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Year: 1879

A NUMBER of men from Mary laDd
went uE to Philadelphia the other day,
dressed or rather half dressed like In
dian savages, to astonish the people at
the Centennial exhibition grounds by
the dexterity with which they could
ride upon pony and ram sharp stick
through ring. We have always heard
that i. was a very foslish thing for SEN
sible men to b. engaged in, but we
leave the Philadelphia "EveniDg Bull
letin" to trim them out in the following
vigorous style:


cone of the best things the Cover
nors did on Saturday was TO decline the
invitation to the Tournament Circus.
In so doing, they showed a proper
sense of their own dignity and Of the
occasion thst had brought them to
Philadelphia. 1t is rather melancholy
fact that, hundred years after Lord
Corn wallis surrendered, American
men are to b. found, outside of the
regular circus profession, capable OF
public display of the particular kind o.
childish tomfoolery that is exhibited at
these so-called tournaments. And it is
very gratifying that the Governors Of
the several States, including those most
largely represented in this latest folly,
declined to give cCuntenance to it. That
the Permanent Exhibition Company
should have endorsed this "tourna-
ment, at time when all eyes are di-
rected to the manner in which it is con
Quoting its great enterprise, is rather
surprising. 1t was sure to make exact
ly the impression on the public mind
which the Exhibition Company, at this
time, desires to etface.
Year: 1879

A correspondent OF the Greenback
Chronicle writes,-l think land say tool
that the Government should make two
billions full legal tender greenbacks and
pay every debt. Fifty millions Soc, 2jc
and l5c, notes, and then make some SOC,
25c and l5c pieces of the same mettl Of
which the Sc pieces are made. Make the
SOC the same size as the balf-dollar, but
no thicker than the &c piece; and the 25c
and ljc piece respectively smaller, all to
be taken at the Custom House the same
as silver and gold. This will dive gold
and silver into something else, Then
make every bank take greenbacks fer its
bonds and put them into banks and sell
them at two per cent, as every merchant
sells his goods. If he cannot find custom
ers enough to buy he can go into some
thing else the same as the merchant. If
a merchant cannot sell his wares fast
enough to pay him for his trouble, he
has to close up and go to doing something
else. Now tell the banks to do the same.
| protest against all the laws to make the
rich richer and the poor poore'. Give the
man who has the money no better chan, t
to make money than the one who has
none, and then they will both be friends
and work together for each others inter.
pst
Year: 1879

What we want is Il money that won
go to Europe bat will stay at home-a pa
per money to be issued by the government
to the people direct, a full legal tender
for all debts and demands public ard pri-
vate. A money that will not be subject
to the capricious bankers or monopolists
but subject to the wants of business, give
life to enterprise and activity to trade,
pay off the debts, lessen the load of taxa
tion and reduce the army Of tramps. Give
labor the bread it earned and the peo-
pie the liberty their fathers fought for and
a chance for every man to sit under his
own vine and fig tree, cause prosperity to
again smile on the fair green fields and
fertile plains, and the streets again to
team with life, manufactures to spring up
where now decay, rust, desolation, power
ty and misery have the ascendancy.
Year: 1879

From the Country Gentleman.


We had planted a row of Delaware vines,
one of which was placed about three feet
from hole in which a quantity of bones
had been buried. The vines all made
healthy growth, but the one referred to
specially vigorous. This, however, we at
tributed to its general vigor, and not to
any special influence, having forgotten all
about the buried bones. But one day,
ter digging near this hole, we noticed
that our healthy, vigorous vine was willing,
and in few hours it was as completely
wilted as if it had been pulled up by the
roots and exposed to hot sun. Unable
to account tor this strange circumstance,
and suspecting some new enemy, we dug
it up, carefully following all the roots to
their extremlties.


To our surprise, however, there was only
one root of any consequence, and this led
directly to the aforesaid hole. Following
it up, we came to where we had cut it,
and there taking up the severed end, and
following that, we found that the pit full
of bones was one mass of roots. 1t was
evident, therefore, that when first set out,
one of the roots had pushed off in the
direction Of the bones, and on reaching
them, had found such supply of nutri-
ment that it alone was competent to carry
to the vine all the food it wanted. The
other roots therefore dwindled away, or,
at least, made but triaing growth, and
the vine, depending wholly upon the sin
gle root just described, perishcd when it
was cut off.


We may add that the root was almost
bare of fibrils, or branches, in its course
from the vine TO the bones, but once there,
it divided and branched in every direc-
ton, running into the interior of the hol-
low bones, and clasping both internal and
external surface with perfect network Of
6brils. To us it showed several points.
Bones are evidently one of the best ma
nures for the vine, and as we wish them to
last for years they need not be broken up.
As it is well to have the roots Of the vine
spread over considerable space, bones or
other very rich manure should not be
placed in holes, but distributed through
the soil.
Year: 1879

Extract from John Sherman's speech in
the Senate reported in vol. II, Congress
sional Globe:-


at is not possible to take this voyage
(resumption) without the sorest dis
tress. To every person except capitalist
out of debt or salaried officer, lassitude
Of trade, bankruptcy and disaster. 1t
means the ruin of all agricultural produc-
tion, without any reduction of taxes. To
attempt this task by a surprise upon our
people, bv arresting them in the midst of
their lawful business and applying a new
standard Of value to their property with
out any reduction of their debts, or giving
them an opportunity TO compromise with
their creditors, would be an act of folly
without example of evil in modern times.
You cannot approach specie payments by
contraction, except through a distress and
destruction of all the business interests of
the country that our people will not toler-
ate and will not submit TO-"
Year: 1879

"Mucu has been said about paper mon
ey, and gold and silver and copper money;
but all such language is deceptive. There
is no such thing, legally, as gold and sill
yer money and paper money. Money is
the sovereign authority impressed upon,
and attached to, that which is capable Of
taking and retaining the impress of that
authority. It's value is the sovereign will
recorded on its face"
Year: 1879

Nor to exceed one.half of the laboring
element Of the country finds full and
speedy employment, and that at prices
which barely sustain life, leaving nothing
for education, recreation, or old age; and
still we are told that we need no more
money, which alone can bring higher
prices and better pay.
Year: 1879

BEWARE greenbackers OF Maine on
what ground you are led to tread by desire
to get some of the State Offices! Beware
lest you lose the opportunity to send men
to Congress nextyear, who would set down
on this doctrine that "coin Is the blood,
the life Of business genuine ring of
specie payments.
Year: 1879

As.an acceptable sign of the break
in political color line in Mississippi
the Vicksburg Herald says. "The
colored voters have refused to draw
the party line; they are solid for no
candidate, and they are supporting
Democrats and Republicans alike.
Take the candidates for each Office
from the State senatorship down to
coroner and ranger, and you find them
more divided than even the white
voters are. Go among them, talk to
them, you find the Kansas fever dying
out, and you find them happier and
more contented than they have been
for years"
Year: 1879




Charles A. Zimmerman, in Scribner for Octc-


ber.l


To have anything like sport in the
pursuit of the common wild goose
( Bcrnicla Canadensis., the ordinary
methods of hunting water fowl hardly
answer here besides, the lakes they
frequentare not large enough to justify
the use of the bay-shooting tactics
from sinkbOats, and from blinds near
the water. These birds are exceed
ingly wary when upon the fields, and
are very seldom bagged by stalking.
In their watchfuhess they have but
one rival, and ne an effective ally. in
the sand-hill crane, which often feeds
in their midst, thus adding to the diff
fculty of approach within effective
range. The difficult problem Of their
successful capture was at last solved
for us by Colonel Sam Doughty, of
Lake City, Mimi, who introduced
shooting over decoys from pits dug in
the stubble or new breaking, where i
has been ascertained geese are in the
habit of feeding. The decoys are OF
the simplest construction and greatest
portability, being merely fiat forms in
good outline painted in imitation Of
the wild goose these, when seen at
right angles to their flat surfaces, at
ordinary shotgun range and beyond,
are we'll calculated to deceive not
alone his gooseship but even amateur
sportsmen.


Two flights day are made by the
geese from the large lakes in search of
food; one taking place at daybreak in
the morning and lasting perhaps an
hour, and the other at 4 clock in the
afternoon, occupying about the same
length of time On these flights they
are often accompanied by the snow
goose (Anser hyperboreus) and the
white-fronted goose (Anser Gambelii),
which are here called white and black
brant, though they do not much re-
semble the true brant of the seacoast
(Branta hemida), which may be found
occasionally in the midst of focks of
the other kinds, yet are by no means
common.


From about the latitude of Kandi-
yohi county to the Red River of the
North, the different species of the
wild goose hold high revel and, upon
the approach of the cold weather, may
be seeh in countless thousands mass
ing for the southern fight. An early
morning drive along the wheat fields
which they frequent viii disclose
them feeding either upon stubble or
breaking. They must be allowed to
depart not only unmolested, but of
their own accord, when an examina-
tion Of the feeding ground is carefully
made and the pits may then at once
be sunk. If there are two shooters,
as many pits are necessary, and they
are best circular in form, about thirty
inches in diameter and forty inches in
depth. The earth of the excavation
may be partially utilized in construct
ing slight ombankment around. the
edges Of thepit. The surface of the
soil about the pit openings must he
manipulated until it accords in ap-
pearance with the natural surround
iugs. The pits may be near enough
TO permit Of a whispered conversation
between the occupants when the game
is approaching. The decoys to the
number OF dozen or more, being fat,
must be placed at such angles that
when viewed from any point of the
compass few apparently solid geese
are seen.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats of Louisiana have
nominated Lieutenant Governor Wilt
for governor. He is a young man Of
great ability, courage and integrity,
and has shown administrative ca
pacity Of a high order He is but
thirty-six years of age went into the
Confederate army at eighteen as a
high private and came out captain.
lie was president of the late constitu-
tional convention Of Louisiana.
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIBERS who wish TO re-
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as Our mail list is very
large, and our force to do the
work small. NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

1t is unwise for absentees to at
tempt to return to The city for the
present. 1t is no doubt very trying to
many who have been away so long to
resist the temptation to visit their
homes, but it is the hight of impru.
denco to do So The sultry weather
is not calculated to check the ravages
of the fever On the contrary, it
shows a disposition to spread, and has
already attacked several persons who
hayo had the temerity to venture
home. Every day the news goes out
that some we'll known person is
stricken. Stay away. 1t is but a
short time to the end.
Year: 1879

We have had abundance of rain and crops were in good fix to receive it.

 Last Friday night wind and rain storm passed over our little town, and I understand that it has done much in- jury to the corn in thisxclark' town

 There has been a protracted meeting going on at Georgetown, and l am sor- " to say with very little success so far. We had the pleasure of hearing relig- ious discourse by one of Arkansas best pulpit orators, Mir. Puckett. We can say that never before were we so i'm pressed by sermon, so simple that a child could understand it, and yet elo- quent enough for the most learned.

 We noticed in your paper of the 26th a few items from Cagle's Mills. Now we do not blame our Brother of the Mills for copying the aforesaid items from such a celebrated writer as Dr. Franklin, yet we do blame him for not saying that they were not original. Probably he is like ourself when com pelled to use the little talent God has given us, we find our writings so poor and our composition so bad that we are I ol hope does not want to make us all ashamed of our scribbling. Stick to your natural storeroom of knowledge {; the ideas of any one, if they are orfgi- nal, will be read with great deal more pleasure than the old stale writings of our forefathers. We are incapable of writing anything instructive or of much interest; therefore when we read your items on the first page of the DEMOCRAT it caused us to feel asha ned of our miserable attempts; but when we came to examine into the dark re- cesses of our memory it all seemed plain to us and l can say you have come as near copying the exact words as you could; leaving out the remark that most of the wise quotations were made in Dr. Franklin's almanac. Poor Richardl JOSA.
Year: 1879

Plenty of rain.

 Farmers all in good humor. The storm Friday night did some damage to corn and cotton.

 The busy hum of the thrcshor is heard in the land, getting out the pco- ple's wheat. which is turning out light not half crop, but the grain Is good. LOST, SPRAYED, OR SroLES.--One en- tire County Seat, including some of the county officials. Any information as to where they arc will positively be thankfully received.

 We are under renewed obligations to our efficient Co. Treasurer for his re- port showing the amount of school funds on hand for the present year. We are glad to say we will be able to pay all our teachers ond have a surplus in the Treasury.

 Wonder if all your correspondents who wrote for your paper few weeks ago "dried up" on account of the drouth. If so we want to hear from you since the rain has come.

 Now that Atkins proposes to "outstrip the winds" and leave us in the dark, we will look for town clock to make it's appearance on top of the Court House so that his Honor may know when "high twelve" comes.

 Will close for this time. Next time will write about something to eat, and how to raise it. Yours, &c.,

 IuIRIY-FVE.
Year: 1879

At one time encountered much trouble in her public affairs which became quite serious. It appears that her Royal Highness was attacked with spell ot chills, which bailied the physician to the Queen, causing so long delay that she was accused of negligence. A grand consultation of physicians was held, much scientific research resorted to, and a combination agreed upon which proved WONDERFUL i'll curing the Queen at once and permanently. With q slight variation, as an improvement. relieving the compound of all objec- tionable features, and the addition of others directed to the stomach and liver, Days Ague Tonic is composed of the same articles. It never fails to cure promptly and permanently the very worst forms of chills and fever.
Year: 1879

Why WILL you suffer WITH a shaking chill or burning fever9 Two doses of Cuban Tonic, the Great West Indies Fever and Ague Remedy WILL stop a chill, WHILE ONE BOTTLE WILL break them up for years. Try it at Harkey x Bros.
Year: 1879

This is a question that probably pro


pounds itself to very many young men
who are about To leave the parental
roof That venerable sage, Horace
Greely, said, ''go west, young man and
buy farm" Reading this the young
man naturally turns his attention to
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska or Colorado.


lie reads flaming advertisements oSthe


great advantages, healthfulness of eli
mate, etc, of the south, principally
from Florida and Texas. But why do
we not hear more from Northern Mchi-
gan ?-H GRACE Greedy never went west
as IA farmer and was grasshoppered and
burned out by prarie fires, and blown
away. He went as IA tourist and saw
the advantages, the rolling praries ~
they appeared in passing through, but
did not see or seem TO see the disadNan-
tages OF the country, the destructive
fires, the howling winds which are
never weary, or the absence of EN-
ployment for those who are dependent
more or less upon their labor for their
subsistence. He did not advise young
men of the north to go south. He
knew that with their northern habits,
politics and ideas, that it would be
hazardous. He knew that il would be-
constant fear of the revolver and
bowie, to say nothing of the yellow
fever and other epidemics so prevalent
in the south. But if it is not advisable
for young men who are short of means
TO go south or west, what can be said
of Northern Michigan


If young man is accustomed TO
work, is energetic and industrious.
there is no better place he can go.
Here we have million, of acres whicn
want hands" Land can be bought at
from 81. 30 to 81 per acre, and often
with timber oil il that can be sold for
nearly enough to pay for the land, and
when cleared the land will produce
abundantly of all cerals, If properly put
in and titled and cannot be eXcelled
for all root crops. But the one great
advantage of this country over all is
that there is employment for all,
for fair remuneration. If
your crop should fail you have some
thing to depend upon to furnish you
the means TO procure the necessairies
of life. You have fuel and timber for
other purposes in abundance. which is
denied the pioneer OH the praries of the
west.


The woods abound in game and lakes
and rivers contain varieties of the tinny
tribe, including the sportive Grayling
lately becoming so popular.
Year: 1879

Half cranberry bound on q corn


will soon kill it.
Three drops Of carbolic acid in ten
spoonful Of water applied to corn q
few times will cure it.


Erysipelas is said to be cured by ap-
plying to the part affected paste made
Of raw ctanberries beaten.
A simple and effective remedy for
dyspepsia is to abstain from drinking
immediately before and after meals,
and for an hour afterward


To remove pirl-worms in the face,
place over the black spot the hollow
end Of a watcli-key, and press firmly.
This forces the foreign substance out,
10 that it may be brushed off, and is
cure.


The British Royal Society has made
Researches extending over period Of
more than two hundred years, and
failed TO discover single case Of sud
den change in the coler of the hair.
This spoiis whole pages Of poems, nov
els and newspaper items.


To.remove sPecks Of dirt from the
eye, immerse the eye in cool water
then wink and roll the eycbalI until
the desired result is accomplished.


A good salve for burns, bruises, etc,
can be made by taking very strong
lime-wnter and lard; boil some time;
pour of water; add new lime-water
boil again until very strong Of lime;
some linseed oil would be good addi-
ton TO II.


In performing housework the hands
are frequently put into both hOt and
cold water. To prevent unpleasant
effects upon the skin, use few drops
of glycerine frequently in wiping the
hands, and IL will restore the soft. nat
ural texture 20 the skin


The Herald Of Health cautions par
ents not to allow their children to be
walked up in the morning. Let. nature
wake them; she viii not do It prema-
turely. Take care that they 90 to bed
at an early hour-let it be earlier and
earlier, until it is found that they wake
up themselves in full time to dress for
breakfast


Wraps.-Every one must remark
that faverite article of winter cloth
ing for children is a comforter swathed
around the neck This Is a great error:
the feet and waists are the proper men,
bers to keep warm; the face and throat
will harden into healthy Indifference To
cold; but that muller exchanged for
an extra pair of thick socks and knit
ted gloves, wonld preserve a boy or
girl really warm and well. Bronchitis
and sore throat have declined fifty per
cent. since the absurd use of high col
lars and twice-round neckerchiefs vent
out of fashion; and if the poor would
take better care Of their children's feet
half the infantile morality would disap-
pear. 1t only costs a trihe to put
a piece of thick felt or cork into the
bottom of boot or shoe, but the diff
ference Is often considerable between
that and doctors bill. with, perhaps,
the undertaker's beside.
Year: 1879

New York, Dee. l..-Dr. Mary


Walker comes 70 the froAt with the


latest ''true version" of the Charlie


Ross story. She says that when le
disappeared she hastcned to his parents
and gave them not only condolence but
also money and her personal efforts to
fathom the mystery. She lived in the
family for some time. Shs stumbled
across bit of information which led
her to believe that all was not right,
and she finally discovered that Charities
father had put the little boy out to
board with family who were in the
conspiracy. She says shedid not expose
the fraud, beeause it took her many
months to find out where the boy wa
kept. She Claims that Ross has made
n large sum of money out of the sympa-
thies of the public, and that he has of.
fered to pay her handsomely If She
would keep her knowledge TO herself.
The boy would have been discovered
long ago, and, indeed, arrangements
were Snce made to have the child found
at st, Adams, VT, but it was knownI
that she wonld expose the farce, and so
he has been kept secluded. She says
that within three weeks she has seen
and spoken with the child, and that she
is acquainted with his entire history
since the supposed abduction. She will
publish a book in two or three. weeks
containing complete story of what she
claims to be the greatest hoax ever per-
petrated upon the American people. A
good many people have given consider
able credence to DR.. Mary's story, while
others think it a shrewd device Tor rails
ing the wind il a Forthcoming. literary
effort.
Year: 1879

During the campaign in Egypt,
some sailors in theharbor took it into
their heads that they would go and
drink n bowl of punch on the top of
Pompey's pillar. How to get there
was, however, a matter Of difficulty,
but not too great for sailor to sur
mount. A paper kite was made to
fly directly over the pillar. A two
inch rope was then tied to one end
of the string and drawn over the pill
lar by the end to which the kite was
affixed. By this rope one of the sea-
men ascended to the top, and in less
than an hour a kind Of shroud was
constructed by which the whole COM
pany went up, drank their punch,
amid the shouts Of the astonished
multitude who had collected round
the spot. The sailors, eight in mum.
Der, left the initials of their names
inscribed on the pillar. They dis
covered what was not before known
that there had formerly been a
statute on the pillar, the foot and
ankle Of which are still remaining.
An Effort to Prevent the Use of


Opium.


In China, where the opium habit
ruins and destroys many men annu-
ally, the efforts of the governmental to
abolish or diminish the use of opium
have recently been more energetic
than ever. All these efforts have
been in vain, as were those Of many
previous years. The Pekin govern
ment have at last determined to take
the final step in the business, and an
edict has been issued, which goes into
effect next year, making the use or
saleof opium punishable by death 1t
is hard to. say how the diet will be
met by the ten million opium vic;
Tins of the Celestial Empire, on
what proportion of them will come
to this country to enjoy their fas-
cinating custom.


Marengo county, Ala, is out Of
debt and has $4,000 on hand.