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HENRY A. PARSONS, Jr., Editor and Publisher.
Nllr DfiSPEIlANDUM.
Two Dollars per Annum.
VOL. VIII.
RIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1878.
NO. 12.
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Tbe Regular Season.
Whack t Crack I Whack I
Til an old familiar sound;
The parlor carpet aatride the fence
Is being beaten around.
Crush! Dash! Smash 1
From parlor and kitchen and hall;
A yelp from Tommy, a jell from Joe
Twas only a mirror that's all.
Mopl Bcrnb! Wash!
A painter on every hand;
Hangers of paper in every room,
And plumbers increasing the band.
Growl 1 Scowl 1 Oroant
The dishes mixed np with tbe chairs.
The sofa upset and pictures smashed,
And wife down sick with her cares.
Bread 1 - Cake 1 Tea I
Anything, most, will do;
Plates are sticky, and knives are gone
In color the bntter is blue.
Rip ! Bang I Slam t
Oh t when will it ever be o'er?
When cm we go to bed,
A bed not made on the floor t
Ouch ! Rub I Danb I
Paint from ceiling to base;
The wl:l e-washers coming at early dawn,
To make a a hotel of the place 1
Doze 1 Dream 1 Wake 1
And then fall as'eep again
To dream that cholera came at last,
With solemn funeral train.
Once every year
Rip things np and tear
Smash ! cr&Bh ! bang I
Orowll snarl! glare!
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MR. DELMAYNE'S WARD.
" Something must be done," said Mrs,
Charles Delmayne, decisively, " the girl
is getting more reckless every day.
' What can be done ?" asked Mr,
Richard Delmayne, lookicg helplessly
at his sister-in-law, " we cannot shut her
np in a convent.
" No, but wo eon find her a husband
and get her comfortably settled."
" But she is so young.''
" She will be nineteen in May, and I
married at that age. It is a great pity
that you were obliged to receive her into
your household, Kiel) ard. Guardianship
over a gin une .uoroiuea, was a great re'
sponsibiuty lor a bachelor to assume,
"I suppose so," was the reply; "but
I could not refuse the dying request of
an oia mend.
"At first, I entertained hopes that she
would improve by remaining "with us,"
said Mrs. Uelmayne, plaintively; " but,
as I remarked before, she is wilder than
ever. I am kept in a perpetual state of
nervous excitement, for I never know
what madcap prank she will play next,
I thought it disgraceful enough when
she donned a suit of Dick's and went
skating on the pond the evening they
had that skating party, but this last
prank is still worse, if possible."
Mrs. Delmavne folded her plump.
white hands and settled herself comfort
ably in a luxurious easy chair, and pre
pared to enjoy her favorite pastime,
which consisted of retailing Dorothea's
misdemeanors.
"You know Squire Vonsonby has
been looking for a wife for a year or two
now he is quite wealthy, is respect
ably connected, and would be a very
nunaoie matcn ior vara.
" Squire Vonsonby I" gasped Richard.
in amazement, " he is old enough to be
her grandfather, and has a married
daughter who is considerably older than
" Well." replied his sister-in-law.
" Dora needs a husband who is steady
and sober-minded, she is so flighty her
self. Besides, Mr. Vonsonby looks full
ten years younger than his real age. In
my opinion it would have been a very
IlllitjlVll A fYIAtih Tlflf if. ia oil ivav v.Am '
she added, with a sigh, "he will never
enter this house again.
In answer to Richard's look of inquiry,
Mrs. Delmavne continued:
"I invited Mr. Vonsonby to tea last
evening I had my house hold duties to
attend to after tea was over, so I left
Dorothea to entertain our guest. She
must have neglected him shamefully, for
the poor man fell asleep, and the little
huzzy seized the opportunity to play one
ui uer riuicuious pranas; sue actually
had the audacity," and Mrs. Delmavne
lowered her voice to an impressive
whisper, " aotually had the audacity to
remove his wig and substitute an old red
one, that she found among some rubbish
in the garret. The poor man did not
discover the trick until he had become
the laughing-stock of the community,
Aick happened to hear about it this
morning, ana I considered it my duty to
inform yon of the affair, as you were
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oubbui nu us nine.
" Ha, ha, ha 1" laughed Richard. " I
ran imagine how ridiculous he looked
strutting along in his pompous manner."
"1 am certainly astonished at you,
Richard," said Mrs. Delmayoe, severely.
" I sincerely hope yon do not uphold
the girl in her disgraceful actions ?"
" I shall of course reprove her," he
replied. "Dot will improve as she
grows older, I have no doubt she is
merry and thoughtlesH now, but I think
she will develop into a splendid wo
man." Mrs. Delmavne east an uneasy look at
her brother-in-law's face as she left the
room. She had a reason for wishing
Dot safely disposed of; she was fearful
that Richard might fall in love with his
fascinating ward, and that would never
?-o, ior ii he were to marry it would
dash Mrs.' Delmayne's hopes to the
ground. She had secretly determined
that her son Dick his uncle's name
sakeshould be his heir. Beside, her
oroiner-in-iaw's elegant residence made
a very comfortable home for herself and
fatherless boy, and madame had no in
tention of losing it, hence she made the
aioBi oi wot s mischievous escapades.
Just as madame's silken skirts rustled
np stairs the ball door flew open and
1 1 ri i ... . ttl0D8 he passage.
" Dot I Dot P called Mr. Delmayne.
int. w uuou exactly suited the
young girl who entered. A dainty form
a dark piquant face, lit up with a pair
of black eves which snorkled m,hy
VU1CJ.
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"Wall fina-A- ' W S3 ...
saucy smile, which revealed a dimple ia
each soft pink cheek. " What is it a
lecture?"
" Yes, Dot." replied Mr. Delmayne,
gravely, "I really must lecture you.
i our conduct to Mr. Vonsonby was ex
tremely unladylike."
" I don't care, Guardy," cried Dot,
defiantly, "I can't bear old Vonsonby,
and I am confident that Mrs. Delmayne
invited him here to make love to me, so
I resolved to frustrate her kind inten
tions. She left me to entertain him all
the evening, and I was just dying to
finish 'Jane Eyre. Well, I gave him
the last number of Scribner's and the
Monthly Mevieio, and hoped he would
entertain himself; but no he wanted
me to play a game of cribbage. I hate
oribbage, so I told him I never played
the game without staking a small sum
of money, just to make it interesting."
" OluJDot 1"
"I ftioked horrified at the idea of
gambling, and asked for some muBic, so
I sat down to the piano and made as
much noise as possible. He said that
sort of music was very edifying, but it
made his head ache, and, he inquired if
I could favor him with Annie Laurie
I complied by playing Yankee Doodle
with variations, for I knew he could not
distinguish the difference. Just as
was playing the last bar I was startled
by a prolonged snore he had actually
gone to sleep with his head hanging
over the chair, his wig awry, and his
mouth wide open I Now, Guardy, you
must admit that was too much for flesh
and blood to endure, and I don't profess
to be a saint,
" Not by any means," assented her
guardian.
"Well," continued Dot, "a happy
thought struck me. I ran softly up
stairs and got an old red wis that Dick
used to wear when he belonged to the
Amateur Uramatio Vino. Then 1 care
fully removed Mr. Vonsonby's nicely
dressed black wig, and substituted the
red one. I had to stuff my handkerchief
into my mouth to keep from laughing
you can't 'imagine how comical he
looked I
" Well, I waited for him to finish his
nap until my patience was exhausted,
and then I went to the piano and gave
au awful thump with both hands. He
gave a sudden start and straightened up,
I gravely inquired how he liked the
piece.
" Unarming I charming I" he replied
with enthusiasm. "I always admired
Annie Laurie."
Just at that moment he happened to
glance at the clock and finding it later
than he oxpected he jumped up in great
haste.
I declare 1' he said. I had no idea
it was so late; how swiftly the time has
passed in your fascinating society; but
X must tear mvself awav. for 1 have an
engagement at eight o'clock.'
" Then he bade me adieu, pulled on
his overcoat in a great hurry, seized his
lint and rushed down the street,
"But, Guardy, he did looK so funny
with those fierce red locks around his
countenance," and Dot broke into peals
of laughter at the recollection.
" Dot, said Mr. Delmayne, looking
sternly at his mischievous ward; "1
don't know what to do with you; I be
lieve I must find some one who will take
the responsibility from my hands. Mrs.
Jjeimayne thinks you are old enough to
marry, and
' The old cat I interrupted Dot,
'Dot," said Mr. Delmayne, sternly,
" I cannot allow you to apply such an
epithet to my sister-in-law,
" Your sister-in-law T cried Dot. in
nocently, "why, 1 was speaking of old
Tabby."
Mr. Delmayne adroitly converted a
smile into a yawn.
" ies, he continued, "I must cer
tainly find a nice young husband for
you.
"I am perfectly willing, "replied Dot,
composedly, "but who is to be the
lucky man? Let me see, she con
tinued, reflectively, "there is my French
dancing master, he pressed my hand
quite warmly the last time he was here,
and he has beautiful eyes, and such a
love of a mustashe," she added, enthus
iastically. The jackanapes, he shall never
darken these doors again," muttered
Mr. Delmayne, between his teeth.
" Then there is Whitney's head clerk,
I am sure he admires me."
A clerk," exclaimed Mr. Delmayne.
disdainfully.
Well." continued Dot, "there is
the German music teacher at the semi
nary, he is a jolly old bear, but then."
she added, thoughtfully, " he is a wid
ower with five children; I don't know as
1 should be capable of taking that po
sition,"
"I should think not. deoidedlv." an.
quiesced her guardian, with a smile.
"Well, cried Vol, with a despairing
expression on her sauoy face, "I don't
know what can be done unless you
marry me yourself."
Then, suddenly realizing the enormity
of her heedless speech, she darted from
the room.
"Marry her myself," mused Mr. Rich
ard Delmayne, "it is not a bad idea. I
wonder that it never entered my stupid
brain, for I believe I am fond of the lit
tle monkey after all, and how desolate
the house would be without the sunshine
of her presence."
"Not qDite nineteen." he continued.
thoughtfully. "I am just double her ace
ana i tear 1 am too old to suit her youth
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The tea bell roused Mr. Delmavna
from his reflections. I must mention
this subject to Helen, he thoueht. when
I have an opportunity.
" Marry that forward little chit,"
cried madame, in dismay, as Richard
thus ruthlessly demolished her castle in
the air. "Why. Richard, you must be
crazy I A man of your years to think of
marrying, when you have a comfortable
home, and a sister to attend to your
wants. If you take this step. Richard."
she continued, "I am confident yon will
rogret it I think you will see a vast
difference with that careless, ignorant
child at the head of your household, for
I shall not remain to be domineered over
by a saucy, independent girl."
Air. Delmayne made no reply to mis
remark; but it was evident that his
sister-in-law's determination would not
break his heart.
Dot stood by the window in the deep
ening twilight, awaiting her guardian
who had been absent several days look
ing after some property in New York.
Suddenly Dot was aroused from the
reverie into which had fallen by a well
known step, and she ran eagerly to the
door to admit her guardian.
" Well, puss, what have you been do
ing during my absence? asked Mr,
Delmayne. as he seated himself before
the glowing grate and warmed his chilled
lingers.
" Oh, dear 1" cried Dot, "I have been
shockingly bad. I can't remember one-
half the wickedness I have committed.
You must apply to madame for the de
tails, she has a long black list of mis
demeanors ready for your private ear
but, Guardy, did you succeed in finding
a husband for me T
" Yes." answered Mr. Delmavne.
composedly, " but whether you will be
suited, remains to be seen."
"I suppose I shall be compelled to
marry him whether 1 wm or no," re
joined Dot. merrily.
" Not by any means," answered the
guardian, gravely.
" Ob, that is decidedly commonplace
you are not at all like the cruel
guardians in stories, who compel their
wretched wards to wed the one they
choose for them, l am quite disap
pointed."
" Oh, very well, said Mr. Delmayne,
"if you wish me to assume the role of
tyrant, I will do so with pleasure. The
person I have chosen will, I am sure,
strive to make you happy : but remem
ber there is to be no appeal from my
decision.
" It is really going to be romantio
after all," cried Dot, clapping her hands
" but when am 1 to be presented to my
fate? Now if he had only sent his
photograph, the affair would be com
plete."
"I believe I have it." said Mr. Del
mayne, coolly producing his pocket-
book.
Dot glanced curiously at the carle de
visile which he passed to her, and be.
held the handsome face of her guardian,
"Well," said Mr. Delmayne, drawing
his ward to his side, and trying to look
into her downcast eyes.
Dot hid her face for a moment on her
guardian's shoulder, then, looking up
with a charming color, she said, de
murely :
"As there is to be no appeal from
your decision, I suppose I must submit
Relics of the Ashtabula Disaster
The unclaimed relics of the Ashtabula
bridge horror have been sold at auction.
realizing $12.03. As the authorities
could Only afford to advertise the sale in
the local papers, very few persons were
piesent. The first article sold was a
small English dictionary bearing the
name of " S. Leonard" on the fly-leaf. It
brought ten cents. Then followed a
basket of broken china ware, valuable
only as relics to the buyer ; price
n i teen cents, a solid silver napkin
ring brought ninety-fire cents ; red em
broidered tobacco pouch, fifteen cents;
silk handkerchief, thirty-four cents : pair
of shoes worn by a girl with a deformed
foot, $1 ; pair of skates, ten cents. No
excitement or agitation was visible until
a young lady, daughter of Mr. A. H.
Stockwell, formerly a hotel-keeper of
Ashtabula, who had been missing since
the disaster, detected from a link of a
silver chain attached to a watch, black
ened and burned, that the time-piece
and chain had been the property of her
father. She burst into tears, and while
sympathizing women gathered around
her, a man who had just bought the watch
for a few cents delivered it to her. The
works of gold watches, which when in
tact were worth $150 to $300 each, were
valued at $1 apiece and sold for consid
erably less. In fact, they were worth
less except for curiosities of the great
railroad calamity. There were garments
or shreds that had once been worn by
rich and poor, now practically valueless
on account of the action of fire, water,
ice or snow, or all -combined, and the
necessarily rough usage they had re
ceived in being pulled from the river
and the wreck. There were persons
present who felt inclined to drop a tear
as they tenderly handled an infant's
tiny shoe which, like the rest, had suf
fered from the flames. One stocking a
middle-aged woman, attired in deep
mourning Airs. J. B. Hopkins, of
Puinesville identified as having been
knit by herself for her brother, Mr.
John Potter, not long before the acci
dent He left Boston so as to take the
fatal Pacific express, it is supposed, as
nothing has ever been heard of him
since a day before that unlucky Friday
night.
Bijuli as a Farmer.
The first peep o' day on these elorious
mornings finds Bijau crawling through
the fence surrounding his little farm,
which he has named "The Bower." A
sign on the station-house side reads:
"cawshun I
"All cows are notyfide to keen off
these lands, or will be sued cording to
law. Also, boys not allowed to clime
the trease or tease the vegitables. P.
S. No bluded stock for sail.
" B. Jor."
Yesterday morning, after a month's
hard work at agriculture, Bijah found
that he had put in the following:
1 qu sage tea,
1 lb. figs,
1 Jewsbarp,
20 lbs. hay,
2 lemons,
Of course, be
1 bo. beans,
1 ohromo.
1 peck potatoes,
Some old rye,
1 lb. Bio ooffeo.
is
only making a com'
mencemeut. It will take a year or two
before the chromo and sage tea get
firmly rooted, and one can't expect over
half a yield of lemons and coffee the first
year. The early hackman, rushing past
The bower, yesterday morning, saw
Bijah putting lumps of sugar on a hill
to coax his hay to come up. and heard
him gleefully singing:
'Oh I who wonld be a sailor man,
And sail npon the sea?
Oh I who would drive fonr-horse staee.
Oh ! who would sit in Congress,
Or any office hold,
Instead of tearing up the soil
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These mornings sharp and cold
jTa-ia-ia,
Tra-la-lee,
No one so happy
As me-me-me 1"
Detroit Free Preu,
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Farm and Garden.
Potting: Pi. ants. In potting plants,
ra n rrn 1 a nf tnA VfirV fl T"Rf. imnAAitnn
It should be provided by covering the
bottom of the pot with small pieces of
hrnVen flnwer not or Cronkerv Thli
prevents the water from laying in the
Douom oi me put huu rotting tne plant
In preparing your seed beds, don't
rake the surface fine, and leave all be
neath lumpy and rough. A rule almost
exactly the reverse would be better than
this. The plant roots enjoy a fine mel
low bed, while the surface, if pulverized
so thoroughly, is beaten down by the
first rain, and then baked and dried into
an air-tight crust
To Curb a Hobseof Kicking. There
are several methods of curing this habit.
One is to keep the horse in a roomy.
loose box; and another is to fasten short
chains to the hind legt by straps around
me letiocic instead oi cnains, a short,
strong oord may be fastened to the strap.
and a round wooden ball as large as a
base ball, or somewhat larger, should be
strung on to the cord. When the horse
kicks, the ball or chain rebounds and
strikes the legs, so as to make the habit
become rather tiresome after a while,
Care of Cows. If cows are kept in a
half-starved condition, they yield but
nine 11 any mux, ana mis or poor qual
ity. The food they got under these cir
cumstances may not even be sufficient to
meet the more immediate reauirements
of the body, so that little, if any, is
available for milk. Not only is there no
profit gained by keeping cows under
these circumstances, but the food thus
consumed may be said to be wasted.
since, if given to fewer cows, it micht
yield a proper quantity and quality of
miiK.
Land Deficient
in Limb. Where
land is deficient
m lime, then lime
should be applied to it; it is better to
apply it frequently, say once in every
four or five years, and in moderate doses,
say forty to fifty bushels to the acre; it
should be applied to the surface and not
ploughed under immediately, as it has a
natural tendency to sink rapidly in the
son, and as it acts more efficiently when
mixed witn the soil near the surface,
where the air can reach it. Stiff clav
soils require larger doses than light or
sandy soils; and it will do little or no
good upon low, wet, undrained lands.
narm journal.
x lower &EEDS. This is the season
for planting flower seeds in the house,
hence the following directions are oppor
tune: Sow on rich and light soil, cover
ing very fine seeds, . annh as lobelias,
with an eighth of an inch of fine sifted
sandy soil; water with a fine sprinkler
ouen and a little at a time, keeping the
soil moist, but not wet. If the tempera
ture of tbe room is above fifty degrees
Fahrenheit, the seeds will grow long,
slender and weakly. When the plants
have four good-sized leaves, carefully
transplant them without breaking the
rootlets, and when an inch high trans
plant again. Coarser seeds require
covering deeper, but in no case more
than from one-fourth to one-half an inch.
Recipes.
Butter Scotch Cavdv On nun nt
molasses, one of sucnr an A nno.lmlf a
cupful of butter. Mix them together,
and cook until it will stiffen when drop
ped into water. When done pour in
pans and let it cool.
Bice Cake. Onp-nnarfr rnnn? nf
ground rice, one-quarter pound of white
sugar, five eggs. Beat all together till
it froths; then pour into a tin lined with
buttered paper. Bake in a quick oven
three-nuarters nf rii hnnr. T.nmnn A.n.
oring may be nsed.
Baked Firh After nleftnino- snlf. flit,
fifth fm fthnnf an limit flion nn.l,
- - mwha, waavu nuou A LI.
Make a dressing of bread crumbs, salt
and pepper, summer savory and a piece
of bntter the size of a walnut. Then put
in a pan and sprinkle with flour; put on
a little butter, pepper, salt and about a
pint of water. Bake an h jur and a half.
Soup of Green Peas. Boil three
quarts af shelled peas in two quarts of
water. Mix three ounces of butter with
flower until quite smooth; add a little
salt, black pepper, and a dust of Cay
enne pepper, aud stir into the boiling
peas until the whole boils again, and
you will have a cheap and wholesome
summer dish. -
A Relish for Breakfast. Take
one ourth of a pound of fresh cheese.
cut in thin slices, put in a frying-pan,
turning a cup of sweet milk over it; add
one-fourth teaspoonfnl dry mustard, a
Einch of salt and pepper, and a piece of
utter about the size of a butternut; stir
the mixture all the time. Roll three
Boston crackers very fine and sprinkle
in gradually; then turn at once into a
warm dish; send to table immediately.
A Nice and Handsomb Salad Sa.
lect two good heads of lettuce.split them
in half, then wash them in cold water
and shake them dry in a nankin: lnv
them in a salad-bowl, cut lengthwise
some well-cooked red beats, and lav
them between the heads of lettuce: hnil
three eggs, very hard; remove the whites
from the yokes, and out up the whites
into squares, and scatter over the salad,
then out up some squares of the beets and
scatter over; of the yokes make the
sauce, by rubbing very smoothly the
yoke with a spoon; add a little Cayenne,
salt, a large spoonful of dry mustard,
add a teaspoonful .of pulverized white
sugar; mix these well together in a
basin, with a spoon,hen slowly add two
large spoonfuls of olive-oil, and when a
smooth paste, add three spoonfuls of tbe
best vinegar. The sauce must be served
with the salad.
A Frnnnh nnnodian fiflfiAvmon !n Ao.
ing along the bank of the Ottawa, near
ita confluence with the "St Lawrence,
discovered the body of a large seal close
to tbe shore. On pulling it out of the
water he found that the head of the seal
was ntnnb font in the mnnfh nl
muskallonge, which would have weigh-
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bu auoui miy puuuiw. rsoin seal and
fish, as a matter of course, wore dead.
Tt ia an nnnaoi, that tlm ana!
to capture the muskallonge, but was met
wiui m aoion rooiniwiuo.
Bee Stings,
Mr. J. D. Hyatt, President of the
New York Microscopical Society, gave
an account of his investigations on the
subject of stings. These studies have
extended over a period of eight years,
but only recently have some obscure
points been made out The sreneral
form of the stinging organs of the honey
bee is well known by miorosoopists. It
consists of a horny sheath, within which
there are two stings, and these, when in
UBe, are thrust out. There is a poison bag
which discharges its contents into the
sheath. This is a point well known, but
it appears that the precise method by
which the fluid makes its way from the
sheath into the wound has not heretofore
been properly explained. According to
the generally accepted explanation the
poison is supposed to flow in a channel
formed between the two piercers or
stings, and in this way makes its way
into the wound. Mr. Hyatt advances
another hypothesis, and believes he has
positive proof that he is right, haying
dissected and examined upwards of
thousand stings.
On examining a properly prepared
sting from a honey bee we notice first
that the piercers are very sharp, and
barbed for some distance from the end.
there being nine barbs pointing upward
on each one. These barbs are gracefully
curved, and it can easily be seen that
when once they find their way into the
nesh it would be difficult to withdraw
them. This explains why the honey bee
sting still remains in the flesh, while the
stings of other insects, with liner barbs,
are withdrawn.
A more careful observation indicates
that the stings are tubes. There appears
to be a channel running through the
length of each one, having branches
which terminate in the notches just
above the barbs. After careful study of
these channels, many of which were
found to contain air or water after mount
ing, and were thus proved to be veritable
channels, the question arose to their
use. The natural inference would be
that they were ducts for the poison, but
there could be found no possible connec
tion between the poison gland and these
channels, for, as already stated, the
poison flows into the sheath.
After long and patient investigation
the explanation offered is as follows: At
the back part of the sting these channels
open into the sheath, and just in front
of that opening, attached to the stings.
is a sort of valve which projects into the
sheath. When, in the operation of sting.
ing, the piercers are thruat out, they
carry f or ard this valve so as to close
the front of the sheath, for which pur
pose they are admirably adapted, and
the poison thus confined within the
sheath makes its way out through these
openings in the stings. Whence once
understood tho operation seems very
simple. There are also some objections
to the common explanation. Cross sec
tions of the stings show that the walls
are quite thin, but strengthened in some
places by internal deposits. The form
of the stings is such that no channel can
be formed between them to conduct the
poison.
Tea Raising,
The experiment of tea growing in this
country is one of the most interesting
ever tried. Being successful in every
way, the time baa come to go beyond
the experiment and cultivate it on a
large scale. In the Southern States.
many people have raised tea success
fully. It is a hardy shrub, like a thrifty
evergreen. The ordinary height of the
cultivated plant is from three to six feet,
and we are told the wild growth reaches
fifteen or twenty feet in fact, a tree ten
inches in diameter. Tea is raised from
small nuts or seeds. Three or four of
these are dropped into a hole and cover
ed with earth two or three inches deep.
The weeds must be removed, of course,
and at first a little shading is necessary
until they are large enouch to suddIv
their own shade. They also reauire
some pruning, and the leaves are not
collected for use until the plant is three
years old; when nine or ten years, they
are cut down to make room for the young
shoots. Tea gathering, which takes
place when the leaves are small, young
and juicy, is a process of great niceness
and delicacy; it requires delicate, clean,
skilful hands; those of women and chil
dren are best fitted for the work, and
each leaf must be plucked separately
from the twig with great care, so as not
to injure the yong leaves just coming
out. After gatt, ing, the process of
preparation for ust li quite elaborate in
rolling, drying, clipping and packing
ready for transportation. They pack the
tea while warm, in a box perfectly dry;
me evaporation oi water and the drvintr
changes the color to dark brown or black.
Teas are named from the size and age of
the leaf and the locality in which they
are raised. But we seldom taste this
favorite herb at its best, for the Chinese
send ns an inferior article. What an ad
vantage we gain by growing our own tea!
In latitudes adapted to its growth every
farmer can have his tea garden. Four
pounds of green leaves make one pound
of prepared tea, and one acre will pro
duce four hundred and fifty pounds of
tea.
A Three-Eyed Boy.
The Dayton Journal nrints a letter
from New Bremen, Ohio, which says:
Quito a wonder has lately made its ap
pearance, about eight miles north of
JNew JBremen, in the shape of a fine boy
with three eyes and but one ear. 1h?
parents are a young married couple, who
came here to reside from the 'eastern
portion of Auglaise county about ten
months ago, and have been married a
little more than that period The child
is about two weeks old. The parents
were astounded to find on the right side pf
the face an eye and an ear in their proper
natural positions, and on the left side of
the face another eye in its natural posi
tion, and about an inch further round on
the left side of the head a third eye, all
perfect in form, but no ear where the
ear ought to be, the place for the left ear
being perfectly smooth and solid as any
other part of the head. The boy is
healthy, sound and bright as a boy can
be. The eyes are perfect in sight and
action. When the eve nn the left side
of the face opens or shuts its twin does
the same, both seeming to be controlled
and operated by the one set of nerves.
Adventure with an Orang-Outang.
An orang-outang fully seven feet high
was discovered by the company of a
merchant ship, at a place called Ram
boon, on the northwest coast of Sum
atra, on a spot where there were few
trees and little cultivated tnvund. " It
was evident that he had come from a
distance, for his legs were covered with
mud up to his knees, and the natives
were unacquainted with him. On the
approach of the boat's crew he came
down from the tree in which he was dis
covered, and made for a clump at some
distance; exhibiting, as he moved, the
appearance of a tall, man-like figure,
covered with shining brown hair, walk
ing erect, with a waddling gait, but
sometimes accelerating his motion with
his hands, and occasionally impelling
himself forward with the beugh of a
tree. His motion on the ground was
evidently not his natural mode of pro-
gression, for, even when assisted by his
ands and the bough, it was slow and
vacillating; it was necessary to see him
among the trees to estimate his strength
and agility. On being driven to a small
clump, he gained by one spring a very
lofty branch, and bounded from one
branch to another with the swiftness of
a common monkey; his progress being
as rapid as that of a swift horse. After
receiving five balls his exertions relaxed,
and, reclining exhausted against a
branch, he vomited a quantity of blood.
The ammunition of the hunters being
by this time exhausted, they were
obliged to fell the tree in order to ob
tain him; but what was their surprise to
see him, as the tree was falling, effect
his retreat to another, with seemingly
undiminished vigor ! In fact, they were
obliged to cut down aU the trees before
they could force him to combat his ene
mies on the ground, and when finally
overpowered by numbers, and nearly in
a dying state, he seized a spear made of
supple wool, which would have with
stood the strength rf the stoutest man,
and broke it like a reed. It was stated,
by those who aided in his death, that
the human-like expression of his counte
nance, and his piteous manner of plac
ing his hands on his wounds, distressed
their feelings so as to almost make tbem
question the nature of the act they were
committing. He was seven feet high,
with a broad, expanded chest and nar
row waist. His chin was fringed with
a beard that curled on each side, and
formed an ornamental rather than a
frightful appendage to his visage. His
arms were long, even in proportion to
his height, but his legs were much
shorter. Upon the whole, he was a
wonderful beast to behold, and there
was more about him to excite amazement
than fear. His hair was smooth and
glossy, and his whole appearance show
ed him to be in the full vigor of youth
and strength."
Fashion Notes.
Handsome velvet picture frames have
vine of flowers embroidered upon
them.
Carrick capes are seen on batiste and
organdy dresses, and even on morning
wrappers.
A lady's toilet is no longer complete
without a bunch of natural or artificial
flowers.
Black, satin ribbon, faced with differ
ent colors will be used in trimming gren
adines. Dinner cards made in the snaps of
plates, beautifully painted, are among
the novelties.
Polonaises are still worn to a great
extent, notwithstanding the predictions
10 tne contrary.
Cream-tinted muslin pleat in era. around
the neck an l wrists, replace those of
pure white.
Tn ladien linffarip. nnmViinaf.mn anifa
are the newest, and promise to be the
favorite style.
EnfrllKh twill
will be the favorite materials for water
proofs this summer.
Kav af.vlaa in fnmi'fnM 1aa
" " J . u a fuimvuio uaio aiAllr?U
panels, which woik is done in a large
measure oy young ladies.
Spiral bracelets urn omnnor (Via latent
novelties, some so large that they extend
irum wnsi to eioow.
LOOPS of narrow riVihnn trim nnarlv
everything, and ar nut. nn nuAm .re
ceivable place in a toilet.
Trained skirt Viiiva Hia hanlr VvoafV.a
laid in kilt plaits, or in wide double box
plait, to the end of the train.
Mask vails are much worn; but dotted
net has taken the place of the plain
Brussels net, in a great degree.
Walking dresses will hn mnAa nrifh
short round skirts, as well as with the
am emrts; ana will be much lighter.
India Pongee cloaks, with carrick
capeB, are the elegant novelties designed
to replace the linen ulsters of Centen
nial fame.
Mantles made of stripes of lace inser
tion and velvet, and bordered with lace,
wiU be worn again this summer, They
are very stylish.
Fichus will be much worn this sum
mer; those of muslin wiU be embroider
ed in'oolors, and collars, cuffs and hand
kerohief must match.
A Mysterious Murder,
Willis James was believed to be the
murderer of five persons in Clark coun
ty, Mo., but he has been acquitted,
there being very slight evidence against
him. If he is innocent, the orime is in
deed a mystery. The murdered persons
were the Spencer family, consisting of
a farmer and hia two sons and two
daughters. The father and one son
were killed in a barn, the other son and
a daughter in the house, and the re
maining daughter in a field close by. No
motive for this horrible butchery has
been discovered. James is a relative,
and it is not known that there was any
quarrel between him and the Spencers.
No robbery was committed. James
gave the first information of the crime,
having; as he said, found the bodies on
going to the house on an errand. There
was a little blood on his handkerchief,
but he said that it had come from his
nose; and several splashes on hia hat
that looked as though they might be
blood, but a chemist was not willing to
swear what they were. Conviction was
impossible on suoh slight evidenoe, and
DO more could be obtained.
Items of Interest,
Raised drafts Open ventilators.
An optical delusion A glass eye.
The flg-uro of odium F I G (Effigy)
The " gold braid " straw is fashionable
for bonnets.
California has refused to let women
practice law.
Cat-egorical statement Speaking to
the purr puss.
Even the beats of the pulse are now
photographed.
The world's favorite son Edison.
Breakfast Table.
There is a wag in every household
where a dog is kept.
French ginghams are now woven to
form bourette effects.
Two hundred different varieties of
fruit ard grown in Georgia.
The letters O. E. were first nsed as a
telegraphic signal for " All right."
Mottto for a beautiful woman asleep
Handsome is as handsome doze.
Iquique enjoyed forty-six earthquakes
in five days, from Jan. 22 to Jan. 26.
The Government of India recognizes,
so it is said, 420 different Hindoo castes.
Men who travel barefooted around
a newly-carpeted bed-room, often find
themselves on the wrong tack.
Greek bands, of metal, leather, or of
the dress material, are worn on the skirts
of dresses a little below the waist
Dying in poverty," says a modern
moralist, " is nothing it is living in
poverty that comes hard on a fellow."
" What in all the world, in aU the world," they
say,
" Is half so sweet, so sweet, is half so sweet as
May?V
" Emano " is a new cotton material
similar to French cambric, and will be
used to combine with lawns for house
dresses.
A Piute chief owns a high silk hat, and
is so careful of it that, his hut being
leaky, he keeps it covered with skins in
a hoi le in the ground.
The barrel factories are doing a stay
ing business, and their proprietors feel
like standing on their heads and whoop
ing in chimes.
"I have a great ear, a wonderful
ear," said a conceited musician, in the
course of conversation. "So has a
jackass I" replied a bystander.
A BPEINO LtLT.
Through the silver mist
Of the blossom-spray,
Trill the orioles : list
To their joyous lay I
They were gliding along in a bark
canoe. " Is this the Lake Huron ?"
said the tourist. " Of course it's the
lake you're on," said the guide.
There are about 20,000 or 80,000 work
ing jewelers in the United States, Mas
sachusetts having 1,600; Rhode Island
2,500; Newark, N. J., 2,500; New York
6,000.
First and last, spiders have a hard
time of it. The delicate cross hairs in the
telescopes of surveying instruments are
fine webs taken from spiders, of a species
that are selected for their production of
au excellent quality of this material.
The spider, when caught, is made to
spin his thread by tossing from hand to
hand, in case he is indisposed to furnish
the article.
Words of Wisdom.
Moroseness is always the evening of
turbulence.
Charity is frequently best displayed
in helping others to help themselves.
Men, till a matter be done, wonder
that it can be done; and as Boon as it is
done, wonder again that it was no sooner
done.
Suffer not your spirit to be subdued
by misfortunes; but, on the contrary,
steer right onward, with a courage
greater than your fate seems to allow.
Alway sspeak the truth, but speak it in
a pleasing manner. Truth is the picture;
the manner is the frame that displays it
to advantage.
Men frequently do not exercise as
much discretion as some of the smaller
animala. In prosperous times all labor
ers have abundance. Then is the time
to save for winter and financial storms.
Angels in the grave, will not question
thee as to the amount of wealth thou
hast left behind thee, but of good deeds
thou hast done in the world, to entitle
thee to a seat among the blessed
Koran.
The great wealth of nations has always
been and must always be based on agri
culture. Ont of the earth, directly or
indirectly, comes all upon which men
subsist and need for food or raiment.
In its employment, come a freshness and
an independence known to no other oc
cupation. Quarrels, like thunder storms, would
end in sunshine if it were not for the de
termination to have the last word. If
you are scolded or criticised just bite
jou lips and keep still, and it will soon
be over; but if you retort you are in
"for three years of the war. Many a
man pours himself in torrents of rain
for five minutes and then breaks out into
the sunshine of good temper again will
settle down into a three days' dismal
drizzle if he is weak enough to insist on
having that last word.
The Telephone in Japan
The telephone was no sooner brought
nnder the nntinA nt tliA .Tannnoui anv.
ernment by the agents for Japan of Bell's
telephone, than experiments were at
once ordered by Mr. Ito, the minister of
public works. The first essay Was made
1 . : . - l a-i. -i , . ,
muuK u wiro nireicoeo irom iue omce of
the Great Northern Tnli-orrnnli'
in Yokohama to the telegraph station in
Honoho Dori, and subsequently conver
sation was held between this place and
Tokio along the oidinary line wire. The
experiments having proved to be entire-
iy HuccesBiui, a number oi instruments
were purchased ; and tbe polioe stations
in the metrnrmlia. flm miwrnr'i mlou
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and the government departments are
ui win Birnu uo m wuepuumo communi
cation with eanh other. On fVin ..v,i;-
v- p AA UJ1U
works department being put iato oon-
i : a i. a , i . .
uouuuii wim tne paiaoe, the emperor
and empress were present, and expressed
thejx surprise at the re suit.