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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-27

NEW YORK. April Is. -Cotion-,iros- receipts,
SIS bales. Fuiurs closed steady sAies, 99yuV
10 55 Jnua. SIOaoGs1O.4l; July, tlO.Jf :
august. sIO.64asIo.G4; seniemher' Sl9,5ost
20 a6ns9.97: December, s9.9sGSlO; January,
/ an -nsn. in.uN.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-27

The rules Of yesterdays convention were
adop;ed limiting speeches 10 nYe mlnntes'
except BY unanimous consent. Resoiuliohs
10 be referred unread 10 the Conmittee on
Resolutions. No debate TO be IN order on
any subject no; included in the call Tor lne
Convention. Delegates 10 yesterday
Land League Convention were declared
delegates 10 the present Convention upon
Yesterdays credentials.
Ncssfs. Feeley, Of New York. hoacn:
Of Troy; Brown, Of Il. Louis; Hynes, OF
Bulialc: aud Gleason, Of Cleveland, were
made secretaries. a.
A Committee on Credentials OF one oele-
gate from each State and Territory was APP
pointed. - a..
Two priests from Australia were &C,
corded the privileges Of The noor, anu
made brief speeches.
The Convention then took recess until
haif-pasf 4. 80 AK
Afssrmosn Session.
There was a i1rxer attendance u speefa'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-27

I,,y.b,y The market y ovefs,sens,, s.n,ns
IL icing brought here lhaa ths s"gp,s 'a, mon
thsrrioe lxh,ts osk, cut 70 oruer, slIgs.-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-27

1trwkrKgE April 26.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat quet AID tame; No. :, haTa: Si.znes
- 80. lgft. cash. auI April. Sl.I0e: No. 3. Doc.
Corn scarce AMI weaker. No. = 5o03Ec- oAis
easier No. 2. age: white, ij@ zoe. PROVISIONS
800 Me- PORK. sIa cask and Nay. Lard
5r,Dnt team. al a. cash and Nay. Hogs lower al
= 100 s7.f5.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
Groceries.

COFFEE AND TEA,--CoFFEE-Firm, nc.
fair, lsAc.; prime Rio, liXc: fancy. Is C.;
old government Java, Go5sc.; ArbuckleS'
Ariosa, lAdlSAc.
TEA-lmperial. 4O9e0: gunpowder. 5Oa5o.
SuGAR-Fine powdered, bills. lOAc,; do,
halfbbls., l0Ifc.: cut loaf, loo graduated,
9gS@lOc.: standard A, 9trA4c.: y. .. choice
white, SkMDc.; do cho y. C., St.6eslsc.; q. X,
prime, 7d1l4c. Market weak.
RTCk-I Louisiana, 5l%dl7c.
FlsH--Mackerel, Ion kits, No. !, sl.l5: No.
2, sl.O5; half bbls. No. |, E.N: No. ., s6.0n
White fish, No. /, hlf bbls,, s7.25; No. 2, s8.25
Dried herriugs, per box. iOc. Cod flsh; csc
SALT-Coarse, in bags, fl,3Snl.i5; line In
bags, ii lake, in hat hoop eols., $40;
pockets, SIC,
CANNED Goops.-Prices per dozen. Pine
apples. standard, $40: Peaches, sta ndard, :.
lbs, sl.65: lbs, s2,25a2.50; seconds, 2 ms.
sl.40; lbs., $40: Tomatoes, standard, . MS,
sl.lO; seconds 2 MS. -; MS, Sl.81@l 40 Green
corn, sl.l0dl.65. Green peas, ti.35; Goose
berries, sl.256ii0; Raspberrles, 81 50@l % !;
oysters, full weight, b.. 81 Is; 10, s2lO; light
weight, H., Csc, 10, sl.20; salmon, | 10,
sl.55GL70; Z n. -: Mackerel, ! 10,
1850 -; Sardines. American, $500 case;
imported, si2.50foli 10 case; Strawberries n,
sl.3i@l.3l, Blackherries, sl.25; Green cages,
500; Eagle Condensed milk, sS,Ge; crown,
s62i Swiss, $3.50,
suSDRIEs-Starch, ilsc, Soap, common
&c; German olive, s4c. Candles, M boxes,
l5kc; halves l6c: quarters, ldc, Indigo. SIC 10;
Blueing, 30lpl.00 dozen. Coeinnns mustard
Sl.i0GSo dozen. Mnccaroni. imported, loeb;
American, $3.50 box. Buckets, two hoops
$40 dozen; well buckets, si.25 dozen. Brooms
SL75DS.aO dozen.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
nuilding nintrriai

IunBYp-- Rough lumber, boxing, u Inches
aud under, firstclass, EN- sifipplrg, tsS1, ~;
boxing aud fioorIDg, clear. go; ihick ,c.rnfsf
~ aud X, s25; rough hummer, steonn class
sis. Iolst and scantiing, cuts, 40. -,
sIpINl-- First common wbiio pine, ~ DVi,
SECOND do, SO third do, ~, poplar, ~ w ns-
tive pine ~ s.2 oo@2a 50; do II, ~; nniifr
DarssED uaBfn-Boxhig u inches ana
under, So oO@2S on do Az, ~ y0gA W.
gcantling, luist or any common iunDef
SO UDdzS %; boxing over " inches, tWp59
~ 90 Thick clears, " 10 iZanb 2,sW Upas2 Do
second cla.s any KIND, $50 UJasi ".
DRESSED AND MATCHED fJoonfN0--firfi
clnss ~; second class, s2l.
WIiiTEPINx FDEsfsHIHG LUMgnh-.lts, ~
and 2inch white ptne. tiy inch DO ~.
IEtLisD.-- BEADED Oh JLAlN---Flf rt COIN
mon white pine, *. Sil.5g "a do, 500 ~ DO ~;
poplar, ". sHl,g poplar, =, s'2.5t native pihs,
2'i PapLAa i.JanG,,- ~, and . lacii, sSa
sniselis-- white pine a. So 10 sna.ied a.
elZ5, do extra M. !, slifr cypress. ytAlt .by
brand, -: do 40. 2, sl.bc do Mas, $50 nAtifc
sawed heart, st.Di saps, SIS.
PfrKErs..-Whlte pine, dressed ann hs a,, ~
square or nat, fE yellow plft 40 ". ihtn, w
ItNf, CEMHaT, Ent.---Lime. ANstIh' s4@o
per bill. Cement Louisville o. Rvferale; ~
81 bbi.: poTilapd ~ - pcr btl. PiaSiff f'''if,
New York VI Iirii gan. scr bpl.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
Always Ask for the Editor.


Above all things remember that the
only way to get thing printed Is to
see the editor personally. Editors
don't go by the matter in "A manu-
script. They go by the looks of the
writer. Besides that, time hangs very
heavily on the hands of people around
newspaper offices, and 1t is difficult to
see what would become of them II
would-bc contributors did not
call once in Il while to talk
about their articles and play checkers
Be careful, however, in ascending to
the editorial rooms, to skip the double
acting spring step which is always
somewhere along the stairs, and turns
over, landing victims in the cellar.
This is not meant for contributors, bat
for peddlers, and nothing so worries
nm editor as to find contributors
bones among those of the peddlers'
when it comes TO the annual cellar
cleaning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
- -
AM JOURNALISM.

veston PRINT has put in II
1 paper-folder.
Point Post is negotiating
y power press,
of of the Wood County
a mess of turnip greens.
Warren has purchased an
The Palo Pinto County
Prado Clipper will issue n
~, twelve-page special
fdl'ion of u, 900 copies.
Long has sold his interest
les6oro News, and it is now
nv Wilson, Smith u Oar
fhlng Monitor will begin
al Denton to day. IL has
loh with the weekly, and
uucled 10y Parker, Camp
s,oh has been made by To-
|,siS, to form Il joint stock
nu consolidate the Albany
For of the Denton Mon
H. private telephone be-
(,nce and residence, n dis
Fu'y l,O@ yards, which cost
'on Herald divides words
VI a line wherever they
f'' without regard To sylla-
= a reform often suggested
practically adopted before.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
LOCAL MARKETS.
Cotton.


PRISIs-Dunkirk. 4hc.; Lon. OF; 49,
,,n,o We. Oriental, dc Richmonds' o;so''
Steel River, 6c southbrldge, %, nonv II,
pIsE PRISrs- Garner, 6,sc.; harmony "u''
pi.,,n'onis Gise Manhattan, 5lsc.
~" s,itItriSo PRinTs-Allen, f4c.; Merflmaek,
DC; peoyyy poMEsTIcs-Uhca. ~ cents;
.,,wnnd /. Gefmania, o. Fair Lawn, * I,
indian orchard ZEE, ~ Pocahonlas' 20 :
warwick, "a. ,..r,,.,. A ,,an,f.A A. rX
mr., hn ',tionta A. CsS: Lawrence LII, ~ Wa
chusett h, "a; Enterprise EE'o' ii''iio'''
IA. 81; PledinontI-A,n' -. o,,, bik cents.
. bLsi ash q .,ontest,7 Property, ~ :
aoss. ~ fonsdsie 81 lsing n ses sat,of'e'
:. Knights Gambia, ssz' ~, W. r.ats' itaven's
DucKs-PTattVllia sou "a "s-''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

soz., lliS; SAVAGE looz. Is; Western Star sos,
u; West Point Soz., II; West Point lOoz.. Il,
COLONEL DucKs--Anchor lie, Sc; Anchor
DID, Va; Boston OH, 10; Boston XA, lOls.
Boston Co.., Is; Concord lOoz.. ID.
TIcKlNG-Amoskeag AGA. Is cents; Con-
estoga re, -; Cords ACE, Is: Merthune
Thorndlke II, ~; Thorndike a, Stand.
0rdI, 50; Bangor, SIS,
HICKORY srRlpE-MechRnics7 ~ cents Col.
lumbia, y; Jewett, s; Amoskeag
JEANs-Abbottsiord, \ cents; Covingtou.
10; Long Island, l7ls; Elkton 2 Crosby
vile, 321 Humboldt. IS; 81. Nicholas, Ks.
BLANKtTs-l0i white. sl,25, l.5g l.75, 2,Ol,
$50 To 800 pair; III white. $500, 800, $50 TO
400 pair; l2@ white, $3.50, $40, 400. 500 to 6tO
pair. Economy, colored. 5.lo., sl.S51S pair;
do, S.lb $500 pair. Rocky Mountain, col.
ored, alb, sl,9l; do, GLIB, Sl.Sl. Cambridge,
colored, Glib, s2.Sj; do, h., $40. Saxon
Vile Silver Gray, Glib, 500; do, S-lb.. 100
star & Crescent silver Gray, 5-lb.. s9.75; do
Glib, $50; DO, Sb,, 81. ~, Scarlet. $3.50, BOO
40 TO 500 Blue, $3.50. $50 10 6t0pair,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

WHIsgY--Rectined 81 lU@l5Q, as per proof
sour mash, one year old. " ~ Two yehib Ola;
s2DD12 2j three years old 81 JOa2'b' fancy
extra old whisky sies5,
WITEs--Claret. case,is3 6oG!Vyp. ~ yer nhl.
8ij; sherry, per gal, 81 2og3 W; Madeifs
per gal, 81 00a5 %: White wine, IN cases,
"CHAspAasE-G. II. Mumm q Co.. Extra
Dry, $50 UD0t32 90; Heidsick, 10 bnsEei, w Dls
~ ": Krup, in basket, s2s 0lG2s W; domestic
Ahh-~stocf ale, per dox. g oos2 Is: Porter.
per dox., 81 Oor2 -,
BOTTLED BEEn-st. Louis quartz, Si2 " pts.
si2 80; Budweiser, quarts gi2 Dg plata ~ ~
Erlnnger beer, quarts, SIS %; pints w "
schlitz Milwaukee,. quarts si2 ~ mint I'D ~;
Huh Punch sl3 ". Antheny Il kuhns, ave
$500 piDts sl2 81: II. Ilaussn a sons ehp M
payne beer, quarts sl2Co, pinis sl25D.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

FLOUR stanard's Royal Patent, $500
y boil; sacks, So s5te3 10 4 100 rs. Corn meal,
IS %; Oatmeal, n half bbl., si7j: Cracked
wheat. Ftb, &c: Crackers; y soda, 7G7lfc, NIX
soda, 7h@7Ac,; NAN soda, 5ls@Sc.; cream
SODA, lO9lO'4c.; \ lein9n creams creams, eeD.fc.;
cakes and iumbies, lSitGlic Wheat in light
receipt; s0cSsl, 40 10 quality and condition.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
raints, olls ana varnIshcs i.

PAINTS, per ib-White lead. 6.S5 n: yellow
och~e, dry ic; burnt amber in oil, lsc; dry, &c.
OILs-Bolled linseed In bbls., tdc per gal;
raw Gle: neaisfoot, Me@sl; rsh, 'Qc spirit
turpentine, 4sc; coal oil, rs cases. brilliant,
ito: rs 81 2j6i 80; 90. 81 90; Eupion bbls:, 25c.
per gallon; Euplon, ~ cases, 81 W, lard oil,
S. T0s West Vlrgida, 2OGg2lc.
VABSisBEs--Copai 9Jc.per GAL; coach VAR
niSh, 6. 10.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
Wool. nliea. Etc,

WOOL Medium. according 20 gIade,9ualiiy
and condition. III 10 zoe; Hnc ACCORDING 70
according 10 xTs.de quuliy and condition, 70
10 Zee: MeSican lnipro2 d, aecofdingto giiae
qualify and condition, u tolS Mexican, &c.
to IL: bury, less, according TO amount OF
burrA. -, =.
HIDEs-So. i.lheavy nint, dry v ~ i2lze;. No
!. y eye: No. 2 light flint y q ~ badly daiD
fILTnfEs Nominal. season syef. iieei
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES imitation walnut
each e. 4OaS u; all walnut, 81 50dI0 90: Chairs.
wood seat, y ooz. ss 1901 90; cane and rattan
seat, ss O0d9 10: cane seat, dining, 81 glgS w.
so 0Oa3O 90: camp and rockers, ench. 81 100
50: Mirrors, arch tops, \ doz, s2nal2 ~
Tables round, s20le5o0 isll leai, J. roe ~
wash stands. FL 2ja5 80; bed springs, 81 1907 %.
baby Carriages, 81 JOG2
Crockery-W q teas, y doz., II Ngl III; w q
aged +, Sc; fallen hides l@l2r less; dry salted,
!. II iOc; green sailed, n ID &c; green butcher y
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

Potatoes, northern, = barrel 40: Onions,
northern Dbl, 81 1903 %. sweet potatoes, 500
6j per hushel. Turnips, Wspi5c Z, bu. Beans,
II. =. med, bhls., ~ Sc; large lima, G@OlSc;
small butter. ilSs5c. Pickles, medium, 80 20
@IOO) = bbl.: half bbl., sj95 ~. Pigs feet,
kits, 81 30; cider. hali-bbl.. s. 0J.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

Nails, rates, g 70: Hoes. 50 p cent. off; Axes.
Collins $40 Oi; simmons, go w; Haekinsack
81 50; Ames's shoyels, = dok, sl200; Horse
shoes, = Seg, % 66; Bar iron, 81 y; steel, ~
Sheet iron, no. q b, sac Fence wire
bX@6kc. Tin Plate, $3.50; Trace
chains, SO 90 = doz: Tinwhre, 60 4 cent. on,
Coffee mills - r cent. OF; Machine bolts Su
accent. oil; Carriuge bolts. 70 and y cent, on
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

English, per pound, ] iOaI 2j' choral by
drate. IDOL u; chloroformI. u 70; eoinp"s
lion powder, 300 40 doycrsp0wjers, ZIG;
EPSON salts, per pound. Sos; gum opium, pei
pound, 4 Is: gum camphor, 2Sg-'.' lnorph no
per or, 81 -; machine oil, golden. otSit
man, per on, IS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
rnnltry, Eeg. and Hutier.

PouLTRY--Hens, 81 55e3n per dozen:
Keys, IS docs %; Geese. 500 GsOJ; ncks
e bO43 ".
Flesh country outer, 95a27Il; old bntter, 10.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

Bark. Cinnamon. per pound; lt4I-c bark
Peruvian. per pound, I5@8D. Borax per p,
iss.iE Bi.ctrboiia:s 81 soda per r, Iei1s z p
peras per ~ 2ai. castor oil per gal, ov@l ~
cinchonida, per or. SD CASTLE soap
imotileel per ~ sMt cream iaItS p, ~ r. 2ei
ealomel, r. a w. per ponnd, 70asi. caioinsil
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

MEATs--Sugar cured hams, 10 20; S. &. @. b.
Bacon, lllgc; $. c. bacon o.. Long clear ba-
con, 81: :. G. dry salt, 81.
LARD-Tierces, 80; 40 and 50 N cans, DC ;
90 10 cans p'sc.; 10 N cans, O4c: Oh cans, bstc ,
ID cans, J1sc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

Staple Drngs.

Wheat, choice gjc.dsl %, medium, s0aso
INFERIOR 65aslf. oats, .,Ja Elsc- bariey, i9S
iJc. corn, 35es5Oc. Rye, I5esgc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

NAY New country loose from wagon,
ss s0sssfo per ton: New corn, fj4 ~ cents :
oats, country. 3bg571sc.: Bian, e5c. psi ivy'
aaaI lnigg,.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
CLOAKs! CLoAKsll CLoAKsl!!

Mrs. Brown is now receiving
her stock Of ClOaks for ladies,
misses and children. The term
ClOaks embraces all the varieties
of Wraps, DOlmans, Circulars,
Visettes. Jackets, Jerseys, ctc..etc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

Powder-Blastins, v keg, 81 %; Rine. y IS 70.
IS 10: Rifle n l2lS ihs..2 -. Rine. FJ% ns, 81 OIL
shot-sl 10 +. sack: Buck shot. s23j
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20
NEW, STYLISH
Millinery and Dress Goods,

millinery and Dress Goods,
Mrs. @. d. Brown has en-
larged her Dress Goods De-
partment, and is now ready to
exhibit to her friends and Gus
toners as full an assortment
Of silks and all other new and
fashionable dress goods as can
be found elsewhere.
Her new Pattern Hats are
arriving, and a more elegant
assortment cannot be found in
the state.
N. Blades will please take notice that
all dress goods purchased Of Mrs. Brown
can be made up, In the house, In the most
approved style, and perfect fits warranted.
Mrs. BroWn desires to assure Mo la
dies Of Fort Worth and North TtrdS
nat her entire stock, Including Niiin-
oiy, Dress Goods, Trimmings, Uadcr'-
'Uedr and Reddy-Dlddo clothing, hare
been Seicctc6 and made up under h.,
o,On personal supervision, and she ,G0r.
rants qualities as good and prices as
iow as can be lad a33y,ghcrG tbs side
| of Nam York
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

lac ana ace1o;;nmodaiions Nice pariof Tor
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

r.a,,,IrIuulIuas ., tuv grnrlai uv.ssss'e
thus declared cighty-three years ago. +,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

~ niaKe tssnne.lsvnn- -sv~sfs s."ss
fourths OF the passengers for one tram
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

The Austin annual conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
will meet at Denison Wednesday, 2lst
inst, and will be presided over by
Bishop f.. G.. Anderson of Washing
ton, ID. &. He holds the Texas confer
ence at Paris November 18th; the l4u-
theran German at Brennan December
5th; West Texas conference at san An
tonic December 18th.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

Mr.. Lord of Denison went to the
circus with his family and forgot TO
lock his kitchen door. II occurred to
him to return and lock il, and when
he got home and entered the kitchen
he was amazed 10 see tramp cooking
his supper on the stove. After g few
words and blow, the tramp hurriedly
left.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-20

L. y. BRuNswIG, Agent, Fort Worth Tex,
The Mineral argus., 1883-12-13
BALLOONS.
The Disappointing History or Aerias
Navigation.

Navigation.
The original idea of balloons belong
10 that droll and clever man, Cyrano de
Beagerac, who died nearly a century
before the elder Of the M~ontgoliers was
born. CyIano was the Jules Verne Of
the seventeenth century. He wrote a
number of fantastic books, which seem
to have been consulted by Swift for his
"Gnllivet," VOltaire for his "Microme-
gas" and F~ontenelle for his "Mondes."
The most popular of these was "A Trip
Through the Moon, J." in which the hero
is made to ascend from the earth by
means Of bladders filed with hot air.
Etienne Montgoltier and his brother
Joseph improved upon this suggestion
by substituting n globe of silk for sew
eral bladders. In other respects their
balloon was an adaptation of Bergerac's
idea, for 1t had an aperture at its base
into which no, air rose from a charcoal
stove in the car. The M%ontgolfiers were
the sons Of paper-maker Of Annonay,
and il is amusing to recollect that their
father, who wal ennobled in reward for
their invention, had done his utmost TO
thwart it, even threatening to disinherit
the young men if they persisted in what
he called their foolish experiments.
But the experiments were not foolish,
for the MontgOlhers thought they were
on the track of.the greatest discovery
eve made. When they had effected a
first successful ascent at Annonay and
a second in Paris, in presence Of Louis
XIV. and his court, the balloon on
both these occasions being captive,
all the adventurous men of Europe
became smitten with a craze for
aerial navigation, and Il was assumed
that a way Of steering balloons would be
found soon without much difficulty.
The experiments of the Marquis OAR
landes and of Pllatre des Rollers quickly
followed those Of the Montgol6ers, and
in November, 1888, tie last-named aero
naut went up in a free balloon to a
height Of three thousand feet. The
same month an ascent was made from
Woolwich by Count Zalhbecarri; in 1854,
a Sig. Lunardi started in a balloon from
Moor6elds, and in 1855 Mr.. Blanchard
and DR.. Jeffries performed their famous
Journey from Dover 10 Calias in two
hours. 1t is disappointing that there
should have been no progress in aerial
navigation aincs this date. Balloons are
still at the mercy Of the winds. Only a
few DAYS ago NJ. L'Hoste tried to cross
the channel, and failed and thoughiero
nauts plume themselves upon the ser
vices which they rendered to Paris dur
ing the siege, il must be remembered
that balloons had already been used for
military operations at the battle of Fleu-
rus, and that the air-ships Of 1870 showed
hardly any advance on of those 1874. 1t
may be that science will some day hit up
on the means of steering these contri-
vances, but there are no signs ofthis yet,
and one cannot feel sanguine on the SUD
iect, considering the entire failure that
has attended all experiments in this di-
rection up to the present time.-London
Times.
The Mineral argus., 1883-12-13
Watermelons,

Concerning the selection Of water
melons for eating, the Baltimore Ameri-
can offers the following Information.
Some of the " critics mentioned may not
be 'ound In our western markets:
"What is called the i"e-rind melon is
said to be the best. 1t is q round, light
geeen melon, pith a very thin rind, and
the buyer is less apt to be fooled upon
this variety than on any other, as il is
nearly always red TO the rind. The
Gypsy melon is the long, yellow, green
striped article, generally has a thick
rind, and can not always be depended
upon. The Georgia melon is something
similar in style, bat a much better fruit;
then comes the niggerhead, a blush
melon, and a great ~favorite with the
western trade. The Cuban green is an
other choice variety, being a luscious
round, striped melon.
The Mineral argus., 1883-12-13

amount Of sales, $311.32. In 1871 1 sold
for eighteen cents pound; gross amount
of sales, $286.24. l would rather raise
turkeys and sell at fifteen cents than to
raise pork and sell at ten cents a pound.
Perhaps in ~ftttening pork you can ave
the manure better, but the turkey drop
pings, If gathered and saved every week
and kept dry are worth half as much as
guano, and are certainly worth a cen a
pound.
The turkey crop is steadily increasing
in value, not more by the increased
number Of farmers who make this q
specially in their ponltry raising thar
by the increased attention and skill Of
those wh) have long been in the bust
ness. Care in selecting stock for breed
ing brings ample rewards. The prospect
was never better than now for the ex-
tension of the business among the farm
e-s who have a good range and good
markets. The average size Of turkeys in
the districts where the business is made
a specially is steadily increasing and we
look for still further improvements.
Lancaster Farmer.
The Mineral argus., 1883-12-13
REGIMES for the housewife.

OUNCE JAM.-putt fruit in boiling water
until skins will rub off easily. Then
pare and cut off the fair slices. Use
ih~ree-forths Of sugar by weight to n
Of fruit. Stew till syrup is cite thick.
Hickory Nut CAKE-One- half ,up Of
butter, two cups Of sugar, and four eggs,
beaten separately; three cups Of flour,
one-half cup Of sweet milk, two tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, two cups of
hickory nut meats minced, one teaspoon
nj extract Of vanilla.
PARTISAN CAKE-Five tumblers Of
sized -four, three Of white sugar, one
half tumbler OF butter, one tumbler OF
milk. one teaspOontul Of soda dissolved
q a little water. MIX well, beat three
|eggs, yelks and whites beaten separately;
one teaspoonfnl Of nutmeg. Beat all
sell for ten minutes. Bake in a moder-
ale oven.
PorrEr CucKEN.-rhis isan agreeable
relish, I'd makes d pleasant luncheon
Ehe- mveling. Take a roast fowl and
ar n all the meat. Take two slices
n ham and chop it with chicken;
n 5 thia one-quartor pound Of the
The Mineral argus., 1883-12-13
Tomato PLANS From Cuttings.

Have any OF sur friends ever tried to
raise tomato plants from cuttings; and
if so, with what results? Last fall we
rooted a slip from a tomato vine which
had escaped tue first frost ofthe season,
and at the same time we planted some
seeds. The cutting is now quite a large
plant, branched out and in full blossom,
promising fruit, whilst the seedlings are
still small without signs of either branch
or blossom. From this experiment We
conclude that, while ali the numberless
attempts during the last decade to pro-
duce earlier bearing varieties Of rs good
qualities as some Of our best popular
sorts possess, have proved to be failures,
or nearly 50, we may still look in anoth-
err direction for attaining the end go
eagerly sought. Every florist knows
that even small cuttings of house plants
come TO bloom just as if they were not
severed from the parent plant and put
on their own resources. Every branch
or sucker of the tomato vine produces
blossoms with the tendency TO bear fruit
Is it not reasonable to expect that when
turning such branch into an individual
plant this natural tendency is preserved
the same as il Is in the case of the ger
anium slip? The problem of pushing
the nuiting season Of this wholesome
vegetable a week or two ahead, can we
have no doubt, be solved by the use of
cuttings instead of seedlings.-Midland
Farmar