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Year: 1876

People talk about q steady, bracine


pull, says Hiram Woodruff, Fut, in my


opinion, that is not tho right way to


drive trotter.


There's great difference between


letting 60 of your horses head and iu


keeping up one dull, deadening pull I'll
the time. The pull should be sufficient
to feel tho mouth, and give some sup
port and assistance, so us to give the
horse confidence to get up his stride.
More than this is mischievoua. 10
keep the mouth alive the bit should be
shifted occasionally. But this is not to
be done by pull of the hand GU the
rein. A mere halfturn of the wrist, Or
less than half turn, by which the thumb
is elevated and the little finger lowered,
is sufficient to shift the bit, keep the
mouth sensitive and rouse tho horse.
The reins are to be steadily held with
both hands while this play with the
wrist is made. and it is, OF course, only
to be done with one wrist at time. The
hands should be we'll down, and the
driver ought not to sit all of a heap, with
his head forward. Neither should he
lean back with bodily weight on the
reins, which, in that case, are made
sort Of stay for him. He should be MP,
right, and what pulling he has to do
should be done with the muscular force
of the arms. The driver who depends
upon the arms has command Of the
horse. He who substitutes bodily
weight with tho reins wrapped around
his hands has not half command of the
horse or of himself, either, and if the
horse is puller he will soon take COM
mand of the driver. The reason of it is
that there is no internlission of the cx-
ertion, no let up, either for the man or
horse. Besides, in that way of driving
it is fashionable to give those movements
of the bit which seem to refresh and
stimulate the horse so much.


When horse has been taught the
significance of the movement-the shift
by turn of the wrist-he will never fail
to answer it, even though he should
seem to be at the top Of his speed.
The moment he feels this little move of
the bit in the sensitive mouth, he will
collect himself and make another 8 .yurt;
and the value of this way of driving is
that the horse is not likely f. break when
called upon, while a high, strung, gener-
GUS horse, if called unon for final eff
fort with whip, is hs likely to breal. the |
moment it falls upon him as not.


have won many very close heat ny |
practicing this movement, and, there
fore, have no hesitation in recommend
ing it. 1t is not difficult to acquire, and
a horse soon comes to know what it
means.
Year: 1876

An old colored servant of the late


Chief Justice Robert B. laney has


written an enthusiastic letter in praise OF


his dea3 master, which letter is pub
lished III the Burlington HaaOAeye. He


says When l was lad, cay from
twelve to seventeen years of age, the
fourth of July being then, IS now, q
national holiday on which none but
slaves wcra compelled by law to work, l
was regularly called, year by year, into
his Office on the third, and the following
arrangement proposed aud agreed to,
viz. That if would stay at home with
him on the fourth, should take my
holiday on the fifth, have So extra
money, and the use OF the poay all day.
Sometimes young blood demurred, and
then he would patiently explain to me
that his only object was to guard me
from temptation and evil influence.
"To prevent" he would kindly add,
"your coming in contact with acquaint-
ances you would not associate with on
other occasions, and with whom you
might be carried by excitement into
dissipation and crime" son the
fourth" he continued, "the drunkard,
the blasphemer, and the Sabbath
breaker will be out in force would you
mingle with theses" Young as was, I
saw the force of this wise counsel, and
obeyed. On the fifth, mounted on my
sleek roam PAGER, with eight bright new
quarter dollars jingling in my pocket, ]
was off and away, and had only to report
at night that everything was in good
shape. It is said that one or two of the
chief Justices daughters yet reside in
Washington, chat one of them had po
sition in the United States treasury
Year: 1876

An old statute has been unveiled in
New Jersey which declares that all
church entertainments, feats of legerde-
main and jugglery, circus performances,
variety shows, or any theatrical exhibi-
tion of any kind whatever are illegal.
The preamble to the old statute recites /:
"Such shows and exhibitions tend to no
good or useful purpose in society, but
on the contrary to collect together great
numbers of idle, unwary spectators as
well as children and servants, to crafty
vain and useless curiosity and corrupt
the morals of youth and straiten and
impoverish many poor families"


A case is being tried under the statute
and it will go to the supreme court to
test the validity of the section.
Year: 1876

A London magistrate lately fold q
woman whose pocket had been picked
that if women would change the posi-
tion ard plan of their pockets, they
would not SO frequently suffer from the
depredations of light tingt red thieves.
This was judicial opinion of remarka-
BILE acuteness and exceptional value, in
so far as it indicated the true reason
why women are the favorite prey of
pickpockets.
Year: 1876

In this Department will be found not only the rich garments which We have heretofore made speciality

 but also excellent house and street dresses from S20 upwards made in equally good style "
Year: 1876

right, only not quite en- ugh so, for dis.


turbers of religious worship, in nv


opinion, should be dealt with severely,


and made to feel 20 acu'ely the power OF
the law as not only to deter them from
repeating such diErepUtable conduct, but
also to deter others from following their
disgraceful example.


The cavass for the congressional NOM
ination in the district is becoming quite
animated, and I regret to say q good
deal OF feeling is manifestiDg itself. This
Is all wrong. Such things should be
co1ducted harmoDously, FOR we all know
that the heat of the war will come on
after the nominations are made. TIE
Democrats Of this county meet Saturday
week, when delegates will be sp.
pointed to the State and district con-
Ventions. AS to the Presidency, it is
very clear that Tilden is decidedly the
foremost man among the Democrats Of
this section, though I am inclined to
think there is v ry pronounced feel
ing, not only heresbouts but all through
the south, to urge no man before the ST.
Louis convention, but leave the north
ern or western and eastern Democrats
to present the men, and then vote for
the one the south may prefer.


SO far the Republicans have made
no move that l am aware of, and
l imagine they will do nothing, at least
until the Democrats nominate. AS
Howe and Wells both live in the dis
trict it is difficult 10 foretell how they
will arrange matters. Nous VeTTonS.
Year: 1876

tx the time and place where such a
hearing can be had. / also again call
the attention of the committee 10 the
other demand Cf my letter, to which
no reply is made in yours, name
ly: That this hearing shall be
had In open session of the COM
nlittee. beg hereby to repeat that
demand. In regard to the additional
resolution in your letter, saying In effect
that permission will be given 10 any Of
ficer in the navy department to have
Te-examined any witness whose testi-
mony may effect him, confess fail
to ses the vslue Of such permission while
such officer Is kept In ignorance OF the
points in which heis supposed to be af
fected, and even of the names OF wit
nssses who have testified on them
Again calling the attention of your
committee to these matters, and suggest
ing that disregard Of them is disre.
gard of the ordinary rights of an Amer
icsn citizen, still await the attention
of your committee. Your otediant ser
want, GEO. NJ. RoBESON,


Secretary Of the Navy,
Year: 1876

THE senate WIS in secret session until
halt-past nine O'Clock last night, dis.
cussing the question Of Jurisdiction in
the Beiknsp impeachment trial, and 1t
was finally decided la the affirmative.
The house speat the day In committee
Of the whole on the bill to devote the
proceeds Of the sale Of public lands to
educational purposes, but reached 40
oonepusion
Year: 1876

HORN LAKE, May 20 -DeSoto county


has become, to some extent, the battle


ground in the congressional canvass in
the second district, and the friends OF
each candidate are most ZealOusly seek
ing to carry it for their leader. The race
is between only the two gentlemen,
Colonel Van 81. Manning, Of Holly
Springs, and Captain r. II. Taylor, of
Sardis. The former was born and raised
in our county, and most naturally we
turn with. warm personal interest to 8
race ia which we are asked to support
him. Ever true to the people OF his
State, we have watched with pride and
interest bis onward march to fame. No
one questions his fitness for the high bO-
sition he seeks, and without in the least
undertaking his opponent, inanysof ns
remembering the committee from the
United States senate, who are now in-
vestigsting our late election, and look
iog forward to the probable Jar.
ring in the next congress, think
that Manning, and Manning
alone Is the representative to stand for
Us there. His undaunted courage, his
clear intellect, aud his earnest vigor is
what we need when Mississippi is
charged with fraud and wrong doing.
His is the voice and his the soul to
meet those calumniators and defamers
of our people. Born and reared among US,
there is not want or need which we
have that he does not fnlly understand,
and, which, with unfslteriDg energy, he
will not claim. joined to no rings or
cliQues, full y understanding those prin-
ciples of honor and honesty which his
father taught him here, in old Desoto,
we feel that in the halls sof congress he
will raise Mississippi's name once more
to its former position, where Prentiss,
Davis and Thomp3ol made 1t grand.
With Lamar in the senate, and Man
ming in the house, we have at once two
orators and two statesmen to elevate the
proud old planter State. If q vote could
be taken directly from the people of this
county now, we have no doubt DeSotO
would pronounce herself for our boy"
Strong influences have been brought to
Dear against him, many Of our promi-
nent politicians having pledged them
selves to Captain Taylor early in the
canvas, but we dOuOt not the people
will break down this power on the third
of June and send up delegates who, re-
fiecting their sentiments, will give the
county to the noble son in whom we
feel such pride. 1t reminds one of the
good old times to see the interest our
citizens are taking in the canvass,
and one is almost surprised we do
not have a barbecue as in those
old days and listen to the csndi.
dates 4" talk" 1t has been decided
we. had better have no stump speaking,
and, perhaps, the younger generation
are right in keeping it down, but we
can't help thinking what a glorious
thing It would be to once more listen as
ia the times when honesty in public
officials was the rule, not the exception.
Our convention to select congressional
delegates is called for the fifth of June,
and on that day. DeSOto is to decide be-
tween the man OF her rearing and the
neighbor of her acquaintance. Let us
hope she viii be found true, and that her
delegates, expressing what we know to
be the sentiment CT her paoIle, will cast
their vote for Manning,


OLD CITIZEN.
Year: 1876

sentatives:


SIR-Your letter of the twenty. fourth
instant has been received. In reply I
beg to say that the demand to be heard,
contained in my letter, was founded on
the reasons therein fully and specifically
stated, that said demand was not made
in response to the resolution of your
committee (Which you say was adopted
on the seventeenth instant as q mere
formal expression of the purpose enter
tanned by them from the institution of
the investigation, If such a course
should be necessary for the very conclu-
sive reason that that resolution had not
been made public, and was of course
unknown to me; nor am l even now
advised that the terms Of said resolution
apply to myself, because l have never
been informed that am implicated by
any proof taken before the committee,
and because, as far as can learn, of all
the witnesses examined in secret by
your committee-more than five
hundred-not one has been fund
bold enough to ssy word against my
personal honor and good faith. But not
being willing to stand on any question
of feeling or ceremony in this matter,
and knowing that an attempt to give
my appearance before your committee a
different character from that which
properly belongs to 1t will fail in the
Judgment Of q fAir-minded public,
hereby renew ny demand for 9 speedy
hearing, in Justification Of every matter
charged, and in refutstion of every false
inference that can possibly be made
and desire that the committee will be
pleased, at - early day az possible, to
Year: 1876

A WONDERFULLY CITY.--One of the
most wonderful cities in the world is
Bankok, the capital OF Siam. On either
side of the wide; majestic stream, moor
ed in regular streets and alleys, extend
ing IS far as the eye can reach, are up
ward of 10000 neat little houses, each
one floating on a compact raft Of BAN
boos and the whole intermediate space
of tho river is one dense mass of ships,
junks and boats of every conceivable
shape, color and size.
Year: 1876

Henry Ogden is an amateur drug
gist; everybody knows that, Now drug
stores have .arious vessels required for
the mixture of their varied prescriptions
and one Of these our young friend acci-
dentally broke. Hearing of the won.
derial sticking properties of BILLY. the
Barber " TIL Judgment Day. he de
termined to try it in uniting the severed
pieces Of the broken vessel. SO down
he went in burly state" to the barber.
shop, procured bottle of the mixture.
and returned to the store, He used it,
according to directions, and having put
tween his teeth, for second, fearing to
lay it down lest he should be utterly una
BILE to get it up, For the same reason
he took particular pains to have the
parts OF the fragment which he had wet
with the mixture just inside and outside
of the teeth 50 they would not touch
The front part Just reached the lips. AT
this moment friend entered and said
something which amused Henry. Now,
one peculiarity of our friend is that when
he smiles he firmly closes his lips, and
being highly amused he smiled, and to
petber went his mouth on the fragment
The adhesiveness Of the preparation
firmly fastened the lips No effort on
his part could unfasfen them, and he
was in an unfortunate dilemma. Lee
King ran in from one side and some one
else from the other, and grabbing hold
Of the nose and chin Of the unfortunate
youth, succeeded in pulling his lips apart
and recovering the fragment which was
thus locked up in his mouth. Henry is
now bagpier and wiser man. de says
the stickcr." in his opinion, will do to
tie to. -- --.


Our usually quiet town was thrown
into considerable excitement by an alarm
Of fire. 1t was in Cooks Photograph
Gallery, and was occasioned by defect
i've stove pipe. 1t was discovered by
some ladies who entered the room in the
absence of Mr. Cook; they gave the
alarm, and the flames were ext,ngulshed
before much injury had been done. Our
friend Cook is there now, unscathed, and
ready to serve any one who may need
anything in his line.


Go to Fritz's and Charley's and see
what is to be seen for the holidays.


Cant. f G.. Whitesides has been
housed with that good landlady. Mrs
Brodie, for the past week, but is pulling
nm. under the administration of Doctor
Brown, and will be out. during the week.
Providence and the weather permitting
:. Sides must be more careful Of himself,
or we will have another song to sing
for him than this. Remember, good men
are scarce.


We were pleased to meet, in our city
Capt H C. Tatum, well-knowh TO our
citizens as the Captain OF the Fannie La
tum. We now find him in the army ol
@ drummers aud one of the best o'
them. too--and will find welcome all
along the river.


The old Pennywit Mill Flour is in
demand at Little Rock. Happening to
step in to Messrs Resse pr'tehara q
Co.'S, last Wednesday morning they nae
INST received carload. and all wss sole
before it had been in the house an ho"r
There is the place to send your surplus
if you want It Sold and that at The n'sn'
eat and best figures
Year: 1876

opposite the Court House. Large mum
hers of the citizens of Van Buren, have
patronzed his gallery and are very well
pleased with his work, which is said to
be equal, if not better, than Bank 'es
best. The citizens of Van Bnren do not
often have such an opportunity offered
them, to get superior picturrs and should
improve the chance. Call early.
Year: 1876

sB-NoTIcE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NRw YORK AT NIGHT-rhe NEW YORK
HERALD has adopted distinguishing Coson night signal for
on board the HERALD steam yacht showing who burn
ing the coors red red changing from TO the other
IN succession and be several miles distant Cap
tains Of vessel seeing this signal will obge US by
preparing any marine they may have for the Ship
News Department Of the HKaALD.


desous OF communicating with vessels arriv
ing at New York do bY addressing such vessels
Of HERALD yacht pier No East River New York
Letters received from all parts the world and promptly do
liyered. Duplicates required.
Year: 1876

The following record will show tho changes In the
temperature tho past twenty four hours, in com
parsOn with the corresponding date OF last year as
indicated by the thermometer al Hudnurs pharmacy,
HRRALD Buildlng.-
Year: 1876

The Knickerbocker Ice Company entered into
contracts with J. W. Kemp h Co., the first in lso4
md the second in 1862 for the sale delivery Of


Two thousand tons were TO be delivered under each


tract IN 1870 the ice to be delivered daily, Sundays


scpcd from the company's derot In this city, and be
sold by Kemp Co in their retail business at such
price or prices the company might establish for
that year. and which subsequently did establish The
ice company however reserved the right to cancel the
contracts if Kemp a Co. should at any time sell all


,r any Of such ice otherwise than at retail 10
consumers tor consumption. In each Of tho
contracts there provision that in case Of the ina
biltv OF the ice COMPANY to Law in full supply OF ice
Year: 1876

Threshin8 Out Wheat from tho Shock


y. Where farmer is near to railroad
depot, it is good policy to thresh out


his wheat at as early a period as pos
,sible. It is good policy to thresh out
the wheat from the shock, and market
it at once: For good many years


wheat in the northwest, has brought a
better price Just after harvest than it
has any other season of the year.
Those who market their wheat at this
period Of the year save a great deal of
work, besides obtaining more money
for their grain. It saves stacking, it
saves transferring the wheat to the
bins, it saves the shrinkage and waste
from many different ways. Of course
the great mass of farmers cannot take
advantage of any such fortune, being
remote from railroads and markets,
they have to bide their time, but let
those who can thresh, sell their grain
especially their wheat just as soon
as it is dry enough so that it can be
handled in good, workman.like man.
ner. It will pay.
Year: 1876




AS the season of the year is at hand
when tomatoes abound, we wish to
impress upon epicures and those who
are fond of tomatoes, and we take it
for granted every one is fond of them,
that they can be dried at little or no
expense, and all the virtue retained.
which is infinitely ahead of the old.
fashioned system of canning and the
curing is so simple that every one can
take advantage of the process.


The method is this. Peel in the usual
way; then if very ripe pour off some
of the juice, stew them slightly, suffi-
GENTLY to cook them through, aud salt
them to taste. Then spread them on
earthen (not tiny dishes, and put them
in warm oven. They cannot be dried
in the sun like other fruit they are
so juicy they need more heat. When
dry, put them in bags, and in winter
they only need soaking an hour or two
then stew and season with butter and
pepper. and one cannot distinguish
them from fresh fruit. They are fit
for the feast of those who are fond of
tomatoes. By this process tomatoes
can be served at all seasons of the year
just as fresh as when just picked from
the vines.
Year: 1876

The variety mostly cultivated in the
west, are hardy and prolific. They
can be raised on upland, on rather
moist loan, but do the best on low
lands or moist meadow land, with a
little sand put around the plant. They
should be planted out l IA to 2 feet
apart each way. Two feet apart it
will take 10000 plants to the acre; if
on low ground it should be pared,
plowed or burnt over, to take out the
grass or weeds, and cultivated for one
or two years, until they cover the
ground. The yield after that is from
$50 to $50 bushels per acre.


They are usually gathered with a
cranberry rake, to be found in any ag.
ricultural store. 1t is not necessary
to plow meadows in order to make
them grow.


The above then, is all that is neces-
sary to observe in the cultivation of
cranberries. Now it does seem to us
that of all products in the west that
of the cranberry is the most profitable.
There is no danger of one stocking the
market. They will bear and pay trans
portation to the four corners Of the
earth. Had the farmers Of Minnesota
paid half the money to start cranberry
fields they have to get orchards started
the proceeds at this time would reach
long way up towards that which is
received for the wheat crop, and the
outlay required to start the business
is so trivial that no one would feel the
expense, and when once under way


no plowing, no cultivation no weed
inc. no bother at all only to gather
the fruit and market it at good roun'
Year: 1876

A. boy at the .'West End had .
birthday party. A. 6-year-old guest
thns describes it to his mo ther
:.First we all had some bread and but
ter. Then we had some lemonade cold
enough to freeze you. Then we all
had a piece Of birthday cake. Then
we all had a lot of ice-cream; and then
all the little boys had the stomac-ache.
The big girls told us to go into the
house and lie down on the floor, and
they made us drink peppermint and
water until we felt. better. Then we
went out to play
Year: 1876

q


There is nothing of more INTEREST to
farmers and all persons keeping but
one or more cows than reliable infor-
nation on the best breeds, and that
can be given by quoting from time to
time the opinion of some of our best
dairymen. A gentleman who has been
a dairyman so years, is reported as
having said before the New York
Farmers Club, as follows: :r.


''He prefers the COW that will give
the most milk. If cow will give
twenty-five quarts per day, she would
be more profitable than another which
gives only eighteen quarts. Then, if
you send your milk to the factory to
be made into cheese, or send it to the
market, the more milk the more profit.
If a man keeps but one or two cows it
will be no criterion. Compare them
with a herd of twenty-five or forty
COWS and they will fall short consider
ably. He prefers the Holstein to any
other breed of cattle he ever owned.
He says they are noted for their milk
ing qualities. Running with herd of
twenty ty-five cows the pure. blood and
grades are the best. The Holstein are
very handsome. Jet black forward
and rear, a bright white blanket
around the body (some black with
white spots on them,) are very docile,
small head, eyes clear, large, mild and
sparkling, horns short; neck small at
the head, straight on the back, heavy
quarters, short legs, udder large and
square teats stand well apart, hair soft
and fine. They are Dutch cattle, and


will match any breed in the world.