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The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-21
Not as Rough as It Seemed.

A writer on football says the game is not as rough as it seems The same was true of the battle of Chickamauga. in which two-thirds of the men escaped without scratch, the killed, wounded and missing numbering only abont 30.- 900. St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-21
A Cranbrook Custom.

At Cranbrook, in Kent, as we'll as in other places, it was the custom to strew the brides pathway, not with flowers. but with emblems of the bridegroom's s trade; thus carpenter walked on shay ings. a shoemaker on leather parings and blacksmith on pieces of old iron. Detroit Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-21
Loveliness.

What is lovely never dies, but passes into other loveliness-star dust or sea foam, flower or winged air. If this be- falls our poor, unworthy flesh, think thee what destiny awaits the soul, what glorious yesture it shall wear at last.- Aldrich.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-21
An Excellent Vegetable.

Young bamboo sticks make an excel lent vegetable, particularly with the sauce generally given with asparagus. Washington Post.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
spun Glass.

A French chemist brought spun glass
into practical use about fifty years ago,
although the art of spinning glass was
practiced long before that time. He
first succeeded in softening the hard.
shiny effect of the glass fabric. giving il
a silky effect that was much more pleas
ing. Next he endeavored to reduce its
brittleness by making spun glass,
whose threads were much finer than
those of silk. and whose texture was
much like that of wool. This glass
could readily be woven and all kinds
of articles Were made of it, II was
found especially suitable for surgical
use. owing TO its antiseptic properties
and its cleanlinesS. The fact that glass
Is unattached by most acids made the
fabric useful for laboratory filters. and
nearly all well equipped establishments
of the kind now use them. The cloth is,
beside. non-combustible and poor con-
.ductor Of heat As the individual
fibers are perfectly non-absols ent,
grease spots and stains can be readily
removed For this same reason the
cloth cannot be dyed. bur 1t can be spun
of colored glass and the color is abso-
lutely fast and unchanging.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
DECAY OF GRASS ROOTS.

Every time the ground freezes and
tsaws many grass roots near the sur
face are snapped from the main stem.
1t is doubtless the decay of these which
contributes to the increase of fertility
when fields are kept in grass. Some
of the grasses, and especially the clov-
ers, run out after one or two years.
The decay of their roots in the soil
helps to make the more hardy and en-
during varieties more thrifty. We
are apt to think that sod. SO far as
its roxs are concerned, is a constant
quantity from year to year. But il
Ne could examine it every spring We
should probably find that many of It'll
roots have dropped off, and will have
to be replaced during the growing sea
son--Boston Cultivator.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

See that the yards are kept dry s
we'll Uttered with straw or rougha
if you wish clean. healthful stock &
good crop of manure.
When the pigs come IN cold wea
er, put a hot rock in a barrel of b
and keep the pigs in it. except VIII
they are nursing; which should be
often as once an hour.
The best of roses must not be
pected in light, sandy soil. They
light in heavy clay soil and rich fe,
If your soil is sandy. try and streng
en- your rose beds with clay.
When the mud is knee. deep, or b
that, the COWS are better in the stal
than roaming over the fields pick
up few mouths-full of frozen fodt
that may have escaped their seal
last fall.
Feed the hens liberal quantity
chopped lean beef, or liver, OF Of
fresh meat. This is needed to SUI,
the nutriment by eating insects in,
summer, but which is wanting in
winter.
Though winter may be "half
February first" do not cut down.
grain ration; it's long pull be-
spring. The successful feeder
dairyman wants his herd to go o,
grass in good shape.
Chestnut trees can be raised 4
the nuts. They may be plante,
the fall as soon as ripe, or kept til,i
following spring and planted l.,
If held till spring they should be :
IN g cool. moist place. stored in s.
for instance, or they will become
and hard. We know of some ~
bore few nuts the seventh year fp1
planting and increased in the amt Al
of their yield each year.
Poultry intended for the table shSH
be put in a coop by themselvesH
about two weeks, feeding them prJH
pally on old wheat with plentvssl
water. Then when they are fat sod
the best, kill and dress them and HI1
up by the legs for a day so that 81
will drain thoroughly; see that al
are kept in a cool place. ill.,
done you will find the flesh JUICY.
better. The way to kill and
poultry is not properly understoooi
many housekeepers. and if the
snow they forget to put their XII
sdge into practice.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
PIONEERING PLANTS ENEMIES.

"In time OF peace prepare for wa"
has special application to the foespf
the plant. They are SO nearly invs-
ible that one must be continually
seeking and have at hand the needd
remedy, for delays are always DANCE
Gus. Prompt action with the propr
remedies is the only safeguard.
House plants are far more liableo
be infested with insects than thosen
the garden on account of the wan,
close atmosphere, viii, III is favorale
to their rapid increase The red spidr.
green fly and mealy bug a-e the INST
common. When a plant becons
brown and sickly looking this conf
ton is generally the work of the ID
spider, which feeds on the iuiceof
the plant-a minute insect but a
powerful worker. He especially loes
fuchsias and salvias. To destroy I'M
use clear water and use literally TO
or three times day. Water dss
more to drive away this pest than az
thing else, if used thoroughly and r-
sistently. An occasional sprinkLg
does no good. The mealy bug lisa
white mealy or downy-looking inse,
that is troublesome to both house al
garden plants. The application of r
oil is fatal to THE. insect A pint t
oil is mixed with five gallons OF war
and sprayed upon the plant. lie
little flies which are ofoen seen how
ing around pot plants are hatchl
from white worms in the soil. Lib
water will kill these worms and tbs
prevent further trouble from fiji.
To prepare it take two tablespoons
of unslacked lime and three quartsf
boiling water; when settled pour /
the clear liquid, and when cd
thoroughly moisten the soil. You q
rid your plants of lice by fumigati
them with tobacco or by showerg
with tobacco tea. For the tea usa
tablespoonful of tobacco to a quarpf
water; steep and cool; spray 10
plant. Pelargoniums are very apt'
get lousy.
Aphis, green fly, caterpillar,s lugs al
rose bugs are all enemies of the ros
The rose bug is easily exterminate
owing to its sensltiveness to hes
Water warmed to the temperature
l22 degrees will kill this annoyii
pest without in the least injuring t
foliage of the roses. For mildew du
with sulphur, also dig little SO
into the soil. The loss of old wood
rose pruning rids the plant of its fu
gus and insect enemies by destroyi
many of their spores and eggs.
Frost, think, should be consider
an enemy of plants as well as uncle
foliage, for plants will not thrive VIII
their leaves, which are their lungs,a
covered with dust. San Francis
Chronicle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
poS'r NEGLECT THE.GARnES.

If we'll cared for, it will pay for the
time and money invested in it. In
planting it, get only the best varie-
ties. 1t costs no more to grow the
best variety than it does an inferior
one. If you have not good supply
OF fruit on your farm for use in your
family, make arrangements to remedy
the evil this spring. The seed and
nursery firms are now sending out
their catalogues; some OF them are
very fine and will well repay careful
perusal. While it is well to expert
ment with new varieties of vegetables
and fruits, it is best to go slow on nov
elites. American Agriculturist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
ExTRA-KARLY POTATOES.

The potato is hardy plant when il
is protected from actuatfreezing. In.
deed the tubers will survive without
injury when the ground in which they
lie is actually frozen. This immunity
is due to the fact that the water in the
potatoes holds some matters in solu.
tiop, and solutions do not freeze at the
actual freezing point of pure water.
Thus IN the South potatoes may be
planted during February or early
March, when the ground is free from
frost and dry enough TO turn a good
furrow. The seed is put in IN the
usual manner, but covered with a dou-
bic ridge as 8 protection against the
possible freezing of the soil. As soon
as the risk of frost is over, the ridge
is leveled down with the Acme har-
row, leaving the surface in the finest
condition; flight, sloping tooth har-
row Is used after that and until the Do
tatoes are too large. If danger of
late frost IS imminent, furrov is
thrown over the young plants, or this
may be doneanyhow, as it encourages
root growth and certainly increases
the product This method is used only
foy the earlycrop, the main planting
being made in May and up to iirst Of
July for succession. The seed may be
kept IN the Eery best condition and
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
KEEPING SHEEP.

Unless making q speciality of early
lambs for She market, there is no OBJ
iect in having them come before April.
By that time the weather is warmer,
the grass has started and the condi-
tions of growth are more favorable in
every way and, with all young stock,
it is quite an item to procure strong,
vigorous growth from the start.
Keep only the ewes; sell off all the
wethers as soon as in a marketable
condition. With the average farmer
who is keeping only small number
of sheep, the increase is largely tho
source of profit. Market, too, the
scrub ewes. Do not keep too many,
but keep well.
Not for long time have sheep been
cuued as closely as they are now.
From this benefit will arise in two
ways-there is decided Improvement
in quality, and the smaller number
will enhance the chances for profit.
Even now real good sheep pay, and
the prospects are bright for better
profit another season.
There is no other farm stock so
profitable as sheep for the amount of
money and care involved. excepting,
perhaps, poultry, and none so accept
able foo.domestic consumption. Were
it not for the multitude of dogs which
roam abroad in all places, sheep would
be kept everywhere in small fiocks, as
they were a generation ago.-Wis-
consin Agriculturist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
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GREEKS OF THE OLD SOD.
A Theory as to the Origin of a Desig
cation Applied to the Irish.

A Theory as to the Origin of Desig.
cation Applied to the Irish.
Some time ago we asked why long
ago as well as to-day 1rishmen We're
called Greeks. A correspondent writes
as follows In answer:
prince Miletus son of Greek mon
arch, set out with a considerable band
of followers in search of adventure.
They reached Egypt. and finding the
King of that country at war with a
nelghboring power, they offered their
services. Egypt prevailed, largely ow-
ing to the skill and courage of Miletus,
and the King bestowed on him the
hand of the Princess Scotia, his daugh-
ter, in marriage. After lapse of some
years the Greek Prince and his follow
ers set out in quest of adventure a sec
ond time, and, landing in Spain, sub
uued the inhabitants very easily. Mile
tus became King. and after his death
MS son Heber made a voyage to Ire
land, and, conquering the country,
called IT Heoernia. Later he subdued
the western islands of ancient Gale
donna and named them Hebrides. also
IN honor of himself. Finally the main
land in the west was annexed and
named Scotland, in honor of his
mother, Scotia.
This is how the Irish come to be
called Greeks and Milesians-in nv
opinion"
Now, there are variations of this le-
send, and one is just as historically ac.
curate as the other A parallel instance
Is this famous discovery of DR.. Ander-
son:
But earnest seekers after truth have
discovered that the ancient records and
archives of Ireland show clearly that
jeremiah escaped from Egypt with the
youngest daughter of King ZedeF;5b
after the conquest of Jerus2,,em Inv
Neouchadnezzar, and With her and
otners took Slip and finally reached
ireland Ia safety. and that there at the
a,icieh, cry of Tara he did build and
piai, successfully, and there can be no
doubt that
tEe harp that once through Tara's halls
The soul of music shed
was patterned from. il it was not the
veritable harp of Israel's sweet psalm
list. King David"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
CvRE FOE EOrP.

A hen in our flock the past summer
was observed in a coping condition,
with her comb dark and inhamed to
twice the ordinary size. She did not
eat. and lowered continually about the
other fowls, evidently in great misery.
Some insstigation suggested the roup
as tie Cause of the trouble. A mixture
of pulverized coal, with sulphur in
proportion, a tablespoonful of char
coal from the wood in the kitchen
stove and piece of sulphur the size
of bean in a little water with corn
meal for one feed the first day. A day
or two after the dose was repeated.
The bird picked up and soon ate with
the others. She roasted in the trees,
not in a fowl-house. In two weeks
she began laying, has stolen her nest
and is now sitting. We expect brood
of late chicks.-New York Tribune.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
SCARLET FEVER SETTLED IN
THE BACK.
AN OPERATION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL
LY PERFoRMED.
The Patient Was Finally Restored, After
Eighteen Years.

The Patient Was Finally Restored, After
Eighteen Years.
From he Rcening Necs, Ne,cark, N. j.
About eighteen years ago, when Mrs. Annie
Dale, of SO Bruce street, was a bright, merry
school girl, she was taken i'll with scarlet
fever. She recovered, but she was very
different girl from a physical standpoint.
She was cured OF the scarlet fever, bat 1t left
ner with an affection OF the back. As she
grsw older the pain seemed to increase.
Her suirerings were intensified by her house.
held duties, but she never complained, and
with one hand pressed tightly to her back
she did her work about her coy home.
~ was fourteen years old when vas at
tackled with scarlet fever, and have now SUI
fervd with my back for eighteen years.
might and day / suffered. II really
seemed as il / must succumb to the pain,
and then 10 make matters worse, my head
ached so badly that 1 could scarcely see. ut
times. Finally 1 went to st. Michael's Hos
pital, at the corner of High street and Gen.
trail avenue, and there the surgeons per-
formed a difficult operation on my back, but
it did no good; It was like everything else.
l WAS told at the hospital to return for an
other operation. but the first had left me so
weak could not go back. Then again had
become discouraged and my three children
needed my attention and care at home. Inc
pain became harder to stand and my back
was almost broken, il seemed. thought
would never know what it would DO Ike TO
be well again when l was told to try DR..
Williams Pink Pills. With many doubts,
faint heart and an aching back went to get
the pills, and little dreaming that they would
prove the elixir of new life to me, began
to take them. Only a short time elapsed be-
fore began to improve. Could it be posi-
BILE that DR.. Williams Pink Pills were doing
plish? / asked myself the question many
times and before long / was enabled by my
improved condition TO answer the question
with an emphatic Yes Now the pain Of
almost twenty years is cured by these Pink
Pills in few months. have no pain OF any
kind now, but l have got some Of DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People and while
do not think it will ever be necessary to use
them again. l shall certainly never be with
out them in the house"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con-
densed form, all the clements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also
specific for troubles peculiarto females, such
as suppressions, Irregularities and all forms
OF weakness. They build up the blood, and
restore the glow OF heath to pale and sallow
cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure in
all cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excuses of whatever nature. Pink
Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk)
at so cents box or six boxes for 81. so, and
may be had OF all druggists, or direct by
mail from Dr. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

quite dormant until July by putting
the tubers two feet in the ground aid
covering them to exclude air. Vince
the ground is deeply covered with
snow and never frozen during the wn-
ter, as in Northern Wisconsin AID
Michigan, the planting may be done
as soon as the crop is harvested, tie
seed being perfectly safe in te
ground. The yield is increased fifty
per cent. by this method. New Eng.
land Homestead.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

Since Chss. o. Tyner bsSaa the manufacture
of Tyner'S Oys3ep-ia Rem dy, mSny people
have inquired a. TO its efficacy. Chief JGstlce
Bleckley, OF Georgia, has iried IL for ini -ee-
ton and dyspepsia, and gives this a his de-
cision:
Atlanta. Ga. March u, lSai--CbsS- 0. "
ner, Atlanta. Ga; have ed, and am BOW
using. Tyner's Dy<d Ia Remedy, i Is a
mental as well s. a phys ca elixir. With It's
aid and pair 81 spectacle l can frequently
see the law in spite Of unsuitable Or toe much
diet LOAN h. ELECKIEN
This is a splendid deeisi-n and people are
prohtins by II.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

Aln l r surrrn1xr sarannah - n

PROVIDENCE. n. u
Ma. J. T. SHUPTRISE. Savannah, Ga
Dear Sir Please send half-a-dOzen boxes
OF your TETrERISE, c. o. d. This makes one
and one half dozen Ihsve ordered from you.
Some have used mysslf, the remainder / Gus,
tributed among friends requiring 1t. 1t has
effected cure in every case where trleG.
Some Of them have been doctorinC with out
best physicians, both here and in Boston, Tor
years without any benefit, Some said II could
not be cured as il was inherited. but one box
Of TErTERISE effected a complete cur.
shall always keep a supply on hand, as know
myself what ii is worth. Gratefully yours
p o. HANLoN.
Silver Springs Bleaching Co.
! box by mail for sos. in stamps.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
HnM,a Thiai

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY g. Co, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known j. Che
ney for the last is years, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able TO carry out any ooilga-
ton made by their Arm.
WEST q TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALpINa, KINxAS & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. OHIO.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sue
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by al Druggists
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
A Good Dog is worth Looking After.

II you own a dog and think anything OF
him, you sho1ld be able u treat him iatelli-
gently when i'll and understand him suff-
GENTLY to detect symptoms 81 Illness The
dog doctor book written by r.. Clay Glover
n. V. :. specialist in canine diseases TO tbs
principal kennel clubs, viii furnish this in
formation. Il Is q cloth bound. handsomely
illustrated book. and VIII be sen; post
paid by the Book Publishing HOUSE, ia Leon
ard St, New York City, on receipt Of . cents
in postage stamps.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
BOILED FOOD FOR HORSES.

1t is not worth the trouble to boil
oats for horses, except occasionally,
when the grain is stepped in boiling
water for some hours as sort of med
icinal treatment, when the animal
needs some simple medicine as lsxs-
tive or to help failing digestion. Then
with the oats some linseed-a quart
or so-msy be added to increase the
effect. New York Times.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

Nell-Jack Softleigh doesn't know
mis- own mind. Belle-I never knew he
was as ignorant as all that.-Philadsl
phia Record
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
Stomach

with severe pains across my shoulders, and
great distress I had violent nausea, whish
would leave me very weak and faint, din
cult TO get my breath. These spells came
oltener and moro severe l did not receive
any lasting benefit Rom physkcians but
found such happy effects from trial Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla that took several bot
ties, and mean 10 always keep it IN the
house. an now able to do all ay own
work, which for six years have been IN
able 10 do. Ny husband and son have also
been greatly benefited by Hoods SarsapariDs
for pains in the back and after the grip. 1
gladly recopmend this Grand blood medi-
cine Mns. PErEa BugBY, Leomins,er, Mass.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

pobbins' Electric Sosp las been made for 81
years. Each years sales have increased. In
ISIS sales were 2&-, ~ cores Superior quail
ty and absolute uniformity and purity, nsse
ths possible. Do lU4 use itt Try it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

For Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure is a sue
Ave, Brooklyn, " Y, Nov. A. lSs-.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs' are sim.
Pie Yet most effcctual remedy for Coughs
Hoarseness and Bronchial Troubles. Avoid
imits tions
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02
Gludncss Comes

With a better understanding OF the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper Ell
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort IN
the knowledge that SO many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to q constipated condi.
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrupof Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that 1t is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa-
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most slSillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informede everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

II you are all out of sorts, read the twefth
chapter Of Hebrews.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

Executions in France, Spain and Austria ar,
in public and many of the spectators conside
them more attractive than stage tragedies
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

II weddings in Austria, the happy couple
on departing. are sAowereJ with roses,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething softens the gums reduces ineama
ton allays pain cures wind collie. 23c, aSbottle
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

The Reviving Powers OF PayA er's Ginger
Tonic make it the need q every home. Stoni-
ach troubles, cslds and al distress yieA to IL.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-02

Get Hiudercorns and Usp IL If
you want to know the comfort of no corns. Ii
takes them out perfectly. l5c. at druggists.