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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-08

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-08

LOR RENT, THAT NEW ANDEA
n VERY ATTRACTIVE DWELLING No A1
t0i north Twenty-nfth street. containing eight
rooms and having all modern Improvements,
hot and csld bath. &c. and at reduced rent 70 AN
immediate tenant
Phone 53l JAMES D. ELAN,
tyS-lt 11i3 east ain street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-08

BY virtue o. the above decree. eninrei On tho
above dAt.. tho undersigned. sDeciai commis-
sloners therein appointed. will sen on ms
ON,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
Raising ElmS From Seed.

A good way is to dig over and rake
smooth, about the mid lie of May, large
Gil Gle round some elm which abounds In
seed. This should be first aecertaIned,
for the elm does not produce seed every
year. After the seed nave fallen they
must be raked in, and within ten or fif-
teen days the young plants Will appear
1t would be best to manure the ground
or cover it with rich loan previous TO the
falling of the seed, which would insure an
abundance of plants. They will grow
several inches high before the autnmnal
frosts kill the leaves and then or in the
following spring, they may be transplant
ed into the nursery. The seeds can also
be swept into pile of sand, and then
collected in baskets. Then they may be
sown in drills and will grow five or six
inches in height the first season.
When to cut hay is matter upon
which there is much diversity of opinion
If hay is cut for sale that which is cut
late, especially timothy, will bring bet
ter price and weigh more than the early
cut crop. The present year this will be
an important matter, for the crop of hay
will be light. Chemists, and those who
follow the lead of the theoretical farmers,
believe that grass and clover in an early
stage of gro With contain more nutriment
than when cut after blossomipg. There
is no doubt of it; but the aggregate
nutriment contained in a late crop is
greater, beyond question, than thai in
the early cut hay. If one could depend
upon favorable weather after cutting the
first crop, there would be no doubt of the
advantage of cutting the hay as early
as in the first blooming of the clover
and as soon as the heads of the grasses
appear.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16

rived the garden was found to be sys
tematically plundered of its best fruit.
No traces were left by the thief, nor
were there any footprints to indicate
how an entrance could have been eff
fected. The commissioner issued or
ders for watchmen to surround the
place outside at intervals and lay in
wait for the thief, and in case of dis
covery permission was given them to
shoot the robbers, as warning to
other evil-minded perons. The morn
ing after this order was issued the
watchmen reported that no one had
passed their Gordon.
But the head gardener had told diff
ferent story. The damage done had
exceeded that of the night previous.
much fruit having been broken off and
left lying on the ground. The COM
missioner was now thoroughly ex-
asperated and admitted native watch
men into his cherised garden. They
received strict injunctions to take the
offender alive and to awaken him at
once and report who the daring thieves
were. At a late hour in the night the
commissioner was awakened bv his
MadraSSe butler, who informed him
with much gravity that the thief was
discovered, but that they had not cap
tured him, desiring the bhayah imself
to come and see him. The commits
sioner quickly donned his garments
and went out to the yard.
AT the gate he met Waterman, who
asked him to follow him as noiselessly
he could. They proceeded down
one of the paths until the Waterman
stopped and whispered. 'Look, thaken."
There was Master Elephant RECALLING
himself on the commissioners fruit
selecting the best and throwing down
any he not did fancy. The commits
sioner decided to wait and follow the
youngster when he had satisfied him.
self and see how he managed so break
out of his stable. After while the
elephant thought it time to retire and
returned toward his stable.
The young elephant entered the sta
bic and pulled the door to with his
trunk; then the side of the roof was
seen to be lifted up and the elephants
head appeared just above the door.
Out came the trunk and reached down
to the heavy bar, caught hold of it.and
pushed it into its place; then the roof
was lowered and all was in good or
der. On examination of the interior
of the stable it was found that the ami
NAL had united the bamboo strips with
which the rafters were fastened to the
plates in the simple Burmese archi-
tectural style. The roof was thus lift
ed, allowing the animal to project his
trunk and reach the outer bar. His
"boyish" mouth had watered for q
taste of stolen fruit, so sweet to
youth. Then he thought of lifting the
rafters, untying the fastenings, and SO
reaching the bar he had noticed was
on the outside of the door.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
The First Liar has no Chance.

In the early days Kline's ranch, in
southwestern Colorado, was famous
stopping-place for the stage-coaches,
and there was always a goodly (and
somewhat diversifed) assemblage of
travellers around the fireside every
evening. One evening tourist, who
had been devoting the summer to trout
fishing in the Cimarron, was telling
some pretty good-sized fish stories to a
long-haired frontiersman, who, while
listening, was evidently studying how
he might ''see" the tourist and raise
him. on the size of his yarn. The
tourist ended. The frOntiersman shifted
his Guild of tobacco to the other cheek,
and said: well mister, them was
pretty goOd-sized trout ye caught: but,
Lord! We should ha' bin with me up at
the mouth of the Columby, in Oregon
Why, we used to ketch salmon there
every mornin' that would run all the
way from ninety to hundred and
fifty pounds. y
For a moment the tourist was silent,
then, looking sadly at the triumphant
frontiersman he said: MI friend, [
don't doubt your story in the least. On
the contrary, believe it fully and inn
plicitiy. | will only remark that my
experience has taught me that IN Colo
RADIO the man who tells the first story
has darned poor show. '-Ha'per's
HYGnzfDf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
A WOman's ShrewdnesS.

Who was it said that no woman ever
invented anything? 1t was untre any
how. A woman can beingenious when
it seems to her worth while. A curl
Gus device for increasing the business
of a barroom has lately been put in
practice in a number of saloons. A
bright silver dollar is glued FAST to the
floor in front of the bar. A man comes
in to order a drink, discovers the coin,
desired to pick itup and pocket it with
out being seen, and to that end gives
the bartender bill in payment for his
beverage, so that he may have time,
when that person turns his back to
make change, to pick up the dollar
from the floor. But the bartender
manages to shorten the opportunity
so much that the man cannot stoop
quickly enough to touch the prize. So
he orders another drink and tries again.
Perhaps he spends three or four times
as much as he intended to before he is
able to touch the dollar, and to find out
that he cannot detach it from the board.
Then he sneaks out quietly or laughs
over the trick, and in either case the
extra patronage has been gained for
the saloon. while the dollar remains
safe for further service. But what was
it that a Bowery woman did when her
husband told her of the trickP She
provided herself with sharp-edged
tack-puller and made a round of all
the groggeries in her neighbOrhood
where the dollar dodge was being
worked. She bought one glass OF
beer in each place, neatly pried up the
coin while the barkeeper was making
change for her, and went on to repeat
the operation dozen times.-CtarG
Bellies NeU Y0rh Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
Plaster as a Fertilizer,

The value of plaster as fertilizer has
long been q mooted question which has
not yet been quite satisfactorily settled.
S. NJ Babcock of the Wisconsin expert
ment station theories thus on the sub
ject in the New England Farmer. It
seems probable that the most important
effect of plaster is caused by its power in
of setting free potash, and some other
elements of plant food, from ipsoluble
combinations in the soil making them
soluble and available. This hypothesis
is made plausible by the fact that ash of
plastered plants nearly always contains a
greater proportion OF potash than that
of plants not plastered. Moreover plas-
ter gives the best results upon clay soils,
and others which contain considerable
potash in an insoluble form, and favors,
those plants which require much potash
for tn cir development. 1t Is particular
Iy clover manure, and generally gives
better results with this crop than any
other. The best results have been OBJ
tanned by application in moist wheather,
in the autumn or early spring, before the
crop has made much growth. twill then
be dissolved by the spring rains and
carried into the soil. Applications of
from 100 to 800 pounds per acre have
been recommended, the smaller amount
often producing as marked results as
more; about 200 hundred pounds is the
quantity generally used.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
An ObdurGte Diamond.

North American REVIEW.
Some Of that very curious form of dia-
mona known as round bort, found only in
Brazil, were exhibited at the Amsterdam
Exhibition of 1882. They were perfect
spheres, the result OF q multiple winning
Of the cubic form of the diamond. One
of these Messrs. Tiffany Co., cat into the
rude outline form of a brilliant, and
placed its table on an iron polishing
wheel with diamond dust on it revolving
at the rate of 2, 800 revolutions per minute.
The circumference of that part of til e
wheel On which the diamond was placed
was about two and half feet. Itremain-
ed there nearly one hundred days, ten
hours per day, SO that the surface which
travelled over it amounted to over Il, 900
miles. Four and at times eight pounds of
pressure we're added to the usual two and
a quarter pounds and two and a half
pounds of the the clamps or holder, while
for time forty pounds extra were added,
causing the diamond to throw out scintii-
lations several feet long. The wheel was
plowed up and ruined; yet no polish was
pro1uced, and the diamond was only
slightly ground away after all this i'm
mense abrasion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
THE FEMALE ANARCHIST.
Mrs. Parsons Finds Friends in Waukes]
Author and Library Organizer.

Mrs. Parsons Finds Friends in Waukesha-
Author and Library Organizer.
WAUKEsHA, Wis, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Lucy
Parsons, widow Of the late anarchist
leader of Chicago, and her two children,
will spend some days here, the guests
of friends. Mrs. Parsons is completing
book which will bear the rather eiabor-
ate title, 'The Historical Development
of the Labor movement in the United
States, with "reminiscences of Albert R.
Parsons and HIS Connection Herewith
Mrs. Parsons says that this shall be her
masterpiece and promises to reveal much
of the unwritten history of the events
prior to the Haymarket massacre.
It will be remembered that immediate
ly after the Haymarket affair Albert
Parsons disappeared, coming to Weuke-
advised him to return home. While in
Waukesha he stopped at the home of
Daniel W. HOan. He did not know Mr..
Hoan only as subscriber and occasion
al contributor to the Alarm. When he
got TO Waukesha he hunted him up and
lived at his house until his return to
Chicago. While here he helped build an
addition to the house. During her stay
in Waukesha Mrs. Parsons expects to be
the guest of the same family. After
completing her book she will make an
effort to organize library for the dis
semination of labor literature. She lee
tured here on her visit year ago, but
will not do SO this time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
The New York Sun prints cablegram

The New York Sun prints cablegram
from Persia, which will make careful
reading for the progressive every where.
The Shah has promulgated an edit
promising aid in the construction of rail
roads, canals, telegraphs and other i'm
provements that would promote the re-
vival of the ancient glory, renown and
prosperity of Persia. The present Shah,
Nasr- ed-Din, is an enlightened despot, a
progressive ruler, an acute observer of
man and manners, a traveller who has
seen the chief countries Of Christendom,
and an author who, during his foreign
adventures, kept dairy that was after
ward published. His subject belong to
race which, though it has fallen into
decay and degenerated by admixtures, Is
possessed of qualities of intelligence anC
enterprise that have given it prominence
in many Asiatic countries. They are
ready for the advance in civilization
which the Shah proposes in his edict,
and which would aid them IL maintain
ing the independence that is menanced by
Russia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16

long exposed to the atmosphere; hence
an old preparation is not strictly reliable.
Again, now days, it is greatly adulterated
by many dealers; this accounts for many
cases of failure in its use. Some insects,
notably the hard-shell bugs, are not so
readily killed by it; but to the great ma
iority it is certain death. In the pow
dered form it is best applied with small
bellows, such as can easily be obtained at
any druggists. The pyrethrum plant is
now grown extensively in California, and
from there comes our best preparation.
The California name Tor the preparation
is buhack. That put up by the Cali
fornia Buhack Co., of Stockton, is gener-
ally sought by our horticulturists. Other
names for pyrethrum preparations are
Persian Insect Powder, Delmatian Pow
der, etc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
Sudden FOrgetfulness

Sudden forgetfulness is not an unusual
thing in the pulpit. Aubrey, the anti
quarry, says that when he was freshman
at college he heard DR.. Sanderson, Bishop
Of Lincoln, weIl-known for his work,
"Nine Cases of Conscience" break down
in the middle of the Lords Prayer. Even
the great French preacher Massillion
once stopped in the middle of sermon
from defect of memory; and Massillion
himself recorded that the same thing hap
pened through excess of apprehension to
two other preachers whom he went to hear
in different parts of the same day.
Another French preacher stopped in the
middle of sermon and was unable to
proceed. The pause was, however, got
over ingeniously. Friends" said he, 81
forgot to say that a person much afflicted
is recommended to your Immediate
prayers" He meant himself. He fell on
his knees, ana before he rose he had re-
covered the thread of his discourse, which
he concluded without his want of memory
beirg perceived.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
Our Eyes are Close Together.

The effort of the war department to
secure field glass for the service of
greater power than the one they now
use has discovered the fact that the
eyes of the average American are
closer together than those of men in
foreign countries. The double glass,
known as the field glass, now used is
weaker than that used in the armies of
Europ3. 1t is only from five to six
powers entirely too weak for the pur-
pose. The only glass they can get of
sufficient power is a single spy-glass,
which is defective in that it does not
take in broad enough field. The best
military glass in use is that with which
the German army is supplied. An at
tempt was made to adopt them by the
war department, but it was found that
the eyes of the glasses were so far
apart that they could not be used by
Americans. The department is study
ing now to overcome this difficulty
pittsbatrg Dispatch.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16

marriage is the formal adoption of the
young man after the acceptance of the
bundle. He is then the stepson of the
girls father, When the youth desires to
consummate the courtship he sends the
girl dress, which, theoretically, he
waves. That is to show that he can pro-
vide his wife with clothes. He works for
her in the fields, to show that he can pro-
vide her with food. Each of those little
things has a significance. They seem
small, but they are of great importance.
The Zuni Indians are small tribe, but in
them is condensed the history Of the
greatest people that has ever populated
the American continent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
The Silent Majority.

How fare they all, they of the pallid faces.
Beyond our power to beckon their return?
How is it with them in the shadow places?
How shall we learn
Their solemn s. cret? How can we discover,
by earnest seeking, the true way
Unto the knowing in what realm they hover.
In what high days
Or in what somber shadows of the night,
They are forever hidden from our sight?
We question vainly. Yet it somehow pleases.
When they have spoken the last sad good
bye,
1t somehow half the pain of parting eases,
That in the sky,
In the vast solitudes of stars and spaces.
There may be consciousness and life and hope
And that when we must yield to deaths en-
braces,
There may be scope
For the unfolding of the better powers,
So sadly stif1ed in this life of ours.
Tracy Robinson.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
A CUNNING ELEPHANT.
How He Got Out of His Stable at Night
to Steal Fruit.

The Engligh commissioner at Shwey
ghua, Burmah, recently had a young
elephant given him by a native gentle
man. The youngster was kept in a
stable in the garden and was locked up
at night by door having sliding
wooden bar running in iron staples.
Adjoining the stable was the commits
sioners garden, in which he took great
pride. The garden, full of fruit, was
well laid out and had the walks paved
with brick.
Shortly after the young elephant ar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
The Houses Darling.

sweet, shy girl, with roses in her heart
And love light in her face, like those up
grown:
Full of still dreams and thoughts that dream
ike start
Frem fits of solitude when not alonel
Gay dancer over thresholds of bright days.
Tears quick to her eyes as laughter to her
lips:
a game of hide-anG-seek with time she plays,
lime hiding his eyes from hers in bright
eclipse.
gentle souledi how dear and good she is
Blest by soft dews of happiness and love;
Graded in tendereSt armsi Her mothers kiss
Seals al her goodnight prayers. Her
fathers smile
Brlghtens her morning. Though the earth
shall move.
Her child-sweet soul, not far from heaven
the while
-JOhu James
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
Ruhack.

One Of the most useful insecticides for
the garden and the house, is the powdered
mowers and stems of the Pyrethrum plant
Cpyrethf1trn ei'erari9foliuna). 1t has
several advantages over most articles
USED LOT the purpose. 1t is non poisonous
10 man or domestic animals. It is de-
struo1 TO most insect forms. 1t is easily
applied, either in powder or in liquid
form-some have succeeded best with the
liquid, and vice versa. It is comparative
ly cheap. On the other hand. this nov
der loses it's virtue as an insecticide If
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16

In keeping your COWS healthy and see
ing that they have only clean and whole
some food and water, you serve double
purpose. Younot only improve your own
chances for profit, but you contribute to
the promotion of public health by offer
ing only wholesome dairy products for
consum pt1on.
If hogs are given variety of green
food, with but little grain in summer,
they will keep in excellent health, and be
in proper condition for fattening ia the
fall. Less food is required now, and it is
not beneficial TO have the hogs fat at this
season except 80 be in a good condition,
as many diseases are due to the system
of heavy grain feeding during warm
weather.
Little colts should be halter broken
now, as it may be done without much of
a fight if taken in season. There is dan
ger of breaking the spirit of horse for
life if it be left until the colt is older. In
training horses, dogs, and children, even,
it is great thing to control them without
tyrannioal and abusive treatment It is
not necessary to good government if
firm treatment is commenced in season.
1t is better to SOW Hungarian grass so
as to have it thick. Five pecks of seed
per acre may be used. If small pro
portion of seed be sown the stalks may
be rather coarse. The crop of grass
should be cut often and as soon as it is
high enough. Being grass feeder and
shading the ground we'll, it kills weeds
and is assisted in so doing also by fire.
quent moving.
Do not hesitate to Paris green the pc
tato plants. Every beetle destroyed re-
dUces the number next year. The war OF
determination should not cease until the
beetles are extinct. One difficulty is that
If only few beetles appear no thought
is given SO the small damage that may be
done, but the damage will be tenfold
greater the following year. The aim
should be 10 destroy them no matter how
few the number.