The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, September 01, 1893, Image 4
AXTjK ORE ASK.
Pnre palm oil is as good grease for
axles of heavy wagons as anything
else. If this cannot be procured and
tallow is to be nsod, this mixture will
Ih> good Tho tallow is melted and
mixed wjth un equal quantity of comtuon
castor oil. Some flnely-powderod
black lead is then well mixed
111 tJT llMlllag nil .J. U in wmmmm.
and until it cools. This is excellent
for heavy and light vehicles. For
light buggies castor oil is tho best
grease.?New York Times.
CARE OF THE COIiT's FOOT.
If a colt shows a tendency to walk |
on the heel or frog, rasp the Bole
towards tho too to take away tho
thickness. If the foot is worn at tho
toe and the heels havo become too
high, they should be lowered with the
rasp. When the edges or rim of the
hoof has grown leaving tho frog and
center hollow, tho edges should bo
rasped. The more frequently the foot
is put in proper shape tho more likely
it is to grow luto tixnt sliape.?IVew
_ York World.
CHARCOAL FOR FOWLS.
We lmve found charcoal n eery ox- |
cellcut thing to furnish our poultry I
with. It may l?o given in a powdered j
state, mixed with the soft meal feed, !
and a little pulverized sulphur at the i
same time may he added with advantage.
"But the very best way to sup- i
ply this is to burn an ear or two of
corn (upon the cob), charring it to
blackness and throwing it before them. '
Tliey will devour every kernel, and ,
so supply themselves with a grateful i
' and healthy substuuee that sweetens
the crop, and serves as an admirable
tonic to tho stomach.
. , At this season of the year the above
.recommendation will be found a vain
able hint to poultrymen. Hens about
? " - ? i?r uilJ iluviiur this iiremired
y, cjjarcogl eagerly, and tho increased i
freshness and * redness of their combs
'afterjVard evince the cfllcaoy of this
allowance. For a month or six weeks I
in tho early Weeding season nothing (
is better than' this for laying hens
given them daily. ? l'oultry World.
r.EST RESULTS FROM TOMATOES.
When pruned and staked tomato
plants will bear much closer planting
in the field than if left to themselves.
Two feet hv four is about the proper
distance. As soon as set in the field
mo pianis ougui in no ticu. net strong
stakes at each end of every row and
brace carefully. Smaller stakes may
bo set. at intervals of two roils along
the rows. Those stakes should bo
about three ami u half feet high. Next
streteh two wires of about the size
used iu haling hay along the tops
of the stakes in each row. Take
ordinary laths o? small slicks of any
kind, of the same length na lath and
ulWt6
upper ends of the stakes are lield in
place by weaving the wires around
the toj?s of the stakes or laths. This
makes n neat and substantial trellis.
The plants are trained to single stems
f and tied to lath supports.
Of course, tying must he done at
euecessive intervals as the plunts increase
in height until the top of tho
trellis is reached, after which nothing
further need bo done in the way of
training. Ailside roots near the ground
and suckers must be piuched oil, as
the object to bo gained in staking
would bo lost otherwise. None of tho
blossoms are to bo removed, but
simply the leafy shoots and suckers,
which bear no blossoms and como out
near the ground and at intervals along
the main stock. Pruning away theso
surplus shoots and tying the plants to
supports exposes tho fruit to the sunlight,
and favors early development to
a marked degree. Tomatoes thus
tr?in<?3 ripen about two weeks iu advance
of those which arc allowed to lie
on the ground, are froer from root and
\ larger. The crop per plant is less
- - than by tho ordinary mothod, but bocauso
of the higher prices obtained for
tho fruit tho profits tire larger.?Now
England Homestead.
IIYE IN THE CORNFIELD.
There is ono plan that, if generally
adopted by tho dairymen, would add
measurably to the pasturage of tho
farm and at the samo time bo a benoflt
to tho will itself, and this is tho practice
of sowing ryo in tho cornfield
eithor at tlio last working or as soon
as the corn is out up. In tho spring,
long beforo tho pastures are "fit" for
turning tho stock upon thorn, tho ryo
flold is a wealth of flno food and excellent.
By this plan there is no winter
washing of tho land, which is, as a rulo,
equal in exhaustion to a growing crop,
and by tho middle of May this ryo sod
can bo turned under for corn and is
next to clovor sod In value. For soveral
years the writer has as nearly as
possiblo carried out this plan and finds
that, with what manure and clover sod
comes In in rotation, his Holds aro getting
bettor all the timo. Two ways
prosont themselves to put in the rvo?
sowing broadcast and cultivating in
with a light cultivator, sotting teeth as
shallow as good work will allow, so as
to disturb the corn roots sh little as
possible; and tho other is to cut up the
corn, having tho shocks regular, and
u.?.. ~ ;-.?- 1 _ i -1< > ' ?
nuwju^ UIIB UilU II' 11II11 IHIHIHMH OI
rye on broadcast and harrowing it in
with ft harrow or disc, tho loosening
up of tbo ground covoring tho seed offootimlly
without plowing. Thoro ia
. Jiothing equal to kooping tho land nt
werk, fllllnRthe soil with w runs*-of '
roots to deoay and furnish food for tho
following crop, and if it can ho dono
between cropa, on thia plan with ryo
offers, a groat gain lina boon niado not
only in the supplying of food to tho
stock, but feeding tho land as woll.?
Practical Farmer.
OOI/TIVATINiI HTRAWBHRmKH.
The strawberry leaf disease, known
as the apot, has boon much morn injurioua
during the laAt quarter of a century
than it was in formor times; and
growers are looking about for some
explanation of the spread of this troublo.
In almost all oases a now variety
"runs out," as it. is called, and
? chiefly through the operation of this
^
disease. New varieties are oontfnnally
being introdnced?not because
they are much better than the varieties
that have preceded them -- w
but ou account of the older varieties
going back ; in fact, no one will contend
that the strawberries of to-day, ^
as a rule, aro even as good as they
wore in former times. It is thought
that the old method of cultivation, 01
which moderns have laughed at, might ?*
not have been such bad practice after 01
all. The practice was to grow the
strawberries in bods; as soon as the "
crop was gathered tho leaves wero ?|
mown off" with the soytho and burnt, K1
and a now crop of leaves eaaie up before
winter. With the progress of la
VOVMblv V -__K*
to be very bad practice. The argu? ?i
mer.t was that leaves make food, aud fc
the more leaves the better. This
would bo true if tho leaves were ^
healthy leaves; but diseased leaves are ^
worse than no leaves at all. No oue ^
ever thought of the strawberry spoti u p
those days; in fact a specimen of this g
ilisea.se was rarely seen. It is now believed
that the practice of mowing and ^
burning tho leaves was advantageous .
in this, that it dostoved all attempts ,
of this fungus to propagate itself and
was therefore bouoficial rather than ^
otherwise. It is an illustration of a
point feqncntly made that though our
forefathers wore not able to pliilosophizo
on their garden practices as
closely as wo may, they were able to *
find out a great (leal from nothing at n
all but practical experience. One thiug **
our strawberry amateurs might d?, 11
which is not done now, and that is to
cut off during the season and burn p
every leaf which shows a spot, as soon e
as it is observed. This probably would g
preserve their favorite varieties from r
degeneratiug.?Median's Monthly. f
8
FARM AND OARDF.N NOTE".
Clean up tho garden and sow tur- p
nips. r
To grow fine strawberries keep off o
the runners. I
Many a colt is ruined by an impa- 1
tieut driver. ^
Soil ami location will change tho ap- n
neurauce of fruit. 8
c
Radishes for winter may be sown in
sum merit
has been proved mnnv timos over
that speed followa blood lines. B
An unsound stallion is a menace to 1
the breed to which ho belongs. j
No poor man can afford to buy a I
poor horse, mid no rich man will. s
| Put on your best nature and your
most gentle manner when doing tho *
milking. J
Turn the work horses out into a lot
on hot nights rather than confine in j
hot stalls.
| Whenever water is given to plants
; enough should be used to wet the soil *
! thoroughly. 1
If seed are gathered, care should ho
taken to dry them thoroughly before ^
storing away. ^
Don't run cows during hot weather. c
Let them go to and from the pasturo ,
at their own gait.
Horses have dispositions like men. r
%mc arc good, hut more are spoiled c
Jut" int.. we.lge,hap,.<T 10
strips make the best and most convenient
labels for fruit trees.
The cleaner and neater the fruit, the
quicker they will catch the oyo of the s
buyer aud the readier the sale. ,
With all kinds of fruit trees it is i
better to have one strong limb or t
branch than several weak ones. d
It is generally admitted to be easier (
to change the pacing gait to the trotting
than the trotting to the pacing. '
Cultivation of all young trees, at
least for some years after plantiug out,
is essential to their vigorous growth.
It costs but little to make a start j
with trraues. Thev come into bearing
curly and are productive and easily
managed. t
Do not wait till tho oil is all gono
from the jug, then stop tho mower p
half a day while you "go to town" to 1
have it filled. L
It is better to remove, with a rub of s
tho hand, sprouts and suckers while ?
young and tender than to wait till a e
knife or saw is needed.
A few carriage bolts costing a few '
cents may suvo a trip to town in the
midst of haying. Have some of vario*.i K
sizes and lengths in tho tool box.
Or eon stuff from the garden or or- ,
chard that cannot be fed to the pigs or .
cows to advantage should bo gathered ^
up and added to the compost heap.
Several Western agricultural societies
have set apart liberal sums ns premiums
for the best exhibits at tho
fairs by farmers' boys. This is a step
in the right direction.
Electricity on the Farm.
An interesting example of electricity "
as applied to farm work is now in t<
operation at a .Scotch farm. The whole it
of the usual farm machinery, such as c<
threshing, sowing, corn threshing and tl
the like, are here driven by an electric 01
motor. The electricity is generated vi
by water power, the turbine wheel 'i
which drives the dynamo being about I
1000 yards from the farm. The electric w
current is conveyed by underground hi
wires to the house and farm, in each sj
of which a storage battery is placed, tl
These supply the electric current for if
lighting and motive purposes when oi
the machinery is not working. The ft!
whole of the mansion is illuminated gi
by electric light, and an electric motor su
is provided for pumping the water for (p
domestic purposes.?New York World, in
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The Eucalyptus in Pulmonary Trouble*, w]
iho value of the eucalyptus tree or hf
plautm. fc>nlntoi??yy t.ruu,bL? hmm b?wn
demonstrated. It is said that in local*
itio.s where these plants grow thickly
immunity from fever is enjoyed a U
suggestive fact that ought to hear
fruit in localities where fevers flourish. ^
Ami somebody further suggests to ^
place in hospital corridors, particular- j)(
ly in hospitals where consumptive and R|
fever patients are treated, tubs and
pots of this plant to test its virtue.?
Chicago Times.
The first horse cars in Now York
were run along tho Bowery in 1833. fi(
Now there are nineteen street railroads w
in this city, nsing 2000 cars and 20,000 n<
horses, and carrying 225,000,000 panscngers
yearly.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Many small animals eat their own
eight in food a day.
By means of the electrical current it na
i now possible to produce a higher ox
imperaturo than ever before. m<
A thousand millions of tho animalllao
found in stagnant water do not 5?
jllectively equal the size of a grain
Laud. h
In scvero paroxysms of coughing
om whatever cause, a tablespoonful ?n
f glycerine in hot milk or cream will
[ve speedy relief. .1
Wool warehouses in Bradford, Eng- pa
nd, are being fitted with electric
rmerly used.
F. O. Plummer, oivil engineer, says w'
lat Mount Tacoma is ftftoen thousand RU
>et high, just one hundred and two ve
lot higher than Mount Whitney, suposed
to bo the highest in the United ?'
totes. 8J
An electrical engineer has suggested cc
> a British Parliamentary Coinmitteo ^
hat tbo marking of imported moat jt)
tiould be done by tho electric curront,
nd submitted a simple apparatus for
oing tho work. ^
The infusoria, ono of tho lowest q,
inns of animal lifo, can propagate tL
heir spccios in threo distinct ways. i,<
'irst, by budding, somowhat after the ^
lanner of plants; second, by the upon- ju
tneous division of tho animal into two ct
individuals, and third, from eggs.
Tho English towu of Widnes proio8cs
to dispose of its refuse V?y iucinration,
and to utilize tho heat thus
generated in operating an ongino for ( '
mining an electric lighting plant and ^
nruishing light to various public intitutions
and some of tho streets. ^
An automatic switch has been ap- i.
died to tho olectrio lamps of guests' pj
ooins at hotels, l>y which tho locking
if tho room door from tho outside, jj
nit not from the inside, turns off ths
ights. Many travelers leave tho 3j
he lights turned on when they go 3
.way from tho rooms, and this, in the pj
ggrogate, counts tip to a considerable c,
ixpeufto to the hotel management. jH
It is a familiar fact that persons born
lew# ?io utjttfiHjr jiinryb /?o?u nttjr i|
ongenital defect in the organs of s<
pcech, but from the fact that, never t<
taving heard others speak, they cannot n
mitatc articulate utterance. It in w
irobably true, too, that tho source of b
orno current errors of speech nmong N
hose who arc not esteemed deaf lies in
i defect of heariug. Many person*
vlio habitually tt?ek on the "r" sound
o words ending in "w" any that thev
ire nimble to distinguish, for example,
letwoen "law" and "lor." J.
Statistics presented at the recent ^
Congress of German Surgeons show o
hat in a total of 157,815 persons who
ook sumo form of aufesthetics while
indergoiug surgical operations, lifty- j.(
hroo persons died, a ratio of one in jj
1900. Not one of these deaths oesurred
with persons who took simple,
inmixcd ether, and hitherto none j
lave happened with a mixture of chlo- j
oform, ether ami alcohol recommend..1
l._ ... ? tr: r?-i "
... giuivi. Viennese suiguQji, mi*
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Power ol the Eye. n
Michael Angela from his infancy c
howed a stroncr inclination for paintug,
and made such rapid progress in c
t that, ho is said to have been able at n
ho ago of fourteen to correct the ?
Irawings of his master, Dominica t
trillamlai. r
When ho was an old man, one of those P
Irawings being shown to him, he ti
nodestly saiil: v
"In my youth 1 was a better artist B
ban I am now." n
His ipiiekness of eye was wonderful.
lo used to say that a sculptor should h
arry his compass in his eye. h
"The hands, indeed," said he, "do
he work, but the eye judges." f>
The artist's power of the eye was so B(
ertain that, having once ordered a S
iloek of marble to bo brought to him, ft
10 told the stonecutter to cut a way S
oino particular purts of the marbk h
aid to polish others. Very soon an 11
xipiisitely line figure sturted out from
he block. The stonecutter, surprised,
teheld it with admiration. *
"Well, my friend,"said Michael An- p
'elo. "what do yon think of it?" r
"I hardly know what to think o!
t," answered the astonished mechanic ; ^
'it is a very fine figure to mo. I iiavc
nfinite obligations to you, sir, for ^
bus making 1110 discover in myself a
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WUIUII l I1UVV1 AUUU J. pUWUBBCU. "
-Sale's Journal. B(
Water for Rubles. ^
According to a doctor who numbers
lauy babies among his put tents, the
ttlo folks, whether well or sick ^
abies, whether babies fod on the hot- w
lo or fod naturally, may have water
> drink in" moderation if they want |
Tho water should bo boiled and
overed, not very cold, even warm, if
10 child prefers it so. "So thor- ft]
nghly," he says, "have I become conincod
of the great benefit derived
om giving water to sick babies that ra
now order it in nearly every ease ?(
ith fover, and it is astonishing to see
ow the restlessness and many of tho w
rmptoms we are apt to attribute to
10 pain and fever disappear when it si
freely given. By freely I menu from ri
10-hulf to two ounces immediately al
ter or botweon the feedings. If it
vou immediately after the feeding, a
nailer quantity will, of course, bo re?
tired. Time and again I have seen
fonts with measles, scarlet fever or w
loumouia, after a period of great Q
istlessness. fab into ? o/cep gg
lien a couple of ounces of oool wslsr fo
been given."
lie Lives Up a Tree.
In Windham County. Connecticut, ii
voa Iiit 1 itt Huso-well, who for twenty- ?|
vo years litis made hie home unions ^
10 branches of an ancient chestnut ?
eo on a farm owned hy liiin. Ho
fih the reputation of being well off, w
ad hia residence in the troetop ia the
jault of a hot made in IHfiH that Horsio
Hoymour would ho elected J'reai- r<
ant. Hazewell's house reata in the ?
trka of aeveral largo limbs about n'
renty feet from th" ground. The
icentric occupnnt haa made friends n<
ith the birda and squirrels of th.; w
sighborhood, ami in summer they go
i nnd out of the tree dwelling at will.
-Atlanta Constitution, v<
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AFFAIRS.
VOW-WOW 8AUCH. 1
Wow-wow sauce is the attractive 1
me of a preparation which makes an tot
oellent relish with stewed or boiled q
jats. Chop some parsley leaves fino; jCy
ride two or three pickled cucumrs
or walnuts into enall squares. ,
it into a saucepan apiece of nutter .
e size of an egg. Whon it is melted
ir into it a tablespoonful oi fine flour
id a half pint of beef broth. Add a . J
blespoonful of vinegar and a tea- tio
oonful of mado mustard. Simmer 'al
gether until pretty thick.,. Add the. ^
traloy and cucumbers or |
.... ** 3
Put in a bowl two large cauliflowers fu<
aich have been cut in pieces about inS
t inch long, and one onion cut in
!ry thin slices; add two tablespoon- wa
Is of oil, two of vinegar and a pinch tra
salt and popper. Mix all woll to- ou
?ther and serve. Or, if desired, a j
ayounaise sauce can be need with oo<
>ld cauliflower, which can be mado by ^oi
lis recipo: Put the y jlks of two eggs fac
i a bowl with salt, pepper and the
ice of a lemon and half a teaspoonful '
' dry mustard. Stir with ft woodon
>oou, adding by degrees,in v^r^" small
lantitios, a tablespoonful of vinegar,
ion a few drops of good -olivo oil,
mating rapidly all the time until the wa
.nee thickens and half a piht of oil ttn
is been absorbed. -^-Now ??Jtk lie- 11 1
>rdcr.
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COM) POTATOKS. jt
Cold potatoes are not pftft jhralnrly 1)0
jpetizing as such, but they ,niuy be
nickly converted into deltoid! a break- Qj
ist or lunelieon dishes. u, 1 <
Potatoes au Gratia?Slice tour Cold ,
ctatoes and stow gently in .milk or
roth. Season with pepper And salt,
rate some cheese and soma bread, Jn
nd spriukle over the potatoes. Brown 'in
i the oven. ?t ro'
Potato Hash?Hoat together a table- 'ui
mbnful of butter ami a cwOf milk. re
eason with pepper and ia|t. Hash 11 ^
10 cold potatoes, add to Eie milk,
L?ver and simmer gently untijtlie milk t-h
i about absorbed. 'fj of
Potato Provencal?Cut com potatoes li>
ltu balls with a vegetubJ^ajSi>. Melt la,
Jino bullef ." Add u aHrf'ur^Np?S5mTT -mi
> it and fry the balla.. IBK hashed T1
it'ut iiiiii iiimiiauuuill l u
it.h milk for stock, softHOflJltoll nnd
like in ?\ buttered dish in tip oyeu.? th
few York World. "*T^ H0
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SICK-ROOM JKMitES. i
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Arrowroot Jelly?Wot two heaping ^
?ftspoonfnl? of Bermuda arUSwroot in j
little cold water and ri|h smooth.
[ftvo on the stove boiling jvatcr and
a ft ctt]> of it molt two toespooufuls
f white sugar. Pour tlas boiling '
rater on to tho arrowroot. JF ltoil until "
lear, stirring all tho time. Add ft 1
Bftspoouful of lemon juioo'jfend mould J"1
a oold cupa. Servo oold with cream
nd sugar.
Tapioca Jolly?Soak a on# of tnpioen ftI
i three cups of cold watir for four *11
ours. Set it in a saucepan of boiling 1
ator. Add ft little lukewarm water
o the tapioca and heat,. ?tirring fro- ^
little sugar, n little "grafod Tomon j ]
col and tho juico of a lemon. Pour
uto moulds and whou cold ent with u
roam and sugar. 1 s M
Chicken Jelly?Pound naif a raw m
hickou, bones nnd meat, until it forms .,(
pulp; cover with cold yiftor; ftim- jM
lor gently in ft covered yQssel until
ho moat is *in shreds and |ho liquid ])t
educed nbout one-half. Strain nn( (ij
vess through a collandor; then strain ,|
hrougli a coarse bag; salt nnd add a ,1(
ery little popper; return *o tho firo,
immor for about Ave minutes; cool Kt
nd skim; keep on ice. ^forvo with ^
nloavencd wafors, or, in lfio conva- Bei
Dscont stage, between tbii slices of
read. 1 Wl
Iceland Moss Jelly?Wath a handal
of cither Iceland or Irjlh moss in oi
jveriil wAters and softkv JuttAx hoar. f
tir it into a quart of ltKjteng water 1>r!
nd allow it to simmer antn dissolved. | ?
weotcn, flavor with tha^raeo of two jIp
imons, n lmlf teaspqpnful^f oinna- dli
ion. Strain into mouhTdf?^ th<
'I ;
nonsEnoiiD ram.
Wilted rosos can bo resiorod by *l
lacing tho stoms in hot \*atcr for n ]
unuto. / wf
Goffoo stains on white goods should ill
o wanbod in warm water beforo ?u
lacing in suds.
A dish or plate of water set in the J11
van when baking oake will provont ^
torched edges.
Boil or roast a lemon, fill with sugar
hilo hot and eat hot. It' will often /?
beck your oold. i H
Don't clean brass artioles with acids,
'so ' putty powder, with swoet oil of
Aink off with soapsuds and dry. It ^
ill insuro brightness. ag
Pink and blue gingham* of a washbio
make can be kept from fading by f*>
asking in a weak solution of vinogfft e('
id water. Rinse in the samo way *v
id dry in the shade.
Ink stains on white good* can bo re- te
loved by soaking in water and then Wl
>vering spot with pounded salts of
imon. Bleach in sun for half honr, 011
ash in suds, rinse and dry.
Chloroform is useful for taking paint s<
;ains from blaok silks. Persistent ?
lbbing isnoceesary. Chloroform will y
Iso restore faded plush goods by spongig
goods carefully.
Handson^e, so-called "bearskin" /
igs are easily obtained by dyoing j
(ins of sheep. Fanners sell long |
ooled sheep-skins for very little.
ood dyoa " form these into >
irvicoable, cheap and hahOBOftfiJ riig?
r cottage and city homes alike. I
Those annoyett ttriQ WSaried by inso
mim mi nut uignvn mil relievo moll tr?
ifTcrings by following a low w
istructions. First of all, go to bod 1
ean. No dirty face, hands or foet. F
fet the top of the head with oold
ater; wot the wrists, bath? the foci
i warm or tepid water, in which some flj!
dt has been mixed. Dampen a handerchief
or small piece of linen, fold Q
mgthwise and place over eyes when *
-posing. Don't think of business or ?
onsehold cares; leave thoughts of ^
otes, mortgages, soups, puddings, Vt
k5., on the outside of -the raos<|uito
ft, and sleep will com? without any fiV
ooing. Try it and be convinced. ~
Apclles is said by Pliny to lmve in- (
mtcd the use of canvas in painting. D
o also employed oaken tablets. ?
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SELECT 81FTINUS.
London has 00,000 telephones. wa
ftaly gets 0100,000,000 a year from In
irists. fot
Che owner of a hairless calf at Brad* "hi
, Mo., refused a showman's offer of Kft;
K) for it. ^ei
i boy in Hiawatha, Kan., rides to
1 from the pasture on the back of
a of his cows.
ft c
I Chicago merchant has on exhibit
n in his show window a pair of live pft
panose babies. >
Stt ttariPffMS' '5m Zi
id and 81,235 tons of silvor. an
dismarak declares that ho owes his Co
jged old age to the practice of bath- (
f rognlarly and freely in cold water. P?
The largest gold nugget over known
s the "Sarah Sands," found iu Alls- *r
lia. It weighed 233 pounds four
nces, Troy. p*
3evoral of tho Aztec pyramids ox- q?
jd 200 feet in hoiglit. They arc
norally composod of a mound of earth
red with stone. fj.
Amber, although reekonod as a pro- a j
ct of tho mineral kingdom, is, in la<
probability, resin from an extinct su
ecies of coniferous tree. mi
A cyclone lifted a large sheet of
iter from Portago Lake. Michigan,
d carried it high in tho air and hnlC
nilo inland, where it broke. In tho
oco of a mile tho ground was' cov- . 1
ad with ilshcs of various sizesC nl<
Tho great fall of "manna" in Mar- ft*'
u and Diarbokir, Asiatic Turkey, iian p'1
on explainod. Chemists who exam- lt"
od tho stuff roport it to bo a species BO'
lichen which is not known to grow
itsido of Tnnis, Morocco and Al- 861
ria.
A lisli was caught in the lake at Heil- wj
onu, Swabia, in the year 1497 which q(j
d a brass ring attached hearing
cord of the fact that tho same llsh
d been en ught iu the year 1230 and j j
leased after having the queer label
fixed to his bodv.
w?
It is believed that whales often attain f j,
i rvrv ....... rru.
u ngu ?Jl tw Jiiitrn. J-iio
yearn these huge creaturea hive pn
roil is ascertained by counting tho p,
vers of larainre forming the horny
Unf.nwy. iuiuvm.. u.s ' 'whalebone."
iese latniuiu increase yearly, ju?t as
,? "growths" do uu a tree.
When Catherine of Russia was on
e throno uu ingenious peasant pro- '
ntod her with a marvelous wat mi, rn
It toll is at present being exhibit..; I in "!
Petershurg. In sizo and shape t 0
niowhnt resembles a chicken's egg.
rhen wound up to the proper pitch it
ays religious chauts, accompanied Cfl
itli scenic effects. ^
Nectar in ilowers is not honey,
his nectar is gathered by the tongua j)
I tho bee and enters what is called
10 honey bag, from which it is re- _
lrgitatod by the boo on its return to ~
to hive and deposited in tho honey
>11. Even then it is thin and watery, <i
id does not become really honey
utll the watery parts have evaporated, <Y
I collecting the sweets tho boes do
ot conftno themselvos wholly to
owers. mey extract mem also Hon*
raita ' <f
Per fames (hinrri Against Microbe*. <;
To guard against infectious diseases
is advisable to surround ourselves, K
i far as possible, by an antiseptio at- <(
osphoro. We accomplish this in a <(
moral way by tho uso of disinfectants, <(
nt as many people liud those rather
isagrooahlo it is useful to know that
jrfnmes answer tho purpose and aro ^
most as destructive to microbes as H
io strongest ehomical preparations ,
jw iu uso.?Detroit Froo Press. ?
ate of Oiuo, City or Tolkdo, I w
Lucas County. i** "rank
J. Cheney makes oath that ho Is tho
alor partner of tho Arm of F. J. Ciikney &
doing business In tho City of Toledo,
unty and State aforesaid, and that said firm
II pay the sum of ONK liUNDRKI) DOL1RS
for each and every caso of C ilarrh that
nnot bu cured by tho use of 11 ali.'rCatakku
u?r. Frank J. Cheney.
>worn to l>eforo mo ami niibHcrlbod In my
ssenco, this 01 h day of December. A. D. ISSfl. a
?> A. W. Olxason, Ci
ikal / ?v?'
Notary PubHe. I<
ill's Catarrh Cure la taken internally And acts n
ectly on the blood and raucous surfacss of Y
s system. Send for testimonials, free. b
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O. i:
f^Sold by Druggists, 76?. 11
Tiik player-manager has not been a signal jj
leccss this year. <1
n
hadics needing a tonic, or children who a
mt building up, should take Brown's Irou .
tiers. It Is pleasant to take, cures Malar.a U
digestion. Hiiiousiioss and Liver Complaints, *i
nkos the Blood rich and pure. ,
ij
Baseball has Its singular phases. St. Louis
I a fal/An (lira aianlnk* ? ? ?? M? ^
~ >,,%> oti<ugu? k?""" iruin umoago, D
it it oould oapturo only one In three from I
julsvlllo. ||
m
W? Cars It ptars.
No matter of how Ion* standing. Writs ^
r free treatise, testimonial*. etc., to 8. i. 1
ollenswnrth & Co., Owego, 'l loga Ox, N. T. i
rice $1; bjr mail, fl.lA fl
It Is now assured that Catcher MacMahon, Mj
Now York, whose third finger on the right I
tnd was so badly shattered, will not play if
;aln before 1691. 2
[f your Hack Aches, or you are all worn out,
ort for nothing, It Is general dohllltjr. I 1
own'e Iron Hittorn will cure yon, muke yon J*
rong, cleanso your livor, and give you a good
petite?tones the nerves. (|
HaoDTnF.nH, of Brooklyn, has been laid off "
mgorarlly on account of general poor
Hocrhain's Pills correct ba<l effects of overling.
Heeuhsra's -no others. IX cents a boa.
Eulir, Brooklyn's third baseman, was a
jore card boy in Brooklyn in 1890.
If HILE IN THE WAR
I was taken ill wllhsplmil
dlsu.ise and rln-uniiv7
/ tisfh. 1 went home and
' / Vg ^ was confined If) my l?ed.
fca ex Jjf Ytunahle to help myself
rr V Km ttior 'St months. After
rJ uyonrs of misery a coinwv'
en-,. //pHnif.n machinist sdvls^
^ ine to take Hold's
./ ijwtf .-nr>iipnriiia. I K*H * I i
^fltle and could cjnickly T
lienor. A11? r laVifllT^ .(
Mr. WI.?"-oler. bottles I wan weil and t
havo not slnoo been 1
niMi'd with my old complaints." Jam. A. <
UKKf.RIi, 111.4) I).vision St., Baltlmoro, Md. "
food's*^ Cures !
food's Pill* curt) liver Ills. 34 cents per bo*. |
DURE CURED
mPATINO thHvw for mmu to -?ur PHOTO T
ORACH PAMK.Y KKOORDR, otksr Ft* i
turn* sad rremna. Addraaa, Deal H, T
r. Cerr Sc Ce? 41 to ?s JeHenea It, ofleeja 4
Cngleside JEfcetreat. i
r Dem * ii* Women. Nolenllflp treatment and J
ro*?rttnrnnlr<?l. Klegnul apartment* for ladles be- f
re and dnrtlnoisviiifirement. Address The Reel- J
, 1-T-t llnater Court, Nashville, Teon. I
HIRING " j
IVntRB tp?w*w. Tfaw,!www f
MyM.vfemlk|i
1 !*t' S fi ' t ?'
" " Jj?*. J- '' Pay
ot Parliamentarians.
rhe British Parliament has not al?
ya been filled by unpaid members.
1827, knights of the shires were paid
ir shilling ($1) and burghers two
illings (50o.) per day. Bpeeial barins
were sometimes made. Ipswich
kt down its representative from a
illing to nothing at all. Sir John
range, of Dunwioh, served for a stip*
kted number of herring. For nearly
entury no member was sent from
ncashire on aeoount of the expense.
Jment gradually beoamo obsolete,
he TfriMwli felonies 11*11 idly nav thai*
. .I, wunui Allowing $10 a day,
th a $1000 limit; New South Wales
i Viotoria paying $1500 a year; Cape
lony, $5 a day.
Continental deputies are generally
id, except those of Spain and Italy,
tu travel free on cars and boats,
ance pays the highest, $8000 and
750 ; Dutch members get $850 and J
penses; Swedish and Grecian, $350
irtugal, $5 a day, Norway, $3.30,
irmau States, from $1. 50 to $3.75,
lgium pays by the month, $84.
Japan pays about $675 per annum.
10 United States members, with $5000
roar, are almost at the top of the
Idor. The. Argentine ltepublio is
pposed to pay $8000, but things are
ignty uncertain down there now.?
jw York Recorder.
100,000,000 Pounds a Year,
Tho numbor of piecosof metal, tecli3ally
known as brake-shoos which
o used in tho conrsoof ayoarin stoptig
railway trains, is really astonling.
Tho Master Car Buildors' As*
siation discussed tho mattor and it
is found that on the roads roprc^
utod in the association probably 3%'
0,000 pounds of metal woro used for
is purpose, on cars an I tenders,
lilo it was estimated that over 103,
0,000 potiuds woro used on all the
rs, locomotives and tenders belongg
to the roads represented. Approximately
two-thirds of this metal was
>rn out iu servicoand tlie other third
is returned as scrap. Five-sixths of
oso shoos were cast iron and the
hers were of composite character,
>rtly hard and partly soft.?Detroit
:eo Press.
Something New in llankiug.
Ouo of tho cariosities of bnukiug
mo to light the other day at tho Euuis
'exes) National Bank. Tho teller's
sli book showed that ninety individd
checks had bcon paid amounting
$9080.55), and that flvo deposits wero
iceived aggregating a like amount,
>030.59. This is perhaps tho only
iso on record where tho debit and
edit totals on tho individual ledger
a bank roprcsentinga day's business
llied exactly as it did iu this oase. ?
alius News.
For Summ
*
S IV 1 TV 1 * TV 1
| ivu^ai jL?ai\.tiig ruWU'
| greatest* of Kelps. ^
5 trouble it makes brc
I of finest flavor, ligf
| and assuredly digesti
8
'August
Flower"
My wife suffered with indigestion
nd dyspepsia for years. Life beanie
a burden to her. Physicians
tiled to give relief. After reading
ne of your books, I purchased a
ottle of August Flower. It worked
ke a charm. My wife received imlediate
relief after taking the first
ose. She was completely cured?
ow weighs 165 pounds, and can eat
nything she desires without any
eleterious results as was formerly
aecase. C. H. Dear, Prop'rWashlgton
House, Washington, Va. (2)
iiniiH'8 to rhoorto from. You uiny flml aoincthluK
'to unit ran brtier. <0 cents allvor o
mijwi, W. C UKANT, Itr.TRASP. Mo.
)o Wot Bo
11b rutta. Bnataala and Patau which statu tha I
anda, IntaH the Iron and born rod. I
Tbe Rial as Sun Otora Polish Is BrOtlaat, Odor- I
?*, Durable, and lbs coniurasr pays for no Ua I
t glass paokago with srary parol asa. |
r au 1,
I EMM It
III
) Prfort and After Taking."
| poMtihle by tlie Immense edition printed),
much Informntion K dative to Olaeasea,
I Annlyaiaof everything pertaining to Cot
. and Hearing of Healthy Families; togett
" wrriptioiiH, Explanations of itotanioal Pr?4
| New Kdition, Reviso t and Enlarged witli
the houae there la no excuse for not knowii
) wait until yon hare illneas In your famil
for tbia Talunble Tolum*. ONLY OO <
' notes or postage stamp* of any denoniinati
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firings comfort snd Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment whan m
rightly usea. The many, who lire bet* w
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
lees expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world's beet products to
the neeas of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles, embraced in the,
remedy, Syrup of Fijp.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most ?sgcoptable and pleas*
ant to the taste,tSe refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect Ian*
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
ana permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the mrdioai
profession, because it acts on the Kid*
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak*
emng them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all dru^
gists in 60c ana $1 bottles, but it is man*
ufactursd by the California Fig Byrop
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if oficred.
Shapes oi figgs.
Various attempts have been made to
account for the diversity in shapo seen
in eggs. A recent study convinces
Doctor Nicolsky that the differences
may be all traced to gravity, and he
finds his idea confirmed by all the eggs dj^E
in the zoological collection of the St.
Petersburg University. He
that pressure by the sides of t
tonds to cloqgato tlio ogg beforXf1reMp^P|H9
shell has hardened. Iu birds.-yai<ffJ & v-^%.
keep n vertical position while
as do tho falcon and thp paly.
egg is made short by tjjfl^Egn ofTheH
weight of tho body n
pressure; while in birds tnaf^iRe^the ?
grobe, are nearly always swimming, eg
the ogg is lengthened becausotho bird'g a J5
woight acts with the compassion by ?
the ovary. Tho ogg is n^Hhpiiore gap
poiutod at one cud than at ^WBother Mm.
in birds .that, like tho guillomot, aro
frequoutly changing tboir position?
somotiiuosswimming and diving,sometimes
porcliing on tho rocks, etc.?
Scientific American. -
er Cookery |
11 i r i i ISiS
cr win dc iounci rnc p.
iVith least labor and jj?
ad, biscuit and cake p
it, sweet, appetizing |?
ble -and wholesome. ^
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(SHHBBHHHMfcS&QEfHB " nnJ uno doubts thss
13 2a ? o c*n euro the in stobI
BLOOD POISOH1
I A fiDCPISI TV pniticulars and Inrsstt1
" OrtWItLI I. pato our rellab Itty. Our
fin backing Is ?.
I 00.000. iVhen mercury,
lodlda potassium, sarsnp irllla or Hot Spring* fall, we
Sn ran tec a can?and our kla-lo ( yphllcnu la the only
Ing that will euro permanently. 1' rltlvo proof scat
sw-tUxl. free. Cook llKMKur Co., Chicago, ill.
AMTDITTF^MVLV mkdicine
Tor Indigestion, lillloiisnrsa. .
Headache, Constipation. Had
Complexion, Offensive Ilrsath,
isiSsife' * ,"~i ^SP) $*
*
For free samples add raes w.
KIPANS ClIKMlOAL CO., KtsTsit,
mmmmr wu i?nitB * -?sutaiii>i.fliiM4iMtaiiNiflMaMa>
HEM. YOUR OWN HARNESS
(THOMSON'S
SLOTTED
CLINCH RIVET8.V
Ho tools reriulrsd. Only a hammer needod to dries
ad c in.-h thai easily and quickly, Isarlag the ollnak
ibsolut.ly smooth. Enquiring no hols tots --a- ^ .
icaioer nor uurr tor mm lunifc TMf at* atrmmm, J.
o?tb and durable. Million* now UaM.il Ml
n/tha, uniform or assorted, pat up In baxee. _ . ^
Ask roar Malar for (taoaa, or eaad Mo. Ik
lamp* tot a box of 100, aaaorteJ alzae. Maa'Mbj \
JUDSON L. THOMSON MFQ. 00a. ' V
WA1TOAH. HAM. |
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Bat. Faalrat to tlaa. and niraprtS.
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