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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY.
A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO HOME RULE, TARIFF REFORM AND BOURBON DEMOCRACY. SI.OO CASH, $1.50 ON SPACEr AND WORTH IT.
VOL.. XV.
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This p<»\\ilt*r newr v.iru.- A iharvul ol
purity, s t is' i;* i> Miiji ss. More
fronomiiiil ih.m til*.* oiTiiiiiirv kinds, uud
cannot ho sold in competition with the mul
titude of low test, short weight alum or
phosphate powders. Sold only in cans.
Royal Baking Pownnu Co., 106 Wall street,
New York. mi«l3-*y
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DENTIST,
Me Do\o i’on «t\. .
Anv one desiring work done ail •"* hC
'rommmhtied either I»y culling on me in per
son or addressing me through the mails.
Perms cash, unless special arrangi*ments
an* otherwise made.
(ho W . Buy \n j VV.T. Dickkn.
RItVAA kHIV
attorneys at law,
McDoNOI OH, ‘ « A .
Will practice in the count ies composing
the Kim! ,1 »<lloinl Giroait, tho Snpi-cmy Court
( i' Georgia find -the United Slates District
Court, ” apr27-lv
■ am. ii. ri'iiinn.
attorney at law,
McDonough, tia.
Will practice in tin* counties composing
li, t . Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of
Georgia, ami the United States District
Court. lmirlti-ly
P I KIK-VN
attorney at law.
McDonocuh, V.a.
Will practice in all tin- Courts ol Georgia
Special attention given to connuerciul and
Sthor collections. Will attcnAall tlie Courts
it Hampton regularly. Ofti.-e upstairs over
Tim Wk.kki.y olßce.
r fi wAi.it.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDON'OIMiH , (• A .
Will practice in the counties composing t lie
Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme ami
District Courts of Georgia. I‘rompt attention
giv-n to collections. oet.»- 79
A. KH(KV\.
' ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in all llic comities compos
ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of
Georgia and the United States District
Court. iftnOlv
1J A. I'HEPIiKSi
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hampton, Ga,
Will practice in all the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
of Georgia and the District Court ol ttie
United States. Special and prompt atten
tion given to Collections, Oct 8, 1888
Jno. D. Sthwart. j R. 1 - Danikl.
81'I.M Ilt l A. in N11’.1,.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Grifpin, Ga.
j jit. IE. .1. AltNOl.il.
Hampton. Ga.
I hereby tender my professional service to
the people of Hampton and surrounding
country, Will attend all cal’s night and
day.
| oii -n «.. i i i:.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Gate City Natioal Rank Building,
Atlanta. Ga.
Practices in the Stale and Federal Courts.
G ill FINN FOUNDRY
AND
Machine Works.
1 t r e announce to the Pnld’c that we arc
II piaotared lo manufacture Engine Boil
ers ; will take orders tor all k-tnls of Boil
ers. We are prepur d to do -ill kinds ol
repairing on Engines, Boilers a'ol Machin
ery, gencra'lv. We keep in stock Brass
fittings of all kinds: also Inspirators, In
jectors, Safety Valves. Steam Gmiges,
Pipe and Pipe Fittings and Iron a id Brass
Castings of every Description.
osiiiouA .v wAiTorr.
Land For Sale.
have I .1110 acres of land lying in one
It la«ly, Hie Atlanta and Florida R. It.
ran-ling directly through it, and He town ol
I#, ilrn k is situated in its center. The land
.v,H In* sold in lots of .HI, HMI, I .">*• and gIHI
.vies. We are prepared to so|l to good par
ties on reasonaldy good terms. For partic
ulars apply to
Spf.kr A Tlknkr.
For County Surveyor.
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
Countv Surveyor of Hem v county, subject
to the ■ omocratie primary. Thanking my
friends for past favors and hoping for their
support, 1 am respectfully,
Aug. 11. G, U M 11.SOX.
QUIET WAYS ARE BEST.
What’s the use of worrying.
Of hurrying
And scurrying.
Kveryliody flurrying.
And breaking up their rent?
When every one is teaching us.
Preaching and beseeching us.
To settle down and elld tile fuss.
For quiet ways are best.
The rain that trickles down in showers
A blessing brings to thirsty flowers;
Sweet fragrance from each brimming cup
The gentle zephyrs gather up.
There's ruin in the tempest's path;
There's ruin in a voice of wrath;
And they alone are blest .
Who early learn to dominate
Themselves, their violence abate,
And prove, by tbeir serene estate,
Ttiiat quiet ways are best
Nothing's gained by worrying,
by hurrying
And scurrying,
Wtt.li fretting and with flurrying
Tile temper's often lost:
And in pursuit oCsorue smai! prize
We rush ahead and are not wise.
And find tile unwonted exercise
A fearful price has cost.
Tis better far tqjoiu tiie tiirong
Thai do their duty right along:
Reh local it they to raise a fuss,
iV tnakc; themselves ridiculous.
Culm and serene in heart and nerve.
Their strength is always in reserve
And nobly stands each test;
And every day and all about.
By scenes within and scenes w ithout,
We ean discern, with ne'er a doubt,
That quiet ways are best.
- Ki align list
A Few Suggestions About Slices.
Never try to wear a shoe that is too
small for you, nor one that is not a
•g<M>d tit for your foot. By got>d tit is
meant one that tits sufficiently snug
not to wrinkle, nor to allow your fix>t
to slip around in the shoe, yet loose
enough to allow plenty of ease and
comfort, witli square toes, low, broad
heels, and particularly from three-quar
ters to one inch longer than you could
wear if you allowed your biff toe to go
to the end of the shoe.
A long shoe gives a more graceful
effect to the foot, is more comfortable
and lasts longer. Bo careful not to run
your shoes over at the heel or sides;
this is the result of carelessness, and in
many people really amounts to a de
formity, besides quickly ruining a shoe.
Never let shoos get hard or dry by dry
ing them by the lire, which dries and
injures them badly; dry them gradual
ly, and If quite wet rub on a little bit
of castor oil or tallow before drying, as
the steam generated in a wet Iks it or
shoe will scald it and cause it to crack.
Occasionally wash off the old dry
blacking, applying a little castor oil.
Bo not put on a thick, heavy coat.
When polishing shoes a gentle brush
ing with a soft brush is 1 letter for the
shoes than the vigorous work of the
bootblack. Never put on or handle a
patent leathiy when it is cold; always
warm it thoroughly before bending the
leather; if put on when warm, and in
a warm room, a patent leather shoe
may he worn out in the cold without
injury. Do not wear rubbers over a
nice, new pair of shoes, as they spoil
the leather. Keep an older pair to
wear under rubbers when possible; al
ways tiike your rubbers off when enter
ing tlie house.—Good Housekeeping.
Uaill-oad Ktiquette.
A peculiar sort of politeness toward
women is frequently seen in street and
elevated cars. A man will keep his
seat for blocks while a w oman hangs by
a strap; then he will rise and, lifting
his hat, motion her to the scat as if he
were a very gallant gentleman indi*ed.
At the next corner or station he leaves
the car. One of these men fell into a
trap the other day. He was in abridge
car, and all the way over a woman
stood directly in front of him. As the
train slid down the grade into the New
Y’ork station liegot up, touched his hat,
and pointed toward the seat he laid
left vacant. When the woman, instead
of tlauiking him as he had been thanked
before for giving up what he had no
further use for, stared coldly and
walked toward the door, while the other
occupants of the car laughed at his dis
comfiture, he suddenly realized the mis
take he had made through absent mind
edness mid rushed for the platform com
pletely put to rout. —New York Times.
Dietetic Vain** of FUliballH.
The fried fishballs or the brown bread
and baked beans of New England are
found to contain nearly the right pro
portions of nutrients required to main
tain an adult workman in proper con
dition, according to Voit’s standard.
The [>eaxe porridge, seasoned with
savory herbs, in which a little bit of
pork is stewed, is also -onsistent with
that standard, as are Hie hog and hom
iny of the southern negro, in the pro
portious in which it is served—one peck
of meal to three and one-half pounds
of bacon for a week’s supply.—New
York Grocer.
H**r Choir** in Veil*.
Uncle Robert (sadly)—My dear little
girl, I fear there is too much worldli
ness in your nature.
Helen—Dear old guardian, you are
mistaken. lam going to take—the—
veil.
• Uncle R. (a devout R. C.) —You are
a girl after my own heart.
Helen (demurely)—But, jilease, my
veil will have orange blossoms on it. —
Pittsburg Bulletin.
Didn't Want Any Int**rf**rrnc**.
Cumso—'Though your affiiirs are in a
tangle your guardian angd still has an
eye on them.
Bunks—Well, I'd be much obliged if
my guardian ungel would mind her own
business. —Chatter.
He Watt in It.
Teacher (holding up a palm leaf to
try to get scholar to use ‘ 'fan” as a verb)
What do people do with this?
Observing Pupil—Put patent medi
cine ads on it.—Judge.
McDonough, ga., Friday, august 22, tsuo.
The short laved Humorist.
So scarce is tin* funny man that you
must seek for him wliou you want him.
He is not nearly so numerous as his
reputation. He loves life and light and
warmth, and is so vivacious in his mere
enjoyment of life that possibly he some
times multiplies himself to one's irritat
i*d imagine!ion, as one light winged, |
restless fly, child of the summer, soils
to lx* a bundled or a thousand to the j
wise man. bent upon improving his
mind and tempting eternity by reading
the ■'Kncyelo[«edia Britannica." The
"end man" is a May fly. living in the
sunshine for one happy day and then
forgotten. In a semi critical |ut[M*r a
few months since Mr. Lukeus mentions
by name about 25(1 American humorists
w ho have made merry w ith their friends
during the [Mist 200 yffiiys. it is a pa
thetic record of strangers. Read it,
and underline the names which have
a familiar sound to your ears.
Blot out the names you cannot re
memlier to have read or heard before,
and if you are under -it) ye:u - s of age
the condensation of the paper will
startle you. The people have not been
led into the wilderness of frivolity by
the end man. Sometimes the funny
man, in a moment of madness, con
sents to lecture two nights in succession.
The second lecture is almost invariably
a dismal failure. “One consecutive
night” is the limit of ttie funny man's
course. But people do like to be
amused a little, and so the end man is
usually put on. Frequently he is in
formed—and the unconscious serious
ness of the committeeman who so in
forms him is funnier than anything in
the lecture- that “we have had the
very liest lecturers in the country on
our course this winter, the strongest
minds and the greatest thinkers in
America, and now our people want a
little change.”—Robert J. Burdette in
Forum.
His Wile l!«***;tm** a H<*K|(iir.
A Ragusan, returning home from the
United States after twenty years’ ab
sence, was accosted on landing by a
beggar woman, who asked him for
alms. They recognized each other sim
ultaneously. She was his wife! A re
markable talc of villainy was at once
unfolded. The husband had prospered
in America, and from the itrst hud sent
home fifty florins a month for the use
of his wife. As his position improved
he increased the amount until it
reached 200 florins monthly. But the
priest had never given the poor woman
more than live florins, and after fifteen
yearn of constant embezzlement be had
forged certificates of the deaths ol both
husband and wife, sending that of the
latter to the former and vice versa, and
Then retiring from the scene. The
husband married a rich American lady,
with whom he returned to Europe.
The wife became dependent on char
ity. Hence the romantic meeting.—
London Tit-Bits.
Pi’i«*e of Onyx Slain*.
Onyx is worth in the rough from §3
to <SIS [>er cubic foot. The price is not
steady, as it depends on the demand
and the length and shape of the block
got out as well as the appearance of
the onyx. The market for onyx is
something like the market for meer
schaum, only less regular. A man who
buys a bhx-k of onyx takes it to some
extent on speculation. He does not
know how it will saw ami polish. There
may be cracks inside of it whidli he
does not sec, ami the grain and streaks
on the outside may not be carried
through.
The onyx in its rough state looks like
other stalactites and stalagmites, though
it might be taken for marble by any
one not in the business. It is worked
much as marble is, by sawing ami jh>l
ishing, except that more care has to be
exercised and that the polishing is more
difficult. When it is worked up it will
■sell for 81 to $5 a square foot, accord
ing to its appearance and size.—New
York Sun.
A AVmttl* rlni; loOcomotl v«*.
A locomotive of the Consolidated
road, which was housed safely in the
roundhouse at Bridgeport, Conn., one
night, ha<l a surprising attack of som
nambulism before dawn. When no
one was in or near it it started out of
the roundhouse and came to a short
and undignified halt In the turntable
[>it. In some way the steam was forced
through the whistle so that it was im
possible to shut it off, and the stranded
engine gave a shriek of di tress which
liisted mi hour and made every one in
the town alive to its predicament.—
I’hiludclphiu Ledger.
An Kx-Kui|»«'ior’** Juki*.
A !k>ii mot, to which fate has since
added an ironical comment, has tieen
attributed to the ex-ein[>eror of Brazil.
On being shown one of those mechan
ical wonders which always interested
him more than the eares of govern
ment, a wheel that made wo know not
how many revolutions in the minute,
“Why,” said tin 1 monarch, “it actually
bents our South American republics.”
—S[*ectator.
I’reservlnß Mill*
The latest idea for the preservation
of milk has lieeiiUuade the subject of a
[intent. The air in a receiving vessel
is purified, and then the milk is drawn
directly from fix’ cow into tin* vessel in
such a way its to prevent the atmos
pheric air from coming in contact with
the milk. —New York Commercial Ad
vertiser.
lkjture of l‘ick |M>« k«•(>».
PeiV-strimi’ uti a jam on Broadway
to pollct-main—Can t you get me out
of this without loss of time?
Policeman (gaspingly)- Be jabbers,
tor, ye’ll be lucky if toiine is the only
thing ye lose here!—Epoch.
OIL ON THE RAILS.
Tin* Kcmufkabl* Mali tier in Which a
Will! Wu* sto|»|UMl.
•‘Talk about fifcst tiuio. ’* said a rail
road inun <Ai tlio Missouri train t
the other, day to his companion, "but
1 have never heard of atrip that would
beat one 1 made nivself some viv.rs ago,
nor of any half so exciting. 1 formerly
lived at Garrett, Ind . the terminus of
the central division of the Chicago di
vision of tlie Baltimore and Ohio rail
road. I hud little to do, and made the
railroad x aids •no touting hcadqunr
ters. At that time the “Billy-O” had
an arrangement with the Wabash to
transfer all New Turk freight at Auburn
junction, nine miles distant, to the cast
of us. This was ijonc In the old switch
engine, the t>42, which made Ihe trip to
the Junction dally.
“Well, one dajf ®)!’!iiohad aboard n
box car when the iSiguic left with a few
cars of merchandise to transfer. There
were six of us in the party four yard
men, another fellqw and myself. We
had a jolly time going down, made tiie
transfer and were to come back Tight'
that is, with nothing but the engine. We
had all crowded on the tender, tin* sit*
nal was given and Gent Potter, the en
gineer, threw himself forward, pulled
ut the throttle valve and the engine
juni[>ed forward as if shot from a cata
pult.
“We did not think much of this at
tiie time, ns Gent was a tine engineer,
and bundled theougiue to suit his fan
cy. We went tearing over the railroad
crossings and frogs hi a maimer that
was frightful. Tlie Render rocked as if
on hinges. Something must be wrong,
we thought, as Ge4t was placing our
lives in jeopardy. Climbing over tin*
coal wo found the cab full of steam,
and Gent and tlie llivnmn hanging on
the side of the engine.
“ ‘Jump Iniys.’ said they; 'jump, lor
God's sake! The throttle valve is
[Hilled eleur out, and tiie engine is run
ning wild.'
“To jump woulj} have been instant
death. As one of tlie boys said after
ward, the telegraph jades looked like a
fine tooth comb. Tlie mile [nists flew
by with unseemly rapidity. The yard
foreman claimed that a mile was cov
ered in thirty-eight seconds, and not
oik would doubt his word. St. Joe
was in sight. Would the track be
dear? Only three miles to Garrett,
with its network of tracks, switches
and spurs! The steam gauge regis
tcnsl ninety pounds. There was no
lippes of the engine dying out in live
or six minutes. With presence of mind
the foreman dashed off a few words:
“‘Engine wild; telegraph Garrett to
clear track.'
“This lie dropped us passed St.
Joe, and tlie operator, dear fo compix*
bend the situation, sent it to the dis.
[Witcher on tlie east end without a
‘call,’ as >ve learned afterward. There
was Garret t in sight, with its tall diini
nova belching f,..tli smoke: there were
the yards tilled with freight cars and
engines. As we got closer we could
see the men hurrying hither and thith
or. The other yard engine was rush
ing madly to the west end of tin* yard.
The main track was dear. We passed
tlie deppt like a pursued victim. Pale
faces watched us in our mild flight.
We [russed tho railroad shops, and
hundreds came running to see the
cause of tlie com unit ion The engine
was in u quiver; the liell was ringing
wildly with each sway of the engine;
tlie escaping steam whistled as if de
mented, and fires blazed front tin* hot
boxes. Then we saw something that
made us think we were doomed.
“Tho switch to the coal chute was
open, mid the long ascent could only
end in our destruction. We looked
again, saw men working on tin* track,
and then we knew we were saved.
What were they doing! Why, bless
my soul, friend, those fellows were oil
ing the track up the chute. We struck
tine usccut and slid up übout 109 feet,
and then the old 012 stood still and the
wheels flew around; sparks came from
beneath them like from an emery
wheel. Gradually the engine slid
down, tho wheels still in (la* forward
motion, and thus the engine died out.
We all suffered a severe shook to our
nervous systems, I Hit had it not lieen
for the presence of mind of the master
mechanic, who ordered the oil [toured
on the chute track, I might not have
been here today.”
“And how fast did you go!"
“Well, the first six miles were male
in less than five minutes; tin* last three
wore made in much slower time, as the
steam was exhausting itself rapidly." -
St. I»il!s Globe-Democrat.
N«*w Trout.
In tlie last »<*n years five names have
been added to the list of trout known
in American lakes und streams. Two
new s|x*ei«*K have lieeii found the
HuWeiinus riiiuapee of Luke Sana pee,
N. 11.. which was lirst noticed in IF' l,
but was not recognized as a new s|s*eies
until 1885, and the “yellow tin trout”
(rialino My kiss Macdoliuldi) of Colo
rado, which wus named as an inde
pendent species in 1880. In addition
three imported s|>ecies - tin* common
brown triait of Kuro|>e, the German
t-aibling and tlie L<s*k Leven trout
from Scotland have found American
liousjs. —Arkausuw Traveler.
tgiiick \\ it.
Andrew lotng says of Americans that
they are “almost too good company,”
and tluit tlmir enlivening effect upon
tlie “dejected Britons" witli whom they
are thrown is often very startling.
Even among our most animated coun
trymen, however, conversation is not
made such a distinct art as it was with
the English wits a century ago. '
Youth's Companion.
Tlio TUrquolsc. i
The following anecdote quoted by !
Emanuel, u writer on gem lore, from
an old treatise ou preeious stones, illus |
trates the |>eculiar value which this
class of g< Ills derived from su| tomtit ion, |
“One of tin relatives." runs the story,
“posse-im- i a turquoise set in a gold
ring w hich In* used to wear on his lin
ger ax a superior ornament, it imp
[>eued tluif tin* owner of tin* rmg was
seized with a Di it.tdv «f whlM| tu* diwd.
During ihc whole | K *rind in which (he
wearer enjoyed his lull health the (in
quoisc was .KsUnguislked for uiqiaml
lehsl Wanly ami dearness, hut Hcarugj)
was he dead when tin* stout* lost its lus
ter and assumed a (tided, withered np
|H*ar;ujee. as if unairuiug for its, mas
tor. This sudden ehiuige in tiie nature
of tin* stone made lue lose tin* desire i
originally entertained of purchasing it,
which 1 might have done at a frilling
sum, aha so the turquoise [kiss.si into
Other hands. However, no sooner did
it obtain a new owner when it regained
its former exquisite freshness and lost
all traces of its temporary defects. 1
felt greatly vexed that I had lost the
chance of procuring such a valuable
and sensitive gem.”
This is not an infrequent oecurrenre,
1 think. One of my own little daugh
ters a child, at the time, of !l was
quite ill with a bilious fever. She won*
a turquoise ring which had t«s*u [ire
sou ted her at Christmas, and of which
sin* was very fond. One day sin* called
to me In great distress, “Oh, iiuiluma,
my pretty ring is spoiled." I went to
look at it, and saw that it hail indeed
lost its lustier and its beautiful blue
and was dull and queerish in tint. I
then told her the story of the tur
quoise, and a ski'd her to notice as she
grew better if the color and liveliness
came back to the stone. She did so,
and it was with great joy that on licr
recovery the turquoise in her ring was
as blue ami pure as ever. Whatever
her elders may say to her the child
tirinly believer that her ring will tell
her when she is ill. Sally Joy White
in I aid ies' I lonic Journal.
Tower of lltibrl.
Three different [tiles of ruins in Bab
ylonia claim tin* distinction of Is-ing
remnants of tin* original tower, the
building of which caused the confusion
of tongues. A full account of this re
markable send historical event may Im*
found in the eleventh chapter of Gen
sis. Tin* first of the three ruins above
mentioned is the celebrated Nimrod's
tower, near Akkurkef; tin* second on
tin* east bank of the Euphrates river,
live miles above the modern city of
liilluh; third, the conical mound known
as Birs Niinmd, six miles and a half
southwest of the city last named above
—nil in Babylonia. Biblical scholars
throw the weight of their o[fliiions in
favor of Birs Nimrud us being the site
of tin* pro[M>sed heaven penetrating
shaft.
The ruins at this [stint, which eon
sist mainly of kiln bricks, huge stones
and vitrified mortar, almost hidden
from sight by sands, tiie accumulations
of centuries, tire 198 feet in lieiglit and
iicarJy 800 yards in circumference. Hir I
!{. K. Porter, who has given much
study tothe Birs Nimrud ruins, believes
its vitrified appcMunoe to be tint results .
of numerous lightning strokes, oouclu
siotis which, taken in connection witli
the tradition that the tower was de
stroyed by tire from heaven, forum an
interesting subject for thought. Por
ter also says that, with the exception of
natural accumulation and decay, the
tower is. in ills estimation, almost, in
the exact condition as left at the time
of tlje confusion. St. Louis Republic.
Sliootifi|{ l»y Motor I’tiwcr.
Electricity is becoming an important j
factor in all calculations pertaining to j
warfare Tiie latest conception in this
line is tlie llring of Gatling gnus by |
el<s ic motor power. Tin* Crocker I
Wheeler Motor coiiqiany now have in
, .icir new shop a Colt Gatling gun, to I
vhich they pro[MMC to attach one of
their motors, by tlie operation of which 1
it will lie possible to Are 1,000 |s*r inin- j
ute. The heating of the barrels will |
he the only limitation to rapidity of
firing. By the liand method it is pos
silile to discharge 500 shots |M*r minute.
One thousand shots a minute would
soon annihilate an army.—New York (
Journal.
A llamlll’* \Vlf«* and Son
Little Jesse James, the son of the j
dead bandit, is making quite an income
out of the salt* of pebbles from his fa
ther’s grave to tourists who frequent
the old homestead at Kearney, Mo. 1
Mrs. Jesse James is a pretty, quiet lit ;
tie woman, who fully appreciated the .
devotion of her husband. She says
tiiat ln r husband was at all times kind
and attentive, “yet lie was a criminal
in the eyes of tin* law, and finally met i
an ignominious death by Ijeing shot in j
the back by the paid assassin of Gov- ,
emor Crittenden.” —Interview in Den j
ver Republican.
\\ lIHI IzMW II I Villi ii* IVIO Mttrlfil.
Lawn tennis was introduced in Eng
land, und lirst bore the queer title of
sphuirMtike. Under this title it wa«
patented by Maj. Wingfield, but it was
not till IB7C that it really Is-gau to take
the public fancy. The first,chumpion
sliip ever i*oni[M*ted for was held at
Wimbledon on July 9, 1877, when there
wereouiy twenty twoentries.— Chatter.
Self Collvli-Oml.
He (suvagefy) lam convinced, mad
am. that you math* a fool of tin* when
I married you. ®
She fcalmly) How inconsistent you ,
are, mv dear. Haven’t you insisted all
along that you are a self made man?—
l*itt*burg Bulletin.
SQUft MILK.
lluttermllk Omul flu- and Kuil
mlHH flood for TV**uk IVi mwin.
In eastern countries sour milk which
has undergone n species of fermentu
j tion Is a regular article of diof. The
' Arabs are very fond of it. and consume
daily a preparation of sour milk called
koumiss Tim virtues of koumiss lmvo
come to tiff recognized in our own
country by tlie medical faculty, and it [
is ordered by them in inn*:; of low fever
and frenu.'Ml\ witli \cr\ sui taVsfut re '
suits. Rounds, is very nosy "T diges
tion, ninl is caccihUiu I, imwfut ih eases
»4 dys|Mipsia without auklity { it la also ,
ukofiiV wlieru litem is a toi |>«a* of tlie
funetioiiM of the liver, lijid many I
[Mitimits who cmi digest hardly any !
sort of fiM*l assiuiilsdc it with <<«.se
ButUkuiilk h>' recognized as a reun*-
diul adjunct in tin* relict of stomach
uml liver troubles, and iunity physician*
attest ils virtues in typhoid fevers. A
buttermilk diet, it is claimed, will do
wonders toward the* relief of gastritis,
but when undertaken the patient must
not adit other articles to Ids dietary,
hut culilliit) himself strictly to tin* hut
terniitk. never eating during its course
anything solid, unless it may lie a hit
of dry bond at least twenty four hours |
<»l<l. The huttcrniilk dipt must he la*
roleally [ici'slste l in f<n* a month to siv
weeks, according to the urgency nr oh
st it nicy of the case. A learned divine
in New York, who sutfeivd from gas
trie trouble, resolutely kept himself on,
this diet (HutteriOllk only) for over a
month, and-rured himself completely;
nor did this regimen interfere with hi
labors at the desk. To avoid temptn
tion lie Stayed away from the table,
and when lu* felt the need of nourish
liient flipped buttermilk, taking from
two to four quarts per day. Says a !
writer on tin* subject: The philosophy |
is simple. While buttermilk is inferior !
to skthimedmllk in nutritive properties,
it is still ii valuable article of food. It '
Ifl already si Hired and in a partially di i
gested condition, so that the stomach
bus little todo iii taking care of It. Be I
sides this it furnishes its own "juices"
in a large measure, so that the digestive
apparatus is excused from much of tin*
trouble, la a word, tlie lactic acid
seems to meet u want. As u food and
ineiiiuine it is simple and within the
real'll of all.
Koumiss is more agregable to many
[lemons than buttermilk, but one could
hardly imbibe two or three quarts of it
daily, as it would he too stimulating,
it might, however, tsi taken to vary
tlie routine of a simple buttermilk diet,
and would be found very refreshing If
it hail previously been kept, in a cool
: place. The writer knows the virtues
i of koumiss front experience, unit rtm
! attest its property of lining easy of
i digestion, and its mildly* exhilarating
I influence, which is not at all like tiiat
of any other drink, combining with
stimulation, as it does, a tonic effect
which makes it so desirable. Koumiss
may Ihi made at home by adding a
little sugar and yeast to milk and cork
ing it up tightly in bottles. The mix
ture must l>c shaken up several times
ditily for three or four days to ineor
poratc tin* solid and liquid portions
thoroughly. Tin* corks should be wired
down, ils quantities of g.n are evolved,
and they would otherwise Uy out.
Keep tin* lmttles on tin* floor of a cool
cellar. Koumiss may be drank by very
weak persons, and generally i - found
very refreshing and strengthening.
Ladles’ World.
Anolli«*r SiiufN*.
The teacher told her scholars that
the chewing of tobacco wits a vile and
reprehensible habit. One of tin* boys,
with an air of iui|tortaiH*.o, replied that
lie had seen a fellow chew because his
tooth ached; lie didn't think it could
br culled wrong to chew for such a
purpose.
Tills answer pleased the rest of tin*
scholars, and for a moment the tciu*h
er was at a loss how to moot it. Then’
she said:
"Horace, if a girl should have tin*
toothache arid wish to chew tobacco,
what ought she to do?”
Horace scratched ids head, but was
equal to tin* emergency:
“She ought to haw the* tooth [mil;
ed," lie answered. —Youth’s Compan
ion.
Onyx More I!«*i*ut!ful Than Miujili'.
Onyx is the Kama improvement over
fine marble tluit marble is over ordin
ary stone. It also costs as much more.
These arc two reasons why people who
an* [Hitting up fine houses in this town
are tiegiiiniiig to use it. ft differs from
marble in tuking on a higher degree of
[Milish, in being harder, with a greater
reflection, a firmer grain, more refined
and delicate tints and prettier streaks.
Streaked marble is not pojHilur because
it is usually not streaked In a way to
add to its decorative effect. In onyx
tlie delicate green fern, reddish and
brown streaks appear beautifully on
an ivory liackground.—New York Hun.
Ksplaiitlng l*vach Trees.
It is not advisuhle to set young peach
trees in the same spots from which old
ones have been recently dug out. True,
tlie drain wliieh the old tre«*s have
made U[rm the soil can be supplied bv
fertilizers, but the dead root* left in the
ground are filled with fungus, which is
likely to fasten in time upon the roots
of young trees—Christian at Work.
Hound to Have It.
Tom Heard of Crankleigli's latest!
Jerry-No. Wliat now?
Tom -Bought a cow with tlie ague.
Jerry Heavens! Why?
Tolu —To be certain of having milk
shake from the original package.—
Pittsburg Bulletin.
FREMONT’S CARAVAN PROJECT.
til#* ,\mrritHin l>ps«*rt Before the
Iron Tfwk W«f Thoutflit Of.
Mm, M. A. Bingham, widow of the
late <K-n. Bingham, met (iuu John C.
I'iwmont in Kimsus. t.’iiy in the dayjt
before flie war, and Tuts many Incidents
to relate of thf Puthflndei. One of
tin* 11 iont, IrrtoArxtiiigtrefers the meet
ing of Hem dor Benton ukiLGcn. Fre
mont in this city forty years ago to
discuss tin* estHblisljiiWriPof a caravan
route to f'ullfortila.
“I met (ten, Fremont idling in the
llftioK,” remarked Mrs. Bingham. ‘He
calne here and stopped several days at
the famous (iilli* house. I remember
taking dinner with him. lie was re
garded as a hruve, adventurous, daring
spirit. We looked II pim him very mueh
us people of lixhty kook upon Stanley.
At the time tieu. Krquout was in Kan
sn.sOity pTanniiVf’ for a eumva.ii to travel
across the ('rent American desert. Mis
right hand man in this project was
Lieut. Beale, a eivil engineer, educated
at West I’oint. Tlw; father-in law of
Gen. Fremoiit, Senator Benton, was
also liere. and regained the caravan
Scheme wit It favor. They proposed toim
|airt camels from Africa and use them in'
transporting goods overland along the
route known as the Banja IV tndl. The
eulnels were imported at a considerable
e\|s-usc, hut the trip was found im
practicable. The camels could not
stand tlie climate. B was proposed to
w inter them in Texas or Southern Cali
fornfa, hut the project fell through,
arid the promoters of the Scheme lust
considerable money.
“I shall never forget," continued
Mis. Bingham, ‘‘how one bright sunny
morning Gen. Fremont rode away from
Kansas City on hljr\V«y to California,
looking every’ inch a soldier in his
handsome uniform nod military trap
pings. Reining Ids steed to one side, he
said laughingly to me; 'When I eoiue
hack, get your saddle ready and I will
give you a ride on one of my camels.'
I never tiad the privilege of taking that
ride. Gen. Fremont soon forgot the
cumel sehem*, arid went, oft to new
Helds. The cAmel Idea seemed perfect
ly feasible and praet ieahle, hut the idea
of a Pacific railroad tu-emed pn-|s>xter
oue. While dismissing the earuvan pro
Ject Senator Benton said to me ‘You
are voting, but you will live to see the
iron ears start from Kansas City mid
cross the mountains to the Pacific slope,
I hiii old. I Hindi IKtvcr live to see it.
But i 1 mvc eonfliteriee in the country,
and 1 believe in the future of tins, rail
road. This little town of 300 inhab
itants will yet lieeome one of the great
cities of tho world.'
"I could iKit comprehend such a
project. I was surprised at its maghi
Slide. Visions of my school days of
the gnat American desert, second only
to Hah am in si/.c, the geographies said,
eituio Hitting through my brain, ami 1
remarked:
" 'But, senator, how about the great
American desert t flow can they ever
cross it,
“ 'Xlmt. is nothing,’ he replied.
Standing in the moonlight on the por
tieu of the fuiuoits old (iillis house,
Impressive and majestic in manner, tin
aged senator has s-vincd. to me ever
since a prophet. The caravan, which
seemed so plausible, a failure the Pa
trifle mud, which seemed so fur away, a
success. Who cap tell what to expect f”
Kansas ('ity Times.
Tl»« “Potato rnri*."
r f’lif‘ r<*ni«>vnl of lioditvs from
the stomach by the no called potato
cure consists iii requiring the patient to
eat large quantities of potatoes, which
have the effect of jiroportiouately dibit
log the whole intestinal annul, so that
the foreign tssly is »*nve|oped and can
not cling to any p«rt during its passage.
Dr Hnl/.or showed at the clinic of I’ro
fessor Billroth several foreign bodies
which in this way hud been removed
one of these faring a weight of five and
a half'drams, which iiad Is'cn swal
lowed by u child; the second a set of
artifleiui teeth upward of live eenti
meters long and three eentimet.-rs
broad, and the third was a needle.
Many gastrotoinies could Is- obviated
by this method in theca-anf swallowed
foreign bodies. Exchange.
J>i|»loiiia4*y.
“Papa," said the young mother. ‘ I've
decided on a name for habv; we will
call her Imogen."
Papa was lost in thought for a few
minutes; he did not like the name, hut
if he op[s»s(sJ it Ids wife would have
her own way.
“That's nice,” said la- presently.
"My first sweetheart was named Imo
gen. and she will take it as a compli
ment”
"We will call her Mary, after my
mother,” was the stern reply. Har
per’s Bazar.
I In- l)oi; in Huinam* Literature.
Every now and then we get a letter
from one of those unfortunate people
who would lie glttd to have all the dogs
exterminated. To such we would say,
you might as well attempt to strike out
tho gospel of 84. John fmui the New
Testament as the songs, stories tuid
pictures of the dog from our humane
literature. The world has settled that
■natter long ago, and through the ages
the dog will occupy a high place in the
regard and affection of millions of hu
man beings. Our Dumb Animals.
It Mutlr a Slight DiflVr«*nc**.
Jones lam opposed to working on
Sunday. It’s wicked.
Tough Citiycn Well, that’s not the
way you used to talk.
Jones—l know it, hut I’m working
for the government now.—Texas Sift
ings.
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