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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-16
THE EASTERN TURF.
Results of Yesterdays Racing at ST.
Louis, Sheepshead BAY, Etc.


ST.. LOUIS, June Weather fine; as
tendance large; track in good shape.
Six Furlongs, all ages-Cora Fisher
won, Kermesse second, May W. third
Time, :33.
Four furlongs, 2.year-olds - Indian
Princess won, West Anna second, Leo
third. Time, 5314.
Mile and quarter, 3-year. .olds-Joe
man third. Time, 2:16A.
Six furlongs, all ages-Redstone won,
Maggie Hunt second, Tudor third.
lime, 1:1734.
Mile, 3.year-olds and upwards-Spin
nette won, Winona second, Insolenc
third, Time, :46l9.
AT CoNEY ISLAND.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY, N. Y, June 15--
Track in excellent condition until after
the first race, when rain fell.
Five.eighths of a mile-Pontiac won,
in :0l 2-5, Recluse second, Tormentor
third.
Five and a hall furlonge-Torso won,
in 09, Flatbush second, Onway third.
Mile and an eighth-Hanover won in
IS, Joe Lee second, Ben Harrison
third.
Mile and fourth-Tenny won in 2:0lc
Long Island second, Zephyrus third.
Mile and xteenths-Longstreet
won in 2:09, Burch second, Grey Dawn
third.
Mile and three.thirteenths-I
B. won in 2 :03 2-5, Cortez second, Eurus
third.
Mile and an eighth-Ballston won in
2:0l As, Tattler second, First Attempt
third.
AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, June 15.-The attend
ance was good at the opening day of the
Kansas City meeting. Track fast until
afer the first race, when rain came
which continued steadily through the
rest OF the afternoon.
| Three-fourths of mile, all ages
Stony Montgomery won, Angelus Sc
cond Mamie B. third. Time, :16.
Seven furlongs, all ages-Mandolin
won, 7. J. Rusk second, The Elk third
Time, 81 y.
Five furlongs, for colts and geldings..
twoyear- r-old-Queen Toy won, Sexton
second, l. H. third. Time, 1:05I.
Half mile, 2-year-old fillies-iulu B.
won, Queen Anne second, Gertie B.
third. No time taken.
Mile; all ages-Albert Stull won, Entry
ls?cond, Frederica third. Time 80.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19

FF~fia ahae Aaa.tioR. rhas Msy be MD. ta
the Compost nesp
There Is a large amount ~ waste
material that can be added 10 the ma
nure heap with advantage. aud duriag
the warm days ~ summer the nate
rials quickly docompos~. Weeds can
b. prohtshly rakcd up aad added 10
the manure heap. provided they are
aot ready ~ sn~d. and even then a
well-managed heap wili ds.tro, the
seeds The most important rpgui-it.
with manure Is 10 have il a. Gns ~
possible. and. with this objsct In view.
the hay left over or tramplcd should
b. eut The straw used for bedding
wiil ~ more servieeablc II cat foe that
parpuse. and will also more readily
act A. an absorbent Ia the manure
heap. II must not be overlooked that
the liquids are more valuable than the
sslids and the best mode Of rrtainlag
The liquids h IA use absorbent mate
rials Even dry dirt has beea found
a valuable substance Ia the ma
nure heap when used a. an
absorbent and A. the liquids
serve to hasten decomposition they
largely increase the value oi the solid
portions n the liquids arr added 10
the heap Il Is apparent that any excess
win aow away and carry oa much "
The foFtilizing qualities u the manure
Hence, when the heap /. exposed 10
heavy rains the maaurc Gill absorb
water and also aliow Il to pass down.
The Surplus rain wateT Ia its aow dis
solves out The valuable portions Of the
manure aud forces the liquids 10 aow
assay. leaving the solid portions be-
hind. but thoroughly saturated. whea
The sun pours ils heat on the heap the
action % moisture. beat and air causes
q chemical change to occur by which q
portion oi the solids IL decomposed and
rendered soluble. the result being thas
th.s nest rain carries OF more fcrtlllx-
Ing material aud The heap is impover-
ished The sun does a. much damage
~ the raia, as contianed exposure la
du~cs the generation ~ heat Of q higher
temperature within the heap than 10
neeesaary, When this occurs IA is
kRown as ''are-fanging. or burning
mp" II the manure. ~ the elemanls are
liberated ~ fast as chemical decompo
sitioa occurs. Indiana state sentinel
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19

Hos many beginners can tell what
roap l.. and give the principal symp-
tomse Strictly speaking "a 10 disease
Of the air passages. caused hy eold
II II very contagious. and generally. IL
not property attended to. l. fatal Iss
peculiar symptoms arr q very offensive
discharga from tho eyes and Rostrils.
faes badly swollen. with general de-.
hiiity. As sooa A. a case Of this dis
ease is discovered. the bird should BE-
Immediately separated from i's mates
ard placed ander the following treat
ment' Wash the bead and nostrals
with CASTLE soapsada. and with weak
alum water. or solution Of chlorats
Of potash Afsar . day or t~o. batha
the head and nessrils In whlsky or
diluted spirits of camphor. and give
good strong dose Of csyenne pepper In
o warm cooked mash for mormlng and
evening meal. n the patlant win not
eat. force some down lis threat In~
laes into the nosarils and throaa Laesr.
raqae's solasion Go - had al drug
saores). diluted 10 four parts wassr.
Keep The fowi In warm quiss and
clean quarters. away from all drafts
the prime cause snd "A viii spss dlly
recover II yea have q warm. Sell
ventilated ham-honsa. keps cieaa and
comfortable. yoa ere not apt ia BE-
troubled wiah this drcaled dlseasA =
QAlo Farmer
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19
CONCERNING coBwE ss
sel~mtthe easati@man Tells Eow an.
spider Mak@. its taosaa.

= ssl~ut,as osaa~maa r~n. msw IN.
spider aak@. 49, Heaas.
zach Individual spider l. endowed
stth a ~pinnerrL o. natural spinning
machine. through which can be drawn
innHmerahle strands. - fine that thay
can - seen only under powerful
microscope tLeeuwcnhoock claims that
u takes t.ub0.O ~ thssn strand. 40
make thread a. thick - . hair from
a mans hcall First our spider b.
gins ~ draw from ont her spinnerrt
cord ~ - many ~ these strands A.
sern to her good. and fastens II %
some leaf or swig then runs on an
other leaf, spinning al the while:
fssions again 70 that, md ~ another
aud another, continuing until a circle
= formed inclosing a. large . space n
she designs iUr the outer boundary 81
her wch Then she passus back and
forth over her work. adding fresh
threads and strengthening this outer
lius, which she secures To every posi-.
re object fiaally she stops. iastans
her THREAD with special care. and BE-
xlas "a run arouad the circle. spinning
- she Foes. but nos carrying har
iresh threads carefully raised upon one
bind foot thus koepiag Il from touch
ing the older straads and becoming
xlaod % them. When hall way round
she stops. pulis her thread tight
iasteas a very strongly aud q firm line
i drawn straight acrons The csnter "a
the circle. She runs down this eenter
line ~ ths middle. fastens another
thread 10 Il there. carries ID 10 new
point % the outer edge. fastons IA and
- now Sc that she l. engaged Ia
making those lines In the web thai
'ook - like the spokcs of wheeL
She repeats this operation agaia and
again. until all the radli or spokes are
tormed. When they are done she care.
tally tests each thread BY palllag, 10
make sare that II J. firm and strong,
and. II one proves ansatisfacsory. she
slther strengthens or remake. Il alto-
gcther Nos thai the main lines are
built our spider go~s once mere 10 the
center poinL and begias 10 spln agaln
this time In circles fastening 10 each
radius - she passes AZ hrst these
circles or more correctly splrals are
placed quits close together. but she
leaves ever . wider and wider space
between a. she approaches the outer
edge The outer circle and the raAll
where spun Of sllk which becomes dry
directly AFTER laavinT tns spiders body
Il of great strengsh and very arm; but
these sparais are formed Of . substance
which differs essentially.
When first drawn from the spinares
a = extremely glutinous-a moss Inn
Portant property. as b. thls IA Il en-
abled 70 adhere tenacioasls 30 the raaIl
--and Il l. besides 70 highly elastic -
v b capable u being pul ed far oul ~
plaes vl1Asu, hrvaklas, wAsa Ne
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19

An Oid spartsnAa t~feaa@ rh@m AEaiasi
Newspaper ChaFm@s

Newspaper ehaFM@
"All dogs detest wark This l. a
poor text from which to preach a SER
moa against laxlness The civilized
dog Of the nineteenth century is very
diErreat animal from the dog on the
day when II was written in opprobrt.
um. lis thy servant a dogP Among
all animals there is none more afce-
tlonate thaa the dog. nor one which
shows such earnest desire to b. %
seryiee 10 his master. and Is so untir-
Ing In bis devotion. A man may loose
mis- human friends and b. ostraei.od hy
society, he may lose bis moaey and be
clothed Ia rags. but his dog will ro-
maiA faithful and will guard and pro
tect h.m with a. much faithfulness ~
II he sere n millionaire
The text that ''all dogs detest labor
10 wholly fAllaeious The well-traiasi
dog delights Ia work Who has not
seen the sparkling eye and Joyous eK-
preston II the dog when the prepare
,lon 10 the chase l. begunP Who that
has be- ard his waichhh harG In the
midnigh, a. he guard. the home will
doubt thise Tender In his loving care
Of ehlldren. instead ot being spoken OF
with coatemPs Zoe bis lazins-s the dog
should be associated with fAithfulness
aud activity In dog duties The bee
doe.a't make soap. nor does the dog
plow.
Thirty-avc years ago the writer
9Th bis associates went upon a wild
ramble upon the plains reaching the
great forests upon the Pacific For
two years the faithful old Rover"
was oae Of the most useful members
ot The expedition. All nighs after .
long days march he slept go 10 speak.
wlth one eye epea. and we retired 20
rest with confidence that neither In
diaa nor proving beast would steal
upon us unobserved. Hundreds of
times were we wakaned BY the low
growl Of tbs faithful senlinei. and a.
sooa e. We were aroused and had our
arms In readiness Rover would disap-
pear In tho darkness In the direction
of any lhreAaened danger. and he
would soom kaow its nature II he
iouad aoshgn9 after making Q circuit
Of the eamp b. would return and lay
himsslf down ~ our feet. and we could
drop 10 sleep feeling greater security
than n guarded BY halt dozen men
lie would stay In camp all day long
an~ guard II from all intrusion whils
every member of n wss mlles away.
Upon one occasion whsn he yea lslt
10 guard the camp crock Of butter
wsa cot at the foos ef . great pine
tree A paper vas tied over the hut-
ter. but the wind hlew II on Upoa
the retura 81 night. where the crock
stood was oaly O great piis Of leaves.
Upon removing them so found the
crock oi hAsaer sale Rover knew shas
n sheald not BE- exposed 10 tAs san
and alr. and not being able - sla on
uhe paper hal done the best h could
~ esvsrlas u wlsl I'll ne leaves
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19
HORSES FoR rns FuruaE.


sa@ fh~y nse@tses
A. one Of the most useful animals
that maa has The horse demands
-p"cial aitention from lie ownerA
From lss earliest years up 10 10. death
- chief end is labor and tatigua
Thcte l. one period In II. life, how-
excF, when rest from labor IL NOT simply
dsmsndea from = humane staadpolna
but tron a profitable ona The owner
that raises colts. and sets them TO
work too early In llfe. lrretrievably
ruins them. May ans colts are ruin
ed from lack of proper care when
young, and from too early work
The colts need exercise. aud should bs
penssd In a large feld where they can
ENJOY u b. their hearts content Let
them run and pranee about. and do
not attemp, 10 restrict them too much
Nheu they arc ready for breaking DO
a carefully aad geatly A sudden
scare or n~rvous shock at this
period will often rain young
eulL and make ID "skltlish'
for The rest oi is natural life
! he ireding part. too. j. aa essential
feature II the work ~ roarleg ooIa
pruPrrly They mas NJ spoiled BY toe
much or too little feeding To stinto %
-tarte ioal may b. the means Of
Transforming arst-clas. foal into q
we'sdy horse. IL should b. fed veil.
Hna IN aoaa Hutrtflufa. fo,a fraHn
thc start u arrangements ~ its sys-
trm uocur duriag this early period oi
a. No. medicine should b. givca 10
regulate the ystem. A good dose oi
castor oil Is frequently given with
beneficial results. both In eases of con-
stiPatiun aud diarFhsa systsmati-
io"silug and exercise are the essential
pvints la raising ane cnlts. and What
applies to the colts applies to horses
later in liie. After they have begun
- take up with farm or other work.
they should he made 10 do IL syu-
tematieally Overworking them to-
dAy and restinE them to morrow is not
gos'd policy The horses which have
steady and constant work are the ones
that stand bot and cold wcaihcr the
best To rest up horses or to las them
~ day or two. does bat little good.
Give them as mach WORK a. they can
90 without Injury each day aud they
will nced no rcsting-up periods. Al
bahy Journal
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19
YELLING ma WEATHER.


ssm@ Iat~restiaw P.iat@ ta Regard "a
meteorological selsas~.
Banlamin Franklin vas the hrst 20
discover that storms In this country
travel from west 20 east he was In.
tercs.ed In observing an eclipse and
found that while the observations we're
spoiled la Philadelphia by rain storm
that came on Iust At the beginning ot
the eclipse. the sky vas clear at Hos
ton until after the eclipse was over
by communicating with intervening
towns he learned that the storm trav-
eled eastward At uniform rate Sim
ultaneous observations taken ln all
parta oi tho country show that nearly
all great storms follow the same gen.
eral direction from the west 10 tho
east The same u true of cold or hot
waves. Therefore. 30 tell what the
weather will be-. In advances. We have
only to find out the conditions prevail.
ing vest Of IA This Il practically
the course pursued by the signal sorv.
Ice.
The direction Of a storm 10 frequent
lv diverted BY some local cause. A
low barometer. or large amount ol
moisture In lhe air. attracts a storm.
and may either change II. course on.
tirely or hasten ia advance The
rata at which storm trav-
els between two points IA
In fact. calculated by the
gradient or decline of the baromesar
from ons point 10 tho other. whaa q
storm is advancing the Wind blows to
meet H. Thus q wind blowing from
the east oT southeast indicates the APP
preach Of storm from tho vest
whsa the storm center has passed.
however, the Wind changes and FOL.
lowa the storm. IN a persoa has
q good barometer and Wind gauge ha
can tell pretty CORRECTLY when q storm
ls coming Without the instruments
the clouds may b. watched. and when
ss'ea 10 be moving rapidly from tho
southeast aai there are indications of
The presence "a much mol~sara Ia sha
air, q storm In nos far awny. The old
scotch saying that
A rod ssy q sasht l. sAa sa~pAsra ssslxhs.
red sAy Ia Ne marnins shs psra's tAss wara.
Jag
10 partially trns 10 lhla country. The
red sky In the mornlng Indicates An
axee@s of moisture In tha air. and :
siorm IL sherefore likely 10 occur be-
lore many dags
The circle around The moon. or lunar
Falnhow. shows he preaanea Of moist.
ure In tho air Molsture m a hlah
altitude produces . large bow and a q
low altltade . small bow. The smaller
the bow. therefore. the nearer ,hs
moisture. and consequently. the soonsv
VII the storm develop. The old sax.
ing thai the number Of stars IN i.
seen inside Of the elrcls Indicate ,ha
namesr of days baioro the arrival a.
the storm. 10 nos reliable. "A shs nos..
taon OF the moon In thu hsavens mav
make the number great or small wlsh-
ona regard 10 tho storm condlslona
All atiempss "a predicting the weather
tor months m advanoa ars msrs guess
woFk Such supsrssisions a. sryins 10
iorssell the severity Of wina@r hy the
thieknes@ ef the hreassbone Of shs
gooss Or the fur of animals originated
In soma Obscure quarter and are nos
worth The uGroulatloa and aatsnsloa
,aAs saey Feessve --lAlaso lalar
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19
LOWER CALIFORNIA.


A@msMmtM tmWntFE fmfa@twd hN Mitthun.
sf Eatti~.aak~.
uoing BY carriage road the distance
from knsenaAa 90 santo TomAs i
thirty-dvc miles, via san Carlos and
the Mancadoro valley II i-a delight
iul two-days trip through a wilder
aess ~ wild a1wrrs. Infested hy the
biggest snakes that ever waved a warn.
ing rattle. There are purling streams
and messy banks, and romantic groves
~ wido-sprcading oaks aud mahogany
trees. and miles ~ Ox-eyod daisies
uodding above the carriage top but
the trail u the serpent l. over them
All, and 'the tramp ~ the coming
millions. whioh suula body heard 90
the summit u the Rockies. viii have
% come 4 good deal nearer 10 these
waste plains before the wriggllng and
rattling aborigines will be senslbly d.
mininhed
20 narrow IL The valley of 81 Tomas
that In some places Il can scarcely ~
called more than mountain gorge.
but II ever the old hymn ahent sweet
Fields Arrayed in Living Greon" -.
piled 20 amy spot oa earth. Il i right
hers In this Isolated place. shut In %
all sides BY sea -cacompassed heights
The river furnishes water enough 10
supply both VILLAGERS and ranchera.
In the Areadian vale; and by
ludlcioas irrlgatioa. the fruits and
grains oi both tropie aud temperate
aones flourish wonderfully side By side.
Though Mother Earth l. 20 generous
~ iacllhed. giving also m abundance
oi such small game a. quail. snlpe.
auck. etc. besides river and sea food
In the form of awh. clans and turtles.
strange 10 say. the taway skinned Col.
lowers u the good saint Tomaa prefer
such nn-Acadlan meat victualss A
pork and raialesnakes 10 any other
diet The Indians make q regular
business of kllllng the rattlers. whleh
they tara 10 profit In three ways
first. having streea the game" they
cut on the head. which contains the
deadly poison. and carefully bury IL
Then they hang up his snakeship aud
aoftly strip On the sklR n having De-
come . fad among visitors 10 Lower
California 10 carry home - many
cured saake-skins ~ they can ret bold
Of 10 keep - curiosities or 10 wear for
belts and hat-banas
Ons can buy them beautifully cured.
averaging I've feet long aud slx lnches
wife she's spread Qua nal. or len
whole and stuffed. Cor one dollar
apiece; and very beautiful they are.
with thsir white Diamonds clearly de-
nned On dull brown or glossy back.
ground Tie oil land each good con-
ditional snake eontains . great deall
sells readily n the rate ef two dollars
per ounees and thea tho thick. white
hesh. when fried i considered tha
daintiest u morsela -l.ower Cal.
tossla g.ssssn
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19
$500 A YEAR.


a beast IN paln seeks solitude
Man alone makes a parade Of his mis-
cry.
"A man doesn't know what he cant
do till be tries and falls -Marthss
Vineyard Herald.
a le.tor shows the man IL l. writ
ten 10. a. wall as the man II II written
W. Advance
Truths differ Sometimes theg are
told to a man's face. and sometimes
oehind bis baek
There are mea who are really
wise. To be wisa In ones own concaii
v to ba otherwise. = Boston Courier
"A Bo courageous and noble minded,
our own heart. and not other nan's
apinions Of aa. form our true honor.
Certain trialng flaws sit as dis
gracefully on a character Of elegance
- a ragged button on court dress. -
Lavater.
a New York arm Advertis@s
''borses' hats" II doesnt say they
sre plug hata however. --fon ksrs
States man.
The valn man ldolines his own
person. and herr be IL wrong but he
can not boAr his own company. aud
here he As right
We sometimes spend useful time
In crttioislnx others work that We
would better spend In prosecuting our
own Dr b Patton,
-Under certain conditions the tongue
has 10 be 80 muoh restricted to the
conventional that IL can at last utter
nothing bat old wori-out phrases
We should love our friends a. true
amateurs love pictures, they keep their
eyes perpetually hxoi on the fine
points. aud do aot SEQ tho defects. r..
Nine DuIresBoy
Application and perseverance, are
necessary. Some persons are every
thing by turns aud nothing long. and
therefore they never succeed In any
thing SpurHeon.
A good workman appreciates good
tools, aud will not work without them
II he can get or make them. II Il the
shiitle-s workman who hates hls work,
who does not care whether his tools
are a. or not
Sir Walter scott said that guilt.
though Il may attain temporal splen-
dor. eau never confer real happiness.
The evil consequences ~ crime long
survive their commission. and. like tha
ghosts Of the murdered. forever haunt
the steps oi the maleiactar The paths
of virtue though very seldom those Of
soridly greatness, ara always those Of
pleasantaess and paace
Persons whe practice deceit aud
artihce lways deceive themselves more
than they deceive others They may
feel great eomplAcency In vlew Of the
success Of their doings, but they are In
reality casting a mist before their owa
eyes such persons not only make q
false estimate Of their own character.
bat they estimate falsely the opinions
aud conduct Of Others No person L.
obliged to tell all he thinks; for both
duty and self-lnterest forbid him ever
70 make false preteneos N Y Ledger.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19
FoRglon oosslp.

-T.s dog-tax of France give. the
state On annual revenus of about sl.-
10000
Ii ls proposed to open a museum
In Berlln ln which shall be- exhibited
all the German costumes from earliest
days. with Interior arrangements and
decoration Of houses.
Cotton vas formerly Rrown ln
Queensland. 1900 acres being de-
voted to II In 1870. bat last year hard
ly any aeres we're In cotton In the
whole oouu,ry. The decrease Is due
20 the improved method. and cheap
labor In ether countries. bat the gov
eminent is now making an effort 10
stimulate the industry.
The native doctors Of china are 10
. great exteat self-eoastituied Amy
person who l. In want u livelihood.
and can read and write sufficiently
well 10 be able 10 copy out prescrip-
tions from = medical book, can set up
In practice without fear of government
or other interference
"A private irrigation enterprise has
been opened At Richmond. Victoria
The water Is elevated $50 feet iato
large iron tanks by TaRgyo pump
run by aR eight-horse power. aud from
the tanks is Distributed by means ~
piping and trenches through the or
ehard. There are Ia use $50 feet Of
three- inch piping. and the pumping
machinery l. capable OF lifting $40
gallsns par hour Whether this eater.
prise will pay romains 10 bo soea
The proposed plan for a postal
tube between France aud England h
10 suspend two tubes ~ about three
feet in diameter each by means Of
steel cables across the channel. forty
yards abpve the level ~ the ssa They
will b. % ed 10 pillars Al distances of
So yards and lr each tubo little rail-
way will run. with cars capable Of
carrying 40 pounds In weight The
cost l. estimated at a5.0U0.0Do
The telephone bell rang suddenly
In the Elys.e the other day just a.
President Caruot aud the Cabinet Min
lister. were assembling la council An
Official put his ear to the tubo and
heard an unknown person ask II he
we're Ia communication with the Elysoe.
~ u he had an important declaration
to make Upon beiug answered la the
Affirmative, the uakuowu applied his
mouth 10 the telephone aud delivered
the following message yer hatim
"Ntye boulangcr' You arr all = pack
Of robbsrsr
The Governmsut ~ Java has en-
gagged extensively la the cultivation ~
cinchoua The -ourre oi quinine. It,
original object vas scientific expert
mentation for the benefit of ciachona
growers but the business has proved
- profitable thai tho plantations have
been Increased until nov private grow
eFs feel the composition so much AZ 10
demand the restriction Of government
enterprise in this direction This l.
enc ot the few instances Of profitable
governmental farming
A London paper says: "A gentle
man ~ho happened "a b. At Cambridge
station one day roeently. whca the
Queen arrived, SAYS that. although the
royal train stopped fully two minutes
While the wheels we're examined. Her
Majesty never looked up from her
work. or exchanged a word with the
lady ln-waltlng Her Majesty industri-
odsiy continued her knitting. which. a.
my informant observes. would fetch
long price at fancy fair