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BY HUGH WILSON AND H. T.'WARDLAW. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1880. NO. 47. VOLUME XXVi
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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. ' " ~ ?.
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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.