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- J " < - *--m*.'+. '*&*?**"* v?*"i*vvav? *?"?* ?*w?*L?.?>*<gir< > * ,-f <v>>?nfkyvr-A-s ?-- <?-. ? --? .v*-* '/**+niti?u?? i - ,. . , . i ... t. . ' .: i , . ,, ... . , j i / -;*-' 'I /' .. ?T .11 i'flA IwltV fouH \& ' ' ' - v},);. G<i81. .841 linjA tn6htfmb*W ABBEVILLE PRESS & BANKER. t ^ V . I .. ... . v> ?;V rta> v>,. Uv>:titd* ' '* e*t ' *< ? ^ 5 ?JW-f .; * ... cl ?dT ? .?! .1 >> ' . - f ItW.TlrTfr: : I ^ '" <'/ u X.-' '"i BY HUGH WILSON AND H. T.'WARDLAW. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1880. NO. 47. VOLUME XXVi - re I _ .. The Farmer's Wooing. The daisies nodded in the grass, the butte: cups were sleeping, Andtjott across the river sang the farmers i ( their reaping; Upon the hills, so blue and far, the map] leaves were showing Their soft white beauty in the breeze thi Irom the sea was blowing. A little maid came through the lane, wit song and rippling laughter; The buttercups made way lor her, the daisk nodded alter. A strong young iarmer saw her pause beaid the parting river; She 'drew-a lily from its depths with golde heart aguiver. "Thou art more lair than lilies are," said h with head uplifted, And"threw a poppy, as the stream toward th l' maiden drifted. flp. She seV the flowers in her hair, the red an niiit^", together; A cioftd grew black beiore the sun and rain WD tije weather. r\ . 4 . J J / He caine tterrm the river then, the farme from his mowing; He minded not the."water's depth, be care not for its flowing, f ^ ?a " Oh, 1ot?4" Mud ho, " gleaming Ban am floudleu skiea o'erlean ua, The river's barring width may roll unpasecc untried between us; Bat when loud thunder fills the air, and cloud and rain oome over, 111 croes the'ocean to yoor side, I am no fai d*j iOttr!* ^ . An4 so om day the Tillage bells rang ou j ? tcrow the river, Their musie set the buttercups and daisies a Whikr some one drew a lily trom the streai " '-adttitbely flowing, v,i ' And plucked a blood-red poppy that amid th wheat was growing; The maiden set them ia her hair, the red an wkiee together,' -y i With maqy a smile, a tear or two, and glance at the weather. ' ? They passed beneath the chapel's shade, th B farmer and the maiden, ? W here arches crossed above their heads, wit * *k snowy blossoms laden, And in that place ot holy calm the bindinj words were spoken; He in his heart bore oat the truth, she on he head the token. The years went by, and some were bright an some were clouded over, Bnt ever stood he at her side, he was no fai day lover. lfi ,; ?Boston Transcript. LITTLE ROBBIE. tfi She was the widow Randolph whei we . first met, and I thought her then as I think her now, the loveliest womai in the world," said Mr. Alexandei Lane. ^ " Ahar fei?pori<ted Ford, the senioi nartnpr of Ford & Lane?"and so then was a romance. Sly dog!" The two men?old friends, and rathei old fellows?were in that mildly loquacious mood t iat follows a good dia nor, AndLis, stimulated by pleasant surrouny iif ai How there's.no cozier spoi than Lane s library, nor is there?con siderjng he is .past fifty?a handsomei or more genial man than Lane himself L At this moment he sat staring inttoihf L fire, ^n'd'.Tord;fepeated, by way jof ~ to th<?con vernation, "Slyddlg!" ; " During oae of my regular ^iiii?.t< Europie toCtJift firm." said Lane, talking appnrentW;'|p^the. fire, "X h&dtinpe tc spare; and'^as at Bar<mo, m tbCjiortl of ltaly? .Then, after a pause; re'.< too mncfrsaid about, the: scene? -jit th< Italian lakes.v ' "Whyf ? it fine?" , "Tees; but happen, say, at Bareno on Maggior# in the middle ot May, anc there's something yon can't talk about there's a fervor and a languor, a strengtl and ? fcwertnees, in all nature, in th< very"Writaelf, that cant be told?it cai only'fce fafc: The hotel at Baveno wai close to the lake, and boats lay moorec iust brfortTthft door. -'It was afternoon I remember, that day?late afternoonand Trail into Russell, firm of Russell & White, you know. " 4 So glad to meet an American!' saic Russell. * I'm doing the lakes with mj wife and gister-in-law, who is a widow Come for a boat ride with us this even ing at eight.'1 " At eight Russell clapped me on th< shouMer. There was a strange influenc* abroad that night?the whole plac< seemed- fairy, unreal. I follows t< where a boat lay swinging a little loos< from its jmoorings. On. the store wa Mrs. iRuwelfc-whom I greeted politely hut my eyes were fixed on that boat for iiithe SWrn, wrapped in something lovely a$?*?'vis!6n. I was fairTy daz(d and stofig staring, when Russell pullet up the boat and said:** Jump in. Hallo Adelaide! soyou're seated. The womai in whftp is 'iny sfster-in-law, Lane Mrs. 'Randolph, Mr. Lane, of Nev "Shegreetefl me with, 'Indeed, Mr I-Aneftt'spfcaijftnt to meet people frcn home?that is,.'sometimes, and.sonn peopled She wiA a woman of the world and a bit coquettish, yet with a sober ness and gentle zraoe underlying all." j "Ho^TaTa "she look then?" askec Ford. wtSSE< wBSIa "Well*it was ten. years ago. Sh( was ' Blighter, but that warm-colored hair iwas the same; she bad those sami grayeyct, with the dark brows tha would It nd sternness to any other eyes hut only frame the softness of hers; hei chee&irasVshadep&ler than now, anc fairer, perhaps. Well, we rowed ove: to Rola Bfadre." There, under thi *hadow of the wooded banks, we heart the nightingales sing, and, in short,' paid Mr. Lane, with a nervous laugh' irf short, I resolved that very night t< make Mrs. Randolph my wife, or live i bachelor." "* Sudden, wasn't it?" hinted Ford. "Yes. but time's nothing in such mat t* "s; it's?it's?" "Say it in four letters," Ford sug I gested. '' I " " Well, it's love; and I was heartily I* desperately in lore. Yon see, I wa Sa only f?rty tftfen. - -v*. . "Next morning early I was pacin, the turf in front of the hotel, and me Mrs. Randolph. She wasdainiw, fiesb and teifder-hued even in the full morn ing innshme. J-breakfasted with. tb Ruaswl family, and a bonne brought ti the table the prettiest four-year-o)< boy I ever laid eyes on. My Robbie! my darling! my bless in?!' fjtclainied Mrs. Randolph, m i motheirly rapture, seating the child oj her la#.' Thelittle chap shook his ie? ot yeuow curls, reached with botl lmnda over thelable, and ejaculated 'Honey!' "Honey is bad for mamma's boy said Mrs. Randolph, while I, looking a the picture they made, only desirea?t rail both mother and child my oWr I Why, In fancy, I waa already father t I the boy, loved him, brought him u; f pat him into the firm?au in the fei ruinut?#<daring which the little ma wna lunging and plunging after th honey dish. His mother restrainin > him, he deiiyered-.a piercing yell, an grabbing the tablecloth dragged p potue dishes that broke. 'Walter,' eai Mrs. Randolph, 'take the honey away "At fcMa the boy beat first the an L tl.pn bis mother's face. She turned re and pale by tarns, and I hunted tn pockets. A knife, a pencil-case, loof change, a watch ('tick, tiok'), and lit seductions were displayed in vair \ Finally I found a bit of chocolate in silver paper. 4 What's that, Robbie?" r* " Robbie stopped short in his pleasanl exercise, ana answered promptly it Choclit. I want it.' "'It's too eariy in the morning foi le sweets ' said the mother. 'Robbieshal have it by-and-bye.' "' No?o. Now,' yelled the boy. " 44 J made the bonbon disappear intc the air juggler fashion, and the cherut h sulked with a finger in his mouth. 44 4 He's a lovely bo>,'I said to th( ^ mother. 414 He's his mamma's blessine.' sh< answered, fondly. 4 Robbie, speak tc lo the nice gentleman.' 44 4 No, 1 won't,' responded the blessing, in a tone of smothered brutality n like an infantile Bill Sykes. 44 4 Robbie,' said I, ' don't you want tc c ride a pretty pink pony with a blue tail, ehP' e 44 This novel proposition made him thoughtful a moment; then, eying me , with a settled hatred, he answered, No, I don't; I want choclit.' 44 4 Mother's lamb shall have choco" ' ' ? J *' J.1_L y late by-ana-Dye," saia uirs. rumuoipu and kissed bim in a manner perfectlj distracting to the man who adored her r Whereat he grabbed an earring, and cruelly held her graceful head at arm's d length. "4 Robbie, darling, you make mamms cry,' she saia, persuasively. I " The young pirate held on, however until his Uncle Russell caught the little l> arm and shook it, with 'Hi! hi! young rascal, let go.' 8 '"Be careful; don't hurt him,' said Mrs. Randolph, with great warmth and decision. r 444 Won't leggo! won't ieggo! scrcamed Robbie, until the yelfing, t struggling mass of embroidery, bar< knees, and yellow curls was handed ovor to Marie, the bonne, who carried it II upstairs. 4Robbie won't! Robbie won't!' reaching us in grateful diminun endo. 44 Mrs. Randolph and I took a stroll by the lake. 4 My little son is very ner vous ana sensitive,' sue remarKeu, uui very affectionate.' d " 'And such a child is a treasure when properly governed,' I ventured, with f discreet emphasis. 44 4 He has never been punished,' she said. ' His spirit shan't be broken.' e 44' Certainly not, but a little whole some restraint?' . 44 4 No,' she broke in, with decision, 4he doesn't need it. He'sadarlingchild, and my only comfort.' 5 44 The little fierceness of motherhood wa? very becoming, after all, to such a r pretty woman, ana that May day passed like a pleasant arearn. To be sure, it d was broken occasionally by a suspicion of nightmare in the shape of Robbie, who,'except for the one moment when r he grabbed the coveted 4choclit,' re| garaed me with a steady disfavor. 44' He'll be so affectionate when he's I once acquumitru, i/ue tuuiuci aaiu. " 'Kiss me, Robbie dear,' I ventured. " ' Hit yer,' answered the baby ruffian. " ' Oh no,' coaxed mamma; 4 give the nice gentleman a pretty, pretty kiss.' > " The nice gentleman approached cau. tiously, but not cautiously enough. Robi bie delivered a well-aimed blow directly r between my eyes. "Next morning we all started in a p traveling carriage for the passage of t he 1 Simplon. The vehicle was roomy for the iour of us, and Robbie besides. The r bonifA rode'outside. In face, his mother wa<j so fond, that Robbie's nurse J'eld something of a sinecure. Now there's | nothing that so favors a rapid intimacy L j as traveling by carnage. There's the - proximity, me iacs OI ceremony, me r luncheon from the same napkin, the walk up hill, the flower to be plucked, > the little accident, the boot or shawl to 5 be adjusted, the rude iostle, the readily granted pardon. Why, you are old > friends in a day. I felt myself lucky. : But I reckoned without Robbie. It > seems, as an inducement to be washed i and dressed, his mother had told him he ? should see a Swiss chalet ? 'a pretty, i pretty litt'e chalet, 'way up on the high mountain.' Two minutes after our start Robbie be^an in this fashion: "' Maai-ma, I wantersee the charlet.' I' i4 'By*and-bye, my love.' > " 'Robbie wantersee the cha-let 1 n-o-w.' ; "' Robbie must ride up the big 1 mountains first.1 * "'No; n-o-w;' and Robbie squirmed 1 about on his mother's lap like a lively ?j younir eel. " 'He'snervous,' explained Mrs. Ran5 dolph; 'he couldn't eat breakfast, it . was so early. Robbie, want a pieoe of ' bread ?' > "'No; want ice-keam.' " 'There's do ice-cream in the moun" tains.' " 'Want elm-lets, then.' 3 "'Sit still, my pet.' , " 'Ice-k-e-a-m! then a prolonged - whine, and Robbie began, to throw i himself violently from side to side I against the doors of the carriage. 5 , " 'Hoid the door, do!" said the mam ma to her brother; and 4 hold the door, please,' to me; so tho youngster flung ' about in comparative cuiety. This ex5 ercise he repeated at intervals a hundred times during the day. ' *, "'Your boy is dreadfully spoiled. Adelaide,' Russell ventured to say, and 5 Mrs. Russell suggested it was ' time to : take that child in hand.' But Mrs. r Randolph argued, 'Robbie isn't well n. to-day,' and 'all bright children are restless,' and ' Robbie has too much 1 -brain;' and she became so spirited it - -seemed wiser not to court discussion. ? " I'm told there's fine scenery on the " Simplon pass, I don't know. I remember being thumped, anc! hearing a whin' ine cry of 4 Bobbie wanterspe a cha-let.' They say there are fine St. Bernard dogs : .upat the Hospice. I'm sure 01 tnat.ior ' Robbie tried to haul out the tongue of 9 one good-natured great fellow, who t tipped the little boy over with his great paw, and terrified Mrs. Randolph. I [ Believe tlwre are torrents, and preci1 pices, ard gorges, and white mountain f peaks; but I couldn't see them, for, as a J matter of self-protection, I had to keep ; my eyd on Robbie. That there were deeply colored flowers, thick as carpet* ine orer the meadows, I can be reason3 ably certain, for I gathered a pretty 1 bunch for Mrs. Randolph; and Robbie, say he, ' Mamma sant take nassy man's f'overs,' tore them all to pieces. "Just before we reached Isella, which in a normal mental condition would hsve struck me as a picturesque spot, Robbie was shown a chalet. > "Now, thought I, there'll be peace on 8 that score. But no; there was a new iiowl. He had evidently thought a c'na? let something to eat or play with, for he !t was wofully disappointed, and yelled: l? * That ain't a chalet. Robbie don't like " it- Robbie want a hobby-horse.' 4 "Mrs. Randolph promptly lent her ' "shoulders to represent the desired play1 thine, until she grew pale. "We lodged at Isella, and by chance * my room adjoined Mrs. Randolph's. 1 Robbie always slept by his mamma, bell ing too precious to be trusted to the j* bonne. "The young tyrant's first demand on ' being undressed was, 'Tell Robbie > 'tories.' ' 4 Very well,' said the patient mother. n ' There was an old woman who?' , >"' Lived in a shoe. Don't like that.' l' ?Who killed cock robin, thenP' ? " 'Don't like that.' "'Well, there was a little boy, and ^ his name was Robbie, and he waa sleepy, e and?' rr " * No, ain't s'eepy; don't wantergotei d bed;'and so on for an hour or more f? until my blood boiled to think of thai j gentle, loving, mistaken little mothe: ? under the heel of that baby monster r Then and there I formed a plan tha ^ should bring ber peaoe and comfort, ant y tne boy welfare. ie "Next day the smail tourist wai ce fresh at the old cry of ' cha-lets1 ant t. I " ice-keam' ana want cnocnt; duc - could regard him calmly, for I had my plan. I watched for the chance of cart Tying it out, but none offered until we : reached the pretty town of Brieg. Approaching the place, we passed wheat fields strewn thickly with the brightest 1 corn-flowers. These Robbie coveted. 'Want Powers! want fowers!' lie yelled. ) 'Arrived at Brieg, where we were to > stop over-night, I proposed taking Robbie back into the fields we had passed ; to pluck the flowers. " He mounted my shoulder with con; descending tyranny, and I trotted along ) half a mile, talking merrily, then set the little chap down among the wheat and poppies and bluets. He grabbed right , ana lelt, until he had as many as he could hold, then I proposed to carry > him back to mamma. He wouldn't go. i He would sit down on the damp ground and kick and dirty his face. He raised i a cry for 4 more Powers!' then, ' Robbie s want ice-keam!'then 'choclit!' then a , grand medley of all the cries together. 44 A moment I looked toward Brieg. to make sure we were not followed, then I , held Robbie firmly by his shoulders, r looked firmly into his blue eyes, and . said, 'Now, my little fiend, I'll give I ??aii oAwafKmff thot'o rmnrl fnr vrm ' I I JfUU OULUGbUUig bliwv a tv? jv? M "Tlierewas a slight disturbance of Robbie's dainty embroidered skirts, a i short, sharp, cracking sound among the wheat stalks. Five minutes later I car, riedbackto Brieg a silent little boy : with a pair of very astonished eyes, ; rather pinkish about the lids, and gave the pretty fellow, with his hands full of I flowers, into his mother's arms. I " All the rest of the day Robbie was an|eli?. Silent, obedient, not a word ' otTib&lets' or 'choclit.' But he was , cuHously observant of me, following ; me with his .eyes everywhere. _ [ M' What a good boy Robbie is!?a lit, tl6 angel,' said Mrs. Randolph. ! '"Never saw him behave decently before,' remarked Russell. "At supper he ate his bread and milk [ quietly, and watched me over every spoonful: then he kissed everybody ; good-night, and went off dutifully to bed, holding his mamma's skirt, i " As I happened to pass Mrs. Randolph's room, and the door stood wide open, I stopped to remind her that we u ?: r? ? aV,o Viorl WeJLU ill! guillg lUi a yy twn y uuv ouv, &*? %* her back toward the door and didn't see me. So I stood a moment watching her. The child was undressed, all tiie yellow curls tumbling on a white nightgown ; his pink feet bare; his eyes wide and thoughtful. The mother was enjoying the unacccustomed peace. She kissed the boy, and made him kneel at her feet. " 4 Now Bobbie say his prayers.' " I never saw anything half as lovely as the mother and child that night. "4 God bless mamma.' "4Mamma,' he repeated. 44 4 And uncle and auntie.' 44 'Uncle and auntie.' 44 4 And Mr. I>pjie, the nice gentlema.' 44 She put my name in her child's prayers! Why, Ford, my heart gave a great exultant bound; but suddenly it stood still.' 44 4 Mamma,' said Robbie's shrill little voice, 4 that nice gentleman giv?d me sumfin.1 44 4 What, my darling?flowers?' me ft- ? ouiiiuu cwi;. "' Chocolate'" 444Sumfin"lse.' 44 ' What, then, mv lambP' 44 4 1 dunno,'and he looked puzzled; then brightened up with, 41 snow oo, mamma.' "The little man was conveniently dressed for the pantomime he undertook, and to do him justice, it was thoroughly well done. He began with my guilty glance toward Brieg; he delivered the words, 4 Now, my 'ittle fiend, I give oo sumfin that's good for oo,' with tragic effect; then he whisked up the night-gown, and applied (though more lightly than his model) the timehonored remedy for naughtiness. He added, 4 And, mamma, I kyed vewy loud, and then I feeled more better.' "There was a moment's hush. Mrs. Randolph hugged Robbie to her breast. I crept down stairs, astonished at the capacity in chil Iren for retaining an impression, but feeling I had made a great success. " Later she came down. We had all agreed upon a walk, so we went along by the blossomed fields, but Mrs. Randolph was perfectly silent. 44 I argued good from this, and felt elated. Russell and his wife saw something out of the common in mv manner, I think, and considerately walked apart together. I felt that I must speak out my heart, so I began: 44 4 Although we have known each other but a few days, you must feel, as j I do, ours is no common friendship.' 44 She made no answer. i 444 Adelaide,' I went on. madly?I . was but forty; the night was heavenly ; brieht;she was beautiful?4 Adelaide, i I love you. May I hone to win youP' . 44 Adelaide stood still instantly, turned j upon me, and fixed me with such a look i as I never met before nor since. 44 4Wretch !' she said, 'you raised 1 your hand against my child, my Robbie, , mv nnurpl Ymi called him a little fiend. I despise, detest, utterly abhor j you. I'd marry a demon sooner." i " Ford, she shone white with anger. As soon as I could catch my breath, I ( tried to argue. "'See how good he was afterward. A little wholesome discipline is?' " 'Don't speak to me, she sti uck in. ' Never dare let me see your fiice again. Never dare," "She walked on briskly to the hotel, , I meekly following. She swept up- ! stairs, flinging me back a Judith look full r\f riffhtiirnio wrftt.ll "I told Russell the whole mntter at once. " He whistled, then laughed long and loud. 'By Jove !' he said, 'the boy had never had a whipping, and didr". understand it. It's a pity, Lane, that you can't bring him up; but Adelaide is fiorce where that spoiled brat is concerned. I'm afraid there no hope for you.' " I left next morning for Paris by the earl.vldiligence." "Well," said Ford, "it was lucky for you. Robbie must have turned out a terrible wretch." " No, he hasn't. He's a tall, handsome lad of fourteen; bright, well-mannered, and obedient to his mother and stsn-father." " Step-father! She's married, then?" "Three years ago she met a man my superior in tact, courage and persistence. I respect and envy him." 44 But what a tussle he must have had with the boy!" 44 Ye3; for our domestic system is peculiar. Here are statistics: Out of one hundred of the pirate species of child that I've met, three were English, two Russian, one French, and ninety-four American. To brirg these infants to reason it called for ninety-four men of mettle. I only wish I'd served my country by being one of them. Ah, Ford!" and Mr. Lane, with a sigh, ended as he began: " She's the loveliest woman in the world."?Harper's Bazar. I ????? One of my family, who is a district visitor, was applied to by a woman in her district for as much lion's hair as would cover the circumference of a shilling. The hair was to be chopped up i and mixed in two spoonfuls of milk, and to be administered as a certain euro ' for epilepsy. The applicant auoted a , case (I think within her knowledge) in which a patient, who had swallowed I this concoction by the recommendation c of a doctor, (P) received instant relief. r The said patient had suffered from epileptic attacks for twenty years, but , never had an attack after taking tb" 1 remedy, and lived to the age of eightythree.?Notes and Queries. s i? 1 Minnesota reports 22,293 births (540 I twine) in 1879, and only 7,027 deaths. Wedded Woes. During the past few days the HeraU has recorded an unusual number of un pleasant incidents and experience: which were due to matrimonial infe lieity. They were peculiar to no lo caiity, nor were the parties to then confined to any single social level; mer and women of various grades had dis' agreed, with results ranging all the waj from noisy quarrels tonaurder. Sucl troubles have been of such frequent o& currence since-men and women first en tered into life partnerships, and th< variableness of human nature promise; so many more o) them, that any sug gestions as to a change for the bettei will seem futile; yet there certainly ar< people in wedlock, or expecting to be who are wise enough to note the caus< of all of these deplorable troubles, anc thus to be forewarned. It is simply that one partner has lived more for sel; than for the firm?only th?s and nothing more. In a business partnership, nc matter how numerous the members there is only one firm, and the worsl misfortune that can happen to thii merging of several interests in one is fo> one of the partners to look mere to hit own interests than those of the entir< number. The same rule holds good ir marriage; whether noble love or gross selfishness be the motive of the union nc success is possible unless all indiviaua oflFXi*fo nrn for thp hunpfif. flf thfi nolleC tive body instead of either partner Married people who have not learnec this much must suffer until they com plete their education, and young peoph who cannot comprehend it would dc well to postpone marriage until suet time as they can understand that a hous< divided against itself is bound to fall and that such division is inevitable wher each part of the house cares only foi tself.? New York Herald. Singular Case of Prodigality. A prodigal of a new kind has appeared before the Paris civil tribunal tc obtain the removal of an interdictior to the management of hiB property. Ir this case the friends of tbe young man M. Mario VivsreE, had interceded tc prevent him from ruining himself, nol < t-i i e _iu.,. iroui a IC'UKICSS 1UVC U1 ^icnsuic, UUI from his ardor in engaging in business enterprises. He is the son of a notars of Cette. and received a'brilliant education. His youthful passion was a lovt of adventure and a desire to distinguish himself in exploring and colonizing distant lands. He first joined the army but in consequence of two duels witL superior officers in Algeria, in which they were seriously wounded, he was led to abandon that career. He thee came to Paris, and at once launchec into the most diverse speculations founding companies for working coa mines in Syria, sulphur w'orks in Italy, church-onran building in Franoe, etc, Journalism naturally attracted him, and the papers in which he invested capita! made no small breach in his fortune. His latest scheme was to found a settlement in Africa for the barter of European merchandise for ivory and othei productions of the interior of the dart continent, for which undertaking a capital of several millions was to be raised, His patrimony was rapidly disappearing, and to place bounds to his oostlj activity his father obtained the appointment of trustees for his property, The son has now been appointed vic? consul at Sierra Leone, and, in conse quence, applied to the civil tribunal tc obtain the removal of the interdiction. The judges, however, doubted whethei he was yet sufficiently cured of his extravagant ideas and declined to accede to the demand. A Murderer's Toy House. Haines, the Rockland murderer, has lately made a toy house after the French style. It is about four feet hieh by two deep and four long; is as nicely built as the best mansion, with slate roof and fancy chimneys; has two stories, the lower one being devoted to a kitchen anH a dinimr-hftll. hhe unuer storv to a drawing-room and beet chamber. The floor of the d ining-hall is inlaid with cherry and mahogany, 1,020 separate pieces of wood being used in laying it; the kitchen is also inlaid, but less expensively. The furnishings are somewhat regal for a Briaall personage. They consist of the usual kitchen paraphernalia, including hardwood taolefl with drawers in them, roller for long towel, dishes, and an old lady with " specs " who eyes the visitor very suspiciously. In the dining-room or hall a large chandelier pends above a black walnut table on which rests a handsome tete-a-tete set, made of wood, painted blue. A sideboard stands at the back of the room, merely as an ornament The sets in the drawing-room and cnamber are perfect marvels of mechanical skill iind Yankee ingenuity. The floors are tastefully carpeted. A marble fireplace is in the drawing-room, and in a rack at its side stand the shovel and tongs all ready to "poke up the fire," which merrily burns behind the grate. The chairs are just as nicely made and imhnlsterpd as though thev had been intended^orthe President of the United States. The walls and windows of the room are well adorned, and the house as a whole is a completegem.?Thomeisloti Herald. A Great Ship. The City of Rome, now being built at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, if the contractors' specifications and the promises of the managers of the steamship company are complied with, will be the largest and finest merchant vessel in the world. She is to cost a fortune?over Si,000,000 it is said?and will be as near perfection in the way of safety, speed and comfort as it is possible for steamer companies and ship builders to attain. She will be completed in the serine of 1881, and is to be placed on the regular line betwen New York and Liverpool. The dimensions of the City of Rome will be: Length of keel, 546 feet; length over all, ?90 feet; breadth of beam, 52 feet; depth of hold, 38 feet 9 inches; depth from top of deckhouses to keel, 52 feet. Her measurement will be 8,300 tons. The hull will be of the best iron and will be built in the best manner, with 11 horizontal bulkheads and 2 longitudinal bulkheads through the engine and boiler rooms. The engines of this marvelous vessel will be 7,500 horse power, with 6 cylinbers, 3 of which will be high pressure and 3 low pressure. There will be 3 boilers, heated by 48 furnaces, and it is promised that the new vessel will attain the great speed of 18$ knots an hour. Sprains and Uralses. Who does not almost shudder, at th( thought of these iiyurieB, which arf very distressing and sometimes seriouBl TKo *T.nmri<il mpimhrnnes and denselisra ments of the joints, when swollen, an rery painful. But nature's powerful remedy (pur? water) is all that is necessary in an] case. It should, howevar, be appliec with some judgment. If the part ii hot and painful, apply cold water 01 cold wet cloths, frequently changed,unti the heat becomes normal. When there is pain or tenderness without swelling, apply warm fomen tations until the pain is relieved. All the after treatment required it either case is a wet oloth covered witl a dry one. and worn until fully cured. This simple treatment is the neares approaoh possible.to nature, and is bet ter than any medicine. When a man is startled at something and says, "I hear a noise," it probabl never occurs to him that there is nothinj else in this wide world that anybody cai hear but a noise.?Syracuse Sunday Times. TIMELY TOPICS. Herr Dahlstrom has prepared plans 3 for the proposed ship canal from the - Baltic to the North sea. Its course will be from the bay of Kiel to Brunsbuttel i in the estuary of the Elbe. Its uniform i depth will be twenty feet nine inches; . its widtjfa at the surface of the water, 1 160 feet; at the bottom, sixty-four feet. x By a peculiar system of reservoirs and - locks the depth can be increased to twerity-tive or twenty-six feet, which > will" even float the Konig Wilhelm, the j largest German iron-clad. The canal - can be completed in six years, and will r cost $18,750,000. 1 i ? One of the most singular of the many r remarkable cases that are constantly 1 appearing in the courts is now on trial [ in New York, where one man has sued | another for payment of services rendered > in winning back the affections of a lady ' who had grown cold toward her ad' mirer. The defendant in the case, having had his relations broken off with the | lady of wealth to whom he was en gaged, employed the plaintiff to com* pose a series of letters to her, which ' were so cunningly and eloquently ' worded th$t she relented, and restored : her admirer to his former relations with | her. The rapidity with which tcwns spring [ up and decay in America has often been . commented on, but no better instance ; has been noted than that of Gothic, Col\ orado. On the sixth of June, 1879, C. ( P. Hoyt, of Golden, arrived on the spot > with a supply of goods which attracted , p. rush of miners. On the ninth of June i a meeting was called and the town laid out. In sixty days 160 substantial houses were#uiltand quite a town was in existence. Everything was flourishing when the news came of the Ute excitement in Middle Park in September laat. . The very next day at ten o'clock in the , morning the town was deserted by all . I save two women and seven men. The balance between living and starving in Ireland is so nicely noised that a bad season brings death and destruction. The correspondent of the New York Tribune gives numerous instances of families who have neither cow nor calf nor oats; or who have no oats and no potatoes; or who have lost their donkey; or who have lost two or three pigs. "No oats means famine next year, and no potatoes means famine both this year and the next." In good seasons these people raise potatoes and oats and obtain a little money by selling pigs and calves; some by digging peat, r ? V. J /vU fV>ATT fnrn r\y fliron aKiL 1 JUL WUIUU Unv vj. vuavv on At.; liners a load. But the weather has 1 spoiled the peat or made the traffic ? light, or the loss of a donkey or a mule j prevented them from transporting it. \ Consular reports from Salonica, Tur[ key, declare that, with the exception of . the towns and the immediate vicinity, . the country is in the hands of the bri j gands. Thirteen distinct bands are ! enumerated, containing in all about 150 men of various creeds and nationali?flraab-a T .nf?7/\?W n.11 Rnltrari f ans, Albanians and Turkish deserters. . At a certain time some of the bands received subsidies from Athens, and i professed to be the representatives of ' Hellenic aspirations, but of late thev , have divested themselves of this semfpolitical character, and plav the part of ! simple brigands, levying" blackmail . from Mussulmans and Christians indis( criminately. The brigands avoid, as much as possible, all conflict with the mi litary forces, but they have no fear of the local police or civil authorities, who are too often, it is said, in league with the chiefs. The Washington monument commission estimate that it will iake about six years longer to complete the monument, which has been for many years under way at the national capital. It is intended to push the work now vigorously. ao as to get the monument at a good height by 1883, when the centennial of the recognition of American independence by Great Britain occurs; Congress, nearly lour years ago, appropriated $250,000 for continuing the work. Of this $90,000 has tteen used to strengthen the foundation, and the balance is being expended lor marble work and to construct an elevator. A contract has been made for enough marble to add fifty feet to the present height. Some idea may be obtained of the size of the monument by the statement that it is sixty-five feet through at the base and that the walls arp fifteen feet in thickness. When completed it will be one of the finest, if not the finest, monuments in the world. Germany has 60,000 schools, attended l-? a AAn AAA hoi* nAniilafinn U y UjUW'jVin.' JJUpllO> 11^1 |A/^/uiuuiwu numbers 42,000,000. The school expenditure in that country averages a little less than seventy-five cents per head of the population. England, with a population of 34,000,000, has 58,000 schools, attended by i000,000 pupils, and costing . an average of forty-five cents per heaa of the population. Austria-Hungary, with 37,000,000 people, instructs 3,000,000 pupils in 30,000 schools, at an expense of about forty cents per head of the population. France, with 37,000,000. has 71.000 schools and 4,700,000 pupils, teaching them at an expense of thirty-eight cents. Spain has 17,000,000 inhabitants, 20,000 schools, and 1,(500,000 pupils, the expenditure averaging thirty-two cents per head of the population. Italy, with 28,000,000 people, 47,000 schools and 1,900,000 pupils, expends about twenty cents per head of the population. Russia, with 74,000,000 of people, instructs 1,100,000 pupils in 32,000 schools, at an average expenditure per head of the population of about seven cents. It is not likely that the New York customs officials receive many such visits as this: Ex-Judge Philip Jacob Joachimeen called upon General George W. Palmer, of the revenue service, Wednesday accompanied by a gentleman whom he introduced as Mr. Levy. " I reside in this city," said Mr. Levy. "I recently visited Europe. While there ray wife and myself invested 84.000 in diamonds. We took passage back on the City of Berlin. Half way across the Atlantic tiie jewels were ; missing. We searclied high and low ! for tliem, and could not find them. 1 Finally we concluded that they were > stolen. On our arrival here our trunks were searched by the custom house officers, and we paid duties on silks and other articles that we had brought with us from abroad. On reaching home I ! unloosened my old overcoat from a > shawl strap and put it on. I felt a pack? age in one of the pockets. It contained the missing diamonds. Here they are." i "They are fine ones;" tlie general replied. " But what do you want me to ? do with themP" "Appraise tlie duty j on them," Mr. Levy responded. " I I want to pay them.' The general was ) so astoundedi that he caught his breath r with difficulty. The duty was paid. The cotton-spinning industry, one of the great industries of the world, is - continually increasing, especially in this country. The total number of i spindles on the globe is, according to i tne latest returns, 71,250,000, of which Britain has 39,500,000. Switzerland t has, contrary to general opinion, more * spindles, proportionately to its population, than any other continental state, ranking in Europe immediately after England. The United States have 10,050,000 spindles; France.has 5,000,000; e Germany, 4,800.000; Russia, 2,860,000; z Switzerland," 1,870,000; Austria, 1,800,l 000; Spain, 1,775,000;Itnly. 900,000; Bel? gium, 800,000; India, 1,(275,000; Sweden and Norway, 310,000; Holland, 230,000; Greece, 36,000; and other countries (including Denmark and Portugal) 44,000 spindles. Britain has, to every 1,000 of 1 its inhabitants, 1,180 spindles; Switzerland, 675; United Slates, 218; France, 135: Germany, 108; Spain, 103; Holland, 57; Sweden and Norway, 48; Austria, 42; Russia, 30; Italy, 39. Fall River is by large odds the greatest cot- 1 ton-spinning center in the republic. It t now has 1,364,191 spindles and 32.6J1 J looms; uses 162,475 bales of cotton an- 1 nually, and manufactures every year t about 400,000,000 yards of cloth. j ?? j Something About the " Lucky " Horse- ' shoe. < The horseshoe, now all the rage as an \ ornament, and affected by men and : women alike, has long been considered a token of good luck, especially by sail- ! ors. Fe v sailors would start on a voy- : age in a ship on which the potency of : the horseshoe was not acknowledged, j It must be kept at some conspicuous j place as a sign of good luck. On West- : ern steamboats, not a deck-hand could be induced to engage himself on a steamer that did not have a partly-worn horse- ? shoe na led over the companion way of ' the bow. Very often they are placed j near the figure-head, at the stem of the , bow. How long this superstition has prevailed, it would be impossible to tell. { It is by no means of recent origin, j Horseshoes and conjurers have been j allies. To find a whole horseshoe in the road that has been cast from the animal and still retain five of the nails in it, is considered a remarkable token of good : luck. But should any one find a horseshoe with all the nails in it, he may consider himself endowed with wonderful J nnarpra nf rnnoifl. This nnnr.fiit. no doubt. M Had its origin in the fact that it is almost impossible for a horse to cast a shoe while all the nails are intact. There = lived a man in Shenandoah coiraty, Va., : who claimed to have found such a horse- ' shoe. His name was Conrad Gerst. He J had little education, but was consider- F able of a knave. He professed to be 1 able to work wonders, and was believed J by many people to possess certain pow- : erful conjectaring powers. Gerst was a f shoemaker, and very poor, for he was 1 too lazy to work, ana had a large family * of children. He could heal the sick, re- , cover stolen articles, cure diseased cattle, f Km/? unHorcprniirtd otrpamci nf running * water, make the butter tome for the 8 dairy women and drive off witches. A c woman churned all day over a churn- ? ing of cream, but the butter would not } come. She sent for Gerst. He told her ? to get an old horseshoe, heat it red hot 1 ana cast it into the churn. Then,: fter 0 cleansing the churn with boiling water, F he guaranteed that the butter would come at the next effort. And more. It u the woman would inquire carefully F among her neighbors she would dis- 1 cover that some one of them Can enemy) ? would have a severe burn on some part , of her body. There were plenty of peo- 11 pie who believed in this. Another case. D A widow lady living two miles from * Gerst had a sum of money stolen from ? her. Instead of giving the matter into c the hands of the authorities, she sent for a Gerst. He inquired into the affair, and , after performing a number of incanta- ]' tions with a stick that he carried, ami placing his horseshoe in the fire and ? cooling it in the spring, he announced 11 confidently that on the morning of the ? second day thereafter the money would d be found at a certain place. This con- P elusion of the conjuror was widely cir?J ? .1 1 UUlltlKU, tlllli UU LIIC UIU1IIIUU iuu?/ai.(u . quite a nurr.ber of people assembled at F the widow's house to see the prediction 1: verified. The money was found at the ? place indicated. The solution was that the thief, whoever he was, believed in Gerst's pretended power, and returned ? the money out of fear. The superstition ? that imparts such virtues to the horse- ? shoe gave birth to the prevailing idea ? that makes it the emblem of good luck. i: a ' ft The School oI Journalism. u A young gentleman taking " a course a in journalism" at one of our leading 0 universities, forwards the following as ? a sample of his proficiency in reporting: * PKOF. STARCH'S SUB-AERIAL TRIP. g Professor Starch usually wore his e overshoes when lie went out, not only ? to keep his feet warm, but to prevent * his slipping on the icy crossings and tl walks. But this morning, for some un- jj accountable reason, he had neglected to *. put them on. It had been raining and ^ I thawing during the previous day, and . | during the night the weather had turned Q onH/)n?i]fi /?aM foanvln rr fKo iralPl* i?l fl.l | OUUUCU1J WiUf l&VVttiug viiu ITI??W* ?M ??. most every place, before it had time to run off and find its level. There was a high, steep hill that i. Professor Starch must descend. He had succeeded in arriving at the brow of the t hill without serious hap. Boldly and with a dignified air he commenced the descent. He had but proceeded but a j few steps, however, before his pedal ti extremities suddenly slipped from un- t. derneath and he came down, full length, upon his cranium, in a very dignified and gentlemanly manner, though the concussion tbrew off his stovepipe, his < , wig and his spectacles. He was still quite dignified in his bearing, and went c*owri rapidly and smootnly, in a ? supine posture, till his heels struck a projecting mineral deposit of | the secondary stratum, which caused the professor to turn a double somer- p' sault in the open air, from which he alighted face downward. The concussion caused the molar incisor and canine teeth ot his upper and lower jaws to fall out, together with a glass T. optical organ. His voyage for some * yards was then unobstructed, till his *; downward passage was suddenly interrupted by the root of an oak (Q. alba) f which caused another evolution that brought the professor up in a half erect posture, which was maintained till he ?' reached another projection, which P caused mm to assume a suppjiani, posture prone. He then slid, lace down- (V ward, for some distance, and this little exercise so effectually abbreviated the C1 cuticle of his nasal appendage as to make P.1 his physiognomical scenery a little wild. P.1 When he arrived at the loot of the hill Professor Starch (or what was left of P him) picked up the pieces, readjusted " them and proceeded on his way with so Jl' much dignity as he could command ? under the circumstances. ? mm . v Europa's Rich City. * Frankfort-on-the-Main, now contain- a ing a population of about 100,000, ia rg- tl puted to be the richest city of its size in p: the whole world. If its wealth were o equally divided among its inhabitants, n every man, woman and child would ci ! have, it is said, 20,000 marks, or some n $5,000 apiece. There are, as may be p supposed, a good many very poor people et in the town; but the citizens are, as a it whole, in unusually comfortable cir- j cumstanc.es, more so probably than the citizens of anv other capital in Germany or Europe. Jt is asserted that there are 100 Frankforters worth from $4,000,000 to $5,000 000 each, and 250 who are worth $3,000,000 and upward. The city ii is one of the great banking centers of ti the globe. Its aggregate banking capi- o tal is estimated at $200,000,000, more I than one-fourth of which the famous a Rothschilds, whose original parent b house is there, own and control. The e annual transactions in bills of exchange a are in excess of $100,000,000. Its gen- v era! trade and manufacturing industries y have greatly increased since the forma- a tion of the German empire, to which b Frankfort was originally averse, being a v - r-n A free city and an opponent 01 jriuoom, uu- u til coerced in July, 1866, by General Yon tl Falkenstein, who entered it at the head t< of an army and imposed a fine of 31,000,- U 000 florins for its insubordination, b Frankfort is such a place for conventions t and assemblies of all sorts that it is very u apt to be full of str.meers, and is conse- 1> quently very expensive and by no means n satisfactory to tarry in. I ji FEEDING WILD ANIMALS. Yearly Two Hundred Pound* of JTorieflenh Coniumed Every Week by the Llom,TlRer) and Pantheraat the Philadelphia Zoo?The Diet of the Other, Animals. Visitors to the Zoological Garden lave noticed down in the lower end of ;he grounds, a little to the right of the )lace where the polar bears are keptt< a ine of low, ramblinp buildings built igainst the fence which separates the grounds from a long strip of land lying between the gardens and the New York iranch of the Pennsylvania railroad, riie last of these buildings is a good leal better than the rest, b.-ing a tall, ;lose, frame shanty of Dine boards and laving a door to it. The others, smaller, rtore uneven and without any doors, ire nothing more than more sheds or italls. Always in front of them will be teen a pile of clover hay, with a half l dozen, more or less, sorry-looking lorses, the sole occupants of tht sheds, feeding thereon. An inspection of these inimals will usually show a plethora of lefects in the way of damaged eyes or ipavined joints or broken wind, all, in ;he majority of instances, being the regllar accompaniments of old age and jeing but another way of describing a i/mhjq Krntan Ktr wpiffht. nf VAflTO ind past his stage of usefulness. 6ccalionally younger animals may be seen n the stalls, but these are also suffering Tom some affliction of body or limb ana itand on the same footing as the rest. These horses, once they get under the ibove described sheds, have all one jommon destiny?they are to be killed ind dressed as food for the animals of he Zoological Garden. The amount of ood consumed daily by the animals, arge and small, is no little. The chief neat-eating animals are the lions, timers, leopards, pumas and hyenas. Alogether tbey consume about 175 pounds >f horse meat a day. Four horses a veek is the .usual average in keeping up he supply o*f these animals alone. Next n point of heavy feeding come the ele>hants. Their chief food is hay, of 1-nUnn timoo oa mnnK Villon IU WlftCO awuu iUUl uiiuvououiuvu o keep an elephant as it does to keep a lorse, the elephant eating about 100 >ounds of hay every twenty-four hours. i.nd in order to keep up his appetite the my must be the best going, being invarably timothy of the best grade. Other nimals that eat hay are the giraffes, the amcls, the deer, zebra and different mimals of the cattle species. Most all hese are fed on what is known as mixed ?ay, timothy and clover, which is about wenty per cent, cheaper than the timithy alone. Two wagon loads of each ler week is the umount used. Each ragon load is supposed to contain 30,00 weight, or a ton ano a half. The irioe for timothy is about twenty dolurs per ton, which makes the three ons per week equal to sixty dollars. ?he mixed hay costs in the neighboriood of eighteen dollars a ton, thus naking the weekly cost of that necessary upply fifty-four dollars,which, added to he sixty dollars, gives the weekly cost of lay alone in the sum of one hundred ,nd lourteen dollars. The cost of feeding the lions, tigers, sopards and puma* is about twenty dollars a week. Add to this the one'hunred and fourteen dollars, coat of feedng the larger animals,elephants, giraffes nd others, and the cost is one hunred and thirty-four dollars. This does ot nearly represent all the animals fed a the garden nor does it come near bene the chief item of cast. There are a luhdred and one other creatures requirQg, in many cases, much more delicate nd costly food. The sea-lions have to ie fed on fish, usually fresh and salt aackerel, each animal taking twelve or ifteen to each meai twice a day, and oltA(TOtlior 1HA nminHa nf Hah VUOUUilHg MlW^vvii\/4 ?VW f/vMuuw v? uuu iaily. Next in point of delicate livers ome the polar bears, whose regular diet 9 bread soaked in milk, with fish now nd then for a change. The black bears re also given bread, 100 pounds being iBed daily. Vegetables of almost every ort are fed liberally to the different nimals?cabbage, potatoes, carrots, nions and turnips. The elephants are ;reat cabbage eaters, in addition to their tandard diet, hay. The giraffes, ingukrly eqough, are great onion aters, while the deer and the oats and animals of the cow pccies eat carrots and turmipsand potaaes. Bran and oats and corn are also iberally distributed?mostly once or wice a week?among the hay-eating nimals. The most dclicate and expenive feeder in the place perhaps is the urang-outang, which gets beef,_ potaDes, bread and honey. As there is only ne in the collection at present, the cost f keeping this grinning satire on tho uman species is not multiplied. Anthtr delicacy which must not be omit3d in the diet of the polar bears is fish il. of which they get several supplies a 1 reek. After the hay the oats is peraps the next chief source of expense in tie way ofjanimal food. As fortha >wls, tho larger ones are fed 0:1 corn, j rhile the small birds are fed on canary 1 ;ed, and all of them now and then get J small chunk of meat. The cost of ' sedinsr the animals alone foots up to ' bout $100 a day. All the horses "that 0 to supply the meat-eating animals J re killed on the ground, in the small aughter house that stands at the lower 1 ad of the row of sheds in the lower 1 art of the garden.?Philadelphia Timet. ( Intelligence of Fishes. 1 A writer in the New York News says: j , hns long been a question whether fish re capable of recognizing people. They ndoubtedly understand the act of being d, and when people who are in the abit of feeding them appearat theaquaum or the stream where they are, thev J jproach them. A lady in the same ouse with me has some fine golden carp j 1 an aquarium wnich rub themselves JtUHBL 11CI AMU i/vubt ?i . leir absence of fear. I hare a hermit ' rab, which, when I got it, lived in a sriwinkle shell. It now resides in a ipe bowl, and has a May day whenever j takes a wjiIk. Its familiar haunt at 1 ome is in an old clothes bag. I take it * > my office with me, carrying it in m> * est pocket. It has a great fancy for aveling about among the papers on mv esk, hauling its house along by its tail, t feeds on raw meat every day. and de- ] ours a cube of beef, and inch or two t luare, with an expedition that would i o credit to a hungry dog. Many ac- i uaintances of mine have pet crabs, and ^ ley exhibit pretty much the same traits ] line does. I am able, from observation j f my' little favorite, to correct an erro- < eous impression which prevails, that I rabs walk*backward or sidewise. They lay sometimes, when they feel "so dis- 1 osed;" but \^hen mine wants anything, ] jpeciaily meat, he goes as straight for. ;asl hope this rambling addition to < our articlc will go to your favor. ' That Awful Youngster. A few evenings ?ince the annual m'eetig of one of the leading literary eocieies of Detroit was held at the residence f the president of the organization, .'lie evening was occupied by the trans ction of a few business trifles, followed y music, recitationB and other social I Djoyments, after which came dinner, nd among those seated about the table ras a jolly little flaxen-haired lourear-ola son of the president. While , t table the toast "our president," \ rought from that dignitary a sparkling, ritty and enjoyable response, whicn j nded with shouts of daughter. At i bis time the youngster felt called upon j 3 do something fine in the way of ex- j srapore speaking, and standing aloft In i is nigh chair, announced: " I would i ell you something, too, but I couldn't i mke you laugh like papa did, 'cos papa o said ze same fing to mamma zis jorning at breakfas', and she laughed 1 ist like you laughed just now." i A Fish that Angles for Prey. A description of a remarkable lish may interest our readers. It is known by several names at different localities on our coast. At Provincetown it is called the goosefish, because of a report current among the fishermen of that place that it catches wild geese and devours them whole. Elsewhere the fish is called the angler, fishing frog, sea devil, bellows fish, monk fish, etc. One day last summer, while on the Speedwell, off Cape Cod, we saw several large fishing frogs caught in a trawlnet, the largest of which was about four feet in length. Its huge mouth was fifteen inches in expanse, and seemed to open directly into its stomach, which was full of great flat fish and flounders. Its rows of long, sharp teeth were inclined inward and could be depressed at will, allowing the easy ingress of its victim, but were a sure prevention of his ever escaping." The edge of his head and also of his body was adorned with a leafy fringe resembling the fronds of seaweed. This together with its chamelon-like faculty ot varying its color, in accordance with its surroundings assists this unwieldly creature greatly in securing its pres. To aid it further in obtaining its food, this fish has three long filaments growing out of the middle of its head. The foremost of these is of especial service; for at its end it carries a tassel, which serves as a lure to attract the unwary prey within reach of the cavernous mouth beneath the bait, and in addition to these peculiarities, the pectoral and ventral fins are jointed, and the fish, using these as feet, is enabled to walk over the bottom of the sea. The fishing frog seems to proceed somewhat in this manner for the purpose of obtaining his food. Moving along the bottom of the sea,he seeks some suitable position among the seaweed, where, safely ensconced, he may attain his purpose. Having satisfied himself as to the place selected, he gets out his fishing rod and bait and waves it around in the water, until some unsuspecting fish comes up to seize it, when the angler, snatching the bait out of the way, swallows thp fish., y v - . The young ones present a more curious appearance even than the adult. The filaments on the head are more, numerous, and are tree-like in shape, the pectoral fin is intich longer and has long spines on it, and the fins at the side are very large in comparison to the body. The fishing frog is very rapacious, and often swallows fish as large and heavy ias itself; such is the expansibility of its stomach. It is not eaten, Vint- nrViov? nonfnrcH Vitt fho fishprmpn it. is preserved because'of the other fish often found in its stomach, and which it is compelled to disgorge by the simple process of holding it upside down. Many stories are tola of the goosefish and its voracity. It has been known to seize on codfish as they were drawn from the water, and was with difficulty forced to loosen its hold. The specimens we saw hauled on board' the vessel were full of fish which they had swallowed on their journey in the trawl from a depth of fifteen fathoms.-"Sea World. , Color Blindness. Pursuant to an order of Superintendent James McCrea. of the Pennsylvania railroad company, the arduous task of examining 5,000 employees attached to the line and working on trains and ferryboats, with a view to discover to what extent color blindness prevailed among them, took placv in a room at the depot in Jersey City, Eight or ten men were called in at a time, and were tested in the first place foracuteness of vision, the test card being placed at a distance of about twenty feet from the observer. It was ascertained by thi? means whether t.hp mpn'a were sufficiently share to read sraali type at the distance mentioned, the result in each case being carefully noted. The first test was for the purpose of discovering whether the men were able to judge of the relative distinctness of objects seen in different positions, and to obtain an accurate know ledge of this the iuen%ere directed to look at a quarter inch aperture in a screen twenty feet distant with a strong light behind it, and were then cilled upon to state in what shape it appeared to them. This test, however simple it may appear to the reader, was bv no means so to some of the subjects. What appeared oval to one seemed triangular to another, and vice versa. The color test was then proceeded with, and sixteen of the men who had passed successfully so far came to grief. Three skeins of woolen yarn were used, one being light green, the second roseand the third red, and were marked respectively one. two, three. Each of these was nlaced on a table in front of the person examined at a distance of three feet, and, with the vision of either eye obstructed by a spectacle frame, the man under, examination was requested to name the color. He was also directed to oick out a similar shade, to the one in auestion from different skeins of woolen yarn, numbered from one to thirty-six. One young man correctly designated the test skein as red, but on being told to select a similar shade from the skefns before him he picked three shades of blue, two of yellow and one of red. He could distinguish no difference,, and the same thing happened to half a dozen others who followed him. The skeins an the row were then divided into three sets, with twelve numbers in each, and ihe men were then examined as to color olindness. Some were able to distinguish all the shades of green, but failed lamentably in picking out the different shades of red. The work of examination jccupied the greater part of the day, but ;he importance of the subject has imsressed the directors greatly, and it has jeen decided to apply the test to all engineers, firemen and brakemen in all ,he branches of the railroad. The Dela- ; vare, Lackawanna and Western jail-vay company, as well as the Erie comjany, have the subject under consideraiion, and it is likely the system will be idopted on their respective lines.?New York Herald. An Eccentric Man's Will. The Eccentricities of the late dt. Jroadhead, once comptroller of the .reasury, are illustrated by his will, which was recently offered for probate n Washington. The interest ol $ 1,000, which is left in trust to Christ church, Navy yard, is to be used in keeping his ?rave in the Congressional cemetery in srder; the shrubbery and flowers are to be dug about, weeded and dressed with compost every spring. If, as had been his experience in life, the interest proves more than sufficient for this purpose, the surplus is to be devoted to embellishing the rest of the cemetery. The executors are directed to purchase nn estate near South Newarket, N. H., and alter the house so as in make two comiortabie tenements, whirl) are to be occupied by his cousin Oliver and niece Cornelia, on the following conditions: They are each to set apart a garden sixty feet square, which they nt-o nlont trrifVi ciirrnnln. strawberries. thimblcberries, raspberries and other suitable fruits. Harriet, the daughter of Olive, "is to post herself on the planting of fruits," and to allow no weeds to grow up in this plantation, " thus correcting carelessness on the part of her father." One hundred dollars is to be advanced for the purchase of plants. In case the estate cannot br secured the interest of the $3,000 set wide for it is to be distributed yearly imong twelve worthy youflg people of. South Newmarket, but it is not to be 'bared in by any who imoke, use intoxioating liquors or drugs, or make use of any profane or obscere language Iowa had 2,100 granges with a membership of 40.00C in 1872, but now there ire but 200 societies and 5,000 grangers. Gentle noras. I A young rose, in the anramwUm", * -^d. Ia beautiful to me, i' ''-J " '< > v* And glorious the many atar*,'"' That glimmer on the ?ca;'"- '? " "?< Bnt gentle worda and loving heart*, :r. ; b And hands to clasp myu '? 4 ?id Are better than the brightest llowew, *1 v? Or stars that ever shown."* ' * ? ' -rt'jrx'Ji .jrfw ||? ? The sun may warm the grass to life, . The dew, tho drooping flowers, " s? -A/ And eyes grow bright to see the light ' ^ 01 autumn's opening hours; , ' ' ^? ) 9 "A v 9*i? But words that breathe ol tenderness } . And smiles we know aro true, , _ ' I) A * r ' , ~ Are wnrmer than tbe summer time. And brighter than the dew. " w '*t:\ > nu, ? It is not much the world can give, , ?; With all its subtle art, ? -j-h? t .*? </ > And gold and gemtf ore not the things . .* To satisfy the heart;, r- - B Rnt. nh. if tbo^e who cluster round , . . Thealtarandthehewf.ii,, . ; ?j Have gentle wordi snd Iqvrng smilan How beautiful is earth inrJJF.. vj i . ' 5 ET?Mfl Of HEWSC. ><.**!? U ' j * xl>/iMpo4T Maine has sold.about$4,000,QOQ worth y of ice this season. Everybody laughs about a boil, excepting the man who furnishes it a lodg ineolSce. ' " " J The young man who wants to get tJt> '* wich|tue sun must not sit up too late * with the daughter. ; <i n v r -t .*'i Willis Scott went to Chicago when a it consisted of five families, in 1886, and< 4 lives there still, aged seventy. ... v. J#f4l A "Fireman" wants to.know hoif to u prevent hose from bursting? Don't. wear 'em.?Nyrrittown RtraXd. It is strongly suspected that It'was*0Ananias who invented the circus pos-** ter.?Philadelphia (Ihrohikit-Etrald. .< '' The reason is plain Whyfoan^ ladiw ' like horseback ridine; it leads then' tof*6 a bridal path.?Philadelphia Sunday \ Item, , ki^iiw bin ,v>vo[ oittK *" Ohio has developed another singular ? thing in the shapeof a young roan w^ho has sued his mother for caning him a , thief and a drunkard. HMall The president of a bank ran a rtSffti? forty dollars with a tramp In St.Txrais 00 The tramp had snatched the money from the bank counter. \ If the Celestial empire gets into a con- ro flict with Russia and Japan, the Easterns world will be liberally strewed withpieces of broken China within a year.' * . Buffalo C&fcrur. ? "" ^jj1 # " Wom^n seldom strike/ says ftin change. Yes. that is so; but when they 4 do, you usually find a man-busting an* easy place to jump the yard' fence.-m.".; MiddUtown Transcript. Boston will celebrate its,two hundred -.,!; and fiftieth anniversary on. the -seven? ,vt ' teenth of September next, by a parade" of its militia and fire department an# a ttmftfijtfrion of the trades. r,rf?,Tr J**' It Is the custom in Laplander a JoVei*' *} to steal his bride and carry her forcibly "I to bis own homej It mnst be heart-?r?( rending to see a 130-pound young mw T rifling the paternal domicile *of a 240. " pound girl?Middlelowr. Transcript. " m The largest cities in world have the following populations i London; 3,500/' 000; Pans, 1,851 ;0<tor Vienna, T.ieiiOOff; New York, without Brooklyn, 1,000,-ny 000; Berlin, 1,044,000; Canton, 1.0^0,000; uu Shanh^wfoo, 1,000,000; and Sikafqo-, ?, 1,000,000. " " v", \t " i.v VJ'S-'.totoll No man aiscovers the resources of the. English language until he measures lxis, length on a slippery sidewalk:" "A< snrfb1''" a time Webster and Worcester arewrnecessary, for he can coin word a'on> tberrw < instant with which to express hisf<$^>n|? ings.?New York Herald., A tree grows. 19- Cyprus wUichftMfria thought by monks in the vicinity to be' , identical with the chittim faoon ortTrer * Bible. Specimens examined ar^savf to closely resemble the cedar of Lebanoaqcm ha-wne. however, snmHer leaves and other slight dUrewpce*,.,^^ ^ Utii A Naugatuck man was out ia the country buying old' butter for'caking purposes. He asked an old'farmer it he" had any strong butter; and) the old man-. smilingly led him around,;the housa . ^ and pointed to an ancient cam. ?cjiark: ingthatit was the strongest butter'lit"0** State. The gentleman declined to test4 1 its strength.?tiaugatuck Enterprise: * "rii The softest twilled silks, soft brocaded, brocaded grenadine, India foulards, n sometimes satin, and occasionally Wide ribbons, are used for children's joshes, ' and are of the darkest rich colore, clarrt, prune, etc.; they are very wide, and are gathered softly together tn an" ^ easy, careless-looking way; The but- .irt tons are usually pearl, either white or uq tinted, and are carved or painted A London correspondent tells this hu?f, m morous story: I remember oncc seeing: , an exasperatingly cool person looking 1' on at a fight. "What's 'the row?* asked an excitable individual, rushing up from a by-street. VOh, I don't 11 know," answered the cool pcrsnn; "I h?.ve no interest in the affair.","Oh, 111 blame soon give you an interest in it!* exclaimed the excitable inquirer, and he hit the cool one in tlie eye. . < ? The embalmed head of Oliver Crom 5 well is in possession of a daughter o? >i the Hon. Mr. Wilkinson, ,-tn English t gentleman. It is carefully preserved, wrapped in costly envelopes, in a strong antique box. At the restoration the 1 embalmed body of Cromwell was takrn ' ' from Westminster Abbey and hung at i ' Tyburn. The head was cut off. a pike ->: driven through the neck and skull and t , exposed at Westminster Hall. The head is said to be almost entire, the J flesh black and sunken; the hair remaining, and even a large wnrt over the eye. The splintered- pieties of a pike and rusted iron arc attached to, the, , head. ' " ~ ?. I r I fli No Homes on the Pacific Coast. The saddest phase of this coastprobably of all gold and silver mining regions?is the aosence of homes. Wc. mean real homes, whose founder laid < the first hearthstone and made the first clearing with the thought that on the spot he was to do his life's work, and there, at last, amid familiar scehcs, sink 3 ;nto that sleep that was final The absence of this disposition has tnadp nomads of the men of this const. They came here originally with tl;e thought that in a little while they woujd lvl.irn and make the home of the future fti the lands of their birth. Conld the air c;istles which have been erected in tnouuhu by the men on this coast, while Ijinc in bunks in rude cabins, or ip bJsinkets_ , around camp-fires, be woven into a picture, what a city it would mnke. Hnt the years have stolen by; < xcept in isolated ea?ps the bewitchinir breams > ? have never been realized, and while the hoped-for homes were never buildn! bai-k in the land of childiioods, neitf)<n,) alas, have they been builded here. We do not mean to say that there are no 1. plenty of families living in what they call homes. But those who h:**e homes ?,!1- ?J ".Jfli hn which were cicniru mm www ^?r tion that they would be permanent, that in and aboat them was to be hoarded the gathered treasures jf a life-time, are very few. This might, perhaps, be expected here in the desert, but the same is true of California, especially in the country. As a rule the farmhouses of California and their surroundings are n perpetual sign of " For sale." On many of these farms men and families have lived for a quarter of a century, and still it has never been home in the rightlul sense of the word. There has never been a time that the husband and father has not intended to sell out in the course of a few months, and never a time that the family has not hoprd he would.? Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise.