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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08

There Is ssh sulphurous smell OF war In
The European atmosphere over the Turkish
situation, but IL seems DOW unlikely that
Russia Will be able to carry Germany ana
Austria with her In her attempt to get pos
session % Tie estate OF "the sick man of the
East" i, is asserted that England has
already succeeded In detaching Austria from
the triple alliance, and that the war party of
Russia Low count Austria among their enc
mics. In the spring OF 1858 notable leader
in the London Times was held by Nicholas
i. to be the first declaration of war by Great
Britain. The Times has now published a
leader that may be construed In the same
way, and may be followed up in the same
way unless Russia takes the warning IL d Id
not take IN 1853. The Times declares openly
that the English government and people are
united in resolute opposition TO any aggres.
sions upon Turkey by Russia, and that
England will come to the relief OF Turkey on
condition of receiving such formal pledges
as Will ems IRE the application of the princi-
pies OF justice and humanity to the Chris
tian subjects of the Sultan ia their aspira-
tons for liberty and civilization. A feeling
~ great urcaSiness is apparent In European
circles, ard IL is evident that intense inter-
( is feltin the results of the meeting of the
Kaiser aud the Gar at Ems, which Is to
O. ke place next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08

Probably no one ever departed this life
leaving behind more sorrowing relatives
than the late A. 7. Stewart, of New York.
About two thousand already have claimed
kindred and request a share OF his vast es-
tate. A New York paper says that Mrs.
Stewart receives as many as twenty letters
OF this character q day. Some are urgent,
and request the widow OF the dead man
to proceed to divide the estate and to be sure
and answer their letters at once. Others are
OF jocose character, and on the part Of the
writers there is a statement that they do not
believe that they have any OF the blood of
the Stewart family coursing in their veins,
but II there is any money to be distributed.
to please "send IL along at once" 1t is
doubtful If the claimants will be accommo-
dated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08
Average Daily Circulation orer
15,OOO,-being more than three
times that of any other daily
paper in Washington.
The star for the Summer.

Persons lsorIyo the city may hare THE STAR
senf to thezr odttress by Dsal, postage prepaid,
for nIch period Of time as they may desire, at
the rate CHS cents per ,0eek, so cents per month";
q % for three months, OF % for sir months.
- The money to pay Jor the time required
nrsS Ia az cases accompany the order. Other-
sgise the paper cGvs0t be scsu.
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PRoPOsALs TOR FUEL, DISTRICT OF CO

DROPOsALS FOB FUEL, DISTRICT OF CO.
IL LUMbIA.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this off ,e
until SATURDAY. June 10, at y o'clock m for
supplying fuel for the various b-snches of the Dis
trct government FOR the year ending June 80, l577
follows, viz:
. 200 tons (more or les.) White Ash Goal
N0 tons more or ltssl RED Ash Coal.
7eo tons more or less) Cumberland Col.
Is tors more or les5D eplint UCal.
so ceres Pine Wood, long.
Z0 cords Sawed and eplit Wood, "a Oak and u
Pine.
To be furnished from time TO time, and deIiv cred
IN such quantities as may bs ordered by the Coal
Diss toners Of the District, end to be OF the best
quality. The Coal to be thoroughly screened from
Gust. ard to weigh 1.2i0 pounds TO the ton. The
VOID TO be thoroughly seasoned. merchantable
pine AID csk, free from knots and defects.
The receipt Of the Collector OF the district FOR
ss0o as guarantee that the contract will be en-
bid By he successful bidder must accom- pany each
Ircp0sai othery Use il Will not be considered The
money so deposited will be refunded to the unsuc-
cssftl tdctrs and to the contractor upon the exc
c1tion Of bis contract. he party or parties to
whom he contract may be awarded will be required
to execute the same within ten (lol days. the
suard end give bonds tn the sum OF ton Mo! ten
nply with the specifications Of ,he contract; the
any.riisement and proposal to form part thereof.
Bidders will also submit with their bids proposals
for storing Away the Coal BY tie ton and tho Wood
by the cord. whenever and wherever the Commits
sfopers may direct.
parts Ct bide deemsd I'D the District
to do SOL
By order. =. TOWNSEND,
je8 II Superintendent OF Property.
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EH Z AP l. q m B Z r i.

Esvinz large stock of SPRU Il LUMBER we
have cor Guided to eel ct the fotlowfnR red cd
prices This Lumber is water seasoned, and Of the
very best quality:
AIS, 21I, and SKA, snv length, els per THOUSAND;
lx6, l6-feet rails. SIS per thousand;
inch boards, Dis per theussn6;
sirch joist, Is and 9l5 per THOUSAND;
2 inch joist, 3 ~ and 8 is Per thousand;
fee fee. pickett ss per tS01:snd
2s3 end SKA, ID quality, ga 60 per Thousand;
s. spruce sidings. 6 or inch, ol5 per thousand.
hand, Of lowest market prices.
IT. EDW'D CLARK d co,
YARD wharf, AND planning MILL,
Foot Of 4th street east, near United States Navy
Yard, les I'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08

There is not much room to hope that Con-
gress will al its present session take mea-
sures to erect building for the Library OF
Congress, but certainly the report of the
Joint Committee on the Library ought to
have due weight with those who appreciate
the value OF this great national collection.
II Is conceded that a separate building is
necessary, and II would seem to be economy
to make an appropriation now to begin the
Xnrk-
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IL A X E E A r G AIN
BRODHEAD d CO.,

$50 PENNA. AvR., between 9th and 10th sts.,
Offer IXTRAoRLINARY ISDUOEMKNTs In
Dress Linens Pique, Swiss, Victoria La sns, Main
sOt k, &C &C.
Black Lyors silk. 75c per yard and up, including
BellVn's, b met, Guinet, and POnSon's ce 9.
brsfed makes.
Iion hesh Gren &C nee, EKc aid up.
linen Lawns in teautiful designs, 2Dc. and up.
Beautiful Lawns and Cretopnes, l2Hc,
lin.n Towels, o. per d. zen and mp.
BsIb- N Q An Hose, Is per box (s0c per pairD.
ArdroScoggan Bleached Cotton. 9hc.
Wan sufta BLEACH ed Cotton, l2hc.
Elee snt Button Kid Gloves 10 all colors, IS.
l Button Kid Gloves, SOC.
b. q pre- sds 81 and up.
Han burg Edsipe, SC per yard and up.
Ladies and GenI Under ~ ear at sgeats' prices.
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Newspaper Row is somewhat exercised
over Proctor Knotts statement that he
doesn't know any reporters why"
SAYS one OF the guild. "I walked and talked
with him all the way to the Capitol yester-
day" Another remarks that Mr.. Knott
was in the Grow" IN some extent about the
time he made his Duluth speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08
BRANCH STORE,
1905 + street, bet. 18th and 18th streets.
BRODHEAD 4 CO.
Su $50 Pa. ays.. bet. 9Th aud 10th ste

SUMNER READING.
History OF Inde pendenee Hall, Frank EttinG,
with numerous illustrations 10 helioty pc 81 60
lAriy Han OF Europe, Rau, Smithsonian. z so
Intellectual Development of Europe, nrapsr. 90
Tine aud Place Of homer, w Il. 6lsdstuns. 2 co
Ncres: 1htir Use and Abuse, ath sws....-.. 90
Dsniel Deronds, vol l, George Eliut......... I SO
H mer t. Of Physiology. Day I 50
The 5ortures Of Mas Fallen, Goodwin Tall
colt, ITO
Lie, Letters acd Table Tslk OF Hayden,
Stocdsrd. Com panion 70 Brio O. Brac l..... 80
Ladies Guide to Gsntiity, edition ......... co
Tie Hunting Of the Snstk, author OF Alice's
Adventures In WoI der Land ...... .......... l 50
A arrow Escape, Annie Thomas. ............... rs
The Land CT the Sky, Christian keid-.......... rs
The Prime III inister, anthony TrollOpe--...-.. IS
Kitty Class Day, L. N Oicoit................. so
Railway anecdotes edition .............,... 60
SOLOMONS Il Chaplain.
lbs tr gil PeupsyiyAY a ayenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08

Young Mr.. Tarbox, of Massachusetts, went
down TO day before Biaine's remorseless
scythe.
Goae TO meet Proctor KDottI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08
MEDICAL, dc.

IN LION The Oldta Fnabli Aea aaf OaIy
~ httlab!e Ladies PaysioiaR ~ fhe Csfs, cen -
Coz sulI.d every Tuesday ard saturds y ~ no 630
ssn quickly to o. ala ss:asncs On
102 W. Lombard street, Baltimore. Iss-la-
"SaTIsrAoTIok'-A POsitiVe cure, q per bOt-
de- Prepared according 20 toe original form
sTivsn.s ave. oon:ul..rions free e''' COZ issin
EOB TIE CuRE OF 1MPOTENuY, eeminas
weakness. spermsiorrbos, or Lost vieor, tn
. Or. BTolheTs IaoteOrattHg CORDIAL. No cure,
e.y,is I1T sale at 500 street southwest esso-ite
nR. BUOKLER yONEc-Twerty years experI-
- cree In Female Diseases, Irreguisrities, Ovs-
nan Tumors.Guarsnteess satisfaction or charge,
N. Howard street, Baltimore. may21-ln.
nB RcBERTe0N, Jros BoHircs, can be cor.
u suited u 4Sl 10th street aortnxed, nearly op.
sHTURDAS, from to nv, N ri pess.e. e =
the Urinary Organs, Gonorrhes, Gse~t, Structure,
Syphilis. and spermstorrbes. Gases Of Gonnorrh.,
al tts stages quickly cured, aud the poison entireu
ersdcated from the stem, without the use OF mer
aus. S ssois. CAUSING oss Il Sa Sg and inssS
", general debility, organic weakness, I'M potency,
sss.sop sse b ., q IN
dmress OF sigh: or giddinese, evil forebodinRs, self
distrust, az. speedily cured by newly discovers
orsbly treated, Refers 20 the high Testimonial.
Baltimore Once <a< 10Th street northwest, from
2to y . m. marSs-lJ
MADAME REsTELL, n. D., . Thoroughly en-
w perfenoed and scientific Ladies' Physician and
hence. or oonorsbs srsss reoms esrssa p1
ins, and the best medical attendance 81 the Dot
toTs private re.iaesos; Lsdies Placing ,hemselye.
sc,sntlhe trsst1snt and speedy cure. ONE SIC
E.sefnoe, corner Of South SHARP and Dover s,rests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08

FftpdFt TUT tnt centennial f0uftn!
LIT All the people know that Success q the sho,
trace y as achieve ed by
l.. HEtLBRUN,
No. 4O2 7TK STREET g. W.,
no viii sell for thirty days,
Centennial Bargains,
In order tn close out 8 100 900 worth of
NEW AND STYLISH BOOTS AND SHOES,
As follows:
Iartes' Finest french Kid Button, al o.
Ladies' hid Side Lace Boots, a. So
Lastirg Side Lace Boots, q SO.
Coed Lastipg Caters, 90 Cents
Good Kid roxed Caters, a Is.
Buskfns and Slipper, Is, 50 ~ and 81 90.
sandal Slipper and Ties. q Is.
MiAee' Colored Shoes. a 10.
Child Shoes 20, 50 and 50 Cents.
- Mems Low Quarter Shoes. Gle.
Mems Lastthg Caters, q 50.
Mems Fine Haed sewed Ties, o.. 90 and $500.
Mems Patent Gather Pumps, u rs.
Mems Slippers, from % Gents up.
Mems Bucsskfn and X id Caters.
N.B.-Look in the window for the "Old Woman
With her "A Children" greeting the In1e Dsndence
jts-,iys 30. 4o2 7th ST., ID door above st. NV.
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Z II 4 8 U N
For the Campaign.

The events Of the Presidential campaign will be
% faithfully and fully illustrated In fHE NEW
YORK 81 u as to commend IL to CANDID men OF
all parties We will send THE WEEKLY BBI
TION (eight pases) post paid, from now till after
election for SO Cts the SUNDAY EDITION,
same size, Ct the same price; or the DAILY, four
Address THE Sun, New York City.
je7 Ct Cr, Washington Office, S 80 18th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08

election for SO Cts the SUNDAY EDITION,
sss sizt e ses same price; or the DAILY four
ad,s' s U. s sss X Yer City. CITY
II. HE'LL,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Gas street, bet 9Th and 1th streets n ". M
al All WORK done in the ns.test manner. tssis..c-
TEE OLD NATIONAL RACE TRACK.
HoRsIs KEPE AT Low BATES AT OLD
ss sss
training d fro,sns sannins and Paci1s aor :sa
hso 10 The ksspiIg q hSIss; q psr:ons VINO :sssd
PeIsins wanting ans Coach Teams and Rosdsters
iess, THOMAS COLLINS.
1876 CLOTHING. 1876
DoH'T PURCHAsEl UHTIL you EXAMINE
merly eas, at A. sTRAUs'.
A BEAUTIFUL WHITE MA RsEILLEs VEST,
PennsyfVsn ia avenue. A
HARD TIMEsl-Purchasers want to save money.
III 80 look at the Go orsted Suit at A. sTRxUs'''
I IsHT CoLoRID AND TAHoY DRESS
II fAHTs, lee different patterns, ct l0l1 Penn.
TEE oEIxNTAL SILK woRsTEp SUIT for
srrRSs y most drsssy out this season, at A.
PaIKoI ALBHR! ERo0K GOATS. with Vest,
70 match. Beautiful pattern for 90, ct 1OlI
Pennsy lvsnta avenue.
THE GREAT hit OF TIE sHAsoN,-A
o. i e. sf nss'Sf long AID nicely made fer
THE pELLyBARRE PLAID CAss SUIT re-.
auced to 81, ct 10l1 Pennsyivshia avenue.
A FULL LINE Of Childrsn's seIrs, hand.
IA soueay trimmed and made In the very latest
style, from o upward q a: erRAUs'.
THE FINE BLACK CLOTH DRESS SUITS
u for oB should be seen 70 be appreciated, q
1011 Penpsylvania avenue.
EN0LIsH STRIPE AND PLAID CAss SUIT
- th4a sold Tor on, selling nov for Ga, ct a.
M great variety Of colars. Il ioii Psansylv:nia
| avenue.
NoRTH HoosIC CAss SUIT ct sn. il only
IN to be had st A. SfRAUS'.
| pOye'tCHO0L SUITS, well trimued and nicely
| - made, for -, tlO11 Pennsylvania avenue.
| VoUTHs' DRKss AND BUSINESS SUITS in .
/ = iIsat variety Of styles and patterns. ct A.
| NJoHAIa AND SIX LUsrER ALPACA
| w GOATS, ct al prices, AZ loi1 fennsyivaaia
SAuLeBURY BRUKTN CarCx oAss SUIT,
| = irosh syis, well nsds and triansd, for IS. q
T,Hl LARGEST SIZE MAN can be Att,d in
| Il Suits or separate Coats, Paats or Vests, as
l0l1 Pennsylvsnia avenue.
HAZE TOY ,s, sEEa That SUIT for o. =. a.
7 Asst BUT Aor LeAsTl-A genuine Middle.
~ ex flannel eClT Tor eD, st l0lt Psansyl-
wanna sveaus. mJss r
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ID. Z DUTROW,
jes 81. Corner 10th aud streets north west.
lUUI CEMENT AND LIME, lOU7
ROSEDALE CAlENT at I 40 per barrel
LINK, ali wood burnt, Fer barrel, 90c.
BIRD a HEPBURN,
jeS cost Opposite Wholesale vi srket
Spring LEAF TEA,
so CENTS A POUND.
SOLD ONLY AT 1892 STREET NV.
Other TEAS Of China and Japan constantly ar.
living. OF excellent quality.
JEST II. w. BrRCHRLL.
COATS, 20. Is. 81, 81. and up;
LlExN DUCK SUITS, IS, % and rs:
ALPACA Goa t., a, a 80 10 rs:
CAssIMERE SUITS OHEAP:
s s3ts h sIgInrs sg q g g End up;
Dk1es eHlkIs, .s,H. to e2S;
.1s14-1ele Pa. ave., bet. 18th snd nth sta.
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I AT nUI 5oT y, Ls 9, /; genuine middle
wanna svenus. my2s u
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C0OD TABLE BOARD ct - Per week, at 42s
" street northwest jeS- ST.
QOARpIHG- Newly furnished Rooms, with
- FIRST GLASS BOARD, transient or peFma-
merit, at summer prices, in Q peasant and central
locs iity; COS 18th street northwest. je6 St.
CENTENNIAL BOARDIH0.- lady from
~ Washington will accommodate a few BOARD
LBS on reasonable terms. Apply at or address No.
140 Worth 18th street, Philadelphia. Centenni&l
cars pass the door. Je3 Ct
CINTENNIAL BOARDrNG.- 32O2 Chestnut
~ street. Philadelphia: house newly furnished
With handsome v alnut furuifure; on direct car
route TO the grounds; convenient to oil places of
smusemeDt rooms singly or en- suite. LODGING
and BOARD o. per day. Address 4. x, star OF.
hoe je3 St.
~ or from o. to os per week: BOARD or HEALS
ut reasonable rates, at No. ass Pennsylv ave-
nue.. ap0-7m$
DLEASANT Rooms AND GOOD BOARD can
II be obtained ct 1909 Maryland avenue, at mod
crate rates, in . private family. mar1- low
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COUNTRY BOARDING.

EuRNI5BHD COUNTRY HOMe-Ons mile
= from horse cars, near Mouat Pleasant, will
either be rented to family. OF four bosrders can
club with the proprietor aud keep horse and
carriage Address j. YORK, Treasury Oepsrt-
menf. my10- 3wH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08

III II Z IL,
MARCHANT TAILOR,
cas- street, bet 9Th and 7th streets n. W. Hf
All work done in the neatest manner. eatisfac-
ton qua, antetd. Terms very moderate. je6 St
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4 = U Z . q 7
MADAME Ross.

rhis ceisbrsted Lady ASTROLOGICAL saz Bealirg n.
dun can be consulted et No. 20l pxtrcet, oorn ef
O. % northwest. She has superies1n defines tinE
the Pact, Present and Future. la l1te or bu.iPess
pointing oct your enemies, and infor1sias yon Of
the sure way TO success IN ell cnoertskiaRs Con.
sultsfion strictly confidential. Ladies. ol gente-
men, q 20. sepI-ly
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THD LARGEST SIZE MAN can be Attsd in
Suits or separate Coats, Pasts Vests, as
4 oil ReDUaylynufR ayeuue
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LOST AND FOUND.

L reT-On monday L light, near junet ton of and
h-sireetcar,a PANxSE An with enam.
elei heads. and geld chain attached. Return to
1GI2 9Th street northwest. and get reward. 1t
4 OhT-On Saturday, 80 instant, &C or near Rock
- Creek. an open.face GOLD WATCH. ~
IT D. ar Office. je7-Nh
G ReWARD.-Lost Nay 3lst, q dark BAY
ga HORSE, white face, two white hind a.
feet, mark below left hip. The above re- ~
ward paid II returned to b. KR0USE, 7th street
road, near Echuetzen Park. ie7 St.
TAKtN UP AsrRAY-On the 9Th Int . BED
Il COW. The owner will come Forwards
prove property, pay charges aud take her0I
ieS2.- No. 9saa o. .t1 nsA Ma,
STRAYID Oh sTOLIN-Erom Woodies Das-
MAkE. years old, small size, blistered on ~
both hind legs. "A liberal rewayd win be paid Tor
bee return or information Leading TO her recovery
ies-6i 1. 3. BARKER, corner 18th and = sfs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-08

Let all the people know that saccsss in the shS
trade as achiey ed by
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N} AMERICAN REPUBLIC M
A SUCCE SS!

Prepare for the Centennial Fourth
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Brick Houses for Sale

One sum Of 5000. one Of % Co., one of q 500
Heg cent. foI neeo tfating.
AUCTION Sale.
FRIDAY, June 9th, at 81 o'clock D. m, on
the premises, No. AS A ST., Capitol Hul, q three
story erfck house. Ter ms at sale. JET tr
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CAULeBURY BROKrN CarCK CAss SUIT,
A. eT8ACS.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
Give the Calf q Chance.

Besides the good effects upon the
COW Of having the company and nat
ural offices of the calf for few days,
nature has so ordered that an almost
indispensable material for chcese-ma-
king is produced from the stomach of
the calf, and that this material is not
fit to be used before the calf is five
or six weeks old. Chcese-maklng is
such delicate operation that the
manufacturer must begin his careful
ness at the very start, and the saving
of rcnnct is one of the items which
lie at the bottom of success or failure.
Only the stomachs of healthy calves,
with good digestion, should be saved
for dairy uses, as upon the natural
strength of the stomach depends its
power to coagulate milk so as to
make good curd for cheese. And
while the elements of this quality arc
present in the stomach of the calf at
its birth, the digestive faculty does
not get into active operation until
the animal has had time to use it
long enough to establish living sys-
TEN of digestion by the use fits food,
which requires five or six days
time, and others weeks exercise of
this faculty is better in developing
the strength of the rennct; SO that
the stomach of veal calf is much
stronger than that of one which is
dispatched only a few days after
birth.-[S. ID. HARRIS, in Country
Gentleman.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
A Pretty Foot.
From the GALAXY


The foot is the base, the support
of the body, and 1t should neither be
too small to support it firmly, nor,
for beauty's sake, seem to be so. If
woman were to weigh 200 pounds
at forty, her foot would not be appre-
Gladly longer than it was when she
weighed only hundred or so at
fourteen. The most beautiful foot
known is that of Venus de Medici,
and that is neither remarkably short
nor remarkably narrow. Most wo-
men would look upon it as rather
large. Indeed, the Venus could not
wear "ones," nor indeed, although
she is rather a small woman, "twos."
But so much the better for her. AS
to her foot, it is a thing to be looked
at daily with delight and admiration.
A perfectly beautiful woman's foot
should be in .ength a little less than
one-seventh Of her height. It should
be arched on the top so that the line
is that of one half of Cupid's bow,
and underneath so that if it is wet
and set upon the floor it will leave in
the middle only slender water-mark
1t should be broadcast across the ball,
and the rosy toes, Of which the sec
ond should be the longest, should
spread flat upon the ground at every
step. The heel, which should be
rosy, should descend almost IN a
straight line from behind the ankle,
and should be delicately rounded
1t should be as white as ivory and
marked upon the soft and cushion
like instep with faint indications of
blue veins. 1t is remarkable that
there seems to be some very fascinat-
ing idea connected with woman's
foot, and particularly with its length,
for to "know the length of a woman's
foot" has long been, according to an
old adage, to enjoy the highest de-
gree of her favor.
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and active. Not large, but full of
life and energy. The dam, if kindly
handled, is as docile as cat. / have
never had Berkshire pig overlaid
or killed by it's mother, nor any
trouble with sows narrowing, al
though usually my sows at narrowing
are fat enough for pork. While with
an experience of fifteen years with
other breeds I havalost a number of
sows narrowing, and every spring,
more or less, whole filters by being
overlaid by the dam, sometimes from
constitutional weakness in the pigs,
and at other times from downright
indifference on the part of the dam
to care for her pigs. I have no
doubt, from the experience that l
have had, that the Berkshire will
make more pork from a given guam
tity Of food consumed than either
of the larger breeds. I think that
they masticate their food better, eat
more leisurely and being full of
health they make the most out of the
corn consumed.
While the improved Berkshire is
not classed among the large breeds,
yet the weights attained by them are
equal to the weights usually reached
by those who raise and fatten the
larger breeds. For series of years
l raised Chester Whites. l fattened
them at ages ranging from twelve to
eighteen months, in lots of forty to
eighty, and an average of 325 pounds
per head was about my Standard
The Berkshire will weigh at maturi-
ty 400 to 500 pounds, which is large
enough to secure the best price, and
larger than packers prefer.
now close this hastily written ar
ticle by giving the standard charac-
teristics of the Berkshire adopted by
the National Swine Breeders Con
vention:
"Color, black, with white Oh feet,
face, tip of tail, and an occasional
splash of white on the arm. While
a small spot of white on some other
part of the body does not argue an
impurity of blood, yet it is to be dis
couraged, to the end that uniformity
of color may be attained by breeders.
White upon one ear, or a bronze or
copper spot on some part of the body
argues no impurlty, but rather re-
appearing of natural colors. Face
short, fine and well dished; broad
between the eyes; ears generally al
most ercct-but inclined forward
small, thin and showing veins; jowl
full; neck, short and thick; shoulders
short from neck to middle, deep from
back down; back, broad and straight,
ribs long and we'll sprung, giving ro-
tundity of body; short ribs of good
length, giving breadth and levelness
of loin; hips, good length from point
of hips to rump; hams, thick. round,
and deep, holding their thickness
well back and down to the hocks;-
tail, fine and small, set on high up;
legs, short and fine, but straight and
very strong, with hoofs erect, legs
set wide apart; bone, fine and com
pact; hair, fine and soft-no bristles;
skin, pliable.-[RonT. MARSHALL, in
IrogreSstUe Farmer.