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The National tribune., 1895-11-28


Mr.. Z. de -ctssbue. h-E1an Minister at
Wurtemberg, has been Appointed Minister to
the United States, and Prince Cantacuzene, who
formerly held that position, has been appointed
Minister at the Court of Wurtemberg. 1t is ex-
pccted that Minister Kozebue will assume his
diplomatic functions in this city in the course
of few weeks. His full name is Earnest
Charles Kotzebue. He is cousin of Prince
Cantacuzene, and like many other members CT
the Russian Diplomativc Service is of German
origin. His family is one Of prominence in the
Baltic Province of Russia. His grand father
was famous Russian naval officer. Minister
Kotzebue is Privy Counsellor and Chamber
lain, and has been stationed at Wurtemberg for
many years. he was originally intended for
the naval service of Russia. and was. in fact. a
Midshipman on the frigate Polkan of the Rus
sian squadron, under Prince Constantine. in
the Mediterranean in 1859. Mr.. kotzebue
resigned his position as a naval officer aud ac-
cepted place as an Under Secretary in one Of
the Foreign Legations Of Russia. lie has served
at several important posts. He was. in 1892
Councillor to the Embassy in France, and his
last mission was as Russian Minister to the
Court of Wurtemberg. 1t is understood that
his wife will not accompany him to Washing
ton at first. He will, however, bring with him
his only son. who will act as his Private Sec
Rotary.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
CAPT. HENRY SHERWOOD,
Candidate for Postmaster of the House of
Representatives.

Capt Henry Sherwood who up to this time
at least is far in the lead for the Office Of Post
master of the House of REPRESENTATIVES. was
born Feb %, 1914, at Avon, Livingston Co., n.
Y, but his parents removed TO Michigan, and
at the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Co. G.
4th Mich. Cav. in which he rendered gallant
and faithful service until he lost his leg in the
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

Senator ID. B. Hill is always doing something
TO set the people to talking about him. Last
week came the news that he was going ia set
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

TO drive a mounted policeman rides in front
and another behind hfa. This is SO very diff
ferent from the custom of previous Presidents.
Grant, Hayes. Arthur and Harrison used to
stroll around the streets as unconcernedly as
any other private citizen. Few citizens of
Washington were seen more frequently on the
streets than President Harrison. ] remember
particularly that he seemed TO take great in.
terest in the work of laying the cable for the
cars on Pennsylvania avenue, and it was the
commonest thing to sec him walking around
studying all the operations as if he had some
idea of building a street railroad himself and
was anxious to get pointers. Every evening
after dinner it was his custom to take consti-
tutional stroll down past The NATIONAL TRIB.
USE Office into a retired part of the city, occu-
pied principally with the houses Of negro labor.
ers. The thought of personal harm never
seemed to enter his mind. yet il anyone had
contemplated violence toward him these regu.
lar evening walks toward the lonely Potomac
Flats would have given the best opportunity
possible. Last Winter some ungainiy sentry
boxes were put up TO shelter the policemen
from the storms and cold. These greatly dis
figured the beautiful White House grounds.
They were cheap board affairs, resembling the
ouihOnses one sees in the back yards Of many
homes, but whose naked unsightliness is gen.
orally modified by growing vines over them,
or by planting vaiiing shrubbery. One of these
affairs was placed directly in front of the main
entrance. where it could not help being seen
by everybody passing along Pennsylvania
avenue, as well by all who entered she
grounds. The papers ridicnled the ungainly
objects without stint, aud il was hoped when
they were removed on the approach OF warm
weather that we had seen the last of them But
they have recently been brought back, freshly
painted, it is true. but otherwise as ugly as ever
Some concession to public taste has been made
by not placing one directly in front Of the
main entrance. 1T has been put close up to
the railing on the northeast corner, where it is
not quite so obtrusive. The other one for the
front has been put down behind bank which
is an improvement, If the houses are needed at
all, which few believe.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

For the smaller ladies, too, white is the best
color For the little maid fine lawn frock,
gathered to short, round yoke, with no ruffls
at the gathering, is graceful. Make the yoke,
and, if you wish, the cuffs. of alternate rows
OF fine tucking and Swiss embroidery insertion.
Finish the throat and wrists with the narrowest
of ruflles of Swiss embroidery edging. hem the
skirt with a wide hem, and the little lady
will be very prettily clad.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

The prettiest dress for the women-folk will
always be white A woman dressed ia white,
fitting around her dining room, or warming
her toes in front of the fire, seeing her guests
in the drawing-room, always looks exceedingly
dainty and feminine. So for an evening house
dress, a white wool, silk, crepon, or challie is
very pretty. With lace ruf1le over the shoul-
ders and ribbon belt and collar, its style need
only be simple to insure its prettiuess.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

w ANTED-By Catharine DOlerhie, Ludlow, KY
w Information of William DOlerhe, Co. X lSist
Ohio. Any Information concerning him will Obl5gc his
mother. When Last heard from ia Arizona four years
ago. 74a-8G
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

Washington is pretty nice place anyway.
Iii sometimes pretty cold, and at Others rather
warm, butt is almost always sunny, and much
may be forgiven a sunshiny climate. There are
so many bright, clear days. when the skies are
beautiful and the streets dry, and ones
friends are out in their pretty clothes and
walk is a joy.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

There Is general congratulation among Col.
ID. b. Henderson's friends over his great i'm
provement in health. IL will be remembered
that, after having suffered terrible main for
years. he was compelled to undergo a reampu-
tation Of his leg. The operation brought the
relief that was hoped for, and he is now in the
best Of health, with eyes as bright and skin as
fresh as boys and gain Of 80 pounds in
weight
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

The violets and American Beauties are
back again for the seasons gayeties. Teas and
weddings have commenced, the shop windows
getting gayer and more riotousy gay every
minute, and Thanksgiving and Christmas
surely are near at hand.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

Already one begins to wonder what to give
for Christmas presents. There are plenty of
beautiful ideas in books, pictures, china, silver.
laces jewelry to be found, and although can't
pretend to make up my own mind at all, yet l
can give list that should clear I'D all doubts
and waverinGs for other women. 1t shall be,
say, a list of gifts costing but ltte-anywhere
between 30 cents aud twice that money. And
it shall go heller SHELTER, for that's the way the
memories of the shop windows are.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

Representative Mercer, Of Nebraska, has a
hobby which he means to ride at the com
ing session Of Congress He thinks there il
great nerd Of another Military Academy be-
aides West Point and that it ought to be estab-
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
WANTED--ADDRESSES

VIZ ANTED--By Hartman Hilscher Waterville
w Douglas Co, wash.-The address of two com
raips of the 18th Ind Cav, who knew at Columbus
Miss, while was Orderly at the Freedman's Bureau
1865 Tl6-2t
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

Secretary olney has received the report Of
the French court-martial which tried Consul
General Waller, and after a careful read ng has
come to the conclusion that Waller was given
q fair trial aud that the judgment against
him was in accordance with the evidence
The French Government has offered TO set
Waller free if he would make no claim for in
aemnity, and Mrs Waller has been advised by
tie Secretary 10 accept these terms
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

lished in the West The old Fort Omaha, in
Nebraska, he says, will be available for this
purpose, and it would require very little ex-
pense to put it in condition 10 furnish all &C.
commodations necessary. This fort the Gov
eminent has surrendered for military pur-
poses. and he will make an effort to have it
inverted into a school.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

w ANTED-NIrs. Margaret Convey, Oswego, N Y,
w desires the addresses of comrades who served
with her in the Navy during 1863 90. under the
name of Thomas Convey. Information wanted te
establish pension claim. Tf3-tG
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

GAR. buttons begin to be as plentiful
around the hotels and other meetings place of
Washington as daffodls in the parks of a
Spring morning. They have been very scas.e
during the past three years.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

Capt. Mertwago, Naval Attache of the Rus
sian embassy in this city. is making arrange
ments for the construction in this country of
an electric gig for the Gar of Russia, and TO
that end he has invited bids from six of the
leading electric lanch builders of New York,
Boston, and Detroit. He has been authorized
TO spend $4,000 for the vessel. During the Co.
lumbar naval review of 1892 the Grand Duke
Alexander who with the Russian fleet,
was most favorably impressed with the electric
lanch that formed part of the equipment OF the
United States cruiser New York As a special
act of courtesy he was permitted to purchase
the vessel. The New York was not fully COM
pleted at that time and it was possible to build
another lanch for her before she could possibly
be put into commission. The Grand Duke took
his new acquisition back TO Russia with him.
and the Gar took such fancy to it that he
has commissioned Capt. Mertwago to get him
similar one for his use.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28


A little pair of silver embroidery scissors;
a copy of Phillips Brooks's Year Book, or Day
Book, whichever it is; dainty china tray for
pins; teacup and saucer; Wedgewood
pitcher-it will have to be little one to come
in this price, but they are so very quaint; a
bowl for flowers; a copy of Kate Douglas Wig
gins's Cathedral Courtship," or her "Village
Watch Tower" Oliver Wendell Holiness
"Last Leaf" which is bound and illustrated
very finely; an umbrella-strap with silver
clasp; photograph of some famous painting
there are many mounted prettily. and repre-
sent the best of the art of the world a slender
glass vase to hold one flower, or two; box of
candy, as big and as fine as possible; silver
pen holder; a cut glass salt-holder, with its
pretty little spoon; a book of Carols Nonsense
Rhymes for jolly body, of Kingsley's
"Water Babies" for anyone so beuighted as
never to have read that book there are collec-
tions of love-poems bound in languishing
green and silver, and these best for the
sweethearts; sometimes little shell pin can
be found for brown-haircd lassie, and an ex-
as q beautiful dollic for tho tiny maid. So the
list might continue for mauy lines. but it were
best to close it now for time, perhaps to be
continued another day; for the mind--at least
the feminine mnd-will hover around the
shops these days.
ELSIE POMERoY MCELRoY.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
Magazines and N

A very handsome catalog of the exhibition
of original drawings by famous illustrators,
under the auspices of the Ladies Home Journal,
has been sent to us. The Ladies' Home Journal
is to be congratulated on the success of its
pictures.
The complete novel in LippiHc9tt's Magazine
for November is In Sight of the Goddess A
Tale of Washington Life. by Harriet Riddle
Davis, author of The Chapel of Ease. Gilbert
Elgar's Son, etc. Published at Philadelphia.
Price % cents.
1t is announced from London that $4,000
copies of Marie Corelli's last story. The Sorrows
OF Satan. have been sold previous to the day of
issue. The Lippincotts, who publish the novel
this side. prepared for proportionately
large demand FOR this powerful story.
Poet Lore for November has a delightful
article on Nature in the Elizabethan Poets.
Published by Poet Lore Company, Boston.
Price % cents.
Mrs. Barton Harrison, James Whitcomb
Riley, j. L. Trowbridge, George Parsons
Lathrop, aud Robert Louis Stevenson arc
among the contributors TO she Christmas
ST. Nicholas.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
News and Notes.

The electrical pillow, which, it is claim
ed, may be operated at much less cost
than one propelled by steam, is lead
ing novelty in farm machinery.
Reports from horse breeding centers
in the west indicate that many large
brood mares have been sold, their own
ers being disgusted with prevailing
prices. Rural New Yorker says electric,
ity and the bicycle will never hurt the
business of the large truck horse, land
those who keep their brood mares and
breed to the best will be we'll repaid.
Breeders of scrub or misfit horses have a
worse prospect ahead than the exclusive
wheat growers.
The best soil for asparagus is warm,
sandy or gravelly one, with good drain
age
The heavier soils as rule contain
more potash than the lighter ones, and
in general way it is safe to assume that
potash is not needed on such soils sc
long as they produce fair crops.
The American cranberry is beginning
to make q reputation for itself both il
Great Britain and on the continent, fol
lowing in the footsteps of American
corn.
Crimson clover is gaining in popular
ity nearly everywhere that it has beer
grown.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
Potatoes In Hills or Drills.

The practice of growing potatoes in
drills is increasing. This is due largely,
we think, to the greater uncertainty of
seed potatoes making vigorous growth
where each set is planted If there arc
rows wide enough to cultivate each way,
the loss of "a missed hill makes a wide
vacancy which has to be cultivated and
kept clean all the season for nothing If
the set which failed is in drill the
loss is nothing, for the next plants each
side will spread and cover most of the
vacant space. But this we think proves
too much if intended as an argument for
close seeding If potato plants IL to 10
inches apart will spread so as to cover
twice those distances, the average uf the
field must be badly crowded This we
think is the fact with most drill plant
ing,
If we had rich ground to plant, and
none other is profitable for potato grow
ing, we should make rows feet | 0 inches
one way and 3 feet the other. While the
plants are small it will be easy to cul-
tivate either way. The potato sets should
be planted deeply enough SO that the
whole surface may be narrowed without
disturbing them. The drill mark is usu-
ally furrowed deeper than IL is when the
rows run both ways. 1t is better, though,
for drill planting to furrow deeply one
way at least. American Cultiyator.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
Early Tomatoes.

To make tho tomato crop paying
one earliness, size and quality are moro
important than bulk; hence market gar
deners start their seed early in hotbeds.
As soon as the ground is warm enough
the Seeding should be transplanted to
the garden or field. Four feet either
way in the rows is a good distance for
the plants to be set apart, and this gives
one plenty of space to work with the
hoe and later for the vines to spread. If
tho top soil is kept loose and well pull
verified, it is an easy work to go over the
whole field once week and stir the
earth around the hills until the plants
begin to spread After that they need
hoeing only after rains when tho ground
is apt to get hard. A little nitrate of
soda and wood ashes scattered in each
hill at the time the plants begin to vine
will greatly help them i'll their growth,
and the result will be shown in earlier
and better tomatoes, according to the tes-
timony of a correspondent of American
Cultivator, who also makes suggestions
about stalking the plants. He says:
The easiest way to stake tomatoes is
to drive stake five feet long in each
hill and then attach the vines to it with
wool Irvine, adding more string as
new shoots grow and the vines begin to
droop i'll different places. The cost of
this is very litte-half IA cent Il hill
and it will say } enough tomatoes from
rotting and increase the rapid growth of
all sufficiently to pay in the end. ON the
other hand, too expensive supports fail
to make proper returns, The outlay is
never really paid back.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
Keeping the Farm Fertile.

Dairying, stock raising and mixed farm
ing depend very much upon the man
carrying on the business, and his tastes.
He must have his heart in the work,
otherwise he must not expect great sue
cess; while on the other hand, if special
line of farming is adopted he must first
consider the surroundings. With no
wholesale market close at hand he must
study what he can sell at the best advant-
age in the local market and at the same
time sustain the soil 1t is fact that our
soil has passed the virgin stage. We can
handle fruit, especially apples, to a good
advantage, apple trees being natural to
this section of country. think dairying
the cheapest way to keep up the farm.
Taking as a basis Coco pounds Of milk
sold of the farm, we sell So worth of fer
tility while if the cream from the same
amount of milk is sold, we sell only 81 80
of fertility. At the same time, if the 6ooo
pounds of milk is made into butter, only
siXty-nine cents in fertility is sold.-T l..
H01SC, U0yVc ca Nt7O yOyk.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25

IT'S said on good authority that Maine
hay producers are handicapped in the
markets of the country by the inferior
quality of hay shipped from this State.
And this, although experts declare that
Maine hay ought to be the best in the
world-our climate and soil considered.
1.-The chief difficulty says hay dealer,
Lies in the seed used, in my opinion, and
in the fact that we are not careful enough
about weeds, We keep buying Western
grass seed, although we are much further
north than the localities where it is raised.
Northern Aroostook ought to furnish the
rest of New England with its grass seed.
If that was done we should see a great
improvement both in quality and quantity
of our grass crop. 1t is so with other
crops, and | have no doubt the principle
holds good with grass. 1t took fifty years
to perfect grass culture in England. but
we 60 upon the principle that grass will
be grass any way, and that culture and
care will not improve it,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25

Bran is food that 1t nearly always
given to fowls in moist condition, and
it is one of the best foods from grains
that can be given, as it is rich in mineral
matter, which is usually lacking in whole
grains. If mixed with some bulky sub
stance, as cooked potatoes or turnips, or
chopped and steamed clover, it becomes
more serviCeable, but when fed in a slOp-
Ply, or practically, wet state, it is no; so
serviceable, being too fine in the coop to
be readily passed into the gizzard, and
when it reaches that organ the natural
functions are delayed because the work of
reducing the food to a fine condition has
been done before it is eaten, and the
gizzard is thus kept at rest when the best
interests of the fowl require that every
working organ of its body should be in
full operation.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
m.4fN- a COLONY sWARMs.
Which Orders the Proceeding, the Bee
Queen or the Workers.

Which Orders the Proceeding, the Bee
Queen or the Workers.
A uhject discussed in the columns of
The American Bee journal, which ellie
tied opinions from some Of the hest bee
keepers of the country, wi%which or
ders the swarming-the queen or the
workers Seven out Of % apairists at
firmed that the worker bees controlled
the proceedings, three thought that the
queen leads several believed that both
worked together, and two did nut know.
W VI. Barnum said. I don t know,
but | think there IS usually an under
standing between les and queen. Pos
ST.. 1he bees create the emergency, and
the queen gives the sis.~A
Dadbnt r. son SAID. We think they
ara unanimous on that point. The queen
Is angry because young queens are
reared and the bees are uncomfortable
for want Of room .
Mrs. ! Y. Heater expressed the opin-
ION that, with normal first swarm. the
queen Is among the last TO leave the
hive, while With after swarms with vir-
gin queens the queen Is aoo@ thu first
one 10 leave the hive.
+. T. Abbott remarked. Neither Of
them. Tho economy Of a beehive Is not
managed on the Dehs plan. Each one
has mind - work the bel size knows
how, and whom tho time comes for doing
a thing they AL do 1t without any or
dering TIE workers generally 20 out
first however -
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
Teach the Children.

Too often parents are satisfied in sim,
ply sending the child to school, but then
duty does not end here. 1t is safe to say
that not one in ten ever visits the school
The boys and girls of today are the men
and women of tomorrow.
We have law which requires instruc-
ton in physiology and hygiene with espec-
ial reference to alcoholic stimulants and
narcotics to be taught in our public
schools And it is taught as well as any
branch indeed more time is given il
than to some other branches. yet it does
not fulfill the desires of the trainers oil
law.
The three great countries of Europe
have the children taught love of county,
love OF home and patriotism. What is
taught the child is the bone and sinew oil
the county,. II. AfRRefl HleaSani
.HoHNt, ". J.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25

For long time we have known that
habitations deprived of a suficiency of
sunlight by shade trees or otherwise, are
unhealthful and pIedispose the jewellers
in them to consumption. Nevertheless
it is interesting and helpful to know the
why of it; which is answered, in part at
least, by a knowledge of the fact that
investigators have found that the vitality
of the germ of tuberculosis is rapidly de-
stroyed by direct sunshine. Sunshine is
not only destroyer of disease germs,
but by drying and warming, it removes
conditions inmical 10 the best of health,
and thus confers upon the organism of
the house jewellers a greater power of
resisting infectious diseases, consumption
among the Others. SANITARY inspector.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
Garden Seeds for Sale.

The following seeds were cultivated and
raised by L. b. Richardson, Il. Skowhegan,
are of the best quality and win be sold at the
following prices Horticultural pole beans,
Long striped shell bean, Dwarf Horticultural
oean' mn1,e So Zoo ofh Mt fse as soc Peas
Burpee's Quantity, Burpees Profusion, each
L. pit l0c pit 2oc, at zoe. German Sweet Ruts-
baga turnip one of the best varieties known,
pkg DC, OF lOc q Id 2oc. Potatoes, Early
Maine. peck 25c, New Queen, peck Csc
Postage paid on all seeds sent by mail, II de-
lvered at the house postage taken out. Post
Office address, Box 3s, Canaan Maine.
sw9 Z. b. RICHARDSON.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25

If there is one animal in existence
which deserves our respect and kindest
treatment, it is the family horse, and if
the average owner could be pushed
every time he raps his horse without
provocation, black and blue spots would
not be of common occurrence,
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
important Facts.

L you have dull and heavy pain across forehead
and about the eyes. if the nostrils frequently
charge; if soreness in the nose and bleeding from
the ne stills is often experienced il you very
sens tive to cold in the head accompanied with
headache, then you may be sure you have c2tarrh
and should [inme diately resort to Ely's Cream
Balm tor a cure The remedy will give instant
relief
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25
Bio Trade for Somebody

1t is impossible for me to
do justice by my farm this
season, therefore | offer an
opportunity for some one in
want of a good one. 1t now
contains a good set of build
ings. Speak quick if you
want it.
M, DR.. S. F. CoNANT.
The Somerset reporter., 1895-04-25

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she clnng to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria