Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Our s*?*l bp viAiVieinxIlT pfQiCH^pprest, shriuod '.tli Tj.infl Wo greet you broUfcrmfrom across the wavei Brothers injihy^ejLaa JjlC%cb| and apeocl BrougBtTIejVxo^ftferuyT>ttr fJProrite LeecJ Welcome, tbeii'wwlPt*bo ;/%A<r&,Hif>p9tVCM( Mpsyulihgr fift.flrc>p[??j||from our tearful clime. Wo wi?h wo ('oem Th^fi^jtgp^i^^vorite the rifle team. i Come to our J^E^at toll? ' " '' 1 Soon when arrayed in conto8t'Vfcfe',nf^,1!k'y Tho metal of that bull ?but mind hie eye. Ye f^m?^^??wwt5l!rou'n m<" No heartier cheering than from those you befi . T A A# i0tfUhi*^MM*ir? xrk* xnt? 0 Ofepair You ?t;il-J>avojlpXt A^onpgat. brother's shar< Ireland'm either cWe is doubt; r'r.ieijt, fJli : may too (fin It of mo DieHHOcf nW1 O'Connell, on whose tomb warm tears are shoe And Wafchb'VjlQrfV ftiflf Ml*that noble throng v Whoso nalriek'afe' o?crritun&c'3Mn{f Who strove for libert^'Vtfw fyTyoCTblJAitl, > And hi lent M?a? ??bK - Aii*l sePwfe-wclctrtfie yon, -with li&mla, hear* ?cres, r "I'M** AirrU ; Ccwl mille failthc echoes to the akiea. : ?' ^ ' -*?? * 'V" " THE (T)tftf FRClAE TRAVELERS* * It waS about the fend of the lost oentur tlrat a jsfcrty of middle-aged genilfemer all commercial travelers, wfere assemble in tho large srhokihg room' of the Laml ton Inn, a celebrated ctrtrrtiiercial houa * oh the outskirts of GatesheaS. "Whil an approaching .vehicle, were heard ani a stranger anferdi; who announced him self us the son of an old acquaintance c tiro arid si felloV traveler,. Tor Thornburv.? Tlie yoqng stmugfer an nounced that ho expected to meet hi father ?t the inu^ but the |#arty speaking almost together declared that he woul< hot bo there, as the road was silive Wit] footpads^ which marie it dangerous t travfel o*Pr. S\- ?-.1 No socmpr did tye young man hea this state^e^ tJhqj. he started ^p,' fiini dW^red that he should dri^T to Dui lsttim The p^rtf (endeavored fzfaarsnad to the Oonmiry, but would ra cam lusty cries fftr "Help, and the next inqtai ' a Chaise-drew tip infront 'of ike inu dooi " Helpj ' RCPjjf-for God's sake, hejg+ cried thd driver of the g:& ?? be dasnei int<> the yard. '? " What is the matter I" slxouted adozei voices. c "Matter I why, murder's the matter!' answered tli6 man, springing out ol ih< .chaise. V.' l/dl?ip;]lond a ^and pome o yod.' Don't etand'gnzmg there nke i < lofc^^lp; ^vS^ai^tifl^,lWiBtill?liw I could not examine him on the road." "Wild is ffCV"demanded several. *' "How?tdtt?iil?l I know?" replied th man, surlily;'W WOonlo-night and I don't carry a lantern with iA?vf}/ "Is it soliy'*Af,*15'dTlT*rerk, Ben? asked Itfcr. Ure^a^ti tremulously. "Ohj is that you, Oresham?" said th man, tnrnirig'roundf. "I don't knoi what io- make crffthis. It's murder, fear, for the Ulood ran. oyer. me as picked the poor fellow up. The mar fcrfiAfclfi<fi;<sHe,mfcdf'ff'stop, uearly^hrjyi ing me out-of the gig*,,,,I got down t lead her, and kicked against the bodj At lirsti thought it was a drunken man """biit I found my hands wet "orr touchin, JIO drove he*e-a? quickly as I could. There lift hiat-eevtt?* ^IW>kir? Surgeon kif?-iu>t>1tt^l)ar auclj^y him on th table _ - ? ?V KlwJtOtJy, lnufltwUimiim^Iar^e trav^J iucf cloak, was carried ia and placed a -'' Ma ?Jolty,' rtjift IJtif <^?GU,r> had di rected. 1 V Ah, he's dead'enough,'biSaid Bad ley, as he threw back th cloak; " qnit 1.1 VXbi! biurcmiuli?fit<*Q?fl. over1 ? see the face. A shrill cry pf horro m - luqf through- .the vropw*- amd Herbei Thorabory threw ihnnmlf on tho body, a he uxoiaamed:> > . nt in th ' ? body of the nnfoitiioote traveler, was traveler himself, and > was known a Lucky Ben. We had been attacked o: ,1 the road many times, sod as often iihc ' Jit, bttt had rfwsyb M&ped. Tho nei day BAn Bdflfey ttfrd Oresha^i, anothe :eXS?1 had sent on a request to be appointed ii 1 Hi1? a pWrb.' He added^ quietly *' I sliail continue Ao W?vel, but it nhal be the same'rouml as my father did. hn^o sworn to discoveries murderer, au< V A noble, determination, Mr. Thorn bury," exclaimed Badley. " I have lp? one of my ohi-* - u l beet friea4?.tc !<? '! .? #' <r tsN IH > ' It r ." %p 0 M ?n CX . I t mp^htd'/rtilL y?i?c.<repla<je hixu?ATYW father and I, sir, traveled many ,aoa * bwnyniaJle together; aud X .tfust "yon nd i shall dp the s$mo. Ttyero is ipj hand on it* if you-take, it, .)*o , become! firm companions, and I wul help you' lid the search you ftroprme " , ,t Hfwtrfft Thpmbury too? thq.pjofL^ed iiauU, aud said; ' ? accept yytii* oif?ir, 'Mi. RftcTOy. '? CbmeMWiht tiAy, t anl determined either 16 -f?'riiee<xtliauaiud>fiBtc *?a?y4i4hq:,pr ^ dmoavor hbf njurdeeec. I swq^pt it yn hu As ho spoke ho^fetchtfl KWhand oul V toward the bed, and -rnifred his: eyt? k heaven. * v?.il nw ' >*-tl t.h'.iyj jc, . He must bo -delirious," said Mr. to tlib *btlicr bagman as .fhej iTftWe fodttt.'- ' Arh nt t <0 " 4 r'KoVh^feplied Radley; 4th?m<?u? 1 what he says." rno * * +,* * '* ,' tr T^o'VOnrSlHid rpasfled BindiOtU& deeur i1 'fOTOcrreialjWP* The inquest had -bebs: I| held, and a verdict of " Willful murder [* had been returned a gains! some person [' or persons unkniWn; bnt the constable! 47 Tiitm limefl1 to disdeyver thh mtorcterer. > > RhcHdy ktal Herbert ThofnUury t tsav. 1c edad UH^l^tOffetb^r, an^ seamed nevei -to civo up the' search'for 1 lie murderer, On sovfeml b^casidns tney Kad ' trAvulec * thtf DurhtflfTfbad in company; nay?tbe\ i haA'st opfk>d-at th? very sppt winery tlu u W<lAjfcl#d beei^fonnd, m hopes orbeing attacked, but hqd never been Mb w ais cover anyiliihfir. <r|"1' V1" ' ' ***?* ,'<' >L . JOnc Evening Mr. Radley was seated ic Ctto' oc'ifD1!ili'tClTll1 1111 'IIf Uf'lfiu OnHwwirn1 AfftiM, ^I>uniam, smoking.VanflldllElne s- 'toAiyonng traveler, jjgp^ung ,H rathw-phmtifully of -o^bowl af|.puuch. v 44 D?*H.K4 cried the young man; .''yoti 1 fenj fell those * stories b? the mariaes, I" I'm ndt to be frightened, I can asaurt % fern. Tonight I start*for Gateshead.' ' 14 Ytftt' may Tattgh as muoli. ns yor please, young sir," flahl Hartley, -Quietly what I tell you is *r "I don't deny your word, my deal 9J fried .the young man, vou yourself own that for two years tip rodd' hid tfeAh -saffc eht>ti|!li.''i ' ? " ?* 44Aye! but then Mr. Thornbury and 1 have guarded it." i; y 44 And where is Mr. Thornbnry now!' , ?" ft-sVeling south of this," replie*] (<p Mr.-Radley, waving his pipe. ). 44But you are going to?Qatesliead toe night?".said the young man. e *<4Yee; I am bound by oath to go that !f way by niglit as often as I can," 3 ? "44 Well, can't you wait- and go with L. rfte?> ?rr*t run i. , u . 44 No; I travel only with one man, Q juid that is Mr. Thornbury. Besides, [. you liavo to wait here for an hour or po, ? .and-l must bo off at once," replied liadg ,l$y, as lie rose from his chair, and put j jon his coat. 441 hear John bringing jji sound my gig now." 13 "Well, I'll see you off," cried the young * man. " Gome and havo a gla a? before you go. nero s lo our next meeting, | Which will be at the Lauiberton Inn, _ Givferahoad. 7 ,fj . 'e '"-Ah 4 to-morrow you jaeanj" said 1 Radley. > . e "'"IfOf to-night," replied the young ^an; gtiyly. e ' " Arer'jron still determined .?*' ^ "Ifotliftig can shake me." * Well, I like your piuclr, but, perii hkpfl, yofi"ll think better of it." p ?.<?TH1 l?,fc ,?aa..ii l?aml nf |uinoli I dd not." ..J q Q r Done I" .cried Badley, "and if rot . arrive safely, we^1.drink it to-niglit. " this time fhejp bad arrived at the rr .ian dpor,. where tli#v found the gig waitI .iuir. ?Radley shook liandffViththe young ' felmw, jnmped into the trap, shook the 4 yainsr ^nd rattled away pt full speed. " lie's a venturesome 'sort' of a felloW;?' taid the ost lhr} " bleBgod if. I'd like ? h^.i?hT'wCy ' nJtr" 'demanded tho i'.-ked off one of these nights, for all of? ids * being laidky e 'i II I M.r' v " But do yon really think the road is I so'dntogerons?''''' , I -'bGVjbe. suwi it 1*^ It's only Mr. e Hartley Jand-y<mi?f* Me. Tlioinbnry, who, U krtr>\* 4s -cracked about hi*, father's o mthfler,'that "trill ffo*iihau .way after r. dark.< t i, V J)ear ,ae, .this is very sinppilar," f. said.. the young man to himself, whoko courage did''not seem so. high d wow Itadlov had departed, i, ' I don't think I'll go to-night, after ; afh'' ^It is much batter to lose a bowl of e ppuqh than one's life.^ . ..j He ipagabont entering the nousowhun UsCtifL 8*oveJ^nt<? the inn yardii 'He 8 Jtgrncd in idle curiosity to see who it - was; hopingHiat it might be follow bagnlitn, who would bear him company the l-i r?s4 of tlie evmiipg. 6 H* Is Mr; RKoloy nere?" demanded a man, as he sprang from the gig. o ' * EAr\ Mr. Thomlmry, how pale you * are/' said the ostler; "who would have % .tip ^gh of seeing you, sir ; has anything n happened V' " Why don't yon answer my question ?" demanded Herbert Thornbnrv. e hhntply. '*?Is Mr.rftadley here?" a "He leftn^ar upon ua hour ago, air," a said the young bagman, n " Where has he gone ?" 4, ?" To Gateshead." :t Then I must follow him," ei^ea ir Thombnry, springing Into the gig, ' i- "i?ook here, Mr. Thornbuxy," said e tho ostferj " joiPvb been overtjrivina a yortr mare, sir; she's cast a shoe and gono lame. If you will go you musl [1 nAve another horse.'.' L Thorn bury gave orders that anothoi i. horse should t>e put into the gig while he stepped into the little private porloi i- to get some refreshment, where he wai i followed by Mr. Davis, who had con m *id?r?b|y mo^e impudence than courage, 6 . ' ; V V I MM . Jt?*ypkuity," ^ei^iort to the .,' landlady, 44 you knew my father 7 " i - 44 Indeed 1 dhi, .ay;,; and a, nicqr gcn tfeman never lryefL: i: ".Ho'yotv remember.!} ceitpia'ring he l ore?" 44 Yes, sir ; indeed 1 do. '' f poor [ gdntleman," sobbed tlie landlady. ; .44 To-day ,1 bavp found it," con tinned Herbert. ' r 44 Good hear,ens ! where 1". cried Dayis, i jumping forward. i . 44 Who ace. you, sir ?" said Herbert, who until then had not noticed Mr. ; iHvisV.-presence, " who darts play > eavesdropper I41 beg, ypur p^rjlon, I'm sure. I , did not kpow what you word going to r say and .f 44 Tut, it does not matter," cried i Herbert ; 44in a little time all will be [hjuowu... Td^T vcpy day -I found that ./Ujg^n^a s^lio^) tvt Bishop Auckland." j * n,< I knew it direbtly ; it is now in tho ' keeping ol thy* oonstables wlio are on the ! .brack. . I must see R^lley to-night'; he i. and I will "help the constables ; we will !neve"r rest' until thy father's ?murder is .' revenged.''i 'Without saying unother r -word, ha jiurijicd.out {p thp gig. > " "What, a raioJUo drives at," said Mr. j : , T-V t- i -I.l'JJ ii'i?.ii . . * [ rnsaw, f*t fiu wuwjur^.H ueptux. r'.:t :i" He moq't reach Gateshead in safety I 5 to-night, ji he goes in that wny,* said i the obtlep, t 1 Mr: Davis looked up at the inky sky; ? a drop oiitui fell upon his jqoso, chilling ' i his-wlnde frame; BO;!}? walked back to ' [ Mm, Popinjay's sipig lilftl^ bacfc parlor, 1 * where bo-^punti flm, everting talking to < \ thnt iwotttiyr lndy. Meanwhile Thorn- ' bttry was making the best of his way ' i along his lonely road. , " He rattled through the little village of 1 , Ghester-le.-Stireet as the'ale lions<* were ? dosing, but he did not stop, i Out again into the bleak, wild couii try. A sharp rain . was falling, making \ the roads so soft that tho sound of the horse's hnnfa, and the wheels could . scarcely he h ord. I) -The mare did her best, but Thornbury ! s soon discovered that she was not. so good as his own horse; still, he urged her on, 1 [ and she, heiug a willing animal, kept ' well to the collar. ' lie had just passed the cross roads 1 [ at Pelaw when the gig bumped into ! some heavy ruts; the mare plunged for wasd and then stood still. " Wlioajinure," cried Thornbury, " what is up now ?" Throwincr the heavv rue ho had around i his legs over tho high back chair of the . gig, he alighted to r.ee what was tho mat- , ter. :'The trace had broken. . ( 44 Cur^o it," ho cried, 44 it's my luck. ( Well, never mind, I must mend it the 4 best way I can." , Ho pierced tho pieces of leather ( and ''' strapped the ends together. In doing this he had to bend ] ' his head down close to the trace to see , i how to work, and even then ho had great , )' difficulty in avoiding cutting himseit. In'the midst of his work he glanced i up, and" 'Sprung; back with horror. . ' There, in the seat he luid just left, sat a man. The dim, shadowy outline ] ' dOuld be' just perceived by the faint J glimmer of the gig lamp. ] 44 Greatheaveu, what is this !" ho ex- i claimed, 'as he seized the lamp, and i ' taking it from the socket held it so that 1 its light fell full on the figure. The i u next instant he burst into a loud laugh, i 44 Only to think I should take my old 1 rtfg, Stuck up on the gig back, for a < man.' Well, it did look like it?and? 1 i' and this very place aboyo all others. < The-very spot." i 'He replaced the lamp and continued i liia work, and had just completed it ] when he heard the 'sound of a vehicle i coming rapidly down tho road. Onward, onward came tho sound; it i was now close upon him, and he could | hear the gig or chaise slacken its pace, i He was about to call out and demand 1 who was there, when tbe sliarp report of a pistol rang in, tbe air, and he saw the rug that had -been placed on the seat, and which he hoi mistaken for a man. tonnlo u over. The mystery was cleared up now?ho ! had discovered Ida father's murderer. The next moment the gig dre w up, aud a man sprang into Thornbury's, evident- 1 ly thinking tnat he Jiad shot tho driver. 1 Thornbury saw the would-be murderer 1 stoop down as if to rifle the dead body he imagined was there, and quick as lightning he sprang upon him. The struggle lasted but a few moments. Thornbury had tho advantage over tho 1 other, and his hatred and determination gave him double strength. Ho seized his adversary by the throat, and t>ent his > bead violently oa the iron rail on the splashboard. At. first the man only i struggled to escape, but at last ho endeavored to draw a pistol from hid pocket. . Soeiag his intention, and taking advantage of his having let go his hold, Heri , bert dished the man's head back with i raoro violence tliau ever; the fellow ; uttered a deep groan, and fell back senseless. While this struggle had been going on, tho terrified horso had dashed On its way, so that by tho time Herbert had ' continered his man tho lichtu of J head woro in view. ' Gathering np his reins he ur^od on the horse, at the namo time placing hii i feet on his prostrate foe so that ho might not escape. \ As ho approached the inn he shouted f loudly, for help, so that when ho arrived 1 tbqre he found the yard full of people. 1 I " What is it, Mr. Thorubury," cried one. "What's the matter, sir?" shouted i another. "I've been attacked on the rood." 1 i " Gracious goodness," cried the land' l lady. "Thank goodness you escaped.' 1 j In a minute a doaen wiling hands 1 ' I ' ?, |. ) * > 1 ! " were laid upon the prostrate man, and 10 was dragged from the carriago. Herbert THiornbaiy tore the mask from the face, and started back with a ?ry of horror, as he exclaimed : Great heavens! Benjamin ltadleyl" It was too true ; there ho stood, with ranging head and downcast eyes? Lucky Ben, the favorite of the comnercial room, the murderer of his friends. Ho freely confessed his crime, vnd met tho just punishment ho deserved, hi his confossien he stated that it was lis habit to start for Gateshead some time ueforo his intended victims. Ho then nad waited for them to pass, and had ;hen extinguished his lamps and folowed them. Tho poor creatures, hearing tho sound of wheels, had naturally mpposed that it was a brother bagman, md had pulled up to wait for him. When ho was near he had deliberately taken aim, and shot them through tho iead. Ho then rifled the bodies, and put them in tho chaise, turned tho iorscs down somo by-path, and sent diem off full gallop. When ho killed rid Tliornbury, he had brought in the Oodv himself to avoid suspicion. For ihe same reason ho lind ou several ocoajious lired Indicts through his c'othes to jive the idea ho had been attacked. "When I heard young Thornbury ?ke the oath to discover his father's uurderer," he added, "I foltconviced iliat if the crime was to bo detected ho ivas the man to do it. I therefore determined to join with him, so as to lead bim on the wrong track, and divert suspicion from myself. The man I intend|d to murder last was a young traveler iamed Davis, who told mo he was comSig on to Gateshead. I thought Thornry was far away at the time, or I ihould not havo attempted it" 4 These wore the last words of Lucky Ben. Paris Green and the Potato Bug, Since it was ascertained that paris jreen was an effective agent for the destruction of the potato bug experiments ? determine the effects of the poison apon vegetation and upon vegetables are )f great importance. As is proper the lgricnltural department at Washington is taken the lead in these investigations, xnd the report for May and Juno contains some interesting results of the experiments of Mr. William McMurtrio, the chemist of the department. In the jase of paris green Mr. McMurtrio has ascertained that vegetation is not seriousy affected under the limit of 500 millijrams for the quantity of soil used, vhicli was equivalent to 145.6 grains per mbic foot, or 906.4 pounds per acre, calculating for a depth of one foot. tVbovc this limit tho effect of the poison tvns in r>rnnnrtion tlie to nnnritifw tlia compounds used. Tlieso facts argue, Mr. McMnrtrie tliiuks, against the possibility of tlie accumulation of sufficient irseuic by regular applications of th? paris green in tlie (quantities recommended for the destruction of tlie Colorado potato beetle. The quantities recommended are?for paris green, about D00 pounds per acre; for arsenite of potassa, about 400 pounds per acre; and for arseniate of potassa, about 150 pounds per acre. These experiments seem to prove that arsenic cannot be absorbed and assimilated by the plant in the economy of growth, and from some specimens supplied by Mr. J/S. Nixon, i reputable chemist of Cliambersburg, Pa., and an enthusiastic student of the affect of poisons upon the plant and the vegetable, it seems to be satisfactorily determined that the presence of arsenio need not be feared in the potato. This inquiry ought to bo carried still further; for if the scourgo wl^icli threatens to destroy tlie esculent upon which all the world has learned to depend con be eradicated without injury either to the growth of the plant or the vegetable itself, the pest may soon become comparatively liarmloss.?Hctv York Herald. The Dunkerx' Love Feast. The Reading Perm., Times says that the annual love feast of the Dunkers is in progress on the farm of Mr. Johnson Miller, uoar Litiy., on the lino of the Reading and Columbia railroad. The exercises are held in a barn, the northern side of which is occupied by the women (inH pbilflrpn an/1 nn tKa annfli oMn *!?/% moi* wit, entirely separated from their wives, sisters, and sweethearts by a stout plank platform five feet high, their hats laid on on extension of boards, which serve as a very convenient hntrack. Bishop David Oarlick, of Mount Joy, directs the religious services, assisted by three or four preachers from other counties. The servicos are conducted in the English and German language, sermons, singing, and prayers alternating in tho two languages. No hymn-books ore used, the words being lined out by tho preacher in the singing tono of tho olden time, and the congregation heartily responding. Them are five meetinghouses in the district, ono near Liti?, one near Manheim, one at Petersburg, one at Mount Hope, and the other at Clraybill'B near Pennville. A large concourse of i>eoplo are in attendance. Tho general expenses are paid by voluntary contribution, and tho provisions are r ~ j i? ii * iiumBueu ujr mo memoors according to their means. None of tho clerical order receive any salary. The place of worship is delightfully cool, and its rude and novel appearance in no wise detracts from tho fervor or effectiveness of the services. The practice of tho men kissing each other is one of tho striking features of tlnsir salutations. By a decree of tho Italian governme.nt no foreign ship in Italian waters is permitted to use the potatoes it has on board unless the whole supply is washed under the supervision of the authorities. 1 , . That Hired Girl.1 When she carno to work for the lamily on Congress street the lady of tlio house 1 wit down and told her that agents, book peddlers, hat rook men, pieturo sellers, ash buyers, ragmen, and all that class of people must bo met at tho front door and coldly repulsed, and Sarah said she'd repulse 'em if she had to break every broomstick in Detroit. And she did. Sho threw tho door open wide, bluffed right up to 'em, and when sho got through talking tho cheekiest agent was only too glad to leave. It got so after awhile that peddlers marked that house, and the door bell never rang except for company. The other day as the lady of the house wtis enjoying a nap, and Sarah was wiping off the spoons, tho bell rang. She hastenod to the door expecting to see a lady, but her eyes encountered a slim man, dressed in black and wearing a white necktie. Ho was the new minister, and ho was going around to get acquainted with the members of his flock) but. Sarah wasn't expected to know this. . '? All?um?is Mr. ?all "? 1 "Git!" exclaimed Sarnli, pointing to thO Rata. \ " B<^ pardon, but I'd like to see? ] see 1"? j " Meander 1" she shouted, looking ] around for a weapon, " wo don't want any flour-feifters here !" "You are mistaken," lie replied, smil- J ing blandly, " I culled to "? " Don't want anything to keep moths 1 away?fly 1" she exclaimed, getting red 1 in the face. " Is the lady in (" he inquired, trying ] to loot over Sarah's head. " Yes, the lady's in, and I'm in, and ] you're out 1" she snapped, " and now I < don't want to stnnd hero talking to a flytrap agent any longer 1 Oome^lift your boots !" " I'm not an agent," he said, trying to * smile, "I'm the now "? ! " Yes, I know you? you are the new ' man with a patent flatten, but we don't 1 want any, and you'd bettor go before I call the dog!" c " Will you givo the lady my card and ( say that I cklled?" ' ( "No, I won't. We're bored to death i with cards and handbills and circulars, t Come, I can't stand hero all day!" " Didn't you know that I was a minis- i tor?" he asked, as he backed off, * " No, nor I don't know it now; you < look like the man who sold the woman ( next door a dollar cliromo for eighteen t shillings !" " But hero is my card." " I don't care for cords, I tell you ? If you leave that pate open I'll heave a I flower pot at you !" * |j "I will call again," he said as he went through the gate. " It won't do you any good !" she shouted after him; " wo dor^'t want no prepared food for infants?no piano music * ?no stuffed birds ! I know the police- ' man on this beat, and if you come around 1 here Again he'll soon find out whether ^ you are a confidence man or a vagrant I" 1 And she took unusual care to lock the door.?Detroit Free 1'rcnx. i I ] Parasite Friends. There are thousands of njinute para- j sitic insects, which destroy those of 1 larger size; but in the general neglect of entomological science they have been j overlooked, and their value to mau is ) little more than guessed at. Ninety nine j persons in a hundred in finding one of i the common green tobacco or tomato < worms infested with parasites would i crush it, while the healthy specimens might bo passed unnoticed. Now, a . well known parasitic fly attacks these worms, as they are called, although they ! are properly the larvreof the five-spotted sphinx, a largo moth frequently found * flying around at uight. The fly deposits her eggs in the larvm, where they j feed upon the flesh between the skin and vital parts, never entering the latter, as thin wnnlil If ill fhn ? tlioir purpose. When the larvie of the < fly attainh its maturity, it comes out upon < the surface, and there spins itself a small 1 white cocoon of gossamer fineness, these i cocoons being fastened to the skin by 1 one end standing erect, and of course < quite conspicuous, would consequently attract the eye of any one looking for j worms. Such infested spocimens should ] never be injured, becauso thoy are sure < to dio, and the parasites, if left to thorn- ' solved, will continue tho good work of ] destruction. i Tho green cabbago worm, which has i ma<lo such fearful ravages during the past half dozen years, is now rapidly , disappearing under the attacks of a , similar parasite, which has followed , these pests from their home in Europe. , By knowing the habits of the various , species of insects, as well as their ene- 4 niies, we are frequently enabled to com- j bat them successfully; otherwise our efforts to destroy are of no avail. i ( IU'.MARK ATII.F. OKKBROfllTY. " Just 08 | , soon as yon can earn money enough to j pay our last month's provision bill, buy j yourself and children a now suit of j olothes, and pay your fare on the stago, j you cau come to me," was what a Winnemucca husband said to his wifo a few days since, on the eve of his departure ' to the Nevada mines. During a rcoent Dotroit lire a young i lady rushed up and down Montcalm ? street wildly snouting: "Save 'em? < oh! save 'em!" " What is it? Who? ' Whero?" shouted a man, as ho seized i her arm. "Is any one burning up?" 1 "Not as I know of," she wailed, "but 1 won't some one dash in there and save 1 my oroquet set?" No one dashed' i Items of Interest. In New York?the Fishkill mid Catstill mountains. San Francisco consumes one-tliird noro liquor than Chicago. The uses of adversity are to show you vho your friends are not. The door between us and heaven canlot be opened if that between us and >ur fellow men is shut. " One thing," says an old toper, "was lever seen coming through the rye, and hat's the kind ef whisky one gets nowalays." A saloon keeper in Louisiana has just seen compelled to pay $1,200 damages to a woman for selling liquor to her liusband. The Detroit Free Press argues that if he had the true instincts of a journalist, Trim on Onrrlnii UonnnW. nrr. 1.1 brought over setters instead of pointers. The total numbor of post-offices in the entire Russian empire, both in Europe unl in Asia, is 3,200. In London alone ill ere are 530, and in England and Wales ihero are 9,280. There are 1,600 convents and monasieries inhabited by 21,000 monks and nuns in Belgium. The income of the religious ordors in that kingdom is one aundrod millions of dollars. A printer's devil says bis lot is a hard me; at liis boarding-house they charge aim with all the pie they can't find, and it the office his employer charges him vith all the pi they do find. A saloonkeeper in Jones county, la., aas been made to pay SI,200 to Mrs. Nancy* Jewett for selling liquor to her ausband. The iury put it 81,000 actual la mages, and $200 exemplary damages. In removing some bodies from tho Bennington (Vt.) cemetery, the otherday, ;liat of Mrs. Bartlett, which had been juried some twelve years, was found to ao petrified, weighing five hundred sounds. Grace Greenwood, in explaining that iho is not the wife of one of the members jf tho publishing house of Lippincott & Do., Philadelphia, adds : "And I hereby varn all persons not to trust me on his iccouut." A little girl asked a minister: " Do / ii ? * * rou imub. my i?iuer avux go 10 neaven f" " Why, yes my child. Why do you ask?" * Well, becauso if ho don't have his )wn way there he won't stay long, I was liinking." If there is anything calculated to nako even a mau of the moBt rugged ;oustitutiou nervous, it is to have two >r tlireo children standing around eating jread and molasses when his now clothes x>me home. The death is announced of Sir Sandford Graham, a gentleman who some ;w?nty years ago conceived the idea that ;he best way to make money on the turf was to lay against West Australian for Derby. Ike result was that ho had to jell his estates. How the needs of the poor are minis;ered to in Ohio is shown by a report of ;ke commissioners of Franklin county recently published in the Columbus Journal. One item reads : " Whisky for ;he poor, $56 GO." Another : " Bread for the poor, $1G 35." Who says the grasshoppers don't read :he papers ? They passed by the wheat Held of a Kansas farmer who liad refused to subscribe to the bounty fund for their extinction, and left pinned on jne of the fence rails a handsome little aote expressing their acknowledgments. Jones (who has walked the length of his lawn to expostulate with his milkman on jruolty to animals)?"Bo you know what Happened to Balaam?" Milkman?''Yes." I<?nes?"Well, what was it?" Milkman? " The same thing that happened to me just now?a donkey spoke to him. jtollang 1" Now that the " bluo" and the " gray" iro shaking hands across the bloody iliasm, perhaps the next step in reconhlation will bo that of the Grand Army joys taking into their circle the young nen who went over to Canada for their Health while the draft wheels were ;urning. A new machine for pressing coal-dust nto fuel was put in operation at tho Harsisburgh machine shops, and a ton A Bolid coal was made in six minutes. I'lio machine is simple and universally practicable, and it is prophesied that it svill add millions of dollars to the coal wealth of Pennsylvania. Logic?Young wifo (to George, who arrived home in tho small hours of tho noruing)?"Wo aro ono, dear, now that ive'ro married, are we not?" George? " Certainly, my darling, why !" Young tvife?"Oh, I only wanted to know ; besauso, if we are, I must have been dreadfully inebriated last night." A few days since a farmer was telling in our hearing that he had planted an lcro and a half of potatoes, and ho foarsd they would be devoured by tho potato bugs. "Aro the plants up yet?" isked a bystander. "No," roplied tho farmer, 4 4 but tho darned bugs are sitting on every hill waiting for them." The new ruler or guikwar of Jtaroda, ielectcd by the viceroy of India, is Gopal Itao, an adopted son of the predecessor. iiul brother of Mulher lino, the prince iust deposed. Tlio primo minister and real governor of Bnrodn, however, will bo 3ir Madhova lino, one of the ablest native statesmen of India. He is of an old ranjoro family, a Brahmin of Bralimina, liul was formerly prime minister of Trairancore, which he made the model native state of India, giving it tine roads, bridges, hospitals, schoola, s?>4 pojh? fwC ihipping.