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Softly, and slowly at first, we'll stir, As the ahy, wild creatures pass, Searoe bending the tops of the clover bWos- I soms0, Or moving the feathery grass. Then up-up-"up-where the blossom-clouds 1 Shut close 'round the robin's nest. Peep quick! Can you see the deep blue eggs She hides, 'neat t her soft, warm.l reast? Now you can tell why the bobolink .1 When t'om meadow-grass he springs, 1 Carols with joy as he feels the air Pass under his outspread wings! Ah, down-down-down-with a sinking swoop' That makes your heart stand still! Look up-at the arching apple-bough! And out-at the distant hill! I1 It may be, the trout with the self-sanio sigh ( Drops down to the depths of the pool, 1 Leaving the suu-bright ripples above For the Mhadows safe and cool. A bird or a fish or a. butterfly, l Or a bee ini a bed of thyme You shall know all their joys, little girl; little girl, If into my lap you'll climb! UNA. For the first time in my life-nearly seventeen years and a quarter-I was all alone In the wide. wide world, to be t precise, in that bit o. it which lies be tween the Paddington station and Bath. I had all but missed the train, so that my uncle had only time to hurry me into a first-class carriage, wherein a so litary lady was already seated, and to give me a solemn injunction to get Aunt Margery to telegraph when I S "turned up all right," before the train dashed away. "All right!" O' course I shhd be all 1 right I J should think, at seventeen and - nearly a quarter, I might be trusted to I take care of myself during a three c hour's journey; the more so as my uncle has "put inc in at one enl," and my s aunt would "take me out at the other." 1 As soon as I had arranged myself c and my belongings comfortably in my L corner, I took a. survey of my fellow a passenger, a grin'i, iron-gray old woman 11 m an exasperating bonnet who was 1i looking, not daggers-that ?s much too a pointed and brilliant a simile-but rusty i nails of the jaggedest degcription, at my 8 poor little hat; such an attractive one a as It was, too, with the most piquant a little wag-wing imaginable brooding d1 over It with outstretched wings. For f my part, I think, when one has a pretty (1 face, it is wicked to spoil it by a dowdy r hat. I should have attracted much I more attention if I had worn an exas- C perating distinguisher like my fellow traveler's, with an aggravating bow at r the top, and, besides, Tom would not 1 have liked it. 3 I was rapidly losing my temper--it c was too provoking. Here was some- t body evidently just as ready to lind c fault and take care of me as anybody at f home. My only comfort was a hope c that she might get out at the next sta- I tion, or at all events, at some distance s from Bath. Ai, how little I knew I what was coming, or I should have felt a glad to have had her glaring twice as grimly from the opposite seatj "Traveling alone ?" "Yes." What a very unniecessary question I thought. ") ou are too young and too pretty to be permitted to do so." I mneekly answered that my youth and prettiness were ' faults" over wvhichi I had 110 control, and hinted at the 1pos sibility that time might be-expected toI cure both, if only I hived long enough. S.he smtiled-yes, reallyi not a bad smile, either. "While waiting for that, you should have somebody to take care of you." "Take care of mel" I exclaimed, with a little shudder of disgust. "I anm quite able to take care of myself-in deed, I am tired of being taken care of. I am almost worn out. ~Besides, I have been at twvo garden parties, and I have long since loft the school-r-oom," I (with dignity). 's "My dtear, the school room would be t the best lace for you for the next half- 1 dozen years. I must leave you at the I next station, but I will tell the guard C to look after you. You will learn in r time howv good a thing it Is to be cared t for. Unma without her lion would never t get safely through the world." t The train stopped ; I helped her to gather all her bags and rugs. "Good-bye, my dear'; your little face ] has inade Lhe day look brighter to an old woman; so you have my leave to ii keep it iucanged as long as you can," t and she actuLally patted my cheek with 3 a kind old hand as she p)assed out.. a 1 watched her take her p)lace In a .a little basket carriage that as wvaiting m -for her-watched the old bald-headed la man servant stanld, hat In hand, evi *dently giving her all the story of life at t home hI her absence-and felt sorry, ase I returned her' good-bye nod, when the r carriage moved out of sight down a a shady counitry road. I followed her In 1 ,fancy to a flowvery country home, where c I felt sure thmat she lived cogily with old rvants, quaint furniture anid old pet 1 * ogs, cats and birds. IIow-little I then j 'Imought thmat one day I should-. But i I forget; we must not anticipate, .as e real authors say-that must come in t oWvn place. L. had not (Non seen 'feom then. * The train, had stopped at a quiet little stAion, amnd was just beginning to move mn-past the roses, l;ollyhiocks, when the i oor saiddenly swung open, ahd a man . ump~ed In; One. 'glance satisfied me i hat~ he would not.imnprove on acqualiit- i nee,'or ha's told me .Mnce that he .8a- ndy it "dad"is an odi- I ii~yhgar~diaired person, with 1 * ~~sy-1i, ovei~$ WItti coars.e e f tI , nd anover ~ei1g~4r 9 ba t~bace-ikn'Ow fQr Trn nvOi; avamwMaan aud I quite enjoy the smell-then most si lecidedly he was rightly designated. ti 1 saw all this at a single glance, as ne does sometimes, and bent steadily NV over my book wishing that the hour IV vhich woulil bring me to *lear Aunt si dargery was over. Presently I was eading something so amusing that I lr had forgotten everything besIde. ' The al rain had left the little station, far be- a: ind, and was going at full speed, when 0] uddenly a horrid voice close to my ear sl nade me start and I looked up to see tC he "cad's" hkileous face close to mine " uch' a wicked, leering face ! bl "Take off that veil, miss; I'm sure a 0 vhiff of fresh air would do you good. Chis carriage is awful muggy"-that vas the creature's very expression'- hi 'muggy!" "Besides, its desperate bad -V or your eyes to read through that spc- w :led stuff." bi Without replying, I bent my 'head 1 ower over my book, but the letters w yore getting confused, and my heart n vas be'ting with fright. 'Poor little thing! Deaf is she?" and te took the seat opposite, and 'leaned c ,cross, so that I had to shrink into my d( orner to avoid his touch. Poor little t Jna needed her lion now. in "Bad for the eyes, miss, and such gc retty shiners as yours, are too good to hi e wasted on that stupid book. Give a st ellow a peep at theimi" a And a great red hand advanced to- w vard my veil. 01 I could only cower into my cornei' vith a great cry of terror-one helpless pi all on "Uncle," knowing the while a ow far away he was and how uncon- in cious of his poor little Polly's trouble. bl In putting v- his hand to my veil, in lie man touchc. me, and the touch, b3 light as it was,. roused within me a fury w f anger such as I had never felt before, st nd I hope never to feel again; it gave d< e back my voice. mii "You shall not! How dare you! You sa ,ust not touch me!-uncle will kill out, M The man laughed at my puny rage. 01 "Kill me for taking care of youl If bi e does not wish others to fill his place, p e should look after you better, and not t 3t you out alone. You had better be al; ivil or--" - cc He drew out a large clasp-knife as he ca poke and began delibeyttely to open it i oking at me all the while. It was as ome at last; I should never, never see re ome again! One flash of thought t hich seemed in a second to take in all th y past. with its little discontents, k aughtiness and great happiness-my cil unt's anguish when she found me ly- s ig dead-uncle's opening of the tele- s ram which would bring the news-the al arkened home,. the brokhn hearts a vhich they would surely carry till they s ied, the remembrance of the dreadful ra ate of their wilful, but oh, the loving tih arling-all this occurred so vividly to to 1e that, with a great cry for help to of leaven, I fell at the man's feet, and n1 ntreated him not to kill me. o "Kill you! I thought it was your km ncle who was to kill me! Bless your k ttle heart, I am going to take care of on. You look pale. Now didn't you a omne off in too great a hurry to have in iie for breakfast? Have a bit of lun- ha heon"-stopping to take ia black bag al rom under the seat. "I always go b bout provided with something good. m 'm a soft-hearted boy, I am, and never ca ee a fine young woman suffer, if I can ai elp it. Peck a bit now-do; you have y hungry look.,' D What should I-must I-do? I sat up, nd said as steadily as I could, choking sh ack the tears-for I would not cry be- s ore him :v "I ani not hungry; I will not eat. t )o not speak to mnc any more. You t aust not--I am a lady." "~A lady! I knowv that. Do you think in 'd be so good to you if you were niot? th know a lady when I see her-and a bi ungry lady, toe-I knew you was. ot som'e, peck a bit. Don't be bashful." sti By this time he had unlocked the bag dhe nd taken from it, yes, it may appear unprobable, but ol It is dreadfully true n< -a turmpl-agreat unboled turnip a urnip still covered wvithi the soil of tliem els1 from which the wretch hadl takcien a!liIe begaun to scrape and pare it wvhile s looked on. *i Was11 lie mad? I would try to please at .im1 and do as he wished(, and then per*- ti aps5 he wouldl not hurt mec. I should in non be wvithi my aunt nowv, and at that at houghit I felt the tears coiming againi, as 'ut op)ened my eyes widely and bit my ips hard-tme tears (lid not fall.- I rulshed thmi back, and sat wvatching im sy companion till, lhaving peeled the ni urnip to his satisfaction, lie cut off a hick slice and handed it to me. , Raw IP urnip! And touched by those fingers, it "Come, take it, my beauty-a pJeachi ipe and downy as y'our own cheek. d< 'aches is dear too, this season; but I w 'lve no0 heed to that. If so be as I fid hi p)retty girl to eat 'em I don't gru'dge lie money. Come, peck away; or do le 'on wmant mue to feed yoti? No, -you m~ han't have it without 'thank you.' t Lfter all my trouble that ain't man- m ers," with a significant look at the m nife. Ui "Thank you!" I'said, Qagerly. I d< ook the slice of turnip-and began to pi at-yes, I ate it all, every mouthful 'at saking me feel more ill. Another slice o, vas 'of(ered, 1.took it and began to eat, gi ut my throat seemed to be closingi ould not swallow. i "Come, finish it. Good, isn't It? The j idies are always fond.of a bit of fruit. ti )on't be bashful-I've something hero bi or you to wash it dowmj. .N otifing like I1 drop of brandy to make it agree with ci ou," and ho touched the neck. pf a lack bottle wvhich stuck out of his Tj ocket. l What would become of me? I had i nice seen a dreadful woman for a fow fi aoments at home-a new cook shme was k -who was, oh! so frightful. Nurse old me, she htad taken brandy and 'was, Irunik.' I ha~d thought her mad. It f~ *eb lad )igde'ni drink it, and if, when to Wunt Aargery fOund me I-but' no, w his I Would hioti do, he might kill nie' hi rt,IWont on eting -the trip, 'and w~ 11h wie ed r.fo s e-anW ie Che Ia ~. ght. I think it was a siding or some ing of that kind: A the side of the carriage where I as sitting, there was a steep bank h1ich shut out all hope; at the other de were several liues oi rail; beyond as the open country. In an instant y torturer was at my window. With 1 oath he commanded me to "be still, id stay where I was." I heard some te pass, and in reply to a question, I ippose, say that we had been shunted allow a special train to go by-it ould pass in three mhites. I called, it very faintly, I am afraid, for no e answered, and the "ct d" turned on o so fiercely that I dare not try again. The special .train swept by, but I irdly saw it-my eyes my whole soul, ore fastened on the figure of a man ho just then came down the green ink which was at some distance. I essed my face to the glass. Which ay would he take? He stood up for a oment, and then slowly, lazily saunt ed toward me. The glass was up y only hope was that he would pass ose and see me, for I was past calling moving now. I noticed every trifling tail of his figure and dress; he was a 11 broad-shouldered gentlenun,dressed light gray; young, and with a long, >lden beard; even the carnation in s button-hole I observed, and the rength and careless ease of his figure he lounged along. IIe stopped to hliatle his dogs and then again strolled a idly twirling his cane. I do not know what kind of taco was eased to the glass on my side-it was wild and scared one, I am sure; but another minute a pair of great merry ie eyes carelessly glanced up in pass g, and were startled into earnestness the eyes they encountered: the histle sounded, but even as it did a rong hand was on the door-handle, the or waq wrenched open, the train oved on-lie was beside me. I was fe l I don't know what happened then. y deliverer says that I cried, and held to of his hands tight in both of mine; it that I don't believe. In the first ice we never had been introduced, d in the second, two of his fingers ara out as munch as my two hands can ntain at once. I know when I grew liner that I found him taking care of a, and that I didn't dislike itasniucli one might have expected. I don't member how I told him all; I suppose o turnip and knife, which still lay on e seat helped me a litcle; but I do ow that he told me "not to be fright .ed, for lie would not throw the oundrel from the window, as he de rved"-and ttutt he looked so fierce Ld so strong that I could quite imn ine it was a habit of his to throw oundrels from windows and that he thor liked it. What ie did was to ke the creature by the collar, and rce liim down on his knees, in spite his piteous protestations that "he ver meant to hurt. the lady-it was ily a lark; he would not have done for a ten-pun note, not if lie had town." "Hold your tongue. Swallow this, Ad think yourself lucky to escape six unths on the treadmill. For the ly's sake, I will noti prosecute you, d I'll not break every bone in your dy, as I should like to do, as it might noy her to see it done. But you'll t this, to the last morsel-mud and i1 I should say it is not the only dirt u will have to swallow in your life I Dwn with it!" And when the last atom had disap ared, my deliverer, with a parting ake, flung the creature in a corner, here he lay till the train stopped, and rned to "take care'?' of me again. I almost shrank from the stern face which I now raised my eyes, but it, f toned in a moment, and I lay h)ack a corner and rested silently and ankfully, wvhile he interposed his oad shoulders between me and 'the her end of the carriage till the train appled, and I saw Aunt Margery's ar- oldi face on thei platform. I ami sure she wondered at the eager as of my clasp and at my faice, which telt was still white and scared. I ide a little motion toward niy doliv er, but could not speak a word. HeI id a few words and gave his card to y aunt, wvho accepted it and the situ ion as graciously as she does every lng, and looked rather anxious to get e safely to the carriage and home, Ld inI Live miniutes more we were driven vay. "What did lie do for you, darling?" "Oh! lie was so strong and good to e-and he miade me oat the whole tur "The wvhole turnip! You must be Ill, ally? Come, we won't talk or think of nlow.", And she quieted and petted me, evi muntly thinkinig that I had lost my its, until I was lying on the sofa in ir dhrawlig-room able to tell her all, Well that was miy first and only at mptl) at "taking care of myself." ' I ivor wanited .to (d0 so againi. Tonm kes care of me now-of course you iderstand that it was lie wvho camne to y deliverance. Aunt wrote to him at very evening, and my father came >ny from London next morning on irposo to thank him, then Tom called, id so-andl so--the cnd of my story, , perhaps, I shouid say the real be nninig of it is that I am his wife now. At first I did think it a pity that miy isbanmi shiouid:be only "Tonm," when had always intended to marry at least tree syllables, as I am merely "Polly;" it niow I thik Tioin the most charm g namie in time wori, and wvould not mange it. I have only onie thing mnore to tell. lie 01(1 lady with time disagreeable boni nis Tom's aunt. I am' writing this her house, which is just what Ihad ncied it, and she is the. dearest and indest wvomant in EIngland. "Una has founid her Lion," she says. I don't think I am much like Una; it Toni is a darinig old Lion, with his ~wny beard and splendid strength oin hich his wife love to hloan. 'I hear orcalling " ll~" froin the l ayng here tie lies lazid pn i s olgaf dR an hecani ge 1~ ~ocaeoAi . kei~his ms~Jesty' wah6~ Meerohaum and Aunber. "The world buys its mpeerschaum at Vienna. The crude material is a sort of clay, of delicate texture and very white color, which is formed by the sed imens of sea foam. It is fished from the water close to shore, and is general ly found in lumps varying in quantities from the size of an egg to that of a half bushel measure. Small p1sces are some times found ashore, where they have been washed by the-waves. It is caught aid raised by a soit of dredge, and is soft, pliable and pulpy. It goes at once to the dressing-shops,'whoe the im r fections are clipped off, a _ ;d the piece is polished smo "4ti h packed in boxes, about 4 : ae again as a peach crate, and pla q 1pon the market. Baolcase c9,ntas 100 tounds and is worth from $10 to 200, acbord ing to the size of the pi , the largest onts commanding the preni um, because they are generally of the better ouality and make less,waste in the manufacture. We endeavor not to disturb the original texture any more than is necessary, so that the larger a piece is, the less par ing there is to be done, because several pipes can be taken from one block." "Then you do not crush: and mold the material?" "Oh, no, sir. That - would destroy the texture by closing the-natural pores, the very thing that is undesirable. It is that that distinquishes pure moer schaum from the imitations. The material, as it comes from Vienna, is sent to the manufactory and placed in cold water. In the course of a few hours it becomes soft, resuming its primitive condition, and, is about as pliable as soap. The cuttes then take it, dissect the blocks, and with their thin-bladed knives, cut out the pipes, and if the design is fancy, carve the imitations. The green pipe is then placed in an oven where currants of warm air flow freely, and it is thorough ly dried resuming before it is taken out the hard condition in which we receive it. The cutting is very difficult work, and no Americans have ever been able to become adepts at it. All our cutters come from the old country. They earn about $35 a week, and are always able to command situations,. because the opportunities for learning the trade are so limited that the supply cltnnot be come greater than the demand. "After the green pipe is hardened it goes to the dressers, who remove the false mouth-piece used to keep the pipe from shrinking while in the oven, and smooth the surface with a sort of sandpaper known to the trade as schach telhain. The polishers, who are gener ally girls, take the pipes, '6Veir them with melted beeswax and rub them with soft flannel until tise surface shines. The stems are then placed in position, each being made fqr a particular pipe. The case-makers take the measure, and make the cases in which the pipes are presented to the public. It generally requires about a week to make a pipe, because the processes of softening and hardening are dangerous if they are hastily conducted." "How are imitation mneerschaum pipes "The shavings of the good pipes are mixed with plaster of paris and other such substances making a pliable com pound that is taken through the same process as the genuine material. You can distinguish the genuine from the imitr' 'n by its texture and color, the latter .Ing a yellowish hue and a more . id appearance. It cannot be colored as prettily as the genuine be cause the process of pulpinig which it passes through in mixing closes thle natural pores and kills thme-substance." "You also manufacture the amber stems?"? "Yes, sir; and that is an art in which even more skill is required than in mak ing meersehaum ware. Amber is a p)roduict of thue Prussian coast, and js procured from the same source, and by tile same methods as the meerschaum, although in much less quantities. It is carved while it is soft and is dried grad ually. The polishing is done by immer sing the dressed ware into a liquor mix ture of alchlol and beeswax, and rub bing with soft flannel until It glistens." "And it is very expensive?" "Much more costly than any goods we handle. This p)iece, which Is about eighmt inches long elegantly polishia&l and carved, as you see, is worth abou: $200. It was made for display, and would be too heavy for convenient "Wat part of thle process in amber requires the superior skill?" "Tihe bending. Until a shlort time ago, it was necessary in gett,ing a curv ed piece of amber to cut it out of the block, but there are a few mbn who call bend it,. Thley hold tile straight piece ov'er a heated jet until it begins to soft. en. Th'ley cannot let it out. of thleir lingers, and the hleat Is suchl that It wouhld be impossible to retai it in one p)osition, so that they must bend It while fumnbling it, and have to do it very quic'kly. They hlave no opportu nity to measure or survey, even by their eyesight, the curves, soi thma they must be so skillful that thley canm tell by the weighlt of thle goods at thle various an gles wvhen time bends are complletedl." A correspondent of the Solen Iigb A merman .& York, Pennsylvania, "sug gests az unurning of petroleum for re p alling hosti'e f1 ,ets fromn harbors like thiose of Baltimore, Philadelphia. and New York. A hundred thousandi bar re of oil poured upo.z an out.ieowing tide would oover a large area of water, and when set on tire woil d sweep a Lhet wish a atorrent of destruohaon that nothing could resitt.' A'aorher.plan is vittually a modification of the lire whIp. Hie proposes':to lank togetner Aou tines of raitt of toil barrels, and :sen" themn against.iihe fleet hv. small, *wtft.'adam iananohde that oopd.be steer#d% osle oneity fromn the 'shore. Tao -batkels bytd e 9xploded -mnd theMiU Aed bthgmeua en'oy abe. the N)pe O~i4. Our Garden Capital. The report of the Park Commission shows that there are nearly one hundred and twenty miles of trees in the city of Washington, of which about one-half are maples. The remahider ilndlues poplars, box elders, elms, lindens, but tonwoods, willows and firs. Of maples of every variety there are 21,160: box elders, 4,945; elms 4,570; lindens,. 5 - 676; buttonwoods 1 475; American ash 1,881; catalpa, 42d; horse chestnut, 117; miscellaneous varieties, about 2, 000. Now, these Include only the work of the ratking Commission and |pent.the.it6 or about toi years' Iblr. The young trees thrive well and give promise of making the city more and more attractive as yearly they in crease in size. The stately giants In the public parks, also numbered by thousands, are included in the grand army of nature's ornaments under the charge of the Parking Commission. To the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, Colonel Rockwell, whd is an officer of the army, is assigned the care of the government grounds. The Propagating Garden, the nursery of all.the parks and gardens, is also under his charge, and is one of the three special points of interest to the student of botany. The garden is on the banks t of the Potomac, beneath the shadow of the Washington Monument and near c the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Long rows of buildings with their glass t roofs are seen as the visitor approaches t the place across the monument lot. Here to-day, ready for planting, are e 125.000 bed plants, including every var- I iety that will endure in this climate. A t month hence the entire lot will be trans- t ferred to the parks, circles, squares and t reservations. Coleus, with their varie- e gated leaves in endless variety; gerani- y ums innumerable, vincas, dusty miller, dragon plants, lantanas, fuchsias by the t thousand, are awaiting the time when c from the hotbeds of sand, they will t grow and bloom in open air. It has i been found by experience that the 10th c of May is as early as the climate will < permit outdoor planting. The force of i gardeners and laborers employed by the 1 government is now preparing the soil t for the reception of the new plants. It t will perhaps be regarded as strange that so larire an area can be ornament- I ed and the flowers allowed to flourish 1 without injury from the children who i throng the public gardens of the city. a But It is to the credit of the people that l such ornamentation can be made, and il that but very few complaints are heard y of wanton destruction. The tempta- I tion to remove the young plants is al ways great to those who are too poor to purchase them, and yet who have ground to beautify. The coleus ready for pianting are kept in tiny pots, and as ranged in the hothouses present to the eye the velve ty appearance of the finest carpets. They form the bulk of the park orna mentation. Take for example, Thomast Circle, where the -statue of General Thomas stands. It is as open as a town lot, and yet for the next seven months great beds of coleus, garaniums steiras-a new plant to this climate- I will flourish as though the ground were enclosed and the place private property. But the Propagatiug Garden not only furnishes the plants, but the gigantic t palms, pandana and other trees of these species. In fact the law of Congress forbids anything being grown at the garden that cannot be used in adorning t the public grounds. So these, too, will in a few weeks be removed to Lafay ette and Franklin squares to make those enclosures more beautiini. Those( who remember the little forest of p)alms I and the great sage plants which grace the parlors of the President on recep) tion nights, the walls of green wvhich skirt the vestibule, will hardly believe that they are the same plants distribut- I ed1 throughout the city during the sum mner time. The conservatory at the W'ilte House is never stripp)ed of its behwcy to garnis~h the East Roo, or the Green, Red and Blue parlors. It is the democratic park ornaments care fully housed in winter, whmlii are brought into requisition on all state. occasions. Not eonly plants and palnms, but the< seedings with which the parks are ic cruited are grown at the Propagating Garden. The trees on governmentI ground are mostly matured, Occasion ally in happens that one has to be cut down, but for every one destroyed there are three planted to replace it. Now during the winter, when Washington is shone of its floral dlecorations, the aver-i age member of Congress looks over the l.st of articles lie is entitled to. The new inmem reads about thme the 1B(3 an Ical Garden, thme Agricultural Decpart iment and( the nursery for the p)ulic grounds. HIe finds upon injuiry that the Committee on thme Library has charge of thme verdant things of nature. Orders for bouquets are eagerly sought. During the session of the House, and eveni the Senate, it is iiot unusual to see the desks of members covered with floral designs. Thme sweet simplicity of the stranger in the gallery would lead him to believe that somebody had paid for the tributes, Not a bit of It, unless you call thme giver your Uncle Samuel for as sure as flowers are fragrant and fair to behold so sure they camne from thme government biothoumses. And throughout I lhe season the p)arlors andi( sitting rooms of members and their 1 families are redolent of the perfmne ofJ nosegays from our uncle's conservator ies. An ordilnary citizen may smell, but he cannot possess,these fregrant gifts during the term Congress is In session. I The grounds about tIhe different pub, I lie buildings are evually as attraoive J as the garden spots in the public thoroughfares. The Treasury has its own conservatory, in which are houfed I duting witer the rare plants used in I beautifyig thie space between the n)amn. 4 entrances to the building. The front t et th State De~~~ e . nresot it months, where evr ai~yof the f ~iiblooi 'The ' a~6ud Aboutje reiethouse ar dotted 4wih itw plateau froiiting the building, with its broad walls and decorated owners, a legion of tulips and hyacinths are In flower to-day. They look to the eye as though ondles pennants of red, white mid blue had been laid about the ground. The air is redolent of the 3weetest of perfumes. Two hundred stately willows adorn the walks in front f.the grounds, while interspersed over tlhe lawn are every variety of hardy brees that will grow in this climate. Lastward are the Smithsonian grounds vith their grand array of nonarchs of bhe forest, the ivy-clad tower of the in stitute vividly recalling some ancient nsatle. Here, too, the taste of theland- t soape gardener will be displayed as the season progresses. Still further to the ast of the Mall is Armory square, tvlhich in point of attraction is hardly ess than the garden at the Agricultural grounds. The public reservation ends vith the square occupied by the Botan cal Garden. where are collected the -arest and finest palms and ferns that i an be found in any conservatory of the vorld. The Bartholdi fountain is one >f the attractive features of the place. t FISh of all Nation,. t The International Fisheries Exhibi ,ion was opened on the 12th of May in ondon, with great eclat by the Prince >f Wales, in the presence of a distin ;uished company. Tile ceremonies on he occasion were in accordance with he progranme heretofore announced, a Che Prince of Wales in his remarks xpressed regret at the unavoidable 6bsence of the Queen, and conveyed the banks of her Majesty to all the coun ries participating in the display and to heir representatives for their untiring xertions in the worsc of ensuring the uccess of the Exhibition. To the phlegmatic Dutchman )elollg s I lie honor of havinig inaugurated fishery ~ xhibitions, for one of the first, if not lie very first, was held at Amsterdam in 1861. The prograinme was sitlll iently conprehtensive and was evi lently drawn up witi care; but the ovelty of the exhibition was most ikely the reason of its being, comhpara- p ively speaking, scantily patrouized, hough at the time it was accounted I ta uccess. For the next four years things were at rest, but in 1865, on the 1st of .ugust,a fisheries exhibition was opened t Bergen, the programme being nearly counterpart of that at Amsterdam nd included, besides the apparatus ol' ll sea fisheries, from the while to the a lhrimnp, models of ciring and smoking- Y Louses. The next year there was an- a ther exhibition on ia small scale at rcachon, and later in the same year till auother uL Iioulogne, on a grander calo. The next year witnessed three xhibitions-one at the Hague. another it Aarhuus, in Denmark, and 'the third ti it Vienna. .Juine 1868, saw the open- a, ug of the Havre ixhibition. Pickled ( nackerel was sthown, it is believed, for o lie first time, and was then looked s ipon ats more or less of a novelty, as a :slp was the aquarium, which was the nost popular feature in the show. Nor viay and Sweden had zealously taken >art in all exhibitions down to 1867, '1 >nt they were unrepresented at Iavre. n .n 1871 there was an exhibition at r C iaples. Promoters had then an easy e ine till Junhe, 1878, when the Pisci ultural Exhilbition was opened at the JVestmiuster Aquarium, London. In 1878 proposals were set on foot at 3erlin to hold a fisheries exhibition here, and after two years of prep.ra-- t o one was opened in April, 1880. Y t was under the patroiage of the i drown Prince; the Emiperor and Em- r< ress, several Archdukes, and the King a >f Saxony being among the givers of >rizes. The last-namued monarch pro >ound(ed a veritable riddle. IIis prize vas for tile best solution of the ques ion how to rendler sewage. etc., in iocuous to the f 181 in tile r'iver Into ~ vhich tile sewage flowvs. Eleven (Jov. mrnmnents took part in the exibitioni. L'he American display was chiefly re narkable for life-sav ing applianices. L'here wals an applaratus for fixing to a ishinmg-rod to enmable an unskilled hand ;o miake long casts when spinning; and a ,here wvas also a fearful arrangement 8 a >f spring hooks, far moure deadly than 1he English sniap tackle, wvhich ren- I .lered unnecessary all delicacy of hland- O img on tihe part of the gentle fishier. - [Le had nloting to (10 but drop his bait, . a md if a fish touched the engine wVili , Jis hlead or tail, the spring was released C LPd the fish hooked som1ewhiero. liut ~erhiaps tile most wvondeorful thing in ~he exnibition, as it was thought at the line, was Wickersheimer's fluid, a solorless p)reparationl thaut wold( pro erve for monlths fish or skeletons soaked f< n it, so that examinaItion and dissection ~ night take place at uany time. Another i ~enture of the Berlin exhibition was the sollection of archives sen,t by the fishing *sSOcialtions of Germany. It appeared Uhiat in former (lays a number of fishing ;uildls existed, and1( these in course ofc Aue gave way to more modIen assocha 401ns, about fifty of which sent books, a acklo, and1( insignia; thle books of the [Berlinl Association contained a list of nasters from 16337 to 1824. 'These ingling associations appeared to have Aorked wvith a wvill for it was said thuat ni 1878 over 43 000,000 of fry hand been lhstrib)utcd inl tile German rivers. The interest in the fishery exhibitions w'as no0w compl)ete, and1 tile Exhibition t Norwich, England, 0opened by tile ?rince of Wales on tlhe 18th of April, h 881, was a great success. In April- b ast year Lordl Rosebery, in thme itbsence b >f the Duke of Edinburgh, the Presi- p lent op)ened time Fisihories E!xhibitionl at a a he Wvavorley Market sin Edinburgh. von Siberia was, representedy while he Swedish departient< was so corn. >lote as 'to draw froAmi Lord Rlosebery he remark that the i3wedes had "traced he ffe of, a. shi from the cradle to the c lishi" At dip prgh,. as mat. Berlin; o here was a godcoilection of works ' Iponlishie and - shlibg Lovers of the .mio c~'b'a sight of th othe toeau V~. vleetkiKno% iowrby ao Ol n g0 soe ee THE VERDICT -or THE PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! Ma. J. O. BoAo-Dear Sir : I bought the tirat )ava ho ihe sold by you over pve years for ywfWho has given 1t a toj ad fair' n ia in we11 pleased wlth it t never gives any rouble, and Is as good as when tlrst bought. J. W. ISoL-(JE. IViunaboro, S. C., April 1888. J .to,oc Ma. BOAO : You wish to know what I have to ay in regard to the Davis Machine bought of you airee years ago. I feel I can't say too mauch in its avor. I made about $90.00 within five months, at imes running it so fast that the needle would ot perfectly hot from frtction. I feel confident could not have (lone the same work with as much ase and so well with any other machine. No lIne lost in adjusting attachments. The lightest nning machtnoe I have ever treadled. Brother aiit's ald William's families are as much pleased rith their Davis Mack,nes boughtof you. I want to better mtachne. As I said before I don't hiuk too "inch can be said for the Davis Maubiue. Itespectfully, Fairfield C nily, April,183r.BN SVNSON. MR. BoAG: My machine gives me perfect satis tction. I tlnd no fault with it. The attachmeuts re so simple. I wish for no better than the Davis 'ertlcal Feed. Respectfully. Fairfield county, April, 1888.Mi. R. Mlr.t.tlo. Aip. BoAo: I bought a Davis Vertical Feed ewing Machine from you four years ago. I amu elighted with it. It never has givei Inc any rouble, and has never been the least out of order. i Is as good as when I first bought it. I cuai heerfully recommend it. Iespectfully, AIm'. Al. J. KiRKLANU. Monticello, April 80. 188.. This is to certify that I have been usin.g a Davis ertic.il Feed Sewing Machine for over twayeirs urchased of Mr. J. 0. lioag. I haven't found it assessedl of any fault-all the attachments are so mple. It never refuses to work, and is certainly to lightest running in the market. I consider it first class machine. Very respectfully MinNi (. WIi,LINI:nAY. Oakland, Fairfield county, 8. U. Mi BoAo : I am well pleased In every particular 'ith the Davis Machine nought of you. I think it first-class machine In every respect. You know DU sold several machines of the same make to liferent members of our families, al of whom, I far as I know, are well pleased with tituw. Itesectfully, Patrneid county, April, 188 1. M . This Ito certify we have had in constant use to Davis Machine bought of you about three years o. As we take in work, and have made the rice of it several times over, we don't want any Ater machine. It is always ready todo any kind work we have to do. No puckeringor skipping itches. We can only say we are well pleased Id wish no better machine, CATUXIN6 WYv.IE AND SISTER. Apil 26, 1838, I have no fault to and with my mach'ne, and )n't wa'it any better. I have mule the price of - several times by taking in sowing. It is always ady to do its work. I think it a first-class ma tilne. I feel I can't say too much for the DAvis ertical Feed Machine. Mini. THoHAS SHITI. Fairfield county, April, 1888. Mn. J. O. BOA--Dear Sir: It gives me i 'oh lcutisre to testify to tiLe merits of the Davis Ver cial Feed Sewing Machine. The machine I got of in about flive years ago. has been almost In con ant nso ever since that time. I cannot see that is worn any, and has not cost me one cent for 3plaira since we have had It. Am well pleased al don't wish for any bettor. Yours truly, e ioaT. Ca tiwvonD G ranite Quarry, hear Winaboro, S. C. WVe have used the Davis Vertlcal Feed Sewing achine for the last five years. We would not ave any other make at any price. The machine as given us unboundets satisfaction. Very respectfully, Ma. WV. K. TURNR AND DA.Uoasaa Fair!!eld county,85. 0., Jan. 21, 1883. hlaving bought a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing lachine from Mr. J1. 0. Ih~ag some three years go, and it having given me perfect satisfaction in very respect assa family mactune, both for heavy nd Ilight sewing, andi never needed the ieast re air in any way, I can cheerfully reco.nmend it to ny one as a first-class machin in every particu ir, and think it second to none. It is one o1 the lmnpiest machines made; my childiren use It withi ii ease. Th'le attachments are more easily ad tiated and it dhoes a greater range of work by icans of its Vertical 14eed than any other ma liac I have ever seen or used. Mas. THoMAS Owtaos. Winiisb'>o, Fairfild county, S. C. We have hiad one of the Davis Machines about mr years ad have always foutnd it ready to do at indhs of work we have hadl occasion to do. Can't me thlat the machine is worn any, and works as rell as when new. MRs. W. J. CRAwP'onD, Jackson's Creek, Fairfld county, S. C. My wIfe is hIghily pleased wIth the Davis Ma. hine bought of7you. She would not take double rhtat she ga.vo for it. .The machine has not een out of order since she had It, and she ean do ny kind of work on it. Very Ilespectfully, F. -us Monticello, F"airfleld county, 5, 0. The Davis Sewing Machind Is simply a freau aMae. J. A. GooDwYN. Itidgeway, W. 0., Jan. 10, 1a88. J, O BOAG, Req., Aget-Dear Sirn My wife its oeen usIng a Davis Sew.ing Maehaine conistbnt 'for the past foui' years, an.l iIt has never needed iy repairs an I works Jauft as well as when first iught. She says it will do a greqter range o~ ractical work Pad do It easier zand better thIn ray machind alhe lias evet ue. We cheerfully -- ismmed it asa No. ifal mi1aohile, Winnsboro, 8, O. Jan. 8, 1888, MII.BOG: Ihave'AlWT fton iiy)Ms iIietofed q al kill to oke hv . - - Ar ate9 ai o op nw.