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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-03


Erery farmer can raise better seeds
than nc can buy. Al he needs 90 do II
90 put III small piece ii ground in the
very best manner with selected seed and
keep out alI weeds and inferior plants
and harvest Tic crop with care Il ne
has more than he wants. let him DO his
neighbors q good turn ~ selling the sur
plus IS . reasonable price. He viii have
plenty Of custom. No one can raise q
whole crop over several acres SO well as
he can a small plot. And every farmer
should have his seed-plots cultivated
with special care Tor this special purpose
Very soon he will find himself cultivat-
ing his fields as web IA these plots. and
- one virtue cultivated soon changes the
whole character Of j man and makes him
better all over, 50 the seed growing
farmer viii soon become q model farmer
All over, and his zelda. barns and fences
and family, too, will soon show anotable
change Tor the better. ~ Isiticam.
Our seedsmen are, rs i rule, as hon
Orable as any in the world, but he who
becomes possessed OF fine strain Of veg
etable or flower may keep it 50 By saving
seeds for his own sowing. There is SO
hauCn ~ eetectAng perfect specimens from
which 10 supply future crop, that it is
strange our gardeners do not awaken TO
the truth. liz the tomato this careful
selection should not 20 unheeded, as by
constant attention FOR i few years the
fruit will be greatly improved in every
way. Indeed, it is dinicult to name any
one Of our garden vegetables that is not
benefited by this careful system OF selec,
ton. As to the climate where seeds arc
grown making any pcrceptible difference
in the character Of the product, no one
who has ever tested the theory can be-
lievc there is anything in it. 1t Is OF q
piece with the old idle tale that northern
grown trees are best adapted for tho
North, and southern. grown trees for the
South. --JOsiah Hopes, Ia Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-03

must be bright Iohslers and -
must Be chosen Is their weight as -
pared with lheif sire. When fresh 4
tail Of lobster will quickly sprinr 49,
into position after It IS strengthened !
medium sized lobster, with narrow ~
and heavy for lis size, viii be found !.
10 choice. III buying part Of Am,
fish ia freshness may be known
che blush tinge Of the flesh and the Y
doscencc Of the cut part. 1t is not INV,
il the fish 10 yellow.
Flat fish, as rule, keep better a..
round; they should be chosen y.
their thickness rather than for thUiy s u,
Vegetables, when fresh, are cI-s.
Cucumbcrs must DO perfectly firm ~.
stiff. Celery breaks off clean wbss
fresh; II 1t be stringy Il has been ks,s
too long. 8
Brussels sprouts, asparagus and Saw,
cabbage must be green, while CAM
flower aud sea kalo ought % be as VIVA.
IS possible. Ncso York Commercial N
oertiscr.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-03
collie in Horses.

This very common trouble among
horses may be avoided by regular and
moderate feeding, BY keeping the ami
mai from exposure to extreme changes
of temperature, not allowing il 10 drink
cold water while heated, or to change
suddenly from dry to green feed.
Collie may be detected from inaamma-
ton of the bowels by noticing whether
the pains are spasmodic or constant.
Collie is spasmodic, and rubbing or
pressure upon the abdomen appears to
be enjoyed by the animal, while the
soreness from Inflammation will make il
cringe. As the presence of gas may be
surely counted upon in case Of common
colo, alkali is demanded One-Lalf
ounce spirits Of hartshorn to pint Of
warm water is good. A tablespoonful
Of saleratus in quart of warm water il
also an excellent remedy, and If neither
one of these are handy, put a stove
shovelful of hot wood ashes and embers
into two quarts of water; allow it ia
settle after Thorough stirring, and then
draw Off Use by drenching. / once
saved a So, 900 stallion after he had been
given up to die by horse-doctor by the
use of the last given remedy. If the
horse has chills and Is constipated, al
ternate FIVE drops Of tincturc aconitum
and nux vomica every thirty minutes il
pint OF warm water, or give one ano
one-half pints of linseed oil. - 1ri6un,
and Farmer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-03
A willow Farm.

A flying trip the other day to sa'
osier willow farm of |. 9. Plant, niue
below the city, presented surprise. y
q building on the premises were mum
Der Of negro women and boys at woIA
stripping the bark and leaves from Wv
willow switches. This is the first cat
ting Of the crop Of two years grown
and the Yield will be two or three IONS
These switches are from four TO seven
feet long, and are cut and placed 10 Our
dies like sheaves of wheat they y
then taken TO the stripping building sea
placed in vat filed with water i~
large ends arc then placed in a pecanL
little machine which loosens the DAA
for couple OF inches. Passing alOas
on the table they are placed one Dyo%
ia the shippers, . little machine y
invention Of Mr.. Plant, and with ~
OF pliers are pulled through with ODs
jerk. The process takes off all the VAA
and leaves ~
The switches are then wiped on va
wooden cloth BY passing them tntou "a
the hand. They are then bundled ~ y.
laid away to dry. The little contrvsD0ss
used for stripping performs its worl
mirably. Mr.. Plant sent to Swltlel's. -
and the willow farms in the Norln -
West for machines, but all were c ~.
and worked unsatisfactory. He se1s ~
and soon made one for the purpose, WIN m
does It's work rapidly and efiectuailly u Il
the leaves and bark are dried ana VI 49,.
and command price of twenty -ilve ~. .';r
per pound. They are used for cs''''
kind Of medicine. 80
Mr.. Plant has 1000 willows An
growing on his farm. He has VIZ ~
/ the last week set out so, 900. ana ~, n.
are growing finely. He will set :, Uu .a =
entire Ievee with them, and WIN -
have sixty acres in willows alone. "A
to tbs acre Is the average yield. anu Va
willows, when shipped dried, colnu' 4
5000 per ton ii ! dozen marKeso -, Y
three years all he has set out now w. s.ro
high enough 70 cut. The willow IN
is success throughout, and Colo ,.asIT.
/ G. Grier, who was looking at u fe. !. ~
says the bark and leaves alone, : ~
/ nothing of the valuable swItene'' W
better than cotton Aaeoa gSal -
graph.
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Good beef, when fresh, has q fine grain
and is of vermilion color, with q slight
tint of purple on the cut surface. II is
firm, but tender 70 the touch, and il so
elastic that no mark is left after pressure
from the finger. The fat il yelIowish-
white, like fresh butter, and firm. Some
times the lean Is slightly veined with fat,
but il must have no flavor Of suet. The
surface must be quite dry when cut,
scarcely moistening the finger. If a
clean knife be pushed up to the handle
into the raw meat, the resistance will be
uniform, If it be fresh, but If some Of
the parts arc softer than others it has
begun to dccompose When beef is lean,
coarse and sinewy looking, it is old and
tough Cow beef is coarse looking aud
has white fat.
Mutton and lamb should have fine
grains the lean should be bright and
evenly tinted and the fat perfectly white.
In mutton the lean is pale red. IN hang
ing mutton, IL IL be hung with the cut
juices will be far better preserved.
Veal should have firm, white fat and
the lean have a pinkish tinge. II the
barbarism Of bleeding has been pFacticed
tho flesh will be quite white. Veal
should he six or eight weeks old before
il Is killed. else IL Il unwholesome. Too
young veal may be detected BY 3 blush
tint The vigilance Of the meat inspec-
tors should, however, prevent the inn
mature veal from entering the markets
IN choosing mutton or veal from ths
carcass the quality may be determined
from the fat inside the thigh. If there
be plenty Of clear, firm fat there, ths
meat is good
Pork, when fresh and young, iasmootl
mud firm and the rind il thin. The lear
must III of uniform color and the a.
white and not at nll Btreaked GalteC
corn led pork has pinlxish fat A goot
test for ham is % run B KNIFE under tn
bonb; i i comes out clean aud SMELL
plea sanity the ham Is good.
- choosing dsh. zee that the gill
are bright pink. the fins stir and thl
eyes clear and full The scales and skin
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-03
something About Brushes

There Is not household conyvnien.
or personal Implement that is Of mon.
importance than the brush, and It's nam
is many: catalogue Of different bnshs.
would ill q column in this paper. Ys
few know how brush is made, and \
what ID Is composed. II has been a,0
posed by some that split whaleboper
which Is only another form Of hair !,
horn-was used as cheap subStim,s
for bristles, and readers of forty or fiftv
years old remember that black bristlei
brushes wcro avoided, and only whib
ones were salablo. In fact, howcyw
whalcbone is much more costly than
bristles, and is only used for special
brushes.
And even the bristle supply is becou.
ing costly and scarce. Hereaway We
raise no moro bristled hogs; most AZ
them having coating of soft haIn
sparscly distributed, and some Of Ina
finer sorts have curly wool. Even the
Southern hogs, which self.fared in The
nutty woods, arc dying out. and |.
higher type of tho class sus is taking
their place. Nearly all the bristles that
arc used in this country come from Rus
STA, and they cost the brush maker from
ST. 5 to $3 d pound. They come tied
up in neat rolls, and assorted as
lengths and stiffness,
Horse hair Ii largely used for brushes.
there is no material that will so finely
polish sewing machine needles, as they
come from the last machine process.
as horse hair brushes. Horse hsir makes
the soft brushes for plush, velvet, and
for the silk hat makers.
The vegetable kingdom is largely
drawn upon for brush material. To say
nothing of brooms, there is grass called
Tampico, from the place of its exporta,
ton, that ii used ia the making Of hand
scrubbing brushes. 1t is round fiber
Of light straw color, quito tough and
elastic, and possessing the unusual quail
ity Of retaining its rigidity and elasticity
however much soaked it may be IN
water.
Flattened steel wire, with the temper
in, is used for ilue cleaning brushes and
for street and stable use. These arc so
coarse and rigid that they would be bet
ter designated as scrapers. But there
is wire brush that is the very
opposite Of these. IL is made Of
steel or brass wire that Is 50
very fine that Il goes quite beyond Tho
finest gauge made in this country.
Brushes made from this are employed in
the production of a peculiar finish Cd
silver.
The common way of fastening bristles
and hairs aud Tampico grass in brushes
is with common pitch, which is kept hot
at a convenient bench. and is kept fluid
by the admixture OF little tallow. The
workman grasps from bunch or pile Of
bristIes few in his fingers. doube
them over ut the middle, winds a bit Of
fine Irvine abont the butt or bend, dips
that end in the hot pitch, and pressoI
the bunch in a hole in the wooden bach
Of the brush to be.
But better process is wiring or twin
ing; in either case the loopcd brush
being held by wire or Irvine that passes
through small hole in the back Of tho
larger hole that receives the brlst@
But, as all these wires or strings are seen
on the back Of the brush, they must y
concealed by false back for nice worL
Scientific american.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-03

&WAMNNWN
james Morrison, III. Id iii address 90
the blaine State board of agriculture,
said: 4 great cause 81 failure IN many
localities IS the neglect to give stock
proper caro- and shelter in the winter.
Farmers lose moro BY keeping stock
through our cold winters il poorly con-
strncted barns than ia any other way.
They don't take pains enough TO make
their barns and stables warm and c0m
Portable. However good che condition
0f stock In the fall. IL the tie-up or stable
il open ID cold winds. and the cattle and
horses arc allowed 10 stand exposed, no
matter how we'll they are fed, they will
shrink IN flesh continually 50 long IS the
cold weather lasts. A iudiciOus outlay
for boards, clapboards aud nails will
remedy the cause Of neglected farms.
Another cause Of rundown farms Is
the fact that farmers do NOS keep teams
enough, and Of the right kind, 70 sue
cessfully cultivate. To be successful the
farm must be improved each year, and
this can't be done without teams sulii-
cient for the work. Oxen are needed
for the heavier work. lie farmers would
return to the good old way Of keeping
yoke If steers Of different ages, from
calves up TO six year oltla,a solid yoke of
oxen could be turned off Every year
Others would como up to take their
places, and there would be good, heavy
team on tho farm the year round. All
steers can be made to pay their keeping
from two years old forward, and there is
no class of stock in such good demand,
and that brings such high prices, a.
good matched steers and oxen. But
farmers tried to get along without them.
They have sold their hay or run their
fodder through inferior stock and old
horses, and the result is the rundown
! farm.
The best calves and the best stock
must be kept on the farm. The veal
business is ruinous TO the country. An.
other evil Is the lack Of suitable pastur-
age, caused by the encroachmcnt Of
bushes Tho only remedy Is the AK,
scythe, and bush hook.
But the principal cause Of run.d down
farms Is the lack Of energy among farm
ers. In order to make farming success,
the farm should be run as you would run a
shop, a mill, or store day ex-
cept Sunday. the year round.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-03
Kennedy for Cut worms.

These troublesome pests, which annu-
ally destroy large acres of young corn
and cabbage plants, as well as those of
melons, squashes and pumpkins, seem to
have an aversion to saltpetre, solution
Of which, in proportion to one table,
spoonful to gallon af water, has SO fur
proved sure preventive. A convenient
arrangement for applying is a bucket
holding two or three gallons and a half
pint tin dipper. The saltpetre should
be dissolved in a small quantity of warm
water, then mixed well with that in the
bucket In applying the LIQUID care
should be used to have it placed close to
the roots of the plants and entirely
around them. As the cut worm works
near the surface small quantity Of the
solution will be sufficient for each hill,
and the labor of applying it is but slight
compared TO that Of digging the earth
away from the plants with the fingers
and killing tho worms, which was for
merly supposed to be the only safe rem
edy. Where the field is so large as to
require such quantity, it will be more
convenient to prepare barrel or two at
time, and, to economic travel, two or
more barrels should be used, placing one
at each end of the rows and another in
the centre, provided the rows are SO
long that d bucketful Of the LIQUID Is not
sufficient to 90 the length Of them.
Probably q solution Of c0pperas and
chloride Of lime in the proportion of d
half pound to each, will prove as eifec-
tive as the saltpetre water, and the ex-
pense. which is but trifling in either
case, however, viii be less. = CstLtiDatOT.
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fo|I ed |ofe them ii 3 dry pIeee Nlsse
no miee can enaW holes ID them. g
would - sd exc6llent thing to steep them
IA q solution 81 alum arid sugar @ lead,
60 preserve aud make them waterproof.
dmalosa dgrieQllNfisl.
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PROCLAMATION BY THE eovERNoR.
ExEcUnvE DKPARrnENr !
AtaAM rs 7 s,r,;a;aua

EXECUTIVE DRPAnrMENP }
Btata Of Louisiana.
Whereas by the resignation Of the Hon.
Michael Hahn. the Offce ct Judge Of the TweD-
tySixthJ HdiclRl District ef thisHtate, comprised
of the parish Of Jefferson, st. Charles and st.
John the Baptiat In vacant; and whereas IL 10
made the duty of the Governor to order IN
election 20 sapply such vacancy.
Now, therefore, l. Samuel Douglas Mclensry.
Governor of theGtato OfI1ouisiaua have Thought
proper to issae tAia my proclamasiOn directing
an election 10 be hald in the parishes Of JefEer
son, st. Charles and st. John the Baptist, oOn-
stitnting the Twenty-Si Judicial District OF
this State, ct such places as may be designated
by the legallO authorities Of said parishes, on
TUESDAY, THE I'd DAY OF JUNE, 1885,
from seven O'Clock in the morning until six
o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of
electing one Judge for the Twenty-Sixth Judi
cial District of this State, to Gil the une xpirad
term Of the Hon. Michael Haha. resigned; and
do hereby direct aud require the Returning
Officers, Commissioners Of elections and ali
other officers therein concerned for the above
held ON tho day aforesaid and to make duo
returns thereof in every respect in conformity
with the General Election Laws Of this State.
~ Given under my signature and the
seal OF the state of Louisiana, at
LIS. the city of Baton Rouge, this 9th
day of March, 1885.
(~>~ s. d. McENERY.
Jy the Governor,
OSCAR ARROYO,
Secretary of State.
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS

Are you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by sick child suffering and Grylng
with pain Of cutting tecthi If so, send ut once
and get q bottle of MRS. " INsLow's SOOTHING
SYRUP FOR CHILDRAN TRETMIMG. Its value 10
ncalculable. 1t will relieve the poor little
sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it moth.
ers, there is no mistake about it. 1t cures dys-
entery and tiarrh@a, regulated the stomach
and bOweis.cures wind collie, softcns the gums,
reduces inflammation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mas. WIEsLOw's SooTH-
ING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHINa is pleasant
to the taste and 10 the prescription of one of the
the United State and is for sale by all drug.
gists throughout the world. Price, % cents
bottle
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AZ See notice Ot election.
The health Of our parish is good.
~See proceedings of Police jury.
III Read Registration Notice.
The river 10 rising here.
~ Read judicial advertisements.
A. Rigss a. Bros, Cistssn Makers; Office ut
90 Dslsrd Street n. O.. bend for Price Lisa
ISee il your name is among the
list of jurors.
Attention ia called to card headed
Notice to the public.
Drift wood is now plentiful on the
banks of our great river.
Weare under obligations tOMeSsrs
n. j. Chapsky aud j. q. Harris for
cOurtesirs rvcriN ed.
We would like TO knOw what O0C
Road InspectCrs are doing through
out the parish in the way Uf giving
ava good rOatlG2
We we've favored with visit on
Monday last from our genial friends
and subscribers, MpsSrs. J. j. Kear
1ley and jacob MaIs.
Quite a number of conyictS are
at work ON the Victoria levee brl'w
here in this parish, on the opposite
aide of the Mississippi river.
Mr.. q. NJ. Hieglns, Hon. Michael
IIahn's Bee King, made his An"i'l, n
shipment of 23j gallons Of new
honey to Cincinnati, Ohi", last Sat
nrday.
Several lawyers from New o..
leans interested in some cases here,
were at the Court House OF Monday
tast, viz: MeSsrS. Billings, Marks,
EarIlart and Walsh.
We are pleased to announce that
our obliging mail messenger and
luanager of the Hahnville stagJ line,
Mr.. Anthony Hartman, has reCOv-
cred from his illness and 10 once
more at his post again.
In our last Issue the signature of
the advertisement i'll the case of E.
q. Plat, US. Il. VilerbO, the copy
read i. DRY, Sheriff st. Charles
Parish, hut the type made nS say
Sheriff and Ex OfticiO Tax.CollectOr.
Our popular friend, Mr.. RNlriGue
0f Edgard, St. John parish, the
active agent of the Singer Manu-
featuring Company, favored our
section With his usual business trip,
on Monday and Tuesday last.
Complaint is made of the flooding
of the BOutte road and adjoining
plantations from the "Edmer' g.
bitches, located about Ave miles
below Hahnville. This is caused by
the surplus water from their rice doll
The District Court, jury term, did
away with several cases this week
and discharged the Grand Jury from
further attendance. The Court ad.
jourued until Monday next at II
O'clock y. IN.
Over hundred children and
grown persons were confirmed at Oul
Church of the Lady OF the Rosary
yesterday. His grace Archbishop
Leray, assisted Ivy father RavOire o
st. John Officiatet.
The rain of Wednesday last fol
lowed by hail storm was quit
heavy for q while, and at times vi
thought the paneS of glass wOnlG
not be able to stand the COnEtan
beating of the hail.
The Grand Jury this week III
gently asked the Police Jury in thsi
report, to repair the roads ant
bridges in our parish, and put
suitable fence around the COur
House. Now gentlemen of tn
Police Jury let US have it.
The Lucy pOstOfice and store
located hear the lower line OF st
John, was burned OIL Wednesda,
night week. Our genial friend, DI
Charles MermilliO,l, had quite
llarruu eseale from having valua
BILE letter lost thereiA, had it no
been for the fact of the baker fAi
ing to register it there that evening
and doing so ut EdRArd, above.
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VExAS D PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.,
TRAINS EAST.
Nail, 4e2, 0:3S 4. n.
Accom-. Nc. 4S4, arrives. SIT. r. n.
TEAMS WEST.
AsesM. 4e3, S:29 A. NJ,
Nail. Ne. toI. Arrives. l:SS r. n.
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Perish .Pagraraphs.

OF. OHARLES TIMR TABLE,
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mississippi Valley Railroad
LEAVES SARPY'S STATION
yssng SsHth 81 200 q. n; gsing nss tn s:4S O. N.
o:20A.n.; SIS ,. N.
S:2S p. m; " 7:59
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-20
HOW GIRLS "MAKE uP."
A Chicago Professors Views on the
subject Presented in
Learned Manner.

Chicago Tribune: "Thosc girls" said
the professor, ARE making some of those
beautiful archCd eyebrows you so often
see in bail rooms These scwcd on the
net are less expensive Kind, and are
only used on special occasions The real
brow is very expensive and can only be
made by II person of great skill | have
an opcrat on to perform this afternoon,
and If YOU like will explain to You how
it is performed" leading the way into an
elegantly furnished room in which
was u large chair similar to those
used by dentists. "fhe patient sits
here" the professor continued. "ln this
cushion TO my left are stuck u score or
more OF these needles You saw being
threaded. Each stitch having only two
strands of hair, to facilitate the operation
and number of needles must be on hand.
As each thread is drawn through the skin
over the eye il is cut so that when the
first stage OF the operation is over it
leaves the hair bristlng out an inch or
so, preSentinga n ragged, pOrcupino APP
pearanco. Now comes the artistic work.
The brow must be arched and cut down
with the utmost delicaGy. A number OF
hours is required To do it,"
"lt must be very painful and tedious.
They don't say it's II picnic eXcur-
sion, y laughed the professor, but eye
brOws, small as they are, are very inn
portant IN the makeup OF the face. You
have no idea how old one looks when en-
tircly dcnuded of hair over the eyes
The process have described is painful,
but makes good eyebrows, and adds
hundred per cent to the looks of per
son W o was without them. It's, too, so
much better than the blackcning and
cosmetics some people use, especially
people who have only mere prctcnScS of
brOws comprising Il few colorleSS hairs
DO your sowcd-through thc.skim eye
brows lasty"
For years There is the advantage
The only caution to observe is in wash
ing not to use too much friction. Other
wise they are perfect, and can be brushed
every morning. and look rs well as the
natural brow
Gould not this same principle be APP
piled to bald hcadSy"
81 have made some experiments that
way, but they were not very successful.
The great difficulty is the space to be
covered and the tightncss of the skin,
which is not half as flexible as the
skin of the brow But ] think can
overcome these difficulties soon"
just give B. II DOUGLASS & SONS
CAPSlCUM COUGH DROPS fair trial.
they will relieve your Cough instantly:
Thousands testify to this