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Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

John TesnsEt, an empIoye in McCord
a Rrstfieidt farniture fsctory, had
three fingers of hss right bsnd hedty
cut in . planer yesterday, and William
walls. working IN Teonards reffigers-
ter factory, lost the end Of bis thumb
ia q shaper.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

AFTER long and exssperating un-
certainty. Grover is At last officially
informed that he Is the democratic
nominee for the presidency. What an
exhibition of dribbling idiocy this empty
form has grown 70 be. There is posi-
lively no excuse whatever for this kind
of mock formality in this age of tele-
phones, telegraphs and newspapers.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

THERE 10 one way TO defeat Rich,
and that way is in presentation of
fsvorites from the several counties.
II this shall be done today. as il is Inti-
mated IL will be IN the late dispatches,
Mr.. Pingree may pull through q victor.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

ir the incipient boycott Of Carnegie ;
prod ncts, started by the workmen in
in tins city yesterday shall spreRd, it
will cripple the glsnt concern at Home
stead TO = considerable extent, but ii
will also work injury to a great num-
Der of merchants that are in no wise
blameable for the Carnegie trouble.
The boycott is a dangerous weapon in
the hands of working men and oftener
Injuries q cause than benefits 1t. 1t
should have no place among American
institutions, for it belongs to an era Of
intolerance and ignorance.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21
KICK ON THE NAILS
Workmen Refuse TO Drive the
Spikes Made by
THE CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY
IL IL Possibie That Al unlon Mechanics
IN the CRY VIII Boycott caa-
nsgis ProdncsA

Carnegie and CO.. Limited; fitts-
burg. Pa" 10 the inscription the city
msrsnsrs gang of sidewalk baliders
found on nal kee yesterday morning.
The men were working oa coldbrook
street and ran across the inscription
about 10 O'Clock, after two-tn4rds Of the
keg of nails had been exhausted. They
held hAsty conference and decided that
they wonld quit the JOB sooner than ose
nails made by the Carnegie company.
Deputy oMsrshal I'd c. Barreil wac
there af the time and the men informed
him that the Carnegie naiis were boy
ootted % far - they we're con-
cerned, and that they would zee
the city es ssdswalklese 20
ted before they would drive spikes
manufactured i.y the author of STR
umphant Democracy" Mr.. Bnrrell
came 10 the city msrshai's ofiioe and
informed Marshal Bragg of the mems
decision. The marshal aid the men
need not use Carnegie nails II they
were oppoSed 70 them and ordered
spikes made BY the Newcastle Nail
company. The Carnegie nails cost 3
cents keg less than those Of the other
makes, but the marshsi aid be would
pay the difference out Of hs own
pocket sooner than have any disturb
ance. Tue other gangs Of men at work
on sldewaiks heard Of the incident and
aiso refused TO use the Carnegie naiis-
Their demands were also aoceded 20.
A reporter for THK HEkALD visited
Coldbrook street yesterday and found
the men quietly working. bat II wac
teeir general talk that II another keg
of that particular brand of nalle was
sent them they would quit.
VIII support . Boycott
At the close of the meeting Of the
Builders and Trades COUNCIL last even
ing q reporter for THK Hf3RALD asked
Secretary jacob Tazelsaf n the council
had taken any steps toward placing q
boycott on the Carnegie products and
he replied that the matter declaring =
boycott was under consideration and
that at the meeting 20 be held next
Wednesday night the subject viii he
brought up for general discussion. He
said the membere OF the council are
in favor OF boycottin. ail OF Carpegie's q
products IL IL /. requested by
the Steel Workers union Of Pittsburg.
The council here expects 10 receive
ofiicial notification shortly from the
Building and Trades council Of Pitte-
burg that q boycott has been declared
and 90 soon as this 10 done the local
council Will support IL.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

IT must be touching sight 10 see
such horny-handed farmers az John
r. Rich and Cyrus q. Luce ticking
each others ribs at Saginaw for the
roosi Of the profession.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

wAsHfsoros, July 2o--For Lower
Michigan: Local showers, winds snif~
ing 70 southersyi sbgntly warmer.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

sESsroR vEsr riddled the sntl-optiou
bill yesterday with = Storm OF rhetori-
cal grape. bat he never hit the gres.
evil that the bill IS aimed 70 annihilate.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

In voting down .hs g. 90, 600 appro-
priztlon for the words fair The demo
erats Ia the house we're not aetuated 80
much by the fear that TO grant il would
bend the constitution, If not impair
is sacred PROVISIONS. IS tney pretended
To have been. One of the decoys upon
Which tney secured their present m
wieldx majority IA the house was the
outcry against the preceding congress
as ''billon-doliar'' aggregation OF re-
publican spendtnnfts. This cry was
shouted from valley to hilltop and
from workshop 10 countingyoonl, and
II had IS effect. The democrats won
by 1t snd pledged themselve 10
retrenchIaent and reform. No
sooner had the speakers gavel
fallen calling the present house to
order than the .'reformsrs" stsmpeded
for the public treasury. The ''re-
trenchers" rallied under one common
call TO plunder the treasury and re-
duee the surplus. The surplus has
bfCi a-5cfp<stS0 ada VIC tSeSNAf Ao
drained for impossible improvements
70 impossible sand dunes and waterless
creeks IN the south. Government
buildings and harbor improvements
have multiplied with astounding rap
idity and st q colossal cost. The ex-
penditures of the "Billion-dollsr' con-
grels have been duplicated add many
millions more have been added. and
the end is not yet. The exhibit already
appalls the 'retrenchment" shriekers
and calamity howlers and now to add
s5, ,O0o. 900 TO the enormous totals
paralyzes them with unspeakable
terror for the consequences. 1t was
thfs feature OF the question more
! tnan any other that contributed to
the defeat Of the s. 1000, 600 appropria-
ton. The action OF the democrats is
another proof of their incompetency,
| political cowardIce and hypocrisy
| They have exposed their country to
the ridicule of the world. By their
lavish appropriations for local improve,
| ments. and their refusal TO aid an en-
terprise OF national concern and pride
they have earned the contempt of their
| own people.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

scxE politeisns Of this state never
reslre the nobility of farming except
IN election ypafs.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

Rssasrs Of THE HERALD leaving
ts~s for an eating or tor their vacation
e.a have the paper sans 10 Asy address
ia the state or United states by leaving
order ar ssaassx asties by postal card. sr
by ssilisx p Fsi-phoae NO. 55i.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

AsoVr tae only kind Of a farmer that
never comes up for Office ia Michigan
is The one that actually lives on farm.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

into the convention sought test ques-
ton, found one on tns majority report
OF the committee on Credentials, and
made use Of is TO snow tazt they had
the votes they claimed There Was
nothing IN the democratic experience
at Chieago that eorresponded
with this IN courageous asset
ton, nothing equal to IL in executive
eanaef<vS
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

GRovxs and 4alal asvs - last net
ord sns New York suns efliee sss
brssthes easer.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

II gives the democrats sny amount
OF pain TO realize that republicans do
their fighting in conventions instead of
at the polls.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

CeSsREss displayed humlIsting IT.
tieness y refusing - pas. The s5 .ooo, ,ooo
sppropr ssson for the worfd.s far.
Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21

ArrEs the smoke shall clear svsy
the republicans viii he seen shoulder
to shoulder fghtss fer The ticket.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09
Detecting Bad Coins.

there's the way we test coins in the
Treasury" And the expert swiftly
poised the dollar piece horizontally on
the top of his forefnger, holding the
thumb quarter of an inch away from
it and gave it brisk tap with another
coin. A clear, silvery ring sounded out.
"Good, but here; listen;" and he re-
peated the operation with another coin
that gave out a dull, heavy clink that
ceased almost as soon as it began.
TYPE metal and lead; moulded, too.
That is wretched counterfeit" "How
do you tell that it was mouldedW He
held the two coins so that the light
struck on their edges. ''Just compare
the reeding, will you, or milling, as
most people call it. In this genuine
coin this is very clear and sharp cut; in
the counterfeit it is coarse and dull.
That is because moulded instead of be-
ing stamped in cold metal, like the
Government coins" Why do the coun-
terfeiters not use the same cold process"
SIT costs too much and makes too much
noise. With mould, you see, couC-
terfeiter can carry on his work in gar
ret, and if policeman comes in he can
shy the whole outfit out of the window.
But it takes great power to run die.
Still some high flying counterfeiters do
use them, and their work is usually
harder to detect, though it is never so
perfect as that of the Government Mint. "
E'What is the surest test for counterfeit
coin for popular use?" "The looks of
the reeding, as 1 was telling you-the
milling, by the way, is on the face of
the coin, and not on the edge, as most
people think That's the surest and
easiest thing, but of course other tests
have to be used, especially for weight
and thickness. A little scale for weight
and measure is the handiest thing to set
tie that. Then, for plated coin, drop
of acid squirted on the edge where the
plating wears most will chew up the
base metal IN a hurry" "What acid do
you use7" ''For gold coin mixture OF
strong nitric acid Ct drains, murlatic
acid fifteen drops, and water five drains,
is used; for silver, twentyfour grains of
nitrate of silver and thirty drops of nj
trio acid. with one ounce of water. One
drop is sufficient. If the coin is heavily
plated we scrape 1t little before put
ting on the acid. "-Springfeld Repub-
lcan.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09

a man who had been leaning over the
rail of the pier few yards away moved
silently up behind the girl, pinioned her
arms to her side and held her down to
the seat.
The detective called cab on the es-
plenade, and the three got in and drove
to the police station, pulling up the win
dows to avoid any possible observation
as they went through the streets.
When the cab reached the station
there was no sign or sound of movement
inside il. The cabman got down and
opened the door, and as he did so he
staggered back and fell gssping for
breath to the pavement.
Inside the cab Mary s. sat with
her two would-be captors-dead, and on
the face of each corpse there was the
same expression that there was on the
features of the dead man Who was taken
out of the carriage at Paddington.
When the clothing of Marie s.
came to be searched the mystery was
solved by the discovery of one of the
most internally ingenious contrivances
that have ever served the purpose of
t.
waistband Cd the right hand side, were
found two small rubber ball pumps, such
as are used for ordinary spray producers.
From these two tubes led up to bottle
suspended round the neck.
This had two compartments and two
necks closed by rubber corks, through
which ran thin tubes, which ended in
the mouths Of the two golden serpents
coiled in the form of brooch.
The horrible apparatus was 80 arranged
that, on working the ball pumps by
pressing the right arm against the side
two sets of vapors could be elected from
the serpents' mouths. These jets when
united formed what was practically a
vapor of prussic acid, which would be
blown directly in the face of any one
within a couple of feet of the brooch,
and would of course kill them almost in
stantly.
To the wearer of the brooch there
would be little or no danger, provided
she held her breath for couple of min
utes and moved quickly away, as the
gas mixes very rapidly with the air and
is soon lost. In confined space like he
cab the atmosphere would soon be so
saturated that it would be death to
breathe it.
All this was, of course, told to me
after my release, which was effected i'm
mediately after the mystery was cleared
up.-Shef1eld Telegraph.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09

examinations have been made Of the
fruit and foliage of sprayed trees at vari-
Gus intervals after spraying which in
dictate that after the water has evaporated
the poison soon entirely disappears,
either through being blown off by the
wind or washed off by rains, so that after
fifteen DAYS hardly the minutest trace eau
be discovered.
In the line of actual experiment as in
dicating the very finely divided state OF
the poison and the extreme small guam
tity which is used to each tree, Professor
A. J. Cook, of the Michigan Agricultural
College, has conducted some striking ex-
periments. 4 thick paper was placed
under an apple tree which was thoroughly
sprayed on a windy day, so that the drip
ping was rather excessive After the
dripping had ceased, the paper covering
space of seventy-fve square teet) was
analyzed and four-tenths OF a grain OF
arsenic was found.
The whole matter was we'll summed up
by Professor Riley in recent lecture
before the Lowell Institute in Boston, in
which he said: THE latest sensational
report of this kind was the rumor emana-
ting from London within the last few
weeks that American apples were being
rejected for fear that their use was un-
safe. If we consider for moment how
minute is the quantity of arsenic that can
| under the most favorable circumstances
remain in the calyx of an apple we shall
see at once how absurd this fear IS, for
even if the poison that originally killed
the worm remained intact one would have
to cut many barrels Of apples at meal to
| get enough to poison human being.
Moreover, much Of the poison is washed
off by rain, and some Of 1t is thro wn off
by natural growth Of the apple, so that
there IS as a rule nothing left of the
poison in the garnered fruit. Add to
this the further fact that few people cat
apples raw without cutting away the
calvx and stem ends, the only parts
where any poison could under the most
favorable circumstances remain, and that
these parts are always cut away In cook
ing, and we see how utterly groundless
are any fears of injury and how useless
any prohibitive measures against Ameri-
can apples on this score.-New York
World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09
MILK TESTS.

The relative composition of milk gives
US an idea of the amount of nourishment
obtained from it. There is usually about
eighty-seven per cent. of water, with
about thirteen per cent. Of solids. These
solids are the nutritious part Of the
liquid, and they consist of fat or butter,
casein or cheese, milk, sugar and certain
salts. Milk is thus naturally more valu-
able when 1t possesses greater quantities
of these solids. We often speak of the
richness of milk, and this means that it
contains larger proportion of fat solid
than any of the other substances. AL
though this fat is the most valuable COM
mercially, the casein has as much real
nutritious value.
The value of milk, however, is rated
by its amount of fat or cream, and this
has been brought about largely by the
general production of butter, to which
most milk is used. The other solid
substances scarcely receive any rating at
all. Milk that will show test of twice
as much fat as another lot is valued at
just so much more. Some cows, and
even herds, vary in the amount of this
fat produced in the milk, and the ami
mails and breeds have come to be rated
according to the amount of fat which
they produce 10 their milk.-American
Dairyman.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09
Lefthanded Suddenly.

Three years ago a young lady of Fall
River, Mass, was hit on the left side of
the head by falling sign as she was
walking along street in Boston. This
was followed by brain fever.
After some weeks she was as we'll IN
mind and body as ever, but from right
handed person she had become so left
handed that she could neither cut, sew
nor write with her right hand, but
found 1t easy to dc all these things with
her left.
Her right hand was just about as use
full as her left had been before she was
hurt. What is strange Is that, with SO
recent change in the use of her hands,
she never makes an awkward motion,
and is as graceful in the use of her left
hand as if she had been born lefthandsd.
Boston Posi-.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09
PHILOS OPHY.

Remember, o remember, while years are
floating by,
While springtime scenes of joyous youth are
measuring the sky,
To garner in for later years, when life may
lose its zest.
That treasure which of treasures all is ever,
ever blest-
A brave Philosophy!
Remember. o remember, while manhood's
simmer grows,
While striving mid the piercing thorns to
pluck ambitions rose,
Though failure, pain and sacrifice may mar
thy daily path,
That these do sheath their keener pang for
him who always hath
A wise Philosophy.
Remember, remember, when youth is far
behind,
With only mem'ry's cloak to shield from
autumn's chilling wind,
That thou may'st purchase refuge with the
treasure thou has won,
And fairer, warmer radiance than shed by
summer sun,
With thy Philosophy.
Remember, o remember, when winters icy
hand
Draws tighter and yet tighter lifes slender,
golden band,
That there is hope and peace and joy and
happiness indeed,
And confidence beyond despa r, whatever be
thy creed,
In true Philosophy
Carlyle Harris, in New York World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Feed your table refuse to the laying
hens,
When leghorns want to sit they are
too fat.
Good pullets lay when six months old,
if not too fat.
In hot weather the poultry quarters
need attention every day.
The roosts and nests should De washed
with kerosene once a week.
Young chickens that are in a good
condition will bring better pri ces than
matured fowls.
1t is quite an item with all young
fowls to give them a good feed just be-
fore they go to roost at night.
See how the poultry seek the shady side
of fence or building. How they must
suffer where there is no shady side.
Do your best to keep the sitting mems
free from vermin; it is not pleasant to
be eaten alive while trying to do ones
duty.
When confined one of the cheapest
and best green feeds that can be supplied
is lettuce; it grows quick and gives
good yield.
Some one remarks that deal of calcu-
lation is required to make a dollar from
poultry. The same remark applies to
any business.
Generally if matured fowls are to be
marketed the sooner they are sent to be
marketed the better, as often prices get
very low in summer.
When you plant those fruit trees this
fall trim in the top to correspond with
the roots 1t is great mistake to leave
big top and small bottom.
Cut docks and all other weeds that are
very tenacious of life in August close
| down to the root. Very few can sur
vive such treatment 1t that season.
Pasturage is the basis Of sheep hus-
bandry. 1t may be grass, aud there be
very little grass about it, but as it Is 80
are the sheep in every characteristic.
This is the whole secret OF breeds.
A flock of sheep were attacked by dogs
in Monaghan County, Ireland, with great
destruction of life. Some that wer
bitten, and some that did not show signe
of being bitten, developed unmistakable
evidences of rabies.
The value of pure bred and registered
sheep will be apparent and appreciated
ONLY when the condition is kept up to
the highest notch. Otherwise all the
time and money put into good stock is
total waste. Keep this in mind.
After a young orchard has begun to
grow attention should be gwen to the
shape which the heads assume. A sym
metrical form can be preserved by rub
bing off the needless shoots when an inch
or TWO long. as this is much easier than
to cut off limbs with a saw after they
have grown large. j:
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09
CHEAPEST HAY CROP.

Hungarian grass is perhaps the cheap
est crop that can be grown for hay. The
seed may be sowu as early as May, but it
loves the warm weather. On rich land,
if the seed is sown in June, or even in
July, it will yield we'll. l. entails no
labor other than to pillow the land, har-
row it well, and SOW. The cost of the
seed is but little. 1t is a cheap crop. 1t
will allow of crop of early peas or
early potatoes being taken off for market
before sowing Chicago Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09
THE SNAKE BROOCH.

HAD settled myself
in my corner and the
train was already
swinging at a good
pace down the "Gold-
en- valley" before l
noticed, first, that ]
was not alone, and
second, that I was
not in a smoking COM
partment.
My fellow traveller
was a lady, clothed
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-09-09

from head to foot in a travelling ulster
with deep cape, and closely yelled.
wanted smoke very badly, and so |
ventured to ask her if she had any objec-
ton.
Imagine my establishment when, in
stead of replying to my question, she
sobbed out something utterly incoherent
and burst into tears. This was startling
enough, but when saw that she made
no attempt to take out handkerchief to
dry her eyes, but simply sat still with
her hands folded under her cape, surprise
very quickly gave place to bewilderment.
In such a situation a man does not
reason: he simply acts or instinct.
In a moment was at the other end of
the carriage, begging her in a clumsy,
masculine fashion to tell me what was
the matter with her. For an answer she
suddenly parted her cape and held up
two tiny clasped and daintily gloved
hands. AS she did SO heard the clink
of steel, and something bright shown in
the lamplight.
My fair companion was handcuffedt
Before she attempted any explanations
she opened her right hand and showed
me one of the regulation screw keys
which alone will open the steel bracelets
that restrain the exuberance of the unruly
or dangerous criminal.
tePlease unlock these horrible things
for me and then will tell you every
thing" she said, and the request was
supplemented by beseeching glance
from pair of tear-dewed eyes, to whose
witchery many an older man than my
self would have succumbed.
took the key, and, after little fun
bling about the strangely contrived locks,
set free the dainty little hands that were
stretched so appealingly toward me.
Not knowing exactly what to do with
the handouts, slipped them for the
time being into the side pocket of my
ulster.
AS soon as she got her hands free she
unbuttoned her ulster aud threw it back
little. AS she did so I noticed that she
wore strikingly curious brooch at the
neck of her dress. 1t was formed of
two thick gold serpents, coiled as if
ready to spring, with their heads thrust
forward side by side and their emerald
eyes glaming with an unpleasantly life
like expression.
1t was a pitlful tale and to great ex-
tent one which the newspapers have OF
late years made too commonplace
Forced by social and pecuniary consid-
erations into q marriage with man old
enough to be her father, and possessing
no single taste in common with her, she
had, under sore temptation, broken her
forced troth and fled from his house.
Too proud to follow her himself, and
yet mean enough to punish her by sub
uniting her to an unheard-of 1ndignlty,
he had put private detective upon her
track, told him she was tainted with a
dangerous mania, and given him strict
orders to bring her back to London
when caught, handcuffed like felon.
The detective, when he overlook her
at Hereford, had given her letter from
her husband in which he told her that il
she did not submit to his instructions he
would prosecute her for stealing one OF
two articles of jewelry-the brooch that
she was wearing among them-whict
she had unWittingly taken away with
her in the hurry of her fight. To avoid
the disgrace and public shame she had
submitted to the bruta! but privat,
tyranny of his revenge.