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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-10
SPECIAL II o1roE.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING
TELEGRAM, WHICH EXPLAINS ITSELF, AND WE
SHALL ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH IT. AND
OFFER ON SATURDAY MORNING THE GREATEST
BARGAINS IN OUR BOYS AND CHILDREN's DE-
PARTMENT WE HAVE EVER OFFERED REMEM-
Der THESE ARE BARGAINS IN THE LITERAL
sFNsE OF THE WORD; NOT OLD STOCK, BUT
NEW GOODS. CUT IN THE LATEST STYLES, AND
SUITABLE FOR SUMNER WEAR:
NEW YORK. May sth, 1854
To A. SaEs Co. Washington, d. c.:
have just purchased Eight Hundred Childrens Suits
at price that will astonish you. and shall offer them to
our trade on Saturday at prices that will astonsh them
A. SAKS
THEREFORE Do NOT THINK OF BUYING ANY
BOYS OR CHILDREN's SUITS UNTIL YOU SEE
WHAT FEAST WE SHALL HAVE FOR YOU
A. SAKS & CO.,
LEADING CLOTHIERs AND TAILoRs.
myl0 S16 AND 315 SEVENTH STREET.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-10

The ''ferry" between the United States and
Europe is rapidly growing narrower. The voyage,
which formerly was q matter OF weeks, has re-
Gently been cut down TO nearly six days, and how
contracts have been closed between responsible
parties for the construction OF railroad system to
Loalsburg, Oh the extreme eastern END OF Nova
Scotia, by which it il estimated that the trip,
ct modern rates OF speed, win be made III eighty
foar hours. or three days and half The main
objection 10 this route would be Its impractcability
IN winter, but as most of the pleasure travel Is
confined to the summer months this objection
would not have much weight. The route also
avoids one OF the chief dangers OF the present
Journey by doing away with the thousand miles
run along the dangerous coast from Halifax to
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-10

. Acting on the theory that railway and steamship
disasters travel in waves, good many persons who
had secured passage for Europe at early dates have
Cancelled their engagtIneDtS, ard viii spend the
summer on this side Of the Atlantic. so far has
this backing out business gone that close observers
predict that. between The falling of In first class
passenger travel eastward and the war IN west
ward emigrant rates, s,Ine OF the weaker steam
ship companies viii 80 10 the wall before another
year
The fact as to the panic among Intending v0y
ayers Is probably "a stated though their course n
The matter does not reflect much credit on their
Judgment That feeling OF apprehension should
follow series OF fatal disasters Is natural enough:
but those who allow such a feeling to change we'll
nstured plans show singular lack OF reasoning
power. COol-headed calculatorS OF chances. who
base their theories on the law of and effect,
assert that The safest time to travel either by rail
or steamship, IS Just after the occurrence of ter
Siele accident; and th.s Is no doubt true. After
long period Of runs feeling Of false security Is
IN their good luck; whereas couple Of awful
calamities are pretty TO bring about unusual
activity and watchfulness on the part OF all en-
gagged in corresponding lines OF conveyance and
thus insure increased safety to travel The Law OF
probabilities would also seem to bear out the same
view. IL is manifest according to Its theories, that
the chances Tor safety necessarily greater after
than before the occurrence OF the average number
OF accidents for given period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-10
FOR RENT-STORES.

GfOR RENT-A FINE LARGE STORE OR WARE
L room. suitable for any wholesale retail business
or Offices Inquire 423 llth street northwest my93ts
EOR RENT-STORE. CORNER CORCORAN AND
\ l4th streets northwest. Apply to FALL & LOVE,
1870 14th street northwest ap23- I'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-10
WANTED--HOUSES.

WANTED-A SMALL BRICK HOUSE. WITH I'M
W proyements, by May 18th Rent not to exceed 825
Address Box loo, Star Office. It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-10

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cs;,.' Z. New Hone ~ boston. one sewing Ma-
cmSs re I've He8sy R@t,ag snd uspsarsnS ssps.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
Market Pricns.

Dogs bring all kinds of prices, accord
ing to the fancy, but there is a general
rate which may be given as follows.
Black,and-tan terriers range from $40
to $50, and Scotch terriers are little
lower Skye terriers average $25. Italian
terriers range from $50 to 500. Spitz are
$15 to $35 English pointers are $25 to
$40, and water spaniels are the same,
while King Charles spaniels are some
higher. Siberian bloodhounds are $25 to
500, and English mastiffs are $40 to 800.
A friend Of mine paid $25 for a pup of
this breed few weeks ago, and is pleased
with his purchase. st. Bernard's are $50
to $40. Fox hounds average $40 Shep-
herd dogs are about the same. These
pr es, however, gives one no idea of the
fanciful value of the show animals. Here
are five dogs, which are rated at the
modest sum of $4,000 each-(why do
they not make it a millionO-while a
score of others are valued at So 600.
One tiny pet wears gold collar enriched
with precious stones, and there is Mr.
Gilbert's pet Blenheim which weighs
four pounds, and 81, 900 pound would
not buy him. President Arthurs mastiff
attracts much attention, and so do the
champion coo les, near whose bench one
sees the prizes they have taken at other
exhibitions. Jay Gould's settlers are also
an interesting feature. Gould never hunts,
but being now the possossor of a grand
estate he finds such animals necessary to
its completeness. The entries at this
show are 1,170, and as this is an increase
of 200 since last year, it is evident that
the dog fever is on the advance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
APlanter's Novel Plan.

The Washington Cd. CO. Sunday Herald
relates the following annecdote of a we'll
known Virginian: "Hill Carter, of Vir-
ginia, lineal descendant of King Carter.
of Shirley, on the Lower James River,
was for many years an officer of the navy
of the United States, but resigning, he
found his estate in a dilapidated con-
dition. From his training in the navy
he had become rigid disciplnarian,
thoroughly systematic and practical. He
first directed his overseer to pull down
the old fences and pile together all the
crooked and dried rails and fire them.
All of the old rickety cabins and other
outhouses were next burned. Then all
of the old wagons, carts, plows, hoes,
axes, rakes, baskets, spinning and
looms were piled togeth r and burned.
The next order was to gather up every
old horse and mule that could not work,
and all non-producing mares, COWS, sheep
and hogs, and the old dogs that could
not hunt, and place them in lot. When
this was done the animals were all killed,
placed in one vast heap ami burned. On
his several plantations were some seventy
five or hundred old negroes, male and
female, that had not performed any
labor for many years. Some were
cripples, and some almost past
walking from old age. To support so
large a number of on-producers did not
comport with Mr.. Carriers idea of disci-
pline and economy, so he told the over.
seer to gather together in a certain lot
all of these old negroes; but when the
overseer went out to execute the order
the old slaves, knowing how the old
fences. cabins, farming implements and
the old stock, had been served, had gone
by the break of day to the fields, and
were all ready for work. The ex-naval
officer proved himself model and sue
cessful planter. Hill Carter was of an
irritable nature, and by virtue of his edu-
cation, dictatorial. On one occasion,
while ridiny over one of his plantations
the overseer had displeased him, and he
undertook to horsewhip him. The over
seer being the stoutest of the two, took
the whip from him and dashed him
severely. He then challenged the over
seer to motal combat, but the overseer
declined to fight, for the reason, he said,
that if he was MANNED or killed it would
leave his wife and children without sup
port. Mr.. Carter said that he would
settle on his wife and children COM
potency if he would fight him. The
overseer accepted the proposition, and
the property settlement made-the parties
met, the terms of the duel agreed on, the
pistols loaded and they were just taking
positions when the sheriff of the county
arrived on the field and arrested the par
ties. Mr.. Carter never changed his
property gift to the overseer's family, nor
did he dismiss him from his employ.
He said he would let him keep the
property because he might again want to
fight him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
OIl.ng Wagon ysheeIs.

A well made wheel will endure con-
stGnt wear from ten TO twenty five years,
II care is taken to use the right kind and
proper amount of grease, but if this mat
ter Is not attended to it will be used up
IN five or six years. Lard should never
be used on wagon, for it will pene-
trate the hub and work its way out
around the lemons of the spokes and
spoil the wheel. Tallow is the best lu-
bricator for wooden axle trees and castor
oil for iron hubs, but many of the present
axle greases are also excellent, and have
the merit of being cheaper and more con-
venient to handle. just grease enough
should be applied to the spindle OF a
wagon to give it slight coating. This
is better than more, for the surplus put
on will work out at the ends and be
forced by the shoulder bonds and nut
washer into the hub around the outsides
of the boxes. To oil an iron axletree,
first wipe the spindle clean with a piece
of cloth wet with spirits of turpentine,
and then apply few drops Of castor oil
near the shoulder and end. One tea.
spoonful is sufficient for the whole
GREEN'S Fruit Grocer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
Household Recipes and Hints.

When about to use barley for soups it
is necessary to look it over carefully, for,
if it has been kept long, it is likely to
have small worms in it which arc about
the color, and not easily distinguished
from it,
Oldfashioned tea cakes are made of
one cup of sugar, half a cup of butter,
t"V-third7 of cup of sweet milk, ono
egg, one-third of teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in the milk. Mix enough flour
with this to make soft dough, which
can be rolled out; cut the cakes out with
a smooth-edge cooky cutter. Serve fresh
for tea
Excellent soft gingerbread is made Of
one cup of sugar, one cup of butter, one
cup of sour cream, one cup of New Or
leans moasses, four cups of sifted flour,
one tablespoonful of soda dissolved in a
little hot water, one tablespoonful of
ginger, three well-beaten eggs, the rind
grated of one lemon. Raisins NAV be
added, if you please.
Veal requires more cooking than an,
meat except pork. 1t is too dry to broii,
and is best fried and served with nice
gravy. 1t should be fried slowly, and
II there is not enough of its own fat to
fry it, little fresh suet will answer.
When It is done, remove the meat to a
platter and pour some milk into the pan.
adding a small piece of butter if YOU
think it will not be rich enough.
Nloisten some -four with a little milk.
and stir it into the m TX in the pan. The
gravy will be co,ored beautiful brown
from the juices OF the meat that have
dried on the pan, if it is well stirred.
Beat up an egg and stir it into the
gravy just before taking it up, and then
pour it around the meat.
In roasting meat have the pan hot when
you put the meat in. If it is beef put it
in the hot pan and let it stand a moment
and then turn it over, thus soaring both
sides and preventing the juice from run
ming so quickly. Do not put the salt and
pepper on the meat, but put it in the pan
with the water, and then basic the meat
every three or four minutes. You will
lind the meat to be thoroughly seasoned
and will be much more juicy and tender
than by the old way of rubbing the salt
on the meat; putting the salt on the meat
lFaws the juice out and toughens it.
Roast fowls in the same vNr: also fish:
lot putting any butter orgreaso near them
until almost done; then rub little but
,er over them to give them nice crisp
outside.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
Sulnhur for Stock.

An English correspondent puts about
two ounces of sulphurous acid into
quart bottle of water, and gives a table
spoonful Of this 1nuuon three times per
day to cattle suffering with foot-and-
mouth disease. In addition to this, he
burns little sui hur three times a day
IN the stable in which the animal is kept
He moistens the feet also with the above
solution with a sponge. One must be
careful not to use sulphuric for sulphur
GUS acid, as the former would be harmful
IN this case instead of curative. Burn
ing sulphur in the stables of healthy cat
tie once or twice week, he thinks,
would ward off disease. A New York
Tribune correspondent adds: have long
been in the habit of giving heaping ia
blespoonful of sulphur for this pur-
pose to my horses and COWS once
week, in a mess of NEAL also
to large swine to full-grown
sheep about half this quantity; to lambs
and pigs, less, grading it according to
size and age. Fol poultry, once week
mix sulphur with their pudding, at the
rate of heaping tablespoonful of the
former to a gallon of the latter. This
Keeps them Tree from lice, unless they
are much exposed to these parasites on
their roosts or otherwise. Sulphur in
moderate doses, and not given too often,
is healthful, and is guard against vari-
GUS diseases and vermin. A simple
method of burning it on a slip of card
board, or extra stout paper, foot long
and two or three inches wide. Scatter
sulphur on one END OF this, light the
paper and then move it about the cattle
in tho et"Ilo. d NY aornf,,I tn cot
nothing on fire when doing this. In
order to guard against fire, if litter is
in the stable, it should be removed pre-
vious to lighting the sulphured paper.
A safer way, however, would be to put
some paper in hollow dish or pan with
a handle to it to take hold of and move
Nbout.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
ESIaUbarb Culture,

Rhubarb, like current bushes, will
grow almost anywhere and under any
treatment, and constantly receives more
lll-usage than any other green thing
growing" But for this reason it should
not be supposed that when growing under
neglect and abuse it will do its best and
produce as abundant crops of equally
good quality as when good treatment is
given. After it is once planted rhubarb
requires little cultivation, but it must
have at all times deep, rich soil, the
richer the better. In field culture the
roots are planted about four feet apart
each way, and cultivated like any hoed
crop. In the family garden they should
be planted two or three feet apart, in a
single row, at least four feet distant from
other plants. 1t may be raised from seed,
but as there is little reliance in the seed
ings being of the same variety as the
parent plants, division OF the roots is the
method OF propagation usually adopted
ANY piece of root with bud or crown
will grow if planted about two inches
deep in mellow soil firmly pressed
around it. Roots may be planted in
autumn or cary spring. Plantations are
usually renewed every for or five years,
yet when liberal dressing of manure is
given every fall the ROOFS will produce
crop for an almost indefinite period
Heavy maturing. clean cultivation. and
liberal space are the essential requisites
for raising large, succulent rhubarb. The
varieties best known are:
Linn@us, grown extensively for market
as well as home USE 1t is early, very
productive, and of brisk, spicy flavor.
Its principal fault is that it seeds so
freely that, unless all fower-stalks are
cut off as soon as they appear, the crop
deteriorates rapidly.
Victoria is later, has larger leaves and
stalks, and requires very rich rather
heavy ground for its best development.
Paragon. This is new variety, origin
ated in England, and now produced
here. The stalks are bright red, heavy,
and produced in quick success ion and
great abundance. 1t is earlier, of more
delicate flavor, and decidedly less acid
than any other variety we are acquainted
with. But its most remarkable and most
valuable qualification is that it does not
produce tiower-stalks, to which fact its
great proluctiveness is mainly attributa-
bic, all the strength .of the plant being
used for the development Of its leaves
american Garden.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
Why the Wart is There.

Those who have studied the map of
Massachusetts, says the Boston Globe,
cannot but have noticed the peculiar ap-
pearance of portion of the Connect
cut boundary line just southeast of
Springfield, The point referred to is a
small square block at the town of South
wick, extending from this State into that
of Connecticut. Although the peculiar
jog on the map has often been noticed
and commented upon, it is not generally
known that this very point was for years
the foundation for most bitter contro-
versy between the two States. From
1774 to 1904 the question of division
came several times before special COM
mlttees and commissioners from Massa-
chusetts, and town meetings were fire.
quently held to settle the matter. In
1874 Connecticut attached a portion of
land to Southwick south of the original
colony line. Ten years afterward, in
1884, committee from Connecticut was
appointed for the purpose of establish
ing the bounds at this point, but SO te-
nacious was each colony of every inch of
territory that it took more than score
of years to settle this very trihing matter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
FARM. GAREzN AND HOUSEHOLD
Celery.

celery.
Or. Sturtevant, at the New York Elk.
pertinent station, found, averaging the
result obtained in seventeen samples in
which the varieties from the two rows
are separately noted, emitting fractions,
plants grown under level culture averaged
IN pounds per hundred plants, while
those under trench culture averaged 17s
pounds per hundred plants The length
OF the bleached stems was rather greater
and the suckers were rather more numer-
Gus upon the plants grown in the trenches;
but, on the other hand, the bases OF the
stems were more often split and deformed
than occurred in the plants grown upon
the level. 1t appears therefore from this
trIal that the trench culture yielded no
advantage FOR the increased labor in
volved.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

Mr.. WILLIAM E. Brown, of Gardiner, Me-,
on May 16, 1888, forwards the following state
ment of his severe illness and the means by
which he was cured: 81 have been afflicted
Der of years; everything that ate distressed
me, my stomach and bowels were very weak,
and l suffered severe pains in my back and
loins. l used many medicines that were
recommended from time to time, but found
no relief until L tried Hunts Remedy. 1
have used but one bottle, and have expert
enced such a remarkable improvement in
my condition that L cheerfully recommend
Hunts Remedy to all who are in need of a
sure cure for kidney or liver diseases"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

have been troubled for number of years
with kidney and bladder difficulty; at times
have suffered o great deal with the weakness
caused by the Inflammation and intense pains
in the back and loins. l tried many meli-
cines that were recommended, but none of
them seemed to reach my case until one day
| related my case to one of our druggists
bore in Auburn. Mr.. Smith was very urgent
that l should try Hunts Remedy, for he knew
of many who had used it with wonderful
success. l purchased bottle and used it,
and found a good deal of benefit, and com
menced to improve rapidly, and the pains in
the back were relieved. l gained strength
and vitality, and after using four bottles 1
have been completely cured, and have recon-
mended it to others, and give this statement
voluntarily, believing that, from my own
case, Hunts Remedy is all that is recon-
mended, and you can use this as you choose
for tae benefit of the public.
WILLIAM @. CLARK,
Mason and Builder, SO Van Anden st.
Auburn, N. Y, June 3, 1889.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
narrowing

A good deal is written and said about
blowing, but little in regard to harrow
ing. But narrowing is even more impor-
taut than blowing. Flowing cannot
bring the soil into good condition for
the seed. 1t merely prepares it for the
more important work of narrowing, and
unless this is rightly done the soil is
wholly unit for sowing or planting On
light land, by the skillful use of the
pillow, the soil may be very nearly pre-
pared for the seed, but one indispensable
requisite is wanting which the harrow
only can perform, and that is, the con
solidation OF the ground to preserve it
from drying out too much after it is
sown. But on heavy land the soil is ut
terly unfit for the seed until it has been
pSlverized and made fine as deeply as it
has been plowed. The plow turns over,
the furrow slices, at times hard and com
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
Dame Weasel and Her Husband.

When Dame Weasel's son was born,
she called her husband and said: "Gc
find the swaddling- clothes that l want
and bring them to me-"
The husband listened attentively to his
wife's words and said: "What swad-
dling-clothes do you want2'
And Dame Weasel replied: 81 want
an elephants skin.
The poor husband was stupifed by thin
request, and asked his better half if she
was not little out of her head; the
only answer Dame Weasel made was
to toss the child into his arms and dis
appear
She went to seek the earth-worm, and
said to him: " Gossip, my grounds are
full of turf, help me to shake it up a
little"
AS soon as the earth-worm began to
burrow, Dame Weasel called hen:
Gossip" said she, "my turf is full of
earth-worms, come and help me get rid
of them"
The hen hurried to the spot, ate the
worm and began to scratch up the
soil.
A little farther on Dame Weasel met
the cat. Gossip" said she, "there are
some hens in my garden; while l am
away suppose you take walk in that
direction.
The next moment the cat had eaten
the hen. While the cat was RECALLING
herself, Dame Weasel said to the dog
Good, sir, will you leave the cat in
possession of such wide domain2n
The dog, furious, rushed to kill the
cat, not wishing any one but himself to
be lord of the country.
The lion now passing bv. Dame
Weasel saluted him with profound re-
spect. 'AIy lord" said she, don't 90
near that field, it belongs to the dog"
Whereupon the hon, full of Jealous,
fell upon the dog and devoured him.
1t was now the elephants turn: Dame
Weasel begged his support against the
lion, and the elephant entered as a pro-
tector on the grounds of the suppliant
But he did not know that the perfidous
weasel had dug deep hole in her gar
den and covered it with underbrush.
The elephant fell into the snare and
killed himself in tbs fall; the lion, who
feared the elephant, fled into the forest.
Dame Weasel now had the elephants
skin, and showed it to her husband, saw
ing, 81 asked you for the elephants skin,
here it is"
The husband of Dame Weasel had not
Known before that his wife was cleverer
than all the beasts of the earth, and still
less had he imagined that she could be
cleverer than himself. But he found out
at last, and that is why we say, 'As
sharp as a weasel = WiS9om Of Nations.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

There IS a, growing tendency in
Great Britain to substitute grazing for
cultivation. Compared with 1882. acJ
cording to the agricultural returns.
there was in 1888 falling off in the
area devoted to grain and root crops Of
2I4,IO5 acres. There was diminu-
ton of $4,000 acres in the tillage de-
voted to wheat, but an increase in bar
ley and oats. The increase of perma-
nent pasturage amounted to 243, zoo
acres.