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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24
EFFECTS. OF eLAs1ER.


4 Fsrtilisse which shoulA Net ~ Applbet
Indlscrimlnntsly.
II has been satisfactorily ascertaines
that on soils destitute Of vegetable
matter plaster has but little or no in
fluence unless accompanied with som.
dec0mposable material. so that ID
beneficial effects are best secured by
pursuing such a system Of cropping Al
will accumulate vegetable matter in thu
soil. Pure plaster is composed Of
t~hirty-three per cent. Of lime. ~forty-six
per cent. Of sulphuric acid, and twenty.
one per cent. of water. and ia more OF
less beneficial to crops as the soil ID
more Or less deficient in one or more Of
these elements Its influence on plants
is seen most plainly in the large increase
OF foliage and stalk as distinguished
from the formation of seed, and there
fore, its effects are more visible on the
different varieties of clover. A r Of
two tons of clover contaisn about
twenty-five pounds of sulphate of lime
whilst a crop Of twenty-five bushels Of
wheat, straw and all, contains but
seven pounds. and fifty bushels Of corn
contains less than one pound. And
while it is universally considered that
plaster on proper kinds Of soil and in
right condition. is beneficial to all kinds
of the clover family, yet that it in
creases the yield Of wheat, corn. rye. or
oats Is not so generally conceded.
Liebig claimed--and We have great
faith in his opinion-that the chief
benefit Of plaster to land was that it
absorbed ammonia from tho atmos-
phere and fixed it in the soil. Others
hold that. besides this quality, i:
d~isintegrates the compound ~silicates
in the soil, setting free the pot
ash and magnesia two essential
constituents Of plant growth - and
by rendering them soluble and act
i've in the soil, thus furnishes plants
with four of their very essential constit-
uents, viz: sulphur, lime, potash and
.magncsia. That there is great differ
euce IN the quality OF the plaster is
known to all obscrvant farmers, and it
has been found that the kind which, in
grinding, emits the strongest smell Of
sulphuric acid has the best effect on
and whilst it can not be
denied that some plaster, in some
at least, has little or no per.
,eptible effect on vegetation. yet, when
pure, it is almost as powerful in its
Effects as the best Of manures, and
when incorporated with or strewn over
he n pile at once stops its strong.
'ungent smell by uniting with the
ammonia, and thus preserving the
trength of the manure
The great danger, however, to tho
armer in purchasing plaster is the
of having an impure article
imposed upon him. and therefore he .
not DO too particular in satisfying
imself in this respect. - Baltimore
an,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24

Rod. Yet again. II We wish q hoas
and clothii g and food. We must wor
for them, hut for oxygen there Is moth
ing to pay. 1t 10 free b all. and lie
around us In such abundance that /
never runs short Here, then, we 80
every means taken to insure that al
our demands for oxygen shall be freel,
and fully met, and yet we are assured
BY medical authorities that Q very larg'
proportion-somc say one-fourth-o
all the deaths that take place Is caused
directly or indirectly, by oxygen starry
alton. Now, what unfortunate circum
stances prevent SO many persons hay
ing a suiiiciency Of this all-important
gasp The chief one undoubtedly il
congregating in towns. Instead Of liv.
ing In tho country, where every house.
hold might have a large free space OF
air around II, we draw together. for
the convenience Of business, to great
centers. There the houses are crowded
closely together, often piled one on the
top OF the other, SO that, instead Of an
overabundance, there is only = limited
quantity Of air for each. This 10 made
unfit for the support of life by the
very act of breathing; the impurities
are increased by the waste prod.
ucts Of manufactures; and oxy-
gen is destroyed by every fire
and lamp and gas light The winds
aud certain properties Of the atmos.
Tae-e constantly remove much Of the
''npcre air and bring in a pure sup
ply: but the crowding togetherin many
parts Of a town is so great. and tho
production Of poisonous matter goes on
so continuously, that instead Of each
breath containing its full proportion Of
oxygen. the place of that gas is taken
up to some extent by what is acrsally
hurtful to life. When this is the condition
the atmosphere outside the dwelling,
It is necessarily much worse within it, for
there the displacement of impure air
by pure can not take place so rapidly.
The consequences are as already stated.
Large parts Of our town populations
never have sufficient oxygen; their
ives are feeble and full Of suffering,
md numbers die before their time.
such facts + painful to contemplate,
a knowledge of them puts the wise
nan on his guard, and he may do
much for himself. In the choice of a
'ouse he will remember the advan-
ages Of a great air space around it,
nd of plenty of space within it, so
bedrooms may not be over
rowded. Or, if a large house is be-
ond his means, he will take care that
he rooms are not crowded with furni-
ire, for every piece of furniture cx-
[udes an equal bulk Of air. When he
nters the house he will see that at all
mes as much fresh air from the out.
is admitted, by means of open ]
aors and windows, rs can be allowed !
ithout Inconvenience from cold; and {
often as possible he will have a blow !
rough, to clear out all odd corners
here foul air may linger. Pure air
I'd good food make pure blood, and
lily pure blood will give good health. !
Chambers Journal.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24
HOME, SWEET HOME.
why the late w. W. Corc0raE sent OveI
the Sea for Its Authors Remains.

the Sea for Its Authors Remaius,
George W. Melville, who was recent
ly nominated by the President to 8
place in the Navy Department that vii
give him the rank of Commodore, i.
known to fame principally as one o
the survivors of the ill., fated Jeannette
Polar expedition. His return to Amer.
lea from that terrible voyage was one
OF the inspiring causes that led the
rich Washington banker, w. W. Cor.
coran, to have brought back to Amer.
lea the remains of the sweet song
writer, John Howard Payne. 1t hap
pened this way:
When Lieutenant Melville and his
companions reached Washington after
their rescue they were given a recep.
ton by the principal citizens of the
capital. An escort met them at the
depot on their arrival, and, headed by
the famous Marine band that furnishes
the music at the White House, the pro-
cession started up Pennsylvania avenue.
1t was a bright, sunny day, and the
wide street was crowded. When the
band moved along the avenue it played
the heart-touching tune Of "Homc,
Sweet Home,' and it filled the air with
the old-time music that has found an
echo in every heart for SO many years.
In the first carriage rode Lieutenant
Melville. and with him the rich banker.
Mr.. Corcoran had known and befriend.
ed John Howard Payne in the strug
Cling days of the song-maker, and the
tune awoke old memories In the rich
mans heart and sutfuscd his eyes with
tears. He thought Of the man whose
tender lines and sweet music had
brought Joy to so many breasts, and
that his bones lay molder.
Ing in a foreign land. homeless even in
death.
Then and there he resolved that all
that was mortal Of John Howard Payne
should find an abiding place here at
home. That night he wrote to Secre-
fary frelinghuysen about the matter. |
and the Government lent its aid
the United States Consul at
runis, e a which place the almost
forgotten grave was located. The de-
were soon perfected. and one
bright June day in 1883 the remains Of
dead poet arrived in this country
were given a resting place In the
and he loved SO we'll. ~. a
Nj. Corcoran bore all the expense
'ttached to the transfer, and Il was the
I'D familiar tune ringing out along the
venue on that pleasant day when Mel.
lille came home hat first awakened in
lis heart the resolve to give q lasting
'arial place to the poets remains.
'. J. Graphic.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24
v HER LIFE,
Mr.. Bowser Acts A. Nurse and Prevents
Mrs. BeWser's Demise,

w . , DNHlIhts
The other night about midnight.
.awoke in awful pain. 1t was a return
OF my old complaint. bilious collie, an,
il had come with a vengeance. Mr.
Bowscr lay sleeping like a ,og. and
waited TO the last moment before wax
ing him up. He was on the Sroad %
his bsuk, kucrs up sHi suorir. like F.;
trooper when shook ltim. H growlec
and groaned and yawued for p couple
OF minutes, and then opened his eye.
aud drawled:
Heard burglars down stairs, | sup,
pcsep"
M. Bowser. | am %sicli!"
What! And right here in the mid
die of the night"
Yes, and very sick, too. I've got
a bilious attack"
"ls that ALP I've had a thousand of
EN- and they don't amount to shucks.
90 to sleep and you'll be all right in
the morning"
Nh. Bowser, 1 don't want to fright
en- you, but must have help at once!
You must get right up and do some
thing for me-"
'EhP Get up! Have I got to get
1pP'
You must"
That's justlike you! If you feel an
ache or a pain | must be aroused and
hustled out of bed! Why don't you
have your collie in the a~fternoonp"
Get me something as quick as you
Cauin
He got of the bed. fell over a chair,
20, into some Of his clothes, and wanted
to know what he should do.
'Get the Jamaica ginger first. It's
IN the china closet down stairs"
Yes, Of course it is! You hadn't
sense enough to bring it upstairs,
where j. would be at hand if we wanted
jt''
He went downstairs and ratified
around for ten minutes, and then came
back 10 ask:
us it in a paper boxp'
"1's in q bottle. I thought you
knew what Jamaica ginger was"
And perhaps lido! Perhaps I wasn't
runninga ginger farm in Jamaica when
You were in the A, B. c class at school,"
1t took him fifteen minutes more to
find it, and rs l swallowed the dose he
shucked of his clothes and jumped into
bed with the remark:
Now 60 to sleep and behave your
sell; it's most one o'clock"
The ginger eased me for a few
minutes. and then ] had to shake Mr..
Bnwsor again.
wv what now!' he growicd.
You'll have to get up again. The
pain is worse" t.,
Mrs. Bowser. do you mean to tell
ne that collie wasn't knocked into the T,
middle Of next July by that dose!r :,
Its worSe than cver. Please do get
lp." ,
''Oh. I'll get up. but this matter will .
re investigated tomorrow. Wen see a.,
whether it takes 3 whole drug store to !
ure a simple collie. or whether you are
evenging IN me. What do you want
cwU Is
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24
or GENERAL INTEREST.

Oe CENTRAL INTEREST.
1T 10 now an imperial regulation /,
Brazil that person who die from yellow
fever shall be cremated. the Stats bar
Ing tho whole expense.
-One Of the Partisan rsstauranA
keepers hangs out . placard reading.
"Kakes dc buckwhest du Americains,N
and fancies he leads the procession.
"A Buffalo merchant has In bic pos.
session the great iron paddock which
was used In locking the great gates Of
Fort George during the war Of 1919
1t weighs about five pounds.
lin the year 1875 sixty thousand
buffalo robes were shipped from Ben.
ton. N. T.. their value being three hun.
dred thousand dollara This year only
a dozen or 20 were procurable there, the
buffalo having become almost extinct
Mr.. Moody, the evangelist ssys
that there has never been q cancer
among the Hebrews. and suggests that
their freedom from this scourge NAV
be due to their abstinence from pork.
How would it do for our learned physi.
clans to investigate this subjcctp
"A citizen Of Pennington, Mo, re.
ceived a letter from a school agent in q
rural district inquiring for a school
teacher. The writer gave q long list
Of the qualifications which q teacher
must possess, and among other things
stated that no n that ate with . knife
would be acceptable.
"A New Orleans jury declares keno
is not gambling. The idea Is that keno
is not a game Of chance. The house 10
dead sure to get all the money players
have If the players will keep on play
ing long enough. There IL no cheat.
ing in tho game; but = general con.
sumption Of funda-Picayune.
The number Of tall ladies now In
Washington society is notorious. A
liece OF Secretary Bayard, Miss Bay
'rd, of Baltimore, is six feet tall;
Carlisle's wife is five feet nine
inches and General Grecly's wife, Mrs.
Wilkinson, Of New Orleans and Miss
Of Kentuck, are about the
anne height ~
Prof. Kirchoff. to decide o bet
ecently stated that Chinese was the
most popular language in the world.
t is spoken by 400. 900. 900 persons.
iindoostani by upward Of 100, 900, 900;
by more than 100. 600, 900; Rus
ian by more than 20. 900. 900; German
y 30. 900. 600; Spanish by 4S, 600, 600.
nd French by only 49, OO. 600.
Nevada horse r~aisers and ranch
zen on the Phoebe and White Pine
'nges are complaining of the wild
orscs OF that region. In the She'll
ack Mountains are bands of from 100
200 of these horses, each under tho
.adership of powerful stations, and
'ey make regular raids on the ranches
run off the horses of the rauchmen.
Frankfort, Pa. has a man who
In a coffin. He Is well educated
I'd comes from n Of the former first
miles of the town, his father having
en q leading politician and wealthy.
0 is now destitute and a beneficiary
the undertaker's charity. His lady
We died many years ago, since which
ne his mind has been somewhat I'M
lanced.
"A Chicago cigar dealer says that
he had no other way Of reckoning
he could tell the day of the week
the kind Of cigars he sells to those
his customers who are clerks. Early
the week they come in proudly and
for 1.-TWO for a quarter" By
'dnesday they ask for a ten cent
and when Friday comes along
ir formula is. ''Gimme q good five
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24

NJ must have some peppermint d
settle my stomach. You'll lind it."
"Down stairs, Of course. Just whsrs
we'd never use It! I'll make . change
In this house tomorrow OF know the
reason whyi"
He bumped and stumbled his way
downstairs. ratified the bottles around
and finally brought what l wanted.
There now" he said ~ he gave me
. dose In water. don't let me hear
any thing moro about collie tonight.
You've probably stuffed yourself with
fruit Let this b . solemn warning to
YOU"
He got into bed again. but before he
could get up . snore I was in such pain
that | had to arouse him again
"What! what" he shouted as he set
up on end. MRS. Bowser, I've borne
a great deal from you for the sake Of
our child, but don't drive me to tho
limit What's the matterp"
''It's the COLO"
"What! That same colicr'
Eyes"
ut can't be. No one wei heard Of
such a case. That collie was cured IF.
teen minutes ago."
well, this is a new one. then. and
I've got to have help wight away. you
must get me some mustard. You'll
find ii in a tin bOy-n
Down stairsP'
..Yes."
''Of course! It's a wonder you don't
keep it at the barn! If l ever live to
see another day I'll cover this bed.
room with ginger. peppermint and
mustard a foot deep!'
He found the mustard in about ten
minutes, and | asked him If he thought
he could make a plaster.
Certainly. You wet the mustard,
spread it on a piece Of old flannel un.
dershirt. and the job is done. I've
made a million Of them"
"But you must mix in half -four"
"And the -four is down-stairs!'
"Y-yes."
Mrs. Bowser," he said as his hair
to rise on end, 1.-THE worm il
getting ready to turn. Look out when
he does! After tonight we'll see if all
the flour in this house has got to be
kept downstairs to please some within
Of yoursr'
When he came back with it l told
him he'd find a part OF an old sheet in
The top drawer of the chest in the ward.
robe. He rummaged for about five
minutes, got mad because he couldn't
ind it, and came back with a piece Of
me of my white aprons. Then he I!
made a mixture, poured it out and pat !
ed it into a cake with his hand, and as |
lie passed it to me he made ready for c
ed with the remark: I
''lf you don't get better soon l shall +
ing for the ambulance and send YOU 7
the hospital. 1t may be thaty you are n
ding insane" n
AS o as he got asleep l got to the !,
and called the doctor. The q
man came up. stayed half all d
our, left me some medicine. and Mr.. ',
snored all through it. l was Ii
Iuch better in the morning. and he a
God with his vest halfway on to
": G.
''Of course you are better! l don't Il
aim to know more than all other peo- a.
e on earth put together. but l do IL
low just what to do for bilious collie, II
rs. Bowsor, | saved your life last te
ght, and l hope you feel a proper III
'atitude!'-DetroH Free Press. Pr
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24

Senator Edmunds was given tho
degree Of LID. by Trinity College,
Hartford. Conn. recently. Mr.. Ell.
munds at once sent tho college treas.
urcr a check for 800. saying that Il
was customary in England for the re-
cipient Of a college degree to pay the
cost Of registering. engraving. printing
and such other expenses o. might per-
tain to the granting Of the diploma.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24

"A market gardener says he ha,
found dry hydraulic cement, busted
over cabbages. a better protection
against the cabbage worm than any or
all other remedies he has used, and he
has tried about every thing that has
been recommended.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24

Standardization know what's tho
matter with me. but | haven't besn
able to eat worth a cent since I came
to this house," Landlady-."were you
" museum freak before you lost your
appetite" Lincoln journal.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24

According to Prof.. Riley. the best
OF all remedies for the apple-root louss
is to drench the roots with boiling
water.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24

Two old saws conspire to encour.
age the farmer. GOOD crops follow
deep snowa" and Prosperity follows
4 dry season."
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-24

China sends to this country each
year 220 1000 dozen Of eggs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-16
DEATHS

In this city, March 10, of pneumonia, Chester
G. Robinson, aged SO years.
Funeral ON sunday afternoon, at 2 80 O'Clock,
at his late residence, No. Al Green street.
In this city. March j 5, Alkaline T., widow OF the
late Dr. Caleb Eastman OF York.
Prayers on.Saturday forenoon at 1880 O'Clock,
at No. 242 State street.
In this city, March IA, Mary p. ii. Peterson,
aged "a years.
Funeral on Friday afternoon at 3 O'Clock, at
her late residecce. No. 226 Danforth street. Bu-
rial at Machasport.
In Freeport, March o, Emma s. Ring, aged 80
years.
In Brunswick, March IL. Bartholomew Eolan,
aged 81 years months
In Minot Corner. March 8. Mrs. Marinda wife
of Greenlief Rounds. aged ~ years.
In Biddeford, March II, Capt. Waldo HUI, aged
rs years.
III Buckfeld, March 8. Charles Goodwin, aged
40 years.
(The funeral service of the late Frederic 5.
Strout will take place Saturday afternoon az z
O'clock at the residence of s. O. Strout, NO. 19S
Danforth street. Burial at convenience OF the
family. .,.,
Friday afternoon at $50 O'CLOCK az NO. ~ Norlli
street. Burial at kenduskeag.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-16
THROUGH THE DRIFTS.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST pAeE.l
Maryland men Drowned.

WILMINGTON, DEL, March ia CAM
bridge, Nd. letter, dated the 18th, reports
that the Lavinia North capsized off
Hill Point, and Capt. James North, Sr., and
James Thomas, the only two persons on
board were drowned. Several vessels ere
ashore in Cranneriek Bay. The Julia Cook,
of Cambridge, is reported to have been lost
with all on board. A report reached Cam
bridge the day previous that the Gen. Logan
had been wrecked at Castle Haven, and that
Capt. c. r. Eaton and the crew of six men
were drowned. party that started out to
search for the wreck, returned, the snow
drifts and fallen trees having made the roads
impassable.
The Summing Up.
LEwEs, Del, March ID The result of the
storm at the Delaware breakwater is sum
med up as follows: More than dozen lives
have been lost, and 26 vessels are either to-
tally or partially wrecked Two Philadel-
phia tugs arc given up rs having foundered.
A British bark was blown out to sea and has
not be- heard from in four days.
the Secrets Perllous Trip
ST JOHN, N. B., March 15.-The steamer
Secret from Digby, N. s., with so passengers
for Boston, had fearful time in the Bay Of
Fundy during the storm. The passengers
were taken on board at Digby on Monday
evening, expecting that the steamer would
sail at once for st. John, but thick weather
setting in, she had to come to anchor off Dig
by. All day Tuesday she tugged and strain
ed at her anchorage, while great mountains
of waves mpelled by the easterly gale rolled
over her.
At daylight yesterday morning the weather
moderated. The anchor was weighed and
the steamer headed for st. John. Three
hours after leaving Digby she ran into vast
field of ice, which disabled her wheels and
prevented them from revolving. Sail was
set and after two hours hard labor the
steamer escaped from the ice and reached
clear water.
She moved slowly along for another hour,
when once more she encountered large guam
titles of floating ice. This she escaped from
after an hours hard work. The steamer got
to ST. John late Yesterday afternoon and will
have to lay up for repairs
Storm Notes.
Boston papers were received in Springfield
vt, last night, for the first time since Mon
day. IN
No train has yet reached keene, N. d.,
over the Boston IL Lowell
Ware. Mass. has some snow drifts which
are twenty feet deep. Mails and papers
have not been received since Monday.
Carrie Fuss and Lena Mark are missing
from their homes in Jersey City.
Samuel Randall, of Yohank, l.. l., was
frozen to death.
John Henrinan, of New Brunswick. N.
j., is missing.