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Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

This week a large lawn fete Is to be given
for the benefit OF one Of the most deserving
of local charities, the Visiting Nurses. as
ISOLATION. 1t will be that an
Indoor Entertainment arranged last spring
for the same purpose was set on a stormy
night. and was only moderately successful
in a financial way. The open air FESTIVAL
which is appointed for next Tuesday night
is projected on an elaborate scale and is In
charge of committees of prominent society
women. The grounds around the Joslyn
residence. in the west part Of town, will be
given up to the illumination decoration
and amusements which belong to a great
lawn fete, aud none Of the most approved
dainty and alluring devices for raising reve-
nue. viii be lacking. Details OF organlza-
tion and proposed entertainment will be
found below. with pleasant weather a large
attendance Is certain. If it rains the festi-
val will take place on the first suitable
evening following.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
Iorntcs n Stolcn Nhcrl.

\ warrant was yesterday afternoon issued
out Of police court for the arrest Of Ruby
Rosenberg, who Is employed In a second
hand store near Fourteenth and Douglas
streets, on the charge of ConCcaling stolen
property, The prosecution was started by
Morris Roscnblatt, \ few days ago Rosen-
blatt's whee! was stolen, lie accused one
Gus Smith OF the theft and swore out an in
formation against him on the charge OF lar
ceny. He alleges that now he has learned
that Smith turned the wheel over to Rosen-
berg. but the latter refuses to give it up.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
RECORD OF SOCIAL DOINGS
1t Begins to Show Signs of Approaching
Activity.
LARGE CHARITY LAWN FETt THIS WEEK
People Arc Returning In Increasing
Numbe-s from Pleasant summer
Vacations Mt Sea shore
aud Mountain Side.

The society columns OF the Sunday papers
although they might be expected to pick
ub in interest and extent in anticipation Of
the first early posts, do not as yet afford
special variety to the reading public. Alb
sentees for the most part still continue
abroad, although the vanguard OF returning
pilgrims is already in sight, and entertain
ments OF a social kind which concern any
large number OF people are few and far be-
tween, like hens teeth, or angels visits or
other infrequent events. The opening oil the
schools will bring most Of the travellers back
in a fortnight, and nothing VIII be wanting
TO a busy and enjoyable season in society.
All things point to this highly desiraplc
consummation. for there are indications of
material prosperity. and the confidence in
better times, which have not been seen for
several years in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures headaches.
10. % and so cents. All druggists.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
HE PAYS THE "RINT."



Although great deal has been said
t. the credit Of tn hog. the topic is by
ho means exhausted. lIe has long been
known in the Encral I Isle as the gin
tleman that pays the rint,- and 10 we
treated him with more care aud con
sideratlon we would also find him re-
sponsive TO our call for monetary as
sistance, when periodical demands
were made upon Us. Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson has said regarding the
hog. that he grows cheapest on the
pasture. and beside the fields that grow
his grain. lie is most profitable as .
subordinate department. because he
can not consume the coarse folders OF
the farm lie furnishes the best mar
ket in which TO sell the by-products of
the mill and dairy. lie assimilates
more OF the most concentrated feed
>tuns than any other animal of the
farm. Quicker returns come from him
than horses, cattle or sheep. lie pays
the rents in European countries. lifts
the mortgages in the northern states.
anli. In conjunction with the COW. he
viii redeem the WORKOUT cotton and
tobacco fields Of the south. Avoid
permanent residences for the hog;
move him about 80 that his environ
ments may be clean aud uncOntami-
mated By germs that develop rapidly
where they have suitable media Avoid
close breeding. a. 1t intcusi fies predis-
position 10 disease. Select your breed.
ing animals from good mixers ~ this
il the best indication Of tccundity. No
agricultural people thrive who buy
grain or meats and pay for them with
the price OF other farm products. ws
compete. now, through improved and
cheaPenihg transportation. with all tn e
world. The farmer is most independent
who finds at least sustenance for his
family from his fields, fioclss and
herds These are all truths worthy Of
careful digestion aud assimilation.
Southern Stock Farm.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

Many years ago, during Derby race,
old CroekfoFd, the founder and propri-
otor of the famous London gambling
house, who had been ailiug. actually
died. He had thousands of pounds
sterling upon this Derby race. and his
horse won; but, being dead, the bets
were of" SO, what did thew do. the
dead mans pals and partners in ut
Crockford's? Why. as the procession
from EPSON downs, drunken and noisy.
returned that afternoon aud passed
through ST. James street. they set old
Crockford's corpse in big arm chair
in front of one of the plateglass win
dcys. hat on and cane in hand. with a
dummy behind to work il for all il was
worth. Afterward the issue of the
gamblers death was pleaded in abate-
nent of the debts, but there were many
to swear in court that they had seen
him alive and at one of the windows of
his gambling house, waving his hand
kerchief to the passing throng the even
ing of the day of the race. So the bets
were paid.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
PIrH AND POINT.

-Doubtfui.-Briggs-"Ts Miss Pail.
sadie a girl OF tactT' Griggs |
don't know. Whsn she refused me- she
said il wasn't because couldn't supper,
hcr.~-Lifc.
Surgical PrrliminarieS.-"Tt costs
$500 20 have a frozen toe amputated in
Alaska" well. 10 you go you would
better have yours cut on before you
'fart.--C chicago Record.
Yes said Miss ellington. ~the
rount j. such a shy man, But he has
pruposed 10 me AZ last. Itisvrry anus
ing. tur he was dreadfuily en-
barrassc,l $50 understood" replied
Miss Cayenne- Financially. Wash
irgton star.
Identified Vow said the attor-
rcy for the defense. here j. n skull.
Can you tell rs - what species il be-
longs - ITS the skull OF a LAWYER
replied the expert witness. How can
You tell2" ~By the cheek bones
Philadelphia North American.
He was young bat ardent. Il wish
were the glove that presses your love-
" hand" he said 20 the charming maid
She glanced AZ him with bewitching
smile. Aren't YOU enough % kid a.
Il is2' she softly asked Cleveland
Plain Dealer
-lrate Patron-~You advertise 70
cure consumption. don't your DR..
Quack-"Iss. sir. I never fail when ms
instructions are followed Irate Pat
ron-"Ny son took your medicine fer
year. and died an hour after the last
dose DR. ouack -~My Instructions
were not followed. told him - take j,
two years. ~ \ Weekly.
Sporting Blood. Ephrsim Gechass
(of Hay CORNERS. compiacently -
know how the TELLER must have f~if tia,
bust the bank a. Monte Carln,- u
otecake f-hockrtll You haint been
spiayin' checkers Ter money. hev you.
Eph ?" Ephraim GeehaN -'No. but.
b gosh, iput pennies in slot machine
when | Wa tn tew town Yesterday till
the darn shrbang wouldn't give down no
more gumt"-Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

L. {. Meaehamp, who lives at Homer.
La. Is a great hunter. and has fine
deer hound. Dan. OF which he is Justly
proud. \ few months ago Mr.. Mea-
champ was going squirrel hunting, and
in order to keep Dan at home he was
compelled TO tie him up. The hound
whined and begged. but finding his mas
ter was obdurate he at last lay quite
peaeably before his kennel all day. At
five o'clock in the afternoon. however.
when Mrs. Meachamp was beginning
TO look for her husbands return, Dan
became so unusually restless that she
went out to see what was the natter.
In spite of her repeated efforts she
could do nothing to paeify him, and at
last, TO her utter establishment. he broke
the rope and bounded away over the
fence and into the woods. lie was gone
probably half an hour, when he came
breathless, with his masters hat in his
mouth. Mrs. Meachamp became at
once alarmed, and calling her son they
set out to find Mr.. Meachamp, the dog
all the time be unding along in front and
leading the way. At last they came
upon Mr.. Meaehamp lying helpless in
the woods. where at precisely five
o'clock he had fallen in a little ditch
and broken small bone in his leg. The
dogs knowledge of the accident at the
very moment of its occurrence seems
almost incredible, but the truth of thi,
is beyond dispute.-N. Y. Alliance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

Cribbing corn should not begin too
soon IN any year. aud particularly this
year, ON account of the lateneSs OF the
crop in many sections. We have seen
large cribs badly damaged in the cen
ter ~ a result of cribbing too soon, al
though by scattering the corn ~ much
as possible and piling it up ut the ends
ofthe cribs first, it may be safely bulxed
somewhat sooner than where it has To
be thrown in single pile. On the
other hand, the husking should not be
allowed to drag into the slushy, stormy
weather of early winter. Some farm
ers never push their work until pushed
into IL by force of circuInst ances, then
1t Is always hardship. Corn huslxing
Is one Of the JOBS requiring consider
able push ia order TO have it progress
IN satisfactory manner. -Agrieul
tural EPitomist.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
HERE AND THERE.

destroy the noXiouS weeds and in
sect eggs IN the garden this fall by
burning all weeds, brush and vines;
it will also save you labor another
year. Not weed should be left over.
Peaches do best when planted in
the spring. but they should be pro-
cured in the fall and heeled in. Ityou
wait to buy them in the spring they
will not be planted ~ early ~ they
should be.
America produces some of the best
hne-wool sheep in the world. At re-
cent show held in Sydney. Australia,
Merino rams from Vermont were
awarded the highest honors.
With u separator the butter fat il
all procured, the cream ehurns bettsr
and It also gives greater percentage
of butter, the product il better and
brings highest prices in the market
There is no work more generally
| neglected on the fruit farm thaa win
ter protection. and yet there is ne
work which is more important. Letit
be done thoroughly after the frosts
have come and before winter sets in.
1t pays the dairynan To produce
when prices are best, and that, Of
course, is during the winter. This is
the time to make provision, both in se-
lecting your cows aud in arranging for
their feeding.
On the duck farms crosses have
not proved 4 success; nothing equals
the Royal Pekins. In appearance. a
yard of fowls uniformly cosored and
| of pure breed has the advantage oysr
n mixed lot, whatever kind they NAV
, be.
In starting with sheep it requires
but little capital; u small flock Of the
best native sheep you can find aud u
ram of the best blood you can buy
complete the equipment Neither Is
there long wait Tor the returns To be-
gin.
A dish OF straw berries, fresh from
your own garden, is the greatest lux
ury you can have on your table. IL
you do not care To grow them for mar
lket, at least raise enough for your own
use. Ii you have none now, set out n
bed this fall.
Foul air furnishes eongen1aI
home for disease germs. and the air in
pens must be made eleau as the pens
themselves. Filthy pig pens are hot
beds to ali stray germ. stimulating and
feeding them to vigorous growth.
"A mixture of grasses will almost
always give better results than any
single one sown- IL there be any ex
eeption it is in good crop of pure
timothy; but for pasture there should
always be saeb variety as will make
| the crop continuous through long
season.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
HOG BREEDING.
prodacc the Animal for which There 10 u
Demand.


We are very much Interested in sew
eral articles in the June issue OF the
Swineherd, relative TO the causes why
the various breeders were raisirg their
particular breeds. Each one gave
what they supposed was n good reason
for their action in raising the breed or
the hog for which they believed de-
mand existed. We wer. considerably
amused At the ingenious effort made
by y. c. Holme. of oxford. Ohio. To
convince himself and the readers of
the Swineherd that the Poland-C hina
was the ideal hog to suit the demands
of the market from his own reasoning.
lie succeeded in making very good
showing for one of his competitors. the
noted Berkshire hog.
II must be- conceded that the hog
that comes nearest meeting tue pres
ent demands Of the pork market is the
one, other things being equal. that
should be the most popular hog for
farmers. II will be further ac.Snawl-
edged that the class of pork hogs most
suitable 90 years ago would not meet
with the same favor to-day. The hog
that grows rapidly aud natures carly,
and does il on the least quantity of
feed, Ia prolific in its production of
young. has tue choicest quality Of lean
meat in ham aud sides, is the hog for
which there IS the greatest profit to
the raiser.
IL hog requires IL months to be
produced, even IL it was suitable for
market purposes, would be too expen-
sive To produce. and would. therefore,
not meet the requirements Of the rails
er. In our estimation the berkshire
fills the bill in giving a profit to the
farmers and furnishing the class Of
meat demanded. Mr.. Iiolme shows
that, away back in the Poland China
history, the Introduction of berkshire
blood was a valuable in fiuence in build
ing up the present breed of Poland
Chinas- In our Judgment it il neces-
sary to meet the changed demands
with another introduction of Berkshire
blood that would be even more valua-
BILE than the breed.
The Poland-China was bred with u
view To making lard hog. Owing to
the adoption OF vegetable oils as sub
stitutes for lard, that character of an
imal Ii not in demand The demand
has drifted away from the lard hog
and meets its requirements in the lean
meat hog, of which the Bereshire is
the greatest and best. A. Mr.. GENTRY
says: The up-to-date lean-meat hog. =
The Berkshire Is just right for the de-
mand- The Poland China will have to
be re-modeled To meet the present de-
mand. While the Poland China is a
greet breed of hogs aud has served
their cause well. aud we have no OBJ
lection to any breeder commenting
his breed, We believe sincerely that the
berkshire is bounI 10 uIal0e rapid pro-
gress aad gain popular favor every
where ~ the right hog for th.. present
time. And this il the latest reason for
my sticking tn the Berikshires.-Cor.
American SwineherC.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
FARMER AND PLANTER.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
The BOOSTER
one Product az the GIartoas Climate
of California.

In every California town there are
numberless little poker rooms where
open games run day and night There
are few handsome places where il
costs five dollars to SIS to sit in a game.
but most OF the places are plain little
rooms where a player may buy a stack
Of 20 white chips for 50 cents and take
his chance. Chips at IA cents each
may seem very small. but as the game is
played invariably for table stakes. the
player soon either loses his modest
stack in the game or is forced TO put in
more money. The players are nearly all
POOR men. but as the losers leave their
money and the winners usually stay,
Sia0 worth Of chips is not an unusual
sight on the table.
The law forbids the use of slot in the
table or any kind of kitty" so the
proprietor makes his money by chary-
ing each player one white check every
half hour for new ris The income
of such a place foots up to exactly five
cents an hour TO each player, hardly
enough to satisfy the ambitions Of the
sportsman who runs the place; hence
the booster"
The booster is really poker agent
on 80 per cent. commission. lie comes
into the game with stack or two of
the proprietor's chips and plays to win.
with the understanding that he will
quit whenever asked to make way for a
moneyed player. lie must thus return
the original capital and one-half of his
winnings. His principal usefulness is
IT, starting new games and filing vacant
chairs in those lacking players. lie
comes around early when the poker
place opens. and hangs about with 9th
ers of his kind until two or three indie
pendent players turn up. Then he be
gins 10 play. and makes what he can
until nudge in the back warns him
that his chair Is wanted.
To the booster with his small stack
the game is a serious thing. II means
food, lodging and tobacco for the next
81 hours. lie must always look neat
and prosperous. as il he had money in
rolls, although he often sits down with
stomach left empty merely that his
linen may be stainless and his shoes
nay shine. OF course. such a man is
not above running up set of threes"
or dealing Off the bottom il he gets a
chance, and his spare hours al home are
often passed in front of the looking
glass trying new tricks.
Though he is about the best short
card man IN the world. the booster rare
~ makes more than enough for a days
living. The stake in the game is 50
small at first that he does not get much
OF a chance; and later. when the game
grows strong. he has 10 make way for
others. Besides this, the other players
are pretty well seasoned, and keep a
/ sharp eve ON the dealer. This, with the
thought that loss means a hungry day
/ in the street, takes away all desire te
/ rlunge.-N. Y. Sun.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
DANGER IN DELAY.
Don't Put on That Which should be Dom.
Now.

Now.
The poultryman who understands
his business knows by this time lust
what kind of "a job he is going To have
On his hands the coming winter. He
has counted his hens and pulIets, and
knows how many birds he has that he
can put to probable use during the
winter. lie knows about what will be
required in the way of feed. and
whether or not the buildings already ON
the ground will be sufficient. And
knowing all this, he has no excuse for
postponing his preparations foe the
winter. In the north every poultry
house should be in proper condition
and tenanted by its flock by the last of
October. There may be no bad weather
for a month after that, but one had
better not take the risks. 1t is a s.ri-
Gus matter to have the fiocks caught
out in the nursery coops in q western
blizzard. and extremely ugly storms Of
that character have occurred in Iowa
short'y after the middle of October.
Go1.i management demands that every
thing should be snug and safe several
weeks in advance % the time that such
. thing is at all liable to occur.
The weather prophets are predicting
an early winter. but we don't attach
any importance to the predictions of
the weather prophets There is one
thing, however, which may have some
bearing upon the matter. and which it
may be well to recall to mind. For
three years past 1t has been very dry
in the northwest, and the winters have
been remarkable for their mfL!ness.
The rainfall las beea abundant this
summer and the groaud Is saturated
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
rHs DAY BEYOND.

when youth j. with rs. all things seem
But lightly 20 b. wished and won.
We snare tomorrow In a dream
And take our toll for work undone.
For life is long. and time a stream
That sleeps ari sparkles IN the sun
Nnat need % any haste we say. .
Tomorrow longer than to-day"
And when Tomorrow shall destroy
The heaven o. our dreams In vain
Our hurrying manhood We employ
To build the vanished bliss again.
We have no leisure % enjoy
50 few the years that yet remain.
50 much 20 DO. and. ali we Say
To- orrow's shorter than today"
But when our hands are worn and weak.
And -tiil our iabor- seem unblest.
And time goes past as like bleak
Last twilight waning IN the west.
1T Il not hsre-ths bliss seek
Too hrief f. iife for happy rest
Ant yet what need % grief We say.
Tomorrow lonrsr than to-day
"A - John Adcock. In Boston watch
man
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

The Venus de Medici has long ranked
as a canon of female beauty; but from a
physiological standpoint she is not "a
perfect type of perfect womanhood. /"
At any rate, Prof. Chadwick does not
think that she is, for he points out that
the narrow chest indicates unrobust
lungs. that the shoulders are not vel!
braced up, that the Uranium and face
show no trace of mental vigor, that her
limbs show want of muscular training.
and that. as type of what mother and
mistress OF home should be, she il
contemplate. After all. the Greek CON
ccptioa was not of womanhood, but
rather, TO them. the good enough one of
a goddess---Cineinnati Enquirer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

why are you heres' asked the mis-
siouary.
Fer trying to pick woman's peck
ct, answered the sequestered gentle
man.
Now, my good man, you see VIVA,
greed has brought you tor
IT wasn't greed at all. lsnowed in
the first place that there wouldn't h.
nothing worth taking. but | list
wantsd to See il l could do itr-Indi-
annapolis journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

This county produces but about half
the wool II consumes, aud there Is a
market for more good mutton. The
best result in sheep growing is attained
by handling sheep which will produce
six pound fleece upon 100 pound
carcass worth SIX cents pound. II
tins II your aim the chances of success
are with you.-Farlners' Home Journal.