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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-29
CANDLE DECORATION.
This Is One of the Newest and Prettiest
Ideas of the Dav.

Ideas of the Dav.
Candle decoration is among the newest
and most interesting adoptions of the day
No artificial light of modern creation
equals the soft, mellow glow of candle,
and for decorative purposes no number of
deliberately globed electric lights will pro-
duce the rich, delightful effects created by
a few Gaintil$' shaded candles.
Like many another quaint custom of our
forefathers, the candle is again coming
into vogue, says the Philadelphia Press.
Not as an article of household necessity,
but as means of beautifying the home,
drawing room candles now being consid-
cred an almost Indispensable factor of
decoration for the o'clock tea. the din
ner party or formal reception. OF course.
the candle of modern make with its rich
veneer of color, is far different product
than the old tallow-dip with It's ill-smell-
ing smoke. that taxed the eyes of our an
cestors. The decorative candle of today
is an accurately proportioned stick of pure
parafHne that burns with light as clear
and white as the CLEAN of an evening
star. CLOTHED in tinted shade of SHIN
mering silk, or even paper, it enhances the
beauty Of a room or table hundred fold
From the custom of decorating the
house with candles has sprung the fad of
decorating the candles with tdes'Hns
There is no end to the beautiful effects
and tasteful emblems with which a candle
can be ornamented little paint and
brush being the only requisites to success
Every holiday, dinner party or function
has many special features that can be
Illustrated on the candles AT some of the
select functions given in New York city
recently many of the decorations on the
candles were masterpieces of artistic
skill, greatly admired and eagerly sought
after by the guests. many of whom are
collectors of decorated candles
The fact that in nearly every family
there is some one with more or less artis-
tic ability makes candle decoration pop
uiar pastime. and it is not surprising that
candle parties are as popular as birthday
parties
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-29
NONE OF HER AFrA1R.

The sleigh. like a meteor is speeding
And the fair girl so radiant In IL
Never dreams that il goes
Through the white, drifting SHOWS
At the rate Of 81 per minute.
Washington Star.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
SPECIALITY FARMING.
II Draw. Constantly ON the Fertility
OF the SoIl without Pcrmit-
ting renovation.

Speciality farming means devoting
the larger part Of the time to the pro-
duction of one crop. This crop may be
wheat, corn or cotton and there are
large sections in this country devoted
almost wholly TO one or another OF
these crops. One years failure of the
special crop of any of these sections
means serious Inconvenience TO farm
ers, and failure for two or more sue
cessive years leads TO ruin. From the
orange groves of Florida and the cane
lands OF Louisiana to the wheat fields
of North Dakota the speciality farmer is
liable 10 work without profit because of
barren years or low prices. 1t is true
that each section is better for some one
crop than for any other, and it is good
policy to devote a considerable part Of
the time and the farm TO that crop. The
good farmer will endeayor 10 learn
which crop is the most profitable, and
that having been settled he will try to
learn everything that is to be known
about that particular crop. At the same
time be will learn something concern
ing every other crop which he can
grow, in order that he may diversity his
productions as much as possible
Specially farming is always destruc
tive farming, as il makes rotation OF
crops impossible and draws constantly
on the fertility of the soil without per-
mitting renovation except by the direct
application Of fertilizers, a costly way
of maintaing fertility. no matter what
is used for this purpose.
The farmer who plants a variety OF
crops, keeps sheep, cattle and hogs and
takes good care of everything, is al
ways ready for any season or any Pc
cular condition of the markets. He
may not have any especially fat years,
but he will never have total loss to con-
tend with and on the whole will have
greater profits and fewer losses.-
Farmers Voice.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
Black Can Raspberries.

A raspberry patch of the black cap
variety needs to be renewed every four
or five years. as the red rust comes in
and will injure so many of the plants
that the plantation will cease to pay.
The black cap raspberry will not last SO
dong as this il 1t has been grown from
suckers. Those grown from the tip ends
of this years shoots will keep free from
disease longest. But after four or five
years it is too much labor to keep the
plantation free from weeds, and a new
plantation after the first year will give
more fruit, with less cost Of labor in
caring for IL.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

per came in 20 borrow few clothes
pins and TO say to her that her bay
Robert had cut his finger on an old tn
can. but The Deacon's wife looked At
her with pound of ice in either eye
and said:
Il think you have made a mistake
in the house-and in the person-ah.
As lady am not interested in
clothespins and tin cans!'
Moses Longwell's wife hadn't sec
ond dress TO her back, and she used
TO go barefoot three months in the
year, but when Moses got home and
told her of the coming fortune the
haughliness OF her nature suddenly de-
veloped. When Mrs. Renfew, who was
her next door neighbor, climbed up on
the back fence TO ask If she was goin'
to set empiins that day Mrs. Lougwel
g!ared at her for a long minute and
replied;
"My servant girl is out to-day. When
she returns will tell her you desire to
see her!"
And what's the matter with your
asked the astonshed Mrs. Renfew.
Person, please go away! Really, but
it is so embarrassing TO be addressed
by the common herd that shall ask
Col. Longwell to remove to New York
at once!"
John Sickles' wife had been prepar-
ing for a birthday party for weeks,
and all the elite were to be there. John
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Farm fewer acres and rent the bal
ance of the farm.
Sawdust is a good absorbent when
used as bedding.
1t is claimed that artichokes are a
good conditioner and preventive of
swine disease.
Chicago commission men keep owls
to keep rats and mice away. They are
better than cats, it is said.
Winter time affords an opportunity
to make repairs of implements and ma
chinery for next seasons use.
Grow plenty of grass and keep all the
stock that it will support. Farmers who
have made money usually have made it
through live stock.
The wind that comes through crack
in window or door is biting cold in win
ter, and it is just as cold where it comes
through the crack of the stable.-West-
ern Plowman.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

burlap is stretched before it. few
.orosspieces are laid across the corner
ut the curtains upper edge, and on
these is piled lot of waste hay, maxi
Ing a very warm roosting place. The
Leghorns delight to fly upon this hay
and lay their eggs, under the impress
sion that they are stealing away their
nests. Humoring a Leghorn in this
way is conducive to laying, and the
eggs can easily be reached. AS the
whole thing can be put up in five min
utes' time, there is no excuse for frost
I'D combs on the Leghorns,-Webb Don
nell, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Trial by jury has been es'aoi'Sneo :"
Siberia.
Spain has 1927 iron mines 4ol c'a'
and 81 lead and silver mines
In Germany clock has been 'n"u'
that is warranted TO go for 9'ooo yeai' o.
Paris alone. during the winter sea-
son, spends S25O,o00 on lines oil INC
valley.
1t is said that in Paris there are So'-
600 dogs, or one for every 30 inhao-
itants.
When Tartar invites guest TO dine
he takes him by the ear, and thus ieaus
him to the table.
Louis XIV of France drank the hrst
cup of coffee made in western Europe
Coffee was then worth $25 pound.
The wives of Siamese noblemen cut
their hair so that it sticks straight up
from their heads. The average length
of it is about one and half inches.
The system of vaccination is so per-
feet in the German army that small
pox has been reduced TO six or seven
cases annually. All recruits are revac-
cinated, and there must be at least ten
punctures in each arm.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

One day there came to Squan Creek a
stranger whom everybody got on to
al once as Philadelphia lawyer. There
was great excitement right away, and
when he was seen talkin' TO Deacon
Spooner, and putin out across the
marsh II was suspected that he was
there TO buy up land for new railroad
He wasn't, however. He took the dea-
con down TO his room at the hotel and
said:
You declare that you are Richard
Colfax Spooner, do you?"
IL dew" says the deacon.
Your wife is named Mary, and you
used to live in New uampshire?"
jess So"
And did you ever shut your wife up
down cellar because she burned the po-
tatoes for dinner?"
What's that got to do with the
case?" asks the deacon, who was guilty
but didn't like TO own up.
Its 10 make sure you are the right
man. Did you shut her up and box her
ears afterwards?"
"Yes, did, but she deserved it,"
Then the stranger told the deacon
that he was heir 10 $50 900, and that the
papers and the money would be along
in about week. He explained that a
Californian named Spooner had died
and left every New Hampshire Spooner
n legacy When the deacon went home
he was walking on air He met Dan
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

wasn't one of those called in by the
lawyer, and all who were decided that
it would not be proper form for them
TO attend. When regrets" began pour
ing IN Mrs. Sickles put on her sunbon.
net and went over 10 see Mrs. Shoe
maker. She ran into the kitchen with
out knocking and had begun making
inquiries, when the lady" stopped her
with Il wave OF the hand and asked:
'Will you have the kindness to give
me your name and address,"
why. I'm Mrs. Sickles, of course.
Have you gone crazy?"
Mrs. Sickles? Spelled with big S,
presume? Later in the day, Mrs.
Sicklcs, will drop you note, and if |
find that can do anything for the
charity mentioned will have Judge
Shoe maker inclose his check. You will
excuse me if wish you good morning."
The birthday party was killed dead
er'n a door-nail and thus began So
cial upheaval and warfare, which
pulled up Squan Creek society by the
very roots. Inside of a week not man
would lend another a fshhook or
chaw of tobacco. and not a woman
would lend fatiron or a wash board.
Deacon Spooner and the rest of em
who were to get fortunes didn't stick
together and organize an uppercrust,
as might have been anticipated. They
cut one another, same as they cut the
common folks, being envious and jeal-
ous-minded, and even when the Dea-
con and Moses Longwell fell into the
same nud-hole together they wouldn't
speak. Three social clubs were broken
up. he Thursday evening prayer-meet-
ings had to be abandoned. and SO many
children were taken out of school that
the teachers were given vacation.
After a month had passed and moth
ing more was heard of the lawyer folks
began to smell rat. 1t was a hard
blow TO those who had counted on
riches. and everybody was SO mad that
1t took six months to patch things up.
To this day there is still feelin'. At
the last town election. when Joel Shoe
maker ran for village president, he was
KNITTED" by II of his own party to get
even for the way he had swelled
around. and few weeks ago, when
Deacon Spooner tried TO buy a new
church bell by popular subscription, it
was Steven Bollister who killed the
project in the bud by Eayin':
I'm agin 1t. When the deacon
thought he was goin' TO be a millyon-
lire he tried to git law passed to
make me move my hog pen. and amt
one o the kind as furgets or furgives!"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
HOW TO ANCHOR POSTS.

considerable work and more or less un-
certainty in these plans, while the one
suggested herewith is easily put in
force and makes very firm corner.
Stones are piled up against the post as
shown-in both directions, or at right
angles if the post be a corner. Where
stones are plenty, as they are all
through the northern and eastern
states, such corner can quickly be es-
tablished.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

Every farmers kitchen should be fur
n;shed with sink. into which both hard
and soft water should be brought by
pumps. 1t is not always convenient 10
have the we'll water thus brought, but
there is no reason why the cistern water
should not be. The sink should connect
with drain for the carrying away Of
waste water. II water must be brought
into the house in pals, it surely is too
much to ask tha; it be carried out in the
same manner and thrown on the ground
to make spot offensive to sight and
smell and breeding place for flies. at
one end of the sink long. broad shelf
makes good place to put dishes as they
are wiped, and under this should be
drawers for dish wipers and kitchen
aprons, and cupboard Cor teapot and
coffee pot.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
THE RENOVATED EGG.
New Grade of Hens Fruit Has just
Made Its Appearance in the Cheap
Shops of London.

The "family doctor" is responsible
for a new terror. This is the renovated
egg. We are all familiar with the ordi-
mary gradations of the egg-the new
laid egg, the fresh egg, the breakfast
egg, the family egg and the cooking
egg. And, after these, used to come
simply the egg" of which the pur-
veyor could not even boast that it was
good enough TO cook with, but the pur-
chaser could not deny that ii really was
an egg. This was the class of egg used,
. SO some aver, to give the gloss to con-
fectioners pastry; and below even the
rank of commercial utility there was
still the election egg, HANDY missile
whose demerits as comestible became
virtues when exploded upon an opposi-
ton platform. Here, one might have
thought, we had reached the very low
est depths of eggdom; but it seems
that there is yet another grade, namely,
the renovated egg This is an egg
which has become too palpably stale,
soiled and mildewy in appearance to
be sold under any appellation what
ever until composition of diluted Wit
riol has been applied to it. Then the
shell puts off its hues of decay and
CLEANS with maiden snow-white
purity that ,empts the too trustful
passer-by.
The vender will not exactly guaran-
Zee that the eggs are new-laid, but
'they've just come in. and you can see
for yourself, ma am, what they're like"
So the purchaser purchases; but, alas
the virtues of the diluted vitriol have
not penetrated beyond the she'll and it
Is distressed lodger who rings up the
aandlady to tell her that the breakfast
egg which she has provided ought to
have been an election egg at least
month previously.-London Globe.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

Phillips and Lucius Jones on the way,
but had become so stuck up all at once
over that $4,000 that he wouldn't speak
&c 'em. The next man to be called in
by the lawyer was Moses Longwell and
he said to him:
You bear out the description fairly
we'll but | must be dead sure. The
Moses Longwell l want is good deal
of liar
my reputation as "a liar is A l." re-
piled Moses with proper pride.
And he never gives a cent to the
church"
That's me agin."
And his wife is always borrowing of
the neighbors and never paying back. )"
That's my wife's way"
Il think you are the man." says the
stsanger, but / must ask another ques-
tion or two. If you found a wallet in
the road would you say anything about
it?"
Not blamed word" replies Moses.
do you believe in rubbing soap on
your children's bread to make it go
farther?"
I'm doin' it almost every day."
Then | can no longer doubt that you
are the man. rich widow who died
in Philadelphia a few months ago left
$4,000 to be divided among the two
meanest men n New Jersey. You surely
are one of them, and I'll have the pa
pers made out in few days"
Moses went up the main street with
his hat on his ear. and when Henry
johnson met him and dunned him for
a dollar he had borrowed year be-
fore. the happy man pulled it out and
flung it down and haughtily replied:
Take it. sir-take it! You seem to
doubt my integrity. and if don't ap-
pear to know you as whirl by in my
carriage next week you can guess the
reason why!"
Then the lawyer sent for Joel Shoe
maker, Tom Bishop. Ebenezer wilkins
and Aaron Graham, one at time, and
all were put through the mill. He
made Joel own up that he'd rather lie
than eat; Tom squirmed around for
awhile and then agreed 10 pay $l2
doctor bill he'd been owing for II
years; Eberezer acknowledged that he
often licked his children just to hear !
'em holler, and Aaron Graham con-
fessed to throwing old hats and boots
into a neighbor's well. Each was told |
81 81
him, and each one went out upon the
street TO hold his head SO mighty high
that he couldn't see common folks. |
Durin' the two days the lawyer was in |
town he had about 20 of the leadin'
citizens of Squan Greek before him.
but his labors begun TO bear fruit long
before he left US. AS soon as Deacon
Spooner got home and told his wife of
the legacy up went her nose. Mrs. Har-
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

Barley will grow wherever wheat will,
nrsi Is less liable to rust than wheat.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
ANCHORING POSTS.
tion of Durable and Satisfac-
tory Wire Fences.

The great secret of getting a salts
factory stand" of wire fence is to have
the end and corner posts most firmly
braced. There are various methods
with wooden braces, making a sort OF
truss between the end and the neigh
boring posts, as well as by wires an
chored TO huge powders sunk in the
ground outside the corner. There is
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

In order to maintain the fertility of
: soil as much must be given to it as is
taken from it. Hence the amount of
fertility or plant food required to grow
crop OF wheat or corn must be re-
, placed by some restorative. such as
clover, manure and fertilizer. Sue
-cessive demands on the soil without a
corresponding plant food supply will
result in depletion. Most soils are poor
I'm nitrogen. which element is SO essen
siaI In the growing of all crops of the
grass kirgdom.-American Epitomist.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03
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AN EXCELLENT IDEA.
Moostinr and Nesting Device for Leg
horn Fowls which Prevents
Freexirg of Combs.

The cut shows a very excellent roost-
kng and nesting device that has done
duty in the cold OF Maine winter. 1t
Is in use for small pen of Leghorns-
A breed that must be kept warm at
night, If eggs are to be had at this sea-
son of the year. The roost is put across
the corner of the pen. and piece OF
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-03

Il can't live properly on SIS week" I"
the very young man complained.
"ies, you can" said his guardian.
"The real trouble is you want 10 live
improperly. indianapolis Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Bermudas export over 100000 pounds of onions every year.
 Waffle is from wafel, word of Teu- tonic origin. meaning honeyeomb.
 Marigolds and camomiles in North Africa reach a height of four or five feet.
 Switzerland has ,693 hotels for tour ists, with 88,00O beds and 24,0O0 en- ployes.
 A doctor states that tight, unventi- lated hats are one of the chief causes of badness.
 Hominy is from anhuminea, the North American Indian word for parched corn.
 Suecotash is dish borrowed from the Narragansett Indians and called by them m m'sickQuatash.
 More than 500,000 sewing machines are made in this country annually, which is 90 per cent. of the production of the world
 Charlotte is a corruption of the old English word charlyt, which means dish of custard, and charlotte russe is Russian charlotte.
 Gumbo is simply okra soup, gumbo being the name by which okra is often known in the south. Chicken gumbo is soup of okra and chicken.
 Elephants have only eight teeth-two below and tive above on each s!de.- All elephants baby teeth fall out when the animal is about 14 years old, and 2 new sat gTa1fs.
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4 Miners Luck.

An extraordinary piece of luck has come to miner at Usworth Colliery. near South End. It appears that a mattress was bought some years ago from person who had bought it sec ond-band, the price paid being 6s. The mattress was recently discarded and put outside the house. Recently. how ever, string was observed to be hang ing by the mattress side, and on ex- animation bag was drawn out con- tafning $500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27
A Life of Uncertainty.

When person builds a house in Manila he must decide first whether he prefers death and destruction by earth quake or typhoon. If he wants to die by the earthquake method he builds a masonry house, which tumbles down on him when the earth quakes. If he prefers death by typhoon, he builds bamboo house. The earthquake doesn't affect it. but the typhoon moves it over into Mindanao. As Manila gets both typhoons and earthquakes the choice is imperative.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27
Restoring snotled pan.

When pen has been used until # appears to be spoiled, place it over a flame Ga gaslight, for instance) for a quarter of minute, then dip it into water and it will be again fit for work. i new pen which is found too hard to write with will become softer by being thus heated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

The Mems Meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon. was largely attended Rev. Crutcher's theme, Miracles, was most highly enjoy ed and proved a most interesting discourse. The solos rendered by the quartet composed of Messrs. Daniels, Levy, Barlow and Dixon were also enjoyable features.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Little Rock, Arkansas, March 27.- Fair tonight and Tuesday. Colder in extreme west and south portions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

Miss Viola Moore, daughter of Dr Moore. is quite i'll at the home of Mrs Faueett on Georgia street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

Mr. Tom F. Doyle, the State rep resentatiYe for the Muskezon Lum- Der Co.,. with headquarters in Little Rock, is in our city today. He is en- route to Sheridan to look after tie compang's i4 terests there.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

Joe Thomas, colored, has been committed to jail by Justice J. H.. Baldwin, of Washington township, on charge of gaming. His trial will come up before that Judge Tues day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

Mr. J. Whitaker left this morn ing for Louisiana, where he goes on business.
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CITY ITEMS.

Miss Josie Strauss is on the sick list today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

Pine Bluff Is well represented at Little Rock today. Fully 50 people were passengers to that city this morning, a majority of which mum Der went to hear the Silver Chamr- ion ". J. Bryan, speak.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

Nr. wad NJ. Toney, who has been very sick fer the past two weeks is slowly improving and hopes to be out in a few days
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

MT. Alex Dreyius Is also on the sick list today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

Miss Mollle Mccoy left Sunday for Plum Bayou, where she goes to teach school.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

pr. I. Fl. Gibson returned to his home at Tomberlin Sunday, alter brief stay in tbis city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-03-27

Mir. E. J. Bloom Is quite sick at his home on south Main street.