The Kershaw gazette. (Camden, Kershaw Co., S.C.) 1873-1887, February 21, 1884, Image 4
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD
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>-L" The value And importance of clover u
? hog food is thus set forth by D. F.
Curtis in the Ohio Flamwr, w) o savs:
Many farmers do not appreciate the value
of a clover posture for pigs. The hog is
an omhiverous animal, and takes to
clover or even green grass, in the abscnce
of other food, as freely as a cow or horse.
I hAvo fatted a grown hog for slaughter
on sweet cornstalks alone, fed green.
Borghum is still better, but not amiable
J for so long a feeding Season. My sjsteui
Ijfjbf wintering and: summering swine,
which has the commendation of being
so successful, is to feed apples, roots,
bran and corn in wintef with the house
slope, and in the cvly spring to turn
them into .t)u3 orchvd, tihich is secdod
jrith orchard Tuis graM furnishes
the earliest olio of any, and it is very
much relished by the swine; and beside,
whon once seeded it will last for a num
ber of years. Following the orchard
grass tho clover comcs next in order.
?J Tho orchard gram, on good land, will
" renew itself 'ovorv two wroks for a frosh
bite, and is admirably adapted for a
eeparato feeding range for young pigs,
while the older ones are confined to
clover flotds. By the time tho clover is
used up the sweet stalks and sorghum
wilt bo sufficiently matured for cutting
up and feeding to their order. When
frost comcs and destroys tho succulenco
of these tho root flold should bo ready to
turn into and let the hogs liolp them
selves. Corn and othor grains may bo
f?d conjoiutly with the succulent f<jod
wo havo snokon of, and it will be found
that a little goes a groat ways in-promot
ingahealthyand profitable growth. A field
of poaa to turn into will tdso furnish ex
cellent foed at little cost. Barloy id tho
best grain, ground entire, to make milk
for mqthors when suckling young. It is
evident that under the pasturago system
I more hogs can be kept with tho snmo
amount of corn, and that ono field will
, suffioo for growing tho entire nmouut of
groon feed, the slzo being proportionate
to the domand. It would be a wiso fore
thought in a man who proposed to rear
hogs to plant an orchard of early matur
ing variety of swoet apples for his hogs
to feed upon In the orchard, which
should be mado a permanent pig pasturo.
What a natural and sensible combination
this would bo ? tho upplos producing
\ growth for the pigs and the pigs in their
' turn making more growth or apple* ? an
equilibrium of profitable forccB without
labor. -' ' ?
' Farm and Uvden Not**
In cooking food for animals do not
waste tho ju icca toy nioro than you would |
wast'o tho juicca of your own soup or
stew. Add a little coarso moal or bran
to tho watery part and tho strength wil!
$?;;"bo absoiba4.ai5$ eaten.
An oxohange rocommcnds cultivation
for peach troos whilo young, but suye it
should ce&so whpn they bogin to boar.
It cites an Instance of a poach trco grow
ing in soil that had grown fruit for live
yean, while other treca, situated in truck
patches, have sucoumbed to yellows and
borers.
The hog is not naturally a dirty ani
mal. He is what : civilization has mtulo
Win. Ho thrives best in oloanlinuM. In,
cold weather ho is vonr sensitive, and ho
not only suffers, but loses flesh. A hog
should bo as well fthoiterod as a cow,
even for selfish reasons, not to Bpenk of
thoso of humanity.
Takon at the start roup will usually
yield to the following simplo troatmcnt:
p Give o no-half teaspoon ful of . kerosene
night erad morning, Separate them from
the rest of tho flock and put them in a
warm place for a couplo of days. Two
or throo doses will usually sufllce. Tho
fpod in thu meantime must be laxative.
Plow up tho old cow yards, running
the plow deep, and as many loada of
earth as you can yemovo so1 many loads
: r of rUd* ...fertiliser you will have. Wo
have read ofan enterprising gontloman
jfirho manured ten acres of grass land
with earth from under an ola barn and
got enormous growths for several years
after.
Ropes .for halters are Home times very
stiff, coarso and rasping, Boiling in
hot water has been rocommended in
order to produce limpness, Do not dry
them bofore the Art, but put thorn in n
place whoro tho sun may shine on them.
Then, if ttyoy are rubbed with a very lit
tle kvrosene oil after thoy aro dry thoy
will be more easily handled.
, Tho American Dairyman says thcro ia
one* point that should bo deeply impressed
upon tho dairyman's mind, and that is,
if he wants to make a first-class articlo
of Gutter he must chum often. Jtfover
let the cream got over throe days old, no
matter how cold it may be kept. If
cold it will get old. fiat and frinky. If
sour, tho whoy Will eat up tho best but
ter globules. Churn as often as you oan.
A German farmer gives his calves Skim
milk with an ounce thtoo times a day of
beef or mutton suot or lard, with good
effeot. Mealj howevor, contains fat/ says
www v?tv?) v?|#vvtauj niivu CHUiv, YTIil
tftko a mixtuw of meal and water with
greediness. Look out for scours. Wo
have weanod calves on chopped hay, corn
meal and bran in water water, As soon
assigns Of scours appeared wo resorted to
ekim.inllk with Ufa water of J^oilod hay.
A simplo plan of storing eggs' in dry
ashes has been usod for somo timo by a
correspondent of tho JWw Stotk Journal
With*, very satisfactory results? Though
rather fastidious about theh- quality, ho
reports having enjoyed thoso thus kept
during a period of mrvo than four
Bionths, ana in one instanco a whplo'
l^esid f ?0^ l>rcCRU^on* seem to be
and t6 seo that the eggs do Sot touch
Geese may be picked, says tho Mpw
Journal, twoor^ three tiroes^ during tho
pluoktng a few? If they come out easily
and the quills are clear they aro rino, as
it is called. If thoy pull hard and the
quilts are filled with a bloody fluid tho.v
m\ist be left, a little longer. In picking
take only a tow feathers between the
thumb ittd Anger aftd glvo a short, quick
jerk downward. Practice will give tho
knack of picking oosily and rapidly,
tinder each wing Will be found ft winch
of rather long and coarso feather*. ;Thu?c
support the wings and must not bo
I ducked. Beforo beginning operations it ,
ft prudent to draw an old cotton stocking
om the head of the goose.
? '' RMHkSlS HISta ; j
One way to prepare onioti flavoring for.
a vegetable ftoup is to take a largo onion,
remove the ctiter skin, thon stick cloves
Into the onion, and bake It unill , it is
nicely brCwned. ThO peculiar flavor
thOs gained is relished by the opioawrv.1
Vsty pretty tidies for common . Wcnr
KtM mado by taking a piece of ciitonno
which has a pretty figure, that seefns to
bo wMnplete In itsolf ; trim this alt arottif
W i*V a pretty thotjgh inexpensive ^ nf t oh
ana made to look attractive at small $*\
I eiine.
ifow to keapaoppperloa-kettlel>!ij<hts
Buy fi*S cents' worth <rf oxalic acid and
put it Jo a wine bottlo aid fill with cold
water ; whon dissolved, rob the ^KetSi
K1 bow -grease Is/ essential to? ttwdco the
kettle shine, and tho kettle must bo cold
A mlxturo which is excellent for rc
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with water in the proportion of a teaeup
ful to ona ordinary-sized pail of w^ter.
Mix thoroughly, and wuh soiled gar
ments in it. For removing spot* uso a
sponge or clean flannel cloth, and with a
dry cloth rub as dry as potable. Wool
en goods may bo made to look bright
and fresh by being sponged with this.
Queer Things to Eat;
Hie caterer for thojehthyonhagi club,
of New York, has been Interviewed by a
reporter. Ho says:
Do you kuow that wo have not half
enough rcspcct for tho hone-shoe crab
and tho *azor clam? They feed these !
crabs lo chickens over in Long Island,
and I ^iio^s that is attfut the only use
made of tbcm, but they are excellent
eating. The vorf large onea are apt to
bp a little rank, but the medium-sized
ones aro apt raent for epicures. The
white fat around tho shell makes an ex
quisite sauce, and workod up with 'egg*
and Condiments is a delightful salad
dressing for crabs and lobsters. Tho
meat, nicked out, prepared as deviled
crab, mixed with tho fat, put back in the
shell neatly, dusted ovor with cracker
with a bit of butter on it, and baked in
a quick oven, is something as good as
auv real good man need want. Tho
only t rouble with them is that thero Isn't,
much meat in them, but they aro sutU
cicntly abundant to intko up for that by
thoir numbers.
Ah for tho razor clams, when, other
clams arc worth twenty-fivo couts a hun
dred, they would bo worth half a dollar
each, if they wc<e only scarco and ncor
pie had any adequate <de? of now
good they are. Thcrazor ..clam makes
tuo finest bisouo that I? ever tastod
in my life, with ono exception of tho
starfish. And, by tho way, lot mo
cordially recommend that starfish to tho
careful nnd earnest attention of every
gourmand.- Take your starfish, cut their
Bngors apart aud bruiso them up in a
mortar to a pasto-having primarily soakod
them all ono night in fresh water? boil
tho paste, strain, add soup stock and, in
short, mako it at any intelligent cook
would make a bisquo that ho know ho was
going to have reason to bo proud of, and
you will have tho finest flavored thick
soup in tho world.
<4I had more difficulty in getting tho
Ichtyophagi to cat anglo worms tnan any
thing olso that I sot before them. And
yot thoy are very good, if properly pre
pared. Put Four anglo worms on a fine
siovo thrco or four inohos from tho bot
tom of a paii, fill tho pail up with milk
and leavo them thoro a fow days. Thoy
will not only got rid of all tho earth and
sand thoy have in them, but will tatton
up with astonishing rapidity until thoy
aro thicker tnan an ordinary lead pencil,
nnd of a beautiful light color. Tako
them out of the milk bath, wash thom in
clean water, lot them wrigtrlo around a
littlo in flour or dust it over them, and
then drop them in a cauldron of boiling fat.
That kills tliom iustantly and crisps them
charmingly. Pile tliom on a napkin,
garnish, and Bond to tho . tablo with
drawn butter containing a littlo lemon
juice and a dash of Worcestershire sauco, '
nnd, provided no weak minded preju
dices are awakened by a k.nowledgo of
what thoy are, thoy will dolight all who
tnsto them.
< With Frozen Hands.
The author of "A Rido to Khiva" glvos
this account of his Bufferings during his
terriblo winter journey across tho plains
of Asiatic Russia, when cnrolessly neg
lecting to protect his hands in his great
mittens, he toll asleep and woke to And
them frozen. His servant chafed them
with snow, but could not restore the cir
culation.
? "It is no good," ho paid, looking sor
rowfully at mc. "Wo must get on as
fast as possible to the station. How far
off is it?" he inquired of the driver.
"Seveh miles," was tho auswer.
"Oo as fast as you cani" I criod. Tho
pain, which by that timo had asccnded to
tho glands under my arms, hnd bocomo
more acuto than anything I had luthorto
experienced. Apparently extromo cold
act in two ways on tho norvous system
sometimes, and more morcifully, by bring
ing on a slumbor, from which tho victim
never awakes; and at others by consum
ing him, as it wero, over a slow flro, and
limb by lfynb. In my suffering each milo
of tho way to tho station scorned a loaguo,
and each loaguo a day's journey.
At last wo arrived. Hurrying to tho
waiting room, I mcot thrco Cossacks, to
whom I showed my hands. Tho soldiers
led mo into an outer room, and having
taken off my coat and bared my arms,
they plunged thom up to tho shoulder in
n tub of ice and water. However, thorn
was how no sonsation whatever, and the
limbs, which wore of a blue color, floated
painlessly in tho wator.
Tho elder of tho Cossacks shook his
head, and said, "Brother, it is a bad job;
you will lose your hands."
"They will drop off,1' remarked
another, "If wo cannot get back tho cir
culation."
"Have you any , spirit with yout"
added a third,
Na/nv, tho servant, on hoatfng thin,
ran out, and brought in a. tin bottle, con
taining nantha, Tor cooking purposes,
upon whlcn the Coesaoks, taking my
arms out of tho ioy wator, proceeded to
rub them with tho strong spirit.
Rub, tub, rub; tho skin peeled under
their horny hands, hnd the spirit Irradia
ted tho membrane below. At last, a
faint sonsation liko tickling porvndod the
elbow joints, and I slightly flinched.
"Does it hurt!" asked tno older Cos
sack.
"A little,
4fCf.pival, brothers l1' he continued.
"Rub as hard as you can!" and after going
on with tho friction until the flesh was
almost flayedjf th*y suddenly plungod my
?arms again into tho ice Water. I had not
felt anything boforo, but this time the
bain whs Mrato.* 'i-.H'
MOo<xi said the G'oseaoks. "The
moro it hMrts, tho bettor chance you have
of saving your hands. " And after a short
timo thoy let mc take thom out of the
tub.
"You aro fortunato. little father," said
tho CldCst Cossack. "If it hod not been
for tho spirit, your hands ..would hate
dropped off, if you had ttot lost your arms
as well."
It was several weeks before I thor
oughly recovered from tho effeoUi of my
carolossness. V. >
The Popnlntlon of Europe.
From tho "Almanaoh do Gotha" foi
1884 may be ^loaned tho following foots
respecting tho population of Europe J
"Norway hns tho smallest number of in
habitant* to tho sqnaro kilometre; with
rtn area of "bout throoflfth* of that ol
Oormnny, she hns only? a twenty-flfth of
the population of tho fatherland. The
fair sox Is relatively most largely repre
sented in Portugal, which has 1.084 fe
jnalo to every 1,000 male Inhabitant*,
Uorrnany comes noxt with 1,099 women
to evory one thonshnd men. . fit one of
the small German Htates, Waldook, tha
proportion In this respect even, cxceeds
that of Portugal, namely, 1,098 women
to ovcry 1,000 ftcn, while la tho neigh
boring principality of ftchaHmburg
Lippo tho men haV'e tho upper hand,
there being about 09# women to every
1,000 mon. Tho greatest surplussage of j
men is found In Grccce, where to every
1,000 men thore are only 906 %?meu/"
'".v't- ??/>? 'K. . .. * v-<,
w ,f. P?"* M*** numbers.
of tiZ euPP?*? h? ?J?, that OUC
BrJfw./U15n^ ? up
BrMdvaj. dared* with tbo bustle
and con/used by the clatter. He
h i ? ?' what &0** on around
?""? ?udden\j the man in front of him
atoope down and picks up something. It
R* ^ c" , The countryman looks at
wbafc he picked up. /
in tSffln the ,nan; here's a rifag
ta this finger By Jove I it's a bang-up
Hn? ffD?'in,^We lady has slipped her
Hflg off without notioing it in taking off
glove ?Je' "h?'B wS? hcr
i '?le. .90un*r3Pa*a looks at the ring. It
K tk? ? beauty. Jt might ju*t fit
hU 8aliie s finger. Blame |tl Why docs
ho never pick up anything"
"Look a-here, young feller," says tho
city man, "here's a cold ring, I'm poor
as a church rnouso ; haven't got a cont.
Tbo stores j* all closed and I can't sell
this. Gimme ft' dollars for it and say no
more." , J
Done? and tho countryman lias cot a
brass ring. b
ini?? * DCXf hlock another very similar
incident occurs. A countryman is plod
ding along and gawking about. Ho
bunks into a mau who has stopped to pick
up something. It's a big fat wallet. Tho
city man opeus it and peeps into it. Tho
countryman can seo by the expression on
the other s face that the wallet is full of
bills g hc d0030'1 happen to bco tho
<4 "ByGeorgo!" says the lucky finder.
some countryman's in a hole. * Lost his
pocket-book and a big hunk of money.
Its too bad ? too bad; and I've got just
ten minutes to catch tho bont at the Bat
tery. The poor fellow ouffht to havo his
at a y*i , 0 you what IMI do- Give nio
?10 and keep tho wallet till you seo to
morrow s Herald, and then you givo it to
tho man that's lost it. Ile'll advertise it
reward?" y?U'11 ^ *2?' ?r mny bo **0'
^.?Ii0n/0~an<1 tll? countryman had got a i
greonba k!1? r?llcd U1> 'V onc"t^llar I
n.?f ?n,?a,?8 !he noJxt countryman among j
w?5 ? drops into a Bowery museum. 1
hy bhouldn t ho ? He never raw a
band of real Popocolopot cannibals from
^?n ' ?r *a at wom?" weighing 000
pounds, or a boy who can do with his
m otlH>? do wlth their bands
? and all this can bo seen for ten conts
oo in ho goes. Soon a very genial tren
tleman with a voico like a fog-honif in
vites tho countryman to see what another
gentleman has just drawn for fifty cents.
? ?iCft8i! ful1 of 8i|vL'r-pI?ted ware
d ? gold chain, a koM watch, a dia
mond pin, and I don't know what all
S,t f gentleman has drawn
ticket thirty-two. Ticket thirty-two f
nln y\l tlurft*lwo is ?he diamond
P ?r^ ,0l ? thc *old Wtttch is there vet.
Tako an envelope out for fun and see
how your luck is running. It won't cost
rs h' What 103! Why that's
the gold chain. Take a try in earnest
only fifty cents." J u,rut8t
The countryman pays fifty cents. , Ho
ira"'?.ut?? envelope. Perhaps it is
o? !? f ?tick8.<iut a "ttlc; perhaps it is
one that he nrcidcntally saw tho gentle
?\nr )u,U out to show a bystander in
SSi ?? VrOVO thnt 1lle ??'?her on tlio
fcohl watch was really in one of tho en
he Sill'fl l * PUV8. ?Ut L'ither of th( 80
he will find a blank m his envelope. If
he is stiipid and pulls out another one,
ilhgn" Uii! Wh? i)rC8idefl will seize it
? Ab Tv ]oV* 8CC you
fm.\ will change it so deftly that
}ou won t 8oo him do it and? tho coun
tryman gets a blank. If ho tries agahi
and again ho will spend U or $,? to carry
off a seven ty-fivc-cent plated butter dish
perhaps. But maybe the next country
dot" n*t mat t Ul? e!V'cl0p0 game* Thut i
uotsu t matter. Our city people canJ
curiosity? t08t? ?r illtCrCSt ftny form of
??.fi?UVt,CaSi mnny of the stran.'.ers find
mnnTi (9 i" )),l0ft8Mnt converse with a
man \vho adroitly sounds them to find
out whetner they over played cards for !
money or not. 'I'he pleasant pumpers aro 1
gambling house "cappers." They ?ot a
]>ercontago on tho winnings from who
soever they bring to tho tables. They
ore not violent. They do not drug J
man or carry him ly force, nor do tfiey
undZfZi t0 Pilfty ^Lh0 8ftys ho ci?c8 not
tW,? ^ ,Cftr(l8' Thftt,fl a11 tho talk of
those who do not know what thev are
preaching about. Tho cappor is tlio ienet
vounto CAari0t> ?f ?'ty 8'mrks- 1,0 asks
;?, Como aro?nd to "tho Club," and
"hrn^0" y?U t0,ft holl whore is pUyed a
a ? nover 8takccl ? cent in
a gambling house in iny life, but I havo
often been in those places, and onco I
saw a capper bring in a jolly, half-tipsy
country merchant with a roll of bills m
t400ftflRmlYhman^fi8t- l8aw him lo8?
Th? >?? thon^offer to treat tho houso.
rho boss gambler would not permit this
"?> * hlmsolf. P Then the
MmMrl' t0 play Again,. And tho
but?m?n ii "ho h,ld nothing
but small bills left. No uso cleaning him
See complain to tho no
^ "jVho has gone away fcollnir
good toward tho house."
Tho Opium Eater** Disposition.
rul ?u^plum eat*r i8' resiieet to
disposition, a creaturo of tho most varia
Mo mood, his manner being molded by
ho ?* dT* In th0 morning
!n?*f 0riun# ??f?nco in tho use of
oniunli. Tho rcalitios of Hf0 aw so
Sriftfnffs Thai Vi? (ll^.rtod-opi'?m im
t ??!>tSf K ? tho vtotim cannot dls
n!!$h aot* nn(1 fftncy. So
thnm fnii I 0flw thflt thoso Who hoar
them talk, ignorant of tholr habit nm
P^5*vely shockbd at tho glaring falsity
IS ?::i i
JP ?^emonyt wltT^ot toVi^ian*
^ ?! Px U8cd by him If ho suspocted
an intention to Intnrfore with his alhyw
a iH7t :"h ,hr ?<?
/hA* by somo unhappy comblna
IBTolun',^ 0q?an?i?cnt, clow mw.ft!
ml? <lI3 .t ? olwUolM, thoj
sA i
A Wlttjr Physician.
A witty physician in Paris, being called
to attend ft very pretty actrciw, after duly
foiling her pulse atul looking at her
tongue, pronounced that mah-lago vM
the only cure. .i.'Yort arc single, are yoa
not. my dear doc tort" she asked. "Yen,
madam; but the doctors only prescribe
remedios~ thoy do ndt trtke thorn" ? nvm
tha rejoinder.
utmf
Texas eattle men are hard minhed.
' Cows worth |20 to $29 in good times
are selling for |10.
!.y, I I liiywtli I III ?
Thrfre la only one Smith In the present
y1"" tongHH, but lb, Sggg
A writer iu the Maritime RerjuUr criti
cise# the testa displayed in the naming of
vessel?:
A great many vessel owners are con
ceited, and this is the way their names
get on to the sterns of new craft. Many
vessels in this way get names of men who
afterwsrd full into disrepute, and then
the craft it branded for Fife. There is a
fln f ship somewhere on the ocean, bear
ing our flag, and under it tho name of
"Abner I. Benyon." The original owner
of that name does not find a residence un
der that flag at all wholesome. A few
veu.8 ago ono of the largest vessels ever
built in Maine was sola at auction just
prior to completion. Sh was a stately
monarch of tho deep, and hwl sho canriea
any name of public interest, whether it
wps "State Rights*' or "Daniel
Webster," no one could have found
fault. But she is accursed for
ever by tho namo of "L. Schepp."
As Jack called the vosscl which bore tho
great Napoleon to St. Helena tho " Bully
Ruffian " for Bcllerophon, and tho \
| " Miantonomah " was by hira translated
to "My Aunt's Enemy," so if I was rnas
| tor of the above-named vessel, unless I
bribed my crow with plum duff and
stewed chicken every day, I should ex
pect to bo kuown as tho captain of tho
hell-ship.
j Tho late Thatcher Morgan, of Now
York, was often asked by ins wifo why
ho did not name a ship afler her, and at
last he told her he would name the very
noxt vessel he built after her. llis wifo
was a vory early risor, so Mr. Morgan
called tho ship " Herald of tho Morning."
The builder showed rare discretion and
Sood judgment in christening that ship.
or is it a matter of so small a moment
as many may think. I remember admir
ing the graceful spars and trim look of
the ship Cromwell, as bIio lay off East
[ Boston wharf in ballast for Now Orleans.
I am tho opposite of an admirer of tho
| regicide ruler and the oppressor of Ire
laud but I am sailor enough to bolieve
that that ship would never havo ham
mered a head sea with such success for
thirty years if sho had not derived from
hor name some of tho Protector's ob
stinacy and iron will.
"This is not superstition, but reason.
Sentiment and enthusiasm are the elo
mcnts that havo won all the battles of
tho world, persona^ political, or in the
struggles of man witn the cloments. I
do not boliovo that ship over carried a
sailor that did not feel tho influence of
, hor warlike name. 1 would rather tako
cliargc of tho Andrew Jackson than tho
Rufus Choate, for I think that my sailors
might, t-oino of them, know t lint tho
spirit of 'Old Hickory1 meant business."
There is auother peculiar phase of this
vessel-naming business. As a general
thing the nnracs of ?reat statesmen, gen
erals and otlior noted characters, and
ponderous cognomens of a dilloicnt
nature arc invariably pasted on to tho
smallest and 'most insignificant craft.
For instance, thoro are tlvo George
Washingtons. of 'tjfrhich the largest is
but seventy-three "finis, whilo the others
range from six to twenty-three. Tho
largest Thomas Jofferson is eighty
five tons, whilo tho schoonor represent
ing John Adams is n ponderous craft of
forty-one tons. The Victorys aro all
small craft, and the vessels carrying tho
namo Uuitcd States rango from live to
sixty-eight tons. Tho Sea Lions ate
from live to thirty-nine tons. There aro
three Sailors' Delights, with an aggre
gate tonnage of sixty-two. The namo
Patriot is tackod on to a lleet of six
majestic craft, whose beam ? figures ag
gregate 175 tons, an average of less than
80 tons each. Now let us tackle the
Ocean "Waves: There arc five now alive;
the larffest is twenty ions, the smallest fivo.
Maximilliau's namo > flaunted before his
[ posterity's oyes by a craft of six tons,
j President Washington's name is borne by
a lumber lugger of seventy tons, and Presi
dent Johnson's by tluee immense craft,
of an aggregate tonnage of ninety-six.
Tho Queen Victorias arc six and
seven tons respectively, whilo a
leviathan of eleven tons is
Queen of the Ocean. What supreme
nonsense is all this ! While mud-scows,
lumber-luggers and clam smacks carry
such stately names as those mentioned,
the great ships, as a rule, are carrying
around such names as Fawn, Susan Gil
more, Barah Ilignctt, Sam Skolfiold,
ltosio Welt, Riverside, Obcd Baxter,
Parker M. Hooper, Nancy Pendleton,
etc.
Many changes might well be mado in
the names of vessols, but it is by no
means probable that they will bo mado;
for as long as tho conceit ond poor tasto
of tlioso who build nnd own ships sur
vive, they will be reflected in tho gawky
names which rob sea lore of half its
poetry.
Government Lnnd Rules.
Tho New York Financial Chronicle has
nn nrtlclo on " Government Land Sales,"
allowing tho amount of public lands dis
posed of during tho past six yoars in the'
several States and Territories. Tho total
number of acros disposed of in tho year
1882 was 10,880,455. Tho tablo of larg
est sales in tho ordor of magnitude, is as
follows:
Acres. ?*
Dakota 0,680,591$
Nebraska * 1,815,104
Minnesota 1,303,009
Kama*
Washington Territory 708,170
California... 701,374
Mississippi 510-511
Oregon -KOLTH)
liouis'av.a. 487, rm
Arkansas jfem'
Wisconsin 464,003
Florida 484,7-10
Texas is not embraced in tho list, as the
United States have nopublio lands in that
State. Tho list includes lands sold for
cash, and taken under tho Homestead and
Timuer Culture acts. Tho sales for six
yeprs havo been as follows :
Aorta.
1878 6,866,781
1870
im w
1K81 8,879,618
18*9 19,628,303
1888....-, 10, 820,455
Tho Failures of Tvtent j-flercn Year*.
The failures in tho Uhitod States for
twentypeven years from 1857 to 1888 in
clusive, with tho amount of liabilities,
are given as follows, the figures from
1802 to 1805, the period of the civil war,
being incomplete:
i tfafl- f Amount of
I ures. I Liabilities.
rrft<?8ri?i,t^5oo
95740000
64101,000
SO, 807,000
S07,*t0,000
98,040,000
7 830,000
P, 670, 000
17636 000
58,788,000
06,606,000
<8,094,000
76,064,054
R8, 242,000
86,969,000
131,056,' 01
328,409,000
1W.289COJ
?01,000,000
BP
tte
81,166,082
101,647,664
173,874, 173
A recipo for the romoval of rust from
?toel with the least abrasion is to rub .
iweet oil well into tho affccted parts, |
leaving if for forty-oight hours, at the
expiration of which time the article ffeto
bo will rubbed with finely-pulverized
uMtoW 1!b?.
Year.
ftferr:
1858....
I860....
1800....
1801....
1800 ...
1808,...
1854....
!&::
83"
loW. . r,
1880....
1870....
1871....
1873....
1878....
1874...,
1875... .
1H75....
1877
1878.'...
I8;?3.i..
1880.:;,
1881... ,
1883....
1888....
4,000
6^188
5,880
7,740
0.OW
8,8P3
10,478
0,658
?4,786
ft. 683
MININE READER&
ii A +>??*???* wu? ?
Mr*. Carlisle, says a Washington letter,
has commenced to almost rvgret that her
husband was elected speaker. She re
ceives nearly as many letters as the
speaker. Uer correspondents are gen
c rally of the femalo sex. They belong
largely to a class of adventurers that
hover about tbo capital during a session,
deriving their existence by toadying to
people In power. They are perfectly
happy if thoy can be soon speaking pub*
Holy to a person of position. One day
Mr*. Carlisle was walking rapidly with a
lady friend toward the speaker's privato
B tilery. "Oh, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Car
sic," piped out a thin, 6ffcmlnate voice
behind her. Bho stoppod and turned and
said, coldly: "Did afty ono call mo?"
"Oh, it's only mo, Mrs. Carlisle," stud a
brainless dude, coming forward. "I
could not let you pass without having
the pleasuro of speaking to you, you
know." Mrs. Carlislo resumed her walk
without deigning to make a reply. This
N only one of similar experiences she
has had. Ono letter received bv her
roccntly was particularly marked for its
impudent presumption. It was from a
perfect stranger, n female lobbyist. Bho
invited tho speaker's wifo to como to her
house and make her placo her homo for
tho winter. Tho writer said she should
delight in ministering to her every want.
Tho invitation, however, was not ac
copted. Another frieud wroto to Mrs.
Carlisle, reminding her of the time when
they used to bo children together in the
old Kentucky home. Tho letter was
very sentimental and also long. It was
full of praise and congratulations. The
closing of tho paragraph, however, told
the story. The writer wanted to know
if Mrs. Carlisle could not do something
to help along her husband's pension
claims. "I think sho really ought to
havo waited until tho tccoud edition
before making known her request," was
the dry compliment passed upon tho
letter.
Roino ITmpm of Old Stock In 7a .
A good pair of loggings can be made of
a pair of long, rib oca, eolored woolen
stockings, which have outrun their legit
imate usefulness. They can bo utilized
by cutting oft the feet in. a sloping way,
so that the top part of the foot will bo
left on and thus form the covering of the
foot. Hem them around and tack a
]>icco of leather to onch side, about t'r.c
middlo of tho foot, to keep them in
placo.
Knit stockings, which arc worn out at
the kneo as well as the foot, may bo re
made by cutting them olT at the broken
place and knitt'ng upas long as is desir
able, ending with a ribbing as dcon as
you muy require. If tho same shade of
color cannot bo matcliod, you may take a
lighter shado, or a contrasting color
would answer equally well. And, be
side, tho knee' may bo knit of double
yarn, thus making them much more dur
able.
Cut tho log of! a cotlon stocking, above
the broken heel, and hem it around, and
you will have a good pair of over-sleeves
that may 1ms druwn on the arms to pro
tect the sleeves when cooking, washing
dishes, otc.
A star mat or rug can bo mado from
old stockings and socks. Tako dark
hluo, gray, dark crimson, green and
black stockings, and cut them in picccs
of a quarter of an inch in width and an
inch in longth. Have conrse wooden, or
bono, or rubber needles and cast on sixty
stitches with common cord. ? Knit two
stitches and insert a piece of tho gray
stocking, as has been di roc tod beforo.
Knit two nioro stitches plain and insert
another, and so continue all the way
across tho needle. Knit tho socond row
plain; third row knit liko tho Urst until
you come within six of tho ending, which
do not knit, but turn your work and knit
back again plain. Continue knitting
liko tho third row, leaving 011 every row
six more on tho nccdlo without being
knit, until you have a complete point of
the gray. Then take your crimson pieces
aud knit after tho same directions, mak
ing a point each of tho crimson, green,
hluo and black. This will form ono
quarter of the mat, then begin again
with the gray and continue until the four
quarters aro made. Lino this with some
thing substantial, and crochqt with
coarsowooi of any kind of border around
it.
Fanliion Not?.
Dark mahogany is a favorite wood for
bedroom sots.
High French heels are still worn on
houso shoes and slippers.
Florentino laco is creamy in color and
shows old Venetian patterns.
Black satin slippers aro fashionably
embroidered with black jets.
Whito silk floss embroidery is used to
ornament tho nowc&t table linen.
Dots or stripes of silver aro scon on tho
illusion ball dresses, mado over ?*-s?iln.
Holland curtains, embroidered in out
lino stitch, aro tho standard window
shades.
Tho present season will bo remembered
for tho elaborate designs produced in
figured velvots.
Brides wear heavy whito silk stock
ings, embroidered with" whito, and but
ton boots to match tho dress in fabric.
Motto notophper, with a quotation
from Shakosjicaro or Tennyson in tin
corner of tho sheet, is a now fancy for
stationery.
For host silk dresses, Lyons all-silk vol
vets arc omployed. There are, however,
somo excellent specimens of silk faco vel
vets in tho market.
Thoro has been a rovlval of bronze
slippers , for house wear. Tho modern
bronzo slipper is embroidered with bronze
jots and gold-colored silks.
Thoro has been brought about almost a
revolution in walking hoots through tho
adoption of English styles. Low heels
and broad waterproof sole# are tho char
acteristics of tho regulation promonado
boots.
Colored stones rival the purest whlto
diamonds In rich pieces of iowelry; for
tnstanoe. thoro are diamond brooches of
great valuo that have seven diamonds,
each of a difforont shado, from dark
brown up to white. .
Very narrow bracelets aro most fash
ionable, and theso aro not worn In pairs and
to match, but aro odd? that is, different
on each arm? and a singlo bracelet h
moro stylish than tho group of them
worn when tangles were in voguo.
Small handorchlefs have borders of
small squares of colored cambric and Va
lentfonnos, and others show gafhored
friUings of Watteau ombroid<fry, small
festoons of pink and hluo flowers, edged
with scollops of alternating colors. f
A Newport sash In tho new red haVtho
ends flnlsned with a self-colored mulberry
fringe; It is worn with a dress of gra'y
morino, and the ends oro merely orossed
1 behind and passed under a group of tiny
gathors iust nelow tho waist at tho bac k
of the skirt.
Ladles' silk stockings aro very hand
some in texture and beautifully finished
this season. Home havo mitred clocks of
delioato lace in exquisite designs, and
others hfivo the fronts adorned with m-r
pendlcular rows of laee insertion. Tho
now laco-ribbod hose como in all tho
novel colors and odd shades.
MA UUUiJUj 1 XI J.I
Th?i War the official gazette of
(Jtineral Booth's Salvation nrmy, Is pub'
llshed in English, French, Swedish, and
several other languages. They sent out
last year 2/50,000,000 copies, And
000 worth of musical instruments, uni
forms and . badges. Tho grand army
comprise* 680 oorps, 180 of which are
abroad, v:- .
.... : ? '
feccliuutus or mjasds. ;
? i
Imitating Imtm u? BMUOM ?* Tim
wImk f?MM4 V A. Uuri HMurljr
Mm t Nl Lvo?
A naturalist told A Aew York Sun
Reporter that India la the beat country
In the world for lizarda. They are
tvery where among the leaves and flow,
era, mimicking them in color, while
othen that live among the rocks have
doll colors, equally protective. The
moat remarkable case of protective re- ;
semblance, however, is seen in a lizard
callod the leaf'talled Gecko. The body
which is about six Inches long, is cov
ered with rough protuberances, while
tho tail is arrow-shaped and exact in
its resemblance to a leaf. Its eyes have
a stony glare, that Is supposed by the
natives to be fatal at times. The leaf
like tail is nearly as largo as the body.
When alarmed you will see the gecko
dart around tho limb upon which it
has been resting, and, insteod of con
cealing, raiso its tail aloft, its body be.
ing hidden, of course, by the limb. In
this position the imitation of a grow
ing leaf upon tho branch is perfect ;
and if the movement of the animal In
slipping around tho limb has not been
noticod, its escape is certain, even ex.
perts being deceived by it.
"This lizard has another protection
Btill more remarkable. A friend of
mino told mo lie was onco lying among
some rocks at midday, resting after a
morning's shoot, when his attention
was attracted by a small bird, evident,
ly a falcon, following something along
toward him among tho rocks. Ho re.
mained perfectly quiet, and tho bird
approached, rising and falling, until
suddenly a gecko darted into the clear
place before him, and like a flash tho
falcon darted at it. But at thj^jame
Instant the lizard seemed to change in
to two, one remaining nnd dancing up
and down, while the other dartod off
among tho rocks, and disappeared. The
bird seemed utterly confused, gazing
first one way and then tho other, and
finally flew away. My friend then se
cured tho remaining gecko, which
turned out to bo merely tho leaf-like
tail. The animal finding itself closely
pressed, hud thrown off its tail, which
jumped and danced up and down, at.
tracting the enemy's attention, while
the lizard itself escaped. A number
of lizards possess the same power."
"Suppose," suggested the roporter,
"that they get in the same fix again,
how about that tall then ? "
"A new tail grows after a while, ''
was tho reply, and curioifsly enough
if tho breaking off is not exact, somel
times two tails appeur to take tho placo
of one. If you examine the tail of the
liznrd you will seo that tho muscles of
the several vertebral segments are so
loosely connected, and tho axis of the
vertebra) is so weak that the tail will
break upon tho slightost movement
so that by a vigorous twi3t they can
throw it off.
* "There are over sixty different vari
eties of geckos, and all of them are
noted for some peculiarity. Most of
them havo their feet supplied with pads
or sucking dishoj, so that they are able
to run up walls like flies. One species
has tho powor to throw out a brilliant
phosphorescent light, and as it is noc
turnal in its habits, it is a regular torch
bearer. To seo four or five darting
about tho walls of a dark room, their
uncanny forms outlined in lire, is a cu
rious spectacle, to say tho least. One
kept by a gentleman in Horn bay, gave
out light enough at times to read by.
They are also worn by native Indian
women as head dresses.
"The lizards that live about tho
water," continued tho naturalist, "are
tho lurgC3t and most poworful. * Only
ono truly marine lizard is known, tho
Omblyrhynchus. It is found in tho
Qallipagos Islands. Theyaro seen there
in drove? swimming out to sea, and
feeding on tho bods of seaweod. They
cnn remain under water without harm
for an hour.
"In tho Nile country thero is a mon
itor lizard that attains a length of near
ly seven foet, and is proportionately
powerful. According to JJe Latour, a
carofnl observer, they aro flesh eaters*
going together in bands and attacking
largo animals. Ono has been seen to
swim out and attack a doer, pulling it
under water and killing it. Tho one
known as the waran is plcturod on
many of the ancient worked slabs of
Egypt. It is said to devour the eggs of
the crocodile. Though these lizurds
are oxtremoly powerful, it romalns for
America to pioduoo the only poisonous
one ? heloderma? of theWest and South,
Its teeth aro provided with grooves for
tho poifton to pass from the gland. To
human beings its bite is not fatal if
help Is at hand, but a chicken bitten by
one died In five minutes, and ono of the
attendants in tho Smithsonian Institu.
tlon onCe allowed himself to bo bitten
by a heloderma and was l>arely ablo to
call for assistance. In the South per
haps thoir bite is fatal.
lloir Ilo Proved It.
A convict at a Fronch penal sett*,
merit, who was undergoing n life sen
tence, desired to marry a female con
vict, such marriages being a common
occurence. Tho governor of the col
ony had no objection, but the priest
proceeded to cross examino the prisoner:
"Did you marry In France?" asked
the clergyman.
"Yes."
, "And your wife Is dead '
"Sho Is."
"Have you any document to show
that she Is dead 7"
"No."
"Then I must refuse to marry you,
You must bring some proof of the
dektl* of your wife."
There wa? a pause, during which the
prospective bride looked at tho anxious
would-be-groom. Finally he Bald ;
"I can prove that my former wlfo Is
dead."
"How will you prove It?"
"I was sent here for having killed
Km."
Ban Francisco will put up buildings
60?ttttg $1,000,000 In Golden Gate Park
rfor hCT world', felt In 1887.
?v$fr ? ,
T
W. o. GERALD'S
OLD CORNIR 8TO RE.
t \ .? ?
wk*- 1
Kinds of Good?>
At lb* wy low?* vioM, and I Intend to
RH W OUtOUMI tt? btMil of w low
pttood nwllMM. My Ito?k oonaUta of
Fall and Winter Dry G?odt?
Notions, Hosiery, &o.
Tho but make and la teat styles of
Boob an! Sloes. CiotMni, Hats, k
GROCERIES I
In Gtooarlea I hare M line ft Hook as oan be
mm tn town.
HARDWARE!
For Plantation, Garden and Household use,
rail lino ot Saddlery and BkrnMi. In fao^
hare apt almoat anything you can call fofr,
and am determined to tall
CHEAP FOR CASH.
OaU befoca yon boy elsewhere. Bagging and
Ilea alwaya on hand; Hbrhsst prioee paid for
Ootton In oaah. W. 0. ORBALD,
At tu Old Oornar Store.
Remofleled and Newly Fomistied,
LATHAM HOUSE,
OAMDEN. S, O.
Transient Board $2.00 Per Day.
Ample aooommodjUlona. Tablaa anpplla
with tne boat tba market afford a. Every ad
tention paldl to tho eomfort of gneata.
Connected with tha Honaa la a first-class
BAR, whloh Is orderly kept.
Hack to and from tna depot. Farettoents
each way.
Feed and Livery 8 table on premises.
B. B. LATHAM, Paopaurroa.
W. CLYBURN ,
General Insurance Agent
And Ootton Buyer.
Removed to hla old stand at Oly barn's Bio ok
Will pay tha highest prloe for Ootton and bn,
wore freely than erer before.
Iff My ooontry frisnds will pleaaa tfre
tie
qr My oounwy menus win pieaae jo'
a rail. angl7-tt
PRICES REDUCED.
ROBERT D. WHITE,
MARBLE f GRANITE WORKS.
PLANS FURNISHED.
Meeting Street, ?or. Horlbeok's Alloy
augl8-yl. 0HABLE8T0N, a. 0.
A. R. THOMLINBON
Mftnufkoturor of
BAHNESS, of Evory Deaorlptlon.
SADDLES, BRIDLES, Eta
MoC. SADDLES,
NEW AND OLIX
if English liaddlen, Sleol Bite,
JuTETAIA
IRON, BAGS,
ROPE, OOTTON
HIDES, SKINS,
WOOL, WAX, FURS
ALE KINDS of FATEB BDOOK, Ao.
M3~ We aro paying the Highost Cae h Prioos.
MOSES GOLDSMITH A SONS,
aag!8-l* . P. O- Box ISft
J.C. LIO
.ra
11
?
' Vj - ( , v* . '>
Brown Cotton Gins
Wlnnshlp Cotton Cln , ,
With Feeders and Condense r?
i i ?
rr*L?OT t B>jxm XxOIKa'l,
tCfuunaa Kkoikm^
8unn& Wood Bnaina%
Bom Oorroa Pun,
Bcsorai* Ootto* Fun,
Funijrx Ootto* Puu, #
Ooix and Wheat Mill*,
?Uw Miuus,
Bhajtwo akd Puzxsn,
And all kind* of maoklnery. Bo nr? to call
and see my priooa before purchasing any kind
<xf aaacfcteory. J. 0. H0LLIN08,
flLucnax. a a
Wagons and Busies
ETC.
The undersigned reepeotfully calls attcn
?Iou to the large atook of 1,3, 8 and 4 bone
wagon*, tingle and donble baggies, open and
ion boggles, wagon and buggy harness, etc..
?whloh he now haa on hand, and whioh he la
celling at living prloea? Ao low aa to enaur*
large salra. Handling the heavy a took I do,
JI oan afford to aell at a email profit
repairing
In all lta branohes promptly and satisfactorily
?executed by oompeient workmen.
HORSE SHOEING
A apaoialty. Give me a calL 1L A. METT8.
-p7-1^
OLD (1853) ESTABLISHED
Charleston Bee-House,
ALVA, GAGE & CO.,
Majflcet, oor. Ohuroh St, Charleston, S. C.
lnvportora and Shippers, Wholesale and Retail
*)?altira in
ICE.
?o? packed for the oountry a specialty,
loo by tho oar-load at special ratoe.
Waverly House,
Ouabajcsto*, 8. 0,
dEORGE T. ALPORD, .... Manaptr
Rutoa $2 and $2.60 per Day.
j This fkvorito Family Houpe. tender lta new
management, is rooommonded (or the exoel
lenoo oMtnoulRine aijd homo-like oomforts.
?nd well ventilated rooms have Inst
w?a newly oarpcted and ologantly fumtshod.
W. ?. 9MXTW. t. o -ant- ft,
OH A FEB & O'BRIEN,
Wholesale Orooere
. 805 East Bay St,
Charletton, t* C,
Ageafc foe ?atoa'aFramlamTraaton Oracfc
ars. auR 1? Jy
DR. T. BERWICK LEGARfi,
DENTIST,
Graduate of the Baltimore College of
Dental Surgery.
OFFICK-DEKALB IIOIWR.
Kntra nro on 11 road Street.
WDLBERN & PIEPER,
Wholesale Crooera
And Dealers In
Provisions, Liquors, Tobacco &o.
199 and MOO tCAHT BAY*
aug lMy CHARLESTON, 8. a
FOUlPJirX, 50x914 Poet. MACHINE BIIOP, 50x250 Foot BOILER SHOP, 40x130 Feet.
GEO ROE R. LOMBABP & OO,
Foundry, Machine a.xidL Boiler* Works,
Oh'
JK" &aL*JLOb ?
BUILDERS OF Engine* and Boiler*. 8*w Mills, Orini Mills, and all kinds of Mill iua?bl*
jry of tho latent implored styles. Shafting, Hangors, Pulley?, Gearing and Journal BoxAb.
'o havo a largo assortment or Pattern*, Sugar Boilers and Oln Gearing.
DEALERS IN Engiue and Mill Bupphes, Ciroular Baws, Files, Onmmors, Swage*. Globe
OhQek and Bafntv ValvM, Whistle*, Ganges, ST* v? Pipe and Fittings. Babbot metal from ID
to 40 oonte. Belling, Laolofc, Rubber, Hemp, 8oap*tone and Aabesto* Packing, Oil; and Oil
Cupa, wropohet, Kwory WMiels, oto,
AGENTS FOB IWtpse D*ubls Turbine Wheel, Korttng** Universal Injeotors, the be*l
mad*. Bradftud Mill Co'*. Portable Mill*. Nordyke A Marmon Oo.'? Plantation Oom and
Ieed Mills. Alia* Engino Work* and Erie City Iron Worka, Portable and BUtionory Engine*,
[unkte'a Pop Safety "air**. Cloud Greek Mnl Rook*.
ear Iron and Bras* Castings, and all kind* of Bepairs promptly done. We oast every day,
and are working about on* hundiml hand*
00N BAREE IRON W 0 R K S,
% *
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA*
?ft: '
1 M V UO V ED
CIRCULAR SAW MILLS.
SIMPLE, CHEAP AND DURABLE, "
Wi in the celebrated Friotion Feed on all onr 8*w Mil*. Wo ane the verj
keel materiel in their eonstrnotion, end np.-ue neither labor nor espenee to ren
der themae near perfeot ai poesibje. We warrant all onr work to be well made
and of good material We wonld like if yon wonld eompare tbo following Qgnree
with thpee of other aannlaotaren and ?&; if we do not aeli 70a a better and target
Raw MWjA Mae flgnreet
PBIOBB.
*0, 1 Mfil, with 88 inehea,Baw, 16 feet eerrlage 827* 08
??I ?? " 88 ?? 18 ?? ttf:po
" * 40 " 20 '? .. 800 00
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?? 84 ?? 20 - 826 Of
" 40 " 20 ?? pO.OO
?? 48 " 24 " 875.01
" 60 " 24 ?? ...40000
? 62 " 24 " 426 00
Extra Carriage, 88.00 per foot. Tbe aboye mill* ooim?l< to to mnin bolt,
Deol-ly JOHN ALEXANDER. P.oprieto ?
WILSON, CHILDS ft GO.,
PHILADELPHIA WAGON WORKS.
PJIIIj A.D rnx#r*ttl A PA..
wimMonmm o? all mm tm o?
riwttatloa, CMtjr, Freight, Bnaln?aa, HxprmM ud
SPRING WAGONS.
TBtKHD\ DBATO^CARTfl, TIMBBB WHEBTjB AND WHBBfcMWWE