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BY KEITH, SMITH & CO.
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13. 1882.
lOIV
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout,
Quinsy, Soro Tim jut, Swellings and
Sprains, Burns and Scalds,
General Hoddy Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet
and Ears, and alf other Pains
and Adios.
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n tafv.tiitCe, sim ?ile ami thean Kxtornnl Konicdy.
? triol entails but tho comparatively trilling; outlay
of 50 Ou?s, niul every one Buffering'wnh pain
cnn have cheap omi positive proof ol' tts claims.
Directions iu Eleven languages,
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MEDIOINE.
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ninny of thc I e l medicines l.uowit .nc liciecoin- I
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Best Health and Gtr^rjih Restorer Ever Used.
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! If you aro wa >iiii"; nwny with Consumption or
nny disease, usc tho To.src to-day. lt wi 1 sanely
help yon. I'eaieniScr I it is far supcricr to Hitters,
F.ssenees of (lin ?ir lind oilier 'lonies, as it builds
I up thc system vrillruit intoxicating. 5 e. niel jil
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fiSicheaioiEtl ?& 2?>:?B?T??1P ii. ES.
PASSENGER DEPARTM ?5NT.
On nml after February 20ih, 1882, tilt
Passenger Train Service tin ibo Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Linc Division will bc ns fol
lows:
EASTWARD
Mai) ?ind Pix press. 6 OC
No. 61. No Mai
Loivo Atlanta 2 16 P M 63 A M.
Arrive Gtiinusvillo 4 64 P M 7 55 A M
Arrive Lul l 5 20 P M 8 80 A M
Ar Kuluin Cap .June (i 22 P M 0 18 A M
Arrive Toccoa 7 <?) P M IO 00 A M
Arrive Seneca 8 21PM ll 20 A M
Arrive Greenville 10 OS P M 1 25 P M
Arrive Spnrtatiburg 11 40 P M 2 58 P M
Arrive Onstofiia 2 OG A M 5 10 P M
Arrive Charlotte 8 16 A M 0 00 P M
WESTWARD.
Mail ano Ex prosa. Moil,
No. 50 No 52.
Leave Charlotte 12 40 A M 11 06 A M
.Arrivo Oaslonia 1 35 A M 12 02 P M
Arrive Sparfnnhurg 1 04 A M 2 85 P M
Arrive Cloenville 6 82 A M I 09 P M
Arrive Seneca 7 15 A M 5 54 P M
Arrive Toccoa 8 28 A M 7 05 P M
Ar Kabun Cap June 0 32 A M 8 00 P M
Arrive Lulu 10 18 A M 8 48 P M
Arrive Gainesville 10 51 A M 0 15 P M
Arrivo Atlanta 1 40 1' M 12 05 A M
T. M R. TALCOTT, General Manager.
I. Y SAGE, Superintendent.
A. POPE, Gen. Pas. & Ticket Agent.
Limo used lil orally about your premisos
will koop thc atmosphere pure mid prevent
fevers and other diseases.
There is pretty general Domoerelio lallt
in New York of running Tilden for Gov
ernor nguiu this year.
In thc prent revival nt Cincinnati lhere
hove been over ono thousand conversions,
more than n dozon of them being from tho
Hon.ish church.
Richmond und Danville combination
will sell tickets to thc del pates to the llnplist
Convention, which meets io Greenville, for
/ive cents n mile thc round trip.
An Eastern paper lins flgtirod *nt thal
Jny Gould's stock alone, amt jog to
851,000,000, pives him nn income of 83,
240,000 nnnually, 8270,000 a month,
$9,000 a day, ?375 an hour, 862.50 a tnio
titc, and over n dollar a BeconcV
Tho Two Workers.
Two workers In ODO field
Toiled on from doy to day; I
Holli lind tho sime hurd labor, ?
lilith hud tho saine smull pny. I
With tho s ?i tuc b!uo sky nbovo,
Thc sanio preen earth below, i
One boort wus full of joy,
Tho other full of woo. 11
I
Ono lenped up with tho light
With thc souring of thc lurk; i
One felt it every tiiuht, 1
For his soul was very dark.
Ono heart was hard ns stone,
Ono heart was blithe and nay,
Ono worked with many a groan,
Ono whistled all thc day.
Ono hod a flower clad cot
Beside u merry mill,
Wife nnd children nt tho spot
Made it dearer, sweeter still,
One n wrotohed hov-,', *nnd,
??'i'? of discord, dirt nnd din;
N) wonder bc seemed mud;
Wife and children starved within.
Still they worked in tho saino field,
Toiled on from day to day,
Both had thc same hard labor,
Both had thc sanio hard pay.
But they worked not with ouc will,
Tho reason let inc tell:
Lo! tho noe drunk nt thc still,
But tho otho:- al tho well.
ADVENTURE IN A GAMING
HOUSE.
It was in thc spring of-that I found
myself gliding upon tho waters cf thc
mighty Mississippi, and bound for thc
Crescent City - New Orleans.
Willi n single exception, 1 had formed
no traveling acquaintances on board thc
boat, ii I thou gil L had been nearly two days
upon my journey, which was becoming
somewhat monotonous. 'I ho individual
with whom 1, singularly enough, frantcr
ni?cd, soonied, Uko my pelf, to have but
little inclination lo extend hi* acquaintance
among th? passengers, though he ?comed to
bc constantly upon tho lookout for some
ono, und from tho close manner in which
he regarded thc opera tiona cf two or three
individuals, whose profuso display of vest
chains und jewelry, and proficiency at cards
nt tho tables in (lie sri loo ti, betrayed their
profession. I moro than once set him
down ns rome sort of a police detective in
disguise.
Ile called himself George Thorn of
Kentucky; so his card read, which bc gave
mc in exchange for minc In truth he was
a noble specimen of thc Blue Grass State.
Kuli six feet in height, u clear, intelligent
blue eye, broad forehead, and light curly
hair, muscular arms und thc chest of lier?
dies, he challenged tho admiration of inure
t ian one of ibu passengers, ad, with his
never smiling face bc paced thc promenade
deck, or sat apparently t-uticd io thought
in (he salomi
'Do sou never ph y t uar ?fe?'' said I
to him, us lie left II group ?hat were stand?
?cg o'out a table of four {layers and not
ing ibu progiC8.s of tho gamo, 1 had fre
quently seen him invited, but ho invariably,
like myself, refused to participate in thc
game.
'.Oh! yes," said ho, "lut where is the
! usc of playing herc? These fellows (nod
I ding towards tho players) can tell every
card in the pack by tho backs, and they
aro trying hard to pluck somo poor pigeon
from muong thc passengers but with
1 indifferent success. Bewaro of them,
I sir."
I thanked him for his friendly warning,
and nt thc same time expressed my aston.,
ishmcnt at his a Hi rm a lion. To convince
ute of thc truth of it, ho culled tho stew
ard cf th? boat and ordered u fresh pick of
cards, which wen? brought, und ho bando 1
tho pack lo mc, bidding meto shuffle them.
I did so, when ho immediately sole?le!
neatly every ncc and king from thc pick
without looking nt thc face of them. Noxt
he dealt them into two parcels, ono to inc
ami ono to himself, when upon examination
I found that thc cards of real value in thc
gmiic were in his hand; and I could not
detect tho least, unfairness ns ho dealt
them.
"You soe," said ho, smilingly nt my In k
of astonishment, "tho ad va Otago nu ex
pert in diese mutters hus over even a skill
lul player.''
"1 do, indeed/' I replied, astonished nt
my fellow traveler's dexterity, und begin
ning to think he might bo n reformed gam -
bler, or "playing possum" forsotncpurpo.se
or other; but, ns bo did not urge or even
invite mc to play, nor had played with any
ono else, timi threw thc cards aside with an
expression of disgust too natural to bo ns?
i sumed, I cuino to tho conclusion (lint my
suspicions woo unjust, und my traveling
acquaintance was n riddle yt tu bo Roi ved,
Karly thc next morning thc boat arrived
Qt Now Orleans, and auild thc hurry mid
bustle of deburkution, I lost my friend tho
Kentuckian, not even seeing him to bid
him adieu. That sumo evening, however,
niter visiting the theatre, I w?>8 enjoying
thc cool air and ?i fragrant Havana, in thc
rotunda of tho St. Charles Hotel, (ind con
versing with n friend from tho North
whom I hud fortuuutcly met, when whom
should I encounter but my steamboat no
quainlancer
After tho usual greeting, our crnvorsn .
tion mined upon our trip down tho river,
our fellow passengers. &o , when my f llow
tn.velor remarked that if I would liko to
witness thc interior of a gambling house,
or "hell,'' ns it is sometimes moro appro
priately oallcd, ho would ho pleased to show
it to us os ono of thc sights or "lions" of
llio city. Never having witnessed any
thing of thc kimi, both L ami my friend
assented, and ufter a short walk found our
selves within thc precincts of one of those
glittering und gorgeously furnished estab
lishments- vestibules to (he infernal regions
-where men arc engaged in various games
of hazard.
Thc interior of a gambling house has
boon loo frequently described to need rope- j
litton. Tho Furo Bink with its crowd of
belters, tho Rouge ct Noir tibio with its
anxious circle, und groups of players ut |
other games of which I wis ignorant of tho
Danie, were uti busi'y engaged ns wo eu- I
tcred. Wo had passed throng1, two .Vuirt
menls, and reached a ih.'.rd, in Which wore
bul four players, playing in pairs at differ
ent, tables. As wa entered we sit down ut
nu unoccupied tublo lorn moment, wheo us
we did ri0 wc hoard ono of tho two men
'.icarest us sjy to his opponent -
''That's the lost dollar. Luck is yours and
[ nm cleaned out."
''Hut you wear n good ring," said his
opponent. '-Sec I will give you a chance
for revenge. I'll back my ring ag dust
yours on thc next g uno. li's a ring I won
ut play from a Kentucky boy who came to
New Orleans to sec thc sights," said he,
carelessly.
How littlo did ho know that those
words so lightly spoken had scaled his
doom.
"No!" said his opponent, rising. "I'll
meet you to-morrow night. I won't pledge
my jewelry yet."
"As the player who wus sitting with his
back partially turned toward us mentioned
Kentucky in his conversation, I sow Thorn
liston with eagerness, and os bc twisted the
ring he oiTered to bet upon his linger, I saw
tho Kentuckian turn deadly pile. His
eyes glowed like lite for an inst.nt, then his
countenance again resumed MS calm and
usual placid look-and, to our amazement)
he rose and walked actoss the apartment to
thc pl lyer, who Ind just been left by his
companion, courteously proposed to try u
hand or two with him it agreeable, if wc
his friends, would excuse him for n short
time. Of courso we assented.
So did the gambler, who appeared ut
first .somewhat surprised at (he proposition,
bul probably resolved to try his skill upon
the new comer.
The cards were dealt, ami ibo game pro
ceeded. Wo weto Kullioicntly tmar to sec
that the piece of gold which constituted the
(list slake was won bj our friend's oppo
nent; so, also, wus tlic second. Tho third
Bt?koThorn gained, And thus they went
on alternating winning and losing, till ut
hist Thorn carelessly observed:
"That's n pretty ring you offered te
bet a while ugo, stranger. Will you sell
it?"
"Well, ns to that," said the other, "it\
pretty enough and cost me enough - for II
young fellow pledged it to me some three
years ugo us a soil, of n note of hand
which he promised to redeem with livt
hundred dollars that ?io owed me - i debi
of honor, sir-but he never paid it, so 1
retain the ring. NJ, stringer, I guess 1
won't sell it "
"Hut the Owner? Yon should have nindi
him pay. Kivo huuond dollars i? a deal
price for such a bauble''
"Why an to that," said the player, ns lu
gathered up his cards for thc next hand
"he couldn't come to lime very well, fur In
'paid Tie di ht of nature,' ns they say, th
enuc night, ned that cancelled my obliga*
(ion. Ali! the stake's minc - there's al
ways luck in this ring, sir. I believe," sat?
ho, ns bc drew the money towards him
'.Suppose, wc try a larger stake;" und h
prepared to ah ollie the cuds again.
' As you like," said Thorn.
"Well, what shall it bc?" said his nppoi
neill, "anything from one to live hundred?
and he throw n bank nato of that denomi
nation carelessly, as if in bravado, upon th
table.
To our surprise Thorn drew a walle
fioiii his pocket, and produced an equi
amount of money. Then sweeping th
curds which they had been nain
from the table to the floor, he called for
fresh pack, and passing them as the nttcn
dant brought them io him rapidly throng
his hand, lie give them to his adversary
remarking to him ns he did so, to "min
his deal this time,'' living upon him
searching glance as he went through thu
Operation. The Kaine wus that known ?1
'bluff or 'poker' I know not which; but a
any rate one on which the players bet upo
the cards tl?? y huid. Thorn und his oppo
neut having each glanced at their card
commenced the game
' I'll go you ono hundred," said Thorn
Com monning.
"Two hundred better than that," said hi
opponent.
"Another hundred belter," continue
Thorn.
"ll'in'm! th roo hundred better!" sai
thc gambler, producing thc notes from Iii
pocket book.
"Three hundred mo>c," said Thon
quietly.
Tho gamo was getting exciting to us ?1
spectators Three thousand dollars lay upo
tho table to be decided by tho curds bel
by the players, each of whom seemed fror
his bets to bo confident of sucoesi, thougl
their countenances betrayed not tho leas
emotion.
"One I'tuidrcd moro," said thc gamble
again.
''? rill you," slid Thorn.
".Ail! (lure Icings and an creel" said th
sharper, triumphantly,
"TiiitKi: A?ES AND A KINO!" siid Thor
quietly, ns ho displayed his own cards, nu
with his oyes fixed steadily upon his oppo
tient foldod up tho money ami crammed j
imo Iiis pucket.
"Fortune favors you," said tho gamble
stoically, too well trained to betray any
emotion or chagrin at the result.
.'So it scorns," said the other.
"liol I hope lo meetyou agaiu, sir; for I
must have my revengo after such a heavy
run of 'uck as this," said Thorn's opponent;
"and L have no doubt your friends will join :
us in a social set down, for if you oro 0?
good at cracking a bottle, singing u ?ot)?, j
or telling a story, as holding u bund nt j
cards, thess who aro your frionds nro for
tunato."
'.1 must oouC^s," said Thorn, "that I
am not a convivial musical turn, though
I. can occasionally tell a good story. I
have u little history, now, cir, upon my
tongue's cud, that will bo of uncommon in -
terest to you."
'"To mel Tray tell it," said tho
gamester with loud laugh. ' It will ho I
a good wind-up for thc evening's enter? j
taintnent.
lt w.is now hmg past midnight. Ab- j
sorbed ill the excitement of (tte game, wo
had so?rocly noticed thc flight of time, or !
that the adjoining rooms were now nearly
deserted hy their occupants and that tho two
other players ut thc other end of tho apart
ment in which wc were, had finished their
own g.itnc long since, and had boen specta
tors of that between Thorn and his op-<
neut, and were now apparently interested
listeners.
"About three years since," began Thom
"a young man ill Kentucky, tho confiden
tial agent of a l?rgO business firm, Was en
trusted with a sum of money and commis
si o n od lo transact some business in New
Orleans. It was his first visit to tint city.
Ile started happy, leaving a wife and lovely
infant behind him llufortun itoly, upon
uno of the Mississippi boats, or immedi
ately upon his arrival ut New Orleans, he
fell in with n professional man-a man of
play, I mean-you understand -
Thc g nobler nodded, and Thom cou
ti n u i d :
"Uv tho management ol' this 'profes
sional,' thc thc young man was en
ticed to ll 'hell,1 induced to play, plied
with wine and was stripped of his money.
In short lo use u 'professional' word,
.plucked'-"
"Ila! liol the old story,''said tho gam
bler, "thc tctc of pigeons."
"Jjut I have not finished. That which
iutercsts yon most is yet to come."
"Indeed! (lu on."
'.Toe young mm was perfectly soborcd
by his loss. Ile returned to his hole!;
stung with remorse und half crazy with
^excitement. he placed u pistol to his he id
j and blew out his hr lins, leaving a tarnished
i name asan inheritance for his wife and in
Docent child."
. Hut what is all this to mei1'' said tho
! gambler, now jule as ashes beneath thc
flushing eyes of thc spoilksr. "Is it a
moral lesson you're about to road hero, or a
sermon you h ive to preach?"
"What is it to you!" continued Thom,
his voice quivering with excitement "Ah!
I'll tell you wh it it is to you This meet?
lng of you and me to night which for throe
years I Imvo sought, is not mere chance.
The hand of ho.iVCO is in it. "i'vv 1,3 thrci
years ago th id very night, ny, this vcrj
hour," siid, he, glancing at hi.s witch
?.that tho'young mau 1 spoke of rushci
madly into eternity, not by his own linne
but his opponent at thu card tablu is hi
that should he accountable for that, deed n
blood-the amount of money ho lost wai
just the a mon ut 1 have won this nigh
j fruin yon-that wry vin*/ upon your Jin
I//cr IS A ?si I AM Ilf-S UltOTIll.lt; YOU ARI
ms ASSASSIN!"
Thorn pronounced these words in a fini
elcar, rinuing voice, and, as ho concluded
brod ?ht his bund down with, a blow upoi
the table ut which I hey were sitting, whiol
was instantly overturned, and he and hi
opponent .st ilted simultaneously to thei
feet. They were scarcely six pices aptir
after Springing from their chairs, and boll
drew their weapons as they rose.
"Die! liar,'' .shouted tho gambier, dis
' ohorging his wctpon the moment ho giinei
his feet. Tho bullet ripped open Thorn'
waistcoat and his watch flow in fragment
from the pocket, dangling by its chain. A
thc s:ime moment his arm, which W?8 slowf
rising, been mo ns that of a statue. Th
pistol he held exploded, and thc ?amblo
foll bick a corpso upon tho carpet. Tbji
nil passed so Budde u ly, ere wc could inter
fere, that we stood as if paralyzed for 0
instant, while tho servants alarmed by th
noise, and tho police Ci mo rushing into th
ap irtinont.
Thotoquietly surrendered himself, morel
turning tu us and the other twp who wer
in the room, stying, as ho did so, ' Gen
tlcmOD, bear witness I fired in self-defense
anti that I received that villain's lire herr
and he pointed to his shuttered watch will
u smile, and turning left thc room with th
officers.
I In wan ?ried und acquitted, as it wa
clearly proved that his adversary fired upo
him first. The fuel of the gambler bein
11 notorious rascal, whom tho com tn unit
COU I 1 well afford to sparc, might have ha
some influence with tho jury.
I have never mot Thorn since, but th
recollection of that fearful scone is yet fros
mid vivid in UK mind though many yeal
have pissed since it was enacted.
Contentment is n pearl of great prieo un
whoever pro- -sit at tho expenso of to
thousand d... ... - makes a wiso and hnpp
purohuso.
Wi ^ m
A good ninny of tho farmers of til
county aro preparing to harvest their flina
grain by machinery this year. Aboi
twenty reapers have been sold in tho poi
I ton days hy agents at this placo.--Ande,
son intelligencer,
Tho ffitto M?B8a?o. Sip
WASHINGTON, Apri|.4.~rIu tifo Senate
Mr. Miller, ot CullJoroU, from tho com
mitteo on foreign rclatio?,' reported
favoinbly, with amendment, tho Senate ?Ul
to incorporate tho Maritime Canal Company
of Niouruugun. * " .-,
Immcdeotoly after tho reception of tho
President's mcssngo vetoing tho unti
Chinuso bill, ut 1.15 o'clock, tho President,
2>ro. (cm., suspended tho operation of
business to lay tho communication before
the Senato, and directed it to bo rcud. The
reading of tho mcssago by tho Secretary
was listened to with marked iotcrcst and
attention by tho entire Senate. The vital
objectiou of tho President is to tho twenty
years suspension of iuiuiigrntion, which he
construes is virtually prohibitory, nod
thcrcforo violative of tho spirit if not of
thc letter of thc negotiation on which* the
treaty was based, und ns a breach of na
tional faith. Tho massage culls attention
to tye proposition nindup by tho Uoitod
States com mission cys on ?bis jfoitit, tho
counter proposition on thc purr of Chin? to
show thc understanding of tho lutter
country in the ugrcomcnt which was ulti
mately made, that immigration would bc
limited or restricted to a reasonable period
The President then points out other
features of tho act which, in his opinion,
cannot bo modified to odvuntago. Thc
system of personal registration cud pass
ports is specifically mentioned ns undemo
cratic, and hostile to our institution?, und
he alludes to I he, omission^ of the act to
make any provision for tho transit to Ch ina
of Chinese subjects .?who now reside in
foreign countries, to which BU bj cot thc
President adds his attention has been
by the Chinese minister. The mess ige rc?
fers tu ullcgcd bonelits to its industries do
lived by the Pacific slope from the pres?nos
of thc Chinese. Ile therefore exprcsios
apprehension of tho injurious effect upon
American commerce with China of legis
lation of tho oharictcr proposed, unless
carefully guarded, nod without naming any
specific period of suspension ho suggests
that tho length of tho term should bo
experimental. The tnc.-aago nod thc bill
were temporarily laid upon tho table an Ji
ordered printed.
Tho Senate resumed the discussion ol
the bill granting a right-of woy through
tho Choctaw Indian country to thc St
I< mis and Sall Francisco Railroad Compati)
und Mr. Maxcy conclu led his urgumenl
in favor of tho measure. Messrs. Hawley
Hoar, Coko, Vest und Ingella discusscc
tho bill, v&ioh finally wont over without i
vote.
?- . .? ? ?, -
Neglected by Our Girls
From every quarter comes the cry o
discontent with our modes of cduontio
which deal with the head only; whiol
leave thc hand untrained mid thc musol
untiled; which result in placing th
''young lady" of tho house upon tho sot
with just forco enough to read a no7c
which i.ile up thc labor of thc family upoi
ono poor kitchen dingo who goes blun 1er
ing on from week to week without thougl
and without lu pe.
A portion of the work which is crushin
out tuc life of that mindless kitchen drudp
would restore tho "young lady" to vigoroi
womanhood, and do more even for her in
tcllcct than thc boult* she reads
Household labor, done with thought an
conscience, is among the mt?st educating
all exericsos. It is experimental ohotnistr
lt is philosophy taught by example. It is
course in fortitude, iii benevolence, i
honesty, in exactness.
Thero is no country whero thc avene
food of thc people is of higher quality th-j
it is iii tho United States. Perhaps ur
where is tho cookery worso than it is in tl
United Stains In tho immediate vicinii
of young ladles' seminaries of wide rcnow
tho arl of cooking is scarcely known, ar
people-oat thc most crude mid indigcslib
messes of tho frying pan
It is a terrible thing to travel in son
States, merely on account of thc uppallit
food whioh tho traveler must oat or Marv
Tho quantity is superabundant ; thc origin
quality was good; but -tho food in i
journey through tho kitchen had lost mo
of its virtue, and acquired strange flavo
and dreadful consistency.
This is because tho fournie mind of t
country is educated away from (ho dttti
that belong to its .shoro of tho work
work. Frequently it is eduooted to di
(lain, with a particular and nticonqucral
contempt, tho very part of ita task up
which thc health nnd good temper" of
family depend, j
Happily ull.tl^s is, we hope, drawing
an end. Thorio lire,cooking schools' how
tho South, ?9 well twin tho N'orth, mid t
feelings grow dally in force that au educ
lion that unfits a young woman for bonn
duty in tho household is,--not oduontio
but degeneracy.
SUB HACK KU OUT. - A certain bi
coming up tho Mississippi, during t
flood the other day, lost her way a
bumped up Against n fr.uno house. S
hadn't moro than touched it beforo an i
darkey rammed his hood up througl
bolo in tho roof whero tho chimney or
oumo out, and yelled at tho captain on t
roof: "What" do hell is you gwino wid <
boat? Can't you see nuffni? Fust tin
ycr knows jcrgwiiie to turn dis houle ob
spill de old woman nu' do chil'en out in
flood an' drown 'cm. Wnt ycr doin' c
boro in tho country wid yor dam bc
nnyhow! (So on back yandcr froo do c
Holds, und git b. k out in tho ribber wi
you b'longs. Ain't got no business RC
wiles out in do oountry foolin' 'ron
ycoplo's houses, nohow!" and elicia*!
cut.- Willies Scrap.Hook.
. .. Helpful Hints.
Agrapo;tvb?r thtotta a eljido a loDg way, y \,
nnd should, if prooticjtbTer<bo placed upon
tho thc North eldo of tho garden. So wjfUV
pole benns and other high growing Truit?y.'' . *
and vcgotublcs. t '' ->
> Ono cow well fed and comfortably o?rad *
for will produce quito as much milk and Y
butter us two (lint uro allowed to run*' et
largo, lie on tho wef ground and bo sub
ject to tho ciposurc of tho wcathci..' ^
Ensilage is nothing new os far as preser
vation is concerned. It :s simply keeping,
green food through thc wiulor by exclusion *
of thc air. It ia on tho enmo principle as
conning, only on n Isfbjcr scnlo.
A firmer should so nrrangc his kitchen
gorden UiatJic cun usc both plow und cul?
livtttor iu its management.
^.iv^BPyr oorns: Wet common cooking soda
.with water, so that it will spread easily 00
?n bit of cloth, nod biuiLai on tho cora.
Keep il on till tho corn'lsToosc nud comes
out. lt is si topic and sure.
Sprains: Take ono ounce caoh of chloro
form, ammonia, sweet oil nod camphor gum.
?Mix with u half pint ol pure alcohol. Shako
bofo?o using. It is a splendid liniment, for
family usc.
Toothache: Chloroform one ounce, spir
its of oimphor, ono.ounce, of oil of doves,
one half dram; mix und keep in a tightly
corked bottle, und apply, by dropping ou a
bit of cotton batting nnd lay on tho teeth
and rub a little oft the face if that is pain
ful. lt will give instant relief.
Inflammatory rheumatism: .One ounce of
tincture of colohium, ono ouuca of tincture
of guniuc, ono half ounce of tincture of
tuezcrcoo, and ounce t.nd n half of syrup of
snrsnparill i. iMix tho ingredients well mri
take one teaspoonful morning,, nooo, and
night. It is a sofo and sure r?rdedy.
Croup: Take a knife or a grater, and
slnveor grate off io small potticlos about a
teaspoonful of alum; mix it with about.
twice its qumtity of sujar, to make it
palatable, and udminister thc s > me ns quiokly
as possible. Its cffeoU will bc truly magi
cal, os almost instant me.ur relief will bo
afforded.
When io a pasture cattle will frequently
li nock down thc fences by rubbing against
them. A fow rubbing ^Is j^^^/^M^.^ ?
pasture will be of groat cbhf?nteooo to
the animals nnd will save injury to thc
feu oes.
Paper beliing is used with suoocss in tho
machinery hall of an exhibition now held
in Japan. It is stated that tho bolling
made of piper h is b^en tested and found
to bc much stranger than than that mada of
ordinary leather.
A River of Rapids.
For two or three miles ubovo thc Sho*
shone fills tho Snake River flows through
immense chasms with walls on cither sido
hundreds of feet high* Thq liver is full
of rapids for mi.es, thc descent being so
groat At thc upper Shoshone fails, known
os tho Twin or Little falip, tho river is
divided by an island and tho two streams
rush over n precipice und f ill into a pool
IT;") feet b.ilow. As viewed from thc bluf!'
hundreds of feet above, thc sight is grand
nnd from below there is still more l.o admiro
and awe ibo visitor. Some four or Qvo
miles down tho river wc come to tho great
falls, whore thc entire river descends in a
sheet 210 feet Som o thirty or forty miles
further down stream is Solomou falls, ex
tending quite a distance. Thc greatest
of these falla is only twenty feet, but the
forms ami great number of thc falls and
oasotidos make it very beautiful.
Hut a short distance nb)ve the falls is
thc most rem ukubb sight wc have ever
seen. In thc high bluffs ulong tho river
there issue numerous great springs, tho
waters of which fall over tho rocks and aro
lo silvery streams and spray in their
descent. Thc first of I hobs pours over a
cliff in a semi-circular form and falls over
200 feet. As seen from thc opposite sido
of the river it is very beautiful. Further
down the river is a much grander sight.
A stream of water equal to that of n small
river pours out of the bank nud falls over
thc rocks in silvery streams of utmost every
conceivable elm pd nod form, while tho
spices between nie lined willi preen moss,
or shrubs,so thatdt presents an anpunranoo
of np immense giotto.- Omaha /icc*
The Greatest.
/ _____
Tho greatest thing in tho world is tho
falls of Niagara; tho largest cavern, thc
tho Mammoth cavo of Kontuokv; thc lar
gest river, tho Mississippi-4,000 miles in
extenl; tho largest valley that of tho Mis
sissippi--its nrea f>,0U0,000 squ.iro miles;
tho greatest city park, that of Philadel
phia, containing 2,700 acres; tho greatest
grail) port, Chicago; tho largest lake, Lako
Suponer} tho longest railroad tho Pacifie)
Railroad-over 8,000 utiles in extent; tho
most huge mass of solid iron is Pilot Knob
of Missouri-height, 3fi0 feet, ci rou in for- '
coco two smiles; the host spooimcn of
architecture, Girard Collego, Philadelphia,
thc lnr_ost Aqueduct, tho Croton, of Now
Yoik, lenghi 40J miles, coat 8)2,500,000;
tho longest bridge, tho elevated railroad io.
Third Avcnuo, New York; its from tho
Hut I cry to tho Harlom Uiver--loo whole
length nf tho Haslem sido of tho Man hat
tun Island-seven miles long or noarly.
40,000 yards. Tho longest bridgo ovor
thc water, however, will bc that now being
constructed in Russia over tho Volga ut a
point whero tho river is nearly four nriwP
wide. Tho most extensivo deposita of
anthracite coal arc in Pennsylvania.
A thrca year old Infant ia being exhibited
in Charleston, S. 0.] whioh turna tho ?oa?cB t
nt 1(35 pounds.