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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-08-24

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EXTRAORDINARY.

Having dispensed with our
old and we'll known Five
Cent Counter, have devoted
the same space to a line of
full standard Dress Prints,
Ginghams, Shirtings, Chal-
lies, Tennis Flannels, ETC.,
at uniform price of ) cts.
per yard. This golden OPP
portunity must be seen to be
appreciated.
Bixby's 10c. Polish Black
ing with wire handles, going
at &c.
Full sized 9 quart pieced
Dippers, sc. each.
5-quart Milk Pans &c.
Large size Wash Basins &c.
1-pint pieced Cups &c.
4 lbs. choice Table Raisins
for 25c.
Choice roast Rio Coffee 20c ID
Extra values in Table Linens,
Towels, Napkins, etc.
Lace Drawn and Fancy Fig
ured Handk'fs &c. each and
up.
New arrival of Fine Dress
Goods, Fancy Goods, etc.
Special offerings in Boots
and Shoes.
Visit all Departments and
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

York. But my family on both sides are
prominent in the Society Of Friends,
even as far back as John Rogers, and
my passion for the beautiful in form and
coloring was always locked tight in my
own heart. When we moved to Cleve-
land my study of the classics and Ro-
man history strengthened my silent art
feeling until the need of some means of
expression took possession of me-"
She began to model in clay, and
worked with very little instruction till
she obtained a commission to execute
bust of Judge Andrews (New York
court of appeals), and on that encour-
agement she went to Rome, where hard
work has brought success. Her portrait
busts are noted for fidelity to the origi-
nails.
Another Illinois girl who has won
fame is Miss Ida j. Burgess, who is now
decorating the two rooms in the Illinois
state building of the exposition over
which women will have charge. These
are the reception room and library, and
Miss Burgess designs were selected at
sight out of large number presented.
She has decorated several of the best
houses in Chicago, and per most noted
productions are friezes q roses and sun
flowers, but the most elaborate probably
is the ceiling Of large ballroom in the
residence of w. A. Fuller, ON Michigan
avenue. She has studied at Cooper in
stitute and in Paris. The above men.
toned are but few of the many Amer.
lean young women Of marked artistic
ability and success. Apparently the
world is all before La Jeune Americaine
and she has perfect liberty to do what
ever she can do WELL j. B. PARKE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

marble, s'The Rhodian Boy" is stin
thought by many to be the finest she has
ever done, and is to be exhibited at Chi
cago. She is an enthusiast on art, and
maintains that it is the index OF a peo-
pies progress in humanity. people do
not so consider it," she says, ''but civil
lization is dependent on art Further
more, it is, as William Hunt says, all
that remains of man is art For ex-
ample, the Phoenicians were without
doubt wonderful people, but they had
no art. and there is almost nothing that
remains to us of them"
Two other American girls, now in
Rome, have had interesting careers
Miss Luella Varney and Miss Adelaide
johnson. The latter has triumphed
over extraordinary misfortunes. She
was born at Plymouth, Ills, and obtained
some training at the School OF Design IN
St. Louis, where she learned to carve IN
wood. This only excited her ambition
to work in marble, so she tolled long
and hard as wood carver to earn the
money needed for an art education.
Having at last obtained a sum sufficient
for one term at the Chicago Art school,
she went to that city, and while in the
Central station her pocket was picked
and she lost every cent. Without vast
ing an hour in useless repining she hunt
ed dressmaking establishment and
was soon so skillful in that line that she
could earn dollar day!
Having saved thirty dollars she began
work on her own account, and, as she
naively says, sometimes made as much
as fifteen dollars week." In no long
time she was able to fit up studio, and
orders came in so fast that with friend
she took rooms at the Palmer House,
and was making rapid progress when
the great misfortune came. She fell
down the elevator well at Music hall,
falling fifteen feet and striking on the
stone pavement. For months she lay
upon a couch, with heavy weights hold
ing her dislocated limbs in place, but
her friends gave benefit entertainment
for her in Music hall, she obtained dam
ages from the elevator company and
then started for Rome ''on crutch and
a cane"
Her success has been great. Her nrs5
notable work was the execution of busts
of General and Mrs. Logan, and she has
never since lacked patrons. Her home
is in Washington city, but she has re-
Gently returned to Rome to do some spe-
cially delicate work. She has finished
busts of Miss Susan B. Anthony, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Lucretia
Mott and Mrs. Livermore, which are to
go first to the Columbian exposition and
then to the Capitol at Washington. to
be the first busts Of American women
that have graced its halls. Her friend
and long time chum in Rome, Miss
Luella Varney, gives this simple &C
| count of her beginnings in art:
81 had art dreams when I was little
girl in my country home-that was in
| Angola, town near Buffalo, in New
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
Ferns for Winter.

Ferns all require moist atmosphere,
and if near the glass should be protected
from direct sunlight. The soil, as a
rule, should be of a peaty nature, but
for the strong growing kinds large
proportion of loan may be used. A
plentiful supply of water is the most
Important item; indeed, with healthy
and well drained plants it is almost i'm
possible to give too much, at least dur
ing the period of active growth. If the
plants are grown in tubs or pots it is
advisable, when new whorl OF fronds
is being made, to give frequent supplies
of manure water. In large conserva-
tories the most beautiful effect is OBJ
tanned by planting on rockery and
choosing plants and species suitable to
the height of the structure. In such an
arrangement it is essential that the
plants should be set at different heights,
so that each head is shown to advantage
and the stems are not hidden.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

These rules have been announced for
the department of horticulture at the
Columbian fair at Chicago:
1. Fruits, flowers and vegetables Of
fered for competition must have been
grown by the individuals offering them.
2. Exhibits made by state or other horti-
cultural societies must be collected in the
territory embraced in their jurisdiction.
8. A complete list of varieties of fruits
plants and flowers intended for entry
must be furnished the management.
No exhibitor will be allowed to make
more than one entry fortae same award.
4. All fruits, plants and flowers must
be correctly named and labeled. 5. Aft
err exhibits are arranged and awarding
committees notified they will be under
the exclusive control of the management
until awards are made, and the name of
the owner must be unknown to such
committees. 6. Artistic arrangement
and superior quality, and not quantity,
will be considered in making awards.
Unworthy articles will be excluded. z.
An award having been given to any arti-
Gle, it will be debarred from future en-
tries. s. All plants, fruits or flowers,
when they show signs of decay suffi-
GENTLY to become unattractive, will be
removed, and exhibitors should be pre-
pared to replace them with fresh speci-
mans
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
A SPOTTED GALA.

and water freely. Let them remain for
two or three weeks, until new roots have
formed, after which all danger is passed
and they can be removed into full light
and heat. When growing, water freely.
An application of strong liquid manure
once a week will add greatly to the
growth of the plants and to the number
of blossoms produced.
Every one is familiar with the white
Gala lily. Varieties not so we'll known
are the yellow Gala, the flower of which
is light yellow with rich purple in the
throat, and the black Gala, the flowers
of which are deep velvety maroon, al
most black. The spotted leaf Gala is
priced for twofold reason-the plant is
ornamental even when not in flower be-
cause it's dark green leaves are spotted
with white and it is of dwarf habit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
The Reurre Bose Pear.

! Is this pear known to all who grow
pears? If not, here is Rural New York
er's opinion of it: sit is as distinct in
form as it is delicious in quality. The
tree is healthy, and an early and regular
bearer. The fruit is always large-often
very large, and never fails to develop its
distinctly characteristic long, narrow
neck. It grows, too, singly and not in
clusters. The flesh is always juicy, rich,
buttery, melting and perfumed. Per
haps it is trifie sweet to suit all tastes,
but it's sweetness, like that of the Seckel,
is most agreeable. 1t ripens from Late
September through October. 1t does
not thrive on ounce stock, but the trees
bear so early that dwarfing is not needed
to hasten the bearing period"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

fortune. AS was but natural, the New
World was first in giving women the
larger freedom, though England was not
far behind.
Mrs. Felicia Hemans (nee Browne) is
said to have ''read Shakespeare under
standingly" at nine years of age; but as
this is more than most OF us ever accom-
plish, journalists have taken the liberty
of disputing it. At fourteen she pub
lished her first poems in volume en-
titled "Early Blossoms" They were en-
tirely too early to meet with favor, and
harsh criticism caused her to retire for
few years. Anna Dickinson wrote an
able article for The Liberator at four
teen, made a brilliant speech at fifteen
and was a famous orator at twenty-one,
having been turned out of her place in
the Philadelphia mint at nineteen for
charging the commander of the Army of
the Potomac with treason. Her most
ardent admirers do not deny that her
brilliancy has always been somewhat in
advance of her judgment.
Rosa Bonheur was recognized in the
French art exhibition at nineteen and
won first class medal at twenty-six.
Harriet Hosmer was also famous at
twenty-five, and Winnie Ream succeeded
in provoking the critics to frenzy at a
very early age. She executed" Lincoln
in stone at the age Of twenty-four, and
it was the first statue by a woman ever
ordered by the national government,
but as to the rest artists are not yet
agreed. But most remarkable of all
American cases perhaps is that of Ed
monia Lewis. Her father was negro,
her mother Chippewa Indian woman,
and she was left an orphan at the age of
three, yet she was noted at twenty, and
at thirty received high honors in Rome
as sculptress.
The three Logan sisters also attained
to early fame, but the world was long
time in coming to take Olive seriously.
| She was married at sixteen and divorced
at twenty-four; then gained some fame
as actress, authoress and lecturer; mar
ried Writ Skies, and is again widow.
| Of the young American women now ac-
tive in art, literature and philanthropic
| labors, the names would fill a column.
Among those in art much talked off is
| Miss Louise Lawson, whose statue of
Hon. Samuel Sullivan Cox c'Sunset'')
was unveiled in Aston place, New York,
last year-the first public statue by a
woman given place in that city.
Of herself she says that all there is
about her is work. Her father, Pho
| lessor L. M. Lawson, was dean for mary
| years of the Ohio Medical college, and
her earliest play was to take to pieces
and reconstruct beautiful articulated
skeleton. She was not sent to school
in childhood. The father educated
her after plan of his own, and so
her education is peculiar, though
thorough. She knew every bone in the
human body long before she knew the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
Gala Titles.

The Gala is popular favorite found
in every window garden collection.
Like other dubious plants callas must
have a season of rest. If required to
bloom during the winter or spring
months they must be rested in summer.
The blooming season can be reversed If
desired by resting in winter.
To prepare callas for winter blooming
shake off the old soil from the bulbs
kept over during the summer and repot
in fine, rich soil, employing pots one size
larger than those used the previous year;
place the plants in a cool, shady spot
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
Tanning by Electricity.

A French paper tells of a new process
Of tanning by electricity, which, it says,
is being used on the skins of the stray
dogs gathered into the Paris pound. The
electric system, it is alleged, transforms
the skin into leather in three or four
days, against the six or eight months re-
quired i'll the ordinary process, and the
leather so tanned is better than that
tanned i'll the ordinary way. 1t is chief
ly used for ladies' fine shoes, and it is
notable for its soft and delicate qualities.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
HOW TO MAKE A LAWN.

Preparing the Soil-How and When to
Seed-A Good Lawn Mixture.
First, if the land is not naturally we'll
drained, it must be brought into condi-
ton by undertakings. The soil best
adapted to the growth of a good sward
is a sandy loan with gravelly bottom.
The land should first be plowed and
then graded. The surface ought to be
heavily dressed with manure, which
should be lightly turned under, the sur
face dragged until fine and then rolled.
Only first class seed ought to be used.
James Sheehan, in his manual on tender
and hardy plants, says:
The finest sward we ever saw was
made from the following mixture: Ten
quarts Rhode Island bent grass; four
quarts white clover; eight quarts Ken
lucky blue grass; six quarts red top
grass. Sow at the rate of six bushels to
the acre. Grass seed can be sown in the
fall any time from the list of October to
the LIST of December. If the seed be
sound a good sward may be expected
the following summer, and good turf
may be expected from spring sown seeds
if the season is not too dry. The drier
the ground is when the seeds are sown
the better.
To keep the lawn in a fourishing con-
dition, fresh and green all summer, it
will need top dressing of well rotted
manure applied in the fall at least once
every two years. Grass roots derive
nourishment close to the surface-hence
the great advantage of top dressing. In
some localities where the frost "heaves"
the sod to any extent during the winter,
it will be advantageous to roll it down
in the spring with heavy roller, doing
it Just after heavy rain. When the
ground is soft and pliable, this will
make the surface smooth and in proper
condition for the lawn mower to pass
over it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
Propagating willows from Cuttings.

At meeting of the Minnesota State
Horticultural society member said:
have cut willows nearly every month
of the year, but [ prefer cutting and
planting through the month of May. In
selecting cuttings choose clean two-year-
old wood or strong, well ripened one
year. Cut from eight to ten inches long,
and as near one-half inch in diameter as
economical cutting will allow. Larger
cuttings will root and do nearly as well,
but are more expensive to transport and
handle. Never cut them when frozen.
If cut in autumn or during warm days
in winter, pack in damp straw Or saw
dust until wanted. These will bear
Transportation long distances, even with
careless packing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
Apples for Market.

An Ohio pomologist employs, when
packing apples for market, a table eight
feet long with sideboards six inches
high that will hold two barrels of ap-
piles. He sorts the apples into at least
two grades. In remarks made before a
farmers institute he said: ''For the first
grade set two tiers of smooth, good col.
iored. medium sized apples, and fill up
the barrel with apples that will run as
good OF better. Shake them well, level
off the end, press the end in so tight that
There is no chance for an apple to move,
and after the head is nailed turn the bar
rel INSIDE down and put your name on
it as guarantee of No. apple, to be
sold for what the buyer is willing to
give
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

alphabet. Being given some soft blue
limestone, pulverized and made into
paste for mud pie purposes, she
modelled a head, hand and foot which
attracted attention by their fidelity to
nature.
She entered the Cincinnati Art school
quite young, took modelling lessons OF
Louis Rebisso, and then went to Italy,
where she soon won name and was
made amember of the academy at PERU
gia. Her first finished production in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
DESIGNS FOR TULIP OR HYAcINTH BE


j. M. Therburn, of New York, to
whom thanks are due for the designs for
tulip or hyacinth beds presented in the
cut, advises in his catalogue of bulbs that
care be taken not to press the earth too
firmly around and over hyacinth bulbs,
which should be planted evenly about
six inches deep and from five to six
inches apart. Some gardeners follow
the plan of setting each bulb in hand
full of clean sand, which insures proper
drainage. After the ground has frozen
tolerably hard in early winter the bed
may be covered with few inches of dry
litter OF coarse manure.
Tulips require cultural treatment SINH
lar to hyacinths, except that the bulbs,
being smaller, must not be planted quite
SO deep.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
Care of Tender Hydrangeas.

The tender hydrangeas are usually put
away in the celler at the beginning of
cold weather and permitted to remain
there until February. About that time
1t is well to give them place in the
light. Either top dress with fresh soil,
or repot if necessary, when removed
from the cellar. The plant will also re-
ouire watering. While stored in the
cellar all the water required will be just
enough to keep the soil from drying out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
BuLBoUs PLANTS.
How and When to Plant Hardy Bulbs
for Early Spring Flowers.


for Early Spring Flowers.
MANY of our most attractive flowers
are produced from bulbs and Dubious
roots. The hardy portion of this class
of plants, designed for outdoor culture,
is planted during the autumn. All hardy
bulbs may be planted as late in the fall
as the ground is open and the bulbs re-
main sound. October and November
are, however, the months preferred for
this work. The most effective displays
made with dubious plants are produced
by massing like or contrasting colors in
varieties blooming about the same time.
With hyacinths and tulips, especially,
beautiful effects may be produced by the
selection of contrasting colors and har-
monious ARRANGEMENT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

Henderson. Wick says that it blooms
early and continuously, bearing large,
full flowers, fragrant and beautifully
fringed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
CELESTIAL SCENERY.
Walter WelIman Goes to Paradise via
Pullman Car.

He Visits Bill Nye and George Vanderbilt
at AshevilIe-The MiIlionaire's MagDifi-
cent NIansion-No Dude Is Young VAN
derbiIt-A Glorious Indian Summer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

Grating wax made of beeswax and
rosin, rendered plastic by additions of
alcohol, is used and recommended by
Professor Craig, of the Canadian expert
mental farm.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
THE AMERICAN GIRL.
The Wonders She has Accomplished
in this Country.

Harriet Hosmer, Edmonia Lewis, Anna
Dickinson, the Logan Sisters, Louise
Lawson, Luella yarney, Adelaide john
son and Ida j. Burgess.
Young women have done wonders dur
ing the latter half of this century. They
always were interesting, but for many
centuries it was only in sentimental
way, except when a genius like Lady
Jane Grey excited wonder by her early
attainments or pity in undeserved mis-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26

,a The Lizzie McGowan Carnation. d.,
The Lizzie MCGOWAN carnation is
cross between Hihzie's White and Peter
Connecticut western news., 1892-02-25
A New Enterprise .

N. s. Stevens has recently formed a copartnership with c. O. Garvin, of New York city, to continue the business of making first class butter, cheese and ice cream. The firm will soon enlarge the business by establishing a cream cry Tn this village and at Southfeld, Mass.
 It is to be hoped that the firm will be supported by the farmers. The farm CTS will find convenient market for all their milk; they will not lose can every now and then, as it is said they now do on shipments to New York, by having it rejected.
 We are informed that 0. O. Garvin brings with him proofs of his character, business ability aud financial responsi- bility. The firm guarantee prompt payment of all bills.
 The Stevens butter has taken three prizes at the Conn. Dairy and Cream cry Exhibition at Hartford.
 There will soon be meeting held, to which the farmers will be invited and have ample opportunity to satisfy them selves that the firm can and will do the fair thing by them as they promise.
 This is an enterprise which ought to succeed, and we hope that, for the hon. or and welfare of Canaan, it will have . strong backing.
Connecticut western news., 1892-02-25
SALISBUR Y.

Mir and Mrs Henry Pratt of Chatau- qua, N. Y. are spending few days in town. Mrs Jennie Winchell of North East is visiting her mother, Mrs Swift. A. P. Feliz e"d wife are visiting his sister near Saratoga, N. Y. ....... A wave of sickness appears to have set tied over the store of G. H. Clark as MT Clark, MT Gay, and Charles Miles are all on the sick list this week Mrs O. H. Glens has been quite ill foi several days; is at present threatened with pneumonia. .... The entertain ment given under the auspices of the Library Association, Monday evening of this week, proved decided success
 The programme was varied and enter taining. Short speeches were made by Revs J. Fl. George, J. c. Goddard ant Mir D. T. Warner. The tableaux were we'll arranged, and the art gallery was 8 source of amusement to all who visi
 ted it.. The association will realizs about $20 from tho entertainment .. The Salisbury Choral Union will give a concert in the town hall Tuesday eve- ming, March 1st, consisting of glees, quartettes, solos etc. They expect to have the Lime Rock Octet. and also Mrs Bierco of Canaan to aid in the singing. This will make large and varied programme and will be wei worth the 25c which is the admission fee. Mrs Miles Harris of Hyde Park N. Y. is visiting in this place.