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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
Private Paper Money i'm Mexico.

1t is said that Alexander R. Shep-
herd, once ''Boss Shepherd" OF
Washington, is now rich mine owner
in Mexico. He is man of great in
fuence in chihuahua. His hacienda
in the mountains is veritable fort to
protect the property from revolution.
lists and bandits of the country.
Within are the homes of Shepherd
and his employees, and the ore crush-
ing mills. One of his doings is the
introduction of paper money into that
part of the country against the pro-
tests of the people and the peremptory
refusal of the Mexican Government;
but Shepherds notes are now univer-
sally circulated all over Chihuahua. -
New York Independent.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22

In the interior of Ceylon the ma
tiyes finish walls and roofs with paste
of Stacked lime, gluten and alum,
which glazes and is so durable that
specimcns three centuries old are now
to be seen. On the Malabar coast the
fiat bamboo roofs are covered with u
mixture of COW dung, straw and clay.
This is a poor conductor Of heat, and
not only withstands the heavy rains to
a remarkable degree but keeps the hut
cool in hot weather. In Sumatra the
native women braid q coarse cloth OF
palm leaves for the edge and top OF
thereof. Shark skins form the roofs
of fishermen in the Andaman Islands.
The Malays of Malacca, Sumatra and
Java have roofing of attapa pieces
Of palm leaf wickerwork, about two
feet by two in size and an inch thlck'
which are laid like shingles and are
practically waterproof. The Arabs OF
the East Indies make durable roofing
or Stacked lime, blood and cement.
Europeans sometimes use old sails
made proof against water, mould and
insects by paraffin and corrosive sublt
mate-for temporary roofs. -JChicago
Herald.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
WATERING COWS.

How many farmers who have noticed
filling off in the milk supply attrib-
ute it to the proper cause--a lack of
water. Yet this is generally the
source Of thetrouble. The COWS are
neglected or forgotten and are sup
piled with water only at milking
times. The increase in the supply Of
milk after heavy rain is often as
cribed to the improved condition Of
the pasture, when it is in reality due
to the increase in the water supply.
Milk Is largely composed of water,
and as the process of secretion is q
slow and continuous one the trouble
of furnishing a liberal water supply
will be amply repaid. y New York
World.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
FEED FOR HORSES.

Oats with good timothy hay well
cured and free from mold and cut
when the blossom is just past, make
the most healthful and nutritious
!, feed for horses. On good land and
with good culture oats will yield as
profitable crop as any other gram.
The trouble is that it does not get IS
good treatment as it deserves, and
thus it fails to satisfy the growers.
The average yield of oats under good
culture may easily be fifty bushels Of
grain to the acre, and even more.
AS much as sovcnty.iiya bushels to the
acre has been repeatedly grown by
good farmers. When the hay crop is
light horses may be kept in excellent
condition by feeding any kind Of
straw, cut into chaff, moistcncd with
water, and mixed with corn and oats
ground together Two quarts of the
ground grain at each meal three times
d day will keep horse in fair condi-
ton with moderate work. If the work
is increased, the grain may be in
creased one-halg. Oats is one of the
most profitable grain crops if well
managed. 1t is quite easy to seed
the land with grass or clover with this
crop. New York Times.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
COAL ASHES FOR CLAY SOILS.

For the purpose of making stiff soils
friable, sifted coal ashes, where they
can readily be had, are better than
sand, writes L. ID. Early. They are
more easily disseminated through the
mass, and contain a small proportion
OF mineral salts, though their merit
is chiefly mechanical. I had patch
of clay that was almost like putty after
rain. [ could do nothing with it. 1t
scorned vegetable manure, and the
spade cut it as smoothly as skimmilll
cheese. We dumped the winter $
ashes on it. Two years afterward it
was dug over. The soil seemed great
ly improved, and manure was added,
and as an experiment, more than any
thing else, melons were planted there.
They were successful in a wonderful
degree. More than that, the friability
OF the soil has remained permanent.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22

r.-or mind if it halls or SHOWS
10, re mind how the storm-wind blows;
w.. W.. what's best for you, God-He knows
wbv should you weep and sign!
Never mind when world OF woes
sssts s YOU down, with a thousand foes:
+nst I what's best for you, God-He knows;
Over you bends His sky
s.ror mind when the black night throws
n.rtness over your life's last rose,
MD in its lovelinessl God still knows;
Why should you sit and weep?
rovor mind there is sweet repose
With the dying day-at the twiliShts close
And unto the valley--the one God knows
Angels your steps shall keep F!
Atlanta Constitution.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
CHANGES 1NFLuHNcE MILK.

During last winter the Nebraska
Experiment Station carried on several
experiments to determine the influence
of changes of food and temperature
on quantity and quality Of milk Of
dairy COWS The results of these
experiments have Just been published,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Doctors have discovered a new dlss
ease they call ''nerve spread.
The value of the output OF chem1caL
works in 1890 was $17G, 044, 633.
The skeleton of the leathery-winged
bat is bone for bone and joint Tor
Joint, similar to that of man.
The instrument which accurately
measures distance to the one-ten-thou-
sandth part of second is called
chronograph.
In France large quantities of char.
coal are made from seaweed. Twenty
tons of fresh seaweed or four tons OF
dry weed produce one ton of charcoal.
A strong digestive agent is contained
in the juice of a pineapple. This is
due to ferment resembling trypsin,
which acts in alkaline, neutral OF
family acid solutions.
The forced draught or the supply OF
air under pressure to steam boilers
was the original invention of the late
Edwin A. Stevens, Of Hoboken, N. j.,
and was patented by him April !,
1842.
1t has just been ascertained that the
working of the electric railway in
London can positively be felt as Tar
away as the north of Norfolk, the mo-
ton being conveyed by the telegraph
wires along the whole distance-about
100 miles.
A French physicist afirms that
steam escaping under pressure may
groove and polish metal like emery,
and even cut through metal plate. A
metallic surface exposed to jet OF
steam at a pressure of los pounds was
channeled aud striated as with saw or
file.
A new pneumatic tire brought out
in England, which is described as Q
really good thing, has pad OF pre-
pared cotton wool covered with soft
cloth, which is inserted between the
cover and air chamber, rendering II
almost impossible to puncture it even
with a sharp awl. The weight of this
pad is 80 ounces, and the cost is trifi-
ing.
Much attention in scientific circles
has been attracted by lecture deliv-
cred before the five Academies by q.
NJ. Jansen, on the "Solar Atmos-
phere." He affirmed that oxygen ID
entirely absent from the great luml-
nary. He said that the radiating sur
face is protected by several gaseous
envelopes, the outermost and most ef-
fective of which is hydrogen. His
discoveries prove, he says, that the
present relations of the sun to the
planets will continue during many
@ons, during which the outer plane's
may evolve into the earth's condition
of development
In the course of a discussion as to
what the effect of an apparatus which
could give several billions OF electric
shocks per second would have upon
the human body, it is declared that
the action Of very rapidly succeeding
shocks, at the rate of 1,000,0 900 or so
per second, has been demonstrated to
produce little sensory effect, even
when the current is so strong that 1t
will heat to whiteness two electric
lamps situated between two persons
between which the current is passing.
1t is well known, howevr, that from
twenty to thirty shocks per second
viii produce tetanus.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
GOOD MILTON.

Good care, good food and a careful
selection of the animals for breeding
purposes are essential. The average
farmer needs to learn this. He is gen.
crallv far too content with careless,
indifferent management of his sheep,
and does not realize that it is on these
three points that his profits depend
1t is attention to these points that
has made the English sheep what they
are today. Neglect of any one of
them will be fatal. To produce good
mutton suitable food must be fed from
the beginning, and the lambs must
not be permitted to become stunted in
their growth. When pasture is short,
green food should be raised to be fed.
In winter dry hay and corn are gen
orally given the sheep often in iusuf-
ficient quantities. If the lambs are to
be fattened corn alone is fed under
the mistaken impression that it is the
best food. Corn is very good if fed
in conjunction with other food, but
by itself it makes fat at the expense of
juice. If farmers expect mutton to
become popular they must feed tur-
nips or some other succulent food that
will give the meat the juciness and
flavor which is at present so painfully
lacking. II New York World.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Horses are made gentle by kind
ness.
See that the colts have comfortable
beds.
Developed sires are coming to the
front.
Don't forget to feed the horses gen.
erously.
A really choice stallion is the cheap
est to buy.
The brood mare should be the best
obtainable.
Exercise the youngsters and break
them to harness.
Hens and pallets should be kept in
separate pens. rs the amount OF food
required for the growth of the latter
viii make the hens too fat.
Chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese
should not be l.@led until their crops
arc empty, that is, about twenty-four
hours after their last meal.
Keep house plants from freezing
these winter nights by placing three or
four thicknesses of newspapers be-
tween the window and the plants.
Hens with plenty of grass and in.
sects lay the richest dark-yolked eggs,
while those without green food and
meat lay eggs with pale yolks. which
are deficient in albumcn.
No man was ever poorer farmer
because he possessed liberal educa-
ton. If you want to make your boy
a reallygoo farmer, better if possible
than his father, do not stint his school
ing.
The fattening process requires
about ten days if the birds are kept
in the dark. As soon as they are in
proper condition they should be killed
before they become feverish and lose
flesh.
For roup the Poultry World re-
commends bread stepped in strong,
hot ale, and washing the nostrils and
head clear of phlegm and mucus with n
solution of lime and boraX in new rum
or whiskey.
If you spread the manure upon the
land as fast as made, of course it will
leach out Just as rapidly as 1t would in
the barnyard, but with this difference,
that the leach will go where it does
the most good.
Feeding the crops upon the farm is
one step toward the ultimate profit; (;
killing and manufacturing the meat
product is another. Lard and bacon
are worth more than live pork, and
Country made" always sells.
When lambs are to be brought up
upon the bottle the bottle should be
in charge of some woman who has
succeeded in raising babies that way.
A little neglect to keep the bottle
clean and sweet will kill either the
lamb or the baby.
English farmers grow wheat quite
as much for the straw as for the grain.
AS the country grows older here we
are coming to put higher value upon
the straw. The worth of the straw,
together with the need of rotation
of crops, is sufficient reason for plan
ming for regular round OF small
grain crops,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22
In the Business.

Tommie-s' s'Eh Mr.. Snodkins, gi'
me ten cents. l saw you kiss sister. +"
Mr.. Snodkins- ''Well-ah- here's
quarter, but be sure you don't tell. ;"
Tommie- "That's all right I'm
used to keeping it quiet. That's five
dollars I've earned this week. =" Har-
per's Bazaar.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-03-22

Artificial agates are now made by 50
many different and effective processes
that the stone has lost much OF It's
value as agem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17

men to American women. why shouldn't English
women and American men always be falling In love-
too?'
But what has that to do with the case?" ne
cried
Why didn't you ask him thatT'
What would have been the use?'
Why don't poor English girls get married TO
rich Americans" She demanded. giving him
whitening glance
"Oh, 1 don't know. I tell YOU" said Jack. in
despair.
"Of course you don't Jack. and never expected
II or YOU, she said, leaning back In her chair ana
speaking very slowly. 1T Is because poor
English girl OF family would rather marry a poor
Engshman of postlOn--and II Is not so easy. let
me tell you. for an English girl who is poor to
make good match 4"
But you don't mean to say"-cried Jack in as
constituent
Listen TO what mean to say" she interrupted.
In her even voice. "A woman knows the value or
position She thinks of II all the time. She dreams
Of It. 1t is about all that most Of us have to think
Of" she added. little hcrcely. "A woman knows
what 1t IS 10 take precedence and what II Is toto
be put behind somebody else. she added. her brows
contracting. 80 she thinks about these things, and
when she sees an opportunity
What cried Jack aghast at this new side OF
his cousins self DO YOU mean TO tell me-
went on. ignoring him, ito take precedence she.
plots and schemes. and uses all the fine arts Of
diplomacy to take It, That Is why American girls
marry Englishmen. That Is why English girls
English girls won't marry American men.
Who do you think i Is" she asked. sharply. that
does the marrying"
II didn't say the men did'
lymph"
81 know
Jack you don't know. Why didn't you ask that
man about English girls? Why didn't you say?'
Il don't believe tt he answered stubborny.
"Why didn't you ask him." she insisted.
I'm going into the library to smoke" he said
gloomily
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
srrrvry DoILtRS FOR A err or COFFEE


They were talking about high prices "hl'" 'n'S
had nail for luxurics at different times '''
man had given 81 for can OF peaches IN the uiyS
~ 20 Another who had raised cattle on the pains
+, 1859 had BIZ agains, cowboy for bunch OF
cranes un,n the price was $50. but ne got the
grapes One OF the party hal exchanged S"'' Tor
n,,r ~ shoes but be- hal been u Rebel orncer anu
the money was In Confederate bIls Whch W.T."
worth their weight In paper
AMI l." saiI the youngest man OF the group III
these DAYS Of peace and progress quick c9mfnuhi,
cation ana abundance of supply have PAID S'o 'o'
small cup OF coffee. ,,, h,,, hu,
s,rne rretv big stories had been tod anu the group
-, r,rn, ncrrs felt equa. To anything.
yes ne said. "a friend gave me- >u 70 b't OH -
bors. NJ th. raceirlck. ! was In the clubhouse 80
,ir, luncheon and. looking AZ my watch saw th'
no race in which his horse was entered wouli DE-
rmn I'm seven minutes | pride myself on ihahmK
rins. connections and as | wanted a cup 81 coI''
vim which To- finish my luncheon ! asked Tor oi'.
h,i,.d mo coffee started hurrledy down the s.'PS
and then went on a run FOR the betting ring JUST as
I reached II The bel sounded ana the cry went W
"Th~y're on leaving me standing before DOCK
maker with the so in my uplifted hand 81.
III, friends hors- won. lie PAID 70 ]. |. loon
t-o ont Of my bank account. handed II 10 my rtnl
,Lo nevt loV congratulated him. AMI never toId MN
,h,, his gain WAS my loss. My watch was Two MIN
ttt.s sip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
npTcKS MADE or CAST TRON.

From The 81. Louis Globe Democrat
..v.hile | was in Germany last year" said w l.;
burgess OF New-IIaven. II came across seVeral
,r,iis surrounding Of the public INSTITUTION
mar we're constructed ont Of cast-ron bricks Ihese
hricks certainly have many ADVANTAGES oyer
he old fashioned clay bricks. Though they
may NOT prove TO be superior In all Tespects.
In FORM and size these bricks resemble our ordinary
hrirls hui they are composed OF cast Iron ana
hollow The shell T. thin that the brick weighs
less than one made of clay. wall Is punt OF such
material without the Of mortar, ana no sklle'i
labor IL required in laying them. The upper ana
lower sides OF the bricks are provided with grooves
ana protecting ribs which NJ into each other easily
and perfectly and form a wall OF great strength.
Their are also two large circular openings IN me
miner side OF each brick. arranged so as 70 receive
nroiectons on the lower side of the Drck that ~
10 be paced above II. one OF the prolecuohs -
hook shaped which secures a soNd noln n wan
of these bricks is put together very quickly Alter
the wall Is built IL is covered with paint rms
cioses ali the cracks rendering the wall ar-tght'
and prevents the bricks from rustlng. me Dricks
are very durable. and a building constructed Oh
them would be practically fire proof
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17

Emperor William Of Germany has shown his
versatility in many ways. and it was not until
few weeks ago that he made his debut as a matri-
monial agent The debut was successful. Recently
young and two women from Berlin went to
Potsdam 10 view the Park Of SanSouci the favorite
one Of Frederick the Great. They lost their way,
howey,r and were obliged to accept the assistance
Of a soldier who was familiar with the grounds. He
showed them everything OF interest, and finally babe
them farewell AT the station.
But one of the young women had taken fancy
10 the private and began 20 long TO see him again.
After days OF indecslOn she wrote 10 the Emperor.
asking him 10 find out the name of the soldier who
had been kind TO her. His Majesty began the
investigation at once. learned the name OF
the young man. and granted him a leave OF absence
TO spend In Berlin. The young woman Is well to-do
and the polite guide is 10 become her husband In
70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
THE MENTAL SUFFERfNGS or THE COWBOf

From The St louis Globe Democrat
''If young men who have the cowboy fever had
any idea OF the apprenticeship they are likely 70
serve before becoming ful-nedged cowboys most OF
tbem would be cured without the expense OF
irp a thousand miles west" said Elias Miller. OF
IJitchInson Kan. yesterday. 1T Is nearly TWEEN
~ wears since | had the fever and went out to be
cured MY first work watching the line be-
,ween Wyoming and Dakota. Line or fence watch
ing is an assignment frequently given to new
conner and the duties consist In riding up and down
tho line and preventing cattle from straying
IT, several men have lost their reason In this work
and I came very near doing myself All the
glory and adventure read OF In books is absent,
and the solitude Is terrible. ] could cover my dis
tance i'm about two days and did nothing else but
ride up and down the line watching for the stray
cattle. which never strayed my way. Sheep herding
IS said 10 be the most terribly monotonous work n
man can be put TO. but there are few cowboys In
the West who have not an acute recollection OF the
sufferlngs they endured when doing such work
describe There are hundreds OF men doing II to-
day, but each OF them is looking forward 10 obtain
ing a new Job with almost the eagerness OF a con-
Wet who knows that his sentence has nearly ex-
pred-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
THE RAVEN AVID THE GIANT POWDER.

From The Juneau (AlaSka) News.
Dick Willoughby rela ties amusing incident that
happened TO him recently at Funter Bay DICK was
driving a tunnel on a ledge back OF HIS cabin. and
and in the habit Of leaving stick OF giant
powder rock in a sunny place at the mouth
OF the tunnel to thaw out. on several occasions
when he went to get his powder It had mysteriously
disappeared. and he was at loss TO account for
t. AS II considerable OF annoyance TO
have 10 go TO the cabin and get more powder and
and walt for 1t to thaw Dick concluded to watch
stick OF powder In its usual place and had waited
but a short time when he raven sail out
Of a tree and swoop down upon the explosive:
The bird tore at the tough paper cover until II
coull get the powder then began 10 greediy
devour Il. Giant powder is made up or nitro
glycerine. sawdust and grease. and whole STICK
OF IL makes a very hearty breakfast FOR raven.
The stick had nearly disappeared when Dick though
Il time 10 avenge his loss. and was In the act
OF raising his rifle when the raven gave defiant
cawk and arose In the air with the remainder or
the stick of powder grasped In It's claws. When
up some distance the powder slipped from the
birds grasp and tumbling 10 the ground.
Dick saw the powder drop and lodged behind a
the rocks: however II did not The raven perched
in a tree and Dick drew bead and let drive.
Immediately following the report OF the gun Dick
was not a little startled at receiving quite shock
and hearing a second and louder report while the
air was filled with small bits OF raven meat and
Tea Tiers After the smoke OF battle had cleared
away all that Dick could find OF that raven to
hold an inquest was the bill and claws ana a
bunch of black feathers. The shock OF the bullet
nassng through the birds body had exploded the
powder II had devoured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17

pose because II sheds the dust: but tailor has yet
attempted to II in this way
A sailor hat with broad brlm that shades the
eyes. and plain dark band around the crown, is
favorite bicycling hat The underwear OF the cycler
must provide perfect freedom OF motion. hence cor
sets are usually discarded and A wha.eboned waist
OF strong linen substituted. There Is objection
the short OF horseback riders. Almost all
expert wheewomen use union undergarments IN
derskirts be discarded. as they are In horse
back riding. and tights substituted.
II remains to be seen whether any OF the mascu-
line garbs which Partisan habit-makers have con-
structed for bcycerS will be used In this country.
In this matter. In the matter OF bathing cos
tunes and riding costumes. Il is almost certain that
the bes;-dressed people will adopt the English fash
Ions which are always conservative. The most be-
coming OF the bicycling costumes Is undoubtedly
that which resembles a riding habit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
Practical Results-13 Years Work.

EIGHTEEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ALREADY PAID 10
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
Forty million dollars already saved living policy hold
by reduction OF premiums Eighty Thousand paying
Members Two Hundred and Sixty Million Dollars insur-
Million Six Hundred Thousand Nash
Surplus Reserve-Emergency Fund. More than sixty
Million Dollars business for the 1893 These are
few practical results already recorded to the credit OF
the
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIATIONS.
f. Il. HARPER President
Home Office. IS Park Row. NJ T.
fend for circulars and rates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
FIT FOR STATEHOOD.

From The Indianapolis Journal.
you fellows think we are not civilized down IN
Oklahoma" said the tourist from the west, put
when | tell you that have sixteen men under
indictment for DEMONSTRATING. perhaps youn change
your mind" ,
Il can't see where the civilization comes In ON
that score. ,.
"Don't Ell? Seems to me when community
goes 10 the trouble Of indcting . horse thief its
getting pretty we'll along.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17

heavy thin IL with a little water Fry the pieces OF
calls head in fat hot enough and deep enough 20
fry doughnuts. When they are well Drowned dish
them in the centre OF a hot platter, add garnlsh
of parsley and pour tomato sauce around them