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DEYQ1E To t'I,IC,i , MQORALITY, EI)UVV 'IIf) AN) TO T'.E (IENE -1, I I (EE O I 11F ' Q( 'I'EY, D. F. BADLEY & 0 pIC NC URSDAY, .UIY 1), 180, VOL2. XII. NO 3 GENERAL NE WS. PIrE county, Alaln na, has bought no corn this y'ear, and the furmers are in botter cr1ndition than for soveral years I large Loat car 1ucvj 01 y now hein.; built at Dovall's Bluff, Ark., will be com11 pleted in I short time. It will work 300 non. Tu hydrophobia is raging anong the tenttlo at Crystal Springs, Miss., t4) such an extent that the citizens have quit eat ing beef, ind the markets have closed in consequence. 'Is said tlit thero are ,1 ,O00 bunslels of corn in the wvester; Z)-Mt of Greene wcouty, Ala., which, the farners hav,'. 1o -ise for and ealnvut (lisp)ose of. ONE orant e grower .n Alachau eoullty, Fla., has netted about $10,000 on leeinu hers this se fK()n. He is now ninrketintg the crop t)f tomalitoe;s oil of 13(1 ir ;es, T'.tE eattle thlat wore shipped"( fromu iieorgila rcently are dying < n tie e''x11s 1>rararies. TIhe wveathler i:; too h,(t for tlieinl. A wtlot.som;: Virginia Iltw re(11iires that .ny person elected or 111)1oiiited to any post or otli'e m1iiler the laws of the con 1mo alth sh1111, 1efore he n ets in such. o11ice, t11ke the antti-dlueling oath, T1 inavorL of Norfolk hM 1 lne:l tIe; following excell(enlt rule; 'A police court. is at 1lll mlorall 6-elmol f('r the younlg; 'there(fore, I ullder t he age of sixteen ye'rs will not he adliitt(d as S1)ectators." Dlc, TEE'rrenI hai1s enltered suit against iho eitv of ('hiattnooga tor $10,000, 40laimed1 to hanve 1'een sutstained1 hv his im. 1'.'Smneniliclict last, fall an: a cl-L"pe of ('ncnealini'g sallpo1ix. 1liv pro1)(";ses to tine thec 111yV(r, city ph1ysician and chiief of. police ind1ivid1ually. T).x. : papt1els (ch1:m thmt the profc its in 4attle ra11isingli ilm1:tt iate Ilmve averaged 100 per ((nt in Cie p, ost five years, w1iil' Aml s. na-" < as lu-", hive 1chedl 0I I e:" cent,,an'. the lim ' is sul stalnt'tiltdil by N atw -e.n of statist:(cs that almtlndaitly 1 ''ove the e:"se. A <.atlie (ln the C'ol>:ivr(1)i er, over one inile i I lnth,aI l itc'lin s(i1me 1(11ac"es thirty f1et ini ('tl, isl, wihih, is i cin ideralil(. attetion in Lam1isas, sTe'x. Thiiig ave" is aboutt sixicn"" mile's fromn the towtn, al:d iias it'O sa11 st: trmis iP'llnis iigl t Igh it, whli<hI a1re ab1(:ni. two f("ctete1p, 1'wo (,f the I (o"ks it 'istI'iut - l d si als, -l (''i(i(eit an, tartion lIil 1 (1 ar., 'e mm.tS ]iuislied. i11l %Vnrk ('n ile thinr on11e is 1 )l-('L.r' l'C(> rplic' ly wil l wve I1ll bai'v i i linishi i by faill. h ile enIg1ine'r i ehl rie a"eHI dr L lttl that l i0,t'0 0 tiiil 1 e re<iird1 io ("i>lei'te th l work ::s it sh't(1 b i. A 1iutI, ims ouli"11 ironliiinn i s li' I$:nmfaetf0rie0, liS("(.dt.'n faictorics, I ofonhliv :nn lnai"lhine si(,>'s, 807 lh loriii -intl it mif l ills, and :1s1 1 hin mu1""hil.s. The ap1itl f iiniV stel il the e iniitrifls Is l,12,22:. mp'tloymntu isgiv-en (i,. ofl0i''h$1m0, t> w)mm is11 paid ~i wageisp 4& 5,19 the p ivsicila u.gived that there wai no l ib (1' lence of doing so And preservt ihig his life. Dispirited and discouraged hm sailed for home aid visited Dr. Wil lard l'ai-ker. The skilled sfurgeo e sail the operation( could he performed'c1, andl(l made good his word by nle'o11h14ithing it succesesfully, it is said tilhat $100,000 was the amount of the cheek landhcd thr ilrgeon for thifs new lease of lif", and the four years or tior' nihee the (lay on whi;it it WaOt, procured htlve been at new cxelrience t.> the young muillionaire." lhussfan Qrnlt1. It was not tany yeats fince that Russia was ragat'dct as the granary of Europe, but of late years the United States and India, have t. a great extent become the soitrees of stppllns. This has resulted from the change in the cultivationl of the soil by which free labor was substituted for that of serfs, buit owing to a number of circumstances in which the usurer and the land laws play anll important part the new inethod is lews eflleicnt than the old ; and second, fron a change in the manncr of market ing the grain. Formerly Russian Wheat was held in very high estimation, and at the different markets quantities of wheat whose excellence was guarllteed by a knowledge of its sourCe could always be had, Now, aR a rule, the cultivators are i unaneial straits, and mortgage their erops to sl)eculators, who do not hesitate to mix a high grade with a low grade and export it as all high grade wheat. 1'hese dishonest methods have become 4o general as seriously to affect the toraign demand for Russian cereals, and I 5\ stem of government inspection is roepoed ai nl extreme remedy for the - ituation. Were as eftetive a system of "l*rain inspect ion as exists in this coulty alopted we may well fear the results of 1 His:si:ll com)lpetition. Sport Among Zuni ('hllilren. One day, says Frank Cushing, in the a /ur,l for May, I saw some of the -hildren playing at '' breahing horses." )lle juvleile (emnonl was leading a band t,f four or five (It hers, in the pursuit of a Ibig bristling boar. Lasso ill hand, the little fellow watched his chance, and, t wirlitg the flexible cord once or twice rapidly inl the air, sent it like lightning toward the head of the boar. The latter made a d."sperate dash only to run his slout and forefoot into the coil, which ' eld by the combined efTorts of all, inickly percipitated him, in a successioni cIf entangling summersaults, into the lhallow river. In an instant another lasso was dexterously thrown over his hind feet, and his captors, heedless of muud and water, wild with vocifelos glee, b,estraddled him, and Ilid h,m down. Tile leader tore ofif one of the legs of his cotton trowsers, and with this he hanadaged the eyes ( f the squeal ing animal, wrapling another piece tightly around his suidtt so as to smother his eries. Tus cquippled. ti' hog was set at lila rty. Two of i le little wretches j:umped astride hil, wile the others prodded him behind and at the sides. '1'ln s goaded, the poor beast ran uncer tlailly in all direcions, ilto cor rals, over logs, headieng into deep h'1s, precip. itatitg his adventurCsomie riders ; not, however, to their dliscollitine, for they wouhl illilediately scamlper up, drive, piush, lead, or haunl him out, and mlount him again. The last I saw of them was toward evening t tly 'were ruefully re ga;rding the dead carcass of their novel horse. "' )id you ever hea:r ahont John Os bIr anllOd h is settecr pu11ps ?" " 'Jolmi Osborn11 ran~ for Shlerif1 inl St. I nal, MinnI. , and0 wh1ile'11 h e wworkinIg It1 the boays with hiIis good natunre he had frequen4lt calls,.anld whenlever a man~ with1 I fanley for field sp)ortS Camne, thle talk .1hvays fell np1on1 a belaultifull setter anId "* N ice pupp Ili(s, Johnl.' '''They are' tile n.olst beautifhll setter 141p5 1 everl saw an)ywhlere.' " Then11 Il- I'andidalte for Sheritf wouliid lw till uano asidle and, in a confidential one tIll im :1 "I 'IYo justI wait till after elect ion anld l'll givle yIn one1 oIf those inps " Thllis thi hIl~ ad b een) going on for a promhlisI (If a pup lingering ill his ear, whnir. Mo 1( Osborn,ake "111t 'Jhn, ho nun pupie ar a 'iIW Illi Il was11 hinkigd hat t-night, youai O'ie promised llth1e1i tety -r num th rat he.:hulds have1 anm o them. dont 1v11 0hn.1 tit wod,h a nIa manIli 50run or'(I5 fohrilYh wouldn't proise (I aII 1ionx T dian,II liae thredat Fther' mI issie.o Id ianAe flars: lIlam a friend (If t he Gret Fathr' and am11 bigoing my the whitel man'sillays. I wi aeebanltiwey 1ht m1 en m' t tng wood,1(1~''i1 and Ithugh Iwold be0 like' a whie. man and chopd som til ood41 4fo lIy w1rife. A lpetIle woodt le up~ and thpu t lt rihtleye, and tow tI thatie the( lGret Falditir ohe hirsLt excmuand amistl briing 1my1 chldrent upI he whiiedteoott manseeay. wonhls.nde ia' coe Whenk.ounstead f the eye phas sendOs a br wona ta is this col1r ofmyn or him atithoe dthe "DIEM PJWIDt" ihougl the dim chambers of my secret soul A strange ghost wasnier" ; As one who has o'er all it sees cohttrol It walks ad ponders. Someththea where gay and subtle fattcies fart it shows its features, And straight the bright things vanish tit thih air lhisive creatures ! Sometimes it fills my trembling heart witi dread Of the to-morrow, To see the wraith of what I thought was d(ead Its likeness borrow. And yet, and yet I cannot bid it go Vrot mne for ever; It Were so sad if I, with all its woe, Could see it never. For it was once filled up with a delight, A passing pleasure, Which, though in truth it left my soul les white. Was mine to treasure. So jttst to give this formless thing a name Must bring ine sadness, Since it no more can know Life's glowing flamc And fragrant gladness. Of yesterday, o'er which all men repine t.ith bitter grieving, Because it took away some joy divine, Home firm believing. Still yester<1ay-a loss without an end, Each day another, That leaves behind one miore frail hope t< tend, Of grief to smother. But sometimes, in a recompense of pain And vain endeavor, Our sweetest yesterdays we shall regain To keep forever. JAMEs BERRY BEssl:I.. TIE 80SUTIIE RN "'GATF ll.' Six thousand baby alligators are sold in Florida every year, and the amouu of ivory, number of skins, and quantit' of oil obtained from the older mnelIber; of the Saurian family are sulicient t< entitle them to a high place among tht products of the state. The hunters sell young " 'gafors " a twenty-five dollars per hundred, 11uid ti dealer from seventy-five cents to one dol lar each. Live alligators two years oh represent to the captor fifty cents each and to the dealer from two to five dol lars, as the season of travel is at it height or far advanced. A ten-foot alli gator is worth ten dollars, and one four teen feet long twenty-five dollars to tih hunter, while the dealer charges twic or three times that price. The eggs ar worth to the hunter fifty cents Ir doze(n and to the dealer twenty-live ceits eac"h The dead alligator is quite as valuall, as the live one, for a specimen nine fee I' ng and reason)ably fat will net hot branches of the trade as follows: THE HUNTER. I T1E lEALn. Oil, . . 5.00 Oil, , , . Skin, . . 1.0G Ski,,, . 4.1 Head, . . 10.00 1 Head, . 25.l $10.501) . The value of the head is aseert caine, by the numiber anld siz;e of tlie teetil Dealers mount esl)t'ially fil(ne spe il ': of the skull, but the grenter ul b r ia no other value than1 tIlat. of the ivor they contain. The wages of the lInter depelun, tcorse, upont his good forto:,' in lihi11r the game. One of the Imst exps."t)ci these gives as inlstaice's tf ln if1 hiits the items of three dav's wviorl which yielded thirty-nine cIirs am seventy-tive cents; of six d41s witlh yield of t wenty dollars and tenc evnts, 1an1 of elighIt days' hiunitinig which net tel forty dol lars anid twenty-five cenits. Withouit spieakil< of'those enien,ies o the "''gator "who hunlt him for apoart there are abiout two lilmldred men ini tIh State of Florida who miake a biIuines and try to make a living by capituiring o killing him. Very mny have eaeten alih gator-steaks from sule, curiosity t4 learn its flavor; Ilt miancy more eat it he cause it is rhe chieapest a'ud, oftentimes the onily meat they canu afl'ord. Th< flavor wh'len it is fried or broiled is thia of beefsteak plenlt ifully siupp1lied with fish gravy, while thle fore-lgs roast< taste like at miixt ure of tchickeni and fish and have a delicate fibre. Very methodical in his Intb its is thi alligator, and very sulsicious oif any thing new aroundit his honme. Whcen ii starts out in search of food it is invairia lhy an hour after the tide has biegunl t<( ehhi, and lhe return'is abo)(ut four hours af ter low water. If hie hacs a hand journe.,ii to1 perform, lie goe's andit comesl~ Iby the same route, never deviating from it uncti Ice sees evidlence that straniugers llav< Ir(espaissed upon01 his doaini. lHe live. cin the banks of somec streamn, for lhe hnc de'cided objections to staignanlt waiter and't to make his home lie dligs a hole it least twelve inches below the lowes level of the water. This hole is perfect ly straight, although on an incline, ami froma twenty to thcirty feet ini length termlinating in a chiambier suiflutict I: argo to admifit of his turing ini it There he or she dwells atlone, save whem the female is caring f(ir a ver'y yung1l b rood, in whiichc ca,se the roomi is con verted inito at nuirsery. Fu'cll-grown aih gatoirs not oinly tdo nt ((('n11: thec same hole, isct they will not Ivi near eachl othier. TheIc all igattor usu~ially lays her egf(o cint the first oif .Jnlv, acid during tI c.itinth of Juine cshe is buisily enigaged ii prepajcirinig the 'riadleI for her young Seletinig a pilace onc t he batnk of son11 stream or creek, she beigicis work h:' heating hard andt level with hir tail ac earth platform abiout six feet 5(<iclir' Mice scrapes together wiit hx her foe-feet efonitimces fromci a distanci' of fifty .x ai icrcci the piro'posed1 nast, dried grass sticks and mcitndunt il tifteeni ori twenct enihie feet of thle macterial is in a plahi conlvenlient for her li'prpoe. On the dia. tfillowing the coml)pletjion of these hu~prep iionls she lays from thirty to fifty egg c tie prepared4 groundi(, andi pies ove 'Ilm dried graiss and( mcuid (left ly worke iwith sticks untitl ai momiui six feeti Sancci-tc'r anid thiiree feet high has hee ra ised. Thue siurfaice of tis is qiuicki .:rdenced by ihe sunc, atnd, ini order thn lflmay lie as near:ily air-tight as possible Iche femualn visit it ('.nb dav, coverin nith nlu(t any crevices that may have 'tppeared, as well as remonedeling such por !ions art do not matisfy her seiise of I bealIt,Y Tbdh ordinary tino of incubation is abhout two montis, anti tien the new!v ha:tchetl brood inat he heard ve)lping mund snarluin for their mother to c>llt lntte her work by teleasing themn from their pris on-iest. On the second or tlhir< (lly efia the first noise has been heard, the fetlm->e bites a hole in the s'.l of the mlounr', out of wlich the young ones, barely mlore thum eleven inclles long, comto tuinbtllinfg ill the mtost Vigorous mnantier, erawling dbrectly toward the water. Until the young atre three years old the iother ex 'rcisK( tt a parental care over them, always relninimui wit hin Kountd of their voiees, no,t sl) tnmch to protect them fromi their natural encmny, man, as from their un natural enemy their father, who has an especial fondiness for his own children in the way of food. When the huter fimil a nest, he ear ries the eggs hlomlle to litlh tieiml, wiere he can easily capture the brood if tie ('gs are fresh or if the Young in them :re not tmore th:m five inel's long: at lly other stage they will not hatel if Ie moV('(d, an<l alre of no value exept for he shell. 'he captured eggs are the packed il straw as nearly as p(nss''1e in the natural way, and the v"oie Imay he thus hlitel I out very ' Nsu(ce1 sitlIy. One farmer rearld sixtcel Imtn(dreil alm other a thound last seas iii. 'The yonig will vat imneiate'ly after 'ingliiiiv out itOf the shell, im! they thr'e lest if given) no food for at least three months. The cry (if a fiull-growni 'gator is not unlike the hellowin.g (if a bull, ex-ep1t that it is of more V('1tlie, sim-e tilm' vieie'( of a male can, on 11 cal day, he I.ard a listalce of five mil(s; mald thecy m:ty Ie said1 to be suI-w i'rli s, since' tli'% sel <loin) 'r'solv' 1ittmelves into song,' save at the rising of the ;tiln; ill fact the 0Jl1y 'e el)IIonl 1o this; 1111'1ing mlelodAy is whIehn a storm is appraucIhin". The liver age Il tri<la "eracker" il'ls 11(1 oth4'r I baromleter thanill ti all i gtr in tIhe neigh boring ereek or swailp. One ceases to be astonished at the vol te of soum'l whicb comes from thes( ilonsters when hie se's a full-giWin 141m put forth al' his strength to pro)duce tl effect. Ie stretches his hodv to its full length, inhaling suflicient air to putlT hin: up nearly twice his natural siz"; thin holding his breath, as it were for an in. sta'it, )e raises both head and tail inti Le f)1'ins the scg(.nenlt of a circle. Wies all is tlis coplne)(t(', the ''roar" cOn1e with slsllicient forc'e to startle one, (Vic though he he prepared for it. Nince, in onicr to guard his head, il alligator is ob)liged to tulI his b,dtiil solewhat, aind sine, when his jaws :ar on1ce clos(ed he is inab )le to opit': twm i only a moderate amount of strengtl; of the part of man is use(1, the imlilter w leets this point for attack when'ii it is p(S t sible for himt to steal upon his gamn 112 awares. If the intenlding captor gets a firm h'll upon the jaws of his gaIlme in tlhi.; I ay * theit m1onste- becomes reasonably eaV('s' t prey; one rope soon s e res h. J:i ; jws an it other is tic<l aromnd his neckltl i(l t':s: cned to a1 tree, while a third seiurYs li! tail inl the same way, tluis stretchilg ihe eaptive ill a straight line; his fore p':t are tied over h(is bacuk, a sto:.t 1.((' i lashell from the enld of his snot to tit, tip of his tstil. an<d the alligattor is hwp less. It is sehlm, however, that the luntil gets his gale at, a dis:alva:ntage, an1 ti '. securc hie) alive the musn:t "(t ;1boutl tilt f work mun' an boys lo when they snar rabb)1ib, . A' tall, stout s:aplinlg n':ar th< tr's celdge is the first re<piisite, ia dire'tly ill frollt of that, in the water, a nlarro-1 lane (or plen is n:aie with stakes, the t wt oulter one1s linig i'>telii i, as io the sinldlei of a botx-tr'ai. At thn-en oil dhriveni into till mud2(, inl1 n ihe topioftit is fastened a p)iecei of taint ed hi 'f. A stout rolpe, nt 1one1 e(l (if wh:chh is a lcr; a nootClse i fathen tiitin,to of210 jin- lsl ling,11 andl tof I- ulie wiir of li' he(0 innie -is 121tachiedr 11 cros-, 1)1 triigg e wiieb. when the treeig'rn, lels eint th', > viitill' on1) the oter seak jusstllii i blow the wurae ofVhell water,4 ii in- noos 5tu'i I ui1 arui hie Vl enir op:e'faing.T ge pat 4te m't ihe a1pll iiato attempts*i t:rg swmSirth har,i'1 jImtVe htis b:n-k di toplclesihthe tr igr and1 hfem isha cativ, is is' ecesr t id i-entv - whie he i it ths wter,i ain l- ti harry him (10 the1 tshor2 Hin ailo t fohe. - p.hiouslas2teis hoie iesl n>win si iragged tee fat s>t histanfcesh tihough -2 the1 wter. I' 21 tWitin onc prl'jtrtiy s Iiro ithe atilho of affet ialeas, cit:iveig t rilIoer, md this hedesamighingilog'l' 1 init wtht hit shoubles, ofrti .1 wing 4)t~ h iet over hi xln- ofa' il VIThose(i tho ae.i'' inns. fAnlil wi tI tinibitsoga algtor,iss sen inchslt, th fartiulars 114'vor it may plisscss.1 buttlim eon nuithiat teln when1 fresh.t AlI hinust ha"vt betln in existene el nt (CL'ISERS FORfl TIlE NAVY. A TALK WITil EX-CO31ANDlF.I (201. RlN(3J AllOUlT 'rIlE N EW VEMMElm. Renlons for (ling thienI n (rnthiler Speed than lFouirtenI'' K hlit' lI tiionr--W tint Forein V1;ses are io Ang. "IlInve you seenv theli Navy De paIrt ent'Is adve'rtisemtenit for prIposals for new cri ers?" aIIsked a reportl1er of x-ComiIIatr Gorringe. "'I havexi ai copy~ of it in my p)ockeE. I notice ti h t dh tel i itent cllIs for Se y ('ral vesse5tls ant i tit he seeim intIr agraph d of the .er.tiseme tseems to rIuire t biddelrs sluilIlibe prepa:redl to latihit both hull aId Lis of these shiTs, or Yn gines4 only,v if it meansil! t his it tecles All but three of th shii11nildIrs of this eountry, for oiny ti i'tf otr iron ship vards are til to buibl Ibothi hul. "Indv engi se te ay elliscourag'd about his. I fin: t putt in miry hrits, ontit I nuiny say I t you tht I Ilimv e aleady err?aged wit reoer of .ex-motllcomp<c tent eniginie intii.rs in this comittiryi tot "iw are war ships l tilt in Fng "Atit fouret th- s of the ngt alis war eralivessels inte l thei hull lul 1in t h tg ov feunw rLvti lenya s.e Iilut tlit and 1ie11 mitsliin g thuth losi:y lfelild a ness ei Il in ntii; ius itnes . Atd lasut tllrd <of the ilih es hf hitmitt fotmd in, pr oac 1til in Entl Afluitif valSitl il ite. 11t1 dhll t 111111, l,oth t 1111t sipy has ti! li :engine wrk t ese arr abiuh l4t- it sI tr o t lalt il 11il, Iut . mibe nly ptlytt intl yed ta n thu; arr age awih li ofi th141 lisi cllll,o-fi ae t o u ngi ne i:t l ill ti tibl o w. 1 eilrtbu "i h i l ilt n m: id e engetl u, d th us de ) lna keepwl lat.,,or "How arle lvar111 shipt-tiilft int ?not; v1-d purp" w .i e, En iih s 1Al r fin atiltn niot g the li il gn iln etir tiitit <uSh ' bitI t lltl wlit vail elni e ttillin 111ioib 'li < i s ;.ll i d, Hai .sutiytlly liii.1 ao tithe p::es r tlnt( i oii leh:l- :'I tl: li: stittiihltl-i "r do not tihit tf; p. hIti lot ttee for unt ll spi'i,"e ail to i?nkl i hmtt f1itn stipl- ;tl l wsiii 1)li' ' e iir iewok i l1 teso arcii -liiil i to 1 ii ly I:r l"c lpl V I,a d tii - e l The ht' i ghe t l '%I ite s ipler re iret ise,hti-til e, or tl knd atrie iur,ins i ti g to i e u'tI ti f e the it is i o a tm ,it y Il IteI,o:. rte ii. 1l011ee, it li ;ship. lIt l ll t u if ll iI il l iol, f!t' u iitvil IIts. i i f! 11;e11 ,,: ,ii tt i tll'l'01 1 \iiii 1: :i.\IiiII liit t' t u itll i il l i-s 1 111 wtnt tIrn ship o 1 Nosu r:io fart. At"d rnt fei a sphos t er i e orise aer? ineev Io ot 11sr i t e- a evat"tnfent,n- i-ken h t ,Istt:lt,i:1,Iut s to r wiu dt he tli eet herg ea loiiV11 ts lth grtyhound..ii lithli heen moni t tTe d lit on ',vlvt ii' rtiirtha hI ra ottts o p ll t ' fi onii 5i' n r I l not iuttnly l iblle buti illtbe Ilts Setlvelal to k t le tfn e oiti i nlntn e tthin- ioh ayiers -e A kosem hour. N1i) t: :r seamer is higl, thougt ti flin t i lr - t day ;whchilt 0-lino averu-ate:almen searo Wp((-1(1 lft ee kues Al,I nat:f-r topeed iv for us mutIr e ty)osicath buh stel n;ruers Therilu ih o th e noail;Illtt inn - 11-- 'ar : <parteavrare te knots h osd ne iot a'o: Wt wol b;e, t1t. 811e of urcrian lutilna knls Iau , SO?1ie-h shit:t f lim:nr Now1a. in I us e s hieh,in eas o wa,bou t,ld hei tur;t d " ,lino ciser b-ll i ithe e n ':it NIver 111 t, ?, fifn tr tr Ap eta,l-of fa:r o h c :1( ud:e frr .h :f ritti -n .h i,l o- vI, Iti l ei' pe'na l 1o b <1ll rl iN d t>;t, iltsa c.t me:iy , lu t ( they imp"cr ni l,iI ;.- 1f11 pe d l the arei s "1 li:t higlh e l 1wd ataiae fome c Aer havel!f il el l ll:l o S Ou sted d whic T,la J0dE US' BU1GET. WiIAT 1WE FINi IN TllE": Ii311OOt1M PA PEMN. IEEVAltE 01' ER IiIUCK. "'So soon efli'ry year vot der clouds of dust haf al plown der March vinds avay, ,"e pegin to opserve a fearful peast hrnmeing dier city n)powd. It. is der vild, nutdnmnttl (Cheruan I)illyrgoatt. Den dous- 8 and ieks i)eent now airetty der door- L valys lurking ilisite, dter city all ofer. Some p e'n imintetd mit peer classes in von hoof ; some itre of kegs of peer ou dop, aud t some are 1 etured inl shlarge of C pioediful young Chermnn vimne vielh c h1af alpparent'ttly seizredl der irtst pright t motning to vtnt t owid cld in der ladcesd e slyles of night dresses. 'Therefler is f Von of dem ietures deir real vildi petIst 7 is vaitlinlg in der sdort plhind. V "le is Its tlancherous ats a ti1gular saw tairing peezules hours, hilt der sille dine lie lis volu of der moekiliti celt dtrnits of dmtllk iniwa rial,1y utiiloalded litiols vict all de vile shoot tlems'elufs c oil undt kill somlep(d.v--hle vill not Ilard ' you uf yiu led him alote. ( "D1)er first brineible of a buck is to git. a mni to cltso it, und early etli'ry shrintg a laurelh itumler of our pest cit izeons 1ronise densellufs 'IIello, here ('omes u d11 t bt. kiic I dried to kill lasd suniwnr. Now, 1 liaf sure got him.' Imiu ou der cut of each plock a new htick -ce und try if demn tnn knock it ttwitl. I t"ery dime dem dako atvay a hii, liut der i>rins peen like der ved tier bropliets of C:ma1da; kill voln iud inl his blace coelts right avay annuder iip. Det thase der city lp ain' down iid sot.n omlt,lain of ofer vork antd go t to lth'vy Islandt tnr Ln), 1'ranclh, vtere d"r eba:mt.n is more 1bletsa t. If delm hty 1-r" city insite, demt go home direi c it uinl say to tier gi vwiit dem hire to tiil Iimit der' milkcnaui undl to subbhly tet plit it deri inr kt the house atlitlti: 'llere, l'ridgtet, d(ake der tail undti see anu'dl you)I die dier dhril p)ehindl nlf der" buck 1 l:tf been ebatsing,' tt IPridget, hres endlly reduru"1s, \ il)in;; h r molut undl hants vot, is left of de Iail to her em hivt 1yt", \"e rett sotedliles dlet' 1tipers insit pad p czIess :Iaild enising der buck, st), 'ttllun ruc.' 'A vilaler hills otwit.' ( ;:trtcessness tif It tlick driver.' "Missing his htme 'otn> lastd I)uts la1y.' - 'Ftund dead tlit a vagant lot insite.' n-t,o ntim SO. i-"-vtre der liick. Id is pindding il- Ittouit nll eteiny inisite, tindl if you I shthillt svallow it whole life von, it vill Iur undi kick: yolur prnins atvay.--'T7w AN IMI'iml:si:tN. 'r "Al. I tve anl illtp'tssiol!" ex i celaimed r)a'. lt('osh. the President of .lprinettonl Colleg;e to ilhe,mInuall)philo:;o t 1hy class. "Now, vtunig gentleten, . enl you tell mie what tia illpresssio I is!" No answer. "\\hat ; no one knows? No one can fell mne what anl inuprssion is!"' ex ehaltie the D)oetor, lookcing nyt andl downi the chlas. I ki w, ' said1 Mr. Alrthur. "Ai it - p )tr tsion is a dlit ii a soft phttc." "Youtng; gent Iternant," saidl tlhe I)oetor, gron1ig red in tll face', "you are ex uset fo' the day." ooiNi: rloo :. Now is the tinw" wht'-n the tired hmsi ness int, <tt his wlay homu' in the even ing, hwsitates over it 25-telnt box of stratblerrics tiat he ktows would gloilett the herts of his wife and clil tenlit. hon, Ilo illtons his pocket, siih, diclarcs he cannuot aord it, anuld frindswhon h ai<liataty invt~it to tak t\: lit hing h 't'it l';. ie.ing in n' -t i t it, i h- \lt.Nil . m 0 a tatie .n a h w aro it with h n tt it-i u4 ,ii i h: tt int' tan atilti>ss to ext 'va r n h. s l 't' . r it / t i ti t Iiltt' it'.Ij si er i- - ntttt o'i siis y. \} A a 1 bitlitlw' , l -l(? 'rs tt here aso a si ) ('ito rui iser,in>h o Sit b Ito ii:-i'ni'l an uphetiointi his ittl v is tiitperformtk tt ' mrit, titer. nnyat they sam tinw.ti'etyiielit.I "11 hardtl knittit what' itox dot, he re it 'ttk.l t ttis ife.t "lt n't atccito tnt b euniitl b ee hsm e he door? is ftr' ilt -r ix tmonts fage--o. .' (ii "im l t s''t'les it, thn yo sk' shall thrr 'v'o'- pi'oniti' it ys itfo .mits.' r u ruorte fini tvhe laugwt alw, bu'ftlyon sired by his embarrassed parents to.leave tho table.-hotel Mail. HIS tWEECIES. The editor of the London iSportsnan, who recently visited this country, seems o have accommodated himself to the ways of the republio with remarkable nweetness and content, as the following 'xtract from an interview with him on is return to London suficiently demon trates: "Did you make many speeches when on were in America?' they asked him. "Yes," was the reply. "I was fre uently called on to respond." "And what did you say for the most )art ?" ''Thank you. I don't mind if I do." RILLING THE LIFE CORPS. IIE RQUAD RECENTLY TURNED OUI fY TIIB FIRE DEPARTMENT. lunnina Up the Front of French's Hotel and in at the lteventh-Story Windows by Mean of Scalng Ladders A Daring Change. [From the Now York Son.] The first public drill of the newly or anized Life Saving Corps of the Fire epartment, took place in Printing [ouse square. One hundred and twen '-five policemen under command of aptain Tynan kept the square clear and 3n fined the great crowd of sightseers the edge of the City Hall Park. All yes were turned on the seven-story cont of the unoccupied French's Hotel. 'wo windows at the southern end of ieh floor were open, forming two per endicutlar rows of open windows. A miler of fire chiefs from out of town ere present. The corps was two gangs of seven men ach, under command of Second Assist ut Chief Bonner, and under d rection of ihristoiher Ifoell, the instructer from t. Louis. Among the men were John ,ovins, .Johtn M. Murphy, R. Mf. Jones, 'hatrles ()"Shen, Heniry M. Adams, Sam w-l Bt: tey, E. J. Iroderiek, James \lonaghan, and Dennis Morrison. They Irought out twelve scaling ladders and aid them in a row in front of the hotel. 1he ladders weigh iboutt thirty pounds ?ach, and vary il length from twelve to ifteen feet. The steps are ranged along.. ide one central pole. On the top is an urm of iron, wliel is hooked like the >eak of a bird, and barbed on the under ide. 'lhe ladlers are made of hickory, and t.rengthened witht Norway iron. The corps ima relied out and saluted le Commissioners. They were all agile mid strong young men. Each had a ride canvas belt strapped around the waist. This contained a small pickaxe, t rope slide, and on the front a large +pning hook. At a signal from Mr. [loell the first gang seized their ladders and placed themt againnt the front of the hotel. The head man then thrust the book of his ladder into the winidow of the first story, and, having secured a firm hold on the sill, elimttbed uip rolilidly until he was oni a level with the wincdow. le then caught the spring hook at his helt into the crook of his ladder aid was thtus: held, his hands being left free. The seeond man passed up a lad der from below, and the head man hoisted it and caught it in the sill of the second- story witt(low. Then, releasintg h is hook, lhe eliibed to ihe seconid story, while the as'onud man asendled to tihe first story. The other firemn followed ill tun with (other laddlers, anid the head( man a.seended tl b11le hlad reached tIle sevenlthI floor. He ((eterd the window hleie, and, aill the ofther mcin ran up the mldlers, whiich hiunig ini a continuous chinl, 11nd1 disappleareid lifter him. Four minutes elaipsed from the placing of the first ladder unItil the dlisappearanice of the last man. At another signal the men climhed out of the windiows, and(, runinulg down thle laddemOi, took stations lit the differenlt stories anid palissed the liddercs do wn again . Ladders and men wero 1all onu tile sidewalk ini 31 minutes. The second( ganig r4eeated this maui ouIvrel ini <iieker time, going upl i 3 miumiltes andl coming down in 3 minutes. Two muenl the 1 a1sllcendedO to the seventh story with a single ladder. As soon as the ladder was lnked t hey would ascend it. one after the othier. While (one fixed the0 ladder on t he flboor above, thle other prievenited1 him from falling by gras'pinlg the bolt 1h(ok. It took these men 3 miiiutes to go up and 3 miinuites to come do wn. Next one moan stalted with a light lad dher oni each1 row of the witndows. They stradd(l(ed the casings while adljusting their ladders. Theiy ascendeld to the sCeenthi story ill 21 minutes, and de icenided in 011e mlinute andi ai halt. Next, ia commionu ladder was raised against the wall, and iafter ascending this the enutire corpsl) ran sealig ladders to the top floor. Tnstrucetor iHoell stood on the top) ladder just beneath lthe seventh floor, and, reaching over, caughit another lad de'r oni the sill (of thme adjioinling winidow, some0 eni feet way. 1Ife kep)t the lower end (If I his huhiler close t o him11, and steppecd on1 the lowest roiiid with his righlt foot. WithI his heft foot n the loiwest round of Slhe irst. lot b,lei, he~ let hiimself swinIg, hold ing one0 hldder byi the right hand and the ofther b y thle lef t han1 d. lie swung across the( walul nnitil the two loAlders formed a 'u. Heo thenl let go the first ladder, and -wnnlg benIeathi tie second window. A 4tormll of apph,L1los came from the crowd at ti.. A fireman appeared aut a seventh-story winudow, aiid caime down rapidly oni a rope, which was governed by his comn rade's above. Another fireman came dlvn a rope, aiid governed his descent by aL slide att the waist. He took the in ist5 remaIlrkal o juinmps (down the sidle if the wiall, and1( avouided crushing into the windows by spreading his legs so that his feet caught the casings. A fire man wasi then lowered from window to winidow with another man clinging to his waist. Two men fastened together biy hooks, were dropped with great rapid ity' down the front of the building. Fireiman Jones was lowered vy slowly, aind Fireman Murphuy hung to hi waist with his arms alone. TIhie men seeed to be well trained, and skillful ini their work. Within a ye'ar illy will be used as instructors, to teach 0 ,ther firemeni. 'I'h0 Fire~ Commis sl Oies. exp)ressed themselves as pleased A Pass. L2Aw. -Pennsylvania has a law which, ini the initentioni of its fram 11r5 anld ill practical operation, defeats the purpose15 of ani older statute against ihe sale (If liquor to minors. This re ll1rkale .aCt makes it a misdemeanor for* a hey t(o represent hlimnself as of full ailn order to obtain intoxicating driniik. A priosecutionl begin against a enmlse:ler bly the p?arenits of a boy whom his tratlic hii~a( ad a drmunkard is ait once miet by a threat to arraign the boy for lying about his years. The lad has prlobablhy never made any assertions on 'lie subject, but his denial wvill be met by plenty of bummers' evidence to the contrary, and so the menaca, reaults ini the abrupt terminationi of the pruoed