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‘•I The l/un \ Aiken V \ \ / RDE R. BY DRAYTON & McGRACKEN. AtKEN, S. C., TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1882. YOL. I, NO. 40. Hio T:arlj Uaiu. Do* 11 O^roayh t'ae minty air, P'own from the gloom above, falling, pattering everywhere. The rain cornea qnick with lore. Softly the mu»«l thrush Sings in tne golden storm; The robin under the laurel bush Waite for to-morrow morn. Drip, drip, drip from the oaves, Pit, pit, pit on the pane, Swish, ewieb, on the drenched leaves. List 1 ’tie the song of the rain, Oraeses are bending low, Green is the corn and thick; loo can almost sea the nettles grew, They grow so strong and thick. Soft Is the wind from the west. Softer the rain’s low sigh; *he spa ro v washes his smoky breast, And watches the gloomy sky. Stirred are the boughs by the breeze. Scarcely a leaf is still. Something ii moving among the trees Like a restless spirit of ill. Standing watching the rain. Do you not seem to hear The voice of God outspeaking again To man’s ungrateful ear ? Promising plenty of peace, Garners with treasure heaped. That seedtime and harvest shall not oeaee ’Till the harvest of earth be reaped. A Story Successfully Told. Pretty, plump Mrs. Archibald Steele Wrote the following paragraph in one of her letters to her husband the other day: “John must come down here at onoe, whether you can spare him or not. Our dear Laura is greatly taken with a tall, thin young man, with a hooked nose and thin lips, called Stnyvesant. It is whispered about the hotel that he is a very good match and has the veritable bine blood of the old Dutch governor in his veins. I must say it has a queer way of showing itself, for the young man is pale as n specter, and dressed in D’fct white duck, with bis sunken eyes and bilious skin, is enough to frighten any one. I have grown to hate him, while Laura is growing to do quite the contrary, I’m afraid. All the evening he leans against the wall, never opening his mouth save to give vent to some hateful sarcastic criticism upon the scene around him, and yet dear little Laura’s eyes— as indeed all the other pretty eyes about—are perpetually be seeching him for some attention. In the daytime he is always with a black horse, that covers more ground with its legs when it is going than any animal I ever saw. When Laura goes wttt to drve behind it, and vanishes out of sight with the bony creaturewAiMnble to think how dreadful itj^^HHLpur _-dear little girl ever parcel of this wre Dewfit. So _ _ Offcer come down at oned ; I quite lotarg< to eee his handsome face and hear his honest voice, and I think it is about time John should tell his little story to Laura, and have the thing settled com fortably.” Mr. Archibald Steele smiled as he put the letter from his wife in his waistcoat pocket, and picking up the morning paper scanned the news of the day. Finding nothing therein to ruffle the exceedingly satisfactory condition of his affairs, he put it down and smiled again, as only a prosperous, contented, down-town meichant can smile. He was one of those happy exceptions to the ordinary rule of mortals, .with whom everything went well. His whole ap pearance was an exclamation point to that effect. If he ventured a little hazardously in trade, Fortune trimmed her sails to favor him. If he set his heart upon anything relating to domes tic felicity, all the elements of art and nature conspired to bring it about. So, when he stepped to the door of the office and beckoned to a young map with a strip of commercial paper in his hand and a pencil behind bis ear, Mj. Steele smiled the third time, with thie air of one who was not at all afraid af any bilious, blue-blooded obstacle thajt might be thrown in the path of domest- tio happiness which he firmly believed Lad been arranged by an omnipotent^ band. “John,” said Mr. Steele, closing thi door of his private office, and Icokii benevolently upon the young cler] 1 I’ve got an order here from Mr which I wish you would attenj Steele to.” “Certainly, sir,” said Jonn. “Sh I go out and get the articles myself ?” “Why, the fact is. John,” said the 1 merchant, enjoying the joke more and more, “it’s only one article, a rather bulky one. It wav bargained for long ago. I think you will have to go with it, John.” “ Down to the sea shere?” said John, getting a little hot and flustered. “ Is it a very valuable parcel, sir?” “Well, perhaps jour natural modesty iray depreciate its worth, John. Mrs. Steele and I think a great deal of it, and Laura, too—I'm sure she does. Th' commodity* is yourself, John. Mrs Steele wants you to go down and take ^ little holiday there.” When the name of Laura was men tioned the young man’s face grew more flustered and hot than before. “You are very kind,” said he,” and Mr*. Steele is always more like an ange^. than a woman.” “ Bather solid and plump for ™ a \’” interposed Mr. Steele; “ but ^ the phrase, nevertheless.” “But it is simple m-^dEess, pursued John, “to dream r* farther happiness than I now env-Y—your affection and that of your -* ife > position here-I don’t dare. I oaa’t hope for anything mor «.. Kjb, Mr. Steele, I can’t tell my p^ory. She would shiink from me with aversion, she is so young and beautiful. Let me at least enjoy the present.” “And in the meantime some cadaver ous, bilious, blue-blooded scoundrel will carry her off from ns.” Then John’s face grew pale and stern. “If there is the slightest feeling upon her part for any one else, ihen, indeed, Mr. Steele, is my case hopeless.” The commercial paper flattered from his band, the pencil fell from his ear ; he leaned his head against the desk and trembled. “ Why, who would suppose you could be such a coward?” said Mr. Steele, impetuously. “ Yon shall go down with mo this very day.” All the way to the sea-shore John’s face wore the look of one who had re solved to storm a deadly breach, but who did not hope to survive the attempt. Even the ocean, when it confronted background wan and gloomy, a great bLck mist lay in the ftanitb, a dense red vaper almost touched the water. “A very nasty fee,” said Mr. Steele. John sniffed it in, his eyes dilating, his broad shoulders expanding, his head high in thj sea scented air. A tramp on the hard Wet sand, and like a meteor a black horse shot by, disappearing ;n the mist, leaving for John the memory of a charming head, crowned with blonde curling hair, two kind eyes *oent upon bii-own, a white, waving hand extended in salutation. “John,” said Mr. Steele, “did you see tl^face of that man ? I count upon yowling Laura. Did you see his cruel lips, his treacherous eyes ?” “Ionly saw Laura, sir,” said John, imply. Later on, Mr Archib. d Steele and his plump, pretty wife were alone in theij private parlor. Her dimpled hand lay lovingly in his, her shapely head, fresh from the hands cf the hair^dresser, rested on his shonlder. Suddenly the door opened, and there was heard the rustle of silken drapery. A still shape lier head, and fresh from the bauds of the hair dresser, peeped in at the door. Laura was pale, her little white bauds were clasped together, her voice trem bled. “Oh, papa, mamma, come directly I Mr. Stuyvesant ventured out too far, and— and—” “Was drowned?” said Mr. Steele, with a peculiar combination of pity and relief. “No, no; how can yon suppose so dreadful a thing ? He was rescued, but is very weak and ill. Ho has asked for me; and may I go ? Will you come with me, mamma ? Oh, I beg of you I Can’t she, papa ?” Her blue eyes filled with tears, and her little feet seemed panting to fly through the corridor. “ Certainly not,” said Mr. Steele. “ Let him wait until he is able to come to you. Either a man is drowned or he isn’t. Because a man is imbecile enough to risk his life, that is no reason for your being the talk of the hotel.” Laura raised her head proudly. “ No danger of that, papa ; and be side, every one is occupied now with the one that rescued him.” “ And what madman was that ?” said poor Mr. Steele, who could not recon cile himself to the present condition of affairs. “ I don’t know ; a stranger, I believe. I was so interested in Mr. Stuyvesant I forgot to ask.” “ Pah I” said Mr. Steele, getting upon his feet and walking to the door. “I’ll go and find out all about it. Do you stay here until I return.” Before he had gone far, Mr. Steele heard from the excited guests several difierent versions of the affair; but one and all agreed that the rescuer could be nothing less than a champion swimmer. “ A regular water dog I” said one gentleman to Mr. Steele; and as the had bend-the •piluet ui ore in his life, and that on ^ to of vital interest to himself, kft-iut out the hero of the hour and fo.-.u, to his astonishment, that it was John Waters himself. He was quite enveloped in the flounces and furbelows of pretty and sympathetic women, who insisted upon knowing every half second if he was sure he felt strong and well; and how in the world could he buffet those dreadful waves in that he them, wore a threatening look. Upon 1* water-Jog, that , the horizon a pile of olonds formed a | Ad these were the v< grand, heroic way, and how manage to drag poor, dear Mr. Stuyve sant to the shore ? John, like any other hero of the hour, eRjoyed this womanly adulation, but looked anxiously at Mr. Steele when he approached. “ Hum!” growled that worthy mer chant ; “ a pretty fellow you, to inter fere with other people’s planet How do you know he wanted to be rescued ?” “ He appeared anxious that way, sir,” said John. “ He wrapped himself about me like a devil fish. I thought one time that we’d both go down together. There ought to be a echool for teaching people how to let themselves be saved. It’s the easiest thing in the world; the water itself is an accessory if you man age it right.” “Oh, do tell us how, Mr. Waters — please 1” chorused tl e pretty and sym pathetic women; and as John began his lesson Mr. Steele slipped away. “Oh, papa,” began Laura, “how is Mr. Stuyvesant?” “ I don’t know—I didn’t ask,” he re plied. “ I was so interested in the fel low tkat dragged him ashore. He’s an old friend of ours. The way wo made his acquaintance was on just such an occasion; he saved a lady from drown ing.” “ Why, papa, he must be a splendid fellow I” said Laura. “ Magnificent I” said Mr. Steele. “You see we had traveled over consid erable of the world together, your mother and I, while you were yet a baby, and we found it rather odd, one morninsr, to discover that, having crossed the ocean and the Alps, loitered in the Hudson Highlands, traveled thence down the Mississippi valley, across the American desert to Califor nia, and back again by another ronte, your mother had never been up the East river as far as Morrisania. It seemed so hard to have neglected this Jiome excursion that we determined pon it at o(nce. The morning was wet, but th?s didn’t matter. Your mother looked prettier in a waterproof andrufc- ' ers, with a shovel hat tied under her bin, than most women would in a ball She wasn’t a bit afraid of rain |mdmud. She was a little too reckless, for, getting ashore to see one of the in- titntions for vagabond boys, her foot lipped off the plank and she disap- >ared.” Mr. Steele stopped a minute; his oice faltered; the plump little hand of is wife slipped into his own; he Clutched it, and went on again: “One minute I eaw her, as neat and t rim a figure as ever graced a water proof and shovel hat, the next she was done.” “ Gone !” cried Laur#t. “Into the water, hungry, greedy waves t take her away from the the universe; and if ha. of those very vagabond been lurking there for cape from the island, y both, my dear, for I m p nnge after her, thou tc say I couldn’t swi_ stauld only have gonej lire a plummet of lea< standing by caught a: cred out that Johnny a? safe as a trivit; a vagabond boy came u lother on the other s: azi the official cried o J, “Gone where ?” ild; into the aat surged up to fondest heart in fn't been for one boys who had chance to es- iu’d have lost us le an agonized I’m ashamed a stroke, and to the bottom ft, but an official id held me, and [Waters had her, Id presently that with your sweet Ide of the boat, ]t, ‘He’saregu- >hnny Waters!’ words • guest here used iu relation !• John ft minute or so ago.” “John P cried poor bewildered Laura, “our John? Mamma was the lady? Was John the boy? And is it John, our John, that saved poor Mr. Stuy- vesant ?” “Thevery same, darling—John, oui John ; he’s always on hand when there’s trouble or danger.” “Oh,mamma! mammal”cried Laura, forgetting all the years that had passed since the accident, and crumpling both the coiffured heads in a most reckless manner. “Papa,” she said, after a pause, “wt must go and find John. I want to tell him how I—I—” “Yes, dear,’’said Mr. Archibald Steele, and all the way through the corridor and into the parlors of the hotel, with his plump and pretty wife on one arm, his lovely daughter on the other, he strode. But John was still surrounded by the pretty and sympathetic women, who had cruelly deserted the blue-blooded de scendant of the old Dutch governor, lying in his moet graceful and languid of atti tudes on a neighboring lounge—the de scendant, not the governor—and had flosked one and all to the handsome and heroic founder of the new school for teaching people the way to be rescued from drowning. These charming creatures spent so much of their time at the seashore, and it was so necessary and so nice to be u ise I • * John was almost hidden in flounces and laces; but when his eyes met Lau ra’s he plunged out of these costly bil lows with his usual ease an,d intrepidity. There was something in Laura’s eyes that had been there before ; a tempting languor, a bewitching shyness, a bewil dering splendor, that steeped his soul in a mad, sweet hope. Laura stopped one moment to whis per to her mamma, and John gasped out to Mr. Steele : “If I dared—if I only dared tell her—” “ I’ve told her myself!” said the mer chant. “ That I was a pauper without home and friends?” “ I told the story in my own way, John,” continued Mr. Steele, “and I flatter myself I told it successfully; don’t spoil it, if you please. I have managed the past and present, do you look out for the future, John.” And John did. Laura walked through the parlors that night, the envied of all the pretty and sympathetic women and brave and appreciative men that congre gated there. Summer Perils. Among the young particularly much mischief arises from the use of unripe fruit. The crude acids of undeveloped fruit are liable to irritate the alimen tary canal, and the hardness and toughness of the unripe fruit Jtlv tax the dieftutim Then again, fruit which is over ripe— when fermenting processes are going on—is equally unsuited to the stomach and alimentary caual. This, too, pos sesses irritating properties. If par tially decayed fruit is to be eaten at all thej decayed portion should be care fully removed, and that which is to be used thoroughly cooked. Decay in one place affects in a measure every part oi the whole. Sunshine is a good medicine in mod erate doses, but a very dangerous one in overdoses ; hence the frequency of sunstroke. To avoid sunstroke it is well for those who are not in perfect health to wear head coverings of light color; dark colors attract the heat. A wet cloth or a large leaf like that of a plaintain may be advantageously woru on the top of the head when going out. A sun umbrella adds greatly to the comfort as well as to safety of oije who is at all feeble. Those suffering much from nervous and physical prostration should, so far as possible, avoid going out in the middle of the day. Then again, danger lurks in the shade. The inviting lawn beneath the cooling shadows of some grand old tree lures one overcome with heat and fatigue to stretch himself out on na ture’s cool green carpet. Colds are thus contracted from the dampness of the grass or the chill of the ground. Whether in sitting or lying on the lawn, it is always well to take the precaution to first lay down two or three thicknesses of an afghan or rug or carpet. The removal of the hat and coat, and perhaps other articles of clothing, after exercise, and then taking a com fortable seat where there is a cooling and agreeable draught of air has produced many a cold. The impatience which leads to such au act of indiscretion should be curbed. Clothing should be added rather than removed at such a mo ment. We have often spoken of the injurious effects of the excessive or untimely use of iced foods and drinks. The moderate use of ice cream and of ice water will sel dom do much, if any, injury. But, pouring down ice water, or filling one’s self with ice cream for the purpose of keeping eool on an oppressive summer’s day is anything but philosophical. Warm drinks will often better effect the same result. These will assist in bathing the skin with perspiration and the evapora tion of tins perspiration produces an agreeable coolness. Drinking ice water with meals, or taking ice cream as a dessert so greatly lowers the tempera ture of the stomach as to retard diges tion. Dyspepsia may be easily culti vated in this way. A Case of Luck. “ There goes a lucky man,” said Dr. Buss to me the other day, as a finely- dressed and rather fine-looking gen tleman passed us on the street. “ Who is he ?” I asked. “ His name is Hill, his home is in the neighboring town of W—,” re plied the doctor. “ Several years ago Hill’s father died, leaving to him and two elder brothers considerable prop erty. This son was the prodigal and soon wasted his share by dissipation. His brothers, respectable men, were so ashamed by this man’s conduct that they offered him 81,000 if he would leave and promise to never return. Hill took the money and gave the promise, and Went to Leadville, Col. After looking around for a few days he fell in with an old miner, who proposed tlyrt the twain go prospecting. They went, and soon •^struck it rich.’ Hill sold his share for $50,000, came back to W—, paid his brothers the 81,000, declaring that thereby he was absolved from his prom ise to not retnrn, abandoned his bad habits, invested his money in good se curities, and is now enjoying life as only the truly Ineky o*a.”—Pcn/lcl<i (Pa.) JjiUer. A FREAK OF FORTUNE. How a New York Millionaire Became RarpicUer—A Marriage tkat YVreagkt Only Rein. One of the noted characters of St Louis, according to the Post-Dispatoh of that city, is Joseph W. Bathbone, a former New York millionaire, who now, earns a livelihood by gathering rags.' He appears to be abont sixty years of age and is very reticent as to his past life. Becently he was recognized by friend, who imparted the story of h career to a reporter. “Something like twenty-five or thirty years ago,” said the friend, “Joseph Wrf^ Bathbone was one of the most promi nent young men in New York. He was the eldest of two sons, his brother being about three years younger. His father was at one time a sea captain and made several voyages to China, on one of which the youngest son ac companied him, but never returned. Daring a storm he was swept over--. board and lost, thns leaving Joseph the sole heir to the old man’s money, his mother having died while he was quite young. At this time Joseph, I think, was eighteen years old and was at Yale college. On his retnrn from his last voyage his father decided to- give np his seafaring life and settle down in New York. He purchased a dwelling on Twenty-third street near Sixth avenue, which was then a fashion able residence portion of the city, and probably feeling lonely in his old age, took his eon out of college and pur chased for him an interest in ? large wholesale dry*good* house. The young man showed remarkable tact, and for twt three years worked faithfully and ener- real life his is saddest” undoubtedly one of the FOR THE FAIR SEX. Dogs After a Jack-Rabbit. You will be riding along with your dogs trotting at your heels, when sud denly to your right on a little knoll yon will see, sitting on its haunches kangaroo-like, a large rabbit with its ears straight np in the air, as if bidding defiance. Yonr dogs have as quick as yourself discovered the same thing; but being obedient their recognition of its presence is made known only by a few whines and half suppressed or spas modic barks. Being ready to see the fun, a “sick’em,” “go for’em” from yon and away goes the pack np that knoll as if to exterminate his Jackship as dignified and de fiant he sits “ monarch of all he surveys,” when the yelling dogs get to within ten feet of him he springs, as if shot from a cannon, at least fifteen feet and “commences business,” as Mark Twain aptly puts it; in fact the dogs are so much surprised at this sud den manner of jumping to a conclusion that they actually pause and sniff around the place where they expected what was, wasn’t; then with disappointed rage they dash up tfie knoll after this elec trical phenomenon; but it is like chas ing a large ball down hill, the faster they go, so gains the ball; but when the crest of the hill is reacted, matters take a turn, and then the dogs commence to gain, as his Jackship cannot accomplish the same distance each spring, down hill, as he could np, for his own momentum com ing down upsets him, and it is not un- frequent to see him roll over and over. Of course if the hill proved of any great getically, much to his father’s pride and J th ^ descent oar friend wbald be satisfaction. Then he began to^minglr] |lt: w He doM in society, and as he always had plenty of money, he was welcomed everywhere by the young bloods of the town and by the fortune-hunting belles and their mammas. Although he did not actually neglect his business, he did not seem as deeply engrossed in it as formerly, and much of his income was spent in wine suppers and other kinds of dissipation followed by the rapid young men of the metropolis. “Finally he made the acquaintance of a young lady who moved in the up per circles of society, the daughter of a widow who was reported to be very wealthy. How she obtained her money, if she had any, was never known, and there was an air of mystery about her history which caused considerable talk in society; but as she and her daughter appeared to be refined, eduoated people, they were recognized by the better classes. The daughter was an exceedingly handsome girl, very vi vacious and coquettish in her man ner, and always had at least a dozen ardent admirers at her heels. She affected the strongest attach-; ment for young Bathbong, who, er. It was finally reported that they' were engaged to be married, and the gossiping spinsters whispered that if there was any love in the match it was ail on his side—that she was simply after his money, or the money that would be his when his father died. It was known that the latter was strongly opposed to the match and that he did everything in his power to break it np. He might have succeeded, perhaps, bat one day a stroke of apoplexy laid him out on the sidewalk in front of his own residence, and the young man became the owner of something like half a million. 'All opposition now being removed, the wedding, as a natural result, fol lowed, and it was one of the sweetest affairs New York had ever known. It took place at the residence of the bride’s mother, on Twentieth street, near Fifth avenne, and was attended by some of the most prominent people of the city. The supper, which was gotten np by Delmonioo, was perfection. Wine flowed Sts freely as water, and at mid night it was said that the festivities be gan to assume the appearance of a Jar- din Mabile ball rather than the moder ate pleasure of a well conducted wed ding in upper tendom. Before 2 o’clock the quieter portion of the gnests had become disgusted, and left for their homes, and 4 o’clock there was hardly any one present. About this time the groom succumbed to the influ ence of the wine, and was carried help lessly drunk to one of the upper rooms, where he was left to sleep off the efiects of his overdose. ‘ ‘ About 9 o’clock he awoke and gath ering bis scattered senses, he started for the room which had been set apart for the use of himself and bride, deep ly humiliated and prepared to make a most abject apology to her for his con duct. He found the door unlocked, and entering discovered that a rival suitor was in her company. For a moment he stood pb though suddenly transformed iuto stone, and then he quietly closed the door, walked slowly down the stairs, donned his hat and overcoat and left the house, “About a week afterward, having con verted all his property into cash, he disappeared from New York, and was absent for nearly two years.' In the meantime his wife had entered a suit for divorce on the ground of desertion, had obtained a decree and was married to the man who bad taken her hus band’s place. When Bathbone returned he was a complete wreck. He was found one day in Union square suffer ing from delirium tremens, and was sent by several of his friends to Bellevue hospital, where he remained for more than a month. He had spent every dollar of his fortune, and one of his friends, after clothing him re spectably, secured for him a position in a retail dry goods store ; but he remained there less than six months. He gave himself up entirely to drink, and for several years frequented the lowest drinking houses of the city, one of the most disgusting specimens of fallen humanity imaginable. He was sent to Blackwell’s Island twice on the charge of vagrancy, and upon his release the last time he disappeared from New York. “ How or why Bathbone came to St, Louis is not known, as he refuses flatly to talk about himself, and sometimes flies into an uncontrollable fi* of rage when the subject is forced upon him. He lives in a little shanty in the vicini ty of Broadway and Noith Maiketstreet, and has no companions bat his wretched- looking horse and a maney dog, who hak an irrepressible inclination to lunch off the bodies of trespassers on his mas ter’s premises. The old man has evi dently forsworn drink, and hoards like a miser every dollar he makes as a rag man. His mind has undoubtedly become weakened through brooding over the deception practiced upon him, and some day he will probably end his troubles by suicide. Qf all the sad romances of girls land. News and Notes lor Women. One hundred thousand women and Is are employed as barmaids in Eng- caught ; but see hfo cunning. He does not continue &own the knoll in a straight line, but comma* tea a gradual spiral descent around the knoll, thns equalizing the hill, and “getting in his work ” again on long jumps. The dogs, as you might say, not having “ got on to this new racket,” of course follow after, and lose more than they made on the first descent. Finally our friend gets down on the level prairie, and then the chase becomes a “ nip and tuck ” affair ; but the dogs conclude to “put up a job” on “rabby*' and try to trian gulate him, that is, go for him in three or four different directions. But just as you ihiuk one or two of the hounds have got him, he suddenly turns at an actual light angle, and away go the dogs head over heels trying to do the same thing, or else “circus ring it,” that is, run with their sides almost flat on the ground, trying to take a short carve, after the animal, but he entangles and ontwits them all. The dogs try all sorts of dodges, some wait for tbe others to chase the rabbit to them, and they make a dash, bat only to go head over heels on the prairie. jj^i^your horse nearly nToised with laughter at the peculiar gymnastics of your pups.and wonder whether they will jump out of their skins or not. Hnrrah I they surely have got him this time, as they commence to circle around him^ Indian fashion, gradually drawing in toward the rab bit, which is in the center. Yes, they will close on him this time, sure. The dogs have got him inside of a circle scarcely fifteen feet in diameter, which seems to move all over the prairie, dogs and rabbit combined; but the dogs seem snre of their prey. Gat him! A loud barb, a dash by all the dogs jointly, and yon see four cr five heads meet over a spot on the prairie. It must cer tainly be our unfortunate friend. No. Only a hole in the ground. Mr. Babbit has disappeared, and a madder, more surprised lot of dogs you never saw, tearing at the hole, barking as if mad, and even rolling over the ground in their frenzy. Yes, bark away, scratch, growl, gnash yonr teeth—angled, out generaled and out of breath. The whole tactics of the animal were to draw the dogs near to this hole, the whereabouts of wbioh he was perfectly familiar, and all of these turns, angles and circles were a part of a defined plan to give them the slip when victory was in their grasp. Yet to the dogs belong the hole victory. The sport is excellent, as it is ever changing, the chase is all over the prairie and knolls, and never more than half a mile in a straight line, so you must have a good horse and manage him lively, or else you cannot keep up and enjoy the discomfiture of the dogs. I have never heard of a jack rabbit being fairly run down. Perhaps it has been done, but I am convinced the cases are rare. If yon wish to have fun, exercise and pleasure, but certain disappointment as to results, let me cordially invite you to indulge in a good square chase after a regular jack rabbit of our Dakota plains. Cotton Seed Oil. The gourmand who carefully makes up his own dish of cool-looking salad, says an exchange, is very apt to be de ceived into believing that the rich gold colored oil he ponrs upon it is from the land of olives. It is an almost even chance that it is from the land of cotton, for the sale of cotton seed oil for olive oil has become so extensive that the Ital ian government has begun to take strong measures toward keeping the former product out of Italy, where it is taken in Italian vessels from New Or gans, to be bottled and labeled, and i—urned to this country, so that mer chants can say it is imported. But, to those who dread the substitution of cotton seed oil tor olive oil, there is comfort in the fact that the supply of the native product is limited, for planters whose lands are thin prefer to retnrn the seed to them, and the cot ton lands of the lower Mississippi, which do not need careful fertilizing, fur nish the seed for the seventy cotton seed oil mills in the South. This enterprise is bound to remain confined to the South, for the seed is so bulky that transportation would not be profitable. That the manufacture of cotton seed oil, however, will increase is beyond doubt, as the raw seed goes through processes that nearly triple its value, and its oil is being used lor paint and also for lubricating machinery. Florida’s Orange Crop. A Florida paper says that within a radios of eight miles of Sanford, that State, there are 2 992 orange groves, containing 165,235 trees, and althongh only five per cent, of the trees are now bearing, they produce 2,500,000 oranges annually. The entire State is said to produce 50,000,000 oranges. There are now 1,090 charitable Insti tntionsin London, with an aggregate in* oome of no lees than £4,121,546, * One of South Georgia’s most popular society ladies, a resident of Lowndes county, has cleared this season on an acre and a half truck farm over 8250. She superintended its cultivation in person. Miss Leona Call, M. A., professor of Greek in the University of Des Moines, has been elected to the same position in tbe Gentral University of Iowa, at Pella. She is a graduate of the Iowa State university and a ripe Greek scholar Natalie, the young queen of Servia, is a’beantiful brunette, of stately figure above middle height, graceful in bear ing and winning in manner. She is ex tremely fond of croquet, and was the introducer of that game into Servia. Kate Shelley, the Iowa girl who saved a railroad train from wrecking, contra dicts the newspaper rumors that she was engaged to be married. She says ’ she desires a good education. Tlie Chicago & Northwestern Bailroad Com pany should see that her desire be grati fied. For the first time iu the history of the Unitarian denomination a sermon was preached by a woman. At the We stern Unitarian conference, successfully held at Cleveland, O., in May, Miss Mary F. Eastman delivered the Sunday after noon discourse on “Immortality,” to a crowded house. At a recent examination by the Cal cutta University eight women passed successfully, of whom six are natives of India, and at Bombay seven were suc cessful, including four natives. At the First Arts examination at Calcutta a female candidate obtained a scholarship of the first grade. A society of women has lately been formed at Germantown, Pa., called “ The Political Education Society.” Its object is “ the education of its members with a view to increasing their useful ness as citizens of the United States, and the extending of the means of such education as much as possible toothers.” They meet once in two weeks, “read alond some work upon government or politics, and discuss what they read.” The one hundred and first anniver sary meeting of the Massachusetts Medical society, held recently in Bos ton, was of special interest because of the action taken in regard to the ad mission of women. A motion that it Was the opinion of the members that women be admitted, and this opinion bo communicated to tho council, was adopted by a vote of 104 to 60. The announcement was received with loud aoplause. But tbe council negatived this action by a vote sixty-five to thirty- «ix. Fasnlon Notes. Black velvet is much used for trim ming dresses of shepherd’s plaid. White muslin dresses are embroid ered all over both bodice and skirt. Loops and ends of satin ribbon are added to skirt and corsage bouquets. Laces, dyed in all the fashionable shades of color, are seen upon costly imported bonnets and round hats. For evening, feather lips arranged in the hair and upon the corsage, fastened in place by diamond pins or brooches, are worn with full dress toilets. Monastic costumes, really beautiful in style, are still worn by many ladies of elegant tastes. These dresses a f e just at present made of black or gray nun’s-oloth or vigogne. The turban-shaped toque is essen tially the traveling hat of the season. It is very often made of the material matching the dress, or of fine straw, trimmed simply with a twisted scarf of figured surah, or bright' colored phea sant’s feathers laid smoothly over the crown. For tall and slender young ladies is the new French mantelet cut in exceed, ingly graceful curves, and trimmed around with a feathery ruche bordering of fringed silk. These wraps are made of black brocaded gauze, the figures being of raised flowers of velvet or chenille. For dinner parties pink and black dresses in true Spanish style are in high vogue. Tbe black material form ing the foundation of the dress is of faille, and the ruche lining around the bottom of tho skirt, the Louis XIY. vest, panel facings and sleeve and neck rimmings are of eglantihe pink moire. Pink is a color that promises to rage this season in every grade of dress goods. There are so many shades of this popular hue that every taste can be suited, although there are many tints, cool and exquisite, that are far more to be desired by any one making a se lection than the very deep colors that are becoming to neither pale blonde nor rosy brunette. A stylish laurel- pink toilet made simply of fine French organdie has tho short skirt covered with ruffles, the lower edges of each being cut in scallops and bound, and underneath these scallops is set a tiny frill of Yalenciennes lace about au inch and a half deep A long-pointed bodice of the shirred muslin terminates in front in a bow and ends of pink ribbon, and from each side of this point falls a panier-like drapery, edged with Yalen ciennes, and drawn away in loose up right folds, ending in puffs beneath the point in the back.—iYeic Fori Post. The Noise of tlie Fingers. Dr. Hammond says that when you poke the end of your finger in your ear, the roaring noise you hear is the sound of the circulation in your finger, which is the fact, as any one can demonstrate for himself by first putting his fingers in his ears and then stopping them up with other substance. Try it, and think what a wonder of a machine your body is, that even the points of your fingers are such busy workshops that they roar like a small Niagara. The roaring is probably more than the noise of the cir- eolation of the blood. It is tbe voice of all the vital processes together—the tearing down and building np processes that are always going forward in evejfj living body from conoeption down to death. Five firms are engaged in Pittsburg Penn., in the eatid and cobble stone business, with / an invested capital of over $100,000, employing Upward of 100 men. From the beds of the rivers be tween 800,000 and 9Qj,000 bushels of •and angravel are y*riy taken. The* a are some -^ho fail to get rich, and so die poo» ; there are othfera who Pail Id order U>get rich, *nd suooeed. SC^TIFIC NOTES. Late experiSk ts on Lake Zaricb show that light w|L penetrate water tu the depth of at leXL ^inety meters. Acorns a ill keep fflKjptnries packed in the hard ground, many seeds may be safely kept ora^sported iu honey. One of the most importan!\p recent chemical discoveries is that of^J-urc- tical process for the artificial prooV' ion of indigo. It is said that owing to the high 1 electric properties of amber those wbd work it are subject to violent diseases of the nerves. Assertions are made that the intro duction of the mnngoosc into the island of Jamaica has, by the destraction of a certain species of rat, increased the yield of sugar on certain plantations by twenty-five tons, besides dispensing wiih the annual cost of many dollars for the services of a rat-catcher. Some sanguine individuals believe that flying-machines are destined to play an important part in war before long. How easy it would be if vague suggestions oould be at once realizid? Notwithstanding all that it is not out side of the line cf probability that some time or other tne front door of a hojpt and the most attractive portion of a habitation will be on the roof. The recent eclipse of the snn was ob served in Egypt by men of exceptional ability, provided with the be'ft known apparatus, and aided in every possible way by the local authorities. All frag mentary accounts of the resnlt-i point to very important oonolnsions. As yo: it is too soon to deal with what had ap parently been disclosed in a paragraph, it will bo time enough to summarize when all of the facts oome to hand. M. Grehaut has made a series of ex periments which convince him that death is caused by alcohol when the proportion of absolute alcohol in the blood is equal to the hundredth part (ft the latter; that tho condition known as “dead drunk” exists when tho alcohol imbibed ceases to be absorbed and the blood presents the proportion of one part of alcohol to 195 of blood—more than one-half the fatal quantity. Tbe observer thinks that if fewer deaths occnr from drunkenness than might be expected it is because drunkards stop drinking before the fatal proportion of alcohol in the blood has been reached. A curious collection of books is con tained in the library of Warstenstein, nearCaisel, in Germany. These books appear at first sight to be logs of wood, but each volnme is really a complete history of the tree it represents. The back shows the bark, in which a small place is cat to write the scientific and the common name us a title. One side shows the tree trunk in its natural state, and the other is polished and varnished. Inside are shown the leaves, fruit, fiber afidAi insect parasites, to whicir a full description of the products. is added tree and its WISE WORDS. Curiosities of Ocean Cables. Of the total 97,200 miles of cable in the world, some 36,420 are owned and worked by the Eastern Telegraph com pany and its affiliated companies, the Eastern Extension Telegraph company and the South African Telegraph com pany. The Eastern Telegraph com pany is perhaps the most enterprising of cable corporations, and makes a very fine display at the Crystal Palace, Lon don. Gable operations have been, say * Nature, of great assistance to tne t geographer, and the sound in gs taken in ' irder to ascertain the nature of the sea Atom where a cable route is projected, a enriched onr charts quite as much asVecial voyages. There is, how- eveiy^pther way in which these ope- ration^^pld be made tubservioot to the causSSf natural science ; but it is a way whiclNfs not been sufficiently ta ken advanUgVrff. Besides the speci- n^us of stonos^nd and sand, which the sonnding lea^ring* np frim tho deep, the cable itst* when haoled up for repairs, after a pyriod of snbmer- gence, is frequently aauming with the live inhabitants of tu^ sea floor— crabs, corals, snakes, nrqiusks and fifty other specimens, as wek as over grown with the weeds and ibises of the bottom. Many an unknown species has pi over the drams unnoted to rot and ter in the general mess within the < tanks. We venture to predict a rare harvest to the first naturalist who will accompany a repairing ship, and pro vide himself with means to bottle np the specimeus wh : ch cling to the cable as it is pulled np from the sea. Some idea of there trophies may be gathered from the stall of the Eastern Telegraph company, where a few of them are preserved. Two of these are very fino gray sea snake, oanvht on the Sai gon cable in a depth of th rty fathoms, and a black and white brindled snake, taken from the Batavian cable in twen ty-five fathoms. Twisting round ropes seems to be a habit of this creature, for tbe writer remembersaeeing one scale np a ship’s side out { n the River Ama zon, by the “ painter” hanging in tho water. A good example of a feither star is also shown; these animals being fre quently found grasping the cable by their tentacles. A handsome specimen of the blanket sponge, picked np in the Bay of Biscay, is also exhibited. But the most interesting object of all is a short piece of cable so beautifully in- ernste t with thells, rcrpaJa) and ootalr, as to be quite invisible. It was picked np and cat oat in this condition from one of the Singapore cables The rapid growth of these corals is surprising, and head some valuable information.on this might be gained if the electricians of re pairing ships in these leas tern waters would make some simple observations. Curiously enough, so long as tbe ot l.tjnr nt n-Thn™ t * r tire, very few shells collect upon the cable, but when the iron wires are laid bare, tho incrustation speedily bt gins, perhaps becaqse a better foothold is Ohildren have more need of models than of critics. The wise man never makes the same blunder twice. Grief counts the seconds; happiness forgets the hours. Keep clear of a man who does not value his own character. He who can plant courage in a human sonl is the best physician. We prize books, and they prize them most who are themselves wise. It often seems more difficult to pre serve a blessing than to obtain it. He who can suppress a moment’s anger may prevent a day of soirow. Do but half of what you cau and yon will be surprised at yonr diligence. Conversation enriches the understand ing, but solitude is the school of ge nius. There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not re sisted. Gratitude is a fruit of great cultiva tion and not to be found among gross 'people. Anger ventilated often harries toward forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge. The power of a man’s virtue should not be measured by his special effort, but by his ordinary doing. Justice exists independent of the law, and no statue can modify its principles, although it may effect its attainment. Is there ever a hard question in morals that children do not drive straight at in their wide-eyed question ing? Oar good deeds rarely cause much gossip among our fellow-citizens, but our evil ones leap immediately into notoriety. Use and Abuse of the Hair. Every organ of the human body is given to do somo special service to that body. To prevent that service, to thwart any organ from its legitimate business is to injure the body more or less. Thy] f hair of the head has a special and ij^. port ant business to do which it ivfoo often prevented from doing, mij^ to the injury of tho possessor. f)fst, itis intended as a protection aEtpcoyering for the head. The old adag^ ; «« Keep the head cool and th^/feet warm,” has led many persons into the mistake of thjj^jng that the head can be safely e^poeed to tho cold. “Keep the head cg^’* j 8 a safe maxim if applied to th^j nE j 0 f the head, that is, it mey£ to deter from brain- heating drin^g; it/is very nnwise if meant tha^b e heai should not be well protected^ rom severe cold, from cut ting amjlr^vere winds. When the fash ion of^gpmTirg every strand of hair from thjP^aT and temples,* and turn ing it up\~gm the nape of the neck, was first iffopted by women, tho Lon don Lqticet commented on the styls and BQid it would induce a plentiful crop of neuralgia. The I^mcet's proph ecy’ has proved to be true. Facial tfcins are quite common with young girls; neither the present style of hats nor of wearing the hair affords their heads any protection from the biting blast. The grand important business for the hair is to serve as an electrical conductor, to catch from tbe air elec tricity and convey it to the brain, and through the brain to the nerves of the body. This function is thwarted by fashion. Men cat their hair too short; women-tvrist and torture, and tie up the ends of the hair and confine them Rightly to the head. B>*h sexes would be more vigorous and elastic, mentally and bodily, if t><* hair wa* permitted to do its part in fbe human economy. afforded. A deadly enemy to the cable, in the shape of a large boring worm, exists in these Indian seas ; and several of them are shown by the company. The worm is flesh colored and slender, of a length from 14 inches to 24 inches. The head is provided with two catting tools of » carving shape, and it speedily eats its way through the hemp of the sheath ing to the gutta percha of the core, into which it bores an oblong hole. the blov apt to are Grasses for Decoration. Fine grasses a-e seldom found upon dry soil, but in meadows and nuwooded swales the seeker will find them in in finite variety. Other desirable water-loving plants, much prettier for drying than the fash ionablo cat-tail, also abound in Such localities. Some of the daintiest orna ments of ladies’ bonnets are culled from these neglected wastes. As taste will be the guide in selection, it is not necessary to particularize varieties. For the time of gathering it is im- posiible to give dates, but grasses and tbeir kindred should be cut while in the bud, a short time before som opens—if )a f er, they “ fuz ” or rattle off. For treatment, cut tho stalks of tlj desired length and clean off blade? ,r leaves. Place the heads togethej/Hnd tie in bunches that will dry reiidily. Hang iuthe shade till dry. Whea', oats, barley and ryfc aro also beautiful. I believe they^hsuld be cut while in the white stage off cevelopraeat, which comes between/fiq green and yellow. Experiment has shown me that they work this age at least. Treatment the as for grasses. The one de&ggj of all dried grasses is their loss of 6olov. In a measure grains also have tais fault. Some water plants, like cat-tail, dry toariob golden brown, but dri^d grasses have a dingy, washed- out Appearance, which can only be rem- J^dj^d by dyeing or bleach’ng. They are dyed by florists in all brilliant colors, mt refined taste seems to dictate that the original bronze, gold or green be restored. The process is simple and performed with saline dyes, which are for sale in various forms. For those who do not possess the skill of florists in shaping by steaming and manipulation, it is well to place the grasses or oats in an upright or leaning position while drying after dyeing to avoid the stiff look of a perfectly erect stalk- Indeed, if the grasses are not to be dyed, it is well to dry them in some such position at first. For arrangement there are few pret tier things than the little gra^s or grain trimmed baskets ; called basket^ though they are in the form of anything else as well. Designs for everything of thiskind.^ioth trimmed and untrimmed, may be readily found. If the baskets cannot ba obtained, delicate willow baskets, willow ware, toys, such as chairs, cradles, etc., may be utilized for the purpose.— Outings. HEALTH HINTS. Nothing foknishes less brain food than beef. v No two persons should habitually sleep together, i A delicate stomach should not take fruit and vegetables at the same meal. No man or spirit is control tites. There is no ph; can come to moi ‘ health. To remove warts washing soda and wiping; do this t day. i lives rightly whose bodily appe- sical happiness which like that of perfect i them with moist them dry without or three times a