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D&YOTZD TO rOLIrIO, XOEALMTi, EDUCATION AND TO 'EBE (4ENIB&L INTEREST OF THIE COUTElY
By D. F. BRADLEY & 00 PICKENS, S. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1882. VOL XI NO. 5
Florida has made an immense crop of
corn.
There are between 1,500 and 1,800
blind persons in Tennessee.
Richm6nd, Va., is shipping large
quantities of grain to Italy.,
The Southern Presbyterian Church
has 6,000 elders and 4,000 deacons.
The prohibition law' prevails in forty
. two counties in the State of Georgia.
A Southern scientist has discovered
that alcohol can be produced from
acorns.
George W. Swepson, with a property
worth $2,000,000, is the richest man in
North Carolina.
Richmond, Va., has a debt of $4,741,,
707 65, on which she pays an annual in
terest of $808,134 43.
The celebrated Dummett orange grove
has, accordjig to the Florida Dispatch,
been sold for $100,000.
The public library at Knoxville, Tenn.
has 1,500 new books, is out of debt, and
has $2,000 in the treasury.
A young Virginian has invented a mar
chine which turns out 150 cigarettes per
minute. It is on exhibition at LyncT.
burg.
In 1833-34 the railroad from Charles
ton, S. C., to Augusta, Ga., 130 miles,
was the longest railroad then in the
world.
The gum of the palmetto, which is
found in abundance in Ilorida, makes
as good if not better mucilage than gum
arabic.
It is calculated that the splendid
grain crops of the South will save that
section $100,000,000 hitherto diverted
Northward.
A mortal enemy of the cotton worm
has turned up in Mississippi. It is e red
dish looking spider, and attacks"'and
kills large numbers of the worm@.
As early as 1733 the sale and con
sumption of whisky was prohibited in
Georgia, then a colony under British
rule. The act, however, was repealed
in 1742.
The Rugby colony in Tennessee. in
stead of being on the wane, is said to be
growing nicely. A large number of peo
ple from Michigan will cast their luck
-with the colonists this fall.
The State Democratic ticket of Texas
contains the name of but one native
Texan. Of the other nominees three are
natives of Kentucky, one of Georgia,
one of South Carolina and one of Ten
nessee.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
from carefully gathered information,
learn that the present condition of the
rice crop in Louisiana is good and the
prospects for a large and good crop most
favorable.
The locomotive "General," which was
the one that pulled the train thatdwas
stolen by the Mitchell raiders in 1861, is
still in use as a freight enigine 'on the
Western" and Atlantic road, and is in
good condition.
The process of articulating Guiteau's
skeleton is nearly completed at the Ar
my and Medical museum. It is doubt
ful if the bones will make a first-class
skeleton. Many were found to be po
rous, requiring great care to mount.
-Near Fort Valley, Ga., lives a man
who has named his children after ani
mals, having a belief that they will in
consequence live to an old age. There
are four children and they are named
respectfully, Rabbit, Coon, Fox and
'Possum.
Nashville, in its craze for marital and
natal insurance companies has capped
rthe climax by organizing "The Natal
Twin Association," which will pay $2,
000 to each member producing a certifi
cate of the paternity of a pair of twin
babies.
In Alaibama the Senate will stand
thirty-one Democrats and two opposi
tion ; the House seventy-nine Democrats
andl twenty-one opposition. The latter
-consists of eight Republicans, four
Greenbackers and nine Independent
Democrats.
:As compared with the cotton manu
factures of New England, the Southern
mills show a wonderful difference, in
heir favor, of earnings, but the thing is
neing overdone, and too many mills will
prove to the South as bad, if not worse,
.4 than no mills at all.
In the Gulf near Apalachicola, Fla.,
A saw fish of immense size was capturedl.
It was fourteen feet, six inches long,
forty-two inches across the body, the
saw forty-one inches long and seven|
across the center between the points of|
the teeth, weighing 500 pounds.|
Near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, an|
elm tree, said to be the largest in the
4 United States, if not in the world, is
growing. It is 105 feet in diameter and|
329 feet in circumference from tip to tip|
of its branches. The size of the trunk
and height of the tree are not given.|
J. H. 1.ester, who lives near McDon-|
ough, Ga., is 113 years old, having been
born in Rockingham, N. 0., December
7, 1769. H~e distinctly remembers the
Revolutionary war, and when eleven
years old was detailed with other boys
to defend the women from the Tories.
He served under Gen. Floyd during the
war of 1812.
A horrible condition of affairs has
been developed in the "Saviour's Home,"
an institution in Little Rock, Ark.,
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
EDISON is still Obtaining patents at the
rate of twenty-one a week.
GAnm"nDI, the Liberator, is to have
a monument in Baltimore.
TaE Treasury last week received $2
conscience money from Germany.
OF THE 1,518 cases of smallpox in
Chicago last year 1,116 proved fatal.
REPOnTS from Matamoras state that
many persons sick of yellow fever die of
fright.
PoSTMASTERs in Texas have been
ardered to fumigate the mails before
forwarding.
TaE Texas cattle fevor has appearea
it Auburn, New York, and street ped
ling of beef has been stopped for six
weeks.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE COIERIDoE is to
visit the United States this autumn.
Ele is the peer of Gladstone in elo.
juence.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY finds much en
:ouragement for the woman suffrage
novement, aid urges the Suffragists to
persevere.
THE Lady Burdett-Coutts-Bartlett has
rranged for the dispatch to Egypt of a
small staff of nurses, with all nursing
ippliances, the moment their services
ire needed.
Tim Egyptian debt is ?98,398,020,
A which 472,000,000 is hold in England.
rhis and the commerce of Egypt and
,he road to India are wbat England is
ighting for.
THE United States is not likely to be
tsked to send a delagate to the confer
mnee of the Suez Canal question, and
ho United States doesn't care so very
nuch about it, either.
HAVING taken a solemn pledge not to
trink at a public bar, a young man of
L'oronto has his favorite tipple brought
ut by the bartender, and drinks it
;tanding on the sidewalk.
CETYWAYO has learned to eat with a
mife and fork, and his favorite dish to
begin breakfast with is a mess of por
idge and a bottle of whisky. The Zniu
,King is becoming rapidly civilized.
THE Philosophers of Concord, who
were duped by a Western sharper, have
several things to learn yet; among oth.
ars, that of not placing too much confi
decec in a glib-tongued, prepossessing
stranger.
THE~ Boston Transcript thinks it was
niot surprising that Rev. Mr. Miin had
loubts of the existence of hell after liy
oig a year or two in Chicago. He looked
'pon such belief as the rankest kin~d,
autology.
OSCAn WILDE has announced his jal
ention to visit Japan. Every heart will
>ounid with joy at this news. America
.s anxious to get rid of all the cranks she
~an, and will bid Oscar an eternal adie,
with a smile on her lip.
LONDON Truth astOnishe.3 the English
vith the statement that "in some of 4
imaller Western cities of America there
tre more telephones than there are at
resent in England." The ordinary
Cnglishman, however, would not liko ie
Ldmit that.
FIFTEEN thousand men and five thog,
rand horses have been sent to Egypt
from England, and about ten thousand
nen from India. Wolseley will proba
bly be able to muster for the march ozm
Cairo, about fifteen thousand infantry
and five thousand cavalry.
SoMOne writes to the KennebenA
Maine, Journal that " cider drinking haa
become a great evil among the rural
population of the State, as many labor
ing men will not work unless it is fur
nished them by the farmer, and many
rarmers and farmers' sons are too mueb
aldicted to its use."
THE Langtrys found the friendship og
~he Prince of Wales expensive, and be
ween giving entertainments at which he
as present and the Irish land troubleg,
heir income of $15,000 a year melted
Lway. So Mr. Langtry was forced ti
oe contented with about a tenth of his
>rigiInal income, to supplement whicb
iis wife took to the stage.
IN Admiral Frederick do Lutko, Rus
uia loses one of her oldest sailors and
ucientists. Born in 1797, he made the
r'oyage around the world with Captain
Jilownin in 1817-19, and soon after be
pun that service of remarkable Arctic
uxplorations which got him the ear and
lhe applause of the scientific world.
HERBERT SPENCER is paying thia
louintry a visit, the chief object of the
vsit being that of the recovery of hi.
health. No doubt part of his purpose
'n coming was to learn something ii hich
. old be useful to him in the division of
the great work on Sociology on which
u is now engaged-The Industrial De
velopment of Society-having finished
and published volumes on the Ceremo
nial and Political Development.
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Tixu celebration at Ogden's Grove,
Ciiicago, for the purpose of raising
funds to erect a monument to the mem
cry of John Brown was one of the worst
maagred and completest failures of the
century. Letters of regret were read
from many distinguished men, and
nobody was there but a few of the
neighbors, aggregating 800 person&
The widow of John Brown, who livea
in California, was there, and delivered a
short address.
TH men of commerce, art and 1.
dustry who have given character ant
tone to the Industrial Exposition of Cin
cinnati deserve well, not only of theip
fellow-citizens, but of all who take as
interest in the manufacturing industries
of the nation. There have been evi
dences of commendable improvement in
every succeeding exhibition, and the
public have good grounds to anticipate
for the tenth a perfection of order, dis
play and excellence not previously at
tained. The classifications are a model
of fullness and elaboration. Its scenic
departments embrace everything in ma
chinery, manufactures and products,
and these are classified under eighty
1ivo heads. Gold, silver and bronze
medals and cash premiums are offered
in the different classes. The Exposition
opens September 6, and closes October
7. The industrial parade on the day of
the opening will be the biggest thing
ever seen in Cincinnati, and a spectacle
wonderfully interesting, instructive and
picturesque. The cars of seventeen
wards, already organized and at work,
will extend seventeen squares. As for
the Exposition itself, there is more
space now engaged than was occupied
by the last Exposition when it opened,
and the interest aroused is extraordina
ry and universal. All railroads center
ing in Cincinnati will sell tickets at re
duced prices.
About Roses.
All roses flower more profusely if vig
orously pruned. It is best to cut the
obl wood with an unsparing hand, for
he handsomest blossoms will spring
from fresh growth and young shoots
from the roots will bear the largest
cluster of buds. Hybrid perpetuals re
quire to be pruned as soon as their first
liowers have faded so as to produce a
grood display of buds and blossoms in
September. They have no claims to the
title. "perpetual" as they never bloom
but twice in the year and rarely that,
un11less they are highly fertilized and
zlosely cut back when they have ceased
to bloom in early suiumr. They are
tlhe most desirable of summer roses be
k-anse they have so luxuriant a growth
and )ossess the charms of brilliant col
orinrs and fragrance. Great advance
ias been made during the past few
%-ears in their varieties, which are now
nu imbered by hundreds in the English
0and French floral catalogues, and our
owni florists ofler them in large numbers
and at ver~y low prcs Ten centsi will
often buy a flourishing young lant
which, in two or three years if p~rop~erly
treated, will become a large bush.
'1Gen. Jacemliont"' is a perpetual
whose flowers are known to all lovers
of roses and are in much demand for
winter bouquets. Among other (desir
a Ace varieties are "Arma Slexieft,'"
"Heauty of Waltham,"' "Boule do
Nieze," "Coupe d'H1-ibe," "Edwvard
Ml\ren," ''Jules Margottin," "'La
1 rance,'" "Malbel MNorrison,'' ''Mmne.
Lacharme," "Mmne. Charles Wood,''
'Mar e lBaumann,'' "'Baronne do Roths
child,"' and "'teynold's Hole.'' The
last mentioned wvas named for the
famnous English rosarian who cultiva~tes
some of the finest roses in England and
takes the prizes at all the rose exhibi
t~onis in his vicinity, and it is a rose of
remarkable beauty. None of this class
of roses reqluire protection diingi~ the
winter, hut they wvill (10 better another
year if they are covered about the roots
with mnanur'e which can be (lug into the
O round early in the spring. Lt~rge
Iuhsof r*o5s should( be tied up to
stakes made either of small pine-trees
or of wvoodl painted green. Vatering
with liquid 3manure will increase the
le"anty of roses at this season. That
ma~de from the horse stsble or the hen
roost will be more fertilizing than any
tither. D)o not put it on too strong,
!se it will do nmre harm than goodl. It
[a a goodl plan to till a half-barrel one
quarter full with manure and add a
pound of copperas to it to keep the
worms awav; fill it up with water and
put it on the planlts twvice a week, tak
ing carec not to touch the le'ves. Make
the water the color of weak coffee if
horse manure is usedl, the color of weak
ten if lhen manure is p~refer'red. -8pring
licid ( Muss. ) Re publi can.
A Hint About Weeds.
In harvesting Indian corn and wheat,
we cut themi long biefore the grain-the
seed, is ripe. When the grain in either
is fully formed, the stalks are cut;
experience has shown that the ripening
process goes on; the stalk contains
sufficient nutriment to perfect the
grains, and it does this after the plant
ia cut away from the root. Indeed, the
gr ain thus treated often comes to
greater perfection than if the plant
were left until the seed is fully ripe.
What takes place with these crop
plants, also occurs with weeds. Many
weeds, if cut up while in flower, still
have nutriment enough in their stems
and leaves to perfect and ripen a crop
of seeds. It therefore happens that the
mere cutting up) of many weeds, and
leavmng them to dry upcn the ground,
does little toward their Jxtermination.
The common purslane-or "pussley,"
for example, has remarkable vitality; its
very succulent stems will remain alive
for weeks, and even continue to grow
after they have been deprived of the
root. It is orne thing to cut up weeds
with the hoe; it is equally important,
and it should always be done in gardens,
to gather up the weeds by the use of
rakes, and carry them to a brush heap,
where they will ultimately be burned.
American Agricedturist.
-"I know where the dark roes
iwheni miorning comesA,"~ said little C [ara.
" It -Aes downh t ho colati; it's dark there
all dantV''
Traveling by Hand-Car.
For several days past railroad men
en the Bul'alo division have been both
ering their heads over a strange charao
ter whom they have seen rinning a C4
hand-car all by hitaiself, and behaving s(
1h a aingular mannur. Monday night c
train No. 12 *as stopped to aVoid rin
fling over him. Other trains have come
close upon him within the past few u
days before he got his "special" off the t
track. Yesterday Officer Mahar found
a
him near Dalton with his car. He was
brought to Hornellsville, and now oc
cupies a cell in the lockup, where ho t
was interviewed by a 7Thnes reporter.
He is a young man apparently not over
twenty-five years of apo, of medium
size, with black hair and'eyes and dark
complexion. le said that his name
was Martin Kaatei, and that his home e
was in Omaha, from which place he had I
come on a first-class passen er-car.
Somewhere between Hunt's and Dalton
he purchased his hand-ear of a young d
man, whose mother ratified the bargain.
On being asked what his plan was, he
replied that he thought that a nice way
to spend the summer would be to travel
around by himself on a hand-car. He
had intended to move gradually along "
to New York, gathering curious stones
and weeds by the way, and having a 1
quiet, restful time all by himself. lie 11
said he had no idea of this trouble
when he started, and now he was will- 0
ing to trade his hand-car for some prop- t
erty in this town if he could. On being 1
asked if he did not know that it was dan- Z
gerous to travel as he had been doing, ,
Ie replied that there was no danger at
all. "WI y," said he, "I never let a train
get within half a mile of me unless I hap
pen to meet one on a curve. Then I
lust lift my car off in two seconds. If Ii
had some chairs In here 1 would show P
you how 1 (10 it. I am safe if a train
gets within half a block of mie before I
see it, and it is easy to get out of the t
way if a train is two blocks off." The a
young man asked the reporter how soon a
the examination would take place, say
ing: " I want to get out of this place C
as soon as possible."-Hornellsjille (N. t
Y.) Times. y
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A Few Simple Reclpes. b
The Small Boy-Take equal parts u
noise, dirt and four horse-power steam
engine; mix with bread and butter to
the taste (the boy's taste), and set the
mixture to cool in the middle of a ten
acre lot. If you find you have put in
too much noise (wihich you undoubtedly i
have), turn over and knead with the
hand or split shingle.
The Saleslady-This is a very easy a
dish. All that'is required is a little
giggle, brass to season, and a garnish
ing of frizzles, bangs and cheap jewel- t
ry. Mix in an empty skull and serve.
The Politician--Tact, one part; two
eyes for the main chance; one tongue, I
well oiled, and as much cheek as possi
ble. If you have a little brain handy,
it may be added sparingly; but it does
not matter much, and most housekcep
ers consider any use of brain in this
connection as extravagant. Bake in a
slow oven, so that it need not be done r
brown. If it be more than half-baked it
is ruined.
The Poet --To make a poet, take lib- e
orally of shimmering sunshine, strain
through a rhyming dictionary, and add e
equal, parts of lovesick adjectives,
archaic adverbs and such other words u
as you may never have heard of. Set in
a warm place, where the whole may be
-come intimately mingled, and garnish ir
with long hair, seedy clothing and an n
empty stomach.y
Th le Author--Take such facts as you ti
have in the house and mix with twenty a
gallons of gush and twaddle for each d
t act, and boil down one-half. Then add c
of .classical allusions, threadbare storiesi tI
and ubiquitous anecdotes ten parts each, ti
and serve in a greasy coat and bald (g
head. Some prefer to send to the table d
in curl papers, triced with hair-pins; but 6
in this case the sauce must not be for
gotten, and a little politico-poetic tran
scendentalism is also a great improve
ment,
A Kiss-This is conmposed of eqjual
p~arts of honey, sugar, ice cream, soda t1
. with four kinds of siruip, love in a cot- h
t age andl supernal bliss, it can be mlade s:
in the dark just as well as in the light. r
Bake in an elliptical dish, andl serve p
wvarm. t
Chlarity-This is usually served cold.I
When warm it is v'ery ap~t to spoil, and
must therefore be used at home. Take I
one part heart andl one hundred parts ~
talk, and stir together until the heart is ~
dlissolved, andl add~ sumlicent policy andI
wvorldly wisdom to give it a flavor.
Charity made by this recipe will keep a
long time in any climate.--Boston Tran
script.
What the Ancients Believed.
Arrihn, who flourished about the mid
die of the second century of the Chris
tian era, was of a skeptical frame of1
mind and had a wholesome distrust of
the evidence of eye-witnesses. He rid
iculedl the old stories about ants that
dug up gold, and grillins that guarded
the precious metals, and declared that
none were to be found in those parts
of India that were visited by Alexander
and his oflicers. H~e describes, howev
er, a learned, or rather a musical ele
phant which "beat upon a cymbal while
several others danced to his music.
Two cymbals were huug between 'his
forelegs, and one tied to his proboscis
or trunk. He then striking the cymbal
which was tied to his trunk aainst the
others between his forelegs alternately,
the rest of the elephants moved round
him as in a dance, and lifted up or
bowed their bodies as fitly and justly
as the measure and reason of the sound
seemed to require, or as he who played
upon the instrumient direoted.'' He
also speaks, though from hearsay, of
an elephant dying of gief because It
had killed Its keeper in a moment of
frenzy. Nearchus, it seems, had pro
tested that he on'ce saw the skin of a
tiger, and that the natives averred that
the animal, when alive, was as big as a
full-grown horse, and further, th at it |
would leap upon an elephant, and '
strangle~ It. Thereupon Arrian remarks
that those he saw wer-e like speckled ~
wolves, only a little larger, so that he
never saw a tigr at all, but only a leop- t
ard--Al te earRun1
Good Things Cost.
Yen, indeed, they do. (Generally that
hieh we admire and which seems to
;j perhaps, to be done So easily has
)st all that it Is worth. And the rea
mD why It does not seem so to us is be
tuse we do not see when and where
id how the work is put in.
We are riding along and looking out
pon a beautiful landscape. We admire
ie skillful arrangemetnt of trees, and
irubbery, and flowers, or the smooth
rid gently sloping groundi. This is,
kdeed, lovely, we say. How fortunate
ie owner was to find such a place. But
)me one replies, could you have seen
il this years and years ago, when it
'as in a natural state, you might never
ave dreamed of this. It has taken
much thought and hard work and great
xpense to bring these grounds to their
resent condition. Tell a man how a
ing has been done and he says:
T at's easy to do." Very possible,
ow that you have been shown how to
o it, but could you have done it in the
rst place? That it the real test. You
sten to a man wh ose mind is richly
ored with facts and t houghts and fruit.
d in combinations of these varied
;ores, and as he expi'&sses the thought
'hich needed expre-s'on, perhaps you
ty: how easy that wap lone. I could
ave said it. Could you? Why didyou
ot then, before he did? Why not go
ne step farther and give expression to
ie next thought which, so soon as ex
ressed, the orator and all the peo )l
hall say that was the right word right
r spoken. That is the very word we
,ere waiting to hear. When the light
ing flashes you can see very clearly.
.nd, if yoi act quickly, you may take
Li your bearings by its instantaneous
ght. And such a flash of thought may
rove to you an apple of gold.
But we want more than fitful gleams.
teady lights are best. And he is the
-ue speaker whose light shines on clear
ad true while it is at the same time
ble to throw a great flood of radiance
a the dark spot when the right moment
:mes.
Never say such things do not cost. I
ll you, if such a light blazes before
ou and does not cost him who gives it,
ien it is an iqnis fatuis and will lure
im and you, too, on to destruction.
Great men are hard-working men.
renius means a great capacity for work.
Genius will work." The men emi
ent in all the noble walks of life have
een, are now, great workers. They
re trained to endure, and when occa
ion requires, can, and do, labor tre
aendously.
You see a train fly down the track.
t goes easily, does it not? Swift and
trong, without friction and without
ign of labor, it shoots along. You
imply see the results. But what leads
o and insures these results?
So you look upon the outside appear
nces of great lives and see no signs of
keat, and noise, and worry, and weari
Less, and you state your proposition
hat they lead easy, charmed' lives.
['ry it and see. Try to grapple with
he labors of some groat legislator,
aerchant, writer, or divine, for even
ne day. He who puts off the harness
riakes the wisest statements. A truly
reat man bears a great load oa;sily.
'o do this gives the right to bear the
ame.
Are you dazzled by the lives of Gen
rals, senators, millionaires, or groat
ion of letters? Consider the cross
'ell ore looking at the crown. It is a
rand thing to win the crown. Try for
.Try with all the manhood there is
i you. You are worth little If you do
ot make the trial. But remember that
ou only roach the high seats and wear
ie crown after long, arduous, unre
iitting labors. Let no word of mine
isourag yoBttry no short cuts.
oun th cot ad tendo valiant bat
e.Determine to win all these good
ings, but win them legitimately.
reat and good work merits and will la
uc time receive a great reward.
rolden Rule.
Treatment of Sunstroke.
Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat,
nd especially if the weather is
muggy." It is more apt to occur on
2e second, third, or fourth day of a
eated term than on the first. Loss o1f
Loop, worry, excitement, close sleeping
~oms, debility, abuse of stimulants,
redispose to it. It is more apt to at
aek those working in the sun, and es
ecially between the hours of eleven
'clock in the morning and four o'clock
a the afternoon. On hot days wear
hin clothing. Have as cool sleeping
ooms as p)ossible. Avoid loss of sleep
*nd all unnecessary fatigue. If work
gin doors, and where there is arti
loial heat-laundries, etc., see that the
oom is well ventilated.
If working in the sun, wear a light
at (not black, as it absorbs heat),
traw, etc., and put inside of it on the
ead, a wet eloth or a large green leaf;
requently lift the hat from the head and
ece that the cloth is wvet. Do not check
>erspiration but drink what water you
iced to keep it up, as perspiration pro.
rents the body from being overheated.
Elave, whenever possible, an additional
ihade, as a thin umbrella, when walk
ng, a canvas or board cover when work
ng in the sun. When much fatigued
1o not go to work, but be excused from
work, especially after eleven o'clock in
~he morning on very hot days, if the
work is in t he sun. If a feeling of fatigue,
lizziness, headache or exhaustion oc
>urs, cease work immediately, lie dlown
*n a shady and cool place; apply cold
31othis to and pour cold water over the
lead and neck. If any one is overcome
my the heat, send immediately for the
iearest good physician. While waiting
~or the physician give the person cool
irinks of water or cold black tea, 01r
'old coffee, if able to swallowv. If the
ikin is hot and dry, sponge with or
our cold water over~ the body and
inmbs, and apply to the head pounded
cc wrapped in a towel or other cloth.
[f there is no ice at hand, keep a cold
sloth on the head, and pour cold water
mn it as well as on the body.
If the person is m~ o, very faint and
>ulse feeble, let hin '. bile ammonia for
few sconds, or give him a teaspoon.
uil of aromatic spirits of ammion'a in
wo tablespoomfuls of water withi a little
- ar.-Ne Yor.; /ioarrI of Ileq/tI.
SOAP is readily soluble in sloohol, and
hie fact is utilized in the makin6 ci
inuid and transparent soma.s
The Wrong Verdict.
*A fresh anecdote of John T. Ray
mond, never before printed, is related
by one who was a member of his dra
matic company and who is now in this
city. It was li 1877 that Raymond, as
the immortal Sellers, was doing the
Western oountry. At Evansville, Ind.,
the house was filled, and the audience,
the critics say, was en rapport with the
actors. The play went along swinminof
ly until the denouement was reache .
This it is well known, occursin the jury
scene which closes the drama. At every
village a new jury is obtained from the
populace. Leading persons of the place
are sometimes honored with a position
in the box, and it was so at Evansville.
The collection was one of the finest ever
on the stage-doctors, lawyers and such
like. The foreman was a six-foot Ken
tuckian and a Judge, too. He had for
years adorned the bench, and was nev
er known to quail in public. It was
from his mouth that "not guilty" was
to be received, and he had been dlly
cautioned as to his lines. As soon as
the verdict is rendered Sellers throws
up his hat, hugs the accused and per
forms inany wonderful side plays, after
which the curtain descends. t-.Evans
ville Raymond (lid his prettiest, gyra
ting before the Judges like a madman
and "fixing the jury" in his inimitable
manner. When the case had closed
and the jury were expected to returtn
the cut-and-dried verdict of " not
guilty," the foreman-this six-foot Ken
tuckian and a Judge to boot-was at
tacked with stage-fright and startled
ever body by shouting:
" Guilty!",
What?"' inquired the disconcerted
Sellers.
''Guilty," said the forgetful foreman,
thinking lie was doing himself and the
9vansvile p arty proud.
In vain Raymond giggled; the ver
dict was plainly "guilty." Thcrc'ore
the play couldn t go on as it was laid
down; there was no chance for that
throwing or hugging. The audience
was not slow to catch the mistake, and
a wave of hearty laughter began to
sweep over the parquette. At last Ilav
mond seeing things to bo in a desperiate
state, began to "rix' the jury again,
and buttonholing the big foreman, whis
pered the proper verdict in his ear.
Whereupon the big six-footer mildly
stammered out:
"Not guilty."
The hat went up, the lucky accused
was congratulated, and the curtain rung
down amid the laughter and applaus
of the audience. TrIat big Kentuckian,
however, was never again foreman of
any of Raymond's jurices.-New Baven
(Vonn. ) Union.
Young Love's Dream.
They are young married people and
have just gone to housekeeping, and the
neighbors who assemble at. their front.
windows to witness the harrow'ng sight
of their parting for the day declare that
the followving is a verbatim accounit of
their conversation:
"Good-bye, Charlie; nowv be careful
the street cars dIon' t run off the track
with you and-kiss me, Charlie-- there
was something I wante'd to tell you
let mec see. W~as it hair-pins? No, J
got them-w-h-a-t could it have been?"
"I'm due at the office, pet," says
Charlie, bracing up and looking very
handsome and manly; "was it some
thiing to eat?"
''Why, of course it was; there isn't a
bit of mashed potato in the house, nor
a mouthful of bread and butter. We
want half a yard of beefsteak--see; and~
have it cut bias so it will be tend(er
and a loaf of sweet-bread, Cjinarlie, and
a strawberry short-cake, dear, and
anid anything else you think of, (dear."
''But, my little wife,"' says (Charlie,
looking very wvise, "' thesc things must
all be made before we can eat them."
"Must they? oh, dear, and I never
learned to do fancoy wvork! I never
crocheted a biscuit it to eat, and I
couldn't paint a tomato to save my life.
Oh, Cha aric, go to thle ready -made st ores,
do. there's a darling!"'
lie did; and they had a picture'squ~e
meal of lobster and strawhlerries with
baker's rusk and lemonade, but Chiarlie
has writ ten to his mothei' to c'ome ait
on1ce andi make them a long visit, they
are 5so delightfully situated they can
make it pleasant for her now, he says.
Detroit Post~ and Tribunem.
Only One Life.
Too many farmers appear to be only
skirmishing around during the present
life without any of the real enjoyments
which this world offers to everyone who
will gather them. In the first place, if
he does not marry a good wife (and
there are a p)lenty of them running around
loose) the fatal mistake is made which
can never be remedied. If a man in
tends to b~e a farmer, and through that
channel of industry enjoy all of the
comnforts and pleasures of life, he should
surround himself and family with as
many of the conveniences of life as his
means and industry can command. He
should keep In mind that on his farm
and with his family is the best place for
contentment and happiness. And the
best way to be happy is to make his
family happy and his home pleasant.
Every hour needlessly spent away from
thme home of domestic happiness is just
so much lost in the great sum of life's
comforts. One life-one home-one
wife-one aim-and one end to all of
life's struggles and hopes. Without
happiness all work Is a burthen, and
life a failure.--hwa State R~eqister.
Perils of Sausage.
Young girls should not be allowed to
meddle with sausage, which has lately
been the cause of trouble both at the
East and the West. A Boston girl put
an iextra " a" into her sausage, and was
so harshly reproved that she tried to
commit suicide, In ahicago a girl spelt
it " soseige," and was severelhy repri
manded by her teacher. The misspell
er took the reprimand so much to heart
that after recess she failed to appear.
An immediate search was instituted, and
it was discovered that the sensitive
young creature was at a matinee. We I
Areidebed or these fearfnl warnings toj
the hicao7Wbuma. which never tells
1n pound. of plug, ^obsooo
-Ther* are fifty-tWo bre
Brooklyn which produc 4,0(00
ef lager annually, and ? 4a
of S1,000,000.-N. Y.
-The corn crop of Texas
estimated at 140,000,000 bushel
value of the agricultural product oth
State is *94,071,998.-Chicago Tin.
-Ninety-three thousand aiets have
been planted under the new arboricul.
ture act in Kansas. Preference is given
to the cotton tree on account of its rapid
growth.
-Two ninety-foot lathes, said to be
the largest in the world, have been
made for their own use by the South
Boston Iron-works. Each lathe con
tains 600,000 pounds of iron, and is in. a
tended for boring out cannon.-Boon
Post.
-The crop of Indian corn is one of
the most important and valuable in the
United States. The crop of 1880 was
estimated at 1,717,000,000 bushels; the
wheat crop of the same year was esti
mated at 498,000,000 bushels. It must
be considered the staple crop of the
Western and Southwestern States. In
1880, Illinois produced 240.000.000
bushels, as against 60,000,000 bushels
of wheat. The acreage of corn in Kan
Bas the same year was 2,995,070 acres,
and the product 108,704,927 bushels,
against an acreage of 1,520,659 acres of
winter wheat, with a product of 17,560,
259 bushels.
-It is estimated that nearly 2,000,
000,000 pounds of paper are produced
annually; one-half of which is used for
printing, a sixth for writing and the
remainder is coarse paper for packing
and other purposes. The United States
alone produces yearly 200,000 tons of
paper, averaging seventeen pounds per
hoad for its population. The English
man comes next with about twelve
pounds per head; the educated German
takes eight pounds; the Frenchman
seven pounds, whilst the Italian, Span
iard and Russian take respectively three
pounds, one-half pound and one pound
annually.-N. Y. sun.
-The English are the best customers
for American canned salmon. Most of
the Sacramento River salmon go to the
Atlantic cities, but Liverpool draws the
bulk of its supply from Oregon, either
direct from the Columbia River or
through San Francisco. The Fraser
River salmon all go to England direct
from Victoria. Last season the Fraser
River sent 146,000 cases to Europe. It
is expected that as many more will be
canned there this season for the same
market. The Columbia River sent 380,
700 cases direct to Europe for the year
ended March 31. Thus far this season
three cargoes have been cleared direct
from the Columbia River for England,
with 98,480 cases.--Chsicaqo Times.
As Sensible as Most Duels.
Sheep's-head, although hardly a flat
tering epithet or term of endearment,
is not regarded between man and man
in this country as an insult of so deep a
dye that the stain inflicted upon the
honor of a gentleman to whom this
compound noun may happen to be ad
dressed can only be wvashed out in blood.
That such, however, is the view taken
of its German eqJuivalent. "Schafskopf,"
in the Fatherland is conclusively demon
strated by the following lamentable oc
currence: A few days ago, in the an.
cient Oity of Oldenburg, one Herr Jan
sen, an elderly barrister, called upon an
acquaintance, the upper story of whose
dwvelling was occuiiied by an infantry
Lieutenant named Fischer, the proprie
tor of a handsome pointer, up on wiv ch
he had sportively bestowed the name of
Scharfskopf. 'the dog was lying
stretched on the door-step as Jansen
came up to the door, and tat very me
mnent the Lieutenant, thrusting his head
out of his secondl-floor window, shouted
at the top) of his voice: "Sheep's-head,
come up, wvill you?" Jansen took the
summons to himself, and, insteadl of
entering~ the house, witei~d by the door
until F'ischer made his appearance,
when, exliig bSeep's-head
yourself," he lent the Lieutenant a
hearty hox on the car. Fischer, wvho
was in mufti, retorted with a walking
stick, and the r-esult of this misunder
standing was a hostile meeting. Jansen
Iiredl first, inflicting a slight lesh wound
upon his adversary, whereupon Fischer,
in no way ruflkd by his hurt, stretched
the too-hasty advocate dead upon the
ground wvith a bullet through his heart.
-Londn Telegraph.
Just an Average Sample,
The occupant of an office on Grand
River avenue sat at his desk, when a
mild-faced stranger entered, and passed
the time of (lay, and asked:
"Would you let me sit at your desk a
moment andl~ use your pen?"
"C(ertainly."'
"Can I use a sheet of your paperP"
continued the man, as he Beated him
self.
"Oh yes."
"Tlhanks. You may hang up my hat
if you will. I can never sit for any
len gth of time with my hat on."
H-lis hat was given a place on the
rack, and for ten minutes he was busy
writing. As he finished he asked for an
envelope, and when he had sealed it he
saidI:
"Pardon the liberty,but can you wpare
me a stamp P"
ie was given one, and after he had
licked it on he weighed the letter in his
hand and remarked:
"I'm afraid that's too heavy for
three cents. Perhaps you'd better put
on another."
A second stamp was handed him, and
he then observed :
"I'll leave the letter for you to mail
as you go down."
"Very well."
"And as it is an important missive,
allow me to suggest that if you should
goto thev post-ofhice on purpose to mail
t, Iwul take it as a great favor.
Thanks for your kindness. P~lease reach
my hat, and as 1 suffer a great deal
from the sun, I will borrow your um
brella until I pass this way again.
Hiow to Stop Bleeding.
If a man is wounded so that blood
flows, that flow is either regular, or by
jets or spurts. If it flows regularly, a
vein has been WoundedC~, andi a st'ng
should be bound tightly around below
the wounded part, that is, beyond it
from the heart. If the blood comes out
by leaps or jets, an artery has been sev
ered, and the perb'u may bleed to death
in afew minutes: tA ni'awnnt~uId,.h ~