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BY HUGH WILSON AND W. C. BENET. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1879. NO. 41. VOLUME
An Unpublished Poem by Byron.
A paper on the " Summer Alcove, Harvai
Library," in Scribner, contains the followii
aooount of Byron's edition of Ossian, whi<
wai bequeathed among other books to Harva:
college by Senator Sumner :
Among the books of interest aside from M
Sumner's ownership, is an Ossian in tv
volumes. It was printed in 1806, and is e
an unoommon edition ; but this copy belongc
to Lord Byron. He seemed to have read at
loved the poem as our Jefferson did, and hi
oovered the fly-leaveB and other blank spaci
with reflections, inviting alike to the stndei
of Ossian and of Byron. In each volume 1
has written his name, simply "Byron." H
bandwritting id easy and graceful; and the fl;
leaves and many "margins have comment
At the close of the first volume, Byron turi
Ossian'B poetry into his own, in the followic
lines, which have never been published :
" A Version of Ossian's Address to Vie Su\
from his poem ' Carlhon
Oh thou ! who rollest in yon azure field,
Round as the orb of my forefather's shield,
Whence are thy beams ? From what eterm
Dost thou, oh sun ! thy vast effulgence pour
In awfi.l grandeur, when thou movest on higl
The stars start back and hide them in the Bk;
The pilo inoon sickens in thy brighteDin
blaze,
And in the water's wavo avoids thy gaze.
Alone thou shinest fortn, for who can rise
Companion to thy splendor in the skies !
The m mataii oaks are sean to fall away,
Mountains themselves by longth of df.ys de
cay;
With ebbs and flows in the rough ocean tossec
In heaven the moon is for a season lost,
But thou, amidst the fullness of thy joy,
The samo art over?blazing in the sky!
When tempests wrap the world from pole t
pole,
When vivid lightings flash, and th'.nders rol
Thou, far above their utmost fury borne,
Look'st forth in beauty?laughing them t
eoorn!
But vainly now on me thy beauties blaze,
Ossian no longer oaa enraptured gaze !
Whetherj^morn in lu:id luster gay
Oa eastern clouds thy yellow tresses )lay,
Or else at eve, In radiant glory dressoJ,
Thoa tre'mblest at the portals of the west,
I sea no more ! Bat thoa mayst fail at lengtt
Like Ossian lose thy beauty and thy strong th
Like him, but for a season, in thy sphere
Ta ahinA aritV* orilnnrirtr?th An tn aimanilajir *
Thy years shall have an end, and thi-u j
more
Bright thro* tho worlJ enlivening radianc
poar,
Bat sleep within thycloals, and fail to riee
Heedless when morning oalld thee to th
skies
MADGE'S COUSIN.
M>i lge wa3 sitting upon the hearth
rag, palling to pieces a white camellii
aud excusing herself to her kind ol<
guardian by saying it was "onl;
Jack's."
' My dear," said Mr. 39lwyn, walk
ing up aud down an J stroking tys grai
beard in perplexity, I want tc talk t<
you about Jack."
" Oh I please, not now. Papa Sel
wrnl" She called him Papa Selwyi
when she meant to be ooaxing, and thai
was nearly always.
" Bat, my dear, that is all nonsense
I must talk about Jack sometime. Yes
terday it was, ' Oh I please don't?mi
head is aching;' and tbe day before
' Oh I please don't ?I want to go on
with Qerty.' Come, let us face tbis af
fair." Aud sitting in the easy chair be
hind her ha3sock, he drew up on hit
knees the haod tbab held tho broker
flower and proceeded to lecture his un
manageable charge on the endless sub
ieot of "Jack."
Madge was a chaiming charge for anj
kiod old man's heart to have. No on<
could look into her large gray eyei
without seeiDg the great warm heart
whose tale they told everv moment; anc
yet the bright quick glances and tb<
saucy set of lips showed that Madg<
bad a will of her own and wit and clev
erness to carry it out.
This locturo on Jack was the Ram*
a3 many others had been. It consistei
of two parts, the first being dovoted tt
proving that she ought to throw he:
own whims and pleasures aside, am
an a dutiful girl fulfill her dyinj
father's request and marry her cousin
and the socond was a eulogium on thi
many good qualities of Jack Hawkes
burr.
"Do, Mr. Selwyn," laughed Madge
after he had been making out that evei
Jack's awkwardness came from an over
plus of good nature; " do throw him a
Gerty's head as you throw him at mini
and I shall make him over to her, am
they will be happy for life."
Gerty was Mr. Selwyn's own daugh
f aw onrl ?* fKa TYianfinn r\t )i ay tiomu '
WV'X | auu uu IUU iuuuwiuu VI xiux uumv ?
strange expression crossed his face
which Madge could not read.
" Throw him at Gerty's head !?
what words you use, child!" he ex
claimed; his annoyance for a moment
escaping his oontrol. " I wish you hac
half Gertrude's good sense. You fanc^
Jack thinks of her?is that it ? He i!
the Boal of honor, and as far as it do
pends on him your father's wjrd wil
be kept."
"Oh I Papa Selwyn, don't be vexec
with me; I am so sorry 1" and he:
face was hidden on his large rougl
hands in a burst of Borrow, quite child
sh in its passing intensity.
" Cheer up, my darling girl," he said
"you made a mistake?that's all. Why
one of these days you will forget poo
Papa Belwyn altogether, when you fnl
in love with your cousin."
"jThat I won't I" oried Ma-.lge, vritl
all the strength of her hot heart.
All her life, even so far back as he:
childhood, she had dreaded the fat
that bound her to" marry her cousin
When Jack Hawkesbury came on th<
scene and stayed on visits at the house
she disliked and ridiculed him withou
mercy. Another, one like fair-haire:
Gertrude for instance, might have ac
oepted the inevitable and been happy
but Madge's active and independent na
tore made her run against fate. An<
now there was only one month left be
fore her twenty-first birthday and th<
betrothal. Often Bhe told Gertrude
she wished he would go home and sta;
there; and Gertrude would only laugh
with a deeper tinge of color on her fai
face.
mi ~ i: i n _ . ~_
mo girja wuuv uuo uuu ; uu ar
raugement against which Madge oftei
rebelled, believing it was in some wa;
t.Ko pofn tr^n"9;^raprt n
tko liiJiiugo with hor cousin. Bu
there were two pleasures in prospec
"now, an afternoon's boating with Jacl
and a friend of his and Gertrude, and i
party that the Ponsonby-Joneses wer
going to give, to which theJSelwyn fam
ily were sure to be invited. First cam
boating. Ah! that ever-momorabl
J? i :l ?j *?i.
uujr?now uimiy jreuia it nuuiu uu
to make Madge forget it! There wer
four in the boat that passed, wit]
the measured beat and ripple of Jack'
pair of soulls, along by the reedy shal
lows and green-wooded banks of th
upper Thames. The two girls share
the cushioned seat at the stern, thei
white woolen shawls guarding thee
from the chill of the autumn wind
Gertrude was watching the shores an
the running ripples, thinking in he
quiet, easy-going way. Madge, brigh
with excitement, was talking?not wit!
Jaok, but with the dark-bearded, travel
bronzed man, who was resting from hi
torn at the sculls. He was oharmei
with the way she chatted and listen?
freshing absence of self-consciousness
rd What would he have said if he hac
ig known the thought that strove for en
jh trance into her heart ? Oh 1 if Jackrd
awkward, blundering, good-naturec
Jack ? could be changed into thi
stranger that she called timidly Mr
ot Fitzallan, and Jack and her guardiai
jd had greeted at the house as Herbert I
At last there was a pause in the talk
She gave a deep sigh, prompted by i
Qt sad longing to do right, a vague fear, i
ie first suspicion of the change that wai
is coming over her impetuous heart.
7- " Are you oold, Madge ?" asked Jack
pulling away and bending to his strong
tg stroke. " Keep your shawl well aboui
your shoulders. And, my dear girl,
^ look to your steering. You have beer
' sending the boat into curves like a cork
screw?only I did not want to disturt
J VU1
Poor Cousin Jack! She drew th<
il white Bhawl closely round her, chillec
not by the wind, bat by a Budden pang
'i of remorse, the foundation of which was
1( very small, but enough to trouble hei
peace.
g What need to tell the inner history ol
Madge's life during the next few weeks i
More and more she longed for freeJom.
Fitzallan was staying in t he neighborhood
and was frequently at the house,
and in the thousand little incidents oj
everyday life she knew he cared for her,
and honest Jack grew yet more distasteful
in her sight.
In due time came the second promised
pleasure. The family that distinguished
! the name of Jones by the prefix of Pon!
sonby gave their party. Madge was in
o I her glory that night. But the trivia]
triumphs and pleasures of the night
1, were long forgotten by Madge before
she lost one remembrance of a scene
o I that passed in the conservatory, where
j the music was hushed by heavy cur1
tains, and there was only the soft light
i of a few dim lamps among the masseE
of blossoms and dark green leaves. She
i had lost the flower from her hair?one ol
her favorite camelliaB?as she said,
" with a darling bud," and Fitzallan
had promised, with Ponsonby-Jones'
' permission, to get her another with a
; darling bud too. She had placed his
gift in her hair, and she sat near the
ilowij crlnco navinc if, tpfts nnnl thpro nnd
" J O-"-"I O "? ?
o she would rest. Fitzallan stood at a
little distance, penknife in hand still,
0 swinging carelessly tho fan-like leaf oi
a dwarf pilm.
" If this were nearer I conld fan you,"
g he said.
" Thank you; I am tired rather than
hot."
Never in her life before had Madge
been so serious or so troubled as she
was now, in the soft light among the
j oool plants, within sound of the half
hushed music.
a " Will you do me a favor ?" she in1
quired, raising the gray eves that shone
7 for a moment with liquid brightness.
"You have only to name it?I am at
- your service."
7 His manner, unromantic to a studied
y degree, made her feel all the more safe
in taking heart to speak, while she gave
* him at the same time', in generous measi
ure that most preoious offering to whioh
k every noble-hearted man entitles himself?
a woman's respect.
" I have seemed very happy to-night,
Mr. Fitzallan," she began in a very
7 quiet, low tone, the torn leaf trembling
, in her hand and the color dying out of
t her face, "but I am in great trouble."
"Indeed! I am sorry to hear it."
Ho drew a little nearer, listening atteni
tively and helping her now and again
l by a word of encouragement.
Her story was a simple one. She was
- to be married next month to her cousin,
| Mr. Hawbesbury. She had dreaded.it
7 j all her life, but it was her fate. And
31 then, taking courage from the respect3
I ful and almost paternal demeanor of
, : her listener, she made the frank con1
fession that she disliked her cousin just
3 because she was forced to marry him ;
5 and to this she added such a child-like
- entreaty not to thought " too bad," that
it must have required more than ordi}
! nnrv etlf-control for Fitzallan not to
J say something that would have allowed
> the scene to become a tender one ; but
r this he wemed determined to avoid, and
I so in her hiruple way was the sadly-perj
plexed girl that wcs pouring out her
; heart's trouble to him.
J j " Will you speak for mo to Mr. Sel-iwyn/'ehe
said, "os you are an old
! friend of his? I caunot reason as men
, j do, but I want you to try if there is any
i j way of release for me. Pray forgive
- me, if 1 am wrong in asking your intert
ference, but I am very wretched "?here
i came a burst of tears that must have
\ i tried the listener sorely?"andlmy:
self have so often spoken to Mr. Selwyu,
| and it is of no u^e. He always says my
i j father's will must be carried out; and
, oh, how I wish I could do it."
"It must be done, if possible," Fitz
allan said. ''But it would not be your
- : father's will to mar the happiness of
; ycur life or to put you iu bondage."
1 ; " Oh I if Mr. Selwyn would only
7 speak like that," said the girl sadly.
3 i " Well, I shall have a talk with him,"
- ! said Fitzallan, "and do my best for
1J yo.tr happiness, though I would be sorry
fr> iiiinro TTnmtenhnrr'a Tiflt
i us go back now; there is a new piece
r : beginning. That is one of Rubinstein's,
i is it not ? I need not say you have done
- me a favor in granting me your confl
dcnce."
, With that he drew aside tho heavy
, | curtains, and they returned to the dazr
zling light and bewildering music and
1 i movement of the ball-room.
After that night Madge waited in anx1
iety to hear the result of Fitzallan's
i parley with her guardian. Three days
r passed and a note came from him, only
e a few words, saying that he had suo.
; ceeded at least so far as to wiu a promise
0 that the matter should be considered.
, But Madge saw little good coming of
t Mr. Selwyn's "considering" what
1 Beemed to be decided irrevocably long
f ago.
; At last it was the eve of her birthday;
- ; to-morrow would De ttie dreaded day,
3 and that very morning Mr. Selwyn had
- I said to her gravely, but tenderly:
el "Mychild.it has been the work nf
a i many years for me to see to the fulfil!y
| ment of your father's last wish. He whs
, my best and dearest friend, and his life
r j was a sad one. At least his djiug will
! must be done. But I promise you hap
| piness?I do, indeed."
i But beyond that day Madge was uny
able to bear her heart's burden. " I
f must tell him everything," she thought,
t In the afternoon twilight, some time
t after Mr Selwyn had returned home,
t she found him asleep in his arm -chair
a j in the dark dining room. But little
e daylight came in between the red cnrtains,
and it was only the glow of the
e fire that showed her his white hair and
e long beard. She knelt beside him, as
e she often did for a talk when ho was in
e that chair, and she woke him up by
ii stealing her hand into hip.
s "Who is it?Gertv? No. Madge?
- my little Madge that is to be so patrie
archal to-morrow."
d " Papa Selwyn," she began, not givr
ing him time to joke any more lest she
a might not be able to disolose all her
I. troubles, "I want to tell you sornei
thing, and yon won't be angry, will you,
r no matter what it is?"
t He took her faoe between his hands,
h and the fire flashed up and showed him
i- how earnest it was.
s " I am quite sure," he said, " nothing
? can make me-anything but as deeply in
3 love with my second daughter as a poor
i- old fellow like me can be. Why, ohild,
- ~ i I i mill?
. I am under a cloud all day because to1
morrow?as soon as to-morrow?I can p
- be Papa Selwyn no more, and Madge .
- will be thinking about noboJy but her Jl?
1 cousin." fr J
s 41 No, indeed I" cried Madge impetu - Zv,
. ouBly, "you will be Papa Selwyn always
3 ?always; and I don't care for my cons- Oon,
in a bit." *
But her guardian shook his head
i gravely.
i "My dear, you will marry your cons?
in."
The firelight had died down low, and
, Madge had courage enough to blurt out
I with an effort the few words :
t " I can't marry Jack, because I ought *
, to love my husband, and I can never .
i care enough for him. Or, if I must be
- engaged to him to-morrow" ? here
> there was a great sob? " Mr. Fitzallan . V*
is very good and kind, and I don't want .
) to hurt him?but?but?he must go
? f?ra<
1 awa-T*' for
\ Her head sank upon his knees with
j the great effort of that request. rp
" My poor child," he said. " I know
Sour secret. Bravely said, my little
[adge, my bonny girl 1 You havo had , j
I the truth out and done nobly. You are ijkj;
worthy of the man that is to have you, >
1 and that is saving a good deal." Then 8WQ
raising her fiend gently, he bade her BQ ^
[ listen, for he was going to tell a secret j,
in return for hers. When she heard it ^
1 she waited with wide, wondering eyes
while he told it a second time, for she
i oould not believe in her joy. " As you ^
[ know, Madge," he began, "most peo- .
pie in this world have more cousins than 0j
one." And then he went on to explain
[ to her that Herbert Fitzallan was a very
; distant cousin, and that it was to him ^
, her father wished her to be married,
! Fitzallan's father had been the compan- n
, ion of his labors and Herbert himself :
. had been loved by the dying man as a tejj
; son, for Herbert was twenty when little Dajr
i Madge was an orphaned baby of four.
i "You ask what about Jack, then?' Qf
; said the old man. " That waB my clever egQ
trick upon Madge. I never said you -j
! were to marry Jack. I told you of your .
1 father's wish. I brought Jack here, the j
; only cousin you knew; and I praised .
i his good qualities ? which are fine
, enough, I can tell you, and appreciated
[ by a young lady not far from here. I
, knew that wayward heart of yours, and I p
knew that a woman should not marry
; without real love, and a great store of it, ma|
too. So I left my darling open to the ajon
idea that Jack was to be the lucky fel
low; and she did just what I and all
sensible folks expected?almost hated enec
Jack and her doom. Then I took care ^
! that the man you were meant for?who, re^j
my dear, has the beBt and truest heart ^
in the world?should come in the way iji^e
justatthe right time and Bhow an in
terest in you. So have I not succeeded
and made my Madge choose her father's
choice with her own free heart and will ? Bnn
As for Fitzallan, he is all impatience for
to-morrow, and he would have told you '
the secret at that ball the other night, couj
when he says that he was put to a desperate
trial; but he had promised me t|
never to disclose it till we were quite onj. j
sure of success. "Well, are you happy mnow,
Madge?" ^
"My dear, good second father I How ^
can I love you enough ?" was all sho *
could say when she felt his arms round j
her in that moment of fulfilled desires, }n-m
and his lips pressed to her forehead in
fatherly affection now that his loDg *
solicitude w^s at end and his hard task
well done. mirr
That very night Madge, scarcely able ??
! to realize her joy, was betrothed to g
| Herbert Fitzallan, who, when once the OJ" t
I secret was disclosed, would not wait _rtr0
n ? W Ulfl
! another hour.
" Have I not waiied years ?" he paid. ^
| "All my time abroad I was waiting,
| and then I came back and found my
; Madge more than ever I had dared to
(hope." TL
But Madge in her new freedom did who
! I nnl* fillA TT.OO .. h
ilUb lUrgOb puui uuun, IUUCUU, D1H? n ?o uu, i
almost in trouble about lier unkindness ten-c
to him when she heard that he bad only stree
j been playing a part, bearing all her bf tw
! teasing, and being purposely ungracious begii
I whenever she grew kind. But Gertrude neve
j consoled her effectually on that score ofhil
j by telling another secret after her kiss The
I of congratulation. the t
"Jack was indeed doing his best to tweb
[carry out the plan," she said, " and he buzz
j was often grieved about you; but, dear into
' Madge, you must congratulate us now? no li
| not me. but us. Jack and I made it up terdt
j between us months ago, and we had gresI
many a quiet laugh about you." miss
So Madge herself accepted the ring the 1
j and wore her golden fetters by her own him,
| free will after all; nor was there ever a held
I happier or more willing captive. As for The
i Fitzallan, if ho was not another Arthur, his
1 as the girl's fancy had prompted her to heels
call him, ho was " blameless" as the pede
prince of the "Idyls," and far more ing t
blest; and if he reigned over no realm, ??;
he was at least king of one brave and For
tender heart?a kingdom wide enough and
to satisfy his desires and a prize which couli
time proved to be well worth his years box,
of waiting. mise
?? It I
Car Fare Treating. notb
{Scene: Party of three young ladies k? b
on Btreet-cars.) ^er'
Conductor approaches?Fare, if you Pa^
please.
Miss Pinafore slowly goes for pocketbook.
Miss Admiral Joseph Porter, K. 8^1C"
C. B., and Miss Captain Corcoran re- fa*e<
luctantly follow suit. *"ei1
Miss Pinafore?Never mind, giris; Rf
I'll pay. (Slowly opens pocketbook.)
MisB Porter (beginning to open pock- an, '
etbook)?Oh, no; let me.
None of them pay, and the conduotor,
like patience on a monument, grimly
| waits. General fumbling by girls in
| pocketbooks filled with halves and quar!
ters for the exact change.
Miss Captain Corcoran throws a S
i rapid, anxious side glance at her two "1Bej
i mmtinninna. "RpcnriR tr> hand a nnarter a 8P*
to conductor. Conductor ravenously 18 ??
snatches it and proceeds to make change, J?
Mieo Porter (who suddenly finds ex thirc
act change)?Oh, that's too bad now 1 ^neE
Here's the money. knoT
Miss Pinafore?Oh, really now, I ??PF
didn't want you to do that.
Miss Captain Corcoran (face very BlxtJ1
. slightly elongated)?Oh, never mind. cont
Miss Porter (putting up her pocket- ?8 ^
| book)?Now that's very wrong of you, !a
: Susan Corcoran; indeed it is. ^ v
Miss Pinafore (putting up her purse) . 8?1
i ?Now I don't like that of you, Susan* in8lS
| indeed I don't. r?Ta
Susan doesn't either. They've stuck C1*ie
j her for the fares, and everybody has were
I been so generous.?New York Graphic. ?*
omp
Success of Florida Orange Culture,
The grand effort to establish the the <
! orange tree as a commercial fruit-beare time
in Florida, is now meeting rewaid of dem
I success. It is now an accomplished fact year
| that the orange fruit is a leading crop of som<
! EoHt Florida, identical with the pros- Eur<
j perity of this State aH a support to rich sinci
| and poor. In reference to this fruit the in I
, skeptical ones predicted that the de- sanii
mand would not meet the supply, but aron
i in this the reverse has been the case, pre?
' for, on an increased supply, the demand with
at five dollars per box continues un- diffii
abated. That Florida will now become quai
a va9t fruit-growing State there iB no mief
doubt. We are glad to find the North- tage
i erners so paitial to our fruit, for it gives is al
them an opportunity to reciprocate the devc
; immense patronage of the South in the prot
l purchase of their products, suoh as bay, whe
' grain and store goods,?Palatka (Fla,) plag
: Harold, elan
Mirror Worship in Japan.
'rof. Ayrton lectured at the Ro;
itution, his subject being "1
ifio Mirror of Japan." In Jap
re is, he said, an absence of hoi
Is, interior and exterior, the houi
Bi8ting of a roof supported on 01
ew posts inclosing very little I
ity space; ond sliding screens ale
ide off compartment?. Why, in \]
iparative absence of all that
nld call furniture, does ono arti<
UVLULLig tU WHO AUUAUO LUllClUC 1
nze mirror with its stand?hold
minent a position ? This mirror
ally circular, from three inches
lve inches in diameter, made
nze, and with a bronze handle c<
J with bamboo. The reflecting ft
enerally more or less convex, p
>d with a mercury amalgam, and t
k is baautifully ornamented with
jefully-executed raised design. Soi
the rustic population have also p
>d letters.
he explanation'of the'faot-'that t
ror is almost -par excellence the <
furniture, is found partly in t
jorate head dresses of the Japan*
es and the painting of their faci
partly from the belief that as t
rd was " the soul of the Samour
s the mirror tbe " 6oul of womai
herefore constitutes the moBt vain
of all her possessions, and two m
i form a part of the trousseau
ry bride. The characteristic qua
of the mirror muet, it is belieyf
in accordance with the constituti
he possessor, and " second sight"
irted to in the selection of a mirr<
why is the mirror so important
imperial palaces, where the coi
oa ot-Jll rvrooorTrinor fVio fanhiran
ww, WW*** r^wv*
days, comb back their hair in t
plest style ? Why does the fortur
jr, instead of looking at a gir
q, regard the reflection in a mirro
y, instead of referring to the bo
le recording angel, does the Japa
Plato bring before the boatman h
deeds reflected in a mirror ? Ai
does the mirror hold so importa
ace in Japanese temples ? The m:
ranks far higher in Japanese histo
l has been supposed; it, in fa<
is the place of the cross in Ohristii
1 tries.
rof. Ayrton read the myth of tl
in of the worship of the mirror. Tl
a points in it are that when go
,e inhabited the earth, the sun go
i one day hnrt her hand with h
:tle, having been suddenly frigb
1 by a practical joke of her brothe
god of the sea. She indignant
red to a cave. Darkness followe
the goddess had to be appease
wisest of the gods suggested ma
an image of her more beautif
l herself. The Japanese Vnlc<
ioned a mirror in the shape of tl
and all the gods laughed, ai
ited, " Hereis adeity who surpass
i your glory." Woman's curiosi
d not stand this. The godde
)ed out, and while admiring herse
te mirror was caught and drogg<
by a rice rope. The national tri
ins have it that this san godde
\atera8U o mi Kami), sending h
>ted grandson, who was also tl
t-grandfather of the first emperi
apan, to subdue the world, mat
three presents: tho mag a tan,
precious stone, emblematical of tl
t of the woman), the sword (er
tatical of the spirit of man), and tl
or (emblem of her own soul
>ok," she said, "on this mirror i
pirit, keep it in the same house ar
he same floor with yourself, ar
hip it as [if you were worshipii
ctual presence."?London Time
The Mule's Opportunity.
iere can't be many down-town foil
have not noticed that little, driei
yioked-faced mule which draws
sent express wagon around tt
its. Attention is generally divide
een the mule and the driver, wt
as pounding him at daylight an
r stops while there is a prospe<
bting a spot never discovered befon
mule cares just about as much f(
)low of a club or the prod of
re-ounce tack as a lion does for tl
of a fly, and if he was ever beate
a faster gait than two mileB an hou:
ving man can remember it. Yei
ly morning, in turning into Ooi
i street from Griswold, the drive
ed his blow and fell forward upo
aeast and then slid down behin
with his feet and body someho
fast by the shafts and wagon bo:
man realized his peril like a flasl
head being close to the mule
3, but he did not utter a Bhout. A
strians gathered aronnd he was sa^
;o the mule :
Now's your chance, old Sisyjhus
two long years I've pounded yon u
down and back and forth till yc
dn't rest. Now you've got me in
go ahead with your kicking, ol
?j?I wouldn't beg if I'm killed f<
'm glad I pounded you I IV
ing to take back! Kick away at
lamed to you, because if you don
3 won't be any letting up on rt
1"
le mule ought to have kicked, bi
idn't. He stood there as mild as
: of candy until the man was exti
J from his dangerous position, ar
as the blows fell upon him in
act tornado he surged forward i
)ld familiar pace, eyes half clos<
Bars flapping like the jibs of a b
ed schooner in mid-ocean.?Detrc
' Press.
"The Plague."
ie term " plague " is so often used;
eneral sense, covering all epidem
ujes, that it is seldom tnongbt of f
wifio disease, like typhus fever. ]
linently malignant, and it is said t
leal authorities to kill " at lea^t twi
Is of those it attacks." It has fn
itly, in distant ages, swept over tt
ra world, and single epidemics ar
losed to have numbered their vi<
by millions. The plague of tb
l century, which attacked thrc
inents, is said to have killed twic
any people as there are now livin
ie United States. We are all fami
rith the story told by De Foe, of th
eat plague " of London; but it wt
fniflcant in comparison with th
ges made by the disease in tt
b of the East. The quarantine lav
> instituted to prevent the sprea
the plague, although no
loyed for a similar purpos
gthe prevalence of any epidemi
improved sanitary condition of a
cities of the world has in recei
ib prevented snch wide-spread ep
ica as were common a few hundr<
s ago, but there is still a whol
a dread of the plague throughoi
ope. A generation has passed awt
3 the last appearance of the plagt
ilnrope. If it should come agaii
tary cordons will donbtless be drav
ind the infected districts so as
ent, if possible, all communicatk
, the outer world. It is of course
suit matter to establish a oomple
antine, but the largd standing a
? of Europe can be used to adva
in thiB service. An Eastern wi
ways liable to spread, if not also
ilnn the nlairae. and it is nni
Able that the present peetilenc
ther it be typhus fever or the tn
[ne, is due to the movement of Ru
troops on the frontier.
An Incident of Gettysburg.
pal ^ Washington correspondent of
i^e Boston Transcript tells this interest
ian story of the battle of Gettysburg:
lse General Barlow, of New York, o<
3e8 mander of the first division, fell, <3
ijy gerously, and it was thought morta
rrrtTiT> rl r ,1 VJ a woo wrrtUrt fkv/M
)Ut ,TUUUUl OJUVW UillV/UJ UilWI
,ne the body. Two of his men attemp
hia to bear him through that shower
we lead from the field; but one was
cle stantly killed, and General Barlow m
;he nanimonsly said to the other,
80 can do me no good; save yoursel
j8 you can." Gordon's brigade of Geoi
to ans, in its wild charge, swept over h
of and he was found by General Gor<
)y. himself, lying with upturned face in
we hot July sun, nearly paralyzed and
ol. parently dying. General Gordon <
,he mounted from his horse, gave hin
L a drink of water from his canteen, i
me inquired of General Barlow his na
ol. and wishes. General Barlow said,
shall live probably but a short til
he Please take from my breast pocket
>n. paoket of my wife's letters and read <
he of them to me," which was done.
)se then asked that the others be torn i
09) as he did not wish them to fall i
he other hands. This General Gore
it" did, and then asked, " Can I do ai
i," thing else for you, general?" "Ye
a- replied General Barlow, earnest
ir. " My wife is behind our army; can 3
of send a messenger through the linef
Ji- " Certainly, I will," Baid Gordon, t
sd, be did. Then directing General Bar!
on to be borne to the shade of a tree at 1
ia rear, he rode on with his commai
)r. The wife received the message and ca
in harmlessly through both lines of bat
irt and found her husband, who eventus
of recovered.
he Since General Gordon's eleotion
ie- the United States Senate both he ?
1'b General Barlow were invited to a d
r ? ner-party in Washington and occup
ok opposite seats at the table. After
,n- troduotions, General Gordon sa
is " General Barlow, are you related to 1
nd officer of your name who was killed
nt Gettysburg?" "I am the man," s
ir Barlow. "Are you related to 1
ry Gordon who is supposed to have kil
;t, me?" "I am the man," said Gene
an Gordon. The hearty greeting wh
followed the touohing story as rela
tie to the interested gaests by Gene
tie Barlow, and the thrilling effeot up
ds the company, can be better imagii
d- than desoribeid.
er
Vindicated by Time.
]y The disposition displayed byaffectii
d ate relatives towards rich bachelors 1
beoome proverbial, and the Wells ci
fel revives the instance found in Jonatt
ol Hnnt. This man went in earlvlife
in Mobile, where he made a large fortm
10 He displayed great energy and ent
id prise, and was really the most suocess
e8 business man that city ever contain*
ty After passing the meridian of life
88 came North, and being a baobelor,
If ceived the fall force of bis nephe1
>d watchful care. They knew that the <
man was eccentric, and soon determic
as to make the moBt of this point in 1
er charaoter. Immediately on his arrr
ie here Hunt became interested in r
3r estate, and his reckless bidding at at
3e tions attracted general comment. Ma
ia said that such a man could not be in 1
ie right mind. He seemed, indeed, utt
a- ly indifferent to consequences, and whi
ie squares of vacant lots were knock
), down to him at extravagant rates. Ai
is tioneers were delighted, but other pi
id chasers were deeply .annoyed by ti
id mad competition, while the nephe
!g wisely laid the matter to heart. It a
s. not long before they saw that pub
opinion would sustain them and her
they determined to seize the estate,
warrant was obtained and a commissi
was ordered to examine the old gent
man, butthe latter,knowing how small I
chance would be, sought safety in fligl
a He supposed that time would justify 1
ie apparently reckless speculation, and c
sd termined to improve the opportunity i
10 a foreign voyage. He went to Oharli
'd ton and took passage on a vessel bou
for a European port, but was lost
e* some mysterious manner. The nephe
)r got the property, and it was soon leai
a ed that the purchases made by th<
ie lunatic uncle showed the highest ore
11 of forecast. Lots for which he pt
ri $2,500 soon rose to $10,000, and
3" present these very lots are worth 83'
l~ U00, being now the most aristocra
!r portion of New York. The old mai
11 inaonifv nma trior *>1x7 ffir-fliorlifivl ATltl
?w-w.j ?.0 Q
prise.?New York Letter.
w .
' To Cut Glass Without a Diamond.
's Carpenters, joiners and cabinet-ma
ls crs are frequently called upon to
f- glass to frames or saBhes where no git
has been prepared to suit; under su
I circumstances it would be well to kn(
:p how to cut glass to answer their pt
?u poses, without the aid of a diamor
a Many persons may not be aware tb
Id glass can be cut under water, with gre
)r ease, to almost any shape, by simp
re using a pair of shears or strong sciBsoi
id In order to insure success, two poii
't must be attended to?first and most ii
iy portant, the glass must be kept qui
level in the water while the scissors a
it applied; and, secondly, to avoid risk,
a is better to begin the cutting by taki
i- off small pieces at the corners and alo:
id the edges, and so reduoe the sha
a gradually to that required, as if a
it attempt is made to cut the glass all
*.1 rtO WA oV^nnl^ rtTlf
>V4 VUVO IAJ UUD OLia^C) no no ?uvu<v? wu?
e- piece of cardboard, it will most like
it break just whero it is not want*
Some kinds of glass ont much betl
than others, the softer glasses being t
best for this pnrpose. The soissors ne
not be at all sharp, as their action dc
in not appear to depend on the state of t
ic edge presented to the glass. When t
is operation goes on well, the glass brea
[t away from the scissors in Bmall piec
>y in a straight line with the blades. Ti
d- method of cutting glass has often be
a- of service when a diamond has not be
te at hand, for cutting ovals and segment
e and though tho edges are not so smoo
as might be desired for some purpos<
te vet it will answer in a great many cas<
ie The two hints given above, if striol
:e followed, will always insure success,
g Illustrated Wood- Worker.
1- _
10 flflnsim Takine.
e The numbering of thejpeople, thoui
ie on one ocoaaion forbidden by the Hig
JB est Power, is an ancient oustom. Moe
^ numbered the Israelites in the wilde
w ness, ana, in later time?, Joshua a]
e David followed his example. T
0> Chinese tell of a census of their peop
][ taken 2,042 years before the birth
it Christ. In Japan an enmjieration w
,i. made about 1,900 years ago. Solon g
dered the censns of Athens to be take
e. especially with reference to olasses
the people and taxable property. 8e
ij vius Tnllius, sixth king of Rome, ord<
l6 ed a census, when every citizen had
appear on the Field of Mars and declfi
m on oath his name and residence, t
to number and names of his children a
>n the value of his property. Failing to
a this his property might be conflscat
te and himself scourged and sold for
i. slave. Augustus enlarged the scope a
n- improved the manner of taking the ce
ir bus. In the sixteenth century beg
to the recording of births, marriages a
te deaths, and from this pr&ctioe gradua
e, grew up the modern oensus, thou
ie there does not appear to have been a
s- exact popular oensus made until af<
the beginning of the eighteenth oentru
FARM) GARDEN AND HOUSEHOL
the
Frnlt Culture.
The following is taking from a pap
, " read at the late meeting of the Pennsj
vania State board of agriculture I
iph Calvin Cooper:
1?, The proper care of fruit trees is t<
often neglected. The habit of crowdii
trees into some out-of-the-way place, (
fence-corner, as though unworthy of
p.?" better place, in too common. Tre<
:?5 treated thu9 fail the first year, or lai
*r guish a few years at best, and final]
Pfll- I?- # l
aie lor WUlltUl tt uwouucauu biucuuvj
im? and then the vender or nurseryman
:?D condemned for having sold worthless <
diseased trees.
fP' L ooation Bhonld be the first con sid en
tion. Boiling ground is always preferi
? ble, and a northeasterly slope most di
m sirable, with the altitude as great as ci
cumstances will allow. In adoptii
suoh a Bite you will have perfect draii
He' age and a muoh lighter and less humi
atmosphere: you will also have son
~e protection from the afternoon snn o
mild winter days that sometimes folio
aP' eioeesive cold. The sun striking tb
? trunk of the tree after midday, warmin
one side while the other remains frozei
is often the cause of bursting bark, n<
unfrequently followed by the destructio
y* of the tree. This can be avoided, hov
ever, by growing the trees with lo1
'', tops, to whioh I shall allude hereaftei
kn This injury generally occurs about tb
,?w time the trees begin to bear, and ale
when there is no shade except from h
ad* branches of the tree itself. You ca
??e readily see that a slope o! from ten f
j!e fifteen degrees would elevate the top
lUy of the upper trees sufficiently to affor
. some shade to eaoh succeeding row. T
assiBt in this protection and to ocoup
. the ground while the trees are sma
Pi (particularly with apple and sfcandar
. pear), I would advise planting a peac
Hj" tree between the apple trees, and ir
,, * UCOU) ? iVW UA puouu WOOD MWUTTOOU tau
"*? two rows of apple trees. They wtm.1
?? materially assist in proteotion, asid
"d from the fruit they would bear befor
!jk? the apple trees commenced to bear o
le<* occupy the entire ground.
Cultivation is of prime importance
Thorough tillage of the soil is necessar
^ to induce good healthy crops. JDiscrt
ral tion is necessary, to preserve the stu
face soil on hilly ground, especially i
ied the soil is of a light, porons shale, as i
often the case, as the material washe
away is essential to success. Summe
crops will not be detrimental to th
trees provided the fertility is kept u
" by application of proper manures
Oorn, potatoes, all vegetables, and mot
tan ?* Bma^ fruits, may be grown, fc
. the first few years, to advantage, yielc
? ing a profit in themselves that will full
' compensate for the work. There mut
. j be no double taxation; if secondar
"r orops are taken off, an annual dressin
, of manure must be applied to comper
re BateThe
question of cultivation or nor
cultivation after the trees have attaine
, bearing age (particularly the apple) i
one upon whioh many of "our moat sue
cepsful horticulturists disagree. I ai
' decidedly in favor of no cultivation aft*
the trees have been planted ten c
~~ twelve years, or say are half grown. ]
[7 has been my practice to top dress wit
stable manure every two or three yean
_1 Oil Li LMJOaOlUUttllJ UiOOOiilg WILLI XliXIO VJ
3pf unleached wood ashes; one bushel t
fi each tree will very materially assist i:
keeping them in health and productive
FT" ness. We generally cut the first cro;
of grass and feed as a green crop; a:
after growth is cut for a mulch, o
r?~ trampled down and allowed to remain
1 * But no grass or other vegetable matte
should be allowed to grow within thre
"T or four feet of the tree. This we try t
I prevent by the annual application c
j*?" the finer parts of coal ashes, which w
ri also think assists in preventing the rav
. ages of the "borer,"
J1 Care should be used to prevent to
J6" rank growth. I have often heard plan
Ior ters speak of the great vigor of thei
e8r trees, rapid growth, etc. This is oftei
. caused by an excess of stimulants, am
m is not infrequently followed by incura
ble injury, if not entire destruction
rI?" Moderate growth, of apple and pear
Pir particularly, will be longer lived am
more productive. Peach trees require
, somewhat different treatment?not tha
0 _ | they require lees cultivation, bufc i
should be continued while fruit is th
, object. The critical period is the fire
few jears after planting, to escape th
3r" depredations of the borer; one grnl
will do more injury to a one or two
year-old tree than a dozen might to on
full grown. The tendency to overbear
when the peach does well, should b
At counteracted by judicious thinning o
ujg shortening of the branches, to preserv
qJj the vigor and shape of the trees, as the;
)w are at best short-lived.
Household Hints.
id.
iat Beeswax and salt will make rusty flat
tat irons as smooth as glass,
ly A teaspoonful of turpentine in thi
rs, boiling water will whiten the clothes.
ltB A little sperm, or gnm arabic, witl
P" salt, should be put into boiled starch.
Fish may be scaled much easier b;
.. dipping them in boiling water for i
minute.
? Cool rain water and soda will remov
? machine grease from washable goods.
In firravies and milk porridge the sail
at should not be added until the dish i
, a prepared.
sly Lamp-wiok dipped in hot vinega
id. before using, is said to prevent offensive
?r smell from lamps.
h? Tortoise-ehell and horn combs are pre
served from cracking by being occasion
J68 ally rubbed with oil.
C10
. To remove oil spots from matting
k counterpanes, etc., wet with alcohol
rub with hard soap, then wash with colt
% water.
en Half a dozen onions planted in th<
en cellar, where they can get a little light
tB will do much toward absorbing and cor
recting the atmospheric impurities tha
38. are so apt to lurk in such places.
jb. A nice stool can be iliade by taking i
;ly soap box, or any small-sized box, from i
? grocery-store ; fix a lid by nailing piecei
of leather on for hinges ; fasten a piec<
in front to lift it up ; then cover it witl
pieces of carpet tacked on with braes
, headed nails); out some pieces of olc
2n quilts to pad the top, then cover witl
k" carpet and trim around the lid with anj
168 old cast-off fringe. This also makes i
,r~ convenient piece of furniture, usefu
for keeping shoes in, out of sight.
ile
of Some Very Old Buttermilk,
as I know a man who drank some of th<
r- oldest buttermilk ever heard of. H<
n, lives in Tennessee. One day he am
of some otherB were asked in a great hurr;
ir- to dine lit the house of a neighbor, witi
jr- a promise that the company would b
to treated to one of the rarest drinks eve
ire tasted in all the ages of the world
he This proved to be buttermilk, brough
od to table in a jcg. It had been dug ou
do that same morning from a well whic]
ed had caved in thirty years before. A
? that time the iufl? of milk, safely oorked
nd was hanging by a rope far down th
n- well, to be kept cool; and there it hac
an stayed buried for thirty years. All whi
nd drank of the buttermilk said it was de
llv licioufl,?St. Nicholas.
gh , ?
ny The Bennett Arotio expedition wi]
?r leave San Franoisoo daring June. Ther
7. will aail with it thirty-three per?on*.
D FOB THE FAIR SEX.
Spring Foablons.
The suooess of American ideas in dress
j? and fashion, as in other praotical details
ot modern life, is dne to the fact that
out of a mass of fashions the beBt features
have been taken and combined
with what experience has shown to be
'8 the best methods of uniting the modern
3r exigencies in regard to olothicg. Street
? dresses must follow certain well-defined
rules in order not to be conspicuous or
attract undue attention. The short
J woman can wear her skirts demi-trained
1' and untrimmed. The plump woman can
18 display her figure to advantage in a prin)r
cess dress, and the medium, slender figare
indulge in delicate stripes and
fabrics, speckled or dotted by a figure.
a" The large woman, tall in proportion,
should never wear anything but solid
r" fabrics?black or neutral in tint, and
lg unbroken by line or dash?but she may
revel in trimmed skirts, provided they
are draped low, and by adding a few
16 loops of crimson or gold satin ribbon
n to the folds at the back, where they
w merge into the train, will shorten her
ie perspective and sufficiently reduce her
& line of length to make it harmonize with
the line of beauty.
AH the soft materials in cotton, wool
n or silk?and the two first have been so
7" greatly improved that they are now
w equal in appearance and more sympa
r< thetio to the touch than the last?adapt
6 themselves to the graceful designs of
10 the present day?designs whioh ladies
6 ought to prize and oling to as long as
Q possible, for they will not be appreciated
c until they permit them to be superseded 1
j by something far less desirable, and :
i whose stealthy approaches may be seen j
? in the efforts to revive the penier, the
y short apron and the grotesque conceits 1
J.1 of Paris during the first consulate.
? Spring Walking Costumes. ? The 1
** street dress must be dark, short and j
{' unobtrusive to make it suitable for
J? walking in different kinds of weather 1
d and in a crowded thoroughfare. The j
6 present styles of dress adapt themselves '
6 to every requirement of in and out door '
,r life, and the best styles can therefore be |
relied upon for a certain degree of per- i
' manence. The "Mathilde" walking 1
y skirt, for example, is more fashionable '
to -day than when first issued, and will 1
;* be good for a year to come. Tno " Orislf
elda " walking skirt is another excellent
? design for walking dresses, and either
d of those may be used for spring cos- ?
,r tames with entire certainty that they J
6 will not be likely at present to lose j
P their popularity. With these skirts, J
' which require out a moderate amount '
lt of material, and are exaotly adapted to 1
Jr the all-wool materials or the pretty 1
l' mixed fabrics of silk and wool, may be (
y employed the "Clementine" or "Pa- ?
melia " basques, the " Melanie " or the 1
7 " Balsamo," for a combination of silk j
and wool or wool and velvet. !
l" The "Princess" walking costume is a f
still excellent model, and forms a <
charming design for spring dresses lor
d street wear, in conjunction with a long
8 jacket or fichu draped and knotted at
'* the back. Ladies who wish it can ren
vive for house wear the French waist,
>r with its belt and simple skirt, trimmed
!* with two or three narrow flounces, and
j? cut so as to clear the ground. This is
" really a pretty dress, in delicate striped
'> or chocked ginghams for medium-sized
'r slender women, and very convenient for
0 wear with aprons of silk or muslin.
a Charming spring suits are in gray and
" fawn shades and small designs whioh
P quite cover the surface. They are
Q made short with a draped polonaise, or
r deep, close basque and trimmed skirt,
l* the flounces being kilt-plaited or triple
r box-plaited and spaced between. The
e sleeves are demi-long and filled in with
? fine plaitings of crepe lisse, and the
garniture consists of a combination of
6 blue and wine-colored ribbons, arranged
with more or less profusion. Nothing
can be more picturesque to a street i
0 costume than the straight mantelet, (
knotted in front, to complete a dress (
r whioh is of one solid color or of two 1
& shades of the same color with hat to f
match. The fashionable shade of tho (
" season for these complete costumes is 1
' do longer the pale mastio, but a deeper 1
'> shade, verging to coffee color; and fawn c
^ id also considered very distinguished. f
Dressy Wraps for Spuing.?Black t
? mantles will be most used, though light 1
drab or beige-colored wraps will be con- t
? sidered more dressy. The shapes are I
' very similar to those of last season, ]
? fitting at the back with three seams and t
15 dinging sides that drape the arm, and t
" finished in square Hungarian fashion, ?
6 instead of drooping in pointed wings i
'? like dolmans. These are of medium 5
0 length, covering the tournure and hips, (
r and are trimmed with one or with three 11
6 braided points down the back. A great e
? deal of French lace will be used for j t
trimming fine wool wraps. Coats of i
soft, light cloth will be fashionable, L
stitched edges and showy buttons being p
" the only trimming. The small fiohus of ii
embroidered blaok cashmere worn last ii
9 spring are again largely imported. a
A novelty in trimmings consists of C
x painted buttons for dresses of black or
white silk, satin or velvet. These are
in oota hv nnmnfitflnt artists.
[ each button differing from the others, tl
In this not only skill but attention to n
proportion is necessary, as it would be o
absurd for a tiny bird to be associated r
: with a large butterfly. Each button b
& i must properly accompany the others, t
8 and a sot ?f sixty buttons, of which no t
one resembles the other and all alike c
r are well executed, is a decided improve- c
3 ment to a dress. Some of these designs n
are intended to imitate the fine mosaics, t
Neckerchiefs and Collarettes. ? c
. There never was a time when the neck o
was dressed in so many charming ways, a
A coat bodice, for example, will be r
' ! turned back from the front, and the 1;
j neck filled in with soft plaitings of i:
orepe lisse, in which flowers always nes- t
tie.' This decoration of flowers has t
3 brought back the fashion of wearing c
? flowers in the hair, nor are they con- f>
" | fined to full dress. Lace bows and c
11 jabots are also decorated with roses, to r
which are sometimes added loops of i c
i pearls. j t
i The double neckerchiefs of silk or j
3 crape are still used, but are gathered to ! v
3 the left side and fastened with a long j I
i spray of roses or carnations. The newer s
- styles are of soft mull, slightly gathered 11
1 and bordered with lace. These sur- 2
i round a high or square neck and fall in
r square tabs in front, or are carried in
l fV>n foaViinn nf ft fl/Vhn tn tViA Wftifif
I There is nothing stiff and conventional ! *
in the arrangement of these accessories; j i
they mnst appear graceful, easy and j 1
natnral. *
Novelties of the Season.?" Lace 1
3 shoes " are of satin, over which appears c
? to be lace. The designs of applique and c
guipure are carefully imitated and tuper- t
f posed to all appearance on the main ?
1 fabric. The shoe is finished with the \
B smallest heel yet worn. It is so narrow 1:
r. -and so high that it requires practice -io 1
, venture upon it. Some designs of these f
J shoes imitate velvet with overlying lace, c
? Some ladies have worn shoes upon t
7 which was set lace, the fanoj was taken a
np, and hence this really beautiful shoe, f
? There is an entire change in the style a
? of combs. The present idea seems to be t
1 that the comb shall merely push for 1
9 ward the superabundant ornamentation i
h of the head, consisting of light and 1
fluffy crimped puffs and feathery curls, i
or narrow, flat, many stranded braids, i
1 and that it shall lift away from the nape a
e of the neck all floating ripplets. The e
oomb to soft intended by fashion to be ?
worti with vaj low coiffure. The hij
est mode gitee a narrow, three-fork
ball-headed affair, and the poniard, w
one ball or a cross- shaped hilt, can
out the same idea. This finishes a hi
head-dressing with fine effect. So lc
ago as when Rachel waa in this conn
it was la haute mode, and the gr
tragedienne wore at a dinner a ponii
of gold in her jetty hair, in which w
Hflfc tlirpA diamond solitaires.
"La Surprise." ? Only the ul
fashionable will venture to wear tb
the first hat of the season. It is b
suited to carriage wear. To walk i
street with it would be hardihood
deed; and this, not because either
material or trimming is eccentric, 1
because of the adjustment of the feath
This feather is three-quarters of a yi
long and is attached to the forward p
of the brim on the right side, and sim]
hangs from that " proud eminenc
curling down upon the shoulder. 'J
effect is that of its being detached bj
high and unreasonable wind from 1
main body of the hat,and of its hangi
thus almost apart from it without t
wearer's knowledge. The hat is of \
" mousquetaire Louis XiY." shaj
either garnet or nay v blue velvet, a
tne plume is wmte, or very Jigur.
associated with a suit of gray silk, tri
med with either garnet or navy-blue,
effect is good, or would be, could t
eccentricity of the feather be lost Big
of.
Already a novelty in sun umbrellas
introduced and commands attentk
The "Pekin satin stripes" harmoni
with the satin stripes in alternate brig
and doll shades, now the leading fashi
in dress goods, and is a novel, taste!
and elegant material for sun umbrelli
Those of Pekin silk, with satin strip*
are shown in blue, brown and black, a
those in cardinal are very effective i
the carriage. The cotton " Pekin stripet
with silk finish, come only in blac
This material is fine, resembling clost
those in silk, and is decidedly superi
to the boiled twills at half the pri<
Fhe handles are varied, including carv
ivorv, gold mounted, pearl and ivo
jombined, celluloid, white and colore
n perfect imitation of coral, shell, mt
ichite, etc., and thoee mounted <
'ventilated'' handles are exoeeding
ittractive.?New York Herald.
Traveling at High Speed.
An iceboat has appeared on the Hu
icn river that travels at the rate
teventy miles an hour. If ouranc<
oro could have been made to belie
hat anything of human invention con
)e made to attain that velooity, th
vould have promptly declared that
rould be useless to mankind, since li
lould not be sustained on it. But }
io not hear that any of the gentlem
?ho have sailed on this craft suffer*
my more than usual. Iceboat saili
s not to be indulged in with a high h
ind kid gloves, but it is one of the mc
3thilorating of sports when proper
wcoutered; and there is no more dang
;han riding in a rapidly*moving railrot
?r. When our guileless fathers fii
lad railroads proposed to them, th
leolared in the most emphatio and cc
Idents manner that whoever was ra
-? ?? ?I- A* AW AnA iwoi Aa TTTi
UiUUgU IAJ ^Cb UU Uuo iuj^uu juou no IT'
nako his will and order bis coffin. A]
;hen, too, snoh a thing as forty or fif
niles an hour was not even dreamed (
Sow, if seventy miles an hoar can 1
nade in the open air, without any
;he protection from the elements that
railway car grants, there is no doa
)hat when Mr. Stedman bnilds bis ai
ihip, which will carry passengers
Europe in a day or two, that the ear
passengers can sit on deck and surv
;be world beneath with composure ai
somforfc.?Higw York Commercial A
icrtiser, "
The Iron Trade of the World.
An interesting table has been dra^
lp to show the fluctuations in the pri
luction of iron throughout the wor
luring twenty - seven years. Sin
1850, it appears from the figures read
i meeting of one of the societies inte
;eted in metallurgy, there has been
rery large increase in the production
vg iron, in response to a demand pr<
luced by the growing uses of the met
ind by the formation of vast construi
,ive works in every quarter of the glob
[n 1850, the production of pjg iron
he world was believed to be about 4
>00,000 tons ; in 1877 it had risen
L3,620,000 tons. It is interesting
lotice that of the iron-producing com
ries, Great Britain has in the twenty
(even years trebled its production, bi
n that period the output of the Unit<
Ifnfaa lma l>oon nnndrnnlfiil and that i
Germany has progressed in nearly i
apid a ratio. The make of Fran*
md Belgium has varied greatly, but i
>oth countries it is now three-fold whi
t was in 1850. In Russia, Sweden ai
Lustro-Hungory there is now a doub
>roduction; the output of Spain hi
asreased fifty per cent; tbat of Ita
3 stationary; and that of Norway shov
considerable falling off.?Pall Ma
Gazette.
Ice Industry.
It may not be generally known, bi
be capital employed in the ice bue
ess in the Uuited States aggregate
ver $25,000,000, and the annual sal<
each at least 830,000,000. This hi
iecome an important industry, and, :
he paBt forty years' experience in th
msiness, lately has shown that tl
rops of ice for the season's consumptit
nnot always be depended on. Ai
lore than this, when it is consider*
hat a large outlay must be made for
onsiderable period before the seast
pens sufficiently to commence its sal
nd the consequent loss by wastag
laturally makes its production artificii
7 during the summer months a ve:
mportant question, and has engag<
he attention of many inventors. A
hough quite a number of excellent m
bines for this purpose have been co
tructed, it must be admitted that i
?ne has yet succeeded in producing
aachine, simple in its structure, a:
heap enough to make its introductic
iniversal.
The man who can invent a machii
rith these latter requirements will pi
limself in the way of making a haci
ome fortune, and render an incale
able service to humanity.?Americc
rnventor.
The Champion Fisherman.
The most successful Lake Georj
isherman we knew, says R. R. Bowk
n an article in Scribncr on " A Oc
ege Camp at Lake Georpe," was
vater-suako, which swam ashore at tl
anding just as three of us were pushii
ff one day, with a huge horned pout, <
latflsbjin his mouth. When he sa
is, he dived; but unless he held tl
Ish above water, the latter had the a
rantage, so presently be came up ai
? TT7? ?
Huueu uttigu. T* o wttitcu tuiu wawjiic
Che snake wriggled the fish well awi
rom the shore; he had it in his ja^
irosswise between the horns and tl
ail. Suddenly he gave it a thro
,nd in a flash oanght it again, h?
iret, in his jawp. Then he began
wallow it whole. The jaws unlock*
ill they were wide open in a straig
ine, and the swallowing went on chari
ngly till Mr. Snake came to the horn
[hose bothered him; he wriggled ai
naneuvered for full fifteen minutes, t
ye thought he had given up the jo
ind was a Btrangier strangled; but pre
intly he got the horns down on the hea
ind the fij&h quiokly disappeared,
jh~ Appropriate LlaJu.' " .
e^> A contemporary says the following
ith oonplea were "proclaimed in matrir '
ies xnony " laat year in Scotland: -"-IS
ft Thomaa Black and .M*ry Whita,
Peter Day and Ellen STaight,
eat Solomon Bank and Cat?J?riae Tale,
urd James Hill and Snsan D*Jtfr ''
ere Isaao Slater and Jane Thatcher*,, '
John Barker and Mary Batcher, - v^i
tra Stephen Head and Fancy Heart, ':W.
lis, William Stately and Jeede Smarts . V/Jgj
TnuAnh Riwuf and Julia HaT. /
the Thomas Spring and Mary Mij, : |g|f
Joseph Brown and Kitty Green,
^ Jotra Bobina and Jenny Wren,
)ut William Gaetla and Nanoy Hall,
er; Peter Chatter and Fanny Cafl,
art Joseph Mann and KBfi Chlid,
Jamea Merry and Loqy WiM,
e > Thomae Brain and Mary Bear,
^'e Jamea Fox and Catherine Haras * > - ;-y||
\ a Andrew Clay and Lucy Stooe;- . . /i*!
the Michael Blood and Ltaia Bonej.
Dg John Cloak and Julia Hood, '- jS'M
ie Edward Cole an&^ancy Wood,
he Jamea Broom and Elian Birch,
pe, Charles Chapel and SomOhnrch.
As ITEMS OF IflTEBEST.
it? The seal's kinis numerous. *
k? A niitA 4am in nrfifArahlfl to an ioa lfltn. "i
Hanging stifles all man's aspirations.. :
is Residents of Fern are sometimes'
in. called lama bein's.
ize Wine made of oranges has an aloobolia CijgH
'^lt strength of fifteen per cent. * '
P1? If yon would prosper and r6s4easyr-:>3
employ and pay the printer. ?
3B" The waters very often getac'ry^ andT^
nd then yon see the water* pout. * V;=$|| '
'or Seventy tons of chewing gum were
ia" consumed in America daring 1978# '
* Give to the winda yoar fearer,
I
,e And yoa will thrive in trad*,
ed Between the ages of twenty-Are
thirty years the most people become in-""
il' Why are many patentees the pee**
on sovereigns ? Because they receive roy- *
Progress of scienoe?By the
the microphone you can hear the WP?
. walk, the batter fly, the gum drop,d'
the fall of the year. ' r
? The number of puns on the wordijgj
Merritt is at present 162, and soaradi|g
j,j any of them possess any real mer?that
is to say, merriment.
it To pin our faith on another manVd^H
ife sleeve, and submit to be led bjj author- v
ve ity, deprives us of independence, *n4 -4
en subjects us to just oontempt
ed The magnitude of some Western f arnui S
ag may be inferred from the statement that /;
at Mr. Betrand, of Lincoln, 111., has 275,- \*
?t 000 bushels of corn in the ear in the
ly corn-crib at his place. ?#
?J The Jackson (Hiss.) Cornet remark#--:^!
~ that there cannot be too much gratitude _ ..1
,flt to the North and West for aid given t&e^
6y yellow fever sufferers, but there can ba
far too much poetry on the subject
oj " Sir," said a young fellow, bursting' |
^ with pride at his own importanoe, de- fl
i, nvea entirely iruui mo mtuu o
7 " I was born the son of a poor farmer. ESS
?* At thirty years of age I wa? tlie boil cf h
^ the richest man in the country."
. a THE DASDT. |ffl
Li A dandy is a chap that would
Be a young lady if be ooaldj; p;lj?w|
ir" Bat as he oan'f, does all be can K|k|
to To show the world he'a not a man: rasaa
Drilling her class in poetry, the Bj||a
? teacher quoted from the familiar lises
. of "Tennyson: "You must wake and call Zf
me early, call me early, mother dear."
" Now," she asked, "why did the girl
want to be called early ?" Dcn't
m know." replied Tommy, " unless it Wftfl N -'-^
because that was her name."
Id There are 1,500 mule teams constantce
lyon the road between Leadvilleand
of Carson Citv. both of Colorado. It id a i?j?
r . fair estimate to suppose that at least " ya
one male balks each day. Now imagine './
of the rest, remembering that there are /-iS
3. male drivers on that rood who speak
al four languages and several dieleots.
The wife of a printer in New Haven
e. has applied for h divorce, on the ground
in that her husband had no style about "
him. He wouldn't brace up, had no '".'SiS
to dash, cnt no figure, had no point, lived : y^s
to up to no rule, was of bad form and
1 make-up, wasn't a man of letters or up
7 - to the period, was a poor type of the
at gen up, was oat of quoin and couldn't
?d impose on her any longer.?Chicago "
of Commercial Advertiser,
as A real telegraph has been invented br . 'M
36 an English mechanical engineer. A
writer in London moves his pin, and
simultaneously at Brighton another pin
is moved in precisely similar curves and
motions. The writer writes in London, "**2
*8 the ink marks in Brighton. The pen at
'y the receiving end has all the appearance /.
FS of being guided by a^pirit hand. The
" apparatus is shortly lo be madepublio
before the Sooietv of Telegraph Ea
gineera. *
. At the State farm (Monson, Mass.), J0'*:K
the cows are milked precisely at five A. <%
" m., and each cow's milk is weighed and - ]
the weight recorded. The record shows ~
that fifty-five cows gave, in one week in ^
I Jane, two and three-quarter tons of milk,
and in one week in December two * 'J
10 and one-qnarter tons of milk. The %
whole amonnt of milk produced daring .
1(j last year was a little over 120 tons. '
, Seven cows have given an average of * J
a about twenty quarts of milk each per ^ ']
>n dv- . tzm
e HE D OFTEB TO LIVE OFT HEB. . ^ - .]
e' "I will," Kite s&id, "yon, Charley, wed, J
,i' If yoaH through l;fe Btand by me."
" I'll stand by yon?if yon donrt Me,** ? *
T Qaoth Charley?" bnt don't try me.' ?
J. " Oh. yes, I see," said Kate in gloj,
" Yon wonld not have me alight yon ' 1
By hcodless ways ia wedlook days ; <
Q* Twonld be a plight?I plight yoo."
10 v
a " All right," said he ; " I will agreo .
j To take the plight yon proffer. '
| Hor weaUh was great?he'd ohan. c !.Ii f; le,
Aud oner to live ou uer. ,
?Chicago Commercial Advertise)'. .. + .
16 . i ?
^ A Senator on Farmers.
a- Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, himm
self a lawyer, uttered the following in
the Suited States Sonate in a speech in ^
favor of extending the patroaage of the ^
government over the agricultural inter- ?e
efts of the country: "I hope, Mr. -' **
er President, the day will some time come
>1- when our Congn ss will bo made up '
a more largely from the ftgfionltRfu le
class; for the larger the percentage of
lg representation here in the persons of * :
or those engaged in practical agriculture, .
iw the more liberal will be the policies of
le the government in respect of it. I say **;!
*Ma Pi-aoiilAnt Tcitli all /Ina r*1,
U- VUiDj iut. A A?04UVUV| n*iu .?
id spect to tLe 800 lawyers, mora or lees,
d. who to-day occupy seata in the two
ly houses of Congress. It is true, how - ' >'J,
vb ever, that the record and all past expe lie
rience do not greatly encourage this ^'.
w, hope, for history discloses the fact that ?
Eid although those engaged in practical agto
ricultnre sine*' the existence anywhere
ed of organized society have uniformly outht
numbered those employed in ail other ..
n- vocations combined, they have as a
is. rule had the smallest participation of
ad any in the direction of the affairs oj ;,'?*
ill governments. Undoubtedly farmers in S "
b, our country occupy a higher plane so?
oially and politically than actual tillers
d, of the soil have heretofore held Buy
where." j