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The Columbus journal., 1884-02-13
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An Iowa farmer trains his craze
vines on elm trees, and claims i'm.
proved results Chicago Journal.
Tough meat may be made As ten
der as any by the addition of . little
vinegar to the water when it is put on
to boil.-N. J. Herald.
There is no use in cleaning your
poultry houses unless you burn the old
nests. They will harbor more Of the
various kinds Of poultry parasites than
you can ever exterminate with . white.
wash brush.-E1caanQs.
Partial paralysis in . mare is . Sc
r.ons matter and requires a long time
to produce any beneficial results. Give
her one dram each of powdered nux
vomics and lodide of potash night and
morning in he: fond for q month or two.
Give the paralyzed side plenty Of hand
rubbing aid friction. -Csicayo Horse
nan
A writer in L~ippincot's Magazine
says that the economy of French cook
ing is something 10 open American
eyes. Not q drop of water in which
vegetables are boiled ever drains away
wasted. but with q dish of milk and .
little pork fat OF butter is made good
soup vehicle By means of which to con-
sume dry bread"
In the ea:ly stages the SPAWN. says
the Mirror aud Farmer. is not clearly
develop i. but afterward it is so we'll
marSedth that a SPAWN may be p%ronounced
to exist without an exam nation of the
joint. Treatment should be directed
to the abatement of the Inflammation,
which gives rise to the pain, and also
to promote absorption Of the new
growth. Apply tincture of iodine
daily over the Joint with u brush.
Homemade yeast is much slower
in its acton than brewers, aud if set in
the morning the bread would probably
not be ready till cutie late in the even
ing. A two-pound LOAF will take about
three-quar;ers Of an hOurin an ordinary
oven: ten minutes longer if baked In ,
tin. Keep a clean. bright skewer for
testing. If. when plunged to the lost.
it comes out clean, then the bread may
be drawn. but if sticky it must remain
longer.-N. Y. Herald.
The simple plan of storing eggs 10
dry ashes has been used for some time
by correspondent of the Lice Stock
JournG, with very satisfactory results.
Though rather fastidious about their
quality. he reports having enjoyed
those thus kept during a period of
more than four months, and in one in
stance q whole year. The only precau-
tons seem to be besides, of course.
sound eggs to begin with) ''to see that
the ashes are quite dry, and to see that
the eggs do not touch one another
For barley soup, cut three slices Of
bacon and two pounds of the neck OF
veal in small pieces: put them in =
saucepan or small kettle with q pint Of
water. Let this simmer for three
quarters of an hour, then add one small
onion. a carrot, two stalks of celery.
half a teaspoonful of black pepper. q
teaspoOnful of salt, and two quarts of
hot water. Let this boil for at least
two hours. then take from the fire, and
when cold. remove the fat or scum from
the top, strain the soup, and put it on
the fire and add a pint of barley which
has been washed and soaked in cold
water for three hours at least.-Boston
GIO6e.
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wonderfully fond of the BARN, sir. and
the sight broke me down, and one or
two heaving sobs came from me. no
more to be helped by me than the
tightness in my throat. O, sir, it was
as if a beautiful little Indian bird that
you had cherished and looked after had
died of the Cape cold in spite of your
love. Only this was an immortal be-
ing. a fellow-creature, a little baby that
we had plucked from the very brink OF
an ocean grave into which his mothers
dead embrace was dragging him: and
we had learned to love him.
"'He is gone" said Captain Blsckrtt:
its Gods will, Mr.. Roland. We did
our duty by him-we cShld not have
done more
"'We may take it, sir, that his
mother wanted him. saws the steward.
".Ay, steward, and her entreatv has
been answered. says tho Captain, with
. glance aloft.
II could not take any hand in equip
ping the little mite for his funeral. l
was too much upset sir. The sailmaker
made a tiny hammock for him, and they
put his hands together, and smoothed
the little wreaths of yellow hair upon
his head, and dressed him in clean
things, and, before he was stitched up,
all hands lay aft to say good-by, and
ne'er a man among them that entered
the cabin but stopped to give the little
cold face a kiss before leaving. We
kept him till next day, and buried him
after eight bells had been made.
1T was a green, windy. glistening
morning: the emerald seas ran at us,
melting in froth as they came; and the
shadows of the men gathered around
the gangway, swayed at u feet as the
bark rolled over the surges, and the
dancing sun darted beams like spears
of light from the clouds through which
he swung. o. sir, the contrast of that
little hammock upon the grating with
the huge grave that vas to receive it!
The service was almost more than some
of us could bear; I'd see the men turn
their heads away, and look down, and
when at last it came to the passage
that's a signal at sea for the fitting Of
the body into the water, we all let our
breath out in q sob as the tiny ham,
mock sped like a snowflake over the
side and vanished in the slant of q sea
whose breaking summit flashed q rain
bow over the pot."-London 1els-
grdph.
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Special An nounce meut
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IN ADDITION, We will send free 10 ey-
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Magnificent Plate Engraving of DUPRE'>
last Great Painting, I'm THE MEA.
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and offered for sale at 81, 900.
Tne eminent Artist, =. s. CHURCH,
writing to IL friend in the country last
October, thus slludes to this Picture:
ST. was delighted this morning TO
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This superb engraving III By IL inches.
e1clusiue Of toide border, is worth more
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/ 70 Subscriptions may begin at any
time, and the Agriculturist furnished in
German or English.
The Columbus journal., 1884-02-13
MY LITTLE WIFE.

Nv little wife's a world too sweet
For such a.man as i m
But she's q T~roian-hard to beat
As Hector. son of Priam.
A winsome. wiIful mcesol she;
Brought up to grace 3 palace.
She ran away to marry me,
Half love, half girlish malice.
She never has repented though:
We built q cot in Jersey:
She wore delaine and calico,
And / wore tweed and kersey.
So great our love, it bridged across
Whatever might divide US;
However went the gain or loss,
We felt as rich as Midas
Ihelped her with the brush and broom
Her morning labors aiding:
She followed to the counting-rooms
Made out my bills OF lading-
And once. when sick of chills / lay,
She balanced up the pages;
Did all my work from day to day
And brought home all my wages.
Then 1 was just q sh~ipping-clerk-
Old firm of Graves n Gartner;
Till after long and weary work
They took me in as partner.
Then year on year went gaily round,
While we grew rich and richer,
Until in every spring we found
We dipped a golden pitcher.
When Gartner left grown old and lame)
thought him out cOmpietely:,
Made wife q partner-changed the name
To Wheatiy, Graves and Wheatly.
A silent partner? Not at all:
With genius more than Sapphic,
She improvised-that lady small
The poetry of traffic.
And poetry. that's TRUTH" perforce,
For Mrs. Browning said il:
Her hand, unerring. traced the course
Of debi u of credit.
Her sense of honor fine as floss,
YET strong as hempen cables,
Light as a lariat flung across.
Dragged down our business fables.
She made our home a Paradise,
With taste supreme and subtle;
But said: Il want no cloth OF price.
Wrought with a knavish Shuttle"
And fitting through our Offices.
With word and smile admonished,
swell work no metamorphosls
To make a lie look honest"
And so the business grew n grew
With pot q cloud to daunten;
Till wife, who wanted tea like dew,
Sent me adrift for Canton.
No sooner was ! well at sea.
Than. with a whirl insanic,
Down came that food of ID.
And shook the world with panic.
Then many a house as strong as life
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Fishes in Love.

"Ever see a fish make love?" asked
a naturalist. well, here's q chance"
he continued, pointing to a small square
tank. I'm there are some sticklebacks
that were SEN to ME some time ago,
and for quite a while they have been
working at their nests.
..Buihi nests? l should q so. The
s~tickleback can build as good q nest as
a robin. I've been watching this honey
moon business for about 3 week. I
first noticed the male began to change
his color, becoming a bright red. and
Dol he began to collect small sticks
and pieces of fibre of various kinds;
these he began to mould into regular
form, and then passed around them
with a ~quivering motion, that was to
glue the material together.
Where did the glue come from?'
asked the reporter.
1T comes from . special gland.
was the reply.
ut is IN fact the plaster, and by these
invisible cords the nest was kept in
shape. Every once in a while the fish
would dash into the nest, and finally
a hole was formed. so that the nest is
as you see it now-an oval about three
inches across with a hole through the
center. The material is mostly threads
that l put in for the fish to use. Now
just watch the little fellow"
Taking a large hand magnifier, the
stickleback vas soon brought into
view, looking as large As 3 trout. He
was engaged in q desperate chase after
a coquettish female that lodged here
and there in fruitless efforts to avoid
him, and in a few moments she was
cornered near the nest and reluctantly
passed into the home prepared for hef.
That's the end of the courtship and
welded bliss" said the naturalist.
1.-The male prepares the house, drives
the female in, and when she has laid
the eggs, takes her place until they are
Matched, and, indeed, until the young
fishes are able to attend to them
selves"
The fish had already undertaken its
duties and was stationed over the new
ly laid eggs, aerating them with its
fins, occasionally rushing out to attack
the intruder. He will do this" said
the owner, until the fish are Matched
and able to take care of themselves;
then he will tear down the nest
Boston Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1884-02-13
According to Rabbi Sonnescheiu. of

According to Rabbi Sonneschein, Of
St Louis, the American Jew can keep
Christmas without in the least violating
his religious convictions. The Rabbi
says that the 18th of December was
celebrated by the pagan world as the
time when the longest night gives way
to the frightening of the day, and
that the early Christian church. which
had originally celebrated the natal day
Of its founder in the spring, accepted,
at the END OF the nth century the pa
ton of Christ's birth to December.
Moreover, the M~accabean priests inst.
tuted q festival on the 25th of Kisler,
the corresponding Jewish month, to
take the place Of this pagan feast,
when they had, by defeating the Syrian
king, driven out Greek idolatry.-Ss
LoSis GLOBE.
The Columbus journal., 1884-02-13
Rothchild's Wonderful Orchid.

French horticulturists are ut present
greatly interested in a plant at n Of
N. de Rothchild's celebrated hOthouses
at Ferrieres, near Paris. Perhaps the
strangest of the strange family of or
chids, Wanda LoWi, was discovered by
II. Low in 1847, in the hot, damp forests
of Borneo, where it climbed to the top
of the highest trees. Its long leaves.
which not rarely measured a yard or
more in length, appear small if COM
pared with the length of the clusters OF
buds, which reach q length of three
wards. Each cluster-of which there
are at present eleven in full flower at
Ferrieres-numbers 2s0 buds, all flow
ering at the same time, which r so
different in appearance that side by side
they may be easily taken for distinct
species. The plant was bought in 1876
for . large sum of money, but q tpresent
it is considered worth $685. 900. 1t Is re-
ported from Italy that in the garden Of
Marquis Corsi Salviati, in Sesto Flor
iento, the Wanda LoUi is also at pres
ent in flower, which is the first time it
has ever lowered in Italy.-PaH Mall
Gazette.
The Columbus journal., 1884-02-13

Foreman Allin, of the Springfield.
Mass. armory, who is something Of .
meteorologist, has . novel explanation
of the gradual equalization OF climate
north and south-that ut the south be-
coming colder as that of the north be-
comes warmer. Every storm he thinks.
is due to electricity, and the railroads
and telegraph lines, with their steel
rails and wires, forming IS they do .
network of conductors all over the
country. tend to equalize the climate.
Boston Post.
The Columbus journal., 1884-02-13

Since the appointment Of the Na-
tional Convention there, Chicago 10
said to wear its hat on one side and
smoke . cigar at an angle Of forgive
degreeA-N =. ConsmeSciatA dvessssess
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$780,. 1884.
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ests Of its readers and its publish
ers. Published at Columbus, Platte
county, the centre Of the agricul-
tursl portion Of Nebraska,it is read
by hundreds Of people east who are
looking towards Nebraska as their
future home. Its subscribers in
Nebraska are the staunch, solid
portion Of the community, as is
evidenced by the fact that the
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other fact that
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Of all kinds neatly and quickly
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Of printing is nearly always Want
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fact, we have SO provided for it
that We III furnish envelopes, let
ter heads, bill heads, circulars,
posters, ETC., ETC., on very short
notice, and promptly on time as
We promise.
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ID n IF the men forward, q neat hand
with the needle, a chap named Claw, to
make into a co ;ple of suits of linen for
the baby; and this and q knitted waist
o and a swathing of flannel round
his body and legs kept him tidy and
warm and comfortable. We got mighty
fond of him. We'd bring him on deck
and lay him in the fold of q sail or on
the ensign when the weather was fine
and warm, and then you'd see him
kicking up his legs in the sunshine,
toasting his tiny toes in it, and looking
at his fingers and talking to himself.
He made the bark more human than
ever l thought a vessel could be rem
dered. He begot a strong home feeling
in Us all. and you'd see the moving
fancies he'd put into the men as they'd
creep aft-and / never pretended to
notice them-to have a look at the little
'un. Many a stream of tobacco juice
I've see them squirt overheard from
the quarterback after watching the
baby, as if their hearts were too full to
suffer EN- to wait until they got for
ward to expectorate.
But n day, sir, there came an end
to this. 1t must have been the cutting
of a tooth, / think. He had q fit, but
pulled through it, and W. thought him
all right, and l left him sleeping and
looking comfortable enough in my bunk
while l went on deck. We were then
in latitude twenty-eight degrees south.
in the tail of the trade wind.
Il had been on deck two hours, when
the steward came up through the com
panion. and. approaching me slowly
and speaking very solemnly, he says:
MI. Roband,' he says, little Jimmy
that was the name he went by-'little
Jimmy he says. has gone to jine his
mother
Il started and said: What's that
you say?' He answered: Our little
'un's dead, SIR
81 ran below and found the Captain
in my cabin looking 1t the baby that
lay . corpse in my hunk. had grown.
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in it there was no installing. that's no
cat, lads. Follow me- And l walked
straight to the cabin, from which the
sound appeared to come. and opening
| the door. saw Just the kind of sight nv
mind seemed to have been prepared by
the cry We had heard to witness. The
cabin was a bit of box with a scuttle
over the topmost of a couple of hunks.
There were some female garments on
the deck. along with an infants feeding
bottle, broken, and a few other domeS-
tic odds and ends only me with at sea
when there are women aboard. As we
entered, a second small, wailing cry
came from the upper bunk, and, on
looking, we spied a dead women in it.
with her right arm east around a baby
nine or ten months old. 1t was impos-
sible to tell that she was dead till we
drew close and saw the signs plain.
She was . young woman. not more
than twenty-six or twenty-seven. her
hair yellow. and in life I don't doubt
she had been pretty enough, but now
her tacs was so strangely white that she
might have passed for q figure worked
in plaster of Paris. The baby was too
young to st up; he lay-it was a boy,
sir-he lay on his dead mothers arm.
giving row and then the queer cry we
had heard, the wall an infant utters af-
ter it has exhausted itself in CRYING for
hours. | picked him up out of the
bunk and found him wet through. and
his flesh like stone. for the cold. His
mothers clothes-if the woman were
his mother, which l don't doubt-were
streaming wet, too. and this made us
suppose that she had been driven from
the deck by the washing water and had
entered heri cabin and had lain
down to die there.
The men spoke hurriedly about how
it came to pass that these two should
have been left alone in the wreck. Who
was she? I said there was no account.
ing for what happened ut sea- She
might have been the wife of the master,
Who was drowned in the storm, and LEI
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-07-17
wilders's Mock Marriage.

Staunton, Junde 21.-Social cir
Giles in this village have been much
excited for the past day or two over
a marriage made in fun, but which
turns out to be a serious matter.
Miss E. Drew Gibbs, of Mississippi,
who graduated two weeks ago at the
Wesleyan Female Seminary, told her
friends last Sunday that she was go
ing to drive in the country with q
friend, B. L. Wilder, of Georgia.
Two ladies and three or four gentle
men accompanied them They re-
turned some hours afterwards, Miss
Gibbs going to the house Of friends
and Wilder to the hotel, and leaving
here the next day.
1t turned out the next day that
there hal been marriage under the
following circumstances: By some
mysterious means blank form of
marriage license was obtained andfll-
ell in with the names Of the parties the
brides age being put at % and the
grooms at %, his bushes a railroad
conductor, aud all the usual ques-
tons answered, to which was signed
the name of j. II. Thomas, Deputy
clerk. The parties furnished with
this paper, presented themselves to
the Rev George A Long, at Mt. Sid
ney, some eight miles from here, on
the Winchester pike, and by him the
marriage ceremony was solemnly per-
formed, as is certified to over his
signature, the certificate hearing
date 18th, June, 'S4. The license
was returned to the city clerks office,
where that official endorsed upon it
the statement that no such license
had been issued by him, and that the
signature was q forgery.
1t is said that the parties to the
marriage had been engaged, though
they had never met till within
week or two before the marriage, and
that the bride and groom aud their
friends accompanying them, all re-
garded the matter in the light of a
joke at first, but those better Inform
ed as to the law assert that the mar
riage is legal one and nothing but
4 divorce can annul it. The matter
has, therefore, assumed very serious
shape. The groom has disappeared.
The bride remains here and her
friends have been informed of the
unpleasant affair 1t is also stated
that the Attorney General of Missis-
sippi, who is a relative of the bride,
has telegraphed that he will be here
in few days to investigate the mat
ter aud attempt to untangIe it.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-07-17
A Boon Companion.

Mr.. John Rolfe, Champion Bicy-
clist Of Australia and England, writes
to the Argus Melbourne, Australia,
that in the six days contest for The
championship, after riding s consecu-
tive hours each day his limbs became
stiff and sore, and he is positive he
won the great race, aud was enabled
to ride anohor 100 miles against
time Immediately afterward, from
the wonderful effects produced by
the use of St. Jacobs OIL, in training
and racing. He calls it his boon
companion, and recommends it to all
athletes,
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-07-17
cleveland ait che Can1tol.

Washington, July 5.-The drift of
opinion in Washington tonight IS
strongly toward Cleveland's nomina-
ton. His friends in congress from
New York have received, to-day, tele.
grams from Manning and other
Cleveland leaders at Chicago, stating
that there is no doubt that he will be
presented as New York's candidate.
They claim to have received ASST
RANGES of sufficient support from 9TH
Ell states to nominate Cleveland on
the first ballot. The difference in
the tone Of his friends i'll Washing.
ton is very marked. A weak ago
they were anxious and confessed that
that the outlook was very complicat-
ed. Tonight they are extremely
confident and back their assertions
with good evidence. Letters have
been received from New York to the
effect that Tammany is by no means
solidly opposed to Cleveland, and it
is thought that a huge game of bluff
is being played by Kelly and Grady.
Randall has undoubtedly gained re-
Gently, and he is classed in corridor
gossip ct the capitol tonight on even
terms with Bayard. Cleveland has
the clear lead of the field, with his
supporters enthusiastic and agrees
slve. A large number of the demo
cratic congressman from all sections
will leave for Chicago tonight, and
Others go tomorrow The decided
majority Of them favor Cleveland, and
will work for his nomination. Car
Isle has a special parlor car engaged
for himself and a few friends, and
hoped to start for Chicago tomorrow,
but the condition of the business of
congress at this hour renders his de-
tention until Monday probable.
Randall will also reach there at the
eleventh hour. The talk is tonight
for Hubbard, Of Texas, as the tempo
rary and Thurman as the permanent
chairman.
The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-07-17

Mr.. Spencer Bate, an Engl ish sci
enlist, says that the coming man will
have no teeth. His idea is that as
man develops, the matter that now
goes to make his teeth will be used
TO make his brains, until finally man
will become toothless. 1t is to be
hoped that the beef in some localities.
which shall be nameless, will be
much tenderer than it is now when
that time comes.