The Man with an Appetite.
A lrnow'n lrnow'n the hungrieat ona
That ever <* the light;
Hi* gravnanitixing'* never done,
He HiH'h an appetite
The atorv brought to me, you know
By little list'ning hirt,
\Va# that a ilav or two ago
He flint Iv ate hi* word*
Then going home he tram a ahelt
A pond'rou* volume t.s.k.
Ami there alone quite hy himaall
He soon devour*#! the tavok
Still pang* ol hunger ne'er tor,y\W
llvi* moat wuackaw male,
Not only he deviMttxsl the book.
But awnJlowwl, War, the taie
And yet he longed lor more to eat.
Ye*, at ill he rmved for nivire.
I ntil. to make hi* meal complete.
Quick lsvh*t he the dixit
Mother's Work.
Dear patient woman o'er vourchildren bending
IV leave a gixxi night ki.* on nwv lijw.
Or \it the Mimple prnyor* to Ctod ascending
Ere alumbcr veil them in it* soft eclipse.
I wonder, do you .irnin that *eraph love you,
And sometime# smooth the pathway lor v out
feet;
That oft their silvery pinion (tint above you
Y\ hen lite i* tangled and it* cnio-Mmb meet*
50 wan and tired. the who:.- long dm *o hu>\
To laugh or wocp.nt time* \ mi hard'. > know.
51 many trifle* make the j*#r I rani limy.
Si many errand* call you t%i and fro.
Small gariaaat**! to., ng weev.i .. \ toi
And binding wound* ami hear.ng little cam*
Y our hour* jws*. unhealed all the ghwiea
ttf thai grant world heyoml the nursery
stair*.
One aehoolniMtc * pen >.** written won.!* o
beauty.
Her poems ting themse !v e* into the hesrt,
Another * brush lias magic; vou have duty ,
No time to spare for i*<ctt> or art.
But only tune lor training little Anger*,
And teaching youthful spirit* to tie true,
You know net with wlial tamine woman
lingers,
With art alone to fill her, watching you.
And yet. 1 think you'd rather keep the habit**.
Albeit their heads grow heai v on your arm
Than have the j*<el' fair, enchanted may-be*
The artist * vision*, rich with daaxling ciuvni,
Sweet are the trouble* of the happy hour*.
For even in wcarsneas your aoul is West,
And rich contentment all yimr Swing dowers
That yours is not a hushed and empty ne*t
— K S^tgtU
TYRAWLEY.
A largo party i* a**embied to celebrate
the feast of St. Partrirlge at Rat *••
llall, an old country bouse about two
miles distant front the north**. *t corner#
of Devon. The various branches of Eng
lish soviet y are very fairly represented by
its component parts. There are two
peers, three member* of the lower house,
some guardsmen, some undergraduate*,
a clergyman, and a lieutenant in the
navy. But our hero is not a rcprvsenta
tiveman;j't he I* longs to a via.** which,
called into existence by tin accumulated
wealth of the nincU'euth century, is ever
on tin increase.
Frederick Ty raw ley has fought in
more than one *tate of .Sou tit America,
and has wandered for more than two
year* from isle to i*.- of the Pacific. A
mysterious refutation hovers round him.
He is suppose. 1 to havedon* many things,
but no one is very t ..-ar what tin y are;
and it is not likely that much informa
tion i>ti the point will be obtained from
him. for lie .* loom talks much, and
never *;<ak* of himself. Hi* pr*ent
mission pp ars to be t>• ki i }*ariridges t
play crick't. and dr—> hiniseil.
Such a* h i*. however, he i* an object
of interest to the feminine portion of the
party at llav> - >k<- Haii; for lie i* rich
and hands me. a* w.-!i is niv*teri.>u*, and
cannit be more than two-and-thirty.
There art b • nd--* and brunettes, and
prettv. brown-hair' •!. brown-eyed girl*,
who hover between the two orders, ami
combin> tin mo-' dangerous character
istics of both, who can wear both blue
and pink, and who x>k prettier in the
one color than th y tlo in theothor: but
who always command your suffrage in
favor of 11. : tln-y ar< wearing when you
look at ihem.
And theft i* (' n*tance Baynton. with
gray ey. - nt d b'a. k hair. Yntl the nicest
critic of f. niinin- apt-- aranee might h ■
defied to state what -he hail worn, half
an hour aft' r: for no one can ever look
at anything except htT face.
Yet (tinstone- ;* thr-e-and-twenty, antl
still unmarrietl. Alas, what coward*
men are The fact i that <V>n*!ance i*
vervel' ver; hut a* Mr*. MrlHsh (the
widow says. 'not clever enough to j
hide it." !
In Mr. Tvraw • y *!•■• affected to dis- ;
believe. Bhe itatra a* her opinion to her |
friends, that *!;■ didn't Itoiieve he ever
hal done or ever would <lo anything ;
worth ing; hut that he plumed himself ;
on a cheap reputation, which, a* ai! were i
izuorant of its foundation, no one could j
possibly impugn.
There is reason to Iteiieve that in this
instan •- Mi-s Contance was not as con- i
at ienti'tiis as usual, hut that *he really
entertained a higher opinion of the gen- .
tlemati than -le- cho*e to confess.' He .
certainly wasYiot afraid of her. and had ]
even tlareti to contradict her favorite
theory of tie- general worthlessne** of
English gentlemen of the nineteenth
century
The day lingered on. after the usual j •
fashion <d wet .'.ay* in >. ptfUlbftl in full
country-houses. There wa* a little j
dancing after dinner; hut all retired
early in hopes of a finer day on the mor
row .
Tvravvlev had *onie letters to write,
so that it was past two before he thought
of going to bed. He always slept with
his window open, and a* he threw up
the sash, a fierce gust <>f wind bit w out
his candles, and blew down the looking
glass. i
' Pleasant, by Jove!* he soliloquized.
'I wonder whether it's nia*hed—un
iucky to break a iiking-glass—l'm ■
hanged if I know where the matches are;
nevermind; 1 can fmti my way tt lw*i i
in the dark. What a night!* as a flash
of lightning il!umin:itt*l the room for a
moment, and he le nt out of the window.
'Tile wintl must be about nor-nor-west.
Cheerful for anything coining up to Bris
tol from tin southward. 1 wonder what
a storm is like tin this eoa*t. 1 have n
great mind to go and see. I shall never j |
be able to get that hall dotir open with
out waking them up! what a nuisance! •
' Stav. eapital idea! I'll go hy the
window.' i
Before starting on this expedition, he M
changtsl the remainder of his evening
dress (for lie had la-en writing in hi* j
dressing-grown) for a flannel shirt antl
trousers, whilst a short pea-jacket antl ,
glazed hat conipletctl his array. His |
room was on the first floor, and he had in
tended todropfrom th<- window-sill; hut .
the branch of an elm came so near that |]
he fountl it unnecessary; as,springing to i
it, he was on tin* ground, like a cat, in j
an instant. He soon found his way ,
across the country,' likum bird,' to the
etlge of the cliff. The sea for miles
seemeti one sheet of foam. |,
But a flash of lightning discovered a I ,
group of figures about a (juarter of a
mile distant; and he distinguished j ]
shouts in the intervals of the storm.
He was soon amongst them, and he
found that all eyes were turned on a
vessel which had struck on a rock with- j
in two hundred vards of the cliff. It ; |
was evident that sue would go to pieces ; i
under their very eyes.
' Is there no wav of opening communi- |
cation with her?' he asked of an old
coastguard man. I
'Why, ye see, sir, we have sent to ' ]
Bilford tor Manby's rockets, hut she
must break up before they come.'
' How far is it to Bilford ?' ]
'Better than seven mile, your honor.'
'lf we could get a rope to them, we j
might save the crew.' t
'Every one of them, your honor; hut :
it ain't possible.' , i
' I think a man might swim out. I
' The first wave would dash him to i
pieces airainst the cliff.
• What depth of water below ?' i
'The cliff goes down like a wall, forty
fathom, at least.' i
' The deeper the better. W hat dis- •
ance to the water?' ]
* Good fifty feet.'
* Well. 1 have dived off the main yard -
of the Chesapeake. Now listen to ine.
Have you got some light, strong rope? 1 I
• As much as you like.' i
•Well, take a double coil round my i
1"* HL. IKU HTZ, Kilitor and 1 Voprii'tor.
VOL I'M K Xli.
chest, and do you takt care to pay it out
ta*t i liougli a* 1 draw upon it,
" You won't draw much after the tir*t
plunge; it will le the same thing t*
suicide, i \ cry bit
" WelL wt sha.i st .• Tie n'* no time
to io>c. lend tne a knife
And in an instant lie whipped off hi*
hat. tioot* and pen a. k> t . then with the
knite ht' cut oil it* *ux-\'e> atwl paed
■ the mpe thriugh them, that it might
chafe him It's*.
riicest* ol the <> d 1 ttman bright
[ t'Utal. There wa* < \idcnt!> a mcthtHi m
hi* inadtn ** ' \ .>u ao a mi\ gtHKi
j*w immer. I *uppo*t, *ii
'I have divta! thiMUgh the *urf at
Nukllht 1 i a ft w time*
' I net ■ r knew aw bite man that could
ik' that.'
Tyraw it v *mi. 1 'But whattvtrvou
do. he *ai>!. 'mind and let me havcplen-
Itv of rope. Now out of the wav. my
triend*. and let me have a eh an start.
He walked slowly to the edge of the
cliff, i-.tk'c , : * huw much the
ivxk *hi !\ tal outward; tin n ret urinal,
iiH'ki d to set that there was plenty of
rope for him to carry out, tleu tm>k a
*hoit run, and. it aped a* if from the
spring-lntiuvi of a p.unging-lsath. lb*
tombed the water full tivi arid-twenty
fis-i front the talgt* of the cliff. I town
into it* dark dtpih h went, like a plum
met, but MH>n tt> ri- again A* he
i rmehtai the *urfaee lit *aw tin eta *t of
amighty wave a few vani* in front of
him—the wave that In* ha* Ina-n told
was to dash him lifeless against the
cliff. But now his old t \p< rience of the
Racine *tand* him in ;IKKI ste:wl. For
two moments he draw* breath, then, civ
it reaeln * him he dive* 1m ow it* center,
rhe water tiasht-* against the cliffs, but
the swimmer ri*-* far la vond it. A
faint cheer ri.*i * front tlie*hoiv a* they
fed him draw ujum the rope. The
wave* follow in sueeexsion. and he dive*
again antl again, rising ik an otter to
take breath, making very steadily on
ward, though more ljow the w .iter than
above it.
We niu** now turn to the *hip. Tie
waves have made a clean hreaeli over
her Itow*. lFir crew are crowded
upon the st< rn. They hold on to the
bulwarks and await the end. for no boat
can live in such a aoa. Suddenly *ln- i*
bulled firum the water. " Ship, ahoy!"
shouts a loud, eli ar voice, which makes
itself heard above tht *tonn. "Throw
me a rope or a buoy!" The life-buoy
was *tili hanging in its accustomed
place by the mainmast. The captain
al:no*t mechanical •, takes it d -wn. and
witli well-directed aim throws it within
a yard or two of the swiiutuer. In a
moment it i* under hi* arms, and in half
a minute lie i* on !*tari.
"I'onie on Utard, *ir " lit says to tin
captain, pulling ont of hi* vv. t curl* pro
fe.*sional!y. Tie captain appeared to !H
regarding him a* a visitor from the
lower world; *<, turning to the m w , ht
iifttsi up the rope he had brought from
tie shore, l'ln n for the tir*t time the
oliject of hi* mis*ion flasluai U|M>II tin ir
mind*, and a desperate cheer broke forth
from all haxiti*. instantly ri*-i*'!iiHa! from
the shore. Then a strong cable i* at
tached to the small rope and drawn on
board; then a -• .ond. and the eommuni
eation i* eompiete. But no time i* to IM
lost, for the stem show* signs of break
ing up. and th re i* a iadv passenger.
YVhiie the captain i* planning a -ort of
chair in which -lie might h* moved.
Tyraw lev lift* her m>oii hi* left arm.
Steadies "himself with tie- right bv the
Upjx r rttiw. and walk* along .the lower
as if he had bet n a tlantvr. He is the
first on *hore, lor no sailor would leavt
till the lady w.i* *afe. Hut they *im
follow, antl in five minutes the ship i*
cienr: five minutes more and no trace of
her is left.
Ravelstoke Hail lias lus-n anm* d bv
the news of tin vvn-ck. antl Mr. Ilavt l
stoke ha* ju.*t arriv> .1 with blankets.
Him Tyraw ley avoids; ami. thinking la
can 1 of no further use, he In take* him
self aero** the country once more, and
by the aitl of the friendly . 1m regain* his
chamber without ob*- r vat ion.
The lady whom Tyraw lev had depos
ited in a cottage. with a trong racom-
DMBdation lw *lt. ttbould _• t.> sleep
imnpsiiately. wa* —■ *• <n earrieii off in
triumph by Mr Rav. i-tok. to the Ha .
and welcomed by Izoly tirae. at half
past three in the morning. There w.-r-t
verv fi-W of the guest* who slept tmdi*-
turl<*i tliat night. The unusual IP -i*>
in the house arousisi ev. rv IMMIV," and
manv excursions w.re made in unfin
ished costume t<> endeavor to ascertain
what wa* going on.
Br -akfa*t that morning wa* a desul
tory meal. Reople finished and talked
about tip- wreek. and began again. It
seemed quit.- impo*siiil to obtain any
thing iik<- an accurate account of what
had tak' n place. At last tip captain ap
peared. and although almost over
whelmed by th>- multiplicity of qu<-s
--tions, nev.-rtlp -. Istweeri thw int-r
--vais of broil.-i ham and coffee, he man
aged to elucidate matters a little.
Then came the question: * \Vb<> i* it
who swam to the v.•**!?' Tyraw ley
had only las-n at Rarelstoke a f. vv days,
and wa* a Strang, r in tip- neighborhcxHi.
None of the servants had reached the
coast til! it was all over, so there had
la-en no one to recognize him.
' 1 scarcely saw hint.' said the captain,
'but lie was a dark, taliish man, with a
great <b-nl of beard.'
'YVaa he a gentleman?* asked Mis*
('on.tane<- Baynton. who had been tak
ing vd' ep interest in the whole affair.
' VV.-U. d'ye see, mi.*-. I can't exactly
say, for lie hadn't much on; but if he
i*n't, he'd make a g.n>d one—that I'll go
hail for. He's the coolest hand I ever
-aw Stay' now I think of it. I -Imuldn't
wonder if lie VV:LS a naval man. for lie
puh'-d hi* foreloek, half-laughing like,
and said "Come on Imanf, sir," tome,
when we pulled him up."
At this moment—half-past ten *. v.—
Mr. Tyraw ley walked into tin- breakfast
room.
' Now here's a gentleman, captain, Mr.
Tyraw Icy, who has been all over the
world, and met with SOUP- strange adven
tures. I'll IM- bound he never saw any
thing to equal the affair last night.'
' You'd a nearish thing of it. captain?'
inquired Tyraw ley, speaking very slow
ly. Hi* manner and appearance quite
disarmed any suspicion the captain might
have had of hi* identity.
' Five minutes more, sir. and Davy
Jones' ioekcr would have held us all.
Begging your pardon, miss." apologizing
t< ('.instance.
The captain had -already repented the
story a reasonable numlx r of time*, and
was anxious to finish hi* breakfast So
Mis# ("onstarn-e gave it all for the benefit
of Mr. Tyraw ley. dressed in her own
glowing periods.
Tyraw ley made no observation ujion
her reeital. but '..wik a third * gg.
"Well, Mr. Tyrawley,' said she at
lat, what do you think of the man who
swam out to tin- wreck?'
'YVhy, I think. Miss Baynton—l
think.' saitl lie hesitating, 'tliat Ite
must have got very wet. And I sincere
ly hope lie won't eatell cold.'
There was a general laugh at this, in
which the captain joined; but it is to he
feared that Miss ('onstatiee stamped her
pretty little foot under the table.
Tyrawley turned, and began to talk to
Miss Mellish, who was sitting on his
right.
As he was speaking, the door on his
left opened, and Lady (iraee Ravelstoke
entered with the larly passenger. The
lady heard him speak—and there are
some voices which a woman never for
gets—antl the dangerous journey over
the rope had not passed in silence.
She laid her hand upon his arm, antl
said,' Oh, sir, how can 1 thank you? 1
Tyrawley rose, as in duty bound, say
ing, 'Do not speak of it. I did not know,
when I eanie off, that I was to have the
pleasure of assisting you.'
But the astonishment of the captain
was beautiful to behold.
'YVhy. you don't mean to say,—Well,
Ineverdash my wig,—well I'm—Here,
shake hands, sir, will you?' And he
stretched across the table a brawny
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
haml. in>t much smaller than a shoulder
tit mutton.
Hit grip with which Tyraw kv met
lit* seemed to tlo more to eon
vtmehuuoi hi* identity than the lady*
re. .'gnition of tin n pit *ei \er
I he day was a* wet a* the preceding.
Halt an hour after breakfast. Mi 1 \
law \ lounged illlo the back draw llig
iis'in lie i. *at Mi** t'on*tan • Ha\ u
ton, and, bv the singular coincident e
vv hit h lav or* iov er> or historian*, she -at
alone.
Now t'onstanee h ltl tie. itletl that she
would eonip liiient Mi I vrawiey *>ll hi*
gallant conduet
She hatl, in fact, arraiigttl a in tt.
.;un t. cold, formal, apprttpi i iie loim of
woltls, in which she would give her
view* f\piv**io!i Anil how do you
think she delivcrevl then J she got up.
* tit!. 'lHi, M I I'yraw .i v and l>ur*t into
tear*
If a woman's pride i* a shield to tins',
oh lean, a* vv. ,1 a* to In r, again*! the
arrow* of love, remember that if ever
she throws it away after *lie lias eotn
pCtieti you to a. know edge its value volt
are both left Utterly defenceless.
Frwierit k Tyraw ley eapitulatisl at
'tine*'. liny are to IM- inarriiii thi*
month. And it Mr Tyraw ley does not,
at some futuroßime, ai'hiev ean puta
tion which no mystery can . loud, it vv id
not IK- Mr* I'yrawiey * fault.
Jokes from French Papers.
At the Police Court. Judge Your
: ag<
Woman Just vvh it you like
Judge—Very wall, forty-live; your
profession '
Woman—Pardon your honor vou're
ten year* out of the w ay a* tile very least
Judge—Weil, tift v-tive. if you like.
Woman—But I * wear, your honor. I
ain't a day over thirty-five.
Judge—There, you have answered my
question at last.
There i* a museum ot euriositi. * w here
a vi*iti>r *aw two tongues, a big and a
little one, under a gla**.
■ Who do tlnrn tln rv tongue* IK- long
to?"
'Tin- biggest one vv a* tin tongue of
Ktng !x>ui* X 1 \
' And whose vv a* the littii fellt r's
'That was la>ui* Fourteenth'ii when
lie was a IK>V
He entered the grocery store, *aid not
a word, but allowed hi* cwne t" swing
to and fro t \a !.y a* the j> tliildnill of a
; el. k. Tin grint-r only saitl "No; w
*.•11 nothing on tick." ami tin* man vv ith
the cam- passed sadly and silently out.
Ay oung person at a con -i t eonseien
tiou- y *ang. *o a* to *. t your i* th on
edge, the fine air:
' I sing well when he is near
An impatient listener ar>>- and * d.l,
in a ioutl voice:
' It would appear that lie ha* not yet
arrived.'
A p.vnter i* carrying a portrait to tin
salon, ai! finished but the In-ad. 'l* that
a jHtrtrait of a cabinet officer ?* "Yes,'
said tbe paint- r: 'but they change so
often 1 haven't had a chance to put a
heati ou him.*
An Epirarc's Fate.
Mr. Kogersoti. the *..n of a gentleman
of large fortune in England, after receiv
ing an exeelient •vlueatil'll, vv:s* *,nt
abroad to make the granil l ur. In thi*
journey young Kogcfaon attended to
nothing but the various nnMles of ismk
t-ry and the met In M 1 of eating and tlrink
ing luxuriously. Before hi* return hi*
father ditai, w h.-n lit- entervsi into the |M.*-
.sesion of a verv large fortune. IB- was
now able u look ov ■ r hi* note* of epicur
ism and to discover where the mo*t <-\-
qui*ite tlishe* and l-*t cooks were to 1'
pro tired. 11- hail n>> servant* but un-n
etM>k*. Footman, butler. liiuseksjer.
coachman and grooms were all is>ok*
Among lho*- more profe**itvnaily *y
w. re one from Fion-nce. another front
Sienna, and another from Vitcrbo. who
was ernploytsi for the*;, lal Jitirpos. ol
dressing oin- juirtit u! ir .li*h only—thi
"tforce picatU* of Florence. He hail
a*o a (ierman < .s>k for dn *ing the iiv- i
ers of turkeys, and the |.*t were all ]
Fraud Ylr. Roger*. >n had am> ****nger
eon-'ai.t .- traveling ht;w.K*ti Brittany !
and 1/indon to bring him the egg* of a
certain sort of piover mar St Main, and
a single dinner, consisting of tvio .ii*lie*
only, sometimes cost hint upward of tifty
guinca* H>- counted tie minutes IM--
two-n his nti-al*. and vv a* w-hollv al
- >rb.*l in d'-v .alng nt< ms to indulge his
appetite. 11l the . our*, of nine years he i
found his table dreadfu v abridged by
the ruin of hi* fortune, and he was verg
ing fast to poverty. When he bad spent
a fortune ..f ST.yn.nno in! wa* totally
ruineti. a friend gav. him a guinea to
keep him front starving; but a short
time aft.-r he was found dressing an
ortolon for himself. A few days later lie
di'sl by his own hand*.
A Brunken Beer.
It i stated by an authority that tip
<i . r—at any rate tin- French d*-r—for
a!! hi* amiable qualities get* drunk.
But only at thi* tune of the year. He
then 'throw* himself with avidity'
upon certain tender slnsit* containing a
juice whi.-h ferment# in hi* stomach and
intoxicate* him to MP II an extent that
he "trays from his u*uai haunt* and
' follow* hi# nose.' Thus it came to
pass that a deer 'in liquor' was dis
covered hv a jM-aaant, also 'in liquor.'
lying 'dead drunk' in a ditch on the
road to the village of Qm-ne-en-Brie.
Tip' peasant, delighted at the godfetld,
tied the deer* legs together with a
handkerrh'ef. and, having hoisted tip
animal on hi* shoulder*, prepared to
earrv him off The deer. rou*ed front
hi* drunken sleep ivy this treatment, be
came *<> troublesome that the jjeasant,
who wa* of an inventive turn, took off
hi* blouse, passed it nu-r the deer's
head and improvised hv mean* of it a
sort of strait-jacket, which paralyzed
the least'- movement#. He had just
finished these intelligent proe.*-<ltngs
when he per two gendarme#, who.
without more ado. requested to be fur
nished with hi* name and address, in
view of legal proceedings. In the mean
while the deer, whose f.-.-t had been un
tied, scampered off. a lift i<- eiubarra.*-od
by the Idolise, to hi* doe and family,
whose consternation nt Ids strange aj.-
pearanee may IM- readily imagined, lb
probably hail a bad time of it when lp
reached his own quarter*, while the
peasant had to reckon with tin- legal
authorities. Thus we sec how a deer, as
well a* a man. got into trouble through
drink. —/'<'/ Af"// <}nz<-tU .
" Kditnrial Edlflers."
A lawyer keeps his own counsel.
Not hard to take—Harden sauce.
A pretty eornaeat—A number one
slipper.
Whoop skirts are much worn on the
front ier.
F'air one, if you don't want some fel
low to steal your heart, you must steel
it yourself.
A perpetual-motion watching marl inn
—A mother with several marriagealee
daughters.
It s ron..y amusing n examine the
maps of the different rai.way lines and
find on each one their own road conven
iently represented as direct the
bird flies." and al. competing lies
crooked as a rant's horn or the streets of
Boston.
The editor who wrote what he in
tended to be a complimentary paragraph
concerning a battle-scarred soldier, who
hud honored his sanetuni with a call,
was exasperated beyond measure on
taking up his paper the following morn
ing, and seeing his line effort utterly
ruined by the intelligent compositor
making it read, a " battle-scared sol
dier."— Chicago Commercial Advertiser.
CENTRE 11A EE, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, MAY H, IH7l>.
SO MF I 111 Mi tIHH I PUIS.
% I mturi'fi lllMh of tltrli lute 111
H mr, t utli MM i m ol tI. tliilliraa,
1 btiM.l pigs on • large scale, wild I
IMII.II> affirm lYottt tnv experience tbat
the pig i* mote int. Uigenl than any
other iH-a-st, mote . ourageoua. cleaner
ilnl poxsevsed ot mot.' 1 ii> ate organ
mat ion.
I once H'Ux-ht thirty m\ young pi*'*,
and put them in a pen lot tin-first tew
days th< v b.hav e.l tli.tu*. .v< * nillltira
t.!\ li. ie.g a tt.-v i.. in the bu*inc*
of h itid.tng pig*. I thought thi* qui tuiie
vvasthe result of their b. illg Well fed.
Whit lb-v wtt. i. t v doing vv a* r>
fieeling oil their confilietuelit. wild deV i*
ttig away to get out ol tle-ir pit At
any rate, they got out. I *enrch*d for
tlie missing thirty-six, and found them
; tit my garden, rating l-Hti.-e and early
pen* Rut with the lo ip of alt the men
on the ranch I could not drive Horn
back into the pen ; they *e. tiled to hav <
forgotten vv here and how they got out.
Yrouttd tin pen tht j i in. but not om
oflertsf to .■ t lit M V ItU'U W efe Vie Id illg
to exhaU*tton. and I wa* neat v W iul
with ttg 11<- utring tliat those pig*
should go into their pen the same way
tin y . ante out. 1 vvnt to th hoU*e ami
oo*eti<-d a huge haif-blo. it N. wfoUlid
alnl dog that had alt inlM.ru .!i*iike tvi
hogs " Rut those pig* iu their pen. ami
don't you dar. to bite om of them."
Ft. .1, the dog, looked first at lite and
then at the pig*, ami making a quick
lump at one stuall *pc intcn, took him
ih.vv n Standing nor the pnwttat. pig.
tin- ,)og grow hvi -av .g- y . and ev.t v now
and then he gave hint a sever, slinking.
AV hen. by my eoinmand. tin pig was r
letumd it ran to a corner of the pen. leap
ed to tip third board, turned slightly >-n
it* side, ml s. ratulde.i througli Hu
nt hers followed a* fust ax povihi<- I'hey
vv ould fiav. *■ alttpcivd around that p. n
for a week, and ti.T one would h .ve re
v ■ aie.l the place, if the sttddi-ti am! ov er
vvln iiuiug fright resulting frofh !*> ing
hen! in the jaw * of a hundred |*-und d. >g
had not made thi* >m- Ist ray th. - * r> t
Afterw ird the tliirty-six | g* w.-uid
tunnel under tin- feme and invade tnv
garden, hut w lien tlie dog was ended,
with wi .1 grunt* of ilarm, tliey ru*h--d
into t!u ir quarter* S.s>n it 1 uiu m
• ary on 1 v t. *!.-utd on tht litil ami y. d,
■"Fr.d. Fr.d' Rig*, pig*' to make
every ltog VV ttllin (earing run lor that
hole in the pen. bine, ami only on
the big Jog went over the fence to pun*
i*h a *tna. . pig that hatl been Ultcotn
ntoti'v exasperating Tlie knowledge
then and tlu re a!-* >rb ! l>v hint t*t-s!
the r.*l of hi* life, lie was willing t<>
rot his lorvpnw * op the fence, to l.s.k
over, and bark at the o. uj anisof tin
pen. hut w henurge.it,> go over in-*Utk'al.
ami said, hy id* look*, " I tried that
once, and believe nie, it was Hot We,
1 Itavi a big erop i>t va.rn and <!*. and
pri.-e* vv.-tv very low. Not ! ing in im*
meiliate tieevl ot inom-v, I d.-termimsl to
bre d pigs enough to eat Ul". efOp 111
the colli-*.- of mv *h,M.ting prairi- chit k
in*. 1 on. day tray.-vi on horseback some
forty intSv from home, and coming
across a large pigjwn found iu it a >-t ot
pure razor-back sows. | thought 1
Would ike to la- til. owner of the*,
ra/or-iev. k*. *o 1 r.-turned w it Ii a > ■ up..
of teams and is.tight twenty-two of
them—long of snout, otig of .eg. rveh
hacka|. long tail.*!, lo*avv in th>
shoulders, high in tlo wither*, light and
i-.w in the ham N'.i t <-• n on t)i>
t! -ub c* and Ve vati-itts those pig* eatl*. I
in- heft.- 1 got home. I will simp.-. av
that I !o*t ail standing in tnv - hur- ii
from what vi a* overheat.l on that j.mr
n\ But ! got the ptg* home
My wife had ru*.s! -n .-. -fitv tur
k'v*. ami countless chicken* ranged
around tuy st . k*. *h<-d* and barn* VV.
u*ed to *<•'.* t ami |Mint i.ttt with th<-
index finger the gotihiora vv. w..u d .at
when eoi.l w.-it!ier cam. VV. em v..l
many lurk- v* that way, and it has vi
ae ale them in anticipation, for vve did
not t.-v*te tln-m any other way. The
razor-lack* w.-n- turm-d into urge
yard, containing aIM-ut an acre, and tip*
pHM-.-ss of building up nn-nl on tlnir
op.-n I*.ti. work began. Ihe still hunt
of the sow* a!*o began— turkmra and
ehieketis flic game tip v staked Though
I wa* on the |oint of ...sing my mind, a*
1 look-si ..it I could not help admiring
tin *ki display.if. V wagon load of
corn would IM scattered on T ln- ground in
the p n. ami the ..w * would slowly rie
Up on tlp ir hauit lie* Sitting in a .
eon. . ival> ■ attitude* tlu-y woirat yawn.
OJM tting tle-ir longj tw* mil. h a* an alli
gator do.-* hi* w hen le *• • a young per
son indi-. rwtlv .*roing to piav in the
riv.-r Tlp-n. getting on their f.* t. they
Would slowly f.-e.l uj> and down tie |>en.
A tttrk. y won i hop ox .t tin- fi-n* ■ and
IM-gin t. j.i. k corn, and may be. in hi*
exceeding comfort. sprel hi* tail and
giv- voi.-e t a <-h*"-rful gobble *>r two
A long. lean, wiry sow would !..k at
him. Iter l.riglit hl.-u-k eye* sji.-irklittg
with the pi. v*nre f anticipation. "*h'
would slowly fi-ed toward tip- turkey,
mild grunts issuing from h- rth.- while.
Sip- vv ou d not hurt a turkey not *h> '
Slowly at"! cautiously *he troojd draw
near t<> the bird, and n. arer yet. until
she w i- vv ittiin thr." ->r four fi* t of him.
Suddenly a long, a live IMMIV would b
launched through the air; a snapping of
great jaws, n sudden jumping of the fore
feet on the body f the gobhjer. a firm
grip of the jaw# on leg. wing or breast;
a quick. jMvwerful, upward jerk, and tip
gobbler tbat < r*t -t rut ted in my yard
was firing eonvi'rt.sl int.. jw.rk
1 one.- *in a sow mi*s a turkey, -uul
the fowl took towing. The sow gather**!
herself for a run. and. jumping high in
the air. snapped at the flying bird. The
flying tnrk.-y would IM horrified to*..-
ev.-ry sow he j>!i**e.t ov.-r ri<- up in the
air toward him and vainly snap her jaw*
at his dangling legs. 'The gobbler who
had mad.-an escape of thi* kind would
spend hour# in standing around, medita
ting on tne hard time# it would IM- for
turkeys if razor-backed sow* had vv in.-*.
The upshot of thi*-talking <>f tnv fowl#
was that I lo*t all I had. and to-day there
is not a fowl on the place.
Once I had a cotipl of sows, each o
which rai*ed HP- nitt>- pig*. I let the lit
tle ones run *>ut (it was a grasshopjM-r
y-.-ar, and tln-v < ould hurt nothing t Kan
sas was considerably pest Pied with vv oiv. *
that y.-ar. and my neighbor* pnsfi.-t
--ed that 1 Would lose my pi I met ! liein
all ov< r the neighboring country, btit at
sundown they were generally at home. 1
llei| to tllitlk tliev VV ere lip ky. until one
day. while -hooting prairi" ehiek<-n*. I
-aw a wolf dancing around in the grass
in a v. rv peculiar manner. I watched
him from a distance, but could not com
prehend Ilia behavior. So 1 walked to
ward him. and, hy taking advantage o(
a ravin*', was able to get within fortv
yaris of the Iteiist. Eying down behind
a bunch of blue-joint gra-*. I looked on.
The coyote had found tliy eighteen pig*,
then some four months old. and wanted
one for dinner. The pigs, objecting, had
formed a circle, with their le ad* out. and
were bravely grunting defiance. Tlie
wolf wa* running around them, snnpjiing
his jaws and doing all in hi# jtovver to
frighten afaint-lp-artedpigout of tin cir
cle. The compact ring of sturdy little
Mark porker* slowly moved down the
rotul, never faltering, but constantly
keeping up tle-ir war grunt. A* tliey
passed im- nt about twenty five yards. 1
relinked lb* eovotc with till ounce of No.
10 bird shot, lie suddenly lo*t interest
in pork, and retired to the hills to hunt
jack rabbits. I never had any anxiety
about my pig# aft.-r that.
Once I built a pen for 100 stock hogs
by a deep pond of water. I ran the
fence out into the pond to when* the
water was live feet deep; then I tinik
logs and. chaining them together,
stretched them between the ends of the
fence. This made a pen with a big pond
in it, anil the pig* could not get out un
less they dived under the logs. 1 was
raised in the belief that a pig could not
swim. The hogs were driven to the
pen, put in. and, a* 1 had self-feeding
corn-bins that were full, 1 flattered my
self that I was rid of the personal care iff
those hogs until butchering time. The
result was that they lx'tatne such expert
divers that thev vv.reii. v.t in the pen
Ito y wou d vv im ttill to th. .ogs ami
-live ttlldet It 1 w.nt to the p. II oil
horseback, ne,oiitpaiiiei! by my <log. 1
would gat IM r them Up by s. Hilig the
dog on litem, make tin in all jump into
tlo poii.l, -wltii to the log, piung. ttndei
it ami swim a-shor.-into theil pen I hen
lie dog dared not toilow
I lie .outage . t a SOW with Voting ill
Iter nest is something wonderful No
wild animal that walk* oil Kansas soil
can drive h> I llotii tln iu Sh. will die
itt dcl.-iise of her i tgs. and the wolf
doesn't live that can g> t the Ix't ter of a
razor-hack sow sin- w iii alw ays .at
voting pig*, provided tliey ar>- not In-r
own ller own sin* never eats The
j.ig* of any other *.>w *ln ...nsidi-rs le
gitimate food, and she w ill eat them Up
to the titlte that they an three Weeks
old; and any other *<>v\ in turn w ill .at
her pigs. Ihe *<>w * regard each other
with an evil eye. 1 tt*tt n*t, doubt, tin*
.> it .tin t y r.tgti i v.-ii when niitil tlie
pigs ate qui k and active. Ih.li tin
friend.v fattitlv r< alioit* are t.-suund
It t* strange, but I biv. mv < r seen a
(mi.lt eat young pig*, and 1 bav- had all
kind* from tin hi.MHhal " w ind-*piit
t.-1 * to the put >■ B. ikshit. * and 1 in-vet
had a ptg < at. ti by..m of them
A Hieuruging View of l.eadiille.
V laittisv il.< tKy 1 druggist, now in
biutvrl'. I o . the great mining camp,
write* In .tne a* to how * I have liow I>,. n
lpr- two days, and have io> >ked the town
ov.r pr< ttx ihotoughly V ..u may say
to lr that tli. r. ar. thirty liv -
doctor* In-re, and that, in my opinion,
this i* no pl.i- • fot him It i* tin most
di*agr."*ahie Jp.l. I e\ef Was in themud
i- ank c deep a. over the tow n A thou
sand men are < ..iistantly marehitig aiiout
with ap; uvnliy uoohje, tin vi. w Tin
*tn*-t* pr-*etii a v.ty atiituat.*! ap|M..t
all. . . but the store* doll t seclil to IM-sell
ing a* much a* a .uua. o|.*. rv er would
imagine lam now writing itt a drug
-tor. . ami have In-en for half an hour,
dut ing w lii. h litn. they hav- taken iu
-4-v int y-tivi < < nt* There an- seven drug
*totrs in t<wn, one ..f wht h was SJII.I
i-t w ■ k Jot fit' tOI, ill. U.i 1 11 g the hulls,
ami !.<t V. of tin in s,,m to have very
> otnpiet. stiM k* and ar<* ready for bu*i
tn--*. l'ln v expect a liundmi thousand
v i*ito|s this *UIIIIIP-j 1 i.-us. * are Im ing
built in every dii> tion. and price* for
rentar. fabulou* 1 hr**-hundr-d dollar*
p. r f.'t i nk.*i for lot* on tli< jirim tpai
ttrwu corner lota, 910.600 It italnt
plj ri.lleuloUa; tln-y all ssetll to li.ilik
tin town wi.! .*t until mit fall tin
town i* unl.e.t tliy lam v%<-.!, I>ut km-w
s-v-ral win> at i.k Tin light air
aft. t*tnyh ith t:*i.h all) KaWtllids
ar. u*t coining tip.itev Mr M--r<" !--..i
tin to-.i nt hat |hi* "nit "t.r.Miu, ■ d t vv. !v .
tiiou-tnj fist dat-v. vv lii. ft fn *oid al
fifty dodars per thousand i> t -m which
he niak* - one-h-iif char profit, ami the
tM-ojije alum*! fi>ught to get it at tliat
tin- *'<>rv -lied*, *ixl.s'ii fis-t "qtiats . ir
rent.st al forty dollar* jm r month. Tint
t'.wni* Iu: of gamb.siig In-lSs, op. nly
curried oil—ken.i, far., and tfp- like,
S.i ."in*.io a tin iv rat l'U*im-*s. Hotel*
r.r full and making lot* of mom t. charg
ing Urge j ttces for very |M.r aeeotnmo
dal i. Il*. I w.'iti.l not advi*. any one to
coliP fp-re except vv ith a v i<-w to mining
A li.'.uiti • j t, -- give* til.- fi .a.w illg
*ch<*lule of the ...t of !pst*-s*ari<-* and
iUxurie* of lit. in that "-ity Bvhui.d
in.* a log i i 1 in a- a i .>*! of. perhaps, fifty
fkdlars, a party -.ftwoor more .an ive
tiy " bat. nlog for alwtut four dollar*
per vv. - K . it t* Hot *af< to count on 1. **
lip- hot- * efiargv ft<>ui two to four dol
,ar* }M-r dnv Batlis • ..t fifty cent*, a
. igar twentv-tiv• ont', a glass of I.<*t
lift."it rent*. I.itt;. miik can 1*" liail.
eomi.-nned milk fM-ing generally u*<sl.
Butter "•*! from forty to fifty . . nt.* j r
pound > gg*. forty to fifty e.-nt* |*-r
do/.-n * l-an. SJV.II to t-n.aqil*; lard,
twelve to fourteen .a-nt* tia- oil, twelve
ami one-hatf to tiftts-li i*ent* ham*, lif
t..iiiant; l*f, eight to Jtfte.ii is-iits;
pork, lifts • ti to twentv cents; venison,
tvv- v. and om half to thirteen a-nt;
eabbige. five to eight >. nt* }M-r poun.t;
(votat.s *, fintr to live e.-nt* per pound ;
rt-.ur. tjtl t.. yl7.'. p.-i !.• eorn meal,
(KkfiQ prf 100; tea, *< v.nty tiv. . .-nt* to
t?I p.r pound .o!b". tliirtv to tifty
. .•nt# p. r jM.umi sugar. *ix .and one-haif
to - iglit pound* for om dollar, t oti
denssal mfik i* thirty-fix *-nt.* per can
A I the I- • f. rtettr. JM.tat.M**, V eg| tables
and oiler ediblra eonum>ai let. are
shipped in wagon* ft..m W etMb T. A'olo
i ad-. Spring* i-r t in -i 4 "ityg and tno*t of
tli.**e arlt. • ar> pure hav si in Denver,
t hi. ago and knnve t 'ity
I Mohammedan Funeral ill Vfrirx.
A eori > sjM.mi-nt oft., SpringJi. id AV
/<■'-.a tt writ.* front I'unt* "Yester
day I *aw a Mohammedan fun- ra -pass
ing through tin *!re.t* My Attention
wis first nttraet'-d to it by hearing a
murmur of many voice* aporonching
from the .it*! me- Tip- *<.um. vv.v* un
like anything I • v > r ft* .u d b. f.>r s en
theri aj>|i.-ar..l two or tbr-* hundr.al
Arab men crowding through the narrow
street, ail joining in singing or chanting
a song for the dead. 11l the ttlid-t of
tli'-m several Vt ib* b t>- upon tlnir
shoulder* a liter iik'- a crib lip- Im.t
totn of it w a* covered ox .-r with a Turk
ish or Tunisian rug. on which wa*
stretched tltf body <•!' tbr dead Arab.
enveloped in what appeared to In- a
l"er*i:n shavvl 1 wou'd have foliovvtsi
after tlie proepfion. but wa* told tliat
none but a Mohammedan was allowed
to vvilip ** tin- tun lil e<-P tuonv. • t.d
resident* of Tunis t. ii me that the final
act of depositing the body in mother
earth is a mot strange and novel pro
cedure. The Vrab* have a *u(-r*titi.>n
that a* s.M.n a* the new-mnife grave is
ready for its occupant the evil spirit* at
om e take j.os*. -sjoii of it. io drive
litem out. tliey rcort to all manner o
strange dev i. es. The most erti -.-p-iou*.
antl the OIP usually resorted to. i* luiaed
Upon the te-li. fof the d>-v ii"* fondtP** for
gold, and "that money s* ti'*' r.vot of al!
evil." A* soon a* the Imdy i* phu.-d hy
the side of the grave the medicine man
or saint exorcises the devil, and signi
t. * by sign* that hi* -atanie majesty j
vv ith all lii* iiiitis are in tin grav >■ h< low .
The nearest relative oft he <ie.. i*ed. who
i* prepared for the emergency. take* from
hi* jMM-ket a handful ol -mall gqi.l, -itv.r
or copper ** in*. according I o hi* wealth,
which lie throw* in the distance a* far
its il Im 1 w iT" •*(#rr.*iin.
The i vil spirit* nr.- iieliev.sl to scramble
after it. and while picking it up the
botlv i* hustled into the ground a* qiti.-k
--!v a* j.ossihl*-, and th-- -(..tie* and earth
are jda.*e*l over it. before the . lovcn
f.xited money-hunter* can return.
The Andre Monument.
Mr. Cvrit* \V. l icl.l h# ptirrhnw*! the
land at Tajipan, N. Y , where Major John
\ nil re wa* exeeutol <t|ol'r 2, l.Mt, and is
having prepared to l- placed on the same a
si.ne, on the front of which will IM- in
serill*-.!;
Ifrffl I 1 1
Major JOHN AM'li! ~f lhr Ilriimh Krmy,
wb'i, ifilrriDg Oi'' AnirrluaD I j ♦
on n a* !*t liiiira .•, Io ilriu lift Arnold,
for thr ptirn nd' r of I* int.
i Ukffi prlNHwr, ti iml tnl ron<l*tuii*<l • ry.
lit* drfotb.
thoU|fh rrordhi4 ( I In l (or t coHfl f w*r,
II ftvrd evflfi III* fiißiii!**• (' Illv,
Iml IMf it ftrttii'K iiitYnrofl-d th"
f our yoiimu fttu! bravr.
In UJI hi- rmifttiif * >• rrio%od io WoMmiiifttor
\ hundred ywii ti'n
ft cIOIDMt tf Ihrt •!•(#* fttfftlnM Ahh-h hf fniKht
tht- lion" 11 MI vi* the -!<■( wh*T<* ho liy ;
Not io |M*rprtUftlt UH 1 rtM*ord <>( -trtf**.
Hut in tohouof Ibofto lienor wUmiiiU
Which h tv- ftiurc united two Dfttlouft,
Our tn rftc<% in UtiK'*>'• . *id in roliftlon:
With thr i*n>t c*iw Itiat thi- frlrndljr union
Will nwvrr bw broken.
- Arthur Tcnrhvu Si<i>4sv Ueantf Wt*winrtfr.
i m tht bock
Hunt lacr>nun rcrniu it uo utiiu niortftlln tmttrunt.
Ijrytl, iKneul I. (o.'.
{ itn 0* Ir/t
"Thr npy ot tu* utnitral ground.
Who llRt u- hi* had lived.
Devoted to the nervlc® of bl* ouulry."
fVmnuAt (U>prr.
{ (m tht right suit. ]
14 He wns morr uulortuiiftte lnau criminal;
An accompliahed man and gallant oflWr."
• (rtt*rgt Wu.\h inert em
44 He died universally eatoetnod and universally
regretted.*'
UNCI.I Illl'll*.
Ihe mei-ftlU-d " llur*- t otnuiutdttMi o 1
looia tliiiuish IN all IIIIIK ahrir thrte are
Ullivelailies Moat ol the Jm. I, I atlltlrllla,
silo are lite Irout pfrju.bi e, live U|SKI
leliK- llivh, all ith tan la- |.|. tired at ..In
fifth lhr l.ri. e I.( IM iI. It la the L lOlultl < J
*u. h ntmli-iila to l.ard in partita id from
live to laet.lv, and hrnie the tnone of
"Hurw < oiiituuiiitiea N. tnativ Nilollata
liavr tierli found 111 these i onilnullllien that
the horse uteal eater* are liable to prtweu
lion hy thegoVerbUietil.
The ( hrrokees, with a population of
aup|M<ri lau aruiinaries, tuale and
lin.ale leajiei t.Vely, an orphan ay llt lit, a
ite.if and ilutiih asylum ..nd seietilv four
. . uiin.it. *> In*.ls, having in all ,'l,<SHi pupils
I'hey ani.ually el|nd lor jmrjMwa * ol cdu
eatioll Ihe *elll 11.art.-* and asylums
are ill hrn k hull.bugs, a ith three stonea
and a hnsi iii. 111, and are quite hai.da.jiue
aid . ouitutMiiou* t'hrv were ereeied ala
i.-t of ♦PHU" eaih. Tilt I reeks l.umla-r
1 R'J' <>, have tarl.l i eight public s. Ins.ls and
tao lit)**.o|. aeh'sus, a ith ] ,gU*l pupils, cost
ing rite < liuelawa. uumU-niig
have hflv I.Vr arhooU ami otie
a. aiirfllV . -ling a ith l,'gl" pupils
Hie < hickinwa, tiumtelll.g o si*l. have
IWi-lvt- puldi. schools and one academy,
Ci siing auh 4<*J pupils The Keiui
Holes have |iv- m'hools, wilh an attendante
of lvi_ f. r abiah they pay annually f'g HUi
The " Ijuyal Sons id Anirrtra" is the
title id an organization whn h aas foumied
in I*7l, and now lays claim I . ten thousand
meiul* r* in different part* id the Union,
flic mem tiers are all Auieri. ati-lsini beys or
young lurti let a .en si I tern and lartit. si*
years til ag-e. ami their professed object is to
join tin- American youths t. get her "In- the
goble-n band of fidelity ami love " To quote
tlir.r ii-litul.n " what we desire t do is
to organize in every town and . ity in the
ixiuntry a l.xlge where the strict principles
ot justice, honor ariti iiohle dmls will lc
i arrtcl out. and pre pare ourselves for any
jsisii. n of trtlst we shall be calleaf ujem
to fill The* haie a constitution ami bv
laa. ai d'" wigwams ' in New Y< rk, llr.s.L
ly ii. Host- ti and other large < itics The first
"ICSJIII aas estai-lisbeil at Mt-duss. near
tsaekir, and the asscM iatioii intends to
hold a grand encampment the next Ith ol
July.
A i ar in which a romantic girl played
an iiu|K.rtant part i narrated in the Mis
s-.urt pa)*r* MM wilh other ladies were
noting the |s-nili-nli.*ry at Jeff, r* nt iiv.
when she was struik with the ap|M-aralneof
a youthful convict, and ht* story was told
by tin a af.iru \\ hen a Imv just iiul of
te.lleg? he had lasnlne implicated in the
t itjiss;ispieut id trust funds, for wlo. h his
I until . * ■.! him liebc-iiiig him m
n ■. til the story kindled her enthusiasm,
ai.d an introduction was followed hy
imwuise* to cv>rn-]ittd. This she did in
spite of tlie re tuotisiramva of her family and
friends, ami letore his U-rm of imprison
uietil evpicetl she had mgageil to marry th
nuiviil. l iie day lie •as to IK- liberated
she ap|M-arv*i in a • arriage al the entrance,
and l*th parlies s err raady for sti etitrane
ing .otiaummaliun of their lutalH ho|*•*.
when a leirrid old unroinanlie otlner ar
res-.i*i theeuihrixler on another ludietment.
It has hitherto been the custom of geo
graphers to give the palm t Borneo as the
large*i island in the world, but. atvorsling to
tlw l\rp%uki .V.eare JJimlkfli, this i* dev nledly
an error " A carrtul estimate, founded on
lkf m. .! IT*Y nt uiajs, that New
i iuinea i* oomidrraUlv the Erger. and must
f i the future lw a- oordeif the lirsl place.
In sha|ie this island differs greatly from
Horneo, Iw-ing irregular ami much riMndnl
in a nortb-nortiiwest and a *. with-southeast
diraiti' ii, so that its gn atiel hnglh is little
sb rt of 1 , ssi in.ics. a distance a* gri at as
tbr sh le width of Australia from Ade
laide t. I' ii Darwin, or ! 1 -ir-j* fnm
i/.ndon to (oastanlim pie It" gri ate*t
width i 41il mih-; and, omitting the great
|M-iiin- il* which form it* two t-vm-meuea,
the central mass is almut 7i' tnilcs long.
• ith an av< rage width of 330 miles, a
i .untry ab it the-ire of the Austrian em,
pirr . and, with the eXceptii n of the routw
of one long river, :.n al-.dute hlanl ujs n
our map-,
l'arele.
Tin- victories of l'icm Isirillnrii's
Anu-rican bor*>, I'arole, in England,
w :irrnt n gi.m< < at the animal s i .-in* r.
Roro'.c i* by itii}Mirti-d 1/ iniingtuti out
of Maiden. *h<- b\ xingloti out of
Kitty t'lnrk, by 111.-lie...■ ll<- was foaled
in 1*73 at t 'lu-stntit Hi)!, near I'hiimh 1-|
phi.i. Mr. I'icrre Is mi lard bought liitn,
iTwrliag, for IMN A* ntwo-yenr-
old In ran *ix time*, winning tin July
and Angut *!ak--* at fxmg Branch anil
the "Saratoga and K-ntu ky *t.ik-s at
•*arat<>ga V* a thr.* v.-at—old In was
IM itni .-ar v in tin s. a*..ti by Vagrant, in
the K. ntticVv lkrby He was ami** antl
it w a* said that In *fpu!d not I* allowed
to run. H< did not run again until the
Saratoga nn-.tin- when he licat loin
( tehiitr''- t.-r tin a - ag.-.i *tak' * Tom
again turn.*! tin table# by taking the
S.-qU.-l -take* li> TV xt vv.'ti the all
aged stake- at Jen.im I'ark After tliat
In- v* .1 be lt. It at Mllmiltl bv Vigil,
both for the Dixie and Bre. kinridge
stake- \* a four-vear-old It* won tin
\V.>...tburii *tak* s. tit. Saralogn <*Up. and
the summer handicap. ll*' a.*o Is-at
\ irginitts and t..a*gow in a da-h d a
mih*and a half, even weights. At the
Jerome Rark meeting lie eaptttr.si the
Maturity #tak<-*, tin l.rand National
hamlieap. an.l the all-ag-al stakes.
I'arol.-'s next and most famous vieiorv
vv -is tin ra of t *v. mile* and a iialf ith
'T>*n Br.# . k and font Ochiltree, in Haiti
more. th t.da-r'Jltli. 1-77. Ten Brock
vvasthe favorite at large odds. Rarolc
. ante in gallantly two length* in front of
Ten Brock and*ix lengtli-altea.lofTom
tlehiltpe.
lzi*t -a-on !'arole ran ten rare*, win
ning eight, including tin Baltimore
Molt mouth and Saratoga cup*.
How a Toad Undresses.
\ gentleman send# to an ngfv tiltural
pajier an amusing leseripti*n of " II"# a
T ad takes off hi- t'oat and I'anU." He
.ii.. he It .* writ one do it, and a friend has
wen another do tlie same thing in the s.xm
way :
'• About th*- middle of July 1 found a
toad Oil a hill of melons, and not wanting
hint I" hive, I hoed around him; he np
-1 .cured sluggish and not incline.) to move,
Presently 1 observed him pressing his ,1-
hows against his side*, and rubbing down
ward. He apjwared singular that 1
watched to see what he wa* tt|> to. After a
few smart rubs hi* skin began to burst open
-tt tight along his buck. Now, sattl I,
old fellow, TOU have done it ; but he ap-
! wared to !*• unconcerned, and kiq.t .it rttb
ting until he had worked all itis skin into
folds .n his sides and hips; then grasping
one hind leg with lx>th hi# hands, he hauled
ofl'cno leg of his pants the same a# anvltody
would, then stripJM'd the other hind leg in
the same way. lie then t.M.k this ea*t
off cntiele forward between hi* fore legs into
hi* mouth and sw allowed it; then, hv rai#-
ing and lowering hi# head, swallowing a#
his head came down, he stripped off the skin
underneath until it came to hi# fore legs,
and then grasping one of the#*' with the op
|M.*it<- hand, by considerablepullingalripjicd
off the #kin ; changing hand#, he striiqwd
the other, and hy a slight motion ot the
head, ami alt the while swallowing, he drew
it from the neck and swallowed the whole
The operation seemed an agreeable one and
occupied but a short time.
More than half the soil of (Jrcat Britain
is nominally owned by some 2,<XX> per
sons. According to a valuable analysis
of the Parliamentary return of the land
owners *ff the United Kingdom, pul
lislicd in the "Financial Reform Alma
nac!" for 1H78.421 jM-rsons are the owners of
22,880.755 acres, or nearly S,(XXI.(XXI acres
more than ones-fourth of the total area of
tlie United Kingdom.
TKHMB: #2.00 a Your, in iVdvanoo.
F4KM, (.ARIH Y AMI HHISKIIOIJI.
(Nt kiil mill (amttrii \uU*.
J'carsc fmfder, aucb aa corn hutta,
stravi and over-ripe bay i"' - itttprorea
one quurti r to one-half of their value
by st. lining Is-furr feeding, But Ui<-
gain iii si< iiniiii£ good hay is conaidcra
i b|e.
IsilH-ral feeding i trtu- econoint. The
aim should In to induce ttiiitumt of all
kinds to I at ail lln-y hV c It g<Kl J.|etite
t..i and dige*t, |y changing hd and
also i bunging methods of pr<-paritig it.
I'oinologfat* gi-ti<-ral!y disapprove of
raising vvlie.it and other kinds of grain
m voting orchards, on account oi the
tendency of *u<-h crops to dry up the soil
II summer, having tin* tr.s- to suffer for
want of nioisturc. In wet mil the grain*
must !. iM-iieticial instead of injurious,
• *|MI la.ly in wet season*; still, a* a rui-,
w. would prefer to plant tlie land in
orchards with some kind of crop requir
ing cultivation in sumtner. Potatoes.
i pen*. Is aiis or other low growing kinds
; ore preferable to corn or table crop*.
It i* well known among feeders that
when an animal i* once ready for fatten
ing. tie .jui- ker the proo>* i* carried on
tin Is-tt. * ami the more tender the Hu nt
Yls.ve all. ..nee an animal is le-ing fed,
it should not In- allow od to shrink dur
ttiir th'- falteiiitig. It is not only a loss
f tiitn . hut the animal w ill not retain
that uniform juiciness of fiesh that it
i otherwise would. If the anituai 1* in
tciuied to Im- fisl right along from the
aif a plan u-ually praeticwd hy the brat
tiaafi-r* liow a-.lays, so tliat it may lie
turinal ort ri|K- at not tn<re than three
i years old past, it must l* foresl right
a;.<ng tiom the lime it is weaned. In fai-t
th >of should n< vi r know the weaning
■ |.r<M-ra.
F.w of u* are sufficiently aware of the
iru<- value of our insectivorous birds.
From early spring until late autumn
tin-- rcslie** visitors hunt the fields
aid garden* in tl u<-*t of f.sxi. prying into
evviy nook and .twice where the de
stroy. r* of our crops lie t-OQcrtlsd, a
i countie* host of which faim a prev to
tin ir busy *.*ar. h during tlie season of
I anting and harvesting Every* bird
'.bat frequent* a farm—if we ex.aqit the
heiihaw k and crow—ix.lllcat to offer us an
unpaid s> rvi.a* w hose imi>rtance we can
hardly overestimate. I-<*t anv one who
doubt* tin* watch a pltmbe-ntrd. or a
sparrow tor ha if an hour, and see how,
vi ith se.-uis ly a moment's intermission,
.•ur little iii*"ct-huutcr pur*uc* his eager
ta*k; and then, let him r*fl<s t upon ili<
neee*.ity. the duty, of affording th<-e
bird* < very po*ibfe protection.
\ *iitip,i and convenient mHhod of
obtaining a aupply of radislu-s al any
season of the year i-oti*i*ti in *t<-eping
tin s.sxt* in water for tw entv-four hour*,
and then i xp<ing them to iieat in small
hags In another twenty-four hours
tin v w ill have eotttUl<*n'*el t<i gi-nuinate,
if then sown in IMX<* of well
ui-uturcd *.>il, ami oiaa-ionally *prinkl-d
with a t'-pid water. radi*hra as large as
pikiinc on ion* w iii IH- realy for gath-r
--mg in live or six days —.tmerieuM Ctiifi
t\lluf,
Kf l|N.
stfl rtfilwa.s Si* hard-hoile<l aggs.
cut in two, takeout the yoik* and mash
litj. then a<id two teasjMS.nfuls of but
ter. one of cream, twro or tki re drojis of
.-til<>li . e. and o 1 peptjer t* taste;
mix all th rougfily and fill UH egg* with
thi* mixture; put tbetu together Then
tin n w iii 1 a utile of tlie filling left, to
which add out well-U*at<-n egg (lover
the egg* w itli this mixture ami then roll
in .raker < rtinib*. Fry a light brown
in liiling fat.
F'ttosTt o < ur am Rtr -One pint of
miik. three egg*. Ki.--liaif a < up of fl<itir
and one cup of sugar. Health, yolks and
*Ugar together, and then add a little
!!iuk and put in flour and a little salt.
Frosting for the same.— Tak> tlie wliit.-*
of tip . gg* and boat to a -tiff froth, add
thnv tab!.-* pM-tifuis of stig:ir. and flavor
with lemon Bake the pie fir*t. and when
j i*ihi aiil the frve-ting: drop <>n witli a
spoon, and -> t it in the oven till a liglit
brown.
Nt W VVvr T< I'IOK CIIU KI XS.— Cut
tin* chi< k- r> up. put it in a pan and cover
it ov.r with water; let it stew a* usual,
and wh'H done make a tliiek.-ning of
-reain and flour, adding a pie.-e <if butter
and jH-pper anil salt. Have mad. and
tik> a pair of sliort-eake*. tmwb' as for
pie crust, but roll thin ami cut in small
-qUares This is much better than chicken
pn- and tnoY. -iniplr to make Tin- crusts
-limild t* laid on a dish and the chicken
grav v poured ov. r while froth are hot.—
: />• • nt '■
l\ttvx I*t otiix..,—This Indian pud
ding is easily made 1 tliink you will
iik- it S. a.d a quart of milk (skinmpsi
tuilk will do), and *tir in seven hnqwd
lahlestvoon* >f *iftxi Indian meal, a tea
sjMMirift!; of salt, a teaspoonfhl of ginger
or ginger and cinnamon mix.*! half and
half, a txlilrspoua or more of oliopp.'d
*uet. a teacup ofmola**e*: last, one egg.
If you want whey. }<our in a little cold
milk aft.-r it i* all mixed. r>a.iy to put in
tip oven. Bake one and a half or two
hours.— liurni Hum*.
Mi XT HASH.— A 'hop fine any kind of
cold meat (liefore chopping dredge witli
salt and pcpjier. This j* alwav* the
H-st mantp r of s.-a-nning ha*h. a* lv this
mean* all part* will be seasoned alike)
If vitu have cold jMit.-it<M-s. chop fine and
mix with them<-at; ifthey are hot.mash.
Allow one-third meat to two-third* )#>-
tat.i. Rut thi* mixture in tlie frying
pan. with a little water to moisten it. and
*tir in a spoonful of butt.r. or. if you
have nice beef dripping*. u*e tliat instead
of flutter. Heat slowly, stirring often,
and. when warnp-d through, cover and
let stand on a mixlerati-ly lint part of the
-love or rang.- twenty minutes. When
ready to dish, fold a* you would an ome
let. and dish. Save all the trimming#
and piis-e* tliat are left of all kinds of
meat, anil have a lta*h on.*" ortw i.*ea
w.s-k. it do. * not hurt a hash to have
different kinds of meat in it. Avoid
having a hash greasy.
( iilthfiliitl
I have for several years eulkivatisi a
f. vv i-hoiee ro*. * l-n*t *prittg I addeti
twenty to the number, and nearly all of
them'l set out in thrri and four inch
i pot* In June 1 jilutigcd th<<se into the
-oil of my liovver garden; two of my
older roses and tlin*' of my new ones.
| however, were plantisi directly in the
; soil. All these roses were of the ever
iiliM.tiling sort, (hie of the tlnw new
tos.-s tlti.t were s.-t in the ground, and
only one. grew mot* luxuriantly and
bloom*"! more abundantly than those iu
the JM it S . It wa* that charming rose
Hon Sih it*. It gave me six roses in mid
summer. and then a new shoot sprang
up from the root*, grew very rapidly,
and put forth three buds, and a branch
mit forth two more. *•• in the autumn 1
had tiv. roses (eleven in all) on tliat tiny
hush. After potting and removing to
the holts.- in October, let it rest n few
weeks and then cut off nearly all of its
leaves; from the slnsit referred to I re
moved every one. At this time, two
weeks later, there are vigorous sluxtts
more than an inch long, with buds al
ready peeping forth, where 1 cut off the
! leaves.
Several years ago 1 was forced tostrijt
my hushes *ff their leaves, not knowing
then how otherwise to get rid of the
aphis, though 1 have since proved tlie
virtues of Itelleltore. Soon after thus de
sjMiiling the plant, it would repay nty
harshness by putting forth new shoots at
the leaf joints, crowded with _ buds.
Some p*xplt' are so careful of their bar
ren rose jtltints that not a leaf must be
cut off. not a branch pruned, so that they
have naught but the unsightly bush to
care for, whereas, if they would cut
down the old wood they might Ite re
warded hy n new growth. A good rich
soil is quite as essential as pruning; also
moisture and sunshine. 1 have seen peo
ple who became discouraged because
their new rose plants dropped their
leaves. No matter how green the stalk,
thev exclaim: "My rose hush is dead ;"
and hv neglect they soon kill it. Had I
pursuisi the saute course, several of my
NUMBEB 19.
I choice plant*, thut have fielded lovdv
; riara two lii<>llthaftei netting out. Would
have been a failure. So long an there is
lift in the aOtik there i hope tlwt It will
put forth and hud - M It W\, w Fiat's
Ma'jatitu.
A ( so tor Mulls.
Dr. Siiuon, a ph)skiiui of Dor
! raise, in France, states that a#
soon a* the characteristic culminating
point of a hull makes it ap)x-iinJt<-e, lie
put# in n saucer a thimbleful of camph
orated alcohol. and, dipping the end* of
his finger* into the liquid, rube the in
: linrued surface, especially the central
)M*rtion. repeating the operation eight or
i u*n times, eonttnuing the rubbing at
•*neli time for about half a minute, lie
then allows the surface todry. piacing n
slight < eating of camphorated olive oil
o\cr the 1 litluie! surface. lie stab*
| thai one sUt h application will, in mo>f
1 a,l caeca, chum* lioib to dry up and dln
appear. The application shouki h
made luoruing, noon umi in tlte evening
He avers that the name treatment
will cure w liitloa -, and a!) Iniurhoof the
lips of the fingers. As noon aa pain and
redness ap| ar, the fingers should he
soaked for b-n miiiutcn in camphorab-d
sw eel oil. The n-lief is said to lie im
mediate. and three applications are gen- |
• rally enough to enect a cure.— (Ad I
i /Uptr.
faithful t nlu Death
A touching story is narrated in <*oo- j
nection with the execution of Waiter
Watson at Highland, Ind., for the mur- j
der of Ezra Comp ton. The parties had 1
quarreled afo.ul the charm of twentv" <
tivi cents for some soap made by Coutp- i
toii. wlio wa* a storekeeper. The wife i
of Watson, to whom he had been but a j
year married, endeavored to restrain <
him from the quarrel, but her en treat ten {
failed. A week before tin* execution j
Mr*. Watson \ idled the governor witli ;
lu-r bain* in h*r arms, and made a strong I
[MTsonai appeal for mercy, but ttuUoffi- !
rial declined to interfere lus-ause titn
*• nt*nce had ten Confirmed by the hu- i
prctne Court. The faithful wife waa a
daily visitor to her husband's i-ell, and
joined him in fervent prayer* for for
giveness, During the last night most of
the time site sat on his knee, breathing
words of love and encouragement. or at
Ids f<x-t. caressing his hands He was j
truly a penitent and i xprwud himself a :
having made peace with (Jod. Aa the
time approached lor the nrnttim sin* ■
wa for a moment overcome and fell on !
lu*r husband's m*. k in uncontrollable!
anguish, but suddenly she raised h<*r
flaxen hend and assisted in arraying him j
for his doom. She had contributed a '
necktie and a pair of iipp<T* and put
them on iiiui itii a fierce di-tmninalion
that overmastered h<*r agony. She
csHiibed his hair, and seeing *ll was
ready. said she wouid go with him. All 1
present remonstrated with b*r, in which
th< minister joined. Ihr tvply wa a
rebuke that f> w women would liajp ven
tured. "I should not have expected ;
this from a minister. When 1 was mar- '
tied 1 promised to cleave to my husband
for lett<*r or for worse. I promised this j
to a minister, and I am going to kei-p my
word aa far a* Hod will let me." (hi i
reaching the fallow* tin* pair soonto lie]
sum I end niotintrsi tin* step* iouid in
hand. They w*r seated side by sicie (
over the fatal trap. Sh< again took his
hand and sohticd with li*-r little .lead
n *ting ti}Kn hi* shoulder, while the
minister made the closing prayers.
Moanwhik the culprit sat in his chair,
unniovisi A heart-broken wife was *olv
bingonhis boaom, stn>ng men aobhid.
but the man atmut to !*• hangid soeimd ,
an unintennted speistor of the al>-
sorliing scene of w hi<dt he wasthen-n
--tral ligur. For fully five minute* lie
sat tli*rc without tin least perceptible ■
twil. hof a muscle. Then* was no bra
vado in this cotapoaure; it was ratlnT
the calmne** of n -signalion. At the
close of tlj. religious <-xcr< ise* tie* two
stood up. and tor the laat time slie em
braced Iter husliand. hissed him passi.in
atcly, ami with "Good-bye, WiltiT," 1
stepped hack and fi*ll into the arms of
the gisnl Christian Ladies who were there
to receive h<T. The last words of the
unhappy man were a fervent prarer for
nien-y and for heavenly aid to his p<ar
wife. At the sherifT* house she saw- the
remains ot her husluuid in hi*v>ffin, and.
kissing his lijs and arranging the hair,
tuniiil away with a look of woe and
said: "I can cry no more; 1 hare no
more tear*, (loci have mercy on me and
my little baby!"
An hour inter the coffin was in an
Kast.bcyund train, accompanied by the
wife At Richland, a bleak station seven
miles from this point, it was deposited
on the Iwmn ground, and as the train
moved on only .*ne other petwon besides
the widow was In charge. The f**e that >
broken-leaned woman turned up to the
occupants of th< passing train, most of
whom had ms-ij the lianging. will haunt
many in their dreams.— Baltimore .ttacn
cwn.
Color and Warmth.
Captain Mavne R. id writes in the
following curious strain on the question
of color as regards heat auii cold : While
campaigning in a tropical country, under
the hottest of suns. I became aware,
solely bv the accident of eircumstaiu-es,
that a black coat was cooler than a white
one—a knowhaigi which naturally sur
prised me. a* it no doubt will the nader
who ii*tcn to my statement. , When I
speak of a black coat in comparison witli
a white one. I mean both being of the
same weight. texture and thickness—in
hurt, all tilings being equal, save the
color.
This fact, of which 1 felt sure, and *tiU
1 so, hi! me to reflection —correlation
of other fact sand circumstances observed
at the same time, as on previous occa
sions. For one, I cou.d see tliat my
colored servant alongside of me. en
veloped in a eoal-hlack skin, did not
suffer half so much from the fervid rays
of the sun a* I. under my tripe-co lured
epidermis. What could this Ik* but a
provision of nature, merciful nature,
made for him whose home was intended
tube the torrid zone? And the longer
I remain within its limits, the more
could 1 acknowledge her kindness in
tanning my cheeks to make them leas
sensitive to the scorching of the sun.
From the coat U|x>n tuv hack and the
color of my skin, thought wandiTed to
the black Iwars of the tropical countries
—always coal-black—to the brown
S)eoio* of niorv tcni]M , i*nte clinic, and on
to the Arctic ice. where the I'rsa is roltcd
in white. Then there ate night and
day—-shadow and sunlight—the naked
ground, and the same covered with
*now —all in their opposed temperatures,
in conformity with my belief a* above.
I admit it is hut a theory; and. although
able to offer fhrther instances in support
of it, 1 cannot prove it, because 1 :uu
lacking in time and the necessary scien
tific knowledge. Therefore, pointing it
i>ut to some one who has both, 1 leave
him to detect the lurking error which
underlies the dictum of black being a
warmer color than white.
Xurder Prevented by a Snake.
A snake oner prevent si a tliief com
mitting something worse than theft. A
woman of Otide. India, and her daughter
onee alighted at the station at llurdee
ami hired a conveyance to take them to
their village. When they had gone half
a dozen miles on their way, the driver,
pulling up in a lonely spot, demanded
their jewelry; and, upon their demurring
tied tlie pair to the vehicle and seized
the trinkets. Then bethinking hjin
self that the dead women could tell no
tales, the ruffian drew out his knife; hut,
slipning from his grasp, it fell into a
diten. He plunged his hand into the
water to recover his knife, and, its he
clutched it, a black snake tixed its fangs
into the would-be murderer's hand. lie
succumbed to the poizon, and in ten
minutes was past hurting anybody. The
women were discovered by some villag
ers, and released, but the corpse of the
driver was left alone until the police*
coming on the scene, removed the body
to the police station.
The Morning Come* Before tIM Han.
; Kbtw hnda (ha pink dawn Ilka a wo*
Prom oat nights gay sad cloudy thsath.
Anftly and tlll It grow* and growa.
Paul by ,*** l. laaJ by I ml.
Each #l*#p imprianaod eraaturo braaka
It* (1 renin y fattar* on# by MM,
And love aarakM, and labor wake*
Tbe morning cootM Wuti the mm
What m thia inaaaaga from the light
Ho tairar far than light ran bat
Youth atanda a tiptoe, eager, bright.
In iiaato the riaan aun to aaa;
Ah' abash thy longiag, raatieae heart.
Count tha riutrmed moment# a* they run
It U lite'a leaf and fatrrat jart,
TW# morning hour liefbra tha enn.
When owe thy day aliaJl burwl to ttowar.
Whan onoe tha eon shall oUa>l> tha aky
Awl tmay hour by (may btntr
ne ingaait nountid* draw* anigh.
When the long shadows eraap alwaaat
To dim Uie happy task half tuna,
Tb wilt recall thia jstuaa of rati,
'Hiis morning hush bstore the aun.
To ntrli one 'Uwning and one daw
Ona ft-eah young hour la given try fata,
One rosa rttuh on the early btoe-
He not imjauient than, but wait'
Ctasji the bwmil paw* on aarUi and sky
By inidiugtil angola wovati and spun,
{tetter llian day ila Wy—
The momuig ouaua Usrforo tha atm.
Sutan Coolutp
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
(ou-inakers get light pay.
A cawiiou* bird—Tlie crow.
An upstart—lh-ginning to protper.
lietal City, Mich . i* to have a factory
for making boot* of felt.
It underwent a change. The cargo
that waa thrown overboard.
A blundering Dubuque printer calmly
allude* to art attorney-at-jaw.
It is always well to be prepared for flra
w!tether we have litem or not.
If a fine toned piano keep it
free mtui duat to preserve it# quality.
The bane I tall w*on i* fairly opened.
Flies art- already aeeti around our office.
Eighteen hundivd girls under twenty
years of age were married* in New York
city last year.
Sciential# believe that the lightning
rod principle w as understood and applied
500 years 11. C.
llostoti Corle-U, who sltot Jidtn Wilke*
ilooth. is represented to be extremely
jtoor and out of employment.
So late as the r-ign of Henry VIII.,
not a Cabbage, carrot, turnip or other
edible root w as grown in England.
According u> the moat m-ent -*kmla
lions—those i d IVtemian—tie population
of the whole world i now 1.42CU00.000.
There are said to be a.oua.OOO or 3.000.-
OUO people in France who eat no bread,
subsisting on chestnuu and vegetnbie*.
A (Irand International Exposition is
to Im* held at Moscow next year. One at
tlie city of Mexico, and one in Australia.
Four huitdnd Kentucky mules, for
the use of the British troops in S uth
Afrit*, have been shipped from New
York.
Coffee and tea do not have the same
effect on every erne. Some they render
wak*ful. and to some they prove a gentle
anodyne.
An ingenious instrument hai been in
ven led by the u*e of which the action of
the pulse' is actually m*#un*d and pbo
tograplnd.
/Vuywisr.- Uf*- is but a span. Mar
riage a double team. Youtli w<d ed to
old age is a tandem. A caws old bachelor
is single and sulky.
There are S.fWo tpw-ies of grasses, only
alxiut a down or Itftwo ot' which are
ran Ltd among the cultivated or more
highly nutritious kinds.
A calculating ix.m**pondent estimates
tli at an ounce of honey consumed at
luncheon <*m< the bee wlio manufsc
tuivd it miles of travel.
The newest dining tables are square,
the round extension taide being un
fashionable. The new y!e is more ap
propriate for* "square roeal."
Saving that he "Uiok it for a lark"
waa not held by Uiejuatier to be a suf
fici*nt pkw in oar of judgment, in the
case of a boy whole stole a pigeon.
Said a aalorwi-kerper to a reformed man
whom he met on the street: ** How drunk
you have been ia my place before now.*
'Yea, "replied the other," but remember bow
-ober I have kejrt out of it."—(tariaaa-
Snhirdaf .VJqkt.
1 f contributors would told manusrripts.
and never—no. never—roll tlieni. one
fruitful cause of di*tb among editor*
printers and proofreader* would be re
moved. The manuscript that bring* joy
to the sanctum is that wliieh is written
on lulf sheets of note paper, sent flat, in
an envelope of suitatde sive.—BosUm
TYarttk-rtfM.
The men engaged in cleaning Monu
mental park. I 'imreland. of the debria
and rubbish, while taking down tin* spar
rows' n>u in the trws came m-nwf ooe
in which they found m $3 bill neatly
woven. Tin- money warn crumpled, but
good. and the half-dozen men quietly
"divided" anil went into tin* task with
renewed zeal. expecting to find a few
more bills hidden away somewhere in
tlie nest*. Strang" to say. tliey found a
lady's fin< gold chain in another, and a
number of oilier curiosities of leas value.
If you approach too near a burr-saw
you will find it has an off-hand style.
A disgusting spectacle, acix>rding to
the Biruiingh.tra (England) /W. is stat
ist to have taken place at WillnthaU.
A man in the neichliorliood undertook
t> kill throe rats with his mouth within
a quarter of an hour, himself being
blindfolded. The rats were toured with
string ton table, surrounded with specta
tor*. in tin- yard of a public house, and
the man killed them in the manner and
time specified. A lady who win passing
by looked over the wall and saw the
nian. who was drunk, engaged in the
•• sport."
A (%irnih miner was recently found dead
in a wine, and was duly buried. A neigh
bor of the deceased the neat night dreamed
that a gentleman in a carriage and pair
had driven up to the house of the mother
ot the deceased, and said her son era* not
dead, but had Iwen buried alive. The
dreatn being noised about, the nest night
wvrn or eight men went to the graveyard,
dug tip the coffin, and carried it to a chapel.
Tltev unscrewed the coffin lid and there waa
the body of their comrade apparently still
living and breathing. So convinced were
thev of this that "hey set him up, and while
sonic attempted to revive him by stimulants
and friction, others ran oil to the nearest
surgeon, two miles distant. The surgeon
arrived, and examined the body amid great
excitement, and then stated that the man
wa dead, and had been dead some days.
The Health of Printers.
In the course of a lecture cm the " Efleeto
of Occupations upon Health,''recently de
livered at l<eip*ic by Ir. Heubner, he drew
attention to the frequency of lead-poisoning
among typefounders, compositors and piess
men. lit ljeipsic itself, the great metropolis
of the German book trade, seventy-seven
per cent, of all who me thus affected belong
to the trades enumerated. Typefounders
are poisoned by inhaling the fumes of the
metal, while compositors and pressmen in
hale minute particles of the same material.
Fraught with still greater danger is, how
ever, the frequent practice of compositors of
bringing their type-stained hands in contact
with their lips "or keeping eatables in com
posing-rooms, etc. The great preventives
against all such chronic poisoning are clean
liness, both of jierson and in the woik-room,
and ample ventilation by the frequent open
ing of windows, etc. As regards lung
diseases, too, printers compare favorably
with most other trades, the proportion of
deaths from this cause being exceptionally
large. The one safeguard against this
danger also is ventilation, which, as we all
know, is sadly neglected in printing-offices
generally by reason of the almost universal
dread of draughts.
Conjugal Solicitude.
Riding in a railroad car:
Husband—You are quite comfortable,
dear?
Wife —Yes, love.
Husband—The cushions are easy and
soft, ducky?
Wife—Yes, darling.
Husband—You don't feel any jolts,
pet?
Wife —No, sweetest.
Husband —And there is no draught on
my lamb, is there, angel?
Wife —No, my ownest own.
Husband— I Then change seatz with
me!