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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-03-12
LONG RANGE GUNS.

have for many years made speciality of Long Range
Muzze-loaders. Now that Breech-loaders are coming
into general found il necessary provide many
my old customers 18th long range Breech leaders, and
waR"s in Europe I the hih preed5 lot of long Barr
relied both light and heavy, large medium and small bore
guns of good materials and plain but neat finish al such
prces as will meet the wants OF the average shooting eie-
ment of this country / have hand the following
guns, from which almost any one can he suited. The
No. 84j, Plain steel barrels, back action locks plain
CsSe hardcred steel mountings, doubled barrcled,
oiled walnut stock. The French or Leiacheaux
action, lever in the fore-end, as strong as any
made. Central ire, uses reloading brass or paper
shells of regular sizes 10 Il, or Ii; ~ to 40nch
barrel, 10 90 pounds weight Choke bored.
No. 5i5 is made on the same style, but with fine'
twist barrels liner lock stock and trimmings, and
stronger shooting gun having finer barrels, ad-
riIs oI better finish aud stanos heavier charges.
IS inch barrels; 10 pounds weight; TO- u, IA or
10 bore. Choke bored. Range 10 to 50 yards.
No a. same as No So With amincd steel bar
rels and smoother made gun; 30 10 10 inch bar
Range 50 to % yards Choke bored Price ...s25 90
No as English twist DARK IL 1tained barrels, 81
ce,ter IRE, back action locks, polished blued
aai ergrtyed steel muuntings, ine oil polished,
Engii, walnut stoca, checSered grip and fore
ena automatic shei eAtrac o. neal aud hand
rel, 10 ~ pounds weight choke bored, range -
No Is. rs above, with iiS o. grip and reDouniing
lock. Price 90
rebUunding MINERS bid OtEc rHl Use same quail
iy AID style of hnt5h 10 Il OF II bore y to 10
inch barrel, to L. pounds weight ChoSe bored,
pisol grip, range - TO "a yards. Price with side
lever $500; vi top ever aud paen, lore-cnd $50 90
No. $iD Fine English lIInnitIcd steel barrels, side
action, matchmaking locks, spring triggers,
fine Curei English walnut root stock ia;uru
CROOK, duely-chel keei srp and f re eni, pistol
shape han t.e snap set OF, top lever, finely tim
isiiGt noun ins7, ali neatly engraved. Ia fact,
the Who'll gun shed N good style. TEis
q letdiug gun ard is destined To become very
plpu ar. IL takes the ts!acc OF No. ID in The
tIzzlcloader list hich Was popular faVorite
among 50 many southern ana Western sporlsmen
Sac pat fifteen years, The boring # the gun
pert, G., and will Kill pame from % - 100 yards;
go ,d for any Kin # no and any Kind Of game.
81 - ~ inch barrels 10 10 pounds weight, Ia, II
or IL bore choke bored 10 90
PAPER SHELLS No. 10, - II or I'll, pr 100, &c.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-03-12

REVIEWERS sent anywhere by mail, postpaid, of
every description from - up ~ 81, suci '"i- Stjth
AZ Nesons Bohnstnns and all the cheaper .srCs Srld
for Lffa1Uie Large illustrated Catalogue, of all our
goods mailed free any address.
Terms Cash ~ 90 cash 10 show good faith balance
payable C. o. d. Express Office after Ou the
pools Address all orders TO
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-03-12

PAPER SHELLS, No. 10, Il, II or IT. PR 100 &c.
BRASS SHELLS, 10, -, - % Ii, per zen, &C.
CAPS o. PRIMERS for shells, PER box, BIC
WADS for loading shells, ler box ..5c.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-03-12

No. 1876 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill.
Mention The National Tribune.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
BITS OF SCIENCE.

There will not be a total eclipse Of the
sun until 1909.
An Australian naturalist has discover
ed the nervous system Of sponges.
Tincture Of belladonna Is highly recon-
mended for choral poisoning by DR.. j.
Mackenzie Booth in the Lancet.
Extensive sulphur deposits exist in
Western Siberia. An expedition from
the Russian Government las been sent to
examine them
A system Of underground wires is 10
carry the currant into dwelling-houses in
Antwerp, which are thus TO be lighted by
electric glow-lamps.
Liquefed oxygen "a lighter than water
and little heavier than alcohol, according
10 a French chemist, who has calculated
its specific gravity as 0.SSS.
The artificial heat Of London has been
estimated sufficient 20 raise the tempera-
ture Of an air stratum 100 feet thick over
the entire city - degrees every hour.
Dr.. Lemoinc found a. Champagne a
fossil bird ten feet in height. II Is be-
lleved 10 belong TO the order Of the
wadcrs, but nothing ike 1t has ever been
seem
The photograph of tailed boy from
Saigon was lately shown 10 The London
Anthr0pologioal Society. His age 10 about
years, and the appendage or inches
long.
A writer from Fiji asserts that when
focks oftern and other sea fowl rest upon
the sea the water becomes smooth, an
effect which he ascribes 70 oil emitted by
the birds.
Under the influence Of galvanic action
milk has been kept sweet three weeks In
summer and 1t is suggested that beer
and other liquids may be preserved In n
similar manner.
NJ. ". Duclaux states that the persis-
tepee % lie ga TAG germs Of microbes for
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

a period of twenty to twenty-five years is
clearly determined by his researches.
They were kept in the liquid in which
they were developed.
Chemical analysis shows blue glass
(Poa Pratensis) TO be the most nuitri-
tious of all the grasses. According to this
test, 8 pounds of blue grass contains as
flesh and bone producing elements as 10
pounds Of orchard grass.
DR.. j. R. Irwin, in the North Carolina
Medical Journal recommends chewing
cinnamon bark as an almost immediate
cure for toothache, and much more
agreeable to use than creosote, carbOlio
acid, etc. The bark must be of good
quality.
Several agricultural chemists Of Ger
many have been studying to improve
heavy soils, and now recommend lime rs
a dressing. The crop for the first season
should be potatoes; for the second, oats
for the third, tares. or peas, and for the
fourth, potatoes again.
MiQue's experiments have shown that
the number of microbes in the air was
always proportionate to the density OF
population. In Society OF Arts lecture
DR.. Poor has asserted that epidemic infiu-
enza is certainly due to an 1rial poison,
and that since the discovery Of the bacil-
AAo VI HAlulei6 uAApAAOu UAusb NC AN-
garded as an infective disorder.
The production of artificial marble,
fireproof and waterproof, is accomplished
by a recently devised English process.
The fabrication is, by means OF cement,
gypsum or alum, applied to polished sur
faces TO form the veins. An enamel is So
tanned by laying on one or more coats OF
varnish; the material is exposed to heat
after each coat, then polished with pumice
stone and tripoli.
A New England firm has introduced a
new process for gSlvanizing wire. 1t is
claimed that hy this new method thor
ough union of the coating with the body
Of the wire is secured and that in every
case a smooth. firm surface results. Great
sottness, tensile strength and uniformity
Of temper are also said TO be obtained in
the wire, while the coating itself remains
in tact after the wire has been tested by
severe twisting.
Few people have any idea Of the mag
nitude OF the slate industry in this coun-
Try. Until Anew years since the product
of the different slate Quarries in the
! United States was quite limited. Now
the total amount produced, OF roofing slate
alone, is about 500,0 squares a year. A
square is 100 square feet, or sufficient to
cover 8 space 10X10 feet when laid on the
roof. 1t covers the same area as 1000
feet Of shingle, and sells for from So 30 to
S. 90.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
Profit in Fruit Raising.

When fruit sells too low for profit. sensi-
Nv remarks Susan Power, in Vich's
Vgqeiue, it is time to preserve it and
raap treble gains. The quickest and
cheapest ways of keeping fruit will be
nnnd most profitable, and are the only
vavs in which grower can WORK off a
crop in time to save it. Dried fruit is
easily handled, and is coming back into
ayor with knowing housekeepers, who
recognize good things and know how thew
should be cooked. No expense for evapo-
rators is necessary. Ilornl gee made up
nv mind that evaporsttn5 Il tuit is inferior
10 sun-dried in flavor, and talking with
oll dealers in family stores find they pre-
fer the sun-dried for their own use. The
best cook l ever knew said the same, and
there is reason for it. The sun rlpens and
develops sugar and flavor in cut fruit
dried in its rays. To have a nice quality
Of dried fruit, select firm, fine, ripe speci-
mems. wipe clean, pare and cut with sill
ver knives, as steel turns them black on
fine edges, and hurry into the sun as fast
as they can be prepared.
The cheapest and best way of drying
fruit is to lag it on lengths of cheese
cloth. suspended in frame out Of doors.
in fun sun, with white mosquito netting
over to keep Off shreds and insects. This
allows the air to reach both sides of the
fruit at once. and when you want to turn
it, the whole can be swuEg oyeron anoth-
er cloth, leaving the first ready for a new
batch. Apples should be pared, cored and
cut in eight pieces. Peaches should not
be pared, fer the richest flavor is lost with
the skin. They should have the fur re-
moved by dipping bask cts Of them mo-
ment into weak boiling lye Of wood ashes
Or common potash, and wiping with
coarse towels. Common peaches only
need to be cut in halves to dry. We had
peaches dried in this way last winter,
which when cooked would be hard to tell
nom the best canned peaches in looks,
with richer flavor.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

IS 1t there is not a gallon of grape syrup
TO De mad for love or money in market? Ii
You don't know that grape Juice boiled
down TO clear syrup is the most relish
ms thing in sickness or health, for con-
sumptives and to keep people from get
ung consumptive, TO be eaten as food or
diluted for drink, that would Danish wine
sooner than the temperance societies, you
nave something to learn. This article,
once known, would prevent all danger of
an oyer-crop of grapes, for it would be
made and kept by the barrel, and export
ed for use in all climates. The new pro-
duction of cider jelly, which is merely
cider boiled down, without any addition
till 1t is solid, dark Jelly, is a great gift
to the house&eeper, and will be the saliva
ton OF the apple orchards. What if Gp-
pies are 90 cents barrel in October
FtcES Magazine.
The old way of testing fowls tender
ness or tou2hness, by yanking it at the
wing TO see whether the skin directly un-
derneath tears or not, doesn't amount to
much, and, moreover, spoils the prepos-
session Of the bird for the next investiga-
tor, IN case you don't want TO buy. Gen
eral appearances are better to Judge by.
II a turkey, for instance, is young, the
legs will be black and smooth, the eyes
lively and the feet flexible. If old, the
eyes will be sunken and the feet dry. In
choosing hens see that their legs and
combs are timber, which means that they
are young. II the legs and combs are
rough and stiff they are old, but may be
good enough for pie or soup. A young
goose will have yellow bill and Timber
feet. An old goose will have both bill
and feet red and dry. Ducks, if young,
win be limber-footed; if fat, hard aud
thick on the lower part Of the body. The
same rule applies to wild ducks, whose
feet, though, are red, besides beng small
er than those of the tame ducks.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
Call Particular Attention to the
following SpeCialties for the
ensuing week

100 pieces Sd BLEACHED sHEETTNG at
121SC yard.
$50 pieces standard Ginghams, fast oolors, at
5i5c.; worth lQC.
$50 pieces - Wamsutta Bleached shirting at
DC.
so pieces Lonsdale Cambria at lOc.; worth
l2l5c
10 pieces Bleached Table Damask at 75c.,
worth 81.
y pieces Table Damask at 81 and$l rs; worth
81 so and 81 u.s..
100 dozen "A k45-inch Huek Towels at 25c. each;
worth 85c.
100 Boys ATWOOD Cashmere Suits at 81 so:
worth So %. Better grades proportion
atcly cheap.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

one ounce Of carbolic acid diluted with
s gallons OF water, Is a perfect eNtermiha'
tor for all kinds Of yermin.
In order 10 increase The size OF COM
mon fowls, the COCK selected should De a
Iipht Brahma. which viii give heavy
featheriug. compact size, and small comb.
such a cross will lay earlier than the pure
Brahma, and make better nurses Tor
chicks.
With an the tons Of grapes raised, how
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
znrirult,traI prpartntestt.
: FIELD. FARM AND GARDEN,

va solicit articles for this department.
r9a name q the writer should accompany
i. letter or article, not necessarily
or publication, but as evidence of good
o.th
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
Silhs, CIR.
DURING THE COMING WEEK:

is pieces Striped Summer Sils az IS cents.
10 pieces Checked summer silk az zoe.
10 pieces fine quality Checks sud Stripes at
5Uc.; worth csc.
2S pieces extra nne quality Checks and stripes
at CSC; worth soc.
% pieces hne quality two toned Brocades,
combination colOrs, at 81 30 per yard.
22-inch Lyons Gros Grain Black silk at 81.
22-iRch Lyons Groa Grain Black silk - 81 IS;
worth 81 80.
21-inch LYONS eros Grain Black six at 81 co.
81 IS, 50. 81 50 and IS,
20-inch Lyons Colored Gros Grain Silk at 81 :
worth 81 Is.
22-inch Lyons Colored Gros Grain silk at 81 Is;
good value for 81 30.
22-inch Black Rhadame at 81 %; last years
price 81 90.
22-inch Black Rhadame at s. 80; last years
price s..
22-inch Block Radzimir at 81 IS; last years
price 81 rs.
22-inch Black Badzimir &C 81 80; last years
price 81.
25 pieces Brocaded Satin as Soc; worth 65c.
50 pieces Plain Satin in desirable colors at Soc
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
'0' , and Their Uses-A Materia

AWA AAAA = 0NhARt
Observation-Disclosures are the fruit OF
ma Aux ,i Tree which grows in Arabia, Egypt
r rr , ,le East and West Indies. They are
MN 70 this country in a preserved
orc.9 qua are sold in drug and grocery
Va 'e.llolnal Uees.-Tamarinds are laxa-
o1 s-al Is mildly cathartic. They are
Than FOR any other burmese In the
~. ,oon. May be taken at pleasure.
n, iiaAN.'N,lN.-rhis is a fine. very light,
IInsds rr''oWish, nearly white powder, OBJ
% ~ rom gale, which grow on n spe-
H., WI oak called Gall Oak. II is astrin.
any, lclnal Uses.-Tannin is useful In
k6st ~ chronic dysentery, etc. Caer
oe taken not to give too much Of H.,
No ~ very powerful and may produce
eIeaJ constipation OF the bowels.
- uali = "r-sn 20 3 OK 4 grains.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
81 IS CENTS.

They comprise Misses Dress BOOTS, utog,
Of Gno quality Curacao Kid or Pebble, solid
outer and inner soles and worked button
holes, and Boys and Youths SHOES, II to 2,
and to 5, with London toes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

-e'ual Commercial Value. .S29 20 TO S3l 20
M I ~. formula requires only mixing at
one 1e an Of the farmer, and this can be
.por on an ordinarily tight barn floor, or
''1 hard piece Of ground.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
Our special combination lot Of 81 30 goods are
worth looking at. II is marked at
81 u CENTS,

And comprises Ladies' Fine French Kid But
ton Ties or oxford SLIPPERS; Ladies' and
Misses Fine Curacao Kid Button with me-
dunn toes and heels, and Misses extra flne
quality Pebble Goat Button, with worked
6olea, II to z. Ladies' Iangtry SLIPPERS,
Glove Kid top, French Kid foxing, 2 to 8.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
Furman's Formula.

as inquiry IS frequently made for the
popular Furman formula of composing
manure, we republish it as follows:
The compost heap should be 5 or 6 feet
|high, of either rails OF plank, with edges
straight and as nearly perpendicular as
possible. Finish of on top with . cover
ing OF rich dirt or wOods-earth from 3 to 6
inches taick. The heap should stand. af-
Ger completion, at least SIX weeks before
using. Then remove one side of the pen,
cut down with mattOcks, and mix thor
|olghiy while carting to the field.
The formula is as follows:
list. % bush. well rotted stable manure, or
well rOtied organic matter as leaves,
muck, or rich top earth
"a. sack 200 lbsl acid phosphate and Il
sack 100 bs kainit.
81. Is bush. cotton seed wet thoroughly.
An, sacS OF acid phosphate ana = sack
9th. stable manure, repeating as before.
Instead Of acid phosphate and kainit,
Ig50 l1s. Oh "Farnish FurmRn's Formula"
4 as sold by the "Furman Farm Improve
B ment COZ of Atlanta, may be substitu-
We estimate the cost of one ton (2,100
'Bs, of this compost as follows:
nom'l, say .-.................. 81 90
cotton seed $50 lbs.l at !, cts 3 IS
Zsacks acid phosphate 600 lbs.), at
t23 ............................... 60
kainit goo l0s.), at SlS.......... / 80
Cost per ton. Observation-Disclosures. Sll 10
4 Using Furman's Prepared Chemicals
4 300 lbs. J, ia place of the GOO lbs. of acid
Elsosphate and kainit, will cost about the
<ame, and save little trouble IN prepar-
. mg the compost. Using a ton CT this COM
\ p0st in the drill, on ordinary land, and
n with reasonably favorable seasons, we are
4 almost prepared to guarantee one bale
per acre. The only drawback consists in
. he time and labor requisite for the prepa-
ration and distribution of the compost.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
II you want a good So so SHOE we can give it
to you for only
81 y CENTS.

Here are Ladies' Goat Button, worked
Soies. 2iS 10 z. with medium heels and toes;
Ladics Glove-Top Rid FoXod Button BOOTS,
with box toes, scollOped tops, sizes 2la TO z;
Ladies' Kid Button BOOTS, worked holes, ~
10 G.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

% CENTS.

This lot comprises OPERA SLIPPERS. with
or without French heels. 2 70 2. hand -sewed:
ladies' Langtry and oxford TIES, 2 10 70, OF
Curacao Kid, aud Children's SHOES, 10 10
Button or Lace, In KID or Pebble Goat.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20
81 81 CENTS.

Here they are. Come ana look at thom.
There are Ladies' Fine Curacao Kid BOOTS,
common sense or French heel, on G., d or Il
last; Ladies' Button Oxiords and Newports,
Ladies' and Misses Fine Kid ROOTS. with
tassels worked holes, Sizes % to o, andfor
Misses a line OF heel aud spring heel Button
BOOTS for dress. Most Of these goods ate
hands
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

II you are in the habit Of spending 50 to SO q
for your foot-gear, and want something
well worth double the money,
here is "a lot NJ only
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

We haven't forgotten the BOYS and Misses,
either. Here Is a line OF goods for them
which IS worth nc least 81 25; take
your choice for only
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-20

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-29
VOL. 65.
The DESERTED FARN HOUSE.

The Old farm dwelling stands lonely and
It's inmates dispersal its hcaIthstoue all
cold;
No LIGHT of human welcome and love
From the windows shine ont as Of old.
Tie rose leaves are fading aud dropping
IN the garden neglected Of flowers,
The apples of orchard decay in the grass,
Tho elm trees cast down their golden
showers
OF leaves. where no footsteps pass.
The well sweep still liftsits slanting beam,
In the well The bucket still drips,
But no maidous come there their pitchers
TO ill,
Nor the cattle 10 plunge their lips.
The brown thatch'd roof IL sinking away,
The raftcr, the roof tree decay d,
The CLASHES windows are Ope'd TO the day
Admitting both sunshine and shade
The cobwebs and dust are thick on the wall
OF the chamber, where beauty had slept,
Aud a green musty mold over ceiling ant
hall
In the lapse of the seasons hath crept
All. the desolate freside, empty and bare,
The greetings, Thy meetings are sped
Thy yule log a Christmas may blaze never
more;
Ia the ashes Thy ombors are dead.
On the outer wall the woodbiues still cling,
The sweet honey suckles swing DER,
And the globes of the damask roses
Drape the liutels of the door;
Yet there is no gentle hand to tend,
Or their straying twigs 20 train;
The snow-white lilies unnOted bloom
And the roses blush in vain.
Yet still l see in its wontcd place
The patriarchs ancient chair,
In which he sat with tankard and pipe,
Or the frugal meal to share;
Where he lov'd to speak Of days of old
OF his three score years ago,
And reioic'd in the noisy children's play
And the evening music's flow;
But alas he sleeps in his final rcst
With the wild flowers O'er his breast.
The granary swings its open door;
There is no life within,
No scented hay in the dusty NOW,
No golden grain in the bin;
No cattle feed at mangcr and rack,
No steed IN the useless stall,
No feccy sheep with bleatings sweet,
No watchb0g's honest call.
Only a plowboy's rustcd share
And to0thcss harrow are there.
The apple orchard, once rich with fruit,
With golden pppiu and Baldwin red,
Have n withercd and neglected look,
Their branches bare and dead.
All the fields that once were fair to see
With the wind-tossed harvest grain
Are now a fallow, barren place,
A wild cntangled plain.
Poor mortals die and make no sign,
But mature still its life renews;
Spring woods, spring fields with glories
shine,
Spring blushes natures face suffuse.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-29
BiIIkTp on Texas.

Texas used to seem 10 me like
the suburbs of civiliz tiOn, but the
suburbs are outgrowing the town.
Texas looks to me like a big pas
ture with all the fences down. |
am profoundly impressed with
Texas; in fact, ! am in love with
Texas--in love to much, ! recken
= but that is the result Of reaction
for | used to have an idea that all
the rascals in the world were roOst-
ing over here. a boys impress
sious are hard TO etIace. Forty-fve
years ago ! Was a merchants clerk
my fathers clerk-and when lie
posted his books 10y the light Of a
tallow candle, used to look over
him, and many u time have seen
him balance u customers account
with three letters, 'G. j. t. gone
to Texas and that settled it. But
am not here on Il collecting ex-
petition. If those poor fellows are
not dead, the statute of limitation
has paid the debt, and it is all right.
Imprisonment for debt was a hard
law, and it ran many a good man
away from Georgia. An old Texan
told me yesterday that they didn't
come to Texas, but went to Arkan-
sas, and | am inclined to accept
the amendment. At any rate, |
feel that am now in tho midst Of a
refined and vigorous people. !
love my old State and my home,
aud our hills, forests, and gushing
streams, bat if | was a young man,
| should cast my fortunes in this
goodly land. Now, what else do
you want me to say about Texas