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Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07

RosroS has had another great hre'
pJT 1in the modern-built portion of the
ai.r a- The principal lesson to be derived
.., w. 4 is that the architects have not
IlV-a a+tained perfection in fire-proofing.
T,o H. fire originated in building which
.ns -as snnnosed to be thoroughly fre-proof,
"'I sJ rot il is said to have burned like a
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07
A New Iron Market.

Sheffield, Ala, celebrated Thanksgiy
ing Day by sending by the river route
to st. Louis 800 tons Of pig iron. The
shipment was made by the steamer City
of Savannah, boat recently built espec-
tally for the trade, and was the first
iron ever sent by river. 1t was the Writ
ual opening of a new route and is
matter of great consequence to Sheffield
and proportionately to the entire min
eral district of Alabama. The difference
in freight in favor of river transporta-
ton Is fully 81 per ton and means to the
furnaces of that district an aggregate
saving of many thousands of dollars per
day. Quite demons tration was made
at the departure of the boat. Contracts
for large future shipments of Sheffield
iron have been made and large amounts
from Birmingham and other points will
also seek st. Louis by the same route.
Confederate Veterans to jefferson Davis.
Alta largely-attended meeting of K. e.
Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans of
Richmond, Va, held recently, the fol-
lowing letter was read and ordered to be
forward ed to Jefferson Davis:
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. %, 1889.
Hon. Jefferson Darts, Ne,c Orleans:
DEAR AND HoNoRED SIR-With profound
est solicitude the members OF r. E. Lee Camp,
No. /, Confederate Veterans, learn of your
serious illness. AS President of the Con-
federacy we honored and supported you.
You were our ideal of the statesman and
Commander in Chief, and we beg to assure
you that our ex expressions On veneration and
affection for you are just as unfeigned, Just
as deep and just as ardent to-day as they
were then. We take this method of convey
ing to you our love and sympathy. Our
hearts go out to you, and we pray God that
your sufferings may be molli1ed and your
health finally restored, and we feel sure that
in rendering these expressions we voice the
sentiments of every true soldier who wore
the gray. Praying that our Father who is in
Heaven may have you always in His holy
keeping, we are, dear sir, your obdient serv-
ants, the members of R. <. Lee Camp No. l,
G. ", by unanimous vote.
| (Signed) II. A. BRANDER, Commander.
j. TAYLOR sTRATToS, Adiutant.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07

Twimmigration statistics for the past
ten months show decided falling off
from the same period of last year. In
round numbers, we received 37S, 900 for
egners decrease of 95, 900; and the in
dications are that a still greater diminu.
ton will ensue during the coming year.
Perhaps we are not receiving as many
paupers and criminals as formerly.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07

lHE estimates as to what the coming
census will show the population of this
country to be differ widely. Some put
lta high as $4,000, 900, and the lowest
Is S0?OOO,OOO. According to the ratio of
increase during previous decennial peri
olS which has been practically uniform
al about so per cent, the result ought to
snow $4,000, 600, and that is probably
the nearest to the mark.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07

ANEW industry has recently sprung
10 in the shipping of frozen fish caught
al Sitka, Alaska, to Berlin and Ham
burg. They are forwarded via New
York packed in certain liquids, and are
laid down at destination in perfect con-
dition. The fish are canned after ar
irving in Germany, and thus avoid pay
ing duty as canned goods.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07

..rot often that more ex-Speakers
Il -onn = ~ in the House of Representa-
sF 'J hon will be there in the coming
a'o' Three of them-Banks, Randall
Fi,nI Ic.rlisle-will be in the House OF
~ rftv-frst Congress.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07

o,., of the most forcible objections
oss ~ .gainst the organization OF Alas.
alSs J. : 4 Territory is that the mileage OF
"a =. = Seleeate i to Congress would make
tls uso best-paid member of that body.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.T
Heaxx Loss Entafled.

The cotton warehouse of the Excel
Nor Mills at Lake City, Fla, burned re-
,ently and between 10000 and 10000
pounds of Sea Island cotton with it.
The loss was heavy.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07

cincinnati Presbytery, like that
Ibh York has voted in favor OF a
Of New - The Westminster Confession
isIs srsish It is evident that the ssI;a revision
0ffa-.n ant Is growing in every direction.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07

j., tortr ahenry Becker, of Hobol1en. N.
Nitter o aoiiars for kissing Mrs. Eliza
saIkin, sainst her will while she was
light : the streets of Hoboken one
csst mon. august last. 1t would have
he sDe ir uut that the court suspended
sQsa imposed and merely assessed tho
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07
A Peculiar Lunacy Case.

johnson City, Tenn, is excited over
an inquest of lunacy holding in the.case
of wealthy widow, Mrs. Frances Gill
lam. Her husband created Mr. Frank
Stratton his executor, and directed that
life insurance to the amount of $4,000
be held in trust for her by Stratton, to,
be used in his discretion. Every thing
else possessed by Mr.. Killiam was willed
direct to Stratton Mrs Killiam now
seeks to get possession of the insurance
money. The effort of the defense is to
show that she is insane and hence not
proper person to be entrusted with so
large sum. The parties are all promi-
inent, and the outcome of the case is
eagerly waited for
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07
The Tennessee Election Frauds.

1.-THE cases of Fayette County (Tenn.)
election judges and clerks, seventeen
in number, came up in the United States
Court at Memphis recently. The de-
PENDANTS were each indicted on two
counts: failure to count the votes at the
polling places and failure to file copy
of the polling papers with the Circuit
Court clerk. The first count was
quashed, and on the second the defend
ants pleaded guilty, and were fined ten
dollars each.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07
Death of a Manufactures.

Hon. Merrill f. Pratt died at his home
at Prattville, Ala, recently, after brief
illness. Mr.. Pratt was at the head of
the Daniel Pratt Gin Manufacturing
Company. i'i t
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07
Found Dead.

III. G. Mccall, molder from Chicago,
was found dead at Austin's switch on
the Alabama Great Southern railroad,
few miles south of Chattanooga, recent
ly. He had evidently been run over by
q train during the night.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07
Wholesale Mail Robbers.

w. Henderson and John w. Brown,
colored clerks in the post-otfice at
Charlotte, S. c., were recently arrested
for robbing the mails. Their method
was to open letters, abstract the money,
re-seal them and send them on their
way. A Government detective caught
them in the act They had secured
about 81, 900, and one of them was pre-
pairing to build nice house, and both
were putting on considerable style.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-12-07
A Social Sensation in Atlanta.

The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution recent
ly made public a sensation in regard to
tho record of w. r. Dale, pastor of
church in that city. Two citizens, it is
alleged, identified Dale as J. 0. Fl. Nut
tall, formerly silversmith at Charlotte
and Dallas, N. c., who was charged with
deserting his family and eloping with a
young girl On the other hand, men
who knew Nuttall say that Dale is not
the same man. Mr. Dale's brother
preachers are looking into the matter.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
Dress for Evening Wear.

Here is u reception train dress, to be worn
by Il lovely fair haired bride, who is not yet
out Of her teens. The skirt is Of white
armure, embroidered up tho front with sill
yer. and covered with silyery gauze at the
sides and back. The bodice and train are Of
the palest blue armure. lined with pale blue
satin, and edged all round with leaves Of
silver embroidered OIL the material. The
bodice is also edged all round with a similar
embroidery, and a drapery Of silver gauze
covers the shoulders. These dresses are
intended only for very full dress evening
wear, not for daytime receptions.
Most exquisite is a dress with a skirt OF he
liotrope tulle edged round with a garland OF
roses with foliage, and a brocade waist open
in front over a tuile chemisette. The flowers
on shoulders and in hair are to match those
on skirt. In another tulle dress, the skirt is
formed of a deep tulle founce over a skirt
Of plain gauze with silk foundation. The
full corsage is crossed over bust, and finished
with fall OF tulle or lace.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19

NOTES.

No fish WAS ever accused Of being 'ttoo
fresh
ALL sailed provisions must be kept under
the brine.
PREPARED chalk is recommended for clean-
ing iewelry.
LAWNS should be well trimmed, but not
with point lace.
DIP fish in boiling waterand the scales will
come off easier.
NOTHING can be wasted. Even a burned
match may be oil use sometime when your
pencil is mislaid.
RISGwoRMs will yield to n treatment of
5orax. Wash with Il strong solution three
times a day and dust over the line, dry
powder.
GUM camphor and tobacco are declared to
have no effect on moths, but tho ancient
prejudice the other way will be hard to
remove.
FASHION dominates gastronomy as well as
The toilet. Anything that is novel is vice,
whatever the flavor. Think of grated clans,
with lobster sauce.
PROBABLY almost everybody knows how
quickly a hot flat iron with q fold of lannel
over it, will relieve neuralgia, but perhaps
some do not. 1t is for them that this is
written.
deal Of profanity attending tho
putting mp of stovepipe in the fall A1ight have
been prevented if the joints had been marked
with chalk when the PIPE WAS taken dow in
the ~spring.-Good housekeeping.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19

Soft steel galvanized wire, such as is used
for the cheap telephones, is wonderfully uscs
full about ,he house or the farm. With a
good pair OF pliers it can be used almost like
string. When this cannot be had, common
copper wire will answer just as well, butts q
trife more expensive and not 50 strong. In
the absence OF these the soft iron wire used
by stove men for putting up stove pipe will
answer. The latter, however, is rather
large. Having either Of these soft wires wo
| may sew a button upon stiff cloth, fasten the
ear Of a tin pail in place, or bind a volume OF
periodicals. With the copper wire leather
can be fastened in many places, as for exam
pie about q harness, where ordinary waxed
ends will fail. For training plants against
the house wire is far better than string. FOR
this purpose copper is first, the gal
vanized second, and plain iron wire
last. Old fence wire may be worked
in for this purpose. In the garden
two or threo strands of it can be made partly
If not entirely, to take the place of brush for
peas. A pretty stout stake is wanted ut each
| end OF The row. Tomatoes can be supported
BIZ a pair of wires stretched along the row,
ONO Oh ticil SiuE. AL ~ hhiict iASNP A4"- ~
| fastened 10 the wires SO that the plant comes
! up through it. In the pocket OF the buggy
| and the farm waGon-in fact, in every ear
riage on the p~lace-there should be a small
roll OF wire, as well as a ball of stout string.
In the event Of a breakdown all sorts of
mending can he done with great ease. A
broken strap, thill, or even a tug, can be
made whole, and accidents which are usually
serious ycxations become mere incidents.
Wire wound tightly about the end OF q
stick, and the ends carefully tucked in, or the
last tern, secured with o tack, makes a good
and substantial ~ferrule. To learn how this
should be done one has only to study the
winding Of wire upon a broom. This broom
wire Is OF about the right size for all the
emallcr jobs. There are places and times
when a couple of turns of wire around the
mouth Of a bag are much better than string.
A wire staple or band will hold a Tapping
strap, and without showing like q string. A
stretched wire will keep flower pots from
blowing off a bench or shelf in summer. A
split knite-handle may be wound with wire
and made TO do good work. 1t must not be
forgotten that a handle tightly wound with
copper wire affords a very firm grip. Lastly,
when your suspenders break, and needles
and thread are a mile away, don't forget the
copper wire. American Agriculturist.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
D,scontent on the Farm.

am satisfied from a wide spread acquaint-
ance with many farmers, east and west, that
the better a farmer understands his business
the better satisfied he becomes with it. TIT
reason is easy enough 10 see. 1t is only by
knowledge that successful farming. under
average conditions, is made possible. 1t
must stand as an axiom, an ~indisputable
fact, that In the production of all staple pro-
ducts, where there is free and unlimited
competition, the price OF the products will
never average moro thar q small percentage
above their cost. We may be sure they will
do that because such u-nmonopolized and re-
stricted industries are self-regulatins. Over
production unfailingly starves out theweaker
operatives while an advance il. prices tempts
invariably to enlarged operations. The mar
kets operate upon all such industries exactly
like the regulator Of a steam engine.-Writer
in Pnral New Yorker.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
The Gensing Market.

The scarcity OF the supplies OF gensing In
the principal markets in the United States
has advanced prices to the highest figure,
quality considered. Indeed it Is said that
this scarcity foreshadows the ultimate ex-
tinction of the drug root as an article OF
in this country. The principal
markets for the product, according to the
Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter, are Louisville,
Cincinnati, Chicago and New York. By some
the high prices and present scarcity OF tho
roots are attributed to a combination or cor
ner by large holders of the article. The bus
mess, it is said, is being gradually absorbed
by Cinnamon. Kentucky, Tennessee, 'ir-
ginia, and North Carolina are said to be
sending less to market than formerly. but
this has been partly made up by larger re-
ceipts from Wisconsin and Minnesota. The
plant grows wild. Systematic cultivation
is practically confined to New York state. The
cultivated article does not sell as high as the
wild species. Ginseng is bought entirely for
export to China. Cinnamon in America do
not use it.-Rural New Yorker.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
Pretty Dinner Designs.

If the a~il-important feature in the domestic
arrangement TO q man IS the dinner, the ali
important one to a woman Is the table. The
daintincss OF the woman, the taste OF the ar
fist and the pride of the housekeepcr all find
expression in the arrangement Of a table fof
dinner, breakfast or luncheon, and welcome
is the man or woman wko brings any pretty
or recherche suggestion for this department
OF household decoration.
As regards the cloth, the prospects are
diseouraging to limited purses. the latest In
dications being that the snowy linen-the
pride of our g~randmotheras prcsses-will soon
be entirely superseded by covers of the
richest incrustcd silk, satin embroidered in
colors. or linen embroidered in fade colors of
every tint. The extravaganza Of using such
delicate and costly textures for practical,
eating purposes will confine their use to the
extremely wealthy aud TO extraordinary
occasions, while the moro economically in
clined can find d subject equally pretty and
far less expensive by draping the old-fash-
ioned white cloth with tulle of any delicate
shale-yellow, pink, layender-and catching
it up at regular intervals by a flower harmon
izing with it in tint.
A pretty table is draped with pale yellow
tulle, caught up with mermet roses-the
same roses being placed at each plate for the
guests.
At a breakfast given recently by q girl grad
uate to her classmates the white cloth was
draped with the trailing sprays of Hartford
fern. while a bunch of sweet peas was laid ut
each plate. Gorgeous effects can be produced
by using the trailing Virginia creeper or the
long sprays of burning sumac. Mound pieces
for the center Of the table are made Of asters.
shading from palest lavender. and an edge OF
deepest purple, with an edge of ferns,
Another design is of asters and dahlias, shad-
ing from palest pix in the center through
the DARK pinks and lighter reds to the deep
rich red Of the darkest dahlias at the edge.
This. too, is finished with IL fringe of fern.
Those, of course, who can command orchids
either from their own greenhouses or from
the florist, will produce a symphony in color
by combining violet orchids. acacias OF light
yellow tint and pink orchids with light.
feathery ferns, the whole effect being ex-
ceedingly light and delicate.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
in Swine.

Apopiexy is usually a disease of fat hogs,
although an animal that has long been thin
or suffering from excessive irritation of the
intestinal canal would also be predisposed to
it. 1t must be understood that the process
of fattening an animal in a few weeks de-
strovs the equilibrium Of the system, and in
one sense the fairness is in itself disease.
The storing up of fat in the animal economy
is always at the expense Of muscular de-.
velopment. The muscles become weak and
fabby. All the blood-vessels of the system
are surrounded by o strong, tough, muscu-
lar coat that In a state Of perfect health viii
resist any force that the hearts action can
put upon these canals. But the fattenning
process weakens these 1bers q sudden or
unusual strain ruptures one In the brain, and
we call it apoplexy. 1t is not as common
in the hog as one would expect, but occurs
so often that the breeder should understand
II and know the right thing to do.
It is impossible to foresee when this is 60
ing to occur. II the rupture is a very small
one, when the blood is oozing out in tiny
drops, the hog will sometimes be found lying
insensible and breathing heavily. No effort
willarouse it. 1t is more usual to find a big
fat hog lying dead, with 40 external marks
or signs OF the cause OF death. Cut open the
skull carefully, and q clot Of blood of greater
or less extent will be found inside. If alive,
however, tic stout cord above the kneo and
with a stick take a twist in the cord until on
Tho inner side Of the leg below the knee the
brachial vein can be felt. Open it with Il
s~harp-pointed knife, and if the blood will
run take a pint and q halt or Il quart. Don't
guess at it. An ounce Of blood spread over
the ground or on the floor has been mistaken
for a pint. II the bleeding is TODD any good
there must be considerable taken. Ii the
broken vein Is Il small one, and the case is
observed soon after it occurred, the animal
may be saved. II it partially revives it will
be- proper 10 e~vacuate the bowels. 4 large
stock syringe wonld be valuable here 10 throw
up II quart Of warm water. In most cases.
however, tho owner will have n chance to sell
the animal for soap-fat.-American Agricul-
turist.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19

OF the word women in the foregoing para
graph instead of ladies. II you are, it will be
because you are still under the influence oil
that old itffeetation which is happily giving
way to common sense. Man and woman are
terms of which one has reed only to be proud,
and when used in their true sense they VIII
not admit OF being strengthened or ennobls1,
even by the terms gentleman and lady. We
express our admiration by saying, shes a
noble wosnant' How the phrase is weakened
by making it, s'She's n noble lady"
And this recalls that s%illiest OF all affecta-
tons which calls wouen-clerks sales
ladies' but which hesitates through sheer
dread of ridieule TO be consistent and say
'ssales-gentlemen." No true woman IS
ashamed OF the name woman, for n true
woman is always a lady. as a true man is al
ways a gentleman.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19

reasons for the practice of feeding ensilage,
for by no other method OF treating fodder
corn can the color be SO well preserved.
TIL Swedes and Danes use small quantities
OF rape cake combined with their grains ana
folders 10 produeethe uniform favors which
their buffers possess. The Englishman uses
ii wider range Of mixtures, including fine
clover and meadow hay, small quantities Of
carrots, or mangels, middlings, shorts. bran.
pea and oat meal, corn and cotton and lin
seed meals in various proportions. In tho
United States, the farmer has everything at
his command for feed which he can desire,
with corn ensiiage of the best quality. Sue
cossful feeders compound their rations from
many sources rather than few, as much for
the purpose Of maintaining health and yigor
of digestion as for the food OF varied lavois.
At present prices. there are no cheaper bases
for dairy rations than gluten and cotton
seed meals, mixed with enough bran and
shorts or whatever else is cheapest on the
market. With hay at present prices and
plenty OF corn stalks, most men will be able
TO construct cheap rations from the most
abundant materials. Due care must be ex-
crcised at all times to avoid exelusiyeness in
c~tmpounding rations.
1t is assumed that every farmer who feeds
fer butter will use a COW having a tendency
in that direction, and that he will apply the
test Of market quality as well rs the daily
aggregate of butter fat in ascertaininS what
animals in his herd come nearest to this de-
scription. Quality and success do not depend
on luck or chance. There is q treason why"
in all things. The reason is ineligible TO all
who desire to learn.-American Agricnl-
turict
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
For Five O'Clock Tea.

Violet colored Henrietta cloth over a killed
skirt OF resoda shot with golden fawn colored
fafIle forms a beautiful toilet for five o'clock
tea. gold and shaded tints in violet, reseda,
and golden brown, showing delieately in the
embroidered bands on the silken blouse and
petticoat.
Ivy green India cashmere composes an
other lovely toilet, this lined down the fronts
with pale golden brown surah. the Russian
guimpe M close second sleeves under the
open ones of cashmere made Of green and
gold matelasse silk.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
Beat Feed for Dairy Cows.

Warmers have a much creator influence on
the flavors of milk produced than many sup
pose, or they are willing to admit. Tho
reason why q certain number Of consumers
In largo cities are willing to pay what, to e
farmer or average consumer, may seem ex-
traordinary prices is because they get buffers
OF high flavor which are always Uniform.
The makers Of these buffers nearly all use
clover and meadow hay and corn meal, in
varying proportions with other coarse fodder
and meals. The makers who produce. tho
finest 1avors prefer clover and meadow hay.
cut on the green side just before maturity,
and carefully cured, fed with corn meal, en-
silage and roots. Forage plants harvested
just before maturity contain their maximum
Of nutritiye matter, and therefore their high
est fiayors. When tho co,oring matter OF
plants is allowed to bleach out, as in hay or
corn stalks, the flavor or the best part of ii
goes witliit, This fact is one Of the best