Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-31
A MOUNTAIN MAIDEN.
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Fowls.
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ALTON. VA, March so.--'1n the spring
young mans fancy lightly turns TO
thoughts Of love-" A. young woman's,
especially II she be OF the mountains.
where the wild winds blow from caves
of Aeolus. In centered solely upon the
eompiexion. Like Mondays child. she'
wishes to be fair Of face. and these sting
Ing sephyrs play havoc with the
sld prophecy. Our country lass begins
series Of cleaning In the house Beau
0fuL There's q drugstore always right
here on the dear. old farm. and she doses
betimes with homemade decoc,ions OF
Wild cherry and sarsaparilla: and eschews
tsa and coffee for the purifying insipidity
ef sassafras-roct. She swathes her sleek
head in iong-eAred bonnets in the day
time. ana at night wears her beauty-mask
Of cornmeal. tansy. and buttermilk She
has no hands In this trying season. only
the pink tips Of fingers smothered above
her sheepskin gloves. In this defensive
armor she goes forth to conquer; taxes
tbundant exercise In the garden; attend
Ing to the early chickens. working among
her flowers. and inbaling deep draughts
OF fresh air In the woods: searching ior
the FIRST violet or the trailing arbutus.
In June our Hebe blooms out. irresistible,
with poppy-leaf tint against the creamy
white Of her sa:iny skin that only the
red-and-white OF nature gives.
HER ACCOMPLISHMENT
When the dashing summer-girl comes
up to Tho Alton or Tho Mountain
Top" or the city-cousin arrives with her
cases OF creams and lotions and bloom
Of youth" II Is funny to hear the ih'ia
superiority OF her establishment: "Oh, no !
never use them. you know; / would not
for anything! And what do You do WIZ
thisy' This" perhaps. is the little blue
pencil for veining the temples, or c"'e
little comb for my lady's eyelash.
One reason for country womans sta-
bility OF beauty or there may DC sucn
term Is the steadfast decision OF hcr
life. the character OF the labor, oiteh-
times actually necessary In country
household. Nothing is more healthfui-
and. because of that, more beautifying-
than out-of-door work among the girls
Of a farmers family. The dairy, the
poultry-yard. the drying. canning, ana
preserving of fruit; none OF II hard labor
and yet. In its diversity. keeping the
mind and body active.
MILLIONS IN IT.
OF the poultry business. there's mil
lions in It," In 1889, the census places the
egg-production at l0,0o,0p,Vc While the
chickens themselves were worth si4z'V"'-
coo. Now, here's fertile field for wo-
man, sure and practical: though never
advocated from woman's-rights 'ros-
trum, and with n "woman'S sphere Vlsl-
BILE only in good. clean plank mem
houses. they might plead in law, or study
10 swell the already crowded ranks or
School mar'ms' with less pecuhiary
benefit, and. as poulterers. certainly with
4 vast deal more of independence.
In Indiana and Illinois women are al
ready turning their attention TO this
branch OF industry as regular business
and Virginia women, dependent upon
their own eXertions for support, would
hnd II easy and profitable. Mr.. Samuel
McCue. who has lately moved in from
the West, has gone largely and syste~
matically into the poultry business. His
fowls are the Langshangs a very large
bronZe-black the silverspangled Ham
burg" white as the Leghorns, and tip
ped on tail and wings with black; the
prize Plymouth Rock, the largest ever
brought into this county. very pecu-
liar bird Is the Indian Game, dark thrown.
a compact. meaty body. heavy as pork.
and free layer. An afternoon lately
spent among the fowls and the modern
improvements put up by Mr.. McCue was
very enjoyable The breeding-house, 10
by 80 feet. is arranged with high pen
around II for the fowls to run. anu
byoods kept separate Other detached
houses for general use have open, glass
fronts. and the whole enclosure looks ike
o busy settlement.
MORMONS IN NELSON.
No one would suppose that in this
nrtb ha n
Mormons live and flourish. or are thought
TO be prosperous. as they have been 10
Gated beyond Ennis mountain for about
ten years. 1t Is said that several fami-
lies I'm the neighborhood belong TO the
Church--or are Saints. Four Srers carno
IN not long since from somewhere West,
and money is sent 10 the band from
Utah, but as they are peaceable they
have not been molested. They deny the
belief In polygamy. but look for the ear>
ly coming of an earthly Saviour.
The open weather is rushing the field
work. and farmers are busy seeding.
Rev. II. X. Hawthorn will preach In
Charlottesville next Lords day. Rev. Mr..
Oadmun at Rhodes at IL A. NJ, and at
the Little Chapel at p. NJ.
Mrs. w. p. Lpscomb. Of Charlottesville.
In visiting her mother. Mrs. Lavenor
Goodloe.
Miss Kerbey visits her sister, in Blue
Geld. W. Va, next week.
Miss Mayme Smith, OF Lyndhurst, and
Miss NJ. s. McCue of Richmond. are
guests Of Mrs. Turner, near Batesville.
Dame Rumor has 1t that Mr.. Charles
McCue will secure an assistant on his
.arm--ln the household department-wiAhin
the near future.
Nelson people badly want another rail-
road to cross the inner regions OF Hat
and Taylor creeks. If they keep ham,
mering they hope to get II.
Children who have summered at the
Alton Hotel will be interested to know
that the pet Nanny goat has just lovely