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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-23
Agricultural Items.

II is stated that California has six
ostrich farms.
Sheep husbandry is growing rapidly
in>South Dakota
-. Tho owns and other mutton breeds
ank first in Iowa, where sheep
arc>increasiHg in numbers and quail
ty.
In Wyoming the Jersey and lIol-
stein breeds are most prominent for
dairy purposes, while Durham and
Hereford are preferred for beef.
The eleventh, session of the national
farP~ith his beef will be held Nov. 10
1or lunch and ros The convention will
: continue four daxS
The failure of Vhe~-whcat crop in
Georgia last year was so nearly COM
pletc that greatly diminished area
was the result this year The present
area is considered The smallest of the
past fifty years or more.
Dairymcn are delighted with the
prDn,iscd provisions for ihe dairy cN.
hibit at Inc Columbia fair The
board Of nlalleors have decided upon
.the eraeiion eli Il Suitable building,
a Yti,.ls NiiIi IS oubniiliigs and
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-23
Debt of England. /


Two hundred years ago the nj tioni&
debt amounted TO only 1864, 1853, will
an annual charge of $50, S35. At -,
commencement of the American manu-
had risen to 913O 600, 900, aralttle cof-
clusion to f25O, 600, 600. T'he had done
olutionary war cost ) the weeping
stupendous sum OF
1917 the nation" -, -, -,
est point-na' ''iii" ''"' "o"''
ing her najc am sorry for your
ly reduced my wickedest man-my
370O, O0cartcd, murderous inclined
tSo,iR vanished from sight, and in
place / found more Thoughtful
ian than the rest of us--doing what
we should have done, speaking words
which, so touched the heart Of the
,trickoa mothcr. that she asked
HG 4aX LESS him forever"
"1 y -Judge not, lest yc be also
T1dped Pm. Y. World.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-19

stage the effect is lost, and the woman
would appear inane and lifeless.
1t is because of this that the theatrical
managers dread the society woman who
goes upon the stage. She may, in the first
place, have prestige and name as social
leader, and If she is connected with a fine
family and has gone upon the stage because
OF domestic or other disturbances, this fact
goes far to arouse curiosity in advance
from an indulgent public who, having heard
OF her previously, are willing to go once to
see her behind the footlights.
All this is very well as long as the new
ness and freshness and novelty lasts, but
there comes time when the society wo5
man, having been seen once by all the
world, must sink into oblivion in the minds
of the fair minded public. They see that,
actuated by motives other than those which
should impel anyone
CHOOSING A VOCATION,
the actress is either frivolous, vain, indo-
lent or incompetent. They notice that sne
does not improve and that having seen her
once, and gratifed their curiosity, they
have seen all that there is to be seen. The
pretty little msnnerisms, sweet voice, style
and figure, which in the first place made my
! lady attractive upon The stage, are not SUI
ficient 10 keep them interested beyond the
! first nights performance. And that Is the
reason that high standard schools OF acting
and theatrical managers hesitate to take a
society woman and bring here before the
public. Occasionally there will be one that
will find that she has chosen the proper
vocation, and will, after a time, devote her
! self to the study so earnestly that good re-
suits are achieved, but more often there Is
no improvement after the first week, and
the manager finds that he has star who is
white elephant upon his hands, and who
cannot keep her place before the public.
In examining candidates for our school
of acting, frequently have young women
come to me and mention the fact as point
in their favor, that they are never nervous
when appearing before the public. They
say that they are always calm. cool, col
lected and unimpressionable. When l sat
isfy myself that this 10 really the case, and
that young woman cannot be aroused SO
Is to exhibit or at least TO feel nervousness,
at once make up my mind that she Is
wholly unsuitable for the stage. A success
full actress must be highly nervous; she
must be scared when she goes behind the
footlights her heart must beat faster as she
sees the audience. There must be state
Of nervous tremor, and she must feel in
sympathy with the audience, or she will be
wholly unsuccessful in catching their atten-
ton and holding their interest throughout
the part.
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plest effects can be properly reached.
To be natural on the stage is rot matter
of casual mood, but of trained habit
A young woman may be exceptionally
well gifted. She may be pretty, have a
good facial expression, fine speaking
voice, q commanding stature and have the
necessary physical conditions. and yet be
unable to portray the emotions of she hu-
man mind in such manner as to be enter
tanning and ineligible to others.
Let anyone go upon the stage before an
audience and say the same things and act
the same deeds which ordinarily occur in
everyday life, and he will appear wholly
stupid and uninteresting. 1t will be no
more entertaining TO an onlooker than Is
any commonplace visit into any ordinary
family, such as occurs every day. No one
IL particularly interested or entertained.
People must be taught how they should
act, move, walk, speak and sing, II they are
70 DO these things as perfectly as TO please
others.
Long ago, nature might have been so
lavish with her children that each man and
woman said and did exactly the right thing
1t the right time, and with exactly the
right expression. But all that has passed
away. We are taught in etiquette books
and in society to
CONCEAL OUR EMOTIONS.
A lsdylike monotone with smooth and even
accent and voice that never rises or falls
beyond q certain pitch. are things ordinar-
fly to be cultivated. Never in ordinary
parlor conversation must the face express
extreme emotion. Passion, rage, anger, dis
gust, contempt pleasure and surprise must
all be yelled beneath an outward mask OF
serenity. The woman Of breeding will
never show by the lifting Of an eyelid that
she thinks person is bad tempered, unkind
or even cruel. At all times q beautiful calm
overspreads her features; she walks slow
", speaks deliberately, and whatever effect
she may wish to produce she does entirely
by means Of little ways and actions that are
pretty, rather than effective. In parlor
lhis may be quite agreeable, but upon the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-19

In the World office, printing, FASTING, cut
ting, folding and delivering 10000 eight
page papers in one hour. and realize that
have almost seen the evolution from tho
hand press IN my day, it makes me feel real
antique" When twenty three years old
he became editor of the Dayton Ledger, and
made il power in the town. In 1870 he
joined the staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
and in 1872 was its managing editor. The
McLeans recognized his eminent ability
and when the war broke out between Rus
STA and Turkey he was sent to Europe a.
special correspondent His letters were
models in their way, and attracted much
attention. In 1873 he took charge Of the
Baltimore Gazetts, temporarily, and in
1879 was offered the managing editorship
OF the St Louis Post Dispatch, which he
accepted. Here he renamed until 1883.
when be came to New York with Joseph
Pulitzer to rebound, a. it were. the New
York World, then in the throes Of dissolu-
ton. The success Of this paper under the
management Of John A. Cockerill is well
known and needs no comment Mr.. Cock
Grill recently left the World aud purchased
the New York Commercial Advertiser, the
Oldest paper in the city, and the Daily Con-
tfnent the latter II now called the Morning
Adrertfser. Il 10 . / cent paper. Both the
Commercial Adrertiser and the Morning Ad-
rerttssr are edited BY. Mr.. Cockerill In his
peculiar dashing and brilliant style.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-19

Take the simple sentence: at Is not So"
Think of how many ways there are OF say
ing that without uttering a sound. Let US
leave out all except the one sequence that
comes with emphasis. To begin with, sup
pose you wish to say simply and as quietly
as possible, at is not So" Without speak
ing q word. closing of the eyelids and q
slight dropping Of the mouth expresses this
sentence We repeat the thought more en-
phatically. This time the eyes are closed,
the mouth droops, the nose contracts slight
ly, very slightly, and the head is turned a
little to one side. There is q slight closing
Of the hand.
Again: sit is not sou The right hand
sweeps across the body with a negative
gesture toward the right, the back Of the
hand Is uppermost and the head moves to-
ward the left with q negative turn that is
almost shake. Once more, sit is not So"
And now the whole body moves. The hips,
shoulders and head seem to be turning vio-
lently away as il in
UTTER ADHERENCE
of the idea. while the hand sweeps away al
If it were brushing all thought Of the object
from the mind.
But one more way remains, without act
ual speech, and that is, to rise with all these
negative gestures. to rush from the room
with long stride that indicates grief, dis
l
Lifting the shoulders and lifting the CHR
are strong expressions. They are rare anG
should only beused when abandonment and
intense emotion are indicated.
A young woman or young man wishing
to Judge OF eligibility to a school Of acting
cannot be his own critic as to points of ex
preston. The only thing that can be self
determined is a natural fondness for the
work and the knowledge that one has the
ordinary requisites for the stage, to wit:
| fair education, sensitive temperament ani
no serious physical defect AS to age, W.
prefer scholars from twenty-three to thirty
For special roles character parts) they arr
eligible beyond those years.
An actor should possess many accom-
plishments. He should be- able to sing
dance and fence. have an eye for color anl
form, as In costuming, an ear for every
shade OF dialect. much business faculty, and
mind well stored by observation, study
and experience. The larger the knowledge
OF other arts the better.
In the old days beginners in acting were
simply apprentices in their dramatic work
shops. Now there are schools. Such hai
has been the educational advance in th'
study Of acting that the dramatic vocation
hes become q profession as well as trade
demanding knowledge - well as skilL.
Dramatic training first strengthens an(
tunes the sctor's instruments-the BODY
and the voice. It educates the mind to ,
fuller realization Of the power and qualities
OF action, diction and stage eject than thu
texperieuce Of real life afford. Careful train
ing helps and develops not only the tech
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nique of the stage and dramatic effect, but
also the very spirit Of the different parts In
the play.
1 would say 70 everyone who wishes to go
upon the stage: Abandon all hopes Of sud-
den success and devote yourself honestly,
earnestly and thoughtfully TO systematic
drill and training.
FRANKLIN II. SARGENT,
Director Of the American Academy Of the
Dramatic Arts.
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CITING is an
art w hich
must be learn
ed by hard
study, both on
and of the
stage. 1t re-
quires much
and varied
prepa ration.
OF course, ma
: tural gifts are
a power in
the N S elves s,
but it requires
experiences to
ripen them,
and it is only
by study that
even the sim
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ONE or our rIRsr TESTS

in examining candidates IL to put them
upon the stage and after picturing dram
atic scene and locating the characters, ask
them to say certain lines say TO q young
woman Suppose that opposite you stands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-19
FAMOUS JOURNALIST,
He is Peculiar, Dashing and
Brilliant.
John A. Cockerill the Best Known Newspaper
Man In the Union-A Choice Biz
Of His History.

lFor THE SUNDAY HERALD-Copyrighted.l
John A. CockerilI. probably the best
known newspaper man in the Union, was
born IN Adams county. Ohio, in 1S45. He
began journalistic work at q very early age,
his first contribution appeared in the Scion
Of temperance, published in Dayton, Ohio,
on which paper he was compositor, carrier,
roller-boy and devil" his article was but
two lines, but it was the beginning Of the
newspaper career Of young Cockeril- BE
says: "How the press has improved since
I helped to tug of the edition Of the Scion
When / see the monster Jumbonian presses
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-19
AN ACTRESS ARTS
Society Women not a Success on
the Stage.
SOME REQUISITES TO GREATNESS
The Director Of the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts Gives the Neces-
sary Requirements

lroR THE SUNDAY HERA1D.-Copyrighted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-19

Arnicstsd Eureka Cream for chappsd and
ough skin.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-21
TIE FARM AND GARDEN.
BADLY EDUCATED CALVES.

Much of the trouble in dairies due 10
vices in cows is attributable to the bad
education of the calves. The training
of the calf should begin before it has
got upon its feet. 1t should be wrapped
in sack and carried away to comfor-
table pen at a distance from the cow.
To prevent its recognition of the dam is
the first step to make a docile calf. 1t
relieves the COW from q source of much
nervous excitement, to which quite often
an attack of milk fever is due.
The cow is left in quiet, in a dark,
lone pen if possible, for a few hours,
when the acceptable meal of warm bran
or oatmeal Cruel is given having pint
of molasses in it. This is laxative and
nutritious and settles the cow to a COM
Portable rest for a few hours, after which
she is MIXED and the milk is at once
fed TO the calf. A little patience will
suffice to teach the calf its first lesson,
which is to drink the milk, and then a
second one is given. This is to have q
strap around its neck and to be tied In
the pen. 1t will lie down and sleep
quietly until the next milking time,
which will be in twelve hours, when it
will need little more patient teaching
to drink its next meal. By continuing
such treatment the young thing will soon
learn to drink, and the ninth meal
should be of warm, sweet skinned milk.
To make good calf its milk should be
given warm as long as milk is given to
it, which may be three or four months.
-Neao York Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-21
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Pick the geese regularly during the
summer to make them pay well.
Under ordinary management it costs
about five cents pound to grow chick
| ems.
The Houdans are good layers and non
settlers, and their flesh is considered very
! delicate.
Whenever young turkeys have made
a sufficient growth they should be given
a free range.
If the fowls begin to lose their feathers
too soon change their food and do not
give too stimulating diet.
The refuse of the crop from an acre of
tomatoes contains more fertilizing mate
rial than similar remains of most other
| crops.
AS hens require deal of water, drink
ing only small quantity at time, it
should be supplied abundantly, and kept
clean and fresh.
Fowls are very fond of milk, and they
| thrive we'll upon it. Sour milk will bring
better returns in eggs than in any other
way it can be fed.
1t is not economical to use the hoe if
horse power can be bestowed, but it is
better to use the hoe than to allow weeds
or grass to grow in the rows.
A poor mixer Will often ruin the value
of a good COW. Patience and good tenn
per nowhere pay better than in dairyi1g.
Raw foreigners set to work as mixers
seldom pay.
If a man wants to invest COW with an
aroma of greatness, give her long name
-fortieth Dutchess of Bungletown,
Queen Semiramis, or Pride OF Beacons-
fields Barnyard. There is a great deal
in a name, whether you believe it or not.
The more thought and care farmer
gives to live stock-cattle particularly
the better his general farming is pretty
sure to be. Horses are sometimes petted
and given extra care by poor and shift
less farmers, but such farmers rarely take
much pains with COWS.
Common purslane chopped up and
mixed with scalded corn meal IS excellent
green feed for fowls that are confined.
Corn and oats ground and fed to poultry
is very fattening. After chicks are
month old cracked corn and wheat screen
ings is better for them than dough.
Reports of extraordinarily large eggs,
or of smaller eggs incased in larger ones,
are not uncommon. They simply indi-
cate that the hens have been overfed, are
very fat and in no conditinn for laying
eggs of normal size.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-21

the hay At only for the dung heap. Why
this differencei
When grass aud clover are growing
the leaves and flowers are covered with
film of gum. Pull off clover blossom
and you find ii sweet. II it were Cot
for this film OF gum or wax the rains
and dews would wash out the sugar
When we cut the clover or grass and it
dries rapidly, the film of wax cracks and
then the rain can get at the sugar and
wash it out. This is the one most i'm
portant fact to be clearly understood
and observed in curing grass. The
reason why the grass that had been cut so
long in England was injured so much less
than we should have supposed was due
to the fact that the weather was so wet
and the air so charged with moisture
that the grass remained nearly as green
and full of sap as If it had not been cut
The film OF wax was still unbroken and
the rain could not get at the sugar. II
we cut field OF clover, and rain imme-
diately follows, before the clover willis,
no harm is done. But If the clover is
partially cured and is then allowed ~ lie
out exposed to the rain or even to a
heavy dew, much loss-of sugar and other
soluble matter will be sustained.
Our own plan of curing clover or a
mixture of clover and grass is to start
couple of moving machines in the after
noon, and not touch it again until next
morning. While it is green the dew in
the night will not injure it, and if it
should rain in the night or the next
morning little or no damage will be
done. 1t is better not to touch the hay
| until there is chance of getting it dry
enough to put into cock. Fortunately,
as soon as the rain is over and we have u
clear sky and a brisk wind the hay will
dry with wonderful rapidity. We want
no eight hour men on such a day, unless
they do not commence work before noon.
The hay must be got into cock before
one leaves the field. 1t is then, if the
cocks are we'll made, comparatively safe.
We like to get hay in without rain. If
it is not cut too early and has not been
injured by rains or dews, it is astonish-
ing how green it can be put in the NOW
without injury. The richer the sap the
better it will keep. A few days of sharp
fermentation will do no hahn. The
heat generated will kill the microbes,
and decomposition will stop.
Il should be remembered that there is
quite differ ence between internal and
external moisture. Ordinary green
clover or grass, when cut, contains
seventy-tive per cent. of water. In
other words, a ton of grass contains
1900 pounds of water and 500 pounds
of dry hay. A ton of dry hay, when
growing, contains 5000 pounds of water.
1t is not necessary to get rid of all this
water. If 5000 pounds are evaporated,
the hay as put in the barn would contain
thirty-three and one third per cent. of
water. If the heat generated in the
NOV evaporated 500 pounds more water
the hay would then contain twenty per
cent. of water. This is a little more
than hay as sold or fed out usually con-
tains.-Anaerican Agriculiuritt.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-21
ROADS AND ROADMAKING.

The Alabama Agricultural Expert
ment Station at Auburn has issued an
interesting bulletin on this subject from
which the following extracts are taken ::
AS an unnecessarily long road would
increase the cost OF construction, the cost
of repairs, and the cost of time and labor
in travelling over it, it should, other
things being equal, be perfectly straight,
but straightness should always be sac
rifced to obtain level or make the road
less steep. This is one of the most i'm
portant principles to be observed, and
yet is most often violated. Roads should
be made to curve sometimes for economy
in construction, such as to avoid swampy
or bad ground, or to avoid large exca-
vations, or to reach points on streams
better suited for the approach of bridges.
Besides It's substantial advantages, the
gently curving road is much more pleas
ant to the traveller, for he is not ia
tigued by the tedious prospect of long
straight stretch to be traversed, but is
met at each curve by constantly varied
view.
The proper width for road depends
of course upon the Importance and the
amount of travel upon it. The least
width to enable vehicles to pass is as
sumed at sixteen and a half feet. In Eng
land the width Of turnpikes approaching
large towns is sixty feet. Ordinary turn
pixies are thrty-ive feet wide, and or
binary carriage roads across the country
are given width of twenty-five feet. In
France the roads vary in width from
sixty-six feet to twenty SIX feet, and all
have the middle portion ballasted with
stone. In New York all public roads are
laid out by the Commissioners of High
ways and are not less than three rods
wide between fences, and no more of
them need be worked or formed into a
surface for travelling than is deemed
necessary.
The drainage of a road by suitable
bitches is one of the most important ele-
ments. All attempts at improvement are
useless till the water is thoroughly got
rid of. These bitches are sunk to depth
of about three feet below the roadway,
so as to thoroughly drain off the water
which may pass through the surface Of
the roadway.
In repairing roads the earth used
should be as gravelly as possible and free
from vegetable earth. Sod or turf,
though at first tough, soon decays and
forms the softest mud in wet weather.
Stones of considerable size should not be
used, as they will not wear uniformly
with the rest of the road, and will pro-
duce hard bumps and ridges.
A gravel road carefully made, with
good side bitches to thoroughly drain
the road bed, forms an excellent road.
Some gravel roads are very poor, caused
in great measure by using dirty gravel,
which is carelessly thrown on the road in
spots, which causes the road to soon wear
into deep ruts and hard ridges.-St.
Louis Republic.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-21
TELL ME SOMETHING KIND.

II thou canst tell me something kind
That has been thought of me,
If thou canst lift my spirit up
To moods of buoyancy,
Then speak the words, Ipray thee, dear
However light they seem.
Withhold not from me anything
That adds to life's sweet dream.
If thou canst tell me Of some one
Whom have CHANGED to aid,
If thou canst point to me some spot
Thai / have brighter made,
Then softly whisper unto me,
In accents fond and low.
The kind truth never hurts nor harms
But sets the heart aglow.
To meet me every day,
Reflect to me the worlds bright smiles.
And hide its frowns away.
Oh, hast thou sorrows of thine own?
Have others injured thee?
Unburden as thou wilt, thou'lt feel
My tender sympathy.
But If some cruel needless tongue
has uttered words of hate
With justice or injustice cursed
My errors, hesitate
Before thou telIst me what will bring
But shadows in my life.
God knows we all have need of love
To calm our secret strife!
If thou canst tell me something kind
That has been thought or spoken,
If thou canst lift spirit up
Too oft by treach'ry broken,
Repeat 1t, dear, my faith inspire,
However vain it seems:
For l would fain be trusted still.
Nor wake from life's sweet dreams.
lila A. Giles, in Christian Register.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-08-21

A farmer near Yuba City, Cal, COM
plains that eighty tons of hay that he had
cut was drenched by heavy rain, while
on the other side of his farm there was a
large field of grain that needed rain, but
did not get drop.