HENRY A. PARSONS, Jr., Editor and Publisher NIti DESPERANDTJM. Two Dollars per Annum.
VOL. X. RIDGKWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUAKY 6, 1881. NO 46.
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1! slmkts (lie popper o'er the ona ,
Rhc eyt'9 the kernels by hit side,
A 'i on nd nbout like 'prisoned souls,
In sore nnreat, they tortured gli !e.
They fcoili mo blushing Inint Hie fire,
Though now the kerneU 'gin to hop;
Ho I rings his clitiir a little niglier
And tben a big coi n utters " Pop!"
K..t (jumped thus, bis courage moan's;
Sl-.e locketh down as hall nlrnid;
And thongh his heart doth give a bounce,
lie stammered loith, "Be mine, sweet
mnid;
At my fireside lorever bask,"
Ho almost lets the popper dropi
"!j'.ir John,'' taj-s she, "please go and
a-k-"
And then a kernel hollers " ropV
Vliveland Voirr.
A CLEVER CAPTURE.
" A litter, Sir Richard."
"Any answer lequired?"
" I don't know the messenger is out
side." "Wait!"'
The speakers were Sir Richard Mayne,
tli o chief ot the London police, and a
subordinate. With the last word of
command, the commissioner, who was
rent id in his piivate office, in White
hail, opened the envo'epe and read :
"The Duke of Skeliy presents his
compliments to Sir Richard Mayne and
would be obliged Jor the auendauce of
a suitable rietrclive at the ball and sup
per lo be jiiven by the duchess to-morrow
evening "
The chief Emiieel cynically rs he
perused the communieati n, for hitherto
lie hud gnat djiBi-uUy in breaking
down a prejudice amongst the titled
c!i,-ses and the work of his favorite do.
purtruent (the detective bureau) hart
been much impeded. Taking up his
pen he wrot? :
"I have the honor toneknowledge the
receipt of jour grace's letter, and to in
form you that nn officer will be present
at the time mtntioned.
"Your ofcrdient servant.
"KlCIIAHD MAYNK "
Folding the letter, nno inclosing it in
nn envelope with deliberation, the corn
inbsioner bai.dcd it to his subordinate,
who immediiiicly left the room, f-ir
Riehaid llajne unntrstcod the duk-V
moiivis in icquesting :l.e presence cf a
diteetivp. JIi-was aware that some of
the n o-t during iobberiis in the me
tropolis had bun perpetrated in tboe
bri.liart assemblages, but hitherto his
lianas lind bun lied by the convention
al telui tMice to even timporarily recrg.
nia- a di ti c(ive ns an ( qua). The Dui e
of .S;eity h id made matters easy, i.nd
Sir lUclmid fed pi. id that the fell irro
dui-ticn ol metabeis ol the "swell" mob
in'o reception ana ball rooms hud at
lastoje ed the way for poiiee represen
tation. O i tl.i?-occasion he wns deter
mined to si nd the best man available
one wlio-e s nth manly deportment nd
protess:or.!sl abilities would reflect er tlit
on the department. He thought over
thp ma't r fcr a tow niuments, and tht
toucbine a bell which was promptly
answcied, said britflv tothe messenser :
" Send for Inspector Carlton." The in
spector ol detectives shortly after ap
peared, imd, as he entered the commis
sioner's iflice, tliat gentleman favored
him with a smile, for he was a favorite
with the thief. "Dick" Carlton was
conceded to be "the handsomest man
on the force." lie had been well
brought up, nnd hud received a good
education. Though a blonde and rather
effeminate in appearance, he hud nerves
of Fttel and a tine muscular develop
ment. He was always weil dressed,
imperturhiibly cool and self-possessed,
bpoke all the Continental languages
with fluency and ease, was quick iu his
movements and prompt to take advan
' tac of any circumstance that might
further his professional ends. Most of
the department, when they entered the
tflV.'c o the chief, waited in a reppectful
attitude for the great man to bid them
be seated, which he sometiims neg
lected to do. " Dick " Carlton, as staled
before, was a favorite, and with a favor-
He's privilege he walked carelessly into
the room, and gracefully posed himself
in en easy chair.
" You sent forme, Sir Richard," said
the inspector.
"Yes, Carltcn, I have special work
for you," was the answer; "several rob
beries have been committed in West End
drawing rooms recently. To-morrow
Hare will be a ball at the Duke of
Skelty's town residence in Belgravia.
Although every invitation has been
personally tent out by the duchess, it i3
possible tli.it one or two objectionable
persons will contiiveto be present. You
will attend in full evening dress, and the
duke will, for the time, give you the
weiconio of a guest."
' That ail, Sir It chard ?"
' Yes, excepting that I desire ycuto
report to me personally after the ball."
Inspector Car ton arose from his seat
ami leisurely withdrew. Those who
knew the least ot him dubbed him as
lzv and not worth "his salt," but his
intimates never made such a mistake.
Whije his body was posed in a lazy alti
tude, his mind waa active teeming with
lite.
, Questions which were asked in an
idle, indifferent toue were pregnant
with meaning to the questioner, if not
to the person questioned. He seldom
looked any ono iu the face when con
versing, not because he was afraid to,
but because his eyes were seeking in for
mat ion in one direction while his brain
sought it in another. Far from looking
lazy, he was, in reality, the most active
mun in the department. WhiJo others
were fretting and fussing,- hurrjing
hiiher and tuither, with no very ciear
idea what to do, Carlton would arrange
his programme while quietly smoking
a ciear, then composedly hail a cab and
go about his way in a methodical, cool,
and ckar-headeti way. More than any
cth r man in the force, he utilized the
U lf (;raph, cabs, railroads, etc., not be
cause he was lazy, but .because he
estimated all these aids at their proper
wen th. Ii Bpector Car. ton had been en
gaged in some dangerous business since
he adopted the vocation ol a detective,
and when he left his chiefs tfllce he
congratulated himself that he had a
pleasant task for once - Nut one thought
o.c!anEer-ttntercd his head, and yet, ug
a mailer ol fct, it waa to be one ot the
moLt perilous adventures ol his life. In
pursuance with his instructions the
detective made an elaborate toilet and
presented himself at the ruideuce of the
JLuke or 6eity. ne went early be
cause he desired to have nn interview
with the duke, nnd also to carefully
note each arrival, while he, himself,
was unobserved. His grace looked sur
prised when Carlton exhibited his in
spi (tor's card, countersigned by Sir
Richard Mayne, by way of introduc
tion. The Duke ot Skelty was too well
bred to make any comment, but hn, was
astonished beyond measure. He had
expected to sec a respectable person,
but not the poiished man before him.
He was considerably relieved, however,
for he had dreaded that the detective's
appearance would be noticed and com
mented on.
"Has your grace ary instructions?"
asked Carlton.
" I simply desire that you will keep
your eyes open in the interests of my
family and my legitimate guests in case
any person outside our circle should
gain admittance."
''Very good."
" Of covrse," continued the duke, " if
you see anything wrong you will be
careful to avoid a scene I do not desire
that under any circumstances."
" Your grace can rest easv, for there
will be no scene."
"May I ask if you anticipate any
trouble, Mr. Carlton?"
I do not, but itmay occur," was the
detective's answer.
"As vou are auite a stransrer. Mr.
Carlton, I must see that you are treated
ceiurteously," said t'-e duke. "Come
with me."
Inspector Carlton followed to lhe
drawing-rcom where he wag introduced
iu due form to tlieduelics, who treated
him with frigid courtesy. The cuesta
soon after began to arrive, nnd from a
retired corner of the room Carlton
listened tothe names and keenlv scanned
the features of the visitors as tuey
arrived. Magnificent dowagers, queenly
wivt3 and pretty misses filed into the
room attended by the officers of the
army nnd navy, dignitaries of the
church, officials high up in the civil
service, JU. f.'a and a few cabinet
officers. Most of these cersonates
Carlton knew by sisht and others' bv
name, and certainly none of them would
answer to tne description ol a "sus
picious character."
" l.udv Duibin and Colonel Helher-
ineton!" shouted the lackey at the door.
The- detective looked at tbeui criticail v.
Iidy Durbin was well known in the
iashionnble world, but who was her cs
eoitP Externally lit looked like a gen
tleman, but there was not much of the
military bearing in his walk. Therewas
an undefinabio something about him
which caused the eyes of the detective to
tuintohim again nnd again. He was
dn ssed perhaps a little too " loud " lor
the company he was in. His jeweiry
was too loud to be iu keeping with
good taste. Detective Carlton con
tinued his watch, and as he noticed the
perpetual motion of the man's body he
unhesitatingly ptonounced him a iraud.
There was nothing of t he grace and dig
nity of a- well-trained soldier in his
mucii!fpts. They smacked more ot
the genuflections of a dancing master.
In fact, Colonel Hetherington was act
ing a part, and like many another actor
he overdid it. The ljnx-eyed Scotland
yardman did not know that Hetberins
ion was a fraud, but he concluded that
he was, and for that reason kept h'ru
littler close surveillance. Moving across
t hn room Carlton asi:ed the duke in a
low tone.
" Did her grace favor Colonel Hether
ington with an invitation !"
"Hetherington?" said the duke,
musingly. " Yes, he is a friend ot
ycung Oilman, Lord Gilmnn's son, who
is staying with his aunt, Lady Durbin."
"Indeed!" Detective Carlton had not
time to say more for the duches
aoproached and immediately after the
duke hurried him away with the re
mark: " Let me introduce you to Mrs.
Molten."
" Airs. Morton - permit me Mr. Carl
ton." The lady smiled, and the inspector, as
in duty bound, requested the honor of
In r Lund for the openin? dance. The
tody monopolized Carlton's attention so
that, for a time, he could not follow
the movements of Colonel Hether
ington. lie was not satisfied with
the duke's answer, for he knew
that Gilman kept notoriously bad
company. Luiei in the evening
he noticed the colonel in an alcove
quietly conversing with a iady mag-
mneently attired and in whose coiU'ure
guttr.reu a cluster ot beautilul dia
monds. A few moments afterward tbey
took their rihtces for a quadrille, and in
spector Cariton, being disengaued.
moved to the alcove lust vacated and
watched the progress ot the dance. Jle
saw tuc gentleman t-lightly pres3 the
arm of the lady, who immediately gave
a start and a little cry. Colonel Heth
erington supported his fair partner to a
lounge and seated himself 'iy her side.
ihe Ducness ot Skelty soon alter fol
lowed, supposing her guest was sick.
"I hope your ladvthiD is notindir.
posfd," said the duchess.
' un, no," was the answer, " a s.isht
pain in my arm, that is all. It was but
momentary."
llie Hostess expressed her sympathy.
and retired, leaving the two alone on the
lounge, uetective Uariton noticed that
tae brilliants in the lady's coiffure were
co longer then'. What had become of
themP Lord Vamey, the husband of
the lady, now Epproached, and Hether
ton resigned hU charge, and moved
leisurely toward the ante-room. This
wai just what the inspector supposed
he would do. and he no loneer doubted
that the bogus "colonel" iiad ihe dia
monds in Uis pocket. The Duke of
Skelty was standing near one of the
doorways, and the detective whispered
in a respectful tone: "Will your grace
permit me a moment's conversation
outsidi-P" The duke nodded, and fol
lowed Carlton out. " What i3 it?" he
asked in an i nnoyed tone, as if antici
pating some unpleasantness.
" I have no ti me to explain," answered
the detective, "but if vour r(. mill
kindly permit me to meet you in the
iibrary in a few minutes I have no
douot I shall be able to introduce an un-
wormy guest."
The Duke of Skeltv moved
without vouchsafing a verbal reply, his
answer being a slight inclinatioikof the
head. He had scarcely gone when the
colonel came jauntily down the hall with
the evident intention ot making a hasty
exit. J
"Colonel HeiheiingtonP" asked the
detective.
"At your service, sir."
"Hi grace desires' to see you for a
moment in the library, if you will be so
kind."
The colonel turcel a shade paler, but
with great presence of mind said, coolly :
" I am much pressed for time if the mut
ter is sot important."
"He desired me to say that ho par
ticularly wished to see you," said the
detective, looking keenly at the man be
fore him.
" In that case," answered th colonel,
" I am at his grace's service."
Detective Carlton walked by Colonel
Hetberingtcn's side chatting pleasantly
until they came to the library, in which
the duke was pacing up and down in a
restless mood.
Carlton knocked, and then opening the
door, followed his companion in . Giv
ing the master of the mnnsion n quick
look of intelligence the detective said:
"I informed Colonel Hetherington that
your grace desired to speak with him."
The duke, by way ot answer, invited
the colonel to take a seat, and Carlton,
turning to the fraud, said, quietly and
flrmlv:
" Hetherington, or whatever name
you choose to be known by, your game
is up please to lay on the table the
diamonds jou despoiled Lady Var
ney of."
The whole expression of the man's
features changed in an instant, and
there waa a deadly gleam in his eyep,
which the detective did not fail to
notice.
" Who are you, sir. that dares to in
sinuate that Colonei Hetherington is a
thief P" he asked, in a tone at suppressed
anger.
"Inspector Carlton, of Scotland
Yard." was the prompt answer.
"Ah! I've heard of vou." was Heth-
erington's only comment.
The duke rose from his scat and said ,
with grave dignity: "Is the inspector's
charge true or not, sir?"
"1 he questi m itself is an insult, and
I decline to answer," 6aid the colonel,
in the same cold nnd even tones.
"Will your grace kindly order a cab
to be brought to the door P" asked the
detective.
" ForwhntpurposeP" asked the duke,
sharply.
"My duty is plain, your grace. This
man is my prisoner, and must accom
pany me to Dow street."
"Never!" hissed Hethevington ; and
the next instant he drew a tiny but perfectly-finished
revolver from his breast
and sent a shot crashing into the detec
tive's wrist. It had been aimed with
li.'htnir g-like rapidity, at his body, but
quick as the movement was, Carlton's
arm niovid quicker, and sn his life was
probably saved. The duke sat for
ii..-mcnt ; lupelied, and in that moment
IK-ibei-ington sprang to the door, but
en; the bundle had been turned the de
tective's huge is were on his throat.
I leathering', on was a powerful man,
bthe could Lot shake off the inspect
or's grin. With his teeth hard set, Dick
Carlton bore his oppom nt to the Hour,
although he could but uat) one arm.
Hetherington still maintained hia hold
ot tlie j awe.ed pistol and with the butt
end struck the detective a cruel b.'ow in
the face, p.ut.y .-tunning him nnd taus
ing the blood to flow freely. Inspector
Carlton's fingers tightened on the man's
throat, until he was nearly black in the
in- e, t-.i.ci then, while 1 e "was siiil gasp
in.? for breath, the detective loosened
his hold, and with an arroit. movement,
drew a small pr.ir of steel "cufiV from
his pocket and kicked them on Heather
ington's wrists. The duke had failed
to render the slightest assistance. The
whole alfuir had been so sudden tlint
even now he scarcely realized wlrit had
happened. Seeing the blood still flow
ing fiom the detective's wounds, lie
said, hastily: "We must have ansis
imce." Carlton answered, coollv:
"Please not to ea'l any one, I whi
spong-.1 the blood frtm my face hern,
and if jour grace will ordi.-r a cab I will
convey my prisoner to the station."
With the same caimness of demeanor he
locked the door and washed, hi-i face.
Then a servant was summoned, a cab
ordered, and the detective linked Pioi.rm
in Hetherineton's and escorted him to
the door. Outside two officers in uni
form were oti duty. '-.Torts," said the
inspector to one of them, ''gt
cn the box with the diiver-Iiow
street!" "All right, sir," answered the
officer and the cab rattied away.
At the station Hetherington wns
searched and his jewelry taken away
from him The diamonds were toitcil
on his per: on as the detective knew tluy
wouiu oe. lie nan not. However, neeu
able to satisfactorily account fur tl.a
sudden start and cry of L idy Varney iu
tuc mxuroom, out Willie handling
Hetherington s signet ring the mystery
was solved, for he accidentlv touched
aspiing and a small needle projected,
receding when the pressure was with
drawn, i ne police surgeon was sent lor,
and Carlton submitted patient. y to the
operation of extracting the ball, after
which he was driven home.
Hetherington was retired from the
public gaze for fifteen years, other and
more serious crimes having been proved
against him. This was the secret ot his
desperate resistance to arrest, for tie
knew if he once got in the power ot
the law his past record would be dili
gently hunted up and used aeainst him.
lady Varney s sia.UUO iwel waa re-
stored to her, the loss of which erea'.ly
astonisuea ucr. inspector Uariton was
complimented by lis chief on the
ability he had displayed and, what was
probably more acceptable, ho received
li-om the Duito of Skeliy a check for
100 as a saive for his wounds, for alas!
he was no longer "the hau'lsomest man
on the force.'1
A. T. Stewart's Remains.
Tbfi New Ynrk rvirrpsnr,nHoii-. i(
Western paper states positively, from
information frnfnprl frr.m inHmutu ft-ifmiu
of Judge Hilton, that the late A. 1'.
Stewart's body has never been re
covered. The thieves who stole it re
lied on a womnn'a wpiitrnpan tn rprinam
the bones at a costly price. But Mrs.
Stewart's friends represented to her tliat
u Biie purcuasea tuose poor t ones no
man woud lie safe in his grave; that
they were cot necessary to the repose of
her husband's soul, and that if lie
could appear to her in spirit he would
tell her never to give one cent to keep
alive such an example. Hence the
grave robbers had their work and sub
sequent expense and long waiting on a
reward for nothing. Judge Hilton has
said to the correspondents "1 would
probably tell you if I had anything to
eay, but the newspaper discussion ot the
subject is mainly designed to assist the
thieves and extort money from Mrs.
Stewart. When the subject dies out,
and thft wminria nf tha hnur lmnli.il
it may be time to talk upon that ques
tion."
A poet writei: "Oh, let me shed a
tear." We join in his appeal. Let him
shed a tear ; let him shed two tears one
out of each eye 1 And then let some ono
hit him five times out of a possible four
wltb a blunderbu. thiladelphia thin.
FARM, Q1RDES A5D HOUSEHOLD.
Corn Mll and Clover liar.
Corn meal and tood clover hay will be
a proper coraoination oi loocl to produce
milk, for corn is rich in starch and oil.
both eood for butters and clover hay is
rich in caeine or cheese, so that they
possess notn tue carnonaceous and ni
trogenous elements in proner balance
But corn meal is a lieatin g food and must
be fed with good judgment. It must
not be fed alone, but mixed with a por
tion of the clover hay.
A portion of the clover hay should be
cut into short leneths, and the meal
should be mixed with twice its bulk of
cut clover, tne clover being moistened
so that the meal will adhere to the Eay,
and both be raien toeether. If the
meal is fed with three times its bulk of
cut clover, so much tlib better. The
meal being mixed with hay, both will
go into the stomaih together, nnd the
meal, instead of heing massed in a lump
or bolus, will bo distrihnted throughout
ti e contents of the stomach, will be
raised and re-masticated, and thus not
be likely to produce a feverish state of
the system. Nicely cured, e.trly cut
clover is a good single food formiik,
and corn meal will add other qualities
so as to give Fome variety; but these
two foods may be improved by nddine
others so ns to give more vpri-ty. If
dairymen should grind half corn nnd
half oats together, or even one bushel
of oats with two bushels of corn, it
would decidedly improve the ration.
Oats are excellent for milk. It will
also be an improvement to mix fifty
pounds ot bran or wheat middlings with
too pounds of com meal. It should
always be borne in mind that the greater
the varety in the food of the cow the
better better for the health of the cow
nnd better for the flavor ot the milk and
butter.
If corn meal only is fed with lh
clover, then add six quarts of meal, fed
in t wo feeds, or better in three feeds,
with six or nine quarts of cu' clover, at
each feed. It bran bo mixed, then ten
pounds of the mixture per day ; if oats
and. corn are ground together, eight
pounds will t o. The cows should have
all the long hay they will eat. This
ration, with good water and a warm,
well ventilitcd stable, will give a re
turn, from good cows, in every way sar
islactory. National Live tlork Journal.
Minuting Kulcs for Feeitliitt.
Never place a jarge amount of coarse
fodder beiore an animal at one time.
Divide each feeding into two, or three
feedings, but make it continuous; that
i.i, m fast as they clenu up what is be
fore them, give them a little more, un
til you think they have eaten enough or
one time: then clean the manccr, and.
it jou do not turn them out. ailow them
t.; stand until the hour for the next feed
ing with nothing before them.
Have regular hours for giving the
food, and vary from them as little as
possible. Do not fall into the habit of
giving a little every time you go to the
stabie, and especially avoid the mistaken
kindflessoi Uioe who go out and give
v. last foddering iu3: beiore they c'o to
bed at ni.ht. Goto the burn thin, if
you will and see that ail is sang for
the night, but do no: offer any food then
Remember th;tt the night, was not made
for eaiiug, but far sleeping, and unless
ab3 jiutciy necess.try do not feed at un
seasonable hours of evtEing or morn
ini.'. Apply these rules to nil stoex,
whether horses, oxen, sheep or swine,
as well as to the milch cows.
See that the stables are well lighted,
well ventilated, t-.nd for all excepting
the sheep, warm enough so thai water
will not ij-pez-j in them upon the coldest
duy. Sheep bear cold weather well, :irsi
require so much ventilation that it is
difficult to maintain the temperature
above freezing without bavins thettir
impure and unwholesome. See also
tliat they have a dry and soft bed upon
which to sleep. Plenty of bedding is
as important to the auimais under your
care as to yourself, and a comfortable
night's rest is a? nectary to their thrift
as it is to your health.
Study the quality of food that you
have, and if itu not such as is adapted
to ttio product that you desire, improve
it by the addition of such other material
as will supply the clement lacking m
what you have. That is to say, if you
are producing milk, without legard to
quality, and you have hay ot poor
quuliiy, such as you cut from IjwlamW,
or that which was over-ripe wh-n cut,
you must add to it mis, grain, heat
bran, or other miik-produeing food. If
you desire butter use richer grain, eood
corn meal or cotton seed meal. The
latter is apt to make butter a little oily.
11 fed with good hay, or withgr. ss (but
may he used witn poor hay or straw, or
may be mixed with an equal or greater
quantity of whei.t bian in winter), its
effects would not be noticeable, unless
to the critical eye of some ono who was
look ink for a strictly first-class article of
gilt-edged butter.
The same graius and in larger quan
tity may be used in fattening stock, if
such may be your business. Roots are
not of much value tor fattening pur.
poses, when fed alone, unless larae
amounts are fed ; but a few of them given
daily when feeding erain will often
largely increase the fattening quality of
the grain, probably by increasing the
digestive powers ot the animal. "Per
hai g this is even more noticeabto with
sheep than with tattle. Certainly a
daily feed of roots seems to be alnioat a
necessity to the successful keeping oi
sheep, whether the principal object may
be wool, lambs or mutton, or whether
either and ail are thankfully received.
HotMehold Hint.
An exchange says: Black cotton
gloves will not crack the hands if scalded
iu salt water before wearing. Tne salt
prevents fading. When aimo3t drv one
should put '.hem on, in order to stretch
them and keep them in good shape.
When putting up curtains which are
to be draped, in a low room, pat the
cornice to which the curtains are to be
fastened close to toe ceiling, even if the
window is put iu lower down, as it
gives the effect of greater height to the
room. The curtains meeting at the top
will conceal the wall.
A labor-saving invention is lo have
one long cake tin divided in the middle.
When making cake put half the quantity
in one end of the tin. Add to the re
mainder spices, raisins, etc., according
to taste, and put iu the other end of the
tin. This saves time in making and
baking. The result will be two kinds of
cake for the basket, and if the tamily is
small, one is less likely to have dry cake
on hand than if two large cakes are made
aiiue same uuih.
The total Indian population ot MlofiU
gan is 10,11.
TIMELY TOPICS.
General Fairchild, American minister
to Spain, says that he attended a bull
Heht in Madrid, and iilthouuh ns nn eld
soldier, he had seen many battlefields,
the exhibition sickened him and he
begged permission to leave, while, at a
time when mangled horses were rolling
ovpr in the asbnies of death, lovely
girls, with dreamy faces and melting
dark eyes, beamed with delight and ap
plauded, in an ecstasy of pleasure.
The plan adopted tor the restoration
of the Tay bridge, in Scotland, involves
the absolute abandonment and removal
ot what yairemaifls of the wretchedly
built brrfrge which became a wreck
with appallingly fatal results. The new
bridge Is to be further up the river, a id
will carry a double line of rails. Its
cost is to lie far more than was origin
ally contemplated, but the intention is
now to put the question ot safety be
yond any doubt.
The distance between New York and
Philadelphia, in an air line, is eighty
one miles, over a comparatively level
country. In a recent paper before the
Franklin institute, Mr. W. Barnet Le
Van maintained that an air line road
could be constructed between the two
cities, on which trains could make the
distance in one hour, and that the en
terprise would pay. The 1 ne he pro
posed would cross no roads at grade,
and would Lave but two curves of
10,0C0 feet radius each.
The London Bitters' Gazelle, referring
to the fact that China gra33 hats, which
i.n American manufacturer had tried to
iutorduee last season, proved an utter
failure, adds that they h-ive turned their
large stock to a fresh use, and are ad
vertising them as wall pocket3. The
brims are lined with satin of a bright
color and gayly trimmed, and thecrown
is made to hold a whisk broom and other
odds and ends. "Trust a Yankee,"
naiveiy adds the Gazelle, "for sitting
don with a dead stock of a novelty
which has failed to take!''
The Biackfcet.H'ood a - d Piegan Indians
on ihe northern border of Montana are
sai l to be abandoning their savage life
and settling down in ways of peace and
civilization. The Helena lndep'fid-M
reports that forty heads of families have
built log cabins and are cultivating small
f'irm?, potatoes, turnips and carrots
being their favorite crops. All of the
labor done at the agency during the past
three ypars in the way of cutting and
hauling firewood, putting in crops and
building fences, has been performed oy
the Indians. Their children n.ttend
school, and seem very fond of it, and
some read and show creditable attain
ments in arithmetic.
An eccenuic Berlin philosopher an
nounces that he has discovered a wa7 to
make a trip around the world in twenty
four hours. He s-iys tliat he is informed
by the captains of ships that birds are
seen at sea a thousand miles or more
from land, and pronounc s it, self evident
that they must reach shore in a very
short, time, since they cannot find a
resting place ia midocean. From this
he conceived the idea that they merely
raise themselves aloft, and, with only
enough motion to keep afloat, remain as
m arly stationary as possible, while the
enth revolves around under them.
All they then have to do is to
wait until the desired spot on
the earth's surtnen comes along, and
thcieupon comfortably to lower theo:
se.vcs lo solid ground. This iogpni. us
practice on the p:rt of birds the I5r-r'in
man proposes to imitate lor mankin-1
with the asistana ot a balloon and
pussenser car of pccnli tr construction
that he has invented, and whicu will
soar aloft, and remain stationary, whi.e
the restless earth roils on lelw. It
dom not appear that lie h;:3 successfully
tried a trip with his balloon himself
but he has laid his theory before the
Polytechnic society of Berlin and given
nn elaborate exposition cf it. The
society received it apparently with levity,
bui the inventor is in dead earnest.
Advice to Marksmen.
Sergeant A. R. Van Husen, of the
Twelith regiment, New York, was
formerly amember of Company E, tenth,
of this city. He coaches the members
cf hi3 regiment while practicing at
Creedmoor. Van," it is said, can
muke a marksman of any ono who has
eyes and will follow instruction?. The
sergeant is authority on ride practice
Nothing is theory with him. Ever
point he has demonstrated dozens o
times in practice.
Here is his advice to marksmen beiore
the butts, which may prove valuable, lo
guardsi.cn in this locality: Hold your
title loosely and pull it off with a
twitch. Grip your gun as though you
were making a b ionet thrust. Strain
it to your shoulder as it h were your
best friend. Control your rifl-J, di.n't
let the rifle control you. Pull so
carefully and steadily that you won't
know when it is going off. Hold it
so firmly t'nit you can look through the
sights to the target after the tmoke
clears away. Don't flinch or twitch the
trigger When you get a good aim. hold
your breath and tire with a steady pres
sure oi tuoinger. ii you are nervous,
rest a moment. Keep cool. Remember
the best shot on the ground will have to
be just as careful about aiming as you
?re. Albany iVes.
Turpentine.
A correspondent of the ScienliU".
AmertC'in says : Let any ono who has an
Hack ol loots jaw, take a small quantity
of turpentine, warm it and pour it on
the w.rnnd, no matter wheio the wound
iri, and relief will follow in less than a
minute. Nothing better can be applied
to a severe cut or bruise than cold tur
pentine; it will give certain relict al
most instantly, .turpentine is also a
sovereign remedy for croup. Saturate
a piece ot flannel with it and place tne
flannel on the throat and chest, and in
ivciy ease threeor four drops on a lump
ot sugar may be taken inwardly. E fr
et y lumily should have a bottle on hand.
The little boxes of thin wood which
are used to carry butter or lard in,
when covered with cambric or silk,
pake pretty work boxes. Small orach
laskets, painted and lined with a bright
olor, are ornamental and convenient.
esides sflording tho satisfaction which
omet from making- something from
. thing.
AN OMINOUS TEAK.
Mother Shlpton' Prophecy 'M Applied
tolNSl.
We consider ourselves r-art of an aire
that, if it is not altogether freed iron;
superstition, is fast slip king off the
shackles, without, we hope, nny detri
ment to lofty religious belief; and we
look back with wonder and contempt
at those creatures whose'minds were of
the order that made them dupea of
Cornelius Agrippa, of Nostradamus, of
Cagliostro, and ot the whole horde of
men wise in the dark art. Yet in spite
of our belongings and our contempt,
and because this is the year 1881, the
majority of newspapers published in
the English language have felt that their
readers had a right to see some portion
of Mother Shipton's prophecy, and have
given it to them generously.
Indeed, so many various scraps of
this precious docum"nt hav; been
printed at one time and another that if
one should put them together it would
take almost as many years as Mother
Shipton lived in orcer to read them;
and we cannot help thinking that in
genious penny-a-liners have supplied
versicles to the good dame to help her
out, with a noble disregard of authen
ticity, and a discreet knowledge tliat
four hundred years and over are likely
to render anything of a legendary char
acter more or less corrupt and incorect
anyway.
It is a curious document, this old
lady's prophecy. But since one of the
features failed to fulfill its If in the year
18-JO she having declared, it is said,
tiiat London streets should be deluded
in blood when the dragon of Bow
Cliurch and the grasshopper of the
Royal Exchange should meet, which
event happened, without the expected
result, at a time when both ot these
vanes lay together in a stone-mason's
yard awaiting repaiis since that time
people have not expected so much of
Mother Shipton as they once did.
" Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling ol an eye;
Water shall yet nioie wonders do,
Now strungo, it eball bo true," j
runs one of the quatrains in a copy that
may be as doubtful as all the rest,
prophesying after the fact.
" Through the hills man shall rido,
And no horso or as be at his side;
Under waters men eliixll walk,
Shiill ride, shall Bleep, shall tulle,"
runs auottier; and although she skips
the telephone and the phonograph and
the pliotopuone, she winds up with
something hming rather a special in
terest to our own guniration :
" Fire and water shall wonders do,
England sball admit a Jtiw,
Anil llo world to un end shall come
Iu i-igi,Uon hundied uml ei-diiy-one."
There is many a simple soul silting by
couutry firesides these win er nights,
reared in a prewsome fate which puts
heaven chiefly iu the attitude of the
angry and outraged avenger to whom
those lines have had a vague error ol
possibility. They tire people who were
taught in childhood toexpeel the end ot
the world, to whom then a peculiarly
bright moonlight spread the earth with
ghastly corpse-color tliat loreboded
LOthicg else, to whom an easterly
storm seemed sou elbir.g that not im
probably might have no close, and in
whose quaking nigtnmaro dreama a day
of jddgmeut was a, prominent factor.
They would perhaps bu ushamed to tell
jiu, but ever since they heard ol
Mother Shipton's name they have sj
'srntlw, felt tliat they should be a little
l id'vnen 1881 was over aud done with
Njthing to them does the word ol
science signify; no notion comes into
their heads as to the inco'isi.stency ol
oi ginning such a univer se simply to de
si; oy it before bringing it to completion ;
ti1ey are i.nlj blindiy eon jerned Iu their
own late in such a contingency, and they
are watching the weather siuns this
yiar as they never did b:-lore. Woe be
tide them if this winter a bri.nhteraurora
hitenslhe north than usual, or sends
up more crimson banners and fiery
lances to the zenith! Woe betide them
ii a cold spell come, where lomr etav oi
ihu mercury below i&tio suagesls the
horriLl j negation ot death! Wee betide
them if the spring rainj are copious
enough to fill the brooks and make
freshets in the rivers with visions of an
other deluge! Woe betide them if Au
gust or November gives them such a
star-shower as was known in 1833!
From all these things dreadful portents
arise, and they will not really know
tranquil security again till the old year
his been rung out and lJ rungiu.
Harper's Bazar ,
He Knew Cats.
A little old colored man who lives on
the upper end of Autoine street was
down at the City Hall yesterday to see
the superintendent of police regarding
a disturbance which had taken place
"around his house the night before. He
described the noises as consisting of
shouts and groans, and yelps and yells, !
and the superintendent observed :
" 1 presume it was a congregation of
i) .ts. Gel hve or six cats together on
one of these cold nights and they will
almost raise the dead."
"Cats! cats!'1 replied the old man.
"Doan' you 'spose I know cats when 1
hears 'em? Cats! Do cats frow frozjn
cabbages agin my front deah? Dj cats
call on me to come out an' get my ole
jed knocked off ? Do cats call my old
women de wu't liar an' gossip in de
Stait of Michigan ? '
"I presume not."
"An I presume not, too! I'm fond
of tats, an' I'll bet on how smart dey
am, but when it comes down lo a cat
heavin' a lrczm 'later frew my kitchin'
winder, an' cailin' out dat I'm to'teen
years.behind on my pew-rc-nt, it's car'yiu'
ue leune Diziessa metieioo tur vnree
Press.
Short of Women.
The first c filial returns of Ihe new
census ot Iowa, embracing about hall
tho counties in tne Mate, show that this !
is a good brate lor Massachusetts to send
her surplus women to. In cverv a. untv
of the portion ot the Slate reported the
mile population exceeds the lcmale.
So that this is still a State with sp'endid
inducements for good-looking and good
women to emigrate- 10. according to
the last returns we are short at least
fifty thousand women in Iowa, to make
it an even thing all round. If New
England and New York had that number
of women, ot the best kind, to spare,
tuey win piease send them alonir tn
Iowa. Here they will find the very best
homes in the world, and in time, and
not a very long time either, the best
LUibauoj. a van (ia.) Uncord.
HUMOKOUd.
Ice dealers are hippy" over a snlid
North.
Cionks lick self esteem. They are
always running themselves down.
The apple mav bo the o.dest fruit, but
we know ot an elderberry. Sleubenvilla
Herald.
A man ought to know what an at
tempt to bribe is. If he does not he is
no.judc.
The " happy hunting-! grounds " are
loosted in a State whero thero is no
game law.
There are 1,037 students in attendance
at the various schools and departments
of Yale college.
Utile Rock. Arknnsas is to have a
glass factory. There will bo the usual
amount, of blowing about . it. New
York News.
We bnve never kn iw-i a train to b3
thrown from the track by a single hair.
hut. a switch will sometimes do it.
Baltimore Every Siturday.
An exchange says: "Streams all
over the county are running ary."
Thisii a cauard. When a stream is
dry it can't run. NorrUtown Herald,
The quickest way to find out whether
a eun is loaded or not is to blow down
the muzzle. If It is not loaded, you
will live lo do it again. Philadelphia
Neu:s.
Little boy "Grandmtmm''. has my
rocking-horse got rheumatism?" Grand
mamma "No, my love. Why?' Little
boy -"Because its legs are stiff like
yours."
An article goinz the round of the
press is entitled, ' Why is Lif'-j n, Disap
pointment?" We suspect it is bfcauso
t he othpr fellow gol the most votes.
Karri town Herald .
"Now, Sammy, tell me, have you
read the story of Joseph? "Oh! yes.
uncle." "Welt, then, what wrong om
they do when they sold their brother?"
"They sold him too cheap, I think."
A subscriber wanLs to inquire if the
ago of a horse is carriage. We thiuk
lot. The only age ever heard lor a
horse in the market is seven yiars.
They rarely get beyond that figure, wo
believe. Rockland Courier.
Vou may guess il bananas are thoroughly
ripe,
Yon may guess if they're stale by the leel,
You may guess il they're apt your gastrics to
gi-ipo,
But you re sure lo slip up on tho peel.
l'My Puck.
Many sailors have their Lards and
t-.rms marked with India ink. Some of
th:3Workis very tiae, nnd the sailors
exhibit it with pride, thinking it can
not be excelled. Yet almost any snaro
irummer can beat a tattoo. Rome Sen
im I.
Reporting in the Iloiiso of Commons.
The reporters' gallery in the British
hoim of commons contains accommo
dation for nineteen reporters. Thero
are berches at the back with an equal
number of seats. Tho front Eeat3 arc
allotted among the Lmdon morning
newspapers in the proportion of two to
each, one seat being occupied b? the ro
porLer who hippms to be tstkin his
turn, and the olt.er by tlm mauauf-r of
the crps, who combines with the mani
loid duties pertaining to that offi :y the
ir.sk of writing the summary. An ex
ception to this allocation exists in the
7mcf; by an arrangement dating back
to the time when the amount of atwo.r
modatiou was rather in excess of th'.
demand than otherwise, that uewspapt t
lias b'jen permitted to appropriate thf" o
scat.s. Tail baa mt been hitherto cbai
!Bi.'fd, but as there ii no pretense that
the extra seat is required lor the Imsi
ties:t of the paper it will be allotted t---sonic
ol.ter paper next season. Ia ad
dition to the morning paper b jxei then
are t wo occupied by tho press aJiujia
tion and central news.
The Advance in Christian Work.
The grand advanco in Christian work
since the beginning of the present cen
tury ii not onlv remarkable, but full of
Koodclu.fr. The following figures will
not only he read with interest, but de
serves to bi caretuliy studied
18' 10.
Number ot trunslutions
ol Jitblei , SO
Missionary societies.... 7
Misiiimitries 17(1
Contributions 250.1100
Uibles distributed 5 Ut 0,01)0
Conveits 50,0 0
SchouU 70
1S.S3.
2-50
70
2 500
S0,-50,00
1-50 000,000
1,800,010
12,0.0
These aro i-r.ind nni inspiriting
figures, nnd ought to stimulate to in
creased diligence and enoryy. Looking
backward at what hasbciu done froi:
a starting point of such small bein
nings, who shall limit tho p'issibi.iiijv
ol the future? Chritiaa at Work-
1.1. lie Things.
Springs are little things, but they are
sources ot rime streams; a helm is a
little thing, but it governs t!:0 course cf
a ship ; a bridle bit U a .i.vio t ling, bur,
we know ls use and power; nans ai a
pegs are little things, but they hold tie
parts or a lare building together; a
word, a look a smile, a frown, are little
tilings, hnt powerful lor good or evil.
i hick ot inn, ana mi no tne tune thing.
fay that little debt; it It is a promise
redeem it. You know not what impor
tant events may .hang upon it. Kep
your word sacred; k-p it lo the child
ren they will mark it former than any
one else, and tue ftVct will probably b-i
as lasting as life. Mind lit lo things.
Ireland has at least one popular lund.
lord, although he is a baronet, an nb
si'Utee and an Englii-hmau. He is Sir
Cavendish Horvty Foster, rector cf
Theydon Gamon, in Essex. This rever
end baronet has un estate in Louth, ono
of Ihe counties said, to be the wo st in
Ireland. When the day t ame, not loug
ago. tor the collection of his rents he
sent instructions to his agents to deduct
fn per cent, ihe tenants unanimously
relused to accept it; they declared that
their rents were low enough already,
their landlord a good and cousiderutu
one and the harvest sufficient to cover
bis rtghtlul demand. They, therefore,
insisted upon the ageU taking thd.
rents in full.
Mr. U.'d eld, the well known corre
spondent of the Cincinnati Vvmmerciid,
says that the average income ot In wy r ,
doctors and ministers in the United"
States is about f 520, while the aveiatr?
pay of government, employees, (xi-e-i,
1 poatmaslers of the second ui third
elMiei, U boHt 11,700.
of