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VOI, XXXV,
MUTUNTOWN, .1 UN I ATA COUNTY, UENNA,, WUDXIvSDAY, IWCKMlWIt 7, iss,
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i s;:.. i..kit ilraw- riunl ttee
iLi? Ix-tfiu lo la-lf?
riv s.ldH'1 ' l-I.e. Hult:U
i-'.it r-ajwis inure tocaur?
. 'it- tri i a laurn to pus-iui;.
vv n il.c, tiumiiT
i '.n u-;; in uur oh.4rH-inl si. k,
An l rather lu Hie trrtu
1 :i u.'il l.- lost apiroat Uiug
.Vat -'n mil coiur again.
I uu-tcr lor mptv,
An i s'ni: he i jH iu viu T
s'l.ii: -h.-iocs I't- tin-re uujranit-rc.l.
Aii-1 wit-re upon the iihua?
l .ii:it up tin- tu'lglltg of Wlifchiin.
A:ul TiifIi ea h crn-r l'iw:
K-t-p k no wurds of knowledge
Hint huiuati hearts sauuM know.
1.. urlirul to tbv- nussinu,
lu -ervireol the Lord.
Mnl then a jp.l-ien -hai',rt
s-ij,.; i -' i.'iv Just revaM.
HAT sil.VI.I. IT UK?
Tho reader w ill lx- so obliging as to
undine an old hall iu an old, tumble
down countiy bouse. A brisk wood fire
i- buruiug ou the "dogs" of the hearth,
;, its blaze lights up the hu'te apart-
unit
There an' six persons iu this room.
Tin' sofa rear the tiro is occupied by
voung Sirs. Christopher Villins Bun
iu tt, v. t; is bu ohit-et of interest just at
ims. nt. She :is Jitue IralW, and
iH-eii uiiiriiej to jouugWilliauis-I5ua-
ii tt siuii tliii!Su'Jll't 11 J'oar. Mrs. Briiil
Jev ty SAiitiHl at the el.d of the wifa, near
her daughter's feet, whieh she has wait
.Teat jirojin tr, covtred with her shawl.
.Mr. Bradley in located at the tilde with
old Mr. Wiiliams-Buiiuett, who took the
tiaiue of Buuuett u'j his marriage witli the
-tiM rb old lady at the other side i f the
'.ire, for Miss Buniiett was an heiress.
Mr. Bradley is a little jiunehy man of
t-i'ht Oiil forty, with white tt'th and h
rii iiiiv . Soiueoody ouee told hiui that
in' v.ui like Najioleoi, aud Le used to
stand in attitudes aeeordingly ; but now
he is oUised to give that up, us his
Ix-sity nil! uci!her aliow him to crosa
his hands K'hiud his liuek nor over hU
tiu'e. He is now drinking son.e whisky
,nul water, and looking with a thought.
lul air ax the tire, as if the logs made au
niiua that he wished to peuetrate.
Mi-a. Bradley is a comedy huly, alut
half-a-doz(u years youuger than her
hushainl. She is elneSy remarkable for
her riilgety t'Uiperameiit, which mani
fests itself continually in the miioeles if
Jier face and her lingers. If those are
both ot nt, then her fei't shakes.
Her dmjghb-r Jnue is n pretty person
of nineteen. She Ls very lively and good-t-rnp.-red;
doiits Mm her husband with
all the clinging atlVvtion of the first mat
rimonial ycar;enu play a few mild ipiad
l ilh-s and waltzes ou the piano, and slugs
Moore's melodies when sheis alone, but
never otherwise. Ah we have hinted, at
present the lady is au object of great and
delicate family solicitude.
Mrs. Williaiiis-Biiniiett, formerly Miss
lVustaiitia Bunnett, is the grandest old
tady one would meet anywhere in the
country. She is always dressed after
ancient models, and ot great severity of
demeanor. At county bulls, evil young
meu have chn-telu-d her AgaUiemnoli
and Henry VI ll ; and some have even
one- so far as tocjill her, when iu feath
ers, the king of the Cannibal Islands.all
which wiil give an h'ea of her imposing
presence. She pai:;ts her face and tikes
snutl, localise sue once saw the wife of
the "rent Mr. Fox do so. When she
,ioesr the lalt-T hhe leti much of it fall
upon hir old iii't lace collar, upon
which her hu-bitud f ays, "Jack's alive!"
which means that hhc is to brush it
awav;and this private communication
often puzlcs MH-iety.
These, then are the thesis iH isonages
assembled round the fir.-pl ice of Coulter
Court at the end of January drinking
i-.'sicctively elder wine and pirits and
water. Tlie cause of their ui'.vting will
now he told.
"We don't get any further," remarked
Mr. Btadlev, alter ii paiwe. "Come
what shall the httle stranger's uajie 1h?
1 wonder ii it wdl le a girl ?" n
Wonder ! of course. Mr. Bradley,
replied the wife. "Throe games of
Tatieiicn running all give the same an
swer." "1 think as I am the first godmot.icr,
it should U-called Coi!tatitia,".-aid Mrs.
Wutiams-Bsiuuctt.
"And Autonia, Iki-huhc I am the god
father," added the gentleman.
Oh -certainly." In sititcd Mrs. Bind
ley: but we waiit an fveiy-day uiune
first. I think, something familiar-like aud
pretty." .
"J think Coustaiitui is familiar
enough," resiimisl Mi's. Buumtt; at
lea-t'it is co with the aristocracy.
The Bradlcvs look at eat h other, and
Mr. Biiimett e.claimed, "Jack's aliyu!"
V hieh had the ihirtsl effect
"What do you say Juur?" askisl Mr.
Christopher. .
"1 sliotild like Constantia ami Auto
nia, but I think there ought to Iks an
other one first ; 1 was going to suggest
F.liaU-th " ,
"Oh, no, thai ! ' tiled Mrs. Bradley ;
iti bo servant-like, mid always ends iu
Uinr or Betsy, or wmething just as
low-' . , ,
!, v,!.-- u.i call it Marv V observe!
Mr. Christopher.
"Come. u-, Mary's iis commou as
l'.li7iilcth, if von ome to that,' said Mr.
Bnidlev. It "will be Toll v' or -Molly
or somethii.g of that sort Every-lody s
named M.ry half the chanty nelunl
.-bo's eook. What do you say to An
gelica ?"
Just at that moment the dthleration
was susieude.l by the arrival of Tom
Bradley, the sou. He liad been out late
diootinV, su-1 i"v cani bUmloriug
the haH iu tho;;e prlost rous r1uh8
which sportsmen love to adopt.bnngmg
hLsguu with him which he rmt in the
comer. -r
"Fray take cure of your gun, Mr.
Thoma.s,"said Mrs. Bunnett; "you know
I cannot endum to 1 war one.
'li there Ls nothing to ie niaui o.,
..t.li.-t Tom. "1 t'ashed
r.Tels
'fore I came iu.'
Yes, but still it might go off," added
the lady.
"Fshaw:".-iiJTom,hiughiug; 'jou re
just like my mother; ahe would not sit
near the stock the other day, after I had
taken the barrel off to clean it.
"And quite right, my dear,"ob'rvcd
vr. nJW "lleallv auch dreadful ac-
eideuta do occur, that one cannot le too
eai n u. ... ,
..... ,i .1 n,..l,..r- T'v-a nut it OUt-
.,i
' eii Uliei c uivimi.., - I i
.. .. i W.-ll l.o .to?" I
AnTretnrning. Mliey, jnn-'or.
took his place at the table, aud a stiff
glass of brandy and water.
"You have come back iu time to help
us, Tom." said Mr. Bradley. "We are
having a discussion."
"Wli.it alaiutV"
"A name for for the littlt hem !
the little niece you exited.
"Ah! 1 sic," replied Tom, putting
down Ids glass. "Well, there is no great
difficulty alxiut that, I suppose Call
her Diana or Jnuo."
"Why, my dear Tom, these are the
names of your horrid dogs !" cried Jme.
"Well' Jennie, why not? They're very
goixl mimes."
"Jack's alive?" observed Sir. Bun
nett. "How exceedeuly warm," remarked
his huly, trying to turn the action of
brushing awav the si;u!f into f inning
herself. .
"I've got it !" cried Tom, on a sud
den. "Call him Shirley ; it's a tirst-rute
name I've seen it advertised no end.
Call him that and have done with it.
"Him !" said Mrs. Buuiu'tt.iu a state
ly toae. "We are seaking of a girl,
-VI r. J Uoll!:LS.
v..ll it uill .1., ut v..Ki,-
know s in the city whether Shirley means
a man or a woman. That's the advau-
Vr T.,n, rtis..ll..r vui.t o-,ep v.irv
Monday, and never reaipeared until the
next morning. Consequently he saw
much life and was a great authority on
matters, relating to town. And this Mrs.
Bunucti hated aWive all things, for sho
always wished t ) iu mopilizj the metro
politau information.
"There is no nei d of names hke that,
she said, with a toss of her head, "I
have seen the papers this morning, aud
read of a story w here the Christian name
is Lett ice."
"Ah!" said Ton, "genteel forcabbage;
memoirs of a tailor."
The lady looked at young Mr, Brad
ley like essence of thunder.
"J think,' said Mrs. Bradley, "we
might do worse than choose Isabella
"Or the Fatal Marriage," interrupted
Tom. I saw her once at tho theatre."
"There dix-s not appear much uiiTei -euee
between LaU-lla and Constantia,"
rem:u-ked Mrs. Bunnet, v th her usual
severity; "especially for a 'familiarpret
fy name."
The lady had not forgotten the rcji-c-tiou
of her own.
"Constantia!" cried Mr. Bardley jun
ior ; "why, that's the name of a w me.iut
a girl."
Tom !" murmured his mother, witu
every kind of domestic telegraph at
work: and she added, still lower. 'It's
Mrs. Bunnett's name."
"Well, I don't care, mother," was the
reply. "It isn't a girl's name any mre,
ltecause its that old thing's."
"My dear !"
"IXirothy," si'.ggi sted Mr. Bradley.
"Dorothea is more poetical." mildy
Hih ted Mr. Bruuuett.
"IK rothea ! "cried the inevitable Tom,
"Yes. I've seen her image in the cnx-k-ery
shops. Oh, very pretty, il.dced;
dressed ua a iniy, with her trousers tuck
ed up: never mind."
Aud he mixed another tumbler of
brandy aud water.
"When 1 was a loy," said Mr. Bun
nett, "I could play tlie violin, aud I
could make it say. 'Ah. ah, ixxt, Doro-
thy,' sliding tlie linger up and down the .
first string while I kept bowing it.
"Oh ! that's nothing," replied Tom ;
"you should hear Oh' Bull. He can do
all sort' of things make it crow, and
bark, and imitate a mil way. "o stoji
that wasn't Bull it was Smiih."
And here young Mr. Bradley indulged
iu a reminiscence of the music of Ethi
opia with all the laughs and chuckles,
and forced expirations, which, as eoni
parativily recent investigations have
shown, characterized that singular jieo
plc. ju"If we are going to settle the inline
to-night, I think we had better keep to
the subject," said Mix Bunnett.
"So do 1, ma'am" replied Tom, stop
ping suddenly. "There's the yerv hist
Mime I was singing Susannah. What,
uot Susauuah ? Thcu I give it up un
less you g t a French dictionary, and
run 'over the Christian names at the
end.
"Eleanor is pretty, I think," said Mr.
Bradley.
"What!" observed Mrs. Bunuett;"you
cannot possibly recollect the infamoua
woman that Charles the Second so mis
conduct d himself with ! I should nevei
think of anybody else."
"Jack's "alive." exclaimed her hus
band, as the old lady took snuff most
violently in her excitement.
"Here's Mr. Kidd," cried Tom, as a
mild young man came timidly into the
room." "Here Kidd. your advice gratis
Is wanted. What shall its name v ?"
Mr. Kidd was the assistant to the vil
lage doctor and passed the greater jwnt
of bis time iu i emote cttnges. His only
ulasation was oeeasioraUy cominfr in
to tea with the Bradleys, as he wished
to do on the present occasion. Btlore
he answered Tom's question, he went
ceremoniously round tocverylxxly, hew
ing to some, shaking fingers with others,
..nd a-'kil'K them how they all did.
"What's a pretty name for a girl?"
e,ii.lin:ied Tom.
"Well reallv, Mr. Tiiounu," hesita
ted bland Mr. Kidd, smilliug, "I hiiully
know, vou are a little ton sharp upou
rue I think. A mime is a very import
ant affair."
"Mv uncle wan going to ln-married to
s great fortune, but the lady would not
have him ou account of his mimes. He
,, l.ru in 1775. and was called Lislxm
j Earthquake Kidd at his mother's express
deJ-re, Ix-cause ll una jusi unpi-ue.
' have known W" rreat person9
npplv similar names," observed Mrs
Bunnett, "especially of places, but they
always np.peared absurd."'
"1 should tlunk so, "said Tom. "Faucy
a man going through the world as Tet
biiry Jones. Ho ! ho 1
Aud he made the hall ring again with
his laughter.
"These werO noble fannies tluit 1 al
hided to," continued Mrs. Bunnett; "but
still the custom was ridiculous, to name
a jx-rson aft.r a p'ace. Suppose we call
the child Nancy ?"
Xancv. ci'.v of France, capital of the
Depaitmeut of the Meruthe ." cried Tom
iu a breath, qnoting a bit of school
"'Bunnett got very angry, imleed
She turned awav from the ill-coudncted
young mau. and said to her lsbaTniV
' "Mr. Bunnett, we must go, or I shall
have no time to write those letter tc
iiitht to my de-ar Lady Owlet.
"Oh. don't go yet, until we have come
to some arrangement," exclaimed Mrs.
Bradley. . . ,
Half a muiuicionBii, " "-
',1 Mr. Bunnett, pnu
"I'm sure we shall find one directly,"
said his wife.
'There is li.' dillirult y in finding a
name," replied the ol.l lady, with sever
ity, for she still cluiia to her own. "The
szreat tl.ms is to decide noon it I si
say no more."
"Ci'llie Ki.ld," cried the ivstha-s Tola
"another shot ! What do you propose?"
"I have a sister," mildly replied the
a-sistant.
"Here stop! hush!" exclaimed Tom
to the company generally; "Kidd's got
a sister. Well, what's her liuiiie?
"Prudence."
"Aud a very g'xnl name, too niorid
aud characteristic. What do yon say to
l'lndoueo, ladies and gentlemen? Or;
lietter still, Economy eh ? Economy
Bunnett not so bad."
"I am waiting for you, Mr. Williams
Buunett," said the stately lady, rwng
from her chair nt tiie last otl'eu'-e of
Tom's. "
"Half a minute," exclaimed Tom,
"Pshaw ! I was only jokiug; the name
can lie settled ir an instant. Look here
Bosa, Theresa, Louisa, Margaret,
Emma. Annie. FamiT. May, June, July,
August, oil, no 1 torgot,
1 am getting
n to fast. ,,...
Anl ' he il V illn.ius-Bun-
uett bade a stat ly farewell to the as-
isemiiliii party and hiui'M irtim me roir.i,
followed bv her husband, to the groat
consternation of the Bradley s, who held
her iu great awe and resect. J. hey
would not have offended her for all the
world.
Eight days iifterwartU
tia had Ixh'11 the name
Jane Coustan-
finally decided
on, an interesting event ocenred in the
famUy. The bell was tied np in leather,
ami the world was informed that Mrs.
Christopher Bunnett-Williams was iis
w. il aa could be cxiected. A tine little
i ... i ... i. i i , ..(v..f..oi.
friends and visitors but it w-is a lsiv.
t-'aiieit's lu Maliint-rj'.
Designs in illuuimatcd hroczes are among
the latest and most popular novelties, ami
in them very beautiful effects aie produced
, by various combinations of metallic cob.rs
I J . ....
such as Mlvir, brats, gold and brorze-
and rich tints of green, blue and caidinal.
The fatty for .trotet.jue dcrigns is very pnv
Dounced. and that design is liUeiy to le
the mst sought after in which the clement
of wbina-icahty does not piedoaiinate. Iu
response to the prejudice in fa"or of what
is odd and unconventional, tlie creeping!
tbinirs have lt-n given a place on paper
ana caru. Aliases cun ii.euiseivis on ici-
e tin t-t
ter-paier, hzirds iu relief, colored to tlie
life, disport tbeniHlvcs on dinuer Cards ;
pnaic deld veseiablus driscd in tbt jr
liiri.nr f.f crrtn illiimimito tin uriirc nf
note beads, while tt irks and owls pctr !faVlS 10 ,lie, tni? 10 thf, ""P1"1 8"rP"ri
down from cbimnev-i ,ps stid teleyranh ! iu frLnt i Plu"'P dian P1"0,3 we,re s'uweu
wins. Fishes and iu;cc:s are also i.npres- :". corners; an nncovend calabash coo
d into decorative t erviet, and, adapted or ! l:"ue'1. ATa of f-nimiie aPPcl ; a s .
prx-sented in t t er icalism, they look out ver thi:uL'L' and a hit ot unHuished eai
Irom lettcr-b.ads and cards. The dragon "'ry with a needle thrust throin-h it
l..Bi.r.. ! i.ronj.. W. rr.M.M nn,l that of the
s.rk. in which Ihii nmfb.txirtr..' ved fowl
is hrilliatly presented iu gold and Hue,
with beak and claws tipped with red, show
pretty combinations ot tints.
in diiine, cards small circular ones show
tbe tisnal fl ral design?, with surprising ad-
I ditioiM from the department of natural his
tory. Realistic frogs, turtles, lizards, loo
sters and dragon-Hies in relief, shown iu
metallic colors tinted after immediately
af.rn llurc s:retcb their lazy IciiLt'Is
actoss the cards. ror curobourd s:ik is
sometimes suiistituted, aud a painted j
marine design, with tue water indicated, i
ami a fish of bronze, witb lin-, gills and
tail in red, bearing a card in his mouili.
sw immi Jg therein, showed w ith clmruiina
effect against a buckgrmud of blue silk,
fringed at the ends.
ifMjr t tier.
The prevalence ot bay fever a! certain
seasons of tbe year is due tr the pollen of
plants which ll tats iu tbe air. During tbe
tietiixl of fresh crowing venct&tion tbe
I'V. I 1' 71 lyi III .U LIU- I H.l It. .1'. lift
;, .. , ...., i...r " i .i. ,t.
fr.,n,(., o,.rr::i J .,,: n,i ii,..
lr-n of L.w. of these nlanta is more irrita-!
line than Unit of others to
those who are j
susceptible to bay fiver. It
that the reason there was leu
U Ihon-ht
bay fever
the past buuiHit r, was that tie drought bad
so affected tbe pmnts bearing sticn pol
len as to prevent it from being so effec
tive as usual. Oar readers doubtless re
member that wc hold that a certain vitia-
iul il.iln nf tlin V1n-u4 v c nriiaccarv tit futlifiir
he system susceptible to the irritating ef-
ft.f ...i, .n,.o r-.i .i. i.i.i i.. - r.
fecily bealtbv futc and the mucous mem-1
brani-s wid'ho correspondimily ut.aithv
aud will remit Ibe irntatmg effects jf the
obnoxious pollen. People of good n. .ru.al
blo.,1 are not sutceptiblc.
litre, Liuc.
t'avaanah isn't a vory gd place f.
tramps. One of thetravehug fraternity cal'e 1
the other Cay at an unpreteudine looking
bouse ou Jones street. He was an txceed-
inglv woc-lx gone kind of a tpecimcn. and
iiapnred of the vinegar faced matron who
met bun at the door w iie'uer he could "get
a bite ;" adding, I am positively exbatis
ted from hunger havn't had a nnulhti:!
for so loDg that I cn hardly put oce fintl
before tbe oibir."
"Could you c-t a late here ?" responded
the lady of the bouse, in a cheerful sort of
way, "Well, I think I mibt accomodate
you. Here, Lion! " A massive bull dog
appeared in the further end of the hall,
wild an eai;cr lxk on his expectant face.
It tcok the tramp but two bounds to c!e.r
the twelve steps, and he tixk down the
street at a rate of speed that would have
du-couraged any protessional pedestrian.
"Tell me the age of miracles is pii!"
murmured tbe matron, with a uv.-thcily J
smi'e, as she slammed the dor.
To Boil Fisu.- -Fish must simmer gen
tly and never be violently boiled. A fish
kettle is a great convenience, as it serves
also to bod bams, etc When you do not
have a fish kettle, pin the fish securely in a
piece of stout white muslin tx:fore putting
it in the water. This holds it in shape
The w ater f hould bubble gently, so as. not
to waste the fbli ot boil it to tags."
Thirty minutes is the rule for a fish weigh
ing five lo six pounds, after that an addi
tion of five minutes to every two pound
of ti.-b.
The custom of appointing men for
pall-bearers comes coines from the Ko
niaus. Julius CR'sar had magistrates
for his pall-bearers. Angustus Caesar
had Senators.
pBisosEH, have you ever been convic
ted?' "No, ymr Honor ; I have always
employed first class lawyers."
Boston consumed 611,604 barrels of
beer last year.
t Suulh So I.UuUer.
Ou second thought, ihtl 1 care toeud my
days ia Fatahuat buddenly the doorway
was darkened ly stalwart trave, whow
II noisuhis step bad given do wa-Liu of tin
approacii.
Dn liia ;hou!der he Lalauccd lauiilmo
lailen with clusters ot feu, I ho wild plain
tain, that srruwi ahumUutly on the heUlii.
and winch, btn cooked. U indispeusajle
lo the Tabitiaa palate.
He paused at the threshold until bis
friendly greeting bad been returned; tb;n
be entered widi aonie dirfidence, depositen
Lis fruits in a corner, ajuatted upon the
mat near me, and breathed audibly, for
bis burden was heavy, aud the trail dp
primrose path. Except fof the partn thai
minted bis loins, my visitor was quite
naked.
Long we gazed at each other witb an
earnest, honest gaze thai ended in a smile
of rcctgnilioD ; we bad never met before,
but the uncivilized aud the ovcrcivilized
are brothers. He placed bis band on my
shoulder aud stroked me fondly. From the
back of his ear be drew bis tobacco poucli,
and relied a ciearutte. of which we took
alternate puffs in token of perpetu d ieaee.
PiescHtly be made a fruit offering.
gnaVas, niung'ies, limes ; then a drink
off -ring, water iu a cup formed of a folded
leaf; and t ten we bad been silent until
now :e said, iu hesitating English with
a childish aceeut, "I know you ; -ou like
j me
you ciinti my hou'e.''
I rn.iikd assent. The lavage shoul
dered bis burdeo, and stepped liitbtly
down the trail, turuing now and again to
?1Te u c a l0,,K or woril ot encouracement ;
al t,rery stream be put down bis load and
i jre nle ory-suoa io ice omcr snore; wuen
;il showered, as it now did at intervals, we
! h un,lir broad leaved tree
tnce we sat in the moss and r:need
!,mr T0W m tobacco; and thus tranquilly
e vi ne at last to a loz smouldering by a
str -sni, ami our tramp was ended.
It was a lare leg, partially decayed;
jit bad i..iri fired long liefore, and was
'slowly and iuipciceptihiy bufu nij, hke a
; piece of punk. Al meal time it could tx.-
Mown tut a tUme; a few dry twigs aud
! leaves bi ap'jd agii.ist it served to warm
: the f itial meal. Tnis is the national 'Fa
bitian t trtl. a cloud by day, a pillar of
j ?' !'-v ui-h' : " Iu'f the blue spurt of the
' :ti-A.-f Hi.iT, li lit flit. Ii'iith cnr.iarj.ru n n
eKder luarili lo tbe blush ; snowurs cau
uot M uch it ; tbe gale gives it new life ;
il was tbe one luxury iu the household of
my host.
1 was attracted by rude shelter, cloe
at baud, and went thither to inspect it
Imagine a ten-en of leaves, about six feet
'"eanu ngni icei iiigii, s.ani ug agamsi
! "'l "ul " uu su poncu uy a coupie
' uiiijju Diiiiiui: mc Ka'c iu;ui;u uiu
it, tiie rain slid down it. Tbe sides aud
frout were as open as the day. Three logs
bedded in a bed of fine grass-mats, which,
like a carpet, tills 1 the space from the low
' 'a ; a uttnu-uiiiTor was wi;eu
among the beams of tu rcof.
Evidently
tine b..w.r Was not unvisitcd of women.
I From the peik of tbe roof bung a cluster
of ripe bananas ; I filled my bauds, and rc-
turned to tbe blazing log.
For the most p irt, my companion aud I
communed in si'ecce. You may sit for
bojrs by a savage without uttering a syl
lable, et be will turn to you at intervals
with an intelligent glauce and an apprecia
tive e:nile, as it c-wiiprcbendi:i; everything
you !e!t unwbh
'.! lal a nil Wroiict'i!,
If it bad been a phasant day. aud if wc
hadn't all been out of sorts with our luck,
we should have bad a word of welcome
for the ttranger as be euU red our camp
that wretched alternoon. As it was, fifiy
of us saw him leave Chinese Trail at Dead
Man's Elbow aud walk into our camp,
uud never a man rose np to salute bim.
Tbe stranger seemed to expect ju9t such
a reception. That is, he didn't seem a bit
surphsciLHc p:isscd dw i the single street
we had named itoad to Kiclius, turned to
I., ...... , . ,
i tbe lett at the .one pine tree, and
without
looking around him he staked off a
claiin il.nd btean 10 er,cl 8 fual!,'-
. , .
;rowled Judge
oiauera.uepwu ciou
one eye and
nave the stranger the benefit ot the squiut.
"Bin liouuced out ot some camp for
stealing," added the hi chap from Ken
tucky. "Tell you, he's got a hang-dog look,"
put in tbe man known as "Ohio liill."
Every man in the camp was down on
he,,resh. amv,,, ond that without cause.
Ordinan.y we were a Jolly set. and a
8tfran'r co,"';j? ug J w',,h 'or,ls
j of cheer, but that alternoon the devil was
l to W- Tnc three mules belonging to
a'P off, ad g'jhbleil by
lLt' lud:au3' aDd on tue hetl3 ftt V'1,
covi-ry came t c aanounoi'ment that wc
Ua4 culy sa't enough to list two days,
while tbe sugar was entirely gone.
So we were cross grained and all out ol
sorls, and it was lucky fcr the ktmngei
l bat he cave us no excuse to pick a quarrel
The next diy was bright and fair, and if
it hadn't been for Judge Slasher some of
, WOI,d uaTe eone ovef and CXCUied our
iLanncrs and asked tbe stranger to chip ir.
aud liecome neighborly; but the Judge
raid,
"Uj's a had un, he is. I kin tell it by
the way his bead is set ou his body. Fas'
tiling we know a commitee will come
a oag here a'ld gobble biin up fur robbery
or murder."'
Two weeks had passed, and while some
of us had civen tbe stranger a curt "good
morning," no one hi.d struck hands with
bim. or cutercd bi shanty to smoke a
tritndly pipe. Then a climax came. .The
six of us ix-cupj ing one ehan'.y were work
ing iu common, aud our bag of dut was
buried in a corner of the fire-place. Oae
tuormiig tin tait was nnssiug, and you
cau imagine that .here was a first diss
row iu no time. There was the hole
where some one bad dug under the stones
and carried c3 our treasure, and whom
were we to suspect? We had faith in
each other, and we could not suspect out
siders because none of tbem k lew where
our bag ws concealed, and because this
was the first case of stealing ever known
on Betsy Jane llilh
Yes, we were mad, and In the excite
ment of the first discovery we came near
having a free fight among ourselves. It
increased our angi r to discover that we
.ould not reasmably suspccS any one. and
tais fact made every one of us try the
iiarder to pick up a clue. At length Judge
biasher sprang to bis feet with the cxcla
madon :
"By the bones of Kidd! but 1 know tbe
thief I"
"That hang-dog.sbeep-stM"ing stranger!
Hang me ! if I didn't dream ot .his comma
in here last night to borrow a BboveL and
it was bis digging under tbe stones which
started that dream ! He has held alof
from us, and that's proof enough that be
came here for no good purpose,"
It was a straw to catch at Wc bad lost
in a nl ihl all we had gained by month of
hard work, and w didn't stop to reason
It was decided to lay tbe catbuburx at !
stranger's door, aud if be could prove bis I
innocence to much tbe better (or him. I
The news tbtt tbe YVbiits House, as we
...it... ... i. j . '
ancu our buauiy, uaa utxu ruuucu, vjiieati
like wild tire, and we started for Vbe
(ranger's claim, our crowd oumliered a
full hundrtd. He was outside at Wiak,
aud as be saw us coming be was startled.
Tbe angry murmurs and black looks must
have truuteueil biui. louwill say that
an Uincent man would have stayed and
braved l he storm. As tbe crowd swooped
down on this man he darted on at a ruu.
"Haiti Halt! Halt, ir we'll shoot I"
shouted a score of men.
"He's the thief stop bim ! stop biml ''
roared the Judge.
Five or six shots were fired almost as oue
and the fugitive tumbled forward on tbe
rocks. Three bullets entered bis back,
aud as the fore nut men bent over him ami
turned his white scared face lu the heav
ens be gasped out ;
"You have murdered me tjxl lorgivc
ycu 1"
"Now to search him !" said the Judge
as be came up, and half a dozen bands
made quick work of it. Besting on but
breast, and made fast to his neck by a rib
bon, was a package wrapped in oil-skin.
Thero was a flutter of excitement as tbe
Judge rudely snapped tbe string and held
tbe package in his hand. Ii was our
dust.
o ; We formed in a circle around tbe
Judi;c as he sat ou a rock and opened tbe
package, and in less than a minute there
were white faces among us. What were
the contents? A photograph of a fair
faced middle-aged woman, and the card
was written :
'Ma.-y-.hcd Juno l!tb, 1S57."
i but was the dead man's wife' There was
a second photograph that of a babe altotit
a y ar old, sod tbe Judge read aloud in a
treuibimg voice:
"Our Harry died April i'.U, ls:u."
That was not all. Ou a card
were locks ;
of their hair. There was a gold ring once
wom by tbe wife, a faded ribbon which
her fingers bad touched, and a bit of plaid
like tbe dress the baby wore when photo
graphed. Kelics of what ? Of years agone
of a fond wife aad beimtiful child of
joy and bappiusss of a husband's love
and a father's grief '
i-'Aud we wcie looking down upon thise
things and feehm; our hearts swelling up
aad our eyes growiKg misty when up
comes our gGKl-for-nothinz, half-witted
c-x-k w ith the bag of dust in bis band ! In
repairing tbe fire place be bad moved the
bag, acd in tbe excitement over its sup
posed loss what little wit be bad was
frightened away for the moment- The
bole under tbe stones had been made by
some small animal in search of food, aud
IU our baste we bad accused and murdered
aa innocent man.
Il ca:ue to us in full focce as we stixxl
there, and men smhed and w'ped their
eyes and walked away with trembling
steps. The Judiic felt that he was most
, .. l.l.w.w, 11.. n'ac 1 ....!-... I . , .a . I, .. ..1
wicked man, but those relics of the dead
bloke him up. He sat tbers and wept
like a child, aud in a vjiob hardly audible
lor bis great emotion, be in ancd ;
"Heavens forgive me for this awful
deed!"
Witb sorrow- with tcndeiacss with
hearts like children, wc dug a grave and
put the poor body into it, aud witb bis own
LaniU tbe Jjdge planted tbe head-board
and engiavcd thereon :
"Here lies a man as was w ronged !"
Tiie I'eilumvH I ! ly KK.viMlaii1..
The consumption of esseni-c. must
have beeu enormous at the highest tide
of Egyptian splendor, for the people
were actually en joined to perfume them
selves ou Fridays: corpses w ere anointed
with aromatic essences; sherbets and
sweetmeats were flavored with fine veg
etable extracts; perfumes filled the air
ua every well to- do house, and saturat
ed the letters and presents which were
constantly being exchanged. The la-lies
bathed in perfumed water, the meu used
scented oils for the hair, and both made
use of red, yellow and green soap.
During great festivals iuecuse was
burnod iu all the streets, so that even
the poorest might be regaled by the
mere act of breatliing. Nor was there
any lack of narcotics. The mixle of
preparing opium, introduced from
Syoot, in Upix.-r Egypt, was well kuown
and tho Sultan Bcybars promulgated
several edicts prohibitiuj; the use of
hasheesh, a. stupefying and intoxicating
preparation of Indian hemp. Iu spite
oi tho Fropbd's prohibition, the juice
of the grape continued to 1 indulged
in. Alcohol (as its imn'.o indicates ) is an
Arab discovery, aud Ix-er the favorite
bcvc-iage of the ancient Egyptians
was also brewed and drank under the
Caliphs.
Many a jmial song iu praise of w ine
was sung by Arab j.-oets, aud in early
rimes many Arabs would by no means
admit that the Trophd had forbidden
its nse. In an old MS. copy of Tha'
alibi it ia said. "The Prophet--may
Gixl bless him and accept him per mit
ted wine, aud mercifully allows us to
strengthen ourselves with it at our
meals, and to lift the veil of our cures
and sorrows."
Ile A y sliaviii."
A minister who was, not too careful
iu his habits wai induced by his fliends
to take the teetotal pledge. His health
appeared to suffer aud his ihx'tor or.
Jcrtsl him to take one glass of punch,
daily.
'Oh!" said he, "I .hire uot Peggy,
my old hoasekecjxr, would tell the whole
palish."
"When do you shave? ' the doctor
asked.
"Iu tue morning."
"Then," said the doctor, "shave at
night, and when Peggy brings up your
hot water yon can take your glass of
punch just Ixifore going to lx-d."
The minister afterward appeared to
improve in health and spirits. The doc
tor met Peggy soon after and said:
"I'm glad to hear, Peggy, that your
master is tetter. Z
"Indeed, sir, he's better, but his
brain's affected; there's something wrang
wi' his mind."
"How?"
"Why, doctor, he used to shave at
night before going to bed, but now he
shaves in the morn, he shaves before
dinner, he shaves after dinner.he shaves
at night he's aye ahavin'."
IMiniurt ii lnil.i i4l tiiier-
When, Henry III. of France, and king
of Polauil, was ou his return to Paris to
take up the government which had de
volved nam him by the death of Catha
rine de Medici's two elder sons, he
passed through Venice, and the recep
tion given to him by the queen of the
Adriatic is a fair sxciiucu of numerous
other displays of a like nature. Ou the
Venetian frontier a gixxlly unrulier of
senators and councillors met the king;
his gondola was spread with gold bro
cade; the nobles told off to attend U)m
him were dressed iu bowing robes of
silk; sixty hallx-rdiers as guards of hon
or woro liveries of orange colored silk,
and carried ancient battle-axes. Four
hundred rowers sixjd tlm royal craft on
its way to the Lido, followed by countless
gondolas of the nobility draped iu cloth
of gold, and resplendent with mirrors
ami arms. On the Lido waa erected a
triumphal arch, of which Tidlailio ,the
celebrated Vieeuzan, had been the ar
chitect, and which Tintoretto and Taolo
Veronese had painted. The ling was
lodged in the Foscari palace, adorned
for the pnrixse with everything that
was rich in tapestry and gold. But the I
banquet in the evening was the most
striking ceremony. It took place at the
Giudecca, just over against the favorite
hotel of mtxleru Venice; the royal gon
dola glided down the (irand Canal amid
soft-sounding music, and at the steps
the monarch was received by twelve
noblemen, dressed in picturesque ma
riner's costume, bine satin with scarlet
facings, each with a lady in white re.-t-
ing on his arm. Three thousand guests
were awaiting the king's adveutjnto the
courtyard, resplendent with jewels and
brocade. To while away the time Ix1
fore the banquet was announced, an ac
robat performed gymnastic feasts for
the edification of the guests, and all
around was assembled a sparkling fleet
of gondolas, with their torches and gli
ded prows, aud their crimson daniask
coverings floating iu the waves.for there
were no sumptuary laws in those days,
and no restraint on display. Tables
were laid to accommodate the three tin u
aud guests. For the royal entertainment
a curious surprise was prepared. Henry
was invited to seat himself at a table
m ole euiirely of sugar; the mipkius,
plates, knivcs.forks, etc.. were all made
of that commodity; so good was the de
ception that the king complacently sat
llown' ,,ut- on ti,kiil- 1 Lu na',k,n
he
found it crumbled Ixjneath his grasp,
Tho plate before the king had iiixm it
the figure of a queen seated on two ti
gers which had ou their breasts theaiTs
of France and Poland. On the right of
the royal seat were two sugar lions,
with a Fallas and a Justice of like ma
terial, while ou Ids left sbxxl a sugar St.
Mark and a sugar David, und on the
table were spread horses, trees, and
ships, etc., all of sugar. After the re
past 1-tjO figures of sugar were distribu
ted among the fair sex as a pleasing
memorial of the event. After this epi
sode the king was tiki u to a more sub
stantial table, aud to fxxl to a more sul
wianiial character. At the intervals of
the courses cou'dics ere acted and
pix'ms sung; around the hdl were plan
ted rare trees and odorous plants; bask -eU
full of fruit hung from the ceil
ing, aud tame hares, rabbits and birds
were chained among the trees with silk
en cords. The repast histeJ for four
hours, aud ninctyc ourscs passed before
the royal eyes; and then, at the end of
all things, a huge pie was opened, from
which issued birds; and the guests aroe
to give them chase, the prize for the
largest bag Wing an ostrich egg set in
gold. With thislx-gau the dancing and
evelry of the evening. These public
banquets were imitated extensively in
private life. Four to five hundred da
cats was au oiiliuurv sum for a Venetian
to spend on an entertainment The art
of cooking was carried to a ridiculous
excess, into every dish it was deemed
necessary t- cast some gold dust to give
it what thev termed "the heart."
Ilw Miirh to Km.
Haviug tested a uumlxT of meals in a.
general way, eating more or less each
time, find out aa near as may l.-e what is
tho proper amount for a meaL Begin
with a very light breakfast of ordinary
fixxl, such as you have lx-en accustomed
to, aud note the nundxT of hours you
can go without feeling a want of more
food. For a very light breakfast, say
one roll, a cup of coffee and a very small
piece of meat, thiee hours orl.-ss will lx;
found the limit. This is not offered as
a rule, but as a suggestion; for ;t makes j
a vast difference w hat you do during
those three hours. A giveu amount of
fixxl will go further in manind hdxir
than in mental lalxir. as brain work is
more exhausting than hand work. The
next time try a little more, aud in the
course of a doaen breakfasts yon will
learn to jedge pretty closely what you
require to carry on your work till the
hour of the next mcaL Having found
out just what you need, never, on any
consideration, take more. Never mind
how nice the steak, how tempting any
food may lx?, shut right down on the
whole eating business the instant you
ha-e had enough. Too little can lx? re
paired by eating a light lunch U fore
the uext meal. Too lunch cannot lie
repaired, and you must pay for the in
discretion. In all this there niuat lx?
plain common tense. Do not imitate
the invalid who kept a pair of scales on
the braekfafct table to weigh his daily
bread.
Gkses 1'iAS.- Cook from twenty to
twenty-five minutes In boUiaif water with
a ilttle salt Dra-n :hen tender, stir ia a
lump of peppered butter, and serve hot in
a vegetable dish. A tew spoonfuls of
tweet cream ia a great addition.
The Hurt -omll.
the Puff family, pater, muter, and
little oiies, picnicked ou the lieacb Us
yon J F"it Point "I do not love mv
thure," remarked Patrick Duff, who is
a proud and fieqiient Voter of the Sev
enth ward, as he uu hitched the dray
horse from the family carryall, which
bore the family arms, "Duffs 'Xpress."
"The cares av political Ioif and gim ral
expressing require that man should re
lax his nioiud midst the grand rcpotdi
av tireless Uathure's rcshtful Ixisoui.
I'll ring that sentiment into me in
warru.l club spache, Mary Helen, 1 my
sowl, I will. Lave how Id av that cowld
lxiild ham, James Henry, or I'll throw
ve into the trackless lid-'."
The lunch basket was safely depos
iten .11 the shade of a r.x-k, the youth
ful Duffs dc-iiortcd bare-legged in the
mild surf, ami Mr. and Mrs. Duff wan
dered free from care, o'er the green
hillside. Presently Mrs. Duff di s cov
ered a blimbleliee ill the deep recesses
of a w ild flower she had plucked. Alas,
she had never sccu abumbl-'-lx-e twfor--!
"Luk here, Patrick," she exclaimed,
ycz never saw tii- lotto- av tint in Ker
ry, Pat"
.nr. jniu was li- much o i o ilitiei.ui
to commit himself as to his know led-
or lack of it, without liit musid-riii;
the subject. Taking the flower from
his wife's hand, ho eyed the lee criti
cally, and then assented :
"Yes, it is a very p- tly l.urrid ; I
think it i- a -"
Before Mr. Dull' hud explained what
he was pleased to thiiik the bee was, he
had dashed the lb ever ill his amaz -d
wife's face, jumped evit.dly iu the air,
landed hat less and with hair erect, and
again repeated, still slowly, but with
lpfing, glaring eyes, and in a voice
husky with pain and anger :
"It is a purty bunid, but, holy inin
ther, how hot its liitie fut is !"
"Patrick Duff, have you Ken hitting
that whisky lttle iu the lunch basket?"
exclaimed the i.idin.int Mrs. Duff.
Patirck, iu dumb liewildermeut.gazcd
on his swelling aud inflamed thumb and
then at the wifo of his bosom In fore he
replied :
"II'xl yez rii.i yer needle through
that hurrid, Mary Helen, lx forc yez
gav'it to meV"'
"Don't yeiS be tofitMiiy, Pat," raid
Mrs. Duff, testily.
"Shure. I'm not funny ;it all, Mary
Helen, and yez neidu't look that way at
me, hather, or I'll break your vertebra-,"
said Mr. Duff, getting h a.Ller as his
thumb got bigger.
"Yez had better he.t be thrying your
thrieks w id me, or I'll 'umd ye wan side
av thet ugly jaw of yours that'll tach ye
w ho is boss of the Duff" family." Mr.
Duffs voice rose as he realized the
full extent of his hint
Yez have lx-en drinking ycrsclf into
transitory jim-jams, Pat, and yea had
lietter .-lajx- it offlx foie lunch," replied
the lady in sx conciliatory tone, which
only seivid to aggravate the gentle
man's temper into exact -ynqiathy with
Ids tlr.inili, for with :u irresistible im
pulse he made good his threat, snd iu a
moment the sweet solitude of the spot
and day was rudely broken bv blows
which fell with uneogiiivjal force uud
rapidity on both the heads of the
heads of the Duff familv, while the
bnuible lx-e hummed drowsily off, mor
alizing over th greatn-sM i J evil-i wli-ti
unknown.
.Mourning tuiiie.
There are some changes in the styles for
mourumg wear this seasm K'glish cra;-e
is more used than ever, and whole dres e?
are of this material. These cannot be liued
witb woolen gixuls, as tlie suit would lx; to
heavy, and the fii'ir c has not sutBcieiit tuxly
to support it. A particular kind of dca.i
silk is maiuf.iclured for this purpose.
I Shawls cannot lx; worn with these dres-xs.
so they are rcpbiccd by lon.r garment
matching them. For winter wiar they are
wadded. Suits are also of Engii-h ciajx
and caibemirc. During the first few
months mourning Aba wis are generally worn
over these suits. For young la lies tbe
outer garments usually consist of tmll
visites trimmed with crape. After the lir-il
months of mourning have passed, pelisses
may be employed of viijugue or "cache
mirv hindoii," trimmed witb black fox or
beaver. Oue of '.be most important arti'-les
of a mouruing toilet is tbe bonnet. For
some years past many ladies have imagined
that tny ecceutr c shape, il only covered
with crspe constituded mourning. It is.
however, much mi re appropriate to wear
a small fiik or lace capot f ir this purp-se
than the large sbai-ts, suebjas theChvctoins
turned up on one side. Eog!i.-U crajit l.
certainiy very deep mourning, but it mu-t
be employed lu paiticulur whys, and a lady
canlot be considered suitably cireaed s -long
as she wears a' iain.-b-irouh, a "I iu "
or a VelarquM shaped bat vcn if il i
covered with cr.q-e. These hats can, hu'.v
tvir, be worn by very young ladies
A bouuet suit -ile for muruing use may
be small and closc-ritlini. Around the
crown is a wnaih of biack gra;s. J.n
the back fa'ls a veil and in front is a tuile
veil trimmed with crape. Another bunnet
for deeper mourning is a s nail American
capote, its oniv trimming consisting of a
larne crape veil draped around tbe crowu
and falling to the lower part ot the skirt
"a !a Jueva. ' This kmd of drap-ng i
much prettier than tue straight piec-s
usually employ d. A nvxlel for a yun
lady is tbe vaioil'.ain ' thaped hat. Ii
bas a broad brim cover inn tbe face and Liil
c.on, aiinost p- inted. It is triminc-l w.:i:
p'u-h and jet a ( rnuuent.
A great variety of jet jewelry is worn
even by ladies who are nit id motion
S-ime novel ornaments are in diftVrtnl
oietais. One of these is a brooch pin in
tbe form of a comet The star on one end
of the pin is ot gd led mctaL and tbe long
piece is worked with shaded fire-colored
; beads. A cacbcpngne consists of three old
coins. This is used on a drapery, as a comb
I for the bau. or on a bonnet.
Considecite mother to governess
"Miss Smiib, don't let Alfred and Jamie
sit down on the damp grass, for fear they
should catch cold. When they are tire ',
yon can nt down ami take tuein on your
lap .
The flesh of a pika receutjy caught in
the orth Sea has been found to be full of
trichin. Tbe parasites are supposed to
have been introduced into the fish's body
by offa' er.ten by it.
XKWS IX WUKF,
tlali.-i: n l,lKI0,OlM lunatics.
A locomotive drinks foitv-t'ne gal
lons of water every mile it travels.
Pierre l'aiiliuier. Archbishop ol
Besaucoii, i t de id.
Bismar.'k ls in a state of irritability.
He is suffering from neuralgia.
MinUti r We-t was prex-i.t. d by
SxTelary Bh.iuc to Mr. Arthur of the
ltth
--Out of every hundred inhabitant
of the I'uiteil St.ites siv'ceii live lu
cities.
The finest thread iu a -pider's web
is composed of no I. ss than loo strands.
Th;' entire loss of the (ieiinaa
armies in ls7u-'7i wns ,i-!,iMMi men.
Edward Yming is the author of the
line, "lle.ith l.-v. s ,i sinking mark."
( iov. Kuln rti I Texas says he would
:dk i-.-tin r than rid-- on n railroad pass.
A i any clitio:i of "l"n -te Tom's
Cabin'" has Imi n publish; d in London.
There an- ih-w -iver lmi st itiom rs
in ll. i-.li
twenty.
- It U
London,
i lu
Is 1. 1 il,, r.- w.re onl
dim it.
r.ii;l.iin
I
lilal there reside in
out 1. than :!-lHHI
llneve-.
The average I "ti;;l t.-ll
J'id ollliee.. of I, lie- ;,
jaili.ild g.-tN
rage paiqx r
lo ouuees.
Tbe Ou.s ti i. Sweden has tor do
vice .1 sM.ili.iw Willi ili,- motto, 'To
Sei-k Hie I lest."
'I he average w i;;. s nf woi kiugiucli
ill Frame are only f.O' rents a day ;
tin- of woman :'.! ' .
Iwiston's net debt
water loans, w;i. ?-"i,77.'
of Sept. mber last'
The pawnbrokers i f
exclusive of
', I lo on the 1st
ir- at Britain.
l.'iTJ in uuin'.ier, tak- in
luring a vear
2im,llHI,iNHI of pledges.
It is s.i l that there are onl v one
hundred Mdof Indians left, and tiiev
are engaged in fanning.
Tii -c.ttori fiictori's i i t!ie South
have, .-inee the- war, i:iid uu average
dividend of lij; jielr lit.
Mr. Stephen Fiskr has ;,ceejited the
isir ition of chief of th.- editorial staff of
the New York ir.
The Em x D-rainl Empress of Aiiatrid
will r turn the visit ol the Kiug au
There W.'HM goats ou the island of
(.'yprus.
The Boston iiiblic library contains
DlllewS volumes.
Tl ere arc 7m,iio i Man!i in the
Fnitcd States.
Oni.-ig.-s ;ire sjilitiing terribly on the
trees in Floriiht.
A medical college for women is to
ixM-pt-urd in San Francisco.
(ilinowder Ls CoUiMis.-d of potiissic
nitrate, chcivoal and sulphur.
It Ls saitl that Van.h rl.ilt now holds
S.SO,liMI,iml in govennueiit lsmds.
(Jiieeli of Italy next autiimn.
A little California lmy sent 1 lo the
Ciartield Fund, stating that it was the
first money tie had ever ei.rued.
The Stiir Chandler was named from
the Starra or Jewish c.iv.-nants, dci-osit-ed
there bv older of Biehard 1.
The soldiers of Italy cost that nation
jf$! jH-r head aniiiially, of France Xol
per head, and of England, iillH.
Mis.- Arthur, the daughter of the
Iresideut, is a 1. Ion. le haired young
lady who is now at school in Albany.
At bis death Washington was the
richest President the I nited States ever
had. He !.-ft an estate worth if.siMI.MIO.
Ikostou h;Ls a project on foot for a
club for Ibi'Ii sexes, where wines and
liquors are to lie excluded
ISostoll Inst year CollSUIUeiHill, lilt:
barrels of larger Ix-er two barrels to
every man, woman and child.
(iold quart has turn il scovered in
Brown county. Ind., thirty or forty
miles south of Indiamqxihs.
Columbia county, Fla., has several
colored farmers who make annii.illy
Ironi -?l'-i to .?."hH w n th of s-i island
cotton.
By the Saxon laws twelve Venn ot
age w;ls fixed as Ho- earliest ossill!e
develojMueiit of tlin legal understand
mg,
As late ai l",7i, the F.in p-r Maxi
miliaull. kept a park of animals near
his rustle, in which b- fie-iienty hunt
ed.
The Fabii, a noble Komaii family,
are sanl to have lerive-l their mime from
Faba, n bean because th--ir ancestom
cultivated puise.
ibe Thirty Year,' War in Germany
was Is t .r. en Catholics and Prob-stants,
ami was rourliilni l.v the Pence ot
Westphalia, iu 1",1M.
the )Hipiilalion of Eun-jM- to the
square mile is : llcigiiim lo'J, England
in-l Wuh-s list;, llalv i-s, C.eruiauv Jill,
Holland . France sii Switzi-rhind
17.1. Austria 17.1. Ireland VV.h
Prisoners of war, among the ancient
nations, r-' Usually enslaved. In the
t.i'iteentli century civiliz-d nations lx--gaii
to exchange tln ni.
The wine of tin; Lord's Supper w;u
aid aside, and the eomiuiihit " bv the
laity under flu- form of r-iul alone tk
its ri.,e in th- YvYst in Iu'.n;.
A Bil.bi r- e- ntly died in Hungary
in his I'llst year, afti r holding for seventy-live
years the same position in his
native town.
Arcomae and Northampton coun
ties, irgmia, nave x ach trees now liv
ing am I ix-armg, win- n were planreil 111
IhM.
Lieutenant Oovernoi Weston of Mas
sachusetts has given Sl.lMMI for the Gar
field professorship at ilhains College.
S en tary Blaine has ou the wall of
one of ids parlors a line eugraving of
( iladstoue, sent to him by Mr. Gladstone
himself, with an autograph.
Sheep cheese Ls very popular iu Aus
tria, and an enterprising Austrian ha.
started a sheep dniry near Chattanooga,
Geo, with lMMJ brail.
Eighteen miles was the length of a
bout race rowed by three crews of Min
nesota lumbermen. They were com
pletely exhausted by the effort,
Tlie authorities of the hospitals iu
Paris have giveu a banquet to Surgeon
J. Spfncer Wells, vice Iresident of the
Royal College of Surgeons of England,
for his services in surgery concerning
disease of woman.
A small portrait in od of Colmubn
has been discovered in a perfect state of
preservation in the colonial office at
Madrid. It represents him aa about
forty years of age, with thick, dark hair.
and a hooked nose, ami it is conjectured,
j to ix? contemporary portrait.
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