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Taglioni on Prince Albert.

The memoirs of Taglioni, the dan
seuse, which are soon to be published
in Paris, will be of piquant interest, as
they tell the famous dancers expert
ences with graceful and amusing direct
ness. Here is an illusion to Prince Al
bert, the late consort of Queen Victoria,
that is very reliable:
At last Jenny Lind has finished her
performances, and the ballet is once
more the chief attraction. There has
been arranged for Cerrito, Rosati and
myself a dance called "Le Pas des Dees-
SEES" which we dance together. 1t has
been a great success for all three of us.
The receipts have been very large, and
applause enthusiastic, and the stage has
been strewn with boGuets. All, Il her
majesty, Queen Victoria, would only
honor one of our performances with
her presence! But there is no danger
of that. She has even forbidden her
husband, Prince Albert, who is dying
with anxiety to see us,'to show the tip
of his nose in the royal box. Iamt told,
however, that n night the prince stole
away and came incognito. All, if the
queen knew that But / would pity the
fool who should tell her. 1t is a fine
thing 10 be a queenl At least one ought
to be able to be jealous officially and to
restrain ones tickle husband. Tickle
ness, however, is not a fault, it is said,
of Prince Albert, who ~passionately loves
the queen. But then a prince Is only
a man!
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21
HOUSE, FARM and GARDEN.
The Art Of Drinking nri1r.

Milk should not be taken in copious
draughts like beer or any other fluids
which differ from it chemically. If we
consider the use of milk in infancy, the
physiological ingestion, that is, of food
provided for it, each small mouthful is
secured by effort and slowly presented
to the gastric mucuous surface for the
primal digestive stages. 1t is thus reg
ularly and gradually reduced to curd,
and the stomach is not oppressed with
a lump of half-coagulated milk. The
same principle should be regarded in
case of the adult. Milk should be
slowly taken in mouthfuls, at short in
%tervals, and thus it is rightly dealt with
by the gastric juice. If milk be taken
after other food it is almost sure to
burden the stomach and cause discom-
fort and prolonged indigestion, and
this for the obvious reason that there
is not sufficient digestive agency to dis
pose of it, and the better the quality of
the milk the more severe the discomfort
will be under these conditions.-Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21

great combination auction sales of i'm
ported and domestic stock in cities,
that the buyers are not fully admitted
TO. Country animals are sent there to
be washed, shampooed, combed,
groomed and pumped by skillful
hands, days and weeks before the sale,
and then under the glare Of an electric
light in the excitement of a crowd, the
willy au~ctioneer caps the climax with
figures Of speech that entrap the un-
wary. This is a gambling in stocks"
that is literal, as some have found to
their sorrow. The wonder is that some
of the agricultural papers, that are usu-
ally sensible, should sell themselves so
cheaply in abetting the swindle.
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21
strawberries For Next summer.

Whether we make a bed the coming
fall, or next spring, by setting out plants
from that have taken root in
IN old bed, a fair crop of fruit connot
be expected until 1886. A few scattered
berries may be borne, but nothing like
a crop, until such plants have been in
their new location for a year. The only
way in which it is possible to prepare a
bed that will afford a crop next spring
is to set out pot layered plants.
At present nearly all of the nursery
men supply ~pot-layered plants; it is
true that they cost more than plants
dug up from the beds where they
have taken root, out only enough more
to pay for the extra trouble. If one
has al established bed, he can easily
strike the runners in pots himself. The
earliest runners will give the strongest
plants, but it is not too late to layer
them this month. Small pots, two or
three inches across the top, are to be
filled with light rich soil. Strong
runners, just about to take root, are
selected, and a pot of soil is set or
plunged in the soil of the bed, directly
under each runner planting the pot
well down, so that its edge will be on
a level with the surface of the bed.
Place the runner, or rather the young
plant at the end of it, in the center of
the pot, and hold it in place to prevent
it being blown about, by the use of
small hooked pegs, pieces of wire bent
like a hair pin, or wen by laying asmall
clod or stone upon it. When
well rooted, which will
be about in three weeks, the slen-
der stem that connects the new plant
with old, may be cut, and the potted
plants will be ready to set out in the
new bed. The sooner such plants can
be set out the better, August being the
best time if the plants are ready. The
bed being well prepared, and MANFRED,
set the plants in rows two feet apart,
with eighteen inches between them in
the row. Give the pots a thorough
watering, and the ball of earth may be
turned out without the least disturbance
of the roots. In a dry time the plants
should be watered, and all runners that
appear upon them are to be pinched
off, in order to concentrate the growth
in the crown. At the approach of win
ter, cover the bed with straw; it should
lie thinly over the plants, and thicker
between them.-American Agriculturlst.
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21
Curtains.

Curtains are used so much for door
ways that the ingenuity of woman is
tried to achieve something in curtains a
little different from her neighbors'.
One successful woman made a pair of
dark brown felt; they reached just to
the floor; did not lie upon it at all.
About half a yard from the bottom was
placed a band of plush at least half a
yard wide, and of the exact color of a
pussy willow bud just before it shows
signs of opening-that soft and exquis-
tie shade of gray. These bands were
blind-stitched to the felt, and there was
no embroidery or ornamentation of ony
kind. And yet in a day of ornate en-
Enlistment they were handsome and
satisfactory to the eye.
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21
English Weddings.

AS weddings in the English style
are all the rage this season, it may be
interesting to mention a few points re-
garding what is considered the correct
form on the other side of the Atlantic.
After the departure of the bride and
bridegroom the party at once breaks up 4;
and in London it is not customary to
have any festivity in the evening. In
the country there is often a dance
to amuse those staying in the
house. Neither car dis nor cake are
sent, and people discover for
themselves when the young couple re-
turn from their wedding tour, and call
at their convenience. When the bride
appears for the first time at a dinner in
any house she takes precedence of ev-
cry one, no matter how high his rank
provided such appearance is within
three months of her marriage, after
which time she is nc longer considered
a bride. This custom is, however, be-
ginning to fall into disuse, excepting IN
rural districts. The bridegroom does
not obtain any precedence. The bride
often wears her wedding dress for her
first large dinners and parties, the or
ange blossoms must be removed, as
they r only permissible on the we'd
ding day.
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21
True Fascination.

The reign of very young girls over
the heart of man is ended. "Sweet six
teen" is insipid-"facinating eighteen"
tame. At twenty-five the young lady
of the present day may be said to be in
teresting, at thirty she is charming, and
at thirty-three fascinating. But it is
not till the woman gets well into the
forties that she reaches the angelic
period where temper no longer Yields
the mastery, and mature thought
smooths out the ragged outlines of her
mental life. If she understands the
art of self-preservation she may also re-
tain at this age the better part of her
physical charmes, and be pretty in spite
of the years. Ninon de L'Enclos was
regarded as a belle and a beauty at six
ty, and care and discretion are only nee
essary to carry the beauty of youth far
into mature life. Another custom is
coming into vogue which must lend hope
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21
household Reeeipts.

RHUBARB. Take rhubarb as soon as
gathered, peel and cut as you would
for pies, then pack your jar full and
pour in cold spring water until your
cans are full to the brim seal up imme-
diately and put down cellar until wanted.
Use glass al with glass or glass lined
covers.
RASPBERRY VINEGAR.-Pour n quart
Of vinegar over thr ee quarts of ripe
raspberries in a china vessel. Let 1T
stand tw~enty-four hours, then strain it.
Pour the liquor over three quarts of
fresh raspberries, and let it infuse
again for a day and night; strain again
and add one pound of white sugar to
each pint of juice. Boil twenty min
utes, Swimming well. Bottle when
cold. For the beverage, add n part
Of the raspberry vinegar to four parts
of ice water. From Practical Cook
ing and dinner giving"
KoUMss.-A good substitute for the
Russian koumiss made from the mares
milk may be made thus from cows milk.
To n quart of milk in an oarthen dish
add two heaping tablespoonfuls sugar
and a large tablespoonful of yeast. Set
this near the fire until fermentation be-
gins, which will be when bubbles rise
OIL the top. Stir it down and bottle,
leaving a little space at the top of the
bottle. Cork tightly and tie the corks
down. Let it stand in a temperature
of 40 degrees for a week and then it is
ready for use. Open it with a spigot,
or the contents of the bottle may be
lost. This is a very nourishing drink
for invalids and for those whose appe-
tites are slight.
STEwED ONIoNs.-Select young on
ions, top, tail and skin, let them lie in
cold water an hour before cooking.
Then cover with hot water, boil 10 min.
utes, drain, again cover with hot water
and cook until almost tender. Turn
off all but half a teacupful of the water,
add a cup of milk, a generous lump of
butter, pepper and salt, and stew ten
der. The disagreeable odor left after
eating onions may be partly removed
by eating a few grains of roasted coffee.
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21

to many a spinster and widow of IN
certain age, and that is the fashion of
women marrying men younger thqn
themselves. Perhaps this can hardly
be called a novel innovation, however,
for it has been practiced in the older
countries for many years, aIdi Ireland
has long been the custom. DR..
johnson married O woman old enough
to be his mother; Disraeli was many
years his wife's junior, and Aaron Burr
married a widow several years older
than himself. The famous Madame
de Stael was forty-four
when she picked up u young
officer of twenty or so, and Rachel mar
ried Varnhagen Won Ense when she was
over forty, and he in the twenties. All
of these were happy marriages, and
Miss Thackeray, Mrs. Craik, and Mar
geret Fuller seemed to believe in such
unions, for they chose comparative
youngsters for matrimonial mates. Mod
ern and recent marriages Of this kind
have proved lucky unions, and as some
of the latter have given a sort of tone
and fashion to the custom, we may look
out for a tide in that direction. If it
becomes the fashion for women to
choose husbands younger than them
selves, o~ld-fashioned folk may preach
against it in vain.
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21
Kindness as an Investment.

There is nothing worse for domestic
animals than to scare them half to death.
Fright uses up the vital forces more
than work, more than the growth OF
flesh or fat, more than anything else,
unless it is persistent starvation.
We have had two men working for
us, with teams, on the same farm at the
same time. One would take his horses
from the stable when they had been re-
freshed by a few days rest, and were
feeling well, and because they were
pretty frisky while they
were being hsrnessed, and the
off horse did not keep the furrow well
at the first send-off, would get out of
patience and yell at his team till finally
they would break into a trot, when he
would throw the pillow to the full depth
into the first hummock he could find,
bring the team to a full stop, and by
this time they would be we'll in a "lath-
er" and quivering with excitement.
After he had yelled a few minutes, and
the horses had become fully frightened,
they had used up strength enough to
move the pillow for an hour.
The other man knew better. When
he observed, while "hitching up" that
the horses heads were carried high, and
that they were feeling first rate, he
would say to himself: "There is a
good head of steam on to-day,
and 1 shall be able to get a
good days work out of these fell
lows if I save it all to be used to the
best advantage" Therefore he would
speak in as quiet a tone as possible,
would move gently about, and aim to
get his team afield without the risk of
any rumpus or excitement, and would
bear with a few irregularities, such as
getting out of the furrow and pulling
by fits AMI starts a few times. The con-
sequence would be that when they we're
warmed up to their work, they would
on smoothly and at the same
time quickly, and at the end of an hour
there would be a row of nice burrows to
show as an equivalent for the steam"
the other man had used up in mere
fret and fume and worry and passion.
As it is with larger animals, so it is
true of fowls; if you at all times exer-
else kindness toward them, they will
doubly repay you for all your care
and kind attention. American Poul-
try Yard.
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21
Farming Paragraphs.


There is nothing that brightens a
home so much, no matter how lowIy-
or the possessor also-as love and good
nature.
Treat your wife as you did your
sweetheart and you will have a sweet
heart all your life.
Lima beans must be tied to the poles
as they grow. The poles should not be
over eight feet high, for they commence
bearing we'll only after the top is
reached.
The best time to cut Canada thistles
is when they are in flower, the root
being then in its weakest condition.
kill them, renders it less difficult to
destroy by later cuttings.
Prof. William Brown, of the agricul-
tural college at Guelph, Ont, says that
there is no line of the farmers work at
the present moment, even with wool so
low, that pays so well gives so little
trouble, fewer risks, earlier returns, and
in most ways makes things so comfort
able, as wool.
When a GOV learns the trick of suck
ing herself she is rarely cured. The
habit may be prevented by putting a
girdle about the COW and a halter on her
head, and fitting a wooden rod from a
ring in the Sirdle to another in the hal
ter, making it pass between the fore
legs. She cannot then get her head
around to her side. But generally it is
best to fatten such a troublesome cow
for the butcher. Germantown Tele-
graph.
The small red spiders which infest
house plants may be destroyed by dust
ing them with fine Scotch snuff or sui
phur, Oh by dipping them in tobacco
water. The common kerosene emulsion,
made by dissolving A ounces of soap in
a spoonful of kerosene-oil and beating
all up until thoroughly mixed is a good
remedy for all the pests which infest
house plants, whether on the leaves OF
in the soil at the roots.
The American Cultivator says there
are not so many good plowmen now as
formerly, in part, doubtless, a result of
using the sulky pillow, with which extra
skill in blowing does not count. An
other reason probably is, that few hired
men now understand the art of setting
a pillow so that it will run easily for
both team and holder. The pillow
should run level, the point neither dig
ging downwards o turning up. 1t is
but the work of a minute to set the
pillow right for one who understands the
business. Good blowing is an art; bad
luck to the country should it become
one of the lost arts.
Among the records of the First
Church, at Roxbury, Mass, as given by
the lannon's Apostle Elliott, is an ac-
count of the ravages of the army worm,
or as the old worthy called them, "armys
of catterpillers, which devoured some
meadows of grass, and greatly de-
voured barley, beingthe most greene and
Corne," etc. Elliott says these
worms were removed ION a suddaine,
much prayer with fasting in
places" The same means for re-
moving the pest are notnow resorted to
by ga wicked and adulterous generation"
and thus the army worm plays havoc
occasionally.
The Springfield Republican, speak
ing of the course of certain journals
which foster this for the advertising it
affords, says, there is an inside to the
The Mineral argus., 1884-08-21

The fishing nets that have been boxed
for so long awake from their Rip Van
Wrinkle slumbers to find themselves
serving as portieres and are quite as
tonished at their effectiveness in the way
of decoration. The color needed is Sc
cured by tassels or worsteds of different
tints on the edge. The fall of netting at
the top may be the ground work for gay
ornamentation.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-11-01
Standard MEANWHILE TENNESSEE SATURDAY, Nov 1884

Dawes, Knoxville; VIM. w. Yonge,
Chattanooga D. F. Wallace, Nc
Minuville; E. 0. Nathurst, Tracy
City Newton Collier, Murfreesboro
John j. Gill, Shelbyville; VIM. H.
Brown, Lebanon; j. B, Howeson,
Gallatin; A. j. McWhirter, Nashville;
j. B. McEwen, Franklin; A. w.
Stockell, Columbia; G. H, Slaughter,
st. Bethlehem: Beck Il Bransford,
Union City; A. s. Currey, Trenton
Robert Gates, Jackson, and R. G.
Craig q Co., Memphis.
Manufactured articles must pay
freight one way.
Articles should be shipped by Nov,
vember LIST if practicable, or as soon
thereafter as possible.
Respectfully,
A. j. MCWHIRTER, Com.
JOHN SLACK, Alternate.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-11-01
How to Pluck Poultry.

We have noticed persons on market
day go out and kill twelve or fifteen
fowls and bring them into a room
where there wouldbe a half dozen wo
men and boys pulling g few feathers at
time, between the thumb and fore
finger, to prevent tearing them. Now,
for the benefit of such, we will give
our plan: Hang the fowl by the feet
by small cord then with a small
knife give one cut across the upper
jaw opposite the corners of the mouth.
After the blood has stopped running in
a stream, place the point of the knife
in the groove in the upper part of the
mouth, run the blade up into the back
part of the head, which will cause a
twitching Of the muscles. Now is your
time, for every feather yields as if by
magic, and there is no danger of tear.
ing the most tender chick. Before he
attempts to flap you can have him as
bare as the day he came out of the
egg,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-11-01

others in Europe; wehave associated
with us Mr.. G. o. Mailloux, an ac-
complished electrical engineer and
mathematician, whose articles upon
this subject in the electrical world,
have attracted notice throughout the
scientific world, and we believe we
can produce such plans and specifica-
tons for this work, should it be pro-
jected as will insure its success. We
will reiterate the statement that the
plan is entirely practicable, and state
that we are ready to contract with
bonds of undoubted responsibility, to
do the work.
We beg refer youto The Electric
Railway. Co. of the U. S. to Mr.. S. d,
Field, electrician of the Commercial
Telegram Co., The Electrical World,
and can give you a large list of further
references if desired.
Yours very truly,
DI1, q, HrArN