The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, March 08, 1877, Image 4
FARM, GAKDEX i\D HOUSEHOLD.
Strnminx Food For Stack.
A. C. "VTalcs, a'farmer of Stark county,
Ohio, who has experimented extensively
in feeding sheep, wrote the American
Farmer's club, that he selected three
hundred ewes and divided them into two
v lots of equal numbers, and as nearly
equal in size$ weight, age and condition
as lie oould..?0* them. One lot of one
hundred Arid ftfty was placed in one shed
and received liberal rations of clover,
hay and sheaf oats. Tim other lot of one
liuudred and fifty was placed in a neighboring
shed, and ied twice a day with
steinidrt fodder, cut to three-quarters
of ail inch in length, mixed with two
bushels of bran, and wet down with
boiler water?at the ^ata of one bushel
of the mixed feed to fcefc sheep. Before
beginning each idfwas weighed on a set
of stock scales conveniently near, and
thereafter %were WEjghed -twice a week.
Each lot received-?e?ame care in water
tv^.,1.1* i A.ainina nvAf/utfiAn anairvef
lLl^) UCUUIU^J CACfVlOCj puvovvivu H^VUMWV
storms,. etc. Th^ experiments were continued
over a perioa of eight weeks.
t The records of the details were so satisfactory
as to seim to warrant the pur/
chase* of an engine and boiler, and the
putting n0rf tanks and conveniences on
a scale adequate^ to the wants of the
tlock. Since then Mr. Wales has fed
% this feed almost exclusively. Last winj|tir,.owing
to the failure of the hay crop,
he kept over his entire stock, consisting
of twenty horses, abont twenty head of
cattle, aud between 1,600 and 1,700
? she^pwithout a pouud of h$y, and they
Ar Came into spring in*Ifelter condition than
they have, ever done on dry feed. The
sheet aribhor of steam feeding, he be'tieves,
is the fodder of sowed corn, of
which he cnt and cured five hundred
, tons last summer, from eighty acres of
upland clay soil. At tfie present time
he is feeding 2,250 sheep and lambs on
steamed food ; their daily ration is 3,400
pounds of fodder corn, 500 pounds of
bran and twelve, bushtis of corn.. One
flock ql'|(4s hundred and fifty ewes
? weighed, gained three pounds per head
in eight days. In regard to the cojst of
steaming, he says : The stock now being
fed requires about three tons of dry feed
per day. The cutting is done by a No.
6 Cummins qntter, and it is so arranged
that the cut feed as it falls from the cutting
machine is carried to and placed in
the tanks, wet up with the necessary
quantity of water, and mixed with bran
or meal by qjachiuerv?so that when the
cutting is "douti the ?eed is ready for the
steam. Three.men in an hour and a half
mVi *Mifc th? three tons. With the ?resent
boiler capacity it take* oue man four
hours more to steam ik : cost of fuel
for cutting, mixing, pumping water, etc.,
is about five cents per ton of dry feed.
Th<:
rapidly msmrmtea nr the ammais than
long fend, It is shoveled from the tanks
down into wagons with side boards that
sta d below thg riirttofafrtof the tanks,
and carried tfi fhe feheep foMi. The
racks are made to accommodate twenty
sheep, and this number is found to need
abOHtf 'f*b^bo8bel8 of out feed. The
feeder has two two-bushel baskets.
ana a boy can feed and care for 1,500
sheep. The fodder i&;ehtaa tfp fleta, a
few joints and soiled pieces* only being
leftpaJwIt oi>e per cent, is wasted.
All the advantages claimed for feeding
steamed food to cattle and horses?the
economy of feed, the increased health,
thrift and ^mf?rtt?r|;Jre u&gnai??are
fouud in an equal degree in the feeding
of sheep. The effect is shown in the
wool,' wweh 'ih of a length, clearness,
style, and particularly strength of 6taple
rarely found on shoe^ wjatered on dry
feed. There is ^arorlteder place in
the wool; indicating tU* point in the
growth of the fiber where the ahesp
changed from green to dry food. All
the wool buyers^observed this ; and the
wool, it is belief#, commanded a higher
price that an/ other clip bonght from
first hands in Itinfranv of the adjoining
counties. It claimed that the
steaming of fepd adds to its nutritive elements.
But ph. the pulverization and
s'irring of th&Sful promote the growth
of plants by lQfc&ng the plant food more
accessible to the so the steaming
of feed makeafljl at once more palatable
and more re^nrP-?Hgested wad assimilated
by the animals, and performs the
8 ime office for their food that cooking
doce^or lis h|Stti^pJa?iily.
Timely Hint*.
Be sure to have the ground where yon
put o lions next spring rich, and to make
it qp, eovprjtover with fiaanure now, runniirgx>v^r
it in ttie spring and raking off
all the coarse parts. Throw
your coal ashes around fiuit
tre3s and* under currant and goosebei'-v
^ rie?. Don't throw away or sell wood
ashes, but use.them around your peach
trees or other fruit trees. Carefully
examine with a sharp instrument, the
peacn trees, wnere\er gum is escaping,
ami kill
If not done before, trim currants,
grapes and gooseberries; cut up the cutt
ugs six or ton mdie^ lonv, and bury below
the fro^flj for Bering siting.
There is nothing better for hotbeds
than leaves mixed with barnyard manure,
as they produoe heat for so long a time.
To grow good roots from cuttings-of
quinces,1 currants, gooseberries, flowering
shrubs, etc,, it is well to take off the
cutting the first open spell, and bury in
earth so they will callous over before
planting out in the sparing.
Cut scions of apples, pears and cherries
now, and bury in saud for grafting.
?Fruit JRccQrdcr.
The Hoof Rot.
Hoof disease, or "hoof rot," is caused
by filthy yards, or pasturing in. wet soils,
but it may spread to cattle which are
kept in clean yards atul dry pasture.
Thoroughly cleanse the diseased foot
with warm soap sods, carbolic soap is
b^8t, and if pus has formed, remove it by
paring away the horn ; cover the sore
with tar, then bind up closely. After a
few days examine the foot, and if pus is
again formed, remove it and wash again
with carbolic soap, or a weak solution of
sugar of lead water. Chloride of zinc
lotion, one grain to an ounce of water, is
also excellent for dressing such sores.
Cleanliness and a few applications as
above will cure any ordinary case of foot
rot in cattle.
Preparation of Thr&shlnv Floor*.
Prof Lelunann suggests the following
plan for the preparation of thrashiug
floors fn fkr less time and of greater durability
than those made with clay.
Slake naif a bushel of lime to a dry powder
and mix if with half a bushel of
sand, free from loam, and eight bushels
of sifted ashes of coal or turf, and work
the mass with water to a stifl paste. Lay
it ftve or six inches deep and smooth
with a trowel. The durability may be
increased by coating it with coal tar after
it li&s become perfectly dry.
Do not forget that while you fold your
hands, time folds not up his wings.
The Mediterranean Mosquito.
Clarence Sydney Montgomery was a j
handsome young man when he reached ,
the town of Cannes in the twilight of a (
warm November evening. His face was i
indeed his fortune, and a more beautiful '
one America seldom sends abroad to '
demonstrate the comeliness of her race, i'
The object of his devotion had not 1
hung ou the branch a ripened fruit '
awaiting his hand, like all the other (
girls, and before he was fully aware of
his own mind, had been snatched away |1
from his sight altogether; hence the
zest of pursuit and painful uncertainty 11
such as the young Adonis had not pre- '
viously known.
The charmer had not flirted with him 1
in a ballroom or at the seashore, he had 1
never danced with her in his life. To be '
sure, she was the only child of a very J'
wealthy merchant, but as she was barely ! 1
seventeen, and not "out," even in the
i American sense of the word, only the
most fortunate chance could have 1
brought her in contact with Clarence !
Sydney. Re had met his fate on the ;:
platform of a drawing-room car between ,
New York and Philadelphia, where she ['
had lost her Skye terrier, and the young j1
; man, in rescuing the little beast from
the wheels, had been moved bv Emily's 1
sweet gratitude to seat himself in a con- j1
venient corner of the saloon during the (
remainder of the journey, and admire 1
her over a rim of newspaper. The tele- (
graph along the route sent no more
rapid signals than did the eyes of Clar- 1
enoe Sydney over the newspaper margin. '
Before the termination of the journey he
had slipped his card into Emily's hand, 1
with his address inscribed thereon, and ?
she Jhad promised to write him a note, i
That guileless old gentleman, the young :
1- J?f a/1 flio fr?oin (
UU.IV B ULAU liV'Ui tuu UM1U
entirely unconscious of a Clarence Syd- , 1
ney's existence. After that there were :
stolen interviews, ruthlessly terminated '
by the departure of Emily for Europe to I
complete her education. Despair seized
the lover left behind, although he had
made a favorable impression on mamma,
or fondly hoped that he had done so.
Cannes is one of the most lovely spots |'
of the lovely Riviera. Our traveler be- : 1
held it in that interval of balmy twilight i
when the rose tints of sunset have faded,
| but a certain tender bloom of the day }1
still lingers. Clarence Sydney, having j1
f deposited his portmanteau at one of the 1
leading hotels of the Boulevard de l'lm- 1
peratrice, and partaken of dinner, '
strolled forth to enjoy the evening. A
sympathetic waiter, who evidently di- 1
vined the situation from the young
stranger's agitation of manner and indif- 1'
ference to the meal served him, gave ex- 1
plicit directions as to the location of the i:
villa occupied by Emily and her family."
The young lady's papa, in order to be i
on n/vieiKlo on/1 ti/?Viipvp flip ' I
tK> ?i?i^ li5il ao uiV j nu\? wvmv<v .
most expensive end permitted a for- 1 j
I eigner, had rented a house at Cannes for , <
the winter. The moon was rising, shed- i
ding her silvery radiance over the J&sterel j
1 mountains, and the wide Mediterranean ! i
which broke on the shore with the gentle j.<
I undulations of calm weather. . 1
Clarence Sydney passed along the '
beautiful promenade where the palm (1
trees grew m clusters, crossed the little
square with the adjacent streets of shops i 1
1 lighted, and ascended the hill beyond, <
himself a prey to contending emotions. 1
How would he be received ? Had Emily
already forgotten him ? Did he dare to 1
t call in the evening ? He advanced to '
the gate of the fortress, which he had i
, not sufficient courage to storm, after all. j 1
Like a thief in the night, he peered i <
I through the bars wistfully. "Within was ! 1
a garden in shadow, and the villa gleam- ' 1
ed white in the moonlight?a paradise
1 of flowers and aromatic, scented shrub- '
b^ry, where a fountain played with rip- ?
pling music. Alas ! Emily'B father was 1
known to be a very stiff old gentleman, |
not likely to favor the suit of Clarence j
Svdnev, and onlv too liable to ask un- 1 :
? - *' ? i
pleasant questions as to the extent of a <
young man's income who meditated ]
matrimony. Still the mother was more 1
than half won over already, amidst tear- i
ful confidences on the part of the daugh- j1
ter; and backed by this feminine reserve, 1
1 he must needs learn his fate.
Oil, it snouiil nappen 10 ramble
ill pensive solitude down the ave- uue,
her white garments shimmering ]
amidst the fragrant foliage ! AH nature i
was favorable to such a meeting. The
night was so beautiful and mild ; the 1
palms overhung the road in feathery <
clusters, their shadows sharply defined
on the ground by the luminous moon ; i
unseen waters murmured in the thickets '
of gardens, and the air was heavy with I
the perfume of countless flowers. In- ,
stead, Emily was reading aloud an ,
American' periodical to her father, in a ,
drv, monotonous tone of voice, never ,
dreaming of the propinquity of her i j
lover. Life is full of contrasts. Here
was Clarence Sydney, leader of the ton j (
, in his own city, and pet of society, i
g.izing through the bars of a gate in a ,
i t?_ _ i?i ,i;/i
iom. XJ 1HUU, which uc uju. xiw uiuv i (
enter, whither he had followed Emily, j
Stiff old fathers will be obliged to an- j
sver for much pains and unhappinese (
some time. For what purpose were the ]
old fathers ever created, except to pro- <
mote the happiness of the next gener- <
ation ? i
Behold! a devoted and timid lover ]
was at the portal, and afraid to enter, 1
because Emily's papa might deem it an 1
inauspicious hour for calling. (
Clarence Sydney sadly returned to 1
1-is hotel, where he presently fell asleep 1
very soundly, despite his emotions, with i
the warm air floating through the win- i
? i iL.il : _
(low and moonligiit sinning on me noor. i
Ignorant young stranger, to thus reck- j
lessly defy the Mediterranean mosquito ? y
He was speedily awaKened by such a sav- t
nge attack of a winged liusfc as he had j f
never before sustaiued in his life. Talk t
, about the Maine woods in June and July! j f
talk abcut the mosquito coast of tropi- I i
j cal America! They came in legions, (
and they charged down in squadrons ,'
at a time, to the loud, fierce hummiug I '
of their bugles, until Clarence Sydney, j
goaded to acute and wrathful wakeful- ; 1
ness, smote his fair smooth cheeky with I }
the rudest violence, for the moiuprit
usually slipped away nimbly, leaving
him to slap his own face. May not i
mosquito's career be one of ?piey in
terest among insects?a sort of rnnninj
the blockade of danger perpetually, am
skipping away from the avenging palm
"Perhaps I had better olose the win
lows," said the guileless youth. Vision
[>f other chambers of the hotel, sliroude*
in curtains, recurred to his mind, and h
had selected the one now occupied be
?ause of the water view.
Accordingly he closed the windows
ind therebyprevented any of his viciou
visitors from departing during the re
oiainder of the night, even to make a cal
elsewhere, if so disposed. Oh, th
wretchedness of that night, tortured 1;
a tiny, insignificant mosquito, and wit)
the moon lit Mediterranean in view ! I
Clarence Sydney sank into an uneas;
iloze, after his labors, armed with towe
and candle, a select orchestra serenade*
him in one ear ; if he drew-ft sheet ove
Liis head, leaving only his nose exposed
the Grandfather of that uninvited com
pauy settled oil that organ with a pierc
ing sting which- caused the victim t
jump ou his couch; and if he rousei
himself desperately with the determina
tionto abandon sleep and think of Emily
both hands were required to ward off th
enemy. There is a fierce pertinacit;
about the Mediterranean mosquito un
equaled by its family on other shores
an .1 its bite is injected venom in the veins
Oilier less famished insects are satisfiei
with a moderate meal and a subsequen
retirement; Clarence Sydney was allow
ed no respite until broad daylight.
There were stealthy sounds audible h
the hotel during the midnight hour, am
aur traveler observed a light shininj
through the door leading to the nex
room, succeeded by a waft of incense
Clarence Sydney decided sagaciousl;
that his neighbor was performing som
religious service. The neighbor, bette
armed against the foe, was slowly ?trang
[ing himself and the mosquitoes with i
Venetian pastille.
"When he arose in the morning, ou
Adonis was a spectacle to behold. Wha
had become of the fair, handsome fac
n-hicli had won the young heart of Em
ily ? The fine features had wholly dis
appeared ; a horribly grotesque masl
leered back at the dismayed owner fron
the glass. A mosquito i?-a most insig
nificant insect, and yet an army of them
with sharpened appetite, had wholly de
itroyed the beauty of a suitor whose fac<
had done much for liim hitherto, am
i *? ?- lA.l a
was now neeueu more iuhii ever, ai
ingry, inflamed, distorted oountenana
was reflected in the mirror, with nos(
swelled, one eye closed, and number o
rividly red spots visible on cheek, cliii
and forehead.
"What n^edjo tell how the unfortmiab
mouthy wincing under the cdmpasaionrfti
glances of the household, spent severa
hours in uncertainty and painful inde
vision ? His vanity was severely ruffled
and he fearecF to stake all on Emily's af
fection at such a crisis. A swelled nos<
and a closed eye might make no differ
?nce to her, bat his heart failed him a
the prospect of her father's cold scrutiny
Would he sympathize with mosquih
bites ? Would the ladies laugh at him
m * . . J py
He bad never been au object of ndicuh
before in his life, and he felt that In
jould not-endure it If he had not lef
the windows open for the Mediterraneai
moonlight! How could he be expectet
to know all about the deadly insects
Emily had never mentioned mosquitoei
in writing home the previous winter
? It U LJ 1 J.1 1
out iiau a well rupturuuhij uu me cumin:
of the Riviera, the flowers, and delight
ful seftj, to the admiration of all her younj
friends. ' ^
At length h$ seized his Jbat, resolvej
to pni an end to lis own distorting
floubts, and once more ascended tlie hil
toward the villa. As he reached tin
gate, Lis heart begun to throb violently
and he.paused. .He saw the white d*ea
amidst the shrubbery beJbrrging to tin
charming Emily. She was seated, wit)
tier faoe invisible, but one foot was dis
played in its high French shoe. Clar
euce Sydney recognized his divinity, al
though he had not seen her for man;
months.
" Emily," he called, softly.
The white dress rustled, the prett;
foot descended to earth, and mamma ap
peared. TTOien she beheld the visitor
she started aside ami screamed.
" I have come over to Europe at last,'
tie cried, iu excitement, and strove t<
npen the gate.
At the same moment fair Emily, bloom
ing and gay, appeared at the door of th<
eitla. *" ** ;
" Oli, what is it ?" demaiuled mamma
still staring at Mr. Montgomery in tin
most unpleasant way. "No, no, I be{
:>f you uot to coine in?that is, conside
iny child's beauty. It may prove small
pox."
Clarence Sydney turned and fled with
ant a wont
The guilty mother had no sooner givei
utterance to her silly fear for Emily'i
xmaplexiun tlian she repented. Surety
his apparition st the gate, disfigum
rnd swollen, could not be the handsonn
Diajlejice Sydney of the baJlroom a
aome. What had happened to him
She was very attentive to her daughte:
luring the remainder of the day, striv
ng to propitiate that unconscious younjc
aerson in advance of the sterna wlricl
night be brewing. She even dispatchec
- * ?-1?J
ler lootman 10 mHKt* umuucauuc
juiries for Clarence Sydney at all tin
lotels. The young man had departed. H<
aad not gone far, however, but pausei
it Nice to recover his beauty somewhat
ind write a letter, which Emily reac
vith hysterical tears nod laughter.
" Only fancy, mamma, Clarence Mont
jomery has come all the way fron
America to see me again. The foolisl
ellow would not call yesterday becausf
he mosquitoes had rendered him a per
ect fright. As if we could possible
nind that !"
" Our savage CanDes mosquitoes," ex
daimed mamma, visibly relieved in mind
' Does he say anything?else?"
' He will call when we intimate it wil
)fj agreeable. Dear me, how cerenonlowg!"
. J \l*
r>' You may invite him to iliimer, Emily,
j nnil I wilL talk the matter ever with your
a father," said the mamma, stung by
- remorse.
? The noble minded Clarence had not
I revealed that she had driven him from
? the gate, fearing contamination in his
. near approach. This magnanimity alone
8 i would have converted her into a warm
j partisan, since the way to a woman's
e j heart is through her sympathy ; and she
! did talk with her husband to such a good
purpose that when Clarence Sydney
i ! finally reappeared, his path was strewed
8 witlyrose leaves by her matronly fingers.
. fle *ae made to forget that there was a
\ mosquito in the world, when not placed
e j opposite a mirror.
y!
i; How a Newspaper is Made.
* i There are from 10,300 to 20,625 pieces
V : of type in the column of every large city
1 | newspaper, the number varying accord2
ing to the size of the type used. Agate,
! nmm?rui1 miniA)) miH lirovipr are most
*?*? ?- ?
f ! frequently used on the principal dailies.
-? j Agate, which is the smallest of the
- ; typos named, is employed chiefly for
- advertisements, quotations, long speech0
. es, etc., nonpareil, the next size larger,
1 i for news articles, and either minion or
brevier for editorial or semi-editorial
matter. When it is desired to give un?
usual prominence to certain articles,
e ' they are "leaded," that is to say thin
y strips of metal, called "leads," are ini
serted between the lines of type, thereby
! rendering the matter more open, and
' therefore more easily legible. Some|
times, but very rarely, articles are
3 ! "double leaded," that is to say, two
t J "leads"are inserted between each*line
- i of type; the matter is then very striking
, in appearance. There are from 1,090 to
, 2,020 words in an average column of
^ leaded type, and from, 1,370 to 2,750 in
^ one of solid type. There are from 156 to
? 275 lines in an average column, accordt
ing to flie size of the type. Every letter,
every ?to|), e*ery 'note of interrogation,
mark of exclamation and quotation
mark is a separate piece of type, and has
e to be taken up singly in the process of
r "composition."
iThe "composing room," the place
a where the type setting is done, is a distinct,.very
important and interesting department
of a newspaper office. It is in
charge of a foreman, who has between
* forty and sixty "compositors," or printe
era, under him, each of whom has a com
plete case of type in a wooden box, be.
fore which he stands when at work. This
i. box is divided into little partitions, each
"containing a letter, stop or dash of the
1 various types used in the office. The
printers are known, not by name, but by
, numbers, as soon as tne manuscnpr,
. or "copy, as they call it, is received
e from the editorial rooms, it goes to the
I foreman, who cuts it up into "takes,"
or shares, of about one-tenth of a column
1 eaoh, and distributes it among his men.
& It is on this account that manuscript
e must be -written on one side of the paper
f oplv. Each "take" is marked with a
1 letter and a number; for example, an
article of four pages is received, the first
page is cut up into five pieces which are
; .numbered respectively a 1, a 2, a 3, a 4
P and a 5, and soou according to the nuinI
her of "takct."'' The printers then be.
gin their work, picking out the type with
their fingers, piece by piece, and drop'
ping kriltto.an iron neceptaole known as
a "stick," which they holu in their
? hands. When tiiey have finished their
- "takes," they drop them into a brass
t dish or "galley," which is numbered
and letteied to correspond with the
* '' copythe man having a 3 drops it on
that part of the " galley " marked a 3,
j and so oh until the "galley is full. It
? I is then given to the " proof-taker,"
? ; who takes proofs and hands them
t j to the "proof-readers," who mark
j j any '^rrprs the printers m^y have
II made. * The printers have to cori
rect these errors themselves ; different
^ i modifications of this mle being made,
j however, in the various offices. After
, i the type is set and corrected, it is put
5 into the form and arranged under the
direction of the foreman, who receives
y j his instructions from the night editor.
^ ! The columns are then "justified," or
made even, the "forms "are "locked
1] up " and sent down to the press room to
^ be screwed on to the press, when the
1 printing proper begi ns. ?Illustrated
a! Wtetiiy.
i Social Life in Washington,
I I
P One year ago, sayB a Washington cor:1
respondent of the' Independent, Mrs.
Belknap was the toast. Every night and
r?j even* morning we read anew of the
| brightness of her face, the marvels of her
- dresses, the number of her shoes. She
y read so much about the splendors of her
j beauty and the wonders of her toilet that
j she grew to believe herself to be a little
1 above any of her earthly sisters. In
7 ! three years she was utterly transformed
- | from a gentle, subdued looking widow to
; an airy, supercilious woman of fashion.
When Senator Cliristiancy, married a
? i little girl who counted scrip in the treas1
ury, the society " leaders " met and de1:
bated whether should reoeivs her
or not. She entered their enchanted cir
I cle as if by fire. She was by no means
a ' unanimously received, nor in any way
! Uftfinfer "welcomed. * Nobody tabooed
lwr m pbfutMdy arxl utterly as Mr*
* j Belknap. She, the daughter of a country
s j doctor, was not willing to receive on
j j equal terms the little "countess" of
r " scrip," suddenly elevated to the dignity
of a senator's wife. That was but one
year ago.
Yet already we have ceased altogether
! to hear of Mrs. Belknap^ dresses. She
J lives at the Aldington, and no doubt still
i keeps her near personal friends ; but she
s | is no longer the fashion. Nobody cares
' whether Tier shoes are ones or tens.
, Just the. same gay throng rolls up to
| the door of the secretary of war ; but his
? ! name is Dou Cameron. He has a daught
ter, tall, atrong, dark and beautiful.
> . She is now the toast. So also is the
r | daughter-in-law of the attorney-general,
_ | the bride of a week. She is a blond of
blonds?blue eyed and lovely in an azure
> dress. The wnole world t)f fashion is
1 : pushing to gaze upon her at the Ebbitt
1 "House. Every wfek ire read that the
. i most brilliant receptions of the season
? i are those of Mrs. Taft
It seems but yesterday that the whole
! world was flowing into the house of the
1 attorney-general whose name was Wil,
liams. What sumptuous feasts were
1 j those in the new house into which the
j beautiful woman had put her very life,
_ i Amid costly hangings and azure satin
' furniture, dressed like a Peri, this beau1
t iful sultana stirred her famous and fra1
grant "punch" for the feasting and
i 1 dancing crowds who packed her house.
I fttiA stirn it ?t4H in the same house, no
T | doubt, for her individual friends ; but
the crowds for the attorney-general's all
rush to the Ebbitt House, and Mrs. Taft
") answers just as well as Mrs. Williams.
j the beautiful, albeit she stirs no toddy.
1 The genius of liberty and poetry
brought into action the brightest powers
of the human mind.
Fashions in Spring Silks.
Importations of spring silks will be
' smaller than they have been for years.
* *
Very small checks and very fine hair
stripes will be chosen for summer silks.
The new self-colored gros grains have
the soft cashmere finish, with demi- li^t
re?
i and medium reps, neither very heavy, j
like poplin, nor too small, as in taffeta. |
The colors of silks that predominate I
are blue, brown, dark steel, and smoke 1
1 shades. Of brown shades, seal brown
! will remain in favor.
The same soft cashmere finish seen on
colored silks is liked for black gros grains,
I and the medium grain is also chosen.
Taffeta silks that are so cool and pleas;
ant for warmer weather are again offered, |
but their high gloss has hitherto kept,
them unpopular.
The smallest armure figures will be
probably the first choice for the silks
that are used as parts of costumes in oom|
bination with gros grain.
The long straight back breadths formj
erly used for trained skirts will new form j
i th * fronts of a princesse dress or polo;
naise, while shorter pieces can be used
for the back, as the place of joining the '
waist to the skirt cai! be concealed under
the scarfs or sashes that now cross the
1 back below the waist.
The soft yielding silks in brocaded or
damask designs are largely imported in
very light qualities, scarcely heavier than
| the plaid Louisines so long in vogue.
Evening silks are brocaded in all the
! designs just noted, and are accompanied i
by gr6s grains of similar shades.?,
, Bazar. j
Scarlet Fever.
Scarlet fever being very prevalent this
! season, the Boston board of health has
issued a special circular in regard to the
disease, from which we abridge some
i fyts and suggestions. Scarlet fever is
i highly contagious, and usually shows its :
first signs in about one week after exposI
ure. A patient should be placed in a \
1 room apart from the other inmates of the i
house, and nursed as far as possible by :
* one person only. The sick chamber
should be well warmed, exposed to sun- !
! light, and well aired. Its furniture1
should be such as will permit of cleans1
inc without iniurv. The family should 1
o 0%T W .
not mingle with other people. Visitors
to an infected house should be warned
of the presence of a dangerous disease !
therein, and children especially should
j not be admitted. On recovery, the sick !
; person should not mingle with the well j
until the roughness of the skin due to
the disease shall have disappeared.
1 Clothing worn by patient er nurse should
1 be cleansed by itself, and not sent to the
laundry. It should be thoroughly boil,
ed, or if that can not be done, should
hive free and long exposure to air aud
sunlight. The walls of the room should
| be dry-rubbed, and the cloths used for i
i the purpose should be burned without
, previous shaking. The ceiling should be
s craped and whitened ; the floor should j
be washed with soap and water, and car- f
j bolic acid may be added to the water?
one pint to three or four gallcms. Jn .
case of death from scarlet fev, r, the* fun- I
eral should be strictly private.
[From J. H. Jackson, Esq., of Croton, N. Y.]
"About six years since mv wife was attacked
with a difficulty of the lungs" and stomach, spit- I
. ting of blood, etc., accompanied by great sore
, ness, and was thought by all to be in a danger- J
ons condition. 6he was under the care of a j
skillful physician for more than a year, and j
afterward tried many of the most popular !
oough remedies, but s&e received no permanent j
rebef until Wistab's Balsam was used, a few
i bottles of which restored her to her usual I
health. I would add that this balsam has been
used by other members of my family, and I can
truly say that I know of no other cough remedy
| in which I have so much confidence. I would
I recommend Wistab's Balsam or Wild Chebby
to all in need of a safe and reliable cure for
coughs, colds, or any other diseases of the !
throat and lungs."
i 60 cts. and $1 a bottle. Sold by all druggists, i
I Our readers who may visit New York
1 on business or pleasure will find the Tremont
House, 665 Broadway, between Bleecker and
Amity streets, pleasantly and centrally located, i
conducted on the European plan ; good rooms
at 75 cents and one dollar per day. A first-class
restaurant, with very reduced prices. The proprietors
and clerks "are attentive and obliging,
and any one going from this section will ao '
well to give them a call.
! Nothing Like It! It Stands Alone !
! Such is the veadict of the medical world and
the public on Hales Honey of Horehound and
' Tar. Coughs, colds, influenza, all irritation*
of the organs of speech, and respiration vanish
under its influence, like fogs before the sunlight.
8old by all druggists.
Pike's Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
I .
There are more than one thousand
different kinds of pills in the United States.
Some of them are worthless and injnrious,
others are good and beneficial Old Dr. Parsons
invented the best anti-bilions pill we ever saw
or heard of. They are now sold under the
name of Parsons' Purgative Pills.
We understand that the whooping
cough is quite prevalent in the towns around
us ; but that no cases have proved fatal. Some
families use nothing but Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment-. Our doctor, however, savs a little
ipicac, to produce vomiting,would be an advantage
I Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh is
a local and constitutional remedy, and is prei
pared by distillation. Not a particle of woody
; fiber or caustic chemicals enter into its composition.
It thus differs from other remedies.
Is there one reader of this paper suffering
from rheumatism ? If so write to
Helphenstine A Bentley, druggists, Washington.
D. C., for a circular of Durang's Rheumatic
Remedy. This medicine is taken internally,
and will positively cur6 any case of
rhenmatism on the face of the green earth.
Price, one dollar a bottle.
Vegetable Pulmonary Balsam, the Great New j
England cure for conghs, colds and consumption.
Cutler Bros. A Co.'a, Boston, only gennine.
Conundrum for St Valentine's day: , _
Was St. Valentine 'if i
A Varnish Maker ?
Toe AarKeis.
mtw reuk.
Beef Cattle Native 09*@ 12*
Texas and Cbeiokee.. <3?@ -03
Milch Cows 45 00 @7000
Hogs: Lire 06*@ 06**
Dressed 08* @ UftS
8heep 04* @ 05 *
Lambs ? @ ?
Cotton : Middling..... 13*'@ 13*'
Fiour: Western : Good to Choice. 7 75 @ 8 50
8tate: Good to Choice.... 6 05 @6 3-1
Wheat: Red Western . ;... 1 50 @ 1 50
Ho. 2 Milwaukee 1 43 @ 1 44 .
Rye: State 88 @ 91
Barley: State 75 @ 86
Barley Malt 1 35 @ 1 25
j Buckwheat 97*@ 1 00
Oats: Mixed Western 89 @ 54
! Corn: Mixed Western 65 @ 4(5
i Hay, perewt 7 ? @ 80
Straw, per cwt 75 @ 86
i Hops 76's?38 @35 75*8 0< @ 13
Pork: Mess 15 75 @16 80
Lard : City 8team 11*?? 11*
Fish : Mackerel, No. 1, new 19 01 @30 00
" No. 3, new 9 50 @10 0J
Dry Cod, per ewt. 687*@ 6 0 1
Herring, Scaled, psr box? 15 @ 17 |
Petrolenm : Crude 11* @14* Refined. ..36*
; Wool: California Fleece. 30 @ 26*
Texas Fleece at @ 25 j
Australian Fleece............ 38 @ 41
Butter: State 24 # 25 |
Western: Choice 21 @ 22
Western : Good to Prime. 1 ' @ 17
Western: Firkins 12 @ 15
Cheese: 8ta!e Factory 08 @ 13
8tate Skimmed 06 @ 07
Western 08 @ 14*
i Eggs: State and Pennsylvania 24 @ $> <
The Gospel of Merit
Where there is so much riva!r> u in the
manufacture of family medicines, he who
would succeed must give positive and eonvinc.
ing proof of merit. This -wan age of inquiryPeople
take nothing for grant*!. They must
know the ' tchys" and "wherefores" beforeacknowledging
the superiority of one article
over another. Among the few preparations
that have 'stood the test, those manufactured
by It. V. Pierce, M. D., of the World's Dispensary,
Buffalo, N. T., have for many years been
foremost, llie truth of any statement made
ooncerning them can be easily ascertained, for
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and Dr. Pierce's
Golden Modioal Discovery are now prescribed
by many physicians in curing obstinate cases of
catarrh and incipient consumption. The Discovery
has bo equal in coring oougha, oolds.
bronchial and nervous affections. It allavs all
irritation of the mucous membrane, aids digestion,
and when used wi h Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Purgative Pellets readily overcomes torpid liver
and constipation, while the Favorite Prescription
has no rival in the field of prepared medicine
in curiug diseases peculiar to females. If
you wish to " know thyself" procure a copy of
"The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser,"
an illustrated book of nearly 1,000 pages, adapted
to the wants of e.crybody. Prioe #1,50,
postage prepaid. Address the author, R. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y*
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Glenn's 8ulphub Soap eons with
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and prevents Rheumatism and Qont,
removes Dandruff, Prevents the Hail
from Falling Out and Turning Gray,
and is the best possible protection
against diseases cemmunteatyd by con- *
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OoMFLKXIONAL U?W SIS PRMANBNTLY
removed by its use, and it
exerts a most beautifying in fluen
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indeed, upon the entve cuticle, which
it endows with RBMAiKAim, pubttt,
vainness and softness.
This ineifensije and oos sbsuuit
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It thoroughly disinfects contsminated
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