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The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
ADUlTERATEO BREAD.
A Few Comments on the Use of Alum by
 Professional Bakers.

Considerable eXaggeratioa has been perpetrated in reference to the adulter- ation of bread with alum The auan- tity actually used is very small, and the question whether the term adulter- ation is fairly applicable to such addi- tiOn is a debatable one. From the bakers point Of view it is not an adulteration but an improvement. He is fairly justified in maintaining that if the alum which he adds is an adulteration, 50 also is the salt and the baking powder which are added to home-baked bread According to Tom- Hnson the proportion of alum com monly used is but ounces to q sack of flour, weighing 2S0 pounds. As one sack of flour is-with water-made into SD four-pound loavcs, the quan- tity of alum 10 each pound of bread is but 1-l60 of an ounce, or l-2, 560 part. Oddly enough in this ease the baker supposes himself to be more guilty than he really is. He purchases what is called stuff, V or rocky in packets, supposing it to be ground alum. Tomlinson finds that it con- sists of three parts of common salt to one of alum. Half a pound of this is added to a sack of four The mode of action of this minute quantity of alum is chemical eonundrum not yet an- swered, but it actually does improve the appearance of the bread. Batch bread made of ordinary flour without alum has lumpy fracture when the loaves are pulled apart, or the bread otherwise broken; the alum renders the fracture more silky. 1 have re- gently observed that the batch, or household, loaVes commonly sold in Edinburgh show 8 more silky and in flat fracture than London loayes. and attribute this to the use Of more alum. It may be that the Scotch bakers pre- pare their own rocky" emitting the common salt. In Belgium and North ern France sulphate of copper is added to improve the appearance of bread; Il, 300 to 1-3, GOO part has a perceptible effect It is said that the base Of this and of alum combines with the gluten and renders it in- soluble, but this theory does not ex- plain the mystery of the efficacy of so small quantity. Pure flour contains alumina. MT. A. II. Allen, comparing the results of his own analysts with those of other chemists, estimates the average quantity of natural ammina to correspond to about grains of alum in the four-pound loaf, which nearly corresponds to Tomlinson's allowance for the baker. Mattseu H.Htams, no Gentlemau'S MaQazine.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
A DOCTORS DILEMM A.

State Health Officer Cochran of Ataba ma
 Placed in an Awkward Predicament in
 Regard to the Yellow Fever Outbreak at
 Decatur.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. PA special to the Dispatch from State Health Officer Cochran. Decatur, Ala. says: 1.-The sit uation here is very gloomy. Up to last night had seen four undoubted cases of yellow fever and as many that 1 believed to be yellow fever. This morning three new cases are reported, positively, and three or four more as suspicious. The excitement for the last three days has been immense. People have been leav- ing in crowds; 1 think half of the popu- lation has got away in spite of the fact that no trains have been allowed to stop in the town, and in spite of the omnipo- tent quarantine. It is plain now that there is some source of infection inde- pendent of Spencer, and it is probable that Spencer did not get his case from the Jacksonville visitor. My situation Myself and Dr. Cross stood alone against all the other local doctors. have been denounced in the most opprobrions terms; I have baen made out an ignoramus and fraud. I have been denounced for saying that yell low fever was here, and have been de- nounced on the other hand for not saying that certain cases were yellow fever, and preventing exposure. I was damned if l did and damned if didn't. In the mean time, tried to temper the excitement to keep the roads open, and get the mails off. All the time I have kept the health officials of Alabama and of other States quietly informed of the facts, so due pre- caution might be taken. The doctors now admit that we have yellow fever here, and steps towards systematic man. agement will be taken. So many people had been exposed before 1 got here, and medical and popular opinion was so against me that I could do almost noth- ing iu the way of prevention.o
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
HOW MANY VARIETIES.
Wholesome Advice for Farmers Afflicted
 with the "Chicken Fever"

|
 When some people contract the "chicken fever it goes directly to their brain and they lose their head, so to speak. We get letters occasion- ally from persons who are about to start in the business of breeding fancy fowls, asking how many varieties they had better keep. Some think that ten would be a good number.
 Those who talk in this way do not know what they are about, and show their lack of fitness to breed any varie- ty properly.
 One variety, or at most two, Is enough for any one to breed who has had no experience in the business. The eye must be trained to see and un- 1 derstand the points required to make a valuable bird. Each breed is a study and requires peculiar treatment in re- spect to mating and feeding
 When more than one variety is bred on the premises, the owner is kept in a state of constant anxiety, lest by acci- dent they become crossed, and his rep
 
 1t Is difficult to rear enough chicks of several varieties to supply the de- mands for any one of the number. especially if one of them be popular. A large number of each must be reared to allow for culling freely, so that there may be no temptation to sell or breed from birds of inferior quality.
 There is temptation to crowd the focks into contracted houses and yards, when several varieties are bred on single farm or plot. Breeding birds need yards of liberal area in order to produce vitalized eggs and vigorous chicks, and young stock in- tended for breeding need wide range to attain their fullest development
 The man or woman who begins with a single variety, and gives it close at tention, will have more money and a better reputation at the end of five years than the person who begins with ten or even more.
 If more than one breed is to be kept, have them bred on separate farms. ocNtIdl pcfSOuS III JIlc Sdiut uelp IlpOf- hood on different farms may each make a speciality of some one breed, and then all unite in advertising and selling under the management of q single individual This mode of CO., operation is frequently followed by fam ciers.
 A single variety of turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks and guineas may be kept on one farm without danger of inter- mixture. Do not attempt too much Farm JoafHai
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
A QUEER TRAFFIC.

Health Officers of Huntsville. Ala. and
 Jackson. Tenn, Charged with Selling
 Health Certificates to Whoever Will
 Buy-The Public Safety for Fifty Cent.
 MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept 2l.-The excite ment over the news from Decatur has been quieted to some extent, though great uneasiness still prevails. Public confidence in the health certificates is sued to passengers on trains by health officers at interior points has been utter ly destroyed by the publication here Of the proof that the ins nspection is q farce, that certificates have been openly sold to whoever would buy by the health officers at Huntsville, Ala, and Jackson, Tenn, the price ranging from fifty cents to one dollar each. It is charged that the Huntsville off cial leaves a pile of certificates duly signed and sealed at drug store in the town, from which any body can be supplied for cash. By this means two men, supposed to be from Decatur, entered Memphis yester- day. The health officers have been hunt ing for them, but at last accounts had not found them. All trains and steamboats are stopped ten miles from this city. This injuriously affects the trade of Mem- phis, but it is the only alternative to q shotgun quarantine. One case of yell low fever here would cost millions Of dollars in trade and values.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
ABOUT FODDER CORN.
When It should Be Cut and How It
 should Be Cured.

If fodder corn is cut as fiber in the green state, six tons weight will shrink to two in the dry. Solids only make flesh and fat. Liquids in abun- dance help to fill the milk can. First. When should it be cut2 Before growth ends in the early stages of maturity, before it's spirit evaporates in the sun and wind. The best place to cure it is in the open field, in large, upright shocks (twenty per acre), with their tops small, tied at the peak to keep dry and sweet, allowing the water in it to dry out to save human labor. Second How cared for? When dry enough to handle it should be drawn together ton lowwheeled wagons, be- cause easier), and stacked steep. be- cause water runs down hill, will follow the stem it strikes to the end, then drop off. The coarser and longer the stem the better it keeps its stack dry, so it is more self-supporting in the stack thus than in the shocks. Sweat ing will not damage it, if sunshine and falh ls lads kept away. Heat and moisture in ample supply at the same time will make manure of it. Third. If profit is wanted as a result, in feed ing this fodder, the more we let the forces of nature do the necessary drudgery the more cost will shrink, so swelling the profit. Every sound ami mal that has a good will of its own that it can easily use, will take the lean fiber after it has had fats to sat- isfy the craving of its system, and not until then, if possible; because they are built that way" The same is true Of bipeds, too.-F'arnlers' Rerte0.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
- = - The Hot Weather Responsibie.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 2l.-For four successive days the thermometer has gone above %, and has not at night fallen 10 70. The remarkable heat partly ex- pla ns the increase of the fever. IL is further explained by the fact that the colored people who have heretofore been treating their sick themselves with various household remedies without calling in physician are now, since the establishment of free medical bureau and free nurses, reporting thelr sick and asking medical aid. Probably thousand colored people of Jackson vile have had the fever in mild form and have recovered. but these cases have never been reported. The nervous strain on physicians and relief committees has been very great.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
THE SEARCH FOR TASCOTT.
ar-Reaching Plans for Circulating the Description Of the Alleged Murderer.


 CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-The new reward ot 500 900 for the arrest and detention of Wm B. Tascott, offered by Mrs. Henri etta Shell, is to be more widely circulated than any of the former offers. The clr- cular containing a description of Tascott and sample of his handwriting, Will oe mailed direct to every post office ln the United States and Canada, numbering between sixty and sixty five thousand-a matter of SC, 300 for postage alone not counting the cost of printing, folding and enveloping.
 This. however, is only a small part or the circulation scheme. The circular IS to be printed in German, French, Span ish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian and Belgian, and sent to all the most prom nent post offices of Europe. Copies will be sent to all consuls, chiefs of police, detective bureaus and other likely sources of information. Asia and South America will not be overlooked. If deemed ad- visable the circular will be put into Rus sian and Hndoostanee, and sent through' ont those countries also.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
THE MEANEST YET.
Shocking Cruelty Charged by a Wife in q
 Hoosier Divorce Case.

MARION. Ind, Sept 21.-A petition for divorce was filed here to-day by Minerva Warner against John H. Warner a farmer in comfortable circumstances. The parties have been married thirty years. Among other charges, the plaint- if sets forth that there have been days and a week at a time that she and her children hal nothing to eat; that when they would get some- thing and try to cook it defendant would stand by and spit in the skillet as fast as she could clean it; that he would cook his own meals anu put the scraps back, so that neither she nor their chil- dren could get anything to eat. Plaintiff claims that she had to cut most of the wood, and that during cold weather de- fendant sawed the axe-handle off and locked axe and handle up in the chest, so as to freeze her and her children out.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
q USEFUL COMPOUND.
Water Proof Composition for the Floors
 and Walls of Buildings.

A patent has been granted for water proof compound adapted to be applied to the floors and walls of buildings. to prevent the access of water and damp ness, and which will alsowithst and extreme and varying temperatures Of air, and which will be practically in- destructible
 The composition consists of the fol- lowing ingredients, combined in sub- stantially the proportions stated, viz. New Zealand cement, loo pounds; cream of tartar, 3 ounces; pulverized ivory, l ounce; quicksilver. l ounces; isinglass 1 ounces; marble dust, , pounds; sand, 200 pounds; rain water, l pail.
 In compromising the ingredients a small quantity of cement, for instance, one pound, is mixed with the cream of tartar, quicksilver and isinglass, and water enough to make very thin paste, and the composition Is let stand for about twenty-four hours. If the weather is cold, the composition should stand in a warm place. The remainder of the cement, the pulverized ivory, marble dust and sand are mixed dry, and the standing compound is there upon added, together with enough rain water, about half pail to pro- duee plastic mass capable of being readily laid with a trowel or similar implement.
 Instead of New Zealand cement, Portland or other cement of similar nature may be employed. If Portland cement is used, the proportions of the remaining ingredients should be in- creased about One-half. After the compound is laid upon suitable foundation, such as wood earth, brick or metal, it becomes very hard, equal to steel, in addition to which it is ca cable of q very high polish.-Age of Steel.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28
Quarantine Again New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24 - At a meeting of the State Board of Health yesterday the agent of the Texas & Pa- cifc railroad said he had received tele- gram from Shreveport that the board of health there refused to quarantine against New Orleans, but that yielding to the de- mands of the people and the city coun- cil, they consented to place an embargo on all points below Alexandria, which has the same effect. President Wilkin- son of the Board of Health said that New Orleans was free from even a suspicious case, and such arbitrary action would not be eountenaneed He therefore tele- graphed the Shreveport authorities as fol- lows: Boards of health have no arbitrary powers. The Supreme Court has plainly decided these cases. The State board will assist all local boards in keeping out infectious diseases. but will not counten- ance mob law. Any quaranti ne against a healthy place in Louisiana will be re- sisted by the State board If the parties interested join issue with you we will side against you"
 It is understood that the Texas & Pa- cifc receivers will apply to the United States court for an order forbidding the Shreveport health author ities to inter- fere with the trains of the company.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28

The queen bee usually lays from February to October but early in the spring she lays sparingly. When flowers bloom, and the bees are gath ering honev e"a pollen, she lays more rapidly.
The Springdale news., 1888-09-28

The encyclopedia published by the academy at Pekin, as far as bulk is concerned at least, is the largest in the world it being composed of 160,000 volumes. We are not informed how long it takes to find a given topic, or how long to read it when found. We have been accustomed to look upon the britannica" as a stup endous work, but here is an enterprise which appears far more colossal in it's pro- portions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-15
TROUBLE OVER \ WILL. Judge Gillette Threatens Oar uf the Contestants With Arrest.

Quite dramatic scene was enacted ill the probate court room this morning, Judge Gillette, Patrick Mooney and Mrs Patrick Suspicion being the principal figures. Pat trick Stapleton it will be remembered Was killed in grade crossing accident at Burn ham street year ago. lie had been married twice and had children by his first wife and one by the second. He left d small estate but no will and i'll settling up of the estate Patrick Mooney presented claim for some trouble he had helped Stapleton out of, but the claim was contes- ted by the widow. This morning n con tinued hearing was held, and the feeling between the two contestants waNed very warm Mrs Staplcton made some assertion and Mooney jumped to his feet and eN- pressed himself in forcible though in elegant manner. Then Judge Gillette who was already tired of the wrangling or dered Mooney from the room threatening him with commitment to jail for contempt of court. Mooney left and the judge closed the case by ordering the commissioners to be appointed on the estate next Friday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-15
WHO OWNS THE CATTLE?
The Police Arrest Yoke of Oxen On SuSp picion.

The Police Arrest Yoke of Oxen
 On spicion.
 A pair of oxen, one red with a tail cut short and the other a pied OK with buttons on his horns The pair were matched in size. are held by the police at Dr Bland s stables under suspicion of having been stolen. Yesterday morning stran- ger and q man known as Skip" Conger drove the oxen into John Doran' s pasture on Burnt Hill and paid for leaving them there for few hours. \ short time afterwards they returned accompanied by Anson Rice and 8 young colored man em- ployed on the farm of Hiram Payne, Pros pect. The animals were sold to the color ed man for $S5, he paying $50 cash. He left the animals in the pasture saying he would return in the evening, but at mid night MT Doran suspected something wrong and reported the facts to the police. The stranger said the animals belonged to Seth Pratt of Litchfeld. who was to give him all over $40 that he could get for them. The pair are worth $150. Nr Pratt being communicated with by the police said he knew nothing whatever of the animals.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-15
WHO THREW TIE STONE
Two More Alleged Violators of the
 LiauOr Law.

Liquor Law.
 Bang went big cobble stone the size of one's head onto the floor of the police court room this morning. The stone was marked s"exhibit" and was dropped by Thomas Brennan, who was attempting to hold up both hands and the stone, too, while taking the oath. Brennan said that John Dowd, whom he characterized as q every bad boy" had thrown the stone, hitting him on the leg, almost breaking that member Dowd said it was another feller," and as it seemed there were six in the crowd there was great doubt as to who threw the stone. Dowd said Brennan had it in for him ever since he beat him out of a dollars worth of drinks. Sentence was suspended.
 Captain John Moore, an old sailor who was on his way from New York to Boston and got drunk here, was allowed to go. Moore is poet and last evening for the delectation of Lieutenant Root and others recited considerable original poetry besides giving recitations from Shakespeare and Longfellow. He claimed to be intimately acquainted with the latter.
 Maurice Moriarty demurred to three complaints for selling liquor to minors this morning. The demurrer was over ruled and he Was fined $l0 and costs; appealed.
 Mrs Philomela Leavit was charged with keeping with intent, reputation. and sell ing without license. Her cases were laid over to Friday morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-15
MORGAN G. BULKELEY.
The Republican State Convention Merely
 a Matter of Form.

HARTFORD, Aug 15.-The convention was called to order by Temporary Chair man Hall of Willimantic. Considerable delay was occasioned in calling the con vention to order, as the lobbyists had not recovered from their nights celebration, and the cut and dried ticket was receiving it's final touches. At 10:lJ the convention settled down to work Report of com mittee OH credentials was called for and accepted. The committee on permanent organization reported for chairman, John NJ. Hall of Willimantic, and us secretaries representatives from the different towns Chairman Hall took his position and then for threequarters of an hour drifted into repudiatiOn of the charges made by democrats, against the republicans, MT Hall tried to show the necessity of changing the administration. He is a fluent speaker and was careful to touch the heart of his republican audience with bloody shirt arguments. Nomina- tions of candidates then commenced. Mayor Root of Hartford presented the name of Morgan G. Bulkeley of Hartford, for governor. John A. Tibbitts of New London seconded the nomination, and moved his nomination be made unanimous and by exclamation. Samuel Fessenden of Norwalk assisted Mir Tibbitts in second- | nominated by exclamation. \ committee of three was appointed to inform MT l Bulkeley of his nomination. Messrs lib | pitts of New London, Root of Hartford. and Fessenden of Norwalk constituted the committee. For lieutenant governor, Sen ator Graham of Orange then nominated $. E Merwin of New Haven. Emory l.. Johnson of East Haddam seconded the nomination. Reclamation being the order of the day, of course, he received the nomination. H. B. Scott, of Danbury then nominated for secretary of state R J. Walsh of Greenwich. At this point the Hon Morgan Bulkeley entered in charge Ot 1 the committee and in few remarks nc. | cepted the nomination. E. II. Jacobs ot Danielsonville, NJ. P. Shumway of Xiii lingly, John A. Porter of Pomflet seconded the nomination of Nj. P. Shum way. pr Parsons of Enfield assisted the seconding. G. P. Mclean of SimsburI seconded the nomination of R. J. Wals!
 E. J. Steele of Torrington was another seconder of the nomination of NJ. A. Shum way. The convention then proceeded tt ballot for secretary of state. The ballo resulted in the choice of R. J. Walsh fo1 ] secretary of state. The ticket was thel completed as follows: treasurer, E. $. Henry Rockville; comptroller, J. B Wright, Clinton. Electors at large, w Cheney of Manchester, J. H. Whittemore l Naugatuck District electors, H. R. kibbt of Somers, E. F. Jones of Branford, w
 A. Slater of Norwich w. c. Harding o Stamford. The convention adjourned a 7 p. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-15
MILITARY MATTERS.
Lieutenants Halpin and Moses Receive
 Their Commissions.

Colonel Leavenworth of the second reg iment has formally appointed Dr John NJ. Benedict of this city as assistant surgeon, with rank of first lieutenant, from Aug f. The following named officers of the second regiment having satisfactorily passed ex- animation ill military tactics and duties are commissioned with the rank given: First Lieutenant Clemence R. Darnstaedt, Co l, Meriden; First Lieutenant Edward l. Williams, Co D, New Haven; Second Lieutenant Patrick Halpin, Co G, Water bury: Second Lieutenant William E. Mo ses, Co A, Waterbury; Second Lieutenant Wallace E. Beach, Co D, New Haven. Companies A and G will leave on the reg ular train at 605 a. m Monday for New Hay en, and there take special train with the New Haven companies. They will be joined at the Shore Line junction by the Meriden and Wallingford companies
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-15
DEATHS.

For full line of peaches and fruits go to w. N. Ladd's.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-15
WORLD OF SPORTS.

The $1O,OOO purse race at Rochester yes terday was big surprise to local sports men both in horse and the time. Guy was the favorite selling, $25 against $37 on the field (twenty horses) and came in sixth, Geneva s. winning in 2:204. Guy won the second in 2:18t but went to pieces, and Western Jack won the next three in 2:20a, 2:20a, 2:224, most remarkably poor time. The New Haven horse Electric Starch was 17th in the first heat and was drawn. GeorgelLilly wins four out of his five bets on time.