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TIE DRAFT HORSE.

Within the next three or four years
il is probable that two-thlrds OF all the
draft horses now doing the work otthe
country will be expended in the SER
vice." and will have to be replaced.
There is great deal of talk about the
progress of invention displacing the
horse, but no bicycle or trolley has
vet been discovered that will do the
work the draft horse does. 1t is
class of work, too, that has become
notably scarce in this country. There
are very few of them coming on. With
O revival of business, which is certain
to come eventually, those city firms
which take pride in having their vans,
draws and other heavy vehicles drawn
by fine, heavy, snowy draft horses Will
be in the market for supplies. They
find that horses of this class not only
do the work we'll, but are handsome
advertisement OF their business, and
thew will want them. just at this
time it would puzzle almost anyone to
know where to find them. Nor is there
much promise that the y Wall De iouuu
in the near future in the existing sup
ply of colts. Farmers and livestock
growers are looking about to lind some
line of work that is not overdone. No
one conversant with the situation hos
any apprehension about the draft
horse business being SO overdone now.
The only thing that at present pre-.
vents a genuine draft.horse famine is
the general business depression that
exists throughout the country Whlce
limits the demand. If the demand
were normal, the supply would be
wholly inadequate to it. The breed
ing of good draft horses, wherever one
has mares suitable for the work, ls'
therefore, SO far as it is possible Tor
anyone to peer into the future, a.
good on opening as the hye'5IocA
grower can find, Western Farm jour
nal
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QUEER CLOTHES.
rae UGLY COSTUMES OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY. "a
What Children Wore Seventy-Five
Years Ago-The Pantalettc Agony
and the Reign of the
Ked Shoe.

:: Is: !: +: $ !; !: !;
queer little frocks-you would GER
tainly think them SO now, at any rate
AS plainly as if had them before
my eyes" The speaker, says the New
York Tribune, was white-haireds
sweet. faced old lady of eighty, whose
remarkably faithful memory, not only
on the subject of clothes, but concern
lug nearly every incident of her rather
eventful life, is q constant source OF
marvel to her friends.
''The first dress of which l have o
distinct impression was made for" me
when 1 was four years old. That was
in the year 1921; SO yor ore hearing
now of the styles of seyenty.iive years
ago. 1t is long period TO look back
upon, but the time doesn's seen SO far
away to me. Well, the frock WIS given
to me by my godmo.her-- --ior my.
name, you know. 1t was made OF rat
tinet-I don't suppose YOU ever
heard the word before-but it was the
name of kind of thin woolen goods
very fashionable. ct. the time. The,
color was scarlet, and as l hatl never,
had anything SO gay before, you may.
be sure Twas proud of il. There was
little red cloak to match, and red
bonnet, trimmed with swansdown. 5
"rhe next dresses 1 remember were
two Sunday frocks, made exactly
alike, which my sister and were, per-
haps year or two later than the time
of tho red rattinet. You viii, laugh
when tell you that these dresses,
which were considered especially
beautiful and elaborate, were made of
calico. 1t was French calico, though;
much finer and prettier than anything
of the kind to be bought nowadays,
and it cost from fifty to seventy.fye
cents yard. All materials we're dear
then, and you saw very few silk dresses,
particularly for children, except
the wealthy families. You could have
o silk gown now for what French calis,
Goes used to cost. / can even remem
ber the exact pattern OF the calico in
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reversible ingram carpets. There is
no nee for ornamentation other than
pure and simple porcelain, glass and
silver ware, which can be made to do
gooi service if not huldled away in
closets, and few good pictures IN
mo,arn frames, chosen with some idea
O, the "eternal fitness of things"
The accompanying design shows
dipiug room which lends itself readily
10 the treatment described in this ar
ticle.
The width of this house is 81 feet,
6 inches, and the depth, including
verandn, 80 feet, 4 inches. With first
story 8 feet, 6 inches, and second
story 0 feet with attic s feet. This is
a comfortable dwelling, easily heated.
rhe size OF the dining room is shown
by the floor pans.
The room is tnlshel in oak, with
oak floor. The two windows are loaded
with diamond. shaped panes looking
ont over the veranda. The walls are
covered with paper OF yellow brown
color, with stiff, formal design IN red
brown. This runs to the ceiling, with
no frieze, hut with oak picture ratl
about twenty inches below the cor
nice. The ceiling repeats the side
wall colors, though the pattern OF the
paper is not so pronounced. The tire'
place is faced with dark brown brick.
The furniture is rich mahogany with
brass mountlnos. The sldeboard, on
which are few pieces of fine glass
reaectel by The freight, g!istens n
welcome. Bright china gives points
q: rich color Tor the eye to rest upon
A smytua in deep reds ana browns
laid On the polished osk hoor adds
still more color to the room, and a few
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THE DINING ROUM.
Its Furnishing and Decorating-Co-
lonial Effects the Most Becoming.

lonial Effects the Most Becoming.
There is, no more barb arous con-
trivance than the baseme Mt dining
room in the ordinary city house !;
although it may be made necessary by
considerations of economy and con-
venience, these facts do not make it
any more admirable. Architectural
limitations are such that the basement
dining room must of necessity have q
low ceiling, little natural light, and an
unattractive outlook. These are draw
backs. very. difficult to overcome by
any scheme of decoration furnish
ing. For various 1easons rooms of
this kind may be dismissed from con.
sideration in the present article. City
houses are always built with certain
restrictions and limitations in mind,
and eaoh house n st be law unto it.
self. But aside from the question of
meaIs, the builder of o detached villa
house has free rein, and can consult
his own taste and inclination in the
arrangement OF the various rooms.
One who plans the erection of such
a house will he wise If he gives his
greatest caro- aud attention to the
dinin5-room, for no room is. more i'm
portant, nor contributes more to the
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MAG HALMAN's DEBT.


sent your" he asks; as they walk slowly
down the street.
AIT is just beautiful: Thank ycu so
much" she answers Quietly: "Mr.
Snow, how can lever repay you for
what you have done for me?"
! '.Repay mel What do you mean? I
haven't done anything for you" he ex-
claims in astonishment.
"3ut know you have been paying
the greater portion of my expenses
during these four years I have been at
school,
mag, who told you this?'
'sFathef told me two years ago when
/ was at home one summer" There
is a moments silence, then Frsncis
says slowly:
mag, / am very sorry your father
told you. He promised me thai lie
wouldn't tell. You speak of tepaying
me; never mind about it now, you msy
repay an hundred fold some time"
mo, not On hundred fold. bat l
will try to pay you all 1 owe," Mag an
swers little sharply. They walk on
in silence until they reach Mrs. Ter.
rolls door. then Francis pauses min
ute and says:
"WelI, l suppose I must say good
bye. only ran up to see you reneive
your diploma. Tell sister goodbye
for me-"
"I will. Goodbye and thank you
again."
"Good-bye; remember what you
said about paying me-"
III will remember" she answers
shortly, and in a moment Mag has
passed into the hall aud shut the door.
She unclasps the shining necklace from
her throat and puts it away in the very
bottom OF her trunk, muttering:
"Now, stay there, you hateful thing
| never will wear you again! If there
is any man in the State of Kentucky
more conceited, more egotistical, and
altogether more despicable than.
Francis Snow have yet to see him.
Never mind, I'll show him some day
who can be the more high and mighty,
= fas Ea'|@E
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character of the house. No hand:
SO mer room was ever designed than
colonial dining-room, and it will be
well TO follow its general style unless
it forms too violent contrast with
the remainder of the house. For this
reason it is well to have cluster OF
narrow windows at ono end of the
room, opening with hinges, perhaps,
glazed with diamond panes of glass in
leads. This gives most beautiful ef-
feet, if the remainder of the room can
be brought at all in keeping. AS the
room should be warm in the severest
weather, an open fireplace with brass
fire dogs must be in evidence. The
trimming should be walnut or oak
with colonial ornaments, unless these
are found too expensive. The mantel
ehonld he simple. SO that it will not
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OF dinners. a duplicate one is also
placed in the mems dressing-room,
near the dinner cards, which are in.
closed in tiny envelope, assigning to
each man the woman whom his host
ess desires he shall tako into dinner.
Each guest is expected by this means
to study out his and her seat at table,
much as one familiarjzes ones self with
the plan of the theatre when choosing
seats. When dinner is announced and
the guests enter the dinipg-room to
take their seats. they are not obliged
to wander ignorantly around the room
in search OF their places, but are able
intelligently to find their particular
table and place at once, without the
least solicitude on the part of the host
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AN EXAMPLE IN FEEDING CORN

Mr.. ]. j. Chandler, a prosperous
farmer of Solomon, H., grew 1000
bushels of corn last year, and instead
of lamenting because the market price
offered him was 80 low as to afford no
profit, he thought it would pay better
to feed. Accordingly he bought l01
head OF cattle, choosing good thrifty
animals, not fat, for which he paid
S374S.92. That was on the second of
September. He fed the cattle on corn
and cornstalks for which he would
have found no other market. Near
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an, uuu biu...- t..E. :; - 80 -,
easy, for these can be maue muIe
beautiful than any modern pieces at
very little expense, no matter how
much they may have been marred by
usage. With mahogany out of the
question, pretty effects can be mad,
which will make the room rich, with
well-made oak furniture, provided it
is simple in design and not dis6gured
with machine carving and glued orna'
ments.
A hard wool floor costs no more
than fine carpet, and is far more ap'
propriate. In this case large rug
will be wanted, but it need not be ex-
pensive; extremely pretty designs are
to be had in what are known as "art
squarea," (which are nothing moro than
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

those two frocks. There was white
ground, divided into squares, with
vine and leaf design in purple, run
ming oil over it, We thought it was
wonderfully handsome, and j believe
it would be considered very dainty
even to-day, among the variety OF
pretty, thin goods which are shown.
All chlllren wore low-necked aud
short sleeved dresses in those days.
and, indeed, for many years after.
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s'Didn't you know loved you that
night, and that-that was what 1
meant by your repaying me?"
"No," slowly, turning her face from
him.
''Now that you know, won't you
take me, Mag?'' he asks softly, look
ing down into her blue eyes.
"Won't you take me, you mean, as
mortgage on that debit" she an
swers playfully; then, as he takes her
hand in his, she adds:
"Yes, if you think I will do as q
mortgage for fve-hundred-dollar
debt. ."-Washineton Silver Knight.
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The Forth Bridge, in Scotland
is constantly being repainted IN TACT,
no sooner have the painters reached
one end than they have to commence
again at the other. 1t takes fifty tons
OF paint to giye 1t one coat AND the
area dealt with is something IKE lzo
acres.
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THOs. j. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.

IGNS.
When your clothes seem dank and clinging
And you cannot hear the singing,
Since cold
Gave your head that buzz ecstatic,
When you throb With sharp; erratie
Pains untold;
When good-natured folk assure sou
That they know just what will cure you,
And you bring
A most narrowing melancholy
'Mongst your friends who would be jolly
Then it's Spring.
Washington Star.
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together; and the above example was
sent to Dresden in 17SO, after adorn-
ing the head of peasant woman for
space of fitty-two years. 1t was over
twelve feet in length, and nearly
foot in circumference. 1t was consid-
cred fatal to cut it, hence the dimen-
sions it sometimes attained.
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When the twigs begin to rustic
And the birds are all a-bustlo
On the bougb,
When the azure sky discloses
Promise sweet Of June with roses
On hef brow;
When the brook that sang 50 sadly
Welcomes every sunbeam, gladly
Fro.ickinS;
When to wood-songs' sattle rhyming
Couatless echoes soft are Ginning,
Then it's Spring.
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At Athens, Greece, small potsherd
has been found which bears the name
OF Themistocles, and is supposed TO-
have been used when the ostraessa o.:
Aristides took place.
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An Extraordinary Growth Of Hair.

This astonishing growth of human
hair is known as the 'Plica Polonica,
from its prevalence in Poland. The
Plica consisted of hair closely matted
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

AID, til 9 m sid
cows of P ct Q
II e ndric ks is
over yonder IN
the It q t g r
patch I"
.You don t,
tell me so! I'll
Jest ha'ter see
Pete 'hont them
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one-half. If clover or even meadow
hay can be fed with corn to fattening,
cattle, the risk of loss is greatly re-
duced. Cornstalks and corn, both
mainly carbonaceous, are too much
alike in nutrition to be generally fed
proitably together.
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Scaling Guests at Dinner.

English society hiss adopted an in.
genious plan for seating guests at a
large dinner luncheon. The idea has
been adopted in Canada and has lever
failed to give satisfaction. In the
ladies' dressing-rooln, conspicuously
r,cccd is leather tablet made on the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-05-05

much more variety, end the woolen
goods in particular being liner IN
quality"
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Four years have passed since Mag,
with red, disheveled hair aud bare,
brown feet, drove the COWS out of the
potato patch, and tonight Mag, tall
and graceful, is to read her graduating
essay. The brilliant alumne hall is
througed with people who have assem-
bled to hear the commencement exer-
cises of Mrs. Bostwick's school. Mae's
essay is last on the programme. AS
she rises AMI comes orward she is very
unlike the Mngrof four years ago. The
red hair is almost auburn now, and
the freckles have disappeared. Her
simple white dress is made low, and
around the slender white neck is
cIaspsd beautiful gold necklace, the
gift of Francis Snow. She has chosen
for her subject "The Englishman in
America" and handles it with skill
and grace. Only once does the clear
voice falter, and that is when, looking
down into the sea of faces, her blue
eyes encounter the dark brown ones
OF Francis Snow fastened earnestly
upon her. When the exercises are
over he comes up on the stage to offer
his congratulations, After the recep.
tion he walks with her to Mrs, Ter
golrs.
"Dil you like the little present ]
The record-union., 1897-03-22
TROUBLESOME BONDS.
Their Owners Anxious About the
Payment of 100000 Worth.

CINCINNATI, March 21-The Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company of New
York has sued the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway Company and other holders of
the consolidated bond mortgage of the
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Com
pany. The trust company, as trus-
tees of the property conveyed to it by
the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Company at the time of it's CONSOLE
dation under that name with the Ohio
and Mississippi Railway Company
holds certified bonds amounting to S12,-
0O0,00O issued to take up the outstand-
ing bonds of the Ohio and Mississippi
Railway Company, a first lien on the
property of that company
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Company guaranteed that these bonds
would be taken up by the consolida-
tion but the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany went into the hands of a receiver
in February 1896, and has been unable
to make its guaranty good, so that the
bonds of the consolidated company. by
that reason and because of the hard
times, have largely declined in market
value The Baltimore and Ohio South
western Company, the mortgager, has
notified the trust company that it will
not be able to pay the Ohio and Misss-
sippi bonds at maturity, as it contem-
plated, even by the sale Of the CONSOLE
The record-union., 1897-03-22
MILWAUKEE, RIVER.
Water Higher Than for Fifteen Years,
But Subsiding.

MILWAUKEE,, March Reports to-
night from all portions of the State
show floods subsiding at all points ex
cept in the Milwaukee River north of
this city. In the latter river the water
is Still running at high rate. Esti
mates of the losses in the State range
all the way from 100000 to $500, 900. In
the Milwaukee River the jam which
formed yesterday at Sauxville loosened
this morning and let down the immense
volume of water which had banked up
in the rear of it. The water carried the
ice down to the crest of the Milwaukee
dam at North avenue. There it was
stopped by the pillars of the footbridge
over the dam. 1t piled up in a solid
mass in the early morning and kept
accommodating all day. About 4 o'clock
this afternoon the cakes of ice We're
piled against the bridge and extended
for a mile back of it in the river, which
was constantly getting higher. The ice
loosened the stone pillars which sup
ported the foOtbridge and carried away
about seventy-five feet of the bridge.
This left an opening for the waters, and
in a short time the immense field of ice
had thrown itself into the river below
the DAM This rose rapidly. and it is
rushing through the city tonight at a
rate which has not been experienced
since the breaking Of the dam fifteen
years ago.
The river is within two feet of the
hight it reached then, and is backing up
in the sewers in some of the downtown
districts. The water at the head of the
river has subsidized, and it is thought
the worst is now over.
The record-union., 1897-03-22
KENTUCKY POLITICS.
The Senatorial COntest-POIiticians
FlOcking to Frankfort.

CINCINNATI, March 21-The En-
quirer's" special from Frankfort, Ky,
says Governor Bradley told two
friends in his office day before yester-
day that no matter what was the result
of the present Senatorial fight, he
would resign the office of Governor i'm
mediately after the expiration of the
session. He tonight declined to dis
cuSs the matter but told another friend
the same thing this afternoon That
such is his intention has been known to
the Associated Press representative for
several weeks, but that he did not want
to authorize the statement is yet en-
phasized by his evident annoyance that
what he confided to friends has become
public.
However, the few political friends
who have heard the story say the Gov
errors intention having become public
now may result in making more prob
able his election over Hunter on Tues
day or Wednesday. They argue that
the chief reason why some gold Demo-
Gratis refuse to go into a coalition to
elect Bradley is that it would fence the
Gubernatorial election this fall, which
they have their own reasons for not
wanting done. Prominent politicians
from all over the State are arriving here
to take part in the fight for and against
Hunter, the nominee, and Bradley, who
refuses to be deposed by even the infiu-
ence of the National Administration.
The record-union., 1897-03-22
RABBI CHEESEMAN'S FUNERAL.
II Was Largely Attended in New
York Yesterday.

NEW YORK, March 21.-Funeral
services over the body Of Rabbi lg-
mace Grossman of Detroit were held at
the Temple Rodolph Sholomon to-day
The edifice was filled with members OF
the congregation and friends from this
city and Brooklyn.
Rev. DR.. Koeller Of the Temple Bethel
and Rev. DR.. Silverman of Temple
Emmanuel officiated.
After the services the body was taken
to the Grand Central depot and placed
on a train departing for the West. The
burial will be at Detroit, where the de-
ceased labored for many years. He VIII
be buried by the side of his wife, VINO
died several years ago. Among the
rabbis present at the funeral services
were: Rev. DR. Gothiel of Temple En-
manuel, Rev. DR.. Krauskopf and Rev
DR.. Warrerman, the Oldest rabbi III
New York. DR.. Grossman was IS years
of age and was born in Hungary. his
first charge was in Brooklyn, from
which place he removed to Kansas
CITY and from there to Detroit.
The record-union., 1897-03-22

Wood was indicted over a year ago
on the charge of abetting an abortion.
Wood has not been at his home IN
Greencastle, Ind, for months, and his
present whereabouts are unknown. 1t
is proposed to get the Secret Service OF
the Government after him. The Bryan
family are also wanting Wood prose
cuted and have been pursuing him.
The ashes of Scott Jackson were
taken from the Cincinnati crematory
to-day, and his sister, Mrs. Post, took
the ashes with her to Greencastle to-
day. AS Pearl Bryan is buried in the
Greencastle Cemetery, the people OF
that place have refused burial for jack
sons body, and his mother was unable
to take them to their old home in
Maine The remains of Walling were
placed in a vault, but it is thought that
he will be buried in the family lot at
Mount Carmel, Ind, where his father
and other members of the family are
buried.
Large crowds visited the Newport jail
to-day, but there were no incidents
other than those of curiosity seekers.
The record-union., 1897-03-22

nobody was left except the second and
third mates. the Captain and his wife.
All were we'll nigh exhausted and when
strong northerly gale blew UP that
day, the brave woman was obliged to
take the wheel for eight hours without
relief and as much as a drink of water:
she kept the ship on her course. The
provisions were running short, although
a supply had been obtained on January
18th from the American ship Governor
ROBBIE from New York for Melbourne.
when off the Island of Trinidad, and the
crew We're left without other than the
barest necessities. A sharp lookout was
kept for passing vessels. but nothing
was seen until the Kasbeck hove in
sight The only vessel previously sighted
during the entire voyage with the ex-
ception of the ship Governor Robe was
north bound Lamport and Holt
steamer which passed the Cakes off
Pernambuco, but was too far off to
distinguish signals. The Cakes is a
three-masted ship built by the late Com
mander Gorrine at Philadelphia in 1888.
She registers ,S97 tons. On March 18th
she was reinsured at 80 guineas prem
iunl.