davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

Jim Didn't Zee 81 Difference In AM
Two Girls.

Two Girls.
Zone of the most practical-minded
negroes that l ever knew" said Mr..
c. r. Mutt Of Maryland to the Wash
ingtOn Post man, ''was a colOred boy
who waited on me years ago on plan
tation down in Mississippi This Jim
was as black as Erebus, but his heart
was gold. He saddled my horse, black
ened my boots, went to the town for
mail and, in short, was a general util-
ity man. About a year after 1 joined
the ranks of the benedicts Jim came
to me one morning with serious face
and said he wanted to consult me on
a very important subject. / told him
to state his business. which he did in
a few words. He said: Mars Cal, I
notice you is doing much better since
you done got yorese'f wife. and l TUX
it in my head dat I jes' fOller along
after you. l wants to marry a gal
what l think will make me good
wife and have come to AK you to git
a pair Of licenses, case all de niggers
what amounts to anything buys dem
selves licenses. You knows de gal dat
over on de Russell plantation. and her
name is Ella Johnson. | used to think
liked Sally Baker de best. but NV
late l come to de conclusion Id ruther
take Ella. SO. eff you is goin' up to
town today, please don't fOrgit dem
4
money to pay for 'em. At this stage
Jim pulled out the necessary funds
and l promised TO get the document
for him that day. On the day follow
ing l sent for him to hand over the
paper that l had procured from the
county clerk. He begged me to read
it for him, as he was unlettered, and
the African minister he had bargained
with was rather uncertain also.
read it over, and Jim broke out il an
excited way: Hold on, marster. you
shOrely have made a big mistake. l
told you dat Ella Johnson was de girl
'spected to marry, and you jes now
said Sally Baker, True as gospel I
had made a mistake and had given In
the name OF the wrong woman. The
situation was comical, for there stood
poor Jim, the picture OF despair. and
appealing to me to know what to do.
Thinking to have little more fun out
of the matter told him il would nee
essitate a change in the license, which
could be made easy enough, but that
it would cost him SO extra. Nc. in
deed, it won't cost me no So more AN
l done already paid. l amt gwine to
bother bout gittin' any new license.
fur, Mars Cal, dere amt 90 difference
between any two Niger girls in dis
whole county. You done heard me.
and I'm through talkjn'.' Inside OF
a week the nuptials OF Jim and Sally
Baker were duly solemnized. and l
never heard that he regretted my mis-
take"
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

vast difference as regards danger b.
tween . drink Of water that has been
exposed for some time and raised to
the temperature Of the atmosphere. and
one Of water freely drawn from UNI
derground pipes or . deep well. With
regard to the time Of watering. the
necessity Of giving 1t before the grain.
except in the instances mentioned.
should be obvious when the small size
Of the horses stomach is borne In
mind. and the process of digestion con-
sidered. Water given on a compare
lively empty stomach does not long
remain in that organ. but is almost
Immediately conveyed to the large in
testines. If it is withheld until after
feeding it is almost physically impos-
sible for both food and water to be
retained in the stomach together, and
a portion, at least, of the food is car
ried by the water into the intestines
undigested. where, besides being loss
of nutriment to the animal, is a source
of irritation.
OF all the common faults, and they
are many, in the alimentation OF
horses, that of giving water just after
a full feed Of grain is among the worst.
This, unlike hay, has to undergo gas
trio digestion in the stomach, where
its heterogeneous elements have to be
dealt with, not in the intestines. and
if grain is washed with water from
the stomach before it's albuminoids are
dissolved out aud digested, they are
lost. An excess of cold water after
food causes vascular congestion and
violent muscular contractions, lowers
the temperature, and, by interfering
with digestion, tends to disorders OF a
seen, even big drink CT water of mod
crate temperature is full of peril to
the soliped. Always allay thirst before
the grain is given, and If any water is
allowed after it should be merely
mouthful until the lapse Of an hour or
two has given time for gastric diges-
ton. Horses at work in the fields
where nose bags are carried for mid
day bait commonly get no water from
morning till night, because it is often
troublesome to obtain. This is a
grave mistake, and one that not I'M
commonly proves costly to the owner
in the shape of loss-if only in time
and money for medicines or veterinary
attendance.-M. r. c., V. S.. in Mark
Lane Express.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23


Last Nay I put one chicken hen with
IS ducklinss. and promised to write
the sequel to her large family. They
were put on somewhere near the 5th
Of May and were sold the 10th of June.
There were none lost from any cause.
and there were no weakly ones. The
first week they were fed bread made
OF cornmeal and shorts, half and half.
baked done. the crust soaked in water
and fed. the soft part fed so. The
bread was mixed with milk when OBJ
tainable. water otherwise, soda and
salt being stirred in as If tor table use
After the first week. and until two
weeks before marketing. the cornmeal
and shorts were fed raw. They were
fed all they would eat as often as they
came to the feed troughs, which was
four times day. After eating all they
would. If any remained it was scraped
out OF the troughs. The troughs were
made of planks V shaped, and there
were enough of them to accommodate
all the ducks. Water was given them
in common wooden pals as soon as
they were large enough to reach it.
Before that it was given in shallow
vessels. and of cool times it was slight
ly warm while they were small. The
coop used for all our ducks was in
verted V shape, made Of old dry goods
boxes. A Slated coop of the same
shape and size was used with it to
ccnflne the hen for a while mornings.
The hen soon weaned them. roasted
with them for near three weeks, then,
as they were unruly and staid out
late OF nights. finally roosting all night
on the grass with the older ones. she
gave it up and went to laying again.
Every morning a handful OF sharp
sand was mixed in with their feed. and
charcoal. grit and gravel were before
them at all times. they also had a
grass run. Aley were not confined to
small lot, but they did not take adj
vantage of their liberty, and the last
month especially exercised scarcely
any. When we sold them, the 10th Of
June. they averaged 31s pounds, be-
tween six and seven weeks of age.
They had no meat meal, no powders
OF any kind; just the feed wrote OF
and the care. They roasted in the
open yard as soon as they got too big
for their coops, which was in about
three weeks. There was shade in their
yard at all times. The coop was re-
moved to new ground every day az
long as they roasted in 1t. The
first three weeks they were hustled
under shelter when a RAIN came: after
that they were let go.-Emma Clear
waters in Farmers Review.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

Cheese In Central New York.
In his annual report to the Utica
Dairy Board Of Trade Secretary Gil
bert said:
The years business stands nearly
midway between 1896 and 1895. None
OF these years, however. will compare
with the business done in cheese pre-
vlous to 1895. Milk stations were then
only beginning to invade the territory
occupied by cheese factories. In the
last four years the business has been
enormously extended, and factories
have suffered in consequence. There
are two ways of looking at this change
In the dairy business. The decreased
consumption of cheese abroad, and the
excessive growth of cheese making in
Canada, have made sad inroads upon
the business in this country, so that
II the same amount of cheese were
produced here now as formerly, the
markets would be glutted and prices
would probably be lower than they
nave ever been as yet Looked at in
this light, the milk stations have prov
ed blessing to dairymen, because
they have made a market for the sur
plus milk. But there is another point
which dairymen would do we'll to OBJ
serve before deserving the factories for
new stations. There are some parts
OF the country where the proprietors
nave bought out and closed up the
cheese factories in their neighbOrhood,
thus virtually compelling the dairy
men to bring their milk to the sta
lions. When that is done, the dairy
men are completely in the power OF
the milk station owners, and their last
state is worse than their first. At the
factory they know that they will get
all the market affords. less a fixed
price for making and selling the cheese.
At the station they are seldom or new
er consulted as to price, and are some
times informed of change by writ
ten slip posted somewhere in the
factory, although often they do not
know what the price is to be. In 9TH
er words, the buyer of their milk has
them in his power because there is no
other place for them to take their
product. For these reasons. 1t would
be well for dairymen not to allow the
factories to be closed, but give them
fairly generous support as an Offset
against the stations. to regulate the
latter and keep them within reason
able limits in the matter of reducing
prices.
It need be with no feeling Of uncer-
tainty that we look forward to the fu-
ture of the cheese trade in this sec
ton of the state. Utica is still by far
and away the largest cheese center in
this country, and she will continue to
be so for years to come. The trade
has seen great periods of depression in
former seasons, but has always recOv-
cred in a comparatively short time,
and it will doubtless do SO now. From
the present outlook, the dealers are
sure to make money on their holdings
this winter, and prosperous winter
for them will create more confidence
in handling cheese another season.
This means that dairymeo also will
get more money for their milk. and
the country will feel the benefit of
more prosperous conditions.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

It's no use saying that a henhouse
can stand air-slaked lime and dry tansy
leaves. Make nests of tansy leaves
sprinkled with air-slaked lime, and lice
will not bother sitting hens. and there
will be no vermin on the chickens
Don't fasten hen roosts to the side Of
the building; suspend them from the
roof with wires, and rub a little tallow
on the wires now and then. Spray
the roost poles twice a month with
kerosene with a little carb0lic acid in
it. Hen mites live in the cracks Of the
building, and in the seams and cracks
of the roost poles. This cuts OF the hid
ing place and supply of parasites.
Make busting box, and keep filed
with coal ashes with a little sulphur in
it. Have ash wallows under sheds for
the summer hens, and the louise crop
will be a small one. This for the poul-
try of the farmer. The commercial
hen raisers have their own troubles.
and renedies.-G. B. in Rural New
Yorker.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23
Decided Preference.

He-Which would you prefer, dear.
orchestra seats and a carriage or box
and a cable car? Shelf it's all the
same to you, darling, III take gallery
seats, a bird and a bottle.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAE READERS.

How Successful EnfEefu Ope1oto This
Department Of the RaFm-A rev
Hints - to the Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

Wora-Out Army UniforDs.
England gets $150. 200 q year fron
the WORKOUT uniforms of its army.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23
Improper Feeding OF Hens.

It is any easy matter for a compare
tive novice in poultry keeping to be-
come dissatisfied with the breed OF
poultry on hand, no matter how good
the fowl may be, says Maine Farmer.
If, after a winter of heavy grain feed
icg and careless attention, it is learn
I'd that neighbor has had twice the
number of eggs from a flock the same
size that received less costly ration,
the tendency is to blame the breed.
and get the next seasons sittings from
the neighbor. The trouble may be the
breed, but it is more likely to result
from improper feeding or bad manage
ment. 1t is not an easy matter to
make judicious selection at the start
and time should be taken in doing it.
There are breeds for various purposes,
and one should decide what is desired
of the fowl before stocking up, and
after having selected breed it is Door
policy to change to some other without
giving the first fair trial. Changing
from one breed to another. or adding
breed after breed to the one original
~ selected, Is sure to result in general
and prove eventually
q losing investment.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

Home Mixing Of Fertilizers.-The
availability Of plant food is not usually
affected by mixing. Other conditions
determine whether a fertilizer shall
be applied in mixed form or in sep
arate materials. AS to the ability of
farmers to mix their own fertilizers NO
doubt exists except in the minds of
those who desire to sell goods ready
mixed. The main consideration that
presents itself ~ between purchasing
mfxed and unmtxed forms of Slant
1ood = The question q oconomy.-h.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23
+" EUd Dispositions
Are Early Shozvn. y

Just so coil IN the blood
comes out IN shape of scroE
ala. pimples. etc., IN children
and young people. Taken in
time It can be eradicated BY
nsing HOODS Sarsapa1lls.
In older people. the aftermath
of irregular liOing shoeus It.
self IN bilious conditions. a
heavy head, a foul mouth.
disordered Kidneys, yellow eyes and
skin, with general bad feeling.
1t is the blood, the impure blood,
friends, which IS the real cause. Purify
that with Hoods Sarsaparilla and
happiness WI reign in your family.
6iood Poison-"I lived in a bed of fire
for years owing to blood poisoning that fol-
lowed small pox. 1t broke out all over nv
body, itching intensely. Tried doctors and
hospitals in vain. / tried Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. 1t helped. I kept al it and was en-
tirely cured. / could 60 on the housetops
and shout about It," Mrs. J. T. WILLIAMS.
Carbondale, Pa.
ScTofl:ia Sores My baby at two
months had scrofula sores on check and
arm. Local applications and physicians
medicine did little or no good. Hoods Sar-
saparilla cured him permanently. He is
now four, with smooth fair skin" MRS.
S. S. WROTEN, Pennington, Del.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

Svill Feeding.-The feeding of swill
brewery Stops, dry, ripe corn husks,
straw and other food that has little
or no substance left in it for nourish-
ment and warmth, will eventually and
surely lead to impoverished animals;
milk poor in per cent of solids. and
high in the per cent OF
water, skin troubles. falling out of
hair from the tail. scurvy. and sus-
ceptibility to tuberculosis, and other
diseases. The law proAib-
its the sale of milk produced from any
COW fed upon the refuse of q distil-
lery. or Of q brewery, garbage. swill.
or upon any substance deleterious to
the quality Of the milk.-Michigan
Dairy and Food Commissioners Re
port.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

Nearly every married woman thinks
lot Of Other women envy her.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

It n impossible to destroy courage b.
pluek1Ag Il up.
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23
6oG SaaJabaaM
lz23;lz5lla,zy

Hoods Pills cure liver i,ls the non-rrta'inG and
che only cathartic take with Hoods Sarsaparilla
The Globe-republican., 1899-02-23

STOCKTON laoleS nave presented the
members of the city council with q
petition praying that some means DO
devised and resorted to for the purpose
of putting stop to the gambling
which they allege is being carried on
in that town to an alarming extent
A dog tramway is now in course O:
construction up in the Klondike coun,
try. 1t is hoped that this win show
the way out to lot of ornery Kansa,
ours which bring no revenue whateve,
to the state.
There is muttering at Phillipsburp.
Acting under orders from the mayor
the city marshal put all the slot ma,
chimes in the city on the retired lis /;
the other day. and the cigar dealer ,
are sore on him for his action. A slot
machine is a great boomer for a cigar
stand.
1t is asout time for the helpful hen
to get action on her egg producing
machinery again. This thing of being
obliged to pay twenty-five cents doz-
en- for eggs is getting mighty monot-
onouS
A lot of Marshall county men held a
wolf hunt recently. 1t was really q
kind act ON their part, and highly ap-
preciated by the wolves. rs the day
was bitter cold. and the beasts needed
to exercise to keep warm, but were
too lazy to do SO until the bowling
crowd Of hunters came their way.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
Lively storm at Elizabeth

Elizabeth. n. J.. Aug. 3.-In violent
electric and wind storm during which
torrents of rain fell, the upper portion
of the steeple of the old First Presby-
terian Church on Broad street was
blown down The tower of the Central
Baptist Church, at East Jersey street
and Jefferson avenue, crashed to the
ground at the same time the belfry of
the Third Presbyterian Church on East
Jersey street. a block away. fell. At
that moment the roof of the Star
Theatre near by was blown off and fell
in heap on the Central Baptist
Church opposite. The roof of the Ly-
ceum Theatre. on Broad street was al
so blown off, No one was injured be-
cause the heavy rain kept pedestrians
within doors. The loss will reach
many thousand dollars. The storm
lasted less than twenty-five minutes,
but caused great damage all over the
upper part of the city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
-Four states storm Swept.

. st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. Reports re-
ceived here by wire from nearly all of
sthe grain-growing States in the West
ern Mississippi Valley indicate that inn
measurable and widespread damage
to crops has been done in the last
twenty -four hours by hail and wind
The States that have suffered the
most are Minnesota. South Dakota,
Iowa and Nebraska. In Iowa a terrific
storm of drenching rain, accompanied
by a furious wind. moved down the
grain. and where the damage did not
amount TO a total loss it left the fields
in such condition that the farmers in
many regions have given up hope of
saving half of the crop. The rain was
turned to sharp-edged hail in many
places, and to sleet that cut the grain.
No accurate figures of the total dam
age can be made, but it is conservative
to say that fully half a million acres of
richly fruited crops have been leveled
by the storm. Not only one cereal, but
all of the various kinds that are par
ticularly easy prey to wind and hail,
met injury. Corn was crushed or torn
up altogether. and unharvested wheat
was iattened
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
Hot Fighting In Cebu.

Manila. Aug. 3-Mail advices from
the Island of Cebu announce that a
company of Americans attacked the
Iilipinos trenches situated two kiIo-
meters from the town of I'll Pardo.
The natives were commanded by the
brothers Chimacos, who are prominent
aud wealthy persons. The Charleston
shelled the enemy and the Filipinos re-
treated. The American casualties were
slight. The presence Of the Climacos
with the Filiplnos Is reported to have
been due to orders from Luzon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
New York Markets.

Grain Wheat; No. 2 red was quok
ed TTkSc. +. .. b. ailoat and 76lac. Gle.
vator, No. Northern Duluth, 7Sisc. I.
d, b. afioat. ON the curb September
ranged from 16ls a76 5-16c., closing At
7etsc.
flour and Meal: Spring patents.
50. 75a3.00s winter straights, S3.3ga
SAY; winter patents. $3.G5a3.SO; spring
clears. S3.0Oa3.10; extra No. | winter
81 TJa2. 80.
Provisions: Pork firm; quoted. mess.
50 5oa 1850. family, SI050a1l.00 short
clear. S1o.25af1.75. Beef quiet: quoted.
mess. $500; family, SO50a1O.50
| Butter: Creamery, Western. extras.
per H., i7haise.: do, state, extras. TN
aIsc.; do. firsts, 1tiMa17Mc.
Cheese: State. full cream. large
colored or white fancy, per H., De-: do.
good to prime, sAasAc, do. common
to fair. 1laaSlAc
eggs. Jersey and nearby, fancy.
white Leghorn. per doz.. 1sc., State.
Pennsylvania and nearby, average hest
l5a1Gc.; Western, fresh gathered firsts.
15c.
Potatoes. Long Island, per bbI.
/ 81. o5a2. 10; do. up-river and Jersey,
a. 25a2.OO: do; Southern. good fO
choice, 25a1 so. do, common to fair.
TSaSl %; do, Inferior 50aG0c. do.
! Western, In bulk, per 1870 lbs, $1.00n
| $50.
Calves: Poor to good veals STAG; FED
lTalves. 81: city dressed veals slow AZ
si6afOc.: country dressed dull at 7aBc..
little calves. 1a7.
Hogs: Country dressed unchanged
AT 5Iaafc. for medi IN weights and 61L
a7c. for light hogs
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
STORM WRECKS A TOWN:
Lives Reported Lost and a Steamer
Probably Wrecked.

Tallahassee. Fla, Aug. 3.-Carra-
belle, a prosperous seaport town on
the Gulf of Mexico, southwest of this
city, is reported almost completely de-
stroyed by a terrific wind and rain
storm which passed through this dis
trct, Many boats which were in the
harbor have been wrecked and most of
the long wharf is gone, with large
quantities of naval stores. AT Lanosk,
the houses, pavilion and boats were
destroyed. Unconfirmed reports say
that the steamer Crescent probably has
been lost between Apalachicola and
Carrabelle.
Several persons are reported drown
ed at st. Marks and few houses were
destroyed at st. Theresa.
A passenger train on the Carrabelle.
Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad. thirty
five miles below Tallahassee was
wrecked badly. but no one is report
ed killed or injured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
Tbev Are Not Surprised.

Washington. Aug. 4.-Surgeon-Gen
Sternberg says that he is not at all
surprised at the appearance of yellow
fever at Phoebus near Hampton, Va.
1--WE are just on the edge of it," he
added There is no reason whatever
to believe that such an outbreak as
there is at the Soldiers Home can be
confined there We are going to have
more of it. 1t is not at all surprising
that it has appeared at Phoebus.'
Gen. Sternberg predicts that the vel
low fever will extend beyond Phoebus,
but as to whether or not it would reach
Norfolk and the northern cities he was
in doubt. DR.. Won Ezdorf, yellow
fever expert from New Orleans, has
arrived at Hampton.
The Health Officer of Washington is
hopeful that a quarantine will not
be necessary here. Two additional
medical sanitary inspectors have been
employed, and every train from the
South is boarded at Alexandria and
the passengers are examined before
reaching Washington. Every boat ar
irving from points down the Potomac
is rigidly inspected. There is no sus-
pect in the city, and no person. so far
as known, who has been exposed to
the fever
Surgeon-G Wyman of the Mar
inc Hospital Service makes the follow
ing statement:
acting Assistant Surgeon Arthur
Snowden of Alexandria has haen di-
rected TO keep an outlook for any per-
sons who have recently been at Hamp-
ton or the Soldiers Home or in
phoebus. Similar instructions have
been sent to officers of the service in
other adjacent ports and places, and
advices to this effect have been sent to
the Health officials in all the neighbor-
ing cities. The Surgeon General deems
this measure as important as the clean
ing up of the cities ut the present time
1t Is a proper precaution to take. al
though there Is no reason why it
should excite any ALARM
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-05
Lightning Does Fatal Work.

Kingston, n Y, Aug. "a bolt of
lightning struck the shipyards of G.
Hiltebrand, at South Rondout, with
fatal results. Henry Matthias being
killed and twelve men injured. Jacob
Port, the son-in-law of Conrad Hilte-
brand. was hurt badly. Matthias and
the men were working together in the
yrad, when the lightning flash occur
red. The home of John +. Van Etten,
lawyer in this city, was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground
The electric storm. which was the
most severe in years. lasted fully three
hours Scores of trees We're blown
down in this city. one of them wreck
ing a house. Between Shokan and
Boiceville there was washout on the
Western and Delaware Railroad. which
delayed trains for the Catskill Noun
tains.