The Cedarville Herald, Volume 11, Numbers 22-52

bit «* fork. CulMvattoii and chtflge of Mil hjno vosstly mdiwad the oleaginous quality of ths nut, although the port's Carolina variety baa enough grease yet to. find a reedy aale In JTrance,'where it joint ita African ancestor and cotton* seed in supplying not a little of the olive oil we And In the reataurants and family groceries. Norfolk, Ya., ia the greatest peanut center in the world, and handles annually 900,000hags, or 800,000bushels. It is a pretty, sight to see a peanut plantation, when.'the vines are in bios, som. The blossoms are a bright yellow and the vines a Vivid green. No; the nut does not grow from the blossom. Ae loonies a blossoms appears, though,’ a flue' branch forms on the vine and shoots doVrn into thh ground. The peas, as the nuts aTe'ealled on the plantation, form on the shoot beneath the ground, like potatoes. When the crop Is gather* ed in October the vine Is plowed up and the nuts hang to the roots, Vines and IKE BATTLE FIELD. HANKERING,FOR PEANUTS. B m so the Habit Contracted by Soldiers la the South. ‘That rosn has got the peanut habit," laid a retail dealer in nuts and fruits on Sxtb avenue, referring to a gray-haired who had stopped and purchasud a ' ffekel’ Sworth of jraw peanuts. "Never kasrd of the peanut habit, eh? Yon lon’ t like raw peanuts, either, do yon? {thought not No one does until he luisacquired the habit,. and then he •wants his-raw peanuts just as regulsr as he wants his tobacco, if he chews to* kacco, or his cigar. It he. smokes. The fanny -part of the peanut habit is that it is prevalent only, among veterans of tbo late war who Mrved either la Vir­ ginia, Tennessee, or .North Carolina, Those are the States where all the pear ^ ........................ nuts are grown. If you can remember all are piled in cocks in the field, and how-fhinga were before the war, you fo twenty days the nuts are ready to ho will know that tho . peanut was then picked off, placed in hags, and taken to only a holiday luxury,to the great mass the factories. There they are cleansed of people in this country. Tho day when , 0f dirt, assorted, polished in revolving the circus was. in town, during the coun- cylinders,and ready for .the consumer, ty fair, and the 'great and gldridUS' Fourth of July wore about the only oc­ casions that tho popular yearning for the peanut was Inany measure satisfied. At tboso memorable times the nut was shuoked and maBtioated till it couldn’ t rest, and it was only in the towns and villages, that the favored fow could have it with them, alwaya Before!the war there wasn’t a peanut roaster in the on* tlra country outside of the big towns,' and tho country dealers bought their stock' already, rqasted. To-day every cross-roads from .Maine to California has its peanut stand and its wheezing iroas$- or, and the great American nut has no bettor standing circus day or Fourth of July than it has any other day of the year. "A large proportion of the soldiers who went to Virginia and- Tennessee andNorth Carolinafrom the North were from the rural\districts, where the pea­ nut was only vor their '‘delectation on gala days or tneir occasional visit to town. So when they got down right among, the peanut patches they were metaphorically In clover. At first they ’jroapted at their camp-fires the peanuts they palled from the patches, but it wasn’ t long before they not only acquir­ ed a taste for them raw, but many of thempreferred them raw to roasted,' the same as a genuine old lover of the weed prefers his tobacco undisguised'by any other substance, no matterbow. sweet dr toothsome it may be. The result was that the boys discovered after a time that thoy hankered after their peanuta pretty nearly as much, aa they did after their tobacco, and when-they came back borne the longing came with them, What has'been the consequence? The demand Tor peanuts increased so imme­ diately after the war that the crop didn’ t begin to supply it. Wideawake, farmers saw the point, and garden patches where peanuts had boen grown for nobody knows how many years were abandoned for broad fields which were planted with the popular nut, and to* May Virginia, Tenpetseo, and i?orth Carolina are grooving neatly 8.000,000 bushels of -peanuts a year—a result duo almost entirely to the civil war and the contracting of the peanut habit by the soldiers. Naturally the returned sol­ diers’ demand fpr peanuts placed them within reach of tho rural population to the furtherest limit -of 'waybaek, and the nut cCasod to be a holiday luxury. Tho floor of the backwoods grocery la nowlittered nightly with the shucks of peanuts hot from a'revolving washer at. thickly as it over was thU Fourth o f July in the, old time, and the old soldier can get his supply of raw si Wayback Cornets just as fresh and xdgtilar, almost, as i f he were still On the old camp-ground and pulling the nuts out of the ground. “When the war broke out most of the peanuts consumed in this country were raised in North Carolina. ^ great many were imported from Africa, They ware of an inferior quality. In fact, the best ante-bellumpeanutswere poor Compared with the nuts grown to-day. In faot, the later demand for peanuts has not lad the effect of improving the North Carolina product or Increasing its yield to any extent, Virginia and Tennessee, however, woke right up under the In* creased demand and improved cultiva­ tion has procured a nut, especially in ’ Virginia, that is as near perfection aa it canbe. For all that, many an old sol­ dier prefers the little thin-shelled, strong flavored Carolina peanut to the bestVirginia, " 'it seems to git there better,' a vet­ eran said to me onoe. The Virginia tats ate the beet; but people addicted to their use havo complained frequently atiate that they have Speculiar and dls* tgreeable taste and smell. What caused thesewas for a long time a mystery. It finally learned that some time* the shells of agrowing crop are discolored by jrolonged wet weather, and as one thing thatrecommends the Virginia peanutai * favorite-iii tho market in Its clean, Bhite, glistening -Shell, a process Of h&uuing the damaged crops was Invent­ edayear or so ago, In It certain chemi- wore used that impregnated the Boatwhile cleansing the shells, It it mtlikely that the artificial perfecting ♦ffSanut shells will be continued, un- "Mf the evil effects of the chemicals on A*moatcan be overeoms. *1 don’ t suppose there er* m Ay pee- j s who.know that the peanut name to Ai* country With the first ***** that were landed on oar whether he is the old soldier with the peanut habit or the lover of the nut sqiQking hot from the roaster. —N.- Y. Sira. - - TAKEN FOR A SPY. Dr. Mary Walker’* Arrest in a Camp Be- ■ - fore Atlanta; "When we were before Atlanta,” said Major Boyd, of the coast survey, “ I had one of my men stationed as patrol on tho road into camp, andaa I returned alone from a reconnolter, I found him skirmishing with a remarkable looking object in top hoots and a semi-military dress, mounted on a tall bay charger. “ ‘What is It, Major?’ he asked in a bewildered way, as I rode up. " ‘Some -one In disguise,’ I answered, probably a spy. Take him into camp, he Is under arrest * “ 1 am not a spy, and you dare not ar­ rest me," was the quick response in a decidedly feminine voice. “ Who are you?” I asked, impatiently, “ Dr, Mary Walker, assistant surgeon of the------regiment,” wae the startling answer, and then I knew whore I had seen this erratic creature beforo. The officers of our regiment had boon invited to supper at the commandant’a tent where we were to meet, we were informed, a young lady. Now wo had not seen any ladies for -months and our hearts were in our mouths as wo donned, our heat rigs and presented ourselves at the,appointed hour. It was a cruel joke on the part of. Colonel----- and be no doubt enjoyed our’bitterdisappointment when we saw the .trousered object mas­ querading in male attire. . Perhaps my chagrin on that occasion was slightly appeased by tho arrest of Dr. Mary as a prisoner of war, until her errand in our camp could he discovered. It wasmere­ ly a freak of hers, Bnd she had borrowed the big bay horse she bestrode from the Colonel of je regiment “ I imagine," concluded Major Boyd, "that she has never forgiven mo for toy want of gal­ lantry.”—Detroit Free,Presa.. Origin at a Virginia N n w . One of the bloodiest battlos around Richmond was fought at a littlo' place on tho Chiokabominy, locally known as Cold Harbor, consisting of a store and a blacksmith shop. The namo was a puz­ zler to the correspondents at the time, and oven General McClellan! in his dis­ patches, called It Coal Harbor. Major Edmond Mallet, o f the Land Ofttoe, who received a terrible dose of Confederate lead at that light, gives the origin of the name, which will be interesting to read­ ers of war history: " ‘Harbor* is old English for Inn, and in our forefathers’ days there were two kinds of hostelriss, known In the provinoisl life aa the warm, where yon oould get a meal and a bed, and the ‘cold,’ where no food was furnished and the traveler was luoky to get a truss of straw to lay his tired bones on, This Virginia hamlet came under the latter category in old times, and pilgrims to its battle-field say that the name is as fitting to-day as when it first earned it.”—Washington Post AMONG THE VETERANS. OAPTAur 8. J. M c K ixlky , of Mason City, la., was probably one o f the most numsrously shot men engaged in the war, fie has bad 111 pieces of bone taken from his body, and although he is continually suffering pain and his body racked with disease, as a result of his war experiences, he is the perfect pict­ ure o f health, GovxnxoR F kaxcib T. N ichols , of Louisiana, is a picturesque figure on so- count of* his dismemberment—a result Of the fortunes o f war. He is blind in one eye, and has lost an arm and .a leg. The leg was shot away at Chancellors- ville; just after General "Stonewall” Jackson was shot, while the arm was Carried away hy a cannon ball at Win’ cheater. C oxstaxck CA bt H arrison , in "Bat- tlea and Leaders of the Civil War," says that many wounded and sick soldiers were brought into Richmond, where etery thing possible was done for their relief. Her mother urged upon one suf­ ferer, a gaunt and soft-voicedCarolinian from the "piney-wooda district,” a deli­ cate trifle, which had been sent In from Some neighboring kitchen. "Joe* ez you say, old miss,” was the weary an* " i ain’ t a-contradlcttn’ yon. It mout be good for me, hut my ateuaek’a kinder tot agin it. Them ain’ t but one w d * ’ arter, an’ that’s an’ bacon fat, VrHh% cargo of r s fi I re t o n o a shores, thing I’ai w i t ’ ____ ^ ^ |fc*otlf*- ■- a * -M4MI1 a * i * ntfia i i Ultttl ^ state as full o f gTMM almost M hka native o f Africa, and in its ©rlf• j a dlah o’ grssns »»• »««** a j faw molarse* ponrsd onto i t ” Ana IN WOMAN’S BEfrAUv , DOMESTIC SCIENCE. frM t lm l S u tiH tlw i lor F rop ir College Iaetruettea le Thls Department. “ 8. Relation o f domeatlo service tothe general question of labor, with a discne, ■ion of present conditions and proposed reforms. "The practical work should consist of At tbo recent annual meeting of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae in Chicago, Mrs. Ellen 8. Richards read a paper on "The Relation of College Women to Progress in DomesticScience.’ ’ Af ter saying that it was only of late years, when Collego-brcil * womon havo become numerous, that wo cun begin to' talk’ of tlioir influence fir define their ‘work, Mrs; Richards continued: “ As individuals, th.oy find their own work; hut In some respects it seems to mo that they have, as' a class, certain obligations laid upon them, as a reward, or penalty, for their position as pio­ neers......W o have been treated for some years to discussions from eminent men as to our mental ability, our moral and' physical status, our predlleotioii for matrimony, voting or the Presidency; but the kind of a home we should make, If we did make one/the position wo should take on the servant question, the Influence we should have on that center and ; source of political economy, the kitchen, seems to have been ignored. Mpanwhile, the college woman has gono serenely on her way, making her place in the world by her practical ability, with­ out any fuss, until you will find, in the thick of almost any fight for the right or for the amelioration of any class, a col­ lege-bred woman as a leader. You may work side by side with one for years,' and not know from any thing she says that she treasures her parchment; but when you do learn that she has a college degree, you will say: T wondered where she got that power over herself which makes her so strong.’ ” Mrs. Richards spoke of domestic science assorely need­ ing to have trained minds brought to bear upon it, for the relief of distressed housewives. Ti e essentials of a. com­ fortable home must be separated from the non-essentials; we must cease to be bound hy tradition, or to seek to outdo our neighbors; above all, wemust obtain a more thorough knowledge of tho funda­ mental principles of healthy living and domestic economy. Domestic scionco was once considered as important a part of a college education for women as Greek or mathematics. Mrs. Richards called forth much laughter by reading from tho prospectus of Vassar. issued in 1888,the statomont that in college ayoung woman "is in danger of forming tastes and habits tending to unfit, her for her. allotted sphore,” and the assurance that ’ ‘whatever, tho college can do, consist­ ently with its special work, It will do, to guard against such tendencies. . . . . Domostlo economy will bo taught theo­ retically through text-books and lcc- turealby acompetent instructress. Visible illustrationswill insfurnished in tho col­ lege kitchen, larder, laundry, etc., with references to, 6. g., the aoloction of moats, vegetables and other articles of food; their preparation for the, table; tho arrangement of a pantry; tho set­ ting and serving of a tablo; carving; care of silver and cutlery; washing, iron­ ing, etc., etc. Regular hours for sewing will bo allotted to all tho students, first, for the repair of their wardrobes, and then for ornamental or benevolent ob­ jects of their own Bolcction. In these sewing groups, undor tho direction of competent teachers, opportunity will bo afforded for many useful suggestions, and, to some extent, regular Instruction may be given in Plain and Ornamental Needlework.” . So rapidly did the ideas’ of college Education for womon change that three years later tho only vestige of this programme left was tho sewing hour, and oven that has long since been abolished. ' Mrs. Richards continued: "You will notice,that this is tho old idea of learning to do a thing by doing it over and over again; the idea of the trade school, where the apprentice has to go through all the steps day by day me­ chanically, till he can not help doing thorn right. All former efforts to teach domestic work in schools have been on this trade-school idea. Is it any wonder that the young women themselves have rendered all auch attempts more or less futile? They had a truer Idea of tho value of their time in school and col­ lege. The spirit of the age has evolved a new theory of education out of the increased knowledge ws havo gained through the discoveries of science. We now can teach the principles of all trades, that is, the fundamental laws of matter and form, in a few months, with just enough practice to illustrate prin­ ciples, and wo must bring our teaching of domestic science into harmony with the broader education of the time. First, the subject should bo put in the college curriculum on a par with the other sciences, and as a summing up of all the science teaching of the course; for chemistry, physics, physiology, biology and especially bacteriology, are all only the stepping-stones tit sanitary science. Therefore, in the junior or senior year, after the studenthasagoodground-work of these sciences, there should be given a course of at least two lectures a week and four hours of practical Work; the lectures to treat of "1, The house and Its foundations and ’ surroundings from a sanitary Standpoint as well as an architectural one. "3. The mechanical apparatus of the houso, heating, lighting, ventilation, drainage, etc., including methods of testing the efficiency of these, "3. Furnishing and general care of a house, including the chemistry of clean- ........ “ 4 Food and elothing of a family, In­ cluding applied physiology, ohsmlstry o f food and nutrition. *T. Visits of inspection, accompanied by the instructor, to houses in process of construction, to those of. good andhad types of both old andnew, “1 Visits to' homes where the housekeeper has put in practice some or all of tho theories of modern sanitary and economic living. “ 3. Conferences with successful and progressive housekeepers, “4. Practical work and original inves­ tigation In the laboratory of sanitary chemistry, “ Think you that young Women after a year of this study will be less fitted to manage a modern household than one who .has made beds, washed dishes, or learned darning all through her college course? . . . 1 venture to say that no work more worthy of the Collegiate Alumnm or more far-reaching in Its pos­ sibilities for goodcan be undertaken than the formation of Home Science Clubs, not only by evey branch, but wherever half a dozen women can he found with patience and courage enough to study the local conditions affecting home life." WOMAN AND PHILANTHROPY! A Judicious Discrimination Harks Their Illghteoun Efforts In Fields o f Useful. ness.. Time was when woman’s sympathy of heart ran away with her judgment, and indisoriminatlng charity <defeated its purposo. But the woman who felt so much that she practically did nothing bolongs to the past It is for the wom­ an of to-day to avoid the opposito ex­ tremes, that of doing so muofa that she feels nothing. To what extent a-happy medium is, being reached; witness' the women on hospital and charity hoards, conducting vast mission schemes, con­ trolling institutions for relief of every sort; thinking, planning, executing for the good of the Ignorant, the wretched and thejvicked, side by side and hand in hand with men. Good work no longer lets her iq by suffranco or watches jeal­ ously her growing power. On tho con­ trary, no scheme for the improvement of the condition of mankind,'no plan for better homes, better air, better health or bettor morals, no effort to.heal or comfort -or save, but clamors at the door of, hot*heart, and shivers and -Shrivels In the chill of indifference un­ til she takes it In. If the infant ideals not always her own, she coddles it and mothers it and brings it up to a stat­ ure it never could havo roaohod but for her molding hand. Especially is this true of all projects that bear directly or indlreotly upon tho wolfaro of tho young. Nothing that can bo wrested out of life by untiring labor or unspar­ ing zeal is too groat or too good for hor child.—Mary Lowo Dickinson, in liar- pot's Bazar. . MEDICAL SCHOOLS FOR WOMEN. Du. S kuapii Pittzzm.t, of Springfield, Mass., has boon appointed resident phy­ sician and lecturor on physiology and liygiono at ML Holyoke College. Dr. Frizzell is a graduato of M l Holyoke, and well known there' professionally, and her appointment gives much satis­ faction. No fewer than 098 lady doctors have boon graduated from tho Medical Acad­ emy for Women at SL Petersburg. The institution has been closed, and in dan­ ger of remaining so, but has now re­ ceived a grant of 818,000 a year from tho city for its support, and is to be re­ opened. . A Miss E vkkaebt , who was recently graduated with high honors from tho medical school at Brussels, has been ap­ pointed assistant physician to tbe Hos­ pital SL Jean in that city, This is said, to be tho first time that a staff appoint­ ment in any of the public hospitals of Belgium has been conferred on a woman. t A D axish lady, Froken Nellson, has founded ah institution at Paris which will bo sure to prove a blessing to for­ eigners who may chance to fall ill in that gay capital. Its intent is to sup­ ply for the sick, nurses speaking all the principal languages. Thcso nurses can be sent to any part of France or even to foreign countries, if desired. Thore is, also, in connection a school for the training of nurses. A moxo the recent academical tri­ umphs of English women must1be in­ cluded thatof Miss Ann FrancesPiercy, of the London School of Medicine for Women. At the intermediate examina­ tion in medicine in the University of London she gainod triple first-clash hon­ ors, taking first place, with exhibition and a gold medal, in materia medlca, and second place with a gold ihedal, in anatomy. Miss Piercy also excelled in physiology and histology, and was bracketed equal with two male candi­ dates in the first class . AxoTitEB medical school for women has been opened in connection with Queen Margaret college, Glasgow, ‘ It is said that the demand for highly com­ petent women is continually Increasing, as India and the East become more en­ lightened and Unprejudiced. Well in- -formed observers are unanimous in the praises they accord to tbe work women are doing in these countries through their medical skill, The rtlw hospital for women in conjunatlon with the Lon­ don School of Medicine for Women is also open ttow and in working order, forming a most valuable and needed ad­ junct to the School. BIDDLE Photographer XENIA. OHIO. Enlarging old pictures a specialty. Artistic Crayons, the new Opals and Transparencies. First class work guaranteed. , O. C. HENBIE, r—CONTRACTOR FOR—- Tin. IronandSlals R O O F I I V T O l SPOUTING, AND GENERAL JOB Castings furnished promptly for all kinds o f Stoves, Office over Hook’s Dry Goo<\$ Store, Xenia, O. Agent for Eureka Furnace. O. In DA 1 NB, D.D.S. EBKB REYNOLDS,DJD.H PAINE & REYNOLDS, D E N T IS T S ! Xenia National Bank building, cor. Main and Detroit Sts., Xenia,.O. Vitalized Air and Nitrous Oaldr . Qua usedfor tho PAINLESS extrac­ tion of tooth. CHARLES 1. 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