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The gale., 1888-04-14
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
SHORT NEWSY PARAGRAPHS
FOR HURRIED READERS.
Condensed cablegrams and TeIe-
graphic Dispatches Boiled
Down--The World at
Large.

The French steamer Britannia appeared
in New York with smallpox on board.
The heaviest storm of the season has
been raging in Wales and the west of
Scotland.
The pilot boats Phantom and Enchant-
ress are believed to have been lost in the
recent blizzard.
Abner Ingalls, Bergen, late president of
the Pacific National Bank of Boston, Mass. !,
a noted defaulter, has died in Canada.
Prince Williams general health is bad,
and he has been advised to make tour
of Scotland and Norway in the Spring,
If the duties of the regency permit.
Rev. r. w. Pratt, one of the best
known ministers in the Southern Presby-
terian Church, and at one time president
of the Central University of Kentucky,
died at Louisville.
Three officials of the broken Shacka-
maxon Bank, of Philadelphia, Pa, have
been sentenced to mprisonment-on for
a year and three months and the two
Others for year and Elk months.
Ex-Governor John T. Hoffman, of New
York, who was one of the "Tweed ring"
and whom they intended to run for the
presidency of the United States, died OF
heart disease at Weisbaden, Germany.
King Leopold, of Belgium, is about to
visit President Carnot of France. His
object is to obtain the sanction of the
government to the issue of lottery LOAF,
in Paris in furtherance of the Congo, AT
rica, scheme.
In the first district court at Provo,
Utah, sixteen Mormons were sentenced
for living with more one than wife, con
trary to the provisions of the Edmunds
law. Most of them were given six months
in the penitentiary and fined three hun
dred dollars.
Buffalo, N. Y, died at Savannah, Ca,
of Bright's disease. The governor was
travelling South for his health, accom-
panied by his wife. He was formerly U.
S. District Attorney at New York City,
and resigned to accept the position of ed
1tor of the N. Y. Star.
Deputy Abrary was mortally wounded
q duel near Pesth, Hungary, by Herr
Pulszky. The trouble was occasioned by
the refusal of Abrary to separate from his
wife, and marry Madame Pulszky, who
was formerly leading Hungarian ac-
tress. The lady threw hrself into the
Danube, but was rescued. She afterward
took poison and died.
Gen. Lester B. Faulkner, of Dansville,
N. Y, was arraigned in the United States
District Court on an Indictment of twenty
four counts, charging him with embezzl-
ing $150,000 from the First National
Bank of Dansville. His brother James,
the absconding president of the bank, has
returned from Canada and has made
clean breast of the affairs of the bank be-
fore the United States grand jury.
Under these disclosures Gen. Faulkner
has been arrested.
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GOSSIP.


The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of s. M. Stockslager to be commits
sioner of the general land Office.
The tariff bill prepared by the majority
Of the ways and means committee will
make its advent in the House, and will be
placed upon the calendar .soou.
The House Judiciary Committee re-
ported favorably Judge Stewards bill to
construct two United States penitentia-
ries at cost of $500, 900.
Charleston, s. c.. harbor gets $3.50. 900
by the bill; Mobile gets $3.50, 900, Vicks-
burg $15O,000, and Galveston. and
tho channel to Galveston bay. 800, 600.
Mr.. Clements, of Georgia, introduced
a bill to pay the heirs at law of James
A. Stewart. of Fulton county. $4,000 for
the use and destruction of his property
oy Gen. Sherman's forces in 1864.
The House committee on rules met re-
Gently and agreed upon a report which
will, if adopted by the House, dispose
If all of the time of that body now open
to general business during the next two
weeks.
Senator Hales committee to inquire
into the workings of the civil service law
was addressed by William Dudly Faulke,
president of the Indiana civil service re-
form association, on the condition of the
civil service in his state.
The President transmitted to the two
houses of Congress report from Minis
ter Pendleton, at Berlin, dated January
3Oth, 1888, from which it appears that
trichinosis prevails in certain parts OF
Germany, and that number of persons
have died from the effect of eating the
meat of diseased hogs grown in that
country. He also transmits report
from the consul at Marseilles, dated Feb
ruary 4th, representing that for number
of months highly contagious and fatal
disease has prevailed among the swine of
a large section of France, which disease
is thought by the commissioner of agri-
culture to be very similar to hog cholera.
The river and harbor bill has been
completed. 1t aggregates $40, 432, 783,
and is the largest bill of the kind ever
introduced. Georgia is fairly well pro-
vided for in the bill, and the amount
given her is divided as follows: Har-
$35, 600, Savannah,
800, 900; Cumberland Sound, $112, 500.
Rivers-Altamaha, 100000; Chattahoo-
chec. $15, 900; Coosa, to complete, $50,
90; Flint, $40, 900; Ocmulgee, $40, 0Ov;
Oconee, to complete, $40, 500; Savannah,
below Augusta, $21, 900. In connection
with the Savannah, the bill says $21, 900
Is appropriated for completing the
project recommended in the englneers
report for the year ending June 80, 1887.
which 4 saHmatsd .tQ cot $4,000
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AN IMMENSE COMPANY.


The Farmers ofTexas Form n Tomb
The farmers of Texas have got up a
combine worthy of note all over the Tn
ion They have organized a stock conf
pany with unlimited capital---that is.
more money is offered than can be at
present used-to erect exchanges, ware
houses and manufactures for the sale OF
cotton and its manufacture, and the man
ufacturc of all kinds OF agricultural i'm
plements. The several hundred acres
north of known as the Cole far
grounds, have been purchased and are
being put in order for the reception of
machinery for making plows, hoes, rakes,
buckets, harness and many other articles,
as well as a cotton factory with 10000
spindles. A cotton exchange and ware
house is being erected in the heart Of the
city, where, perhaps, half Of the crop Of
the state will be sold bv sample.
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Out of 40, 600 Sioux Indians there are
50, 900 still in heathenism. There are
sixty six tribes on the Western prairics
for whom nothing is yet done. There
are 40, 900 Indians of school age, but
when every school is packed to its ut
most only IL, 900 can be accommodated.
This includes government schools,
Roman Catholic schools and all, so that
those under mission teachers would be
far. loss number than ~ 900.
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An Ohio girl. who tired of hearing
the farmers in her section growl about
wheat growing not paying, decided
she'd see about it. She rented five and
three quarters acres of land, kept strict
account Of every dollar expended in
raising the crop, got an average yield OF
thirty-fiv bushels to the acre, and sold
it for $14s. 10. The cost of production
was sos, 10, including $S1.50 for fertili-
xers, and tho gain on the investmen:
was "A per cent.
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The train-robber Reeves, who is under
arrest at San Antonio, Texas, is de-
scribed as model Of physical develop
ment. He is 8 feet / inch in height,
broad -shouldered and we'll proportioned,
with q handsome face and clear-cut
features. He is regarded by the Texas
officers as the boldest and ablest of the
train robbers, superior even to the cele-
brated "Capt. Dick"
The gale., 1888-04-14
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
THE DoINCS OF A WEEK AT OUR
NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Department chat--CongressionaI
News--Movements Of Our
National Lew Makers.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate, Mr.. Blair called up the
question of the second reading of the
bill introduced by him some time since
to give preference to disabled Confede-
rate soldiers as between men who had
been disloyal, in appointments to civil
office. Mr.. Riddleberger said that he
could not see the force of the objections
made to the bill. Mr.. Edmunds opposed
the second reading of the bill, and re-
marked that in most parliamentary
bodies in civilized countries, the
chief discussion on the broad merits
OF bill takes place on the question !:
'Shall the bill be read the second time2 2"
Nobody objected to Confederate soldiers
or Confederate citizens sitting in either
house of Congress. They did not occu-
py such seats not because they had been
Confederates, but because uhe period of
hostility having passed away they stood
just like every other citizen--no better.
no worse. Without disposing of the
question, the Senate took up the House
bill to provide for the purchase of Uni
TED States bonds by the secretary of the
treasury, the pending question being an
amendment offered by Mr.. Stewart, au-
thorizing the deposit of gold or silver
bullion and the issuance of coin certifi-
cats therefor. In the House, Mr..
O'Farrall, of Virginia, called up and the
House adopted a resolution of the com.
mittee on elections in the contested cleo
ton case of Wrothington VS.. Post, from
the tenth Illinois district. The resolu-
tion confirms the right of Post, the sit
ting member. A bill was reported from
the committee and placed on the calendar
for Ipublic buildingD at Staunton, Va.
Mr.. Plumb, of Illinois, from the com
mittee on railways and canalss reported
bill to provide for ascertaining tue pro
priety and feasibility of constructing
gulf and lakes water way. Committee
of the whole.
Among the petitions and memorials
presented and referred in the Senate,
were several from the Iowa Patrons of
Husbandry, asking that agricultural pro-
ducts to be equally protected with manu-
[acturcd articles; that foreign immigra-
lion be restricted SO far as to keep out all
oaupers and criminals, and that United
States Senators be elected by the direct
vote of the people. Also petition for the |
protection of wool and wooden goods. |
kr. Allison introduced bill appropriat-
ng $5, 900 to defray the funeral expenses |
# the late chief justice of the supreme
;ourt. Passed. Bills were reported |
rom the committee and placed on the
;alendar, the bill for the. erection of
public building at Greenville, s. c., Ga |
House bilD and similar bill for the
The gale., 1888-04-14

A farmer friend who evidently knows
how TO make the orchard trees 'do their
best, and who objects to the dangerous
and troublesome operation of ploughing
the ground, tells us his resource. He
uses slate chips or any other broken
rock, down to sand, and covers the
ground to the extent of the branches or
more with this mulch, putting it thick
enough to smother the grass, and thinks
1t the best because it is enduring. He
claims for it, too, hat it will not harbor
mice or insects, and that the growth will
start earlier In spring and close earlier in
autumn. He uses manurial matters in
addition, always applying them in winter
or early spring to avoid exciting late
growth. The mulch is good, but the
material is bad. Why not put on mulch
which will feed the tree as it decays, and
not need renewal oftener than the
stones, which would soon have grass
growing in all their interstices and steal
ing the benefit intended for the tree?
Any vegetable matter will answer, even
pomace or sawdust, if not laid on 80
thick as to be liable to sonr, or if strewed
with wood ashes or lime to neutralize
the acid, and supply food instead of
poison. Such mulch, if laid on widely
and deeply enough, has a sure effect, and
to novice an astonishing as well as
gratifying onc.--Mew York Tribune.
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son s eiotive has been sent by the
3haniaIthe Belgians to Tangiers as .
Coz the Sultan Of Morocco, sin
yosSinappropriate gift, considering
10 there is not yard of railway of
j kind within his dominions.
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The government of Guatemala, Gem
tral America, has sanctioned the exist
ence of Free Masons in that republic.
The lodge is recognized as corporate
body like all other societies. The Ma
sons in Central America number about
5000. A few years ago thcre was
scarcely lodge in the five republics.
The gale., 1888-04-14

The people of Rhode Island are to be
called upon to approve proposed
amendment to their constitution, abol-
ishing the property qualification for
voters at state elections.
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Ths feports from the cotton mills
show that tho aggregate value of the
product Of all southern mills in 1887
was ahsut $4s, 900, 600, against $s1, ooO,-
900 i 1880.
The gale., 1888-04-14

1h6state of Sonoro, Mexico, levies a
IL n 81 on every baby born within its
limits, and charges the farmer cents
for every chicken he raises and so cents
for every sheep.
The gale., 1888-04-14

A San Francisco book agent seems to
have found his match in lawyer Of
that city. The lawyer subscribed for q
copy Of Shakespeare's plays. In the
meantime, having heard Of Ignatious
Donnelly's cipher theory, he refuses to
take the book until the agent proves
that Shakespeare, and not Bacon, is the
sRvy&hor.
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No Great Loss.

Miss Clara Ito Featherly, who is max
ing an evening lD-Poor little Bobby
swallowed penny to-day, and we've
all been so much worried about it.
Featherly (somewhat at loss for
words Of cncouragemcnD oh, I-cr-
wouldn't worry. Miss Clara;a penny is
not much. - Harper's Bazaar.
The gale., 1888-04-14

The prize for tie effectual destruction
of rabbits offered by the New South
Wales Government is being warmly con-
tested. Already 3s6 inventions have
been sent ID to compete for the
$3.50, 900.
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Captain Baldry, of the steam whaler
Orea, has returned to San Francisco
from a voyage in which he killed thirty
five whales, the largest catch ON record.
Tweuty-eight of these--.all the ship
could carry-were slowed and yielded
$500 barrels Of oil and 4s, 900 pounds of
bone. The catch was valued at 500, 800.
The gale., 1888-04-14

Think Of the JOY before the boys OF
Lexington county, KY, for this summer.
A man there has taken an order for $1O.-
900 worth Of humble bees to be sent to
Australia to fertiIize clover blossoms,
and rewards will probably be offered to
the urchins to stimulate them to catch
the Insects.
The gale., 1888-04-14

Runaway marriages are not popular in
qssis: A young girl has been sent to
for four months. and will lose
FIRE in the family property, be-
Nc married without the paternal
The gale., 1888-04-14

Representative Stephenson Of Wiscon-
sin. his brother and another gentleman,
have bought so, OoO- aero tract Of Pine
land within few miles Of Alexandria,
Ia. on which the first payment Of $780,
600 has been made. The price they pay
for the land il 500. 900, and, as it is
situated upon . bayou with easy means
u transit, it Is likely to prove profit
advancement 1t 81 an acre. These same
rentlemen rccently bought : tract in
1fississippi, which i eat mated 70 con-
tsis about 10. ooo, 600 feet pine lumbar.
The gale., 1888-04-14

An experienced Adirondack guide es-
Inmates that there are now in the Adiron-
dacks 80, 900 deer, 1000 bears and 100
wolves,
The gale., 1888-04-14

A number of youths in Shclbina, Mo-,
have organized themselves into an aid
society. The object is to see that the
poor widows of that town have their
wood sawed and placed in the shed with
out cost. The boys go from house TO
house after having finished their own
work and perform the mission for which
they are organized, IS
The gale., 1888-04-14

When Prohibition became law III Iowa,
there we're in the State, outside OF the river
counties, 5000 saloons In the same territory
to-day there are bat n saloons
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There are 5000 persons in the United
States who profess to be able to heal the
sick by the Christian science or faith
cure formula.
The gale., 1888-04-14
Raising Two Pound Chickens /
Eight Weeks

The main point in raising chickens to
have them weigh two pounds (dressed)
in eight weeks, is to feed them such food
as will make hard. solid flesh, not liable
to shrinkage. While soft food is more
easily digested than grain, chicken fed
upon it exclusively will shrink six ounces
in the dressing,
lfgenerous feed of grains be given each
day, in connection with the soft food,
the shrinkage will be much less, which
fact we have demonstrated by brood,
Just shipped, weighing two pounds
fdressed) being eight weeks old.
Great benefit is derived from the use of
copperas in their soft food. during the
last Ten days. A pie: of the crystal the
size of large pea, dissolved IN boiling
water, can be added to the water with
which the soft food is mixed. Fine coal
ashes put into their scratching pen is also
beneficial.
All these measures are necessary, as
the large amount of food consumed by
the chickens would naturally tend
toward indigestion and bowel trouble.
Before killing, the chickens should be
put in coop with a s!at floor, and in a
dark place, and kept without food for
thirtysix hours. We have dressed them
after keeping them twenty -four hours,
but find they dress much easier and pre-
sent better appearance if kept thirty
six hours without food
After killing and picking, they should
be plunged into cold water, slightly
salted, and remain until all animal heat
is extracted, usually five to six hours.
Upon taking out of the water the clot of
blood which will be found in the mouth
must be removed, and the chickens
hung up TO drip until partially dry.
Then pack in layers, and snug enough to
prevent their shaking about. farm,
Fie!d and S.ockman.
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An dmej icdn Guilt ator correspond
ent says: 1 once planted nine short
rows of potatoes, applying the following
washes to the sets before planting: A
weak solution of blue vitriol, known as
sulphate of copper; solution of green
vitriol, sulphate of iron, solution of
corrosive sublimate, one ounce to gal
lon OF water; strong suds of resin soap ,
boiling water and beef brine. The resin
soap proved to be very good, as also the
boiling water.
None of the above washes were iniuri-
Gus, but the corrosive sublimate seemed
to act as powerful stimulant, producing
most luxuriant growth of vines, while
the soapsuds and the boiling water pro-
duced the greatest amount of tubers
yet, taken altogether, l never harvested
a more scabby lot of potatoes. The soil
was warm, rich, grayelly loan. | had
not one rotten potato among them, al
though had few rotten specimens in
the same piece where the sets were not
prepared by any of the above washes
planted some in the same soil, how
ever, using as a mulch over the sets an
abundance of pine needles and ashes,
this piece being previously manfred
with barnyard manure. Here the pota-
toes were very fine, being free from every
blemsh, either scab or rot. Again, an
important fact was developed in that the
potatoes grown in this manner retained
their goodness as seed for two subse-
qucnt generations.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-08

rope the covering of the 100000 bales
that will probably be shipped there can
be reckoned at about $400,O 900 (l21 lbs.
per bale, say 81 100000 lbs, at 5l8 cent
per pound $4,000 OO) so that the jute
bagging used this year will cost the
cotton producers of the country about
&c. 200 900, will afford them no proper
protection for their cotton, and will
have no market value when stripped
from the bales at the cotton mills.
And who benefits by this enormous
expenditure?
The bulk Of the jute is grown and re
duced to fibre with British capital, in
British India, is sold to this country by
British merchants, is brought here in
British vessels, it pays q duty to the U.
s. Custom House, is manufactured into
bagging in the New England and Mid
die States, and is doled out at ransom
prices to the unfortunate cotton pro-
ducers, paying further tribute on its
way to their hands, to railroads, steam
boats, commission merchants and
others.
Cotton raising would indeed losa lu-
crative industry, if it could afford to
pay to aliens and outsiders such q years
ly tribute as this, in addition to sus-
tanning the many other expenses and
vicissitudes to which it is subject, but
it is too well known that the cotton
producer can hardly make both ends
meet to-day, by practicing the utmost
diligence, and the most rigorous amds-
uidual economy, and it is absolutely
necessary that some concerted action
should be taken to suppress this gen
eral extravaganza, and to reduce, or at
least to obtain some return for, the
present enormous expenditure for COW.
ering our cotton bales.
This committee does not presume. to
say what the remedy should be-;
whether it will be practicable to use an
article of cotton ducking that can be
manufactured in our midst, of such a
texture as will afford adequate protec
ton against damage from wet, dirt and
fire, and positive prevention of a rain
ons loss of cotton in transit, of such Il
weight Us will reduce the present cost
of transporting our cotton to market,
aud of such n quality that it will be
saleable ut Il fair price, when stripped
from the bales at the mills, to serve
again as wrapping, OF TO be converted
into paper stock, cotton waste, &c,
| while furnishing at the same time a
fresI, market for l25, 300 to IFS. 600
bales of our lowest grades Of cotton
every year.
This question of IL better covering,
and of "a uniform size of bale, must he
submitted Representative of all those
interested in the prosperity of the cot
ton trade in this country and, IA it is
now too late to adopt any measures OF
a general and permanent nature that
can affect the present crop, you are res
pectfally requested to send a committee
to represent you at Meridian, Miss, on
10Th Oct. next, when TIE Natonal Con
~vention of tile Farmers Alliances and
Co operative Unions will be in sessi1R
and when committees from other bodies
will assemble thereto discuss this mat
ter. and if possible decide on remedial
measures to be pat in force for next
year, T. A. CLAYTON.
A. DIMMICK,
C. F. STAPLES, -..
Of Committee.
Washington, La, Is Aug, 1888.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-08
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