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The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
New Houses for Dublin.

Baron lvcIgh. according to the Daily
Mail. has decided to supplement his
generosity to the poor of Dublin by de
moliShing the congcsted tenement dis
trict around st. Patrick'S Cathedral
and substituting modern artisan dwell
ing. the rents of which will be devoted
to the maintenance of the premises. 1t
is estimated that the cost of the under
taking will be between 100000 and
100000.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
The sultan OF Turkey Ia Nervous.

The Sultan is terribly alarmed over
the assassination of King Humbert and
is increasing his usual precautions
against danger. All Italians belonging
to his private orchestra have been dis
missed as well as any employed about
the palace. No tourist is allowed now
to watch the Sultan going to mosque Oh
Fridays without card signed by his
ambassador or minister stating that he
is known to him personally. Until re-
Gently card from the legation was
sufficient, and travellers were received
by the aide-de-camps and placed In a
kiosk facing the mosque. whence they
could have Il splendid view Of the ar
rival or departure of the Sultan, and
while he was engaged with his devo-
tions were. regaled on tea coffee and
cigarettes. All this is at an end for the
present.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
Bur, or Globe artichokss.

Circular %. of the Division of Bota-
ny, Of the United States Department OF
Agriculture says: The bur, or globe,
artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is culti-
waited extensively in the countries
about the Mediterranean, where it is
native and where it thrives in the
open air. 1t is grown to less extent
in gardens in central Europe and Eng
}and, but being sensitive to severe cold
requires winter protection in all these
northern regions. 1t Is a vegetable
having a very delicate flavor and is
sure to become popular in this coun-
try on the tables of those who appre-
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

able for its cultivation. The shoots
are. planted 21a feet apart, in rows 3
to 4 feet apart, the care required, and
the methods of cultivation being SIM
liar to those used in the case OF cab
in this way will yield heads in au-
tumn for the first year. When
bur artichokes are grown from seed,
the seed is sown in hotbeds in
February or March, in rows about 3
inches apart. and the plants are finally
thinned to about the same distance
apart in the row. These are ready to
They should be set out three or four
together in hill. the hills IS to 80
inches apart, in rows 3 to feet apart
The cultivation in this case is the
same as where the suckers are used.
In transplanting, the tap root must be
cut. as this favors the production Of
lateral shoots Care must be taken to
leave a good ball of earth around the
roots. Any thorny seedlings should
be destroyed as they represent worth
less reversions. To avoid the some.
what difficult operation of transplant
ing, the seeds may be sown, four or
five together. in hills, where they are
to remain In the field. A small de-
preston is made on TOP of the hill,
and the seeds are lightly covered with
very rich soil This method has the
drawback that plants do not fruit at
all the first year whereas they almost
certainly do if tTanspanted from a hot
bed. When bur artichokes are grown
in regions where the winters are at all
cold, the plants must be protected at
the approach Of freezing weather. One
Of the best ways is to make hill of
river sand or earth over the plants,
after removing the lower leave, ann
heap up leaves Or straw over this.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
Eickleness of Woman.

"Womcn beat the world"
whats the matter now
"When my wife wants anything
pretty to wear she hints around until
persuade her to buy it: then after she
has worn it out she pitches into me
for encoura cing her to be so eXtrava
CANT"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes.

One size sma Ter after using liens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
aching feet. ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions All dru rgists and shoe stores,
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen S, OlmSted. lie Row NY.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRlCULTURISTS.
Boas DP-to-Dsts Hints About Cal
Mvssaen Of the Soil and Yields
Thsrssf-HortieaIturs viticulturs and
FlSyioalsure-
Hsw Not to Pack Apples.

Hsw Not to Pack Apples.
Benjamin Newhall of Chicago, in an
address to Illinois horticulturists,
said:
An art simple as piling cord wood
apparently, but really as difficult as
any art. To a man applying for po
sition as an apple packer for US,
usually ask the question ARE you an
expert packer" and the reply usually
is, yes indeed l was brought up on
farm and have raised fruit all my
life" Somehow l always feel discour-
aged when hear this reply. The next
question, state just what experience
you have had" usually brings out the
fact, that the farm was not really
fruit farm, though few old apple
trees might have been in evidence.
This is usually enough as far as ex-
perience goes, but | sometimes try
still farther and ask the expert" to
write few samples Of some of the
directions and will offer one or two
herewith.
l. Take the bari and put nothin but
good stock in and leave your twos and
elders out. Put the press onto her
good and hard and mark the barl on
the head"
Imagine an inexperienced man try
ing to pack with these directions. He
would probably put the head onto
her" 50 good and hard" that the
rider would fly in all directions.
Another by a young man just from
an eastern college and who also knew
it all. is somewhat different in style,
but not much better in substance.
Select a convenient spot in the
meadow for the packing operation and
get all your utensils at convenient
distances from your men; select your
specimens of fruit with scrupulous
care and see that not one specimen
which is not extra fancy in quality is
allowed access into the package; take
only the finest varieties in the mead
ow, leaving more common ones for
the farm animals and for mincemeat.
If you follow these instructions I'M
plicitly you will have no trouble in
selling all you pack" This last state
ment is probably true, and we would
have no trouble in selling all we
packed, but we can imagine trouble In
other directions and so can you.
We have many other samples, some
OF which are even more ridiculous, but
these two, l think, will answer my
purpose. They show that neither llv-
ing on farm nor going to college
makes an apple packer. Experience
and common sense are the best teach
ers, but unless the experience has
been in the right direction and the
common sense is aided by study and
experience, even these are not sufti-
cient.
take 1t that no one in this com
pany needs to be told how to pack ap-
pies. Possibly there might be diff
ference of opinion in some minor de-
tails, but the main points, good coop
erage, careful facing, honest packing.
thorough shaking, with the greatest
care of all in the leveling off ready
for the press. We would probably all
agree on.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

first day - OF DIR. Kline Great Nerve Rrstorer.
send for FREE 100 trial pottlc and treatise.
DR. X. H. KLINE. Ltd, a3l Arch 81. Philadc lpha Pa
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

You're not fond of mathematical cal
culation." Yes. | get on with my fig
ures all right downtown, but | get nearly
deranged when have to audit my wfe's
accounts
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

If Mr.. Bryan receives many more nomi-
nations he will be obliged to build an ad-
dition to his house or store some of the
minor ones in the woodshed.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

Fruit is necessary article of diet. Its
prime essences are in Primley's California
Fruit Gum.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

Ibid you and your wife have "A good
time abroad?" Fine! Lost our trunks
and didn't have to bother being dressed
up,'
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

I'VE women. this psychologist says, re-
member our dreams more vividly than
men remember theirs. "Of course, my
dear You know you have us men to
dream about.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

"How do you feel on the subject of i'm
perialiSm?' Il don't think women ought
to be allowed to boss us men around the
way they do"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

'N nat did the forecast man say?' He
said Ae couldn't give US any relief until
every big city in the country had been
the heat center"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

THE Chinese are said to be models of
polite conduc Yes; they would rather
XIII the missionaries than hurt their feel
ings by telling them to leave the coun-
try"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

lady wants orders for Delicious Pure
Home Made Peach Jam. Grape Jelly, etc.
Write today for prices. Box s37, South
Haven, Mich.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

To have your lace curtains, white skirts
and shirt waists dainty snow white use
Russ Bleaching Blue, the modern bag blue
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

what an energetic reformer Miss
Blank isl ''She isn't reformer: she
lust starts reforms and then she quits"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

my son William sends me his photo
graph and says he had 1t taken to please
a little girl" Then he must be counting
q widow"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

Buy Russ Bleaching Blue, the modern
bag blue, makes clothes from to Z
shades whittier than any other blue
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

fdo not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is. 1900
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
Important to Mothers.

Glow do you feel about this shirt-waist
agitation?' We'll, | don't want to sea 1t
brough forward to a political issue"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

Mrs. winslow's Soothing SyfuI.
For children teething sof,cns the gums reduces In
oammation alays pain. cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

Rainfall has renewed the pasturage
on the Woming ranges and sheen are
in unusually fine condition. The wool
clip promises to be not only much
heavier than usual but OF finer and
more even quality
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31
A Pretty Shirt Waist,

properly laundered with "Fanltless Starch"
10 . constant delight At tgrocers-l9c,
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

PAKKERs HAIR B.LsAM keeps the hair soft and
plentiful and restores the color when gray.
HlkDKRCoRSs. the best cure for corns. l5cts.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

ciatc good things to rat. The bur ar
tichoke is not TO he confused with the
Jerusalem artichoke (ielianthus tube
rosus) occasionally grown in this
country for it's tubers, which are used
as forage for ,fattening hogs and
1ther domestic animals.
The bur artichoke is perennial,
with stems to feet high, and large
pinnatifid leaves from 2 to 3 feet long.
The leaves are whitish green above
and cottony on the lower surface, their
bases extending in wings down the
stems. The flower head, which is the
portion eaten. is very large, something
like that of the sunfower, but with
blue florets. In the cultivated plant
the base of the flower head and the
bases OF the enveloping scales are
quite fieshy.
Cultivation in Europe.-The bur
from suckers, which are produced
around the crown. These are pinched
of or cut off except two or three,
which are left to produce the flower
heads. The operation of detaching
the suckers requires care, for 1t is
necessary that portion of the mother
plant should be removed with the
sucker, without cutting the old stem
too deeply. The suckers, after they
have been pruned, are ready for plant
ing. Artichokes may be grown from
seed, but most varieties do not repro
duce by this method with any degree
of certainty. However. Gros vert de
Laon, sort much liked at Paris, re-
produces fairly true to type from seed
The best soil for bur artichokes Ia
one that is rich and well drained. The
best method of preparing the ground
is to trench it. spading in a consider
able quantity of composted manure
Black, turfy soils are especially suit
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-31

Gently card from the legation was
sufficient, and travellers were received
by the aide-de-camps and placed In a
kiosk facing the mosque. whence they
could have a splendid view Of the ar
rival or departure of the Sultan, and
while he was engaged with his devO-
tions were. regaled on tea. coffee and
cigarettes. All this is at an end for the
present.
important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF CASTORIA,
. safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and that it
.'ss:'s;: s;:;; ;:; ., l<zZzzzI
In Use For over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Glow do you feel about this shirt-waist
agitation?" We'll, I don't want to sea it
brough forward to a political issue"
PAKKERs HAIR B.LsAM keeps the hair soft and
plentiful and restores the color when gray
HlNDKkcoKSs. the best cure for corns. lscts
"How do you feel on the subject Of i'm
peralism?" Il don't think women ought
to be allowed to boss us men around the
way they do"
fdo not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN r
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 49, 1900
my son William sends me his photo
graph and says he had It taken IN to ,r,sn pleas
a widow
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrur.
For children teething softens the gums reduce: n
nammation allsys pain, cures wind collie 2Sc bottle
I'VE women this psychologist says, re-
member our dreams more yividiy tnan
dear. You know you have us men to
dream about.
If Mr. Bryan receives many more nomi-
nations he will be Obliged to build an ad-
dition to his house store some of the
minor ones in the woodshed.
A lady wants orders for Delicious Pure
Home Made Peach Jam. Grape Jelly, etc.
| Write today for prices. Box 837, South
| Haven. Mich.
what an energetic reformer Miss
Blank isl ''She isn't reformer: she
just starts reforms and then she quits"
Pretty shirt Waist
properly laundered with "Fanltless Starch"
10 constant delight. Atgrocers-lec
You're not fond of mathematical cal
ures all right downtown, but | get nearly
deranged when | have to audit my wife's
accounts"
FITS Permanently Cures. >oiits vousness rts
first days OF Dr. klinrs Great Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE S2.W trial Dottle and Treatise.
DR. r. H. KLINE. Ltd 9}l Arch ST., Philadelphia. Pa
did you and your wife have good
time abroad?' ''Fine Lost our trunks
and didn't have to bother being dressed
up
Buy Russ Bleaching Blue, the modern
bag blue, makes clothes from ; to
shades whittier than any other blue
1.-THE Chinese are said to be models of
polite conduct" Yes; they would rather
kill the missionaries than hurt their feel
ings by telling them to leave the coun-
try
i SOW NEER&M H.
M( MzsNlQ0%IM r.
H ESH RRkN &
- n
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
A DOGS PERS1STENCY.
Wonderful Determination of a Hun f. ing Dog That Freed . Bear
 In 'CSIifornfa

The mysterious disappearance of two va.ua ble hounds owned by A. W. Combs. of Oakland, has been explained, and the story behind it provss. one of the most remarkable cases of canine faith. fuIness and determination ever record. ed Combs was one of party of hunt CTS who returned few days ago from weeks hunting trip in the mount tains back of Crescent City, Del Norte coun- ty. says the San Francisco Chronicle.
 The party had taken along four hounds, which were missed during the first night in the mountains. They had evidently strayed away during the night and for the following four days the hunt.rs were without their com panions. On the fourth day. however, two of the hounds returned to camp, the two belonging to Combs being fina.- fy given up for lost CT stolen. When the hunters were ready to start for home they informed Superior Judge Cutler of the mysterious disappearance of the two hounds and requested him to advertise reward for their return ir his name.
 One day subsequently, MT. Combs re- ceived letter from Judge Cutler con- ysying the happy news that the hounds had been recovered. Judge Cutler writes that they wsre found in the mountains several miles from where the Oaklanders had been hunting by a miner, who had card them barking for . several days. Ths miner had gone to investigate and found two hounds ho d. ing the fort at the base of a large tree into which a. bear had climbed fer safety from their attack. This was sniRes days, after thsy had been, missed 2 from the hunters camp. and for sev- seral days they had remained on watch \ at this sparticuiar, tree. They were com pletely exhausted and very nearly which the miner killed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
THE DELTOID MUSCLE.
II Plays q Prominent Part in the Business of the Custom
 TeiIors.

"It is a rare thing" said the talking man. relates the Washington Star. ito ind a msrchant tailor who can get perfect fit in the clothes he makes. So rare in fact that I have som etimes thought that tailors, of all artisa aps. knew least how to do their work right. Yet the tailor, or the cutter rather, is not always to blame. fer perfectly cut garment may be often set askew by careless maker, who by crooked seam pr slight d. parture from the line set for his needle may throw the who+e thing out of plumb. Still. good tailor ought to know when a garment fits, and should either be able to correct it's unfitness or not let it leave the shop Speaking of the cutting part, l remem- Der an incident that occurred once at a convention of cutters held in Cincin- nati. The subject for GiscussiCn was the cutting and fitting of garments, and testy old Scotchman had the floor He said in effect that if coat were cut to set right upon the deltoid muscle that the wearer would a-ways find it comfort able and well fitting.
 In fact said he, the deltoid mus cIe determines the fit of coat
 "'Will the gentleman state what and where the deltoid muscle is?' asked a cutter on the other side of the cham ber.
 The scotchman turned on him sharply.
 Sir he said. angrily, do you claim to be a cutter and not know where the deltoid muscle is located? Don't you know, sir, that a knowledge of the hu man antony is as important to the tailor as it is to the surg on? Do yor expect to cut a garment to fit an object whose every line and curve you do not know? You might as well try to fit ; plug to a hole without knowing the sizt of the hole. No, sir. the gentleman wi. not state what and where the Geltoic muscle is. It is your duty, sir, to know the deltoid muscle; not mine to in struct you
 | ''The discussion ended there. simpl. l because there was. nobody present tt i carry it on, for don't believe man il
 the place except the old fellow knev | anything about GeItoid muscles. l know l didn't, but as scon as got to
 dictionary I looked it up. Later l ga7 the matter some. study and found tha | the Scotchulan was right."'
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
WHY MANY HEELS ARE LOST.
Modern Machine EcggirE on Shoes Is Not at All Conducive to
 Long; Wear.

"Have you noticed" asked the ob- servant man, according to the New York Times, "how often one sees the portions of shoe heels scattered about at the elevated road stations and other places where a lift might easily be torn off? I wonder what the reason is. In 'the old days the heels of ones shoes were the part that clung to the upPers most closely. You newspaper fellows are supposed to know everything Just. answer that conundrum." The writer could not, but a shoe dealer could, and did. The reason," said he, lis because in these days of machine made shoes the heels are fastened On by machinery. as is every other part of the shoe. 'Soft-irCn is used for the nails instead of steel, as this isshandled more easily. When the lifts of the heels have been fastened in place the nails protrude. The shoes are then sent to another machine; where they are shaved off instead |of being driven home, as in the days when the work was done by hand. The result is that they are insscureiy fastened, and if one catches the heel of his shoe against q stair so that there Is the least strain on it it gives way and pulls off. The .-:o,al is to have a set of steel nails driven into the heels when you buy 2 new pair of shoes"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
Sen Currents and Ez3sraifo:l..

The French scientific journal Ia
 Nature calls attention to recent re- pert of the French 9onsul at Hawaii which, it thinks. throws light On some problems of ethnography. Not long ago a little schooner, dismantled and with it's rudder gone as the result of a tempest, was drifted by winds, and ocean currents from Tahiti to Hawaii, after S1 days of helpless wandering. Hawaiian traditions declare that in ancient days people came from Ia hit, drifting with the currents, and settled Hawaii. The adventure of the dismantled schooner seems to prove the possibility of such migration, and it is suggested that the currents of the Pacific, which have not yet been sufficiently studied, may throw much light on the distribution of the native races among the island groups.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
4 REAL BUSINESS WOMAN.
r-iSs BnIfour Carefully Manages Her Busy Brothers Estate and
 HcuseNoId.

Miss Balfour. the sister of Arthur J. Balfcur. government l.2. in the house Of commons. is IL. .e, for her de- votion to her brothers interests nd she manages most Of his affairs, < as to leave him entirely free for his po- litical work. She not alone superin- tends the household in the convention al way, but looks after outside details which are usually left to the super vision and direction of the master os the house, says a London paper. Mr. BalfOur is never bothered when the chimney needs attention, the roof re- tiling or any other matter of this kind. Miss Balfour attends to defects and gives the order herself. She also buys the horses and carriages, and is said to be well qualified for the work and a good judge of both horses and car riages. Recently she had a special br9ugham made for her brothers use, attending 10 the details herself As an instance of her care and interest, it is said thas if there is possibility of her brother needing q conveyance and she desires to take drive. t!:e best car riagc and the first caackman will be left for Mir Bltfoug and she will take the secoud ca:Itaga ai;3 second cc&ch- man.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
BASKET BALL.

The management of the local pro-, fessional basketball team has received word from the New Britain manage ment that his players are i'll prime. condition and are confident of win ming. Bruce. the new player. is doing excellent work in practice, his passing being fast and accurate and his block ing effective. in fact his general all round work is superb.
 Manager NJ. Madden of the Brook lyn Athletic clubs five has selected the players who will compose his team. The team will lineup as follows in the amateur games: Left guard, NJ. Madden. captain; left forward, r. Ray; center, J. Dwyer; right forward, F. Boldne: center, J. Dwyer; substitutes, D. Mccarthy and c. Smith.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-24
NrGOvERN FOR ENGLAND.

Negotiations were rdopened yester- day for fight between Terry McGov- ern and Ben Jordan | the National Sporting club. London. Dr OrdWay. the clubs American representative. has received cable dispatch to the effect that the National club will give purse of S3.750 for the encounter. This is an increase of S25U over the original incentive. No mention is made in the message relative to expense money. al- though the National management q short time ago agreed to give Terry $500 to pay for his trip abroad. Ord way notified sam Harris of the latest offer and thinks that Harris will ac- cept although it is the same amount of money which the New Adelphi \. c. of London fs.,williQg to hang up for the fray Little Is Known of the Adel- phi club in this country. however, while the National club is well estab- lished Harris intends to take both Danny Dougherty and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien with him if he under takes the trip and try and match them against ;any bantam or middleweight on the other side.