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Bachelor Maids.

The Bachelor Maids had another very pleasant social gathering at the home of Miss Emma White last Wednesday afternoon. The young ladies were delightfully."- entertained, the afternoon being devoted solely to pleasant conversation.
 Splendid refreshments were served, over which the guests chatted merri- ly for some time.
 The fair hostess was exceedingly successful in her efforts to please her guests, and made the occasion a happy one.
 Those present were Misses Fay Taylor, Grace York, Gussie Taggart Ella Galbraith, Esther White Louis ville). Bessie Fox, Blanche Fox, Ed die Rutledge and Emma White.
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KY Club.
congratulations.

A most pleasant and interesting entertainment was that of the XIV Club by Dr. J L. Goree at his beauti- full home on Lakeside last Thursday evening Tbe mreting was well at tended by the members. At 7:3O the guests were invited into the dining room, where a splendid supper was served.
 The meeting was especially inter- estlng on account of the subject for discussion being one familiar to all and one in which all people in the South are concerned. The subject was Cotton"
 A paper prepared on the subject was read by pr. J. ". Withers. It dealt largely with the manufacture of cotton as a business investment. Dr. Withers had given much atten- tion to the preparation of the paper and showed some figures that were amazing
 The gentlemen all became very much enthused over the matter of the manufacture of the staple. Though their numbers are few their influence may finally result in fac
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Masqued Ball,

A masquerade ball was given by the Ladies Temple Society at the Y M. H. A. hall last Tuesday. The af- fair was a social and financial sue cess. A large crowd of young people attended, and the masques were all very cleverly gotten up. Prizes were offered for the best or most original costumes worn by the ladies and the gentlemen. The judges selected to make the award were Mesdames Lee Altheimer and D. M. Bluthenthal and Messrs Sam Franklin and Leo Kas- tor, Handsome prizes were given by local business firms.
 The lady's first prize was awarded to Miss Helen Rosenberg. 1t was a jeweled belt given by the Kaufman Bazaar. The lady's second prize was awarded to Miss Rosa Bluthen- thai. It was a Dresden Ink Stand, given by MT. $. A. Rosenberg.
 The gentleman's first prize was awarded to Mir. Harold Bluthenth1l. It was pair of silver cuff buttons, given by l. Dreyfus. The gentlemen s second prize was awarded to Mir. Meyer Solmson. It was a silk um- hrella, given by the Blum Dry Goods Emporium.
 Miss Hennie Altheimer was ward ed a cake, which was presented to the young lady voted the most pop ular.
 The young people indulged for sev- eral hours in a most delightful ger man, after which refreshments were served.
 Those present, with the costumes, were as follows:
 King Alfonso looking for trouble. Mr. Harold Bluthenthal.
 Sporty Country Gentleman, MT. Meyer Solmson.
 Animation, Mrs. Alex Strauss.
 Squaw, Alb Knox.
 Twin babies. Toe Dreyfus and Et- ta Solmson.
 Monograph brothers. Ben Frank lin, Will Benton and Ike Hanf.
 Organ grinder, Gerson Moore.
 Crap shooter, Marcus Sonnen- schein.
 America. Sarah Veil.
 Country bell, Mrs. Chas. Veil.
 Klondyke, John Steinberg.
 Warm baby, Frank Ragland.
 Hypnotist, Sol Kaufman.
 Flower girl, Claire Bloom.
 Cake walkers, Messrs. Edgar Bloom Sam Solmson and Will Kaufman and Misses Rosa Bluthenthal, Eva Kaufman and Helen Rosenberg.
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told at one of the late meetings by prominent society girl, has leaked out: She said: with a girl friend l was returning from school some two years ago, We entered a Pull man Palace car and chartered a lower birth. In the Pullman were also two gay young men, and we thought we would have fun flirting with them. We got up dreadful irritation, but imagine our surprise and embarrassment when we found these young men had tickets for the upper birth in the section we occu- pied, and they didn't do thing but make cat calls and other noises un- til late in the night. But our em- barassment and discomfort were in tensified the next nor ming when we went to dress and found our hose and attachments gone. We report ed our loss to the porter and accused the young imen of having them, but they denied it. We got up and dressed, minus the hose. Shortly afterwards we came to litfle sta : tion and the young men got off As the train pulled out, the young men stationed themselves at the end of the platform and waved our stock ings at us. We went on to Memphis where we met q Pine Bluff bachelor of our acquaintance, to whom we told our story. He went up into 1 the city and purchased for each of us q pair of hose. And he declares that they were the only Iadys' hose he ever bought"
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Todd-CarIton-

On next Thursday at Luna Land. ing in Desha county, Miss Sue Carl ton and Mr. A. M. Todd will be join- ed in the holy bonds of wedlock.
 Miss Carlton is adaughter of Judge z. T. Carlton, County Judged of Desha county. She it an accomplished and popular young lady. During several visits to the Misses Fox in this city Miss Carlton made nany friends whose best wishes will ever accom- pany her.
 The groom-elect is a promising young man of the county in which he resides.
 In advance the GRAPHIC tenders its congratulations
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STORIES OF THE TOWN

The Jefferson Fencibles have just received Ii new bugle. A few even ings ago some one in the armory was giving the new bugle trial when street urchin remarked: Do yau hear that horn? That's for the Jefferson Fencibles to run by when they go to Cuba"
 Alderman Gabe Meyer is not par ticularly noted for his humor, but occasionally gets off a bit of fun that causes by-standers to laugh. A few evenings ago at a special meeting of the council to consider the electric street railway ordinance and when the section relative to stopping cars for the hose cart of the fire depart ment was under considera tion, May or Bell said: How about stopping the cars for the patrol wagon Alder man Meyer?H ''I don't think that will be necessary" said the Chair man of the Police Committee, "I should think that the police can keep out of the way of the electric cars ; And the council suspended further proceedings until the aldermen, re- porters and by-standers enjoyed a laugh.
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Spanish Mariners, Beno Altheimer

Spanish Mariners, Beno Altheimer, Milton Blum and Ed. Kerwin. Clown, Harry Oliver.
 Gen. Weyler, MT. Berg. Ghosts. Salina and Beckie Bloom. School girl, Mrs. L. c. Mathews. A white gal, Brad Holcombe. A painter, Joe Simon.
 R. R. man, Ed. Schober. Annie Rooney of Pullen street, Mack Hammett.
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Social Gathering.

home of Miss Mamie & on Lakeside, was the scene # pleasant social gathering
 Fay evening. A small party g people gathered there and
 everal hours 1n listening to anging and in conversation. present were: Misses Pearl Mary Tucker, Madie Gas on, Williams; Messrs. Asa Me- py Cason, Ed Atkinson and Dixon.
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Entre Nous.

s1 shatre Nous Euchre Club was
 y entertained last Wednes- 4lernoon by Mrs. Max Eisen- me meeting was largely yea and the ladies all expressed Pppfeeiation of the hospitabie Pon given them.
 oos Waterman was the win l 'ae first prize, which was a \ 'pne china cracker jar. Mrs. 'u@artz captured the second stick.
 s.ous refreshments were ser 4ed, ,"lo9lng which the guests de-
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Bluff City social.

kAlez Strauss was the gracious # who entertained the Bluff aflal Club last Thursday even- |1ne hall. The evening was as
 spent in playing euchre, and < xasloD was an enjoyable one. Arst prize, a beautiful pair of #nts, was won by Miss Blanche Rer. The second prize, q love i plate, was won by Mrs. Meyer.
 Pnt refreshments were served 'asonable hour.
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The Rev. J. F. Carr is the proud possessor Of a fine new horse and buggy, It was presented to him by Mesdames Maggie Hill and '. H. Owens, who raised a fund for that purpose. A good man deservinaly rewarded.
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" eisner Dance

N ssant social function was the
 |eslsss slsen by Prof. I. c. Weisner, |i|e lprated pa'e teacher of dancing, of |1s V ,s0sk. ss The dance was given
 |I6t a' Il. A. for Prof. Weisner's i nao,s, humber of the young so- Ee .9p.e % We're in attendance. The
 |o,. hnicn Sal was furnished by a To- bana'ss.ra' was very good and
 |iras, Was very much enjoyed. |iaDaents were served by the
 sama ou caterers to those desir-
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The "so-So" Club was delightfully."- entertained by Miss Fife Barrow at her home on Sixth avenue Saturday afternoon.
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Said prominent railroad man to q GRAPHIC reporter yesterday, while watching the incubator at Joe c. Meyers store "Some ten years or more ago l was eourting a German country girl up in Illinois. These good country folks had an abund- ance of stock and poultry about the place. In the back lot where the horses were kept, an old gray goose sat in corner, protected by a box, patiently and laboriously matching 'settin of eggs almost ready to hateh-out. One day the old goose got off of her nest and was stroll ing around the lot when one of the horses kicked her head off. In the house at the time the old farmer s daughter-whom was going to see was seriously i'll with pneumonia. And would you believe it? The old lady went out to the barn lot. gath cred up the motherless goose eggs, brought them into the house and put them under her daughter. And the girl hatcheds goslins, but I never went to see her any more
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Mir. H. c. Rather left last after noon to join his wife in Littlr Rock, who is visiting her parents.
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The Bachelor Maids is an organiz- ation of young society girls of this city. On the occasion of their meet ings they swap yarns" and tell "reminiscences. The following story
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The Jefferson Fencibles will attend the First Methodist church this morning in a body and in uniform.
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First NJ. E. Church South-5er- vices as follows today: Sunday School, 9:30 q. m.; preaching, II a. m. Epworth League prayer meeting at 4 D. m; monthly song service at night.
 Seats free. Strangers and visitors cordially invited.
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tory being brought here.

The occasion was characterized by many pleasant social features, all of which made an enjoyable evening.
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CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. J. M. Lucey will lecture Sun day night on the Catholic Church and the Bible.' Everybody invited.
 The two priests of the Passionate order will open q weeks mission in St. Joseph's church on Sunday March 2.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16
Current Comment.

EGos.- There has been steady decline
in prices, and receipts have been heavy
OATs.-The market Is quiet with no ma.
terial change In prices from week ago
HAY.-The hay market is yet quiet, al
though choice grades maintain a steady
tone. Offerings on the market are largely
OF the lower grades, and such show no inn
provement In price.
CHEEsE.-Receipts for export 4, 1854 boxes.
There has been no improvement in the
cheese trade since our last report. There is
fuli supply offering and very slack de-
mand. Sales have to be made at easy prices
and only exceptionally Rne marks reach full
quotations.
BEANs-We have had a quiet market
since our last weekly report There have
over S1:12 and at the close this is an out
sue price yellow eyes are in full supply
and slow at S125 to 100. Red kidneys
steady but quiet.
CoRN.-The market has shown consider
able strength during the week, but the gem
eral demand has ruled quiet At the close
through are made at 3Slc, with fancy No 2
yellow about &c higher. Lower grades
range down as to quality and color.
FLoUR.-The market has been slow dur
ing the past week, but prices as a whole
maintain fair steadiness Mill agents have
found NO business at full asking figures, and
most OF the recent sales made have been at
10 to 16c concessions from asking rates. No
one is buying ahead of actual needs, and
this makes the volume Of sales small.
BUTTER - Receipts have been lighter
than last week and we have had a good
steady market for fine grades OF tub butter.
Boxes and prints have been in full supply
same grade In tubs. The best Vt, and N,
ii. creamery in assorted sizes keeps we'll
sold up at 22c.
LUMBER.-The time is fast approaching
when the early spring contracts will be
placed. AS yet very little has been done in
this respect, and not much can really be ex-
pected just now The feeling prevailing Ia
that good season is ahead OF us, but not
much can be said about prices. 1t will take
actual transactions to determine this. In
the meantime, the mills that ship by rail
are doing very good business, having
more orders on hand than a month ago. In
some lew cases somewhat better prices are
being realized AS q rule, however, prices
are hardly any better than they were,
WooL.-The market has been hard hit, as
all markets have been hard hit, by the war
scare. Merchants are naturally sailing near
the shore, keeping large cash balance and
mourning as few obligations as possible. AS
the mills have fair stocks of wool on hand
they have not been forced into the market
and the result is dull trade and little BUSH
ness except in job lots. There is but little
demand for money at any rate. Few need
to borrow and few desire to lend. Business
like the people, is waiting the will OF the
President. Statisticslly and logically the
situation is as strong as ever, and the Bos-
ton buyers who are contracting to-day for
wool on the sleeps back represent the
most long headed and successful operators
on the market. 1t is significant that they
are actually paying relatively higher prices
than manufacturers are willing to pay to.
day in Eastern markets,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16
When the Cow Comes In.

This is a very important period in
the life Of every COW, although many
farmers do not seem to appreciate the
fact, seeming to think that she needs
no more attention then than at any
time. This may be in measure true
IL given the freedom which nature pro-
vides, but when deprived of this free
dom she is one of the most helpless
creatures imaginable. A writer in the
Ohio Farmer says:
"From business standpoint no
farmer can afford to neglect his COWS at
this critical time. Upon the manner in
which they pass this crisis will depend,
in large measure, the value of the herd
for the next year. l have seen COWS
ruined by neglect; yes, more, l have
known more than one cow to lose her
life for want of proper care.
"Now, what shall we do to insure the
safe passage of the COW through the
period? My method is this: II am
feeding meal or any other heavy grain,
l stop it at least two or three weeks be-
fore 1t Is time for the COW to come into
milk. All such feeds tend to produce
heat, and heat means fever to a sick
COW, and who can deny that COW is
sick at that time? 1 feed a ration of
bran once day; this has cooling in
huence. With this 1 try to give some
kind of roots, plenty of good hay and
cornfodder, cut. The COW is allowed
liberty and the run of the yard on warm
days, until the distended udder, and
other signs not unfamiliar to the watch
full farmer, tell him that the time of
maternity is near at hand. Then she
is taken out of her stall and put into q
good box stall, unfastened, with plenty
of fresh straw. l would rather do this
several times than to make a mistake
about the matter. The COW ought to
be left to herself after the calf is born,
for two or three hours at least. Then she
should have warm bran mash. Some
give feeding of three or four quarts
of whole oats. prefer the bran. This
assists the afterbirth. Then milk the
cow and if she will drink it, as most
cows will, let her do 80. Leave the
calf with the cow for the next twenty
four hours. Then take the calf away
and put the cow in her place. At times
in the day let the COW have few
quarts of water from which the chill
has been taken. By no means let her
get out to drink all the cold water she
can hold. Chill, and perhaps milk
fever, often follows such q course.
Give the cow fresh hay and gradually
get her back to her usual ration of
grain. l never have lost a COW when l
followed the above course.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16
Clearing Fields for Corn.

There is wide difference of opinion
among farmers in the great corn belt
of the west as to what should be done
with the cornstalks on fields to be plant
ed to corn. A common practice
throughout the corn belt is to cut the
stalks and plow them under, or what is
still more universal is to break the
stalks during the late winter with a
heavy pole, rake them up after the
frost is gone out of the ground and
burn them. Many complain, and just
ly, that disposing Of stalks in this man.
ner is great waste of fertil izing ma
terial. If these are plowed under and
allowed to decay they will render the
soil loose and friable and allow the air
to get at it more easily. They also add
certain amount of fertilizing material
which will be of benefit to the coming
crop.
On the other hand, if the coating of
stalks is heavy, they are liable to be
great deal of trouble the first season in
cultivating the corn. They decay slow
ly and are always present to catch on
the harrow and cultivator. Further
In dry season, they often prevent a
sufficient compacting of the soil, cause
it to dry out unduly and thus greatly in
jure the growing crop. If insect pests
like chinch bugs have been numerous
the previous year, it is almost absolute
ly necessary to burn the stalks and thus
assist in holding them in check. There
are also numerous other insects which
hibernate in rubbish that will be des-
troyed if the stalks are burned. Con-
sequently whether it is advisable to
pillow under stalks or to rake and burn
them will depend upon the season, the
abundance of insects the previous
year, and the condition of the soil. If
the land is very loose and friable and
contains great amount OF vegetable
matter, probably it would be best to
burn them, but if it is heavy, compact
and hard to work the addition of the
stalks will greatly benefit it.
If the cornfeld was in small grain
the previous year and grew up to
weeds, these must be disposed of in
some manner. If small grain was
troubled by chinch bugs or other in
sects that will affect the corn, the fields
can usually be burned over at some
time when the stubble is dry. If, how
ever, the mass of matter can be turned
under without danger from insect
pests, it is best to do this. BY attach
ing one end Of chain to the end of
the plow beam and the other end to
the inside handle of the pillow near the
mold board, allowing it just the right
amount of slack, the stubble will be
dragged down and turned under COM
pletely. OF course, as in the case of
cernstalks, the disposition of stubble
and weeds must be determined largely
by the season and previous conditions.
Because of the very mild open fall and
early winter the latter part of 1897,
much more fall blowing was done than
usual. Pastures and meadows that
were to be planted to corn have been
turned over and stubble fields broken.
If the spring is favorable the putting
in of the corn crop will be comparative
ly light.-New England Homestead.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-16
The 200-Egg Hen.

Can we produce hens that will lay
200 eggs per annum? Without doubt.
How? By scientific breeding as for
a good butter COW or a good mixer,
as for trotting or high-jumping horse.
Experiments have been made to in
crease the number of rows of corn on
the cob with success.
The same method is applicable to
poultry breeding. We will start with a
hen that lays 120 eggs. Some of her
chicks will lay, say about $50 per year;
from these we will pick out layers and
80 on till 200 or better are the result
AT the same time it is just as essential
to breed our males from prolific layers
as it is the females; in fact II is more
so. If we look after the breeding of
the females only, we will introduce on
the male side, blood which is lacking
in prolificacy and thus check every at
tempt at progress. 1t is just as essen
tial that the male should be from a hen
which laid IT'S eggs and from a male
that was bred from a hen that laid $50
eggs as it is that the hen was from one
that laid IT'S eggs and whose mother
laid $50 eggs.
Improvers of laying hens never or
seldom take the trouble to introduce
males that are from prolific layer.
They breed heller SHELTER from year to
year and then wonder why the prolifi-
cacy of their flock doesn't increase.
will venture to say that the average
hen in the United States doesn't aver
age fifty eggs per year. With little
more care and scientific breeding, we
ought to furnish all the eggs used in
this country without having to import
from other countries. The millions of
dollars annually that are paid out for
imported eggs should 60 into the
American farmers pockets. Travel
over the country, look at our farmers
poultry, general conglomeration of
every breed from Shanghai to Ban
tam, all mixed up and degenerated into
lot of mongrels. That is enough 10
make any chicken hang his head in
shame, q mean thOroughbred).
visited farmer last week that had
300 chickens, mongrels. He had to
send to the store to buy eggs to make o
cake for his daughters wedding. Is it
any wonder three-fourths of all our
farms are MISUNDERSTANDING
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against him. He will never forget it
aud this experience will be good start
toward learning to drive or work double
when old enough for business.
The mare should never be over
worked or overheated, nor be away
from the colt long enough for her bag
to become overfilled with milk and fe-
verish, as IL is very likely to cause the
sickness or death of the colt. Whip
ping or fretting the mare may also have
the same effect. We should prefer
leaving the colt in good smooth pen,
il the mare is not to be away more than
two hours, or, as the colt grows older,
three hours. If the mares bag is
pressed very hard with milk part of
it should be MIXED out to relieve pres
sure, and also to prevent the colt from
taking the milk that has perhaps been
little heated.
OF course we all prefer raising colts
from mares not needed for use, and
that can 60 free with colt in pasture I'M
til time to wean the colt. If this is
the kind we breed from, such as one,
two and three years. old mares that
will later be fitted for market or home
use, we have not much bother with the
colt from the time it is halter broken as
above suggested until weaving time.
So let us next consider the weaving of
tho colt