The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, June 25, 1881, Image 1
TR-WE'EKLY EDITION. W INNSBORO, S. C., JUNE 25, 1881. ESTABLISH-ED 1865.
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Uuvu-DI, OwIht uaK I
Goo-bye, sweet day, good-bye I
I have so loved thee, but I cannot hold the
Departing like a dream, the shadows fol
theo ;
Slowly thy perfect beauty fades away;
Good-bye, sweet day I
Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye I
Dear were the golden hours of tranqu
splendor,
Badly thou yloldest to the ovening tender.
Who wert so fair fhom thy firbt morning ray !
Good-bye, swet day !
Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye I
Thy glow and charm, thy stiiles and tone
and glances,
Vanish at last, and solemn night alvances,
Al I couldnt thou yet a little longer stay 1
Good-bye, sweet day I
Good-bye, sweet day, good-bye!
All the r'oh gifts my grateful heart romom
bore,
The while I watch tby sunsot'd smolderinq
embers
Die In the west beneath the twilight gray I
Good-bye, sneet day I
A Narrow Escape.
"There that'll do now, Miss Gertie, dear
you look just lovely."
Poor old nurse, according to her, I wa
always lovely. Whether arrayed in silk
or cottons, ball-dress or moriing gown, he[
verdict respecting me remained the same
As I surveyed myself in the glass I felt v
conscious blush rising to my face. I *antet
to look my very best to-night, and I knew
my white dress and pearl ornaments be
came me well.
"Give me a kiss, nursic," I cried, "ant
then go and get Leady while I show imybelf
to papa. How do I do, papa-?" I de
manded, bursting uppn him in all tU
splendor of my attire.
"EB, my little girl," lie said, looking up
from the the book he was reading, "are
you going now I"
"Yes; I promised to be the first arrival,
you know; and, please. I want your candid
opinion on my appearance. Nurse thinks
1 look lovely."
- "I am afraid nurse is a partial critic,'
he returned with a fond smile. "You look
very nice indeed, darling. You are grow
ing wonderfully like your mother.
I knew that this was the highest praise
he could give me, and forgetful alike of my
dignity and my extensive tram, I ran tc
him and clasped my arms round his neck.
"You dear old papa i You're sure you
don't mind my leaving you-quite sure I
And you wont feel lonely without me will
you?"
"No, my child-no.
As I drove alpng with nurse in her prin
black bonnet leated opposite to me, my
heart beat high with ner vous anticipation.
I was going to my first party: for though
I was eighteen, papa and I had lived such
retired lives that till lately I had known
nothing of the gaieties usual to girls of my
age. Six months previously, however,the
Mortons, some ofd friends of my father's
ud settled in the neighborhood, and at
their house I had begun to appear in
society. Already on the strength of a few
musical evenings and a ga-den party or
two, I felt myself quite a dissipated per
son.
When we reached Holne Lodge, thi
large, comfortable, old county mansion
was ablaze with light, and from the open
door streamed an inviting flow of warmth
and briliandy.
In the hall I was seized upon by Louic
and Lottie Morton, the twin sisters.
"Come up stairs to our room.'' cried
Lottie, "we will have time for a chat be
fore the people arrive.
'Tho sitting room, specially appropriated
to the girls' use, was a pretty, cosy apart.
mont. A splendid wood fire was burning
on the tiled earth, and near by a little
table was set forth with a dainty repast of
coffee and delicious cakes.
After we had examined and conneuted on
each other's costumes, Louis began tIlling
our cups just as a young lady entered the
room.
She was a friend staying on a visit
Isabella Baloni by name, and by birth half
Italian andl half Enaglish.
Bhle looked remarkably well, In a suit of
saffron-tinted brocade, and necklace, ear
rings, and bracelets of dull gold, and as I
gazed at her I comprehended how rarely
ovely she was.
I was engagedl to Rupert Morton for the
first watlz; but we hiad only taken a coup~le
of turns round the room wheu lie whils
perecd:,
"Do you particularly wish to finish this
(dance Ii f not, will you conme into the
conversatory I It Is cool and pleasant
there."
I was about to make some laughinmg re
joinder, but a look in his gray eyes stopped
me, and I merely bowed assen'.
"Gertrude," lie said softly, as we stood
by a marble basin wherein a tiny fountain
sent up a sparkling caecade of silver drops,
"do you guess why I asked you to conme
here ?"
I glanced up at him saucily.
''Certainly because it is so cool and
pleasant."
''Ah I that was only the pretext, the ex
ciise. Surely you can guess my real reason,
darling. You know I love you,do you not?
I strove to cover my burnIng cheeke
with my hiands; but lie gently removed
them, and held themi In his own as lie bent
his head downu to the level of my downcast
eyes.
"Hlave you a word to say to me ? (an
you not give me one word of hope ?"
I could not at first speak, but he readi his
answer in my silence.
"Rupert," I murmurnmed presently, rais
lng my head from its resing place on hut
uuuiuer, -uo you Know L-1 1nought
1-1 was afraid that you likel Miss Saloni."
You were indeed mistaken. Ao man
could help admiring her; but believe me,
beyond admiration I have never never given
her a thought."
The rest of the evening sped swiftly by.
If I had been happy before, .. was ten times
happier now. I danced every dance, and
at supper Iupeicontrived to secure a se
cluded corner, where he detained me so
long that I mortally offended one partner
who sought me high and low in vain.
I was to remain at Hlolme Lodge, and go
home the next day, nurse having every
thing requisite for my stay, and placed
ready before she returned.
Having exchanged my ball dress for a
comfortable dressing-gown, and my satin
shoes for furlined slippers, I sat by the
- fire in my bed-room, dreaming bright
dreamus, and weaving fairy fancies. I
loved and was beloved, Was not that the
height of human bliss I Could any other
joy compare with it ? Truly it is written:
*'There' nothing hai so sweet In lie,
As love's young dream,
It was long cre I got into bed, but once
there I fell into a slumber, and neither
memories of the past nor pains of the future
disturbed it.
Suddenly I awoke with a full, sure con
ciousness of the presence of some one or
something terrible in the room. Who a
what it was I could not tell, and I dared
not to attempt to find out. I lay with my
face turned to the wall, every limb stiff
and still, and the blood in my veins curd
ling with fear.
At last an icy finger touched me; and as
though under some nesmeric influence, I
sltwly moved my head.
The fire had died out, but a night-lamp
%as dimly burning, and by its light I saw
-1 saw a loosely-robed figure, with a
cloud of raven hair falling almost to its
kuces; luridly glowing eyes, set in a death
ly pallid face; and in one upraised hand a
gleaming stiletto-jeweled' handled and
finely pointed.
I could utter no cry ; I could make no
movement. I remained spellbound and
dumb, my eyeballs staring and my hps
blanching, knowing that I was at the
mercy of a mad woman, and recognizing
in that mad woman Isabella Saloni.
Again she touched me; and though I
shuddered I could not draw away.
"You sleep soundly, she said, "but you
have awakened at last. The sleep of death
Is the soundest of all sleeps, for there is no
awakening from it I And so he told you
lie loved you -you not me I What do you
know of love ? What does he know of love?
It is I who love-I.I-I" and her vole rose
shrill and high. I am going to kill y ou l"
she continued, after a moment's pause.
"Le cannot love you then. le will for
get you, and then it will be my turn.
But the spell was broken. With a
piercing, echoing cry for help, I flung aside
the bed clothing and sprang on to the
floor.
There came a sharp, fierce blow, an
agonizing pain, and then darknes', obliv
ion.
It was twilight when I came to my sen
sea. The curlains were drawn,and a bright
fire crackled cheerfully in the grate.
Vaguely wondering as to what had hap
pened, I attempted to sit up, but the only
effect of the exertion was a low moan of
anguish.
A gentle voice addressed inc soothingly
and( Mrs. Morton leaned over me, and slip
ping her arnm under thiepillow,bifted me up,
and gave me some cooling beverage to
drink. I fell asleep dlirectly, and when I
awoke again gray (lay's light was creeping
in at the wimkGw, and nurse was sitting by
my side.
'"Thank heaven I" she ejaculated fer.
vently as I feebly raised my hand. "Ah I
but you're better now, my lamb."
"Have I been ill ?" 1 whispered.
''A little, decarie," she answered, ten Ier
ly stroking my hair.
"But-but what was it ?" Why am I
not at homie V'
"Ilush I my p~retty. You mus'n't talk
any miore now. Lie still, andl another time
you shall hoar all about it.
"Ahi, me I What weary days, what
w eary weeks, those weie that I had to lie
still. Waking and sleeping I was haunted
by half delirious visions of that drearlul
night. I could not bear to oc left alone for
oven a few minutes. A dtting shadow in
the corner a fold of drapery, would iiearly
send me into hysterics.
At last when the birds were b'lythtely
carolling a welconme to the spring, and trees
and hedgerows were bursting into leaf I
was carriedi from my bed to a sofa in the
adjoining room, andi from that time recov
cry was more rapid.
IHarvest was just over whxeni Rupert andl
I were quietly marriedi at the village
church. Thue Winter following we spont
abroad.' Papa joining us at Nice in Octo
ber, accompanying us on the remainder of
our travels.
Isabella baloni is in a private asylum near
neai London. Insanity it appeared en in
qmnry, hereditary in her family, though tlje
fact 1had always been kept r.s secret as [pos
smble. Poor, poor girl I I only think of 1her
now with hutense pity and compassion.
-Prince Bismarcek is iuirning temn
per ance reformer. A law against
drunkeuness'is advocated by the Ger
imain Uhancellor.
-According to official accounts the
thme total, proluotion, of spirits in
F'rance in 1880 was 1 681,(68 hoe ol
tres, exceeding the quantity in 1879 by
93.159 hectd'lltros, and presenting ain
Iexcess of' 85.169 hedtolitres on tile
Invera go production of the the last ten
yeara.
A Drmr It sea.
When off the coast of Peru, on the 23d
of June, 1849, three boats were lowered
for a school of sperm whales. Each boat
made fast to a whale and Captain Ilosmer
soon turned up his. In putting about to
tow him to the ship the boat was capsized,
and the boat keg (containing water,) lantern
keg, boat bucket, conpass, paddles, etc.,
were lost. She was righted and the oars
lashed across her to prevent a'iother over
turn, as she was full of water, and the sea
continually breaking over her. Signals of
distress were set, the other boats being
about a mile and a half off, Captain Hos
mer saw the other boats take their whales
alongside the bark. which was still heading
toward his own, but to his aniazeinent
when within about a mile, she stood off oi
another course and continued so until the
coining on of night hid her from the
anxious eyes of the horror stricken crew.
They now got up alongside the whale and
tried unsuccessfully to free their boat of
water. Relinquishing this hope, they cut
from the whale, and rigging some pieces of
the boat's sail, they steered toward .the
ship's light, which at intervals became
visible, but in the morning the distance
had apparently not lessened. They could
behoi their shipmates cutting in their
whales, but all eiforts to attract their at
tention were unavailing. Again they mde
a futile attempt to bail the water from
their boat. Finding it Impossible to make
their situation known to their comrades, t
and the distance between them constantly L
inci easing, they put about before the wind.
On the second morning the wind, which
from the time they lowered had blown
freshly, being less strong, they threw over
board their whaling craft, and a third time
tried to bail their boat, but they lost one
of their compaions without accomplishing
their purpose. Again,* in the afternoon,
they essayed, and this time they were
succe. siu, but another man was sacrificed j
in the attempt. For forty-eight hours they a
had been up to their arms in water, without b
a morsel of food or a drop of drink, and a
they were suffering painfully from thirst,
T wo of the survivors alreidy were delirious.
The nearest known land was Cocos Island, t,
on the coast of Peru, a thousand miles
away ; not a man on b'ard was capable of g
handling an oar, and their only means of
propulsion was a small fragment of sail. ri
For Cocos Island then it was determuned r
to head, and te ring up the ceiling of the
boat they fashioned from it a sort of
wooden sail. Nothing out of the ordinary a
course of starvation, thirst, and a rapid
decline of their energies, occurred until
seven days had elapsed, (luring which time
not a morsel of loud nor a drop of water
had lent them strength, nor a reviving tj
shower had fallen to aid in prolonging their p
existence. It was now agreed to cat the
teirible lot to see which of their number
should (lie that the rest might live, and the ti
untortunate mani upon whom the choice
fell met his fate without a murmur. rTo
ward the close of the day a shower fell. t
Being without cbinpass or other instru- t]
miient to determine their course or situation, N
Capt. H smier was obliged to steer as beat h
lie could with such aid as was afforded by L(
the north star and the rolling swell of the a
sea from the south. On the eighth day h
another of their number died from exhaust- M
ion, and it was deemed necessary to steer k
a more northerly course in hopes to again
be blessed with rain. O the ninth day k
another shower fell, and his blessing was t
followed by the remarkable circumstancek a
of a dolphin leaping directly in their boat.
Several birds also approached so near as to
be killed by the wanderers, and great relief d
was afforded them by these happy events. 0
On the 18th of July, land was seen which ti
proved to be Cocos Island (uninhabited), a
in latitude 5 deg. 21 north, longiti(de 87
deg. 15' west, and this land the shattered
remnant of a strong and hardy crew suc
ceded in reaching.
'1 hey succeeded in catching a pig, and,
drinking its blood, were re-invigoramed. A
plentiful supply of birds and fresh water ti
aided their recuperation. On the second r
(lay after landing they were overjoyed to
see a boat ap~proachl, which proved to be.
loing to the ship Leonidas, Capt. Swift, ofa
New Bedford, a brother whialeman, thenii
recruiting in Chatham Bay, and it is needh
less to say that all that could be (lone for
the survivors was done. I
In a letter from the mate of the Jainet to
her owners, lie says that after his boat re- d
tumrned to the ship1 he raii down for that of
the second mate, the only oiie thlen in sight a
from the shipl. They then prjceeded ina
the direction in which the captain's boat u
was last, seen goiing, and lay to all night a
with all sail set, and lignts buirninmg. 'Thiey a
crmisedi three days, but wvere unable to geltiy
any trace of the captin's boat and wvereb
forced to the melancholy conclusion that it
1had( been cai riedl d >wn by a foul line, more hi
p~articularly as lie hiad a new line coiled a
but two days before.
WVildIfornos of Texa~s.d
A corresp~ondlent in Texas writes: I was si
driving my horse attached to my btiggy,on ti
the road leading from Paint Rock to Men- fi
ardhvi'le, and in a beautiful valley, about tl
fifteen iles from the place, I observed a s<
lie clump of live oaks on the bank of a
pool of clear water. I (teided to halt at
this inviting sp)o, for my noon lunch, and
just before reaching my halting place, 1 b)4
saw a bunch of horses approaching from h<
the south end of the valley at a rapid pace. pi
Not thinking at the moment of wild horses, d<
I looked for herders in charge of the bunch ui
of what 1 suppiosedl to be domestic animial, c<
but soon discovered that they were in
charge of a imagnificent stallion, of a steel ti
gra~y color, with jet blicek inane and tail, si
the latter sweeping the ground. Thme miove
mnuts of this magnmficent animal were both re
graceful and majestic, his sprIng over thme
turf was elastic as that of a cat, and when si
not engaged ini roundiug ini his stragglers
lie seemed to take a prde in exhibiting 0
hminsel, capering with head and tail erect,
with ears finely initedl forwarda, evt r on "
time alert to discover the presence of ft
enemiies or to detect, and punish stragglers
fronm his rank. ri
Whilst looking at this noble animal 1 s<
saw himi suddenly throw back the si
point of lis ears, dlepress his head, andi al
with glaring eyes, rpring in puIrsuiit of an i
unlucky mustang whose tardy movements n
had given offence, and whose rapid flight g
to the midst of the herd only saved him d
from punishment. - h
he patriarch of the herd it seems had d
chosen the same sito as a suitable grazing tl
and watering place that I had( selected as a a
temporary canaping ground, and as I had
beein the first to arrive, I decided to "hold h
the fort."
In order to obtain a narviewm if prac- a
icable, I decided to remain perfectly un
novable whilst they were approaching.
ily horse being jaded, he too stocd per
ectly still. We wore not discovered until
he advance of the herd had approached
vithin fifty yards, when a- snort was given
)y the leader,and the entire herd halted. A
mo was formed almost as perfect as if
ormed by soldiers on parade. With their
tends erect and facing us with cars pointed
orward, and eyes staring, they seemed to
ie perfectly astonished at our singular con
luct and strange appearance. I was much
truck with the seeming discipline dis
ilayed in forming a line. The chief took
is stand on the right wing as they came
1p, no attempt being made by those in the
ear to crowd into that part of the line
Iready formed.
They reiained in line without breaking
anks fully fifteen minutes, when it seemed
bat it was decided that we were not to be
eared, the boss of the herd had advanced
o within thirty yards, and examined us
cry carefully,' and after scrutiizing us
losely a few moments lie turned to the
rd and I suppose the order was given to
reak ranks and proceed to refreshment.
Lt all events the line was broken and the
.iustangs proceeded to graze quietly, some
assing to within a few yards of us to get
rater. From this thne on they seemed to
Inore entirely our presence, I was thus
fTorded an excellent opportunity to in
I)ect the entire herd. They numbered
[irty-two, of thcs6 two were branded;
nother had distinct saddle-liarks, but no
rand. There was also one mule not
randed, All the others were entirely Un
randed, a sure indication that they were
idomesticated, as few horses owned by
'exans escape the branding iron.
I amused myself by watching the old
atriarch keep his family in order and
Itisfying his own hunger at the same time.
Vhilst the others were intent alone upon
razing, scarcely ever raising their heads
oin the gras , he was 'constantly on the
lert. When an unruly or imprudent mom.
or of his family would stray off he would
once proceed to drive him i), a threat
:ing attitude was generally suflicient.
ne young horse wandered an unuisuil dis
ice and unfortunately was so intent upon
razing that he failed to observe the
ireatening attitude of his superior. This
icensed the old stallion so much that lie
ished after his victim and inflicted severe
anishment upon him by his teeth and fore
-et. By this kind. of discipline these
rMes are kept together in bunches. They
V never seen single or in pairs.
Domestic animals when once admitted
ito a herd of wild horses are seldom, if
?e., reclaimed by the ownere. This
cates a sttong feeling of prejudice agamst
mo and the herders resort to the cruel
actice of shooting them with a view to
icir extermination. How a man can
%ve the heart to deliberately shoot one of
Lose beautiful, harmless animals I cannot
mceive. The intrusion into his company
the domestic horse is against his will, as
te following incident will prove. About
iree hundred yards east of the pool two
'ork horses made their appearance. One
id a bell on, and grazed along quietly
wards the water. and finally they went in
id quenched their fhirst, whilst the wild
)rses were in and around the pool of
ater. The old stallion in the meantime
-pt his eye on the strangers, and as they
emed inclined to stay amongst his herd
inger than it pleased him, he proceeded.
"cut, out," and drive them off One was
male and the other a female.
Of the many plans and devices for cap
iring wild horses, that of walking them
wn is the only one successfully practiced
a this part of the Texas frontier. To make
is plan successful it is necessary to have
perfect knowledge of the topography of
me countly- and the.range of the herd.
hree or more well mounted men are re
itred. After the discovery of a herd of
sirable horses the hunters all surround it
id begin to dIrive by starting the horses in
mnie desirable direction. After following
mei sufliciently long to determine the
mnge which they intenid to make for, onie
the hunters only will follow them,kcep
i always in sight of thmeim night and day
~d taktnig care to prevent thiem from get.
ng water, especially. The other men
'oced to station themselvmes at difiereint
ints agred~ upon previouisly. When the
ast hunter's horse shows signs of fail
e lie manages to turn the herd in the
rect ion of cue of his complanions who
=w relieves him aiid takes up the clise
ia fresh horse, and he is ielieved by
othler freshly mounted horseman. The
ifortumnat e iiustangs are thus p~ursued
ghlt mand (lay ; are given no time to graze
id no opplortumnty to get water, andl about
ie f->urthm day some of the herd will p~roba
vy be giving out and are caught, hobbled
id a drag r.>pe attachied to them, amid thus
impered are left to be afterwards caught
will. The rebt of tile herd are followed,
i never let rest, until all are wearied
>wn andi finally cdiptured. Somuetime~s
'en led1 by an experienicedl and hardy
dllion, the best portion will escape cap
ire. An instance occurred recently of
lum~ to capture th(e leader and part of
me aird after having kept upon their trail
venltecni daiys.
'iry Again.
A dIruggist was sitting beside the base
riner in his store staring at the rows of
ttles on the shelves, and wondering wihy
ople dion't, take moie medicine, when the
or softly openeid and am eight-year-old
chin dodged in. Walkiing up) tO the
iupoulider of peccrliptionis, lie salt:
"Mister, ain't there somle kind of stuff
at you cani rub omi thmat'll make a fellow's
in as tough as an elephant'sir'
The druggist looked the boy over and
phied.
"Yes, the oil of tannmn will harden the
in, If that's what' you mean.'
"That's the trick 1'im playmi' fur exaotly.
mmnne ten ceiits worth."
While [puttmng it upi the dIruggist asked;
What do 30ou want to hardlen your hiandim
in? Going to the country to husk corn?''
"Ilusk notinm' aii' my hauz' is as tuff s
mwhide now. I'm just, working up a litt e
home to circumvent time old woman's
pper. [ tried a layer of 01(1 leather, but
ic tumibled to my hit tle gamie at tihe fira
inerview, aii' when I fell back on a fold, d
.wspap~er she heard it crackim' afore she
4t mie onl her knee, but if this here stuff
>ics its duty, I think I'ye got the bulge <n
or, right from the word go. Ilow long
>ies it take such ile as this to put on a pr d
icek enough to knock the fire out of an
rerage spiakin'?"
When the desired information was given
mr, lie trotted off clown the street,einging:
if at - first you don't suceeod, try.. try
aln"
How theo rasHaaI, 0ine iIn Egypt.
You enter a square room win nare,
whitewashed walls; a few texts of, the
Koran framed In wooden frames hanging
up here and there, straw matting covering
the floor, and it crimson-cushiloned divan
or ottoman extending all across one end of
the room, under the windows which over
look the street. Here you see seated cross
legged In one corner the room, on the end
of tko divan, and leaning against cushions
placed against the wall, a venerable-look
Ing old man, stout, white-haired, dressed
In Stamboul suit, with tarboosh or fez
upon his head, and a pair of patent-leather
elastic-sided boots upon his feet. This is
the Pasha, and the oflice ho fills Is that
of Minister of Public Works, his duties
being to superintend the distribution of
the waters of the Nile, and generally at
tend to all practical works of utility, call
ing up such forced labor as may be required
for the purpose. On the other sides of the
roomu are 4rranged, close together, chairs
of European make, and of a cheap descrili
tion, such as would cost about one dollnr
each in Amelica. Here and there oi
these are Reated a few individuals, visitors
to the Pasha, or people who have some
request to make of his Excellency, proba
bly in reference to tile supply of water in
the Irrigating Canal of their district.
Oii the entry of your humble servant
everybody rises, bows and smiles most po
litely. The Pasha tells him to sit down,
and coffee in small cups-less than egg
cups-is served, beginning with the high
est in rank in the room. After a general
conversation, In which the Pasha takes
the leading part, a servant brings in a
small table and announces dinner; a round
tray is then brought amd placed on thie
table of each visitor, at the invitation of
Paddahal from the Pasha, brings a chair
and seats himself at the board. First soup
is served. A bowl contaling this is placed in
the middle of I lie tray,aid each person 1indls
a napkin, a piece of bread, and an ivory or
ebony spoon ready to his hand. The
Pasha takes a spoonful and then each one
inturn takes his dip into the same bowl;
perhaps a second or third rount is made,
but the writer usually contrived to find
employment in munching bread, for,
though tihe soup Is always Aood, so inany
spoons in It spoil the efect. At a nod
from the Pasha the sou) is removed by a
servant with one hand while lie places the
next dish with the other in the middle of
tie tray. Perhaps this is a joint of mutton
stewed with white beans and flavored with
tomatoes. E Ich breaks off a picce of bread
with Lis right hand and has a (i) in this,
contriving at one time to take a few beaus,
at another to pull off a piece of the deli
ciously tender mutton, and politely keep
ing to one particularly spot which lie had
marked, so to say, as his own. One or two
tastes of this has to suflice, for the Pasha
soon nods again and the dish is changed
for puffs of batter swimming in honey.
Then follows roast fowl, or some delicious
stew of meat with dried fruit, or a dish of
marsh mallows, or some thick cream.
Those, and many other dishes are placed
on the tray in rapid succession, and if you
want to taste you mu-t lose no time, for
thd Pasha nods quickly and away they go.
During the dinner, a servant stands with
a Goolah, or water-bottle,in ond hand and
a glass or silver cup in the other, and if
you require to quench your thirst, that is
the only means of doing so. All drink out
of one vessel, not a nice practice at all,
especially as some Turks and Arabs take
snuff.
After about forty different dishes have
been passed in review, lastly comes the
rice. This is the invariable conclusion of
an Arab or Turkish feed.
Then follows ablution, two servants
bringing round-one a bowl and the other
an ewer of water slightly warmed; soap is
also provided, and a nice soft towel. You
do not, however, (lip your hands into the
water, but have it poured over them, and
after washing the hands it is usual also to
wash the mouth, both inside and out--the
Paslia in question invariably makimg use
of a tooth-brushi for the latter operationi,
as recommnended by the great p~rophlet
Coffee is again servedl and cigarettes or
long pipes (chibouks) liuzhted, aiid, accord..
ing to the humor of the great, man, the
meeting breaks up or is prolonged for an
hour or two, but, seldom for very long.
flne uIn a1 Tiai.
Anybody wvl~o thinks that the boy em
ployed aroundl a lawyer's oflice has nothing
to do but empty the paper basket, run to
the post-offlc, sweep the rooin and read
the jokes of Blackstone, is grandly mistaken.
A boy-that, is, a prize. of a boy, aiid one
who will eventually biecoime a great law
yer himself-has a heap oni his mind1(, and
no time for sling-shots or tops5. Recently
while a Dectroit lawyer was in court, with
his boy In charge of the oflice, a newspaper
man who was huntmng through the Mohfat
block stumbled upon the young attorney
and was recevedl with :
'-Come right in. The papers~ ini your
case are rcadhy to be signed.
"What case ?
"Application for (divorce."
'"lBut I'm not the inan.'
''Ain't you ? Well, you look like him.
Let's see? Are you the defendant, in the
Jones vs. Brown case of tresp~ass ? If so,
I aim to tell you that the case Is put over.''
"'No, I ami not Brown."
"Well, that's all rIght. Let,'s see again?
1 was to tell Ryan that his case against
Peters for slander would iiot come on thuis
term, andl to suggest that lie amend lisa de
claration. You have not giveni the dlates
whereon the defendantecalledyou a 'reptile'
and( a 'sneak'
'"But I aim not Ryan."
'"Is that so? Tlhat's too bad, but per
ihps you can't, help it. Was It your wife
who elop~ed with a mani~ namedl Blake ?"'
"No."
"Tlhen you are not Mr. Clemn. I was to
tell hhui that lhe forgot to state the particii
Iuir time at, whichi lie first notied~ a coldness
ini her demeanor. Let's see ? Oh I there's
tnat bigamy case. I was to say to the (10
fendant that the prosecution appear to have
hiu.t< d iJ) and got, hold of the testimony
of a third female who claims to have mar
ried yott in Tloledo In 1804, and that your
case looks slhaky. We will, however, do
our best to pull you through as we (10 all
our clients,"
"You are off agaIn; I amt not the man."
"D~ear mie, that's another. Welt, all
right, I was to say to any new client that
Mr. would be back In an hour.
Come In andl sit (own and look over the
city directory. We will take your case at
the lowest cash price and do our level beet
to win it. Consult no other *ri untIl you
have griven us a trIal''.
how and when to Out miowors.
'I'lie proper stage at which to cut flow(
for decoration is the most.important part
the subject of flower supply next to t:
production. Never cut any flowecs un
fully developed. Flowers which open whi
cut, as the gladiolud, may be exceptions
this rule, but trusses of pelargotaluis ai
bouvardias should not be cut until ful
developed. Nor is this all. Flowers a
allowed to remain on the plants as lonsr
they will continue in good coudition. '
gather a bloom which would last for a wet
or two, and pass over a bloom which woti
be useless in a few days, is disadvantageoi
in two ways. In the llrst placo, the youi
bloom is sacrificed at a time when it is a
needed, and the older bloom is entire
wasted. This system will in a shcrt tin
change a suflicient qluantity into scarcit,
Another matter can only be settled by e:
perience, and that is cutting moro flowe
than are required at one time. It is aib
quite possible to use very many more Ilov
ers in decorating vases than are necessar'
to the detriment of the flowers, W1hich il
variably last longer when thinly arranget
El very flower ought to stand entirely clei
ef its neighbor. This is effected by en
ploying foliage freely, fIlling large glass(
With foliage, and then inseriug the ilom
erm. Water is always used, as being m1o.
cleanly and keeping the flowers in gou
condition for a longer period than any othe
nediuni. The harmonizing an( contrastiti
of colors is also a question of sonic impo:
tance, but i this the varied tastes of en
ployers have in a great degree to be stut
ied. White flowers and the few yello
ones that may be used do wuil with an
color; dark blue or purple flo wers are nt
iuitable at this season; pink shades ai
best with white or yellow flowers. A
flowers, ferns and foliage should be ci
with the longest poshible stems. I do nc
strip the leaves off flower steims and farn
moi e espj cially i a denhair ferns; I als
have it portioi of the frondfs inserted in th
water. Timese last nI.c'i lonizer for variou
purposes if cut aInd plud for two days I
water before using. In hot rooms th
glasses require periodical filling. Whe
the flowers are I reshly arranged,the glasse
should be washed before being refilled
Many flowers last a long time at this sen
Hon, such as cyclalueils, ,pel argoiiuis, oi
chids and others; these should never b
Ieft longer thni ti cle or four days wi thou
having fresh water and beitie re-arraiiged
"Yes,'' said a weli-kmnown gambler, I
answer to all interrogation from ita reporter
"Chicagto is one of the greatest ganmblin
centers in the United States.,!
"But, he continued, "It isn't now a
much so as it was six or seven ytcars ago
I tell you the 'boys' had a good tilmie her
when Jake Helhm was Chief of Police, ani
Joe Medill and Colvin Mayors."
1'flow do the gambler minage to get o
their feet after they have once been com
pletcly and irretrievably broke," asked th,
ieporlter.
",Well, you see they borrow trom onm
another, and then pay back when tmej
make a winning. A professional ganible
when he does win generally winls a larg<
amount; but it is a fact that the majorit3
ire broke twenty-ine days in eve-ry nonth
I remember some five years that tw
waiteis, who worked at the Commercm
Hotel, went one evening to a gamiie o1
Olark street, known as the 'Conibmation.
'I lie extent of their assets was twenty-fivq
cents, and they wished to make it a half a
dollar to enable them to purchase tw
oyster stews. The game was a faro, amI
No. 1 sat down and sot ran time qiart ei
up to $5. No. 2 was given a stake, am
they both went in and soon had $20o out,
Not yet satisfied, they laid down theii
money, and at 6 o'cloek in the morning
they had won between them $2,300. Dce
ilig inclined to be sports, they opemned I
1aro bank of theb own, ini the Nevadh
block, corner of W ahingtoni and Frankhii
qI reets. Every tin g ran along smoothl)
for a couplle weeks until one night a drunk.
un brakeman froam oiie of the rail
road(s wecnt iip andii woni the roil. Thim
inaenvent bamck to their old business, tam
though they olten tried they never struel
it again."
"lhere is a great deail of checatinmg done
at faro, ain't there i''
'Yes; at the twice of which I ama spea'k
ing thme West imde was filled with bract
gamnes,espjecial ly Ilialstead street. Tlhey usu
tily had mien to steer v.ctims to the game.
For iitanice, a mian meets aniother on the
street enters into a coniversation,treats hiini
and then insinuates thait lie is goinlg up ;.(
the fare-bank to try his luck and asks hni
ariend to acecompa~iny him iiid look on.
Thmey go up, the 'capper' buys a stack oi
Clihis, with mioney which of course, belongi
to time banik; lie stak~e thle victimi. It gen.
erally endsl ini th~ sucker' losing every
cent., and~ atfter lie hasw departed iht
'capper' gets forty per cenit. 01 the win
ninngs, tihe (loafer ten, the reniainder going
to the bank. A good "'brace" dealer com-i
limnds5 a large saliry in gamabling circles.
"Who la made the hiirgest, winningi
in Cbicago at a legitimate gamie ?"
"'Well, there is a well-known member of
a ligjhor firm here who drew out somec $12,.
30J0. Al h8mith won $9,000 one tine 1ir
this towna; and speaking of losses, ai capi.
lalhist from Englnid passedl through thu
Aity four years age on his way to Colorade
Lo purcluase hind. While here lie becamec
icquaiintedn with an obligim; young mar>
who talked about England to bim and
ook huin up ini the Kentucky b'lock whern
me finally lost, ovcr $30, 000. It is nieediless tc
-miiark that lie (lid not lbuy any 1land( h:
Joloi ado."
"What is yotur opilmion, anyway, of
4ambhing as ai profession i"
"It is a profession of heart aches ami
remorse. If a mann is in any business hi
mad better leave g--mbng at ne, for in the
mnd he will come out ai heavy lonler. A
man out of business, who has notbini
to losen andl all to gain, who is sharp am
nhrcwd, nmay manage to live by gamlhig,
but it is a very precarious existence."
I'n(OPOiTiON OF UiRE'AM IN MII.
I'fme first fifth poertioni of' milhk Iron:
the cow contains about one-twentietl
part of cream11; the accoid fifth, oune
twelfth ; and thme last 1tth, one-sixthm
H~ow lmnportanmt theon to got the las'
and rlchetst dIrop, oven if it wore nol
true that cows are quickly dried up) b3
a slovenly practice of leaving a simai.
porton In the uder. Cows will con
thnuo to give a flow of mIlk at a mueca
longer period when milked dry. Farm.
e, It wilt be soon, receive a dloibi(
benefit by such a course. FIrst, there
is more cream In the mIlk, and second,
the flow will continue longer, two re
a uisites in all dairy countries.
Files and Spiders.
rs Australia Is the land of contrariety In re
D gard to animal and vegetable life--such as
black swans, the duck-mole, fish which
climb trees, cherries with the stone outside
and veritable wooden pearsi-but one fact
t regarding spiders and flies is equally strange,'
id for here there is a fly which catches spiders.
Y le is a wiry, energetic, hard-looking cus.
re tomer; body, longash and narrow; color,
18 literally half mourning, and about three
.0 luarters of an inch long: he builds a clay
d nest for his larvs, generally Inside locks,
[t under verandah caves, or even in craqks
is of wood-work, and sometines in the folds
19 of curtains or clothes. In one case, while
A staying at a friend's house, about twenty
Y iniles from Sidney, - I left my water-proof
coat hanging untouched for about four days
and- on taking it down there was a nest
- neatly built In one of the folds, of about
7 the size of one's little finger and three or
0 four inches in length. On replacing the
r coat and leaving It for another few (lays,
) an then examining it, the nest was finish
ed; it had three compartments, with one
little white grub in each, and for its food
r several small green spiders, not then abso
lutely dead, but apparently In a state of
coma. These spiders were evidently taken
out of the orange orchard, as there were
plenty of the sane kind alive about the
r trees; but last week, while up in the moun
r taus, i watched one of the flies carrying
g off a black nouse spider quite as big as
itself; and during the course of the day
saw him three separate times, and on each
occasion with a large spider. I could not
v ind the nest; but the farmer tells me that
Y he has occasionally done so, and found as
-tainy as twenty irood sized spiders of varl
ous kinds, all apparentiy (lead, but not do
cayed, and generally five or six larvw of
the fly.
"There is also a large spider which act
uially catches sniall birds occasionally, and
L) kills and devoirs t hem! lie Is like a wasp
Sin color; botly, Shape and size of a small
8 hazel nut; legs, long and wiry; and he also
I looks like a hard-skinned customer. The
0 web is always double, one about half as
1 large again as the other, and made of such
a strong yellowish fibre that, if accidentally
walking imLo it, you feel a sensible stoppage
of your way for the unioient. One bird
the wreck of wiich I myself saw left in
U the web-wits rather smaller than tle Eng.
L lish wren, and the web was strong enough
t >staild all Its struggles, although a little
broken here and thero. As regards the size
of some spiders, we have a flat-bodied gray
colored one here which builds no web, but
lives under bark of dead trees, behind
b hoardIS, etc., the body of which is about
(lie size of a shilling and not much thicker -
)ibut the legs of which are quite as long
the fingers of an ordinary-sized hand, a
the N% hole spread of the brute is abo a
lhand's breadth. This Is for the f est
sized ones; but the connon run o 'them
are live to six inches across, and 'e style
i-l which they pounce upon and uible up
the sinaller cockroaches is what o r Yankee
cousins would call a 'cautionl'
14Food Adultortion.
The adulteration of food, condinits and
beverages has become aii Immense business
from which some very respectable people
derive very respectable profits. But all
this is so artfully done that in many arti
cles of diet it is quite Inpossible for the
inajority of people to detect the "cheat "
and we are Inclined to praIse the skill dis
played In this work at the same time that
we denounce this policy of deception.
Mainy people would not seriously object
to eating oleomargarine, knowing it to be
I such, but they do object to eataig it for
butter. When sold as oleon,argarine it is
-well enough, for when properly manufac.
tured it is much more wholesome and nu
tritious thaln poor* butter.
Pulverized sugar has many properties
that woutldh not maiike It "'half so sweet" if
we kne w what they were. Trho presence
oh certaiin acidls are necessary in order to
correct the diull, yellow color of the cane
sugar, andi~ glucose is now largely used In
sugar mlanuifactiure, so largely, indeed, In
one instamnce thant it is saidl a sinigle flenm In
onie year realized as profits $1,000,000 on
a capital of $400,Q00. Glucose sirup
mixed with low-grade molasses mnakes an
excellent golen sirupl, which sells well In
the market, or when allowed to harden It can
le groind tup and miixedi with low-grade
dairk-browii sugar, and a su bstituto results
having tihe appearance of a refined, light
brown sugiar, though not quite as sweet,
.Is it necessary to speak of milk adultera
ption? What did( the analysis of foity..five
cans of milk show? Simply that thle quan
tity of water extenuation was about one
(luart to three, and that in this way water
was bringing the comfortable prIce of 8 or
ten cents per quart. N~ot much, Indeed,
If one were cyiig of thirst on the qreaut
Desert, biut~ rather igh here. 1And so we
mlighit go- oni through the list, finding in
confectioncry almost every metallic p)oisonl
knowni to scienice; in coffee, various quan.
tities of chicory and~ other substances; ha
certain teas, 35 per ceut, of poisonous sub
stances; in pickles, blue vitriol andt alum;
in p)epper, mustard husks, etc., to (lie ex
tent, in an extremie ease of ninety-eIght
p~ourids to two pounds of pure pep per, and1(
mi vinegar corrosiva suiblimnate was found.
It is gratifying to know that in some1 seai
tions of the country not only individuals
but corporatons are becoming thloroughlly
awakened to this5 fraud andi imposition,
and are uirginig an urelenting warfare
against it, iind we trust thlat at no distant,
day such preventative umeans will be used
as thait no0 artiete shall be sold, in 'juinti
ties large or sinall, undeor aniy other anme
thai) Its proper oiie.
Wec(iaiciig i'mn Lore,
Among the superstitions abont pins as
that the bride in remnovinig her bridal robe
and chaiplet at tihe Comtpletion of the mar
riaige ceremony must take espec~illy cai'e
to throw away every pin worn un tis
eventful (lay. Evil fort'ime, it is afirmed,
will soon-r or later mnov t ibly '.vertake the
bride who keeps event one pin ',sed In the
marriage toilet, Woo also 'to -he brides
maids if they retaIn any of them, as their.
chmances of marriage will thereby be ma.
terially lessened, and anyhow thley must
give up all hope of being married before
tile following Whitsuntlde. On the other
hand, In some parts of England, a bride,
on lhen retuni home from church, is often
at once robbed of all the pins about her
dress by lien single friends present, from
the belief that, whosoever possesses one of
themi will be married In the course of a
year. _______
-.In animals t ams and legs are
of the same length.