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HOME, FABM AND WARDEN.
In planting ycrar garden yoa caa
ave much hard work by planting
everything in drills as far as possible,
so as to permit of cultivating with a
borec. Chicago Times.
Stable manure to be used in the
garden should be worked over and oyer
again until it is thoroughly composted
and as fine as possible. This will put it
in excellent condition for use in hills,
etc Cincinnati Times.
Caution is necessary, in using com
mercial fertilizers in the garden, that it
is not brought in direct contact with
the seed. Thorough mixing with the
fioil is the only absolute safety at all
times. Cleveland Leader.
It is said by one who has tried it,
that if you forget to put dried corn in
water to soak all night, steaming it for
two hours will soften it much more than
boiling for the same length of time, and
it will retain its sweetness and distinct
ire flavor better also. N. Y. Tribune.
A correspondent says that younc
liorscs should never have shoes imposed
upon them until it is well proved that
they can not do without them. He pre
dicts that the day is not far off when
Bome humane benefactor his kind and
iiorse-kind will produce a breed ol
liorses having such firm, tough feet, in
addition to all other good qualities, that
Shoeing will be unnecessary. New En
gland Fanner.
Fish pic: Take off the skin, and re
move the bones of any odds and ends ol
cold fish that may be possessed; add to
.this an equal woight of cold mashed po
tatoes and any cooked rice that may be
over from a dish of curry. Season with
pepper and salt, and place the mixture
'in a well greased dish, with some lumps
of dripping at the top, in the oven, and
liake until it is a light brown color.
Jfoston Globe.
1 To cure weak eyes bathe your eye
laily in salt water; not salt enough
3 hough to cause a smarting sensation.
tNothinir is more strengthening, and we
(know several persons who, after usiii"
this simple tonic for a few weeks?, hail
)ut aside the spectacles they had used
Jor years, and did not resume them,
continuing, of course, the oft-repeated
;daily use of salt water. Never forco
jour eyesight to read or work in insuffi
cient o"r too broad light. Reading with
tiic sun upon one's book is very injuri
ous to the cjcs. Exchange..
Farming Made Profitable.
Farmers may be divided into two
classes those who raise good crop?'
ovcry year, through all the changes ol
.the seasons; and those who fail, or
partly succeed at best, when the sum
jner is too wet. or too drv, or when the
reason opens late, or a cold summer fal
lows, or the crops are seriously cut intc
'hy early autumnal frosts. Insects como
in for a larire share of the plunder, to a
greater or loss extent, nearly every year,
mid on the whole the business of' farm
ing becomes a very uncertain one at bast
What is the reason of the great dif
ference between these two classes ol
farmers?
Ask the last-mentioned class the fol
io wing three questions, and observe how
man' will give a clear, decided atlirma
tivc answer:
1. Arc your fields all thoroughly tile
drained, three feet deep, and two rods
part?
2. Have you secured help enough or
Q-alhcr, have you occupied land small
enough to make a deep, mellow bed ol
tineiy pulverized soil before planting or
(? ing an- crop:"
, Have you provided suilicient help
t k'sp all hoed crops in clean, mellow
tfillasrc the reason through, so that
veeds cannot get above ground?
c are aware that a difficulty lies in
j'otir way you desire if possible, with
suant help, to raise all you can this
3rear. and with the hope that the season
vill provo favorable, will go over and
cultivate as much ground as you can.
The plowing will necisarily be hurried
.-and superficial: the crop will at best be
only moderate for want of a deep bed
of mellow earth: and grass and weeds
"will have more sway than on well pre
pare! ground under strong growing
crops. One of the first things there
fore, in planning for the season, is to
reduce the extent of the land intended
ior cultivation, sufficiently to make
clean and thorough work. If draining
is needed, do it thoroughly, so far as
you can, and do not" try to reduce
water-soaked land to line tillage,
i We can cite an example. The owner
of a small farm thought he had not
Jand enough, and proposed to run in
debt for more. Circumstances induced
3iim to change his plans, and to sell ofl
" portion of his farm, and thus still
further reduce its extent. He retained
lhe same hired help, however, and the
fiamti force of teams, and could do all
l(iie work in a belter manner. His
crops have so improved that he now i
raises much moro than before in quan
tity, aud at a better profit.
The farmer who has a thoroughly tile
idrained farm, has entire control of it
ho season through. He can Legin
-work as soon as the frost is out of the
'ground. He haB plenty of time to sub
soil his land, and by repeated plowing
And harrowing to reduce it to the con
dition of a garden. His crops are put
n early, they get a timely and vigo
Tons start, outstrip the weeds if the
Jailer are permitted to grow at all, and
insects make less impression on them.
tJI the summer is wet, the.surplus water
is held like a sponge in the deep mel
low soil, or is carried off in the tile
drains. If a severe drouth occurs, the
same deep soil holds enough moisture
for the growing crop. Timely and re
pealed cultivation kecp3 the weeds
under and promotes growth. With
such land and such management, the
owner is in a great measure independ
ent of wet and dry seasons; he has
heavy crops every year. There arc, of
course, certain adjuncts which are care
fully attended to. as for example the
caving and manufacture of manure, its
timely spreading and thorough inter
mixture with the soil; a well digested
rotation; good labor-saving imple
ments; ana leaa and comfortable
quarters and regular feeding for all do
mestic animals. The superficial farmer
nay not be able at once to accomplish
complete change for this better sys
tem, but he mav begin without delay,
and by constantly aiming at the highest
decree of improvement, soon be able
torcAch satisfactory results. Country
Gentleman, , - -
.jy.
gammer Sheep Husbandry.
Before turning the Hock to pastor,
Mch sheep should be well trimmed and
tagged about the tail and rump, and
the closer this is done the better. As a
light guide to the amount of pasturage
required, it may be stated that about
six sheep will eat as much as one cow,
the proportion depending, of course,, on
the size of the sheep and cow. They
will also eat much that cattle would re
ject in the shapo of weeds, etc. Finer
grasses grow where sheep have pas
tured: their close cropping induces lat
eral growth, and the gentle pressure of
their feet consolidates the soil without
poaching it, and a fine sward is formed.
When just turned to grass, sheep will
cat greedily, and as this has a relaxing
effect, it is well to continue giving them
a little dry grain for a few days, which
will counteract this tendency. This is
one of the strong points in favor of feed
ing roots to sheep during winter, or even
the latter part of that season,, for they
will then pass from hay to grass without
such a ravenous desire for the latter.
If only a limited supply of roots is on
hand they should be reserved for feed
ing till toward the opening of spring.
When sheep are on pasture they
should have suilicient of it. Access
to water they must have, and salt
should be given them at least occasion
ally. This should not be thrown on the
ground, to be licked up with quantities
of earth; it should be given in a trough.
The care-taker, when he visits them,
should take a little grain with him to
keep them familiar. For the dog nui
sance it is difficult to provide a remedy.
The proper oue would be such a dog-tax
as would secure the annihilation of all
curs and mongrels. Bells hung around
the necks of a few of the sheep arc a
partial protection, but the hardened
sheep killer " cares for none of these
things," and is impervious to anv argu
ment short of a shot-gun. It the Hock
is trained to come to'the barn at night
they will be safe
Lambs may bo weaned when from
four to five months old. They and their
mothers should be separated, and placed
in lots out of sight of each other, and
along with the young things should bo
put three or four withers or dy ewes to
keep them tame. They should have
eood pastures and a little grain daily,
whereas the ewes should be temporarily
stinted for the purpose of drying up
their milk. Shearing time will, how
ever, have arrived ere this, when the
flock should first be passed in review
and dirty locks of wool be cut off; then
the sheep should be washed, and in four
or live ilavs, or as soon as the wool is
dry, they may be sheared.
Just as long as wool-buyers dis
criminate against unwashed wool to the
extent of one-third of the weight of a
fleece, it will pay to wash the sheep, as
the we:ght is not lessened to that ex
tent in washing the wool. Sheen wash
ing is not such a dreadful undertaking
as many imagine: four men two in the
water and two to hand the sheep from
the pen will easily wash fifty sheep in
a forenoon. The pool should be deep
enough to take the sheep off its feet,
and have a sheltering gravelly bank,
where the dripping animals can regain
the land. Washed sheep should bo
sheared on grass to keep the wool
clean, the accessories being a pen to
inelose the sheep, and a rough table on
which to roll up the wool. Notico
should be takun of the quantity and
quality of the wool of individual sheep
for future guidance. If "ticks" are
numerous on sheep or lambs they are
verv harmful, and both should be
dipped immediatelv or soon
after
shearing in a preparation which will
destroy the pests a decoction of tobac
co with a little sulphur added is as good
as anything. The lamos should be
sheared in August. This is an innova
tion on the custom of this country, but
it will be found to have good effect on
their growth, and before the arrival of
winter they will have acquired a fresh
tleece quite suilicient to protect them.
In renovating worn-out lands sheep
may play a very- important part, pro
vided green crops are grown on the
lands to be consumed thereon by
sheep inclosed on plot after plot by
movable hurdles: for as they feed they
enrich the soil with their well-scattered
droppings. Roots can never form as
important a factor in sheep-raising and
crop rotation here as in England, where
a large proportion of the acreage of
each farm is devoted to turnips, to be
fed off on the land by sheep, together
with some grain. Thus sheep are fat
tened, and the land is manured and pre
pared for wheat or barley. This can
not be done here, foreven if roots could
be grown as successfully as in England,
they would be frozen fast in the ground
just at the time they would be most
wanted. But though roots can not,
green fodder crops can be grown, and
it is to these, in connection with sheep,
that the farmer should trust for the
restoration of the fertility of much of
his land. It must be understood, how
ever, that tliis plan is simply a means
to an end, that end being the capacity
of the land to grow clover. Land that
will grow good crops of clover will
grow.or can be made to grow.anything
Prize Essay, in Rural New Yorker.
The Philadelphia Press states that
John R. Austin, a liberal gentleman ol
that city, sent the following note to tho
treasurer of the Presbyterian hospital:
"1 should observe that our hospital has
declined a sum of 2,500 on principle.
Believing that it should not suffer loss
for maintaining principle, inclosed
please find my check for -3,000; $2,500
in lieu of the sum it did not receive,
and $500. being a premium for adhering
to principle, if not adverse to the in
terests of the hospital, I should like this
sum of 3,000 added to the principal of
the permanent funds of the hospital, so
that principle and principal may go to
gether." Custard made in in this way is de
licious for tho " filling of a layer cake:
Heat a coffee-cup of sweet milk in a
bright tin basin, beat one egg very
light, and beat with it until smooth
one heaping tea-spoonful of Hour, add
sugar to suit the taste; when tho milk
is hot stir the flour, eggs, etc., into it;
it will thicken'in a very few minutes.
Take it from the fire and flavor with
lemon: if you choose, blanch 'some
almonds, cut them in three or four
pieces and stir into the custard, N. Y.
Post.
Dissolve some alum in the whit
wash to keep it from rubbing off.
The Mol J'ublislier.
Numerous requisite essentials mar is
laid down for the successful starting
and establishing of a newspaper. The
repeated failures we see in so mauy
sections of the country are dno fre
quently to a lack of observance of
fundamental rules and principles, and
at other times to incompetency and ig
norance of the requirements of the call
ing. A word, even to the initiated, is
at times not misplaced, while to those
embarking in the field of publishing a
hint or two in season can but urovc ap
propriate. An important point to be kept in
view when contemplating the founding
of a new journal is to secure an eligible
position, well peopled, and. if possible,
where there is no other paper published.
If there be papers in existence in the
locality you may have chosen, en
deavor to make your enterprise such a
success as to crowd out all rivals, and
exemplify "the survival of the fittest."
Various honorablo means may be em
ployed for so doing. A careful study
of the conduct and tone of other jour
nals will develop new ideas and afford
experience for raising the character of
your own publication.
A sound policy is to start with suffi
cient capital to pay for your entire out
fit of type, presses and paper, leaving
sufficient working capital in the bank
for wages and running expense-'. Do
not be too sanguine of success? If you
hold your ground for the first year,
without making a dollar or running in
debt, you will be doing as well as the
average of those who have traveled tho
same road and met with final success.
Let your paper be of a good moral
tone and of a strictly clean and pure
sentiment This rule should apply not
only to the general reading matter, but
to your advertising columns. Remem
ber that the newspaper should not be a
medium for the mere gratification of
the morbid tastes of the community,
but a source of intelligence and profit
for the merchant, the mechanic, the
refined gentleman, and their families
Endeavor to make your paper a relia
ble agent in all its news, avoiding
lengthy and sensational reports. It :a
better to be tardy with a correct ac
count than to be compelled to contra
diet hastily-spread false rumors.
Take a personal interest in the prac
tical details of 3our composing and
press-rooms, not leaving the entir.s
management of this branch of your
newspaper to your foreman or general
hands. If you are not a practical print
er you will." in time, by careful observa
tion, become acquainted with the rou
tine of the work. Waste of material may
thus be prevented, and economy incul
cated in your employes.
The prosperity of a paper may be
iudged in a measure by its appearance.
Do not sacrifice the typography to grat
ify tho whims of advertisers. Abolish
ail poster display. Set your advertise
ments in neat, plain type the smaller
sizes of such faces as light Gothics, An
tiques and Roman tvpj?. Use the best
quality of ink and paper that your
means will allow. Your subscribers
will appreciate youi efforts, and will
give such a newspaper ample support.
Pay all your bills promptly, thus se
curing, whatever it may be customary
to allow, the discount for cash pay
ments. Upon no cons:deration be negligent
about the issue of your paper, but cause
it to appear uniformly upon the day of
its announced publication.
Inculcate in your employes habits of
cleanliness and temperance. Keep tho
various departments of the office clean
aim uuy. i ay your workmen jusi aim
reasonable wages, giving preference to
the employment of those who are com
petent. Abandon all unnecessary
night-labor. A job printing-office es
tablished in connection with yournews
oiliee will be found a valuable ally.
Last, but not least, systematically at
tend to the collection ot all moneys
duo, and summarily erase from the
mail-list all non-paying subscribers.
Typographic Advertiser.
He Was Competent.
An amusing episode recently occurred
in Judge Barnum's court-room during
tho hearing of r.n ejectment case. A
little boy of eight years was presented
by one side as a witness, aud the oppos
ing counsel objected.
Do you know what an oath is?"
asked the Court.
" Yes sir," answered Charley. "It
is to ask God to help you tell the truth."
"Where did you" learn all this?"
frowned the opposing counsel.
" In the catocliism," said Charley, not
to be frowned down or sat upon by the
biggest lawyer in the business.
"In tho 'atechism? What cate
chism?" " In the ten cent catechism, sir."
Who told you to look in the cate
chism?" "My sister. She told me last night,
and I got it and studied it."
' Have you got 3"our catechism with
you
Yes, sir. Here it is," and the well- i
thumbed little pamphlet was forthwith
produced from the depths of that mys
terious receptacle for all odds and ends,
the trousers-pocket.
" You see the boy has his documents,"
interposed the court with a smile, and
a quiet titter went around the court
room as it became evident that the
legal luminary was being " downed "
by the child.
"H'm! Let me see the book. I won
der if you know anything more that's in
it. Who made you?"
" Why, God, o' course," was the re
ply, as if the lad pooh-poohed the idea
of being asked such a simple question,
and wanted "somethin' hard."
Several questions were asked, and
elicited ready replies. The lawyer,
though loath to "acknowledge "tho
corn, saw that he was in for it, and
accepted defeat as gracefully as possi
ble. Turning to tho Court he said:
" Your honor, I think we will accept
this witness, and as for this little book,
I would submit it to my learned friend,
the counsel for the other side, and
recommend its careful perusal by him.
It will d him good." Chicaqo Times.
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The fast mail service across the
continent costs no more to the country
than the former slow service. The mail
time, from ocean to ocean, is live days
ten hours, which enables Eastern cor
respondence to be delivered by the car
riers in this city some forty hours earliei
than formerlyA-6'a Francisco Post.
Virginia Recruits.
The Republican party of Virginia,
created and proclaimed by the Liberal
Coalition Convention of Wednesday,
springs at or.ee full-grown and full
armed into the political arena, ready for
the comb:,, with the Bourbon-Democratic
party of Virginia. The Read
justcr movement of 137'J against Bour
bon men and measures rapidly devel
oped into the Liberal-Coalition, which
obtained Federal and Republican recog
nition and favor, and now the logical
and decisive step is taken which con
firms our past record and assures our
future career. Differing with the Na
tional Republican party on no principle
nor policy, ami having" identical objects
in viewftoth as to State and Federal af
fairs, we yet did not assume the Re
publican name until we had won and
deserved U by our deeds no less than by
the natural accession to our ranks of
the vast majority of the Republicans in
Virginia. In point of fact, not only had
the former Republicans of Virginia, as
a mass, come to the Liberal-Coalition,
but the legal authorities of the'' former
Republican organization in the State,
and of the National Republican partv
as well, had ratified ami approved the
alliance and had jointly authorized anil
called the convention which met Wed
nesday and took the name of the Re
publican party of Virginia. In all this
the convention but acted under the in
dorsement o: the Republican Adminis
tration, the Republican Senate and the
Republican National Committee. Not
only in the name of the Liberals and Re
adjusters was our action taken, but in
the name of the Republicans, with only
about live thousand ot the last dissent
ing, and these bolting to co-operate with
the Bourbon-Demo.Tacy! Lat year the
Liberal-Coalition polled 12r,oJo votes
for its candidates, while in 1832 the
Straightout bolters to Bourbonism dis
closed that their whole strength, as cast
for Dawson (their candivte for Con-gressman-at-Large),
amounted oniy to
about -1.:0H votes!
Early in the Liberal movement the
free schools and the frej ballot were
taken up by us as great issues appeal
ing alike to enlightened statesman-hip
a lid honest patriotism; and here at once
the movement, in antagonizing Bour
bonism, aligned itself with Republican
ism. In the rapid evolution of the
germ of Liberalism :is the deadly foi of
bourbonism, we bocame nationalized.
Federalized and Americanized in spirit
and in purpose thus identifying our
selves the more with Republicanism as
we renounced and opposed sectionalism
and all its narrow hates and prejudices.
We proclaimed :md fouirht for the civil
and political e piality of all men, which
Bourbonism swore to recognize and ac
cept only to ignore or reject more fully.
here auatn touching elbows with the
Republicans of the country in the asser
tion of common rights against the usur
pations and tyrannies of a false Democ
racy. We adopted the policy of prote -tion
as one necessary to the" prosperity
of Virginia no less than to the general
welfare of the Nation; once more join
ing hands aud hearts with the Republic
anism which makes war upon the De
mocracy of free trade or that "for
revenue only." Our friends were Re
publicans: our chief enemies Democrats
aud Bourbons. Republican in principles
and policy, in protess'on and pract.ee.
in precept and performance, in
association and alliance for mutual
help against common foes, and also
Republican in the number of Republic
ans who marched under our banuer. we
but take the name we ha'c a right to
when Ave declare that we are the Re
publican party of Virginia and pro
claim that we shall hold and defend it
against all comers with the might and
valor already illustrated by many high
achievement's and brilliant victories.
The Republican President of the United
States, the Republican Senators at
Washington, the RepuMican National
Committee, the Republican masses of
irgima, reinforced by many thousands
of former Conservatives and Democrats
all these welcome, acknowledge and
sustain us as true Republicans; and the
Republican National Comention at Chi
cago will gladly and proudly receive us
as'a grand division of the National Re
publican party. We shall help nomi
nate and elect the next Republican
President and Vice-President of the
United States, and we shall be foremost
in vindicating and establishing Repub
licanism, free, respected and with none
to make it afraid, not only in Virginia,
but in all the Southern States. And
while we do this straightoutisiu. dis
owned and rejected of all except Bour
bons, will perish in self-entailed con
tempt and ignominy. Not only, there
fore, aro we Republicans of right, but
we are Republicans who have the might
to make good our right.
The "break" which President Grant
once prophesied as sure to occur to the
Smith has happened. The Solid South
"breaks" before the successful liberaliz
ing movement which began here in
1S79. In foretelling this "break" Presi
dent Grant said that when it took place
the men who participated in it would
be astonished to see how many hail been
impatiently waiting and longmn; for this
"convenient season" to abandon Dem
ocracy and Hourbonism and come to
Republicanism. We are here! The
convention of Wednesday night filled
President Grant's prediction, astonish
ing even the onlooking Bourbons with
incontestable evidence that the "break"
has b'jen made, aud that the sinking
ship of Hourbonism is being deserted
already. The bold and decisive action
of Wednesday night is as attractive as
it is startling; and the gallant men who
led the way in this revolt and liberation
from a hateful political bondage will
soon discover that eager throngs are hur
rying in their footsteps. The Rubicon is
passed the die is cast and now for
ward to that good fortune which ever at
tends bravo men resolute to be free and
to redeem their soil from crushing and
humiliating oppression. llichmond
Whig.
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From Paris comes announcement
of the death of Amie Lconic, Uaronne
Dauniesiiil. She was ninftv-two years
old. Her father was Garat" first Presi
dent of the Bank of France, wiio was in
his cell awaiting death when the fall of
Robespierre saved him. Her husband
was that General Daumcsnil who de
fended Vincennes against the allies in
1818, and on being summoned to sur
render, only answered: " I will capitu
late when you give me back the leg I
lost at Lut.ea." Chicago Tribune. ,
From Garety to (irief.
Somewhere about two years ago tho
Democrats were an exceedingly merry
set, anil looked forward to their mag
nificent seventy-eight majority in tho
lions-..' as a fair inkling of a tidal wavo
that should sweep all before it in tho
coming election of 1SS4. Tho merri
ment has subsided altogether, and the
Democratic minds are now soberly re
flective and thoughtful. The two ablest
men in the party have concentrated
their thoughts upon the problem of an
issue on which to conduct the cam
paign, and have arrived at results
which have been given to the world
through the Chicago Iroquois Club. The
conclusions differ, and the difference
represents very fairly the state of mind
of the party. The wisdom of Bayard
sees in the Morrison bill the element ot
popularity that can save the party. The
wisdom of Tilden. sees the necessity of
avo. ding the tariff issue at the present
time. It is the first time in the history
of parties in this country that the con
fessedly longest-headed man of any of
them has written an important public
letter on the situation jut before the
battle, and made no commendatory allu
sion to the vital measure which the rep
re entattve of his party iu Congress ha e
concoct d as a campaign issue.
The Democrats have always been di
vided on the tariff, as they are now, but
hae got on well enough oeeause they
have not made the issue prominent.
But the time has come when they could
no longer subordinate it. The old sub
jects of contest about currency, in
ternal improu'inent. nullitic.Uion, sla
very, resumption of specie payments,
and the reso.utions of 'U8 have all been
settled. Not one of them is now con
tested, and their subsidence below the
surface has left no oh eet above the
waste of waters but the tariff. Neces
sardy it became prominent, and the
only thing that is prominent :vs a busi
ness question. To ni.iko the matter
worse, there was the palpable fact that
in the sett'ement of the great questions
above cnunvrated the Democrats lost
their ca-e every time. They meet year
after year and quietlv droo from their
platform one by one the old piauks on
which they formerly sat and drifted,
until it came to pass that acquiescence
in what the Republicans have done was
regarded as a chief merit, and they be
gan to put n airs for having the virtue
to accept and be grateful for the good
things their opponents have mad.' them
swallow by sheer force against their will.
On all the great measures before the
country in past years the Democrats
now- know they were wrong and have
been beaten. They give up all but freo
trade, ami are debating among them
selves whether their last pet lamb is to
be Mirrendered or fought for anil kept
in the family as a cos-ut for the amuse
ment of the children and an object of
affection.
The struggle exe'tes commiseration.
The cry went up: "For God's sake
leave us something!" and by the aid of
five tender-hearted Republicans the
leaders protected their forlorn little
ewe by a maioritv of two votes, and
thus wi Jibe able to hear its plaintive
bleating ior a few weeks longer. It is a
sad thought tl at so much effort has
been expended by a great organization
to prevent what they conceived was a
wrong policy from prevailing. It ii
mournful to think of the number of
prophets that have come to grief by re
sults that have contradicted all their
prognostications. The letter writers
send out statements that Core is a sad
man and no more laughs. It is natural.
How could he laugh when driven to
vote against protect ng the wool on the
back of the last Democratic sheep as
he was the othorday by pa-ty necessity?
Morrison is sad, too. and can not help
it. All Democrats are sad.
One of the writers of the Chicago let
ters expressed his abiding faith that
Providence would yet come to the res
cue of the Democratic arty. Such
faith borders on the sublime, for it is a
long time since Providence has shown
much inclination that way. Jeff Davis
exhibited no less faith in Providence,
and never gave up the lost cause until
he found Ins wife's garments too siiort
to hide a pair of pronounced cavalry
boots; then faith died, and Providence
has not since been much counted on :u
a support in the tribulations of Democ
racy. Exchange.
Drnmcracy in Louisiana,
After all the promises that the city ol
New Orleans and the State of Louisiana
should this time enjoy the novelty of an
honest electfsa, the recent State election
was marked by the usual scenes of vio
lence aud ballot box stulling. The In
spectors appointed for each polling
place iu the city of New Orleans b- the
Mayor, according to law. and the Com
missioners appointed by the State Reg
istrar, were ejected by" force from the
polling-rooms all over the city as soon
as the polls opened in the morning;
and, during the riotous excitement at
tending these performances, the ballot
boxes were stuffed with the tiekets oj
the " regular' Democratic faction. Tim
State Registrar being requested to in
terfere, at least so far :ts to call
upon the Governor to maintain
the law, declined to do anything
whatever about the matter. It ii
alleged by the independent Democrat
and Republicans that at least eijrht
thousand to ten thousand "regular"
Democratic tickets were stuffed into tho
ballot boxes in the city. Asides this
illegal performr.nce. as"the news came
in dttxng the day of a surprisingly large
vote for the Republican nominee for
Governor in the adjoining parishes, not
a single ward in the city of New Or
leans had its vole counted on the night
of the election By holding back the
count it could bo seen whether it would
be necessary to stuff the city ballot
boxes some more to make a sure thing
oi carrying tue election: ana. ii neces
sary, more votes could be added before
beginning the count. This is a speci
men of Democratic party rule in the
South. It is comparatively mild to
what we may expect next November. s
there is no report of a massacre in jny
of the parishes thus far heard t.om.
Detroit Post awl Tribune.
A newspaper in an F-istcrn city
predicts that in the near future there
will be no swinging signs, no telegraph
poles, no huckstering stands, no horse
blocks, no hitching-posts-. A little fur
ther on, and there will be no projecting
door-steps or vanning cellar-ways.
Milujuuh.ee Sentinel.
Treading the Downward Path.
Two old friends who had met for the
first time in many years were discussing
bygone days.
"Let, -me see." said one, "vou had a
son. did you not P"
"Yes. and I am sorry to say he turned
out badly. He became engaged in a
tight, while under the influence of liquor,
and killed a man. He is at present serv
ing out a life sentence."
"That is rather bad." remarked the
other, "but I have been still more unfor
tunate with niyboy. Poor fellow! I
suppose it is mostly" my fault. I shonld
have watched him more cliwlv when
he was young." And the strong man
wept copiously.
"You have" my sympathy, my dear
friend." said his companion earnestly,
as he grasped his hand and pressed it
warmly. "May I ask what your unfor
tunate son is doing ?"
'You may," replied the other, his
voice choked with emotion: "he is a
base-ball umpire. Philadelphia Call.
CUBKOF COLO ON TIIK LINV.S.
Letter From Cyru W. Field, ,Ir.
S ET5"THSTitKrr. I
New VoitK, .M.iy Stti. IsSI. f
5vral times this wintar I havo suftVrvil
from sKvrre CM on my Langs. Each
t::uo I h.ivo applied Allcock's I'orocs
Pr.wrKKS, and in onry inst.-inc I hnva
be-fii quickly ndieved by applying one
acros my chest and one on my lack, lly
friends, through my advice, liaM trie-1 tbo
experiment and alo found it most success
ful. I feci that I can icconiiiiend them
most highly to any one who may see lit to
try them. Cvitcs W. Field, Jr.
i:.uini:nt sikdicai. tkstimony.
13 East S2o Sir :ct.
New York, March 13th. I5.
I havMisd Allcock's Purou Plastzhs
in my jiractice with rmirkabl: success,
and fnuntl them peculiarly r Ricucious, wh u
applied to tho back, for Wank Spine and
Nervous Exhaustion. Tbey afford ulmnst
instant rlief iu Coughs, Colds and Liver
Complaint. I cordially recommend thetu
as the l-st and af-t Plaster ever mad,
and would caution the jmh'ie against tho
nnnit-rua other so-c.illed Porous Plasters
that are sought to bo palmed olf on a credu
lous public: they an worthless and often
times dangerous.
Robert S. Nkwtov, M. D., L. P.. C. S.
Weak Dark, Rheumatism and all Local
Pains are relieved and cured by Allcock's
Poaocs Plasters. One trial will convince
you. but sect that you got the genuine, as
all other so-called Porous Plasters, with
out n single exception, are worthless imi
tations. He that take a wife takes care. Frank
lin. Yds, he tak-s care taat his wiie
di-esn't catch hint hagjginj tha servanl
girl. Detroit Post.
Don't You Do It.
Don't suffer any longer with the pain
tut aches of Rbfum.ttism which make life
a bunion to. you. R-dtef, spely and per
manent, can lw procured at tho nearest
dru trv. in the. form of Kidney-Wort.
Elbrirlz Malcolm of AVeat Bath, Maine,
sitys: "I was eomnl,ily prostrated with
Rheumatism and Kidney troubles and was
iiot expected to recoror. The first dose of
Kidney-Wort helped me. Six does put
me on my feet, It has now ontiraly cured
me and I havo had no trouble since."
It !aUm a long time for a woman to got
int the thirtios, but wnen sho dons get
there sha stays.
A lady, who suffered from wentns!
pcnliar o her sex, in writing to a friend,
said: "I trio! various kidney medicines,
but only found mys-If grovdng worse. A
friend told me to use Dr. GuysoU's Yellow
Dock anySarsjparilla. I"? fffect on ma
was soon indicated by a clar ami beuuti
ful cotnhx.on, a froedom from aches and
pain, a complote removal of nervous d?
lrasion, painless regularity in habits of
digestion and otherwise. I can not praise
tho remedy too highly as a true friend to
s.uffnriug womanhood and as a strengthen
ing nudicine.
A COUMTEK-irkitant The woman whe
offers teu cents a yard for lorty -cent gooiii
yorrbtoicn Herald.
Hale's llaner of Ilorehountl anil Tar
Checks cold and prevents brenchifis.
Pike's toothache drops curs in one niiuu'e.
"One doesn't notice that a car window ii
anything like an ovster until he trys tc
o;hji i'.l!octland Courier-Gazette.
RErKATED requests hav indnc-d the pro
prietors oT Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetablt
Compound ta send by uiail to various lady
correspondents, largo mounted portraits
of Mr. Pinkhjtn; and now many a house
hold wall is adorned hy tho familiar, moth
erly faca of the Massachusetts woman who
has done so much for all women.
A culinary exchango tells " how to use
cold boiled cabbage." An excellent way
is to give it away to a boggar.
df-A thing of Beauty. The most brill
iant shades possible, on all fabrics, an
niada by the Diamond Dyos. Uuequaled
for brilliancy and durability. 10c. at drujj
sists. Send '2c. for S"2 Sample Colors.
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, Vl,
TnE prize fighter's wife, when asked
about her husband's business, replies that
be is employed iu a mill.
Papillox Skin Cure i specific, ere for
all skin diseases Salt Rheum. Erysipelas,
Rash, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Inordi
nate Itching, UIc?rs, Cut, Wounds, Burns
or Scalds, and all Scrofulous Eruptions.
Wiiks the loaves begin to turn When
tl'e teacher looks up to see who is studying
bis lessop. IbtMan Post.
Jamfs BKKCHER.il.IX.of SiRoumey, ta.,
says: "I have been usin;j a Ceusth Balsim.
called Dr. Wm. Hall's Balsau or tub
Lunos, and in almost every case I have had
rfhtire success."
We hear occasionally of civil enzinoenr,
but how is it we n-ver har of civil brako
men? 07 City Derrick.
a - - -
For Bronchial. Asthmatic and Prr.
xonary Complaints, "llroicn' Bronchial
Troches" manifest remark ible mrative
properties. Sold onbin hoxes. ii cts.
A 7LASII of lightning has some strikins
characteristics.
Papillon B'ood Cure is absolutely ve;
table, a positive cure for dtsea-.es of thu
blood and liver. All druzxist sell ic.
Civility is dear to everybody, and
it costs nobody anything.
fet
31ns. E. Forbes, of Potsdam, 2f. Y..
write: " Samaritan Xerzinc cured my sou
or epilepsy."
The man who was ashamed to look hi
watch in the faca probably cot it on tick.
Ik aSllctetl with Sore Eves, iifo Tir. Iaa
Thompson's Eye Water. Drus-ists sell it. 'c.
V"ii!Cf a man goes to thehair-Jresser'sia
warm weather be tuk?s a short cut.
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