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BY W. A. LEE A ND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APKIL 12, 1876. VOLUME XXIV.?NO. 1.
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their Gins np early in the seaeon to allow time
to have them properly prepared.
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Jenny Malone.
It is bat short time sinoe poor Jenny Ma
lone
Had a heart and a fatore as glad aa my own.
We were classmates and roommates together,
for years,
And now?I can't speak of her, hardly, for
tears.
She was winsome and bright, such a loving
young thing,
With a voioe that yoa thought was made only
to sing,
And a look in her eyes that?well, now it's so
sad
That I wonder it ever was merry and glad.
When she married Bob Beech she was only
nineteen,
Far too yoong to be certain what marriage
, might mean;
As for him^there was never so handsome a
bean
Who made love ill so winning ? laouiuu, x
know.
True, he drank. Jenny knew it. "That's
nothing," she said,
With a light little tews of her foolish young
; head;
"It's the way of jonng men. Hell be steadier
grown
When we're wed, or my name is not Jenny
Malone."
They were wed?a gay wadding. I stood by
the bride
When she pledged him her all, let whatever
betide ;
When ho vowed to support her, to cherish,
defend
Against evil and danger, till death and the end.
[ i 'r (^r
I was with her last night, and 1 sobbed at the
. sight
Of her pitiful faoe, now so pallid and white,
Of her eyes that have lost all the light of their |
smile ]1
And seem brimming with trouble and tears all ; (
the while. ! i
? . - - I <
ft is jast the old story. Poor Bob has gone I (
down j(
TUl his rain and shame are the talk of the ' (
town;
Bat she clings to him yet, as a brave woman
clings
To the love of her life, though it wasteth and
stints.
I could see her look down in her little one's
face,
With a sigh?it might be for the father's dis
grace ;
I could feel her heart throb as I kissed her
good-bye?
And I knew there are harder things yet than to
die.
She's a brave'little body, but still Bhe must
shrink
From the end that is oertain, when stopping
to think,
Just a wreck of two lives, and it may be of
more,
And a loea of all treasure they carelessly bore!
May God pity the girl who tbaa finds that her
fate
La to suffer in patience, and patiently wait !?
To whom womanhood brings only sorrows and
cares,
Only longing, and hanger, and pleadings, and
prayers!
"Bat we choose for ourselves," do you say?
Yen, I know;
We must reap In our harvest as now we may
sow ;
ir we rou any rules, men tne Diame lb our own
Do we bitterness gather with Jenny Ma! one.
It U better to Jouruey alone through the years
Than to wed only bitterest grieving 'and tears ;
So I say to young men who are fond of their
wine
rhat the lips that taste liquor can never touch
mine.
?A. A. Hopkint.
LOVE ON SKATES.
AN ADVENTURE IN CANADA
Bellemere is a little town in Canada,
near the region of perpetual Indian,
and they have frightfully cold weather
there, and splendid sleighing and skat
ing. Wolves and other wild animals oc
naoiAnnlltr elrii0V1 amnn^ t.lia ATlfnOflfiJ
UtOAV/UMUj IJUI t immi imvmum vmv^vwiiw)
and altogether it is more like a place ?
right out of a story than a spot where a
real people are expected ta live. 1:
Bellemere, however, knows just what t
it is about, and it has worn "poll
backs " and Ulster overcoats. The men s
are tail, fine-looking specimens of man- g
hood, and the women .dress and adorn ?
themselves after the manner of femininity
generally. Dancing parties and skating c
parties are very much in vogue, and t
moonlight nights in winter are made the t
most of. o
To this gay, enjoyable little place n
came quite suddenly one bright winter ?
day Miss Maude Eastwood, from Bos
ton. The olergyman's wife was a cousin a
of hers, and it struck her all at once s
that an entirely new sensation would be f
agreeable. So she made a hegira to o
Bellemere, and presented herself before li
her cousin's astonished eyes with a r
three-story Saratoga trunk, and all
proper appliances for an unlimited stay, j a
But Mrs. Nail was much-enduring, and u
she made the young lady welcome, and c
even got up a sort of pleasure in her a
arrival 5
Miss Maude had come primarily to 1*
abate?an accomplishment in which she c
excelled, and of which she was passion
ately fond ; she had also a covert par- t:
poso-of appropriating a few Canadian s
scalps. For this young person was ac t
customed to come and see and conquer; t
and although by no m?ans a beauty, she 8
managed to produce the effect of beauty t
in a very delightful manner. Besides, (
she had her hair long, abundant, gold ?
colored, and every bit of it her own a
raising. If beauty draws us by a single t
hair, what may not be accomplished t
?'a /.AKVa fVn'a 9 \Tonr1a 1
WJl/Il a t/frVVWUf ^ uag vu&o i
Eastwood knew full well that her
strength, like Samson's, lay in her richly
flowing locks, and she valued them ac
cordingly.
Female Bellemere criticised her, of
course, pronounced her devoid of a
single good feature,^)bj?cted to her style
altogether; but it could not get over
her hair. Those of the opposite per
suasion went daft generally, after the
usual fashion of male idiots over a
pretty face ; and Miss Eastwood began
to have good times forthwith. Those
grandly built Canadians, witn meir nne i
open faces and frank manners, their un- y
difguieed admiration end pleasure in J
her society, were new revelations to the \
Boston girl; and as to her Canadian 1
sisters and their plainly expressed
jealousy; she just laughed at them, and i
showed them how to do so many pretty t
things in crochet and Berlin wool that i
she quite won them over. 1
By far the nicest of Maude's admirers i
was Alfred Glentheal; there was so <
much more in him than in any of the
others. He was a fine skater and dancer, i
and read Tennyson and Rossetti de- 1
lightfully in a rich musical voice; he <
was decidedly intellectual, and had a <
physique which enthusiastic young la- 1
dies called "splendid." He also had f
that most excellent thing in man, a ]
genuine modesty and distrust of his own ]
deservings. He appeared to hoyer in ]
the background from the first wherever *
Miss Eastwood wns to be seen ; and ]
that young lady soon discovered her ]
power, and took exceeding delight there
in. This was a oaptive worthy o? her
bow and spear, and Bhe had no intention
of spoiling him by encouragement. If
be ventured upon anything of a compli
mentary nature, she adroitly turned it
into something quite the opposite, until
Mr. Glentheal vainly wondered by what
30urse of mental gymnastics he had at
tained the platform on which he found
bimself. Bnt he worshiped on in his
:juiefc way, and thonght Maude East
wood the most dainty and bewildering
piece of flesh and blood it had ever been
bis good fortune to enoounter.
So matters stood on one bright, frosty
aight when the moon was at the full,
rnd nearly all Bellemere was out skat
ing. It was a very pretty sight; the
bright, glowing girl's faces, and the
ringing peals of girlish laughter, as they
skimmed along with the grace of prac
tical skaters, while mingled in the gay
groups were sturdy six-footers, armed
igainst the cold with fur caps and gloves,
ind 8honting and hallooing with all the
power of Btrong lungs.
Maude Eastwood was perfectly be
witching in her clopely fitting skating
rait of rich blue cloth trimmed with
swan's down, while the most ooquettish
Df velvet caps, around which curled a
long white ostrich plume, rested lightly
Dn her shimmering hair. This was
loosely crimped, and fell unbound to
tier waist. The effect was charming.
With her hands in a muff that matched
tier dress, she floated off with swanlike
notion, laughing at and with the tall
3gure that so persistently followed in
ler wake. Alfred Glentheal was resolved,
lowever, that this night should decide ,
iia fat#* n.nH nftflr manv skillful eva-1
dons on the part of the slippery dam
sel, he managed to ask the all-important
juestion. i
Maude was breathless with amazement i
md chagrin to find herself thus corner
id, and her pulse beat unaooountably i
'ast?too fast for indifference. She i
xrald not find it in her heart to say no i
;o this earnest pleader, but neither i
;ould she say yes just then; so she
jompromised matters by replying :
Give me ten minutes' start, and if you
;atch me, I am yours."
This was an objectionable advantage, 1
or Maude skated as though her feet i
vere winged wilh lightning; but she was (
mmovable, and the race began. She -
ihot like a flash toward a small island in '
he middle of the river, doubled it, and ]
rent down on the other side; while Al- ]
red, at the end of ten minutes, darted ]
*'*? a wiAmaril of 1
smiuijr tUtOX JLLUi j ucoivavcu a wvutouv nv
he island, and then dashed down the
ide where the lady was not.
Miss Eastwood skated swiftly on, with
, feeling of relief that she was safe for
he present, and wondering why she
ared enough for this man not to refuse
lira on the spot. Her cheeks burned
ividly as she thought of his words, and
ier eyes shone like diamonds in the clear
miter air. She was a beautiful picture,
tut there was no one to see her, only the
tately pine trees on either side, and the
rozen river glittering like frosted silver
a the moonlight. Everything was
lear as day, save where the river nar
owed; and then the giant treeB cast
lark shadows thct made the girl shiver
little.
She was just passing one of these
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loints wiien a queer noise auracwu uer ;
ttention?a sort of liowl?and glancing j
round, she saw what looked like a large '
log rushing swiftly after her. The next (
aoment, however, the blood seemed to ]
urdle at her heart, a cold chill of horror i
rept over her, and hor limbs almost re- j
used to move. It was a wolf, that fear- ]
ul scourge of the Canadian wilds; and i
hriek after shriek rent the air as she re
lizcd the dreadful truth. She skated -
or her very life; but the bloodthirsty (
nimal gained upon her, and her stren^h '
raa fast giving out. j
Suddenly the bushes on one si.le wore j
>arted, a human figure darted swiftly |
mt, and the report of firearms quickly i
ollowed. The wolf dropped at once, ]
or the well directed shot had entered j
ds brain. Down also dropped our ]
i^oine, with the conviction that she was i
Qortally wounded, and fairted dead ]
way. Her preserver came forward and j
ifted her from the ice; but, alaa! it was i
lot Alfred. That bewildered individual ]
ras at least three ruiles away, and just j
Qaking up his mind to turn around and
ry the other side.
"Ugh !" grunted the stalwart Indian,
?ho picked up the insensible girl and
lung her over his shoulder very much
a he might have done the wolf, while
ie glanced curiously at thf golden hair
hat floated around her like a alo.
"White squaw pretty," muttered this
on of .the forest; " but white equaw no
;ood. Red squaw work?white squaw
mile at We-to-chee."
And with this pleasing programme in
aind, Mr. We-to-chee, or Big Thunder,
raveled stolidly on in the direction of
lis wigwam, to inform Mrs. We-to ohee
if the change in their domestic arrange
ments. To be sure, that lady had hith
rto done the work*, but she had also
lone the smilinc. what there was of it.
nd would probably object to this divi
ion of Labor. She was a large, rough
eatured, low-browed female, with half
ipened eyes that had au uupleasantly
arid glare, and au expression the very
everse of amiable.
She did not smile at all when her lord
nd master entered with his burden and
deposited it on the nile. cf skins in the
orner that served as a bed. Had it been
n animal, he would probably have sent
Irs. We-te-chee to pick it up where it
iy; but being a pretty white girl, ho
ondescended to tote it himself.
Without any unnecessary circumlocu
ion, he gave Mrs. We-to-chee lo under -
tand that this was to be wife number
wo, but in her captor's affections num
ier one, because of her white skin and
;olden haii-?and here ho aotually laid
iin paw caressingly on tho shining mass
not noticing Mrs. \V. 'a eyes as lie did
o)?and he wound np by saying that,
s ho had some shooting business to at
eud to, he would thonk Mrs. W. to take
he intruder in hand, and restore her to
ier senses without delay. And bis ma
estic figure disappeared in the forest.
When he had gone, the copper color
;d lady eat with drawn-up knees and
jowed head, looking at her fair rival
nth an intensity of gaze that seemed to
lave the power of bringing back the
iti8pended life; for presently Maude
ipened her eyes, ami very naturally
ihrieked to find herself in such uncon
genial society.
Mrs. We-to-cheo sailed?but it was
lot a pleasant smile; and the young lady
lemanded to know where she was and
low she got there. To all of which Mrs.
(V. said nothing as hard us she could.
Perhaps she did not understand her un
welcome gnest; but it is much more
ikely that she did.
A steady stare is unpleasant, but not
lecessarily fatal; and Miss Eastwood
iat up and looked about her. An Indian
vigwam, as sure as she was alive ! and
low in the name of wonder did she get
nto it, and how was she ever to get out
>f it?
She could not mako up her mind what
t was best to do under these very pecu
iar circumstances. Bnt Mrs. We-to
:hee had evidently made up hers; and
Irawing forth a pair of shears from some
lidden receptacle, she approached the
;rembling girl. Maude fell upon her
tnees in mortal terror, and begged and
prayed to be let alone; but the resolute
pagan pursued the even teiior of her
tray, and laid hold of the burnished
locks. The victim shrieked and hid
her eyes?she believed that her last mo
ment had come; but clip, clip, went the
shears, and down fell the luxuriant
tresses, until they lay a heap of gold at
her feet.
The inoensed squaw did not do her
work artistically, from a barber's point
of view, but she did it effectually, hop
ing thereby to bring the erriDg Mr. W.
to his right senses. Miss Eastwood
burst into tears, and felt that this was
only the next worst thing to being kill
ed; for she sadly feared that, with her
hair, she was shorn of her powers of
conquest. Mrs. Wo-to-chee smiled
triumphantly; and upon this tableau
burst Alfred Glentheal, pale, weary and
almost hopeless of finding his lost love.
With a sob of delight, Maude threw
herself into his outstretched arms, ex
claiming : " Oh I take me away from
this dreadful woman I"
The dreadful woman glanced from
one to the other, and seeing how matters
stood, she deliberately gathered up the
golden tresses and presented them to
Mr. Olentheal.
' Maude seized her hair at onoe?it
would make a splendid switoh, whioh
was some comfort. And this was
greater magnanimity than she had ex
peoted of her hostess?if she could be
regarded in that light But Mrs. We-to
chee was entirely unacquainted with
switohes, and intended her gift as a sting
ing sarcasm. She had been revenged,
the white man would relieve her of her
unwelcome rival, and a short curtain lec
ture would make it all right with the
misguided W.
So the lovers were allowed to depart
in peace, and the first remark uttered by
the young lady was : " Am I not a per
lastl- tyif nrifhrrnf. mv hair?"
iWW TT?VMWM. J ? -
Mr. Glentheal's replv was too long to
be chronicled, but in the course of it he
said: " And, now, my darling, you will
admit yourself caught ?"
Maude oould not deny it; but as she
gazed ruefully at her severed locks, she
oould not help thinging how muoh more
agreeable it would have been to be
caught with her hair on.?Bazar.
An Old Settler's Yarn.
The subjeot of this sketch, Billy Mo
Kinney, was born in North Carolina,
ibout the year 1792. His father immi
grated to Kentucky when he was three
pears old, bringing Billy and a sister two
pears older in a couple of hamper bas
- "* mi.i
sets strapped across a noree. iuav name
horse earned the household ana kitchen
furniture besides, and was led by the old
lady, the father carrying a rifle, with
which he supplied their daily provisions.
He reached his destination in the fall of
1795, and settled on Clear creek, where
he spent his time between cultivating a
small farm and hunting. Billy grew up
much as other young men of tbo coun
try, and though he may have been proof
igainst hardship and rough living, yet
he was not against the smiling face and
black eyes of Miss Folly Alexander, a
young lady who lived near by. In fact,
he was completely captivated. As many
of the young men of the present day
do, he seemed to live only in her smiles.
But alas! for human happiness?the
Bourse of true love never did run
amnofch. Althouffh he had proposed and
been acoepted, just before the time for
them to be married there came a call
from the governor for troops, and as bad
luck would have it, Billy was drafted.
When the fatal day arrived for the ren
dezvous Billy went over to take leave of
his lady love, but found it simply impos
sible. An officer sent a sergeant with a
posse after him, with orders to bring
bim right alonp:, as they had to start im
mediately for New Orleans.
The house in which Miss Polly lived
was a small log cabin, one room, one
ioor, punoheon floor and clapboard roof,
fhe furniture was in keeping with the
house ; straight-post bedstead, three
legged stools with no backs, and other
things on the same order. When the
sergeant got within fifty yards of the
tiousethe dog barked, and Billy went
to the door and was seen by the whole
party. They all thought they had him
rare enough, and so tUougnt ismy. xne
latter walked back to the the, told Polly
it was all np with him. But there is
many a slip between the cup and lip, es
pecially where a woman is concerned,
ind that sergeant had reokoned without
bis host, for there was never a more
rtriking instance of the ready wit of
woman in a case of emergency. She
x>ld Billy to sit down in the corner and
Iraw his feet up under him, then she
jat down on his head and shoulders,
spread her skirts over him, completely
* - * 1. i.~
xmceaiing nxm, ana wem uj uhiu^
nvay as calmly as if she had been sit
ing on one of the three-legged stools,
is the conscripting party thought she
*as. The officer searched tbe cabin
!rom top to bottom, and though he
mew he saw him, he had to go away
without him. They left the next day,
ind Billy was left, and lost an oppor
tunity of distinguishing himself in the
aattle of New Orleans, but he married
Polly, and was still living a few years
igo.
Gen. Belknap's Son.
The Boston Herald says of the son of
3en Belknap, who is fitting for oollege
it the Adams academy at Qaincy, Mass.:
3e is about seventeen years old, quite
-1"": L '*> monnnra nnrl
(UIU X CUUDU Ui wuuuw.u, ?
linoe his reception has b^en a most ex
emplary and promising scholar. The
poung man is possessed of a tempera
nent which at times inclines to nervous
less at the least excitement, and he re
named in ignorance of the terrible sur
prise in store for him. Thronph for
searance, the friends of young Btdknap
n town refrained from either interrogat
ing or acquainting him on the matter.
Se went to get Bhavcd in a barber shop,
?nd while waiting casually took up a
lewspaper, and the first matter that
struck his attention was the hpad line :
"The fall of Belknap." He attempted
rnnrl t.Vio nnwa nnrlor fhfl cantion. but.
30011 realizing that none other than his
Dwn father was the subject, he grew sick
it heart, and, almost wild with excite
ment, returned to the academy board
ing house. His condition was such that
it an early hour in the night ho took his
bed, and up to a late hour was in a
sleepless oondition, although receiving
bhe sympathy and care of the steward
and principal of the institution. His
illness is not dangerous, and is due to
his grief at the sudden misfortune that
has befallen his parents.
The Deacon's Proposal.
Tn fVio f,otm nf TTonlfintnn.
lived S certain Deacon Small. In his
advanced age he had the misfortune to
lose the rib of his youth. After doing
penance by wearing a weed on his hat a
full year, he was recommended to a cpr
tain Widow Hooper, living in an adjoin
ing town. The deacon was soon astride
of his old browu mare, and on arriving
at the widow's door he discovered her in
the act of turning the ends from her
washtubs. Said the deacon:
" Is this Widow Hooper?"
" Yes, sir," was the reply.
"Will," continued the deacon, "I
am that little bit of an old dried-up Dea
con Small, and have only one question to
propose to you."
" Please propose, sir."
"Well, madam," paid the deaoon,
"have you any objection to going to
heaven by the way of Hopkinton?"
" None at all, deaoon," was the reply.
"Come in, deaoon."
Suffice it to say they were married the
n?xt day.
Gen. Belknap's Career.
Gen. William W. Belknap was ap
pointed secretary of war in 1869, soor
after the death of Gen. Rawlins. Hf
was born in 1829 in Newbnrgh, N. Y.,
although some accounts give Hudson,
N. Y., and others Georgetown, D. 0.,
as the place of his birth. This lattei
mistake doubtless grew out of the fact
that young BeUmap studied law with H.
Oaperton,Esq., at Georgetown. His fa
the was a distinguished citizen of NeM
York State. He served in the war of 1812;
was some time instructor of infantry tao
tics at West Point; served in the Flori
da war, and again in the war with Mexi
co, where he was brevetted brigadier
general for gallant conduct at the battle
of Buena Vista. He died in 1851. On
the death of his father, Mr. Belknap
sought a home with his family in the
then new State of Iowa, where he en
tered into the practice of law. At the
breaking out of the civil war he entered
the army as major of the Fifteenth Iowa
infantry. Soon after he was detailed as
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staff, figuring conspicuously in all the
campaigns in Tennessee. He was with
Gen. Sherman in the Georgia campaign,
and was promoted to be brigadier gen
eral. Subsequently he marched with
Sherman to the sea, and when the army
rcached Savannah was brevetted major
general. When the war was ended
GWh. Belknap was offered a field offi
cer's commission in the regular army,
but declined it, and in 1866 was made
collector of internal revenue for the first
Iowa district. During his incumbency of
this office he earned great credit for the
faithful, honest, and fearless manner in
which he performed his duty. The re
forms he instituted in his district gained
for him the highest commendation of
the department. It was while occupy
ing this position that he was eelected by
President Grant to fill the cabinet seat
vacated by the death of the lamented
Rawlins,
Gen. Belknap was graduated from
Princeton College in the class of '48.
He was a contemporary of Hieeter Cly
mer. of Pennsylvania, and of George
M. Robeson, the present secretary of
the navy. In personal appearance ne is
a fine type of Saxon-Amerioan manhood.
He is over six feet in height, weighs
two hundred pounds, has fair hair and
whiskers and blue eyes, and is con
sidered possessed of generous mental
endowments. Ho lias been thrice mar
ried. His first wife was the sister of
Mrs. Hugh T. Reid, of Iowa ; his second
a Miss Tomliuson, of Keokuk. His pres
ent wife was Mrs. Amanda T. Bowers, of
Harrodsburg, Ky., to whom he was mar
ried Deoember 11, 1873. At the time
of the wedding the fact was made promi
nent that " the bride was given away
by her distinguished kinsman, Hon.
George H. Pendleton, of Ohio." On
their return to Washington Gen. Bel
knap rented a large house, built by Gen.
Babcodk, on G street, where he lived in
extravagant style. Previous to the war
the general was an aotive Demoorat,
having serving one term in the Iowa
Legislature as a representative of that
party. During the civil war he was
known as a war Damocrat, his first Re
publican vote being cast for Mr. Lincoln
ifi/u
His latest and most prominent public
venture was in the late Senatorial con
test in Iowa. The State Legislature
was importuned to elect him as the suc
cessor of Senator Wright, whose term
expires in 1877. The general himself
was present with a large crowd of friends,
two of the largest hotels being occupied
by his adherents. Everything possible
was done to secure Belknap's election.
It was even intimated that the govern
ment wished him elccted, bntall in vain.
The result was in favor of Gov. Kirk
wood, the secretary of war receiving
only twelve votes.? New York Times.
He Wasn't There.
The baby who wasn't at the union fair
was at the Detroit post-office in his lit
tle buggy. He was a baby with snag
teeth, yellow hair, white eyes and an
ugly kiok to his heels. A pedestrian
tried to pat him on the nose, and the
voung generation struok at him and
VinnrlorJ rUnrtonsftlutAlv. A hootblflok
pinched his foot, and the baby kicked
right and left and made the oovers fly.
" He wasn't at the fair, was he ? in
quired one of the boys as the mother
came out
" I gaess he wasn't?not mnoh," she
answered. " He was home, minding his
business."
" Then he didn't get a golden eagle?"
" He didn't get nothing !" she snap
ped. " I don't p|^ my flesh and blood
on exhibition for no golden eagles, or
golden geese, or golden anything else."
" But he'd have taken the A. 1, O. K,
XXX premium if you'd had him there,"
persisted the boy.
" He's just as good as he is hand
some," she replied, as she tucked the
clothes down. " I've been told over and
over affdin that he is the handsomest
baby in Detroit."
" Would you sell him ?" seriously in
quired the boy.
" Sell him ? Why, what could you do
with a baby ?"
" I'd paint his nose, dye his hair,
whittle out some good teeth for him,
trim his ears down for him and then sell
him for a tobacco sign," whispered the
boy.
Thitf ia why a woman was seen chasing
a boy around the post-office square, al
ways just near enough to get a kiok, but
always just an instant too late to hit the
spot. When a policeman stopped her
she had her hands clenched, her eyes
flashed fire, her teeth were hard shtit and
she gasped :
"Take my house and lot, but let me
get held of that boy !"
Extraordinary Treatment.
A Charleston merchant had been treat
ed by the best physicians ol tiie ttoutn
for heart disease, of which they assured
him he was liable to drop dead at any
moment. Being once at his father's
house in New York, he was persuaded to
consult Dr. , which he did with no
shadow of hope, but simply to satisfy his
father. " Well, sir, what is the matter
with you?" wore the doctor's first words.
" I have diseaso of the heart," answered
the gentleman. Upon this he was placed
standing with his head and heels against
the wall, while the doctor applied the
stethoscope very carefully,, and then
vigorously pounded the patient's chest
for some time; and as he was released
from the wall and turned to go, he was
further treated to a seven* blew right be
tween the shoulders. This was more
than the young man could well bear, and
he turned furious with anger. The doo
tor warded him off with his arm, saying,
good-naturedly : " It is all right, my
dear sir. I fiad you have no heyt dis
ease. If you had had that blow would
have killed you." Of course there was
nothing to do but to take this extraordi
nary troatment in good part. From that
day all symptoms of heart dispaae
vanished.
Shocking Dishonesty.
Some young ladies of Whitmore Lake
Michigan, undertook to get up a dona
tion by retailing kisses, and succeeded
in disposing of ninety, for which the
aggregate reoeipts were $4.50. But the
investors complain that the girls pinched
up their lips and skimped the measure
to such a degree that they made a profit
of 1,000 por cent.
THE CENTENXLUL
Space Covered by Bolldlno?Calendar ol
tlae Exposition.
A Philadelphia correspondent writes :
The spaoe covered by the buildings
erected for former world's fairs, and the
cost of their erection, were as follows :
Sp*c4 tonrtd.
IiODdOD, 1851 20
Now York, 185ft. 5J
Paris, 1855 80
London, 1862. 24
Paris 1867 40}
Vienna, 1873 60
The Philadelphia exhibition
will cover a mnoh larger area :
Artm,
MTU,
Main building or Industrial
Hall 21.4T
Memorial Hall 1.50
Machinery Hall 14.00
Horticultural Hall 1.50
Agricultural Hall 10.15
Coti.
1,464,000
500,000
4,000,000
2,300,000
4,696.768
9,850,000
oildings
ProbabU
COlU
1,500,000
1,600,000
600,000
263,000
250,000
Totals. 48.(2 $4,108,000
Other structures, suoh as the women's
pavilion, government, leather, carriage
and photograph buildings, and addition
al art building, and proposed annexes to
the machinery and agricultural budd
ings, will occupy at least fourteen acres;
and, together with stockyard improve
; ments, bridges, etc., will probably cost
$2,250,000 more. So that the total
space covered by the principal exhibi
tion buildings will be more than sixty
two acres?twelve acres more than the
space covered by the buildings of the
heretofore largest fair, at Vienna; and
the cost of the buildings will be consid
erably less altogether than the cost of
the Vienna buildings.
But the buildings just named do not
occupy nearly all the ground to be cov
ered within the incloeure of 230 aores at
Fairmonnt Park. The special buildings
to be erected will far surpass in number
and extent those at any previous inter
national fair.
The calendar of the exhibition is as
follows:
Reception of articles began Jan. 5,
1876.
Reoeption of artioles ends April 18,
1876.
Unoccupied space forfeited April 26,
1876.'
Exhibition opens May 10, 1876.
Exhibition closes Nov. 10, 1876.
Goods to be removed by Dec. 31,
1876.
A Warning: to Fast Eaters.
A yonng man named Joseph Wall,
of West Boxbury, Mass., while engaged
in eating his sapper, was ohoked by a
large pieoe of meat which got lodged in
his throat, and in conseqnenoe for a
long time the yonng man suffered un
utterable torments. A physician was
soon summoned, and after running his
forefingers down the man's throat suc
ceeded finally in dislodging the impedi
ment. As he pulled it out with his bent
finger the force of the air, which had
been compressed behind it, forced it
out with a thud similar to the pop of a
beer bottle. Then the strangest part
nt fho nh*mnmATir>n commenced. A CUT
rent of air bv some unknown means be
gan to circulate between the skin and
flesh. The skin gradually swelled more
and more, the air passing clear down to
the tips of his fingers and toes, until
the man was swollen to an unnatural
and frightful size. In the midst of this
he expired in seeming anguish and tor
ture. A short time after his death,
hotffever, the swelling began to subside,
and in the course of a couple of days it
left the body in a perfectly natural state.
His friends and all who were cognizant
of the case are entirely unable to assign
any reasonable cause for this mysterious
effect, and for a long time it must re
main simply a medical curiosity.
The Centennial Admission Fee.
The price of admission to the exhibi
tion in Philadelphia -will be fifty oents,
payable in one note. The reoeivers at
the reoording turnstiles will have noth
ing to do with the notes, except to de
cide whether they are good or cad, and
to drop them in the boxes, where each
one will register itself. An exchange
office of the Centennial national bank
will be established near each entrance,
to ohange money for visitors not having
fifty oents notes. This money-changer
will be expected to have no more and no
less money when his work is done than
when he began. The Oentennial com
mission, after mnoh inquiry and carefal
consideration, concluded that the whole
system?absence of season tickets and all
-- was cheaper and more Becure against
fraud than any other known. In order
that the cash in the boxes mav corre
spond with the indicators, a dollar note
will not be received at any gate for the
admission of two persons, nor two
twenty-five cent notes for that or one
parson. No intelligent visitor, however,
With the facilities afforded, need get into
the "cue," an arrangement to keep in
single file those about to enter, unpro
vided with the required note. In the
event of a resumption of specie pay
merits prior to or uurmg tuo cawuiuvu
the rolo will be amended to meet de
mands.
Remedy for Sleeplessness,
Many persons, from nervousness, fa
tigue,or mental sxoitement, are unable to
sleep. Mr. Frank Buckland, an Eng
lish naturalist, prescribes a very simple
remedy for insomnia, or sleeplessness.
The fact that opiates, in any form, leave
traces of their influence the next morn
ing, induced him, he says, to prescribe
kimniiW aa Via Jittfl ftlsn frflnnentlv
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prescribed for others?onions ; simply
common raw onions. The well known
taste of onions is dne to a peculiar es
sential oil contained in them, and this oil
has highly soporific powers, which, in
his own case, Mr Baokland avers, never
fails ; if much pressed with work, and
feeling an inability to sleep, his prac
tice is to eat two or three small onions,
the effect of which is magical in produc
ing the desired repose. Such a remedy
has a great advantage over the stupefy
ing drugs commonly resorted to for tins
purpose.
A Good Exhibit,
Brother Jonathan commenced busi
t nnaa in 1776. with thirteen States and
815,615 square miles of territory, which
was occupied by about 3,000,000 of civi
lized human beings. He has now a fam
ily of 43,000,000, who occupy thirty
seven States and nine Territories, which
has 65,000 miles of railroads, more than
1 sufficient to' reach twice and a half
around the globe. The value of his an
nual agricultural productions is $2,500,
000,000, and his gold mines are capable of
producing $7,000,000 a year. He has
I m nra than 1.000 cotton factories, 580
daily newspapers, 4,300 weekly and 625
monthly publications. He basalso many
other things too numerous and too noto
rious to mention.
Canadian Finances,
The minister of finances in Oanada
says that in the year ending June 30,
1875, tho reoeipts were $24,648,715 and
the expenditures $23,718,071, leaving a
surplus ol 8935,644. The current year,
therefore, would be the first to show a
deficit. Bat in 1874 the imports entered
for consumption, our chief source of
revenue, were $127,404,169, and in 1875
they were only 8119,678,657, showing a
decrease of $7,785,512. The exports
in 1874 amounted to $89,351,928, and in
1875 to only $77,886,979, or a decrease
of $11,464,949.
DEADLY SNAKES OF INDIA.
Hew the Nntlrei Handle the Menater Si
pent*?~The Peril* threuh which f
Hindoo* Fu)?Tockllnr a Python
I Feollnc with a Cobra.
! A Calcutta correspondent of the Lk
don Telegraph writes as foUows : B<
in mind that no snake charmer -n
| present, that neither pipe nor whis
| was used, that every snake had its p
i son fangs or teeth in oapital order, a
that no means save the marvelous si
1 of the native operators was employed
i the exhibition which followed, and y
will have a good idea of the peril throq
which those Hindoos passed. It v
early in the morning?not, however, i
i fore the snakes, which were in a seri
of wire-covered boxes, were awake ai
| lively?that we were shown into a stoz
floored room some twenty feet long-a:
twelve broad. In the boxes were t
strongest and deadliest snakes in Inc
?pythons, ophiophagi, oobras, korit<
Russell snakes, and many others. Ti
Hindoos who had charge of tnem ws
two elim wiry little men, nude to tl
waist, as most of their countrymen ar
They wore neither gloves nor any oth
protection, and . had no instrument
any kind in the place. After showii
the varied collection under their cax
they prooeeded to open the python cas
ana one of them, putting his hand i
seized a monster serpent and threw hi
upon the floor close to our feet. TJ
ion objected to such treatment, ai
to hiss, making at the same tin
a vigorous effort to rise. But the snal
keeper was waiting for this, and i
sooner did that huge shining back beg
to curve than the keeper put out h
band, and, seizing the creature's tai
puljed it back with a jerk. Instant
the python was powerless?hissing, bi
unable to move; the more he straggle,
the more tenaciously did the keep
hold his tail, explaining meanwhile tn
so long as the reptile was oontroHed i
that fashion there was no danger of i
doing mischief; then, just as its ra^
was becoming ungovernable, the nu
lifted it quickly, and with a jerk depo
itea is in we dox. aw oompuwuu wj
now taken ont in similar manner, an
slapped and buffeted till thronghont i
entire length, some twelve feet, it qui*
ered with passion, but All to no purpose
it, too, was presently replaced in tl
cage, and shut np to hiss at leisure.
The fact that an ophiophagus is in tl
Regent's Park zoological gardens rer
dered the next exhibition more in teres;
ing, although it maybe doubted wheth*
the throwing into so small a room of
snake seven feet long was agreeable t
the visitors. One bite from the reptil(
and any one of us would have been dea
in five minutes, for it was exceptional!
strong and lively. Up rose its head
out came its glittering tongue, its eye
dilated, its huge throat swelled, and a
seemed ready for a desperate attacl
when the keeper struck the reptile
mouth with the back of his hand and b<
fore it oould strike him had seized :
inst under the head. The other natrv
now seized its center and tail, and witl
oat more ado the terrible ereatnre wa
hoisted into the air as harmless as a bui
terfly, and its fangs exposed by the ai
of a small niece of wire. Those teet
were literally fall of poison?enoagh i
have killed a dozen persons.
At length, oar cariosity satisfied, thi
monster was pnt into his cage, and hi
brother plncked oat by the naked uatrv
with the hand and thrown on the flooi
He, too, was tracalent for a minute, ei
deavoring to follow the unpantaloone
Hindoo ronnd the room ; bat he ha
reokoned without his host, or rather hi
keeper, for he was seized presently b
the tail and hoisted up just as the othc
had been. In vain he hissed and spai
His tongue might move in and out s
Mten as it pleased, but all to no pa
pose; whether on the floor or in the ai
Kifu two?Q navfA/lflv HIKtVO.1
Alio quuxuo wv i/iw nvtv .
ing, and when the cage was opened i
slunk in, a disconcerted serpent.
A cobra was the next to be turned oul
a strong, healthy snake, nearly five fe<
in length, with a hood the power c
moving which somewhat startled ui
But move as it might, the agile nativ
was too quick for it. He would put hi
knee within a loot of it as it stood u
ready to strike, and it would make
dart as futile, however, as it was suddei
Then it would hiss, as though hoping t
frighten its adversary ; it might as we
have hissed at the wall. And, just whe
it got up again, and was so enraged tha
it could scaroely wait for a good oppei
tunity to strike at the native's kne<
which was moving before it in a mot
totalizing manner, the keeper's han
was quietly placed under its head, an
it was removed like its predecessor)
"Will it bite?" I asked. "See," sai
the native. Taking up a piece of bambc
stretched across a shell, he held th
wnnH t.hfl nprnant'fl month- Instant!
the reptile seized the proffered bait, it
eyes glistening,*its neck distended, an
crunoned the wood as thongh it we
tinder. Two or three moments elapse
as the teeth penetrated further into tb
fiber, and then we saw the poison fallin
in white drops into the shell, which aci
ed as a kind of sauoer. I was particulf
in notioing two points in regard to thi
incident; first, that the poison did nc
come from the fangs immediately th
bite was inflicted?a fact which will a<
count for the mongoose living som<
times after he is bitten by the cobra
and, next, that the quantity of venoi
emitted -was much greater than is genei
ally supposed. There were five or si
large white drops in the shell, and prot
ably one or two absorbed in the bambcc
When forced to surrender the wood tb
serpent seemed by no means exhausted
the" fiber was much torn, for the teet
penetrated nearly a quarter of a
inch.
When another cobra, equally large
was examined it was shown that th
teeth were set back some distance in tl
head, and that they were by no moan
so large as a viper which was show
afterward, and whioh was so quick in i!
movements that it had to be lifted out <
ts box by means of a hooked sticl
This huge viper made such desperal
attempts to strike one or two of us thi
wo were by no means sorry when tt
keeper seized him by the neck and ta
and opened his mouth. His fangs wej
larger than the cobra's by one-half, an
very strong. They must have containe
a great quantity of venom. A " Russell
snake, with a golden spotted back, we
the next on the floor, and it hissed vi<
lently, but was taken up just as easily i
the others after it had been provoked I
a great rage for several minutes,
korite, proverbially deadly, had bee
played so many tricks before that it wi
slow to take part in the fun. Once <
twi'^e it struck viciously at the keepe
but without any effect, and at last cease
to make any effort to bite the Hindoo
There was no need to play a pipe or tor
torn to awe that snake. It was only t<
glad to get away into his blanket ar
box again. The exhibition was ended t
the showing of a biscobra, or bhu
guava.
An Attentive Conobegation.?Rg
J. Hyatt Smith does not like rainy So.
days. " Thera wag only one occasion
he said, "when rain on the Sabba
failed to diminish the attendance at n
sermons. That was at Auburn priso
Although the rain fell in torrents, I hi
a full congregation ; and not one of tl
prisoners seemed anxious to lea?
They appeared spellbound. They mi
b? there yet, for all I know."
A SAD SIGHT.
The Barnln* of a Charitable Home with
a Number of Aged aid Infirm People.
The burning of the Home for the
Aged in Brooklyn, N. Y., was a terrible
calamity. On the night of the fire the
institution contained two hundred and
four people, of whom seventy-three were
aged and infirm, unable to help them
selves. The soene that confronted the
firemen when they reached the burning
building was appalling, and when above
the roaring of the names a piercing
shriek from some bed-ridden old man
reached them, they became almost un
nerved.
Many pathetic and impressive inci
dents occurred while the building was
horning and its inmates were suffering
the terrors of a death from fire. Before
the firemen had reached the place, Wil
liam Donohue, who lived near at hand,
plaoed a ladder against the burning
building. It reached only to the sec
ond story. At a window on the floor
above stood Michael Oummins, one of
the inmates, with his white hair stream
ing in the wind. He was crying out :
" Save me! for the love of God, save
me I I'm burning up," and he beat the
air with his hands. " Get a sheet and
tie it to your window and lower yourself
to the ladder," shouted Donohue, "but
for Heaven's sake don't jump." The
old man turned and snatched a sheet
from his bed and knotted it to the bed
stead. Then he swung himself from
the window, holding the sheet with the
strength of despair. He lowered him
self to the end, and was than twelve
feet from the top of the ladder. "Fall
into my arms," shouted Donohue, and
he stood ready to receive the imperiled
man. The latter gave himself a swing arid
released his hold of the knotted and
twisted sheet, but as he'fell Ins right
foot only grazed the tide of the ladder.
He turned a complete somersault as he
descended to the ground, wherel Be
struck upon the stone pavement, a mass
of bruised and battered flesh and broken
bones. His death was almost instan
taneous. Jeremiah Sullivan, whose bed
was in the seoond story of the building,
and who was considered an incurable
paralytio, found his way to the window
of his room, and obtaining strength from
fear, mounted the sill and leaped to the
pavement below, breaking a leg and sus
taining injuries which will probably
prove fatal.
In one of theroomson the third story,
second tier, which was saved, there was
horrible spectacle. There lay the
corpses of nine unfortunate persons,
some of whom were paralytics, and all
of whom had been unable to leave their
beds. A few of them were burned, and
the hair upon their heads singed, but
all, doubtless, died from suffocation
caused from smoke. On the same floor,
one old man was found dead seated in
a chair. He also died of suffocation,
and was so infirm that he was unable to
leave his seat. '
Of the number of persona burned to
death, the youngest wan seventy-one and
the oldest one hundred and five year a
Several were over eighty years of age
and several over ninety.
The Home for the Aged is one of
seventeen similar institutions in the
United States which have thoir founda
tion in Brittany, France. The com
munity having charge of the home is
known as the Littlo Sisters of the Poor,
and the sisters of charity beg from door
to door for food, raiment, or money to
feed the destitute and deoropit creatures
to whose service they devote their lives.
Kissing the Bride.
The custom of kissing the bride at a
wedding is of great antiquity, and while
among the most refined classes it has
fallen into disuse, it is. still insisted on
by many people with great rigor. A
very amusing story is told of a Kentucky
backwoodsman who had, after a long
and ardent courtship of the belle of one
of the Kentucky cities, won her for a
bride. She had for a long time wavered
in her choice, undecided whether to
take him or a gentleman of wealth and
position in the city, but finally choosing
the humbler lot in obedience to her
heart. The wedding was oelebrated in
great style, and the manly groom was
almost as much admired for his colossal
proportions and athletic symmetry as
was the bride for her exceeding loveli
ness. Among the guests was the unsuc
cessful suitor, who was well aware of the
jealousy with which the groem had re
garded him, but who had overoome his
chagrin at his failure and was sincerely
anxious to congratulate the bride. One
by one the guests offered their good
wishes and their hearty kisses, while the
groom looked on with approval and de
light. At length among the rest came
the rejected lover. The young groom
?Traonlv hnfc without the
WttbVUCU 111 in _
least animosity in his expression. The
unfortunate rival felt tne delicacy of
his position, and not oaring to provoke
the husband's ire he did not proffer tne
salute which was customary. As he waa
giving place to others after wishing the
newly married pair well, the groom
grasped his arm with his iron Angers,
and in a low tone said: " She's my wife
now, and I propose to see that she is
treated as well as my wife should be
treated. If you don't kiss her I'll break
eveiy bone in your body." Bather than
quarrel the gentleman kissed the not un
willing bride, and the groom waa satis
fied.
How they were Fooled.
Some years ago, when Dr. Hayes had
returned from Ms first Arctic exploring
ATiifldition. a poster appeared one morn
mg at every prominent place in a town
in the interior of Pennsylvania announc
ing: L
"A free lecture in Republican hall
on Thursday evening, seven o'clock,
April let, 18?, by Dr. Hayes, the
great Arctic explorer. All are invited."
Long before the appointed hour the
ball was crowded, and the audience on
the alert to catoh a glimpse of the great
man who was to give them a great intel
lectual treat all for nothing. They
waited and watched anxiously for over
an hour, and then sent for the manager
of the entertainment, but ho couldn't
be found auywhero. At length some
one proposed to get up a collection to
raise funds to induce the doctor to oome
over from the hotel; but no one seconded
the motion. Meanwhile, at the outside
of a window at the far end of the hall,
gradually arose a placard with the
words: "AprilFools,"in large, black
i letters. For a time this was unperceived
by the vast audience, but they haven't
heard Dr. Hayes to this day.
A Protest
Mr. Seth Green protests against the
wholesale slaughter of the sea lions in
San Francisco bay. In a letter written
on the subject he says: "I see by the
papers that your legislators have or are
about to pass an act for the destruction
of all the sea lions that inhabit the rocks
at the mouth of San Francisco bay. My
opinion is, it would be a shame to kill
them. The whole of them do not de
stroy as many fish as one Chinaman, and
if they are all killed you will never see
any more on those rocks. If there are
too many, employ some honest citizen to
kill a certain number; but do not destroy
the whole of that interesting fafhily of
sea lions. If you do you will never bo
sorry but once, and that will be the re- ]
mainder of your lives."
Lore If King. ? . ..
If at thy kingly gut?, ' "
Dear, thou doet bid me wait,
And Uke sneh dole oMoYe r .
Ab thy ealm heart may more,: >,u -. t
In truth I hare no way
Kor will to ?y thee nay.' ""*
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If from my living heart, . ;
Love, thou doet bid mo p&rt,
And leering it withthw
Keep only meraoifr * ( .
Alt* f I haTe no Way' *wwmn!
Nor wQl to mt thee My.
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Items of Interest r . J v
i :
A ship that broke loose during a snow
Storm became adrift. '.? ri<fr u .<,
' A hundred pounda of flour oo?t twen
ty-eight dollars in the Black Hills.
The extreme height of miser? ia a
small bo* with a new pair of rofbgr
boots and no mod or Slosh in reaoh. u d
'Rie chains of habit are geoetiattt'jSoo
small to be felt till they are too ?trong
to be broken, and the man whb'Maiileo
L-nracft . .T'D
A Paris almanac prop]:
Europe with unheard of heat 1
a cowing
rammer, m aa offset for the winter's
snow and oolcL i'.
A sister-in-law of
been
orernBL
pi we rejauphfhip* y- -,rKY jt ^*4 ,
' To be:at a party .with a oold in jew
head, and no hankerchie? is .womb
than sitting np with yoor gaVaadhat
ing the old lad; present. mm
The Hew Hampshire ^
mil is assuming 'jmL
Twelve thousand person#.
the pledge sinoeihe moY?c
" Scienoe," says Dr. HoLmee, >'iaa
good piece of fanitara for <e iten to
have in an upper'
A youngman at-Nashville piled,Jbim
self because he oouH not get another
man's mile. It is terrible tp ^ve
bodyandaee her washing fwtyfalftiW
another man. wrj c> twa*** -wiiti
It is related th^t W y<>mft$(Xpi
Maiyiiyille, Oalifofiiia, presented thfelr
oler^nan^wito^a^tnrke^ sMedJjTO
out'of that turkey. h . ?d
ponn^ of lead^^in^l^g of
three times the value pf the.rags.
The Industrial works at Springfield,
Vt, ran on the co-operative ptear, area
groat success. The number oif em
ployees has been largely increase d^ -and
work is progressing day and'niphi >' *
1 There is an ancient maiden ladr'df
eightyntwo, living in Taunton* ;ma^,
-who ha? never seen a tram of ears, dress
es in Continental fashion,: harps tallow
dips, and has not called on her neighbor
for live years. . :y i (? ?# i*<
Gas company preeid^ptb;:" Alj,^e
must accommodate ourselves to : the
times, Announce a reduction of ten
cents a thousand feet in the pnep of. gas
?and add a couple of thousand fe$t on
each fiTOfl bill." - V . rr>f m
* JProf. Edward A. Prteiiiail. was tbH
when at i^agusa that "every pretty girl
is casri^d off as a matter pi,course," and
asserts that it was a specially feral'oni
rage of this kiud which led to &e Hgpie
goviniao insurrection; d:Lv
They tell of a Frenchman who)$3ent
ly went into the woods at Westmoreland,
Vt,, to chpp wood, and whose fate faa
indicated, after two days, by fchedis
oovery of his head and one foot, andn^fr
them a panther track.
A poor woman at Newport jastifies
herself in keeping a dog by the .fact that
many people will give the dog a' bone
who won't help her, and often'thero
is meat oii the bote that she can eat.or
it can be used in malting soup.
Scene, a butcher's stand.?Batcher :
<* Oome, John, be lively, now; break the
bone in Mr. Williams' chops and put
\fi- Smith'* in the basket for him."
John (briskly)": " All right, air; just
as soon as I've sawed off Mrs. Murphy's
leg." r . f-j ; liH
Tne North Carolina conference o! the
Methodist Protestant Church has re
fused to oonour in the proposed conven
tion for a union between the Methodist
Protestant and the Methodist (pan
Episcopal) churches which were separa
ted by the war.
In Pranoe the postal cards, appear in
great variety, because it is legal for a&y
man to make his own, the payment be
ing by an adhesive stamp, Thotreenlt
is that some are ornamented with elabo
rate designs on cardboard of various
oolorsand materials. v
Wall street brokers who advertise in
TVQTYowi And sflnrl nnt circulars
WUHW.J ? _
asserting thai money in sums of $60 to
$5,000 invested by them in their way
leads to fortune, cautiously omit to /sfcte
who gets the fortune. It is not
who furnishes the mtrnqr* u x b??* It
J. B. Phillips, of Orwall, Ohio, is
making a cheese which will not be com
pleted until the twentieth of May, when
it is expected to weigh 29, (XW tkmnds.
It is. perhaps, needless'' to say tnat it'is
destined to astonish the natives as well
as the foreigners at the OentenniaL
At Logansport, Ind., while several
children were playing together, the
four-year-old daughter of Eliza' Wag
oner thruBt her tongue through the
crack of the room door, which one of
her playmates instantly slammed to,
cutting off nearly one half of the mem
ber.
The country shopkeeper said; '4 Here,
my friend, tnose cans 01 DuwerxDoa^ai
of you last week all proved, to be just
three ounces short of a pound." And
the farmer innocently ansvreredi " Well,
I don't see how that eould be,'far I used
one of your pound bars of soap for a
weight" ^
Thanks, and u thousand of thorn, to
the unknown geniuB who intrusted a
trunk, with a hive ef bees in it, to the
tender mercies of a Syracuse baggago
master the other day. TIm^ company
will pay for the bees, ancrxhe doctor
thinks his patient will be around again
in a fortnight or so.
The United States secretary of war
writes a letter to the editor of the Mar
shalltown (Iowa) Times, regretting that
he cannot lend Marslialltown a cannon
from Rook island arsenal for the fourth,
and tersely adds: "I have no more
right to lend a gun belonging to the Uni
ted States than the secretary of the
treasury has to lend money."
One of James Lick's gucs was iur uu
observatory in California. The office ft,
thinking that it might be well to have a
road buiit to the site of the promised
observatory, set about constructing the
highway; and now Mr. Lick has in
formed the trustees that if they hire a
single Chinese to help make the road he
will once more revoke his bequest.
A correspondent -says that a firm of
horticulturists at Sonora, Cal., on thir
teen acres of orchard land produced and
shipped last year 100,000 pounds of
apples, 95,000 pounds of pickled, 220
barrels of vinegar, and thirty barrels
and 15,000 cases of cider, and, with in
creased facilities of exportation, they
expect to find a market for five times
that amount.