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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-15

L,OR LEASE.-THE MIDDL f.
II BROOK GRANITE QUARRIEs, az Middle
brook, No., operated tor the pest ten years BY
the syeDi:e Granite Company, OF this state, wl!i
De LEASED for ten years from June 10, 1892.
They ers tho largest and nnest quarriss 70 the
West containing tho weli-snown red granite 20
extensively used In manyOi the finest buildings,
monuments. bridges. etc, in The country. Sealed
proposals will be received and opened az noon
on June LIST next for q ten-yeaI lease OF the pro
perty. This company reserves she right 70 re-
let any and all bids. You are cordially invited
to inspect the prcperty.
Iron MOUNTAIN COMPANY,
ap l3-eod26t Gay Building, 81. Louis. Mo.
TINTED STATES MARSHAL'S
u sALE.-By virtue Of writ Of Sndltons
exponas 70 mo directed and delivered, viii sell
at public auction az wharf, near Terminal Hotel,
In the town Of West Point, Va, on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1892,
az II O'Clock NJ, the following-described pro-
perty: The sTRAM-BARGE JESSE, OF Rich
moni, Va, Of about "a net tonnage, her ap-
parel, tackle. &c. In good condition.
TERMS: Cash- R.R. fARR,
United States Marshal,
per I. Z. Ballard, deputy.
sp 1e-Tu,F&Tu3t
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
Abont rhimbis..

The manufacture of many articles
o. daily use. Is the result Of q series
OF labors that would surprise IL person
who had never given q thought 10 IL:
and very few imagine the amount Of
actual labor expended on snea artl-
Giles, II a Indy could toe the process
IT, rough which her thimble passed,
from the solid bar OF silver TO the con.
v~enient instrument she uses sho
would be astonished. The bar ~ sill
yer is welded into Il long ribbon which
Is cut into small pieces each piece to
make the barrel Of II thimblc The
top is cut out of another strip OF iron
or silver The rim Is hammered
around a bar of iron and soldercd and
after the top Il soldered In the whole
thimble is placed on n turning lathe
and chisctled inside and Quit Is
then marked with the needle holes. By
q little roller pressed against IL. and
ornamcntod by various Instruments.
Altogether they cannot be less than
twenty and after all. the thlmble Il
sold at a small advance on the weight
Of the silver.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
Household Hslp..

sheet-iron pans for cake and bread are
preferable to tin.
To preserve tomato catsup and improve
its flavor, add a tablespoonful Of brandy
to each bottle.
When about to scald milk wet the
saucepan with cold water to prevent the
milk from scorching.
When you buy raisins for cooking pur-
poses, seed them, wash and thoroughly
dry them and put in a glass jar with tight
lids. Currants also.
In mixing omelets two general rules
should never be forgotten. One is never
TO use more than eight eggs for any one
omelet; another rule, not to beat the eggs
too much.
A distinguished French physician in.
sists upon it that raw oysters are extreme.
ly nourishing, and that in all cases of i'm.
paired digestion and nervous troubles they
are an excellent tonic.
To tell a good cod when you go TO the
market examine the fish just above the
tail. In a good healthy cod the body is
round and plump. The lower half of the
fish will be almost cone shaped.
Better results can be secured with
ground feed Of any kind by feeding in
connection with roughness, rather than
by feeding alone, as when fed alone 30
much Of it Is not properly digested.
Iron pots should always be boiled out
first with wood ashes and cold water.
Then thoroughly washed and they are
ready for use. Skillets, griddles, iron
gem-pans and waffle. irons should be we'll
CREASED and allowed to burn of once or
twice before using.
Reserve the water in which the green
peas have been boiled. Add to IL some
well reduced stock, or some OF Liebfg's
extract, and at once a delicious soup Is
produced. The French never throw away
the water in which vegetables arc cooked.
With proper seasoning they convert II
into a palatable, wholesome and econom.
ical potage or food.
A handsome laundry bag may be made
of a heavy damaslI towel with a snowy
red border. Cut the towel In two and
sew on pieces Of turkey.red three. eighthi
Of a yard long to each half Join these
at the sides for q bag and make a hem al
the top wide enough to run in a red rib.
bon two inches wide. The fringe ends al
the bottom are fastened together witt
herring bone stitch in red silk, which NAV
continue all around the sides.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
l%Eelptnt Nrou.rr.

Please. mem, I'm a poor little boy
tryin' 70 help me mudder. Won't yer
give me yer old noosepaperspn This
Is the ~plaintive appeal that many of
the residents Of Fifty-seventh street,
west OF Sixth avenue. N. Y. have fro.
quently listened TO OF late. The little
fellow who thus seeks to helm his
'muddern is not over seven years old.
He has q bright interesting fnce.
which is always clean, and his clothes
though well patched. are neat. He is
loath to accept gifts Of money. but he
soLcits old newspapers on the theory
that after. they are a few days old they
are useless to their owners and arc
bound 10 find their way into the fire.
He sells them 10 tailors and small
shopkeepers for 20 cents per hundred.
aud he makes from 10 cents 10 Al each
week that way. He has worked up
what he calls n 'cumftable route y
and he makes his rounds twice a week
with a very cheerful though business
like air Saturday Evening Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

To an English clergyman, one DAY,
parishoner came 20 ask him to sigh =
paper stating shat the mar was aliNo
on a certain day. mo. my friena'
was the reply, Il can't do has
Cant do It sirP 'Twould be oniy
signing your name.m II cant DO ~
/ didn't see you on that day ana ,
can make no statement whatever aoous
It." But sir, you see ms now.
Very we'll. . said the clergyman UNI
moved II will sign a paper saylnss
that you are alive nowi but as Wv
not see you on the date you mentlos,
] can't possibly make any stateme'
la regard TO IL. "-Argonaut
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
NO srrsanss TO rrl,
A wonds among EazIaesr. WIZ
or Had "a Thrilling Ese,.. NSs

H"AAAN ~ HM A.
or Had a rhriIilns Ese ,ps' v-
/ thought from the general ana.
auee OF the man, and from the sss
looked up every time the whl.ss
sounded. that he was a raiiroaa
giLeer and when / made bola ~ "
the question | found / was riaa.
After We had ~conversed Tor a Few ms.
utos on general topics. | asked.
II suppose you have had your sha,.
Of narrow eseapesan
Yes but not on the rails Ia
piled. II was once shot al h
loon, and l once fell Of the roof :,
church. ! never had an accident ~
the road
We're You never tagged for
bridge carried away by a freshet ~,
In time 10 prevent an awful ealamltvgs
Never; bridges always att rlgbt .
''kyer almost crash lnto another
t~rainan
Never
But you've run over people >,
Never did. sir, People always 70,
out OF my way
You have az least been very ann.
ious when rushing through the dars.
ness with hundreds Of lives ia your
kesplngs'
.Y~es-anxIous TO get home SIM
pose. but / don't remember ans psr
ticular instance"
wasn't Al all satisfied thus a.
and after panslng 20 take breath /
asked;
We're you ever startled By thinklng
you saw pa opsu switch when too lase
TO stop the tralnf
No sir, .he switches are always Iii
q K. be replied
Il have been told that some engines
seem 20 BIO possessed BY human lnssl
iigeaco?"
Yes | suppose so but We don't Use
that klnd pa our road
Many brave men have died allh
their hand on the throttle
Il presume so but | don't a 10
die that way. ! want 70 die a. home
In my bad
Il vas determined 10 SET something
out Of him Tor n sketch 30 per.
sisted;
Ibid you never have your aremaa
20 crazy on a ruu
Never"
But you must have beea prepared
al some time or other to sacrifice goas
life 10 ave your train?"
NO SIR. | never have. fon doa'
SOON 10 understand the business
simply run 70 Chicago and back apa
sometimes make as high as $40 Pei
month, That's about ali there Is 10 Il
and II you arc after pcrilols a6yen.
lures you should ~intervlsw street car
drivers I understand tina, they take
their 1.-Two, Ia shgir hands every aay d
the year. detroit Free Press
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

George and his little sister were
playing in the dining-room when a
gentleman, who was an intimate
friend OF the family, appeared at the
door.
What are You doing. children?n
he asked.
oh" said George, I'VE have been
playing at papa and mamma"
And how did you do thatP"
'Oh. easy enough. ! sat down a,
this end Of the table and said, This
beefsteak is not ft TO eat
Then Alice answered, It's good
enough for you
Then Iswore a lot and she threw
q napkin on the floor and went up
stairs. That's how."-New York
Herald.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

The orthodox Icelauder believes
that the earth has an opening through
1t from pole to pole. In other words
that It is the exact counterpart Of .
gigantic head. According to their
ideas all waters which tiow TO we
north are drawn thitherwards oy Q
suction created by the ocean tumpling
downward through the hollow when
they firmly believe exists. Their au'
thority for this curious belief Is inc
''Utama Saga a semi-sacred WORK
written early In the Fourteenth cen.
fury If this ancient volume is Y %
relied upon, one Born Lieison. a nsh-
erman who was driven northwara ~
a fierce gale about the year lzsl' y
the only human being who has eve,
seer the spot where tho winters Of ~.
oceans plunge downward and are mo-
seen again until they have passed en.
tirely through the earth aud again
appear, bubbiing and frothing IKE =
mammoth spring at the south pol1
Symmes an American Arctic explorer,
Is said TO have entertained a notlon
somewhat similar.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

Experiments TO determine the value
Of various rations for milk production
have been in progress Mt the
Iowa experiment station. the results
of which have been recorded in BAlle-
tin IA. The experiment extended over
a period of eighteen months the COW
being weighed and the milk tested at
intervals while the different rations
were being fed. This experiment in
dictates that corn meal fed with corr
fodder. or corn ensilage results in the
nor rapid decrease OF milk. and its
fat, and solids than the advance in
the period of lactatlon justiies. That
corn meal fed with sorghum ensilage
results in very rapid decrease in milk
fat and solids and that the combina-
ton is not profitable. That corn meal
fed with roots and clover hay is palat-
able and gives good results, That
the substitution OF bran and oil meal
for half the amount OF corn meal re-
suited in a marked increase both
in quantity and quality of milk. in
crease in quality being even more
marked than the increase in quantity.
That good pasture can be substituted
for part OF grain ration. That farmers
who feed eor exclusively may have
better yields, better sustained by also
using clover hay oil meal and bran.
pr other albuminous feeds Rural
World.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
stock Notes.

The cheapest beef is that made on good
pastures.
Vary the rations occasionally to keep
up the appetite.
Allowing the cattle to run down helps
to give the lice a start.
Cattle need light, do not compel them
to live like rats in a hoe.
Profitable beef cattle belong to special
regions, breed and treatment.
About two. thirds OF the food eaten by
a half grown animal goes to maintenance.
Many western farmers will have to feed
their cattle more with reference to the
manure.
II is very poor economy to half starve
calves; keep them growing from birth to
maturity.
When tho lower grades Of cattle will
not pay the best plan is to breed and feed
something better.
Bran aud oil meal with roughuess make
cheaper feed in many cases for cattle han
corn and roughnsss
Scattering the feed out on the ground
may ave some work occasionally, but
does not economic feed.
We may make mistakes in feeding and
caring for tue cattle too often there Il
no necessity for repeating them.
In a majority Of cases, as the number
of thoroughbred or good grade cattle de.
creases, the age of turning to market in
creases.
At present prices it requires the best
of management to feed beof cattle for
market with profit, and it is only through
the best cattle that it Is possible.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

ONE of the greatest stumbling blocks
in the pathway of progress is the per-
sistency with which men follow in the
ruts worn deep by their predecessors
They seem to be afraid to turn from
the well-worn paths that have been
travelled for ages, and strike u a new
trail across the ever roadening'plains
of business life. What was good
enough for their fathers is good
enough for them. This has been the
line OF argument ever since the prac-
teal development OF modern progress
began. 1t was this that retarded The
introduction of labor-saving ma
chinery. and it is the very same thing
which is to-day in the way Of more
rapid and progressive development o.
ideas and institutions. and it is only
being overcome by the persistent ant
persevering efforts of those who. think.
ing and acting for themselves. forc'
others to do likewise.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

According 10 tho figures % Prot
w. j. McGea u u only a question Of
tina when the Blow but ngv~ar.ccaslng
lnrunds o, tho ocean will easnI many
popuious cities Of the Atlantic ses
board ana perhaps whole states 10
says There Is n broad lowland
stretching from Sandy Hook 10 Cape
Henry. and another washed 81 Missis
sippi sound upon which the sea Is
gradually but slowly and surely ca
crOachlng. They Afe waHo4iashionsd
plaiHa but recently wrcst1l from the
ocean and nos old ocean again 70.
claims It's own Already ia octopus
arms have seized tho lowiauds 10 their
horrid embrace. and day 5y day
month by month. year hy ysnr genera.
ton BY generation, the grasp 4
tightening tho monster creeping
further and further inland Zach
average ycBr the water mark advances
a rod. Tho seaside cottage with o
broad lawn before IL has mn 0xpeeua-
ton OF life'' Of q decade or n genera.
ton. but the cottage at the verge Of
tho clif may go in a year and must
90 in a lustrum. unless humnn devices
outwit and overpower tho waves on
most other Eastern and southern
coasts the wave arc also c~ncruachiug
but their progress IL slower. But the
oceans power Is too great for puuy
man to oppose successfully. What
then, is he to do? In my opinion he
can only temporarily provide againsl
H. and then slowly retreat before tn'
invasion st Louis Republic.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
A Rich Manure.

The old-fashioned notion that ma
nure from pigs or fattening hogs Is
richer than that from other animals.
is mainly due to the fact that hogs are
generally fed on grain or other con
centrated food. Hogs have also the
faculty Of putting on more fat from
the same feed than other animals.
Even when they are fed corn, their
n is rich. for they put in their
excrement the flesh-forming elements,
richest in plant food and use chiefly
those that go to make fat and which
are Of little value as fertilizers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
T1e Him.

A good one is told on a Peachtree
father. The story goes that he seemed
worried and his wife said 20 him:
Whats the matterP You look dis
tressed" Here IL is IL o'clock. 80 /
thought ] would give that young chap
In the parlor d gentle hint SO / went
in. gave our daughter q severe look
and turned down the gas" 'Ub, you
ought not TO have done that. Didn't
he get mad?" mot bit OF II. He
thanked me for It. "-Atlanta Journal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
in DOCS.
one Canine That Can Actually Pro-
nouncs the Word ''Manls."

VAU al
nounes the word Mama"
In a recent number Of the Youths
Companion. reference was made 70
the experiments of ii Frenchman OF
science in teaching a dog TO arttcnlale
| certain sounds belonging : human
speech. A dog. II was stated had
been found Ia Paris which was able 70
utter a sound approaching very nearly
to the word mamma
A correspondent Of the Companion
writes that IA dog has Deen observed
and carefully studied, much nearer
home than Paris which pronounces
the word mamma" as nearly like the
sound OF human speech as y Is posss-
BILE for il TO DO uttered with the wide
mouth and loose lips OF IA dog and
which does this with conscious effort
knowing that II is required Of him,
This dog a large black Newtonnd-
land. a littlc more han a year old -
the property OF a person who lives al
Arlington Heights a village near
Boston. He has II long head a prom
inent arched forehead. and lips which
are full and large o~gerhanging the
lower jaw a little.
The dog when called by his young
master aud asked Stanley. whom do
you loyep' or simply told 70 say IT,
showed that he is ware that some
thing Is expected Of him He begins
10 look around for the BIT Of cake or
other morsel OF iool which is to re-
ward him for his attempt and u =
usually shown 10 him.
As an Introductory performance
Stanley lies down upon the floor. lilo
never talks in any other attitudes;
but while lying down he keeps his
head clear OF the floor,
Now say IT, says hts master snap.
ping his fngera The dog begins 20
work his mouth. opening aud shut
ting his great lips repeatedly. BY
and by 10 gives out a sound which "
half way between "a growi aud IA
whine. and which Is continually IN.
t%errupted by the opening aud shutting
OF the ip@.
The effect y much like a q
maw.maw." The dog Is told that this
will not do and hat he must sRy ma
He resumes tho working Of his
lips and reduces the number oi his
syllables to three
Once more told that this viii not do
he makes another attempt His voice
seems 10 fall and the vocal sound 10
be less broad and a. last he shorteas
down his speeca 10 two syllHbles and
utters a sound which, heard from an
adjoining room. might easily ~ mit
taken for "A human voice speaking tho
word mamma
lie i apparently proud d his
achievement aud says his mamma
again and again. lie Is rewarded with
pits OF cake and Is plainly uIated aud
somewhat excited.
Al times lie says his mamma
without any preliminary experiment.
ing with u larger number % syllasirA
Occasionally he approaches very mucl
nearer the y0cng sound ah. III tic
word than he does AZ other times AM
sometimes he whispers tho word
rather than speaks IL emitting his
breath without a distinct vocal souuL
His master SAYS that the accom-
pIlshmout had its beginning Ia wha;
was apparently nu accident When i
young puppy the dog uttered d whlur.
at the same time closing his lipA i,
occurred 70 the master that the SOUND
could be developed into the uttcruuct
Of the word 2 and he bcgag
from time 70 time, as occasion served,
70 teach him TO rel cat the sound re-
warding him when IL was accom-
plished.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

in his nature. which / had hoped was
subdued. But alas the '.broncho''
blood proved a sud thing for him.
for once; for in his great hurry
TO enjoy a run, after jerking away
when being led TO water he came sud.
denly and very unexpectedly in CON
tact with the barb-wire fence, and the
result was that he came TO the barn
very oon after. without being coaxed.
too; a sadder. but a wiser broncho
pony than he had ever been before.
Poor little fellow! His breast is all
gashed and torn. with the horrible
barbs on that fence. that | wish was
one thousand miles away.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
The Alternative,

One OF the barge Office people Is
telling q very funny story about a
young Irishman who passed. through
his hands the other day. Desiring TO
ascertain the extent Of worldly goods
with which the son OF Erin was en-
dowed, he said: where's your
trunk?" 'Thrlfnk is ftp What for
would ! be- having a thrunk?' asked
the boy. 10 keep your clothes in, .
replied the official tartly. "And &c
naked2n was the quick response. =
New York Recorder.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
MyllIenI Japanese Animals.

The Japanese believe in more
mythical creatures than any other PEG.
pie on the globe civilized or savage.
Among them are mythical animals
without any remarkable peculiarltios
OF conformation, but gifted with sur.
ernatural attributes such ns a tiger
which b said to live TO be /, 600 years
old and TO turn as white " polar
bear
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30
snbsistenc

IT was not possible to give individu-
ality to American cities unless TO the
building of each new city were given
a special architect with the genius of
a Michael Angelo. American cities
bear the material impress OF the
American mind; they may not differ
greatly from each other. but they diff
fer radically from the cities Of the old
world
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

TURNING The light of inquiry upon
Greece. what is revealed Roads in
a high state of perfection. The Car
thagenians who possessed the COM
mercial instincts in a high degree
recognized the Importance Of good
roads, and they are said to have in
vented a pavement which withstood
wear and tear as no modern paving
material seems to be able to do.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

A NOBLE heart will disdain to sub
sist like a drone on the honey gathered
by others labor; like a leeeh to hlch
its food out of the public granary; or
like a shark. to prey on the lesser fry;
but will one day or other earn his own
subsistence.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

WI are born at home we live at
home, and we must die at home; so
that the comforts and economy OF
home are of more deep heartfelt and
personal interest to US than the public
affairs Of all the nations in the world.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

RECREATION is intended to the mind
as whetting is to the scythe. 10 sharp
en- the edge of it which otherwise
would grow dull and blunt. He,
therefore who spends his whole time
in recreation is ever whetting never
moving; his grass may grow and his
steed starve; as, c%ontrarily, he that
always tolls and ~recreates is
ever moving. whetting-labor-
ing much to little purpose. As good
no scythe as no edge. Then only
does the work go forward when the
scythe is so seasonably and moderate
ly whetted that it may cut and so cuts
that it may have the help Of sharpen
inc
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-30

MosT ~quadrupeds, marsupials ophi-
dams are deyotedly attached to their
natural relations and will not only
care for the weak, the crippled, the
young, the old, the mate, in sickness
or inirmity but will superbly fight in
their behalf whether to procure food
or to protect them from injury. It is
mooted among naturalists whether
certain species of snakes when danger
threatens those nature has taught
them t o cherish swallow them. pre-
serving them alive in the stomach
and emitting them again when danger
has passed, or carry them merely in
the mouth until safety is secured. Is
man-so noble in person, SO infinite in
faculty. in form and movement so ex-
press and admirable. in action so like
an angel in apprehension 80 like a
gods man to be made a hero OF be-
cause he does not become a monster
and resist laws that extend even to
the things that crawl on the earth'