?hc Union iimcs. UNION, S. C. The Scotch batiks have reduced the rate of interest on deposits to one per cent., the lowest rate known. v-^lnring the last two mouths of I SO I the utitnber of serious crimes reported in Egypt was 234, as compared with 484 d uring the same period in 1803. This is regarded as very satisfactory. A hew phip canal company ban been organized at Cleveland, Ohio, and ban secured a charter from the Government of the Dominion of Canada. It proposes to construct cauals and locks capable of taking in n vessel 500 feet long and drawing twenty-six feet of water. It will utilize the Wellaud Canal, construct others, and get to the Hudson River through Lake Champlain. An Italian r-ai'ttrmlogist sav- that old age is caused bv th< presence in the tissues ot '"old-age bacteria and he inserts that when some method of < xpclliug these bacteria hu- been discovered man will become immortal. It is near time, exclaims the New York Sun, that something was done to put a stop to that prevailing nuisance, ! the infant phenomenon. We have ha.l enough of him and her. _ There are enrolled in tin- public pchools of the- country thirteen ami one-hall millions of pupils > 1 ss.. f>7'2.) Of theee mori' than ouc-liul/ njce boys. r All the Engl in h brag and blow about their love of fair play is an exploded ;myth, asserts the Sail Fraucisco Chronicle. Recently Henry James's drama, "(Suy Oomvillc, was presented iu Loudon, and it was simply driven off the stage, not by the critics and men of judgment, who agreed iu commending it, but by the audiences, i ^ who would not have it because its author was an American. This is not an exaggerated statement. It is the result ot a catefnl reading ??f thejbest 'Ensfisl* Wr'VWPw Wk&f cent dreaca as the legend of King Arthur and Lis Round Table SiIvk F pnnL T . >?. I i.,V. ?. V good deal can be saul iu favor oi tin movement for the general introduction of the system of military drill in to our common schools It will unquestionably stimulate the patriotic spirit and contribute to the security of our lustitutiour against domestic disorders or external assaults. The 'effect of such a system upon our State militia organizations could not be otherwise than salutary : each school would become a feeder' ol those or ganizations. bringing into them a military knowledge of training which would greatly increase their eflicieticy and give them a standing, as a hut tn ss of the public defense, which they very often do not now possess. Jt 1.-1 ir.io.-r 11...* ... .. r .1 I?I ... VII.-. .Illportiuce New Y..rk should take the lead, niul it is to be hoped ttint tin legislature will promptIv pas? the toll now before it mul thus p!i\e the way tor :i general introduction ot tin svh teiu. This lull, which was approved Ml the recent great demonstration at Caruegit Hull, provides that all boy"ovcr elfveil year.: old luiiv he enrolled as memhers of the American to !>< divided info companies, and from three to siv ol miicli will form n battalion tiurh I?s?t tit 11o21 to lie i-omuui'iilt- I by a |>nii( 11 il i?l a -cliuoj, all I 1> iiis|netciI by tin- inspector r i' or itn olVu'i'i i ol In- lorn annually. tin- iiiMpfftorpi-iura! to have s:ii>ri :ii<- corntiianil iti . t'Vt rv nii|i|?cil by the Stair, tin- sum of one liuinlri .l tlio'iMiuil >!<>1 im- liciup; t| jiroii'iutt-I lor tiic purpose. I'lie : (io\-( rin r- ot mwrul Stat'- have r\ pr< - - <. their sv in oat li v with tin- mow ... , in -tit Hi I luo-t ol tlfin will it is tin | b r t oil recommend it to the couai'l trillion ol tin ii 1 f 'islaturci.. ' j LADIES' COLUMN fSTCs FOK A H.MHriM, Instead of mucilage, it fasten* together the woman reporter's sheet* of copy paper. Instead ol a hook, it buttons boots, gloves and such like. Instead ot a candlestick, >t does good service stri ighteued out, with on- end jul>lied into n caudle, tl?o other into tho mantel Instead o! a hit ol wire, it will mend a broken bicycle. Instead of ? corkscrew, it will open a bottle; instead of a paper-knife, it will cut open magazine leaves. Instead ol a needle and thread, it will fasten together a rippod seam. It will pick a trunk lock, fish a wed* j ding riug out of it washbowl wastepipe, jab a pickle at the bottom of the bottle, untie shoestrings, dig dime' I front between the slats on a street-car floor, priok a blister, drive ofl mashers, intimidate bad dogs, fasten unlocked windows and open oven doors. I In fact, it is so useful the wonder ^ is how men get along without cm. i And they don't very well. Ttrr Mann, or* alj. en am.sir fashions. AIM I 11?L1IWLJ111>1<* UI nn\ t Li lit t Lie youug Duchess of York now Het.s the Loudon fashiou ?|nite us uiu?h as her mother-in-law. tin- Princess ol Wales, ami court chroniclers indorse tins by iu variably describing the Duchess' dresses as fully as those ol the Princess. American women may, therej lore, be interested to know that the | Duchess, at her tirst public appearance this season, at the opening o! u I bazaar at the Admiralty, wore "a j black hi 1 k gown, birds-eve, dotted ' with mauve black velvet, a bodice with a pointed vest of pale Irish mauve mirror velvet, with velvet of tho same color showing through where tho black velv?l wat perforated, and a ' bonnet ot Hilver passementerie, with ! petunia flowers ' As tho Princess of I Wales is not likely to be seen much in I tushiouuble society this season the ! young Duchess has become an import ant person ludeed Her baby is said i to be growing 111: into i? rather plain ! chiUl, k?ut tut inn! star lv.. the latter 1 mlvanlmres .bciim 1 motTier. ? St Lousi Star-Su\ mga. 1 tlUMTN ATHL.ETF.S. Oncol the fields in which the ag ! gressive anil progressive vonug woman I of to-day is winning rcuowu is in load! ersbip in physical culture The time , uen not be far distant when Dr. Sai j uetil will have to look to Iiih laurels or they will be wrested from lutu. Already there arc five women gymnasium j instructors who have more than local ' reputations Perhaps tin best known ol tue group in .viisn r.llfii Lie Utirile. tor Htie, | iii addition to having charge of the physical training m tin Providence ' ',K 1 ? Hclioo), tin- written on the nul> jeel She lias ulno invented the only I gymnastic apparatus which owes its existence t" it woman ? tin musical dumbbells She n an out u.siiist on the subject of physical training, aud | has viaited all the important gymnasiI urns in Europe. Mian I.ueile Hall in Hi" instructor in physical training at Wellesley, and Wellealej boastt- of having a better phyHieal training department than any othet woman s eulle^r ir the oountry in addition to all her gymnastic worlv Mian lid! manages the 1 "V.tiioo!- eluus. crew- ami team which lorn, ho prominent a feature of Weileslev life Mrs Mary H Linllum i.- the- in Htmetoi under whom the young f>er t r i I kt r? ii< 't ii T*\ > r mi v rnnrt' tin." tit11f_r 111 iii tin hiyh nti' l>r. AiiiIitmi: , of A nl? . Mihs Anderson received her .* I > I li" allnr*nt:iu nibbles !< in whlitioii to l?< ing ni?!t to diagnose ever; ill t > ** li It'll ii | > * 1 p 11 Is entitled I?\ heredity, ??! w llK'b nil" IlilIN lutVe developed (iii liei own account. thev must Im able to instruct u giri n tic art of vault iug, turning back somersaults, uiili tary drill, swimming, rowing, sprinting, aD(l even football.?New York World. P4STIION NOTES. Models <> the new sunshade" have ; come. They represeu. much oriental I elegaue" nt: a stick. The sailor nit wiil appear iiext huiu iner with tie- tint crown now seen in so many <>!' tii?< cloth aud felt bat-. lluoruoous butterfly bow- oj bia*> veivet on tiu 'routs of oouuets are more fasbionubk tbau becoming. Plain or beaded black tulle ruches ; . make an effective and verv fashionable I trimming lor dinner toilets of erepon | and of light siitin or moire. Skirts made with very narrow gore-*, each seaii. outlined with narrow jot, J crimp, galloon or other fancy trim* j ruing, are among the novelties. I Among the new waists are tuost; I with very much boggiuessat tie- lower I ourt of the front Thest waists are j made long, then gathered into belts, I the extra fullness in some eases ! amounting to three or ton" iuehes. in. j iug allowed t?. tug ovel the waist-liu* I ut will. 1 Lace in per:; shales i- t one of i the fads of tn? co:uiuc *-e:is?in. We ' in- t" return, .t it said, to the days of I 'oilge-eolored lace*, and the ingenious J woiuuu will save a eup of her favorite ' bevorag?. with which to lint the dainty 1 garnitures for her dresses. wraps and. 1 millinery. A RadroaJ and Highway Bridge. There n^a peculiar stone bridge ou i the Stoniugton Division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Kailroad. When the wooden bridge of liftj' feet span, at Sherman's Pond, half a mile from Kingston station, needed rebuilding, it was decided that it would be more economical to use stone. At this point it is necessary for the company to maintain a farm road crossing, and, as the stream connecting the ponds on each side of the railroad iB not subject to Hoods, owing to a limited drainage area, it was found practicable to have a bridge within a bridge. The planking lor i the road bridge is laid through the | ^rch. * -- down un?'----??*i> i The span ot the arch?eighteen feet i ?affords ample width for vehicles. I and there is sufficient head room for the heaviest load of hay or other farm products, ft is said that there is no rimilfir crnnbi tint inn of riiiir.m.l n,..J I highway bridges in New England. Tin arch, j).'iraj)et, coping, ami bench walls ! are of cut grauit.-, and the ante walls ! are of rubble masonry. Although the first coat is greater than that of a wooden bridge it will be the more economical in the end, us it is a per| inauent structure. ? Providence 'U. 1 ) ] Journal. One Oyster Enough for <1 Meal. Pliny mentions that according to i historian! of Alexander's expedition I | oysters a loot il diameter were found in the Indian seas, and Sir .lamer E. Tenncut was unexpectedly able to corroborate the correctness <>! his stat>1 incut. for at Kottiar, near Triucom ! alee, enormous specimens of edibh I ! oysters were brought to tin resthome. | . * i j One mcasmcd more tunu eleven luetics j in lehytb by hall us luiiuv in width. ! Hut this extraordinary measurement j i if- beaten l?v the oyster- u! fort Lit,- , I colu in South Australia, which are the S largest cdihlc oysters i?: tie- world. They arc to large as a dinner plate anil of much the Haute shape. Thev i . i are houh tuues more than a foot ncroft" i the shell, and the oyster tit.-' Ins hub "itatioii so wef that lie does not leave much margin- It is a new sensation when a friend asks you tlunch at j Adelaide to have one oyster fried in ] battel or eggs and bronderumlu set before you but it is a very pleasun experience, tot t he flavor and delicwcv , *>! tli< I'ort Lincoln iiifiuuiiotlc arc ! i ri>\crl>.nl over: .n timt land <>! l?xiric.-. I' I; l lin Ic 11 ill in I'ress. V.:ii/.una % fot: Hundred. \ Ptthfci iptioi o Win. raised in Mnr\inn i i -rcct a monument on lionc Isluiiil 'i. iiiiiri. the I'laciv v, here "Maryland hmr Hundred'* dy tin i; i'f.ivi saved tin American army i;r:u?r Washin^toi lit a critical mo* ' :i.i J"i t' lift.- lot .i' i ice a !< * ] tc> iniiicij l.'i: > :ii nroluildv no ' itiicw in ;.i - poet !'.?r? LiruuJt \ ... ? t 'lie '? _-? 11. . aid .1 L. Xorris.it iailroud man v.r.s killed ut the ire inn ilcpot. FYtc!>l>ure - Vu . U^ViL'jr u wife s.'jd three cl'Mn i FARM ANDHOUSEHOLP. TT.F.niNO TOFNC Tonn.s lambs coming into the worh w;l! need great care during tbe firs.. 1 few days of their lives, nud uutil tbe I sunuy d-.-.vs come. Then they wilJ I enjoy themselves very much in tbe j sunshine. It is West to feed lambs j through tiic ewes l?y giving these j some additional food, preferably bran j and buckwheat ground coarsely to- : getber. Rye may be- added to it with | advantage. The grains should be j only crushed or cracked, and not made j into flour which will not lie so digest! | ltlLol 1* ./rr/iti liil 4*t?n) Ilk: it ' will be apt W> bull it: the stomach. A | ewe should have one poll ml n day of ' this feed, which in the bent lor making good mid abundant milk. Corn is 1 not very desirable for ewes rearing ; lambs. Two pounds of the finest ; clover hay ? rowan or the aftermath i? j the best? may be givet. per day, with j what oat straw or corn fodder will be ; eaten. ? New York Times. Titr OOW-TAII. noLOF.r. Persons wuo.se avocation lies partly in milking cows are well aware of the j great auuoyunee caused bv the annual j switching her tail about protuiscu- j ously, notabiy in ttv time. The an- 1 noyauce is multiplied it. case the tail i is dirty,or wet,which is very often the case. The end of the tail either takes the milker in the face or neck or dirts into the milk pail ; perhaps both events happen. The present device, which is here illustrated, has been patented by Mr. 1 i n a- ITT V J I tosepu cooper, 01 ruicinc, >vis. ii is> cow-tah. noni>F.lt. the most rationally constructed de- ! vice for the purpose that has yet beeu contrived, heme effective and eon- j veuient to a great degree. It is also i I very uiiupU lunmirnctun . A strip wf .Q yihoet metal is lxrut t<> form | a circle, the raeetingextremitios heing rounded apart to form easy contact j points. Two oppositely disposed | pieces are riveted to the circular clasp, the free ends projecting to form j handles, the compression ol which j tl.. 1 1 - -.1 Miiiuu mi- uuiki grasp opens lilt1 Clasp points well apart and allows the device to be slipped on the tail, and then the rounded parts are allowed to close within the deep recesses of the gnmbrel joint, where ttiey take scenic hold. The operation is very easy, and will effectually confine the tail during the milkiug operation. This device should sell on sight if put on the market.?World's l'rog reea i TTOW TO CAKKT FOWUS. I "There are things in the world that have to be done that may seem cruel and heartless. For these there is. of course, some time honored excuse or reason for their being," said a .nan who IB interested iti the Prevention of i Cruelty to Animals Society. 'Tor ' sometime I luive heen annoyed at the practice. so common m ninny lo- i entities. of carrying fowls I?y their feet. It ib no unusual tiling to wee u ' innrketmnn or hoy currying h number i of tow 1b m thiK way, the poof tiling* ' over inungel wurzeh, tiotl. < ( wliich I were fe 1 similarly to t< like number ! of sheep. A (Serman horseman, who has spent tiie past year in the I nitial States stinlying the method' o! American trainers, attributes nnieli of their enscess with trotter^' aud pacer' to their knowlcdgi oi loot - balancing, or shoeing in such a way m t<> bring out j tic best speed ol which a horse ie I'll | HUM' . "A- i. renovator and enriohcr of the soil" alfalfa is said to he equal, if not superior, to red clovei. but is hard to plow up and very difficult to eradicate. Attention is called to the fact that the finest and most perfect of the famous Colorado potatoes are ?rmvn after alfalfa. and a rotation including d is lain;: rapidly adopted in that potato con u try. iir.niTs\ Apple Custard I'io?Bcai tlu yolk of an egg and one half a cup ot augur struggling in van. to get their head* up fo that they can breathe. Everyone that 1 have spoken to about it seems t<> think that is u ueeesaary method, out with this idea 1 l>? ordinary onion.*. No ?loiil?t many a worthy person ha- wondered why markctmen sold rod onions l?y the quart basket like strawherries. The shallot, howrvt'T, thoii'/li a near cousin to tho onion, is not an ouion. Init much more valuable vegetable, selling for ahoiit five times as much .is u regular onion and it is so cx llcnl tor ccriain sauces that all that nr> i>rmic?ht to markot j tind ready sao I'lie shaliot has- a j miid uiion fin vol i?"ctiliar to itself. It is tic onion of lie-tin -, winch wiu> introduced into Kurope b\ tiic Crusnl i r....... i < - 'i ui'i r. w?i ? iiMiiiu ii ;;ru\% I :r.' on til0 jdaiiiK of As'.-ul i' ivhenc Mil' of ".IKlillot "f sculot,' wilicll lull Iii-oi short?'iu'(! to "liai'lot. I'Ih" ilouifif of IlicCrnsnd r- :ir? forgotten, way* iii! ' lltllUSiH-l. l:|;t till* lltlli' oiiio'. hv? r for vi r - No**. Yorl. Trilnj!i?\ i nc o! ?; IV. " i;o word ' anv-'fti' in mi'iinp t'x j siri; to. If ' ii tiiriiiiio coiivn.i mi; ]>rocc^r. Ii ? iti uti iiiiidcii- .t. j utul ? Into ?