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The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
The Lost Arts.

If Wendell Phillips were living to-day
he would find many fresh illustrations
of ancient ingenuity for his celebrated
lecture on the Lost Arts" Mrs. lie
Plogeon lately showed in Appleton's
Popular Science Monthly that the old
Peruvians must have understood the
laws of atmospheric pressure in order
to construct the very curious jars and
vases that they have left One of these
pieces of pottery was ornamented with
the figures of two monkeys, and when
water was poured into, or out of, the
vessel, sounds like the screeching of
monkeys were heard. Another similar
vessel had the figure of a bird which
uttered appropriate notes; another was
ornamented with cat which mewed,
and another with snakes which hissed.
A most ingenious water-jar bore the
form of an aged woman upon whose
cheeks tears were seen to trickle, while
sobs were heard, when water was pour
ed from the jar.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Strange Things on Mars.

The planet Mars has recently (Decem-
Der ID been again in opposition to the
sun and consequently favorably stu
ated for telescope observation. In
fact, astronomers have been studying it
for some months as it approached appo-
sition, and have once more discerned
those curious lines on it's surface called
canals" They have also seen again the
round. or oval, spots that appear at
points where many canals meet, and to
which Mr.. Lowell has given the name
of "oases." One of the latest and most
interesting observations relates to an
"oasis" called "Trivium Charontis." On
November 10 this spot, at which nine
canals" meet, was seen, at Monsieur
Flammarion's observatory near Paris,
TO be double, or cut in two. Five days
earlier, at the same observatory, the
spot had appeared dark, broad and
single
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

The last piece of property owned by
ex-senator Tabor, of Denver, was fore
closed a few days ago under a mort
gage for SS0O,OOO. Fifteen years ago
he possessed a fortune of over S6,O0O,-
0O0 The year 1877 found him with his
family on the site where Leadville now
stands. Here. with two other men, Ia
Dor began mining In small way and
on an apparently poor prospect. In
the course of a few months he sold
his half interest for S1,OOO,OOO. En-
c0uraged by this unexpected success,
he went on selling and investing in new
mining property until in 1880 he had n
daily income greater than that of any
man between New York City and Ne
vada. He built a residence that cost
$1.000,000. Unfortunate investments,
betrayed friendship, and political am
bition, united with the stringency of
the times. have wrought the ex-Senat-
or's financial ruin. Though past his
prime and deserted by summer friends,
who owe all they have to him, he has,
with true American pluck, set about re-
trieving his lost fortunes.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS INTEREST FARM
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.
How Beans and Potatoes ShouId Pc
Pianted-Hints on the Care of Horses
Sure Mark of a Good Gardener
Sulphur for Sheep Scab.
Planting Beans and Potatoes.

The rule 10 plant beans with the eye
down may answer with very late plant
Ing, but is not to be recommended while
the soil Is cool and moist early in
spring. The bean is very impatient OF
wet or cold, and Is more likely to rot
with its eye turned down than when
the eye is turned toward light, air and
warmth. On the other hand, potatoes
which somebody has advised to be
planted with the cut side down ought
always to be planted exactly the other
way. The potato likes cool and moist
soil, and its roots grow all the stronger
while the shoot starts from under the
cut piece, and then turns upward to the
light. Twenty years or more ago we
made a careful experiment in planting
potatoes. having four rows, two of
which were planted cut side up and the
other two the reverse. The rows were
close together, and the potatoes which
had to start and turn in the soil before
coming to the surface had all the sea-
son stronger vines and in the fall yield
ed more marketable potatoes than did
the other. The vines also kept green
longer, because the roots starting under
the potato set got firmer hold on the
soil than when they started near the
surface.-America Cultivator.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Worn by the Sen

Astonishing effects are sometimes
produced by storm pillows tearing
away beaches and bluffs on the sea.
coast But, upon the whole. the steady
wearing effect Of the ordinary sea
waves striking, or sweeping along, q
shore-line exposed to in-driving winds
is even greater, although, being distrib-
uted over a comparatively long interval
of time, it attracts less attention. Some
statistics recently published show that
on the eastern coast of England, be-
tween Marlborough Head and Spurn
Head, along distance Of thirty or
forty miles, the beach has been retreat
ing before the onslaught Of The ocean,
for the last thirty-seven years. at the
average rate of nearly six feet a year.
The same publication shows that man
sometimes unintentionally assists the
sea in destroying the bulwarks of the
land. This has occurred at the great
chalk cliffs near Dover, which have suf-
fered from the withdrawal of a part of
the drifting sand accumulating at their
feet and shielding them from tbe direct
assault of the waves. Long piers con-
structed at Dover and Folkestone have
diverted the sand and it has been found
necessary to construct heavy sea-wallS
to protect the cliffs.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
A Tough Mushroom.

While travelling in Switzerland the
elder Dumas one day arrived In lone
ly village with only one inn, at which
the famous novelist was compelled to
put up for the night.
When the landlord, who only spoke
German. came to inquire what he
would take for supper, Dumas tried.
but in vain, to make him understand
that he wanted some mushrooms. and
was on the point Of giving up with a
bad grace all hope of enjoying his IA
vorite dish, when he hit upon the idea
of taking a piece of charcoal and trac-
ing on the wall what purported to be
the correct outline of a mushroom.
The landlord went out, and Dumas
was congra tulating himself on the sue
cess of his happy eXpedient, when q
few moments afterward he heard the
Swiss coming up the stairs. The mush-
rooms could hardly have been prepared
in so short a time, but this thought did
not occur to our great novelist.
The footsteps came nearer, there was
a knock, and in walked the landlord
with an ella-Boston Traveller.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Care of Horses.

The annoying sores made by the mar
ness can be almost entirely prevented
bv intelligent care. The pressure OF
the harness and collar upon parts not
accustomed to it, if long continued, so
congresses the blood vessels that the
normal flow Of blood Is checked, the
vessel walls are bruised and partially
paralyzed, and the muscles are also
bruised and weakened. 1t is an excel
lent plan TO have an old cloth attach
ed to the harness to use to wipe the per-
spiration from the shoulder. On re-
moving the harness battle with cold wa
ter the parts upon which the harness
has rested heavily. This contracts the
muscles and tends to prevent imam
nation and swelling Of the parts.
Should an injury appear bathe the
part with cold water, or apply Ice so
long as there is any Inflammation or fe-
yer. Pads kept wet with cold water
are beneficial. After the fever has sub
sided use warm water to hasten the re-
pair Of the parts. Whenever the skin
is broken from any cause, battle with
a two or five per cent. solution Of creo-
line. 1t should be used where the skin
is badly bruised, as it prevents infec-
ton of the partS.-Agriculturi
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

\ San Francisco carpenter who used
to be a miner has discovered in one Of
the streets of that city n vein of quartz
containing both gold and silver in guam
titles that indicate the presence of
large deposit of rich ore. He refuses
10 reveal the position of this ledge, be-
cause the only outcropping of it about
which he knows is on municipal prop
erty, and. as all the land in the vicinity
is covered with houses. he does not see
how he is going 10 get any profit out Of
his fnd. He has, however, obtained Il
few specimens from the vein, and has
had them assayed. with the result o.
showing that the ore, if ii runs as we'll.
contains $1240 in gold and $500 in sill
yer to the ton. The carpenter is trying
10 think out some method of deriving
advantage from his inconyeniently sill
uated mine. and meantime is worrying
because people are walking over ii
every day and somebody with more
money than himself may notice the
quartz vein, buy the adjacent property
and make n fortune.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

George w. Smalley has been com
pairing the postal service of London 10
that Of New York, to the decided dis
advantage Of the latter city. He is
now living in 10th street. near Fifth
avenue, and letters are delivered there
four times day. between the hours of
in the morning and at night This
is better than the service In San Fran
cisco, but it is not what Mr. Smalley
has been used to. In London, occupy
Ing house in a similar loca tion. Mr..
Smalley got his first letters at ten min
utes to s in the morning, and from 10
in the morning till 10 at night the de-
liveries were hourly. He says that il
Is no uncommon thing In London to
mail a letter and get an answer by
post within three or four hours.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

A blacksmith in Kansas has hit upon
a novel plan to induce his debtors to
pay up. He has published in the local
papers the following card: As l am
obliged to meet the payment of note
1 am compelled to call upon all of those
who are indebted to me TO help me out
as much as they can. | have decided
TO select day. / request your presence
at my shop TO pay the amount herein
stated. You will receive special treat
Lunch and refreshments will be served
from l p. m. to 6 p. m. in my basement
and a very good time is assured. Please
present this card when you call and
show the amount of your account
which is - dollars and - cents"
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Freaks of Two Cats

In Philadelphia store there is cat
known as jim, The other day a young
woman entered the store for the pur-
pose of paying bill. She was given a
seat on Il large settee while the office
boy obtained the receipt. Now, the
back of this settee rests against a rail-
ing which incloses the Office. This rail-
ing is very much like back yard fence,
and for that reason is a favorite place
for jim. He was in this place when the
lady took the seat and he cast admir-
ing glances at her. She was neatly at
tired in black and had (. large stuffed
bird in her hat. Everything went well
until Jim spied this bird, and with a
jump he was on her hat, much to the
alarm and fright of the lady, who in
-+""+iv sDrang to her feet screaming
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Strawberries as Food.

In an address on Horticulture and
HEALTH" before the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Science,
Prof. w. R. Lazenby discussed the nu-
tritiye value of various fruits, and
showed that an average man who
should undertake to live on stra wber-
ries alone would have to consume
eighty-eight pounds Of them In day
in order to obtain sufficient quantity
Of one of the most important elements
Of food, protein. But while he was get
ting the proper amount of protein from
the stra wberries, they would give him
seven times too much of another neces-
sary compound, namely, carbohydrates.
Forty-four pounds Of tomatoes day
would supply nearly the right quantity
and proportion Of protein, carbohy-
drates and fat, the three most essential
constituents of food. The chief value
Of fruit consists in its acids, which are
important to health.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Keeping Up Fertility.

One of the surest marks of a good
gardener is that he always is -on the
lookout to have on hand an ample sup
ply of fertilizing matter for the soil.
How reasonable that is, and yet strange
TO say one meets with persons who,
Judging only by their acts, seem to
think that plants do not need food.
They need it quite as much as do ami
mails; both grow from that on which
they feed. 1t is true all cultivated soil
contains some plant food in the shape
of vegetable humus, deposited there in
one way or another, in the past. But
the good gardener looks upon present
fertility as sort Of revenue, and sees
to it that enough manure Is applied to
the soil each year to meet the needs of
the current crops.
1t would be a lesson TO some amateur
gardeners to visit the successful mar
ket gardens of our large cities and see
how, year after year, thick coats of
manure, thirty or forty tons to the acre,
are applied.-American Gardening.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Curious Marriage Custom

A very peculiar custom Is prevalent
in Lithuania. On the occasion of the
celebration of a marriage the mother
of the bride, in the presence of numer-
Ous witnesses, administers to her
daughter a vigorous box on the ears
In case of dispute between the hus band
and wife at any later period this blow
may be cited as plea for divorce, she
contending that she was constrained to
enter the bonds of matrimony by ply
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Ex-Cahinet Minister Raihant.

Ex-Cabinet Minister Baihaut, recent
~ liberated at the conclusion of the
term Of Imprisonment for which he was
sentenced for fraud and corruption, of
which he had, while Minister of Public
Works, rendered himself guilty In con-
nectiOn with the defunct Panama Com
pany, has, to the astOnishment of ev-
erybody, just been rearrested. 1t ap-
pears that he is still liable to the Gov
ernment TO the extent Of S91 900 francs
for fines, costs, and legal expenses. The
courts recently decided that the unfOr-
tunate man, who Is completely ruined,
should either pay this sum at once or be
imprisoned for another year. Natural
~. he chose the latter, and has now the
consolation of knowing that every min
ute spent in the penitentiary Is wiping
off. roughly speaking, about three cents
of his debt to the state.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Great Ice Avalanche.

A mass of ice comprising 1900, 900
cubic feet broke away on the 11th of
September, 1896, from the lower part
of the Altels Glacier on the GemmI
Pass. in Switzerland. With the veloc-
ity acquired in its descent this river of
ice rushed across the pasturage and up
the western slope of the valley to a
height of 1.300 feet along the rocky
wall of the Weissfiugrat. Not being
able to completely surmount this
barrier. the main mass came surging
hack-like a vast seawave recoiling
from the cliffs-with such force that
some of it returned to height of 100
feet up the eastern side Isolated blocks
of ice were hurled clear over the ridge
into the adjoining valley. This avail
anche was preceded by a terrific blast
of wind, which swept away chalets,
trees. men and cattle. AS though they
had been feathers. These sudden avail
anches of ice or snow form one of the
special dangers of Alpine climbing.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Personated the queen.

There is an old lady lying in the
Pennsylvania hospital at Philadelphia
with a broken leg who once sat as the
figure of Hfe-size painting Of Queen
Victoria. She is Miss Blanche Sully,
and her father was Thomas Sully, in
his time famous painter Of portraits.
In 1887 he went to England with COM
mission from the st. George Society
to paint the portrait Of young Queen
Victoria. He took his daughter with
him, and as she was very nearly of the
same stature as the Queen she sat for
the figure in her fathers picture Of Vic
toria, thus saving the latter the annoy
ance of long sittings. During the sit
tings Miss Sully became quite intimate
with her Majesty, and brought back
with her TO this country many delight
fui memoirs of her royal friend.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

Once, and not very long ago, the pub
lie letterwriters of Paris made comfort
able llyings by inditing epistles, senti-
mental or businesslike, as the case
might require. for people to whom the
mysteries of the spellingbook had
never been explained. Compulsory ed
ucation has ruined the craft, and the
few representatives of it that survive
only avoid starvation by getting occa-
sionally the task of correcting the
grammar and heightening the eloqence
of some SOcialistic Deputy whose abil-
ity TO write is not backed up by the
possession of very much to write about.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
The Death of Willie Lincoln.

In the st. Nicholas Mrs. Julia Taft
Bayne gives an interesting glimpse of
'Willie and Tad Lincoln" who were
playmates of her brother, ''Budd." Mrs.
Bayne gives the following account of
the death of Willie Lincoln: On Feb. l
Budd had a severe cold and was kept
In for a few days, and Tad reported
that willie had a cold, too" When
Budd returned from a visit, he said,
willie is dreadfully sick; he talks
about me and the pony all the time.''
My mother went to inquire, and Mrs.
Lincoln told her they feared typhoid
fever.
Sometimes the President would come
in, stand awhile at the foot of the bed,
and go out without speaking. Once he
laid his arms on Budd's neck as he sat
at the bedside, and leaning over.
smoothed Willie's hair.
Although on Feb. 20, at noon, nv
mother brought news from the White
House that Willie was better, saving
that he had held Budd's hand and
knew him, Willie died at ) o'clock of
that day. Tad was overcome with
grief, and was Ill for some time after.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

Mark Twain is between 30 and 60.
thin, medium height, with prominent
features. His face is Jewish and gen.
orally wears n wrinkled and grave ex-
preston. His small, sparkling eyes are
almost entirely hidden in great bushy
eyebrows. A lawyer was once talking
to him with his hands in his pockets.
Isn't 1t a strange sight" cried Twain,
ITO see lawyer put his hands into his
pockets-hls Own?' On another Occa-
sion he was making a speech at a din
ner in New York. Il myself have
fought a little,' he said, "for fort
night. l was on the stronger side and
l retired-to make the sides equal
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
american Men and Women.

An elevator in the American Tract
Society Building in New York City
broke the other day, and the platform
fell from the tenth story to the ground
| There were nine men and one woman
on it at the time of the accident. The
! leg of one man was broken. the arm Of
another; and all were Injured more or
less by the terrible shock. The woman
escaped unhurt, it is said, because the
men all stood close together, and lift
/ Ing her above them in the air saved her
from any concussion more severe than
jar. Each man there must have felt
| that there was chance of his death
in the next minute. The prompting in
these men that led them with one i'm
pulse to save her was not because she
was especially pretty, or young. or old,
but simply because she was a woman
Nor did the act receive any marked no
tice from the newspapers. 1t IS natural
and usual for American men to protect
any helpless woman.
chamber in the British Museum
filled with relics of far-away centuries
offers q picture which indicates the diff
ference in the position of women Of
former days and now. Huge friezes
ana the bas-reliefs carved upon the
famous Harry tomb show giimpses OF
the habits and customs Of nations so
long extinct. In these the harpies, the
Vicious friends and the wicked prison
erS, are all females; while the gods and
heroes who are trampling and thrust
ing them down into torture, are all
men.
No race, ancient or modera, has ever
given to the weaker sex the universal
honor paid to it by the American man.
witty woman with Quick-seeing
eyes and keen perceptions, who had
Travelled much, said, "An Englishman
is not rude to a woman, if she belongs
to a higher class than his own;
Frenchman compliments her If she ls
young and pretty; but an American
takes care Of her, though she be old and
ugly and poor, because he believes her
TO be gentler and better than himself"
The American woman should con-
slider long, before she risks the losing
of this prerOgative by becoming loud,
hGastful, weak imitation of a man.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01

In the heart of San Francisco Is the
city's principal cemetery, where are
buried the bodies OF her famous dead,
and where loom up in the sky the grand
mausoieums of her millionaire mining
and railroad kings. \ movement 10
bisect this cemetery with new street
has aroused much opposition, yet 1t il
by no means certain that sooner or
later the whole cemetery Will not be
moved TO a quarter where the dead
would cost loss in real estate and taxes.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
Dorm ant Budding.

Prof. Price says the method Of DOR
mant budding, as practiced at the Tex
as station, consists of cutting a slip
of bark, with some wood attached,
down the tree about one inch, leaving
it attached at the lower end. About
half of this slip is then cut off, leaving
the other half still attached to the tree
Cut off bud, leaving some wood also
attached to 1t to prevent injury, and
then carefully place it between the slip
and tree, so that it will fit nicely, and
the cambium of the bud and tree come
in contact. Tie tight with some mate
rial, such as raffia. In five or six days
the bud will be found to have knit firm
ly. Treat them as those budded in the
usual way.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
The Ear1ieat Men

DR.. Ranke, of the German Antnfop-
illogical Society, recently undertook to
describe the physical characteristics of
the earliest men, as ascertain ined from
the examination of prehistoric graves.
They were of a yellowish color, he
said, and had coarse hair. Their heads
were peculiarly shaped, the part of the
skull which contains the brain being
large relatively to the face, while the
face was small. They had other pecu
liarities, among which was the rudi
mentary or undeveloped condition Of
the third molar, or back grinder tooth
The Doctor believes that the first mer
originated in Asia.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-01
The Barn Cistern.

Every barn will shed from its roof
enough water for all the stock that
can be kept on the feed 1t contains or
the cattle it will shelter II this water
is duly conducted into a cistern in the
barn basement and filtered before US
ing, it is much the best water the stock
can have for drink. In the basement
the water will never be down to freeZ-
ing temperature, which IS an important
matter, as every degree of cold has to
be warmed to animal heat by the car
bonaceous food that the animal has di-
gested. If it is a milch COW that has
its water thus warmed, it detracts Just
so much from the butter fats which
the milk will contain. That is about
as expensive warmth, even al low
prices for butter, as the farmer ever
pays for.