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- BY HUGH WILSON AND W. C. BENET. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1879. 4 NO. 11. VOLUME XXV.
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' I ?nnriiDD 1 ?,*..? DnHlagnobaa. I IrOIl.
Shadow-Evidence. "
Swiit o'#r the sunny grass Nel
I saw a shadow pass en?'
With subtle charm; .
So quick, so lull of life, q
With thrilling joy so rite, or ri
I started lest, unknown, cou
My step?ere it was flown? the}
Had done it harm. afid
uier
Why look up to the blue? pari
The bird was gone, I knew, had
Far out of sight. "
Steady, and keen of wing,
The slight, impassioned thing,
Intent on a goal unknown, ?,
Had held its course alone ?
In silent flight. com
Dear little bird, and fleet,
Flinging down at my feet " ?j
Shadow lor song: "
More sure I am of thee? a hi
Unseen, unheard by me? hu"
Than of some things lelt and known .
And guarded as my own F
All my liie long. abo,
?Mary J\lapes Dodge, in Scribner. pau:
of 01
1 KISS FOR A BLOW, ??
look
"J
"Thomas,'' said Miss Browne to the
man-servant, "what is the name of the
family living in the third house below us a
on this side the street?the house with the acco
ash trees before it? Oliver savs the name ?.our
is Thurston, but children can't be relied ?e (
upon in the matter of names." ;i
'* That be the name, miss," Raid Thomas.
"Leastways, its Thurston on the door." ,
" Thurston! A pretty set they must be, .eir
too ! That Thurston boy pummels Oliver min(
within an inch of his life whenever he goes ll.D.a.
into the street. I can't keep Oliver in the .u
house, and I can't bear this thing any "101!
longer. Why, the poor child came home
yesterday with his nose bleeding and mud
on his new suit, and I have made up my a
mind to send a line to young Thurston's 4,4 A
father."
"Shall I take it round, miss?'' 01iv<
" Directly." And Miss Nora proceeded 1 the r
to indite this frigid note: your
"Mr. Thurston:
^ '"Dear Sir?You will doubtless be sur- ??]
prised at a note from a Btranger ; but I feel
obliged to call your attention to the l>e- a wo
baviour of your son toward our little Oli- ' j
ver, who can scarcely go into the street gasp
without receiving a blow from him. I have " 2
endured this sort of thing till endurance is ,iji8
no longer a virtue, and must request your lon
early interference. Kespectfully, lliyse
" H. Browne." Mjwj
The next cay she received this reply: para
" Mr. Thurston regrets that Mrs. Browne l'iere
"Urtrt Uaam ??? tnnnnnanion/ia Ktr Vl O I SBI* VZ
nao tsccu pub iv auj iuwuvcuiv***v. ^
conduct of hi* grandson, and begs to ask if " ^
Master Oliver did not provoke the quarrel, kip*1
' and bear his part in it?" must
"Our Oliver provoke a quarrel!'' cried y
Miss Xora. " \Vhat an insolent old man !'' 1 ?r?
and straightway returned : othci
"I cannot believe for an instant that our f0u0
f Oliver was to blam~ in the affair. I have
inquired into the matter, and it seems that at ^
the blow was entirely unprovoked. I am ?j
F only astonished that you should uphold t}ie e
your grandson in such a grave fault. ? (
"H.Browne." j.iy t
! . "ATfr T-Lnr-^kii tLiulf j.if .yaa gan bo- -44hw cure
a fnijhhil report of the affair from ton!
Master Oliver you will find that it is six of Peril
one and half a dozen of the other, so to the a
I speak. Mr. Thurston also begs that you ' Isn:
will reorganize your own child's manners ing a
f before offering suggestions to your neigh- " \V1
L bore." take:
' ''If I can seen re a faithful report from she]E
L Oliver! When will impudence cease!" knov
L Woman-like, she meant to have the last 'ovep
word: r?w.
"JIr. Thurston: lui**
"Sie?I can rely implicitly upon our Oliver's
word. And if I fail to reorganize the !
manners of our boy, it must be because .
your' own furnishes him with such evil 1 ? 5*
examples. H. Browne.'' j Jj
"What an ass that Mrs. Brown is!'' said (.uaj
Grandpa Thurston to the person who had ? ]
been doing up this tender correspondence Ier ]
for him. "Give it to the simpleton hot i,|u's]
and heavy this time, Luce. You weren't "j
savage enough in your last." ?j
" 1 propose we drop the subject here. eva(j
She's a born scold, and will have the last ?<]
word, Ray what you will;" and as Grandpa l}iert
Thurston was paralyzed, and could only
hold a pen by proxy, the correspondence ;,}}]e
came to a standstill. t(ieir
"They found my last unanswerable,'' jiUCj
thought Nora. "What common people ea||?
they must be, to bringjup a child so badly ! ;,n(j
Shoddy, no doubt. I'm glad I don't know Mra
them?that people are not obliged to know (*,()Ui(
their neighbors in the city. They must be ]>ut
insufferable." sj10U
Miss Nora Browne had been left in charge t|ir?.
of her sister's household, while the lady ?.im(
and her husband traveled abroad, nn- roon
hampered by Master Oliver's presence. Her j,row
home was some hundred miles away in- ?i
land, and her acquaintances in the city i }10W
were few and far between, while even these ? ]
lew were generany oui 01 town ai mm trair
Beason of the year. However, she was sur- frjer
# prised one morning by a call from a friend, je
who, having become tired ot the mountains, ,|an(
i bad returned to the city for a few days. ti,ne
"How lonesome you'must be, Nora!'' ]iaV(
said Miss Elphinstone. " You must drop Up
in upon us often; the horse cars .run
within a block of our door. And we'll have *
such larks! By-the-way, we are going down KU>S^,
the harbor to-morrow in Cousin Lucius' t|ie ]
vacht?he's just home from Europe, you s]ie j
know?and you must join us." ^ had
"I'm sure I don't know," said Nora luc
" never having heard of ' Cousin Lucius' ,.nje
xistence before." i,r0u
" Never heard of Cousin Lucius! Well, <|OWl
tive and learn. But you'll come?" fash
" Wild horses couldn't keep me at home, scra
thank you." hurl
The next day Thomas and old Russet ?
took Miss Nora down to the wharf, where i)orjthe
SunbeauLf a* ready to put out. What (;onf
a day it was: Not a cloud in the whole upgj
wide heavens, and "Cousin Lucius" on .inj
ilnnh- livAwn.lip;ip<Ip<l ami white-handed. ?nn
with {Treat liquid eyes, and a smile ihat set j wj
the pulses beating when it beamed upon one, icok
and that one happened to be a girl of ]ia(j
twenty with an untenanted heart. The ?
party was quite a family affair, Mr. and ?
Mrs. Elphinstone, their sons and daughters, ?
with one or two friends, making up the list. reai]
"This is a regular snare, .Nora,'' said ?
Ellen Elphinstone, when they were drop- r;lpj
ping down the harpor. " I don't know how jn? (
you'll feel about it, my dear girl; but, you
see, we a*e not going to sail for the day l0 ^
merely, but out into the broad Atlantic, ?'
^ and along the coast, and heaven knowa sjon
where, jast as Cousin Lucius pleases. We ?
may be shipwrecked, or cast on a desert ?1
shore. But we shall be away a week, a't ]aW]
the very least.'' ^ ?
" Oh, how superb!" cried >iora; and then ;ng
her face lengthened. " But, Nell, what- tjie
ever shall I do? I have no things." ahe
" Providence will provide. You see, I ver
had no time to notify you after our change <?
of plan; but 1 pacuea up a aouoie suppi/
of1 thingsso don't worry." hoo
" But there's the housekeeping, ana the ^j0|
servants, and burglars?" lent
" But you've a housekeeper ?'' "
"And there's Oliver, and? Oh dear! ?
it's deli htful, but I ought to be at home.'' we
"But jour nephew has a nurse?'' m0i
" Why, he's eight years old, Nell. To be stor
Bure, his nurse lives with us still, and re- ?
gards him as the apple of her eye, and fore
Thomas looks after b::n like a detective; "
still?" Jac
"Oh, come! throw your conscience over- g^
board," begged Lucio*, coming up to close abo
the argument. besl
" I'm .afraid it's so lifht it will float." was
laughed Nora. "But I may as well enjoy me
myselfwhich she straightway proceeded the:
to do, after the most approved method of J
flirtation, as Nell called it. Lucius got "
out his chess-bcard, and they played for doi
hours together. "
What ever can you see in that game?"
1 would harangue. " Life isn't long
ugh to learn it."
It is linked sweetness, long drawn out," m
:ius returned. d<
n wet days they read Browning below, y<
?peated in Jurn all the old ballads they te
Id recall, or danced to Nell's violin. So lit
r drifted along the coast, touching here lo
there at some port, or going ashore in
ry groups for books, or mail or a garden ki
:y. Nora acknowledged she had never at
such a gay time in her life.
Oh, if I could live on a yacht forever!" II
said, one star-lit night, when she and Bi
ius were sitting apart, as they had con- m
ted a habit of doinc. ac
So you like a sea-faring life?" pt
Yes; how dull it will be to return to
monplaces! Just think, Mr. Elphine,
a fortnight ago I had never heard of
; aren't you mortified ?*
Such is fame! And now?" 0'
Why, now I feel as if I had known you j}j
mdred years or more;" and then JN or a jf,
K her head at her own rash words. fr(
I regret that the time has seemed so gj
laughed Lucius. " To me this fort- su
it has seemed like a dream. Tell me Jfi
it yourself, Miss Nora," he said, after a til
>e. " How little I know of you, in spite dc
ir long intimacy ! I've taken you en- til
v on trust, haven't I? 'Continual lie
fort in a face?the lineaments of gospel sn
s,' " he quoted. w]
Flattery, thy name is man. What can fa!
1 you about myself that you don't know or
ady? You know my favorite poets co
novels, my religious views, my slender so
mplishments; you know I live in the D<
itry, and am just now keeping house in all
;ity for my brother and sister, who are 1^1
ad. Do vou like boys, Mr. Elphin- tic
; ?" i W)
iVhat a digression! I can tolerate -A.]
i. By-the-way, speaking of boys reIs
me of a correspondence I've had with in'
nxious mother on the subject. I rather
k I have one of the precious epistles
it me: they're such sweet-tempered
imens, you ought to see theni. Listen, p."
's one of them,'' as he struck a match ,
read: *?
[r. Thurston: :in
Sib?I can rely implicitly upon our Rc
er's word. And if I fail to reorganize cr<
uanners of our boy, it must be because eo
own furnishes him such evil examples. m<
" ' H. Browne.' ph
rhere! Don't I pity Mr. Browne. 'I1'
she a Xantippe? Think of ma rrying
man of that kind! Ye gods!" r
Jut?but you are not Mr. Thurston ?" .
ed Nora. * tll)
'sot exactly. I was his amanuensis 011 a c
interesting occasion. Grandpa Thurshas
a mischievous grandson, besides jlj(
ilf, who had come to fisticuffs with said jie,
er Browne. Grandpa Thurston is f.lt
lyzed, and can neither walk nor write, d0]
;fore-the burden fell upon your humble hUi
int." # bri
fes, I think the wind has changed, Mr. i
linstone," said Nora, after a pause. "I cr(
go below." _ (mi
^et me bring you a wrap instead, Miss nil
L" ... UP
?hanks; but it is growing late. The bu
shave already gone; I really must :ini
w. We get in to-morrow?" an;
res. Remember this is our last night Ju
a. Let us make the most of it." Tv
have enjoyed the voyage. It is only nin
nd that is unpleasant. Good-night.'' up
)h, what a fool!" thought Nora, as she au
lpon her pillow, "ever to have written lur
uilly, bad-tempered note to Mr. Thura- cer
It did sound spiteful, I confess, to
aps I ought to have told him I was wa
uthor; perhaps he already suspects it. l'O
tshe aXantippe? Think of marry- S
l woman of that kind!'"she quoted, to
10 wants him to ? He needn't have on
a pains to assuremeof hisindifference," *n
;roaned, inconsequently, " as if I didn't ma
r the difference between flirtation and
making. Well, we get home to-morthank
goodness! But, oh, dear! it J,
it have been all so nice !" , 0
katr no rfnrl navt qv Mioc "NTnr n
cordial in her thanks, but omitted to ^
Mr. Elphmstone to call and see her. j?
:>dy but himself observed the omission. t
>o you don't want me to call V" 4
isked, deliberately. " Does our acntance
end here?"
[f you ever happen to come to Axmins- 1
[ shall be glad to see you''?with a m:
1. tvv
^nd why may I not see you here?'' wi
am going: home to Axminster,'' she to
ed. " _ aft
riien I shall certainly happen to go th<
nu
ie Elphinstones went to some fashionsprings
directly, and Jsora lost sight of sjv
t for the once. She had dreaded lest
us should inquire her residence, aifd in J"1
ngestabliBh her identity witjj Xantippe, *'1
she was greatly relieved when Mr. and W1
Warner returned from Europe, and she P.a
i pack up and start off for Axminster. tin
fnte had not designed that the affair ?0J
i.i i i 4 i J
iu enu iicrc. x iic -vAiiiiii.Tici it am . .
ft-n from the track, and when Nora
i to her senses, she was lying ir. a cool mj
l, with Nell Elphinstone bathing her . j
r, and a racking pain in her head. jj
What is it? Where ami? Where? lj j
did you come here, Nell?" she cried.
[lush, dear! It was so lucky that the "Wf.
1 came to grief just in the midst of your i
ids; so to speak. Now go to sleep, that's
ar. The doctor says that you are in no m(
;er, but you'll have to stay here a long ;ij(
; and nothing could be nicer than to ' '
; you here. And your sister has sent (.e,
. nurse, as she's not well herself; so don't ]0j
ixcited." ;it
ora had, indeed, fractured an arm, and pe
lined bruises that would detain her at be
Bitter Springs for some weeks; b it as in
t>egan to mend she found that her 'ines ha
fallen in pleasant places, after all. til
ius Elphinstone made it his business to jol
rtain and beeruile her invalid hours: stf
ight in the latest books, the choicest hu
ers, amused her with descriptions of the tu
ionable follies at the springs, with mi
ps from the operas and tidbits from the be
esques of the day. m:
You see, we had a picnic in the neigh- til
lood at the time of the accident," Nell W
ided to Nora one day, " and I insisted 1>?
i going with Lucius to view the wreck, ?
do what I could for the injured, and te]
were the first victim we stumbled upon. >'?
sh y>?u could have seen Lucius' face, it to
ed so white and strange, as if the iron
entered his soul." f-ri
He is very good to care," said Nora. *o1
Dear me, how coolly you take it!"
[ am very grateful." Had Lncius aP
ly cared for her, or was he only shocked ? ae
f am almost sorry that you mend so
dly," Lucius said to her on the follow- .
iay. " I hear that you will take wing
lorrow, and i shall have no one to listen
iy nonsense."
f here are plenty of listeners, Mr. Elphine."
- ')lj
But none exactly like yourself.'' p;
Thanks. Who is that coming up the I1.
i? It looks like?why, it is Oliver!"
Oliver?" repeated Lucius, aghast, see- ja
the color that trembled on her cheek, .
light shining in her eyes. But before J}'
could reply, the door opened, and Oliwas
in her arms. ai
Why, Oliver, did you rain down ?''
I ain't a pollywog, aunty. No, I played p1
key iust to come down and see you.
her don't know?and Jack Thurston he ^
me the money.'' r
Jack Thurston !" ?
Oh, yes. Jack and me's all made up ;
ain't "going to whip each other no ?
e. Oh, I say,'' turning to Mr. Elphin- cj
ie, "you're Jack's cousin, ain't you ?"
Did you ever see Mr. Elphinstone be- n,
.Oliver?"
Lots of times, over to Jack Thurston's. s,
k thinks there's nolx>dy like him, you ^
Jack and me got mad the first thing fo
utyou and him. Jack said he was the (J
t fellow in the world, and I said you ai
i, and I made his nose bleed, and he gave 1
a black eye, don't you remember, and a
n you wrote to his grandpa?'' si
lora caught Lucius' eye. w
So you are the author of those billets- li
ix ?" he said, laughing. h
Yes, I am the Xantippe," humbly. f<
" But are you not H. Browne ?''
" My name is Honora Browne."
"Well, Miss Browne, since you leave
orrow. whall we continue our corresj
;nce ?" he asked. " Tell me, Nora, co
)u love me a little ? Will you write
11 me if I may love you forever and a}
3 whispered, "Oliver having gone down
ok on at the game of lawn tennis.
" Love me, a Xantippe, a woman of t
nd! Mr. Elphinstone, you are laugh
me."
" Come, Nora mavourneen, that's unf
ow could I guess that you were
rowne, whom I mistook for Oliv
other ? Come, dearest, forgive me. <
quaintance began with a blow; let
Tpetuate it with a kiss."
And she obeyed.?Harper's Bazar.
A Shocking Deed of Blood.
A dead man lay on the sidewalk at
clock on a recent afternoon, close
ie corner of Fulton and Church stre<
ew York, his life blood welling <
3m a wound in the left side, ana
assy eyes turned toward the brig
nlit sky^ It was the hour, says 1
ew YoiC Herald, when the labors
e day at all the busy establislime
>wn town come to an end, and wl;
oughts and steps are lovingly direel
>meward?thoughts of the welcomi
rile and the home circle of loved on
[rich cause each to forget at once I
tigues of the day. the struggles, men
physical, for a livelihood. From 1
nfectionery establishment of A. SI:
n & Co., at the corner of Church n
jy streets, issued a crowd of employe
1 seemingly happy that another day
aor was over, ana that rest and recr
>n were theirs at last. Among tin
is Michael Bolander, a good-natui
satian, ?wlio had been nearly flftt
ars in the employ of the firm, and v
trusted with the position of foreman
e of the most important departmen
1 was over ntty years 01 age, ana v
general favorite in the establishme
; his home in Thompson street w<
3 wife and six children awaiting ]
turn from work. He walked tows
ilton street, conversing with Naethii
other foreman of the same liou.se, a
>binson, one of his subordinates. Tli
jssed Fulton street and stood at t
rner opposite Talcott's drug cstablis
3nt. Suddenly a man sprang from
ice of concealment behind a pillar
e Metropolitan Elevated railroad a
uek at the unsuspecting man. T
)wwas delivered from behind over t
eman's left shoulder, and ten incl
d a half of steel were driven home
2 heart with unerring accuracy. Is
:ry nor a moan escaped the lips of t
icken victim. He staggered up a
>ng the iron steps of the storel urcli
nvily toward the sidewalk, fell on 1
:e opposite the door of Hook aand li
r Company No. 10, turned over on I
ck. and. with one .'convulsive
?athed his last.
cry of horror went up from t
>wd, which had quickly gathered, ai
e of the liremen made a rush for t
irderer. But the desperate man dash
Fulton street, brandishing a hu
teller's knife that dripped with bio
d threatening instant destruction
y one who should venture to stop liii
st then Officer Londrigan, of t
renty - seventh Precinct, appear
iong the frightened crowd and car
with the fugitive. The man turn
ickly arouna and made a desperr
ige at the officer with the knife. 01
Meancy reached his colleague in tir
fell the man with his club. But
.s up again in an instant, on one kn<
Iding the knife with a determin
isp, and straggling desperately to ri
his feet. Another blow from a cli
the wrist caused him to drop t
ife, which was picked up by Rounc
m Muret. After a short contest t
irderer was secured and taken to t
tion house, only three blocks distai
IT1...,,
r pruvt'u iu uuu.11 lunuuu iitvuicu x un
rtello, of No. 38 Baxter street, wl
d been formerly employed at Slausoi
the murdered man. Portello stat
the station house that lie had kill
lander for refusing to take him ha
er discharging him
Story of Bean Hickman.
[t is related of the famous Beau Hie
in, who died in Washington ;i year
o ago, after living many years by 1
ts, that in his best days he once we
a fyst-class hotel in Baltimore, an
;er registering his name, said he want
2 best the house could afford for 1
>ney, twirling in his hand at the sat
ae a quarter of a dollar. The cle
>v before him an elegantly attired ge
man, and, as Beau requested, assign
n a handsome parlor and bedrooi
au lived like a lighting cock, orderii
nes, extra dinners and everytliii
latable, for a week, at the end of whi
ae the bill was sent. The amount w
uething extravagant.
Nothing abashed, however, he stroll
:o the office and confronted the clci
l?ook here, sir; there must be soi
stake about this; when I came here
,d you I wanted the best you cou
ord for my money's worth. I h:
is quarter then (producing the coil
d it's all I've had since." The cle
ixed angry, and high words followe
if our fault, sir," said the imperturl
j Beau, "not mine. You can ki
} out if you like, but I'd rather
>ne."
rradition says they were about to pi
2d to violent measures when the lan
d appeared on the scene, and, looki
the name on the register, recalled t
TTowonf nliuvupfor <"if t.llfl m
tunai ? <^L?VtlU VUIHKIIVW1 v.. vuw ...
fore him (just then becoming notorio
Washington) and discovered that
d been " eggregiously sold." T
ought flashed across his mind," Iftl
ke gets out I shall be the laughi
)ck of mv friends and never hear t
?tofit. Deliberating a moment
rned to Beau and good-naturedly i
irked, "Well, Hickman, that's t
st I ever had, but I can't keep it. ]
ike a bargain with you. Here, ta
is five dollars and pay your fare
:ishington (Beau quietly pocketed t
.If ea^le), and now go over to t
House, stay a week on the sai
;ms that you stayed here and I'll gi
u a dinner every time that you coi
Baltimore."
"Thank you," replied Beau, withe
ficking a smile; "I've been over tin
r two weeks and they sent me here.'
" It is needless to add that Beau d
peai'ed out of the front door with
celerated motion, and the landlc
ver heard the last of his attempt
ret even" with his neighbor.?Phi
Iphia Chronicle.
Curiosities of Sight.
Some years ago, Prof. Taft, of Ed
irg, when ill, noticed in waking fron
I'erish sleep that the flame of alamn
s room assumed a deep red col
lere was a ground gl:is3 shade on I
mp, and the effect of intense redn
sted only about a second. His explai
?n of this was that the nerve fibrils
e retina, with which green and vie
e seen, do not resume their activ
hen a person awakes quite so quicklj
ie red nerves. Prof. Ogden N. Rood,
olumbia College, New York, reco
ime observations confirmatory of t
ew in the last number of Sillima
mrnal, showing that temporary gr<
)lor-blindness may be produced
3rvous derangement and prolonged i
tation. Twenty years ago he t(
lloroform, administered by adentisl
[unich. "Upon regaining conscio
*ss," he writes, "and raising my e
) the face of the operator,-1 was a ir
irprised at not having previously
tarked his unusually ruddy complex i
ut the next instsAjaw that this 1
ue to an optical rffWfcn. for his t
ppeared "Of a bright purplish-red li
he singular appearance lasted peril
couple of seconds, when his hair
imeti its natural color, which 1
rhite." Effects of a similar charai
ave also been noticed by Prof. Ilooi
is own convalescence from typh
:ver?
His Trade.
A man walked into a large grocery on
! to* Third avenue a few days ago and asked ?us
)on* if he might see the proprietor. That inaid
dividual soon put in an appearance and inflict
and inquired: empir
re?'' "What can I do for you?" ' bushe
to <l I am in search of a first-class place stroye
to deal at. I generally buy about fifty whose
hat dollars' worth of stuff a day when my has ye
ing family is in the city." to "^e
" This is the best place in the city;
air. everything guaranteed," warbled the i.em
H. proprietor, as he took a pencil from be- ?"yje.'
er's hind his ear and commenced an entaglio ,n this
Jur head of Dr. Mary Walker on the top of a
us flour barrel. -LPe
" Do you keep anchovies?" ??niz<;
"Yes, sir; and first-class they are,
too." # bert; L
"Well, th'ere is some relief in know- bandei
a;v ing that," continued the prospective S:
S1X ?j ?ji_ h *? cause
to customer, goou-naiuieuiv. Are yuu
;jSi aware of the fact,-my dear sir, that I coura?
jut have always experienced great trouble SJ1PP01
j,js in securing good anchovies?" thattt
lit, 3" I was never before aware of it, sir," }s ins"
tl1(I replied the grocer, after thinking care- !s unfi
0f fully for a minute. heen c
nts " Well, I have, and if you possess some mone5
ien first-class ones I'll buy you out." excurs
ted " you just taste one?" tlie 80C
iUg "Certainly, sir; certainly."
es,? lie then got one and took a nibble. Ex"(
jje "Isn't that just A No. 1?" screamed maP ?,
taj the grocer, as he danced around in an Pe9.ia11
:|ie ecstacy of delight. * ha(* w
vu_ . "Kinder, kinder," responded the beautl
,nd other, as he made strange faces to be- Kie laJ
,eSi come acquainted with the flavor, " but ? ue (
they have a kind of wire edge. If you
ea. will kindly favor me with a cracker and 'j'1^
Gm a bit of cheese I may be able to reach the
:e(| foundation of these anchovies." to
>en Then he devoured a huge cracker and
ri<ls a liuger bit of cheese, after which the "1?
in proprietor inquired:
ts. ' " Iiow about the anchovies?"
rag " I'm too warm to taste them now, p '
nt. but if you'll give me a pineapple to cool rpu.
2re me ofl', a glass of wine to cut that cheese r
(lis out of my throat, and an Intimidad cigar
,rd to settle my nerves, I'll proceed with u?. J
the examination."
nci "I can't give you all those things for luA r
iey nothing." conve\
lie "Youcan't, eh?" theDrc
jh- "No, sir." Hie pre
In "All right. Then I'll move out. If dates'
of you're too mean to go fifty cent*' worth g' tv.'e
nd of second-hand stuff on a man who Dnega]
he wants to purchase a thousand dollars'
lie worth of anchovies, then you can't have rant? :
ics my trade. My fifty dollars per diem jj0 8e{!
to will go somewhere else." man ^
,rot Then he stepped out into a park and ^ jier
he digested what he had got at the grocer's are ma
nd -ind calmly devoured the things which
ed ho appropriated during the con versa- Writ
lis tion.?New York Star. wk0 jj,
l(j- ? of ale
11S exercis
;p, A Woman Wood-Worker. man, ?
. Not only does our great city lay claim physic;
to the boy with the tail, the champion cured t
ball-tossers and the female blacksmith, their u
but we have also a female cabinet- after t
ed milker in our midst. Hearing of the oar tli?
i:idy?Mrs. Christene Olenson?a Times great r
?l1 reporter proceeded to her residence, No. In facl
to 503 North Halstead street. Mrs. Olenson and to
and her husband occupy modest quarters upontl
and have a neat workshop adjacent to finS t'1
ed the house. The reporter found Mr. ingthe
n? Olenson at home, but his wife had gone take r
e(l for a three weeks' visit among Iowa avoid
?e friends. The exterior of the house oc- strive
^ cupied by the couple is very plain, and mind, i
I" suggests notning 01 uie interior, aunt,
Jie Oicnson lias completely furnished the
'?j house, and it is most magnificently done,
. p too. The husband first escorted the
IS^ scribe to the little parlor, where nearly .
, ? everything in the shape of furniture is , A ??
1 from the hands of his helpmate. Stand- 'cr61V1
!?~ ing opposite the door is a very handsome
p organ, the case of which is finely finished -p ?!
in* a variety of hard woods. Upon the jf a 01
c:ise is a very lifelike bird in the act o tne sa?
j seizing a cherry in its bill. On the ?&me ?
front panel is an East Indiaman full- . Pa'
rigged ship under full sail. The water, R1? ,
i which is most excellently represented, V: j ^
is of a piece of dark wood whose grain ST"
is wavy, and which is neatly joined to J*,
produce the desired effect. A secretaire '
occupies the other side of the room, and YJ?
is constructed of 3,000 pieces of wood, jV
k- The design is unique, and the manner in :
or which a number of secret drawers are ,
lis stowed away is something marvelous. '
nt The center table is also of tier construcd,
lion, and is 'very handsome. The cored
nices, picture frames, stools and chairs
lis are all from the deft fingers of Mrs. Ji .
ne (Jlenson. A magnificently carved bedrk
stead graces their sleeping apartment, fiie aiH
n- mid other articles of minor importance t:lT1v1pr(
ed :ire scattered about the rooms. Mrs. '
n. Olenson has manufactured nearly all j ?_
ng her wooden tools and a greater part of p i*,
ng her steel ones. She is thirty-six years r
ch of age, tall and straight, fair, pleasant nnt. _
sis and determined. She was taught her
trade by her father in the old country, v.,i?irHr
orl J U 41,, J DU11U1I
(?iixi i^uts it tu liiu guuu uac ui luiuiouin^ IBilkG t
k. her own house in a style that would be a iio-hti
we envied by the mjy'ority of people in mucli jnsi^e
!1 better circumstances in lite.?Chicago silowei
ad TirHCS' ????? earth Y
0. The Way to Expostalate. there I.
;j Kindness is a fine thing, but it can be roof fr(
misplaced. There are situations in this tricity
V life where politeness and suavity are- if the :
not so useful and effective as a good All me
^ club. The New York papers are busily a light
. engaged in discussing whnt is the proper tion is
i" thing to do when a burglar enters a in the ]
' ~ house in the still watches of the night, points
i ? It must be admitted that a vast majority cally ci
?irr> in favor of fffltMncr under the hed or dnotor
'ug behind the door. There is also an im- Jightni
jie mense preponderance of public senti- conduc
jie ment in favor of lying and pretending tie dif
jjg that a profound sleep makes us oblivious metal
n? to burglars or other doings. It is al- strong
he most unanimously agreed by the New Harris
jie York press that the line, "deal gently lightni
re. with the ei ring," does not apply to the the safi
]ie case of a burglar. It does not do to Ileadv
;i]j accost the burglar as if he. had entered ters of
'ke the wrong house. Mr. Bryant, of Har- admits
t0 1cm, did that the other night, and re periem
jie ceived a blow over the head from a inch ii
jie jimmy for his pains. Mrs. Hull expostu- every c
ne lated with the burglar who entered her in dian
ve room and lost her life in consequence, in the
-ne The general verdict is, that as soon as a giving
burglar enters the house he should be the hi
,ut first riddled with bullets and expostu- quentlj
>re lated with afterward. A burglar is every J
' always more amenable to reason when that o
is_ he has from two to five ounces of lead in of an ii
iin him. He then begins to see the error of ordina
,rd his ways, and any remarks that the observ
to householder may see fit to bestow upon the m
la- him will make a greater impression than grounc
at any other time. If any one attempts to
burglarize your house, shoot him on the
op.?Dc troit Free Prcs3.
in- ' __Tom
:1jn Words of Wisdom. jjjgj
or. Never want anything that you can' curiosi
;he buy. inaqv
ess Forgiveness and a smile are the best son h?
la- revenge. erect u
,?[ Absonce destroys trifling intimacies,
'.1?t but it invigorates strong ones.
^ Tb; higher up the mountain you similai
'nf climb, the higher you can see. and si,
rds If evil be said of thee, and it be true, of mill
his correct it; if it be a lie, laugh at it. Altlioi
n's No one will dare maintain that it is orhori
^en better to do injustice than to bear it. beast i
ky It is more profitable to look upon our IP**m
defects than to boast of our attainments. ^ cjQ?
t That laughter costs too much which met w
lUS_ s purchased by the sacrifice of decency. 3peak
yes He that never changed anv of his hornet
ttle opinions never corrected any of his mis- menti*
re- takes. that v
on' A man's good breeding is the best se^
curity against other people's ill man- ' om'
iair ners/ resem
l"pg You need not tell all the truth, unless wjth
re_ to those who have a right to know it all. gvidei
jy.y, Hut let all you tell be the truth. a mert
iter To everything there is a season, and and si
i in a time to every puroose under the ts nat
oid heaven?a time to keep silence and a fortab
I time to speak. One <3
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TIMELY TOPICS.
sia has many and varied troubles.
stimated that the cattle plague will j
a loss of $24,000,000 upon the ]
9 this year, and millions of (
Is of wheat are boing de- <
d annually by a small beetle, for |
s destructiveness no sufficient check ;
it been found. As an inducement j
people to destroy the insect, a re- 3
was offered for every quart of (
that were brought in, dead or
but $8,000,000 has been expended <
i way without effect. i
Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, or- i
d in New York by "Nan the
jov" and his boy comrades, Gil
(Ong and Edward Kelly, has dis- ]
d alter an existence of a year. The
av that they took this course be- j
tney have not been properly enjed
by persons who promised to T
rt the undertaking. Ihey complain j
le five dollars a week paid to them f
fficient, that the life-saving station *
t to sleep in, and that they have 5
:ompelled to pay half of whatever
they have earned (by attending ]
lions as professional life-savers) to j
;iety. t
governor Allen, of Ohio, was a
f striking personal appearance, es r
y in his old age, when his hair
nitened till it was like silver and s
ful to behold. His complexion to ^
3t was ruddy and clear, and his
>ve bricht and intelligent. His v
was erect. A stroke of paralysis i
fected his hands, and gave some t
ainty to their movements. This
red with his writing, and necessi,
special seal for him in subscrib- >;
i name to official acts when gover- j
itherwise there was little evidence
jical decay or weakening of mental v
3 up to the time of his death. 1
shortest deed on record is the (*
used in Indiana, according to a r
jondent, who says: "Indiana j
id in use for twenty years by j:
' the shortest form of conveyance
know of. It is as follows: ' A B (]
s and warrants to C D (describe e
perty) for the sum of' fconsidera- t
Being only eight words, besides r
names, description and sum paid, f
statute the word "warrant" imlthat
is covered by what is known
warranty. If the word "war- g
is omitted it operates a quit-claim. a
tl is required, and a married wo^knowledges
in the same manner s
husband. Mortgages and leases T
de in a similar manner." ]j
iing to an English correspondent,
ad asked his opinion as to the use t!
ohol and tobacco in athletic
les, Hanlon, the champion oars- s,
lays: "In my opinion the best s
il performances can only be se-' n
.hrough absolute abstinence from 0
se. This is my rule, and I find i
hree years' constant work at the
it I am better able to contend in a
ace than when I first commenced,
t, I believe that the use of liquor
bacco has a most injurious effect q
lie system of an athlete, by irrita- t<
e vitais and consequently weaken- n
i system. I eat wholesome food, y
e^ular and moderate exorcise, ti
violent exertion, and generally e
to cultivate a cheerful state of e
in order that sweet sleep may fol- o
j daily work." t
t
11 ii
? ? S1
Jjlgiuning-iujus.
rrespondent of the Boston Travel v
2S in brief form these useful tacts fi
lightning-rods: 1. The course of v
ng is constant or prearranged, and p
lilding should be struck twice in c
e place the course would be the j]
otn times, no matter how crooked s
;h, providing everything was in 0
ly the same position throughout n
use; hence its path can be sup- v
y a proper arrangement of metal, jj
rery small amount of connected c
no larger than a telegraph wire, s
aductanordinary lightningstroke. j
ltning seldom if ever goes below n
i floor of a house provided with e
water pipe, or below the upper- e
loor that contains them. In a n
ti house not provided with pipes, j]
ore difficult to state its course be- f]
id, although it will generally j(
the chimney and end at the well
n if near the house; its course 0
h the house being governed by s
ount of moisture in the different "
3, plaster, etc., in the absence of t
;tal conductor. A lightning-rod Jj
not attract lightning, strictly t!
ag; it simply conducts it like any a
netal. A great many people will a
ic flashings, copper gutters, iron p
g and metal of all forms on their h
igs, and never fear lightning, but t!
hat same metal in the form of i]
ning-rod, and they would not stay c
the building during a thunder t:
\ A tin root connected with the d
>y water spouts, or metal in any
nakeh an excellent lightning-rod;
3 no need of separating your tin
>m the wood with gla&s; the elecwill
never leave metal for wood t<
metal continues to moist earth, b
tals conduct sufficiently well fo? c
ning-rod. The principal requisi- s,
a perfectly contiguous rod going ti
most direct line from the highest s;
to the moist earth. Theoreti- sj
apper is six times better as a con- n
*1 - i.:?n.. ? 1
man iron, uut piaoui;u,uj, iui u.
ng-rod, iron is nearly as good a p
:tor as copper. It makes very lit- tl
ference what shape or form" the iV
is worked into, provided it is S(
and substantial. Sir W. Snow p
is perhaps the best authority on c
ng-rods, but, probably to be on ti
2 side, he recommends a large rod. a
rises the use of a rod three-quar- n
an inch in diameter, although he c
that probably never in the ex- c
:e of mankind has a rod one-half g
a diameter been melted, and in s
:ase frkere a rod a quarter inch s<
aeter has been melted it has been
form of a chain, this, of course, 0
small connecting points between d
iks, offer great resistance, conse- e
jr great heat and explosions at d
ink. There is little doubt but p
. solid iron wire, one-quarter 0
ich in diameter, will conduct any fi
" ? r\f 1 ? /?li f !nr? in cafofv a.
L J UX 1U CMVAWUJ, L
ing the necessary arrangements, fc
ost important of which is the a
I connection. t
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I
A Queer Pet.
Jackson, of this city, says the a
ia City (Nev.) Enterprise, has a ?
1 horned toad which is quite a 1
ty. It is as tame as a kitten and ?
liet way full of fun. Mrs. Jack- j
s trained the little fellow to stand 1
pon his hind feet, to stantl on his F
Bteadying himself with his foreto
turn over on his back and
dead and to do quite a number of
r tricks. The toad is fed on flies j
nilnr insects, but is also very fond -v
ii, which it drinks from a spoon, r
,'.gh always called a horned toad f
aed frog in this oountry, the little j
s a lizard. Naturalists call it an j
an lizard of the genus phrynosoma. }
ountaineers, who are often quite f
ie observers of every living tiling \
ith in the wilus as any naturalist, s
of a thing characteristic of the j
i toad that we have never seen 1
med by any of the scientists. It is <
rhen the female is tensed by a dog 1
ts two small streams or slender ]
Is of blood?at least a red liquid \
bling Mood, ine nquHi is spuriuu \
distance of nearly twc rnet and i
considerable force. The i.quid is i
itly provided the little animal as j
ns oi defenae against foxes, wolves <
ich animals, and whatever may be <
lire it renders a dog very uncom- i
?le in the region of the stomacb. i
lose of it satisfies his curiosity.
The Guileless Old Man.
He was an innocent, guileless looking
person. Walking up Broadway, with
spectacles on his nose, and a large, rusty
looking carpet-bag in his hand, nis very
serious and fixed gaze upon much that
tvas new to him would have attracted at;ention
anywhere. He moved slowly,
md with strides that suggested agricul;ural
pursuits during the week, with
'igid attention to church duty on Suniay.
He might have been a deacon.
At the corner of Canal'street, his hand
oniflorl l\v o TTOVV riTOPimiS.
IViU OUUUCU1J DVIOVU UJ ? V *. J , ? ,,
veil-dressed man, who exclaimed?
"Well, I declare! This is a surprise.
Who would have thought of meeting
ou in New York!"
Then, seeing that the traveler failed to
ecoenize him* he added?
" Can it be possible that 1 am mistaken
n your face? Your name is?is"?
"Baker," interrupted the old man,
vith confiding innocence, his face beamng
with smiles. " I kinder reoo'nize ye,
inti kinder den't. I'm from Chemung,
rou know; 'n prob'ly you've been up to
Slmiry seliin' goods, or suthin'."
"Why, certainly, Mr. Baker. I knew
[ could not be mistaken. I've seen you
n Elmira. Well, I'm real glad you've
:ome down. I'll see you again; good>ye."
And, shaking the old man's hand with
jreat warmth, he hurried away.
Then the country traveler huggod his
irms over his breast, and seemed convulsed
with laught'jr.
"Oil, laws!" lie soliloquized. "What
vould i'ley say to hum, to near me a-lyin'
ike that? But how can a man get rid o'
hese heathen without it?" ,
Then he continued in an undertone: ,
" Now for the other feller. Guess it's
bout time for him to show up. Gosh! ,
lere he comes."
A stylish-looking business man adranced
from the throng, and, addressing
lim at once as Mr. Baker, cordially in[Uired
how the folks were at home up in
Jhemung. The old man said at once his
lame was not Baker, and he didn't live
n Chemung. His name was Driggs, and (
le lived in Genesee county.
"Why," he continued, "you chaps ;
lown here in New York must be goin' !
razy. Now.only two or three blocks :
>ack I met your friend, and Le thought ,
ny name was Baker, too, and that I was ,
rom Chemung."
And the old man laughed heartily. ,
But the other man didn't laugh. He j
imply ^remarked: "Beat, by George!"
ndtwas speedily lost in the crowd.
The stranger sought and found a.repectable
hotel, and as he closed the nar
ation to a friend .in the butter trade, of ,
lis first experience in New York, he re- '
narked:
" I guess I hain't read the papers all .
hese vears for nothin'."
And then, still looking like a Sunday- :
chool superintendent with pastoral puraits,
lie registered his name. It is not j
eeessary to give it, but, in the interests :
f morality, I rneve to say it was neither
)riggs nor Baker.?American.
i i
i ive and Learn. ?
The principles of digestion and the =
?J ?? e^A I r
UtlllULy IIIIU WUiUllj Ul lintil buau uuguu I
o be eaten by human beings have been 1
aore discussed during the past few 1
ears than ever before. It lias been '
bought until very lately that all solids, jxcepting
those which by nature are j
xtremely soluble, ought to be tUor- 1
ughly masticated before passing down t
he throat and beintr consigned to the
ender mercies of the stomach. A writer f1
a a foreign magazine has been making j
ome experiments With a dog, which J
'roved that the stomach of that animal t
ras incapable of digesting meat chopped t
ine; whereas meat bolted in large pieces r
ras digested perfectly. The writer then o
roceeds to argue tnat "ftscome me- *
hauical action of the mouth in propar- s
ng the food for deglutition, this is not
pecially nccessary for morsels of meat t
f the ordinary size introduced into the e
nouth. while for a large portion of the ^
egetable or plant products eaten?and 1
t is upon these that the saliva exerts its !1
hemical action?mastication is neces- 1
ary before they can be swallowed." i
'rofessor Luuwig is cited as having 1
ladosome experiments sis to the genral
truth of this theory upon himself,
ating coarsely cut meat at one time
nd fine at another without at least be- f
ng able to detect any ill effects whatever e
rom morsels as large as it was conven- f
3Pt to swallow. j
Experiments upon more than one dog c
r one man are necessary in order to j
how that most human beings may c
bolt" animal food without injury to I
heir digestive organs. People who %
ave a smattering of science, and even I
liose who have more than a smattering,
re likely to generalize from data that 4
re entirely too few and narrow. Dys- i
ep3ia is an American disease, generated ?
y eatinc: too much and too rapidly of ^
liings often known by the eater to be l
limtcal to his health. Under these cir- s
umstanees the new theory of the ad van- ^
igeof " bolting " cannot be too strongly c
iscountenanced.?New York Teles/ram. c
E
Seasonable Sentiments. !
It IS wen saiu Hint it is uuii nutcauuij j
3 be uncomfortably hot because the sun- j
earns come down with summer heat. ^
!orrect habits of body and mink, rea- c
onable employment, will go far to an- t
igonize and overcome the most per- x
istent efforts of the sun. Here are'some a
snsible hints that may be read] with t
rofit: ]
To begin, avoid heating food; most *
eople'allo w the palate to determine what
iiev shall eat and how much, which is s
s foolish as to allow the family fire to |
sleet such fuel as best pleases it?gun- i
owder, nitro-glycerine, etc. I)o not in- c
rcase your physical temperature, par- (
icularly that of your head, by drinking j
lcoholic beverages: when water does g
ot suflice as :i clrink, consult a physi- t
ian instead of a bartender. Use water t
xternally with frequency; no one can l
et rid of superfluous heat through a
kin the pores of which arc tightly ^
ealed. t
If you have a great many cigars that t
ught to be smoked before the> grow t
ry and tasteless, give them to your enmy:
it is better that his liver should be t
erangcd than yours, for a torpid liver j
roduces a weak, hot head. At least s
nee a day take exercise enough to cause (
roe perspiration; the man who perspires t
he most is always the coolest; the la- u
lorer at work in woolen clothing under
.hotsun, with the thermometer among
he nineties, is more comfortable than
he lounger in white linen and sun um- .
?11 t
>rcii;i W1JU iUUftd 4*u mm.
If you have a first-rate thing to got
.ngry about, lay it carefully away until ,
old weather. Do not worry; it is :
rightfully heating as well as physically *
xtravagant. Sleep regularly and full
lours, resisting the temptation to sit up .
ate because tlie evening is the only cool ,
iart of the day.
A Human Otter. f
Reedy river, in Laurens county, S. C., i
s a poor stream for fish. Perhups by a s
vhole day's fishing the angler may be r
ewarded by one-half dozen little cat- 1
ish. We had a visit last week from the j
laburn's creek otter, William Vaughn, t
:Ie said tliere were fish in the river and i
le he had come after them. It was *
imusing to sec him in the shoals, diving '
inder therocksand bringingup the cats; :
sometimes he would come up with one i
n each hand, and occasionally with s
;hree fish, one in his mouth and one in (
>acli hand. After fishing the shoals lie I
;ried his hand on the suckers and red- t
horse in the deeper water, diving down ?
under the banks and bringing up the <
[ish in his hands. He caught about 1
twentv fine suckers, weighing one, two <
ind three pounds each. Vaughn has i
been known to catch as many as six '
mckers at one time in his hands. He 1
says when under water he can rub a i
sucker on the side and it will lie as still i
us a pig when you are scratching it. i
Letter to Charleston News. I i
.FAJttlS ?LAL?HTr,iv nvtaiia.
A Novelty lu Butchering Flgl< g
A Paris correspondent, writing about 1
that city's slaughter houses, says of
them: They are located in La Villette, a
one of the outer wards of the city, just 11
at the edge of the fortifications, where D
their odor cannot be offensive to the in- a
habitants of the city proper. They s'
cover an immense space, larger than any 1
thirty blocks in St. Louis, and were
constructed under government author- I
ity, at the city's expense, and are con- v
stantly under the supervision of a branch v
of the municipal government. There is t
a police station, telegraph office, bar- v
racks for the troops, and a small force ot r
soldiers always on duty within the ^
grounds, which are surrounded by a ^
high stone wall, and divided into regu- 8
lar rectangles by four avenues inter- a
seeted by eight rues. The buildings are u
all of heavy stone, fire-proof and very ?
well built. The Jews have a separate si
building where they do their slaughter- u
ing, according to their religious mode, A
by cutting the head of the animal entirely
off with a single stroke of the knife, ^
and not by a stroke on the head with a k
mallet, as the other slaughterers here a
do. There are a series of wars running t!
through each building, covered with a f<
glass ceiling, and in these cours the h
slaughtering~is done and the animals are h
dressed on wooden frames placed at ?
regular intervals on each side of the v
coui. A peculiar feature of the opera- P
tion, which I have not noticed else- i!
where, is that of blowing up the car- o
cass as soon as the head and legs are cut s
off. The body being placed on the
dressing frame, an incision is made in i'
the breast near the neck and the nozzle P
of a bellows inserted. A man then tl
works the bellows for about fifteen b
minutes, until the whole carcass is swol- s:
len out like a small balloon. The reasons h
given for this are that it makes the meat b
look better, more plump, than it other- k
wise would, and that it enables the one b
who skins the carcass to get the hide off V
quicker and easier, without injuring it. u
- " - - ?1 -l- -4- fl
Ail animals, duiiocks, caivea, nuee^, cia;.,
slaughtered here, are blown up m this r<
manner. The greatest cleanliness possi- g
ble in such a business is observed, and si
the disagreeable scents are reduced to c
the minimum. a:
A novelty in pig butchery is to be seen li
here on the avenue of the pig styes, in tl
the houses where they slaughter the T
?runters. The pigs are taken into a si
large round-house, something like a lo- h
:omotive round-house in America, hav- ai
ing a cupola in the roof to let off the w
smoke, the floor being divided into triingular
dens. A dozen or so of pigs are
Iriven into each den at a time. A man
strikes each one in the head with a mal- f;i
et. They fall down quietly and are laid ci
11 a row. Then the butcher comes along fc
md cuts each one's throat, and a girl 01
jolds a basin at the pig's throat to catch tl
;hc blood, which is all carefully poured oi
nto a large can and stirred by the girl st
o keep it from curdling. This blood is
s used in making the large black sau- tl:
ages, so much sold in Paris. Another w
jirl goes along the row and works the
>ig's front legs to keep the blood flow- N
ng, and twists the hind legs to disjoint
hem. A man then caries each porker
o the side ot the room and arranges hi
hem in a methodical row, heads all in
ine, and covers them with straw, which til
s set on fire, and burns off all the brisles
rather more quickly, but in the same sa
vay as cooks scorch the pin feathers off si
. fowl in America. The longest bristles tv
lave been previously pulled out by hand
>y one of the butchers and preserved for
>rush making. After a good scorching g:
he pi/ra are carried into the dressingoom,
hung up on hook3 and scraped all hi
iver by means of a sort of drawing knife, hi
landled by a skillful operator, who pi
crapes a pig in about one minute. Then
lie bodies are washed and the entrails lo
aken out and cleaned. They utilize I
very part, even some of those which
Americans customarily throw away. A m
udicrous sight, as you walk down the
venues, are the long rows of bullock's
egs with the hoofs still on them, stand- ci
ng up against the walls of the slaughter
louses, toes out, awaiting purchasers. fe
fr
A Mystery Solved.
A few days ago Mr. Andrew Daily, a
ireman on the middle division, had oc- F1)
asion to move his quarters, and, there- .
ore, rented a house on Sixth avenue. jj|
The house was a good one and the rent .
xtremely low for the character of the in
remises and the rate of rents in. this
ity, being only four dollars a month, xi1
klr. Daily was wondering to himself
vliy lie w.is so fortunate in this respect.
jast week he went to the house with an
issistant for the purpose of putting it in
' Jipple-pie order " preparatory to faking
ip his abode therein. While thus en- -V
;aged some of the neighbors startled him 311
vitli the information mat tne nouse wiw rlaunted;
that no one could live in it, P*
md that was the reason why the rent ?;l
vas put to him at such a low figure. To *9
in ordinary man this would have been
;nouch, but Mr. Daily was made of an
iterner stuff, and went on with his cleanng
operations all the same, inwardly jn
esolving to solve the specter in the 111
louse if it was within the compass of Pn
mman prowess and skill. While at
vork he and his companion heard a pe- 0;'
:uiiarnoise proceeding from the aperure
between the roof and the ceiling. "?
? A on/-l ctrnnir oilriirpls. it
ILlJlLll YV 11/11 ligiiu t*uu W?4V?*B *""~o ' -vjis
but the work of a moment to mount Wl
hrough the trap door into the toft. 00
iere they were confronted, in peering W1
iround in the darkness, by n snake with
i large llattened head hissing furiously |u
it the intrusion into his domains. A ',f
)low was struck at his snakeship, which c''
uissed its mark, when it disappeared in W;
>ne corner of the attic beneath the eaves J7
>f the roof. Mr. Daily determined that ':l
le wouJd not live in the same house with
iuch a venomous dweller, and proceeded ]*1(
o dislodgd the reptile. He tore away *lr
lie cornice-and discovered not only a w
)lowing viper two feet in length, but
ilso a large house snake, both of which
vere killed. There have been no specer
noises around the house since, and V
his resolute work has completely solved
he mystery of the haunted house on ,1
Sixth avenue. How the reptiles got ino
such a lofty retreat is now more of a
nv*torv than was the occasion of the
trange noises that have frightened away
'very tenant who lnis essayed to occupy
lie premises for a good while past.? =.
Winston (Pa.) Tribune. P.
White Women Sold as Slaves. [jlf
The Constantinople correspondent of m
lie Philadelphia Telegraph writes: Cy
There is a fair field here for any ar- an
lent abolitionists who may desire the yc
rcedom of the white as well as that of sl<
lie black man. A few days ago a pasha, pi
vliose name must remain a mystery, fe;
vas desirous of making a few additions nc
o his harem, and got information that ]h
m invoice of slaves, male and femalo, nc
irincipally Circassians, had amved, and tli
,vere stationed at the klian or warehouse to
>f a widow, whose name is well known h*
n high circles in connection with the af
ilave traffic. His name secured the ijj
loble Turk an entree into the inner n(
ooms of this establishment, where, ca
ealousy guarded by four eunuchs and ev
lie harpy herself wro directed this ig
^^ ^niv rni'lo nf nrroof rvor
10U1U llilUC, >YCIU OlA V* |/U4
sonal attractions, the flower of the flock.
Hie pasha Wiis astounded .and dazzled, df
mrl :isked the price of one, having, ac- at
ording to the disgusting practice of th cj
ilave market, examined her as a buyer h:
Iocs a horse. The sum named and ad- st
lered to by the hag was so exorbitant Ii
.hat he left the building enraged, and m
letermined to possess himself of the st
ovetod fair by stratagem. Accordingly pi
lie revealed the existence of this "cache" w
-c 4-r\ flm nrtli'nn tuIia nr?forfn_ ir
J1 niayto tu bliu pvuvv, n t?U| uutvivu- n
lately for him, raided the establishment li
with such dispatch and thoroughness o
that, before the pasha got word of the a
?xi^edition, the house was stripped, the d
slaves divided by sexes and sent to two s1
clifl'erent orphan homes, and the luck- a
Less widow placed in durance vile. w
AUTia lMlUVOUunvu*
A gentleman tolls the New York Sun
ome stories about rattlesnakes found in
be vicinity of Mulleray, Iowa. He says:
The children used to kill the snakes
nd pull off their rattles. By tying a
bread around tLe center of the rattles,
aaking a loop at each end of the thread
nd twisting it slowly around the fingers,
o that the thread would ru b hard against
be flesh, the rattles would vibrate and
ound in a remarkably natural manner,
n the district school on the prairie there
ras a young woman just from the East
rho was dreadfully afraid of snakes, and
was a cheerful habit of the young ones, I
Then tVmv wanted n, holiday, to eet out |
attics behind their desks and set them
chirring. Why, they used to scare the
ife out of that poor girl, who would
ather up her skirts ana scoot for home
t the first rattle. The little scamps
sed to vary their performance and rcner
it more realistic by leaving dead
aakos around the schoolhouse, and givag
it out that there was a nest under the
oor.
There was a little Irishman, named
.'om Clancey, who worked for the inneeper,
Litton, and who had a reputation
s a snake catcher. His plan was to pin
he snake's head to the ground with a
Drked stick, then to slip a loop over the
iead, fasten it to his stick, and thus drag
lis captive, squirming, home. I wanted
live specimen of the timber rattler,
vhich is usually mudli larger than his
rairie cousin, and instead of being black
5 orange and black, and a decidedly ven
mous looking beast. One day Tommy
ucceeded in capturing a big yellow fel3w,
with fifteen rattles, and was dragri
him home in high glee at the prosect
of the five dolors In ad offered for
be reptile, when a fellow driving a
reaking team passed, and, as he passed,
truck the snake across the back with
is ten-foot ox whip. You know a light
low will kill a rattler, and this blow
illed Tommy's captive. Well, you'd
etter believe that Irishman was mad.
Thirling around, he lifted his stick, and,
sing the big snake for a lash, walloped
lie teamster lustily. At first the fellow
sturned the compliment with his ox
oad, but When he felt that clammy
aake flap around his face and neck once
r twice his nerve went back- on him,
nd he turned and ran, pursued by the
ttie Irishman, who whipped him with .
le rattler as long as his breath held out.
ommy afterward caught me another big
lake, but not so big as the firat, and I
ad the pleasure of bringing him East '
ad presenting him to my brother-in-law, ,
rho has a weakness for that sort of pet. (
A Humorist on Lake Ontario.
We struck our tents at Niagara the J
ills and took the train for Niagara the
ty, and there we embarked on a boat
ir Toronto. The passage was a rough 1
ae. A heavy northeast wind chopped <
le lake up into a most distressing state
f irregularity and abruptness. The '
earner was crowded witli excursion- ]
ts, and they were happier when we left
le dock than they seemed to be when
e got well out on the lake.
Lake Ontario, I observed, is just like '
iaeara Falls. ? ,
Iftakes everything you have.
At least, it took all "the excursionists
id. ?
Talk about casting vcur bread upon '
le waters! " 1
Supper was served on the boat and I
.w one man pay seventy-five cents for a <
ipper that ought to have lasted him i
ro weeks. '
I Ididn't last him five minutes.
I never saw such reckless extrava- j
ince in all my life. \
One very pale young man told me he |
id crossed the lake twenty times, and
id never been sick, in all the term imies,
in his life.
In ten minutes I saw that young man i
oking down into the angry waters, and
am a sinner if he didn't throw up
rerything he had in the world except
is situation.
He looked wretched.
In fact, it was the wretchedest time I 1
rev saw anywhere. 5
I am proud to say that I was not afcted.
I do not think my immunity ]
ora the prevailing distemper was t
wing to any superior physical qualities i
i my part. I think it was due urti cer- i
.in moral grandeur and integrity that
is always marked my actions, and also, ?
n nmof nor* tn mv rifrirl train ini? in ?
' *1 ????? "O-? <= . C.
le high schools of journalism, a tram- ]
g that has developed in mean almost t
iconquerable aversion to giving up any- s
ling I once get hold of.?Burdette, in
urlington Hawkeye. j
"The Pot Game." *
They have a new game in Virginia j
Ity, Nev. It is called "the pot game.11 j.
lie Chronicle of that city says it is very
aiple; that almost anybody who has a
iir of legs, a big club and a poi can F
ay it. " In the tirst place you lay an 1
rthen pot on the grass, next you blind- "
Id a lady and give her a soven-foot club. *
rm then lead her off about twenty paces cr
id turn her round and round until she 1
inks that northeast is southwest. Havg
collected her senses, she begins to s
mt the pot, and when she gets on to the I
itch of grass, where she supposes it is, v
rikes vigorously with her club, gener- r
ly missing it by about twelve yards, v
le other day a lady who was taking a d
md in the pitstime struck blindly in the
r, knocking down a faro dealer. He t
as completely stunned for a few se- p
nds, and, as his back was turned to- e
urd the woman when the blow was s
ruck, he had no idea of what had hit c
m. When he recovered his senses, a
iwever, the woman had handed the
ub to the master of ceremonies, who t
is holding the bludgeon in his hand
lien the faro man turned round. The
ro man assaulted the m:istcr of cere- !
onies. The pot game soon became a
jt, and the laro expert and his crowd t
id thrashed seven men before the sport
as satisfactorily explained."
Hints for Keeping off Wrinkles. r
rm "" ?" """f. fliJniT no winirtfr n>lt J
JL IXU1U 13 J1U OUU1 UJUi^ ?*o ni|y...n VM.
rinkies. In men they are often honor- .1
tie evidence of hard mental labor; in e
omen they are usually the evidence of 1
ming age, although care and suflering t
ive much to do with them. 1
Sometimes fair foreheads are premv 1
rely lvrinkled from a nervous habit of
ising the eyebrows, and from a too ]
eat and too constant pressure of the t
llow on one or both sides of the head g
hile sleeping. And just here comes a ^
ct worth remembering. If the forehead 1
is escaped wrinkles, crow's feet are pre- ?
aturelv seen about the corners of the j
es. We see all the crow's feet in men
id women whose brows are smooth and 1
>ung-looking. They are the result of
sepmg on the right :tnd left sides. The (
essurc upon the temple and cheeks ]
;ives wrinkles at the corners and under- j
nth the e^es which disappear in a few ,
inrs h it finally become so fixed that c
litlier hours nor ablutions will abate \
era. It girl children weie compelled .
sleep on their backs and continue the j
ibit when they reach womanhood and ,
terward, they would anive at middle
:e without crow's feet gathering in the
lighborhood of the eyes, and in most
ses their foreheads would be free from ]
'en shallow furrows.
Killed by a Steel Pen. '<
Several German papers announce the 1
?ath of Herr Franz Kotz, parish priest i
r Puchkirchen, in Styria. from a wound 1
iused by a steel pen. He had a careless 1
ibit of leaving his pens in the ink- 1
and with the point sticking upward,
i replacing a book on his writing-table i
?ar the inkstand he inadvertently i
ruck with the palm of his hand a rusty j
?n thus sticking upward. The hand ;
as slightly wounded, but it seemed so
isigniheant an affair that lie took no
eea. Next dav, however, ho felt seri?
< I.ii.Ini*iill if nric
UNiy III, illMl iin* iim im ||< ? i.hvm It, ??.v..
rase ofblood poisoning. On the third
iiy the hand and arm were terribly
ivollen. as high up as the shoulder, ana,
fter suffering great pain during eight
reeks, he died. "
A writer, whose ideas run in rhyme,
has the following to say of the usetul - '
ness of iron:
Iron vossels cross the ocean,
' 1
Iron engines give them motion;
Iron needles northward veering
Iron tillers vessels steering,
Iron pipes our gas delivers,
Iron bridges span our rivers;
Iron pens are used in writing,
Iron ink our thoughts indicting;
Iron stoves for cooking victuals,
Trnn nvpns. nots and kettles;
Iron borses draw our loads;
Iron rails compose our roade.
Iron anchors hold in sands, ,
Iron bolts, and rods and bands.
Iron houses, iron walls, ?
Iron cannon, iron bails;
Iron axes, knives and chains,
Iron augers, saws and planes;
Iron globules in our blood,
Iron particles in food;
Iron lightning rods and spires,
Iron telegraphic wires;
Iron hammers, nails and screws,
Iron everything we use.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
" I dcfn't precisely just have to," is wh&
they say in the West.
The stick in the lemonade may mase '
you feel like a log.?Riggs.
Thirteen million dollars are invested
in property at Coney Island.
About 100 years ago there were on]
four newspapers in America.
The-beehive is the poorest thing on
earth to fall back on.?Gate City.
Hot weather enables a man to leave
off a number of bad habits.?Picayune.
Nat. Burbank says: As soon as a passenger
car is loaded it ought to go off.
There are 54,487 persons employed in
the postal service of the United States.
A Minnesota hen has got into tho papers
by laying thirty-two eggs in sixteen
days.
The best refrain from a rowdy song
is to refrain from joining in the chorus.
Picayune.
A Camden chap calls his watch chain
Music because it has charms.?Philadelphia
Item.
Great Britain ana ireiana, ana uieir
shipping trade, consume 113,000,000 tons
of coal a year.
A large number of well executed coun
terfeit trade dollars are in circulation in
New York city.
Hon. John R. Lynch, a colored man,
has been appointed superintendent of the
sensus for Mississippi.
There are more watches worn in the
United,States than in any other country,
but do the people have a better time??
Lukens.
The increase of flouring mills in the
four States ol Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota from 1860 to 1878 was
from 1,138 to 3,000.
The South American war has almos
completely annihilated the guano trado
sne of the most important article ^of export
from that country.
Walking match rules have had $heir
effect on the country. When you invite
i bore to take a walk you expect him to
" go as you please.1'?Picayune,
Live oxen are sent to Europe in com(v,?onH
cnwwi stalls on
LU1 UHJiC, pauu\.u mu<? vv r v. ?
the upper deck. He who has steers to
ii6d, prepare to shed them now.?Puck.
Who hath woe? ask the Ithaca Jour
ml. Weil, now, in our opinion, the
nan who breaks a pair of wild steers
lias more whoa than any one else.?Oomnda
Enterprise.
Complaints come from Scotland that
American cheese is being imported intc
Ayrshire in such quantities that much of
;he home produce of last year is still unsold
and hkely to remain unsold.
Astronomers tell us that it would take
1,250,000 years, provided there was a
;elegraph wire from the earth to the
lebula in Andromeda, for a dispatch to
each there. So no wire will be put up.
A busy man at Columbus, Ohio, keeps
i phonograph ready for use in his office,
md, when anybody begins to tell him a
ong story, lie says, "jusi, taut it iuw
lie instrument, and I'll listen to it bymd-by."
A new hay press has been patented in
France and England which delivers the
)ales in the form of a solid uniform
y Under two feet one and one-half inches
n diameter, which may be rolled along
>y one man.
Says a contemporary: " No change can
iow be expected before February 1." It
s going to be pretty rough to worry
.long without change seven months,
so wonder seme fellows undertake to
oin their own change.?Norristoum
Jerald.
A hidy of experience observes that a
;ood way to pick out a husband is to see
iow patiently the man waits for dinner
vhen it is behind time. Her husband
( marks that a good way to pick out a
rife is to see whether the woman has
[inner ready in time.
In Paris and its suburbs there are more
han 18,000,000 people who live by rag(icuing
or rag-selling. There are 10,000
hiffonniers "who go about collecting
craps oi rags or papet, and 3,000 old
lothes dealers who buy rags, and who.
gain, empl^r 2,000 workmen.
Of Payne, the author of'' Home, Sweet
TnniP." it, is said that he was a small
can, :md had rather a sad facc, but a
[uick manner. He was noticeable for
fearing a full, short cloth coat, and al- ;
vays carrying a gold-headed cane. He
alked much and with animation, and
vas gallant in manners to ladies. ^ *
It seems probable that within a little
nore than a year another railroad?the
Southern Pacific?will be constructed
icross the continent, and that the Northrn
Pacific will soon be able to reach the
>ase of the Rocky mountains, opening
he newly discovered deposits of the previous
metals in that quarter, as well as a
rjist and fertile extent of public lands.
The story is told that Longfellow and
fields were making a short pedestrian
our some few years since, when, to their
surprise, an r.ngry bull stood in the pathvav,
evidently intending to demolish
)oth poet and publisher. " I think,"
laid Fields, "that it will be prudent to
^ive this reviewer a wide margin."
' Yes," replied the poet, " it appears to
in a disputed passage."
When Dr. Thompson was port physi
:ian, says a New York paper, a West
[ndia captain told him that on approach
ng Havana in yellow fever times lie always
served out to every one in his vessel
a tablespoonful of pulverized charcoal
in a wine glass of water three times
v day. and that none of his men were
jver affected, even when yellow fever
was epidemic all around them.
The swiftest railroad trains are run in
England, according to a German government
report, a speed of fifty miles an hour
being common between London and
Dover, London and York, and London
md Hastings. Trains go at forty-two
miles an hour on one 01 ine Belgium
lines. The fastest in France and Germany
do not often exceed forty, and in
Dther European countries thirty is the
maximum.
Odessa has for months past been the
uniting point for Russian vessel!, dotailed
to transport exiles to Siberia, the
greater part of whom are Nihilists. The
island of Saghalien is their destination.
It is iu the Pacific, off the coast of
Mantchouria, and near the mouth of the
A moor river. The climate in winter is
* * - ?; 1 ??? +? In nnH it
rigorous, nut me sua ?? icm..,
abound? in mines of coal and iron. By
way of tlw Suez canal the vessels make
the voyage in about two months. By
the old way of traveling on foot, two
years would be required for the journey