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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-10-03
You All Know

Architects and Builders would never
recommend roofing II they did not
know it would give satisfaction.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13
LIME AND ALCOHOL.
Tne Two Latest Methods OF Preserving
Fruits and Vegetables.

Tne Two Latest Methods OF Preserving
Fruits and Vegetables.
Fruits and vegetables are preserved
III France by simply bedding them Ia
lime. The process has been tried sue
cessfuIly on oranges, cherries, grapes
pears, apples, prunes, goose berries,
onions, potatoes, tomatoes, sugar beets
and shelled chestnnts. The following
claims are made for this method: ].
The lime does not in the least attack
the skin of the fruit even after pro-
Ionred contact. 2. The fruit does not
dry any more In the lime than IN the
air. 8. No change takes place IN the
fruit other than such as Is the natural
consequence of its evolution
still later method is that OF pre-
serving fruits by means of the vapor of
alcohol. This process, which has hitfi-
erto only been tried with grapes, is
extremely simple. According TO the
inventor, another Frenchman, u can
be practiced anywhere, and needs nc
special apparatus. In every place
where uniform low temperature car
be assured, grapes can be stored II
| closed compartments, adding aieono
either in a jar, or even saturating VII
1 IL the wooden framework Nslch SUI
ports the grapes. The cost Of the alec {,
hol, It appears, Is vary snail.--h' :
Waglds
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
NEW ROAD MACHINE.

Three scrapers Operated Separately by
One Man aud Two Horses.
Without doubt the best country roads
But the practice of scraping and haul
ing dirt on the highway is still SO COM
mon that there continues to be de-
mand for, machines that will perform
that work easily. One of the latest in
ventions Of this class consists Of three
ordinary road scrapers, hung one ahead
of another in a frame, which is support
ed on four wheels, and which is arched
near the front end 20 let the
front wheels pass under in turning.
On both sides, near the front of each
scraper, there are lugs, to which are
attached chains that run up to q horl-
zontal shaft. BY rotating this shaft
with winch one can raise or lower
the front edge of the scraper. There
is another chain from the rear edge,
leading up to a loose collar on the
same shaft. When this collar clutches
a fixed one adjacent thereto, the rear
chain may also be wound or unwound
with the winch. further support to
the rear end OF the scrsper is af-
forded by cross-bar, riveted there
to, which rests on the side-pieces
of the main frame. In order to keep
the scraper from sliding backward
when its edge Is depressed, SO as to
scoop up earth, there are adjustable
horizontal braces on each side of every
seraper that are pivoted to the frame.
The danth Of ca1t ia regulated by the
forward chains. When a scraper is
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13
A sireater scoundrel.

A famous master of Trinity college,
Cambridge, had been friend in early
days Of one Jenny Gordon, solicitor.
But Jenny went to the bad, was struck
off the rolls, and lived onfwhat he could
get from old acquaintances. One day'he
met his master and asked for shilling.
aGordon," tl1undered the master, II
you could show me greater scoundrel
than yourself I would give you hall
crown" and he stalked stiffiy away to
his rooms. In half an hours time the
butler announced that Mr. Pompous,
the esquire beadle, wished to see the
master. Now, the master had spe-
cial detestation of the beadle, who, when
admitted and curtly asked what he
wanted, replied: Mr.. Gordon in
formed me that you desired to see me.
Said the master: Gordon has made an
ass of your In ten minutes more the
butler came again, grinning, and said;
ssMr. Jenny Gordon has called and
saws you owe him half crown, sir. -
| Newcastle Chronicle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13

impulse upon my part, and have meti-
Z L..

impulse upon my part, and have men-
toned it to no one
sit is simplicity ITSELF" he remarked,
chuckling at my surprise--'.so absurd
ly simple that an explanation is super
fiuous; and yetit may serve to define the
limits of observation and of deduction.
Observation tells me that you have a
little reddish mould adherlng to your
instep. Just opposite the Seymour
street office they have taken up the
pavement and thrown up some earth
which lies in such a way that 1t is diff
cult to avoid treading in it In entering.
The earth is Of this peculiar reddish
tint which is found, as far as know,
nowhere else in the neighborhood. So
much is observation. The rest is de-
duction. y
How, then, did you deduce the te1e-
gram?"
''Why, of course knew that you
had not written letter, since sat op-
posite to you all morning. I see also
in your open desk there that You have
a sheet of stamps and thick bundle
of postcards. What could you go into
the post Office for. then, but to send a
wire? Eliminate all other factors, and
the one which remains must be the
truth"
I'm this case it certainly is so,' re-
piled, after little thought. 1.-THE
thing, however, is, as you say, OF the
simplest. Would you think me imper-
tinent if were to put your theories to
more severe test?''
''On the contrary" he answered, lit
would prevent me from taking a sec
ond dose Of cocaine. I should be de-
lighted to look into any problem which
you might submit to me- @
81 have heard you say that it is diff
cult for a man to have any object in
daily use without leaving the impress
of his individuality upon 1t in such a
way that trained observer might
read it. Now, I have here watch
which has recently come into my pos
session. Would you have the kindness
to let me have an opinion upon the
character or habits of the late owner?''
I handed him over the watch. with
some slight feeling of amusement in
my heart, for the test was, as thought,
an impossible one, and / intended it as
a lesson against the somewhat dog
matte tone which he occasionally as
sumed. He balanced the watch in his
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.

Ing habit-destraetiv to the logical
faculty. What seems strange toy is
only SO because you do not follow my
train of thought or observe the small
facts upon which large inferences may
depend. For example, / began by stat
ing that your brother was careless.
When you observe the lower part of
that watch case you notice that it is not
only dinted in two places, but it is cut
and marked all over from the habit of
keeping other hard objects, such as
coins or keys, in the same pocket.
Surely it is no great feat to assume that
man who treats a ffty-guinea watch
SO cavalierly must be a careless man.
Neither is it very far-fetched infer
ence that a man who inherits one ar
ticle of such value is pretty well pro-
vided for in other respects 2
/ nodded to show that followed his
reasoning.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13
lTo BE CONTINUED
CHILDREN'S SAYINGS.
Things That Sound Cute from the Mouths
of Rabes,

Things That sound Cute from the Mouths
of Rabes.
Stories of childrens sayings are es-
pecially interesting when they show
the vivid truth with which facts Of life
appear to an unframed mind for the
first time. The little child who opened
the window when it thundered because
she wanted to hear God talk recog-
nized a real truth which her father
who taught electrical science had long
AFRO foreotten.
4 visitor at Gray Gables last summer
fo1na Ruth Cleveland. the bright little
aanobter Of the president. living fiat on
her bael, in the nursery. CRYING silently
and REFUSING, to be conforted.
aWbat is 4be matterps asked the
t,,ast
.sroothaoha
..R,t 1ybv do Won not pet mn, INV
oh;ld9 Don,t lie there
THE toothache is too heavy, soDoed
Ruth. = can't carry It ABOUT.
Job himself in the first ages OF the
world found no better way 70 oescr1oe
his mighty gr.e1.
Another chld OF tour mas lusG nau
the honor OF ADDING Woru 10 Tue Eau
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13

crvptoprana or the most Intricate
ANALYSIS, and I am in my own proper
atmosphere. / can dispense then with
artificial stimulants. But I abhor the
dull routine of existence. crave for
mental exaltation That is why have
chosen my own particular profession
or rather created it, for am the only
one in the world
.eThe only unofficial detective9" /
said, raising my eyebrows.
..The only unofficial consulting de
tective,'' he answered. II am the last
and highest court of appeal in detec-
ton. When Gregson or Lestrade or
Athe1ney Jones are out of their depths
which, by the way, is their normal
state-the matter is laid before me
examine the data, as an expert, and pro
nounce a specialists opinion. ! claim
40 credit il such cases MY name fig
ures IN no newspaper. The work itself
the pleasure Of finding field for my
pecnliar powers. Is my highest reward
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13
A Faithful Friend.

It is good for a man to have friend
who can say the right thing. When
Tonmers got SO hard up that he had TO
take job at laying gas pipe he was as
tonished to find his friend Brown look
ing down at him in the trench one day.
ssThis is not the first time | have seen
Won here said Brown. And, by the
wav, saw Miss Willis the other day
and she asked about you. :.
.You didn't give me away, did your
aWell, you know, | cannot tell a lie?
ssYou contemptible--"
tsHold on! When she asked what hac
become of you told her the last time
I saw you you were at the corner turn
inr up the street. = Cincinnati Trib
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13
STIRRING THE CREAM. /
An Important Item in the Making OF
a Good Quality OF Butter.

A Good Quality OF Butter.
One of the most important items In
the making of good quality OF but
ter is the proper and uniform ripen1ng
of the cream. On the average farm
the cream for several milkings must pc
put together in order TO make q suffl-
cient quantity to churn together, II is
important that all of the cream be
ripened uniformly if all of the butter
is taken off the cream, hence no fresh
cream should be added to what is
already ripening for twelve hours be-
fore churning. Every time fresh cream
is added the whole should be stirred
thoroughly together. A long wooden
naddle that will reach to the bottom of
the vessel should be used, and the STIR
ring should be given with a rather up-
ward, lifting motion that Will bring
the bottom cream TO The top, rather
than n stirring motion that will start
the cream in circular motion around
the vessel The idea is TO mix the old
and new thoroughly together. Tl1ls
must be done every time fresh cream IS
added. A thorough mixing OF the
L cream SGCuICS u AP~~NNN
| In churning all OF the butter comes
at once, so that mono is lost in the put-
| termilk, as is often the case when no
/ particular care is taken on this point.
Cream should be thoroughly ripened,
/ bt1t should not be allowed to become
sour. Slightly acid is the right condi-
| tion. and the more fully this condition
is secured the easier will be the churn-
ing, the more thoroughly the butter
viii all be taken out of the cream, and
the better the quality of the butter.
The management of the cream Is the
essential item in the making OF good
butter and it should be skinned on
while the milk is sweet, kept at an
even temperature while ripening, and
ripened as uniformly as possible ane
then churned as soon as slightly acid
Prairie Farmer.
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TRIPLE ROAD scRApER.

loaded its front edge is raised to Il
proper height by the same means. To
dump the scraper the collars are
clutched, and the winch turned in the
opposite direction from that required
to lift the front.
The object Of dividing the load into
three parts is that by operating each
scraper separately the machine can
easily be managed with two horses.
When the three parts are loaded the
machine will hold as much as can or
dinarily be drawn on wagon with
two horses. Thus one man and one
team can operate the machine. The
inventor declares that 1t requires less
than one minute to either load or un-
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hand gazed hard at the dial, opened
the back, and examined the works,
first with his naked eyes and then
with powerful convex lens. couia
hardly keep from smiling at his crest
fallen face when he finally snapped
the case to and handed it back.
.sThere are hardly any data" he re-
marked. "The watch has been recent
| lv cleaned, which robs me of my most
suggestive facts.
ssYou are right, answered. ut was
cleaned before being sent to me" In
nv heart accused my companion
Of putting forward a most lame and
impotent excuse to cover his failure.
1 What data could he expect from an nn-
cleaned watch?
Though unsatisfactory my research
has not been entirely barren" he OBJ
served. staring up at the ceiling with
dreamy, laclk-luster eyes Subject to
your correction, | should judge that
the watch belonged to your elder
brother, who inherited it from your Ia
4 ther."
esThat you gather, no doubt, from
the Fl. w. upon the back?'
.souite SO. The w. suggests your
/ own name. The date of the watch IS
nearly fifty years back. and the lnitiais
are as old as the watch; SO it was MADE
! for the last generation. Jewelry usu-
J ally descends to the eldest son, and he
! ;s most likely to have the same name
as the father. Your father has, Il
, remember right. been dead many years.
/ It has, therefore, been in the hands OF
S your eldest brother"
i Fright, SO far said /. Anything
: else?' x
aHe was a man of untidy habits
: verv untidy and careless. He was LEFT
with good prospects, but ne threw
8 away his chances, lived for some time
in poverty, with occasional short inter
. vaIs of prosperity, and finally, taking
4 to drink. he died. That is all cal
e gather.
r sprang from my chair and lmpet
IS impatiently about the room with con
a siderable bitterness in my heart.
h .This is unworthy Of yon, Holmes, }"
: said. II could not have believed tina
.. Won would have descended to this. Yo
a have made inquiries into the history
,e my unhappy brother, and you now pre-
IS tend to deduce this knowledge IN som
20 fancifu1 way. You cannot expect m
I to believe that you have read all tn
from his old watch! It is unkind, ant
y. to speak plainly, has touch Of charl'
s. tan;sm in it.
r. my dear doctor" said he, kind.
D spray accept my apologies. VieWin
st the matter as an abstract problem,
n. had forgotten how personal and pan
es full thing it might be to you. assul
You, however, that | never even kne
no that you had d brother until ye
,d handed me the watch
M ssThen how in the name OF all that
on wonderful did you get these fact
he They are absolutely correct IN evel
n particular
at .sAf, that is good luck I could on
le- say what was the balance OF probab
ity. i did not at all expect to be SO
til curate. z.
ZEE ssBut IL was not mere guess work.
en- NO, no; never guess. u is shoe
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13
He TOOK Atlvantage.

Lefty Leftover-f you promise not
to take advantage of il, Ill tell you
secret.
Jack Dasher-What is 1T?
(Giggling) He, hel I've never been
kissed under the mistletoe.
I'm afraid that shall have to take
advantage, and"
aoh. You dreadful man! Somebody
might see You. -,
N. Y. World.
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CHAPTER I.

HHH OS41SuV y ~ CO
die, and rolled back his left shirt-cuR.
For some little time his eyes rested
thoughtfully upon the sinewy fore
arm and wrist all dotted and SCARED
with innumerable puncture marks.
Finally he thrust the sharp point
home, pressed down the tiny piston,
and sank back into the velvet-lined
armchair with long sigh of satisfac-
tion.
Three times day for many months
I had witnessed this performance, but
custom had not reconciled my mind to
it. On the contrary, from day 10 day
had become more irritable at the
sight, and my conscience swelled night
ly within me at the thought that had
lacked the courage to protest. Again
and again had registered VOW that
should deliver my soul upon the sub
ject, but there was that in the cool,
nonchalant air of my companion which
made him the last man with whom one
would care to take anything approach
ing to a liberty. His great powers, his
masterly manner, and the experience
which had had of his many extraor-
dinary qualities, all made me difident
and backward in crossing him.
Yet upon that afternoon, whether it
was the Beaune which had taken with
my lunch, or the additional exaspera-
ton produced by the extreme delibera-
ton of his manner, suddenly felt that
could hold out no longer.
(which is it to-day2" / asked-''mor-
phine or cocaine?'
!. He raised his eyes languidlyftroem Q the b,
opened. cit is cocaine" he said, "a
seven per cent. solution. Would you
care to try it?"
"No, indeed" answered, brusquely
'sMy constitution has not got over the
Afghan campaign yet. cannot afforc
TO throw any extra strain upon it.
He smiled at my vehemenee. per
haps you are right, Watson," he said
ST suppose that its influence is physic
ally "a bad one. I find it, however
so transcendent1y stimulating ane
clarifying to the mind that It's sec
ondary action is a matter of small mo
ment."
"But consider!" | said, earnestly
"Count the cost! Your brain may, a
YOU say, be reused and excited, but i
is pathological and morbid process
which involves increased tissue-chang
and may at last leave a permanen
weakness. You know, too, what
black reaction comes upon you. Surel
the game is hardly worth the candle
Why should you, for mere passin
pleasure, risk the loss of those gres
powers with which you have been e1
| dowed? Remember that | speak ne
| only as one comrade to another, but
a medical man to one for whose col
| stitution he is to some extent answe
! able"
He did not seem offended. On tt
contrary, he put his fnger-tips t
rether and leaned his elbows on tt
arms of his chair, like one who has
relish for conversation.
| ssMy mind" he said, "rebels at sta
| nation. Give me problems, give n
work, give me the most abstru
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/, Al sure Sign.

Junius (the colored janitor) dat dah
Miss Wicks, de ole maid at Ibis on dc
top flo. mus, be powahful wealthy.
Tilly-Go way, dahl What 20 s'pose
she lib on de top fo' foh, ef she got
,nuff money fo' ter lib downsta' a'hs2
Junfus = Well, she habs ebryting
dat's good q eat, anyhow. Why, !
nebbah goes up da1l ter do muffin 10
hui, Il she doan' glib me rice-puddin'
wild raisins in it. Not Sundays, needah;
b1,t weekdays. i tells yo'i-Judge.
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THE SCIENCE or DEDuoTIoN.

IL Ii IL IL " u h
HOLMES took
his bottle from
the corner o +
the m a n t e / E
piece and his
ny cd e rmi e
syringe fro n,
its neat t1loroc-
co case. With
his long, white,
nervous fingers
he adjusted the
1nlioot .
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uncertain But Eager.

ssWhat does the new woman WANT
..she doesn't know, but she Is going
to get it. Judge
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-07-13

THE old Scriptural sobriety was ef-
fectual doing; ascetic sobriety Is etIec-
tual dullness. n. w. Beecher.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-13
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT. ~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~-------~-
 FOR RENT. No. 512 18th street, North, rooms and ser wants house. $10.
 No. 1410 9th avenue, rooms; large lot and water furnished; $10
 No. 1901 Avenue D, rooms, $5. No. 1905 Avenue D, rooms, $8.15.
 FOR SALE. 7-room house and lot at West End on elec- tric car line; fine well of water and lot BOX 195; will sell at a great bargain on monthly payments. 160 acres of coal lands close to the city. two openings; one 400 tons and one 200 tons each per day; will sell at great sacrifice; need money. Small payment. balance easy terms. $12,000 amount for the property. s550-House and lot, Smithfield $50 bal ance s1O per month; lot 50x2OO; splendid well, barn, etc.
 ss50-Corner lot, 1O0x140 4-room house. new; rooms nicely papered; new fence; in- side corporate limits; cheap. $350-Flve acres close to city on pike. $1250-Two Groom houses, close to cotton factory; nicely papered; lots 50x190 each; Lots at Wares Grove. s25o up. large size; also in Jonesville, at very low figures; have some acreage property that Is good for trucking.
 l.. c. PETTYJOHN,
 1826h Third avenue
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-13
LEAPS FROM 4 GAR WINDOW
W. A. Jones, the Missing Civil
 Engineer, Insane
AND TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
e Mysteriously Disappeared From Tuskaloosa Last Week and His Death Was the First
 lntimation of His Whereabouts.

Mir. ". A. Jones, whom the State Her aid mentioned several days ago as hav- ing mysteriously disappeared from the government works near Tuskaloosa, where he was employed as civil engineer, killed himself in Texas near Tyler by jumping from a car window.
 As will be remembered, Jones left un- der rather mysterious circumstances. He had good situation and was receiving good pay. He worked under Major liar die. He left without saying anything, taking along with him a revolver. He left his overcoat and most of his cloth ing. It was at first thought that he would go to some quiet place and kill himself.
 He was well known in Birmingham and a close watch was made for him here, but he was not found Among his friends hereabouts were MT. Walter Moore of Horse Creek and MT. John Eos ter of Jasper.
 Jones went to Memphis and from there wrote to these gentlemen, telling them he had made a complete ass of himself in leaving his position. but as he had the promise of a good position in Texas he thought he would go on there Monday morning. These gentlemen, who had re- piled to Jones' letter, received tele- gram announcing Jones uedtH III lle railroad hospital at Tyler Tex. It seems that while the train was speed ing along between Texarkana and Tyler on Sunday Jones jumped out through one of the windows. When picked up he rapidly as possible to the hos pital, but never regained con- sciousness and died The letters from Messrs. Moore and Foster were found on his person and to them tele- grams were sent, as above stated.
 A brother of the dead man in Virginia was placed in communication with the railroad authorities in Texas and the re- mains were ordered shipped back to Vir- ginia. Jones was eccentric, but was not thought to be out of his mind. It is noW believed he was temporarily insane when he left Tuskaloosa and that he came to himself when he reached Memphis. He evidently went wrong again while en route to an imaginary point in Texas and in a fit of insanity jumped through the window
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-13
Good fishing at East Lake. 
WITH THE COURTS.

The general charge was given for the defendant in the case of Vassar L. Allen, administrator. vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 The case of s. A. Hinds vs. w. P. Myatt is on trial.
 In the second division the case of John w. Thompson vs. c. A. Stowers and the [ same vs. c. A. Stowers & Co. were dis missed.
 A judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant in the case of the Mutual Loan and Trust company vs. T. H. Mol ton.
 A decree of divorce was rendered in the case of Coleman Howard Hammond vs. Annie Hammond
 The following damage suits have been filed: Abe Avery vs. Smith Mining company; damages.
 Singer Manufacturing company vs. I. F. Love and T. w. Lawson; damages. M Dickert vs. Birmingham Railway and Electric company; damages
 Criminal Court.
 John Skinner, a negro was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree He was given two years at hard labor. Thornton Garfield, Dock Davis and George Davis are on trial for highway robbery.
 Probate Office.
 Marriage HcenSeS were issued yeSter- day to the following parties:
 MT. John Patterson and Miss Lucy Bragg. Mr J S. Goggans and Miss Lindy Glover.
 Real Estate Transfers. Clifton Pruitt to Arthur Wear, east half of northeast quarter, section 25, township 15, range 1 west; $15. Thomas M. and Hattie Graves to New York National Building and Loan asso- citation, lot 1, block s, J. T. Hoods sub- division of Woodlawn; $800 .
 Inferior Criminal Court. Jennie Goode. disofderly conduct; s. Henry Sims, dsorderly conduct: $2.50 Henry Hawkins petty larceny; $10 and costs and five days extra on the streets. Tom Tobie, disorderly conduct; $5.