blood. The girl
was never suffered to leave the house or even
look out the windows, and was at times beaten
unmercffully
Year: 1879

Ex-GOv. SEYMOUR, according to an interview
in the New York Herald, has no idea of running
for governor this fall. He says his candidacy Is
thing out OF the question; that he is not mere
ly unwilling to be a candidate, but that on
account Of his years and Ill health he is unable
York
Year: 1879

IIC IcIEOII E1KIUSc QUGSt1Ome


DETROIT, MICH, March 9.-The question of a
bridge across the river here took q definite
shape last night by the common council passing
q resolution requesting the legislature to
amend the charter OF the city so as to allow tha
city to issue bonds to tn amount OF $3.50 O0O for
the purchase of Belle Island, and the construc-
ton of bridge across the American channel
Year: 1879

DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAUCUS ON FINANCIAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kenna, of West
Virginia, has secured sixty signatures to a peti-
tion asking the chairman of the democratic eau
view OF providing by legislation, at the present
session, for the free coinage OF silver the issue
OF bullion certificates based On either silver or
tonal bank circulation, and the prohibition 0f
any further increase OF the bonded debt of the


government" Under the democratic rule ten
lneitDers naH . are suInclent number to procure
movement In the matter will be secured imme-
dlately on the announcement Of the committees
In the direction OF the financial legislation in
Year: 1879

Many years ago. when Dover. New
Hampshire, and the adjacent county
were first settled, there lived. in the
town of SOmerswOrth, in that state.
one Colonel Higgins, a notorious old
topper, who was in the habit of visiting
a tavern where the village of Great
Falls now stands, and partaking rath-
eT freely of tOddy, and returning by
way Of Dover, where he always wound
up by getting jolly drunk. and going
home in that plight; much TO the an
nOyance of his good wife. One fine
morning he started on his usual
rounds, and his wife entreated him
rather harder than usual to see if his
resolution would not let him get by
that tavern once. So the Colonel made
his usual visit To Great Falls, and did
not visit the tavern; then went to
Dover, As usual. and when he ap-
preached the Cavern he put spurs 10
his horse and dashed by. much 10 the
astOnishment of the landlord and the
bv-standerS. He went but few
rods, however, before he wheeled short
around and exclaimed, We'll done,
Resolution You have done nObly to
let me get BY that tavern once, and
now will go back and treat you" He
went back tn the tavern and treated
his resolution" till he was drunk as
usual, and went home TO boast of the
strength of his resolution To his good
wife.
Year: 1879

Nine Anderson attended Plymouth
church yesterday morning and sat in
tIle pew Of Mr.. Millie r. Bunker, in
the front row in the west gallery. Mr.
beecher was paler than usual and eX-
hiDlted IN manner and speech evident
traces Of his recent illness. lie did
not preach in the evening. In the
course OF the morning PRAYER, he r.
membered the editors of newspapers.
ana prayed that they might AL be
made rich i'm wisdom, purity and good
ness. As he took up the large cOlleJ-
ton OF pulpit notices he said he had a
word Ot advice 10 give To those send
ing such. And first said he, -Ihey
should be written on white paper with
black ink. If anybody tells you that
INK which writes pale will turn black
dilerward don't believe him; it is 4
lie; It won't do anything of the sort.
Next, II ladies desire 10 send notices
lei them get SOme one OF their gentle
men friends 10 write them. As rule
ladies write 50 extremely fine that the
notice IS not legible Third. it is not
necessary. TO put the notice of a tenn
perance meeting into an envelope and
seal 1t up close so that il cannot be got
II without trouble; notices should be
sent open. Lastly, don't send any no
tices."


In his sermon Mr.. Beecher said that
before he was two years old his moth
T had solemnly dedicated him for the
work Of a missionary, and although
-hi tather had in wisdom given anOth-
er direction TO his work the prayer of
his mother had been answered in
the act that his sermons were read at
every English-speaking mission on the
e;lrth. TO be an eminent preacher
was not a disagreeable thing. although
no productive Of much pleasure; but
To know that over AL the earth his
words were read and his influence felt
w;E i source Of extreme qualification.
Year: 1879

wish TO introduce to your notice a
new style of dress invented partly and
used by a young lady in this city. She
is anxious that others Of her sex should
adopt it. 1t facilitates lOcOmotiOn and
quicEnesS in dressing. She didn't like
to write about il herself and asked me
to do so for her. She has shown me
the entire dress and explained its work
ing and wearing. Ii consists of three
pieces. mean three separate garments
worn one over the other. The first, OF
inside piece, is made of linen. Ii goes on
something like 4 mans trousers and
Jacket made in one piece, only il is not
quite so long. The second consists of
an inside sort Of-that is to Say-a sort
of wOOlen skirt which reaches up to
the shoulders. The third, last and out
side, is a sort OF dressing gown, which
looks very much like a dress, and
buttons all the way down in
front. She Saws she can dress
with these in One-third the
time required BY the old style Then
she showed me how many separate
pieces she used TO wear before she re-
fOrmed-iu dress. She said she used
TO feel as if bundled up in a lot Of rags.
There were 50 many that nights they
made heap on the floor two feet in
height. She says, too, that many
women have no pride in the appear
ance and quality of underclothing, and
there is no knowing from outside ap-
pearances what old bed quilts a
silk dress NAV cover.
think women do need some sort
of dress they can get around in. Now
half a woman's strength is used up in
carrying clothes. think this inyen-
tiOn should be made know TO the
world, and l have modestly done the
best l could I'm describing il. Ii is not
an easy subject for young writer IL
handle


\ FRIESD or HUMANITY.
Year: 1879

The pOisOns of most insects being
asidulOuS, the best remedies for their
sting are those which will instantly
neutraliZe the acidulouS poison depOs-
tied in the skin. These are either am
mOnia or bOTax. The alkaline reaction
of bOraX is scarcely Vet sufficiently ap-
preciated. However, time will come
when its good qualities will be known,
and more universally valued than am
mOnia, or as it is commonly termed
-hartshOrn; it is, moreover, a salt of
that innocent nature that it 4nay be
kept in every household. The solution
of bOraX for insect bites is made thus :
Dissolve one ounce of bOrax in one
pint of water that has been boiled and
allowed to cool. Instead of plain
water. distilled rose water, elder or
orange flower water is more pleasant.
The bites are to be bathed with the
solution 50 long as there is any irrita-
ton. For bees or waSps' stings the
bOTaX solution may be made of twice
the above strength. In every farm
house this solution should be kept us
a household remedy.-S. Piesso.
Year: 1879

Yellow Jack left his card here in
August and September. In front Of
one white mans home | noticed half a
dozen new mounds, with wTeathS and
crosses hanging about the headstOnes.


They were "the graves of household
At the door of this desOlated home was
sad-faced man of fifty, thin, yellow,
wTinkled and white haired, holding by
the hand a delicate female child of
three years, with golden curls and VIC
let eyes. The living and the dead of
that family sleep every night within a


few feet of each other, and this is but
one of the many instances bearing wit
ness of the great plague, in all parts Of
this section of the state. Truly may


the people of scOurged Louisiana say :
"In the midst of life We are in death"
Year: 1879

for the retirement of the entire circula-
tion of National bank notes and the re-
placement of this with United States
notes, which are to be full legal tender
for all debts, public and private. The
secretary Of the treasury to be required
to cancel National bank notes; pay ex-
penses of the government and purchase
gold and silver bullion as the means of
putting this new money into circula-
tion. Surplus coin in the treasury is
to be used to purchase and cancel
United States bonds. The bill also
provides for free and equal coinage of
gold and silver of the present standard
weight and fineness; new gold piece,
called ''quinteagle, - to be coined, and
subsidiary silver coins are to be of full
weight and to be full legal tender for
any amount, Amount of new currency
to be issued to be the same amount as
Of National bank currency now author
lied by law.
Year: 1879

THE greenback party, as such, will
be likely to sink its identity in the great
contest of 1880. The retirement of a
few millions of national bank notes,
and the issue of few millions of green
backs, will be Insignificant in compari-
son with the questions of state rights
and human rights which are likely to
be involved in that contest.
Year: 1879

THE talk of the ''solid south" being
bitter over the defeat Of their candi-
date for speaker is bosh. They have
got more of the spoils through Randall
than they wonld from Blackburn. The
southern democratic politicians are
long-headed fellows, and they know all


about ''the heifer with which they
Year: 1879

TRYING TO EsCAPE.-The Republi-


can is trying hard to escape the effect OF


the false language it used in regard to


the late city election. 1t now says it


"never said there were six or seven hum


dred Democrats who voted illegally but
it did say there were from six to seven
hundred illegal Democratic votes cast"
1t matters not, either statement is false
and unfounded, and is intended TO be
used for political purposes hereafter as
well as to destroy the repui alton of the
Democratic voters OF this city. The
Republican does not seem to understand
that illegal voting is a crime. Had il
viewed 1t in that proper light perhaps the
assistant editor would not have beer
caught voting without paying his tax
But illegal voting is crime according to
our statutes, and so we have ever repre-


sented it in the GAZETTE. Perhaps the
Republican will be disposed to ridicult
our morality a, regards this; but tha
would only be following the practice o
other reckless and careless takers ant
thinkers. When the Republican charges
falsely that six or seven hundred Demo
cratic illegal votes were polled at tn,
city election it only adds to the crime
that it would make people abr. ad be
lieve was rampant in Wilmington, ant
we do not wish people abroad to form s.


false an estimate of the virtue of ou
people. They do not wear their charac
ters so lightly as to descend to the com
MISSION OF crime, to save dollar, tha
would make them flee the State or stan


costly trial at New Castle and be DUR
ished with heavy fine. The Demo
Gratis in the City Council threw 10 iu


pediment in the way of the Republican
proving any election frauds. The r,


publicans had active window men on


side the polls to note down illegal otter


names; Republican judges at each DO