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THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1885.--TWELVE PAGES,
FACTS FOR THE FARMERS.
HANDY HINTS TO HAVE ABOUT
THE HOUSE.
An Intcrcstlnc Article on IIoj- Cholera—A
A Bundle of Farm Noted and Valu
able Suggestions to Read and
Keep lor Future IV,
The health of live stock, and especially of
swine, in this country is becoming a serious,
if not a burning,' question. Hog cholera is
progressively getting worse from year to
year, the present being the worst ever
known. Famffirs in the West are afraid to
keep their stock nntil it is fully fattened,
nnd pushing hogs into market in an unpre
cedented way rather than assume the risk
of keeping them until they are properly
ripened for slaughter. There nre some
points connected with this sort of business
thnt to say the least, are unpleasant for con
sumers to think about.
This disease has existed for years in the
West. It has gradually been working its
way Eastward, and has from time to time
broken out here and there in all the States
traversed by the great trunk lines of trans
portation. Canada has been invaded by
the contagion in the same way, the germs
of the disease being carried nnd spread by
the cars in which diseased hogs have been
shipped. The disease is thus widely dis
tributed; but most complaint is made as
yet in those parts where swine-keeping is a
leading industry. This emphasizes the
necessity for vigilance. The stock in the
Middle Atlantic and New England States
should be carefully guarded to nvoid heavy
loss if the disease should become epidemic
as in the West.
The swine interest of the Atlantic slope is
not, to be sure, of primary importance, com
paratively, except in some limited districts;
but it is well worth looking after and pro
tecting against this highly contagious and
deadly disease. Farmers may avoid trouble
by breeding their own pigs. It us danger
ous to buy stock shipped from west of the
mountains, or from an infected district, as
many have found to their cost within a year
or two. Every neighborhood should pro
duce all the pigs and shonts it needs for its
.own use. This will pay as a matter of bus
iness, besides insuring against introducing
contagion.
The American farmer and stockmnn is
entering upon an era in which he can better
understand and appreciate the apprehensive
dread of contagious animal diseases by
British farmers, and must learn the import
ance of protecting himself against these
scourges. In this countiy swine and cattle
plagues, which until within n comparatively
recent period were unknown, nre begining
to give trouble. Unless proper precautions
are taken in both a private and pnblic ca
pacity to prevent the spread of these dis-
i they will prove as costly visitations
The economy of providing shelter cannot
be too strongly urged. Boards a.e cheaper
than grain. Cows forced to endure the win
ter storms require much more food to keep
them in condition than if suitably boused.
A cow cannot make much milk if she is
subjected to extreme cold.
Plow the ground for next year's corn crop
late if you wish to kill out the cut-worms.
If this is not feasible let the plow be used
early in the spring. Cutworms can endure
a slight degree of cold, but when suddenly
thrown to the surface and exposed to the
direct action of the frosts they are easily
destroyed.
It is said that in all malarious countries
fowls are subject to what is called “chicken
cholera." This leads to the conclusion, by
inference, at least, thnt cholera is the effect
of malaria. Is this the case? The veterina
ry division of the Agricultural Department
n't Washington tells us what chicken cholera
is; now what is malaria?
The sugar nnd molasses consumed in the
United States cost $103,884,760 annually.
Of this we produce $19,893,805 worth of
cane sugar, $3,004,642 worth of maple,
$9,036,335 worth of sorghum,
LATEST FASHION ITEMS.
NOVELTIES IN DRESS.
Visiting amt Reception Toilettes—Capes
with Sleeves—Tallor-nmOo Jerseys.
here os in Great Britain, where by the re
turns just made the loss daring the past
year, in which no special epidemic prevail
ed, amounted to 20 per cent of all the Uve
stock born in tho kingdom. But at home
it does not need much effort to see what
liog cholera is doing in the Weat, and even
in llie East, Although there are no statis
tics to show the atnQunt of losses, farmers
are nevertheless considerably demoralized,
nnd the big com crop of tho country will
not realize them the profits they hoped.
The point for the Eastern farmer to see in
Mils matter is that be must fight the disease
and if possible prevent it from becoming
here the serious nnd costly business it is
in the West. It is a question on which to
seek light rather than to display beat. Wc
may protect ourselves if we will.
There are produced annually in this coun-
try about 13,160,000 lambs.
Half a million dollars worth of cut flowers
nro sold every year in New York.
A farmer's wife says that mustard seed
will prevent mold forming in vinegnr.
The fibro of silk is the longest continu
ous fibre known, as an ordinary cocoon will
reel 1000 yards.
The bee moth is a small miller of a rusty
brown color, which deposits her eggs in the
hives of weak colonies during the night
tine.
Don’t forget that all fowls arc without
teeth, and must be supplied with sand and
mfr.rel in order to fsrty* on tho 'work of
grinding the food.
It Is now stated that some of the Jersey
cows with large records were given six
miles of walking exercises daily in order to
keep them in good health and to promote
digestion.
It is estimated that the increase of tho
com crop in the South for this yesr will be
66,000,000 bushels more than the preceding
season, which partially compensates for the
short cotton crop.
Wheet succeeds better in a clover than in
a timothy sod—not because the timothy has
removed more from the soil in the grass
thnt was cut, but because it leaves a smaller
nnd less efficient material residue.
Cleanliness will usually prevent .disease
in hogs and too much care with them can
not be exercised. Cholera is a specific
poison that is contagious, but is more like
ly to spread in a filthy pen than under other
conditions.
It requires a great deal of labor to run a
large vinoyar '. The proprietor of a 400-
acre raisin vineyard in California employs a
force of 120 men to pick the grapes, ana re
quires them for three months. The pay
roll is <3,500 a month.
Separate the breeding ewes from the rams
and weathers and give them a good meal of
ground oats at least once a day, so as to
have them in the best possible condition
when lambing begins, which will add to
their production os milk.
One of the best crosses for producing ca
pons is that of the Dorking cock and dark
Brahma hen. The Houdan and light Brah
ma cross is also excellent. The advantage
of the cross of s game cock and Longshan
hen is also well known.
Western farmers have learned to keep
Combination dresses of faille francaise,
Bcngaline, or other repped silk with velvet,
says Harper's^,Bazar, are nniong the most
tusteful importations for visiting and recep
tion toilettes. These may bo in monotone
when the velvet is figured or striped, but if
two plain materials nro used, they nreoften-
est in contrasting colors. In these dresses
there is greater fullness in the skirts, and
very long draperies, and the effect is given
of one skirt opening over another. As an
example of monotone dresses is a rich gown
with tho ample skirt of sapphire brocaded
velvet, with large raised velvet flowers on a
ground of reppod (uncut) velvet of the same
shade; this is arranged with three straight
back breadths of velvet gathered to a very
, small Bpnce on the belt, while two front
PjH I , $102,626 breadths neatly plain at the belt drop down
worth of beet sugar, and $1),000,000 wortl* ^rm a long apron shaped only be pleats
of glucoRe, or a total of $43,037,408, leaving catching up the sides, and cut out in deep
$63,747,352 as the cost of the imported Hcallopo across the foot to show a border of
article consumed in the country. I otter fur set on the foundation skirt. Down
Variety conduces to health. An animal I ^ ““n^^
is no more fitted for subsisting on a single K, r,d_ f ” n ^
article of food than man. When kept upon ,, t d lnto A s R“. ce o£ . ‘"° > n °b e8 ‘be
rxrwx iri»wi i* Vwxrrinu ♦/> H belt, on one side this sash has a deep loop
demands for food are complied with. The A R' I d
If manure is to be used in the orchard contrast of color seal brown Sicilienno or
it should never he fresh, or such as will faiU 0 francaiso is made up to open over a
quickly ferment. That which has been turqnoiso blue velvet skirt, which shows in
thoroughly composted, or well decomposed, ft wide band inlaid down the front between
is best. Some have found wood mold mix- three pleats of the brown silk, on which are
ed with lime and ashes, to be excellent, placed cross rows of bine head fringe,
and the general opinion is that the better these pleats are wide, and not stiffly, yet
the manure in finoness of condition and are held well in place by the fringe; tho silk
f reedom from decomposing matter tho less drapery back of the pleats is caught up high
liability of the trees to disease. I on cacn side and descends again in the back
Too much shonld not be expected from to show the blue velvet from belt to foot,
any branch of industry. The profits from The basque is of silk, with a velvet vest and
dairying nro due to experience. There is inside cuffs. Plush skirts nre used in the
mnch to bo learned about the management same wny under soft reppod silk draperies,
of cows,I the caro of the milk and the mail- and in some instances thcro are wide bands
ufactnro and sale of butter. Every little like borders of metallic galloon straight
detail should bo studied, nnd a familiarity around^them; as this galloon would sink
with the characteristics and merits of nil into the deep pilo of the plush, modistes
the breeds sbonld be the object of the far- make tncks in the plash, and attach the
mer if he wishes to succeed. galloon to the lower edge.
It is a well-known fact, says the Daily The red gilt and copper galloons nre very
World, that tho food eaten by animals not effective on black or brown plush skirts,
only permates tho muscle and fat, causing wa y of change from the brown and bine
the flesh to partake of its flavor, hut the costumes thnt prevail in rich fabrics, many
lnctnls nre especially influenced thereby, so I SUeen gowns are imported this winter,
that the milk strongly partakes not only of among them one of changeable green and
the flavor but, in marked cases, of the odor rei ‘ satin over a plnsh skirt of the same col-
most strongly. It is also well-known that or f n t>> w ‘th reddish gilt galloon for tnm-
the varieties of grass eaten impart their 1 mm K, while others are of green velvet with
quality to tho butter and cheese. repped silk, and many are of green velvet
. I?,! u btrodacO, and OUmIm i, «|Wnmt
woven in stiff poplin-like reps on purpose
for petticoats, and are made tip in length
wise stripes or in cross stripes as the wearer
chooses. For trousseaux are imported pale
bine and pink satin Bkirts with steels nnd a
pad bnstlo set in them, and flounces of fine
white mohair lace.
nBETznr.Es.
Bretclles or V shaped trimmings aro most
in favor on dress waists and on mantles.
For short, stout figures this pointed garni
ture is mode very long, reaching to the waist
line in a sharp point, and spreading out at
the top to the middle of the shoulder seam;
for more slender figures the v is much
shorter, reaching only to tho top of the
darts and touching the edge of the collar at
the top. The back and front mny be made
exactly alike, or else the back may have only
a very short point, while the fronts extend
to the waist lino. The flat galloons with
large jet sr colored heads form bretclles for
large figures, while the drops and ilringed
galloons arc most effective on smaller forms.
their hop in yards until the dew is off the
grass. The theory is that the germs of hog
grass. , „ „
cholera are collected In the dew, and are
very liable to be taken by the hog while
grazing early in the morning.
It will be profitable to keep a supply of
fine, flexible wire, twine, hu-ks, brads, dif
ferent sized nails, screws, etc., for the pur
pose of making immediate repairs. The
lack of five cents wortb of material has
often canned a dollar’s expense.
We know not by what authority, bnt the
Indiana Fanner makes the statement that
the hens of Kansas yield six times as much
aa the orchards, eight times as much os the
market gardens, and sixteen times as much
aa the potato fields of that Btotc.
The only truly economical manner of
feeding stock, and from which the very
best and most profitable returns are to be
expected, is to convert tbe pains into meal,
and feed ozly in aneb quantities (at regular
internals) as each animal has capacity to
oooitume and digest.
In applying kainit to ireea in the orchard
ft should never be placed close up and
around the tranks, as it is liable to injure
them. Tbe better plan is to broadcast it
over the ground. In using Insecticides it
u.'ist not be overlooked that kerosene will
kill the peach trass quickly.
her of teats as those make the best breed- ^Wero folds ofthe cfflor'wfflch i
ed ’ sheTuto Have “VUo^hrao l “f P-minont in the costume
litters, nnd ns many more aa she will A novelty m cloth costumes shows panels
breed without becoming unruly or getting ““‘l borders woven along one selvedge to
any had habits represent nbbed Hercules braid. These
' borders are three-eighths of ayard wide, and
The guinea fowl is a great forager, and are pnt lengthwise in panels on tho skirt,
destroys many insetjta thnt tho hens will meeting at tho belt, but opening as they de-
not touch. They do not scratch tho gar-1 Bccnd over pleatiugs of theplnin clcth;they
den and though not easily kept near the also bonier jackets and form a vest, enfts
honse, they make known tho places in and colliir.
which they lay by a pccnliar noise which of brft!d or cord u mncb
Id! th!! t0 1 m P Trc»llv e 3 cloth an ‘ l U B htcr w00 ‘ dre “ M - both °“ «“>
nntiiVm. basque and skirt; for instance, a green cloth
boK.^nraA!’Jn Jre “ ^ tW ° ° l ‘"cing dOTOOU. side,
^'!. ,l l artn h1iou 1 intru dora ln8de 0 f niivcr braid passed over small but-
m«ke ‘hour appearance. tons of the cloth on wooden moulds. Tho
Refuse salt may be added to compost I postilion basque of cloth then opens over a
heaps, or may bo mixed with ordinary vest of green velvet, and is locwl from the
guano, says tho Honthern Cultivator. What- bust down to the point. Silk 'cords are
over the combination made, regulato the used also for lacing basques, ns in a pretty
quantity of salt, so tb.t not more than lljO houso dress of mauvo cashmere with cord
pounds of it shall ho applied to nn acre locking over a pansy-colored velvet vast
u the drill, hut double that quantity This vest should be six or eight inches wide
broadcast It is not well to add it to from the throat down to tho top of tho
compost or mixture which contain kainit darts, with the cashmere lapping on its
because there is a large quantity of salt sides and stitched there; along the darts the
in kainit, but compoato of acid phosphate velvet ahowa only two inches wide, aa the
with cotton seed and stable manure will cashmere laps over it is finished with whale-
be improved by tho addition of suit. I bones, beyond which eyelet holes are work-
, ed, and a lucing of silk cord passos through
In tho orop report of the Department of Bud croH aa* 0 n tho narrow velvet
Agriculture for October sorghum returns I Te))b
indicate a good crop, with a favorable __
prospect for fair results in syrup. The SLXXVE LAPts, Jackets, etc.
area in sorgham has been increased in I A novel wrap imported by the modistes is
some sections, nnd especially in the South. 1 a cape with sleeves, a short garment thnt k
Tens has increased largely. The report made up in plush, velvet or seal-skin to
indicates that in many phicca from 200 to wear with any toilette that is too handsome
300 gallons of syrup per acre have been to be covered. Tins capo reaches only to
produced, from which a good profit was I the waist line, both in lawk and front,
realized. The prospect is that the acres where it U closely held down by a belt un-
will be increased next season. dorneath, and there are small solves with
ample opening at top cut to one with the
now to Moke Rood Milkers. sides. Another gav little mnntie of plush,
No matter what breed you may have, longer than that J~t described, s' it half
something further k necessary in order to oovera the tournure, and has pointed fronts,
reach the best success in raking good milk- made of brown plush, and brightened by
era. Good blood, whether Shorthorns, * c oUM,warf fronts and wide cuffs of red
Jerseys, Devon, Ayrshire*, grade or native, cloth. Red cloth jaoketo are the tovonte
k not everything, but Ues at tbe foun- £>' coats with young laches. The
dation ; something cannot come from noth- Buttenberg shape, hipping diagonally on the
9 breast, is liked for these, and a novel cap-
Treatment in raising a milker should be noe odds a rinde ravers of sealskin fur
somewhat different from that in raising a down the left of the front. Serge, with
beef animal or animal for kbor. Begin aa -tote twills, smooth c oth, and the rough
soon as the calf is a cky old; see that it ‘"“clo cloths, are aU used for these gay
has sufficient to eat, anil k kindly treat- jackets. Black Persian lambskin for raven.,
ed and regularly attended to. Never pom- collar and cuffs, with a turban and muff to
per or overfeed, hut give it good, geuer- match, will be added for midwinter trim-
otw food to causc'a regular. growth. Ac- niings.
custom it to be handled, but not to snch black i’xuebskibth.
an extent as to acquire objectionable hab- B ia ck underskirts to wear next the draw
ito as a cow, but rather to be fond of the will be as generally used this winter as bkek
presence of the keeper. Kindness helps stockings now are. Colored skirts ore
to create a quiet disposition, so important »hown, especially dark red and bine skirts,
m a dairy row, and this education nnuit be- but two-think of those seen in the shops
gin when the calf k young; any habit ac- are black. These come in all qualities from
quired when young is opt to cling to the tbe c i ot h, slpaca and farmer's satin skirts,
cow when grown. up to those of black satin, with flounces of
lor o milker I would have aheifer b |a C k wool lace or of the silk Spsnkh laces;
come in at two yean old. She is then old t he latter are furnished with a pad bustle
enough to become a row. I would not os snd steels, and do away with the necessity
a rule allow her to go farrow, bnt milk adding these to each drew; but plainer
her up to within a few weeks of calving, Hkirta simply gored to the figure in front
even if I did not obtain hat little at a snd on the sides, with more tallness behind,
milking. A row thus tnuned wffl give 40 d are finished at the foot with quilting,
more milk and be more likely to hold out Tbere „ n decided fancy fortheold-tashion-
lorn? in milk if her alter care a jndicions ed qailt(K l skirts such cs our grandmothers
ard liberal as it should he. Such treat- wore snd such us are still worn in very cold
ment tends to form the habit of giving climates. The eronomkt makes these of
niiUq and as we know habit is a sort of sec- bUck farmer s satin, and puts quilting only
ond nature. Couple the heifer withan old- across the lower end, to protect the limbs
er bull, one, two or three years older than f romt h e kpees to the ankles. Thu quilted
she k preferable to a yearling anil better bo r ^ er |s mode of block satin, lightly wad-
stock is likely to come from such. After de< j snd neatly quilted in waved or diagonal
the heifer liaa come in her feed should be rows, then bound on the end with wide
liberal and regular. black velvet ribbon. Such Hkirta are void
Good clover hoy is the best of oil, hut we for ri50 . Black alpaca is used in thessme
may not have thk for stall feed; then we W s y , snd. to make it warm enough, k lined
must makeup for lacking in rorne eoncen- wit y h ' rod’flannel and covered About one-
treted feed, such as oatmeal, shorts, oilmeal third its length from tho foot npwithquilt-
or tbe like; hut great care and good judg- w , bUck satin. Block cloth skirto with
ment must he u-ied not to overfeed or crowd wide .mined satin bonier are liked because
as the future cow may bo ruined. Undu6 the quilted part supports the lower part of
forcing shortens tbs useful life of tho row t he skirt nicely, wldlc tbn warm cloth cling*
very rapidly.—Ex. [ cloaely to the upper part of the limba. En
tire skirto of black satin without waddinf
A group of three large buttons on each
side of the corsage, and of six or eight on
tho skirt on the lenthwise pleats or panels
at the sides, is very fashionable on wool or
velvet costumes. These are fiat metallic
buttons with raised figures or flowers, and
nre chosen in keeping with the color oi the
dress; those of gray shades of steel or silver
and the copper and bronzed hues nro most
used. A novelty for brown nnd black dress
es is the Benares buttons of gilt imitating
the fine Benares brass in color, and in its
richly chased designs of animals, bends,
leaves and flowers. Small buttons, flat or
round, or crocheted silk or of the dress ma
terial, over a flat wooden mould, nro still
used for fastening dresses, hut there are
many dresses that have hooks-and-eyes
closing over a “fly” or plain band or strip
sewed to the edge beneath them. ’
TAILOR-MADE JEKSEYS, ETC.
The nowest jerseys aro made in tailor
style, with os mnny seams as nny lined
basque, and nro finished along the edges
with rows of stitching, or else a binding of
braid. Their shape is a regular position,
with narrow pleated back, short sides and
pointed' front, fashioned with ns mnny
darts and side forms as nny other dress
waist. Tho boucle jersey cloth with rough
finish is tho newest for these, and is liked
for wearing with wool skirts, hut the
smoother wool or silk elastic ribbed cloths
aro appropriate with a greater variety of
skirts. Very plain jerseys, well fitted and
without trimming, ore so neat-looking and
nre such an excellent substitute for half-
worn dress waists that they remain in favor,
while those more showily trimmed oie
much less used than formerly.
When a jersey is not used, the best waist
for wearing in the morning with various
skirts is a cloth postilion of sopie dark
shade of brown, blue or red, mode as sim
ply shaped as the jerseys, stitched on the
edges, and if not buttoned straight down
tho front, hipping only slightly at the top
on the‘left side. For more dressy wear,
velveteen, plush and velvet nre similarly
made, and aro most useful when of black,
with a very alight trimming of jet gnlloon.
For young ladies extra corsages of black or
dark velvet are made as Spanish jackets
opening over a soft vest of repped silk or
surah, or else they fit tbe figure closely
about the waist and extend just over the
hips, while the upper parts open over a
;athere<l plastron, and have full revere of
. et or of embroidery. To wear with even-
ng dresses are lower velvet corsages cut in
V shape from the shoulders down, nnd
worn over a laee guimpe, or else tho velvet
is cut half high to the neck, nnd then open
in V shape and edged with beaded gnlloon; it
is not necessary to add a frill or white lace
inside this opening, though sometimes a
donblo fold of black net or of silk muslin
is added.
Patient comes in. Homrepstbic doctor, or quilting, finished with a neatly plcatei
after a abort conversation, takes a little flounce at the foot, are shown merely aa
powder from a jar and says to the iiatient: Balmoral petticoats, while others are qnilt-
“Kmellthat—now you're cored.” Patient | ed one-thud or else half way to the waist.
lys: “Doctor, how mnch do I owe yooT and still others are quilted all their length.
Doctor says: “Twenty dollars." Patient yet aro light, because staffed with dder-
Ukee out a twenty-dollar tall and says: down; these cost $12 or $14. Striped wool
“Smell that—now you're paid.” 1 stuff* made of tbe waste of fine wqpls an
Fashion Note*.
Beaver muffs ore again in vogue for
misses.
Cloth hoots faced and foxed with kid are
again worn.
Boots nre ngain fashionably laced at the
side as well ns np the instep.
Jackets of real and imitation Persian
Iamb come among other novelties in wraps.
Capes and pelerines of fnror fur trimmed
remain in favor, but are no longer high
shouldered.
Ribbons are much used for bonnet strings,
and ribbons were never more varied and
pretty than this season.
New waterproofs come in velvet-finished
surfaces and various colors, and imitation
of mixtures and fine checks.
Plain skirts are not the invariable rule.
Many fashionable women cling to the clas
sic lines of the long draped overskirt.
Fur fringes mode of real or imitation
tails of the same animal whose fur trims or
forms the wrap is a feature in this fall's
wraps.
Tho “Off We Go Galop” and the “Pug
Polka” are numbered among new and fash
ionable London dance mnsic. Both have
ppropriatcly illustrated title pages.
Plain skirto do not look strong minded
when bordered with boucle or astrakhan
plu h, a r when made of striped material
with a tiny pleating of good velveteen at
the bottom, or when bordered deeply with
nny rough-looking or heavy broche border-
>me very, attractive flannels and mix
tures in tricot cloths are seen among tho
new dresa fabrics for ordinary wear and for
use in tbe readymado tailor suita thnt are
sold at such attractive price* at Ridley’s
and other large business houses in Grand
street, Fourteenth street, and Sixth avenue.
Tbe short sealskin mantle and its imita
tion in seal plush, trimmed with feather
bonds for the early days of autmnn and
with black otter bands and tails for later in
the season, are promised an enduring popu
larity until tho weather demands long fur-
lined and seal garments of various forms
which are brought out for midwinter wear.
A raccoon fur overcoat or long ulster for
a gentleman is one of the fur noveltUa
shown in Denning's fur department. It
reaches almost to the ankles, has a collar
that can be raised above the ears, and is
lined with soft quilted satin. It is called
“Tbe Canadian. ’ Another fnr garment fit
for a St. Petersburg or Montreal winter is a
dolman visits of Alaska sable, fringed with
toils of the same.
Evening gloves come in eight, twelve,
md sixteen button lengths.
The variety of outside garments is greater
this season than ever before.
Long Huguenot cloaks are destined to
take the place of the time-honored circular.
Tints in gloves run from tbe deepest dye
to an invisible shade, no matter what the
color.
The newest stockings kavo the feet,
ankles, and half way the calf in solid color,
the npper half in a contrasting color, some
times striped, again barred, and frequently
plain, Imt in color of s sharp contrast to
tbe tower half of the hose.
“Did he pop the question lost night?”
eagerly asked tbe mother, as the daughter
came down isto to breakfast, “No, not
quite." “What did be say?” “Why, be
squeezed my hand twice, and said that he
believed I'd make some man an excellent
wife, if the fellow had sense enough to take
so tor away that you couldn't visit ma more
than once In twenty years. ”— Philadelphia
Herald.
FROM ANOTHER WOULD.
A TVonilerfnl Plant and a Strange Story of
Its Origin.
Now York Commercial Advertiser.
On n train between Rochester nnd Syra
cuse I happened the other day to occnpy a
seat w ith a middle-nged man who carried a
small flower pot containing a little plant for
whose safety he seemed extremely solicit
ous. During the first half of tho journey
thcro was but scant conversation between
us, each being preoccupied with his own
thoughts; but, as I am interested in botany,
I began to look more closely at my fellow-
traveler’s plant, aud finally became qnito
absorbed in it. It was a species of fern
with which I was wholly unacquainted.
“May I ask you what kind of fern that is,
and whore it grows?" I inquired nt last.
“That is more than I can tell you," he
replied, "but I venture to say there is no
other like it in the world."
Naturally I became curious, and asked
questions. Tho following is a synopsis of
his replies:
“I was for years in the employ of the
Hudson Bay Company and spent the host
part of my life amoug'tne ice-land savages
in the cold regions of British America. I
had often noticed thnt the snow and ice in
some localities was covered with a grayish
black powder, hut paid no attention to it
till I read an account of an Arctic expedi
tion, in which the writer stated that snch
powder was cosmio dust, sifted ’down
through the atmosphere from space, which
is said to bo more or less filled with it.
“As soon ns I lead this statement it
struck me that it would be a good plan to
collect eome of the dnst and see whether
anything would grow on it. So I began to
carry a battle, into which I put the powder
whenever I found nny. I a few days I suc
ceeded in collecting quite a quantity, about
as mnch ns yon see here”—he held the
flower pot towards me; it was about one-
tliird full—“and I became very much inter
ested in my cosmic treasure, wondering
whether, if any of onr plants should grow
in it, they would take the same shape os
when nourished by their native soil.
“At this time I was called to England in
connection with tho business of the compa
ny, and planting a pea in the celestial mold,
I locked it np in a large wooden box. There
it remained undisturbed till my return a
little more than a year ago. I confcsa I
opened the box ngain with a good deal of
curiosity, nnd was both astonished and de
lighted to see that the pea had developed
into a fern, ns I supposed, for this plant
was then about one inch in height. I at
tended it very carefully for ahont
two months, bnt it did not seem
to grow. One day 1 stirred
np the dust (it had hitherto been undis
turbed), and to my extreme astonishment
brought to light the pea I had planted, as
dry and unspronted as though it had been
buried in diy sand, I examined the pen
carefnlly. It was wholly unaffected, and
the fern must have had some other origin,
Thcro is no doubt about that.”
"Ilnve yon any idea how it originated
there?" I asked.
“Well, yes; I am confident tne seed cimc
with the <b's! from some otksr world."
In answer to my look of amazement nnd,
it mny he, incredulity, he answered: “It
was certainly not planted ih this pot in ary
shnpe. And how could a fern root or a
fern seed heroine mixed with the dnst nt
the top of thick snow and ice? Thnt was
impossible. Neither could it get into tho
bottle, in which I kept it nntil emptied into
this pot, which was brand new. And now
if cosmic dnst can scttlo npon the earth,
which I believe scientists regard ns a fact,
is there anything unreasonable in snppos-
that a light plant need can do the same?"
“Your logic seems good, bnt I must con
fess that on first thought your theory ap
pears fanciful."
“On first thought it will undoubtedly
seem so, but not on the hundredth, per-
haps. I have studied this matter in all di
rections, and I bnve come to the conclnaion
that some of the varieties of our plants
have had jnst such an origin as I claim for
the fern, and it may be that the some is
true of some of our animal species. Per
haps the beginning of all life on earth hod
such on origin, perhaps life from this earth
has been wafted to onr neighboring planets
as well.
“Now, another confirmation of my the
ory as regards this particular plant is that
no one has ever seen one like it No bot
anist that I ever conanlted has ever been
able to claasify it. Hince I became interest
ed in the subject I have examined many
kinds of fern, bnt never came across one
that resembles this.”
“How long has it been growing?”
“Ten years. It grows very slowly, nnd
does not thrive on water. At the suggestion
of a friend I have tried sprinkling it with
dilated ammonia, which seems to agree
will, il *>
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At this point we came, as I thought very
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I bare had a cancer on my bra for som. yearn,
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