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The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
REMARKABLE LUCK.
An Investment OF $500 That Yielded Neeriy
o4,0OO,O0 3D..

e4,0OO,O 900.
Old-time Pittsburghers would hardly
need an introduction to Philip Wine
biddle, founder of the Winebiddle es-
tate in East Liberty. About sixty years
ago his mother gave him five hundred
dollars as starter" The go West"
fever had not as yet agitated staid
Eastern communities, but Philip was
fred with . restless ambition to 60
West and seeing but little prospect Of
. great future for Pittsburgh. he jour-
neyed toward the setting sun, and af-
ter much meandering he halted at the
city Of Erie, then little more than q
lakeside hamlet Philip had consid-
cradle knowledge Of land titles, and as
he was offered by an an old settler one
hundred acres in tho town for five hun
dred dollars, he grasped eagerly at the
supposed bargain, but shortly after
wards relented and wanted his money
back. But real estate deals are not
generally made on tho basis Of ''re-
funding the money if goods are not sat.
isfactory," and Philip had to keep the
land. He came back to his mother in
Pittsburgh. broken-hearted over his i'll
luck, and cried like a child at what he
considered a robbery of his five hum
dred dollars, and both agreed it was
bad slip" for Philip. Thirty years
later this land could not bought for
two million dollars, and is now worth
nearly four million dollars OF course
all this, on the Carpenterian theory.
was brought about by hard work.
Five and thirty years ago the most
noted hostelry in the city was kept at
the junction Of the Seventh street road
and the East Liberty turnpike, by
sprightly old German lover of the turf
named Pap" Better, father Of the
noted turfmen Sam and Joe Beitler.
For nearly generation it was the ''out
of town" resort for sleighing parties
in winter and driving parties in sum-
mer, pretty much after the fashion OF
''mine host" Heating of later days.
1t was famous for its poker parties and
frog suppers, and many a pleasant
evening was spent there in the long
ago" by coteries of what Broker
Holmes and attorneys Andrew Burke,
Biddlc Roberts. W. E. Austin, Henry
McGraw and Colonel Sam Black were
the chief attractions. "Pap' Better
had famous black stallion which was
known all over that region, and it was
probably not worth over 500. The
owner of a large tract of land near
where East Liberty Station now stands,
but whose heirs do not care to have his
name mentioned. took u fancy to
.Pap's" horse and offered him 100 acres
of land for him. Pap" preferred to
keep the nag. The Beitlers are now
all dead and the land which pap re-
fused for his horse could not now be
purchased for $1,000, 900. Pittsburgh
DlSD1kch.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
LISTING CORN.
4 Practice Which Does Not Receive the
Approval of Authority.

4 Practice Which Does Not Receive the
Approval of Authority.
l have had no experience with list
ing corn. and hence can only reason
upon the subject in the abstract. which
! dislike to do for public use. see no
sound reason for the practice, and, in
fact. no reason save economy, and
economy in tillage has already been
carried too far. A few Of the essential
conditions of tillage are the most COM
pleie separation Of the particles of soil
held together by adhesion, that it is
practically possible to get, in order to
favor root development and easy after
tillage; the tightening and opening OF
the soil TO the air in order to facilitate
soil disin egration. and that even me-
chanical division of the soil that favors
an equable diffusion of moisture, air
and heat in the soil, and yet admits
after-surtace tillago in manner best
calculated to conserve soil moisture.
Listing answers neither purpose. Ii
Cuts III lIll-iildlh ouI VI SoiipaSe
ground, leaving the surrounding soil
compact against the movements Of
both air and moisture; while in case
Of too much rain this excavation re-
ceives an overdose of water. A loose
ridge of earth is rolled up to dry out.
1t is true that after cultivation be-
tween the rows partly overcomes this
trouble; but only partly overcomes it i.
If it is plowed out corn roots are cut
and the land is ridged for rapid dry
ing out The plow for corn tillage is
an abomination. The lister always
appeared to me to be a makeshift de-
vice to enable the easy prosecution OF
type of farming that is nakeshift
in character, with little to COM
mend it. If the lister is good imple-
ment, then our philosophy of tillage
will have to be rccast, and the new
,ystem will have for its motto How
aot to till
In the above remarks | have con-
fined my views to the common practice
of listing without previous plowing,
and only give expression to an opinion.
| venture the assertion that opinions
unsupported by accurate observation
have but little value in so complex
a business as agriculture. Those who
use listers often claim good results.
For the above reason l would accept
the loose observation of those who
desire to justify the practice. as con-
elusive. Prof Sanborn, IN Rural New
Yorker.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
DE lESSEPS' CANAL
The Proposed Alteration in the Plan Of the
Panama Ditch.

The Proposed Alteration In the Plan Of tho
Panama Ditch.
It has cost some hundreds of mill
lions of dollars to demonstrate to Count
Ferdinand De Lesseps that stone has
not the degree of permeability pos
sessed by sand. 1t was no trick at all
to dig hole through the granulated
plain of Suez; but canalizing the solid
rocks of Panama is quite a different
thing. This is at last admitted by De
Lesseps, and he now proposes to change
his work from sea level to a lock
canal. But will the undertaking, even
in its new shape, ever be finished? Can
its promoters ever raise the vast sum
needed for its completionP
lie Genie Civil, the most prominent
engineering periodical in France, has
an article in a recent number on the
subject of the proposed alteration in the
canal The statistics it presents must
certainly startle the Gallic enthusiasts
who have been inveigled into dumping
money by the cart-load into big ditch
which promises to remain for all time
"without form and void" Following
IS synopsis of statements made by
this French scientific authority-which,
by the way, is not hostile to the enter
prise:
1.-THE five divisions into which the
line of the canal at Panama is divided.
contained at the outset, l35, 600, GOO
cubic meters to be removed. 1he accom-
plshment, up to this time. has been as
follows: In the first division, from As
pinwall westward, three-ffths of the
excavation. and in the fifth division.
from Panama eastward, one-third;
in the second and third divisions, from
Tavernilla to Emperado, one-eighth
each, and in the fourth division, La
Cuiebra, two twenty-sevenths. OF the
total accomplishment of 3O,666 66f
cubic meters out of the 1856, 900, 900
be extracted 10, 666, 666 comes from t
Atlantic and Pacific sections. VIII
the earth is soft and the dredges
counter no serious obstacles.
the three central and difficult divt.
II, 900, 900 cubic meters have be6s,
tracted after seven years ope ven
and out OF total of $4,000, ,0Ocwith
If the substitution Of ca, main.
locks should reduce the lotions to
ing excavation in these aimed by
100000 cubic meters, afe twenty
the company, it would rsaork at the !
five years to complete II that time.
same rate OF progress, the aggregate
even at the present hg debt, uncom.
interest OF the e35unt to $500, 100000
pounded would "a have for the re-
a,,irs.v., ana the wor'a commerce an s,.da. in,
eomPleie CON i S.e es457 meters), ana nHa o"n US.
ssn,5 f.ss ,1 r;, exceeding H. o00' '000'
oo0" <icdgo i'n'e''
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
A Glimpse of Victoria.

The stranger who first visits Vic
toria, the capital Of British Columbia,
is struck by the great number OF In
dians who live in the city. They wear
clothing of the European style. The
men work on the wharves and steam
ors. sell fish and skins, or are occupied
in different trades, particularly as car
penters. The women wash and work
for the whites or stroll idly about the
streets. The suburbs of Victoria are
almost exclusively inhabited by In
dians. There they live in miserable.
filthy shanties and sheds. or even In
thin canvas tents. The city has about
thirteen thousand inhabitants, and of
these about two thousand are Indians,
who stay there over summer. Besides
these, about three thousand Chinese.
many Sandwich islanders. few
negroes, and white population COM
ing from all parts of Europe and
America, live in the city. The inter-
nationality of the population and its
casy-going ways give it a peculiar
character. Popular Science MonthL y.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
SMART Mr.. EOWSER.

'''' '"'''"''r.$ISn by liYs Gra" '.,'' VIE.
VI Ruw~er had been rrqdiNg for
half fl, honr one evening, whou he put
.lnvp III. p4rer. glnuccd arouua at the
NlH-. md finally said.
II v4- over to Johnsou's this after
a,.,u f., see HI. horse"
"NH with a view pf Imying, llr
Bno,,fs.'
..>,Hq,,,,c it VIZ, or wasn't? pre-
sun,,. Al, of aue
,Ol. certainly, bat Won know how
IrraIiufIy we were drreivcd in that
last .o,,e."
.Wr were drrrivrd9 Not much,
You were taken in and done for. but !
WASH fooled in the least"
.Rut yon bought him and he turned
,,rt rn nc blind in one eve and ali
.p,yjrnd nv.
"Cor,aiuly bat | bourht him for a
blind and spawned horse. If any one
,.gn f.' me on a horse he is welcome
ia
"W.1. hone you djdnt luy of
JoA,,~, n."
-Y.s. needn't Worry. You've taken
alr ST. bout horses that shall never
lulv au,fhcr one. johnson invited me
iu,o ... house"
~D.a ar2"
.Cr'tn,y; and guess it was plan
to maAr mc ashamed of n.y own home =
"Whv, MI Bowscr!"
"Ya4 needn't why Mr.. Bow~,l me.
fl H.4 wife like Mrs. johnson |
wold ~, happy man. she' : smarter
ih.u il streak of summer lightning."
,..u what respect?"
"In all rcspccts She has been tax
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
FEEDING FARM S1CysA.
Five Raies Applicable to Both Horses and
Horned Cattle.

Horned Catties
The rules for successful feeding OF
stock of all kinds. and for keeping
them in good health, are few and SIM
pie enough. yet it needs some judg-
ment and experience to follow them.
or to know when they are being OBJ
served faithfully.
First, and most important should
be the giving of food at regular hours
The first meal of the day should be
early enough to prevent the animals
from waiting long for it after they are
stirring in the morning. which is
usually as soon as it is light enough to
see distinctly in winter and at sunrise
in summer The last meal of the day
should not be given after dark. The
practice Of going out to give a last
feeding just before going to bed is a
questionable one, and good feeder
would not call up his cattle to feed
them after they have lain down for the
night any more than he would treat
his children in that way. During
short days of winter two hearty meals
at regular hours is often better than
three meals, or the noon meal should
be light one, and its amount may be
increased as the time extends between
1t and the Others.
Second rule. Always give enough
and never overfeed. Here judgment
is needed and watchfulness. II there
are any indications Of failure to eat
the amount given. promptly remove
all that is left and make the next feed
ing less liberal. If there is much un-
easiness and desire for more mani
tested after eating the amount given.
do not give more then, to encourage
the habit of looking for supple.
mentary foddering, but be more liberal
the next time.
Third rule. Watch the effects Of the
food carefully, both in condition of
the animals and in character of its ex-
crement. and vary the food in kind
rather than amount if any thing seems
wrong. A few roots or change in
feed may prevent the necessity of em-
ploying a veterinary surgeon.
Fourth rule. Remember the cold,
frosty mornings are more stimulating
to the appetite than warm, foggy
ones, and the coarse fodder which
might be rajected at one time would
be eagerly eaten on a colder day.
Fifth rule. After tho animals have
eaten enough, clean out the feeding
troYghs, D. not keep either good
food or oats constantly before them.
These rules are applicable to both
horses and horned cattle. and their
observance will result in sleek-looking g
animals, with less amount of food
consumed than is used by those hap
hazard feeders who never have a de-
cent-looking beast American Cult
uGtOr.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

At the instance Of the Belgian Min
lister of Public Works, Messrs. Goudin
and Donny have Investigated the sub
joct of rendering wood fre-proof.
They report that the resistance of
wood to heat may be considerably in
creased, though absolute incombusti-
bilty can not be secured The resist
ing material must take the form Of an
injection into the tiber5 of the wood or
of Il coating; and it must be not too ex-
pensivc, non-corrosive, speedy in be-
coming fixed, easily applied, neat and
unaltcrable. An injection Of con-
centratcd solution of phosphate of
ammonia is recommended as the best
treatment for small pieces of wood;
but more generally available plan is
coating with cyanide Of potassium or
asbestos paint. -- Science
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

Papa, do not drink tonight"
The words came in soft, pleading, tear
soaked tones from the sweet, golden
haired innocent that grasped his hand
beseechingly. A tear welled up in the
fathers eye. "Why not, my childP'
he asked. because Alphonse will be
here tonight, and if you come home
blind, blazing, staggering drunk, and
smash every thing, you're going tc
scare hin of, and plumbers sous arc
not so plentiful this season. That's the
why.'
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

We heard a story in the store Of an
old farmer who died here few years
ago. and who made a great deal Of
money only to put it in the savings
bank. He was going to market one
day with q fat calf, and his invalid
wife requested him to bring home
some beefsteak. When he returned
his wife asked him if he brought the
streak? He replied: mo Sally, the calf
came TO just even money. and didn' t
want to break the bil.' The country
is full of Just such farmers to-day.
who are almost too stingy TO live. One
man in the store remarked that the
grandson who is now running the farm
will not make the money on it that
his grandfather did. To which the
writer replied: '1hat may be, but the
grandson is worth nore to the town
and to society In general than his
grandfather ever was" which was
admitted by the rest of tho crowd. -
Connecticut Farmer,
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
SNAKES IN INDIA.
Observations Made by an English Clergy
man and Naturalist.


man and Naturalist.
Rev. J. +. Tenison-Woods, on the
snakes Of the Indian archipelago. OBJ
serves that the cobra never exceeds the
length Of about Eve feet, and that the
larger snake with which it is often
confused is of a different species, called
hamadryas ophiophagus. The hama
dryaS, which resembles the cobra in
having a hood or dilatable neck, at
tains the length of fifteen feet, and
feeds chiefly upon lizards and snakes.
Ii is aborcal iu its habits, but shows a
great partiality to water. to which it
will readily take. 1t is very fierce and
is ready not only to attack but to pur-
sue human beings Its venom is
nearly as deadly as that of
the cobra. Mr.. Tension Woods has
heard of many instances of its fero-
Cious chsractcr-that is to say, Of its
turning on those who attacked it and
showing fight.
At a picnic, he says, some officers of
the Twcnty-seventh regiment gave
chase to n large hamadryas, but they
had not gone very far when it turned
on its pursuers and quickly scattered
them 1t then took to The water, where
it was followed by two of the party in
a boat. but Il soon tried the expert
ment OF boarding. aud made the row.
crs exert their powers to get away.
Mr.. TeniSon-Wood makes mention of
the sea snakes as being wonderfully
numerous in all the seas of India and
China It is difficult, he says, to ex-
;gyyrute the mum bcrs one sees on the
surface of the water on calm day. He
cUHtiuUe>:
"When off the coast Of Bornco in her
Mtjr>ty's ship Pegasus we had some
very line. calm days when the sea was
like gia>s or oil On every side we
were surrounded by specimens of these
ycWi1p, between two and three feet
luny. nave seen the same thing on
nIauy different calm days; in fact, |
DON'T krow any place where they seem
more uNmernu> than the Bormcan
rol>t> frequently saw nearly as
large al aSscnbagc in the Philippine
seas should say that bathing was Il
Vvly prri}ous business in those locaIi-
tir>, ioI 'hc serpcntS are very venom
ous, and there are many authentic
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

showed me some fancy tides which
were just lovely. She had worked in
some deer-heads which were as natural
as life"
We'll, I'm sorry that haven't done
better" said as pretended 10 wipe
away tear.
"0h, you needn't cry over it; Mrs.
Bowser." he replied. "All people
cant be alike, you know. Mrs. john
son happened to be gifted. while you
are not, You are not to blame for it
| suppose there are some men in this
world smarter than am"
do you reallyP"
"Well-shem-well, was using
that in an illustrative sense, you know!
Don't feel bad, Mrs. Bowser. There
are some good points about you. even
if you are not smart
In about week was ready for him
couldn't hope to ''elocute" success
fully in that brief time, but hunted
around and found where Mrs. Jones
got the loan of the patterns for her
tides. bought the originals out and
then l found that all her paintings
were copies from paintings in an art
lists studio, | hired three Of the finest
for week. and one evening when Mr.
Bowser came home to tea | said to him:
"Mr. Bowser, | know am thick
headed aud wear No. shoes, and l
don't blame you for sometimes getting
discouraged with me-.
What's up nowP' he asked, as he
looked around.
But, nevertheless. am not a hope
less case" | continued. 81 have two or
three tides and two or three paintings
want to show you. 1t has been a
secret with me for many months, but |
know you'll forgive me for not giving
you a hint
Mrs. Bowser. have you gone mad
and-and-'
I'm afraid I'm not much Of an art
ist, but good critics have been pleased
to comment very tayorably upon my
work. Come into the parlor, Mr..
Bowser.'
IF you've gone and made fool of
yourself don't expect any praise from
me. What do you call those?'
"Tidies, my dear"
Horse blankets, you mean! And
you've spoiled 'em at that So that's
the way you've wasted your time and
money, is it?'
"Aren't they as nice 40 those you
saw at Mrs johnson So"
"Humph! Is there any comparison
between a rose and Hubbard squashP'
well, what about my paintings?'
paintings. Oh, yes. You furnished
an old sheet suppose. and hired
house-painter to lay on the colors.
How much did he charge per day''
"What is wrong with those paint
ings. Mr.. Bowser? Give me your crit
iciSm of this ocean scene.
lis that what yon call it? Well, who
ever saw water of that color' And
look at those clouds! Why, nobody can
say whether they sre clouds or table,
cloths, Mrs Bowser, I'm sorry foryou.'
ANY thing wrong with that land
>rapr?"
is there any thing right? The artist
who called that landscape, and who
took yo,u money for learning you to
paint it ought to be in State prisonr'
"Isn't it ns good as Mrs Johnson'sp'
isn't it, Mrs. Bowser, am blind
in both cvcs7'
II hope not"
"Do live in n cave, and do the owls
hoot ab"uu my car>?'
"Ot course not.
"Thrn don't take me for either q
! blind man or rrccnhnru. These
| inrS. You see the real artist in every
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

They were talking about a bald
headed man who had been rather more
attentive to one than to the other dur
ng the evening. II think Mr. Smyths
one Of the finest young men l KNOW
Iaid the favored one. $50 extremely
polished, you know" Eyes, I've OBJ
'erved that-especially about his head"
-Merchant Trsgeler.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

The cost of corn for simply keep.
ing ths hogs Of the United States warm
has been estimated at &75. 600. 00O
that being the difference between fat
tening the hogs in cold weather and in
hummer.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

"A tortoise with the inscription.
III. Deibert, 1717,' was found in
Schuylkill County. Pa. The name
proved to be that of man who owned
and cleared the land in the vicinity in
the early colonial times. On the shell
Of the tortoise were signs Of great age.
part Of the lettering being almost
obliterktsd.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

Many man who remains "at the
,fiice' till late at night to balance his
looks finds considerable difficulty IL
balancing himself on his wsy home.-
soWeH Citizen.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21

Bobby (thoughtfully) - Pap
Father Grascibly)-"Ya'as, va 5 what
is itp" Bobby-"Do you think I'll be
as GROSS as you are when l grow up''
--1e1as Sysisgs.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-21
n.,odv who posed to her husband

ne lady who posed to her nusosnu
!, no model for the figure Of Freedom
ninted ~ in the dome Of the Cspl.ol ~ =
Washington, now keeps q boarding.
sonse, |" and frowns upon the dep.sr
n a,snt clerks who ask twice tor bu1'er'
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
PHlLApgLPHIA.s EXAMPLE.


There are now, according to stats
tics, 5000 licensed saloons in the city
of Philadelphia. Under the new law,
if the licenses already granted to appli-
cants in the first seven wards of the city
can be taken as standard for those to
be granted in the other wards, there will
be not more than 1900 saloons after
June l next, when the new order of
things becomes an established fact. This
is a reduction of 1890 breeders of pow
erty and crime at one blow, cutting
off of three-fourths of the pest holes of
the city with one stroke. In the Fourth
Ward, which is one of the toughest in
the city, somewhat resembling in its
population the old Sixth Ward Of New
York, but 50 saloons have been licensed
under the new law, against arg now in
full swing. In the seven wards already
passed upon by the Judges there are
now 1911 places where liquor is sold
under the low license law which has
been in force hitherto; after June 1
but 335 of these saloons will hold Ii
cense to do business. This is the re-
suit Of high license in seven wards Of
Philadelphia, and the figures are well
worth careful study and comparison by
the lawmakers at Albany.
1t is true that the Pennsylvania law
has more stringent provisions than the
bill for which New York is clamoring,
and many of them it would probably be
impossible to pass in this State until
public sentiment has been more tho
roughly aroused on the subject of sa-
loon abuses than it is now. Applicants
are obliged to give bonds in $4,000 not
to violate the law, and the Judges have
almost absolute discretion in the matter
Of refusing licenses. These provisions
are undoubtedly responsible for large
proportion Of the decrease shown in the
number of licenses granted. But under
the Crosby law, with which New York
will be contented as beginning, a
great step will be taken in doing away
with the vilest and most pernicious OF
our saloons. What is being done in
Philadelphia can be at least measurably
accomplished here, and if it is not ac-
complished the decent citizens of this
State will not fail to place the response
bility where it belongs in the future =
New York Times, March 26.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04

AT the new Barbour thread mills, at
A llentown, Pa, about nine weeks ago,
just before the mills were ready to start
up, a fire occurred which has delayed
operations until the present. The mills
will start April 9th. The Allentown
Daily City Item says the mills will manu-
facture jute yarn for carpets. John
Sproat [of Lambertville, will have charge
of the mill as Superintendent, under the
Paterson management and will have a
number of bosses under him from the
mill at Paterson. Girls and boys upward
of thirteen years of age will be employed i.
The six Smith boilers have capacity of
1000 horse power. Besides furnishing
power for the machinery they will heat
the mill with steam. The mammoth en-
CINE is handsome one. 1t is horizontal
compound engine, made at the works of
Combe, Barbour & Combe, at Belfast,
Ireland. 1t is of 800 horse power. The
fly wheel has grooves for twenty-four
ropes of two inches in diameter to run
the shafting. The ropes are at pres emit
being placed on the pulleys.