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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
EAsHloNLETs.

Gold neck chains are coming m again.
Plain colors with side clocks are preferred
to stripes in hosiery.
White undressed kid gloves are worn with
white evening dresses.
Even new pongees come in bourette or
b%outonneux and corded stripes.
Lent began very late this year, not TIN far
into March. It is said it has not fallen 50 late
before i'll 800 years.
Now, if you have a smart gown Of brocade
or satin, you must send some Of the material
to your bootmaler, because your boots must
match your costume.
There's no earthly use in making under
clothing when it can be bought ready made
for the price of the material, and if you like
you can trim to suit your own fancy.
Some Of the new Paris bonnets have per-
fectly square crowns, with but little brim to
speak Of, but the profuse trimmings hide the
shape Of the bonnet.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
Treatment u calvea.

BY long experience we have learned that a
COW should be turned dry at least six weeks
before calving; If not, the COW win not Be
strong, and the calf viii be little and some
times very weak. We take the calf away
from the COW as soon as it Ii dropped, put a
piece Of old carpet around 1t and carry il to
q warm place, If it is cold weather, and rub it
until it is dry. Then get milk from its
mother and put one finger in It's mouth and
hold its mouth IN the milk, 50 IL can breathe.
AS soon as il tastes the milk it will begin to
suck; then take the finger out Of It's mouth.
In two or three times feeding Z calf VIII
learn to drink without further trouble. By
this treatment the calf is weaned, and II it Is
kept out Of sight Of the COW a few weeks the
COW will not pay any attention to it, and the
calf can be put In Che same pasture with thu
COW. We keep the calf mi suitable place
until it is quite tame. BY gentle treatment
it soon learns to come to its owner when
called.
Calves treated with gentleness always make
tame, quiet cows. On the other hand if q
calf is beaten and handled roughly il be.
comes timid and win not drink enough milk
The result Is a poor, wild calf and II II lives
to be grown ii win never be tame. IN fact,
a calf that is neglected and frightened while
it is being fed milk, will never make d nice
quiet animal. We feed our calves milk about
three months The first four weeks We feed
them three times a day, after that morning
and evening They viii drink skim milk
well. III summer time turn them On pas
tuFe, ii winter give them clover hay-asmuch
as they VIII eat. II milk IS not plenty Va
soak pletes Of stale bread IN the milk, and "a.
a. change put III The milk q tablespoonful 81
cotton seet meal They relish it and i
makes them fak-MrR ]. W. Afchard
Nsw York World.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

"Without exaggeration, y said the captain,
"there were between 200 and 300 seals there.
The berg was evidently hollow, and the water
we could see the seals plunge into now and
then was the OCEAN. The wall of ice that
separated us from the seals appeared to be
but a few feet thick. and | think it had only
been there a short time. Very likely il
formed after the seals were there, for it is moi
probable that they would have come up in
. such numbers from below and voluntarily
make a place like that their home. They nc
doubt gathered there from different parts Of
a large foe, and had been floating around for
months, unable to change their quarters"
After sailing around the berg without find
ing an opening, they hove the bark to and
laid off the iceberg as long as they dared,
hoping it would split Or crack in some manner
to give them a chance TO get at the seals, but
nothing happened, and they had to sail away.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26


igot some thirty bushels OF extra cleaned
seed, then | went to tho saw mill and got =
load Of sawdust / spread q layer Of saw
dust on the barn floor, then ten bushels of.
blue grass seed, then another layer Of saw
dust, and SO on until the blue grass seed was
all used up. : / then took q rake and mixed it
thoroughly. When done mixing ! shoyeled.
all into the wagon and drove to the field and.
went to work sowing, takirg as much IN my
hand at a time as my hand would hold Of the
sawdust and blue grass seed and spread it
like sowing oats by hand, aiming to put two
bushels Of seed to the acre, OF at least q
bushel and a half to the acre.
The advantage Of using sawdust over dirt
to mix with is, first, it is much lighter to
carry, and the sawdust being about the same
buoyancy as the blue grass seed, The seed
would stick to the sawdust, which gave q bet-
ter spread Of the seed. The objection to sow-
ing dirt besides the weight was that when
you throw your handful out to spread 1t, the
dirt, being much heavier than tho blue grass
seed would spread of by itself and not carry
the seed along with it.
Should yon not get the amount Of seed you
desire to put on an acre the first time Of SOW
ing you can easily go over the ground a Sec
Ond time by going cross ways Of the way you
went first. The amount Of sawdust you use
is not particular, but to begin with, as an ex-
pertinent, Twould advise to take three bushels
Of sawdust and mix twenty-one pounds Of
blue grass seed with ii, then measure of an
acre as near as you can, and try how evenly
you can spread the three bushels Of saWdust
and ~twenty-one pounds of blue grass seed ON
that acre. BY the time you have done this
you have learned about how to proportion
your seed and sawdust, 50 as to give you an
even spread on the field you want TO SOW
Indiana Farmer.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
Prince and Pearl.


In the very same year, on the very same day,
Two little babies were born;
One was a doggy, and one was a girl;
One was named Prince, and one was named
All on a New Years morn.
And in one cradle the babies slept,
All through the midwinter weather;
One on her pillow, dimpled and sweet,
And one curled up at the darling's teet-
Prince and Pearl together,
But Prince grew fast, as dOggies will,
Till he soon was large and strong,
With a coal black coat that was curly and
fine,
With a big, big bark and a sorrowful whine;
And he learned to know right from wrong.
And Prince would sit by the baby Pearl,
Rocking her while she slept,
Gently, lightly, to and fro,
And the mother was free to come or 60,
For Prince a true watch kept.
And he'd bear caresses from baby hands
With never so much as a vince;
And Pearl on his back was secure from harm,
For he'd carry her safely all over the farsi-
Darling, trusty old Princel
And when Pearl went to the village school,
A mile or more AVA,
Prince carried her basket and primer, too,
And would run to fetch her when school was
through,
At the close Of the long, long day.
Oh, they were ever the best of friends,
In sunny OF stormy weather;
Up IN the mountains, Or down by the sea-
In town or country, 'twould always be
Prince and Pearl together
= XQuths CQmpanieas
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

"A new soda motor, which performs all the
functions of an ordinary locomotive, is in
operation on State street, Chicago. It does
not require any fire, is noiseless, does not
emit any offensive smells, has no exhaust
stack or steam whistle to brighten horses, and
makes fully as good time as the old-fashioned
steam dummy. It takes only thirteen min
utes to charge it, and it win run continuously
for six hours after it is loaded. The Boston
and Albany Railroad company is also build
ing q forty ton soda fountain to haul its trains
through Boston; a similar machine is in sue
cessful use upon a road in England, and a
company in Minneapolis is about to close a
contract that will supply all its cars with two
horse power soda fountains.
It IS obvious that this soda motor is des-
tined to become immensely popular. AS yet
we have not had an opportunity to compare
its costs with that Of the electric motor, the
only other feasible substitute for the putting,
incinerating iron horse; but it will be a mere
matter Of detail to arrange some attachment
whereby the motive force Of a conveyance
also be drawn upon for the rejection Of
thirsty passengers, and thus become an ad-
difional source Of income to the ~enterprising
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

The fine animal IN the picture was tho
favorite saddle horse Of the late king Of
Bavaria. There are six distinct families Of
horses IN Arabia, and the pedigree Of some of
them runs back unmistakahly for 800 years.
They come Of old families
These are the horses for sWiftness and EN-
durance. They are not draught horses, but
in the two qualities named they excel al
other breeds in the world They have deli
cate necks and fine, small, straight limbs,
flashing eyes and q strong, flowing name and
tail. They are not large, 1511S hands being an.
unusual height. The, back is not arched
much, the tail II high Set, and the hoofs arc
always small, black, and very tough. Cen
turtles Of pounding over the sands Of the
desert have made them 50. They have small
ears and powerful chest, from which they
get their great endurance. They are distin-
gulshed for soundness Of wind and limb,
though their ~high-bred, far-of cousin, the
Kentucky horse, Of late years seems To b.
developing a lack Of hardness.
The Arabian horse Is noted, too, for It's
gentle temper and intelligence. Its master,
the Arab, says the horse is Affairs best GIT
to man.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
Real Dogs Of war.

The German minister of war has given
orders for a number Of dogs to be trained with
a view Of testing the value of the services
they might render to s%entinels engaged in
keeping guard during the night. 1t is fully
believed that by the help of these ~sagacious
animals outposts would be far less liable to
surprise, and hat the dogs would always
give notice of the approach of the enemy
much earlier than it could be detected by the
sentinel without such assistance.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26


other vessel, but it
is hard to get the
fluid out. 1t is apt
to spill when being
poured out. To OBJ
viate this use a
cork having two
small tin tubes
through it, as
shown in the
sketch. One Of the
tubes is for an air
vent, the other is to
pour the oil ont of.
The tubes can be
made by any
timer. Get a good,
close-gTained cork,
burn holes in it
with a pointed red
hOf uyi1so ~. v.rI
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
pALMERIs STEAM CARRIAGE.

The illustration shows two gentlemen tax
ing a ride. They are at once passenger and
engineer. The carriage is two-wheeled, with
wheels ~ feet across. A small wheel is
placed down in front of the boiler for steer
ing. The boiler is heated with coke, and is
very small, weighing only 175 pounds. 1t
Aolds a few pints of water. Steam can be
got up very rapidly. Still, if anybody wanted
the doctor in a hurry, probably he could go
to him sooner by mounting a horse.
The carriage goes six to seven miles an
hour. The piston stroke is three inches,
Transmission Of motion to the shaft Of the
S@all engine is made directly from the pisa
y rods, without connecting rods. CRAM.
pins slide in vertical slots in the piston. Tlv.
boiler is fed continuously by a pump. The
driver also acts as fireman, from time to tire
applying the stimulus to hurry up his steam
trotter.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

When the comb is used, it is tucked in side
wise rather oftener than any. other way. The
jet and feather pompon and the knot Of ribbon
are for full dress ornaments in the evening.
They are fastened slightly at one side, near
the crown. The same ornaments may also be
worn in the colsage. Young ladies wear the
ribbon; married and elderly ones the feathers.
The pins are stuck in various places, to suit
the fancy, and serve the purpose both of use
and ornament.
Fig. 3 shows other styles Of doing the hair.
The lady on the left has her back hair tucked
up something in the manner already shown
& z 'naac'. nSrfed N front. how-
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
An Iceberg Full of Seals.

Here is a story of the sea, told by the cap
tain of a Norwegian bark, who came across
an iceberg full of seals. The weather had
been very foggy and the vessel was moving
along with short canvas, when suddenly q
mountain Of ice doomed up and the bark
drifted toward it.
The berg was as clear as crystal, with the
exception Of a great dark mass in the center
while from a cleft in the side a small column
Of vapor arose. When the vessel approaches
to within a reasonable distance Of the berg
it was discovered that the black mass in tn
center consisted Of live seals.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
Malaria In New ENGLAND.

Writing of malaria in New England, DR..
Griswold says that among the 100000 people
residing in the valleys of the Connecticut river
and its tributaries, there nave been 10000 OF
5000 cases of malaria within the last fifteen
years. In some places one-half of the popula-
ton have been affected in a single season. Up
to 1870 there had not been three cases a year
of intermittent fever for upward of 200 years.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

The bulk of the hair is "witcked up" so to
speak, all upon the head, combed up loosely
from the back and sides, often without being
parted anywhere. A fringe of short ends is
then curled about the forehead and the back
of the neck. The arrangement Of the mass OF
the hair is shown plainly in the picture. You
will know from this how to do it, front and
back, without further description. Mass it
in loose loops, or rolls, about the crown,
extending them towards the front ON top.
The effect is altogether airy and artistic.
There never was a time when the style OF
doing ladies' hair was either prettier or more
healthful than it is at present,
All manner of fancy pins are u~sed-long,
plain tortoise shell ones, gold, silver, jet and
ivory-topped, and imitation and real diamond
hea led ones. These pins, a comb and other
hair ornaments are shown in Fig. 2.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
the Illustration
NEW DEAF MUTE ALPHABET.

NEW UNA AOAE ALIhAbhAs
Suppose a class to be sitting grouped about
D teacher. The way the pupils are taught by
the electrical touch is as follows: The left
hand Of each is put into a mold the shape of
the hand. In this mold or matIix, there are
holes to correspond to the points upon the
hand where the letters are located. Under
each hole is a point or dot. The
action of these is much like that of
the little hammers which strike the
wires of a piano and makes the sound
when a key is touched. The master up at the
desk touches a key or button. Electric wires
run from the teachers desk underneath the
floor up to each desk to the matrix in which
the pupils hand lies. The wires, however, do
not actually touch the pupils hand. They
are connected with and move the tiny ham-
mers that are close to the holes in the matrix.
The buttons at the teachers desk are lettered
alphabetically. Suppose the teacher wishes
tissyell out the word "and" in the pupils
Ind. He touches successfully buttons a, n, d;
and points a, N, d fly up and strike lightly
the pupils left hand.
The advantages of this new method arc
numerous. 1t does away with the tiresome
finger practice; it can, indeed, be substituted
for that altogether. By touching with a fin
ger of the right hand the alphabet points in
the left, lightly, as fast as the forein-
ger can move, words may be spelled
out with such astonishing ease that
it is a wonder how the old system was put up
with so long. Again, a large proportion of
deaf mutes are also short sighted. The strain
on their eyes Of watching the ~inger-talk is
painful. BY calling in touch with the aid of
electricity, as above, another sense is brought
to bear on their education. Two deaf mutes
could thus converse i'll the dark by each dot
ting the palm of the others left hand with
the fingers of his own right.
Great speed can be attained. Further, deaf
mutes can thus telegraph each other over
wires, and converse. By this method too.it
seems quite likely that deaf mutes might be-
come skilled telegraph operators. At any
rate this new method seems to be in all re-
spects, an improvement on the old, and we
may hope great results from it.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

,or The nest little hendoi oonb a I'll
lngoHnlly nt th8 TOP Llltlc curling lock
around The forehead and neck.
On tne right is shown the noigfsf fashion o.
al for young ladies. Many adhere 70 tht
fashions already described, but this style y
also popular The hair Is parted Ia 'front.' A
long, thick side lock b also parted of. 1tb
waved lightly IN front, and the end Of Il g
curled. Then # is drawn behind aud caught
BY q pin 70 The back Of the hair. leaving IN.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
Electrical AIphabet for Deaf Mrt4..

Electricity has just been applied to the in.
struction Of the deaf and dumb in a very in.
genious and interesting manner. Instead Of
making the letters, by the fingers in the ordi-
nary slow and painful manner, the parts of
the palm and inside of the fingers Of the left
hand are divided and named after the letters
of the alphabet in the manner designated in
the Illustration,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
The Aesthetic Lamp.

Lamps in which oil are burned are much
more fashionable than gas lights for aesthetic
parlors Or suites Of rooms. Some Of these
lamps in Doulton ware, Crow-Derby, colored
metals and fine glass are marvels of artistic
thought and feeling. They give, when light
ed, a dreamy splendor to the simplest Of fur
nitures in the least p~retentious rooms.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
jug casII.

Small conveniences save much labor in the
household. In the way of these there is moth
ing better than the cork for a kerosene jug,
shown in the illustration.
A Jug is better to keep kerosene in than any
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

Yet rich as it is, no trade has ever been
opened with it to amount to anything, and il
never belonged to any of the great nations
until last October. Then with the consent
of the natives the British flag wa hoisted
over the island. Now New Guinea, like Aus.
tralia, belongs to England. Before long we
shall have it a civilized and prosperous coun-
try, carrying on m with all the
world. But up to this time few white men
have ever visited it except the missionaries.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
SCIENCE


Possibly II rs only a question Of time when
npfts VIII DO merely Injuries, kept by mil
honaira Tor pleasure driving. Possibly IN
al hauling, plowing, and the mechanical and
agricultural industries in which horses are
no" used those animals viii DO replaced by
aeain, electricity, or other motive powers.
IL certainly looks as though civilization wa
moving In that direction. A number of road
Steam carriages have been invented. Steam
piows, threshing machines and mills Of all
kinds are common enough already.
The carriage in the picture is, 80 far as we
know, the highest in weight that has been in.
vented. It was exhibited at the late Antwerp
exposition. It is a road locomotive engine.
with a carriage for two persons attached.
ne carriage weighs thirty4hree pounds, and
3 steel wheels, like a tricycle..
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

end to hang upon the shoulders in long, loos,
curls. A small knot Of the back hair is fast
ened upon the crown Of the head with jeweled
and ornamental pins. Short front locks art
arranged in a fringe, the little curls are alse
made behind the ears and at the nape of the
neck. This is the fashion Of hair to be worI
with full dress, Or low-necked dresses. 1t il
girlish and pretty.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

then force the tubes tightly through them
as shown. Keep this cork at home, and use
another when the jug is sent to be refilled.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

OAbAADAn bIb HAAtuAlA
with which to blow
away the small
enemy when he Is
Infatuated and tries
to drive away In
vaders from his
quarters.
It consists Of d
sort offurnacewit
bellows attached.
The picture OK
plains itself and
win be appreciated
BY everybody who
has tried to hold q
burning torch and
blow with his
breath the smoke
from It among tho
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

Arabian hor.as w. daae imported Tito.
Amefirf 10 elieht extent & recent Feala
Messenger. the famous oAi arliH artn
whom oar American tfoltinR stock HaH d.
scended, had q largo strain 81 Anblan DIao7
IN him.
Arabian stations have bern brought % THE
country from time to time Is presents - pub
lc men and others. But iti doubtful e & fun
blooded Arabian mare was ever 81 TIM
United States. They are valued more highly
than the stations, and not allowed g leave
the country.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

bees. These ready-made smokers are not ex-
~pensive..
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
JHE Fashions
Fashions for tie Hair

The prevailing modes of doing the hair are
illustrated in the accompanying pictures.
Those most in favor are still the French twist
and the figure s style.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

A very necessary part = : bee-keepers
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1886-09-09
Echa pelskis z Amsfyki
Wiarusa dochoa:qce.
u Calumet Red Jacket
w Stanie Michigan

i W%rzesnia, 1886 l..
%SzaEowny Redaktorzc!
Priced kiiku tygodniami pisafes
W sweJ gazecle, .iakoby i u a
byfy zaburzenia koscielne, a DO
niewaz w tym samym czasie Cd
wiedzIt d%rukarnia Wa1usa OBJ.
Hypolit Pawlicl1i, przeto mniemam,
il to on CT O tom powiodziaf.
TAX zle jednak IL mas ME lest.
Prawda, b ks. Jozcf Horbaczcw-
ski rogn'ewaf sic z agentem u.
Wroblcwskim, ale swary te wjeszczs
ME ewfadnofy catej parafii.
KS. Horbaczewsl<i krzywdc
wyrzadzif OBJ. Wr6bIewskicmu, o.
skarzywszy go skutkiem bahskich
plotek przel Nu.iprz. Kssjedzem
~Biskupem, l"cz KS. B'skup, we
zwawszy ob. Wroblcwskiego do
slcble, "%swiadczyt, zbadawszy spra-
we, il mic moze wydaG z!dnego
potcp'aiaccgo wyroku przcciw Oh.
Wroblewfk'cmu. Dodai PREY tenn
KS. Biskup, il on miarkuje, o co
nam Polakom chodzi, Ii, BE wo-
lelibysmy niezawodnio Ksiedza Il
W. KS. Poznahskiego, pcnicwuz
prawie wszyscy z tych okolic po~
chodzimy, lecz on takiego ME mogf
zna'ezc, wicc p:zystat nam ks.
Horbaczcwshiego, maja c go "a spo-
ISo,jnego kapiana. To byfy slowa
Najprz. KS. Biskupa, Il ME tax,
jak to opowiedziat PawlicMi.
Nasi bracia w st Paul w;cdza
dobrze, .ial1 to cieako Jest, bye
zadowolonym, jszeIi dug kosciolA
sicmnczy, .iak to sic dziaio i IL Mich
Ia ks. Ii lcez mlmo to }arafiu
W poieciu zbiorowem ME szemrze.
Po"tar2am, re spor jest spra-
wa osobista pomicdzy ks. pro-
boszczcm a OBJ. Wroblowskim, aul
ubolewae trzeba mad tenn, 2c %ostatn;,
ktory W grunc;c jest bosobojnym
i uczcivym cztowickiem, coraz
wiekszcgo doznaJo przcsladowania.
Namawlano nawet rodakow
naszych, ably re storu p. Ryana,
W ktorym p. Wroblewski Cd lat
1lstu sumiennic pctni obowiazki