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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
LIMITED STATES ENGINEERS

TINTED STATES ENGINEERS
u Onice, S0jH cas-. Main street. Richmond.
Va, October 10, 1890 Proposals tor dredging and
excayating rock from the channel OF the James
river near Richmond, Va. for the construction
OF mattress dykes and jetiies will DO received
until noon OF DECEMBER 9. 1890, aud then
opened. Attention is invited 10 Acts OF Congress
approved FebruarY %, 1883. and February %
1887, olume 90, page 332 and Volume "a, page
IA, Statutes az Large Information be had
on Application 10 Mr.. c. +. L. Burgwyn, SO5I<
east Main street, Richmond, Va WILLIAM r.
CRAlGHILL, Colonel Corps OF Engineers,
United States Amy. oc 2S4t&De 6&8
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
SWIFT AND TERRIBLE VENGEANCE.
A Brutal Negro Fiend Riddled with Bull
let's for Assembling Lady
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l

CENTRAL, S. c.. December 3, 1890.
A coarse, repulsive-looking negro with q
gun and rope accosted Mrs. Waters (who
lives four miles from this point at her
home on the lst instant. She was alone
with little child. Placing the muZzle of
the gun at her head and the rope around
her neck and threatening to blow her
brains out if she made any noise, the ne
gro dragged her to the woods, the rope cut
ting into the flesh of her neck, and forced
her TO remain with HIM for nearly four
hours. He compelled her TO take an oath
of secrecy, swearing he would return and
kill hershould she ever break her oath, and
telling her he was going to the mountains
and she need not try to find him, for he
could not be caught, and that he had sub
jected other white women TO the same
treatment he had her. In making her way
to the nearest house cher husband was two
miles off at a saw-milD she found her baby
wandering in field, the little thing having
tried to follow its mother.
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Pr MON Al

NOTICE.-W. f. JOHNSON is NO
~ longer In tho employ Of JAMES WoODALL,
lnstalment House, sO5 east Broad street and is
east Broad street. do f-it'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
Daily.
STOPrTNgPLAcPs


Nos. u. - aui 30 make no sop. Nrs ....
q stop on signal az Nsu-lrstor. Dfaar.
Centrslig ani Chester &c. .Isf.ts ID. ......
a. Manchester anl Chester So. gts..tf., ...
chester. ~ 81 stops 90 signal 40 ta. ....
only Tor Passengers purchasing tcEr. t. ...
lar stopping places Tor IBIS rain ...fl ..r
bHfs. nos 81. 20, 33, ani % via s.D.... ..
uons Tor Passengers.
PiLLMAN-CAR SERVICE.
On Trains Nos. Hand 3sesr.rg. I......
New YORK sol Tampa, Ia IONS lt.t.
On Trains Nos. d AMI e e.eapnr.r.r- ....
Now YORK Gud Charleston. on r.... N..
and - sieeping-clfs l9isocu ter ...t
Jacksonville
THE ONLY ALL-RAiL HNE ~ NUto..
LEAVE ASSN.
Richmonf...'si0 4. 81. N.r.olk.... ....r ~
hichmuu1. 90. atl D.. A, NOroIl...... .. a.
Norfolk. ...'s. io 8. ~. ItrhunrI ....... . u
Nortolk......'i $3.50 T.. s.. E.lnorI... ......r
Tho trains leaving Richmond atH"A. Az u
Norfolk att p. ~. ire so.Ii aflls . ..f... CO..
two pOin =. and passenger FU ..'.r r
change ~ cars. Close coUlU.r.... . L..
made A. Petersburg ry fhe H. .... as
Richmond and NE s.tI a. q. uar i... I..
Trains leaving Hi,hmonf a. $3.50 q. AZ.
ll.-O T. N. ana arriving 40 h.c....I l. ...I
NJ. aud 80 Y. NJ. MAKO rI1.H .u..I-. .. U..
tersburg 10 aCi from faruUi., Ly....
and southwestern points
X. ". ~tIii, Srperln--.f...
r, 1. u. MYERS. oruurg. rlUtI. .t...
I. Nj. EvEks0N. G0aerli .ourH. l....
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JAMEs-RlyER DIVISION
lRichmond an1 Alleghany h-.i'''I
LEtyE RICHMOND. 49,.

LEtyE BIcHaONr. ,
gOo A. ". daily Tor lyehDugg, LeIrg -
clifton Forge. ...
amp. NJ. tor Lyucb1lrg, except
s'eeuing Car Tor Chiffon ~. y
tr.ia Leaves Lmclhlrg 10 .
daly f0r Lexington ans -.is'
Forge.
rEAiNs ARgIYs Az RicnnoNp
$50 p. VI. daily from CnIn Fofk'. .....
s2l A. II, except sunday from N.IIi' '+''
Lexington, and iyurnllit
s,.tion. eighth ana Canal street, ..,
s'@'io"' n. ". FULLER
General Pa--raf 10 Af =.
q ". srKyEys. General superait at'.L -
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E'ARMvILLE AND POWHAIAS

E'ARMYILLE AND POWhAIAf
RAfLHOAn
GENERAL OFFlCk 1J3 EAsI MAIN SItsts
SCHEDULE ~ kFFECf Au0Isfh i..
LHAVg RICHMOND.
gi5 A. n, rig Atlantic Coast Ice Ter ler--.A
..OS r. ~. utI Atlantic Coast Lins Tor .ll.fs
poct aud Intermediate Hiat.na
200 p. NJ. ga Richmond ana DAIUIlf f0r fafn,
vile, ,nd all stations ge5i ~ ha.e. ~
Junction.
400 p, H., ris Rlchm0nd and DanUIe. Qf sam,
quarter sui W.ntsrpH b.
AHRlyE ar RtcHs. I'll.
giO A. ", via Atlantic Coast Li.r, irrn "iatf''
pock nnd fntermodla,H spa lA
400 F. NJ, ga Atlantic Coast iig3 from itrn. -
si5 A. X, wa Richmond oad Dslfiar, in-i
Fsrmulle, AMI 81 stations Heai &
MOseley Junction.
s:i5 A. ", pfl Richmond ani DnnWIf, ma
skiuquartar au4 IS iu.srpo-h
All trains daily except sunday
FOR tickets. uagEago-'he. p. Iime-iAf.ft a.
coll upon A. w. CARRIER Auartc Coast -
aad Richmond auI DaHTil0 'q1i.
~ IAiGUInN
General Freight hli Passenger Afeih
JAMES X WERrH, General naa.ger. So
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pURsUED An CAPTURED.

In few hours squads of men were scour-
ing the country in search of the negro, who
was found by bridge-guard last night
near Richland. He was brought on the
cars TO Central and taken across the coun-
ty to the presence of Mrs. Waters, who at
once recognized him as the man-Henry
Welsby 10y name-who had assaulted her.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06

The consumptive's suferings are greatly
,mitigsted By Dr. Iull's Cough Syrup.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06

MICHAELs. PLAISrIFF, AGAINST MicgAgLs, d.
FRsDANr-Is rHs CBASCERY COURT Or TIE
CITY or RICHMOND.
!, Charles ". Goddn. CLERK OF said court GER
tlfy that the bond required OF the special COM
missioner by the decree in said cause u Deem
Der 3 1880, mas been duly given.
Given under my hand this TN day of Decem-
Der. 1899. CHARLES ". GODDlN,
de5 Clerk
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OLD DOMINION sTEAM-tEA
~ SHIP COMPANY. LIAh
FOR NEW YORK.

FOR NEW YORK.
Steamers leave Richmond EVERY TUESDAY
ami FRIDAY a. l.. n. Manifest closed one
hour before sailing uma
steamers leave New York for Richmond
EVERY WEDNESDAY ana SAT- RDAT ats 4.
", arriving in Richmond MONDAY and FRI
DAY MORNINGS.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
Cabin fare 90 New YORK GA JSmes-TiYor
route uncluding meals aud Oorth.-.........s %
Round trip tickets, limited 10 thirty days
after date OF issue. IL 10
stoeraqe with ,ubsistonce ....... ......... 6 o.
Storage without 81 bsisteuc ..., %
Cabin fare Ella Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
10 90
Cabin fare rio Richmond and Petersburg
railroad .....s... lvvD
Tickets can be obtained ~ A. W. CARRIERS. 1000
Main street; CHESAPEAKE ani Ohio ana Rich
mond and Petersburg dspots. and at compauys
Offices, 1901 Main street, sud wharf. Rockets
Freight forwarded and through bills OF lsiing
Issued for points beyond New York.
Freight received daily until S y. NJ.
Passengers leaving Richmond on MONDAYS,
TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS. THURSDAYS, and
SATURDAYS, by the Chesspeako aud Onto rail-
Way ria Newport News az $40 A. NJ. and ~
Richmond and Petersburg railroad same days.
M q.i0 A. NJ, Will make connection at NORFOLK
with steamer leaving those days.
GEORGE ". ALLEN A CO., Agents,
no. 1901 Main street and
det COmyauyi. wharf Hockaftk
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FILINAN.cAs srRl-cn-
The ONLY ALL-RAiL HNE ~ Not.o..
LgAgg .refr.


IA RAILROAD
SCHEDULE ~ RFFECI NOVEMBER U...n
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. ga.
l:l5 A. SOUTHERN EAPUE-~. daily .. t..
lEnta, Augas.a, and l'I.. r.
t,nursfs CSC NroHuf. .-I I.r ...... r
and ga nisn 30 SALISBURY .. ..
eru north Caro- ilh. Il..F.. ... Id
take sleeper "a. DID, b.
sleeper ifHm UsnfI.1 r..f.
$50 a. N. ACCOM- NOTATION. thHs sr.rt
sunday. 90 Clover, Va, ana Hf .n.
dlat8 ru.lra
100 A. NJ. VIRGINIA AND NoRru CARO- 'Nl
EApNte~. laIF uruIr. H.. d.
Raleigh "a hrysf.Is t..".. d
BurkeyiIlo rIfH Nulf1it a.f ....l
railroad f0r fNmYIe, b.. ....
aud points West. hf hhfsr .r
Ciark-yllie, Oxford, heriar'... ..l
Durham.
a00R. VI. FAST MAIL. daily Per- Atdfs. t..
gusB, ard points South t....H
NOsieys Junction VII. Yam. n.t
FOahattn rallrlai. A. uferIs...'
Tor Durham HnI a.g.. .. .. -
bury Tor Moslean Norm Dl A
Through si.elaB f.m n...
south.
eco =. NJ LOCAL. daily fX.'Ii sruIa. pig
Amoua Courthouse ana Iut..u. .l'a
uUinfA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06

In execution OF n decree in the above mon
toned suit tho undersigned thereby appointed
for the purpose will cell by auction, on the
premises, on
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER ~. 1890,
at O'Clock p. NJ. that MOST DESIRABLE LOT
OF LAND with tho BRICK COTTAGE thereon
situated on the east line Of Fifth between Clay
and Leigh streets From the many Inquiries had
concerning this properly W. are led b. think
that a southwest mineral deposit exists u ereon.
Say et 40 O'Clock We will sell that VALUABLE
BRICK RESIDENCE situated on The south1s,t
corner Of Fifth and Leigh streets. This IL also \
good piece OF property ana was well and mostsub-
stantially erected IN days como by, which should
Impress you with It's solidity. However, examine
FOE yourself, which IS tho best mode OF being
convinced. Also, say at o'clock =. NJ, W. VIII
sell that NICR LOT or LAHD with u BRICK
HOUSE thereon on the west limo u Fourth be-
tween Jackson aud Duysl streets.
The location Of this property "a good. and
thereby relieves US OF the necessity 81 pro-
longed argument in its favor. which would ouly
tend 90 increase tho cos, Of tnis advertisement.
TggNs: One third cash balance as six and
twelve mouths tor negotiable notes. with in
terest added, and Title retained until the whole
purchase. money ia paid and a conveyance or
dered by tue Court. WILLIAM II. SANDS.
Special Commissioner.
CHEWING & RosR, Auctioncers.
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Dayr
BY Chewing q Hose.
Real Estato Auctioneors,
No. 8 north Tenth street
COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE
VALUABLE IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY.

kichsels In tho Chapcery Court % tho City
W.. OF Richmond, decree OF December 8
MichaeiS) 1880.
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CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAIL
\ WAY OCMPANl.

A NuIaOAl IAAA4 ANlf OhAAb Aftt'r
~ WAY OCMPANl,
SCHEDULE ~ EFFECT DECEMBER li.@
iEAFE RICHMOND.
6Ol A. n. Local FrolgtG sAe,p, slli1n -
Char.ottassilia.
etOA. n. Daily Tor old r0int an y n f
100 A. A. Express. daily Tor tincinli.a f.'
man Sleeper CharilunsfI.r '. t.-
ciunGii. chair car Ola Point o. '.a'
lOttfs ylllg.
3.90 p. N. Bxpro.A iaily Tor OI Ini
NoriO.E Chair Car lLAr..is.I
% Oh Point
40 r. NJ. Accommodation, except s.-iih ~
Charlottesville.
io3OP. NJ. The q. =. y. Limited daily
Slesping.Car kicnmon1 o.
solid yssIullo train, VIZ
CAraut Pullmsus CHAR
Cincinnati agd Pullman e ...~
VILE.
TRAIss ARKfys A. EilNaoNt -
s.q0A. NJ. and 2.55 T.. y. fsily from ti'.i.f'
7:0O r. N. daily. except sunday if." '--''
lOttcsgillo.
1850 A. VI. ani 6.l5 z. ~. faIy from A.,i..~
station: broad street ursf -pfeAi'o-tA'
r.Mr. vfNEU TNg|n..Hh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06

BY L. p. Winston & Son,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE
~ OF
BRICK house AND LOT
SITUATED AT The NORTHWEST CORNER
OF MARSHALL AND SMITH STREETS.
ps city Of Richmond, decree
westsnd othors. OF November II, 1890.
The undersigned. appointed By the above
mentioned decree. viii sell at public auction, on
the premises. on
TUESDAY. DECEMBER O. 1890.
at O'Clock T.. 81, the REAL ESTATE described
In said decree "ss No coo west Marshall street,
fronting 81 feot on the north side Of Marshall
street a. tho corner Of Smith, and running back
between parallel lines on tho west side OF smith
street 1888 feet. more or lcss.' This lot has q
brick dwelling thereOn containing about seven
rooms The depth ~ this lot odds much 60 its
value, "a several houses can DO built thereon 70
front on Smith street IN rear Of the main build
ms.
TERMS or SALE: One fourth cash; balance At
one ana Two years for negotiable notes, interest
added. Title retained until All Of the purchase
money Is fully paid end conveyance ordered
by the Court BENJAMIN n. NASH.
special Commissioner
WEST, EXECUTOR, &C, PLAINTIFFS, VS.. WEsr
AND 0THgR-, DgFSNDANTs-lE THs CHANCEBY
COURT or THs CITY or RICHMOND.
|, Charles w. Goddin, clerk Of said court. cor
tify that the bond required Of the Special Com
missioner by the decree in said cause OF Noyem-
Der IL. 1880, has been duly given.
Given under my hand this 18TH day OF Novem-
Der, 1890. CHARLES w. GODDlN,
de3 Clerk.
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YORK-RIYER LINE, POINT
TuEFAyoRITE LOUIE SUWh
LEAVE RICHMOND:

TRAIN 80. 50, 3lJF 50.
LOCAL EMPRESS, daily, e1rl s.r'ay
Stops Al all sau0uA A. lrsof Fau.f .su-. o
with stage f0g Walscr.oli WH t.nullJ
steamer AZ v est Point
TRAIN 30. .-. irN
BALTIMORE LIMITED. Sally 'l.al' slnilr
for West Point. clule.r.f win lNrf-h..tr
steamers for Baltimore. 4. t.Iuufr ritAH.f
connect with Baltimore lll O.'n rnif0A. g
Washington. lhia1rIpLiu. 5000 N"W .ra
steamers leave BA.um.r.i a O.. 81. lalY, tl .
sunday
Trains arrive at Richmond Jij a. 81. anl i
A. 81.
TRAIN 80. %. GDAM.
LOCAL MIXED. daily cEeept sunday, iaa-A
T1onty-third streot for Woss Fginl ANA intcfr-
diate point%
TteEet-ofice n station foot ~ NlrginiN eir.'t
opou s NJ. too T.. "a. aad from 4. 81. Q. 30
A. NJ.
cry tickot-ornce-corner OF Tcuih ani Ma
streets.
sol. HAAS JAS. f-TAitOk
1ranic Msnag0r. General Passenger hg'Hf
JOSEPH :. fOrfs. Division Passenger 't.fh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06

nFFICE-MAN WITH $1,000 TO
" $500 WISHES TO PURCHASE INTEREST
IN SOME SAFE, PAYING BUSINESS. None but
direct communications noticed all such In strict
confidence. Address Post-of Box 22. city.
ia II
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
TRAINS ARRIVE At BlCHl0ND,

80 40 - = n From Atlanta and Augusta
s:A5 A, NJ. From Amelia C0.rI..
40 =. n. FROM Raleigh.
5:S5 T.. N. ~ Mancle.ter f..n O.F.r
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
Tup pANNER IIIJANCF

Sandy Fork Alliance, in Mecklenburg
county, claims TO be the banner alliance of
the county. Ii has a membership of 100,
and buys everything through ITS business
AGENT. II claims also the honor of securing
the nomination of Hon. James +. Epes for
Congress. ROBIN ADAIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
NO TINE TO LOSE.

About forty miles of the road must be
built by July of next year, and the COM
pany has very little time to lose. 1t Is be-
lieved, however, that Danville will be
lenient with the company, provided 1t
gives evidence of ITS ability and willing
,,nea -, hnild the road
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
DEcgMsER ~. 1870,

In execution OF decree in the above men,
toned suit tho undersigned Their by appointed
for the purpose will cell by auction, on the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06

WANT YOU TO SEND 81 AND A
w WAGON, and get CQRD OF WOOD from
RICHMOND BASKET AND WOODENWARR
COMPANY. near Exposilion Erounds. de s-2t,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06

WANTED, AGENTS TO SELL
w the Plnless Closhes-L Line; the only line
ever invented that holds the clothes without
pins: perfect success; patent recently
Issued sold only by agents to whom the eIclu-
siye right Ia given on receipt of 30 cents will
send sample line by mail also circulars: price
list and terms 10 agents secure your territory
at once. Address THE PtNLRSS CLOTHES
LINE COMPANY, II Hormon street. Worcests
Mass. oc ll-sa6W6m
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
TRAISsSo RrHwAeD

Leave Arrive
No. Petersburg Richmond.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-25
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Too heavy loads make balky horses.
Gentle treatment makes gentle horses.
To much physic will make ansounG
and unhealthy horses.
Dandelien as a market crop for green
is becoming quite valuable.
Grain may now have a top dressing O.:
suitable manure or of commercial fertil-
izer.
II the straw was returned to whea'
land it would not become exhausted SC
soon.
Have you a good supply of cabbage,
turnips, potatoes and onions stored for
winter use2
See that the tops Of The hay stacks are
all right. Half a days work on them
now, may save tons of hay for next
spring.
He who makes the greatest success at
swine growing is the n who com
menced in a small way and works to
greater numbers as he learns to breed,
grow and feed
Sunhower seed will be found useful
food for poultry, Frightening up the
plumage and stimulating egg production
DONE fall to plant a little patch Of it III
.Ie garden next spring.
If you have winter grain on a side hill
from which the snow is likely to blow
off, a thin covering of straw will not dc
harm. Try "winter protection" for
wheat TO see if it won't pay.
The Dorking is IN excellent al
round fowl. A fine dresser for table
purposes and a beautiful bird in any way
you take it. It is an English breed aho
considered among their best fowls.
Many farmers do not know what a
surveyors mark on a tree is, and some
times gets in trouble by cutting such trees
as the law strictly forbids It. The mari
is sstwo slashes and three gashes' acros:
them.
When a limb is cut from a tree
should be as close to the body as possible
The cut should be a smooth one, withoq
| bruising the bark, and the cut surface
should be covered with some kind o
cheap paint mixed in oil.
II ycu expect those calves you ar
raising to make good cows, you want t.
| keep them growing RICH on through thu
fall months. 1t is easier to keep them il
good condition for going into white
quarters, than to get them there if poo
when winter comes.
If a pasture field is not yielding gras
as it ought, try giving it a good top
dressing of manure. Some farmers thinl
this the best place to apply manure
Ground to be planted with r should
be MANFRED in the fall and plowed Il
spring. The manure goes into the soil
and produces wonderful results mex
year. 1t win not wash off, eve on stee]
land.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-25

showing. No owner ever knows the net.
neither the gross cost, of such a beast.
me success attending the feeding of {
nero OF COWS and h%eifers, both as relates
TO their feeding qualities and their value
as feeding breeders-the Judgment being
oased IN part upon department among
their kind-affords good and safe ground
upon which to select those having quail.
itles we are in quest of, obtaining
Aese as the future mothers of the herd
Regarding the deep-seated qualities il
feeding animals, the digestion NAV b,
good, while assimilation and the powe,
to hold convertible nutrient particle,
within the system may be greatly q
FAULT. Some animals eject in the excreta
much of that taken in at the mouth.
They are conspicuous as great
and slow growers, while as to fairness,
;hat is a state they never reach. For
his reason, it is now and then observed
;hat some of the moderate eaters in the
herd gain apace, fattening with great
ease and retaining their condition upon
light rations when once they reach a good
condition. These very desirable quail
ties are not difficult to detect, and point
clearly in the direction of which should
be retained as breeders.
Young animals, promising that they
are bred right for feeding, feed up
more kindly and promptly than those
that are aged, because digestion is most
vigorous at that period. Unless bred
with great skill for the single purpose of
feeding, young animals do not fatten
kindly, all experience showing that when
the attempt is made to make them fa5
they grow, instead of getting ripe
Prairie Farmer.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-25
BARNUM UPsETs STATISTICS,

A small controversy is going OH no"
among certain English newspapers regarding
the duration of life of persons using intoxi-
eating liquors, and a recent issue Of the Lily ~
statistics, F. T. Barnum, who is now in his
eightieth year, should nave died t~wenty-slx
years and some months ago, his allotted age
being less than tifty-four years. The same
paper further states that the total abstain
er's average of life, OF statistical showing, is
a little over fifty-three years, while the mod
crate drinker has ten years more OF life than
his totally abstemious brother.
Barnum has been, according to the same
authority, "a t~eetotaler for the last twenty
years and is manifestly d~efrauding the COM
pliers of statistics, Or else playing it very low
down on the other total abstaihers, whose
average life he is cutting down to a frightful
extent by living so much beyond his rightful
statistical turn" AS a matter of fact, Mr..
Barnum has not tasted intoxicants for a
period of over forty years mot twenty, as
stated, and has many times knocked the CON
ceit out of the national statisticians and all
their tables on this subjeet.-Neeo York.
Times,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-25
Tbara ;s one dorm into which w

tempest. There is one storm into which we
will all have to run. The moment when we
let go of this world and try to take hold Of
the next, we will want all the grace possible.
Yonder | see a Christian soul rocking on the
surges of death; all the powers of dark
ness seem let out against that so"ll-the
swirIing wave, the thunder Of the sky,
the shrek of the wind, all seem to
unite together; but that soul is not troubled;
there is no signing, there are no tears plenty
of tears in the room at the departure, but he
weeps no ~tears-calm, satisfied and peaceful;
all is well. By the fash of the storm you see
the harbor just ahead, and you are making
for chat farbor. All shall be well, Jesus be
ing our guide.
Into the harbor of heaven now we glide;
We're home at last, home at last,
Softly we drift on the bright, silT'rV tide
We're home 1t last.
Glory to God. all our dangers are DER,
We stand secure on the glorifed shore;
Glory to Cod we will shout eVermore,
Ware home at last,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-25
STACKING STRAW.

If put up 10 good shape SO that il
9M keepsr0heat o oat straw will make
ceilcnt feed to use during the win
s.fer. While wheat cannot be used fol
feeding it can be converted into a good
EQUALITY of manure by using for bedding
VT is too good a product to be throwr
away, as it is often done in burning. II
itself it may not Contain a very largt
mount of plant food, but it is a good
absorbant, and by using for bedding
much OF the liquid voiding that would
otherwise go to waste is absorbed, and ir
this way can be applied TO the land.
Mixed with clover and bran it makes
an excellent food for stock during The
winter. It is not by any means a com
plete food in itself, but fed in connection
with other materials good results may be
secured. But the quality must be good,
and the way it is stacked has much to dc
with the quality.
Tencan be stacked SO that it will shed
water and keep in fully as good condi
zion as hay, but it is often the case that
BY carelessness large quantities of it i,
spoiled. The most economical plan is t.
stack as thrashed; the work win be less
ind the straw in the best condition. One
mistake that is too often made is that suf-
fcient care is not taken at the start. This
foundation is either made too large sc
that the rick cannot be properly com
pleted or not large enough to hold all.
and what is over is often on one side. The
sides should be kept up evenly like hay
until you are ready to top out, and Their
draw III gradually, taking pains all the
time to tramp evenly, 50 that in settling
it viii not make fiat places to take water.
Where there is a large acreage of wheal
there is of course considerable quantity OF
straw. Yet with good management usingt t
mulch, for bedding and to feed it can al.
be used to a good advantage-at least
much more proftably than to burn
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