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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1877. NO. 4. VOLUME XXV.
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The Dandelion Hoy.
' " Come hero, my dandelion boy,
With cheeks so fresh and looks so hale ;
I doubt me not but many a toy
You'll buy with proceeds of your pail.
The kitchen door is yonder, that
From which the playful kitten ran.
?Down, Carlo?Give his head a pat,
My little dandelion man;
" For surely you are much too brave,
Thus early struggling for a place
Among the workers, stern and grave, !
in rlfttr>rmittr?d r?PA
" >-" *?" ,
For me to call you boy." " Oh, pleaso
Don't turn them out into the pan,
But so, in liandfuls, just like these,"
Said the little dandelion man.
" What! what! is that the way you do?
Look at the bottom of the pail!"
Quoth I, " I should not think that you
Would try to cheat me." Flushed and pale .
By turns his bright face quick became,
And down his cheeks the hot tears ran; i
" I wasn't playing any game,"
He said?the dandelion man.
" I know I left in here a few ;
But see ! my basket in the street!
I'll give you half of them if you
Won't think that I was trying to cheat."
" But why not give me these V" quoth I,
And quick his troubled face did scan,
"And leave those for the next to buy,
My little dandelion man
An instant he did stand in doubt,
And then took from his pail the few
He thero had left. When all were out,
My eyes sought there to find a clew
For his strange action. First some sticks
He lifted up, and then his plan
Unfolded, growing quite prolix,
The little dandelion man !
"Imade a little pen, you see,
And pnt these dandelions in
And violots?I found just tliree?
And butter-cups' for sissy's chin ;
And covered them with sticks?with these? j
To ke*?p 'em fresh for Mary Ann.
I'll tell you bout her, if you please,"
Said the little dandelion man.
"She's awful sick, and talks of flowers
So much I thought I'd get her some ;
There a'n't none in such streets as ours.
I thought I'd best keep kinder mum
'Bout having thorn, as some folks might
Have laughed at me for such a plan,
And called mc girl-boy." Ah ! quite right, '
My little dandelion man.
The world is wont to laugh at those
Who seek outside the realms of trado
For joys to palliate earth's woes.
A wiseman he whose pride has made
A pen of sticks, however rude,
To guard from eyes that soldly scan
Soul flowers from its mead and wood,
As did my dandelion man.
Youths' Companion, i
LOVE OR PRIDE ?
CHAPTER I.
Great pnrple shadows swept across the bay- i
fields, the distant landscape was becoming in- ;
distinct, nnd the mooi^ wan slowly rising in
the heavens. 11
After a while the twilight deepened into as ' '
ranch of darkness as there would be in the I 1
summer night, and silence fell upon the earth.
Than a girl stole noiselessly across a small garden,
ana stood beside a gate that led into the I
adjoining churchyard. A yew-tree spread its j j
dark branches above her, but the silver tints j
that were slanting down upon the tall grave- '
stones, and bringing out the delicate lines of
the old church spire, touched also her white j
face, making it wliiter than usual. She did not '
start as a tail figure approached from the fur
ther side of the churchyard. She had evidently 1
been expecting some one, and when she heard < j
the words: " You are out' Jute, Miss Jervis," j '
she quietly answered:
"I was waiting for you: I wanted to say | 1
good-bye to you before you went away."
"I thought you had done that already," ro j
plied the young man, with pome bitterness.
"Not quite," returned the girl, wearily. : 1
' You were too angry for mo to say it as " I !
wished.
"Had I not a right to be so?" he asked. {
"Ever since 1 have been at Shelfordyou have | )
been deceiving me. 1 believed you to be as : 1
earnest as I was myself, and now "?
He paused. j
"And now?" j'
Her voice had a sharp ring in it, as she re- ,
pedted his words, as though she would give 1
denial to what he had said, but her face looked
like stone m tho moonlight, white and immova- J
ble, and she continued : ;
"I did not understand that you could really '
be in earnest, other ? ise I might have told you a
before what I have told yon to-day." *
"You did not believe in me?you looked
upon me as heartless?as a deceiver. You do not
believe in me now." <
"I do." 1
" What do you be'ieve ?" lie asked, impetu- 1
ously. " Nothing good, or you would not
give me the answer you have given me."
"Everything good, except the knowing what *
is good for yourself. I want you now to say \
good-bye to mo without any anger in your 1
heart. The day will come when you will per- 1
haps bless me for what I have bud courage to '
do to-day."
And *he held out her hand. c
The young man hesitated. *
"Is there no hope?" c
"None." ; *
Her voice rang low and clear through the 15
summer air Again lie hesitated, then sudden- '
ly taking both her hands in his. lie bent dor.n I
and kissod her for the ilrst time.
She gave a faint cry. and disengaged herself. c
" We part in peace.''
And with these words she turned and fled, e
not looking back, or perhaps she might have
repented her decision. }
Once in the house she sat down in the empty '
sitting-room, made light as day by the moonbeams.
The old dog rose as she came in, and
when she threw herself into a chair he laid his
head :n her lap.
There came a sound of clattering platen in 1
the kitchen on the opposite side of the narrow I
passage, and her mother's voice sounded sharp- ]
ly, giving her direction!* about supper.
" Presently she entered. i
" Where have you been. Ally? How ill you i
look ! and ywu're all shivering. Come into the
kitchen, child; Anne's gone off to bed, and
there's a bit of lire in the grate. It might hewinter
instead of midsummer, to feel your <
bands."
Alio; rose mechanically. Sho walked dreamily
into the little kitchen, where her mother , :
drew a chair to the fire for her. ! i
Presently a ruddy, good-humored looking !
youth entered, saying :
" Let mo have my supper here, mother; the
fire looks pleasant though it is summer time.'
When she went to her own room, instead of
undressing, she opened the window and gazed :
out toward the yew-treo tinder which she had
f arted with Mr. Scrope, and then suddenly unwisting
her long hair. s!ie turned to the looking-glass,
not with any feeling of vanity, but
in order to find what had attracted him. " j i
Tf TY>r%rs\ o hanflkOWA fnrn flmf I
answeied back her gaze, one which showed an
araoant of earnestness and intelligence not !
often met with. Of this s':o was no judge her- i
self, neither of tho continual change of expression
which Mr. Scrope had begun '?y curi- j ously
observing, and ended by being thor- ,
oughly interested in. He was passing the long
vacation at Shelford, reading and fishing, and
had made the acquaintance of William- Jervia
on the banks of tho river, and through him,
whom it was a condescension on the part of Mr.
Scrope to notice, of Alice herself.
Alice perhaps understood the footing on j
which they stood better than her brother, and i
the innate pride in her nature caused her to
aocept it with reservations. She felt the gulf ;
between them, and measured it by the world's ;
standard. Therefore, when Mr. Scrope made j i
Ui_ ? 1?L *.1?11:? \ ,
ill? nuirui'fj^ uucl, PiZl?f At* dj;hv v*
her surprise, was not unprepared with her j;
answer.
And now that she had given it, she asked . :
beroelf if aho had done right. '
Mr. Scrope was an only son; a brilliant
future was before him : a world of which she
knew nothing was familiar to him. Cotild she,
v ho was accustomed to the littlenesses incident
to circumstances somewhat above actual
poverty, move with propriety in circles accustomed
to every luxury? Would his relatives so
far above hers accept her and her belongings V
She answerid, "No." Mr. Scrope had argued,
what matter since it rested with him to give
her place and position in the world as his wife?
lint that she knew would be a separation for
him from all former associations, and her own
unfitness to move in her* lover's sphere would
make her a clog upon the life of him to whom,
before she kne w it, she had given her heart.
Such had been the train of argument she had
pursued, and she had struggled free from the
prospect open to her, not without pain, and
had dismissed it as a dream of beauty that had ,
nought to do with waking hours. And now?
But it was over. The morning ro.'e, and she
went about her tasks as usual, perhaps even i
more energetically, since she needed an outlet
for her pent up feelings. Mingled with pain
there came a sense of happiness in the knowledge
of Mr. Scrope's love. To have possessed
it?nay, perhaps to possess it still?curried her j
into another world, in which, however, she
must always be alone, since all that had passed
must forever remain her own especial secret. ]
CHAPTER II. !,
Mr. Scropo went abroad, and after a time he
returned homo to begin his career. (
Alice Jervis pursued her homely and monoto- j
nous life. She grew quieter and graver, and j
worked more diligently. She believed that she , <
had decided rightly as regarded Mr. Scropo's j
happiness, and the sacrifice she had made for ! .
his sake made her feel that sho had a right to j
be interested in him, and she lived in tho excitement
of seeing his name in the papers and I
in gaining every particular of him within her j
grasp. .She smiled when she read his name
among the presentations at court, or noted his j j
presence at the court balls. At such times she I
looked down at the shabby dress and poor ap- j
I'ointments surrounding her, and wondered ! <
what sort of an appearance she should have j
made in other circumstances. i.
At length she saw another announcement. J
Mr. Scrope was going to be married. I f
She turned pale, and put down the paper. j
And yet she had expected this announce- i
ment?had looked for it day after day. Never- J ]
theless she felt a strange pang, which as long as I 1
he was unmarried she had escaped.
Down by the river, where the water-flags j <
hoisted their yellow standards among the reeds j
and where the forget-me-nots blossomed along i
tho banks, slio sauntered, listening to the mnrmnmmr
mlor. wlmun lnirrlpn <( Past, tlftst. I 1
past!" Even Kover appeared to understand it,
for he looked up mournfully into lier face and .
whined.
Then great gray bars of cloud spread across | ]
the setting sun, and blotted out the sunlight; j i
but still Alice paced up and down under the
pollard-willows, until the evening was far !
advanced. Night was settiug in around her ; f
the light and life were over. She had scarcely i
realized until the ytcsent moment how
persistently Mr. Scrope had been in her every
thought. * * '
The morning after reading the news in the <
papers, another very startling piece of information
came to her. * 1
She was an heiress.
By one of those strange chances in life that 3
are so common now-a-days, her mother's brother,
beginning life as an artisan, had amassed a
princely fortune. And he had left it between ,
Alice Jervis and her brother. *
And Alice Jervis sat down and wept bitterly.
To her it had come as a mockery. Her lot in t
life was cast, what did she want with money
now ?
Ill Ulie uilie sue reitu 01 iuc uiamnjju iiocn ,
sho cut it out of the paper and placed it in hei* f
[>ocketbook. It was all over.
Three years slipped away. Three travelers
filtered a hotel in a little foreign town. One, 1
a beautiful woman, a little past her first yonth,
whom one knew in a moment, in spite of the A
improvement that had taken place; but her
brother was scarcely to be recognized. A tutor
a ad three years of foreign life had caused a J 8
marvelous* transformation. The third, an |
elderly lady, was not much altered, excepting .
that iier dress was handsome as heart could j
desire. j x
They took their places at tlio table d'hote, j J
and exactly opposite to thorn sat a lady pud i ^
gentleman. The latter looked wearied, and his |
sbort black mustache twitched with the curv- !
i::gs of the relentless mouth beneath it. The '
lady was fair, fashionable, and vivacious.
Alice Jervis started. She would have moved, >fl
t>ut William -Jervis, all ignorant of pasLcvents, I r
bad exclaimed: JbpSjB I
' Mr. Scrope!" ,
Mr. Scrope looked across, wondering*1? the ' J
rrieiidlv recognition from an apparent stranger. ! '
i'hen his eye fell upon Alice, and he started ; j a
jut quickly recovering himself, he bowed, say- j c
ng = I 1;
' Pardon me, if I did not at first remember ,
ron." I
Mrs. Scrope Lad turned in delight toward : !1
William Jervis. j f:
"The first English voice, excepting my hus- v
jand's, that I have heard for three weeks. I do j
lot understand Italian, and have consequently I 1
jad no one to talk to but Mr. Scrope. Can you j l!
magine anything more dreadful?" I t
Then turning to her husband, she said : ' v
"Yon must introduce me to your English i j-,
riends." u
" Mrs. Kcrope?Mrs. and Miss Jervis," said j ,
Mr. Scrope, bis lock riveted on Alice.
The face tbat had never left his memory in I r
;pite of his marriage, had grown to a higher i o
leautv than even he had imagined to be possi- j ?
de. And though he knew it not, it had come I ii
[bout tbroimh her striving after an ideal that |
he deemed worthy of him. j a
Stilling the pulses that throbbed so painfully, i/C
Uice conversed with him as with an old ac- I fi
ll?, v,.m,.n,l,t-nn,.? ?f llw.ir 1
mrting ou iljat. "moonlight night was vividly
>resent to both of them.
Mrs. Scropo talked incessantly, tho more >
specially as William Jervis was a lively j
alker, with a frank, lialf-jcsting, half-deferen- :
ial manner that had something very winning
n it.
Alice Jervis watched Mrs. Scrope narrowly,
.nd wondered why Mr. Scropo had married j
ler? And instinctively the answer came: lie-,
a use he did not care very much about her, but t
ound that tho alliance would add luster to liii 1
areer. There was something paradoxical in ;
lie idea, but it passed with her. She had
rgued that, if Mr. Scrope had really cared for I
lerself, to care much for Mrs. Scrope was im- ;
>o.<sible. '
So they met, and so they parted, in the little
put-of-the-way Italian town ; and Alico had seen ;
ilr. Scrope once more. Was she glad or j
orrvV !
The Scropes returned to England ; tho Jerrises
remained abroad. And they heard notling
more of one another.
s
CH.Vl'TEIt 111.
Exactly why .she hud come there she could , i:
not tell. It was more to gratify an old longing , 1(
[hm for any definite reason, though she had
persuaded herself into the belief that she had !
business at She!ford. At any rate, upon the : c
anniversary of that day. eight years ago, when j a
she had waited under the yew-tree to say good- '
bye to Mr. Scrope, Alice Jervi.i stood with her ! i
hand on the wicket gate, quietly reviewing her j x
life, and once again asking herself whether love
or pride had had the greater part in her de- j ?
cisioii. : i
The branches of the yews were waving gently, {
the roses were rustling their silver-tipped loaves, 1 ^
and the white moonlight fell upon the graves. '
Pt ill with her hand upc?n the garden gate, she g
looked toward the church, trying to believe that I
the years had stood still, and she was there '
writing for Mr. Scrope.
She was turning away, when a dark figure i
approached her, and a well-remembered voice f
said : ! I
" Miss Jervis!" !
" Mr. Srrope !" !
"Yes; I was waiting for you. I wished to
Bco you before you went away."
Aimost lier own words in their last interview.
Slic looked up at him half fearfully. It was
bo strange t<> soo him there at that hour of j
night, and an almost superstitious awo came i
aver her.
"I wanted to toll you that you have mined
my life so far. I heard that you wero at Shel- j
ford. I knew that you would bo hero to-night; j
and I havo come to ask you if you repent the !
past, and are willing to atone for it ?"
Alice shrank back. I
" Mr. Serope!" was all she could Bay. j
"The inferiority, if there be any, is on my
side," lie H.vid ; "you have improved the past? |
I havo wasted it. Yet the wasting of it I lay to j
your chitrge. 1 know you better than you knew |
yourself. I wanted a wife who would under- j
stand me, and would give mo sympathy. You J
could have done this, and you refused it. Will
you refuse it now?"
Bewildered, and yet indignant, Alice shrank
further away from him.
"Mr. Scrope," she said, "I bid you go 1 (
jack to your wife. I bid you to repair the bril- J
iant prospects you seem so wrongly to Lave |
liarred." 1 j
"I wish I could," ho answered, sorrow- j
pully. " My wife is dead, Alice, or I should !
lot be heroto-night. She died two years ago. ;
i'ou aro hard and unjust, as you have ever I
jeen." I 1
"Dead !" stammered Alice; "how could I I .
{now? I have but just returned to England." 1
5ho moved nearer to him ; she held out her 1
land. "Forgive u>e," she said. j <
And their eyes met; and Mr. Scrope, looking ' t
3own into hers, stooped and kissed her quiver- | j
ng hps for the second time in his life. ! ,
Fashion Xotcs. <
Breton effects are sought for in all 1
jostumes. I '
Walking dress skirts clear the gronnd ; ]
in Paris. | *
Flounces gathered at wide intervals *
ire very popular.
Scarf pins of dead or oxidized silver J
ire much sought for.
Linked sleeve buttons are taking the 11
i f 1..!
piacc 01 oilier imuub. j
Trained dresses are worn in the house ! (
>nly by Parisians.
Black silk and black cashmere Breton j >
suits are coniing in vogue. j i
. 1
Seguin buttons, with the hole 011 one :
side, are used for Breton costumes.
7 # f
The Shepherdess is the newest bonnet,
[t is intended for country wear. . j
Bonnets composed entirely of flowers ' j
ire worn by a few daring ladies. (
Wide collars and cuffs worn over, not j t
inside, the sleeve, are coming into vogue.
Collarettes, revers, cuffs, and pockets ' j
}f lace are seen on stylish hunting suits. : 1
Parasol handles of red and white eel- j
luloid are among the novelties of the I.
season.
Cuffs have round or square comers, to ; t
natch the collars with which they are i j
(vorn. 1
The contest between short and trained : s
street dresses is decided in favor of tlie J f
;ormer. ?
The most stylish bathing suits are of j
willed Shaker flannel, trimmed with < g
Breton braids. I j
English shirt collars have turned over j f
joints, rolled very far back, leaving the ! t
:hroat bare. ] "<
Sleeveless sacks, slightly loose and jf
straight in effect, are worn with pololaise
in the street.
Bibbon lacings, fastening two parts of 11
i garment, arc among the novelties in j ^
Iress trimmings. j j
The newest full dress shirts have i t
French collars, with square or rounded i c
points, remaining upright.
Lace neck laces, with pendants attached, I <1
ire worn with low necked, or square, or j 1
1 part-shaped corsages. t
Necklaces of lace will replace for the
summer the bands of velvet worn with *
stylish costumes in the winter.
Last season's silks are admirably e
resbeued into new toilets, by side p'aited e
lowers and ruffles of Swiss or tarlatan
nuslin. ?
Beautiful yachting suits are made of
vliite buntiug, flounced with the same, n
nd made effective with sashes, bows,
md pipings of cardinal red. <
Stylish suits aro frequently mado with
he Louis XIV., or Continental, basque, n
vitli its long, square waistcoat and square d
jostilions, square collar aud cuffs a la j t
nousquctairc. j a
Birds' Jiests. ! ?
The best way to find nests is to watch a
i bird while building; in that way, j r
noreover, you are sure to see them in |
heir best condition, and to know when 11]
lie eggs are fresh. It requires patience ; t
nit you see the workers return again 11
,ud again to the same spot, and a little I
loser inspection usually completes your ! C
:uowledge, though you may sometimes
?e derived or nonplussed by the caution r
nd cunning of the architects. You will t'
acilitate your work by scattering cotton n
rool, horsehairs, straws, string, worsted t'
nd cloth where they will attract the at- '<
lotion of the birds about you. Put
hem 011 your lawn or on the piazza 11
ines, and watch them. A robin comes ] v
d carry oft" the string, and, having used e
:p what you have provided, and liking g
lie material, attacks a long piece wound h
ouud a stake, and supporting a gladi1:ir
"Rv iiAfaistfint effort he frees a i
iart of it; but the harder that he pulls
be rest, the tighter he ties the knot
round the stake, and the string is be- ^
oming entangled with his legs ; he i ,,
glits twenty minutes and then gives it;
p. Sparrows pick up hairs and straws j ^
rom the lawn, and warblers come to the t
hies for cotton wool, pausing fearlessly .
rithin three feet of your chair; then ' j!
Iiey come back to break off little twigs 1
nd to peal off shreds of dry bark from ^
lie honeysuckle. A pair of golden ?
bins, the male with black and orange, ,
lie female with yellow and duller black, J
orao for string, worsted and thread ;
lit beware of them, for they are thieves. P
jcave your knitting under the tree there ?
:>r five minutes, and it is gone; you ^
-*ill tind it a week later, a part irrevocably
woven into the hanging nest, and a .
art dangling with the needle in it. The 11
reaving is so cleverly done that you i a
onder whether the orioles haven't used I ?
our needles. Not at all, madam; I .
efy you to produce with your implements ' ,1
uch a piece of work as these birds have j
iroduced with their bills. Successful i c
xperiments have been made by supply- j ft
tig the orioles, in the tree where they i ft
^ i ?nr. i?;_i.i ?*n.. _...i ' V
re OCCUpit'U, Willi Ullttlll bllliH UUU ;
i-orsteds, which they employ altogether, !
.f liberally provided, so that a very gay \ 0
ilhI party-colored nest may swing in ! J'
our orchard where yon can see it from
lie house. Wilson says that an old lady, j 1
o whom he showed an oriole's nest in ,
vliich a piece of dry grass, thirteen |
nches long, was passed through thirty- \ ?
our times, asked h m, half in earnest, if ; '
he birds couldn't be taught to darn !
itackiugs.?Harper's Monthly.
" i i,
An Indignant Chinaman. !
One day lately one of the Asylum j
ivenue cars in Hartford, Conn., was j
Yinbinrr ifu qIaw wov nnf.wnrfl wr?l 1 fillprl !
vitli gentlemen and ladies. The Beats i }
jt'ing all occupied, as lady after lady : t
entered tliev were invited to sit by gen-! 1
:lemen, wlio in succes ion arose and J c]
politely giive their seats to the ladies, I v
mtil, finally, the only representative of j x:
lie sterner sex who retained a seat was ! c
i portly Chinese commissioner. Soon ; c
- ~i.? i 4.1.^ l l
lit; uui u^uiu, uiiu. mi' i/iiiruuiiy i
yIio had been ail along expressing by p
lis looks a profound contempt for this i'
x>liteness of the Americans, felt the r
pressure of public opinion too strong to t
exist longer, and, rising, yielded his ! c
seat to a simpering school-girl, who took \
t as if it belonged to her ladyship. The j
Celestial countenance grew darker, and e
ts owner clung to the strap with a tight- \
;ned grip until he reached his destiua- ]
;ion, the corner of Sumner street, when, t
eaching the sidewalk and meeting nn c
icquaintance, he exploded: "Too mucin e t
the I" 1
THE FIRST SHIRT BUTTON.
ixpcriinrntiil IIouNCwifery tbnt Ncnrly
Wreckcil a Happy .Hni-rlngc.
Young Charley Overblower married
ibout a mouth ago, and when lie came
jack from his wedding tour lie aud his
iretty little wife, Eimiia, took possession
jf a charming flat up town. Early one
svening, after they were fairly settled,
ind the last of Emma's sisters had been
nduced to conclude her visit, Charley
n'oposed to Emma that they should go
o the theater. The little woman assentHi
and both began to amend their toiets.
In a few moments Charley said :
' Darling. I am sorry to trouble you ;
nit really I think I shall be obliged to
lave to ask you to sew a button on this
l.ivf "
" Of course ; why not ?" said Eraran,
leliglitcd nt a chance to show her skill.
She took the garment, seated herself,
md said : "I can't remember for the
ife of me where I put the buttons.
Dharley, look in that box and see if you
;an find one."
Charley looked in the box, which was
i case of "perfume bottles, and not timing
the desired article, concluded that
le would not bother Emma for further
nformation, so lie pulled a button from
mother shirt.
" Now, Charley," said Emma, look iu
.ho top-bureau drawer find get me a
wnw nf norxllpR nml n Knnnl nf white
:ottcm?bo sure and get the white cot
-Oil."
Charley found in the top bureaulrawer
a copy of Tennyson?he remembered
it well, and picked it up and looked
it the marginal marks and comments,
lear aflectionate little girl that she
vas !?and more perfume Lotties, and a
pattern of a flor de fumar overskirt and
;be beginning of a sofa-cushion, and various
other things, but no needle or cot:on.
'X hen he remembered that he had
i fancy " housewife " that he had bought
'rom a girl at a fair, and he got needles
ind cotton out of that-.
" Thank you dear," said Emma; and
(lie began to stitch vigorously, humming
i dreamy Italian air. Presently she
>aid: "Oh, Charley, wont.you bring me
he scissors? I think they're in my
vriting-desk. I had them to-day cutting
i poem out of a paper."
The scissors were not in the writinglesk,
nor on the mantel, nor in the top
jureau-drawer, nor in the case of perunie
bottles, nor in the hair receiver, so
Dharley drew on his "housewife "again.
Emma took the scissors, snipped the
bread and exclaimed : " There darling ;
ind now make haste, or we shall be late."
Charley wriggled into the garment,
tnd then put up his hands to button the
>and at the back, but no button was
here.
" Why, Em," he cried : " where in
hunder did you sew on the button ?"
"Oh, Charley, aintyou ashamed!"
txclaimed his wife. "Where are your
:yes ?"
" If tlicy were in the back of my bend,"
nswered Charley, " perhaps I could see
he button."
Emma raised herself on ber tiptoes
nd looked at the band.
" Why, that's strange !" said she.
' Take it off and let mo look at it."
The shirt was inspected thoroughly,
iBd the button was found neatly and
leftly sewed on just beneath the tag of
he shirt-bosom so as to Button to that
ppendage in a most elegant manner.
" Well, by jove," exclaimed Charley,
' if I didn't know anymore about sewing
n a button than that, I wouldn't get
aar?I'd learn how."
" You were going to say you wouldn't
iave got married," cried his wife, put *
* i i - i-'i 1 i -i:
ing on tier iiat iiasuiy unu uiu&uuy miu
cars.
"Where are you going ?" demanded
Jhurley savagely.
" I'm going home, and I'll get a sepaation
from you and your old shirts ;
bat's where I'm going," blubbered Emaa.
"I thought you wanted the button
liere to fasten to your what-you-cull)ms."
It took Charley an hour to persuade
]mma that if she went home there
ouldn't be strawberries and cream
nough to go i round, and that sho could
et all she wanted at Delmonico's, and
e'd pay for it.?JVcm York World.
An Interview witli Sitting Bull.
Father Martin, of Standing Rock, reachd
Bismark, D. T., recently on Ins return
ram a visit to Sitting Bull. He found
Lie old scalper on Frenchman's creek,
bout forty miles norm 01 ine jdihibu
.mericau boundary. Sitting Bull reused
to hold a council with him except
a the presence of one of the British ofeers.
Accordingly, after .1 delay of one
eek, tho attendance of Majors Walsh
nd Irwin and Captain Allen, from Fort
Valsh, was secured, and after a long
ilk Sitting Bull determined to quit
ghting and to remain in the British
osaessionH. The British officers anwered
him all would bo well if he heaved
himself aud did not commit depreatious
011 either side of the line.
Sitting Bull's followers are divided
lto three bands, and mimber in all
bout 320 lodges or 1.009 fighting men,
nd Futiier Martin is satisfied that they
ave had enough of war and desire now
~ 1 ~ 1 Tm flin rirov
J UC 1UI U1U11C. All V/iunoiu^ ?i?v *i?VA
liis spring they lost nearly all their
amp equipments iind much of their
mmuuition and many of their arms, and
re now in no condition to pursue the
rarputh.
The British officers believe they can
ontrol the sale of arms, and it is not
roposed to allow the Indians any except
Uo arms and ammunition needed for
lunting purposes.
Sitting Bull had grievous complaints
o make against the United States. He
aid his father turned him oflf and he was
urced to go to his grandmother for proeetion,
and therefore he would not talk
intil his grandmother was heard from ;
mt when the British oflicers came ho
nlked very freely, with the result stated,
Interesting to Lovers of Apples.
Tiie apple trees, an over isew lorn,
sew Jersey and Connecticut, suffer
bis year from tho ravages of the little
>lftck-looking "canker-worms." These
[evonring posts, unlike the "hag"
form which makes the unsightly nests
ipon tho trees and grows into a hairy
nfavrtillnv nfinnnt lio flpflflYlVfitl. 1)0
uiuyuim,
ause they are scattered all over the
rce, and do not at iiuy particular time
;atlier together. In thousands of trees,
a various parts of New York, their
avages have made such ruinous work
hat the trees look as if a tire had passid
over them. I5ut it seems that
whether birds do or do not devour these
icsts there is for the worms a natural
inemy. The large black ants are
paging war upon the worms. They
cill large numbers of them, dragging
heir bodies oft" the battle-field for future
onsumption. Sometimes the Avorm
:omes off conqueror> Observers hnve
lotieed these facts with interest.
TO AVOID HYDROPHOBIA. ! F1
How Itnbld Dorm Ulay be Told?Prevention j
of the DIntiihc.
People generally imngine that when a | us
dog is "mad" his disease is immediately j th
characterized by furious manifestations
and frantic movements. This is a false th
idea. Often quite the reverse takes fr<
place. An affectionate dog will not be- pi
come ferocious and estranged in a single hi,
day; it is by slow degrees that the transi- j ev
tion comes. But even in that first |
period, from the moment that the first j of
symptoms of hydrophobia show them- ' it
selves, the saliva of the animal is j L<
virulet. Beware of a dog which begins all
to be sick. All sick dogs, as a principle, wi
must be suspected. Beware especially ; se
of one that is sad, morose and seeks for [ dr
solitude; one that does not know where th
to rest; one that goes and comes, ram-1 tic
bles about, snaps and barks without an
reason, whose looks are dull and gloomy j
and whose bright expression is lost. I th
Beware of the dog that looks about and - pi
attacks imaginary phantoms. Beware ; Bt
of one that is suddenly too affectionate, 1 th
asking for your caresses by his pitiful1
and repeated cravings. The mad dog is up
not of necessity hydrophobic. He is not a"
afraid of water, and he will not run away
if one offers him a drink. He will drink as j dn
long as he is able to swallow. Rabid dogs '
have been known to swim across rivers, j ha
The bark of the mad dog is thoroughly j th
characteristic. Instead of the normal th
and successive barks it is hoarse, lower , UI
in tone, prolonged and not so strong. ! Pj
Aftertlie first bark, made at full strength, 1 di
a series of five, six, seven or eight others , tlx
immediately succeed, lower iu Btrengtlx: re
and thrown out from the throat. The
bravest and strougest dog will, in the pres-1
ence of a mad dog, show cowardice and, fli:
instead of attempting to fight with him, j mi
will try to escape. The rabid dog is 1 y?
always violently impressed and irritated ! n0
by the sight of animals of its own species, j
It is generally believed that the mad dog
salivates abundantly, that he froths at j
the mouth. This is a serious error. The '
salivary secretion is increased in hydro- j
phobia only when the disease is at its
paroxysms. The cat may become rabid, i Ga
but fortunately seldom. Set it down jn:
fortunately, for the xabid eat is more : ft 1
terrible and more dangerous than the ha
dog. The rabid cat knows its master no ib*
longer. It aims its blow at the face. : hr
The danger from mad dogs in the winter i ho
is about the same as in the heat of sum- th
mer. In the spring cases are more fre- inj
quent and in the autumn less frequent, ha
Sensitiveness to pain is greatly diminish- It
ed in the mad dog. When whipped,
burned or wounded he does not cry nor hi'
utter any complaint. The mad dog runs of
away from home, but after two or three !
aays aosence no returns 10 me near uim i
master. The surest way o! preventing iu
the effects of rabid inoculation from the we
bite of a mad dog is the immediate can- let
tcrization of the wound with the actual nij
cautery or with burning gunpowder or T1
some other caustic agent. If the cau-j ,
tcrization cannot be done immediately J
after the bito, one must, while waiting j P?
wash the wound, press it thoroughly to j B0
squeeze the blood out, suck it with the j
lips (spitting out the liquid immediately), ; ca
compress the edges of the wound, and, if j 1
possible, apply a ligature about the limb co
to arrest the circulation of blood.? ne
Philadelphia Herald.' \ sc:
- j on
A Fish Fight, With a Moral. 1
Those who have visited the New York !
Aquarium have probably noticed that the
two tanks containing specimens of picker- 111
el and catfish are situated side by side and ftU
connected by a two-inch pipe through *P
wiiieh the water circulates. One day re- r"1
cently by some means the wire protection : U1I
which covers the mouth of the pipe fell ] 1
off, and a pickerel, evidently of an in-; th:
quiring turn of mind, immediately took ! iie
advantage of the circumstance to make a ' cj
tour of inspection of the tank occupied ! ar,
by about a dozen catfish. The scene ' wi
that followed was amusing in the ex-1 mi
treme. The catfish, at tho sight of the let
intruder, forsook the upper part of the jnj
tunk and crowded together in one comcr
at the bottom, moving nervously about j '
as if in council. The pickerel, although
considerably larger thou any of the cat- i ^
fish, showed from the first by his belia- j i{jj
vior that ho had made a mistake, and in-' 0
stead of swimming gavly round and re- j t
galing himself with a few catfish at once , ^
showed a respect for his little friends, i wj
which was surprising. Nay, more ; so 1 ra|
far from desiring tot force his company 1 wc
upon those who clearly could dispense | j
with it, he with a delicacy that was re- i' i
freshing in one usually so rude kept liim- ^(J
self so near tho surface of the water that! 0(j
ho appeared desirous, if possible, to get j
out it it. The sequel explained all this j(
sudden assumption of refinement, for | J: e
presently the largest of tho catfish left i ?
his little crowd of friends at the bottom !
of the tank and, after a few turns round, ' ;
boldly rose to the surface and took a 1 ^]1(
good look at the pickerel, who appeared , jr(
not to be aware of his presence. The
catfish soon made himself known, for af- . wj
ter taking another turn or two, as if to ....
gather force, lie made a rush anil a butt j
with all his force at the pickerel ami1
then retired to his corner. The effect of J g0(
the blow upon the pickerel was if he had TC
been electrified ; he dashed wildly in all jj1(
directions, except in the neighborhood
of the catfish, and at length subsided to 80I
his original position. Thus ended round j 8e]
one, which was but a prelude to others ftQ
of a like character, which was as kept up an
for over an hour, when the pickerel rc-!
versed the position in which fish usually 11)0
swim as a signal of defeat and without a ; Bj1(
struggle yielded up the ghost. Strange- ! |ftf
ly the pickerel, although larger than the ; ^1,
catfish, which he could have swallowed J ?],
with ease, from first to hist, made no ! pQ
show of resistance, aud allowed himself |
to be butted to death without an effort v,*f
to resist or to punish his tormentor. Tlie ^
sight of the catfish had taken all the
bully out of the pickerel, who, however,
showed no signs of the punishment he j
received, for uot a scale was damaged !
and a torn fine was the only token of the ho
late encounter. ]
Moral.?Let bullies think of the fate er
of the pickerel and be careful how they mil
relv upon a reputation for brute force, of
and especially beware liow you venture we
into other peopled houses without per- j ]
mission of tlie owner.?New York cal
Jfcrald. ' mo
ioi
What Eyes Indicate. be
A writer in the Baltimore lice is of h?
the opinion that black-eyed ladies are [ its
most apt to be passionate and jealous. , it,
Blue-eyed, soulful, truthful, affectionate ' dr<
and confiding. Gray-eyed, philosophi- j (
cal, literary, resolute, cold hearted. ! lea
Hazel-eyed, quick tempered and lickle. ; en
A woman is either worth a good deal or ses
nothing. If good for nothing, she is not tJi(
worth getting jealous for; if she be a , art
true woman she will give no cause for j civ
jealousy. A man is a brute to be jealous j agi
of a good woman? a fool to be jealous of i the
a worthless one ; but is a double fool to i ma
cut his throat for either of them. ' t'/i
LRM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. |
To Restore Knncld Butter.
There is no need of either selling or
ing rancid butter, owing to the fact
at it may be easily restored to as good,
d perhaps a better condition than
at which characterized it when entirely
;sh. No matter how strong, proper
anagement in the plan we are now gog
to set forth -will make it all right
ery time:
Place in a clean baiTel three pounds
fresh, unpacked lime, and pour over
twenty gallons of pure cold water.
2t it remain one day, stirring occasionly;
then let stand ten or twelve hours,
thout stirring, to give it a chance to
ttlo.* At the end of this time pour or
aw off the clear liquid, and strain
rough three thicknesses of fine domes
! or muslin. Place into a clean barrel,
(1 it is ready for the rancid butter.
Cut tlie butter into thin slices?as
in as yon can cut it conveniently?and
ace it directly into the lime water,
it iu as much as the water will cover,
en over it place a clean, floating lid,
d weight down sufficiently to prevent
y butter from being exposed to the
r. Keep it in this condition about
rty-eight hours, stirring three times a
y with a clean stick.
At the end of this time the butter will
.ve entirely lost its rancid condition,
e lime having completely neutralized
e acid. The solution should now be
awn from the barrel, and its place supied
with pure cold water, to stand un*
sturbed for six hours. Next take out
e butter, let drain an hour or so, then
work and resalt exactly after the
inner of managing new butter.
mi ?11 1 11.. U.. Li.
mis process win leuvo wie uuiaer
lite white, and therefore, if for the
irlcet, you -will need to color it, which
u can do with ft preparation of annatto,
w Fold for the purpose in most drug
)res.
If you desire to convert the butter re)rcd
as above into a first-class article,
lly up to the best Goshen, you will
ke say fifty pounds of it, which you
11 place in a revolving chum with six
lions of new milk, and a pint of the
ice pressed from carrots. No other than
revolving churn will answer, for the
rsliness of the butter will prevent the
ition of a dasher. Start the churn
iskly, and keep it going for half an
ur, after which take out and handle
13 same as new butter. No other color*
will be needed?the carrot juice will
ve imparted to it a rich yellow color,
will have also added to its flavor,
iking the flavor resemble that of new
itter in every particular.?The Journal
Progress.
IIoUMCllold Notcw.
To Cleanse Collars and Wristnds.?Grease
the soiled parts before
itting, wjth any kind of fat or dripping;
; them remain a few hours, or over
?ht; wash with soap in hot water.
iey will become wonderfully clean.
To Remove Mildew,?Take equal
rts of lemon juice, salt, starch and
Ft soap ; rub on thickly, lay on the
nss in the hot sun. Renew the applition
two or three times a day.
To Keep Knifehandles from Drsloring.?Ivory
handle knives should
ver be put in hot or greasy water. If
rvants will do such careless things, the
ly remedy, then, is to scrape the hannu
witli crlncd nr unnil rrnnpr
Varnish fok White Woods.?Dis[ve
three pounds of blenched shellac
one gallon of spirits of wine; strain,
d add one and a half more gallons of
irits. If the shellac is pure and jvhite,
Is will make n beautifully clear cover1
for white wooden articles.
To Destroy Moths.?Get two or
ree pounds of powdered borax; if
cessary untnek tiie carpets around the
ges; sprinKie plenty 01 Dorax au
jund the outer edge of the carpet, and
th a feather or brush try to shove as
ich as possible under the surbase ;
, the borax remain there, it "will not
lure the carpet.
Regulating the Kitchen. ? The
althfulness of a house largely depends
on its cleanliness ; and, above all
ings, eleauliness must prevail in the
xjlien. Watch the drains, to see that
imperfection in them permits the
ssnge of tea and coffee-grounds, scraps
meat, and vegetable-paring, all of
licli will choke tho traps and attract
;s. Have the pipes flooded once a
iek with common washing soda disked
in hot water, and then with a
iution of the chloride of lime, in order
overcome unpleasant and unhealthy
ors. Use only good soap for cleaning
d washing. It will dissolve comjtely
in hot water, producing a solution
arly clear and free from disagreeable
tell.
Corn lor Meed.
Cn selecting com for seed, it is often
s practice to merely choose large ears
>m the general crop. It is suggested
it this is not the best method, for,
ilie tne plant may oe strong ami vigorrf
and bear large ears, the coin may
vc been fertilized by pollen from feej
or stunted plants near it, and the
h! may retain and repeat these adrse
qualities in spite of the rigor of
3 plant on which it grew. It is said
it a better plan would be to plant
ne of the seed in a small plot by it:f,
at a distance from the main crop,
d to give this patch plenty of room
d high culture. When the tassels ap
sir in this seed bed every plant should
examined, and all feeble stalks
rmld be pulled out or cut off below the
ssel before it lias au opportunity to
x>m. By this arrangement both the
mt 011 wliich the ears grow, and the
lieu scattered from its own and neighring
tassels, will be alike strong and
jorous, and tho seed will partake of
2 strength of both its parents.
Thoughts for Saturday Night.
Dignity does not consist in possessing
uors, but in deserving them.
lit! slow in choosing a friend, and slowto
chnngo him ; courteous to all; intiite
with few ; plight no one on accouut
poverty, nor esteem any for their j
altli.
Men have been somewhat cyui- J
lv defined as a contrivance of wise J
n to keep fools at a distance. Fash- j
i is shrewd to detect those who do not j
Ion? to her train, and seldom wastes |
r attentions. Society, is very swift in j
instincts, and if you do not belong to
resists and sneers at you, or quietly
>ps you.
jreat talents, sucli as honor, virtue,
ming, and parts, are above the genility
of the world, who neither poss
them themselves, nor judge of
;m rightly in others ; but all peoplo
! judges of the lesser talents, such as
ility, affability, and an obliging,
reeable address and manner, because
y feel the good effects of them, as
king society easy and pleasing.?
c8tcrjield.
"JUMPING" CLAIMS.
Tbc Rough Humor of the Colorado Miner*
and their Odd Nomenclature.
A Colorado correspondent of Harper'?
Magazine gives us a peep into the humor
?f the miners of" the section from
which he writes?a humor which is aa
undeveloped as some of their mines, but
which is very effective nevertheless. He
says:
In the new mining county of San Juan,
in the southwestern portion of Colorado,
many curiosities of humor and eccentricity
are to be met with 011 every linnd.
A most fruitful source of oddity are the
location stakes. By tho laws of the
united dates ill ijoioruuo, u uiaouvertrx
of a lode is entitled to 1,500 feet on the
vein, and 300 across, to each location,
and must, within sixty days after discovery,
expose the vein to ten feet below
its surface. This is called his assessment,
and if not completed within the specified
period, renders the lode liable to
"jumping," or passing into the possession
of others. Sometimes, however,
unless the lode be very rich, if a man is
engaged in working down his assessment
when the sixty days expire, his property
is rarely jumped, a few days of grace being
allowed by the miners.
A case of this kind occurred a short
time ago. The period had all but
passed, and the shaft yet lacked some
three feet of the required depth; but
the owner each evening upon quitting
work left ins tools as a tojten tuar ne was
endeavoring to finish his assessment.
There was another, however, intent on
jumping the lode, and on the last day of
the sixty, as he passed by, the owner
having gone home, he wrote upon the
spade at the bottom of the shaft:
"Spades are not tramps in this game,
my boy." The next day the would-be
jumper returned to relocate, but finding
beneath his notice of the preceding
day: " No, but clubs are," changed his
mind.
Another man, in tramping about,
found that one of bis mines bad been
jumped. He took out his pencil and
wrote beneath the new location : " This
lode has mineral in it, my six-shooter
has lead ; if you take one, you will have
to take the other ; so make your choice."
Still another individual wrote on the
stake of one of his jumped leads : " I'll
play you a game of seven-up as to fflio
holds this location." The jumper saw
the notice, and came down to tiie cabin
of the former owner. The game was
played, and the jumper lost.
Sometimes these notices are couched
in verse: " Don't jump this lead, or I'll
make you bleed," is one. Another,
" I'll bust your head, or shoot you dead,
if you ever jump this lead." But the
most elaborate poetical mining couplet
I have ever seen is :
I've staked this claim
In my own true name,
And intend to work it too;
And a warning give
To all tliat live?
They'll get into a stew
If ever they dare
To jump my share,
And my name is
John Coxblew.
A "jumper" came, and, after relo
ls<lLUJ-L?,
We've heard (lucks talk,
And seen them walk,
Bnt we don't give room ;
So atop your jaw,
For Moses' law,
Iu nil its bloom,
Will make your lot
A leaden siiot,
And send you up the flumo.
That settled it.
The nomenclature, too, is highly original.
Wo have a mine called the " GrubStake;"
another is "Hard to Beat."
There are others with such names as
"Pay Rock," "Copper Pot," "Cracker>"
"Hoosier,""Tar Heel," " Hunkeydory,"
"Solid Boy," "Last Trump,"
"The Ragged Millionaire," etc. Then
there are the " Big Maria," " Smashing
Jennie," "Jolly Polly," "Hunkey
Lucy," "Jilting Helen," and "Heartless
Em."
In Fcmilinaiiv WWIiUnf*.
Tlie following description of an Esquimaux
-wedding is given by a writer:
Shortly there entered, in perfect silence,
a cortcgc drawing a dog sled, in which
was seated the high priest of the tribe,
and a more villainous looking object I
never beheld. He was smeared with
oil and coloring matter in stripes, which
gave him the appearance of a Chinese
joss. On his head was a tiara of bears'
claws, surmounted by an enormous polar
bear's head. On his shoulders were
placed, erect on end, two large walrus
tusks, fancifully decorated with strips
of red flannel, which had been obtained
from the clothing of a drowned sailor
washed ashore. The lower part of his
body was covered with other skins, over
which were spread a number of young
seal", all alive and burking. In the right
hand he held a spear, which he waved
aloft in a theatrical manner, while with
* ? * i . 1 i. il.. 1
ins leit no mononea to me urxue uuu
groom to approach him. The whole concourse
arose anil with shouts of gladness
capered around the priest's chariot. This
he submitted to for a space of ten minutes,
and then, imperiously waving his
spear, commanded silence. The groom
was now commanded to prostrate himself
upon the earth on his back, and the
bride directed to place her foot upon his
throat, which she evidently did with re
luctance. While iu this position the
priest instructed the groom that such was
to be his fate, trodden under foot by
men, should he ever prove untrue to his
plighted troth. He was then permitted
to rise, and directed to approach the old
chief, who placed a spear at his breast,
telling him it would be his doom should
he provo untrue. He was next directed
to his father, who, producing a fishing
line, informed him that he would choke
to death his offspring should he prove
unfaithful. 1 hen, to cap the climax, he
was directed to face the entire tribe, who
brandishing their spears, yelled at the
top of their voices vengeance on him iu
the event of unfaithfulness. .At this
J UL1(.; L U1U bUC f^iuwiu, ufw
come with emotion, dropped on the
ground, and bowing his head to the
earth, cried: "I will be true," until
raised to his feet by tho bride.
A Strange Water Insect.
A queer-looking i&scct was taken from
ft street hydrant iu Nashville, Tenn., one
day recently. It was about an inch in
length, and of a light yellow color.
Along its back were two rows of a substance
resembling delicate fringe, which
it kept constantly in wave-like motion.
The eyes were black and remarkably
keen in expression. What appeared to
be three tails were connected with a
hardly perceptible membrane, and when
spread out resembled a fan in shape.
This seemed to furnish the motive power
in swimming, though iu making its way
through the water it swam more like a
snake than a fish. It was exhibited to
several scientific gentlemen, but none of
them had ever seen anything like it before.
A Trifle.
They loved and laughed, they kissed and
chaffed,
They threw the happy hours away;
That's the way the world goes round?
That's the story of yesterday.
They talk of fate and calculate,
And keep accounts, and measure and weigh;
That'B the way the world goes round?
That's the story of to-day.
They'll see on high in yonder sky
The God whose power destroyeth sorrow;
That's the way the world goes round?
That's the Btory of to-morrow.
?Mortimer Collint.
Items of Interest.
i %
The British National Penny Bank announces
2:2,000,000 of deposits.1*
What kind of robbery is not dangerous?
A safe robbery, of course.
A cross dog will make the top of a hemlock
board fence feel soft as downy pillows are.
The printings one and two dollar notes by
the United States government has ceased.
The English Quakers have become reduced
to about 17,000 persons, from 60,000 a century
ago.
The days on top of Mount Washington are
I ftHmif fnr+v minutes lnncar than on the sea
level.
A California boy, fed exclusively cpon
grapes, Rained forty-three pounds in twenty1
seven days. ?
So long as the mud remains a foot deep in
I ltoumania, there's no danger of any Cossacks
biting the dust.
j Between Kherson and Schwerin, there's a
! vast amount of profanity going on all over
Europe just at present.
Three hundred and ninety-five American loco- ?
motives, representing 85,490,640, have been exported
in seven years.
The czar's action in kicking all the news|
paper correspondents out of camp would seem
to indicate an unwonted activity in Russia
loather.
Muley Hassan, emperor of Morocco, is behind
hand in sending troops to Turkey. The
Muley family in this country is more noted for
its behind foot
The cablo says : " Hungary sympathizes
with Turkey." And a Hung-ry tramp sympathizes
with" the same kind of bird?but the
cable doesn't say so.
While Mr. Adam Miller was plowing his farm
in Kinderhook, he brought to the surface a
large turtle, which was abve, and had marked
on its shell: " May 30, 1781, H. A. D."
A Philadelphia judge decides that a railroad
company is not responsible for baggage further
than to check it, pound it to pieces, and preserve
an ordinary watch over the trunk handles.
A thieving man who was taken from his house
by his neighbors and tarred and feathered, re*
marked, on again reaching home, that he didn't
I line tnoso tar-gei par hub mci? u? gut ui ui?
tar.
Thirty years ago a Sheboygan school teacher
strnck a boy on the head with a ruler. One
day recently the boy, now a man of fo/ty, met
that teacher and pounded him. The wheel of
time never stopB.
They tell us of a Kentucky schoolmaster who
j had his wife for a pupil, and found it necessary
to chastise her one day. Next day a notice ap!
peared on the door, saying: '' School closed for
i one week ; schoolmaster is ill."
To-day Berlin is covered with the wrecks of
I speculative credulity. M.-.ny of the millionaires
! of a few years ago ore in a state verging on ab|
solute poverty. Over production and over
j speculation have caussd tne crisis.
Glass bottles were first made in England
about 1558. The art of making bottles and
| drinking glasses was known to the Romans
I eighteen hundred years ago, as they have been
| found among the ruins of Pompeii.
j Irascible old party?" Conductor, why didn't
j you wake me up as I asked you?" Conductor
- "I did try, but all I could get out of you
was: ' All right, Maria; get the children their
brdlkfast, and I'll be down in a minute.'"
Summer time here, and once more the poetij
cal young man wanders by the river side and
| tries to pet into a row-Doas dv reacomg ior
| it with his hands, and having it gently glido
off from the shore with all of him but his
| feet.
| The little town of Salem, N. C., with two
I thousand inhabitants, has gathered and sent to
i market during the past three years more than
I three million pounds of blackberries, for which
| the gatherers received nearly half a million
i dollars.
A Russian printer charges $5 to print 100
visiting cards. This is about ten times as much
as the American printers charge for a similar
iob. But then it takes the former ten times as
long to set up a Russian name, and although
the card is two feet long he is sometimes obliged
to run a few syllables of the jaw-breaker on
the other side.
Why She Accepted Him.
| The " Powhatan estate " was for two
j hundred years the property of the Mayo
I family, and here, as the story goes, John
Howard Payne fell madly in love, when
! in Richmond, with Miss Maria Ma^o (at
terward Mrs. General Winfield.scott),
j a famous Richmond belle in her day, and
remarkable for her wit and intelligence,
as well as for her extraordinary beauty,
j Poor Payne laid his heart at her feet,
i but she is said to have toyed and coquetted
; with it, and then to have flung it aside.
; When all hope of winniug the fair prize
was abandoned, Payne went to Europe,
I where he remained for nearly twenty
[ years, and -where he wrote his " Home,
Sweet Home," which was first sung in
! his opera of " Clare," at London. This
! traditional incident in the life of Payne
I revives another (and one still current in
j Richmond) connected with General
I Scott. It is said that when he first ad!
dressed Miss Mayo, he was only a capj
tain in the regular army, and his suit
| was summarily dismissed. Afterward,
j when a major, lie renewed tlie proner or
I his hand, but with no better success,
j The third time he wore the epaulets of a
i general, and these promptly secured his .
I acceptance. When asked by one of her
j friends why she had thus suddenly
; changed her mind, Miss Mayo is said to
liavo replied : " In my estimation, there
I is a very decided difference between a
captain, or even a major, and a general
1 in the American army."? Scribncf*
I Magazine.
New York's Trade in Alligator Skin?.
New York liandlee about five thousand
alligator skins per annum. The business
! is entirely iu the hands of a single firm,
who employ men to pursue the reptile
in fliA lvirmiu nf flip Miasissinm river.
; ftrul the -work in usually done at night
by the niil of lanterns*tho rifles used
i being aimed straight at the creature's
| eyes. If the alligators are too old or
*too young, the ammunition used on
themis only thrown away, t or in such
cases the skin is either too horny or to:)
small. A good size is eight or nine feet,
couutiug nothiug beyond the thick
part of the tail. Florida is a great
place for alligators, but skins from that
direction are badly mangled, indicating
I strong objections by the animal against
parting with his natural integument.
The market price for finished skins in
New York is thirty-six to forty-eight,
dollars per dozen; extra, something
higher : raw, according to condition.
Eggs in* Ccps.?Place cups in a dvip1
ping pan of boiling water, and place on
lire, where the water will keep boiling;
in each cnp put a lump of butter the.
?ize of a hickory nut, nnd let it become
very hot; then put in, carefully, one
egg iu each cup. It is best to break
| each egg in a dessert saucer first. When
i cooked, seiTe on thin buttered toast.
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