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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29
FARM AND GARDEN.

STORING APPLEs.-An Iowa paper has the
following to say about storing apples in q damn
cellar Dampness does not injure apples but ON
the contrary some assert that it prevents them
from evaporating their own water. AS evapora
ton, however, does not amount to much any wav
unless the temperature is very dry and warm this
claim is not very important. Some two or three
years ago remember to have seen an account
in some agricultural paper of the appearance of
apples that had been stored in a damp dark Gel
lar, and we remember that it was stated that such
apples were brighter and less decayed than those
which had been stored in dry cellars. Ifwemis-
take not. in this same experience was related
the tact that a large quantity of apples were
placed in unheaded barrels and set in a cellar
which had three or four inches of water in it,
The barrels were set on something above the
water-stOnes or Understand it was claimed
that it very seldom that apples kept so excel
lently.
FOoD FOR HoRsEs.-A little preparation of the
food for horses will often materially help the pro-
fit sides of ones account When corn and oats
are ground up together they afford an excellent
feed for horses when fed with hay or wheat straw
to furnish bulk When the grain is so ground
together, in equal parts by weight, ten pounds of
it. with twenty pounds Of the cut straw mixed
with it, will make three fair ratiOns, or one days
feed for an average horse having moderate exercise
SWINE RAIsING.-Pure air helps to make
pure blood, which builds up healthful bodies.
Out-of-door pigs would not show so well at the
fairs and would probably be passed over by Judges
and people who have been taught to admire only
the fat and helpless things which get the prizes.
Such pigs are we'll adapted to fill lard kegs.
whereas the standard of perfection should be
pig which will make the most ham with the least
waste of fat the longest and deepest sides, with
the most lean meat; it should have bone enough
to aew it to stand up and help itself to food and
carry with it the evidence Of health and natural
development in all its parts. Pigs which run in
a range or pasture have good appetites- fresh
air and exercise give them this-hence they will
eat great variety of food and much cOarser than
when confined in pens. Nothing need 90 to waste
on the farm for lack of a market. They will con-
sumo all the refuse fruits, roots. pumpkins, and
all kinds OF vegetables which will make them
grow. By extending the root patch, and planting
the fodder thinner so that nubbins will form
ON it, and by putting in a sweet variety, the num-
Der of pigs may be increased in proportion.
few bushels of corn at the end of the season will
finish off the pig. The pig pasture will be ready
the next year for any crop and ten times the adj
vantage accrue to the farm than if the pigs
| confined in close pens, for, as pigs are usually
managed on the farm, but little manure is ever
made from them.-C0l. F. d. Curtis, in inner
lean 4griculturiSt.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29
POPULAR SONGS.

Shoe Fly sung ten years ago from one end of
the Union to the other had sale Of so 900 copies,
and is now forgotten. 1t was certainly the most
worthless musical absurdity ever written, and its
success was largely owing to its being alluded to
by General Butler in Congress in the course of a
political wrangle with fellow-member. 1t net
ted the fortunate publisher several thousand
dollars Old Folks at Home was written by
Stephen c. Foster thirty years ago, who sold it
to Christy, of minstrel fame, for S., and received
bonus of S. more for the privilege of having his
(Christy's) name ON the title page as author, and
after the piece had made him rich he generously
gave Foster $50 more, which was all he ever re-
ceived for the song. But it served to make the
author famous and to sell all of his songs yet he
died poor man. For while the piece Waned
in public favor, until it was sung by Mile Nils
son at her concerts, when it took a start,
and at this present time it is of the best sell
ing songs in the market. The numerous tran
scriptions from its melody, by upward of twenty
different composers, served to keep it popular.
1t is really a worthy companion to Sweet Home,
and will probably be sung for hundred years OF
more During the war several songs published
at the time had remarkable success. Weeping
Sad and Lonely had a sale of upward of 100000.
When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Tenting
on the Old Camp Ground (sung by the Hutch
inson family, John Browns Body Lies Mould
ering in the Grave, each had very large sale
and enriched the publishers, and in one OF two
cases their authors. But only one has remained
from oblivion-Tenting ON the Old Camp Ground
which is being sung by the daughters of those
whose memories po back to the sad scenes when
they "tented on the old camp ground
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29
A BARBECUE,

Very few know Just what a barbecue means.
Well, if you want to one in all it's glory go to
Maryland The barbecue ground is generally To-
Gated near fine spring. Around its clear waters
are hung score of gourd dippers. Starting early
in the morning we find the camp already hum
ming like hive Long, broad bitches have been
dug and these are fioored with Goals foot deep,
over which are laid great spts, and on these huge
carcasses of hogs and bullocks. Further on beyond
these trenches are great log fires, which are kept
constantly blazing, so that at any time the dltches
NAV be replenished with Goals. Such Missing
and cracking rs there is above these immense
fires as the mounting flames curl and Wre'sIhe
themselves into great columns OF smoke. scores
of coaches buggies and wagons are pouring III,
filled with a laughing, jolly crowd, all intent
upon days frolic Families come on horseback,
while not unfrequenty can be seen three riders ON
one mule. Gaily dressed ladies come with their
escorts and negroes pour in on foot. The whole
country seems to have entered into the trol1c.
Down by the great boiling kettles near the spring
the darkies are dressing shoats, sheep and great
beeves Every animal is left whole but is split
to the backbone. Long tables are spread beneath
the pines The horn is blown for dinner AS
the band strikes up lively air the people wind
in long, fantastic line in and out among the
trees to the widespread tables beneath. Babies
crow and prattle, mothers chat together, while old
peoplefnd they have not forgotten how to laugh.
Certainly nothing can be more jolly than a
Maryland barbecue
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29

cousin ought to be very thankful to you. Now
tell us what his last words were as he ran away,
and we won't trouble you any more"
1t seemed to Hetty as if the Tory's eyes were
looking directly at the place in the web under
which her cousin lay, and her courage almost
failed her; but she answered:
His last words were: It's nay only chance,
child and will get down as you say"
Then, overpowered by her alarm for her kins-
man, if they should rightly interpret the Ian
guage she repeated she carried her apron to her
face and sObbed aloud. But there was no need.
The dragons had not understood her, and sup
posing that they had obtained correct informa-
ton, they galloped hurriedly down the road to-
ward the river while the hunted fugitive lay
safe and quiet in the retreat where the simple
shrewdness of his little cousin had hid him.
The governors friends had been ON the alert
He had arranged signal with the boatmen that
a white cloth by day OF light at night, displayed
from the attic of his hiding-place, should in
form them if he wanted assistance. Such a cloth
had been displayed from the Marvin mansion.
But when the boatmen saw the dragons gallop-
ing madly down the road, they rowed out into
the sound. The British, concluding that the
boat contained the fugitive gave up the pursuit.
Governor Griswold did net return to the house
He lay under the linen web quite contentedly
until night came, and Hetty went to the house
to get her supper. When it was fully dark, Mrs.
Marvin came out with some food and a valise that
contained his vauables and papers. Then a light
was placed in the attic window, while the fugi-
tive made his way undiscovered to the river,
where he was received by his friends, who, seeing
the signal light, had returned to the shore.
Affairs quoted down in Connecticut after
awhile, and the governor finally returned to his
family, which had been augmented during his
absence by the birth of daughter. To this
young lady he gave the name of Hetty Marvin,
in honor of the girl who had been the means of
saving his life, and who afterwards became the
wife of a noble patriot, and the mother of de-
scendents who have honored their native State
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29
I WAIT FOR THEE.

The hearth is swept, the fire IS bright,
The kettle signs for tea;
The cloth is spread, the lamps alight,
The mullins smoke in napkins white,
And now / wait for thee.
Come home, love, come! thy task is done:
The clock ticks listeningly;
The blinds are shut, the curtains down.
The armchair to the fireside drawn.
The boy is ON my knee.
Come home, love- come! his deep. fond ey'
Looks round him wistfully
And when the whispering wind goes by,
AS if thy welcome steps were nigh,
He crows exultingly.
In vain he finds the welcome vain,
And turns his glance on mine
So earnestly, that yet again
His form unto my heart l strain.
That glance is so like thine.
Thy task is dOne-we miss thee here;
Where'er thy footsteps roam,
No heart will spend such kindly cheer,
No beating heart, no listening ear,
Like those who wait thee home.
Ali now along the cross-walk fast
The well-known step doth come
The bolt Is drawn, the gate is past,
The boy Is wild with joy at last!
thousand welcomes home.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29

William" said truth-loving Quaker, thee
knows l never call anybody names; but Will
liam, if the Mayor of the city were to come to
me, and say, joshua want thee to find me the
biggest liar in all Philadelphia would come to
thee and put my hand ON thy shoulder and say to
thee, William, the Mayor wants to see thee"
Professor" said student, in pursuit of
knowledge concerning the habits of animals,
why does cat, while eating, turn her head
first one way, and then the other?" For the
reason" replied the Professor, "that she cannot
turn it both ways at once"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29
WHAT DID HE MEAN.

At Lynn, Mass, all comparisons are based on
shoe-leather. a cobbler having applied for adj
mission to an orthodox church at that place, the
deacons held consultation over the candidate.
Says one deacon to another: We'll deacon, Bob
G-wants to join our meeting" Eyes; do
you know anything against him." well, no.
But before you take a final vote on him I'd just
like to show you job Of cobbling he did for me
that's all"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29
IN SCHOOL DAYS.
by J. G.. wHtTTIBR.

Still sits the school house by she road,
A ragged beggar summing;
Around il still the sumachs grow,
And blackberry vines are running.
Within, the masters desk is seen,
Deep SCARED by raps official;
The Wrapping floor, the battered seats,
The jack-knife's carved initial.
The charcoal frescoes on its wall;
It's doors worn sill, betraying
The feet that, creeping slow to school,
Went storming out to playIRgi
Long years ago a winter sun
Shone over it at setting:
Lit up it, western window Panes,
And low caves icy iretting.
1t touched the tangled golden ourls,
And brown eyes full of grieving,
OF one who still her steps delayed
When all the school were leaving
For near her stood the little boy
Her childish favor singled;
His cap pulled low upon a face
Where pride and shame were mingled.
Pushing with restless feet the snow
To right and left, he fingered,
AS restlessly her tiny hands
The blue-checl>ed apron fingered.
He saw her lift her eyes; he felt
The soft hands light caressing,
And heard the trembling of her voiae,
As if a fault confessing.
I'm sorry that spelt the word;
hate TO go above you,
" Because, the brown eyes lower fell
Because, you see, l love you!"
Still memory to a gray-haired maa
That sweet child-face is showing;
Dear girl! the grasses on her grave
Have forty years been growingi
He lives to learn. ia life's hard school,
How few who pass above him
Lament their triumph and his loss.
Like her,-because they love him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29
LIST OF WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES.

First year, cotton wedding; second year, paper
wedding; third year. iron wedding; fifth year
wooden wedding; seventh year, woollen we'd
ding; tenth year, tin wedding; twelfth year
silk and fine linen wedding fifteenth year
crystal wedding; twentieth year, china wedding
twenty-fifth year, silver wedding; thirtieth year
pearl wedding; fortieth year, ruby wedding
fiftieth year. golden weddings seventy fifth year
diamond wedding
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29

Cream is lighter than milk, and is very nearly
the specific gravity Of water, which is reckoned
at 1000
Lard is now used in cheese-making in place of
cream to make a cheap article. 1t is on par
with suet for butter in the form of 0eomargarine.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1881-10-29

Far from court far from care.
Take away fuel take away flame.
Forecast is better than work hard.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-23
DOMESTIC.

SLEEP AND SLEEPLEssNEss. DIR. j. NJ.
Granville. in an interesting work on this sub
ject, says, with reference to the difficulty
some persons find on getting to sleep:
''Hablt greatly helps tho performance Of
the initial act, and the cultivation Of a
habit of going to sleep In particular way,
at a particular time, will DO more to pro-
duce regular and healthy sleep than any
other drtitlce. The formation OF tho habit
is, IN fact the creation and development Of
a special centre or combination of tho nerv-
Gus system, Which will henceforward pro-
duce sleep as natural rhythmical process.
II this wero moro generally recognized
persons who suIer from sleeple sness Of
the sort which consists in SIMPLY being an
able, to 60 to s'eep, would set themselves
re olutcly to form such habit. 1t is neces-
sary that the training should be explicit,
and include attention to details. It is not
very important what person docs with
the intention of going to sleep, but he
should do precisely The same hing IN the
same way, at the same time and under as
nearly ss possible the same conditions,
night after night for considerable period,
say three or four weeks ut least.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-23
a Now Way to Propose Marriage.

The tide Is turning at last A young
man In Nelson county, Iowa, armed him
self with revolver to shoot young wo.
man who had declined tho offer of his hand
But she was up to snuff. She read the
paper and had frequently seen accounts of
similar affairs, quietly resolving that no
discaI ded lover could make victim Of her.
not ii the court, Or Ialher the courtcd, un-
derstood b. rself. When the young man
arrived at the house on his deadly mi. son
he found the fair but cruel one in the
kitchen doing the weeks ironing. She
didn't appear to suspect and he expected
to have an easy time prepa, ing her for the
coroner but when he reached arou'!d to tho
pistol pocket, with the remar,. that her
time had come, she stated, IL guess not, "
and knocked him down with tiatiron,
demolishing his nose aud front teeth Then
che gave him the scaldlng contents Of tea
Kettle that was singinga cheerful air on the
stove, and when the family came in she
was mopping the floor with him. The
neat time he proposes and is refused he
will probably conclude that that settles 1t.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-23
"The Long-leggcd Looo."

The monster locomotive built at Altoona.
Pa., for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
panY, made her first trip between
Philadelphia and Jersey City recently. She
10 technically known as the "ncw class Il
engine" but has been given the name of
the "long-leggcd loco" by tho railroad men
Inns latter title comes from her big driving
Whcels, which stand six feet Blk inches
above the rails. Five feet aud eight inches
Is the height of AL ordinary anthracite en-
glne. The new locomotive is intended as
an Improvement upon the latest designs of
fast aud powerful passenger engines, where
In the highest am sought Is u 10 .omotiye
that can be relied on TO pull the heaviest
trains over all grades, against stiff winds
and with the least possible liability toward
hot boxes or low steam, OH the quickest
schedule Time. She has l8 inch cylinders.
and maximum steam pressure of lao
pounds She has greater tire surface by
nearly 6O square feet than the next best
locomotives, and the Big fire box is gained
IN peculiar manner. Instead of hanging
inside The side frame with the springs on
top OF the frame, tho boiler rests on the
frame ana the springs are beneath it. The
~loth OF the frame is thus gained for the
nrepox and the boilers stcaming capacity
Is materially increased. To meet this and
get the added force OF steam freely in and
Out OF the cylinders, large and massive
valves that give great area OF steam port.
are one OF the especial features OF the Xiew
ehsihe' lhls iorce' Ill turn, is loo gysGat for
'he engineer To reverse the muchinie by the
ordinary lever 1t would rcqyfIre an ex.
pendi'ure OF strength lha, Would tire him
out t IN "na dead a,p' = Therefore, there
~ turning d. slcam-reversing gear
stomac' .er In front of thu en-
g.. me cab is u square box, and
sonc has lc9t all the old time
beauty, aud is nothing more than
% bottom up. The parallel rods that
cct the driving wheels are plain steel
ious, with solid eyes, and having compo.
slllon metal bushing. The tender IL nothing
but black box, Oh which tho painter has
put only a single para telegram OF thin gilt
lines. The maclllnc weighs much more
than ordinary passenger motors. and this
extra weight IL nude up by making the
paris mat bear the strain as heavy as possl-
p!e. 1ho monster is 81 feet long, and the
top OF inc smokestack Is | J feet from the
rail-. With her boiler full ol water and fire
III her box, the engine weighs y2, 6uC
pounds. the tender, STARTING out with cval
end water, weighs $4,000 pounds. The
engineer, on her maiden trip, ran her from
Pmladelphia to Jersey City, distance OF
ninety miles, in lO2 inmates The best
time ever made by the now long legged en-
glne was done on her experimental trip be.
tween Huntington and Altoona, a 34.mile
stretch, every toot of which i, upgrade.
She made one mile in 81 seconds and
another mile IN 81 seconds, but the fact of
most value TO tho railroad men who watch.
ed her was that everything about her ran
cool.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-23

Asa young Chesterfield was getting into a
railway carriage the other evening, he
turned 'und to bid friend farewell. In
doing 80 he happened to press the foot Of a
y ung lady, who was sitting next to the
d 'or. Tue damsel, comrresslng her brow
in'o an awe in .pn ing frown, calculated,
''You clumsy wiet h |" Many men would
have looked foolish and apologlzed, but
Chest 'rfeid was equal to the occasion,
''My dear Young lady" he exclaimed,
",oisI I'D have feet large euou n to be
s.en, aud then they wouldn't Ls trodden
Upon" Her brow relaxed, her eyes
sparkled, her lips smiled, aud the injury
Was forgotlen,'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-23

How TO TREAT CoLD.-When you get
chilly all over and away into your bones,
and begin to sn;file and almost struggle for
your breath, just begin in time and your
trib9lation need not last very long. Get
some powdered borax and snuff the dry
powder up your nostrls. Get your cam
phOr bottle and smell it frequently; pour
some on your handkerchief, and wipe your
nose with 1t whenever needed. Your nose
will not get sore, and you will wonder
what has become of your cold. Begin this
treatment in the forenoon and keep on at
Intervals until you go to bed, and you will
sep as well as you ever did. Pm just tell
ing you my experience.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-23
Ao Was There.

We had on board, as matter of course,
the betting young man from Chicago. No
steamer ever sailed that did not have this
young fellow aboard, and there are enough
OF them to last the Atlantic for great
many years. He knows everything that
everybody thinks he knows but does not,
aud his delight was to PROFOUND a query,
snd then when you half answer 1t to cody
and exasperatlngly remark:
"Bet yer bottle Of wine you're wrong"
The matter would be 80 simple and one
OF 80 common repu,e that Immediately you
accept the wager, only to fud that In some
minute particular you were wrong, and that
the Knowing youth had won.
For instance:
thompson, do you know how many
States there are in the Union2'
Now, any citizen of tho United States
VINO votes and Is eligible to the Presidency
ought to know how many States there are
In his beloved country without thinking,
but how many are there who can say off
hand Aud so poor homrson answered:
"What question: Or course l know"
''bet yer bottle ye don't"
"Done."
"Thcre are"
AID then thompson would find himself
hgurlhg very important problem as to
whether Colorado had been admitted, and
Nevada aud ORE gol, and he wou decide
that one had aud the other hadn't, and
finally state the number, with great certainty
that 1t was wrong.
The Chicago mans crowning bet occur
red the last day out. The smoking-room was
tolerably lnll, as well as the occupants, and
everybody was bored, as everybody is on
the last day. The Chicago man had been
Silent for III hour, when suddenly Ae broke
out:
Gentlemen"
"Oh, no more 5ets," was tho exclama-
ton OF the entire party. "Give us a rest"
Il dout want to bet, but can show you
something curious"
"Well3"
81 say it and mean it. can drink a
glass OF wafer without its going down my
throat.
''And get it into your stomach 2"
"Ccrtainty."
There was silence of considerable more
than minute. Every man in the room had
been victimized by this gatherer of incon-
siderate trillcs, and there was q general dis
position to get the better of hlm in some
way, it possible. Here was The opportunity.
now could a man get glass ol Water into
his stomach without it going down his
throat lmposslblcl And 81 the usual
bottle of wine was wagercd, and the Chca
80 man proceeded to accomplish the sup
posed impossible feat. 1t was very easily
done. All he did was to stand upon his
head on the seat that ruus around the room
and swallow glass Of water. 1t went 10
hls stomach, but it did not go down his
throat. And 80 hls last triumph was greater
than all his previous ones, Tor every man
III the room had been eager to accept Lis
wager. From that lime out had he offered
ID wager that he would swallow his own
head he would have got no takers