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. . . . -J ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER^ BY HUGH WILSON AND H. T. WARDLAW. ABBEVILLE, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1882. NO. 28. VOLUME XXVII. . J The Origin of "Pumpkin Pies/' 'Twas long ago, in far-off days The legend dimly states, (Our muse poetic never swears Exactly as to dates!) But long aco, before our land Had well begun to grow, Or Yankee Doodle's fledgling bird Had fairly learned to crow. There lived?or so tho story goes? A wise and goodly dame, Who kept a little roadside inn For all who went or came. Twas said that on her well-spread board, Was found a wondrous dish, That was not grain, nor fruit, nor fowl, That was not flesh nor fish. The squire went right off in a fit, Upon the good dame's floor: i wo rea-coat coioneis got tne gout, But only ate the more!! The children cried for double shares, Until they all got ill, And e'en the doctor took so much He had to take a pill! And far and near the rumor went; From far and near folks came To taste this wondVous toothsome dish The maker would not name; Until some grim, dyspeptic sage. His solemn cranium shook, And swore the dame a wicked witch, Some fiend had taught to cook! This case was clear?the Lord's elect Were slowly giving in: The parson?vowed to fight the fleshHad gained a double chin. Two deacons then and there confessed They felt their "sperrits turn," And all agreed the wretched dame Was only fit to burn. They dragged her to the dreadful stake, They bound her tight and fast, And then, and there, and not till then, The good dame spake at last: "Oh, gentlemen?good gentlemen? I'm telling you no lies, The Lord He growed that stuff I made. And them war pumpkin pies!" BRAVE DEED. "Is that your dog?' Jim looked around. A bright-looking boy of eight years was sitting in a carriage which stood before a six-story dry goods store. lie was gazing admiringly at the pretty terrier Jim held in his arms. He moved toward him, drawn by the quickly established chord of sympathy between two boys on the subject of dogs. " Ain't he a beauty ! Well, yes, I s'pose he's mine. He fell off the box of a big style carriage, somethin' like that o' yourn. one dav. I picked him up and* run after it, but I couldn't ketch it. I didn't steal him," added Jim, earnestly. " Course you didn't." "I've done some mean things, but I promised mother I'd never steal. lie was lame for a while, poor little creetur, but I nussed him very careful, anil he's well now." " How'll you trade ? I'd like to have him." But Jim hugged the dog closer to him, as the small boy drew various treasures from his pockets. "There's a top '11 spin for fifteen minutes; and look at that knife?four blades and a nut-pick; then there's these carnelians?look?nine; they're worth a quarter apiece. I'll give "'era all for him." . Jim shook his head. "lie's all I've got, you see, and I'm fond of him. I've fed him when I went hungry myself." " I'll give you some money, then. See, you could buy?some clothes." Jim looked down at his pitiful rags, but stood firm. " Take this anyhow," said the boy, with a look of sympathy, holding out a half-dollar. "Get something good for you and the dog." Jim eyed the coin wistfully. "Won't your father care?" he asked. "Xo, no," laughed the boy; "he isn't here, though. Been gone away for sixmonths, and he s coming home to-night, and we're going to have the jolliest Thanksgiving. Where's your home V" "I ain't got no home. There's no Thanksgivin' for me anywheres." "Dear me!" the bright face lengthened into an expression of surprise and dismay. " But my mamma says everybody has something to he thankful for;" but he looked at Jim as if he thought there might be cases in which this was to he doubted. "I'll tellvou what," he went on, after a pause. "You come to our hous'j to-morrow afternoon and I'll give you such a dinner! Say, now, will you?" " I don't know," said Jim, slowly. ! " I'd like to. "Where is it ?" "No.? Avenue. You come there and ask for Johnny Welford. Now do; promise, won't you??and bring your dog. Say, what's his name?" " Well," said Jim, in a half-apologetic tone, "his whole name's George ' Washington, but I call him George for short. You see, I ain't got no folks, and I talks to him, and he 'most knows ; all I say, and it seems 'most like lie was my brother. I had a little brother ! once, and my mother was a real good woman, and?" " There's my mamma," said the boy fKn /->r> r% s*/1 11 Tiw.+ M.At.r tw.. ILL tuc taiiia^c. <iu3b auuw uci tiiat dog." But Jim drev back as a lady ap- ! pro;iched, and nodding to Johnny,"I'll come," mingled in the crowd. He soon sought a poorer street. " Ho, ho, George my boy, what do you think of that?" he said, showing him the money. " What'd you like for supper to-night? JJ'lony-sjissage and crackers, eh? Yes, I knowed you say that," as George, wagging his tail vigorously, licked his master's face. " Or what'd you say to a reg'lar baker's roll and a bit o' hot steak ?" George attention wsis just here riveted on a cur of low degree passing bv, and the short hair on his back stood up as he answered his growl. "Xo," went on Jim, "I thought you'd say that was too extravagant for the likes o' we; so we'll have the b'lony, George." "And where shall we put up to night, little feller, eh ? Shall we go to the United States or to the Jefferson Club house? Or shall we go out to the junction, where we slep' las' night? It's gettin' a leetle cold for country lodgin's, but they might be expeetin' us, and we wouldn't like to disappoint 'em, eh, George? The warm side o' that straw-stack wa'n't bad, you know. "We might take our supper out there and eat. eli ?" George wagged his hearty approval of the plan, and Jim took his way to a suburban depot. Here he awaited the making up of a freight train, and in the gathering twilight took his place on a platform unperceived. Night closed down as the train wound its slow length out of the city, and in the course of an hour Jini alighted amid a perfect wilderness of crosstrack. side-tracks, coal heaps and a wonderful quantity of freight cars. He sought out his straw pile and the two enjoyed a hearty meal. Then his quick eye was attracted by the halfopen door of a box-tar near. " Let's see now," he said, going up to it. " P'r'aps they've been a-keepin' one of their style rooms for us, George." He lit a match and peered inside. It contained a few articles of shabby furniture and an old carpet rolled up in one corner. " Splendid!" he exclaimed. " I knowed they'd be a-lookin' for us, George, but 'm blamed if I thought they'd fix up for us like this. Quit now ; don't you be a-waggin' yourself all over the keer and a-rappin' your tail agin the tine furnitur'. Be genteel now." Jim rolled himself and his pet in the carpet, and both were comfortably settled for the nigbt, when voices were heard. " What's here?" A man looked in and then climbed up, followed by another. " It's only me and my dog," said Jim. " Ah, room for more, 1 guess." Jim had thought he was going to have a fine night's rest; but lie lay awake long, his thoughts going back to the little boy who had liked his dog, who had given him more money 41. 1 * 1...1 .*4- 4;..^. mail r\ n iir n?i<( n<m <il uiu" uiuu before, and who had promised him a Thanksgiving dinner. He liked tlx; idea of going very much, not only for the good dinner, which was quite an attraction to the poor hungry little' tramp, but he wanted to see the nice j little fellow again, and see where he j lived, and perhaps talk more about; dogs. The thought of giving him his : dog crossed his mind for a moment, j but was cast aside as a tiling impossi-, ble, the very idea producing an almost unconscious hug so fervent as to extort' a patient howl from (Jeorge. lie wished, though, that he could | "slick up" a little to go to Johnny I Welford's house. lie wondered if he : could get a pair of second-hand shoes ! for what was left of Ids half-dollar, i and made up his mind to search among | ollicesweepings early in the morning] for the cleanest paper collar he could ! find, lie had an indefinite hope that ; some good might come to him from this visit, l'erhaps .Johnny's lather j might help him to something to do. | lie did odd jobs now, ran errands, swept steps and crossings, but it was his great ambition to .get "somethin' reg'lar" to do. As he lay thinking, the men who shared his shelter were talking, but he paid little heed to them till he heard the words " John Welford"?"coming : on that train," and then he listened with every nerve on a tension, till his heart was filled with fright and horror j at what he heard. He heard the whole plan. A large boulder lay close to the track a short distance from the junction, and crowbars were hidden near. The men were to wait till the watchman had made his last patrol out that way before the time for the passing of the train, when they would quickly hoist destruction into its path. "Hesent me up for four years, but I'll send him up l'or longer than that," said the man, with a laugh and an oatli that made Jim shudder. When the two at last left the car he waited till they were beyond hearing, anil crept cautiously out. lie knew that if they suspected his intention | they would think no more of crushing out his life than of trending on a worm, hut he wits resolved on saving that . train If he died in doing it. It was bright starlight, but dark enough to , admit of his watching the men with- ! out much danger of being discovered. , He saw them finish their work and " hide in the bushes near. Then, with j trembling hands, but full of firm purpose, he set about carrying out his ; plan. ; Kunning back to the straw pile, he , quickly made up a bundle of it, and ^ slipping oil his old shoes sped noiselessly along the track, past the wreckers. Just beyond the boulder the road made rather a sharp curve, bringing a ( high bank between the two men and j Jim's selected place of action, and this, he hoped, would conceal from them what he was doing, at least long enough to insure success . He divided his bundle of straw and laid a heap on the track. Then he waited and listened, with his heart j beating too loudly for him to hear any . other sound. He looked up at the stars j over his head. " My mother is up there , somewheres, p'raps," whispered the J little fellow; "maybe she'll ask some , 'un to help me." . As the headlight at last 'appeared in the distance lie set a match to his * heap and saw it blaze up brightly. Lighting by it the portion still in his hand, he ran wildly forward, waving it to and fro. Hut the engine came , steadily forward; would it never, never ,, stop? He reached a short bridge over ' a culvert, and sprang on the abutment at its side, still brandishing his beacon, ' and, scarcely knowing it, shrieking at the top of his voice. His hands were A burning, the smoke blackened his face j and took away his breath; but, yes?it |i: surely was slowing. The engine passed ^ him; he listened, and could hear the s brakes worked by the desperate } strength of frightened men. Passen- j ' gers crowded out on the platform, and | saw the little figure still waving the s last sparks of his safety-light. And j! then a dark form stole up to him, a i cruel blow sent him crashing against j" the last car, and he fell. Its wheels } had not stopped moving. j Men sprang down, raised him and ! carried him into the car, where he was : laid upon a seat. * "It's the one who stopped the train J1 ?a boy. Why did he do it??what's 1 the matter?" The conductor had sent! [ men forward on the track and soon j _J knew the terrible reason. It spread j* through the cars like wild-lire. Women !1 cried and fainted, and strong men ! * turned pale. Every one knew that it;1 might have been his or her lift; which j J had gone out ere now but for the boy J who lay there. A woman wiped the blood and smoke from his face with 5 shaking hands and quick-dropping j1 tears. 1J Presently a boy's clear voice cried;' out: "Johnny Welford's father??1( Johnny Welford's father?" |( A tall man turned in surprise and !1 bent over him. "Did you call my ' name, my boy?" ' " He you Johnny Welford's.father?" 1 "Yes, I am John Welford." " lie you a-goin' home to Thanks- 1 givin'?" 1 "I?hope so"?his voice broke? J "thanksto you." ( Jim smiled. " I guess mother sent 1 some'un to help me. Where's George?" ' The doer had creut close to his master j( II and no one had driven him away.; 1 "Hello, old* feller.?(live Johnny' Wei ford my dog?he'll know. Teil j1 Johnny Welford I can't?come to his \ ' house?for?Thanksgivin'." The voice |1 died away. Jim had his Thanksgiving dinner at I1 Johnny Wei ford's house, but it was a 1 few spoonfuls of wine, given bv the 1 white hands of Johnny Welford's mother. And he was the only guest, for there was no merry-making in the j1 beautiful house where the poor little . street Arab lay in the balance between life and death. And from many other ' hearts in the city went up, with fervent thanksgiving, the earnest prayer that the little life which had been so 1 freely offered for others might be ' spared. "And you lost your poor foot, mv J boy," some one said, months after.! "You'll have to go without it all your i life." " Why. yes," said Jim, with a laugh; I "but, bless me! I'm enough sight better oft" wil h one foot 'n ever I was j with two. Why, it's been Thanks- j givin' for me and CJeorge all the time j ever since. Eh, old Idler V"?Harpers Young People. L," Robt. II. M.," Sell n a, Ala.: "You seem to know a little about almost j everything, and I hope you will answer this question : How can I permanently j remove an indelible greases spot from j a broadcloth coat?" The only way to ' permanently remove an indelible grease } spot from a coat is to saw it out of the coat, but that would possibly injure the coat. On the other hand, if you ! would saw the coat from the grease ! spot?but really we feel inadequate to the task of furnishing the right brand j of advice in this case.?Texas Hi/tings j In 1873 Brazil had 333,201 slaves, j On June 30,1882, their number was 147,168. Four negro colleges flourish in Ati lanta, Ga. I Arabi I?oy's Famift". Lady Gregory sends to the London ' Times an account of Arabi l'asha. the | vanquished Egyptian leader, and his family. She says: It was nut until the end of February that L went, with Lady Anne Blunt, to see Arabi's wife. They had moved some little time before ! to a new house, large and dilapidatedlooking, and which Arabi was represented as having fitted up in a luxurious style?in fact, at that time the crime most frequently alleged against him was that ho had bought carpets to tlif amount of .4:120. I must confess that there were some pieces of new and not beautiful European carpets in the chief rooms, but. I must add that if Arabi paid . 120 for them he made a very bad bargain. The sole furniture ' of the reception-room of Arabi's wifei consisted of small, hard divans, covered j with brown linen, and a tiny table .with a crochet antimacassar thrown over it. On the whitewashed walls the only ornaments were photographs j of him in black wooden frames and ; one larger photograph of the sacred stone at Mecca. In the room where Arabi himself sat and received were a similar hard divan, two or three chairs, a table and an inkstand covered with stains. His wife was ready to receive ' us, having heard an hour or two earlier of our intended visit. She greeted us warmly, speaking in Arabic, which Lady Anne interpreted to me. She has a pleasant, intelligent expression, but having live children livinfT imt, of fourteen that have been born to her, looked rather overcome with the cares of maternity. She wore a long dress of green silk. "My husband hates this long train." she told me afterward. " lie would like to take a knife and cut it off, but I say I must have a fashionable dress to wear when I visit the khedive's wife and other ladies." An old woman with white nair, dressed in the common country fashion?a woolen petticoat and blue cotton jacket?came into the room and occupied herself with the children. PrescMly we found that she was Arabi s mother. She spoke with great energy and vivacity, welcoming us and talking of her son with much affection and pride. "I am only a fellah woman," she said, "but I am the mother of Ahmed Arabi." She took me twice into another room to see an oleograph of which she was very proud, representing him in staring colors. A day or two before we left I went again to see his wife. She looked a little sadiler, a little more anxious, than when I had last seen her. She seemed troubled, poor woman, because the khedive's wife, who used to be kind und good to her, now says, "IIow can we be friends when your husband is such a bad man?" The old mother sat in the corner attending to the children and counting over her beads. I said, "Are you not proud now that your son is a pasha?" " Xo," she said, 'we were happier in the old days when we had him with us always and feared nothing. Xow lie gets up at laybreak and lias only time to say liis prayers before there are people waiting for him with petitions, and he has :o attend to them and then go to his msiness, and often be is not back here intil after midnight, and until he omes I canno't sleep, I cannot rest; I an do nothing but pray for lrim all the : :ime. There are many who wish him n il, and they will try to destroy him. \ few days ago he came home suffer- ' ng great pain, and I was sure then he lad been poisoned, but I got him a hot >ath and remedies and he grew better, ind since then 1 keep even the water hat he drinks locked up. But, say all [ can, I cannot frighten him or make lim take care of himself; he always 1 says, 'God will preserve me.'" Brave Bear's Career. < Ma-to-0-hr?to-ka, or Brave Bear, ' janged a short time ago at Yankton, j; Dakota, for the murder and robbing of j. i onlfliop nvis <1 V'inbt?in!ii ! I UIOVIKU^VU OUlUiUi , ?? U.P iv x HimvvMwi j ^ ndian of short stature and full llesli, j ibout twenty-nine years of age. lie i vas of roving disposition and had been ' i sojourner from time to time at about | ill the agencies in t he Xortlnvest. He i vas charged with being implicated in everal murders and generally regarded vherever he was known as a bad ] ndian. It was said he killed one of j iVhite Bear's Indians at Grand lliver everal years ago, and attempted the nurder of Pete Johnson, mail carrier )etween Fort Sully and Standing Hock tgency, who was shot and badly vounded by some one in ambush in ! .874. lie is also said to have been the ! eader in a horrible massacre on the | ied River of the North in 1872, when ] ndians came upon an isolated settler's | ibode and slew the entire family, nutilating a woman and two young i hildren in the most inhuman manner, j Phey butchered all the settler's cattle : 1 ind took his four horses with them., ] {rave Hear and three other Yankto-!: lais were known to have been in the ! ! 'ed River country at the time of this L nassacre, and when they finally re-)! urned t< |tl ic Missouri, Captain Torn ; 1 duster (who afterward went down like j1 l hero in front of Sitting Hull's howl- : ng horde on the Little Big Horn) ateinpted to arrest him by surrounding ! lis camp near Standing Rock with a i letachment of the ill-fated Seventh ' avalry; lmt Brave Bear eluded the I Military hy.dropping into a hole in the 11 rround and covering himself with \ \ eaves and brush, and the others could i i lot he identified j i It is not easy to say whether Brave ] Hear owed his notoriety most to the ' propensity to kill :ind to roh, or to his ' success in stealing the wives of other hiefs. lie was a professional in all; :hese things. Living a sort of vaga- I iond life, now among his own kin-1 Ired and now among the. whites, he t lecame, long before lie was appro-! liended by the law, :m object of terror to both races. The Indians hated him because of his success in stealing-* their wives. As savages go he was liandsome and rather dashing.* His i features were regular, his form athletic ' mdhis smile pleasant. When he came j to the conclusion that he wanted a new j wife he would make liis selection from the better halves of his brother chief- ; tains, and if there was any serious objection on the part of the head of the particular family which was levied im, Brave Hear usually earried off a widow, for he was \ very expert in the use (if a gun. When ; ilrtink he was a fiend. When among the whites In; would speak a little Eng- j lisli. hut when with the Indians he professed entire ignorance, of that j tongue. Once, when in a confidential mood, he was heard to say that he was ! naturally kind-hearted; hut that when j he had taken whisky, or when excited hv battle, some wicked spirit took possession of him and made him irresist i lily savage. 11 is coup stick had j many notches upon it. It was his most ' valued possession. The savage thus described seemed to have no fear for no one save an iJn-1 capapa squaw whom be once married ivitf .111",!' SClm ;mnivir< fn ! <U1H ill* n |/uu anuj. ?.'uv v., have adored him at first, but histreachery turned her love to the fiercest hate. She followed him tor months at a time, in all seasons and in all places. It is probable that if the whole truth was known, Brave Bear's roving life could be justly attributed to the terror which she inspired in him. If mortal ever had a Nemesis, she was his in very truth. Armed with knife and revolver, j and with murder animating her whole i being, she dogged him for years, intent on revenge. The fact that he escaped ! her is the best proof of his own cunning. A philosopher says: "This world belong to the energetic." Thank you; but how can we get possession of it ? MOUNT VERXON OF TO-l)A\. i How the IliMtoric ."UmiHioii In ]>InnnffCiI?? SircniiiHof Vinitorn. j It was in ]S">8 that Colonel Jolin Washington saw that Mount Vernon j would have to go by the auctioneer's hammer if something did not turn up. i And hen; comes in the romance of Mount Vernon. A woman who had been a confirmed invalid since her nineteenth year raised a fund of $200,000, and embodied a plan that gave I Mount Vernon to the nation. This was i Anne l'armelia Cunningham, of South P:ivriliti:i. she w.'ix :in onlv and in i dulged (laughter. In her childhood | she had visited Mount. Vernon, and when she had resigned all of life ex! cept that which could he enjoyed in a sick room, in her curly womanhood she took hold of a project to buy Mount Vernon, or rather the project took hold of her. It is one of the most singular instances of indomitable energy and practical perseverance on record. This trail woman, from her sick bed, aroused an enthusiasm, especially among Southern women, that resulted in a splendid success. She inspired Edward Everett with her spirit, and his lecture on "Washington poured money into the treasury. She interested Mine. Le Vert and Mrs. Cora Mowatt Ritchie, and in 1800 it was accomplished; the house, the tomb of Washington and 200 acres of land belonged to a national association. The legislature of Virginia granted a very sensible, charter to the association. The capital stock was limited to ftr.nonnn Tt wns frrnnted in lier VVVU|VUV. ...... ? l __ petuitv, and no disposition of the property could be made without the consent of the legislature. None of the "Washington family thereafter was to be interred at Mount Vernon, and the key of the vault was thrown into the Potomac river. Around the marble tombs of George and Martha "Washington is a wooden flooring, which if stepped upon starts an electric alarm at the house. Through the open iron work one looks into the brick vault, where there are only the two tombs. " Ilats off" is the stringent rule at the grave; even the most flippant are awed into something like reverence. During some of the bloodiest days of the war, Mount Vernon was treated as neutral ground, and soldiers of both armies were seen fraternizing under the trees that guard the tomb. Frequent description cannot destroy the interest of the house. Year by year improvements are made by the regents. As far as practicable, every State has a room, ornamented with relics of lievolutionary times, arranged in the style that prevailed at Mount Vernon during the lifetime of General Washington. Hanging in the entrance hall is the key of the Bastile, sent to Washington by Lafayette; and over the door of what is called the state diningroom is Washington's field glass, placed | on its perch bv the hand of Washing- ' ton himself, and never since, removed. TJin ni'int-r.l ,'irifl lip'irtli in t.lin. dininf room are of marble and extremely furious. They were sent to "Washington from France. On the way the ship was captured by pirates. When they found that this marble was intended for Washington, they took an oppor- , tunitv of landing it on American shores, and it was forwarded to Mount , Vernon. In the South Carolina room hangs the portrait of Anne Painelia . Cunningham. She has a refined and 1 thoughtful face, with deep, meaning eyes. The attic room which Mrs. Washington chose after General Wash- ! ington's death, and in which she died, ' is in almost the identical condition . in which she left it. In a quaint little j drawing-room?Nelly Custis' drawing-room?is the grand harpsichord, J as large as a modern grand piano, which Washington gave her as a wed- | ;ling gift. This was the grand niece of Mrs. Washington, not her daughter , Nelly, who died unmarried at twenty two. In the grounds stands a rose j Imsh, whore, tradition relates, Xeliv ( Custis received lier first ofi'er, and walking around this rose' hush six j times brings every young lady who believes in the spell an oilier of [mar- : riage within the year. The place is j managed upon the most practical plan, j The greenhouses are made a source of ( revenue, as well as the farm. Only j jne boat is allowed to land passengers there, and the entrance fee of $1 foots up handsomely at the end of the year, [n the old-fashioned kitchen a very . *ood lunch may be obtained, served ; >v colored waiters. A superintendent 1 s employed, who keeps the place in 1 jood order, and if the general1 and Mrs. Martha could return for an hour 1 io doubt they would smile, approvlgly * - I Coerced. A motherly old woman, considerably , roubled with the asthma and also ame, called at the Twentieth street , station the other afternoon to state ; :ier case. She made the sergeant in : diarge place his hand on a copy of IJrown's grammar -which happened to , H* lying there and swear that lie would never tell anybody, and then >he began: "I have a daughter," " Yes." "And my daughter lias a beau." 1 " Perfectly natural." , " They are engaged and the wedding ( lay has been set three times, but he Hunks out of it every time. The first Lime he claimed that his father was ; lead; the second time lie was afraid he had smallpox, and the third time, which was yesterday, lie said it would bring bad luck to marry when a comet was visible. Now, then, I don't like i this fouling around. "When me and the old liii'ii were ready to marry we walked over to (lie minister's and were jincd without any backing out or beating around." " Well ?" " Well, J want to bring this young man to time. Fact is, he's either got n conic up to the rack or jump the fence." " Yes, he must." " 1 wanted to ask you how far I could go in tlie case. Suppose, after he arrives to-morrow evening, I walk into the room with a pistol in one hand and a . r of the gospel in the other? "Wouldn't that precipitate a climax ?" " I think so." "If he really loves Susie I think he would stand up and he married. If he is only fooling around he'd jump through the window, wouldn't lie?" " Looks that way to me." " Well, I'll try it. I shan't indulge in no threats, you know. I'll hold the. pistol carelessly in my left hand, and hang to the minister carelessly with tli (j other, and I'll simply remark that there's either going to lie a marriage or a skip. I think that William will marry. It's my opinion flmf lu> u-iiitinir for :i little enfrj-ion anil I'm pretty good on the coerce when get started. " Well, don't break the law." "Oh, no, no! If he skips 1 shan't do any shooting. I'll let the dog give him a run across the commons and send the minister home. I shall be as cool as ice, and it will lie all over in five minutes." Yesterday William and Susie were taking their bridal tour on the elegant new Michigan avenue two-horse street ears. The young man had been coerced.?Detroit Free Press. There are M2G benevolent associations in New York city which disburse annually the sum of $4,000,000. There are twelve such associations in London which expend annuallv $20,000,000. Truth is stranger than lish stories FACTS AND COMMENTS. There may be something to cause people to look after their sanitary surroundings in England, at least, in the verdict of ?10.000 recovered by an English lawyer against a town asj compensation for personal injuries caused by drinking impure water sup- [ plied by the corporation. If defective i pavements or streets can make corpo-1 rations liable for injuries resulting! therefrom, why cannot impurities in j water be equally binding? It seems; to be so established in England. The difference of character between j the 1'rinee of Wales' two sons, says the : London World, was verv remarkably evidenced at a dinner given in their j honor in Queensland by the governor, | .Sir Arthur Kennedy. Prince Albert j Victor was silent and thoughtful, | Prince George all vivacity. The wait- i ers were all Chinamen, and whenever [ the governor was not looking Prince \ George gave hard tugs at the pigtails. The Chinamen, with true oriental politeness, maintained an imperturbable gravity. The census of agriculture will show there are 539,000,000 acres in farms and 287,000,000 acres of improved land. The value of the farms amount to $10,197,101,000,' or five times the national debt; value of farm animals, $1,500,000,000. There are 10,357,000 houses in the country or one to every Jive human beings, about the same proportion as in 1870; a little short of 1,000,000 working oxen, 2,443,000 cows, 47,000,000 swine and 1,812.000 mules and asses. In 1860 there were 2,254,000 working oxen in the country, more than double the present number. Apparently the ox must go. Horses and mules are more adaptable to modern agricultural machinery. It is fortunate in some respects that this is so, for we cannot or do not eat the equine flesh, but would be glad to have the beef a good deal plentier than it is. " Other cattle" (beeves and young stock) number 22,488,000, against 13,566,000 in 1870. The recent reports of the discovery and development of gold and silver mines at various points in Central America continue to excite attention. A late issue of the Panama Star and Herald gives particulars of progress made in gold mining in Antioquia and Tolima. Some valuable mines owned by the Columbian government are to be sold, and other mines are being worked successfully by companies formed in this country and Europe. Recently a number of companies have been formed for the purpose of pros | pecting, and indications grow 'that a swarm of gold-hunters will soon be roving over the rocky backbone of the mountains that run along the narrow strip of territory uniting North and South America. These countries have long lain stagnant under the sway of mixed peoples that sprang up after the Spanish conquests, but now money, mni'liini'Pv jinrl cnternrise will nour in upon them us long as mining enterprises prove remunerative. The Detroit Free Press thinks that "the new order of the postmaster-general permitting the withdrawal of letters from the mail after they have left the mailing oflice, will lie a sweet boon to the public. Jt very often happens that merchants and others often send checks and drafts by mail which they subsequently wish to recall before they reach the person addressed. This can now be done on a telegraphic order from the postmaster at the mailing oflice. There is another class that will prolit by the order quite as much lis the merchants?the youths, of every age, who are constantly being brought before the courts in actions for breach of promise. There is scarcely one of them, probably, who has not repented sending the fatal letter while there was yet time to recall, but for the relentless jjrasp of the postollice department on everything committed to its charge. V.*?r t11fif- n lviiv 11!x hr>r>n nrnviilprl Tor the relinquishment of that grasp the telegraph will have a lively time in recalling the letters of too ardent wains whose second thoughts are more prudent than those they have put jn paper." The Wackerle insurance casein St. Louis has recalled other attempts, or ulleged attempts, to swindle insurance companies. A jeweler having insured himself for $10,000 professed to have discovered a process of enameling ?old with the cyanide of potassium. One [lay he was found dead, poisoned hy the fumes of that substance. The company believed that it was an ingenious scheme to kill himself and escape the forfeiture of .suicide, but they concluded to pay. A French count several years ago insured the life of an ignorant young girl for $ll"t,000. lie said to her: "Angel, we shall beat the bloated insurance companies out of all this treasure and go to Italy and enjoy it. Do you follow mv advice. Tell all your friends and neighbors that you are morfally ill. Take to your bed and beads. Affect death close at hand. Then, my love, I will spirit you away, nrwl l[UI V 111 |/1C1V,V, XJM. JV/U, UliVt demand the money." The poor dupe consented and then he poisoned lie with digitalis. Everybody thought it a natural death, for she had said so and told her symptoms. But the insurance company was not satisfied ; the body was examined and variously tested, and his wife and mother-in-law also ilug up. Digitalis, a powerful poison, was found in them all. Mr. George Jlowells lias published in the Nineteenth Centura an account of the trades unions of England, which indicates that their condition is much better than has commonly been supposed. The membership in all of them he puts at more than 1,100,000 men, and, by the regular monthly payments of these, the unions are in receipt of an aggregate income of ilDOUt ?1U,UW,WU per <1111111111. The common iissumption is that these unions liavo no other purposc hut to encourage strikes; and though it is true that the protection of its members in the matter of wages is the chief reason for the formation of a union, it is also worthy of note that only a small part of the money raised is used in sustaining conflicts between labor and capital. Thus, in the returns for some years of a number of the larger associations, it is found that, while about fifty per cent, of the outgo went to sustain members who were simply out of work through the accidents of trade, twenty-live per cent, to help those who were sick, and eight per cent, each for funeral charges and for a superannuation fund, only six per cent, was paid out on account of strikes. Mr. Howells maintains that the criticism made against these unions, on the ground that they insist upon uniformity in wages, is deprived of a great deal of its force J' <L..l __1.. 11.. ..1 1? iroill 1110 liii'l mat uiuv iranv <uuc workmen are allowed to become members. J le says that, in England, the reported tyranny of the chief secretary of a union has no foundation in fact; that criticism of an exceeding acrid character is all the time going on, and, in the monthly publications, the secretary of a union is compelled to print any letter or resolution criticising or rebuking him which any of the lodges may choose to send. The ollice, according to Mr. llowells, is one which involves an enormous amount of hard work, while the average salary of the men upon whom the doing of this work falls is not over $1,000 per annum. The entire expense of the management of I one of these great unions, including I collections and payments in small | sums, is not over, on the average, j twelve and one-half per cent, of its receipts. Masculine Extravagance in (jotliam. Men are becoming very luxurious, and their dressing-rooms, sittingrooms, wardrobe and repositories for personal belongings display tastes more costly than those of women. A Xew York letter says: Underwear of the softest, richest, knitted silk; dozens of South American pajamas, for night and dressing-room wear, of China crepe, soft twilled Chinese silk, cashmere, flannel bound with satin and embroidered, and all in the daintiest, most delicate tints and colors, such as ivory, pale blue, pink, butt or violet. The naiiimn. cons ists of drawers and loose I ll blouse jacket with sailor collar. When made in ivory they are often faced with a collar and embroidered with ivory silk in a little vine or in the corners of collars and cud's. These elegant gentlemen have for smoking companions the gate of a country house in nickel or silver, with chain rings instead of bars to hold cigars upright and side lights representing gate lumps, but holding candles and post pedestals to form match holders. These cost from $150 to $250 and arc sometimes ornamented with a bird or a rooster in the act of crowing. Another recently imported piece of masculine extravagance is a lamp, the lower part of which forms a tripod set in a double hoof, decorated with natural hair. There are two burners representing wax candles under tinted and decorated glass, and the cost for a' lamp of this kind is about $250. Another lamp has for its standard a horseshoe, with stirrup and riding whip crossed and twisted. As for the expensive ash trays and liquor sets and pipe racks and dressing cases and the like opace and time would both fail in their enumeration. It may be mentioned that among the personal properties of one young gentleman in New York city are three hundred and seventy odd silk, satin and knitted neckties and upward of fifty walking sticks. The inventory did not go any further or it might have developed equally curious results in other departments. Orange Culture in Southern California. The orange tree grows all the time. That is to be thought of. It calls for the frequent cares which are its due as well in winter as in summer. Not a few persons of the invalid class who had looked upon its culture as a mere pastime have been broken down through this cause, and having taken up more land than they could manage. The lesson of such cases is not to attempt too much, but -to keep to the five or ten acres perhaps within one's personal capacity. Nor hasit been politic to put everything into the single crop of oranges. The smaller fruits, peaches, plums, and especially apricots, for winning. which come into bearing quickly, are useful in tiding over the rather tedious period of waiting for the ""innu + rrif.? fn msifnrp :inrl :irp nl Wftvs ? v., in profitable demand. To start existence comfortably here the newcomer should have a capital of from five to ten thousand dollars. Peculiar energy, of course, will do with less. It requires about nine years to bring an orange tree from the seed into full bearing. On the other hand, it is found that by deftly inserting] an orange bud into a small shoot of lemon tree slitted in an X shape, and setting this in the ground, a tree can be obtained which bears marketable fruit after the second year. The controversy rages as to whether it is worth while to do this, since the product is but a dwarf, like the dwarf pear tree; and though it yields early it can never yield much, and its fruit does'not stand shipment as well as that of the seedling. Against this it is maintained that it lives longer than the seedling, yields choicer varieties of fruit, more uniform in size and quality, and not subject to the singular form of destruction which sometimes overtakes the seedling, that of being dashed against its own thorns. ? Harper's Magazine. Alaska's Mineral Wealth. A man named Moore recently arrived at Victoria, U. C., direct l'ronx Alaska. lie says that the Yukon prospectors from Arizona reported some good discoveries of bituminous coal, gold, silver, copper and nickel, about 150 miles from the Copper river country. Mr. Moore brought down a specimen of coal and a lot of excellentlooking quartz from the lead with which he is connected. On Douglass island beautiful marble, white, cloudy and dark, had been found by an old miner named Willotighby. On Admiralty island, between Sitka and Ilarrisburg, Messrs. AVebster and Lockhard have traced a fine lead of quartz for about five miles in the direction of Silver Bar. This is not far from Ilarrisburg. Another old prospector, named Daly, has discoved a new lead on Douglass island, about 1,000 feet wide, upon which three camps are already located. The Bullion is owned by John Pierce, of this city. The Prince of "Wales is an island further to the northwest, where much mineral wealth is known to exist. This island, and, in fact, the whole country, is wonderfully stocked with all sorts of game ?iij- mnnsn Weir mountain sheep, besides water fowl, are in the greatest abundance. A missionary is stationed here among the Ilidahs, and is doing good work. A noted prospector named Ilaley, who has earned the title of the Polar Bear Chief of Alaska, has a lead on Baronoff island, near Mount Edgecomb, fifteen miles fqpm Sitka, called the Mysterious "Witch. Simplicity in Food. TIow, asks Dr. Xicholls in the Fond lief or m Maf/azi lie, art; we to get at t lie proper quantity of food? There are some good rules for feeding as to quantity. When our food is simple and natural in kind and quality and mode of preparation there is little danger of eating too much. There is little danger, for example, of eating too many grapes, apples and bananas. Salt, sugar, spices andl v x-rious cookery tempt to excess. With men, as with animals, a natural diet is selflimiting, and we are disposed to stop when we have got enough. The more artificial the food, the more elaborate and luxurious the feast, the more liability to overload thestomacli, overtax the digestive power and overweigm the forces of life. Simplicity of food is h condition of health and promotes longevity. The quantity of food which enables a man to do his daily work without loss of weight is precisely what he requires. lie supplies the daily waste?no more, no less. This quantity may vary a little with each individual, hut every one can easily ascertain his own measure of requirement l.y reducing the quantity of daily food until lie finds a balance of force and weight. It is my opinion that the average quantity of water-free aliment required, say by business and literary men, is twelve ounces. Men of great muscular activity may require sixteen to twenty ounces. I have found myself in very good condition for sedentary work on eight or ten ounces. "When any one is in good condition for his work and keeps his normal weight, he has food enough. Dr. Nieholl's advice is, lind this quantity by experiment, and then habitually keep to it. AVhat is characteristic of a watch ? Modesty, for it keeps its hands before its face* and runs down its own works THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. i t Tlic First Calf. ^ It is often the case "when a heifer has had her first calf, says the Indiana e Farmer, that the farmer thinks she ^ will give no more milk than will keep ^ lier calf in good condition, and lets ^ them run together to teach her the s mystery of being milked when she has her next calf. In this decision j there are two mistakes that go far to j spoil the cow for future usefulness, j Cows are largely the creatures of j habit, and with their first calf everything is new and strange to them, and 4-V.r.ir fn l.n ..n/1 t ICCWAHJ aUUllllU IU UC lllliiVCU <1111.4. think it is all right, but suffer them to 11 run with a calf the first season and a c vicious habit is established that they A will hardly forget in a lifetime. If ^ they ever submit to be milked quietly, v it is evidently under protevSt. But t there is a greater objection than this? c the calf running with the cow draws s' the milk every hour or two, so that the ^ milk vessels are at no time distended e with milk, though the quantity secreted ? in a given time may be large. But <1 this is the natural time to distend the milk ducts and expand the udder s; to a good capacity for holding milk, When, with her next calf, you require s; the milk to be retained for twelve a hours, the udder becomes hard and |j painful, and the milk leaks from the fi teats, or, more likely, nature accommo- 0 dates the quantity of the milk secreted \ to the capacity to retain- it, and the Sl cow becomes permanently a small s] milker. Much of the future character ^ of a cow, therefore, depends on her ? treatment with her first calf. :? a An lncxvcnslvc Relish for Stock. V Stock men of large experience ap- r preciate the need of salt for stock, and usually make such provision that ani- b mals under their care are daily pro- u vided with this relish. There are, p however, many farmers who look upon t< salt as a luxury enjoyed by their stock 3 when placed within reach, but not c; ? J. O iieucaaary lui men tiiuit ur uunuuru ? Observation and experience have v proven to those who have given most fi attention to the subject that cattle re- n quire for best results the s.dt they' si crave. c: The French government at one time is commissioned a -number of practical d and scientific men to investigate the t< subject of salt as a relish for stock, and a! ascertain the quantity required for dif- it ferent animals. While only approxi- p mate figures could be arrived at in the g numerous experiments made to settle this matter a scale was fixed upon by this commission as the minimum daily allowances, for the different animals in ordinary condition. In this a working ox or a milch cow is allowed two , ounces of salt per diem. Kepeated j trials appeared to prove that the t( amount specified produced in milch cows the greatest flow of milk. Oxen ^ fed the same amount presented sleek coats, while others receiving no salt were rough, mangy and ill conditioned. ^ The scale in question allowed for fat- sl tnninn1 cf'ill-fiul nvon hvn ami a Vinlf tn ft' " ? four ounces of salt per (lay and for <l fattening pigs from one to two ounces. a For sheep, from one-half ounce to twothirds of an ounce was allowed. One ^ ounce was set down as the daily-por- u tion for horses and mules. The figures above possess a practi- _ cal value to feeders of stock, in that w they represent the respective amounts best calculated to produce desirable ai results in the different animals named ir and give an idea of the amount oi required by each kind. On small p farms with few animals salt n can be dealt out in quan- Sj tities each day, but where herds and flocks are numerous, salt boxes and troughs become a necessity and are in ^ any case a convenient and economical arrangement. These troughs or boxes :f uught, of course, to be in sheltered places and at points where animals can have daily access to them. Some ! should be placed at elevations to suit J horses and cows, and others set within J! reach of sheep. ji1 A plan in favor in the far West and which recommends itself on theground -v of economy is mixing salt and hard- ? wood ashes in equal proportions, combined with a sufficient amount of water " to make a solid lump or mass. Inese 1 lumps are distributed in the trough, e; where, with diligent licking, each ani- ^ mal gets a small quantity, the belief 11 being that they will take in this form no more than they really require. In E addition to the fact that salt is neces- tl sary to the thrift of animals, a strong tl argument in its favor in localities v where cattle and sheep are allowed ex- T tended runs during the day is that it a proves a strong attraction, bringing si them home at night without other in- v centive.?New York World. y ti Fnrm nn?l (.nrilen Notes. P Sods are the cream of the soil, con- 11 taining the very elements of plant J* food that make soil so productive. * Some of the best catches of clover . 4V.11 Tf than iirU IlJilllC 11UIII KiU PCCUlUgi jlv fiiwn j j needs no shading and usually gets ;l, sufficient rain to give it a good start. ' To remove tar rub thoroughly with a: clean lard and then wash with soap c; and warm water. This may be applied to either the hands or the- cloth- ei ing. tl Bad points, or unsoundness, are as r; easily transmissible by the parent stock }l as the good qualities; therefore, the 'I greatest care should be exercised in selecting breeders. . 8 A gallon of milk is said to have a 'l food value equal to two pounds of (| beef. But farmers sell milk for ten ' and twelve cents a gallon, and buy , beef at twenty-live and thirty cents * per pound. ^ A badly worn or broken-down farm p implement of any kind is a bad invest- u ment. The loss of time from stoppage ir when work should be hurried is usually p more expensive than the money cost u of repairs. . ti To make good starch, mix with cold I u water and add boiling water until it I p thickens; then add a dessertspoon off a: sugar and a small piece ol' butter. I ti This makes a stiff and glossy linish, ai [ equal to new. p Although potatoes do not become '! spoiled by a few degrees of cold, 11 especially when they are dry, tlieir j' eating quality as well as their ger- J1 | minating power deteriorates when ex- 1 posed to a temperature below thirty degrees. Long wools require protection from a rain storm, although the weather may not be very cold. They are easily fi chilled by a rum mat woum uui uouiw <i :i Southdown or ;i Merino. An open o; shed in the Held will he sullicient, ex- si cept in very cold weather. p Keep all stock thriving by giving a stable ration of some kind, and not by :l feeding the meadows. When the cold I' storms come give the animals shelter t< and extra grain rations to keep up the a heat. Do not let the animals take this a fuel from the fat already stored up, as it is a practice t!.at no stockman can ^ afford.?Mirror and Farmer. o The best results from wood ashes v are secured by adding a small propor- ;i tion of common salt. Ashes contain all the mineral elements of the plant, f( and they exert a good influence in un- ,, locking fertility that would not be ? otherwise available. In burning any- j, thing the chlorine it contains is carried ,, oil' with the smoke and salt; chloride p of sodium supplies the deficiency. v By all odds the cheapest and best tl way to eradicate common hard wool h stumps is to work tlu* ground with a ti shovel plow, sow buckwheat or plant o corn until seeded to timothy, orchard v grass and clover, and pasture until the b stumps so far decay that they can be g mlled out by bitching a chain around ] he top when the ground is wet in the ' vinter or spring.?Practical Farmer, f Leg weakness in fowls is caused t ;ither by old age or by the size and 1 veight of the body being more than i he legs can bear. In the latter case he treatment should be such as to give * trength. Citrate of iron dissolved in 6 ile should be added to the food, which * nust not be of too fattening a nature. c Ceep plenty of lime and crushed bones t n the poultry yard. In severe cases I mmerse the limbs in cold water. g The next two months is a hazardous [ ime for most kinds of domestic aninals. They need to be watched very a losely and not suffered to decline in esh. If they are out to pasture and g he failure of the grass leaves them f rith insufficient nutriment to keep up j heir flesh, it should be promptly as- ^ ertained and they should be given ome kind of food to supply the de/?ionf?v Tt ia tlin nnnrtxit. Unrl r?f WWWJ. .U conomy imaginable to allow them to nil away just before going into winter f uarters. 1! c There is no profit in keeping old s heep, and just now is an excellent ime to get rid of them. Sheep are p liorter lived than most other farm c nimals, and almost before one knows a ; some of the best members of the t oolc will begin to get old. Cull them n ut and keep the flock young and fresh, i Jnder ordinary circumstances six or c even years is probably the limit of a a lieep's useful life. If separated from h lie flock now and given a run of good h asture, with a very little grain, they- gi / ill soon be in condition for market e nd can be disposed of to better ad- a antage than later in the season.?^<7- a icnltitral Epitomist. j( Grain is subject to loss in storage, a ut an ingenious Frenchman has hit 1 pon a method which appears to be sj ractical, cheap and effective. It is S d store it in sheet iron cylinders of ii 00 bushels capacity, so made that they h an be hermetically sealed, and with b n air-pump arrangement by which a h accuum can be produced. Wheat, f: our and bread thus stored for seven ti lonths were found to be in a perfect s; tate of preservation. The cylinders ti 1 1-1 i J xi. x an ne piacea anywnere, aiiu tuu cost v i said to be less than than that of or- s< inary storage in a granary. The con- h ?nts are safe from lire and water, as p Lso from insects or rats. The vacuum, a , is claimed, kills parasitic insects, ri revents fermentation and dries the si rain. h ti Reclpcn; Ginger Snaps.?One cup molasses, ^ ne cup brown sugar, half cup lard nd butter melted together, three ta- ? lespoonfuls ginger, one teaspoonful P nnamon, half teaspoonful cloves, one 1 jiispoonful soda dissolved in half a ? jp of boiling water; thicken with our; roll and bake. Fijied Potatoes aito Bacon.? f( ;rown quarter of a pound of thin sj ices of bacon in a -fryingpan, stir n mong them a tablespoonful of flour, ? pint of boiling water and quarter of 'g saltspoonful of pepper ; slice a pint I potatoes, whole or in pieces ; put ^ lem with the bacon and stew them 0 ntil tender ; serve them hot. t Apples Stuffed With Sausage, si -llemove the cores from sour apples a ithout breaking them, stuff them h ith highly-seasoned sausage meat, v nd bake them until the meat is done, t a moderate oven; serve them hot, a toast, with the drippings in the pan oured over them. Any other chopped lent, raw or cooked, may ue suo- ;ituted for the sausage meat. P Florentine Pudding.?Put a I uart of milk into your pan, let it t: Dme to a boil; mix smoothly three n iblespoonfuls of cornstarch and. 9 b ttle cold milk; add the yolks of three 1 ggs beaten, half a teacup of sugar, v avor with vanilla, lemon or any- a uing your fancy suggests; stir into 1 le scalding milk, continue stirring t ill the consistency of starch (ready ii jr use), then put into the pan or dish e ou wish to serve in; beat the whites 1 f the eggs with a teacup of pulver- n :ed sugar, spread over the top, place C l the oven a few minutes, till the r rosting is a pretty brown. Can be v uten with cream or is good enough 'j ithout. For a change you can bake p 1 cups. li Shrewsbury Cake.?This is an old ^ Inglish cake, which was brought from v hat country by the earliest settlers in J1 le New England States. The old form, ^ rith some improvements, is as follows: v 'ake onepound of fresh, sweet butter, s nd add one pound of powdered white s irrnr! beat these thorouehly to a line, * 1'otatoes as a Substitute lor Ivory. This new "vegetable'ivory" is made ^ oni ordinary potatoes?provided they re tolerably sound and fully develpod?bv purely chemical means. The lected tubers must lirst be carefully ) eeled and the "eyes" cut out, all 't spongy" and discolored portions being Iso scrupulously pared away. Tlie j eeled tubers should tlien lie allowed ? ) souk for a short time, lirst in plain ^ nd then in acidulated water, sulphuric ^ rid being the agent employed, and ^ he mixture should he quite cold fje- s >re the potatoes are put into it. ' The next and most important part f the process is that of boiling the egetables in diluted sulphuric acid for considerable time. The variety and j ge of the vegetable itself, the time or which it is subjected to the action }] f the acid, and especially the strength j f the latter, all are matters of great uportance to the object in view _ s affecting the quality of the j reparation. Treated in this ay the entire substance of lie .potatoes hardens and becomes ss pervious. When "done", they are ^ i) be taken out and washed in a stream f lirst warm and afterward cold rater, the subsequent drying process eing in all instances a slow and 1 radual one. l'otato ivory thus pre- ii jm&L* rv ^ )ared is not very unlike the ordinary 'vegetable" kind, but it is said to be of i more even "grain" as well as easier , ;o turn, while it is not so liable to split vhen exposed to the influence of a very Iry atmosphere. Potato ivory is of a creamy white int, hard, durable and elastic, it being * sven adapted, it is stated, for the manuacture of billiard balls. There is no lifficulty in dyeing or coloring the maerial either during the process of (reparation or afterward, and altogether it would seem tha*; this new >roduct is one which is capable of an mmense number of useful applica- ' ions. To its other good qualities it /Ids that of being exceedingly cheap. Ve should have said before that the ulphuric acid used roust be quite free rom impurity, even traces of nitric or lydrochloric acid being detrimental.? "lonthly Magazine. ' A Canadian Romance. .vlg TTero ia miit.o o rvroftir P.or>a/15?>r? -i omance, told by the Montreal Star. It j not every man who under like cirumstances would have wedded the j weetheart of thirty-six years ago: Thirty-six ago there lived in that ; ileasant little town down the river "4 ailed Sorel?very little it was thenyouth and a maiden. The name of he youth was George Beaupre, the '| ame of the maiden Mary AnnPearce. 'hey belonged to families of moderate ircamstances. He, with the strength nd devotion of honest young manood, loved this maiden, and wooed er with that earnestness which only >| uch a lover can. He was given every ncouragement, was, some say, actually $5 ccepted, was congratulating himself, '" M t least on the smooth coursing of true )ve, when suddenly a rival appeared, nd everything for him turned black/ "he rival was one Jacob Savage, of the ame town. Pretty soon she and avage were married and settled down vra 1 the place, and then young Beaupre's j % ope died out. He tried to work on as ^ efore, but could not. He closed up is business, settled up his afairs and started for the far'West, oward which so many adventurous pirits were about that time shaping heir course. From that day to /ithin a few weeks ago he had nr,t et foot in this part of Canada. He ' . ad worked hard, saved carefully, ' rospered and laid up property worth 23 i. 1 i. <*r>A/\ AAA TT_ V-J -- "fiSSk b least *>?w,wv. xxc nau iievei uituied. He was getting up toward ixty years of age. Several weeks ago % e took an idea to come back once more a see his friends, and lie started East, [e searched out relatives in Sorel and fontreal, but found few that he relembered. lie inquired for the wolan who, as a girl, had so many years -fi. efore thrown him overboard for a , ival.' They told him she was wid- wed, her husband had been dead lany years, she had been living sev- . ^ ral years in Montreal, went to call pon her, met her, and then?. He Durid her getting old, in poor circumtances, with several children, but that lade no difference; he saw only the irl of thirty-six years before. On aturday they were married by his )rdship Bishop Fabre-, the wealthy ridegroom being content with no '' i ther dignitary than the highest* in yira hat part of the country, ne has be- ' 0 towed all the happiness that wealth '& nd affection can upon his bride and ;sj? er children, and in a short time they ft&a rill go to his home in the Black Hills. Shelling Indian Villages in Alaska. The commander of the United States . evenue cutter Thomas Corwin gives ^8 articulars of a fight with Indians and tie destruction of their village at [ochinoo, on the Alaskan coast. The --jti ribe had seized and held two white O"" ? ... . hite cream; take four newly-laid eggs,! c oiks and whites together, and whisk 11 very light; take a teaspoonful of (' owdered cinnamon, with a dash of lace and nutmeg; take one and a half s ounds of the best superfine flour; mix 0 lis with half a gill of water, r! avored with the juice of two lemons J1 ad one orange. Xow mix the above laterials well together in a dough, * rid roll out tliin; cut into small, round " ikes, place on greased baking tins, nd bake in a quick oven until the ikes are brown and the crust firm, Eggs and Cheese.?Giate half a f; upful of medium strong cheese, roll ii k! same quantity of crackers, beat six ii iw yolks of eggs for one minute, with v level teaspoonful of salt and a fi uarter of a saltspoonful of pepper; s eat six whites to a stiff froth, anil v ently mix with them the yolks, cheese b iul crackers, taking care to work I uicklv and lightly, and not to break g own the froth of the whites; while d lixing the yolks and whites have a n irge frying pan over the fire heating, ri *ith a heaping tablespoonful of but- tl ?r in it; when the pan is smoking hot n ut the eggs into it and set it over the t( re; take the handle of the frying pan a 1 the left hand, and a fork with long v rongs in the right; run the fork si nder the egg mixture and lift it up, m truing it over and throwing the egg I pon it lightly down on that in the I an, but do not pat or press it down, s; s that motion would make the eggs n >ugh and leathery; work very quickly a ad lightly, lifting the egg from the v an and throwing it in -a mass p ntil it is cooked to the desired I egree; then move it toward one side u f the pan, loosen it at the sides and c uttoiu, and turn it out cn a hot dish t erve it at once, for its lightness will I e impaired every instant. a ? f len and a steam launch which had een sent out with a tug for whales. ^ 'he launch was provided with a bomb, finch accidentally exploded and killed n Indian chief who was on board. .'he tribe captured the launch, with wo white men, and nearly succeeded a taking the tug. The latter, howver, got away and steamed to Sitka. f. he Corwin, with sixty sailors and larines, was dispatched to Ilochinoo. laptain Merriam demanded the surender of the launch and- prisoners, rhich demand the Indians refused. 'he next morning a Gatling gun was laced on the beach and a force inded and destroyed all the canoes.. 'he Indians fled to the woods and the ? illage was shelled, the huts that reaained standing after the shelling ieing looted and burned. Several warriors who ventured out of the helter of the woods were killed. This ; . evere lesson was necessary, as the * ribe had been guilty of many acts of " ruelty toward the whites. Hearing while in Alaska that In- ^ ians had taken possession of one of fie American Fur Trading company's ^ tations and held all the employes prisoners, Commander Ilealy went to their elief and found the Indians very hos- / ;' ile. lie shelled their village and revised all the men held .is prisoners, 'lie village was totally destroyed and wo chiefs were made prisoners. One's First Earthquake. A private letter recently received > rom Miss Fanny Snow, containing an ^ iteresting account of the earthquake i Mexico, is so full of interest that re have been permitted to make the ollowing extract. It is known to ome of Miss Snow's friends that she ,-ent to the City of Mexico last Octoer to be associated with Miss M. L. ,atimer, formerly of Rochester, in oranizinga mission school for girls, uner the Presbyterian boaid of foreign lissions : "This has been a day to be emembered. This morning we invited lie Q s to come up to tea toiglit. After school we sallied fortli d l)ity clams for a clam-chowder, cake nd various things. We were talking briskly along San Francisco treet, in the hot sun, when I felt myplf suddenly whirling?could not see. called out, frightened,' Wliv, Miss i?, I'm dizzy!' 4 So am I,' she reponded; and then I think for a moment I lost my senses, for I had wild idea that I must get somewhere under shelter. As I saw peo^ le all around dropping on their knees,' did not want to be the one conspicous personage on the street who ould not kneel to the archbishop or he holy sacrament. Whatever I bought I staggered into a shoe store, nd just as I got inside it struck mo hat an earthquake was in session, ""hev were repairing something or ther in the store, and I vaguely felt hrough my dizziness that 1 must get nit from under the scaffolding, and I omehow found myself in the treet, standing on the corner nd clinging - to a building, liy hat time I had recovered my senses, nd could philosophize on the subject, t was very interesting to watch the leople. They poured out of the stores ato the streets, and very generally nelt. 1 took in the height of the uildin?s around, and concluded that liould they fall into the narrow streets ni* might as well he in one spot us in nother, so stayed in the shade. It i-as very quiet, not a word spoken nywhere. I don't suppose it lasted hree minutes, hut it w;is the queerest ensation imaginable. For the 1110nent that I did not know what it was was dreadfully frightened, hut the iioinentit occurred to me it was only n earthquake, I was as composed as t" I had taken earthquakes for a daily xercise all my life. I was quite seaick for a little while, and never was easiek at sea. I am actually so dizzy iow, at 10 o'clock, that I can hardly t rite."?Rochester Democrat. Marriage makes men thoughtfiqUiout half their time is spent in form ng excuses. ... i.M