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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-09
an. is Baron do MarllIao and his son,
aho said

an 10 Baron do Marlllao and his son."
che said
Then she Withdrew. Antoinette hur-
riedly made up her mind to conceal her.
self when there appeared upon the thresh-
old of the room her uncle and CASTOR.
She stood gaping at them without moving
and examined them.
"Whatdoes this meant" she stammered,
turning toward her mother.
"Ask your uncle and CASTOR himsolf,"
replied Mme. Odiot.
at means" said NJ. Lambert very seri-
ously, THAT 1 como as your guardian to
ask for you in marriage to the Baron do
Merillao. :"
"But-the announcement Just made by
Justine2" interrupted Antoinette, who
could not understand why the baron and
his father did not make their appearance
and why her uncle made this request,
when they were evidently both waiting In
the next room.
Her interrogating glances passed from
her mother to NJ. Lambert and CASTOR,
tho latter Of whom appeared little dis
turbed and nervous in spite of his smiling
face. Antoinette had dried her tears, but
her eyes were still rod and swollen from
crying.
CASTOR noticed this.
iou tdNe Deen crying AnIOlnetteF ne
asked her while NJ. Lambert and Nine.
odiot stood apart and conyerscd In low
tones.
Yes" she replied to her Cousins ques.
tion.
"whyP" s,.:--.---,.sx,.s.
81 cannot tell you" -
"Oh, was an he said.
well, Antoinette," interrupted M.
Lambert" you have given me no answer"
mother has already spoken to me about
this gentleman, uncle, and-andn-
"Ande' questioned Gaston's father.
AND continued Antoinette playing
neryously with skein of wool she held in
her hands
"Wellf" insisted N. Lambert ISIS it
difficult to sayf''
CASTOR made a step in the direction of
the young girl as though to encourage her.
Tell them, mother, what answered
you, murmured the poor girl. Gastons
attitude was torture 70 her
Mell, began Nine odiot, exchanging
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-09
For pitunn Grove.

Fans given by the Grand Union Tea Co.
S4turuaY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25
CARING roE pRooME COM.

The broom corn crop is of vast i'm
portance, and it is quite proper to
give some consideration as to how the
crop may be best cared for
Quality and condition control the
value of broom corn as we'll rs other
commodities, and best condition can
be especially obtained by following
certain rules and methods in caring
for the crop. Cutting should be dono
before the corn is bleached out, as
color is essential, and when green the
brush possesses advantages both in
attractiveness and for working. When
cut corn should be, as soon rs posi-
bic, hauled under cover, and have the
seeds removed by running through the
scraper. This done, 1t should be
placed OH shelves so arranged as to
admit of free circulation of air In
about ten days, if the weather is dry
and all conditions are favorable, the
corn will be ready TO bale. It should
be thoroughly examined, however, to
sec that it is dry and cured.
After the broom corn is thoroughly
III " thS uGAb hlCp 10 10 Dd4t, ulli iulS
operation should receive great cnro
and attention, there are too many
ehaky and lop-sided bales received an
nually, and it bothers those who ham
die them to keep them from falling
apart. 1t being Of great Importance
10 keep the ends of the bales square
and smooth, the brush should be
handed to The packer in small lots,
the butts Of which, having been
eyened by striking down upon table
or other smooth surface, and the one
who places the brush in the box of
the press should take care to keep the
butts up close against the ends of the
box and the brush properly Tapped in
the interior. Use No. 9 fence wire,
i've TO the bale, and it is not a bad
idea 10 have lighter wire to tic at
each corner, and press sufficiently to
have a good, compact, tight bale which
will endure the long journey and the
handling. No matter how carefully
and successfully every step in the pro-
duction OF the brush has been per-
formed, the profit of the crop will de-
pend, other things equal, upon proper
baling. Great care and attention
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25
A PLEA FOR THE SKUNK.

Skunks are more useful to the far
mer than most people are willing to
admit, says W. w. Maxim. They have
always been regarded as nuisances
and wantonly destroyed. Here in
New England for the last ten years
the white grub has made terrible
havoc with the grass fields by eating
off the roots just beneath the surface
OF the soil. In some places large
areas are entirely destroyed, not q
green spear of grass being allowed to
grow. In other localities there are
large spots entirely killed and the re-
mainder more or less injured, making
the grass very thin where there is any.
These worms are the larvae of the large
brown beetle called the June bug.
The skunks, where they have been
allowed to live, have dug in and eaten
these grubs in vast numbers, the
crows also assisting them greatly in
the good work. Last year the beetles
were not so numerous as in former
years, owing no doubt to the depreda-
tions of these two agencies.
Skunks do no damage to field crops
to speak of, their only mischief con-
sistipg in depredations on chickens
and eggs during the night, and that
could all be avoided if the farmers
took proper care of their poultry.
There are other depredators that
would seize them if left exposed.
There is no excuse whatever fc= leav,
ing chickens overnight where skunks
can have access to them. They can
not open doors nor climb up after
eggs in the nest boxes. Instead of
killing skunks for these reasons, a
farmer had better look after his poul-
try.
The skunk will not leave any scent
unless attacked; in fact, they are rs
harmless as cats and much more SO
than dogs. / have had them come
into the barn in daytime while I was
at work, passing by me so close that
their long shaggy fur almost brushed
my legs. l fed them every day with
bits of meal, when they would sit
down within two feet of me and eat it.
They would walk about among the
poultry, never Offering to touch one
of them. They kept this up through
the spring until the ground was bare,
when they disappeared. They find
plenty of mice and gra5shoppers in
the fields and pastures in some sea-
sons of the year, but the early spring
months while the snow covers the
ground seem to be the hardest time
for them. l think the virtues of the
skunk have not been duly appreciated.
--Germantown Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25
DRIVING HOME THE cows.

He drops the bars down, one by one, and
lets the COWS pass through.
Then follows them along the lane as once he
used to do,
And memory whispers as he climbs the
grassy meadow slope
OF happy days when, long ago. boy so full
of hope
Used often here to lie and dream upon the
hills soft crest.
When tired of play, his head upon its daisy
flecked breast,
Till leaping dog awakened him with sharp
and loud bow-wows,
To warn him that the time had come for
driving home the COWS.
And now he spIashes in the brook that flows
from yonder spring,
1t rlpples bubbles, murmurs, like bright
and living thing;
Upon its sparkling current, here, he used to
sail his boats,
And once again he throws chip to watch it
as it floats;
Whirling, dancing, jumping, far away a-down
it goes,
Up AMI down and here and there, with all
the changing flows,
Till out OF sight it whirs at last, down where
the channel bows,
As once he did when years ago while driving
home the cows.
And all day long in the meadow, while ral-
ing the fresh-cut hay,
The brightest fances come to him with the
brightness of the day.
And every cricket chirping, and the lark that
scars and sings,
The butterfly that daz2les with its brightly
painted wings,
All seem to be companions, as he works and
works away,
Till sun sinks low and lowor, with the pass
ing of the day.
And voice calls through tho shadows ana
the slowly gathering gloam;
John, my dear, let down the bars, the COWS
are coming homc.'
Walter s. Stranahan.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

A crowd of nearly thousand people
watched man drown in Los Angeles
to-day and was powerless to help him.
His name was Thomas Reynolds, and
ne was laborer for sewer building
on Los Angeles street, near Boyd.
The scene was the most agonizing that
can be imagined.
At about 3 o'clock Reynolds was
working in new sewer that is build
ing directly underneath an old brick
one. The ground is soft there and
Reynolds was caught by small cave
in. His legs were pinioned by the
falling earth, but no one thought his
situation serious. A rope was made
fast to him and an attempt was made
to pull him out, but his shovel had
fallen across his feet, and it was soon
seen that he would have to be dug
out.
The work was at once begun. Sud
denly, to the horror of the great crowd
that had assembled, the old bricl.
sewer right over the wretched mans
head burst and a large stream OF water
flowed into the excavation, gradually
driving the rescuers out. 4 fire engine
was sent for, and attempted to pump
the inflow of water out, but it proved
of no avail.
The man was doomed and nothing
could be done tor him. He was up
right in the hole and the water soon
reached his waist. For the first time
he realized that he would die. Inch
by inch the fluid rose, and the poor
fellow lost his nerve and commenced
to utter the most heartrendering
shriels and appeals for help. The
streets became blocked with people,
and as the news spread of what was
going on in that hole the crowd be.
came frantic with desire to save the
man. But absolutely nothing could
be done to succor him. The water
reached the throat, then the chin,
then a ripple struck his lips. The
watchers at tho brink of the hole
turned their faces away and
groaned as q last despairing shrek
came from the victim. His arms beat
the water back frantically aud then
were still. Francisco Examiner.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

eff the project himself had come,
don't think I should have been cajolel
into letting him have it after last
nights experience, laughed her hus-
band. However, for the second time
of asking, we will ge and inquire"
The coachman turned and drove, as
directed, to the Bureau of Police at
which the CONT had lodged his COM
plant the night before. After some.
what protracted delay, the count re-
joined his wife with semi-grim look
of amusement upon his handsome
bearded face.
'The police know nothing of your
detective or his epistolary efforts, " he
said, drawing the fur rug up to his
chin as the impatient horses sped away
over the frozen snow; "your second
earring has been netted by another
member OF the light fingered frater.
nifty, and, upon my honor, [ think he
was the more accomplished artist of
the two |"
And from that unlucky day to this,
the Countess Ivanoff's celebrated dia-
mond earrings knew her pretty ears
no more. San Francisco Argonaut.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25
rAnM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Bright, red combs, clean plumage,
plenty to do, indicates good health,
and also shows that the uso of condi-
nents is necessary.
Early and close culling are the two
principles upon which, to very con-
siderable extent, success depends IN
improving the poultry.
DR.. McClintock, of the University
Of Michigan, has been making expert.
ments with hens eggs, and finds that
many of them are infested with deadly
bacteria.
Excessive gum on cherry trees seems
to be due to lack of potash. At least o
bushel or SO of unleachel wood ashes
worked well into the soil about the
roots OF tree that was badly affected
caused it to heal over smooth, grow
vigorously and bear abundantly.
SO often tho side branches of farm
work fail to pay because carried on
negligently. A dozen hives of bees
should bring the farmer as much rev.
enue as ten-acre wheat field. The
return the care of his chickens would
bring is underrated, and even the
children are not trained to proper
interest in them.
Country shippers should give more
attention to the condition of their
coops before shipping, Every coop
should be carefully examined and see
that the bottoms and cleats are Sc
curely nailed. More or less stock is
lost in transit by shipping in old
orn.out coops, and this causes dis
tween shippers and merchants, for
which the latter are oftentimes blamed.
1t is often n good plan to turn the
poultry into the clover field. Glover
is generally we'll occupied by insects,
which gives the hens something to
hunt for, and it is also rich in miner
ais, containing large proportion of
lime. Soft she'll eggs are not likely
to be laid by hens running in clover
field, unless the hens are very fat. All
kinds of fowls thrive on clover, and as
it is n cheap food it will pay to let
them have the run of the field.
Eggs gathered up here and there
about the farm cannot be relied upon
as fresh. As far as possible the hens
should be obliged to lay in the poul.
try house, and the eggs gathered up
several times day, SO that there is
no chance for stale egg to be packed
up unknowingly. If the hens are per.
mitted to lay in the fence corners, un-
der the barn, or in the out buildings,
the out .of-the-way nests are likely tc
be overlooked when the weather is bad
or one is in hurry, and thus the
stale egg gets into the basket and
spoils the reputation Of the poultry
| man.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

II. NJ. Stanley's maiden speech in
the British House of Commons ia de-
scribed as delivered with easy CONT
dence and as evidently unprepared ;
his smile was pleasant, the tinge of
Americanism in his accent threw his
individuality into a sort Of relief, while
his quietly assured self-confidenco in.
terested the members. On the other
hand, his own party journals, while
admitting that his manner was excel.
lent, say the matter of his speech was
not judiciously chosen for the reason
that he managed to offend the imper-
ialists, who desire to reconquor the
Soudan, and those who wish to evacu.
alto Egypt because it is a source of
weakness to the empile.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

The greatest wonder of the Anti
podes is the celebrated glow-worm
cavern, discovered in 1891 i'll the heart
OF the Tasmaninn Wilderness. Tho
cavern or caverns There appears to bo
n series of such cayerns in the vicinity,
each separate and distinct, are stu
atcd near the town of Southport, Tas-
mania, in limestone bluff, about four
miles from Ida Pay. The appearance
OF the main cavern IS that Of an I'M
derground river, the entire floor OF
tho subteranean passage being covered
with water about foot and u half in
depth. These wonderful Tasmanian
caves arc similar to all cAverns found
in limestone formations, with the ex-
ception that their roofs and sides lit
orally shine with the light emitted by
the millions Of glow'worms which III
Aabit them,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25
now TO KILL CHICKENS.

A novel method of killing chickens
is being introduced abroad. Instead
OF sticking. bleeding, cutting the head
Of, etc, one takes the fowl in the left
hand by the legs, catching the points
of the wings TO prevent the fowl from
tapping. He lifts the fowl up, the
head hanging downward. With the
right hand he takes the head, catch
ing tho neck between the first and
third fingers, the thumb being on the
face. The fingers must not crush the
head, but must feel the bone at the
back OF the head firmly. Death is
caused by lifting the left hand and
pulling down the right with a quick
Jerk, thereby dislocating the neck ut
the very point where it joins the
head.
Death is instantaneous if done prop
crly, which can be told by feeling the
neck, which ought to be quite soft and
entirely detached from the head, so
that there is nothing but flesh and
SKIN between the thumb and finger.
By this method there is no flow of
blood, but the blood is allowed TO run
into the head, which is carefully kept
hanging down until after the bird is
plucked. New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

Professor Runnobaum, of Berlin.
sent by the German Government TO
examine the timber resources of our
Pacific coast, expresses amazement at
the waste he witnessed there. He
says the end of American forests is
near at hand unless they are protected
by law against reckless cutting and
conhagrations, While tho leading
countries of Europe are trying to
make trees grow the Americans are
sweeping away not only the mature
trees, but the saplings, which arc the
rightful heritage of future genera.
tions. 'If nothing is done by your
Government" in his opinion, "you
may live to see lumber shipped from
Germany to Puget Sound" When
the professor was in Oregon and
Washington the whole coast was dark.
ened with the smoke from fires de.
vouring enormous tracts Of timber
unsurpassed in the world. His remark
that the life Of the forests is the life
of the people is, in the opinion of the
New York Tribune, no aourioh Of
rhetoric,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly who has been studying the
habits of bluejays finds that they make
war on and get the better of the Eng.
lish sparro v, The sparrows, however,
join other small birds IN common
cause against them, and it is not un-
common to see jay in screaming
flight with score or more of small
birds pursuing him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
A KNOWLEDGE OF FOODS.

The advance made in knowledge OF
foods, their preparation and effects in
recent years is something wonderful,
and undoubtedly much remains to be
learned in all these directions, as well
rs in others relative to domestic econ
omy, especially in our wastefulness.
Americans do not know how to use
material in the saving manner OF
number of Nations, the French and
Chinese for example. A Frenchman
will prepare the head and feet OF a
chicken in the most palatable and nu-
tritious manner. Among the more i'm
portant kinds of food eaten here are
wheat, corn, milk, buckwheat, beans,
peas, potatoes, beef, cabbage, apples,
chicken, veal, mutton, pork, Goldfish,
eggs and oysters. The time of diges-
tion varies from two hours to five and
quarter hours, apples and Goldfish re-
quiring the shorter time and pork the
longer. Wheat, beets, potatoes, eggs
and oysters each require three and a
half; corn and buckwheat, three hours
and quarter peas, beef and mutton,
three hours; cabbage, four hours and
half; chicken, two hours and forty
five minutes; milk, two hours and
quarter. In regard to the cooking of
meats, it has been said that the grid
iron is typical of the advancement of
civilization. Beefsteaks should not
be pounded in the barbarous fashion
employed by some cooks. A thick,
juicy, clean-cut steak should be held
as closely as possible to the hot Goals
and turned quickly in order that ell
the nourishing juice should be kept
inside. Salt should not be used until
after the meat is cooked, as it hardens
the fibres and renders the meat dry,
tough and tasteless. Those who aro
either too thin or too fat should make
careful study of themselves and
their foods and eat accordingly. A
cheerful disposition, free from care
and worry, will go far toward helping
in the assimilation of food, without
which it were useless to hope for flesh.
A person inclined to corpulency
should exercise freely and avoid fats,
oils and vegetables which contain
starch and sugar in large quantities.
Foods for feshy people to avoid, or
which they should use very sparingly,
are fresh bread, butter, milk, sugar,
sweet potatoes, fat meats, corn, pas
try, cake, sweetmeats and liquids. At
tention to ones diet can accomplish
complish more for health than many
people yet know. New York Tele-
gram.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

Harper's Weekly observes: A con.
temporary newspaper is greatly
shocked by the remark of DR.. Bach
of The Medico-Legnl Society, that
physicians sometimes administer
drugs to end the agony Of patient.
1t wonders what reply trustworthy,
honorable and law.abiding physician
would make to DR., Bach's statement.
The chances are that physician of
tho sort specified would make no re.
ply at all. The statement being tue.
it was injudicious enough to make it
at public meeting. without confirm
ing it afterwards, To confirm the
truth of it by the testimony Of physi-
clans might interest a newspaper, but
there would be no attraction in it for
the physicians. 1t is as reasonable TO
suppose that some physicians some
times give drugs to end suffering as it
is to believe that they do not tattle
overmuch about it afterwards.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25
CULTURE ov TIE nYAc1Nru.

This variety Of lily may bo grown
either in soil or water Tho former
method is fer ordinary garden culture,
in which the bulbs are set out in dry
part of the garden IN rich soil, with
plenty OF leaf mold in it, and four
inches below the surface. To avoid
danger from hard frost5 the bed is
covered with leaves, held i'll place by
some fine brush or pine boughs. For
water culture, the dry bulbs are set on
the top Of Il glass vase or bottle, made
FOR the purpose, with the bottom Just
touching the water, in late October
and on until December, so that there
may be a succession of bloom through
the winter. After the bulbs have
bloomed they may be set out in the
garden to ripen for the next years
growth, In the garden this pretty
plant blooms carly in the spring. The
bulbs may be set out in the open
ground next month. New York
Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

Pouperism assumes prodigious pro-
portions in London. Official relief of
one kind or another was afforded to
$1,000 paupers during the month of
July. This is supposed to mean 15O,-
600 pGupers in midwinter. The pros
pect fer the elimination of pauperism
is anything but bright.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25

The citizens of Sheffield, England,
have asked the Duke of Norfolk to be
their mayor next year, and il is un-
derstood that he will accept, thus de-
voting his spare time and energy to
municipal duties, and giving him a
chance for usefulness that the New
York Observer thinks any duke might
envy
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-25
TIE CABBAGE CROP.

Keep the fall-planted cabbagos grow
ing by cultiyating them when the land is
sufficiently dry to permit of this being
done. After they have started vigor.
ous growth top dressing of nitrate of
soda, at the rate of 10G or $50 pounds
to the acre, will be found most bene-
fetal. 1t will induce growth which
will enable the plants to distance all
the efforts OF the cabbage worm to
check them, m,--Southern Farm.