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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-04-10
LATEST NOVELTIES

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ton with our already extensive Stock, We arr
prepared to exeeute all kinds of
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IDgcATlsG THgHsgLTEs.

The World takes pleasure in
noting and putting upon record
he fact that the order is MAX
ing decided progress in a matter
which must greatly Increase its
strength and influence and tend
to lis permane'cy. Allu'ioa is
made TO the educational feature
OF the oranges, which is appar-
emily receiving more and more
attention throughout the coun-
try. The Pomona oranges in
! Pennsylvania, Ohio and some
other States are evidently max
ing a specially of meetings de
voted TO discussions, papers and
addresses on practical subj
of interest TO members of both
sex agriculture, science and
domestic economy alike receiv-
ing attention. Some OF the
oranges which hold meetings OF
from two or three days dura-
ton, very pleasantly unite busi-
ness with pleasure, following
the intellectual Efforts with tcs-
rivals in which the ladies and
invited guests participate. This
is happy and beneficial COM
bination of the educational and
social features of the order, and
such a one as ought to be gen.
orally encouraged.
In the absence of well organ
lied and sustained agricultural
societies, farmers clubs and in
stitutes, the local oranges have
a fine field for effort Every
Pomona or subordinate grange
in a thickly settled locality,
might very properly (and prof
tably to its membership and
community have a farmers
club of IFS own, while an occa-
sional farmers institute, COM
prising several of the oranges in
one or more counties, would
prove advantageous to all inter
ested. Let this matter receive
attention it merits and the
order viii rapidly revive. in
creasing in strength and popu-
larity. BY holding open meet
iugs for lectures discussions, etc.
announcing the programme in
advance, many a weak grange
might soon become strong,
while its benefits to members
and the community will be large
ly augmented. Those who be-
lieve in the principles of the
order, should not be slow to
proctice them, and the education
al and social features, should by,
no means be neglected by any
grange which desires to do good,
and enhance the welf.re of its
membership and the surround
ing community World.
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This matter of windows IN
stables, is one of vastly more
Importance than some farmers
think. Animals, no more than
vegetables, can thrive in the
dark. Our long winters, are
sufficiently trying TO the consti-
tutions of our farm stock under
the best circumstances, and an
animal upon which the sun
scarcely shines at all for five or
six months, will come ont in the
spring in bad state of health
even though the .tced and
the ventilation and the temper
ature have been all right. The
sun is the great life giver.
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Brenhan Banner
Published Daily and Weekly.
By RANKM 4 LEVIN.
nNrss or sarscnIrr1oN

RITES OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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Weekly, one caps one year. DC
RNrEs OF ADVERTISING.
Transient aud Legal advertisements
Deserted at $3.50 square Of one inch for
ST Insertion. and sevrnty-five cents a
"a for esc., insertion thereafter
All qa9rterly and yearly advertise
n. sifs mus. be paid quarterly in aavan' e
Marriage aad Obituary notices exceed
ing eight l;nes, charged as advertise
mants. Editorial notices of purely
business character. such as remarks mp
on business houses; the r-rnntinn of
g-nis, etc. win be CHARGED at % cents
line. Zach insertion. No such notice
i4sertcd for less than One Dollar.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
VIII be insrrted at the following rites g.
STATE and District Offices. $500 ;
County, 5000; Precinct $500 The
-ss-.fry 10 accompany tha--announce-
meat in each and every Instance.
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lnebI iety.

There is no specific for inc
briefly. 1t il a constitutional
aim ant, to be treared ccnstitn-
lionally. 1t is not necessarially
due TO alcoholism. Cllloral and
opium insbriety are already be-
coming dangerously common:
and there are hundreds of Other
stimuiants and narcotics t,
which resort may be had. Th'
remedial of course is to put thc
inebriate where alchohol or til
provoking cause of his ailmen.
cannot he had; for the sight OF
L; or the smell of it, Will excite
all the desire for it. To this
treatment, sedatives, tonics AMI
NITROUS food TO build up the
system may be added. To per
sous having and tendency TO in
cbriety, the only safe course is
absolute abstincuc during early
life. AS regards the human
race, the disease finds its reliie-
dy in itself. for degeneracy in
any directlo. cannot Ga on in
definitely; and AFTER any qualities
good or bad, attain certain
stage of growth, they cease to
reproduce themselves, the eSces-
siyely feeble and nervous stocks
must perish. and the fight for
existence be maintained be-
tween the less feeble and less
nervous and the Well balanced
and strong; and thus by pro-
cess of examinations, a race NAV
he developed that shall be in
every way adapted to the COM
pick conditions of a high civil.
zation.-Scientifc .4meracdn.
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One of the first things to be
taught a boy upon farm is the
use of tools. lie should be a
good carpenter and blacksmith.
in fact able to make or mend
almost any implement upon the
the farm. A few tools are al
ways necessary, and the proper
use of them can soon be ac-.
quired, SO that the farmer can
shoe his own horses, make his
sleds, build his EARNS, and thus
turn every day into account.
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The Essentials of Coed Farming.

The essentials TO good farm
management are: 1. Capital
enough TO buy farm and
stock it well. 2. The judicious
selection of a farm compatible
with these requisites. 3. To
lay it out in the best manner.
f. To provide it with good
fences, gates, and buildings. 5.
The selections OF the best ami
mails and the best implements
that can be produced at reas-
enable price. 6. To bring the
soil into a good condition by
draining, manuring, deep
ploughing and through culture.
Z. A good rotation of crops COW
ering every part OF it. s. Sys-
tematic arrangement OF all OPP
erations SO that there shall be no
clashing or confusion. 9. Good
management of business affairs,
keeping out of debt, pr, nlpt
payment of taxes and economy
in sale and purchase.
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Banner Agents.

The following named gentlemen are
reralariv authorized agents for the
RRESH,N BANNER:
DR.. Raird, Wesley.
IT. Knittle Burton.
Geo. W. Crater. louisville
Ren S. Rogers. Chappell Hill.
E Henry X. Harrison. Cav Hill.
Pr. Blanchette. Round Top.
Jshn q. Carmichael. Industry.
Alex. P. Fisher, Smepronius.
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The Best Sweet Potato.

In reply TO your postal card
asking my opinion as to the best
variety of sweet potato for Mo-
bile county. | would cast my
vote for the old fashioned yellow
yam. 1t is undoubtedly the
most sugary and sweetest va
riety we can grow, but it is not
the most prolific. A red potato
variously known as the Musg,ove
and the Hayti yam, is a far bet
ter yielder, and it is, by the way
a We y good potato-not quite so
sweet as as the yellow yam, but
in my opinion. more wholesome.
It is one of our earliest potatoes
and hence is good for early mar
ket, but it does not command
so high a price in the fall and
winter as the yellow yam
Mobile Register.
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Trust Your Mother.

Trust Your mother. little one;
In Lies morning just begun.
You will find some grief, some fears,
Which perhaps may cause ynu tears;
Ba; Il mothers Kiss can heal
May grief iha, children feel;
TIItst yGTr mothcr-Seck to prove
q hateful for her thJugEt1ul love.
TrIIst yOur m >ther, noble youth,
Turn not from the paths of truth;
w. Te!np:a'ion'@ evil hour
Seek her, ere i, gains new power.
She win never guide you wrong;
Faith In her will make ynu strong;
Trust ynlIr mother. aim 10 prove
Worthy of her fondCs: love
Trnst your mother, mal,!ea fair;
Lave viii guile Your steps with care:
Lei no cloud e'rr come bctweeE--
Let no shadow ger he sera
Hiding from yrur mrthPl's heart
VIA: may prove poisoned dart;
Trust ypur mD.her, seek 10 prUrc
Worthy of her faithful love.
Trust your mother to the end,
She will prove Your Constant friend;
If 'IiS glalneSs wings the hour,
Snare with her the joyful shower;
o. if>nrr0w should Hi'pieSs.
She will smile ard She will bless.
O, he tI-Iiful, loving, true,
That she may cOniide in You!
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SALT WATER FOR THE EYES.

SALT WATER FOR THE Eyes
Many persons are suffering pain
from weakness of the eyes.
This sometimes proceeds from
local inflammation, and sometimes
from other causes. Several per-
sons who have been thus afflic-
ted inform Us that they have
derived almost immediate, and
in some cases, permanent relief
from the application of salt
water as a bath; and where the
pain has been aggravated form
a compress saturated with salt
water laid on the eyes, and re-
newed at frequent intervals.
Opening the eyes, and submerg-
ing them in clean salt water,
has been found beneficial to
those whose eycsight begins to
tail.
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How TO KEEP SIGN RooMs
-CooL.-It consists in opening
the windows wide and covering
the opening with cloths stepped
in water. 1t is well known how
largely water, in passing from
the liquid to the gaseous state.
sbsorbs caloric. This absorp-
ton lowers the temperature of
the room from fiye to six de-
grees in FEW minutes, and the
humidity diffused in the air
causes the heat to be more read
lily endured. By this system
patients, even in the hottest
time OF the summer, find them
selves in perfectly fresh at
mospllere.
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The GEORGIA tarnier who ha,

The Georgia farmer who has
carried off the palni this year is
Mr.. James II. Booker. He rails
ed sixty bales cotton, five hun
dred of potatoes, a Thousand of
oats and wheat, and twenty-five
hogs. The newspapers chroDi-
Gle this as the greatest harvest
by any one man since the war.
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The BANNER Is now prepared
to do job work at miraculously
low prices, having just received
a large lot of neao type and
stationery, especially adapted
for wedding invitations and
fancy work.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-03-22

SOME terribly wrought mp fel-
low wrote the following. BE is
pretty nearly right, though
yes, quite '::Them is my senti-
mepts." will be breathed, we
have no doubt, by more than
one who reads these lines: 81
would rather have forty acres of
land and log house, with one
room-yes, and the woman /
love, and some lattice work over
the window, SO that the sunlight
would tall cleckered ON the
baby in the cradle, and a few
hollyhocks at the corner of the
house-I would rather have
that, and nice path leading
down to the spring, where l
could go and hear .ths water
gurgling-would rather live
there and die there than he a
clerk of any government on the
earth"
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CLOSING ont entire tall and
winter goods, blankets, shawls,
clothing ilannels, ETC., to make
room for spring goods, at D
W. Bloombargh's.
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Notice.

A LII persons arr nu'ifi..i not to pur-
N clias- a prrm'ss',ry note signed Ivy
J. A. Wilkins, ,,ayablr ore day after
date to tie order oil J 81 Hall Davi.,
cared January I'd. 1878, aud given as
] urchase nnhey Tor lun;i. which note
is lest and has he-n paid OH in full
Amnurt Of said nole was fifteen hnh=
d,ed llais. J. II. DAVIS.
Brennan, Feb, $, 1913 a9J,
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The Zcitung communicates a
plan for testing milk which pos
sesses the merits at least OF sim
plicity. A welI-polishcd knit
ting-necdle is dipped into a depp
vessel Of milk and Immediately
withdrawn in an night posi-
ton, when, if the sample be
pure, some OF the fluid will be
found TO adhere to it. while
such is not the case it water has
been added to the milk even in
the smallest proportions.
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Found.

A STORE KEY. THAT do.bies
- np like jack knife. Key made
y Nofwa,k Lock Companr." The
ner can have the same by calling
N ''ihce and paying for this no ice.
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s Co1-roN SEED " ANTED.-
Highest cash price paid for same
delivered at my warehouse.
d&w3m j. A. WILKINS.
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TIE newest STYLES of ladies'
Fischues and Scarts just arrived
at NEWCOMERS.
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NEW FIRM.

VyAvING ASSO lated ourselves
Ia together for the pose of con-
tinuing the mercantile business, il
will hereafter be conducted in the
name and style of Pampcll & IInrrison,
at TIE old stand of 7. J. Pampell, Main
street, Brenhsm, Texas.
All liabilities pertaining TO the form
ar business of 7. J. Pampell will be
settlsd by him, and the liabilities per.
tanning to the late business of H X.
Harrison, OF Gay Hill. will be settled
By said II K. Harrison. And all in
debtedness and amou1fe due to said T.
J. Pampell and II. K. Harrison to this
date Is PAYABLE to each respectively as
heretofore. And all thsse whose
amounts are. due ure earnestly request
ed TO make immediate payment.
Thanking our friends for past pat
ronage. We respectfully ask cortiu-
uaEce OF the same.
T. ]. PANPELL,
II. K HARRISON.
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Hon. George Wells is the
big farmer of Grundy Co, Iowa.
He has 5000 acres under cult
walton. all incloscd by a fence.
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BELLIARDs.-Hirschherg's ell
e@ant billiard saloon is free for
the Use of his customers.
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PHILADELPHIA.
Sold by all respectable druggists.
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Oak Hill Nurseries.

Located within corporate limits of the
city of Brtnham, Washington county
rexae, is To be found thc most extensive,
'omplete and reliable assortment of
home grown Fruit Trees in the State,
comnrisinp-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-20
FATE OF A LOST COLONY.

The lost Norwegian colony on the east
coast Of Greenland is brought to mind
by the numerous expeditions now fitted
out for Arctic explorations. Over 1000
years ago Greenland was discovered by
adventurous Norsemen, and the settle
mert of the country dates back as far as
the year 987. Two fourishing colonies.
one from Denmark and the other from
Norway, occupied the east and west
coasts respectively for period of 500
years, and. though separated by eighty
miles of desert, they have no trouble in
sustaining themselves independently of
each other by means of fishing and cat
tie raising, the pasturage of the hills
and valleys being in those days luxurl-
ant. The western colony had at one
time four parish churches and 10 farm
villages, while that on the east coast.
still larger, had two towns, 100 farm
villages, eleven parish churches and two
monasteries, and was the seat Of bish-
opric. About 1850 the Danish colony,
having been weakened by pestilence.
was exterminated by Esquimanx, and
early in the next century its Norwegian
neighbor disappeared suddenly and mys-
teriously from human knowledge. Nu-
merous attempts to learn definitely of its
fate were made, but the only information
ever obtained was contained in letter
from Pope Nicholas V. to the Bishop of
Ireland, dated 1448, which stated that
the colony had been attacked by hos
tile feet thirty years before, and laid
waste with fire and sword; this story,
however, was not generally credited.
In 1922 Capt. Scoresby discovered
houses containing hunting apparatus
and household utensils, but no inhabit-
ants, and there is reason to believe that
the dwellings were relics of the long,
lost colony. Some people are still of
opinion that beyond the ice fields a rem
nant of these hardy Norsemen may yet
be found, and an ex-oficer of the Unit
ed States Navy goes so far as to say
that ''the grandest undertaking of the
present age would be to reach that isola-
| ted colony" II. -.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-20
ga SEASONABLE REMARK

There are said to be large number
of men tin the aggregate sitting idly
about stores, depots and other loafng
places in New England villages, COM
planning of hard times, advocating Green
backism and waiting for something to
turn up in their favor. They are wait
ing for luck to return to them or per-
haps to come to them for the first time.
They will wait in vain as they have
hitherto waited. In the vicinity OF these
villages are great many acres of un-
titled soil which might be made to re-
turn harvest and by some means the
most of these walters might get a piece
to plant. This would not only afford
them moderate return but would afford
them the luxury of employment and Of
that real repose which follows an honest
days work.
In this connection, it cannot be too
earnestly urged upon farmers in New
England to make every possible effort to
increase the acreage of their titled fields
the present season, planting such seed
as will afford harvest which will add
to their available food supply without
regard to the market. No class COM
plains more of hard times and of lack
of money, but those who raise their food
will have much less call for money than
those who do not. By clearing up the
corners of fields and pastures, hundreds
of farmers in New England would be
able to keep one more cow than they
now do.
Complaining, repining, scolding, wish
ing for good days and voting for Green
back demagogues will not bring prosper
ity, but it can be partially achieved by
each man making the most of all his re-
sources and doing all that he can te
make himself self-supporting. Boston
Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-20
E TERMS-S2.O9.
1GEO. HI. BLAKE, Publisher.

The seal-fsheries make it a valuable
possession Then the valuable furs of
the fox, marten, mink, beaver, otter and
other fur-bearing animals make it worth
having. It's fisheries are worth all it
cost. The cod, salmon, halibut, herring
and other valuable fish of commerce are
there in inexhaustible quantities. Two
firms in San Francisco took 100000
worth of cod during 1877. Other par
ties are arranging to establish salmon
canneries this coming season.
It's mineral resources will some day
attract large population and prove to
the world that Alaska was no barren
purchase. disF tig
The greatest surprise in connection
with Alaska is the mild winter climate
of the North Pacific coast, peninsula and
islands. The great Japan current of the
Pacific that gives Oregon and California
their delightful winter climate, first
strikes the shores of our North American
continent at the western end of the AL
eutian Islands, and imparts its greater
heat to the Alaska coast. Consequently,
while in high northern latitude, 1t yet
has warmer winter climate than New
York city. t
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-20
MOROCCO LEATHER.

Morocco leather is made from goat
skins, tanned in sumac, dyed in the
ordinary way, having been previously
immersed in solution of sulphuric acid;
and the grain or stamping upon it is
done either by hand or machinery, SIM
liar to that for the purpose of dicing or
granting. Very fine small skins for
gloves are often prepared by immersion
in a solution of alum and salt, instead
of tannin -four and the yolk of eggs
being applied to soften and whiten. Buff
leather, not now quite so much in re-
quest as in former days, was at first
made from the skin of an animal called
the buffe or urus, which was then CON-
mon in Western Europe. When new the
leather was always a tawny yellow, and
the skins gave the name to the color.
Cordovan leather was first made at Cor
dova in Spain, from hides dressed to be
used with the grain side outward. 1t is
from this leather that the title of cord
wainer came. Russia leather is tanned
in an infusion of willow or birch bark.
and derives its peculiar and long endur-
ing odor from the birch oil with which
it is dressed. Levant leather is first
s.struck OUT in warm water on ma
hogany table "blacked, with logwood
and iron liquor, then polished by reyolv-
ing rollers, and "grained up" by the
workman with ''corking board" on
table. The grain is set into the leather
in hot stove, and after this it is oiled
with cod oil. In finishing japanned
leather the japanning mixture is worked
by the hand alone This mixture con-
sists simply of iinseed oil and Prussian
blue. the last coat being Of linseed oil
and lamp-black, put evenly over the SUR
face as it lies spread out on table. No
machine has, as yet, been made to super
sede the hand in this part Of the work.
In the blacking of skins a mixture OF OK
blood and acetate of iron is now very Oft
en- used.- Good Words. sea tie
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