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Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

The following is told Of tho late Sin
William Grill as illustrating the doc.
tors maxim that it is necessary before
all else that tho patient shall have con-
hdence in his medical adviser.
Being called ia haste to a patient I'M
dor the caro Of a very young practition-
or, Sir William found that brandy and
w2tor was being given at intervals, with
ceftain other treatment. The great ply
stefan carefully examined the patient
and said, Give him another spoonful
Of brandy"
He then retired to q private room
with the young doctor in charge.
1T is a case of so and so, " be said as
soon as tho door was closed. "You
shouldn't have given brandy ON any nc
count"
"But, A" said tho junior practitioner
IN a~mazCmont, II thought, Sir Will
liam, that you just told tho nurse to
give him another spoonful"
80 / did, said the great man, 'rbe-
cause We must not destroy his confidence
In you, or ho'n never feel comfortable
or believe anything you tell him again. -
London Truth.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

A lonely old bachelor in Atchison rat
on his porch the other evening, and in
his great loneliness and desire to be
made much OF by Il woman malo up
his mind that lac would ask the seventh
woman who passed, If unencumbercd
by a husband, to marry him. Tho first
was a girl who wore red slippers and
black stockings The bachelor was crit
ic1l and congratulated himself that he
had said seventh instead of first.
The second had q dude by tho arm
Tho third wore glasses and looked cold
ly at the giggling couple ahead Of her.
might as well 60 into tie ice basil
ness, thought the bachelor. The fourth
had three children with her and talked
ahout papa as she passed the gate. The
fifth wore widows weeds. Tho sixth
wal such a modest pretty girl Of 16
that the bachelor wondered il 10 hadn't
said sixth instead of seventh. Several
minutes elapsed before the seventh came
into view.
She had graceful walk, and a nearer
Fiew showed she was rot bad looking
Might have dono worse, " he thought.
She stopped as she reached the gate,
turned and walked up the path. BY
Jove, she is coming to take possessionr'
said the bachelor. Il have come, " said
the woman in q voice that somehow
made the BACHELORS blood chill, ito ask
your influence in favor Of tho oonstitu-
tional amendments, The bachelor gave
a horse yell, threw up his legs and fed.
-AtchiHon Globo.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Miss Fadd-Tho meannoss Of some
people is past comprehension.
Mrs. Fadd-What has gone wrong,
my love?
Miss Fadd-Last week I was elected
an active mombor Of tho Young Ladies'
Philanthropy club, aud / began my
minisuations by taking a basket Of cold
yictuals 10 a poor woman whose name
was down On tho books. Wen, when l
get there, ! found that some moddle-
some busybody had beon there two
weeks ago and given her work, and / had
to carry al that staff back New York
Weekly.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27
The ORIGIN Of oMeNs.
saT'iFal Of some csIesslal saDersa,ious !,

Survival Of Some Celestial Superstition III
Modern Times.
Something Of the influence Of ancio
a~strology is shown in the popular belief
that the rising and setting of Sirius, the
dog star, infuses madness into the
canine race. In our medical proscrin.
tions, too, the old superstition appears.
The ornamental part Of tho apothecary'A
r is none other than the sign Of Jupi.
ter, under whose special care medicines
were supposed to have been placed, and
our nostrums arc still compounded un.
der the symbol Of Jovo's protection. The
letter i~tself-rocipo, tai land its flour.
ish mean substantially this: under the
good auspices Of Jove, tho patron q
medicine, take the following goods in
the proportions set down. Some try to
throw tho responsibility for the symbol
r back to Raphael, but tho sum Of evil
dence points to Jupiter rs its patron.
In America Friday is additionally ia
good repute. Columbus sailed on Fri.
day and first discovered land on Friday,
the Pilgrims landed on Friday, and On
Friday Washington was born. Yet even
in America, Notwithstanding all these
''best accidents, " q favor Of misfortune
attends the day, and tho statistics Of.
travel and mercantile transactions fof
Friday show how widespread is tho pref
udice against it.
Other days less generally maligncl
are Gains birthday, the first Morday IN
April; the Sd Of May, called Tho dis
NAL day" in the highlands Of Scotland,
and Dec. 81, when Judas hanged BIN.
eelf. Apropos Of Judas, the superstition
Of unluoky 10 probably has its origin
with that unworthy disciple. Tho i'll
omen dates from the last supper, when
ID sat at table. One denied his Master
and went out and hanged himself, and
since that time twelve grouped to.
gether fear another one. A deep seated
prejudice obtains against any given 10
dipping together in the dish, lest one
fall q victim to misfortune before the
end Of the year. Tho existence. of the
defiant Thirteen club in New York,
which makes that luckloss number the
pivot Of which all its doings turn,
should do something to dispel this time
stained superstition ~ hautauquan
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Tho writer had heard Of stamp plates
but had never seen any before yester-
day. There were six on exhibition at
tho fair-white porcelain plates, with
scallopcd, lacelike edges. Stamps hal
been dissected and applied to these in
all sorts Of ingenious devices. Some
times tho heads Of 2 cent stamps were
placed in a circle around the center.
with little hourishes between mado Of
the numbers, while tho bordering Of the
stamps made ~sprayliko decorations.
Stamps Of all denominations were usel
and Of all oolors, but so cleverly were
they managed that considerable exami-
nation was necessary to recognize the
component parts of the familiar stamps.
These plates must be } great deal Of
work to do, and they look as If water
would ruin them, but they arc ingenious
and pretty. Worcester Spy.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

the musU noted dwarf was Jerery
Hudson. born ia 1919. At the age Of s
he was IS iuches high and was served
upon the table Ia a cold pleas q present
70 Charles J. Az the age Of 30 no began
to grow and reached tho height Of 3 feet
o inches. lie lived 70 30 90 aud died I'D
prison, having beon arrested on suspi.
cion OF being concerned ia tho popish
plot.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Gpest-waiier, bring me q steak and
some mushrooms
Naiter-Ycs, sah You'1l have to
wait a fow minutes foh dc mushrooms,
sab. They arc being used on q steak fob
another customer jes' now, sah.-Now
York Herald.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

The brother Of Cetewayo, according
to kidor Haggard was at one time a.
most persuaded to beoome a Christian,
but when he was told that he must put
away his wives he refused to accept tho
condition.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

In the medieval metrioal romances
are found the first noteworthy references
in our language to- the dog. Thomas the
Rhymer Of Ercildoune wrote "sir Iris
tram" some time ia the thirteenth cen
fury. The story Is familiar, Of course,
but tho pathos Of it is hore augmented
by the knights dog also being brought
under the spell Of the fatal love potion;
An houndo Their was bisido
Thai WAS y-clopt Hodain.
The coupe be hcsod that tide.
Though doun it sett BrangFain.
TrisfrGm and the beautiful Isolde q
Ireland,
Ibai loved with an thor might.
And Hodain dedo ~ 30.
When Tristram was banished to Wales
and fought for Trinnour
Tho king q WcIp ho brourht
Bifol Iriairem the trowo.
His name was heiicroWe.
or him was michel prua.
-0ontleman's Magazine
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

''AIy husband has an the virtues but
one, - remarked tho vito Of q struggling
young doctor
WHAT'S thatg' asked her aynpathet-
10 friond.
Patients ? replied tho young wife
New York telegram.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Capital punishment ia Denmark ii
executed publicly with an AK. II several
are to DO aecapitated on the same date.
one is not present while another is exc.
cuted.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Il have heard it said, Miss Emma,
that q kiss without love tastes like an
egg without salt l. Tat truo?"
Il don't know-I really cannot-I
have never ia my life
Come now, Miss Emmar'
Eaten an egg without salt "-Dnu-
vio
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27
Llndicy STurray's Dirthpiace.

The house, a four room log cabin, in
which Lindley Murray, the gramma.
rian, was born is still standing on the
bank of the Swatara river, IL miles
south Of Harrisburg. twas built by his
father ia 1880.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

The average growth in white oak IS
only about foar ne-hundrodths Of an
incl a year.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27


Mony years ago Dr. r. v. Pierce CHIEF
consulting physician GO the Tnvaiids' Hotel
aud Surgical Inqlilutc. Buffalo. ~. r., coul-
pounded this medicine OF vegetable inrfcdi.
crta Which had an especial eject upon The
stomach end liver fo1sinF The ofgana to-
healthiul activity aa well as purifying and
cnucdiug The blood. BY such means the
stomach d the nerves are supplied with
pnfe biood; Ties viii not do duty without 10
any more than q locomotive can run with.
out coal. You can not get a lasting curc Of
Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, by taking qni-
hcially digcsied foods or persin-thc stom-
ach must do it1 own work n it6 own way.
Do not put your nerves TO sleep with So
called celery mixtufc9. it ia better 70 90 10
the seat Of the difficulty and feed the nerve
cells on the food they require. Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, B~iliousuesa and Nervous AZ
t%ceious, such rs sicepicssncss and weak.
nervous feelings ere completely cured by
the Discovery" It puts on healthy flesh,
brings refreshing sleep and invigofaies the
whole system.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Banks (in tho newspaper line)-
H'mphl Horo's a squib credited TO tho
Perkins Junction Banner that / wrote
six years ago for The Daily Bread
Rivers Goilow laborer-Do you re-
member everything you have ever writ
temp
"Of curse / do.
"What q cave Of gloom your memory
must bel'-Chicago Tribune
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

InIantn iNr Iftst
a
NNDH n
m
0n lIII ID1
eines nliaIs
kroN' eiso c,A
luit trl 81 Aftl
aNaA, nNf hali
tho rules Nnith aIiouId .avafrt
in ipohils Tor ftinl 1ni deposits
you cnn'obtnlD this iniofmatioa a
Hing cost and h} dofotinra fnr
ench week io study do mol fnf 4,
A coufso in Those brsnchoa has l.
taOlahed by lhe Correspondence 81
81 MineA Scranton. RAJ. which irair
by the sending uf Instruction "a,
accompanied bf question narors i1
studcnte and then clrrects thoif anal
unit they are proficient in ihe bfan.
under study. This 81 Che largest mi,
educational Institution In TIE cou
and has over L.000 studfnls upon IA.
Ihis mothod Of Instruction rs qorv 1
ucai and popular and the school iA b
ing very rapidly, as those who take
ptctlte courses advise their ffi|
how much they have been bontflied
how we'll they are pleased. To oi
siuaente only reed ~ h1oa how -
and write. Studenta eiadq at ,ig4a
lose no timo from work. Send for|
circular giving full particulars.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

homo one has said that n diet a. ont
mcal and brown bread tends 20 promote
The growth Of the hair. Howoyer this
may be, the diet Is "a good one FOR many
molo assured roasouA
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Al clock with q hnman face has been
male BY c~lociunaker in ST. Peters
burg. Tho hands are riyoied GA tho
lose AZ midnight the eyes close and
fnplnouth yasgnA About 3 100 tho morn-
i1N the mouth Cmits "a gentle snose.
Is done by means Of a photograph
81 interior.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Brignoli. tho tenor, was sensitive
about bis age "a young lady once said
to him Ia admiration, "siRnor Drignoli.
1 have known you over since J was Its
DE GIRL" 80 turned around in afaiy
and shouted "Xos and J. have known
roy ever since Twas 3 little hoyp'
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Coifeo planting was formerly the
most important single industry Of Cey.
Ion Now tea Is the leading article Of
export having risen from 81, 600 worth
IN 1873 10 over "a. OOO. 900 two wears
age
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Chicag0. M., writes
ma emit as sim ply
wonderful since
taking d.. picrccs
Golden Medical Dis
COvcry iu connection
with his Pleasant
Pellets I have gain
ed ia e respect.
particularly 10 hcsh
and strength. My
liver was d~readiuiiy
enlarged ana Z sui-
iered greatly from
Dyspepsia No ply
fic.au could give
relief
Now. a0er two
months I am entire
u relieved Of my
disease. My appc
lite Isl excellent:
food well diqestcd
much improved"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Tho late Lord Tonnyson was not cred
itod with much admiration for pictorial
art Lord John Russell met him ON his
return from Italy and asked how he en-
loyed tho pictures and works Of art In
Florence. 81 liked them very much. "
said Tennyson, "but 1 was bothered be-.
cause / couldnot got any English tobao-
co for love or money. Alady told me 1
could smugglo some from an English
ship If I heavily bribod the custom
house officers, but / didn't do that and
came away. San Francisco Argonaut
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

The house Of the late Charles O'Con-
or, at Nantucket should possess esEa-
oial interest for women on account Of
its being without closets. The architect.
was a young relative Of Mr.. O'Conor,
and the honse was finished before either
man noticed the deficiency.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Benson-I have a literary friend who
Is 50 abseutmindod that, when no went
TO London recently, he telographed him.
self ahead 20 wait for himself at a Ger.
tain place
suith-Did the telegram have the
desired result?
mo; he got it all right. but nd had
forgotten 20 siga his name, and not
knowing who it was from he paid nc
attention 10 "a. '-Pearsoo's Weekly
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-27

Hel5n NJ. stoddard, president OF tho
Texas w O. Il. u, has boon for tho
past go y6ars al nrdcnt advocate Of
Wolnan fnlraro sho was converted by
a lecture OF susan r. Anihony'R Tho
Texas W. o. n. u. s. doing q great
work Tor euiirngo under tho impulse Of
Mrs 6ioddard and is other progressive
loadorA
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-02

Beginners in Farming.

Notwithstanding many complaints that
farming does not pay, it seems probable
that many who have little experience in
farming will embark in this business the
coming season. says the American Guilt
vator. Thousands of men have been
thrown out of employment during the
pastf few months, and have looked long
ingly on the safe prosperity OF the farmer,
who is his own employer, and whose work
never fails. Most of these people have
some capital, which with their unskilled
labor they viii invest in
either buying or renting land
on which to employ themselves. What
are the chances for success of such as
these We are sorry to say that in most
cases they are exceedingly poor. Farm
ing Is much more complex business than
1t used to be. 1t is the inability of so
many farmers who have had lifelong ex-
perience in the old-time farming to meet
the requirements of farmers of the pres
ent day that dooms so many to loss. How
shall'the inexperienced succeed when 50
many VINO have spent their lives in farm
ing fail to make 1t pay2
The difficulty is made all the greater if
the zeal for farming has been stimulated
by learning what appears in agricultural
newspapers duu uOOhS. HtSC are DOlu
good as aids to the farmer, but neither
can expect TO take the place of practical
experience, as most old farmers know 1t
is the trouble with the inexperienced in
any business that they think they under
stand it long before they do. This is par
tlcularly true of farming. The man who
only knows about farming what he learns
from agricultural newspapers and books
IS reasonably certain to make a worse
failure than the unprOCressive farmer
who has only learned to do as his prede-
cessOrs have done, and who, like them, is
not afraid of hard work.
So much has been said about the new
implements for saving labor that the idea
quite generally prevails that hard work
on the farm Is Altogether a thing of the
past There is still a good deal of severe
and often dlsagreeable work to be done.
If the beginner in farming Is unwilling to
do his share of the hard and disagreed bic
work, he is doomed to failure from the
start. The kinds of farming in which
la cor saving implements are most used,
and which require least manual la Dor. are
all crowded with people anxious for these
easy Jobs 1t is in these that competition
has reduced profit to its lowest point. On
the other hand. the branches of farming
which require hard, disagreeable work,
and those which demand extra skill CON
tinue to pay nearly as well as they did in
Olden times.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-02
Growing Legumes for NITROGEN.

Nitrogen is the most expensive, as
well as most easily lost, of the three
chief fertilizer materials, says the
Farmer and Fruit Grower. II is worth
in dry and tine-ground fish, IT, cents
pound in cotton seed meal, 1917: in fine
ground bone, 10. The best form of phos-
phoric ACID IS worth only 615 cents pot
ash, g.
A fact of immeasura BILE importance to
the Florida soil-tiller is. that he can raise
his own nitrogen in crops of cowpeas and
and crimson clover. AT the Rhode Island
Experiment station crop of cowpeas
was grown on an acre, which weighed.
green, 171s tons. This contained l57ls
pounds of nitrogen, which, at 10 cents a
pound, gave the product of the acre a
value of S23.63 for manurial purposes
alone,
If plowed under in its full succulence
this would sour and lujure the land. But
1t could be left until ripe and nearly dry
before being plowed under, and it would
still be worth at least SO an acre and
would not in iure the land by Souring it,
Such vOluminOuS growth as this could
not be plOwed under without cutting a
furrow SO deep as TO lacerate the roots of
fruit trees few years old. But no such
growth would be produced in Florida the
crop which would grow in most places
hClCs II lOALOh VI vi deACNl NlON II, tOQlu Oc
chained under" with a sharp, Clean-cut
pillow opening a furrow inches deep
True, the nitrogen derivable from this
source would be available at an inoppor-
tune time of the year; it ought, for the
best results, to be had very early in the
summer, il not in the spring. But here
might come in the crimson clover as an
alternate yielding a crop rich in nitrogen
as early as needed say in March or
April-Uhe result of winters growth.
the cowpea and clover seed would cost
about So per acre and the labor about "a
more though this would be performed by
the grower himself, giving at least so
worth of nitrogen per acre at an expense
of 80.
This is not mere theory. Everybody
knows what cowpeas will do, while the
writer has tested crimson clover and
has confidence in its. capacity TO grow, in
any Florida soil that willproduce bearing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-02
The Southern Field Pea.

Says +. H. Smith in Practical Farmer:
COwpeas rank next to the sweet potato
in value to the small southern farmer.
They find place on his table, both 10 the
green and dry state. Ground they
make excellent food for his stock Hogs
fatten on them, and for occasional feeds
for his poultry are eaten like corn. The
vines furnish the best of forage and as q
fertilizer of the soil have value slpe-
riOr TO clover, a fact which Seems hard
for Brother Terry and other clover advo-
Gates u believe. l have tried clover in
Illinois and cOwpeas in Alabama. Al
though the soil in the former state is nat
urally much the strongest. cCwpeas and
plney woods soil gave the best results. y
great advantage is in being able to
use a crop on your land. after the
first crop has been taken off. that will
increase its fertility. In the early sum
mer, the clay pea can be planted. In mid
summer, the WhippOorwill or in the early
fall the Old Mans pea will be ready TO
take on in sixty days, if rains are favor
able. While there is very little land that
will not make a crop. l prefer TO give a
dressing of 400 TO 500 pounds of kaiuit
broadcast per acre. Prepare your ground
thoroughly and sow broadcast one to one
and One-nalf bushels per acre. as to Vari-
ETY. and strength of land If fodder is de
sired, cut when in full bloom, let lie in the
field twenty-four hours, rake into wind
rows and let lie another day. Haul to the
barn. Spread a layer of fodder about a
foot thick over the floor, then a layer of
vines same thickness. Sprinkle well with
salt. Alternate the layers until the barn
is full. The vines will cure tender and
leaves will not shed, paying well for the
extra labor expended Cured in thefeld in
August they require no more care than
clover. When the weather is settled cut
and the next morning before the dew
dries OF turn them. The next day bunch
up and let remain in the field a couple of
days, then haul it to the barn. When |
desire the full benefit OF the fertilizer |
let the peas ripen, let pickers come in
ana pick on shares, thus getting my seed
cheap for the next season. Turn under
about Sept 10 and sow in winter rye;
keep it pastured down and plow under in
early spring. | find it works better TO
have green crop to hold the wash than
TO depend upon dry vines. During the
winter the land from which the forage
crops are cut is treated in the same man
ner. Where the land is old and full of
weeds it is often better to plant in drills
and give one working, but broadcasting
prefera bic when possible.