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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
TEA TABLE TALK.

A little brass letter weighing arrangement
for the library table is having n wide sale and
enables ono TO get the postage on letters just
right.
Pocket pin cushions of stamped leather,
with initial letter OF surname OH either side
i'll silver omanatc, IL is said, from tho Won
cn's Exchange.
Enough women TO fill q hall have yet to
earn that turning DOWN visiting cards is OBJ
%soletc, and only an evidence of exceeding
"waybackism.n
There is nothing quite go conducive to out
and ouS, downright, real uglincss us u toboS-
gan Srit on Il girl OF the period. "a fright"
is 10 meme for it.
The lamp and table combined is not only
ornamental but useful, and the inventor is to
bo congratulated upon filling to tho top q
'long felt WANT
Just why men should wear cloth gators in
winter is something in the limo of Il riddle,
excepting, of courEc, they arc oil out OF any
but low cut shoes.
Lace trimmed table cloths and napkins AFRO
properly voted vulgar. ''Our best people"
cling To plain, heavy white damask, and thoy
know they're right.
During Lent small personal ornaments of
an ecclesiastical character, . leading jcwelcr
SHsN, VII NC l'I9!ltpIliDLc llcIc, rs lilcy WciS
in Paris Z year ago.
Etcl!inGS were never in such great demand
rs now. Society appears TO have gone mad
over them, and talks, too, about thor, us il
it were really crazy.
Men WHO havo gold or silver mounted pis-
tois usually shoot themselves somewhere
when cndeavorins to fire CT the unnccessar-
lily elegant weapons.
Tho ,nvyoct p,,;-;,n D,,,- I'D .-
crown and wider Lrim than tho ono in vogue
hero. 1t is almost heavy enough to make
little Frcncimcn tottcr.
Hired girls do not take kindly to tho now
electric clock operated by n wiro from
milady's led room, and regard it Us q wicked
invention of tho enemy.
a reward of So for n pct cat that has gono
aStray, on has been purioincd, to help line a
circular for servant girls, indicates they are
still in fashionable favor.
Those fancy straw Bar Harbor baskets arc
extensively ugcl for German favors, and tho
girl who has the most can effectively hang
them on IN Alpine tripod.
Men WHO resort to mGnicurcs for dainty
finger nails are the ones who, in the event of
fire, would escape themselves and forget to
rescue women and children.
some fur Eonnots arc seen, but nrc not to
DO admired for moro than an hour at one sit
ting. Women who wear them probably do
not mind being conspicuous.
AlarSo fairy larip in tho contor Of tho
table, ~ni smaller oacs at .ch plate, is n
dinner party fashion that is productive OF
pretty and brilliant results.
AT tho formal dinner party whcro caterers
arc employed no carving is lone Mt tho table
by the host, and everything is passed. This
on the authority of a fashion paper.
The amount Of money represented by car
rage furs and robes this winter makes an
anti-povertyitc go out of sight and weep rs a
whan2doodlc mourning over the kidnapping
of hcr young.
Valentines are very elaborate and costly.
and take tho forms of souvenirs Tint are
practical, useful and everlasting. This years
display already made would delight tho
heart of q wooden girl.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
CREATIONS LOWER ORDERS.

DR.. FairchilG, of East New Brunswick.
N. j., has u collection OF 500 alligators, ali
young and from three to seven inches In
length. They were captured during O recent
hunting trip in Florida.
A white squirrel was caught by Andy
Fleming, of Hartwell, Ga, recently. He nc
cidentally set his AK on it and broke its back.
White squirrels arc rarely seen. They are
entirely white with pink eyes.
A Maine man, who WINS a big and shaggy
and black Newfoundland dog, cut off the
dogs hair carefully, had it carded and spun,
and got two and n quarter pounds of jet
black yarn as soft as lambs wool.
A Salina, Kan, man walked a quarter OF
a mile TO get a gun to kill n jack rabbit
which he saw in the road, and after he had
fired n heavy charge at it he found that the
rabbit was already frozen to death.
Capt. Benjamin II. Dixon, of Portsmouth,
We, went out hunting ducks, and after kill.
ing thirty discovered n shoal OF porpoiscs
that went in with tho tide and got left on
the ebb. He attacked them and killed five.
The ducks and the porpoises brought him
$40.
Near lberville, La, n bear was seen In O
turnip patch helping himself TO vegetables.
On being driven out no too to the railroad
track aud met q approaching locomotive,
TO which he would not yield The right OF way,
The result was what he might have expected
tf he had had moro sense.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

Helen Barry, who will return to tho Amor
lean stage next season and mako n stu cur
under tho direction of Mr.. :. 81. Hill, has be-
gun a series of farewell pS. formances at
home. She lately had a Testimonial beno-
fit" at Jersey.
Mr.. Rudolph Aronson will commemorate
the 7@Q.h performance OF "Erminio" in
New York, Fob. 20. Ho is preparing a
souvenir for tho occasion representing u scene
of tho second act Of tho opera. Tho actors
arc mado 70 appear Us children dancing tho
gavotto.
During the last throo years tho Paris Grand
Opera house received 100000 francs from
siEty-four performances of Masscuets "Lc
Cid" 10, fG2 francs rom forty Sour of Pala-
dilhc's "Patric," 5l5,1S3 from thirty-thrcc OF
"Rigolctto,' and 1Gl,G0G from Gcty-thrco
of Rogers "LigWd"--tho latter n Gailicizcd
version of "D.o WGllmc.n
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
Give Thcm A Chancc,

your breathipG machinery. Worry won
derful machinery 1t is. Not only tho
larger air-pa 4sages, but tho thousands
OF little tubes am, cavities leading from
them.
with matter which ought not to be there,
your lungs cannot half do their work.
And what they do, they cannot do well.
Call IT. cold, cough, Group, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any or the fam
distinctions, all arc bad. All ought to
bo got rid of. Thore is Just ono suro
way to get rid of them. That Is TO take
B~oscheo's German Syrup, which any
druggist will sell you at75 cents a bottle.
Even IL everything else has failed You,
you may depend upon this for certain.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
LIGHT AND AIRY.

Mr.. Blizzard, from tho northwest,
From the land of the Datotas, =.
From tho Ian of the Missouri,
From tho wild and bowling prairics,
Where the "Iow is piled like mountains,
And the lakes are frozen solid
Now and then comes st~rolling southwark;
Comes across the ,iiSSisSippi,
Makes II bcC line for Chicago,
ParalyEcS ill lie fndS there;
Then lie SCoot3 for Irdiana- q
Mr.. BLIZZARD, of The northwest >.fN
Scots ccroSs tho I!oosicr counties,
Filling all the air with snowflaEes, =.
Freezing every ear lie touches,
Till lie strikes our Cincinnati
Strikes her hard and strikes her often,
Says the town III to his liking
And he'd like to male y visit.
So lie Busters up car th~Oroughfarcs,
Whistles shriliy' down our alleys,
And lie las no kind O. n!cnncr
For he goes where he's not wanted.
PUGhc3 into private places,
Fincling cars and siapp;Hg faces, ~
Blowing skirts with iinrciitcncss, IN
Ticking liberties unhcarL of =.
Docs this Sa:cy SIR. Blizzard. y
He SHOULD go hack to the northwest, :
TO the land OF tho Dal:ctaS, '
To the land Cf tho Missouri,
VIC don't like him and don't want him,
And Request him TO .kcdadd!e.
Cincinnati Times Star.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC.

Freddy Gcbhard has named one of his race
horses Her Lilyship.
Fred Richardson, tho jockey, has fallen
heir to n large fortune in England.
There will be seven cross country events
and hurdle races during the st. Louis
meeting.
Bill Bradburn declines to go against Kill.
rain, and says that his announcement that
no would not again enter tho ring was bona
fdc.
AS yet tho deposit OF 5000 by Mike DAILY.
the light weight champion, for n Eight with
McAuliifo or any other man Of his weight,
has not been covered.
Tecmer, Hamm and Mckay, of Canada. oro
to row in the series Of international s~cullinp
races at Punta Garda, on Charlotte hnrbor.
Fla, on Feb. 10 and IL, for a purse Of q, 600.
Terre Haute has withdrawn from tho trot-
ting circuit composed Of Columbus, O., Sngi-
nav and Kalamazoo, and has Joined n circuit
composed Of Tcrro Haute, Freeport, Ills.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and milwaukee,.
Jack Wannop, tho heavy weight wrestler
and boxer, leaves England carly next month
for tho United Statca, where no will wrestle
Evan Lewis, of Chicago. Wannop saws he
Will fight or wrestle any man In America,
and he can be accommodated II no has any
money.
The light weight champions Of America are
thicker than hollyberries bcfo. cold winter.
There are only five of them, p follows: Jack
McAuliRe, Billy Dacey, w. Myers, Mike
DAILY and Harry Gilmore. And DAILY, who
holds tho belt, has seen the least service of any
of the five.
i. +. Myers writes from Australia that he
is doing we'll and foot racing is SO popular In
that country that q sprinter, if he feels so in
clined, can run twice a week in handicaps.
Myers concludes his letter by stating that
Australia knocks the spots out OF England or
America as o foot and horse racing center.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
PLAYS AM ACTORS.

Lydia Thompson has reappeared upon the
London stage.
Katie Putnam laid tho corner stone OF a
new theatre at Augusta, Ga, a little while
ago.
In May Richard Mansfield will produce a
new classical drama In blank verse at the
Boston Museum.
The first two months of 'L,Abbe C~onstan-
tin" mt the Paris Gymnase brought to the
theatre treasury the neat sum Of $4,000.
The receipts for the seven first perform
ances of Henry Irving md Miss Terry at the
Boston Museum, were SCI 500.
They call Buffalo Bill a millionaire now,
and say no is the first American star who has
been successful on tho other side.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
lllNn Art NnMhnro.

Patti-IIow did you do in Bristoll
i,ras R~ccvcs-Ncry well, indeed; but I
should have done better but for the opposi-
tiCn.
Iatti-What wss against YOU thcnl
Siins Rcovcs-Jc.n Smith. "a pausc.)
Wien are you going 10 Manchester
TGtt!-Noxt y:sh.
Sims "s--l thought you wcro to DO
there this wcc,si
putti-Eo l was, bug l altered tho dato.
Sims ReorcS--WEy!
Patti founu ny dato clashed with Jake
Kilra.n's, And it wouldn't do for us both to
To in tho town together London Referee.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

Edna had n severe attack OF the Group ono
night, the first she lad ever had. Everybody
was frightened and Edna herself did rot
know what to make of il.
HOY 90 you feel now, pctr' asked auntie
after the hot water bath.
"Im pretty well, | flank you,n answered
the little girl; ''but, oh, AUNT Nell, nay briefs
orile snarlyw-Eoutl's Companion.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
No Grpnt Loss.

Miss Clara Ito Fcathcrly, who is making an
evening calD-Poor little Bobby swallowed
n penny to-day, and we've all been so much
worried about it.
Featllcrly somewhat at a loss for words Of
cncouraBemcnp-Oh, I-cr-wouldnt worry,
Miss Clara; n penny is not much.-Har per's
Bazaar.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
Dropped It Sot,owhcrc.

Uncle Rnstus to groccrl-Mistah Smif tole
me to git cr Goldfish here sn' have it cha'ged
to him..
Grocer Muhiously)-DidEc o;ly give you a
verbal ORDER for it, Uncle ltuSttHi
Unclc itastnS C~maling a fci ct Of feeling
through his pockcts)-Ncs; he gtw mo or vcr-
bull order, sab, but lSc done g,Nc lost it
Texas Stiffness.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

Kansas City Agent Tina man who bought
n suburban eract for an orange grovo last
August has not BON in TO make his quarterly
payment.
Assist0nt--i sec by tho paper That lie
started for the city last week, but he froze to
death OH tho way.
Noble fellow! IL thcto is anything in this
world that l admire tits loncsty."-Omaha
World.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

Enrnged broker TO persistent soap pcdalo1
i tell you | don't want any OF your s>api
/ never use the stuff.
Peddler ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, uf you ouly
dry yum cake guarantee, SO hcllup mo ora
cious! dot your wife wouldn't know you her
sallnf -.Judgn
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

Infatuated Clifton Ito organ grinder)-I
say, Garibaldi, movo on with that measly
music. My wife is sick.
Organ Grinder grinding away)-Si, sig
nor, droppa noekel cen 70 slota and hear IL
stoppa playing Now York Sun.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

Oh, sad il the touch Of II vanished hand,
And tho sound OF II voice that IS still;
And sad is Ill" w!utcr without any Ice
The icS GrGlcr'a house To fiji;
Bat saG!cSt of AL az tie things Enow
is tie tOUU.Igam Side without any snow.
u .nM!syillc CnMricr Jomrnal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
Eicklo Fashion.

On. fckle fashion, pitilcss art thou,
Thou causest tears down damask checks TO nsh,
Their ban Is on tho seaiskin sacIuc, and now
The proper thing for pretty girls is plush.
-DOstOD Courier
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
Their Warm Time Coming.

Iu the bittcr winter weather,
When tie homes OF the poor GRO cold,
They put Ic!r heads togcth,r
TO &dd &c their pilo OF gold.
And the pr&e Ot the coal goes higher
That before N'as much too high
Well, tl!cy VII! not lack FOR FIRE
In the land o: the by and by.
-DnStnn C0iirinr
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
Earned HIa AInnex

P~atient-That's q big bill you sent, doctor.
You only looked at my tongue and prescribed
quinine.
Doctor-You forget, my dear sir, that I
felt of your pulse. -Tcxas Siftings.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
Safe md Sound.

II. II. II. 6ls-EIavc you seen anything Of
my night key, motherG
II. II. II. tmerc-Yes; l havo it In my
pocket.-Tid Bits.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

Contentmcnt now his bosom fills,
His fears OF i'll are all allnycd,
The lucky man whose last years bills
Are paid. Boston Cour,er.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
Where?

The Ice was over two inches deep;
The maiden Yves fair to see.
There was n slip and q little Shrek.
And the mnidcn-oh! where was sheP
New York Evening Sun.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

No Room for Tramps.
Though the Bon!face would like TO boom 81"
His business when he gets u chance, II
Yet he'll never give his choicest room
70 the man with whiskcrs on his pants.
-lininl Mall
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
COLLEGE,.

with u full corps OF assistants the
Lauronsvillo Female College will
reorganize and begin fall session
Sept. 10Th. Rooms comfortable.
Standard high. Special attention to
all Female accomplishments. New
and splendid Pianos. Non-sccta-
rian. Government parental. Young
ladies under the Immediate care of
Mrs. McCnslan and Mrs. N. G. Jor-
dan. Pupils received ut any time
and charged until end of on"rter.
Board $12 per month i'm advance.
Tuition $40, $50, and with classical
course $40 per Collegiate year, pay
able monthly. We solicit and hope
to merit public patronage. For
any Information address,,
w. Nj. McCASLAN,
President.
LAURENs, $. G., July 20, 1887, ~.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
Facts and Tancics Gathered From
Various Quarters.

.o,,;.f,r
"hci y y ,'nI =, I,rk
"ao So"' "''' '"
'"i"''
,a,rxn,o 70 ro,,on,nr cnm,nm
go.
"
over ono hour in Charleston on his re-
turn trip.
i, coca,
MI. '"sSo W., '''"''n ""' oi""" "
intox;cant drink.
p;,
~, ro'"t ~,
h'o"'' l" ',''V''>""" N'"h'E' "' W "'
1;..
Cniav"nn ,"..uD1 40
- ", 80 r.n.,
'
~ a,o
oa, I,,I n. I,anh, WI I.,,.
Avery severe earthquake has occurred
T. wv" Nh, '
for th. p,o.,Inno, onl st.,os 49,, w. y,
- mil;,,rv NO., ,ni w.o,Ia - $500
60
The dwelling or II. s. StOwdc, mayor
of Prosperity, S. c., vas destroyed on
81 ooo
Among the livclicst guests mt n leap
of =. c.rnrIn1 kr, n;nr', ~; -" ~ ~
summers.
me 'ri'c proVvrb anent whi*;ling girls
ana rowing hens may as well bv hung
clninu fnI
~ portion OF the gas works at Green
'nie,"' -, was burheu last week. 1t
WIZ NC several "aES hciore thclan ps can
DC nScN again.
an Oh INC men VINO nave risen &c
- o"'''' states senate arc bald headed
cIis ''"l'p III inc 'hi'eu States mas q
i"'i 'c'' vi n"ir'
Tho Rcv.J.C Price, color,d. President
VI ilNllSSlOl NOiltTr. salisbury. n. C..
has been appointed minister and consul
general to Libnrin.
Atlanta has passed an ordinance max
ing drunkenness Il misdemcanor, with q
punishment for tho third oncnse Of thirty
days on the rock pile.
,.t,o -,
.,,,,, ' - h"' d
Son,o ar go T'''-''Ooo
cora .nlnn.. =" p'p''' "' '"'i'"S
The cvclono of undov last, dos,r o.o1
tho Cardstowu on1 Groom D;,.or ~,
pike bridge Mt Nav uovou Ky wLinI,
was built mt q cost of S77 ooo
,'"tl'r Nus n rcSo-
- "o"",c ioohlhS forward TO
$500" %! ro'' ""ui1Flc ana the
pi"'i"s u ShfffSoh thcfcIh.
man mako. rn lie ,,ind I,a, J." Nv"
to nroctico ~ocnrnn,v hn nannvai,,. 49,, S.'
bcrin with his wirr,. oxner.ns
far'h houses II thousands OF sheep
arc reported as showed up uuring the re-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29
Couldn't Afford Roth.

John" asked his wife, "can / get a seal
skin sacquef'
"Well, should say not" replied John, ~
had to buy n ton OF coal today."-New York
Bun.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-29

Dnkota's Domestic Signal sorvicc.
Mamma" said a little Dakota boy, us he
came into the parlor, 'whcro is papai"
"He is crawling up the chimney, dear, to
see what kind of n day it is."-Tho Epoch.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-29

Dusty cxertcd himself to obtain
private hearing for his friend. and had
succ ciled, 90 that there was no one
present but the necessary officials The
trial did not las: long. Sandon. with
tho aid Of his friend. soon proved to the
satisfaction of the judge that his actions
ON the previous day were not intended
to be insulting: and his honor told SAM
don that he might go free by paying
costs of court. When Sandon received
the decision that unfortunate eye-U
hate rcpetition). which action almost
caused his honor to reverse his de-
cision. and fine the offender for con.
tempt of court; but with conmcnda-
BILE magnanimity no overlooked the
ofense.
Sandon paid his dues to the clerk.
and the three friends left the court.
room. Sandon was not sorry fol
the occurrence that were the means
of making him acquainted with Mis-.
Jane.
Thenccforth Sandon. for some reason
or other. found the home Of John Burt
(where Miss Jane l:ved) very attractive
t. him; he paid frequent visits to his
friend. John used to receive him in
the sitting room. where the other menu
bers Of the family. including Miss Jane.
were accustomed to assemble in the
evening. Time passed. and the little
gatherings in the sitting room dwin-
dlei down; the family used to assemble
in some other room on the evening
when Sandon paid his visit. Finally
there was nobody in the sitting room
to receive the visitor but Jane; and
Sandon did not find the least fault at
the absence of the other members Of
the fam ly. Then Jane began to re-
ceive her visitor in the parlor. while the
family went back to their old meeting
place. the sitting room.
Not long after this. an event oc-
Cured that caused John to remark to
his friend.
ut doesn't often happen that - man
gets wife. for wink does it. cd
fellow?"
NO." replied Sandon. and he
winked. Yankee Blade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-29
DUTY.

For many years close at her side walked
CuQuestionirg owned her rightful power;
OF her behests at ncfn and eve We talked.
Or took sad c0unsei at the midnight hour.
Idrcamed Of other paths more fair and vide,
OF other. nobler work might have done: 81.
Still with firm hand she held me at her side,
Still in the hard right path she led me on.
Till sometimes, wearied by the stern com
msnds
Che land ON me. the flesh and spirit tried
Cy her deniais and by her demands,
Against them all in bitterness cried.
Depart from me. o Duty. let me 60.
Freed from your bondage. my chosen way;
Cnfettered and untrammeied let me know
An utter freedom heaceforth from this day.
TOR tired of every useful task.
And, slipping on the yoke OF every cara
I fain would be rs one whom none may ask
Why do this or that go here or there.
Let me be free to seek the path in which
So sadly long I've seen Love waiting stand:
Let me be free to gather In the rich.
Wide fields OF fame whose harvests wait my
There came day-heart. hand and brain were
From service that so long had been their
share, s=-is'-1s-'
g. sad. strange day. in which there fell on me
The endless sorrow Of an answered prayer.
Now, II any dear eyes could see
Such smiles rs those that orce did giorify
A loving. grateful face. there would not be
woman in the world so glad as I.
n anywhere in all my world was one
Who held. Us then. 10 niristering so sweet
And dear mine. how lady would run
To lay the utmost service al her feet
This know now ut last all doubt beyond:
Though love is sweet, though fame hath gra-
cious need,
Who doth rebel 'gainst dutys sacred bond
he knoweth rot his own souls deepest need.
Reveal thyself, o. Duty. unto al
Ny brothers and my sisters. Let them ses
How they alone are blest who heed thy call.
How they walk life's best paths who walk
with thee.
-Cho,{ott1 Perry. il y. ]. Sud.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-29

The fewer words the better prayer.
-Luther.
Chastity is lost but once-never to
be recalled.-Orid.
WedlOck's a lane where there il no
turning.-1MssI Aml0ek.
Love and mOney.-pickpOckets that
never fail.-Prinee de Ligne.
To be really beautiful and attractive.
q woman should be rather statuesque
than pictrresque.-Engene Sue.
A wOmaE's natural protector is less
an aged father or tall brother than
very young child.-Mme. de Girart'in.
OF all the joys that brighten suffer-
ing earth, what joy is welcomed like a
newborn child.-Mrs. Norton.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-29
COOL MILK ROOMS.
Ono That L. Rather Primitive, Bot Ans-
Wers All Purposes.

Ono That Il Rather Primitive, bat Ans-
wers All Purposes.
We live in q low. level tract of
country. where cellars. even. are out
Of the question with farmers who are
still struggling to get out of debt, - !
am To have = good cellar requires
drainage. and to secure drainage here.
requires money. Ofcourse. in such
country springs are out of the question.
also. We might hive ice. it is true.
and intend to have another year.
But have been too busy with things
that mast be done to pay any atten-
ton to things that only ought to be
done. --"
Still we have as cool milk room ~
any dniryman has. and il is our well.
1t is twenty feet deep. with about FIVE
feet of water through the summer.
leaving about fifteen feet of room
above. The man who dug the well
was raw" hand at it. and made il
four feet in diameter. inside OF. the
wall. l thought this was q mis-
fortune at the time. but now l am of
= contrary opinion. The pump to this
we'll is patent one. with guaranteed
iron pipe for stock leading to the
water had this bent at the top so as
to set the pump to one side. just at the
wall. thus leaving the whole of the
well aperture free. l then had a car
penter construct box or chest, with
two compartments. upper and lower.
with doors to open on the side. But
tons were fixed on the floors to stop
vessels from sliding around. This box
was attached by ring ct the top to
the rope of the windlas. so that it
could be raised or lowered in a minute.
1t works admirable in hot weather.
We keep our butter. most of the milk
of two cows. and victuals that would
spoil. in this box. The cylinder of the
vindlass is small. 50 that my wife can
raise and lower the box with ease.
though l always do it when at the
house at the time needed. Where but
two or three cows are kept. and under
circumstances similar 10 mine, lido no.
believe better or cheaper milk-room
can be devised. OHIO Farmer.