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ABBEVILLE PRESS & BANNESJ BY HUGH WILSON AND W. C. BENET. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1879. NO. 42. VOLUME Deacon Tlirnsh in Meeting. a! letter from hannah brown to sister httldah Dear Hclot.?i must tell you about the way that g( our new deacon Has sot the church-folks by the ears?to use that mode o' speakln'. a It's jest that orful voice of hls'n? But, law! I'd best begin Aad tell my story straight ahead, or else things w wont fit in. Last spring we felt that we was blessed, to think that Deacon Thrush <3 Was comin' up from Simpkiusville to live in Cedar- fi brush. " He'll be a piller in our church," says father, the first thing. tl I wish he was a piller, Huldy, for then he couldn't ^ BUM/, He bought the Joneses' farm, you know, and moved ! ^ in last of May. But that first time he came to church?I cant for- j git that day. j ' The openin' hymn was skursly read, tho choir was i tl w- just arisln', j When everybody turned and looked, a sound came j y so surprisin'. | J Twas something like the old church-bell, 'twas somethin' like the ocean, j Twas most like 'Bijah Morrow's bull, accordin'to 7* my notion. w It fairly drowned my playin' out; it left tho tuno _ behind; ^ I never thought that such a voice could come from human kind. W Like thunderclaps and factory-gear through all our p beads 'twas ringin'. y And Huldy, it was nothin' else than Deacon Thrush Hi a-singin'! Yes, there he sot, with bock in hand, as peaceful and as calm I St As If he thought his dooty lay in murd'rin' that poor i psalm. He never see the old folks' smiles; he never heerd the giggle I That went up from the gallery. I watched our parson wriggle And flc'get in the pulpit, while poor father's head ID was shakln'; But on went Deacon Thrush, and seemed real com- i fort to be takin'. ^ And when we stopped he couldn't slop, he'd got tl sech headway on; t? His voice went boomin' up and down, and flattin' so forlorn | 0< That, though be tr?ed to cnoKeu on, 11 mixea uji i y< with his text, And made poor Parson Edwards skip his words,and . then look vexed. j IE I couldn't hear that sermon, Huldy; my thoughts ja was all astray, A-woDderin' ef Deacon Thrush would sing agen that day. SO . 1 might have spared my thinkin', though, for that *? misguided man Jeat started off the same old way before the rest fl' began. But when the second verse was reached, the choir put down their books ; St I stopped my playiu'; back and forth we cast despairin' looks: The boys set up to laugh agen; the parson raised w his hand W And shouted, but the noise was sech we couldn't understand; , While Deacon Thrush was leanin' back, his eyelids 10 nearly closin', tt A-singin' like an angel on a bed of clouds reposin', i 111 have to cut my story short. Next day they called 1,1 a meotln', &T Resolved to keep poor Deacon Thrush sech singin', from repeatin'. They 'plnted Dncle Job to go with father and re- tt quest /-i That Deacon Thrush would kindly leave the singin' ^ 2 ' to the rest. Perhaps you think he took the hint? Then, Huldy, J1 you're mistaken. , He listened till they'd said their say; then, with 01 the smiles abreakin', st He answered, jest as cheerfully: " Yes, breth'ring; . yes, I know o' I have my faults; I sometimes git the tune a leetle St alow, a, And sometimes, tryin' to ketch np, I take an extry flight; ^ But, takin' one verse with the next, that makes ei things jest come right. Now when you ask me not to sing, why, breth'ring ' I cant do it; W Singin'8 my dooty and delight, and I must jest <j( pursue it. 1 And while I tread this vale of tears, a sinful child lc of dust, ai Bejoiciu'is my privilege?rejoice I will and must." y Well, 'twa'n't no use, as Uncle Job and father said S( next day; The deacon, though a pious man, was sot in his m own way. -* He's sung in mecuir ever sence?-mere s not n seal vj to spare; ]a And, oh! Bech sinful whisperin' and nudgia' everywhere! Then when the hymns is given out, voull hear a u< gineral " Hush!" While everybody's eyes and ears Is turned to Deacon Thrush. tr He's skeered the little children so that most of 'em f j keopn cry in'; The very horses in the shed won't stand no more 01 thout tyin'; tc He makes tae onconverted laugh, while godly souls are grievin', " And yet he'* sech a Christian man, it's almost past fc believiu'. They're talkiu' now of tryin' law, but father be , opposes, ill And so I'll write agen next week to tell you how it gt closes. p.s v< Oh, Huldy! eech a euros thing! As Deacon Thrush was bringing te His apples home, he thought to cheer the way by sacred slngin'. : His team took fright and ran away. The neighbors le found him lyin' All in a heap, and took him home, and now the good man's dyin'. And, Huldy, ef it isn't wrong, I'm glad to think e~\ he's goiu' Where all the folks know how to sing, and he can . getashowin'! ?Harper's Bazar. d< THE RIGHT MAN AFTER ALL ? at viola's lovers. ?? bl Yiola had found a lover; or, at least, wi John Ellsworth aspired to that distinc- of tion. He had known Viola since she was a little girl at school, and now was trying to win the first place in theyonng lady's affections. Two years ago, the paternal Ellsworth ta had given John, on his twenty-third vj birthday, a deed of a small, good farm near his own. John Bet abont making a home for ce himself, with one of his half-dozen sisters to manage it, and went at his farm- re ing in earnest. And all the gossips of the neighborhood went about with na chins elevated and noses wrinkled when he was mentioned. And the younger lafemale portion thought him rather a ar" desirable object to maneuver for. ^ Perhaps that was one reason why Wf Viola had been so gracious to him. It was something to secure without an ef- to fort attentions that all the other girls Yc schemed for. But John Ellsworth did tic not realize her ideal Under her calm fai exterior, she dreamed romances of the ^ most vivid rose-pink. She had heard hints and echoes of a world that lay out- m( side her own sphere?a world of lights v0 and music, and gay dressing; a holiday au life, with opera and theater-going ca nights in it; and days full of unlimited pleasure-seeking. ar: One June night, driving over to see a0 hislady, John found her with an unusual U9 flueh on her fair, calm face. She rode with him?accepting his in- 0ll yitation in a mauer-oi-course way tnat was dreadfully discouraging. It came out, after a little. Mrs. Mornington?a great aunt?liad sent for 1 ^ her photograph a month ago, not hav- an ing seen her since she was a little child. en Two days ago had come an invitation for j0 Viola to spend a couple of months with her?the great aunt?in New York, and uj she was going to-morrow. wj " It's no use denying," the young man ^ said, his voice growing husky, "that th I'm sorry for this. I don't know what ac will come to you from this. You are tii not contented here; you never will be Wl till you have had au experience beyond w; it?perhaps not then. I am not wise to fi, tell yon now, I suppose, but I love yon, Ti Viola. Mind, I do not ask you now for any retnrn. I will wait for what the future shall put in your heart to say." It was a long speech, certainly, for a y proposal; but Viola listened very attentively to her first proposal, and her blue tb eyes softened. f0 " Indeed I do care for you, John, and you can't blame me for wanting to go. rc Aunt needs me, turn no one aoes nere, tu particularly. And I've never seen any- in thing of society." n< "I know, clear"? tb "And I shall not forget yon," inter di rupting him. " I shall always think of oi yon," giving him her hand. lo "For two whole months 1" a little g] sadly. "Good-by, then," kissing the p< hand ha held. And then Viola found ee herself alone, and went to finish her pi packing. w Viola's next two months were delight- rc fuL 8he was always prettily dressed, hi and Frank Thorpe passed his valuable tt time beside her. SI Mrs. Momington watched the girl narrowly, and when Viola came home hi the seoond week in September, it was hj with an invitation to stay through the oi winter. si John Ellsworth called on her the nigl Fter her return. " You look well and happy," he sail janning her face. "I am," she said, and she told hi: 11 about her delightful visit. "And you are going to settle do^ ith us now ?" " Oh, no ! I shall stay here only a fo ays. Aunt is Dining for me as she r lrns from a visit she is paying." John Ellsworth went away early i ae evening, having said no word i hat had been in his heart all thei eeks. *' Pnor follow!" Viola Baid. as si ent down the moonlit road. An len Frank Thorpe's dreamily sad gra v-es came up before her, and she forg< ohn Ellsworth's shadowy brown one Mrs. Mornington came and took tt Dung lady away, and Frank Thorj as once again hanging about her? lost formidable matrimonial prize. The Christmas holidays came an ent. Frank Thorpe lounged in c hristmas day, and was paler and moi 3tless than ever. "Frank Thorpe, you are utterl upid. What is the matter?" aske [rs. Mornington. "A general giving way of the syslen should say." "Nonsense! General laziness. I ,y day"? "Oh, my dear madam !" starting u armed. "Indeed, I'll reform, link I'm batter already. Miss Violf m intensely interested in the subje* :cupying yonr thoughts at present, ju'll tell me what it is," anxiously. "I was wondering if you were ev? i love, and how she treated you, ughed Viola. Over Thorpe's face rushed a flood c :arlet. He glanced up, caught Mrf [ornington's sharp eyes" upon him, an nshed again. Mrp. Mornington gave her first bit c ivise to her young charge that nighl "Frank Thorpe is not a man to trifl ith, my dear. I think he is in lov ith you. You could hardly do better. "Do better!" raising her broad lid r a full, steady look. "I hadn1 lought there was to be any calculi on. No; Frank doesn't care for m? int." "If he is in love with you, so muc le better. But come; Mrs. Grove' hristmas ball must be attended." And Viola went to the ball, and froz rank Thorpe, who, unconscious c Tense, languidly assumed his usut ation near her. There was somethin [acial and tremendous in her genera yle that night that provoked an rinsed Mrs. Morningtoru But sh as beautiful, too?more beautiful tha rer?and so her aunt forgave her. Among Mrs. Grove's guests that nigh as a rather grand-looking man, wh srtainly was no longer young. Havin, ?st one wife, he was now looking fo lother. When he was presented t iola, she was barely civil. Mr. Nico] >n seemed to like it. Frank Thorpe had cea3ed being frozen 0 tell the truth, Viola made the ad tnces. There was a shade more c nguor in his manner, and his sad gra; res had an added shadow, but he sough ) explanation. Restored to sunshine, he accepts lit, too, with no particular demonstra on, but he seemed to enjoy it. T itside lookers-on, the matter seemei 1 lie between him and Mr. Nicolson hose attentions were perfectly straighl irward and business-like. One frosty, sparkling morning Viol id been out for a walk. On the wa le had met Frank Thorpe, as she wal ?ry apt to do. He accompanied her home, and es red the Louse with her. There, Viola eling unusually bright herself, bega: cturing him on his purposeless life. Tf T o '' omi^kofiAolItT JL1 X WCIO O Luau J "Thank heaven you are not! How rer, go on." " You put me out. Mr. Thorpe, wh; jn't you do something?" "Do something? Don't I? I an 3ur devoted attendant three-fourths o y waking life." " Yes; and get yourself and mo talkei >out by everybody. Not that I care rtainly," hurriedly, to cover he under. "I shall choose my friend here I please!" making matters worse coarse. He sat up with sudden energy. '' Miss Viola, if I were a woman "Thank heaven you are not." " Exactly. However, if I were, I cer inly would not flirt with that antedilu an relic, Mr. Nicolson." " Mr. Thorpe, I don't." " Miss Viola, I beg your pardon, yoi rtainiy do." She looked at him with an astonishec d in her cheeks and light in her eyes len she laughed frankly and good iturediy. "Ton see,"?leaning forward anc ying his hand confidentially on he: m?" I can't bear to see a clear-heart, honest girl lowering herself to th< iys of these artificial, brainless girls 10 have been bred up all their livei the bnsiness of catching a husband m don't need any such paltry ambi>n. Wait till you find a man wortl lling iu love with, and then marry him ait forever, if you don't find him !" Viola sat motionless with astonish?nt. If any dumb thing had found i ice, she cauld not have been more lazed. And she had felt so fullj lied to administer advice. While she sat, his hand still on hei tn, and her eyes still on his face, the or opened, and John Ellsworth was hered in. Viola Rwept toward him, with eager tstretched hands. "Why, John ! Why, John !" was al e could say. And Frank Thorpe, being disturbec r this new comer, who was called Johi id received with such an ontbreak o ithueiasm, gathered himself np ant unged away. John Ellsworth was in town for a fort ght. Mrs. Mornington treated hin ith great politeness, and was always ii :6 way in tbe most natural manner ii ;6 world, when ho came. Viola alway sccpted his invitations, and when th< me came for their fulfillment, then as some unavoidable obstacle in th? ny. Meantime, Mr. Nicholson's atten :ms grew more pointed, and Franl borpe kept out of the way. Then Lent came, and there was a sud ;n cessation of gayety. John was call I away by his father's illness, am iola felt the inevitable reaction. Am ie did not know that she would liv irough it, and be ready and eage r another season when the time came It was alike everywhere. In the nai iw circle oat of which she had com iere were jealousies, and heart-burn gs, and petty scheming?no better an ) worse than she had come to know i: ie past weeks, though possibly les sguised by smooth, conventional polis : manner. Wait till she met a man sh vedl She might wait till she wa ray and blind. There had never ap sared one to whom she would give >cond thought, unless it were?well arhaps, John Ellsworth, if the life ths ould follow with him were not too nar >w to breathe in; or Frank Thorpe, i b were not too lazy to speak. An ten, by contrast, there came a vision c r? ?? j .11 t-i Ui. ir. rucoiBon, ana ?u ma wetum. If she had shown the first symptom c Br moods tpyMr. Nioolson, he wool ave desisteu from his attentions ? ice. Here was youth and beauty in ataegque state o! perfection. That ws it what he wanted?the statueequeness; and everybody considered it a settled 3 3, affair. I think Yiola began to consider it herm Belf. She had just one letter from John r Ellsworth after his return, and he had 71 said: "I love you, Viola, and am wait- t ing for you." 1 w She did not answer the letter. But c e- she was cross even with Mrs. Morning- b ton for two days after it. c in Then she was seized with a fit of Df homesickness, and but that her friend \ 3e was taken suddenly and really ill, nothing would have kept her there. Mr. "? nftwtA rvi flian < lO 11IWIDUU uauic uivio uo^uvumr luuu id ever; in his way very kind and consider- t y ate. Frank Thorpe was in and out, not jt so frequently as before that morning J b. when John Ellsworth had come, but ie often enough to keep him in her a >e thoughts. - r a One night, in early spring, Frank Thorpe came and took Viola out for a f d drive. c n " You were looking tired. We may j :e not have another such night in a month,'' t Frank said. I y In the half-hour they did not speak r id half-a-dozen sentences; and yet when he \ set her down at her door, and held her 1, hand for a minute, as he said, " Fare well I" Viola felt they were nearer each n other than before. Viola was one morning summoned to p the drawing-room to meet Mr. Nicol- ^ I son. In the occupation of the pa6t ^ i, weeks she had had very little opportun- ^ jt ity to think about him or his purposes. t if No girl ever went to meet the final question with less determination as to sr her answer. She knew his errand the * " moment she entered the room. Not that . he was confused or hesitating, or in any a >f way disconcerted. i. " My dear young lady," lie said, ded ferentially, " I want your permission to Q ask you a personal question ?" a >f "You have it, sir," she said. D t. And then in a speech which was more e like a set oration than anything else e Viola had ever heard, he offered her his t " hand and fortune. g b The thought of saying no to such a 't stately piece of oratory as that frighteni ed and fluttered her. But she did say 5, it, very sweetly and gracefully, but aleo fc very decidedly, and Mr. Nicolson went ^ h away very red in the face and a good 8 deal crestfallen. B She went up-stairs to Mrs. Morninge ton. c ,{ "Aunt, I've done it! And I'm so j surprised 1" e "At what?" 1 j "I'v6 refused Mr. Nicolson." * ^ "My dear, I always thought you ^ e would." 0 a " Did you ? You astute woman I And ^ I always fancied that if he asked me to Q be Mrs. Nicolson, I sould say, yes." r 0 " Perhaps you will be sorry by-and-by ^ g that you have said no." ^ ? " Perhaps 11 Bhall never be surprised a o at anything again t" S( [. " From a worldly point of view, you rj have made a mistake, my dear." ^ lt "Don't rack my feelings. They are ^ [1 sufficiently lacerated already." j( ,f A servant announced Frank Thorpe. 0 y "Aunt, shall I" and paused. j( 't Even in her reckless, over-excited mood, she could not complete the sen- *1 a tflnnft. i_ k. " Shall yon be Mnder%to him than 0 yon have been to Mr. Nicolson ?" ? 3 "Don't ask me." & ! So Viola went down to see her visitor, who was at the full tide of his languid, tired indifference. ;, a " How very entertaining you are to- tj y day! Your conversational powers are r< a something to be wondered at, "Viola said ^ at last, impatiently. w "Entertaining?" opening his eyes with mild wonder. " I supposed that ^ q was your share of the interview. How?? ever, if you like, I'll begin. You are ^ not looking so well as usual this morn'* in2'" Dl "Thank you. What a very promisy ing beginning." " But you have infinitely the advana tage of Mr. Nicolson, whom I mot just ? 1 now. He seemed laboring under the w ; impression that there had been an j j j earthquake." p j Viola laughed, and ended with a half r sob. B "And so there had been. There, , (j talk about something else. You needn't P ' be entertaining any more." " I wonder," leaning toward her, a m slow fire gathering in his dreamy eyes, q "if I should find an earthquake waiting for me if I followed Mr. Nicolson's D, ; load I" " "Miss Rawdon," the sorvant anI normced, and that put an end to it all. .. x Yiola reasoned herself into a convie tion that she was in love with Frank j Thorpe, or if not actually in that con- . dition, that she might easily find herself there. And because passive pa- , tience was not possible just then, she , j gathered up all John Ellsworth's gifts r and letters and put them out of her ,, sight, as if he had anything to do with ^ 3 itl la The crisis was not tar off. Coming in 3 from an errand that night ehe found all BQ the dimly-lighted house empty, and ! went on from room to room till in the x library she opened the door on Frank Thorne. to "Since you wore not at home, I came ar 4-r\ flrkrl fny mTraalf a vnlnmA Mrfl Afnrn- i ington had promised me," he explaimed. But he closed the door as he gave her a ^ chair, as if the tete-a-tete were part of his plan. A., S be looked up at his pale face and shining eyes, and felt her heart sink. ^ And yet this was the conclusion to which m she had reasoned herself afewhours ago. And then five minutes of talk, in which y( her part waB monosyllabic, and Frank ^ Thome bad proposed and been accept- * j e.l; and Bhe was crying quietly, with her head on tbe library table, and ho was ar walking the room in an agitated move! ment. p? i " We might as well begin with a clean fc 1 rccord," ho said with a great deal of i hard earnestness in his voice, " You are j not my first love, Viola. Not quite two ; years ago she jilted me. I was in an , r_n_ ? k* 2 uwiujiy spuiuiy uuuuiuuu?tuuio ? uu ^ 8 denyiDg it; and, for a few weeks, thought ? B it would be the death of mo. One morn- * 0 ing my letters and trinkets came back w 0 to me. There was not a word of expla- .. . nation, and I did not choose to ask any. ts When I had tired myself out, and was ,, in a condition to lis down in dust at her _ feet, the house was shut up and the family had gone abroad. That's the , , whole of it. iJ< \ " And the young lady's namo ?" ... e " Emily P?encott." hl rj " Emily Prescott ? Why, that is the )t young lady I met this afternoon. Just 5fl 1 home from abroad?in Paris mourning. e Her father and mother both died some- T _ where in France, in the spring, and she r. 3 came home with the Mortons." I a "Viola," staring at her with eager [w ~ T - >j. i i* :l >* a ejeH, i uau l ueuevu ii/, uryppiug imu I h a chair. "My poor darling"? e A flash of color shot up into Viola's | B face. Sho went and stood by him, with I .. her hand on his shoulder. ^ a " It seems to me, Prank," in her most n I, common-place, practical voice, "that ^ it the little arrangement we entered into 6( ten minutes ago might as well be quietly ai if annulled. Tour 'poor darling* is at ^ u present with the Mortons. Hadn't you ic >f better go up there at once, and arrange your programme ? " >f "I don't know. Viola you will think b< d me a sobundrel, but I believe I love her tf it yet." a " Of oonrse you do. Who doubts it? a ib There, don't say a woman can't be gearf JE - ^ ' ' irons. Think of my agony in releai rou, and go as soon as possible." "Ton are generous, dear." " That depends on our relative < nate of the sacrifice. Good-night." After that nothing could keep he: own, and three days after arrii tome, driving her old-fashioned p< hai8e through the green country r< he came upon John Ellsworth walk md he accepted her invitation to r " It is so good to be here again, pan thoronchlv homesick." " When are you to be married ? " " Never!" with a burst of vehemei ' unless you? oh, John ! " with a 1 erical sob. At home a telegram awaited her ; J llornington was dead. Mrs. Mornington died poor. She pent all her money. So poor Viola lot an heiress after all. And the neighbors said : " After ound she could not get either of tl ity fellows, and that old lady dii >ointed her about her money, she 01 lack here and took John Ellswo Lnd he put up with it; but then the 10 fool like a man when he's in ] pith a girl like that. Effects or Reading Upon the Eyei M. Javel, of Paris, has recently m , careful study of the effect of read ipon the eyesight, and the resul lis researches cannot fail to be of erest to those in this country who spi lours each day at this occupation ; \ icularly, as he gives methods by wh he injurious effects of continuous re tig may in some degree be obviat 1. Javel classes his reasons for thi ag that reading is a fatiguing exen s follows : First, it requires an at utely permanent application of e igbt, resulting in a permanent teng f tlio organ, which cannot fail un ny condition to produce weariness ;ot in time absolute myopy. To ol te this he BuggeBts that the rea hould rest at Bhort intervals, either be purpose of taking notes, or to lect upon what he has read, or evei oil a cigarette. No matter what eason may be. these rests of a min r two are highly essential. Seconc he printing of books and paperi lack ink upon white paper strains ye, by presenting at all times trongest possible contrasts. 1 ould be in part overcome if the pa ould be slightly tinted, and M. Ja dvises that certain shades of yel hould be used in the manufacture aper stock, as these harmonize v rith the intense black of the ink. 1 tiird difficulty lies in the arrangem f the words in horizontal lines, o rhich the eyes pass rapidly, often wi ut movement of the head or book. 1 esult is that the same parts of the ] aa are affeoted at all times, and a c ition is produced similar to that wh rises from looking long and intently ome small and strongly marked obje 'hat is, as any one can soon demonstrf ae eye gets the image in some man: nplanted on the retina, and does : )r a brief space quit its hold upon ven though the object is no Ion] joked at. This is exceedingly try ) the eyesight, and it is recommen< aat small books be used tUat can eld in the hand, and varied in th osition from time to time. Lastly, snstant change in distance between i ye and the point of fiaxafcion on 1 ook is thought to be productive of m mous coneequenoes than either loae before mentioned, if not m lan all of them combined. It y jadily be seen that in passing from eginningto the end of the line the i ill have to undergo continual vai one in order to accommodate itself le difference in distances, and the n? r the face is to the book and the lonj io lines, the more exacting this ti i. In order to meet this trouble art, M. Javel counsels that read ion Id avoid those books and pap hich are printed with broad undivic iges, or with broad columns, as m g a demand upon their powers of vis ith which it is very injurious to cc 'y. _____ Satisfying Ills Patient Common sense gener lly recommei iiysicians as well as other men to po] r favor, but there are exceptions wh< imething uncommon is better receiv he Hoosiers listened to a speech eneral Jackson, but would hardly itisfied that he was a grest man till louted a string of Latin phrases, " luribuH unum," "Multum in parv< Sine qua nnn !" and then they r< ie air with wild hurras for him. ce invalid was even harder to satii tan the Hoosiers. The first physic: . his case was discharged because as honest enough to tell him that id a sore throat; and the seoond di r, having some hint of the fact, e rered the sick man, when question* iat his case was highly abnormal, a id degenerated into synanche ton :ris. " Oh, doctor," cried the patient, " y that word again I" " Why, sir, I said you were atpresi boring under aynanche tonsilaris." "Why, just think, dootor, that f( Id me I had nothing but a sore thro id I told him I had no use for suet ince. Doctor, what did you call it "I told you, sir, in plain terms, tl e morbid condition of your system v >vicus, and that it has terminated nianchc tomilarix." "Ob, doctor, it must be a monstrc id complaint! Think you can ct e, doctor?" "Now, though your diagnosis is cle )ur prognosis is doubtful; yet I thii j prudent caro and skillful treatme: )u may rccover." "Ob, well, doctor, do stay all nig] id I will pay you anything you asl Ho got well of his sore throat, a lid the doctor a generous fee.?P r'a Monthly. A Touching Incident. A lady in the street met a Jittle g jtween two and three years old, e' mtly lost, and crying bitterly. T dy took tho baby's hand and ask here she was going. "Downtown to find my papa," v ,e sobbing reply. " What is yonr papa's name?" ask :e lady. " His name is papa." " But what is hiB other name ? W1 )es your mamma call him ?" " She calls him papa," persisted t ttle creature. The lady then tried to lead her aloi ying: " You had better come with n guess yon came from this way." "Yes; but I don't want to go bat want to find my papa," replied t ttlo girl, crying afresh as if her hei onld break. " What do want of your papa ?" at I the lady. " I wiint to kiss him." Just at this time a sister of the ohi ho had been searching for her, ca ong and took possession of the lit inaway. From inquiry it appeal rnt the little one's papa, whom she \ ) earnestly seeking, had reoently di ad she tired of waiting for him to oo nrrtfl hful cnnA nntto find him CIr ind Herald. When electric lights supersede ke me newspapers will be filled with westing descriptions of enterpria omestics blowing np cook-stoves w streak of lightning.?iVorrftfo let aid, i * . * . - 'j _j 3ing FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEH0L1 Prnnlnff. isti- The season is now at hand for coi menoing garden operations, and the fir r in in order is that of pruning. Mo ring shrubs only require to be thinned of i ray- regular, straggling branches, or of tl jad, suokers which spring up from the root ing, Such shrubs as bear flowers on the la ide. years' growth should be pruned ba< , I but very little, as otherwise they con produce but few flowers. Of this ola are lilacs, syringas, spirwaa, viburnum ace; culycanthus, hydrangeas, dentzias, ma; lys nolias, rhododendrons and azalea Shrubs such as the altbsea and rose Irs. which bear flowers on wood of this se son's growth, Bhould have lost yeai had growth well cnt back, say to with: was three or four inches of the old wocx Roses should have the short wood < she last year's growth cut back to two < lose three bads, and the long shoots shot jap- ened from one-third to one-half the ime length ; all wood of over two year rtb. growth should be entirely cnt out, as ire's never produces fine blooms. Hone; love suckles are generally allowed to becon too orowded in their growth ; they wi bear a good deal of thinning out, an j. last year's growth should be prune ft(je back to within an inch or two of tt in_ main stems. If they have from negle< * Vva/?a?v?a ol> 4-V*/x Vinffnm on/? /Mil t of liaacu ?u vuv wuutvm, ?u\4 VUJ jn. flowering at the top of the trellis, on< en(j half of the main stems should be ct )ftr. back to within a foot of the ground this will cause a new growth of youn |a(j. shoots to fill up tbe vacancy. Wistarif should have last year's growth shorter nk'? ed back so as to ieave only four to si 5^ inches of it, unless they are "new runnin J80_ stems and it is desirable to retain them ,_e. they may, however, be shortened bao Jjon one-third their length. Ampelops: jjgy (Virginia creeper), bignonia (trnmp< , j* creeper), and aristolochia (Dutchman >vi- PiPe) on^ reqnke the cutting back < ^er the swinging foreright shoots, so as t for give them a neat, tidy appearand re_ Akebia and clematis scarcely requir j ^ any pruning, all that is needed being t kjje cut out any interfering growth that car ute not be laid in on the trellis withou jjy overcrowding. 3 in In pruning fruit trees reference mut the of course be had to the kinds, their mod the of growth and of bearing. Many peopl 'hie think that all the interior branche per must be cut out, to give, as they sup Lvel Pose> plenty of light and air to the cen low ter of the tree. This is nearly alway 0 0f carried to an extreme, and the conse rell quence is that the weight of the foliag [he and fruit is thrown upon the outer end ent of the branches, so that in high wind ver or rain-storms they are broken off at th th- trunk, to the eventual destrcotion o Fhe tree. Large branches should neve refc. be out off if it can possibly be avoided on_ when it is absolutely necessary to do so ich they Bhould be cut off close to the trunk at without leaving any snags, and thi sot, wound should be oovered with grafting ite wax or some similar composition to kee] Q6r out the weather. Apple, pear, cnerr not and plum trees bear fruit cn spurs, am it oare must be had not to cut them off ger the young growth upon whioh the spur ing are not yet formed snould only be short je(j ened back about one-third of its length he as a rule, for, if shortened more thai eir that, the whole energy of the tree wil the expended in producing new shoot the instead of spurs, trainee trees produa the their fruit on spurs whioh throw on or0 long shoots, on the ends of which thi 0{ fruit is carried; the fruit-bearing shoot ore of the previous year should be short rili ened back to only two or three eyes, ii the order to produce new shoots for nex Sye year's fruiting. Pruning peach tree -ia_ should be delayed until the buds begi] ' to to swell, as then the fruit buds can b< ,ar. distinguished from the leaf buds. Ver ger kittle pruning is required by peach tree' ask beyond shortening the previous year'i cTOwth and cutting out anv dead wood era ^ ifl especially desirable to keep then ers compact in shape, as the weight of th< je(j fruit on the ends of lone branche ak- causes them to split off or break. Ever; ion care must be "had to so prune them as t< Iin. keep the interior of the tree supplie< with young bearing wood, and thi* i done by shortening back the shoot sufficiently to oause the buds at the basi 1(jfl of the shoot to break and form ne^ au. shoots; shortening back about one-hal 0T6 will be sufficient. ed. There are two systems employed ii of pruning the grapevine ; one is ca)le< be the spur system, and the other the long he cane system. In the first the leadinj 1E cane is cut back to three or four feet ot" according to its strength; the termina snt bud continues the length of the cane A and should not be allowed to bear fruit 3fy the buds below will throw out latera ian shoots which will produce fruit; thesi he are pruned back the next season to tw< he or three eyes, which again prcduc* frnif f,lia leader beinc shortened baol in as before, and so year after year. Ii ad, the long cane system the canes are pro ,nd duced by pruning back to within twc si. eyes of the main stem, and when they have made a year's growth, leaving th( do strongest cane to bear frnit, but short ening it baok to three or four feet, anc snt letting the weakest cane make a season'! ' growth, and then pruning it back U. jol three or four feet the succeeding year at, and cutting back the fruit-bearing cane i a to one eye to produce another cane, anc ?" so alternately. The spur system pro !at duces the most fruit, the long canf ras system the largest bunches. in The currant and the gooseberry main ly produce their fruit on wood that if ins two or three years old. After a brand ire has produced two or three crops of fruil it should be cut out and a younger ont ar, be allowed to take its place. All thf pruning they require is to out out old at, wood, shorten the younger shoots, and remove any suckers and roots that art lit, likely to make too crowded a Head, at C(" they should bo so pruned and trained at nd to give them plenty of air and light. ot. Raspberries only require the removal ol the shoots that bore fruit last season, and the shortening back of the last year's growth one-half to one-third itc ,jrj length, according to the strength of the ^ shoots. Blackberries require the same jj0 treatment. ejj All pruning should be done with c pruning-knife or with pruning-shears, ;raB but never with hedge shears; everj branch or shoot Bhould be individually ;ed examined and pruned according to its strength, growth, or position. The operation should never be intrusted to iat any but an intelligent person, or at leasl under the immediate supervision oi lie such a one. Ignorant, stupid laborers will often do more injury in an hour at 1g> such operations tnan can oe remeaiea in ie| a year; because they can handle a shovel or a hoe, it does not follow thai >k. they are gardeners, and we therefore he advise such of our readers as are fond lrt of their gardens to supervise such work themselves, unless they can get the services of a regularly-bred gardener. Besides pinning the head or top of a tree, pruning the roots is sometimee ](jf practiced to induce fruitfulness in trees me that are either in too rich a soil or in a soil tie tbat is very poor. When planted in toe rich a soil, fruit trees are apt to make yaB too Btrong a growth and run too much 0(5 to wood. .mining me tops or ueaas oj m@ the trees in such cases does not make ve. them fruitful, but has a tendency to aggravate the trouble by causing the tree to throw out large numbers of ne\* iro> shoots in directions where they are no! in- wanted. To counteract this a trend ing about eighteen inches or two feet wide ith and of corresponding depth,, according u>n to the age and size of the tree, shonic be dog oni half way round the tree, the [). roots should be carefully pruned sharp knife, and the trench ? with fresh soil, but of poor < n* rotted sods or the surface toil of st meadow being excellent for th: ist po8oj; this new soil must be irml ir- den down as it is thrown in. T1 ae season the same operation muRt ,a. formed oa the other half of the st The distance of the trenoh fr< ;k trunk of the tree must be govei Id tlifl nnrAnd nf flio hrnnnVinn onrl es of the tree; generally the trench s, dug at one third or one half the g- of the tree?in young trees near 8. in older ones. If the soil is ni s, poor and cannot be readily enri a- any other way, this operation v 's be of great service, only filling in trench wich rich soil, or that moi d. aoie to tne tree tnan tnat in wu: of planted. By these means the gr sr a tree may be readily controlle t- far less pruning of the top be re ir The pruning knife and shears wil b* produce fruitfulness nnless the it which promote the growth of t y- are also under control. ? E te Bazar. ]] Recipes. d Coffee Caxe.?One cup of >d Bngar, one cnp of butter, one strained coffee, one cup of mt 3t three eggs, well beaten, one pc y rasins, two cups of flour, two tec fuls baking powder. Eat hot, for it eon, accompanied with iced milk ? Spanish Pickled Onions. - Cut 8 into slices, put a layer of them ini 18 sprinkle with cayenne pepper ai l" then add another layer of onic x proceed as before. Proceed in tl 8 uutil the jar is full, and pour col J gar over all till covered. They . flt to use in a month. 18 jj. Russian Salad.? Cnt up raw >B and every kind of available veg into small slices, and lay thei 0 shallow dish, with salt, a little ^ , and pepper, and the best oil. ,e dressing mast thoroughly eaturi c mixture for twelve hours, and th salad will be not only a new but it dishTo Boil Rice as in India.? saucepan of two quarts of water e boiling, throw a tablespoonful o e then throw in one pint of rice, i 8 has been well washed in cold wal it boil twenty minutes. Throw h into a cullender, and drain off the B When this has been done, put t back into the can or saucepan, di e the fire, and let it stand near tl a for some minutes, or until requi 8 be dished up; thus the grains e separate and not mashed togethei t r . A Thrilling Adventnre. A merohant wishing to celebi , daughter's wedding, collected a p 0 her young companions. They - around her. wishing much happi] ? the youthful bride and her chost 7 The father gazed proudly on his i 1 child, and hoped that as brighi ; pects might open for the rest s ohildren, who were playing amo - guests. Passing throngh the hall of th l ment he met a servant who was ci 1 a lighted candle in her hand withi 0 candlestick. He blamed her fo s conduct, and went into the kite t see about the supper. The girl ret a but without the candle. The mt s immediately recollected that sevei rels of gunpowder had been pli 1 the cellar during the day, and tl t had been opened. a ' Where is your candle ?" he inc i in the utmost alarm. 0 "I oouldn't bring it up with i J my arms were fail of wood," s; 9 girl. s " Where did you put it ?" " Well, I'd 110 candlestick, bo I i it in some black sand that's in thi 0 barrel" s Her master dashed down the y the passage was long and dar 3 knees threatened to give way 1 him, his breath was choked; hi b seemed dry and parched, as il he t s felt the suffocating blast of deat 0 the end of the cellar, under tr v room where his children and t friends were reveling in felicity, the open barrel of powder, full 1 top, the candle stuck loosely J grains, with a long red snuff of j wick. The sight seemed to wit i his powor. The laughter of th< ? 1 _ lit.. l-l_ - 1 , pany SirucK niB ear iiiie tuts aj. 1 death. He stood a moment, unt , move. ; The musio commenced above; tl 1 of the dancers responded with vi 3 j the floor shook, and the loose bot ) the cellar jingled with the motioi 3 fancied the candle was moving?f c With desperate energy he spra: i ward?bnt how to remove it. - slightest touoh wonld cause the r ) wick to fall into the powder. Wi equaled presenca of mind he pi j hand on each side of the candle, p toward the object of care, which, I hands met, was secured in the cl 3 his fingers and safely moved awa; ) its dangerous position. When he r< , the head of the stairs he smiled ) previous alarm; but the reaction ^ I powerful, and he fell in fits of th< violent laughter. He was convey > his bed senseless, and many elapsed ere his system recovered cient tone to allow him to resur i business. L ,i b ) A Sad Story. > The wife of a miner in Hopewel] [ had yellow hair of wonderful leng ' abundance. It was so heavy as to > bother, but her husband would r ' her cut it off, even when offered i 1 price by dealers in hair. Latelj became scarce with him, and he d ^ know how to make a payment soor ' ing due oil his little House. The k his home seemed probable. T] ' stranger came along and offered 5 for the treasured yellow hair. > amount of money would raise the gage on the homestead, and the l band reluctantly made the sale. , could not help shedding tears wt r saw the stranger's shears despoilii ' wile's head of its beauty, and she i when she looked at herself in the { t but they consoled themselves wit > crisp bank notes, and the buyer i away with the hair. A few days r ward the miner went to pay the del i learned that the bills were all coi > feit. What Those Long Nights Mea i Ah, yes, fond youth 1 It may b< ! nice to court a girl in the far noi : countries where the nights are six n: i long; but just think of the vast ai of peanuts and gumdrops the ; i man, when going to see his girl, i lug along with him in order to kill i and induce her to believe that his 1 tion for her is as warm aB ever. < then the sad leavetaking a few wee > fore sunrise I He whispers, "i i night, love," and she softly mur I "Good-night, dear. When shall i you again?" "To-morrow nighl replies, as he kisses her upturnec j " To-morrow night," she replies, t r voioefull of emotion. "Six long b months 1 Oan't you call around i days before breakfast, Charles?' i nally Charles tears himself away, r promise to write her one hundre l sixty letters before the next day i toadoB6.?Norri8toumHerald, I with a ' FOE THE FAIR SEX. lace: llled np seaso quality. A Coop D'etat. rrru an old If little fl0sda fey Blow degree . ^ is pur forth their leavea and flowers unheard; ly trod Our love had grown into a tre?, queni lie next And bloomed without a single word. ? be per /,J~o ) circle. 1 haply bit on six o'olook, crape Dm the The honr her father came from town; clothi rned by I Bavo his own peculiar knock, mies the age And waited shyly, like a down. Pre _ u- annrle IJJcLjr UO i spread The door was opened. There she stood, textu er than Lifting her mouth's delicious brim. mumi iturally How could I waste a thing so good I this s ched in I took the kiss she meant for him. Th< rill also than up the A. moment on an awful brink? brims re Buit Deep breath, a frown, a fmilo, a tear; mingi ich it is And then, "Oh, Robert, don't you think suppl owth of That that was rather?carter >d, and ?London Society. in all quired. they 11 never * , roots, Wl",n?' S ;he top, The Bazar says: Fresh importations 'arper's of rich millinery show many novelties . -v" not yet mentioned. Bonnets of satin- P001?1 finished straw, of the yellow-tinted 1D?8 1 brown Tuscan braids, fine Leghorn, and fancy . or cup of braids in lace-like patterns, are brought J?? a,, )lasses over fr0D1 the best Paribian houses. and of There are also tinted French chips in Son ispoon- shades to match the new spriDg cos- an(l rc lunch- tumes, such as pale blue and dark blue, theatr taD, beige and cream colors, also brown, broide onions gray? black aQ(i dark 8reen* These & o a jar come in tne lar8? naring oonnets that oovrei nd salt' considered most dressy, and also Floi ma and' in tlie c^080 stapes that are be- stitch< bis way comin8 to most faces, and are liked with as to i d vine- 8*mPl0 costumes. The round hats are times usually of black or white ohip, but these wide y are also shown in colors. The dressy materi . shapes have the wide rolled brims in Len apples, peg Woffington shape, or the Turenne, 0n th et.es or Devonshire. For plainer hats for They < n. 111 a city use the turbans and English shapes wni b, nnegar prevail. Turbans are as popular in are co: , Paris as they are here, but are worn low tn? on the forehead instead of on the back en this Qf the head, as is the custom here. Seal a good gome turbans have round crowns, while latest 1 others are indented from front to back. The1 Into a A new shade of blue used in satins aonai j , when End in ribbons is oalled gendarme blue, ? f salt ; and has green tints like the peacock . a_a after it blue. The new red is brighter than car- ?qo ' ;er; let dinal, and is known as Prince of Wales ^ it out red. The colors that will be most gen- ^ " water. 6rally used are tan, cream and beige, carEa^ /i?6 some y0llow tints; and the at ner ied by feature of the season will be the nse of A h ae fire these colors in very light tints, bright- used 1 ired to ene(j by oombining them with very dark during appear re(j or blue. Thus the ribbon on the wood ? p* bonnet will be dark gendarme blue, and still b< the flowers the palest cream-colors, or ill-fate else the trimming satin will be ecru, and tion. the flowers dark red artemifliaa in two or The ate his three shades. origin! arty of Soft twilled satin will be much used tions " circled for trimming, out bias from the piece, from v less to and arranged irregularly in loops and books in one. broken plaits, not in set bows and stiff pitals, !avored folds. It is also the choice material for and ; pros facing brims of bonnets and of round a of. his hats, where it appears thiokly gathered ^ ng the in large shirrs on cords or reeds, or else floraj in very fine shirring. Ribbons for ma^6( e base- strings and for passing across crowns 86nt ^ irrying are wider than formerly, measuring r out the from three to four inches; those with beauti r such twilled satin on one side and gros grain {erns hen to on the other, and of the softest quality, ^alls' iurned, are shown in all the new tan, oream, __' srohant blue and red shades. Another novelty al bar- is black Brussels net embroidered on fJ?8! iced in the edges with old gold or olive silks in tljat m latone leaf pattern; this is folded double for ?n jf' strings and an Alsacian bow on black 'e?t 0 juired, lace bonnets. Crocheted lace in ecru J? 2 1 tints of silk and of wool is also new for tbe tt0 ne, for trimming Tuscan and chip bonnets. Mrs, aid the Still another novel trimming is cloth of lawyer gold with the tinsel frosted over it; this the su is used for facings and trimmings of was an stuck black bonnets. A great many embossed theSe 9 sand- silks are also shown. Senate Flowers and feathers will both be ^?n(lu stairs; U0e(j> White and cream-colored ostrich Mess^ k; his plumes are much used on light chip ac under bonnets, and in new ways. Sometimes ?* "ow 8 flesh fhfiv nnnear in the three feathers nf the Nov Jready Prince of Wales, clustered together, numb< curved nearly double, and nodding to- cently ie very rar(j ^he front of the bonnet. On the twistec their dressy, large bonnets there are often on the two long Mercutio ostrich plumes, one Parian ? ?* which is posed to hang very low t?n> 113 ? down on the shoulder on tho left side, 'rom a the other wanders at will over the brim 8?^ gi f/.aw! or crown. The only trimming needed e(3 let" f, I with these is some soft, irregularly-fold- pearl i , . ed satin on the right side, but there is Tinder uaaally a bouquet also low down on the dies. , , x right. Very fine willow feathers are -to* dipped with straw. The feathers of the W( ilflH n imPe7an aD(* ?* ?^er blue-green or Thei Ha green-blue birds have been stripped ciaDs ii I",.. and formed into mammoth butterflies leant t acrfr?' or bee8' 8reen leaves *or trimming sculpt( The white bonnets are made up of the nat- selecte fid hot ural tinted breasts of humming-birds. statue M mi Very large flowers will be used, eepe- lady la laced a cially roses and chrysanthemums. These ers, sol t d are made of silken petals or else of trans- a multi ? h Parent crape. The roses or the chrysan- ants in laetfof tbemum8 form a wreatn lor tue crown, editorB 7 from without any foliage, and are bo large torians Cached on^ 8*x or ro8ea are nsed, in this at his an<* these a1"6 ^wo shades of deep red, or revelat ras too Palo pink with tea-roses. There are also and mi j m0Bt moss wreaths with red berries in them, cretia 1 fed to an^ wreat'18 ?* green leaves of fine crape Anna I weeks beautifully veined. Bouquets of wild art in f L suffi- ro8e8? or rosebuds and mignonette, decorat ae his are a*80 8^own; the buds ^ave 1?D? thewoi stems of rubber tubing, and are tied to t;.al dat show the stems conspicuously. Steel talent i beads are strung on the edges of brims, posed i and there are many pretty ornaments ity is o: of polished steel and gilt. of cand I, Pa,, trimming is very simply yet taste- Progre fch and fuiiy arranged. A fine Tuscan bonnet 0 be a ^yitli flaring brim has merely one long lot let w|jite Mercutio plume drooping low on 1 good the ghoulder, and fastened high on Prof< work the side by an irregularly looped bow of states I id not cream satin ribbon. Tho brim has no toads 1 1 com- jn the edge, and is bare inside at which 1 loss of ieaBt an incij. then the facing is set on, The ai ien a and quite under the brim on the left is being q a bunch of wild roses of pink and cream drawn i hades. A similar bonnet of Leghorn legs be n?ort" has a black velvet facing inside, and menls, "IL8" dark red and yellow artemisias, while and ok outside is folded satin and ecru crochet- they sc ien he 0(j wjtj1 a single long ostrich and she t plume. they hi wept score ol fhathe Fashion Note.. mud 11 went Ragusa point is the coming lace. doubt i after- Breton is the lace of the passing mo- and as btand ment. that of anter- Coteline is another name for printed winter, dimity. prolong The tendency is to make short skirts continu n. still shorter. and 9 very Seaside grenadine comes with greatly them improved texture this spring. tonths costumes are dc rigeuer combina noun* ti0D8 0f Several materials this season. li ^mnsfc Jeanne d'Arc cuirass corsages and A. Bu , paniers are coming in vogue for street denoun affe wear. s?on as ^n(j The Psyche ooiffure is in the highest e^?"10 knbfl. favor at present as showing the shape ? " Yoi Good- ?' ^e k?ad fication murs, Embroidery or clooking, both, all bearing I see around the leg of the stocking is a new a Poem b," ho feature in spring hosiery. Whei I face. Garnet, with all the kindred reds of p?\8t?, * 71 th a Bordeaux, ruby, maroon, cardinal and J i fu weary naoarat is immensely popular. ' ?a Lace gloves with fingers as well as 8w?re .,f " with long wrists are worn, as well as d and ^aoe n"'ts an(* half-fingered laoe gloves. draws The gloves of the season embrace a Paris ? wider variety in Lisle thread, kid, aad of pota ?yj-v;. +' ^i ' **: \ , - .a mitts than ever before seeuS^. o] n. e new kid gloves are welted at tl rith three welt*, half an inch apai 0 this a lace frill at the top is fr tly added. immy cloth is so named fromi -like teitnre resembling the oottc s in which ancient Egyptian mun are fonnd. mch, English and American dree i, whether wool or cotton, sho' re with double twilled or satteei my, armure, and coteline effeel pring. 3 bonnets of this spring are large those of the passing season; th 1 flare, bnt there are no face trin _ 11.. T- . 1 3 #_11 * s, tat) xiuir ueiDg ureasea lau i y the deficiency. 3 new Lisle thread gloves are see the kid colors and pare whitt are silk finished and "regular , imitating kid so well -as to pit I for full drees wear. i handsomest novelties in sil y are the boot hose, with clocfc and embroideries in contrast^ to the npper part of the leg, form simulated boot npper cloth, whil ipper forms the foxing. ie of the most delicate tints of bin )se are seen in the Lisle threa< ical hosiery this spring, tbe em >ry on the same being in brigh ones of maroon, red, navy-blue ?, or porcelain-blae and black, ances are laid in side plait?, an< 3d about an inch from the top & nake a standing beading. Some the side plaits are separated fr >lain spaces and fans of a differen Lai are sewed into eaeh plait, gthwise trimmings are to be usee e side and fronts of overskirts conceal alterations admirably, anc 9 in high favor with ladies wh< mpelled to make their own gowns, New* and Note* for Women. skin parlor mats are among tiu Fashionable affeot&tions. y give ladies premiums for per leauty at Minnesota State fairs, re is a Mohawk Indian girl in hei at Millpoint, Canada, who weight innds. 'aaViinotor. xanrn ft Tirrpaf.Vi c<\ ions, instead of orange-blossoms, wedding the other day. idy in Hungary ha? the distafi oy Marie Antoinette in spinning ; her imprisonment. Ic is ol ind ivory inlaid with silver, and jars the hemp left upon it by the id queen on the eve of her execuladies of Memphis, Tenn., have ated what they call "book recepand entertainments, the profltf phich are put to the purchase ol and papers for the inmates of hos alms-houses, houses of refuge, en jails. kettledrum, given by a fashion' idy recently, among the eleganl decorations was a large kettl? sf flowers, so arranged as to pre le appearance of a steaming ket Che parlors and dining-room wer< fully decorated with flowers am and evergreens ornamented th< .Chester, N. H., points to awomai t. with he aw. rich, brown hai] easures from seventy-two to sevve inohes in length. She is five nr and a half inches high, anc she stands erect her hair trails oz or from eight to twelve inches. , Belva A. Lockwood, the female ; whose admission to the bar oj preme court of the United States thorized by the bill which passed nate, placed on the desk of each ?r who voted for the bill a small et of flowers; and on the desks oi j. McDonald, Sargent and Hoar, ivocated its passage, large baskets ers were placed. elties in jewelry are increasing in >r. In a New York theater rea lizard of gleaming colors 3, squirmed and wriggled on a bow head of a young lady. A lady in rears on her hat a dancing skelelade of white enamel, dangling goiaen giDoer. jtvais warning on ridirons, green worms on enamelres, two monkeys struggling for a int, and skeletons in armor and umbrellas are ecarf pins for laDmnn'i Sphere In Phlladelphlat e are about forty female phyaii Philadelphia in fall practice, at en artists (paintera), and one )r, Miss Blanche Nevin, lately d by the State to execute the in marble of Muhlenberg. Of wyers we find no record; of printaool and musio teachers, there is itude; of lady clerks and attendshops and stores, an army; of , correspondents, novelists, hisand scientists of the gentler sex, city alone, the roster would be a ion. Among leoturers, preachers nisters, we merely mention Lutfott, Hannah Whital Smith and )ickinson. The stage, the opera, InnoM toot la/io nnnfnmcis nnd lions, are largely represented by nen of Philadelphia. Even para prove a vast amount of female n many of the employments sap;o be limited to men. Opportullaly necessary to attraot thousands id'ates for occupation.? Forney's 88. Torpidity of Toad9. 3?80r J. A. Allen, of Cambridge, that he saw a large number of afeen from tho mud of a well lad been closed for twenty yearp. limals -were apparently lifeless, [uite motionless, but after being up and exposed to tho air their )gan to twitch after a few moand their eyes slowly to open op. In three or four minutes ) far recovered as to hop about, )rtly after became as bright aa if ad not been asleep for the last f years. The temperature of the n which they were found was forty-five degrees, which was no naintained throughout the year; this corresponds very nearly to ponds where they hibernate in Professor Allen thinks that this jed torpidity was oaused by a ied uniformity of temperature, at he 8ee3 no reason why it not have been protraoted in'fr nrdette's "Hawkeyeteins." rlington man, a night watohman, ced Edison as a fraud, just as he heard you couldn't use his i light in a lantern. a could tell, by the easy verei," remarked the barber, on ; " The Raven," 11 that this was Po-made. It's so.slick." a an editor jabs his pen into the )ot, and tries to cleanse it by and violent exclamations, he at the " pen is mightier than the ?> eful investigation of all the exats in that line, reveals the fact takes abont fifty cents worth of rreen to kill fifteen cents worth to bug. ie ITEMS OP ISTfeKESr. v H ie cheat proteotor?The baggagee Some men sro like brooks, th9T A-^B| ta A "button in a very bu^I CT?nfcw^|&jH in is always coming off. ;:,iB x" A paste-pot doesn't denote tifegqf *fi| it is known by its stick. kK w Electricity exerts a peoaliatM^K Hj j derfal effect on some plants, J'lgw ^ Fancy wood- sawing is now made^SU occupation of insane patients. \:4 '"JH r A bird-fancier calls his c4narie?rtlM?W e es " because thej have wings.1 i* Women are hereafter to be pcrmflS?BB o bacome notaries public in Ohto. --&] : m The largest metal statue inth^; tomt? a is situated near the oity of Arena, Italjl flj I) If a girl's hair is pMted. 'yoq oiiS M with propriety say she haagolden W A run Ut 1?? hi Minife "Bi k J Onegirlia, because there is cmlyopegra M ^ ?' husbandry'' to harrow up tbe^IingH n A felon generally appearson of the fingers and thumb*. SometfaMfsE j on tbe end of a ropo H t can hear the rope walk the^bnH^ lf the gum drop, or the fall of tbe year. -J fl The number of deserters from tfey JH I British army, advertised during l8?s| 3 was 8.060, being 300 in exceas of tWq 7 Chicago doctors consider the lioqa^ t furnace as their beat friend. It gV7*$SH them more cases of lung troablo thanfl j other influences, "H Ask an asanming man to " aaroinae^MB 1 little matter " for jou, and- you ?nddfl?^ B > ]y discover he is the most nnaasaming^fl , person in the world. SH When a Mongolian wash-Uoosc in troit took fibre, "John" pickadqp lgjEJM 3 shirts and murmured: "The Ohin^tjH mnaf rr/\ 1* ' *. ; ' UiUOH gvi A / W4 ? WO* - V>Xin^H " Exouse haste and a bad pen," as dirty porker said when it rushed ont ?$| 9 its sty and knocked over the man i lavender pants .?Borne Sentinel. IE Mexicans subdue fractions hones f haviDg a hood so arranged aa to i pnlled down over the eyes of- the h07jljspfl| as soon as he manifest snneaaine?-8e^ ? f eral applications subdue the horeet ^ fl I WUEQta TBS OBSBIv - - fl 1 An editor wore a green coronet, :-sWi > Ab if he had been a fresh baronet. > * Twaa a shade for bla eyca, ;c H Tamed np toward the tkiec; 'Twas a way he got into of vearteML-. ,;^ ' Hon. J. D. Cox describee what is aid" '8 ' to be the smallest insect known. . hymenopter of remarkable delicacy beanty, parasitic on the leaf-cnttear bea^B Ita body is twelve-thousandths of anf&nE^B ' in length, and its ten jointed aatehnfe&B twenty-thousandths, v K I " 8ound," said the sohooInutsUir, "$S| C : what yon hear. For instance, yoti;$fH^ 9 not feel a sonnd." " Oh. y^joaci^l^ flj said a smart boy. " Jonn Wifitins,*j?|H I ' torted the pedagogue, " how do JOftug 3 , make that out? What sound can voa y * feel?" "A^ sound thrashing," replied . | 1 Talk not to ua of woman'*'smile? 1 " Her tears are moreeffective far; How aweet their influence# are*- I How strong and yet bow soft the while!5g| fl The rain that patten day bjr day ' - - MfaSgl I Disgolvea the adamant ox yean.' . And so may woman's silent tears 9 Wear e'en the stoniest heart away. .: Aye, as old Father,Time goes reaping, jfegjyM He still finds woman on the throne? i'TfJS Her Bcepter is her broom alone, . .. I And she is monarch when ^be'i sweeping. Another collection of one millioneancelled postage stamps is explained,. ;' ! Some time time ago a Philadelphia gen- vr| tleman oflFered to obtain for an old lady I a life residence in a home for the fn&w--~Tii less if she -would collect suoh an an onnt I of stamps. The undertaking enheiod , 1 the attention of Miss Ohloe I^nkton,^ -. '.:! New Hartford, Conn., who began to I assist the old lady. The result is th?* I the million of stamps have been gather- I ed. the sum of $800 has been mid foe i&Sl them, and the oolleotor is now enjoyiM ; a comfortable home in the MefchodiA!*' house in Philadelphia. BY BAXOOKY. Til tell you a tale and it's strictly true; It hasn't a title to bother yoo; Tis bloody, and horrid, and something new. _ v" And as to the subject I'll give a olew By stating in writiDg a word or two, That sprinkle and speck the narration through- -i Shoe, drew, knew, bine, /^??? ntAto O4A?0 VUU| uon, ujorr) D(??fi Queue, drew, too, who, Crew, flew, to, brew, Blue, ewe, Blew, new, Do, few, chew, glue. Perhaps you imagine I wish to guy! That soon is the oaee I at once deny; ' * Tis not in my nature te tell * lie. And can't you discover,.discern, descry, The pciats I am giving yon on the aly ? Then finish the story and guew, or try? -** & High, shy, tie, fle, Dry, cry, sigh, die; ?? My, oye, sky, high, >? Fly, pie, sty, fry, . ~ Boy, rye, tri, ply, ':**] Why, pry, thigh, wry. * The plot of the tale is so deeply la 3o mixed and confounded, I'm half afraid 'j. You'll think it a manlao's wild tirade. Bat no?'tis a story expressly made ^ To show the people the stock in trade ?rv- vf Of doggerel poets of bumble grade? Staid, maid, weighed, braid, Aid, Jade, wade, glade, - *jj Paid, said, frayed, shade, . Bade, played, raid, blade, %- '*&^ V Delayed, decayed, evade, fade, . Decade, brigade, lemonade. ? .. ? Yonkert Gazette, r- \ '^fW' * Another Deluge Cora lug. A Belgian professor has published a * ;* work in whioh he warns ns that we may g be on the lookout for another deluge of ***' }, the world. At certain regularly- reen*. ring in terrain, he maintains, the water*of one hemisphere are suddenly precipitated across the equator and flood the V other. The last ol the delngee, whioh-'". *i always flow from north to south, of -V from south to north, was that of Noab'e times, which was from the northV * Hence the explanation of the great pre- ' ponderance of water in the southern i hemisphere, and of the general southern ' J trend of North and 8onth Americo, * ?J Africa, and many minor peninaujafr? *The next of these deluges will flow frafe *.v-v 11 *v * _ xv _ LL ftila T.A me eoutn ro me uunu, iuv ?u?, ^ argues, is the alternate increase and de - . ji crease of the ice-caps at the poles, and" / v the consequent change of the earth's - * equilibrium. Since 1248 the eonth pole Jhas been continually enlarging, Mliile the north pole has been proportionately ? f diminishing; to-day the diameter of the : V southern glacier being about 3 000 * J miles and that of the nortLern 1,500. ' I When the two glaciers shall have arriv- " ed at their maximum and minimum -extension, then will the earth tilt over and be submerged by another great flood, the fifteenth of the kind that has -?- ^ occurred. In view of this impending >5j and somewhat serious probability, the question arises* What are we going to ' do about it 1 If no one oan offer a bet- -f ] ter suggestion, would it not be advisable that each of us resolve himself into b? . ! own ark by wearing night and day one ' of Paul Boy ton's rubber swimming oos-- " < tomes ??Louisville Courier-Journal. ' *. j. . * _