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WEEKLY EDITION WIXNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1882. ESTABLISHED Df 1844. ^ ^ DO ft Kind Act When Yoa Cam Jffo rata can be quite independent? Though he be a prince in the land, ~"h* mast lear on his humbie attendant, Si J And pay for the work of his hand. ^ y <God fixed no grand titles on any, J Except the proud title of man; '.Then let your heart favor the many, Bp And doakind act when yoa can. "We ?re ch3dren of one common mother; rntj maaiuu u ui uuo wunmuu u^viu, !Xh? poor man is as surely your brother As the man who has millions in gold. 'JThen. treat all alike the deserving? The Savior himself used this plan? '.Whether served by your a righbor or serving Always do a kind act when you can. ' The poor have their trials and troubles, And even the rich have their cares, A good deed by either ennobles, And the product humanity shares. Th? wcild would be better and purer If the demon of pride we could ban; .And brotherhood's bond would be surer? .8? do*'kind act when you can. TOM'S EXPERIENCE. k "One of these affairs, you know, ^ rfcilted over the face just sufficiently to : throw a most becoming shadow over the eyes, making them look like violetj on a shady bank; and golden brown hair, sir, streaming on the wind; and such an innocent baby-face, like k on? of Raphael's cherubs! Jove! a girl " worth looking after, I assure you!" The weather was too warm to do more than stare languidly at Tom's excited f countenance ; but, fortnnately he was too much interested in his theme to be as exigeant as he generally is, so he juxsepted the stare as sufficient token of interest on the p&tfc of ins attacked friend?myself?and straightway pr *seected: x ^She's with an old lady in a b /own Sront and spectacles, and a set o ^ teeth ?false, you know?and no od.q knows -who they are; and she walJis on t^e l ; sands every morning quite early, ^thAr .out the lady with the front, and g^e y. :as my name's Tom Iiatimer, manag6 an introduction." Here I found energy sr^fficient to say, "What about G odine f in a tone replete with that ele gant sarcasm for which I am noted, b~jt w^jch, curiously enough, > Tom never appreciates as it deserves. & He no*v obliged the company?myself ;/ *nd a lfjm'jn-coicred setter?with one or two {ctw ;ki? ? - ? UUUU^U J-LICZX^gCfcLLV, CALICOsions, bearing reference firstly to me, *nd Tjecondly to Godine. Godine was %bs 7iast damsel to whom he had whised vows cf love. The weather, as I have said, was ex^oessively warm, and Tom is extremely tall, with well-developed biceps, so the : resentment which, under the circumg* stances, I might have cherished was wanting; and with the eye of an injured yet forgiving friend, t watched him as he stalked to the mirror and commenced ? critical examination of his Grecian features and elaborate neckties an operftiinn Tlrt RYi Anf: W'co *an ninnfoo in - Then, whistling to the lemon-colored J setter, and arming himself with his cane } and gloves, and without so much as * deigsicg a glance toward my loungingirftrsir, he made his exit from the apartnneKt, leaving me to the enjoyment of soay dolce far nienfce, disturbed by no mrions of violet eyes and golden hair, ?or, in fact, anything but a pleasing ;jet melancholy remembrance of the - -canvas backed ducks and..chablis I had re for do- we not feel regret Hp,!* for the good that is passed ? I am not of an active habit of body, bat I am the fortunate possessor of that j9wel, rare ut my time of life?a good appetite?"to retain which I court tKc Vi-^Q^rrao Vwoo.fr fa.o6 jk and it waa during my constitutional the I a .following day that I next caught sight. of Toca^ the lemon-colored setter and L the seek tie, and at the same time of a flbejjfcerdess hat, a floating cloud of gaW.en hair, a pair of bine eyes, and the ^wiritest, fattest and wooliest poodle it fay* ever been my fate to see. __ The shepherdess hat was leading the -poodle by a bine ribbon with one hand, *cSy, while the other held a book, on the pages of which the bine eyes were downV cast, of course utterly unconscious of Tom, who was walking some twenty r yards behind, diligently sucking the handle of his cane, and as diligently staring afe a back view of the shepherdkess hat?black, trimmed with crimson loses?the golden hair and the daintiest little waist, round which a blue moire Jr belt was ever fastened, and the neatest j loot ever buttoned up in a kid bottines With mother-of-pearl buttons. It is needless to say that, as the hat "Was absorbed in her book, and Tom in the contemplation of the fair student, \ neither of them observed me; and, knowing from experience how conduW dye to a hearty appetite a little mild exr caWment is, I slipped behind a convenieet rook, in order to watch Tom's proceedings at my leisure. They sauntered quietly on for a few paces further, and this little tale migh , never lave been indited by my graceful tvMi 4r\y* rm colored setter. This sagacious animal had been for sometime eyeing the apoplectic poodle * v waddling on in front with divers signs ^ ?of canine ill-will, unobserved by his .-spellbound owner, and just as its fair mistress turned a fresh leaf of her book, with a bloodthirsty 6narl the setter <dashed at the unoffending poodle, whose JF -white curls were soon flying in every P,v direction, as with yelps of defiance and angaishy they rolled over and over in tb? soft sand in deadly combat. j * The vounsr lady screamed frantically. Bad endeavored to rescue her favorite J \ 'from the fangs of the setter by shower|WS ing blows of her white and gold "Dante" Wp on his yellow back; and at this crisis Tom sprang to the rescue with uplifted cane and excited mien, ahd managed to cc nvey to the setter, per cane and boottoe, his desire that hostilities should L ?ease; and, with fervent apologies for the unpolished behavior of his canine L ' follower, he placed the gasping poodle Bbp* in the little gauntleted hands stretched eagerly to receive him. And what commiseration the abominable hypocrite showered on the brute, and didn't they ZS. eventually walk off together to her hotel, he carrying the animal and sbe - i chatting to him gayly and looking np into his face with snch pretty gratitnde, ft* while the lamon-oolored setter, with 1^- drooping ears and tail, followed slowly K r. ? in the rear. Well, Tom came home to mock at tlie idea of breakfast and rave of Bertha Seldon?for such proved to be the lady's name?and against the charming Godine H Haughtan, who sat opposite him at table, and whose black eyes darted reproacniui nres ?u mm www? uio Hr tablecloth; for had he not neglected to ask her for one dance even on the preEl vions night ? Friendship should never blind us to the failings of our friends, and I set [ down with melancholy regret that Tom was a notorious flirt. Really, I fell uneasy when I saw the way he went on with that little girl; and if it had not bf been for a habit he had of resenting what he was pleased to term "imperti? } nent intrusion," I'd have given him a mg piece of my mind. Brst it was noh loner before he awoke ! to a discovery which astonished himself jp ? as mnch as it did me?viz., that he had ^--aJisart, and that it was in the possesfv4> sion of the pretty Bertha?a fact he determined to let her know as speedily as possible. "You see," he said to me, "thcragh my lather is unwise nnongh to contemplate soasrying again at his time of life, I'm quite independent; and, as Fm tolerably sure she likes me, i?hy, old boy, yon may expect an invitation to my wedding before lonst." And he swaggered off, lookir.g like a handsome, confident pnppy as he was. There! the fellow provoked me, thongh I was glad he really intended marrying the pretty, bine-eyed child, and not jilting her, as he had half a score of others. The very same day who should arrive at oar hotel but Latimer pere, a hale, handsome man of middle age, and an old acquaintance of mine. We dined together in private, and we elders gossiped of the place, the people and the cooking, though more than once I fancied that cheerful Mr. Latimer wan more distrait than usual, and several times I noticed that he cast anxious glances at Tom's thoughtful countenance. "By the way," he said, after the waiter had placed the dessert aiid finally withdrawn, "neither of you has inquired my business here." He looked at Tom, and Tom, rousing himself, looked at himtlTV^TI ooi/3 +.Viaf*. WTIT1C cenfcla- I Dii, ?u-. j ? man, "people don't come to Newport on business?at least, not generally?so it didn't strike me to inquire." "Well, my boy," said the elder gentleman, laughing, "I'll give you the information gratuitously. I have com' down here for a day to see the ladam about to marry?Miss Seldom 1 have probably met her." ** ~cm Tom and I stared at hr ' ,, . j??*a [sarprise, ^ you too k"^70^110' " earaest' i yi oourse I am," replied Mr. I -loatlmar, rising and laughing; "and I'm off now to pay my respects. Come ! ov<ir in the course of the evening, both of you." % AJid while Tom stared blankly after Mm, he went away. Tom looked at me and I looked at him. Tom thrust his hands through his yellow curls and then into his trousers-pockets. He then whistled?I whistled. "Such a man as that to marry a brown front find a set of false teeth 1" ejaculated Tom. "Jove ! sir, I'm struck dumb I" In proof of which he became slightly i orofane. I do not approve of strong language ?I do of hcck ; so to immolate two birds with the same stone, I cr'ed: "In any case let ns drink her health." After which cheerful resignation came to Tom, and he was good enough to say: "Well, after all, it will be pleasanter for Bertha and myself than if the governor had had better taste. I wonder what enchantments the old Circe threw around him ?' ****** "I'll tell you what," said Tom, as, later in the evening, we ascended to the drawing-room of the bride elect and her lovely niece, "I'll get Bertha out for a stroll this lovely moonlight night, and as sure as fate I'll propose. It is just the evening for that kind of thing, especially with those tender, blue-eyed things. I say, hadn't we better knock, lest we might interrupt the love-making." But I had opened the door, and there was nothing for it bnt to advance. Th) room was bnt dimly lighted, yet sufficiently so to show Miss Seldon, the aunt, _ s?&t*'l in a distant armchair, spectacles on nose, the paper, she had been perusing fallen on her lap, while a gentle sound, like the snore of a fay, proclaimed that she was wrapped in slumber, as was also the poodle lying at her feet. Close to the piano stood Mr. Latimer, bending tenderly ever a little sylph in white tnllfl: whose briflrht hair floated over his black coatsieeve, and whose white fingers were shyly twisting one of the buttons of said coat?Bertha, in fact. They started as the door opened, and ! Bertha would have sprung away, but his encircling arm detained her. "Here, Tom!" he called out, "come and pay your respects to your future stepmother. She is but a little body, | but no doubt she'll make yon. a good one." "Good evening, Tom," said. Bertha, , smiling half-shyly. "Why didn't you , tell me before that you were going to i i n TT _ _ J , De my stepson r ion are bo :aice auu kind, I love yon already, and I'm snre we'll get on so well together !'" Nice and kind I Oh, Tom, my poor friend! ****** The last time I heard of Tom he was safely landed by the skillftil and indefatigable Godine, and they were spending the honeymoon in Paris. Mrs. Lstimer, his stepm ott er, is a most charming little person, and th?y certainly do give the most lechercne dinners in town. ( A Troublesome Facad ?. Visitors to the Paris exhibition of 1878 will remember the magnificent . facade which represented Belgium i among the row of pavilions entitled 1 "L'Allee des Nations." The various i facades were nearly all remarkable or ' picturesque, but decidedly the most ( majestic was that of Bdigiim, con- ( atrncted entirely with stone beloncrincr , to tlie country. At the end of the ex- ! hibition the Belgian government court- j eously made a present of this monu- 1 mentto the French government; but the French government, like the individual who won a white elephant in a lottery, though highly gratified with its acquisition, soon became rather ' embarrassed to know what to do with ^ it. To leave it standing on the Champ J de Mars, where the other buildings ' were being removed, was evidently * impossible, and, on the other * hand, to what new use could 1 it be put? Finally the ^ state determined to dispose of the ma- ' terials composing the Belgian facade by ' public sale; but the Beleian govern- 1 mAn* natnraHv takinc offense at this 1 somewhat indelicate use of its rich gift, protested, and an exchange of diplo- ' matic documents took place. Conse- * quently a delay of neariy two years oc- 1 carred before the final destiny of the 1 troublesome facade could be determined ' upon. Not more than a month since it s was still standing on the now barren [ Champ de Mars; but at present it has ' almost entirely disappeared, and it will * be re-erected to serve as part of the \ facade of a hotel, which is to be con- j strncted as the residence of the general 1 commanding the Ecole Militaire. The ] Belgian government has willingly ac- 3 quies^ed in this project; indeed, its * only desire was that the materials of its 5 facade should be preserved, and not * hrrth-ATi rm or otherwise mntilated: and thus the incident of the Belgian facade which might have led to some ill-feeling between the two nations, has come to a ! satisfactory issne. ?Paris American Reg ister. ] While plowing in a field in Faulkner j county, Ark., George Smith saw a j ravine which had been washed by a i recent overflow of the Black Fork, and I in which reposed a large number of j human skeletons, lying in natural posi- : A-*? n* oar'avol LlUild) uu^cuuci. TTiuu uu * ?i, cai IUCU I bowls, arrows, shells, leaden bullets, : etc. The skulls were all encased in i vessels made of clay, while one, with ( | handsomely-engraved ornaments, der | noted that the skull belonged to an j unusually important personage. The | f?rm has been under cultivation over i forty years, and relics denoting the i existence there at one time of a prehisi historic rao? have been frequently I found. AX EGYPTIAN QUEERS CANOPY. The Pall Found Stretched Over the Cofflu of Solomon'* Contemporary. The ancient pall, fonnd in the recent discovery of royal mummies in Egypt, was composed of numerous pieces of leather tanned by the bark of the sont 01: acacia, and sewn together by red ! ? i i ? i i i cora, ana is supposed to nave covered the mortnary cabin of the sacred boat or horse, to which it formed a kind oi bald-acchino. It is exceedingly brittle, and the colors are still well preserved, the centre nine feet long by six feet wide, and divided into two eqnal sections, one of which is covered by pink and yellow rosettes on a bine gronnd, the other displaying six flying vnltnres flying with extended wings and holding feather sceptres in their claws; they are separated from one another by horizontal lines of hieroglyphics, the name an<* titles of Masahurnta, high priest 1 Amen Ka, the deity of Thebes, row of pink rosettes on a yellc ,9 On either side is a flap divi" *^gruuiiu. central section by four v from the ?blue, red, yellow ^pds of colors further divided b^ *** , green?and head pattern. / 6 border of spearof panels c Below this comes a row tical d ^staining a row of emblemawjufr' ..mees, predominant amongst t- ->a is the bCarabseas, flying with exxjtided^ wings thrusting forward the solar disk?emblems of the sun-god? but having with this emblem the representation of a gazelle, supposed to be the favorite of the Qaeen, twice repeated, a singular representation of two united ducks and ornaments like the Greek antefixal and the cartouche or royal name of Pinotem II. seven times repeated. Below this is a border of I pink and blue chequers at the bottom, with a broad kilt of pink or perhaps originally scarlet. This magnificent work of leather measures 22 feet 5 inches in length and 19 feet 6 inches wide, containing a space of 201 square feet of j leather. It is the most remarkable object next to the historical mummies of the whole collection, and exhibits the greatest technical skill in the preparation and artistic excellence' in execution and design. Its age is somewhere about the time of Solomon. Specimens of this leather canopy, which have been brought to England, show that the colors with which it was painted or dyed still retain ea tneir original lustre. r ror some unknown circumstances they have, like the flowers, never paled by the effects of time. Nature's Treasures. There is a wealth of hidden and visible treasure all along the line of the Alabama and Great Southern railroad from Chattanooga to Birmingham, a distance of 142 miles. On the Lookout mountain side of the narrow valley through which the road runs is coal, and on the light or Sand Hill side is iron. Eich indications of this wealth may often be seen from the car window. The coal is in seam3 or strata from one to twelve feet in thickness, and extends back into and apparently through the mountain. On the other side, the range ol/vna OOCillO W WO VVIUyVOCTU VI AXVU \JJL \J (UVUV) the hill being as bare as though there was not even soil enough to snpport shrubbery sufficient, to hide its bleak and naked sides. All along the very road bed ore rich enough to yield seventy-five pounds of pig metal to the hundred pounds of ore is so plentiful as to be gathered up by the wagon load, and ton, the car ioad, or even the ship load, from the very surface, almost without the use of the pick. Large amounts are so gathered and stacked along the track, according io the convenience of farmers, miners and others living along the line. In places many car loads thus collected are gathered by trains sent from Chattanooga for the T? .i. i.l_ "L ~ i. purpose. x>etwecju wiw buucuuio wuno of other trains these cars are filled, banled and delivered at the blast furnaces, thus making a profitable pursuit for hundreds of people, and leaving ample room for the employment of thousands more. Garibaldi's Ciiarm. His charm lay in the two words "un- j selfishness" and "heroism," which, when ' found together under circumstances in j which both can be fully perceived, exert j over the masses of mankind a sort of j supernatural charm, till they are-'con- ! bent to believe, without either seeing or j knowing;. To the multitude, in all European countries, Garibaldi was a figure nearly resembling that which Joan of Ajc must have presented to the peasantry of northern France?a being 30 heroic as to be almost mora than j mortal, incapable ol fear, incapable of j mistake, incapable of final defeat, yet i seeking nothing, asking nothing, de- j firing notning, ntieriy seu-aevoiea to j them. They knew, or believed, that | Graribaldi cared only for them, and j what he thought their wrongs; and that ! 3nce in motion he would go forward steadily, moved, ai3 Joan of Arc was moved when she obeyed her "voices," by some internal impulse, apart from a reasoning process, antil he was victorions or slain. Nobody felt distrust of aim, or rivalry toward him, or suspicion about him. Friend or enemy, detractor or worshiper, no Earopean ioubted that Garibaldi desired the good Df mankind, to the utter forgetfulness jf self, and would, if once in motion, 50 forwsurd to secure it, uninfluenced by my bribe, undeterred by any danger mfettered by any fear .--{"The Spectator. ? Wfigner's Operatic Theories. His first rule is that as the poem and ;he melody ought to express the same feeling and proceed together from a jommon oreative impulse,neither should oe asked to give w ay to the other. A ;nne whioh is independent of the text is is mnch ont of place in his music-drama is declamation which is not musical. Sow, of course, it is often a matter of >pinion whether a given musical phrase Its a given verse or not, but there are iiany pj-actices of the Italian composers tfhich ?je hardly open to discussion. We tolerate them Because we are used :o them, but nobody denies that they ire flagrant offenses against dramatic propriety and destructive of poetical sentiment. Convention established for ;fce old composers a set pattern of airs md ensemble pieces, and prescribed a certain distribution of these pieces at Intervals which had no connection with ;he progress of the drama; and convenion also decreed that the formal tunes n an opera should be separated and lept in shape by the interposition of Intervals of rabbish or musical noise, usfc as eggs are kept from knocking j igainst one an other by a packing of j straw.?[John B. G. Hassard, in the j Century. Gained Forty Pounds in Ten Days? : A well-authenticated case was re- j ported at the Academy of Medicine in j Richmond, of a man in good health j ffho visited one of our summer resorts j lately and fattened four pounds a dav | for ten days. His weight, in round I numbers, on leaving Richmond was 160, and rin rAtnrrnnc tAn davs weighed (in ! the scales) 200 pounds. This was re- | garded by the doctors present as a most | remarkable result. In cases of conval- ! ascence from protracted diseasa patients | fatten very rapidly, bnt one ponnd a day i onder these circumstances is regarded \ as most gratifying. . It is thought, and j was stated on the occasion referred to, j that to fatten four ponnds daily a man j wonld have to make six or eight pints j of blood daily. This wonld be "heavy j feeding," and from information got from : the snbject of this notice the amount Co^nmed was enormous. He took a ba h qjorning and nisbt, THE TEMPLE OF THE MOON. j Sights and Sarrnnndlnes ?f a Great Japa* nose Town. A correspondent writing from Hiogc, Japan, to the Detroit Free Press, says: Kobe ranks next to Yokohama among the treaty ports as regards bnsiness and foreign population, but as a place of residence it has many advantages orer the latter place. The principal Cosiness is the preparing of tea, and the large houses are all near the "^and," as the water front is csilled. ^ front of the EnrrvnpftT) oaftUmn. . , - , " ^ or concession a IrJ<fra^ P^irlfl8 along the seawall, J' ?ncm this plat, their upper a .ording a fine view of the sea, n ? ^nsnla-es and hotels as well as a . -oils private residences. Connects *ifeh Kobe isi the Japanese City HiorfO, one of the iao9t important place3 in Japan, and on a with many temples. Kobe is noted throughout Japan for the fine carving and engraving that are done here in ivory, wood and tortoiseshell. One of the places of most interest to foreigners is the Kobe Club. The clnb-hoxise is large and situated in the outer edge of the town, close to the sea. The grounds are beautifully decorated witJi evergreens and flowers, and the house itself, consisting of reading room, billiard rooms, bowling alley, whist room and librarv. is cool ana roomv. The library consists of about 500 wellassorted books, and in the reading room all the prominent magazines of Europe and America are to be Lund. Opposite the club-house is Recreation Park, , placed at the disposal of tht foreigners by the government as a cricket ground, j Fronting on the park is the gymnasinm, also iitted as a bal'room and ' theatre. There is not much in Kobe itself to interest a stranger, outside the , ' 'curio" stores where one may price $2,500 Satsuma vases, rare tea sets, old . anrtnr. Imt; t.ViA hills urn-rind t;liA town contain many spots of interest. On one of the higher hills, some ' 4, GOO or 5,000 feet above the sea level, j is the Temple of the Moon, one of the ^ many Buddhist temples to be fonnd in Japan. Having a great desire to see ] this temple I started early on a Sunday ( morning. Calling a "jiri-rikisha," I told the man where to go, and left the direction to his knowledge of the town. After a ride of about five minutes the ; rikisha man suddenly stopped in front | of a "tea house," as the taverns in Japan are oalled, and said that he could take 4 me no farther. At the very start I had my choice of two roads. Trusting blindly in the guide's judgment, I followed the road pointed out by him, which passed up the valley between two hills. The path was broad and fair for a long distance, when it Decame very rocky and narrowed down in one place to a width of twenty feet between the Bides of the hills, while the branches of the trees met and interlaced overhead, forming a natural tunnel, damp from the moisture on the moss-covered rocks, but cool and reire&ning to the weary walker. From this point the path became very rough, and it was soon evi dent that it did not lead to the temple. * Setracing my steps, I soon had the ^ satisfaction of seeing people passing back and forth on the brow of one of the hills. As a short cut, I determined ] to climb the hill, a resolution I regretted very shortly. The first part of the as- I cent was easy, out the last two hundred , feet was quite perpendicular, dangerous , end WMMonma in tVia tfyfroma Arrived at the top, I saw the longed-for road a " few feet below me. Having rested, I s started joyfully out on a good broad path which wound and twisted around ? the hill, ever ascending. But my joy soon gave way to weaiiness when on , reaching the top of the hill the temple , appeared on the brow of the next one. Sitting down to rest on the brow of the hill, the cool sea breeze sweeping up ? tiia 'hillfiidfi and the lovelv view soon ? restored my strength and good-nature, t Looking down the valley one could see ? the level country studded with villages, green rice fields and small porffls for r irrigating purposes lying calm and beauteous in the noonday sun, while the shores of the "Inland Sea" curved * far away in the distance. Sails dotted ? the sea everywhere, and the ships at 1 anchor looked no larger than rowboats. The white line of dust marking the ? route of the Kioto railway wound serpont-like among the green fields, while the smoke from the numerous paper I mills in Eiogo ascended lazily. Japanese. clad in crala dress, were passing y back and forth, and silence, broken * only by the voice of a man at occasional 0 intervals, rested on the whole scene. , Resuming my way, I passed down the hill into the valley, and commenced the 0 ascent of the next hill. The path was L well shaded with cedars, and at every c turn one came across beggars sitting 13 smoking by the bide of a small fire of a turgs. The ascent was steep, indeed, 5 and nothing save the merry laughter of a Jap. family whom I had joined, and a strong determination not to allow a girl do more than I conld, kept me a-going. After climbing for some time the patb ended at a series of flights of stone steps, fc some forty odd steps in each flight. At e the head of each one were tea houses, E and at the head of the whole series was ? the temple. ^ In the temple were numerous idols, * and in front of aeh offerings for the t departed. In the main temple was a ^ large box, in front of which hung cords q to a large bell overhead. The worship- ^ per drops a piece of money in the box, t rings the bell to call Buddha's atten- j. finn anr? f.ViATl rpr>Aftt,U hi 8 Wavers. HaV- J.' ing finished he advances to the old j priest at the entrance to the inner temple E and hands him another piece of money. s The priest then lights a "Josh candle," beats a big gong and repeats more c prayers. t On the invitation of the priest I re- r moved my shoes and advanced into the I inner temple. The floor was covered t with heavy matting. In the center of t the room was a large cabinet heavily a lacquered in gold and bronze. Inside c this cabinet was a largo statne of End- , dha, carved from some dark wood and v wearing a golden crown. In front of v the cabinet Lung a heavily lacquered <3 chandelier, and on each pide were p smaller gods with their offerings of ? rice, candy, otc., in front of them. On c presenting the priest with some money I he opened the doors of the cabinet and r left me to worship in peace, which I t did by closely examining everything I p could see. On cach side of the icaia c temple were smaller ones with other a gods and their offerings. Taken alto- ? gether the trip was worth the walk. t The dav after visiting the Temple of c the Moon, while at a smaller temple in. r Hiogo I was unfortunate enough to wit- a ness a Japanese cremation, and for some r days thereatter my areams were any- r thing but pleasant. The place of ere- t mation was in an old hut directly in a rt-ar of the temple. The body, which t ??.d been forced into a tab which re-! eembled nothing more than a "Sake tnb," was brought in, laid on a framework and then covered with straw and 1 fagots. The executioner, for so we had r earned him, then lit the straw, and sit- * ting down commenced smoking his c pipe. As the body became heated it I '? ? A ~ on/3 flnolW fho t-nV\ fl U eg Oil tu CApoau, W4V uuu burst. A horrible sight was the result. 2 The corpse?it was that ol an adult 1 male?had been forced into such a smi.ll ] space that it was doubled up in a knot, r; beean to straighten out. First an aim * raised itself, then both legs, then the c other arm until, as though still endowed wi*h life, the whole body turned completely over on th^ frame, while the ? ilesh burned and ? borrib'e stench filled i I he whole place. S ck; disgusted an^ o ret fascinated ve gazec*. on the scene c Bhile the operator, leaving his pipe, g took a long stick and rolled the body back and forth bo that it might burn moj-e evenly. 'Che firing was kept up till the body (fas entirely consumed. As the lafrt barte dropped in the ashes now?the lact 61 which yon speak?and we drew a Ions breath of relief and turned to go. 'Che man seeing that I held in my hafl-d a cigar which I had beea smoking kindly offered me a burning stick from the fire to light it with. Giving him one look of disgust I turned and fled. It was a horrible ceremony, but a successful one, for the ground is inc imbered no^ with the many graves, and some means; must be taken to get rid of the dead. That Neryous Headachc. T There does it come from, friend, that ! nervous headache, whose sharp twinges 1 of pain are weamg out your strength 1 and sapping your energy? You have tried tonics and cordials and pills for : it, but it refus<?&. to be exoroised. It 1 cLLd gs to you until you are almost in de- ; spair. It driven-you to-frantic eiclama- : tioris of trouble and it will not 1 let you sleep - 1 To find out precisely whence it came, : we might have to go a long way back 1 into the past. If- is very possible that ] your daughter, psfc set free from school ] by the summer commencement is re- i peating in her persor the follies which in yours ?,re responsible for the aching 1 1 - 1 a i J cit 1 Dram ana romirea nerves, one nas been studying incessantly, resting her- ] Belf from books of rhetoric and mathe- s maties by an exciting novel, going now i and then bo a party, and eating too lit- 1 tie solid food a ad too many dainties s Your doing and not doing the right ] things twenty years ago are among the s causes for your,suffering now. To 1st the past alone, however, you 1 eed not look further than your workbasket for some of your distress. The ( eedle is a potent cause of a great many ^ people's neuralgia. The beautiful, elab- { orate and stylish clothing, which you J think you must make?economy forbid ] ling you to employ much help, in the : making?this is wearing out your * strength. Fewer dresses for yourself 1 jnd children, and plainer attire, would 4 iflord yon breathing space and time im- ? rvrnifcivfil's napdftd for sittinc sometimes " with folded hands. Less worry about * ;he house and. the household, less mxiety about the way things are going ;o turn ou t, less careful thought of the norrow (which you have God's word ;hat He will care for) and that headache might ceaf>e to be an attendant ipantom. Very pcssibly, however, it is neither vorry, nor the needle, which is at the jottom oi your particular trouble. You vere brought up to regard an abundant able and a great variety of dainty eatibles as a sine qua non in housekeeping, four grandmother and your mother were famous for their cakes and confec;ions, their pastry and preserves, and 1 .he family reputation has net suffered 8 n your hands. It is not that you perlonally eat so much of the delicate 1 riands which prove your culinary skill. 3 2very good cook has known the feeling I )f triumph in her own productions, s singled with an entire lack of appetite. J Hither way, if you are in the habit of 4 pending your physical resources on T he preparation of rich super-elegant ^ ood, or in the other habit of living on * ood which it taxes the digestive powers c o properly assimilate, you may thus T iccount for your headache. The-Jaome ia^le may be spread with ^ k variecT'an3"Ztn?ritIoTLB bill of fare, 8 without great labor to the housewife, B, .nd with common sense as regards ? lealih. Cereals may be prepared for he daily breakfast, and whether rice, atmeal, wheaten grits, crashed corn >r farina are pre/erred none of them are 1: inwholesome and all are easily cooked, t Che mistake made by most cooks is in c turrying over their making of porridges, c 'orriages require slow coaxing, sim- p aering, steaming and brooding over d ;entle fires to bring out their best qnali- t ies. One may read, sew or dream, a iractice her scales or write her letter, p ?hile her oatmeal, in its leisurely swell- I npr, is yielded up its inner sweetness. I Fruits uncooked or stewed, soups r nd broths, which are not the trouble t he uninitiated imagine, and juicy c ae&ts, boiled, broiled or baked, furnish d orth the family table well and sensi- p >ly. And no lurking headache hide3 s q such diet as they supply, unless peo- 1 ?le over-eat, or eat at irregular times, c ir eat when overwearied or exhausted, a The truth of the matter is that many e iodi]y ailments are very much withiu t mr own power of control or banish- h nent, and that the last thing in most f asfcs to be don? is to fly to stimulants, v larcotics or otter drags for a tempor- t: ry relief which leaves the main trouble s inhelped and unchecked.? [Christian t ntelligercer. t i v Researches on Lnng Disease, Fresh proof has lately been obtained e >y M. Giboui of the danger in air s xpired by consumptives. He experi- c aented with four yeun? rabbits of the f ame litter and born of healthy parents, g ?wo of them were kept one hundred s - - * i L nd live days in a large wooaen case; jj rith sid gratings, into which was in- o rodnced daily a quantity of air expired F iy animjils in a consumptive state, v ?his operation was performed at mid- ^ lay and in the evening, and each time p he gratings were kept closed for two h tours. In another quite similar case h he two other rabbits were similarly h reated, except that the impure air was v aade to traverse, in its way to the case, o ome wadding impregnated with car- fi olic acii. The rabbits in the first I aso before long showed loss of appe- v ite, intense thirst, listlessness, diar- a hea and loss of flesh. On being killed g ?oth wero found to have tubercles in n he lungs, the liver and the kidneys? c LLUStJ ILL tilC XUH50 VCUUg uuo muov r dvanced, and the upper lobes being * biefly affected. The other couple of fc abbits presented nothing abnormal p 7hile alive, and no organic alteration h raa observed in their organs after a teath. They were eaten without remgnance by the author and his family, igain, observations have been recently 2ade by MM. Grenant and Quinquand, I ioth on man and the lower animals, t. egarding the influence of injuries of v he lungs (or of the bronchise or the ^ ileural envelope) on the exhalation of li arbonio acid. They prove that the b mount of this gas exhaled is less ^ rhere such disorders exist, even where d here is fever. Two explanations are a onceivable?the pulmonary change ji Qight bar the elimination of carbonic S' cid, which, in that case, would accu- o an late in the blood, or the injury s oight have the effect of diminishing s he production of carbonic acid by t< iffecting the general nutrition. Experi- t: nant f-Vio 1 ntfor Vnmnt.Tioais. ! a s d "Within the last twelve years the pop- j ilation of Russia has increased very t apidly. The total amonnt is said to E >e 14,500,000. For the various divisions f if the empire the following are the j: >resent returns : Russia in Europe, 75,- a 167,788; Poland, 7,219,077; Finland, p 1,028,021 ; Siberia and Central Asia, t 5,186,456, or a total of 100,038,348. t [Velve years ago the total was 85,570,- ^ >46 Poland during the last sixty- r ive years has increased from 1,717,287 ( * "? i. V OKI ATT O ner preueut buuui I,AU,UH. t An agricultural report from Russi* ays that stimmer grain promises a sat j sfactory yield, and that the winter > irop will be equally gocd except in tb- 1 antral Black t ea district, and in scm* t ;overnments in Central Buasia. s A Human Beautifler. A lady at one of the principal hotels in New York advertises to make persons beautiful. She savs the treatment is "delightful, balmy and pleasant" A reporter called upon her, and while waiting to be shown into the august presence of the beautifier, looked over her patrons. The callers were all beyond the budding period. One of them was old enough to be studying decorative art for the next world. She was an - * i.1 - _ 1 ? 11 A luusirauoa ox me cynical remara mat "the last sigh of the dying woman is not so much for the loss of life as the loss of her beauty." Another woman who seemed over-jubilant at the promise of futare youthful appearance and beauty, went out of the room saying: "I'll return to-morrow?rain or shine. If I am a .living woman to-morrow I'll come back." The human decorator said to the reporter: "I have a great many callers?the uuajXJJLAUJ aio lauiuo UTQI ULLLXVJ J??WW w* age, but a great many old bachelors and voimg gentleman also oome. The yonng men generally give a fictitious name; the old bachelors do not seem, to be afraid of anything, give their right names, pay liberally and recommend their acquaintances to come. A bachelor in Boston gave me $50 to take the wrinkles out of his faoe, when my charge is only $3 a treatment" "How is this effected and does your treatment conceal age ?' "Yes; I can take a bachelor of fifty fears, with 'crow's feet' under his eyes, jn<-J in IViroo nr f/inr1 mrmfVio fcVlft Arno'n ieet will be gone, and he will not look fco be over thirty. I treat the face once i week; thia fine white powder is rubbed into the wrinkles, and the agreeiblo change is effected." "Of course the same treatment is applied to ladies?" "Oh, yes; the majority of the ladies jome here to have 'those horrid crow's ieet" removed. Nothing worries a lady so much as increasing signs of aging. But a great many, who are really pretty, ifish to be made even more so, The improvement of beauty is a laudable deiridf fVi/a aotna a a firtA A vnaain rr on/^ j now uuu oauxg c*o u>ig vxAvwuJUigjj ouu adies should not be censured for >ndeavoring to make themselves more ittractive. One lady came in yesterday ?she was as pretty as she could be. I rankly told her that she was pretty mough, and that I could not improve ler. She went away smiling, and ieemed just as delighted as if I had improved her complexion." "Do the ladies express any fear when jeing treated?" "Some wish to know whether the < mprovement will be lasting, and ask a . housand and one questions as to the lltimate effects of the treatment. I isfure them that I use no cosmetics ; lothing that will injure the skin or the lealth; and so eager are they to have heir complexions improved that they yould run the risk of losing what beauty hey possessed had my preparations j inch effect. But snch is not the case." ''Do I use my own treatment? Yes; i ; once had freckles on my forehead. Do i rou see any there now? I put on a reparation that took the outer skin off, i uid when it grew over the freckles were i jone. I had to remain in the house i hree or four days, and did nothing but ealk, wringing my hands in agony. ] iVhat will a woman not suffer for her : jeauty ?" There being no answer, she j i- -J . umi _ .it.:-_ ?t Uiibiiiueu . "xuere ID uumiug ui auj 'alue gained in this world without i aboring and suffering, and as beauty is woman's chief distinction she values it .bove other gifts of natu^and will use , JJ possible arts to enhance or make it lurable." Assassination by Silence. " Assassination by silence " is the atest Gallicism. It was the verdict of he medical men and of society in the 1 ase of a Frenchwoman recently deeased, and a coroner's jury would ! 1 irobably have rendered the same ver- 1 lict if the case had not been kept from he coroner. Noble by birth she was, nd very rich ; but she was hopelessly ? C ah/5 V* w *N_V?o 'lam, \JL icauuxc auu u M ?ny uava^/Ui Ier hnsband, a dnke, married her for ier money, and hated her for her ngliiess. A fortnight after her wedding ier martyrdom began, bnt not as other I onjugal martyrdoms have done. The iuke lavished attentions on her?in I mblic; he was affectionate?before the ] ervants; it was "darling" and "be- < oved" and "my little cat"?when any ] me was present; bnt in private changed, i nd only one old nmse was in the | i ecret. He pretended to be jealons of i ] ier, and so played the Othello. He j< iad the hinges of all the doors so care- j 1 ally oiled that they conld be opened ' 1 nrf a nroafr t.fio dnrnfistlCi! WPTA : ] raiued to move about noiselessly, j nares were set in the vast gardens of ' J heir hotel so that never the chirp of ] he sparrow was heard. The poor i i poman was forced to live in the midst j ' i silence, and when they went together j ' uto society he scowled so fearfully at , very one who approached his wife to j 3 peak to her that, little by little, people i ' eased to make the effort. And then, j 1 ftsr they had returned and she had j 1 ;oae to bed, he would enter with list ! < uoes on his feet, so as not to announce j ! lis coming, and would simulate a scene j j f jealousy?that is to say, he would i ' iace up and down like one in a fury j 1 rho is about to burst into reproaches, i ! Vords of anger would seem on the : oint of issuing from his mouth; then i e would atop by the bedside and raise < is hand in threat, but he never struck, 1 e never spoke, and, resuming his 1 ralk, would go through the same scene 1 ver and over again until, overcome by ] itigue and horror, the duchess swooned. ' Ivery night for ten years his victim ! matched for menaces which he seemed ' bout to proffer, but to which he never ] ave vent. The doctors were sum- 1 loned at last; but the utmost they 1 ould say was that they were in the I re^ence of some horrible mystery J rhich could not be fathomed without i iliing the hnsband. And when the ' oor woman died and the old nnrse told j 1 er story, they rendered the verdict | 1 bov3 recorded. j ] j < About Smelling. I j In a lectnre on "Smell," Professor W j Umsaysays that there is a probability i 1 bat onr sense of smell is excited by ] ibrations of a lower order than tin* 3 j ' - ' - A- it. -t 1 J. J3 1 mien give rise to me tseiiHe 01 ut?ii auu. > ight. Tnese vibrations are conveyed y gaseous molecules to the surface net- i rork, of nerves in the nasal cavity. The i inference of smell is caused by the rate ' nd by the nature of such vibrations, I ist as the difference in tone of musical ounds depends on the rate and nature x the vibration*. Among the lightest ubstances which have a smell are ulphuretted hydrogen and phosphoreted oxygen, both of which are seventeen imes as heavy as hydrogen. Prussic cid is fifteen times as heavy and has a mell. bat all persons are not able to 1 if o-n^ wa Vicca horo fl-io IrtWAst. ( ICbCUU xwy (*uu nv uuiv mwav -MV, imit of molecular weight. To produce j he sensation of smell then a substance 1 aust have a molecular weight at least : ifteen times that of hydrogen, ftcd the t atensity of the pmell increases as the ! 1 ubstance rises in weight. The intense 1 lerfume of flowers is to be ascribed to i h? terpenes, of which common turpeu 1 i ine is one, or to their products cf ori- I i lation, and these bodies all possess a i aolecular weight of 136, which appears o excite the olfactory nerve most power- i 1 ally. ! : ? _ ; i Wooden shoes are worn in many >laces, and enough of them are sold to ;eep a large factory going at Gre&n < ?&/, Wis. They are cut out of green < >ass wood, smoked and dried like hams, trd sold at thirty-five cents a pair. A DUEL WITH BKOADSTFOEDS. ' Story of a Sanznlnary Meciinj in New OrleansIn the course of an interesting article on duels in New Orleans a writer from that oity to the Philadelphia Times says: If politics were not tne cause or a New Orleans duel, it could safely be counted that it owed its origin to woman. Such a duel was that in which Captain Emmerlin was one of the principals, an affair remarkable for several reasons? the small pretext for the meeting, the unusual weapon chosen and the extraordinary result. Captain Francis Emmerlin was an officer of the Prussian Dragoons, who prided himself on bis skill as a swordsman and whose manner and bearing were those of an abrupt, stern and rather overbearing soldier. A man of imposing qualities, he could not fail to be an attractive object at those grand balls for which New Orleans was once so famous, where the beautry, gallantry and fashion of the city were wont to assemble. A majoricy of our duels originated at these balls, growing out of. little controversies provoked generallyby aiivalry for the smiles and favor of some fair damsel; I have known not a few ladies who could not disguise their satisfae' * -* - A-1 3 1 tion at oeingtne cause ox a lauu. uum, the heroine of some fearful exhibition of mascnline ferocity: Ax a splendid ball given at the old St. L juis hotel, afterward the State capitol, C iptain Emmerlin appeared one night in all the glory of his dragoon uniform and huge mustaches?then seldom worn in New Orleans?viewing with infinite disgust and self-elevation the crowd of frivolous wom<jn and spindle-shanked youth who streamed around him. Contempt for the obvious degeneracy of the human race, as exhibited in these pale and puny examples of masculinity who R-nrronti^ed him. acrflrravated the usual | scornful expression of his martial conn-1 tenance as he twirled his military mustaches. From tills elevated state of mind there was a sndden diversion and interruption?an expression of mingled ' pain and wrath on the countenance of I the bold dragoon, accompanied by fierce < imprecations and menaces. The cause < was soon explained by the retirement < of the captain from his position with a limping gait toward the dressing room, followed by a delicate and insignificantlooking young man of half his size,who was trying to apologize to the irate captain for something. When the two reaohed the corridor the fierce U-erman, boiling over wicn wrain, exclaimed to his companion: " Sir ; are yon the man who trod npon my boot 7" "I am the unfortunate individual who did so," responded the quiet civilian ; " bnt allow?" "Then take that," answered the haughty Teuton, throwing his gauntlet into the face of the audacious offender. A fearful pallor overspread the countenance of the insulted man, his gray eye kindled with a vindictive and savage glare, but suddenly the bystanders were agreeably surprised by a quick transition from inexpressible rage to the extreme of civility and coolness. i " Tour card, sir," were the only words he uttered; and receiving it, he retired, rflimmwl hiR nlace in the auadrille. and ao one who could have observed his ' gay and happy air during the remainder 1 of the evening would ever have suspected that so vivacious and jolly a fellow had become involved in a mortal controversy with so terrible a representative of the martial prowess of the renowned warriors who had resisted Julius Csesar and conquered Napoleon. The next morning in room No. 76 of the St. Charles hotel there met three gentlemen, whose dress, expression and surroundings betrayed their nationality and previous history. They were evidently of that heroio race that had recently wrested Texas from Mexico and who had passed years amid the perils i and trials of frontier life. One of them was the small gentleman who had so unfortunately outraged Captain Emmerlin by treading on his favorite corn. His name was Scarritt, and he bore the rather modest title .for a frontier war- 1 rior of "Captain." His companions were his friends called into consultation upon the affair of the previous evening. It was early in the day, and yet the "affair" in question had proceeded in a rapid and regular man- 1 aer. A c&alJenge naa Deen sent ana accepted by Captain Emmerlin, who had, however, somewhat embarrassed Oaptain Scarritt's friends by selecting the unusual weapons, cavalry swords, the dnel to oome off within twenty-four hours. " The man is denced emphatic about his cavalry swords," remarked Scarritt to hia friends, " and very unreasonable in not allowing me time to learn how to ' wield the instrument; but I reckon we will have to accommodate him." "Of course,'' joined in one of his friends, "a Texan can't refuse to fcgnt with any weapon, from a twelve-pounder bo a toothpick. Expecting some such terms I have consulted a gentleman?a 3reole of this city?who served in the French cavalry at one time, and he has given me a wrinkle by which I think 1 we can land your opponent. He says | that the long, straight sword of the French cuirassiers is much more effective than the broad sword of the Prussian dragoous, and, as it is worked like 1 our bowie-knives, I think it is the very thing for this occasion. You have oniy to let him chop a*ay at you, receive : the blow on your head or shoulder and punch right away at his pauach, and I'll wager anything you fetch him." This wise suggestion was acted on. nt i.. -11 J3 J j l'ne arrangements were an xxiao.? auu promptly at the hour named the combatants reached " the Oaks," which had 1 been selected as the scene of the combat. Each was accompanied by several Eriends. CaptainScarritt was "assisted," is the French phrase has it, by his two 1 rezas friends and the creole gentleman 1 yho had voiuntered the nseful hint as ;o how to use his weapon. Captain Emmerlin was backed by several valorous Germans. He bore himself with ill the dignity of his race and profes- ' iion. Seldom had two such men, so 1 * i - - _ 3 . _ x- "L 1 synouy anupoaes to eacn uuim m appearance, met upon the field of honor. 1 the German was tall, muscular and < large, weighing at least 220 pounds; bis antagonist was a wiry little fellow, certainly not over 125 pounds in weight. All the arrangements having been 1 perfected and the principals stationed 1 ihree feet apart, the word was given "to jharge." The German advanced on his intagonist, who did not move from his position, and giving his huge broadsword a wave over his head brought it iown with all his force as he imagined " ' *? * upon trie neaa OI uis adversary. x>ai i ihe quick eye of Captain Scarritfc de- ; sected and anticipated his design, and, without changing the position of his i awn 8word, which he heJd at right ingles with his body, he received the I terrible blow obliquely on his head. Simultaneously, however, throwing himself forward and nearly under the huge body of the German, he plunged his long cuirassier's sword deep < into his capacious atdomen. With 1 3uch force was this done that had Captain Emmerlin been a man of rvrrJinarv nronortions the sword must ' ha^p passed completely through his : body. As it was, a fearful wound was inflicted, bringing the combat to a sud- < den close. The wounded German was : removed from the field on a stretcher. : while his adversary quietly walked off, came to the city, had his wounded head : dressed, and the next day was engaged , in his usual duties and pleasures. It < was sot go, however, with the unfortu- 1 nate German. He had been nearly-disemboweled and for months lingered on the verge cf the grave, from which only an extraordinarily strong and vigorous constitution saved him. When he re.covered ho resumed his civil and commercial pursuits a greafy altered man. SOMETHING ABOUT BE EI' The Supply Waning- Before an Increasing Demand. James S. Brisbin writes an interesting letter from Fort Keogh, Montana Territory, to the New York Herald, from which we take the following: "The beef famine prevailng in some parts of the East has excited great interest in the West. Beef cattle of all kinds have gone up $5 to $6 per head, although the stock raisers say they see no good reason for such a rise. "The beef famine is merely a panic, and will soon be over, but it is a warning of what really may occur if we do not take pains to raise more beef. Three years ago the writer tried by a series of articles in Wilke's Spirit, to awaken some interest in the beef production, and later wrote and published a book by the Lippincott's on the subject. Thepanic of 1882 was predicted and also a beef famine in 1885, unless more cattle were raised. It is now too late to avoid the panic,- for it is upon us, but we may still save ourselves from a real famine by active measures in the production of beef. It is my opinion that we have been in a beef famine for the last ffin vears. thoucrh we did not know it A four-year old steer can be raised on the plains for $7, and the meat of the animal onght not to command in any part of the United States over ten cents per ponnd dressed. That a cattle raiser shonld make twenty, thirty, forty, and even fifty per cent, per annnm profit on the money he has invested in cattle is outrageous, but he will yet make still more than that if more people do not go into stock raising as a business. STATISTICS OF CATTLE. "A careful examination of the statistics of cattle production in the United States will show that the increase of cattle has not kept apace with the increase of pjpnlation, and the only wonder is that beef is as cheap as it is. In 1840 the average number of cattle in America to every 100 persons was less than 100 head, and in 1850 only about 75 head to 100 persons. In 1860 the States and Territories had the following ratio: Alabama, 81 head; Arkansas, 126; California, 387; Connecticut 48; L>ela^are, 51; Florida, 274; Georgia, 95; Illinois, 87; Indiana, 87; Iowa, 79; Maine, 59; Maryland, 37; Massachusetts, rt.-fc "?r -.L* rr*? . -mrr i. z?o. ZZ; JJLlCIilgaU, i i j mniiiHmn.^ uos iiusoJssippi, 91; Missouri, 98; New Hampsnire, 81; New Jersey, 34; New York, 50; North Carolina, 69; Ohio. 70; Oregon, 292; Pennsylvania, 48: Rhode Island, 22; Sonth Carolina, 72; Tennessee, 68; Texas, 579; Vermont, 115; Vimnia, 65; Wisconsin, 66; District of Columbia, 1; Dakota, 30; Nebraska, 100; New Mexico, 108; Utah, 100; Washington Territory, 259. Since 1860 four States and Territories have increased their stock, and five have stood still, and thirty have decreased, while the population has steadily increased. "A good many cattle companies have been formed of late years, and, so far as I know, all are doing welL We have several here in Montana, and they are able to declare an annual dividend of *? -c i i capital in large numbers. It costs no more to take care of three thousand steers than it does one thousand, and profits are more than three times as large. In starting it is simply a question of money to buy cowa and bulls for stock purposes. In 1840 there were 4 837,000 milch cows in the United States; in 1850 there were 6,385,093; in 1860 7,727,763; in 1870 11,000,000. and in 1870 15,000,000 and in 1880 15,000,000. There cannot now be less than 15,000,000 cows in America, and these, if properly handled, will soon stock the country with sufficient beef to bring the price within the reach of the poorest man and his family. The first step is to stop killing female calves. Every female calf should be Tha tPootorn cfw>V men hftVA begun this, and already it is almost impossible for butchers to purchase calves for veal. In the West it is not so difficult to raise cattle for beef aj in the East. The cattle run out all the winter Jong, and no shelter or food is required for them except that which nature provides. Every year the stock men start the story East for the benefit of the "tenderfeet" tiiat the stock business is overdone, and the good ranges all taken. This is done to prevent new, men from going into the business. The stock men fcnow they have a good thing, and wish to keep it as long as possible. They would like to see beef 31 per pound, and would ask $100 for a steer worth $10, without the slightest compunctions of conscience, if they nrflf if. Tf T UUVU^liU UUVJ VVVUXA QVH A* bad two or three thousand head of cactle I doubt if I would write this letter, but, unfortunately, not having any herd of my own, I am only interested in getting beef as cheaply as possible from those who have herds. I hope soon to see more people and more capital engaged in cattle raising, and beef brouhgt to some reasonable price by reason of its abundance, and I have no hesitation in saying that associated capital engaged in beef raising out "West will pay an annual dividend of 24 per cent., if it i is at all properly managed. Egyptian Plagues. " Psmf ia no rloo/llv in Anonst as i India in June," say old travelers; and this sinister reputation is only too well deserved. The same distempers which almost destroyed the army of Louis IX. of France at Damietta in the thirteenth century decimated the troops of Bonaparte and those of his successor, Klebt-r and Menou, at Alexandria in the end of the eighteenth. Indeed those who have been in Lower Egypt during the unhealthy season may well wonder, not that so many should succumb to the climate, but that any one should escape. The dreadful "khamsin," or hot wind] which the strongest; man cannot face without instantly feeling his muscles unstrung, his skin parched and feverish, and his whole body limp and nerveless nn a *?o rr i a f\ f ? S c a! f r% on /'C />? t I AO WC7U 1{JO Ui A'-.ooii. a nunu-.iriii. j of evil. The fevers ingendered by the I malaria of the Nile delta are as virulent I as even those of European Turkey, whi'e I the devastating visits of the plague I itself are neither few ror far between. j A. less fatal bnt equally formidable ! enemy to an invadincr army is the terri- I ble "Egyptian ophthalmia." TEE HOME DOCTOR A Hint.?Do not let children be trgf ? or oat of nights. They expend plenty ifallr of nervous and muscular energy ,daring the day, and to let them sit up i nto the nights is to do them #reat ia; j nstice. Send them to bed early. ^ ' Btres a2<d Stutos.?Apply instantly; :l| with a toft rag, most freely, spirits of hartshorn. The venom of stings being an acjd, the alkali nullifies it. Fresh wood ashes, moistened with water and M made into a poultioe, frequently jrenewed, is an excellent substitute, ct soda or salarafas, ail being alkalies. To be on the safe side in the ease of saaka a or mad dog bites, drink brandy, whisky, rum or other spirits as free as water; - Nil a teacupful or a pint or more, according to the aggravation of the circumstances* ?[Journal of Health. Fob Poisoning.?A correspondent of <. . r-^ the Cultivator and Country Gentleman - . writes concerning poisoning by ivy: "I have foilnd a free use of cold water to hef the best remedy for poison iron poison vine. Formerly I suffered long v? and severely. Now on the first appear ance 01 tne poison. on ue wm, w ' matter en v?cst part of the body, I pour '}^? cold water onit tmtil thoroughly chilled. On reappearance of the fever, or redness with itching, I again douche as fully as at first, and repeat, if necessary several times. If the face is poisoned, lie down and shut the eyes, letting another do the pouring. Where the | hands have touched the poisoned ?kfn: be sure to wash them at once. Ho one dfS need suffer more than twenty-four hours who uses cold water as above." Sand Bag fob the Sick Boom.?They can be made at home at no expense save that of the necessary amount of flannel | and linen cloth. The sand should be fine and dry. Bags may be made of several sizes. They can be put in the oven ' to be heated before using, ana hold the heat a long time. In readily conforming to the surface of the body, they must '?rja necessarily be more comfortable than hot bottles or bricks. Their cost is "lot!a fViort whW hftffg fnr TOIJ UUVU AWIJ _ water.?jDr. Foote's Health Monthly. WORDS OF WISDOM. Most persons know what they hate few what they love. . . -'< '%v|| Soeak well of your friends?of your* ' 3 enemies say nothing. - ;|g Hold on your hand when yon are about to do an improper act When a man has not a good reason for doing a thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone. iiwemv-iivtJ pcx ucuu, ucsiuco icooirutg a, handsome surplus for increasing the herds. It is a remarkable fact that there is more English capital at present invested in cattle growing in the United States than American money. This year the Englishmen are reaping a rich reward for their enterprise, and are Belling American beef at six cents per pound, live weight, which cost them leas than two cents to raise. There is really no immediate occasion for alarm about a cattle famine, as cattle are not yet so scarce as to create any great stress in the meat market. But the speculators have got held of the fact that there are too few cattle in America for the population, and they are using it to fill theft pockets. We must have more cattle, more cattle raisers and more capital with which to raise cattle. a lucbauve business. "For the next ten years I believe cat tie rawing will oe one 01 tne most lucrative callings in tlie United States, and those who have the good fortune to be able to engage in it will rapidly oTnm rinlK Th? heat wav is to associate In misfortune one may know a friend; in battle a hero, in debt an honest per- ^ son, in decaying fortunes a wife, and kinsmen in affliction. That man lives twice who lives the; .first life well. Poetry comes nearer the' " :||| vital truth than history. 'Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body. Good manners is an art of making those people easy with whom we converse; whoever makes the fewest persons weary is the best-bred man is' company. Beware what yon say of others, because yon only reveal yourself thereby.' ^ A man does not think to look behind the door unless he has some time stood there himself. Itjis the hatitual thought that frames vS itself into our life. Our confidential : M friends have not as much to do in shap-j /;ing our lives as the thoughts which w? harbor. ? .. Strict Silence, V-j1 My dear young wife, make so one your confidant in the inevitable troubles p of your married life. Above all, if you live with your husband's people, do not confide in them. Be your mother-inlaw never so good, never so wise (and the more virtuous she is the more danger to you in the course,) it will ' only endanger your future peaoe to give her this confidence. Not even your own mother should have it now; the time has come for you to have a new confidant and adviser, that one your husband. If " V you have a secret for some one to keep, he is the one; do you need advice?who so likely to give you the right? If you have differences?and you will have, however much you may doubt it now, the-e will come a time when the sun will seem to be blotted out from the heavens; when all the earth will be upside down; when Dick and you have the first "spat" ?bury them deeply in your breast; you can preserve your self-respect in no other way. Your private life must be truly private; on this depends the happiness of your wedded life. If you liva, alone you may easily preserve this sacred silence; if not ic will be harder, bat the need will also be greater I If kept secret, trials soon pass avay; to talk of them only increases their magni-' ~ trade. Ton may say, "My mother-inlaw is different from most; she loves me as well as my own mother." That cannot be. In nothing are yon like her own children. Do yon yield her the homage and unquestioning obedience she claims and receives from her daughters ? I trow not. Very likely you are a little self-important, in the first flash of your new dignity as a wife, 1 and, all nnconscionsly, give offense to that excellent woman by your very manner. And she must be a wonder indeed if in her heart she does not resent yonr complete monopoly of her "boy"? always that to her, remember. In the - - - 1 natural coarse of things, men, ner iove for yon cannot be of an intense character at first; but even if it be sc, yon certainly should refrain from wringing her heart anew with stories of your domestic grievances, which she feels must necessarily involve the unhappiness of her son, from whom, before your advent, she kept even the shadow of trouble. A Wonderful New Cotton Plant. " | Attention is now attracted, says an Atlanta, Ga-, dispatch, to a new sort of cotton plant which bids fair to prove immensely valuable. For many years A. A. Snbers, of Macon, has been carefully experimenting to hybridize the cotton plant that grows wild in Florida with the common okra. The cotton 1 J "" owaAi'flo WIIIAK Ifl pi&Ul l^S Ui tuau ttuavm found on the lowlands of the Caloosahatchie river. The new plant retains the okra stalk and the foliage of the* cotton. Its flower and frait, however,! is strikingly unlike either cotton or okra. The plant has an average height' of two feet, and each plant has only one bloom. This is a magnificent flower very much like the great magnolia in fragrance and equally as large. Like the cotton bloom, the flower is white for several days after it opens, after which it is first pale pink, and gradually assumes darker shades of this color : until it becomes red, when it drops, disclosing a wonderful bolL For aboat -~i? ten days this boll resembles the cotton boll, and then its growth suddenly increases as if by magic until it reaches the size of a big cocoanut. Not until it. ro?p.ViAs this si*A dries the lint. aDDe&T. Then its snowy threads begin to burst from the boll, but are held securely in place by the okra-Iike thorns or points that line the boll. One inexperienced picker can easily gather 800 pounds a day, and fast hands much more. Were the only saving that of labor in gather: ing the lint, the result of Mr. Suber\* experiment would entitle him to th j everlasting gratitude of the Southern farmer. But this is not all?there ar> no seeds in the lint Each boll produces abont two pounds of very lon$ o+o-nia Ant*/** anrvmor to the Sea & -^11 land, and at the bottom of the boll thei are from four to six seeds, resertblin. persimmon* eee4: -