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BY HUGH WILSON AND H. T. WAKDLAW. ABBEVILLE, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1882. NO. 8. VOLUME XXVII.
My Little Girl.
Perhaps you never saw her?
My little girl!
So have no tenderness for her,
This little girl;
Nor any sort of feeling
You fancy needs concealing,
Because von know she is my little girl.
Well, then, I'll show her to you?
My little girl.
8he'd tell yon, if she knew you,
This little girl,
That though she's small of stature,
She's out of frocks, and that you're
Not to think she's such a very little girl.
She likes to have me call her
My little girl;
And feels a fall inch tailor,
This little girl,
When her hand within ray arm,
I unfold the little palm
And whisper, "Dear, you're little, but?oh, my!'
She has two big brown eves ?
My little girl;
And when to scold me she ti ies,
This little girl,
i laugu Decnuse nereyes spean
To mo a language not Greek?
For my little wife she'll be, bv-and-bye.
? The Chivch Union,
Miss Lyddy's Wedding Gown.
"Oh, missus, missus I Somefin's done
happened 1"
Blank horror and dismay w ere depicted
upon the face of my young African
as she stood upcn my threshold
with upraised hands and eyeballs that
seemed starting from their sockets.
Her pause was one of preparation, for
with the innate consideration of her
race she sought to break the news gentlv
to me, but the burden of it was too
great for her, and with the next breath
she exclaimed:
"Dem pigs done chawed up Miss
Lyddy's weddin' eown!"
"Glory," I exclaimed (she had been
piously christened Gloriana), "Glory,
how did it happen ?"
"Dunno!" said Glory. "Tears to
me dem pigs has got Satan in 'em.
Guess dej's 'scended from de ole lot
what run down a steep place inter de
a?o T'll rrr\ ort/3 ro o ''
oca. JL 11 ouu jvj a pivw.
She sped out and instantly returned
with a tattered shred of India mull that
had once been white, and still bore some
resemblance to a gown. Poor Miss
Lyddy 1 This was all that remained of
her dream of wedding splendors. It was
too pitiful I I felt at once that the
bonds of good neighborhood had been
irretiievably broken, and that Major
Hf.wthorue must be made aware of this
last and worst depredation of his unseemly
pigs.
But who would break the news to
Miss Lyddy ?
" Glory," said I, " where is she?"
"Gone over to de buryin'-place to
tend to de ancesters," answered Glory.
Poor, faithful soul, even in those last
days of her maidenhood, with the vague
terrors, of matrimony and the still more
appalling responsibilities of unsaved
heathen souls hanging over her, she did
not forget the ancestors. Long lines
or Ludkinses lay buried in little sunken
hillocks in the familv burvina place.
which lay juBt in sight of her sittingroom
window. She herself was the last
of her race, and nniil within three
weeks it had seemed that tho only fate
which awaited her w?ir to live out her
little space nndei tho ancestral rooftree
and then take her place in the silent
ranks of those who had gone before.
But a change bad come. It came in
the person of a returned missionary
from the Micronesian Islands, who had
bnried the first and second partners of
bis joys 8nd torrows somewhere und<
r tho palm tree s of those tropical
lands, and bad come back to the scenes
of his youth to rccrait hi6 health, serve
the canso and look up partner number
three. He met Mif-s Lyddyat a woman's
mifcfiionary meeting. He c alled the next
aftfrnoon arid waR invited to stay to
tea. He uccepted the invitation and the
next morning Miss Lyddy came into
my rot m?for I, too, domioiled under
tbe LrdkiDs roof-txee, for a comadera
tiou?and with much hesitation and
many faint and delicate blushes informed
me that the had promised to
share tbe future lot of the Rev. Nehimiah
Applebloom, to take care ol his
six children and sustain and support him
in bis arduous labcrs among the heathen
of the Micronesian Islands.
1 was struck dumb with amazemf-nt.
*'3Iits Ly'die,1' I eaid at length, " have
you (uly considered .lm project''"
Her thin figu-e quivered and her
white face, that had yet a delicate remembrance
of jouth in it, grew tender
xirifch fAAlinc
" Yes," she said, " I think I have. I
have always had a presentiment that I
nbonld marry a mini-ter or a missionary.''
Admirable and pathetic faith!
"And Mr. Applebloom says he knew
the moment he set e>es upon me that I
was crdained to be his wife; so you see
it is not the surprise to either of us that
it is likely to be to our friends."
I knew then thather miud was fully
made up, so I demurred no longer, but
lent mytelf at once to a discussion of
the wedding, which I plainly paw was
what Miss Lyddy desired of me.
" You will be married in church, I
suppose ?"
"Ob, no," said Miss Lyddy, with gentle
dffc;*ion. "Iam the last of the
Ludkinses. All the Ludkinpes hav<=
been married at home. I will go oat
fiom under my own roof-tree. If I
must seem to forsake the ancestors"?
she paused to regulate a little cboking
in her throat?" 1 will not at leatt forpake
their tradi'.iona. I shall leave a
little money with the parish clerk that
he may see that the graves of my dead
are Kept in orner, as 1 always nave
loved to keep them, ami I hope tbej
will forgive my departure; but I will at
least go as u Lndkins should. It is mj
dtsirc tn be married in my grandmother's
wedding-gown."
Miss Lyddy's voioo trembled, and
there was a humidity in her eyes at
which I did not wonder, for it wa3 mud
like a funeral after all.
"1 thought, perhaps,went on Miss
Lyddy, "if I brought the veneratec
relic to you, you would tell me if anything
wero necessaty to be done to fit il
to mo. I don't care for the fashions,
you know, and my grandmother, as J
remember her, was about my height
but still, you know?something?som<
changes might be advisable."
"Certainly," I said, "do bring it t<
me. I should so like to see it."
"It is sprigged India (she called i
Ingy) mull My grandfather, Captaii
Simon Ln kins, brought it home fron
ov?r the seas. I'll bring ic."
*' 'ke some paie and gentle ghost sh<
rose then and went to a bureau drawe:
and unroll- d from folds of linen tha
smelt of lavender the fair, frail relic o
Mrs Captain Simon Ladkins' weddinj
state. It was tine embroidered mull
the undoubted product of Indiai
looms.
" It is lovely." I said, " and so wel
kept that it will bo ja.^t the thing fo
you. Will you try it on ? We can tel
then }*ost what it neeris."
Miss Lyddy proceeded to disrobe her
s 'If and put on the spider-net gown
As she did so tue changes in fashion"
mandates became only too evident. I
hid no waist to ppeak of aud just a lit
tie lace-trimmecl puff for sleeves. Mit
Lyddy was evidently surprised. Sh
bad not thought of tbis. I knew wei
what the troubled look upon her fac
) eant, and I pitied her maiden pensi
biiities. Could it be possible tha'. he
grandmother, Mr-. Captain Simon Lad
i;ins, had ever worn such a gown a
this ? She said rot a word that cjuI
indicate tbo depth of her mortiticatioi
but her face was a study for an artis
" There must bj sleeves,'' Bbo qui
mured, after a few moments of silt-i
and embarrassed contemplation.
"Yes," I replied, cheerfully as ra
constrained gravity would allow. "An
you might have a fichu and a flounce o
v ihe bottom."
She looked down. She had not b<
fore realized that the shirt of the veu
rated rrj c lacked a full quarter of
yard of touching the floor.
Bowcvercculdthey I" sheejacul.tt<
in an undertone. But she quickly recovered
herself and looked up to me
cheerfully over her spectacles.
" How ingenious you are!" she said,
with an air of sweet relief. u I knew
jon would help me put."
We wennt out together and bought
the requisite mull that day, but wnen
we came to put it beside the "venerated
relic" of Mrs. Captain Ludkins it was
evident that time had so enriched the
color of the latter that the two were
most nnforluuatelv iwlil-e.
" We can l?y it tut on the praf-s," I
said; 44these June dewa are just the;
filing fnv if qn11 oc if Trill hp Af^ninrr '
?? *' > ?"" w. c, |
j nobody will in the least notice."
Again Mies Lyddy smiled gracefully,
and declared that my suggestion shouid
be carried out in the most faithful manner
The Rive. Nebemiab Applebloom?" A
lovely name, don't you think so ?" said
Miss Lyddy, and she blushed and
smiled like a schoolgiil in her teens?
bad but a shoit furlough, and the marriage
was to transpire next week, bo the
relic was put out to bleach forthwith, j
It lud already beeu upon the gras3 three !
days and nights and been religiously j
watered by Miss Lyddy at morn and '
noon and dewy eve, and the next day it
was to be taken up early and put in the
dressmaker's bands for the necessary
alterations, when tbe dreadful event
occurred with which this story opens.
" Glory," I said, " do you keep watch
for Miss Lyddy when she returns. Say
i nothinc about what has happened un
less she misses the gown from t^ie gras-*. !
In that case tell her that I thoaght it
was bleached enough and took it up to
dry, and you don't know where I have
, put it. I am going out now, but if she
asks where tell her you don't know." j
Glory was faithful, and had besides j
the natural craft of her race, and I knew
that Rhe could be trusted. As for me, j
I swiftly donned ray bonnet and set out I
to find Major Hawthorne. It was a;
bright June evening, and my walk j
through the meadow and the grove |
that skirted Hawthorndeau would have I
been a delightful one if I had borne a !
miud more at case. The major was a !
gentleman by birth, but he had lived j
out l)is fifty bachelor years in a gay and !
careless way that had seemed to set the
gentler part of creation at defiance. In
the lifetime of his parents Hawthorndeau
had been a beau'ifal es'ate. It still retained
many marks of wealthy and cultivated
ownership, but it was sadly run
down, as tho home of a bachelor is apt
to be. The grove, which had once been
the pride of the place, was grown up
to brush now, and the sore leaves
of many summers' growth rustled under
my feet as I walked through it. At one
point, e ming suddenly around a thick
clump of undergrowth, I heard a chorus
of tiny snorts and the srampering of [
nnmbt-rle-'s hoofs, and knew that I had
invaded a haunt of the major's last agricultuial
freak, the very brood of:
Berkshire pigs that were the pource ,
of all my borrowed woes. Away
they scampered, their snouts well
raised in the air, and each with a curl
! ir? itn loil f.Viaf. Hopmpfl t.nn ornamental
] to be wholly the product of nature and j
to justify the village rumor that the i
major's own nnn put those tails in carl- j
papers every night. They had the air j
of spoiled children, every one, and were j
evidently the major's j ets. But that!
didn't matter; they had ruined Miss :
Lyddy's wedding gown, to say nothing
of a dozen other aggravating exploits
which do not belong to this story, and
1 was determined to have satisfaction
out of their owDer.
I found tbe major fitting on his piazza
with au after-dinner look upon his,
handsome, good humored face He rose
to greet me with an air of old-school
politeness, dashed with a faint wonder
that I, a woman, should have the hardihood
to approach a place so little frequented
by women.
"Good-evening, Miss Grace. I am
happy to see you. In what can I have !
the honor to serve you?"
Hft liad read my face and knew the.t I i
had come on a mission.
" Major Hawthorne," I raid, paying ;
no attention to his offer of a chair, " I j
have come on a very painful errand.''
" Sit down, inailame," paid the major,
politely. " I cannot possibly permit a
lady to stand on my piazza. 1 ought,
peroaps, to ask you to walk ia, but it is
ratler ttuffy indoors this eveniDg."
" No," I said, " I will sit here, if you
please."' To tell the truth, indoors, as
seen through the window, had not the
most inviting look, and I was glad to
oompromire.
"You have, no doubt, heard"?
plunging in medi'ts res?"that Bliss
Lvdia Ludkins is about to be married."
44 Married! 3Iise Lycia I No I Hadn't j
heard a word cf it," taid the major in :
genuine amazement. " Who is the for-1
tunate man, pray ?"
41 The Rev. Nehemiah Applebloom, a
missionary to the Micronesian Islands,
who has come home to recrnit his health
and find a wife."
' I know him,"' said the major. " Saw
him down at the station?a lontr, Jean, j
1 lank individual?jn-t fit for his voca-!
1 tion; no tomptation whatever to canni-1
balsl Bat what the dence is ho going!
to do with Mi6s Lydia ? What will j
j Balaam's Corners do without her?''
" Balaam's Corners mnst do the b"8t
1 it can," I said?I fear a little sharply?
for my mind was still in a most agpressiee
state toward the major.
" They are to be married next week,
and?"
1 44 What will become of the 'ances-1
1 tors'?'' interpolated the major, inwnom
- 3 i._ 1 4.4. 1UA 1 i. I
surprise seeuieu to u?ve guinea iua ucw
ter of habitual politeness.
"Oh, she has made arrangements
with Mr. Crow about that."
" Just like her ! Dear, faithful girl."
> The major had all his life loved all
: the sex?not one?and I was not to be
I beguiled by this show of feeling.
1 " She had set her heart upon being
married in her grandmothers wedding1
gown."
" Old Mrs. Captain Simon ? I remem
ber her well. A mighty fine woman.
She never would L-ave gone to the
' ends of the earth with a missionary.
i Tf'o nroTtoaf oo^oma F &VOY
XI O IUW Vi OVUVAUV V ? V* AAWM. v.
' of."
I began to fear I ehould never get to
' my errand.
I "It was put out on the glass to
' bleach, being a little yellow with age.
& It was a lovely embroidered India muslin
? that the old captain brought home from
' India himself."
? " How well I remember him in my
J boyhood! A jolly eonl 1 A granddaughter
of his go off to the Cannibal
> Islands to be eaten up *y savages! I
won't have it I"
t "Her heart is set upon going," I con1
tinned. '-The wedd'ng-gown was put
i out to bleach, and this very afternoon
those little Berkshire pigs of yours?
9 they are a nuisance to the whole ueigh>
r borhood, mr.jor?trampled and rooted
t it to pieces, so that it, is utterly ruined."
f "Little black rascals." said the major,
I with a chuckle behind his neck-cloth.
? "And I have come, without her
i knowledge, to tell yon of it, because I
was sure that, under the circumstances,
I a gentleman of your breeding would
r feel in honor bound to make some
1 reparation to Mies Lydia."
The major mused and looked at his
- boot for a moment in silence.
' Miss Grace," he said at length, " I
s thank you for the service you have rent
dered me in this matter. Will you have
- the goodness to say to Miss LthIs
kins, with my compliments, tbat I shail
e do myself the honor to wait upon her
1 to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock to ade
just this unfortunate matter ? I be^ in
i- the meantime that she will give herself
r I as little solicitude as possible, for
1- though I cannot restore the ancient and
.6 venerated dry goods, I will do I he best
d possible under the circumstances to
., make the loss good."
t. He bowed over my hand and the aur
dience was evidently concluded. Was
it I satisfied? No, indeed ! What woman
wonld not have felt wronged to be left
v at the end of a mission of disinterested
d benevolence in suoh a state of doubt
'a and uncertainty as this? But I v/as
obliged to go home n3vertheless, and
3- wait as patiently as I could for the
a- stroke of 10 next morning.
a Glory had been in hearing when the
message had been delivered to Miss
d Lyddy and she too was on the Witch.
At last she scndded in from the hedge,
her ivories all a-glisten, and her ejet
wide open and fall of a rather incomprehensible
mirth.
" He's a-comin'," she Baid; "and lfc.
snch a sight I* 81
At that minute the gate clicked and jj.13
up the walk strode indeed a most astonishing
figure. The major had gotten te'
himself up in a continental Buit, which
he must have tiahed out of the unknown
dppths of the ancient attics at Haw- i
thnrndean; black velvet coat with lace j :h
ruffles at the wribt, knee breeches, white
satin waistcoat, slippers with Bhce 00
? tt.:?mi
UUtRICO, pV VY UCICU nxiu tUvHCU unu.
He was sis feet tall, portly and well wc
formed, and ho looked every inch a 8e
signer of the Declaration at the very cn
least. He was followed by his colored
man who carried a large brown paper
parcel. g&\
" He's come a-conrtin', missus," said ^e'
Glory ; "ye can see it in his face." no
I had cot the instinct of Glory, and
doubted ; but what his errand was I -n
was dying to know. Qj
But he disappeared into Mies Lydia's wa
parlor, and I was left ontside to temper
my impatience as best I could. Present- ^ '
ly Glory entered on tiptoe. me
" Missus, missus," she whispered.
"Do do's swung open jess de leas' <vn(
crack, an' its je*s opposite do big mur- '
ror, an* if ye come out here in de hall, ?
yc can see it all in de murror as plain
as day, an' it's a heep better'n a play." cr(
It was a temptation, but believe me, ^
dear reader, I resisted it. Only as Glory
ran back to her peeping, I followed to
pull her away and send her out of doors
?that wan simply my duty?and there ,
he was full on his knees before her, and |
she with tbat rapt seraphic look upon ^
her face which no woman ever wears ..
except on the most vitally interesting .
occasions. But GI017 disposed of, i
went back to my sewing and waited as ,
Viaaf T ArmM fVia nrmnlnninn nf fliA mrv
* Q T
mentous interview. The major came
out at length, as smiling as a May morning,
leaving the brown paper parcel be- J*
hind him. .
It was very still in Mi6s Lydia aroom 1
for a quarter of an hoar, and then she, *
too, emerged from her retreat. Spread
over her hands was a pown of crt-amcolored
brocade embellished with the i !
loveliest roses in full bloom, with bine
forget-me-nots trailing hero and theie
among them. It had an ample waist,
elbow sleeves, and a train a yard and a .
half long.
"My dear Grace," she said, "the
major h^s brought me hie mother's
wedding gown to be married in."
"It is beautiful," I said; "but who is j
to be the bridegroom ?" ^
She smiled as angels do, and looked ^
afar; a delicate flutter of pink hung out j
in her cbeek to deprecate her recreancy,
as she whispered in a tone of gentle but j
consummate triumph: h
"The major himself! Didn't he look nQ
gr ind in his knee breeches!"
" And Mr. Applebloom ?'1 nt
"Major HawtLorne will adjust that
matter." b ;
" That matter," indeed I She spoke .
as though it were already as remote -m
from her as the pyramids. ?
" I congratulate you, Miss Lydia," I
said, growing formal, for she had behaved
shamefully. mc
"Don't blame me," pLo murmured. ^
"Major Hawthorne declares tbatjae Las
loved me sinco I was a child, but never ?
thought himself worthy of me (the gay
deceiver!); and Mr. Applebloom, you
know, is only the acquaintance of a ^ '
day."
I wanted to ask her how she had dis- exJ
posed of her presentiment, but did not
dure.
Major Hawthorne subscribed fifty ?
dollars to the Micronesian mission and Bent
Mr. Applebloom elsewhere to look
* -'i- J Ll. J:-4.
iur a Wlie, UliU tUU YOlUi<JU Ul juaiaaui o j
Corners was that he had done the hand.
tn<
some thing. a
"'Fore goodness!" said Glory, "ef
dere weren't a clar' relation between j
dem pigs an1 Providence den I don't
know nothin'."
Miss Lydia took the s,ime pious view j
of the matter, and made tho major the
most dainty and dignified of wives. P
Our Continent. ^
English Journalism.
The first weekly newspaper was ma
established in England, we are told, by be;
one Nathaniel Batler, in 1622. Before he
that time English gentlemen who lived
on their country estates a portion of the
year, clubbed together and employed a ]
news writer, who gathered the gossip cf thi
the day and sent it to thorn at regular ,
intervals. These writers were some- ^ '
times retired captains, sometimes prin- Qn
ters, sometimes men who made this ,
work a profession by itself. A peer
kept his special correspondent and paid Pr<
him a handsome salary. Milton, Dry- P.r(
den, Andrew Marvel and Defoe were 0 ,
all contributors to the weekly news
paper press daring the Commonwealth 0
The first daily paper in London was 8P(
called the Courant. It appeared in nei
1702, three days after tho accession of J
Qneen Anna. It was about the size of ue:
a single page of the Spectator, was wo
printed only on one side, and contained am
nothing but a few scraps of intelligence j
that would hardly pass for news at this ap;
day. Till the year 1729 there was no to
BUUil ItUiUg U a pttL JLiULUCJUiai J icpi/iir, . ^ (.
and these were made at first agaiost the j fat
wishes of the house of oommons and the ]
house of lords, whose members thousht so
the press had to right to discuss political thi
questions. The plan of reporting was he
lor two or three persons to steal into in
the gallery, listen attentively, then
retire to an alehouse, where they oom- an
pared memories and wrote out tlie cj(
result. This was for several years the eu
labor of Dr. Johnson, who did the vork ^
in a garret or behind a scfeen at St.
John's gate. The right of the press to
criticise the royal speeches and the .
conduct of parliament came through
the North Briton and the arrest of TT
Wilkee, before which time such liberties
bad not been attempted. To the love
of f/eedom may be ascribed the
letters of Junius, which were
published soon alterward by Sampson W?
Woodfall in the Public Advertiser.
This newspaper had at the time a circn- m'
lation of 75,000 copies monthly. |on
It thereby increased in popularity, and Pa
took a position at the head of the London
press. The Morning Chronicle was
started about the same time, and greatly w<
changed the character of parliamentary fQ
reporting, principally through the re- a8
maikable memory of William Woodfall,
who, it is said, could walk down to the kf
house of commons with a hard-boiled wi
egg in his pocket, and then returning in
without a single scrap of paper write h(
ont fifteen or sixteen short col- ea
umns of speeches. A story somewhat fr
similar is told of Coleridge, who, having ta
to report a speech of Pitt, fell asleep ca
and only heard a few words of the end ar
of it; yet having received a few hints
frrm others, he proceeded to write out a flr
brilliant oration, whose authenticity ^
was only discovered some time after- p]
ward. The Morning Chronicle, invented y(
the leading editorial, which, through m
the skill and learning of Coleridge ! fc
in the Morning Post and I j8
Courier, was developed into i a
a work of art. This was near the close <j(
of the eighteenth centurv, about which tl
time English journalism began to iake
the shape it has at present, with edi
torials, public reports and other depnrt- j .
ments covering every branch of news. '
Bnt as Charles Peabody, the author of j _
thisinterestingvolumoof Casseil's Pop
ular Library, remarks, the story of English
journalism is yet to bo told, and ^
there is certainly no place for its elab|
oration in those columns. j ^
After a cruise of a few mouths in the j J
South Pacific, a French man-of-war was I
recently found to have specimens of
living corals growing upon hor hull. a!
The interesting discovery has thrown 0
somo light on the question of the rapid- a
ity of growth of corals. The evidence 8
tends to show that the vessel, on pass- J
ing a reef of the Gambier Islands, ^
against which she rubbed, had picked N
up a voung fnngia, which adhered to w
the sheathing and grew to a diameter of
nine inches and a weight of two and 8
one-half pounds in nine weeks. 1]
?^? g
The de^pe.st mico in the world is the c,
Priband silver mine in Bohemia, which t
extends 3,300 feet below the surface. i
THE FABM AND HOUSEHOLD. g
S
Suit nnd Com for Cowa. g
Cows will rarely take too much salt if i
is freely offered to them, bat if it is c
veil to them very seldom and they get t
ingry for it they may take too much. )
le ounce a day is not too much, but t
a ounces in one dose every tenth day l
mid be dangerous, and it might possi- f
y be swallowed. It is safest to give ?
It regularly in stated quantities and s
en a cow might be sately loft with a I
rrel full near by without risk. Dry, C
rn is not a right food for cows. Meal
ly be given, but not the grain, which
>uld be swallowed whole and not di
sted, and indigestion produces loss of
d. r
v
Sod an n Fertilizer. t
An old farmer writing to an exchange t
78: There is do way manure can e
furnished so cheaply as in sod. Sod
t only enriches the land but improves t
mechanically, the decay of the roots q
the sod making the soil, and that,too, E
the best quality. Sod mannre is al- a
ys adapted to the soil, and no teat- t,(
j is necessary to know whether it will 8
nefit the crop or not as with com?rcial
fertilizers. With the sod mare
it is all gain, both in mechanical
i fertilizing effects. To get best re- ?
Its the rotation of crops should be ^
ick and the land got into clover
d grass sod as quick as the fourth j
>p, so that the organic elements of 8
9 soil are not too heavily drawn t
0D- a
Wnter Homes Often.
3ays the Farmers' Magazine: Horses P
juire water as often as do men, and t
oulc! have it every five or six miles,
the weather is warm. If the horse ^
VOIJ IliUUU UVOIUCOI/OU, J uou WkVJLXJ
ming to a watering-place, Bay a quar- 8
1 of a mile or so before, ''slow tip'' to ?
calk, and when yon get to where yon l1
3 give the horse water he will be V
Died off considerably ; then, too, he
Dnld have his month sponged ont and 0
Dut a half bucketful of water. Noth c
f refreshes a tired, jaded horse so 81
ich as a drink of water, and if he has ?!
it regnlar intervals he will keep up
it a long distance. He can do much 1
tter for a whole day and over a long
irney withont food than withont
ter. If this item of watering was
ire carefully attended to we would d
ir of fewer cases of horses being
jroome by the heat during the warm v
mmer months. c
Snoflower Seed for Ponltrr.
Every exhibitor of fanoy poultry tl
ives to get his fowls in good condition b
the Bhows, and hundreds who do not b
aibit at all are just as desirous of
sing the plumage of thfir fowl pes o
ikinc briffht anJ clossv. Corn. oats, ii
eat or any other kind of giain can- f,
t always be relied on to effect this, g
3 to sunflower seed belongs the oredit
being able to do it.
The ripened seeds of sunflowers have
an known for years by those who ^
ve used them to have properties of ^
parting to the plumage of adult j(
vis a superior gloss that no other ^
lin will produoe. A small quantity, s]
I occasionally during the process of
>lting, and again before preparing
exhibition,, will necessarily uid in
ring the desired gloss, as has been
termined by frequent practical ex- ?
riments. s
rhere is no doubt, if fowls are fed c
) often on the seeds of the sunflower, P
3 in large quantities at a time, to the *
jlusion of most other kinds of food, a
;y may cause an iD]ury to the crop, 6
ing to the tough or leathery nature
their covering. Some times we hear ^
fowls being crop-bound by eating F
aflower seeds, but it is well known r'
pis have been crop-bound when
sy ate other kinds of food. Sunwer
seeds are best when crushed and
xed with meal. ^
Fowls like this seed when they bene
accustomed to it. The common
sflower has been grown by well-in- "
mecl fanoiers annually for the pur- '(
se of giving a bright aud glossy ap- 6
irance to the plumago oi their fowls,
is very easily raised on most any *
id of mellow soil. It should be
inted in May, and we recommend the a
.tumoth Russian variety to be the 4
it, principally because it will yield a a
ivier crop.?Poultry Monthly. \
. I a
Pnrin anri Garden Note*.
Early cut gras3 makes better liay .1
in that which is cut late. a
r
The best cure for harness wounds on
rses is burnt leather. Rub the ashes ?
the sore and a cure is soon effected. ?
e
The nearer a fattening animal ap- v
caches maturity the gieater is the f,
jportion of fat in tho gross increase c
tained. ^
rhe slovenly management and waste
manure is one of the most general $
jcimens of the ignorance or ciireloss- ^
38 of farmers. v
i tree overloaded with fruit can I
ither perfect the fruit nor ripen its
od properly. A great many trees aie
anally ruined by too much cropping,
kll concentrated fertilizers should be t
plied by broadcasting, in preference n
% M _ AL . 1--M1 i. J
placing tnem in tue mii, as iuu itugo
[uantity in a small area is sometimes
nl to n.f di.
Eorses are social animals, particularly
in the case of young horses. Tliey
rive best when in the society of others,
nee the advantage of pasturing several
one field when practicable.
For iron rnst take dry cream of tartar
d rub on with the finger while the
>th is wet. Hang or place where the
n will Bhine directly upon it. Should
e rust not come out with the first apication
repeat.
In order of earliness of green fodder
ants that have been cultivated at the
perimental farms, lucerne is first,
on cumfrey, red clover, rye, tares,
ts, millet, rape, corn and cabbage.
? ?? ? ? ? '/->*-? V/vna 4
l average pruuucuuu ui bun icou tuuo . c
een weight and three tons dry weight j t
19 secured. i I
Remedies for diseases of sheep are J *
my, but few are effectual. This :s J f
ring to the fondness of sheep for com-1 *
nionship. Disease once introduced : i
to a flock spreads rapidly, and sick j 8
eop, as a general thing, never get j f
ill. Farmers who wish to be success-!
I with sheep should guard them
;ainsl; exposure and contagion.
Two or three hives of bees can be t
jpt as well as not on every farm, and i
ith the present progress of bee-keep- {
g a large quantity of good extracted i
mey can be procured at no expense, j
:eept for starting. "With movable i
amea and a smoker, bees are as tracble
as chickens, and comb foundation
>Q be bought and placed in the hive \
id the bees can go right to work. f
Tho observations of Dumas, Peyen ]
id Bouissingault have shown the fact 1
lat a cow gives healthy milk in exact <
roportion to the surplus of food be- '
ind what is necessary for her own i
aintcnance. If the animal is kept on
iod barely euflicient for proper nonrhment
the milk produced must bo at j
loss of animal tissue, with general j
aterioration of the milk and also of j '
le cow.
Mos* growers concede that three fe e i
x inches each way is the beet distance ,
>r planting corn, dropping three ker- \
els in a hill as nearly as possible. The !
rguinent in favor of close planting is j
lat it admits of more thorough culti-'
ition, allowing the cultivator to meet!
etween the rows and stir all the ground, i
he Chester county mammoth and other j
ill growing varieties, however, will do :
ell if planted threa feet six inchts j
ich way.
One of the most prevalent errors'
mong average farmera is tho neglect i
f making and preserving manure and j
Iso its improper application to the ,
round. Collect all the refuse material j
ou can, use your chip dirt from tho 1
'oud pile in absorbing liquids. Apply j
; to the flat lands at any time during j
'inter. It can then be thrown on
roadoast and plowed in as soon as tho
round opens. The necessity of returnag
as muoh vegetable nutriment to tho
round as has been taken off by the crop
annot be too strongly impressed upon
be attention of our farmers.
Keep nursing ewes by themselves and
;ive scalded bran or oatmeal dail
Sugar beets or potatoes, sliced and
iprinkled with a qaart of middlings or
>ran fox each ewe, will produce abunlant
and rioh milk. Eeep lambs where
hey will have plenty of sunshine.
Vhen rough, sheddy wool appears in
he fleeces or the wool drops off in
ocks, the sheep are not healthy, or the
ood has been too dry and heating
Jtop the cornmeal and give some lineeii
oil-cake meal; a few potatoes will
>e urteful if rools are not to be had.
Jive salt frequently and freely.
Keclpp*.
Caleoannon. ?Make some good
aashed potatoes in the usual way, to
phich add about oue-third of the quanity
of finely chopped greens. Mix
hem together, senson with pepper and
alt and serve like mashed potatot'..
Pickled Peabs.?Ten pounds of pears,
hree pounds of light brown sugar, one
uart of vinegar, one ounce of cinnaaon,
one ounce of cloves (ground); put
11 together and boil till the pears are
ender ; skim the pears out and let the
yrup boil a half aD hour longer.
Ox-Taib Soup.?Take two tails, wash
nd put into a kettle with about one
allon of cold water and a little salt.
Ikim off the broth. When the meat is
rell cooked, take out the bones tin/
dd a litt le onion, carrot and tomatoes,
t is better made the day before using,
o that the fat can be taken from the
? aj,i i?i,i K/vi'l
jp. auu v f^muuica juoau v*uuu wii
ii hour and a half longer.
Moonshine.?This dessert combines a
retty appearance with palatable flavor,
nd is a good substitute for ice cream
teat the whites of six eggs in a broad
late to a very stiff froth, then add
radually six tablespoons of powdered
agar, beating for not less than Ihirtv
linutes; then beat in about one heapis;
tablespoon of preserved peaches cut
i tiny bits (soft, ripe, fresh fruit is
etter if jou can get it, or some use
no cup ok' jelly). Set on ice until
ooled. In serving, pour in each saucer
omo rich cream sweetened and flavored
nth vanilla, and on tho cream place a
beral portion of the moonshine. This
uantity is enough for eight persons.
IlonseAiold Hint*.
Kerosene lamps-which are trimmed
aily never explode.
Leaves of parsley eaten with a little
inegar will prevent the disagreeable
onsequences of tainted breath by
nions.
If j on desire to restore velvets, hold
La article over a basin of boiling water,
i- j tl _:n I
cWJtt. UUWfl. Xb W1JJL IQljUiic a iuu^ biuii;, i
ut the nap will surely rise.
You can get a bottle or barrel of oil
ff any carpct or woolen stnflf by applyig
dry buckwheat plentifully * and
iithfully. Never put water to such a
Tease spot or liquid of any kind.
It is a good plan to boil onions in
lilk and water an it diminishes tbe
trong taste of that vegetable. Chop
hem after they are boiled and put them
i a stewpan with a little cream and
at them stand abont fifteen minntes.
!his gives them a fine flnvor and they
hould be servod hot,
. . __.i
A Clieap Oration.
Thetb is yet living in Central Michian
a lawyer who, some fifteen or
ixteen years ago, was waited upon by a
ommittee from a small village /or the
urpose of engaging him to deliver a
'ourth of July oration. When they
sked his prici), he said that he considred
$'25 cheap enonp;h.
"Mercy on me!' explained the
hairman, "bat we can't pay no such
rice as that J That must be for a
egular Henry Clay oration."
"Weill, yes. I think it will compare
ivorablv with anything Henry got off "
"Oh, bat wo can't stand it?we must
ave a cheaper one."
"How cheap?"
"Not over ti7e dollars. We'll give yon
ve dollars, yonr dinner, and all tho
amonade you can drink for the cheap- |
in WAH* '' I
ou in juui auttui
Til do it!" replied the lawyer, and
lie mouey was paid him on the spot.
He was on hand on the glorious day,
ud by-and-bye the procession moved to
he grove, the orator took the stand
nd was introdaced, and without any
ooling around ha walked to the front
ad said:
" Fellow-country men : We whipped
Ingland twi.je and Mexico or ce. We
re a frt o pecple. This is the glorious
i'oUrth. Give 'era 'Hail Columbia' and
;o in for a gcod time?the end."
He had given them a $5 oration, and
very soul in the crowd except cne 'old
?oman wai perlectlv satisfied. She
ollowed the orator around until she had
ornered him, and then expressed her
ieguat by saying:
" Seems to me that if you had really
lesired to please the crowd you wouldn't
iave chopped that off without a single
1 i. U
fr'Uru UUUUli nuau n am ut mo wab?io wi
iiunker Hill 1"?Free Press.
Wearing the Hair in Japan.
In Japan much may ba read from
he arrangement of a woman's hair.
?hat of my friend, the teacher, told
hat she was a widow and never meant
o marry again. The age and sex of a
?aby may be known by the tuft in the
>ack of the neck, or the ring around
he crown, or the bunch left in froDt
chile all the reft is shaved. A girl of
ighti or nine has lier hair made up into
bow on the back and wound round
?ith red crape, while the front is shaved I
>are and bangs dangle at the sides. A
'onng lady combs her's high in front
>nd arranges it as a bntterfly en the
tack of her head, plnmaged with gold
>r silver cord and gay hairpins of gilt
lalls. Some very stylish yonng ladies
>refer to have their baok hair resemble
\ half-open fan instead of a butterfly.
i married woman must heep the waterall
style, while a widow who is willing
o think of matrimony wears her hair
Jed und twisted around a long shell
lairpin placed horizontally across the
>ack of the head. But when a widow
t1TT rnortltrco norftr fn Aha iffA liAT I
lame again she cuts off her h.-iir eliort
n her neck and combs it back without
iny part. This is the way my new
riend, the teacher, wore hers.
Two-Handed Swords.
The claymore, once famous in Scotish
history, was a very long sword,
ivith a hilt so Urge that it conld be
'rasped by both the hands of the war ior
who wielded it, and when the trenendous
weapon was swung around by
my of the bravo
"Scots, wha ha' \vi' Wallace blod,
Scots, wham Bruce has aftcn led,"
:here was overy reason for the opposing
joldiers to want to get as far away as
possible. Long two-handed sworde
iverc in use in various parts of Europe
luring the middle ages, but it is from
Ssotland that W6 have heard the most
ibout them.
Some of tho Gorman swords, used by
the soldiers in the French religious
wars, were enormous two-handed
weapons, with Eharp points, jagged
edges, uud groat spikes near tho base of
the blade; bat these heavy swords
wcro used only by soldiers who were
uncommonly strong and skillful; for
any awkwardDesB on the ' part of a man
swinging snob a trem< ndons blado was
apt to inflict as much injury on his
companions as on the enemy. Some ol
the Ion2 swords of tie middle ages
wero used more forshow and ceremony
than for actual service. Tho sword of
Edwnrd the Third, which is preserved
in Westminister Abbay, is seven feet
long and weighs eignteen pounds.
This, it is said, was carried before the
king in processions, and was probably
never used in any othsr way .?St.
Nicholas.
Ostrich farming is, next to wool and
diamonds, the most important industry
of Southern Africa. It was not succets*
ful until tho eggs were hatched by a
patent incubator, tho parent bird not
performing her duty well in confinement.
Oregon's wool olip last year was
8,000,000 pounds, and this year's yield
is expected to bo 1,000,000 pounds
greater,
SWINDLERS OUTWITTED.
L'ancft In Which lite filler Hbi dot IIIHeii ,
Hardly a day passesj says a New York
paper, that, a complaint is net lodged at
some one of the police stations by a (
stranger in the city who has been vi> i
timized by confidence operators, bat 1
SDmetimee the confidence operator picks
up the wrong man, and instead of '
swindling him gets the worst of the ,
oamn himcolf Hft tlifl fnw ilifit:inSPR I
given below will show.
The neighborhood cf the Astor Louse
and the City Hall park is a favorite resort
for these " crooks," owing to the
proximity of the Jersey ferries. Not
long flince a gentlemen was noticed by
one of the fraternity of swindlers crossing
the park, and, as he stopped to inspect
the architectural monstrosities of
tho pofitcffloe, tho operator approached
him and eaid:
"O.in I be mistaken V Ir not this Mr.
Edwards, of Bobton?" "No, sir, I am
not," was the reply." "My name is Andrews,
I'm from Chicago." The opertor
bepged his pardon. The likeness to
his friend Mr. Edwardp, of Boston, was
so remarkable it misled him, and he
withdrew. The gentleman had hardly
gone fifty feet from tho spot where he
bad been accosted when a well dressed
man of perhaps thirty five slapped him
on the back and eaid: "Why, Andrews,
old boy, how are-you? What
_re you doing so far East as this ? How
are all the boys in Chicago ? Come in
and have a drink and tell me the news ?'
Mr. Andrews accepted the invitation,
and bottle after bottle of champagne
wae ordered and drunk, always at the
exoonse of the operator. Mr. Andrews I i
explained that be had only abont 810
in his pocket and a check for $8,500
that he was going to cash at the bank
the next morning. This he showed his
friend, and the sight of that and the
diamond etnds.and gold watch and
chain he wore were enough to make the
"crook" determine to "pliy" him. Mr.
Andrews dined with his "old friend,"
wont to the theatre and then on a spree
all over the city, the friend paying all
expenses, and at 4 o'clock in the morning
they parted, after Mr, Andrews had
made an engagement to meet his companion
at 9:45 tho next morning and go
to the bank, get the check cashed, and
then " own the town." As he stepped
into the hack tho "crook" called and
paid for, he said, feeling in his pockets:
" By the way, some one in the last dive
must have picked my pooket of that $10
bill, Lsnd me $50 till morning, as I
haven't a cent in mv pocket." " Certainly,
here it is. Remember 9:45 tomorrow.
or, rather to-dav, sharp. Goodnight."
Mr. Andrews has not yet shown up.
He has probably returned to New Orleans,
where, nnder his own name, he s
runs a very popular and wcll-pajing j
faro bank.
P. T. Barnum was picked up a few <
xvpokq arm cifc tVio rtnfnpr nf TTiff.h ava. i
nno and Twenty third street by a gen- j
tleman who insisted that he knew him, ;
and that his name was Robinson and
came from Scranton, Pa. It vas not
till Mr. Barnum had convinced him
that he was from Bridgeport, Conn., j
that he was induced to depart. j
Not long since a man, loosely put to- j1
gether, and wearing clothes that did not '
(it him particularly well, so that he
looked like a well to do farmer, was
sauntering down the Bowery, when he
was accosted by a man who claimed to 1
kne w him well and treated him to a 1
drink for old acquaintance sake. Then '
Ei visit was proposed to one of the many |
side-shows, where a gambling establish- j ]
mint is the " raison d' otre.' Both men !
joked in a game known as tho "envelope
game," and the countryman won
some four dollars. The dealer thought ho
bad encouraged him-sufficiently, and began
to win back from him. The supposed
countryman stopped plajing and pock- j
eted what was left of the winnings. The I
proprietor tried to persuade him to con- j
tinuo plajing, and he finally consented, j
paying, 411 guess I will, but we will ad- \
journ to police headquarters for the I
continuation, so as to give the super in- i
tendent and commissioners a chance.'':
Thon throwing open his coat, ho showed j
his credentials as u central office detective,
and took the implements of the ;
game as wtll as the dealer, the proprietor
and the " capper " to the station- j
house.
A well known club man in the city !
was annroached bv one of theso ODera- !
tora on Fourth avenue, near Twentysixth
street, ono morning as ho got off;
the street-car. "My name is not Jobn- J
son," said the intended 'victim, and
then added: "It's Thompson, and I I
don't come from Flushing, L. I., but ir
from Kingston, Ulster county, N. Y." i'
Th? nnprator of course beecred his Dtr-'!
don and departed. But as the gentle- j
m^n from "up the river" neared the |
fountain iu the center of Madison Square i
on his way to his club confTdenoe-man
No. 2, a partner of No. 1, met him and
said: " Well, Thompson, upon my soul
I'm glad to see you! How'd all the
folks up in Kingston ?"
"They're pooty well. How's ycurj"
folks?"
"Good, thank you; what'd the news |
up in Ulster county?"
"Well, there ain't much news, 'cept!
I've been gittiog married lately," and j
here a deep blush and a genial smile i
spread over tho elderly gentleman's'
faca.
"You don't mean it; who did you!
marry ?"
"Little Katy; you know she lived two !
houses below the hot?"
" Why, certainly I knew her; lived 1
just below tne notei. do tou marnea i
little Katy ?"
"Do you know my little Katy, my little j
girl, my dear little wife ?" said the in-'
tended prey, a% though delighted at!
meeting some one who knew his be
loved Eaty. Then enoirling the operator
with his arms, and getting a grip j
with hifi right hand on his left wrist, j
he began to hug the slim tignre of the 1
"crook" with tho vigor of a polar;
bear, at the same time expeotor-;
ating o. miniature Niagara of to-;
bacco-jnice over the expanse of
shirt bosom displayed by the lowcat
vest of the swindler, scraping in 1j
paroxysm of delight his muddy and '
heavy shoes down the irreproachableolad
shins of his new-found friend, and |
landing on his neatly shod feet with the f
weight of an elephant. Finally the j
operator was turned over to the tender !
mercies of a park policeman.
An amusing oeso was that of a young 1
stockbroker, who was standing late one !
night in front of the Fi?th Avenue hotol, j
finishing his cigar before going to bed, 1
when he was spoken to by a very gen
tlemanly-like man, who, afrer speaking '
of the weather, suggested a drink by i
way of a nightcap. Thecffer was accepted,
and while the drink9 were being
poured out tho nice - looking man j
said ho thought he would \
po round to play faro for half an hour.
Would the young broker like to go and j
see him play and perhaps make a little i
money himself? The young broker i
said that he would, and "together they ,
went to a well-known gambling house
in the neighborhood. As they entered i
the room the proprietor said to the
young broker: "Good-evening, Willie;
could you sell that Lake Sboro for me !
to-day V"
" Biz," a Commercial >Tame.
" I never was in favor of war," said j
an old Arkaiisawer, "but I notico that
eome' of the world's greatest men are j
not of my opinion. Now there's old ,
Trademark. He's a great man, and he !
believes in war." i
"Old who?" auked a bystander.
"Old Trademark."
"Who the deuce is Trademark ?"
"No wonder they call us ignorant,
when 6uch fellars as you show your '
lack of 8choolin\ Didn't you never
hear of the great German military man, !
Trademark ?"'
"I've heard of Bismarck."
"That's a fact. 'Biz'-mark. Iknowed;
that it ww pome sort of a commercial j
name.'"
The people of Geneva, Switzerland,!
expend more money for wine than they
do for bread, the average amount spent
by each person for this arti;le being
300 francs yearly.
RESCUED FROM A MINE.
Die Htery or n. Dimmer inl'the Coini
Iiodri
The Virginia City (Nev.) Enit)\
jive the following account of the
;ue of the miners from the flooded
nine:
In the afternoon abont 3 o'cl
srhen the water in the mouth ol
Iriffc had been reduced to about t
"eet, John Vau Dozen onto.-ed the i
He had on him au appuratns inve
ind constructed by Andrew Peasle
;his city. This armor consisted
aaak for the face, from which t
**ds a rubber breathing-tube pas
,nto a tin box strapped on the n
back, which box was filled with :
treats of ice and perforated with 1
;o allow of air passsing throngh
oounded ice. Wearing this armor
Dusen struck boldly into the drift,
vas gone about half un honr, \
;boao at the station heard a cry
aelp. Men went in the directio
;he cry, and when out about a hun
:eet from tbo t-haft found Van Dus<
in exhausted and fainting cond
rhey brought him out and suppt
liim on the case till he reached
inrface. Here he became unconst
or a time, 'i'be pnysiciuns in an
loce gave bim stimulants and in a i
iime he fully revived.
As soon as Van Dusen was ab
;onveree he said that he had found
seventeen originally imprisoned in
Irift alive and all right. He said
srere in the cooliog-ofi house, abou
mndred feet from the face of the (
With picks or bars thej had brokei
pipe carrying compressed air, and
:ben so bent it as to carry the end
Iho cooling-house. In this hi
[rhen they were first imprisoned,
lad nearly a barrel of ice-w
When this was exhausted they pc
nto the barrel hot water from
Irift. Then they twieted the end o
3ompressed air pipe down into
water in the barrel and allowed
ixhaust tbere. This rendered the \
juite cool and drinkable. They
i light in the cooling house,
nothing to eat. The great heat
lered them weak and feverish. T
:he air as cool and frdsh as possibl
men all crowded round the barre
wreathed it as it came up through
water in the vessel.
When the men found that there
ice in the box whioh Van Dusen ca
it his back, they pulled the slide v
served as a door, and, taking oul
lumps of ice, crushed them in
mouths as though they had bee
much lump sugar. At last oue o
men warned the others to take no
5f the ice, sayin<? tbat if they di
Van Dusen would be unable to ge
}f the drift.
Mr. Van Dnsen told the rue
would inform their friends that
were all right, and Msured them
i host of brave men were outside c
ill that could be done by human b<
for their rescue. As his ice was
melting away, Mr. Van Dasen couli
remain long with the men; beside
was anxious to get out and give n
of their being alive and of their
ition. It was owing to the cons
tion of the ice in the box at his
tbat Mr. Van Dusen came near 1<
bis life. There being bat a few li
rolling about, much hot air and foi
entered his armor, whereas had
Deen the proper quantity all the ai
teriug the mask must have been c<
and purified by coming in contact
the air fragments among whic
passed.
Whilo the majority were inc
to believe the account of his a<
tures, as given by Mr. Van Dusen,
were not a few who thought ho
gone out into the foul air, wane
about and becomo delirious?in
thut he had seen all the things h
scribed in a delirious dream.
Last evening about 7 o'clock,
men entered the drift, and, at the
of their lives, pushed their way thr
to tbe cooling-bouse. They ca
with them some milk punch and
ice. They found tbe men aboi
described above ; indeed, the six
were in a worse fitate when they ren
/lAnlinff-atofiAn titan n/orn tiincn
bUU VUUiaUg lUMMVU W MMM T? V? V
found in it. However, they reeo1
on reaching the iresh air sent in 1>
compressor.
The men in the cooling-st
tried to persuade the new arriva
stay and take their chances with t
instead of venturing back. This,
ever, they dared not do, as it \
have left their friends outside in i
as to their fate, and would have ci
great anxiety. The men in the st
informed the new-comers that ir
morning they had seen lights appr
ing far oat in the drift, and asked
it was that hal been trying to :
thera. The lights they saw were doul
those of William Bennett and ]
CalJahan, as they were trying to
their way in with the boats. Th
the six men had seen the bodi
Bennett and Callahan while on
11 11 t.1 1L\ 1 .
way in, iney tnougut it uesii iu any
ing about their having lost their
The imprisoned men then asked if
saw any dead bodies in the drift as
camo in, they wishing to know if a!
escaped at the time the bulkhead
way. They were told that all go
but themselves.
After restiDg and recuperating
time the six men set out on their r
trip and got out to the station
greatly exhausted condition, bat j
that they were able to bring 6uch
news as they were the bearers of.
Work was then pushed with
vigor on the air-pipe, and at len,
current from the blower was
through its whole length. This |
ually forced out the belt of foul air
presently it was decided to mal
attempt to bring out the bodii
Bennett and Callahan. This pro
hard task. One of the bodies m
four hundred feet, and the othe
hundred feet from the station. A
of five men was sent in, and they
only able to bring a body out half
when they were forced to 1? ave it ai
to tbe station. Then another shif
sent in to bring the body the rema
of the wav to the station.
The men abont the mine becai
exhausted by abont 9 o'clock Lsti
that Ihey sent np from the mine to
perintendent McKenzie, of the S
Nevada, to send down a fresh
from his mine. Meantime the air
eo far improved that the imp)is
men could be visited. By the adv
the physicians they were given si
lanta and refreshments, and kept i
cooling-house to get some stre
before an attempt was mado to 1
them out. The men told tlaeir vii
that they had at no time been i
alarmed for their ultimate safely,
eaid that before the accident
pened they had frequently telkcd i
what tbey would do in cusoof the
htal giving way, and had concluc
would be best to remain in the t
nd of the drift and wait for the \
to be pnmped out. The faces of
of the men ure said to be conside
swollen by the heat, and Morris Cor
tongue was swollen so that he con]
talk very &1 biy. They were
brought up to the 1,500 level, and
allowed to remain und cjoI off
time, h8 to have at once brought
up into the cool air would have
them very sick.
When the men were all safelj
of the drift the Alta whistle bet
prolonged scream, and this was
up all along the lode. It was kej
for about live minutes, just as in c
fire in the early days, aud for a
the whole country was made to he
Mr. B. Hurlbut, Portland, Mich,
he knows by two years' successft
perience that a dash of soapsu
death to currant worms. "Try it
tells the Fruit Recorder, "in just
strength a', will curl them in a s<
of time." He uses it very strong
after it has served this good pn
the rains wanh it down and it act
stimulant to the bushes.
Choose for your friend him t
wise and good, and secret-and jne
genious and honest, and iu those t
which have a latitude use youi
liberty.
i
FOR THE LADIES.
itock News and Note# for Women.
There are three women doctors ir
prise Portland, Me.
r?8* Of the 1,150 convicts in the Ohic
Alta penitentiary, bnt seventeen are women,
, , There are now employed in the psb
^ J I lirt onlirtAlo f. t \faflOO/?Vin doffo ft ftfil
f fUrt I liU OUUVUIO Ut l>&nwuHVMWUVW?w wj WWhree
teuC^ers' ?' ^hom 7,727 are women.
Irift. The nex'i annual meeting of the
nteti i Americ iu Wumon Suffrage association
yi 0f: will ho held iu Omaha, Neb , early ir
0f a October.
here Dr. Mary P. Thomas, of Richmond
ising Ind., read a paper on employing ladj
ian'H physicians in hospitals for insane
frag- women, before a convention of regulai
loles physicians recently.
the The Woman's Christian Temperance
Van union of Des Moines recently purchased
He two acres of land north of the city, anc
vhen will prepare a home for fallen womei
for in the building now on the property.
? Mr*. Emma B. Knight canvassed Ina
vale precinct, Webster county, Neb.
m for signers to the petition asking mer
fa to vo^e 'or *ke impartial suffrage
>rtea amendment, and out of thirty womei
.t"e setn in one day twenty-nine signed it
Mrs. Ma M. Bittenbender, of Osceola
,ena- u?i.
short ^ eu'1 Prt!Hiut)Ul ui iiuo ueutas&n nviuai
Saffrage association, has been admitted
1 to to ^ar a<5 Pracfclc'n8 attorney. Th<
i the ia<^ge' 'n admitting Mrs. Bittenbender
t^e at the close of the questioning, spoke ii
thev highest terms of the manner ii
t one w*"?k B^? had passed the ordeal, statinj
Irift was *ar a^ove average. All th(
the ettorneys present freely admitted it wai
, , the best examination they had ever wit
into ??88?^'
3use ^ *be adding of Prince Leopolc
they Prince88 Beatrioe was called npon t<
ater. 8*Sn her name in the register. Shi
ured Save ^or bouquet to the Bishop of Lon
tfle don to hold, and then she qnite forgo
f the to rec^aim the fragrant burden from th<
right reverend divine. "In his di
^ lemma," says the London World, "thi
vater bishop turned to the lord chancellor
who was standing near him, and havinf
]jU{. consulted the highest legal author it;
ren. in England on the subject, the bishoj
0 decided to retain possession of th<
a the same-"
1 and Mrs. Mary Beecher is forewoman o
the a department containing 200 girls ii
the Naugatuok (Conn) Rubber Sho
i wa8 company, with full power in referent
rried to engaging and discharging help. A1
rhich though all the other rooms of this larg
; the establishment are in charge of men
their ^erR is admitted to be the best con
m so dncted. She apparently does very lifctl
f the watching, having work of her own t
more do, snch as looking over the shoes be
d go fore they are packed, making "samples,
t oat &Qd getting utrnew designs. - Bat man;
a girl who gets behindhand is quietl;
d he helped forward by the deft and tireles
they fingers of the forewoman; aud thn
that helped and encouraged, the large nam
loing b8r under her supervision.give entir
sings satisfaction. Mrs." Beecher is said t
fast have an interest in the firm.
3 not
g kg Fashion Fancies.
otice Lunar dots are the latest. Terr;
situ- cotta shades are very fashionable,
amp- Japanese costume1 are rivaling the
back Greek dress in the favor of Londoi
using reithetes.
imps Fruit blossoms, cherry blooms ee
il air peciallr, are exceedingly popular ii
there millinery.
soled ^hite "Indiana" Bilk is a sheen;
... material much used for evening dres
ih -t or young girls.
I The latest shade for evening wear i
i:?i I nailed "dawn.'' and is a delicate ros
lmeu , . ,
Jven- Pink? 3ust tlD6e^ W1"* 8^7there
Cardinal parasols are decidedly fasb
had ionable, a freak which will probabl
lered prove profitable to the oculist.
fact, It is the coirect thing to have th
o de- whole costume en suite, and fans a
I well as parasols are shown to mate
, six | sateen, foulard and brocade dresses
risk Ruches of silk, pinked out on th
ough I ejgCS)
or else cut bias nnd fringed out
mod j are Ugain jn fashion for trimming drest
some C8 They should be very full to loo
it as! wout
ichfid i ^ UPW ^ow *or 8ar?iture 0
i thnv i tlrefl8e8 ^a<} tDr2e colors 01 rxoDoa m i
rered sac^ a' ^U9' re^ aD(* bronze w^e
the i l^ark s^a^e8 ar0 u,e^t while for lighte
^ ; bows pink tilleul green and sky blu
ution are combinet\.
ls t0 i The now colored voils of chenill
hem, I dotted talle add a gay touch to th
how'. j costume, but they require the flowei
?ould I or feather garniture of the email boE
loubt i uet aQdftrG n?t becoming to the fac
wised I iQ warm weathor.
;ation Light colored grenadine dresses ar
t the again in fashion. Turquoise blue, Nil
oach- green and lavender shades are chose
who for young ladies. They are trimme
reach with silk laces, and worn with man
}tless natural flowers.
Denis rjhe design for a pretty fan, forwhio
make a prize was awarded to a young Japan
ough ese aitist, fhows four different views
es 01 representing the foliage oi ttie aiiiereu
their seasons. Held in one way the fres
noth- green leaves of spring are seen; anothe
lives. vjew 0f this side shows the rosy bins
they 0( snmmer blossoms. On the opposit
they side are drifting red antumn leave*
II had while in another view there is seen
gave ]ono bird cn a bare bongh amid the fal
t ont idg bdow.
. Jaunty-looking corsages for yonn
?r a girls are fhown, made of tinted satin
. rn to be worn over skirts of white sural
a nun's veiling or French muslin, adornei
, with embroideries. They are high at th
g?0(i throat, with Marguerite sleeves reachin
to the elbow. In front they are opei
all the way down, but laced togethe
^ a I over a chemisette of silk-embroiderei
Be*} tnlle, with silken cords the color of th
?ra<\ corsage material. For older person
' aQd , this style is reproduced in fabrics c
ce an | yejvet; or moire.
08 01 | _
asfin Mr* and MrS* WIckIe"
r five 1 man an<* his wkil
shift I walkiQg along the ttreet going hom
were ! from a mite society, engaged in a quat
way: rel.
jd bo * "* am nofc 70u an7 morc
t wa., j Samuel," eaid Mrs. Wickle. "You ar
inder '00 a mim *? ca'tIPl*10 Wll7 ?on ^
[ to-night. The idea of an old man whi
ne so-i ^as rheumatism so bad that lie can'
aicht' Pat 1,13 socks 00 morniD83? K?inS t0
i ga_ | mite meeting and cavorting and romp
i.v "! ing as you have done to-night! I aa;
force i it'a a shame."
ija(j "I may liwe rheumatism," said th<
loned olJ man' " but 1 haven't 8ot dyspepsia
ice of * (*onti &row^ an(* 8UaP afc everybody
timu- ^ou ^ave been ?row*n? worse for th
n the last ton years. If you didn't have m
sneth *? at * believo you'd dio."
brine " * won'fc wa^ a mal ^at ac*
itors ' ^0 11 rhinoceros."
jjnch ! "How does a rhinoceros act ?" nskei
They i the old mau, thinking that lie wouh
haif- ca!c^ on natnra* historv.
iboat I l'ke a '0?1? that's how lie acts,
bulk-' aD(* ^rR" ^ wjlked rapidly aw.iy
led it leaviQS l^e ?ld man several paces be
mner kind. caught up jast as
vater Joun8 maa came walking u'ong.
. " You are walking pretty fast," sail
rably gentleman.
mors Hts wife didn't soy anything.
^ not " It's clouding up," he remarked, " i
gr8l must be going to rain."
there ^e old lady made no reply, but lb
for a ycl1D? maD to?k the situation.
them " ^'ou '' h0 exclaimei
ma,}0 addreesing Mr. Wickle, "what do yo
mean by attempting to thrnet yot
r ou^ company upon a lady who does n<
a waut Ton? It's becomiug too frequei
I I for ladies to be insulted on the streel
! by loafers. Gei back !"
" f I The young man struck at Wickl
time 0*1* *a'*-v d^bed her umbrella, an
|Wj I'xclaiming " That's raj husband," ga^
the joung man an undignified blow.
The old man, encouraged by his wife
, says fltrjbe for union, jumped on tl
J.1 e^" young man and held him while the ra
? ,18 tling ribs of the umbrella fell on tl
'? 6 youth's head with a sound like the fal
800,1 ing of hail stones.
econd "Samuel, no one can break up oi
'? una domestic felicity," said his wife, aft
rP080 the battle.
9 as a ,< pjr)t, fa-(| t^e 0jj ?'Wh<
1 a man trips to destroy the domestic ha
I piness of my household he catches n
bat is | consolidate.! power of wrath."?Iioum
t, in- rang.
hings
owe Happiness is something to hope I
and something to love.
I
Life's Lessou.
Tired ? Well, what of that ?
Didst fancy life was upent on beds of eaao,
l ! Fluttering the rose leaves scattered by the
I breeze?
) I Coino, reuse tboo ! Work while it is callod day
. Coward, aiiae ! Go forth UDon thv war.
Lonely ? And what of that ? ?
Some must be lonely; 'tis notjjiren to all
To feel a heart responsive rise and fall,
5 To blend another life into its own.
1 Work may bo done in loneliness. Work on!
Dark ? Well, what ol that ?
[ Didst f.>ndly dream the sun wonld never set ?
r Dost fear to lose thy way ? Take courage yet
5 Learn thou to walk by faith, and not by sight
r Thy steps will guided be, ami guided right.
Eard ? Well, what of that ?
J Didst fancy life one summer holiday ?
J With lessons none to learn anil naught but
play ?
1 Go, got theo to thy task. C >nquer or die!
It must bo learned; learn it, then, pationtly.
I ! HU310H Ot THE DAY.
I | Has it ever occurred to baseball men
I that a milk pitcher is generally a good
' | fly catcher ?
'I " I am a broken m^u," said a poet
| - "Well," eaid his friend, "I inferred
J j that from your piecea."
! " A babe," says a writer, " is n
j ' mother's anchor." We have o(tea
l j heard that the first thing she doei is to
, | weigh it.
31 " What makes Colonel so pop5
; ular ? I'm snre he's very stupid. Ha
.! can hardly see beyond his nose," said a
lady to a friend, whoreplied: "My dear,
j sbarp-sightedness is net what makes a
j person popular. It is what the colonel
, doesn't see that gives him such popular!
ifcy?"
j. There are a number of circumstances
that will take the conceit oat of a man,
and one of the chief is, afrer taking a
* turn up the street and judging by the .
way they look at yon that you are
' makincr a stunnine impression on the
* girls, to find on your return that your
bat has been on wrong side foremost all
the time.
The notion was prevalent in the
f Middle Ages that the diamond, lateen
x internally, is a deadly poison. Ben
0 venuto Cellini details an attempt to
e poison him by cautiag diamond powder
to ba mixed with his salad, and
0 attributes his escape to tho rascality of
the lapidary employed, who kept the
diamond, and administered powdered
0 glass.
or "This is a funny doctrine!" exclaimed
. Brown, who had been reading of metem"
psychosis. "The idea of tho human
Y soul entering the body of an animal!
y According to ?his doctrine, my soul,
s after I get through with It, may inhabit
a ; the body of a jackase!" "And why not?'
- i asked Fogg, demurely. "It would cerq
j tainiy feel more at home there than
o I anywhere else."
! Some years ago, at a public dinner, a
I Dutchman, just from Holland, was one
of the company; and during tho banquet
a he paid so much attention to a roasted
sucking-pig immediately in fiont of his
j plate that ha devoured tho entire ani_
mal. As he finished the last morsel,
unctuous and savory, a bustling waiter
asked him what ho would 1 ko to be
helped to next. "Oh," replied the
1 feeder, "I'll dank you for von more of
dem leetle hoksi"' "
P A commercial traveler, who is some8
thing of a wag, thus relates his experience:
He and his companions were
s the sole occnpanta of the smoking car.
y J They tried to converse, bnt the read
Mas so rough they were pitched from
i- side to side like a ship's passengers,
y At last they were able to mAke eaoh
other understood. One said, "Dan, the
e old thing is running smoother." To
a which Dan replied: "Yes, I gue83 she
h has got off the track."
SUC1I IS LU'E.
I A girl, ,
A whir!, x
j' I A dance,
, A glance,
Some coy, coqnettish intrigue. K
,{ | A walk,
it I A taIk>
q A sweet
r ; Retreat,
G | A pensive eigh half sliding.
* A gate,
e ; (Juite late,
Q J Oh, bliss,
| A kiss!
I ; Wb&t wonld my mamma aay, sir ?
e A thick
Aah stick,
q j A whack !
e . lly back !
n " You're getting quite too gay, tir."
d . ~
y The Opium EifL
The use of opium in the United
k States is iuorea&ing at an alarming
rate. The amount consumed has rapid3
ly grown until in 1880 there was imJ
ported 533,451 pounds of opium and
v 8.822 ounces of morphin. In 1876 it
,j was estimated that there were 201 >,000
opium eaters in the United States, eone
fined principally to tho well to-do
' classes, and it is said that the number
^ now reaches 400,000, who spend $5,000,l_
000 annually. It is also estimated that
upward of G.000 Americans are opium
smokers, and smoking dens are in full
3 blast in New York. A great deal of the
l? drug is absorbed in cigars and ciJ:
garettes. The opium is used in a liquid
state, the tobacco beiuq; saturatc-d with
6 a solution of greater or less strength.
8 This must generate an appotito for
Q opinm that will lead to tho use of the
T pure article. A druggist in New York
asserts that its use his greatly increased
0 since the introdncticn of hypodermic
? injections. Largo q nan ti ties are also
' used in a number of quack medicines,
! which thus become a prolific source of
j evil. Albany, New York, consumes
annually 3,500 pounds of opiam and
e 550 ounces of morphia, four-fifths of
e which is said to be consumed by women.
'* Oae of the most deplorable facts in con:
nection with the custom is the preva!
lence of the habit among women. There
e j is sufficient cause for alarm, and l_ie
1 j Friends have done well to call atteno
' tion to the impending danger, and their
address will do much to form "a healthy
a | and well informed public opinion on the
1 evils and extent of opium use, wtuc&
y ; are comoaratively little ucd-rstood."
To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
i I The evil could be successfully dealt
>. i with now, aud if the people of tho
' | United States ctn be awakened to a
e ; sense cf their danger tho tiling may be
e j nipped in the bad. if tho habit is ali
lowed to grow it will speedily a-ssamo
s | the form of a difficult social problem.?
j Guardian.
A ! " Lynch Law."
! This tGim, as comm-nly in uie in tho
> i United States, is a pcrsoniticatien of
, ! vii,l?p.t and illegr.1 justice. According
,1! to tome authorities, the term was dea
i rived from a Virginia farmer named
i Lynch. But it can be traced to a much
j earlier date in Ireland. When, in 1493
; James Fitz-stophena Lynch was mayor
aud warden of Oalwav, ho iraded
it largely with Spain, and sent his
son thither to pnrchaso a cargo
e of wiuo. The young mau squandered
the money iutrusted to him, but
1 succeeded in ruoniag in debt for a
cargo to a Spaniard, by -whose nephew
ir he was accompanied iu tho ret-irn voyjt
i ago to Ireland, where the money was to
j be paid Young Lynch, to conceal his
t8 | defalcation, caused .tho Spaniard to be
! thrown overboard, and was received at
q4 home with great honor, lint a r.ailor
d revealed to the mayor of Gal say the
re crime which his son had committed.
The young mun wa< tried before his
,'8 i own father, convicted and sentenced to
,e j be hanged. His family hikI others
j. determined to prevent the execpj0
I tion. The father. finding that
|i. | the sentence could not bo carried into
" i effect the usual way, conducted his son
ar to a window ov<r!ooking the public
Rr street, with his own Innds fastened the
! halter attached to his neck to a staple
Jn ' in tho wall, and ncled as hi* execup
j tionor. In the council books of Gal way
,y I theio is said to lio a minute that James
ip.! Lynch, mayor of Gal way, hanged his owq
son ont of tho window for defrauding
! and killing stranger;1, without martial
ot j or common law, to shov a good examI
pie to posterity.