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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-28

ENOR SALE, Boards, Scantliag, Framing Lum-
i Der, Seasoned Flooring. Ceiling aEi
Weather Boarding, also Cypress Lumber,
Cypress ana Pine Shingles, and Plaetering Laths
Office and yard Taylor and Aast Broad streets.
Telephone No 2li. REPPAED d co.
EOR SALE. one second hand pony phgton
Z and harness Apply ls3 iastOn street
NIFTY Texas Mares, Fifteen Colts, at Twick-
1 enham Dairy Pastures. j. +. GUlLMAR-
TIN & co, Cox Is Stables
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-28
A COLLECTION STORY.

FRANK Z. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Hot Water for Plants.

II Is a fortunate circumstance that a
plant viii endure a sca!d;Bg heat that :
fatal to most Of its minute enemies. Wa
ter heated to boiling point, poured CO.
piously over the stem Of an enfsebled
peach tree and allowed to stand about It's
collar viii often have the happies. restor-
ative Effects Trees showing every synIp-
tom Of the yeiiows have often been rem
dered luxuriantly green and thrifty bv
this simple means The heat Is presum-
ably too much for the fungus which had
infested the vital layers Of the tree. i'm
mssiiateiy under the outer bark. The
London florists recommend hot water.
Up TO I45' F., as a remedy when plants
sre siclsly owing to the soil souring-the
acid, absorbed by the roots. acting as
poison. The usual resort Is to the troub-
lesome job Of repotting. When this IS
not Necessary for any other reason It Is
mitch simpler to pour hot water freely
through the stirred soil: IT viii presently
come through tiuged with brown. After
this thorough washing If the plants are
kept warm, new root points and new
growth will soon follow. A lady friend
had fine ealla in 4 three gallon pot
which showed signs Of III health On ex-
animation the outer portion of the filing
was found Eaoldy, It being in large part
fresh horse maEuTe- - repotting was
ine0nveuient. the plant being in flower,
hot water was freely use,l il killed the
mold, and the plant began 70 revive and
was soon all right.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Everlasting whItewash.

Some years ago sayss contemporary,
the following wbitewzsh was used on the
east end of the White House, and Is IS
good to-day Is when hrst applied. Take
oae half bushel of nice HBslacked lime /,
slack il with boiling water; cover it dur
ing the process to keep in the steam
Strain the liquid through a fine sieve or
strainer and add to it peck Of salt pre-
yiously dissolved in warm water three
pounds Of ground rice boiled 10 a thin
paste, one-half pound of powdered Span
ish whiting. and one pound Of clean glue
which has been previously dissolved by
soakiug II weiI, and then hang it over 4
SLOW IRE in small kettle within larg-
er one iiliei witii water. Add five gallons
Of hot water to the mixture, stir il vel,
and let il stand for few days covered
from dust. Il sho.ld be put On hot, and
for this purpose II can be kept in kettle
on portable furnace. Il Is said that a
pint Of this mixture will cover sqnare
yard upon the outside Of house if prop
erIy applied. Fine or coarse brushes may
be Used, according the neafness Of the
job required II answers as well ss oil
paint for wood, brick or stone, and Is
cheaper Il rct.iins It's briliianey for
many years. Thore Is nothing Of the
kind tlIst viii compare with it. either for
inside or outside walls Buildings or
fences covered with it will lake 4 much
longer time 70 burn than If they we're
painted with oil raint Coloring matter
may be pui With il and made Of any
slIas.e desired spanish brown viii make
4 residish pink. when stirred in, more or
less deep according 70 the quantity. \
delicate tinse Of this Is very pretty for
inside walls. Finely pulSerized common
clay well mixed with Spanish brown
makesa reddish stone color yellow ochre
stirred IN makes yellow wash, bat chrome
goes further and makes 4 color generally
esteemed Prettier. Ii is difficult to make
rules, because tastes differ IL would be
best to try experiments on shingIe and
let 1t dry. Green must not be mixed
with lime, for it destroys the color, and
the color has an effect on the whitewash
which makes i crack ard peel
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Tools for the Garden.

After garden is ploged, hoe, ma
nure and shovel may be all the tools that
are absolutely required for the cultiya-
ton of the garden; but there Is 10 good
reason why there should not be d supply
of implements that will save time and
labor. Seeds of all kinds my be planted
by hand, but that is not q reason why a
seed drill that saves time and very tire
some labor. should not be used to plant
such as can be 50 planted. There are a
variety of such implements. Tie garden
rake is an almost indispensable imple-
ment in the garden and may very often
be employed to better advantage than a
hoe, in stirring the soil and uprooting
weeds A good farmer has variety Of
tools Of all kinds: 20. too. should the good
gardener. There should be hoes for
different purposes and by all means a
wheel hoe, it will accomplish so much in
a short space Of time, especially with
such vegetables rs onions beets, carrots.
parsnips, etc. There should be trans
planters, the watering pot and all kinds
of implements that come into practice in
a well ordered garden The wheelbar-
row should be at hand to remove any
rubbish that may accumulate, such as
small stones, cornsta.ks, etc. that require
transportation to unsightly plaees--Ga-
rnaIstorn Tslsrraph
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Size of Potato Seed Pieces.

During two or three years. beginning
six or seven years ago, the 4. y. Y. gave
much time to an endeavor 70 find out
what sized pieces aud how many eyes 70
the piece would give the most profitable
crop Of potatoes. TIE result was IN f:lvOr
Of large pieces with from two to three
strong eyes, and this IS the kind Of seed
we have used ever since. The seed il -
Iected from medium or large sized pota-
toes; the seed end i sliced off and the
potato cut into two or three pieces. ac-
cor,IiBg TO SIZE and number Of eyes. If
the eyes are close together. We sometimes
cut ont several eyes, 50 az to give 70 the
remaining two or three larger proper
ton Of flesh. Given a strong eye or 80 Il
is deemed Of importance that the eyes
and resulting shoots should be supplied
with ample food until roots from the
shoots enable them to secure fcod from
the soil. We regard the flesh as holding
much the same relation 10 the shoot as
the first leaves or eotyle,ions Do 20 the
tiny root OF the seeding plant They
nourish the root until it can act for itself
The shoot is a stem or planted emitting
and from Ii issue both roots and other
stems. and IT j. from the latter alone that
the tnber itself stem forms. Nov how
many shoots should grow In a hiliT In
other words, how many eyes should be
planted? In the RHraFx experiments
above alluded to. as viii appear from an
examination of back numbers. as high as
ten eyes lseparatei were planted in hiIl
The yield in weight was, in many trials.
as great as when fewer eyes were planted
but the quantity Of marketable potatoes
was much less. the number of small pc
tatoes being far greater We also tried
whole seed both OF large and small tu-
bers and, going 10 the other extreme, sep
arate eyes of small potatoes aasl even the
peelinzs, each having an eye or 80.
As above stated, the results led Us to
prefer from two 10 three strong eyes cut
from fair-sized potatoes, dividingihe flesh
as equally as might be- We want strong
eyes and strong shoots supplied with all
needed nourisisment until they can sup
port themselves If shoot from 4 small
piece Of flesh is broken Of. or fros. bitten,
or injured in any other way before roots
have been formed. the shoots perish be-
cause their supply Of food Is exhausted,
not having made any connection with
the soil. and a missing bill is the eonse-
quenee-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Emancipation in Brazil.

1t would seem that the long struggle
for emancipation of the eolored race is
coming to an end. And yet il has taken
a quarter Of a century to put an end TO
slavery in Brazil. The BRAZILIAN Cabi-
net is prepared to favor legislation
which fixes day after which slavery
shal.not exist.
For very many years past the Brazil
iars have been gaming experience and
gradually learning the same lesson that
emancipation learned the Southern plan
tiers, az a consequence of war. The mo-
ment free industry revived in the South
the more intelligent a. once saw that war
had brought them a blessing, and that
the system they lad been uphoIding. for
which they had rebelIed, fought and
hled, and impoverished themselves, was
wrong in every possible aspect of the
case, economically, morally socially and
politically. War taught them this. But
the Brazilians haze noticed the same fact
and they have quietly educated them
selves into the belief and conviction that
emancipation would be blessing to the
country. For twenty-five years Brazil as
a slave state has been impressed with the
wisdom of emancipation in the United
States, which has been looked upon as
the exelnplar of all the nations of this
continent
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
A skiIIfui Executioner.

We have observed several wonderful
stories OF late respecting the skill Of The
Chinese execufiouer. who it Is said. can
strike off the beads of their victims -
skiifuily that the poor fellows themselves
never discover their loss until moment
or two after they are dead We recall to
mind. however. the story Of q German
execufioner who far surpassed the Chi
nese in professional dextsrity. Upon
one occasion il happened that a criminal
had itching al playing ninepins. and be
iInPlored permission % play once more
at his favorite game before lie died.
Then be said, ne would suhmit % his
fate without a murmur. The iudss think
ing there could be no harm in hnmoring
him, granted his PRAYER. and upon arriv-
ing at the place Of execution he found
everything prepared for the game. the
pins being set up saI the bowls All ready
He commenced his ElvoTife sport with
enthusiasm. After while the sheriff,
observing that he showed no inalinatioa
10 desist, made a sign 70 the executioner
to strike the fatal blow while he stopped
for bowl. The executi0uer dii 50. bat
with such exquisite dex.erity that the
ealprit did not notice or feel Il. lie
thought, indeed. that = cnid breath of arr
was biowing on his neck. ard drawing
himself back with 4 shruz, his head
dropped into his hanls. he naturally
supposed it was bowl which be bal
grasped. and seizins II firmly. rolled i
at the pins. Al Of them feil, and the
head was heard TO exclaiin, As L reboan-
dei from the further wall Hurrah
have won the gap,e
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Two Coyote Stories.

A farmer up in the Capay valley has
just made the champion slaughter Of
coyotes, writes San Francisco cores
pondent- These animals are 4 grelt pest
tothe sheep owners. and, though extreme
" hard to catch or kill, make serious in
roads upon the hocks. The sheep own
ers have offered a reward Of SD per c0y-
ote scalp, and Frank Hambleton, the
farmer in question, has Just pockete,i in
bounfies $500, the result Of one ingenious
bit of work.
He had long straw stack on bis farm,
which had been st snding for several years
He noticed not long ago that good many
holeshad been made in it and that coyotes
were quite numerous aroundIit at nihgt.
So one evening he set fire to it, and hid
near by to watch developments The
straw was so damp from recent rains that
the fire did not get to the inside Of the
stack until after dark. and u good many
of the beasts bad sE1elled danger and
escaped. But as it was, he raked out Of
the ashes the carcasses OF forty coyotes,
old and young, that had been burned to
death.
Another coyote story IS from stock
man, who has on his ranch pair Of
superb staghounds which he brought
from Scotland, from their native kennelat
the foot of Ben Nevis. They are wonder
fully siocile and Intelligent. feet a. the
wind and possess marvellous amount Of
strength and endurance. The wolf theY
consider foe worthy of their skill, and
whenever they find one enter into a con
test from which they soon come or vic
torious Bat they seem to consider the
coyote an animal 30 despicable as to be
worth only the most eontemptuonS no.
tice For oneto appear within their sight
is to bring swift punishment upon itself.
Bat the noble hounds feel 50 much con-
tempt for the animal that they viii not
take its despicabIe life. They ai..sy bite
off its tail close to its rump or pull it out
by the roots, and having thus sci the
mark Of their disaain upon Mr.. Coyote,
they let him 90, while they clrry home
the tail as their trophy Of the chase To
ch an extent have they carried on this
contemptuous warfare against the coyote
race that their owners ranch is strewn
with cau,lal appendsges. and bobtail CO.
votes are the rule.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
About Old People.

Teresa Belt. a former slave, died at
Frederick, Maryland. recently aged l05.
wm. O. Luzk. a pioneer Of Texas. died
recen;iy at Rusk, Tex, aged l0l wears.
lie was an uncle Of senator Reagan.
Mrs A. Dougles, Of Omaha, the Oldest
woman in Nebraska, died recently at the
age Of lot years. Five generations Of her
descendants are living
Charles Williams. a native Of Franklin
county. Pennsylvania. AID a veteran OF
ISL, is living at ChafEeld. MINI, at the
age Of gS.
Vim. WINNER, Of Wablsh. Ind, serv-
ed in the war Of 1872. end i now "a
years old His mother died st the sge Of
lG7. Nr. WINNER reads without glasses
He is great-great-grandiather.
Mrs. Margaret Fosse, Of New Orleans,
recently celebrated her IO0;h birthday
ay cooking her breakfas; ard waking to
church. She is the widow Of Louis Fusse.
who served under Napoleon al Moscow
Jesse weieh, coiored. Of Oregon, No.
has Just celebrated bis 9th birthday. He
works hard every day. and after his days
labor is over, spends his time in reading
the news. He was 81 years old when he
began learning his letters
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
She EverIastIngIy Had Him.

Are yOa in earnest. slr HankinsoH -
The lovely girI who asked this qaes-
ton Of Nr. HankinsOn sat behind the
eentretable with her hand in her zap and
regarded the young man intentlg.
In earnest. Irene he exclaimed.
pale with emotion AMI chronic dysPep-
s;a, the whole happiness of my life IL
wrapped up IN your answer to the qaes-
ton have asked. fyou vii trust your
future in my hands. my iife shall be de-
voted % the task Of making you happy.
Il will be M soie aim to shield you
from the rude blasts Of al adversiiy. 70
smooth your pathway through the world
and to interpc-e my righ arm between
you and every danger that tsFeatens to
disturb your peace. and
= If listen to yogF suit. Mr. Hankin-
son. interrupted the Young lady, casting
her eyes with some timiIify and confu-
sion to the floor. YOU NAV regret Il
some day. You would End me i-norant
Of the practical duties Of housekeeping
and without
Practical duties os housekeeping
broke in tie enthusiastic youth y0a
viii have no practical duties ofthafkina.
As my wife vou shall not be drusiee.
Tou shall be the queen 0f my Eome.
You consent, 10 you not, my dlr-7
Wait a moment, my dear 3IT hank
inson. I an afraid you would End me
thcughfless and exfravagaat IN q great
many things"
Exfravagnt, Irene, it viii be the
joy Of my life To provide you with Ehat-
ever may crafty your slightest whim.
Tou can never make a request Of me that
would not rejoice to anticipate and
grant beforehand
And you would be Wiling 10 spend
all your evenings athome p
Ny angel, never woaid want to
spend them anywhere else
You would never break ny heart by
joining 4 club or becoming . drinking
man.
Hear me, Irene promise never 70
do either"
LEI me see said the young lady,
meditatiseiy 7 think that Is ai7-0-
YoG will agree TO hare the wor'I obey
Ieft out Of my part Of the marriage ssr-
vice, Will you. Mr.. Hankinson ~
@Obey Ha, hs, Why, my own. Ger
tainlv. am even willing 70 promise 10
obey you
Then. Marcellns.~ said the lovely
girl, a. she lifted a fali-grown phoHograpi
of her lap, locked it carefully in q draw
er Of the secretary that stood against the
wall, turned up the gas. and beasaed in a
sweet yet business-iike manner upon the
terror-stricken young nan, lam yours
-fE;e,fss.t Tri}.8nS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Pleasures Of Poverty.

When The husband and wife are trIe-
hearted, there Is 10 greater aid TO happi-
ness than few deprivat;ons and hard
ships at the commencement Of their
married. tie. 1t is great thing for each
to realize that that he or she IS sacrifice
ing Tor the other. The wife came with
empty hand 70 the husband who had no
rich GIFTS to besiow but while. she i
struggling and saving. and he * ;oiling
and denying himself, the consciousness
Of doing II for others sake confers hap
piRess nothing can equal Il viii be in
more prosperous days alone. perhaps
that both viii realize the pleasures Of
poverty they endured in youth In that
grand new house there Is nothing lack
ing t.sat taste can devise or wealth pro-
cnre. Yet slnidst the splendors and de
lights. the hearts Of both--the wife1s the
oftener without doubt-wiil turn with
wistftsI affection to the little home Of old
times. poyerty-stricken and iHcoBvenient
s. il was. The har,lships and discon-
forts endured within is walls have pass
ed away like the mist before sunshine,
and memory only recalls the delights Of
eontriving, managing and arranging The
fun enj Dyed over amateur attempts at
carpeiing and surprises in cookery The
brief. sweet holidays st lien from weeks
Of toll saved for - anxiously aad looked
for eagerly These and and hundred
osher joys are the pleasures Of poverty.
in fact, undrearnt of By the rich and the +
wortilv--Grsaf Thoughts
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Saved by a Lantern.

In the History u Salisbury. VI III
aushos relates N exciting bit Of persona
experience With a panther. The ireilcr
occurred in lseD. 1T a barn sfsalins l.
the meadow s0ar distance from ths
house in which be lived, Was kept ~
yonng stock and horse. Wishing 10 II
Away one evening he conclasiesi to Fide,I
and started 10 catch his hOrse, but a. theI
night was very dark be returned and sd
4 lssitern.
When about half 10 the barn. he zces|
on, met most Of the young cattle on 4
rapid walk, if they had Just stopped run
ming. and little farther on I observed
that yearling bad hid himself behind 4
log heap in thickes Of aags.
The horse not being with them, Il
went on 70 the barnyard. and fornd .hat|
the rest Of the cattle lad passed oEt II
the opposite direstioB.
a begin calling them. When Suddenly
my attention WAS srrestesi By some ami
nal about midway in the eastern paTt @ 1
the yard
Turning nay light in the direction
the noise. supposing 10 was made by theI
horse, moved that way expecting i
take him by the foretop. and did not
discover my mistake and she danger /
was in until within the distance Of a sin-
gle leap Of fuii-groun panther.
4 Suddenly stopped. AMI ne stool
looking at each other a. r neither of rs
knew what 70 DO. That at least was my
state Of mind- was unarned aad in
poor condition for an encounter wita the
ugly brute.
Il observed that the panther's asten-
ton was chiefly directed to the light IN
my hand, which lei me 20 believe thai
It was better protection than any fire.
arms.
Although the animal had stool PER
fectly still for half minute or more. I
had not YET determined What % DO. bat
was soon urged to a decision BY the rszt-
lessness Of his tail. which seemed 10 BE-
an Indication thai IL remained in the
position I then occupied mEeh longer. be
would make me hi= prey. Believing dis
eretioE to be the better part uf valor. /
raised the light 10 my breast to give him
a more distinct view. and slowly efreat-
Ell to the barn, Eve or six rods distant.
~Affer remaining in the barn few
vcntnre,i oat and foEnd the
panther gone. The clear light of MY laa-
tern was new ebicct 70 him. ard his
uncertainty a. to is character was the
means Of saving me from a dangerous
encounter. - Ii0,ifh Csll-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
ACase of SqueIch.

A Chicago drummer balanced his chin
on the edge Of the seat in front Of him,
and t;ckled sandy haired passengers
ear with the remark.
You've been in Chicago, Of course !"
-Where7'
Chicago
An uncertain look came into the san
dy haired mans eyes
Let me see,r he unused retrospective
ly pears to me | must have passed
through there I've travelled u good deal.
I know I've heard the name before.
What road is it on p
Forty lines Of road. It's the biggest
railroad center on EARTH
Not bigger'n Crestline, Ohio, is il y
asked the passenger with an amazed ex-
preston I've seen seen four trains at
once at Crestiine waitin' to start off
Talk about noise and confusion
The Chicago mans teeth began to chat
ter.
" Is Chicago place where the trains
stop for dinner
Naw,T said the disgns,ed drummer
g Chicago is the place where the passen-
gers stop for dinner"
8. OF course ,hatis what | meant, ex-
planned the red headed man gently.
Fact is,p be went on with confidential
frankness, ave travelled so much and
been in 50 many different places in my
lifetime that don't purtend to remem-
Der IN Dre'n a quarter OF EN-. What's the
name of the hotel in Chicago
There Amt any" said the drummer,
gloomily.
Then he walked forward to the filter,
filed his mouth fnlI of water, gargIe,l his
throat, whoosed the liquor on the floor
and his leg over the corner of the box.
Who is that evil eyed, pink haired,
lumpy legged, prairie cared inicrobe at
the other end OF the carr" he asked of
the conductor who was passing through
the train Do you mean the gentleman
looking out Of the window"
"YaasD
He's a fish merchant from ST. Lous"