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1925 To Baltimore and Return. 81 %
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urday, August II, and Sunday, August 1S,
good returning until Monday the 10Th, ex-
cursion tickets to Baltimore at rate Of
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The Brick1ayers ut Fort Myer.

Much satisfaction is expressed by the
members of Bricklayers' Union, No. l, that
the threatened difficulty in reference to a
violation of a law of the International
union on work at Fort Myer, Va, by some
of the members of that union, which has
heretofore been explained in full In The
Star has been averted. Stone Masons'
Union, No. 2, which is a branch of the
International Bricklayers and Stone Masons
Union, in WHOLE hands the decision lay,
at their meeting last night decided to waive
their prerogative on the matter. In ac-
cordance with the report of a conference
committee of the two unions, it was de-
cided by unanimous vote that the unicn
bricklayers may continue to work on their
present job. Had a different conclusion
been reached by the Stone Masons' Union
not less than fifty men would have been
thrown out of employment
Laundry Workers Organize.
The proposed assembly of persons who
are employed in the laundries of the Dis
trict was launched last night, when, after
more than fifty girls and about a dozen
men had signed the roll of membership
the following officers were elected: Master
workman, w. H. Wilder; worthy foreman
Miss Lizzie Hoesch; almoner, Miss Grace
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Cooling; recording secretary, Miss Marie
e. Clark; financial secretary, Charles w.
Crop; treasurer, Miss Annie Foley.
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Upholstered Furniture cleaned Bornot,
HOS G. ST.
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Ericsson LINE EXCURSIONS
TO PHILADELPHIA

W i Z . III II NNG IIINs
FROM BALTIMORE. Daylight trips Mon Wed
and Fri at 7:30 am. SINGLE FARE. -. 81 90.
10 Ibiiadelphia and return tten days.. 50 90.
To Philadelphia and return by rail. ......... SO 90.
To Cape May. ...................S3.25 .
10 Cape May and return tten days.. 81 25.
To Cape May and return season, Oct. 80. :. 81 80.
To Atlantic City. 50 75.
To Atlantic City and return ren days.. go. SO IS
To Atlantic City and return tseason Oct 81 81 co.
To Ashury Park. Long Branch and return. . Sc. 90,
Daily Steamers texoept Sundays from wharf
Light and Pratt streets. at PM. stopping at
the Great Fishing Groands-Betterton. Write for
descriptive pamphlet Of route. Tickets for sale AT
OFFICE ONLY. State rooms. 81. s1.50. s.: meals
80 cents. CLARENCE SHRIVER. Agent,
jy1l-2m 204 Light ST., Baltimore Md
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Save your straightforward H. H. Hempler
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
sixteen sheen ON AN Acre.

sixteen Sheep ON IN Acre.
An experiment is conducted by Prof
Shaw, at the experiment farm, which
certainly means great deal, not only
to the northwest but to all the United
States. He has undertaken to pasture
6 sheep and 10 lambs On an acre of land.
The experiment is succeeding beyond
his expectations. The food is at the
present time nearly two months ahead
Of the sheep. They are doing splendid
IL on the food, and have kept in per-
feet health from the first. His plan is
to sow a succession OF foods, so there
will always be something for the sheep
on one or the other of the plots. The
acre is divided into four plots, and the
sheep are pastured on these in success
sion. The harrow is generally used on
each plot after it has been pastured.
and in some instances fresh seed is
sown.. The season has of course been
very favorable, but to offset that, in part
at least. the land is not so good as the
average prairie soil. and it has not been
maaured for several years.
Prof Shaw says he has not exhaust
cd all the resources in this line, and he
is hopeful that as large a number of
sheep and lambs can be kept on an acre
of well-prepared land in a dry year.
Let it be borne in mind that the sheep
are pastured-none of the food is cut
for them. A bulletin will be issued
giving all the particulars at the close of
the pasturing season.-Northweste
Farmer.
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
SHREDS AND PATCHES.

Few things are more ludicrous than
bogus dignity.
As we grow old We become more fool
ish and more ewise.-Rochefoucau
Petticoat rule has come to be a mean
ingless phrase nowadays.-New York
Evening Sum
. Cinnamon should make good pool
players. They all have their own cues
Philadelphia Record.
The devil loves the man who takes
better care of his mule than he does of
his wife.-Ram's Horn.
I will utter what I believe to-day, if
1t should contradict all said yester-
day.-Wendell Phillips.
II 1t hadn't been for the hot winds
Iowa might have had corn to burn this
fall.-Philadelphia Record.
1t is to be noticed that the foreign
policy has net unrolled its pants by
reason Of the accession of Olney.-De-
troit Tribune.
The latest trust unearthed is the
trust which the President expects the
people to place in him.-New York
Mail and Express.
A Wisconsin couple have been di-
vorced on a train Of cars. This Is get
ting to be a rapid world, my masters
Boston Transcript.
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement ard
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession. because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale by al drur
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it Is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
Or ought to be annually increasing in

OF OuSnt 10 De annually increasing III
value.
There are, however, some calcula-
tions that can be advantageOusly
made. Mr.. Abott, in the Practical
Dairyman. gives one of them He
supposes a dairyman to have 20 cows,
10 of which make 160 pounds of butter
per year, and the remainder 800 pounds
per year. The uniform cost of keep
ing the cows is placed at $40 per head.
Here the butter product from the en-
tire herd is 1890 pounds, which sells
at 20 cents, yielding gross income OF
$500. The cost of keeping the cows is
$500, leaving a profit of $12O. The
difficulty of such herd. however, is
that 10 Of the cows not only fail to
produce any profit at all, but eat into
the profits of the other 10. The cows
of least production do not repay their
keep by s. per head. Those Of larger
production make a profit Of $50 per
head. 1t would pay the owner of such
a herd a larger net return to get rid OF
the 10 COWS which yield 100 pounds a
year per head and not replace them.
for the 10 making the larger yield
make a net profit of 5000 while the
entire herd, as the calculation shows.
makes a profit of only $120.
It is here that the importance of
knowing just what every cow in the
herd is doing comes in. Those that
nav their way and something more
should be ascertained and kept.
Those that do not can not be weeded
ont a day too soon. They should be
treated just as guest at a hotel is
treated who will not pay his board,
namely, gotten rid of.-Ex.
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
('OchinS.

Manly Miles in a recently published
book has the following to say ol the
Cochin breeds:
No breed of poultry has ever at
tracted so much attention or such
high prices for so long time rs the
Cochins on their introduction to Ibis
country They were introduced from
China about the year 1si7, and created
a great sensation at the time. which has
been humorously termed the poultry
mania" or hen fever
So great was the desire to possess
them that fabulous prices were paid.
In England hundred guineas was
often paid for single cock. and equally
high prices in this country. A reac-
ton must of necessity follow, as nat
ural result. and the breed is not now AS
fully appreciated as it deserves, to- it
possesses really great merit. 1t is in
the main now superseded by those OF
greater merit, the Brahmas.
The mania attending its Introduction.
however. absurd as it was, resulted in
great benefi: by awakening a general
interest in the whole poultry subject,
which has never since died out. They
ccme next to the Brahmas in size.
The cock will weigh tel or twelve
pounds when three or four! Years of age.
The hen will weigh from eight ta,sen
pounds. The principal varieties 4 the
breed are buff. black white, part ridge,
pea-combed partridt and silky Eochin
or emu fowl. Tha are of geJtle dis
position. more fdy than hy ether
breed. except rahmas. hey grow
fast and are folific laye J. especially
in winter. earing com lement well.
They cannot fly and q thus easily
be kept within small lnclosxk The
chickens feather rather slowly.
Bun Cochins.
The buff Cochin is one Of the most
popular varieties of this breed. Its
color, as the name indicates, is a clear
uniform bun, sometimes light in shade.
and often deeper, the deep bun being
considered the more desirable color.
Black penciling in the hackle is con-
sidered very Objectionable, and a dis
qualification in a poultry exhibit. But
We often find birds with darker mark
ing about the neck where 1t is not con-
sfdered a grave fault, though the
greater the uniformity Of shade, the
better.
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02

The season for cutting corn fodder
being close at hand, it may be well for
farmers to get a set Of these low metal
wheels with wide tires. They can be
had any size wanted from 20 to 5S
inches in diameter. with tires from L
to inches wide. By having low wheels
enables you to bring the wagon box
down low. saving one man in loading
fodder. etc. 1t is also very convenient
for loading and unloading manure.
grain. hogs. ETC., and will save in Ia
Dor alone their. cost in very short
time. These wheels are made of best
material throughout, and have every
possible advantage over the high wood
en- wheels with narrow tires. and will
cItlast a dozen of them. There will
also be no resetting Of tires necessary.
and consequently no blacksmitfs'- bills
to pay. Wide tires save your horses
and prevent cutting up your fields.
For further information write The
Empire Manufacturing Co, Quincy.
ILL.,. who will nail catalogue free upon
application. :.
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
Growth of the HOOf.

The growth of horn takes place by
the deposition of new material from
the secreting surface, says writer in
Horse Breeder. This deposition is eff
fected at the commencement or roots
of the fiber, when the horn is yet soft.
and its incessant operation causes these
ibers to lie mechanically extended or
pushed downward toward the ground
iE a mass. Once formed they are sub
mitted to other change than that Of
becoming denser, harder less elastic
and dryer. as they recede farther down
frcm the surface from where they
originated
every part of the hoof that it would ap
pear as if the secreting membrane is
endowed with an equal activity
throughout. But this equality in the
amount of horn secreted over so wide
a surface is an undoubted fact. yet IN
the growth or descent of the materia!
LAY hfefected in an irregular manner,
either portion of the secretory appar-
atus assuming Il more energetic ac-
tivity, or being impaired or hindered
more or less in its functions.
For example, the way the foot is
planted on the ground has marked
influence on the amount of horn secret
ed, also on that subjected to wear.
When the weight is eCrsii distributed
over the lowe. lace OF :ae i.oof, the foot
may be said to be properly placed as
a basis of support to the limb. But
when, through mismanagement or de-
fectiye form, inns basis is uneven-One
side higher than the other-the weight
must fan On Z lower part to a degree
greater 1T does on the higher side,
thus causing not only disturbance in
the direction of the limb and its move
ments, but considerably modifying the
growth of the horn.
This growth is diminished at the part
most subjected to pressure in all prob
ability from smaller amount of blood
being allowed 10 pass through the Sc
cretory surface; while to the side SUBJ
jected to less weight and wear or pres
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
JETSAM M.

A new locomotive near Washington
made thirty-five miles in thirty-tnree
minutes. and for part of the distance
ran at the rate of 1O2 miles an hour.
The map on the north wall of the
Broad street station of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad in Philadelphia is fifteen
feet wide and 126 feet long, and is said
to be the largest map in the world.
The incomes from the London daily
papers are thus put down: Daily Tele-
graph, $4,000; Times, 100000; Stan
dard. 10000: Morning Post, f45,OoO;
Daily Chronicle. $4,000, and Daily
News. $4,000.
1t is estimated that 30 per cent of
the iron manufactured by Tennessee
is sold outside of the southern states. 1t
is said to be the favorite iron with pipe,
plow and stove makers in the east and
north.
The total wheat crop of New Zea-
land for this year is 3.613, 900 bushels,
or 1,C00. 900 less than for the previous
year. 1t is estimated that the colony
will have to import 100000 bushels to
supply it. own requirements.
OF the four nationalities making up
the population of Great Britain and Ire
land, the Scotch are the heaviest men,
the average weight being: Scotch, 1853
pounds; Welsh. 1858 pounds; English,
lbs pounds; Irish, 154.1 pounds.
Marrying for wealth should be called
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
Merits and DsaEts Of cochins.

Cochins are ia layers. espesjdly
in winter. Win eggs are most tarc1(
They make excellent, careful bthees.
and in this respect are n13urpassed.
though perhaps the Brahmas are their
equals. The chicks grow rapidly and
are soon ready for the market. they
fatten readily and are not 30 particular
about their food as are some breeds.
In consequence Of their fattening
propensities, 1t is better not to feed
them too much corn during the laying
season, as they will then fatten to such
an extent as to interfere with the lay
ing Of eggs. Sometimes the deposits Of
fat are SO great that death results.
They are extremely docile in DISPOSE
ton. quiet and we might add lazy in
their habits, are naturally gentle and
tame. consequently easily domesticated.
They seldom quarrel. They are very
large and heavy. and as their wings
are proportionatelf small they cannot
fly. A fence twfeet hif will easily
keep them Will IA bou1 They AaSs
little tendency to satch: and ence
the damage from Ms source is mall.
They bear confinement well. Id will
thrive when some other bE( IDS would
droop and die for want extended
range.
As to their defects: Though they
make most desirable mothers in all
respects. the serious objection is their
frequent and persistent inclination to
sit. This fever generally comes on
after every dozen or twenty eggs laid.
1t requires about three days absence
from the nest to break up this propen-
sity each time. Although this is usual
ly considered an objection, yet when a
regular and constant succession of
chickens is desired. it becomes great
as chickens can be
with great regularity.
The flesh is not regarded as equal in
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
AMERICAN SCHOOLS.


Fraits - Their Werk Coopersa with
Fscssgh Cosstries.
Colonel Robert G. Ipgersou gave ut
terance to . few striking educational
truths in . recent address delivered be-
fore the surviving soldiers of his regi-
ment 1t -Elmwood, Ill He said:
I'VE spend more for schools per head
than any nation in the. world. Great
Britain spends 81. 30 per head on the
common schools; France spends 80
cents: Austria. 30 cents; Germany, so
cents; Italy, 25 cents. and the United
states over $50 tell you the school
house is the fortress of liberty. Every
school house is an arsenal, filled with
weapons and ammunition to destroy
the monsters of ignorance and fear.
As have said ten thousand times, the
school house is my cathedral. The
teacher is my preacher Eighty-seven
per cent of all the people of the United
States over ten years of age can read
and write. There is no parallel for
that in the history of the wide world.
Over ~. O0O. 600 of educated citizens, to
whom are open all the treasures of lit
erature FOrty-two millions of people.
able to read and write! say, there is
no parallel for this. The nations of
antiquity were as ignorant as dirt
when compared with this great repub-
lie of ours There is no nation in the
world that can show a record like ours.
We ought to be proud of it. We ought
to build more schools, and build them
better Our teachers ought to be paid
more. and everything ought to be
taught in. the public schools that is
worth knowing.
81 believe that the children of the
republic, no matter whether their
fathers are rich or poor, ought to be
allowed to drink at the fountain of ed
ucation, and it does not cost more to
teach everything in the free schools
than it does to teach reading, writing
and ciphering.
''Have We kept up in other ways?
The postofice tells q wonderful story.
In Switzerland. going through the
pOstOfiice in each year. are letters, ETC.,
in the proportion of - to each inhab-
liant. In England the number is 60,
in Germany So: in France, 80: in Aus
tria, "a; in Italy, l6. and in the United
States, our own home, 1l0. Think of
it. In Italy only 25 cents paid per
head for the support of public schools,
and only sixteen letters And this is
the place where Gods agent lives. /
would rather have one good school
master than two such agents"
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
Paved With NGOl.ssseS.

Perhaps the oldest pavement ever
laid is one just completed at Chino.
Cal. 1t is made mostly of molasses.
and iii, proves ali of the success it is
claimed to be. it may point way for
the sugar planters of the South prOfita-
bly, to dispose of the millions of gallons
of useless molasses which they are said
to have on hand. The mOlasses used
is a refused product, hitherto believed
to be of no value 1t is mixed with
certain kind of sand to about the con-
sistency of asphalt and laid like as
phalt pavement The composition dries
quickly and becomes quite hard. and
remains SO. The peculiar point of it is
that the sun only makes it drier and
harder, instead of softening 1T, as might
be expected. A block of the compost
tiOn several feet long, a foot wide and
one inch thick was submitted to severe
tests and stood them well.
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
Tomato soup.

Une can of tomatoes, one pint of soup
stock or beef tea, two teaspoonsfuls Of
flour. one cupful of milk. one teaspoon
fuI OF butter. sugar. salt. one-half tea
spoonful of SOFA Melt the butter in
the soup pot, add the tomato and stock.
Boil untiLthc tomatoes ars thoroughly
cooked. then strain through n sieve.
Put back over the fire. and when boil.
ing hot add the milk, flour, sugar. salt
and so<9 rubbed perfectly smooth to-
gether. AS soon as thickeBed take
from the stove and serve with small
squares of toasted bread
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
Tongue and Doctor Got q Rest.

My doctor" said somewhat vol
ub'e lady, was writing me prescrip-
tion yesrefday. ] generally ask him
all sorts of questions while he is writ
ing them, Yesterday he examined me
and sat down to write something. /
kept talking. Suddenly he looked mp
and said:' How has your system been?
Hold out your tongue Iput out that
member And ne Degan to write. lie
wrote and held out my tongue, and
when he got through he said: That
will do But said ], you haven't
looked at it,. No. said he. Il didn't
care to- I only wanted to keep it still
while ! wrote the prescription.
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02

ing the yearly expense Of keeping her to
be $40. $50 of this sum remains as profit,
and this represents the interest at 6
per cent on an investment Of 1888. But
such a COW is rarely sold for 500 and is
frequently purchased for $75. Assum-
ing 500 as her value the operation
gives 20 per cent, and this is compared
to Investments in city real estate which
gives 10 per cent interest on invested
capital, and is thought to be twice as
good as the real estate investment, be-
cause $50 is 20 per cent of the price Of
the COW.
The vice of such calculation lies in
the fact that the COW will in a few
years either die or 90 to the butcher
for a nominal price. and the original
cost will be wholly lost. where as, in
the case of the real estate it is not
only making 10 per cent, but instead
of dying or going to the butcher 1t is
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
satisfactory to Him

No. Mr.. Northside." said Miss Du-
kane. with decision. Il cannot accept
you. To be perfectly frank, yon are
really rhe last man in the world
would think of marrying
That suits me precisely" replied
the SuitOr.
'.How so. sir?' demanded the girl.
with some asperity. Ibid you propose
from sense of duty, hoping ! would
reject you. or had you a wager on tine
subject?
Neither, / assure You You said
an the last man in the world you
Eould u9ink of marrying. Now ] see
no reason in the world why You should
think OF marrying anybody else after
me-
This cheerful view of the matter so
charmed Miss Dukane that she accept
ed it herself. The two will be married
in September Chronicle
Telegraph
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02
Whole Wheat Rr~ad.

A New York physician gets around
the eating of bolted wheat flour by
eating unground wheat The objec-
tion to the bOltcd -four is, of course.
well known-that it is deprived of GER
tain necessary nutriments to the
human body. Hence the reason for
eating graham flour. This physician.
however. does not stop with graham
flour, but eats the grain whole, and
says his family does not tire of it after
its use for three years.
If the cooking is well done there is
an agreeable nutty flavor of the wheat
which corresponds to the bouquet of
grapes This flavor seems 10 be lost
when the wheat is cracked. crushed or
ground before cooking. If this flavor
is not desired, the cleaned whole wheat
may be pounded in q mortar or run
through "a coffee mill. This will short
en- the time of cooking to four hours or
less. the time required for whole wheat
being eight or ten hours food House
keeping.
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02

quality with that of some other breeds,
though when quite young it is good.
The breast meat Is not abundant,
which affects its popularity on the mar
ket. Cochins are considered valuable
for crossing with other breeds, such as
Dorkings or Crevecoeurs
The Columbus journal., 1895-10-02

HOgan-Oi have joke on HOughlig-
han. They was felly kem into his
place an took :hree drinks in rapid Sc
cession AZ his whisky an thin pulled u
gun an shot himself
GrOgran-6 think the joke is ON the.
man. Fwat for did he go to the trouble
av usin' gun afther three drinks ay-
lloughiighan's whisky? - Cincinnati
Tribune.