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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24
ColIides With an Iceberg.

New YORK, May 23.-The steamship
City of Berlin, on the 10th inst, at 1925 a.
H., latitude 1880, longitude 1880, struck an
iceberg, steam on, in dense fog. The en-
gines were going very slowly at the time.
Her bowsprit and headwork were carried
away, but no damage was done below the
main deck line. At 4:50 she pro-
ceeded quite slowly. At 6:24 a. m.
she passed another iceberg, and still an
other at $50. The City of Berlin brings
143 cabin and /, 139 steerage passengers.
A PASSENGERS Description.
Mr.James O'ROurke, one of the cabin pas
sengerS on the steamer, makes the follow
ing report: The City of Berlin sailed from
Liverpool for New York on May -. All
went well. the weather being very fine and
the sea smooth, until approaching the
banks of Newfoundland, when thick fog
set in at p. m. Monday, the
18th inst, which continued until 10 p. IN.
of the goth, when it cleared off. The ship
was riding at about half speed during the
fog. and the steam whistle kept blowing at
intervals of about five minutes. On Tues
day morning at about 800 the ship came in
collision with an immense iceberg, which
carried away the jib-boom bowsprit, figure
head and all gear attached, stove in the
bow, breaking the iron plates, planking.
iron ratings, etc. Many tons of ice fell
upon the forecastle deck, breaking
it through and going down into the hold.
The men on the lookout had very narrow
escape with their lives. the fog being so
thick at the time that they could not see the
iceberg until it came tumbling on the for
ward deck, where they were standing,
which caused them to run for their lives.
At the time of the shock Chief Officer Tarle-
ton and Second Officer Barker were on
duty on the bridge and with great prompt
ness Mr.. Barker rushed to the bow of the
ship to ascertain whether the ship was cut
through
BELOW THE WATER LINE,
at the same time giving orders to cut any of
the ropes of the life RATS and boats, and
prepare them for lowering in case the ship
should sink. Two of the boats were swung
overheard and the others were being put in
readiness, until it was discovered that the
ship was not making water
when the orders were countermanded.
The CONSERVATION On board at the time
among the passengers can better be i'm
agined than described, as they were aroused
from their berths. They ran heller SHELTER to
and fro, screaming and praying. not know
ing but that they would go down with the
ship in few moments.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24
WouIdKeep Her.

She-Wont you present me to your friend,
please?
He-But you are not mine to give. And
if you were, you know, I think 1 should
keep you for myself.
She-Always?
He-Always.
Cards are issued Immediately. Boston
Transcript.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO. May 2B.-The eastward move
ment of flour, grain and provisions last
week shows retrograde In the volume
going forward, having fallen off 24,75s
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24

which has heretofore been using oak bar
rels exclusively, will soon adopt elm barrels.
Col. w. S. King has gone East for the
avowed purpose Of looking into the matter
of paper barrels, with the intention of in
Producing them at Minneapolis.
Northwestern Miller: A prominent
cooper OF the Cooperative Barrel company,
the leading cooperative shop in Minneap-
oils, informs us that official figures show
the members of that company to have
averaged eight barrels per day from JAN
nary to May 1, which would amount to
$1.25 per day.
The affairs of the cOOpers still remain I'M
settled. No agreement has been arrived
at as to the basis UPON which scale OF
prices can be arranged There has been
no reduction yet and until there is matters
can be expected to remain quiet But when
a reduction is made then trouble may be
expected.
There is movement throughout the
country for the formation of ''National
association" OF coopers. 1t will have for
it's object: First, unity of coopers in an
organization for their mutual benefit: sec
ond, for the advancement and calculation
Of ideas favorable to cooperage interests;
third, for an organized fight against the
prison contract system: fourth, for the ele-
Walton of the cooperage industry to higher
plane, and to secure the righting of long
existing wrongs.
The following are some of the recent
changes in the cooperative companies: j.
A. Smithel has sold his stock in the North
western Barrel company to Solomon Gun
derson; J. w. Scott and J. Nj. Smith have
sold their memberships in the Minnesota
Barrel company to George Mitchell and P.
De Ruyter; Frank Jabs has sold his stock
in the Cooperative company, and become a
member of the Hennepin company; E. F.
Carroll, E. Carroll and Frank b. Joy have
sold their memberships in the Hennepin
company to Charles Patterson, Edward
Crawford and NJ. Kern.
Northwestern Miller: The falling off in
-four production has been very heavy, and
our cooper shops have been made to keenly
feel it. The barrel sales of last week show
quite a loss, but those Of the current week
will be even lighter, and until business picks
up at the mills, business with the shops
must be very dull. The sales and manu-,
facture of barrels for the past four weeks,
and for the corresponding time in 1884, are
shown in the appended table:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24
Base Ball.
without a Salary.

Chicago and Boston, at Boston; De
Providence, at Providence.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
The Great Explosion.

or great interest to the scientific world
was the recent blowing up OF Hell Gate, IN
Long Islani sound b. it some nine acres
of rock were rent from their foundations
and scattered in fragments upon the bottom
of the sound, ready to be dredged out by
boats TIE work is United States gov
eminent undertaking, and has been In
progress altogether some ten years. Flood
rock was very ugly impeachment to navl-
cation of tie sound The engineers honey
combed it with holes drillei through ana
through il. These were plugged up VIII
dynamite cartridges, until $50, OO0 POUNDS
OF this tremendous explosive we're placed
under water. They were connected with
station on shore by electrical appliances so
that when all was ready they could be DIS
charged simultaneously. The key was
touched off by little daughse of Gen. New
ton, OF ths United States engineer corps, VINO
managed the work A portion OF the Hell
Gate rocks was blown up in the same man
ner nine years ago. The same little girl,
then baby of years, exploded the mine
A quarter of a million OF people witnessed
the explosion of Oct g. Acres of water
rose in the air to height of $50 feet. The
earth was felt to culver five miles away.
When the acres Of water subsi1ed a sitting
cloud of yellowish smoke and gas filled the
air. There was no terrific sound, appar-
emily, yet the effects were experiences after
wards more than seemed possible at the
time. Many persons felt as though,
somehow, their head and eyes had been
subjected to a terrific strain. In some cases
there were nausea AMI bleeding at the nose
and ears several hours after the explosion.
Now it is hoped that large ships will be
able to enter New York through the SOUND.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28

The choicest collection of orchids in the
United States was recently disposed of at
auction in New YORK city 1t belonged to
the estate left by Mrs Mary j. Morgan,
one of the veal thiest women of America
She had made it herself, chiefly in Europe
1t cost her $3.50, 600, and sold for about s23,-
600 Some of the choicest specimens disap-
pearet In the progress of the sale by mis-
take. In point of fact they were pocket
ed by thieves. Some of the orchids had cost
Mrs. Morgan as much as 81 900 apiece.
Representatives Of the arge florist houses
in Great Britain were On hand to snap up
bargains. The sale was an event which at
tracted the attention of persons interested
in plant culture throughout Europe and
America. Single specimens in other col
lections have brought as much as $500.
Why make such fuss over mere plant?
good many people who don't
know any better are asking. Because
the orchid is the scientific curiosity of the
vegetable kingdom. Its habits of growth
are remarkable. Its blossoms assume most
extraordinary AMI grotesque shapes show
ing the weirdest resemblance to insects and
birds. 1t is necessary that many of them
should be fortified through the bees and
insects that carry the pollen from one plant
to another on their legs and wings. In
some mysterious way the flowers take on
a strange likeness TO the creatures that
transfer the pollen. The flower of one, the
bee or child, has a startling resemblance to a
bee. Another looks like butterfly. One
of the most beautiful is the so-calle1 holy
ghos. flower. The blossom has more than
a fanciful likeness to a white dove. This
variety is found in Florida. The common
lady slipper Is an orchid. The most beauti-
ful yariatiaS however p0mA from torrid
countries, chiefly thu East and West Indies
and South America.
One popularity of many of them is
that they re air plants; in scientific Ian
guage, epiphytes. All they need is some
thing to attach their roots to to hold them,
and they will grow in fine style. The trees
in South America are thus often splendidly
adorned. The plants draw their nourish-
ment from the air
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28

and the mixed collections are quite as satis-
factory to most lovers of flowers as the
named bulbs are which will quite likely
cost as much, singiy, as a dozen Of the UNI
named ones, and prove to be no more beau-
tiful
These bulbs should be procured and
planted in September and October. Select
place for them where the ground can be
kept free from water in spring. II not nat
urally well drained, remove the soil to the
depth of foot or more, AMI put in brick,
old bones, broken crockery, and anS thing
which viii hold up the soil you have re-
moved, sufficiently. when it is returned, to
allow all surplus water to drain cut Of it.
Make this soil rich with old and perfectly
rotten manure from yard in which cows
have been kept. No other is so good for
tulbs. Incorporate it thoroughly with the
earth In which your bulbs are
to be planted This is all there
is to be done, until you set out your
bulbs When you do that. put the larger
ones, like tulips and hyacinths, four or five
inches under the soil and about eight inches
apart. The smaller ones can be planted
more closely together, and not quite as
deep When cod weather sets in it Is well
to cover the beds with some coarse litter
from the barnyard This must be removed
as soon as the plants begin 10 come up In
spring. After they have doomed ANIMALS
can lie planted in the bed, without interior
ing in the least with the bulbs. Do not cut
off the tops but let them ripen and die off
to suit themselves In painting them do
not set them cut in haphazard way, but
keep each variety by itself 1t Is good
plan. when one has but few, to plant the
tulips in the center, with the hyacinths in
circle about them, letting the crocuses
! and scillas edge the bed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
The Home pressmaker.


The amateur dressmaker who observes
new basques closely will see that the darts
are now carried up very high, in the Eng
lish fashion, and are nearer together at the
waist line, giving, with the narrow double
side forms, the slender and long WASTED
appearance which has come into vogue with
English fashions. The high officers collar
band with its buckram interlining is also
conducive to the severe military effect now
sought after, as it keeps the chin up and
requires plain linen collar, or else folds,
in preference to frills, with very simple
brooch, to complete its desirable plain
style. The shoulder seams are of medium
length, and the sleeves are set in EASY as
seamstresses say, being sewed always with
the sleeves next the sewer, yet without the
gathers that made them high and bunchy
last year. A large armhole with we'll
rounded sleeve, with its inner seam set
straight down the middle of the arm its
entire length, will have the proper and
comfortable fit. In skirts all tied back an
pearance is avoided, and the covering over
the hips is not nearly sosmooth as formerly:
there are still, however, tapes at the back
and steels as described last week, but these
are only meant to hold the found alton skirt in
place, while the lower skirt and its dram
cries are made to look very full Worth
begins to len CITIZEN basques on the sides in
peplum fashion, though the preference here
is for very short sides to basques. Apretty
fashion with Worth is that of making q
plated faille guimpe inside the front of
velvet or plush basques, with the top part
OF tie velvet waist turned down in revers,
and the plated faille guimpe inside the
front extending from the collar to the top
of the darts under the revers, pendent
beads, balls or tiny tassels are set ON the
plaits
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
Crocheted Hittens-
Boston Globe.I


Materials-Ons skein Starlight Scotch
yarn, any shade, and steel crochet hook
OF medium size. These mittens will fit a
lady who wears 81 kids
Make a chain of fifty-two stitches, Join
the ends of the chain, crochet two rows of
single crochet. On the third row, exactly
opposite the starting point, widen by GRO
cheting two stitches in one, then one plain,
then widen again, rest of row plain.
Fourth row-All plain single crochet.
Fifth row-Viden opposite the first widen
ing in the third row, crochet three plain,
and widen again, rest PLAIN
Sixth row-AH plain single crochet.
Seventh row-Widen as before opposite
the starting point and crochet five plain be
tween the widenings. Thus continue, every
other row plain and every other row wild en-
ing twice, increasing the number of plain
stitches between by two every time, until
the number of rows are twenty five and the
number of stitches between the widenings
are twenty three
Join the mittens where the last two
widenings occur by drawing the wool
once through on the hook Crochet the
rest plain till it reaches the end of the little
finger; narr ow at one a5e by skipping one
stitch, and draw the moose tight 50 as not tc
leave hole.
Narrow only twice in the first row, then
one row plain, twice in the next row, and
after that shape il to the hand by narrow
ing more frequently until completed
Join on yarn at opening left for thumb,
and shape it to your thumb.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
shilling for killing him Am rs no dead,

shillmg for killing him. Am hs no dead.
governor
Finding himself mtwitte1. the governor
gave him another shilling for dressing it.
1t was not long before the milan came
back, demanding good shilling in place of
the bad one which he declared ths governor
had paIi him Tie governor paid him an
other.
Returning a second time with still an
other brass piece to be exchange, the gov
ernor. convinced of his knavsry. offered
him half crown if he would deliver a let
ter for him
The letter was directed to the keeper Of
the prison, AMI ordered him to give the
bearer certain number of lashes-
The Indian, suspecting that all was not
right, and meeting a servant of the COVER
nor. induced him to take the letter to its
address,
The result of the Indians stratagem was
that a severe whipping was administered
TO the unfortunate servant The governor
was greatly chagrinsd at being second
time outwitted by the milan.
On falling in with him some time after,
he accosted him with soms severity, asking
him how he had dared TO cheat and deceive
him so many times.
Head work, governor, head work. wal
the audacious reply.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28

Fruits that will grow in the latitude OF
New York state will grow rather generally
throughout the Union, except in the most
southern parts. Therefore, tho grapes,
apples, etc, that thrive best in New York
are worth trying elsewhere.
Among grapes, the finest black ones were
the Wilder and Worden. Some of the
clusters Of these were a sight to see The
Worden is shown in the picture The old
Concord does not do SO badly, either, when
it is richly fortified and tended. The JEFF
ferson was light red grape, of peculiar
and beautiful color. Another beauty was
the Salem, dark red grape The Niagara
was the most perfect looking white or green
grape. A dish of such black, red and green
grapes as these, beaped artistically to
gether, would make an exquisite table or.
fRf
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
ment from the al

The illustration shows an epiphyte wit.
blossoms of exquisite beauty in the natural
state 1t is ''hung by the hee,s,'' as a writer
has expressed IT. roots up blossoms down
You perceive that the roots are simply
bound against the back of piece of wood.
Where much moisture is needed the roots
are often confined in a pot of wet moss or
peat Some require that the air be KEEP,
very damp They draw the moisture they
need from the atmos phere. The bit OF
wood is suspended by a wire from nail
somewhere, and thus the curious plant
hangs between heaven and earth. They
can be hung from cross beams, roofs or
anywhere
Orchids want to be kept in a greenhouse
all to themselves They are rather an ex-
pensive luxury. They are an exquisite aud
refined fancy, after all, though, much better
than gambling and the snobbish furEit ure
AMI houses in which many coarse. rich
people indulge. Since they have become
so much the mode in England, doubtless
cur Anglo-maniacs here will Immediately
get down ON their knees and follow the
fashion in the most slavish manner They
might do worse. This is a craze which Is
becoming to republicans.
A striking popularity of the orchid fam.
lily Is the strange methods they take to fer
tiiize the blossoms In some varieties the
flowers wither and die as soon as they are
fortified. A remarkable plant is the
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28

A great display Is making at present of
'spentes,n or ornamental flounces, and pieces
for the front breadths of dresses Sometimes
the jet or embroidery pattern covers the
whole front breadth below the draping
Sometimes it is merely fiounce, half a
yard deep, across the bottom. Again it
forms panel the embroidery or beading
going in beautiful patterns down the side
where the overskirt opens, and across the
front, till it is concealed by the draping
Such dresses are for indoor toilets. They
are of all colors and the beading or en-
broidery matches. There are very novel
and striking Grecian and Oriental designs
in the patterns for these ''pentes.p
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
How 70 Drink Sea Water.

Sea water has been converted into bev-
erage A little citric acid or citrate of sill
yer Is added to the briny liquil, chloride of
silver is preci pitated, and harmless min
eral water is produced. An ounce of cit
rate renders half pint of water drinkable:
Seven ounces would furnish a shipwrecked
man with water for week. The question
is how to secure tbs citrate to the ship
wrecked man. 1t is recommended that
those who go to sea carry with them bot
tie of citrate protec5eJ By an India rubber
covering, or that such bottle should be fur
nished in life preservers. In the latter
case, however, the people about to be
shipwrecke1 must not leave the life pre-
servers behind. If, with presence of mind,
they remember to take them, all the
sgonles OF thirst portrayed in nautical
stories may remain unrealized fiction.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
Jackson. Miss Oct 6. iss5.-iw.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Chancery Court,
First District.
HISDs COUNTY. Sept. Term, 1855
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28

This has been good year for pears. Ir
some localities barrel of good ones could
not be sold for 81. AT the same time, how
ever, there were plenty of ragged, hungry
children to whom they would have been G
godsend. They went begging rather be
cause the dollar was scarce than because
pears were too plenty
The japanese beat US all to pieces in pea1
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
Facts of Interest.

The greater the depth of ocean water, Il g
more salt it is.
Do not eat the meat of animals that have
oeen worried and torn by dogs. 1t is some
times poisonous.
A cloth with cork threads through It has
been invented. 1t looks like ordinary wear,
yet prevents the body from sinking in
water.
Professor Nichols, Editor of The Boston
Journal Of Chemistry, has declared that
alcohol is no longer necessity in any of the
arts or sciences.
The scientologist of Rutgers college, at
New Brunswick, n. j., recognized the shock
Of the Hell Gate explosion just fifteen
minutes before it occurred. This is con-
sidered by the wicked as a remarkable in
stance of the reconciliation of faith and
science.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
HOllle and garln.
Cure for the Apple Goblin Moth.


At the meeting of the American Pomolog-
ical society Mr. (. Moody gave his method
with the Goblin moth in his large apple
orchard. He sprayed the trees with soiu-
tion OF London purple, in ratio Of one half
pound to eighty gallons of water. by means
Of force pump AMI barrel on a wagon.
He had a machine SO arranged that the
spokes Of the wheel did the pumping as the
wagon progressed One man could manage
it and could sprinkle ], 900 trees day, at a
cost Of not more than one-half a cent per
tree. BY this easy and inexpensive ma thod
he produced abundance of apples without
the mark of worm upon them
Mr.. Partridge, Of Michigan, had an
orchard of / 800 apple trees. He adopted
much the same plan with that of Mr.,
Moody, and with equal success he used
about 100 gallons OF water, in which was
dissolved one-haIf pound of London purple,
for spraying each 100 trees. So it seems &c
be settled and proved that fruit growers
can head OFF the Goblin moth, and give Us
perfect fruit if they viii make the neces-
earv effort
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
PRIZE roMAroEs.

The picture shows ths best looking heap
OF tomatoes on exhibition Two kinds are
in the pile. the Acme and the Livingston's
Favorite. Both are as smooth as an apple.
quite without the crinkles and ridges that
make the old-fashioned tomato a burden.
Ths Acme seems TO be the first favorite.
II has more of q purplish tinge than tho
Livingston, and seems perhaps little
soldier.
For some reason the show of CORE was
very poor. In respect to ether things, it
was plain to be seen, what every body has
mot yet learned, that the old and WELL
known varieties Of both fruits and vege-
tables win do to depend ON, every time.
The following old varieties are still the
boss: White and Purple Strap-leaved
turnips Early Blood turnip beet and Mann
moth Chill squash. There was one Of the
good old Fiat Dutch" cabbages, nearly a
foot and half through, looking solid as
cannonbalL A big pumpkin was about yard
across, more or less 1t looked big enough
to furnish Thanksgiving pies for reef
ment Il was Of tho pale yellow ridged
Kind
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
Things to Do and to Know.

Americans are poor cheese makers.
Eighty to 100 cotton bolls mako pouni.
This is the best season of tie year to put
down drsin tile.
The crop of buck wheat this year Is very
large and little late
Many excellent authorities declare that
Mrs. Lizzie Cotton AMI her bee hive are a
fraud.
Mr.. Henry Bergh is trying to make
blacksmiths stop putting red-hot shoes on
horses
Holstein -Friesian COWS are recAonsi the
finest, by experienced cheese makers, for
this branch of tie dairy interest
Kill the English sparrow AMI eat him
upon toast It is all he is fit for. Do it in
the fal', while he is plump.
Thousands ST tons of cheese are made in
France from the milk of sheep, and in some
of the European markets it brings the high
est price.
More attention should be paid to teaching
young horses to walk fast than is done. A
st-walking horse is a desideratum not
often met with.
White Russian oats yield, with the use
of 300 poun Is of phosphate fertil 'zsrs, 6015
bushels to the acre. The Welcome gave
Az bushels