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., l..!.,urcv. 'hWiUy:. v. . THtf DAILY HERALD: rLA'lTSJLIOuTH, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 22. 1888. v, I r t (5 'VI 1 HI 1 L5 FARJI AND GARDEN. TOPICS INSTRUCTIVE ALIKE TO FARMERS AND DAIRYMEN. An Apron Ielg;nd Especially for Dairy men, but Which, with Slight Alteration, lirconira an Admirable Protection In the Milking Shod and Stable. In tlie annexed ruts are Illustrated a new dairy apron and pattern for making the sumo, which are described and recoru tnendod bv V. U. Lynch. In Lis njanual ou "Dairy Vrnctice." riO. 1 A CONVENIENT PAIIIT Anto. In Fig. 1 U shown the apron as it ap pears when worn for general dairy work. lig. 3 presents the pattern of said apron. TLls pattern will also serve as a guide to an equally convenient milking aprou. BACK FRONT SLEEVES. TATTEKX FOR DAIRY AND MO-KINO AITIOX. The pattern thow one-half the apron. fVbcu a milking or stable apron is deblrcd the front is divided across the middle, say Rear the dotted lines. For the lower pRrt a wldr piece of cloth may be U9ed, which may bo gathered into folds. This will give It a larger skirt, so that It will cover the knees whilo the milking pail is held between them. For a dairy apron the front Is made In a single piece. Two but tons aro sewed on the front of the apron, to which a clean towel may be fastened for use in wiping the hands a frequent necessity in uoUig dairy work.' (SeO Fig. i ) '"The tt rings' for' tying the apron aro attached one at each point at tbe back back, bring them to the front and there .1 yL 1 rfM B0 fir mm tie them, If prcierrea iney may oe muuo r-.- jot sutuclent length to reach again around the person and bo tied behind. 'Hie peculiar merit of this style of apron t.A mvmnlotn m.annpr in which it rro- 1H V .U VV " v --4 tects the body and arras of the person and the ease with wlijch It is put pn and oil. Tftcro are no button. to "be buttoned. It ra be riiade in an hour or two by almost ii-V..- run nan a. r;icfllf. end will cost for material from thmy to sUty ceuis ior cueup iuiilu t u't -vhii. If farmers, aa well as dairymen, wll' t1ifc nnrona made for them 1 V. BVIMv v. -" " ' ' ' X 1 ti.ir will uvin liommo favorite articles of use. On special days, when the farmer has on his holiday clothes, such an apron would be especially useful, for tt Je happen tot to make a cpmplete change of dress. In any case "by its use the or tttt inhr of stable workers will be raved aud be k?pt cleaner for wear . throughout the day at general VForK, ana rrvnrr milk into the dairv. It is one of those simple expedients which a X 1 L il.A m em-ttw ao av nwi a. InaT l liClUpiCVl UJ l liC fVl !XtC7a na aaw- fiecurhiir. in a (. 1 v. mv . rzf' measure, a like result to that attained, at thp rrnonsA or ereater pains, dy iuo jnakers of faiicy braiids of putter. . Feed ins Sonne Chickens. For the first twenty-four hours after hatching no feeding is necessary, the .1.:. ..on n 1m littla hrmd Iwinjr lna.- tcrnal heat, and the more quiet ?nd less umnrufu iuu nca iou w mr i ic on vU,v. the chicks vyil become and tho lea dan ger there will be to them in their weak state from the feet of the mother. XII ULMJllt till. I . i-i rldrrimr is heard, some of them will make t uetr apjearaEce on iuu uuisiuo ui n nest, as if carioua to learn into what kind of a world they have entered and how they axe xo niuiuj n iitiu j k. As soon as the hen is removed from the jxcat to the coop, give a little food, con- Cillll : - milk, which U continued three or four days, with an occasional nam Donea pgg, ..-V. j tlw.n crrfirlnnllv rli an 0"1 to AnV variety suitable to tbelr age, until they tre able to eat cracked corn, wheat and d,r whnla pmins. when the labor of feed in r will be irreatlv reduced. A little meal and finely chopped vegetables will be useful occasionally, especially as lonj as Krrral Valuable Icsectlcldes. lK.t Insecticides Is rvre i.ntm whirh dops not reouire to be eaten. IMt V.'-) . . ' 1 . i,.-. xr win?n In contfiot with the - insects and is safely and easily applied in all cases where It may be useful, for it is quite harmless except to insect life. For t . -i T j 4 Kef urn trnnbled with vermin dust It Into the feathers. It la Tery useful in . i 1 .1 killing cabbage wonw ana ine smgs uu (ncu r-t th at infest rose and currant Lnciiu k'i-m.nfl pmnlsions mar bo made with one quart of soft soap to eight quarts . . ... . i i. oi KinngUor waier. weu (urreu luvuin, when for safety the kettle should be taken ..ar fmm tba firfl CTIfl OU rjlllt Of keit- eene oil and one pint of sour milk be . . I, ii added, and all wc-U mixea up wnue uoi uy ruUnuKl or using n miuui uuu uuijj This makes a quite useful wash for trees infActcl witb lini-oT-a (Ltid anv kind of in tects. Powdered white hellebore s also i:pecially effective on currant worms ana u ctnra Kii!il.-A iivntlirum. it is Doi sonons. and care should be taken not to sprinkle it ou fruits that are to be taten. Faris green is the standard remedy for uie oiaio oeeiie. BLUE GROTTO OP CAPRI. Nothine Uke tt Itlaenhero In the World. An Indewrlbable Seen. Tlie inhabitants of Capri say that their inland is built upon grottoutatid supported by natural arc-lnn like tbe Ktructurui of nieu. Tliis is perliai an exaggeration, but all along the rocky aliorcs there are beautiful crottovA, ami in tlie center oftbe inland a lo- ront may te mode for hundreds of foot into tho bowels of tlio earth in the U rot to of the Stalactites. The sea crottoes we visit la making the "giro, or circuit of the inland, which is nn excursion thnt brings the traveler into contact with some of the rarest effect of natural scenery known. Howhere in the world is tlicre uught resembling the famous Blue grotto of the inland of Capri. The entrance to tbe lilue grotto, situated In the rocky cliiT which faces the north at tbe western extremity of tho island, is perhaps three feet in height and not more than live in width. When tho sea is high it cannot bo en tered at all. Tiie luariuaro who conducts the party through this aperture aud there must be but three in tbe boat has all that he can do to effect an entrance without having his frail craft dabhod in pieces. Tbe visitors are obliged to lie upon their backs in the bottom of the boat, wbjlo the tnarinaro, taking ad vantage of the wave a3 it ri-sea, and holding on to tho rock, guides her by a dexterous shove into the cavern. Here for a moment the eyes are dazzled by a strange light, but soon they accommodate themselves to it, and then the vUitor finds himself in a lake of lim pid water, whose blue is that of the sky, and whose sheen is that of molten silver, lue ef fect is indescribablo. Object dipped in tbe water, the boat and oars are covered with this sil.-ery t'hppn, 'bile tbd murlruiro, vvbi plunges in for the antuaement of visitors, rises clod in a garment of (lashing light - The whole extent of the grotto is 100 feet by 175, and the roof of ribbed and groined natural arches shares the blue effulgence of the water beneath. Eesides the Dluo grotto of Capri there are along its coasts a series of others, each of which seems to take the blue waters of tho Mediterranean and convert ibcin nlq a tiut peculiar to itself. Tlie Urcen grotto, on the south side of the island, with its waters of the purest emerald hue, ranks noit in beauty to tho liluo grotto. It can, however, be entered without diflloulty through a lo.ty archway. and tho effect, though grand and beautiful. is not marvelous. There is tlie White grotto, where tlie water seems Uke milk, and the Red grotto, where the roof is spangled with red crystals in tbe limestone rock. There is also the Urotto of Forua, and along tuo shore as well a? )n thp'pciitar pi th'p island are grottoes where in somo places the crystal stalactites hang like great pointed columns and in others like a delicate fringe above the vis itor's head. Mary K. Vandyue in Harper's Magazine. Prices Paid. for Magazine Work. Speaking a few evenings ago with the ed itor of one of the great New York magazines, I chanced to ask him as to the 'present rates paid to authors for their work. -His anSf was not uniptertsting. "The present average rato for magazine work is $10 per thousand words. This, j pp.w paid to a large number of what is termed average writers that is, writers whose repu tations have yet to be made. Of course, this price does not apply to known and tried writers. Where articles aro solicited they always command higher prices. Work of famous writers commands different pries; some gome very high. Fpr example, -ye haVlj paid as high as $f, 000 for a singlp poein. How loijg was itl Five pages of our magfl jjue. Fur Q single story a M3l as ftiOG lias boeu paid, although usually 1100 is a good priea for a good short story. TUoso which are considered especially meritorious com mand as high as $2")0, - "But ratta fluctuate, and I am frank to confess that a great deal depends upon repu tation. Tins must, of necessity, be so, for the public will read a story pr poem very of fen" because of the naniq attached to it, where "the 'same' slory might go unread iu many cases if an unknown name is signed, 3 it. From my experience, wf-rucu wjive the best short stone,' They are better equipped to meet the demands of the age. Mosi stories sent to the magazines by men em body some attempt at a plot. Sow, almost every conceivable plot has been invented, and it is almost a miracle when anything strikingly original comes to us. Women, on tbe other hand, are more apt to employ situ ations w-hich admit of a port!ya of subtfii shades of feeling. Thesq a6 the su'ccesf iil 6tory waiters, of the "present day." William J. Bok in New York Graphic. 'Wptufc'l na Iioue Decorators. The amateur's work ia decoration has chiefly found its way to store windows where it seems to plead for purchasers, while it shunned criticism. Chiua painting, figures on silk and satin, and useless articles of Cnery, for along time were tbe limit of tt3 resoui'uerf of women who could paint and desired to turn their skill to value. It was a poor field because overcrovded. ' A new out let has been opened to them ; namely, homo decoration, and I hopo it may prove oafflclent- ly tride in range to drive the crude, immature paintings and decorations' placed in the art stores and shoos m the cuance nope or sale. Jlany yyhQ baTeeletranJ (lomeshava fo.und tho advantage of some decoration wtucn wiU list longer than the paper hangers' art, and are having their houses brightened with pretty or quaint work. Panels, walls and ceilings are being painted, and the neat work for which women are noted is chiefly desired. I know of several houses in which, he piarbl stationery wnshstand3 are decorated with flowers and plants, so that ' when 'fited witE water the uowers seem to bo reaL Others of the new houses have the panels of the doors covered witb prciy designs, and know a young lady jvhq has received an order, tp deeor.-ti a screen. The demand for suph work i growing, and I think it will increase. Artist in Globo-Demora6. A Plea for I lie Mtisqnlto. Mr. IL Saliivan Thomas, who has been lecturing on the musquito before tho Liter ary society of Madras, India, is ungallant enough 1 y that jt js only the female mnsr qsito that docs the biting. ' lie considers the musquito a most useful pest, seven-eighths of its existence being devoted to the service of man and only one-eighth to bis annoyance. It exists in tho larval state twenty -one days, and during that period engage? in sanitary work with ardor aud thoroughness. Wher ever there is dirty water, wherever there is a filthy drain, there the musquito larvra are to be found, voraciously devouring the pontami nating matter. And in clarifyicg the water of India, which needs the process so badly, the mus quito is performing a public benefaction and atoning to some extant for the bloodthirsty appetite be develops during the three days he exists in the more fan fc.ar form. Mr. Thomas tells us ho never yet found a case where a bite was inflicted by any other than a female musquito, and though he suggested aa a possible explanation tUat the male had quicker ears and might be more on bis guard against lievag caught, this was obviously raraer n concession to the feekngof tbe feral nii j portion of Lis audience than the expres sion of scientific conviction. Scientific American. ... - - A STRANGE WAR DUEL HOW A FEDERAL AND A CONFEDER ATE SCOUT SETTLED MATTERS. Guarding; a Bridge In East Tennessee. How the Question of Possession Was Decided Navy Pistols at Twenty Tarda. The Results Peace. On the 12th of June. 1SG3, I witnessed a duel between Capt. Jones, commanding a Federal scout, and Capt. Fry, commanding a Confederate scout, in Green county. Erst Ten nessee. These two men had been fighting each other for six mouths, with the fortunes of battle in favor of one and then the other. Their commands were encamped ou either side of Lick creek, a large and sluggish stream, too deep to ford and too shallow for a ferry boat, but there a bridge sjiannod tho stream for the convenience of the traveling public Each of them guarded this bridge, that communication should go neither north nor south, as the railroad track had been broken up months before. After fighting enoh other several months and contesting tbe point as to which should bold the bridge, they agreed to fight a duel, the conqueror to bold the bridge undisputed for the time being. Jones gave the challenge and Fry accepted. Tbe terms were that they should fight with navy pistols at twenty yards apart, deliber ately walking toward each other and firing until the last chamber of their pistols was discharged, unless one or the, other fell before all tho discharges were made. They chose their seoonds and agreed upon a Confederate surgeon (as ho was theouly one in either com mand) to attend them in case of danger. Joues was certainly a fine looking fellow. with light hair and blue eyes, 5 feet 10 Inches in height, looking every inch the military chieftain. He was a man soldiers would ad mire and ladies regard with admiration. I uever saw a man more cool, determined and heroic under such circumstances. 1 have read of the deeds of chivalry and knight errantry in' the Middle Ages aud brave men embalmed in modern ioesy, but when I saw Joues como to tho duelists' scratch, fighting. not for real or supposed wrongs to himself, but, as he honestly thought, for his country and the glory of tho flag, i could not help, admiring the man, notwithstanding he fought for the freedom of the negro, which X was op posed to. BRAVE, COOL, COLLECTED. Fry was a man fully six feet high, slender, with, long, wavy, em'ling hair, jet UlacU eyes, wearing a slouch bat and gray suit, and looked rather the demon than the man. There was nothing ferocious about him, but he had that self sufllcient nonchalance that said, "I will kill you." Without a doubt he was brave, cool and collected, and although suffering from a terrible flesh wound in his left ftrm, received a week before, ho mani fested no symptom of distress, but seemed ready for the figh$. The ground was stepped pit by the seconds, pistols loaded and exchanged, aud tbe princi pals brought face to face. They turned, arpuud and walked back to tbe point designated. Jones' second had tho word "Fire," aud as he slowly sal "one two three fire ln they simultaneously turned at the word "One" and instantly fired. Neither was hurt. They cocked their pistols and deliberately walked toward each, p.ther, firing as they went .t t;Le. fifth, shot Jones thr y up bis right hand, and, firing his pis tol in the air, sank down. Fry waa in .the act of firing V.i last shot, but, seeing Jones faHt silently lowered his pistol, dropped it on the ground and uppang to Jones' side, taking hia head in his lap as he sat down, and asking him if was hurt 1 discovered that Jones was shot through the region of the stomach, the bullet glancing around that organ and eoaiifig cut to the left of the Spinal column; beside be bad re ceived three other frightful flesh wounds in other portions of the body. I dressed his wounds and gave him such stm.vihi!ts aa I had. lie after w.vU got welL Wy received three wounds ono breaking his right arm, one the left, and the other iu the right side. After months of suffering be got well and fought the war out to tho bitter end, and today the two are partners in a wholesale grocery business, and certifying the sentiment of Byron that "a soldier braves death," etc Confederate Surgeon in Georgia Union. Well Vp In His Part. She was a woman of ready resource. Wnile the hour was late, two or three evening vis itors yet tarried, and the moment she heard her husband strike the steps she kuew that be was boozy, and also grasped her line of conduct. "Ha, ha!" she laughed, as she rose up, "he cometh. Ho has been out rehearsing for am ateur theatricals, and it will be just like him to try to show off. Ha takes tho part of a Maj. Springer, who comes home fulL" A hand was heard clawing over the door; a key was finally jabbed in the lock, and then the major entered. His bat wm 'fipped back, his knees wabbled, and he bung to the door and muttered: "Whaz sbis I shoe 'fore mel Shay, P.m'ly, whazzer doing, ehF "Pe-lightfuU splendidf" cried the wife as she clapped her hands. "Why, Harry, you are a grand success in your role!" "Whaz zhatl Whazzer laffin' 'boat? First time been zbrunk in two years. Had lizzie time wiz zhe boys, you know?" "Bo-autifull Booth couldn't beat itl" ex claimed the wife. "Wy, dear, ypu are a born actor. It's just as natural as lifeC" "Who shays fu a liar!' Whoop! I can lick any man in troit! Been out wiz 'er boys, you know! Shay, Em'lyr " Jsn't be natural, though?" replied the wife. "Run npstaairs, Harry, andphange jour clothes." You'll da ' ptbing could be piore perfect." "(Jhase (hie) clozes! No, zuri Chase noz zlngl Upstairsl Yes, go up shtairs. Good (hie) uize, Emly. Reg'lar angel Been ouz wiz er boys, you know I" And the little woman clapped her hands and laughed and praised, and got rid of her corni&ny under the impression tbaj &$ one bad smelt a mice. However, the last one was hardly off tbe step, when she bounced up stairs and confronted the bedazed man with tbe exclamation: "Now, then, yon old demijohn, prepare to get tho worst wolloping a fool " of a hus band was ever treated to!" And he got it Detroit Free Press, Hotf pna Drummer Keeps Warm, Said a traveling man in the ralmer house tbe other day: "I never order a fire in my room at a country fcoteL I carry a warming apparatus along which ia both convenient and not costly to myself. Seer" Aud be pulled out a pair of nippers and a gas burner which would throw a flame at least seveu inches wide. "It's this way," be continued. "I register and go to my roopv The burner is, of course, plugged with cotton so that you cant get enough light to see the bed by. I yank it off 1 with my nippers, screw on my own patent appliance, and then sit by the window and watch the city gas tank sink down toward tbe ground white my room gets warm." Chicago Herald. MAY DAY SUPERSTITIONS. Straugo Heller of Georgia Colored Peo pleAtlanta 8tret Keen. "May day seems to be a day for peculiar superstitions," said one of Atlanta's charm ing young ladies to a rcpoi-ter. "Iint May day I was iiusaiug along Spring street when I noticed a crowd of negroes standing around an old welL As some of them were rushing around the yard in an excibxl manner, and one woman had her apron up to her face, crying, and a man was holding a looking glass mo as to throw the light into tho well, 1 naturally suposed thut somo of the numer ous pickaninnies ha 1 (illcu in. Umii investi gation 1 found that they were only having a littlo innocent fun, though they seemed to be enjoying it in a very grim sort of way. They were using tho glass with the firm lo lief tliat the image t hey saw reflected would be a likeness of their future wife or husband, as tho case might be. "AH seemed to believe implicitly that something strange and supernatural was go ing to take place,' and they worked them selves up to a very high state of excitement. Presently an old woman, a regular old crone, exclaimed: 'Ixik! look! I 'clar fo' da Lord I see a 'oman laid out and two men kneeling ou each side of do coffin, and bit looks like my Mandy what died last spring.' Tho negroes all seemed awestruck aud proceeded to go into hysterics. A mulatto girl next took tho glass ard after patient waiting 011 her part and anxious silence from the others she declared she saw tho best looking old gemiu she ever sot her eyes on, an' ho had ou a white vest and H bluo necktie. She was so entranced that she did not want to give up tho glass to tho many who now grabbed for it. "Well, a big, burly man got it. Presently a broad grin illuminated the surrounding darkness of' bis swarthy countenance, nud with a loud guffaw be declared that he saw 'stripes broad, black and white stripes and them's for that nigger Tom, there, what stole dem chickens last night.' But when they all exclaimed with one voice that what ever was seen that it was meant for tho one holding the glass, J10 turned as pale as he knew how, dropped the glass and hurriedly left the throng who hud so udroitly turned tho joke on him." Atlanta Constitution. Servants in (icrnian Pamlllen. In Germany it makes no difference, q a nobleman whether you own a slpp, or- are merely employed in one. In both cases you work, and lat s;iifl(cipnt. Tho effect of thu is that the German shopkeeper and man of middle class does not keep hi3 clerks and servants at half the distance that his American confrere does. An Ameri can shopkeeper lives in a fine house and walks about his "emporium of fashion" as haugh tily as a czar. If his wife or daughter honor the place at all it is when they want a new dress or a check from lyip. in Franco or Germany tho m.e'class'6t shopkecjier liyi's in t'V.pb.in, over his shop, and in &U proba bility has his wife keen hoo.ks mid LU daughter wfti.t ftt te counter. At "gut when the house is put .to r'nts, the house! maid wiU come luue family sittins roomj and wllo Knitting listen to her employer read his papers or chat, with the family. She is not kept in a back room iq the attio nor thrown entirely on her own resource for amusement. Hence, the Germans and French do not ex perience that difficulty in securing capable domestic help which most American house wives too often encounter. They bring their customs, more or less, to this country; and iu American cities the lirst to get good house servants and the last to lose them aro not American but German und French families. Time was, in New England at any rate, when house girls were not called servants and were not tieated as maciiines -out of which, wa? to be gotten all the work possible. They used to say "help" in New Kngland, and when the "help" bad finished h r duties she not st'ldoiy rolled down her sleeves anr? took her seat at the table along with tho fain ily. Thut custom is no longer in vogue, ex cept perhaps now and then iu the country, or in very small towns, and as a result it is now as bard to get house help in New Kng land as in any other pai-t of the com: try. -Cor. Washington Post. - A (uPr Dank. There is a certain young student at the Boston School of Technology whose method of regulating his personal expenditures is sc strikingly original as to he worthy of de scription, Like many another youth of salad age, he finds it imporjsible to refrain fro:r squandering his money. It simply bums a hole in his pocket. No matter bow much be is supplied with, it is all expended in f rivol ousuess as soou as be gets it. ,rhi weakness of his has given nch pain to the young gentlevnan" relatives, and to himself lai been a source of no little, embarriment. So, to get over the difficulty, he has hit upon the following plan,: Upon rpoiving the check for a fortnight's allowance, intended to cover his Hving ex penses, be first liquidates any indebtedness that may be crMtsnding to his lodging house keppe? and washerwoman and converts the whole of the balance into 50 cent silver pieces. Then going to hia room and closing the door, be takes the coins by handf uls and scatters them broadcast about the floor. A few of those which remain in plain sight ho puts into his pockets. When they are spent he picks up a few more, and so or, s neces sity requires. Af$er 4 w'ts-k; or SO has passed he is eaupelled to hunt about pretty sharply for the cash, and the last days of the fort night find him grubbing under, the wash stand and ts bureau, poking beneath the bed and sqiunting down the register in the hope pf discovering a stray half dollar that has eluded previous search. But, though occasionally impoverished, ho is seldom re duced to absolute pennilessness. The landlady looks out for bis money, lest a dishonest chambermaid absorb the current two weeks' allowance, and thus his pecuniary affairs ad minister themselves on a thoroughly sysj tematic basts. Chicago Tribute. A Profession for Toanj Men, The profession of veterinary surgvon is an excellent one for young men. It is a profes sion that is Ret overcrowded, and the youajr man who has the necessary capabilities and the requisite amount of push needed in any vocation will almost always find plenty to da Our government is, however, slower thou it s'lould be in recognizing the value of this, clas i of professional men. In the regu lar army veterinary surgeons are classed as farriers and taken in tbe ranks as enlisted men. Their pay is from $73 to $100 a month In private practice the rates of the veteri nary surgeon are the same as those of the medical practitioner. The need of skillful men who know bow to treat intelligently the disease of animals is shown by a few statis tics giving the number and value cf some of the domestic animals in the United States. These statistics were taken four years ago. There were then in the United States 10,fc3, 111 horses, valued at 7o6041.3uS; l.S71,07i mules, valued at H8,7o2,:jy0; i:J,lj,GoS milch cows, va'ued at J'Jti,575,4u., and 28,04C,077 oxen and other cattle, valued at ttill.54U.lC0. From 1S78 to 18Si the esti mated loss from pleuro-pneumonia alone was f 10,000,000. New York Hail and Express. The Plattsmouth Herald Is enjoying a EDITION. The Will lie one during wliicli Hie suhjocts of national interest ami importance will le strongly agitated and the election of a President will take place. '1 lie people of Cass County who would like to learn of Political, Commercial and Social of this year and would keep apace with tlie times should FOIi Daily or Weekly Herald. Now while we have the subject before the people we will venture to speak ol our "J Pjlll jj AYhich is first-class in all respects and from which onr job printers are turning out much satisfactorv work. PLATTSMOUTH, Bodmin both, its AND WEEKLY 1888 Transactions KITH ER THE NEBRASKA.