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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-02

Hartman pianoA +. Chrissisner. sll Third
street
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Stage dancing, Jig, clog, hornpipe, skiredance,
Highland ding and all fancy dances. Professor
g. Loops academy, No. 1876 Sixth street.
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superintendent Compton, of the public build
ings department, has submitted the following
monthly report:
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RESOURCES.

DEPoRT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
III Washington National Bank at Seattle. In the
State Of Washington, at the close OF business Sep
TENDER Is, 1881
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SEASON TICKETS, $3.50. good for six admis-
sions
SINGLE TICKETS. SOC.
HoURs-2:Oo to S 100 and 200 TO ll:3o
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The Russian room, fitted up in Russian style. win
be presided over by young ladies dressed in white
the usual costume of Russian ladies' who viii serve
genuine Russian tea from the stesming samovar.
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depart
nnent either
today or
tomorrow
while the
major por-
ton of the
goods are
o u t o n
show, while
The depart
nent is in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
WeU-Ripened Wood.

One Of the many causes to which has been
attributed the ''yellows" in the peach is that
of cold acting upon the succulent, immature
shoots in the fall and it has been noted that
the slow growing varieties are very much
more exempt from the disease than the lux
uriant and vigorous growing sorts. Be that
as it may, it is well known that it is essen
tial to a healthy condition of plant that its
seasons growth of wood should mature fully
and completely. William Saunders, of
Washington, d. c., superintendent of gar
dens, advises the cultivator, as far as posi-
bic, to modify the conditions which encour-
age late growths, as well as lessen the evil
effects which result from frosted growths.
Trees set in constantly damp or very rich
soil, says he, will have their growing season
prolonged beyond those planted in dry or
poor soils, hence where the season for active
growth is comparatively short, the soil
should be we'll drained aud manures spar
ingly applied, and only in spring. In such
cases stimulating culture should not be pro-
longed through late summer, and even
should weeds appear they should be moved
over with scythe rather than disturb the
soil by cultivator or plowed. Plants that
have been injured by the freezing of un-
ripened growth, should have the injurei
shoots removed. pruning them back to sound
wood. If this is performed in time the plan;
may escape further injury.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23

ness. As soon as the soil became dry
enough TO permit Of beiug stirred the seeds
we're planted, lightly covered and seed beds
rolled. The cultivation outside of the
necessary hoeing should be done entirely
with sweep or harrow. The "laying bya
should De done with sweep, throwing the
soil to the plants
Where the soil indicates need for nitro
gen there Is no material that will supply it
TO better advantage than nitrate OF soda,
and mixture composed of 100 to $50
pounds OF it with so pounds of a high
grade supe phosphate and $50 pounds Of
hull-ash makes a very excellent mixture for
one acre, and coed way to apply it as fol-
lows; Lay of rows thirty inches apart
with narrow shovel or scooter, and list upon
this furrow with the implement. Just be-
fore planting apply the fertilizer mixture
broadcast over this half bed. In opening
the ridge for planting pretty much all the
fertilizer will be thrown into the list or sit
ting burrows, and right where the roots will
find it on either side. OF course it can be
applied broadcast and narrowed in, but a
smaller quantity will go further toward the
making of the one crop when applied in the
manner first suggested
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
Modern Methods.

uous active thought than that of modern
farming. There are a wide diversity OF
methods, and no one best for all places,
soils or other circumstances. Hence each
farmer must in the main decide for him elf
In olden times farmers in each neighborhood
fell into certain ruts which might be fol-
lowed through life without mucn thinking.
70 thi; fact is due the popular telief among
city business require less mental effort than
is need on the farm to make a success
Sometimes a business once well started will
seem to run itself in the well-defned
grooves made for it. Farmers cannot do
this. The rules of one season scarcely ever
apply to the next, and SO the faculties for
thinking have ever to be on the alert.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
Peanut Culture.

A Virginia correspondent, writing to
Home and Farm. says:
The crop of last year was enormously
large and of excellent quality, large por-
ton of which is not yet upon the market.
The prices, however. are low, owing mainly
to two cause.-the magnitude of the crop
and the inability Of the farmers to control
[ the markets. Our farmers airs tolerahly
well organized now. and have built factories
for cleaning and grading peanuts at many
points within the peanut growing section,
/ and are oper ating them, but were too late to
effect to much extent the price Of last years
| crop. Being ready for another season we
may reasonably expect advanced prices next
/ fall and winter.
| But it is nearly time to select land and
| seed for the coming crop. A light, sandy
loan with sufficient lime applied will grow
peanuts. The ground should not be pl1wed
| deep, but shallow and well. The hill rows
should be slightly elevated, and about two
and a half or three feet apart. About May
is the proper time with US to plant the
crop. In Virginia we make a ridge Of two
| foot rows, and upon that ridge we run
| newly invested planter which levels the
same and plants the kernels of the peanuts
| about ten or twelve inches apart or as may
be preferred. Not having planter good
hS1J w put Tic St6U III WOulQ O6 10 links Jub
ridge the distance apart and Sizs as before
intimated, and then taking the mold-board
off a single turn-plow, run it down the CEN
ter of the ridge, thus bursting iJ open and
sutticien ly leveling it, and leaving a furrow
of sufficient depth in which tie seed may be
planned and covered with foot.
And as TO the sufficient amount of lime to
grow crop would say that half ton of
good she'll or rock lime to the atre applied
in the drill is usually all sufficient to grow
peanuts even on fresh land. Less quantities
may be applied to lands having been lined
previously. Another important thing is re-
ceiving good seed. It is often true that
good-looking peanuts or very poor seed, be-
cause the germ may have been effected by
heat or some other cause in the improper
curing or handling of them. With good
seed good stand may be had even under
unfavorable circumstances, but it may be
hard to secure even an ordinary good stand
with injured seed, even under tue most ia
vorable conditions. Good seed may be had
by curing them perfectly dry, after dig
ging. in open air before bulkilg them, and
afterward keeOing them in a perfectly dry
place. Some have the idea where the pea
nut is not grown that the peanut should be
planted with the hull or she'll upon it. This
is mistaken idea; always she'll before plant
ing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
Value of Vegetable Mold.

The scientific name of decayed vegetable
matter is humus. There has been great diff
ference of opinion as to its value. The
original popular idea is that black soil, or
that filled with vegetable matter. must
necessarily be rich. Yet some Of the grain
crops, especially winter grains, are grown
even better after the humus diminishes. In
all localities a slight addition of the eces-
sary mineral elements will enable grain to
be grown successfully. According TO this,
the humus is of little value except to i'm
prove the mechanical condition Of land,
making light soil more compact and heavy
clays more porous. But further investlga-
tion shows that vegetable matter in the
soil has much more than its mechanical ef-
feet. 1t is always decomposing. always
throwing off carbonic acid gas, and this is
the best aud universal solvent of minerals
that might otherwise be locked out of crops.
1t is certain also that the decomposition OF
humus furnishes certain proportions of
nitrogen, varying with the materials from
which il is composed. Thus the humus OF
clover hay is much richer than that of wheat
or other grain straw.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
The Breeds Of Cattle.

Our native cattle are chiefly the remote
descendants Of the English stock imported
in the early settlement of the country, says
the New York World. Whatever dis
tinctive characteristics they may have
possessed at that time have been lost or
ured out of them by admixture OF races,
and whatever good qualities some Of them
now possesses are the results of selection
and cultivation and cannot be traced back
to original blood. With increased popula-
ton and wealth there has come increased
attention to improved breeds of domestic
animals and greater care in preserving the
various types in their purity.
From England we have derived the beau
tiful Devons, and although some of this
blood were probably brought over by early
English settlers, the pure Devons we now
have are of more recent importation. The
distinctive characteristics of the breed are
their uniformly medium size, red color, fine
smooth shape, quick movement and grace
full appearance. They give excellent milk,
though not in large quantities, and in quail
ty of beef are the equals of any other
reeds. As general purpose cattle, adapted
to billy and rough pasturage, they have no
superiors, and their quick movement and
good tempers make them the favorites for
the yoke.
The Herefords, another English breed, Of
larger size than the Devons, exist 10 consld-
cradle herds in some sections, where they
are held in high favor for grazing purpose
as early maturing beef cattle.
OF all our foreign breeds none are better
known or more popular than the Short
horns and Jerseys; aud, differing widely as
they do in their characteristics, each may
be- said to stand at the head of its own class.
The large size, uniformly fine development
and adaptability to luxuriant pasturage
make the Shorthorns special favorites in blue
grass regions, or wherever good rich grazing
is abundant The Jerseys and Aide neys,
natives of adjacent islands in the British
channel. are breed of small cattle, angu-
lar and rough in shape, as compared with
the foregoing, but widely known aud espec-
tally esteemed as a butter-making breed.
The Guernseys. from another island, are
somewhat larger freed with the same char
acteristics, and by some are preferred to the
Jerseys.
In an analysis of the milk of five diffe~en
breeds of cows. made at the New Jersey
station, covering a period from August,
1889, to January, 1890, inclusive. the aver
age percentage of total solids found i'll each
was as follows: JERSEY, 14.31; Guernsey,
14.15; Shorthorn, 1913; Ayrshire, IL .36;
Holstein Friesiau, 1928.
The Ayrshire ami polled Galloways are
from Scotland. The former is considered
an excellent race for the dairy, the cows
having good reputation as large mixers,
the latter are hardy animals enduring cold
we'll, and will thrive on pastures where
Shorthorns will not. They are raised chiefly
for beef; mostly black in colors and without
horns. The Holsteins CT Dutch cattle, as
they are sometimes called, are of large size
and highly esteemed as a valuable dairy
breed. In cJlor they are black and white.
It has now become quite common with pro-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
Field Peas for Orchards,

The experiments related by Prof. Cald-
well of Cornell University, showing that
common peas absorb nitrogen from the air,
suggest the advisability Of sowing pea
rather than other and more exhaustive
grains in orchards. 1t has long been know n
that pea stubble made an excellent prepa-
ton for wheat particularly if fed down
and the vines after the peas are eaten are
plowed under. The soil is undoubtedl Y
made richer by such process and Il sown
with some winter grain the fertility is pre-
vented from being washed away by rains
and SHOWS. For orchards the pea has great
advantages over clover. as it requires the
soil to be plowed in the spring and kept pill
able all summer. Clover stunts the trees
while it is growing, as however much it
draws from the air it also draws much from
the soil and that too of moisture and min
eral elements that the tree most wants to
make it productive.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
Questions Answered.

M1cANoP, .FLA.-Agri. Editor: Will
you please give plan and the cos5 of a hot
house through the columns Of the old re-
liable WEEKLY NEWS. l want one about
20xIOO feet to grow cucumbers. / want to
know what kind of material to construct it
with, and what size boiler is required to
heat it and cost, and If an engine is used.
By answering the above you will greatly
oblige lifelong friend and subscriber.
W. R. d.
In your latitude a dollhouse could be con-
structed very chesply that would answer
your purpose fully. Let US know about
how much you desire 70 invest, and will
make an estimate and furnish you with a
diagram.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
..,.r-1rrRAL DEPARTMENT

rae gIsli, Far-a aad Garden.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
The QUESTION Box.

D..5.-s Of this department of the News
:. rbertv to ask questions relating to
I'M :, and gardening, and replies will be
- - all whenever it is practicable.
! =. ..,,,,ieations also upon all matters per-
= n the same subject are cordially
- for this department. Address such
vi Editor, box 81. Milledgeville, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23

gressive and amateur farmers 70 restrict
their herds to some one OF the improved
breeds. By this course a healthy rivalrs is
produced among breeders which naturally
tends 70 a general improy ement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23

.,,i.is articles for this department.
-.-.o, th. writer should accompany
,,...- NJ artisls. not necessarily for pub
-. b,.t as an evidence Of good faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-23
CLOTHING.
IS NEAR AT HAND!

EULLY approaching
4 the wants of patrons
and their desire of don
ming a new Suit, we are
prepared to show the Best
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exhibited (which is say
ing much), and at prices
that are bound to be ac-
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


The Ladies' Home Journal.
Lady Macdonald, the widow of the
late Premier of Canada, opens the
August Ladies' Home Journal with
her first contribution to literature, in
the opening article of a series which
she has written for that magazine de-
scriptive of IAN Unconventional
Holiday which, with a party of
friends, and in her private car, she
enjoyed last summer through the
most picturesque portions Of Canada.
Lady Macdonald's article is written in
that delightfully."- fresh and unconven-
tional manner of which we see so
little in our modern literature, and
yet which possesses such a charm
Annie r. Ramsey has some very time
ly Hints on Mountain Climbing" /;
Kate Tannatt Woods treats a new
subject in telling what 1.-THE
Girl off to Boarding-school a"
should take with her; the poet Tenny-
sons wife is sketched in the series of
unknown Wives of Wellknown Men"
a very helpful handful of articles are
those which treat OF all the Summer
Ills and Summer Dangers our differ
emit TYPES OF American Girls" are
tESdVou ny AOui duiS "Iiteic, Jcdhnct10
L. Glider has a clever character sketch
in Pepper Hash,n Ellen lie Garde
shows the benefits of Swim
ming for Girls" Mrs. A. ID. I.
Whitney's and Jessie O'Donnell's ser
ials are continued; DIR. Talmage writes
this month from his seashore home;
Hezekiah Butterworth and Robert j.
Burdette tell some Bright Things for
Boys Mrs. Mallon has the best FASH
ion articles supported by any maga-
zine; Maria Parloa and Juliet Corson
give some Dainties for the Summer
Table; little Elsie Leslie writes of
Children on the Stage; and all
through this number there is the
breath OF summe and the strength of
merit. The Journal shows in this
issue how well it is conducted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-28
HoBokEN t

The special election for the election of
councilman in the First Ward of Ho-
boken TO fill the unexpired term Of the
late Peter Boncelet, is taking place today.
Joseph d. Weinthal, the Democratic
nominee, IS polling a heavy vote. and he
will undoubtedly be elected by a large
majority. Frank Shaler. a supposed
Democrat, is the Republican candidate.
An ordinance will be presented at the
next meeting of the Hoboken Common
Council providing for a division of the
Third Ward. making five wards in the
city. The e will be considerable oppose
ton to this measure. as there is a hitch
over the boundary lines.
A kerosene lamp exploded on the
second hoor of No. SO Park avenue, Ho-
boken. last night. The ire department
was called out aud the flames were ex-
tinguished before much damage was
done.
Julia Colby, ans aged, decrepid and
~friendless woman. who lived at No. lis
Madison avenue, Hohoken was taken to
the County Aims Horse yesterday by
order of Poormaster Miller.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-28
more Ilberal rhnn Sew York.

Justice Of the Peace Martinez yesterday
afternoon performed a marriage cere
mony for George Pafka and f~fteeu-year-
old Rosa Natscheck, both OF No. 347 Park
avenue. New York. Young Pafka had
been In the 1ombs prison for several
weeks on complaints made By the girls
father, who accompanied the Young
couple over to this city. Two officers
from the New York Police Headquarters
also accompanied the party. No Clergy
man or magistrate could be found in New
York willing to tie the knot. as one of
the New York statutes forbids the mar
riage of anyone under age. New Jersey
laws, however. permit such marriages
where the consent of parents Is obtained.
The two officers signed as witnesses to
the ceremony, and IL will be made u mat
ter of record 10 New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-28
rHE ALpGRnEN WlLL MEkr
widow Bottoms saloon License May 10
Considered Tonight.

widow Bottoms saloon License May 10
Considered Tonight.
The Board OF Aldermen will meet to-
night Action will probably be taken
upon the application of Widow Bolton for
a license to run a liquor saloon next door
to Pastor Staehli's church on Monmouth
street. The application has been in the
hands OF the Excise Committee since the
middle Of June, but numerous protests
were made by the German Evangelical
Church members. assisted by those of the
Rev. DIR. Mitchell's Scotch Presbyterian
Church, just around the corner.
The widow refused to take chances, and
as soon as last years license expired she
closed the doors Of her establishment, aud
has since been ~anxiously awaiting tho ac-
ton Of the City Fathers.
Alderman Salinger's flre limit and fire
escape ordinances may possibly receive
further consideration at tonight's meet
ing; also the amendment to the ordinance
defining the powers OF the Inspector of
Weights aud Measures offered at the last
meeting OF the Board oy Alderman Salir-
ger at the request of the Merchants Pro
tective Association.
Alderman Salinger has threatened to
MAKE but one more attempt to pass the
fire limit n fire escape ordinances.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-28
A BERGEN COUNTY NUISANCE.
From he Ne,rark Daily Adrertiser.

From the Nesgark Daily Advertiser.
The people of Fairview. Bergen county,
are greatly incensed against the Rev.
Samuel Switzer. because of his opposition
to a certain tavern that keeps an opeu bar
on Sundays. The reverend mischief
maker is threatened with a ducking If he
persists in his ''fanatieal" course. 1t
would be not only naughty, but also
illegal for the Fairviewers to duck Mr..
Switzer in a horse pond. In Newark. at
least one official authority has proclaimed
that a public nuisance cannot be legally
meddled with until the person RESPONSE
BILE for its maintenance has been duly in
dicted by a Grand Jury. and tried and
convicted by a court of justice. Ii a Ber-
gen county nuisance can be summary
ducked in a horse pond, and an Essex
county nuisance must wait for due process
of law, things do somehow seem TO be
just a little uneven.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-28
Extravagant ECONOMY.

MANY a young wife," said a moth
erly woman the other day, would
find the wheels of her household NOV
ing much more smoothly if she would
spend a little less money on the fur
nishing of her drawing room and de-
vote it instead TO supplying her
kitchen with labor saving appliances
and plenty of utensils. Economy in
kitchen utensils may easily be pushed
too far, and if there is another place
where a woman may be more readily
excused than another for extrava-
gance it is just there.
ITO have to stop in the middle of
making a dessert in order to clean q
saucepan or a kettle in which the
soup had been prepared. because you
have not another, is folly when soup
kettles can be had for twenty-five
cents each. To have your kitchen
knives of such poor metal that they
will not stay sharp, or to let a good
knife remain dull because YOU think
you cannot afford to spend ten cents
to have it sharpened. is a real waste
of strength out OF all proportion to
the saving. To have nothing by which
you can measure your ingredients ac-
u ONOe4ooC ~ A4OlO ~ ~
a set OF weights or a graduated glass
measure than to trust to guess work
and an old tea cup, has spoiled many
a good dish that cost just as much and
has brought humiliation on many a
good cook.
$40 scrape your porridge pot with a
spoon because you will not buy a pat
ent pot seraper for twelve cents wears
out ten spoons to IN pot scraper, and
the hired girl invariably selects your
best spoon for that purpose. Sitting
the coal ashes is such a dirty business
as it is usually performed, and the
servant kicks against it so vigorously.
that the most economical house
keeper soon abandons it in despair.
A patent ash SITTER that allows no
dust to escape and preserves all the
half burned coal will pay for itself in
one winter and last five. A cheap
refrigerator can be had for one-tlird
the cost OF a good one of the same size,
but ii You buy it your ice bill will be
twice as large.
There is hardly anything in the
kitchen Of which there are not two