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TARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Bi^ht Temperature for Churning:
Cream.
George MacOontiald, of Akron, Ohio,
Bays: ]n the old country many dairymen
claim that by churning the whole milk
more bufrtsr and butter of better quality
can be made than by churning the cream
only. Experiments have proven, I beEeve,
that the claim is a valid one, but
it involves so much extra labor to churn
the whole milk that this plan is not very
'widely practised, even in Germany and
Scotland, where it has most advocates.
Butter good eneugh for the queen to
eat can be made from cream with proper
care. Half the bad butter comes from
the irregular agitation of the cream at
churning and too high or too low a temperature.
I have made a great deal of
better, and have found that at from
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urtv-nve to sixty acgrees 1 gei luc ucsu
results. Below fifty five degrees the
labor of churning is greatly increased:
ttbove sixty degrees the butter proves
more soft and Spongy. Extremes in
churning ought to b<f avoided; let the
motion be moderate and uuiform?not
too quick and not too slow. Above all,
don't allow jerky churning. One word j
more; stop churning when the butter
globules come. If churned too long,
the butter will be waxy and lose its fine
flavor. Butter may also be spoiled from
overworking. Gather it together in a
wooden tray with a wooden ladle. Turn j
off the buttermilk and work with fresh!
spring water, gash it around so that the
buttermilk can run oil. Sale with pure
clear fine salt, and set in a cool place for j
a few hours; thou work over carefuliy a
second time.? JVeio Turk World,
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To Remove Rust From Farm Implements.
One of the cheapest and most convenient
agents for accomplishing this ;
purpose is kerosene oil. Spirits of j
turpentine is another very effective agent. I
Another, pronounced by some the best j
agent that has ever been discovered for j
removing rust from plows, hoes, axes i
and ail kinds of farming tools, is oil of |
Titrioi diluted with water in the propor- j
tion of one quart of oil of vitriol to four !
(quarts of water. The oil of vitriol should
foe poured carefully and slowly into the
water, then apply with a swab made of ;
xags and tied to the end of a short stick, j
After standing a short time, wash off i
with water and apply again and continue
until the rust is removed. A cheap and
effective method of preventing tools i
from rusting is to keep constantly on
hand a bucket of thick whitewash, and ]
when the plows and harrows are brought j
from the field clean every particle of dirt
from* them, and apply a coating of the
lime wash. This is the cheapest and
most convenient remedy known. Another
excellent preparatio? for prevent- !
Ing rust is to melt an ounce of resin in
four ounces of linseed oil, and when hot j
add to it one qu irt ot kerosene, mixing
thoroughly. After removing all dirt
from the tools, apply the mixture with a
paint brush. Some farmers prefer a
mixture of turpentine, lard, black lead j
and camphor, mixed in the following !
proportions: Dissolve one ounce of gum i
camphor in a lialf-piut of turpentine. I
'Add to this four ounces of melted hog's
lard and an ounce of pulverized black
lead, and stir until thoroughly mixed. {
Clean the implement thoroughly, wipe '
flry and apply the mixture with a woolen
rag, rubbing it on thoroughly so as to j
reach every particle of surface, leaving
none exposed.?Boston Cultivator.
On Behalf of llie Hogs
From a well-considered article in the ;
New England Farmer, we glean the ap- ,
pended paragraphs: ' Left wholly to j
himself the hog is o very cleanly dis- j
posed creature. lie likes grass, fresh j
fruits and sweet grain very much better i
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half spoiled by decay. In the open
field he keeps his feeding place and
sleeping place free from his own filth.
He takes cold, and gets fevers under pre- !
cisely the same conditions that would
bring a cold or fever into the family of '
his owner, and he is subject to contag- j
ious diseases that affect him very much j
as other contagious diseases affect man. |
"We have seen many pens the past,
summer, and they can be seen every day i
in the year by those who will look for j
them, where the soft mud and sinking ,
filth a foot deep extended over the whole ;
area, so there was not so much as a
single dry straw to sleep on. The hogs
must sleep in water, and e.:t in soft mud
made not only filthy, but poisonous, by '
their excrements. In such pens farmers
often throw ears of coin to be eaten in 1
the mud, and then when the animals
become sick from exposure to cold or
wet, or poisoned by their filthy food the
owners wonder what made them sick.
"Confined in a smali pen hogs should
have at all times clean, dry places to eat
and to sleep.. No anim d is ever gaining
profitably to its keeper when that animal j
is bodily or mentally uncomfortable. A
little muddy water to wallow in will not i
seriously injure a hog, if it can have a
dry place to lie iu. Muddy water is
better than none, especially in hot
weather. It is believed by many that
the pig's legs should often be wet to
keep the tissues open aud active. At
any rate, water is agreeable to the hog, I
and if he is fed largely upon dry food,
jpure water is indispensable to good
health."
"Farmers who would grow a specially !
fine article of pork could obtain prices
somewhat above the average market, i
especially if they would patiently build |
up a reputatiou for choice goods. Select j
a good breed, give good, clean, whole- :
some quarters, feed upon healthful food
only, keep them growing thriftily from
birth, and kill while they are still grow- i
ing, say from seven to ten months old; |
'let the public know what kind of pork
you offer, and there will be little difli- j
calty in finding buyers that will pay j
enough above the prices for which ordin- ;
ary pork sells to make the business fairly
profitable."
Tarm and Vanleit Notes*
Many farmers practice feeding applepomace,
from their cider-mills, to cattle.
If you want to fatten sheep rapidly
and with but little grain, keep them
quiet.
English farmers say that sheep and
liquid manure carts are the best rent- ]
fpayers.
Protect stock from the weather and
,give plenty of clean bedding in stables
and eow-sheds.
Grass grown on nutritious soil is often
.a9 good for horses or cattle as poorer j
grass fed with grain rations.
Sod ia apt to be plowed too deep in
[the spring, bringing soil to the surface j
ftbat has not been benefited by exposure j
tto the air and frost.
Dr. Lawes does not think he can keep I
? large herd of live stock by ensilage. !
!He prefers mangles as giving more food !
jper acre than the average silage crop.
The old plan for storing eggs in ashes ;
lis again being recommended. The ashes j
fmust be sifted and perfectly dry, and j
[fresh eggs placed therein so as not to i
{touch each other,
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| Silage is getting a blast of abuse from
many quarters now. In England its enemies
claims that it wears out cows, hurts
calves ted upon it, and makes the babies
; who drink the milk from cows fed on it
i sick. ;
j Beets contain much more nutritive
I matter than marigolds and Swedes, and
! the former on an average show about
eighty per cent, of water, while the lat|
ter often contains as much as ninety
per cent.
Bees can be safely wintered on their
, summer stands if properly packed in dry
forest leaves or dry sawdust. Dry sand
is good, by making a hollow wall or
case aronnd the hive and tilling it with
rlrr annrl
With 2,000,000,000 bushels of corn in
the country there should be no excuse
for not fattening the poultry well before
it is sent to market. Spare the feed and
spoil the poultry; but where does the
profit come in?
j Oats and rye are very similar to each
other in composition. To make a good
feed for horses, corn should be mixed
with them. A. bushel of rye, two bushels
of oats and five of corn.ground together,
will make excellent food.
Oats and corn in equal parts, ground
together and made into a dough by boiling
water, make3 a first rate breakfast for
laying hens. Milk is, of course, better
than water. For supper give them whole
corn warmed in the oven.
The amount of stores necessary for the
safe wintering of an ordinary colony of j
bees should not be less than twenty-five ;
pounds. Some will consume less or
more, according to the condition of the
winter weather, and its duration.
Professor Maynard, of the Massachu- i
setts State agricultural experiment sta- ;
tion, reports that frequent applications
of muriate of potash and judicious prun- j
iug have restored peach trees to health, ;
which had been badly affected with yellows.
Stephen Powers says that a sheep may j
yield the best meat or the worst. Mut- i
ton partakes more of the flavor of the
food than does pork or beef. The
"shcepy" flavor, so much disliked by
good judges, is imparted by bad feeding
(or no feedinsr at all) and by the decay
in the removal of the viscera; Skin and
dress the sheep at oncc.
If you are having trouble with the
quality of your butter, just take down
the scythe from the old apple tree, says I
the American Dairyman, and march out !
in the pasture and stay there until you
have cut down every weed you can
find. There is no weed known in
botany that makes good milk; they are
natural enemies of every product
of the farm, and to dairy products in
particular.
As a rule, cattle and sheep relish their
food best as near the natural state as
they cau get it; grass fresh and greeu,
hay as neariy as possible to the condition ;
it was in the field, and fodder bright and
dry,wifhout cither chopping or cooking.
When feed has once been brought within
the reach of the animal, there is no appliance
that so thoroughly fits it for the
animal's use as the stomach itself, hence
when corn has been shelled for sheep or
crushed for cattie, further preparation of
this food only makes it less palatable.
Recipes.
Potatoes Stewed.?Cut boiled potatoes,
while still warm, in neat, mediumsized
pieces; cover them with hot milk,
and add salt, white pepper, and a little
butter for seasoning. Simmer in the 1
milk ten minutes, then fill augratin tins
with the stewed potatoes, add a top layer
of grated crumbs, and bake to a delicate
brown. Some like a little grated cheese
uuul*u tu tuc uicau-uuiuus.
Chicken Hash ox Rice Toast.?This
is an excellent way for using the remains
of poultry. Tiim the meat from the
bones, remove the skin, and cut the meat
fine, put iu a pan; add a little water to
moisten it, add salt and white pepper.
When the water is evaporated, arrange
it neatly on rice toast, anil if desired a ;
poached egg may be placed on top. Pre- !
pare the rice as follows: Boil the rice the |
night before, pour it into a yellow dish '
and place it in the ice-box with a weight
upon it. The next morning cut it in
half inch slices, brush a little butter over
them; place the slices between the double
broiler and toast to a delicate
brown; pour a little melted butter over
them, add salt and pepper and the juice
of an orange.
Hamburg Steak.? Take one pound
of very finely chopped or scraped round
or rump stoak. If you do not care to
scrape it free from sinews ask the
butcher to do it for you. Put in a fry
ing pan an ounce of butter; add a teaspoonful
of minced onion, and fry it a
delicate brown. Xow shape the steak
in a round form about an inch and a
half thick, and fry it in the same pan
with the onion; when done add a pinch
ot cayenne. Meat prepared in this form 1
is always more digestible than solid
steak?, and the ways of serving it are
cuite numerous. Some like it raw, i
highly seasoned with finely-chopped raw
onion and parsley, cayenne, salt, and the
yolk of a raw egg. Others eat it very rare,
and some insist on cooking it almost as
dry as chips. In our opinion it is best
cooked about ' medium," and a poached
egg placed on top of it is quite acceptable.
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Ti'rnifs and Potatoes Mixed.?
Turnips in any form are supposed to be
the appropriate vegetable to serve with
boiled mutton. It is an English custom
so to serve them, and one that has
become firmly rooted in many American
homes. To many, however, the turnip is 1
somewhat indigestible, and by others its
llavor is objected to. It is therefore !
necessary to mix it with other things to i
tone it down, and potato is the best
for this purpose. Mash the boiled turnip
and also an equal quantity of boiled
potatoes, mix thoroughly, season with
salt and pepper, and for each portion of
the mixture add a walnut of butter and
milk enough to make it quite soft. Put
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of grated crumbs, add a small piece of
butter, and bake to a delicate brown.
This mixture, combined with egg,
rolled into corks, and ttien fried, is acceptable
as croquettes.?Neio York Cook.
Household
Hints.
In cleaning silver kerosene may be
used with advantage.
"Wall paper may be cleaned by coverin
2 the tOD of a "broom with a cloth and
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gently sweeping over tne paper.
White eider-down flannel, embroidered
in blue and having white wool iace
around the edges, makes a pretty and in- !
expensive carriage robe for a baby.
To clean a fur jacket, if very dirty, it
will be necessary to wash it well with a
soft sponge and hot soap and water, |
(one pound to a quart) then again with ;
warm water only. Shake well out, and
brush well down with a clean clothes j
brush and dry in a warm room. An- 1
other way: Lay the jacket on a table !
and rub it well with bran made moist
with warm water; rub until quite dry, !
and afterward wi'h dry bran. The wet .
bran should be put on with flannel, and j
| the dry with a piece of book muslin.
Then shake the fur, and give it a sharp
brushing with a clean brush until free
from dust.
Diplomatic Liberties.
Apropos of the hilarious performances
| by a member of the Chilian embassy in
! Washington on periodic occasions, writes
| a correspondent, it is interesting to state
! how these diplomats manage to enjoy
j life, liberty and the pursuit of deviltry
; unchallenged. They cannot be reached
or prosecuted for any offense short of
overt crime. This comical precedent
was established several centuries ago
during the reign of one of the Stuarts.
A certain diplomatic periwig from the
Continent undertook one night to paint
London red. lie wanted to charted the
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; In the interest of law and order the poi
lice put him in the lockup till his wine
, worked oil. This was thought a fatal
! infringement of the laAvsof international
! courtesy. The British authorities were
! sharply called to account by the diploI
mat's sovereign for stopping his repre!
sentative's right to brandish Hrearms and
I lound a private graveyard in Great
j Britain if he wished, and the result was
.an English law of parliament granting
diplomats full immunity from arrest. Together
with other things, we have
adoated this pious enactment. It works
well for the diplomat. For instance, a
Russian came to Washington several
years since as attache to his legation.
He went into the most gorgeous extravagance
and played the resplendent social
swell. He furnished his house and filled
his wine cellai'3 in the most lavish style,
all on credit, and bought costly works of
art on the same terms. Then, after
neglecting to pay his creditors, he had
an auction one day, and the prices paid
by society tuft hunters were so large that
the creditors were debarred from competing
in open market for their own
goods. They were informed at the State
department that the person and property
of a diplomat were sacred. Soon after
that another limb of diplomacy, left
temporarily in charge of the Brazilian
legation, tried his hand on the mixed
beverages of the United States, and
ended by tearing thiugs up in the highest
style ol South American arr. ine ponce
were called io, but refused to pollute
the body of this superior demi-god with
their touch.
A "Shinor" in an Oyster Shell.
Mr. David A. Edsall, of 125th street,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues, is exhibiting
a curiosity which may prove interesting
to the ichthyologists. It is a
tiny fish?only 2?,- inches long?of the
"shiner" variety, that was found alive in
a Rockaway oyster. The oy?ter was
opened by one of Mr. Edsall's employes
with a "side" knife, a method of forcing
the shells apart without breaking them.
The fish was lying on the oyster in the
"deep1' shell, and the impressiou of its
shape was plainly seen on the mollusk,
and of a portion of its head on the inner
edge of the shell. The fish at first wa6
thought to be a large snail. Upon being
placed in fresh water it showed signs of
life. Then a small quantity of salt was
thrown into the water, and in half an
hour the "shiner" was one of the liveliest
fish ever seen. It has continued to
be so.
"Tough, yes he is a tough one," said
Mr. Edsall, "as he has been handled a
hundred times and twice picked up from
the floor, where he fell when being examined."
"There may have been other fish of the
kind found in oysters," added Mr. EdEdsall,
"but I have talked with dozens
of oyster dealers and oyster openers, and
they invariably smiled. Upon my assurance.
however, that the finding of the
fish a9 told by me was the truth, they
expressed the greatest astonishment and
looked upon this particular tiny member
of the tinny tribe as a veritable curiosity.
The oyster from which the fish was taken
was four inches long, as the shells, now
in my possession, will show."?Neio York
Herald.
Ingenious Rascality.
Roose, Henshaw & Co., butterine
manufacturers, of Chicago, noticed
lately that the amount of oil rendered
from a supposed fixed quantity of leaf
lard which they bought of the International
Packing company at the stock
yards was a good deal larger some days
than it was others. Detectives were
employed to investigate the auomaiy, j
and arrested Jack Flatters, a man em- '
ployed in the butterine factory; Thomas
Parker, a butcher; Harry Evans, wlio
owned Parker's shop, and a fellow named
Jack Curtis. The four men were the
contrivers of an ingenious scheme by
which they have swindled the butterine
lirm out of at least .$1,500. The firm
takes from the packing company 10,000
pounds of leaf lard every day, and it
was Platters's duty to haul the stuff
from the stock yards to the butterine
factory. The lard was weighed at
the stock yards and again for the butterine
firm in North Wells street.
After leaving the stock yards Flatters
would drive to Parker's shop and there
leave 330 to 400 pounds of the lard.
Into the cavity thus made in the load
Evans and Curtis would crawl, and.
covered up with a tarpaulin, be weighed
with the lard at the North Wells street
place. Then the load would be driven
around the coiner, where the two men
would climb out and run away. The
thieves grew fat and lazy on the profits
of their stealings and neglected now and
then to remove part of their load. On
those days the load of lard would yieid
an excess of oil. All the thieves con.
fessed when arrested.
Yellow Fever from Musrinitoes.
Dr. Carlos Finlay, of Havana, lias
been experimenting on the inoculability
of yellow fever. The disease was found
to be transmissible only from the third
to the sixth day. Out of eleven inoculations
six were successful, one doubtful,
and four negative. The inoculations
were brought about by the use of musquitoes,
which were first caused to sting
patients suffering with the fever, and
afterward allowed to sting the persons
whom it was intended to inoculate.
"Whatever may be the result of Dr. Finlay's
inoculatory experiments as against
yellow fever, the ease with which a disease
may be transmitted by the mere
sting of a small insect is an important
addition to the history of how zymotic
diseases are spread.?Neic Yark Sun.
The Wish-Bone.
We'd had the apples an' tho pie.
An' folks wi17. feeliti' jolly.
Erasmus held i ll-; wish-bone dry,
An' olFered half to roily.
They wished, she give a bashful laugh,
Then pulled ?he got the biggest holf.
Xho lauorhed aein an' blushed right red,
An', gosh! but she looked pretty.
'Tvo lost my wish," she smilin' said,
"Now i-n't that a pity:"
She seemed to take it so to heart,
He wished he'd broke the smallest part.
"Let's toll. Don't mind the charm," sez he,
"Although perhaps we break it.
I wished a kiss you'd give to mefc"
Sez she: "I wished you'd take it."
I guess I needn't tall to you
That both them wishes then kim true.
?Chicago Rambler.
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.
Some sniders have as many as thirteen
eyes, but the majority have only two.
The tallest man in Washington Territory
Is John Hutchinson. He stands 7
feet 4 inches in his stockings.
Prairie grass is now turned into paper.
A mill at Quincy, Mo., has used 400,00G
tons of the grass for that purpose sinc?
June.
All told, there were 2,261 collisions
between Union and Confederate troops
durinc the war. In this enumeration
the minimum of Union troops is 500 and
the maximum 100,000.
According to Dr. Gael Seiler, some
persons have a defect of smell analogous
to color blindness. One nerson finds
that to him violets smell like garlic,
everything else smelling normally.
A writer in Harper's Weekly states
that gas starting from the well at a
pressure of 200 pounds loses seven
pounds in every mile traveled, so that at
the end of thirty miles it would be in
operative.
Knives and daggers were formerly part
of the curious customary accoutrements
of brides. The custom is easily accounted
for when we consider that women
anciently wore a knife suspended from
the girdle.
The modern idea of absolute partnernership
between husband and wife is not
to be found in the old English law.
There exists still a form of contract,
made in the time of Edward
I., in which a man engaged to sell
aud deliver his wife to another man,
and a historical document speaks of a
"bought wife deiivered in a halter" as
late as 1782.
The oldest Scandinavian laws punished
the murder of a humble maiden more
than that of a chief. The weaker sex
was protected in innumerable ways; and
even as late as the twelfth century a
simple kiss forced upon a mniden was
punished with a fine or exile, and in the
fifteenth century a law of Copenhagen
ordered the adulterous woman to be
buried alive and the guilty partner to be
decapitated.
It has been shown that the odoriferous
molecule of musk is infinitesimally small.
No power has yet been codceived to enable
the human eye to see one of the
atoms of musk, yet the organs of smell
have the sensitivenecs to detect them.
Their smallness cannot even be imag
ined, ! nd the small grain 01 muss undergoes
absolutely no diminution in
weight. A single drop of the oil of
thyme, ground down with a piece of
sugar and a little alcohol, will communicate
its odor to twenty-five gallons of
water. Ilaller kept for forty years papers
perfumed with one grain of ambergris.
After this time the odor was as strong as
ever.
A Mountain Lion Killed by a Horse.
A communication from Lander, W. T.,
gives an account of a battle between a
Black Hawk stallion and a mountain
lion. The stallion was owned by Charles
II. Ferguson, a well-known hunter,
camped on the bauks of a tributary of
the Wind river, up- in the mountains,
lie had selected a small bunch of cottouwoods
as his temperorary home. These
gave him both shelter and firewood. A
little distance frem the camp there stood
an enormous cottonwood, apart from all
others, beneath which he picketed his
stalliou. One night recently Ferguson
was aroused from a sound sleep by a
neigh from his stallion. The sound
seemed to be one of rage rather than
alarm, and hastily arising Ferguson issued
from his tent and looked in the
direction of the horse. The animal was
standing in the full light of a bright
moon and seemed to be intently regardi
ing an object in the branches of the tree.
As Ferguson's gaze followed that of his
horse the branches were violently agi!
tated, a wild yell was heard, a dark ob*
Vmriort itself through the air. and
the horse had an enormous mountain
lion for a rider. The horse
sprang madly in the air, uttering
a scream little inferior to that
of the lion in shrillness and savagery.
Though he returned to the ground again
with a tremendous concussion he failed
to shake the lion from his firm position.
Dark 9pots of blood now appeared on
the stallion's shoulders and neck. The
lion was tearing his way to the jugular.
The horse apparently realizing his full
danger sprang straight into the thick
tangle cf boughs. The lion was torn
from his "bloody seat and cast backward
with great violence. The stallion passed
through and turned to confront his foe
in the open space beyond.
The lion speedily recovered himself,
and sprang once more into the branches,
and from thence made another leap toward
the horse; but he missed his aim.
I The lion began a series of circles nearer [
nnd npnrfir the horse, and finally made |
another leap. With the rapidity of
I thought the stallion changed front, and
his hind feet, heavily shod, struck the
I assailant full in the breast. The stricken
animal rolled over and over, giving vent
to yells of pain and rage. Once more he
made an attack. This time the animal
rushed to death. The heels of the powerful
steed were fairly between the greeD
eyes, and the mountain lion's skull was
crushed. It had been fractured from
side to side. A few convulsive struggles,
a stiffening of the powerful limbs
in death, and the stallion stood victoi
over the corpse ot the lion. Ferguson
j took the skin of the lion home as 8
I trophy.
General Grant at West Point.
"A military life had no charm for me,
and I had not the faintest idea of staying
in the army if I should be gradu|
ated. which I did not expect. The enI
campment which preceded the comI
mencement of academic studies was very
j weary and uninteresting. When the
23th of August came, the date for breaking
up camp and going into barracks, ]
felt as though I had been at West Point
always, and that if I stayed to graduation,
I would have to remain always. 1 j
did not take hold of my studies with
I avidity. In fact, I rarely ever read over
I a lesson the second time during my entire
cadetship. I could not sit in my
room doing nothing. There is a fine
library connected with the academy
from which cadets can get hooks to read j
in their quarters. I devoted more time j
to these than to books relating to the j
course of studies. Much of the tiuie, 1
am sorry to say, was devoted to novels,
but not those of a trashy sort. I read
all of Bulwer's then pub ished, Cooper's,
Marryat's, Scott's, Washington Irving's
works, Lever's, and many others that I
'ln nnvv rpnif>mhf>r. Mathematics
was very easy to me, so that when January
came I passed the examination, taking
a good standing in that branch. In
French, the only study at that time in
the first year's course, my standing was
very low. In fact, if the class had been j
turned other end foremost, I should
have been near the head. I never succeeded
in getting squarely at either end
of my class in any one study during the
four years. I came near in French, artillery,
infantry and cavalry tactics, and
conduct."? Grant'* Autobiography.
Statistics or D.iiik.
The world's annual production of beer,
sold at the rate of five cents a mug, would
amount in value to over $4,500,000,000.
The United Kingdom leads the world as
a beer manufacturing nation. From recent
estimates the annual brew or the
United Kingdom is 35,000,000 barrels.
Germany produces 33,000,000 barrels,
United States 10,000,000, Austria-Hungary
10,000,000, Belgium 8,000,000, j
France 7,000,000, and all other countries ;
10,000,000 barrels, or a total lor the i
world of 124,000,000 barrels. Old Gam- :
bnnus could not wish for a better show- j
ing.
lint boor icinnf-fhn nnlv beverage drank
t ^uw wvv" ~ J C I
in the United States and Europe. The
nations which use the least beer are often |
the largest spirit consumers, According j
to the report of the federal council of
Switzerland that hitherto model republic i
i is wofully intemperate. So is Denmark i
and the Netherlands. The following
table shows the annual consumption per
capita in the various countries of spirits,
wine and beer, by quarts and decimals
of quarts:
Spirits. Wine. Beer, i
Denmark 19.84 1.05 34.^9
Netherlands 10.36 2.09 28.3j j
Switzerland 9.87 57.75 39.37 |
Belgium 9.66 8.78 1 77.6)
German empire 9.03 0.30 65.25 j
Sweden 8.54 .38 11.55
Russia 8.48 .. 4.88 j
France 7.64 125.16 22.15
Austria-Hungary 6.04 23.52 29.84 I
Gieat Britain and Ireland 5.6i 2.14 151.11
1 United Sta'.es 5.02 2.77 32.80 !
Norway 4.09 1.05 10. UG J
Canada 3.25 .30 8.93 j
An analysis of the figures above shows ;
that Denmark is the largest consumer of I
spirits and Canada the smallest. In the |
consumption of wines France is far ahead 1
of the others, and Canada again the low- j
est. In the beer column Belgium is first, !
Great Britain second and Germany third. :
Switzerland is third in the consumption
of spirits, second in the consumption of !
wine and fourth in the consumption of j
beer.
t -n ,3; AT?!
m v ranee mere {".run suurc ui umvivuu
kinds of cordials -which are largely
drank and which were not included in
the estimate of consumption; neither
was the "viadesucre,"of which 22,000,000
gallons are annually consumed by the I
French people.
The position of the United States, as :
the eleventh in the consumption of spirits
and seventh in the consumption of
wine, is somewhat weakened by its coming
in as the sixth in the consumption of
beer.
Longstrect's Story Abont Stephens. !
General Longstreet tells the following i
good story: "On one occasion certain of j
the Confederate leaders were discussing ;
the matter of putting the negroes into j
the army. I was against the policy, but
those above me sent me over to Aleck j
Stephens with instructions to try to ccn- (
vert him to the policy of putting the ne- I
groes in. I rode over from camp to !
where Mr. Stephens was, and after a i
short conversation brought up the subject
I was to speak with him on. No
sooner had I done so than he hopped up
and made me a speech of over an hour's
length. You can imagine my feelings.
When he concluded and sat down we
talked of other matters for awhile, and
then I causually mentioned the negroes
again. Up jumped little Aleck and j
made me another speech of an hour or [
so's length. I, a lono auditor, sat it i
through. He* finished, sat down, and!
we had a short conversation on some '
other topic. A third time I ventured to
speak of the negroes, and up hopped the
great commoner and made me another
speech. When he sat down I stole a
glance at my watch. It was 2 o'clock in
the morning. I bade Mr. Stephen goodnight
and rode back to camp. I reported
that I was perfectly willing to go
on with the war, but if anybody wanted
Aleck Stephens argued into anything
they'd have to send some one else?not
mc."?Atlanta {Oa.) Constitution.
Sixty tons of almonds wers gathered
from a sixty-five-acre orchard on the Oakshade
farm, near Woodland, Cal., the
past season. At ten cents per pound the
crop will bring $12,000.
Laconic pationt to physician: Caught
cold. Physician: Take Red Star Cough
Cure; no morphia, no poisons. Only 25
cents. St. Jacob's Oil cures pain.
The proprietor of a Western hotel has
this printed on the bill of fare: "In j
Rome gluttony became so excessive that |
it was repressed by law. Bear this in j
minrl "
For a Broken Down Constitution
the first thing that an American resorts
to is what is generally known as a "gentle
alcoholic stimulant." The only really
reliable "Bitters," known not to possess
baneful component parts, is Walker's
Vinegar Bitters. It is the best remedy
for impure blood, or for a torpid liver,
ever yet discovered.
Otter hunting with trained dogs is
still a favorite British sport, notwithstanding
that this shy animal is one of
the most difficult to "preserve" in a populous
country.
How to get Strong.
Dumb-bells and horizontal bars, Indian clubs
and tiie trapese are valuable under certain con-i:j:
v.,* rntlinr fhnn
UlllUJIH, UUb lllUJ UIC uvuiiuvniui iwvuvi *? ?%. I
beneficial if the blood is poor and thin and poisoned
with bile. Use of the muscles necessitates
waste as well as induces growth. If the blood
docs not carry sufficient nutritive material to
repair the waste, loss of strength necessarily
follows, and growth is out of the question.
Purify and enrich your blood with Dr. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" and then exercise
will develop and not consume your physique.
Native dauohteiis of the Golden West
is the name of a secret society in the Pacific
States.
A Peck of Pens (P's).
Here are a Peck of Peas, sweet Peas, if you
will. Perseverance, Patience, Promptness,
Proficiency, Push and Politeness. Add to these
Dr. Pierce's "Pleasant Puigative Pellets" and
you will get well through the world without
much trouble. The Pellets prevent constipation
and surplus of bile which lead to many
different complaints. Enclosed in glass, always
fresh, entirely vegetable, prompt, and perfectly
harmless. Any druggist.
A dove recently flew into the police headquarters
at Stockton, Cal., and is now a pet
with the policemen. _
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy surpasses all.
Two new planets, of the Ledge family,
1.lmon r! iu>nvorprl In
Scotland.
The proprietors of Ely's Cream Balm do not j
claim it to be a cure-all, but a sure remedy of
Catarrh, Colds in the Head and Hay Fever. It
is not a liquid or a snuff, but is easily applied
with the finger. It gives relief at once. Sold
by all druggists. Price 50 cents. By mail IX)
cents. Ely Bros., Owego, X. Y.
I suffered for more than ten years with that
dreadful disease catarrh, and used every available
medicine which was recommended to me.
I cannot thank you enough for the relief which
your ('ream Halm has afforded me.?Emanuel
.Meyers, Wintield. L. I. I
I was troubled with catarrh for seven years j
previous to commencing the use of Ely's Cream
Balm, some five months ago. It has done for
me what other so-called cures failed to docured
me. The effect of the Balm seemed like
magic.?Clarence L. Huff, Biddeford, Me.
Why go limping around with your boots run
over, when Lyon's Heel Stiffcners will keep
them straight.
A Quirk Recovery,
It gives us great pleasure to state that the merchant
who was reported to lie at the point of death from an
attack of Pneumonia has entirely recovered by the
use of DR. \VM. HALL'S BALSAM FOR TUB |
LUNGS. Naturally ho reels grateful for the benefit* j
derived from using this remedy for tho lungs and
throat; aiul in giving publicity to this statement we .
are actuated by motives of public benefaction, trust- I
lng that others may be benefited In a similar manner. '
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TRADE MARK.
fOl'GHfURE
Absolut
Free from Opiates, Emetics and PoUon.
safe. h_
surI: OKcts. i
prompt.
At Dauooim amd Dealers.
THE CUABLES A. TOQELER CO.. RA1T1E0RE, KB.
pnyi
"If!"
"Stand back, gentlemen! Clear the track!"
shouted the police, and a3 the quickly-gathering
crowd surgea back,steamer No. 4 cann
up the street, the magniflicient black horsa
striking fire from the pavement.
But hold! A wheel come3 off! the steamer
is overturned, and tin brave firemen are
picked up bleeding and senseless!
An investigation revealed the fact in oiling
the steamer that morning the steward
had neglected to put in the lmch-pin. A lit
tie neglect on his part had caused a loss of a
half million dollars. The busy marts of
trade are full of men who are making
the same fatal mistake. They neglect their
kidneys, thinking tiiey need no attention,
whereas if they made occasional use of
Warner's safe cure they would never say
they don't feel quite well; that a tired feeling
bothers tlia:n; that they are plaguel
with indigestion; that their brain refuses to
respond at call; that their nerves are all unstrung.?Fire
Journal.
"May the dogs devour your bones," is the
cheerful salutation of Moslem ladies to Christians
in Constantinople.
The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil
in the world, manufactured from fresh, healthy
livers, upon the seashore. It is absolutely pure
and sweet. Patients who have once taken it
prefer it to all others. Physicians have decided
it superior to any of the other oils in
market. Made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New
York.
Chapped hands, face, pimples and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
Caswell, Hazard & Co., Jsew York.
The best external remedy for local or deepseated
pains. Rheumatism, Sciatica and Backache:
the Hop Porous Plaster. Fresh Hops,
Pitch and Gums combined. 25c. Everywhere.
The best Ankle Boot and Collar Pads are
made of zinc and leather. Try them.
If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is agreeable to
use. It is not a liquid or a snuff. 50c.
Rheumatism
It is an established fact that Hood's Sarsaparllla
has proven an Invaluable remedy In many severe
cases of rheumatism, effecting remarkable cures by
Its powerful action In correcting the acidity of the
blood, which Is the cause of the disease, and purifying
and enriching the vital fluid.
It is ccrtainly fair to assume that what Hood's
Sarsaparilla has done for others It will do for you.
Therefore, If you suffer the pains and aches of rheumatism,
give this remedy a fair trial.
A Positive Cure
" I was troubled very much with rheumatism In
my hips, ankles and wrists. I could hardly walk,
and was confined to my bed a good deal of the time.
Being recommended to try Hood's Sarsaparilla, I
took four bottles and am perfectly well. I cheerfully
recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla as one of the
best blood purifiers In the world."?w. F. Wood,
Clerk, Ashley House, Bloomlngton, 111.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
IOO Doses One Dollar
rh< usands of Infants are slowly starving, because
mothers cannot provide the proper nourishment. Alternate
nursing and Ridge's Food will often supply
all the lack, and quiet nights and happv. Joyous days
will be the result. Try it.mothers. if youfenifd is not in
nnwfanf hnnlfh onH too If v/?i Inln in tflcflmftnv
with the thousand's who liave iieen blessed by its use.
Consumption Can Be Cured!
."HALL'S
lungsBALSAM
Curos Consumption, Colds, Pneumonia, Influenza,
Bronchial Difficulties, Hronchitis,
Hoarseness, Astlunn> Croup. Whooping
Cough, and nil l>isoases ol the Hrcnthinji Or.
ffana. It soothes and bonis tre Membrane of
tlio Lungit, lolsuucil nnd poisoned by the disease,
and prevents the night sweats and
tightness across the cli st which accompany
it. Consuinptlon is not nn inrurahle malady.
HALL'S BALSA.11 will cure yon, even
though professional aid fails.
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GLUES J*T)
TJsedbythobestmanufaeturers /cLyStA fjim-J
and mechanics in the world. ,^Qv*^'/K?RA
Pullman l'alace Car Co., MvonNO
A Hamlin Organ & Piano Co..tr /V^M r\ " W
Ac., for all linth of Jinn vork.
At the New Orl?ms Kxposi- ft n
tion, joints made with it en- BE a jiu j/3ran I
durcu a testing strain of over ^Jtlj J
louuraunatf
TwBjoIB^EPA^BffiHCT
seruf hi-s rani and 10c. po?tape for sample can. FREE.
BUSSIA CEMENT CO., Gloucester Hug.
Paynes' Automatic Enjinss aid Saw-Mil
A _ &
We offeran 8 to 10 H. P. mounted Engine with Mill,
60-in. solid Saw, 50 ft. beltinjr, cant-hooks, rig complete
foroparation, on cars, $!.lot). Engine on skidc, $100
less. S^nJ for circular (B). II. \V. PAYNE &
SONS, Manufacturers of all styles Automatic EnfineN,
from 2 to3.11 H. P.: also Pulleys, Hangers and
haftng, Elmira, N. Y. Boi 1 830.
jsskGrind *0Br own Bone'
@mBBI 1UIIIIU Meal. Oyster Shells,
floRAHAM Flour and Corn
(TTOilWl JVlntbc$SX3LAJVZ>aiKXXjXj
jWg|gK3r(F. Wilson's Patent). lOO per
cent, more made In keeping poultry.
Also POWER MILLS and )FABM
FEES MILLS. Circulars and Testimonials sent
on application. WILSON BUOS.> Eoiton, Pu,
CONSUMPTION.
I have a positive remod y for tho above disease; by Its
Q50 thousands of casosol tlio worst kind and of Ion?
staadlnR have been cured. Indeed, tostrongls myfalth
In its efficacy, that I will send TWO BOTTLES FREE,
together with a YALUABI.ETKEATrSE on this disease
to any sufferer. Glvoexprcssnnd P. O.mldr ss.
DK. T. A. SLOOEM, 181 Pearl St., New Tork.
FRAZER
AXLE GREASE.
Hest In the World, maueoniv ov me uraierniurirat<
>r Co. at Chicago, N. Y. & St.Louis. Sold everywhere.
HPIso's Remedy for Catarrh Is the QH
Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. |Bg
Also pood for Cold In the Heart, BM
Headache, Hay Fever, ?fcc. 50 cents. kS
U. AWARE
gSLorillard's Climax Plug-,
bearing a red tin tag, tliatLorlllard's
Komc Lealflnecut; that Lorlllanl's
Navy Clipping* and that LoriIlard-s Sniillw are
tho best and cheapest, quality considered ?
WELL BORiRSC! AND rock
GEN. GRANT'S MEMOIRS.
Special arrangements ami extra teringsecured
by addressing "Al'i'U.MATTOX," ISo x !7'J, 1'liila., Pa.
RlDOER'S PflSTILLEsBl"^S
B|a'Ja Dill a Great English Gout and
wEmSI S riflSSi Rheumatic Remedy.
Oval Itox, Sl.OO; rouad, 50 ct*.
f CI ETCDADUV Learn here aud earn good pay.
I tLCullflr?! I Situations furuiHhetC Write
VAIjENTINK HKUS., JnneKvillr, Wto.
DATCIUTC Obtained. Sand stamp for
* I Eill I 9 Inventors'Guide. L. liisa3am,
Patent Lawyer, Wusiuu^tou. D. 0.
flHIIIU Morphine Habit Cured in 10
II I linn t0 2? du am. No pay till cured.
VI IWIVI Db. J. Lebanon, Ohio.
UtfiftSAN HEffiCUI
F" _ M R J Curw Rheumattem, Neuralgia, r-.-l
L Af U AID Badutebo, Hectethe, Tootkarke,
rur ? Qiii p?'p^e^NT8.
VI Ml in AT druggists and deai-kbs.
the chattles a. tooei.er co.. bai.ttwo!?t\ vn.
' y>^
YiNEGAR BiTTERS 1
Is the great Blood Pnrffier and Llfe^iviae
Principle; a Gentle Purgative and Tonic; a perfect
Renovator and Invigorator of the 6ystem.
In Vinegar Bitters there is vitality but
no alcoholic or mineral poison.
Diseases of llie Skin, of whatever name
or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of
the system in a short time by the useof the Bitters.
Vlnegar Bitten allays fevertehness. It re?
Hpvpq anH in tiniA nirpfl P npnmfliiPOTl. NenralfiTlA.
Gout, aud similar painful diseases.
Vinegar Bitters cures Constipation and
prevents Diarrhoea.
Never before has a medicine been com*
pounded possessing the power of Vinegar Bitters
to hciil the sick.
Send for either of our valuable referenoe
books for ladies, for fanners, for merchants, our o
Medical Treatise on Diseases, or our Catechism
on Intemperance and Tobacco, which last should
be read by every child and youth in the land. .
Jiny two of the above books mailed free on
receipt of four cents for registration fees.
H.H. McDonald Drag Co., 632 Washington St., N.Y?
N Y?T1-50
m '
Eft CORES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. HaT
Sjm Best Cough Syrup. Tastes goSd. Use H j'
"Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life."-? "
L. L. Whiple, Druggist, Kintner, Mich.
EHI HB ilSBB
iHlTlM II ! hum || II
m i!3BULglaMBIi
B CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Q . '
Best Cough Svrup. Tastes good. Use E| j
in time. Sold by druggists. M
"Will buy no other Cough Medicine as long ao w? ; "3
-? ? ? ?* 1T1-1 ..J lit
can geifiso's care."?u x>. j-iakimeb, unnwu, u,
ll M %
G3| Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use B5
fw in time. Sold by druegtsts. PS
i
"Piso's Cure cured me of Consumption."?Wm. &
Robebtson, Brandywine, Md.
Hi^cores^JH^AL?! JE^AILS.'1
U Beet Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use H j
E in time. Sold by druggists. gj 11
:. M
"Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best medicin#
wcever used."?o. L. Hopeb, Adilese, Kans.
a wingciH
gj CORES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. HTi
m) Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use 0 J
Lgl In time. Sold by druggists. m
"PiBO'sCurcfor Consumption isdoins wonders for
me."?H. H Stansell, Newark, N. Y.
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use (9 J
in time. Sold by druggists. m n :??
b^a?rrwn mm ? -. - MH
/baseball! .
1 CARDS. I 1
Xk LAWS01T CAED CO. Jr
^W For sale by all
Stationers, Newsmen,Fa nry Goods Dcnlrrs.
I CURE FITS! 1
When I say cure I do not mean merely to stop them
for a time and then hare them return again. I mean a
radical cure. I have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY
or FALLING SICKNESS a life-long study. 1
warrant my remedy to oure the worst cases. Because
others have failed is no reason for not nowreeeivinga
cure. Send at once for atreatise anda Free Bottle oC
my infallible remedy. Give Express and Post Office.
It costs you nothing for a trial, and I will cure you.
Adcfroxs Dr. IL G. ROOT, 183 Pearl St., Now York,
UADDUIIIC CMtril and
R!IIsf r si IR klpiumHabits
EASILY CURED. BO.)K FREE.
DR. J. C. HOFFMAN, Jefferson, Wisconsin.
THURSTON'S SITOOTH POWDER
Keeping Teeth Perfect and Go ma Healthy.
Mitchell's Perforated iielladnnna
Pliw>er? cure all Aches and Pains. Sureltemeily
for that cold wot between the shoulders. Sold
by Druggists everywhere.
ADIiP AcrCO To introduce thorn, we will
Dlu Urrcrli give away i.uj-j Self.
Operating Washing Machines. It you want oua
send us your name, P. O., and expross olhce at
once. The National Co., 35 DEYST..N.Y.
m m IITCn An rt'-ve Man or Woman IneveTT
Knf MgU I C^countytonllourivod.. SalarjfJi.
BHfl U|1 1 per Bunlhaud Lxpcn.?cf. Kvpcmcs 111 adX&r&j
-ance. I'auvassinjuuttit FRKK! Particular*
V V tree, standard Silver-ware Co. Boston. Mass.
^to Soldiers & Heirs. SaudUimi
pOnCIAII^ lor Circulars. COL. L.UIXGJI
wll vl VIIW HAM, AU'y, \VafihiuglOii, I). 0.
Mil
You are allowed a free trial of thirty days of the 086
cf Dr. Dye's Celebrated Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory
Appliances, for tho sj>oedv relief ar.d per*
manent cure of Nervous Debility, lo'ss of Vitality and
Manhood, and all kindred troubles. Also for many
other diseases. Complete restoration to Health, Vigor,
and Manhood guaranteed. So risk is incurred, fflusti->tar\
nimnhipt. in .vn.Vj/ rweionc mailed free, byadj
dressing VQJLTAIC liEIiT CO.. Marshall, OlicW
m CJ lias taken the lead la
_ tlie sales of that class of
JBEEycuretremedies, and has ijiven
TO 6 DAYS almost universal satisfac*
^F^SSSSMS.*!
VHK&Tini CbtXlCil Cfl. . among; the leading Medi*
yS&k Cincinnati dne*?f,he oildora*
TwSk. ? ^, ' A. L. SMITH.
Ohio.^m Bradford, Fa.
Bold by Dru^gis'^.
pennyroYai
"CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH"
The Original and Only Genuine.
:>a/e and alwayi reliable. Beware of WertkltH Imitations
'4Chleheat?r,a KnclWh" are tie best made. Indlnpensnbt*
TO LADIES* I?clo??4e.(?a?pi) torparticnlarf,toet*.
nwolali, etc., i? Tetter .eat yen by 4%
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