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, 1884-01-05

as well "a a credit to the town.
The foundations of the Catholic
college have been laid, but further
work will be postponed until spring.
Bricks for the building are being
manufactured on the ground. The
two lower stories are to be of stone
and the upper two of brick. This is
designed to be the second of two
principal seats of learning being op-
Grated by the Jesuit fathers on the
Pacific slope, the other being located
at San jose, Cal.
A handsome public school build
ing has been erected this season on a
prominent elevation in the south
part of town. Mt a cost Of 81 200. II
il one oC the fnast strrcturas in
town. and is n standing witness. seen
and interpreted nv all comers of the
sound INDICTMENT rs well as the pub-
lie snirit of the naonIa who voted nm
on themselves A tax to build il
Four departments are now in OPERA
tion in this school building, and the
attendance of pupils is 200.
The business men have also built
bv subscrjption n bridge over the
Spokane river at point near Posts
Touring mill, costing about $1,000.
And almost FORGOT to mention
one very important addition to the
business of the town made during
the past season, viz: A sash and
door factory, where all sorts of
mouldings, dressed woods and the
most expensive kinds of woodwork
are manufactured. The institution
is operated under the firm name of
w. c. johnson & Co., and cost
$1,000.
So we have an aggregate Of about
slS7,OOO as the cost of new business
houses built in Spokane Falls in the
season of 1888. And for educational
buildings $4,000 have been eXpend-
ed during the same period. Mr..
Cannon is building handsome resi-
dence in the western part of the
town, which will cost him little, if
any, short of $4,000. An estimate
within bounds will place the number
Of dwelling houses built in Spokane
Falls during the season Of 1888, at
something over one hundred, at a
cost of Sl25,OOO.
Perhaps this may be regarded as a
very fair exhibit for Il small town
whose " booming" excitement sub
sided months ago, and whose busi-
moss mon arc sip,nIv worl,irrun
and hpildiro IN tbe rcoriromonfs ot
the Times and oF a cool irdomant
xrw Co,yxTv,
Tho Territorial ,ooisIatnre hos fust
Dossad ON oct nrovidirg for tbo sot
ting off of a now conntv from, tho
Territory covered bv Snokore corntv
leaving SDolape E,IIs Of or yor,,
near The cepter of tho nrasart cou,t,,
of Snokape This 10 a copsrrp,n-
tion deyoutIv desired bv the nponle
of this town and tbev are exrnsohlv
happv over it. If is expocted of
course that the legation of The
county seat will he permanently do
cid.d NV a vote ~ tho oIo,tHrs !,
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

PLAIN OOL DREssES,-Women do moi
pay enough attention TO the warmth
of their underwear or the protection
afforded by good winter stockings and
shoes. The most important item in the
winter wardrobe, says "Demorest's," is
soft knitted underwear and hosiery. and
for women who are exposed to changes
Of temperature the latter should always
be OF wool, not coarse and harsh. but
soft and light, and the former nearly
all wool, and made in II whole gar
ment, combinations" so called. of
vest and drawers. Women are usualiv
poor and find it difficult to make ends
meets and secure nice winter outside
clothing of ever the most modest pre-
tensions; and wooden, that is merino.
underwear of good quality, seems quite
beyond them yet it is vastly more i'm
pOrtant than dress, cloak or hat. at
least it is more important that 1t be
genuine than that these should be fine
or costly; the result in health and COM
fort beng worth more than can be
calculated. 1t is particularly advisable
that young school teachers should OBJ
serve this rule in regard TO winter cloth
ing, and lay in their stock of merino
hosiery and underwear before begin
Mug upon more tempting outside gar
ments. Once foatified against sudden
chills, dampness or penetrating snow,
there is little danger to be feared from
colds, and the thickness OF the mater
ial is OF little moment; although it must
always be remembered that wool is
more healthful and more comforting
than silk or cotton in cold weather, and
the service to be obtaine cd from n good
quality outweiRhs the cost.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

Who would understand nowadays the
significance of the epithets ''cold'
crysarthemum or impatient crocus?
Girls who wear the nsrclssus in the ball
Don do not know, probably, that it
was the saddest flower of the year, the
cOronaI of the fates, and gloomily dedi-
Gated to the internal powers. We call
the daffodil gay; yet antiquity knew i
was fatal, and never forgot the doom OF
Ceres daughter. The primrose was a
funeral flower, and the rose, perennial
,ly, the blossom of death. And SO on
with a score of others that are now
chief fnvorites of our gardens and IN
promiscuous use. Old works on botany
treasured these f~ancies, but modern
science regards them as irrelevant and
gagan. Yet it may seem to the whim-
steal, perhaps, that a charm Il somehow
added to friendship with flowers by
knowing their legendary associations.
Who, for instance, cares for lilies the
less to learn that once they were purple,
but that the baby Hercules, s%natching
away his lips impatlently from his
mothers breast, let fall upon the earth
the drops that nave left the lilies milk
white forever Can critics of the sun
flower be severe when they remember
that those discs of color hold up their
faces so patiently to the sky because
they are possessed with the spirit OF
Ulytie, the water nymph who loved the
sun god too well, and that the splendor
of the yellow is really the reflection
upon her upturned face of her lovers
meridian glory2 Poppies formed the
wreaths of the household gods, the
most tranquil of the deities; vlolets
were sacred TO Minerva; the marigold
was the fatal decoration OF the sacrifice.
Thus, in turn, each of our familiar
flowers would be found to possess some
quaint association with the remote past,
associations which in one part or an
other of the country still survive In
more or less fragmentarY form.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

Wilkes county, Ca, is in great ex-
citemeut over the discovery of a large
quantity of confederate treasure, about
which so much has been said and writ
ten. During a storm a small oak tree
was blown down nine miles from Wash
ington. John Frank, while riding by
saw something shining. and examined
the roots OF the tree. He found almost
a peck of gold and a large guam
tity of jewels and precious stones.
Among the latter were diamonds, ru-
bies and pearls. and many pieces of eX-
quisite workmanship, the value of
which has been placed by several con-
noisseuTsa at $40, 600. The belief expressed
by all who have seen the treasure is that
it is part of that lost by the Confederate
Cabinet during its flight through this
section. The road upon which the
treasure was found is, the same upon
which the Confederates Tetreated. 1t
is supposed that the person who secur-
ed his part of the treasure, being I'M
able to carry at off in safety, hid it,
and either died a natural death or was
killed soon after, and consequently the
treasure was unearthed.
The great quantity of jewels and
precious stones suggests that they must
be the contents of the mysterious jewel
ry box Entrusted to Mrs. Moss, and Ia
ken from her shortly afterward by a
stranger while retreating through the
country. President Davis andhis cabi-
net, together with other distinguished
Confederates, stopped at the residence
of Mrs. Moss, an aged widow, where it
is believed the last Council was held.
When the meeting was over, General
John C. Breckenridge called in Mrs.
| Moss, and, handing her a box Of quaint
device, told her that it was of great
value, containing rare jewelry, which
had been pawned 10y ladies Ofthe COnfed-
eracy for the benefit of the cause, and
desired her to secrete 1t until some one
with proper authority should come to
claim it. When the party resumed its
retreat, Mrs. Moss examined the con-
tents of the box and was dazzled by the
brilliance which met her gaze. For
several weeks she kept her trust a pro-
found secret, and guarded it from hun
dreds of men who were searching the
country for remnants of the robbed treG-
sure train. One night a horseman rode
up to her residence. Alighting, he
called Mrs. Moss aside and i'll whisper
ed words told her he was the accredited
agent of persons who had left the jew
elry box in her possession and he had
been instructed to call for it, Com
pletely deceived blythe mans assurance
of honesty she placed the box in his
hands to see him disappear i'll the dark,
ness, and to realize the next day thai
she had been cruelty imposed upon
She died a month later. The fact tina
the jewels just found correspond 50 vel
with the'contents Of the mysterious boz
lends color to the supposition that the.
are the same.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

The HORSE IN WINTER Care should
be taken that the horses are so shoe
that a sudden icy spell will not confpe
them to the stable from fear OF slipping.
Too many valuable horses are strained
and injured by carelessness in this mat
rer, or are kept in the stable without
opportunity for healthy exercise. Re
member also hat they now have then
winter coats of haia on, and after a smart
drive the roots of the hair will be mois-
tened with perspiration, which should
be rubbed off before allowing them to
stand ID a cold stable, to avoid danger
of sudden colds. Especial care should
also be taken to clean and dry the feet
and ankles, as snow, ice and frozen mud
allowed to remain there over night is a
severe drain npon the vitality of the
animal, and a frequent cause of thrush,
grease and rheumatism. Horses should
never stand where a current of cold all
can strike them while III the stable Par.
ticular care in this respect is needed
when they come into the stable warm
after being exercised.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

aoyING LARGE TREEs.-There are
always more or less persons every
s priDg who desire to transplant trees of
co nsiderabIe size. The true method to
be pursued in such cases is to root
prune them the spring previous to their
intended removal, cutting off all hori-
zontal roots at a distance of eighteen
inches to three feet, according to the
size of the tree, Each root so severed
will throw out a new set Of tibrous
roots-feeders-which, with care, can
be saved in moving the tree when the
time comes, and greatly lessons the risk
of its dying. Without such previous
root-pruning the next best method is to
take it up with a ball OF frozen earth on
the roots. When this is intended, work
should now be done without delay, A
trench should be dug about the tree to
a depth which will cut all horizontal
roots, and filled with horse manure or
other material, the mIlching off from
the ball, and with a little digging and
cutting the top root the tree can be
tipped over with a frozen ball of earth
enclosing its roots, and can then be
hauled on a stone boat or sled to the
place for setting. The top must be
shortened in to correspond with the loss
Of root, otherwise there will be more
demand upon the roots than they can
sustain. 1t is an open question i'll such
cases whether it is not best to remove
the top entirely, leaving only the bare
trunk, which will throw out new branch
es from the top, according to the vigor
there is to sustain them and form al
entire new top.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

o'UroH my word, " said a young lady
ina the position oG receiving clerk in the
main office Of the Western Union telc-
graph office. New York. cit doesn't seem
TO me that men who do business hEN
brains enough to keep them ont Of the
poorhouse, il they had to work o rother
peopIe. You have no idea how difficult
il is TO strike just the right sort Of de-
meanor in a place like this. The man
ager tells us that we must be nice and
amiable and never curto or slucy. That's
all very well, but we find that 1t won't
do TO obey those orders too fully. |
don't take more than half a smile, more
than a word to excite insulting famili-
arity in a good many customers. | get
mad enough twenty times a day to
strike my list right through that wicket
into their silly, ag~rayating, mawkish
faces"
Notwithstanding the sentimental dis
abilities which masculine idiocy thus
imposes on woman, they + getting
along frst-rate in New York in making
their way into good employment. a
letter, from that city says: Ten years
az the needle and sewing machine
provided the only work for them above
mental positions. Clerkships in stores
were opened more and more to them,
until at present they outnumber men
ten to one behind our retail counters.
But it remains for the Typewriter, by
its introduction generally into mercan-
tile and professional offices to provide
wages for women of education and
naturally bright intellects. The differ
ent makes of these machines are click
ing by the thousand in this city. The
operators commonly attain a speed of
1000 words an hour, which is about AS
fast as the merchant, the lawyer or the
journalist cares to dictate letters, docu-
ments, OF articles. Scarcely a brokers'
office ON Wall street is without afemale
amanuensis. There is a reason, aside
from the fact that these women are glad
to work for less pay than men of equal
attainment would accept, for preferring
them as private secretaries. The per
son in such a position necessarily gets at
the secrets of his employer 1t is no.
%torious, for instance, that men acting in
this capacity for Jay Gould have en-
riched themselves by making use Of
knowledge obtained in the course OF
their duty.
Now, it may be that women are WORST
than men at keeping secrets, but it is
also true that they are not so ready t.
use them for mercenary purposes. In
the copying of legal papers and othel
manuscripts, these nimble-flngered ma
chinists find an extensive Industry; anC
here the requirements are of a lOwel
order than for writing for dictatiOn
since the latter necessitates expertness il
photography. In one of the commercial
agencies, where the business consist.
largely of furnishing reports to sub
~scribers, made up of quotations from
the recorded ratings, l saw over 2Oi
girls at work in a single room. 1t ma,
be a long time before woman will b.
permitted to vote or will have any desirI
to, but the means of independent ant
pleasantliyelihood are rapidly opening t.
her in various sections. The hardest
obstacle which she encounters IS ITO one
that 1 have already described. Too
many men have yet to learn to treat bel
respectfully in business life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

TENDER sTEAK.-To make steak ten
der, put three tablespoonfuls of salad
OIL and n tablespoonful of vinegar,
well mixed together on a large flat dish,
and on this lay the steak. Salt must
not he put IN the steak before it is
cooked. The steak must lie on the
tender-making mixture for at least half
an hour to a side. The toughest steak
will succomb to this and be perfectly
tender when cooked.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

IRE country Gentleman. reporting
Its experiments in s~ub-soiIing during
the past season, claims to have had best
success with potatoes. With this crop
the increase III yield over those planted
IN the ordinary manner was about 80
per cent. l n quantity, while the quality
was much improved, the tnbers beIng
larger, falrer and less affected with rot.
The results with corn were less hatter-
ing, although an increase OF about 90
per cent. was secured. The improve
ment N the crop of potatoes was GER
tainly sufficient to make it worth while
for farmers in general to give the plan a
thorough trial, Small potatoes, cut.
were used for seed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

Bow KNOTS. -Roll putt paste thin and
cut into narrow strips; make a bow
knot with two loops and two ends; bake
in paper-lned pans, and when cool,
serve with a bit of jelly in each loop.
These are very ornamental for a tea or
lunch party, and are a variation ON the
round tarts,
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

MELANCHoLIA in married women is
very hard to conquer, though this pre-
scription has been found effective: Syr.
(simple), l o.; chloride of sodium, J
o.; aqua pura, 2 OF. Allow the pre-
paratlon to evaporate until it becomes
a dry powder. Place it in a small
oiled silk bag and put the bag il the
outside.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

From the port submitted to the AGA
denny OF Sciences, Paris, by NJ. Laugier,
concerning the treatment OF the phyl-
loxera in the region of the Maritime
Alps, it appears that the pest was very
successfully checked with sulphuret of
carbon and sulpho-carbonate of potas-
stun. The experiments were made dur
ing the years 1873.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

The practice of flooding an onion bed
might result less advantageously if the
land were not, us i'll the following case.
underdrained and so arranged as to per-
nit OF rapid drawing off of water San
Ohio farmer, extensively engaged i'll
raising onions, flooded his patch of
mnck during the winter season in order
to get rid of the cricket mole, which
had worked great havoc with his crop,
The result was that the field was NOT
only rid of these and other pests, but the
muck itself was greatly improved, and
continues to improve each year with
that treatment.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

Three large stones having deeply
indented footprints Of birds have been
taken from the quarries in Portland,
Conn.,, 300 feet below the surface.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

A wELL.to-do but unsophisticated
farmer from one of the border counties
of Indiana was in the city lately, at
tending the fat stock show, and brought
along his wife and daughters to see the
sights and do some shopping. Among
other places they visited was Maudel's
new store, and, after wandering around
the first floor for awhile, the party
came to a stop near the elevators.
One of the daughters was the first to
discover the cars moving silently up
and down, receiving and discharglng
their cargoes of passengers. She jerked
her fathers coat-sleeve to direct his at
tention to the phenomenon, and, in a
tone that was audible to the clerks in
the nelghborhood, asked: "What's
that, paW?-that thing going up aud
down, with sofys in it?' The old man
gave the elevator a long calm, deliber-
ate, scrutinizing stare. and exclaimed
with Joy; "By goshl it's a telephone
the first / ever seel'
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

-trATrz=1~ Cows N~WINEEH Very
few farmers make sufficient preparation
for water for stock in winter, and many,
indeed, fail TO do so in summer. When
cattle have the run of large lots in
which grass is growing and green they
do not suffer so much from thirst If they
do not happen to have access to water
when they please as they do IN winter
when living on dry feed. The succu-
lence of the grass supplies in part the
necessity for water, but when living on
dry feed everything goes wrong If water
cannot be had when wanted. Water is
essential to animal life. The blood is
three-quarters water. and it enters into
every organ and tissue of the body; 1t
is the vehicle for the equal distribution
nutriment and heat to all parts ofthe
body and for carrying of waste andfor-
eign matters which may happen to be
taken in /; and when it is insufficient for
these purposes the comfort and health
of the animal are at once affected. AS
similation is impaired o. ceases wholly
and waste increases, young animals stop
growing, fattening stock cease to increase
in weight, and COWS shrink in their
milk, and 1t becomes d~eteriorated IN
quality. 1t cannot he long wanting
without causing an actual loss of fat
and flesh. A lack of water is more de-
trimental than a lack of food, and Gre
ates more discomfort. and will terminate
life sooner than hunger. No convent
ences about a farm -pay better than a
convenient water supply. Cows, in
particular, should have access to it at
all times, especially if they are obliged
to live, as most COWS do, chiefly on hay
it creates a stronger demand for
water han any other kinds Of fodder,
such as straw, corn. fodder or millet.
Som e people seem to think if COWS get
once a day it is all they need /;
but that is not enough, unless they are
living on succulent food, such as roots
or ensilage.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

EXPERIMENTS should be made by far
mers in different parts of the country
in raising different native shrubs fol
hedges. No doubt many of our com
mon natives, such as the thorns or wild
crabs and some others, could be grown
with profit for such purposes. Profes.
o Beal has in hand some experiments
OF this sort. Some neglected place on
the farm can be chosen where a row
two or three rods long Of each of oul
promising native shrubs can lie grown
without interfering with other matters.
After they have grown a few years
give a report of your successes and
failures, with kinds of soil, treatment,
etc. The greatest trouble with such
reports will be the vagueness of the
names applied to the shrubs. Some
botanlst should be consulted for names
and description OF the species.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

dressing THE HAIR.-1h ne appropriate
arrangement of the hair is a most i'm
portant consideration, says a fashion
writer in the New York Tribune. The
majority blindly follow a prevailing
fashion regardless of artistic principles.
There are but two present styles for
the back that of the French fashion
of a twlst-crown to the top of the head,
and the low knot at the back. This
must be managed according to ones
own style, but the front hair that adds
TO or detracts from the expression and
general style yields a variety of devices
in all fashionable shades of hair appli-
cable to all faces and compilations. The
very latest and most important inven-
ton in perfect naturalness is the LA
Grande," which is made on a patent
spring divided In the middle gracefully,
falling apart and showing the natural
parting. This is in either loose waves
or curls in gray, white, or all other
shades OF hair. The new "Baby" bang
is a wave of light fluffy little curls
about the brow, with the addition of q
long straight switch behind. This is
seen in fashionable colors of hair,
and, not withstanding its name, is also
made of gray and of white hair. The
double Coquette" is light and loose
in rings on top. The almost invisible
web is woven of natural hair. The
'Langtry," the "Patti" and other
waves OF last year are still worn by those
for whom they seem especially adapted
as regards expression. The revival of
clusters of short. thick curls at the
back OF the head is talked of as a pos
sibility in something of the Nine. Re-
camier style, or simply worn in a clus-
ter of two or three curls on one side of
the Grecian twist or long Topped hair.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-02-09

7too German Investigators find that
the use of suntiower seed as food for
cows reduces the total production OF
mi K,