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The National tribune., 1892-05-12
GOOD LIQUOR.

Unshorn Guest Gas the hotel clerk and a
physician burst into his room)-F1i pay for it,
gentlemen Here's a dollar! My Lawd
What gun!
Physcian-This is not a gun; it's stomach
pump. Hold his head, clerk
.Guest-A stummick-pump? Wal, the jump
in ieeswax! You fellers are the champions
for meanness Here, I've offered to pay for
the Ticker that was in that thar little green
bottle, an yet you want to pump it out of me.
Lickcr must be mighty scarce here. /
Physician-You drank the contents of the
hand grenade and only prompt action can save
your life
Guest (cheerfully)-Oh, reckon not. Say
How much is green bottles of Ticker like that
worth apiece2
Clerk-About 25 cents
Guest-You kin send me up about seven at
that rate We don't git no sech Ticker as that
out In Prohibition Kansas!
The National tribune., 1892-05-12

THE Free Silver men in the Honse do not
regard their defeat as final by any means.
They are trying hard to get majority of
the Democratic Representatives to sign
petition asking the Committee ON Rules to
fix a day when the Silver Bill shall be called
up and a final vote be had upon it. Already
los names have been secured. They are
sanguine of securing the remaining 10 neces-
sary.
The National tribune., 1892-05-12

EX-SPEAKER REEDS friends keep his
lightning-rod up stiff and high. Stranger
things have happened, they say, than the
nonination-lightning striking it. Unbiased
scanners of the political horizon say that he
is playing for points-a Cabinet position or
the Senatorship. Senator Hale's term will
expire March 3, 1898, and Frye's in 1895.
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A MEAN REVENGE.

Grimes Ito lady to whom he has just been
presented You do not seem to remember me,
Miss Oldgal?
Miss Oldgal (who gave her age at al do
not think we have ever met before, sir.
Grimes (deliberatelyl-O upon time three
children lived in the same hotel. They were
yourself, Bill Tuffnut and yours truly. One day
you falsely told Bill that had pushed you down
stairs, and Bill pounded me for it. / have
nursed that wrong for years, and now have
my revenge. Un voice audible all over the
m)-That was 80 years ago, and you were
six years old at that time.
The National tribune., 1892-05-12
HE WORE CHECKED PANTS.

"Look yere!" demanded the City Marshal
of Boomopolis Okla, bursting into room
where several prominent citizens were congre-
gated. whats the cause of this rumpus
Whatever are you doin' with that touristf"
The tourist in question was stretched on his
face on the floor with four prominent citizens
holding him down, one seated on each corner.
Maxim him useful as well as ornamental"
was the reply. "Playin' checkers on his pants.
It's your move, Hammerslaw
The National tribune., 1892-05-12
A DOUBLER.

Lawyer Ito CLIENT = Let me see, what Is
your name?
Ciient-Ottowell Wood.
Lawyer-A rather peculiar name. Please
spell it.
Client (glibIy) -O-double- ble-u-e-
double-I-double- u-dou ble-o-d.
Lawyer-Ar-hum You are accused Of liv-
ing double life are you not? What is your
business?
Client-I am professional contortionist.
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diyidual.

A DECIDED improvement seems to have
taken place in the morals of Seymour. Ind
Not many years ago it was noted as the'
camping ground of gang of desperate
train-robhers. Recently a man was fined S.,
DISTINGUISHED, and sent to jail for year for
stealing two chickens
The National tribune., 1892-05-12

TEE time has been when, to be Metho-
good judge of horsefesh, and the sharpest
of horsedealers generally pulled in their
horns when bantered for swap by c,r-
cuit-rider, for it was believed that man
who could beat Methodist itinerant at
horse trade did not live. That was in the
primitive days of Methodism, when the
horse was necessity in spreading the Cos
pei, and yearly conveyed his master hun
dreds of miles over the toughest roads,
through swamps, quagmires and across
swollen streams Then unless minister
was skilled in horsefesh his usefulness was
certain to be provokingly limited. But the
Rev Mr. Arney, of Saranac, Mich, has found
that the horse is no longer held in such high
esteem in the Methodist Church. Twice his
Conference has admonished him upon the
improperly of attending horse-races, and
associating with the upgodly men who buy,
sell and run horses In the older days the
Conference might have done the same thing,
but worldly people would have said that the
chief sufferers from such visits would be the
sharpers who would foolishly trade horses
with him. Now, though Mr.. Arney is very
popular and successful preacher, the Confer
ence has given him to understand that he
must either give up horses or the ministry.
He has chosen to ceave to the former, and
will go into the horse raising business. We
predict that he will have fine stock and
carry off many purses.
The National tribune., 1892-05-12

CHAUNCEY DEpEw's boomlet for the Re-
publican nomination developed unexpected
vigor in Washington last week. If lie
wasn't so intimately connected with great
railroad corporation, Depew might possibly
stand some show.
The National tribune., 1892-05-12
IF YOU ARE COMING.

If yon think Of coming to the National
Encampment, send THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE postal card, with your name, address,
regiment, brigade, and corps.
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A MEMENTO.

New Bride Ito her second husband)-You
will not mind will you, dear, if | keep some
memento of poor John?
Groom-Um- ali WHAT
Brde-If you really will not care should
like to keep his poor old wooden leg. 1t
will come very handy to poke the fire with,
you know.
The National tribune., 1892-05-12

PUBLIC sentiment took a strong veer
Blaine-ward last week, owing to news from
the Far West.
The National tribune., 1892-05-12
"H0N0n the brave. T"
"The Memorial Of the FlOuers"
''GuaTding The Flags, "

Two beautiful patriotic exercises, for Youth
and Children, By Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood,
are now ready for sending out They are
printed in a neat little pamphlet, and will
be sent to any address on receipt of Is
cents. Address, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, d. C.
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NOT DETERMINED.

As il win require 45l votes to nominate,
ii viii be seen that TO secure the nomination
Gen. Harrison viii have 10 secure from the
unpledsed delegations 137 more votes than
are now re gasded as secured to him on the
fac a. the returns.
The National tribune., 1892-05-12

FARMER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN IS IatnDaSLeU
thing anyhow!
Mrs. Dollarhide-Why, Father! What air
you a-swearin' about?
"This here barometer 1 bought in the city.
It's osh-hanged swindle! Last night l
screwed the thingumbob down as far as it would
go, an this mornin / screwed it up to the top
notch. An it's rainin' jest the as if
hadn't touched the blasted thing at ALL"
The National tribune., 1892-05-12

ENTERED A. 7rs OFFICE IS sso0"ooss MATER
The National tribune., 1892-05-12

B. r. CoEwIN. Chairman; I. W. LovEJoY See
rotary, Washington, Committee.
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the late civil war; and highly respected citizen.
Capt. William Hall, 5th U. s. Cav, advocates the
use of the revolver by mounted troops in place of
the saber, which, he says, is useless a weapon in
actual warfare. This has long been the theory of
Col. John S. Mosby. the rebel guerrilla. who con-
sders the saber very pretty toy for dress-parade
but really detrment to a trooper in close combat.
Col. Aiosby had this belief far back the late
uupleasautness when he directed his command to
discard their swords and rely on their revolverA
Hudson River, N. Y, celebrated the I03d ami
versary of her birth at that place April 2s Mrs
II yde was born on the 2Sth of April. 1885, just two
DAVIS before the Inauguration of George Washing
ton as President of the United States She was
married at early age, and her husband fought
calamity through the of 1872 dying just after
the cessation Of hostites. For his brave services
at that time his widow flor she has remained
widow ever snee} draws q pension of Sl2 a month
from the United States Government. Despite her
great age and the natural decline of her physical
nowsrs she Is still wonder to her neighbors
She in as methodical clockwors in all her ac-
tiops and makes 1t o point to rise each morning
nj 7 O'clock and at night sees her In bed
sba requires assistance in dressing, and until
recently, when her eyesigh: began to fail, spent
her time I'm mending the clothing of her many
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her APP
| petite is very good, and she thoroughly enjoys
| three good meals every day. She is also a good
conyersationust, and it gives her great pleasure to
reci,e for the benefit of her friends and relatives
many of the important events in the early history
| of our great country. Her memory is wonderfully
| keen for person so far advanced in years.
| Gen. David Mem Gregg formally took charge OF
the Auditor Generals Depart ment of Pennsylvania
| at Harrisburg Tuesday. May 8. Mr.. McCalmant
| retiring. The incoming Auditor General found
everything in readiness the affairs of the Depart
n,ent being in good condition. and Gen. Gregg was
soon installed in his private office and attending
business Capt Peter d. Bricker, of the 18th Pa
Cav. an old eomrade of Gen. Gregg, has been ap-
pointed as Corporation Clerk in the Auditor Gen.
erals Office as has Col. Thompson, of Philadel-
phia. who was made Chief Clerk.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16
rAnM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Jerseys are more affected by tubercu'
losis than any other breed.
Now asparagus beds aud remove the
top before the seed Is scattered.
Using clean sand i' good way Of
keeping the poultry quarters clean.
Successful sheep raising requires close
aud prompt attention to small things.
Plant few pots Of fuchsias, the
flowers Of which remain perfect a long
time.
The statement is made that thorough
bred mares are the best from which to
raise mules.
The National flavor OF tue meriuo has
been deserved; whether i. can hold its
place or not is now the plain issue Will
breeders give it mutton chsracserl
Potato scab can ruin the value Of the
crop. If your potatoes are affected, do
not save any OF them for seed, aud do
not replaut on the same soil next year.
Feed all your apple pomace to the
cattle; 1t is too valuable to waste.
While it may not be fattening food,
yet for its medicinal properties it Is val.
liable.
Dig potatoes in dry weather, aud lot
them be dried when stored. They
should not be sun dried, but air dried.
The sun Injuries their quality a. well as
their color.
1t cannot be said that the horses on
the average farm do not get enough to
eat, but it can be safely said that they
do not get the curryiug and grooming
the city horso does.
Gardens infested with out worms
should be burnt over in the fall; Il the
land can only be cleared of them in the
fall there are few chances that they will
reappear In the spring.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
STORING SWEET POTATOES.

Sweet potatoes are readily kept over
winter in the South by burying in dry
sandy soils and covering deep enough to
prevent injury by frosts. In the North
it is the usual practice to store 10 barrels
between layers of dry cut straw or chat,
but some use kiIn-dried sand. The boxes
or barrels are first filled with tubers aud
then the dry sand poured on until all in
terstices between the potatoes are filled.
A dry. warm cellar will answer for a
storage room, but it is best to have some
means of warming il occasionally for the
purpose of driving out any excess of
moisture that may accumulate by con-
densation during the winter months. If
the cellar is of only moderate size a kero.
sene sto re will answer the purpose very
well, and then open a window or door
to allow the moist air to readily escape.
But the main point is to carefully select
the tubers at the time of packing,
throwing aside all bruised, cut, or i'm
mature specimens. New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16
ACE OF 0ranQe Trees.

An exchange remarks that there has
been much discussion among American
hoticultursts the pas. few years con-
corning the extreme age that orange
trees will bear well aud produce good
fruit. Some maintain that an orang,
tree, no matter how much care IS put
upon Il, will slowly wither aud die after
It has reached half a century OF growth.
Others have argued that about seventy
five years is the limit Of usefulness OF a
well.carcd for orange tree.
Several American horticulturers who
have been travelling along the Meiiter'
ranean Sea have recently found tree.
over 100 years old that are still produo'
ing fruit of excellent quality. Ga tho
island of EIba, where Napolean was
banished, there is an orange grove oil
over 700 St. Michael orange trees that
werO planted by an Italian in 1871, and
Il produced last year over 1900 boxes OF
fruit, but It produced four times that
quantity twenty-five years ago. There
are several small orange orchards 10
Southern Italy that are over eighty years
old and are still productive OF large
quantities of fruit
On the island OF Malta, James Pell.
man. the famous American horticulture
Ist, found one orange tree that there can
DO no doubt is lac years old, aud that
Welded several boxes Of fruit last year,
Il Is even alleged that in the Azores
there are orange aud lemon trees over
200 years cid that still bear fruit but
there IL no good authority for the allie
qation.-New York Telegram.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

The railroads ara crow lei with trafli'.
PEOPLE in portions of Siam ara starving.
VIRGINIA will have bat half peanut
crop.
GREAT distress exists among the poor OF
Berlin.
PETROLEUM has been discoverel in SUI
matra.
INFLUENZA has appeared at Hamburg,
Germany.
RAILROAD earnings for Is9. are Sc, oOo, 00)
ahead of 1891.
WASHINGTON CITY gains in popularity as
a winter resort.
ANTHRACITE coal has been foun in Ham
iton County, Ind.
TIE hog pack this season will excel that
of last By l,l,O,0O) rogs.
il Kansas they are using the empty jails
for storing surplus wheat
GHGRE are nearly five hunire bur hoe,
in the Yellowstone Nation Al Para.
IN Au .tria -, 100 persons without homes
have applied tor shelter for tae winter.
RUSSIA has sentenced twenty three chol-
era rioters to death and eS lei fifty 70 $
IBERIA
OWING to the failure OF the fisheries, there
is much restitution along the Nova Scotia
coast
JUDGE GREsHAN has dec arel part Of
Section II OF the interstate Commerce Act
unconstitutional.
MEXICO is cooperating with the Unitsl
States troops in the en- ieavJr to suppress
brigandage on ths border.
The three-year-o1 child OF Peter Lyons
was killed and partially devolred 10y wolves
near Kingfsher, OIanoma
SEvENTY-EIGIT Democrats, it is state J,
have been killed since November by eXpio-
sons in celebrating tleir victory.
The statement OF the Texas Stats Treas
ury shows cash on hant, Sl,O5S, 3l4.2J;
bonds held by State, SS9ij, S2 81.
THERE is an extraor linary exc lus OF
colored people from Tennessee, an t. less
.xtent from other portions OF the South.
A CARGO Of the first marketable tea ever
raised in tne Cntsl states has just arrived
in Baltimore, Nd. Il was cultivated in
South Carolina.
GENERAL DYRENF JRTH en- tel hts rain.
making experiments VIII a terrific bon.
bardment o. the SKY above San Antonio,
T,xas. which failei 70 produce even drop
OF rain.
The City Council OF Philadelphia has
called halt upon the Public Building Con-
mission by refusing taem any appropriation
tor 1893 unless an estimata, item Oy it3n,
tor the WORK intended 10 be doae, an 1 an
estimate of the entire cost, were furnished
within ten days. The great pile has already
cost $1,000 100 and the eni Is nowhere IN
sight.
A GOOD idea Of tns number AMI Dol lness
OF the thugs in Chicago eau be galnet fro II
the adventure of Mrs. William Hughes. Shs
step pei 10 to winlow in the postoiii;s
ami aske when tns money order oiiic3
closed. Being informed that 1t hal already
closed she turned TO 90 away, when she was
lorcioly seiz ID by two men, while yet In the
.rowded building ami relieved OF a putss
.Dptaiuiuy <301
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16
ROOT CELLARS A NECESSITY.

No farm is we'll furnished that has no
root cellar. The house cellar should
never be made store for roots or vege.
tables. These begin a course OF decom.
position; but when this is completed
actual decay begins. In these processes
carbonic acid is given out, aud in the
circulation Of the air in and out OF the
cellar this injurious gas escapes into the
dwelling, to the danger Of the inmates.
Besides this there are other injurious
products that are dangerous to health.
decomposition Of organic matter is
caused By the action of many germs that,
when matured, escape into the air aud
90 forth on their special mission to find
something else to devour. they are
breathed into the lungs, aud thus cause
such diseases as typhoid fever, and mary
others that are most rife at this season
and through the winter. And,no doubt,
many a case of sickness or death might
be justly traced to the unsusPected
plague spot OF the house, a pestilent Gel
lar. The outdoor cellar is safe. This
too, keeps the contents in better con,
dition, because needed ventilation can
be given, and being partly above ground,
it is dry, and decay goes on much more
slowly in it.-Americau Dairynan.
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meal witch has been sifted, stir il
thoroughly, add a little salt and cold
milk to make it thin enough to turn
into baking tin, which must be creased
10 prevent it from sticking. Make it one
inch thick IN the pan, aud bake in a
quick oven. 1t will take about twenty
minutes to cook.
Grated Apple Puddiug-Grate five
apples, and to cup Of soaked bread
and sugar to suit taste a quarter OF a
pound OF finely chopped almonds and
the yolks of five eggs. Mix all well to-
eether. Add the whites of the eggs
after beating to snowlike foam. Flavor
with grated lemon skin. Bake for three
quarters of an hour and serve either
with or without sauce.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16
The Rose In Commerce.

In trade the rose is very valuable,
as the affairs of India and Persia sell
at a very high price, and there are
large districts Of rose gardens, IN
which numbers OF men and women
are employed-the harvest months
being March and April; in Turkey,
also, rose farming is largely carried
on, and a very fine altar is got from
the roses grown in Cashmere. Even
Iose-w water is a luxury which Is by no
means to be despised as to price, but
the altar OF roses is immensely costly,
as II takes an enormous number OF
flowers to distil even a few drops.
The altar is said to have been first
discovered by the fayorite wife OF
Jehan Jeer, through whose garden
ran canal Of rOse-water, on the sur
face OF which the Begun found few
drops OF the precious altar or oil
floating.
The petals Of the tea rose, a species
Of NOisette with a very fine fra
GRANGE, are used in China as favor
ing for teas. A mild astringent
syrup is made from the petals OF the
French rose; and the hundred-leayed
rose, a variety well known to the
ancients, and originally found in the
Caucasus, is also used to make rose
water and medicinal syrup A vim
egar made from roses is used for
headaches: a conserve OF roses and
sugar is given incidentally to chill
dren, and the fruit or hip is also used
as a medicinal conserve; while on the
continent dried hips are used to
flavor soups and stews, and one even
hears of them being preserved in
sugar or made into a kind Of jelly.
The first cultivated rose Is said to
have been planted In Britain in A. D.
1922. The damask rose was brought
from France in 1913, the moss rose
about l724, and the China rose some
nifty years later Wild roses are,
however, natives of all parts OF Brit
ain. In Witherlng's British Bot
any, only five distinct species are
said TO be indigenous: but in Hooker
and Arnott's British Flora" nineteen
species are mentioned, and some
writer's on botany raise the number
as high as twenty-fOur. Certainly
there are very many beautiful varie-
ties Of all shades and colors and OF
exquisite sweetness to be found in all
parts Of the country, which make a
glory in our summer hedgerows, and
give us the brightness Of the autumn
dog-berry to gladden. the fading year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16

paiu ont of a wound? So Gods hand is a
mothers hand. What it touches it heals.
II it smite you it does not hurt as II 1t were
another hand. Oh, you poor wandering soul
in sin, it is not bailitf's hand that SEXES
Won to-dayl 1t is not hard hand. 1t IL not
an unsympathetic hand. 1t is not cold
hand. 1t is no. an enemy's hand No. IL
is gentle hand a loving hand sympa-
thetic hand, a soft hand, a mothers hand.
"As one whom his mother comtorteth, so
will comfort you"
mothers way OF putting q child to sleep.
Won know there is no cradle song like a
mothers After the excitement Of the even
ing il is almost impossible to get the child
10 sleep. II the rocking chair stop mo-
ment the eyes are wide open; but the
mothers patience AMI the mothers soothing
manner keep on until after awhile the angel
of slunber puts his wing over tho pillow
Well. my dear brothers and sisters In christ,
the time will come waen we will be wanting
70 be nut TO sleep. The day of our life Will
he done. and tho shadows OF the night Of
death will bs gathering around US. Then
we want God to soothe us, to hush us 10
sleep, A..
Let the music at our going not be the dirge
of the organ. or the knell OF the church
tower. or the drumming Of dead march,
but lei il be the hush of a mothers lullaby.
Ga. the cradle of the grave will be soft with
tine pillow of all the promises. When we are
being rocked into that last slumoer l want
this TO be the cradle song, las one whom
mother comforteth, so will comfort you.
Asleep in Jesus! Far from thee
Tby Sindred and tueir graves may De;
Bui thine Is still 4 blessed sleep
From which none ever wake TO weep
4 Scotchman was dying. His daughter
Nellie sat by the BEDSIDE 1t was Sunday
evening. and the bell OF the church was
ringing, calling the people to church. Inc
good old man, in his dying dream, thought
that he was on the way to church, as ne used
70 bc when he went in the sleigh across the
river, and as the evening bell struck mp IN
his dying dream he thought It was the call
10 church.
He said, lar. children, the bells are
ringing; we shalt ue late; we must make tue
mare Step out quick" He shiyered, ami
then said. Pull the buffalo robe up closer,
my lass 1t is cold crossing the river, hut
we will soon be there, Nellie; we will soon
be there" And he smiled and said, Just
there now" No wonder he smiled. Inc
good old man had got to church, Not the
Oil country church, but the temples in the
skies. Just across the river. How COM
fortably did God hush the old man TO sleep!
AS ons whom his mother comforteth, 50 God
comfortei him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-12-16
Chinese for Servants in England.

IL is serious question, and the
solution suggested by lady traveller
lately returned from a long sojOurn
in California is, don't waste your
tears in regrettlng the much-exact-
ing plain cook, the incompetent
general" but employ Chinese labor.
One Chinaman will do the work OF
three ordinary English maids. He
is quiet, quick, and reliable; you
never need to give an order twice.
His cooking is perfection, as any one
who has enjoyed not only his roasts
and entries, but his fresh-made bread
and biscuits, will tell you. As a
parlor maid (savo the mark9 he
leaves nothing to be desired. His
wages are not exorbitant, and all he
asks is modest little cabin in the
corner Of your garden or back yard
Pail Mall Gazette.