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<• ^ Special Hoouests. writing to thia ofSoe on bnaiihai alwnja giro your name and Poet office . 1. In alwaj fddn 2. Badneae letter* and oomaannioa* ti< na to be pnbliahed ahonld be written on teparate abeeta, and the object of each clearly indicated by ntcemary note when required. A S. Articlea for publication, should be written in a clear, legible hand, and on only one aide of tbe page. 4, All changes in advertisements mu t each ui on FrAir. DR. i. H. F. MILHOUS, DENTAL SURGEON, BLACKVILLE, 8. U Office near bis residence on R.R, Avenue. Fstfents will find it more romTor'sble to hare their work done at the office, as he has a t ood Dental Chair, good jieht and the ro«>»t improved appliance.. IIe»hruldb> ir formed several oaj* previous to their coin- in? to prevent any disappointment—though will generally be fonnd at hit office on Sat* urdays. ^ He will still continue to attend calls t^'oughont Farnwell and adjoining conn- tie.* langll ly DR. B. J. QUATTLE3AUM, fURCEON DENTIST, WILL1SION, 8. C. Office over Ctpt. W. H. Kennel,’* store Call., attended throu^nont Barnwel and adjacent counties. Patient, wil' find it to tceir advantage to have work d ne at hia office ret 1 DK.J. RYERSON SMITH, Operative and Hffcliaiieal Dentist, WIL I 1ST on, 8. c. ' Will attend ca ls tbronghout thia and ad> jvrent conntie*. OperatioD* can he mere ra<ia'artorily per- -fwrtred 'at hia 1 1'as tnrrr" wirTcfr wrr vwvipbr with all the latent approved appliances, than at the leBidence. of patient*. To prevent dirapifit intmenla, pat'ents in- trodine to viait him at Williaton are re •meMed to correspond by mail before Irsv- i ig borne. [aepltf MM RESfAUIAilr {238 Hlag street. Opposite Acmlcmy of Music, CHARLESTON, 8. C. Itsoms to Jet at JO rent* a night. MeaU all honrr—Ov’teni in every Mvlr. Ales, Winrs, f.iqnorr, Secars, Ac.rmar.tOly CHARLES C. LESLIE Wholesale and Detail Dealer in Fish. Gam*. Lobhters, Turtlfs, Terrapins, Oysters. Etc. Efc. Stalla, Nor. and 20 Fish Market CHARLESTON, 8. 0. All orders promptly attended to. Terms Cash or City Acceptsnce. avgSOly] J. A. PATTERSON, Surgeon. Dentist, Office at the Barnwell Court House, Patients waited on jit residence if de sired. Wilt attend cglls in any portion of Rarnwell and Hampton counties. Satisfaction guaranteed. Terms cash. sug311yj — ROBT. D. WHITE M A.RBX.E ’ -AN-ir- at GRANITE WORKS — MEETING SrBEEl', J* {Corner Horlbeck’s Alleys CHAULE310N, : : 8. C iuntOly] . i —WHOLESALE— Broceis anil frovisii Dealers ^02 apd 104 East Bay Streep augSlly CH A RLESTONj 8. C. Devereux & Co., - ■ —.nt.uM »a Lime, Cement, Latin, Fiatser, Hair, Slate* and Marble Mantle*, Depot of Building Materials No. 90 East Bay Sash, Bunds, Doom, Glass, Etc. «r-71yl CHARLESTON, 8. C. J c- VOL. VI. NO. 51. BARNWELL. C. H., S. C., THURSDAY, AUQUST 23, 1883. $2 a Year. BY THE YEW UEDOR Up and down the terrace pacing, whore the winter sunlight glowed, And the sound of falling waters timed my foot steps as I trode, Pacing where the tall yew hedges kept the Ut ter blast away, And the noontide smiled like Sommer on the January day. Up and down the terrace pacing, for a musing hour alone, While tbe river's mnsio mingled with the baf fled east wind's moan; And a presence seemed beside me very close and very dear, A-strong band my hand was clasping, a low voice was in my car. Words of counsel, words of comfort, words of ~ dear companionship; And the blue eyes spoke as koftTy as the mo bile eager lip; Hope grew brighter, grief grew sweeter, doubt, ashamed, shrank quite away, - As we two paced on together in the . January day. slow 8sift and sweet-th#'momenta passed me, as tbesun-liine paled o'erhead, And to common life returning, fell the r< iucUnt tread; Vet mj Ludicd heart Trom Its commune, pa- ti nco, strength, and courage drew; And noi th skies, with southern sph-ndor gilded all the daiklirg yew.—Alt the Year Bound. N" elson’s-Protege It was a bright morning in spring, and the English fleet lay at anchor in Portsmouth harbor, awaiting the admiral's signal to start out on a cruise. The flag-ship, a huge, formidable ship of the line, with its dark sides bristling with guns, was all in commotion. The admiral, the most famous sailor of his day, was coming off from the shore, and the ship was ready to receive him. Al ready the guns ot the sqnadron were be- nninug to thunder forth their welcome, md soon the vessel was wreathed in -moke, and quivering beneath the ‘dis charges of her heayy ordnance, ss Ad- uiral Nelson touched her deck, sur- ounded with a brilliant staff. Standing near the edge of Hie quarter-deck, and watching the scene with intense eager- ess, was a yonng lad of about eighteen, le wan dressed simply, but neatly, and iis checks glowed and bis eyes kindled, is be watched the exciting events that vi re going on around him. As he re timed the salute ofihe ofticers, the ad- nirnl ehaneed to observe the boy r ‘•Who is this?" he asked, turning to he captain of the vessel. “He’s a young lad that came on board few hours ago,” replied the Captain. He insists on seeing yon, sir, as he ys be has something of importance to ay to you. ” “Well, my- lad,” said the admiral, .imlly, “speak out freely.” “If you please, sir,” said the boy, T’ve come to ask you to take me to-sea vtth yon.” “Is that all you have to say, you /oung scamp?” asked the captain, iir.rpty. ‘ “Tea,” muttered the boy; “and we’ll be there too, before night. ” Nelson glanced at him approvingly. “There’s a chance for promotion for as all in there,” he said, smiling. He was right. The fearful encounter which carried such sorrow and despair to so manj English homes, brought to these two fame mid honor. Through the whole action the admiral's eye was on the young “middy,” 'and all throngh that long and thrilling smnmer night it never lost the gleam of satisfaction which had illumined it ss he heard the young sailor’s words in the morning. The some dispatch that greeted him as. Lord Nelson informed him that his re quest for a lieutenancy for young Leo was granted. Steady devotion to his profession and couspicnons bravery in times of danger soon made the youthful lieutenant a noted man in his Majesty’s navy. The battle of the Baltic was a memorable day to bim. It was truly the greatest battle be had been in. Though severely wounded, ho refused to go- below, and stood at his post until • the close of the action. Then Sir Hyde Parker gave the signal for discontinaing the fight, Lieutenant Lee reported it to Lord Nel son. The' admiral, putting the glass to his blind eye, said, with mock gravity, A STRANGE TRIAL. a SINGULAR STORY ITHAT COSIES TO US FROM BUNG ARY. Jew* Charged With the Hinder el a Chrte- Uaa Girl fhr a Saerliee. From time to time the Atlantic cable brings ns scraps of news about a crimi nal trial going on in Hangary, at the littlo town of Nyiregyhaaa. The defend ants are several Jews, charged with hav ing murdered a Christian girl for the purpose of obtaining her blood for their Passover rites. The trial has caused immense excitement in that region, and the remarkable character of the charge, which is like a reminiscence of the dark est periods of the Middle Ages, the strange contradictions in the testimony enveloping the whole ease in mystery, and suggesting some strange psycholog ical puzzles, and, finally, the interest taken in it by tbe European press, moke it a genuine cause celebrt. ■ — The facts, as they appear from the "■‘act of accusation,” are as follows: At Tisza-Eszlar, a village not far from Tokay, on April 1st, 1882, about the middle of the day, a Christian servant girl, fourteen years old, named Esther Solvmosi, was sent by her mistrers to a i rvallysignal 4ei¥~ -shop in a neighbering village to get YAtiTtntt^iTIwrflidtmr afoi gome whitewash and painters’ colon. A* ■ THUS. McG. GARS, Sharing and flair Drawing Saloon, 114 Market Street,': (One Door East of King Street,) msrSOIy] CHARLESTON, 8’ C. CAROM TOW MO! j. — ■ - 7 - THE GREAT REMEDY FOR PULMONARY DISEASES, COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, Ac., AND GENERAL DEBILITY. ; ~~ SURE CURE FOR - Malaria and Dyspepsia IN ALL its stages. Tot Sale by all GROCERS and DRUGGISTS. x,H. BISCHOFF & OO., : J ~ Charleston, 8. C.' Sole Mannfactaren and Proprietors “Let him alone,” said the admiral, -nighing. “What position do you want?” ie Ri>ked,,tumirig to the boy. “If you would lake me os your cabin- )oy, sir," said the boy, “I should be cry glad.” __ “That's a poor chance for you, if you vish to rise above it,”»ad the admiral, t{ndly, t “ It will be a beginning,” replied the iad. „ “If you give mo a atart I’ll work ny way up, sir. Yon did it, and I mean to doit, too.” ■■ • ^ . ' The admiral gazed at him kindly, hut scarchingly, and then said, with a smile: “ill take yon with me on this cruise, and if you want to rise I’ll give yon a chance. What is your name ?” “Edward Lee,” was the reply. “Very well, then, Edward, I take yoa into my service,” said the admiral “I shall expect you to prove yotmelf worthy of the trust.” “I’ll do it, sir,” said the boy, ear nestly, as he moved aside, respectfully, to let the admiral pass. In two boon the Yangnard stood ont to sea, followed by the squadron, to join Earl St. Vincent at Gibraltar. The young valet of the admiral made a de cidedly favorable impression upon the officers of the ship before the comple tion of the voyage. _ _ “’Tia too bad,” said the admiral t< his flag-captain, one day, “that that bo' should fill a menial’s position.” The captain agreed with his com mander, and the result of the mattei was, that, in a few days after the arrival of the Yangnard at Gihralter, Edward Lee was given a midshipman’* warrant by Earl St. Vincent, at the special re quest of Admiral Nelson. , • Then came the famous cruise in the Mediterranean, in search of Bonaparte and hia fleet In the terrific gale which dismasted the admiral’s ship, yonng Lee proved that he merited the kindness his great commander had shown him, and won praise from all on board. Then came the brief halt at Syracuse, the ar- rival of the wished-for ^enforcements, and the departure for Egypt As the dawn of the memorable 1st of Angnst revealed to the eyes of the English the tricolor floating over Alexandria, and the French fleet in the bay of Abonkir; Edward Lee was standing by his chief on the deck of the flag-ship. “There they are,” hunt from a soon of voiosa, as the distant vessels in Keep our closer battle still flying. That's the way I answer such signals. Nail mine to the mast" It seemed that the fortunes of the great admiral and his protege were mys teriously united, for this victory, which, made one s viscount, made the other a first lieutenant, though he had bat just come of age. He followed bis com mander, who had become warmly at tached to him, throngh''all the years that intervened, so that, when the great day of Trafalgar came, he was the second in command to Captain Hardy. As the ac tion began Lord Nelson approached him, and, placing hia hand on his shoulder, said, “We are going to have a hard day, Edward. I hope yon may pass through it safely.’ r . ; r' “I shall try to do my duty, my lord,” said Lieutenant Lee. “But,” he added, pointing to the uniform and decorations which the commander wore, contrary to to his custom, “why does your lordship render yourself so oonspicneus to-day ? You will surely draw upon you the fire of some marksman.” “I have a presentiment,” said the ad- admiral, “that my race is run; so I have put on all my harness to-day. In honor I gained them,” he exclaimed, proudly laying his hand on the insignia, “and in honor I will die with them.” The presentiment was realized. It was the last action, of the great sailor. As he fell on the deck, in the heart of the- battle, the captain and lieutenant of the ship sprang to him in an agony of griet “Go book to your post, Edward,” he said, as the lieutenant knelt down 1)7 him. Then he added, gently: “God bless von, lad."” ..'"*7^" 7 *"* .-'A' ,-1 *?-*>*•■■ . y v - .j; , With a sad heart the yonng man re- turned to his place. The fate which had seemed to unite his destiny with that of his commander was fully realized on On her way bock she met her sister Sophie and exchanged some words with her. But she never reached home. Her absence was remarked an hoar or two afterward, and search for her, was made, but she bad disappeared, and has not been seen alive to this day. Some time afterward, in May, 1882, a rumor sprang jip that the Jews had murdered her. It was said that Moritz Scharf,fourteen years old, the son of the keeper of the .Syna gogue, Joseph Scharf, had made to Homebody a confession to the effect that Esther had been killed by Jews in tbe Synagogue. Thereupon excitement be gan to rise, and the mother of Esther called npon the district magistrate, who opened an'investigation about a month after the girl had disappeared. The suspected parties, as well as the boy, Moritz Scharf, were pat in close confine ment, and the latter made the following statement: ^ On the 1st of April the girl Esther Solymosi passed by his father’s house; his father ordered him to call her into the boose to arrange some candlesticks on the wardrobe, it being the Jewish Sabbath, on which the Jews do no work, and the “Sabbath woman" of the Schorl family having failed to appear. After Esther had done this she was Asked by another Jew who had come in to go into the Synagogue for a similar purpose. About a quarter of an hour after Esther had entered the temple he (Moritz) heard terrible qrifta eoming from the building, he went to Hie door, which was looked; looked throngh the keyhole, and saw JEsther stretched on the floor, partly an dre«*©d, two men holding her down, while another man eat her throat with a knife such ss is used by Jewish butchers. Taro earthen vessels were held under her throat to catch the blood; then the body gained, a heavy discharge of grape from a French ship-of-the-line swept the deck of Lord Nelson’s ship; and when the imoke cleared away, Captain Hardy saw his liqntenant lying almost in the same ?pot where the conqueror of the Nile had fallen, with his breast torn open by the terrible discharge. Taking this day; for, just as the victory was _ WftB dretwed again and put into the veeti- ’ A woman who elopes takes great chances in England, under the new “Married Women’s Property Act,” if she takes any of her husband’s property along with her. Mrs. Margaret Fletcher has reason to regret her foolish set. 8he ran away from her home at Workington a short time ago, and carried with her (jewels and wearing apparel valued at ' $80. Her husband first sued for a di vorce and got it, and then prosecuted her for a thief, and the Judge sent her to jail for three months. “Liquoriho Up."—“Dram drinking,’ ays the London Telegraph, “is a curse end a plague with ns, aa it is in America, but it is, comparatively speaking, re stricted to the lower classes. Tippling at a bar ia certainly not a custom in modern and reputable English society, although ‘liquoring up’ with glasses of xherry is said to be far too habitual in certain circles; but tbe universal popular ization in our midst of that cocktail which in America is gulped down in all hoard of tbe day and all the year round would nc a national evil which would eventual ly become intolerable.” . - r- • — SPEBAXnra .ABOUT DIAMONDS AMD TUB love we have tor them, reminds ns that- the great diamond mine in South Africa, which is 880 feet deep and 1{ milea in circumference, has caved in to such an extent that it is estimated that a year and a half will be required to clear it, and the expense £250,000. The mine has yielded £8,000,000 in diamonds in a year, and the collapse ia a very diaaa- trona one for the nrintBg eompaniea.} oflSwad them good pay to Several leading operators have committed suicide in oonaeqnsnee of their financial A Fkxhoh lion tamer quarrelled with hia wife, a powerful virago, and was chased by her all aronnd hia tent. On being sorely pleased, h4 took ref age in the 6ege among the lion*. “Oh, yoa pfutemptihla coward!" she shouted, “ooom oat if yoa dm* 1” ’ bale, where he saw four Jews so sur rounding the body as to conceal it from his view. Thereupon he 'hurried into the boose, telling his parents about it, bat was silenced by hi*' mother, and finally one of the Jews he had observed in the temple came in and told him to shut up the Synagogue, which h* did, seeing nothing of the body nor any traces of blood. A younger brother of Moritz Scharf, Samuel, five yean old, also told hia st ry, which, however, differed in some important points from that of the other boy. According to him, their father Joseph Scharf, had participated in the murder, and he (Samuel) and his brother Moritz liad held the vessels to receive the blood. Azide from this, h« said only in a general way that Esther hod been murdered by his father and other Jews during a rehearsal ci tht hymns and prayers which were to b« used during the Passover. Bnt a stranger thing was still to come. On June 18,1882, the body of a girl found in the river, near Tisza-Eszlrr, dressed in Esther’s clothes, or clothes exactly like hen. This body bore no marks of violence at all If thia was really the body of Esther, the story a the murder in the synagogue was con clusively disproved. Several persons in the village recognized it aa the body of Esther, but her mother and a few othen did not. Of a commission o physicians examining the body, several declared that it was the body of a woman at least nineteen or twenty yews old, while a commission of university profes sor* subsequently consulted, held that it might well be the body of a girl cl fourteen. Burthen another moat start ling piece of testimony came in. Some raftsmen “confessed” that on Jnne 7, 1882, they had been induced by a Jewish raftsmen named Smilovies.who body which would on a certain day at a certain place be delivered to them, and that on Jane 11 they received that body from Smilovies, and from a dark woman a boat thirty yean (fid, apparently Jewees, a bundle of clothes in which tbe .body wss to be dressed, while a hand kerchief with some red and blue color was to be tied to its left hand The body, so fitted, out, was p«t in the water to the raft. It was then produced by the raftsmen, who said that they had •onnd it in the river. The impressiou produced by this confession was, oi course, that all this had been arranged by the Jews for the purpose of account ing in some other way for the disappear ance of Esther, and Urns disproving the murder. Thus the case appeared in the act of accusation. The trial st once put it in n different light The examination of the witness^ began some time ago, and wn* watched by the Jew-hating populace with the in tensest excitement Esther’s moth er testified that she knew that the Jews iad murdered Esther for “God had an- lightened her" on that point. The prin cipal witness, the boy Moritz Scharf, presented a singular spectacle. He re fused to testify in German, his native- tongue, and spoke only Hungarian, which pleased the crowd. His testi mony was given in a low voice, a sing ing tone, and always in exacUythe same forms of expression, os if he were read- tug or reciting something by rote. In the cross-examination he stuck well to his story, but many questions which seemed to be unexpected to bim, he did not answer at all, although they bore npon points which h* should have known. He made several statem ;nts which created a great sensation. tell the truth, aa he was telling it, he would be imprisoned for life.” If he did tell the truth, as he did, “the Minis try of the Interior would take core of him.” It was “part of the religions law of the Jews to kill Christian children;” he knew it, for “Catholic priests hod told him so.” He “hated the Jews and wanted to be a Jew no longer.” He hated his father and his stepmbther; he had once “thrown a knife at the latter, and was not sorry for iv’ H«f “wanted to be a Christian.” His testimony has re mained unsupported by any other evi dence. Some women said they had heard something like a cry of distress in the neighborhood of the Synagogue on the day of Esther’s disappearance, but they differed about the hour, and it seemed not to have occurred to any of them to raise an alarm or even to speak about it at the time. But it does appear that th^local mag istrate conducting the first examination in which Moritz Scharf s story first took shape had pursued the case with, the ardor of a fanatic. The public prosecutor himself, who afterward took charge of it, soon came to the conclusion that Moritz Scharf a elaborate account of the mur der was an invention, pumped into the boy by constant drill, with the aid of threats and cajolery. And cable dis- pathes speaking of the tortnres inflicted upon the raftsmen to wring from them their “confession,” indicate that the employment of snch means was not con fined to Moritz Scharf. - Spontaneous Combustion. In tho spring of 1780 a Are* wan dis covered on board a frigate off Crons tadt. After the severest scrutiny no cause for the fire could be found. .The probability is, however, strongly in favor of sponta neous combustion; for in the following year the frigate Maria, which also lay at anchor off Cron*tadt, was found to be on fire. The fire was, however, early perceived and extinguished. After strict examination nothing could be dis covered as to its origin. A commission of inquiry was held, which finally re ported that the fire was probably caused by parcels of matting tied together with pack-thread, which were in the cabin where the fire broke oak It was found that the parcel of matting con tained Russian lampblack, prepared from fir-soot moistened with hemp-oil var nish. In consequence of this the Rus sian Admiralty gave orders for experi ments to be mode. . They shook 40 pounds of fir-wood soot into a tub and poured about 85 pounds of hemp-oil var nish upon it. This stood lot an hour, after which they poured off the oil. The remaining mixture they wrapped up in a mat, and the bundle was laid close to the cabin in the frigate Maria where the midshipmen had their berth. To avoid all suspicion two officers sealed both the mat and the door with their own seals and stationed a watch of four officers to take notice of all that passed throngh the night. As soon as smoke should ap pear information was to be given. The experiment was made about the 26th of April at about 11 a. m. Early in the following morning, about 5 a. m., smoke appeared issuing from the cabin. The commander was immediately informed by an officer, who through a small hole in the door saw the mat smoking. With out opening the door be dispatched a messenger to the members of the com mission, but, as the smoke became stronger and fire began to appear, it be came necessary to break the seals and open the door. No sooner wa Old air admitted than the mat began to burp with greater force, and presently burst into a flame. MjGeorgi, of the Im perial Academy of Sciei pointed to make farther the result of which confirmed THE LIME-KILN CLUB. A PROPOAITION TO BE*TOW A TITLE. G«vf*rs«r flatler’a FrlssCs Ask H»» AImts (ish Is flratsir m THU mm IllM aa4 Tkrs Glv# Oac wMk a Vrrrmd. (From tbe Detroit Free Prrte.] Every member of the club seemed to feel that something unusual wa alxmt to occur. The President end Givcadam Jones were observed consulting a dream- book in the moat careful manner; Way- down Beebee opened a new bottle of red ink with much formality; Samuel Shin walked around with his hands in his pockets and his left eye drawn down; Prof. Mugger Oatoth wiped hia brow with one hand and patted Shindig Wat kins on the back with the other; and all in all eves Corduroy Taylor and Elder Toots couldn’t help but realize that the nsnal routine of events was to be inter- rupted. At length the President nodded to the Janitor to sound the triangle, and when the meeting bad been declared opened, he arose and read the following communication: Boston, Mam., 1883. Bbothxb Gabdnbb—Harvard College lias refused to give Gov. Ben Butler a title. Can’t your club do something for him in this direction ? Any honors that yon may bestow will be heartily appre ciated by him and his — , T .Manx Fjurnds. “Gemlen,” added the old man as he laid the document aside, “we will con sider de queshun as befo’ de honse, an' I should Uke a gineral spreahun of opiii- yun.” Sir Isaac Walpole had heard a good deal about Ben Butler. Three or four years ago he considered him a tough cose, but of late there were strong rea- hous to hope for reformation, and he was in favor of encouraging him with a title. ■ Hon. John Mnlcher, didn't know much about the man, bat if a title would im prove the looks of his wood-cuts in the illustrated papers he should tote for s title. — Elders Smith, Wilson, Davip and Wat- .%on were each in favor of a title. .-i«a -- Judges Cadaver, Cahoots, Crampton and Jones wanted to know if Ben Butler had ever founded a colored orphan say him Sr gone bail for a colored man charged with stealing a mule ? Almost every member had inquiries to make or suggestions to offer, but when the matter was put to vote it wss de cided to grant a title. “Den de queshun arose* what title to gin him ?” said the President. “LL. D. may mean a Doctor of Divinity, or a doctor who (loan know a case of measles from smoll-pwb-- Besides, it's cheap. N. B., or O. K-, or P. S., or N. G., am common tides dat any man kin haul in wid a fish line from any wharf. If Gub- 'ner Butler has turned to dis dub in an airnest manner, aa I believe he hoe, we must not disappoint him. We mus* him a title and a legend combined. 1 shall now proceed to crown him wid D.B. O. A. L. W. Y. O. T. a L 0„ which stands fur: ‘Doan’ Sot On A Limb When You Go To Saw It Off!’ 1 not only believe the title will be heartily accepted an’ highly appreciated, but 1 shall draw on the Gub'ner fur $8 to pay fur do bar’l o’ lemonade which now stands in de ante-room to honor disoooa- shun. We will now take a recess d sc ben minits te^pay our respects to de aforesaid beverage, on ss dor’ am on)j one dipper Til start fust.” WIT AND WISDOM. Loss of sleep, it is said, is making i small and puny. This is a feet, look at the difference in the physique of a delicate scholar and the robust night policeman. Lavatob could tell a man’s character by the crook in his nose and the end hi Ushaiy, It was he who said,*‘The af fectation of sanctity is a blotdS on the > face of piety.” A a heat many people in this world praise goodness, and then do m they have a mind to. They follow the advice of George Herbert to “Praise the sea,' bat keep on land.” Tun fnrniturf dealer knew that she had not been long married when she in quired for a matrimonial fruit basket. And being the father of a family himself, he knew that whit ihe wanted was a cradle.—Boston Star. "Wax do you put the big strawberries on the top of the box?” asked a Phila delphia housewife. “Because tbe big ones ore very mellow, and if put on the bottom, they might bo crushed,” replied the dealer, complacently. In modern Egypt a young man ia noi permitted to see his wife’s face before marriage. As a consequence, not infre quently soon after marriage he makes ap his mind that ho never wants to ses it again.—Lowcff Citizen. ■— ^ A PniDADBuniA man refused to pay the bill of the lawyer who had procured him a divorce, and claimed that the at torney’s services had been an injury in stead of a benefit to him- The new wife he married proved even worse than the first. • gab SuFKnnrraNDBNT United States nib Hatchery, Washington, D. 0.—Many thanks for the 1,500,000 young shad you sent us. A more tender lot we here never eaten. ' Send u* some more, please. Yours, truly, Hudson River Perch. Timur la a man in Burlington who bis failed in business fire times sinsubs was twenty-three years old, and Mb tost anything but his temper, hai fifty cents on that—never gets than half so angry as other men.— Hawkeye. Swimigno is becoming a favorite amusement with New York'ladies. It lias long been known that husbands of New York ladies often find it difficult to keep their own heads above water, and now, perhaps, their wives will help them. “Ob muk?” exclaimed Mrs. Handy, who was mflflfeing the kitchen depart ment at the ohuroh social; “what am 1 to do? Haven’t got half spoons enough.” “Never mind,” remarked Fogg; “plenty of spoons out there in the vestry.”—Als ton TrantcripL A Peoria girl reoentty planted a lot of feathers with JH ho P e would bring forth an early crop of sprihg fhfokftM- She is closely related to ths young lady who wouldn’t eat veal be cause she thought she could never after ward look a cow in tbe fsoe. At this season of the year, when black berries and plums constitute the ran! editor’s bill of fare, a chicken pis is* luxury of no small magnitude. We sat down to one this week, and the world ha* looked unusually bright ever since.- - Sparta (Go.) Sunbeam. A Military Murder. ■in--- i - nT i • ■ — AB EXttUBff 1ih8* —_ An amusing anecdote has just been told by the famous naturalist Brehm, in a lecture on Siberia. A few weeks ago, an inhabitant of the village of Tomsk! Sovod went ia his wagon to a neighbor ing wood to pick up some sweet pine apple kernels. His wagon was already more than half full, when the peoaant, coming back to it with a new load, saw in the middle of it a large bear, devour ing with undisguised satisfaction the fruit, of which hia race is exceedingly fond. “Hu hott!” cried the terrified man to his hone. Off, of course, went the hone, the more so that, although he had not seen the bear, he had perceived its presence by tbe sense of smell Bnt the bear himself was the most frightened of the three,-and began to howl lament ably. This made the hone speed away all the faster. It being confirmation day, the anthori- ties and *11 ths people won standing at the village limits, waitiag for the arrival of the Bishop, On a signal given by a boy who, from the steeple, had seen the cloud of dust raised by the peasent’s wagon, the church belle rang joyously, and all the throng of people struck up the hymn, “Gospodine pomiltf.” Judge of their astonishment, when, ee the wagon rushed into the village, instead of the Bishop, they sew the miserable beer tumbling an ell rides with the jolting of the wagon, and howling ss often as he could get breath enough to do ao. Major, Aldermen, priest, .choir boys, *P- picion of spontaneous combustion in the Rigarian official mind in a remarkable de gree. — Cftqmfierf’s The Health Journal says that you ought to take three-quarters of in hour for dinner. It is well also to add s Urn vegetables and a piece of meat. suiosmi cm a XHB SHOOTING OF -—A4 the wmr orders had been given by the Ger man authorities that any peraou found sheltering Sri French frano-tireuza should be shot with them. A party of these frano-tireurs who had taken possession of a farm house, were surprised in the night, and, after severe fighting, token, prisoners. Ths brutal major in command of the German*, ordered them at onsetobe shot, but a young German Hen tenant begged bim to spare their Uvea. ‘ The yonng lieutenant was very pale, “For the last time, major, I implore you.” 4 “For the last thus, Lieutenant von Henan,” the major said, brutally, “I order you to do your duty, and by heavens, if you speak another word I will put you id arrest.” The young lien tenant luiaai riMfcrity away, called up twenty men, and oeiseed them to place the franc-Hreun and th* peasants against the wall. Not a man of the franc-tiraun begged his life, but stood upright against An wall Two of the pearants their example,-aa did a boy of fan thirteen yean of age. Two of the seme age end a pe their knees and prayed life. The tyoung officer t the major in one now was in vain. “Put your rifle within a toot «f heads,” the 1 When the We and peasants fled in all direatksmwnd • few mrirutM mtsr the wagon having been overturned, the beer limped bask to his native forest Thursday is risen shirt day with i, and it oosaptetsly kaorim out a wo man to have her flusbai company Wednesday right, “Mother, is ay other ahhtduMJBr. firidi The with* pale i steady step, but