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ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNERS
BY HUGH WILSON AND H. T. WARDLAW. ' ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APKIL 27, 1881. NO. 47. VOLUME XXV. &|
TIk' Drum. s
Oh the on;in ! li
There is sonio
Intonation in the grunt h
Monotony of utterance that strikes the spirit I
duuil>, a
A? we hear
Through the dear n
Ami unclouded atmosphere, "
The rumbling palpitations roll in upon the ear!
s;
And tLe guest
uddenly, ho broke into a free, ringing r
augh. ' r
"If yon will not stay without, pay my s
lousekeeper; but lot me warn you, Mrs. s
Iarden is a woman of tho shrewdest type, s
nd when she makes a bargain, as f
ihakespearo says, she ' Cavils on the t
intli part of a hair,' so look out for \
er," and he touched his hat and left. c
Zaida had listened to the conversation, 'J
itting just inside the window. t
" He is as generous as a prince!" said e
er mother, enthusiastically, as she ?
ntered the room. a
The girl laughed. c
" I feel somewhat as if we were Sabine r
omen, and had been captured for good
nd all," she said. 3
"Zaida, what makes you say such t
readful things? Perhaps wo had better
rkf l" 1
01' the breast 1;
That thy rolling robs of rest e
I? a patriotic spirit as a Continental dressed;
An 1 ho looms
l'roin the glooms ^
Of a century of tombs:, a
.ml the blood he sj-illcd at Lexington in living
beauty blooms. tl
And his oyea n
Wear the guiso
Of a nature pure ami wise; ,
And the love of them is lifted to a something j
in the .skied 0
That is bright, " ^
Red wild white,
With a blur of starry light,' v
As it laughs in silken ripples to the breezes day ^
and night.
There are dec p a
Hushes on . . ^
O'er the pulses as they leap,
And tlia nuinnur, fainter growing, on the
> o ?(
silence falls asleep;
While the prayer
itising there r<
Wills the ar-a and earth and airj [j
As a heritage to freedom's sous and daughters tl
overywhere. S(
Theu with sound
"
t 1 4 **"4 ?j
As the thunlerings resound, .,
Come thy wild reverberations in a throo that ^
shakes the ground,
And a err,
I'luug on high
Like the flag it flutters by, a]
Wings rapturously upward till it nestles in the ni
sky. ?James H'. llilvy. g.
NORMAN LAMAR'S BOARDERS. tc
W
w
lie stood rubbing his hands before
the huge log in tho open chimney, with tl
its breastwork of wooden mantelpiece, cc
The morniug was cold; the hoar frost li
lay in rare fretted work all over the p
prairies, and the breath of the cattle si
became smoke as it met the atmosphere, fc
The man before the fire stood six feet in s?
his stockiugs; his physique was superb ;
his shapely head was covered with little el
crisp rings of yellow hair, and his blue fa
eyes wore just such a mild meditative o'
" expression as one sees in the eyes of the tl
. gentler cattle. We grow like our com- tl
panions, and they had been his many s(
years. He was rubbing his hands, not
because they were cold, for they were as
as white and warm and supple' as a s^
V*r?Tltn o/*f. rccc cim-rvlt* on nvnroc.
8ion of the pleasure lie felt in the glow tl
from the great back log. The room was ol
rude and homely, but spacious, and not pi
lacking in comfort.
Standing in one of the casements was tl
a young lady, evidently accustomed to s<
* far different surroundings. There was
an air of elegance about her. She had tl
been looking out the window at.the wide k
sweep of prairie and cattle ranging free.
Suddenly sbe brought her very hand- ti
pvpk to bear, with a frank crit *- \v
cism, on the man upon the hearth, in ei
his blue flannel pantaloons and shirt tv
and red suspenders. Metaphorically y<
speaking, he owned " the cattle upon a w
thousand hills in practical language, u
he was one of the most extensive stock r<
raisers in the territory in which he lived, tl
Zaida Burdett felt in a certain manner
overpowered by the vastness of u
things?the vast prairies, the vast sky, u
and the vastness of this man, both as T
regarding his proportions and the pos- a:
sessions which he represented. He a;
6eemed to her like one of the audacious,
handsome, plundering Gauls that Miche- li
let dwells on in his chapters about the h
world when it was new, with their blue d
eyes, yellow mustaches, and fair should- II
ers decorated with golden collars. st
She felt almost sure that even the col- a<
iar was somewhere out of sight under
his blue shirt. She was certain that he A
had swooped down on things and owned tl
a great deal more than rightly belonged w
trt Ik i 111
" He ought to marry a large, yellow- o:
haired, fair-skinned Amazon, and peo- ir
pie the land with a progeny that would g
put to the blush the puny raee one is g
accustomed to," she said to herself, and si
suddenly became awaro that she also ti
was being regarded. ir
" Pardon, mademoiselle, but I was si
trying to make out your nationality; are ir
ou French ?" he asked.
"What makes you think I am," was 11
* her reply. w
A little amused smile crept from under
his yellow mustache. E
"Your speech betrayeth yon. None
but a Yankee answers a question with
anotner. r
She laughed.
"You are right. Yet I call myself p
cosmopolitan. Mamma anil I live all ii
over the world. Last year we spent in n
London, the year before in Gemany,
*nd so way back since I was ten years tl
old. I'm twenty-three now."
Her frankness was enchanting. b
" There is a good deal of Bohemian- tl
ism about us. We always livo in apart- s'
ments, so we can locate wherever we
choose. Wo haven't any particular ob- ^
ject in living?that is. not any high, ex- f<
alted purpose. We just tiy to have as t!
good a time as the means papa left us o
will admit." i a
Then she suddenly blushed up to her s
aparkling eyes to think she had been p
telling family affairs to an entire stranger.
* e
"I beg of you, do not think I am in
the habit of doing such things," she d
said, hotly. t]
Just then her mother entered. She ti
did not look much older than her daughter,
and they were both handsome. d
Mrs. Burdett had not seen her host n
befoie. They had been landed at.
his door the night previous by the stage h
driver, and had not learned until the
coach was beyond recall that it was a a
private house, and not a hotel. y
The housekeeper had given them any- f
thint? bnt a praeimis wplrnmn. savins i;
that the drivers had a habit of doing i:
such things, and adding:
" Howsumever, Norman Lamar will v
be right glad to see you. He likes a c
housefuil of folks. Re don't have to do
the cooking, you see." s
'Mrs. Burdett's apology for their in- s
trusion savored of this reception. She s
expressed regret that they would bo c
obliged to trespass until the stage re- }
urned that evening, then formally introduced
herself and daughter. His 1
welcome was full of simple hospitality; c
then they went out to breakfast. 1
Soon after he bade them good-morning,
sa/ing it was a very busy time 1
and he should not return until afternoon, s
He had onlv^een gone a few minutes a
when a light wagon, drawn by two 1
spirited grays, stopped at the door, and s
the young man who drove them came \
in to say that Norman Lamar had placed
them at the ladies' disposal for the day. 1
That evening when their host re- i
turned Mrs. Burdett met him at the
door, thanked him for his kindness, s
and said that her daughter and herself I
were so charmed with the place they f
would like to remain and board for a
week. He regarded her with his great, ]
meditative blue eyes for a moment, then t
smiled.
"I wpnld be glad to have you stay 1
for ever, if it pleased you ; but we c
don't know anvtliing about board out t
here, and don't propose to learn."
Mi's. Burdett admired his hospitality, 1
but she looked displeased. <
""Then we shall be obliged to leave ,
tit once. The stage is about due. We ?
cannot, of course, be dependent upon
an entire stranger, no matter how gener
ous his invitation." i
It had been a pleasant thought to him i
all day that these two ladies were in his
home. That they wanted to stay gave ; 1
~ him a keen sense of pleasure; that ]
such a little thing should hinder made , I
him impatient.. i
" I would uot touch a woman's money 1
for a bit of homely fare, I assure you." 1
Bi% voice indicated his mood ; then !
Mrs. Burdett looked disappointed. t
" Of course wo will stay. We haven't li
ad anything so interesting before,ever, s
ust tiiink of it! To live under the roof li
f a bonanza king and board with his e
ousekecper!"
" Of course it will not do. Tne way ii
ou put it shows it clearly," said her o
lother. ! 1;
" How silly you arc, mamma ! Come!" : t]
nrl UiAfirl Rt.'irtpfl to If-ave tho room, li
" Where aro you going V'' demanded ii
er mother. s
"Why, to the kitchen, of course, to . b
onclude our bargain with our land- i a
idy!" gayly.
"Did I ever see so perverse a girl!" g
jmarked her mother; nevertheless she a
nked her arm in her daughter's, and
ley went out to the kitchen like two Vt
hbol-friends. j n
Mrs. Harden was over the fire, stew-! n
lg potatoes in milk. She looked hot ' f,
ml flustered. She flew about to get S1
lem chairs, and seemed very uncom- n
jrtable and put-tobv their coming. ; n
Mrs. Burdett hastened to explain j ^
le object of their intrusion. r
The housekeeper stiired the potatoes f?
ad shifted the pan as if she would 1 ]j
ever stop. At length she said, with a , r(
asp, as if all out of breath: I (]
" That's like liira, for all the world !
suppose it'll look awful mean in me ;
> take any board, but if you won't stay i ft
ithout. and vou want to stay real bad, 1,
lmt's a body to do ? "
Mrs. Burdett assured lier that it was 1 n
le only way in which the difficulty n
>uld be adjusted. She seemed re- j c,
evcd, though not a whit more com- j}_,
osed, then made her bargain in as:
irewd a manner as Norman Lamar had ! s,
(retold. When it was concluded she a
lid, apologetically: ' ^
"You see, I'm obliged to appear! ^
lose, because I've got a poor, weakly i
iinily dependent on me. They live 1^
rer yonder. Norman Lamar gave me j
le house," indicating the direction by 1 2
irowing her thumb over her shoulder, n
) as not to lose sight of the potatoes. |
"What's the matter with them?" a,
iked Zaiila, with more curiosity than ; 0
rmpatliy in the sparkle of lier face. ' 0
" Ok, they're always sick. What with ! g(
le plague of their living, and the fear I
l their dying, I haven't a minute's j
eace of my life." ' v
" Oh, well, there are people worse oft j f?
lan you," said Mrs. Burdett, in a con- e'
jling tone.
" l'es, that's the only comfortin'; ^
louglit I've got. If I hadn't that to ! ^
eep my spirits np I'd clean give out." \
They spent that evening in the sit- j gj
ng-room, before the great chimney
ith its blazing log. The ladies were ; ^
mbroidering. As they sat at their ! ^
ork, to Norman Lamar, who for many ] ?
ears had been unaccustomed to seeing |
omen tmis employ eu, iney seeraea f(
lore than human. It seemed as if the | a,
jom would be beautiful forever for ! \]
leir having once graced it. ; j
He spent most of the time standing
pon the hearth, with his elbow resting \ w
pon the high wooden mantelshelf. , ^
here was an unusual degree of strength i ^
ad power in his presence. He looked j u
5 is he could never be weary. . ! e:
The second day was spent very much i
he the first. At evening, when their j1
ost came home, ho found mother and j
aughter waiting for him on the piazza. ;
t was a new experiment, and he was
. -,i ,i i.- i i
j pieuscu inut 11c tuum nui mviu txic
Jt- ! c
" "Why on earth don't he find his | ^
mazon, and stop living alone V"! S(
lought Zaida, and held out her hand j
ith a'cordiality that was enchanting. j
He had to go to the sheds to see one j ?
f the creatures that had been injured ^
i the branding Mrs. Burdett asked to j
0 with him, as the sheds were at no | .
reat distance. She only remained a
lort time, and Zaida, seeing her re-'11
lrning alone, went to meet her, walk- j .
lg with wbat, for her, were gigantic !
:rides, and swaying from right to left [ J1
1 a remarkable manner. j
" What ou earth are you doing?" de-; n
landed her mother, when they were ! .
itliin speaking distance. i
" "Walking like the king, to be sure, j
>id I look like a guy V"
Mrs. Burdett did not even smile. j S1
"How can you be bo undignified ? j P
ernaps, too, lie saw you.
Zaida had a cool way of ignoring re- j ^
roof, so she straightened herself to her | ^
all height, and said, as naturally as if | j*
otliing had occured: :
" Mamma, what is the matter with
lie creature, as lie called it ?" i ^
Mrs. Burdett was easily diverted; she !
egan to give a graphic account, when 11<
lie girl buddenly stopped her, saying ( f]
he would go and see for herself.
The sheds were extensive and she i fi
randered about in them some time be- j
:)re the sound of voices guided her to a
he right one. Norman Lamar and one | o
f his men were dressing the wound of \ f<
young heifer. The animal's large, ti
oft eyes were turned up to the tender,
itying eyes of its master. i g
Zaida stood a few moments unobserv- lj
d; then stole quietly away. il
" And that is ownership," she said,
ashing some quick tears on iier cheeks; n
ben added: " Yet the poor dumb crea- i
are seems to love him." i v
She was subdued and thoughtful all ii
uring tea-time; so too was Norman La-1 t
lar. v
That evening it was moonlight, and
e invited them to ride. | a
"He treats us as if wo were guests, i f
Till Tint, 5i <wnr?l? of inf prlmiprs?with
our permission, mamma, I would I <]
rankly say, a couple of impertinent 1
aterlopers," said Zaida, when tliey were t
n their room getting their wraps.*
" I'm afraid we hail better not stay the i
reek out," said Mrs. Burdett, looking t
listurbed. ! a
"Pooh! pooh! Of courfo we will a
tay. To be treated with marked eon- s
ideration by the monarch of all one
urveys is delightful!" Then, breaking t
iff in her capricious way: "Mamma, do a
ou suppose he ever wears a coat ?" ! 1
" It would be a shame for him to spoil
lis figure with one," began Mrs. Bur- a
lett; but the girl was already in the c
lall. ' h
T!ie niglit was clear and frosty. The 1
adies were well wrapped and a trifle j
hivery for all; but Norman Lamar i \
teemed perfectly comfortable, though c
le wore no extra garment save a yellow
iilk handkerchief knotted around his r
vhite throat. ' j c
" There, I knew he had a golden col-11
arsomewhere!" thought Zaida, view-'
ug him delightedly iu the moonlight, c
When the ride was over, and mother s
ind daughter were again in their room, \
Mrs. Burdett said, after a long, thought-; a
ul silence: , t
"I wonder if he lias not any family ? a
[ have never heard him speak of a rela-11
;ive." ; f
Zaida l::vd thrown herself down upon J
:he lounge; she looked drowsy and half- i
isleep; she yawned slightly as if hating 1
0 be disturbed. (
"Why, of course not, mamma; they . <
lave all been dead centuries ! He's a 1
Saul, you know ! " I
" What on earth are you talking
ibont ? " demanded her mother. 1
Zaida aroused herself, laughing gayly. {
'' I reckon I must have been dream- t
i.ng," she said, and she had been?of the t
master. ]
The week was soon gone, and the t
lionse lacked their bright and graceful
presence, pjven Mrs. Harden wished
they might have staid forever, and wore
1 more dolorous face than ever, and j
was taken with spasms of shedding!
tears into her apron.
Norman Lamar had lifted his cap in
tnswer to the wave of Zaida's haiul jr
is the road made a bend that took t
itage from sight, and then had turn
md looked at his rude house and wi<
weeping prairies and cattle rangii
ive. One week ago he had been co
cut. He took up his life, to all 01
vard appearances, as if nothing had <
nrred, as if no one had come and gor
Hie ouly discoverable difference lav
ho fact that lie ceased to spend 1
tvenings reading by the light of t
treat- log, as had been his habit for yeai
.nd instead spent every night outdoo:
haling when storms compelled him
emain within.
"He looks miserable louesome," w
Jsr. Harden's mental comment eve
ime she sensed his meals.
One day she brought him a dain
it tie handkerchief, with a faint sugg(
ion of perfume about it, and asked if i
new where the ladies had gone, so th
he might mail it to them. He took it fro
ler eagerly ; it had Zaida's name mar
d in one corner.
" They expect to spend their wint
11 London," he replied, but did n
fler to return the handkerchief. SI
ingered as long as she could possib
ind excuse to, hoping he would give
ack, then relumed to the kitchen, sa
nc. frlnoinilv: " T ivrmtpd to keen it ill
elf, it seemed just like lier somehor
ut that's just my luck; born to di
ppointment."
Mrs. Burdett and lier daughter hi
one to London, and wero settled
partments for the winter. They In
icir windows full of plants, some
hicli were in bloom, and they had c
aries caged among them. Their apai
lents were bright and cheerful, ai
irnished in warm colors ; they seenu
uitably situated. Mrs. Burdett w;
ever weary of talking of Norman L
rnr. He seemed to have impressed h
onderfullv. His fine presence, h
oble bearing, and his mild, beautif
ice were constant themes of delight '
or. She described him so often to tl
jsy-clieeked little woman awho serve
leir meals, that one clay she exclaime
"In a million I'd know him !"
" You could not fail, for you do m
nd one such in every million," lit
een the reply.
Zaida never mentioned him. She d:
ot even appear to listen when h
lotlier talked of him, but usual
luglit up her Kensington work ar
ccame intent upon it.
The girl had changed. She had lo
Dine of her old vim and five. She ret
great deal, and spent much time wil
er cheeks pillowed in her hands, gazii
reamily out at the window.
One clay her mother said to her,
:ifle sadly:
' I am afraid you are growing digc
ed. I never have to correct you ar
lore."
It was only when they wore walkiu
5 thcv did every clay, that she was li<
Id vivacious self. The crowded the
ughfares gave lier new life. Tin
2emed to have hope in them.
One day she said:
" Mamma, the concealments aud d
elopments of a crowd !\ro positive
iscinating. One lives in momenta]
xpcctation."
They were in a rash of life at tl
ime, and at that moment M;s. Burde
as nulely jostled by it.
""What of?" she demanded, a trif
liarplv.
But the girl did not reply. She lu
ecoine interested in something th<
ere passing, and appeared to have fo
otten her own remark.
At length they had! been in Londc
>ur months. It was February, and di
crreeable and foercrv, so mnch so thi
ley were obliged to remain much i:
oors.
One afternoon mother and daughti
ere sitting before the grate-fire. Mr
lurdett was embroidering; Zaida lit
er hands folded idly in her lap. Th(
ere unusually silent. The girl seemt
ntirely absent. Her mother lookc
erplexed. Presently she said:
" What has come over you ? You use
? be so merry. "What are you thinkir
bont now?this minute?"
Zaida laughed.
" Why, mamma, I was thinking ho
ompletely without results our wint<
as been?nothing to show for it bi
r>rnf> Tvphsiriirtoii work."
Ill thtfall she had gayly KildNormt
jamar that their lives -were witlioi
nrpose. She spoke sadly n ow for a
er laugh.
""Why, what would you have i
o?" asked her mother in astonisi
lent.
"lam sure I do not know," replie
lie girl, and she got up, went to tl
indow and began picking dead leavi
rom the plants. There seemed to 1
lore of them than usual this aft ernoo
Mrs. Burdett stopped her work ar
joked into the fire.
"I had been married several yea
1 T -IT rr _ 1 _ _ 11 _ 1
lien 1 was as oiu as Zituuu is now, sj
lid to herself, vaguely, "Perhapserliaps?I
have been selfish. I ha'
e])t lier bo jealously to myself,
ouhl, perhaps, bo more natural for h
3 many and have a family. I?I wo
er if the thought has ever occurred
er!"
And she looked curiously over
here her daughter stood.
The girl was intent upon the dej
?aves; there was nothing to bo leara<
:om her face or attitude.
Mrs. Burdett's eyes went back to tl
re.
"Certainly she has never cared I
nybody, We have never known ar
ne long enough; and yet?and yetsll
in love with Mr. Burdett the fir
ime I ?aw him."
Suddenly she turned and again r
arded her daughter. She had nev
ieen quite the same since last fall?b
t could not be possible.
She stopped surmising, and said, qui
_x?- it-, r.?i r?ii x^.
iiLUrniiv, ior fc>uu iuii ui iuuu
"Do you know, Zaida, I think
rould be pleasant to return to Ameri
n the spring and make another trip
he prairies. It "was so cold when i
rere there beforo."
" What's the use, mamma? TYo sc
11 there was of them," was the ind:
erent reply.
Mrs. Burdett picked up her embr<
iery again.
"Ol course I was foolish even
lnnl* r?f if " clio fn 1iAVC#*1f
The next day the sun shone briglitl;
t was the first day they had seen it f
wo weeks. They went out immediate
,fter breakfast, but Zaida soon tire
,nd, leaving her mother in one of t!
tores, started jor home.
Sometimes we were so near our f;i
hat we could call out into the unknot
,nd get back an answer, but we do 11
mow it.
Zaida hurried on block after bloc
md behind her, block after block, u
ionscfously following her, came Ion
winging strides. People turned ai
ooked after him as he passed. His s
)evb proportions and eccentric dr<
vould have attracted attention in ev
l denser crowd.
He wore a sombrero, and no coat sa
i dark blue broadcloth circle, 0110 ei
)f which was tucked under his arm a
he other swung over his shoulder.
By the time Zaida had reached li
loor, he was near enough to see t
iwing of her dress as she entered,
vas nothing that he had ever seen 1.
vear before, and the crowd was so gr<
hat he had not discovered her as s
valked. There was nothing to remi
lim of her, lie had simply seen the ft
)f a woman's dress and then lost
Perhaps it was the mere fact of losi
t in the very act of seeing that ma
>im stop when lie came in front of t
. losed door; perhaps it was becar
;ho had come into and gone from 1
ife in just such wise. Perhaps it v
'ate! Who can tell?
Several in the crowded thoroughn
.alf-halted, as if to see where ho v
joiug. He saw that ho was being <
served. He had been looked at a gn
leal since he left the prairies, but
lad never been conscious of it un
.hat moment.
He rang the bell with a curious sm
under his yellow mustache, and no <
finite idea of what lie should say wh
i? was answered. He did it for the sa
af the passers-by. Thus through t
simplest and most opposite motives,
sometimes work out our destiny.
ist ; The little Englishwoman opened the
he door. A moment later some one sought
ed ' admittance to Mrs. Burdett's parlor,
le- Zaida knew the rap as tho landlady's;
ug in fact, no one else ever rapped save the
>11- washwoman. The girl was inexpressibly
it- lonesome that morning. She was glad
>c- of the thought of seeing any one, so she
ie. hastily threw open tho door.
in " Oh, Miss Burdett, the king has
lis come ! I knew him the moment I saw
be him, before ever he o^ ened his mouth!"
is, exclaimed the landlady, excitedly; but
rs, Zaida was looking right over the little
to woman's head, up into the gentle eyes
of Norman Lamar.
as The landlady turned and saw that he
ry had followed her, then quite unobserved
; stole downstairs, taking with her the ;
ty . memory of Zaida's face, and saying to
?s-1 herself: "She loves him, and who could
lie help it?"'
iat' An hour latei, Trlien Mrs. Burdett
mi: quietly opened her parlor door and enk
j tered, Norman Lamar stood upon her
hearth just as slio had loved to reniemer
j ber him standing upon his own on the
ot prairies, only with one difference, which
lie was so great a ono that, for a moment,
lv ; it seemed to stop her breath. One a rm j
it: rested lightly over Zaida's shoulders, ;
y- and his fair, noble face bent toward her, j
y- all full of new bright lights.
v ; ??
Female Smugglers.
J A New York paper says: She walked
I off the steamer Germanic on to the i
in dock with dignity and an evident ccn
1(* j sciousness that she knew what she was
?* j about. She wore a silk mantle, whose
a j bottom was tucked in. This having
1 ( been pulled clown a large quantity of
u| valuable black lace a foot deep was
! found to be tacked on the garments with ;
as , stitches eight inches long. The woman
a" boldly claimed that the lace was for her
(;r ; personal use, and that she had a right to
^ 1 sew it and wear it in any manner she
u* pleased. " There being no means of '
disproving her statement she was re;
leased." (Now hear the twitter of sat-:
;(*isfaction among the ladies, tliat for once '
d* j those odious custom-house ruffians have
! been outwitted But see what followed.) ;
i A moment later two women quit the j
j steamer, whose apparel also attracted !
I the captain's attention, and he gave;
| them in charge of the iuspectress. One
j51'; wore a new silk dress that did not fit
v , her around the waist by four inches, and
1(* i the other, under her ulster, had on a
magnificent silk cloak trimmed all over :
i with beads, and reaching to the ground. ,
fj* I They abused Captain Adams in the j
1 most voluble manner, and threatened !
?B ; him with all sorts of disasters for put-1
| ting such an indignity upon them. At
a ' length, when the elder paused an iu.
J stunt- to catch her breath, tlio captain i
ll" i took advantage of the opportunity to
ask whether she would candidly answer
a question or two. Receiving an affirm
S> i ative response, tho following colloquy
or took place:
,r" I " Are vou a dressmaker ?"
| "I am."
i "Do you intend to oiler those &oods '
; you are wearing for sale ?"
e-' * ? j (|0) jf i can a customer for
? : them."
"7 ! "Did you put them on with the inj
tention of evading payment of duties'of
:* "I did. But I have been instructed
tt t Vn v
j Llllll JL Ucl^U U ll?llt 11/ 111 .IXMSJ .
. ! duty anything I can wear."
i Captain Adams said that there was a
, j difference of opinion on that point;, and
lc| informed the deputy surveyor present of
his discovery. The women were told
r*; that the goods were liable to seizure,
! and they then offered to pay the duties.
m ' This was agreed to, and an appraiser i
s* I was sent for. When the silk cloak was i
being removed by the inspectress for
a". his examination, she noticed that it was
unusually heavys and asked the reason. 1
ei . One of the women replied that it was
s' made so for purposes of warmth, but on
ld I closer investigation the inspectress discovered
evidences of " tacking," and in
^ a few moments, by the rupture of a
!tl { few stitches, had resolved the apparently
, ; single cloak into two, both equal in
costliness and beauty. The women paid
lS the amount demanded, which was 3120,
without another word.
gj. Power of the Pliijr Hat.
The plug hat is virtually a sort of t?
i social guarantee for the preservation of
in peace and order. He who puts o:i one i
at has given a hostage to tlio community
U for his good behavior. The wearer of a
. j plug hat most move with a certain sedateness
and uronrietv. He cannot run.
?s j or jump, or romp, or get into a fight, j
, except at the peril of his headgear. All
, : tho hidden influences of the bearer tend
' toward respectability. He who wears ,
ie ! one is obliged to keep the rest of his |
58 I body in trim, that there may be no in3e
j congruity between head and body. He J
n," is apt to become thoughtful through i
the necessity of watching the sky when- 1
i ever he goes out. The chances arc that ;
j he will buy an umbrella, which is an^
| other guarantee for good behavior, and
! the care of hat and umbrella?perpetual
I? ! and exacting as it must be?adds to the
,! sweetness of his character. The man
ei who wears a plug hat takes naturally to :
?" | the society of women, with all its ele- j
vating tendencies. He cannot go hunt- '
ing or fishing without abandoning his
to beloved hat, but in the modern enjoy- i
I ment of croquet and lawn-tennis he may
U1 sport his beaver with impunity. In 1
;d: other words, the constant use of a plug '
hat makes a man composed in mar ner, (
' quiet and gentlemanly in conduct and !
the companion of ladies. The inevitable |
or; result is prosperity, marriage and j
iy . church membership.
-i, ? i
st Iiungs.
| The bung is a homely device, lacking
e* altogether the symmetry of an obelisk
er and having little even of the grace
ut: which corks often possess. But wheri
ever liquids are contained iu casks or
'e t barrels there must the bung be also.
. \ It is almost impossible to estimate .
" the quantity of bungs made and used '
ca annually, but the number is well up in
*? the millions. They are made of wood
ve well-seasoned, and are cut by machinery
Hiiii-ii in puiciucii. J.U iiu v/uuuut> uic
j so many bungs made as in the United
"* States, for nowhere else are the woods
. which are used so plentiful. Oak, hick51*'
ory, spruce and pine are among the
; varieties utilized, and the bung factories
are scattered about the country in
the neighborhoods where the woods
f ' used are found. By cutting the bungs
?r ' before shipping the cost of transporting
Y the waste material is saved. A great.
i ' many bungs for beer casks are sent bot
'10 to Germany and England from this
country, not because they are better,
L*? but because they are cheaper than those
vn made abroad. Bungs are cut i>y pecul?t
liur and ingenious machinery, which
works against the grain of the wood,
tapering the bung with the grain. In
in" many cases the taper is made but slight
in the cutting, and then the bung is
' submitted to a powerful compression to
;u* i increase the taper
;ss
en, ~
A Tramp's Fate.
ve A tramp and his companions, campnd
ing out near Steubonvillc, Ohio, a year
ad since, fell in with a neighboring farmer
and his wife, an Englishwoman, who,
icr discovering that one of them was her
he ' countrymen, took them all home and
It gave them a ravishing meal. The busier
band finally induced the Englishman
?at to abandon his rough life and stay with
he them. His wife's sister, a widow,
nd shortly after coming out from England,
>ld fell in love with the reformed tramp and
it. at length married him. One day he reng
ecived a lettet from England in answer
de to one of his own, informing him that
he his father had been dead two years and
iso left him a fortune of .?*0,000. He then
Iris disclosed his identity to liis wife and
as his friends. He was thi of a superintendent
of a public library in Engire
land, and having in consequence of his
ras fast life there quarreled with his father,
)b- came to this country, where he spent
- at among dissolute companions the money
ho ! with which his father supplied him uuitil
til his patience was exhausted. For
five veal's he led a tramp's life, until he
ile was at last provided with a home, a wife,
le- a fortune, and, it is to be hoped, a reien
1 formed and sensible mind.
;ke:
he The outside fiber of tlis cocoanut is
we now used for shoe-heels, and is said to
I be a good substitute for leather.
V " V- i
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j THE FABM AND HOUSEHOLD.
CurrnntN and 'Oooncbcrrlcs.
Currants and gooseberries can be left I
without much pruning, if a vigorous !
growth be kept up by a liberal appli-!
cation of fertilizing material. Should
pinning be thought necessary, cut away
no canes until thoy are three years old", |
and shorten in the new ones to cause \
new fruit spurs to develop. The best!
fruit is always borne upon wood two j
and three vears old, and the more vig-1
orons, the finer and larger the fruit. I
There is no fruit grown in which liberal,
treatment is so well repaid.
j
Frequent Feeding
Young chickens require frequen: feed-1
ing. During the first week they should |
be fed, if possible, even' hour; i'or three
weeks after that, every two hours, and j
after that, until they a:o two months, j
every three hours. Perhaps tlii 3 may j
look like a great deal of trouble, but wo ;
are simply laying down rules, obedi-1
ence to which will produce the best re- j
suits. If any one does not wish to have |
the finest poultry that he can have, he i
will, of course, not follow the rules pre-1
scribed. It is a prevailing law th&t^f J
we have anything we must labor for it. j
There are exceptions, but that is the j
rule, and it is as forcible in operation j
in the poultry yard as anywhere else. j
Orchard 9.
Our plan for cultivating a bearing!
orchard?and we ask for none better, j
only that wo wont a better tool than the i
common plow to stir the soil with?is j
to plow the ground between the rows :
ono way, not trying to plow very near
the stems of tlie trees, about the iirs.t of j
May with a common turning piow, j
then in ten days harrow thoroughly, tlien '
in ten days again, and then about the !
tenth of June plow tho orchard the j
other way, then harrow three time:, as j
before. This plan we adopted after a
great deal of study and experiment. We j
reasoned in this way: if we should plow !
the orchard both ways, turning all the :
ground possible, we would destroy so'
many roots as to give the orchard a:
severe check, but by plowing it j
between the rows only one way a1; a J
fimo ttd Innt'D of lnaef linlf flin rnnfd IP- i
disturbed and the trees are not checked ;
at all. And we cared not how m;.nyi
roots we plowed up between the trees !
ono way; we knew the undi sturbed roots !
would held the trees ;.n thrift until I ho !
broken roots could put forth new feeding j
roots in the fresh mellow plowed laad. !
This kind of culture is adapted to liij jh, j
dry, rather poor hill land; on richer e nd !
more moist soil it would have to be j
modified to suit, for fio long as an!
orchard of bearing trees is making a
growth of from six to fifteen inches !
yearly it has vigor enough. There can be j
no general plan for the culture of orchards-;
given, for the culture of each orchard 1
mu'jt be according to its soil and require-1
ments. The cultivation necessary or a ,
:hin, dry soil would cause an orchard on I
a richer, moister soil to run all to wood, j
'vith none or little fruit. Rich, level or [
prairie soils should be treated very:
differently from thin, diy hill soils; when .
planted in orchard they should genev- i
ally be laid down in grass and the thrift j
of the trees kept up in part by cutting j
back and thinning out the outer branches ,
and by surface manuring, and eventually .
by plowing narrow stiips between tlie
rows.?Prairie l'arvw.
Gi'tiluir Poiatccs Early.
To get puiucoes early ti dry, well ;
drained piece of ground should be j
selected, a rich sandy loam seeming the :
most suitable at all times. If an early j
crop is desired sprout the tubers, 01 cut i
the potatoes in a light, warm room, j
from four to six weeks before planting, I
cr in a hot-bed two weeks before Ihey |
are wanted, then lift carefully and plant ;
out?(luring this time you will procure
strong, vigorous shoots which as soon as j
planted out in the open ground will
send out roots and grow more rapidly 1
than thote treated in the ordinary way. ,
All planters have doubtless observed in j
planting that where a set with a long 1
siioot lias been planted it has been
up above ground a week earlier
than the rest, and this shows the
benefit of first sprouting the sets. |
There is no use in planting while!
the ground is wet, as a lumpy bit of |
ground will not do for potatoes. Plant
as: early in the spring as the ground can
ba thoroughly worked, for a healthy, '
vigorous growth, and a crop free from ;
rot, in hills or rows three feet apart, :uid :
in the rows one foot anarfc: covering in
light, warm soil about four inches, unci {
in cold, wet ground tliree inches deep, j
Cultivate to keep down the weeds, u id j
draw the earth to the plants. The I
practice of hilling or earthing up j
potatoes has been long continued, and i
we must allow with satisfactory results, ;
or it would not still be almost universal. !
It is claimed that it entices root growth, ;
besides allowing of more cultivation j
than otherwise, the earth holding up the !
tops. There are many persons however |
who have tried level culture, and who :
claim the yield was just as good as under
the earthing up system.?Tribune and j
Farmer.
T.rerv Mnn II 1m Own Homo-Doctor. j
Every one who has the care of horses ,
should be prepared for an attack of'
colic. Get one pint turpentine, add,
one ounce sulphuric ether, one ounce '
oil peppermint, two ounces sweet spirits
niter and one ounce aconite. Mix,
shake and it is ready for colic. This
recipe is the best I ever used, and in the i
first stage of pneumonia it is excellent. 1
Dose for colic, a tablespoonful every
hour until relieved. It will often cure
the patient in a few minutes.
I found ch<5 best treatment I could
employ for the epizootic was bran !
mnshes, all they would eat, with a spoon- j
fill of Glauber's sf.lts each feed, and the
same amount of niter powdered fine and :
given in their feed once daily. A teaspoonful
of powdered copperas occa-1
sionally put in the feed will help keep
up the appetite. I find all horses thit
are off are benefited by mixing a teacupful
of flaxseed jelly in their brr.n
mash. The jelly is made by slowly j
boiling a pint of flaxseed in a gallon ofwater
until it is a complete jelly. To ;
make a bran mash right mix up a bucket
of bran with boiling water, stir it tip
thick, put a cloth over the bucket to
keep in all the steam and let stand until
cool enough to feed.
For foundered horses, four ounces of
alum dissolved in warm water c.nd given
as a drench, theu followed in two hours
with a quart of linseed oil, is my best
remedy. Don't squander your money j
buying high-toned, far-fetched spavin j
remedies, when for a few cents you can j
put up a bottle, of corrosive liniment
that will leinove any callous puffs, e^c.k !
that can be removed by any remedy. It
is made thus: Spirits of turpentine; i
add two ounces of gum camphor and
one-half ounce of corrosive sublin.ate, .
shake well, and in a few hours it is j
ready for use. It will cure hog spavin j
remove callouses, cure thrash, nrd I!
believe it will cure any corn if faithfully
applied. It is one of the best known
remedies for the foot-root in sheep. For
sweeny, leave out the corrosive si.blimate
and use only the turpentine and
camphor. For strain of the stifle, use !
the same quantity of turpentine and :
camphor, as above, and add one-half j
ounce of capsicum, well rubbed in.
Faimers, put up your own liniments.
One of the best for rheumatism is made
as follows: One pint of spirits of tur- j
pentine, two onnccs of camphor, two
ounces of spirits of ammonia and one
ounce of oil of sassafras. One of the '
best liniments for wounds is made by
melting one pound of pine tar, add one
quart of linseed oil and half a pint of
spirits of turpentine; it is just the
thing for any wounds on man or beast,
and it is one of the liest remedies to apply
to brittle feet.?If. S. Hill.
Clovrr for Worn-Out I<nn<t.
The Country Gentleman makes the
following extract from Mr. Harlan's
work on "Faraiing with Green Manure:"
It if, a very common practice among
agricultural writers to advise all persons
having large farms which are in very
1 poor condition to sell one-half or two-,
i thirds of their land and apply all the
money they receive in manuring and im-;
' proving the balance of their property. I
In some cases this may lie the most
prudent course to follow, but as a general
rule I am opposed to this advice
for two very good reasons. First, you
can get but very little per acre for your
poor fields, and secondly, if you improve
your property with judgment, you can
enhance its value so rapidly that in
seven or eight years it will be worth
double or treble its former valuation.
To begin its improvement take the old
field about half a mile from the house
aud which is now covered with thin
yellow grass and a mellow soil about
one or two inches deep, produced by
many yearn of exposure to the weather.
It has never been jilowed since you
knew it. And, I beg you, do not
plow it now at the beginning of
your efforts to make it better. Let me
show you what a coating of fine mellow
carta is worth upon tne suriace. in
Egypt the annual overflow of the Nile
deposits on the land a thin stratum o
very fine soil, which amounts to only
four or five inches in a century. This
yearly settling, which is only the twentieth
of an inch in thickness, of almost
impalpable dust, keeps the farms forever
rich and productive. The Egyptians
do not plow this precious coat under,
but sow the seed on the moist ground as
the waters subside,and then, if possible,
they drive sheep and hogs and goats
over it to press the seed into the soil.
We should all leam a useful lesson from
their example and experience. We
snouid not plow down the only part
wliich the air has enriched by mingling
and uniting with it for so many years,
but early in the spring we should
harrow as many acres of the old field as
we can sow with clover seed at one peck
to the acre. After the seed is sown we
should roll the ground and sow one
or two bushels of plaster per acre.
The principal roots of all plants
must be near the surface that they may
feel the life-giving influence of air and
moisture, or the soil must bo loosened
by nature or by tillage that the atmosphere
may penetrate even to the deepest
fibers of vegetation. Hence the reason
that plant food acts so well upon
the surface and that all seeds germinate
more thickly, moro naturally, when
covered by only one or two inches of
soil. But these great truths must not
be misunderstood. Though the soil
must be loose, the finer the seed the
greater the necessity when planting or
sowing of pressing with the hand or
ioot or roller tne earin into ciose contact
with tlie grain. I remember a little
incident which will illustrate the
subject and fix it in the mind. An old
sea captain who lived in our neighborhood
tried every year to raise for himself
a little tobacco. He prepared a
little patch of ground with the greatest
cefc^The surface was as fine and rich
he could m ike it. Then
and
o^^^M^BMB^fcl^^eently. Yet,
much to relation,,
only a few year.
But one spring, aiRH^B little
bed. had been sown witl^all the
usual care, some fellow, to worry the
old captain, went secretly on it and
tramped and tramped and danced and
tramped it till it was to all appearance
as hard and solid as the most frequented
public road. The poor old man gave
him a seaman's blessing, whoever it
might be, and left it to its fate. But on
Lis next visit to it he was astounded to
see the whole bed covered with vigorous
plants of tobacco. It seemed that
every seed had grown. He had a grand
crop. After that he could always raise
tobacco. He tramped the ground himself
after the seed was sown. Well, to
turn to our field. If the clover should
grow five or six inches high by the middle
of August give it a half or a whole
bushel more of plaster per acre. The
second year you must treat it in the
same way, and if the clover is thin on
the cround sow more seed and again
roll it well. Do all this the third and
fourth year if necessary. After this it
will reseed itself provided you continue
the plaster each year. Here is a practical
illustration of this plan which I know
to be feet. A person bought a very
poor farm near the southern boundary
of Pennsylvania and tried to raise grain
upon it in the usual way; but nothing
grew largo or strong enough to produce
seed. Fortunately lie did not sacritice
the property by selling it at a very low
figure, as many would have done. He
sowed every acre of it with clover seed
and plastered it every year. For a living
he followed the profession of an
auctioneer. About seven or eight or
more years the clover grew upon his
farm, undisturbed by plow or hoof of
any kind: Then he concluded to try his
hand agaia at farming. Many of his
neighbors gathered to see the first
plowing after so long a rest from tillage.
An old farmer who was present
assured me that the soil turned over
eight or nine inches deep as black as
your hat and as mellow as an ash-heap.
More than fifty years have now passed
since that occurrence, and the farm has
the reputation of being rich and productive
to the present day.
Ilccipc*.
"WnirrED Potatoes.?Whip boil potatoes
to creamy lightness with a fork ;
beat in butter\ milk, pepper and salt;
at last the frothed white of an egg; toss
irregularly upon a dish, set in the oven
tvo minutes to reheat, but do not let it
color.
Bean Salid.?Put some lima beans,
potatoes and beets (all boiled tender)
on ice, and a short time before serving
cut the potatoes and beets into rather
thin slices, add the beans and dress with
oil, pepper, salt and vinegar. Garnish
with a few watercresses.
Chocolate Pcddino.?Scald together
a quart of milk and three ounces 0{
grated chocolate. Set it away untif
cold and then add the beaten yolks of
live eggs and one cup of sugar. Bake
about twenty-live minutes. Beat the
whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, spread
over the top of the pudding and brown
them slightly iu the oven. This pudding
should be served very cold.
Cream Pre ?One cup sugar, one egg,
piccc of butter size of an egg, one teaspoon
soda, dissolved in a cup of sweet
milk, add to this when mixed together
two teaspoons cream tartar rubbed in
three cups of flour, and bake in threo
jolly-cake tins. Cream for inside of the
nin* rinn mill mi.i-lmlf euns of milk.
!'"* ~"w x ?
when boiling add seven teaspoons cornstarch
wet with cold milk; lot it scald
a moment, then add tw? well-beaten
eggs; sweeten to taste, and flavor with
lemon or vanilla. Split the cakes when
cold, spread them with cream and put
together again like jelly-cake.
Okija SotT.?To two pounds lean
beef, boiled in two gallons op water for
twohoms, add tomatoes and okra each
two quarts; boil these three hours moderately,
then add three tablespoon fills
of browned flonr, twenty whole cloves,
pepper, salt and thiec onions (first fried
then added to the soup), boil another
hour, strain and serve.
Gixoer Crackers.?Two quarts of
flour, one pint of molasses, one pound
of brown sugar, half a pound of lard,
two ounces of ground ginger and a teaspoonful
of cloves. Knead thera a
long time and roll very thin. Bake
over a steady, strong fire.
Orange Tartlets.?'Two fine oranges;
juice of both and grated peel of one;
three-fourths cup of sugar; two tablespoons
of butter; one teaspoonful of
corn-starch; wet uj) with lemov-juice
and a little cold water. Beat all to a
smooth cream and bake in small tins.
Travelers in Egypt are <.u? u-isedat the
large amount of opthalmia und blindness
prevalent among the inhabitants.
Want of cleanliness is the can.se. An
Egyptian mother, under the influence
of a widely prevalent superstition, does
nof wash her child's eyes until eight days
after birth. By that time the organ is
frequently ruined. The teachers in the
American and British mission schools of
Cairo say that Egyptian mothers becomo
invariably angry when urged to wash
(he eyes of their newly-born infants,
and can rarely be persuaded to comply
with a request of the kind.
An act by which we make one friend
and one enemy is a losing game, because
revenge is a much stronger principle
than gratitude.
FACTS AND COMMENTS.
A correspondent of the Michigan | i
Medical News cites two instances which !1
; tend to show that door and window '1
\ screens protect the inmates of honses !1
' provided with them from malaria. It i1
i is certainly a precaution worth trying by j
those compelled to live in malarial dis-' i
i tricts. j1
* i:
The silk indusfries in the United
! States last year gave employment to
34,440 operatives, who were paid an ag- .
gregate of $9,107,835 in wages. Census [1
; office returns show that the total value i1
of finished silk goods produced in this j ]
! country during the year was nearly 835,-1
: 000,000, and the capital invested ?19,- !1
: 000,000. |:
| ? i'
The price of voters must be rather ;
higli in some parts of England, if one ;
; may judge from the figures given in a :
I recent parliamentary return; Mr. W.
W. Wynn, who stood as a conservative
for the representation of Montgomery- '
shire, spent no less than $73,000, or at
tne rate 01 $?<? lor every vote ne receiv-:1
I ed?and then lie didn't get enough to '
| elect liim.
Peace is far. from the minds of the
| European powers, if wo may judge by 1
j the condition of things in the immense 1
J Krupp gun-works in Germany. These
| factories are in a state of feverish activ-1
j ity. The numerous buildings have re-!
! ceived more additions, the army of em-:
' ployes has been increased and work is j
I carried on day and night. The next j
I country to have an order filled is Eou- j
{ mania, for which 100 field guns, with I
i complete accouterments, have been in i
j process of manufacture. Greece will '
| come next with 700 field pieces, com- '
: pletely equipped. Next in order is 1
| Sweden, with fifty field guns, Holland !
1 with 120, and Italy with 400 siege guns.
i Arizona, like all the Territories, has !
i become heartily tired of the colonial 1
! system of government, and ia moving in
j the matter of obtaining statehood. The J
| house of representatives has passed a
! bill calling a convention to meet in
I January, 1882, which convention is to
| frame a State constitution to be sub!
mitted to the people at the general
I election in 1882. The census showed
I fliof in .T-nna An7nno'o tnfn.1 -nnnil Infirm
j rwr
numbered 40,441, including 1,630
I Chinese, two Japanese and 3,493 Indians
| and half-breeds. The showing, it will
I be seen, is not favorable for admission,
| but the Territory is rapidly filling up, I
, and its early future is full of bright |
j promise.
* ???? i
The Winter palace in St. Petersburg |
i figures extensively in the Nihilistic plots, j
I The palace is an imposing pile upon j
j the left bank of the Neva. Eastulli was
| the designer of the structure. The;
| Winter palace occupies the site, which, !
; in the time of Peter the Great, was the j
i property of his high admiral, Count '
i Afraxin, who by his will left it to Peter j
II. After her coronation at Moscow the |(
! Empress Anna lived there for a time,but
j in about the middle of tlie last century j
- it was pulled down and the erection of I
' a palace begun. It was completed in the.]
I reign of Catherine. In 1837 it was |
! burned to the ground; but in less thr.n !
| two years the palace, as it now stands, j
was finished. It is about eighty feet in |
; height and more than -150 feet in length, j
j A record of adventurous villainy just j
i about black enough to furnish the basis !
for a novel of the blood and thnnder j
type has been made by four brothers j
named Killian in Southwestern Mis- ;
; souri. Each of them "killedhis man"
' in the most fiendish manner conceivable,
and the youngest of .the four, who
! avowedly committed murder for no other
. reason than to equal his brothers, has j
j recently been sent to the Missouri penij
tentiary for life. One of the others was '
. shot T,y the avengers of his victim, but j
two of the four escaped all justice. That
part of the country in which these crimes j
nnmmitto/l trnq nnnf? tlin linmp of I
i outlawry, but cajjital and honorable
j labor have earned thither a degree of '
! civilization fatal to the peaceful pursuit j
| of such villainy.
There lies in the treasury at Washing- j
ton to-day ?1,400,000 of unclaimed in-!
i teresfc on government bonds. This sum j
j is getting larger eveir day. This seems j
strange, but it is true. This vast sum j
of money, or much of it, can be drawn j
by simply applying for it by whoever is 1
entitled to it and has the registered j
bond on which the interest is due and j
not paid. There are thousands of per- j
j sons who have bought bonds and not!
; knowing how to get the interest on j
i them prefer to lose the same rather than :
! to expose the fact that they have the '
I bonds. Others have interest due them !
and actually forget the fact, and it lies j
i in the treasury vaults waiting for thom
! to apply for it. Should one of the clerks >
' of the bond division inform person to ;
?i *_i. j. j? ?1.~ r,I
wiioiu iuieresb uu? ui me mui, nuu
, the same be discovered, he 'would be in
stantly discharged.
Beer suddenly killed a healthy yonrig ;
: man named James Little, at Canton, i
; Ohio. While holding a glass of beer ;
; to his lips at his boarding-house he was j
i attacked by a violent fit of gasping for j!
[ breath, his head hanging down on his
breast. The inmates of the room took ;
him outside into the fresh air, after j.
j which he reclined on some old carpet:
in the summer kitchen, and in a few j;
j moments was a corpse. A post-mortem
i was held by the coroner and a doctor,
j They reported all the organs in unim- ,
paired condition. The mode of death i <
i was decidedly unusual. The cold beer ':
i which he drank partly paralyzed the j
! stomach, and before the beer became of (
a proper temperature to be absorbed i
into the system it began to ferment, ,
j causing a'formation of carbonic acid 1 j
j gas. The gas gradually overpowered 11
the heart, lungs, and brain, and para-I1
! lyzod the entire nervous system, pro- j;
t ducing death, \
<
A new branch of burglary has been j
opened in Chicago. A young lady went ]
into a dentist's shop to have five teeth j
! TToTi*r?nr nnt liov imrlav i /
i 'JAUllULCU. -UttliUjj I' V4 u u.iv?v* j t
i influence of gas or ether, he drew''
fifteen teetli from her upper jaw. She ]
sued the dentist for damages. He i
i pleaded the teeth all needed pulling. '
j She denied this, hut as the dentist had i
I the teeth she could not prove her case, 1
and the dentist would not produce them <
in court. Therefore the jury, evidently ]
J thinking that the dentist knew better ]
than the young woman whether she ]
needed the teeth or no*, disagreed, and j
she could not recover. Like the sailor 1
who, during a battle, threw the live i
man overboard in spite of his cries, be- 1
i cause he had been told that the man 1
{ was dead, the young woman was not
considered trustworthy authority on the ,
j state of her own teeth. Hers, it ap-!
| pears, was not the only instance. Scv- ' f
eral persons have been subject to the 1 ]
same involuntary dental bereavement in , (
i the same establishment, with a view to (
compelling the victims to buy false ; 1
teeth. ; i
Our signal service system, which has i <
already achieved such marked triumphs, ]
is to enter a new field. Under an act <
j of Congress appropriating $25,000 for \
the purpose, and in conformity with j \
the scheme adopted last year at the 1,
Hamburg International Convention of j j
Geographers, for encircling the Arctic j |
basin with meteorological stations at ,
select points a scientific post is to be |,
established at Lady Franklin bay, in j ]
latitude eighty-one degrees forty min- j?
utes north, at which observations will j
be carried out continuously, without re- 11
j gard to weather. Lady Franklin bay is !,
! selected as the site of operations chiefly ,
because it commands very valuable ob- ,
servational facilities, with a secure har-; ]
! bor Avhere a ship is protected from the
I heavier drift-ice, and game, in|
eluding musk oxen, may be found !
' in considerable quantities. An ex- |
j change thinks the advantage to our
j signal service of extending the chain of
; meteorological stations over the frozen .
j frontiers of the continent, and extend- ,
j ing our knowledge of the polar phe!
nomena and climate which affect the {
| meteorology of the United States, will |
undoubtedly be very great. " Decisive
scientific results in that region," as the '(
New York Herald remarks, "are attainable
only through a series of syn- <'
^hronous expeditions whose combined
ilata reveal the conditions prevailing
over r. large portion of the circumpolar T
irea," and the United States has a larger
interest than any other country in tho. 0
discovery of the key to these secrets of
nature near the pole which have so long ^
defied solution.
SI
A few trustworthy statistics would be
of the greatest assistance in coming to
any conclusion as to the condition and T
prospect of Russia just now. Anything 1
really trustworthy is in the nature of the A
case impossible, for the Russian census
is very faulty, and the rebellious classes
are mostly members of a secret eociety.
Last year, however, there were printed
in the correspondence of a London
newspaper some figures which are the
best attainable, even though they leave
much to bo desired. There are then,
or were, in Russia about 1,200,000 noble- 11
men and civil and military officers,
about 3,000,000 soldiers, 600,000 mer- "
chants, 6,000,000 artisans, 50,000,000 ,
peasants and laborers and 600,000 ec- **
clesiastics. This includes in each class
women and children, and does not in- ^
elude 25,000,000 Asiatic subjects ^
of Russia. Of these there could read
and write all the first class, tl
150,000 of the merchants, (half the p
males,) 500,000 ecclesiastics, (all the
males and two-thirds of the females,) li
1,000,000 artisans, (one-third of the if
males;) total, about 2,800,000 literates.
The only persons set down as interested ?
in politics were about 1,000,000 of the j.
first class, and a miscellaneous class
consisting of about 400,000 merchants,
artisans, ecclesiastics and students, or n
about 1,400,000 "politicians," so to 11
speak, in a nation of over 85,000,000.
Russia may be the worso off for so small b
a proportion of persons interested in ^
public affairs, but some other countries
are troubled in equal degree with too tl
many. Some two-thirds of these 1,400,- b
000 were thought to be malcontents.
That is to say, 460,000 persons, aided by n
the passive obedience of 85,000,000 r(
mutes, ruled, against their wills, some _
933,000 of their equals.
Among the Emigrants. c'
A New York reporter who visited ?
Castle Garden the other morning beheld
nmnrifr rmmher nf emiirrnnts there
w"o ??? ? e <
assembled thirty or forty persons |jj
whose peculiar dress and uncouth ap- jpearance
would surprise even one "who ?
was accustomed to seeing the most peculiar
costumes. This was a party of i(
Sclavonians who had lately arrived in it
thi3 country from Austria, not only un- o
able to speak English, but merely able
to express themselves in a language 0
which is as unknown here as Greek is q
among the unlettered classes everywhere.
From a little distance the men
would easily be mistaken for millers, ^
every articlo of their attiie presenting a tJ
white appearance; but on a closer inspectiou
it proved to be a very dirty
wore entire suits of.sheep-.. _
Bkin/the wpoily side bein? turned in- ?
ward; otfifcitoad jacketsor pantaloona *
of dressed leather, oiflflfcntsd 'With
embroidery; while still c^ers had suite
of white baggy stuff; homespun, which, ?
although very coarse in textarer ap- p
peared to make tip for what lacking n
in tViof rnnion t. liv itc nnnlif.iofl nf h
strength and endurance.
Almost every one of the party had r,
semi-cloaks of sheepskin, and some had d
hats of the same material, while others a
had white felt hats. Not a single white d
shirt, much less a collar, was to be seen
among them, but instead sheepskin jj
undershirts and woolen comforters were
worn. There were no whiskers on the n
fuces of any of the men, and their dark, ^
swarthy complexions and tall angular ,,
forms, added, to the qucerness of their
dress, made them look more like Indians c
than anything else. Men, women and
even children wore boots, and this pro- ^
duced a most comical effect in the ap- ^
pearance of the women and little girls, j
with their short frocks and big boots.
How Congress Passes a Bill. ?
In reply to a correspondent who asks b
for information on the subject, the New 8
York Journal of Commerce says: One J:
branch of Congress passes a bill and *
senda it to the other. If the latter
adopts it precisely as it passed it then c
goes to the President for Lis approval. 1:
But if the bill is amended or changed t
on its passage in the other branch, it is a
sent back with such changes to the li
house in which it originated. If these
amendments are there adopted it then g
goes to the President,. but if adopted f
only in part, it comes back again to the v
second branch, where the vote is to re- t
cede from the amendments or to insist n
upon them. If the body insists, then a b
committee of conference is appointed,
and notice being given to the House, a e
like committee is appointed, and these
two committees meet. If they agree on a
a report, then the bill as reported is u
voted on again in each house. If they n
disagree, each reports, and sometimes a g1
"/i/Mtimlftiin Jd nmwinlivl find snmiv I ,
times tho bill fails. But if it passes
both houses, then the President signs
it, if he approves; if he disapproves, he a]
returns it within ten days to the house ?'
in which it originated, with his objec- ai
(ions. If that house passes it again by F(
a two-third vote it goes to the other
branch of Congress, and if it passes 19
there by a two-third vote it becomes a
law. There is no arbiter between any !
of the parties. _ i tc
The Father Goes to Bed. [ j1(
THio could believe that there was one j g;
single tribe, however silly in other re-1 "
spects, which should cany its folly so j a!
far as to demand that on the birth of a 1 p:
VKil/1 flin fn+lipr Rlirmlrl to liis bf>d. i
ivhilo the mother attended to all the j
luties of the household. Yet we are j
told that there are few customs more ,
svidely spread than this, attested by his-;
.orical evidence during nearly 2,000 j
rears. Marco Polo found it existing |
irnong ihe Chinese in the thirteenth |
?cuturv, arid the same custom was -sjtill j
in practice a few years ago among the 1
nodern Basques. This absurd custom '
is also described by Du Tertre as in use j y<
imong the Caribs in the West Indies. |
When a child is born the mother goes j w
presently to her work, but the father j U]
akes to his hammock, and there he is ;
risited as though he was sick, and j ^
undergoes a course of dieting which ^
tvould curc of the gout the most replete ;
if aldermen. IIow any one can fast so i
long and not die is perfectly wonderful. | S(
For six months lie eats neither birds nor ! a
fish lost the child should participate in ,
:he natural faults of the animals on ; t!
,vhit-h the father had fed. For instance, ! li
f the parent were to have an aldermanic i hi
:aste for turtle, the child would be deaf 1
md have no brains.?.1 rgnw/. ' iU
Died While Laughing. j j"
A singular and fatal accident occurred I
it Jackson, Miss., recently. Mr. W. j
Bailey, chancery clerk of Madison i
jounty, in company with Mr. T. "Wharton,! t(
?f Jackson, was eating dinner at arestau- i
ant. During the meal, while engaged
n friendly and sociable conversation, ! ?
illusion was made to the strange and \
sad fate that befel the late Walter'
Brooks, of Yicksburg, who was choked ;
:o death by eating an oyster. Mr. Whar:on
.-,aid something further, which dis-. n
:racted Mr. Bailey's attention and 1 *1
caused him to laugh, and, a few second tl
ifter, it was noticed that tho latter gen-1 tc
leinan appeared very sick, and was |
gasping for breath. Mr. Wharton and a<
others immediately attempted to relieve : n
iiim by carrying him to the door and j a
dapping him on the back, but without j b
ivail. Physicians were sent for, but, o
before they arrived Mr. Bailey was dead, I
und it was beyond the power of medical;
skill to revive him. He had inadvert- a:
ently swallowed a piece of beef, which i n
became lodged in his throat and choked 1j
him to death I a
? 1 v
A Stepson not a .Member of the Family, j
A stepson is not a member of the j
stepfather's 44 family," within the mean-1
ing of a devise by the stepfather to his J o
44 family," where the latter leaves a j e
widow and his own child, although the j e
stepson had lived with and been sup- j d
ported by the stepfather.?Massachusetts o
Supreme Court. i c
Aw . :
Mysterious Disappcarnncc.
Dome little pet," the old bird said,
In moat endearing term,
5Ton must bo early out of bed
If you would catch the worm." ??
he smallest of t>e feathery herd?
A puny little thing? :
utsprang tho tender baby-bird,
To grub for worms and sing. . ;
ad lo I she found an early worm? ?
It was a monster, too? ^
10 chirped: "Oh you may writhe andVpiinn
But I will gobble you !" jfl
liat birdling's chirp, the rest affirm, X
IV'as never after heard, * . - 9
nd it's sunnised it was the worm I
That caught the early bird. j
HUMOR OF THE DAY. I
A crying evil?A cross baby. J
A backward spring?gnirps, _
The scale of good-brceding^B nat? ..%
ral.
A poor relation?Telling an anecdote ' '&
adly.
A fish wonld be real nice if it didn't '%
rink.
What word is always pronounced-.
Tong, even by the best scholars?? 53
Prong.
Some ladies are so fond of dress thai'
aey have their meals served on fashion ?%?
lates.
Ewe, go to grass, as Mary said to her
ttle lamb when she sent 'it out to get Vj
s meals. /
"We wouldn't care to bo the prettiest;^
irl alive. We'd rather be next to her.?
Boston Post.
A blacksmith's helper is a remarkable . '
lan. He is always on a strike, and -v?
lakes money by it.
" It's easy enough, after you get yong
and in," was the reply of the criminal
ith the fetters on his wrist.
The New lorfc tomviercial expects
lat when Rowell dies his legs will be "
nrio/^ in WoflflttinflfAr AliVif>r.
Wlien steamboat passengers talk too
inch to the captain he oan always find \
jlief by shonting: " Man o^sr-bored X*
-Picayune.
The moral of "Josh Billings"1 sue* lij&R
ess is a very bad one for boys.*It yjaj
liows how mnch money can be madflfr?^
y bad spelling.
We have seen spring bonnets with ,*?
ixteen full-blown poppies on them.
he yonng ladies' poppies have to*pay '
early for them.
The yonng man who would scorn the ' ^
lea of being a farmer is the very onewho p?
i apt to be an expert in sowing " wild.
ats."?Meriden Recorder.
"Is that mule tame?" asked a farmer .$
f an American dealer in domestic
nadrjpeds. "He's tame enough in^|$i
ront," answered the dealer. '
Josh Billings says tli^t "a good doc-'
jr is a gentleman to whom we may pay ./JS
Iiree dollars a visit for advising us to ,yi
at less and exercise more." ^
It is said that a long upper lip indi -.-t
iteaa certain dwrreo ofiroo&'wiMHmni
osfl?n in betddifes-,-'-"'!'shall havo a. _> '
or^shoe for my wymbol, as it denoteSijpsS
aving come from tne loot!"
A stranger in St. Louis, thinking he
scognized his coat on the back of a pe- , j|
estrian, shouted: -'Stop Thief!" and
bout thirty of the inhabitants suddenly^#?
isappeared down a side street.
Child at table devours gluttonously
er food. Mother, with gentle roproof
-"Well, what does baby say to kind *
lursey that brings her all these good
hings ?" Baby, with her mouth full?
More."
It has been estimated that ther-*^
ommon fly moves its wings 330 times -? J
ier second,and 19,800 times per minute..
"he calculation was m 'lo by a bald-,^21
leaded man, one day last August-.New !vj
fork News
A Milwaukee girl, suffering from. ^^S
Dckjaw, was left alone with a mouse
y a shrewd physician, and she con- ' '
rived to open her mouth enough to
ive a yell that made the crockery in ' ->j
he china closet rattle.
Tfc mriR tlmswififi: " There came to OUT."'--*?*
abin one morning in soring, a sweefc ittle
robin. He came thtrc to sing, bnt " ^
he cat was attentive, and watched from 1; '
far till tbe robin, all heedless, was : ?
illed like a czar ."?Derrick. ~'y~i
At a conflagTation^w^mprthy citizen-' ^
;azes with stupefaction o^^iesteam ire-engines.
" Well, I never/x^ttis^
rith deliberation. " I never expecteWpjj
o see auch criminal, senseless wasteful- . :
ooo I Tlin nf irnrminfr Hifi wftto*''' ' fl i
efore throwing it on the flames."
In the year 1880 America issned sevnty
patents to women. And not one of
lese was an indicator to be attached to
.bedpost to show if there is a man ^
nder the bed. And yet think how . i
tuch getting down on hands and knees ''
ich a thing would save women.?Bos- .?
n Post.
It is n,ot pleasant to have the barber's :%
pprentice practicing upon you, lay Vpen
your cheek with a two-inch gash,
id then follow the cut with the cheenr .
?mark, " Skin's very tender, sir." It
not pleasant. We don't know what it *c
, but it isn't pleasant.?Bicrlingiov &
rawkcye.
A little boy who was to pass the af- ^
(moon with the doctor's little daughter,
as given two pieces of candy. When 3
e returned his mother inquired if he
we the larger piece to the little girl. - >"
No, mother, I didn't. You told mo ;
ways to give tlie biggest piece to cominv,
and I was company rver there."
WISE WORDS.
Nothing is so good as it seems before
uid.
We wish for more iu life, rather than ; 4
ore of it.
The more honesty a man Lis, the less
j alTeets the air of a saint
It is better to be blamed for doing
flioii rvraicor? fnr-nnf./Irnnor if.
"" J? ?"? ? f ? a ? ^
Work is the weapon of honor, and he s
ho lacks the weapon will never trir.
ph.
"We must learn," said the great .-."su
rench painter, Millet, " to infuse submity
into trifles. That is power."
Opinion is the main thing which does
iod or harm in the world. It is our -rj
lsc opinion of things which ruin us.
We seo how much a man ha?. and w
sereforo envy him; did- we see how
tile he enjovs, wo should rather pity
im.
Never fear to bring the sublimest ^
lotive to the smallest duty, and the
iost infinite comfort to the smallest ^
ouble.
The best way to apologize is to do
ich a kindness, to the offended ono
iat' he will forget that you ever at* ^
jmpted to injure him.
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, com- *
wed with our own private opinion.
fhat a man thinks of himself, that it is
hich determines or rather indicates
is fate. *
j
Our customs and habits are like the
its in roads. The wheels of life sete
into them, and we jog along through
le mire because it is too much trouble
) get out of it.
The hills of lofty endeavor and high
ihievement lie all around us, and if we
over catch a glimpse of the views they
fford we need not complain that it is
ecause of the insuperable limitations
f our surroundings. ^
In the vineyards of Southern France
nd Italy snails are "cultivated," or
ither fattened and fitted for food, and
laron Barthelemy prepares snail sirup
nd snail bonbons which he considers
iiluable as a remedy for bronchitis and
sthma.
Dr. Heitler, of Vitenna, having
pportunity to make post-mortem
xaminations of 10,502 bodies, found
videDce that 7*0 of the persons
oeeased had had consumptive disease
f the lungs which had healed or been
ured. -p +