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The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04
AN OLD-TIMG WhR-SHl Up.
Seasoned Oak That Has Deifed the Weat
Of Year, and HattleS.

The Richmond Is one Of the e" vas-
sells rtmuluing which are an iu'"r"rt-
ing part OF the naval history Of Tie
civil war. but which must soon DO
placed in Rotten Row" to become food
for the worms and III abiding place for
barnacles, until they shall fall 10 pieces.
She will probably last longer thu many
Of the vessels OF the od wooden schuuI
from tn .xc. that she w1l- built Of the
beat live oak that could h7 ob' aimed IN
1857, In which year she WIZ constructed
at tho Norfolk NAVY IuTri
The Richmond'- first cruise WA IN
thv Mtdit"rrAuoa al, " here rh,' v,I,aid,i i
until the civil war, when eIn VA ur-
Lcred h0m" and assigned u the active
West Gu.f sQuadron She WAS A-~n-
ciat,I with all the movements in whIrA
the Hartford WIS engaged under Al
miral FarragUt, Under command 4
Captain (a'terward Roar-Adm.rHD
James II. Alden, she wa4 in the rA-
pcditi6n UP the Mississippi river at
the capture Of New Orleans. On MAY
/, 1862, and in the engagement at
Port Hudson on March II, 1858 At
Port Hudson She was struck with ,stA-
non balls tw"nty-sHyeu timos. aud .",t
large number Of mou including LluI-
tenant. Commander Cummings t-n,' vX-
ccutive officer, Captain CATER Admir-.
ally Thornton A. Jenkins relieved Cap
tain Alden. and commanded the RirI-
mOnd in the fight and capture OF MN-
bile Bay, on August 5, 1864, wnen >A3
was third in line
Previous 10 her service in III" ANiH'jc
squadron the Richmond was on duty
in the Mediterranean. She returned
in 1877 and was ordered to Boston,.
where she was extensively repaired, IN
fact, nearly rebuilt She was inspect
ed by Commodore Upshur, who then
commanded the Boston Navy Yard.
and was found to be one OF the best
and strongest vessels in the service.
She was provided with new machinery,
anu Wus tHe llFSt vessel 10 Dt cotlStFu'b-
ed with ventilating pipes leading
around the skin OF the vessel from tho
bilges to the spar deck, On December
2S. 1873, she made a trial trip from
Boston to New York at an average
speed OF eight knots an hour. the max
imum speed being ten knots. She vas
then fitted out and went to the Asiaic
squadron by way Of the Sue, Canal,
early In 1879. General Grant and hi.
party took passage on her on their trip
around the world. going as far as Hong
Kong upon her, N. y, Tribune.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04
FARM ORNAMENTS.



PERSONS H'lhE IN 'AH vicinity ol
WOODS, AN" "n"E" rh@fF are oIu 'rrts
TO De dl'n"9ed o. can o'''h Nhu he'"'
'ul mdlcrlh1 lot uSS"Fa'IoHS' 4"0FF -
many an Ola mono" frank oI " Feo
thnt Deeds Only sA" ing OH ana PaF'!a'-
" s'HklhE IN the eN'NhN, leaving us
rough park oh' 'na' III tNe summer
"o"tu make " i"l"o"7 ruHI'' SUM p j"
the form OF vase 4oF PLAh'7' IL i ''a
A0d concelt OF some 10 take inc stump
u an 'I" Tree anu lh'eFl' oo''"1h up
with mass OF hLfaES1!"s Foo'9' "N
when, Win 500 ana moss Il re'eP'"'!o
OF SOIL Is placed ana made 'erl'Ao!e
mass OF mowers 9o'H " n'"sS II "o| IL
very slGhuF ooI'e' III "''t' o"' oF
Skl!llul PIah'lhE II p"F' Win 'raH'T7
from the ground oo'o"' anu EFo" wing
IoWn from inc S"l! on t"c "'4 SH"IN!''
they can De fhat!" very ou4 ANA '"'T''l-
ing bits OF garden S'Hh.rl' H"'h
lhing look o"st hol 10" Fo.!aN' win
0ow"r-colors' out Win uheIE-airahEeo
creeping ana le" cchH"i p'"nS o'
effective fo!laGe'
Another group I'at can easily t@
made OF very common n"''flaIS' 'e a
lernery' and h'N"f'H p4"nI9' from co.,
'HctonH OF oLu Shhf'y roots' ha''-nNrleu
III me soil III " ,''' ,7'''NS P'',"' par
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04
YeLLCW-FEvER MICROBES


A yellow-ieyer microbe has the ap-
pearance OF three joints Of sugar cane.
! got them from Washington in a glass
tube that somewhat resem bled gourd,
says a well-known doctor. The tiny
microbes are placed IN the big end,
but by looking at It you could never
tell there was any thing but air in Il
The su I'll end is sealed up and tho
microbes are IN there, though appar-
emily dead Some microbes live in
such places for twenty years We will
suppose, now, that we want 10 look at
some Of them under the microscope
Upon the little glass side We put a
drop Of gelatine OF the consistency tina:
will not run. We take Ia cambric
needle, and after heating It to destroy
al microbes that may be in the air. wo
quickly break the SEAL OF the glass
tube and insert the needle, drawing It
out quickly and resealing the uecK u
the tube. We insert the needle in tho
drop Of gelatine on the side and quick
y put on the little cover u -Lut out
such germs OF micro bes that may 10
floating about in the air. Then 40
Place the slide in the microscope
In forty-fve minutes the microbes
have fully aroused from their Rip Van
Winkle sleep and now you see what
curious things they are. Ar | said
before, they resemble three joints of
sugar cane, bat the joints are not
straight but At opposite angles Iaec
this fellow, for instance, AMI yol 7ea
joint drop Of, leaving him with Two
joints. Presently another Joint ,o.s
on the dropped joint, and by tnl7 t4me
third appears on number "1e. NJ"
look al mum Der two and there = a
third joint Now L joint drops from
number one. and by the time i gains
another joint number two drvr- a
joint, and this, with the yu.ut f. n
number two Join together, and t.rro
i microbo uumbrr thrrr. Another
joint grows on mum 9er- on" and Two,
and one drops from mum Der three, auQ
these. joining together, make M!crUD9
number four, and 80 they 20 On unt..
the little drop 0! gelatine is o work
ing. seethlng mass Of mjCrO5es.
Now, those micro bes are in the blood
Of yei!ow-f"yer patient aud there .
where they live, They get in & u.uyl
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04

A grent deal has been said and writ.
ten on this subject, and It seems as yet
no definite conclusion has been reached
As to the best food and how much to
give We have been taught by expert.
ence that the same quantity OF food will
not do to give to flock each day.
Some days they will leave part Of it on
the ground, and probably the next day
the same quantity is not enough. and
they 60 hungry. 1t is tho same way
with other animals. as we'll Us the hu-
man family. We must watch the appe-
tite Of the animal or fowl If We would
feed just enough and no more. pre-
fer bulky food for the morning meal
for laying hens. such as wheat bran. OF
clover hay chopped fine and scalded.
A mixture Of these two is excellent
About twice week give for the MORN
ing meal a general mixture of turnips.
potatoes, table scraps and broken egg
shells cooked together. This is relshed
greatly by the fowls. especially on a
cold morning. The mixture should be
fed warm, also a good supply OF clean.
warm water is given them. This does
not freeze so readily and tones up tho
system. When the weather is good my
fowls run out on q clover and blue
grass run and l give no feed at noon.
but give them all the corn aud oats
they want at night, scattered in heap
of straw. In bad. snowy weather !
never let them out OF doors, but keep
the poutry-house floor vel! covered
with straw. and grain scattered in 1t.
They content themselves by scratching
and singing and shell ng out eggs. and
happier looking family OF Brown
Leghorns WAS never seen. No frozen
combs or wattles. but look IS rcd and
fresh ~ II this WIS May weather. No
sleet, snow or rain comes into their
house. and they have glass on the south
side to admit the sunshine. Such
houses as build are comfortable. neat
and cheap, and that they answer every
purpose my egg basket and healthy.
looking fowls can testify. Don't make
q practice Of feeding all corn and Moth
ing else. Vary the fsed IS much as
your resources will allow. Corn is es-
pscially bad in SUNNI IS 1t fattens so
readily and contains so much heating
matter, which Is calculated 10 cause
dissase. A poultry breedsr In tho South
should never bs without green food for
the hens in winter. for all he has TO do
Is 70 plant it. and nature does the rest.
Hurley in Southern Ltvs Stock dour-
nal T
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04

-"Bill" Mathers. the hunter and
nimrod OF Writ County, W. Va, caught
a coon in box and took it TO the
county seat. Calling oil the dogs in
town. many OF which had never seen a
coon before. he turned the coon loose
on Court square, whore it licked all
the dogs around. from the poodle up to
the foxhound, after which 1t took up a
shade tree. whore it quietly picked the
dog meat from its teeth. There being
no more dogs in town to spare. the
coou was shaken from the tree and
Bill" the nimrod, ended its lie with
a club. II was 1he Sullivan coon o.
West Virginia.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04
A Patient Critic.

A minister's little daughter, who had
been TO church for the first time, and
heard her father preach, was qnes-
toned by him on reaching home as to
how she liked his sermon.
There was an embarrassed silence;
then the little maid, tired out with the
long strain OF "being good and yet
anxious not to offend in any wise. made
answer, with little. long-drawn breath
OF patient resignation: You preached
awful long. papa. but beared IT,
IIarper's Young People.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04
TO IMPROVE STOCK.
Combination Needed TO Produce Pure
Bred and Profitable Animals


1t is q significant fact that all the
well-known breeders OF different kinds
ofstock accomplish their work through
Individual enterprise and effort !. 10
probably best that this should be eo.
Only thus can be had the care and at
tention essential in successful breed
ing. Only thus, too. can be afforded
the necessary expenditure In advertis-
ing to secure a market for the animals
when bred. 1t is the lack Of good
market that often prevents farmers
with little money from buying i'm
proved animals to improve their pres
ent stocks, 1t costs good deal TO
breed, both in money, skill and care.
IT, after this work has been done, the
farmer can not sell to hs good ad-
vantage as the better known, because
more widely advertised, stock Of hie
wealthy neighbors, It is little wonder
that he is discouraged about beginning
this Improvement
| This il perhaps the most practica!
question that now confrOuts the mass
Of American small farmers. They are
ruined by poor stock, which does not
, pay the expense Of keeping, and which
they feel doubtful about exchanging for
/ better. II is this conservatism, often
! reasonable under existing conditions,
/ that is a greater bar TO agriculture,
! progress than any thing else. Good
stock pays, but it is nee. s5arily eypen-
sive to buy. Farmers Of small means
can not get it. except they can manage
| in some way 10 get also some share OF
the profit Of the breeder.
Cooperation furnishes the best and
perhaps the only solution OF this dittl.
cult problem. Not cooperation to pro
ducc the pure-bred animals that sell
for fancy prices but q combination OF
farmers to purchase pure-bred males
| for the improvement OF their own
hocks and herds That ia compare.
| lively inexpensive, and gives 10
the average farmer most Of
| tue advantage he could expect
to derive from breeding thorough
breds- In some iFhborhoods the
grange may furnish the best means for
such practical combination Of farmers.
This is the season OF the year when
farmess have the most leisure To talk
up such matters, aud It il also tn sea
son when breeders having supernuous
| stock are most ready To dispose Of
| what they will not noal another yeHr,
When beginning has been made in
stock Improvement in any neighbOr-
hood in this way, the after progress il
natural and easy By occasional pur-
chase Of pure-brod males the entire
stock in the nciElhOrhoOd may In a
| few years, become nearly as good for
practical purposes Us il it were pure
bred. And, having begun il a modest
way, some one will find it profitable to
establish III the neiEhburhood q pG~,-
bred stock, II only for supplying the
| local drmu 3D. American Cu!tIvltor.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04
CLARINoA TAKES THE AIR

Oh vot ~ how fair n stress Prus
Doth purse her lips and frowR,
10 zoe one feet along The street
All In trim new gounf
oing louder, robin, pipe. o wren,
Aud, thrush, your quavers dare;
Let every tt roa. be vocal xhen
Clartnda takes the air."
ehe hath smile that would beguile
A monk In robe and cowl.
And yet her eyes can look as wise
A. grave Minerya's owl.
Lo, When she speaks, across her cheeks
The chasing d mples fare.
Oh, young again would be when
Clarinda 'takes The air."
Nor left nor right her glances light;
Demurely on she goes:
In all the wide, wide countryside
There's not so sweet rose.
Andye, my gallant gentlemen
Tut: tntl ye should not stare;
And yet how may ye help it when
Clarlnda takes the airy
Clinton Scollard, in Harper's Magazine.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04

carefully looked into the matter. They
say: "Aftsr careful inquiry We are
satisfied. that while the collge is open to
all. yet the son Of no rich man attends
II; the boys here are either wholly desti-
tuts Of means or are the sons Of parents
OF very limited means; il is emphut:calIy
a school for the poor. and We intend. SO
far ~ we arc able, to make 1t subserve
their intere.u." The fact is, ary live,
industrious boy can get through on
from us to $iO0 session. for board.
books medical attention, fuel and every
expense. These official facts are cer-
tsinly more reliable than reckless,
careless assertions.
4. 1t y claimed tha. the sons OF farm.
ers do not attend the college. The re.
cord shows that in the last session 50
per cent OF sll the students attending
were the sons Of farmers. and the
balance were mostly sons Of men en-
gagged in industrial pursuits.
g. 1t was claimed that the salaries
paid the President and Professors were
too high. although they were aid the
same salaries as paid at Oxford, and at
most first-class colleges. The rrduo-
tion made by the Legislature caused
theIcol ege to lose several Of its best
Professors, who had mainly contributed
to build it up The salaries OF the Pro-
fessors. were reduced from $500 to ST.
900. Texas took one iand paid him
$1,000 West Virginia took another,
and paid him $500. One OF our
graduates was receiving $500 IS AS
sistant Professor. and the college
wanted him for one OF these vacancies
Texas offered $3.50 and took him.
Another graduate WAS receiving $3.50
Kentucky offered him 81. 200 and took
him. Larger salaries were offered 10
two other Professors. but they deter
mined to remain b, the Mississippi
College, believing the next Legislature
would correct the matter. and could and
would pay her officers as much as other
States. The Board have had to fill
the vacance, with younger men, of
less reputation AMI experience Even
these gentlemen cannot be kept at their
present salaries. but will be carried to
other States in the future A few moro
such experiments and radical changps
will up break the institution. or reduce
it to = second-ra'e college A man or
commodity is worth what he or 1t will
bring on the market Mississippi can
not keep frst-class institutions unless
she pays the same price for Professors
as other States do for same grade OF
talent. The most important part OF any
college is learned, earnest and COM
petsn: Faculty. Why discriminate
against the Faculty Of the A. and M.
Collegep Why should not the State be
equally liberal to all her institutions?
Are they all not supported by taxation7
Ia there any good reason why the sons
Of farmers should have sesond rate
teachers, and the sons Of others have
frst-class teachers? The State should
hold the scales equally and treat all her
sons alike. S. ID. LEE
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04
Why should girl remain uglyt

Why should Il girl remain uglyi
There are exercises and systems for fll-
ing out her cheeks. neck and bust, de-
veloping her limbs and forming her
nose. The experts will straighten her
eyes and hx her teeth. What nature
has not done for her hair, eyebrows
and complexion can be supplied by art.
Tho plain girl may not ind 1t in her
power 10 become thing Of tsanty.
but she can come very near It.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04

81. LouIs and Chicago are to havo
celebrations OF tser own 10 honor Of
The csntsnnia: Of tho acceptance Of Ito
Constin,,on ot tttv United SssssA On
AprlEBu.h.
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04

II customrr - Wat an incessant
talker that sandy-haired clerk Of your"
Isl" Boot aud Shoe NJ srch MY es
but he's slwas~ les>ds 10 ssrus ny at
nieirt"
The Grenada gazette., 1889-04-04

"A dog acts as wntchman over the
mail at Allentown, Fla, taking the
pos ition on the bags the moment they
are thrown from the train, and refusing
to move or sllow any one to disturb
y. en- until the postmaster arrives
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
IN A MEXICAN PRISON,

A Popular and Wealthy Connecticut Man
 the Victim of Conspiracy.
 CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. l3.-Louis Huller, Of the International Company of Mexico, a Connecticut corporation, with offices at Hart ford, New York, Lonlon City of Mexico and San Diego, surrendered herself to the authori- ties, and was committed to prison. His asso- tiates in the management of affairs here ridi- cule the criminal charge of defalcation brought against him, and ascribe the prose cution to the action of recently arrived representative of English shareholders. Mir Huller has magnificent estate in the suburb Of Tacubaya, where his entertainments have been on q splendid scale. Huller is a man of great enterprise and generosity. Public sentiment inclines ill his favor, and it is generally felt that he will clear himself He has on foot negotiations for selling his Las Palomas concession in northern Chihuahua to Chicago capitalists for nearly $l,OOO,OO0 General Counsel Hammersley, of Hartford, Is here
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
PRICE TWO CENTS.

not overwhelmed with fear at the pou- sible consequences. Diplomacy wi0 probably prevent any rupture. and the. chamber of deputies at Paris may noe appear openly on the scene. but while the voice will be the voice of Esau the hand will be the hand of Jacob. It is clear as the sun at monday that if the Panama canal is completed-and tho signs all point to a certainty that it win be-not only will French capital construct the works, but France herself will be behind the enterprise. If Brother Jonathan doesn't like this what is he going to do about it? We are great nation, a wonderful country, with . people quite unequaled on Gods foot stool, but all the same we cut a sorry figure in the worlds naval history, and if trouble should come it is on the sea the disturbance would take place. Why France today. second, think, among the naval forces of the earth, or rather the waters upon the earth, with her splendid and enormous battle ships. could close up every American seaport on the Atlantic coast and destroy mi1- ions of American treasure without our offering any serious defense. England. Germany, Italy, Russia and Austria of course far excel us on the seas, while in- significant Greece, and even South American Chili, are our superiors as naval powers. x<x
 Here in the old Spanish harbor of Co lon, where the war ships of the world during their southern cruises occasion ally gather, the American vessel Is looked upon with something approach ing derision, and the power of the Amer ican at sea is referred to with politely yelled sheer. Happily it will not always be so. In few years, when our twenty and odd great cruisers, now building or projected, are in service, the United States will hold reasonably good poai- tion, but ''while the grass grows the horse may starve."
 Today France is on the isthmus, pre- pared and determined to stay.
 FREDERICK w. WHITE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
His Bravery Cost Him His Life.

PIrTsBURa, Feb. 13.-William St. Clair, proprietor of a gents furnishing store, Will kinsburg, suburb of this city, was fatally shot by burglars. MT. St. Clair lived with his family back of the store, and was awak- ened by noise of something falling. As he opened the door leading to the store he saw outlined against the light outside the forms of two men. Before he could raise his pistol to fire the burglars shot twice at him. He then returned the fire, following them out to the street. AS he reached the pavement he was shot twice, one ball entering the left leg and the other taking effect in the left breast. The wounds are fatal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
ATTACKED BY ROUGHS.

Three Men Dangerously Stabbed and a
 Woman Beaten nt Reading.
 READING, Pa., Feb. 13.-Joseph Hains, John Dwyer and Charles Fritz, young men of nearly the same age, 20 years, are lying at their respective residences, in this city, suf- fering with dangerous knife cuts and body bruises received in an affray Sunday night The particulars of the affair were only made known when Hains condition became so seri- ous that no persons except members of the family were permitted to see him. If he does not improve his ante-mortem statement will be taken.
 Haines went to the assistance Sunday cven- ing of his l3-year-old sister at Spring and Nicolls streets. The girl had been assaulted by drunken ruffian, and when Haines en- deavored to protect her he was brutally at tackled and stabbed. Dwyer and Fritz came to Haines' aid, and were also knocked down and slashed with knife. Mrs. Haines, seeing the fighting going on, rushed from her house, when she was also set upon and knocked down twice, She fell to the ground the sec ond time badly stunned, and when she re- covered, crawled to where her son lay on the frozen ground covered with blood She as- sisted him home and sent for Dr. Wenger, who dressed his numerous wounds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
BUILDERS IN CONVENTION.
Third Annual Session of the National Asso
 citation i'm Philadelphia.

Third Annual Session of the National Asso-
 citation i'm Philadelphia.
 PHILADELPHIA, Feb 13-The third annual convention of the National Association of Builders assembled in Franklin institute. The gathering included representatives from thirty-six cities in which there are organiza- hons of master builders known under various titles. These associations combined form the national association.
 The national association was organized in Boston three years ago, and the first annual convention was held in Chicago The officers of the association are as follows: President. John s. Stevens, Philadelphia; first vice president, Edward E. Scribner, St. Paul, Minn., second vice president John J. Tucker, New York; secretary, William H. Sayward, Boston; treasurer, George Tapper, Chicago.
 President Stevens called the convention to order and introduced Mayor Fitler, who de ivered an address of welcome President Stevens then delivered an address, after which the convention proceeded to business c. W. Voshall, of Rochester, N. Y., M. E. Kava- naugh, of Cleveland, O., and William Hark- ness, Jr., of Philadelphia, were appointed assistants to the secretary. The chair ap- pointed committee on credentials, after which the convention took a recess.
 At the afternoon session @ number of reSo- lutions were offered There are 1858 delegates and alternates in attendance The conven- tion will hold two sessions to-day and to-mor- row. A banquet will be rendered the visiting delegates to- morrow evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-13
New Jersey Veterans.

TRENTON, Feb. 13.-The New Jersey De- partment of the Grand Army of the Republic met in Masonic temple A resolution was passed requesting that all the delegates from New Jersey to the national encampment sup port Gen. Grubb for national commander. It is to be sent to the Pennsylvania encampment, now in session, urging its concurrence A camp fire was held last night, at which the members of the legislature were present. The outlook is favorable to Comrade Budd Bodine for the department commandership The delegations from Hudson and Essex will give a complimentary vote to Past Commander Smith. Capt. w. B. Miller, of Camden, has a solid delegation from West Jersey