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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-08-27

Palpitaton, DrOpsical Swellings, Dir.
illness, Indigestion, Headache, Sleepless-
ness cured by wells Health Remover. 4"
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-08-27

Ask fol Wells "Rough on Corn
15c. Quid complete are Hard or
corns, wars, bunions.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
Household Hints.

Rug-knitting has superseded stock
ing knitting. The rugs are of no par
ticular design, and are called Oriental.
When the burners of lamps become
clogged with char, put them in a
strong soft-soap suds, and boil awhile
to clean them.
Boiled starch can be much improved
by the addition Of little sperm or
little salt, or both, or little dissolved
gum arabic.
Turpentine in small quantities may
be used with advantage in the laun-
dry, but rosin, which is usually found
in soap. is injurious. discoloring some
goods and shrinking woollens.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
Queer Customs.

The manners and customs of the
Nasal, as described by Mr.. Joseph
Thomson in the account of his recent
travels in Africa, are, to put it in the
mildest language, most peculiar, and a
whole chapter is devoted to the des-
cription of them. Their usual mode of
salutation on meeting is to spit in each
other faces, the more copious the ex-
pectoration the greater the friendship;
and Mr.. Thomson, having been voted
a great medicine man, was expected to
cure diseases in this way; but so great
was the demand on his salivary organs
that he could Only satisfy his patients
by taking repeated draughts of water.
Equally strange is the custom of all
the unmarried men and women living
in villages together, while the married
folks live by themselves; these latter
are allowed to eat and drink what they
like, but the unmarried ones may only
eat meat and drink milk. As soon as
man marries he ceases to be a warrior
and las to tend the herds of cattle.
He is no more allowed to join in cat
tie raids. or that DETERMINATION of
his neighbors which is continually
going on, and which seems t, be the
greatest delight that the young Nasal
is capable of enjoying; and it is proAa-
bly, because they would have to foreaC
the pleasures of rapine and bloodshed'
that these amiable people decline en-
tering into the state Of matrimony
They have certainly kind Of relig-
ion, but very little even Of that. and
seem to have no belief IN future, as
all dead bodies are thrown to the
hyenas, who are so encouraged by be-
ing thus continually fed that If no one
should die to provide them with .
feast. they help themselves to the liv.
ing by taking the children out Of The
huts. London Field.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
Besides knoWina how 9 ran Others

Besides knowing how q rap others
Travers knows when he receives : rap.
Going up town with several brokers,
Trayers spisd : man selling parrots il
front Of St. Paurs Church.
"H-hold on, boys" he said mysteri-
ousIy. wen have some f-fun.
Hailing the parrot seller and indica-
ting one Of the birds. Travers asked:
'C-can that p-parrot t-talk ?"
"Talk?' the man replied, with
contemptuous sheer. IF he can't
talk better than you can I'll wiring his
blamed neck"
"C-come on, b-boys," Travers called
out; "this f-fun is p-post-p-poned until
another d-day."
A young friend. who had taken his
advice in regard to fortunate specu-
lation and withdrawn his money from
Wall street. bought a house. Suisse
quently Trayers met him and asked
how the house suited. sThe house is
all right. Mr.. Trayers." the friend re-
piled; "but am very much troubled
with rats" "G-get c-cat," Travers
suggested. i've had a dozen, but the
rats actually drive them out of the
house" "G-get a d.dog." was Trav-
ers's second suggestion. 81 know
where you c-can g-get g-good d-dog."
He recommended his friend Harry
Jennings. the dog fancier. and agreed
to go and help in selecting dog. One
was thought worthy, and Jennings
having put dozen or more rats in the
pits, it was thrown in to show how
quickly it could kill them. The dog
killed all except one-a gray-bearded
old rat almost as big as the dog
which seized the doggy the lower lip
and held on. The dog yelped with
pain and tried to shake off the rat, but
without effect. Travers, who was
thoroughly excited and running
around the pit, shouted: "B-buy the
ratl B-buy the ratl''
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27


Common barnyard manures are not
adapted to growing the best grapes,
though they are much better than no
manuring. The faults Of stable
manures are an excess Of nitrogen
causing excessive growth Of vine and
too little Of mineral fertilizers which
produce the fruit. An application Of
potash in spring or any time during
the growing season is very beneficial.
Old country vineyards are MANFRED
almost exclusively by the ashes from
the burned trimmings of grape vines.
These ashes are very rich in potash.
This mineral food is especially valua-
bic in promoting early rlpening.
Vines that overbear are simply in most
cases setting larger number Of clus-
ters than the vine can supply potash
for perfecting the seeds, and for
changing the harsh juices of the green
grape into the richness of the ripper
one.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27

A Nice Ginger Cake One cup. Of
sugar, one cup of molasses, one cup Of
sour cream, one cup of butter. one Ia
blespoonful of ginger, five small cups
of flour. one tablespoonful of soda
one-half tablespoonful of cloves and
the same Of cinnamon. Drop, from
spoon and bake quickly.
Cgrrted Beef.-Take slices Of cold
roast beef, cut them up into small bits
put a large piece of butter into
saucepan, and put the meat into it,
with two onions, sliced very thin, a
little water, one dessertspoonful OF
curry powder. Let this simmer for
ten or fifteen minutes. Line an earth
en- vegetable dish with boiled rice and
pour the curried beef into it. Serve
hot.
Chicken Soup for TnDaltds.-Take
all the bones OF a chicken, crack them
and stew them down for many hours
with the dark meat of the carcass
using the breast as broil or stew as
the invalid prefers. Flavor the broth
delicateIy with bit of thinly cut
lemon peel and some sweet herbs tea
in a piece of muslin. When cold this
soup viii be delicate jelly, and It Is
sometimes preferred by inyalids in this
form. When soup is wanted the leliy
has only to be melted down. OF course
all fat must be eliminated from the
soup.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27


crop that VIII dispose Of manure :.
greater advantage than the noss.s
But the proper method must h -
ployed. The richer the soil the closa.
the planting should be. This has.
found through series Of experimen, s
occupying several years. In All Gus
the ground was enriched heayilv w;,s
horse dung. urine, and the contents !,
the earth closet. and worked deenlv ana
finely, with sufficient leaf mould ana
sod to tighten it up, the soil heinz
largely composed of clay. Where :
put the rows 20 inches apart the seaa
eight inches in the row. single eve.
/ obtained good marketable tubers ~
Q pretty uniform size, with few small
ones. In putting the rows closer tina
tubers became smaller. and in a Mat
where the rows were Is inches anart
the seed six inches (single eyes in the
row, the tubers, although of good
quality, were too small for successful
marketing, except the outside rows
which outwardly had more soil to feed
in not shared by the other roots. Here
the tubers were quite large, as wa
also the case where a single row was
planted on strip of ground three feet
wide. In all these cases the lesseninu
OF the size Of the tubers corresponded
with the contraction Of the space be-.
tween the rows, while the yield varied
but little, the increased number of the
small tubers making up for the loss in
size. The average yield was about at
the rate of 600 bushels per acre The
ground after this heavy drain on it re-
manned still rich enough without fur.
ther manuring to grow full crops of
corn, tomatoes and Strawberries, the
latter having occupied the ground now
for two seasons, with full growth and
productiveness, and without replenish-
ment of plant food The land contin.
ued during the two seasons soft and
yielding, so that a stick could be thrust
down the entire depth of the soil-l2
inches -with little pressure. 1t is the
carbonaceous matter in the soil, prin.
cipally, that favors this condition, and
aids in the retention of moisture and
fertility.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
Raising ounces.

"A writer in the HtSb0ndm0n says /:
have often wondered why people in
heruraI districts. who own much waste
land, do not raise ounces. as good
ounces will always command a remu-
nerative price in almost every fruit
market. Ounces can be raised as
readily as apples or pears. But the
ground where they are growing needs
to be kept from grass and weeds; and
it is an excellent practice to spread
ashes of any sort and lime around the
trees, and dig such fertilizing material
into the soil. Ounces sell as high as
SO a barrel. and they have always
been high. An illustration Of profits
to be derived from fruit raising may
been seen in the business of a grower.
who, on the west shores of Seneca
lake, a. few years ago. bought farm
at high price and planted twenty
acres with ounce trees. In the first
bearing year he gathered a crop that
sold for enough money to reimburse
his outlay for the land, the trees, and
labor of planting and care. gathering
and shipping the fruit The next
year his crop was light; then came an
other full bearing year. when he re-
allied, of net profits $500 an acre for
the entire orchard. OF course it will
be understood that an experience like
this is not likely to be repeated often,
and will never occur in the practice of
an unskilful person, or one unacquaint-
ed with the special interest from which
such magnificent return is made.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
Earthquakes.

In Science fresh interest is given &c
the subject of earthquakes, which have
lately caused alarm in both hemis.
pheras, by statement Of the number
Of noticeable shocks in this country
during che twelve years from 1872 tc
1888 inclusive. No less than 364
earthquakes are recorded IS occurring II
Canada and the United States. not in
GLIDING Alaska within the above be
Rod. OF these the Pacific slope had Isl
the Atlantic coast AZ. and the Missis.
sIppi valley Sc. Thus It appears thai
an earthquake occurs about once il
every twelve days somewhere in the
United States and Canada. and about
once q month On the Atlantic coast.
These are exclusive Of tile lighter
tremors which do not make an impres.
sion On observers. but which would be
recorded By q properly constructed
seistrometer "a instrument designed
% detect che slighter ahoclzs
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27

1t is unknown how much filth is
taken in the milk sold in cities or used
on farms. The story told some time
ago of a dairyman whose pipe dropped
in the milkpail and was fished out by
the dirty hand is somewhat typical A
case in point is given in experimental
England with centrifugal separator.
In running 952 gallons through the
machine a pounds Of sediment, main
" composed Of manure, was left. This
explains the cause of the ''cowy' fla
vor-the animal odor Of the scientific
dairyman in ordinary milk. Nodoubt
the proportion is very much greater in
thousands Of cases. Clean milking is
exceedingly rare, and in the best dali
ries. is equally rare, excepting when an
intelligent owner and dairyman does
his owp milking in part, and personal
~ supefintends the rest. There must
be an instinct Of cleanliess, in the
mixer (and this is very rare indeed)
or there is filth in the pail.
The fashion Of coloring butter Is
pandered to by dairymen with intent
to deceive. Even when we read Of the
golden Jersey butter, the natural
coloring is almost Away paint" That
IS the word giyenlin the south. where
this fashion does not exist. Visiting a
fine Jersey herd there, the lady Of the
house said: I'VE do not paint our but
Ter as you do in the North" neverthe-
less the flavor was all that could be
desired. COlOring cheese is equally
Objectionable. When one begins to de-
ceiye the way IS opened to more de-
ception. And the cheapest kind OF
materials are sought Tor the purposes
Of adulteration. Adlllterants are all
ways adulterated The roasted peas
used to mix with ground coffee are
mixed with roasted shwdust; and this
with brown earth, and 50 it is with
the paint" of the dairy goods. The
usual annatto Is substituted By cheaper
but poisonous aniIine preparations. and
50 the Old thing works Henry
6selO0rf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27

~~~~~~&~
Scarcely week passes that there is
not report in the newspapers of some
one who has died of tetanus, common
ly called lockjaw, brought on by some
sharp instrument being stuck in the
body; usually a nail in the foot.
Usually such wounds viii prove harm
less IL the following liniment be prop
erIy applied: 2 OF. alcohol, 2 OF. oil of
Origanum, OF. tincture of camphor.
was once called to see a boy, twenty
four hours,after he had stuck a rusty
nail in his foot. He appeared to be in
intense agony, and his foot was con-
siderably swollen. / opened the wound
20 that serum flowed little from it,
but no more than two or three drops
Of blood. wet the wound with the
liniment, and then folded piece of
soft cotton cloth. eight-ply, and thor
Oughly saturated it with the liniment
and bound it on the wound, giving
INSTRUCTIONS TO renew the application
every two hours till relief be given.
IN six hours called to see the boy
and he was out in the yard playing
and suffered no more from the wound.
The liniment is good for any fresh
wound on man or beast, and every
family ought to keep bottle of it. T
do not affirm that in every case it will
prevent lockjaw, but / do believe.
Ahat. II properly used, lockjaw would
seldom occur. In an experience of
nany years / have not known of a
case where the liniment was used.
Ehe liniment ought to be used till
~ure is effected. Health and Home.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
Knew Him.

Agitated man to acquaintance: ADy
gracious, did you see me rush up JUS :.
then and shake hands with that fellow
Eyes"
.Well, I didit under misapprehension.
/ wouldn't have shaken hands win
him for anything"
~Why. don't you know him. u,
Eyes, / know him. but ] owe nin
ten dollars "-ArkansaO 1raOs'sf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
For a FelOn.

TO cure a felon, fill tumbler with
equal parts of fine salt and ice; mix
well. Sink the finger in the centre,
allow it to remain until it is nearly
frozen and numb, then withdraw it.
and when sensation is restored renew
The operation four or five times, when
It viii be found the diseases destroyed.
This must be done before pus is
scrmed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
How LONG Onsht a Wan 70 sleep.


The latest authority on his vexed
question, DR.. Mains. says that the
proper amount of sleep to be taken by
man is eight hours. So far as re-
CARDS city life the estimate is probably
correct. Proverbial wisdom does not ap-
ply to modern conditions of social ex-
istance. "Five (hours) for a man,
seven for woman and nine for pig.
says one proverb; and a second, quo
tel by Mr.. Hazlitt in his English
Proverbs delares that mature requires
Eve; custom gives (allows?l seven;
laziness takes nine: and wickedness
eleven. These conclusions were. how
ever drawn from observation Of cour-
try life. Physical fatigue is more
easily overcome than intellectual
Which Of US when travelling in the
country or abroad. oc in any way sep
arated from the ordinary processes of
thought and anxiety, has not found
that he could. without difficulty. do
with couple of hours less sleep than
he was in the habit of taking? Men
however, who follow any intellectual
pursuit. are exceptionally fortunate If
the processes Of restoration occupv
less than seven hours. More FREQUENT
" they extend to eight or nine hours.
Grant. I see it stated. took never less
than seven hours. Goethe owned ID
requiring nine. Soldiers and sailors
On the other hand. like laborers. do
with much less quantity. | am afraid
to say how few hours the Duke Of
Wellington regarded as essential a
school master. under whom, at one
time. studied. hard working man
at the acquisition of languages pro-
claimed loudly that he never took
more than five hours sleep. The hour
at which he rose in the morning gave
some color to this assertion. Only in
after-life did I discover that a swo
-onrs' post-prapdlal siesta was not ID
'uded in chat allowance. Gentle
sanss Magazine
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27

The Russian oil region covers an ares
IL over 1s, 600 square mules, with forty
iwo oil wells in one district. over 100
la another and 400 in third. while
there ere still richer regions waiting 10
- developed 10 produce still greater re-.
aults One sp0ufinQ well produces
q. 000, 600 gallons a day. The oil ia
konnd In places At depth oE 100 feat.
"a AZ well has gone below s75 feel.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-27
Manure F8r Potatoes.

A correspondent Of the Countgg
Gentleman says: There i. perhaps. no
The Cecil Whig., 1885-02-07
TWO DESPERATE BRAKEMEN
A LiIe-and-Death Struggle on :Ilc To? of
Fast-Running Cars.

A Liie-and- Death Struggle on :hc Top of
Fast Running Cars.
A Pullman car conductor gives an ac-
count to Chicago paper of a recent fight
between two brakemen named Thomas
Brady and Frank Morrison on bard
Denver and Rio Grande freight train be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake wlliie the
train was running at full speed. The
men had had a quarrel over girl and
Brady unexpectedly finding Morrison IL
the caboose of the train pulled a revolver
and fired at him. The shot went wide
of the mark, when Morrison grappled
with his assailant and eventually secured
control of the revolver. He fired at
Brady in turn, wounding b m in the
shoulder. Brady made his way th, orgh
the scuttle at the top of III, cab os and
began to run over the tops of the cars,
Morrison pursuing and firing at him until
the shots had been all expended. Brady
stumbled and fell fiat upon the roof Of a
car and Morrison reached him as he arose
but dropped his revolver and clutched
his antagonist by the threat, when a
frightful struggle took place in midair on
top of the rushing train. From side to
side the men swayed in their death strug-
gle, fighting, cursing, biting and goug-
ing each other until Morrison, with a
supreme effort, raised his foe and threw
him with all his might, falling back wards
himself from his exertion.
But Brady caught the brake-wheel and
saved himself from falling between the
cars. Regaining his feet, he rushed to-
ward the engine over the tops of the
cars, jumped down on a flat car and
clambered up on top of the next box car,
still followed by Morrison. BY this time
the engineer and conductor noticed the
man running toward the tender and tho
former shut off some of his steam, think
ing something might be wrong. Brady
leapsd upon the tender, dashed into the
cab, through the window and out upon
the footboard alongside the boiler. Nor
rison followed, hurling lump of coal as
sprang through the window. The men
again grappled on the narrow footboard
aud hammered one another, each one
striving to hurl the other to the ground
Thus they fought their way out upon the
COW catcher.
The engineer reversed his lever and
brought the train to standstill, but not
The Cecil Whig., 1885-02-07
The history of the Democratic party

The history of the Democratic party
in Ohio the past year is but repeti-
ton Of its previous record as govern
ing party elsewhere. 1t had complete
control of all departments of the Ohio
state government in 1884, and the net
result is deficiency of s1I4,616. The
same method of financiering in the
general government for one year will
efectually dispose of the surplus.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-02-07
DYNAMITE USED IN NEW YORK.

A Terrific Explosion In the Front Part of
the Store of Garry Eros.--Loss, @3 900.
At 3 o'clock last Sunday morning an
attempt vas made to blow up Garry
Bros. dry goods store, at the corner OF
Grand and Allen streets, New York,
either with dynamite or giant powder
dow was shattered and much wood work
blown into the street. The concussion
also shattered many windows of Ridley s
store, on the Allen street side. 1t is sup
posed that the explosive was placed un-
der the protruding show-windows. A
platoon of police from the Eldridge-
Street Station arrived on the scene and
were posted in the neighborhood, but
failed to discover any traces of the perpe-
traitors. A strike has been in progress
for some time among some of Garry Bros.
statesmen.
The report was heard over the entire
east side of the city, and many persons,
believing that an earthquake had taken
place, ran from their residences panic
stricken. The damage caused by the
explosion as far as could be ascertained
is as follows: Four show windows in
Garry Bros establishment entirely de-
stroyed, 10 panes of glass in Ridley's
dry goods store, on opposite side of the
street, shattered; large number of win
dows in the Grand-street Presbyterian
Church and at the elevated railroad sta
tion were destroyed. The total loss is
estimated at $1,000.
The Cecil Whig., 1885-02-07
JEALOUS OF SENATOR COR
MAN.

Envy and jealousy are the inevitable
penalties that every man pays for prom
inence and success. Ifcommon report
be true, Senator Gorman's prospective
influence with the incoming administra-
ton is already costing him many good
Safeguarding among his Senatorial as
sociates. A Washington correspondent
says that it looks as if the political mag
mates were growing jealous of Senator
German. One of them said yesterday {:
"Of course l do not want to be put in
the attitude of criticising party leader
but there is feeling that German is
sailing under a fictitious credit. He
has risen by species of selt- exaltation
rather than by the results of any great
work. He seized npon the opportunity
to make it appear that the carrying of
New York was due to his management,
while those who are conversant with the
facts know that New York was lost to
the Republicans by a chance. The par
ty leaders recognize the charlatanry by
which German has got to the front, and
they rebel against it. While they recog
nize his services at their true value, they
protest that such leaders as Lamar, Bay
ard, Vance, Randall, and Carlisle should
not be obscured by the uncommonly
large shadow of a not very large man.
German is not very big man and never
can be. Yet he has got the ear Of
Cleveland, it appears, in way to sug-
gest that the President-elect has not yet
heard of the real party leaders," This
complaint illustrates strong undercur-
rent of feeling that has made itself man
ifest in various ways. There are some
Democratic senators who look on Mr..
German as an "upstart," though they
vent their opinions in little quiet talks
among themselves. But the Maryland
senator drives right ahead with a firm
grip on the whip handle. He came
into the Senate, fresh from Albany, look
ing for the world like party boss. He
held consultations with Democratic sem
ators, and his air was that of man who
has the inside track and intends to keep
The Cecil Whig., 1885-02-07

THE Baltimore Morning Herald is
authority for the report published in a
recent issue that gentleman represent
ing Mr.. German, and Baltimore and
Ohio official, is now negotiating for the
purchase of Tile Day. Ifhe succeeds
the paper will be run as a two-cent
morning paper, and its editor will be a
gentleman well known in newspaper cir
cles in this city.