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The Washington times., 1895-03-08
INTEREST In MRS. WILSON
Society Curious About the Wife of
the New Postmaster General.
Her Talents Lie in the Direction Of Music
and Literature and Grip
Are Increasing.

Mrs. Wilson, wife of the newly appointed
Postmaster General, is a woman concerning
whom Washington society is naturally
much interested at present Her visits to
this city have been few and far between
during the time her husband was in the
House of Representatives., and when, at
rare intervals, Mrs. Wilson has been here
she has not gone out in society or taken any
part in the doings OF the gay world Con
sequently she is little known, but as next
season there will devolve upon her the Of
fetal duties incident to the position OF the
wife of a Cabinet officer, her personality is
naturally a most interesting subject of
thought and conjecture
The new Postmaster General wishes his
wife to take her proper place in the line of
entertaining and overcome her preference
for IA quiet home-ife in which her husband
and children are the great central interests.
Therefore next winter is likely to see Mrs.
Wilson established in a home of her own
in Washington and fairly launched in the
fashionable whirl.
Mrs Wilson, like Mrs. Bissell, has talent
!illc VICE. anu is at IItStHl
a member of the church choir in Charleston,
w Va. She is the daughterofPr Willing,
and has received a splendid education
This she has put 10 practical use inpreparing
her boys for college, even coaching them in
Greek and Latin.
The oldest son is a lieutenant in the Navy,
while the second son is with his father in
Washington In addition to these sons there
are two daughters The younger, Miss
Bessie Wilson, who is at present fourteen
years of age, is studying at home, and the
eldest, Miss Mary Wilson, is at school III
Virginia.
Mrs. Wilson is not by any means hand
some woman nor in any sense q society
woman. but she has much to recommend her
that the average society woman altogether
lacks. She has a fine mind, that has had
every advantage OF an advanced education,
and when she comes to Washington next
season her house is likely to become favor
ite one in society.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

IN SPITE Of all this hurly-burly in New
York about the partisan and bipartisan bills,
the good-bye-Plattism measures seem to be
quite successful
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

TIE decision in the Taylor-Cbase suit in
dicates that court vindIcation constitutes
q very poor quality of whitewash.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

abroad that Mr. Carlisle is Secretary Of the
Bond Syndicate.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

IT TOOK japanese troops eleven hours to
capture Ninchwang. One more Chinese
victory like this and peace negotiations
should prosper.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08
Ex.Detective Raft Laid TO Rest.

The remains of ex-Detective Raft were
inferred at the odas Israel Cemetery, near
Anacostia, yesterday afternoon. He died
in ST. Elizabeths Asylum Tuesday, and
the body was conveyed to the home of mis-
widow. on Estreet northwest, where the last
sad rites were performed. Detectives
Rhodes, Gallaher, Carter, Proctor, Weldon,
and Boardman acted as pall-bearers.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

If our sportsman Presidents luck is not
good, there may be an extra session-of
duck-hunting.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

WASHINGTON TIMES Tops on sale to-day at S.
Kann, Sons 6 Co.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08
Mrs. Barnes, Address

Mrs. George o. Barnes will give an ad
dress before the Science Club, No. 1926
New York avenue. this morning at II
O'Clock. Her subject viii be Economics. y
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

WASHINGTON TINES Tops on sale to-day at S.
Kann Sons i Co.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Pennsylvania Railroad will sell sl.25 excur-
sion tickets 20 Baltimore March and TO- good
10 return until the following Monday.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

WASHINGTON TINES Tops On sale to-day at the
Palais Royal
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Poker playing and grip apparently keep
pace with each other in Washington. There
are almost as many victims to the one dis
ease as to the other, although in the latter
disorder the succumbing is of course not vol
untary, as is the case in the former. Every
now and then some spicy details in regard
to poker playing in fashionable society come
To light and afford topic for no end of talk
among the acquaintances of the interested
parties. The latest gossip in this respect
seems to have floated out from the fast
nesses of one of the new and fashionable up
town hotels.
1t seems that for q time card parties
in the rooms of one of the ladies has been
the regular order of events. This fact in
itself would not have created the wide
spread comment that is now current were
it not coupled with the fact that the hour
when these same card parties break up
is generally between / and 2 o'clock. gen
orally at e when the other guests in the
hotel are sleeping or trying to do so. Their
inability to WOO Morpheus to any apprecia-
BILE extent is due to the noise made by the
departing card parties.
Several of the members live in the hotel
and those same are not blessed with dulcet
tones. This is particularly apparent when
they follow their guests down the stairway
shouting after them as parting admoni-
ton. Don't forget you owe me S1-50, or
more, as the case may be. All things consid-
cred. these card parties are decidedly lively
affairs and are making record in this re-
spect.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

WASHINGTON TINES Tops on sale to-day at S
kann, Sons 6 Co
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Ex- Represen tative and Mrs. Tom L.
Johnson, with their family, left Wash
ington yesterday for their home in Ohio
Their departure from Washington is a
source of genera al regret among their
friends, as Mrs. Johnson, from the time
of first coming to Washington, has been
great favorite in society and with her
husband has ranked among the most elegant
and elaborate entertainers.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Mrs. Joseph NJ. Carey has left the city
to return to her home in Cheyenne. The
fact that ex-senator and Mrs. Carey will
not return to Washington next season is
genuinely regretted by their very large
circle of friends here. Few women have
been as popular in Washington as Mrs.
Carey, and there is none whose absence
from society will be regretted more truly
than hers.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

wAsHINeTos TINES Tops on sale to-day at the
Palais Royal
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Ex-senator and Mrs. Dolph have gone
to Oregon to join their family. Mrs. Dolph
expects soon to go abroad, accompanied
by her second daughter, Miss Ruth Dolph.
who will make her debut next winter.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Mrs. Brice will soon go to New York in
order to attend the German opera and will
be accompanied by her daughters. After
the season Of opera they will return to
Washington to their home on Lafayette
square.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08
COULD NOT FACE STARVATION.

"Correspondin
by order of the union"
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Mr.. Clifford Perrin is in Cincinnati for
a short stay.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Mr. and Mrs William B. Baldwin have
gone to Florida to spend some little time
travelling in the South
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

At the Grand Opera House next Sunday
night Sousa's Concert Band Will appear
One of the reasons for the superiority of
Sousa's Band consists in the fact that it
was formed purely as a concert organiZa-
tion, and is composed of artists who per-
form concert work only.
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Senator Murphy, accompanied by his
daughter, and her guest, Miss De Forrest,
are now at Old Point Comfort for a short
Stay
The Washington times., 1895-03-08

Mrs. Don Cameron has gone South TO spend
the Lenten season at the family place,
where she VIII have, as usual, large
family party with her to enliven the time.
Generally Miss Letter has been one of the
house parties that gathered to spent the
early spring between Washington sea-
sons at the fine old plantation purchased
in the South some years ago by the Penn
sylvania Senator, but this year, on ac-
count of her approaching marriage, she
will not visit Mrs. Cameron. Miss Helen
Hay, daughter OF Col and Mrs. John Hay,
accompanied Mrs. Cameron South. Mr..
Maitland Kersey was also of the party.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
Good.

Good.
All Virginia oysters at the Scheihy
House. Done up in all styles.
Dabb has removed his gallery to HoR,
mans old stand, West Centre street.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
THE COUNCIL.
Much is Expected From the New
Organization.

Much is Expected From the New
Organization.
The one theme of popular discussion
just now is the organization of the
Borough Council, and those members
who have recently been elected to that
body. A casual glance at the personnel of
the new Council, including the old and
new members, leads me to believe that it
will be a business body, and that its
record will fulfill the highest expectations
of the people. If it does not am greatly
deceived.
There will be considerable business of
Importance TO transact during the year,
and if the Citizens party is to continue in
power the Councilmen elected on that
ticket must cast aside all prejudices and
legislate for the people at large. In the
past this has not been done, and the voters
showed their disapproval of this policy
by turning down the party respon-
sible for the same. Shenandoah being
the largest town in the county, it has
necessarily vast interests at stake. 1t will
require the greatest efforts on the part Of
the majority members of Council during
the present year TO steer the borough
government clear OF breakers, with a
debt Of nearly 100000 hanging over their
heads. To meet the interest on this debt
and at the same time pay the running ex
penses of the borough and make necessary
improvements, is no child's play, bat
rather will require some fine inanciering.
With a change of methods in vogue
in the past this can be done, and look
for this change W ith much confidence
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
Masquerade Ball.

The fifth annual masquerade ball OF
the Girardville Maennerchor, held in the
Palace theatre, Girardville, last night, at
tracted a large number of attendants
from this town. Mes7rs. H, Swoyer,
Charles Ford, Fred. Eberle, NJ. Donahoe,
Jacob Miller and Abraham Lenker were
the committee of arrangements, and
Messrs. Christian Eberle. James Cooper
and George Rachel constituted the floor
committee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
This Week
80 We Offer:

25 Tons CHOICE TIMOTHY HAY.
Is Tons CHOICE WINTER WHEAT AlIDDLINGs.
10 Tons STRICTLY PURE CHOPS-Our own make.
Ton Fancy Fishing Greek BUCKWHEAT FLOUR.
1900 Bushels CHOICE WHITE OATS.
600 Bushels YELLOW CORN
AT Keiter's.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
Important Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all parties who
have left watches at my place for repairs
that if they are not called for on or before
March 80, 1895, they will be considered
forfeited and sold at auction to the high
est bidder. All work ordered of me wili
be executed at once, Yost, Jeweler, 1O2
North Main street. 2-26-apl1
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
Good Opening Offered.

The stock and good will of an estab-
lished hat and cap and gents furnishing
store. Best location in Shenandoah. Good
reason for selling. Address letters to n"
HRRALD Office.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
Cor. Main and Lloyd SITS.
Repairing done prompt and in
iaultless manner.
DIED

STETLER.-On the 26th inst, at Shenans
doah, Pa, Flower, wife Of Francis Stetler,
aged 2s years and 90 days. Funeral will
take place on Friday, March 1st, 1895, at
p. m, from the residence of the deceased's
mother, 30 West Lloyd street, Shenan-
doah Pa. Interment in the Odd Fellows
cemetery. Relatives and friends respect
fully invited to attend. 226 81
DoYLE.-On the Goth inst, at Shenau-
doah, Pa, Dennis j. Doyle, sged 4s years
Funeral will take place from the family
residence, 11S North White street, on
Thursday, 2Sth inst, at 9 a. M. High
mass at the Annunciatiou church at 10
a. m Interment in the Annunciation
cemetery. Relatives and friends respect
fully invited to attend 226 2t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
A ReceptiOn.

A reception was given in honor of Miss
Letitia Leary, of Philadelphia, at the
residence of Health Officer Miles, of West
Cherry street.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
A HappY Man
INDEX

Is he who uses Red Flag Oil for Rheuma-
tism, Neuralgia, Toothache ana chronic
pains. It's a remedy which cures every
time, Try it, 25 cents. Red Flag Oil is
sold at Gruhler Bros. drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
Candidate for Supervisor

AS an old resident of Shenandoah am
applicant for appointment as Supervisor,
giving assurance of faithful service.
2.25-6t THOMAS MANsELL.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26

Oysters and CLANS in all styles at No. II
West Centre street. Milk supplied to
families.
1-29 II M. j. BEGLEY, Prop.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
At Short N office.

Anything in the eating line in market at
the Scheihy House.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-26
STETLER.

Steamed Oysters.
Oysters only % cents half peck, at the
Scneihy House.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-16
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

NEGLECT to mulch in good season
kills many trees.
MANY young trees are killed by too
deep planting.
If there are any bones lying around,
bury them near the grapevines.
In thinning grapes, as a rule, two
good clusters are enough to be left on
one cane or bud.
MANY fail to get good results with
raspberries and black berries by allow
ing them to sucker too freely
PLANT lice, such as green fly, may be
destroyed with soap-subs or tobacco
water. Sprinkle it on with watering
pot,
IL case watering is necessary now it
is well to remember that one gallon of
water on a mulch will do more good
than ten on bare surface.
In buying strawberry plants insist
upon having plants from new vines of
one years growth. In taking up the
plants be careful not to break the
roots.
to waste can be saved by having fruit
evaporator and evaporating all that
cannot be marketed or used in any 9th
er way
THE best way of pruning blackberry
and raspberry canes is to pinch off the
growing point when the cane has
reached mel. vt of three feet. This
makes stoclier growth.
ONE Of the best ways of replacing
missing grapevines in a bearing vine
yard is by laying down cane from the
nearest thrifty vine of good variety.
Dig trench foot deep, lay the vine
in it, allowing it to stand up two or
three buds above ground. Fill up the
trench with rich soil, pressing down
we'll upon the vines. St Louis Repub-
lie
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-16

care, but this selfsane care must be
sc4upulously exercised from beginning
TO end. From the proper preparation
of the ground for the plants right
through to the shipping of the crop.
every detail must be attended to: the
neglect OF single one may render all
the Others futile. 1t will not paw to
expend all the energy on raising good
crops only to gather and ship them in
sllpshod fashion. OF the two evils
1t is better to err in the other direc-
lions, for careful sorting and neat
packing Will do much towards selling
an indifferent article, ali things being
judged first by their appearance and
then by their taste. Looks come before
merit in all eases.
When these are combined, as they
always should be. then the biz profits
come in, for fancy articles bring fancy
prices Too many farmers fail to real
lze this. They save their labor bv fail
ing to asSort their crops according to
size and quality, or economize in the
wrong direction, as when they use an
old soiled package, thereby disgust no
a would-bc purchaser and rendering
him suspicious of the fruit which a
clean new package would have SET OF
and rendered tempting and attractive.
All such saving, whether of labor or
money, is false economy, and results
IN loss to the seller N Y. World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-16
Where the Trouble Comes In.

Better roads are desired and advc-
Gated by everybody. The farmer needs
them to go to and from his markets;
the man of leisure and means wants
them because they are pleasant to
drive over. The wheelmen want them
that their runs and exercise shall be
taken under the most favorable condi-
lions. There Is no protest against
them from any quarter. Everyone who
uses a turnpike or the common dirt
roads of the state is willing-complete-
ly and entirely willing that some body
else shall pay for the Improvement.
Here is the place where the shoe be-
gins to pinch. The farmers are, per-
haps, more nearly concerned than any
other class in the community, but
allege they already pay an undue pro-
portion of the taxes, and, therefore,
are unwilling to saddle themselves
with the expense of building better
roads for the benefit of others. Farm
and Home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-16

Western farmers find that individual
attempts at fighting the Russian thistle
avail nothing, because the plague
grows again faster than the individual
farmer can find time to hoe it down; so
they all unite as often as convenient to
have "hoeing bees" in designated To-
calities. The details of operations are
settled by the town councils, every
one in the neighborhood takes day
off to fight thistles, and in this way it
is possible to make at least some stand
against the persevering plague, and to
keep some sections fairly free for other
than thistle crop Farmers Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-16

The producer is a great loser by mar
keting his fruit in haphazard way.
The fruit houses in the cities send out
into the country drummers and solicit
ors and they succeed in getting the
fruit consigned to certain houses that
may be utterly unknown to the grow
err. and his fruit may or may not be
sacrificed. In every section where fruit
growing is prominent industry, there
should be an organization with an
agent to attend to the marketing 1t
would pay large profit The selling
of farm products to travelling solicitors
is not business. Farmers Voice.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-16

OF late years SO much has been saia
and written about spraying that some
people imagine that attention to this
llone is all that is requisite to obtain a
good crop. TO all such the latest bull
etin of the Cornell station will prove
revelation for it lays emphasis upon
the Importance of feeding as we'll as
spraying the orchard. Either is insult
icient; it is only by their union that
failure of the fruit crop may be avert
I'd. Spraying will protect from the
eavages of insects and fungi, but like
other medicines, it will fail to do much
good unless the patient is fortified by
an ample supply Of wholesome and nu-
tritious food. Feed and spray your or
,hards.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-16
THE CUCUMBER BEETLE.
vegetable Gardeners Have Reason to Wage
War Against This Insect

war Against This Insect.
very troublesome creature is this
little insect. which has inflicted heavy
damage on the vegetable gardener bv
ITS depredations. 1t confines its at
tacks principally to the cucumber.
melon and squash. The beetles make
their appearance in the spring from the
middle Of April to early in June, ac-
cording to the latitude. 1t is nearly
quarter of an inch long and half as
wide; OF bright or a pale yellow
ground color; the head is usually black,
but not always, as it is sometimes vel
low; the wing cases have rather u
broad black stripe along the middle of
each, and a narrow black border en-
tlrely around each.
The adult insect is represented in
Fig. l. 1t feeds voraclouslv on the
leaves OF the young, tender plant. and
will ruin whole patches in few hours
They seem to delight in gathering on
the stem near the surface of the
ground and then gnaw the plant off
The female deposits her eggs in the
ground near the roots of the plant, and
this accounts for their being in the
ground about 4 hill.
The young grub which matches from
the egg is very slender, and when full
grown is about one-third of an inch
long and not thicker than an ordinary
darning-ncedle. The young worm
commences to work upon the stem as
soon as it is Matched. 1t eats the bark
and perforates and hollows out the
lower portion of the stem which is in
the ground, sometimes even working
above the surface. The young com
pletes its growth in about a month;
they then enter the earth and form
little cells, where they transform, and
emerge as adult beetles in about fort
night. The full-grown worms are rep
resented in Fig. ., the hair line at the
side showing the natural length. There
are several broods each year Itpasses
the winter in the adult state, usually
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-16
THE CITIZEN FREDERICK, Md FRIDAY MORNING AUGUST e 1895

oeop ......-.... -... .iH5l pounds
Draft TO move :. I e Il pail ...... 60 mounds
Draft TO start me l3aI on good
nara roads. ............ $50 hounds
Draft TO draw load on good. hard
roads -. ......:.......... $50 pounds
Draft with tire inches wide on
same sod. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4 90 Mounds
Draft to move load at dead pull
same SOD. ................ IS mounds
Draft to start load with S-inch tire
on hard roads. .................... 200 pounds
Draft to move at dead pull on
nara roads ...................... $50 pounds
Draft at adead pull on hard pave
meut" -. .................. l25 pounds
Another experiment was with four
inch and Observation-Disclosures tires
respectively on block pavement, good.
hard, sandy road, good, level, gravel
road, and in each soft and deep mud.
The conclusions arrived at by the
committee were:
l. On hard roads, block pavements
and other permanent and substantial
roads, there is no argument, so far as
actual draft is concerned, in favor of
the wide tired, the effect being rather
against the wide tire.
O. In their effect upon hard roads,
the wide tire have the advantage, and
that this benefit is not sufficiently APP
preciated by turnpike and macadam
road companies
3. In soft mud, slush, and under sim
liar circumstances, under which even
the wide tire cuts in, the advantage is
against the wide tire and in favor of
the narrow
4. On soft sod and soft ground,
where the wide tire does not cut in,
and the narrow does, the advantage is
on the side of the wide tire.
5. In loading team, a draft of $50
pounds steadily applied is as much as
should be expected for a days work,
and that on soft sod this may mean,
when dead pull has to be taken, an
increase in the draft of 1900 pounds.
6. The difference in the latter case
between the regular draft of $50 pounds
and the increase of loo pounds is
equivalent to an addition of 1850
pounds to the load.
T. Or, in other words, the draft of
the load being $50 pounds may be con-
sidered as equivalent to load of 1880
pounds, and the difference from the
steady draft of the load in fair mo-
ton, and that of the same load started
at dead pull, is equivalent to doub-
ling the load
The committee closed their report
with: 1--WE advocate wide tire for
farms, and narrow tire for good roads
and pavpnnpts
Experiments at the Utah experiment
station demonstrated that a given
load on 1}1-inch tire drew 4l.6per cent.
heavier than when on 3-inch tire,
the draft being on a fairly stiff grass
sod; on moist but hard road the ~
inch tire drew 1877 per cent. heavier
than the 3-inch.