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Union imts. UNION, S. C. r The National music of Ireland has. Tip to the present time, beeu much ueglected, but a movement is now on foot, the New York Post announces, to put it on a more satisfactory basis, ft is to take the form of a National musical festival (on similar lines to ii- i. i. i.e: i . l.ir . i s VUD n t l^U LilSlUUUMHl I, >V II 11-11 li. 11* intended to hold in Dublin. The German Chancellor does not. accept "conscience money'' us complacently an the British (loverument. Somebody in Frankfort recently sent $750 marked in that way, and the Treasury has issued a public notice calling upon the offender to disclose "himself, failing which he is warned that he will have to pay over again if he is discovered, besides rendering himself liable to prosecution for defrauding the revenue. The decoration of the Congressional Library at Washington, which is to be when completed the finest and most costly building of its kind in the world will In- Iwirnn iw>Tt unmtnot Those 111 charge of the building have commissioned a number of artists to mibuiit designs. Blaslilield, of New York, has been commissioned to paint n picture in the crown of the douic and another on the crown of the lantern. Ln Farge has been commissioned to make two mural paintings. Vcdder will do the work on the walls in the main entrance hall. Carl Gutherz will make seven pictures in the ceiling of one of the reading rooms. Gther artists who have received commissions are Edwin Simmons, George W. Maynard, William L. Dodge and Kenyon Cox. Each artist is to select his own designs. y The private carrying of pistols iij England appears to have reached the proportions of a menace and a nuisance, and Lord Carmarthen recently introduced a bill in Parliament to regulate the conditions under which that jdangerous instrument may bo and dehue those under which 'it may be carried. The object of the bill was to keep it out of the hands of roughs and minors, and in a general way to 'discourage tho practice, except where it wae manifestly necessary. It proTides that the vender must take out a lioense, and that the pistols must be ^consecutively numbered, so that they can be at any time ideutitied. The 'buyer's name must be registered, an 1 he must not be a convict or a ticketof-leave man, or under eighteen years of age. It contains other rather stringent interdictions, showing that the abuse which it sought to rectify had grown into considerable proportions. TV. T. Harris, Fnited States Com hilhnuitu'r t>l lAiiinuiou, hhvk in iiui ]per's Magu/in< that in nil tin schools of the Unite.1 States, public and j?rirut*', elementary, secondary, and higher, there were enrolled in tin- year IHl'-l about fifteen and on** hall millions of pupils. This number includes all *vlu? attended at any time in the year for any period, however short. But the actual average attendance fot each pupil did not exceed ninety days although the average length of tin achool session was 187. Sixty-usm pupils were enrolled out ol euch Jdll of the ]io[>nlntion between the ages of live and eighteen years. At this rate of attendance the etitir* population is receiving oil an average a little less than four and one-half years' school mg of 200 days each. In some States this average falls as low as two years, and in others it i ises to nearly seven years 'as in Massachusetts . Out <>! mis euuie uuiuiii'i (ii'tiuci uit priwiic utnl parochial schools of nil kinds, elementary, secondary, higher, and schools for art industry, and business, for defective classes and Indians, ami there remain ovei thirteen and one-half millions foi the public achool enrolment, or nearly eighty-eight per cent, of the whole. In the twentyfour years since 1 h7o tiie attendance on the public schools has increased from less than seven millions to thirteen aud one-halt millions. The expenditures have increased somewhat more, namely, from sixty three millions to one hundred ami sixty-thrca millions of dollars per annum, an increase from SI t>l pel capita to $'4 47 FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. TT.L.- rRI> OOWfi. When cows eat the littor from horse stables or drink the drainage from manure heaps it in an indication of inj digestion resulting in what is commonly called a depraved appetite. The Hame cause impels cows to eat rotten wood or any other coarse stutT. The treatment for this disease, which it really is, is to give some raw linseed oil, a piut is sufficient for one dose, but it may be repeated if necessary iu three davB. Then feed some bran mask ; or cut food wetted with hot water, , with the matifa added, or any similar easily digested food, adding to each feed one dram eaoh of sulphate of iron, gronnd ginger, and gentian root. The want of salt i6 a very common cause of indigestion, nnd provocative of this unpleasant habit. ? New York Times. MILI,ET ASP nnNUARl.VN HA7. The hav from most varieties of millet and Hungarian grass is so strong a food that it should be fed with great caution, especially to horses. It is snfer and more palatable if cut before the seed begins to ripen, but even then it should be alternated with other fodder. When grown on a good soil, through a long season, the largeheaded German millet is the best variety, according to A. A. I rozier, <>1 the Michigan Agricultural College. The pointed-hradod common millet if adapted to poor soils or lute sowing. On fertile soils the small, slenderheaded Hungarian grass will yield a large amount of good hay in moist seasons. Millet can he sown as n catch crop for hay when it is too late tr plant coru. or when insects or a hard winter have destroyed the clover, or whenever a seeding of permanent grasses fails For hay, plant half a bushel per acre; if for seed, sow one peck. It is especially adapted to newlands and good, sandy soil. The thick stems cause it to cure better if bunched to the held when partly dried, like clover. ? American Agriculturist. A BARREL CIU'RN. 1 liv 11 I ll-? I I l?l 11?II IIU.U III I r.M'lIHML** snows u favorite form of churn where the work is all doue at home l?y ban 1. Nobody who is auybody now uses the old-fashioned dasher churn. It is too back breaklup It expluins itself. ii (Jjjgjf|!! THE I'AIIKFI HIIlM. BwiuijH jui I (iii. 1 lir.ti^s tin buttor. W lit >lit : <?u?- i> a I?* Ii?*v?. r ?>; disholirvri in uu-iiiti^ 111111 i'. In- wo Rtop clmrmil;: w !i n t i?- luii tor i* in t Iipi'iitiulul state. t .i M.'.f <>! grains o' wheat. 1 Iit-ii t ht i tut' nil11U ;-i tii i a i cim-fully oil S..in- _ o o I lurter iinin:* tlash wntt-r cm If I l i mi\ty t wo iI-: r.-. ? upon tin- ^niiiis til butter mi i tiit . turn tin- lmrrt i t hurn ov. i u <11.y tuner inort- Although tin oh: i nmiully do not provnlt- for it. it iwt-ll to havt- ii Mtriiini i of soint auiut ourae w .rt be m-uth tin- buttermilk vent to oatoii tin iu-nps of butter tlnrt woiil.l otherwise < < out with tbt- milk. r.> km ami owmr.n \on>. A well-broken liorst always I?r?njr*niore money. Everyth.ng points gi enter sta bilitv iu ii? r-# breedin The Arkansas -1??11? i. t ?>:iir ;? :i the growing of pea fill t s id tlmt Stales ft profitable crop tor market or us i food for hogs. Look at the harness now It is not very profitable during plowing tiini to have to spend two or three hourmending a broken traee. From nine to fifteen pounds of tiin othy seed are sown to the acre when nsed alone. Twelve poun Is is a good ftverage it the seed is good. Trees should be made to send then roots deep into the soil, in order ti fortify themselves against drought This is done by draining the soil and , by plowing the orchard rather deep A ton of grain or cottonseed men', can only prodnoe a certain amount < ) manure, no matter to which Kind of nimsl it may be fed, and while eom< animals produce manure of less value than others, yet they produce more o! it, and the loHb in cue direction is n gain in another. Hay or grass, with roots, eusilage and a variety of wheat, corn, oats and barley ground together, furnishes the I best elements of growth in the young i horse, and maintains the matured aniniul in the best condition. Oats and corn oniy are not tne best to build un VuiftP atkI irmgplp Alfalfa prefers n deep, loose bed ; reaching down to water, but decidedly obje< to surface water, but there seems to bo exceptions, not that it changes, but man is sometimes mistaken in the kind and condition of his soil; so it is well for many to cxi periment a little on a small scale. When feeding wheat to the c > vy noon! one-half the bulk should he gi\?un i i out into Hour for family . an i the rest mixed with an equal ui.om i j of bran ; certainly should the wan lu added if the wheat is used < e ir? . W heat is apt to founder i ! i i:i quantities called lor. hut sin-. . - ^. v r do. Charcoal i" quite J;cross n r fowls. Wool charcoal is in! . i by fowls; it has no taste <>.' l'o > >. ii I iiot attractive to them, ai.d . < i<Io.u eaten. The best charcoal is made by putting ears of corn in the fire and roasting until the grains are charred. This will be found very beneficial, will tend to put fowls in a healthy condition, and give a decided improvement to their looks. Their pale combs will become bright red. and the yield of eggs be much increased. norsanooD itt.vts. j Rugs to be thoroughly cleansed i from dirt should be beaten with that I useful little article known as a wliipi per, which forces from them all particles of dust. To keep cake and sandwiches fresh j several days, wrap them up in a w' I cloth and keep them frorr ?ue air. ' This method wil^p^o hold good for buns and coffee cake. To make a closet door novel und attractive hung on it a good motto in ! brass or carved wood. A silk or 6atin | banner screen will do if the words cm' broidered thereon are appropriate. Lamps are no longer always placed upon the reading table. If wrought iron they can be placed on brackets to the wall. By the aid of a large hook they supply light for a corner over a cozy resting' place. ? ii ? Swallowed by a Snake. Charley Hn-tt, a student of natnral ! history, last year when on a trip through the mountains witnessed a j contest between a water snake and a 1 toad. The suake had caught the toad by In- hind leg', evidently intending to make a meal. He seemed to let go 1 ?eeasionall% only to get u better hold, and at last got the pool toad fairly in his mouth. After quite a period hit? toadship disappeared down tin throat of the snake and could plainly be seen some iuehe- below tie- bead. Charley has an antipathy to snakes and sprang from the bank three or four feet high and landed soualelv on t Li o >calv monster's back. He si ruck jriht behind the swelling in the snake and mncli 1" his surprise the toad shot forth from the mouth of the reptile j amt hopped oil as nimbly iih though ho had not just escaped from death.? Oroville (('al. Register. Hair Raised to Order. A dexterous French feat ift tknt of growing hair along the foreheads of women with whom nature has been cruel in arranging for the hair to grow, growing hair along the fore jicruih oj mo tiinr springs iu un ugly, irregular line. From other parts cf the head, short, new, sprouting hairs arc delicately extracted and replanted along the top of an uncomely forehead. This system of repotting hair is dono according to the rules nature observes in the management of her hair crops, and after about three months of careful, regular attendance i daily at the office of u specialist, ? woman conies forth brow'd like a Madonnu or the glorious Greek Vonuses, juet uo she may have selected.?Washington Star. LADIES' COLUMN ursmnwe WOMRN'b RESTATOAW*. Danish women are the latest to start a business women's restaurant and reading room. In the heart of the business centre of Copenhagen such a place is to be established, which will afford women engaged in office and Bhop work comfortable quarters for taking their luncheons. Good, nourishing food is to be provided at reasonable prices, and a reading room is planned. It has been suggested that a (!/>U t,.w .. .A?*.v..? York was down town, among the many big buildings, where scores of women are employed. Many women :ow carry their luncheons, and eat them in the law or business office where they are serving as typewriter or stenographer, because they do not , care to go to the restaurants whose chief patronage is among men, and which at the noon hour are apt to be overcrowded. If one of the women's exchanges would etart a luncheon room of that sort at or a little below the City Hall, it is believed by many that it would be of great mutual benefit, alike to its patrons and its management.?NewYork Times. CAREER or A WOMAN LETTER ~ARTUF.R. \r?., i..? rJ i ?ii. .1 <U1 r>. aim >> uu^t' tlt'JIUl 2bl Cutskye, near Castleford, is announced, had a remarkable cireer. S!n- was a native of Pontelraot, and from the time of the l^neeu's coronation, in 1837, till 1S89, she fulfilled the ollice of town letter carrier, aud discharged the duties single handed. She was never known to be absent from tier duties from sickness during the whole of her period of service. Through he interest of the late Lord Houghton and Mr. Childers, who then represented Poutefract in Parliament, Mrs. Hawkins's services to the country were brought before the notice of the then Postmaster-General, aud for about twenty-seven years past hIic lias ^ been in receipt of a well-earned penI sion. Prior to the introduction of railways into the district, letters were , delivered in Pontefract by means of postboys, meeting the mail coaches proceeding north and south at Ferrybridge, and some bags of letters and newspapers, which contained as many as fifty or sixty missives daily, were considered a good average iu Mrs. Hawkins's time. Mrs. Hawkins wore a singular waterproof garb iu wet weather, and carried the letters in a small covered basket protected by waterproof covering. She had delivered many writs for Parliamentary elections in her capacity as postwoman.?Yorkshire 'England) Post. toti.pt Acrpssoiuns. There are many things necessary nowadays for the up-to-date toilet table. One of tin requisites, which, fortunately, can i>.- procured without expense or trouble, is a jar <>f salt ? common table salt, and it is a panacea for many ills. A little of it dissolved in warm water is sure to remove the slight inflammation from eyelids reddened l?y a lone drive ii. the wind. If used for a garble it will allay any slight irritation of the throat ; a little should occasionally hej.it' the watet in which one's teeth are brushed, as it helps to harden the gums. Tincture of camphor or tincture of myrrh, dropped into water, is an excellent wash tor the mouth unJ throat when the breath is not sweet. When the latter is used the proper proportions arc ten drops of myrrh t.> u glass of water. Powdered alum is another important adjunct ; a little should he thrown into tin- water in which you bathe your hands before putting on gloves for u / ' /iiriliol ? <./ !.?? i/??. /.r <>.>11 there might he a lend'iiey To perspire too freely. It is said that u Jew drop' of sulphuric acid in the hath water is alto a preventive of the loo free perspiration , of either hands or feet. An equal mixture of lemon juice and glyceriue is another ''aid to beauty,*' necessary to the toilet table 1 ?it whitens as veil as softens the hands. ? Detroit Free Press. FASHION NOTTS. I'luot, always a eohl, unbecoming color, is no longer fashionable. Ir. the trimmiug of skirts there continues to be the greatest reserve, j Made bnun of straw brAid and fancy crowns were prominent at the first openings. The fashionable thing at present is to wear white linen collars with the colore*! shirt waists. The new crepou clialhes displayed in the shops are ns pretty us silks anil wear infinitely better. The coat-ami-skirt style of tuilormaile gown is as popular as ever this spring, but in addition there are cloth gowns with closely fitting bodicos and elaborately trimmed. The sale of hue grade but inexpensive silks is bo great that one house asserted last week that it had in less thau six days sold fifty miles of silks for gowns, skirts and fancy linings. Hair, bonnets, hats, sleeves and skirts have suddenly widened to an almost grotesque extent, causing the tallest woman to look short, while the short ones are turned into veritable caricatures. All the new skirts aro from nine to ten yards in circumference, while the dressmakers assert confidently that the width will go on increasing, and predict that fifteen yards will be th? measurement this summer. Very pretty aro the lawu waists it China blue, old rose, red or black with an all-over pattern in white embroidery. Striped and checked linens make neat waists; they cost quite as much us silk, but are more substantia1 The C:ir BiMcrn -nd the Kaqu. \ cry iM'.u' na- no n iveorioti 01 tno habits 01 the sun bitten:, it merely having been stated that :t resorts to the uudergiowth found along tho muddy bunks <>i sluggish streams, where it fee 1- upon insects and small fishes. Newton, who has observe 1 it in captivity. at the gardens of the Zoological Society of London, says: "It soon becomes tame, and has several times made its nest and reared ita young." It has a plaintive, piping note, and "it ordinarily walks with slow and precise steps, keeping its body in a horizontal position, but at times, when exeited.it will go through a series of fantastic performances, spreading its broad wings and tail so as to display tuoir beautiful markings." These sun bitterns were known fully three-quarters of a century or iui'icr iu in'iurt' ?u\ iuiiij^ til tin nkiu to them wns found; but when the island of New Caledonia became colonized, a bird there discovered, and nowhere else, at last furnished an ally. This was the kugu, now described by ornithologists as Rhinoclietus jubatus. Externally the kagu bears but little resemblance to a sun bittern, though its internal structure, which has been carefully examined, proves the relationship. Considerably larger than Eurypygu, it has its head grnamented by a hanging crest of long and soft feathers. Roth its legs, which arc rather long, au 1 its beak are of a livid re I color. Its ample wings are marke 1 something after the pattern seen in the sun bittern, whilo its chief body color is a pule slate, shading lighter below. Numerous transverse bars embellish the tail, and these markings, though far less distinct, are seen on the wing coverts al so. Ordinarily it is a very passive bin?, standing motionless fur several minutes at a ti:ne, when it will step off briskly b>r u short distance, only to again assume its attitude of rest. This is by no means, however, the invariable behavior of this extraordinary * bird, for when aroused by excitement it will even quite outdo a sun bittern in its extravagant and fantastic "showjir. ' Holding one of its wings or the ! extremity of its tail in the most remarkable manner, it will violently spin uhout in giddv dance, the like of l which is never pcrhtriuud by any other known member of the class Avos. I'ni fortunately, this extremely interesting type, it is now said, is becoming rapidly exterminated. ? 1'opular Sci, euce Monthly. He Fined Hark Twain. Among tli<'recent deaths at San Francisco, (al., wns that of Alfred lhiratow, a pioneer lawyer, who, as a justice of the ponce, once had "Mark Twain*' before him for "painting the town | red." "Murk ' was then a new-papoi reporter, and liaratow remitted tbfl ! tine of SI0 on tho future huiuoriat'a I showing that he posscaaed only a ping : of tobacco aud a broken jackkuife.? 1 New York Tribune. I