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THE.FAEH A>'l) HOUSEHOLD.
Cnltnre of Fnchsins.
The fuchsia requires a light, ri.-h
soil. Sprinkle often and giv - plenty
of light and air. T.ie usual plan is to |
obtain plants, flower them in the house i
during winter, and then consider them |
useless. This is all wrong. If you I
have any defective spot on the north j
side of the house that you wish con-;
■ccaled during the summer, nothing
will an swer the purpose as beautifully
■as the fuchsia. Put out the plants in
■early summer, sink ng the pots a little
deeper than the rim, and before the
first frost remove the plants to the
house, and they will make you glad all
winter, and be rea ly for service in the
garden again next summer.
Value of C oal Ahr%
In answer to A. H., I would state
that for years I have spread the coal
ashes from my stove under the drop
pings in the hen-house every morning.
The hens scratch in this for the. hard,
white pieces of ashes, thus keeping
the droppings loose and dry. This
mixture I spread on the meadows
in the spring, and find it an excellent j
manure. The first year I spread a [
■ art-load across the center of a sandy ;
It t, and in July you could see the rank
green stream as far as you could see
the lot, the remainder being dry and
brown. The using of coal ashes in
the hen-house is of great benefit, as it
takes the place of shells, and also fur
nishes a dusting-place for the hens.
My hens are not troubled with lice,
and have laid eggs all winter.— D., in
Country Gentlemen.
Stioulilrr (inlla
So long as the cause remains in op
eration no cure is possible by any
means. It may be necessary to use
pads, so arranged as to prevent bear
ing on the sore places, or some of the
starting of the collar may be removed
at the pla'-es where the pressure causes
injury. It will also be necessary to
keep the parts ot the harness that
come in contact with the horse, as
well as the horse’s skin, free from sweat
and dirt by the use of soapsuds and
cold water. This should be done
every noon and evening, especially
during warm weather, and the parts
should be afterward dried with a soft
cloth or a chamois skin. After such
cleaning apply in the evening a por
tion of the following lotion : To
about two pounds of unalacked lime
add two quarts of cold water, and,
after they have intimately combined
and settled, pour off the liquid into a
dish or pot ; add thereto half a pint
of linseed oil and three ounces Gou
lard’s extract of lead ; stir well to
gether and, when not used, keep t the
mixture corked in bottles. It would,
of course, lie preferable to liberate the
animal from work; or, if it cannot
he spared, to use a well fitting breast
harness for awhile. Old callous tu
mors of indurated swellings are best
removed by dissection. Breeders'
Gazette.
Artificial Fertiliser.*! for Frnlt*.
T>r. James It. Nichols, in a paper on
•" The Sweet Principle of Fruits and
Plants,” read before a recent meeting
of the Massachusetts Horticultural
society, gave expression to many in
teresting statements, some of which
are here presented. No one of the
fruits In their wild state hold enough
sugar to make them acceptable to the
human palate, but the sweet principle
may b.' largely increased by cultiva
tion and fertilization. In in readng
the sugar in fruit other desirable qual
ities are also increased. The beet,
under ordinary conditions, will afford
from four to six per cent, of sugar,
but by scientific and generous culture
the percentage can be nearly double!
Touching on the subject of fertil
izers, I)r. Nichols said that nitrogenous
manures are not required in orchards
to any extent, the supply in the soil
being equal to the small amount de
manded by the growing fruit. Potash
is the most important eli m nt in se
curing a flourishing condition of
fruits. Both the vine and ils fruit are
gr: at consumers of potash, as are also
most of the small fruits. Wood ashes
is an excellent manure combined with
finely ground bone. Wood ashes and
bone meal are excellent materials for
reclaiming a worn-out grape border, its
well its desirable for new borders. It
was advisqd to place the fertilizers in
successive layers rather than in the
usual form of a mixed io ap.
Wood ashes are the test source of
potash, in Dr. Nichols’ opinion, an I j
next come the German chlorides. The j
German Kainit salts he thought poi-|
r0:10ns to soils. He recommended as I
the beßt fertilizer for fruits and most!
cereal crops a mixture of iinely ground
hones and good wood ashes, in the pro
portion of six barrels of the former j
and twelve of the latter, to be well :
mixed together, adding during the I
mixing twelve buckets of water and
one barre' of gypsum or plaster, j
When the German chlorides are em
ployed in place of ashes the compost
may be extended with humus. He j
has used the Charleston phosphate |
nodules, ground fine, with considerable
success, in place of ground bone. Mar- 1
sha’l P. Wilder, who approved of Dr.
Nichols’ paper, helieve.l the combina
tion of wood ashes and powdered bone
of great value.
Farm and (harden Note*.
By vaporizing two quarts of tobacco
jnice over a slow fire Baron Koths
•child’s gardener at Paris destroys all
the troublesome insects that may he
contained in the hothouse in which
the operation is performed. He con
siders the remedy infallible, and says it
r are!y injures tlietenderest plants.
The advantage of grinding the cob
and corn together is not altogether in
the nutriment of the cob, but because
the cob. lieing a coarser and a spongy
material, gives bulk, and divides and
separate< the fine meal, so as to allow
a free circulation of the gastric juice
through the mass in the stoma h.
In pruning .trees all stems half an
inch or mure in diameter should be
covered w.th some waterproof sub
stance like graft ng wax or shellac, of
the consistency of cream. The 1 ark
and outer wood will thus be preserved,
and the wound will in a season or so
be covered with new bark. If this
precaution l>e not taken, the end of the
branch will decay from exposure to
wind, rain, heat and cold.
White worms, which infest occasion"
ally all soils where plants are kept in
pots, may be removed as follows: Lime
water may be sprinkled over the soil,
or a little slaked lime may be sprinkled
also on the earth and in the saucer of
the pot. Lime water may easily be
made by slaking a large piece of lime
in a pail of cold water, letting it settle
and then bottling for use. Give each
pot a tablespoontul twice a week.
There is more loss in storing pota
toes than in storing any other crop.
Barring all wastes from rot there is a
heavy shrinkage both in quantity and
weight. A bin holding 100 bushels
will shrink in size nearly one-tenth,
beside a greater loss in weight. A
bushel basket full that will weigh
fully sixty pounds in October when
taken from the soil will not weigh so
much after being stored in the cellar.
A correspondent of the New Eng
land Homestead says : For forty years
I have been employed by my neigh
bors who have had cows with stop
pages in their teats to lance the ob
structions, and have been successful
in curing many bad cases. I was at
first troubled to hit upon a plan of con
fining a cow so as to be in no danger
myself and at the same time not hurt
her, but at last succeeded. I used a
strap three-quarters of an inch wide,
six feet long, with two loops and a
buckle ; one loop quite large. Now I
loop this on to the right leg above the
gambril, pass the strap around the
other leg, then eross it back and forth
a few times and buckle snugly and it is
done. Such a strap is very valuable
in breaking heifers to milk.
Recipes.
Scotch Scones. —Mix thoroughly a
pound and a half of flour, a pinch of
salt, a teaspoonful of soda and the
same of cream tartar. Mix to a light
paste with a pint of sour milk, knead
the dough a little, roll it out till about
one-third of an inch thick and cut it
into three-cornered pieces, each side
being about four inches long. Put
the scones on a floured tin and bake in
quirk oven.
Chekky Pudding. —Make a crust
as for baking powder biscuit; roll it
out till it is about two-thirds of an
inch thick. Stew enough cherries
so that when they are spread on the
crust they will covor it and be deep
enough to make a good layer of fruit;
roll the crust up then, taking care to
keep the cherries from falling off.
Wrap a cloth around it; sew it loosely
with a coarse thread, which is easily
pulled out. Allow plenty of room for
the crust to rise. Lay this on a plate
and set it in a steamer. Steam it for
an hour and a half. Serve in slices,
with sauce. The object in stewing the
cherries is that the juice will not be
soaked into the crust.
Fried Cauliflower.—Lay the
cauliflower root upward in plenty of
cold, salted water, for an hour, to re
move the insects from it; trim off the
leaves, put it into a large saucepan
with boiling water enough to cover it,
and a tahlespoonfiil of salt, and hi li it
just tender, but do not let it boil too
soft; drain off the water entirely by
laying it on a sieve; dust it on the
blossom surface with flour, pepper and
salt, and fry it in sufficient smoking
hot fat to quite cover the floured part;
serve it hot. It is rather difficult to
avoid breaking the cauliflower, and a
novice in cookery will best succeed
with this disii If she cuts the cauli
flower in branches before boiling it
and flours the pieces all over hefort
frying them.
Pea Soup.—Pick over one quart ot
split peas, wash and soak over night.
In the morning pour into a large
saucepan or soup-kettle three quarts
of hot water, add the soaked peas, ono
onion cut in small pieces, a little cay
enne and two salted pork hocks. The
hocks must lie laid in warm water two
or three hours before cooking, other
wise the soup would lie too salt; these
are more desirable for a soup ns there
is less fat than there would he in a
plain piece of salt pork, and there is a
great deal of which makes a
nice addition to the soup. Boil gently
three or four hours, stirring olten to
keep the soup from burning. When
cooked, take out the meat, strain
through a sieve, pressing the peas
through with a wooden masher. Serve
hot, with some fried bread cut in dice.
Tlonneliold Hint*.
When the skins of potatoes break
pour off the water and let them cook
in their own steam.
In making any sauce put the butter
and flour in together and your sauce
will never be lumpy.
To clean copper tea-kettles, use tur
pentine and tins brick-dust, and rub
hard with a flannel, and polish with
leather and dry brick-dust.
To clean hair brushes, use ammonia
and hot water ; after washing well,
shake the water out and dry on a coarse
towel; they will look as good us new.
A French chemist asserts that if
tea be ground like coffee immediately
before hot water is poured upon it, it
will yield nearly double the amount of
j its exhilarating qualities.
Dolly Mad Hon is the only woman
i who was ever offered the privilege of
| the floor in the United States Senate.
Peeresses and the families of peers are
admitted to the floor of the house of
I lords, but no woma* ever sets foot in
| the house of commons. Here, on the
, other hand, women are often admitted
1 to the floor of the House.
WAIFS OF A GREAT CITY’
HOW ITEWYOS/VS ABANDONED CHXL
DEE3T ABB LOOKED AFTER.
Helpless lifftle Oittcns’s Wm Are Picked I’p
irtiheClty Street*— 11 owThoyAr eNa ni o< i
—A 1-ut’ky Little Boy.
Sir. Blake, the superintendent of the
department of charities and correction
in New York city, tells a reporter some
interesting facts about the little waifs
that are abandoned by their parents in
that city. The day the superintendent
was interviewed there were six of these
children picked up by thepoliee. When
brought in the superintendent numbers
and names them, and they are then
sent off to the asylum.' They are
christened by what the superintendent
calls inspiration. He says:
“ Yon s e the moment I receive the
children I am so busy I cannot stop to
select particular names, so I give a
child the first name that enters my
head. Now, for instance,” continued
the superintendent, as he pulled a
large volume over to him and opening
it read, “wo already have among the
females Clara Morris, Charlotte Cush
man, Fanny Davenport, Mary Ander
son, Lydia Thompson, Lillian Russell,
Sarah Bernhardt (because she is so
thin), Myra Dash way, Maud Revere,
Clara Yere de Yere, Ethel Darkness,
Julia Orme, Maude Barrington, Marie
Antoinette and last but not least,
Lillian Langtry—of course, no rela
lation to the English beauty,” inter
jected Mr. Blake, ;is he perceived the
reporter’s sudden awe at the sound of
the last name mentioned. “Among
the males we have had not only George
Washington, Winfield Scott, Abraham
Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson, but
also Edwin Booth, John McCullough,
Peter Cooper, Thurlow Weed, name
sakes of all the commissioners of this
department and of well-known public
men, such as Roscoe Conkling, Presi
dent Arthur, ex-Judge Folger, Con
gressman S. S. Cox and Benjamin
Wood.”
The manner of their abandonment
is told as follows: “The six received
tr-day were picked up in various parts
of the city. The first one received is
three months old. The child was found
not far from Madison avenue, on a
stoop, and ulmost frozen to death. I
called that one Arthur Howard. The
second one, a plump little girl, was
discovered in the hallway of an east
side house. I gave her the name of
Fanny Desmond. The third one—
just a month old—who was found
making a great hubbub on the top of
a well-filled ash barrel on Twenty
third street, will be known as Annie
Fowler. The fourth is a boy two
years old, found in the hallway of a
house below Grand street. He was
given the name of William Prescott.
Number five is a tiny female infant
found on the east side of (own iind
called Carrie Taylor, and the last one,
Alice Harding, came from uptown, not
far from Cent rai park. A well-dressed
young woman met a little girl in the
street, whom she asked to hold her
child while she went into a corner gro
cery store for a minute. The little
girl took the child and waited many
minutes. Becoming anxious, she in
quired at the grocery store for the lady
who asked her to hold the baby, but
she could nowhere be found. She
slipped out by a back door, and has not
been heard from since.” Mr. Blake
said that very frequently these chil
dren were adopted with fortunate re
sults. Here is a case he mentioned:
“ Some time ago an elderly gentleman
came here and got a nice hoy from us.
He desired-to bring the boy up as his
son. The old gentleman was in good
circumstances and in every particular
a worthy applicant. That hoy grew
up and became greatly beloved by his
benefactor, who died a few months
ago, leaving his whole estate to his
adopted son, who is n iw a young man
about sixteen years of age. In accord
ance with his benefactor's will, he is
to be allowed the sum of 11,000 a year
for his education and maintenance
until he is of age. Then from his
twenty-first to his twenty-fifth year he
is to be allowed the sum of $3,000 per
annum and at the age of twenty-five is
to be given the bulk of the estate,
which, I understand, is valued at
several hundred thousand dollars.”
A Polite People.
Handshaking in token of thanks is a
national custom in Norway. If you
give a gratuity to a postboy or to a ser
vant at an hotel, or If you make a small
present to a peasant girl, you have at
once a hand proffered to you which po
liteness requires you to shake. The
Norwegians are in truth a painfully
polite people. When the women shako
hands they Dob you the sweetest little
courtesies imaginable, and the men
doff their hats on all occasions. A
stranger passing through a village
finds locomotion difficult on account of
the labor involved in returning the
salutations of the inhabitants, it is
not only to strangers, however, that this
ceremony Is shown. I have seen dray
man and'message boys in Christiania
exchange salutations us seriously and
ceremoniously as polite gentlemen who
are comparative strangers with one
another do with us. The wear and
tear of hats involved in ttiis observ
ance of the proprieties must be enor
mous, and it may even account quite
satisfactorily for the prevalent baldness
ot the Norwegian men.— London
Times.
Not a Tear.
A girl seven or eight years old
slipped down on Woodward avenue
t'.e other day, and as she was picking
herself up a pedestrian said:
“ Don’t cry, sissy.”
"Who’s going to?" she sharply de
manded as she rose up. "X guess
when a girl has got her mother’s shawl
on she ain’t going to let anybody know
she’s hurt Detroit Free Prem.
A Kentucky hunter affirms that he
killed 9,150 rabbits List winter.
."HE BLACKSMITHS SONG.
Through the casomont, roseate Dawn
Already steals with choeriug ray;
Let’s to the forge, and wake the morn
With hoist’roas voiao and jocund lay 1
bellows, blow; and furnace, smoke;
Hand the glowing metal soon;
Hammer, fall with telling stroke !
Sing to my anvil’s, merry tune,
Pong, Pong—
“ Strike while the iron’s hot ”
With lnsty strokes my hammer rings i
Striko hard 1 ’Tis for your chubby boy
Who to his mother fondly clings,
And trills his cooing notes of joy.
Thanks to the sweat that bathes my face
The paths ot learning he shall troad,
And Knowledge makes her dwelling-place
Witliin my darling’s fair young head 1
Labor unto the heart gives ease,
And wilt our daily bread supply;
It decks the charms of my Therese,
My wife, my household deity I
Our hands wore never formod to make
Muskets or sword-blade., bolts or chains;
God gave us anus for labor's sake;
Our minds He for Love’s work ordains 1
Now all who day by day pursue
Some darling hope, some chorished end—
Old hearts, who have but power in view;
Young hearts, who Love’s soft call attend.
Men who would wield tho sword or pen—
Sages and fools—peasants and kings—
If you'd succeed, take as tho word
Of wisdom,what my anvil rings:
Pong, Pong, Pong 1
“Shake while the iron’s hot.”
—Old French Song.
HUMOR OF THE HAY.
West Pointers—Weather vanes.
A put-up job—Building houses.
Subject to (its, and pretty bad ones
sometimes—Tailors.
The most humorous member of a dog
is the wag of his tail. — Burlington
Free Press.
It is said that deaf and dumb people
always take a hand in conversation.—
Evansville Argus.
The tramp is not, as a general thing,
wealthy, but he can afford to spend
his summer in tho country.— Siftings.
Fish are not good conversational
ists; but if you strike the right line
you can draw them out.— New York
Journal.
“How can expand my chest?”
asked a s'.ingy fellow of u physician.
“By carrying a large heart in it,” was
the reply.
A second-hand clock won’t bring
much, ye no one would want a clock
with the second hand omitted. — Sat
urday Night.
There is ono thing about Munchau
sen, says a Philadelphia paper, to his
credit. The baron never tried to be a
weather prophet.
A Ne w York paper has boon publish
ing the “Horrors of Sing Sing.”
Nothing is said in the article about
“ Pinafore ” performances.— Picayune.
A small boy who was playing truant
the other day, when asked if he
wouldn't get a whipping when ho got
home, replied: “ What is live minutes’
'iclcing to live hours’ of fun.”
They are building (entmenthouset
so high in New York that the man who
occupies the top floor is obliged to start
for home about ‘J o’clock in tho even
ing in order to reach his bed after mid
night.—Norristown Herald.
“Is Miss Blank at home?” asked a
faultlessly-attired born of tho new girl
The girl took from her pocket a photo
graph, carefully scanned it, and after
another look at the features of the
visitor, answered: “No, sor; she has
gone to Europe.” He left.— Phi alel
phia News.
Landlord (to tenant): “Good-morn
ing, sir, lino day, sir; just called round
to see if it would ho convenient for
you to settle your quarter’s rent, sir.”
Tenant: “Did, eh? Do you know,
landlord, that none of the doors in the
house will shut?" Landlord: “New
house, sir; new house, you know; takes
time to settle, sir.” Tenant: “Ah 1
then there is a pair of us. I'm anew
tenant- it takes time for me to settle,
too. Good-morning. Call again.”—
The Judge.
“Can you give me ten cents, sir?"
implored a ragged chap, accosting a
gentleman on the street; “I haven’t
a’.e anything for a week.” “ What do
you mean by telling such a story as
that?” asked the gentleman; “I saw
you at dinner in an eating-house not
an hour ago.” “Ah, lut you misun
derstood me,” replied the tatterdemal
ion; “ when I said I hadn’t ate any
thing for a week I meant next week.”
He got his ten cents.— Boston Tran
script.
A LOVELY SCENE.
We stood at the bars as the sin want down
Behind the hills on a summer day.
Her eyes were tender, big end brown,
Her breath us sweet as the new-mown hay.
Far from the west the faint sunshine
Glanced sparkling off her golden hair,
Those calm, deep eyes were turned toward
mine,
And a look of contentment rested there.
I see her bathed in the sunlight flood,
I see her standingpeacefully now;
Peacefully standing and chewing her cad,
As I rubbed her ears—that Jersey cow.
—Harvard Advocate.
The manufacture Of macaroni and
vermicelli is assuming large dimen
sions in California. A peculiar kind
of wheat is used that is grown on the
islands of the Sacramento river from
seed imported from Italy. About
10,000 sacks of this wheat are
used every year. Some 30,000 boxes of
the macaroni are consumed annually
In the States and Territories west of
the Rocky mountains, exclusive of
the city of San Francesco, which uses
25,000 boxes more. Over 15,000 boxes
go to Mexico, Australia, Central Amer
ica, China, the Sandwich and South
Sea Islands. Alaska calls for 10,000
pounds, and some is sent even to Sibe
ria. ”
FARM MACHINERY.
WOOD, TABOR AND MORSE ENGINES.
Harrows, Cins,
Cultivators, Reapers,
Sulky Plows, Mowers,
One-Horse Plot s, Feed Cutters,
Two-Horse Plows, Cotton Presses.
Rubber and Leather Belting,
From Ito G in. wide (2, 3 and 4 ply). Also, best Rubber Hose of any diameter.
BOYCE FICKLLEN.
CARPETS
WINDOW SHADES, CORNICES.
Just received, and will be displayed on MONDAY at our store, 713 Broad
street, late shipments of the above goods, in latest styles and colorings.
Moquet, Body and Tapestry Brussels, Scotch Ingrain, Stair
Carpets and Bods, Beautiful Turkish Velvets
and Brussels Rugs.
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT OFLACE CURTAINS
Ever brought to this city, at all prices. A lovely line of shades, in gold bands,
transparent and dado, just received from the factory. Now lino of
Wall Papers, Friezes, Dadoes & Center Pieces,
With cornices, window pole cornices, every style and description.
ALL OF THE ABOVE COODS WILL BE SOLD CHEAP.
Will also open 100 rolls of oil-cloth. Carpets, shades, oil-cloths, wall papers and
cornices made, and all work done in tho best manner.
JAMES G. BAILIE & SONS,
713 I1HOAI) STIIEET, AUGUSTA, GA.
Furman’s Formula.
My formula, as furnished by Mr. H. H. Colquitt, in innde, under my direction, of tho
highest grade materials. Mr. Colquitt has my brand put on every sack, and he alone in
authorized to mo my name. Ido this as a protection to myself, and to farmers who desire
to follow my method. F. 0. FURMAN.
I offer “ Furman’s Formula,” the finest fertilizer over sold, nt very low prices. Pur
chase this fertilizer, follow printed directions which I furnish, and your compost will cost
you *lO per ton. None genuine unless branded “Furman’s Formula.”
H. H. COLQUITT, 40 Marietta Street, Atlanta, Ga.
BUFFALO BONE GUANO; or, Furman’s Formula Ammoniated.
Ready to put on the land without composting. A high grade Georgia standard Artiote.
JAMES A. BENSON,
DEALER IN
Groceries, Dry Goods, Farming Implements, Etc.,
WASHINGTON, GA.,
Agent for Farriah Furman's Formula, the great Georgia farmer’s chemical* for com
posting. Also for Buffalo Rone Guano, or FFF Furman’s Formula Ammoniated, ready
to apply to the laud. None genuine unless branded on every SHok, “ Furman Formula.
WOOD & JACKSON,
WASHINGTON, GA.
LIVERY, SALE
—AND—
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Wo have one of tho most extensive
and best euuipped livery stables in
Georgia. >Ve pride ourselves on
keeping as good horses and as satis
factory turnouts os any one in the
business.
The Accommodations of Our Stable
Arc Unsurpassed.
100,000
FEET OF LUMBER,
PART TO ABBIYE,
FOR SALE
CHEAP FOB CASH.
GENEBAL STOCK OF
BUILDING MATERIALS,
LUMBER, LATHS,
SHINGLES, BRICK,
LIME, Etc., Etc.
Let mo know what you wish and I
will figure it down to a smull profit
and a quick sale.
Agent tor “GLOBE PLANTER.”
Fastest and best invented. Fiivi
Premium ut Exposition.
(Hoi Mary, P.efl Asli Coal
FOR SALE.
FRANK M. CHASE
DEPOT.
A FINE LOT OF
First Class Now Barnes
FOR SALE.
We can offer extra inducements *in
the excellence and low price of these
vehicles. Blacksmithing and Wood
Work of all kinds done in the best
manner.
HORSE-SHOEING, 75c.
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