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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-06
No. 154.-EnigmaticaI Birds.

No. 154.-Enigmatical Birds.
To steal; proposition
A pronoun; proposition.
A color; a tool.
Husks; a measure.
Part of a ships rigging; to propel with
oars
A grain; part of the body.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-06
No. 151.-Ungathere Mayfiowers.

Lal bauto het finnogtes raj
Fo wenbron nesteswes seltl,
Dan eht hungratede yamfrow IL ware
Het sintt 70 canoe sleshl.
Eht lido, runisgas cramlie
ST shref sa ferotheroe,
Mad thare steak pu sit apebral
Fo file rofm thade cone rome.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-06

Farewell Emily, farewell! Your father
has took me by the ear and kicked me to
that extent that my manly heart is
a-bustin with shame and sorrer. Nothin is
left for me now but to hunt Injuns for the
remainder of my FETCHED life. Me an my
pal leaves for the wild west this minnit.
This letter contains my will whatll make
you my hairess: also ii nickel to buy me
mento of one who will be heard of in Dor.
der annals as Curdle Lung. the Dust Toss
err Farewell, goodby, adoo!' Exits nasti-
ly with pal. Life
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-06
Wise and Otherwise.

The cook doesn't burn everything she
sets on fire.
The bed of lake is always furnished
with sheet of water.
The man who can sign large check has
writes that are universally respected.
Apples always look nice in the orchard
that has high fence around it.
Those who dance must pay the chiropo-
dist.
The people who would have done so and
so, if they had been there, never get there.
Greenland has no cats. How thankful
the Greenlanders should bel Imagine cats
in country where the nights are six
months long.
A barefaced robbery is frequently COM
mitted by masked men.
A well fitted shoe is faithful to the last.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-06
i1.-Anagram: Appetite.

No. 141,-Anagram; Appetite.
No. 142,-The Way You Look at Thing;
John Adams-President
No, l43--Zigzags; The Golden Dust
Man. /. Zeal. Q. Shop. 8. Beet. 4. Prig
8. Sloe. 6. Ally. I. Dial. 8. Gear, o.
Link. 10. Shad. II. Club. IL. Espy. 49,
Toss. IA. Emit. 10. Slab. Is. Kiln.
No. 44.-Decaptation: Pansy. Park,
ark. Again, gain. Near, ear. Spray
pray. Yearn earn.
No. 145-Concealed Rivers: /. Red. 2.
Lena. 3. Obi. 4. Thames. s. Amazon
6. Ohio.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-06
No. 152.-A Mysterious inscription.

The following is the translation of an
Arabic inscription discovered in the temple
of Persepols. 1t should be so read as to
form four moral and useful maXims:
say know says knows says knows
spend have spends has spends has
tell hear tells hears tells hears
covet see Covets sees wants sees
Do not all you for he who all he often more
than
he
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-06

Key TO the PuZzIer.
No 13S.-A Double Acrostic Napoleon
Waterloo.
|. New. O. Ada. 8. Port. 4. Ogre.
B. Legislator. 6. Evil. l. Guido. S.
Negro.
No. l39.-A Novel Word Square: Anna,
Noon, Noun, Anna.
No. 14c.-A Pyramid:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-06
FARM FOR SALE.

Farm of lGO acres two miles from Salisbury
depot on the road to Middlcbury: comfortable
buildings, land in good shape. Will sell very
low and give most favorable terms of payment
to purchaser. Address or call ON
3s TT MRS. H. ID. IIULETT,
West Salisbury, VT, Sept. lG, lS.'0.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
THE UMBRELLA CHINA TREE.

1.-THE umbrella China tree is well known
to have originated in Texas as a freak from
the old China tree, or pride of India (Melia
Azedarach). How or where in Texas it
originated is a lost ball. 'nbut that it did
originate here is a fact universally ad-
mitted."
The above quotation is clipped from THE
GAZETTE OF February IS. I have often
heard my father, who came to Texas near
fifty years ago, state that the first umbrella
China tree was found on the battle ground
OF San Jacinto. y single tree Of that pecu-
LA growth sprung up there and my father
got seeds from it. These he planted. and
from them we have had most beautiful
shade trees. No tree like them had ever been
seen in Texas before. This I must regard
as the true history of the umbrella China
tree in Texas. Mrs. 7. J. WHITE.
Coleman, Tex.
Our correspondent has made a move in
the right direction. So far as we know she
Is the first to attempt to give a history of
the origin of the umbrella China tree. In
all probability she has said all that could be
said on the subject, still our columns are
open to any correspondent who might feel
himself possessed OF a different story TO
tell with reference to the matter.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31

place, midway between Weatherford and
Fort Worth. and viii there submit to the
action of the deadly fangs'i il you VIII
risk the forty-tsvo feet. and Gin the interest
Of science) you two VIII wait after the per-
formance. 70 see which dies first And 1
would suggest that you bring along jug of
good snake-bite medicinc-for the specta-
tors.
have promised my wife that 1 would not
sign my name to this, as she dislikes news
paper notoriety, though I had all along
secretly intended to sign her own name to
It believe had best not SUAKEs
Weatherford, Tex
The proposition certainly looks like
very fair one, but our suspicious are
aroused Many people think both the faugs
and the claws are deadly, and we are afraid
you belong to thar class individually. It
may be that YOU know too much about the
centipede to leave it safe for one to risk too
much in such performance as proposed.
Who knows that you may not have per-
suaded the good lady into this thing,
and that you are striking after shortcut
way, not mentioned in the law books, for
getting divorced As nobody wants
divorce at our house, we think it would be
more to our taste for some other fellow. to
take ouc place in the test, while we furnish
the jug of snakebite medicine-for the SPEC
tators.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31

to tue deliciousness Of the Bradford melon,
as we can testify from having raised it
often In the gulf states east of the Mis-
sissippi it is most commonly called the
Crawford melon, though we have heard it
called the Bradford there by few persons.
Does not grow large as the 'rattlesnake, .
grows under favorable conditions, and is
not quite the same shape, as the rattle
snake is long melon, while the Brad
ford is moro inclined to longish-oval. Flesh
of the Bradford very light red, but little
darker than pink. is mellow and melting.
with no hard center. and has most delic-
lous favor peculiar TO is variety, rind thin
and very brittle, can never be used as a
shipping melon, bu; for home use or local
trade nothing, in our opinion, could equal
it. IS said to have originated in the state
of Durango, Mexico, and on this account is
sometimes called the Durango melon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31

Can you tell me through TIE GAZETTE q
any way to get hog cholera in,o the praiTSc
dogss If so, please let Us know about it
through Your paper, bas please hold back
my name, signing 5. Y. WELLS.
Merkel, Tex.
The United States department of agri-
culture is now inuoculating hogs as an ex-
pertinent for keeping of hog cholera, and
it is claimed By some that the
performance imparts more hog chol
era than it prevents. If this claim DO
well founded. then YOU might have your
prairie dogs fixed up by employing the said
hog cholera commission to come over your
way and attend tosthem If you would get
your prairie dogs all out and coop them
ready for the performance. we suppose the
commission would not charge much to como
over and innoculate every one OF them for
you. We know of no other way that we
would be willing to recommend.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
ROSES ANn rRrrrs.

You viii remember that few weeks ago
made few suggestions in regard to early
planting of roses and other flowers. then
SAID freeze in March had never failed in
the ten years that had lived in Fort Worth.
We have had our annual March cold snap
Now for practical results, rs we have the
matter before Us. The tender plants have
frozen, as have young shoots of the roses.
shall now put out my roses and other
flowers, Us the danger period has passed.
also stated that the fruit grower would
lose much of his crop. This is surely so.
Late or July and August peaches are nearly
all killed, as are Kelsey plums, some april
cots and pears. Early peaches, such as
Alexander, Governor Garland and Hale's
Early are not hurt. The Russian apricot is
all right, and now in full bloom. The
ounce is all right, although many of the
leaves were frozen. The Marianne plum
presents puzzle. portion of tree 1
have in my yard was partly in bloom and
all full bloom is dead, but the buds that
were unopened were not hurt and are now
opening very nicely. This is also the case
with Chinese cling peach have. As
result, early peaches are about the only
fruit that we will have worthy of mention.
Fort Worth, Tex. j. C. MARTIN.
That we are still to have some fruit,
after all, is certainly very gratifying news,
for the general supposition has it that all
was killed hereabouts. And this will be
good season for studying our fruits as to
hardness. The ordeal was most severe
one, and species or varieties that passed
through it with any fruit at all would GER
tainly do to trust Such an ordeal seldom
occurs in North Texas. We may have
weather as cold at the same season of the
year, but in this instance vegetation was
being rapidly pushed by previous warm
freeze had been preceded by rain, which
left everything as unfavorable for the fruit
as it could possibly have been left. Would
like to hear from other sections as to what
species or varieties got through. if any.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
DON'T FEED noes TOO LONG.

1t is now a settled fact that corn is not a
profitable hog feed save for week or so at
the finishing up for market, and even then
it might be dispensed with. Hogs are grass
or vegetable-eating animals, and will not do
their best without food of this character.
You must make your hog with something
of vegetable character, and then if you
want to put lots of fat on him, you may
contribute to that attainment by stufhng
him for time with grain. But the ex-
cessively fat hog is rapidly becoming a
thing of the past-the market doa't want
him; and when there gets to be an ample
supply of real hogs mot M era hog-skins
stuffed with lGrd), the market viii no
longer take him.
In paper to the Indiana Farmer, Mr.. II.
f. McMahsn says the corn-feeders have
supposed that they could get ten pounds OF
pork on 3 bushel of corn, but it is now
known TINT they can get from thirteen to
fifteen pounds Of pork from other feeds
costing far less than a bushel of corn, even
as corn sells in the so-called corn states.
Think for moment he adds, what a diff
ference this must make in the totals
But. continues Mr.. McMshan, you must
tssd yorr pigs-not hogs. The time to
1Iake profitable weight is while the hog is
YET pig. at an experiment made by the
Minnesota station it was Shown that the
Hyst 200 pouads was attained ey the time
the pigs were eight msrshs cid, and we're
produced at an expense Of sI.ss per hun
bred. The next hundred pounds costs
s0.ssand forty-sev4n days. feeding with ex-
osssiEely fat hogs showed 3 gEin Of tvO
...s-5S- =. L. -<rt.--.stzss-, 49,. -.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
OUR WAR ON COTTON CULTURE.

In our honest opinion there never was
anything more foolish than this constant
TRADE against cotton culture, being waged
by the people of the cotton states. 1t is
simply a thing that exists everywhere
against the leading crop. at the North
where corn is the leading crop they are
fighting corn culture, and attempting to
discourage it in every way possible. In the
heretofore hog states they are fighting the
hog industry. In the old wheat states they
are fighting wheat In Kentucky, North
Carolina and Virginia they are lighting to-
bacco. In Florida they are fighting oranges.
And so it goes, and so it ever will go. Some
man fails to make money out of the leading
crop Of region, and thereupon sets up q
howl against that crop; others Of his ilk
catch the echo and respond. and thus the
refrain takes the semblance of being gen.
eral. Those fellows who have made the
crop pay laugh in their sleeves and say
nothing, for the very good reason that they
have nothing TO say, aud as consequence
we have but one side OF the case presented
for our consideration.
OF course something may happen that
viii render any general crop improbable,
but is a mere happenlto be accepted as in
dicative of what must follow ever after
wardsl If mans mule gets sick and dies
this year is that any gSod reason for having
nothing to do with mul les in any year to fol-
lQyl A sensible nah win conclude that
gath of the mule was something hap
beyond his power to prevent, and so
with his mbles-he may call it
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
TuE cAsroR OLE nEAN AeA1x.

Last week we published in these columns
an article with reference to the castor oil
bean and its culture, based on q paper by
Mr.. R. w. Rindel, president of the Wealth
erford castor oil mill company. A CORE
spondent of TIE GAZETTE has since inter-
viewed MIR. Rindel and obtained from him
some additional facts which we now proceed
TO give in substance:
In about the year 1854 Mr. Rindel first
began studying the castor oil bean as a crop
for Texas, and also the possibility of estab-
fishing castor oil manufacturing industry
in our state. He had beon engaged II the
drug business since 1870. Noticing the
great variation, at times, between the price
charged for castor oil and that paid for the
beans; or, in other words, that from 10 to
l6}}1 cents per pound was asked for the oil
through several years, while 81 10 to 81. 20
per bushel was all that the beans COM
manded, he came TO the conclusion that the
manufacturers must be in combination. and
that the business must be profitable one
These circumstances led him to investigate
the industry with view of informing him
self relative to the profits of the crop 10 the
farmer, and also the profits secured by the
manufacturer
In the course of his investigations of the
castor oil plant he found that it bore SEED
continuously, from the erst fruiting until
cut OF by frost, and it occurred 70 him slzt
since the seasons were from four to eighy
weeks longer in TexAs than in the std &
where ali the castor beans were be
e.-Kansas. Mk.ouri and mind B
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
Pine wArERrEnoS.

notice that several varieties Of water
melon are mentioned in The GAZETTE IS
being OF superior quality. I have tried va
rious kinds, but the best and most delicious
melon have ever known is the Brsdior&
1 have grown it for twenty years, and you
couldn't giTe me any other kind But Che
Bradford will not bear skipping SO we'll -
the Georgia '.rsttlesnzke melon" ssfthS
rind IS very thin, but it grows about the
same in size as the -'rattlesnake, y and like
it is a longish melon In every other re-
spect save shipping qualities, it is the best
meton have seen. z. J. LAKE
Lindale. Tex
-Clnr carrespondentSssu entirely eczrecr Is
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted to answering
such questions rs may be asked by our SUBJ
scribers which may be OF general information.
Inquiries OF personal character that require
answer by mail should always have stamp in
closed. Please give full name and postohice
address in addition 10 any such signature as
Subscriber or "A. G. D. not for publication
OF direct communication should such a thing
be deemed necessary. Address as directed at
head OF this page.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
SILK CULTURE FoR TEXAS.

be made a financial success in Texasf l
have some fine mulberry trees on my place.
and if you think anything might be made
at silk culture win you please let me know,
through The GAZETTE, where I would stand
chance OF obtaining a start of the insects
Waco, Tea. A LADY.
a great deal Of printers ink has been
used in an effort to boom silk culture in this
country, and COED deal Of money has been
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31

pound All men who have made careful
estimates say the cost of pork production
increases rapidly with the age and weight
OF the hog.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
Fort Worth. Tex.

Your understanding is correct, un
doubtedly. We sow winter wheat to grow
through the winter, and spring wheat tc
grow in the spring. Professor j. B.
Killebrew says in his excellent work OF
wheat, written while commissioner OF
agriculture for Tennessee, page 161: ''Ir
Tennessee spring wheats are almost un
known, only one county in the state con,
sidering if of sufficient importance to re
port At the time for sewing spring wheat
our farmers are busily engaged in prepar-
ing their ground for the summer crop. On
the other hand, the winter wheat is put in
at a comparatively leisure time" And
again, page 1874: "a large portion OF
wheat is grown only during the warm
months, such as spring wheat
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
WINTER AND SPRING WHEAT.

1t is my understanding that wheat sown
in fall, Tor, more properly speaking, sown
before the ground is frozen, or the season
for fall sowing closed, is called winter
wheat" and that wheat sown after the
opening Of the ground in spring, is called
spring wheat am, however, advised
that this is not the case, but that wheat
sown In spring is called winter wheat, -
while that sown in fall is called
spring wheat This, OF course.
does not refer in any way to
market names. Your advice on the sub
iect at an early date will very much oblige,
n a p.prON-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
THE JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE.

I send you by mail some Jerusalem
artichokes. They were raised here il
Hemphill county by Pollard 81 Wood neal
the town of Canadian on Canadian river
The tubers sent are small They remained
in the ground through the winter, and
suppose hogs had full sweep at them al
winter. 1 got one peck to plant this spring
Mr.. Pollard sent me word that they were
hard to find and dig, else he would have
supplied me with large quantity.
was raised in North Carolina, and
know all about the Jerusalem artichoke.
We thought there that we could not at al
get along without the artichoke I send
the white variety, and need not tell you
howl to plant them, as you evidently know
all about them. If you do not care tc
bother with them you can do as you please
as to who you give them to.
w Dar,rr1
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31
Cathaline, Tex.

The artichokes came to hand promptly,
and are all right-thanks. You misunder-
stand US if you think we might not care to
bother with anything so good, and of so
much importance to Texas as the Jerusa-
lem articholze They have been correctly
planted by US, and will possibly seed large
field some day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-31

expended by the government
ments with silk worms, but not
portance has yet grown out OF
worm would probably do bet
than in any other state, on a
comparatively dry atmospher
as well here as anywhere els
yet it is not at all
the industry viii even II
pay expenses in Amez
ure IS something that
by machinery, hence
come, even handed, in Ct
cheap labor OF the OK
could never do with AMI
on account of our more eSp
The only thing that saves rs,
ton with foreign cheap labor, in any
is our machinery and improved implsSs
We could not think that silk cyl1ets =
pay you, even though you shoaid j
with the highest success II managing
'fhsects-and their production.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-10-06
To School Trustees.
Section l of an act of the Legisla-
ture, approved Dec. %, 1891, reads as

Section l of an act of the Legisla-
ture, approved Dec. %, 1891, reads as
follows:T 49,
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State
of South Carolina, nowmet and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the an-
thority Of the. same, That. the, trustees
of the several School districts i'd the
county shall report to the County !hu-
ditor the names of all ta1able:pnila In
their respective districts, and said Au-
ditor shall enter the same upon the tax
duplicate to be furnished the County
Treasurer. That said names so fur
nished shall be published annuallysin
q newspaper published at the county
seat once q week for three consecutlYe
weeks, and where there is no paper
published at the county seat, then In
some other paper having general cir
culation in the county.
Under and by virtue Of the authority
conferred by said section I
call upon School Trustees of all the
school districts in Edgeheld county to
make to me at once full and complete
list of persons in their respective dis
tricts who are liable to poll tax.
J. B. DAVIS,
Co. Auditor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-10-06
people toe life imprisonment. e
ain that way with GodIwhen a.man's!

people tos life iimprisonm It
ainthat way with GodIwhen a..man's
jedged there you cam take it back
becauseiGod said SO. When the
po' man comesto the disciples he
thought they would give him n
es.ms, they said said unto him, Gold
an silver have: I none, but arise.
Yes sinner arise an'.enter the do
while itsisropen. Jesus said him,
self, Il am the do.' /" He was the
one said DOL got my testimony
right in the leds er this Bible.
God has sent rout written in
vitation to the whole worl' to come
to5the great feas' of God an we;
are the servants to bring the
message. Sinner you mus except
an enter the do while it is, open,
When there's a weddin' these
days an you gifts written invita-
ton you feels yourself welcome
when you go, and when you go to
Gods feas' you'll feel welcome
there because you got a written
invitation. All of us may not be
goin' there but there's one thing
we all be go, we all. 60 die. l once
knowed q man, I had beenknowin'
himsfromthe time he was a boy.
He always said"Pll pray when l
git on my las bed er sickness,
that'll be time ernuff," but when
that man come to die, he ds den
have no time to pray. He lef' dis
worl jes Like he live. in it. jesus
come down on this earth an live
an died for sinners. He was hung
on the tree an the nails was in
his ham q an, feet am he let the
Roman spear ibe,stuek in, his 'side
thatwe mightibe save an fine the
blood-wasR throng. with Abraham
with Isaac a,an' with Jacob in
glory. There ain go be no sorroW
nor trouble up there, no mo, sin or
weepin' an no mo- sickness for
God she'll wipe all. tears from their
eyes. Sister, your husban' been
taken way from you. God is a
God of trouble. You cried a little
bit, an then God come,wipe them
tears away. Sister, God come took
that little baby away, you cry
little bit, an God come wipe sway
them tears. God is q God of trouble
but a God of mercy too. Come
sinners while the do is open.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-10-06
Moab Philpot,
Henry Thomas,
School Iii,

| School Dis
| WHITES.
John Altman,
tH Burton,
fMarion Booth,
/ Sampson Booth,-
II L Bryant, Jr.,
Morgan Brogden,
EC Boatwright,
tWn Burnett,
| Simeon Brown
JAS Boatwright,.. !.
Drew Boatwright
| David Branton,
III Caurtney. I
| Ben Day, b
fYJ JIHobba,
| Ed Harrison,
james Kneese,
| John Lane,
| James McCay,
| Preston Posey,
Eldred Satcher,
IL WSatcher,
a M Satcher,
Swearengen,
E Richardson,
| Allen Sullivan,
| CoLORED.
Norman Labord,
Henry Labord,
Wesley .McTier,
lCapt. Benson,
| Amos Benson,
James, Samuel,
BensMagruder,
! Allen Hill,
| Sam. Price,,
IOwen Smith,
Tom. Smith,
EZack Floyd,
EPickens Boram,.
Peter Green, Il 81
EArcher Walker,
R C,Morton,
Bill Grisby,
Henry Danily,
Lilies Drummond
Elam Nipper,.
Bill Mack,
John Frazier,
Harvey Butler,
Ned Richardson,
Jim Tillman,
Buff Brown,
| C~:tl Dad