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sWi. 1,1 ? ? 2 ? AND HOUSEHOLD Whr Cattle Ucllth Hoot*. The National Lb* Stxi Journal says: "Cattle and hogs will greedily eat sugar beets or other roots when on a full ra tion of com. They will relish the roots because they have a cooling and sedative effeot upon the stomach and bowels. Com is so full of carbon as to have a ten dency to produce a feverish state of the system when given too largely. Roots have the same effect upon the system u succulent grass. English farmers use roots largely in the iMttening ration, but they abo feed with them rape cake, lin see a ?ake, etc., or other nitrogenous food. Roots, like Indian com, are too poor in nitrogen m a single food for * growing young animals or for fattening. Com ana roots together would be inucn ; healthier than corn alone, but a bettor fattening ration would be oats and corn with roots, or, better still, corn, cotton seed meal or linseed meal and roots. With a small proportion of linseed meul, say three pounds, with nine pouuds of corn meal? roots would uot be so neces sary for health, as the linseed meal, ? would keep the bowels in good order. Corn, bran and sugar beets or mangolds ????Vw?uld fatten hogs and keep them healthy. Hogs especially arc benefitted by the uso of roots. They are usuully )y- fod on corn alone, which, wo believe, often induces cholera and other diseases. The roots give thenv^ bulky and cooling food ? just what they so much need. ? ' , j Bran is a bulky food, and, fed with corn, is beneficial to* hogs. Sugar beets, with fy.vfc good clover hay, will grow young aui .f . v mals' or fatten mature ones. Tho clover is rieh in nitrogen and tho roots in car bon, making a well balanced ration." ptfm m Ml V> &<?.? ft If w ? . M; ?'arm and Oardcn Notes. Frequent changes of food for fowls are indispensable to success. >? Potash' suits aro moat valuablo^if ap {)lled to grass lands which have previous y been well drained. In whitewashing your hennory put - some kerosene oil Into the mixture for the benefit of the hen lice. Many costly fowl houses fail to keep . healthy the inmates principally becuuse of the absence of thorough ventilation. In fattening hogs, if they arc fed in open pens 01 in muddy ground, fully one fourth of tho corn may safely said to be wasted. A hen may bo calculated to consumo one bushel of corn annually, and to in tho samo time lay ten do/on, or tiftecn pounds of eggs. When you have giyen an animal a dose of sulphur bo careful to keep it warm afterward. Sulphur opens the pores and ^$hoy take cold easily. . It is acknowledged by all who breed /^.poultry that meat is an essential portion of their diet, especially if the fowls aro cenflncd in cIobo quarters. Bones owe their value as a fertilizing material to the phosphoric acid which they contain, ana in a loss degree to tho ' combined trogenous matter found in them. California farmers raise sixty-two bush els of sunflower 'seed to tho acre, and ? after grinding a gallon of oil from each bushel, feed The refuse to chickens aud cowe. ' ' The valuo of gypsum as a fertilizer is believed to be partly duo to its action in fixing volatile and escaping carbonates of ammonia and conveying them to tho rooti of plauts. | It may seom extravagant to cut up and plant tlie largest, jjpioothest and nicest potatoes raised, but a very few trials, tajfing ono year with another, will soon convince tho grower that it is tho most profitable thing to do. Milk is a constantly changing sub Btanco, and frpm tho moment it is drawn from the cow, except wlion temporarily arrested by unnatural hoat or cold, de composition is in progress. Cream lias the same tendency, though not in so . marked a degree. HenB having liberty to go around tho .farm-yard, scratch at the manure-heaps, and run ovor tho adjoining lands to pick Up worms boforo sunrise, etc., will get more than half their liviug, beside being exceedingly healthy and laying many 'moro eggs than if confined to tho poultry - It is said that plums, pigs and poultry flourish *woll together. If plums aro ,-vplanted in grounds occupied by pigs and ? u'.OhlckenH good crops nearly always result. Tlio pigs continually disturbing tho soil, , and thus proventlngthe growth of weeds, ??., -? 'hinder tno curculios from secreting v ^ themselves at night. ;;&Those who oro cultivating raspberries and strawberries, says tho Nebraska Farmer , should not forgot that a stom that has borne one crop is of no moro Rvalue, and should be disposed of in order to make room for the new shoots, of which not n^iro than two should bo allowed- to remain. These should be >'?" tied up to sticks or trellises, and when blackberries are five feet high tho tips shoti^d be pinchod off, and rnspborrios at threo feet high. Nover allow anv one to tickle your horse In the stable, says the Farming World. Tho animal only feels tho tor . ment and does fiot understand tho joko. Vieloys habits aro thus brought oh. Kover cloanahorso la tho stablo; tho : dust. fouls tho crib and makes him loatho ; his food. Use the currycomb light ly. When used roughly it is a sourco of ffroat pain. Lot the heels be well brushed out every night. Dirt, if allowed to cake in, causes grease and sore heels. ' The following is said by an old stock - who has tried it to bo an Excellent for fo#t-rot : Six tablespoon fuls low, one toaspoonful red preoi pi one teaspoon fill pulverized blue* ie, four teaspoonfuls flour sulphur, fourth taQh cube of beeswax, suf k Sweet oil for thick paste. Melt and beeswax and yrork in othor * inta as It cools, oil last. This was ./ an old herder, and 1 found it a jura in from one to two applications, in very bad crises. Uso every other eyon Ing after cleansing tho hoofs. After all the talk about, polsonlng'from Paris green It Is well to give the testl Imony of the New York Agricultural Kx perlment station i "One part of Paris green mixed with 200 parts of ground Hmestono proved entirely successful against the larvn of the potato l>eetlo. Great tare is, however, required to se cure a thorough admixture of the two ^?HBumances where so small a proportion ' the poison ll used. In this dilution Is green seems to loso its danger to human family, as we can soareely "'tie Injurious results coming from i to the oareful man." . farmer who has tested five different |m of peas, according to the cata '^m which- he made his selections , now flnds that there is not the Ifference In any of them. In manner of growth, hight of of nods, numbor of peas in ct, in every particular, tho Terent varieties proved to be Hho same/ The farmer thus - tJ pertinently asks : "Havo the right to give new and catch to old varieties and to be mislead the publio by offer article under five different is m |&L m Se cold water to ' - 3 w a llttft ammonia in their toilet witer. II fa pleaaant and dries the tkin effectively. - Pan cake* are Mater to pour when pro pared in a tin kettle with a spout. A small one can be purchased for the pur pose. Using a rubber comb fa often detri mental to the hair. Persons with a great deal ot electricity in the hair should use a bone-comb. When buying tin covers for kettlea be sure that they hare rings of wire on the top, instead of flat handles soldered on, as the former are much more durable. A Splendid Structure. The new palace of justice at Brussels, one of the largest and most remarkable constructions of modern times, was re centlyjjpeued with becoming solemnity. The palace, placed iu a commanding tdu uation in the most elovatod part of the town, was cotnmenccd in lo(JG. The celebrated architect, M. J. Poelaert, who made the plans and directed the work, has, unfortunately, not seen its comple tion. Since his death, in 1879, the works have been directed by M. Welle us, engin eer in the service of the government M. Poelaert did not adopt any determined style, but made use for his magnificent structure -of Greek, Roman, and even, especially as regards the outline, of In diun models. The result is considered a glorious one for his memory and for tho country, but it has only been ob tained at a cost of 45,000,000 francs ($0,000,000). Very large sums will bo required for tho transformation of tlio quarter* surrounding the palace so as to give it a frame worthy of it. The palaco by itself cov ers 30,000 square meters. By adding tho squares und ascents and descents which hud to bo creuted, a total of 00, 000 square meters, which were necessary for construction, is arrived at. Tho cen tral hall measures 800 square meters, and is 85 meters high, while its roof opens into a gilt crown terminating in a cupola at a height of 97} meters, Tlio- palaco contains besido twenty-seven large and 245 smaller halls for the different services, and eight court-yards. All the principal halls arc most richly decoratod. The materials which have been employed in tho construction and decoration aro the most durablo which could bo provi ded by money, after n most comprehen sive jjtudy of tho matter. Tho building is, indeed, almost indestructible, and will transmit the naino of Poelaert to the most distant times. Tho outside height up to the crown on tho cupola is 118 meters. From whichever siuo one now approaches Brussels this colossal build ing prescuts itself, dominating tho town und surrounding country. Critics, of courso, find fault with this und that, but on tho success of tho great enterprise us a whole Belgium must bo congratulated on. ? London Times, A Valuable Bottlo In the Atlantic. Two business men sat in tho oftlco of tho Brevoort house ono evening last week discussing matters pertaining to the sea. The conversation turning unon tho possi bility of a sealed bottlo thrown from a" vessel in mid-ocean over being picked up, ono of them said: J 'I will bet you a good dinner and a f[old watch that such a bottlo, thrown rom the steamship Bothnia on her next trip, will not bo heard from within a yoar." "I will take your offer," returned tho other with a smile, "and will certainly bo ready for your dinner when tho timo comes." \ . Hoary N. Collier, a dealer in watches and diamonds, was appointed referco in I tho matter. Under his direction a quart champagne bottle was propared in .which wero deposited letters of instruction writ ten in English. German, French and Spanish, and also an order for a gold watch. After the bottie. had been duly corked and sea lid it was placed in tho handH of Captain McKay of the Bothnia, who agreed to throw it overboard when the steamship had reached mid-ocean. As the Hethnia Baled on Wednesday of last week it is oxpectcd by the men who made tho wager that the champagne bot tlo is now nobbing about on the waters of tho Atlantic waiting to bo pickod up by some for^uite fisherman. ? JVtio Yortc Tribune. An American Institution. These, says Peck?* Sun , are tho days of that glorious American institution, pump kin pie. The hotel or restaurant pump kin pie is not the simon pure articlo. It has had too many foreign airs added to it. It may l-e good, and it may pass for what it was intended, but it can't hold a candle *to the pumpkin pio our mothors and grandmothers made. Just look at tho difference in tho two brands. Mother'6 had a nico short crust with an edge about an inch deep; and in thiB was a plump measure of pumpkin "pulp" mixed with nico fresh eggs, milk, and just enough spico to give it flavor. It was a pibturo of a blooming, healthy pio. It makes a man's mouth water to tlunk of It. The storo kind of pumpkin pio has a sort of sickly second cousin counte nance, and is scarcely over an eighth of an inch thick, with a crust on the bottom that almost breaks a tinner's shears to cut it. As for taste, that has to bo im agined, as it is a sort of go-as-you-plcaso flavor botweon tan-bark and cinnamon. There should bo aomo action taken by the legislatures to prevent the degenera tion of this great. American institution ? ? the pumpkin pie. Tf this is not done, future generations vill read in history of a dish now so high' i prized by patriotic citir.cus and grieve to think that the building of the pumpkin pie of thoir fore fathers is a lost art. . Articles Katon In Modern Plays. ' ' W.hon Clara Morris, Mod ieska or Bern hardt sit down to tho supper in 'Camillo, 1 u said tho manager, ' 'a lay-out of roal viands and sparkling champagne must bo.pro vidod that sometimes cost for a singlo performance as high as $85 or MO. Hkt porsona sit at the tabid in that scene, and when tho star is a paying actress, llko any I havo mentioned, we can afford to provide a eostly spread. Of course an ordinary actress won't get'a $2G table in 'Camillo.' About $10 or $12 is a fair avcrago for a single lay out in this play. In Heme's 'Hearts of Oak' a vory pretty supper is a feature of ono of the acts. Tho dishos come on steaming hot and tho aotors sit down to tho tables and eat with appetites that suggest the possibil ity of their having forgono tho regular vesperal meal at t lie hotel for tho sake of oating it on tho stago. This spread costs from $0 to $8 a performance. In 'As You Like It' tho chaps who banquot in tho foto*t of Adden liavo a real meal set l>eforo them, and in dozens of other plays palotablo viands aro pro vidod for tho performers. ?St, Jmi? ront lH?imtch. Kocoverlng Ancient Wrecks. Tho New York Sun says that a success ful soaivh has Iwen mado for tho remains of tho wrecks of tho Bonssoto and Astrol abo which went down near Vanikoro, in the Bouth Pacific, a century ago. Tnov were the two ships with wnicTi tho ill fated La Perouso went on his last voyago. Anchors, cannon, and numerous other rol ics wero found and conveyed to Nouma. in Now Caledonia. They wero received by the French authorities with impressive corcmony, the garrison and blue-jaokots being ordered to give military honors, and a saluto of twonty-ono guns bolng fired by the gbns of tho forts. Among the trophies of tho march is a bronze can non dated 1021, and tho anchors are cov er wl over v#lth coral in the strangest man ner. The relics will be sent to tine Lou vio, and placed In the La PerouSc room. Mis* Will wa? mairledloMr. Shall in Allegan eounty, Midi., recentlj. , r* : TBAINED FOB THE CHASE. ' ? '? " ? 'I ;-.????? ^?**5* CjmtrMi, W?rk lachlu - r*** ????*? &MVW4-A FUk Wfclefc CMclmTurUM. At the present day the dog stands as the exponeut of the highest perfection attained in the education of animals for economic purposes. * The retriever, pointer, and setter aro all so finely bred that in uiany cases their training or edu cation is a mere fonu, ond the desired knowledge seems to comebv intuition. A common sight in China* to-day is the fisherman with his hoard of cormorants, ready to go over at the owners Word. I Lis practice was followed iu England in former times, and the master of cor morantswasa prominent officer of the royal household. The" birds are taken , from the nest when young, and easily 1 trained, ond to rapid are their movement's 1 under water that rarely a fish escapes them. When taken out iu if boat tliev 1 are generally kept hooded bv a wiro | mask to prevent their utilizing the! catch for their own bom-fit. In C hina I this bird is one of the daily tights to be 1 seen on th'j canal or island streams, ! c8j?ecially in the neighborhood of Ning- j |K). Here on the lake the Ixuits congre- ! gute, each propelled by a single China- ' man, with three or four cormorants j roosting either on the rail or a platform ! made for the purpose. So perfectly are they trained that they obey the slightest I word of the master: and when h^ gives I the word over they go, and with remark- j able speed begin a search under water, seiz j tig the fish, rising to (he surface, and bring ing the victim to the owner exactly like a dog. If a large fish is captured these intelligent birds go to each other's assis tance, and with a combined effort bring it to their "laster, after which .they are repaid by the entrails ? to them, insa tiate gluttons, the choicest parts. So im portant nrc these fisheries that muny persons are encaged in raising cormor ants .and training them for.thcfishenneu. Birds trained to bring down game were first used in China and Japan. In U19 former country it was practiced 2.000 w ? w ' according to the records of >> en Wang, it was a sport much esteemed in his locality, 089 B. C. Six hundred j oars before Christ it was also practiced in Arabia, and Pwsia, and on t lie ruins of Khorzabad a bas-relief has been found showing that it was known, 1700 II C About the middle of the fourth century, and probably earlier, birds were fii>t trained by sportsmen in Western Europe. As hawks had a natural bent in this di rection they were used, and out of it grew- the fashionable sport of falconrv ' followed for many centuries later In ! the ninth century to be a good trainer of j falcons w-as an essential fur a voung man of good birth. Alfred the Great was a famous trainer, and wrote a treatise on : ?tho subject. In France, during the eighth and ninth centuries, tho grand i fa conor wag a great man. with an annual I salary of 4,000 liorius, and an attendance of fifty assistant falconers and fifty gen tlemen. Beside this, he was allowed to keep 800 hawks for his own amusement, | und, best of all, in a pecuniary sense, he j licensed every vender of hawks, receiv '"ff a tux "i>on every bird sold in tho kingdom. Early in the seventeenth con- j tury a goshawk and a tassol-hawk brought ' 100 marks, a large sum for tho time, in | the reign of James 1. Sir Thomas Monson paid #5,000 for a cast of hawks and as a cost means a pair, the birds brought $2,500 apiece. Various kinds ot birds were used, and they were ar ranged by tho old falconers according to [ rank; thus the king need the gcr-falcon the emperor the eagle or vulture, a prince I the falcon, a duke the falcon of the rock an earl the peregrine-falcon, a baron the 1 bastard, a knight the secret, an esmiire the lancret, ladies the roarlyon, young men the hobby, yeomen the 'goshawk, poor 1 men tho tercel, priests the sparrow-hawk he servants the kosteri, etc. In Eng land to-day hawking is carried on to some exteut, and various birds arc used i to capture herons and smaller game. In Africa the falcon is used to capture tho ! gazelle, the birds being trained to seize 1 tho animal by tho throat, the wounds and 1 tho beating of the bird's wings so con- I fusing tho poor beasts that they fall a victim to the hunter. In Africa and Southern Asia tho cliee- 1 tali, or hunting leopard is important to tho sportsman. The animals resemble the common leopard in their markings but are more slender, having Ion f legs and certain external conii.e characteristics thotaro very noticeable, so that it was long thought a connecting link between the | dogs and cats. In Persia if is culled the youzc, ond they are carried to the field in low cars, whereon they are chained. *.ach leopard is hooded. When the hunters come within view of a herd of antelopes the leopard is unchained, his hood is removed, and the game is pointed out to him, being directed in the pursuit bpr hie sight. Then ho steals along can- 1 tiously and croucliingly, taking advan S ?,fnT7 mcftnfl of ""wking his at tack till ho has approached the herd un 80<tV W, ,n distance, when he imddenly launches himsolf upon his quarry with five or six vigorous and rapid ! bounds, stronglos it Ins'ontoneously, and drinks its blood. The huntsman now approaches the leopard, caresses him, wins him from his prey by placing tho blood which ho collects in a wooden ladle under tho nose of the animal, or by throwing to him pieces of meat, and i ll! 19,U8 kept quiet, hoods him, leads him bock to his cor, and thcro chains him. If the leopard fails, in con sequence of the herd having taken timely alnrm, he attempts no pursuit, but re turns to his car with a dejected und mor tified air. Tho hyena and ounce have also been usod in hunting, while the wild dog of Africa is often in demand. In Asia tiger-hunting would be practiced less were it not for tho elephants, who seem to enjoy the dangerous si*>rt as well as their riders who are s ife hous.d on thoir backs. Those intellig ent nnimals aire also used in capturing wild animals of their own kind, and oro important fac tors m tho training and subduing process that comes later. Tho horsa was for merly usod in England to stalk animals Ihoy were trooped ro that tho rider was concealed, ond so feeding oloncr tho ani mal gradually brought the sportsman nearer the game. fn the inventories of tho wardrobo lioJonging to King Henry } [' ? i allowance of certain qualities of stun for the purpose of making stolk ing-coats ahd stalking hose for the nso of his majesty. In Florida the writer had on acquaint ance-an ancient flshorman,not too spright ly withal-? who possessed two tamo peli cans that ho hod brought up from tho nest As catching bait was somewhat of a laborious task, the old man frequent ly attached ft. leather strap about the birds' pecks, and they invariably came back with pouch distended with fish that thov were unable to swallow and would not gwo up, and then they were wrested from them by thoir owner, who, be if. sold to his credit, always gave the birds a fair shore of tho snappers and borraeoiiTlos caught with the bait of their collecting In former years, to a considerable ex tent, otter was used to fish, the animals being tamed when cubs, and trained at first with leather fishes so that thov would fetch like a dOg. Though not usod exactly in hunting live gnmo, a largo lizard found in (lie Nile . ountrv has been put to a curious use. The ani mal is extremely powerful, using its claws to great odvantage, and, holng aware of this, a largo onn^\a? secured by a baud of robbers, who had no ladder wherewith to rcooh tho lottlco of a mc Wid-?tory window The great lizard ?/?? ost the rough wall, hood toward the desired point, and instantly it began crawling up, ovtntually hauling sfcs's tumui I ? *? ? I ? ? if sot true, and perhape powlble, u these lizards of the Nile country have been known to drown hurge animals in crossing. In England ? and too often in this country ? the ferret is often used in hunt ing the rabbit, while the expert rat-catch ers of tbis country value them as import ant adjuncts to their mysterious business. In the Caribbean sea some of tho fisher men use a fish ? tho remora ? in the cap ture of turtles. The fish is tho well known attendant upon tho shark, having a disk-liko sucker upon its head, with which it clings to largo fishes. The ox tent to which this labor-saving arrange ment is used is shown in the fact that the upper sido of the fish, that in others is generally dark, is light and tho under side dark. 80 powerful is tho sucker that fifteen or twenty pounds can be lifted by taking the fish by the tail, and by care fully playing in the water a large turtle can -bo caught. Tho fishermen take tho roinoras out 111 a tub of water in their boats, and have a leather strap attached to a long line that fitted about the fish's tail. At the approach of a turtle the fish is turned over, and remembering its old friend, or instinctively, it attaches itself, and so the reptile, often towing the boat, is gradually brought alongside and sub dued, aiid the remoru placed in the tub to await the second appearance. Tho rc moras attain a length of u foot and a half, and attend sharks and turtles, and have also been seen about a large porgie. Num bers of small animals are used indirectly as lurea to game, showing that the eco nomic value of animals in this respect K of no little importance, even at the pres ent day. ? it. l.ouix Globe Democrat. Illrds nt the Lighthouses. The keeper of the lighthouse at Atlan tic city supplies his table with all kinds of winged game at certain seasons of the year without wasting as much as a pinch of shot or using a trap of any kind. Tho most favorable times for this cheap sup ply of game tire when the birds aro migrating north in the spring and re turning to southern climes in the fall. They follow the Jersey coast all the way up or down their flights. At night they fly high ru d when they sight Abse com Inlet light, which is 10? feet above the ground, they head directly for it. They seem to be attracted the same aS moth* flicker around a candle flame. If they are being carried along by a heavy wind they are likely to dash against the big plate-glass windows surrounding the lens, and the little things drop to tho ground dead. The cbjectionable feature of the affair is that they spatter blood all over the gluss, which is sometimes hard to clean. To prevent them from striking the glass, Major Wolf, the keeper, lias con structed a wire netting 011 the north and south sides. Not long ago a largo black duck, which was sailing along in a heavy storm, collided with tho netting with such force as to cause a dent six inches square, lie was a very deau duck when j he reached the ground at the foot of tho tower. When tho weather is clear any j number of small birds hover around tho I light all night. After resting 011 the mil - j ing surrounding the light they fly off I into the darkness, but soon return again, j Major Wolff say#: "The little fellows I catch with my hand. They do not move I away when I approach near them. I al . ways keep several large boxes up here in 1 which to store the feathered youngsters. ! A species commonly known as 'fly catchers, ' peculiar to the coast, has been very abunuant the past fall. Of these I captured about 500, beside thirty or forty I thistle birds, five cuckoos, ducks, red I headed woodpeckers, reod and rail birds, i gulls and snipe. One large specimen of ! the latter landed so violently against the j iron netting that he plunged through one of the meshe^and stripped himself of all his feathers as far back as the shoulders. I also caught five scarlet j tangiers, natives of the West Indies, j They are of a deep scarlet color. Pre vious to taking this color they arc cov | ered with feathers of an olive green , shade.'' ? Philadelphia Jiccord. Knots Worth Knowing. Every man 1ms 240 bones. Except tho minstrel end-man, who has 244. The lungs contain one hundred and seventy-five million cells. This is what makes man a practical jok?r. A man breathes about twenty times a minute ? that is, -unless he is fat, or is walking away from a tailor with a bill. A man's average weight is 140 pounds. Except when he has to wait for his wife to change her necktie. Then it's forty minutes. The brain of a man is twice as big ns that of any other animal. That is why a really noble dog has so much respect for a nine-spot man. A man's brain weighs three and a half [)ounds. A woman's is somewhat lighter, >ut of finer quality. That is what en ables her to taste lard in her neighbor's pastry. The heart in its normal condition beats sevonty-fivo times a minute, but when A young man meets a pretty girl at ajmrty and steps tremblingly up to proffer an escort home, the number of beats ? henrt beats? instantly mounts up to lliii in tho shade. The average nnniber of teeth in thirty two, but when one of them is decrepit, and in the dark it runs on to an am buscaded raisin-seed in a piece, of wed ding cake, a man I* apt to fancy that ho has only ono tooth at the most, and that it is three feet square. ? Pock-lund Courier. Musical FIk'j. Lieutenant John White says that on his voyage to ( hina. when his ship was anchored at the mouth of the river Cam i boyn, the sailors were muoh astonished at sho bounds that issued from tho water, resembling the bass of an organ mingled with the tones of n boll, tho croaking of an enormous frog and tho clang of pn immense harp. These sounds swelled into a gentle chorus on both sides of the ship and wore attributed by tho Interpreter to a school of fish. A similar occurrence in the South Sea was described by Hnron Humboldt. Tho sailors were greatly terrified at about 7 o'clock in the evening by An extra ordinary noise in the air, like the beating of tambourines, followed by sounds which resembled the escape of air from boiling liquid. At 0 o'clock tlicso strange sounds, which it was judged, proceeded from a school of scioonoidcs, Ceased. The gizzard slmd, known sci entifically ns the lorosomc, utters a dis tinct, vibratory, whining sound. 'Hie mullet utters a distinct noto, often quite prolonged and accompanied by a dis charge of air-bubbles." ? Dent 6 r TribliM. The Mandate Wah Obeyed. Ilenjamin Tappan, better known a "Old Hen Tappan, of Ohio," was quo o tho wittiest men who has ever sat in the United States Senate, and he labored under an obliquity of vision greater than that of (Jovernor Hutlcr. <>u ono oc casion, whi'o holding court in an interior town in Ohio, the prison, the county jail of which was constructed of logs, as he was pnssing sentcnco upon tho usual number convicted of potty offenses against the law,' an inebriated' Individual in tho customary crowd of spectators sang oyt. " That's right, give It to him, old gimlet-fcyo," " W lio Is that ?" sternly demanded the court, his sinister eyo in dignantly flashing fire. "It's tho ohl hoss, Judge," exclaimod tho offender against " tho pcaoe and dignity of the State." ."Mr. Sheriff," promptly re sponded tho dignitary with the italic eye, "take that old horso to tho stable, lock him up. and keep Win without, bay, oata, or drink for twenty-four bourn," which mandate forthwith obeyed, .iMiaM FOR FEMININE READERS. A llM Complciloii, To soften and whiten the skin there is nothing more beneficial than oatmeal, taken internally and used externally. As I have no wish to encroach upon the housewife's domain, I'll simply, stive directions for it* external use. After a warm bath it may be used dry, or pour boiling water over a few teaspoonfuls of it, ana let it stand n few hours. Ou go ing to bed, wash the hands and face free ly in tho starchy water, and dry without wiping. lii.ui and Indian-meal may be used instead. with nearly the same effect. For tho full bath put the brun or oatmeal into small bags, otherwise the difficulty of removing the particles which adhere to tho skin is considerable. ? Instead of the poultices of bread and asses' milk which tho Roman ladies found Bp ctlicacious for softening and whitening the face, we may use a mask of miiltcu cotton or chamois skin, wet in colu distilled water. This will not bo tho most comfortable in tho world, but no great excellence is ever attained with out laoor and care. Many ladies whose complexions are the cuvy of all their friends, acknow ledge that they owe it all to distilled water, which thev -used for their face and hands. Queen Victoria is to bo envied for one tiling, if nothing else, for she has tho delightful comfort and luxury of having distilled water for all her baths. Ladies with oily or greasy skins may use, sparingly, a few drop** of camphor in the bath. IJorax and glycerine combined are used with good ellect by some people, wh>lo thoroughly disagreeing with others. Glycerine alone softens and heals, but in iime wil^darken the skin and make it over-sensitive : tho borax obviates this, and has a tendency to whiten. No toilet table is complete without a bottle of am monia. A few drops of this in the bath cleanses the skin and stimulates it won derfully. It is especially valuable in re moving tho odor from those whoperspiie freely. 'Br> remove tan and sun-burn, cold cream, mutton tallow and lemon juice may be used; for freckles apply the latter, with a tiny camel's-hair brush. The country girl, deprived of many things which her city cousin finds indispensable, discovers that she can remove tan from her face, with a wash made of green cu cumbers sliced into skim milk, or, failing in this, she make's a decoction of butter milk an I tansy. A well-known writer on feminine beauty recommends the use of finely ground French charcoal for the com plexion. A teaspoouful of this, well mixed -with water or honey, should bo taken for thro-* successive nights, fol lowed by a simple purgative, to remove it from the system. '1 he aperient must not be omitted or the charcoal will remain in the system, a mass of festering poison, with all tho impurities it absorbs. None of these things will bring about the desired result unless the foundation is first laid by proper food, exorcise and bathing; above all things do not neglect the bath. Cleanliness is one of the car dinal virtues, and a woman fresh from the bath feels a good deal like an angel. ?Uio LciciJa Monthly. t'aMlilon Noti-M. Brown in all shades is the fashionable color. Brocaded stulTs arc in demand forlonu: cloaks, long dolmans, and visites. The satchel mull of plush or fnr is popular for misses in their teens and for school girls. English milliners are using rosettes of narrow velvet, with a humming bird set in the center. Fine, long, elastic cashmere gloves are taking the place of lined silk gloves for geneial wear. Ostrich tips in panaches arc the favorite trimmings for llenri 11., Henri HI., and Girondin hats. Children'^ cloaks of dark velvet and wool are fashionably trimmed with ligh gray lambskin. * Laec of all kinds is very fashionable, and, considering the great demand for it, it is inexpensive. American silks gain in popularity every senson. Their great merit is their en during qualities. Bkirts of dresses should be narrow when there are many flounces or super imposed draperies. PIubIi and velvet strings are more fash ionable for bonnets than I liosc made of ottoman and satin. Some of the cloth muffs made to match cloth suits have the wearer's monogram embroidered in the center. Cloaks for children have the long, high-shouldered cape, or tho long-sleeve capc, as in former seasons. An English sleeve pattern is gathered both at the shoulder and at the wrist, but is cut in tho coat shape. Brocades are not. suitable for young girls. They should wear evening dresses of soft surah, voLing, or cloth. Children's drcBsos aro still made very short, but with these dresses very long wool hose aro worn at this season. Chenille friligcs aro very handsoino when used discroetly ? that is to say, sparingly ? on wraps and costumes. Our Illg Neighbor. A great deal lms been said of late about our neighbor, tho planet Jupiter, and with good reason, for Jupiter has been in a condition of intense activity. His disk, seen through tho telescope, is crossed by belt* of various forms and colors. Tho central ones are the great equatorial belts, and are more ]>crmnncnt tlian tho lesser ones near tho poles. Tho Talker saw this planet a little while ago. through the largest, refracting telescope in the world. His disk wad larger than that of the full moon. His belts wore of varied forms and colors, and were tinted with soft fray, purple brown and del icato green . he picture was not only superbly beau tiful, but wonderfully impressive for tho atmosphere of life and action that, per vaded it. Jupiter is probably surrounded by a cloud atmosphere several thousand miles in depth, beneath which glows tho heated nucleus, giving out somo light nnd heat. Tho great red spot, the huge riffs in the clouds, the changing form ami hues of the belts, bear witness to the commotion that agitates his chaotic mass, the process of development that in the course of millions of years will make tho giant planet a fit abode for animate life. The Comjtnnvm says truly that we are probably watching tho pro cess of worm making on the surface of our big brother. In his vast bulk, 1,R00 times that of llie earth, the cooling pro cess must be slow, fer the law is, tho larger the mass of the planet, the longer it take* to cool. -Long before it shall have become cooled, it is probable thai mankind shall have ceased to exist on this planet. ? - ChrittutK at Work. A Marine Yarn. Tho Ban Francisco Nnr*-J*Hrr says that the Htar of France, lying at Oak land, has a sensation probably nnequnled in marine accidents. It appears that coming through the topics tno cook got out on the martingale under tho bow sprit to sjwnr dolphins with a grains, lie missed his footing while striking a tish and was never seen again; but two hours afterward tho first mate caught a shark fourteen feet long, with a dolphin and tho grain#, 0110 of the cook's legs, and a gold watch and chain in Ids stomach. They recognized tho cook's leg because it was tattooed all ovor with anchors and girls and things. Then the mate went fishing again with a larc piece of pork, and in two hours cnu ?! fthothor shark with (he rest of the -i * ??? . . - ^ - ? , nriaBr A WHI8TLIN0 CURIOSITY XtM Rouiaullc Ntery of WhlHUnf Jack, m He Telia it lliiMfll In the rear of 430 Ninth avenue, thl-? j city. eays the New York N<nct, is u dl- ; lapidated bulkliDjr knows 03 the " Rook ery." Here it is that a wall-known character eats, sleeps and whistled. George W. Johnson is a gentleman of color, about thijty-flve years of age. He is variously kuown* as "Johnson's band," ? Whistling Hill," " Whistling ! Charley "and "Whistling Jack." Why he has nover been styled Whistling George will forever remain, a mystery. 1 As Whistling Jack ho is better known in j this vicinity. Everybody knows him, j but few have heard his story. Renders ' Of tho AV<r? have seen him on the ferry boats, 0:1 the cars, in the theatre and 011 I the street. They have been charmed by I him while from his screwed up lips he I lias discoursed harmony that rivaled the sweetest toot:r6f I.cvy or Arbuckle. 1 opulur melodies, like "Swaneo I River," "Way Down in Dixie," "The Last Rose of Summer." or ' The Harp (.that Once.'" have been invi-stcd with bv 1 his peculiar talent with irresistible sweet '.vSS'.,lul<l .ho ('.nn "ivo the "Mocking Bird and its trills ami variations with the accuracy, expression and finesse of OleHull. 1 1 is story, substantially as he told it to a reporter, is given as follows: Thirty-seven year- a-.ro Whistling Jack was born in slavery on the estate of Wil liam \\ . Mai lory, at llanover Junction, Hunover county, \ iririnia. His parents and grundpa rents had been brought to this country by Knglisli slave traders from Africa. Hi- former owner and mas ter, Mai lory, was captain of the gnards who stood around the scallold on "which John Hrown was hung. Mallorv had in nil t went v-se\ en slaves. Hale and hearty, ami able to read without glasses, whistling .Jacks grandmother is livin,r at C hesterl'u-ld. Va. She is now iu3 years of age. and wa< taught to read Kiv lish when in her se\ euty-lirst year. lt 'Ts said that she is iln> only one in this country who ran speak iicr native, or African tongue. A' family tradition is that her husband was a prince of a Sene g.unbian tribe. In the year Hiis he was taken captive. \\i;h iiis wife, and while 111 transport to thi< count rv, where he had been sold k. slaven . ' be was drowned while attempting to eseapc. When General Wilson made his historic raid on Harrisburg. Va., in 1S(5*>, Whis tling Jack was one of those wh<u rossed the line aiul joined him. He remained in the army until the war wa< over Vftcr the war Whistling .Jac k drifted' as far )st ??* I.ynn, Mass.. where he attended school for three years. The principal of the school was John lla'chcldcr, and one of his schoolmates was Roland G. I'pshur who afterward became Mayor of I.ynn. After a few years of *>c*l ir>> *1 i it Wiii> tling Jack returned to Yiigini.i. "iiis su perior education. modest as it .vas, gave him u prestige and iniluencC '.\i:h his col ored fjdlow-cit i/ens. lie hid political aspirations, and they weic -rati tied when m 18 1 1, ho was elected 1 member of the \ i irginm legislature. Ho was returned to tne assembly for another term by a hand some majority, and. in is;.}, his'ainbition led iiun to accept a nomination for Con grcss. He was defeated by W. W. Ayres. After that \\ hist ling Jack, determined to have nothing more to do with politics again wended his way North. Th.'sum mer of 1 fcT?4 found him the proprietor of an ice-cream saloon at Long Rranch. His face and the little hand-cart loaded with ice-cream and cake, .which he trundled along the beach, became mini liar to the visitors at the l.raneh in a short time. Near the close of the season Jack accepted the situation offered him by N. B. C. Hoosac, secretary of the society for the 1 revention of Cruelty to Animals. He is next found working for the society as porter, at $?.> jer month. When'less than a year in the serviefl of Hergh, Jack was atllicted with rheumatism, and being con lined to his bed for several weeks, lost his position. ? Walking down Kighth avenue one day shortly aftcir his convalescence, Jack was whistling that melancholv air: "Out in this Cold World, Out in the Street." The tune was very appropriate to his ease and condition, as Jack was then lookiti" for work. Ed Lane, tl. en the proprietor of a livery stable on Fifteenth street, near Light It avenue, w as standing on the corner as Jack happened a'ong, and \ as charmed by the whistle. Accosting ila whistler, he said. "If on come' with me to-night, yon can get ten dollars f.r that wind of yours." Jack, after some persuasion, proinis-d to be on hand at 8 o clock. He .<:??? his prom'<?, and was r nducted ?v Mi. Lane to ... saloon 011 the c. icr of Fifteenth street an. I bighth ave-. e. There he met . well known ux-ji I an ox-sherifF, n ^rntle man who is now a prominent repr. .tent* tive of this gove.-nm-.iit 'i Europe. t.nd several other wcll-knowa men tibo.u town. When the joilillc.r.on there wa? at its bight, Whistling .'?/?! was intro duced, and he so pleased t or crowd that ho was made to whistle all light. His hat was taken from his head at *ln? end of each selection and when he arrived home next morning and counted the wealth that had been thrust into his pockets he was richer by *70 .71 than when he left his lodgings the night before Many of the same party were to have an excursion the next night toOravesend. Whistling Jack was hunted up and brought along. There were girls in the party, and a band was taken along 111 tho stages. Tho band proved to be in competent for dance music, and Whist ling Jack was called upon. The girls woro delighted with his whistling, and at their suggestion the band was dis - missed. Whistling Jack whistled from 0 P. M. until t> a. m. One of the girls took his hat around and realized $101.01 for his night's music. After that Whistling Jack devoted himself to the business of whistling for a Jiving. He has been in Europe and lias amused many of the nobility Ho sloops by day and by night, ho wanders In search of an appreciative audience Last winter he traveled with a stock oompnny through the West, and tho newspapers spoke of him as the. Attrae tion of t ho #ho\v. Whistling Jack is no longer poor. In answer to a question of a reporter as to whether lie had saved any money, he pro I"mk" r""r""on'in? A .11 ox Icn n IHiiintr-ltoom. Fannie H. Warde, who is traveling in Mexico nan newspaper corroHpondont, de scribes ft Mexican (lining-room: Tlic corridor, unlike the other rooms in the house, is seldom either paved or , coinflntwl, hut hns mot lior earth for a floor, and is never carpeted. Much shov | ing about of chairs lias worn thin earth I floor ? which in almost as hard n? stone into hoi lows and pulleys. Heing a few | inches below the level of the court, when | tho brief torrents of rain come, which are freqUent in this latitude, a small flood tours in nnd makr s little lakes in the hoi owa, which the servants bale out with platen, In rather incongruous contrast with the floor is a handsome sideboard, with much glass ware and some distract ing piccss of old blue china and quaint articles of (Jnadalajara pottery in the way of pitchers. Withstands, with bowl and towel accompaniment, adorn the corners. The most distinguished guest has the post of honor at the head or the long table, nnd the other guests are Heated at his right, and left, while the host and hostess , *lt wherever it iiap|>ens. According to a Russian statistician \ jvhoHe name seems to be Narces.Iarrasenko ' OtrcuchkofT, the people of the world from the time of Noah till the days of Christo pher Colunihu# took from tiio earth gold and silver to tho value of about ninety two hundred million dollar*. 1VB3W ARRIVALS AY W. O. OCR ALO'8 OLD CORNKR STORE. I here tost returned from market, where I purehaeedfa heery^stock of all Kind* of Goo d. iw, At ths very loweet prtoee, and I Intend to five my on (torn en ths b?n?fit ol but low pi lewd puxohMM. X/ stock oonslsta or Fall and Winter Dry Goods. Notion^ Hosiery, & o. Ths best make and latest styles of Boots and Shoes, ClotMii, Hats, k GROCERIES 1 Iu Orooerloe I bar? as fine a stock as oan bs i ee?n in town. HARD WARE! For Plantation, On don and Household use. Full lino ot Saddlery and Harness. In fact, I have got almost auy thing you can oall lor, and am determined to sell CHEAP FOR CASH. Call before you buy elsewhere. Bagging and Ties always on hand. Highest pnoo? paid for Cotton in oash. W. 0. GKJULd, At th? Old Corner Utore. Retnoieltid anJ Newly Famished, LA.TIIAM HOUSE, CAMDEN, S. C. Transient Board $2.00 Per Day. Ample aooommodations. Tables supplls writbinebeel the market affords. Every ad tontlou pai 1 to the oomfort of guost*. Connected with the Houso is a first-class UAll, which is orderly kept. Hack to aud from tho dopot. Fare 25 ocnts ??aoh way. Food aud Llvorv Stable on premises. 8. fa. LATHAM, PBoraucTOK. W. CLYBURN, General Insurance Agent And Cotton Buyer. Hemored to.his old sta id atOlvbnrn's Block '.V 1 1 1 pay the highobt prioo for Ootton and bn. oi'?re froely than ever before. My oountry friends will please fire no a crif. angl7-tf. PRICE8 REDUCED. ROBERT D. WHITE, MARBLE t GRANITE WllKKS. PLANS FURNISHED. Meeting Btroo', cor. H^rlbock's Alloy ouglS-yl. CHARLESTON. S. C . A. R. THOMLINSON Manufacturer ot HARNB3S, of Every Description, SADDLES, BRIDLES, Bto MoC. SADDLES, NEW AND OLD. Importer of English Hlftddlcn, Steel Uita, Bpure, 'Uirrups, Eto Faotory and anloeroom 137 Mooting 8t., Bept. 1-ly. CHARLESTON, 8. C. jy^ETAlA IBON, BAGS, HOPE, OOTTON HIDES, SKINS, WO 01 s wax; FUILS ALD KINDS OF PAPER STOCK, &?. cry Wo are paying the Highost Cftah Prices, MOO EH GOLDSMITH A RON B, augl8-l* P. 0. Bos l.M? J. oT HOLLmOB, Aoxmr rom , - % Stationary and Portable Steam Satinet. Brown Cotrton Gins Winnshlp Cotton Cln With Feeders and Condense re Talbot & Bom E.soisa'a, Mq*a*ou Kxoixm, Buxvbb A Wood E hoi km. Bom OorroM Pun, Bchovuld C?cto? Pain, PlWDL ** ?OTTO* PKMS, Oj MX AMD WHXAT MILLS, * Saw Mills, BnArnxo and Pullets, Aud all kinds of maokinery. Bo euro to call and ses mjr prioos before j>uroh-\?in? aDy kind of maohroery. J. C. KOI.LtNGS, Ckhukh. B. C. "W Hfjons mid liug?ios HARNESS, ETC, The undersigned respectfully calls atten tion to tbe large stook of 1, '2, 3 and 4 horse wagons, single and double InigKies, open ami top buggies, wagou and buggy harness, oto., which be now lias ou baud, aud which Is selliqg liviug price*? *o low as to entturs Urge salts. HanMliug ibe heavy stook I do, I o.tn afford to sell at a small profit. REPAIRING In all Its branches promptly and sstinfactonlj executed by competent workmen. HOR8E SHOEING A specialty. Give me a call. M. A. METT8. ' ?ep7-lyr OLD 11853) ESTABLISHED i Charleston Ice-House, ALVA, GAGE & CO., | Market, cor. Church 6t, Charleston, 9. C. i Importers and Shippers, Wholesalo and Retail NwUcrtj in ! ICE. loo packed for tiio oonntrr a Hpoelalty. loo by tho car-load at apocial ratos. Waverly House, CnABUifiTON, 8. C., OEORGE T. ALFOUD, .... Manspe? r?*toa $2 and *2.50 per Day. j Thl8 favorito Family IIouho, under iU no^t management, is rcooQunoudt-d lor tho oxcel* lonoo of itscuiamo and homo-liko comfortu, i Ita airy and well ventilated rooms have Just boon uewly oarpetod and olegar.tly furnished. > m. a. oiArii, t s. o bkikh. OH A FEB & O'BRIEN, Wholesale Q-rooer? 205 East Bay St, Charleston, S C, j A|tsK lor Extom's Prsmlaru Trsntou 0'*c* j in. *nw i? (? DR. T. BERWICK 1, Mi ARK, DENTIST, Graduate of tho Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. OFFICE? DFKAIilS llCt'SK. Entrance on Broad P.tieet WDLBERN & PIEPER, Wholesale Grocers And Daalara In Provisions, Liquors, Tobacco &c. 1*7 and 100 EAST B.A F, ang 19- ly OUARLEBTON, B. 0. FOUNDRY, 60x214 Feei. MAOHINR SHOP, 50x250 Foet BOILER SHOP, *0x120 Feet. GEORGE Ft. LOMBARD & <JO. Foundry, Machine and Boiler Works, - Georgia, BUILDERS OP Engines and Boilers, Saw Mills, ariet Mills, and all kinds of Mill niaobl" nory of the latoat impiove I styles. Shafting, Hangers, IVUnvs, Oearlng and Journal Boxes, Wo have a larco assortment of Patterns, StiRar Rollors and Gin Grarlng. DEALERS IN Engine ami Mill Supplies, ' lroular 8aws, Fllns, Glimmers, Hwagos, Globp Ohcck and Safety Vulva*, Whistles, Ganges, 8 aun Pip<> and Fittings. Rabbet metal from ID to4ucont?. RtUlu*, Lauing, Rubber, Hemp, toipstone anil Asboatos Packing, Oil, and 02 Onp?. Wronobov, l?j>\uiy Wheels, oto. AGENT* FOR Kcl.pi-e D?ubla Turbine Wheel, Km ting's Universal Injeotors, the bfi^t made. Bradtoul Mill Go's. Portable Mills. Nordyke A Marraon Oo.'s Plantation Oo*ti and Poed Mills. Alius Entlno Works and Erie City Iron Worka, 'Portable and HUtlonory Engine*. Hankie's Pop Safety Valves. Oloud Creek Mill Rooks. *M~ Iron and Brass Oasllngs, and all kinds of Repars promptly done. We oast evary day, and are working about me hundred hands G0N BAR EE IRON WORKS, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. 1 M I' is v; \' III) CIRCULAR SAW KILLS. SIMPLE, OHKxr AND DUllAHLK. We nM the oelebrAtod Friction F>xv I yj all onr S? n M.lla, We nne the yerj fceet material in their oonstrnotion, and np*re no ilioi labor nor erpon*e to ten- ? der them ah near perfeot ah posaible. Wo warrant all our work to bo well made and of good material. W? would like if yon would compare the following figure* with those of other mAnnfaoturera and see if we do not toll you a bettor aud urge* law Mill >t Mtine flgnree: PRICKS. Bfo, 1 Mill, with 88 Jnohee.SAW, 16 feet enrrlag* #379.01 ?? 1 ?? ?? 38 ?? IS " moo ??a ?? ?? 40 " 20 ?? 800 00 - a ?? " 84 " 20 " 825 00 "8 " " 46 " 20 880.00 "8 '? " 48 ?? 24 " 875 00 ??4 " " 60 " 24 " 4W 00 ??4 " " 62 " 24 " 426.00 Rxtrn OArringe, 88.00 p??r frot. '1\ e ?I>mto mill* c >?? ? I. t? t > m?vn bolt, Deol lv .IO?1N V l,KX \ N* DKU P oorieto WILSON, CHILDS ft CO., PHILADELPHIA WAGON WO RIM. a $ 00 Q W $ 'V; ?-H V-l m H ^ X. M4M0FAOTURKH OB ALL KfKDV OV Plantation, Oit y, Freight, Bnain?M, Eheproaa and SPRING WAGONS, TBQOK8, DlUTO.CAlWd. T M.MH WHC.KI>8 aND WHttRMUltflOW* i, \ ' ? - ri-V ,'.A .. - ;?* %. - t ?. r - * f- ? v "-1 a . ;>; Z&i . jv *k ?i : ?, ??>*.?. - ?' ?-? ^