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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04
FOE CHRISTMAS OR BIRTHDAY CARD.

cupy. 1t may be accepted a. a general
rule that breadth Of effect is desirable.
Sprays of ivy or bramble, branches OF
fruit blossom, sea holly, honesty" (the
seed pods), teazle and such like, arrang-
ed with Judgment, come out extremely
well, while flowers of almoeteyer kind,
SO placed as to bring out hesilvery half
tones of their delicate petals; shells,
seeds, dried grasses, fruit and seaweed
thoroughly repay any trouble expended
upon them. AS regards the printing pa
pers to be used for this class of work,
for large studies rough surfaced bromide
paper may be recommended. and for
smaller ones matt surface printing out
paper will be found satisfactory The
tones of the latter accord we'll with
black and white. and their adoption IS
therefore desirable in the case OF photo
graphs intended for albums or cards
where they are to be surrounded By
ornamental borders executed in that
medium.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04
Grape Jrice.

A correspondent sends this recipe to
The American Kitchen Magazine: Take
eight pounds of perfect Concord grapes.
Wash and stem, put il a porcelain or
agate kettle, and add a quart of cold
water. Put on to boil over q good fire.
Mash the grapes with al agate or silver
spoon. After boiling for IS minutes re-
move from tho fire and strain through
a Jelly bag. 70 every quart of sugar
boil II minutes, removing any scum
that may arise. Fill heated bottles and
seal while hot.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04
The New Millinery.

There is a law, as yet unwritten, that
a toquo should turn up from the face.
Miroir velvet is much employed in mil
linery. Peacock and impeyan plumage,
as we'll as guinea fowl. have been called
into play. A~ppliques in narrow ribbon
figure alike on bodices and bonnets. the
groundwork kid as we'll as satin. Cy-
rano is among the newest colors-a rich
ruby. Much green will be worn in many
new tones and also grays.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04

bons on the left shoulder. a diamond
necklace and tulle bow with diamond
ornament represent the jewels worn.
Black lace. which is to have great
vogue this season, forms the slightly
pouched bodice Of the second figure,
with fImy white lace undersleeves,
around the upper part Of which becom-
ing bands Of black velvet are fastened
with jeweled buckles. The ornaments
illustrate prevailing styles-the neck
lace OF many rowsiof stones, in this case
pearls connected by diamond slides, and
the very fashionable long jeweled chain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04
A DECORATIVE ART.
An INTERESTING IDEA FOR AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHERS.

What to Do with Photos From the
Summer vacation--The5r Introdue-
ton Into the Panels of Furniture.
Used In Making Christmas Cards.
Many people nowadays look upon the
Photographic camer as a companion in
lispensable to the enjoyment Of q Holt
day, and Dame Nature has to suffer at
tempts, more or less successful. from an
thusiastic operators to catch the leeting
expressions CT her various moods.
None but those who have ssgone
through the milf can conceive the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04
Houschold Hrevltles.

To . ~nasturtium seeds for pic
kles or capers remove the stems and let
them stand In salted water over night
Pack in small bottles and ove with
boiling vinegar. Spices and a little
sugar may be added.
Starch made with soapy water is said
to possess the advantage Of never stick
ing to the iron.
An easy way to clean marble or por-
celain basins is with table salt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04

Bogeliewow. the newly appointed Rus
sian Minister 30f Public Instruction, has
begun the duties Of his Office by Issuing =
drastic order to he effect that eorsets
must not be worn by young women at
tending high schools. universities and mn-
Sic and art schools; they are to be en-
coiraged TO wear the national costume.
The Minister SAYS that be has spent meea
time in visiting girls schools, and nas
made the discovery that the corset q "A
article 81 dress IS distinctly prejndlcial 70
the health and physical development q
the Wearers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04

Now that skirts are frequently mount
ed on a separate foundation this latter
is trimmed TO represent the pettieoat,
and the pettieoat itself does not require
to be too fugsy and is cut so straight
and fitted that it preserves tho clese fit
ting effect. One of the simplest models
for an effective petticoat will be found
in the diagram. The top is closely
shaped to the figure, and there is only a
very little fullness at the back.
The skirt is made about five inches
less than the entire length required and
cut in large vandykes, which are out
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04
BRIDAL FASHIONS.
The Gown or GOWNS AND FINE
fRocks THAT ACCOMPANY IT.

Grosgrafn silk Returns to Fayor-The
Brides Gown Very Plain or Very
Elaborate - B-ridesruaids Dress In
Pairs and Wear Picture Hats.
Materials for bridal toilets, brides
maids gowns and wedding reception
costumes were never before so rich and
varied as they are today. The high noon
wedding, which is more popular than
ever, gives woman almost unlimited
soopein the matter of dress. Ivory satin
duclesso is still tho favorite material
for bridal gowns, though a rich, heavy,
white grosgrain silk, such as our grand
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04
WINTER PIONEERING BULBS.
Best Varieties to Grow For Bloom BY
Chrisfmas.

49,
Christmas.
ssBulbs to be brought into bloom by
Christmas should be potted in October
and as early inthe month as possible.
Give them a compost of equal parts Of
loan and old, well rotted manure, mixed
thoroughly. Narcissnses, hyacinthsand
tulips require the same soil and the
game treatment. These are the only
bulbs ] would advise the amateur to ar
tempt to grow for Christmas use, says
Ehen E. Rexford in The Ladies' Home
journal, from which the following, with
illustration. is taken:
If you plant your bulbs singly, four
inch pots will be large enough for them.
In six inch pots you can put two bulbs,
and IN seven inch ones four may easily
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04

lined with insertion lace, silk ruching
or other trimming. Underneath the
vandykes there is q deep, very full
founce of silk or material, which has no
foundation at the back and sets out very
fussily.
Even a moreen or ~brilliantine petti-
coat can DO made in this style, using a
hounee Of pinked out silk, set in small
kits, as this plating requires less. silk
than the accordion style and is quite as
fussy and effective.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04

The accompanying cut gives some
idea not only Of the charming fancies
that prevail in evening bodiees, but also
of the fashionable accessories Of the
evening toilet. Tho decollete bodice is
richly Embroidered with paprls and
graced with a cluster Of flowers and rib
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-04

The habit Of leaving tea leaves in q
pot for any length Of time after using is
is a very bad one. The pot ought TO be
thoroughly washed out, well dried and
left with the lid open or off to air.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
eating Rid # Wild Oats.

This plant after it once becomes
well esta tablished is somewhat dificdt
to,eet rid Of. It is, however, az
nuI and if prevented eSontsd
for Anew yea $ and measSno Of see IS
Haaea the tag-gge4f6etRe ge4f6seet lie ground, it viii
sSss-sa..asa s1as -sa..;sassab bpear. Possibly the best
method IS of see ding the land to field
oats in spti ag, then as soon as the
crop of grain has been removed, pIow
to depth sof three or four inches.
just as soon as the wild oats have
we'll started go over the ground with
some shallow going instrument, such
as a small, toothed cultivaro-. This
will kill the plants already growing
and bring to the surface seeds that
have not already sprouted. These
will germinate anil before the plants
a"e old enough to mature seed tney
will be killed by frost. In autumn
seed the land to winter grain if this
can be grown. aud after harvest the
following season plow the ground and
give the sane treat Nent as recon-
mended for the oat fields. Two years.
treatment of this kind if carefully per-
formed will kill almost any annual
New England Homestead.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
A Hearts Oddities.

Charles Kenyon, who lives with his
father on farm near Binghamton, n.
Y, is one of the strangest men in the
world. Every school child is taught
that the heart is the blood pump, situ-
ated on the left side OF the breast,
shaped like pear and pointing down.
ward to the left. Charles Kenyon's
heart is inverted ; it is on the right
side and points upward to the right.
In fact, his whole circulatory system
is reversed. The arteries running
from his heart are twisted and curled
in his breast until they resemble a
Chinese puzzle, and one that cannot
be solved by the physicians who have
examined him. Notwithstanding this
fact, be enjoys good health. An old
theory was that the heart was the seat
of reason and ruled the action of man,
and although this theory has been dis
proved by science, in Mr. Kenyon's
case it seems to apply. His every ac-
ton is governed by the heart. His
heart is wrong side up and his actions
are correspondingly queer. What he
does is done exactly opposite from the
ordinary way. When at school his
first inclination was to write backward,
beginning at the bottom and right side
of the slate. Of course, these oddi-
ties have been to certain extent over.
come.-Detroit Free Press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
Meadows aad .~aStures.

The United States department o.
agric .llture mas issued as NO. 50 of the
Farmers Bulletin series a pamphlet
en- ;-led "Meadows anl Pa astures; For
ma l)a and Cultivation in the Middle
Eastern States" prepared by Jared
G. Smith, as ,istant astrologist.
In this bulletin it is stated hat two
thirds OF the annual fc;51sr aud forage
crops Of the states of feaasyl ania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Ma yland,
Virginia, West Virginia and .'or5h
Ca olina, mounting to 2n,00o,00J
IONS and valued at $50, 1000 is
sup lied by the grasses, clovers,
.owpeas, corn stover and ensilage
produced upon the farm; therefore the
subject Of Improve methods OF cult
vain and the Sc ection of the va
'ie,ies best adap, ed to the soils Of
his region is matter of prime Inter
est to farmers. The principal topics
discussed a'e the following: Gene al
prevalence and commercial value of
grasses, grasses as soil builders, fe"-
tilizers for grass lands, methods of
preparing the soil, sowing the seed,
varie les of grasses and clovers to
plant, hay grasses, pasture grasses,
clovers for meadows and pastures and
some grass mixtures.
This bulletin can be secured, free
of charge, from the secretary of agri-
culture. Washington, D. c., OF mem
ber of Congress.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
KING OF SNEEZ5RS.

The Litt;e Farmer Broke Up a Camp
Meeting With Sneezin~ Spell.
''Did you ever know man who could
sneeze loud enough to break up camp
meeting, to stop the taking of testimony
in court and cause a believing cow to
stop in disgust sn9 wonder what the
noise was that was drowning its thun-
derous roice?" said an cd fisherman
according to western authority.
On being informed that his sneezer
was entitled to cake, and al the &C.
cessories necessary to conduct an up
to-date bakery, the gentleman con-
sented to tell more OF his sneezing
friend. He said:
"While fishing in mountain in
eastern Kentucky last fall, I went to
the village near by one rainy molning
to attend circuit court. The Judge
was delivering an impressive charge
to the grand jury, and every ear was
listening to catch each word. when
the stiffness of the court was broken
by an unearthly ker-chew, kec-chew,
EeA~CAoN, hSl-OuoS, SIN., oeS' - AA0
Judge was taunderstruck, and instant
ly every eye turned toward the rear
Of the room, where little, unobtrusive
looking old farmer sat sneezing
as if his head was coming of. The
Judge ordered the sheriff to bring the
intruder before the bench. The Of
fender came forward, and the judge
had a fine entered against the innocent
cause Of the disturbance.
s'Two of the sneezer's friends were
called, who testified to the mans good
character and high standing, but said
they could hear him sneeze three miles,
any day in the year. One said the
sneezer broke up camp meeting with
sneezing spell, and that he saw an
enraged bovine stop thunderous BEL
lowing fit to lock in wonder at the
human who could make more noise
than q mai bull. But the old fellow
couldn't help it, and the fine was re-
mitted -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
Tne Vitality Of Seeds.

A very interesting meeting took
place recently at the Chemical society,
when Mr.. Horace Brown delivered an
address on the vitality Of seeds that
had been exposed to very low temper
atures for a considerable time. The
late Professor G. T. Romanes had al.
ready shown that seeds could be kept
in an almost complete vacuum for a
year or moro without undergoing any
deterioration in their terminating
properties. A later worker also
adopted the ingenious device of seal
ing up seeds in Geissler tubes for
long period, when, on subsequently
passing spark, no glow due to in
candescent carbonic acid gas or nitro
gen was observed, thus proving that
the seeds do not exhale either OF these
gases when kept. Mr.. Brown in con-
junction with Professor Dewar, has
maintained seeds at the temperature
of liquid air (18O deg. C.) for con-
tinuous period of 10 hours. On sub
sequently carefully thawing the seeds
and testing them, they were found to
be completely unaffected. They ger
minated quite as freely as other test
seeds which had not been so treated,
and, in fact, no difference in their be-
baYior could be detected.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
A Cow for Every Acre.

Where little or nothing is bought
there can be little hope Of making
every acre keep a COW, as has so long
been the dream of many dairymen.
1t might be done if cvrn alone we. e
used as feed. But corn is not con-
plete ration, and thoaga more than
enough corn with fodder mi ynt be
grown to keep q COW through the
year, it would be always more profit
able to give other feed, such as Glove
hay, wheat bran or middlings, a d
either linseed or cotton-seed neal
We have known some milkmen re-
the city who kept fully as many COWS
as they cultivated acres Of land. But
they relied very largely upon pur-
chased food, generally growing only
com fodder, which they fel green so
long as they could, and tnen either cured
the remainder or put it into the silo
for winter and spling use. It is
great help if some crimson clover has
been sown on the corn ground. Il
will make enough growth before the
land needs to be plowed for corn in
spring to well re1ay the expense of
seeding and cutting the crop. But
for the fact that it lakes two years to
grow a good crop of clover, it would
pay to seed piece of laad ev cry year
with clover to be cut for hay. Three
crops a year, aggregating five to six
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
SCOT as a St3mu1a1a.

There are those who would think it
both ioolishness and sin to whip a
AIDED animal, yet who fail to reason
that the priaciple is the same II ny
ing to sti nulate plant lacking abun-
dant roots. In both cases, strenStn
for the required work is lacking.
With thriving, well-rooted piants'
there are few helps 50 good as SCOT.
The finest collection Of plants We have
ever seen in the hands Of an nateur
was pushed most entirely with SCOT.
Cvclanens, rinulas, begonia5, clllas'
roses, all seemed to revel in its n1urky
strength. h.-Floral World.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
Rrsvers' Grain for Pigs.

Wherever brewers gains can be
hanaily procured they will be found an
excellent food for pigs, and especially
for breeding sows. Tney a'e succu-
ent and at the same time highly nu-
tritious a ID ve'y greatly inc ease the
ailk flow, especially if proeu ed dl-
rect from the brewery and feI viii 9
warm. Toey produce an excellent
quality of milk, too, for much the
Greater part of the nutriment in bar
ev remains in the malt ter the beer
and ale have been extracted from It,
Boston Cultivator.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
aDORAT.OM.

Thine eyes are like the deep, blue. bound
less heaven,
Thy voice. the voice Of one who rides the
storm,
Thy coaa,eoance illunined like bright
Astca,
Thy breath the fragrant breath cf dewy
mora.
Amazing breezes daily sing thy praises,
awakening streams thy goodness speaketh
each.
Thine arms, uoaT2eored, prove thy Gre2t-
Thy lips. shy lips my own would teach.
Thy brow is calm, serene and holy,
Thy heart, unrhastened, warm and strong.
Thy speech the tongue Of men and angels,
Thy pulse, tn pulse brings life along,
Helen NcQuade Day, Boston.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
Wonders of Limestone Pit.

NJ. Martel, the well-known French
cave hunter, has explored natural
rit in the limestone Of the LoZe.e,
France, with remarkable results. After
descending vertical shaft for about
200 feet be found an immense hall,
sloying downward, and at the lower
end ssvirgin TO: est " Of stalagmites,
resembling pine and palm trees. Maly
Of them are very beautiful, and one,
over ninety feet in height, reaches
nearly to the vault of the cavern.
Nothing like this forest If stone has
been observed in any other known
cave or pit.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
Longevity Influenced bv Water.

Solid and dry as the human body
! appears, says The Household, water
constitutes more than one-fonrth of its
bulk, and all the functions Of life a e
really carried on in a water bath, and,
although the sense of thirst may De
trusted to call for draught of water
when required, the fluid can be i'm
bibed most advantageous!y for many
reasons besides satisfying The thirst.
In. the latter stage of diges ion,
when communion of the mass is in-
complete, it is much facilita ed by a
moderate draught of water, which dis
inteyrates and dissolves the contents
Of the stomach, fitting it for emul-
gence and preparing it for assimila-
tion.
Hence the habit OF drinking water
lnA1olerate quantities between meals
contributes to health, and indicates
the fact that those who visit health
resorts tor the purpose of imbibing
the waters of mineral springs might
profit by staying athome and drinking
more water and less whiskey.
Water is the universal solvent OF
nature, aud the chief agent in all
Transformation OF matter. When
taken into an empty stomach it soon
begins to pass out through the tissues
into the circulation to liquefy efe.e
solids, whose excretion from the sys-
TEN is thus facilitated.
Very few people think of the nec-
essity Of washing the inside as we'll
as the outside of the body, and he who
would be perfectly healthy should be
as careful about the cleanliness of his
stomach as that of his skin.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
Food and Butter.

From what part of her food does
the COW make milk fat?<s This ques-
tion is one Of great scientific interest
to physiolog:sts and of practical inter-.
est to sto:kfeeders aud dairymen. It
is problem which has been found
qui e difficult of solution; butthe New
York agricultu al e iperi neat station
| (5eneva) has xust published q b0lle-;;
tin No. 1922 upo this subject, giving.
the de'ails Of a st interesting and
successful experiment waica seems to
prove couclu i.ely toat at least part.
Of the milk fat is produced from the.
carbohydrates of the foJd, the sugar,
s,arch, etc. Ev ie*
Finely chopped timothy hay, corn
meal and ground oats we e treated IN
| large quantities with chemical sol
vent and were near.y freed from rat.
From these materials aad wheat gid en-
a Vigorous, yoIng, grale Je sey COW
was fed for nj ,e:y-fve days a "a N
whose fat content wa, less than two
ounces daily. Jroa til fat poor food
the COW fed free : and without injury
to aer health; ana not only lrodu ed !
good rich milk, not di ferent from h.;r
normal product, but also seemed to
grow fat. .5s.s
The food and water she consumed
we're carefully weighed aud alyzed,
as were the milk produced and the
urine a1:l feces excreted; aad upon
these data the conclusions of the bul.
ls>in are based. During the ninety
i've days she received only S. pounds
of digestible fat and produced 62.9
pounds of milk fat; so that 81. 2 pounds
of fat could not have come from the
lat in the animals food. Neither
could it have come from her body fat;
by the percentages of fat iu the body
of cattle, as presiously determined,
her whole amount of fat at the begin.
uing OF the expert nent was less than
six y-one pounds, and no animal
could use up | the body fat without
appearing greatly emaciated, and she
seemed fatter than at first. ,@:
She game A pounds in body
weight, and this could not have been
gain in mucular tissue; for but little
Of the Consumed nitrogen failed to re.
appear in milk or excreta, and nitro
gen is necessary in flesh information. :
The fat could not have been formed
from the proteine, OF niuogencus mat
ters, in the food. Iuring ffty-nins
days for which the record for nitro
gen and fat income and outgo was :
Kept the COW produced 3asS poinds o5
fat. To form this amount Of fat, al
lowing the highest figures given by
any investigator for fat formation
from proteine, would involve the met :
aboiism (change by physiological pro-
cesses) Of more than rs pounds of
2roteine. But the nitrogen excreted
in urine only acc united for the decom. Z
sosition Of less than half, this amount
of proteine. So at least 81 pounds Of
tat must have come from some other.
source than the proteine consumed.
If all the fat was not produced from
fat in food, fat in the animals body or
from porteine il, food, part oft must !.
have been produced from the carbo.
hy6rates OF the food. The details Of
the experiment. may be obtained from
the bulletin, which will be sent tree
on application to the station.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
Ready TO ErchoD~o

An ambitious young man wrote to
an author for advice. 'I'm only
making SO month at my business, u
be wrote, ''and I think I could make
a success in literature.
The author replied, II am only
averaging 50 a month at my business.
Tell NE what yours is, and if you arc
anxious to Jump into literature, I'll
swap with you. ."-AtIanta Constitu-
lion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
p,.nt-Rad c,oth versus Glass.

A. A. Halladay of Vermont writes:
With a greenhouse in which tos s.ars
toma o plants. I have found the use
of p!ant-bed cloth for covering NOT
beds better than glass on many ac.
counts. I use it almost wholly on my
beds and like it ,e:y much. I can:
grow har1ier and better plants under
cloth than under glass, the beds 60
not dry out and need watering as
often, there is no danger OF burning
the plants and the screens do not haze;
to be taken off DUNG the day. t
there is likely to be cold nignt, put
on a double thickness Of scresns, and:
Ihave saved all my plants fron5a hard
freeze when my nejghbors, whoiused.
glass, lost nearly oil theirs BY put;
ting thick heavy paper between two
thicknesses Of sc eens.
Make the screen frames the same
size as hotbed sash, using pine or
spruce one inch thick andtwo inches;
wide. Plane them smeoth. saw 1ttls
ends square and nail with, clinch nails.
at the corners. Then cut the, cloth
the proper length and tack to frame.
10 maze good job OF this, lay the,
frame on a table or bench, lag
cloth on the frame and begin taeh s.s'
| at the centre OF each sa1 4heselosh. ne s' {,
Measure and be sp>sIso. start at fhe
middle Of b>stl<.sh and frame, then Y
lime out right at the corners
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-04-14
A Warnine,

Senior Partner-We must discharge
that traveller Of ours. He told one Of
my customers 7 was fool.
Junior Ditto I'll see him at once
and insist upon his keeping the firms
secrsts.-Cit-Bits.