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M TOPIC^f. A large aerolite fell near Breads, Italy; recently. It vu smoking hot, greenish in color, and of a strong sul phurous odor. Singular! those aerolites always fall from heaven, but they smell like brimstone. The interest taken in silk culture in California has resulted in an appropria tion of $5,000 per annum for two years to the State board of silk, culture, re cently crested for the establishment or a school for silk seeling. The numerous and immortal body servant of Washington i< temporarily eclli'eed by a colored woman in Cum berland, lid* >\ ho says Ibat shells 120 years of age. She remembers distinctly many of the incidents of the war of 1812. She !i the mother of several children who themselves are consid ered aged, ,-y There has been a great falling off in the exports of cheese from this country in a year. In tenmonths previous to this year the exports declined 40,000,000 pounds from the same period the pre vious year. Ih the first two months of this year the falling <ff was over 10,000,000 pounds over that of the flrtt two months of lait. year. Lnst year the exports of butter fell off nearly 10,000,000 pounds. The Bessemer steel woiki in Bethle hem, Ponn., have made amw departure in mining operations, having bought a tract in Cuba containing large deposits of very pUre and uniform specular ore, which they propose to.mine and import into'this country. The mines are only fifteen mil 8 from the ] ort of Santiago, and ns labor is cheap and the Spanish government has withdrawn the export duty, itls estimated that the ore can be imported at littlo abovo the cost of mining in Pennsylvania. Major Baring, the British Indian chancellor of the exchequer, after care fully weighing tlio Indian wheat ques tion, eays: Amerioa has now the ad vantage in labor-saving ma hinery, and at predentin a greater yield to the acre, in rn'lroad facilities, in cheaper froight, uul in placing a cleaner grain on the market. India, on the other hand, can produce wheat at a much lower prime cost. An Indian peasant ran live com " - fortably on six cents a d ly, and his clothes cost him 12.60 a year. His tax ation is about fourteen cents a year. The world is fast learning that the financial value of the farm product exceeds that of the factory and trans portation combined, although all are essential to general prosperity. Eng land has made a serious mistake in sacrificing the farm to the factory and to foreign oommerco. The great agri cultural nations, such 'as America, France and Germany, have advanced foster than has the United Kingdom. The United States has astonished the - world by its gigantic progress, at the foundation of which is its agricultural wealth and development. An Eastern rajah ha?? ordered to bo built for him a musical contrivance which will te even better suited to the requirements of oriental intlolcnce than the easy-playing barrel-organ would be. It is nothing less than a musical couch, Jtfbat will begin to make music when he , inclines upon it, The woodwork is to Be of rOsewcod, heavily plated with embossed and engraved silver, and the Jjfej mattress is to bo ooverod with em uVbrpidered blue damask. Ills highnesi to the maker of this unique piece jjL of furniture the selection of tho airs jSntvhlcha&to soothe him to sleep. They Hnre t6 be taken from tho works of ^Wroounod. The advocates cf womnn'n suffrage in Englund are no loss active than tho supporters of the cause in this country. Indeed, the movement s .sen js to be more strongly supported in intlucntial circles in Great Britain than in the United States. - A proof of this is furnished in the faot that 120memborsof the house of commons, chiefly moderate liberals and radicals, have sent a momorial to Mr. Gladstone, asking tho introduction of a bill granting lemalo suffrage in any franchise measuro the government' may propose. Beside those signing the memorial, many members have pledged themselves, to vote for a woman's suf frage bill, if the bill be p.oposed by "eqiug private member, and not intro duced as a government measure. : The Railtoay Aye states that " during the first four months of the present year there were 1,460 miles of main traok laid, against 2,800 miles during the corresponding period last year. This, it is bxplaineu, la a greater mileage than for the same period of any pro ceding year nxcopt 1882, which will be unexpected intelligence to a majority of the people. The decreano is ftseribed to tho delays caused by the cold winter and backward spring. Th? work was done on seventy-five different lines in thirty-one Stt t s and Ti r f itorie Those which lead in the construction are: California mU^ XjTah" 1R New 1?*$ V&i Pennsylvania 93, Montana 25' 14SN 85, Ari*ona 84, and Missouri 78. The estlmatrd railway building 78. The estlmatrd railway building (or the year Is placed by the Aye at 8,000 mile?. fej PreiTdeai JolinsOa's Economy., . jflEMSlI the postomco here, writes a Washing ton correspondent. " President JOhffr eon was fery o< onomlcat/' aald h#j hi was young, an<V his habits thus Ac quired stuck to him. He died W&tb $150,000, and this wai purely the ac cumulation of his salary and interest Ho made little or no money outside of his salary. < While he was in Congress maident's ? alary was then tf?,00), !?? sated^ more iy bo did not, give oduoatlon. His w common toun uth, and the only liven any one of tingcst whllo bo Mtifetn twelve u DUB A1XIBS.H ?i} , - v ~ H jArtooiu to the New as tshis 5?gj? WAS-E S5&' taSSTiSS*1 T ; ."SJ '?m dirty Vaw^wECh14? '? glaoos ?' "? ?ch are t wiring the Th?m!!2?i ?* ,lnt0 BmiUl fragment?. bread m firh t ^ ?Pd JuIc-v? 11,1(1 **>? i?'?"* hav? been worse. The The ii2 ??ng 4111(1 not badI^ ?ada sdem fcffiS? i?^arwt tthe American. Jt incumbent upon them n" the Seal pro. , grewes. They say: " This (pointing w cofTfe) Is tudlshlahf (black water), and "this is pan" (the Span trih?T?rw bread* adoPted by the ?2& Hunger being satisfied the A merieans withdraw, greatly pleased J"!*"** courtesy and good will of tneir savage allies. havfl1)^''8 time vedettes and scouts : ? ,ce'} posted, commanding every possibio line of approach. The Apache modi!8 TV1*?' , ls his own fftvorite mode of destroying an enemy, and knowing what lie himself can do he sr ? is en(,my' n? matter h?w lnsigniflo.int may bo his numbers, the same daring, recklessness, agility and subtlety possessed by himself. ti.iir^n6 Indian scouts will march thirty-fivo and forty miles a day on foot, crossing wide stretches of water Jess plains upon which a tropical sun beats down with fierceness, or climb S&oP , ,?,face8of precipitous moun tains, which stret h across this region in every direction. If the rays of the sun pour down from the zenith or the soorching sirocco blow from the south the Apache scout trudges along as un concernedly as he was when the cold nun or snow of winter chills his white comrades to the marrow. He finds a?? pretty ?ood food. too? where the Caucasian would starve. fromW? ?g W habIt* of wild animals ? n? ?18 *arlie8t yo?th ho can catch J lid turkeys, quail, rabbits, doves or ?2? KClVU1M,:erha?8 a prairie dog or Uo, which will supply him with meat * or some reason ho cannot be induced of thV h "?nd ^acor1, or product of the hog is eaten only under duress; but the flesh of a horse mule or jackass which has dropped exhausted ?n the march and been loft wldch tC a tra!1 18 a ,dellclou8 morsel " the Apache epicure seizes upon whenever possible. The stunted oaks, growing on the mountain fianks, fur frn ??? Jw118 tho 8Panish hayonet, a fruit that, when roasted in the ashes thin I'm I' ??' lo,oks and tast('8 some thing like the banana. The whole Nolih^ ?\r 8"l,thern Arizona and Northern Moxico is covered with varieties of the cactus, nearly every one of which is called upon foHtJ tribute of fruit or seed. The broad leaves and stalks of the mescal (century plant) are roasted between hot stone? and the product is rich in saccharine KtiCr tt ext,r,(moly pleasant to tho oTtL tni i potato ftnd the bulb of the tule aro found in many of tho n?Untftin meadows, and tho nest of tho ground beo is raided re morselessly for its little store of honey T merely a few of the resources from tht1^!6 8C0Ut' whon separated from the main command. AVhen his mocca ins give out on a long march over the sharpWks of the mountains ft few hours rest sees him equipped with a now pair, his own handiwork and si with other portions of his raiment. IIo is never without awl neodlo and thread or sinow. ' In the presence of strangers tho Apacho soldier is sedate and taciturn ? seated around his little apology for a camp fire, in tho communion of his leilows, he becomes vivacious and con versational. lie is obedient to au thority, but will not brook tho re mlm wiMc!|.wnder our notions of military discipline, chango men into ? ?1Ie ,ma!tos nn excellent sen tinel, and his admirers assent that not a singe instance can be al& of roporty having boon stolen from or ?>y an Apache on guard. IIo has tho peculiarity noticod among so many - in various parts of tho *??of {ftring 'o give his true name to a stranger; if askod for it he mifL P*? ft wron? ono or remain 52, 5?i lot,a comrade answer for him. This rule does not apply when h?SS(,Un? Wlth sobriquet ^11 r J^li?80ldle^; in fuch be ^d.pr?^^' and teU tl?e 'n quirer th^t he is ?'Stumpy," ?? To-n ? " HunW S?m ' One-eyed Ililoy, as the case may be ortstotTffin'Lty WA(lenly upon khe '''< figure hfe b^ow^r "f ?n/ef Ul y b,nd nro,md foiiiii ?? i gras8 ?r 80,1,0 ?t,,er ? . .. ^hn? disguised crawl M summit and oarofully ting lii with his keen, letails of the country to ^Idlty And thorough* * 11 K'iropean can t.~ battle he is again Is. of the Caucasian. Tho ^ false hlejfi about cour v -'x. ,d Porfer to skulk like a tor hour* and then kin )tjH hv ffih^Mr" & ,,0rd' ^ther than e*P?8?re receive a otherwise Hut he is foeoward. On tho contrary, ho is en ?mon8 tho bravest. Tho precaution* taken for his safety provo &teK?^,lvehira^ tw ABt** / A ourious use la made of anta l?y the indliinH of Brazil, wiio employ them to tirees wounda, earning them to bite tho jedge* together, and thr.n cutting off the bead; will not relax, hut ^d the wound together till healed, ey were formerly used ?a a cruel in umeht of torture by South African Ibes, who tied their victim to a tree, smeared hta body with grenae And 'placed An ants* neat lit hta feet. The Arabs, according to .Mr. Mopgrldgo, place an ant in the htfnd of a newly borti child, that tJ>o virtfcuja of the in the tiio requtre.ii petrect^ specimen of R|hAl!lr .vcrtebratea; they place body in a box.bore a few holes in It, And bury it ?e*r An anta' nest, in a few daya a perfect nnd moat delicately skeleton will be found In ity miles of ?able street Chicago f*h 174 cafa, the the work of 1,930 the cars over tlie the city hall and r-five minute* jMHtifhf'fi, ? ' km lafenul KmUks The most common form of infsraal machine la that known m the "ticker.'* To' all intents and purposes it is an or dinary tin can, very like that in which astral oil is sold. The can. for such it Is. is made of heavy galvanised iron, onc-s'.xte enth of an inch in thickness. It is one foot high and four inches wuare. This machine, a* well a? all of those now made in this country, is Oiled with a nftw powder, invented by George Holgate, of Philadelphia. It has the form of ordinary gunpow der, ia of a dark-brown color, only ex plodes In connection with the 'simul taneous application of fire and power, and Is estimated to be 200 times as powerful as giant gunpowders The can holds, the refore, the equivalent of 900 pounds of powder. Upon one side and near the top of the can is attached, by means of brass sorews, an ordinary clock-*) ring movement. Above this movement, and connected with it, ia a small round brass wheel, about an inch in diameter, having upon one portion of the circumference a slot, or notch. A spring presses upon the edge of the wheel, which re volves. When the slot is reached in j the circuit, the spring falls in'o It with a snap, whioh in ! turn releases another spr'ng J falling upon a nipple upon which is a 1 gun cap. The nipple is of iron and i extends down Into tho powder, and the ' explosion of tho cap instantaneously ' sots oft tho compound in the bottom of i the can. The machine can be set any- j where between on& minute and thirty- , six hours. When all is ready, the operator doses the lid, fastens It with J an Iron locker and deposits it where he | may desire to cause the explosion. It j can be kicked, rolled around cr ham mered, but until the spring falls into ! tho slot and explodes the can there Is > no danger In Its handl ng. By putting j the ( ar close to tho lid the melancholy j tick-tick of the clock can be heard, but this is not noticeable at a distance of six feet. The machine is air-tight, and ; water or any liko flu'd has no effect on j the explosive compound, even weri it . not hermetically sealed. It can be securely packed in a barrel of lard, a barrel of petroleum, a box of tobacco, I a bag of Hour, or with any of those j articles of export which are not likely to attract attention. The power of such a machine depends, of course, upon tho nature of the confined space In which ft is placed. ? Philadelphia Press. Relative Dangers of Explosives. I There seems to be considerable doubt as to the danger of dynamite, 1 nltro-glycerine, gun co'.ton and other explcslves when properly packed. It is strange that this should bo the case. An explosive is a body of un stable chemical composition, which, when its chemical equilibrium is dis turbed, violently expands in bulk. This expansion is called explosion, and the conditions of explosions vary. Gun cotton may be In Id In the Angers and burnt; but if a detonator bo at tached to It, and It be clapped between the palms of the hands, ft will blow a man to pieces. Gunpowder may be thrown about with impunity unloas there bo friction sufficient to produce an actual spark. Chloride of nitrogen ? an oily liquid something like chlo roform ? will explode with terrific violence if the L-otylo containing it be tapped with a feather. Gunpowder mixed with its weight of sawdust may be safely thrown on the fire. A bottle of gunpowder lodged at tho back ol the grate is dangerous. Explosives may be roughly divided into comb) na tions which are purely chemical and thoso which are chemical and quasi mechanical. All purely chemical com pounds decompose spontaneously and group themselvei into sub-combina tions of a treacherous nature. Ordi nary nitro-gly< e:lne can bo carried about safely. Hut if kept for any leugth of time it passes through inter nal changes which rendor it unsafe. Amorphous or red phosphorus may be held in tho llnmo of a candle. If loft alone for somo weeks it reverts to it.? original condition of waxy phosphorus*, and will burst into a violent fiamc upon mere contact with atmospheric S in Spots and the Weather. The remarkable auroral displays ami sun spots of last year are tho text ol an interesting paper in tho Popular Sciencc Monthly, by Mr. Garrett I\ Serviss. Mr. Serviss prints with hi? paper sovoral Views of the principal changes that occurred In the great sun spot that was to be observed during the magnetic storms of November, these views being copies of drawings that were made at tho telescope. The spot in question, counting its entire surfa- e, was 10,000 miles long and 40, 000 wide, ant! therefore had an area ol 2,400,000,000 squaro miles, or about twelve times the area of the earth. In ordetfto produce the changes in the spot which tho telescope revealed, Mr. Serviss says: V Masses of gaseous' mat ter many times greater than tho eavth in volume, must have been hurled and whirled about with tremendous veloci ty." Milton's description of the bat tling elements of chaos, through whioh Satan fought * his way, " would apply, though inadequately, to the scones of ohnotic fury of which such a sun spot is tho theatre/' Mr. Serves notes, in conolusion, that tho recent sun spot experience has furnished a good deal of ovidonce in favor of tho views of those Who think a connection can be traced l>etween sun spots and the weather. The past two years and the beginning of the present year have been remarkable for cydonos, torna does, storms and floods, and, in coinci* dence with these disturbances, huge spots and other ovidences of ? commo tion have appeared in the sun. lie believes that this phase of the sun spot question offers a splendid Hold for in vestigation. The Earth's Flrnt I.anrt. If one wishes to see the oldest parts of tho world let him go to Trenton Falls, N. J., and, after visiting the ex cavations made by the natural action of a mountain torrent into tho ancient rooks, go to the hotel and see the col lection made by the landlord, at an ex pense of $10,000, of Bpooimens whioh prove the record of a geological ago so remote that no imagination can grasp it. Fro feasor Agassi?, declared that the land reaching from Trenton Falls to Saratoga was the first that appeared above the sea on tho creation. Here are trllobites in great variety, all mod eled in black marble, so perfectly pre served In form that tho multitudinous lenses of their eyes are as apparent under a microscope a?, are thoso of a living fly. Millions of years before man walked the earth these creatures lived their life, the limestone took on their forms, and here they sre I What a*e ' scarab**! and anoient intaglll, or any other engraved or modeled semb lance of the old life, compared, to the trllobttee? These creatures not only lived, but had become everlasting stone millions of years before there was a living man to see them. Baltimore has a population of about R 40,000, and a church membership of 177,499. t0. A CTMOCK C8MSM08T. i?M 'B*wlktVmMiAnMiMMNM(f Ik* Ru. >?M CW? C?ti^lto? wm MU?. r The proclamation by the heralds at 'Moscow that the ooronatlon of the emperor had been fUod for the follow* ) ng Sunday at the Cathedral of the 1 ?Assumption was one of the most In* jteresting spectacles as far as the pub plo were concerned, they being abso lutely shot out of any view whatever jot the coronation eeremonles. In the Mace between the senate house and vthe arsenal as early as 8 o'clock a large ?number of people had assembled. The iplace wa? kept dear by mounted and root polioe, who discharged their da ties with good temper, but there was no attempt to preserve order when the herahls threw copies among the spec tators. The wonder was that those who happily caught copies Hying throbgh the air were not torn in pieces by those less fortuuute. First the troops arrived, 200 Garfles-a clieval, or Emperor's GuataHn which tunics with j silver helmets and breastplates and red laces with pennons. Then came one of the most curious ' parts of the procession ? tjvelvo led j horses, beautiful animals, perfectly i white, caparisoned in a gorgeous fasli- I ion, their whole body, neck and tall in- i closed in a housing of yellow silk em- j blazoned with the imperial euRles, j national colors and curious devices, i This cloth was drawn olT at each ie^, I terminating in gold n tassels. On their | heads were plumes of white ostrich feathers. Each hors-j was led by two grooms, a third walking by its Fide. The men wore high boots and splendid dresses of black and gold. At no pre vious proclamation ha I there been more than six. On the present occa sion six formed part as representing the dignity of tho emperor and six the empress. While tho crowd was pa tiently waiting the arrival of other troops and the approach of the lu raids, Prince Vladimir drove past, in an open carriage. The emperor's guards shouted, "Good health to you 1" Soon after two hundred Chevalier Guards, or regiment of tho empress, rode to the ground in splendid uniforms, which differ slightly from those of tho em peror's regiments. The helmets have golden eagles and large pc'hnons of blue, Between tho squadrons of the two regiments there was an interval for the heralds and masters of core monies to take up their positions. "When they appeared there was the greatest excitement among the crowd. Half a do/en mounted gendarmes- rode among the people to clear the fpace. The two heralds were remarkably fine men. They wore magnificent tabards, as If kings or prlnccs them selves. At first sight one was irresist ably reminded of Henry VIII., as pic tured at the meeting with the Frenoh king on the field of the cloth of gold. Their yellow silk tabards looked like a mass of gold. On their breasts was tho largeimperial eagle, worked In imperial colors, and a headdress of white velvet, and turned up cup, with hanging plumes of tho imperial colors, and broad buff top boots. Their horses had white trappings, with emblazoned eagles and the imperial colors. They were accompanied by six masters of ceremonies in full gold laced uniforms with the secretary of tho holy synod and the other officials in court* dross. The secretary of the holy synod, with another court functionary, rode out in front of the line. For a moment he was interrupted by the horso of one of the heralds which suddenly became restive. With the greatest difficulty the rider kept his scat. Some officers luckily closed round to prevent his being thrown. Certainly that would have been an unfortunate commence ment of the ceremonies. At last the clock struck nine and tho proclamation was read for the first time. As translated from tho Russian it | wan to tho following effect: "Tho grand and puissant Alexander Alexan j drovitch has ascended the throne of his ancestors and tho thrones of Po land and of tho grand duchy of Finland, IndlFSOlubly united with hissoveroignty. And according to usage adopted by his glorious predecessors he has deigned to ordain that with tho aid of tho Om j nlpotent his coronation and tho act of : sacred unction should take place on ; Sunday next, and to which coronation should also bo admitted his august spouse, Marie Foodorovna. The col t-inn announcement is made of this sacred act by this presont proclamation to all his faithful subjects, in order that they mny renew thoir endeavors of piety and Implore favor of tho King of Kings that He wou'd doign with His almighty protection tho reign of his n ajesty and of his august spouse, and that He will assure to that reign tho peace and tranquillity which are Indis pensable for the glory of His holy namo and the happiness of tho Fath erland." The secretary of the holy synod, who was a smart, good-looking young man, discharged his duty well, rind read in a clear, loud v ice. In.tantly he ceased the crowd, which stood uncovered, raised loud cheers, waved their hats nnd made the nlgn of the cros?. . The troops saluted. Then followed the scene of excitement already described.. Two heralds riding j forward threw copies of t)io proclama tion broadcast. ? These immediately disappeared among the i>ebpte. Another supply was Mien fortlicomlng. The secretary of tho hbly synod them marched off to the next spot at whichj theceremony was to be repeated. This wasriehrly in front bf the monument of Mlnin and Pojarsky, tho hands o I the emperor's regiment lending and playing the national anthem. Jtt the conclusion of the reading of the procla mation the bands played tho anthem, and before the secretary commenced four trumpeters, two lielonglngtoeach regiment, gave a flourish of trumpets, What Trout Mke. The popular opinion ha? nlwnys boon that trout prefer worms to any other food, but it 1b n mistaken idea; flics are their favorite diet. They do not gain much flesh until the warm spring weather brings forth tho many varie ties of (Ilea that swartn on the wiit- rs. Tho experiment of feeding trout on different kinds of food hftjfbcen tried. I Thoatt fed ontirely on ilieft wern do J oidedly tho beat In appearance and j taste; next come those fed on minnows, j and the poorest wero those fed entirely on earth worms. In a fow favored j steams they find tho fresh water shrimp, ' and where thfrte abound thev se< m to thrive and grow very fat. The angler, | will find, therefore, if he can wait ! until the time when the fib* and grass ' hoppers are plenty, that bis trout arc much handsomer, larger an I In better condition ttyin early In tho seiuon. Not an Insalt. "Father," paid the young man as he entered tjie house the other evonlng in ' a flurried manner, " I have been called , a dude r* I ? no r i "Yes, I have, and It Is an Insult that must be wiped out in blood f | "Bosh I IJo.di 1 The pnrty was ! limply mistaken. He probably meant ! to call you an Idiot lM? jPVee Preii. I At least 50,000 persona left Illlnola i Cot Dftfcota within the put year, 8TBAW LUMBKB, Z Am ArtkU U4 Ik* I'm u Cue of the remarkable characteris tics of t be people of this country as a ! people, a*y? the Brooklyn Sagle, is their indifference to the destruction of i the forests. Occasionally a small number of persons are found who I ?how ttutr Interest In the subject by 1 holding n forestry congress, and report fafta and figures gathered from the 1 departments at Washington, but no ! general interest is manifested in the 1 subject and the destruction of timber proceeds. It is seldom, oven in the ! older states, that any farmer hr.s too much timber. Yet no crop pays bet ter or will pp^ better in the future. In ! the development of the country heavy ! drrft* are made on our timber prcduo- j tion, and tho consumption is far in ex cess of the natural supply. Statist!, dsns te'J u* tl.at tho comparatively trilling iuduh' ties of making matches, thoe prgs, cKirhe* nli.s and tho like re quire icilUr os of cords of wood each ? year. Telegraph polw and railroad ties, to say nothing of houses, demand thousands of trees in a year, and while this iinmtnso demand is constant, no inttrest is manifest! d in repairing the wajjto. Tree planting is growing to be a popular pastime in tome villages ! of the Ka^t. but a nation of people is indifferent, trusting to nature to sup ply tho constant, drain that is made upon it. In a country like the West, whoso forests are tho admiration of foreigner*, it seems a strange circum stance that substitutes for word are being made acd that large factories exist for tho manufacture of such thing*. Hut such is the case. In .Fargo and at other towns in tho Northwest there are manufactories wh re straw lumber is made, and a writer in the A mciixin Architect gives this explana tion of this material : "Its tensile strength is greater than that of walnut or oak, and its weight about on -fifth of the former when dry. It is made fiom any kind of straw, including hemp and fax 111 er? in fact, from any material tfcat will make pulp ? and a ton of straw will mako 1,000 feet of boards. The pulp is rolled into thin shoots, a number of which, corresponding to tho thickness of the lumber desi o 1, and place I to gether with a peculiar cement, which ?? claimed to be wat< rproof, and are then rolled under a pressure sullicient to amalgamate thnn into a solid mass, which may be worked with a plane, if des' red. When It is remembered that it takes 100 yean to grow a tree to maturity, suiting it to commercial purposes ? and a tree producing th'rty twoinch lumber will require twice that time ? while 20,000 feet per acre is a large yield under the mo>t favor able circumstances, it will at once be realized that where 3.000 feet can bo taken from an acre of ground for an indefinite number of years, tha process which enables such a result to be ac complished and which will vield a really valuable lumber is oneof imj or tance. Wo look for valuable results in the future in the manufacture of lumber from what is j ractieally a waste material, but which will be pro due, d in endless quantities so long as tho United States and Can ad : an North west maintain their character as grain producing countries, with the Red River valley as the head center." A well-known Brooklyn ite has built himself a house of paper pulp, and in Germany chimneys to frame houses are made of it. Compressed paper is one of the least inflammable of sub stance1, and it is now recognized as superior to iron as material for fire proof doors. Bathtubs and pots are made of paper, likowlse dinner plates and ear wheels, knives and forks also, nnd even tho ties upon rail oads are made in some in' tances of paper pulp. Paper car wheels aro composed of paper rings pressed together under weight of six tons and then fastened by means of bolts and steel tire put on them. Paper tits for railroads aro construct! d of layejs of paper or straw hoard, laid ono upon another, cemented and compressed into molds. As to durability, they will Inst twenty-five years and cost less than wood. Th*j patent olllco contains numberless exhibits designed to supply the want already beginning to bo felt in this country because of a scarcity of wood, but none among tho many that promises to be so useful as this in vention for a railway cross-tie, invent* d by Mr. Goetchlus. Bedsteads to be made of paper are patented, c ookinsr stoves abo, and it is said thnt the ubi quitous Yankee Is working on inven tions to make paper shoes and hats and thnt ultimately all our house fur nishings will bo constructs of it in stead of wood, which was once consid ered tho only available nnd desirable material. Tho Architect says of the value of straw lumber and Its adaptation to the many purpose) to which it is l>eintr put: "Straw lumber is admirably adapted to many kinds of finishing work, bar rels, tablo and counter tops, fine doors and ornamental work; and wo aro d'surwl that it oan l>o produced nnd sold in competition with the finor grades of pine or in competition with wide walnut, nt about ono-half tho price of tho latter. ? The stra y lumber may be ripped with the hand saw or the buzz saw, may be run through t o sticker for the manufacture of mold ings, and takes a nail or screw about ns well as oak. It may beflnishel with yarnish or with paint, and Is sus ceptible of a high polish." Now to Heenre a Decoration. i once conferred a vast number of 1 iecoratlons on an individual, that is.j to Bay, I told htm how to get them. Ho wan an Italian ? rich, noble, and a fool. He confided to me that life was | h burden because he had no decora- J tlons. I Raid to him: " I'ay Bomo one to writo a book upon the antiquities of jrour provinco, pay some ono else to Il lustrate it, publish it in folio end send a copy, beautifully bound, to every crowned head in Europe. Two-thirds of them will repay von with it dccora lion." Two years later I saw him again. He was covered with pieces of metal attached to variegated ribbons. IIo pressod my hand; t<aia of gratitude glistened in hla eyes. He had followed my advice. ? London Truth. Tonirh Note*. It Ib a curious fact that bo firm in lexture is the paper of a genuine Hank of England note that burning alone can hardly destroy It. The authorities have in a little glared frame the rem- ! nants of a note which was in the great | flro of Ohlcago. Though completely I charred and biaqk,the paper still holds j together, and the printing of the note is Bald to he sufficiently legible to es tablish it? genuineness and to warrant its being cashed. There are some , other notes at the bank which were cashed after having gone down with the " Eurydlee ** a few years Ago, And reduced to little better thAn pulp. In deed the scrap* And fragments which sometimes come into the bank to be oaahed hAV# a very ridiculous appear IAOA. ** OLJ> CURI0S1TV SHOP." .>i? S? 8Urp/l^ed to llnd how l.ttle poo. ! f If JLn M ashington and its life. 1 ?vorT?v thou*?nd dangers come here every w inter, and hundreds of thou- i sands visit the capital every vear, but j thi^Uan?0f?0ne n,an in ten "^-es any- , knnw'.,?t J ? grewt II),i>8es "t home 1 HlffhtV ? ^ *v nothinK?l the strange up the "o HH)!V,gl>r( !H?' ls :vho nmke *U tlie ^OJ.OOO residents of Washing stroll n'g V fur instiU1co, in a stroll on Pennsylvania avenue, I no a litti!! ^0.u,>le ?f c?ngn ssinen ( ntering thna tf ??n d'feotly ?P!H?itetheNH. hull Liea V* V NV as a low- wooden ?i JJ 8' ohl an<l weather-worn, and on the lintels of its door 1 noticed the 1840 ill' J!1 ,,ancook- founded ^??J)reCjy ?Vtr tUs entrance J* as the jign, " Old Curiosity Shop." entered a long, narrow room, with a ceiling so low that the Ik a I ? f a S a le elei nt!vrape "* ,The 1,ar' ,i,twl "ut a? elegantly as any i? Washington, cov tr mVo 'n^ 'L11 r ? V:? Ti*ht "f tlu> on* rtlics of t? ! ? U 1,1 ,,ia ,os a?d rUics of the er lines and ho:), rs of the past, and the walls ?.f the rest f tl e wonl/,?rt COVer, tl ui:h articles which would make any lume.im lich. The old. gray-haircd n gro who ositv !r ';t.u!,s in I,in,sti1 ? n V '? , , 1 as ll(> ??v ghi s fnrri?? ?U ttMl,lin-r the sa'ine bar for thirty-live vi-ars, and that his saloon th!8 V t >f n8ort m fonm r t'niesof tn< statesmen o! the capital. Said he I Have often seen c.av, Webster ami ta'houn drinking here together. Ilcnry Clay ami Ixmi-I W ebster used to be here niglit after night, f.'av a' ways drank brandy jub-ps, and" his spirits ro e rapidly umbr the inlluem e ami ?? i t,|, ter ?''iiiik c n?iderable, S2 thV/n? y ?,,serval'1" change in him his /.Mil i ?y<'S fe,.ri'w l,r?gntcr and ins talk became, it anything, im.re measured. Calhoun sc.d.?m drink strong drinks, and usually took either lemonade or sherry, and often nothing. livMivT COnU' in, to talk' Tho-v were win ?-'S 111 tIu,m (,a-vs- an<1 tluv liked their fun just as well as the bi?r men do now. They often played cards '? i>id they gamble T 1 asked. "X? (,l.or ,n;n,,y. l>ut generally for the Cliv nn i wt'f,1?IU a-8s""0??f cards J lay and Webster and two other men Jlajed here one rainy night. They played here for the drinks and smells I he men that won drank, and those that were defeated paid for the drinks and were forced to smell the ghus -s of their opponents. They started in at 1U o clock and they played until two Luck was against Clay." and I don't think lie won adrink during the whole evening." I spent a very pleasant half-hour 2'ni"g th? curi'wdtii s hung on the walls and put up in <ases around the room. In < ne place there was a pair of shoes formerly worn by Washington, ln?/o i ' V ouW sa>'. with broad, I Hat soles and common senso heels. I *e.\t to this was th ? seediest-looking i W,11ut0 PJ"? 1,at 1 lia'l ever seen. Larire j old and fuzzy, its n ip worn off ami its color changed by the dirt of several | decades it was labeled as tho hat of j (.eneral /a, h. Taylor, and the card T>fti ?,V'n .ll cumo from the battle of ! i a|oAlto. An autograph letter of Presi I r- r , Lincoln stood near by one of .John i C. Calhoun s. A picture of Charles (Jul I Vftw naS 'V,a(1(' a cl"?pnnion to one of ! ;v ,1Kejl Hooth, and < n th- other side , of the room was a theatre bill, giving i the play at lord's tho night the ai-sas ! a .lon ()f Lincoln occurred. liills j offering sflUO.OtK) reward for Booth's I Sfft tl/<' extras published by the ! Washington papers the morning after I i'^'i ,X' aiul ono containing a , special telegram announcing that the ! S Ul h, ftn ' h"t? and caHing for j rejoicing made up of parts of the < ol ! Jfvi /w fr U|> the lnst<l?ysof the I L i I r* 1 liere was eurrencv of all I Kinds, postage stamps dating hack il ? most to th. ir ?,rigin. iiikI a lu.miral or , more autograph lettir., any of which j VNould be very valuable now. This , tie saloon js one , f the curiosities of j the capital. !? is not down in the guide books, but its hbtory and inu I senilis make it worth seeing. " Committee or the Whole.** Messages from the President and j other matters of great importance aro ' usual y referred to a committee of the whole House, where general principles ' nre digested in the form of resolutions, which aro debated ami amended until i they g t inio a Miape that meets the j approbation of a ma jority, These reso- | j lutions, alter I eing r ported and con- i j llrirn d by the M:>us ?, are then referred j to one or more select committees, i where they are reduced into the form ' of bills or joint resolutions. It is j found t ;at th ? sens- of the House is better 1- arned in committo ?, because in 1 all committees every one speaks as often 1 as he pleases. No gag law can bo ap 1 plied in committee l.y moving the pre l&ious question. Th ? form for go ng from the House into the c>mmittec of ti e whole is for the speak r. on nv - | I tion, to put the question that the IIouh* j do now resolve itself into a committee I of tho whole to take into consideration such a matter, naming it; to which the , deliberations of the committee must) be confined. If determined in the af firmative, ho leaves tho chair and j takes a seat elsewhere, a-*, any other member, and tho person appointed chairman seats himself at tho clerk's table. Tho speaker usually appoints a chairman, but the commit has j | full power, tq tet him aside and select i , Its own chairman. In case* of tho 1 cdmmlttefc's getting into violent dis- { ordot tho speaker, who Is clothed v 1th ' authority to call Jn tho sorgoant-at- , if necessary, to enforce order, | j may take his chair, and at tho tap of : his gavel every member is roqnlrod to take his proper seat, such action hav- I Ipgtho effect to dissolve the eommit t0.\., Ca^es of tlds kind aro rare, t su- 1 ally when tho committee Is ready to J rlso ,thd chairman rlsos, tho speaker j immediately resuming tho chair; if the business is unfinished, tho < hair- | man of tho committor reports pro- i gress and asks permission for the com- : mlttoo to sit again, which the IIouko may or may not cons nt to. If the , business Is llni-dud the chairman ten- j dors his report. ? C/iloftf/o I ntar-Oacan. | Mormon Women Working: In (lie Fields, i At Providence, Cache county, Utah, there is a man having fourteen wives, I and his progeny is so numerous that j no ono appears to know the extent. I Mix or oight of his women go to his | farm nt once and work In tho field,! while lie sit* quietly on the fence and j looks on, just as the overseer of tho j past kept watch of his slaves. Wo aro assured this is no fancy sketch. I but a veritable fact, which attracts ; the attentlort of all passers-by. Of i course, the man prospers In tho wealth ! of this world, and tho Mormon priest hood aro ready to attribute his pros perity as blessings from tho Lord to reward him for living up to his prlvl leges according to the latter-day goepeL ?Salt Lake Tributu. NEW ARRIVALS AS W. C. CERALD'8 OLD CORNER STORE. ? | i I hava just returned from market, wbara I purchased** beavy>tock of all K in el a of GoodsJ At the very loweat prloes, and I intend to I tiro my curtoiners the benefit of dt low pi ioed purcbasea. My stock consists of Fall and Wlntor Dry Goods. Notions, Hosiery, dco. The btat make and latest styles of Boot: and Sboes. Clotbina, Hats, &c. GROCERIES ! In Grooeriea 1 have at flno a tt >ck aa can be ?teen In town. HARDWARE! For Plantation, Gai den *ml Household nse. Full line ot Saddlery mid Harnett. In fact, 1 liavo got almost auything you c*n call lor, i tid am determined to sell CHEAP FOR CASH. Call before yoa bny elsewhere. Ranging and Ti? s always on baud. Hit- lie at price* paid for i o'ton in cash. \Y. C. GERALD, A? M?o Old Corner Store. Remodeled aui Newly Faruistied, I. VTIIAIM IIOUHE, CAM DEN, S. C. Transient Board $2.00 Per Day. Amnio accommodations. Tables snpplie with the bout the market affords. Every ad U-ntlon pai 1 to iho comfort of puests. Connected with the House is a tlrst-clacs 11 A II, which is ord'-rlr kej t. Hack to and from tiio depot. Fare 25 cents each way. Feed aud Livery Stal.lo on tirenvB'-s. 8. 11. LATHAM, l'Bornirron. W. CLYBURN, General Insurance Agent Aiici Cotton J3uy or. Removed to his old eta "id atOlvbnrn's Rlock Will pay tho hiphekt prico for Co:t >n and bu. Bioro freely than ever before. IT My oountry friands will please Rive ! no a cull. angl7-1f. j PRICES REDUCED. ROBERT^ WHITE, MARBLE I GRANITE WORKS, j PLANS FURNISHED. ri.'cting Stree', cor. florlhcek's Alloy nnjH-yl. CHARLESTON, 8. C. A. R. THOMLJNSON Mtnufkcturer of HARNESS, of Every Description, SADDLES, BRIDLES, Etc. IVIoC. SADDLES, NEW AND OLD. Importer of English &&ddlon, Bleel Hits, Bpurs, stirrups, Eto. ( Factory and snlosroom 137 Mooting fit., Sept, 1-ly. CHARLESTON, 8. (,. jyjETAIA IRON, RAGS, 10PE, COTTON HIDES, SKINS, WOOIs WAX, FURS ALD KINDS OF PAPER STOCK, Ac. WWe are paying the Highest Cash Prices. MOSES GOLDSMITH k SON'S, anglft-1*. P. O Box l".<i J.C. ROLLINGS, AU*> T roa Stationary ail Portable Steam Eujioej. Brown Cotton Gins Wlnnohlp Cotton Cln With Feeders and Condens? ro Talbot A 8oj?s Enoinb'?, MoMABOJ^KIINKB, Bkuik&h Jt Wood Emoinm, Bom CorroK TniM, BcuoriKi.u Cotton Finulki Cotton Tiiks's Corn AND Wlir.VT Milaa, 8a w MiiaJ*, BnArriNo and Tru-sia, A tul *11 kinds of mftckincry, Do sure to o-tll and see mypriooa buloro pnro't Ahimt hiiv kind ? ?f machinery. J.C. HOI. LI Nil*, CVvMwr.s. H. i\ \Vtt<jonsnnd HARNESS, ETC. Tho undersigned rcspcctfully caII* Alton 'ion to llic large s'.ock ot 1, '1, 3 mul 4 linrno nagous, single mi 1 double buggies, open m l !op huggio*, vrngon al,'l buggy harness, etc., which ho now has on hand, and which ho i* ?elllng at living pi iocs ? *o low no to en?nn l*rgc*al<s. Handling the heavy stock 1 do, t c.m afford tu at- 1 1 lit a small pro^t. H IMPAIRING In all it* branches promptly ami ea'da'actor.lj executed by competent woikmcn. > HORSS SHOZtNC. A specialty. Give mo a call. M. A. MKTJ"8. rtp7-lyr j OLD il853) ESTABLISHED Charleston Ice-House, ALVA, GAGE & CO., Market, cor. Church St., Charleston, S. C. Importors and Shippers, Wholesale .v. id Hotail dealers i:\ | ICE. loo packod for tho country a specialty. Ic? by tho car-load at special rutoa. Waverly House, CnAJlLESTOS, S. C., GEORGE T. ALFOlvD, .... Manage IUtcs f2 and $2.50 per D:\y. Thla favorito Family Hon so, tinder ita next management, is recommended for tln> excol. lenco of itacniHino nnd home Kkn comforts. Its airy and woh ventilated rooms have]us< boou uewly carpotod and elegantly furuishod. w. ?. oh Arai. t. a. o"bbikb. OHAFEE & O'BRIEN, Wholesale Q-rooer? 206 East Bay St., Charleston, J- C, Lg* nt* for Xxtom's Fr*mlam Trwiton OrMk ?rt. >QK !? IT WDLBEEN k PIEPER, Wholesale Grocers And Doalera Id Provisions, Liquors, Tobacco &c. 167 nnd 169 EAST B.A 1', ang 19- ly CHARLESTON, B. 0. I>R. T. BERWICK I.EIiAUK, DENTIST, Braduate of thejialtlmore College ot Dental Surgery. OFFICE ? DF.KAK.K IIOI SK. I , " JCntranco on Broad Stre.e.t. FOUNDIIY, 60x214 Foot. MACHINE SHOP, 50x250 Foot. BOIL15R SHOP, 40x120 Foot. GEORGE n. LOMIS A-HD & CO. Foundry, Machine and Ooilei* AVorlis, ? Greorgia. BUILDER8 OF Englnea and Boilers, Saw Mill", Grist Milln, and a 1 1 kinds of Mil) niacin" nery of tbo latc?>t iinpiove I atvloa. Hh&fiinsr, Han^rra, Pnl'ovs, Gearing and .Jonriial Boxfs. ?Wo I. ivoi large assoilmont of P.ittorns, 8iiK?r Rollers and Oin G< arm^. DEALERS IN Engine and Mill .Supplies, ( ironlar Haurs, Fib's, Oumiwrs, Swages, OI>>l>* Glieck and Safoty YaIto?, Whlstlos, Gauges, 8 nm Pip ? and Fit>inga. Rabbet me'al from 10 to 40 con la. Rllinr, Lnt-nR, Bubber, Hoinp, ^ o vpa'one ami AabuHtnu Packing, Oil anil Oil ^Jups, Wrenches r??\u ly Wheola, eto. A0ENT.S FOR T6cJ.;>?o 3<>nbU Tnrbino Wlif<l, Koi ting's Unlversnl Injectorp, ?h" host made. Bradf??id M;li Co'?. Poi-lablo Mills. N<>rd.rk>a fc M armon Co.'s I'lsiitilion t'o n and Feed Mill*. Alia* Engine Works and Krio City Iron \V< rka, Portablo and Stationery Engines. Kunklo's Pop Safety V?Wos. Cloud Creek Mill Hc.oks. *W Iron and Brass Castings, and all kinds of Ropa rs pro np'.ly don". oait ovary day, and are working about one hundred hands GONGAREE IRON WORKS, COLUMBIA, BOUTH CAROLINA. I M P T< T) V IC I) CIRCULAR SAW MILLS. BIMPLE, CHEAP AND DURABLE, We *ee the celebrated Friotion F<>ed on nil onr Saw Mills. We me the rcrj beet material in their oonntruotion, and "pare neither labor nor exnonpo to ren der them a? near perfect aa possible. We warrant all onr work to bo woll madt and of good material. We wonld like if yon would compare the following flgnre* with thoee of other mannfaoturora and see if we do not aeH yon a hotter and larger lew Millet lame flgnre* : PBIOIB, Wo. 1 Mill, With 80 inohea,Baw, 10 feet eerrlage W7B. 0* ??1 ?? ?? 88 ** 18 *' 285 00 ??I ?? ?? 40 " 20 " 800 00 ? a ?? ?? 84 ?? 20 " 828 00 h | ** ?? 46 " 20 " 850.00 ?? a M " 48 " 24 " 876 00 ??4 ?? ?? 50 M 24 " * 4<K) 00 ??4 ?? ?? pa ?? 24 " 426 00 Extra Carriage, $8.00 por foot. The ahorc milla eonndt to t ? mam bolt. Deol-ly JOHN ALEX WDER. P oprieto WILSON, CHILDS ft CO., PHILADELPHIA WAGON WORKS. nixij a 30 jIjPiiia, rA. ?i ?? a w te ? k-j CO H S I if ahufacttuhrh o? all irwnw 01 r Plantation, Oity, Freight, BnainoRR, Express and SPRING WAGONS, vbuox* dratb.cjurtb, timber wheels and wheklpaurowb,