Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?.; Ife ____ A man out "West who, three yenrs ago, Was worth nothing, is now rated at $40,000, all made by the sale of "Bohemian" oats to credulous farmers nt $10 a bushel. An outbreak of cholera that 1ms occurred on the west coast of Mexico must greatly endanger Arizona and California and the Gulf ports that arc -cached by way of the Soi> icrn Pacific road. It is reported that an American has taken a contract to introduce pop corn to the English people at the forthcoming American Exposition in London and has {>000 bushels ready to ship over. Fifty per cent, of those who attend operas and churches in Boston arc bald; and' the members of the Medical Society of that city aro considering the question < { ''Baldness?What shall wc do with it?" One of the rarest American coins is the oilver dollar of 1804. A citizen of Indiana owns one, undoubtedly genuine, for which the late John T. Raymond offered him, he snys, as high as $800. It has been placed on exhibition as an interesting rarity. Nebraska has furnished an illustration of the practical value of Arbor Day. In that state of great prairies, on the first of its Arbor Days, lifteen years ago, 12,000,000 shoots were planted; now the United States Forest commission reports that there are fine groves growing 300 miles west of the Mississippi, and that 605,000,000 trees are thriving where a lew yours ago none could be seeu save along the streams. A wren has built her nest under the eaves of a car on a South Carolina railroad, and makes four trips over the road every day. The bird pays no fare, and docs not appear to bo entitled to a pass under the new law. Respectfully referred to the interstate commission. In a general review of tho work, under the direction of the United States Arrricultural Department of making sorghum sugar at Fort Scott, Ivan., Prof. Wiley who was in charge, says: "The most important point suggested is the absolute failure of the experiment to demonstrate the commercial practicability of manuiacturinp sorghum sugar." Scarfs and neckties of metal aro a new German invention. Gold, platinum and silver strips arc welded, after the mosaic style, upon a metal ground, prepare^ by the incandescent presses, and kh^.fiqlilly elongated by rolling into long sheets or strips. The colors arc yellow, red green, white, gray and black, and the scarfe, being indestructible, arc com* sidercd of practical value. === In reviewing.the lijv. Phillips Brook's ^'Twenty Sermons," the Loudon ' Atbenicum marks this diltorcncc between Americans and European popular preachers. The American preacher "uses the Bible to interpret or to throw light upon the facts of human life, to put man and lr.s destiny in their true light. The other seeks the interpretation, the luacr meaning; 01 tlio iUble, in the facts | and necessities of human life, and what does not correspond with these he ovcri loads or puts aside as of little or no WX present moment. ilucli doubt has of late been cast upon the old notion tliat snakes and some in* ^cts will deliberately commit suicide when hard pressed. A reccnt letter from India jjills of a large black cobra, which was shot by an Eaglisliman, and which in its ngony, wa3 said by natives present to bo biting itself, to death. | Close watching by the Englishman showed, however, that tho snake was simply throwing its head around, and hitting itself accidently. Accidental death, and not suicide, is the probable verdict in such cases. ? Mr. Crawford, the London corresnon dent of the New Yoik World, says the members of the house of commons arc not as strong a looking sot of men as the members of our house of representatives. Of the house of lords lie remarks: "I . ' ^ hare criticised the United States senate !" | . for a number of years as a correspondent at Washington, but after seeing the upper house in England I don't think I shall ever venture again to sny one word against the senate of the United States. J It is a body so superior in character and j ability and positive force to the fossilized I house of lords that every American has good ro::son to be prouil of it. ?h( ' # . An interesting comparison between th j array expenses of this country and Europe is made by London Truth, which says: The amount annually spent by the European countries to keep up thci* armies and navies is ?181,120,000. The amount spent by America is about ?8,000,000. Addnng, therefore, the cost for 'pi wnr debts nnd for armaments together, | it will be seen that Europo pays ?394,- j y,000, nnd America ?18.000,000 per j um. llow possibly enn Europe hope told her own against her trans-Atlaurival, when she handicaps herself, he strugglo for commercial suprem, with tho stupendous chargo of 0,000,000 per annum? As if this o not enough, Europo is ench year reasing her burdep, whilst America ach year reducing hoiV* ' j ... flSfeife The Well's Secret, l knew it ail my boyhood; in a lonosonu vnlloy meadow, ikiloo n dryad's mirror hidden by liio wood': dim arches nenr; Its eye Unshod buck I ho sunshine and grov dork and sad with shadow. And I loved its truthful depths, when every pebble lay so clear. I scooi ed my linnd and drank it, am watched the ^onsato quiver Of the rippling rings of silver as tho drop: of crystal fell; I pioss-'u the richer grasses from tho litth trickling river Till at last 1 know, as friends know, evorj secret of tho well. Hut ono day 1 stood besido it, on a sudden, unexpected. When the sun had crossed tho valloy and i shadow hid tho place, And 1 lookod in tho dark waters, saw pollid cheek reflected. And hesido it, looking upward, met ar evil, ropiile faco. Looking upward, furtive, startled at tht silent, swift intrusion; Th -n it darted toward tho grasses, and ] saw not where it fled, But I knew its eyes were on me, aAd the oldtime sweet illusion Of tho pure and perfect pymbol I hat! cherished thero was dead. Oh, tho pain to know the perjury of seeming truth that blesses! My soul was soared like sin to see tho false hood of the placo And the Innocence that mocked me; whilo in dim, unseen lecesseu There was lurking fouler sccrets than the furtive reptilo face. And since then?ah, why the burden! when joyous faces greet me. With eyes of limpid Innocence and words devoid of art, I cannot trust their seeming, but must ask what eyes would meet mo Could I look in sudden silence at the secrets of the heart.?[John Boyle O'Reilly. NELLIE'S PICKPOCKET. "Oh, Mrs. Howell, my purse is gone," saui incilie, JooKing slinrplv at the young man at her side. "I am sure," she added, in a much lower tone, "this fellow has taken it." AVe were sitting in a box at a Parisian theatre. "But lie looks too rcspectuble for a thief," said I. "I am certain of it," she continued, "for I felt his hand close to my pocket. And see how guilty he looks." The poor, accused youth was, it is true, looking wonderingly at the pretty, flushed face near him, but I failed to detect guilt in the soft, brown eyes and mild expression. "My dear, be quiet sure yon had your purse with you before you make such a harsh statement," said Mrs. Ilowell. "Ob, I am quite sure. I remember running back to the moment and search my wish ucioru 1 iounu it. >Y Hat could bo more convincing?'' "Then iny dear, if there was a sum of any consequence in it wo will have this person examined boforc the police," said Mrs. Howell, in a decided tone. Forthwith I dispatched to bring a sergeant de villo tho little old woman with streaming pink cap-ribbons, who, for a douceur, shows theatre-goers their places, tucks a petit-bon under their feat, and presides over their welfare generally. After a few uncomfortable moments, during which the object of all interest complacently watched the progress of an entreacte, the little woman came back, followed by a civil -looking mau, who tapped our victim on the shoulder and requested his presence for a moment at the nearest gendtrmerie. We followed, Nellie looking nervous but determined, evidently convinced that her resolution on ^this occasion would be rewarded. Wo crossed the street and entered the forbidden doors of that terror of gamins, the police station, and the now en lightened young man, after a few questions from the officer, permitted, without the least reluctance, an examination of his pockets. I noticed a crest on the delicate blue ilk handkerchief and the Russian leather pocket-book which the officer ruthlessly drew to light, but no purse was found. With more than ordinary French politeness. tlio accused exnrussed regret A O that mademoiselle had been deranged by the occurrence, and with only a very mildly reproachful glance and bow lie left the room. We also started on our homeward way, not a little mystified by the affair. A solution awaited us ou entering out salon, for there laid the pursu w hjre, just fdr an instant it had been laid by mademoiselle while bIic guvo a highly important pat to the little curls around her face and a farewell tilt to hei hat. mi. a. mc next morning an apologetic uotc that N?;Uie laid written with downcast air was conveycd to its destination by means of the address that the officer had taken down, and the unpleasantness was dismissed from our conversation, if *ol | 9 i entirely from our minds. I Nearly two years later, at the close ol a long summer day, wo found ourselvet in a little cultivated bit of ground thn< seemed to cling to the rugged sido of ( Swiss mountain. A succession of scene* arid impressions new to a mind attunec to nature had so beguiled us that befon we commenced the descent to our hote 1 the deep shadows of night were closin; fast about u*. # . We ran down as quickly ns the loosely 3 scattered stones would permit, dreading a place midway down the mountain s side, where a late torrent had washed" f trees, rocks and earth across our path for ma-iy yards. 3 Nellie suddenly gave a sharp cry and foil, a confused mass of dark clothing I and sliding stones at my feet. "I have sprained my ankle," she 5 cried, and before 1* could reply a manly voicc speaking with a slight foreign accent wns heard. r "Pray allow me to assist you, niadame. 1 was a little in advance of you,,' lie added, and am glad to he able to offer you my arm, for the path is really i perilous at this hour. ' He gently raised Nellie from a heap ' nil tlift irrnnnil tn ln?r nwn itlpndcr graceful height. An attempt to step, however, was so , painful that he rather carried than assisted her. At the door of our hotel t the opportune young man wae revealed by tfie light to be dark eyed and pleasing of feature. I Something in the trick of his voice, ns Nellie having been deposited on the - sofa, he bowed and left u<>, seemed familiar, but the impression was gone in a moment. The next morning the card of Ernest dc la Perriero was handed to mo and I found the kindly face of our cavalier of the previous night before me, anxious l to know if raadame had rested well and if he who was so desole at the mishap. 1 might be allowed to shorten her hours of confinement by sending some new books and flowers. t What could I do but smile on so pleasant an ofTcr for my young eister, and permit any one disposed to be sympathetic to make an occasional visit. The tedium of our stay and Nellie's slow recovery was lightened to an extent that soon alarmed me, for I detected a brightness in Nellie's face when M. dc la Per Here's fair face was heard, and a soft, nlmost caressing tone in his voice when saying only the commonplace greetings of the day. What was best to do? I had not been wise in n'lowing a stranger to ingratiate himself into our favor. I sat one day worrying my poor, racked brain once more in contriving a way to diminish the intimacy I now felt to have been rashly encouraged. Suddenly M. dc la Perricrc stood before me, begging to b2 allowed to sit by my side. He told me in plain, earnest words, of Ins love for Nellie and his desire to make her his wife. He gavo me undisputablc proof of his wealth, good position, and high moral character. What ft weight was lifted from my heart! I need not tell of warm nssent and sisterly congratulations. We returned to the hotel and I judiciously left the enamored swuin to tell the old, old story. "When next I entered the room Nellie was looking quietly content, and Erpest radient, but with an amused light in his eyes as he drew an ordinary little slip of paper from a well-worn Russia-leather pocket-book. "Would you like to hear my betrothed's first love letter to me?" he said. And he coolly read aloud tlio contrite note Nellie had written to her pickpocket. Hotels in Cnba. A Cuban hotel is a curiosity to strangers. The dining rooms here face the t5 D street, and they are as open as though no wall separated them from it. The oflice counter and writing table, or writing room, are at the ond of the dining room, and eating, writing and business goes on inside of the same wall. This room, however, is ft largo square one, and there is no confusion. The dining tables are of nil sizes, so that one can dine alone or a par-y of a dozen or more cat at their tablo d'hote together. As to decoration, the brightest of colors are used in the interior painting of the hotel, and in some rooms frescocs provail. Red and sky blue is seen everywhere, and the floors of the chambers and halls are paved in marble and red tile,. I write this letter in my bedroom. There is no plaster on the ccilings of these hotels, and the great rafters above me are as blue ns tho bluest sky. Tho windows arc almost as large as tho side of tho room, and tlicfr aie kopt open day and night. The l>cd is of iron, and tho mattress was never made of feathers. A framework extends on cvory Cuban bed, and wc sleep in cages'of coarse laco liko r that xiscd for cheap curtains at home. [ Most of tho Cuban bedj have no mat tresses. Tl^o shoots aro stretched on wire springs. Tho rest of the wood! work of this room is as bluo as tho raf' tors, r.nd every room seems to have its own bright color.?[Cleveland Loader. i Sparkle, Hut No Top. L "How brilliant Augustus Do Chatters is," said Miss Asilino Lo Fritters to her f friend, Josephina McBoltz, as the elet gant, gilt-edged youth left the room, t "He really is like champagne?ho has so i much sparkle about him." i "Yes," answered Miss McBoltz, "but I there's ho pop about him. He's been i alone with me for an hour past and I never said a word to the point, th?ugh X1 I was hoping every moment he'd go oil." J ?[The American. INDIA JUJBBER. How tlie Natives of Costa Rica Take It to Market. A Thrifty Tree Able To Yield Moro Than Fifty Pound i of Rubbar. Tho cliief industry in eastern Costa Uica is the collection of caoutchouc (pronounced keechook, with the accent strong on the first syllable), as thj native Indians call that Mibstance to us j fcuown us India rubber Not. innny I y#ars ago, says the Providence .Journal, tnbro than 100,000 pounds of it wore shipped every month from Graytown alone, but at present the average export per month is only about G2,000 pounds. This considerable falling oil is due to the fact that no legal or other surveillance is exercised over the gathering of the gum, and with the customary improvidence of these people many of the valuable trees which yield it have been ruined. The Yularoes or rubberhunters are the most ignorant aud irresponsible creatures, whose first object when out in a hunt is to secure as much caoutchouc as possible and next to damage the prospects of other Yularoes, regardless of the future. A thrifty tree at its first cutting, ought to yield not less than fifty pounds of rubber but the hunters of to day find few so profitable?unless they penetrate far into the virgin forc3ts and are lucky enough to discover an entirely new district. In those sections already worked most of the trees have been tapped several times and many of them were spoiled at the outset by having been cut too young?its greedy discoverer fearing that if the priza weie left to attain perfection another might find and secure it. "Were the matter regulated by judicious laws, so th.it only mature trees might bo tapped, and those not to an extent to cuusc death, the production of caoutchouc would be greatly increase 1. Recently the Costa Itican government has offered entonsivo nrnnh nf 1?nl I ? *> ' ? 1 % ~ ! V?* luiivt iu aiij \y Ik\j w ill UUVUIC them to the culture of rubber trees but so far few have availed themselves of the opportunity. M my attempts have been made to im port the juico of the treo in its natural fct itc, but so far none of these efforts have succeeded. "While in liquid form it may bo fashioned into any shape by means of mold*, bat no process lias vet been discovered to prevent its solidifying. There is always a good deal of partially hardened caoutchouc adhering to the bark of the tree, which is torn off in long, stringy masses, called berucha. Of course, this is not nearly so valuable ns the soiid cakes, and is more especially the product of those trees that have been cut several times, and therefore cannot yield a copioui flow of sap; but it is wrapped up in bundles and exported for various purposes. Commercially speaking, the caoutchouc of Paris ia considered best, and commands the highest price in market, while that from the west coast of Africa is least desirable, being only slightly clastic, and (like its collectors) extremely offensive in odor. Great quantities are also brought from British India, Mauritius, and the Indian archipelago. The milky juice, which plays now so important a part among the earth's productions, was fifst used by those Central American Indians. Their caoutchouc was made known to the world as elastic gum, and was long afterward given the name of rubber from the discovery of its usefulness in rubbing out the marks of black lead pencils. For the latter purpose it began to bo imported into Great Britain toward the close of the last century, and being much valued by > artists was sold at a high price. Early in 1530 the Spanish conquis(adores in Mexico had learned to make caoutchouc into shoes and also used it for waxing their canvas cloaks to make them resist water?something as tlio clothing of tho modern Yularo is coated. That, no doubt, was the origin of the idea of its manufacture into water-proof cloth, A Mf MAtf A f !-1 * nuiiiu uiob u n LUiUKimrutil llitportanco. Not until 1820 did ita employment begin to extend much beyond the erasing ef pencil inark->, though the quantity imported had' cou?i lerably increased. Had Nothing to Say. Mmo. Aubernon gives literary dinners in Paris aud rules them like a strict parliamentarian. She has a silver bell'at her side to ring for order, und she gives each guest his turn to speak. Ono evening Mr. R^nan wns talking when one of the lesser lights tried to say something iu an undertone. SI>o peremptorily silencod liim, and a lew moments later, when M. Iisnan had finished his monologue, she tapped tho bell and said to the unfortunate, "N>w, Monsieur, you may speak." "But, Madaino," ho exclaimed, I only wanted to ask for some more spinach.'' A Lucky Find. - Husband?I was in great luck to-day. I found a silver dollar on tho street. Wife?I wish you would give it to me, John. Baby needs a new pair of shoes. Husband?Givo it to you I Why I spent it, and another dollar with it, celebrating the event.?[Now York Sun. Mimicry Iii Nature. IJcctles often imitate hornets, sinco the hitter are insects to which birds in search of animal food prefer to give a very wide btntli. A species of mantis instates the white ant, and, mixing with the family like one of its own member?, quietly devours j a fat termite, from time to lime. The bu nb!e-bee Hie?, which arc inoffensive little civiltures, imitating the wild bee, llit ab nit and bu/.z angrily in the sunlight, quite after the fashion ol the insect they copy, and gain an undeserved reputation for fierceness. Fiies often dwell as unbidden guests in the nests and hives of wild honeybees. They arc belted and bearded in the self-same pattern as their uncoil i-cious hosts, but tlicir larva) pay for the j hospitality they steal by devouring the young grub* of tl>o hive. There is in Borneo a sand wasp which is addicted to the habit of devouring crickets, but there is also a spccics of cricket which exactly reproduces the appearance of its enemy,so that it can even associate with it undiscovered. Certain beetles have become modified to resemble wasp3, even to the extent of losing their solid waists for others of ultra-fashionable slenderness,and others, which mimic bees, have acquired useless little tufts of hair on their shanks, to represent the pollen-gathering apparatus of the true bees. A curious case of imitation is that of two species of Malayan orioles, which are almost exact counterparts of two varieties of honey-sucker-'. Tlio latter are euch fiercc birds as to be avoided by all j their feathered neighbor.-1, and thus the orioles find their own deceptive nlumacro ' u great protection. The mimicry ot stinging insects is ! sometimes performed by innocent little ; creatures quite destitute of nny such mean? of defense. A common insect, known in Englan.l us the devil's conchhorse, throws up its tail in the aggressive fashion of a scorpion, when irritated, but it has no hint of a stinir. I" it? wur-like attitude it is exceedingly alarming, not only to boys and girls, but to chickens and birds. <Uas ! One of the easiest habits to form is the habit of using some one word or phrase so often that it becomes a mannerism. Whipple once called Emerson's attention to his frequent use of the word "<?rim," and so ?reat was Emerson's aversion to mannerisms that ho at once miiiuk tuu wura cuu;e.y irora 11 is vocauulary. One of the most distinguished bishops in the Methodist Episcopal church was, in hi* youth, smitten with ai fondness for the wor.l "alas," which he hscd with great eiTect. On one occasion he wni det ribing the death of the Christian man, and thin expressed himself: 4'Sec him as he lies upon a dying bed. Ilis friends surround him; his wife and children are there to receive his blessing. At last the farewells aro spoken, he breathes no more. Now, could we part the veil, we should sec a convoy of angels sent direct from the heavenly courts to boar his ransomed soul home, lie rises higher and still higher, until at last the music of heaven resounds in his ears. lie receives an abundant entranca into the everlasting kingdom, and there, alas! lot us leave him." At the close of the sermon a brother said to him: "Brother , I never supposed before that it was u mournful thing for a Christian to be safe in heaven; but as you said, 'Alas! let us leave him there,' you must think it is." Trust* tlie A potliecary. At a bautjuet given to Mr. * Theodore Metcalf by the Boston Druggists' Association Oliver Wendell Holmes gave his opinion of apothecaries as follows: "I have always had a great opinion of tho medical advico of apothecaries. Tho truth is, they put up the prescriptions of the best physicians in the place in which they live and they have the very cream of all tlioir wisdom at their Augers' ends. So, when I have myself b>en suffering from any slight b >dily inconvenience, I am ashamed to spy?or ought to be, perhaps?instead of going to a professional b: other, I have quietly crept into the back room and asked Mr. Metcalf what such and such a doctor was in tho habit of prescr.bing. Amusing the Baby. "And now, B-bby," said his mother, as sne naitonca tier giovcs, "Do a good little boy while I am out, and do everything you can to rfhiuso tho baby." On her return sho discovered that Bobby had emptied tho contents of the molasses jug over the baby's head, and the happy laughter from the infantile lips told her more eloquently than mero words could ever hope to tell how eminently successful Bobb's efforts in the Amusement line had been. (Graduated. Lady- visitor?"I am very sorry to seo you here, my young friend. You look as if you had a good education." Convict?"Well, madam, I havo been through Yalo College." Lady visitor?4,Is it possible?*' Convict?4,Yos, that's the reason Tnt here. They caught me at I was going through*?-[The Judge. J FOlt TIIE HOUSEWIFE. Tn Tell <?oo?I (niui Itml. * A good egg will sink in water. A boiled egg which U done will d^ry quickly or. the shell when taken from tho kettle. The loiloil eggs which adhere to tho shell are fresh hii'l. After an egg has lain a day or more tho shell comes oil" easily when boiled. A fresh <:gg bus a lime-like surface to its she'd. Eggs lhat have been parked in iimo look stained and show the action of tho lime on the surface. Eggs packed in bran for a long time cmoll 'Itul With the slid of the hands, or piece of paper rolled in funnel shape and held toward the light, the human eye can look through an egg, shell and all. If an egg is clear and golden in appearance when held to the light, it is good; if dark or spotted, it is bad. The badness of an egg can sometimes be told by shaking near the holder's car, but the test is a dangerous one. Thin shells arc caused by a lack of gravel, etc., among the hens laying eggs. Many devices have been tested to keep eggs fresh, but the less time an egg is kept the better for the egg and the one that eats it. ? [Brooklyn Citizen. Canned iioodt. This is the season for canned goods, and every housekeeper should be familiar with the rules of Dr. Johnson to escape the danger of poisoning, which he considers in nearly all cases is due tothe muriate of zinc and the muriate of^ tin. He says: Reject every articlo of canned goods that does not show tho line of resin around the edge of the solder of the cap, the same as is seen oa the seam of the can. Reject every can that does not have the name of the manufacturer or firm upon it, as well as the name of the company and the town where mauufactureJ. Standards have all this. When the wholesale dealer is ashamed to have his name on the ejoods, fight shy of them. P.ess 011 the bottom of the can. If decomposition is commencing the tin will rattle, the same as the bottom of the oiler of your sewing machine will do. If the goods arc sound it will be solid and there will be no rattle to the tin. Ileject every tin that shows any signs of rust around the cap on the inside of the head of the can. If housewives arc educated to these points, then the muriate of zinc amalgam will become a thing of the past, and dealers in "swells" have to seek some other occupation.? [Troy Times. lieclpet. Boiled Sweet Potatoes. ?Choosa potatoes of uniform size, wash and boil thcra in their skins for twenty minutes;, drain and lay in the oven, turning them several times to hinder burning, untiL they yield readily to the touch; serve without paring. Water-Cresses.?Wash well, pick off decayed leaves and leave in icewater until you arc ready to cat them. They should thsn be shaken free of wet and piled lightly in a glass dish. Eat with salt. They urc a piquant appetizer on sultry mornings and very whole some. Children's Cookies.?Two cups of sugar, one of butter, two teaspoonfuls of yeast powder, two eggs, one nutmegs one cup of cold water, and flour enough. to roll soft. D.vide into cakes and bake in a quick oven, and, when done, put the cakes into a tin box, tightly closed, 60 ns to keep them both soft and crisp. CnicKEN Sour.?Cut up one chicket* and put it inlo two quarts of milk; season with salt and pepper. When about half done add two tablespoonfuis of barley and rice. When this is dono romovc the chicken from the soup, tear or cut part of the breast into small pieccs and add to the soup with a cup oi cream. f<V ' * Diiessed Egos.?Boil the eggs hard,, and when cool, peel and divido the whites carcfully, cutting tlio long way and placing the pieces in pairs on a dish. mash the j'olks with a small quantity of . v butter and minced ham. seasoned highly with salt, pepper and mustard, and rolling into small balls, place in the cavar ties of the whites and close so as t? resemble whole egg*. Stewed Codfish.?Put three pounds of frosh codfish into boiling water, add. ing a teaspoonful of salt, and, after boiling five minutes, allow it to drain. Hi at in a sauce pan 1 pint rich milk or cream, with 4 tablespoons fine bread crumbs. Place the lish into this sauce, stewing it for ten minutes, and season with nnvpnno pepper and ft spoonful of white wine. Cut tho codfish into picces. Sliced hardboiled eggs served with this sauce tends to improve tho snm \ The l>ny of Small Things. Two west side men were talking about small things the other day. The argu- -t ment was becoming rather warm, when one of tho fellows leaned over tho table and said: "I once knew a man who, with the aid of a microscope, ma le a harness for a fly." ' Humph I" replied tho other, "that's Ti nothing. I saw that same fly harnessed." ^ -[Chicago Herald.