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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-22
~ Only 81.

Round trip to Norfolk and Newport News
tonight by steamer Ariel. seei advertise
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-22
AUCTION SALES.

| TUESDAY. August s5th, at6P. NJ, trustees sale
Of frame dwelling on Twenty-ninih street
between X and streets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-22
MARINE INTELLIGENcE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC. AuaUsr %. 1891.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-22
PORT OF RICHMOND, AUGUST al. 1891.


PORT OF RICHMOND, AUGUST 81. 1891.
ARRIVED.
Schooner George W. Anderson, Gale. Rondout,
cement, " arner Moore Co.; schooner Georgia
Clarke, Bartlett. philadelphia, coal 4. =. Alur-
ply & son: Schooner A. Y. lamson' Anderson,
henneboc. ice, Richmond Ice Company.
PORT OF WEST POINT. AUGUSTA. 1891.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Baltimore, Baltimore, merchandise
and passengers.
SAILED.
Steamship Baltimore, Baltimore. merchandise
and passengers.
LAMBERTS POINT. AUGUST 81, 1891.
ARRIVED.
Barge Storm King
LOADED.
Schooners G. NJ. Grant providence John Hoi.
land Boston; barge Nereus, Providence.
COAIED.
Spanish steamship. Ernesto. Cienfuegos Nor
folk, Va.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

There arc tow things by which char.
hciof IL more unmistakably portrayed
than by mans choice Of food aud the
manner In which be- doyouu II IN his
preference Tor coarse or delicate cdiblcs
or lack Of preference Tor any-in tho de.
libcrnto slownoss or yoracious quick.
ness with which he consumes thom-
traits " character otherwise hidden arc
revealed The dinners of people bro
an infalhble index Of the national life.
It has been Justly said that there Is
q whole geological cycle Of progressive
civilization between the clammy dough
out Of which a,atuetir might be- mold
c1 aud the brittle films that melt upon
tho tongue like fakes Of lukewani snow,
IN England one u the tents by which
the various parties In the state church
are unerringly distinguished i the test
couyiyial For example, u d faid that
some years ago a clergyman IN that
country went TO hotel TO order n din.
net Tor a number Of clerical friends
May AK. sr. said tho waiter grave.
ly. "whcthcr the party Is high church or
low church, "Now. what on earth"
criod "a, clergyman, do my friends
opinions matter 10 Your "a great deal,
fir. rujouud the waiter III high
church, I must provide more wine, "
low church. more wittlos"-proicslor
William Matthews In Boston Traveller.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

The chockicsi man Of tho scason has
boon found He entered local barber
shop not far from the city hall aud asked
II he might wash bis fncc. THO tousorial
juggor said. "Of coursc."
"rd like clean towel. Il you please"
said the stranger snayely
One could have heard a pin drop as
the barber acquicsccd and handed him q
clean towrl
"Mny brush my hniri" said the fas.
tidious caller, a. be stepped toward a
looking glass. The barber let his custo.
mcr aud pinchcd himself TO eco II he was
really nliyo.
81 have agood, clear glass horc. Now,
Just q little oil fog my hair. Thcrol" said
tho stranger. as be- rolled CorInthiau
bangs on his marblo.whte brow
The barber opened his mouth wider.
"Now, Just little wax on my mus.
tachc." uid the visitor lio suited tho
action 10 tho word aud twisted tho ends
OF his musiache 20 his satisfaction
II avn much Obliged, sir, said tho ox.
ira nice stranger, a. he adjusted his hat,
strnllel TO the door aud disappeared
A liberal tanning and application u
cool water relieved the proprietor. but IL
was an hour or two before ho fully ~
rcd.-Mnnchcitor Union.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

A mice young man got into a tram car
few evenings ngo, and saw 10 his de-
light the only vacant scat was by the sids
Of a young lady acquaintance no made
for that scat with Joyous strides, and her
eyes answered bis with delighted looks
But just "a he got there an elderly party
walked up md dropped into the coveted
scat The young man approached more
slowly and accostcd the young lady
"llow is your brother he asked, sis
he able 10 got outY'
"Oh, year she answered
"will he be very badly markedy' he
continued, aud the old gentleman grow
suddenly interested.
"Oh. MOI" she said, "with the oxcop.
ton Of fow marks on his forehead"
"Woro you not afraid Of taking ~"
the young man continued. while the old
gentleman broke out IN cold pcrspira.
ton
Not NJ ALL" she replied, II had been
yaocinaiel, you know"
The seat was vacated instantly, the
two innocent young hearts beat AZ half
a dozen, and the prattle Of "uice taxi
birowed that part Of the car, while an
old gentleman scowlcd upon them from
the distant corner London TitBits
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

Tho walking and climbing leaves Of
Australia woro for over half century
considered tho greatest Of natural won.
ders A party Of sailors wandered inland
and eat down 10 rcst under tree. \
great wind shook 10 earth several dead
and brown leaves These presently boz
gan TO show signs Of life and crawl to-
ward the trunk which they ascended.
and attached themselves 10 their r,spcc-
tive twigs
Hence the sailors. who promptly ran
away. said tho place was bewitohod But
the simple fact turned out to be- that the
10 called leaves wcra really leaf shaped
insects. having long. pendulous legs
which could BE- folded ont Of sight, and
possessing thu chameleon like power 1t
varying their color 10 correspond with
that Of the foliage they are clingiug TO.
Upon being shaken 10 the ground, in
siinct taught them 10 seek shelter Of ,ho
friendly loayoa again as soon rs po sib'e.
These walking leaves are frequently
found In the woods Of Illinois The
farmers call them animated twig', as
they exactly resemble BIT Of the tree.
They arr green when the trees are groen,
but NJ soon a. the foliage changes they
beccmo brown. The writer u this was
sitting under a tree reading In the woods
Of southern Illinois when one n these
"twigs, as II was supposed 10 be, drop
ped on The page. Il moved aud thus NJ
ycalel ~ identity IT, nature seemed
to b. TINT Of a worm. and its vitality
that u he very lowest Il died rs soon
~ removed, aud served a. a boouuark
for many years. Detroit Free Press
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

There b. u famous dairy farm tina, sup.
plies u large city not thousand miics
away from New York The place w.s
started some years ago by n wealthy
gentleman Of very high social and re-
ligious standing Ia the community which
he aimed 10 supply. OF course. the farm
was extensively advertised. and among
the "bcst families" In that city a few
Year, ago II WIS scarcely possible TO hud
ono which did not bonst uf having upon
ia table tho egys, butter aud milk from
this establishment
In due course of timo the venerable
proprietor OF this Farm went the way o.
all humanity. When his executors came
90 settle the aliuirs Of his estate one OF
the heaviest liabilities was large nc.
count for milk that had been regularly
furnished for period OF several years
from ono of the lHigcst swill milk con-
Germs IN the neighhorho1d II "a almost
needless 20 aty that the former patrons
OF this famous farm when they learned
os tins little revelation, were loss cnthusi-
asiic than they had been before, o. New
York Recorder
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14
HISTORY or run nANNoou srAun

The History OF the Bannock Stake,
compiled by Andrew Jensen, aud lato-
~ published IN the DEsERET WEEKLY,
has now been Issued In pamphlet forn,
aud can now b. had nj the DEsEREr
NEWS office Ut 20 cents per cory. d&s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

There are lullabys for babies and
wnltzes for young maidens there arc
drinking songs tor the wild oai sewers
and love songs for them that love 70
tarry In the cleaning But ! heard
sunday tho one piece Of music that
twanged upon tho heartstrings OF tho
married people
Gilmoro's band was playing 'Rcmin-
isconccs Of Mendelssohn. and n thou
sand heads were wagging an accompani'
mont
Suddenly. by way Of finale the WED.
ding March" struck up The elect was
electrical All over the audience tao
welded pairs looked at each other and
smiled icndorly It was rcniniscencc
What happy visions u called up.
Here was n couple. homely, raw, from
The country evidently. who had just
started out to gdido the pillow together
The march had been played Tor them IN
tho little village church not long ago
but now they heard It played indeed
They leaned little closer together
and her big hand hyoi out to kill IN
cotton miis. which showed tho wedding
ring. sought his and held a.
Aud al through tho audience | saw
signs Of the pictures called up by that
fragrant and ailurng bit of music Old
couples and young, rich aud poor, those
who live ike cats aud dogs together and
those who have learned the pleasant
alchemy Of forbearaucc In welded lifo
oil were for the moment bcwiichcl.
IA. "a. tarn-rari. tum udile dc dun
de di do Il fairly makes me remluis-
cent myself. though they played Wag-
uor NJ my blessed wedding. New York
Herald.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

The horse was probably first domes.
Heated on tho plains OF Central Asia.
This must have been at very remote
period, foron the Aulpturcd monuments
Of ancient Assyria We end highbrcd.
carefully clparisono1 stccds given Ia nd.
mirablo outline, showing how familiar
AMI how favonle an object tho horse
mus, have hrcn 10 tho Assyrians. The
name Ia long aud flowing or curlod or In
tassels Three nurses abreast drew tho
chariot In which were thrco warrior,
Saddle horses led by grooms or bearing
horsemen are dolineatod. sometimes In
tho thick OF battle.
The horse was doubtless introduced
into Egypt - late ~ the time Of Hyksoi.
md sculpturcd representations OF It arc
often conventional types peculiar to later
Egyptian art Instead u tho life aud
energy displayed by the Assyrian horse.
there Is rather weak attempt TO rcprr.
sent lie aud energy and the effect pro-
duced IL mechanical Probably tho horse
Of the Delta did not compare In beauty
or speed with tho Auyrian horse. Ber.
jenu says he was more like the Dutch
horse VI our day. Caroline X. sherman
In Chicago Herald
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

In the journal OF the Bombay Natural
History society Lieutenant II. L. Barnes
gives some interesting particulars about
tho house sparrows OF western India. Al
Deessa he found that pair had built
their nest In tho antlers OF a sambur in
the ycranda Another pair had appro-
priatod a soap box In tho bathroom, and
although their nest was destroyed sew
eral times they persisted In building a
fresh one till they We're lett alone ont Of
compassion.
A third pair actually built In de-
serted bird cage hanging against the
wall, aud there they reared their brood,
In spite Of the fact that the cage was
often taken down and shown TO visitors.
Once the eggs were stolen and tho birds
made such u fuss az led the residents 10
find them, Lieutenant Barnes also
states that these sparrows attack their
own image in q looking glass, aud will
fight 1t all day long. "only leaving OF
when darkness sots In, 10 begin the
battlonext day" twas found necessary
to cover w the mirronl -
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

Few orrimcrs-iuhr,l few English
or Americans-speak aud write the Eng.
lish language with the grace and purity
Of Carl sehurz, aud he explains the fact
~ follows
when first came 20 America found
that knew rs little practical English ~
tho Yale or Harvard student who has
rcnd Faust anl 'piccolomini' knows OF
German wcat 10 bookstore aud
asked for the classic of the English Ian.
guagc The Vicar OF Wakefield wa,
given mo made u careful translation
Of the work into German, laid It aside
tor slx weeks. rriunslaiel Il into Eng.
lish, critically compared tho two versions
and know the English language
Youths Companion
The Oldest living cy.member OF the
cabinet Is James Campbell, of Philndel.
pma, who was one Of President piUrces
secrctaries. lie Is q lively old man Of
eighty
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-14

Devoted as the Romans wcrc 20 war,
tho cavalry was an important part VI
the army. A great deal OF adverse cru.
cism has been passed upon their horse.
manship and skill In managing tho
cavalry, The Prussian hussar oiicor.
Warnering pronouncos CTsar an indif,
tercnt cavalry general aud rdicules his
arrangements where cavalry are con.
c6ued. Cesar, however, conquered all
the same His famous horse, credited
with having a human fore foot, was
equal TO the star eyed goddess herself for
victory. Chicago Herald
Iha Royal Pct Of an rngiish Regiment.
Tho Royal warwickshire has an anto.
lope for badge aud an antelope for a
rcgmeuial pei, md the latter Is as much
priced and pctied 10y the officers and
men Of the Sixth as aro Her Majesty,
Goats" by tho Welsh Fusiliers. The an.
telope-"Billy," as he Is named-always
heads his battalion when marching past.
he being led 10y two smart little drum.
mers Billy's horns are tipped with I'll,
yer, aud his neck Is cncirrled with a
handsome silver collar having two silver
chains, one on each side, for his con.
conductors 70 lead him. On grand occa,
sions Billy wears body cloth Of royal
blue edged with gold lace and embroid.
cred at tho corners with the badges and
"honors' Of the TeglmeIt--London Art
Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-01
Dairy Advantages.

Writing on this subject in the LiUe Stock
Journal, 6. E. Newell says:
l. A farmer with dairy does not have to
wait from seed time to harvest, as a grain
raiser does, before he can realize any cash
from his labor. A dairy rightly managed
is a source of profit the year around. The
income is pretty one, because the produc-
ton is steady and evenly distributed over
the whole season. l remember one fall
when potatoes brought rs cents per bushel,
and the next summer l threw my whole en-
ergy into potato production. The result
was that sold my whole crop of tubers for
1915 cents per bushel less than they cost me
for raising. In all my later experience in
dairying have never seen its products 90
to such extremes in price. Yes, sir, il you
want an even income you can depend on a
rightly managed dairy every time.
2. There is really less labor to be performed
on semi-dairy farm than if grain produc-
ton alone we're the rule. The charm OF
agricultural life lies in diversified farming,
aud the Investigation must, or should, in
clude dairying.
8. Dairying in measure returns to the
soil some of the fertility it has extracted,
while exclusive grain raising impoverishes
without giving recompe9se.
4. Dairying gives you chance to manu-
facture your own product before you mar
keb 10, WHICH YOU CauuOb 10 WlJu WnedJ,
corn, etc. By becoming your own manu-
facturer you save to yourself the manufact-
urer's profits, which Is a round in the lad
der toward lettering your financial condi-
ton.
s. Dairying is a reliable business, and one
which gives large proportion of gain for
the capital invested. Even the poorest dairy
COWS yield far more than their beef worth
in milk every season, while those that are of
better blood and are more wisely fed yield
double and treble that amount
8. A family supply dairy of but one COW
possesses tenfold advantages over the milk
mans cup. II is said that in France when
one is vaccinated against smallpox, the
heifer from whose body the vaccine is to be
extracted is led into the presence of the
patient. and the virus transplanted from the
body Of the animal to the arm of the latter
/ suppose that this is to assure the patient of
the commences and healthfulness of the
virus used as gross fraud is perpetrated in
such matters as well as in others. In tho
matter of using the milk and butter pro-
duced from your own cow, stabbed in your
own premises, and grazing in your own
pasture lot, you have the assurance of
healthfulness, cleanliness and general good
quality. The writer does not laud the ad-
vantages of dairying simply to hear himself
talk, but from an honest conviction that
milk husbandry is one of the most valuable
requisites of farming. We have no desire
TO present its claims in false light, but
rather to spread its legitimate points before
the eyes of all men. Don't ever be driven
into datrying against your better convic-
tions, but il you conclude TO embark in the
business at all give its management mental
energy, and we know you win succeed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-01
FERTILIZERS IN GEORGIA.
BY GEO. F. PAYNE, STATE CHEMIST.

BY GEO. F. PAYNE, STATE CHEMIST.
Fifteen years ago Georgia passed her
present fertilizer law. During those fifteen
years great changes have taken place in the
fertilizer business of the state Georgia is
now probably the largest consumer of COM
mercial fertilizers among the states of the
union. She is also one Of the largest manu-
facturers af such goods. Every large city
in the state now has several extensive
plants, and smaller factories are located in
almost every section. The amount of cap
ital invested reaches an enormous sum, the
taxes upon it adding largely to the income
of the state.
In 1876 the average cash price of ammo
mated goods was little over SAT a ton and
OF acid phosphates about S38. Prices now
are Just one-half of those figures. Before
the institution of the department of agri-
culture the state was flooded with low grade
fertilizers at high prices, ordinary worthless
dirt being in some instances one of the in
gradients. The department Of agriculture
soon broke up such concerns with their ire
mendous profits and miserable goods. and
now, thanks to the bright light shed by the
laws of the state upon the manufacture
of chemical manures, they are all
compelled to stand upon their actual
merits; each maker appears to be striving to
make more excellent goods than his COM
petltor. Only good materials are used; no
one cares to risk putting in
worthless dirt. While the profits
are cut down tremendously they
are still large enough to be remunerative.
In evidence of this the quantity Of fertilizers
made in Georgia is steadily increasing.
New plants are being constantly erected.
With South Carolina phosphate rock on
one side and Florida phosphate on the other.
and deposits within her own borders. Geor-
gia is peculiarly well located for
the manufacture of phosphate manures.
Phosphate rock and sulphuric acid
mixed in nearly equal proper
tions form "acid phosphate" which is the
chief ingredient IN nearly al manufactured
fertilizers. Until quite recently all the sui
phuric acid made in this country was OBJ
tanned from sulphur imported from Sicily.
Excellent sulphuric acid is now procured IN
this state from iron pyrites, combination
of iron and sulphur containing about AZ per
cent of sulphur. This is much cheaper
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-01
Ivy as Houseplant.

The ivy succeeds we'll in a dry atmos.
phere and keeps it's beauty quite well when
surrounded by dust and poisonous gases. II
has the power of adapting itself to its sur
roundings that makes it Of special value il
the house, says an exchange. AS it will
grow in shady locations almost as well as in
sunny ones, it can be of special use ia the
house in training it to grow around the pict
ure frames. Ii will thrive very well in the
hving-room, despite the impurity of the at.
mosphere One mistake IS often made in
growing it in the house; it is suspended to
the wall in such way that it is almost i'm
possible to take it down to wash it. Occa-
sional washings are essential to its vigor and
beauty Dust should never be allowed co
accumulate on its leaves, for in addition to
hiding its beauty. it destroys the leaves and
in time saps out the strength of the vine.
The scale is the only insect that troubles the
ivy, and this can be successfully combeted
by washing the leaves and branches as soon
as the insect appears with soap-suds, using a
tooth brush to rub the insect Off After
this, syringe the vine thoroughly with fresh
water. IL this operation is performed twice
a year. the scale will never get well estab-
lished on toe vine, and the leaves will pre-
sent bright, fresh, glossy appearance the
year round. The best soil is ordinary gar
den loan and sand, with which a liberal
quantity Of bone meal should be mixed.
This mixed fertilizer seems to meet the
needs OF the plant better than any other. II
makes the stalks grow rapidly, and gives the
foliage healty color and texture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-01
The Forage Plants of the South.

Many Georgia farmers have knowledge
of the value of the burr" or California
clover" but there are many more who have
never used it, in fact have never seen it
growing, in all probability.
While it is altogether different from
lucern, which was taken for our subject
last week, it is a plant that is entitled to all
the commendation that it has received
from those who have given it a fair and
continued test. The well-conducted
dairy or stock-raising farm must
necessarily embrace number OF
forage plants that are adapted
to different kinds of soil and to different
periods And stock to do their best require
variety in food as well. as human beings.
They may do very well on single kind of
grass, but it has been demonstrated that
they do much better when given more or
less variety-in the pasture, as well as in
the barn.
In establishing important meadows and
pastures we must be governed in our selec-
ton of plants by the nature of the soil and
the adaptabllity of the plant Some plants
are better adapted to certain kinds of soil
than others. and all cannot use with the
like profit the same kind of plant.
Under the conditions mentioned the an
nual burr clover is a better plant for many
farmers than the Incompatible perennial
Iucern. Where good winter and spring
pasture is desired on only fair soil, the
former will be worth more for the time
than the latter.
On every farm in the south certain
proportion of the 'grass land" should en-
brace "burr" clover.
About twenty-three or twentv-four years
ago this very valuable clover was intro
duced into Georgia from California, from
which fact it is known to many as Cali
fornia clover" 1t is a ''medick" belonging
to the same family as lucern, and receives
its common name from having its seeds in
closed in little burrs which occur at every
Joint, three in a cluster. With proper
preparation of the soil and a fair supply of
suitable manure it can be made to grow on
soil too poor to produce satisfactory crop
of many other plants, and it is almost I'M
eQualed as a soil improver. Ii Is winter
plant, and cannot stand hot weather and
drought like lucern. The proper time to
SOW it ia from Sept to Oct. Is, the earlier
the better, of course, if the season is favora-
BILE for termination. Usually 1t SUGGEST DIS
when sown in November, but this late Sow
ing should not be trusted to il it is possible
to SOW earlier. The cotton farmer is usually
very busy in September and October, and
is apt to postpone grass and grain sowing
too late to insure success, unless the winter
proves very mild-such winters as 1889 and
1890 proved to be.
In first seeding with burr clover a liberal
quantity of seed should be used, so as to
secures perfect stand. 1t will seed the land
itself perfectly after the first season Two,
or even two and half bushels OF seed,
should be used. The soil should be thor
oughly plowed and narrowed, and after the