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footed to ^jrirnlture, horticulture, Domestic (fconomij, ,|loIitc literature, politics, and the Current ^fleujs of the Dag. VOL. XVII?New Series. UNION 0. U? SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 15, 1S8G. NUMBER 2. QUEER STORY. AN AlttCOMHNO DANKRI'FT. (Concluded next iceefe.) Dr. Clarence Jones was an enterprising jroung gentleman who meant to succeed in bis profession. He was not clerer in the sense ef being well-read, and, in fact, he had only just managed to seraie through the qualifying examinations. r.ut he did not aspire to scientific distinction, and took no higher eiew of hie calling than (o regard it an a means by which he might possibly make a fortune. He considered that ho would only be wasting valuable time by seeking a hospital. appointment for the sake of gaining experience. Instead, therefore, of going through the routine of a yonng doctor's early career, he took the bold step of renting the ground floor of a large house in a fashionable quarter, and setting up immediately as a consulting physician. He was shrewd enough to perceive that he was best qualified to succeed in tbat branch of practice, being at heart a mere charlatan. He had acquired the art of making a great show of a smattering of knowledge ; he had carefully cultivated a bland and impressive manner, and lie thoroughly realized that the great socret of amassing wealth is to be unscrupulous in the matter of fees, and never to release a patient while lie can he imposed upon b}* humbug. As though to ail hie ambitious designs, nature had endowed him with a good presence, a high and shining forehead, which was enhanced by premature baldness. and a soft, melodious voice. He found it uphill work at first, of course; but he had no real cause for dissntisfaction. He went as much as possible into society, and made useful friends. He was always particularly careful to lie polite and attentive to the wives and daughters of physicinns in good practice. In fact, lie showed his sagacity by assiduously courting the suffrages of lady acquaintances. The consequence was that patients soon made their appearance, while npiirhhnrimr iloctnra t . I - :_o.. o r. - ft ? ' V IIIUUcuce. fjuud many opportunities of puttig stray guineas into his pocket. In a very short time u contrived to gain the reputation of having es*u'ished a practice, and soon came to he regard ay a rising man. Dr. Jones did not hide his light under a bur.^ bui wnJ rajher addicted to boasting of hi. 8UCCCM Some of his professional brethren .? jjctj at this, knowing from experience how slow^ laboriou8 i8 ,he work of making a romune?,jTC prnC(ice. IJut the wisdom of his tactics wa proyoJ by ,he facl that even these sceptics hau Q 8u8picion of lho real condition of affairs. The ,utb at the end of three years Dr. .lot., fo?nil himself hopolesjly in debt, his profes ,nal earB. ings havinjL fallen far short ovory J r 0f his modest rC'ptironient>. liis practice was ?,r#aB. Ing, to be sure, and in all human proba.,jty the time was not fardistant when it would yw^ him a decent income ; hut meanwhile, just at it was more than ever necessary to keep up appearances, bankruptcy and ruin stared him in tho face, lie had spent his small capital, orodit >rs were pressing, and he was literally reduced to providing for his daily wants by surreptitiously pawning his personal effects. In such circumstances an ela?tic conscicneo is often a useful ally. Young l>r. Jones having lio scruples wnaievcr on ins uniniiiie?. was enabled to devote all his energies to the difficult task of evading them, lie was quite unmoved hy his tailor's pathetic appeals, while he succeeded l?y sound aigunient in convincing that long-suffering individual that his only chance of getting paid was to wait. But his powers of reasoning and persuasion, though efficacious in sonic eases, often proved unavailing, so that the air became darkened with writf and legal prooesses. The poor young man was thus fairly driven to his wits' end, and saw no alternative but to make known his embarrass incuts, and thereby jeopardized the succesi which ha 1 almost seemed to be within bis grasp One morning l)r. Jones was gloomily seated in his consulting-room, waiting for patients when there came a knock at tlio door, and f little, sliabily-drcssed, bright-eyed, elderly mar was presently ushered in. Dr. Jones greeted his visitor with mingled fee'.ingt, being disap pointed of a patient, yet relieved to find h< was not a sheriff's officer. Mow arc you, Mr. Graves':" he said, instinctively adopting the condescending tono o a physician towards a general practitioner. ' What can I do for you?' ' .Nothing, thanks,' said the little man. brisk ly : but you can do yourself a turn, if you an so disposed.' 1 What do you mean ?' inquired Dr. Jones, e trifle taken back. B.ilmyrc lias asked ine logo up to Highbury to give a certificate of insanity, and, a? he sug jested that you might also be willing to taki the job, I culled to carry you along with me,' returned Pr. <1 raves, putting his hands undei hi-' coat-tails, and warming himself before tin fi re. Well, I am always glad to oblige Pr. Hal my re, bul'poii my word it is rather iuconve nicnt.' said Pr. Jones with importance, bu avoiding his companion s twinkling eyes. ' expect half a dozen people hore. Just lb busiest time in the day. too,' ho added, glanein| nt his watch . They haven t cuno yet, ami as the weatlici is bad, I daresay they'll put it off till to-tnar row,' sai l little Mr. tJravcs, with a quiet smile Where did you say the place was?' High bury ' That ij a long way oil',' said Pr. Jones emlei-oring to look quite unmoved. We slid! be back in less than half an hour My carriage is at the door," returned Mr liravpx, a little im|?ntiently. Well, .is I have said. I nliouhl be sorry t disoblige Mr Haluiyrc : aud as for my patients if tlicy don't keep their time, they mint wait, sai l I>r. loncs, opening the door I o his visitor aivI signifying that he would accompany him He felt relieved to escape (he qnlet and penetrating gate of little Mr. Oraves, for he wee painfully conscious thet hie attempted eir of superiority had been e feilure. Of eourse, he was only loo ([led of the opportunity of earning a couple of guineas on a dull morning but it was contrary to his creed to allow any ene to suspect it. Above all. he considered it essential to his dignity as a physieian to appear a trifle condescending to a general practitioner, and be honestly felt a tinge of eontempl for little Mr. Graves, lie m:ght be clever enough? and, indeed, he was really a worthy discipline of the healing art. Hut what he said, was to be thought of a man, who wantonly neglecting opportunities of amassing wealth or obtaining celebrity, went about in thick shoes and a shocking hat, visiting all the lowest and poorest n>rl? of I)|< Littla Mr. Graves show* I lie was a goo t fallow by not taking umbrage at the young man's impertinence and self-imp irtanee, and Dr. Jones insensibly began to a<lopt a more genial tone an<l manner during the drive. Their destination proved to be a small honse in an unpretentious street near Itigbuiy Station, and the formalities of the business on hand were quickly despatched. The patient was a middleaged man, whose behavior and conversation seemed to fully testify to the aberation of hie intellect. Dr. Jones signed the oertiftcat e with a clear conscience, mentally contrasting the present case with others he had certified to for Dr. Halmyre when Mr. Graves had not been his companion. When they took their seats in the carriage again te drive baok, Dr. Jonee glanced at the house they were leaving, and eaid: "1 wonder who the patient is'." 'William Roberts,' said Mr. Graves, in his matter-of-fact way. 'Yes. 1 know his name. Hut how the deuce can people in that position afford te pay Batmyer'e terms? Hie asylum is one of the most expensive there is.' 'Ah! That has etruck you alee, hse it?' said Mr. Graves meaningly. 'Well it's odd isn't it? Howevor, 1 suppose nis relatives win starve themselves to pay for him.' 'Did anything else strike you?, inquired Mr. Grayed. 'No. What do you msan?' said Dr. Jenos innocently. 'Have yen any donbt of hie being mad?' 'Geod gracious, no ! Have you?' detnan ded Dr. Jones in amassment. '1 signed the certificate. 1 suppose it is all right, ltut when I reflect I feel a little nneaiy,' said Mr. Graves, seriously. 'I never saw a clearer oase in my life?never!' cried Dr. Jones, slapping his knee emphatically. 'I would stake my roputation that he is as mad as a March hare.' 'Ahem!' eeugked Mr. Graves, gravely. 'Look at his manner!' *\es his in inner was eoccntric enough.' 'And his conversation. The man is a git>ering lunatic. Too heard hiv answer wheu, f'his saying he was the Kmperor of ltussia, 1 j?^''lv reminded hiin that n minute before he c 'vied to he the Grand Llama of Thibet. 1 rue he was hy my flre( wife.' * \es, retu ^, VI? nMmmm :?i , VIIIHWO, I'CllllTCi J I U'J* uing his nose: . . ? 'I m not sure I haven t heard that joke before. Why, really, ni\, ... .... , ' "ear ?ir, ertcd 1?r. Jonas, setting quite hot ntut . * " " . nj^ry, "what is it. yon suspect? I have not a , , , . .... * shadow of hesitation that it is a clear case. A. ,, . . .. 1 . ... all events we elial I hear what ualmyre says. Mr. Graves smiled at this, i , . he only nni swered; i 'Well, there was ne coercion. ? , ... . . *e mRn M less mad than he appears to be, he ha. , ,. . . *?'? hln|i aelt to thank. With this remark tho little man abi tly ' changed the convosrtUion; but he had not s, ceoded, eren when beset his colleague down a ' his own door, iu completely restoring that gentleman's equanimity. I 'However, Dr. .Tones did not long continue , to marvel at Mr. Grate's extrao rdinary ubtuse' ness, for tho disagreeable disooTery that in his > absence a sheriff s officer ha l heott placed in i possession of his apartments effectually drovo - all other thoughts fretn his mind. As was ' quite natural, he was considerably startled and UDSOt. and. for a time, he lost hts liahitnal font. t\ide mill self-possession. The bailiff seemed a f decent sort of a man, and a* he was decidedly disposed to he sympathetic. Dr. Janes eouM not refrain, in the bitterness of hie spirit, from inveighing against his evil fortune. 6 "Well, sir, it do scetu 'ard, doh't it? Unt, arter all, sir wot is it? If you was as used to it ' as I am, jou wouldn't think nO'hiiik about ?t." Hut you are earning your living, remember. ' Meanwhile, Low the deuce am I to earn mine * with you about tlie plnoef " "It's a small matter sir, and will he easily r arrang-d, no doubt, ltring your friends to sec e me a settin 'ere. That always fetches 'em. Meanwhile, I.ord bless you, air don't mind me; I won't interfere with your patients, l-'or that matter, if you'll lend me a suit 'o decent togs, | I'll show 'em in and out, as grave as a judge.' *1 shouldn't mind so mnoh if I owed twenty thousand, instead of a paltry hundred or two.' * groaned the unfortunate doctor, between his r teeth. 'That's alius the way sir,' said the men, shaking his head. 'It's the small fish ns gets caught in the nets; the big 'uni break through I em. Why look at this ere,' he added, bringing forth a document from his pocket, and un folding it clumsily. "'Kre'e a case in point. An absconded bankrupt gut clean away with a 'undrod thousand pouuds! Just think o' that! An' a-liviu' like a tighten'-cock in Atucricay !' o ? . The lato Josh Killings left hi-? family the snag sum nl $100,000 as the re3ult ol i. his bad spelling. Si>eakino Kaiim.y uk lTs.?New Holland folks of distinction have very recently been cclcbra'iug some of their Puritan traditions, with a do 11 of wit and oloquence.not to say self-sat isfaetiop. Anions the tn??t bril. liint speakers were U-v. Henry Ward Bencher, at New York, and rx-l5ovornor John D. Iiong, of Boston. Much as the South'* ultra parti-em voice may condemn Mr. Bcccher. we take it that tho conservative majority will not failtoappreciate his splendid compliment. lie uiado the p lint that all'Puritans' did not | couic from New Midland and did uotoxelu sively reside there; the type was in Ceurnia aud South Carolina, us well as i:; Massachusetts and lthodo Island; and his definition ol' Puritan was the roan who did what he considered to b right, in scorn of consequoucc. Of the Southein men who adhered to their cause in 1SG0-Ii."> he sai l: I have no douht there were a multitude 01" men there who thought they were upholding the cause of liberty; and they gave themselves to upholding that ounj as I almost think no other people did 0:1 the face of the earth. When I see what the South dared and s'rove to do, and everything passing away from thcui?their sons slaughtered, entire families of wealth grow* iug poor, everything that could make their land attractive disappearing, yet struggled to the last?I nay that there was a heroism there that, when party lines are efl'uvd an I party feeling have gone down, the histori in will delight to celebrate. [Applause ) lu the presence of my fellow citizens of the North I wish to pay this tribute to fellowcontryuien of the South. 1. that was au abolitionist ; I, that fought slavery as old Putnam fought the wolf in the fold ; I. that, urged on the war. and relaxed no whit Until vint a??i? i?"*o 1 .1 ' 4 ' ??? J ima unuitu , 1, Hill SICHMl 111 tbo reconstruction of this land?now, after twenty years, I desire to go on record as sa}iog that sine j the human race has existed on earth there is not a spectacle of a great, proud people spread over some t twelve or fifteen States that, after a war, accepted submission, accepted this condition?not without some remnants of pas. sion, to be sure- but, taking them at la rue, the facility with which they eamo together again in a substantial and assured amity j presents a spectacle that the historian has never before recorded. Personally, in conversation with ti'iv. Long, as he journeyed to the Huston banquet? to which ho essayed to c?:ix Senator Hrown?we hoard from his ow;. ^ lips that people of the North were rapidly i turning to the white people of the South as I the great conservative element of tin? country in an impending oonflic. hot\v.?csi order aud communism, not to s av a serioucombat between faith and rationalism i ids is significant, It m ains that as all kinds of social combinations grow formidable at the North and will inevitably seek alliance with the colored politicians at the South, the wealth, intelligence and morality of that section will irrespective of party gravitate fot protection and aid toward the same elements in this part of the c nintry.? .fro ijimhi C'hrontc/f. ? What C.u;ski> tub Tuaukuv.?The terrible tragedy in this village on W'odncsay owes its occurrence to one eauso only. ere were appurtenant an 1 ramifying cirCU" ances, such as domestic infelicity. un~ONe' ble passion ami so forth. J?ut the the su. 1|)(| cc?{,.0j i|)0 ajent, and direct cause.. .. . , ? . , . . tie whole all air was whisoy. 1 his jy f,jrnjjs|u.s j,,?,(l ij-gn. tuent lor nroli. . ,. ,, , . , * , *ion. ti.>v. ( olii'iit t iccciitly declared that . ? , ... . . . ;v years from now poo* nl< w ill J 1 ..... .w. ^ ,.jvv;h ill).! in irvcl that barrooms \\\ cvci allowed to exist. (Januot the 'tine i . ... ... ... . shortened. W o believo it Hill, i lie ban . . , ... .... riling upon the | wall is appearing in all tin. 11 <ai-rooms nl America, ami u needs no pro) , , , . . i Israel to interpret its sentence ol dun. ,j.| j itor of this paper is not a drink. nor is he an oi l m m. but in his sh rcer he has seen more men slain by b<, than bullets, and he has witnessed i blight of enough imbl ; chinrte.s IVoai tin. mildew that is hid under corks, to n ako his convictions on thi- subject pi-iiive and pronounced. Whiskey is neither lidi um flesh nor Ibwl; and it should lm spewc I out of the national mouth with continental dis' gus?.? Jirrhrhi/ (Jtr.rttc. > < ! KiCAI'K or Tiiiikk Mi him.hi as \NI? v )?i itni.Ait.?Charleston W. Vn., .lamiary t. ? I'm prisoners escaped last night from the c oiii'v jail. When Dick Wyat, the night guarl. weni into the jail lo lock the prisoners in their cells, one of them knocked him down. A genera .. mx.l. e..11....... I :i~.. 1> - ? I - - -. I r i ui ii |M ? V iviivn V<l. ?l ii IICI |?VI ^ i l.'T* ill I 4'IU I I' l 1 t fasten the onlei gales, bill \v ?? ki: >o\el dowi t before lie could !.?.1 >. hie men who i-.-wipe i were George and Ilicliard .lcH'rny. I?r ?l Iht-? who killeil William Hougia^s. George li.-.n >:'.w who killed Henry Mooie. I.niiis H johi-v \% li killed Tom Teal last Christmas eve. ;.nl lailhei Smith, ft negro, who wis serving t!ii*?,o )e 11 p sentence for grand larceny. A hei\v reward liai been offered by ShortII Hwarl f r tlieir re capture. A Co/fin K\1'1.mdks.?On Friday last there was an occurrence in tiro cemetery at t! is plaoe, the like of which, perhaps, was never known before. In 187."> Mr. James A. Watson, of Clover, whose family then resided i.r Vorkville, lost a child, aged throe or four years, by death. At that time Mr. Watson was living in Baltimore, a teacher in the Bryant-Sadler Commercial College, an l he could not conveniently leave his business to attend tho funeral, and in his absence only temporary burial was given the body, awaiting his return home to secure a permanent burial lot in the cemetery. This was not practicable until recently, on tho extension of the ccrne| , rv grounds, since which time he ha# bought a lot and on la t Friday in com piny with Mr. J. K1 Jeffreys and Or. J. B. Allisou he went into the cemetery to re......... a. ... t.: . i .. MM... i?:-i t ilv; uuujr i kj hi:* mt. 1 lie IMiriill l'U?U ?i Fi.sk inotiiliti?was raised from the grave, and a natural desire to look upon die lace of the child which died and was buried in the lather's absence, prompted Mr. \V atson to ask M r. d clVri >v.s to rctnoro the li i covering the glass panel over the ficc. The lid w is unscrewed and removed, all three standing near, but observing a lilin on the surl'ieo of the glass, Mr. Watson requested I>r. Allison to procure sotno material for cleaning it off. The Doctor went to a residence near by for some cloth for this purpose and while h: wa- in the house an explosion of ga< ensued, shattering the glass, which was ; inch thick, into numberless fragments, several striking Mr. Watson in the face, cutting it severely. One piece struck the bridge of the nose, cutting entirely through it. A few pieces of the glass also struck Mr. Jeffreys, but he was not seriously hurt. The casket had be.ii out of the ground several minii es wi'on the explosion occurred, which was the result of the expansion by the warmth of the sun of'tluj gas formed in it. The report of the explosion was ounal to thai of a dynamite cartridge and was uotieed by persons on Main street, more than a quarter of a mile distant. The face of the chill was in excellent pie-creation. :?? w<erc also its burial clothes, and a vrrcith of (lowers ou the breast seemed to be nearly as fresh as when buried twelve and a lm)f years ago.? Yorhnillr Knqninr. TitKAsrut: 1'imm) Nkaii 1V.ndi.kton. ? V week or two a20 a colored man while riding a horse to water on the old Maverick place near Pendleton, Anderson county lbund a coin 011 the bank of a c-eok where the slump of a hickory tree had been undermined by the caving of the earth. I le supposed it to be a big copper cent, an i readily sold it tt Mr. Gillespie, his employer, for a dollir. It was really a twenty dollar gold piece. Mr. Gillespie subsequently dug under the stump with a bo : and found seven other double eagles making the iind altogether ?1(10. Souie or trio corns wore dated lS(i-2 which pro- j Iribits the iuca that they were buried during tire war, and destroys another theory that they had been buried by old Mr. Maverick, who is said by neighborhood tradition to h ivo lost a large ijuiutity of gold in .souic mysterious way long before lire war. The generally accepted theory is that the money was buried under the hickory tree while it stood, some years ago, by Mr. (liilespie's lather, who is said to have concealed money on several occasions and forgot what he had d me with it.? Si III I'll 1' I'I'C 7 *V'XX. Si'AI'.I.ks <?k Nkw VoitK.?The millionaire roadites of New York have creeled private stables of late years on a more luxurious scale ilinu many a residence. Mr. William Rockefeller's stables on Fiftyfil*ih street, between Fifth and Sixth avciiiH'S, cost > lo.IMM). Mr. Flager, also ol the Standard 0.1 t.'ouipjuy, has a large stable on Fifty-filth street, wo->t of Sixth avenue, which cost him ?.~>0,t)00. Mr. William II. Yaiidorbilt's stables, corner of Madison avenue and Fifty-second street, covers ibrec city lots, and the property is worth Mr. William K. Yandcr' It's si tble, on Fifty-eighth street within I ' mes throw ol Filch avenue, is valued at S(5i f t 'l ( 'Itl. I'lie building that shelters Maxcy * " yl Nel l Medium, aud the ground on wbu.. , .? - i*i t stan Is, corner ot rilty-eightn street anu , . r , uirtlt avenue. eo?t olr. lsa ior < ohlillolil > I1(Wl .. , . ,000. Hut the most exnen' five and recta. . . . . , , ,, ?< i>il ill ii stable u! thorn ! i'll Mr. I-Mil,' .. . ... . , . , . \ ork where Howard . ; ami Dick Sivivr. . . , ' . . \ arc domiciled. on rilty-.sixth street, a . . . . , v d-? ?rs c ?st ol her 1 onth avenue : the e.s; , lt"d cost ol tlie ? i proi rty w is *100,000. i i j -- I I 1: was rnihli .lie I m Mi? (li e ~ . . V,''C Ar/rj last weck thai I.. I i rayt >t? an I si . . . . merclunts of A ii I'M s.'ii, li ?-1 ma lu an as-1<: inn ' iint- .i ^ i . I'1? next i ; oiij tli? A "i.< i u'i n-tc I f his-latcitu j i a l-ioj-er ap..l .gy. Hie An lorsuu , 1,11,11'{ I says Hint it is a sir in.j reliiV.e firm '>J' business l?asi?. with a largo Amount of* j* ' tato beside*: their stick of gaols. A Wabnino to Stick to tiif. Pui.imt. ?'I'llis article, in regard to *u interview with Tod Kobinson, is given by llov. O. 1*. Fitzgerald, the able editor of the Nashville Christian Aifvocatr, and may be found in California Sketches. The sketches are a genuine treat to any one who lores good things: 'lie came to my room at the (Golden Kaglc. in Sacramento City, one night nud left at 2 o'clock in the m truing. He walked the floor and talked, and it was the grandest monologue I evi-r listened to. Ouc part of it I could not forget. It was with reference to the preachers who turn aside from their holy calling to engage in secular pursuits, or in polities. 'It is turning away t'r^ui angel's food to feed oil gatbagc. Think of spending a whole life in contemplating the grandest things, and working lor the most glorious ends, instructing the ign want, consoling the sorrowing, winning the wayward back to duty and to peace, pointing the dying to Him who is the light and the life of men, uniuriting the living to seek from the highest motives a holy life mi 1 .1 sublime destiny. Oh, it is .1 life th.it might draw an angel from the skied! If there is a special hull for fools it should be kept for the man who turns aside from a life like this to trade or dig the earth, or wrangle in a court of law, or scramble for au office.' Ho looked :?t tile as he spoke, with Hashing eyes and curled lip. 'That is all true and j very fine, Judge, but it sounds ju.-t a little peculiar as coming from you.' 'I am the very uian to say it, for 1 am the man who bitterly sees its truth. 1>) not make the mistake that I di i. A man might well be willing to live on bread and water and walk the world afoot for the privilege of giving all his thoughts to the grandest themes and all his service to the highest objects. As a lawyer, my life has been spent in a prolonged (juarrel about money, land, houses, cattle, thieving, slandering, murdering, and other villainy. The little episodes of polities that have given variety to my career hnv ; only sh >wn me the baseness of human nature an 1 the pettiness of human ambition. 'There iv men who will fill these places and d 1 this work, ami who want and will choose nothing he'ter. Hot i them have all the good they can get out of such things. Hut the minister of the CJospel who cotncs down fioui the height of his high calling to engage in the scramhill flllOU fll-lfr. whtnh inot-no I - " ?? " ' ? ??'?" ami angels weep.'?Galorthm Xrtc*. ? ' QL'RKII BUIW.\I? Customs IN (JRBKCK. ? A correspondent at Athens gives an account of many curious burial customs peculiar t? Greece which lately came under his notice. A piece of linen as wide as the body and twice as long was doubled and a lode large enough for the head cut out of it. In this the body was wrapped and then dressed in new clothes, and more especially new shoes. Beneath the head was pKcod a pillow full of lemon leaves. In the mouth was put a bunch of violets and around the temples a chaplet of flowers. These arc used only for the unmarried and must be whit . Both head and feet are tied with bands made for the purpose, which were unloosed at the edge of the grave, when the cottin unm tiKmifr fn !? ? plitt'wl V stnoil />/???? (?? relic of the fee to the ferryman) was pl.ieed io the palm of the hand. At Athens a soil is dropped into the colli 11. The greats est attention is given to this point. In removing the b ?dy the feet alwa y* go first. A priest came on throe ducccsmvc d lys to sprinkle the room, fumigate it and repeat certain prayers, as fur that period after death it was supposed to be haunted After burial women arc hired to keep a light burning over the grave until the body is supposed to he discomposed. To assist this, the bottom of modern tlreek c tllins is of lattice work. Kvery Saturday the poor of Alliens place on the graves of their friends eatables of the sort they used to like. Tiik Kansas (iiia.ssiioi'pkii.? It is reported that the citizens of Helena, Ark , were recently aroused early in tlie morning by what see.ned to be a heavy rainstorm, but they found the sky perfectly clear, and the air full of dark flakes which afterward proved to be a cloud of grasshoppers. They ti I f f I>r*'(l fl?r.lili?lt fli?* rnnla tin 1 U'trwletre I "n - *",w v-.' ? " of the houses with so much force and in such large numbers that they simulated rain. IVople who had seen the dreaded pests before, when they dccended upon the grain fields of K m> as and consumed every blade in a few hours, say the numbers ex* | reeded even that visitation. They were passing westward. Many of them were l disabled by hitting against buildings and other obstructions, as tbey flew very 1 ?w, and bad to he shoveled oil the sidewalk in the street. They were apparently genuine Kansas grasshoppers. DOMESTIC RECIPES. A Savory Spew.?Tikes any kind of colJ meat, though chicken or veal h i?e->t, cut into hits', not very mil ill, and add enough water to cover them, with a of butter the mzo of an o-zs. a las*. i? tor. | Halt and pepper ; when thoroughly heat-d add one lialf can of* peas, stir until ail is well mixed ami hot ami serve. A very uiee ?lis!i for a pick-up dinner or lunch, an>l very "nod with canned corn as weii is peas. Onto At'i'i.K Pit:?Line a di>!? with ?ooil puir paste, use the host rip' < i reeu oi^ apples, pare and sliee tliin, liil i > li-'t three incites d- ep with apples. Then .id I oue tablespoon of water and nothing in u\t. Put on tlie upper crust, and bike well. When done take from the oven an I i n >ve the upper eru-', taking cire not t> breik it. With a knife hi isli the apoles m l season to t-.-te wiih su^ar, a little _;?v| nutmeg and a small piece of i utter II _ turn the upper crust and sift p ?w I re l sugar over the top. Nt't Pakk.?One cup ofsugir, one h .If cup of milk and one and otiedii'f caps >f flour, onedialf teispooiiful of sola I a lira milk, one teaspoon of cream of t ti i,i the flour, one cup oi* cli u>p- l wilnuts. Also a recipe lor citron eake : O ij cap of butter b.viteu to a cream, oue cup of white sugar, oue cup of milk, three cups flour, three three leaspaouiu's of baking tiowdvr, oue-h.alf pound of citron cut ui> line Paper a dish and ink.- one hour. A (*<n>t> Way t?? I si; Cm.ti Mr\r.? Take (lie remit.nils of any ties i i - i t .1 meat ami rut in thin sli vs. |4iy then in a dtsh with a little plain It oiled loiearoii, if you haw ,f, ami season tlmrou :hiy with pepper, :a'i ami a little walnti' eitsup. Fill a deep dish l:.->11* lull ; add a wi s little, linrly elioppeil onion, ami p our over hilt' a can nl' I om itoe.s or toai atues si iced, ii ?viu ^ previously saturated thutue.it with stn.-k or gravy. Cover with tiiiek cru-t o| mashed po'ato, and hake tiil tins is brown in a not too lu.t even, hut neither Ft it 1> too slow. A t limn Caki:.?A very good white layer cake is male 1 ?y beuiin" ono cup of butter to a cream, stir into it one cup an<l a It.ill ill flour ; it will lake time to il i this, l?ut it can be iloiin ; then I'M *010 otto of sweet tuiik and one cup of e >rn si ireh, in which you have mixed two t"a.-ji i litis ol' baking powder ; lastly add tin* white* of oifibt coos b atou to a si ill froth aid with two teacups of ,s:i_'ir be it 01 with * 1? .1 ; tlavor to suit your taste. This eik i. pecially nine for a IViiil I ?yt eik*, t > lie inailo later in tlie season, an I a! i: ?t any fresh fruit can In: 11-od as a liiiin-r .V t*(mi|i ('r i* ??; ( hin ;:i:. ? (!>.? I //mo /(rijn'iit/ oivos litis rub* f.r musing eolloo ; Have eoli'ee finely ^i'duii I, but "liud only the quantity you wish to Use; one put Mocha to two of Java is a stood mixture. Add for each cup ofcjllcc on t so! 1 in of coliee, ami o c cup cold watt r ; -1ir w II together, p'ace up m the lit- , ml 1 > !l cosuc to a boil; then lili up wu.it b tiling water, pour out. a cup of coll " tliou pour bad: into tit" cdfee pot. S.-rv : with [ > il cream ami .-urn-. To:.; will bo dear, fragrant ami onj >ynble. The useofeild water in making colleo is not fully understood, but its .superiority vvt'l be at once acknow lodged. A I'atai. Dish of .S.\t;s.\?;:-;s.? Pittsburg, I*.i., .January IT?A (ieiun.iu family ol live persona, ti'itiieil lid. ett, living in Pino Tuwiifhip, in tbi.s count), ptrtook of almost raw polk sausages for sapper list Monday, Yesterday tbey \v. re .soi/.d with violent l lili ess, wliieb tin: .it'ending p .y>ician pmnonnced trichino-is of tiie in ?>t violent ki'ol. The a mly cm osts ol lather, mother and three children. The oi l pjo lilo were Hist lit lid. .il I'lie iloefor t'.,, i L ; K ~ * " " """ ^ tin: children will die, l>ut the others hi iy recover, although the chance* are ag iin.it thcui. There is great alarm hi the neighborhood, as several niher l imil.es partook uf the same sausage-, hut ma) iiiv j c iiked them thoroughly. J lie h-g whose il- i.li the sausages Were in i.ie li nn I. . 1 heeii kept i:i a clean, dry p.-n and fattened on corn. O No TlllltlJ 1'AltTt W.\MKI) --Maud and her (ieorgo were in the parlor, and Maud's father?who, by the way i-> down on the mugwumps ?was laying his political tenets to Maud's (ieorge: 1 toll you,' he cxclume I, Mho I > mii mr.itie and Kcpublican puties cnibj.lv all there is of wisdoui in parly mm i^cuiciit. \\ j d ni l want any third parly 1 ere.' I'll it is it |?r<:ei?i'ly. p ip?,' replied Maud ; 'a third piriy i* > mii^inc a i ." where ' Mauls father counted n sc*. eoiic'ud :d he was llie iii'l^Wil'isp nmi withdrew Irmu t'n? field.