Pedestrian Hlita.
The common thing* of life
We little weigh;
Amulet much cere end etriie
We seldom stay
To think of whet concern*
Our every-day
Hepoeclul liie. One leerna
Not all one may.
We're given tanning hint*,
And gni|jpn to talk;
We now giro jrou a few glint*
Of how to walk.
Alwayskeep to the loft; by this course
you show a spirit untrainmeled by the
thrall of convention. It mar irritate
those you meet; hut wlutt of that, so
long as their irritation hurts them and
not you?
The above rule may be departed from
with propriety when the person met also
shows an inclination to go to the left.
Then, while pretending to do tffo same,
dart suddenly to the righf With prac
tice, liy dodging first to one side and
then to the other, you may keep a person
at hay for several minutes. Not only is
this a good example physically, but it)
affords you an opportunity to study your j
cis-a-ttw. The proper study of mankind
is man.
Hy all means carry a cane. In the
hands of an expert it is a powerfttl aux
iliary in making pedestrianism a ltoon.
It should be carried oyer the shoulder,
the ferrule end on a level with the eye of j
the person following in your wake. If
you ran contrive to stop abruptly now
ami then, it will greatly add to his pleas
ure. a
If not convenient to carry the cane as
above, another favorite fashion is to trail
it a few feet behind you. Tin* only ob
jection to this is that occasionally some
ungentlemaniy individual will tretul on
your stick and break it. However, the
pleasure afforded your fellows in tripping
over your cane amply compensates for j
the loss of one now and then.
Prodigies mav be accomplished witli !
an umbrella. When one comes to deal- j
ing with this, he quits matters mundane ;
and soars to tin l empyrean.
When elosed, the umbrella should lie
carried under the arm or on the shoulder, j
l)o this, and the oculist will bless you.
When carried under the arm, a feat of
surpassing merit ran he achieved by any
one after a little practice. This consists
in turning half round suddenly. Hy this
you kill two birds with one stone, or
rather one umbrella. This exploit al
ways calls forth remark.
With an open umbrella great amuse
ment can he obtained by knocking off
hats, eye-glasses and even wigs. This is 1
rather too common to he recommended ,
as a novelty, to lie sure, hut it should \
not, nevertheless, be overlooked.
• Never walk in a direct path; it is in
Ix'tter taste to wabble from side to side !
of the walk. This gives any person be- j
bind you a diversity of view to the front; i
besides which, it exercises the patience j
of him who would pass you too eagerly j
Patience l>eing a virtue, it should lx>cx- j
ereiscd.
Of course it would be idle to instruct ,
ladies how to dispose their garments. <
They are such consummate experts in
this matter that we shall attempt hut i
one reflection.
Trains should be worn as far back on
the sidewalk as the length of thematerial !
will allow. In the absence of a train, a
shawl can le substituted. If any ill- \
mannered man should step on vour trail- ;
ing garments of the day, treat him sum- i
marily. and in the manner his aid
deserves.
Where there are two orthree together, ,
thev may live in every heart by walking t
with due deliberation and spreading out j
to the breadth of the pave.
It is your duty to run into all the j
lailiesyou meet. It lias a tendency to;
m throw back their shoulders, you know,
l/idies are oftencr round-shouldered than 1
men. You would best not attempt this 1
with men. Tlioy might not appreciate
your well-intentioned attentions.
If you have parcels with you, your
own good sense will teach you how to'
dispose them so as to cover ail the sur-'
face possible. The law of gravitation is
your sufficient warrant for this.
With an oil can or paint pot you may
be more potent than the greatest earthly
monarch. The possibilities of these ac- j
cessorios are illimitable.
There might be many more rules laid
down. But the above are sufficient. II
strictly followed, you will be immortal- j
ir.ed —and very quickly.— lioMon Tran
trripl. '
A Forgotten Calamity.
The recent inundation in Hungary, j
though on a larger scale, Is-ars a resein- I
Nance to the terrible calamity that devas
tated the Swim valley of Martignv half a
century ago, which is still remembered as
one of the most formidable floods ever wit- ;
noised in that part of Europe. In the
spring of IHIS, the I'ranne, which flows ,
through the vallev, lessened hy degrees till ,
its channel was left jierfeetly dry. A party
sent to reeonnniter found the river com- i
pletoly Nocked hy the fall of a huge mass of '
lee, behind which the rising water* were :
drowning the upland villages one hy one,
while the lower ground was left waterless
and parching. It was instantly resolved to
avert the threatened outburst by cutting a
tunnel through the ice and rwnning off the j
water hy degrees. The execution of this t
arduous task was one of the most heroic on
_ rri ord. For five whole weeks the indomi- '
taMe men, with death staring them in the
face, toiled day and night in alternate !
gang*, the water rising around them from
below, the half melted ice thundering down
upon them from above, and the danger of a
sudden overflow increasing every hour. By
some miscalculation, the two sections, com- j
menring from op|oalte sides, had a twenty- !
foot difference of level, which cost several ,
days' additional lahorto rectify. At length
the water began to flow, and the danger
seemed over, when suddenly the bise of the
ice barrier, already weakened bv the grow
ing heat of summer, gave way with a terri
tii crash, and the whole laxly of water burst
forth at once, sweeping down the valley
with the speed of an express train. Its force
and volume mav be estimated by the fact
that a solid bridge, ninety feet above the
ordinary level of the river, ws* torn away
like a thread. Of the whole town ol Mar
tignv, nothing escaped but the ruined
castle on the higheet ridge, the destruction
of life and property being so great that for
the time Ix-ing the beautiful aralley was an
absolute dwert.
An important discovery of a test for dia
monds haa been made hy Professor William
f'rowkee, of l/mdon, the full details ol
which have not yet been made known. He
finds that rough diamonds emit an intense
blue light when suhj- rted to the action of
electricity in a tube from which most of the
f air haa item exhausted. Diamonds placed
other geui* can tbua be easily dis
tinguished.
Twenty-two Mennonite families, repre
senting 9.100,000, are to nettle at White
water, Kan.
CHAKLIB BOSS.
•eorr ot Ike widow of Ute Baralar who
Bellieed to have Mtolon the Boy.
It is generally supposed, aays a New
York paper, that since tha fall of 1877,
when Mosher and Douglass, the supposed
nlxluetora of Charlie Boss, were killed at
Bay Hidge, Ismg Island, ail search for
the alxluctors ceased, ami that tho efforts
of Mr. Christian K. Boss were then
directed to the finding of his child alive,
to the discovery of Ids remains, or to
satisfying himself that Ids Ixiy was dead.
Few persons know that beyond circum
stantial evidence and the dying declara
tion of Douglass there was little proof
tliut he and Moxhcr stole the child, while
it was i vident that there were nt least
four persons engaged in the alxlttctlon
anil concealment of the Ixiy. Since De
cember, |s 4, every effort has been made
to confirm (lie suspicion against Moxhcr
and Douglass, discover their confeder
ates, find out the place where Charlie
was concealed and who were his custo
dians, and to ascertain whether lie is now
dead or alive. All this detective work
has beta dona secretly, and, it is believed,
without result. Mr. Christian K. Boss,
hiluself, has been equal to a host of ile- !
teetives. He has been sided by Chief
•tones and <'aptain Ileitis of Philadelphia,
Superintendent Walling and many New
York detectives, hy a retired Massachu
setts merchant, who lias devoted timu
ami money to his aid, and hy a I'hiladcl- j
pliia tradesman, who lias Ixvn equally j
generous. To these may he added the I
thousands of amateur detectives that i
newspaper reading produces. Dr. Mary 1
Walker credits herself with having aided j
in the search, and her theory that Charlie
was never stolen is well known.
In the search for the hoy the widow of i
Wm. Moxhcr, who with a confederate, j
Wm. Douglass, was shot and killed in 1
DceenilxT, 1*74. while attempting a bur- I
glnry in the house of Judge \ an Brunt nt !
Bay Bidge, lias )x-en constantly sought ;
after, and her time ami patience were so !
taxed by visits from persons who wished
to gratify their curiosity that she has j
constantly changed her residence. She ;
now lives in the Twentieth ward witli 1
her little girl, her two boys Ix-ing away
at school.
M r. M oslier, who is a tall, good-look
ing matron, is now wretchedly jxior. <>f 1
one of the amateur detectives she spoke 1
impatiently. Under the pretense of giv- j
ing her a little amusement, lie once hxik I
her to tlie Fifth Avenue Theater to sis- 1
"Pique," expecting that she would lx*- |
tray a guilty knowledge, but she was 1
not moved hy the play, the plot of which
hinges on the amluctfon of a child from '
estranged parents, and their reeoneilia- <
tion through the search for lym. She j
told him she was offended at the ruse.
He asked her to confess her husband's
guilt on the promise that it would help !
tier brother out of Moyatncnsing prison,
where he was sent for alleged complicity 1
in the abduction. lie had brought her a !
paraffine imprint of her dead husband's j
hand, purporting to have |-,-n molded !
hy the spirits, and said if she had courage
enough lie would bring her a east of his ;
face; hut she told him that if her dead
husband walked into the room in which •
they were, dragging his coffin after him.
it would have no meaning to her. She 1
had nothing to confess, ami thought that 1
after all tile trouble that her husband :
had brought on her she should lx- allow- '
ed to live in peace, and bring up her .
children, whom *h<* loved as dearly a*
Mr. Boss loved hix bov.
Of Mr. Boss Mrs, Moslu-r spoke very '
kindly. For him she said she had a deep ,
respect. They met whenever Mr. Rqea
chose to call on Iter for information, and
she told him frankly whatever was in her
power to tell, and had concealed nothing i
from him.
In regard to the missing hoy, Mr*, j
Mnelier said; "Why shouldn't he fx*
alive? I said that if the boy was alive and
well—as I have every reason to Ix-licvc
lie wis —siX weeks after the abduction. \
witli all the line and cry after him. the
person who had him tlcn could just a* ■
well ks-p him out of sight for six year*." i
About herself the wife of the dead |
burglar said: " I was quite a young girl '
when I met Moslier. I was only fifteen
and wore short dresses. lam a young
woman yet. , M 7 father was a gunsmith. ;
He lives and is respected. I did not
know of my huhnnd s real occupation '
for a long time, lut this 1 will say. that
if I had to select a husband over again. 1
I would do as I did, for lie was a gixxi 1
husband to me, ax gixwl a one as 1 could
wish for. Ile was a!wav what i called
'in trouble,' and in 1873 broke jail at
Freehold, Monmouth county, N. J., and
kept out of the way of the authorities.
We moved to Philadelphia, and hires! a
house in Monroe street. William can
vassed for a picture dealer, and was so
well liked hy him that lie could have
pone in business with him I knew noth
ing of the nhdurtion. but this I do know. 1
that op the 4th of July, 1874. the day
that the Ixiy was stolen, I and William
sat at the window of our house in Mon
roe street and saw our children letting
off firecrackers. I was w'th William
constantly at this time, and I well re
memher that while I stood at hi* side lie
read with apparently ns inueh interest ;
as I did a placard on a fence in Philadel
phia relating to the alxluetion. We
moved to New York in August, and ai- j
though I knew that William was wanted ;
by the police, I did not know that it was
on suspicion that he wax concerned in the
nhdurtion. I was with him all the time
lie was in hiding, hut I did not think
that his crime was so serious, for we J
had often walked in the streets, and he i
did not appear to lx afraid. Oh, what
Useless fellows those detective* are! I
nUxhl by one all night while lie said that j
he would give a thousand dollars to
know where my husband was; and in
Philadelphia they searched the house
without avail in which my huslnind was
hiding. I was with him up to the night >
before lie was killed. We stopped at an i
east aide hotel near police hindquarters. I
That very night lie talked alxmt the Boss 1
ease. nn<f said that if any one should
steal his child lie would have the scoun
drel's life. His death found ne in a sad
condition. I had not a dollar, hut I man
aged to bury him. A month after I
buried my lathy—the aixth ofthe children
I bore Mosher.
"I can never he impatient or unkind
to Mr. Kosa, but I wish lie and Mr. Wal
ling would help me to accomplish the
alin of my life—to free my brother. They
haves-icf that he is innocent, and they
do not know how I yearn to get him away
and then ft> some whore and Is- at pence.
I would, if I obtained important infor
j tnation for Mr. Boss, take thw next train
for Philadelphia, and I have never de
{ reived lihn. He lias tried to entrap mc,
• hut at last lie admitted that it was In
I vain, and that lie believed nie. The last
I time I saw liini he wanted, as usual, to
I know if I could remember something
| which would help to lead him to Ids
1 child, or if I had heard anything new!
"Da I believe that the child liveeF
Why, my faith In hi* existence is an firm
as Mr. Rosa'. Ye* sir, the boy is alive,
and you'll see that Mr. Rom will one day
get him."
rnnlNhment of "the Leather Ulove.'
The following U from a work called
"Journey in Morocco": The governor
of Halia, the largest and moHt important
province in the empire, which Ibng
maintained it* independence ef the sul
tan, iiad hereditary jlalmstothe govern
ment of the twelve Shellah tribes who
make up the population. Although
miserably fallen away from it* ancient
prosperity—ln tlie time of l*'o Aftjcanus
(In. the sixteenth century) there were
Mix or seven populous towns where there
is now nothing better than a village—
the province still furnishes much agricul
tural produce and livestock, and send*
hides, grain, oil and other merchandise
for exj*irtation to the |>ort of Mogado.
The governor, at the time of our visit,
had long held his office; l>y liberal con
tributions to the imperial treasury he
had kept himself in tlie favor ot tlie
sultan while aiiiassing vast wealth.
I'owerful and feared, lie might have
maintained his authority unhrok< n,
hut that, hy a continuous course of op
pression and cruelty, he at length stirrisl I
up the spirit of resistance among his \
own people. Vengeance, however atro
cious. for acts of revolt is MI fullv the
admitted right of men in authority in
Morocco, that it did not seem tocount foi
much in the indictim-nt against him that
on one occasion lie inflicted on several
hundred—some said a thousand—prison
ers tlie terrible punishment of tlie
" leather glove." A lump of quicklime is )
placed in the victim'*open palm, the hand j
is closed over it. and hound fast with a;
pice of rawhide. The other hand is i
fastened with a chain behind the hack,
while tlie hound fist is plunged in water, j
When, on the ninth day, lie- wretched,
man ban the remaining Iron! set free, it ;
i* to find himself a mutilated object for !
life, unless mortification ha* set in. and :
death reilevsa bint from farther suffer- (
ing. Hut, in addition to such act* as
these, the K aid of 11 aha was accused of
capricious deeds <>t ferocity that revolted |
the consciences of his people. Among
other stories of the kind, we were told
that on some occasion, when he was
having a wall made raund his garden.)
he happened to see a youth jump over '
the low, unfinish'sl fence. Keel 1 a in
some way annoyed at this, he had the !
unfortunate hoy's right foot struck off a*
a icssuti not to repeat the experiment.
Cattle, Sheep and Hog*.
* The IVtroit Frtt /Vex, says : The Cincin- j
nsli /-.'rxpjirer deserve* the Is-ll for the chain- i
pion wnr map. It is a nop uf the I'niled
Slates, and on every Stale are three ani- j
mal, a row, a hog and a heep ; and on
each animal is an array of figures denoting
the numher that then-is in the Slate. In
some of the emaller State* there is a diffi
culty in telling which is which, hut, as a l
general tiling, the curl on the tail denote*
the pig, tlie horns, the row, and of coup* it ;
stand* to reason that the other mul le ll,e
sheep. In Arizona, New Mexico, Indian
Territory, I'tah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
ami I'akota, the three animals have no
figure* on, ami MI it may Is- inferred that
only rxie of each rla inhabit* tho*e sec
tion* of the country. Texas wems to take
ttie lead in cattle, having 4,o(kt,;<f)o; New
York rome* next, 2,100,400; Illinois next,
with 1,K62,700; lusa, l,6t*ty!oo; Miosouri, (
I.YhI.IOO ; I'ennylvania, l/3O,700; '*hio, :
1,474,200; California, l, tPO i ;tO0; Indiana,
1,190,000; \S i*ctnin, 9)J3,700: Kansas, ;
KOO.'rOO; Mi< higan,7C*>,.Too. ( alifornia leads ,
off on sheep, with 6,000,0410; tthio next,
with 3,783,000; Texas, 3,074.700; Minnu
sot*. 3.000.00Q; Michigan, 1,750,000; New
York, 1,518,100; Wisconsin, 1,323,000; '
l'enhsylvariia, 1,307,000; Illinois, 1,258,500, I
and ao on. California ia the most sheepish
State; lowa the most hoggish. It ha*
2,950,000h0g*; Illinois, 2,900,000; Missouri,
2,5*5,000; Indiana, 2,422,5**1; and Ohio;
2,250.000; Michigan ha* only 556,100 hogs.
Kentucky, 1,960,000; Tennessee, 1,84*1,900; I
< ieirgia, 1,5*6,000; Minnewola, 1,2*1, 1<W;
Arkansas, 1,0441,300.
Terrible Ksplosinn In a Mine.
Not long ago a terrible explosion of
fire damp occurred at the Kaitangata
coal mine, Itun<alin, New Zetland.
Thirty-five men and one IKV were in tlie
mine, all of whom were killed, the l*>y
lwing blown a distance of fifty yard*.
Over one hundred children were rendcr
cd fathcrlc* fit the xcrldeat. At the ;
mine's mouth the nir wsi.* tilled with tlie
lamentations of women and children. .
It was a sad sight to ee the iVad men
brought out one by one, an<f laid on
stretchers. All tlie face* excepting two
nppearel a* if in sleep, but the two
youth* who had charge of the hors<*t
were battered almut the head, having
Ixs-n blown *<> me distance. A thick
green smoke hung like a pall over the
tunnel for nlsut ten minutes. Uc- mine
i entered iy a main drive or tunnel.
The workings rie a* they penetrate the
hill, and tin- fall wliiell assist* the drain
age causes foul air to accumulate in the ;
upper end of the mine. The workings
extend about five hundred yards from
theentranee. Most of the men appeared
to have escaped the first effect of the
fire damp, and were making for the
mouth or the mine when they were
overpowered by the " after * damp."
Some of them must have pushed along
from cine to two hundred yards Ix-fore
they fell. At one place thirteen bodies j
were found in a heap,
" Eccentricities."
Young ladies are fond of bird*—so are
eat*.
The man who won't walk for a wager
will run for a ferrylioat.
Tlie girl who possesses a valuable pair
of bracelet* never wear* wristlet*.
It is dangerous to ask a woman idle
question* when *hc is adding up a gro
j eery bill.
A horse-car conductor always pull*
the strap with the hand which 1* cleeo
rated with an amethyst ring.
Although lard, butter, bread and al
-1 most everything else has depreciated in
value, postage stamps are just a* expen
sive n* tliey were during the war.
A ton of roal lying calmly on a side
walk for a couple of hour* will attract
more marked attention In an ordinary
ncighliorliood than will the debut of a
| strange dog.
The swallow*, happy, hlilha *nU gay,
Are flying round in flork*,
The merry-henrle<t Wm. gnat*
Are frisking on the nieks;
The zephyr* over Central Ikrk
Are stealing from Uin went.
And enetl young lellow soon will don
Hi* festive while clunk vest
And snowy necktie.
—AVsr York filar.
It i a singular thing that no railroad
man tin* ever applied for a patent on the
day-break.
THE MEXICANS.
Note* of Nome Plctareai*. Cost wane* seen
t* Vera ('rai, wtUi a Pea Plrture of a
4'rum XXrautz.
A correspondent of the New York
Evening I'ost write* from Vera Cruz,
Mexico, IUC follow*: The cosmopolitan
character of Vera Cruz, and the consid
erable resident population of foreigners,
tend in some measure to crowd Into the
background many of the distinctively
national costumes everywhere encoun
tered in the interior. And yet tlie city
is. in inun v respects, an epitome of all
Mexico. The curious and unaccustomed
eye meet* constantly with types not be
fore: seen, or wen perhaps only in pie- ,
lures. This fact was forcibly impressed |
upon me the other morning when,stand
ing in the market beside tin- rude um- !
hrella iindhr which a young ami rather
pretty Indian girl had arranged her stock
In trade of gaudy flowers, I caught siizhi
of a hac'icnilado, or fanner, riding briskly '
up, clad, with Ids horse, in the full rig 1
of the typical country gentleman. A
short halt which he mode near hy afford- i
eel me an excellent opportunity of study
ing the costume in detail.
A rather slenderly-built, tawny
skinned man, mounted on a '•mail mid
spirited horse, lie presented a showy anil I
expensive, if not elegant, figure. It was i
a picture that coiilu he seen nowhere
outsids of Mexico, and one that in point
of pictur#Hqueno** is not cosily excelled
anywhere. The lower dress consisted )
of embroidered breeches of fawn-colored
rather, open at the knees unci ornament
ed with two rows of round silver but
ton* mid broad stripes of silver lace; a
worked shirt with high collar, and a ,
short jackd of printed calico, on which
was gracefully thrown an elegant manga
or circular cloak of violet-colored velvet,
profusely ornamented with gold lace,
t hi ids feet lie wore soft Cordovan leather
lioots of buff color, over which were
drawn eherivalle*, or leggins, of a kind I
peculiar to the country. These leggins
nrc open from the knee down, ami are
made generally of cinnatnon-eolored
leather, secured hy an ornamental gare
tcr. They form a very expensive artid
of dress, as the leather is cut in relievo '
in n great variety of elegant pattern*; n
work done hy the Indian* of the interior \
provinces in a manner that would I
ceedingly difficult to imitate. They
range in cost from eight to fifty dollars a
pair, and yield even at that price, I am
told, a scanty remuneration to tlie
makers. They form, however, an indis
pensable article in the outfit of th* or
dinary Mexb an, who, in the arrange
ment of hi* toilet, seem* to pay particu
lar attention to his legs. The head of
this picturesque |>*r*oii was covered with
a hroad-hriuiincU. low-crowned hat of
grayi-h-w hitc felt, -onipletcly shading
the shoulders, encircled hv a brood roll
or band of silver hue, with fringe of the
same upon it* outer edge*. Hi* fis-t w< re
arim-d with the enormou* spur* of tin
middle ages, with rowel* Illliv twelve;
inches in circumference and having a
small lx'll attached to the sides of c*. h.
wliese music, joirieii to tiint of the niiiitl
t'TTnents of his horse, sis ms to di linti
the w i alth and consistuenca of tlie • ava
lien,
Tlie divoration* of the horse wen
mn inure dnsliing and infinitely more
custly than those of his rider. A small
bridle, heavily ornamented with *ilvcr.
with a very large and powerful tiit, by
mean* of which the inost stuhhom an
imal can le- instantaneously stopped
when at full speed; stlrrtt|* .f solni or
plated silver, and an immense saddle
with large saddb-flap* of *kin, dnsntl ,
with the hair on. lianging down in front
to the horse's knees, while a heavy pet- |
tieoat-like covering of stiff. *!)oratcly
stani|cil tirowrn leather, failed a Cnrtil
shield, incliensl the whole hind parts
well down t> the hnunehe*. At this j
point it terminatisl in n deep, henry
fringe of iron chainwork. wliose jing- |
ling noise seem* to constitute tlie chief
happiness of the Mexican rider. All i
these aixoutcrment.s —the bridle, saddle,
etc. — were richly embroidered and dec
orated in the gold, silviT and colored
silk* which make tlie complete equip
ment and hnrni** of a Mexican eava
liero so expensive. The leggins. spurs,
leather* and covering* of the stirrup*
an' all embroidered; some of tliv former j
are MI elalxiratclv ornamented a* to cost
f l.'ifl II pair, while tlie whole dp-**, if!
it lias any pretense to fashion, cannot
be pun-hasisl for lea* than SSOO. The t
•addle* an' particularly expensive, and
in almost evi*ry saddler's shop may be i
sc-n half a dozen of them, ranging in
price from s'2oo to #541(1, and even a* high
a* #1.4*10. It is said that the saddler* of j
no other country i-an make a Mexican
saddle, and it is to be tio|>ed tiint no j
decent workman will attempt it. I/xrge
and heavy, tliev are very safe and easy '
for the rider; but it is a ran- thing to I
si*' a horse return from a journey with
out a son' bock
Attipol in llii* semi-barbaric garb anil ;
astride of a tnyly-caporisoned and pranc
ing lil, tlie countryman presented a
phiuresnue nnd gallant t'lgure. not a
little heightened by the flowing folds
of his violet-colored manga: for of all
tlie soft-flowing ami ornamental drapery
of Mexican costtftne, tlie manga more
nearly approaches the ida it perfist
grace than any other. Worn somewhat
in the fashion of tire scrape, tlie manga
differs essential 1? from it. It is made
of broadcloth of different hut uniform
colors, often of the gayest—bright blue, |
scarlet or purple, of velvet or of flne
figured cotton of native manufacture.
In shape a circle, it i* heavily cm- j
hniidcn-d witli silk braid, gold bu-e or
cord or velvet around the slit in the (
center through which the loud i* passed.
Tills cmlinndery often form* an inner
cip'le of itself, extending usually to the 1
turn of the shoulders. Pressed in liis 1
picturesque garb, the Mexican rider ;
make* a costume - picture not eo*ily j
matched; especially so when, raised on
one shoulder to give ft-ce play to the )
arm. the ninnga fall* low on the oppo
site *i<le. No toga of old Romß could
have draped more graceftllly. The na
tive women not infrequently affect the
manga, and with no loss of beauty.
Their black hair and eyes nnd sun
kissed complexions, outlined almve the
flowing fold* of that graceful garment,
an- enough to soften tlie soul of an
anchorite.
The dress of the country ladies, a* ex
hibited infrequently upon the ealle*,o
Vera Cruz, Is showy, hut not elegant; a
Worked chemise, with light, open jacket,
and a richly embroidered or snnngbsljv't
ticoat of some soft, light-colored cloth,
often blue or scarlet, seems to le the un
varying costume. When riding, they are
geniTally sentcd on a clumsy, ho*-like
*idc-*addlc. with their feet oh tlie right
side of the horse, exactly the reverse of
the altitude to which we an' accustomed,
and which presents nnjthing but s grace
ftil appearance. In the country they are
said often to ride witli a foot on ea-lt side,
though that refreshing spectacle lias not
yet rptased my rangeol vision. It I* nut
uncommon, however to see a pnyiona,
mounted on the nuio horn* before her
cavallero, who, Menf-d behind hit fair one,
support* her by an arm thrown round her
waist— a fashion which, if introduced
with u*, would tend greatly to Incrnwt
the healthful lml.it ofequestrian exerclae.
AM the women lu re wear neither hat nor
bonnet, the cavallero. m a mark of re
spect ami attention, placet) hit hat upon
her bead, and supplies it* place on hi*
own witli a handkerchief a practice
which, if introduced with UM, would
Mpccdily insure a return to pedettrianitm.
Returning froiu the luurkH, my .-ye )
fell upon another and more pleasant type |
of the molly Mexican population, Ail- !
vancing toward theHtand I wo* just quit- i
tine caino tlie swaying figure of a young
{tin, her rcloy,o open, and her long, wavy j
hair escaping in plaits (rom leneath it;
her complexion of a slight timber tint; |
her ban* In-own should, r* rising ahovc a
chemise of snow-white lawn, e[al>oriUe].v
embroidered, with short sleeves fringed j
with lace; around the slender waist,
which had never hen deformed hy stay
or corset, a rineture of crimson-si lk
crape, from which thr e short petticoats
fell in graceful folds; a skirt, lace |*.r
dered. and the daintiest of Matin slippers I
j• i-• -<I upon her lis-. Als.vc, a pair of
jft-hhu-k eves, glancing under a profusion
of purple-black lialr, adorned with tlie
fresh flowers of the orange and suchH.
If you go into a Vera 4 'ruz church in th*
early morn, and sit awhile in tins silence s
r>( some sortils-r corner, you will turn in- I
stinctively and look at. out, f.s-ling that a
pair of eyes have magnetized you into
seeking tficm, Vou will know them at
once, for they arc such as glanced tit. Nt
me from under that shining crown of hair
—l.lack, limpid, grave perhaps, with an
innocent artfulness, a repressed m*rrl
inent behind them, which harmonizes I
well with the forcisl I'. tnnrcricss of the
mouth. They look out eon,t!a'-ently at
you from under the folds of the rcbozo
that covers them ; not furtively,but meet
ing your glance (irmly if interrogatively, j
They might be the eyes of a chanting
angel in heaven, or of a young child |
dreaming at a threshold upon earth, were
not for the suggestions of passion and
daring, defiance and ambition which
slumber in them. She is very proud, this
nol.lana, daughter of the people, and vet
is only a sumntuous woman, who loves
her poor jewels, her lover, her serenade*
ujx.nthe mandolin, and dreads, like any
otln-r woman, the cold, .lark, silent earth". I
Tripping Ipa Tenor.
While on a tour in Ireland the tenor
fell ill, and was replaced hy a youthful
aspirant to operatic honors of exceeding- '
ly diminutive stature and mean capacity,
whose birthplace wa* I Hil.lin, and whose
friends had cngag.sl the manager. lint
the little man eotild neither sing nor a< t,
and his conceit was, strange to say, as
great a* his ignorance. Mine Ruder*-
d..rfT soon lost patience with liitn. and
determined to rid the company of this
incubus. Tlie opportunity *< on (s-earred,
ami in Dublin. It doesn't much signify
what opera was l ing pcrform"d. hut
Mute Rudcrsdorff wore a very longdn*",.
The unhappy tenor could in no way avoid
this very long dress; in whatever posi
tion he placed himself, somehow or other
lie always found himself standing Upon
Mine. KudersdorfT* train. 11>- woulo no
sooner disentangle himself and seize the
opportunity to strike a picturesque atti
tude. when lo! lie beheld the pale pink
sliimmcr of Mme. KudersdorflTs rot*-l>e
ii'-ath his fis-t. Madame was exasperated
lie)ond all endurance; her finest effect* j
were spoiled hy the persistent awkward
n-s* of the yoiithftif aspirant. "If you
st'-p on nit dress again. I give you my
word I will trip you up!" Theligtit tenor
flctl in horror to anoth'T part of the stage
Again he was compelled to approach. in
oidcr U> sing in a trio—a few bars—and
Is lmld. he wit* firmly but unconsciously I
{•looted t.n the dr.-* once more. Mme.
ludersdorfT seized her train with Is.tli
hands and stepped swiftly on one side, j
'J°he youthful aspirant's legs were drawn
from under him. and be measured hi*
length on the Imards. Only those who
have played before an Irish audience can
form any idea of the effect this produced
in the house. In vain he gesticulated
wildly, in vain he endeavored to aing; j
lie actually attempted a protest—the re
sult w as only shriek after shriek of Inugh
t'-r. It is not necessary to mid that the
very light tenor never appeared again
n Dublin.— The Theatre.
• A /.nln t'blff.
The military skill displayed by the
Zulu* is more common than might be
supposed among the warriors of Southern
Africa, some f.fwltose exploits deserve a
wider celebrity than they are likely to
attain. One of tlie most remark able of
these untaught general* was a (Iriqua
chief named Titus Africaner, for many
v.-ars the firm friend of Dr Livingstone's
father-in-law, Robert Moffat. In their
youth. Titus ami hi* elder brother, Chris
tian, were the terror of tlie whole coun
try. never happy except when making in
curs ion* upon the surrounding tribe*, or
tlielhitch and English settlers. On one
occasion, having lxvn robbed of all bi
cattle by his chief enemy, llerend (called
Nicholas hy tlie Dutch). Titus made a
feigned attempt to recover tlie booty, and
then drew off.a* ifhopelcs* of success. Hut
during tlie night he math-a forced man li
of extraoniinary speed, surprisei the
enemy'* camp, and. by sending lialf n
dozen men to fire a volley into one side of
it. drove the panic-stricken crowd out on
tlie other, close to where hi* main
laxly lay in ambuah. Tlie moon hmi by
this time risen, and the fire of the con
cealed marksmen was MI deadly that only
liemut himself and a few of Ins chief nd
lierent*escaped, leaving both the stolen
cattle and alt their own in the hands of
the Africaner party. On another occa
sion. in the heat of a severe " bush-fight,"
Titus and llerend suddenly came face to
fai-c. Both rifle* were instantly leveled,
and each being the best marksman of his
tribe, tlie death of both seemed certain ; |
but at that moment a stray bullock <-amc
rushing betwixti them and received the
two bullets, whereupon the superstitious
warriors at once withdrew from the com
bat . A not her of A Meaner'* recorded ex -
plots wa to swim, at midnight, with hi*
gun on his shoulder, to an island in tlie
Oranae river, where he awaited the com- j
ing or a hippopotamus, whose lair he had
marked, and laid the monster dead with
a single shot just as it opened ita huge
jaw* to seize him.
IVMIV snatching, not for medical, but
for political purposes, is sometimes prac
tise! in Russia under the authority of the
government. Recently a Nihilist, who
liail recently been released from prison,
died in his own house, and his relatlvixi
made preparations for the burial, which
was to take place next morning. In the
night, however, the body mysteriously
disappeared from the house, and it was
ascertained that it li-ui lieen surreptitious-'
; ly seized by order of the authorities, who
1 apprehended a Nihilist demonstration at
' the ftinernl.
FA EM, (UftDfilf, A FID HOIHFHOLD.
of Ui ((arrow In *prln*T
When the spring fronts have ceased,
saya a New York paper, the condition ol
the winter grain in frequently very de
plorable After many alternate changes
of fr*zing an.l thawing, the plant* in
lato-owri Held*, or where the (.land ha*
not become well tillered, will be found
In great part, nearly drawn from the noil,
and with their root* exposed. If thus
left, the flint drying wir<! complete* the
damage and destroy* the weakened
plant*, Thin may be avoided by an
early harrowing of the ground with a
light harrow, the teeth of which should
slope backward at an angle of forty-five
degree*. TliiW! teeth not only stir up
the soil and |>r*s the root* into tin
ground. but they draw the soil over the
tdant* and rover the exposal roots. The
iH-ne(it in two-fold. The damage and
thn-aU'iied loi-s are prevented, and the
plant* are -timnlat'-d to a quickened
growth. Aft'T several year*' i-x j*-riri<-c
in the IIM- of *ueh a harrow in the *pring
upon faiJ grain crops, we do not hc*iut
to reeoniinend it a* a fa-neficjal work.
It i* a question if it would riot he advisa
hi- - to add a rolling to the harrowing. •
which may he done without trouble by
alt in liing a light roller In the harrow by
short chains. It would add hut little to
the draft, hut much to the effoctivemaw
and u>* fulne** of the work.
\notlier uw for the harrow at this
*e.'l*i>ll I* to ioo*e Up the surface of
clover or gr.-i-* field*. Hy thu* scarify
ing the "iirfie tin- grass root* are in
din-iil to Mireaft and thus thicken the
herbage, rhi* effect i* gr>-atly aided hy
Sprue ling Millie frwli Seed. *oini* new
variety, pcrhajHt, and giving a fair dm**-
tint' riuiriur*- or i (V'rtilizrfTH
such as guano, nitrate of soda, dissolved
hone, sail, |iia*ter, wood a*h-s, or any
other that may 1*- chosen or found con
venient. As a rule, our meadows and
pastures are re gl-<-t'-d and .-onM-qu<-nt ly
jAior; hut by giving theiu atti-tiijon in
this way at tlii* Mason their condition at
having time may be found much more *
satisfacteiry. 'I lo- hacrow i* bIMI useful
in spreailing manure which lias fa*-n
enrrn-d into the stubble or plowed
ground through the winter. The lutnti*
are broken, the long litter i* torn, tlie
Inwps are spread and mixed with the
Miii very thoroughly. if the harrow
gathers the littir into heaps those nuty
be spread again, ami again harrowed
iintij tie whole i* broken up and prois-r
--iy distributed.
I he roller should follow the harrow in
nil these ojs-mtion*. Even should the
meadow* m-ed no loosening up of the
surfa'-e, they will at least 1*- all the fa-t
--lcr for a thorough rolling, which will
sink all tufts, stoma* or other imjKsli
nieiit* to the mowiT into the soil, and
ea\e a smooth surface to work Upon.
Household Hint a.
<i VMM. CIKTKKN-WATFII.— Add two
oime.-s (MiwdiTisl alum and two oune<ii
fa wax to a twenty-barrel cisbTn of rain
wat'T that i hlacki-ned or oily, and in a
f w hours th< M-diinent will settle and
tin water tie clarified and fit for washing,
ami even for e>*iking purposes.
MI.AI.V L'OTAT'T".S. —Selis-t the |Mitat<*
so that tin y will 1* nearly of n sire; do
not put tie in into the Jilt until the wat'T
Iwiils. When done, j*>ur off the wator
and remove Uie cover until the steam is
goto ; then scatter in a half t'-asj*inful
of salt arid cover the jxit with a towel.
\\ at cry jMitaU*-* will tints come out
mealy.
< I I AMM. Dl*Hl„*. —Dinner dishes and
plates which have had greasy food ujion
them may In- rulitssl off with a little In
dian meal l*-fbrc putting into water.
They are thus prevented from making
tie- water unfit for continued u*-. while
tie- meal, saved hy itself, is good for the
pig or the chickens.
A STKONU CFMKKT.— A cement par
ticularly ad.'ijitcd for attaching the hrass
work to faitt 10-neck*. lamji, etc., is made
bv boiling throe parts of resin with one
of caustic soda and five of water. The
composition is then mixed with half it*
weight of plaster of pari*. It s<>t* firmly
in al*iut thnsMjuartT of an hour. It is
said to Is- of griat adhesive power, not
permeable by petroleum, a low conductor
of heat and but supiTfu ially attacked by
hot water.
I .ft Tint llr.i'S hf. A turn —lt is a bad
plan to •• make up" tb<- beds immediately
after breakfast. Tliesbs-jiing ajiartmentis
in the lt<iu*' should lie aired evcrv day.
I lids should IK- opened evfv morning io
the sun and to tlie atinospfiere. Do not
be in too much haste to get thecliam
-IT* in order. Is-t tlie slinks and hlanketa
he spreful over sejiaratc chairs, the mat
tresses lifted apart, and the pure morning
air I*- allowisl to grt into every nook and
cranny of the room fa-fore tfi* ted are
mail*. Hotter to endure a little delay in
getting the house in order than W* of
health.
SodlniSntl Ort II tolas Inppala.
Mowings and pasturage, when seeded
and manured, are treated usually only
once for all, and ns a whole. We have
often wondered why it was that farmers
allowed hare and sandy spots to go un
attended to until the bareness, or the
wi-edines*. extended so as to cover a
large proportion of the soil. This is, we
know, altogether needless. We are ac
quainted with at least one extensive
farmer and dairyman who, not content
with keeping his pasturiw free from all
sorts of hnisli. never iw-rniit* a bare or
srdy sjot in them. If from the settling
of watr. the effect of frost, or the paw
ing of animals, a ban - spot ajipears, it ia
at once soedisl. and in some ease* even
sodded, so that the turf is maintained
unbroken. Similarly, win-re the grass
gets thin and weeds fa-gin to apiiear.
manure is a|>plicd to that spot, and tlie
enfeebled grass thus stimulated to rc
oceujiy the ground. In this way a pas
ture of a hundred arms presents at all
times a sod of pure thick grasses, the
like of which it would he hard to find on
this side of the Atlantic. Yet there are
thousands of farmers as well situated
and as well able to have such pastures,
if they only would, and the same iirin
j i-1 pics arc equally or more applicable to
mowing lands.
Tlie result is not only s matter ol
, looks, but of profit. The clieese of the
farmer above alluded to is sought fi>r
and taken by tlie high-class restaurants
and hotels of New York and l'hiladci
! pliia at s fancy price. Much of Its ex*
I i el letter is doubt bws due to his hereditary
*kill in its manufacture, but ivrtainly
the rxccili-nt quality ami perfect uni
formity of this ch'snc are due. in no
small degree, to the fact that it is made
of grass-milk, and because no wced milk
or hmwac-milk ever goes into it— llnral
.Veto Vorbrr.
Dresses for little girls are made up in
1 the same materials as those worn hy
their mothers. The general effect of
these costumes is that of a kilt and a
I rnat. hut in reality they arc ail in one
I piece.