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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-09
A Maniac Mt the Throttle.

las rule native Mexicans do not make
good engineers. Their nervous temperament
is against them. They run an engine for
about a year or until some incident occurs
that calls for nerve and then they go to
pieces. The officials know this and for
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
A Pointer for Eggs,

Take some clapboards and make a
shed seven feet long and five feet wide.
Set some uprights in one foot from
the edge Of shed all around. Have the
shed four feet high in front and two
feet high behind; close the back up
solid and then put a strip a foot high
around the base of the upright pieces.
Then gather a lot Of tree leaves and
fill in the Enclosure say six inches deep
with them, and every morning throw
a few handfuls of grain in among the
leaves. Go on about your business
then, and the chickens will also 80 to
work. They will thresh that pen Of
leaves up and down and about the
greater part Of the day. 1t will give
them fine exercise, making their eyes
bright and their combs red. 1t will
also make the hens lay better than
anything else you can do for them dur
ing the cold weather.
The object Of the shed is to keep
the leaves dry in bad weather, and the
uprights are set in foot all around,
excepting the back, and the foot-high
Dashboard the same distance with the
same object in view.
A low shed is much better than a
high one for this purpose, as it Is
warmer, and shuts the wind out more
etfectually.
Persons who have no faith in a
scratch-pen as an egg-producer should
try at once and be convinced of it's
great value in that respect. 1t is par
ticularly effective with the larger
breeds that are inclined to take on fat
for the want Of exercise The work
of scratching among the leaves for
grain will make a Cochin or a Brahma
look more trim than anything else we
know, for we have tried it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
When to Sow Alalfn.

This seed should be sown as early in
the spring AS possible without danger
from freezing. The land should be in
good condition to grow the seed. and
from fifteen to twenty-five pounds of
fresh seed should be sown per acre.
Prof. Ingersol, of Nebraska, says re-
garding seed that ''the previous years
growth should always be obtained if
possible. Sow either in drills or broad
cast, and harrow it lightly. Then roll
or plank the soil to smooth it, He
says never SOW alfalfa with a crop e.
pecting to get good results. Alfalfa
when young is very tender, and when
you reap the crop and let in the scorch-
ing rays of the sun and hot winds it
will burn ont. If you SOW any grain
at all with it, one-half, or better still,
one-fourth bushel Of oats or rye will
be sufficient, and then cut it off early,
together with any weeds that may have
sprung up. Keep the stock off the
field during the first year, and the fore
part Of the second, and if conditions
are favorable you should have a fine
stand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
Mixing Various Manures,

Wherever different kinds of stocK
are kept In stable it is il good plan
to throw the eNcrement of each into
a common pile. Even when the food
is the same the weddings of the differ
ent animals will vary to some extent
owing to the varying proportions of
food which will be assimilated by the
body. Horses are usually fed with oats
and hay. Then they make rich man
ure, and their droppings when piled up
will heat rapidly. Cow manure is not
so rich. It is slower to ferment The
two manures mixed in the compost
heap are better than either by itself
There lisa p opular belief that hen man
ure is much richer than it really is.
When hens are producing eggs, or
when they are moulting, much of what
they eat goes into these products. The
albumen Of the eggs is very nitrogen
GUS food. Feathers also contain nitro
gen. as any one can know by trying
to burn them. They will put out fees
BILE fire about as quickly as will air
filled with carbonic acid gas, as many
a housewife has found to her cost
when she threw few feathers into
the stove hoping to get rid of them,
and spoiled the fire for a::>the morn.
ing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
White Clover for PA ature.

Prof. Henry thinks that it is hardly
advisable to SOW white clover alone on
land for hog pasture. He urges a mix
ture Of several grasses, such as two
bushels of blue grass, one bushel of
orchard grass, one peck Of timothy,
and four pounds Of white clover seed.
Sow this on three acres Of ground with
a very light seeding of oats or barley,
or better still, without any grain at all.
He suggests that the land be not pas
tured until the sod is we'll formed, ans,
if the grass runs up tall, that it may be
cut for hay. No stock should turned
in on the field until the second sea-
son, unless for few weeks in the fall
while the ground is dry. He urges
thick seeding.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
Care of Seed Potatoes.

Toward spring when the weather
gets warm, the potatoes will begin to
throw out sprouts. We should try to
prevent this. We can do if we have
plenty Of room in the cellar, and this
we shall in all probabilities have at
that season as much Of the crop as
will likely have been disposed Of The
boxes should then be placed one tier
deep on the cellar floor. The light
should then be let in, and the contents
of each box turned into the other about
once every week at first, and oftene1
when the weather gets still warmer.
The potatoes thus handled will shrivel
and discolor, but the sprouts will not
become long, and when the seed is
planted growth will be Immediate
where the weather and soil are suita,
bic.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
How to Drench n Horse.

: In the farmers stable, where drench-
Ing bits and such improved appliances
are not at hand, the ordinary way of
giving horse medicine is to pour it
into his mouth from long neccked bot
tie. There is in this more or less dan
ger Of his breaking off with his teeth
and swallowing pieces Of glass. ~
Instead Of pulling his head up with
the halter rope and trying to keep it
still with your hand, put on an ordin-
ary bride with long reins attached to
the bit-rings, pass the reins over some
thing firm overhead, such as af DIRK
handle laid across q feed hole or a
ring in the floor sleeper and bring the
horse up SO that his head will be di-
rectly under it. Stand on a box or
chair on his near side, so you will be
within easy reach Of his mouth when
his head is raised; take the loose end
of the reins in your left hand and by
pulling them gently down the pressure
Of the bit against his upper jaw will
raise his head gradually until high
enough to prevent the liquid from run
ming out Of the corners of his mouth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
Smoking His Pine.

He was one of band of 600 volun-
teers under the command of Col.
Nlethuen, Of the Scots Grays,
raised to fight the Transvaal
Beers. In April, 1891, when
some thirty miles from Fort
Salisbury, Mr. Cooper-Chadwick went
ont shooting. He rested his gun Oh the
ground and placed both hands over the
barrel. when the cartridge was ex-
ploded and his hands were blown off,
His arms were ampulated near The
elbow.
Then the problem arose of providing
him with not only new arms, but with
hands and fingers. A manufacturer Of
artificial limbs in London studied over
the problem for more than year, and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14

which he VIII then open and begin to
work his tongue-left free for him to
swallow. With the right hand pour
the liquid slowly into his mouth at the
corner, and usually you will hear him
swallowing.
Should he absolutely refuse to swal-
low, confine his nostrils for moment
with the hand. and in his efforts to
get his breath he will forget to hold
on to his mouthful Of medicine. II
the dose is large, or he takes slowly,
do not tire him by keeping his head
up too long. Ease up with your left
hand and treat him gently Carefully
managed not a drop need be lost in
drenching the most fractions horse
EXchan.r
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
COTTON PODS.
Southern Woman Making Money
Out of IN English Florists Idea,

A Southern Woman Making Money
Out of an English Florists Idea,
A young woman from South Carolina
has been paying a long holiday visit
to New York, all the expenses of which
have been betrayed from the outcome
Of trifing incident which occurred to
her two years ago. At that time her
sister was at school in England, and,
thinking that the absent sister might
like to see something Of home, She
sent her a cardboard box containing
couple Of twigs Of half opened cotton
pods. These were seen by a London
florist Of IDEAS who found out what
they were and where they came from,
and then commissioned the SCHOOLGIRL
to write to her sister, making the offer
of a very nice price for any number
Of such sprays delivered to him in good
condition, to be used for decorative
purposes.
The proposition was accepted, and
for two seasons now the young woman
has sent over each year three big
packing-boxes Of prime pods, bought
cheap from her fathers plantation. 1t
rather dashed her good spirits when
she learned that the decorative p1r-
poses" for which the half-opened pods
were to be used should really have
read mortuary purposes, the shrewd
florist having conceived the idea that,
tied up in white or pale mauve ribbon.
they would form a very pretty emblem
for departed buds and other young
persons. But the draft that accompan-
led the revelation was so handsome
that It considerably modified the shock.
and, as has been said, one Of the re-
suits has been long pleasure visit to
New York on the net profits from this
odd transaction in South Carolina cot
ton pods.-New York Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
HAS STEEL FINGERS
WHAT SCIENCE HAS DONE FOR j.
COOPER-CHADWICf< OF ENGLAND.
Fitted With Artificial Hands, How
He Writes. Slaves. Eats and Does
Many Other Things by Using
POcketful of Tools. f

The manufacture of artificial limbs
has reached a point where an armiess
or legless man can do almost as many
things as he could do if he We're fully
equipped by nature says the New York
World. This is the case with Mr.. J.
Cooper Chadwick Of England, both Of
whose hands were blown off by the &C
cidental explosion Of a gun, but who
has been so well supplied with artiti-
cial limbs that he writes, smokes, but
tons his clothes and shaves with as
much facility as he did before the &C.
cident happened
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
Fed to Swine.

! They were speaking Of the newer cul.
ture in husbandry.
"Well," observed the Dat, with an
effort to be cheerful, you must try to
make the best Of it,
and that, in the opinion of many
rejoined the Wheat, ''is the wurst.''
The Dat saw the point at once and
spoke about it
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
How He Writes a Lett

How He Writes a Letter.
that he already possessed well-devel-
oped arm near the shoulder. At the
same time mechanical ingenuity has
supplied his wants to a remarkable de-
gree. He can even handle loose coins
in his pockets by means of steel
armatures made to fit coins Of different
Sizes while cutting his food and eat
ing his dinner offers to him no trouble
at all.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
Brushing His Hair.

Brushing His Hair.
finally devised an elaborate apparatus
which enables Mr.. Cooper Chadwick to
get along almost as we'll as lie did be-
fore the accident occurred.
One Of the first things he did when
the new limbs We're finished was to
write a book This was called Three
Years with I.obengrla," and it con-
sisted Of upward of $50 pages Of letter.
press. All of the manuscript was writ
ten by Mr. Cooper Chadwick with his
artificial hand, which held a pen. He
now says he is able to write as rapidly
as when he used his own hand, and his
handwriting does not differ much from
what it was forme W. There is no
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14

North Carolina. - - =.
Casco, Me-, has a twelve-year-old girl wha
weighs 225 pounds. : -. :" =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
FOR THE FARMERS.
USEFUL INFORMATION ON FARM
SUBJECTS.

jomc Valuable Hints on the Science
and Art of Mflking-When to Sow
A1falfa-A Pointer for EEgs-Cnre
of Seed Potatoes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
Eating His Dinner.

Eit1nE HIS 1J1nner.
reason why he should not use a type
writer.
He has been photographed in the
acts Of writing, smoking. eating his
food and brushing his hair. For the
performance of these different func-
lions and of multitudes of others re-
quired by the ordinary avocations Of
life, special tools have been provided
which fit into his artificial limbs. These
tools he carries in a pocket.
OF course the work of providing him
with limbs which can do all this work
was immensely facilitated by the fact
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14

ed up from one source or another 1t
was the first direct question she had
asked him concerning his past life,
and that was called forth by the ten
der, half-reverential way, in which he
involuntarily laid his hand on her right
cheek over the cash which Billings
had made that morning.
"A year." he said, filling up in way
he had of doing at times when the
thought Of the trial was brought d.
rectly before him. He sat down oppo-
site her at the table, and while he
drank his black coffee he turned auto
biographer.
''She was the best moter," he said
trying to bring In word of English
whenever he could, to make his mean
ing more easily comprehended. "This
Is mighty hard place to get along
in without a mother. Folks don't seem
to care much for anybody but themsel-
YES. That is. the most Of them" he
added remembering the Blocker street
newsdealer, Of whose generosity he
! gave a detailed account.
81 haven't written to him since I've
been with your husband" he said.
I'm ashamed to. I wouldn't dare tell
! him the truth, for you know this bust
ness is not what it ought to be. I left
my mothers ring with him. I could
! get 1t for the asking. but don't want
to touch it while my hands are so stain
! ed with dirty work. It would be sac
rilege. I'll try to get out Of here by
! and by as ..
! Billings wife did not sheer at the
simple confession as she would have
! done at one time.
81 know how you feel" she answer
ed. "but you must write. When man
does for you what he did. he is prompt
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07
The Freamian Hotel
Silver and Gold.

Something everybody wants,
something all can get by securing
a copy of Vick's Floral Guide for
1895, work of art, printed in IL
different tinted inks, with beauti-
full colored plates. Full list, with
description and prices, of every.
thing one could wish for vegeta-
BILE, fruit or flower garden. Many
pages of new novelties, encased
in a chaste cover of silver and
gold.
Unusual and astonishing offers
such as Sweet Peas for 40 cents
pound, 100000 for a name
for a New Double Sweet Pea,
etc. If at all interested in
seeds or plants send 10 cents at
once for copy of Vick's Floral
Guide, which amount may be de-
Quoted from first order, to James
Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y,
and learn the many bargains this
firm is offering.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07
$1,000
For only so cents.

You may get this amor. ~
subscribing for the w , -n Co ny
mercial Appeal . on ees's " 0t the
pd in = oales of cotton receiv-
Memphis from September l,
1894: to May Is 1895, as follows:
If the correct or nearest cor
rect guess is received in the
month of January, 1895, its gets
in cash $4,000. If in February,
1895. it gets in cash $1,000. If in
March, 1892, it gets in cash 81
600. But if not till April, 1895, it
gets in cash $500.
The contest closes in April, but.
the nearest correct guess first re-
ceived will be awarded the cash
gift. AS a guide for making a
guess, the receipts in Memphis on
May 15, 1894, were Ala, 1851 bales.
In order to get guess for this
great cash gift you have only
to sond 80 cents for years sub
scription to the Weekly CONNER
cial Appeal. Both subscription
and guess must be sent in same
envelope, otherwise guess will
not be recorded,
Don't delay in subscribing. In
the first place you need The
Weekly Commercial Appeal, your
wife needs it, your children need
it, your farm needs it, and your
stock need it, and besides, you
may get the $4,000 and you need
that.
The Weekly Commercial APP.
peal is q paper full of news from
all parts of the United States and
every portion of the globe, with
Farm Department, a Household
and a Ohildren's Department and
a Veterinary Column. 1t also
has DR.. Talmage's sermon every
week. 1t is the best family news
paper in the South and the cheap
est in the world-only 30 cents a
year, and every on who sends 80
cents will get this Great Family
Weekly one year and have q
chance to win the $4,000 prize.
No guess will be counted IN lie
accompanied by so cents for thu
paper, and both the guess and thu
money must be sent at the SAM
time.
Free sample copy sent on appli
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1t is the best to send by ?. q
money order. An order for les
than $3.50 costs only 3 cents
Liberal terms to agents. Writ
for particulars and free samples
: Address COMMERCIAL APPEAL,
Memphis, Tenn
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07
Free Pills.

Send your address to II. Il.
Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a
sample box of DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. A trial will convince
you of their merits. These Pills
are easy in action and are partic.
uIarly effective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache.
For Malaria aud Liver troubles
they have been proved Invaluable.
They are guaranteed to be per-
fectly free from every deleterious
substance and be purely vegeta-
BILE. They do not weaken by their
action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels, greatly in
vigorate the system. Regular
size 25c, per box. Sold by }. X.
Barlow Druggist. 4
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07
S. ID. ECCLES.

Good Old Granny Metcalf, So
years old, living at 61S Monroe
street, Paducah KY, says that DR..
Bells Pine Tar Honey is the best
grip cure, cough lung and bron.
chial remedy that has been Offer
ed to the people during her life.
Guaranteed by A. j. Haynes and
W. T. Powers, Cerro Gordo, j. X.
Barlow, Savannah, Tenn; W. G..
Petty, Pittsburg Landing; F, M.
Freeman, Adamsvlll~: r. D.
Ford o. O. .-s ne
:. son, Olive Hill.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07

IL. W. Bagby, prominent law
yer, of Paducah, KY, srys that
DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey cured
his children of whooping cough
when all things else failed. It's a
new remedy for all coughs. Guar
anteed by A. j. Haynes and w. Il.
Powers, Cerro Gordo; j. X. Bar
low, Savannah; w. G. Petty, Pitts.
burg Landing; f. M. Freeman,
Adamsville; r. d, DeFord & Son,
Olive Hill.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07

The farmers of the blizzard
swept and drouth- bitten West are
fast turning to the fertile and sun
ny South. From various South
ern States comes the news of a
steady increase in the purchase of
farming lands. The effects of snch
immigration will be to hasten the
work of diversifying Southern ag-
riculture. These new settlers, for
tunately for themselves and for
the country, know nothing of cot
ton culture, but they know how to
raise corn and fruits and yegeta.
bles, and how to make their own
bacon. In their new home they
will not only prosper themselves,
but teach others to prosper by
their example.-C I'm m ercial
Appeal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07
STAMPING PATTERN y

FREE.-All our readers should
send to the Publishers of THE
HOME, 141 Milk ST., Boston, Mass,
and get set of their beautiful
Stamping Pattern. They can be
used for embroidery outlining or
painting. All desirable and good
size; some Sx10, others 5xS inches.
There are ninty (91) one different
patterns and two alphabets, one a
large forget-me-not pattern. With
this ontfit the publishers send THE
HOME, 16-page paper containing
Stories, Fashions. Fancy Work,
ect., for 3 months, and only ask
for 10 cents to cover cost of pos
tage on pattern and paper. Our
illustrated Premium List sent free
to any address.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07

A new theory in the treatment
ofcoughs, lung and bronchialanr
fec tons has been advanced by he
manufacturers of DR.. Bells Pne-
Tar Honey. 1t is truly a wonder
full remedy. All dealers sell it on
positive guarantee. Al. Haynes
and w. T. Powers, Cerro Gordo,
j. X. Barlow, Savannah; w. G.
Petty, Pittsburg Landing; F. M.
Freeman, Adamsville; r.. D. De;
Ford & Son, Olive Hill.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07
River Tips.
Little Pilot, awful sweet,
Lovely tans upon his feet,
Dram nam emit lin or hin o.

Little Pilot, awful sweet,
Lovely tans upon his feet,
Bran new suit, kinder blue,
Mustn't tell, you know who.
The City of Sheffield left st.
Louis, for this river, Wednesday.
The w. f. Nisbet was again
with us last week on good time
and with fair trip.
The Str. City of Chattanooga
and tow passed up early Friday
morning for Chattanooga.
The Str. /. N. Hook and tow
of empties passed for points above
Monday afternoon in search of
ties.
The Str. City of Paducah with a
fine trip, and "a hours behind
passed for Florence Tuesday
morning.
Lon Kell, Tennessee rivers
crack mate, now has charge of the
Cherry's deck. Londy is a hustler
and will help to take her swiftly
along the line.
Ed Latham formerly with the
st. Louis line, is now chief engin-
eer of the Cherry. Ed is sure
to make her "carry bone in her
mouth" for he knows how.
Cant. Jim Till's feet and pslat-
ial Str. Edgar Cherry was in and
out oil her regular trips making K.
r. time. Capt. Jim is the right
man in the right place. He is
considered by all first class
navigator and has been such for
nearly 80 years. We welcome
him, as a kind and courteous gen.
tleman whose peers, if any, are
few.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07
Have you lands for sale?

Lying within FIVE or six miles of
Savannah or Pittsburg Landing:
II so give or send description, price
and terms to Jas. Williams agt.,
Savannah Tenn, who will for q
small compensation, put You in po.
sition to see the same.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07
All can get wei. cheaply.

When drugs gists do not keep
Blood Ba'.,n-and they are few
send Sl.00 for a large bottle, or
$500 for six bottles, and it will be
sent to you, freight prepaid, by the
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Book of wonderful and marvellous
cures Of blood and skin diseases
sent free. Send for it, and read
advertisement in another column.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07

Every person, big, little, old or
young, black or white, rich or poor
who has ever used DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey pronounce it the best
cough and lung remedy on earth.
It's true, too, so we guarantee A,
j. Haynes and w. T. Powers, Cerro
Gordo;'J. X. Barlow, Savannah;
w. G. Petty, Pittsburg Landing;
f. M. Freeman, Adamsville; r. d,
DeFord & Son, Olive Hill.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07

The way to cure a cough is to
stop the coughing. DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey cuts loose the mucous,
heals the lungs and bronchial tubes
quickly. Cures grip cough in one
night. Guaranteed by A. j..
Haynes and w. i. Powers, Cerro
Gordo; j. X. Barlow, Savannah;
W. G. Petty, Pittsburg Land
ing; F. M. Freeman, Adamsville;
R. d. DeFord & Son, Olive Hill. :
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-07

Some folk will think that DR.
Bells Pine Tar Honey is no bet
ter than the common cough RENE
dies until they try it. Then they
will know for themselves that it's
the best on earth. Guaran-
teed by A. j. Haynes and w. T.
Powers, Cerro Gordo; j. X. Bar
low, Savannah; W. G. Petty, Pitts
burg Landing; F. M. Freeman,
Adamsville; r. D. DeFord & Son,
Olive Hill,