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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-27
Wheat Mea

A large meeting
Town Hall, Kens
land, the other day,
pices of the Bread Re
to advocate the uni
what is technically
wheat meal bread"
Richardson, the we
thority on hygiene, z
of the speakers mains
bread in common IS
cent. deficient. in snstdit
ties. An entire grain OF Va
tanned everything that was Ie'l
for nourishing purposes, ana ye'
better half of it was wasted, :
his half was a much healthier ioo III
especially for children: Dr' nth
aydson maintained that if the mol ,,
ers of this kingdom were 10 ;cb
their families wheat meal ,sIe.
contained the structure OF the sra ma.
TON in from three to four g .1Iren
tions all the de. ormities OF eni Gnu tbey
not caused BY accidents, wll'n by
now saw. would pass away = hoc.
the hands of an invisible en'
tress.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-27

template investing in cotton :
chinery, has an object in vi ND
There is machinery manufao. sw'
ing company in Providence p ~ :
called Collins & Sons. Perhls
ar" is their agent, and Would i;% !
to sell their machinery to na,.; ae
who contemplate investing.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-27
sheep With Foe

Will you please inform m,
to cure sheep affected with foor4
North Wales.
In the ordinary form of foot rot
the redundance of soft fungoid sep
arates from the sensitive textures
underneath, cracks, and allows the
Introduction of dirt and other for
eign bodies, which keep up and
increase irritation, perpctuate the
growth of faulty horn, and produce
noisome, irritating discharges IN.
der-running the sole and walls of
the foot. Such a condition results
from several weeks of neglect, and
OBVIOUSLY it takes time and care to
establish a healthy condition, to re-
move irritati =, to get the sensitive
deeper seat~ XrureS to grow heal
thy horn. Iauo mt fJiks thought
lesslv fancy that an unerring remedy
sh uld at onS make &, o these de-
fleets, remove unsound tissues, and
restore the foot TO its natural condi-
ton. Shepherds sometimes boast
that they have the stuff, that will
cure in one dressing. A good
sharp caustic that as the men ex-
press it, is "teart," that makes the
horn smoke and the sheep vince. Is
generally ruthlessly applied. When
thus irrationally treated, no wonder
that the flock continues lame, that
good food is wasted, and that the
feet get hard, dry and deformed,
The continuance and extension OF
the complaint is apt to he explained
by the statement that the attacks
are catching. Ordinary foot rot is
not contagious, but on certain soft
moist land it continues aud spreads
by encouragement. The first mat
ter in all these cases is to turn
the sheep and carefully remove
loose, faulty horn. This mus
! done with judgment, with
knife, and without cuttings
as to bring blood. Il
peated at intervals
DAYS. Were such =
matiCally aoOpteu eve
or three months with
land liable to foot rot, til
be kept in a sound and
To destroy dead and
lures, and stimulate1
surfaces to healthy
tringent antiseptic
applied every secog
In milder cases on Is
acid dissolved in les xrRS
answers well. In other Gases o.
part of sulphate of copper IS
fully made into ointment with
of lard. In more serious chrohl'
cases, where caustic is needful' one
part of butter of anthony is eau
tiously used, mixed with six or elgn'
parts of tincture of myrrh.- Ie .,.t
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Ftt 1}atro,t nj Hnsban'lrn.
PUBLISHED WERRLr.

PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION:
One copy pe4annum, $I.oo.
Postage free Money should be sent in
tgistered letter o(koy 2. Q. money order,
Address. WVt. WoRrHINGToN,
Columbus, Mississippi.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-27

part of sulphate of copper IS
fully made into ointment with
of lard. In more serious chronl'
cases, where caustic is needfui' on'
part of butter of anthony is eau
tiously used, mixed with six or egg"
parts of tincture of myrrh.- Iae'r
mary Editor, tn North Brif''"
4 o-yicuZf1reiSt.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-27

Keep the Grange ball r0'''"s'
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-27

ton of the soil. The act OF Congress
providing means TO enable him to
prosecute the experiments in sugar
making, begun under the most en-.
barrassing circumstances, is also an
indication of increasing favor. and
will meet with general approval; but
in my judgment it is not asking too
much TO request the new Admins
tration to make the Commissioner of
Agriculture member of the Presi
ident's Cabinet, where he can have
a voice and exert an influence direct
with the Government. The recent
establishment of experimental sta
tons and agricultural colleges in
some of the States end the growing
popularity of the agricultural col
nFeS heretofore established, is an
.3or progress, and indicates
SOD seed which has been
kee ring fruit. Let us con.
BY the seed in full faith
hereafter reap an abun-
~ ~ H1Oll
ners of our country are
p great Inconvenience, ex-
evaporation in being
aand robbed, under
Mon in the United
Inscriptions pat
or their agents
20 sometime used
dcfc Or implement claimed to
an infringement upon some pat
although the article or nipple
ut may have been purchased o.
manufacturer or vendor in gooc
with no notice of its being al
at and no means of OBJ
knowledge.
swas sent to Congress
gal Grange. calling at
Subject, and Thousands
Ems petitioned for sucf
ents to the patent laws a,
Eve protection to inuocen
ssers of patented articles from
cruel and unjust extortions
influence of few men whc
grow rich by such i'll
IN, had more influence will
PIES representa- ives than tn,
st their victimized constitu
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-11-27

SONCEN lSi pNOE
l. is encouraging to know that
we are receiving influential allies
from the commercial and manufac-
turing interests of the country, and
five stand firm and bring the whole
strength of our Order into action
the contest cannot be protracted
one or the result doubtful. Then
let every Patron do his duty Do
not enter the field half-hearted:
damp zeal is like damp powder, it
will not burn and has neither fire
nor force in it; but work in earnest
and make your work practical. 1t
does not require the gift of eloquence
to convince fair minded men of the
benefits of the Grange, and the prac-
teal advantages of membership.
There are no faults in our organiza-
ton 90 apologize ror, and but little
prejudice to overcome. Every prin-
ciple of the Order is founded upon
equal and exact justice. There is
no law or rule that gives one mem
Der greater rights or privileges than
another. There are no favored few,
no privileged class,-all stand alike
upon the same platform, governed
by the laws, and protected by the
same power. Our declaration of
purposes challenges the admiration
of all classes and professions of men
men. and no one has been found to
criticise them. This movement lis
one of the most important known
to history, and the first attempt of
the agricultural class of a Nation to
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Signal Lights.

[ once knew sweet little girl called
Mary. Her papa was the captain of a
big ship, and sometimes she went with
him to sea and it was on one of these
trips that the incident of which l am go
ing to tell you happened.
One day she sat on coil of rope
watching old Jim clean the signal lamps.
What are you doing?" she asked.
Il am trimming the signal lamps,
miss, said old Jim.
"What are they for?' asked Mary.
To keep other ships from running
into us, miss; if we do not hang out our
lights we might be wrecked"
Mary watched him for some time, and
then she ran away, and seemed to forget
all about the signal lights; but she did
not, as was afterwards shown
The next day she came to watch old
Jim trim the lamps, and after he had
seated her on the coil of rope he turned
to do his work. Just then the wind car
ried away one of the cloths, and old Jim
began to swear awfully. Mary slipped
from her place and ran into the cabin;
but she came back and put folded pa
per into his hand Old Jim opened it,
and there printed in large letters-for
Mary was too young to write-were these
words:
"Thou shalt not take the name of the
Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will
not hold him guiltless that taketh his
name in vain"
The old man looked into her face and
asked:
"What is this, Miss Mary2"
at is a signal light please. L saw
that bad ship was running against you,
because you did not have your signal
light hung out, so thought you had for
gotten it, said Mary
Old Jim bowed his head and wept like
a little child At last he said
You are right, missy had forgotten
it. Ny mother taught me that very
commandment when I was no bigger
than you; and for the future I will hang
out my signal lights, for 1 might be quite
wrecked by that bad ship, as you call
those oaths
Old Jim has large Bible now which
Mary gave him. and on the cover he has
printed, "&ig'aaJ lights for Souls Bound
for Heave,"
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Rejected Manuscripts.

There may be dozen reasons for the
rejection of your manuscript. The ar
ticle may be too long. The subject, how
ever interesting it may be to you, may
not be OF sufficient interest to the public
at the moment to make it worth the edi-
tors while to publish the article. Or it
may be upon subject which is outside
the range of topics the editor wishes to
deal with. Or-for there are many con-
structions to be put upon the words
the style in which you have written may
not suit the tone of the magazine. You
may be writer of brilliant and profound
genius, Thackeray or Carlyle; but
even Thackeray and Carlyle were as
familiar with these words Returned
with thanks, as the rest of us. Thack-
erays Yellowplush Papers" were in
their day among the most sparkling
contributions to F5azerS Magazi1ae. But
Ihackeray, writing an article in the Ed
s9n6~rgh ReUleaO in the style of the "Yel-
lowplush Papers" had to submit to
revision at the hands of the editor which
made his recollection of the Edia.burqh
ReOaeaO, even with the solatium of hand
some check, anything unpleasant. Fran
CHS jeffrey used to cut and slash at Car
iyle's manuscripts-dash out and write
ln-tlll Carlyle must have been more
than mortal if he did not use stronger
language than he put upon paper and
even after all this Jeffrey apparently
came T. the conclusion that "Carlyie
would not do for the E'dsn6mrqh Re
U'eao. have had manuscripts returned
again and again, but they have always
found publisher in the end, and have
an impression which is, believe, shared
by many public writers, that the best ar
ticles are those that are returned the Of
tenest. I know they are sometimes the
most successful, and-to compare small
things with great-that, it is notorious,
has been the case with two or three his
torical works of fiction which, before
they were published, were metaphorical=
ly scored all over by the publishers
readers with these words, Returned
with thanks - BeLornyin.
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while he hoped beside her tapping his
wings exultingly, until came to the res
cue. Not plying Mrs. Grimalkin much
for the fright she had got, 1 hoped it
would be a warning to her not to interfere
with birds in future-she having already,
IN her love for danties, demolished sew
eral of my pet canaries.
From this time Jack generally paid
her visit once day, much to her dislike,
especially as she had family of young
kittens. Jack would watch his oppor-
tunity, and, when she least expected it,
his roguish eye and shining head would
suddenly appear before her startled gaze.
With a spring he would quickly poise
himself on the edge of the basket, and
after apparently pausing to make selec-
ton, with sudden dive he would snatch
up a kitten, holding it suspended for a
moment, and then let it fall back again
into its place, enjoying with delight the
agony of the. mother while he had pos
session of her offspring-Golden Hours.
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EAST BOUND.

Mail train arrives at Richmond daily
except Sunday at $40 P. NJ.
Express train arrives at Richmond
daily at 700 A. NJ.
Accommodation train arrives at Rich
mond daily except Sunday at 900 A. NJ.
Mixed train leaves Staunton at 6:45 A. NJ,
taking passengers from Virginia Midland train
from Washington, and arrives at Richmond at
$40 P. M
connects with Virginia Midland train for
Lynchburg, Danville and Atlantic, Mississippi
& Ohio Railroad stations, and with Virginia Mid
land train, leaving at 5:l0 P NJ for Washington
B connects with Virginia Midland train for
Lynchburg and Danville.
G connects with Valley railroad accommoda-
ton train, leaving at 3l5 P. M. for Harrison
burg.
D connects with Valley railroad train, leaving
at Ills A. NJ. for Harper's Ferry.
p connects with stages for Lexington.
F connects with G.. B. S. and P. P. steamers
tor Portsmouth and Cincinnati
G connects with Scioto Valley railroad for
the Northwest.
II connects with all lines diverging to the
West, Northwest. and Southwest.
w. M. S. DUNN,
Engineer and Superintendent.
CONWAY R. HOWARD, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent.
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NV Raven Jack.

Some years ago | was walking along
retired street when, hopping at some
distance before me, saw a raven which
had evidently strayed from its owner.
l ventured though with some misgvings,
to stretch out my hand to him; imme-
diately, with hoarse croak, he jumped
on my wrist, and turned his head side
ways to get good look at me. Having
satisfied himself as to my responsibility,
he settled himself on my wrist, murmur-
ing his pleasure in q series of Jerking
sounds.
The next day I took him out in the
garden to give him walk As he
marched solemnly along before me, evil
IDENTIFY meditating upon the changes Of
life, large tabby cat a great pet Of
mine. sprang suddenly upon him. Be
ing town-bred cat, she was under the
mistake that he would be as easily dis
posed of as a sparrow. What was her
horror and dismay when adroitly thrust
ing his beak into her open mouth, Jack
seized her by the tongue Poor pussy ran
along the path struggling to get free
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A scene of great interest transpired in
Paris theatre on recent Sabbath
night. A play entitled Martin Luther
was to be performed. 1t is an old play,
written in Germany in 1905, and is
thoroughly Protestant in it's tone. The
author of it afterward became Roman
Catholic priest. On its presentation in
Paris, the Roman manager prefaced the
play with a prologue, in which he made
an attack upon Luther's wife, Katharine
Won Bora, and also upon NJ Jules Ferry
and the new Education bill This was
too much for the audience, who shouted
out, "Stop, and give us the play" The
drama itself was received with rapturous
favor. Every time Luther appeared up
on the stage he was greeted with thun-
dering applause. When one of the char
acters exclaimed, after naming the Re-
former, His name will fill the world,
the whole company broke forth in a
stormy chorus of appreciation. The APP
probation was equally loud and prolong-
ed when Luther, in the famous scene at
Worms, exclaimed, If Rome had been
holy, would have remained her son p
We instance this theatrical outbreak
simply as a sign of public sentiment in
Paris, in France, in Europe. There, in
the heart of a most thoroughly Roman
istic city and land, the hero Of the Pre-
testant Reformation is rapturously APP
plauded in a theatre Straws show
which way the wind blows, and this is a
large straw and high wind-NeoO
York Observer.
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HARM"
AZ should like that. Is it so very
strong, then ?"
50 strong'my little girl would never
wear it out; and then it becomes more
beautiful the longer you keep it care
fully" said the good lady.
=" How careful Nancy would have to
be in washing it p exclaimed the child.
g" | don't think it ever needs washing "
80 grandmother well, will it be be-
coming? Shall l look pretty in it2"
asked the little girl, eagerly.
" You could wear nothing so beautiful.
1t has some very precious ornaments, a
great deal handsomer and more costly
than your gold chain or coral necklace. y
The eyes of the child danced with de-
light
Are they always worn with it?"
g Yes, always. You should never lay
them aside, for fear of losing them"
why, 1 never saw such dress, said
she, looking thoughtfully Where can
1 buy one?.'
There is one already bought for you,
my child"
"Ohl' and she looked surprised. go.
[ am so glad Who bought it for me?"
Your best friend"
You, grandmother-did you buy it?
How very good you arel" said she, earn
estly regarding her grandmother's face
No, it was not Ia better friend
than [, and she spoke solemnly.
20, you mean something, said the
child; what is this dress so wonderful {?
[ am sure | want one"
This dress is the garment of saliva
ton 1t was bought by Jesus Christ at
great price-even His life; its ornaments
are meek and quiet spirit VIII my
dear little girl wear this beautiful gar
ment?"
" 1 wish could, breathed the little
one.
Then you'd have a wardrobe for
eternity, my Mary, fitting you for the
company of the heavenly host of the up
per world, where the redeemed are hymn
ing their songs of praise.
Who will not wear this beautiful gar
ment? Who will get ready his wardrobe
for eternity ?-PreSbyte1ia,a.
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The Beautiful Garment.

20 grandmother, see my beautiful
dress - exclaimed gaily attired little
girl, slipping into her grandmothers bed
room i" see how it fits and how becom-
ing it is. She walked to and fro before
her grandmother, and turned around this
side and that side.
Every pretty" said her grandmother,
family smiling but it is not what
should choose for you
co. father says pink is so becoming to
my complexion what color would you
choose, grandmother" said the little
girl, lingering the pink trimmings on her
pink robe, as if no trimmings equalled
hers and she was proud to wear them.
White; pure, shining white
Matber says | tear white dresses so,
| do not deserve to have one, answered
the little girl
This will never tear"
49, grandmother, think how awful 1
look in my outgrown white dress ?" and
the little girl seemed to shrink from the
very thought of another white dress.
This you could never outgrow"
Always fit me why grandmother,
you don't mean sol Now grandmother,
you are making fun, and yet the little
girl looked into her grandmother face,
and saw that it looked as mild and seri-
Gus as it ever did. Gould I burn it?"
asked the little questioner for she re-
membered on a cold winters day what a
hole that hot stove had made in her new
plaid dress.
No fire can burn it, answered The
grandmother
&C. No sun can fade it?''
" No. Neither can the rain wet it"
20 grandmother, I know; it's made of
asbestos-you mean an asbestos dress f"
and she leaned upon her grandmother s
knee, looking eagerly into her face. Per
haps all the children know that asbestos
is mineral that can be made into
threads, and woven into garments which
heat cannot consume.
The grandmother shook her head
IF it's such beautiful white should
soil it very easily, ] suppose
Yes, you would soon soil it; even q
thought, wrong thought would sully
its delicacy. And it will shield you from
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Ghildrem's Column.

WE publish in this column letter this
week from little boy, and take this oc-
casion to say that we want the little boys
and girls who see the CENTRAL PREsBY-
TERRAIN, to let us hear from them. We
shall of course exercise our discretion as
to what we will print from them; but
when we do publish, we shall print their
letters Exactly as they are 1oritten; and
we desire the parents not to undertake
to doctor them or correct them.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
The Lion and the Grizzly Bear.

Dear Mr. Editor,-The other day l asked my
father to tell me some stories He was lying
down on the bed, and told me and little sister
story about fight between Lion and Grizzly
Bear, which l have written and sent to you, be-
cause think it is splendid story l am only
eight years old, and cannot tell it very well, but
know the boys will like it.
Many years ago on the banks of the river
Euphrates lived lion, who could whip all
the beasts around him Every body ran away
from him; he kept them so afraid that a Turk
determined to catch this terrible lion. He dug
hole nine or ten feet deep, and put brush wood
over it; over the brush wood he put dirt to
make it look like level ground. The next after
noon the lion was going into the woods hunting
for some supper, when he came to this pit, and
thinking it was level ground, attempted to cross
1t gave away, and the lion fell into the pit The
next morning the Turk came to see if he had
caught the lion, and shouted for Joy when he
saw he had fallen in the trap He went back
and called some of his neighbors They got
ropes and made moose, threw it over the lion
head, and drew him up. The men took him
home, and put him in acage. The Turk named
his lion Hector; but one day he thought he
would like to make some money by his lion.
He first went to the large cities in Europe, and
then to the large cities in America; but one day
ne was on the cars going across the Rocky Noun
tains to San Francisco, and while crossing a
bridge it broke in, and the Turk and the other
passengers on the cars were drowned Hectors
cage broke, and he was set free. No sooner was
ne loose, than he began to think where he
was he said to himself, 81 never saw any place
like this before 1t is not at all like Asia"
Hector wandered off to the Rocky Mountains,
where he'used to hunt buffaloes. One day he
said to himself, q" believe like this place bet
ter than Asia, though there are no lions, or IT,
gers, but there are plenty of buffaloes." One
afternoon Hector was walking along, and he
saw something black in the distance. The
next evening he was chasing buffaloe, when
something jumped out of the bushes; it was a.
Grizzly Bear. The Grizzly bear has great long
claws. The Grizzly bear looked at the lion and
the Lion looked at him. after awhile the lion
said, never saw anything like this before;
presently Hector made Jump and jumped on
the bear; and they COMMENCED fighting fercely
the lion caught the bear by the throat and the
bear Rugged the lion so tight that he said
" Don't squeeze me so, you II kill me !" "you IL
bite me in toe" cried the bear The bear said
if Hector would let him alone, he would be per-
fectly willing to stop the fight and go home; but
this the lion refused and they fought, and fought
until they both were so severely wounded, that
they laid down. and died would like to have
been there. DICK.