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The silver star., 1899-08-25
Des.Ase y ssssst Trsss.

Il gives horticulturist . nightmass
TO sss how street strsss are treats1
so0etimss. says Country Osntismsn.
Many Of the mutilations are charDs.
able 70 the linemen Of the telegraph
and telephone companies. abettsd, q
cosrss. by the indi6srsncs Of public
opinioa. II 10 not gsnsrally Supposed
dat there II any further damage fron
the electric wires after the linsmaa hGs
Gone HE worst and gone; but DR.. q. ..
Dtses tAinks there may b.. He says:
II have observed no instance whses
electricity hes killed tree outright.
but there are many cases where ths
limbs have been killed By burnine
This eject q aoe only caused By the
Alternating current q the slee1sis
oighta. but b. ths direct current a ~
trolley system; ~ latter current beino
bsoeably noss in3ursous. pfeviael ~
en1no aD0aat of a0Dsses aad voltA0o
= en0eeye4 ~ lanAos lsae =
The silver star., 1899-08-25

The Supreme Court OF Indiana has
rendered far-reaching decision in a
suit brought by citizens Of Portland
against a natural gas and oil COM
pany which. it was claimed. had en-
tered into an Illegal combination to
raise the price Of its product. The
plaintiffs were sustained, the decision
which. It is asserted. will apply to
many trusts-being based on the COM
mon-law point Of public policy" 1T
is an old and familiar maxim" said the
court. that competition is the life Of
trade: and whatever act destroys COM
petition. or even relaxes 1t. upon the
part Of those who sustain relations to
the public. is regarded by the Law as
injurious to public interests. and is.
therefore, deemed to be unlawful"
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Robert Evans. who has Just arrived
1t Vancouver from the Atlin mining
district says that matters there are In
terrible condition, owing to British
officials Of corruption and running
things for their own aggrandizement.
The whole country" says Evans.
has been set back by policy Of in
capacity and hundreds Of poor miners.
whose claims have been buried in red
tape. are In an absolutely starving con-
dition"
The silver star., 1899-08-25

The statements OF the Fall River
mills for the quarter ended July 30.
this year. indicate that the lonr-de.
pressed cotton Industry In New Eng
land. especially that part Of II located
in Fall River. is coming In slowly. II Is
true. but surely for some OF the bens.
hts Of better times. In the first three
months Of the present year all the mills
paid out S2G5.525 for dIvidends-a rate
OF 1.21 per cent on a capitalization Of
e22.023. 900. as compared with .7s per
cent for the preceding quarter. During
the quarter In question all the mills
are credited with having made money,
though nine out Of thirty eight cor.
porations passed dividends fact that
10 expiainable on the ground that they
have decided To devote their earnines
to the wiping out Of debes or 10 The
purchasing Of new equipment. Unless
present Indications are incorrect the
next quarters report will reveal q
much healthier condition Of aRairn
The silver star., 1899-08-25

One of the proverbial ''long-felt
wants" bids fair to be filled in the es-
tabishment Of schools of domestic
economy, which shall teach the arts
OF housekeeping and of caring for the
welfare Of family life. II young men
are taught to provide the money need
ed for maintenance of families, 1t
seems desirable that young women
should be taught. with equal care. how
to apply it to the best advantage.
The silver star., 1899-08-25
Kesssea. ver,.s sas.e.,..,.

According to DR.. l.. o. Howard, OF
the department Of agriculture. . little
kerosene. say one ounce to every AZ.
teen square feet. spread over the sur
face Of ponds and marshes whore nos.
quitoes breed will destroy the pests by
forming . slight coating over the wat.
er. This prevents the larvae from
reaching the air. but the kerosene IL
also elective ~ an insscticids.
The silver star., 1899-08-25
- Aerissl..sal eAseasle. FAye

pses Asrisaltusnl 4ausatlsn nv
From Farmers' Review: The col
lego dairy nnds that Il does. Before
the Let Of April. 1tss. the hsrdsman at
the Kansas Agricultural Collegs vas
. man with NO special training along
agricultural lines. He was . good
man 70 do what he was told and TO
draw his salary. but there his interest
ended. When asked how the recent
snowstorm or change Of fee1 affected
the milk yield Of his cows he didn'.
know, although he had weighed ana
recorded each milking. During thia
time the college was feeding four head
Of calves ON skim-milk. and this herds
man made them gain at the rate Of.
50 pounds per month per head, or IL
pounds per day.
On the LIST Of April . graduate O.
the college and . special student II
dairying took up the work Of herds
man. He IL man that II constantly
ON the alert for new developments
When milking q fresh COW he can
scarcely wait until the milk is weighed
In order to see II there is gain or
loss from previous milkings. When
the calves are weighed he wants to
know Immediately how much they
gained. With the same feeds at his
command he made the four calves
mentioned above gain an average OF
IS pounds per head per month, or l.s
pounds per day. an increase OF go per
cent. This was done by carefully
watching the calves; the moment one
Of them began to scour he saw 1t. re-
duced the supply Of milk. gave little
castor oil. and In various other ways
sought to bring 1t back to normal con-
dition. This was accomplished in about
twenty-four hours. when the calf
would keep on gaining at the rate Of a
pound and half or two pounds per
day.
Yet there are farmers who say that
education don't pay. and that book
learning Is a farce. There is no pro-
fession In the universe that allows a
greater display Of intellect than farm
Ing. and nowhere il 1t needed more in
order to increase the profits. The
farmer Is called upon to solve ques-
tions In soil physics. in chemistry. bot
any. entomology. bacteriology. veter-
mary sicence. Northumberland In fact
can call into play a knowledge Of all
the sciences and arts. To do this he
must be educated. This education not
only makes him better farmer. but
makes his work q pleasure. No one
who has not experienced It can ap-
preciate the satisfaction that comes
from seeing . plant. an insect. bird
or an animal Of any kind. and to be
able to name It, tell something Of Its
life history. and especially to know Of
Its economic value to the farmer. Such
education helps the farmer to realize
the dignity Of his calling, and helps to
place his profession In the front rank
Of the worlds industries. where It be-
lOngR.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Senator Beveridge Of Indiana. sup
posed to be lost. has been heard from
at Nagasaki. The public generally
doesn't know where Nagasaki is. but
it is pleased to learn that Beveridge is
there.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Fish being rich in phosphorus and
phosphorus being the essential thing
in making matches. it therefore stands
to reason that girls should be partial
to fish diet.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

The Asparagus CAnaing Industry.
Persons who are thinking Of enter
Ing on the cultivation Of asparagus
will md some useful information ON
the subject in the description Of the
asparagus-canning industry in central
California. The coast and river islands
In the central west of the state contain
overflow lands which are specially
adapted for asparagus culture ON =
large scale. The climate and the rich
sedimentary soil united to produce .
quality and quantity Of crop unsur-
passed in any part Of the world. Soon
the possibilities Of the situation ap-
pealed to the canning industry. A.
paragus is easy to can; 1t handles well.
not bruising or defacing easily. and It
can be prepared and cooked by any
one. whether skilled In cooking or not
Ten years ago 1t was thought the sale
Of 10000 two-and-a-half-pou cans
In one season was a record never to be
surpassed. Last season between
$4,000 and 10000 cases, containing two
dozen pound cans each.
making between 1900. 900 and 2.160 900
cans were disposed Of. The industry
has received such an impetus with
the revival in trade that several new
gigantic asparagus farms have been
started.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

HSchcu " HsoP9usBun'
The Union Pacific has added new, !
and west from Denver, and gives :
better satisfaction to its patrons IL
the past. 1t stands without a rival q
quickest and most elegant route,
accommodations to accommodate
Chicago. ST. Louis and st. Paul, an1
ten hours saved between Denver n
Pacific coast. Ticket once ~ 17th -
The silver star., 1899-08-25

An Irishman says that love sets the
heart aching SO deliciously there is no
getting wink Of sleep for the pleasure
OF the pain.
The silver star., 1899-08-25
Ths ~ 81 tAs osAes.

my older brother always ~ v
ored because he was the bls;a
ssYes." And my other brotIs, 3
humored because he Wa the Ht5sd
"How about you" "Weil, 1 had y,
The silver star., 1899-08-25

A rural editor says chickens are
worth 2 cents apiece in his town-but
he doesn't say how large the pieces
are.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

No barber has a right to charge .
man fifteen cents for opinions that ht
doesn't want
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Give to avery human being every op-
portunity you claim for yourself.
The silver star., 1899-08-25
sean More Cs..tesfssssns.

The Secret Service has jun !,
earthed another band Of counteriii1
and secured . quantity Of bofus r.
which are very cleverly o.
Things Of great value are aiweys,
lected for imitation, notably -
ters Stomach Bltters, which hss ~
imitators but no equals for dr.
like indigestion. dyspsbsia and -
The silver star., 1899-08-25

~ II really seems incongruous that
, there should be all this heat over the
!, Alaskan matter.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Ash Year Dsalss fer Aiis.'s ress.s;
A powder TO shake In your shos
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bur
Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, AZ
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing r
At all druggists and shoe stores, q,
sample msiled FREE. Address n
3. Ofmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

For reasons all can understand. the
Turk will probably never be an as
similator or a gobbler.
The silver star., 1899-08-25
AZ Phiiadeiphia Q court.msstisl ha

AZ PhIladeiphia . coRt.mastiai has
omcially decided that lovemaking 10
not Inconsistent with soldierly duty,
and that . sentinel may hold his ride
in bis right hand while his left arm IL
wound around the waist Of q giri.
seesssAsy Long has indorssd the De.
cisioa and has ordered the culprit In
The cass-a marine at the Philadelphia
navy-yase-te return 70 bis poet M.
oensured. Thus are the rishtfui priv.
psges ef 4 hero defined and suetalnsd
y hieAeet oot1ofity. whils Cupil "a
Mars. hAal u haad. dases joyeueiy
essss1 ~ seesesasy's e0eA
The silver star., 1899-08-25

grounded wires takes place when trses
arc moist. ~ At that time the resist
ance q reduced. and the current BE-
comes Increased and has better op-
portunity to become dispersed. We
have known Of instances whers the
trees and the grass for some distance
about them have been charged with
the escaping current Tho damage to
the trees. however. Is due TO the heat
Ing effect Of electricity"
Every town, and even more every
country village. needs an active COM
mittee for the prevention Of many
common sinful practices toward street
trees; and perhaps such COMMITTEES
will now need an expert consulting
electrician.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Georgia is engaged in confiscating all
the oil in sight. This is smooth way
Of reaching the octopus.
The silver star., 1899-08-25
Bonsi of rr,e,dsb,p,

II never can forget Mabel Mea6d
whom ! went to school with
"Wag she SO studious?''
mo. but she always brought such N
cucumber pickles with her luncheon7
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Plso's Cure for Consumption hss
. God-send to ms.-Wm. B. McOd
Chester, Florida. Sept. IL, 1895.
The silver star., 1899-08-25
aalleaela.

From the Boston Transcript: Mrs.
skowler-"You will have to 20, Mary.
] can't put up with your inpertinsncs
any longer. I'm sorry ! can't give you
recommendation" Masy-sft's ali
right. mem: ny leaving alive will be
all the recommend ] need"
The silver star., 1899-08-25

"Haven't you any respeet
wealthr "No: but I know q fs4 I
whom I can respect In spite x +
wealth."
The silver star., 1899-08-25

when cook came back she brcua,1
parrot with her" did you a.
.Object? I wouldn't have said Z r.
Il had been a cage Of tigers."
The silver star., 1899-08-25

"A bill collector IL relentless in hb >
had house painter chase YOU srossi :
The silver star., 1899-08-25
PIeeeuee ee Aeeeea.eaa...

From Brooklyn Llfs: Nsy-s1
seosl1n't tAink you'd bs fssliag % ~
after guarding Win Jssk lest nlaSe.
nadee.r"but tsst thisk q nakiG0 =
The silver star., 1899-08-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or uNr.RKsr TO
AoRIcULrURIsrs.

Dsas Up-ee-Dsss Hi.ss ASsat 01a-
tavattoa ef tAs sen aad xtsaas
Observation-Disclosures vitas.iturs ana
vhricaltars.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Hrs. Wlnslow's soothing syrsA
~ childrsa tssthing. softens the gums, RI,
The silver star., 1899-08-25

"Nsver fall in love with a girl ~
absent minded and devoted to T.
why not? Il Proposed TO such
moved me a vote Of thanks"
The silver star., 1899-08-25
rreet.s.t sf R.. Dow. P.st.res.

TFsatRsat sf Ran D0wn Pastures.
Experiments have been undertaken
BY Mr.. Jared Smith Of the department
Of agriculture At two points In Texas
to determine the most practical and
economical manner Of treating natural
pastures which have become largely
run down through overwhelming. 20 as
to again cover them with native
grasses or better species from other
rsgions. Plats Of pasture have been
disksd. dragged with an ordinary har-
row and pastured alternately. allowing
grasses . short period for recovery
after each grasing. and compared with
plats srassd In the ordinary way.
During succeeding seasons experiments
will b. made with sowing alfalfa.
sorghum, bokhara clover and other
forage plants directly ON the sod with
out further treatment than to keep
the stock Oh during the Arst year. In
order to b practicable. very inexpen-
sive treatment must bs employed.
Thess treatments will be carried ON At
least three years. at the end Of which
time ds0nits results are hoped for
which will enable stockmen to decide
the bsst method Of restoring the pas
turse which are now generally dsprs-
eiatsA.
The silver star., 1899-08-25
Help Neture Uelp you,

Vitality cannot cure diseaao unless yovs ~
kopt clean inside and out Caacarots Canpy r.
ue keep II clean inside. All drusgists. Id, -
The silver star., 1899-08-25

Connsrciai Fsrtilisses in Mishigan.
The use Of Commercial feftilisses u
steadily Increasing In the STATE. Con-
siderable knowledge IL required In or
dse TO buy Just such ingrsdisnts - are
lacking In the soii and - are best
adapted for promoting growth in
certain plants. Their use will Of
necessity b limited 70 the older por-
lions Of the state for some time to
come Many farmers throughout the
state have found the use Of these fer
tilissEs profitable. II 10 = subject
worthy Of Investigation, and many
farmers would do we'll to conduct ex-
peeimsnts Of their own along this line.
Careful work Of this kind could b.
dons with much proAt at slight cost.
The PER cent Of farmers that use com.
nsrcial fsrilissrs 10. In the southern
counties 10. In the csntral counties Z.
II the northern counties !, and for the
state 7.-Michisan Crop Report.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

nvesybsty II Dsanash. svss ai.s
~ = ~ - ~ - 49,
The silver star., 1899-08-25
Racked by Rspusation.

"she has lath-like figurs" "yaI
. plaster complexion"
The silver star., 1899-08-25
s'Eor tie Sale of Fan
Mzschief & Dom.

lVast amount Of nsiseaisf : done
6eesase people neglect to kesp fhea =
psss. ! appears n ssuptioss. 4Jspg
t,kbestion. asrvossness. Aksey 6a1
An6 ofhsr ailments. Hoods SassAe
cures ~ DISEASES promote6 b ~
Aood q iow state of fhs systsR.
@ot1 Sa..absa(
n q
The silver star., 1899-08-25

vsrnoat Horses.-yor many years
vssnoat ~ taken . leadiAs position
u ~ beeedlAg Of AAs hoesso. Whe
has ~ hoard Of hsr Mee0aas. ~
HigAlan1 0rays aAl hse DlaskhavkaY :
Probably no more valuable stsain q
bloo1 ca ~ found II ~ eeantrv
than ~ lsecsnlaats q ~ jus1is
1oronA. Thelr usual laek e ~ n
mses tAaa nA1s ~ II 0uallty.-I1.
The silver star., 1899-08-25

4 Big Pig.-What 10 said 70 b the
largest pig ever raieed was recently
slaughtsred In New York. The ani.
nA1 was . Jersey Red boar two and
haif ysars old. weighing alive l,eeo
DoanAe. The huge swine measured
evss nins test from Up q ~ noss te
~ sed Of tts tall. Il measures two
an1 . half feet across ~ iois. two
and half feet aerosB ths ha1s. and
slx test IL girth. Thls makes the boz
three feet Through. lt y sDlit q ~
shoulder. and 70 look into ~ eascaso
10 like locking Into ~ srsvtee q Q
cavern. ru.--Nat1onAl provisloneF.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17
VENTILATION OF THEATRES.

The fourth and last sitting OF the
Sanitary Congress was held recently at
Southampton. Considerable interest
was manifested In paper by DR..
Thomas Glover Lyon on Ventilation
for Crowded Buildings and Consump-.
ton Hospitals. with Special Reference
to the New Method Of Distribution and
Removal of Air" He stated that his
object was to lay before the Congress
methods of supplying air to rooms
where there was such an aggregation
of people as to render some method of
forced ventilation necessary In such
places as concert-rooms. public thea
tres, churches, dining-rooms, saloons of
ships and railway cars. 1t was usually
tire should be supplied with at least
1000 feet of air an hour. AT the Opera
House at Vienna the figure was 1000.
The necessity Of mechanical ventilation
in the case OF crowded rooms and the
Importance Of natural ventilation were
shown by DIR. Barwise at the Congress
last year. and he also demonstrated
how the additional expense entailed il,
supplying the extra purity Of air was
amply repaid by additional output in
the case OF workshops. and extra grant
In the case of schools. The gain by in
PRODUCING good ventilation in offices
where clerks We're crowded together
would doubtless be even more marked.
While agreeing with DR.. Rarwlse and
most authorities on the superiority of
the plenum over the vacuum system,
he would Insist on the great value OF
| using both systems togeth er-th hat was,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17
time In writing short stories. many Of
which have already found purchasers.
SHORT STORIES.

A daintly-bound volume of excep-
tlonally good short stories has lately
come to our table. The book takes Its
name from the first story, "One of
Those Condolences" by Julian Stard-
thorne. Among the other writer's are,
Tolstoy Florence Kingsley and Myrta
Lockett Avary. The last-named Is a
young Georgia woman. Her story.
Romance of Tin Roof and a Fire
escape" shows up the laborious and
almost pleasureless lives of young
working women In New York, and
offers an excuse for these Sabbath
breaking culprits. Here is a quota
ton:
81 don't know what would become
of us IL it wasn't for the roof" said
Dorothy, who, like Trilby, had n fancy
for light laundry-work, evidence of
which was usually fluttering from the
line on the roof-especially on the
Sabbath, which was q great wash-day.
"How people who haven't a roof
clean their wheels, I don't know
commented Mary. struggling with her
own at that particular minute"
"And how do they dry their heads?"
unused Dorothy"
Head-washing and drying their long.
unbound tresses in the sun was an
other Sunday occupation. Moreover.
they did a lot of sewing on that roof
Sundays. Let those who have never
needed to practice Sabbath industries
forbear to crticse And let not the
uniformed think Mary and Dorothy
isolated cases of depravity. Their con-
duct is the rule, and not the exception
in New York City. where two-thirds
of the great army Of female steno-
graphers spend their Sabbaths in
worthy endeavor that they may pre-
sent tidy appearance during the
week They have no money to pay
for their sewing; they have no other
time in which to do their sewing. They
must be neat when they go to work
or they cannot keep their work"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17
INDIAN SUGAR cRoP.

The Indian crop reports indicate some
100000 acres planted In sugar cane in
Bengal. million and quarter acres
In the northwestern provinces and
Oudh. For Madras the average acre
age in sugar cane for the last five years
has been $1,000. While the English East
Indies have a larger area of land plant
ed in sugar cane than any other coun-
try, their home consumption of this sta
pie Is so great that Indian sugars do not
enter the market of the world to any
extent. and practically never, excepting
some great emergency brings them out.
In fact, India is quite n market for
white sugars from Mauritius.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17

He's not penny in his purse
This ragged little sinner
He's had no breakfast. even worse,
He can't predict dinner,
And yet for very JOY of life
He dances on his bare toes
And squeaks a tune upon his fife
TO move the straightest square toes.
a merry hearts an endless feast
And you and are able
To fare like aldermen Cat least)
Though lightly spread the able.
Then here's q. wish, to close my lay.
a wish that, qui te IN reasonT.tS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17
ON U[H][E

Christmas-ti Is at hand, and shop
ping is the order of the day. Norfolk
stores look radiant with their beauti-
full holiday goods. and the merry faces
one sees on the streets. and in the
crowded shops, have In them sugges-
tion Of the happy Yule-Tide. Taking q
peep into the various stores we find
everything that could charm even the
most fastidious taste; and things are
not so unreasonable MS we might sup
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17

sleigh-bell in spite of the warm
weather. will be heard making his way
down the chimney place. The CHEEKY
holly and the mlstletoe are in evidence
on every side. But in the midst of all
the brightness perhaps we become
thoughtful as we see Small boy. in
shabby attire-some ragged little sim
ner"--darting along with a face as hap
py as though he owned the earth. We
are reminded Of the little boy of whom
1t was said:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17

rose when we constantly hear the cry
that everything has gone up
what shall buy?" is question in
the heart Of every one just now. while
the store windows. give the answer back
with smiling faces. From velvet cush-
ions in the jewelers. windows. dainty
Jewels entice the well-to-do; and furs
and laces. dainty pocket-handkerchief
and coquettish fans, are holding their
own as of yore. Il s.s ri H + 81
ls The toy windows are resplend lent md
ere eyi9e ncs that Santa Claus, with his