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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-19
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for Vnfants and Children.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoa, Eructatiou, :,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di-
gestion,
without injurious medication.
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would 20 to the Thompson's on Tues
day. remarked her mother, as she en-
tered. They'll feel hurt if you stay
away
I'm going, mother. came to tell
you that: and to say that | will do up
the work, so that you can drive into
town with father this evening. You
know he wanted you to 60"
The tired mother looked both sur
prised and pleased.
But Margcry's troubles were not
quite over. When her father came in
to supper he had big package under
his arm.
ssMargery,'' he said, ''come here.
Here's present for You. It's a book
bought from young fellow met down
at the crossroads. I'm afraid IL was a
piece of extravaganza, for paid TWEEN
w dollars for il, but he said il had
something in it about your mothers re-
lations. He said he'd been up at the
house, and that you seemed to want it
pretty bad. but didn't think you could
afford it. You've been moping SO late
ly, thought I'd get you present. to
kind of chirk you up. You're all the
child we've got, and / want you to be
happy"
The tears stood in Margery's eyes as
she threw her arms around her dear
old fathers neck, and told him she
didn't mean TO NOPE any more. She
did not wound his feelings by letting
him know how little she cared for the
ponderous gift
NVhanarar -, fha fstt1ra cha haman
10 feel discontented with her surround
ings. she always walked into the par
Tor and took look at the giiGed vol
ume that repossd on the table.-Anna
j. McKeag. in Golden Days.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
For STORING FRUIT.


an Excellent House That Can Be Con
structej at Small Expense.
Such houses may be constructed at
moderate expense, which, with proper
ly selected varieties, will afford fruit
through nearly the whole year. 1t is
not necessary to employ ice to main
tain low temperature in hot weather,
such houses being adapted to large
establishments and requiring constant
care aud much skill in their manage
ment For the smaller and cheaper
structures the essential requisites are
non-conducting walls and ventilating
windows, provision being made for the
admission of cool air on cool nights, to
maintain a temperature slightly above
freezing. and thus preventing decay
during warm seasons. With such a
provision we have found no difficulty
in keeping such apples as the Baldwin
and Newton pippin through winter and
into the middle of June, and such win
ter pears as Nclis, Lawrence and
Malines into February and March. A
common practice is to erect frame of
six-inch studs and cover both sides of
these with boards, filing the space be-
tween the boards with sawdust; hut g.
better way is to nail on the building
paper studs before the boards are APP
piled, the studs being placed just far
enough apart to give slight lap to the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-15
SOME CURIOUS SURVIvALS.

Various Local Customs, Some of Which
Have outlived Their Usefulness.
There are several strange survivals
of antiquity in this country, rendered
stranger by our usual lack of reverence
for antiquity. The appearance o. the
judges of the court of appeals in robes
is one such survival; the mars hal of
, the mayor of New York city, who car
ries the mayors flag on certain public
occasions, is another. The continuance
of the board of coroners, by the side OF
the board of police justices, is third.
In New Jersey, where they hal a
king long after the rest of the coun try
had sent its king to the right-about,
they have some strange survivals. For
instance, the two companies of ad-
venturers that founded colonies in New
Jersey as far back as the time of
Charles H., of England, still maintain
legal existence, hold annual meet
ings, the East Jersey Company at
Perth Amboy, the West Jersey Com
pany at Burlington, divide some de-
creasing funds among the proprietors,
and generally comport themselves as
if much more life was in them than
really is.
Then New Jersey keeps MP its chan
Gerry courts, in close imitation of the
old English chancery; only, instead of
appealing to the SOVEREIGN, as suitors
in England were won't to do, in New
Jersey they appeal directly to the chan
cellor. This is the way bill of COM
plant begins:
ssFTr- /. A - 80
chancellor of the state of New Jersey:
In .chancery humbly complaining.
showeth unto your honor, your ora
tor" etc, and having set forth the
cause of complaint and specified the re-
lief desired, the bill winds up with a
prayer for "such relief as may seem
meet to your honor and shall be agree
able to equity and good conscience.
May IL please your honor, the premises
considered. to grant unto your orator
the states most gracious writ of sub
pena," etc. In England the orator
asked for the kings most gracious
writ; but in England the chancery
court has been abolished, while in New
Jersey it still flourishes.
Among other queer things left over
from the past are the slaves of the dep
uty sheriffs who assisted at the
hangings under the old ''hanging's-
acknowledgements" law; but
Mr.. Gerry has put those away, and, per-
haps, when the electrical execution law
is repealed the deputy's staff viii be
deemed useless. 1t was a relic of the
time when guards with pixies and spears
stood by the scaffold; and, if it wasn't
very useful as a weapon, it at least had
a history and lent dignity to the oeca-
sion, which seems to be lacking un Ter
the ''press-the-butCon' regime now in
vogue.-N. Y. sun.
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Do CIothe, Make a Rors

"Do clothes make a boy?" No
clothes make clothes. What are clothes:
They are an expression OF character
A boy who respects himself will dress
as decently as he can-simPly and
clearly. A boy who respects the worth
of life will not dress conspicuously even
if he have the means. He is best dress
ed whose appearance excites no special
attention, and carries no critical re-
marks Conspicuous dress goes with a
high head, and very indefinite pur.
pose in life. Dress does not make the
boy, but it often exhibits him; theatri
cal dress in society is in bad taste; but
every one owes it TO others to look as
well as he can. Neglected dress shows
want of self-respact, and a lack OF
self respect arises as rule from a sense
of cheapness of character. 1t is often
impossible for a poor boy TO dress as
well as he would wish. But he can al
ways express his well-dressed character
by making his clothes neat and taste
fuL-Ladies' TIomc Journal
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yernaont.s soldiers.

The Bennington obelislS is the tallest
battle monument in the world. 1t com
memorates the services and sacrifices of
Vermont's soldiers in three great wars.
Vermont has always been known as the
best fighting state of its size in the
Union. 1t was one of the few states
seven in all-that furnished more than
their quotas of troops during the civil
war In the battle Of Remington YER
mont lost thirty killed and forty
wounded. OF her twenty-five thousand
volunteers for the Union her percent
age of loss was greater than that of
any other state. One OF the smallest
of states Vermont is by no means the
the least famous for its achievements in
peace as well as war. Vermont horses,
sheep and cattle, and Vermont butter,
maple sugar and 'lasses, like Vermont
Yankees, are known the country over.
Chicago Graphic.
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HE WASN'T a BARBER.
How Prof Buttman Performed "a Ton
soriaI OperatIon NevertheIess.

How Prof Buttman Performed Ton
serial Operation Nevertheless.
Prof. Buttmann was born at Frank
fort-on-the-M Main in 1884. He was Ii
brarian at Berlin in 1889 and there he
wrote Greek grammar.
One morning carrying n satchcl of
books, he passed through the Behrcn-
strasse hastily. Suddenly some one
knocked at the window of a house. He
looked around and stranger Declloned
him to come Buttnann hurried into
the room and the stranger imperiously
commanded him thus:
Quickly cut my hair! Hurry,
haven't a minutes time"
"But, sir"
Never mind; make no long speeches.
nave no time"
Buttmann then took out pair Of
scissors and merrily began to work
around the hair of his victim. Soon
the work was completed TO his salts
faction, but the shaved man was hor-
rified to see his disgraceful image in a
glass.
"Sir, why in the deuce have you
spoiled me in this way? What have
you dOne?"
II have cut your hair" replied Butt
mann, with undaunted equaninlity.
1.-THE deuce you did! Cut hair!
Where did you learn howe"
After the pretended hairdresser had
assured him that he had never learned
the art he continued:
"How dare you shave me, then? Sir,
who are you?"
II am Prof. Buttmann, and as have
no more time to aste, allow me to
withdraw"
He left the man stupefied.-German.
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Tailor Gowns.

Faced cloths, Cheviots and camels-
hair are commended for tailor gowns
that are to be worn again both in the
house and street. English suitings for
travelling dresses and morning wear re-
peat the small broken checks and ir-
regular stripes of last winter; they also
give name to very conspicuous plaids
of rough-surfaced wool, like blanket
ing" yet of medium weight Among
these are double or triple crossbars of
bright colors at wide intervals, inclos-
ing large squares of black, green or
dark brown. The barred wool is use d
only for the skirt, while the coat
basque or the re md bodice is of plain
cloth, matching that of the squares,
with vest and braiding of the color of
the bars. Broche and damasse designs
are also largely imported in rough-fn-
ished woolens. iIarper's Bazaar.
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THE OLD ScHooLHousE.

Close beside the winding highway,
Shaded by the apple trees.
Hedsed around with raspberry bushes
Where in spriugtime worked the bees,
Stands the schooihouse Of my childhood
Nothing changed from days Of yore;
just the same Old sun Drowned clapboards
4. Just the same old WORKOUT door;
Just the same desk OF ny childhood.
With each owners knife cut name
little thought the busy carver
OF the futures gifts or fame
Here's the throne OF many a teacher
Who this little world did rule;
Now among the silent benches
Squirrels only keep the school
Once the path showed many footprints
And the yard was worn quite bare
By the careless, merry children
Who were then my playmates there.
Now each day Of deep midsummer
Sees the grass stiu higher grown
Round the path and little play ground.
= Once 70 many n child well known
Long ago my childish footsteps
Toward the schoolhouse turned their war,
And though scores Of years have vanished
Still IL seems but yesterday.
Rest old schOOlhouse from your labor
You have served your time full well,
Rest within the deepening shadows;
OF your wo.s, our lives will tell
John :. EarrOws. in Good Housekeeping.
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of fruit room and shows the ven
tilation. The dotted lines and arrows
show the entrance of the cold air at
side window, and the escape of the
warmer air into vertical chimney in
which some upward current is kept by
a stove above or by the ventilator cap
at the top. This window is closed as
soon as enough air is admitted. The
ir space beneath the Slated floor re-
ceives the warmth of the earth during
cold weather in the winter. This fig
ure more particularly represents a
fruit room in the dwelling; the floor is
double to prevent the passage of heat.
Fig. is the cross-section of a fruit
house built wholly above ground. The
under pinning is double, with an air
space as a non-conductor of heat, and
with free connection with the earth
below through board registers or
through Slated work. The ventilator
is readily controlled by the hanging
buttons. The piles of fruit boxes are
filled with fruit and, being placed one
above another, operate as separate
covers for each other, and whenever
asserting is necessary for removing
decayed specimens, they are success
sively lifted off and new piles thur
formed. Country Gentleman.
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DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

The best and easiest method of re-
moving mildew is to place the articles
in n warm mot hot) oven for several
minutes, when the moisture of the mil
dew will have evaporated and may be
brushed off.-Detroit Free Press.
Baked Potatoes: For luncheon or
supper. hot baked potatoes with
smoothly made milk gravy make a
healthful and tempting dish for school
children and others. Select potatoes of
Uniform size and have them thoroughly
washed, place in a hot oven, and bake
one hour.-Demorest's Magazine.
Charleston Rice Pudding: Boil half
teacupful of rice, dry; beat five eggs
well, whites and yellows together; add
to the rice, with sugar to suit the taste.
a pint of sweet milk, heaping tea
spoonful of corn starch, any havoring
preferred. Pour in an earthen baking
dish, and put little pinches of butter all
over the top. Bake an hour; and if the
pudding browns too quickly, set pan
of boiling water on the top rack of the
stove, just over the dish. Boston
Budget.
Sweet Potato Pie: Three sweet po-
tatoes, boiled and mashed smooth; add
one scant cupful of sugar, one whole
egg and one yolk, dash of salt and
nutmeg and one large cGpful OF rich
milk or cream. Beat all well together,
and bake in one crust. Frost the top
with the white left over, beating it
stiff with two spoonfulls of sugar
This makes a most delicious pie, supe-
rior to any pumpkin pie ever made.
Molasses may be used in placs of part
the sugar. -Housekeeper.
"A white and brilliant light from
lamps can only be secured by keeping
the oil receptacle perfectly clear. The
oil should frequently be po,sr j out,
the vessels well washed in strong soap
suds and rinsed in warm water, and
then freshly filled. The burners can
be boiled in soda and water TO cleanse
the network of all dirt and impurities.
If the wicks are also washed and
boiled in soda and water it will enable
them to give a clearer light. Wicls
must be kept thus clean. or frequently
replaced by new ones.
Never neglect to see that the gar
bage pals and all vessels for refuse are
kept serupulously clean. 1t takes only
a few moments to throw in solution
of lye or of sal soda and water as soon
as they are emptied. Scrub them
around with little whisk, touching
every portion of the vessel with this
disinfecting solution. Rinse them with
water and set them where the hot sun
will dry and purify them. There is nc
more certain source on which the
bacilli of all foul diseases may feed
than unclcan garbage pals, and yeti
is not an uncommon practice for other
wise neat housckeepers to neglect tc
keep them clean.-N. Y. Tribune.
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Lace was never more popular. One
sort particularly is in vogue. 1t is the
cafe au lait, or bran-loaf colOred lace,
introduced for tie trimming of those
tissues in shades which are quite
Asiatic. They are of modern manu-
facture, of course, but are wonderfully
like the ANTIQUE" Persian hues mixed
up in palm patterns on Indian shawls.
If one steps back TO consider this col
oring at distance the eye takes in no
definite reds, puppies, orange or blue
tints, but a combination of all. There
is warmth which relieves and does not
blind, nevertheless the hues are each
of them quite pure. fringes will CON-
pete with lace in the trimming depart
ment. 1t is employed on bodies and
basques and as foot borders OF skirts.
Narrow Tom Thumb fringe is used in
rows above hens as braid has been
Chicago Post.
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OLE BULLS uToPlAN DREAM.
a Pile of Stones Where lie Essayed to
Build Isis Castle.

a Pile of Stones Where lie Essayed to
Build lis Castle.
After Ole Bull had fiddled his way
into the hearts of the American people
and had accumulated large fortune
he undertook to carry out n long,
cherished dream. He wished to estab-
lish colony of his countrymen in
America. and for this purpose he
bought in 1852 over twelve thousand
acres of land in the unbroken wilder
ness of Potter county, Pa A corre-
spondent Of the Bradford Era gives
some account of the disastrous results
of this enterprise. Ole Bull located
three hundred Norwegians and Danes
on his possessions. The price he paid
for his lands was about ten thousand
dollars. 1t was his intention to found
four towns. These were Walhalla,
New Bergen, New Norway and Oleona.
They were laid out with view to the
future, and work commenced. Mr.. Bull
also began work on a castle mile or
two from Oleona, which was to be a
pretentious structure for the lord of
the colony Each settler was provided
plot of ground and set to work. I'm
fortunately for the success of the col
ony, Ole Bull had no knack of protect
| ing himself against INSCRIPTIONS sharp
ers, and his lands were found to be in
volved in such a manner that ques-
tiOns arose as to the titles. Thus IL
came about that in 1858 many of the
colonists left. They We're also COM
PEELED to undergo good many priva-
tions, which they were unaccustomed
to. The great trees which stood in
the way of cultivation of the
soil presented an obstacle they did
not know how to remove. They
grubbed the forests out with mattocks
instead of telling the trees with axes
The hardships of the wilderness and of
the pioneers life discouraged them.
In a year or two the colonists had
nearly all scattered, the most of them
going to Wisconsin and the northwest,
and Mr.. Bull, disheartened, his prop
erty gone and the savings of his life
time gone with his youth, left his
colony and his cherished hopes and re-
turned with his violin to entertain the
people again with his unequaled music.
Walhalla and New Norway fell into
VI
unfinished pile of rocks-and the lands
passed into the hands of William
Radde. who subsequently founded 2
German settlement, which was more
successful.
of the Ole Bull colony. a few re-
remained at Oleona. which is thriving
hamlet. New Bergen is also still a
wayside settlement. \ few of the
colonists survive, but the founder, Ole
Bull. died in Norway eleven year ago.
When the colony was first projected
il may be expected that Ole Bull had
great many friends who wished him
unbounded prosperity and success.
From these friends came to the col
onists donations of machinery, APP
plianees, stock, etc. 4 notable gift
was from Henry Clay, the distinguished
Keutuckian. who sent a number of
fine Kentucky cattle and horses from
his fine place at Ashland.-N. y. Adj
vertiser.
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MuSKMELON "MANGOES."
Preparation of the Melons-what to Fill
with and After Care.

Preparation of the Melons-what to Fill
with and After Care.
Select half grown muslSmelons and
cut a narrow oblong piece from the
side. about an inch in width. Remove
the seeds, wash them inside and place
in good brine for week or more, or
while enough of the musxmelons are
accommodating, if growing ones own.
Otherwise il is less work to make a
brine strong enough to bear an egg.
scald and pour it hot over the &nelons
and let them remain in this twenty-four
hours; then remeve, wipe dry, inside as
well as outside, and fill each with as
many of the following as you have. viz;
Little cueumbers, small string beans,
radish pods, nasturtium pods bits of
horse radish, little peppers, white mus
tard seed, whole cloves, allspice and
black pepper corns, and little mace.
When filed replace the cut-out
pieces, tie them in place with fine Irvine
and lay in jars with the cut side up
wards. Scald weak vinegar, or good
vinegar diluted half with water, and
pour over them hot. Cover closely and
let them stand twenty-four hours; then
drain off and prepare fresh vinegar,
adding a small bit of alu n and hand
full of horseradish root 20 each gallon
of vinegar used. Scald and pour hot
over the mangoes, then cover with
grape leaves or plate, weighted to
keep the pickles under he vinegar. If
the best cide- vinegar is used, no
further scalding is necessary. Keep in
n cool place They viii be ready for
use in two or three weeks.-Orange
Judd Farmer
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ANOTHER LEAK STOPPED.
How to Prevent n source of Considerable
Loss on Many Farms.

How to Prevent n source of Considerable
Loss Many Farms.
A source of waste on many farms is
the bags from which horses are fed
oats direct. These stand on the barn
floor or in the stable where they are
placed as brought from town, and
mice and rats pick up the spilled feed,
gnaw the bags, waste more and foul
the remainder. The horses are said to
be ''off their feed" frequently. Loose
in the yard, cows, horses and fowls
get to the bags and help themselves TO
an injurious extent oftentimes, GER
tainly to the detriment of the owner.
These losses would construct many IA
grain bin that would be safe against
all depredations of animals, birds and
vermin and save the time and patienc
of the owner. The first illustration
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How TO Cook String Renns.

good vegetable which is often
spoiled in cooking-or perhaps it
should be said in not coolsing-is string
beans. Many cooks fail in giving them
too little time for boiling, and the
strong green taste does not cook out of
them. Some varieties require niue h
longer cooking than others. From one
and one-half to three hours is generally
sufficient. They are best when set over
the fire in cold water and allowed to
come shortly to boil. Salt them when
nearly tender When thorou ghly cook
ed drain and add a lump of butter, a
little pepper and a cupful Of boiling
cream to each quart of beans Milk
and more butter may be substituted if
more convenient Do not allow them
to boil after the cream is added, lest the
salt curdle it-Chicago Herald.
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August
Flower

l had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia. The doctors told
me it was chronic. l had fullness
after eating and heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. I suffered fire.
quently from a Water Brash OF clear
matter. Sometimes a deathly Sick
ness at the Stomach would overtake
me. Then again 1 would have the
terrible pains of Wind Collie. At
such times 1 would try to belch and
could not. l was working then for
Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor.
Irwin aud Western Ave, Allegheny
City, Pa, in whose employ l had
been for seven years. Finally used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was en-
tirely relieved of all the trouble. 1
can now eat things dared not touch
before. Iwould Ike to refer you to
Mr.. McIIenry, for whom l worked,
vino knows all about my condition,
and from whom l bought the medi-
cine. l live with my wife and family
at SO James ST., Allegheny City, Pa.
Signed, JOHN d. Cox o
G. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. s. A.