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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. pOYAI |p3§ i & psj 6 POWDER Absolutely Pure. 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 I’ROFESHI OiV A L VA Hits. | |ie . o. i*. < 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. NO- 1