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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-23
Valuable Recines.

To preserve eggs dip each one into
melted pork lard, rubbing 1t into the
shell with the finger: then pack 1t in an
old fig drum or butter lirkin, setting ev-
cry egg upright, with the small end
downwards. Eggs thus prepared in
August directly after harvest, have been
eaten with relish in the following Janu-
ary. Wood that is straight and solid is
the most profitable to buy. A cord of
small crooked sticks does not contain
half the wood there is in u cord of
straight and solid logs. In buying lin
en- seek that which has n round close
thread, and is perfectly white; for If it
isnot white at first twill never afterwards
be so. Half an ounce of quick-lime put
in nine quarts of water, and the clear
solution put into barrel of hard water,
will make it soft. A easpoonful Of sal
soda will soften three or four pals Of
hard water. To stop the squeaking of
boots and shoes, boil linseed oil and sat
urate the solcs with it thoroughly. A
writer to a London magazine says he
has only needed three pairs Of boots (no
shoes in the last six years, and attrib-
utes it to the following treatment, by
means of which he thinks those he has
will last six years more; put a pound
of talow and half pound Of rosin in n
pot on the fire; when melted and mixed
| warm the boots and apply the hot stuff
with painters brush, until neither the
soles nor the upper feathers will suck In
any more. To give them good polish
at once, dissolve an ounce Of bceswaX in
an ounce of turpentine, to which add n
tcaspoonful of lamp-black. A few days
after the boots have been treated with
the tallow and rosin, rub over them the
wax and turpcntinG but not before the
fire. They will shine like mirror.
'rallow becomes rancid and rots the
leather and stitching, but the rosln gives
~ du dlHlSVptlN uHdll1g NihN" p''oN' 'No
the whole. Nothing probably adds
more to the outward appearance Of u
house than fresh snowy wlndow-sllls,
kept IN good order. But from their eX-
posure to the weather, to rain and snow,
no other part of the wood work Is SO
soon destroyed or bare ofpant, A good
plan is to keep in your cupboard n pound
can Of Lucas Philadelphia paint, ready
for imWedlate use. IL costs only q few
cents, and Is ready to be applied at once
by any housekcepcr. The action of Win
ter storms often cats out hollows In sllls,
which by u few timely touches of the
brush, could have been avoided. To
take out oil or grease from cloth, drop
ON the spot some oil of tartar, or salt Of
wormwood, which has been lcfp In n
damp place until II Is fluid ut once wash
the place with soft lukcwarm water,
then with cold, and the spot will disap-
pear; this is very valuable rcclpe.T
Am.ricdH Farmer.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-23
Denominational Roads.

On the road once more, with Lebanon
fading In the distance. 10 me comes
the brakeman, and seating himself on
the arm Of The seat, snysi
81 went TO church yesterday"
"IceYp said, with that interested
infection that asks for more. "And
what church did you atiendSn
(Which do you guessfn he asked.
"Some union mission churchSp haz-
ardcd.
"Now," he said, "I don't like to run
on these branch roads very much. |
don't often 80 to church, aud when DO,
l want TO ran on a main line, where
your run Ia regular, and you 30 ON
schedule time and don't have 10 wal, Mn
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-23
Telescoped Bowels.
CHANGING A HUMAN SODA FoUNT--A CASE
OF INTEREST TO TIE MEDICAL
FRATERNITY.
corespondenee clnoInnau commereIal..

Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.
Mr.. Joseph r. Thomas, n prominent
merchant of the ninth ward, who was
lying almost In the jaws Of death since
last Tuesday, was to-day relieved from
his pclilous position In u remarkable,
and may say novel, manner. The case
Is one that will be of interest to the med
ical men generally, and is therefore
worthy Of transmition by wire. Mr..
Thomas was taken about o'clock last
Tuesday morning with severe pain In
the bowels. He waa building fire at
the time, and pain came on him with
great severity and without any premo-
milton. He sent for his family physician
DR.. o. G.. Farquhars who at first admin
lstered the usual remedies, but falling to
relieve his pain, he Administered pur-
gatlve, but with no better result. The
doctor then became Satisfied that the
case was u desperate one, and upon fur
ther investigation satisfied himself that
his patient was afflicted with n very dan
gerous and usually fatal ailment known
as intussusception, or, In plain English,
telescoping Of the bowels. Hc tried all
known remedies TO relieve the patient,
but failed, and, realizing that he must
die If not relieved very soon, the doctor
resortcd TO the use Of gas, and, In his
own language, made a sort Of soda-ioun-
tain out of the patient. lie injected into
the bowels large quantities Of bicurbonate
Of soda aud tartarlc acid, and slmultane-
ously had the patient drink large guam
titles Of II, thus creating antagonlstic
forces In the bowels, which by disten-
tlon, pulled In opposite directions. The
gas thus generated was kept from cscap-
Ing by proper meaus until II had done
its work enectually. The pressure of
gas must have been heavy, for when the
covering was removed from his mouth
the froth and foam rushed out with great
force, the liquid being thrown distance
of ten feet across the room, and against
the wall, but II had completely liberated
the bowels from their invognatcd condl-
tlon, and saved u life that had been Civ
en- up by the family and friends. Mr..
Thomas himself had given up all hope Of
recovery, and In fact, his physician had
expressed the opinion that The end was
near. Ills relief ls source of feQud snr-
prise and JOY among his family and
friends, for Thomas is very useful aud
popular man.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-23

nc Magazines, Harper for April Is
snperbly illustrated and It's table of con-
tonis is unusually interesting. The ar
i|eles are Music and Musicians In Eng
lshd--Some Pennsylvania Nooks-La
Win Real dc Santa Fe--,An Irish Fish
ing Vlllage-Before the Shrne--'fhe
avis Rhlne-Ilomo studies Ia Nature
Nhltc Wlngs--Early History Of Bible
Nhslratlon--The Old Min, a poem by
Do. Thos. Dunn English, &c. The
Chair, Record and Drawer have all their
well known cxccllences.
Blackwood and the Four Reviews are
aont us by the l.. Scott Publishing Co.,
aud have wealth of reading we have
not room to display. TO cultivated
mind they compose the cream Of the
literature of the day.
Blackwood for February contains:
The Reign Of Queen Annc-Bush Life
IN Queensland, part III--Mabel's Holy
Day---A white Rajah---Raeta. part Nl---
10 Conslantnoplc by Shlpka Pass--
Jenny Blonkcr--Jirlttlsh Interest In
Ireland.
GopEY's LADY's BOOK Cor April
opens with most charming scene from
The Ranger, group Of three graceful
maldens, the laughing faces Of two
throwing lnto strong contrast the sad
counienaDec of tie third. Tho fashions
are tempting enough TO coax all the dol.
lars from the purses Of tho fair sex 10
array them for Aprll'r capriclous sun
shine; aud mothers will flnd the boys
suit In the diagram blessing IN lts sim
pllclty aud comfort. The new serial.
"Glenurchan," begun In this number,
opens with interest. The heroine Ia a
perfect specimen Of the American glrl
cf culture and refinement, while also
possessing courage mid determination,
nnd oil renders VIII watch With interest
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-23

VENT ana COMMENT.

All the bctfer Glasses Of San Francisco
lye HID ID combine against the incen-
.aryisin 0f Nearney. Free speech Is a
essing, but 5here has to be limit to II,
I'd the people0f California have deter
fired u .IefllA that limit. Over twenty
Iousafid Uf the law loving people have
,ganixtd A ~Citizens Protective Union
ID have armed. They propose to hold
temselvts IA Readiness to enforce the
scroes 0f'thc courts to preserve order,
III 10 protect property. Kearney's ar.
lst was announced by us last week, and
ems to have meant rather more IN the
ay of bnAilGas than we anticipated
Z has been fonnd guilty and sentenced
ak months Imprisonment in the House
correction, and to pay fine OF one
ousard d0i!ars.
Richmond ls a city Of sensations.--
r. Il. II. Uirkenson, Editor and Pro-
Ticsor o. fIA Planter and Farmer has
DBcondc,l having q written confession
largo YofReries committed by him,
mounting ie some thirty thousand dol
hi. li6 MS forged the firm name
Jeter H Uickenson, composed of the
mcnted DfsJeter, and DR.. A. Il. Dick
n, brother Of the forger. lie has also
rged the. names Of Rev. Geo. d. Tay-
Y, OF Rome, Italy; and Rev. Chas. e.
aylor, ofsM. c., both of them being
4 br6ghhrslin- n-law. An earth quake
ould knve produced less surprise in
ichrhoud Whittier he has gone, or
lint h5 njd With all the money, are at
.cacl3t, and may remain mysteries.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-23

for the result Of her "home mission. -
The other literary contributions are full
ly up to the high standard Of excellence
the publishers seem determined to main
tain. We will furnish the Nelcs and
Godey's Lady's Book for one year at the
low price of 1925, on application at this
office.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
The Spring House,

IL is strange, or, rather it ia not strange at
all, how our thoughts often revert back to
Che little, low log house, with its single door
and board root, standing right in the branch
yellow the spring AT the foot of the hill.
There our mother each morning sent the
crooks of fresh milk and butter, and there
1sie fresh meat was hung, to be drawn from
Cor the noon and the night meal. The cool
spring water, "fresh from the distllery of
God, bright and sparkling" ran under and
Through it its atmosphere was the one DO.
aightful spot on the warmest day of summer.
Il perhaps cost two days labor and no money
AT all. And while other structures around
'.hat.home, costing months of toll and hun
edreds of dollars, are forgotten or imperfectly
Remembered, the little spring house
looms up as lone of the beauti-
Sui pictures that hang on memory's
walls" II was in the long, long ago, when
fIcead was baked in the oven in the open fire.
lplece, and the chicken pot-pie and apple
lamplings were cooked in the pot suspended
jsrori the iron rack coming down from the
Throat of the chimney, when the spinning.
1heel stood in one corner of the family room
Ind the loom occupied half the kitchen. All
PES, it was when the man of that house each
uight assembled all its inmates, black apt
whiee, and read from an old, we'll worr
book Show the second in heaven had nc
place on earth to lay his head,' and dis
missed all with blessing
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
gHE KERALDAND COMMERCIAL
AGENTS ANO BRANCH OFFICES.

Yrhe following partie are Agents and have
IA srge of branch Offices of TUE HERALD
1T the places named, to solicit snb-
.sfiptloas and make contracts for ADVERTISE
mani s for this paper and 'ollect and receipt
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
Origin of the Umbrella China Tree.

That the umbrella China tree is native
of Texas there is no question And even
here il was not brought into prominent no.
tice and adopted MS n yard pet aud ornament
untl the days of the Republic. 1t was first
discovered between Houston and Galveston
if we mistake not Its first discovery is
wrapped in mystery. 5. d. Barclay, of Rea.
gan Falls, Texas, gives the following account
of it, which reads like paper in Tock's
Pantheon, or the origin Of the gods of the
ancents. He says:
~ have in my yard twenty.odd umbrella
china trees, planted fifteen feet each way.
They are uniform in shape and height, stand
ing about eighteen feet high snd their
branches interlocked until the shade is dense.
This tree is said to be native of this state,
the frs. one discovered being on the planta-
ton Of President Lamar some thirty.fv
years ago. The story Of its origin is in this
wise: A twig plucked from an old fashioned
china tree and stuck in the mud hear aspiring
of water grew and bore seed from which so
many parks and yards are now adorned. The
supposition is that the twig when set out was
reversed, the blossom end being inserted in
the earth, hence the top partakes in forming
the nature Of the roots of the old-fashioned
ttilu lTtS. Shu HdttlT6 50 TeNtlst uer laws
as TO give new tree, one that will produce in
kind, as in the case of the umbrella china,
which is evidently distinct VARIETY"
Surely not, in our opinion. A
very pretty story, Mr.. Barclay, but
natures laws 10 not work that way. lfthey
did you might reverse one Of your boys
methods of walking around upon his legs,
and by making him get about on bis hands,
produce an entirely new species Of animal,
Mr.. Barclay is 10 be excused, however. Presi-
dent Lamar, who wrote the immortal poem,
To Irene" in which he said:
1--WE seen the bellies of many lands,
Pure gems of living lisht,'
Gathered many stories in these 'many lands
with which he regaled Texans in their Rom.
illus and Remus days, and although he knew
1t would not do to tell them he was taken
from basket floating down Buffalo bayou,
and sucked by she wolf, he doubtless did
say he originated the umbrella china in the
way told by Mr.. Barclay. But he was stuff.
ing you, Mr. Barclay.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
prepared for the Herald #
The Summer House.

In this sem.tropical climate we live out of
Ioors half the year, and for three of the other
lzuonths on the galleries. When the resi-
hence is provided with plenty of verandas-
shat is one on every side and at both ends,
4.hey can BIO utalized and life made tolerable
8he hottest weather.
But by the construction of the ideal
summer house, trip to the noun
Ilains or the springs may be
entirely dispensed with. And if
,.his trip costs 500 it will amount to as much
lin dollars as better place provided at homo
would. / will provide you one as follows !:
/. Twenty feet square of ground on the
side or rear of the dwelling, or at any other
point on the front or in the garden premises
2. Four posts at each corner fifteen
Eicet high.
.. Rather heavy beams on top and run
ming from one to the other and smaller ones
at the bottom.
4. Hip roof, octagonal shape.
5. Floor and lattice work all round.
The lattice should be very open, indeed,
Iray be of wire and one foot apart, and run
ming at right angles all around your struct-
rzre. Let there be small door at the north
and east sides. You may for ornament and
NSor use place an anometer at the apex of she
@oot, either in the shape of the horse, dove,
chicken, cupid or any image except the can
siidste for president you don't intend to vote
s5or.
And now dig trench near the lattice and
',sll around two feet deep and two wide Fill
II t half full Of the richest compost you can
start, and cover with Dirt In Texas plant for
your vines. OF these there are at least twenty
'Garieties and you must make your choice.
Ehe honeysuckle, the woodbine, the medara,
she Towering bean, the morning glory, the
Wild cucumber of Nebraska, heivy, cypress,
Eaalsam, and 80 on through the list. A
SIappy combination is the medaira and the
morning glory, or wild cucumber and morn
ing glory, or any two Of these and the cy-
press. But the old fashioned honeysuckle,
ike "the moss covered bucket which hangs
IN the we'll" is admired by kings and peas
ants, by humming birds, and the zephyr
which breathes the perfumes of the rose.
The furnishing ofthe floor of your summer
house Is also pure matter of taste, and it is
q matter of taste what good taste is. Blu. as
we are seeking nature for comfort and re-
pose, it strikes me that it should be purely
rustic in chairs and benches, and that hair
sotb and mahogany and paint would be as
much Out of place as q pet pig in there.
Ii you have the wealth and the water,
-what glorious addition would be fountain
IN the center sending its spray nearly to the
coof and assisting in keeping the air cool
And in proximity to this summer residence
may be roses and beds Of ANIMALS, fascinating
che eye, fragrance which may inspire dreams
ri paradise, thoughts whose seat is in the
taosom of God and whose voice is the har-
T.uony of the world.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
What Are Rust Proof oats.

II is well for farmers to remember all rust
proof oats are bearded. They are shamefully
imposed upon every seed timely dealers who
pronounce all they have for sale proof against
rust. They should plant nothing else if they
can get the genuine article, but be guarded
against paying fancy prices for spurious
seed. The rust-proof variety of oats has
sustained itself this season in Georgia, except
in the extreme southern portion of the state
where even this rusted In many instances.
Other varieties have almost invariably proven
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30

The beautiful crimson blnsh, the. bright,
SIP irkliug eye, q clear intellect-ars so often
wanting among our most lovely fem'&es, and
why? Because they are suffering from some
peculiar lingering fem ale c)mpl tint. A sure,
safe and etfectual remedy is Engli-h Femsla
nifTAYs
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
Coughimg in Church.

No place in the world equals London for
the constant barking kept up in the churches
It is Ikea perpetual flsilade of small arms,
Why don't they take Halls Balsam and get
rid of their cough 1t is the most wonder
full remedy; the proprietors warrant it in
every instance Lot all coughers give it
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
Rise of southern Agriculture

Like giant refreshed with wine, the
South ie rising to her old position in agricul-
ssure. The war revolutionized her whole
lsbor system, not to say destroyed it. But SO
essential are her peculiar productions to the
,1Hnmerce and the happiness of the world
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
AGRICULTURAL.
rwHE FIELD, GARDEN AND STABLE.

9Ehe Paradise of the COttage-A Light
from the Long, Long Ago-"There
fs.Life in the Old Land Yet
Mirabeau Lamar ny u Joker
Texas CayOtes and Missouri
Shenanagin Oates-HOw
we Fatten western
Hogs with Texas
COttOn-Nubbins
and ROsebuds.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30

total failures, the season having been the most
propitious one known for years for the
growth of the rust fungus. The report Of
yield compared to an average are: In North
Georgia "a, the lowest, because the rust
proof varieties are less sown there than else
where; in Middle Georgia, IA Southwest
Georgia G3 East Georgia, Is, and Southeast
Georgia. 81; the average in the state being IS.
The results of this experience demonstrate
the Importance of judicious selection Of
seed. The surest rs well rs the most econ
ominal plan is to save enough Of your own
seed, If you have the kind that won't take the
rust, and if you haven't, get them from some
neighbor who has. Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska and Iowa send here every spring large
quantities of what they call rust-proof, and
get Is to 25 cents per bushel above the market
rates. But how do we know but what they
are lying about it? And we will not know
until the rust begins to ont them up, when it
will be too late. This habit Of going abroad
for everything we want is bad one, anyhow.
There are many eulls around our waters with
wings stretched and mouth open to catch
Texas gudgeons Besides, Texas cayote
ought to be more than match for Mis-
souri, terrapin at every meeting
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30
a. Sigari.

Wholesale and retail dealer in foreign and
domestic fruits and all kinds of nuts, etc.
Opposite express Office, Dallas, Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-30

-Rector's Vital Restorative cures nervous
disability. See certificates of same in adyer-
Nsment in another column.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-29
sCCTE0H SALES.
y NralSLucss Auctioneers.

BY G'Ncal s Lucas. Auctloneers.
Wy Virtue Of deed of trust executed BY
H. G. w. Nowlsrd aud wife, bearing date on
tho 9Th dsv Of hsy, 1879. And Of record IN the
Clc.k's cfIice of tho Corporation Court for the
city OF Alexandra, Virginia, liber No. s, page
90, the subscribers IS trustees Of The German
Co. operative Building Asso sisiion. No. g.. OF
elexandris Va. will, By order Of the Board Of
Directors Of ths said association duly made, pro
ceea 20 sell q. pub ic suction, on TUESDAY,
the 2ls: day of December, 1880. at II n. in front
Of Tho Market Building, on Royal street. in the
city Of Alexardlis, Virginia, the property con:
ve7ed ty the esid dset Ct trust 10 wit: LOT
GROUND with the BUILDINGS thereon,
situated St tho northwest intersection of Fairfax
and Wilkes streets. il the said city OF Alexsn.
dris in trort on Fairfax street forty ons fset
se7en inches and extending westwardly in
depth seventy seven feet to an alley three feet
wide, with the right Of way over the said alley
Terms: Cash.
$ $?5SSA zS f S{5s: Trustees
dsc6 cots
Sa~The ab:vs sale is postponed until TUES,
DAY, January 4, 1881. Ct the SINE time and
nIsca dec2l-eotd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-29
ALEXANDRIA 0azeHe
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DRC. 90
Deadening Pain.


The last hunter of the Medical Record con
tanned motto, of a new and curious method Of
desdening pain which is of striking simplicity.
It was discovered by Dr.. Bonwill. q dentist .,
Philadelphia, in 1875. In using the metcoc
the operator merely requests the patlens ~
breathe rapidly, making about one nunotse
respirations per minute. epdng IN rapid e2pi
rations, At the ED of from tTo to hVa Eln'
utes 40 entire or partial absence OF pain Icsu'te
for b aft a minute or more, and during tnat
tim, teeth may be drawn or laels!ops mace.
The patient may be ID any p2s!ilcn. CUT .le'
recommended is lying on tic side, sod 1t IL
generally best to throw handkerchief 9Ver &c
face to prevent distraction OF the patient a;
tenlion. When the rapid brcathlog Is hrSt
begun the patient may tsol some exhilerallo!! !;
following this comes the sensation OF tu!!nefS IL
the head or dizziness. The flea 10 at h;st
flushed, and afterwards Pale CT even BLUSH
the heart beats rather feebly and fast,
but tho sense of touch is not affected, cor
is CONSCIOUSNESS lost The eject IS pro
duced in females moro readily than Ia tie
male; children can hardly be made to bres!h Q
properly. 1t is denied that there is any pos!ibio
danger. Several minor operations, osner tnsn
frequent dental ones, have been successfully
made by this e.hod and 1t IS claimed that II
Qentlstry, mlnor surgery anu ou.ss'A1IS ~
supplsnt the common al @hhetcs.. Dr. He"-
son's explanation is that rapid breatnlng dlnlin-
ishes the o1ygenaiion of the blood. snd that the
resultant excess O. cs1bonic acid temporarily
poisons the nerve centers. DR.. Bonwlll gives
several explanations. one being the specific thict
of arbonic acid, another the diversion of will
force produced BY rapid voluntary muscular
action, and, third the dammlpg up OF Inc Diood
in the brain due to the excessive amount of cir
passing through tho lungs. The Record is net
s,itfsd with the theories. but considers it proved
that pain may be deadened by. the method,
which it commends to the profession fer the e1'
act experiment determination ofits precise value