BREAKS IN THE LEVEE, A LARGE PORTION CF THE MISSIS- SIPPI VALLEY UNDER WATER. HOUSE TREES, New OrLEANS, Mach 30,—Latest news from breake: Offutt’s Mill, Skip- with, 75; Easton, 900, and Huntington 500 feet wide, and all except Offutt’s caving rapidly. It 1s now given up that the entire country from Lake Bolivar to the Warren county hills will be flooded, NEw ORLEANS, March 30. — The Picayune's Vicksburg special says: Latest returns from the Mississippi levees report no change except that the water is steadily advancing southward frow Skipwith Crevasse and the towns of Mayersville, Fitlers and Hayes are being surrounded, and must go under in a short time, PEOPLE ON TOPS AND IN Cairo, lil.,, March 31.—The Onio river rose4- 10th of a foot in the last 24 hours. The gauge reads 438 feet 1-10th, Heavy rain set in last night, and it 1s now thoueht, from present indications, that the river will reach 50 feet here. The Iron Mountain and St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroads are again shut out from Bird's Point, trapsferring their trains via Belmont. s1. Louis, March 3lL.-—The snow storm of yesterday aud last might seems to have been local, the area of its ac- tion being confined toa radws of about 100 miles from this city. About 20 inches of snow has fallen here, but less than one-half of that depth now lies on the ground, owing to the mild- ness of the temperature. Ab points in Southern Illinois and Central and Southern Missouri from 10 to 15 inches fell, The melting of this great body of snow is likely to be quite rapid, and ull small streams tributary to the Missouri and the Mis- sissippl rivers within the urea men- tioned will pour out floods of water in the next three days. Trains on the Missouri and Illinois roads have been somewhat delayed, but It 18s not thought that there will be any serious detention to traffic. Snow has stopped faling here, and, although the the- mometer is lower than it was yester day, the indications are that we shall have rain. MEurnss, Tenn., March 31, — After a fall of 4-10 the river is again rising here. Rain has fallen ln torrents since last night, and all the small streams are running full. It now seems prob- able that &ll the low lands below Helena not already inundated will be overflowed within the next two weeks, A break in the levee of about 50 feet occurred about midnight at Austin, Miss, and at 7 o'clock this morning it had widened to 300 feet. There is no possible way to close the gap, and, as the levee is on a sandy foundation for a mile from that point, the break may increase to an unlimited extent. All plantations in the vicinity of the break are being rapidly submerged, and the tenants are leaving without saving any their effects. Mempuis, Tenn., March 3L—A special to the Appeal from Greenville, Miss, , says: The protection levee north of the city gave way at noon, despite the most heroic efforts on the part of the people, and the waters poured in upon the city which, since its existence, has been above the level of the Mississippi at its greatest height. The food is a tremendous ope, and the volume of water that is pouring in from the three breaks above 1s spreading out in all di. rections, inundating plantation after plantation which in the flood of 1882 were above water. it 18 estimated by engineers that a large portion of the city wili not be flooded, and the great- est height the water will reach in the lower parts will Le three feet. The telephone lines are all down above Greenville, and nothing has been heard from the levees to-day. IL Is greatly feared that the heavy wind and ralu how prevalling will cause the levees to give way in new places. The water from the Austin break will Have an outlet into the Yazoo river, which will inundate a large section of coun- try in Sunflower and Yazoo counties. The water at this hour has reached Washington avenue, one of ibe princi- pal streets of the city, and the people are navigating in skiffs, No lives Lave been reported lost, and no actual suffering is anticipated unless the flood continues for a consid. able length of time, Cnicaao, March 31, —The situation of aflairs 10 the lower Mississipp: val ley 1s alarming, said Mr. J. J. Hogan, of Memphis, to-day. He had just ar- rived in the eity direét from the flooded distriets along the great river. “All along both sides of the river the levees are being patrolled day and night by armed guards, It sometimes happens that somebody oul on ihe bank, seeing that there in danger of a break, relieves the pressure by slipping quietly over to the opposite bank and making & hole that prevent thal kind of work the armed guards have been posted everywhere, The people down in that country all have the blues, They are downhearted, for they see thelr ¢rop prospects ruined for this season. They ought to be plant- ing cotton now, If the waters sub- side in 15 or 20 days they may still get a crop in, but, with continued rains up North, there is not much prospect of that.” ~¥now has fallen at Ampersand, Saranac lake, New York, steadily since the 25th ult, and it is still snow. ing on the evening of the 30th ult, The snow 18 over 15 inches on a level, A terrific wind storm, ‘worst in jy years, prev lower Hudson om the 30th uit was also & heavy fall of . — Commodore Miller was robbed by highwaymen near Bluffton, Onlo, on the evening of the 28th ult., of $1550. —On the afternoon of the 29th uit, thiol went ine the Ville Marie Bauk, n Montreal, Quebec, grabbed a of bills frown & wan w a we. rsued a» as be 8d ud held ta 2 id —*Fiddler”’ Smith, a notorious tough, entered Herman's mat factory, in Newark, New Jersey, on the afternoon of the 81st, and stabbed George Hast. ings and also Frederick Butler, who went to Hasting's assistance, Hast. ings died the same evening and But- ler’s life is despaired of. Smith was discharged from Herman's shop a few days ago and he blamed Hastings for his dismissal, John Pfiger shot and killed James O'Conner in Johnstown, Ps., on the 30th ult. Jerome Baker was found dead with his throat cut, at his home, near Homer, New York, on the 30th ult, His son, who lived with him, was placed under arrest, — Convicts are worked in the Coal- burg mines of the Sloss Iron and Steel Company, near Birmingham, bama. On the 31st nlt., a spark from a miner's lamp fell into a box of ear- tridges and an explosion followed, which killed four men and injured eight others, Three were white, and the others colored. Augustus Folk was struck and killed bya train at Chester, P’a., on the 31st ult, 60 years old, —CGrant Adsit, his wife, his twe- Thomas altempted to cross Sugar Creek Ford, near Milford, 111i- nots, on the 31st ult., and three of the party were drowned, Mrs, Adsit being the only one escaping. The stream was swollen, and the wife protested in vain against attempting to cross, The wagon bed was lifted and borne down the stream, —W. A. Trainor, railroad station agent at Paseyville, Indiana, who was sandbagged and robbed on the evening of the 27th uit, , died of his injuries on the evening of the3lst uit. Webb and Wallace, charged with the murder, are in jail at Mount Vernon, and it is thought an attempt will be made to lynch them, Other arrests are proms ised, Stanley Wilcox was fatally shot by his wife in Carroll, Illinois, on the 31st ult. They aid pot live happily together. ~—Six boys, sons of 1. H. Dasker- ville and K. I. Wommack, were play- ing in a sand cave, near Vernon, Texas, wherd the bank caved in on them and sil were killed. Their ages ranged from 11 to 19 years. In Syra- cuse, New York, on the afternoon of the 2d, five men were buried by the Kilmore ~ Jeremiah Lyneh—was suff seated. A freight train on the California and Oregon Railroad broke in two near Delta, California, on the morning of the 24, and two light engines struck the caboose, driving it through the coach. D. G. Gale, the conductor, was pinned in the wreck and burned to death. —A man “calling himself Leo Hart- man,” walked Into a saloon in Denver, Colorado, on the evening of the lst, and blew out his brains lu presence of several other men. It was ascertained on the 24 that he “was Count Schim- merman von Hartman, of Hamburg.” Povérty and drink are given as the cause of bis suicide, His wife arrived from San Francisco, on the 2a, J. H. Caddall, Treasurer of ulaski county, Virginta, and President of the First National Bank, of Pulaski City, was waylald, robbed and brutally murdered on the afternoon of the Ist. Twe men are under arrest, Moritz Grether, a saloon keeper, in Canton, Ohio, was stabbed to death by Henry Popp, on the 2d. Popo waa refused liquor. ~—Hugh Graham was shot and killed in asalcon in Duryea, near itiston, Pa. , on the morning of the 2d. Jobn rryor and John Butz were arrested. William D. Tracey, aged 21 years, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded by James H. Barnes, aged 17 years, in Baltimore, ou the morning of the 2d, While practicing at a target they had a tussle for the pistol, and Tracey re- erived ® bullet in the stomach, In Denver, Rawlins county, Kansas, the father and mother of a fAwily named Cleboard disappeared some Lime ago. Oa the 24 their remains were found in a well, Their children are suspected of the crime. —A statement prepared at the Treas- ury Department shows that during the month of March there was a net in- crease of $11,339 661 in the total circu- jation, and a pet increase of $2,625,227 in the money and bullion in the Treas. ury. The increass in circulation was principally in silver and gold certifi- cates and United States notes in the order named, and tha increase in Treasury holdings was principally in standard silver dollars, The total cir- culation, April 1st, is stated at $1,437, 494.052, and the total cash and ballion in the Treasury on the same date at §6u0 643 261, —f(ias that had accumulated in No. 4 shaft, at Nanticoke, Pa,, on the morning of the 24, waa ignited by a miner who carried a naked lamp and an explosion followed. William A. James, Jambs Adams and John Zu- bovage were killed, and a number of others were injured, two probably fa- tally, The boiler in the stave mill of J. H, Hussing & Co., in Hutsonville, I8inols, exploded on the 2d. The pro- prietor and one of his men were killed and nine others were Injured, three fatally. —A despatch from Halifax, Nova Scotia, says that an attempt was made, on the evening of the 2d, to wreck a , passenger traim en the Intercolonial Rallway. Two logs were laid across the teack near the middle of the Horn brook bridge, which 1s 95 feet high, but the cow-cateher of the engine was low enough to strike them snd throw them off the rails, The train carried up unusually large number of pas sengers, Thomas McElroy, a porter in the dry goods store of Lord & Taylor, in New York, was arrested, on the 3d, for stealing sik underwear and hose. J. Rohawan, » peddier, was arrested for receiving the stolen goods, a quan- Bit} beto found in his fon. It Is ys. that about $6000 worth of goods have been stolen during the past eighteen mouths, «Richard Catron, whie resisting arrest at Chattavoogs, on 11's 21, thot and kllied Deputy Steniff Gib on sed goverely wounded D:puty i he +f Hos- * ! sett, In turn Catron was shot through the bowels by Deputy Sherfl Dow, and | perhaps fatally wounded, His offence | was highway robbery. Arthur Pal- | mer, supposed to be implicated in the | murder of Deputy Sheriff Gibson, was aries. ed on the 3d across the Georgla ine. —A colored womun was found dead in Helena, Montana, on the morning { of the 3d. The body was horribly mu- , vilated by knife wounds. A Chinaman | was last seen to leave the woman's | house, running at full speed up the | street, and disappearing intoa Chinese | house. The police in pursuit falled to | obtain any information as to the iden- | tity of the man. and arrested all the | inmates of the house, numbering over { thirty. | The rainfall of the last four days in ! the Southwest has extended from wes!- ern Missouri as far as 50 miles beyond the Colorado line and from the north | ern boundary of Kansas to Gainesville, Texas. In western and southern Kan- ss, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, the Pan Handle and northwestern Texas | the rain has been hailed with delight by the farmers, who had begun to fear | an extension of the drouth through- | out the spring, “he rain has greatly benellted the winter wheat crop in Kupsas and the ranges of the men in the Indian Territo'y and Pan Handle. Heavy rans feligall day on the 8d in Minnesota and the Da- kotas, and farmers in those rejoleing at the crop prospeets and pre- paring for seeding. In some saclions there had been no rains for months, — News was received on the 313 from terrible boiler explosion on the 1st, that three more of the injured were Jead The death roll now isas follows: A. B. Hussong, Alfred Hussong, Ed. Gai rard, John Ewing, Samuel Watson, Johnson Wiaters; Perry Plew expected to live.2The other two Injured are expected to recover. A train consisting of forty loatied cars } { ison Rover Railroad, { Landing, on the morning of the 34, by | a rock. Three tralnmen were injured, | but no person was killed. —At Sanbury, Penna., on the after tecnoon of the 34, George drunken tramp, went to offices in the became abusive to Lhe men, the engineers, Martin Strafl, told him not to go into the office, He started in, and Straff struck him with his open hand, Physicians say his death was gansed by heart disease, the result of intemperauce, th+ lower ———— - blest CONGHEESS.~* 1g: Session SENATE. In the U. S. Senate, on the 1st, only o'clock. Mr. Butler moved to ad- journ, and the vole showed Lhe pres- | ence of 43 S:nators, a quorum, Mr. In. galls explained that be and other mem- and his statement was corroborated by Mr. Vest. House bill authorizing the Mississippi River Commission to pur- | chase or hire boals for the rescue of | persons in the 1 woded districts was | passed, Bills were reported and placed lon the calendar, among them { House Cliinese Census Lill, the bill, to | prevent the summary caoceliation of pension certificates, and the ull { a pension of $100 a month to the widow of General Hariranit, After | secutive session the Sanate adjourned, | Inthe U. 8 { Edmunds, from the | bon at work *‘until a moment ago,” i ' i Judiciary | Anti-Trust vill, and said it would be | case was disposed of, | report on the Urgent {| was agreed to. | cane was discossed. Resointions were adopted ip reference to the death of lepresentative Wilbur, of New York, ! and the Senate adjourned. In the U. 8. Senate, on the 3d, the Vice President announced that he ex- pected to ba absent from Washington | tor several days next week. Mr, In- galls was thereupon chosen President pro tempore, and occupied the chair, The Montana case came up as unfin- ished business, and Mr, Gray finished a speech on the subject begum the day before. The House Chinese Census bill was discussed, Adjourned. HOUSE. In the House, on the 1st, a resolu- tion was adopted reciting that it Is al- leged by the Attorney General that in many United States District Coorts the practice of suspending sentence af. ter conviction in cnminal cases pre- vails without warrant of law, and that in some parts of the country United States District Attorneys, Marshals and Deputies and United States Com- missioners have been guilty of mal administration and corruption in office, and directing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the extent, cause and effect of such illegal practice. The Fortification Appropriation bill was considered in Committee of the Whole and laid aside for a favorable report, aud subsequently passed by the House, It appropriates $4,621,678. The Naval Appropriation bill wus reported and placed on the calendar. Adjourned, In the House, on the 24, the bill for a britige across the Hudson river, be- tween New York and New Jersay, was passed, The Idatio admission bill was discussed. A bill was passed ao- thorizidg payment of the war claims of Sehuvlkill county, Pa. Adjourned. In the House, on the 3d, Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, a petition from the New pgland Shoe and Leather Association against the imuvo- sition of & tariff on hides. The Idaho Admission bill was discussed, and sn a nendment by the minority providing for the hclding of & new constitutional convention was defeated, Another amendment was alse reported provid. tng for a vole on the present Constitu t on. ‘The question recarrring ou the ssage of the bill the Democrats re Re —— from voting, The vote stood — yeas, 120; nays, Mr. Buckalew, where- upon the Sptusar I'he conference The Work of To-day. fo shun the world's allurementa, Fo bear my cross therein | "o turn from all temptation, To conquer every sino ; To linger, calm and patient, Where Duty bids me stay: To go where God may lead oe, —~ This is my work to-day. I think not of to-morrow, Its trial or (ts task, But stil, with childlike spirit, For present mercies ask. With each returning morning, { east old things away; Life's journey lies before me, ~ My prayer is for to day. —-—— IMISS CAMERON'S FEARS. Silas Blake sat in the | troubled look ou his face, The handsome house which he occu- pled, and the extensive grounds which stretched away from it, belonged to his Miss Laura They library, a ward, Cameron. Blake was to care for them until she was married, The trust enabled him to | render it in the event of her marriage, | he hoped that it would be long delayed, | or, rather, that it would never at all, But Miss Cameron Mark Meredith by pame, | every worthy of her, | quite ardent in his woolng, It was this young man’s persistency had a He and lover, Way was — She did not see the gratii | smile which came to her companion’s lips, It was a horrible revelation to her, and it was nothing but her natural buoyancy of disposition that enabled her to bear up against it, Nor was thai the only trouble, She had to dismiss, without an explanation, the man whom she Joved as dearly ss she did her own life. Her agony of mind was intense, and began to tell on her appetite and her spirits. Old Silas Blake was more kind to her than ever, but she repelled his confidence, The next summer she was visited by Mrs. Dunwiddie, the principal of the seminary at which she cated, friends, and ner in a royal way. +1 wanted to see you very much,’ the “T'hen, too, I wanted to know why you made a mope of my nephew.’ ‘Mark Meredith.” ‘On!’ ejacuisted Miss Cameron, ‘I didn’t know that be was your nephew,’ ‘A fellow had « right to reject him, of course, better never lived. You Silas Blake's face. His hbrary, and | took a seat near his desk wilh the air ward entered the | raud, She was young, pretty, intelli- { gent, lady-like, charmingly dressed, and self-possessed] in manner. ‘Mr. Blake, 1 had an offer of | marriage,’ she abruptly announced, ‘Yet,’ answered he, in t j understood that I was, I that event, to tell you of the offer pre- have an odd tone: i have in vious to my accepting it.’ Silas Diake simply nodded. ‘It isn’t stipulated in the will?’ she i asked, Y ou are ds familiar with the will Was as [ am,’ Silas Blake's reply. ‘It | wasn't a stipulation; it was a desire on jee vart of your father—a request of iis, Miss Cameron.’ | ‘Why was it made?’ i he asked, “There are certain things you were Lo marry.’ he slowly said, ‘Well, 1 have she reminded. come here to heat { them,’ | *Really, I regret this.’ stammered he. | ‘It is an unfortunate piece of informa- [t would be better for you if youn Mr. { Lion inever knew. | posed 77 Merideth has pro- | ‘Yes | ‘You could av the—misery,’ | he said, the muscles of his face twitch- | ing. ‘You could render it unnacessary | for me to tell you.’ ‘How?’ asked she, i i | id the ‘By rejecting him.’ ‘Ab, but I intend to accept him,’ | Miss Cameron frankly said. ‘1 am sorry, Silas Blake rejoined. ‘1 { am sorry for your fake. However, 1 shall keep nothing back. this evening. At dusk be calledper. in the hall, { hand, the carriage wailing ouisi ‘Get on your wraps,’ he said, Where are you going,’ she aske i. ‘For a drive across the coun'ry,’ he { said. ‘I promised you that bit of family | history.’ ‘But, ary—' He was standing whip in = ¥ ie, Mr. Blake, why be a charming drive.’ interrupted he. sccentric, he added, with a grin, They drove off together, Miss Cam- eron somewhat mystified at her guar- dian's conduct, low stone wall the carriage and then led the way moon was up and its bright light fell upon the headstone, Upon it was the name ‘Agnes Cameron,’ *Is this my--my Miss Cameron bewilderedly asked. Silas Blake nodded, ‘Why was she buried bere?’ He msde no reply, his mood strangely reticent and put on for effect, *W hat tall, gloomy, building is that?’ she asked, pointing across the wall. ‘Don’t you recognize it?’ replied he, ‘It is Doctor Kellogg's private asylum for the insane. She tried hard to comprehend, ber eyes gleaming upon him out of the pal lor in her face. ‘Was my mother Insane?’ she asked, with a gasp. ‘Violently insane,’ Silas Blake said in a measursd tone--‘for nine years You are like her in almost every re- spect, and ber fate may be yours, though 1 hope not. You are now in possession of the horrible secret. You can understand wiry your father was so apprehensive, and feit that you ought to know when such a grave stejas murrisge was contem ’ She staggered ss if about to swoon, but soon rallied, She groaned aloud, one hand pressed against her heart, Of course,’ resumed her guardian, ‘you are at liberty to marcy Mr. Mere- daith,’ ‘IM not marry him,’ she said, in a ‘I'll never marry.’ ‘And I didn’t give him Cameron sald, with a Jow, any.’ Miss constralped ‘No,’ replied Mrs, Dunwiddie. ‘Neither shall I give you any,’ Miss ‘Well. don’t look so severely at me,’ companion pleasantly replied, ‘I ot worrying about it, and he didn’t het am u ask me 0 mediate,’ wversation drifted to other aid a visit to my mother's grave * Mimss {ameron said, it Jed her Lo say iL lh, I guess 1 OL: wer frien ne time t knowing whi ago, i said, in a queer tone, st" bw +? aul 3 “1 2 FER Why not?’ asked Jiiss Cameron, with a stare, ‘Because she was buried at sea.’ Ler ch n her face. Mr . ii WAS Dn Miss Cameron clutched alr, + i WER atpazement dep i you ever know?’ Dunwid ‘Donald Camer “ lopted by He were Yon were a vear oll. father, wWiwn you «i any ch idren, Cameron trembe wil re- apd there was a If the state- then her adopted hit spackie in ber eyes, N 4 Fath 1nenl Was rae 0 ialier had pever worried aboat her probable IBArmiag eo would never be a victim of hereditary insanity—and Silas Blake had shamefally deceived her, v 3 1 ‘Does my guardian know that i was aw pred?’ she si wiy asked, “MM cot friend, . Miss Cameron was silent for a few moments, an enwrapt look on ber face, hen her friend y she had rejected Mark Meredith, and ire he does,’ replied her with emphasis, % she told wi what she had suffered through her guardian’s perfidy. 1 send for $O% v Mark to-mor clare s. Dunwiddie, *And I'll not object,’ said Miss Cam- eron, with heightened color. The lover promptly obeyed the sum- I Pui) 3 row,” de- thought you had dismissed Mr, said Silas Blake with a ] Meredith?’ Laura, as she fixedly regarded him, ‘I got over my fears of insanity. Having discov- ered your perfidy—’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I sent for him,’ replied he sharply in- ‘Having discovered your perfidy, 1 went on to say. ‘It isn’t safe in the grily said, ‘I thought I spoke plain’y enough,’ ‘My mother was not insane, and was not buried beside an asylum wall. She was buried in and your cupidity prompted you to fab- vicate a lie. I am to be married | live here.’ leaving Silas Dake to swear between his clenched teeth. Gola 1s Indestructible. Gold may truthfally be said to be everlasting and indestructible. The pure acids have no effect upon it. Alr and water alike are prohibited from working its destruction. While to the baser metals they are decay, to gold they are innocuous, Bury It through long ages, and when the rude tool of the excavator again brings it to light, while everything sround it or orig'- nally associated with It have returned to dust, from which they sprang, while the delicate form which it adorned has vecome a powder 80 impalpable as to be inappreciable, still the delicate tracery of the finest gold thread remains, Days, years, century upon century may roll by, mighty empires rise and full; dynasties, which dream their power everlasting, and armies, which have marched and conquered, may become nerveless; cities teeming with millions may become the abode of the owl, yet the thin flament of gold remains to. day as It was 5000 years sgo. Truly SAIC SH LR M— ma. for Places In Retall Music Stores An agreeable and much sought niter | in a music store. The hours are no longer than in the majority of stores, the duties are less exacting, there is a | chances to sit down in and the pay is from £10 to $12 a week With all these advantages it is no des that the owners of music stores are Nevertheless idle moments won overrun with applicants. it is ssid to be no easy task to secure a competent clerk, although the know- ledge of music required is not very ex- tensive, The clerk must not only be a goo t sh " off kept on difficult saleswoman, bu mw expected io be hand the able to piay every music shelves not so would those ns appes who purchase ( lassical muglc § y 3 always good musicians, and know character of ¢ Only he piece they are {ing the dabblers in music on having a piece tried for them bef they seldom ire purchiasce and these gmateurs affect anything mors preteen }opular se mg or dance com fr RI1L10n “UFversy 11i8 OWD 3 music dealer has a to test Lhe ability ud plan { cant, fi Well Known musi und one that is hy Often whet have secured tres find | ha ! and much of my | think that Bn {in a clerk, | ve been mista trying applicants adopted is t piece of i 4 made use of an old overiuay ecution of which it was cross the hands. This was more tive than you Would lmsgine, applicant, rendered nervous knowledge thal w veinant mMOovelRens, yoment she Ee 8 Pr rired on the her er I found spot the day was on that utterly incompetent. | ed he: | and learned that the other young Woman. questiol she was the sister of It was a pre- The first came sed 1 ! arranged little scheme. ! $0 find out what piece was u urposes, the practicing it until she was perfect to are the Bunt 1 | eaught that again.’ - © Evening Sun wr test ting p while other, alte 3: int oo GAGD § g¢ New Be place Wavy ——— Useful in Many Ways Oranges ani lemons are not only de- Jicions to the taste, but can be used in other ways, Lemons are used for soap in many countries where they grow, When, for the men and wo- men of the West Indies want to wash their hands they squeeze the juice of a jemon over them and rub them briskly | in water until they are clean. There is {an acid in the lemon similar to that used in soap. And ia countries where oranges grow in greal plenty country | gentlemen use the cheapest kind for blacking their boots. The or is leut In two and the juicy side of one- half is rubbed on the soot of an iron pot and then on the bool Then the { boot is rubbed with a soft brush and a | bright polish at once appears, instance, ange —— An Anecaote of King Ceorge. One cay. a hundred years ago, a be- | nevolent looking man, cla) like a farmer, meandered into a factory. The | men were taking their moon. “My lads,’ asked ths stranger, *‘what are you doing?’ “We're doing nothing | pow,” answered the men, “bat pres- | ently we shall be eating our dinner of | bacon and beans.” “Good!” exclaimed | the stranger. **And if you have no od- jections 1 will eat bacon and beans | with you.” The farmer like stranger was his ma- jesty George LIL, and ever :inoe that | day, in commemoration of that event, the second Saturday in July is cele- | brated at the arsenal. There 1s given | What 1s called the “bean fest,” avd | folk gather from all over the kingdom to participate therein. Knitting Carpets. Kuitting carpets is a home industry in Germany, where itis carried on by women and girls of all classes. It is more durable than woven rag carpet. Kuitted carpet schools have been estab- | lished in many towns, and itinerant learpet makers travel from place to place teaching the art of carpet kuibting for w small romuscration. The carpet is knit of strips of textile goods, snoh as woven rag oarpet is mads of. The knitting is done with wooden needles, and for convenienos the carpet is made only about twelve inches wide, the widths being joined together by sewing iin the usual manner. Knitted in strips from six to eight inches wide, it serves admirably as a border for remasnts or short pieces of Brussels or other carpet made into rags. Knitting carpets is old ia » Pehle metal, o ¥ ‘also 8 Canadian demestio industry. '
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