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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
coppERAS AS MANURE.
Results Of Experiments Made by Noted
French Chemist.

Resuits Of Experiments Made oy No'e"
French Chemist.
The results OF some experiments Una.
have been made under the direction oil
Prof. Muntz, at the farm school OF Vin-
cennes, France, are as follows; A soiu-
tion of 1 per cent. Of iron was used
the quantity corresponded to fifty-eigh'
pounds per acre.
On equal lengths Of rows the increase
was 10 per cent. OF dwarf beans, ana
within fraction OF 10 per cent. oil car
rots.
From some other trials there was
reason to think that second watering
would have been still more beneficial,
and this opinion is confirmed by an ex-
periment made by M. Fisher, president
OF the section OF horticulture, at Chail"
levois. In which an increase oil 30 per
cent. Of crop Is noted by use oil z'o
pounds per acre.
On both OF these trials the spaces oc-
cupied by the crops and their weight
were accurately determined.
Other instances are given. One O,s,,sy Is .
dose equivalent to 1900 pounfge lot q
on a plat Of peas and OF
The peas pusheist Be Sold.
yigor and puach of the Milburn and
the cropraham Wagons, Every farm
"a knows these wagons TO be the very
best made, They cost but little more
than the ordinary wagon. and will GER
tainly wear longer. Planters will un-
derstand this aud buy good wagon at
once. and save shop bill. Our Black
smithing Department is offered for sale.
and we have large supply of material
on hand, which must be either sold, or
worked upat reduced prices, and now ~
the time to secure BARGAINS. Re-
member they must go.
Everything is low down to suitthe wet
weather.
al. a. HEAD az 60.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
MAJOR STOFAH'S LOVE-
A Tale Somewhat Out OF the Ordinary
Of American Humorous Enorts'

A ra,. Somewhat Out OF tho Ordinary
~ American Humorous Efforts.
Major stofah, u journalist OF repute'
sat In the parlor Of his best girls pa
Initial residence, and the girl sat thero
also. -,
She wns an heiress OF large dimen-
sions.
The Major was marrying man.
And 80 was tho girl.
Thev had talked OF the tariff. the
fisheries treaty, the Presidents letter
NJ acceptance and other deeply inter-
ostino and current matterr, until ten
o'clock p. IN.
Al that hour the girls wealthy ia-
ther called to hor from the bead OF inc
stairs.
susan ho said. "is Stofah down
thcrew m
"Ycs, papa" replied the girl with "
shiver. ~,
"All right; want to SEQ him. III
be down in u minute"
The Major looked at his girl
And she at him.
The father was there on time.
Ho entered.
But he did not say: "Daughter' am
n most time for breakfast" nor HAS
the morning paper come yetF' moi
"Would Major Stofah like to go t'
market with mop" nor "Was that the
millsman's bell | heard" nor do yot
think / can catch that morning tralhF
nor "I have on my brass-toed boots
nor ..Will the moth ruin the Majors
overcoat on the rack'" nor "Where
the shotgunp" nor did he call the dog
No. gentle and disappointed reader
ne did nothing OF the sort, as our well
known American humorists would hav
YOU believe he always does on such oc
casions.
No.
He simply asked the Major In
'.lSc',,s ateue q he S,l% would S.e
gaslight had thrown some Of the pipes
entirely OIL, and the result was horri-
bic discord.7-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
PIN AND POINT.

-W1en marriage Is q failure, thsrs
e q good deal more wrong with the
nan or woman, or both. than With
msrriage-Phaadslpkia Press.
"A frog which depends On his
brains instead Of his legs would stand /
a mighty poor show in puddle near |
a l-house.-Dstrol Free Press
in the bright lexicon Of youth
there is no such word as fail. but later
on. when the youth gets into business
for himself. then the word shows up IN
good shape.
The law Of successful emigration
Is: To leave a place where there are
too many like yourself, and 60 to q
place where speh persons as you are In
demand. m T. Ledger.
Corn is not only king, but IL is the
fodder Of our country. Hence no
Americans patriotism can be ques-
toned when he shouts; 'God save the
kingr-WssterH PlotcmdH.
-tisa greater wrong to be extray'
, agant with strength than to be extraV
agant with money. 1t is poor econom.
: 10 save pennies at the expense OF
r great deal Of strength and time. spen'
: all in moderation, but hold time an
a strength as OF more value than money
a The finer the nature the more flaw
!; will II show through the clearness
IL The best things are seldom see
: In their best form. The wild gras
q grows we'll and strongly qpe year VIII
a another; but the wheat u, by reaso
' Of its greater nobleness, liable to a oi
. ter blight. -Rnskia. -
% When mans finger Is not lis
d those OF other people he knows to te'
t. dissatisfied; but. II his mind Is not III
,r that of other people. he does not kno
to feel dissatisfied. This Is calf
re ignorance Of the relative importan
is OF things. HINDU.
de Thinking and talking are two Q
III tirely different matters. They are U
he always In close connection TO one
ITS other. although they are generally 81
he posed TO belong together. Ono m
Is. thinks without talking. More men u
ies without thinking. Now and ther
ly. rarely. howeyer-a man both tmf
- and talks.
My boy,do you recollect the hoI
OF made shirt that your dear old mot
Ing made for you long ago with her 9
rec handsp Do you recollect the han'
'ize of shirt-bosom that you could PICK
yer, and duck your chin into. where
lied throat ought to beP Then don't
sto. down and grumble about Fate bec'
gar. tho worlds affairs don't 1T you q
ool' thoy wore made to measure IL
into grow too big for your garment
0 as NAV split IL and have none. PUCK
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BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE,

Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fe-
yer Sores. letter. Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. Ii is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
81 cents per box. For sale By A. u.
Finlay Il 90. mch2I:ly
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01

An sxeeisut iuruiture polizh Is q
equal pariz q shellao vanish. nnssed
oil and spirits Of Eins-
Plush goods and all articles dyed
with anilina eolors. faded from expos
ure 70 light. vii look as bright a.
ever after being sponged with chloro-
form.
Glue that Is delicate and nice for
mounting ferns and sea-Weeds Is made
Of i've parts Of gam-srabie. three parts
Of white sugar. two parts Of starch add
a very little water; boil until thick and
white
Lemon Cheese-One ID. Of loaf sugar.
oue-fourth ID. Of butter; juice Of thres
lemons and grated rind Of two six eggs,
leaving out the whites Of two. Put all
, In saucepan, stir gently over a slow
, fire until the mixture becomes thick
and looks like honey.
a The incest way to wash bedquilts
and comfortables. is TO place them on
the grass during the rainy days Of fall
and spring. turning them occasionally
!, When clean and the day bright, hang
!. them on the line to dry. II windy
a day, all the better.-HoaserLfe.
A To make furniture paste to eementor
I, fu in blemishes in furniture, especially
. mahogany, the following directions are
I, given: Moisten four ounces OF scraped
! beeswax thoroughly with turpentlne'
!. then to a quarter Of an ounce OF pow
n dered rosin add enough Indian red tc
- - bring it to a deep mahogany color
4. Stir all thoroughly together.
Cider should stand in large, opei
:. casks long enough to ferment an'
~ ~ cleanse itself OF pumace particles an'
70 other impurities. Further iermenta
'.s % ton may be prevented by scalding tn
"a "a cider after 1t has been slightly fermeni
~ cd and settled. The scum made D
~ scalding should also be skinned on of
fore the liquid is cooled and barreled.
~, | The terrible pain caused by oein
ho' severely burned may be almost mstan
An' ly relieved by applying mixture
~ strong, fresh, clean lime water InlA'
'an with as much linseed oil as II Will Gu
A'A Before applying, wrap the burn In &C
u ton wadding saturated with the lotto
hAs Wet as often as it appears dry, witho
removing cotton from burn Tor NJ
me- days when q skin will probably ma
nor formed.
own Cigar boxes may be utilized
aiui many ornamental purposes AS rec
up ticles for trinkets they may be cove
the with cotton batting overlapped "
SIT satin and silk, tho edges being sewn
ause strips OF cardboard, TO be attached
Is II glue TO the sides and base, The ex
you ior may be covered with cardbo'
you with medallion openings disclo
nainted designs. The exterior bor
NAV be covered with silk cord,
!. ribbons at the upper angles.
I,,.r, To Cleanse Oil Cloth.-Shred
. half ounce OF good beeswax In
pute, saucer, cover II entirely with tur
9 pa tine, and place II in the oven
there melted. After washing tho oil
thoroughly with flannel, rub
imen- whole surface lightly with the III
dipped in the wax and turpentine'
/. rub with dry cloth. Beside the
ish produced the surface is II
n. the coated with wax, which is wash'
letter together with any dust or dirt u
inter- have contracted, while the oil Clio
Il ten nreseryed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01
lat the
Alcohol Vs. Snake Pods than


To The Editor u the scientific And being
The extract quoted in yC
November 10. from the papmmon
Hudson on this subject, is liasoures
lead those who may he call 80 ~
treat snake bite; and as the care
American falls into the hands o
ands Of people, any statement any
apt TO be of more interest to thepny
if it were noted in a medical jc4y'
whose readers are mainly profe y" =
and who are not so easily misle
general public by erroneous Riggs:
An experience with twenty-t water
of snake bite in rattlesnakeo table
horridusl and eight of wate'lng-psn
(Toxicophis piscivorous, 'ei, VIZ. .nu
study of many instances
me by capable physieiansbsn hs Is
believe that alcohol Is thy to force
snake venom, and the onlcaused the
Laboratory experiments suddenly
lower animals are Of nCna' you ~, a,o
therapeutics as applicat' ';rht and hid
those reterreu 10 py pupon fright
fallaeious in themselye,le cause for
ture of a few drops OF
other supposed anti in the fall caro-
virus is misleading, f that 'he roo.0
u,o .n,,1o.. ;. IA, he place made
wv 'o'N % ' TO admit all
pared with the concewa,ro. that the
| ly animal poison. : around the roots
yatc in the Secondo as to have the
bitten by cotton with me roo's'
and within ,oss the ground freezes
cut back all newly
s""lo"eu unuer bird TO one-half.-
quarts and little
jack without any Three quarts o
cation until after t,nfuls OF bakin
and then only sligb three eggs tnre
rosn,ro,;on f.;,od imp OF butter siz
49,, 80, not a bit large
was '"u' '"'"'" zee good-size boile
whole time. Now nutmeg 10 tast,
snake venom Is u p'hile hot, put suga
nervous deprcssantmilk In when coo
/ IN saw that the on crullers. Put In
n,as horoo on,,, ho,, In a cool place
""' DO,"V o Soe They will ke
eht "uuc'loh Oh ,ome time.-Rur
injected by the reptil
a few drops Of alco,; Peel and grp
casel have seen ar To five toao'
!, body of a child killed add three Oh
: NV ,o,,,es,,le wb. West India n
4 tier, ono cup
/. 'e'" ''00''eu Wv poi''Ee Eer and cand
treatment Ammonia h small bits |
4 bromine and permanso tablespoon
I locally or internally, ie; one OF gro'
: reputed cure-all wild vfpooniui ., >
;, ta). The majority of pl7 l7a,,o ~, ,n,,
5 bites are given by non- r,honware b
: tiles, and the escape OF r.--Good H0
9 loss Of presence of mind
: the person bitten leads he New Y
! but in bona-fide yenomous that Ala
$ boil in some form Is an abs ui'urii
4 "a, -, ,..a.,,,,,,., a,1 appreciI
/, uo'o Wv" fio"'p"' ~" Ind exc
Inc ialiure Oh inc puise not aga
Q aud as the poison is rapidly Of the
: all ligatures, excislons, apountry Il
0 tions are simply useless ileys are
waiting. Intoxication is n'n , uan ~ =,
pu' s'''''ui''ioh snou'u Us lumbe
avert sudden heart fallure,ao shore
say in this connection thss very
+ instances the subcutaneous resource
atropia was markedly serv
| MAINTAINING rcsn,rotion ng Of
Z Ar. -, lit. is advisa
" 'oo"O" ,od for
me- oetWeeh lool ano io'z'll not d.
States Of Alabama, Georgia, III be ne
, and Virginia, two during thyain in
> the rest after that eventful ptod 500
~ y n n, ,cy,yoo,, and I
> esides
| Il \ us
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01

Charles II. Smith, the Washington
county convict contractor, took the
unexpired lease of S. {. lsagan to Jan
uary LIST, and last Sunday night twelve
convicts were delivered to him by
deputy sheriff Tom Iiigby.-=Commcr-
cial Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-01

A farmer writes to an agricultural
paper asking GLOW to make Fence
Posts Last p and the editor wisely
restrains an impulse to tell him to make
tho fence rails first. st.--Nerristown Her
aid.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-22
w Arlington.

7, -. I,o,,, .,.o.,,a;,,oJ H., ,ho p.,.u f..
tion in ,hr House nnmbe,s tbi,tv This man.
that any bill that the frce-tradcrs may bring in
to the House hostile to home industries will die
there.
The Washington correspondent OF the Boston
AuteftSei says ne loopy Oh 'he piI0thge as
Soo, oon mJS "u''ei 1un n,fy o,ni I" pre-
small vessels Tba yo,s was q IN 4 ,os;ns, ,bn
bill. Two Of the Republicans voted against the
hlli Teller OF California, and farquhar OF New
~ tk, the former having changed ms vote from
I,h =" l"S. ye"r Inns iip""JS ne,eaas ti,e oi',
mort and tybt for r. MEASURE
a. H. -. ,,o
m l2s mot ,be nannss,ry t,yo.uirdsl 70 80
the IIoar Joint resolution, changing the date Of
the inauguration day and extending it to April
49, 1889, the term of the hfticth Congress.
Before the Congressional investigating
committee on the Reading strike. ex
president of the Reading Company testi-
fled on Friday, that he resigned from the
office as director, because he discovered
IN 1876 the company publishing false re-
ports, doctoring its accounts in the in
terest of stocks gambling. He found the
company borrowed Sl5,OOO,0O0 to pay
dividends which had not been earned.
Senator Frve's bill authorizing the
President to invite an International mari
time conference to formulate regulations
for insuring greater safety of life and
propertv Mt sea has been favorable re-
The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-22
Second Choice.

The Lewiston journal send out postal
cards to 800 prominent Republicans of
Maine, asking them to give their second
choice for President and yice-President,
assuring their first choice to be Mr..
Blaine. Up TO Saturday 22j replies
were received that the great majority
are not ready to give up Mr.. Blaine,
After Mr. Blaine ont of l5i votes.
John Sherman has 52 Sheridan Is;
Allison 10; llawley L; Depew IL Lin
coin 10; Senator Frye Senator Hale L;
Congressman Reed /. Mr.. Ilawley leads
for ce-President with Al Frye l.; Con
gresham Dingley >; Reed .; Coy. Robbie
>. The following are the replies for
Somerset
c. 4. Harrington, Norridgewock llaw-
ley and Allison.
S J. Walton, Skowhegan, Sheridan.
A. X. Bixby, Skowhegan, Sherman aud
Hawley.
+. c. Bryant PittsHeld, Ilalwey and
Fairchld,
Geo. Gushing, Skowhegan, Sherman and
Lincoln.
L. Vaughn, Skowhegan, Sheridan
S S. Chapman, Fairfield, Depew
f. f. Danforth, Skowhcgan, Sheridan
and Lincoln.
s. f. Plummer, Detroit, Sheridan and
Lincoln.
b. NJ. Steward, North Arson, lincoln
and Frye.
II. j. Bracket, Pittshed, Gen Sherman
and Frye.
f. c. b., st. Adams, Sherman AM
: Frye
George Flint, North Arson. Sherman
and llawlcy.
L. z. Viies, North New Portland, Lin
coin and Reed.
H. Rowcll, jr., Scion, Sherman an'
FRYE.
j. II. Mitchell, Norridgewock. iIawle.
and Lincoln.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-22
Somerset County Probate Court.


February Term, lsos.
Wills probated, Frank l.. Bean, Pitts
field; Permelia F. Butler, and Ira S
Rogers. Norridgcwock Seward Mitchell,
Palmyra
Administration granted, estate of Sum
ner Fish, Fairfield Dennis Moore Arson;
Cyrena =. Starbird, llartand; Isaac
Martin, Pittsticld; Lorenzo d. Went
worth. Cambridge.
Accounts settled, estate of Sabra II
Curtis, Mercer; !Ieman McIutire, Amos
Rines, and james White, Athens Jane
Paine, Canaan, Abigail b. Snow, and
Daniel Snow, Skowhegan; joel llnntress,
Harmony.
License to sell real estate, estate of
Mary j. Blackwell, Madison; Simeon f.,
Dyer, Palmyra; Alfred Is Iodgkins,
Pittstield.
Distribution decrecd, estate of Hannah
Davis, Palmyra.
Report Com. disputed claims accepted
estate of Sybil Jewett, Scion.
Wills presented. Franklin LOOMS,
Palmyra; Mary c. Getchell, Canaan i;
George Smith, Mercer; Calvin Collins,
Moscow; David l. Fogg, Cornville; AL
den Washburn, Norridgewock, Ann NJ.
Nosmus, Skowhegan; Benjamin F. Row
ell, Scion.
Administration asked for, estates of
Jesse X Wescott, Cornvilc, Benjamin.
+. Corson, Nurridgewock.
Guardian asked for, over Erwin NJ.
Ames Canaan
Accounts filed, estates of Noah Good
ridge Jr,, Edward Gerald, and Herbert
w. Edmunds, Canaan: Robert Scribncr,
Lexington; William l.. Holmes, Athens.
Widows allowance asked for. estates
of William button, Madison George G..
Fairbrother, Skowhegan.
License to sell real estate asked for,
estates of Robert Scribncr Lexington
Timothy Il. Whittier, Cornyille.
Report Com. of Insolvency filed, estate
of John ID. Baker, Moscow.
Guardian appointed over Mary +. VALID
ron, lIartland.
Petition filed to set aside inventory,
estate of George w. Robinson, Canaan.
Appointment of Trustee asked for,
estate of Margaret Works, Norridgewock
Assignment of dover asked for, estate
of Aaron b. Fox, Athens.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-22
Personal Liberty.

4 so called personal Liberty" party
has been organized in Belfast, the object
of the existence of which is to break
down the Maine Prohibitory Liquor law
and enact a liccnce law instead
II may be well for these gentlemen to
remember that they have something more
than an ordinary job on hand before this
can be brought about.It will be necessary
first to get prohibition out of the consti-
tuition of the State, and to do this it will
be requisite to get both branches of the
legislature to submit this to the people.
This must be done by two thirds vote in
each branch. If by any possibility this
should be accomplished the proposed
amendment must be adopted by a major
ity of the legal voters Of the State.
1t is useless for 100 men in Belfast to
organize league, label it a Personal Lib
erty League or call it by any other name
to accomplish this. 1t cannot be done.
that direction.
The Gardiner Home journal gets at
about the correct idea of the movement
in the following;
Belfast has personal Liberty League"
the object of which as near as we can
find out is to repeal the prohibitory law.
They ought to go in for repeating all the
criminal laws also, for thew intefere with
"personel liberty" as well as the prohib-
tory law. They evidently have confound-
ed the meaning of liberty and license.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-22
GEN ERAL NEWS

The miners strike on the Reading system is
at an end and the men will 90 to work Monday
This does not affect the strike on the railroad
The Republicans of Iowa are beginning to or
ganiZe Allison clubs, several being already re-
ported. The State Convention is called for
March 81.
n. Totman & Sons have put in new
planer to plane match boards 1t is be-
coming quite fashionable in nice houses
to cell the rooms instead of clustering
them and consequently for lumber of this
description there is growing demand.
Michael Berry. Embden, is hauling
spruce to the head of Embden Pond, from
his yard in Concord where he has about
100, 900 yarded.
Cotton & Brown, Fairfield, have begun
making rafting wedges to be used the
coming season at the boom. These are
made entirely by machinery which they
have recently put in, driven by steam.
The wedges are made of beech, other
woods when exposed to the water not
working so well owing to coarser grain.
1t requires 500, 900 to raft each seasons
logs.
O. C. Jones of Starks, narrowly escap-
ed being burned alive while on his way
from this village to his home. He put a
lighted pipe into his coat pocket and his
coat took fire, burning hole through his
coat, overcoat and vest, letting streak
20 deg. below zero weather into his sensi-
tive unlr trctcd skin.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-22

Where are the farmers who want free
tives and artisans to give place to foreign
products TO monopilizc our markets We
must protect American industries 1t Is
the only security to American labor. The
right name for free trade is low wages ;
the only reason why British goods are
cheaper than ours is because the differ
cnce in the price Is taken out of the
pockets of the men who do the work.
The only reason why ship loads of their
working men are landed on our shores
daily is to get better wages. We don't
want our workmen to have to live on 10
cents per day and support their families
We have the best paid best clothed and
honorcd aborer in the world under the
protective system championed by the
Republican party.
We do not wish to change our systsn
for Democratic free trade. We have nc
desire TO return to james Buchanan 5
Democracy, with the country nearly
bankrupt, money at II per cent and not
to be got at that. Thus were we in 1880
Immediately a protective tariff was enact
ed and here we are to day, the most pros
porous nation on the face of the earth
This seems to annoy the Democrats sc
much that it proves that they do not de
sire the welfare of the coutry, only the
success of their party, party that has
always dragged us down to poverty anC
want The higher the tariff the the richer
the country, the lower the tariff the poor
er the country, is the history of this
country.
Scion, Me, Feb, 20th, 'SS. S. w.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-02-22
MI RIaIne,s Candidacy.

The papers have been well filled during
the past week with the opinions of ed!-
tors and other gentlemen about the can
didacy of Mr.. Blaine Nothing for
long time has occasioned such wide
interest and comment. of course there
is difference of opinion about his letter.
but with very rare exceptions the SINGER
ity of Mr. Blaine is conceded, and that
he has no desire to enter the field for the
Chief Magistracy is believed, but the
major part of his friends hold that the
convention will nominate him by accla-
nation or by so emphatic vote that he
will not decline to lead the Republican
hosts to victory. This opinion is enter
tanned by very large number of Rcpub-
licans in all parts Of the country. 4 can
vas for the presidency is a terrible strain
upon the brain and physique of the head
/ of the ticket, as no one knows better
than Mr. Blaine himself, and he recoil.
| from entering the contest again. Mr.
/ Blaine can have the nomination If he vii
| take it, but it can add nothing to his hon
or nor can the office, the greatest on earth
make him greater man, or more thor
oughly intrench him in the hearts Of thu
people The presidency would have add
ed nothing to the glory of Clay or Web
stcr neither would it to Blaine.
The friends of candidates who arr
second choice of different States, Blain'
being first, are making efforts in the in
terests of their men, and if Mr. Balm
Insists upon Withdrawing from the hcl'
there will be lively contest for the nom
nation. Among the candidates promi
nently named are senators Sherman
Hawley, Allison, Eyarts, Gems Sheriden
Gresham, ExSecy Robert 7. Lincoln
Tx Senator Chaunoey Depew, Geo. W
: Chids and others. They are all able me
thoroughly Informed in public matter
! and with large experience,
E Republicans are not at all dsheartene
by the experience of the past four year
on the contrary are confident Of victor
t with good nomination. Such will VI
, doubleday be made.