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OYSTER SHELLS.
The Bivalves Put to Many Good
Uses.
Remarkable Evidence of the
Indian’s Liking For Oysters,
It has been estimated that 23,000,.
000 bushels of oysters are opened an¬
nually in the United States, and that
this represents an accumulation of
shells amounting to not less than 243,-
390,000 cubic feet, which if spread
out would cover a space of more than
450,000 yards square to a depth of
three feet.
No doubt the majority of persons
who have assisted iu eating tho oysters
contained ill this enormous amount of
shells seldom give a thought as to
what becomes ot these rough, uncouth
coverings. A few, perhaps, if ques¬
tioned on the subject, would be likely
to reply that the only way in which
they had seen them utilized was in
filling up and making roads, em¬
bankments and wharves. Neverthe¬
less, this is but one of their many
uso6, as they are extensively employed
in making “stools” for new oyster
beds, by spreading them on the bot¬
tom of the bays and other bodies of
water in which oysters are propagated,
thus forming a bed upon which the
6pawn settles and grows into maturity.
They are also converted into lime,
serve as ballast for vessels, and made
into fertilizers. In addition to this
they play an important part in the
poultry yard, where, in a powdered
form, they are much sought after by
those engaged in raising fowls of every
kind.
The early colonists used nothing but
oyster-shell lime, and in many parts
of New England there still exist mills
and kilnB devoted entirely to the in¬
dustry of converting the shells into
that material. They have been used
in making a hydraulic cement, when
mixed with clay and magnesia, and
gave perfect satisfaction, not only in
laying drains, coating cisterns and tho
like, but also in making garden vases,
fountains and other ornamental ob¬
jects exposed to the elements.
That these shells have been used for
fertilizing purposes for hundreds of
years is evinced by the fact that even
now, in some portions of Canada,
what is called “Mussel-mud,” is dug
out of the remains of extinct oyster
beds by huge machines adapted to the
purpose and spread in thick layers
over tho land. This is merely a sur¬
vival of an old custom, as we are told
that in early times they were labori¬
ously dredged out and used for the
same purpose.
Mr. Ernest Ingersoll, a noted au¬
thority on the history of this favorite
bivalve, slates that “along the Pamlico
Sound, in North Carolina, when the
weather becomes warm and there is no
employment for their boats, the fish¬
ermen rake up boat loads of rough
‘bunch’ or ‘coon oysters’ and carry
them to the farmers to be sold and
used as a fertilizer, for which from
three to five cents a bushel is paid.”
These “coon” oysters are seldom
eaten, but are found in immense quan¬
tities in southern waters, every stake,
bit of sunken log, or the branches of
fallen trees being loaded down with
them.
In the northern and eastern states
the immense mounds of oyster, clam
and mussel shells found in various lo¬
calities along the coast prove
hai/.tible mines for agriculturists, who
use them as a top dressing for their
farms. In the neighborhood of Dama-
riscotta, Me., there are mounds which
are estimated to contain not less than
3,000,000 cubic feet of shells—a lasting
monument to the red man’s partiality
for crustaceous food. Prior to being
used the shell must be burned, which
is done in rude, home-made kilns.—-
[Detroit Free Tress.
A Newport Incident.
One of the cliff cotiagers, as they
are called in Newport—the cliff cot¬
tages being the most costly and luxur¬
ious marine villas in the world—was
said to have told an amusing and sug¬
gestive story of his own experience.
It is the immemorial right of the
public in Rhode Island to have access
anywhere to the shore, that tho right
of everyone to the common property
of the sea may not he abridged. The
beautiful walk along the cliff, extend-
ing through all the finest estates ia
Newport between the houses and
the shore, is due to this privilege.
The result is not altogether agreeable
to the proprietors, because the excur¬
sion trains and boats are constantly
bringing crowds of loiterers and pleas¬
ure-seekers, who choose for their
lunch the choice spot6 along this prom¬
enade. One day a party of rural vis¬
itors arrived on the cottager’s grounds
to lunch, and not content to restrain
their steps to the walk to which they
had a right, they construed their
rights freely, and under the guidance
of an elderly dame wandered over the
lawn and approaching the house at
lunch time drew near, ascended the
broad seaward piazza, and disposing
themselves upon the chairs and sofas,
spread their lunch upon the piazza
tables and made ready for the repast.
The owner, who from within had
watched the proceeding with some
perturbation of spirits, then appeared,
in a highly imperative mood, upon
the piazza, who was evidently the
commander-in-chief of the marauders,
said, with extremely strained polite¬
ness, that strangers had an unboubted
right to walk along the cliff, but that
he had a right to his house and his
piazza and his tables and sofas and
chairs, and he should be exceedingly
obliged if they would retire imme¬
diately. As he spoke, he confronted
the intruders with threatening severity
of aspect. But the general command¬
ing turned upon him her benevolent
spectacles, and said, with the suavity
of an honest grandmother; “Why,
law! you wouldn’t turn us off, would
ye? Sakes alive! ye’d be welcome to
eat your lunch on the piazza, or in the
house, or anywhere you pleased by
our way.” And she beamed upon
him with such benignity that, wholly
unprepared for a sunburst instead of a
storm, he was speechless, and, greatly
amused, withdrew from the field.
—[Harper’s Magazine.
The First American Railway.
The first railroad built in the United
States was three miles in length, ex¬
tending from the granite quarries at
Quincy, Mass., to tlio Neponset River.
It was commenced in 1826 and fin¬
ished in 1827. The gango was five
feet; the rails were pine, a foot thick,
covered with hard oak, which was in
turn strapped with iron. In January,
(
1827, a short coal road was completed
from the mines to Mauch Chunk,
Penn. The rails on this road were
also of timber with flat iron bars. The
first locomotive for use on a railroad
was invented by Richard Previteck in
1804, and first tried in Wales. George
Stephenson built the first really suc¬
cessful locomotive in 1814, and tested
it upon the Killing wood road in tho
north of England. The first locomo¬
tive for actual service constructed in
America was E. I. Miller’s “Best
Friend,” built for the South Carolina
Railroad Company in 1830; Peter
Cooper built a little experimental loco¬
motive early in 1830, before the
“Best Friend” was completed.
All Firecrackers Made iu China.
Firecrackers are not made at all in
this country. They arc all imported,
and come principally from China.
About two years ago several manufac¬
turers of fireworks in New York intro-’
duced the making of giant firecrackers,
but the industry has not increased to
any extent. No one in recent years
has even attempted to make the small
firecrackers. Tho reason for this state
of things is a financial one. There is
no secret about the making of fire¬
crackers, and Americans are just as
well able to do it as anybody; but
Chinese labor is so cheap that it does
not pay to manufacture them in this
country. The duty upon them is eight
cents a pound, which amounts to
something over 100 per cent, ad valo¬
rem.— [Boston Cultivator.
Sentiment Gets a Setback.
They were walking out, ou a per¬
fectly cloudless night, in tho light of
the big round moon, which seemed
unusually bright and beautiful. He
was of a decidedly sentimental tem¬
perament; she was more matter-of-
fact. Suddenly he clasped his hands,
and cried out rapturously: “Oh,
Maude, look at the moon to-night!
Isn’t it beautiful—beautiful?”
“Isn’t it, Honryl” she replied, with
equal enthusiasm. “It looks just like
a big fried egg—don’t it, dear?”
A Bundle of Ife.
If life were not really such a very seri¬
ous business the.te would be no funny
papers.
If politicians were not wbat they arc
politics would be different.
And also:
If the public were only the ideal pub¬
lic for whom the constitution was written
“practical politicians” would be at a dis¬
count.
If all the heathens were suddenly to
be converted, where would the man with
a mi-sion be?
If all the successful men of to-day were
great men what a heritage this century
would have.
If marriages are made in heaven where
are the divorces—but no. Some one will
say Chicago. involve increased
If matrimony did not
rent and expenses, love would last longer
than If it is ordinarily millionaires supposed iu to the do.
all our were true
sense of word honest, we could .count
them off on one hand.
If you have brains and no money, pat
yourself heartily on the back day and
night. It is all the recognition you will
get in this world.
If all men married their first loves the
demand for lunatic asylums would be
appalling. followed the advice of
If a man always
his best friends he would have no friends
at all, for he would soon lose every dol-
lar.
Ladies needing a tonic, or children who
want building up, should take Brown’s Iron
Bitters. It is pleasant to take, Liver cures Malaria,
IndigestionjBiliousness and Complaints,
makes the Blood rich and pore.
The Kansas legislature has 115 farmers and
only three lawyers.
“August Flower”
For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about
worn out, and that I would have to
cease eating solid food for a time at
least. I was so weak that I could
not work. Finally on the recom¬
mendation of a friend who had used
your preparations
A worn-Out with beneficial re¬
sults, I procured a
Stomach. bottle of August
Flower, and com¬
menced using it. It seemed to do
me good at once. I gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; and suffered my ap¬
petite became good, I
no bad effects from what I ate. I
feel now like a new man, and con¬
sider that August Flower has en¬
tirely cured me of Dyspepsia in its
worst form. James E. Dederick,
Saugerties, New York.
W. B. Utsey, St. George’s, S. C.,
Writes: I have used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find it an
excellent remedy.
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Purify Your Blood
Of all seasons of the year this Is most emphatically
the one In which to purify your blood.
Thei^ is a certain tonic In winter air which Is ex-
hllarating and beneficial, and the loss of which when
milder weather comes in the spring makes us feel
dull, tired and
“Played Out.”
Besides this, our close confinement indoors,
breathing air charged with impurities, contami¬
nates our blood and makes liable the appearance of
unexpected diseases.
Therefore the necessity of purifying the blood,
and therefore the popularity at this season q
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the best blood purifier an
strengthening medicine. If you have never taken
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, try it this spring.
Scrofula Sores.
“When my boy was two *year8 old he was
attacked and suffered a iohg time with scrofula
sores. The physician at length told us to give
him Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which we did. Two
bottles cured him. He is now 10 years old and has
not had any sign of scrofula since. We recom¬
mend Hood’s Sarsaparilla to neighbors and
friends.’’— Mrs. E. C. Clipper, 8 Kidder Street,
Cleveland, Ohio.
4t I have for a long time been nsing Hood's Sarsa¬
parilla, and believe me, I would not be without it.
As a spring medicine it Is Invaluable.”—E. A.
Ontario
Bold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only
C. I. HOOD h CO. Lowell, Mass.
IOO Doses One Dollar
SEVEN SEVCNTECN SEVENTY CURE Biliousness,
Sick Headache,
This Picture, Panel sice, mailed for 4 cents. Malaria.
J. F. SMITH & CO., BILE BEANS,
Makers of “Bile Beans,”
255 & 257 Greenwich St„ N. Y. City.
Have You a Cough?
Have You a Cold?
A Or Consumption?
Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of
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New styles of vest chains, we have In
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scarf pins.
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“It Is Invaluable.”
“I have used Hood’s Sarsaparilla In my family
for the past four years, and for a thorough blood'
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spring medicine; it Invigorates the whole system!
and tones up the stomach, and since I became'
acquainted with Hood’s Sarsaparilla 1 always take-
several bottles In the spring, and, as occasion
requires, the rest of the year." L. U. Gilman,
Aurelia, Iowa.
In the Eyes.
“My little girl’s eyes became so sore owing to
humor in the blood, that we were afraid she'
would lose her eyesight and had to keep her In a’
dark room for six weeks. We tried everything' I
we could think of but nothing did her any good
until tried Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Her eyes at 1
we
once began to get better, and now she is entirely
well. We think It Is a very nice medicine.” EL!
B. Gibson, Henniker, N. H. ,
“I take Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a spring tonic,
and I recommend it to all who have that tired feel¬
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A. N. U. Fourteen. ’91.