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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18
NARROW GAUGE !.
The Officials of The "PIuCky
Little Road 6randly
Entertained.
Joyous Evening M the Pa
ciiic in Honor OF FOrdyCe.
Woodland and Frey.
The Marrow Gauge vs.. the
BROAD Gauge-NO PooIing.is
the Song waco Sings.

At a. IN. Yesterday II special
over the Texas ~ st. Louis brought
into Waco Il party Of the Officials Of
the road, including Col. :. ". For
dNrc. thc new receiver: Col. W. Il.
and Cot j. j. Frey, the gen
rraI superintendent. These gentle
men were driven about the city alt
day Yesterday and spent much time
in consultation with the citizens on
various matters, but particularly re
glrdiug the interests. present status
and the future outlook Of the road.
| .aSt evening
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18

Axcs-s7 10 Ia Z ~ per dozen.
Tin Plate q No hy 10. per box, 90 G IL
boy 3D. U"r box. uu Icrue. lIX2U, per box, In,
I,ruc. 10 hy Us per box. lln
TiuNArc- IIurcd discount ~ per cent stamp
ed discount 11 per cent
solder Sc. D. l3c 30 4, and e. lic per ID.
Rubber Bcling-piscpuut 10 per cent ana 10
p,r cent
Nuils-.i0O rate
shovel, and spades -Rnwlauds discount 30
per crul; Amea' list steel goods, discount 10
Harimprc-Bar iron. &C.. cast steel. lSc pillow
steel tts spring steel 'c' horse shoes 100 horse
nails 30 tu 80 Burden horse shoes, "a
Nirr-smuoth wire 40 9 &c: Nos. 10 and II,
I,r. npauucI, bufbrd wire, iisc' galvanized
hArbed sac painted harhcd wire -,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18
Oxen beer at the ST. Charles


During my absence Mt the eNpo7l-
ton Mr. j. !. lirinl 'rhoi' Is author
'cd 10 receipt iorcitY taxes, ana can
DC found IA nay once al the waco
state bhph. LAKE, MOORE,
tiy IaA Collector
-
lhc l"lI"Wlh Testimonial Us IRON
Mr. solomon wen, gentleman welt
known in Baltimore:
MI wen case wa, cohHluer'"
h"prl'-' rom the start ms friends a'-
lnal!t may ing arranged Tor ms lhh'r
~. lhc} hearing ul lhc rnrA gum
itic7 "i buhy Nlal NhloLey su%-
2cri'pn Wa- aclcd on win great sue
ly cured. aud hv line use OF this wills
key blouc. Mr.. Wen - to-day mlcnd-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18
MALLORY! MALLORY!
THE CLOTEIIER
,sss. OF WACO ' 'sss

NO MERCHANT IN WACO NOW HAS THE HANDLING OF THE
hs manufactured Toy the celebrated house ROGERS II
oil New ufk except MALLORY, THE CLOrER
III cut ana fabric sold on Austin street that sold
o therefore cf' Is II" sort ct doubt about the STYLES being the latest
and the garments the best
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18

AtW. J.. Turkcr', drug store, "A
z ,od supply ul -rri, from those tl-
M lu- water u.r.uu-. rri-rd "n t'alNc--
bn l~rrd Cheap TOTO.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18

Are you fond of fresh mutton Ihc
Bon Ton butcher shop viii have
-p ing lambs un -aic ~alWdu! and
SUNDAY morning.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18

NUTIUlk JdCk6IS. EtC.
to stand 10y the road which had done
50 much for them. The applause he
won attc-ted the heartfelt regard of
the business men of the city who had
learned to know and love him well.
EN-MayOr Sturgis. in response to
loud calls, rose and for fifteen minutes
held the audience spcll-bound by the
Witchcry of his cloqucnce. We would
| copy the speech but some of it was
| Just Il lite too iorcihlc for the columns
of Waco'> great religion, daily lie
dclicatcly and deity alluded TO the
difference between broad and narrow
gauges. lie was followed 10y Mr.
W II. Gridcr in brief
speech, recounting the broad
| guagc advantages brought to our
doors by the blessed little Narrow
Guagc. Col. PARROT nest rave the
| press. aud
MIR. a. II. M'VoI Ian,
OF the Day. in brief hut very happy
| speech. rccomtcd some of the adv an
tagcs the little Narrow Gagur had
! brought to Waco. Altogether, Mae,
talk was very neat. and it was warmly
received by hcsdclightcd GUESTS Mr..
{ larcnrc Hubby made some excellent
and sensible remarks on the thcmc of
| the evening. In response to loud and
hearty calls, Mr.. :. W. ~lnNdrn madr
It brief and pointed speech Welcoming
the Narrow t'agur people to Waco,
and said many kindly Things of the
road which had held the other great
corporations down to their kui'n@,
Cot. VIM. Cameron called for
MIR ". W srLrN.
and that gcnilrlnru rcrouutrd
what had been ACCOMPLISHED i'm
the way of build 40 up a
direct cattle trade over the
| Narrow Iauuc. with Cincinnati and
other town, ON the same utiudt. MIR
-. remark, were listened tu with
e, idcut interest and were reviewed
with decided favor Cot Ell. ~urgi,
called upon MIR. sam sanger, and
that gentleman responded in one of
the most interesting and instructive
speeches of the evening referring 10
aud drprccaIing the intention of the
parties in interest to change the
gauge to Il broad u II standard road
He was afraid of the temptation To
pool which would do away forever
with the advantage to Waco which
the Narrow hh2ue nad br"n"ui. hr
| temptation to pool Wouid bc to"
great. and the IcNaS y ST. l"ul-
pooled with the Hould linrN could
do nothing Tor W "r" Mhlrh iht "iHrr
.oaIS could h"t 90. N'r' :. -",u 'ha'
/ La |. Il .tNt
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18
W. II WILKES.

". IT " IIk Is.
After which Col. PARROT, in neat,
ter,c and sensible speech OLA few
words, proposed the guest of the
nNcnimN.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18

Every tlr-t-clas- dealer sells Opera
Pun cigarettes. VIII not stick to the
lips
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18

An the boys "rclaX their features
ut the St Charlie
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18

roplied ~ AN easy aud graceful
,prcrh. advising hi friend in Waco
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
Homemade AppIe Pie,

AS this is the first recipe we have
given for pie, it is the proper time and
place for us to express an opinion on
the subject of pie in general. 1t is
our firm conviction that the average
pie of to-day is the direct cause of
more Immature and general cussedness
in mankind than anything else, and
that there turks more solid, downright
dyspepsia in square inch of bakers
pie than in all the other dyspeptic-pro-
ducing compounds combined know
The pie we desire to see upon the
American table is one that is more the
receptacle for fruit than a blending of
fruit with puff-paste so soggy that
lead would digest almost as easily.
when a top crust is used let there be
but little of it, and so light and deli
cate that "fairy footballs would break
through it. And this is how to get up
the right sort of pie:
Line a buttered pie-tin with CON-
honest kind and the easiest-made puff
paste; cut some of it in strips three
quarters of an inch wide: wet the edge
Of the paste in the tin, and arrange a
strip around the rim; cut the top of
the border slightly, and add another
rim. Peel, quarter, and core few of
the best sour apples obtainable, Cut
each quarter in three pieces; arrange
them neatly in the pie-tin, slightly
mound-shaped in the centre; to each
pie add a teaspoonful of grated lemon
peel, half a tablespoonful of freshly
ground cloves, and sugar three ounces
of which will make the pie moder-
ately sweet, and four to five ounces
decidedly sweet Bake thirty minutes.
While baking beat pint of cold cream
in bowl surrounded by ice, whisk it
thoroughly with bakers egg-whip or
beater until substantial froth is
formed, and keep it on the ice until
wanted. When the pies are done, and
have cooled, add a mound of the whip
ped cream, and when the pie is about
to be served let the head of the fami-
ly state emphatically to those at table
that the under-crust is not to be eaten.
Serve spoon with this kind of a pie
instead of fork. When variety is re.
| quired a meringue may be used instead
of the whipped cream. In this case IT
should be returned to the oven a mo-
| ment to color the top slightly. -New
York Cook.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
A Panther Boards a Steamboat.

While the "Henry A. Tyler" was pass
ing Savannah, Tennessee river, recently,
huge panther jumped into the river
from the bank opposite the city and
made bold swim toward the opposite
shore. While the eyes of every one on
the boat were directed to the graceful
tawny creature making his way rapidly
and easily against the current he sudden
ly changed his direction, and made a
bee line for the boat. Anticipating trou-
bic the roustabouts gathered chunks of
coal and awaited the approach of the
beast. Reaching the guard, which was
low in the water in consequence of big
cargo, he threw his huge paws upon it
and with bound gained foothold. A
fusilade of big coal chunks struck the
animal in dozen places, knocking him
into the river amid hissavage growls and
bowls of pain. Almost Immediately the
now thoroughly Infatuated beast again
turned, and with growl leaped clear
out of the water and landed amid the
knot of almost paralyzed negroes on the
forecastle, where he crouched fercelv,
with blazing eyes locking about him,
swapping and snaring, while his long,
graceful tail slowly swayed to and fro.
At this moment Captain Hill, who had
arrived upon the scene with a double
barrelled shotgun, raised his weapon and
sent charge of buckshot into the pan
theirs fore shoulders, which caused him
again to leap into the river, and with a
trail of crimson blood staining the blue
waters behind, the savage king of the
Tennessee jungles rapidly swan to the
shore, disappearing in the dense thicket
and underground which fringes the bank
at this point. The animal was of a
tawny brown, about five feet lone, weigh
ing not less than 200 pounds, and said
to be the largest ever seen in that coun-
trv.-St. Louis GLOBE Democrat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
fhgll,h New Ysnr snner.tIiiorE.

AT Christmas parties in the country
the young men have the privilege Of
kissing any of the opposite sex they can
get hold Of. When Sir Roger DeCoverly
Is danced the chief guests are expected
to dance with the cook and butler. All
peacock feathers must be thrown out
before New Years day, or else you will
have i'll luck. On New Years eve you
must take pieces of money, bread, wood
and coal, and little salt, tie them up
in a bundle, and lay on the doorstep
after IL o'clock. Some one will then
come, and You must ask his name. If
he says "John Smith, he must not be
admitted, because the initial letters of
his name are curved; but il he say "Ed-
ward Thompson, admit him at once, as
his initial letters are made up of strfight
lines; but he must bring the bundle in
with him that was laid on the step. He
must then wish you happy New Year.
and, after receiving a gift, pass out
by the back door. Then, behold,
good luck is yours for another
year. On both Christmas and New
Years ewes, when the clock begins
to strike twelve, the doors-especially
the front and back-are opened, that the
bad spirits may pass out and the good
ones pass in, and Immediately the clock
has struck twelve the doors are shut, as
it is said, ito keep the good spirits in. p"
The first person to enter the house on
New Years morning must be a man.
Many Holderness folks tell some little
chap to be ready to come in so soon as
the old year is dead, and so secure good
luck to the household. When the master
enters his house for the first time in the
new year he must take something in
which he did no. take out. A Hull
friend told me he always emptied his
pockets before he left home on New
Years morning and put in some money
and bread, which he procured at his
mothers, and so reached his home
armed with the necessaries of life. Some
peop'e place sixpence on the doorstep
on New Years eve, and so soon as the
clock strikes it is brought in. N. b.
This, | need hardly say, is done in the
country! You must never go out on
New Years day until some one has come
in is the rule in some parts.-Notes and
Queries.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
FOR TIE FARM AND HOME.
Good and Poor Cheese.

An English dairyman. writing in
the London Agricultural Gazette,
thinks that the good and poor cheese
which so often comes from the vat de-
ponds on the rennet used. He says:
Are we to suppose that here is an art
and business in a thorough middle of
lncapacity and confusion-that those
practical men, from whose diaries
cheese comes worth not more than 25
cts. cwt, from whose dair-
les cheese worth close On three
times as much is commanding that
price even now-are we to conclude
that these are all helter-skelter, know
ing nothing in their business certainly,
but only accepting that which happens
some of them being in luck, and
some far otherwise-as we were once
taught to accept disease or health ?
These were once supposed to be in
scrutable DEGREES to be received simply
with submission. And so now some
always make good cheese and some
always murder good milk. The re-
suits are not accidental; they can be
Investigated and explained, and obvi-
ated or attained, at will. They do not
"come." They are, in every case, the
result of known causes, which can be
directed, regulated, and checked at
will.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

this delieacy Of interest 10 gardeners
and others living in close proximity
to markets for the same. To make
the production Of mushrooms by ar
tineial means profitable, the making
of the beds must be regulated so that
their crops Of edible fungi will come
at a season when there are no uncul-
tivated mushrooms in the markets.
During the winter season and the ear
ly Spring the price per pound paid for
mushrooms in New York City varies
from rs cents to $3.50 per pound.
A great deal of care and judgment
must be exercised in preparing the bed
and planting the spawn, which may
he obtained at leading seed stores.
There are two kinds of spawn-the
English and the French. The latter
is more expensive and is preferred by
many. Success in mushroom culture
growing depends so much on a proper
and uniform temperature and moisture
that success is by no means certain
with the amateur. 1t is useless to
attempt winter forcing of mushrooms
in any place where the temperature
falls below so degrees.
The usual plan is to procure sol
from an old pasture in the autumn
and store it away. To one bushel Of
this soil add two bushels of fresh
horse manure. With this we'll mixed
compound prepare a bed four feet
wide and as long as may be desired.
Put down thin layer and pound or
tread it down as firmly as possible;
add another layer and pound that
down, and go on until the bed is eight
to twelve inches deep. In little
while it will become hot, but let the
heap cool until the bed is of the right
temperature to receive the spawn
about 80 degrees.
Mushrooms may be grown in any
dark room or cellar, with proper care,
where the temperature can be main
tanned at from so to 65 degrees. If
the temperature is higher the mush-
rooms grow smaller and the bed be.
comes sooner exhausted. If kept be-
low so degrees the mushrooms are
slow to grow and are not tender whep
cooked
Next make holes in the bed one fool
apart and put in the spawn-two or
thres pieces as large as walnut-in
each hole. Cover the holes and press
the soil solid and smooth. In about
twelve days cover the entire bed with
fresh loan to depth of two inches,
and over this place about five inches
depth of hay or straw. With the right
temperature there will appear crop
of mushrooms in six or eight weeks,
and the bed will continue to bear for
three weeks or longer. After the first
crop is gathered a little more fresh
soil should be scattered over the bed
and the whole moistened with warm
water and covered with hay as before.
.-Ne1D York World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
Protecting Trees from insects.

With regard to protecting trees from
che ravages of insects which climb up
the trunk from the ground and de-
stroy the leaves, blossoms, and fruit,
some paint ring of coal tai or liquid
gum on the trunk, and in some cases
paint the whole of the trunk. This
is more or less Intellectual, as some of
the insects settle upon this adhesive
substance and perish, but in doing so
form bridge for others to pass over.
A more effectual and permanent pro-
tector was said to have been invented
by German some time since. The
method which he adopted was to use
a metal collar, which contained in
its lower part rim forming kind of
dish, while the upper part supported a
screen which protected the lower part
from the influences of the weather. II
was made in two halves, which, when
attached to the tree, were Joined by
two pins. The apparatus is slightly
larger than the tree, and the space be-
tween it is then calked with hemp or
cotton. This is afterward saturated
with tar or petroleum, to prevent
birds from pic,ing it out. In the up
per part there was a small opening
closed by cork; through this hole a
liquid composed of glycerine, tar, min
eral-oil, by itself or mixed with poi
son, was poured, and the cork replaced.
When properly adjusted it was stated
that insects could not ascend, and
that the apparatus would remain eff
fective during the whole season with
out attention.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

Wheat flour, one pound is one quart.
Indian meal, one pound two ounces
are one quart.
Butter, when soft, one pound is one
quart.
Loaf sugar, when broken, one pound
is one quart.
White sugar, powdered, one pound
one ounce are one quart.
Best brown sugar, one pound two
ounces are one quart.
Eggs, ten are one pound.
LIQUIDS.
Four large tablespoonful are one
and one-half gills.
A sized tumbler holds one
half pint.
A common-sized wine glass holds
half gill.
A teacup holds one gill.
A tablespoonful is half an ounce.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
Recipes.

Lemon Syrup.-Squeeze the lemons,
straining carefully that no pulp re
mains. To one pint of juice add two
pounds of sugar; set it away until
completely dissolved, stirring OCCASION
ally, and then bottle it. One or two
teaspoonfuls of this syrup in a glass Of
water makes a good lemonade
Baked Sour apples. nice tart
apples, leave whole, remove the core by
running narrow knife around it, set
it on a deep pie plate and fill the holes
with sugar drop on the sugar in each
apple three or four drops of lemon
extract, or CRATE nutmeg over them !;
pour one teaspoonful of water on each
apple; bake in a moderately hot
oven; serve cold; very nice. Try
them.
Homiuy and FGrt1la. "A change Of
dish of hominy or farina is very pala-
table. Farina should be mixed thin
about like meal husband boiled
about an hour over hot water. Hon
my should be soaked in cold water
over night, and boiled for an hour,
with little salt, in the morning Eat
with sugar and milk or butter and
sugar.
! TO B7oU MGckereL Clean and care
fully wipe a good lied fish; split it
entirely down the back; put little oil
over the fish with a feather, lest the
delicate skin should be broken by the
gridiron, the bars of which must be
rubbed with fresh suet Chop a little
parsley and fennel very fine, season
with pepper and salt and rub into a
thin slice of butter. Fill the back of
the mackerel with this mixture before
/ you put it on the gridiron and then
broil it over a clear fire. 1t will require
from twenty to thirty minutes to coob
it thoroughly; serve with sauce.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
Inaction Fraueht With Danger.

Inaction Of the Kidneys and bladder Is
fraught with danger. Renal diseases of the
most stubborn and fatal character have this
initial symptom. TO disregard it is to invite
them. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has the
special quality of stimulating urinary secre-
ton and discharge to a degree consonant with
health and no further. 1t is not an excitant
of the organs, like the unmedicated stimuli OF
commerce. 1t simply arouses them when
their activity and vitality are impaired. This
stimulating and tonic action the Bitters like
wise exerts upon the bowels the liver and the
stomach. 1t averts renal disease, cures dys-
pepsia, prevents and remedies fever and ague,
and removes biliousness and constipation.
No finer tonic exists, and to persons with a
ITSELF as it is s8 fine depureHt Of the bIood
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

Pittsburg scientists are beginning to
discuss the possibility of solidifying nat.
ural gas into bricks for convenient trans,
portation, in view of the recent discover
les that most if not all gases can be
1iquefed. While they are about it, says
the st Louis Republican, it would be we'll
for the scientists to find way of solidi-
tying artificial coal gas as well as natural,
rs the former is the gas which most of
the worlds gas consumers are compelled
to use. Bricks of solidifed gas of a
known volume and weight would be sure
of market as they would put an end
to the uncertainty of gas meters and the
perilous indeiniteness of quarterly gas
bills.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11
The Care of Horses.


If those having the care of horses
would study into the question of care
and management it would conduce to
the well being of the animals and the
profit of the owner. For instance, it
has been stated, and widely copied in
journals without comment, that to
give horse style and grace he should
be fed from colthood up in a manger
so high as to cause some exertion to
reach the food. Nothing could be
wider of the mark aimed at. If an
animal has not the physical conforma-
ton to give style he can never be made
to assume high head without im-
pairing valuable points elsewhere. In
fact, if high head could be given by
feeding from a high Manager, this
would correspondingly dep ess the
spinal column behind the shoulders.
Improved action and style are the
result of careful training, and can only
be developed measurably in any ami
NAL. In other words, you cannot even
measurably change the conformation
of an animal without in the same
measure changing the centre of gray
ty. Hence stumbling and other disa-
bilities. The horse naturally chooses
to stand with the fore feet somewhat
higher than the hind feet. For the
farm horse especially the feed-box
should be rather low than high, and
the manger, and not rack to be
reached up to, should hold the hay.
The horse that works all day re-
4uires rest at night. The owner who
gives the best food, grooming, and
bedding to the animals under his care
gets the most labor out of them for
his money. The food and drink should
especially be clean and of the best.
Not long since an item went the
rounds that dusty or musty hay was
as good as the best, if moistened with
slightly sailed water. The medication
does not in the slightest alter the bad
qualities Of the hay. The result of
such feeding is wind broken, heavy
horses. Musty hay is not even fit for
decent store CAT tie.
In winter nothing about a stable is
more economical than good blankets to
be worn in the stable and to be car
ried with the team wherever driven,
with which they may be covered when
standing. Letting down the check
rein when going uphill and easing the
rein when horses are at rest should
naturally be suggested to the driver.
Yet how many are instructed so to
do? 1t is attention to little things
that brings profit, and in no respect in
farm economy are many owners more
derelict? than in the care of teams of
horses and mules.-C hjcdgo Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-11

From Greenland comes the story thai
little hamlets occupied by the descend
ants of the Norsemen who emigrated
thither hundreds of years ago are in ex'
istence, and that they contain a happy
and contcnted population, uninhuenced
by the events passing in the outside
world, aud unrutfied by politics or base.
ball. Centuries ago the coast of Green
land was the Danish fishing ground, and
the country, which then boosted les,
rigorous climate than that with which il
is credited now, was not deemed unfit
for settlement. 1t is something to know
that other than Esquimaux humanity is
negotiating there.