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Year: 1875

Ladies always welcome plain, practical
directions for the management Of house
plants in Winter. The Practical Farmer
says: There are frequent failures within
doors in the Winter season, of obtaining
full and healthy blooms, owing to the neg
lect Of certain small though indispensable
details, and the most obvious of these, and
most frequent, is want of proper attention
to temperature and good ventilation. The
air Of sitting-room is often heated to
80 deg. and from fire going out and other
causes falls to 60 deg. and less. This is
untavorabe to plant life Then again the
air is often too dry. The leaves become
covered with dust, and cannot exhale the
moisture with which the soil is too often
drenched. Plants in houses suffer proba-
bly, as much from having an excess of
water as from having too little and good
plan is to keep the surface of the pots
covered with slight mulch A little
covering OF moss, refuse tea-leaves, finely
cut grass or hay, etc, will keep the soil
moist, and preserve it of an even temper
ature. Where, as is often the case, there
is a. small greenhouse attached to the par
lOr or double bowwindow fronting the
South, vessel OF water may be kept in it
to the advantage of the plants. The
evaporation from this will do something
towards dispelling the fatal dry air of fur
mace heat, or excessively warm stove
rooms. When water is applied it should
be as near the temperature of the house as
possible Another point is, that at least
once a week pots should be turned around
so as to present different sides to the sun
On mild days windows should be opened
tor admission of fresh air. Swinging the
plants occasionally with the aid of some
thing like a Fountain Pump freshens them
up and washes off the dust, and is highly
useful Ammonia water applied once in
two weeks, or when watered, we have
known to give immediate vigor to all IN
healthy plant and throw others into a pro-
fusion OF bloom, not to bo obtained in any
other way. This is made by mixing about
a tablespoonful Of spirits of ANN onia of
the shops with gallon of water"
Year: 1875

"Kitty,n he said, "and what else ?"
'.kitty,n she answered, nor could he
find out any more.


"Whose Kitty are you?"


Your Kitty she said. For she hao
known her father but that one day, and
now she believed that Burton was he.


Burton sat up all night and stuffed wood
into his impotent little stove to keep the
baby from freezing to death. Never hay
ing anything to do with children, he firm
ly believed that Kitty, sleeping snugly un-
der blankets and buffalo robes would freeze
If he should let the fire subSide in the
least.


As the storm prevailed with unabated
fury the next day, and as he dared neither
to take Kitty out or leave her alone, he
stayed by her all day and stuffed the stove
with wood, and laughed at her droll baby
talk, and fed her on biscuit, fried bacon
and coffee


On the morning of the second day the
storm subsidized. 1t was forty degrees
cold, but knowing somebody must be
mourning Kitty for dead, he wrapped her
in skins, and with much difficulty reached
the nearest neighbor's house, suffering
only a frost bite on his nose by the way.


THAT child" said the woman to whose
house he had gone. lis Jones, | seed 'em
take her outcn the wagon day before yes
terdayo


Burton looked at Kitty moment in
perplexity, Then rolled her up again and
started out, travelling like mad," the
woman said as She watched him


When he reached Jones he touad Jones
and his wife sitting in utter wretchedness
by the fire They We're both sick from
grief, and unable to move out of the
house. Kitty they had given up for buried
under some snow mound.


They would find her when spring should
come and melt the snow cover off


When the exhausted Burton came in
with his bundle Of buffalo skins, they
looked at him in amaZement. But when
he opened it and let out little Kitty and
said


Here Jones, is this your pet kitten ?''
Mrs. Jones couldn't think Of anything bet
ter than to scream.


And Jones got up and took his old
partners hand and said, Burton, old
fellow and then choked up and sat
down, and cried helplessly.


And Burton said, Jones, old fellow,
you may have that forty acre patch. 1t
come mighty nigh maxim me the muir
derer OF that little kittys father"


No! you shall take it yourself,n cried
Jones, IF | have to go to law to make
YOU


And Jones actually decided his interest
in the forty acres to Burton. But Burton
transferred it all to Kitty.


This is why this part of Newton is
called ''kitty's Forty'
Year: 1875

One OF the most novel as well as excit.
ING ratfles that ever took place in Seymour
came Oft on Saturday evening last. Miss
Minnie Clarence made the novel PROPOSE
ton Of putting herself up to be rallied off
at fifty cents a chance At first the matter
was treated as a Joke, but when it became
known that the offer was q J02la .tide one,
chances Went rapidly, and in less than an
hour every chance was taken and heavy
premiums Were being paid by young men
anxious to win the beautiful and lovely
prize.


Miss Minnie is /, most bewlehing beauty
OF eighteen summers, an orphan, of re-
spectacle parentagc. and a member of Che
best society OF the State. She was decid-
and admired by all who ever became ac-
quainted with her, and probably envied
Just the least bit by the young ladies. She
is Il bright blonde, perfect in form, fair
complexion, and has most ra> ishinsh
beautiful eyes Ever since she came to
Seymour she has been the center OF at
traction and the admiration OF the men. In
Justice to Miss Minnie, we should state
that She gave the winner the privilege OF
accepting or refusing her, and reserved
the same privilege for herself. There may
have been several in the crowd whom she
would have refused, but there We're none,
we venture to say, who would have refused
her. How could they?


The hour set tor the r;.l1lc came, and
found all ready to try their luck Miss
Minnie was there in person, dressed in the
height OF fashion. to lend a charm to the
occasion. She stood leaning gracefully
against u showcase, never speaking a
word nor betraying the least emotion, ol
showing the slightest preference for any
Of the contestants, excepting there was
perceptihle twinkle in her beautiful eye
when some young and handsome ''lovier'
would shake the dice.


Name after name was called, and eacl
one III turn would shake the box with ner
vOus hand, until all but three had thrown
and nothing higher than thirtyeight hat
| been thrown. Then came Lynn Falkcon
er's turn Lynn is blonde himself, an,
a clever, hard working young man, ant
perhaps the twinkle Of her eyes nerved hin
! TO the work. At any rate he tossed til
| ivory with steady hand and the score
called torty-SiX. The other two throw
were made amid too lanch excitement Il
even be counted and the prize wa5 award
cd to Lynn Minnie came forward am
took Lynn's arm and the two went on
together amid the cheers of the crowd
She accompanied him to his fathers hotel
where she was presented to his relatives
who had not had the pleasure of her Il,
quaintance before, alter which She was es
corted home. We, OF course do not knov
certain, but as Lynn is Il good, cleyc
young man, and she would be an honor t
any household, we are inclined to thin


neither Of them will back out Seymou
(Ind J Star.
Year: 1875

All me, my garden lies under the snow,


The shrouding drifting snow;
Each flower that l reared has lowered its head !;
Its sweet bloom withered, its fragrance fled;
| SO loved them, living. and mourn them dead !!
Dead under this winter snow;


Lying beneath it, still and low,


Dead! and loved them SO!
But the sun by and by will melt the snow,


The glittering shroud of snow
And the beautiful bud and the stately tree
Will shed their fragrance again for me.
And my heart shall be glad when my eyes shall





NV treasures from under the snow


That my yearning love hath cherished so,
Rise fair in the summer glow!
Gods garden lies under the shrouding snow
The beautiful, sheltering snow;
And the buds that lie took from your hand and
mine,
Shall bid His sun on the garden shine,


And warm to life i'll its glow


The precious germs lying under the snow,
That He took when He loved them so!
Year: 1875

The laws of Paris are so framed as to
constitute a strong persuasive to honesty
on the part OF tradesmen. Jewellers are
obliged to distinguish plated from genuine
ware by the word imitation placed
where the customers can not fail of seeing
it. If a grocer is detected selling adulter-
ated articles, he is heavily fined his name
and place of business is published at his
own expense in the official journal, and he
is compelled to expose in his store for a
specified time q placard stating that he
has been fined for selling adulterated
goods.
Year: 1875

waving wheat covered all traces of the
shanty. Where in our broad land were
the sad-eyed mother, the kind old Major,
and the generous Irish hearts, | could not
tell; but ] knew that Bob lay sleeping in
the little Catholic churchyard, with the
cross at his head, and that the diamond
would CLEAN brightly in the day when our
Lord shall make up his jewels. Woods
Household Magazine.
Year: 1875

A correspondent of the Bangor Wing
affirms that scions should no: be cut in the
spring, as has been the custom from time
immemorial, but in the fall, after the trees
have shed their leaves; and when cut,
they should be buried where it is dry, about
six inches deep, and in the spring they
will come out all right.
Year: 1875

The croupy cOugh-so alarming to
the ear and so dangerous to life-to
which children are subject, may be
Immediately relieved by admins
tering a dose of Hale's Honey OF
Horehound and Tar. When given
to child who seems to be choking
under the effects of spasmodic and
husky cough, the effect is electrical,
as many n mother will testify. In
fact there is no affection of the throat
or the lungs, short of the actual dis
organization of the tissues and MEM
branes, which it will not cure.


Pixies TooTH-ACHE DRoPs-Cure
in one minute. jlS-lwd&w
Year: 1875

Paris, January l6.-A circular letter
was resolved from Berlin few days
ago, which states that Germany, al
though wishing to respect the feelings
of the Spanish government, considers
that she is obliged to satisfy public
opinion and avenge the insult to her
flag. She is disposed to adopt the
same concilaitory policy towards the
new government which was main
tanned towards President Serrano.
therefore she claims from the good
will of Spain the satisfaction due the
German flag.
Year: 1875

1t is recorded of President Pierce that
while a member Of Congress, he, with


others, visited part Of the city of Wash


ington even less reputable than the Capitol


After the festivities of the excursion one OF


the party tumbled into an old and shallow


canal from which he Was too weak and too


tipsy to. get out. Mr. Pierce made every
Effort to extrlcste hin, but without success.
He then remarked, with a gravity appro-
pirate to the condition Of the party: Il can +
get you ont, old fellow, but there is one
thing l can do, can get down there with
you." So he accordingly did, and was found
up to his knees in the mud and water. Mr.


Bidwell has done the same thing by tie
New Orleans public He has been with
them in their prosperity, and when tneir
condition became embarrassed he still
stood by and "got down there with them"
He does not he sitato TO assert that in at
tempting to sustain the spirit Of the people
he has incurred heavy responsibilities, and
the public, approaching the sympathy of
the sacrifice, have rendered an acknowledge
ment Of his services and q contribution to
the disaster Of the Season. Mr.. BidweIl
manifests no statement Of pluck and devo-
ton to the cause OF popular amusement. but
full house to night, while it will be imma
terial in Q pecuDiary sense, will be al evi.
dence that the services Of this y, puar
manager have not been disregarded. Ha
may thus carry in his prelaGaliOn for an
other, and We hcpa more favorable, season
this assurance OF the popular confidence of
lis patrons.
Year: 1875

From the y. Y. Mribune, of Saturday


"The interview with Senator Bayaid
which we print in another column this
morning, deserves regard, both from
the high character of the Senator him
self and the straightforward way in
which his opinions are expressed. Inc
Senator is not borrowing any trouble
on the subject of the Presidency, but
it is undeniable that he is one OF the
two or three most prominent capdi'
dates in his party, and the one against
whom the least hostility is at present
concentrated. The Bayard family mas
rendered honorable and conspicuous
public service through three genera
tions, and its present representative Is
more than upholding the honor OF the
old name. The Democratic party has
no purer or abler man, and Congress
no more faithful Senator.


No one has had better opportunities
to Judge, and few are better qualified
! to give an opinion than the editor OF
the Tribune. OF course, he is not and
never has been of Mr.. Bayard's politi-
cal party, and could scarcely be ex-
pected to say more than he does in the
above.
Year: 1875

1t is singular fact that two of the
three outspoken third term organs in
the country are for soft money, and
they are consequently good deal per.
picked by the Presidents joyfully ex-
pressed belief in the supposition Of the
rag baby. They are the Pittsburg
Gazette, and the Chicago Inter Ocean,
and their distracted feelings should
command the most respectful sympa-
thy from all right minded men.
Year: 1875

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 10.-SOme
miners lately returned to Green River station on the
Union Pacific Railroad report good placer diggngs In the
streams of Wind River and Big Horn Mountains, about
100 miles north of Camp Stambaugh and the old Sweet
Water gold mines. Some Of the men have come out for
the Winter and will return In the Spring Others remain
during the Winter.
Year: 1875

found Huber lying his back across tho bed. his feet
resting the floor and stram Of blood pouring from
wound just below the right temple. His physicians
that he cannot Just before Huber returned
his relating his troubles in drinking
LOOM and the barkeeper said TO him. Don't talk 80
much. but go home and shoot yourself" Huber then
walked toward the door and REPLIED That's just what


going do" and he left the saloon those present
lang at
Year: 1875

COLLISION AND Loss OF LIFE IN THE HARBOR


At about ii p. IN. on Saturday Herbert
Cooper captain the coal barge " l. Lee, reported At
the Central Office that while in tow Of the tug L. 8.
Grant of the Battery, the barge run into by an un
known schooner and instantly sunk His wife and child
droH
Year: 1875

The Atlantic Club of Brooklyn and the
Hartford Blue Stockings played the tenth and last game
Of their championship series the Union grounds, in
Brookyn Oh saturday. The Atlantic club went rst to
the bat In the first inning the Hartford nine scored
seven runs aud maintained their lead curing the game
The following is the score by innings
Year: 1875

OEALED PROPOSALS TO BUILD A TRUSS
- Bridge on the site Of the old one, of 60
feet spans over the main stream, benches to
be set on piles, and the truss-York on the east
side of the stream to be in spans of 20 feet
each. One and one-fourth round iron to be
used in all bolts, of which there is supposed
to be enough in the wreck. False caps to be
used on the four main benches Double bolts
in foot of each brace All sound flooring and
timber of cypress, or heart pine may be used
in rebuilding said bridge except in the main
spans, which must be all new and of long
leafed heart pine.


The bridge will be two feet higher at the
east end than the old one, with an apron of
thirty feet projecting over the turnpike to
ascend to the level over the brick abutment
when this level will be maintained to the west
bank of the river which will bring the top Of
the cap sill eleven feet below the present top
sill on the west bank 1t will be seen by this
that the bridge will be eleven feet lower than
the old one and on perfect level from bank
to turnpike.


These general Items are given in order that
bidders may know what the Board will con-
slider.


Plans and specifications will accompany
each bid, describing the size of timbers pro-
posed to be used.


The lumber must all be sawed


All sealed bids accompanied with specifca-
tions will be received up to Tuesday, the sec
ond day Of November, 1875 directed to Chan
cery Clerk, Jackson, Miss, and marked Bids
for Bridge over Pearl River"


The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all specifications and bids.


W. H. GRAHAM,


A. N. KIMBALL,


CARTER STEWART,


Committee.
naE IA l14,rO4
Year: 1875

We ask the special attention of the busi-
ness men of Jackson to our schedule of ad-
vertising rates for THE DAILY CLARION.
They are exceedingly low, and must COM
mend themselves to all who have any faith
in printers ink. The business season has
now opened, and for the next few weeks
THE CLARION Will be extensively circulated
in Jackson and elsewhere throughout the
State. Send in your orders.
Year: 1875

We are pleased to notice that in addition
70 the Alexandria Democrat, Natehitoches
Vindicdtor and Mansfield Reporter, whose
position We have already given on the sub
other papers, good and true, take decided
ground against 1.-THE Minden Democrat
B0ssier Banner and Richland Beacon lhe
frst says:


'The Democrats here, as we'll as through,
out the State, we're bitterly opposed to the
Wheeler compromise, but they can not see
necessity of further. agitation of the sub
vail that the decision OF the q ntrsl Com
.mittee ought to have settled the question #
. convention and the minds of The peol le
allowed to resi- free from harangues III d
political disputes among themselves, which
will be the result of this EFFORT to get up a
convention the twenty second of Novem.
Der"


The Banner has this to say:


'.We DO not see that any good is to be
accomplished by . convention at this time;
and when the necessity arises. the p % 9
will not be slow to act, independent of
leaders; and we are free to say that W.
think it too soon to inaugurste campapn
that, judging from the signs, bids fair 70
be o0e Of the most exciting that has ever
occurred on this continent. Believing this,
We ought all desire to have it short a. poe
sible, and when it does open there must be-
no lei ting down on the part OF our people
until the ctory is won, and the miserable
crew that have been sucking the life blood
Of Louisiana sre driven from power, and
virtue aud intelligence once more govern. !"


The Beacon embodies the following para
graph in an article on the subject:


"As it is supposed that the Democratic
party in this State will be composed of all
who are opposed 10 Radical Republicanisp
when completely organized for the next
campaign, it seems to us that the wise pol
Icy OF those who desire its success would be
70 harmonic this element and use every
honorable effort to bring into the party ali
She recruits from the other parties to the
fusion possible, instead of attempting to
drive from it's ranks those who claim to be.
leng TO the party upon mere technicalities.
u strikes us that the policy being pursued
BY those who deny the authority OF the
4axr committee and ignore its advice in
tcto viii have disorgsnizing and Injurious


Ii will thus be seen that however the
Democratic and Conservative papers of
North Louisiana may differ a. to names,
they are almost . unit In opposition 10 the
aetton of the self-t onstituted body Of men
wh0 have taken the Democratic party into
their special keeping Shreveport Times
Year: 1875

The proposition to close the schools
when the appropriation is exhausted,
does not sound well. Fit comes from
friend of public education it is rather
"cool." We did not suppose there was
q momber in the Board that favored such
q course. We do not think it will be re-
garded as necessary when the time ar
rives. A very important affair takes
place in April no less than the election
Of one third of the members of our Board
Of Public Education to serve from that
time. The gentlemen who propose to
close the schools rather than moet the
case in hand by resorting to economical
measures may be invited to remain at
home; and those who are elected to fill
their places may think the sum which
the Council has appropriated ample to
run the schools during the year. Reduc-
tons have been, or will be made in all
other service, and it cannot be expected
the schools will be run by hard money
men" under inHatian prices. Labor
rs cheaper and materials of all kinds are
iower, rents and living cost less and hence
X VIII ba expected that the Board Of
Bducation will finally come to the con-
ausion that 500 600, year, is rs much as
should be expended, SO long as property
Ia paying such diminished revenue.
and is taxed highly too under its present
assessed valuation. The Board is COM
posed OF gentlemen of experience and
viii no doubt come TO the conclusion TO
abide the decision of the Council in this
matter and avoid any further trou BILE
that might grow out of the proposition
to carry the case to the courts. which
would be a great folly.
Year: 1875

WE are n republic whereof one man is
rs good as another before the law
CRAFTS Message.


This is Il platitude which our intelli-
gent Congress probably did not need TO
learn of the President. II is very true
that one man is as good as another be-
fore the Jaw" in this country. Some
times he is even better. There's Gener-
al Babcock, for instance, He is evident
ly quite as good as Joyce, Mcdonald and
Avery before the law, and rather better.
They were regularly indicted for conspir-
ing to defraud the government out of
revenue on whisky, and were promptly
tried and convicted. There seems to be
equally strong evidence duplicating Bah
cock in the same conspiracy, yet, being
the Presidents confidential secretary and
a commissioned officer TO the regular
army. he is allowed to have his case
transferred to military court made up
of their intimate army friends There
are manifestly man. exceptions to Mr..
Grants bpautiful platitude. We are in
clined to think he considers himself an
exception. If he be no better than other
men, why ia he not satisfied wi, h two
terms as all former Presidents have
been? He went into the government.
service poor and now is immensely rich.
If one man is as good as another" he
ought to step down willingly and give
some other man a chance.
Year: 1875

George O'Brien, boy of ten, died suddenly of what was supposed to be cholera morbus, in New York. The physician who attended the case, having no reason to suspect any wrong, gave the necessary certificate, and the child was buried. A few days after the boys half sister, 8 girl of twelve, informed her parents that a girl who is sixteen years of age, and who, it seems, has passion for attending funerals, had told her on the afternoon preceding her brothers illness and death, that she would give him something green, and if he should die they would both have ride to Cal vary cemetery, and have nice time sec ing the tombstones. Later in the after noon she was called away to go on an er- rand, and while she was gone she says the girl compelled her brother to eat a green apple. The boys father has ap- piled for permission to have the body exhumed for the purpose of making an examination of the stomach of the body.