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BY HUGH WILSOX. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, EEDRUAIIY 16, 1887. VOLUME XXXI. XO. 33.
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r\ INI AX!) CAKDKX.
A SERVICEABLE ROOT CUTTER EASILY
MADE AT HOME.
Adam's Needle as :t l-uu :i ?A Cimi?
veil lent Shed on t"io riii-iu?Mrs.
Heiirj Clay's ln.iusis Hum K?-H|h>.
News From Many ScpMoiik.
Farmers generally j.n.fvde the wisdom
of cutsroots fi:i* stork, but many iiru
tlelem-.l l>oni the practice by (he co><t of
patents! cutters. '!*!: . fallowing illuMration
ti;- vribed by Taj American Ajincttiturist
'. .'presents a serviceable root cuitcr
that uiny easily L- n:a<le at home by any
one htuidy in the use of tools:
USflJ^T
I tsSy
ROOT CUTTER.
At A is seen the hopper, which is niafIe
without a bottom. The slide contain1? ;i two
edged knife,and runs in groows.G G. in the
top of the frame close to the bottom of the
hopper. Near the bottom of the frame is ;
a roller, R. into which is fitted the handle, !
H. This is connected with the slide by
the ml. R. The knife should he about j
four inches wide find one-quarter inch j
thick, be placed diagonally in tjje slide. ;
leaving half an inch : *;ace between it and :
the bottom of the slide. When using the }
apparatus all that is necessary is to move !
the handle to and from the hopper. It j
works easily and quickly, is durable, and j
with fair usage is not likely to get out of i
order.
Famous Recipe for Curing Hams.
The following is the famous recipe used I
by Mr*. Henry Clay for curing hams '
several hogsheads of which were annually !
sent to lioston, where, nailer the name of |
"Ashland hams," they commanded the I
highest of prices, especially *among ihe j
wealthy Whigs of that city.
For every ten ham.-* of moderate size, she
took three and one-half pounds of line
salt, one pound of saltpetre and two
pounds of brown su'tnr. and after mixing
these thoroughly t.r^eiher, rubbed tlie
hams therewith on either side. They were
then packed in a tight box and placed in a
cool out house for about three weeks, when
the hams were taken out and put. in a
pickling tub or hogshead and < overed with
brine strong enough to swim an eg?.
After remaining in th-j picl.'e for about
three weeks they were taken out, thoroughly
rubbed wiiit fresh sail and hung
up in * well ventilated house for a few
days tc dry. Next they were transitrred
to the smoke house, where the;, were imng
tip ard unoked with green hickory cr
walnut woo<l until they acquired the color
of br;ght mahogany. This accomplished,
each hum was sewed up in canvas, the
cover'.jus whitewashed, and hung up to
dry. a: <;r which tiicy were whitewashed
again and packed away in hogsheads with
hickory ashes, until wanfed either lV.r
home ase or sending to Boston.
Adam's Needle or Sp'tnisli Bayonet.
Yuora filanicntosa. a plant that delights
also ia the names of Adam's Xecllo a:;d
Spaniel Bayonet, i.:*s excited during the
past year much admiration in the C\;piir?!
park of Washington, D. C\, where it is ;
plantel in large groups, making a most j
gorgeous display.
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.ADAM'S NEEDLE. j
Yucca flloraentosa. though common in j
the southern states, deserves to be planted 1
more generally fur lawn ornamentation. |
This beautiful plant, says ns good author- !
ity as The American Garden, i.i quit o hardy
and aiso of the easiest culture, gi^wisig in i
almost any soil, though slightly preferring
one of a sandy and porous nature. The (
?rect, branching flower spike comes from
the heart of the plant and often grows to
more than men's height, bearing hundreds
of crean'.v white and very showy llowers.
C/Mv>n <i ' "i rf this "i'im howuvor. aro
not hsn'i ..oruh to withstand our northem
winter., out doors, and limy lie yrown
In iK<r i ov tubs and kept dormant in a
frost proof cellar through the winter.
Kccluiming AVaste I.iinUs.
In his new report on the work of tlio
geological survey, Professor i'owell estimates
that there are 100.090 sijuare miles
of coajt lands in this country made valueless
by inundations, which, l-y the use o?
proper means, can probably be placed
anion;; the richest agricultural lands in
this country. His department is now ft tidying
the swamp Sands and mar dies of the
Atlantic coast to ascertain jhe practicability
c; reclaiming them. In view of t lio
*i.'Osp<i'. tliat ail the agricidtural land row
avaiiab'e In the United States will be occupied
by lb'J"). the recrnt surveys of waste
lands ir the Mississippi valley, along Iho
Atlaiu't- coast, in western Xe\v York and
in other states, are of special importance.
Tim v?w Vi.rk stfj-! sur ?'ev rcporisthat
it is perfectly feasible to turn the great
swampc in Niagara, Kr'e, Orleans and
Genesee conn ties. which are now waste
and tx I;!r:':'.l tracts, into healthful and
prosperous fan;is. Twenty-five thou sand
ueres in the Oak Orchard basin alone, now
subject to constant overflow, can, according
to our state . irvey, l>e thoroughly reclaimed
? ( a moderate cast. Wuste tracts
like those which exist in the western ] ; i t,
of this siate, :m parts of the Mississippi
valley. and in i !;e now worthless district
of 4.W) J. rj:t miles in North Carolina,
between the river Allieniarle
sound, were drained in northern Europj
centurfcs aero, and arc now scenes of human
industry, and among tho most fertile portions
c?i the continent.
TT,.? mo -tmrro fif thft
X Ul l'.m> IW jvtuo UW '
Jersey meadows, embracing sonie_ 1^.000
rr. T73 ra . o%c.' jv. r
acres. and now h.>loriou> f??r cwrso liny
1)."ls niCMjiiiuis, nriasiaa an<l om; jViualij
Mtipc. lias Ihvii flic pet project ol'.seientilii
men. I)!' laic years, l'i'ofjssor Cook. l!>:
slate ;< (?!<irrist. lias li:?d plans prepared Ux
; the curryinu out oi this scheme. and as th<
'..late ha? sanctioned the work, it is l<c
llevni measures will lie taken early i:? tin
> priiiLS to drain these meadow Lin k Tiii:
! work is urged as much for sanitary pur
poses as for tlie agricultural value of tin
improvement.
Ti.,. I!nv Sf.-.Us.
If the breeders of fine troKinr; mid rim
nin-j horses find box .-i;.ll- mdi^iensal.l.'
| why are these not valuable for farmer.?
'asks The X;uion;;l StoeUman. li woid<
cot bti! little to build tSi<*:n: and llifivs'n
f.'\v barns or stable.; i:t I he country whir!
have not room enough for ti:em if span
was properly utilized. Fanners, think o.
I tin's. The tirst time you have a few mill
I lites to .spare investigate tlte matter, ant
J see if you cannot arrange your slables
: that you can have a nice roomy box
j for each horse ami have everything lr.ori
1 convenient than before, jf yo:t <?m <]
' this you will be able to do away "iii
j halters entirely, yon will need have n<
fears of your horses hurting c::th <:;hei
I and your hordes v.Til be ab!j to do t;v.-r<
i work, on account of the better rest thej
j obtain by being free to turn round .m l L.
' down as they choose. Try it.
A Cheap anil Convenient *;'.:oc5.
The shed shown in the accompanying
i cut is usually made of pole* at the wem
but can be j::st-r.s easily made of rav.v.
timbers. It can lie of any len th, btti
idiould not bo more than thirty Lx't widi
for a double shc l. or half rj wide f r ;
single shed. It consists (if three row. i>l
posts two or more bet in the grour.d, ftv<
to seven feel apart. Tlie middle row
should be enough higher than the others
to give sufficient path. Each row sSiouli:
have ;i strong plate -lxlor 4x0. Xo crossties
are needed, exccnt at t be end i to receive
tlie sidings. Uafrers pas,: ee.eh oi iioi
on the ridge p-le ,:n i arefastened t ogethei
by pins, as our grandfathers fa:.tenei1
Miim'vs TIi,'V sliouM also bo sniked tc
fifjlgk
Sii&Q
i lifir mi 9
CHEAP SHED.
plates. The top can he slkr.thed anil
shingled or covered v.-itli hay or straw
ami weighted down, Framed barns arc
made in this country 0:1 the plan.
All cross lies and beams are done awnj
with, which makes them much more convenient
for hay barns.
Congress nml Pii-nro-PucumojiIa.
Chairman Hatch, of the iionse committee
on agriculture, received from Com
nussioner v <m:ii;n ?i ri-jjiv iu <i:<j i^iiur
lion oilorrd a feu* days before by Mr.
Swinburne of New York, in \.-liicli tlie commissioner
sets forth comprehensively the
difficulties met in the attempt to extirpate
or control the plenro-pneumonia scourge
in the present state of the law and wit li
the machinery at hand, and iv-enf?.rceshis
recom uicudations previously mauc lot
more heroic methods. The commissioner
argues that the quarantine of infected
cattle, even if it could be efficiently done,
does not prevent the spreau of the contagion.
except in isolated cases, and that
the losses from restrictions in trade
are greater than t!i!'>e caused by the disease
it soil, lie has t here/ore recommended,
and does now recommend, as the only
measure which will extirpate the plague
2!lid prevent both the direct and indirect
lotM s, that wherever an infected herd is
discovered :dl exposed animals he slaughtered.
the premises thoroughly disinfected,
and t he owner compensated for the loss tu
which he is subjected for the protect ion of
the public. He urges upon the committee
the necessity of legislation giving to the
department power to carry oat the
measures required for extirpating pleuropneumonia,
tin trammeled by state laws ci
state authorities, if it is expected to
promptly suppress this disease. At present
lie can only co-operate with the state
authorities in accordance with state hv;i!
i;> ihs malt -:'. In some states th:re
are no law;; on t'.ie subject, ond in nil tlie
rest the;. iao wholly inadequate for t!.c
prompt estirpation of the plague. There
is little iiouM, however. that strong constitnlional
objections will be raised in congre_s
to tueh legislation ?.> the eoini.iissioner
recommends.?I'urr.l New Yorker.
Fciv liistingiilshcil s V.'lio Xiaacli
ttu< Aijc of 70*~TUc Kc:i:.on V/Ii.v.
Gladstone closes j*csr of vori; villi his
7i:h birthday, and in l':o proi..j.;o of his
futn.ru activity retrains from *ayi:r-- an un
Had word i;i answer to Lis M'?r. Johr
E;-i;;ht. In France, (Jrsvy cutv/.; t"von c
second t:cvc:i years' t:.-.-:n :-t l/J?n cord
which already pas. r:. tvie. V .! * ore
I'a'aier^ton. Aa for Cti-rj.my, i': ? r.j':c~3>
narian emperor iu oa!y two y ?.urs nV .;-.l oi
his warrior chum. Vo:i 'j-ioM.fce, wl.ho Liura.:rck
is .1 more boy of # 7.
Iiovr di.l'wnt the jicyrd Iitc-! Of jIk
diViinguiihid Amork-ans who div I J.: t yen
not cno had reac! .-.1 t'? r.~-; of J 'J. I;:
pO:UV;d iiiV tho v.. "in t'j.noii Cameron
itajiii r.!<as. The f .:*.t -..nen ?..r to-;' y belong
tJ a ycun'r?r nc mi'D.\ oui
j,Ho.uv?? ? v *>. *...? *?..*% ..
young, and not 0110 oi' t' :-i i> ii. I c\ '<pi
llnyc*: of out* viot-j;:-i*.H"!>t'; on'/ I!:
cud V/hceler. Not only i I'.'.'i.- v.;!o ;J.k ;:
prcsiikwy but tboso v.!?<i v/ero at'/
and defeated have failed t ) it 'i >' !
Tildm lasted until i;t ?tivl l'r: 1:"lit I. 15,
But Grant, Jo!n:ron, .Arthur, llan'v!:. Mc
Cicllan, Colfax, l'rown. JUair, \ i, u'.
; died at. an when Jvr.opcan sfft sni'-:
look forward to twenty yv:uoi wtiwuork
111 the ansiy two yieii'jrah: are old ono:i;;h t<
bo retired at tho u;;'- of (.li. Jn lucul ,olilie
I thevo arc no oi l iuvn.
i What is Llio explanation of W' Tho c?:rr p
tonal of lo;i? wily in t'i'.s < ouutr]
1 provo that Americans can live Jon;;. '{! <
death ii>!l proves that tiioy do not. )i i
not the clhnatc that kid:; it. is ihr- jr.eo. V.'i
livo too lunch; wc liv too f:. !. Tin
i machine i.-; ov?-j worked; it carri?.s t*v> nincl
strain; it is ii"*. cl'.<>v.e?l time for iv;,iiis
Wo know Ito.v to \viIkiL v.o do not 1.
how to rest, and b.-;in ti:c n"w day's w.- ri
beforo tho old day work is oivr. 'i t>
strain i* prrpe'.nnJ, the wear an l tear iv.
ceasing. Wr k:-ep o:.;- nerves always
their lull lenrrion, and the miml wear > i-u
the b<viy. Tl.ui y:i-r .sue'-c-s is
afU-r the powers <-.L' t mind are t ijnn<
rnd tho oxj-ei i"!!'-" ?? ' y.ms ht:s {"iw-i ?vis
dom. ju'jt when all !!/: r:.ins of jifeiir.t
arc ready for use and of value to tho nm
nnd th? nation, the body luvalrs down. :r.:tho
nation is called on to mourn a real 1>
where it mi;jht otherwise have hope I I1
enjoy tho harvest of tho lifo's fruition.
"W hat a lesson to ambition!?New Yorl
World. _
Cooking feed for stock is a subjecl
much discu.-cd at present, mid as fjoo?
authority as Professor Stewart is reportci
as advocating it for all kinds of domes ti:
animals.
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| THREE CANDIDATES FOR THE DISTINGUISHED
HONOR.
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j Hon. Vntvnor Millt-r, Who Sncrcoc!r?l
| Kusroi1 Coii!;!i;;i;; tlon. Levi 1\
I tins, i'tOliiiisIcr (<> IUc l'rcncli Keputo- j
lie", anil lion. I'rstnk Itiscocic, 31. C.
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I The sv>i:>lori;ii conl'-st in Jiie slate of New
! Yor!; has ar.ve.ys exei:t>;I givat ami uiilcl
; J-|;i'c.'vI injects!, as is ijijite ii:iitn*:il indeed,
i | -Cow Yoii: ii re; the i-liiif in I ho Lnion as rc,
j Kill lis *.vr,;iih aim )io;>;ilalk>ii. The state leg,
1 feknur: In in.; ?iuodly Rpjitihlieun thin
; ' year, th'Ti- has Ki n no jwirty fi-lit of course,
f | but tin1 haU'e has not been llio Ires fierce on
. J tiint aeeoun!. The three leadingcandidates?
I ' Wen.er .Miihr. I.wi 1'. Morton and Frank
, | lii&eiK-J;?.-ire a!J gentlemen who hr.vo been
I prominent iy bcior-j the pi opto for ycara
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VTAP.XEIt T'lILLEH.
' Warner Miller lives half a milo from tbo ;
' village of Herkimer, in the Mohawk valley. ,
He Wits iiorn In 1 n.'JS in Oswego county, ancl !
' received bis education nt. Union cclk-go, from >
wliiHj in-iiintinn lie was graduated in 1S00. !
Soon afterward lie becalm a teacher in llio '
Fort Edward v!l('.".i:!!<? in-iitute, wbicb on 11i
big he forsook i:i IVil to onlist in the Fifth
jSJeirYork cavalry as private. His service |
i ujkiii the field were of such a meritorious i
; character t hat lie was promoted to lie sergeant
nir.jor and then lieutenant. During the ?
j battle of Winchester he was taken prisoner by j
j llio Confederates, and was afterward paroled
i and exchanged. His life as a soldier being,
j ended, ha became a farmer, and afterward
' interested himself in the manufacture of .
I pap.-r find wood pulp. Ho made a trip to
' I Europe in furtherance of his investigations .
' i ol the making of paper, and u little later invented
certain machines and processes which
' j l.avs conic into such general use as to yield
" liini a largo profit. Jlr. Miller's political lii'o
began when lie was made delfgato to the Republican
national convention in In
I ISM lie was clc-eferl to the state legislature, j
i and served two terms In l&H, when Conk- j
j ling and Piatt resigned scats in the national!
1 senate, Sir. Miller was c!io?on to succeed Mr.
Piatt. His most conspicuous act as senator !
" was tho introduction of t bo bill, now a law,
! to restrict tho manufacture of oleomar^
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I j X.EVX P. MORTOX.
Levi P. Morion Is a rcMutni; of New York
city, and his home is nt No. Fifth avenue.
Ho was !?i>ni ut Shorcham, Yr., i;i 1-S24, aud 1
. his father was the ilov. Dmicl Morton. At
the ago of PJ the mj >ject <>f this sketch was'
nl.-v e i in : small 'general" store .'it Hanover,
: near his birthplace. When ha reached the '
nge of til lit' was made a partner in the l>usl- !
ncss ami later bought out the entire stock. <
In lSI'.i lie removed to Host on, where ho was ' I
madf partner in a heavy mercantile linn. 1
Five yr;us I iter hoagain chan-ed Li< location ]
, find ia I'-i;:; lwinide 1 the lacking ho tses of
JlortD.i, Ii'.i-- Co., ITi'u-Yori:, ami Morton, ]
Rose (\ Ce., London. The part these con- ,
> cern* played in the resumption of specie pny- ! .
i ment? by'tiio United .Slates government is a t ,
. matl-r of history. Mr. Morton entered poli!
tics ia ISili when ho was nominated for con- '
gross by tiie Republicans of a New York city 1
! district. Tiiis tiitio he was defeated. Two | .
years later, however, he wns elected. In <
1 Itv) Ik* wis iend'.T -d tlu norm-nation to the j
vio.--pre>ideiicy which Mr. Arthur afterward ,
; accepted. Alter President Garfield's election., ,
Mr. Morton wa< oIFored tho navy portfo'io in :
the cabinet I nt declined the honor, although
. hy uftorwr.rd accepted llie position of minis- '
ter lo IY&ikv, he utkl till the DeuiocruU?
came into jH>wvr.
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' | Frank Hi.vt: !:. m?\v a resident: of S'-.s rncuso, j
* | was horn i;? I'mtipi v, Oijoiuln^u comity, N. .
t V., in l.sM. Hi; e iii -aii'.n was receive.I in a '
I! common se!i<i"l. lie v.ns rulniittcd *
. ' to tlio Itjir i:> ! an i was eloet'v! district at- 1
( toniey ?>f liis cotmiy in SVvcii veal's
Intw lm iv>'i flin- :i !i 111:- > 11?? >l- of lliu coiisti
j tulion.'il c(MVtn(ion, iir.'l i>i ho was
IJ elected 1<> <!!;.' from the di. irii-fc com- .
1 ! posod of OfojuJagn r.nd Ovthud <i'imtir.?.
1 ; As co!i;4ii-siii:m ho wua the of l?it*
, i party for hisdovotion i.j its me .-.urcs. IIo ]
a was a warm aiivoi ,>to of the ol-omarganno
| bill which Mr. 'lillix iiilroducid in Inosfii- 1
^ | ntc. ill*. liis'.-O'/i;'-- candidacy for senatorial ]
4 i 1 lonors ibis year has been tiiat of tho "dark i .
j liorso." I j
' Several gentlemen of Maine have leased '
I | a big barn lit Cape Elizabeth, vlieix* tliey ,
I propose wintering several liutnlred quail, ,
> i to be liberated in dill'crcnt sections of tho |
state lu Uicwir-st
JOHN ROACH,
The Well Known Shipbuilder, Suffering
from iv C'ancvr>
A grant many intpn sling unoedotcs are related
of John Itoach, the weil known builder
of ships, who was but a short time ago an
nounced to l>o sud'cring rrom amalignantnnu
fatal canjer of the throat, somewhat like that
\y 1 i i < 11 afflicted
Gc-n. I<rant. Ala
\ ij\ though lie learned
. VU the machinists'
w **3 kw U ailo whei? a young
I (_ > tj man, when ho h.-ii
"i ffJ s aved up ? 1.000 he
y^s'y< /jft'3?*^ decidcd logo west,
'J"y ? farm nnu
\-ffZ-'-}. tfrow up with the
',:onntry- Taki"8
/ J//T ''rAfs half his money
' ' with him, he purJOJIN*
ItOACU. chased and settled
on n place in Illinois. At- the end
of a yea;1 ho had to make the final
payment- on his place, but his former
employer, with whom he had left 8300, had
failed in the meantime, and .so tboyoung man
had to give up tiie idea of being a farmer n:jc1
return to tlie ea-t. And he did not decide
upon shipbuilding as a business until bo had
met with another misfortune.
To nfsist a friend who bad a contract tc
build n at a siiiiiil shipyard in Chester
he i eea::ic sei u.i;y to the amount ol
??>,< JO. Alter a wii'ie he received noti.r thai
i v>:i<ilmtld(>i- had fniled and he would bt
kv.-!:ed to for the s\'K);). Having never seen
Chester Jlr. Roaeli concluded to visit tin.
pine and look after hi* interests. On examining
the vessel partly built, as it itsled upon
llio ways, lie estimated it to be worth $:.Ty
0>i0. He nt mice determined to finish it and
did so, i'.-?.li::ing ti handsome- profit. Following
tLi.s he attracted to build mi other vessel,
and from iliio beginning arose his afterward
gn at ti.ip: rxrd.
'.Sir. Koach was l.ut 15 yenib old when he
came to America. At 'J!.' lie was married and
poor. To his other misfortunes came the
addition of bad health, in faet, the doctors
t>aid he must die?his lungs were hopelessly
affected. His family was unprovided for,
and he was in an agony of grief because of
this. When lii-j spirits were at lowest ebb a
fellow workman who was going west called
on him and bade him an affectionate goodby.
After the friend had gone Mr. Roach
discovered something under his pillow.
It was a sum of money which his friend
had .saved from his earnings and left behind
to help I.is brother artisan. Uut Roach did
way one day, ho ? & ? f j'Sftg g
saw n man whom .' j* 72 ~i
ho recognized, it-' j * ^
was tUo man whop y* J"' rj j f't
had helped him a *' ;ij jg & 'if jjf 3 3
third of a ceniury ' M * j* **' M * S
before. TIio mail' yiT ^ '
suppo-ed that his ! LJ *8 9 jfl
old friend was long."^ '-Jj'I^zl'V-tV--1-"~
since d e a <1, and..f^.^V,^T>rrr<rcould
hardly ! ?f
lievo thestatement
that his John^^^ J "*
lloaeh was tho
groat shipbuilder. John koacii'S house.
After some inquiries Mr. Roach found
that his old friend's shop in Brooklyn
was that day at noon to
lie sold under the hammer. It was
then 11. The man was hurrying to
see the sheriff to ask him if he could not put
o!F the sale a little longer. Mr. Roach said to
him: '*1 know that sheriff well. You will
lose no time stopping with me." He dragged
hira into a restaurant, where they had a hurried
lunch. During the stay in this pkwv
Mr. Roach wrote out a check for tho full
amount or the niort.-ago. lie then took hi:,
old friend in a carriage and they reached tho
sheriff's oflice in time to redeem the property.
The workman's contribution to a dying man
wus thus repaid with interest. One of tho
sons of Mr. Roach afterward married the
daughter of his old friend. .
Juiin Roach's home, which i:i pictured here,
is a substantial four story and basement hot-io
on Fifth avenue, Xc\v York. It is a homelike
looking structure and has no doubt been
tho meeting place in years past of many of
Iho public men of the country and scene
nf Tnnnv n momentous discussion.
It maybe u comfort to smokers to know
Lliat Mr. Roach never used tobacco.
Tbo story of Mr. Roach's life is still fresh
in the niiml.i of newspaper readers.
A CrJlty Kni;,tit i?I' Lubor.
Haves owes his promLscnco in t!io borlv t o
liis p it. Some years a jo he fell off a car,
an which he was serving as brakeman, near
Hah way. The car passed over his r>ht
trm. 1 In yes picked up his arm with liis
left and coolly walked to tho Railway station,
whore Ijj fainted from loss of blood.
When he cams to there were a lot of ]x:ol>!o
standing about him, proposing all things,
iloing nothing, and ilaves says it matlo
liim mad. Eo he slioutcd, "Why, in something
or other, don't you tie a cord about
tlio stump.' Don't you sso I am bleeding to
loath!-" They too!: him to hi3 home in
Now Eruiiswiok. llo lay down and held
Dut the f.ii;rnp for the surgeon's knife, and
live cloys after got up and went to'a barber
to get shaved. In a month ho was busy
learning telegraphing which his left band.
He ulso learned to write a clear, distinct
liand with the loft. "That was grit," said
Hailoy, onv day, v.-'ui! j telling tho story to
llayts' presence. "Nonsense. It was nothi-.vr
hnf r>ornnion smist*. What would von
liavc me do! Li j down end die?" Hayes anr.veml.?New
York Sun.
15urclt:ml A. Haves.
Mr. Dur.rhard A. ITiyes, the eldest son ol!
?x-Presi<!ent R. H. Hayes, was recently marriwl
to Ivliss Mary
}^V N. Sherman, tho
/ highly cultured
I A daughter of a wellv,
known family oi*
X Nyrwrtlk, 0. Tho
\&)} event, though ono
V C?X of t.ll:it impor
t'?"cw !r'r"' 80*
if:/ \ - KM ciol.V ei He*, was a
f L ii"> -l 01 k>. w'ly ti?'
It *??'<?** / V "Pnr ivlalivos ami
/{ kX:i- imniiato Irieiuls olf
f' ' - ' '/ 'ir* fanii) licui*;
wty&ftF j j'//!* l'??eut. 31 r. Ilayu
' ''jr> "^p** isa <{iii( t, uimssuinf
' ing mail, with a
Bt uciiATiD a. haves, sandy complexion
mil eye^la^i-.-i. IIu is a lnwyor, ami
#!.. -itniiiki* til..mil,.I' of tin* 'IViiiiln
aw firm of fiwiiyno, Sua) no &
[Inyi*. Thon-..h lie Las Jiul. tho proportions
mil digiiiiloil hearing of hi; father, Jjnivhard
;ives fair |.Tot!i:.-e of snaking hinirelf a light
a the li'gal profe.v-.ion.
Itcrtiu's War ISooktt.
One of llio sights of Is fin?inoiv known
inl.fiis to s'. ran-.ors than natives?U tho
kric^-bihliothek, which contains i.Si known
ivo/I.s iijivin;^ iliivct relation to (ho win' o!!
IS TO and JSil. T!n\v from Uu< pu.'lly
i olumos compiled by thoycnoral siali'lo two*
[)n;jo donrriptiosis of single b.'iUk'.smulsk.^cs,
iii.l Hi!'i o'.Ioclkwi coiiblautly incrc:ising.?
liosk-;: '1
Ti :e 1'euuty cf Hebron potato is mentioned
as one of (he leading varieties at
present lor general culture in Great
Britain.
I
: HUNGRY CUSTOMERS.
! J AN ANNOYANCE TO WHICH COME
. i TPAnce.wrN ARE SUBJECTED.
Contiiiu.il Pilfering from tlio Oroccra'
iO*i?oHnd Packages of Fiillts, Camlics
aiirl ?Haul to Di'uw tlio Liuo.
One Man's Plan.
I "One of liio petty nuisanccs wo liavo to
: radcr i:i cur lino of business, "said a "Wabash
avenue grocer, ''is tlio continual pilfcrings
: from cur counters l'rcm expose! packages of
i fruits, candics, nuts, ctc., which our besii
ncss compel us to display to ma!:o them attractive.
Now seo that old nun wit'i his
! daughter coming in at tho door. ITo is a
; regular customer and comcs in almost every
! evening. ?>eo! No eocncr dws ho pot
I through tho door than out goc3 hi'> hand for
! a small bunch of grapes. Thero is nothing
1 surreptitious in the act on his part, as you
i will notice. Ho evidently thinks ho does
: nothing wrong and unconsciously helps him|
self to a small handful of socio enticing mor1
^ ?1 ?1 - - -1 - ' * - ** f ? 'i/.ir f nlmncf.
i v-l which 1-- j };uiulu kunvo vt i.u-.v.j ww
j every evening, as you sec ha Lr.3 just clone.
>; 'Lik-j fr.'.jcr 3i!:o cc:i' will apply to the
! daughter ".!>o, for there no-n tltc young lady,
!, who is wailing for her father to make his
evening purchases, making a boo lino for tlio
i can-!y counter, a small bit from ono tray an<l
i; a d:;> into another, until the cntiro circuit of
; tlio cLore i:; made. It io true that what they
. | havo eaten is of small value, but during a
i; whole day, with tho hundreds of customers
. | we have going in aid out, tho agg-egato
II amount: of our Josses in this very saino way
i is much larger than you would suppose."
. I "I stand in this part of tho store," said i
.! one of tho salesmen, "tho cntiro day and
i havo the very best opportunity for observing
>, peopla v.-ho Munch,' as wo term it. I'll give
[: you ati inbtanco of how severely we suffer at
, times from theso seemingly unconscious as'!
Emulations, politely speaking. Oho day last:
. i week, after being more than usually annoyed
at th;s liberty taken in this by way an elderly !
' woman with every appearand) of refinement i
and rcspcctability, I resolved to test the mat- J
j ter of these los^s to my employer by placing \
a five pound box of Tokay grapes where!
every cr.o coining in and going out must pass
1 them. This I did iu the morning as scon ns i
Ih? storo was opened, and by U o'clock in i
j tho afternoon, I five you my word of honor, j
there wnr> not a singlo grape in that box I
nABT> TO D^AW THE LIXE.
j "I went to our manager and told Lira of |
j my expei icncc, and he gave strict instruc-1
'i tions to call tho attention of any one who |
j was seen taking such liberiics to the fact:
i that the poods were exposed for salo, and;
were not samples for gratuitous distribution, j
[ as tfcey snrnicd to think. Wo were also'
given to understand that if we did this re- j
j speet folly our conduct would meet with the j
t support end encouragement of tho proprie-;
tor. Still, with these villus wo must di-aw:
i tho linn somewhere, and It is hard tn tell i
i just whero to do so; wo have customers!
j whoso trado is very profitable, and were wo j
j to speak to them of auch an action as a j
, ".iberty taken, and oven in tho most respect-1
I ful manner nprovo them they would bo!
j offended beyond our ability to explain the j
I reason of ou.- doing so and wo should certain-:
j ly loso their trade and their good will for-1
| ever."
| At another ntore, where the counters are
i ornamented in profusion with delicacies in j
1 j and out of season, pretty much the same com- j
plaint was mado although no instructions
i I...J 1 nri_ |
. Utt'.i ucru ^iVLii oait^mvii LV tuv ****
i noyance. This proprietor smiled dryly iu I
! conversing with a reporter on tho topic and j
| finally said: "One of my experiences with,
j tho 'iuneh' business, as wo call it, wes at our j
; cracker and ciiocca counter. For a long |
time we liarl our dairy department in an out
j of the way piaeo in the store, and near by |
| were the cracker boxes and barrels. On sev-1
j eral oenason3 during tho middlo of the day I j
j bad frequently stood almost directly over
j this upot r.nd could easily ex (lie movements1
} of every 0110 in tho storo Now it might;
j sound absurd for me to say that a business
j man 'ind neighbor would oomnintomy place
! ani go directly to that cheese counter and j
cracker barrel and h ;!p himself to a midday i
! lunch, but it is a fact nevertheless.
PUT A. STOP TO XT.
I "And not only did one man do it, but i
i during tho courso of a week when I was in-1
tercsted La tho chcekiness of tho liberty j
taken with in}* goods, beyond my pecuniary ]
i less therefrom, I watched that particular;
I locality more closely than usual. Believe'
| mo I saw no less than live men come to that I
counter and help themselves every day until j
1 put a stop to it by moving these articles to ,
I oilier places, where by a different arrange- j
mont this sponging could not bo continued;
j without being downright theft. Vv'cll it
| would liavo been worth a week's salary to j
j you to have watched that countor with mo j
i the following day. Ti / camoin singly and
I by pairs shortly after l'-2 o'clock and on j
! reaching their accustomed haunts a loo'c of j
' blank astonishment was depicted on their
j countenances nt tho metamorphosis of that.
, particular spot. I was almost afraid it i
i would bo necessary to take their ant? mor-;
J tem statement before they could leavo my I
i store."
| t'Do you have any other similar annoy-1
! ances in your business" was as!:cd.
"Well yes, thero is ono other, but it is far
! more serious, and I hardly should speak of
j it. Our system of cash sales requires the
I purchaser to pay l'or his articles at a cashier'sj
! desk 011 going out. "Wo have, in somo cases, j
I caught people frying to leave the store with- j
j out settling, but it does not occur very fro!
quentlv, as our salesmen aro mado responsi-'
,j ble for their checks and it is their duty to .
j soo their checks are presented to the cashier,
I lmt. r?C wim-un rlnrinn' thft husv 1
, hours of iho Jay this is impossible. Busin?ss !
j 13 vc,.y jjood with us just now and will bo1
j until after Ihc holidays."?Chicago Trihuno |
.t'oisco I'ofttb ti>siuo uown.
; There uro many farmers who believe
I that fence j-ostu sot upiitic down will last
j longer iha.i will those set the seine way
i as the timb-r ?u.:This idea probably
j originated from the theory that moisture
( would not huve'ke same cited upon the
i tissue of (ho wood v.iicn it was inverted
j as would be the case when llxed in its
; natural position. There may or may not
' be something in this, but with oulinary
j oak fence i>:; i - it would lie quite counter- j
| balanced by 1 inconvemeii-'C of having '
i the smaller ai.il jjoneraUy more sappy
; part of the pw-t fixed in the soil. An ag- 1
ri'iilia'.'iii writer who has had large experience
with <?ak posts prefers having these
sawe<l and tixcu in the same position as
| the trees ;rrew. especially when tho logs
from which they are cat taper consider*.
ablv, which they are liable to do.
j .... ... ;
" '> !-< I'
1 ilCl.H rjiiiurrs 10 iviumh
i The Wcf.iern \ow York Horticultural
society U 'ii hold ils ti.Irvy-scrond annual
meeting at Muchestor oa \?"c;In?8dj:y, Jan.
2J. Papers arc promised from John J.
Thomas, Dr. E. LewisStnrtevjnt, tileries
II. Green, Dr. J. A. Lir.lnor and others
prominent in horticulture.
The December crop report states that
j the farm viiluc of corn which last December
was ,;;i cents per bushel is now .'J 7
cents, one cent higher than the crop of
iy$4, and the average December price of
wheat is 0!) cents, a reduction of 0 cents
I from the average value of the last crop j
uiifl 4 1-3 conta nbov# the uric? hi 1884.
Jg?
(
THE HON. MILTON HAY
| Mentioned an a Possible Sueccsaor to
Gen. Logan.
J Tho Hon. Miltcn Hay, of Illinois, was nl
! one time mentioned as a possible successor of
1 Gen. Logan in the United States senate. It
j was then thought that Governor Oglesby
I might appoint Mr. nay, mis it lias since oeer i
: decided to let the election take its usual
I course, and balloting will begin on the 13th.
i Mr. Ilay's public career is loo well known
j to requiro recapitulation here. When be was
studying law he was a student of Abraham
Lincoln, and ho contributes some interesting
! reminiscences of those days to Hay and Nic>
j oloy's "Life of Lincoln," now running
, through The Cental y Magazine.
I
THE HON'. MILTON HAY.
A i is shown by the portrait here given, |
j Mr. Ilay's face is a genial and kindly one, j
| and there aro lines about the cj'cs and mouth ;
that look very much as if ho had mingled a i
good deal of laughter with the close study of '
the law, which has made him ono of the legal !
lights of Illinois.
I !
THE ANDOVER TRIAL.
i
The Theological Professors Who aro Accrtscd
of Heresy.
Few events in the theological world have I
received greater attention of late years than i
tthe trial of Pro- j
Tucker, Churchill, j
Harris and Hincks I
of the A lid over
seminary, the chief j
doctrinal school of!
the Congregation- j
alists. Tho charges j
have just been trisd i
i were preferred Oct. i
Henry 31. Dexter, :
PROFL.5SOR SMYTH. of ^ j
tionalist: Dr. J. W. Wellman, of JIal-j
den; Professor J. J. BlaisdelJ, of iieloit col- j
li>ge, and llie Rev. 0. T. Lamphear, of Beverly,
Mass.
From all accounts it appears that Professor
Egbert C. Smyth, professor of ecclesiastical
history, is the
Jender in the teachj.:g
of the doctrines \
which are consid- jrejaafe
ered objectionable,
The most objection- \ }
able of the doctrincs
not approved
is tbut there may bo \ J
proiation :ifter y<!?Hv
death. Tho holding Jxf*; ^
of this doctrino
would not be \" i
thought sufficient '
to call for trial for pROFE3SOR TUCKER.
heresy if held by
any one but a teacher of theology, but
it is claimed that in teaching it tho professors
have proven recreant to the trust
reposed in them. According to this
theory tho seminary is not an institution for
the investigation of theology, but for tho contservation
of the
faith as held by
those who founded
the school, as set
forth in the creed. I
NJo decision has!
been reached as j
yet, and it is expected
that it will i
bo some lime before I
judgment wiil be j
rendered, as the:
^ documents lo be examined
by the
FUOFESSOR PARK. ^ of
before whom the trial was held, are very j
volutniaoua
THE INDIANA CONTEST.
Robert S. Robertson, Who Claims to be ;
Lieutenant Governor.
The people aro already familiar with the j
political contest now going on in Indiana .
which involves the lieutenant governorship I
anil the United
States senntorship.
Robert S. Robert- ?f*
son,of Fort Way no, f j
Ind., who claims igw^
to be the legally P? Wm j
elected lieutenant I 7 *?* j
governor, and Ljw^\ Ay
whoso claims are M&j&M
contested by Sena- I
tor Smith, who
claims to be legally f^Vx '
capacity, is a ' 7f !
iclent ot I-ort ^3i?KS^ Yy . / '
Wayne. IIo is a n:i? ':J '
tivo'of Argylo, N. robert 3. robertson-. ,
Y., ami is about -IS years of ag<\ During the :
war 1:0 served in the Fourth Now York Volunteers
ami rose to tlio rank of colonel. He par- 1
ticipate ! i:i every battle fought by the army
of tho Potomac from 1SC? i to 1301 a:ul
three times wounded in tho battle cf tho '
Wilderness. Ac tin close or hostilities ho
located ir Fort Wayne, v. hero he Las a good I
law practice. : 1
j
How tlio Kaco Was Won. j i
Tho Tucson (Arizona) Citizen rolr.vs that (
a short time ago a great horse race . : made '
up between two bands oi tho l'.-r - jo In- '
dians. Vast numbers of cattle, poni , .! :s,
tin cans, and other personal proper;., \u:u '
wagered upon the result by both s-kltand '
great crowds of Indians gathered upon tho 1
occasion. T!:? race was run, and liiguel's 1
crow bait? v.'on tho icee to tho chagrin and J
nstomLnvnt t>f Lis Sonora cousin, and trua t
to their w-.r Ir th- stakes wcro turned over c
to hi:n. and the d -featcd Papagocs wdlied i
homeward, sadder but wiser aborigines. Later
on thev learned that JligutTs men '
had in t, pepper in tlio eves of theSono.a f
jyeerj nnd tliereby blinded and defeated
them, and they have applied to the agent to
have their lost property restored.?Chicago
Times.
Thouias Nast, the cartoonist, wears a scarf
pin of his own design representing tho union
of capital and labor in the shield of tho
TTiWfckri
ARCTIC ANIMALS,
METHODS OF HUNTING EMPLOYED
BY THE MUTES OF ALASKA.
???- *. -;
Ilabits cf tho Seal?Summer Sports?Tho
Clumsiness of the "Walrus?"Ihi Polar
Bear In His Icy Habitation?Whit*
Whales.
Nature seems to lrnvo provided certain
animals peculiarly adapted to tho hyperborean
region, and eminently fitted to afford
sustenance to tho race who havo to withstand
tho exigencies and severe climatic changes
of an Arctic zone. The principal animals
inhabiting the waters of northwestern Aln?lr?
are tho various members of the seal family.
During tho winter the seals, rising on the surface,
strike against the thin young ice and
make a hole. Through these holes they
crawl upon tho smooth surface and lio sleeping
at tho brink. In tho early spring the
first g'impso of sun induccs them to forsake
t'acir watery homes, and to bask in tho warm
rays seems to afford great pleasure to these
amphibious creatures. When lying in these
positions tho hunter crawls upon all fours In
as stealthy a manner as possible.
When, after a gale, the ice is broken up
into small leads a net made of stout seal
hido is stretched across the chasm, and the
scab rising to blow becomo entangled in tho
meshes. Within tho last decado breech loading
firearms havo been used by the Mutea
in hunting, but previous to their introduction
spears made with copper or iron heads
were used, tho frame for carrying the spear
boing carved from walrus ivory. To the
end of tho spear a long coil of seal lino is attached,
to which at intervals bladders of the
seal aro fastened. In these ways the hardy
natives hunt the animal which affords them
not only food, but also oil for their lamps
and hidc3 for their clothing. When the icy
carrying with it small pellicles of snow that, j
striking tbs facc, cut tho skin like a charge
of shot; when fog and snow mist envelop
tho landscape, n Muto hunter has to possess
grit and nqj-vo to face conditions that no
white man nas over yet done.
SCMMEB SPORTS.
In the summer, when the ocean in again
free from tho grasp of the iceberg, seals disport
themselves at tho mouth of every
stream and rivulet in order to catch fish or
seatleas. Then tho kyack is called Into requisition.
In this frail construct I.-n of skin
and wood the hunter, launched r.pon the .
waves, paddles quietly and gently upon the
seal until within range. Naturally a very
inquisitive animal, an imitation of the crooning
noiao peculiar to the phocse is sufficient
to make a seal swim on tho top of the water
with its head protruding, thoreby insuring a
good object to aim at. Whistling is also resorted
to in attracting the sehl to the surface.
The variety of seal known as tho "smooth
black hair" is highly prized by tho natives
throughout tho territory of Alaska north of
the Aleutian islands. Its large hide forms
tho covering for boats and canoes, and alsc
ccrves as boot sole3 entirely impervious tc
water. Saddlo backs are rarely seen to the ~
north of Point Hope. Theso are very handsome
and conspicuous animate as they lie
basking in the sun upon the ice. Their
color is a deep chocolate brown, with a broad
h.uirl of white, sham' like a saddle, which
extends from tho Lack abound the bel'y,
and from this peculiar marking they derive
their name.
Forty years ago immense herds of the
bulky walrus mi^ht be seen disporting in
tho waters of tho Lehring and Arctic seaa.
Owing to tbo prices which their ivory tuska
were valued ot hunting of these pinnipeds becamo
a eoutco of profit to the whalers. As
a conscqucnco of indiscriminate slaughter
their numbers have bzen sensibly reduced,
aud csccpt around Bristol bay mud flats and
upon Walrus island of tho Pribyloff group
but few walrus ai'e now seen in the Alaskan
seas.
There i3 perhaps no animal in nature that
appears so clumsy and so ill adapted to locomotion
as this enormous brute. Upon land
they aro utterly helpless. When striving to
efr'cet a landing upon an ice floe or rocks
they uso their fore flippers to hold on by and
wait for tho assistance of each wave to hoist
them up to tho desired spot. In hunting the
walrus tho riflo is used by the natives, but it
would be safe to say that within the past few
years not more than a hundred have been
killed between St. Lawrence island and Point
Barrow, owing to their shy nature. While
walrus ivory lias so depreciated in value that
it does not pay to bring it to this port, a demand
has sprung up for the hides, which
have been found to make the finest and most
UUraDtO isatner lor ueiLmjj jjuijjvsca. xuo
use ol tho tusk3 that form the appendages to
tha walrus' bead is to en&blo tho animal to
dig for clams end other shell fish and also
tho bu'.b : oots of sea weeds that are to bo
found at tho mouths of the numerous small
streams and creeks tliat Cow into the Arctic.
WIIALE AND J3EA.K.
School of white whale?beluga, or grampus?are
tho first of the cetacean family
that appear along tho Alaskan shores whea
tho ico begins to break up. Their gleaming ~
whito color is sensibly visible as they gracefully
clave tho dark green waters of tho sea,
Following the ico pack as it drifts to north
and west, these grampus seem to be tho forerunners
of their gigantic brothers, tho bowhead
whale balama, in their passage to tho
northern waters. In hunting these white
whales tho natives on IZotzebuo sopnd display
great ingenuity. A fleet of kyacks
spread into a semicircle incloses the school, ' ' '<!>
graduallydri ving the affrighted fish into shallow
water, until, being unable to escape by
reason of grounding upon the beach, they fall
easy victims to tho spear or harpoons of'
their hunters. On the coast to the north
of tho &ound tho riflo again serves as a
weapon to kill tho beluga. White whale
blubber resembles limburger cheeso in taste,
while the flesh, if of a calf, is tender and palat
cbio. T113 tins wnon Donea ana coverou
with vinegar are an excellent substitute for
pigs' feet.
Urs;js Americanus or tha white polar bear
is f.lso a food supplier for tho Mutes. The
entcnt of bruin's travels in tlio Arctic region
ure fur and wide. Observations by Capt.
1 Tr-nlof the United States revenue marine,
f -ov j- the fact t.'tat the polar bear's southern
limit of rungo St. Mathew island?(GO do^rec>,
oJ ."uniit -3 north latitude; in the Behfing
1k>"that a few of theso bears
svero teen * uao years ago near the Seal
Islands. Pn-- '. y tho season va* a late one,
in.1 they v.- . re seen u; on a large ice floe
Irifting. At St. Mathews the polar boara
javo lairs and dens ar -ng the rocky glens
;hat diversify that island.
In summer tho hairy coat of tho polar
jear turns to a dingy yellow, and its pelt
;hon becomes v-. less. These boars are ar ant
cowards, and will not attack any one
jnless there aro two or three ai company.
V? soon as they Sicut a man approaching
hey ran awav as <!ist r.s thev can. There
iro b'jt few rotorus of a bear killing any
lr.tivo along tho northwestern coast. Tho
vlutcr; a: a \\ ry partial to white bear meat,
>ut tho blubber they reject and even tha
logs, unless t hoy aro very hungry, turn up
heir nones at tho oily mass. It is almost an
m;:os?ibi)ity to obtain an entire skin of any
;ind of bear. Tho Mutes throughout tho
or* ilorv out. oi? tho head and claws end
ilther throw them into tho eea or running
vater ov else bury them in tho ground. This
s done to cnablo tho hunters to kill more
jears, ana the idea is that u the other bears
eo tho head3 or claws of their dead friendu
hey will laa^s the dkti let, " " 'N