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The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
OF MOSLEM ORIGIN.
Story Relating 10 the Introduction d
the Rosary.

Story neiatlng 10 the Introduction oz
the Rosary.
Hughes states the rosary was bor-
rowed by the Crusaders from the Mo.
hammedans. who probably borrowed
it from the Buddhists. ('.Dielionary
Of Islam. rerbo "Rosary;') bat from
the following story it would appear to
be an independent invention of tho
Moslcms The Prophet. being greatly
perplexed by the number of suitors
for the hand Of his daughter Fatima
declared that OH certain night
Zohreh (Venus) would descend to the
house of him whom God wished to be
the happy man. and to him according
ly Fatima would be united. At the
appointed time all the interested
parties were on the qui viue. The star
was seen to leave the Heavens,
and Fa.ima (who, with her father,
secretly favored the suit of her
cousin Ali began to pray that it
should fall on Ali's house. BY the
time she had repeated "Allah-ho- Ak.
bar" Good is great'') thirty.four
times the star had allghcd at All's
door, Then. in transport of joy.
she broke out with "Alhamdo. lillah"
("Praise be to Cody, and by the time
she had repeated this ejaculation
thirty-thres times the star began to
ascend. Then the girl calculated
"Subhan-Allah" GO holy God")
thirty-three times. that is, until tho
star was lost 10 view. Fatima was
now welded to Ali. while the rejected
suitors bowed submissively to the will
Of God. At the same time the Prophet,
believing. or seeming to believe. the
OF his daughters ejacula-
tons. constituted them prayer
which he said would always be nc.
ceptable 10 God. A string of one
hundred beads was then introduced,
and received the name 7as5M in
Persian and Snbhah in Arabic. The
irst beads were made from the clay
covering the martyred body of Ham
,eh. the Prophets uncle. --Notes and
Queries.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
TAMENESS OF FOWLS.
Instructive Paragraphs "a Topics Relst-
ing to Poultry.

None Of our domestic animals Q,
readily acquire habits of tameness OF
shyness, In accordance with the treat.
ment they receive. as poultry. They
are easily taught to eat from the hand.
or just as easily to be scared away
whenever one approaches them They
can be taught not only tameness. but
even affection towards those that at.
tend them. BY visiting them in their
runs or houses, and giving them little
niceties. they will turn up their fac es
and prate in quite an interesting man
ner, plainly acknowledging the at
tenton paid them, seeming to enjoy
the company of their friends. On the
other hand, if one goes hurriedlv
through the exercise of feeding and
watering them. not staying to
pet or notice them, even
II they get all they re.
quire. they soon be come wild and shy
1t is best to keep fowls tame. They
can be better looked after in case OF
sickness. and any that are ailing are
more easily detected. When shy an
ailinS bird among a flock will some
times escape notice till roup is far adj
vanced. When accustomed to ones
presence he may go through the
houses at night and examine them on
their perches There is quite as much
difference in individual fowls as in
other animals with regard 10 tame
ness Some will allow handling, while
others will resent such liberties. 1t is
very desirable TO have sitting hens
tame. Some people keep their fowls
tame by half starving them, and when
they 90 to feed the poor things. the
latter will fly all over them. Such
tameness as that is not commendable.
The dust bath must not be forgot.
ten. See that it is dr. y and clean or
vermin will multiply.
With regard to parasites on poultry
there is in general great misappre-
hension. Many an amateur ina agines
that the perch mites. SO often called
lice, are the principal pests fowls are
troubled with. There are more than
a dozen distinct species of lice on the
bodies and plumage OF cocks and |
hens alone, TO say nothing Of those in
testing ducks and turkeys Dusting
the fowls thoroughly with fresh wood
ashes, air-slaked lime, snuff or Per-
sian insect powder will rid them of all
these hateful pests. Sulphur oint-
ment or kerosene emulsion may be
applied under the wings on top of
The head, OF wherever the lice are
Found in bad cases. Henry Hales, in
Rural NeW Yorker.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
Description of a Boom.

Last summer l overheard two men
talking as they were digging away in
The mines, and one said: Jim, they
say thar is a big bum up at Rome"
What's thatP' said jim.
"Why, hits kind of thing whar
one feller gifts nothing for some-
thing"
why, that's faro bank or lottery.
ain t itP' said Jim.
"No, it amt l tell you it's bum
"a kind of new tradin' busines, what
swells and shrimks and the swellers
and shrinker stays down in cellar
and works the machine. They trade
in stock
Horses and muesP' said Jim.
NO hits all on paper, and nobody
can see what he is buyin'. You put
your money in and wait for a swell.
II it comes you are all right, but if
shrink comes you are busted, and you
feel so ashamed that you don't say
any thing about it, and it never gets
into the papers nothing but he swelIs
gifts in the papers. ~ Bill Arp, 10
Shareholder
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
VARIETIES OF BEANS,
T he Results of Experiments Made st the
New York Station.

T he Results Of Experiments Made st the
New York Station.
Among the many varieties of beans
grown in the New York Agricultural
Experiment Station garden the past
season. the following are worthy Of
especial mention to grow for use q
snap.beans or in the green state:
Ansley's Scarlet Flageolet Wax is .
dwarf bush-bean. producing cream-
colored pods. that are some what saber-
shaped and slightly flsttened. The
ripe seeds are Of purplish rose
color.
Black-eycd Wax, Wardwell's New
Kidney Wax and the Wax Date differ
from the frst-named variety only In
the color and form Of tho ripe seeds,
which are white with black eye. white
with brown eye. splashed around the
eye and one end with purple, and
lieht-brown with dark-brown eye re.
speotively. They are also \ few days
ater All Of those are very prodnc-
tive.
Early Succotash is an excellent variety
Of busl-bean. having pods Of whitish.
green color at edible maturity. Tho
ripe seed is pale. dim color. spotted
and splashed with carmine.
For those who prefer to grow varie-
ties Of pole.beans the following will
give satisfaction:
Brocton is an excellent variety for
family use, and also for market;
vigorous grower and yields an abun-
dance oflong. fiat pods Of light-grcen
color. splashed with dark scarlet, which
gives them very attractive appear.
ance. causing them 10 sell readily in
Tho market
Dreer's G olden.cluster Wax pro-
duces thick, meaty pods from six to
nine inches long. and of cresmy-
white color The Early Golden.
cluster Wax is identical with it
Early Maine Or Essex Pacia Is a very
productive variety. with slightly
curved pods of whitish, glossy green
,olor The ripe seed Is scarlet and
White mottled. Thompson's Prolific
n Kentucky Won der is wonderfully
productive; pods Of light-green color
rom six to ten inches in length. much
urved and nearly cylindrical. very !
hick and sucoulent, becoming much |
wollen and distorted; ripe seed of q t
light dim color This variety is also G
xcelent as q shell-bean for succotash
'atchelor's kidney Gran berry Is . very I
igorous grower producing an abun. a
ance Of whilisl-green pods from five /,
D seven inches long somewhat fiat :,
ened, and much swollen by tho beans
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
MARRIED FOR WHIST,
W hy an Old Lady Gave Fortune for .
Husband.

A singular marriage. which can
hardly be classed under the head of
sentimental, took place in this city
not long ago. The bride is over sew
enty years of age. and looks even
older. while the groom is a man of
forty, good looking in face and figure,
a robust powerfully built fellow OF
Russian parentage. This anomalous
couple, having returned from their
brief honeymoon. are now living
quietly at their handsome residence on
one of the most fashionable avenues
Of the city.
The marriage is undisguisedly one
Of conv enience on both sides. since
for some time previous to the cere.
mony the old lady. n widow for many
years past had openly declared
her desire to obtain a second matri-
monial partner, giving as a reason
that she desired to secure husband
with whom she could indulge her
fondness fox whist playing. Aware
Of the extent to which her weakness
for whist was carried, the old lady
offered in consideration for the con.
slant service rcouired--i. e., that
every evening SHOULD be wholly given
up to the game-tO settle upon the
groom upon the morning of tho mar.
riage the large sum Of ono hundred
thousand dollars. For a time the
yilded bait failed to attract. Finally,
however, a "Barkis" was found. and,
rue to her promise. the old lady had
! legal document executed, by which.
lcr prospective husband became pos.
'essci Of one hundred tn ousand dol.
ars. - Washington Letter.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
SIMPLE WATER TESTS.
How to 4 acertain the Presence Of Certain
Substances In W ater.

The presence of organic impurity in
water can be detected by dissolvine
some loaf sugar in it, and then after
putting in tight stopper allowing 1t
to stand in warm, well-ligh ed room
for few days. II it becomes turbid.
there are certainly organic impurities
In 1t; II it remains clear it is pure and
safe to drink. To test the presence Of
earthly matters. take ltmus paper
dipped in vinegar, and if, on INNER
sion, the paper returns to its true
shade. the water does not contain
earthy matter or alkal. II a few
drops of syrup be added to water
containing an earthly matter. 1t will
turn green. To ascertain if the water
contains iron, boil little nut gall and
add to the water. If it turns gray or
slate black iron is present. Or,
dissolve a little prussiate Of potash,
and. If iron is present it will turn
blue. The presence OF carbonic acid
may be ascertained. even in very
small quantities. thus: Take eq ual
parts Of water and clear lime water.
If combined or fr,e carbonic acid is
present. prccipitate is formed. to
which if q few drops of muriatic acid
be added, an effervescence COM
mences. To detect magnesia, boil
the water to II twentieth part Of its
weight. and then drop a few grains
OF neutral carbonate OF ammonia into
a glass of it, and few drops Of phos.
phate Of soda If magnesia be present
it will fall to the bottom. We can as.
certain the presence of even a very
small quantity of lime If into glass
of water You put two drops of oxalic
acid and blow upon it. II it gets
milky lime is present. The presence
Of any acid can be shown by dipping
into the water piece of litmus paper.
1t it turns red there must b. acid. II
il precipitates on adding lime water
it is carbonic acid. The unfailins
test for hard or soft water is to take
a little good soap and dissolve it in
llcohoL A few drops of this in ves-
'el of water will turn it quite milky
+ it is hard; if it is soft it will re.
main clear Chicago Inter. Ocean.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
PIE ASiNG DRESSES
The Style OF To-day the Most Beau tiful
the World Has Known.

In looking at the portraits by the
old masters in the Royal Academy
and at the Grosvenor Gallery, in Lon.
don. one can not fail to b. struck by
the extremely pleasing outline of the
female form of those days There are
no undulating lines; every thing is
rigid and uncompromising. The
corset Of those days must have been a
kind OF daily torture, and the result
Of wearing it was even more hideous
than the terrible wasp waist with
which our own day 10 so familiar.
The waist itself. in these portraits, is
situated in the region of the hips, an
arrangement that must have
greatly inconvenienced the in
ternal organs, packing them to-
gether like sardines in a tin-onv
rather more so. From the waist up
to the shoulders there lis perfectly
straight line. sloping outward. it is
true. but with no variations from abb
solute rigidity of outline. One thinks
with amazement of the pains our
grandmothers must have taken, and
the excessive Inconvenience they must
have endured. in order to DESTROY all
the grace and beauty Of their forms 40
nature made them. Uncompromisins
stiffness must have been the charac
teristic Of their gait, and the high
head-dresses and high heels would in
no way tend to detrac5 from these.
1t was curious, at the private views, 10
contrast the dress of the last century
with that of The men and women who
came to look at them. In the matter
OF dress. our own period compares
favorably with that of q hundred
years ago, Little fault could be found
with the dress of To-day were but the
hump at the back Of the waist wholly
lone away with. and the walking.
lrcsses kept sufficiently short in the
skirts 10 clear the ground. -Arqonaut. |
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
A Cinder in the Eye.

Dr. +. W. St. Clair tells how few
. ears since he was riding on an on.
gine when he caught cinder in his
eye that caused the most cxcruciating
pain. l began to rub the atll
organ, when the engineer called out:
'L,t that eye alone and rub the other
one. i know you doctors think you
know 1t all, but il you will let that
eye alone and rub the other one, the
cinder will be out in two minutes"
persisted the engineer. The doc
tor began TO rub tho other
eye. and soon felt the cinder
down near the inner canthus, and
made ready to take it out. LET it
alone. and keep at The vel eyer
shouted the doctor pro tenn. H. did
so for minute longer. and. looking in
q small glass found the offender on
his cheek. "Sinco then," says Dr.
Il have tried many times,
md have advised many others aud !
rave ncTer known it to fail in one in.
stance (unless it was rs sharp as n
piece of steel, or some thing that cut
MO the ball and required an operation
o remove iD. Why ii is so / do not
Know. and that one may be saved
inch suffering if they VIII let the in.
nreh eye alone and rub tho well ey,.'
-thicago NeWS
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

According to the testimony o, a
scientific Investigator, oysters were
formerly abundant along the entire
seaboard of the United States but
have been gradually extermina}ed
from The Northern coast by The ul-
scientific prodigality of the people. He
says: Hardly more than century has
elapsed since men believed that he
oyster beds of New York were mex.
haustible. So they thought in MAssa-
chusetts, where the oysters have not
only disappeared, but have been for
gotten. So they now think In Mary.
land and Virginia where their fond
expectations are destined to equal
downfall"
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

"A Portland (Mr.) dentist noticed
one day that a dog was evidently suf-
fering from tooth that had liberated.
He induced the animal to open its
mouth, applied the. forceps and ex.
tracted the tooth. During the opera.
tion the dog sat quietly on its haun ches
and stopped moaning. appearing to
fully realize what the doctor was
about After the tooth was drawn the
animal expressed his qualification in
many ways.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
FAITH.

From his pulpit says the pastor:
III thou has. need to-day
hide IL y Wy heart no longer;
Mako n Known now. Lot fus prsyr
And ny hdhrt responsive ssitA:
Il have soFest aeed of-FdieAi"
In her high, st, Night pew, dernreIy
Robed in gar 1ents gray ane quaint
SITS the pastors little daughte;
was there ever sweeter sa'aty"
30 my heart within me SAITH
Than the pastors daughter, yslthr'
In her pow shs leaneth over,
While from mine bend sneec
Till my lips are well nigh toucs ,ne
Rosy rim Of one wee ear;
While my whisper humbly sais,.
Il have sorest need of-FaisN'
TO her cheek pink tide rushcs,
And her eyes droop sweet and shy
Tp her dainty hand enclasped,
While her lips make soft reply;
ASK, and thoul't receive" she saith.
"Even though thy need be-Fa4hr'
-Detso1 xsss Press.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
Quite at His Ease.

They had been promenading in the
moonlight for some time in silence.
do you smoke. Mr. Rushcrp"
'Oh, yesi I'm quite lover Of tho
weed"
Then don't hesitate on my account
to light cigar"
'Ibanks, ! won't; l feel Just as II I
were alone!"-DetroH Free Press.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
FACTS ron FARMERS.

Fifty years ago The average wsIShi
Of bsef cattle was 900 pounds sow 4
Is I. 400 pounds --1-s-s'
Smut 10 the fecd Of horses il inju.
rfouh II impairs the appetite. causes
weakness and wasting. and in consid.
cradle amount, causes diarrhsa and
collie ..,
-By concentrating his attsntipn
upou . single product or class Of pr,d.
ucta and that product favored By nat.
urs. the farmer surpasses competitors
In other places To ,'0TfYE
-OstA barley, rye beans peaa
wheat bran. Indian corn. buckwheat
shorts 'snd middlings and oil.,nealY are
all suitable feed for fattening sheep =
National Live Stock Journal. ~
More stock can be Kept In . good
condition by cutting. on . given
amount Of feed, than II the ssme bs
fed whole The principal item to bs
considered IL whether the feed sayed
will pay for the capital invested and
the labor required .szate
Root crops supply succulent food
a. a help to the dry provender Man.
COLDS are said to promote the largest
flow Of milk, and carrots produce but.
ter but do not increase the Aow, while
turnips make more milk but impart
their favor .,
ANY man who would ask his wife
to help him do his chores and then
wait on him in the house. besides do.
ing her housework. Is not fit to have q
wife. Instead of hugs and kisses he
ought to have good horse whipping.
Although am still bachelor. ]
don't believe in abusing the lsdisa -
Josephua or -..s sa
-Parsnip seeds should be planted
very early, and when we'll up. 'thinned
to six inches apart The quality Of
the roots Is improved by FROST and q
portion Of the crop may bs left in the
ground to be gathered in the spring or
earlier as occasion favorA Two rows
will supply good yield. for which
one.fourth of a pound Of seed Is re.
CURED.
1t always pays whether raising
chickens for market or to keep as
stock on the farm. to have them
hatched early. Fowls that grow to
lair size and can bejsent to market
early will nearly always sell st 4
much better price than those sent
ater, and pullets Matched early will
nearly always lay during the winter.
while those Matched late will often not
commence laying until in tho spring.
Asparagus: The roots should be
planted at intervals Of twelve inches
n the row. the crowns from four to
'ix inches below the surface The
'pring is the preferable time. Two.
'ear-old roots should be'used. 1t 10
lot desirable 10 cut asparagus for the
abfeIuntil two full years from the
Afterward it may be cut
annually. Thresrows will not be too
much and will take 400 plantA
1T is frost that gradually brings
tones up to the surface. especially
hose covered with newly stirred
arth Frost penetrates deeper in
uch places. A stone lying naturally
even or eight inches deep. Just below
he reach Of the plow, will rise an
nch year until it is thrown upon the
urface if buried at that depth, though
\ its original position it might have
emained for ten years without appar-
Mt change. s
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

"A woman In Lake County, Cali.
fornia has fled an application for the
abrogation Of her marriage with her
nephew. The reason assigned Is con.
sangl,inity.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31

The great Orloff diamond. which
surmounts tho Russian imperial
scepteE ID the first In size and the
third In value In the world. It once
formed the eye Of an idol in a temple
near Seringham. India, whence it
was stolen by French adventurer. Il
weighs lS5 carats, and Is valued at
o. 800, 41Q
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-03-23
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS MAR.
RIED.

a dispatch from Meadville. Pa,
Feb. 14th, says: This county lays
claim to having the oldest married
couple in the country. Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Il. Merrill. They were married
ON the 11th of February, 1918, and at
the 10th anniversary OF their wedding
last Saturday. ID children, "a grand
children and 30 grsst-grandchildren
were present, there never having been
a death in the family. hr. Merrill
is 81 and his wife so years old, and
both are remarkably we'll preserved,
both ply ysically and mentally.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-03-23
SEND THEM TO A FAIR.

There is no such thing as dull days
with the clerks st Fowler & Co.'S
store. 1t was too cold Wednesday
for much business, but the clerks
in the Shoe department challenged
those in the Dry Goods side for an
orange esting match and among the
seven clerks twelve dozen oranges
were devoured in about an hour
George Green is little fellow. but
he managed to get away with thirty
seven oranges and come cut best man
in the race. Frank Spence was Sec
ond best; having eaten but one ess
than Green.-Elizaheth City News.