AR Thou Wilt.
It i no dwrt to Kvo
MT little life to-day
Th*t I would never lon re it, if
1 might forever tay !
1 sometime* *av.
1 urn o weary I .ord.
I would lie down for yo,
Oould 1 but hoar Thee *]Hak the word :
" Thy dins are washed away !"
I aonitrtiiuc* day.
The better IIKMMI that lied
These moods MNti midway
I'ouic* softly, ami I lift my eves,
" I -ord, as Then wilt' 1 pray.
And would alway.
l'str.in trod.
Some day she will conic tack. my ]xor lost
dove
My dove with the warm breast and eager eye. '
How did it fail toward her, my jwssiouate love
Whore was the t'.aw '. mnov llflß.si it must have
been,
Or surely she had staid with nir. my qmvn.
Her heart wa full of luarticula e cries
Which my heart failed to oa ch ; ami yet *1
a" rove
To cleave to me. Ah, liew she mut have
striven,
Traying, perchance, of times f,ir strength from
heaven !
Hut n v strength came ; and so, one fatal day,
Despairing of all help, she went away.
And then' tier half completed javrtnut stand*
The fresh, young face, ami gray eyes twunaied
with light.
I |iaiu:cd her with flowvra in tier hands,
Becau-o she always secon d so 1 right and good,
1 never thought the studio's solitude
Would hurt her anyway 1 thought the sigh
Of painted forms ami nilfannliar lands
Would be enough for her. She >n too mild.
Too l vat lent with my painter's life. I\M<t child '
Had she complained st ail, by Ksvi or loue.
Had she but said : " 1 MVUI too much aloue .
" 1 grow hslf tearful of tlu-M- painted eyva
That never chain;e. but, full of rvpi\H>f.
lUuat uie aud watoh me ; aud these is uthem
•UM
Rcllected ui deep*! re am* ; and that dark I vat
From which a <ul with 1 are wivt breast and
throat
IVroojyi s-.ilow hke. aad dreaiua of Ufe and love.
And that yonlh'a dying face, which never die# ,
And then, again, that juo are of I'hrwt thvrts
("hi it fallen in an agxuiv of prayer,
Aud hu .hwnple* near him. stern and dumb.
Like laeu who knew the fated hour is coine."
Had she said thus, and add-xl " Take tue. dear.
Outside of these aad face* ; let me stand
Once more within Ufe s shadviws. and there hear
Lt,;ht er v>f the urf upu the Iwach,
For h -re the very sea U without speech.
So still it is. and far away from laud ,
I want hfe a Utile joya ; Una atmosphere
Oppresses me ; 1 oiuiut breatl.v IU It ;
The light that your Ufe lea.es mine
unlit"—
1 should harv answered tenderly, and e-jught
TV> carry out in all her slightest thought,
knew 1 loved her, thrv ugh thvsc winter
dart;
I "id a uo. comfort her at all my love .
It was *iK-h joy to look ujavu her face,
I sat for hour*, content to be quite stall.
Feeling her wrumi bright beauty fill
My aoul and twain. fearful lest she should
move,
Aud speaa. or go : but w hen she met my garo
I turned away, a* if 1 had done wrong
Iu looking on her loveliness so long.
I rarely kissed her, rarely took her haud ;
And now. I .lunk. she did not understand
Perchance she thought my love was paasioulcsa.
Wanted what I withheld yet longed to give ;
She did not know my silence a caress -
All [>assi"U was by reverence controlled—
And so she di-euied my ways of love were cold.
Ah. iuc ! the lonely Ufe she had to hva '.
And I knew nothing of its ioueluies*.
Hera was a nature quick lo give and uko.
A nature to be Irokeu and to break ;
She loved confiding valleys, sun kissed nils.
But saddened at the- solemn peace of hills.
All things had Icon so different had I known
lie r nature theu as now ; and'yet. aud yet,
If she came in. a I sit here alone,
Ti. Ajril twilight failing through the room.
And all the pictures la;wing into gloom
Came in, knelt dowru. and prayed uie to forget,
F"r.-ive her, and reclaim her fu,r my own,
I should be glad, and draw her to my heart.
And kiss the rising tears aw ST, and part
The sweet black hair, and fold her to my side.
Yet leave, jierciiaucv, Uie want unsatisfied.
But here she comes not. I must wait and Kir,
Live on. and serve my art a* best I may.
If I can catch t!e color of her hair
And the neck's poise, and set beneath her name.
Khali not her loveliness have deathless fame ?
S "w Ug'uta shine i-ut along Uie London square.
Oh, In-ary ;"Uce ! where no joy comes at all,
Thiro ! i ni'.s. turn theaeel to tiie wail !
I cannot bear her face as yet- Oh love !
Oh, -rounded of my hr.uds ! my woundod dova !
//<!•7*r's M'ljaiitit.
TIE M WHOSE TOE WAS NOT EAST.
BT BB TT HAKTT.
He was a spare maa, an. I, physically,
an ill-conditioned inau,. but at first
glance scarcely a seedy man. The indi
cations of reduced circumstances in the
male of the better class are, I fancy,
first visible in the boots nud shirt, the
boots offensively exlnl iting a degree of
polish inconsistent with their dilapidated
condition, and the shirt showing an ex
tent of ostentatious surface that is inva
riably fatal to the threadbare waistcoat
that it partially covers. He was a pale
man, and I fancied still paler from his
black clothes.
He handed ine a note.
It was from a certain physician; a
man of broad culture and broader expe
rience; a man who had devoted the
greater part of his active life to the alle
viation of sorrow and suffering; a man
who hod lived up to the noble vows of a
noble protection; a man who locked in
hia honorable breast the secrets of a hun
dred families, whose face was as kindly,
whose touch was as gentle in the war Is
of tire great public hospitals as it was
beside the laced curtains of the dying
Narcissa; a man who, through long con
tact with suffering, had acquired a uni
versal tenderness and breadth of kindly
philosophy; a man who, day and night,
was the beck and call of anguish; a man
who never asked the creed, belief, moral
or worldly standing of the sufferer, or
even his ability to pay the few coins that
enabled him (the physician) to exist and
practice his calling; in brief, a man who
so nearly lived up to the example of the
Great Master that it seems strange I am
writing of him as a doctor of medicine
and not of divinity.
The note was in pencil, characteristic
ally brief and ran tlms :
" Here is the man I spoke of. He
ought to be good material for you."
For a moment I sat, looking from the
note to the man, and sounding the
"dim perilous depths "of my memory
for the meaning of this mysteiious com
munication. The "good material,"
however, soon relieved my embarrass
ment, by putting his hand on bis waist
coat, coming toward me, and saying:
"ItVjust here; you can feel it."
It wiis not necessary for me to do so.
In a flash I remembered that my medical
friend had told me of a certain poor pa
tient, once a soldier who, among his
other trials and uncertainties, was afflict
ed with Tan anuerism caused by the
buckle of his knapsack pressing upon
the arch of the aorta. It was liable to
burst at any shock or any moment. The
poor fellow's yoke had indeed be n too
heavy.
In the presence of such a tremendous
{Kjssibility I think for an instant I felt
anxious only about myself. What I
should do; how dispose of the body;
how explain the circumstance of his
taking off ; how evade the übiquitous
reporter and the coroner's inquest; how
a suspicion might arise that I had in
some way, through negligence, or for
some dark purpose, unknown to the jury,
precipitated the catastrophe, all flashed
FRKD. KUKTZ, Kditor iuul Proprietor.
VOLUME X.
before inc. Even tlio nolo vvitli its
darkly suggestive offer >( "giMsl inn
ten;il " f.r me looked diaK>lic*llv sig
nificant. \\ ,at might uot an intelligent
lawyer make of it (
1 tore it up instantlv, ntnl with fever
ish courtesy lagged him to In- seated.
" You don't oare t< find it ?" he naked,
a little anxiouslv.
•• No."
*" Nor see it ? '
" No.
lie sighed, a tritle aadlv, as if 1 had
rejected the only favor he cvvuld bestow.
1 saw at once that lie h.ul l>eeti U'lvler
frequent exhibition tv> the doctors, and
that he was, perhaps. a tilth" vain v>f this
attei.tivn. Una jiorecptuui was corrolio
rsted a moment later by his producing
a copy of a m< dicsl magazine, with tin
remark that on the sixth page 1 would
tiud a full statement of las ease.
for Id 1 serve him in any way, 1
asked.
It appeared that 1 oould. If 1 could
help t.uutoativ light employment, some
thin.- th.it dnl not re pine any great
physical exertion or mental excitement,
lie would be thankful. Hut he wanted
me t i understand that he was not, strict
!y >p ,iki" it, a poormaii; that some y-.ir
In-fore t!o> discovery of his fatal com
plant he had taken out a life insurance
jsdicy lor Sd,OUO, am! that he had rnked
ami scraped enough together to pay it
up. and that he would not leave his wife
ami four children destitute. " You see,"
lie added, " if I oould tiini some sort of
light work to vio, and kinder sled along
you know until "
He stopped, awkwardly.
1 have heard M V end noted actors
thrill their audiences with a single
phrase. 1 think 1 never was as honestly
luoved by any ajvokeu word us that
•• until " or the Jiauso that followed it.
He w is ev dentlv <put" unconscious of
its eileet, for as 1 t.iok a seat besnle him
on the sofa, and hooked more closely in
his waxen face, 1 could see that he iv.is
evidently eiuliarraased, ami would have
explaiuevl himself further, if I hud not
stopped him.
ussibly it was the dramatic idea, or
possibly chauoe, but a few days after
ward, meeting a certain kind hearted
theatrie.il manager, 1 asked him if he
had any light employment for a man
who w is an iuv.ili I. " Can he walk ?"
"Y'es." "Stand up for tiiteeu min
utes?" "Yes." "Then I'll take him.
He'll do for the last svue in the 'De
struction .<f Sennacherib'—it's a tre
uiendous tiling, you know, we'll have
'2,000 people on the stage." I was a
tride alarmed at the title and ventured to
suggest twithout Let raving my JSKT
friend's secret i, that he e tild not active
ly engage in the " 1>- strueti it of Senna
clienb, " ami that even the spectacle of
it imglit K- to • much far him. " Needn't
see it at ait." suivl my managerial friend,
"put htm iu iron?, nothing to do but
march in ami march out, ami Jovlge cur
tain. "
He was engaged. I admit I was at
times haunted by grave doubts as to
whether 1 sh "tlld not have informed the
manager of his physical condition, and
the possibility that he might some eve
ning perpetrate a real tragedy on the
mimic stage, but on the tir-t perforra
anc of "The Destruction of Senna
cherib," which I mnsrieutiou-lv attended,
was somewhat rclievi*!. I had often
been amused with the placid way in
winch the chorus in the opera invariably
received the most astounding informa
tion, ami witnessed the most appalling
tragiviies by pom m or the block without
anything more than a vocal protest or
command always delivered to the audi
ence, and never to the actors, but I think
ay pisir friend's utter itupaswivene** t<>
the wiUl carnage and the terrible exhibi
tions of incendiarism that were going on
irouud him transeen 1. 1 even that.
Dressed in a c stumc that seemed t > K
the very soul of anachronism, he stno 1
i little outside the pr>*o niutu, holding
a si "ear, the other hand pressed appa
rently u|>ou the secret within his breast,
iu mi y surveying, with Ins waxen face,
the gay auditorium. 1 could not help
thinking tliat there was a certain pride
visible even in his placid features, as of
one who was conscious that at any mo
ment he might change this simulate!
catastrophe into real terror. I could not
help saying this to the doctor, who was
with me. " Y'es," he said, with pr fe*-
atonal exactitude, " when it liap]>eus
lie'll throw his arms up ateive his head,
utter an ejaculation, and fall forward on
ins fa<*e—it's a singular thing, they al
ways fall forward on their face—and
they'll pick up the man as dead as Ju
lius C®sar."
After that. I ysixl to go night after
night, with a eerticn hidi* u* fascination;
but, while it will h • remembered the
"Destruction of Sennacherib" had a
tremendous run, it will also lie remem
bered that not * single life was really
lost during it* representation.
It was only a few weeks after this
mmlest first appearance ou the Kinrd* of
"The Man with au Aneurism" that,
happening to K at a dinner party of
practical business men, I sought to inter
est them with tlie details of the ab >ve
story, delivered with such skill and
pa'lios as I could command. I regret to
say that, a* a pathetic story, it for a mo
ment seetned to be a dead failure. At
last a prominent banker sitting next to
me turned to me with the awful ques
tion : " Why don't your friend try to re
alize on his life insurance?" I Kgged
his pardon; I didn't quite understand.
" On, discount, sell out. Ij-wik here—
(aft. r a pause). lat him assign his
policy to me—it's n-rt much of a risk, on
your statement. Well—l'll give him his
five thousand clear."
And he did. Under the advice of this
cool headt*l—l think I may a-Id warm
hearted—banker, "The Man with an
Aneruism" invested his money in tlie
name of and for the benefit of his wife
in certain securities that paid him a small
hut regular sti|ienil. But he still con
tinued upon the boards of the theater.
By reason < f some business engage
ments that called mo away from tlie city
I did not see rny fre-iid the physician
for three mouths afterward. When 1
did I asked tidings of Tlie Man with the
Aneurism. The doctor's kind face grew
sail. " I'm afraid—that is, I don't ex
actly know whether I've gissl new* or
bail. Did voti ever see his wife ?"
I'neverdiad.
" Well, she was younger than he, and
rather attractive. One of those doll
faced women. Y'on rememK-r, he set
tled that life insurance jsiliev on her ami
the children; she might have waited.
She didn't. The other day she eloped
with some fellow, I don't rememl>er his
name, with the children aud the five
thousand dollars."
"And the shock killed him," I said,
witli poetic promptitude.
" No—that is—not yet; I saw him yes
terday," said the doctor, with conscien
tious professional precision, looking over
his list of calls.
"Well, where is the poor fellow now?'
"He's still at the theater. James, if
these powders are called for, you'll find
them hero in this envelope. Tell Mrs.
Blank I'll lie there at seven—and she
can give the baby this nutil I come. Say
there's no danger. These women are an
awful bother! Yes, he's at tlie theater
yet. Whieh way are you going ? Down
town? Why can't you step into iny car
riage, and I'll give you a lift, an l we'll
talk on the way down ? Well—he's at
the theater yet. And—and—do you re
member the 'Destruction of Senna
cherib'? No? Yes you do. Y'on remem
ber that woman iu pink, who phwiet
ted in the turnout ballet tceue ! You
THE CENTRE REPORTER
don't Why yes, you do' Well, I
imagine, of course 1 don't kn w it's
only a summary iliagtiiisis, but I imagine
that our it lend with the aneurism ha* at
tached lnuiself to her.
■ lks'tor, you horrify me."
"There are more thing*, Mr. 1" et, in
heaven and earth than ate yet dreamt of
in your philosophy. Listen My ding
in "sis may be wrong, but that woman
ealhsl the iitlier day at uiv office to ask
about lutti, li s health and gen- rid ivm
tlltiou. I told In r the tllltii and bin'
fainted, ll was alsmt as ilead u faint as
1 ever saw. I was nearly an hour in
bringing her out of it. t'i e ir t was
the heat of the risnn, her eo rtloh* the
preceding week, and 1 inv-cnKd for
iier. er. wasn't it ' N w, if 1 vvei.
a writer, utul had vour faculty. I d make
something out of tbut.'
"But how is his general health ?"
"Oh, nKuit the same. He can't evade
what will cviwe, \ >u know, ut any ino
ment. He w..s up here the other day.
Why the pulsation was is plu.it why
the entire arch of the aorta What, you
get out here ? 1 hmd-bye."
Of cotu-se no moralist, no man writing
for u sensitive and strictly virtuous pub
lie could further int. rest himself m this
man. So 1 dismissed him nt ouce from
my tuiud, and returned to the literary
contemplation of v irtue that was clearly
and positively defined, ami of u that
invariably coumicr.o 1 with a ea] t.d let
ter. That this man, in his awful is :nli
tiou, hov.rmg on the ver.-" f eternity,
should allow himself to l* altnirti i by
but it was horrible to contemplate.
Nevertheleas, a luoutli afterward I was
returniug from a festivity with my inti
mate friend Smith, my distaigu she.i
friend Jobliug, my most respectable
friend ll 'bi'isni, and my* wittiest friend
Jones. It was a clear, starlit morning,
and we seemed to hold the broad, beuil
tiful avenue to ourselves, and ffi' ir we
acted as if it were so. As we hilariously
paasevl the corner of Kighteentli street,
a eoupe rolled bv, and I suddenly heard
my name called from its gl nnv ih pths,
"1 Kg your pardon," sa.d the doctor,
as the driver ilrew upon the sidewalk,
" but I've some news for you. I've just
lieen to our jvvor friend . Of
iMiirse I was ts> late. He was gone n a
dash."
" What, dead ?"
"As l'haraoh ! In an instant, just ns
1 said. Y"on see the rupture took place
in the desivudiug arch of "
" But, doctor!"
" It's a ijueer story. Am I keeping
you fnun y ur friends? V ? Well,
vnu aee she that woman 1 spoke of
ha>l written a note to him b. scd on what
I had t*"hi In r. lie got it, and dr 'pjusi
ui his dress,ng-room, dead us .. herring."
" How could she have In -en so cruel,
knowing his condition; she might with
woman's tact have rej'vied i i:u lc.*s
abruptly."
"Y'es, but you're all vvr ng. By Jove
she acivptisl lum w.us w lliug t ■ marry
him !"
" What ?"
" Y'es don't you wv ? It was j.iy that
killed him. (tad. we never th-uight of
that! Queer, ain't it. See here, don't
you think voit might make a st.-ry out
of it ?"
" But, dN*t->r, it h sn't got any uvrul."
"Humph! That's so. <uvl m.rn
:ng. Drive ou John. A - Y->rk g
Fearful Adrantnre on the Hail.
The Sin Franc. M~O fur
nishes the part eulsra of an event which
literally ivmvcrtevl ;ui eastward K'ltnd
overland train into a i erainbulattng
•ed!a:n on wheels. The st. ry, in bnef,
-to the following < fleet : In ti • .a!.. -
up of the tram vvh "i left .So Francisco
were two I'ulltmui sle ping cars. The
larger proportion "f passi-ngers i -cttpy
tng the Pullmans were women and chil
dren, and all expected t > ple ts
ant mill comfortable jaunt a-c.-s the
continent. Ou the second day out tlie
general serenity wus disturKsl by the
development of a malignant mahulr on
"■ard. The vieiim was the representa
tive of a bau Francisco house, a large
uul powerful man, who had drank hint
self into a state of delirium tremens.
Hie maniac startled the | .s->. ng r.s by
giving utterance to terrible shrieks and
imprecations, at the same time rns mg
lawk and forth through the ear. The
greatest cvmsteniation prevail. l t two
!:i lies, at least, were seriously affected
by the violence of the madman. He was
tiu.ally securiil in one end of the car
while tlio women and children were
crowded in the other end. N'ot a soul
slept through tin" night. His ravings
uer." incessant, and it was feaml that he
might regain his liberty and commit
murder. When the train reached Og
den tlie derangi'incut of the unfortunate
man hal greatly increased. At this
jsiint the fcmnliw ami children wen"
crowded into the rear sleeping ear, while
the other wan converted into a lunatic
asylum, and carefully guarded by male
passengers. After leaving Ogdon liis
sufferings were terrible. He frotlied
ami bled at the mouth, while continuous
spasms shook his powerful frame. The
second ilay out fnun Ogden he Iveeame
more quiet, and under the lmiief that he
was getting b !ter, his watchers, needing
rest, left hint in charge of a single per
son. Shortly after daylight lie suddenly
sprang up nml dashed through a win
'low. The engine was reversed r.tid the
train ran back, all expecting to timl the
lifeless body of the maniac. He had
fallen, however, where the snow was
deep and soft, on 1 his escape from im
mediate death thereby pn vented. He
was able to raise himself and stagger
toward the nppronehing train, his eyes
glaring wildly and blood oor.ing from his
nose ami mouth. He was again taken
on Kinrd by kind hands, but the belief
prevailed that he could not survive to
the journey's end.
Bottling Cider.
A writer in the New Knglatiil Farnu r
gives this advice to Kittle eider that will
ki-ep it sweet and fine f< r years, and its
excellence is indorsed by the editor:
LoiieJi and filter the eider through pure
sand, after it has wurloil ntnl fermented,
nml before it has soured. Put no alcohol
or other substance with it. Be sure that
the vessels you put it in are perfectly
clean and sweet. After it has leached or
filtered, put it in barrels or casks filled,
leaving no room for air; bung them
tight and keep it where it won't freeze
till February or March, then put it into
champagne Kittles filled, drive the corks
and wire them. It should lie done in a
cellar or room that is comfortable for
work. The K'st cider is late made, or
made w hen it is cold as can be ami not
freeze.
Hon to Vote.
The venerable Jeremiah K. Black is
famous for his little anecdotes. One day
during the late debate.on the Electoral
bill he was strolling in his abstracted
way about the floor of the House of Rep
resentatives, when n Pennsylvania mem
ber said to him: "Judge, how ought i
to vote on this bill ? I want to do right,
but really there are so many things to he
urged ou Kith sides of this measure that
I don't know what to do. What shall I
do?" The judge, in his benign way,
said: "I don't wish to counsel any vio
lent change in your habits, my dear sir,
but perhaps it would he worth while tor
; you and a good many of your associates
! to try for a while—not rashly, but by
degrees—the experiment of doing your
duty."
CENTRE IIA EE, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, MAY :t, 1K77.
FARM, (. AI! BIN \M 11(11 SI IIOI.IL
Iluui krr|diifl Him*.
Yt v*i t'.vhi * I'M ii v.iv large hand
fyl of hops in" i two quart* of Killing
water and Kul until the water i* reduoxl
one half; Kul three large potatoes until
cooked; uiosh them ami add them to two
pound* of flour, pour tlie boiling hop
water over the flour and potatm-s and
stir until it is tptite smooth; while it is
w.inn add two tublcspoontul* of *.dt mid
half a toactlplill of augur; before lt in
quite cold slir m a dissolved cuke of
ximpressed vea*t or a gill of any other
liquid yeast; let it get perfectly light,
then knead iu all the li. nun meal it will
take; rollout iu u sheet about u half inch
ill Unekue**, cut iu small cakes; lay
them on u cloth mi a Kiard, putting
tliem in a warm place; turn tliem every
duv; tliey will take t-n or twelve days,
ni the winter, to dry; place in paper
bags, a few iu etch, and tie tightly,
hanging in a dry place. Will keep gtsxl
for mouths.
Fuocourr (\UIN*IAKCH Due quart
of milk, quarter jxuuid of chocolate, one
tablcsptH"iifitl cornstincli, two eggs, one
eupfu! white sugar; grate the eh*xlate;
ad-i to tin* the ixirnstuivh and sitgur;
lmx well; put enough milk on to di*-
• Ive; then add the yolks of the eggs
Well K-aten; heat the rest of the milk;
when near K>iltiig st.r in the mixture
and let it boil for five minutes; when
done pour into a di*h ami let it cool;
beat the whit- - of the egg* t>- a forth Utld
add ll S) MS ill fill of sugar, alid drop 111
*js"itfuls over the pudding. Y u may
omit th" last if you wish, but it makes a
pretty dish.
OM>- FASIUONKH ItffKWiir IT CAKI *. —
l'ut some lukewarm water m the batter
pail, add salt, u handful of Indian local,
buckwheat their en >ugh to make a batter
of the desired thickness, theu add yeast
to raise it. lie sure l i get the batter
thick enough, for it can easily be thinned,
when wanted to bike, with a little milk,
whieh will make the cakes more tender
ami of a K auttful brown. Stir up the
batter at night; let n*e until morning,
and liakc; the next night add more luke
warm water, soil, and sufficient flour to
thicken, a* lief ore. If the cukes should
lie slightly *otir, tli * *ol v i a little - xla in
warm water, ju*t before baking, and add.
It 1* Weil to use the batt- r all up oi.ee in
two week* or thcreaKnits, and start new
again.
Cotu MIL CASKS. S nik thpoutals
salt ctxlfi-h in txihl water till it coiaes to
a Kul; pour off the water; if t s> Halt for
the t.i*te, add fresh cold water; ilou't let
it Kul; when soakixl sufficiently remove
all K'lie* and *kui and chop fine in chop
ping Kiwi; b il eight white jxrtut'X's till
done, drum off water, uutsh very flue,
idd one-half cupful milk, less tluui * m -
half cupful butter, salt in pro)M>rtion to
the freshuo** of the tish; K-at well witli
a sjssiu ainl add to the fish, mixing thor
oughly, using more jvotatoes than fish;
roll witli the hand* into small round
cake* an inch thick, and fry an -h brown
ui very li >t fat. T!ie*e, with stcwxl
drnxl js aciie* and r;e" pancakes, make a
g.sxl breakfast
Sri vvii I> IMUAX Mi IL Hun.vn. One
quart of Indian m< al iyellow, lie pint
f tl 'iir, tw i-thinls teacnpful molasses,
■ >ne tables]' sinful ssia, salt, iuul sour
ulk t' make a thick batter not too stiff;
0 in a pan a* f >r bread and *t<uni it
tlir>*' hours, then bake one-half hour.
(•KAHAM RliEAti. Take two cupful* of
sour or buttermilk, and one of swixrt
nnlk ; two i-ujifnl* of (iraham and one of
white flour, ludf a t<"its]M>nful of salt,
and one of sixla ; mix tlie *-du ami the
-alt with the fl'itir, and then all the
milk, making idl into dotigb ; bake from
one to two hours.
I'or.vro HAJ.II>. It- >il alsmt a quart of
small jMitatH * ; ]>e-l them ; cut up one
quarter put:. lof clear smoked )ork into
very small aluv ; fry thain brown ; then
pour two table*]"- sinful* sweet oil, half a
goblet full right soar vinegar and a goK
let full wrater it:t the pan, and heat tin*
all together ; put into a bowl, cut up a
smalt onion and throw in a haudiui of
salt ; cut the potatoes in very thin slnx-s;
have the salad ready half an hour before
yon wish to u*e it.
SARA TOO A I'OTATOI . Mo >N * STYI.E. -
Raw 1 Vachblowa . r Early R slice
tliem very thin; put the in nx
water over night, drain off the water,
ml lay tliem evenly between linen cloth*,
pre-* until tie v are dry ; have the kettle
of lioslmg-elar.fiixl lard ready for use ;
drop in the potat'M-s, a few at a time,
auii with a skimmer takethein out before
tliey are browned. They will lie crisp,
and arc cquallv g-sxl whether cold or
warm, and will keep for a longtime.
ARI'LK PORK. — Have the Kmc taken
from a leg of ]s>rk, and the skin scored
in diamonds ; till up the plnee which the
bone has left with juicy apph ]>ared,
ixireil and cut small ; a little brown
-iigar, and some grated rind of lemon ;
place iu a large linking ] an, and around
it whole apple*, pared and cored, with
brown sin ..r sprinkled over them, and
the grated rind and juice of n lemon.
Hake three Kmr*. • t according to th<"
size of the joint; put aKiut half a t< a
cti])ful of water in the ]>nn.
( aurli or \\ llrltarn**.
A th** Kubjeci <f ctHirh, or in nome
liM-nlitie* calhxl witch or quack gra**,
has been <>f e considerably dismissed,
ami various v iys rccotnmetulcil for its
crailication which seems unnocesaarilv
exjiensivo and ill most cases ineffectual,
1 will deserilHi my metlusl, which ri'-
quires little or no extra laboi, no loss of
cropping tl c land for a vi ar, and will in
one year completely kill every r<>ot of it.
1 will assume that a piece of grass
land is entirely tilled with it, having
crowded out all other grasses, and the
surface of the land a mass of root*
which will be found to gfow not more
than thr four inches deep, and
which when dead will afford a great ileal
of plant nutriment for future crop*.
The land should be plowed eight
inches deep after haying, in the drveat
part of July or August furrow s laid as
flat as possible, winch will bury the
riwits at least four inches deep then har
row with Randall's harrow, whieh is the
best; it being dry weather und the route
buried so di' p ii w ill K* several weeks
before any appearance of life will be
seen, but when any does appear in Sep
tember or October, harrow again. In
the spring, manure on tin" surface and
harrow it in or use a horse eultivntor,
but the land must not be plowed, as the
object is to keep the r<rtx buried as deep
as possible; then at the proper time
plant either squashes, cabbages, fodder
corn sowed thick ill rows near together,
or any crop that will completely cover
and shade the ground in a short time,
with the ordinary cultivation will cure
the evil in one vear.
The potato crop will not do it; the
rootswiil pierce the |sitntoen through nml
through, and the more the grass roots
are cut up by* hoeing, the more they in
crease, and s€> with any crop or cultiva
tion that does uot completely shade the
ground; and to smother it in that way is
sure success.
I do not consider it any serious objec
tion to cultivation. Afaagachuartlt
Ploughman.
Tlie Frail (Inrilrn.
Planting should bo attended to at the
earliest moment, as the shrubs, etc., will
suffer in hot weather, unless they become
well rooted.
(J unit ANTS. —Wherever the leave* are
fa rly expanded the currant Abraxie. or
mot common "worm" is to be] ooked
for. Careful rvanimation of the umlei
nli" of the lower halves will iltMHiier the
eggs, and by the picking of a single
leaf, dozen* of eggs may he destroy i-d.
If tlie worms appear, apply powdered
white lielleKire at uiitv, or it may K' up
pliisl stirrixl iu water, aKiut two ounee*
to the pailful. Scald the lielleKire with
a little hot water first, ami fill up with
cold. the same directions apply t*i
giViselierries.
SritAw HI linn a If not already iloue,
remove the I'overing around the plant*,
to eX|siae them to light lUul air. Set
plants early, that they may get well
Started before hot Weather. We set 111
rows three feet apart, with plants one
foot distant, allowing the ruuuera to fill
the spaees between the plants, and form
solid rows. Where laud is N • iree, the
row* may be two Net apart, or the plant*
si t as close a* twelve hv eighteen inches.
Vcr\ rich soil lual clean culture are
misled.
We would remind growers of the im
portance of Coohltg off the berries before
packing. The fruit muat never be soft,
but it ripeness governed by the time
before it will reach the consumer, l'ick
into the baskets, and set the • ill a cool,
shadv jiliii-e for some hours before puck
tng. ("se only basket* tunl crates that
are well ventilutcd.
(•rapes may still In- set in many hs'ali
ties, and tin re can hardly K* a yard of
any kind but will allow of one or more
vim *. lin vine l* so lualiageable that
it* fruiting part may be n long distance
from the root, — Atjrictilltiritf.
Hliatiucliltiiii I rtili Trrr.
The season for dishuddillg fruit trees
is ut liainl. The iuqiortaiice of the oper
ation i* generally acknowledged, and
ujsui it* proper performanee depends
tin- production of clean, healthy w.ssl
and the K-st of fruit. Take, for instance,
a single branch of the peach tree when it
first starts in the spriug; if in a healthy,
fruit K-oxuig comlitiou it will throw out
in my slnsits and a great utuuK-r of blos
soms, lllld if the whole of thesi- Wen* left
it i* probable two or three of the leading
sin*Us w nlti draw all the nourishment
to themselvi * and Kxume rank and over
luxuriant, whilst the remainder would
K weak ami wortiilea*. In liae manner
the fruit would K" small, ill-favorixl and
u great portion abortive. Hence, the
pruning railed disbudding, by winch we
mean tin" removal of every slant that is
not required, ami tlie stopping of new
shoot* that apparently are not wanted to
give form ami health to the tree, by ruK
bing out buila which, if left, would grow.
Tile same should K< done with tlie fruit
blossoms; so many of tliein should K*
rubbed away n* t* leave the remaining
ones to gather full fissl and form g'sl
fruit. All varieties of fruit tr*-s n-qnire
annually th * *y *tctn of pruuiug, iuul the
time to do it is when they are in full
bloom.
I'rt-rntian of <aA|rn In < lilt krti*.
t iape* is caused by the pr semv of a
parasitic worm in the br> atiiing tuK-s of
the chickens. When tliey have gamod a
lodgment it i* difficult or im]Nissibie to
displace tliem. The ocilv cure is pre
vention. l his may K> eff<*-lxl through
cleanliness in the roosting plan s, chang
ing ths feeding ground frequently. ]ir
veiituig the mixture of any of tin' ilrop
pmg* of the older fowls with the bssl of
the chicks, ami by gem ml attention to
jN*rfeet sanitary precautions. Young
luiurtals of nearly all kind* are nift *t<*l
with similar [vanvsites, lumbs and calve*
eapecially, ami tiieir j ri-x'iio- may K
lisikol for in every jvoultrv yorvl unless
the precautions mentioned an* observed.
Inlltloit' lr Oliltom n C.rup* Inr*.
M Cliatot, a Frenchman, reiximnict.il*
(Xituuion table salt as nil ulitidiiU" for
odium, or grajH'-viae ilis-iuw. He any*
that hi* viiii - an 1 grapes were • ivored
for some years with a fungus-like sub
staiic. and that last spring he sprinkled
a handful of salt aKiut the roots of
vim". Tlie effort wax marvelous, the
vines grew luxuriantly, an l bore an
abundance of grapes entirely free from
the fungus of oidiutn.
I ac fur € on!
E. K. R., West Meriilen, Conn., a*k
wliat is the K"*t u*,' to which *ift-d i>al
ashes that have been Saturated with slops
fpun the lioUM*. ciui lie put.
Reply*• TheV are of little Vidlle for
any purpose, Tln-v may K> spreml up m
a meadow, win rv they will tin more g<*xl
than nnvwhere else. If the soil is heavy
elay, tliey mny K scattertxl on any
plowixt ground ami harrowixl in.
Fashion Notes,
I'arasols trunmixl with coverings of
tu ttixl floss and edged with tlii'p netted
fringes are to be among the uew fash
ion*.
Young girl* will wear turban ahaptxl
lint*, or the English ahajio* with brims
rolled at the side. Wings. |*i|ujvolis of
feathers and ribKni will be used as trim
ming*.
Pocket*, which have so long formed n
part of every dress, are going out of
fashion; large Kws are set on in the
place tliey occupied; even small p s*ket*
are dispensed with.
Hatin Ksits for full dress arc triiumixl
with vellow satin Kiws and yellow hut
tons. Dull gold buckles mixed with tine
cut steel are put ill the Kiws of slippers,
which are cut low on tlie instep to show
the stocking.
Huguenot cuffs of torchon lsce and m
st>rtion come to wear over tight sleeves;
large square collars to fasten in the bark
are worn with tliem over high-neck
dresses. Delicate necklace* made of
point and duclieaae huns are also worn
with high dresses.
Fine Ralbriggnn stockings in all shades
are embroidered by hand with floss on
the instep; one shade is usixl in the em
broidering; tan on brown, blue on white,
cardinal on black, and ri< r vma ; while
fine lisle thread and spun silk stockings
in delicate tints have embroideries iu
high inixixl colors.
Tunic overdresses are said to be going
out altogether, the long prineesse taking
the place of dresses cut iu several pieces.
The prineesse is sometimes trimmed
simply around the Kittom and arranged
to drape a little in the back under bows
of ribiMin; passementerie trimmings or
scarfs tire draped over it.
Impure Liquor*.
A reform liquor dealer in New Y'ork
in telling his story said : " I'll give $1(10
iu gold for a gallon of pure brandy," he
shouted, "or of jsirt wine. I tried to
buy n bottle of the latter pure for a siek
woman, and I paid $13.50 for it, and got
shaved at tlint. It was made of logwood
and elderberry juice, because there are
not grapes enough grown ill the world
to make the port wine that is drank iu
tlie city of I*union alone."
The follow ing story, illustrative of the
effects of these poison* on the human
system, closed the speaker's address : " I
knew a man who kept a saloon, and
drank beer. He thought it was doing him
good. He was getting fat. And 1 re
member how he would hold tip the glass
and look at it and say: •That's fine
beer.' Well, that fine beer killed him
one fine day, nml they hail a jtoxl
inortem examination made to ascertain
the exact cause of his death, and the
doctors said he died of a kidney dis
ease caused by drinking beer. But that
wasn't all; they found about, a pound of
fatty substance about his heart, and they
tried it out to see what it was composed
of, and found that it wa# beer juice,"
Murdered hi Satugen.
Relative hi the recent search for the
murderers of till" piuiseligers and erew of
the nteuuu-r dm. K. Wright liV the
Rritish guiiKmt Rocket, tin* following
pn dispatch is ivo-ivi I from Victoria
The most sorrowful page in the story
of the wreck of the (im. H. Wright, iu
Ih7l, lenntuiH to K< written. The
must has ti tew additional particulars of
the massacre of a |sirtiou of ln-r passen
ger* and crew by iuduuis and the de
struction of the luihuil village. The
ofliei r* learned enough to convince tliem
that several of the slnpwnx-kod jierwons
got ashore and wen- murdered bv the
Indian*. The story is that a nuiniM-r of
wlllte men etune ashore 111 u Knit; that
they lual with them many papers and a
large Mini of money in gold and silver.
They bargained with a party of K.nigut
Indian*, wlio were Kauai to Vietorin, to
take tlu m to Fort Rtqiert for $7 • acli.
The white men were without unns, and
when nigltt eatue on und all were n*lcep
the Indians murdered them, tuid threw
the Kslles into the sea after stripping
tin in of i very thing of value. The money,
wlucli was in u box, was divided by the
savii r . , who thru came to N iclor.a
and s]x"iit tin* ixiiii. Alt Indian woman
says she picked up the lieud of n wbiti
mull oil the K nil at ('a|n- Caulioil it few
UiontliH after the wieck, mid wax told to
put it down uguiu und say nothing aKiut
it. The nlliix-rs found no projierty be
longing to the steamer elix-pt jsirt ulis of
wnx'k, whieh probably drifted ustlnre.
\\ ill, reslsx t ti the iii-striictlou of the
Indian village, Sergeant I ths 'infield
landed with three oilier* from the Rocket,
tunl demaluhxl four men, vvi.o were sus
jM*"ti-d of complicity in the inurders. The
Indians none out arintxl, and refused to
give uj> the men. The party then
secured two of Uie siiMsx'Uxl sav ages, and
made tortile Isiut. 'Tliey were tired nil,
but got back to the slop safely. Captain
Harris then gave the trilie six hours
iu which to surrender the other two men.
After tin* lapse of six hours he ex
tended tlie time tlin • hour* longer, lie
then fire i blank cartridges, and tlie In
dians rim nwav. 'The village wa* theu
shelled and aft- rward burrnxL The two
lm-n were meitreiL No one wraa kilhxk
Farui Note*.
The lost rx*i|H- for making hen* lay is
to bake their corn.
Win n you hear a country prauaxl K*-
eause ro* bloom m winter, you may be
*ur- that m Hiiiuitoea and snakes come
out thick in spring.
There have beeu great improvement*
in ]H>uitry, but one point is hn-kiug, that
is, a brix-d thnt can get over the idea
that mi • eg n day is enough.
The arieutific truth about iNitat<*'* is
that they will ii-grow well unless in
mellow soil. There are other nMxla.but,
like eharitv, this is the first of all.
The ap|M<** of Michigan are worth more
than In r wheat and corn; more t'lau her
salt and lumber; more than her fish und
onions; more than her jsitities.
It is said that choice apple*, such as
the Rhode islmid (irix'inng, are worth
tlirix" dollars a i arrel to make into vine
gar, but, reiueuiK-r, a good many lias
are told.
What is badly need" d r a iin-tliisl tor
saving corn fishier. Due who can devise
it will do more gotsi than if lie could
make a js-htieal sjix-eeli two hours long.
They say that by a free use oftMitash
in tin- sod |H-ar tree* will never blight,
and will K-ur heavily. If this is true, a
js-ar orckard is worth more money than
a Fig office.
What i* Uie matter with beans? We
arc told they ix>niai:i ninety |x*r cent, of
nutrition, and yet hired men turn up
their IIOM-S, and wsnt pointocs, whieli
contain only twenty jN>r cent. We n(x*d
a greater diffusion of know ledge.
A Kiv should K" the first up iu the
morning; he sboald build the tires, put
on the tea kettle, set till' table, and then
go out and fodder, and lie should have a
chance to warm himself a little before
breakfast; *.■ that when he Kxxune* of
tge, he will not fly from tlie farm as if it
wen- Sxloiu or the other fdaoe.
Chair, the Murderer.
The Ni w Y'ork //- raid, iu commenting
mi the case of Chair, the cnuilemued
mrrderer, savs: Yennout furtiishe* an
event tlmt is nnldly sensational in it*
way. In that State in tlie year IMT4 the
crime of murder WHS brought home to a
young man by evidenee satisfactory to a
jury , and tins culprit i* oowuuder a*"U
tcnei' of ihatii. Rut a person ha*
"turned up" who promises to prove
that at the time the crime WHS committed
iu Rutland, Vt., the allegixl murderer
was not m thv jihnx' hut aomewhere
else, en In* way to Providence. That
the exccutivt" should stay Uie arm of the
law out of regard to a mere expression of
opinion of tins nature must be attnbutixl
to the readiness of the authorities to ex
haust the smallest chance that may pre
sent itself in the culprit's favor—to a
di-qsisit-i a not to hang anyKsly iu favor
of whose innocence a word can jxNwible
lie said. It is nearly three years since
the occurrence of the crime. On the
trial the whereaKmt* of themunlerer on
tin- day of the murder was mudc out by
a consistent train of eirenmstauee*, and
did not at all agri-c with his own account
of hi* whereabout*. No evidence wa*
prvslneed on the trial to austain his own
account, and the jury decided against
him. Now a man come* forward wlioae
statimient amount* to an expression of
opinion that the prisoner's story was
true. It seems uot according to ordi
nnrv lnetliml* to stay an execution on
such ground. Doubtless the governor
attaches weight lo tlie *l<>rr, and that of
course is fuiflioient; but it is evident that
a man who knew so little of the prisoner
that he did not appear on the trial, and
who yet know* so mueh that he CAU
swear to the culprit's whereabonta on a
particular day in June, 187-1, is n person
who knows at once too little and too
mucin
The High-Toned Tramp.
Yesterday a gentleman, residing in a
neat, molest cottage in the suburbs,
caught a tramp prowling about his back
yard, evidently trying to steal some
thing.
" W!iv don't you come to the front
disir if you want anything?" indignantly
roared the proprietor.
" That's what I wa* looking for," was
the impudent reply.
"Didn't you see it on the otherside
of the house ?" retorted the gentleman.
" How was I to know that WHS the
front door? No silver dtsir plate, no
bell, no telephone, no statuary, no ser
vant to take your hat and cane. Toll
your KIMS there i* a gentleman out here
who is waiting for his breakfast."
When the gentleman got back with his
shot gun, the tramp was not there any
more.— San Antonio H< raid.
How n Lawyer Lost n Client.
A gentleman was sued, and very much
excited he went into a law office and told
hia ease to a lawyer. The lawyer hinted
at a settlement, at whieh the elieut lie
enme exceedingly vvrathv, aiul shouted :
"Never! never!" and striking his fist
on the table until it bounced, "not one
cent to stop the tight !" "And millions
for defense, 1 suppose," quietly remark
ed the lawyer. The mail stopped as
though he luul been struck with a club,
sit down a short time, and then taking
up his hat went out and employed an
other lawyer. The word "millions"
I frightened him almost out of his coat.
T.KHMB: #2.00 a Your, in Advance.
Farmers' Fuel* about Era** hop pern.
The Chicago Trihune ha* guttiered
from Kanaa*, lowa, .Minnesota and Ne
braska a great deal of curious informa
tion about the gru*nhoppcrii of the West.
A few huggnalive faet rcjMirtod by the
farmers are worth refloating even on the
Atlantic seaKiaril, a* they give a vivid
idea of tin- lieginuitigs of the locust
plague such as the labored description
of scientific men fails to prisluoe. A
correspondent, iu N<osho county, Kan
mui, NUVN that the ground is full of eggs,
there K-ing a* many as s hundred to the
square im h m some places, which will,
in his opinion, stum! any amount of bad
weather and hatch when the proper
time e.iims. Rut he naively remarks
that all tlie young grasshoppers that
have been found are "our native ani
mal," and with all agricultural disregard
of grammar he uiids : " The Colorado
'hopper is a different institution entire
ly, ns any one acquainted with their
make-up can see at a glance." A tuau
in Franklin county is ninascd to think
that the eggs whieh have been de]**otei
in that m ighborkood can stand tlie
froety weatiier that ha* prevailed of
late, but lie confesses with luauv misgiv
ings tint such ot them a* have ueett put
under the microscope hs>k sound. The
farmers of tliat region tak" the whole
inatUtr txailly, and are determined to
uiet the "hoppers tirmly and "drive
them illto the ditches Slid destroy
tin in whieh tr a new version of the
hemic determination to welcome the in-
Vttilcrs with bhsidy hanils to hospitable
graves. From L*il>t-tte Oounty a oorne
Kjsmdeiit cheerfully aunounoea that tlie
jteople there ex|>ert to lie alive with )o
cust* in the summer, but that they are
not nervous, a* they have kept a lot of
old grim* to burn and have planted
"barley, castor K-ausaud pampas, which
are 'hopper proof."
A farmer in Nemaha county writes
that ssuie of the grasshopper*' egg* were
hatched out during the warm wvather in
February, and that even tlie sceptical
county editor was forced to acknowledge
the fact. He adds : " Some of the eggs
are spoiled, but a large jiart are v*t
gisd.' Another farmer writivi from the
same iviuntv, classifyilog the locusts us
natives am i foreigners. Of tlie former
he says : " There are some of the un
til es hatching in sheltered localities ;
some of tliem are half-grown." Of the
latter he says : "None of the for
eigners ore handling yet that I can find."
A correspondent from Washington
county savs that tlie grasshoppers' eggs
are generally hud in sandy places along
the erecks ; tliey tliut are proof against
cold, but that the March and April rains
kill them ; that many have la-en hatched
out already along southern slopes, lie
adds : "We are cheerful but organ
izixL" A farmer ui another part of the
same county gives tliis description of
the favorite places of the insect ;
" Roadsides and pnurnis where the grass
is trodden out, stubble fields, orchards,
o irn fields aud every other place where
the ground is bare and a little hard is
literally full of loeust eggs." A farmer
in Price county, who is probably accus
tomed to making jNihtica] speeches,
gives Uie law ami the state of public
opinion on the stibjivt of locust* in some
very large words. lie says : " Our Leg
islature has passed an a") authorizing
the road overseers to call on all male
|H'rsous to assist in destroying them
should they visit us tins season. Rurn
uig prairie gra** simultaneously in our
county ha* lieeu agitaUxl some, witli II
view to dcatrov tliem after hatched out."
Frutu Sai- ' , a mrrrapondiiil
ropvirU that r-.mi' ui the grajsehi ipj *r
egg* have K-en liatehivl out by artificial
Hn-iuis. ainl that the voting locust* have
Kwn exjviMxl to tm-at dagreee at colJ
without < ffvct. Iu l'age oiuntT some of
tli eiu were put K*tw"eii two pieces of
ice, which were frozen anliil auil tlieu
thawd, tlie impriftocml pninrhop|>en>
ouuing to life ana nniving off. Iu either
plaews the eggx were hatched out by the
family stove ami the vuting locust* were
set iu the ojieii air at night and frozen
nt iff, but whi u put In side the stuveaguu
iu the morning they Kvcanie a* lively a*
ever. Throughout the whole Northwest
the prairie grow has IHMUI apaml. and ia
left to use against Uie grasshopper* if
they should cxmie in swarms. Oirre
spondenoe from Minnesota indioatewUiat
the jNaijile in aome imrt* ol the State
will have to tight for their luirTOMta. It
is said that some of tlie ex}N'rimeDtslist*
in tliat State have frozen ami thawel out
the young locust* a* often a* three
times, and found tliem able to hop aßmt
after the third thawing. From Nebraska
r*>m<* the same story; but one of the
farmers of Franklilt county in that State
declare* that the idea of fighting the lo
cust* through organization* under the
command of the riaidma*ters, as pro
vidxl by Nebraska atatutea, i* a* absurd
as would K the attempt to turn the wind
with fanning mills.— Wrtc York World.
The Indians.
The United States Indian bureau have
issued prop >sals for the following sup
plies required for the Indian service for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878 :
h*aji.
IWf on Uie hoirt 5t.838.000
Flow #.764.500
lUcou 875.400
Om 2,464.500
lle.ni* 184,500
Ilk*" 83,000
Telwctxi 50,350
■oaa iis.tii'
Mew ]>ork 780 bhs.
Hominy .... iss.ooo
Hsnttorad 80,000
Sugar 898,800
(V.ffi*. ... 45.3.900
Baking powder 28.340
Ts* 6.580
Ko.li . 16.750
laud 14.000
Aiao,
Blanket*. ]>air* 26.479
Onvwal" 3,571
Hack coil- 7.969
Vesta 6.4*3
Pants, pair* 8,809
Blouse 6,125
Boys' suits. 2.213
Hat* aiul cap* 15.398
Klne*. pair* 14.952
Prv (Oxsls. hardware, mrtiona and medical
arippliex.
A MKT,
transnort*tiou for anch of the aK>ve
suppli.TS as may not K* contracted to lc
delivered nt the several Indian agencies
Proverbs.
An old sack want* much patching.
There is a reimvly for everything could
men but find it.
Flies are nusiest nKmt lean horses.
He that deceives tue ouce it is his
fault; if twice, it is mine.
(hsl in the tongue and the devil in the
heart.
A rat may very ill plead law.
The crow bewails the sheen and beast.
The higher the ope goes tlie more he
shows his tail.
The cat would eat tish, but would uot
wet her feet.
Honey is sweet, but the liee stings.
A lion's skin is never eheap.
They that are booted are uot always
ready.
It, needs n long time to know the
world's pulse.
Otic sword keeps another in the
sheath.
He that does fight with silver is sure
to overcome.
Bells call others, lint themselves enter
not into church.
The early bird catches tlie worm.
Ry scratching and biting cats and dogs
come together.
Threatened folk# live long.
NUMBER 18.
THE sr. LOIIH HOl.Ot At ST.
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The aeeue which presented itself dur
ing t.. • burning of the Southern Hotel
at St, L"um, fairly beggars description,
aud cannot l>e presented with all its
horror*. The groat r number of rooms
on the two upper floor* were occupied
by perniaiient boarders. Tbeae, awaken
eel from tiieir aloep by the ternble cry
of fire and almost suffocated by the dense
smoke an it forced it* way through the
halls and rendered exit by them ex
tremely hazardous, if not impossible—
rushed to the wiudowa, and throwing
them often, cried ill agonized tones for
help. Those in the street* could see,
but could render no assistance further
than to crv : " Hold on ; hold on. Don't
jump. W e'U try and get you out."
The book and ladder wagons came,
but there was seemingly an interminable
delay iu getting to work, aud, without
exaggeration, to the sjiectatoni who par
took of the prevailing excitement it
seemed as though Uie department was
without its usual efficiency, and that as
sistance would never lie rendered. The
pour creature* hanging from the upper
windows continued their cries, which
smote upon the cars of their helpless
lowers lie low with such force as can
better lie imagined than dtscrilied.
At Inst, when it seemed lis though the
fhuiK-s had gained almost full possession
of tin* sixth story, the ladders were
brought into requisition ; but they were
far too short, th<- longest scarcely reach
ing beyond Ue- fourth floor.
Tlie cries of " Help ! Help !" as they
< rang forth from all sides, seemed to
paralyze tlie tiremeu as well as the others
who were iookers-ou. Home one with a
cool head suggested Uiat the longest
h* biers be raised to the top of Uie Wal
nut street verauda, which would have
the effect of lengthening Uiern by two
stories. This was done, and by it many
were saved.
MUM Kate Clsxtou'S experience* with
the fieri- element have lieeu the means
of making Iter a most notable person.
•She wan a prominent figure in the record
of the terrible Brooklyn lire, where sev
eral hundred lives were lost, and her
visit to St. Louis has added to her repu
tation for good fortune in time of peril.
Thus far during her present engagement
of " The Two Orphans " at the Olympic,
■die lias l*-eu quartered at the Southern
and occupied a room on the third floor.
She was awakened from a sound aleen
by a loud cry of " fire !** from tlie hall
Jumping out of bed, she groped her way
to the door and opened it to find the
place was dense with smoke and that im
mediate action was necessary. Slipping
into the scantiest of garments, she threw
up one of the windows to ascertain the
chance of escaping by that route, and,
finding it was decidedly slender, she
concluded her only bopeaf escape lay by
the liallway. Paople were screaming
and hurrying past her door, and she de
termined in an instant to cast her lot
with them. There were no lights, and
what was done had to be done in dark
n*s. Entering the hall, she burnt lin
the direction of the stairway, sad, before
proceeding far, was materially assisted
by a gentleman, who seizetl hold of her
arm and pushed her along. With a
proper appreciation of the need lor
haste, when she came to the stairwsy
slie fell down and rolled for some dis
tance after getting to the bottom, but,
nut being badly hurt, was able to pick
herself up expeditiously and make her
• scatx. She lost even article of clothing
she had in the hotel save what she had on.
A most pathetic scene was witnessed
by many of the spcCators uu the Fourth
tre t side, Juat as the danger appeared
most imminent, in the fifth story window,
upon n background of lurid flame, might
t>e seen the profiles of a man and woman,
shaking hands ami taking a last farewell
of each other. They had stood at the
window and appealed for aid until hope
gave out, ami—just when they felt the
volumes of smoke overcoming them and
saw the flames apparently stretching to
ward them with rapid strides—they fell
into each other's arms, and were evi
dently prepared for the worst
The scenes in the saloons where the
rescued persons were placed temporarily
were most heartrending. Many swooned
when they realized tlie danger they
had passed. • Many were injured in
the crush; most of tliern were in a
wretchedly forlorn conditioa as to cloth
ing, and in some of the saloons the dead
and living were stretched out waiting the
coming of frieinl*. A thrilling scene
was witnessed at the east front at about
half-past two o'clock. A number of peo
ple had been taken out of that portion
of the building by means of the Skinner
truck, which had then l>ecu removed, it
Wing supposed that that aide hail tieen
emptied of its inmates. Suddenly at
ore of • in- windows on the fourth floor a
muu appeared in a night dress. Glancing
around he sapmed to realize las situa
tion perfectly. The ladder had been
taken away, and IK'IOW him was a sheer
descent of sixty feet. To jump was cer
tain death.
•• Wh.it shall I do?" he aske>L "Stay
where you are." answered the crowd
aroused to a clear appreciation of the
imminence of the danger, and of the
possibility of securing help. " God de
liver lite !" he exclaimed, 1< Hiking up at
the lnrid sky, and down at the floors below
now all ablaze. He looked up at the skv
and olas]>ed his hands in prayer : "Lorf,
for Jesus sake," could W easily hoard by
the throng below, calmed into perfect
silence. It seemed hours before the
truck was brought. It mnst have seem
ed centuries to the lonely man, standing
at the darkened window, lighted by tut
occasional flash from the flames around
him, tutd startled by the crash, that
came here and there, of falling walls.
"Lord, for Jeeus soke," he cried.
"Stand where von are," said fifty voices.
The truck finally came and was slowly
and clumsily raised to the window. Two
firemen a| up and put the msn on the
ladder. He came down slowly, his
limits trembling lamenth him.
At the bottom he raised himself up to
hi* full height. "Hurrah for St. Lou.a,"
lie cried; "New York ain't dead yet."
Then raising his hand up to the sky, he
said iu a lower tone: "Lord, forgive me
for every siu that 1 have committed. To
think of having your door opened with a
cry, and find the whole building on fire,
and then to get out! Lord, I thank thee!
I have been in fires before, and in battles
aud fights, but this heats all." He was
to much excited to give any rational ac
count of himself, and was hurried away
in an overcoat which had to l>e forced on
his shoulders and held there by the two
strong firemen who escorted him to a
place of safety.
Hold Mines.
The Charlotte <X. C. ) Observer says :
Every now and then a uew gold mine is
found in this county in a place where
the metal was not supjxyed to exist be
fore. We were shown yesterday some
of the finest specimens we have ever
seen from any gold mine in this section
of the State. They were taken from a
vein on the plantation situated about
seven miles northwest of the city. The
metal is imbedded in soft brown ore,
which is easily worked. The vein has
not been followed far enough to discover
its size, but it promises to prove a very
large one.
The Bank of England keeps a medical
man to attend its employees gratis,
Itsau of laterwt.
Telegraphy has been introduced into
tli* aehonfl for the blind, at Nashville, a*
a study.
Arkansas baa mm* new*p|>er* in pro
portion to population than any other
Htate in the Union.
Home one haa estimated Uiat each par
aon on the globe would receive 32 if all
the gold M parceled out.
Applicant* for loan* generally adopt >
borrow tone. K eially when they auk
for tenor twelve dolkni
On tb first of laat January the popu
lation of Holland waa 8,809,327, an in
crease of 229,798 jii seven year*.
A Yorkshire woman i* ao cl< unly that
she uaea two rolling pins—ono for Uie
imcfrv and Uie other for bar husband's
need.
Gilt-edged handkerchiefs are the Intent
affectation. The edge must jnat peep
from the aweU'a overcoat pocket on the
port aide.
Tlie city of Constantinople haa three
hundred and fifty Mohammedan
mosque* and thirty-eix Ohriatian
churches.
" Button part i OH " are popular in the
W<t We don't know vbaoflfe they de
rive Uieir name, unless it ia liecaose they
are alwaya aure to oome off.
A donkey carrying a load of books in
as respectable an animal as tlie person
whose head is crammed with ldtraing
that he does not understand
A bill ha* been pawed by the Illinois
flegislature making an appropriation for
Uie completion of the monument to
Btephen A. Douglas iu Chicago,
A gentleman named More proposed to
a lady by letter, and she asked time for
consideration, closing her letter with
the word* : "No More at present."
In Japan a man who mis ouiona
aljsents himself from society for sixteen
dava; in this country he complicates the
offense by chewing cardawou need*.
A Chicago girl, who chum* to 'have
proved it by experiment, says that by
putting a lover in the light ufa blue
glass window he can be made to propose
at one sitting.
Minister (reproachfully to bibulous
village barber, with shaking hand): "Ah,
John, John! That whisky." Barber
(floudoteotly): "Aye, air, it mak's the
skin unco tender."
From one point of view—Seen*. Brit
ish jury-room. All agreed on their ver
dict exe.pt one juryman (who holds out).
" Ah, thm. Ibv'n more obstnnt' men I
nivir met in all my loife I"
The disaster that followed a cry of fire
in a Memphis theater WMS confined to
the boy who shouted. He was cuffed
and kicked oat uf the building, and when
be gut home his father added a sound
whipping.
A Frerusb IK* riling school for girls is
mentioned, where prize is offered to
the l*t mender of old clothing, in ad
dition to those for general eacelleiiee in
studies. This is the first case of the
kind chronicled.
The testimony cheated as to the salaries
paid the officers of life insurance com
-1 >iunes fully justifies the belief that, by a
little care and frugality, almost any one
of them couhl go through life without
suffering from chronic penury.
The Southern humorist known as Bill
Arp was recently killed in Texas by fall
ing from a wagon. He was not a literary
man by profession, but was a farmer. His
quaint ideas wese put into shape for
publication by a newspaper friend.
Soudan will apparently never be of
much value to Egypt unless its climatic
disadvantages can be in some way over
come. In three months 600 of the 1,800
troops there have died, and during the
two rainy seasons 2,400 out of 5,000
\liL
A promissory note for $5,000 was pre
seutod t>i the probate court at St. Louis
last week for allowance, upon which
interest had been paid at ten per cent, for
nearly twenty-three yi-ara. lie drawer
of the note lrnd paid SII,OOO on it in
interest.
Zachariah W. Haynee, a deaf mute,
who was married in August, 1874, to a
daughter of Chang Bunker, one of the
Siamese tains, is s teacher in the insti
tute for the deaf, dumb and blind in
Raleigh, X. C. He lias two children,
both of whom can hear.
A Portuguese at ProTinoetown, JLw.,
shile holding a knife in hit hand, fell
from a atep ladder the other day,the blade
<>f the knife entering hie month and
lifting oat a tooth, without otherwise
injuring him, with the exception of a
alight scratch on the lip.
" Now mv young friends, can you
tell me who Leonidas was f" " Yea, air;
vee, air; he was a member of the Legis
lature." "And what make* you think
he was a member of the Legislature,
my children ?" " Because, sir, he held
a jess with Spartan fLrmne*."
The brother and heir of the dethroned
tycoon of Japan is now in Paris as a
student He is a gentlemanly, quiet
young man. The mikado allows him
SI,OOO a year lor his expenses. (ltd
>np*u* 'Ten year* ago, thirty millions
of people trembled at his name!
An electric belt for ladies, which is
said to have a tranquillizing effect upon
the nerves, is the last invention. For
steady comfort, however, it not likely
to snperaede the old ami popular belt,
which is composed of a coat sleeve with
.1 young man's arm inside of it.
The "Little School ma'am" in St.
XicAoUu recently asked her readers to
tell Iter what they took to achool for
luncheon. Letter* are coming in by the
cord, and ft is proposed to draw from
them some practical suggestions toward
teaching the young idea bow to eat.
"William," observed a Milwaukee
woman to her husband, " Mrs. Holcomb
feds pretty badlv now, since the loss of
her child, and \ wish yon would drop
over there and see her. " You might say
that all dealt is grass; that we've all got
to go the same way. and see if site is go
ing to use her dripping jtsn this after
noon."
ltrigham Young has lost the use of his
legs, and his numerous wives take tarns
in wheeling him around in an easy chair.
Their turns come alphabetically—Ann
Young wheeling him the first day, Bet
sy the second, and so on. It is thought
tiie one whose front name is Wilholraiua
will reach her turn alarat the middle of
next July.— XorrUtzwn Herald.
An aati-ketUedrummer puts forward
the theory that tea is a foe to a fine
complexion, because "If tea be mixed
with hnman blood, tannateof iron is form
ed, turning the blood black, and if the skin
is soaked in tea, it becomes like tanned
leather. " Hence, according to the
alarmist, it follows that tea absorbed into
the veins will give a dusky hne to the
skin.
The English institution of game pre
serve* ha* been introduced into Berks
county, Pa., by a local sportsmen's asso
ciation. They have loaned 3,000 acres of
forest, field, and stream, which they will
stock with birds and fishes. They pay
each of the fifteen farmers who own the
land 85 a year and divide the proceeds
of fines for "poaching " with the farmer
on whose territory game is killed. Sev
eral hundred quail and pheasants will be
set at liberty this spring.
Mr. Marx, a violoncellist of the French
opera in Paris, lately applied a leech to
an iuflAtned eye. The creature slipped
from his fingers, entered liis nostril, and
found its way to the interior of his
throat, where it fastened upou the mu
cous membrane, notwithstanding all en
deavors made by Mr. Marx to discharge
it. Finally, gorged with blood, it drop
ped into the (esophagus, from whence it
was discharged only by powerful emetics,
which occupied two days.
A Daring Member.
One day in 1795 a daring and hetero
dox member of the London common
council named Dixon had the audacity to
make a motion which threw the whole
body into such consternation and confu
sion as it had never yet known. It was
nothing lees than to suspend all civic
dinners for twelve months on account of
the deamees of provisions. Aldermen and
common oouncilmen * ere alike speech
less with amazement and indignation,
and there is no saying what dreadful
consequences might not have ensued had
not Mr. Deputy Birch, a famous restau
rateur, renowned for turtle banquet*,
moved for the standing order of the day.