The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, February 10, 1880, Image 1
TI{I1-1V1~EKLY ElD)IT1ION. WINN8I),SB VIRU1x n 18.VL 1V-O 8
ALONE AMID TUE RYE.
hd the goldon stooks~of Iyo.
lroamy poace, contont I lie,
Boaped in till) Jif wari Staiier sll,
e(qual heir of oar'h andI shy.
languid breeze that stirm timo graili,.
w gold, now bronze, now go0'< aa n),
ip)ples tie cuirent of my blood.
I stird (icok faucica in ny braiii.
oat Summer econted wind caress!
is tender touch, tins ;oniloo stregs t
I ro deeply move thail haitds that cina
I passion fevered lips that pross!
soul, doubt strung,with questionings tet n1,
shadowy donl ots wounded(, worn,
eaves dreary clueet. and longs to shatre
o goldii sense of Life new born.
seed within t' o furrow trowi,
blado to car, from (ar to corn,
Lfo onvolvos, dastinct and e car,
hIt po foot sequencO perfect grown.
itan hoarts that burn. aspiro.
itago mies of strong dor.
.th we try, yet wandor wild,
clhmbing, ncver higher!
.1 be still at Naturc's 'aot,
ed wings that ceaseless bot,
lie no moro with tender pAln,
eso me to ber intlueno sweet.
Touched with thy fire, colestial 8un'a.
My t.gling pulsep1 swifter run;
I bask and glow, wth ardor filled,
And dream once more the contest won
t
Gertrude's Stratagem.
ly sister Patricia was inl heiress. v
Strange enough for we had always been 11
terrilbly )00poor downt at LJowbiridge, my, wi
dowed muother bringinm, upl) her 1four dilught- f
era with the greatest dilliculty ; but, when x
brought up, were worth looking at, I he
lieve. IHealthy habits an1(d fru'gal living
lre upt to ma111ke good conditions, 11 141 Bess
and Anny and Patricia and I were as bright
and111 handsome girls as al're often seenl.
Bess and Anny were twins, with eyes as
1blu- a4 the sea Hear which they were horn, ,a
rosy chteks, and long, light-brown curls;
'atricia was a isparkling briunette ; While I
wasi a perfect blonde, with erinkled hair
like nolten gold. Grent land beenl our
excitemeient whenl Aunt 31etty wrote from 11
Fairhaven:
DiR u SI'r:-nI-LA w: I amll going to (10
miyselft* tle pleasure of visiting you this
sumnier. I hear that brother A bel left four e
irls, and I want. to see thema. I am1 get
tinir on ill year's,and will ma11ike on1e of thei s
1113' heiress.
Aitnt Betty froix l'aihaveI i'as Worth
$100,000 if she was worilt at ent.
Well, ill due time she came. Sit put
up at the hotel, for our cottage at Low
bridge wasn't big enough to hol her, wit '
her maid, Co110aca a11nd carriage, but for
tuanately that was close by. anld she spent
the larger half of the three days with as.
We all thought Hess w ould be her ehoice,'
for father had named her Ilizabeth for y
Aunt Betty, though she had always been
"iless" witih u1s. But it was neither of , n
the twins and it wias not 1. It was Pa1
tr icia. I
"4 Where did that girl get her black hair?"
Aunt Betty asked, as soon as she sa1w her. h
"I think she looks like my brother Luik!,
don't you?" askel my m1other, with a
wistful look.
"'he very image of him, a inswered 11
Aunt Betty, turning piale.
I divined then, as I learned alterward,
hat, Uncle Lluke had been a lover of Aunt h
Betty's. When both were yoIng, bfaore
their tiarriage, and t lie fact seeied to have
a pOwer over hen. y
She looked at Patricia unt11il thle girl'
llushedl rosy red, and( wvould have slipped
out of the r'oomi when she called to her', and(s
drtawing her' down upon her knees upon a i
footstool before her', she puat up a withbered c
hnd each side of the young cheeks, and1(
said warmly:
''My (dear, you shall be m1y heiress ?" i
* So it was Patricia she chose to leave haer l
. monley to, but we were not out in the col,d
for she sent the twins, wh'o wer'e only i 6, p'
to school for two years, andl inivitedl me', a
with Patriga, to the Hecrmititge. y
It was -her 'home-a stately old1 mansion dI
of gray stone, gloomy-looking on the oust- i
s ide, but luxuriously comfort able withi n,
wvithout being in the least modern. We v
had11( eh ai maltid, and1( the fr'ee Iue of the si
horse andc carriage. After making this s
p~rovisioni for' ouri comifor't, Aunt Betty ex- f
ctused herself from makling company of us, b h
and were as free as air to enjoy ourselves n
ats we ch~se, pr'ovided~ we d1( id nt interftere -h
wvith her nap1. We chose to make a great a
manly acqualintances guided caultiously by
Aunt Betty's wisdom, and the reamit was a
that I returned to Lowbr~idlge In the summner v
engaged to Mr. Clyde Sherrington. .lie
was wealthy, handsome, -agreeable, well hi
connected.' Everybody said, "'Gertruide ui
has done wvell for' herself." . h
That autumn Aunt Betty died. Patricia
was to come in possession of her fortune in 'I1
a year', wvhen she was 21--falli and undis- ai
p)utedt possessor of $1l00,000.
It was arranged that we were all to come e
to her Hermitage to lIve. We di so, and e
lIved there quietly as was becoming for hi
nearly a year', when Patrlcia maide the ac
qjuaintanco of Mr. Gage Rodmond. si
She met hIm first at a funeral-of till
p~laces I-the occasion caused~by the delk 3
of our next.-door neighbor', G4eneral Da ~
Lacy, Gage Rledmond being a neighbor of n
lisa. Hie was wvell conmnected, but tas pdor h
a a church mouse, people said ; "so, of c
course heo was after Patricia's fortune," e
inammailh declared.
"PatricIa is rich and beautiful. Pray h;
don't let her marry a fortuneo-htinter, maim
11ma, saId I, lookIng up if'om a letter I was fl
writing to Mr. Shot rington. ,
"'I would not If 1 coulid help it ;but p
what authority have I, Gertrude ?" said v
my mother. . ' C
"In at few mionthse PatricIa will bein n-t
diyided popscssion of her fortune. We are
only hero by coute'tsy. Theli H ermitage'1 is
her home. -I have no right to control heor Il
Wvhatoeei." n'
"But YOUi' ifl~uence, mammila ?"
"WlidJiave very little effect If shoesets t<
her heart on this Gage Redmond.. Pray v
Atop staring vacantly out of tliat 'window,
Gertrude, and attend trnyhat cay. I want 11
asistane in this tieatet."
"Pease ,Mouo nie ; Ilani' ihibki% of ni a
wn' affaird jnl n6* 'iatndfteffhtV I31
o of no oonse dei o oh but'my letter
* o'f son'i Iihoy 4c to 2o. '
d 4( ine n1~l sav45~ only' pd4J~ J
ott iiuanmla, having." hi lonl-g experielcle
Vitl hIher follir1head-t rong gilsinre with mie
1tint iv.
"Well, fiish your hviter. Geurtiatie, anld
hell atvise file."
fitmy tain of thouights was broken,
Ind aftter a1 few mwnentvils 1 pu11 m1Y sheel inl
he writin l desk.
" WIinit canI 't I. k a-ccomplished openly%
inlist he done1 liy s1ir'lltagem), numana~io. It I'S
'olhaly thaft Ilis (h.I e ledloid is ofter
4a1llicia's uIlin'y. Sie is at great prize
nitfritnionially. Well, youl say I aml piet
iTl' I n)In1 Paitie. SlIppose I play leoy."
"Wilnt !" cried mlailnna.
"Mr. ledmOlnd is dar(IIk ano leserved. I
Iml i:iir and voltikli- )on't yn lhink lie
Vill apprf ciate lly style itIl beaui ly, if I
111m a1 lile painls to make11 him do4 so (
''lint .\r. Sherrinlgtoil ? "
"1 will it'll him. Ill. will-lnol ohjee:.''
"I think lhe . will."
"0, nlo; he will be inter-Iested inl the
10nd ofit thi fmily . I Iv comnes next week.
"ortlumitlely Patly is sick with a (old,
nld Itcahilond (.mi see buit little of her fill
hien.
(litv pleased with m11y scelim-Ie, I rant up
lairs to give Patricia ler coigil drops, Sit
in- down at the wildow of her rooin), and
4owig oi)l'(ltly to Nir. Iteditiond, whom
couhl .ee wrilinut inl his imele's stidly,
n1 tie g -< II Iallsioni Icross I lie wIy. Tie
larches l'id aill thle houlse but) thati onle winl
ow. lie was there a good deal, and I
ellectk i that Patly's blue silk citrtalm1s were
tore becom)ing to niy style of leauty thnit
vers."
"I'll bring lily eibroidery it ade Sit
ritl yol, Palty,'' I 14ai1.
"Do," sh1e said ; "t am11 tired of wvatchling
lhe everlgr'eents swaying aboit ill the gay
priigt%.
So I filled lty ]tap wihll rose colored
vorsted and framed myself Iin the blute
rilidow di'apery for 11M'. iedliond's benle
it. Just the colors to set off tlhe piink id
now of ily com1plexiol. I had th( le atis
actioll of till'ing his eye,; ilore thalil once
rheni I glanced over Lie way.
I S("S'elis to me y-oui re I wonli)terfu' good
pirils. 1erl," rirke atien Manguidly.
The Li 1) dinner hel! rang1sh , itd Mi.
Ieldlond disappear-nd.
" , Imust ake them inl another di
eliO now," I Said riin. "I can't give
nIy mllore tilme to you, Sis, for I wai to
li Iy blue silk Iit, before Mr. S11 hert
ingtron comes. You'd better take at nap."
'atricia settled hersel f oedliently am oung
er NISIionls, Suldely le lifted her
vmitliful htead
"'Ilas Nilr. erilidold Clled to inquire fit
lIvt o-dayl, Ger1t ie I."
"No, i believe not, I replied indiffer
InItly.
'he showed at m4omlient's murprise, them
ettled herself (in her couch again, and Iin
V(! mlintes was sleeping~ sw%%ejtly.
'h bilue silk Was fii nis-ind auing
fidl asidle my half-mourning for Aunt
lessie and domied it, the family pro
o'inced lihe effect charming.
"1J )Ifr. She-lrrington coming to night,
ertrude i thked nmamma.
"i want. tt.0 sain to you, my dlear, that on
I. hIlerringtoi's account I don't thik
ouf hiad heltero-" she whispered, but I
ilerlrplited her by my13' exit. from tihe apart
went.
The next day1, broughty Mr. Clyde Sher
"lI It deligh tful thaltt h pll(rlinlg IS ait
am," said -lie, "the sunsine'l growing
rarm, nd the grass sprimgfing. I passed a
it of wvood Comning up1 from the stationthlat
I full of lrhitus. We will have some de
ghtill walks, 'tety.
( a11m v 1ery tilel of c(1ity lif.11
"Yes, tlydtear; bit. you see I have
eenI obligred to nmike at little plan Which
till it1rf'erc somewhat with that arrange
'11nti," I replied quietly, "11 Want to lend
"Yt wile '(ttlIi lre aay a mt'4 il.gib114
titr sheirasi thaninghan I concludied t
Ilat.it is 1the1 onlylwy, It hadded. t obatre
OWtin ha fotneo $151(1,0ltu0,g thu wno."
ll, ethnahairrtg.lemn
I aftilt heri moy. intWe an'taffurd to let,
'Wtej make siuch a masc is Ithagtr, and
on' thi ank g'm t.oayanuitrse
ersn-d 'iiyou)11 lyde ?--I aml goingps to tr
n lir litic ~~~~ wt Mr.gl Itedmond Nowl I~
ou wtd ond aohar tle't sa no, wi y
itat? in deyou'nll yan heilp' tstby Itdevot
''A' y olfto Paiia. wc on t't o" fo
At' ht'itg cmnon I 'tild'. notIliehve
ne)rity i auinishernBti wiexrs
ilynt ock bts twuld no listen,. anid
efore( haetrn atht onigti whispered) to
tocly I' I~loil I woud angeth whe
8I et aticia foff inthe~1 mlzlorigito findi
rhlot with1( Mr.h Isherrmtnwil
'atd 11 to 11receieMriedorcne. ckol
lien reo cm e1 withe ardfein and
ad oreredis 1 haunch tohea n huearlir-a
sual Myt tahe-bsyhi itlkBi lieud beutir
111 the bon rsmos. rgrcftl lies11(
isedn, I caed a lon aled u the
Vevlte.a e ks efcl oey
kle camer ouese enug, dashe was ln,
peiall ~o nd of fluwers, Iu had( noti
fil 110 deainin blind mre ihn toalf an
-Teneing hml t looant phis wth, lIa.b
l'. Srington~ ig with her Thy aver
one of roaing aft e sprg flwer, n
alrand haved ait of ahd, wi a upo
hooaoM.' dod., ad h
hooaoyef au a recmmnd t.
So1kp"im o nthf af-or n
hair that fell inl shiadowy Cirls over ia
beautiful forehead, and a softly m1odilliattei
tolnes. tie co llrasted niely Y wit h tier 11drk.
spirited b'nittty.
"Clyde has an elder brother, Rtaymond,
ju2st tie ole for latricia. I wI ' if it
eln not he brolugihl about?"
But. I soon 111ilmy 1ha11 (ts full, or it ill
hours of tie day an light, M1r. eldecnod
(atle to tie iermnitage. And it was not
lng bleore mliy sIuccss 1 deoy was patenlt
to tile most eareless observer. le asked
.Only for "Miss G'ert rude."
in three weeks tihie crisis hurst uipon mlie.
lie proposed.
"I isel to tllnuk .1r. Sierringt(ion was
yonr lover," Ie s(aid standing before ile,
tie light onl his frait, handsomi e face, "'bit
late observations have shown Ime that. his
visits here ire for your sister. Since ol
are free, will you not marrynme ? I (l'
s8Ipporlt you well, Gertrnlde. or I woiit not
ask to joiln your fort tite wit Ih mine. 'Tne
deatII of myl gran(Ifaipther tIwo years ago left
mue 5I0,0(10 besides some real estate. I
have at pleasant, home onl theit dsn-e
tired, bit eleganit-where I woul to taike
youl. WhaII dto. yout thinlk, ("tide ?
Could you be con' 0 ted to leave yo-ll friends
and livo iat Hose Coillage with me: '
My-amazement allowed m11e to stammer
nothing intelligible. In 8o1m1e distant Wly
I temporized the titer, andt begged Mr.
l'edli to give me soie time for reflee
tion..
Ile Went away, making an aippoinitmenit
for the next evening.
So tihuterstruck wiis I by the revelations
of Mr. Itedinon(I's wNealti that I wandered
about, the house lit ai dazed way, not lieeding
I how mamlima was fretting about Patricia,
who had goiie to ride with lr. Shilerrington.
"What's the matter, lallla-is it going
to storm ?" said I it last.
"To storm I Nolsece ! Where are
your eyes, Gertrude ? It is nlearly nine1 I
o'clock. l'atricia lias beein gonie sevel
hours with Mr. Sherrington, anl1d I know
soliethilg is wiolig."
"What I" I dellaInlded. (routsing mysel f.
"I1 don't knlow."
Nine, ten, eleven and 12 o'clock passed.
No earriage-no news.
At noon the next (ay the buggy drove
I1Into the yard. Pa1tricia cooy13 presenited
her husband. They had beenl married thle
eveling before by Our pastor lit Lowbridge.
"So nice au1 quiet," said latricia. "No
fuiss, no notoriety.''
She (took her place cooly at, tihe- tabl'.
"Youi ieedn't hesitate to take Gage now,
Gertrude. He's dead in love with you;
and, a1s I like Cytle best, I thought Pau
decide thle iatter without illy colicaiei
I.ions. "
I think I was (1i111folinded. But1. I found
my longue when Mr. R1edmond ecune that
evelilng, and said "Yes."
I give my experience for the benefit of
others. It is dangerous - loaning one's
lover.
Amateur11 Eculoomy.
"My dear fellow," said Lavender, "'ts
ill very nice to talk about eonomizing and
keeping a rigi account of e,.penses amd aill
that sort of thing, but I've tried it. Two
weeks ago I stopped ill on ix, v-av home
Sattfrday night. and I bought just lite gay
est little lussia leather crearn 'iid paper
account book you ever saw, and a silver
pe1icil to match it. I said to lly wile lft ?r
supper : "My dear, It seems to lit it costs
11s a lot of money to keep house." -
She sighed and sai.l: "I know it does.
Lavvy, but, I'm sure I can't. help it. I'n
just as econloilical a1s I Canl be. I doll't.
spend half as much moley for Cndy as
you do for cigars."
I never take no notice of personalitiis,
so I sailed right alead. "I believe, myl;
dear, that if we were to keep a strict ap
c01111 of everything we spent we could tell
jusft wvhere to out dowyn. l've bought you
a little accoilunt book, and1( eery Moniday
mor'ning ill give y'ou somei money03 and( y'ou
can2 set it dlowni onl one side, and1( then1
durinig the week y'ou 0can set downi Oin the
othier side every3thing yo0u sp~end, and then
onl Silturday nlighit weJ Cani go over' it amilt
see just. wheret the money03 goes and1 how
no can111 boil things dtownl a little."'
WVell, sir' 1 she was just delighted
thoughlt it was a first rate pilani, anid the
p~ocket account, book wasi lovehlv-regular
David Copperfild and1( Dora' business.
Well1, sllr, the next Saturday night, we got
thr'ougwh supper and she briohught 0out that
accounit b~ook as prIoudly as possible, and1(
handed it over' or inispect ion. On 0one side
wais "'Heceived from Levvy3 i$50." Th'lat's
all r'ight ! 'Thenl 1 looked Onl the o1ther' page,
and1 what11 (10 you think was2l there I "'Spent
it all I" Then I laughied, and1( of coulrse she
cried1, aind wo gave up the account boo0k
raciktt 1 on th. spo01 by imiutal conisent.
Yes, sir, I've l'cen there and I know what
domestic economyli meains I tell you1. Let's
halve a c'igarl.
A SecomI 'Tell.
'1The 1111e hlecorder linckett0, of Nowv York,
wals all enthusIastic 81porfsmlan, 0One of is
diversIons bleinig the shooting of grasshlop
pers with a revolver A mnoro critIcal an~d
dalnger'ous practice was tho shooting .(of
c0o1ns held in thle fingers of a per'sonu at ai
proper distuance, and1( shooting anl apple)1
placed( uipon the head of another personl In
which flhe deceased Jutdge wais 211 expeOrt
who niever failed. The foltowing is vouchecd
for bly an eye-wItness of the afifair': 'At the
Mission Dolorcs, chose to) San Franlclsco, a
westernl 1lad of twventy years of ago 1imd(
ofteni suplported apples and hehd coitns for'
Mr. Ihackctt to practice upon01 ha this peril.
0o15 fashion, an~d one day, onl the occasion
of a little dinne11r paty3, a special exhibution
was to bo hadl(. ' 'The tmarksman was to
cleave an apple)1 on tthe y'outhi's 1head( at ten*'
paces5. Before the time1 came1, however,
an IngenIous gentleman, coh:obrated In theo
East lie well as theo West for his practicat
jokes, bribed the lad to go through a carle
fully-rehearsed scene. Hie was p~rovlie
with a clot of blood-colored paint,'aind ini
structed to secrete thIs In Ils hand just be
fore the~ show. 'At the report of the pistot
lie wais to sp~in arouind, c1lap the tiaint, to
hIs forehead as lie turned his back St Mr.,
Hackett, give a yell, vault hilghr in aIr and'
faif to the groulnd. All this~ was actually
and1( carefully dlone in the lpresenlce of the
five or six persons who had dined togethier.
Thlecxpectation, of coulrso, was that Mr.
.Hackett would be stricken with remnors'e
and horror, and rush idrwvard instantly to
hits welterlng victim; but when,. tnstead,
the mtarksgian quietly'at down where h~e
stood, and, with lis own pecutltar smnle,
proceeded to light a cigar, a tale was told
that the at'sed witnesseslhave never tob'
gotte1
"For d1st inl ie eyes avoid rubhl .,
(ash water inl them.''
This is especially uisefuil when you are-(
onl the clirs anid there isn1't ia drop of w1ater
in the country neatrer than thle eigine or,
th ne( ixt tank forty-three miles behind you i.
"iemove ciilers, etc., Wilhi tihe poinit
c 1 t pencil."
Ve never saw hat operation ri l but
oI'e, and then iit Wa4 ucessfu. The man
got out the eilute2'er. Ie al13So pu1t ouit his
.10lemove insects from ti. ('1ar .Ay tepid
wNater ; never put 21 hard ins2tminit ino
tIlle ear."
"'lRiiove insects from the ear by tepid
Watter; never put at hard instrument int~o
Ihe (aIr'.
"Yes, tha22t is pre'tty advice low, i1n'1 it.
Suptilose anl Inldianl Pealc Conunlissionerl
gels an insect in his ear when he is out in
(oloralo? Is that man to suffer iltil be
can1 reach the Mississippi Rtiver inl dl 24)
get enough Water to till Iis ear ?
"For light hurns, dip the part in cold
water ; if tile skin is destroyed cover Witi
IVarnish. "
A beLlitiful spectall(e 2 121an12 wohl pre
sent who had golne 11) onl at boiler excursion
12 21 stelamboat race, and had come downi
ehied' 4 ju(St elough to2make t wo ots of(
1urniture varnish at necessity, according to
this admirable rulle.
"1lefor. passimr thiligl siinolk.- Inke a
full breath and sloop low.
Jiust imlaigine now, wha':t a1 circu2 a42 iok..
ilg Car would present it every 2am2 who
('' 'red it kept that rude pasted inl his 111.
Smot her af tire Withli.!carpets, Of ; walter
will oflen spread b1rn 3ing oil an(d inrellse
tIle <langer."
That' s all well enough; 1;)1t, wenli a ma n'si
house is onl fire anld burn-Iing im-1er. thin11
thre'Ce st111 en1ginesil C1n1 throw water, he
hasn't thle lime, anid frequently liehs'
thet! m2oney to bly 2a whole carpet s4vt to
11hrOW over' the C0111r21aton loll. And V
don't suppe llythiig less timn2 21 tpest IV
lBrussels would do any good.
"F'or2 fainting 113' lie body 1lat.'
NoW, this is 21 good rile ; Ilere is some18
4enlse ill 1tha21t! Becaul2se, it you1 lire carl1'11
t4 by y-.r body' 1 a1 11b efr.e YOU i, It
may avv you n terriit thuimp when21 youi
fall Let uis aI2 d to this rle -, I l vice,
never. faint oil at 1mder1, o1 ill at bailI;p22n, or
on1 top of a church steeple, or1 it I ront of aI
runiaway teaml. It isn't saife. ,
"Suck poisonouis wouids, uless voor
Illoilt 1 is sore ; enh12rge th(- wonid. or lhel -
ler, cu. thle wounclt ouit without deb11y."
if 12hat i-sn't. a Iiv'ely p1iee of ativi(e f(,or -
sae m1an t4) give to hiealthy peoplc ,isilen
here, donl'i youl do anlythinig of thie kimd.
Amd if you get i scratch oni thie throat
1on1't (en1lIr1ge it or2 cit it out. And if you
get a wounld on) lihe back of your neck,
don't you try to reatch1 it With your m11outh11.
Som-body will try that some da1y 1nd
Ihere'll be at broken neck inl the faii.n .
"If in lthe water; float onl the( back,' wViti
the mou012th and1(1 no4)se projeetinl."
Now, this is tile best rue of the lot.
That is tle Cop Ilheai1f. You ct t1h1t out
andl(1 1)paste it on1 your cuff, where yOu1 ('112
always see it. .list follow that rutile aw21.l
YOU will never drown. No m2ater if ypu
stay in the Watter twenty years, if yout- wvill
just. ay flat on your back, with the nlose
and)41 illouth projecting above I1hie water, .(Iou
won't drown. We don't know what wise(
manl wrote these rules, bull til,, 1111. one is
Worth all Ih 1lrest.
Ta1111t(1 lant.
The Tapioca plant 'is af native of, Celnta Iil
and Souli America, and muchv'1 cultivate.1
there. It is nlow also largely grown in2
Western Africa, where it. is called Cassava.
The plant grows inl at bushy form, wit Ih
st u1111a1111L3y fI'eml six t14 eight leet high.
The roots are' very-* large, from1 three to)
e.ighit, growin~g in1 a1 cluster, uually from21 a
foot 10 two 104.t lon22g. The11 star2ch in the
r'oots is separa'lted fr'om the4. fibre, anud fr'om
this3 at ar1ch thle tap1iOCal of' commer1ce' is made414
by3 hea2ting it on hot p)ates an ~ld st irrin2g
with an2 iron rod1 ; tihe stairch grains12 burst8,
and1( the whole form~s 20int small, irre'guilar
masses80, such 11s we find in 12 ithtores. Thel2
species3 Maih /ot ut diuna, thle hilleer
cassa2va1, fr'omu which is made(4. cassava1'2 meal,
whlich is lar2gely employed34 in2 makll4ing the)4
cassa82va bread1(, ori calkes, m1 conunon10i use4
amI1ong 11he inhallbitants11 of trppicai .Amricia,
is obtained by3 gra'ting3 the( washed1i. r'(101,
and)4 then1 sub1jecCIing the pulp to) pressure1'4
and4. lhea.. Th'Ie roots and1( expr't3ese julice
are4 v'irlet'1 po0isons, owing~ 12) the( presen01ce
of hy3drocyanic acid1 ; but1 I he4ir' po2isonoi)rs
qualities are' rem21ove'd by3 the washIinlg and1(
heat1 inig. Cassava'2 starch0, 12api)ca1 meal,11 or2
wise prepared'04 fromi Ithe roo4.ts4. Th'le s1tarchI
is dep1osIi froml) thle expresse8d julice, and1(
is pur21ified by walshinlg w..ith1 wa'lter'. Tapljioen
is prepare11'd by heating this sliarch while
misti5, on2 hlOt 1)1ates ; itl 2i agely employe3'd
a2s a delicate subs)tance0. The2( 82ame) enied0(
euarUCep ill tile Wes2t Ind(ies3, Is the julice
concent11ralted by 1heat and1( lavored34 withl
aroma1i2tics. The11 spcies5 4. alpi, the(
swe.'et cassa51va, 1222 none1 of theo pI)sonous1
prop01ertIies of the formeor species. Its r'oot
28i a conunon 1' aricle of food ini the Wes5t
Indies0 and1( 8011e parts of South Amerll~i.
it is a18 mlealy as the potato4 whien boiled1.
Calssa1va meal21, broad 1Jnd starchi, 08 wevll os
lapioen, are preparedo( from the root0I iln
sma21hll uan~tities.
A stranuge story.
Paishas 1128 other110 stran1ge tagle love
story. 0220 of the best sur1geons1 in 1110 c113'
was'i1 stopp1ed( in the atteeot 1la1e at nIght, by
men01 w..ithi dIra~wn revvoes, and1( withl band24
alged eyes taken43 14)'th ro0om)224.1 of. a) 1 batful
woman112, who a Win bed1)3(, and1( compe1)lled to
22mp1)11ate her left hand1(. She herself begged
1h1im not to hiesitate, 218 It, wouh14. save her
life. Ills eyes8 were then1 1mnda)1ged1 again,
he wavos 10ed away'.1 and( lie found himlself in a
street nar12 hIs 0own; hlomo, TIh lady was
the dbaughter of a promlinlent Qcnclrall, wh.'o
had1( givenl he4r ill mlarrige to a wealthy
Count., though shl oved ano1the0r manl~, 1and(
after her w.eddi ng. continued0( against the3
wish of her hutsbanid, to) wear ai ring whlich
hiei fornier loveit'hitd given 12er just1 as lhe
was5 Bettin~g 0out to join an embassy to which
lho 11ad4 been appuite anRfd wich she had
swornI mae3vf to take of tile hand 11211
'.shouldl lwfy9 be ils." Thue Count's
jealousy~ ws increaised by a letter ft'om 1110
loe, whi el. Into11 hi auX1s, . and in,
which his late flan'gwas remhiide3 of her
promIse, and, wrought1 up to a pitch of
ng~dtges bye the persisten' rofusal of Is
wife to give up the ring, lhe swore that lhe
would have her hand cut off atid pent t e
lever. , .tle
Ahlot it mi lost critioal period of li(
bra1inlg of at yotInlg retriever Is when h1
first see glile. You umIllst hle cIIeneful howV
you1 Ilke the bird fron his mouth (let im
on1e else (tIo it for Yot), So as. not to let (lu
(log drop it before you have hol of it, foi
if it hutters n wity your (log iay bie templed
to bile it, aid so injure his temperi sonme
wInIt. Ifi he lets l )go (oo 4.0on, step back it
paice or two, atd enouage himl to carry it
upj1 14) you; i. I t hIe oII aIndI m II(, he 101(1
onl too liht, take hold of his 1ord with
One 11:1111 IIA j(k it s yo'01 1rciv til
bird wih the' 1ioiir, siyinlg "Sof(tly to
him all tlie ti hlie relealses his hiol.
"'oftly" is at very importait word, 1() be
conshmilly uISed. 11nd4 perfectly uler-stootl
y! Ilic141d1." 111,11,.h 1(11:P''1 ' 41 (0'I((4I
b1 h 1edg, t punished, if' ie
ever. rpIc(lires it, filr being inl anly waty
01g1 lil a cIipI)le it 11113' y 1(fItur IM iII
his Ii fe. Always keep a(s (I(liel ats possill
wilnyou (log b lsearches for det141 or
woiuinde41 gam)4e. You mauly pretend to look
too, but not keep cailliig 14u1t t(o hun, '1 "liiv,
h'st !" I I lie is %% ild youri doing 4o will
ma111ke him overuIln the pace or snt'd-I( . an1
if he is shick lie will e.pect you to find for
hini and show hiim 1(o 11h101 wi-re Ie is
1 seekl f1r ii. If iossible, d(o not let him
he 1iisai4p414i4v1 ill his seal4rlch, for if you
hatve a hicIu hird ill yourl. pocket yo 3'e44Inn
(4asily drop it, and let him com4 u4pou it ble
fore Il- ' initi gsiv- up st-t-king. Then enress
and praist- hin; iI well for his exertions.
Ise148 lor good Work 1 a4 great rewar.
'Should yo414. i4 running bird lutter an
try 1o rise a11ove tiurnI'ips some wv4t before
yoin do.g whilst he is following ly sent,
do noipt haisten to lift him ( i. c. 1take him o41
thec phice w1re he is following it to piut
him1 ni-1r 14o th bin), t111 giVe 1imi11 lime
Ito 1ra4 it a4s 11111ch a4s possible by himself ;
he':e if y4ou( lilt him ouit 1111ke h4m1 wild,
44l h then wIlI rai his head and t11 to
see the bird, not keepinig lis nose dowi ats
he ought4 Ito (1o. I)4 not senld 1 dog after at
won4444(led llire unt il the hre ha14s gotl out of
sight. Yoir log 114mst then * follow by
s-Ient ; tin- 111re will not rni so f6r or s4
ft if not purstted at oce, an1d will oflten
Stop a111d becon - stifll, 114d So be easd y
secured for you)i. Mamy harIIes will hleat at
1tikg t hat follow.s at once, anid nieverbhetaiken,
ats wPL(- wain4 1he3' ("Anl rutin, even when
mehl hur, lo at considenble distiaice.
NuImlhrs of d(gs ar' ruined by being brokenI
loo (Ilnely ; gill thevir couraige leakves them.
They will not hun11t1 inl 11hick liedges, or1 Se(l
1lon4 or1'.11 li out4. ()f sigil. for wound
e. and1 ll this would not . h)atve been tIIhe1
un40se had they been broken by (dgrees.
T'lhir ni1111sters cal1 Ihemii perfect ' reriever's
beiause they never' run iml, an4(d will follow
ii14-ilh )oose 1hrough Coverts fill of gamt',
Imt for turly pralctieni purpose als retIrievers
lhey a1r almo1'41st ('nirely u4se1ess.
Not 44iny weeks aol, it a sm1111rt lile
towin inl Jefferson count4y, Pig., a pool' old
ilay died. The few relatlives She NOd wvere
inllble to >do le fir1 thilig towar4'd Ilaying
'er atwaty Iin fi4e tob), o the citizens chip
perl in to ieir the (xi4nise of' burial. 0One
I101ered cariage, another at Collil, al4other
something ese, 4and(1 Hevera vo.lunteered ats
ourner, while 'ncle S elev volucered
t) (ig 14'lte grave. 11he (aly or I lie furl40411
1rrived, land tle rain poured ili t.orrens,
bul a go1dly number followed t(e remain1s
o)f he line old hidy to the enetery. A r
rivii4.. 1t lthe grave th4e Crowd Wags aston
isled. (ncle S4-ley 1ha(d 0n13' got it halfl'
IdIug, 1anct had gon e off and left It, withi thiet,
11ugh box slituing i) on3 end. Here was
body else, het ween th4e rin drops. Fini
13' a1ll eyes I tnged uponl .lim Fliit, 4t good
l1lt[ 11red in as ever' lived. ile wats dressed
Ill) ill his best, bt11, there was nothing m4ean4
about him. Ile pullet oil' his best Coa4t,
Inndd it to. 2 l3ard, the editor, tucked 1hi
in144I1 itn his boots, grabbedL'( a4 shove'l and
juinpeti0( into the( grave and1( he4Ian to wor(4k.
.1id got. wet, and1( he ntever lookeatip. There1'
was 44o4 4a dry' ra4g onI 1h1im. When!I it wasl1
.lio he0 looked( around44t a1t. the (crowdl. Some
were underk! trees (144 of the wet(4, otheors wer'e
lIderI 44inbr1lIs4, am)4 the volunte mourn-1)4)41
!4ra, all fr'iends( of1 Int41.'8, werel'L sittin~g on4
(djacen4t gra4ves, withI umt1bre4llas over' them),
48s comfortabl44e 4as possible'. J ilm 1Flint,
loo4ked1 at1 the cr'4owd', leane0d uplon 1his shov1el
w~iped' thle pe0rspiratI104 ionfom his forleead
Iln his shIirt-sleeve, and1( said:
''1 haveonl one13 remar'01)44k to) make.( 'The
next fu4ner'aI I attend, hanged if I don4l't
Thlen 14e g.t 4)1ut (of the gra~ve, tile funeral
wenit on,1 and1('Ilhe followers wen!lt back to
towni lokin~g for4 Uncle Seeley.
C'olor 1has 41 very3 decided0( el1ected1 in 1e8
lsening 0or increasinl 4g thle beaiuty of hous~e
hold deocoraltions. Il're a4ga4In, harbmony
)1hould pre'vail1, 110t onily IJn color, but41 the
style of the furniture should( a4cord1 wIth
1the pr1evailin~g 1h44 used( inl d(cortions.418 A
very'3 bIght carpe)t, (4r )ppering 1has anI in
jurIious5 efetct. on furn'iitur'e. if the furI'~
1ur0 is light., the same11 tone) should( 1)e (41
oer'ved wlith) regard'( to the carpe)t and1 plaper
In~g. D~rawving-rooms8 should( be fur'nishecd
in bright, and( cheerfuli colors; dlIning-roomos
in) warmi) and1( riebi, buit. rather04 more4' subdued1C(
inl tone1; Iibuirres are-mos40t m4 ha1rmony13 witht~
thecir character01 whenC4 gra4ve colors re'pon1
dera'1te; whle bedrooms shouild be0 lghlt,
hcherfutl, and4( gayer1 14n their deocorations.
in palintinlg wallts, white, of which there
are8 eight, dlilerenlt tInts, is tibe 1most comI
mlonly used0(. Should( at yellowl color he em)
p~loyefl, 01' pin1k, ibhte, 01' violet, the tints1
shou1ld bo of' the palest8 khitd. Ulack Is the
natura con41(:1tras8t of whIte 4)41 repj4'resentig
light, the 0114er dalrknless. Black and14 whItc
Ii excess in at carpet Is an error. Black ia
use0d to ai very 133)ited( e4xtent Inl decora
tions; place0d beside colors It weakens them44
InI tonie, while gray3 im4par'ts added0( br~illa
u'y. lied ia the 4m)s8t positIve of alcolors,
its contrastiing color being greetn, 4and( Is
gr4eat~Iy cnhan44ced1 by attillial light. It is
I, favorite of the floral kingdom, and1( fla~shes
~ttt from many a beautiful flower'. 'I here
14re eighteen shades10 of redI, 1and( from this
color proceds pin1k 41nd( rose color. In1 art
thme pure4'st med that (can1 be0 pr'oduced Is car
mine. When gildIng 18 used( for dlecorative
purpFIoses red goes with it with good1 ciect.
[10ed and4 scarlet, while thley serv'e .1.o lIght
LIp) a carpet, shou11l never bo used lavishly,
or a4 gaudy effect will 'follow. Of all the
semi1-neultrals, mal1roonlI le best adapted
for carpets.
Green, whIch Ia a compound of yellow
simd blue, Is the contraetmng color .of red.
[Is a the clothing of th1e vegetal~o world,
rid 1a refreshing and pleasant to , the eye.
1 tos greenti o8 cX1h$V,ly .sd
Sanld Cll lice ilalde to blend agreabtahlyv witi
lit her colors. III calrpetats greeni soliuld pre
polnderalte, as at reatlly good green filaes Il<
more readi ly hain miianyia other colors andal i:
alwaays refreshing to lhe eye. 01' tle pri
m111y coloIs, yelow-of which I .ere ain
foIrtteen slldes--p-alltatkes liost of the tia
tire of' white. Il arli4ital light it loses iti
intenlsity aId (allot aways l listinguishe(
frtomaa white. IIadeoa'ion, while it light:
up, i shotild he tsedf. sparingly. ( )ran tige, I
compound oft yelo w am1. red, lie aoit nst
ing color ofIt which is hi e, v 5sysses at richi
less wlicht rentlers it effective when em
Ilayed with at spari ing han1d. \Yhen got
geousile5s iaa desired it is considered inl goo(
Itaste to colinilt it with green for decoat
tive illIoses. As it aalvclles to yellow i
contrastitlss with purple, aid wheii to red lil
)est CotrIttaist inag coltor is grL-en.l Purple i
not tiucl usl as a eat liding Color in Ilecora
tion. It otilr'laists wit h all tihie priiataI
colors, anid does not improve untderl arit itie
light. lilue, tle contrai'ing colorof wliel
"s rag, is Nature -'s color, antd at ifenera
fatvol ite. I1 is at suiilble color for. stilmmse
drawing roomis, or for bd-chambers. 11
silfers when libroglit ilto jtuXtaipolasitior
m itit warina, bright colors, an1d becomlica
green Inl aartilicial light. Inl tiel Color of
sitilfs for ltniii tile tle law of in-iaoiy
slit Iid ail watys be observed. Li git Vjolet
or blle atre atdapted to yellow wool: gre"
to ted wa ood, such aIs mah itlogatiy, aidt sa-l'
let, yellow, or green go Weil ' tih ebonv.
Ina iahoany aaad red velvet there shotid
le a dividing Hln of blatek between thll
Wood an1d tle covering. \ithli regartd ta
lthe colars best suiteat 1 ta the l igings of
rooi, they shant never he very datrk, aut
I he y would iabsorb lt) muitich light. 11a<1
aitid violt aire iln fvoable to the com
plexiont, ind for this rea'sont are not desita
ble. Yellow, light greel, alute wial light
graily aire ie iaost. siited.
Aaiarlat'IC 413rti'it(gPa.
Itsil.aiaa Wits tamong tle first to make Is(
of tle A iie'-ilant I netal'e Ic cal rridges, alit
she lttellipted inl vainl to itiit ate them.
After wiast'ntg ten millionis of eartrl ge,
miaitle of in feraior maat'eritll, she wisely !onl
ciud)ad to buty here, tas oth foreign niatioim
have since done. Some of the Ateriemi
(air:raid g-s sent 1o liussia were subajctedt ta
the un1)pairal'lealed Iest of a livt week'tso soak.
ing in Ilie' watters of New York hlibor, the
vessel cata'rrying theia halving sunk off Stattel
hind on her way out. They were fished
uip as good tas neiw, andial, triimpluilty paiss
ing tle oralttl of at iew test of their firing
quality, weta on their way agatin, and ltutIv
it) doubt long since taled heir <ituota to
the (ret lan i of eatill ies. For good eatridgeF
Americant copper is needed, a faet which
the itur reans are leginnintg to lai'n. Evei
so long atgo as t le days of tile iiouild
1Ilaiblers, it wats diseovered th1,at our haake
Suaperior regioni produced i Copper ore of
uncieoniiunaont puiliy. Ore Of eaual purity IS
no01, it wouald seem, to be outt elsewlere,
ad perhiaps the process of aneatlinig is not
so welI understood abroal. At till evelts
the blraass adule of tle fortigi 'opper,
albounding inl tie sulpluiirets, lacks the iee
essairy strengili anid duoliliy, ida for somt
reatsonta, ithe nietallie cartridges maide abrod
arbe Iila, to deteriorate inl rapility. I )nringp
her wiir with Tirlkey, IItuassia purchlaise
large <inan liities of brtas.s here, one Conlie.
twit firm ailonte supplying t wo millions d)al
lairs wAathl I of sliet brlass. Other govert
I maenats ha1tv"4 no doubt, beean purchalsers.
Rteady nasae tartriiIgas hIaive talso beena setit
albroaldaal ini such a<llanttities hat it aillion as
become the iait of cllelat ion. There atre
Ihrce forms of eait ridges: Ile United Stat es
goverinlienit. cart riadge, alother, the Peabody.
Miartini cartridge, tail tihie laIrgesti, lIae
Mlhai rps or Itemilgton special long..nulage
ealatridge. Tlel goverimnent 'arltridge coi.
ta 'it grinits of powder ilad haritdened
bullet, comnposed aif one pialit tila aind sixteen
plarts leiad, weighintg '105 grainus. 'The Pena
bodly-Mharlinit has 85 grains of poawder't ad
a bullet oaf the sttame comlposit iotn, weighingi~
'180 graiis. T1hea long-ranigte butllet low onea
part of tini andi fonarteeti parts letad, aid
wveighs t550 griins, theo charge oaf powder
bleling 1001 grainis. Th'le advanltages of thie
haeavitr catrtridlges are well shiowna ini the
experienaces of thle 'ITurkishi war talready re
ferred t). What ever else they may lucek,
thle Tlur'ks have certaiinly shiowna superior
intell igenuce in thie armaaiment of t heIr Iroops.
TIhec Entglish, wh'lo use the camse giuu, hadtt,
0n1a1smaller scale, an exper'ienace saomaethling
stiilari tto that of the T1urks. Th'le riflet
ustaed by thle ri lie barigatde in the caamipaigan
againast the Afghants were sighted for 2000)
yarids andit at 21(00 yardls were fouand effec
tive. Th'le rifle with which our oawn armiay
is pr'ovided are sighted to I 200I yards. Tlht
sights used lay riflement in lonig-range shoot
inag, thle Vertnier sight, aind a sight combili
ing a spiri-le'vel and tiniWtd-gutage. T1hae
ordiaray Verailer wll aegister to the thou.
sandth of ana itnch, ande VTerniersa hatve bieen
msade so ais to r'egister' the twenity-thouasandth
of tall lunh, theste fuerca sights baeen used to
reguilate tha oartdiary sighats. TIhese~ very liac
sighats are' not1 laaptedl 1o mIlitary service,
to whIch the rlle is sulhjectetd to a very dif
(crent uasage fiom thiat prevalintg at Creed
miOOra where (lie lonag-ranage ril emana is ahbl
to give his weapon01 tall the ire that a mu
siciani would take of lis prectous Stradvia
rlius viohin or hils T1ourte bow.
Thew (nr.
Itn the leasanft flatvor of (lie putre llavaa
(lie haibituaal simoker chlaims a soothIng lux
uray thiat quiets the anerves anid Invites re
1p0se. Science ignaoring suach a p~retence,
malittly exiaines thie elemests whlich
compaose thIs dIreatmy founttaint of comafot't.
TIhils exaintation discloses a comnbination
of suabstanices, wvhich, when takena alonae,
ar'c extremely repu~tlsive to the refIned tasto
of the cuaslomer. TIhecse ate (lie generalh
sutbstanuces founad itn the smioke: Soot, cat'
bonic atcki iand oxidle, ad vaporous matter,
which formns an oily nicotinc. Theo feathery
white as~h, w~hichi in its cohesin andl white
nesas lndhcates theo good chgatr,.ylds potaseh
sodta, magngtesia, limec, phiosphorhc acid, sual
phurnic atcid, ilhica, and chlorine. 'lThe In
gredienats extractedi from a cheap cigar are
fearful to contemplate. The following is
a list from a parlhiamientar'y report on1 adu11
teratIons it tobacco: -Sugar, alum, lImo,
Ilouar or meal, rhiubarb~ heavcs, saltpeter,
fuller's carthi starch, malt conafiigs, claro
mate of lead, peat mioss, mnolasses, burdock
heaVes, COmmuton salt, enadive leaves, lamup,
black, gums, red dye, a b!aek (lye composed
of vegetable red and licorice, scraps of news
paper, cinnamtoni stIck, cabbage leaves and~
straw paper.
D)ON'T toll your ivito that sealeklig
sacquies are goIng out or fashion. Her
mnuad is-defitaittely settIl on thaet qies.
tlot), enckshe wIll i'pythat she Mglad
for t~h' wil bo so cheap.
BRIEFS.
-Tl M otIn dIetiednes of tihe State
f 01' SorI b Car-01olna i s $7,173,454.91.
-Meigs counnt.y, Teonni., will sipl1) this
year nearly 30,000 bishels of' peas.
-Cork soles have bUcone till 1111 por
I tanit industry ill Willitmiisport, Pa.
-The Bordentown, N. J., blast ful
nutees will sooli e in I ninii g or'der.
-Texas Ib larger than either tihe)
(-Grman Emrire or1 tlie Austrian J'm
pire.
-Aliss .losepieno Meekerf now ores
pies at positiOl li the Interior Depart
-The tobaceo erop of ltie Connectlcut
Valley is greater than i any other
Yea r Si nce 186 ..
-The South I'aised 12,000,000 pounds
il-oIe ol toba(Wco thie 'eseit season
than ever before.
-Th'l contractors of tine West .Jersey
atnd AtlanicI) Utilread ol'er' tell cents
anll houir Ior laborens.
-A Millions of dollars are investedi .
-to1 Inose li'
itock arins along the liindson river, In
Ole breedinng ol' horses.
-Sentt-or Jones, of Nevada, is repor
Ied to have inerased his fortuine seve
ral iillions last year.
-The ininies ant Satlineville, Ohio, aire
llt rulIi nig nol fill I ie. bu1t, coipla tit.
is made of' tie lack of ears.
--Sixty rails were rolled in forty-six
niin Ites in :he Superior Rolliing Mill
in A llegieny, I'la., recontly.
-A machino Ior inakihg paper boxes
ju1t itrodued ait Cleveland, produces
15,000 complete boxes in a (iay.
--Another large cot.on mill Is int
colirse of' erection at Lancaster, Pa.,
whichn will em ploy about 200 hands.
-31r's. 'T'll tins, wvife of' thesu rgeoi
general of Ger'nany, is a leading ten
ist, of' Berlii a d attends tile royal f'am
Ily.
-Within the past five years tihe
aiereage of cerelis in the Ulnuted Sitaies
has Increased from 7-1,000,000 to 9, n000,
000.
-The rain annually pours into the
soil a (intily of nttrate of' illlnonniat
full13 ef'livalleant to three pounds per
--ie iegents at the University of'
Californli hailve-(,- entred upon at crusade
agaluist the nndergralnate seret so1e
t ins.
-The Sisters of' Charity in the U nil
te Stattes an nie red ant a recent entinuinn
erationn 1,179, Ill elharge of' 100 estab
lsientls.
--Tine lead muines neatr Pihenix : ille,
Chester conaty, Pa., are aiga in to be
put, in operation atel living been idle
lor' twelve years.
--Mr. Jewpil Jel'erson, tie netor,
fnow ow.ns lhe best orange orcihard il
LouithmIna. There are live tholusald
orange trees onl it,
-There are now at Ya6 1,003 stu
denits. 581 ol' wiom ire in the Acidem
lenal epartment, and 175 in tile Sief
field Selenltilile Seool.
There lIre to-day more than 242,
000 Qovenitent ipensioners. The
alklolint of' the yial's pensions to alil
penlsionders Is $25,11193,71-2.
-h'le Union Pacifie Railroad Com
pan Il to ereet, a inrne . to tie nine
Inor) of the late Oakes Allies nit the
ihigIlest point on tihe line of the road.
-THie 1411nd Departim ent. it ltnainng
ton ireports there are over 1,000,080
acres of pubile lanids open to lntry
soluh of tho issourl River ill Missouri.
-1h1e aVerage butter yield of tine
A yrire cow 1 one pound 1'rom 20 to
1 25 pounid of' milk; f'rom tile .1ersey it
is one poutd4 of' bntter Irom IS poulnndS
of' mnilk.
-Afnr. W. W. CJon'or'an says thant tile
fullI-len'aotih portlrait of' WVashqington in
the Wfnfte ilouse la Only at poor1 (!opy
of tihe oiriginal by S1tart, whnieh is ant
New. inort.,
-A'eordln g to ollieinai stattistles, thnenre
were, Iiom 1833 to 1855, no few~er than
94 puersonis Ihurnled aiVe), eiithuenri through
iindnt 0or nglnranien, ini varIious par'ts
of' Fl'ance.
-One-ll'thu m1oreC iding andt flooring
is needeitd thian tine fhnmber of squar'e
feet of' Surtfnee to lie covered, because
of' the ip in tine siding and muatcing
of tine flnoor,
-Whien tihe tinnee funrniaes of thne
Ed~garn Thiomipsonl Steel Compa~lny arte
tinihed,'Pittsburng, P'a. Wmill hnave if'
teen biasat fiurnnaces withn a lianil ben
palty of'1480,000 tonns of iron a yenar.
-ii. ii. Russell, of' So 'a Spr'iins, San
D 1iego connuty, Uail., catches dien' whio
r'aid 0111his garn'n at inighnt, by mneanis
of' a steel tr'ap and( a.' belil attached,
whlehi bell calls hlun to tine field of ac
tion withn his gunl.
-Last yearII theo Eingiishi railwanys
add~ed $125,000,000 to their capital ac
couint, but the gaoss cnarnings wereo lesb
thlan Inn thne pri'ouse year. Neverthec
less. theore Vi as a saving of' $3,:350,000
in working expenses.
-Oz iairge Britilsh estates, thlat of the
Duike of Jinceleuch 1 i'1450,200 acres;
Lafdy WVillottabby d'Eiresby, 132,820:
Eal' lPItzAwiliam, 113,908. T'nose of 44
othler genlemeni and noblemen vary
from 10,000 up to 87,425 acres
-Th'le largest grain elevator in thne
world has just been completed in Chl
eago, its Capaceity being 1,800,000 bush
cis. Th'lere are twenty-one elevators in
Chicago, having a total capacity of 16,
055,000-say 17,000,005-of bushels.
-Over 20,000 car-loads of live and~
dressed poultry are carried into New
York City yearly, aind 25,000,000 dozens'
of eggs-go to tine same market. Ac
cordIng to tine best estimates, tihe UnI
ted States pr'odnucs 0,000,000,000 eggs
animally.
-Atnough it is generally known
that tine staple crops of the past year
have beon unusuially 'large, tine actual''
flgurecs are of a magitude thnat Is as
tonishiing. Thein value of the mrodct
am'ounts to $1,904,480,6P8, or nearly
$410,000,000 monre than last year.'
-Thne average yleld':of wheat ini
Great Britain was 84 bu'8hnels In 1868,
32 bushels In 1870, 23 -bushels in 1875,
22 bushels In 1877, 80 in:1878, and only
18 bushels in 1870. England must in-- '~
port 144~ 000,000 bushels this year,
28,000,000 more tian the average of theL
--Tne apnyf-aIsers of the estate of the <
late WIn. 8. O'Brien,e of an B'ra'io1elso
havo) inadQ anl in y~l, showfit
v ,a $0e t b e 0 0 ~ J 9 7 ne J oi i ' ~
fal~ued a~1$4'p* o e
owned $2 O0O 1 i- Uif4I t,''
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