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February 17.?There is weeping and wailing
to-day among the mild-eyed Kanakas in this
far off kingdom of the Sunset Sea, All that it
aortal of the well beloted Prineess Like Like,
the youngest sistor of his Miyesty King Kala.
kaua, will be deposited on the 28th inst,
aide by eido with those of the othor personages
who hare gone before to their last reeting place
in the royal mausoleum.
The Priuoess was a woman of more (ban ordinary
intelligence, and had improred herself
much reading and study, Her manners <
were easy and graceful. She waa the wife of
A. B. Clcgborn, at one time a member of the I
King'e Cabinet, and by him had one child, 4
"little girl now nine years of age. this little
mist, prorided the liree, will in all probability
take an Important stand in the affairs of the
kingdom, she being in the line of succession to
the throne.
But notwithstanding the intelligence of Like
Like?the constant intercoorse she had had
with the foreign population for years and yearS
?there was yet a strain of natural superstition
tn tin- .1.1.1. .1 1-1 ?a ?1 ?
... vvai|iv?v<?U V> niHUU ?VU1U UUL nil
herself, and to this, if reports be true, we
may now attribute ber untimely taking off.
For centuries back, or as far as run the Haw*
iian annals, thero has been a belief among
the people that the eruptions of Mauna Loa
end Kilauea were (he rnoaus taken by the goddees
Pele to show ber displeasure at mortal
events. It was also held-~and the receatly
resurrected order ef Kahunas and soothsayer*
encouraged tho belief?that the only means ip
appease the goddess' wrath was by the sacrifice
ef some of the royal family. Time and again,
when these awful volcanoes have deluged the
surrounding country with their fiery flow and
shaken the coral islands to their centre, has
the hainan sacrifice taken plaoe, whether vritb
the desired effect or not the chroniclers say
not.
The volcano of Mauna Loa recently broke
out into a violent eruption. This eruption, the
first in twenty-fire years, canscd the superstitious
natives to bolieve that Pelo had put her
War paint on nnd was showing her anger at
the things that bo. The natives from their
V..I. tl.- 1..-J J -* -
uu? nuH.ucu uio 111 nil ugill IUUI SIIUQO upon
the mountain top and knew that the god dene
was reaching out her firy arms for a victim of
the royal blood. The Kahunas, who hare
lately gained onco more the faTor of the King,
declared that Pele must bo appeasod to arrest
the fearful doom which they said must oomo.
They had not far to search for one who would
make the fearful sacrifice, and while the rambling
of the volcano made awful thunder the
Princess Like Like announced to her pooplt
that she, the sister of the King?the nearest of
the throne?would lay down her life to stop
the fearful flow. She openly proolaimed that
he gloried to make a martyr of herself for her
country and her people, and though iu the
prime of life aud with the prospect of a crown
before her, she made her final preparations and
lay down to await the end. It is said that in
this final proceeding the Kahunas played no
unimportant part, and that while acting as her
guardiaus and advisers they were, in fact,
practicing their dark arts upon her and hurrying
her onward to the end.
Por days and days she lay among these
people, and during all that time not a particle
Of food wis allowed to pass her lips. Death
was cot speedily coming to one so full of life
and vitality ob she bad been, but starvation
did its wnrk at Inst, and while the Kahunas sat
about, and their incantations went on, the
apirit of the Princess left her body and the
sacrifice was at an ond. For twenty days her
remains are to lie in state, and on the 28th the
iron portals of the mausoleum close in upon
them forever.
That this good woman was oruelly sacrificed
to the superstition of the Kahunas is an open
secret at the islands, but the strangest part to
tell is this, that upon the day of her death
Mauna Loa the Awful ceased to belch its lava
forth, and for days after was in comparative
quiet, and (hen the hoary old soothsayers went
about among the people with many a nod and
mystio sign, as who should say, 'Didn't we
foretell all this ?' and to-day their power is
greater in the land than since the days when
Captain Cook laid his bones upon their sandy
bsach.
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A Spartan's Soliloquy.?When it comes to
fun in rolid chunks, it can be obtained by
moving front gates and carrying them some
distance from the places they belong : Saturday
night eome of the boye, fearing neither police
nor shot gun, carried away quit* a number on
Main street. This is comparatively harmless
fnu. It is better to be movinir ffataa than
goring along the streets drunk and kiokiog up
a fuss on general principles. There is mors
hope for a gate mover than for the young man
that lies, or steals, or gambles all night and
Bleeps all day. Then to do this work on Saturday
night is calculated to make the ownors of
eaid gates a little meditative aad humble on
8unday. They oan consider how uncertain
and ovanevoent oven the front gate is. In this
whole businei* the young ladles are the only
ones that doserve sympathy. They have nothing
in theVorlifto hang onto when the front
gate is taken away. *
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A Baby Wkioiiiyu Only Sixths Ouxcca ?
Utles. dark oauntv. ift* mitaa a/ir>il> I??
Ington, Ind., numbers *tnong its inhabitants
probably tha amallaat baby in the world. It
waa born on Friday to the wife of Raymond
Ferguson, a farmer, and it weighs just sixteen
ounces. It is well formed and in very good
health. The arms of the little stranger are
jnat three inches long, while its legs measure
four inohes. Dr. Williams, the attending
phyeieiaa, says it will sondes if nothing unforeseen
happens. The mother and father of
the midget esoh weigh orer one hundred and
fifty pounds and are in the beet of health.
???a run I UK IUUSU IMBIV. illK. EOITOR !
Toor loading editorial in the Obtertur-ot this
weok should be read by every resident of your
oily and ita-a Vvice hocded. Young manhood is
too proci'ons to^bo wasted or neglected. It is
worth tho effort torcdeom and culture itand
if proper effort bo tnade the result will bo eminently
satisfactory. v# Qood as ad .will bring forth
good fruit. But wo musttnot be continually
digging up the seed to see if it has sprouted,
llers is where wo fail in suoh efforts as you
propose?we do not wait long enough for our
harvest. We are impatient of results in almost
everything, and in our philanthropic efforts
especially. Wo reverse God's plan. He has
tnade that which is muoh worth and is to be of
lasting value, a thing of slow growth. We demand
pay at evening for our pious efforts of
the morniog.
I trust you will press this matter and work
on with faith in (he teed.. ^Something ought to
be flnne?something must be dons-?for our
young men. Ouly those who have felt the
force of the tomptalious to which young men
are exposed know how to sympnthiie? with
them, And how strong must be (he counteracting
influences. To ylagA. up. and, a? .Thomas
Carlylo, says,. ;Spit mouthful* of. articulate
wjad^t theni,' howpvpr pious su?h .'articulate
wind' may be, if Ul 4?<*t suffice. Advice is cheap,
au<l it is bountiful. Many an oil man will
see a young man going astray and shake his
head prophetically, and meeting the erring
young man give hint 'good udvjo,' but may be
he extends no invitation to the poor fellow to
oomc to his house t?ud spend au eveuiug where
he could find pleasant companionship and entertainment.
Old meu tell youug men they
ought to go to church, but how often do they
ask them to couie and occupy a scat iu the pew
I with their (the old won's) families? Young
men are told they should read good books, how
many fathers provide suitablo reading for
their own children ? {low few, alas ! ever think
of giving or lending a hook to a young friend 1
Men who drink will ask their friends to drink
with them, aud do not mind spending as much
M ft ornrwl linolf urnnlil in 1*??? ? ? -
www- ?iv?tv? vvai, vw u??0 th JJUUU llUiO
with their friends. Shall it be said that those
who belicvo in better things have less faith ia
these better things than drinking inca hare in
the power of whiskey to confer happiness ?
Mr. Editor, ice are cr.cl> other's keeper.
Bishop Pierce was ohco asked by a penurious
church member if he (the Bishop) thought the
heathen would be saved without the Gospel.
'I am not so much troubled about that, brotlior,'
replied Bishop P., 'but I am concerned about
our salvation if wo do not send them the Gospel.'
So maoy people aro ready to pronouuee
Judgment upon the young men and condemn
them to perdition if they do not do better,
when they themselves aro guilty before God of
withholding the influences which might have
saved them.
Tou deprecate giving too much of a religious
tone to the reading room?or whatever other
place may be adopted for the benefit of the
young men. I understand what you mean, and
agree with your meaning, though not with your
words exactly. It should 'all 6b' religious,
but, as Burns has it.
'Still the preaching can't disdain,
i..) .oil >l.- i-i r.-..?- >
auu nun uic liglU lOUIIiri'i
This is the great difficulty. Sam Jones says
some people think they havo to go to Heaven
on their under lip. It is this kind of religiousness
which has. made the man of religion distasteful
to so many. A cheerful, happy, joyous
rollgion is attractive] and beautifies all it
touches.
I did not mean to write so much when I took
up my pen, and must now rein in my running
??Falcon.
Ood bless yon and those who labor with you
in this effort for the betterment of the young
men of Newberry.?A Coke Smith, in Newberry
Observer.
Loved and DikuToostiier.?Monson, March
9.?This village lias been to-day the scene of a
sad and unusual occurance?the funeral of a
husband and wife. They were foreign missionaries
of the American Board, who came from
India for a vacation a few months since. They
were in the prime of life and both died suddenly.
llev. William T. Ilowland was born in
Ceylon in 1849, and was the eldest son of Rev.
W. W. ilowland, who is still a missionary
there. lie came to this country when a lad,
fitted for College at Monson Academy, graduated
at Amherst in 1870 and at Andover
Theological Seminary in 1873. lie married
Mary L. Carpenter of this town that same
year, and they sailed together for India, being
assigned to Maduria Mission. She had gradua
ted at this Academy an 1 at Ilo'yoko Soininary
in 1870, being the same ago as her husband.
For nearly fourteen years they labored together
bnllding churches and gathering in converts,
and rcturnod here lost Summer for n
season of rest, bringing with them their three
ehildron. At the opening of'Winter they
moved to Auburndale, and thorc Mrs. Ilowland
caught a cold while caring for a ?idk child in a
poorly heated room, and died of pneumouia on
d.s .1 *- ? 1
Kwiuruaj e veiling, nor nusoauu roiurning
from Montreal Thursday, wan stricken with a
fever, which he is supposed to have brought
with him, on the following day, and lived but
f6rly-two hours longer than his wife.
Two ot the children are now very sick with
| the fever.
Congress adjourned ?r'lTay last at twelve,
noon.- The session has been a useful one.
Much of the t' ine has been waste 1 by the politicians
ofboth houses working for advantage
to party. Thoee who lay the wires are muoh
more interested in the eleotioos of 1888, than
la "monkeying with the tariff." The aggregate
appropriation bills amount to about twohundred
and fifty millions.
8ns Mat>? Tiia Most or it.?-Wife?'(lot a
dollar ?' Husband?'Whero's that last dollar
1 gave you?' 'Oone.' 'I thought I told you
to.pake it go ee far as you could.' 'I did.'
Doesn't look liks it.' 'Well, I did, I sent It to
the Fiji Island heathen.'
HUM AUK A HI, K PUKSEHTIMRNT: ? MiU Minui?
Atkinson, sister of young Arthur A. Atkinson,
who dlcl near Jackson lost Saturday night, has
boon au inmate and student at Mary Sharp i
College, Winchester, Tcnn., for two terms peat,
and only arrived homo last niglit upon receiving
a telegram of the serious illaess of her I
brother. Sho relates a most singular circumstance
connected with the death of her broth- '
cr, as follows : I
Sho was very much devoted to her brother
Arthur, aud had his picture with her, which ]
she showed to Iter associates in college, and *
often spoke of the good qualities of her brother. ]
One of the young ladies scomcl smitten wilk ]
the picture, aud asked to seo it often. On last I
Friday this yonng lady was in ootupany wil| 1
Miss Minnie, and nskod to see the pictaro. It (
was given her to look at, and after gaaing at it 1
intently a few ininutos she said :
Isn't your brother dead V *
Of courso the suggestion startled Miss Min- ]
nie, but sho replied
No, ho is not dead.' <
The young lady, still gazing at tlio picturo, \
8a5J : ... 1
'Minnio, your brother is dead.' <
Miss Minnie immediately went to the Preei- (
dent and told him what had occurred, and i
I . .
UDo?vu "1LU >? ,el "cr g? 11 Jine at otico. The
President said it was a mere idle fancy of the
young lady, and she ought not to let it trouble
lier mind, but to return to her room and think
no moro of it. She returned to her room, but
could not shake ofT the impression made by
the predictions of the youug lady, for she had
a presentiment that it was true, and that she
would receive a telegram confirming it. On Sunday
morning she wcut to the President and
told him that ho ought to have let hor go home
yesterday, for she would receive a telegram
to-day announcing ber brother's serious illness.
The President hooted at the idea, and again
sent her back to her room. Soon after leaving
the Presidont ou Sunday she received the telegram
and at once made preparations for the
iourney home. Taking the South-bound train
the President and physician of the college accompanied
her a portion of tho way, vr'.ton
Miss Minnie was intercepted by a telegram
from Winchester, Tenn., stating that the young
lady who had foretold tho death of Mr. Arthur
Atkinson, in Jackson, was dead ! The Presidont
and physiciau returned to Winchester,
and Miss Minnie came on to Jacksou to find
her adored brother a corpse. Taking the ciroumstances
all togcthor they form a mysterious
and remarkable combination of foots.?Jack
ton, Oa., Ntwt.
I -A Postal Ci.kkk's DAsatcctrt Rilb.-?When j
the East-bound passenger train on the Norfolk j
nn<l Western Railroad reached ^Central a few ,,
nights ago, two of the United States postal i
clerks?B. W. Barney and George H. South&ll .
?left the car to get something to eat, leaving a j
third man in the oar. Presently, however, t
the solitary clerk,' likswiso afllicted with hunger, t
also left the ear, locking the deor after him, so <]
that when the Postal Clerk Southall returned c
he found the door fastened. Reaching up he fc
unlocked the door, as ho thought, and just e
then tho train moved off with a jerk. Mr. c
Southall grasped the appliances used to catch a
the mail of small postoffices where the train j
makes no stop, and drew himself up inte the j,
car door, but when he attempted to enter the i
car ho found tho door secured. The train by c
this time was dashing along at lightning speed, {
and Southall, finding that nothing remained t
for him to do but to hold on to the mail-catcher f
until tho train reached New River, the noxt ,
station, or otherwise jump off and run the risk (
of losing his liffe, accepted tho former situation ,
as preferable and tightened his grip on tho i
iron rod. Tho night was as cold as a winter t
blizzard could make it and the wind cut like a t
knife. The mental stress and fear of being .
hurled with tremendous violenoe to the- earth <
were bad enough, but in addition, to have to (
grasp and hold on to a cold iron rod, with fingers
cut and hands benumbed, is am experience
that no man need want to test. Southall was
almost crazed bofore tho train reached New
River.?Lynchburg Xeirs.
Cotton Sbbd Oia Products.?Since Italy
undertook to preserve the reputation of its
olive oil by checking tho importation of cotton
seed juice from this country, the uses of ootton
seod oil have not been clearly defined. But
the quantity of this oil manufactured has increased,
and not long ago nearly all of the
cotton oil factories were combined in an organization
having about $40,000,009 capital.
What becomes of the product? Ex-President
Vail, of the Produce Exchange, declared on
Wednesday, at a meeting of persons engaged
in tho cheese trade, that in the West largo
quantities of it are used in making cheese,
nud that this cheese is exported as a I
genuine product of the dairy. It was shown i
that the exports of American cheese had
fallen from $11,000,000 in 1881 to $0,600,- i
000 in 188C, and this decline was said to havo
been caused hy adulteration. Further inquiry <
would doubtless disclose the fact that ootton i
seed oil is largely used in the manufacture of i
lard. A complete statement of the uses of n i
product for whose manufscture a capital of
$40,000,000 is required would probably surprise
a groat mauy persons.?New York Timet.
The total suui called lor by the various
bills passed by tbe congress is 9250,000,000.
It tho river and harbor and deficiency
bills had passed tho sum would have
I reached $264,000,000.
ANOTHER IVIND OP UugT.?Mother?
Johnnie, brush tho dust off your boots.
Johnnie?Is tbst tbe kind of dast papa
was talkiog to governess about?
Mother?What did be say ?
Johooie?He said. 'Doat thou love me,
Agoea?'
Mother?No, it was not, Johnnie ; but
Agnes will dust out of here to-morrow
morning.? Motion Olobe.
A "Bonanza in Corns Skkd.?Messrs Fred
Olloer and H. C. Butcher will leave Columbia
for Houston, Texas, to locate the cite for one of
the fleet of the oil mills to bo established by
the Booth em Cotton Oil Company. Journeying
la this direction they will scloct sites for
the. other mills which it is proposed to put up
this year. Mr. John Oliver in conversation
wllh a^ representative of the Newt and Courier
to-night said.*. -'
The mills to tio built by the Southern Company
will eaoh ha^o a onpacity of 150 tons of
dotton seed daily', or 26,000 tons jz year, the
product of 60,000 bal<M. The s'ze of these
projected mills may be judged by the fact thai
'.be present Columbia mill, now controlled by
the Qil.Trnst roonq^fy,~'Bes a daily oapaolty of
icventy-five ions, and yot is able to consume as
nuch seed as any mill cast of the Mississippi.
The eight mills to be built this year will cost
5126,000 each, making the outlay of the Company
a million dollars in 1887.
As has alrealy been stated, the special machinery
required for additional mills cannot
je turned out this year. Mr. Oliver gave some
interesting information as to tho method of
crganizing the new company. Tho capital
itock was fixed at 5,000,000. Each of the
inlf dozen individuals and firms organizing the
jorapony subscribed for a certain quantity of
itock, upon the agreement that a proportion of
from one-half to two-thirds thcroof wts to be
appropriately placc l by'them.
"The amount of money actually contributed
>y the organizers will bo about $2,000,000.
That sum represcats tho presoat minimum
zmount of cash capital. Tho organizors will
iflfer one-half or two-thirds of the ?5,000,000 of
itook subscribed for to tho planter* and business
ncn of tho South, so as to enable them to cou.rol
the organization, if they wish to do so.
So stock will be issued until it is paid for. If
.he South does not take this portion of the
itock it will be sold to Nortliorn parties who
iro now applying for it, and who will enter the
lompany iu good faith.
"It is so to be a legitimate business enterprise,
relying for its suocess upon its superior
>conomy in the manufactures and the good
will of the Southern planters. Mr. Oliver
lays that each mill should have $100,000 workng
capital, which would bring the investnent
in each up to $2*25,000. Residents of
saoh city where a mill is located will have tho
>ption of taking a part of tho stdtk in it, even
v majority, This will give local interest and
:onfideuce. Mr. Armour having affirmed and
lenied in order to affect the stock market and
nako tho money, which ho is believed to have
a?d?y*a?~iettle*ulown now and wants to come
nto the company, but ho is not wonted any
yore, sbowoU his cu)urs toe *opn. An!io-?
pating as a result of the competition higher
>rices for cotton seed and lower prices for oil,
dr. Oliver is nevertheless sure that from 20
o 25 per cent, annual profit will be made by
lie Southern Company. IIo has it figured
town closely. Tho public have little idei what
inormous profits the Oil Trust is making in the
tusiness. It is too big a bonanza for experimccd
men like the Olivers to be crowded out
>f. The ATews and Courier representative
howeil Mr. iv f.-.m il.? tf ? n
3. I.artigue, of Blackvil'c, urging the advantage
of that town as a site for one of tlio mills,
ile stated that he was receiving great numbers
if such letters, but that the location of the
nills must be decided first by the transportnion
advantages offered, and second by the
acilities given for competition ou superior terms
vith the Oil Trust railroad centres, where the
)il Trust Mills were antiquated and inefficient,
vould be selected first. Charleston was a good
mint. He knew of no better cite for a mill
ban Columbia, but the fact that tho Oil Trust
nill here was one of the newest and best equipped
in the country, would make this city one
if tho last places te be attacked by the South?rn
Company."?n. <j.q.. to New* and Cnuri*r
Accomplishments or an Akmi.kss Man.?
['here recently died at Potsdam, St Laurence
:o., N. V., Richard Donovan, who was in some
espects one of the most remarkable men in
JJo'tbern New York. Twenty years ago, when
i boy, Donovan worked in a flour mill. One
lay he was caught in a belt and received injuries
that necessitated taking off both arms at
die shoulders. This misfortune did not dis:ourage
him, and, after recovering his health,
le set about earning his livelihood as best he
:outd without the use of hnnds or arms. Part
>f the time he had lived alone, and from the
necessity of holpiog himself he became wonderfully
adept in performing all kinds 'of work,
ising his feet and mouth principally. He
iwned a horse, of which he took the entire
;are, harnessed it, fastened and unfastened the
buckles with his teeth, and drovo with the
reins t ied around his shoulders.
lleing in need of a wagon, he bought wheels
ind axles, and built a box buggy and painted it
He went to the barn one winter day and built a
cow stable, rawing the timber with bis feet,
and, with the hammer in one foot and holding
the nail with the other, he nailed the boards
on almost as well as some men with
the use of their hands. lie dug a well twelve
feet deep on a farm in this town, and stoned
it himself. He could mow away hay by holding
the fork undor his chin and letting it rest
against his shoulder. He would piok up potatoes
in a field as fast as a man could dig them.
He would dress himself. bis moal? riu KU
Utters and in fact do almost anything that any
man with two arms can do.?Uotlon Trameript.
Cure por the Pip.--Undoubtedly about
these days somo of your ehickens will havo
this conmoD chicken complaint. Cure it,
simply by mixing a table-spoonful of sulphur
with about three pounds of tneal for
a feed every other day, perhaps for a fortnight.
Tue Siege op tiie Surplus.?To Gro or
Clevoland, C uumaudcr-in-chief, &o :
I hare itu-i* >nor to ropOrt that on the Gth
day of lajt December tho United States
treasury was suddenly iu vested by a largo
aod powerful forco of the enemy formed in
two divisions. A peremptory dcuiaud was
mado upon mo to surrender in the name of
the Americau Congress. Although iu a
measure defenceless, I returned an emphatic
declination. The enosny proceeded to
strengthen his lines, which extended in a
semi-cirolo, his principal battories being
established on Capitol Hill. Aotivc bos
tilitie> were dolnyod for a month,- -though<
thcro was some sullen firing directed agaiust
tho redoubt protecting the citadel, known
as the Surplus, the euotny evidently desiring
to try the range of his guus.
On January '28 n tcrribh bombardment
was opened from tho battery occupied by
tho ltivcr aud Ilarbor brigade again3t my
flimsy earthworks. This was kept up for
several weeks with little or no cessation.
Under cover of this firo a desperate assault
was made by the Dependent Pensioners,
which was repulsed by a fire from the 100
ton rifle Veto gun, iho only piece of ordinance
in working condition among my
defensive rcsonrces.
The Coast Defence, under Cen. Cameron,
inflicted serious damage with a harassing
fire, which was ably supported by
Admiral Halo's heavy nrmorod ships and
Cameron's teu steel cruisers. An assault
by the Mexican Veterans was very successful,
a portion of the Surplus being carried
away before the enemy could be repulsed.
Although, as you are aware, I made several
appeals for aid after the woundiug of
Qcn. Manning which left me in command,
none was forth-coming, and tho enemy continuing
to close his lines atid to bring his
heavy batteries into closer proximity I prepared
to surrender. Suddenly, however, at
noon to-day, the enemy unexpectedly raised '
tho siege and within an hour after his batteries
ceased to play was iu full retreat. I
am at a loss to understand this movement,
but fear that it is a foiut. though sickness
and desertion have combiucd of late to
cripple tho enemy's.movements very much.
The result of the sieire is that Fort Surplus
has been very seriously danlaged, on^j
portion being earn, i vtv entirely. My
one guu, known asthe V , ;s still iu good
order, though it narrowly escaped spiking
by the enemy on the 24th ult. I am still
prepared to continue tbo dcfuice, but would
suggest tho propriety of an immediate reinforcement.
I cannot close this repor
without specially uieutiouiug the heroic cnduranco
of tilt? clerks and and other noncombatants
connected with this depurtmont.
They bore the siege with great
fortitude.?N^cio York World.
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Why a Farmer is Poor.?'I am poor
because I buy more tlian L sell. In the
first place I buy a part of my meat from
the Northwest; my fish comes from Portland,
for thu taking of which the Main,
lander receives a bounty from the government.
My onioa sets and all my garden
seeds I buy from Michigan. I sold the
wool from eighteen sheep at 37i ccuts per
pound to an agent of a manufacturing company
at Reading, Pn.; four mouths thereafter
I bought a hat from this saine company,
paying at the rate of 80 per pound
for tho wool. Tho hide of a buck I sold
at 5 coots a pound. It weut to Elmira, N.
Y., was tanned and scut back, aud I bought
it at 35 cents a pound and it weighed more
than it did when I sold it. My axe handles
come from Connecticut, my matches from
Delaware, my pcu, ink and paper from
New York. Am I the only fool in Georgia
V Wool II at.
A Pennsylvania City in Danger.?Tlio citizens
of the second Ward, Pittsburg, Penn., arc
mystified over tho strange condition of the
ground in their locality, which from some unkuown
cause has been as hot as a baker's oven
nearly ten days. Many people have been compelled
to leave their homes, the best coin muni
cated to the buildings fiotn the grouud being
unbearable, The celalrs are so warm that even
a rolling-mill hand cannot enter them. Several
holes have been dug in the ground for the purpose
of finding the oauso of the remarkable
heat, but as jet none lias been found. It is
believed that a terrible Are has broken out in
the huge cinder banks beneath the streets, and
that it has eaten its way through the mass of
debris on whieh the ward is located. Extensive
oxcavations are ft> be made in various parts
of the ward in the hope that the fire may be
found and extinguished.
Two children of Lou Thomason, colored,
aged five and seven years, were burnt to
death on Tuesday evening in lwtirvicw
Township, The mother locked up the
two children in the honso and wont visiting,
The children it is supposed while
playing near the chimney set the house on
fire and were unablo to cscapo. The
The charred remains wero found in one
corner. No one was near the house when
tho fire originated.?Greenville New*.
?
It is only when tbs minister has lied the
knot that a matrimonial engagement miy he
considered a match-safe.?Lowell Courier.
A Model Dauket.?'It am my painful
dooty to iuform dis club dat Bruddcr Arbustus
Jcnkius baa passed from airtb
away,' said Brothor Garduer whon tho triangle
had ceasod to toll. 'IIo was an honorary
member ob dis club, libin' in do
Stato ob North Caroliny, and be was only
15 ccuts behind on his dues, It kin not
bo said of Arbustus dat ho was neither a
statesman, poet, philanthropist or scholar.
He was simply au everyday man, who did
not shrink eondwise when ho got wet.
'Aa a citizen of do Unitod States he did
not go.braggiu' aroun' about cur beln'" do
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greatest oothuu on. airth, but ha had &
hickory clab laid away for any country
which might knock do chip off our shoulder.
As an elector he went Jo do polls obory
time dar' was a chanco to yoto, and sometimes
when dcir wasn't, and if ho split his
ticket it was bekaso he was deeply interested
in de matter of honest govdtnincnt.
iAs a laborer ho was worthy of his biro
When ho wasn't workin' ho was tbinkin'
fur do benefit of his boss. If the boss
didd'l know dis it was his own fault.
'As a nabur ho nebbcr borrowed coffeo
an sugar widout makiu a mark on dc tin
cup, so he could return good measure.
'As n member of de communinty in
which he dwelt bo upheld dc law iu daytiaio
an' stole watcrmelyons under kivcr of
darkness, thereby setting a good examplo
for de young.
'As a church member ho prayed soft an'
low, and he was a line behind all do rest in
do singiu.' In do case he happen to be
cotched wid a ham belonging to somebody
else, no reflocshuns could bo cast on do
church.
'As a husband ho bossed do cabin, an'
as a father he brung his chill'en up to fear
do law an' rospect old aige. .
'We shall hang out do usual emblem of
tuouruin' on do outer doab, an' wo shall
feel a bit sorry dut a fair to medium man
has passed away. Dat will be all. We
shan't nass no resolutions to snni} to hia wifn
who kuowcd him bolter dan anybody elao,
nor will wo claim dat our heartfelt sympathies
go on* for do chiU'en, who am probably
no better dan anybody else. It am
nutf for us dat wo kin oay Arbustus was
up to tha aivurage, and1 dat death could
havo tooked a wusser mau au' not half
tried.'?Detroit Free. 1 ress.
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THE HOUSEKEEPER.
Mush on Hasty Pudding.?Stir into
a half pint of oold water, enough sifted
Indian meal to make a thick batter. Having
on the fire a pet containing throo or
four quarts of water, when it boils, pour in
the batter, stirring it f ist; let it boil a few
minutes, then add sifted meal by the handful,
till it is quite thick. Keep it boiling
slowly, and stir it frequently ; tho uioro it
is stirred, and the longer it is boiled, tho
better tho mush. To be wholesome, it
must be boiled at least two hours. This is
a good receipt.
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vjustahi) >v itiiout J'jC.gs.?uno quart
of ucw milk, four table-spoonfuls of flour,
and two of sugar. Season with nutmeg
or ciunatuon add salt to your liking.
The milk should l>u placed over a quick
firo, and when at a boiling point, the flour
should be added, being previously stirred
up in cold milk. As soon as thoroughly
scalded, add the sugar, spices, and salM
This is an oxccllont dish, aud deservedly
prized by every one who has tried it.
Baked Hams.?Most persons boil hams.
i nev arc rnucii better baked, if baked
right. Soak for an hour in clean water,
and wipe dry, and then sproad it all over
with thin hatter, and lay it in a doop dish
with sticks under to keep it out of tho
gravy. When fully done, tako off tho skin
and hatter crusted upon tho flesh Bide and
set it away to cool. You will liud it very
delicious, but too rich for dispcptics.
To Mark Bread Cheese-cake:?Slice
a luuf as thin as possible, pour on it a pint
of boiling cream, let it stand two hours ;
(hen take eight eggs, half a pound of butter
; and a nutmeg grated, beat them well
together, put in half a pound of currants
well washed, nud dried before the tire, and-'
bako them io raised crust, or patty pans,
Tried Mush.?Mush to be fried, should
be boiled an hour louger, have half a pint
of wheat flour stirred into it about half an
hour before it is done. Take it out of the
pot, put it in an earthen dish, aud let it
staud until perfectly cold, then cut it in
slices half an inch thiok, and fry them
brown.
To Make Sponub Cake.?Mix dry and
rub together one tea-spoonful of Cream
Tartar, with a tea-cupful of flour, a teaeuplul
of sugar and three eggs, (without
boating.) Dissolve a half tea-spoonful of
salmratus in a small quantity of milk ; mix
the whole together, aud bako immediately