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A DAY.
ehI, and the (111181e . a1111111,
S-i Lk lawnvi willh the(Ir sesarletz- fidir;
tt thle r(L of loll 0hall be stately
aind tall, '
Tropical; lumelouls, ik:i,q .. -
Al Velll
Noon shaill be gorgeous beyond coin-i-e.
Noon, aned the sky 1s at hiliding glare;
Tl0e 11owerK have fainted while ve hive
striyed;
We wvauderel too fir to tend n theI liwr-,
AII iv1-y droop(e l'r lack ol'ie dew 111d
F-1104,;
Alh well!
EVelinIg Sliall right. the Illistlke we ml.de.
EVenling; 'tII chlilly in nienadow% andl glalde,
Tie lasit Iale rose lim 11-1 ii Il west;
Thle 1111ppy hour11 im lonag <delayed;
Our waidering is i t along amirest;
Alh well!
'We wIll 10111o o llie fire.ide. Minme Is
ble-st.
Notiing b, asles gray? No blest,
Faint glininer of liglit (pi roo' or wall?
A weary searlh was thils long-dlay q(est,
A id oIn e 1,il l am1' lan1) s the1i slul,ndmwS 1ill;
, Alh well!
Let n's ereep to bed atd frl'get It all.
WIY HiE MAiIKEID HER.
Everybody at Muypor; said that no
bddy know why Col. Reave married Eu
nice Perrang. Everything but her looks
seemed to be against the girl. Even
her name was used to her detriment,
for no one ever heard it anywhere else
as that of any family, either good or
bad, unlest, perhaps, it was a corrup
tion of the French Perrin, in which.
case it implied that the young woman's
own branch of the family must have
fallen very low to have accepted so
vulgar a pronunciation.
But the name was only the beginning
of Miss Perrang's drawback. Her
father hail nothing but money-gained
by compounding liquors-to make him
promineDt at Mayport, and in spending
this his taste was so bad that lie seldom
succeeded in not being offensive. His
wife was a handsome woman who was
not without dignity, but an unfortunate
fondness for opium and other stimulants
had occasionally caused her to act so
strangely when in company that invita
tions to her parties became more and
more' productive of regrets, and they
were returned less and less. When,
suddenly, Mrs, Perrang realized her
position she changed her set for the
one of which her husband was mo.it
fond, and her habits also changed for
the worse.
People did not drop Eunice as thor
oughbly as they did her parents. M hile
at school the girls's high spirits, good
temper ana generosity made her a
favorite, and as she was handsome as
Well as lively the young men joined
their sisters in defending her whueno ,
they heard her -alludea to merely as
"as one of the Perrangs." Bosiae,
theie were 'many mothers and fathers
who pithd the girl and were quite will
ing that their own family circles should
make some amends to her for what she
lacked at home. But as she became a
wonin and found herself the favorite
of most )oung n en n the town, many
maidens and their parents perceptibly
cooled in their apparent regard for her.
Regaided only as a young woman, she
was at least the equal of any of her old
schoolmates, but as a girl who might
narry and compel a blending of g od
family names with that of Perrang, she
was too dreadful to be thought of tor
an instant.
The girl was wiso enough to detect
the general change of manner as soon
as it began and to know the reason.
The effect was what it would have been
on aniy other young woman of proper
self-respect. People who tricd to keep
her at a distance or to let her alone were
vigorously "cut" as soon as their pur
pose became manifest; so she was soon
compelled to choose between no society
anda thai. which her father's ostentatious
use of money attracted. She chose the
former,-or almost that, for of her-old
acquaintances about the only on.es who
remained lanithful were (Jol. Reave, who
spent his occasional leaves of absence
at Mayport, Dr. Morsely, who was
rector of the church which she attend
ed, andi Mr. B3onnarton, a New York
merchant, who had plenty of money, an
inyahid wife and two ,dis:igreeable
daughters.
People then said if poor Ennice ever
married, heri husband would have to
come from her father's detestable sot,
f or Dr. Moreley, although a widower,
behiovedl it a sin for a man to take a
second wife, and he was a man of char
acter so strong that he never would
abandon a principle, The -Colonel was
*not to be tnought of as a possible hus
band; many a mother had attempted to
win him ior her daughter, but the
Colonel came to Mayport only to be
near the grave in which, fifteen years
*before, had been placed the .woman
whom he had engaged to marry. Mr.
Bonnarton was far more likely to be
come a husband, for had not his wife
beon ill for years?'
But some people had heard stories
about Bonnarton, A young lady wvho
onedissappeured sudnyfrom society
in how York was never afterward seen
at the theatre, the seashore or in Eu
rope except with Ifonnarton as her
escort. His manner was engaging, his
will persistent and his principles no
higher than absolutely required by
business. So when Enice Porrang
began to ride and dine with him, seem
g to enjoy his attentions, a number of
trsand mothers who had consc
4egan to repent of their course
* A thegirl and even to try to change
when they attempted this they
the girl's own will m their way,
pople always do in such eases,
ttrib>uted her manner to the worst
that suggested itself, They
ntly expected a scandal, for some
nate speculations had recently
aPerrang of all his money, and
tward liquor robbed him of his
hat could be cxpeoted of a girl
nice when she hgd neither
ormoney, and was loved, after
nby a rich man.who atlready
pepo begged Dr. Moraley to
his endeavors to exert a good
over the girl; they got for
Asome leotijres, severer than
any one not a clergyman would dare
give. for their own neglect; indeed, the
good rector's Indignatioi cost him two
families who h,d always occupied very
ispeak to Col. Reave. but he had sud
denly become almost unapproachable;
he accepted scarcely any invitations; he
seemed in bad spirits, aLd were if not
that he was seen oftener than usual at
the grave of his lost sweetheart, his
acquaintances might have believed that
he was piqued at Eunice's preference
for Bonnarton.
As for the merchant. his personal ap.
pearance and spirits imunroved steadily,
and those of his neighbf.,rs who were
familiar enough with him to drink his.
wine said in confidence to other inti
mates that when rallied about Miss
Perrang, the merchant would smile as
it he had every reason to be satiatled
with his prospects, and when asked
hypocritically, how the Colonel was
gottiDg along with Miss Perrang, the
answer generally was that the Colonel
had almost ceased callirg, for whenever
he came the young lady was almost
sure to be entertaining better company.
On one of the rare occasions when
the Colonel allowed himself to accept
an invitation, he and several other
gentlemen were taking wine with the
host, when one of the guests, who had
taken something stronger than wine be
fore arriving, said:
"I heard to-day that Bonzarton had
bought Martin's place at the Riage.
It's a churming little nost, but it's two
miles from any where. What do you
suppose he wants with it?"
"Noboby could guess; those who
might have done so saw Col, Reave
frown, so they thought it best to re
main bilent.
Don't you understand?" persisted
the informant, with a half tipsy leer
that wds nevertheless significant.
"No," said the host hurriedly, tak
ing the fellow's arm, "nor you, Robin
son. Gentlemen, suppose we join the
ladies?"
All acted on the suggestion but the
Colonel, who begged to be excused for
the remainder of the evening. An old
wound was troubling him, lie said, and
he would rather be no company than
bad company.
But instead of going to the cottage of
an old soldier eervaut, where he was the
only boarder. the Colonel strode in the
opposite direction. Dr. Morsely, who
had been a fellow guest, and had heard
of what had been said, begged his host
to let him escape from the houso unseen
and follow the Colonel, for he feared
something might happen should the
soldier meet-well, he would mention
no names. The host understood, and
smugf4 Doctor'a "c,t and caude
from the sing-room, and the iever
end gentlemen escaped by a side door
so speedily that he reached the sidewalk
almost as soon as the Colonel. By
walking on the sodded portion of the
sidewalk, he followed readily without
making an. noise.
But the trip did not progress exactly
as the Doctor had expected. Instead
of going directly to Bonnarton's house
or to the Porrang place, the Colonel
went to the village cemetery.
The Doctor promptly became
ashamed of himself; although he was
glad to have the Colonel as regardful as
himself of Eunice Perrang's reputation,
and was rather sorry that the Colonel's
abrupt departure _had not been caused
by the insinuation he had heard, the
errand upon Which his military friend
was now bent seemed of far higher na
ture than chastising an old prolligate.
The 01ld man was about to retrace his
steps, when it occurred to him that the
Colonel had been in such bad health
and spirits for a month or two that lie
might not be tafe company for himself
at a time when he p)ref erred a lonely
graveyard to a cheerful feast. He had
heard of middle-aged lovers killing
themselves at the graves of their dead
sweethearts; so lie felt it would not'
indelicate if lhe were to wvatch the Colo
nel for a fewv minutes.' The grave was
noar a hedge that separated the ceme
te.iy gronids from the garden of the
Doctor's .parishioners; so the old mau
tiptoed thirough the garden anid close to
the hedge just in time to hear the Colo
nel say:
"It is not for my sake, Agnes, but for
her's ."
Then the Colonel arose from his
knees, passed out of the cemetery and
wvalked rapidly towards Miss Perranig's
house. lTe Doctor followed rapidly,
his head ini a whir], The Colonel en
tered the house, and a moment later the
clergyman peering in the parlor window,
saw that only Eunice and the Colonel
were there, and whispered:
"Thank God I"
The Colonel complimented the lady
on her appearance and was told in reply
that Miss Perrang had never seen lhm
lookmna better. The assurance seemed
to please the Colonel, for his eye bright.
enened as if his mind had been cleared
in some way. He answvered quickly
that no man whose heart wvas so entirely
and worthily filled could help looking
his best.'
"Oh, Colonell" exclaimed Miss Per
rang, playfully, ' that sounds very much
as it you were ini love. Do tell me who
the happy woman is?"
"1(ay .1 tell you in confidence?" asked
the Colonel gravely; he extended his
hand as lie added, "we are old friends,
you know. You won't laugh at me if
yon don't approve my choice?"
"Laugh at you, Col. Reave?" ex
claimed Eunice. "No woman could do
that. The wonman whom.the one great
catch of Mayport is in love with is-_"
"You, Miss Perrang," interrtipted the
Colonel. "Forgive an old soldier's
bluntness if I. ask plainly wvill you marry
me?"
Tihe lady's self- possession forsook
her; so, apparently, did her tongue.
All she could do was to stare blankly.
"Have I offended you?" aske'd the
Colonel gently.
Miss Petrang regained her power 01
speech and replied.
~"You hayc honored me as no other
man evef' did, I can at least be frank
in return,'' Sheo averted her eye and
continued:
"People lave talkedl ahnut~ nia andl
you have heard them-there, there,
don't break a soldier's word for the sake
of being polite."
"]. have heard scarcely anything and
Aloiw urig. I will believe uothing
but what you yourself tell me."
"I can only say there is nothing to
tell," said the lady.
"Cortainly not," said the Colonel.
"But," continued Miss Perrang,
"people will say cruel things about a
friendless girl.'
"Then people should be kept In order
by a man who has the right to speak
for her and whose word no one dare
impugn,"
"Your name and family is hold in
high honor-"
ICare for them, for me," interrupted
the Colonel, "and lot me guard you in
return."
Whetner Miss Porrang would have
hesitated longer is known only to her
iielf and the Colonel, for the latter
hearing the gate close and steps ap
proach the house, q'uickly threw his
airms around the astonished girl and
kissed her on both cheeks. A moment
later Mr. Bonnarton entered the room
and seemed displeased at what he sarw,
but the Colonel, who scomed to be in
high glee said:
"Good evening. Mr. Bonnarton, you
have arrived just in time to be the first
to congratulate us on our engage
ment."
Mr. Bonnarton merely glared and
exclaimed:
"The Devill"
Miss Perrang without the slightest
sign of fear returned his look, upon
which Bonnarton said: "Good night,"
and abruptly quitted the room. As he
did so Dr. Morsely sneaked away from
the window where he had been listen
ing, dropped on his hut es behind a'
neglected rose-clump and offered up a
prayer that he had never seen in print.
A few weeks later he joined the Colonel
and Eunice in marriage, and everybody
who was anybody came to the wedding
and visited the bride always thereafter.
The Colonel, in spite of his long devo
tion to hi first love, became a very
happy husband, As for Bonnarton, he
was so unmercifully chaffed that he
speedily drank himself to death.
Nature's Protective Colors.
Nature, like a careful mother, equips
her children as best she can for the battle
of life. She gives to animals colors that,
by reserning their surroundings, protect
them against their enemies. The brown
or gray color of the wild rabbit blends
with its surroundings and hideis it from
hostile eyes. The mottled feathers of the
quail and partridge closely resemble the
allen leaves, among whioil the young
birds conceal themselves. Animals that
roam at night, as do the rats and mice,
bats and inoles, are usually of a neutral
tint, such as escapes notice in the dusk.
Trho helpless tree-toad takes the color of
the tree on which it lives, and his bitterest
enemy has hard work to find him. The
animals wad birds of the hot desert are
tawny and gaudy in hue. Bo the lion
conceals hinself by crouching in the sand,
and thence springs upon his utlsuspecting
prey. The tiger stalks among the jungles
of India. The vertical brown lines which
udorn his tawny skin enable hum to lurk
unseen among the bamboo stems. The
spotted skin of the jaguar imitates the
changing spots of light and shade among
the leaves, and thus conceala him In his
lair. The puma has neither liars nor spots
on its skin; it does not need them. It
waits for its prey by crouching along the
hinb of a tree, where its dull color escapes
notice.
White animals and white birds are, as
a rule, dwellers in Arctic regions. The
white suit of the polar bear indicates at
once Its distant home amid the snows and
snlow-hields of the north. ., home animals,
like the Arctic foxco an Alpine hau es,
wear their white livery only In winter, andi
appear in sunm.ner clad im brown or gray.
In thle thick trop)ical forests, whose bright
foliage is never touched by frost, live the
brihuant green parrots and paroquets that
seem so out of place here. Nature also
seems to take pains In providling for her
weak and helpless caturee. The upper
surface of the wings of some of our corn
mon butterfliies is of a bright color, but the
lower surface is dusky. When they light
on a tree or wail, and close their wings,
the color of which closely resembles the
surrounding surface, t he Insect ciollector
needs sharp eyes to find them., Moths
that fly by night are gray, or neutral, In
tint. Some trop)ical butteries resemble
withieredI leaves, and even the marks on
theIr wing~s appear lhke time veins of a leaf.
O.mr grasshoppers take the color of the
grass. Beetles frequenting mossy banks
are green in color. Bdelles that live on
the b)ark of trees are rough like hark and
frcquently resemble lichens. Some de
fenseless insects arc protected by their
resemblance to insects able to defend
themselves. Seome flies, which gossess no
means of defense, resemble wasps and
hornets. In t :ese and in mahy other
ways nature watches over her children so
that none, from the least to the greatest,
shalh lack protection.
There is uneasiness In the market for
fertilizers on account of the uncertain ty
regardling future supplies of l'eruvman gu
ano. The quantity emaining in the
nitrate bxtds is *till very large, but the
dhifloculty of removing and loading It on
ship-board continually Increases, ifhd al
ready in sonic large deposits this coat ex
cceds the value of the ma'.erlal. Natur
ally time deposits most easy of access arc
first worked and the claims are abandoned
whenever the expense pasas the profitable
point. An Investigation was recently un..
dertaken by the Jhilhian minister of finance,
the representative of foreign holders of
P'eruvian bonds and the attorney of the
syndicate which recently purchased one
million tons of Peruvian guano, with a
view to ascertaining just how much can he
shipped and what the prospect for the
future is. Chili will strip the deposits as
rapidly as possible and no matter what the
outcome of the protracted peace negotia
t,ions will take care to absorb oerything
of value in the territory she now claims as
the prize of her conquest. It Is said that
the Peruvman Guano company of London
has dispoded of Its entire stool in 'EuroRS
at a round profit
A Coirler from Naipoieon.
"I once enjoyed the high honor af carry
ing letters from the Emperor Napoleon to I
Josephine," remarked Mr. Charles Aartel,
a French wig-maker, at No. 802 Walnut
street. - Mir. Alartel, a venerable looking ]
gentleman,. who is in his eighty-fourth
year, feels very proud of the services ron
dered his Coinmander.In-Ohief on that oc
casion. Whenever he can be persuaded to
talk of the affair his wrinkled countenance
hghts up with emotion, and the oid man
relates with evident lAcasure the particu.
lars of how ie came to be selected courier,
and how well he discharged the task as
signed him.
Mr. Martel was rather disposed to evade
the interrogatories of his visitor at first,
but he was eventually prevailed upon to
tell the story. "The Emperor was ad
vanciag upon Moscow at the time I speak
of, which was in the early part of the year
1812," Mr. Startel began. "'he army
had arrived at Warsaw when Napolcon
issued an order for a'courier to instantly
set out for France. I was but thirteen
years of age at the time. and was a drum.
iner boy in the Fourth Rteginent of flus
sars. Our General caine to me, kiowing
that I was a good horseman, and told me C
that the Emperor wanted to see me. Upon
being led Into the presence of Napoleon, I
found three other soldiers there, who had 0
also been recommended by their respective c
Generals to act as couriere. His Excel- I
lency had sunnoned the four of us, in 1
order to see for himself and make his own t
selection. When I entered the camp .Na. C
poleon smiled, andi, turning to my General i
asked : "Do you think the boy will (o n t
Though I was only a lad, and knew noth. i
ing of the contemplated mission beyond C
the fact that there was a long distance to t
be covered on hurseback, I was ambitious e
to be selected. You may imagine how
my heart leaped when my superior vividly t
recommended to the Emperor the tricks 1
he had seen nie perform with several of v
the cavalrymen's horses. I had learned to f
ride well, and even at the are of thirteen I
I could manage a hor-e as well as any t
body, Napoleon appeared somewhat t
pletsed at the rt conmendation of mvGener- e
at, and remarked: "lie will do." Ile then
selected another man, much older than I
was, because at the time it was customary t
to send two couriers by different routes
with the same messages, for fear that if
only one were dispatcheat the letter would
not reach its destination. After dismissing
the other two soldiers my comrade and I
remained to receive our instructions.
When all was ready and we were about to
mount our horses, Napoleon sail : "I t
think the boy wil arrive Srst, though is
route is nine miles longer. Stich encour
aging words from the Emperor ot France
fairly set me wild, and I resolved to hand C
my packet of letters to Josephine before L
my companion, though I should fall dead
at the feet of th. Wivy t,ho moment aittr
"I securely placed my package in a
belt aroui)(I my waist. The only food I v
took was some crac4ers, a few slices of beef t
and a flask of brandy, which I stowed I
away in my saddle bags. Upon receiving a
the word 'go' I sprang lightly into the s,
saddle and dashed away, closely followed 1
by the other courier. I determined to a
draw away from him before arriving at tj
the forks of the road. Digging my spurs 0
into the horse I gave him the whip, and f1
in a few moments I had the satisfaction of 0
seeing him falling behind enveloped in a if
cloud of dust. I mounted a fresh horse V
every twelve miles along the road, which a
were kept in the Government stables for
the especial use of the Government's
couriers. For sixty hours I rode along in
this way. Though I was very nmuch fa
tigued I never gave up, for I was deter
mined to prove the truth of the Emperor's
prophecy that I would arrive first. .Night
and day I sped along through the sinowa
and rai, with only one idea on my mind,
and that was to win the race. TIhe dis
tance is over 600 milos, but I enanaged to
get, to Paris one full hour ahead 01 every
compet,itor. Avriving at Joseph!n's man
awon, which was seven miles otide of a
the city, I was immediately ushered into
lier reception parlor, t,hough I was covered
with mud fromi head to foot. The ndble e
lady graciouply took from iiy hand'the
letter, and(, with a simpiJle 'thank you,' ~
turned away and dleparted. Trho Emperor e
caused a message toe be coinvoyed tO me
tendlering his sincere thanks for what, I
had1( done.'' t
(Coverin,g ii,ier-s Wi ihi Slik.
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It is well known that, silk is ant excellent ~
noniconiductor of heat, and some recent
experiments m Germany would seem to
indlicate that it might pay to ecase59 hollers
in this costly material.
In one trial three boilers of the same size i
and make were ranged in order, one coy- r
ered with the ordinary felt, another with a -
coating of silkc only five-eighths the thick- f
ness of the felt, while tne third was left t
altogether uncovered. T1hey were all tilled t
with water having a temperature of 100 1
degrees, Centigrade, and exa'nlined at in. a
tervals. After the lapse of three hours it c
was found that the unptrotected boiler had i
lost twvelve degrees of heat, and time other a
two each two degrees. After a further
lapse of thirty.three hours, the feJlt-coveredl
boiler had lost thirteen and a half dtegrees,
and that cov(red1 with silk oinly fotirteon,
so that theme was no eppreciable di feonco a
between the prt teetive powers of the silk fL
anud those of a casing of lolt nearly twice (
its tbicknes.i
With regard to the cost of the material, y
it is said that in all silk manufacturies I,
there are waste scraps which it otild be Il
diflcult or impossible to utilize in the e
trade. These c an, it is asaerted, be made c
up'into bands and' rolls, costing compara- vi
tively little, and sold at a profit to the s
makers and users of b-silers. i
A', to the lasting and wearing powers O'' a
silk as compared with flh nothing is said, c
and there lins not, perhaps, been time to IJ
apply an adequato teat: but it is at the least e
possible that in this respect, the finer stib- '
stance may possess great advantages over p
tihe coarser andi chieaper.
--Austria supp)lorts 70 schools of agri-- d
culture wvith '2,200 students, anid 174 g
agricultural evenhinig schools with 5,500 1
students. France has 43 faurm schools
with 30 to 40 puipils.&at,each. The Gov
ermnict pays the board of each pupil, dnd 0
allows him 70 francs a year for clothiing. d
Paris luas 3 dlepartimeint schools of agri- t I
culture andi a National Agricultural Ini- a
stitute. 8
-Cabmen receive only 15$ eonta an 1
bmur in Italy, I
Helene Marcovich.
Helene Marcovich, widow of Colonel
farcovich, who attempted on October
.8 last to shoot K(ing Milan, in
)rison, committed snicide on the
2th of April. Helen Knituanin,
Yho was undorgoiug imprisonmont in
inection with the same offense, took
ier own life in prison some time ago.
L'he attempt made upon the lire of King
lan I, of Servia on the 23d of Octo
)or last, created something of a sonsa
ion at the time. His cousin and imme.
liate predecessor, Prince Michael, fell
)y the bullet of an assassin while walk
ug in his garden on the 2d of July,
.868. Milan was then a lad of fourteen
it school in Paris, and the tragical cir
3timstances under whioh he ascended
he throne made such a deep impression
lponl his youthful mind that he appears
11 at case to this day when in public.
Holone Marcovich, who attempted to
wsassinato him last October, and who
ins now ended her life by suicide, was
he widow of Colonel Jefrow Marcoviol,
vho wati executed with several others
>y Milan's order, in May. 1878. The
harge against him, and for which he
vas executed, was that of complicity in
reasonable conduct of the Topola Brig
do of the National Militia, which upon
no occasion refused, when ordered to
arch against the Turks. The prova
wnt feelix,g in Horvia with reference to
he trial is that all the defendants, i
luding Colonel Marcovich were entirely
anocont of the charg. brought against
hem, and public sympathy with the
Lfortunato men was greatly strength
ned by the unseomly haste with which
hey were tried, conyieted, and dono to
oath.
Tho widow continued to brood over
te wrong which she had sullrred by
or husbixud's execution, and at last
,orked herself up to such a pitch of
voizy that she fired two shots at the
Ung while no was at his devotions in
hie cathedral at Belgradte. Quon Na
idie, -who was with the Kmig in the
athedral, fainted and was cariod in an
ncoisciois condition to the palace.
ho King accompanied her thither and
hon returned to the church unattended
ud remained until th end of the Sor
ice. The crowd attempted to lynch
he would-be assassin, and subsequontly
n effort was made to prove that she
ad Leen in comlmunication with the
avolutionary party in Beigrade, and
liat the latter had instigated her to
ommit the murderous attempt. Stio
rai the daughter of a Hungarian phy
ician, a little over thirty years of ago.
f superior education, and great, per
mnal attractions.
N A u I )et1l a I-A I MM-9 A .VI
In the wine-vaults of London,'
rine-vault fungus sways hither and
Etither in the most graceful profusion.
b is lighter than cobwebs, ant takes
bapos like crystaliziti6n. It grows
:metimnes like coral, forming pondaitts
'hich are swung by every zophyr, and
ro finally brought in contact and cling
>gother in great festoons. The ceiling
r roof is covered with a tield of the
ingus four or five inches in depth, and
tit of this grow or gather the most cur
mis formations, the most interesting of
rhioh are the round balls like hornets'
ests. in color and shape, or great gray
pongos,
In the vaults where oil is used they
:on got black and dirty, but when gas
i burned they remain as white as snow
)r a long time, and are exquisitely
eautiful. If the light is hold up to
tiom, as soon as they feel its heat, they
hirivel away with a sickening odor and
isappoar To the touch they are damp)
nI)leasant and sticky. The vault men
re very proud of theum and they dis
ke to see them destroyeAl although it
ometinmes becomes neoosary to do so.
'heir presence is regarded as a p)roof of
ie adaptability of the vault. If they
ather qjuickly over a lot of svine that
Las bcoon recently laid down, the wvine
nad the cellar are both deemed to be
ood, Down in Lowes is what is said
o be the beat vault in the world, It
ras used in former times as a prison and
orture chamber, and it reachoai out uni -
or the sea quito a distance. It is very
fty, and wine has boon stowed there
ince 1814, over which the fungus hangs
ight or mnn feet long. When it gets
iled with dust and becomes too heavy
or the delicate fibre that supports it,
abreaks away, and being too light to
all entirely down, it floats through the
ault like an enormous balloon, with the
most extraor di nary ghost-Ilike effect.
Our guide explains all this as we go
romi oue lot to another, completing our
using list, which ranges through all
te still wines you can name, and hie
ads to one dark corner where the fun
us hangs in mushroom lorme, and do:
lares with a proper prVde that that
articular corner has notb beon cleaned
inco the vaults were built in 1803.
Iron colunms in buildings might, It Is
uggested, be protected from the actIon of
re in two simple and inexpensive ways.
Ano, which has the advantage of making
possible to highly ornament the column
ritih little trouble, is to enclose the colun
i rings of terra cotta, put on the top when
is set up ; and the other la to fill th e
oluomn wl.h water. To (10 this alt the
olunes in the tier should be connected
rith shiort pipes5 through the bed plates, a
snalt escape pine should runm from the up.
or column through the roof to the air,
ad at the base of each tier a pipe should
nect with the street mamns, so that all
rio columns may be filled with water
Ither permanently or on etmergenicy.
Vith the escape pipe at the top for tao ox
anslon of the water or steam the columns
rould stand uintil every floor was burned
ut, anud if the girders were hollow and
lied with water In the samte way, both
Irders and columns woulid doubtless staid
itact and could be used in rebuilding.
-Accordig to the oficial statemenit
f the United States Ticasuror, the total
ebt of the United States on the first of
lie preOsent month waw $1,881,451,099,
md the tl inimtorpst-bearing debt~ $1,
54 834 784. )edrease siice ,June 30,
B2 2 g~8 0eease (durig
NEWS UN BRIEF
--It is expected that 600 miles of new
railroad will be built in Michigan this
year.
-The estate of the late Nathaniel
Thayer, of Boston, is estimated at $17,
000,000.
-At the last Queen's drawing-room
the Princess of Wales wore two shades
of green.
-It is estimated that 2000 persons a
year, mostly prisoners, take their own
lives in lIlssia.
-Seven Chinamen have beel killed in
.Grant county, N. M., during the last
year by " ruBtlers.)
-The British Misister, the Ion. Lio
nel Sackville West, hs engaged rooms
at Saratoga for the season.
-The light-house at Sydney, New '
South W:ales, has an electric light of
over 12,000,000 candle power.
-New Zealand has introduced the
A lerican conimon school system, and
has 83 schools and 04,400 scholars.
-8ome of the Elropean steamers .41
year eleared from $40,000 to $50,0 ol
(,,teah round trip of four or flive w cH.
-A imemiberm of the Pem lvania
legishatire lus introduced ia bi forbid -
ding the running of Sunday 'ailroad
tnins.
Mir. Ghadstone wouldl izewe
ilds by8 growing water cress- and im
prove milway eibankiments b >lalltilIg
fruit irees.
--Collunlbia college, wh\licl w started
im 17,-) oil the proceeds of a lot 'y, noW
haus ii endowient of $5,000 and
1877 st udeits.
- The Delaware Lackawan and
Western cotpany is reported ) g
large am1ouits of coal hnds in
Wyoming region.
--Tle two court theatres at Vienna
paid $22,500 (Iring 1882 to authors and
oni1losers, and the two court theatres of
Berlin paid $14,000.
-O' th ile old five ceit pieces there are
itierly 128,000,000 in circulation, of
three vent pieces 28,000,000, aid of onle
Cent. pieces 500000,000.
-it is estinmated that 2,500,000 tons
of lar solid ice have been stored along
he li idsonl between Troy aild New
York during the winter.
--The new depot to be built by the
Pennsylvania railroad company It flar
rishrg, and for which ground has been
broken, is to cost $300,000.
-Queen Victoria his signified her inl
tentionl of opening the International
Fi,sheries Exhibition at South Kensing
ton onl Saturday, May 12.
--A.- brilliant Anglo-American ball
6blneva. on the 12.h of
i the honors wvero carriel
UUwni muly.
-Secretary Teller has appointed Mrs.
I elen I tunt Jacksoh a special inspector
of mnatters relat,ing to land titles aniong
the californi lL idians.
-A single book i the Earl of Ash
hiurnhan's libry, known as the " Al
banli Alissal,"1 an illunminated ancient
MS., has beenl valued at $50.000.
---Fifty thotsand pairs of shoes daily
a re inade inl the prisons of Now York.
The outside Iiacilfiturers claim to be
utable to coipete with the contractors
_-Dhring the past year there were
1arritl over the .'ennsylvania railroatu
atul its branches, 8,263,1350 tons of coal,
ani 2,888,787 tois of uo, L total of' 11
157,117 totis.
--For brutally whipping one of his
snimill pupils a sciuol teacher in Ackley
llaldil county, Lowa, was compelled Lu
resigni, and( wais thued $25 and costs ini
thue P ohlice Con it.
-Colorado uinied anid shipped (luring
the year1 L882, 2,000,000 tonis bittuninous
coal, 2,000 toiti (f aintlhracite anud 10)0,
'i00 l.01s o'f coke, prodiucimug a revenute of'
--The c projectedl Scottish 10 TemperaLnce
I it'e Assiuranice Couipaniy of Edinburgli,
which is to) have aL calpital of' .4100 ,000,
wvill insure the lives of total abstamners
"at greatly relucedi pronIi1in.
--T1hiere are nowv doiing business in
this counitry anid Canada 4115 street rail
ways, eliployluig about 35,000 meon.
Th'ley ruin 18,000 (1arsan<( lmore thanii100,
0010 nures5 aire in daily u1se.
--Senator Eduinds, wvho hias beeni in
South Carolinja, has gonue to Florida,
wherie lhe wvill remain with his family
until very wvarmi weathier. Ilis journey
wtill then be across the continent.
--The dleathi is annliounced, at the age
of 90, of M tme. 11 umiinel, the widow of
the couuuposer. 11er maiden name was
Rhockel, and1(, before hier marriage, she
wals aI prnal dolna ailit the 'ViennaILOperai.
--The Unilted States leads the world
in its nmber of cattle, having 38,000
000), to lIussia's 27,000,000 and Iindia's
3i0,0t000.0 But ltu.SsiaL has 20,000J,000
horses. a: d the U nited States comressecc.
omid i; i iib 10,500,000.
--Accordimg to a recent speech in the
Cordes, the Spanish A rmy is surprisingly
"overg~enerlledh," hiavinig I general to
every 518 men. lIn France tihe pr~opor
Lion is 1 to 1,5(0; in ECnglandh, I to 1,7510,
and1( im Aerm any 1 to 1,014.
-T1hie Spaniard drinks loss wvine than
his neighbors--14 gallons a year only,
as~ compjared wvith 10i in Portugal and1( 26
in Franice. lie Bends abroad yearly
about 170,000,000 gallons, which may be
valued at X10,000, 000 sterling.
--New York annually imports fromt
the Mediterranean about 110,000,000
oranges and nearly an equal quantity of
lemions, of an invoice value of over half
IL millioni sterling, besides a consideraibie
quanlItity' froja thie West Indies.
-An JIndianl woman, said to be 120
years of age, Jives neoar Fitzpatrick, in
Bullock county, Ala. She wasW on Gent
erali Andrew Jackson's statt as a cook
whenu that worthy cut a road through
the country to Florida and haus some pota
and1( kettles In which she used to coolc the
hero's frugal foog.
.-Of thle mnpliQn and a quarter of peo
.1)1 living in :New York City tih 1882
about onbe-ld 'had their hotnes IA tone
ment:houses. . There were 37,951 deaths
dulrinig the year and about 40,000 bfirths.
The nmunber 0o pison arral nod inm
the iJolice courts was ((87o1whomn
44 57?8 were held,an 22 9dslag.
o0 these 400 9woere ohe gdvi~$I
. A LoneJulrey.
Old 'Squire Griddle was one of the most
peculiar men iii Arkansaw. You could
take his wagons and plows, his cows and
steers, but you must not take one of his
horses away frain homp. One day a young
follow who lived in the neighborhood, hav
ing lat,ily become a member of the cominmu
nity, had occasion to make a horse-back
journey. He did not own a horse, and ac
ting upon the suggestion of a fellow who
understood Griddle, he went to the Squire's
house and meotling him, said :
"'Squire, I have occasion to do some
horse-back riding, and as I do not own an
animal of the most noble spacios I have
come to borrow one of your spirited
horses."
The 'Squire looked ,t hunt for a mo
ment, ana said: "All right, sir, you are
porectly welcome to ride one of my orscep.
John," to a servent, "saddle up Napoleon
for this gentlem in."
In a few minutes the animal was ready,
and the young man, taking the bridle reins,
was about to lead him through 'the- gate,
when the 'Squite exclaimcd:
"What are you going to do with that
horsey"
"I'm going to ride him, as you said I
might do."
'"Yes, but you mustn't take hin out of
the lot. Ride him around the lot as much
as you please, but you must not take him
away.
The young man, completely "'sold,"
turned away and suddenly encountered
several of the neighbors, who had secreted
themselves to witness the performance.
"Oh, we've all been servedt that way," one
of them said, "and it Is a neighborhood
custom to give the victim the laugh."
The young man went home. le medi
tated revenge. le coukln't sleep. Next
morning early, he went out and sat (town
in the forks of the road, and pondered.
Finally he shook hie head with a sitistled
air, and arose. Hd went straightway to
the 'Squire, and said:
"'iquire, I want to borrow your horse
again, to-day."
"All right, sir. Like the one you had
yesterday, I suppose. Yes, well, you shall
have him again. John, saddle Napoleon "
In a few moments the animal was in
readiness for the prospective journey. "I
suppose," said the young man, preparing
to mount, "that you object to anyone tak
ing your horses out of the lot."
"Yes, sir. If you want to ride you
must ride inside the lot."
"All right," samu the young nian,iount
mng. "Good day, sir,'" and lie began to
ride around the lot. The 'Squire looked
it him for several milnutes,siook his head,
went into the house and drank a toddy.
a noon the young man stopped ana yell
Ad: "Hello?"
"Hellol" replied the '0quiro, "won't
vou light?"
"No, I laven't got t... "'Phought I'd
rtop and 0o ift I cnlf gt htn - ^'
aL Houses are rather scarce along the
road. -Bring me out something pleaRe."
He was supplied with a dish of turnipi
greens and bacon, and his horse was given
i bundle .of fodder. After, the hurried%
neal, he said:
"Good day, sir, much obliged."
"Good day," repeated the *Squire.
"Hope you'll have a pleasant journey,"
md the 'Squire shook his head, went into
he house and drank a "snifter of apple
ack."
Just about night-fall the young man
itopped at the tence again.
"11ello''"
"Hello," repeated tb 'Squire.
"I've been riding all (lay; have come a
rcat distance, and my horse Is tired. I'd
ike to stay over night with you?"
"Get down. 4ohn take the gentleman a
iorse. Come into the house, sir. You
iay that yoni have conic quite a distance,
nd you look tired. Won't, you have
omething to drink,'' comnued the 'Squire
when they had entered the house. "D)rinik
icarty."
"P'd like to get an early starL in the
norniner," said thme young man. "My
ivatinaition is yet a great way off, and I
will be compelled to ride hard in order to
'each It by to-morrow niighit.''
Early next morning the traveler monit
id his horse nd began his circuitous jour.
iey. Just about noon lie stopped at the
fonco again.
"'Hlelk,h"
"Young man,'' saId time 'dgulre, walk
ng out addressing the traveler, "you arc
,be boss. 1 have met a great many
eople-''
"My friend, I haven't lime to talk. I
iave a long journey beo hic, and unless
L hurry on I cannot reach my deostinat ion
n time to transact the businL.ss which
iwaits me."
"Never mind the journey. I say that
rou are the captain, and to show how 1
ippreciate your genius, PIl present you
mith 19apoleon, lie's the finest horse in
lhe State. Take him home with you.
Good day, air.
Traiuing (ioran,ittms.
There Is no other plant so easily grown
er trained into good- form, more pleasing
for its brilliant bloopn, or so t ree fromin i
aects as the scarlet geranium. When
grown in the form of a tree and well
pinched back to mass the bloom, and well
cared. for, this plant will easily bear a
bundred clusters of its bright scarlet flow
ers at one time, making a brillhant show
that few ether plants can rival. To pro
cure such a plant we miay proceedl as fol
lows: Take a cutting as straight and long
as possible from another p)lant; one a loot
long i's best, and root it in a seven inch
pot;. When the buds begin to start, rub
off all but the top one, and let this grow a
foot or so; then leave some side branches
Lo grow to strengthen the main stem, but
pinch off all the blossoms, and keep the
main branches shortened in. Continue
thus for a whole season. Then cut back
the ntain stem to about fifteen or eighteen
Inches and remove the sie branches. New
ide shoots will start and all these must be
rubbed oft except the top ones; of which
soveral iihay be left te grow in a proper di.
rection to make a well balanced little tree.
It is now permitted to bloom and rest
the next summer; after which it is again
out back, and treated 4s betore.- Each
year a little mnore old wood may be left,
until in five or six years It may bo as many
feet high, and may need a fifteen inch pot,
havidg a dozen niain branches, and scores
of blooming shoots. The Scarlet lm.ing' is
the beat variety to be grown in this way;
and while it Is a thing of beauty each year'
forhtlygows better and beer and pays