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THE WEEKLY 1? UHIOH TIMES. . ? i x .j* * S^oottd to ^jrimllnr^, horticulture, Domestic CErcouomg, polite JiifQrature, politics, and thr (Current ^cujs of the Dag. VOL. XVII.?New Series. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 15, 1886. NUMBER 2. yuttn SI UK Y. ^ AN ABSCONDIRO BANKRUPT. ( Concluded next tceek.) I Dr. Clarence Jonea was en enterprising young gentleman who meant to suooeed in hie prufesaion. lie was not clever in the seme ef being well-read, and, in fact, he had only just Managed to scrape through the qualifying examinations. But he did not aspire to eoiehtifie distinction, and took no higher view of bis i calling thnn to regard it aa a means by which i he might possibly make a fortune. He eonsid- 1 ered that he would only he wasting valuable i time by seeking a hospital .appointment for the < sake of gaining experience. Instead, therefore, < of going through the routine of a young dee- i tor's early oarecr, he took the bold atep of renting the ground floor of n lnrge hones in n faah- i ionable quarter, and setting up immediatdy as | a ooosulliog physician. He eras shrewd enough to perceivo thnt he was best qualified to succeed , in that branch of practice, being at heart a , mere charlatan. He had acquired the art of making a great show of a smattering of knowl- J edge ; he had cnrefully cultivated a bland and ( impressive manner, and he thoroughly realised , that the great secret of amassing wealth is to , be unscrupulous in the matter of fees, and | never to release a patient while he can be im- , posod upon by humbug. As though to ail hie , ambitious designs, nature had endowed him with a good presence, a high and shining fore- | head, which was enhanced by premature baldness, and a soft, melodious voioe. , Ho found it uphill work at first, of course ; 1 but he had no real cause for dissatiafaotioa. He went as much as possible into society, and made useful friends. He was always particularly careful to be polite and attentive to the wives and daughters of physicians in good practice. In fact, he showed his sagacity by assiduously courting the suffrages of lady acquaintances. Tho consequence **aa that patients soon made their appearance, while neighboring doctors, owing to domestic influence, found many opportunities of pultig stray ] guineas into his pocket. In a very abort time t" contrived to gain the reputation of having estaqjshed a practice, nnd soon eame to be regard<4 M a rising man. Dr. Cliw?aoe Jones did not hide his light 1 under a bus^l, but was rather addicted to boasting of his success. Some of his professional brethren s^]ed at this, knowing from experience how slow *nd laborious is the work of making a remuneryiive practice. But the wisdom of his tactics wa> proved by the fact that even these sceptics hauno suspicion of the real oondilion of affairs. The truth was, that at the end of three years Dr. Jon* found him- ' - ~ self hopoivaaly ?a -debt, kie professional earnings having fallen far short every y^r 0f his modest requirement*. His practiee was hartallng, to be sure, and in all human prabaamj the time was not far distant when it would tiki him a decent income ; but meanwhile. jmt it wu more then ever necessary to keep up' appearances, bankruptoj and ruin a tared him in the faco. He had spent bla small eapital, creditors wero pressing, and he was literally reduced to providing for his daily wants by surreptitiously pawning his personal effects. In such circumstanoes an elastic conscience is often a useful ally. Young Dr; Jones having no scruples whatever on his liabilities, was enabled to devote all his energies to the difficult task of evading them. He was quite unmoved by his tailor's pathetic appeals, while he succeeded by sound argument 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 some cases, oflon proved unavailing, so that the air became darkened with write and legal prooessee. The poor young man wao thus fairly driven to his wits' end, and saw no alternative but to make known his embarrassments, and thereby jeopardised the succeee whioh had almost seemed to be within his grasp. One morning Dr. Jones was gloomily seated in his consulting-room, waiting for patients, when there oame a kuook at the door, and a little, shabily-dressed, bright-eyed, elderly man was presently ushered in. Dr. Jones greeted bis visitor with mingled fee'.iags, being disappointed of a patient, yet relieved to find he was not a siierttrs omoer. How are you, Mr; Qraves 7' he said, instinctively adopting tb* condescending tone ef a physician towards "* general practitioner. What can I do for you?' Nothing, thanks,' s&i the little man, brisk)y ; ' but yeu can do yourself a tarn, if joa ere so disposed/ ' What do yon mean f inquired Or. Jones, a trifle taken hwk. Balmyro hu Mked me logo up to Highbury, to give a certlfloate of insanity, and, a* ha suggeitod that you might also be willing to take the job, I called to carry yon along with me,' returned Dr. Graves, putting hie hanJa under bis coat-tails, and warming bimaelf before the Are. ' Well, I am alwaya glad to oblige Dr. Balmy re, but'pon my word it ia rather inconvenient,' aaid Dr. Jonee with importance, but avoiding hia companion'a twinkling ejee. 4 I expect half a doxen people here. Just the buaieat time in the day, too,' he added, glancing at hia watch. * They haven't come yet, and aa the weather is bad, I daresay they'll put it off till to-merrow,' aald little Mr. Graves, with a quiet smile. ' Where did you say the plaee wu T' Highbury ! That is a long way off,' said l)r. Jones, endeavoring to look quite unmoved. ' We shall be back in less I ban half an hoar. My carriage is at lbs door,' returned Mr. Graves, a lit tie impatiently. Well, as I have said, I should ha sorry to disoblige Mr. Balmy re ; and as for my patients, if they dou'tkeop their time, they must wait,' said Dr. Jones, opening the door to his visitor, sad signifying (hat he would aoooeft pasty kins. few He lelt relieved to escape the qatot and penetrating gate of little Mr. Oravee, far he wai |a painfnUj eenveioss that hia attempted air of ij superiority bed been a failure. Of coarse, he ,, waa only too glad of the opportunity of earning 1 a couple of guinea* on a dull meraiag hat it ^ waa contrary to hia creed te allow any one to U1 uapeet it. Abov* ail, he eeaaidered it eaaan- B tial to hia dignity as a physician to appear j a trifle eondsaoendiag te a general practitioner, , and he honestly telt a tinge of contempt for little Mr. Oravee. lie might be olerer eaoegh? ? and, indeed, he waa really a werthy discipline of the healing art. lint what he aaid, was to p be thought of a man, who wantonly neglecting on opportunities of amaveing woalth or obtaining g< oolobrity, went about in thlok ahoee and a gihocking hat, vieitiag all the loweet and pooreet parte of the district? " 9 Littlo Mr. Gravee shows I he was a good follow by not taking umbrage at the young man's impertinence and aetf-impirtanoe, aad Dr. Cl Jones inseaeibly began to adopt a more geaial qi tone and manner during the drive. Their dee- c< linatioa proved to be a email hoasa ia aa un- ^ pretentioue street near lligbuty Station, and ^ the formalitiee ef the buslnese on hand were quickly despatched. The phtlent was a middle- 1(1 aged man,' whose behavior and conversation teemed to fully testify to the aberation of bis al intellect. Dr. Jones signed the certificate with ft a clear ooascience, mentally oontraeting the g, present case with otkcre he had certified to for ^ Dr. Dalmyre when Mr. Graves had not been . bis companion. When they took their eeate in the carriage 111 again te drive bask, Dr. Jonee glanced at the It louse ther were leavino. and * ev ??- Ml "I wonder who the pot lent la?' ^ William Roberta,' anid Mr. Graves, in hia p. matter-of-fact way. w 'Yea. I know hia noma. But how tha deuce ^ Mn people in that poeition afford ta pay Bal- ^ nyer'a tarma? Mia asylum ia one of the moat ixpensive there is.' oc 'Aht That has at ruck you alee, baa it?' said Mr. Qratee meaningly. ol Well it'a odd isn't it? However, I suppose tl bis relatives will starve themselves to pay for Q| him.' tl Did anything else atrike you?, inquired Mr. Q raves. 11 No. What do yon mean?' sai l Dr. Jones in- M aocentiy. if Haveyeu any doubt of hia being mad?' gi Good gracious, no ! Have you?' daman ded tv Dr. Jones ia amaefmenU a( I signed the eertifioate. I suppose it is all ^ right. Bat when I reflect I feel a little uneasy,' aid Mr. Graves, eerieualy. 'I never aaw a clearer eaee in my life?never!' cried Dr. Jones, slapping hie knee empbatical- *1 ly. '1 would stake my reputation that he is aa P mad as a Marsh here.' n Ahem!' coughed Mr. Graves, gravely. Look at kis manaor!' j Yoa hit m inner was eoeentrio enough.' ^ And his conversation. Tho man la a gibluring lunatic. You heard hia answer when, ? n/wi am wu io? nmperor 01 hujii*, i < joki^iy rtnindtd hia that a alaati before be ti had eUaed to bo tho Grand Llama of Thibet. (] True ho -but that woo by mj first wife.'' Cl I 'Yeo/rety^aj Mr. Oraroe, pensively rub- Q bing hie noat; I'm not aure I haren't hoard that joke before^. Why, really, mj^aar air," eried l)r. Jone.-, ,a getting quite hot ana^g,^ what is it you ? auapoot? I hare not a ahadow of hesitation tl that it iaa clear oaeo. A>eu trents we ahall * hear what Balmy re says.' tl Mr. Oraree smiled at this, u* be only ana we red Well, there waa no coercion, r^e man i? ' leas mad than he appeara te be, he het^pij him- 6 'aelf to thank.' Q With thia remark the Utile man abi^uy changed the ooarearation; but he had not si*. ^ eoeded, eren when he aet hia colleague down a. hia own door, in ooaipletely realoring that , gentleman'a equanimity. 'However, Dr. Jeaea did not long continue to marvel at Mr. Grave'e extrao rdinary obtuse- ! neaa, for the disagreeable discovery that in his ' aheenoe a sheriff's efieer bad been nlaaed in possession of hit apart menu effectually drove alt other thought* from hi* mind. A* was quite natural, he waa considerably startled and upset, and, for % time, he le*t his habitual fortitude and *elf-pe**e*sioa. The bailiff seemed a decent tort ef a man, and as he was decidedly disposed to be sympathetic, Dr. J enes eouM not refraia, in the bitterness of his spirit, fro in inveighing against his evil fortune. I.W.II >U It ,1. l.* n... it mum i urn ? ? mvwwm ?nuf wuu % 111 uui, nrter all, air wet ia It? If you wm as used to it asI an, you wouldn't think not h Ink about kr "But you art earning your living, remember. Meanwhile, how the deuce am I la tarn tain# with you about tka plane? " "lt'a a a mall matter air, and will be eaaily arranged, no doubt. Bring your frinada to aeo nan a tottin 'era. That alwaya fotohoo 'em. Meanwhile, Lord bteee you, air don't mind me; I won't interfere with your patients. For that matter, if you'll lend me a suit 'o decent toga, I'll ehow 'em in and out, as grave as a judge.' I shouldn't mind so muek if I owed twenty thousand, instead ef a paltry hundred or two.* groaned the nnfortnnats doctor, between his teeth. That's alias the way air/ said the man, shaking his head. 'It's the small Ash as gets caught in the nets; the big 'una break through am. Why look at this 'see/ he addsd, briagfnvth m itcraiMMl kl? J folding il clum?ilj. ''Urn's twit In point. Ai?bnwM tonkrvpt got tkk a 'ndrri thotuud pnnads! Jut think ' that! An' Hivia' Uksa flgkUa'-utkii Aoiriu;!' The late Joeh Hillings left His fa mi If (be snog sua of $100,000 m the mult of MtWJtpeDtaf. Speaking Fairly ok Us.?New Kogmd folks of distinction have very recently i ten colebra'iog somo of their Puritan tra- I itions, with a doil of wit nod eloqucuco,not > say self-sat isfactiop. Among the most bril. ant speakers wcro H-v. Henry Ward etcher, at Now York, and ex-Governor oho D. Long, of Boston. Much as tho South's ultra partisan voice ' ray condemn Mr. Becohor, wo take it that le conservative majority will uot fail to nprcciate his splendid compliment. He lado the print that all 'Puritans' did not >oe froun New Knglaudand did not cxcluToly reside there; the type wad iu Georgia ad South Carolina, as well as in Massachuittsand Rhode Island; and his deGuition of V uritan was the man who did what he rnsidcred to bo right, in scorn of conee- i ueucc. Of the Southern men who adher1 to their cause in 18G0-G5 lie said: I i sve no doubt there were a multitude of en there who thought thee worn unhnld- < ig the cause of liberty; and they gave letnselvcs to upholding that cauia as I most think 110 other people did on the ice of the earth. When I see what the DUth dared and s'rovc to do, and evcryling passing away from them?their, sons aughtcred, cutire families of wealth grows ig poor, everything that could mako their od attractive disappearing, yet struggled ?the last?I say that there was a heroism lere that, whon party lines are effaced an J irty feeling have goue down, the historiau ill delight to celebrate. [Applause ] In te presence of my fellow citizens of tbe orth I wish to pay this tributo to fellowmtrymon of the South. I, that was 1 abolitionist ; I, that fought slavery as d Putnam fought the wolf in the fold ; 1, tat urged on the war, and relaxed no whit atil victory was assured ; I, that stood at ic reconstruction of this land?now, after renty yoars, I desire to go on record us iji-ig that sine; the human race has oxted on earth there is not a spectacle of a real, proud people spread over sonic t relvo or hftoen Sulci lint, after a war, t :cepted submission, accepted this con- .1 itioo?not without some remnants of p is- t oo, to bo sure--but, taking them at large, \ >t facility with which they came together c ;ain iu a substantial and assured amity 1 resents a spectacle that the historian has,, 1 ever before recorded. Personally, in conversation with Gov. iong, as he journeyed to the Boston anquet?to which ho essayed to coax enntor Brown?wo heard from his own pa that people of the North were ritpidlearning to the white people of tho South as be great coLservativo element of the ountry in an impending conflict between rder aud communism, not to say a serious ambat between faith and rationalism. This 1 significant. It tneans that as all kinds f social combinations grow formidable at ic North aud will inevitably seek alliance nth the colored politicians at the South, ac wealth, intelligence and morality of that ection will irrespective of party gravitate ?? nrntnrt inn nnil niif Intv^nl fli/? lemeuts in this part of ihc country.?.-1mu?ta Chronicle. ?r 1 ' What Caused tiie Tragedy.?The . trriblo tragedy in this village on Wednes- i ay owes its occurrcuco to ono cause only, j *here were appurtenant and ramifying circumstances, such as dmnesiio infelicity, uu??v?Nible passion and so forth, llut the the sui aDlj centre, the agent, and direct causc<?f i',c whole affair was whiskey. This ?ngedy furnishes a good argu- I ment for proh^ftion. Guv. Colquitt recently declared that^fty ycar9 from npw poo? pie will look back our epoch and marvel that bar-rooms truj evet nllowed to exist. Cannot tllO *iuiO l> ahnrtona.l? \V? believe it will. The hoo\Wrjting upou the wall is appearing in all the bar-rooms of America, and it needs no pro^?t of Israel to ioterpret its seutcueo of doom The cd- i itor of this pHper is not a drinki.g tua()| nor is he an old man, but in his sh*t Cd. recr he has seen more inon slain by b?>\|es than bullets, aud he has witnessed it? blight of enough noble cbar.ictcrs from tbt, mildew that is hid under corks, to u ake his convictions on this subject positive and pronounced. Whiskey is neither fish nor flosh nor fowl; and it should be spewed out of the national mouth with continental disgua?.?Berkeley Gazette. ? ? * ? Escapr or Tiiiikk Muhdkkuis and a Bubolab.?Charleston W, Va., January 4.?Fi?e prisouers escaped last night from the county jail. When Dick Wjrat, the niglit guard, went into the jail to lock the prisoners in their cells, one of them knocked him down. A general stampede followed. Jailer Bowles attempted to fasten the outer gates, but was knocked down before he oouid do so. The men who escaped were Qeorge and Richard Jeffrey, brothers, who killed William Douglass, Qeorge llcarsley, who killed Henry Mooro, Louis Douglass, who killed Tom Teal last Christinas eve. and Lutber 8mith, a negro, w ho was serving three years' sentenee for grand laroeny. A henry reward has beta offered by Sheriff Ewart for their reetpUre. A Coffin Explodes.?On Friday last there was an occurrence in tho cemetery at this plaoe, the likonf which, perhaps, was never known before. In 1875 Mr. James A.Watson, of Clover, whoso family thon resided ia Yorkville, 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, nod ho oould not conveniently leave his business to attend tho funeral, and iu his absence only temporary burial was given tho body, awaiting his return homo to securo a permanent burial lot in the cemetery. This was not practioable until recently, ou tho extension of the cemetery grouuds, since whieh time he baa bought a lot and on la t Friday ia conipiay with Mr. J. El Jeffreys and Dr. J. B. Allison ho went into the cemetery to remove tho body to his lot. The burial case ?a Fisk motulic?was raised from the grave, and a natural desire to look upon tho face of the child whieh died and was buried iu tho father's absence, prompted Mr. Watson to ask Mr .T.-ffrnv* tn rnmnwo :bo Hi covering iho glass panel over the r.co. The lid was unscrewed and removed, til thrco standing near, but observing a ilm on the surface of the glass, Mr. Wation requested Dr. Allison to procure some jiatcrial for cleaning it off. The Doctor vent to a residenco near by for some cloth 'or this purpose and while he wa- in the liousc an explosion of gas ensued, shatter^ ng the glass, which was 5 inch thick, into numberless fragments, several striking Mr. Watson in the face, cutting it severely. Duo piece struck the bridge of tho nose, jutting entirely through it. A few pieces >f the glass also struck Mr. Jeffreys, but ic was not seriously hurt. The casket tad bojn out of the ground several tnin1 cs when tho explosion occurred, which vas tho result of the expansion by the vuruith of tho sun of the gas formed in it. The report of the explosion was equal to hat of a dynamite cartridge and was noiced by persons on Main stroet, more than i quarter of a mile distant. Tho face of he child was in excellent preservation, as ocrc also its burial clothes, and a wreith >f flowers ou tho breast seemed to be neary as fresh as when buried tw<#ve and a ycjjxs ago.? YorkoHle Enquirer. Treasure Found Near 1V.ndi.kton. ? A. week or two ago a colored man while ridiug a horse to water 011 the old Maverick place near l'ciidlotou, Anderson county. found a coin on the hank of a Creole whero the stump of a hickory treo had bcon undermined by ' the caving of the sartli. Ho supposed it to be a big copper jont and readily sold it to Mr. Irillflrpie, lis employer, for a dollir. It was really i tweuty dollar gold piece. Mr. Gillespie subsequently dug under tho stump with a joe aud Ibuud scveu other double eagles jiakiug the find altogether SI00. Some if the coins were dated 1862 which prohibits the iuea that they wore buried duriug tho war, aud destroys another thoory that they had been buried by old Mr. Maverick, who is said by neighborhood tradition to h ive lost a large qnautity of gold in some mysterious way long before the war. The generally accepted theory is that the money was buried under the hickory tree while it stood, soma years ago, by Mr. Gillespie's father, who is said to have concealed money on several occasions and forgot what ho had done with it.? Seneca Free l*rc.**. Stables ok New Youk.?The millionaire roaditcs of New York have erected privato stables of late years on a uiore luxurious scale than many a rcsidcnco. Mr. William Rockefeller's stables on Fiftyfifth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, cost 843,000. Mr. Flagor, also ol ihe Standard Oil Company, has a large table on Fifty-fifth street, weit of Sixth "hveuuo, which cost him 830,000. Mr. William II. Vauderbilt's stables, corner of Madison aveuue and Fifty-second street, covers three city lots, and the property is ?A.rk flon nnn \i. wiih.. tr v? Vilt's stible, oq Ftfty-oighth strcot within Moues throw of Fifth avenue, is valued at SCtgoO. The building that shelters Maxey Cobb\nJ Nol.i Medium, and the ground on whitS it stan ls, corner of Filty-eighth street andVourth avenue, cost Mr. Isador Cohnliold $41,000. Hut the most expensive and rcchethc palatial stable of them all is Mr. Fran*AVork's, where Kdward and Dick Swivefcr, ore domiciled, on Fifty-sixth street, a doors east of Seventh avenue; the csiVttod cost of the property was $100,000. It was publiihed in Iho Ore^fille AWi last week that U. F. Cray ton and sov, merclitnts of Anderson, had male an assig im?M. The next af ? * uijr iuc iirv i II' rncitu win liuintu lull DltJt a proper apology. The AnJorsoo TmteUgeactr say* that it is a alronj reliable Arm ?% a solid business basis, with a large Amount ofieal astale besides tbelr slock of gods. 1 XV I A Warning jo Stick to tub Pultit. ?This article, in regard to an interview with Tod Robinson, is given by Rev O. P. Fitzgerald, the ablo editor of the Nashville Christian Ailooc.atr., and may be found in California Sketches. The sketches are a genuine treat to any one who loves good things: 'He came to ray room at tho Golden Kagle, in Sacramento City, one night nod left at 2 o'clock in the morning. IIo walked the floor and talked, aud it was the grandest monnloguo I ever listened to. Oac part of it 1 could not forgot. It was with rofcrenco to the preachers who turn aside from their holy calling to engage in secular pursuits, or in politics. 'It is turning away frtiui angel's P>od to feed on garbage. Think of spending a i:r.. . i-.s? .L . a ... I nuwiu niu in uuui^uipuiiu^ uiu ^r.nut'si things, and working for the iliost glorious ends, instructing the ignrranf, consoling tho Borrowing, winning the wayward buck to duty and to peace, pointing the dying to IIitn who is the light aud the life of men, animating the liviug to aoek from the highest motives a holy life nud a sublime destiny. Oh, it is a life that might draw au angel from the skies! If thcro is a special hell for fools it should be kept for tho man who turns a*idc from a life like tbia to trade or dig the earth, or wrangle in n court of law, or scramble for au office.' lie looked ht rue n* he spoke, with flashing eyes and curled lip. 'That is all true and vory flnc, Judge, but it sounds just a little peculiar as coming from you.' 'I am the very man to say it, for I aui the man who bitterly sees its truth. Do not make the mistake that I di 1. A man uiiulit well be willing to live on bread and water uud walk the world mfuot Tor the privilege ot giving all bis thoughts to the grandest themes and all his service to the highest objects. As a lawyer, tuy life has been spent in a prolonged quarrel about money, land, houses, cattle, thieving, slandering, murdering, and other villainy. The little episodes of politics that have given variety to my career hnvj only shown me the baseness of human nature and the pettiness of human ambition. There ori men who will fill these places and do this work, and who want ami will choose nothing bc'tcr. Let thein have nil tho good they can get out of Ruch things. But the minister of the Gospel who comes down from the height' of his high calling to engage in tho scramble, docs tbat which makes devils laugb and angels weep.'?Galveston Newt. Queer Burial Oustoms in (^reece. ?A correspondent at Athens gived un nc? count of many curious burial customs peculiar to Greece which lately camo under his notice. A piece of lioen as wide as the body and twice as loug was doubled aud a hole large enough for tho head cut out of it. In this the body was wrapped and thcu dressed in new clothes, and more especially new shoes. Beneath the head was placed a pillow full of lemon leaves. In the mouth was put a buuch of violets aud around the tomplcs a chaplet of flowers. These are used only for the unmarried and must bo whit . Both head and feet are tied with bands made for the purpo<e, which were unloosed at the edge of the grave, wheu tho coffin was about to be closed. A small coin (a rolic of tho fee to the ferryman) was placed in the palm of the hand. At Athens a sou is dropped into tho coffin. The grcati est attention is given to this point. In removing the body the feet always go first. A priest came on three successive days to sprinkle the room, fumigate it and repeat certain prayers, as for that period after death it was supposed to be haunted. After burial woineu are hired to keep a light burniug over tho grave until tho body is supposed to be discomposed. To assist this, the bottom of modern Greek coffins is of lattice work. Every Saturday the poor of Athens place on tbo graves of their friends eatables of the sort they used to like. Tub Kansas Grasshopper.?It is reported iiiui tno citizens ot Helena, Ark , wcro recently aroused early in the morning by what socaied 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 pittercd against the roofs an;l windows of the houses with so much force and in such large uuuibcrs that they simulated rain. People who had seen the dreaded pests before, wheu they dcconded upon the grain fields of Kim as and consumed every blade in a few hours, say the suuibcrs exceeded even that visitation. They were ? I % ? f .1 pnwing westwnru. ?HUi>y oi loom were disabled by hitting against buildings and other obstructions, as tbey flew very I ?w nod had to bo shovelod of!' the sidewalk ic tho street. They wero apparently genuine Kansas grasshoppers. . domestic recipes. A Savory Stew.?Take any kind of cold moat, though chicken or real is best, cut into bits, not very small, and add enough water to cover ihcui, with a piece of butter the size of an cir.'. a dust of il >nr, salt and pepper ; when thoroughly heated add one half can of peas, stir until all is well mixed and hot atid servo. A very ice dish for a pick-up dinner or lunch, and very good with cunued corn as woll as peas. Onto Apple Pik.?Line a dish with good puff piste, use the best rip} Greening apples, pare and slice thin, liil ilie dish three incnea deep with apples. Then add one tablespoon of water and nothing m ?ro. Put on the upper crust, aud bike well. When d-iiio take from tho oven and real >ve the upper cru-t, taking care uot to hrotk it. With a kaife mush the apolcs and season to t'.sto with sugar, a little grttei nutmeg ami a small piece of butter. Heturn the upper crust aud silt pnvL-red sugar over the top. Nut Cake.?One cup of sugar, one-half cup of uiilk ami one and one-half cups of flour, one-half tcaspoonl'ui of sola in the milk, one teaspoon of cream of tart ar ia the flour, one cup of chopped wilnuts. Also a recipe lor uitrou cake : One cap of butter beaten to a cream, ouo cup of white sugar, one cup of milk, tiueo cups flour, three eggs, three toaspooufuN of baking powder, one-half pound of citron cut up line, l'aper a dish and bake one hour. A Goon Way to Use Cold .Meat.? Take the remnants of any fresh r tasted meat and cut in thin slices. Lay them in a dish with a little plain boiled macaroni, if you ha\? if, and season thoroughly with pepper, sa't. and a little walnut citsup. Fill a deep dish half full ; add a vcrv little finely chopped onion, and pour over half a can of tomatoes or tomatoes sliced, having previously saturated the meat with stock or gravy. Cover with thick cru>t ol tnash...l i :11 .1.:. t. . _ uu nun uaivu tin una it ut'jwr m .1 nut t*>0 hut even, but neither lot it ho too slow. A Goon C.\KK. ? A very good white lavrr cako is made by healing ono cuj) of butler to n cream, stir into it ouo cup and a half of flour ; it will take limn to do this, but it can bo dono ; then add one cup of sweet milk and one cup of orn starch, in which you have mixed two teaspoon!tils of baking powder; lastly add the whites of eight eggs b aten to a still' froth and with two teacups of sugar beaten with tlvmi ; flavor 10 suit your taste. This eike is especially nice lor a fruit layer cikn, to bo made later in the season, and almost any fresh Iruit can be used as a filling. A Good Oct of Coffhic.? Guol Homekrrpimj gives this rule fur making coffee : Have coffee finely ground, but grind only tho quautity you wish to use; ouo part Mocha to two of Java is a good mixture. Add for each cup of coffee one t loleqiun of coffee, and o .e cup cold water ; stir well together, p'ace upon the tire, an l let c >!Foe come to a boil; tlicu till up with boiling water, pour out a cup of coffte. then pour back into the coffee pot. Serve with good cream ami sugar. Tins will be clear, fragrant anil enjoyable. 'flic use of col J water in making coffee is not fully understood, but its superiority will be at oucc acknowledged. ... A Fatal Dish of Sausau ks.?l'ittsburg, l\i., January 2.?A German lauiily of five persona, named lloloelt, living in I'iue Township, iu this county, pirtook of almost raw pork sausages for supper list Monday, Yesterday they were seized with violent iliuess, which the ul'.euding physician pronounced trichinosis of the most violent kind. The family consists of father, mother and three ehildrcu. The old peo pie were first attacked. The doctor thinks the ehildrcu will die, but the others may recover, although the chances arc against theui. There is great alarm in the neigh** borhood, as several other families partook of the same sausages, hut may have cooked them thoroughly. The hog whose flesh the sausages were made from had been kept iu a clean, dry pen and fattened on corn. ? No Third Party Wanted.?Maud nud i her George were iu the parlor, uud i Maud's father?who, by the way is down I on the mugwumps?was laying his political I tenets to Maud's George: i 'I tell you,'he exclained,'the Democratic and Republican parties embody all there is of wisdom in party management. Wo don't want any third party here.' i 'That is it precisely, papa,' replied I Maud ; 'a third party is a nuisance any, where.' i Maul's father counted noses, concluded i ho was cho mugwump auil withdrew from I the field. *