The Safeguard.
A baby empt to hi. futher. knew
And was lifted up and lulled to rMt.
Till the blue eve. clewed. eo lirnd vu he;
And hi* little head tell peaeetully
At ease on the ready shoulder there.
While the Iwby hand, ao .oil and fair,
Iwy like a shield on hi* father's breast
Of old 'twas said when men drew near
To fierce temptation of deadly atnte,
And loat their way in a mace of lear,
' Wperiled their aoula for worldly gear,
By away unknown an angel hand
Would lead them out ol the dangerous land,
Into the light of a nobler lite. •
The story is true lor the wored to day ;
We see no wliite-rolied angel* ntttd;
But out ol the >lark and peril,at* way
Where men and women forgo! to pray.
Into the peace of a purer land
They are led by a gentle, shielding hand
The hand of a little helpless child
SunJuy .{fir, noon.
Jo Sttis Americain.*
("When it shall he heard as the prou,l<wt
exclamation ot man. " I ent an A men,an c,t>-
aen " —l)aa.W ll orfc 1
He got to Paris late at night.
So tiro! he couldn't stand.
He'd litre,' raits,', by bis side.
A guiq,* Issvk in bis hand.
He singled out a hack matt tism
The crowd Sat,i he. "My man,
Just drive me to the Uat hotel,
Jt nut .iarrtcsta."
The Jehu drove hint to the tirand
By course circuitous,
Aud chargtsl a price which wax—well, by
No tutans gratuitous.
The stranger jaid ; then registered,
And to the clerk lagan
" 1 aant the !,i room iu the house —
Jt sail .iwzricdtn."
They show,si him up to tweuty-hlank.
I'pon the I*l lor floor.
Two candies on Uie mantiejuece.
A giit plate on the floor.
But. ere he slept, he mused, anu thus
His lucubrations ran
" To-morrow I'll make Pari* howl -e
Jt tait Jarrirsit."
And make I " ttowl" he did, udeoi.
From Concord* to Buullr.
From Madeleine to Luxembourg,
He race!, and at MshiUe
Wound up the .lay. But, when a lair
Smiled ttvm behind her fan
Selsciively, "No, no.'' said ha;
" h tun Ammcaitt"
Next day he to the summit ot
The Arc ol Triatephc hied.
•' Veil. Tat you nnk of ns ?" in,jmrau
A Frenchman at his side.
" This* This is nothing. " answerrsl he;
" Deny it if you ran;
Y"ou ought to see our Brwkly n bridge—
Jt net* Amtrttitin."
Into a gilded restaurant
He chanced to drop, one day ,
* The waiters' iargon fairly drove
His npjxrtite awav.
* Confound your dishes, cooke 1." said he,
" On the lAircsiatt plan '
1 stc: a plate ol" pork an' beau-.
Jt sail .lsencuis."
Where er he went, whate'er he did,
Twa* always just the same;
ll* couldn't, it appeared, forge:
The country whence he eaute;
Aud w i:eu. once more at home, his eye.
Familiar scene* did scan,
I'e dsffel he, hat. andcricd. " Thank God.
Jt tait .lacnfiis ""
*1 tin an American.
(•'! jv L. Ciil.'is.
A NiGHT WITH THE WOLVES
" A number of years ago." sai,l an old
settser. whom 1 not on ntv Western
travels. " I took ntv family to\\'i*oon*in.
and located myself in the woods. altout
ten mile- front the nearest settlement,
and at least five front the nearest neigh
bor. The country round was mostly
forest: and wild beasts and Indians
were so numerous, that ntv friends at
the East. to whom I gave a description of
ntv kx-aiilv, expressed great fairs for our
safety, and said they should be less sur
prisal to learn of our having all been ut
off than to hear* <>f our still being aliv,
out thm at the ■ nd of a couple of years.
" However, I did not feel much
alarm,ai on my own account —and my
wife was as brave as a hunter ; hut then
we hal three children—the oldest on.y
' ten—and sometime*, when I was away
front home, the sudden growl of a bettr,
the howl of a wolf, or the scream of a
panther would make me think of them,
and feel quite uneasy.
"For a while, at first, the night
screeching and howling of these wild
animals alarm'*! the children a good
deal—and sometimi-s my wife and nte—
especially when we mistook theory of tin
pan titer for an Indian yell; but we soon
get u>ed to the different sounds, and
then did not mind them so much; and
after 1 had got a few acres cleared
around the dwelling, they generally
kept more distant at night—just as if
they comprehended that the place, now
in the possession of their enemies, was
no longer to be an altode for them. Be
sides. f now and then shot on", which
thinned them a little, and probably
frightened the others, for liny gradually
became less bold and annoying.
"During the first year I had two
rather narrow escapes—once from a
bear, and once from a panther: hut tin
niest remarkable adventure of ail win
the one which happened during the
second winter, and which I have a,way*
designated as a * Night with the Wolves."
"One bitter cold morning—the ground
being deeply covered with snow, so
crusted and f ozen that no fist could
sink into it —I brought out tin hor**- for
my wife to ride to C . the nearest
settlement, where she had some pur- (
chases to make, which she wished to'
attend to herself. Besides Ix-ing well
muffled up in her own clothing. I
wrapped a iarge buffalo role- around
her: and admonishing JMT that tin
woods were full of danger after dark. I
urged her to be sure and g"t back before
sunset, which she promised to do.
"All dav long, after ln-r departure,
front some "cause for which I could not
account. I felt very much depressed and
uneasy, as if something evil wcr" going
to happen: and when I saw the sun
about half an hour high, and no sign- of
my wife returning. I got out my pistols,
rifle, ammunition and hunting-knife,
saddled a young and rather skittish colt,
and bidding the children keep within
doors, and the house safely locked. I
mounted end rode offTo meet her, which
I expected to do at every turn of the
horse-path. But at every turn I was
doomed to disappointment; and when 1
hail put mile after mile behind me. with
out M*<*INJR ANY of I IIW*HHI<*
more and more alarmed, and dashed on
still faster.
" It was just about dark when I saw
the lights of C gleaming in the dis
tance- but before I reached the town I
net my wife hastening homeward-site
hiving been unexpectedly detained by
meeting an old acquaintance, who had
recently come on front the Eastward, and
with whom she had remained to gather
the news and take supper—the time
passing away so quickly as to render her
Delated before she was aware of it.
"I was greatly rejoiced to find her
safe and unharmed—but not a little
puzzled to account foi my presentiment
of evil which it appeared to me had
taken place without cause—though in
this respect I was greatly mistaken, as
the sequel will show. ... .
" We now set off at a brisk trot horac
ward— through a dense, dark, gloomy
wood, which lined our way on either
Fide—and had safely proceeded about
five miles, when we were somewhat
startled by a series of long, plaintive
howl* -it a considerable distance, and in
different directions, and which our ex
perience told us were wolves, seemingly
calling and answering each other through
the great forest. .
"The wolves of this region were of
the larger and fiercer species; and though
ordinarily and sing" they might not at
tack a human bein y*'t in numbers and
pressed by hunger. - they generally were
at this season of tl year, Iby no means
felt certain that we should not be
molested. , . , .
" Accordingly we quickened the pace
of our horse#and as we hun'ied on I grew
every moment more uneasy :tnd alarmed
as I" noticed thai many of the sounds
gradually approached us. We had just
entered a deep hollow, where a few large
trees stretched their huge branches over
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VOLUME XII.
a dense thicket, when suddenly there
wnw' several loud. harsh, having and
snarling sound*closeat hand.
moment there was a quick rustling and
thrashing anions the hushes. .-until ion
some six or eight largv wolves -lean,
gaunt and maddened with hunger
sprung into tin" path oioae Ix-sidc u*
" This hanpencd *o suddenly and un
expectedly that my wife save a slight
servant and dropped her rvin; and th<
horse, rearing and plunging at the -.one
moment, unseated her: and she toll U>
the ground. right in the very midst of
the savafn* beast*. whose glaring eyes
shone in the darkness like *o many coal*
of tire.
" Fortunately her sudden fa'.! startle,l
the wild animals a little; and a* they
momentarily drew hack, slie, with - ,r,
presence of mind, at one, gathered hot
buffalo rde. w hioh she had dra. gcd w it 1
her. in such a manner about In r person
as to proltvt herself front the first onset
of their fangs. The tt \t moment tin
ferocious animals, with the most *tag
gro w Is, sprung at her. at me, and at tin
two horses simultaneous y llers at
on,a- shook himself clear ot his foes and
fled; and mine lx-gnn to rear and piling,
in such a manner that 1 could not inak.
Use of a single weapon, and only h> main
strength kept him from running away
vv ith ttte.
" It was a-terrible moment of exciting
agony; and the instant that 1 could re
lea-c my feet frotu the stirrups 1 ap >
to lite ground with a yell-- tuy rifle *.i;>
wing from tuy hands, and discharging it
self by, the ia>tteussion, and ntv *!. <<
rushing like lightning after his fly int.
companion over the frozen *now.
" l.uckilv. I had niy oatbxl pistol* and
my knife Convenient to ntv grasp; and
scarxvlv conscious of what*! vv doing,
but thinking only that the dear mother
of my little ones "lay fairly beneath tin
or four of the furiausiv fighting and
snarling wild hea.*'.,*. I gra*p<xi th<
weapons, ott* in , ach hand. rt k< d tin tn
at the *aute instant, and fairly lUttipiitg
into the niid-t of my enentie*. p t d tie
against the heads of t xx • • that
had turned to rend in*\ and fir,*! them
lx>th together.
" Both shots, thank (bxl! tixvk efl'eet
it ,xuld not lx- otherwise —and a* tie
two wolves roll,si howling hack in their
death agonies. theirtarvingcouipani"!is,
smelling and getttjig a ta-te of tle-ir
bi,Hxl. and insttnetivelv eotnpi bending
that they were now fairly in th, ir power,
fell upon them with the tuo*t rav< ttou*
furv. and literally tore tlieni to pi-*', *.
sn<l devoured them before my very . \ .
almost over the body of my win . and in
!e**. I *hould say. than a minute of time.
"Ascertaining by a few anxious in
quiries that tuy wile vva* **.511 alive and
unharmed, , Rule her remain quiet, and.
picking UP my rifle. I prowedci t" load
all my weapons with the great -t di
tvatclt.
"A* sx>n as I had rammed th- tit*
ball home I felt tempted to *hoot anotlp
of the animals; but at that moment
heard a distant howling, and fearing vv ■
should soon lx- bci; by anotlier pa k
I reserved niy fire for the next ,-\tn un
danger and hurriedly loaded the others
"By the time I had fairly compete,!
this operation our first assailant*, liav ie .
neariy gorged theni*elves Upon their
more unfortunate eomp:uiion*, began to
slink away; but the cries of the other*
at the same time growing nearer, warned
me to be ujxvn tuy guard.
"I had just succeeded in getting ntv
wife ntore securely rolled in her protect
ing robe —a* Uf *af>-t thing I could do
in that extremity—and myself, j>i~t- - in
hand, in a defensive attitude o, r her
body, when s,inte eiglit or ten HI- i' l
the savage and desperate ereatur * made
tlieir appearance ujton the *e,-ne.
"Th- re was a momentary pau*>- a*
they came into view and discovered ne
—during which tlieir eyes gland and
shone like living coals— and then, with
terrific growls and snarls, they b gatt t"
circle round me, each moment narrow
ing the space betwei-n us.
Suddenly one more daring <w hungry"
than the otiters hounded forward and
received a shot from one of my p:*to.s
directly bthntk tie- at.' tut he
ro'iletl hack upon the snow a part of tin
others sprang upon him, :ts in the ea*,
of the first.
"But I had no time to congratulate
myself that I had disposed of him: for
almost at tlie same instant I f,-!t tin- lac
crating fangs of another in my thigh,
which caused nte to -itriek with pain;
ami ntv p**>r wife, with an answering
shriek, believing it wa- all over with
me, was nliout to get up and face th,
worst, when, shouting to her not t<>
stir, that I was still safe. I placed my
pistol against the head of my assailant,
and stretched hint quivering on tic
snow also.
" I -till had my rifle in ri— rve; and
p,iintinij that at the fighting pa k. I
poured its contents among them. How
many were wounded I do not know:
but almost immediately th** spa, around
us lx*-ame once more denn-d of our
howling enemies—some limping a* tltey
fled and appearing to lx' harra**- d by
the otliers.
" Again it appeared to me we had
met with n wonderful deliverance; and
though the wound in nv thigh wa*
sonu what painful, a !ri-f examination
sati*fi,-d nte tliat it would not prove
serious; and I hastily proe-edxl to re
load ray weapons—my wife meantime
g,-tting uixm Iter feet. enjbr:t< ing me
tenderly, and i-arnestly thanking < iod for
our preservation.
•"Oh, the dear children!* he ex
claimed. with maternal tendern *: ' lit
tle do they know how nar they liav
come to being made orpitans, tnd left
alone in this solitary wilderness! \.-1 ti
hasten home to tliem' Oh, let n* lias
ten borne to them, while we have an op
portunity!'
" * AVe Itave no opportunity.' I gloomi
ly replied. 'Hark' tliere are more ot
our fix's in the distance —do you hear
them ?'
"'And are they coming this way.
too?' sit*- tremblingly inquired.
"' I fear So.'
" * Oh, great (Iod! what will heroine
of us!" she exc-laino-d; ' for lam almost
certain that we shall not Ixjth survive a
third attack.'
" ' I see but one way of escape.' said l
anxiously. 'We must climb a trie, and
remain in the branches till morning.'
"'We shall surely freeze to death
there!' she replied.
"' I trust not; but at all events, a- our
horsi-* are gone, we have no alternative.
I think your buffalo robe, well wrapped
around, will protect you from the cold,
as it lias done front the wolves ; and a
for myself, I will endeavor to keep warm
by climbing up and down, and stamping
upon the iintbs.'
"'But why not kindle a fire? 1 she
quickly rqjoined. Iter voice suddenly ani
mated with a hope that I was obliged to
disappoint.
"' For two reasons,' I replied. ' Fir*t.
because we have not time —do you not
hear (.nother hungry pack howling?—
and secondly, because we have not tie
materials —the loose brush and stick*
R ing buried under the snow.'
"'God help us, then!' groaned my
wife; 'tliere seetns nothing for us but
death! Oh, my poor, d-ar children !
May the good Goo grant that they he
not made orphans this night!'
" I bade her take heart and not despair;
and then selecting a large tree, whose
lower limits were broad and thick, hut
above the reach of our enemies, I ha*tily
assisted her to a good foothold, and im
mediately climbed up after her.
"We were not there a moment too
soon; for scarcely had we got ourselves
settled in a comparatively comfortable
position, when another hungry pack of
our enemies appeared below as—howl
ing, snarling and lighting—their up
turned eyes occasionally glowing fearful
ly in the darkness.
"But we were safe from their reach;
and all tliat long, dismal night we re
mained there, listening to tlieir dis
cordant tones, and thinking of the dear
ones at home.
" The night was intensely cold; and in
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spile ~f :i my < fl'orts to k< < p tin *!ug
fl*h bl,Hxl tit cirvaliation, 1 Im < tUlie *"
•cnutnlx'd before Itiorttiltg that I ladle*c
I should have lip and |M I ISIIN1, ex
,->-iit for ilic pleading voice f ntv w if-,
who la-ggial me, for God's *ak<*. to lidhl
out. and not leave her a widow and iu*
children hlhwltn
" Daylight > ante at last; and net' r
was mot it hul.*i with gnatcr _ov t>tir
f>< * now slunk away, oi<- l>v one, and
left lis to ourselves; and a few minute*
alter their ilisnpnenriute< 1 goldowtiand
ever, is,si tnvs, it violently . and having
thus brought baek a little warmth to in\
s\st,-tn, I assisted tu* wife to alight, and
we at ttnee start, <1 homeward
" 1 seana-lv need add that we arrived
there in lne time, to find our poor, uighl-
terrified children almost frantic
with jov at our safe return."
\strnlogt ami Astrologer*.
The origin of astrology is involved in
obscurity. It utav probably be at
tl'i'eatiai to till't .id. 11l- l'be liind'X's
:utd t'liiip*. bav always att.a lual 111,
gttat st itti| . i i oil e ;o it, and the Aralw
sedulously cultivated the art. as well as
the astroiioiU'i* who rtourislted itt
Egypt !> for. and after the iir*t century
The alchemist* and astrologen of
til* • e ,u si that llel'ttie* (a I.is Mer
euryl, the inventor ol many notable
things in art. science and mechanics,
w is the ,*sp,s i:il patron of their art
1 letie,- the term " Hermetic writings"
applitsl to practical *eielie< and phi oso
pliy. The wotxl astrology means liter
ally the doctrine or science of the stars,
but is cstxvially taken to signify the art
of foretelling future -v • nts, :utd the gmxl
or evil fortune likely to beta!! any jtersott
during bis lifetime from the aspect ot
the heavens and the relative position of
the planets and other heavenly Ixnlies at
tin- time of his birth.
in an ■ t tin - *U * : b .<! m-m
perils, a* the following iitstan,*- will
*hovv " Do-t thou know win re tltott
wilt pa** Chris,mas a*k< ! iienry
VII. til*.*) f ta a*trol"ger. lie could
not I'll. Wli tvui'ott tin kin-g'.* grai*-,
"which did love a merry jest," made
answer. "Tin-it 1 ant w i* r than thou,
for 1 know that thou will *perul Clirit
na* in pri*oii." <iailcazzo, Duke of
Milan, was even m,-rri,-r at the exjx-ns,
of an astrologer whoforet d him that
he would die early. " And liovv long do
you to live?" h>- inquired of the
astro,.'get-. "My lord, my *tar prumi*'-*
me a long life " " Raw tru*t in your
star, man; you ar>- to lx- hanged thi*
moment " And tin- duke tx.k g<Hl
care that hi* own prediction should be
fulfilled. Heggiage. an Arab general,
wa* more ,-ourteou* in the expression of
hi* disp!e.a*ure. The genera! was *i. k
wlnn an a*tr*i"irv by vv ay of comfort
ing him. :i**urnl hi* exeelleney that the
iiliti*** from wliielt he was suffering
would t rtninate fatallv. "Ntne you
have said it,' replied the genera!, "it
must lx' so. and 1 have s,> gr.-al a eon
tiilence in your skill that I should be
glad to have th lx-n. fit of your advice
in the next world. Y'ott will, therefore,
lx- *o kind a* to go titer" first and aw ait
for orders." Tin- astrologer wa* im
ntialiately dvapitat,al.
Ind'sal. tin- wonder is that astrologer*
should *•• often have IHTII fix.!- Few
s'-eni to have the pr-sena of mind of
Trasulus. who once *av,*t his tit* k with a
commendable readiness of it, Tiberius,
when living in exile in Rhodes, w Itith-r
he had lxs-n baiiislnai l>y the Kntp, ror
Augustus. lo\ • .1 to wliie aw ly the iim.
by consulting diviner*. The interview
usually t,xtk place on a loftv etttiitene,
overlooking the >- n, and if the diviner,
bv some f'xilish answer, couvielcd hint
self of ienoran,*- or trickery. some *'ai ••*
were in attendance t" pitch hint le ad
foremost "V'-r the cliff into the wave*
below. It ehaniad on a certain day that
Trasulus had lxs-n invited to on. ~f
til,-*,■ 'banning *ennees. "Tell me."
s.tid Tilx'riu*. with a > riou* lix-k. "how
long do you e\pee! to live?" Tr:t*uhis,
who was not a fixtl. apix-.-tred t<> lx- ah
sorlx*l in nivsterious ea ' illations; tle-n.
suddenly, with an expi"-s*ion "f alarm
that was not altogether feigned, lie e\-
elainn d that he was menaei d at that
v.-ry hour by a great 'i ui.-'-r. Satisfied
with th<- answer, Tilx-rius entbrn *l
hint, and from thenceforth Trasulu* be
eanieofthe nuutlxT of his friend*.
The following i* a brief sketch of the
outlines of astrology, its b-ading princi
ples and HP xb* of practice: Tin heaven*
above and Itelovv were dividiai by imag
inary eirvles, drawn through it* north
and south point*, into twelv equal parts
which were called the twelve hous,*of
heaven. Tltey were ntnitlx-red. in order,
fmruthedivision in the east ininnsliately
tx'lovv the horizon whi' h eontainisl tfie
part of the heav • n about to ri*e in view.
I'lie lines of division were supixi*. 1 to
remain int novable. so that every part of
III" heavens passed through eaeh house
stufe*siveiv one,- iu twenty-four Imurs.
The term horo-eo'e was given to the
txiint of the elliptic aliout t<i ris,'. The
tir-t liou*<' was called the ascendant; it
was the strongest, and also known a*
the house of life; tip- second was tuc
house of riches; the third, of brethren;
tin-fourth, of parents and relatives; the
fifth, of children: the sixth, of health:
the seventh, of marriage; the eighth, of
death; t lie ninth, of religion: the tenth,
of dignities; t IK- le vent h. of friends: the
twelfth, of foes. Toi ac-li division one of
the heavenly btxiii-s was assigned a* its
lord, vvh" was most powerful in his own
house. The position of a planet in any
hou*e wa its distance from the Ixtun
dary circle, or e.*p, of the house meas
ured on tin* zodiac; ami the part of the
z-xliiu- which elianeed to lx- in each
house was a jxiint which especially de
manded the attention ofthe astrologer in
his consideration of the asiiecta of tip
various divisions. The relative position
of the lieav niy bodi s iu the different
houses at any particular moment was
called a theme, and to cast the nativity
<>f any one was to form a plan of the
heavens in the manner altove indicated,
at the moment of birth. The decline
of astrology may 1 dated front the time
of <'operni' us, who revealed rip irdi
nal fact that the earth is merely one
plam-t, roiling with other* around tlie
sun.
A Railroad that forms a Lnnp.
A gentleman who lias taken tlie rail
road ride of 750 mil*-* from San Francisco
to Y'uma. Arizona, describes the cele
brated " l-otip," tine of the most notable
rain ad engineering fi at* ever aeeom
plisl.ed. He says: Alxnit four liundred
miles from San Francisco, as you awake
iti the morning, you fiml the train wind
ing through mountain passe*, -weeping
around mountain tops.and running along
frightful precipices. Bv taking note a*
the train passed certain points. I fre
quently found ntv-elf running along a
clifl' several hundred feet high, the Ixit
tom of which tlie train had hci nskirtirg
a few minutes rx-fore, and then again
within ten minute* the snort ofthe l,x-o
motive would re-echo from the bottom
of a deep gtlli-h Up til" sides of the very
clifl'* front which we had just descended.
After passing through several tunnels
in rapid *uei-e**ion, the ninth is reached.
Here the lix-omotive almost eotnes to a
standstill, a* if preparing for the effort
and then it dashes through up a steep
grade and describing an almost perfect
oval it crosses over the tunnel it had four
minutes previously passed through,thus
forming a loup. In making the imipthc.
road rises seventy-eight feet in a distance
of less than four thousand feet. After
making the loup we emerge into the arid
desert. This is a most desolate region,
presenting no relief to the eye from the
waste of sand. Nothing grows hero. The
only thing that is raised here is an occa
sional sand storm, blinding and penetra
ting. To get out of this sandy wastethe
train dashes through the San Fernando
tunnel —piercing the mountain—a dis
tance of nearly seven thousand feet, and
lhen emerges into the IM>S Angeles val
tey, presenting a picture in grateful con
trast with the scenes just passed through.
Hero the lemon and orange flourishes.
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e The . .1,1,1 VV 11, i Trr(ilrilllri ttlcl f"l ll„
Ills 111), I lit, •') I'lot, Mr.
It is popularly xuppo*' d that the early
spring i* the season vv hi, h lli"t tt'i'-* the
A soil!* of hoUsek,*q'l'* I'eihapa it was
so in our grandmother*' days, when
1 . aUll'sl fruit* and vegetable* Were tin
know It. and the prudelll housewife VV ,*
forced iii summer, like the ant and the
"" IM-C, to lay "up stof * ot sW,*'tlie** for
l ' u*c iu winter hours;" store* which, it
x not large, were likely to run low Ix-jforc
> the kitchen garden came again into
d u-aring. But now. with the grocer n
our Rack* ready "for a compensation
*' to supply it* with every known fruit ai d
l * vegetable all the yar round. *lie I "
a' | in * money or credit may spread ln-r
table Ivouiitifullv in all seasons, with
*ittall forethought "I h-r own, ami the
dog day* are those in w hi. It *h< i* most
pnne to exclaim wearily "1 vi*hp,o
tl pie did not have to eat' Appetite* a
. capricious; dinner eaten h ai ily otte ,! v
will lx- scarcely touch,*l the m xt, and
u though every one has u frsling t
,-mptim **. few persons are a-tuti v
huitgrv Brov i*ioiis eookcl one dav ;u<
kept to the next Olllv by the free U*' of
ice, and even t fteu are apt to taste of tie
, ice ehiVst. rim* the w ononty pr ti >1
it King Arthur* > tut. when "what
tic v could not ,-at that day the qu<* u
next morning fri<*l, bevxtnt' tan iin
(xt-sible virtue, and the anxious h,u* ■-
wife *t:imi* perplexed le tvv- ll the "* • I
. of niggardlinroi ami tb<- Charybdls "i
vva*t, Nature, hovv.v.-r, i* always a
law unto hct'seif, and h<- vv ho ill vv inn
* t ' weather eat* much in >t i* apt 'o |n
( j for it by a dulled braitt and a general
J feeling of un,*tufortable li< av ine*- In
all warm count ri,-* tb lalxiring c!a-- -
eat but *paringlv of attitnal fisifl. I'lu
lla*l Indian i-'siiie tib*i*t* aim"*! wind v
' on rice: the \V.*i Indian grow * fat up-ti
v banana* an,l orattg,-*. and tin* h inlv
Arab of the de*,-rt coitqu-red a v,.'i .tt
a diet of dat- and barley Mi k and
fruits, bread and ve.-. ! ,b , *, an cooling
j and limit by diet for the dog ,lay*.
and may be fnvlv indulg'si in Ami
* *ine- in hot weather the kitchen t- a
iiiiHliti,*! purgatory, and preparing
desert* Isx-ollies a penam*-. we have
* can*'- to eongratulat, our*' v.-* • -t tin
dclieiou* desert* which nature brin.-* to
u* for the gathering Mrovv I>. i. ;<•*,
ra*pU-rrie*. huM-klx rri- * and p< i> In *
ali tin * isitll' to the tabl vv itliout tlie
*mell of fire having pa**,*! U|x.n them.
and eaten with eresutl aiv a " dih to *• -t
__ Ix-fore a king." "*•• :!*" in tin counti y.
( j wln-r,- fruit and niiik alx>utid. t,**-er' un.
that lU'xtt delicious of deserts. ~.*ts
' a most nothing, tiiv, n a pailful ,'f, i'*-
and a tix,-minute fm-Z'-r. the rh It milk.
, or still better, cream, ha* but t> fx
luix'-d with the crushed fruit, *W"-t, tt< d
:vnd let to freeze it*e:f t'ov,-r*l vi ith >n
old blanket or pi,* •• of eat |x-ting the pro
~ of ,*>ng, ding will go oil slow y hut
, *urely, with *ma!i aid from you, ,-viti if
vour freezer lx- but a tin buck,A —onlv
' tit this ease you must stir tin- . ream with
a knife twoor thn*-time* vv Idle fits-zing
to prev> lit the format ton of crystal* of
' u t nt the free/, r.
Brcakla*t, espis ialiy. should m ver. in
liot w< tilt r fvealimvv mm I. A cup of
,-a or glass of milk, a dish of oatmeal, a
-oft Ixiiled egg. vv ith fr *h fruit and old
, linvtd, which tn-ed n<>t, however, lx*
stale, ar--far better preparation* for tin
ia!x>r* of the dav than flap: i k- and
fri*l bacon washed down witlt abun
] dance of hot "ff<When tin t-rc k
atlik-tes wir in training f.>r iln* (Eyin
niati -em *t 1 • vv- re forbidden atiint i
losxl a.together, and vv. tt tln-ir raion
a diet of br,-ad and fruit. In later 'lav*
Newton was the ni"*t abstemious ol
men, and the areliito-t of tin t'r\-t u
" l'a ne. Sir < 'baric* i.>x. i*< rilx*l In
ability to undergo the severe !rnin <>f
j bis a.most inee**:uit ialx,r for day* --n
hi* drawing, to his temperate habit*
n and dally plunge bath. Such Initanrei
might lx- iiiu tipli,*l indefinitely, but it
i scarcely worth while.
Every housekx'pT know* what a
" nuisan,*' flies are in *uiumt-r. Iwo
' vv -apott* ar, powerful a.-.tinst tin nt.
' ■ leaniin * and ilarkin . lln r- fore tin
J dining-r,x>m should lx- kept dark R--
twivn meals, and care should I"- lak-n
■ to swcqi i-v •t v eruin from table and
flixir. But it vvii! not do simp, vto shut
ut> the MM tm. shutting up the fli<* in it.
Cl"*,-every window ami d<*>r but one.
mil tlirottgh that drive the fli'-* out.
[ l itis i* not *" hard a* it mav seeni upon
paper, and prm tiee makes perfe,-t In r>
i min all else. We have known a hotun
keeper who vv a* *o exjx'rt that she ha,l
|j- only to wave ln-r broom and the ti i• - -
dutifully swaruieil out a* they saw the
*: indard rais,*l in air. Fly-nit* lor tin
window* are comfortable appemla.-' *
for living and leeping-roonts. Bougtit
\ ready-made they are somewhat ex
ij- pen-ive; made at home tltey cost only s
trifle. Have the earpent'-r—or if >nn
one in the family know* how to luutdie
too!*, 1,-t him —make a frame of itr It
wide lath, titling the window frame.
t On tlii* stretch mosquito netting dark
gr- tt i* be*t— and fasten with tack* to
the laths. The same netting over a
frame <>f reeds, of osier*, or wire* front
' an ttld hoopskirt make *,-rv ie, able , ak'-
and butter covers. Bend one hoop into
j- a round of the *i/. wanted, then <>n tlii*
f.u*t,-n two se'tii-eireular In HIJ>S. crossing
" molt other f right angle* in th
j tb'ive the bottom hoop. This form* tlm
' H frame, which, if of wire. *li<>tiid b
n wrapped with Worst, al; on thi* the n't-
J ting i* sewed, and a button on the top
serves as a handle.
Air every *l<* ping-rix>tn" tliorougnly
every morning, and. if possible, let in the
. *un to shine "it the lied* and lxai-elotlm*.
1 Often at night, wluntli'- Imat i* well
nigh unbearable, a vvet cloth tiling in th"
' window over the blind will nxil tin
n , room a* if a shower ha<l fallen, and every
I one knows how water pouf'sl on tie
pavement in front 'if fie- ibx>r will
fn -hen the Imt. dry air.- Tlii* principle
iif the reduction "f femperature by evap
. > rat ion is capable of much practical ap
* plication. In India and oflmr tropical
"ttntri'-s, vvle re i'-e i- alni"*! unkimwn.
■' the natives ,ami their drinking water l y
*us|icnding tartiseti jar* filled with it in
i bri-k current of air. which proc -* is
*aid to ti,xil it thoroughly and rapidly.
So, also, when ice is unattainable, but
ter may lx- kept firm and sweet by set
ting the bowl containing it in a shallow
vessel of water ami covering with a nap
kin. the etuis of wliielt ire well im
" niersed in the water in the Ixittom dish.
A \xt liandkeri lii' for sponge worn in
' the hat when exposed to the -un. ;i* in
'*, the harvest field, vvill prevent sunstroke
under the most intense heat known to
our climate, and will often relieve head
ache arising from heat and exhaustion
~ combined. #
is
Words of Wisdom.
a Money is a gixxl servant and a bad
t- master.
K It i* easy to (irul reasons why others
" should lx> patient.
n If rich, be not t-o joyful in having.
y too solicitous in keeping. t*ai nnxioit* in
t increasing, nor too sorrowlul in losing.
Is No matter how purely and grandly we
f, i live to-day, there i* do denying that vv
a may live more purely, more grandly to
•t morrow.
■p Style is only the frame to hold our
■t thoughts. It 1* like the sash of a vvin
tr dow—a heavy sash will obscure the
t K light.— Emmons.
| l ]-| Dandii-s ntay liecome useful in the
same manner as those slaves of Sparta.
I' 1 , who wen- made d. unk in order to inspire
1 ' children with it horror of intoxication.
~' Friendship does not display itself in
1( . ; words, but if acts unremittingly; those
, t ! pretended friends who talk of nothing
| ! out their hearts are like those cowards
1( , wlio are continually vaporing about bra
|() very and battles,
s
id It is a curious fact, and one which litis
J- ! not lieen made as prominent as its im
a- | portance deserved, that tlie parlor is the
1,, place in vrhii li mn-l of our matches jue
i made.
to it rot tit it st:\.
I tllnui.
lilt' lit* W material* niul fabrics fill
summer wt'ar nit' so lovely ..in) MI vitrii-i!
that dilttcuil Ui -elect wtii it* oiu
has lilw-flv of I'liolw,
11,,. new fl grenadine- hav c an alter
nating stripe, very nurrttw and in chin"
colors, U|MIII a titif, thin L>la< I, iiic-h
with a* narrow a niu. of velvet; tin
effect is extremely rich and novel. Tin
"sewing -ilk" grenadine* appear will
tin" atitUtitiii 1 a tiny hro, ailed figure
w hit'll fiirit lies * ithnut l ii> eoii-pieu
ous, ainl tln-rf an other iM-allliTul gr, in,
tiiiif.t in which a brocaded -tripe alter
nale- with win* til velvet ttr wit in
Bunting- haVf t -t ibli-ht d tht 4 liiM*l\'t"
in popular favor ami nr.- very gtvallj
improved. l it"* linr, ittifl, sciui-iraii*
parent fabric w hit h now claim* in In- j
kiiut ui hunting, ami a secondary fI t -■
rather more win <f texture, have litt,.
in common w itli the coarse, canva-iikt
material* whifli tint prt-euted tln-ii
claim* to favor 111, livin h hunting'
.in- tint* ami a litllf w irv Tin % an* im
|H tried thi* MUM HI in \ T-rv dark tthatlt*.
actumpanifil by plaid* in ninth tin
tliu'k wint. color*, navy blue, hmwnoi
iiiviiildt" green of 'lit* plain malt-rial n
appear- Tin 4 iiittrt" delicate wliitt
huntings an- called " (taw I inn," ami niaki
lovely t Icuing tin—t wht-n put in tun
tra*t with gold ami him k or hlu- am
white narmw -input itin. For youn f
vjir - they ntvtl no such combination
ami art- pr, rt• —t triiniin t) \, ith plaiting
of tlif -ame ami iron-satin ribbons.
French organdie*. trimim-d with LATA
and nbtsm-. ami thin W hilt* dre*M - wi!
HF inufli WORN thi summer. Tin
IM.HUIV of mini' l*r tin— ing i- it* fresh
LIT--, it- fonifort ami thf lightness am
tifiit-at \ ot thn t-rim inal material- U-> -
in it* construction. in the obtaining U
~IVT ly summer fabric- there i- no tliili
ulty Cottons art- IMPROVED until tin T
an- T-jUal in appearance to -ilk, ami
math- up aft-T a pretty co-tunn- IM-lcl
AIT- X- altrat-tivf looking a- THOM- tha
T>,-t tw IFF or tlm T- tttiii a- iitut'h. Ilti
tli in what i- tin* U-M IIN-y AN 1 MI
-ilk: they' I'IMI INT,r 4 than double tin
priff OL an ordinary cotton tin -, am
wlit'Tl tiny rrt into tin- WA-h they an
ruiiital, FOR it tin* color i not all wash,*
•ill of tin M tin an- streak-si ami .till
< INTL A ith starch, dwiilttfi'D, llutit TL ou
of shape, ami made gio**y b\ IN* in,
I IT—MI on thf UPJM-R iC, or Hft wrin
KAD ami untitiishcd. - > that n -■ inblan- T
to thf bright. fresh, pretty toilet of :
I W w■IK- I" ton is WtM} LOTT. I'lti'
I- why hiack iftvnmlincanil .ummcr-iik'
avc Ittaif MI [■<-pii ar . ltoth ART -aft- am
durable, antl CAN lr worn on mo-L TOA
liuia.
Mtii', of tli in W lit> rfniiml on'- u
eautiftil old pit tun- Tin- variety it
-liape- i very jfi at. but tlu- stv]e/m
. ,Vi ■ i- dollhtif— tin- "M- lit
i'rtm ■* Some of tlir mtt-i elegant hat,
•- 1 Newport alnl Viratoija have hf!
or, 11 RETI fmut thin TLT -ijjn. ami ONE of tin
tnoat TX autiful -at GTF ■ fulh Upon tin
head of a petite brum tie we.! known it
faahkmahie Sew Ycwk eoeiely. It T- .
IIIIE Tu" AN hraid. witii it- BNAIL hrin
limalwitha JM UI. tr d. AGONAL shirrim
■•I - tiin the tof tin >lraw. TIN
hrim W A- eaucht HA k w ith a ri< h -P ,
and ITILT T lap pn— ITUR from under a —Tfi
lied of IMIIUFMIII- and otftrich tip*, oiiu
SIMIII", of the IIUI! d'.nate charm It r
.LU-t IN-LOW thi- at the LEFT -ide are a ft w
.MP* of rich, ITIFT ribbon, holding it
.'.at a- a -ingle -pra> OT e\.jtiiite flower
thai partly enein-LI tin - crown ami DINT
MI EIO-T'l) to it that one might imagim
tl. , grew there. Tin r.™ ARE a)itto-<
THE exact -hatii' of tin- hat. while tin
"AIT - only depart man it T• take on A
lew -tr- tk of A pinkt-LL golden, -NIL— T
tinge. Tin n. again, thi- -pray of flow
I r- ia unlike ail other* WEN, a- it pre
• ■lit- a hotliewltal c-ru-hetl apiienrajicr
yet it i lovely, MI arti-ti- in it* decay
l'ln -iinmier-traw . ehip* ami lu-cait
vvitii wide, flexible or turn-up hrim*. an
innumerable. The niw—l an- tin
- itiny hraid*. a ort of apoth, oi* f tin
Florida straw -, hut a- cr illy improvt*
in hape a* in the preparation of tin
lilmr. The flowi r- were mvi r nnm
iM'rfia't than thi- * retn. ami. timugl
French miiiiner* en- apt to ent'ourag.
the UM* of feat In r. yet (Mipular ta*tetloe
not ooniirni tin ir cnd>*e.
I'll rage thi* *ututm*r i for -tripeii
paraoi*. For *ea-iilt", tnuntrv am
m'liintain dimhing the IVkin - itin
orr tine *atin tini*bed. tot ton materia.
-In wing -at in *tri|N-- i *lnwn in tlu
I w Brighton color-. • ,-ru ami T ig
-I :ol lieing the favorite- Tin— in
mounted on ha*ket or whip liandh
vvlii. LI are exwedinglv noldiy. ami an
-lire to TW very jmpuiar with vunitiiei
tire--. - Thi* mmi< material i- *hown U
hia- k A- well. All the tailor* are mad*
tip in large SIZE* for M n'* u--. .'lll.l w ii
I** tiuite :x fx-hionnhie a- tho-e for la
die*.
The .Tapnne-I' *tyle. intriMluceil early
in the . NWM. ha* a rounti. low top. AM
-i\t-n divi!n*. which i* verv Int lc
. nit for a parneol made of rich material
Whe- the -tripe* are narrow and mat")
the trimming <>f the dn>. or the dre->
it-* if. the jtarao| P-TK- , ry well; HUI
WHEN it i* .|iiite different, a* it TI-ualiy
i-. frotn the figure or TI. -ign in the 111a
TT rial of the tire--, it look- odd ami otr
of plaer.
There are vrry pretty -tin umbrella*
of polka tint -itin that are light am
iiitet MI i tabic for every *ty!e of tire*-, it
he IL-.T) ti]niti all M'ca*itin. ami TlN
have tin- favorite "jwilkadot liordt r*."
L'ln honl'T- -liiov alternate stripe* O
TINT* ami plain line*, which AN' very
cflivtive, forming a cliarniing lini-LI
Lb. v are mounted on the fa-hionahh
hmuhiMi -tii'k*. pearl, ivory, and a ra
riety of pretty hiuidle*.
STM king* an- not made any niori
lovely anil delicate than were thorn* hal
a century ago. vvhieh roulil I*' pa— FT
through a ring and were -O iiiinuteiy
ITJ.I n worked a- to he etjual in beauty tt
tin* rielu'*t *i!k LATA'. But such host art
owtu il now by tlu* tlo/.en* inntiiul of by
tin -ingle pair, ami women wear siik am
thread of ex|H'!l-i\e tjualitif* who for
uierly wore cot ton.
'llie most shapely stocking 'bat HA
ever mailt' it- appearance i- the silk 01
thread, ribbed in solid tailors and open
WORKED in small pajtern*. The ribs rui
up the instep to the ankle ami ahov
the ankle ACROSS IR horizontally itistem
of upright.
Fancy mitt* in black, white and col
orcd SILK arc brought forward in *0 piari;
difTcrcllt sty It - as to preclude an attemp
at enumeration. A coar-.tgnitt i. how
ever. a very unsightly covering for tin
hand, and there is in a line totality at
elegance which is most desirable, whil.
at the same time the hi tter style* ar
more lasting Fine lace gloves atj" MUR!
-ought, and are regarded a-s a very pn tl'
finish to the SUMMER toilet. —.\,lE LOR.
11, nil,l.
I.isle threat! and silk gloves are intro
dueed in great variety, in constsjuenf.
of the dt'tmunl fortluni during the warn
summer months. Some pretty styles ar
in open-work almost up to the elbow
ri'senihling t lie •open-work stockings o
the tiny. Tin new silk gloves, with Ion)
ttpen-worked wrist*, are the novelty ii
this elass of gootls and will IM- niuel
sought after during the reign of tli
short s! eve now so fashionable. Thes
-ilk gloves are shown In a variety 0
pretty color*, and those in black ar
very elegant for ladies in mourning
They are r, choice article andean only
lie had from the leading glove house* n
yet.
IVlint Oair la-inon Will 110.
A piece of lemon upon a corn wil
relieve it in a day; or so: it should b
renewed night and morning. The fro
use of leninn-juicc ami sugar will alw ay
relieve a tough. A lemon eaten befor
breakfiLSt every day for n week or tw
will entirely prevent the feeling of las-i
tiule peculiar to the approach of spring
Perhaps its most valuable property is it
absolute power of detecting any of tli
injurious and even dangerous ingredi
eiit - filtering into the tsuuiMi-itioii of so
very many of the luauiHltt niid fine
powders in the market. Kvery ladv
should ttuhjeel her toilet nowtlt-r to this '
test. Plate t, te!tn|HHi|ifUi of the U
pts ti'd |M,wthr in a glass ami add the
juice ol It'Uloli; it efl't-ri tnoi-rice takes
' place it is an infallible proof that the
pow tit r i- tiatlgerou-. ailti it* Ue -Intuit!
Im- avoided, as it will ultimately injure
the -kin ami destroy the beauty of the
complexion.
A I'nin-tuklag Painter.
American* are well a<t|Uaiiitet| with'
M' i--ouiei - •' l*U7," for which tlie latt
\ I St, w trt paid i*flO,floo Mt-i—onh r
worked liftcen \t-arson thi* painting, a
fact which will lie readily lielleved when
liis manner of painting i- known. What
ever I* it- -i/.e. every figure he paint* is
the object Ifa j •< •i a 1 study. The arm
of the colonel .f the cuiraii*iers iu
" INI7 " WAS tlu* subject of a -cries ol
-tutliieach on, til w i,it l, i* an admira
b bit of painting; the arm was not de
.'ldfd ui.oii until after he had tritsl M v
t ut<fii 11 itferent i*i-itions, ami ha<i wit
m tit, -core of charge- of .av airy. N'tt
detail wa* put on canvas that hml not
I- . a repeatedly examimsl. MI that the
picture rt pit—nt- over twt hundretl
pr, liminary pi- tun - As there was a
disagrts'inenl lietween two v*ternns
at* tit lite color of the collar of the uni
form worn by a certain regiment, he
-l nt a Week in various Uhrju-ies in
• tit rto gatli r t-V itit litf alxiut the sub
let 1. and undertook a jourm y to ltor
dt tux to consult a veteran surviving
mt'tnlier of the regiment.
One caiiiuit imagine imw much pain*
hi- " I*ll, or the" Retreat front Mo*-
' OW." a- it i- otherwise railed, cost
him. In a biting t old winter day the
writ -r itxd gone to Poissy together with
the t • -Irhrated art , ritic, Paul iturty.
It w a.- snowing, uni there was a hsit of
-now on tie ground. AA'e fouiul Mejs
-ttii. Ron the tum-t tif hi- chalet, -,-ated
in tie war ft—ttime of Napoleon I, una
-tull <i gray lmr-i, ami painting the
ligure of tie t mjieror a* it was rendered
hy a large mirror tlia! -t<ssl at Miinedis
! jit t from him. lie had been ihetv :
three h"Uc- utnuiudfu! of tlu oold, ami
t* a- |"*rtt tiy happy, as he -aid. Itt-jtu-t
In* hail fttuml the -ini-t'-r tones of the
Ku—ian buidiM-apf. I'aul Iturty ven- I
tureit t" remark that n he had already
fiiii-lp 4 painting tl,,' landscape, he
might withdraw and continue hi- work
in the -tudjo, without exposing himself
to tlw disaster that overtook the "'treat
Artuy.'' " litis ixiuid 1 obtain in the
-littlit ' Mei—ihit r tjuite t xeitedlvre
|o:i,eti. " lip right lone and the true effect
of Nnpolton - . ray coat in haruMtniou*
ivintni-t with the -unifier grays of tin
skv and the onowv ear|M-t on the grout d,
and tin* jut value of the flesh lone-of
the 1 mperor's countenance, d:vrken<ai hv
tlie duh atne sphere of a wintry skv 9 "
It waft there, m tin top of that turret,
that lie completed what is jteiiiap* hi*
iiui"t"ri>itv>.
\ tout a mouth lat' r the writer found
"I-:••.tiiier in bi -tutlio scraping the
-am figure ~f X v|-ceoo. to paint which
he liati endured -o tuanv hours of a |
frvs'i'.ing : !r.|M*rature ** What on earth
ar vttu doing now I asked, s'miwt I*"-
w iit ittl "An old -iv ant of tin em
js nr ha* 1m- n h'T",' Mt-i—onitT r niitai.
"who VV a-w ith hill in Ku-*ia. 11' had
t<*ar- in hi* eye*, ainl -js nt a good hour
in -ilenl contemplation In-fore my pi,--
ture. Att -r i ha,! c,nx,d hitu for a
long while to tell me whether lie found
anv thing im mi l in tin- canv a*, tin-gtMHi
old man tina. y said: * 1 hiring the cam
paign of Russia Ids majesty wore the
uniform of the chaaseur*. not that of the i
grenadier*. v !"rt tvw,hismnietynever
con*' nb-i .0 have hi- epaulettes unfa*!-
tmd from hi- tunic. That will explain
to you why the arm-hole- tf hi* OV-T- :
eoat were M large.' I hail painted Na
ptcisth in tin- uniform f tin grenadiers,
antl with the epaulette* out-ide of hi
coat. 1 low eoiPd 1 in-|p doing w hat I
am now doing?" Thtt-, love ,f truth
overbalanced all other ixnsideration.
ami M i—onier began-tuilv ittg anew the
uniform of tin eh**— tirs, the ■ fl,- 1 pro
tin. <1 hv the epaulet tw- until r the over
licit am. -0 oil. Until In hail obtained the
•nine |' rit-tit in he had res lied in the
ace,--trie- of hi- previous portrait.
A C.rcat Place for Oi-ler*.
Howard Py ■■ write- nlMitlt t'rifie!d.
Mil., in //'irjur'* as follow* r
A (pnerat whit, in-- illume*tbe-UNs-t*
if t'ri-lield: a cri-p rattle of loose sheik
-ounil- under the tread of the juab*.
trian: a -alt hr- re blow - from the )K-au
tifui water* of Tang ■ r Sound, tninb-d,
alas! hy a slight odor of dt fun-1 oy*ters
Oyster*. ~yt. r- I very w here, in barrels,
in Iwixt in ■ in*, in buck' t>. in tiic shell
anil out, llut little bu*ine— i- carried
t>n here except ov-tering: a little fishing
tiini a iitth ' tbbnig. ptrhajt*. but noth
ing tFlit railroad that run- through
tin* length of Hi* 'own. terminating al
'lie -ttgimlsiat wharf al tin hnrlsir, rcs's
on a roaii-btsl of ,y-t- r sliell*. a* firm
and -olid a- -an be iioirtsl, \!t tig till*
and in the -itles'r,- t-collect the houses,
all of frame, varying in architecture from
the cittag' to tin-tn gro-hanty. Along
the water's edge arc a III!UlIter of iargv
harn-likc liuilding*—-tli* ovster packing
hoii-t -. Here the ehief int- r-'-t oft'ri.--
field eentet -—the " shucking " or ojwn
ing of ov-fers. anil tin- uUcnt
" j.a- king." or ' losing 'hem in he" •-to 1
l*t di-tribut'il over tin' rest of the
country. 'oti-idi rable frt ighl cxpen-t
j- -avt tl by thi- tnoiie of • xporting them
without their -hell-, and iin-sil weather
tin v will etrry for,lay-in thi-st kettle*
tt- fre-h alnl go.-1 a- tin y would in tin
'-hell*. The oy-'er-are generally -bucked
early in the morning, -o a- to lw reativ
for the lir-t north ward-bound freight
train.
Vt tin' lir-t glanct into a -bucking
hoti-t it look- terrible dirty, with trick
ling ovster juice rind piles of muddy
-hells, hut in the shining pan- in front
of the -hut kers are (jUarts of clean, fat.
-nectilint oyster*, looking tempting
enough It i--urnri-ing to-eetlie tjuit k
n<-< and tl xtTity with which a -bin her
opens an oyster. She u-- - a sharp little
knife, and doe* not break tlieed,e of the
shells. She -eixi-s an ov-tcr, in-crts ill,
♦jiin knife between the -hells, then with
a t|iiit k turn of the wrist tin* shell i
opt'iiisl, the ov -ler cut loose and tlroppt tl
into the pan. all with one movi ne tit
I'll. isnii frnin spti nilHr I. l-.t.to
June I. 1-7-, wa- extraordinarily |*>r.
on aeeotint of the warmth of the w intir.
but an idea can he obtain,si of tin' tjuan
tities-hipped from thi-t-tint wit, nth,
record informs u that i.'t.inw leurels ot
shell ovster- and ;io.onn gallon- of
shucked oyster- were -hipped during
that -e-n.
in F.lephanf ll timed fo INIH.
Win n Mr. Frem lt di- overtsi his
man*-eric, m ar Heiroit, Mieli., im tirc
iii- lir-t thought wa* how to save the
elephant Sultan. On opening the barn
door lie was gliftisl by a ,len*o volume
of smoke, lie gropi-1 hi- way to Sul
tan- - -tail. The huge animal was |mt
hvtiy noi-t le—, nut having 1MSII heard
to ulter the slightest groan; but when
Mr F rcnch rcat'lit d lii- -ide, and, call
ing him by name, placed lii- hand on
him, the poor beast was found ti> I*'
iim king tti and fro rapidly, while his
liartl hide wa* crawling ami rolling in
every direction. Suit 111. while in In
stall, always had one foot chained to tl e
framework. Mr. French stooped to
loosen it. At thi- the crazed lieast
brought hi- trunk around with terrible
force, and Mr. French watt thrown about
twenty It ft. it waa several seconds be
fore Mr. French could realize lit- po-i
--tior.. and then lie saw that, to save his
own life, he niu-t get out. lie felt his
■ way around the side of the harn until
1 lie saw daylight through the smoke, and
with a rush -non gained the open air.
With the exception of one or two
' shrieks by the hyena, and a few brief,
moaning cries hv the lions, not a sound
was uttered hy the animals during the
conflagration. The tin airy of Paul
Sfhrnff. the keeper of the animals, is
' that they were suffocated.
TKItMH: a V*nr, in Advance.
A MAKBIAUK RV I'HOXY.
Tits < urlutta Ntiils(< '• whlih W -
■nsu In Mrs* Villi Warrlsd a Wan In
llulliuil txklui In Aunnl lltr Mar
rlsft.
The rather singular fa<-t of a marriage
Mib-miiieetl ly proxy ha* lxs-n brought
to the liotiee ol Dr. John T. N'ngle, Reg
istrur of Vital stniistfi-*, of New York
, ilv l ip- parties to this marriage are
Joint William Adriaiiua ,le Vic tier, a
resident of Rotterdam, Hollaitd, and
Mrs. I/iuisc Stall 1, of New York, and
| the proxy, through whose interimwlary
*erv i'-e* the marriage wa* aolemnixe,!. i
M Midgut i'auer, a resident of Ni w
York The certilii ale of the marriage
was found<>n i* ord. It wa*dat*l May
i. let", and wa* duly w itness, d. 'J'he
i',rtitk'*le shows that the bridegr*xiiu
was at th>- time of the marring*- aw id
-1 >wer, sixty-one year* of age. and a resi
dent of Rotterdam, while the bride, who
wit* n widow, was forty -two, and ijj--
*id>-d in New York Mr. <;ililzi,r. a
lawyer, atated to Dr Nngle that the traii
aerip' ftoin the ris-ord was required in
riaiti proceeding* w hi' h liwl tx-eii in
stituted to have the marriage annulled,
and the tir.st step in the prtxax-tlitigs r,*-
b-rred to was to liave tin- rv ,Ttl of the
marriage by proxy expunged front th>-
ii eords of the Health Department, and
an application to that effect would. h<-
said, lx- at once Itlade to the Board of
ll' with. To sustain the application, a
number of aflidavits have ixt-n made,
from which it app< :ir* tliat D<* Vletter
and Mm. Mahl tint in Itotterdain, Hol
land, several years ago and ixaanie be
troth"! !t<'fore any marnwgt w .is sol
soiniied lx'tween tlp-m. Mr. Ntahl ■ wuie
t>. thi* country ami setth-d in New Y'ork
I'auer, the proxy, is a mutual Iriend of
the partim and on leaving Uoliand to
visit Ne York. lb- Vletter, being anx
ious to marry the widow Ktalil. ma<le
I'aucr his proxy, and gave him a power
of attorney, properlv draw uUp and at
tested. to rt-prcwent him at tin- *olenini
(*1)1111 of the marriage. The widow had
no objection* to tli,- ceremony Ix-in • p,*r
lornted in tlicmanner indiiwted, and they
Went Ix-fore the Rev. F. J Si llllrider.
who p, rforuied the marriage vetvmony
lx tw •* n Mr* Mali 1 au,l I'auer. a* proxy
for his friend D<- Y'iett,-r. and had the
sum,- recorded. Mr*. Staltl. <r D>- Viet
t,-r. visit,*! Hotterdam shortly after the
< ■ retnony, but only r> tuainod there
*liort time She tirgisl D<- VletU-r to re
turn with ln-r to thi country, but as he
was disinclined to do so sh- left him in
Rott,-rdam and return,*! t<i Iter home in
New York Sin,*- tliat time, over ay ar
and a half ago. sip- ha* not s>* tt Iter
huslwutd. it i* also st.at,*! that th< r>-a
*on Mr*. Staltl. othcrwis' Mr> D- Vlet
t-r. i* more than ordinarily anxious to
have such an anomalous marriage dis
solved is that she has fornicl an attw. h
mcnt for a young (><-rtttan living in N- w
Y'otk, and that the only imtx*iint< nt to
their sjx**lv marriage is the union bv
proxy. whi< It it is now sought t annul.
I! is believed by the authorities of tin*
Hea th Ifc-partnient that the marriage i
not gai und-r the law of the {suite, and
that there wiii lx no diflieuity in havinc
the same act aside, leaving Mr*. Stall!
five to cont.ali-t ain w marriage.
The Rev Air. s Itncider. wlx solemn
ized the marriage by proxy, said that he
had a power of all,rney. -übserilx*! to
on March 90. I*T7, by lie Vi,-tt, r lx fore
At". Ynr. Wyngitottlen. a notary pub
lii- at Rotterdam. Holland, and nt',-*;,*!
by tin signature and *1 o( the I'nit,*!
States t',n*ul at that place, wbili -nt
|MIW Irs M A! te_>AT Bauer " ,-speeiaily to
on ude in tin-nam*-of lite undersigned.
(IK-Vietter) and in his l*-half, hi* pro
po-ed marriage to Dame l><ui*< Rni(,T.
widow of tie late Herman Ntahl. resid
ing in N w Y'ork. Al*" to make and
|x-rform the r>*jUtr<*l d<-< Larationof mar
riage Ix> for,- I In- tv*iuir*l officer* of the
St it,-, and before a! otln r offl.-er- of the
■ government. Mat* and tliureb." Mr
s lili'id'-r bowls that the tnarriag, VV a*
perfi-etly legal. Ix>tli by thee.-uvoniea! law
nut under tie iw* of the State, and
that it is valid and binding ujxin both
parti,-*. He further *iid tliat tie- inar
riagv crummy x w pnribrand nt Vn Mt
Ea*t Tenth tr*t, in th> pn-*en<* "f
quite a numlx*r of the friends of Mr*.
S< (hi.
A Butterfly t ollerfor.
Mr. M'-tzger. a resident of Albany. N.
Y .. has one of the largest and fin' st ,*>l
- tions of butterflies in the world. It
t,xd. Mr. M'tzg'-r tw-nty live y- u* to
gat Iter th'tn From Russia, Fnut;*-.
to'.at Britain and Spain; front Fiorida
and Texa*: front Maine and ('ana,la:
If .n the wtxx'.s of the North am til,
groves of tin- South, tie-*,' marve l of
tintuiv have lxx-n brought and now pre
served in a tttaniMT maintaining tin-it
li* tng f'-atitf *. tin y prcaent a picture of
beauty ximply indefx-rilmble. Tlier, are
; over ten thousand of th,sw- richly <xd<>e,al
lli'*>. and they an- a study imbxxl The
writer Migr Mwl thev represented a for
tune. " Y' *." said Mr. M'-tzger. with -t
shrug ol his shoulder*, "but I never m11
a fly. That I would not do. Some
times I want a particular fly from
abroad, and it •*> t# me often ten or
twenty dollar*, iiut being a }H,or tuaa I
endeavor to effect an ex-nange with ntv
dupib at.* tltiier* mote fort tm.ate than
I t ,n buy them outright. I confine my
collection to the latitude of the North, m
) HeniisphcrP. There i* a fly named aft,-r
me. and over in that '-orii'T :* one that
is simpjy priielez* Then- are but two
known to • \• st Y'ott * • that de'tenlely
cniitmct , d ins'-et. That isof a rvmark
al>!<- family. It hat' lies a* a butterfly ir
September: liv,x< through the frost of
winter; ,-old. however intense, cannot
kill that gossamer bit of Hod's handi
work. but when the spring i*>ms and
th<-soft nights of May makes nil nature
lov el v. thi* little thing give* up il* eggs
and dii * It* mission is over. There i*
the common moth. How graceful and
dainty it is! There i* the outcome ot
the tomato worm, which ha* desolated
at res of t,mat< * in certain year*. There
is an ittsei t of which the male only is
winged. ami yonder a fly of nietaiir hue.
wlii'-h i* considered by us vrv v alua
ble."
" llav, you caught many of these lmt
tcrfli, yourself?"
" Tin- gfat'-r part of them. When a
ixiy in tin old country, it was my hobby,
and for eighteen year* in America I
have been busy. Even in this nciuh
liorli<xH< I am out neariy < very *umni' r
night, hunting fur my treasures. I w ill
all day in the w,xx!s, or all night,
for that niuttir. in search of what I
want. In tlii* way I got itt.attv tlii-s that
I had not, and inanv that an- want,*!
abroad. lam an enthusiast, of e,mr>c.
and take gn-it care of what I have.
"To you, then, it i* a delightful ,x-eu
paiioit to search lor and find a new but
terllv."
"Iti* a delightful occupation. Every
thing in natun- i* liemitiftil. not merely
butterflies. Take the binis or fish, or
differnt insect life. It is a study of
matt lor which a lifetime is too| *iiort
Nature is n* ri, it anil bountiful in beauty
a* in utility, and it is pleasant to find
this out hv personal experience."
YYliy lie Didn't Go to the Circus.
" 1 say, John, did ye see the circus ?"
veiled a little Ixiy to nnother last even
ing.
" No-o-o, I didn't see the circus!"
*nceringly said John, who had Wen
kept in the house for disobedience.
" Humph! Ought to have been there:
biggest show you ever seed; elefant, and
runnels, and boa contwistcrs, audi—ami
everything. If 1 couldn't goto a circus
I'd run away."
" Who wants to go to zer oitl circus?"
yelled John. " 1 had a circus all to my
self. Tied the milk-pitcher to the
cat'#tail, and the cat knocked down the
flower-pots, and smashed the pitcher,
and broke a pane of glass. Git away
wid your old circuses; been to niorc'n
four hundred, an'didn't have so much
fun; an' didn't get licked nut her,".and
tlie t boy who hail been to the circus
felt as if he'd got bold of the castor-oil
bottle by mistake.— Oil City Derrick.
NUMBER 25.
** Flla Zoyara."
The death of Omar Klngsiey at B>ni
bay, India, cloves the career of one who
gatmsl a wide-spreadrvputalioß a* Ella
/•■>ara. For yars lie siipaied a an
isjuetri<*nne unibT litis title in nltnot
every country on the globe, and few of
iho- who have witm -srd the grwcvful
pel'lol lliatiee of Hie lelvUtiltll ZoXaVlt
drcaiued lliat lite pi rfot aUT was a man.
letter* and lovers wen abundant, and
among the latter figuml no h*s impor
tant a |H*ron*ge than Victor Emiuaiiuel,
of Italy, who fei! in love with the dash
ing voung ritler. Soldiers and rivlllans
. ! also on tin- i-i ofXoyara** kver.
and a dispute about her amoug tlte
forrnor litiaily eau--<l her or hitu to is*
pia<-<-d in dunuiee vile at Manila.
Kitigsley s imrn iu St. foam, where
Ids niotlier and sister still reside, atiout
1-40 At the earlv ageofsix atravolling
circus tired lit* fancy for sawdust and
spangle*, and he noon ran away from
tie par ntal roof He apprenticed itn
self to S|Hiice Stoke*, a circu* proprietor
of I'hilatelphia. Stokes trained him to
do an equestrian art. and lie soon ap
jM-ared under the name of EUa ICoyara
Hi* lienutifu! boyish face, a profusiono
rich bla>A curlv hair, and his slender
form Heisl<*d the impersonation. lie
was advertised and ri-le under this name
for several year*, attracting no particu
lar attention, but keeping tlie secret of
his -ex ean-fulljr mocrtlM, He areotti
patiicd Rfxtice to Euroje*. w here he rode
:i- a female in all the principal cities In
Moscow a Ktikoian count is said to
have fallen madly in love with him. and
offered Stokea a large sum lor an intro
duction to the fair JJoyara, It was in
the *unny ctirne of Italy. linwewr. that
the greatest eOßu®Bt Look phuv. Victor
Emmanuel *aw him at the circus, and
afterward nt lor him. He atteQ'led,
though inaaimpanievl by his woman *v
vant. without whom he rarely appeared
in public. Emmanuel frequently al
teri 1.-d tlie pcrfuruiancc, and iCoyara
. al!-l it|M>n him. Tlie Kingof Italy pre-
M-nuil hint will; a magnificent bbx k stal
lion. of which Stoke* immediately took
po**o*ion. and afu rward aid when in
financial difficulties in Madrid.
When JSoyara returned to Xew York he
wmsatlverUswd as tliegroatef t female rider
that Europe had ever seen, and crowds
were nightly attracted by hi* |ierfonD
an> e. lie rwli' a graceful art, was mor<*
daring and brilliant th:Jt anv -iue*tri
eiuie that had <r lias a|peared (vetor* an
American audience, Uile long experi
ence enabled him to impersonate female
chanwtcr in a manner that almost d<-
fiial detection. His sex .i a srrrt even
to tuanv of tboae >mploni in the same
oiabli-hment. ll<* jxrf>nned for one or
two criM>ns in the eastern country,
cvt r> where meeting with success, letteiw.
an<l wouhl-lM- lover* and hu>liands. lur
ing thi* time h- was marrietl t Sallie
Sti.-kney, an roU'-trii-nne, daughter t
Itotn-rt Stickney. of < "iacinnati. In 1-63.
lie came to ( aitiornia and made his d< liut
in tlii* city in connertiuo with John
Wilson's circus.—istu Frameiroo Chroni
dr.
IHd he Get a •• Raise.**
No Imrlter knoaretli whom he may
*have. and the man who ruslm* into a
-hop and drop* into a liarher-chair,
witt. out wring who o vtipici the next
< Ivtir to the riglit or left may get ladly
i. ft, as a< :is' |>rov<i vestenlay. A solid
old eitixen in tlx* wholesale trade was
taking it eay. his fw-e txjremi with
lather, when in came a young uian who
llut. f z off his coat. tMiunied into a chair,
and called out:
" Hurry up. now. for I rout get hack
to the -tore U fore old Blank does •r he
will raise Xed! Hang him. he won't
• vrn give a man time to die!"
l ite solid citizen turnd his face to
glance at the other, and the barber
noticed a reddening of hi* face.
"Goiogon a vacation this summer?"
.asked the linrber who wj pn paring to
shave lite young man.
"Vacation! How the deuce can I
get away from old Blank? And f I
could In- pav# such stingy, contempli
ble -alarv that I conhln'l afford even a
rid on the forrj boat!"
" Why don't vou ask him for a raise?"
queried tlie luvrftcr.
••Win don't I ask for tbe hand of
hi- freckle-nosed daugliter. He'd dis
< harge me in a minute, though he's mak
ing money ami out afford it. If the
old hyena would haven stroke of apo
plexy the junior partner might do*om<*-
tl ing. but u< h chaps always live to be
a hundred vears oln."*
Conversation 1 wnl hf, tlif aolid
nine >rot out of lii# chair. took a hruli
in_r ami sat down. ami wlnn the cU-rk
arose from hi* chair and turned around
novr-lMll would h*\# kmki bLa<-k
tmddc lii# fa<i-. lie tried to i*>w and
i - ak. but something winildn't !-* hiai.
utd when |x> itMlftl to put on his coat
lii> brkl i tail* On Wid collar down. lie
ra< still strueelini: with it wle n the
*lid man m.*< up, looked around and
walked out. saying never a wonl. Th
harher* wot ttir \..unc manV head and
held i-olosnio'o lit# noso. but In' walked
sideways when h wnt out and tlin#
was an uncertain wobble to hi* kn<-*.
In applying for tin- vacant position to
day 'ate what shop you shave at. —/Ae-
tna/ tWr IWsf.
A Stern IHsriplinarlsn.
The father of Mis- Maria Edgeworth.
the English novelist, had grim idea* ol
moral training A contributor to
Chicago HUmaord relab-- the following
among "th-r in-tan -< f his harli dis
cipline: Charlotte Edgeworth. half-si*-
rof M ria (the daambraf the famed
Is'atit y. llotiora Sneyd, tlteeoeond of Mr.
Edgeworth", four wiv.s). wa a Istau
tifti! girl, with luxuriant golden hair.
The n-ctor of the parish and an officer
of the Briti-h arrav went dining at
Eiigv-worth's town liouse. After din
tpT tin- ladic* nqwtinal to the library,
and the gentlemen follow-i-i. As they
entered th dixrofthe library, tin offi
-•r exclaimed : " How beautiful! Mr.
Edg< worth -iid. liauirhtily and quickly:
" AVhat Ho voti admire, sir?" He re
plii d : " Your daughter's magnificent
ii.air. Charlotte was standing in a be
coming attitude before tbe bright grate,
with In r arm- resting Upon the niantei
picce. Mr. Kilsreworth walkeil acrns*
the room to tie* iMiok-shelvro. opened a
draw r. held her lead hack, and cut Iter
liair o- to Iter h-ad. As the golden
ringlets fell into the drawer, this extra
ordinary father said: "Charlotte, what
do you -ay?" Sh< answered: "Thank
voti. father." Turning to his guest*, he
remarked : " I will not allow a daugh
ter of mine to Ik> vain."
Evading (he Customs Bulr.
An amusing anecdote on this subject
was lately told at a public dinner by M.
Ferdinand Duvnk rtsfcet of the Seine,
lie said that the octroi men of Paris,
who levy the municipal barrier dues,
area most vigilant set of fellow*, hut
that, having Wi-Ml of tit ir merits, lie
(the prelect) had bi-cn caught. A friend
of hts, living at St. Cloud, had made a
small I ret that he would introdu e a pig
into Paris, in his brougham, w itliout the
octroi men detecting it. M. Duval took
the lH t. and strict orders were given at
all the gates of Paris to ltmk out for the
brougham of the friend in question.
Within less than a week, however.the
prefect received eighty centimes, amount
of duty leviable on a pig, and a request
to come and assure himself that the
quadruped had Iveen successfully smug
gled in. It turned out that the pig,
killed and scalded, had been dressed up in
women's clothes, and had been driven
into Ptiris seated triumphantly on the
!R>X beside the coachman.
We :ire a little puzzled over the offer
of nsulMcrlliir to pay his last year's dues
in log*. We believe in trade, but tlu>se
logs seem to stiunp us in some way.—
SltlhriUtr lM>nt*rman You might con
vert those log- into e!uls; and we never
knew a newspaper that didn't urge its
sultscrihers to " make up clubs." — Nor
ristoum Ihrald.
The Fiu; KMil **l
- room u was hot.
And Us room it w school;
So Ihr *abnoltu*r r H
I Fast iilMp OB tus stool,
While I be erhoiMß were herin* * IroUo
Berett at nil reason and rola.
■When a ball, badly aimed,
Htrix k (he ar Bout master's ooae.
Which wee hmg and qnila hunad
For iu terrible bhnrn;
Then he erowled on fheee innocent wholara.
In a wry he ounki soowl when he eboea
"(Vww hither, my child.
Hum art writing. I w."
And the ert**>iuie*trr •uiitwl.
j "Come, now, rig'A on my knee;
Urn up-eUvken, yon eee, are made lightly,
The down-euohee are henry and ttwe."
While that email boy wna tunned.
! Came hie laughter-e rear,
, And the teneher, to bland,
U'M now vcudwol be eworej
For the way thet the awful boy >ggb4
Waa eumothiug uubeerd of before.
The tenrber M bmt
And dcjirirerl of hie wind,
fto be etond on hi* feet
That email boy, who juet grinned.
And who -book with a mirth that waa iotty
And Ink of hie buck which wae nkiuned
" Jfow tell me, my ena.
Kre title rod I employ
iJoee ngtwu tor thy tun.
Why Una wondertnl joy V
"botdi a joke," crtwl' the led, wild with
laughter,
" Voo're wluifdug—ha-ha -the wrong boy.
H V /Wyr, ta Detroit Yrtt Fram.
ITEM* OF HTKKiaiT.
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S-'iiiriliiny to be looked Into—A mir
ror.
Fur wkkbf were luund recently in
tbe stomach of a Florida aiiigator.
Mr. Moody, the evangelist. h*a de
clined an urgent invitation to renew bis
revival labors in thia city.
Out iu Nebraska two boya living on •
farm followed and rvapuind • bone
tbief who had escaped from jail.
Twelve tliouannd dollar* ta lite largest
*um ever hiund in a single letter is tfca
iJemd letter Office at Washington.
ind lVanonetield and the !>uke of
Nortituatberland are the only member*
<>f the English Cabinet much paat mid
die life.
Tle annua! crop of tobacco, raw leal,
in lite ruilr.l State*. i climated at
tsfo.taio.otai pounds. About iwo-thirda
i* exported.
Ntalisti.-s laU'iv published afaow that
tbe uutnber of < ,-rtnau pork-eaters
known to have suffvrd from trichinosis
in IT7 waa 13H.
Mr. (laird, thr agricultural statistician,
eaiimato* lite capital of English land lords
at SI.OOn OU&flO". and of English tenant*
at #■_' ttort.ooo.iwo
The Pond da !sc keporter, after re
viewing ibe matter carefully, thinka it
will be well tar Wisconsin farmers to
plant at least one buli-dog with each
watermelon seed.
A doctor in Xc-w York propose* a new
geld of usefulness to tbe medical profes
sion. lie Uiittk* dui-tur* have too much
leisure, and onwoa* that tliej extend
their studies and include the disease* of
the lower animal*.
Tlie damps of autumn rink into the
kavca and prepare them for Ue mow
sity of their tail; and thu insensibly ar
we. as years r!<* around us, detached
rom <wr t< na it v of lik by the grntln
pressure of recorded to.row.
" When I was a boy." said a verv
prosy. iong-windd orator to his friend.
•• 1 used to talk in my sleep.** " And
now," said his friend, " yon sleep in your
talk." But. somehow, thai didn't scent
to be just exactly in point the orator
was going to make.—mtdbore.
Mrs. Ellis, of Ithaca, X- Y-. has in her
house a large room, the floor of which is
covered with sawdust, and with two
leafless trees and many luunloo perches
in it. wberr she keeps more than a hun
dred canary birds, raised from a single
pair which site bought a lew years ago.
she c-aa identify almost every bird and
tell its age.
*" Xever," says a writer on etiquette.
" take bits out of vour mouth with your
hand."* He Is evidently writing for the
lower class of asirttr. People of tone
and culture never take bits out of their
mouth with their Stands. Tbe remove
them with a Are shovel.— Sorrittomm
Herald.
The Graph**, of Kinsley. Kansas, wae
' recently burned out. and in its next
t*-oe made sbi* acknowledgement: "To
titc throe ladi<. Miss w heeler. Miaa
Maria Leslie and Mrs. Meeker, who, at
the risk of thelt live*, carried out our
.•as** am! the ligltt articles that were
-ared. we simply thank you. that being
i .lie only language we can use to express
>ur gratitude."
Of the astonishing speed of the animal
•ailed the jack rabbit, a writer in a
i Colorado paper says: "I never saw ary
ihinz that can run as fast as s jack
rabbit. A long- legged greyhound und r
' x -ok to catch one. and alter playing *kt g
fur a short time rod encouraging the dog
the rabbit suddenlv -Varh-d off and
distanced his emjny in about litres
seconds. "Hie dog gave up lite chase at
.mte and n-turwd to tlx* wagon the most
crestfallen and diaappointnd and meanest
ooking dog I ever saw."
THS ll'U.
Nnr North nor -with nor Wot nor KsM
Can tortone (vl another H*a
Cut out to each a ■ nats-araiaad mis
As marked the making o( the mole.
T* oar*, like haury windmill ■aik;
ltje newt absurd at rtirvi tails;
A hoot to tnark ewli lightning paw,
A voice like filing of a tw;
An ere that ercmeth calm and kiwi.
That seen for '.mlf a mile behind;
And never tails—with glaneea quirk—
To guide the wnß-dinsc'ed ktek
Thai lava the lacklea* trirrr low
Awl whelms him whh *• weight ol so*
He lives <>ti thielles, weed* and aticka.
With stubborn spell* awl tireless tricks
Caught up in ualure'a tyi*t school.
Where miwhiel flll the faithful mule
With art* that ino-k at human role.
Tnv MI that males can never die—
Are never hungry, never <lry—
Cn live on sin ami simple "*ong
And spend their time Ibe whole day eng
Contriving tneka, * ski .Iu! plan
To griud with grirt tie oil at man;
Nor do they mind U>w ill tbvy tare
So t hey I wit cheat ha vratchtui care.
And knock him over anywhere.
The Cenlettaial Iterby.
The lerl>y has orobablv done more to
ceuHtit and establish the turf in Eng
land than any other race. It is the one
rat-- that all breeders, owners and
jockeys want to win. They may have
won the (iuincas. St. I> ger and Oaks
time and again, hut without the lb*rby
an a keystone to the arch of triumph the
other event* are hut secondary honors.
In this respect the KU<VCSS of George
Ford hum. tlie rider of the winner. Sir
Bevys was completed. Forilliam has
bn>n on the turf for nearly twenty-five
years and had ridden the winner of every
Important race in the kingdom, but time
iUtti time again lie Urn! Wn licaten for
the Derby. Latst year, when lie was so
ill that h had to ri ttte from the turf, it
was regretted by ail that lie could not
claim the Derby. l-it winter he took
up his residence in France, owing to bad
health. In the spring he returned to
England and rode a* soma of the early
meeting*, only to be again forced to re
tire. He wa> not seen during the Sec
ond Newmarket spring meeting, and ac
cording to the Inst advices he could have
only returned to F.ngland a few days ago;
therefore to ride the winner of the Derby,
and the Centennial Derby at that, is a
fitting honor to a career which can be
truly said to have been without reproach.
The' Derby as a raw was first run on tbe
4th of May. 1780. Having lieen instituted
by the twelfth Etui of Derby tm a south
ern offset to the great northern race at
Doneaater. which was instituted in 1770
by Colonel St. lager. By common eon
sent the stakes were called " the Derby,"
by which name it has been known ever
since. It obtained thirty-six subscrib
er*, of which nine started. It waa then
a dash of a luilo. eolts carrying 114
pounds and fillies 109. It was won by,
Sir Charles Bunbury's Dionc-d, by
Florizel, with Major O Kclly's Buidroo
second ami .Mr. \\ alker's Spitfire tliird.
For some few years the weights and dis
tance continued as in the initial race,
hut eventually the distance was in
creased to a mile and a half, the weigh'*
being raised to 118 pounds and 112
pounds. They were subsequently raised
some time during the "fortie*' to 122
pounds, at which they hnye remained
since.— New York World. 0