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VOLUME IV ACCOMAC 0 EL, VA., SATURDAY, MAY 30 1885._;_NUMBER 47
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A ceo mack C. II., Ya., j j
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and Northamption counties. Prompt
attention to all business. \
JOHN AY. EDMONDS,
A T T O R N EI-AT-L A\Y,
Accomac C. H., Ya. j
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Postoffice. SA VAGEVILL E
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noktham ptos
c
JUDGE GEO. T. GARRISON,
ATTORXEY-AT-LAW, ?
Accomack C. II., Ya. *
Has resumed the active practice of j <\
his profession and solicits the patron-1
a? (?" his friends. Office?opposite the
private entrance of the \*addy Hotel.
Dil. LEWIS J. HAHMANSON,
?Dentist.?
Office?Market St., near Baptist church,
Oxaxcock,
Accomack county, Ya.
L. W. CHBLDREY,
General Insurance Agent,
NORFOLK, YA.
S3TA11 communications promptly at?
tended to.
C. H. Bagwell,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor,
Onaucock, Ya.
Will attend to surveying and di?
viding lands in Accomac and
Northampton counties.
Rupert T. "Christian
WA CHAPREA G UE, VA.
Bricklayer & Plasterer,
Offers his services to the public by
the Hay or Contract. Will furnish all
material when desired. He has had sever?
al years experience as a practical work?
man and will gurantee satisfaction.
BLACKSTONE & BELL,
Accomack C. H., Ya.,
DRUGGISTS
a full line of
FANCY ARTICLES,
DRUGS,
OILS,
TAINTS,
SEEDS,
ScCj ?rC, ?tC.j itC,
kept on band for sale at lowest prices.
INSURANCE
The undersigned, in the interest
of the VALLEY MUTUAL LIFE
und VIRGINIA FIRE AND MA?
RINE Insurance Companies, will
make frequent visits to Accomack
and will be glad to have the patron?
age of those desiring their risks
carried by good companies. All
communications promptly attended
to. Respectfully,
G. G. SAVAGE, Agent,
Eastville, or Shady Side,' North?
ampton couuty, Va.
Manufacturers i f
CEDAR ISLAND,
Accomac County, Virginia,
Wish to call the attention of the farm?
ers of Accomac and Northampton
counties to their different grades of
Pure Fish Guano,
all of which they are prepared to supply
those wishing a first-class fertilizer.
They have established a depository at
Oust is* Wharf, Powclton, where farm?
ers maypurchase in quantities to suit.
Prices until further r.cciee, as follows
Dry.S2G.0C 1
Two-thirds drv 20 0< }.cash.
Green.13.0 )}
For further particulars, call on or adr
Iress
E. B. b'INNEY, Agent,
LOCUSTMOUXT,
Accomac county, Va.
Sewing Machine
STANDS AHEAD Or ALL OTHERS
In Quality and Simplicity.
ft hQO tin "DlTTQl Gibers blow and try
LI lidu 1111 UlVal.to put it down, but
[t Stands Bold at the Front.
laving sold over 400 in 1SS1, 1SS2 and i
18S3, shows that the
3eople of Accomac Appreciate Its Merits.
I can sell you other machines for less
?rice. Singer pattern, drop leaf and two
Irawers. for 625 00; Wilson. Domestic.
Towe and any other pattern. Will sell
he Royal St. John, drop leaf and six (6)
Irawers. for S8P.00. but I cannot put
TUE l&fUITE with these inferior
I lIC W 311 I ? machines, as to the
?rice. Having sold machines for nearly
ourteen years, gives me a chance to
;now something of the tricks which
thers practice on those who are not
osted in machinery. If
ron Want a Erood Sewinj MacMne
Also, a large stock of FURNITUR E
IAITKESSES; iSc, on hand. Repair
ng of Furniture, Pictures Framed, or
nything else in our line promptly at
ended to. COFFINS. CASKETS and
L'RIilMINGS for sale.
llespcctfullv, &c?
R. H. PEN NEW ELL,
Onancook, Va.
IV. M. Hincs, D. H. Mansfield.
Hines & Mansfield,
Commission Merchants,
and
Wholesale Dealers in
1 and 2 Prospect Avenue,
2 Devoe Avenue,
and 2.5, 2G, and 27 Vesey Pier,
WEST WASHINGTON MARKET
New York.
mw gffe fj,...
FSNNEY'S WHARF,
ACCOMAC COUNTY, VA
-rDEALERS in:
General Merchandise, Shingles Laths,
Bricks. Lime, Hair, Sash,
Doors, Coal and
Fertilizers.
"Flour a Specialty.
TOWN LOT FOR SALE IN
BELLEHATO j
I offer for sale at private contract, my
lot in Belle Haven, opposite Ward's
store, upon which Mrs. E. J. Savage at
present resides. It contains \\ acres,
more, or less, is improved by a comforta?
ble dwelling with all necessary out?
buildings, and has thereon also a build?
ing now used as a Millinery Store. A
more suitable location either as a home
or for business purposes cannot be found
in the village. The lot will be sold on
reasonable terms, and ample time given
to pay the purchase money. For fur?
ther particulars apply in peison or by
letter to JOSEPH J. WESCOTT,
Locust mount, Va.
FARMS, AC
Browne, Jacob <fc Co.,
dealers In
REAL ESTATE,
ACCOMAC C. H., VA.
Fruit and Trucking lands, improved
and unimproved of BO, 103, 225, 340 and
000 acres eligibly located on the line of
the N. Y., P. & N. lt. K , NO W for sale
cheap.
Also, four sea-side farms with oysters,
fish and wild fowl privihges unsur?
passed on easy terms.
And town lots for business men attht
new stations on the railroad constantly
on hand at reasonable rates. Send foi
circular.
SUPERIOR
Cedar Island Guano.
The cheapest fertilizer on the
market according to results ascer?
tained by the fanner and chemist.
ANALYSIS.
Du. W J. Gascoyne, Chemist.
.j<er cent
Moisture (let. at 100c.10.2?
Soluble Phosphoric Acid. 2.17
Reverted Phosphoric Acid. 6.46
Available Phosphoric Acid . 8.63
Insoluble Phosphoric Acid. 2.45
Nitrogen. 4.82
AMMONIA. 5.S6
Potash. 3.05
CEDAR ISLAND GUANO is a
complete manure, containingall the
elements of good plant food, and in
proper proportions, to sustain veg?
etation through the entire period
of its growth, and brings crops to
their full maturity. It has been
found especially good on peas, po?
tatoes and onions, and has given
equal satisfaction on corn and
grass. It is fully up to the standard
of last year, and is registered in
Virginia. It is now ready for de?
livery.
ORRIS A. BROWNE, ?
Accomac C II., Ya.
Cavt. 0. A. Browne?Dear Sir:?
T used half a ton of your "Cedar Island
Guano" last year on Corn and can say
that it doubled my crop in corn and fod?
der, ami my neighbors and all others
who passed the field can testify to it.
It was on very poor land. I think it
paid me well?would like to use two or
three tons this year. Very Truly Yours,
George S, Mapp.
Robtown, January, 26,1SS8,
I used Cedar Island Guano on Sweet
potatoes, and l am perfectly well satis?
fied with the result. I also" used it on
Onions and other vegetables with the
best result W. J. Fosque.
Sturgis P. 0.
Mil. bkowne:?I tried your Cedar I s?
land Guano hist Spring on Sweet Pota- ,
toes, alongside of other fert ilizers, and
think it nearly doubled in yield of any :
other used. In fact,if 1 had no! used it
at all. my potatoes would not have been |
worth digging. John J. Ward, ,
Hadlock, January, 20, isS5.
Cavt. O. A. Browne;?Dear Sir: 1
I used half a bag of your Cedar Island i
Guano last year on Sweet Potatoes, and j
can truly say it excels any fertilizer I J
ever used. If I:had used it more exten- ,
sively I am confident it would have '
doubled my crop, Will try it again next i
season. if. C. .Johnson, i
Willis'Wharf, January, 29,1SS5,
lwX used Cedar Island Guano on Sweet (
Irish it was fully "eqliihHtf reVnrfkn ?
Guano, and better than any other fertil?
izers- On the Sweets and Corn it was 1
equal to any fertilizer I have ever used *
Accomac C II. Va. Thos. Reasley,
I used Cedar Island Guano on Irish '
Potatoes, next to Pen? ian guano, there
was no difference in the yield of either.
1 am of the opinion that with time Ce- <
dar Island will yield more. I also put .
it on Sweet Potatoes, and the results
were satisfactory, its yield was one
third more than where I put no guano. ;
Drummondtown, Ay m. W. Coxton. :
I used Cedar Island Guano on Peas .
by the side of Peruvian Guano, your
guano excelled the Peruvian by far, and
on Irish Potatoes my experience is they
grow longer and yield more; 1 mean by
growing longer, that the vines do not
8ive up so early and outyield the Peru?
vian. I idsoapplied it to Corn, only about
a handful to every three or four hills
with very good results. A. T. James,
Locustvule, December, 19, 18S4.
I used your guano hist year side Peru
vian guano and other commercial man?
ures, on Irish and Sweet Potatoes, the
Cedar Island was equal to any. 1 prefer
it. for the quality is up to any, and it
costs less money. W. It. Bunting.
Polly Creek, near Drummondtown, Jan?
uary, 9,1885.
I used one-half ton of Cedar Island
Guano on Irish Potatoes side by side
with Peruvian guano that cost SCO per
ton of 5,000 pounds and other commer?
cial fertilizers, that on which Cedar Is?
land was used was better than Peruvian,
and there was no comparison with the
other fertilizers. Of course, the long
drought and bugs prevented a full crop
from maturing. E. C. Parkes.
Matomkin, P. O.
1 used Cedar Island Guano on Irish
Potatoes with Peruvian Guano, and I
believe it to be equal to the Peruvian,
I also used it on Sweets; and the result
was excellent,! am going to use it again.
E, M. Savage.
Bells Neck. October, 9,1884
I used Cedar Island Guano on Sweet
and Irish Potatoes with other fertiliz?
ers, and on Sweets I had better results
than any other, and fully as good on
Irish. I am going to use it again next
year E. W. Kellam.
Sturgis, October, 9,1884.
I used the Cedar Island Guano on Irish
Potatoes notwithstanding the drouth 11
realized at rate of 40 barrels from one
barrel of seed by the use of 3000 pounds
of guano per barrel of seed. I think it
the cheapest and best fertilizer in the
market. I shall continue to use. it in the
future. Edwin T, Parks.
Leemont, Va., October,23,1884,
I used your Guano last spring on Irish
potatoes side by side with Peruvian
Guano and yours excelled it by onethi'd
and was green while the otbars dried al?
most out, from the long drought.
Modestown. G. J. Northam.
I used your guano last year by the
side of Peruvian guano, the season was
bad, the Peruvian started first but the
Cedar Island was fully equal in yield;
and fron my observation would have sur?
passed it had it been seasonable.
W. T. Duncan.
Matomkin, P, O.
I used Cedar Island Guano on Sweet
potatoes, at the rate of 200 pounds per
acre, and believe it to be fully up to
anything I have used. Will use ft again.
Sturgis P. O. J. C. Fosque,
I used Cedar Island Guano on Sweets
by the side of other fertilizers, and
found it equal to any, F. S. Smith.
Willowdale, October, 9, 1884.
"TKEASITltK FOK TItYIKU."
Away wltli tiy fonr,
Hnjio on und ho|iu ovorl
Though winter bo hero,
Away with tuy four I
Soon the sprint: ahull ii|>pour
Willi now Uro und ondouvor,
Away with iliy fonr,
Hupe on nnd hupe ovurl
Seek aomothlng to do I
Thore Id treasure tor trying,
Ay, oven for you;
Book Bomotlilng to do I
Tlio tollora nro few,
And tho minutes are flying
Seek something to do!
Theio la troaauro Tor trying.
?8. 8. MeCnrry In tho Qulvor.
j OLD BULLION'S BRIDE
I Let nie see?where was it that I
hist met her? Oh, yes, it was un?
der the superb arches of High
Bridge, boating by moonlight. A
globe of reddish pearl slowly ascen?
ded out of the East?the shadows
of the great bridge resting softly
on the mirror-like surface of the
Hudson river; the sound of a flute
played softly afar oil", and all of a
sudden the keel of my boat came
sharply in contact with somebody
else's oars.
"Hallo, yon!" cried out a clear in?
cisive young voice. Where are
you going to? Why don't you look
which way you arc steering?"
"Charley Dresden!" cried out I,
little heeding the torrents of obloquy
he was beginning to heap upon
me.
''Old Mottimore," he responded
joyously. "Why, who on earth
would have thought of finding yon
dreaming on Harlem river. Here!
Come, into my boat; hitch on your
old craft behind, and let me intro?
duce you to Alisa Sophy Adriance."
I looked as sharply at Miss So?
phy as the moonlight and my own
modesty wonhl let me, for I. knew
that she was the especial admira?
tion of my friend, Charley Dres?
den.
She was pretty, slight, round and
rosy, with china-blue eyes, a dimple
in either cheek, and golden-brown
hair worn in long, loose curls.? i
There was something tlower-Iike i
und delicate in her prettiness?
something unconsciously imploring 1
in her way of lilting her eyes up to
your face.
We rowed home together?or. at 1
least, as far on our way home as
rlie Harlem river would take us.?
Sophy sang little boat ballads.? '
Charley roared out tenor barcarol- |
les. 1 even essayed a German ;
Student song which I had learned
n Heidelberg no one knows how ]
ong ago, and we parted tho best
>f friends. i
.. A w^KafterwacdDxesden and r i
"Hallo, Mottimore!" said Char- 1
ev, his honest visage lighting up. J
'What do you think of her?"
"1 think she is a pearl?a jewel? <
i princess among women!" I an
swe ed, with perfect sincerity.
"Congratulate me, then!" cried i
['barley, beaming all over, "for I <
um engaged to her! Only last ;
night! Look here!" opening a mys- ?
terious silver case which he took i
from his inner vest pocket. ''What I
do you think of that for an engage- <
incut ring?"
"A tine diamond," said I, put
ting my head critically on one side; i
"and fancifully set."
"We're to be married in October,"
said Charlie, lowering his voice to
the most confidential tones. "It ;
might have been sooner if I hadn't
undertaken that business in Eu?
rope for our firm. But I shall be
sure to be back by October, and
the money I shall make acceptable
toward fitting up and furnishing
our new home. Because, you know.
Mottimore, I'm not rich."
1 spent an evening with her af?
terward at the genteel boarding
house where s'.ie and her mother?
a nice, bright-eyed little woman,
the full-blown rose to correspond
with Sophy's budding loveliness
dwelt m the cosiest of apartments,
furnished in dark blue reps, with a
turn up bedstead, ingeniously dis?
guised as a high-backed sola, and
canaries and gerauiums iu the
windows.
"It is so kind of you to come,"
said Sophy, with a gentle pressure
of the hand when I went away. "I
am so glad to welcome Charley's
friends."
And I felt that I could cheerful?
ly sit through auother evening of
commonplace chit-chat and photo?
graph albums for such a reward as
that.
Well, Charley Dresden went
away, and as he didn't particular
leave Sophy Adriance in my charge,
I didn't ieel call,*d upon to present
myself at the genteel boarding
house. I supposed, naturally
enough, that all was going right,
until oue day I received a note
from my old friend, Bullion, the
banker, a man of sixty, who wears
a wig and spectacles, and counts
his income upon the double fig?
ures.
Bullion wrote from Saratoga,
where he had gone because he
didn't know what else to do with
himself in the dull season. He
asked me to be his groomsmau.?
Bullion was going to be married.
"Of course, you'll think it a fool?
ish thing for mo to do,"wrote Bull
ion; "but even at 00 a man has not
entirely outlived the age of senti?
ment; and when once you see Sophy
Adriance you will forgive any seem?
ing inconsistency on my part.
I went straight to the genteel
boarding house. It was possible
that I might be misled by asimdar
ity ot'uame, although eveu that was
unlikely.
"Is Miss Adriance at home?" 1
asked of the slatterly servaut girl
who answered the bell.
"Nq, sir. Miss Sophy's spending
a fcw.iweeks with a friend at Sara?
toga,'! she answered promptly.
That was enough. 1 went home
and enclosed Bullion's letter in an?
other envelope, directing*it to poor
Charlie Dresden's address, Poste
Restant e, Vienna, adding a few
lines of my own, wherein I endeav?
ored to mingle consolation and
philosophy as aptly as possible.
And then I wrote, curtly declin?
ing to "stand up" with old Bullion.
It w;is but a few weeks subse?
quently that the waiter showed an
elegantly dressed young lady into
my room at the hotel. I rose in
some Rur| rise. Aside from old
Aunt Miriam Platt and my laund?
ress, my lady visitors were few.
But the instant she threw up her
thick tissue veil I recoguized the
soft blue!" eyes and damask rose
chcekf "^Sophy Adriance. .
"Oli,1 Mr. Mottimore!" she cried
piteously, "I know you won't mind
my coming to your parlor, because
you seem exactly like a father to
me." I winced a little at this.
"But 1 have received such a letter
from Charley, and as?as you've
known him a long time, I thought
perhaps you could explain it to me.
Oh, 1 have been so wretched. And
indeed, indeed, I didn't deserve it!"
She gave me a tear-blotted letter
and then sat down to cry quietly in
the corner of the sofa until such
times as I should have finished its
perusal.
"What does he mean, Mr. Motti?
more?" asked Sophy plaintively;
"when he accuses me of deceiving
him, of selling myself to the high?
est bidder? Oh, it is so dreadful!"
I folded the letter and looked se?
verely at her.
"M;ss Adnwcc," said I. gravely,
"it strikes me you are trying to
play a double part here: The affi?
anced bride of Benjamin Bullion
ought hardly to hope to retain the
allegiance of poor Charley Dresden
into the bargain."
"1 don't understand you," said
Sophy, looking wistfully at me.
"Are you not to beeome the wife
of Mr. Bullion, the banker?" I ask?
ed, sternly.
"Oli. dear no," said Sophy.
"That's mamma!"
"Eh?" gasped I.
"It's mamma," answered Sophy.
;'Sbe's to be married next week!
Didn't you know it?"
I stared straight before me.
Well, I had got myself into a pretty
l?ickle by meddling officiously iu
i flairs that didn't concern me.
"Look here, Miss Ad ranee," said
fj "I will tell you all about it."
So I did. I described old Bnll
on's letter, my own false deduct
on.sv.her.ofr.om,, nnd the rash deed
junker's correspondence coutianeji
Dresden.
"And now." said I, "do you won
Jer that he is indignant?"
Sophy's face grew radiant.
"But there's no harm done," said
die. "No real harm, I mean. Be
sause I've written him a long letter
ill about mamma and Mr. Bullion,
which ho must have received al?
most the next mail after he sent off
this cruel, cruel sheet of reproach?
es."
Sophy was a true prophet. There
was no "real harm" done. The next
mail brought a letter full of entreat?
ies to be pardoned, and a brief,
brusque note to me.
I stood up with old Ben. Bullion,
and that full blown rose, Sophy's
mamma, after all; and when Char?
ley Dresden came home I cut the
big wedding cake at his marriage
feast.
A Mother's Love.
Mothers live for their children,
make self-sacrifices for them ami
manifest that tenderness and love
so freely, that the name mother is
the sweetest in human language.
And yet sons, youthful, and aged,
known little of the anxiety, the
nights of sleepless and painful
solicitude which their mothers have
spent over their thoughtless way?
wardness. Those loving hearts go
down to their graves with those
hours of secret agony untold. As
tho mother watches by night, or
prays in the privacy of her closet
she weighs well the words which
she will address to her son, in order,
to lead him to a manhood of honor
and usefulness. She will not tell
him all the griefs and deadly fears
which beset her soul. She warns
him trembling lest she say over
much. She tries to charm him with
cheery love, while bei own heart is
bleeding. No worthy and success?
ful man ever yet knew the breadth
and depth of the great obligation
which he is under to the mother
who guided his heedless steps at
the time when his character for
virtue and purity was so narrowly
balanced against a course of vice
and ignominy. Let the dutiful son
soothe his mother's pathway; let
him obey as implicitly as he can his
mother's wishes and advice; let him
omit nothing that will contribute
to her peace and happiness, and
yet he will part from her at the
tomb with a debt not half discharg?
ed.
How to Lire Lou:?.
We have to a great extent the
power of prolonging our lives. Liv?
ing by rule and obeying nature's j
simple laws may seem very irksome j
to people at lirst, but doing so soon j
becomes a habit, and a blessed hab- j
it, and one that tends to happiness, j
to comfort'and to leugth of days.
A great deal might be said about!
the benefit ofregularity iu our mod?
est way of living. As a proof ol
the bencficiality of regular living
the fact is that old people who have,
oueo settled down in a kiud ot
groove-of life cannot be or.settled
therefrom, even for a few days,
without danger to health and life
itself. They may have, perhaps
their regular time for getting up in
the morning, certain methods of
ablution, certain kinds and qual?
ities of food and drink, certain
hours for taking these, certain times
for rest, exercise, and recreation,
and a Lundred other things which,
taken separately, may seem but
trifles, but taken in the aggregate
make up their lives, and they
known and feel that they mnnt not
be unsettled. The wheels of life
will run out-over rough and irregu?
lar roads. Habits, whether good
or bad, are easily formed when one
is young, bnt when one gets up in
years it is terribly difiicultandoften
time dangerous to set them aside.
Therefore, study, if you would live
Jong,.rto.be regular in your habits, of
1 ifo in""'every"way'; anfrlefyourT'egu^
larity have a good tendency.
?'Read Less; Think More."
The lato Charles O'Conor, per?
haps tho most profound lawyer
New York City has produced, gave
a piece of advice to a young man
which is as valuable as any legal
opinion for which the distinguished
lawyer ever received a fee. A lad
wrote to him, giving a IoHg list of
books which he had already gone
through, and asking advice Its to a
course of reading. Mr. O'Conor
replied that "he had not only not
read, bnt had not known even by?
name one-half of the books his cor- ;
respondent appeared to have read.
He would not therefore, undertake
to advise him what to read, but he \
could salely advise him to read less,
and think more." This anecdote j
comes from a recent number of the [
Century. '
The advice was not, however, (
original with Mr. O'Conor. In the '
Philadelphia Ledger some time
since an older authority was quo
ted to the same purport. Proba
bly tho same sound wisdom could
be traced back to the time of the
invention of printing. "Read less \
(of trash) and think more" has a
pithiness which makes the advice
all the more easy to keep in mind.
And following it would enable the
"temperate" reader not only to
think, but to remember more of 1
what he reads. Remembering !
more would give a practical value !
to the ideas acquired and the facts
obtained. Perhaps Mr. O'Oouor's 1
opinion on reading is to be quali- 'e
fled a little by his practice. It,
seems that his reading was very 1
much confined to the purposes of ''
his profession. No doubt this limit '
increased his wonderful efliciency l.
in his legal pursuits. But it would
J>P a (Treat abridgment of mental )
his specialty ana ruitm? ?.i_ .... t
outside of that. Tlic mind is en- 1
larged by a variety of topics, aud '
there is scarcely any subject, how?
ever foreign to a thinking person's '
daily life, from which he may not 1
derive some advantage. There is j
nothing iu the way of learning .
which stands so much alone that it
cannot be illustrated by other and .
indeed apparently dissimilar mat- ,
ters. Still the caution holds good '
?to most readers?"read less and
think more."
About Strawberries, Vegetables, Etc. .
Give strawberry beds a mulch of .
straw, coarse bay, or even corn j
stalks, to keep the fruit from being <
soiled. Sawdust and tan should ]
not be used, as they adhere to the ;
fruit. In southern localities, fruit |
for northern markets must not be
picked too ripe; if to be over twen?
ty four hours in transit, no berries
should be full colored when picked.
New shoots of blackberries and ,
raspberrries will start from the
roots; select three or four from each
stool for next year's fruiting, and
hoe up the others.
Currants and gooseberries should
be mulched. Upon the first ap?
pearance ol holes in the leaves, kill
the worm with white hellebore,
using a tablespoonfnl of the powder
to a pailful of water; apply with a
syringe or garden-pump.
' Newly planted grape vines should
bear but a single shoot a year; rub
off all others, and keep that tied
up to a stake. The leaf rolling
caterpillar found among the leaves
of a growing shoot, is best des?
troyed by hand picking. If rose
bugs appear at flowering time,
shake off early in the morning, and
catch in a pan containing water
with a little kerosene.
Beets, carrots and other root
crops should be thinned freely, and
the weeds iu the rows removed.
Cabbages and cauliflowers are
forwarded by frequent and deep
hoeing. Sow seeds of these kind
in the open ground for late crops.
If the Savoy cabbages are not
grown, try tliem.
Sow celery seed in rows eight or
ten inches apart; roll, or pat with
the back of a spade, to bring the
soil in close contact with the seeds.
Cucumbers, melons, etc., the
seeds of which were sown on sods,
or in pots, may go out. They will
grow all the better if covered
nights aud cold days with frames
made by tacking cotton cloth over
bottomless boxes. Sow seeds in
the open ground.
Seeds of -'sweet herbs," such as
thyme, sage, etc., should be sown
in beds in tho open ground, for
plants to be transplanted later.
Early kinds of sweet coru should
be planted as soon as the weather
will allow, and followed by weekly
plantings.
Salvation Oil kills pain every time.
For cuts, bruises, sprains, strains,
burns, scalds, aud frost-bites it is
an infallible eure. Price only tweuty
five ceuts a bottle.
Angleworm Potpie.
"Ma, vender's a man wot's goiu'
a fishiu'." The speaker was a small
boy, whose parents live iu a cabin
and cultivate a small patch of
ground in the mountains near the
route of Vauderbilt's proposed
South Pennsylvania Railroad.
Ma was busy washing clothes
and made, no reply. The young
ster, impatient of such neglect, de?
termined on a moie personal appeal
to her attention.
"Ma, may I go and see him dig
bait?"
"Go 'long," said the materfami
lias, curtly. The boy started oJf
with a run, but as he approached
the object of his journey lie slowed
up, as if awed by a nearer view of
the uncouth individual who was
spading the rich bottom soil. The
man's appearance was by no means
reassuring... Jp^/apyie J^kJ^t
gairily form was encased hi coarse
garments, apparently the work of
an amateur tailor of the eighteenth
century. Long, straggling, un?
kempt hair and beard and a scowl
on the narrow forehead that over
hung his small, piggish eyes made
him still less prepossessing.
Near the mau stood a large tiu
can, half-filled with the ordinary
earth-works used for fish bait. Oc?
casionally bis spade would uncover
ii fresh colony, the Hungarian digger
would pick out as many as he could
catch while they tried to bury them?
selves again and drop them into
She can.
"Mister, may I go a-fishiu' with
>ou?" asked the small bov, after he
liad recovered enough courage to
iddress the Hungarian. "I know
i bully hole down herein thecrik,''
md he looked longingly into the
?an of worms, as if enjoying the
lay's sport in anticipation.
"Me no go a-fishlu'," replied the
Elungariau.
"What you goin' to do with the
worms, then, mister?"
"Me make-a worm pot pie. Tou
?ome-a with me, I show you," and
ie shouldered the sp ide aud took
:he can into his bosom as if it had
jeen a clean baby.
Too full of surprise to speak the
joy followed the Hungarian around
he hill to a row of shanties, where
several other Huugariaus were
looking. A half-grown Hungarian
>oy was skinning rats and mice for
linner. Another was busily en?
gaged in cracking snail shells be
ween stones, as if they were wal
ints, and depositing the snails in
m iron pot for soup. When the
nan with the spade and can arriv
:d, half a dozen clustered around
lim and peeped in to see how many
rorras he had, then gave vent to
heir satisfaction in grunts of joy.
iway, uui n s?- S^
nade him shut up.
The worms were washed and then
mt into an oven, aud flour and lard
?laced over them. This was put
m the fire to bake and in a half an
lonr the worms were ready for a
?olonius banquet?not where they
sat, but where they are eaten. The
joy was invited, but didn't stay.
seeing was good enough for him. 11
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Newspaper Etiquette.
It frequently happens that vis
tors to newspaper offices do and
?iy things which are improper, and
?nde, and annoying. The visitor
Iocs not menu to be rude and has
eally not the slightest idea that he
is milking himself disagreeable, for
:he reason that he is not accus
:omed to newspaper etiquette. For
his reason, we. wish to throw out a
few hints that will cuable the vis
tor to avoid unintentionally giving
jffense.
When you cuter the printing
office do not handle the type in the
cases. If yon wish to examine the
type say so to the printer, and he
will be glad to stop his work and
empty the case out on the editor's
table, where you can sit in his chair
and examine the type at your
leisure. Never mind putting back
the type the printer can do that af?
ter you get through.
- Don't read the proof sheets, clip?
pings, or manuscript. If you want
to know what is going to appear in
the next paper ask the editor to
read out aloud to you. He has
plenty of time, and will be grateful
to you for the chance to quit his
work and entertain you. If you
want to look over the cash book,
make the editor go and get it for
you.
Never ask for a sample copy, but
take a half a dozen.
? Never spit tobacco juice on the
floor; always spit on the exchanges
or on the walls, otherwise the ed?
itor will think yon are not accus?
tomed to a newspaper office. Make
the editor feel that his presence
does not annoy you.
Never ask for any old exchanges.
Just help yourself to the unopened
ones, for they always contain much
later news thau those that have
been opened.
Ask the editor, if you are a per
feet stranger to him to supply you
with a duplicate key to his post
office box, so you can get his pa?
pers regularly. If he is a gentle?
man he will furnish you with a du?
plicate key without your asking,
but some editors arc uot gentlemen.
Texas Sittings.
Signs and Wonders.
When will signs and wonders
cease? Not till the destroying
angel shall cut the thread of time,
und the heavens be rolled together
as a scroll. Nor. a day passes but
we see good and bad sigus, as the
following will show:
It's a good sign to have a man
cuter your office with a frieudly
greeting. "Here's 81.00 to pay for
my paper." It's a bad sign to'hear
a man say "I am too poor to take a
paper." Ten to one lie carries
home a jug of "red eye" that costs
him a dollar.
It's a good sign to see a man do
a deed of charity to his fellowman.
It's a bad sign to hear him boast?
ing of it.
It's a good sign to sec the color
of health in a mau's face. It's a
bad sign to see it all concentrated
in his nose.
It's a good sign to see an honest
j man wearing old clothes. It's a
[ bad sign to see folks tilling holes in
their windows.
It's a good sign to see a man
wipe perspiration lrom his brow.?
It's a bad sign to see him wipe his .
mouth as he comes out of a saloon.
It's . a good ^ign to see a lady
dressed with taste and neatness.?
sued for her feathers ttndTooieryf"
gems aud jewelry.
It's a good sign to see a man or
lady advertise in this paper. It's
a bad sign to see the sheriff adver?
tise for them.
Strength is not Health.
Health and strength are not syn?
onymous terms. A. person may
have great steugth in his limbs or
in certain muscles about the body,
but really not have good health.
It is altogether a mistaken idea to
suppose that physical exercise has
for its object the attainment of
strength. There are other tissues
and organs in the human system
beside the muscular and the healthy
action of the lungs and stomach is
far more important than great
stength in the arms, legs, or the
back. It is here, in thisgeneral ex?
ercise of all the muscles and parts
i)f the body, that a well regulated
system of gymnastics has its great
excellence. It aims to produce just
that development of the human sys?
tem upon which good health is per?
manently based, described as fol?
lows: "Health is the uniform and
regular performance of all functions
)f the body arising from the har?
monious action of all its parts." A
physical condition implying that all
ire sound, well fitting and well
natched. Some minds do not look
ar enough into life to see this dis
inction, or to value it if seen; they
ix their eyes longingly on strength
?upon strength now, and seeming
y care not for the power to work
ong, to work well, to work success
'ully hereafter, which is health.?
lealth and Home.
Absurdities of Human Life.
Not to go to bed when you are
leepy becauee it is not ? certain
cnees ?siiing ioi- uro??, ..? ?
:au buy them in a clean, dry mar?
ket.
People of exquisite sensibility,
vho cannot bear to see an animal
nit to death, showing the utmost
mention to the variety and abuu
lance of their tables.
The heir of au avaricious uncle
laying him the compliment of the
leepest mourning.
The lovely widow of a cross old
nan wearing weeds; and the sur?
vivor of a rich old shrew being par
icular in the choice aud display of
lis weepers.
To buy a horse from a near re
lation, and believe every word he
says in praise of the animal he is
lesiio.is to dispose of.
To call a man hospitable who In
lulgeshis vanity by displaying his
service of plate to his rich neigh?
bors frequently, but was never
known to give a dinner to any oue
really iu wautof it.
How >'cw Y?rk Women Win at Poker.
The desire to wiu a dollar or two
is as strong in the belle where al?
lowance of pin money is a hundred
a mouth as to oue to whom the loss
or gain of a trifle is of consequence.
A tough old clubman, notably a
stickler for exactitude iu his play,
was brought the other night into
direct antagonism with a.bewitch
iugly beautiful maiden. He held
three kings; she had cards which,
according to Hoyle, couldn't have
won the pot or anywhere near it,
and yet he pushed the chips over to
her after a moment's hesitation.
"What under heaven did you do
that for?" a friend who saw both
hands alterwards asked.
"Her two pairs beat my three of
a kind," he replied.
"But she didn't have two pairs."
"0, yes she did?a pair of aces
in her hand aud a.pair of eyes in
her head?blue ones with tears in
them. They'd beat a royal flush if
I held it.?New York Correspond?
ence Pittsburg Post.
The New Orleans Exposition.
The attendance at this great
show, although still far below what
its projectors, had anticipated, has
been materially greater for a month
or so past than it was previously.
But now the warm weather is com?
ing on, always so trying iu New
Orleans, and the. date set for the
closing of the exhibition is near at
hand. The managers, however,
have been making an effort to have
the exhibition reopened next fall.
With this view they have determ?
ined to solicit the government to
allow the national exhibits to re
main, and to station a detachment
of United States soldiers in charge
of the buildings aud grounds dur?
ing the summer, trusting iu this
way to keep the most of the other
exhibitors, and make the expense
of continuance merely nominal.
Ektkrpkisjs only ?1 a year.