|f A Flag that Reftosed U O* dp. if Daring the last grand •• review " of her troops ly the qneen of England, at H Aldershott, the big flag refused to go up m the staff, to the great mortifloation of V the managers, A similar misadventure at Nottingham, at a mwider of the troops of the ilf-fate<l Charles 1., was thought to have a sinister omen. Victoria, bov ever, has none of the superstition of 240 years ago. Colonel T. W. Higginson, who was present, writes to the Woman' Journal this lively aoecnnt of the soeue at Aldershott: Two soldiers had long stood ready at the flagstaff to hoist the great standard; and, when the qneen was seen, the sig nal for its raiaing was given. Up it went, flapping in the strong wind; but so clumsily was it done that the flag was wrapped round the staff, and not half of it blew oat freely. The men twitched and tagged in vain; there was no time to mend the matter by lowering and rehoisting, and her majesty trotted by, apparently not noticing the mishap, but nodding and smiling good-naturedly to some of the ladies who sat in favored positions. When she had gone past, and had turned to drive aloDg the line of troops opposite us, there was a subdued mur mur of "Lower the flag and try it again ;" an officer stepped forward and gave orders, and down it came. Then it began to go np onoe more, this time blowing oat clearly, till it had reached half-mast and stopped. There was a general groan ; again twitching and pulling were tried in vain ; the halyard was plainly chocked in the block. At last s soldier advanced to climb 1 the flagstaff; snbdned cheers greeted him; the queen was now far away, trot ting down the long line of soldiers ; there was plenty of time. Up and np he went, and when he stopped half way np to rest, the choer ing grew more outspoken. Bnt more than half way np he never got, and the cheering died into a muffled groan, when the poor fellow with a sheepish smile slid slowly downward, qnite ex hausted, and the flag was still at half mast, and the qneen was still trotting on. Then, after a pause and hurried con saltation, came forward a cavalry-man, and great was the relief when on strip ping oil his coat he showed the tattooed ; arm of a soldier. " Bless him !" gasped a lady near me. "There's bnt jnst trme,'' growled her hnsband. Up went the bold dragoon, not stop ping even to take off his heavy boots. No applanse met him till he had passed the point where his predecessor had j stopped ; then all seemed to take breath, I ana the mnrmnr of triumph swelled. i Bat as he went higher he went omin ously slower, and ten feet from the top, ! utterly powerless to climb an inch I farther, he stack helpless, an object of ' dismay to twenty thousand people. Stretching oat his tired arm, bending and unbending it as if to say, " If yon only knew how I feel," the poor victim of powerless patriotism slid slowly down, ana there was the qneen in foil sight, and rapidly approaching. The commander ol her ad van cod guard had jnst reached the flag-staff as the poor cavalryman slnnk back amoog hi* mates. " Pull down that flag I" shouted be, or somebody. Down it came and j her majesty, the qneen of England and empress of India, reviewed her sixteen thonsand picked troops without a flag over her head. Bnt so far as she was concerned, this f annoying test only brought oat her finer qualities. Her expression was, as all said, nnnsnally bright and cheerful that day; she oast one light glance at the empty flag-stafl, and from that moment seemed to ignore the whole matter. What Bliad l Have Dene. The long hat of the names of the blind who have been eminent in the various branches of learning from the time of Diodatas, who lived fifty years before the Christian era, to the present time, is well worth remembering. The fol lowing are some of those to whom we 1 refer : Dkxlatns, of Asis Minor, oelebrated for his learning in philosophy, geometry and mnsic. Ensebins, also of Asia, lived from 316 j to 340 of the Christian era; became i blind at five years of age; died at twenty-flve. And yet, daring so short a lifetime, this blind man, by his theo logical writings, bos come to as, and will go down to posterity, as one of the fathers of Christianity. Henry, the minstrel of Scotland, au thor of "The Poetic Life of Waltae," was born blind in 1361. Margaret, of Ravenna, born in 1606, j blind at three months; oelebrated f£ [ her writings on theology and morals. Hermann Torrentins, of Switserland, born in 1646. and author of a history i and poetical dictionary. Nicholas Sanderson, of Yorkshire, I England, born in 1682 ; learned in math "v ematios, astronomy, and wrote s book on algebra. Thomas Blscklock, D. D., of Soot- | land, born in 1761 ; blind at six months; oelebrated for bis learning in poetry, i divinity and mnsic. Francis Hnber, of Geneva, Switaer-1 land, born in 1610; wrote on natural j sciences, bees, ante, and on education. John Milton, Kirn in 1608, in London; author of " Paradise Lost.' John Metcatf, born in 1717, in Eng land; road surveyor and rood contractor. John Gongh, born in 1767, in Eng land; blind at three years; wrote on botany, natural history, etc. David Maobeatb, born in 1792, in Scotland; learned in mnsic at d msthe fmnties, and inventor of the string alpha bet tor the blind. M. Focanlt, born in Paris in 1799; invented a writing apparatus for the blind. M. Knio, of Prussia, bora blind; was director of an institution tor the blind, and wrote on the education erf the blind. Alexander Boded boob, of Belgium, born in 1786: member of the Belgian congress, and wrote several works on the btind and the deal mate. William Henry Churchman, formerly superintendent erf the institution for % the blind, at Indianapolis, Ind., and author of architectural designs and re ports for the institution. Prof. Fswoett, member of the British parliament, and an eminent phltoeoohi eal writer. - Concerning Diphtheria. In spite o! the ooref nl study that bee been given to the disease, diphtheria most still be classed as an uuexplninable physical disorder. For a long time it was supposed to be of modern origin, but medical historical research hu shown that there is good reason for thinking that it prevailed with deadly effect in India as long Sgo as 600 B. 0., and that the fatal epidemic,called in the Talmud " asknra," was essentially diph theritic iu its character. But from this time forward to the seventeenth cen tury there is no disease described with whioh it csn be compared. At thnt lime there were many deaths from this cause; but it appears to have made a complete leap over the eighteenth century, and not to have been taken into professional account nntil about twenty years sgo. Since that time, 1868, it has been inter mittent in its severity, when any given localitv is concerned, though it has never disappeared, when this and other large oountries are taken into account. What regnlates its coming and ita going is, however, an unsolved mystery. Of the nature of the disease itself the same uncertainty exists, some physicians classing it with the very common dis order known as cronp. while others, of seemingly eqnal authority, maintain that there is no connection between the two. Indeed, almost as mnch is learned by what it does not do as by what it does. In this way it has been repeated ly shown that it is governed by family or constitutional attractions, sinoe, when one member of a family has it, other members of the household are mnch more liable to be attackod by it than friends or nnrsos who sre not re lated by blood ties, even though the ex posure in the latter case shouldbe great er than in the former. In view of the j number of cases of sickness from this canse in this city at the present time, says a New York paper, it would be well for all to bear this last-named circum stances in mind, for the frequency with j which two or more members of a family ; die within a short time from this din- j ease is one of its most painfnl featnres. I It is, at leaat, satisfactory to know that the nnmber who recover is now mnch larger than it onoe was, for in ancient times it was stylod an incurable com plaint, while the present rate of mor tality from this canse is less than forty per cent, of those who suffer from it. ! The fact of its complete absence through long terms of years certainly indicate* its possible proventability, and in these! days of enlightened medical research it will be strange if some way is not dis covered of stamping it out as effectually as small-pox has been eradicated. . m Flower* Under the Sea. In the world nnder the waters ore : lovely flowers of every hue, instinct J with life and passion, which brighten with pleasnre and pale with pain, which wave abont on long stems in the shift ing currents, as earthly flowers do to the varying zephyrs, or sit in ooascions beauty, thick clustered, on a rough - ribbed branch of ooral, or, breaking from their parent stems by a strange ■netabasis, unknown to the vegetable ana logues, become wanderers ami vaga bond" for the rest of their Uvea. Among these hubm-rino flowers, none show a rarer beauty or greater brilliancy than the coral polype. The tendereet and moat subtle grays, the most suggestive and softest carnations, and royal purple robe these little polypidoma—" daugh ters of the sea "—creatures that were, until a hundred and fifty years ago, universally believed to be marine flow era and trees. There are strange flowers and trees, stalks and branches covered with bark, from which proceed bnda that open into flowers, and bear Reeds that reproduce the coral; bnt the stalks, instead of be ing herbaoeons or woody, like those of vegetables, are horny or calcareous; the buds and flowers, endowed with animal life and intelligence, are sensi tive and perceptive beings; the petals, opening out into rosettes, are so many arma, feelers, or tentacles that move abont in search of food, whioh, seising upon, they convey to their common sxi* or center, where is placed the month, and devour. The animated corolla opens and ahnts alternately, and on the slight est bint of danger withdraws itself into itself, nntil nothing bnt an inoonspicnona little gray knob con be seen, where bnt an instant before all was life, color and motion. Rome Seatlael Brevities. "If yon nave nobingt to give the poor bnt a little sonnd advice, yon bad better retain it," says an exchange. That's so. A bushel of sonnd potatoes would be better. The happy Newark father, who is rocking bis son, writes to say : " The reason I cradle him is because he's jnst as good as wheat." He's the family flower, probably. The Hackcnssck Republican asks: " Why don't yon pay twenty-flve cents to some poor fellow and get your side walk cleaned 7" We have; we've paid thirty cents, and it isn't cleaned yet. If you want to ascertain if a man is an editor, jnst examine the seoond joint of bis right thumb.— tlackeneack Repub lican. Yon couldn't find out that way. We don't use the kind they cat ready made clothing with, A notorious burglar known as " Piano Charlie," was arrested the other day in Toronto. We snppoee he playa on skel eton keys. He ought to be made to snffer the pedal-ty of his crimes Cincinnati Sat, Night, He probably belongs to an organ-tied gang that does not pay-any regard to the law. Jefferson's Farewell. Two days before dying Thomas Jeffer son told bis daughter, Mrs. Randolph, that in a oertain drawer in an old pocket book she would find something intended for her, and, on afterward looking there, she fonod the following venae, written by him: "Ufa's visions sre vanished, IU dream* sre do mora. Dear friend* of my bosom, why bathed la tears? ICQ to my fathers, I weleome the shore Whioh arowna all my hopes or whioh buries my Then farewell, my deer, my lov'd daagbtrr adieu | The last pang of Ufa is la parting with yoe I Two seraphs await me long shrouded in death; I will beer them year love on my last parting breath." FARM, HARDER AMD HOUSEHOLD A rinur aa Cbesriesl Ktralai. Mr. Conrad Wilson, in an essay on " Chemical Fanning: its possibilities and its mistakes," illustrates tbe neces sity and value of chemical elements wbeid he conditions are right, and the danger of them when the conditions are wrong; and further more includes an examination of the Btockbridge form ulas. I In liia investigation of the subject { Mr. Wilson at the onset makes thia very I essential distinction: While chemical elements are of great value to the tann er, it does not follow that chemical formulas are either valuable or safe. That they are in certain casee well adapted and anocosafnl, and occasional ly give striking results, ia not denied. But the net reanlt of tbe yield, coat and final profit that ia claimed for them, on a general average can only be safely ac cepted when definitely proved. In re gard to the system of Professor Btock bridge—the fundamental principle of which Mr. Wilson admits is aonnu, and that some of the conclusion a are true and important-—he asserts it baa not been successful in adapting its formulas in very many cases to tbe needs of the crop, and aaya that it is still more nnfortnnate in not adapting them to tbe needa of tbe soil. "It ia well known," be aaya, '' that noils differ ao often and ao w dely in their constituent elements that a fer tilizer fitted to one ia not necessarily suited to another; and that if wrongly applied in a given oase it may entail a , loss instead of a gain. Yet tlieae formn- ! las make no distinction between rich ' and poor land, nor do they ever reeog- ! nixe the fact that some soils have already in sufficient amount one or more of the elements presented by thia theory. A 1 plan more inconsistent than thia, or more opposed to true economy, can ; hardly be conceived. It involv'ea the ! necessity cf applying more plant fcod ! than is needed, and the possibility of I using, in some cases, three elements, ! two of which are not needed, in order to make sure of one. Tbe farmer," be I continues, " must adapt hia fertilisers to tbe soil or else cease to apply tbem, for ; there ia no other way to make chemical farming pay. If he does not fully nn-' derstand the aoil he must be guided by , tbe light be has, and get more as soon as possible. If the chemist can't en- j lighten him he must look to hia own ; experience, judgement and skill, and I juat ao far aa he ia in the dark on thia , point, to that extent hia fertilising is a game of chance. Every crop raised ' under a new theory ia merely an experi , ment, however improperly performed. Each ray of light struck from the soil in these experiments creates a new value in husbandry and is often a new factor iuthceoat of production. It belongs i not to one individual but to the whole j community of farmers."— New York World. Orchard and liardra SMM. Tacks were driven in tbe bodies of trees from one to six years old on the gronuda of tbe lowa agricultural college, and at the end of tbe season it waa found that tbe distance between the tacks had not increased—thus illustrat ing tbe fact, familiar to botanists. that tree trunks do not elongate. Avoid hollows, ravines and any spongy black land. Even if well drained, such I land grows tress which are likely to be ! succulent and abort-lived. Gold air set ties in the hollows, which are oolder : than tbe hills; For an orchard, choose land that is high or relatively high. The land may slope in cither dirrction. There ia not much choice nnleaa the land ia very steep .—Profewor AM/, I Miehiyan. The Rural New Yorker aaya: We | condemn the practice of heaping up tbe earth about the stems of fruit trees aa generally recommended. Borne my thia mound will steady newly transplanted trees and will also tend to keep away t mice. The only effects of thia mound, j to our thinking, are to soften the bark underneath, rendering it more sensitive to the alternations of freesing and thaw ing in February ami March, and to in duce sprouts from tbe parts so covered. One of its readers sends an exchange the following note: Ont of twenty-six witnesses I have examined in reference to the beat way of managing an orchard after the trees have matured, nineteen of them say the less ploughing the bet ter—keep in grass and clover, and top dress with manure every fall. Two of them recommend plowing shallow every few years to let in the air, and five of them believe in " hog cultivation;" that ia, let the bogs ran in the orchard and root up the gronnd as they please. AH agreed that np to good bearing age, the cultivation of hoed crops, with liberal dressings of manure, was the only proper way. Piants are often frosted through neg lect, and allowed to die through ignor ance. Those that have been qnite severely nipped may be saved if treated rightly. An exchange says • The proper way ia, when the frost has been partially drawn out of them, naturally, to drench them with cold water from a fine-rosed watering pot, and immediately cover again and let them so remain nntil tbev regain their natural color. When they are removed clip off all eneh parts aa are blackened. As soon ae it ia discovered that a plant has been touched by frost remove it to a cool, dark room, and on no account suffer the ann to ahine on it. If they can be covered no as to exclude air as well as light, it ia better still. Dahlias, oannaa and the like need not be removed nntil the frosts are severe enough to blacken the leaves. Calttvsttea Rw,. 1 have for sereral years cultivated a few choice rosea. Last spring I added twenty to (he number, and nearly all of them I set oat in three or foarinch pots. In Jane I plunged these into the soil of my flower garden; two of my older roses and three of my new ones, however, were planted directly in the soil. All these roses ware of the ever blooming sort. One of the three new rosea that were set in the ground, end only one, grew more InxnrionUy and bloomed more abundantly than those In the pota. It was the charming roes ban Mm*, It gave me six roses in midsum mer, and then a new shoot sprang np from tha roots, grew very rapidly, and pot forth three bade, and a branch pat forth two mors, so in the sotnmn I had five roses (eleven in all) on that tiny bnsb. After potting and removing to the house in Ootober. I let it reet ■ few weeks and then out off nearly all of ita leaven; 1 ram the ahoot referred to I re moved every one. At thia time, two weeka later, there are vigorous ahooi* more than an inch long, with three bml already peeping forth, where I oat rll the leaven. Severn! years ago I waa forced to atrip my btishce of their lervea, not knowing then how otherwise to get no of tie aphis, though I have ainee proved the virtues of hellebore. Boon after thus despoiling tbe plant, it would repay my harabnese by putting forth nevs shoots t the leaf joints, crowned with bnda. Home people are ao careful of their bar ren rose plants that not a leaf moat be out off, net a branch pruned, ao tbey have nanght but the nnaightly bnah to care for, whereas, if they would cut down the old wood, they might be re warded by a new growth. A good rich soil ia quite aa essential aa pruning; also moisture and sunshine. I have aeen people who have became disoourag cd b' cause their new rose plants drop ped their leavea. No matter how green the stalk, tbey exclaim, " My rose bnah ia dead ! " and by neglect tbey aoon kill it Had I pursued the same course, several of mv choice plants, that have yielded lovely rosea two months after setting ont, would have I sen a failure. Bo long aa there ia life in the stalk there ia hope that it will put forth and hud. M. D, W., in Vick' Mayazine. Volar ml Applr. Mr K.aSrr. The value of apples for fodder lor farm stock ia one point on which all stock-growers agree who have had an opportunity of giving thia fruit a trial in connection with other rations. The chief objection to apples for this purpose —the liability of animaln choking on them —disappeared with the Introduc tion of root-cutters, and farmers, espe cially those operating in climates which forbid grass during the entire year, are increasing the area devoted to orchards, with a view of dispoaiug of any surplus amount aa fodder. Borne of oui pro greaaive dairymen, indeed, go further, and urge apple culture as a necensary adjunct to the dairy business, so thoroughly oonvinoed are they that apples given to milch cows in connection with feed rich in nitrogen, during the winter season, impart to their milk a rich flavor, and to the butter a color akin to that gained from grass. Where aoil end climate are adapted to them, there •H no doubt but that apples for abick can be grown cheaper than any other kind of food of corresponding value, gram excepted. Hogs art> rapidly fatU'u< d on apple*, when grain meal i* intermixed, and horse* and sheep thrive on them in place of root*, when given with hay. Apple* are of comparatively " little vlue whon led alone. Thi* ia account ed for by the small amount of nitrogen they contain; hence the uecewity of aa nociating them with ration* rich in the element* they lack. The aarae rule hold* good with apple pomace, which i* valuable or almoat worthies* according aa it it fed aeparatciy or in connection with other material*. —JS'nc York World. Health lllata To HTOP XUHK ButKtuxd.— Pressing on the artery that paaaea along the un deraide of the right jaw will atop noae bleeding. Burma*. — Bathe had braiana u> hot water. Arnica water hasten* a enre, bnt ia injnrion* and weakening to the parta when naed too long and too freely. THI Hint BOOM.— An invalid require* something beaidea physic. Qood nnra ing and common aenae mice, gently and pleasantly enforced, do more toward re covery than the doctor can. Heat the aick room, if poeeible, by an open grate fire, or wood npon the hearth ; the lat ter ia the beat of all mode*. Br lor*. - In the caae of bad bnrna that take off the akin creoente water ia the beat remedy. If thi* ia not at band, wood-(loot (not coal), pounded, rifted and mixed with lard ia nearly aa good, aa anch toot contain* creoaote. When a drawing ia pot on do not remove it till a akin ia formed under it. If nothing elae ia at hand for a bad bnrn sprinkle flour over the place where the akin ia off, and then let it remain, protected by a bandage. The chief rim ta to keep the part without akin from the air. CmnouaTn OABTKK*. Children'* stockings should not be fastened with elastic (or other) bands aronnd the leg, aa any band so applied interferes more or leaa with the circulation of the blood. Bnttona should be sewed on the tops of the stockings, on the outer aide of the leg, and elastic strap* with button-boles at each end should fasten ta these and to bnttona on the under waiata, under the arm*. There are patent stocking sup porters much like thi*, only the strap fork* above the knee and attache* to the stocking on the ontaide, and also on the inside of each stocking-leg. Home-made garters can be arranged the same way, bat I And one fastening Hcufteriit. What's la a Same. The Hillman house—distingumhed tot having been once noenpied by Washing ton— in • groat hostelry just north of the capitol, cm Delaware avenne. II ia much affected by married people with fami lies. In its grand old corridors and thr staircases play the most charming being* of children. Among the gronp is a boy, whose dark, pi<junt face ia aa bright and questioning aa the one of Mnrillo'a Kci He i*(tailed "Tunale" and is >n of Oapt. Meiga. The legend of bis name ia that many yean ago in the staid old State of Uonneeticnt a great great grandfather of the little fellow courted a young girl and aaked her to be his wife. Her mother was anxious that her daughter should marry so exemplary a man, bat the wayward girl discarded him. The disheartened suitor begged her to think of it, for if be left with her re fusal be would never return- She gave him no encouragement, so be left. He woe still outside, loth to depart, when the young girl, repenting, ran to the door and opening it snddeniy called out: " Return, Jonathan I return, Jonathan!" He did return and they ware married. Whan their tot child was born, wishing to eommemoroie an happy aa anion, they named him Return Jonathan Meiga. The child wa* afterward appointed judge of the Territory of Michigan, and ro signed in 18MI. The grsu.ifsthnr of this beautiful boy ia at present clerk of the district court.— WtuAfepom JXer. Where Poets are Bnried. Ohanoer waa bnried in the oloiatera of Weetminater abbey, without the build ing, bat removed to the eoath aisle in 16M; Kpenaer liea near him. Beau mont, D. ajtou, Crowley, Denham, Dry , den, Howe. Addition, Prior, Congreve, Gsv, Johnson. Hberidan and Campbell all lie within Weetminater abbey. Hnaka peare, aa every one knowa, waa buried • a the chanoel of the chureh at Btrat ford, where there ia a monument to hie memory. Chapman and Hhirley are buried at Ht. Gilea-in-the-Fields; Mar low, in the ebnrchyard of St. Paul's Deptford; Fletcher and Maaainger, in tbe churchyard of Bt. Haviour'a, Bonth wark; Dr. Dunne, in Old St. Paul's- Kd ward Waller, in Beaoonafleld church' yard; Milton in tbe churchyard of Ht. Oilea'.Cripplegate; Butler in tbe church yard of Bt. Paul'a, Oovent Oarden; Ot way, no one knowa where; Oartb, in the churchyard at Harrow; Pope, in tbe chnrch at Twickenham; Hwift, in Bt. Patrick'a, Dublin: Bar age, in tbe ebnrchyard of Ht. Peter's, Dnblin: Par nell, at Cheater, where he died on hia way to Dublin; Dr. Young, at Welwyn, in Ilertfordahire, of which place be waa the rector; Thompson, in the church yard at Richmond in Burrey; Oollina, in Bt. Andrew's chnrch. at Chichester; Oray, in tbe churchyard at Bloke-Pogia, where he conceived hia " Elegy "• Gold- ! smith, in the churchyard of the Temple I church; Falconer, at aea, with "all oocan for hia grave;" Churchill, in the churchyard of Bt Martin a, Dover; ; Cowj>er, in the church at Dereham; 5 Chatterton, in a churchyard belonging to the pariah of Bt. Andrew's, Hoi born; I Burns, in Ht Michael'a churchvard' 1 Dumfries; Byron, in the church at Hucknall, tear Newatead: Crabbe, at Trowbridge; Coleridge, in the chnrch at Highgate; Bir Walter Hoott, in Dry burgh abbey; Bouthey in Oroathwaite church, near Keswick k Parrel's Piety. Captain James Etcbberger vouchee for the following bird story : About thirty years ago when in Hon duras in command of tbe bark Eldor ado, bis wife then accompanying him, he was presented with aparot, a spright ly bird and a flnent disconrrer in tbe Hpaniab language. The bird was brought to thia city, where after being domiciled in tbe house of the captain's family it aoon acquired a knowledge of the English tongue. The next door neighbor of the captain was a garullons woman—an incessant scold—forever quarreling with some one or something. Polly being allowed full liberty was pleased to take an airing on tbe yard fence, and in a abort tin e had learned to mimic the scolding neighbor to per fection and became aggressive. Polly not (infrequently rued her impertinent by being knocked off the fence with a broomstick. This brought forth a torrent of abase from ber injured feelings upon the bead of ber assailant Finally the bird's language became ao abusive that tbe captain aa obliged to send it away, aod Polly waa transferred to a good Chris tian family in tbe country, where in tbe course of time abe reformed and became to some extent a bird of edifying piety. Home time ago, while she waa sun ning herself in the garden, a large hawk swooped down and bore tbe distressed parrot off nn a prise. Her recent re ligious train.rg come to ber assistance, as at the lop >f ber voice she shrieked, " Oh. Lord, nave me! Oh, Lord, save me 1" Tbe hawk became ao terrified at tbe unexpected cry that he dropped hia in tended dinner and soared sway in tbe diatauoe. Polly still survives ber attempted alnlnction. Raltimorr (kid.) New. A Hlagolar Bird Part. It ban for a long tim been an enigma to the ornitbologiatft how certain specie* of email singing bird*, which spend the winter in Egypt or Algeria, and the summer in Honthern or Western Enrope, ever succeed in crooning the Mediterranean, as manj of them are not able to fly one-quarter of a mile without renting. The bedouins of Northern Africa say that they travel on the backs of the larger biros, whihng away the dreary hrrnrs of the sea voyage by their song, and bedouin poetry swarms with allnsiona to this ebarming picture of the song leas stork carrying on his powerful back a cluster of small songsters across the sea. And singularly enough, the peasants of Southern and Western En rope aay exactly the same. Every Eu ropean country has thousands of stories about the splendid gifts which the stork bring along from the Nile, and among these gifts are always mentiooed as the first, babies and singing birds. But in K'te of this remarkable unanimity in lower spheres,none has ever dreamed of finding a fact at the bottom of these tales until lately, one great oruitholo Sat after the other— Henglias, Rob, edenborg,etc—declares himself willing to accept the explanation; nor have traces of positive proofs been altogether lacking, _____ Peiseaeas Marking*. A dyer writes to e New York paper aa follows: So much baa been said about dyed stocking poisoning, which remarks hare been confined entirely to the medi cal profession, that a few words from a dyer may not be out of plaoa. It does not appear aa if any of the gentlemen bare given the matter any really praeti eal teat in tha way of chemical analysis, simply relying upon mere guess-work. After many investigation* the writer has concluded that in the eases where bright snniline shades are desired, acids (prin cipally sulphuric acid) are need to de velop and brighten the oolora. and the simple canes of so modi trouble lies in the feet that the acid* t are not been rinsed out properly. When the stook lugs era won, perspiration releases the acid, which causes irritation of the skin, and eon tinned wearing naturally cause* the inflamatkm complained of. Again, if the stocking* are (through an econo mical notion of the dyer) not properly scoured, they will crook off and clor tha feet, which, without the acid, hi perfectly harmless. In concluding, 1 can add this simple mutton. Always wash them in snap and wafer before wearing. This will neutralise all acid* in the yarfa and reader the ebjcti.abk colored stockings perfectly safe to wear Faaeral* la Hew Jerk, " Uar* m modi ntnriaee ia funerals aa there used to b®r Inquired * ??If reportor of ao undertaker. Ob, no I I suppose few trade* miliar more severely from the hard * onrs. Persons who used to epare no expense at the funerals of their dead now calculate every penny, and in aO eaaes, except, etraoge to aay, the verr poor, the dealre for displayhas gives place to strict economy. There are ex* oeptlona, of oonrse, bat they are few and far between. In the peat twenty yeara ao almost entire change has been worked in one eeaential of funerals. I mean the carriage*. In old timm it was customary for familiea to send oat funeral invitations, and provide car riage* for those who came, bnt now the practice ia for friends of the family to hire their own carriages. This custom was in vogne among the Irish many years ago, bnt now it ia gaining gronnd among the Germans and Americana. It i no uncommon thing in Irish funerals for four frienda of the dead persona to hire a carriage and attend the funeral, and the German* are rapidly adopting the same economical habit. fence 1809 the falling off in the number of carnages iiaa been gradual, but steady. Then a hearse followed by one hundred car riages was not regarded aa a rarity ; now if half that number of carriages were is line persons would wonder who is dead. The French and Italians generally like to provide carriage* for those invited to funerals, bnt the former are gradually settling into the Irish-American custom. " But, talking about poor persons' funerals," the undertaker resumed, after having opened a case and gazed for a while in silent ecstacy at a group of polished caskets, •' you ought to go to s colored person's burying. Yon have no idea how provident and methodical the better class of colored folks are as to their funerals. Why, in this neighbor hood alone they have established a num ber of burial societies that are well sup ported. The principle of these institu tions is much like that of the building associations so popular in Philadelphia and other cities. The members psy so much each per mouth until a certain sum is reached. Should death overtake them before that sum is paid, the society buries them ont of its surplus funds. I know of colored women who belonged to three or four of these societies at one time. One that we buried last week had s burial fund of f2OO, and every cent of it was spent on ber funeral by the heirs. Poor things! They in herited nothing. But in all colored funerals, mostly, the family hire* the ferriages, and friends are invited pretty much as they would be to a feast. The undertaker is banded a list of those who are to ride to the cemetery, and seats the persona accordingly. 80 thoroughly is each detail arranged, that the load for each carriage is designated, the pre ference being given first to relative* and then to frienda." A KwrW T*wi. The only rained town in the United HUtcs.as far mwe know,and certainly the one which possesses the moat singular history ia found on the New Jersey ooaat, hidden among the low wooded hill* which stretch back from the beech. Stopping at a little station on the Cen tral New Jersey Railroad, the traveler tlnda the nana! two or three new yellow wooden buildings; bat half a mile beyond, in the midat of thick wooda, be oomee upon a deaerted,empty town. There are rowa of solidly-built block* erf brick dwelling*; there are great fonnderiea, and milla, and churches. The grass grows knee-deep in the streets. Home of the buildings have crumbled into rain, and are bedded in mow, bat the walla of most of them are standing. In the vaaant rooms of the unroofed houses, trees have grown, and rank weeds flaunt gayty, while the American ivy climbs up to the top of the gigantic chimneys, which used to belch forth volumes of fire and smoke, and wavea its crimson banner in triumph Half a doaen laborers' families have found abetter in the beet of the old building*, bat their presence only seems to make the solitude more apparent. The town is enclosed ia a fence, and a rusty gate creaks on its hinges to admit the curious visitor. The story (old by tbe superstitions neighbor*, to soeount for iron works in • lonely district where there M L either ore, fuel, • market, or means of trans portation, is that tbe works were a mere shield for the operations of the noted pirate, Gibba, and his gang, who used them as a place of deposit, coming "il going in tbe boats which brought the ore np tbe inlet to tbe town, "ftey al lege that on tbe vary day, forty yean ago, when Gibba wae hang, tbe works closed, and tbe buildings have stood un used ever sinew. Unfortunately for tbe truth of tbe romantic story, tbe town belongs to a eery respectable family, whose estate has been in litigation for many yean— a sufficient cine, probably, to all mys teries,— YoutAt' Gbmpsswa. Chinese MIUUM. The salutations of UM Chinese, Ilka j everything aba pertaining to this queer people, are peculiar. The aalutatioa between two Chinamen of the better | claaa when they meet oonaista in each : claaping hia own haada, instead of eaofa | other'a, and bowing vary profoundly. I almost to the ground, several times A. qnaatkm more common than " How do you dor is "Have yon eaten neat" It is taken for granted that if you have eaten ties you are well Etiquette also requires that in oouvanataon each ahall compliment the other and everything belonging to him in the moet laudatory style, and depreciate himself, with all pertaining to him, to the lowest point. The following ia no exaggeration, though not the pnsotae words: " What te your honorable namer "My insignificant appellation ia wo'jfcT " Where ia your magnifioent palace 1" oontemptibta hut te on Dnpont " How many are vonr illustrious chil dren p " My vfla, worthless brats are five." " How te the health of your distin guished spousef" " My mean, good-far nothing old wo man to Km. , • W "® U * appear injabbneof glory the indulges in a little
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