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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
Hints to Hous ekeepers.

Rice, boiled very dry, is acceptably
served with fish instead of potatoes.
Soiled clothes should not be allowed
to remain in the bedrooms. They faint
the air and make it impure.
Sprained ankle has been cured in an
hour by showering with hot water
poured from height of few feet.
Common washing soda and boiling
water should be used to rinse all the
waste pipes at least once every week
or ten days.
If you are tall woman arrange to
have your work table and ironing
board few inches higher than they
are usually made. This little precau-
ton will prevent many a bockache,
Fuel can be saved on ironing day by
placing over the irons an old tin
bucket or similar vessel bottom side
up. You need q thick iron holder,
lined with paper, to handle them with
when heated in this way.
Don't allow the broom to stand on
the brush end when not in use; hang it
on nail by means of ring in the top
of the handle. Don't forget that a
broom will last much longer if, after
using it is dipped in boiling water for
few minutes.
In changing feathers, always put
them into new ticks, as the feathers
will surely prick through washed
ticks. l believe our grandmothers
rubbed the inside of the ticks with
hard soap to prevent this, but l should
prefer new ones Old ticking can al
ways be put to good use.
The easiest way to clean shoes or,
rubber over-shoes which have become
muddy is with vaseline A little
"swab'' of flannel on the end of a stick
is good for this purpose. Even if the
vaseline touches the hands, it forms a
coating over them, so that the task is
not so unpleasant as it otherwise
would be.
Painted furniture can be wiped off
with little milk and water, and look
bright as new. Bamboo, rattan and
reed furniture can be cleaned with a
damp chamois. do not believe in
the use of furniture polish; it may do
for time, but better use soft flannel
with few drops of kerosene for pol
ished furniture.
All preparations for waxing floors
are heated by setting the kettle con-
tanning the mixture into another con-
tanning boiling water. By this means
the beeswax becomes Incorporated
with the turpentine and other ingred-
tents No floor will be sticky" if the
wax is properly rubbed in. The best
article for rubbing in oil or wax is a
parquet brush, such as are sold by
manufacturers of parqueL floors, and
at large house-furnishing stores.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
FLORIDA ALLIGAToRs SCARCE.

Dealer Finds the Mexican Supply Pays Much
the Better.
Joseph Smith has brought cargo OF
alligators from Mexico to New York.
Mr.. Smith was asked by Pittsburg
Dispatch reporter why he went to Mex
leo to hunt alligators, and replied:
"Alligators are playing out in Florida.
In fact, they are becoming scarcer in
all parts of the United States in conse-
quence of their skins being so much in
demand that many persons have en-
gagged in alligator hunting as q me ans
of making money. The allig ators
have never been hunted by the Next
cans, but soon had them at il. At
first 1.shot them, but Mexican con-
ceived the idea OF harpooning them.
and carried it out so successfully that
we followed that method afterward. I
was down there eighteen mouths. and
during that time I secured hides to the
amount of $4,000.
ut is quite exciting to take a sports.
mans lamp, fasten it on your head on
dark night and quietly sneak alono
the river bank, aud, finding one of
these monsters lying at the waters
edge. harpoon him. 1t takes a STEADY
hand and quick eye to strike them
right. and a strong arm to hold him
after he is harpooned."
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

well plowed in and left over winter, it
may be of advantage. If fertilizers are
employed. superphosphates of lime.
containing from 10 to Is per cent of
available phosphoric acid. may be used
at the rate of 25O to 800 pounds per
acre; if nitrogen is employed it should
be only in moderate quantities and
best in the form of nitrate of soda at
the rate of 100 to $50 pounds per acre;
potash may be supplied in the form of
kainite at the rate of 200 to 400 pounds
per acre, or high grade sulphate at
the rate of SO to 100 pounds per acre.
It is probable that in most soils where
experiments are made this year no
fertilizers of any kind will be used, and
very good beets can be grown on most
of our Western soils without the use of
fertilizers at present. When fertilizers
are employed they may be sown broad
cast or drilled in the rows and best at
the time of planting.
Preparation of ,Soil-If the soil is
deep and rich it may be plowed at once
to the depth of twelve or fifteen inches.
In less fertile soils it is best to pillow to
the depth of eight or nine inches and
subsoil to the depth of four or five
inches. The land should be thorough
ly narrowed and reduced to fine con-
dition of filth before planting.
Planting small patches the seed
can be put in by hand. For larger
fields drills can be provided. In gen
eral, the rows should be eighteen inches
apart and the seed planted so as to give
one for about every three inches.
When the beets begin to show four
leaves they should be thinned so they
will stand at distance from six to
nine inches apart in the rows, accord
ing to the fertility of the soil. This
regular thinning of the beets is abso-
lutely necessary to secure high sugar
content. and it should be completed be-
fore they show six leaves. In very
fertile soils the beets should be left
closer together, while in less fertile
ones they should be further apart. The
object, in all cases, should be to grow
beet which will average about one
pound in weight after it is cleaned and
topped.
Cultivation.-It is best to have the
beets cultivated fiat and not planted in
ridges. Any method of cultivation
which will keep out the weeds and
keep the ground thoroughly stirred
will be sufficient. 1t is important that
the hoe should be used, especially at
the time of thinning, and. to secure
good results, this method of cultivation
should not he neglected. The cultiva-
ton of beets should be continued about
the same time as for ordinary crops,
and they should be laid by when the
leaves begin to thoroughly cover the
ground.
If beets are planted in small patches
they should be in such position as not
to be shaded by other growing crops,
especially corn, as the free exposure to
sunlight is absolutely necessary to pro-
duces beet containing maximum
percentage of sugar.
Further instruction in regard to har-
vesting and manufacturing the beets
will be contained in Bulletin No. ~,
which will soon be issued and sent to
each one who has requested package
of beet seed, or who may hereafter ask
for it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

Prof. Hickman of the Ohio Station
says: 1.-The greatest amount of mar
ketable corn has been produced where
the stalk averaged twelve inche s
apart. The variations in yield were
slight, whether planted one grain
every twelve inches, two every twen-
ty-four inches, three every thirty six
inches or four every forty-eight
inehea
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
A White Peacock.

The London Geological society pos
sesses white peacock. The bird pre-
serves the markings which distin-
guished the species, particularly the
large eye-like spots on the tail feathers.
The effect of these spots is remarka-
BILE. They are exactly like the pattern
on damask table-cloth.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
A Lamp Chimney Eight Years in Use

A lady in Americas, Ca, is using a
lamp chimney that she has had and
used daily for the past eight years, and
she expects to use it for many years
vet. She says that she boiled it in salt
and water when it was bought in 1882,
and no matter how large the flame
runs through it, it wont break. -.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

Clubs have increased rapidly in New
York, and it is estimated that they now
have an active membership of 100. 600.
Every club has an ambition to get .
building on Fifth avenue.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

given to him by one of our boats crew.
as safeguard against all forms Of
death. It struck me that red opera
hat with Mohammedan prayer pinned
in it was, indeed, strange find" in
the wilds of Central Africa.-E. y.
qInase IN St NichnLns
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

lie He Quarreled with His Wife," is the
heading Of half-column article IN on ~
change. In this busy age a newspaper can
hardly hope to attract attention with a.
commonplace headline Is that..-Whits.
side Herald. 1A'e-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

comic singer or wandering minstrel.
The possession of this truly wonder
full creation of the theatrical cos
tuner made Ibaka a proud and happy
man. His delight in his new decora-
ton would have been unalloyed were
it not for a haunting fear that some
one might steal it. He kept it when
not in use, in our Station house, and
called for it only on state occasions
and big public drinking-bouts. I in
sisted on his continual care of this
valuable acquisition, and would place
it on the side of his head for him, and
impress upon him the necessity of
wearing it in that position, as we
white men were cry particular about
such details. Old Ibaka was intensely
superstitious, and was constantly with
the Fetishman. who was kept busy man.
ufacturing new charms to protect him
against Imaginary evils. The poor
old chief was easily gulled, and would
accept from anybody anything that
had the semblance of charm.
One day 1baka arrived back from
some prolonged native festival. The
old fellow bore evidence of having
taken more than his share of the strong
wine. He had worn the red opera-hat
on this occasion. and he now brought
it to the Station to see it returned to a
place of safe-keeping. Upon closing
it up noticed mysterious little pack
age, and was informed that it was a
mo,ska,sda aaongamga fetish letter.. 1t
was, in fact, Mohammedan prayer,
New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Miss Rose Coghlan returns to the city this week
and plays at the Grand Opera House. Her repertory
is as follows: Monday Wednesday, Thursday ana
Friday nights anf saturday afternoon. Peg Wohng-
ton: Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon, FOR
get Nle-Not7; Saturday night. "Jocelyn.'
Two of Gilbert and sullivan's operas VIII try their
attractive mowers against each other this week the
Du1 Onerz Company coming to the BrNdway Theatre
with The Nikado, and The GOnd0licrs' continuing
It's run az PamcI's.
Mrs sarah Cowell Lemoyne Will read "P1ppa
Pa a-sesn at the Lyceum Theatre az 2jO TINS alter
noon II will be the last Of her course Of five read
nc, from BfOUnnc's poems.
The play which was seen at an authors matinee
az the Madison Square Theatre last season, called
Pine Meadows Will be produced at the Fourteenth
street Theatre tonight in revised form and under
the name Of " A Long Lane
New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
TEDDTrCQ

At Webster Hall ia East Eleyenfh-st., the marriage
9. Henry Natal. Of Asburv Park, y. j. and Mis- Ida
Levy Of this ely took place lat night IN the presence
Of large assebage Of friends and relatives. The cere
rony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Mendes, o; tho
Ninth Street Synagogue. The bridesmaids were the
Sophie ard Mile Levy. sisters Of the bride Miss
Ray wieccl, and Miss Mile Keller. The grOomsncn
were william Natal Michael Natal, Isaac Natal and
Michael Hlrsch Following the wedding ceremony supper
was served and after that dancing until early
morning. The bridegroom IS prominent mer-
chant Asbury PARK, and the bride IS a daughter q
Morris Levy Of No. 361 Hudson-st Mr.. and Mrs.
Natal will make a wedding visit to Washington and then
live Asbury Park Among the large number
present the wedding and reception were Mr. and Mrs
Morris Levy, parents Of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Natal father and mother Of the Bridegroom M and Mrs
Isaac Dryer Miss Ida Levy, william II. Godsten. Ms
II. Goldsten. Mr. and Mrs j. Hirsch. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Kurtzmann Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ksufnisnn DR.. ;. Gold
s.e.n. Mr. and Mrs Il. Jacobs Miss Mile Hirsch David
Vigior, Mr and Mrs. Mark Lowenthal, NJ. Goldstein
Mr. and Mrs j. OppenheiIner. Il. Altman, Miss L. Cohen,
Miss Wolf. s. H. Goldsmith, Mr.. and Mrs Louis Dryer
Moses Dryer, William H. Carnisn. Isaac Wolf and Mr..
snd Mrs Michael Cohen
Chicago, March 3O.-At Blair Lodge, the suburban
residence OF Walter Cranston Larned. in Lake Forest
Miss Isabel scrbner, Of New York. married yes
terday to Carter III. Ftzhugh, Of Nicksburg, Miss
brother Of TIE BRIDE Charles Scrbner Of scifbner Co..
NewYork gave her away. The daughter Of United
States Senator Farwell maid OF honor and the
brother of Sir Stafford NOrthcote acted as usher The
guests included number Of wellknown people.
New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
Won BUELOW AT TIE SYMPHONY SOCIETY'S
CONOERT-NEVS NOTES

DR.. Won Buelow played two concertos at the last
concert of the symphony Society on saturday night
Bcethoven's fifth and Liszts first, both In the hey OF T.
fat. lie also figured on the programme as composer.
his symphonic poem suggested by UhAnds poem, Des
the direction Of Walter J. Damrosch, between the
concertos Before all this Peetlloven's fourth SYM
rhony was rceled OF IN perfunctory and wearisomely
monotonous manner. 1t Will be guessed from tie
simple mention Of the compositions that the concert
was not season of frivolity. Two long conccrtos
Il symphony and symphonic poem make up q list
calling for considerable endurance unless there is
something in the performance to stimulate interest
and challenge attention The things which did this
last night were not altogether gratifying DR.. Won
puelov's PLAYING was an interesting study from a
pcdagegc point Of view, especially his phrsing, but
there was scarcely enough Of poetic charm or
emotional warmth in IL 10 excuse his many technical
m,shaps. In the rondo Of Beethoven's work, how
ever he was strikingly and most instrucuvely
original Mr. Damrosch conducted the genial doctors
composition with much Intelligence and vastly more
effectiveness than the symphony,
The first Of DR.. Won Buelow's planoiortc rccitals
VIII take place In the Broadway Theatre tomorrow
cIucsdav afternoon. The programme consists Of
Bach's Chromatlc Fantasia and Fugue a sonata In
major by Mozart Mcndessohn's Variations
scrieil,es Schumanns Carnival op. 90. and Chopins
Nocturnc op. o. No g. three MaziIIkas the Polonaisc
in F-sharp minor and Ia.s,ntellc, op. ~;
series OF four organ rcciials VIII be begun IN
the First Presbyterian Church omolrow afternoon.
summer saltcr Gerru smith and Il. Huntington
WoOdman are to cooperate in the list and cach pro-
cramme will be varied by several vocal NUMBERS
New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
HARHOyY DOWN N PENNSYLVANIA
from The Philadelphia Inquirer.


The Hon. william l.. Scott has undertaken the
oioantic contract of bringing about harmony in the
DcmocTrtic party Of Pennsylvania. The Hon. Alex
ancer X Mcclure and the Hon. William VI. Slngcry
lad similar contract with the Phadclpha Democracy
moi innp agO They succeeded admirably mat ihe
rcnhican majority at the late election only anOunic
I" about 80 600 and doubtless Mr.. scott lnds innch
crcouragcucnt In the figures. ~ aH events, ne
T. in The field for harmony and with Just about the
Enc m brilliant prospects that accompanied the work
~ The eminent harnonists who preceded him.
Mr. scott enters upon field th9l Is just DDIhnE over
win enthusiasm for harmony. ilc h naturalIy Iur
ha-mnnv himself because the KIND cf harmony nc
is after y,ould place him In command Of inc party
roachincrv and his eye Is on the National dclcRliiul
for Iao1 IL is necessary for the fulnment Oi ms
ideas ~ what should constitute harmony that the
coming State convention ana ~, Sdlu'oaoe ioi WV
ernOr Should be I'm sympathy with nm.
I,ut Mr.. scott Is by no means inc ohly Deihocrat
who is hankcring after harmony The Hon. william a:
Wallace has returned from Europe Win trunk sturcd
fun Of g. IL Is his intention 10 sprcad ms pdfucniht
brand OF harmony all over the state ana 10 spread u
on thick. According 10 MS yie% ,hcrc as !, ony % Che
genuine kind OF harmony, tie kind mat VIII MAKE MN
me nominee Of fbc Scranton convention.
Then there Is the Hen. Channccy FORWARD BACK,
who has got sort Of plan Tor inc iutuic Nhon
he has also labelled harmony. lie has eol haIinv"a
factory AT work In York. and l. very certain tIat II
the Democratic party will only take his pioauct theic
will be nothing left 30 be desired IN thc way oi naI
mOny. Iscing the sole OF his peculiar system
of harmony, he has natural desire 10 DC placcu III
charge OF 1t the Democratic nominee ior uoeeInos
The Hon. Robert r. PattsOn IS another distinguishes
harrnOist. lie isn't saying very much about u MN
SELF but his agents sounding its praises on ihe
hill tops and In the valleys, and there are any ga
Of hili tops and valleys in Pennsylvania. the hiu
OF harmony which they are urging upon Tic PcoPio
New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
CrIcAGO HOSPITALITY.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Though an adopted citizen Of California. !
am a New Yorker hy bir,h aad ancestry. aad there
fore feel dlsappo.utci in the selection IL any 'thcs
city than the Sgcat metropolis FOR a Worlds Fair
Forelrncrs vii! be low t. risk the tian-ppriti"n oi
their priceless works ~ art beyond our ecasoari.
Ny purpcse In writing j. to give warning noic
to such a. may visit Chicago at any period II M
usual excitement. \ f~w years ago wa travelling
with my sister and my son from San fnncis'o 20
Ncw-YOrl We farTicd for night and morning
al hotel In Chicago presumably iirstca-s hOt"l.
for President Cleveland and his wife came there
Two hours before traia time tried - ect -
room, for the trunks. II imp0,slble. The
Chicagoans were receiving the distinguished couple
and they literally took possession Of the hotel block
Ing mp .t1irways and halls into impcrylous mass.
The Office clerk powcrcss except 20 receive pay.
mcnt Of tie Lill. ! went into the street and ap
pcslcd To- The police. Useless. My son. Who had
been absent Just then appeared. and he. being young
and strong. fought hi. WY with a porter - the
rooms TIC TRUNKS wcre brought down BY some back
way into an alley OF the hotel. where waiting In
a carriage and ready to dash away to the station
only allowed 10 DO sat my sister. anxious pale.
but cDMprcd and myself bursting With righteous
indignation. We did get TO the station aud hid not
a moment 70 spare. All this because the Chioacoans
receiving Tho President and hi, wife. IL. la tho
oOurse Of a Worlds Fair. any unusually gicrng
foreign po,entatc should visit Chicago. | recommend
that travellers keep their franks In the street with
efficient guard. JOHN MURRAY.
Santa Maria. Cal. March 10. 1880
New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
HARD on BOTH HACK AND INNATE.
From The Philadelphia Inquirer.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer
Writing about hacks recalls a funny incident WHICH
occurred 10 guest OF the Continental Hotel the Other
night 10 had been asleep and woke up about iftecI
minutes before midnight lie expected 70 ca'ch me
IL O'Clock train FOR New York, and had 70 hustle.
lie Jumped into his clothes and got downstairs Al nvc
minutes of midnight. H@lng "A night hawk VINO
happened 10 be passing, hc told him he would give
MOI az IL he got hin 10 the Broad Street station IN
time for his train. He jumped into his rcheity hack
ST. the bottom Of the hack fell out As luck would
have IT, the passenger landed on his feet ana graDbeh
hold Of tho windows. lie yelled with all his might
for the driver TO stop bat his voice was drowned IN
the slap, bang and clattcT OF the wheels. Al Iie
could do was TO run. lie had 10 keep up with the
hack. lie did run lie must have broken the record
and nearly broke his neck. once IN awhile he Jagged
behind but the back Of the cab bit him and nade
him scoot again. lie got there just In time. AZ no
opened the door and walked Out-of the cage he looked
vltherngly at the cabnan he mopped The pcf-pra-
ton from his face and then ran up tlc steps U th'
train. The train pulled out before the driver suit
clentlv recovered from his surprise 10 collect his
money He did not know what had happened unul
he caught another passenger ana flcd 10 put nm IN
q bOtfOmle-s cab.
New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
TILE PRICE OF SILVER.


TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir, Can the silver n'iatcrs point TO any other
civilized country that is buying silver bullion worth IS
cents coming il and tlen making legal tender for
100 cents? Would not The world condemn any semi
civilized people dehssng their silver coinage and then
compelling the use OF IL We are doing this and the
silver mine owners, content with amassing great
fortunes have the audacy TO ask Of our people tho
right to take s73 real value in silver and demand 300
in legal tender dollars.
We are constantly told that the prosperity Of this
country OF ours would be increased by coming more
73-cent dollars and plng them up in 100000 dollar
not carry about silver dollars. Is not S3ooooo
600 enough TO hide away IN dark vaults Again.
what country has prOSpcred under dcbaSca
currency. The silver say a 73cent dollar Is as
GOOD a. a gold dollar ald should be Interchangeable
Now gold is the standard of value IN all the great
commercial nations. when We owe them they VIII
only take gold, sily er at its commercial Niiuc
How did the Copper syndicate come ont on liking IL
cents value OF copper They did what onr silver
advlsc-bought ill they ruined themselves. sup
pose part With all gold In all attempt To iaisc
The value Of silver. will that sustain the vauci How
is 1t with the price OF cOrnl IL was never 70 low IN
tie Eastern markets as now over production OF
silver Will prcvcr' any advance IN value.
Secretary Wlndon wishes 20 pull our people ont OF
this snlI-hOc We have got into by buying silver
bullion and storing #. and issue against the actual
cost paper money which Will be worth it, face. as
ean-t present silver certificates, which arc =.
per cent discount only emitting the holder 10 get 73
dollars. IL this present system OF coming 4Bccnt
dollars is continued It's orly question OF time for
The worst panic this country has ever seen
EDWARD REED.
East Orange, y. j., March e5. 1880.