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Wrisslps and tlie Thief.
Last summer with throe friends I pent
some mouths anions ttie AdiromUcVs
camping in a cabin which we h&d built
near Buck pon<l 011 the head water- «»f the
west brauch «»f the St KCJJH. Our purpose
WAS t«» gAin h<-itltb by a vacation in tin
woods, ami if I should tell you how man}
p. HI ML- the parly weighed in the aggregate
when we went iu ami how tunny inure we
weighed a* we tame out. there would l>e
mi question in your mind as to the -ucces
of oar plan. We were all good fishermen
anil fair hunters, and two of us could cook
reasonably well, so we were not accompa
nied by any guides.
It wa.- our custom to decide each even
ing upon the .sport of the day following,
lock up the cabin after breakfast, if no one
was to remain at home, take a lunch and
depart on our various routes
Sometimes we ti-hed all together, some
times iu two parties; and yet again two
would hnut and two make the tramp to
the nearest house, some eleven miles, and
bring in fresh supplies; and each day found
us busy at something.
Most of the time we were away from the
cabin all day, and at first we felt no tear
of marauders, but during the second month
our suspicions were aroused.
Two or three times we had seen strange
tracks in the soft earth near our camp,once
the door aud padlock which secured it had
evidently been tampered with and at last
we began to miss articles which happened
to be outside the cabin.
Charlie Powell lost a rod which he had
thoughtlessly left leaning against a tree
one morning, and Fred Clarke bis pipe,
which he was sure he had laid on the
bench near the door. It became plain to
us that some woods tramp was shadowing
our camp with the intent to steal anything
he might lay his hands on, and we put our
brains to work to circumvent him.
Among other accumulations which we
had made while in the forest was a large
black snake which Dan Lyman had caught
in the Madawaska swamp and brought
home alive, and finding the fellow docile
and fearless, we had fed him at the cabin
and sought to induce him to make it his
home so that he might be our house cat.
For it is well known that the black snake
will catch rats, mice, squirrels and other
small deer, much as the cat does, and
many of the reptiles are domiciled iu
Southern homes for that purpose.
Although Powell and I had at first ser
iously objected to a snake as a boarder, the
other boys laughed at us so much that we
gave iu and allowed Wriggles, as Dan had
named him, to crawl about unmolested,
and in a mouth's time he would come at
call to be fed milk or eggs, of which he
was very fond.
Usually at uight he coiled up in oue cor
ner of the cabin, although several times
when it was chilly I had found the rascal
under ihe stove and driven him tint. He
was as partial to boat as a dog, and Lyman
had at last made a box for him just inside
the door aud filled it with dry grass, where
latterly Wriggles had slept at night. Sev
eral times we had heard him moving about
the floor in the dark, but although he oc
casioned a great deal of joking as to what
would oecur if lie should invade our bunks,
thus far he had not attempted such famil
iariaritv.
Wo kfjit OU. egg- in .1 paper flux, sack
in one cornea of the room, aud it was evi
dent that Wriggles knew it, for several
times he had been driveu away from its
vicinity, but as yet we had not caught liim
in the sack, and so no change had been
made. When we departed upon our daily
excursions it was the duty of the last one
out to see that the snake had left the cabin
before the door was locked, lest he should
do some damage during our absence, ami
it was only at night that he was usually to
be be found indoors. The evening after
our discovery of the loss of the rod and
pipe, we discussed many plans for captur
ing the thief, and at last it was determined
that one or two of us should remain iu
cauip for a day or so, concealed, in hopes
that when our visitor next called we might
be able to lay hands on him—and drawing
lots for the iirst day's guard mouut it fell
to me, much to my satisfaction.
Of course the boys offered me all sorts
of advice as to what to do and how to do
it, Lyman eveu suggesting that I should
climb a tree and watch from its branches
all day; but 1 scoffed at their notions and
promised them I had a much better plan
of my own safely iu my head.
Morning dawned bright ami clear, and
as my companions prepared for a fishing
trip and visit to Long Pond, distance
three miles, I half regretted that 1 must
pass the day alone and at home. Howev
er, they soon got off aud then 1 began to
arrange matters for the success of my
plan. First I left the key iu the padlock,
as if by accident, and took everything of
value within doors.
Then I prepared the upper bunk so that
I might lie in it hidden behind blankets,
apparently tossed there carelessly, and see
all that went on in the cabin. I proposed to
conceal myself there, and when the tliief
entered, as I felt sure lie would, and began
to pack up his plunder, to capture him at
tho muzzle of my gun.
Not that I expected to have to shoot.
Probably that would never have occurred,
even if the unknown had walked off when
ordered to halt, but I felt sure that a fel
low mean enough to be a sneak thief in
the woods would also be a coward, and so
easy of capture if discovered.
Having thus planned my campaign I
closed the door aud seated myself near a
window in the loft where I could see aud
hear without being seen and began my
vigil. The day was glorious aud all na
ture rejoiced iu the fullness of ripened
summer. The sunlight warm and bright
fell softly upon mountain, lake aud forest,
the birds sang, the waters rippled and the
leaves whispered oue to the other in the
trees. The air was balmy and filled with
the balsamic odor of the woods, the silence
was broken only by sweet restful sounds,
and after a little I found myself half in
clined to nap.
This would never do, aud so I cautious
ly crept to a lower window, and having
surveyed the approaches undid the door
and stepped forth.
Listen as I might I could hear no sound
of human presence, and the little scouting
which I did through the ncar-at hand tim
ber resulted in uo discovery but that of a
hedge hog scuttling up a tall pine in ter
ror.
I returned to the cabin and again closed
the door behind me. Probably during the
time it had been open Wriggles had enter
ed, but I did not see hiui, uor did he make
himself known when I came in.
A little further watching from the win
dows, and drowsy and half disgusted with
what seemed to be a fruitless guard, 1
climbed into the bunk, took a book and
began to read.
1 may have read a page, perhaps a chap
ter, but before long my heavy eyes closed,
the delicious languor of the wilderness
overcame me, and, all unprepared, 1 slept.
How long, I know not, doubtless an
hour or more, when a midden noise, like
the falling of a heavy body, awoke me
with a start, and I saw with wonder that
the door was wide open.
BUTLER. PA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER t. 188!)-
Surprised and yet dated from my slum
ber 1 sought t > rise when to iny intense
amazement I found that I wa bound hamj
and foot with a heavy cord; and even as 1
began to realize that I was the captive, uot
the captor, a harsh laugh broke upon my
ears, and turning 1 saw standing near the
cupboard iu the corner a brawny negro!
••Ilii' ha! Mas-u! \ •*! done wake up.'
Don' rise jit. Bar's no hurry. When I
gits what I want I'll go 'way and yer kin
sleep a spell more till yer frieu's come
home. They'll onUe yer Don't rise yit,
ma- a!" and again he laughed long aud
heartily.
•'Von villian!" I cried, "if you don t loose
me this instant and clear aw ay from here
I'll have you in jail! What do you uu au,
coming here and tieing me in this way#
Undo me!"
"What 1 mean?" he griuned. T mean to
clear dis yer cabin of all de stuff 1 kin
carry, dat's what I mean And I won't do
you no hurt ef ye keep still, but ef aggera
vate lue, —look out, 1a a bad nigger, 1 is!
The reprobate shook his list and glared
at me in such a manner that I believed
him.
''See here," said I, "let me go and 1 will
give yon what you want if you'll promise
not to steal any more. Thai s fair. Let
me go."
lie laughed again grimly.
"I won' steal no mo' after dis time,
massa, I'll promise 'ye; 'case whyf I'm
goin' to tote away ebery ting I want dis
trip! An' I tell ye agin, dou' ye talk to
me no mo'!"
The man was growing angry aud I deem
ed silence but prudence on my part, bound
as I was.
The fellow was ransacking every portion
of our camp and liail already gathered a
goodly plunder, which he was stowing iu a
pack basket intending to carry it away up
on his back! He worked hastily, and I saw
that he was much worried. .Should my
comrades return he would be surelv caught,
or should I work free from my bonds be
fore he had gotten beyond my reach, 1
might follow, obtain help aud arrest him.
These dangers he evidently appreciated,
and so lost no time in his rascally work.
Already he had taken what he could find
of provisions, our tea. coffee, sugar, baking
powder and a few cans of condensed milk,
when glancing about his eye fell upon the
egg bag in the corner.
.Striding to it he thrust his hand quickly
into its open mouth to discover its con
tents, but no sooner had he doue so than
with a yell of horror he -prang back, his
arm extended, and hanging fast to his
wrist, where its fangs were imbedded, a
great black snake, Wriggles!
"Pisoned! Pisoned!" he shrieked, while
his face grew ashen lined with terror. "I'se
snake bit aud pisoned!" and shaking his
arm as if it were the limb of a tree, be sue
cceded at last iu flinging the reptile from
him into a corner, where lie writhed aud
twisted aud played his forked tongue,
showing all the signs of snake auger.
"O Lord, 0 Lord! I'se gwiue to die,
shore!" moaned the negro, while the dark
blood fell drop by drop from his bitten
wrist.
I saw my chance aud seized it.
"Untie me and 1 can save you!"
With a cry of joy he sprang to my side,
aud pulling a sheath knife from his belt he
cut the cords which bound nie.
"O, massa! Cood massa! Sabe mc if ye
kill an' I'll WAR OL- do Kible uebber to
steal no mo"! O, massa! Sabe me. I feels
de pisou creepin' tro my veins!"
"Give me that knife," said I. "and hold
out your hand."
With a groan the fellow obeyed, aud I
cut a deep gash iu the wrist where the
snake's fangs had been, from which the
blood ran in a little stream.
"Sow suck that wound and draw all the
poison out," I commanded, "and quick,
too, while I tie your arm above here."
Most gladly he obeyed, while 1 bouud a
ligature lightly above his elbow. In fact
I treated the bite exactly as if it had been
given by a venomous instead of a harmless
snake, aud iu thirty minutes had the
negro's baud aud wrist so bandaged and his
arm so lashed that he was practically dis
abled. Then I commanded him to go out
side and sit on the. ground with his back
against the cabin while I prepared some
thing for him to drink to antidote the
poison!
He obeyed, and such a mess as I fixed
up! I bad decided not to arrest the rascal
but to take his punishment into my own
hands, and most thorough 1 made it.
I mixed for him at least a quart ol' raw
eggs and pepper, which I forced hint to
drink, followed by a glass of strong salt
aud water.
The result may better be imagined than
described. Suffice to say that when the
boys relumed ill about live in the afternoon
the thief was just able to walk, his fright
and bis treatment having made him a very
sick man; aud after a thousand promises
never to steal again, to return the articles
already taken and never to forget me aud
my kindness in saving his life, we allowed
him to depart, a sadder if not a wiser man.
Doubtless a night's sleep renewed the
evil in him, for he did not return the rod
and pipe, but we were never troubled by
him agaiu, and Wriggles was given one
raw egg a day for his meritorious service
during all the remainder of our stay iu the
woods.
This, That and the Other.
Smoked ceilings should be washed oil
with strong soda water.
To keep lemons cover with cold water,
changing every few days.
A red hot iron passed over old putty will
soften it so it can be easily removed.
For burns use lime water, olive oil and
glycerine, equal parts, applied on lint.
Washing faded carpet in a strong solu
tiou of salt will restore its color.
Ifyour new shoes are tight dipacloth in
hot water and lay it on the tight place and
it will soon stretch.
When corks are too large to go into a
bottle put them into hot water a few min
utos and they will soften.
A scrap bag hung on the end of a sew
ing machine for storing all bits of cloth
and raveling*, and ends of thread, will
save much sweeping.
In making pickles of auy kind use none
but the best of cider vinegar and boil it in
a porcelaiu kettle. A little alum added
when scalding them the first time makes
them crisp.
—A negro named Connors, who lived
near Lafayette, Louisiana, has paid the
penalty of his determination to remain in
the land where he had found a home, in
defiance of the attempts of aelf-constituod
"regulators" to drive him out. These reg
ulators served a notice on Comicrs to leave
the country after severely whipping him.
Refusing, he and his daughter, a girl of lif
teen, were promptly murdered by their
persecutors, who, on their way to the ont
rage brutally whipped two cither other col
ored men. No reasons for th» attack on
Comiers and bis daughter are given,though
it is thought the fact that one of the color
ed men who was whipped had a colored
school teacher living with him was the oc
ca-tion of hid castigatiou.
Hindoo Sullivans and Kilrains.
Colonel 1. T. l'eari of the Sixty-eighth
Light lulautry. who has beeu .tationed ut
Mysore, British India, lor the last live
rears, gives the following interesting ac
count of how a boxing tournament is
carried on in India:
It is almost ueedle.s to state that our
lift- at My-"re proved vcr_i dull. I and my
fellow officers were castiug aboutfor some
relief from this interminable monotony,
having tired of football, cricket and other
old country sport.-, wiieu we were agree
ably surprised one morning by receiving a
polite invitation from the Rajah of the dis
trict to attend an athletic exhibition he pro
posed giving the next day.
At hi- Highuess' palace we were received
iu a royal manner. After partaking of a
liberal repast we were conducted by him
to a large gallery overlooking the arena set
apart for the exhibition. After -eeiug us
carefully bestowed, he ordered the games
to commence.
The professional lndiuu boxers are
known as jetties, a name derived from the
peculiar contrivances worn by them npou
the right hand. This consists of a kind of
ccstns mace of buffalo horn with four sharp
knobs upon it, resembling exaggerated
knuckles. Near the little tiugei is a fifth
projection of greater prominence and keen
ness than the others. It is worn upon the
right hand, between the lower joints and
the main knuckles, the fingers being pass
ed through a narrow opening below the
raised points, of sufficient sue to receive
them when the list is doubled.
If it were placed directly over the
knuckles it is very evident that a blow
directed with the full force of an athletic
arm would, in all probability, crush the
skull of .the unfortunate at whom it is aim
ed. l'laced in the manner described the
wearer has to be very chary iu the deliver
ence of a full-arm blow, as the concussion
would be very likely to cause dislocation of
the hand. Instead, therefore, of hitting in
the usual style in vogue among English
and American pugilists, the blows are de
livered perpendicularly, and as the knobs
are sure to make a deep cut and lay the
ilosh opeu to the bone, there is never any
question as to who is entitled to the c'aim
of first blood.
In a few minutes two of these men step
ped into the arena. They were magnificent
specimens of manhood, neither very stout
nor veiy muscular, but with well-knit,
splendidly-proportioned frames. Added to
this was a natural grace and gentlemanly
deportment.
Bowing low to the Rajah they took their
places in the center of the ring and put
themselves in position for the combat.
Approaching each other they held up aud
crossed their left arms, then, quickly step
ping back, they made various motions with
their hands, or, as we would express it,
"sparred for an opening." They shifted
their positions with great activity, watch
ing like hawks for an opportunity to de
liver a blow, uever ones allowing their at
tention to be diverted in any manner.
Several passes were made with lightning
like rapidity, were neatly parried, and we
were greatly puzzled to know which dis
played the greatest amount of science, so
equally wore they matched.
At length one of them, assuming the
offensive, pressed his antagonist backward
.r _ «■-,•; .....1 ' ■ " ' .I*H< '
stunuing blow on the cheek which laid it
open to the bone. Suddenly the wounded
athlete ducked, and. grasping bis an
tagonist by the legs, lifted liim high iu the
air. Tho latter dealt him another blow,
this time upon the crown of the head, but,
nothing daunted, he threw his man, and as
he rose struck liiui a terrific blow in the
face, which tumbled him over in a heap.
Lika a cat he recovered bis feet and closed
with the other. Then followed a shower of
blows which so disfigured the pugilists
that their faces were hardly recognizable.
Not relishing such a gory spectacle, we
requested the Rajah to compel them to de
sist. This he did reluctantly, seemingly
surprised to thiuk that we should so soon
tire of an exhibition which he doubtless
considered the very acme of manly sport.
Calling the boxers to him he tossed them
a handful of coins, accompanying the gift
with a few words of commendation for
their pluck aud skill. They bowed low
and murmured words of thanks to the
effect that for such recompense they would
willingly fight every day of their lives.
A young Hindoo now appeared, armed
with a weapon somewhat resembling a
quarter staff, about six feet long aud two
inches thick, upon each end id' which wa
il wooden ball inclosed iu a quilted cotton
bag. Immediately following him came
three others of his race, bearing staves
three feet iu length and about an inch and
a half in thickness. At a signal from our
host the play began.
The three quickly attacked the new
comer, who defended himself from the
blows they aimed at him with surprising
agility and adroitness. So rapid were his
movements that his front was always pre
sented to each of his antagonists, and so
dexterously did he handle his weapon,
which was held at the center of the shuft,
that every attempt to strike him proved
futile. For several moments he acted on
the defensive, and thus managed to tire out
the attacking parties.
Observing this, be mftdc a sudden spring
at one of them, and striking him full in the
face with one end of his shaft, felled him
like an ox. With a quick, backward move
ment he dashed the other end id' the stall
at the head of one of his enemies who bad
come up behind, aud gave liim a blow on
the temple that leveled him to the earth as
though struck with a cannon ball. The
remaining oue, imagining be had now an
excellent chance to disable the wiclder of
the staff, made a wicked lunge at him,
which lauded in his ribs and almost took
away bis breath. Recovering in an instaut,
the latter bounded toward his antagonist,
all the while swinging his weapon with
tremendous velocity. The wily fellow suc
ceeded iu evading it by ducking and dodg
ing, but at last he miscalculated his
chances. Raising his head, he received the
covered end of the staff on the forehead,
and, staggering about for a second or two,
fell prone on his back, completely beaten.
The victor received the usnal nod of ap
probation from the Rajah, and smilingly
rctiie 1 with those whom he bad vanquish
ed.
Thus ended a day's sports, and alter par
taking of a light luncheon, we bade our
host goodhy and returned to our canton
incut —Omaha ll'orltl Hrrahl.
—Heaven deliver in from the people
who are filled with the spirit of calamity;
who ever .see in the distance visions of ap
proaching crimes, diseases and disasters;
who are always to the front with predic
tions of discharges in our shops; <>f reduc
tion iu wages and harder time-; who are
always feeling blue, always borrowing
trouble; never bearing any but bad new*;
who never have a good word to say about
any one, and tell bard things about their
neighbors. There are a good many such
people in the world—people who seem to
derive a peculiar enjoyment from the an
ticipation of misery. They can't lelp it.
perhaps tbey are built tiiat way—but de
liver us from them, just the same.
The Greatest Man Ever Born.
A mau riding along a road came upon an
old fellow who, bnid ill voice and violent
ill action, was endeavoring to start a balky
team. The horseback traveler. ..mused
at the old fellow' productive resource of
strong adjectives, stopped, threw one leg
over the horn of hi. saddle, and without
sayiug anything >at watching tho perform i
ance. The covered Wag. >ll to which the j
team was attached wa the ■ mover'
typical vehicle, with two chairs tied be- |
hind. A woman, three children, a mule i
colt and a dog belonged to the outfit.
"If I just had enongh money to take us
fifty miles I'd cut your infernal throats!"
the old fellow shouted, as be leaned for a |
moment's rest on a piece of rail with which
he bad beeu belaboring the horses. "You j
can pull out of here easy enough, you in- |
ferual scoundrels. Why, a jack rabbit and |
a sick cat hitched up together could pull |
out of here."
• Anderson," said the woman, "why i
dou i you hold some fodder out before |
them?"
"Confound it. didu't you see me do that |
jest awhile ago?''
"Well, why don't you stick a pin iu their j
flanks?"
"Haven't yon got auy sense at all?
Didn't you see me -tick 'em with a darn
ing needle jest now' Ton better gooff
somewhere an' run with the sucking
calves.
"Tliar's oue thing 1 know you ain't tri
ed."
"What's that?"
"Twisting their under jaws."
"I'll twit yonr under jaw if you don't j
hush."
The old fellow, turning about, addressed i
the man on horseback. "How long have !
yon been here watching roe'" asked 'be
mover.
"Don't know exactly."
"Putty good while?"
• Ves."
A X ATI' RA I. MISTAKE.
"Serving your second term, ain t
you?"
"Second term at what?"
"Being Governor of this State."
"I'm not the Governor."
"No. Wall, you must be Secretary of
State."
"I am not, however."
"But you must be a great man of some
sort?"
"No; 1 am simply a country nier
chant."
"It's mighty strange, then."
"How, strange? I don't in the least un
derstand you. Why do you take mo to be
a great man?"
"Because a fellow that can set and
watch a balked team and not offer any
suggestions must be great—in fact, you
are the first man of that sort I ever did see.
You deserve greatness, anyhow. T'll tell
you that, aud I feel it my duty to do some
thing for you. I've got a line rifle and a
good dog, and they are yourn if you'll take
them."
"Xo, 1 thank you."
"Here's a five dollar bill, all the money
I've got, but yon may have it."
"I won't take it."
"Well. I feel like giving you something.
Say, you wouldn't mind me naming a boy
after you, would you'"
*•
"All right, that's your name?
"Worthington P. Billiugsltain.""
"Good enough. Becky!" be called.
"Yes," a woman answered.
"Where's the baby?"
"In the wagon asleep."
"Wall, wake him up and name liim after
this man. Good day if you are gone, mis
ter. Don't care if you don't hold no office,
you are the greatest man I ever saw."
South American Commerce.
Iu view of the coming Three America-'
Exposition aud of the World's Fair iu 189 C,
at which a special effort will no doubt be
made by the South American countries to
exhibit their products to the fullest advan
tage, it may be worth while to look for a
moment at the extent and character of
South American commerce. The trade of
•South America is now principally in the
hands of Great Britain and Germany; dur
ing the past twenty years British manufac
turers have sold in Central and South
America f1,638,000,000 worth of their
goods. The German trade, although the
figures for that are not at band, has been,
if not as large as the British still very
much larger than ours.
The seasons for the capture of the South
American trade by the British and the
Germans are well known. The British and
German governments have taken pains to
stimulate that trade by every means in
their power, and principally by granting
subsidies to the steamship lines that con
licit their port with those of Central and
South America. Within twenty years tin-
British Government has paid more than
f20,0<H1,000 in -übsidies to these lines.
England is supposed popularly to be a free
tr;ide country, but subsidy is the most fla
grant form of protection, and when it is
clearly to her interest to violate any par
ticular theory England lets the the theory
go and follows the dictates of self interest.
To place the matter iu light of figures, the
results of the British subsidies to steam
ship lines have been that her merchants
secured an extensive market ut a national
expenditure of a little over 1 per cent on
their sales. The question whether this
paid or not is not an open one.
It is, of course, well known that the
United States pays no subsidies, but. per
haps it is not so well known to how great
an extent the recent policy of the govern
ment has been to discourage steam, hip
lines. I'nder Section 39.76G of the Revis
cd Statutes, the master of auy ve -el ol
the United States bound for any foreign
port, or coming from oue, must receive on
board and deliver on shore all mails that
the Post Office Department may offer, and
for each letter so carried compensation is
five cents. Further, under the recent ad
ministration, steamship lines were com
pelled not ouly to receive the mails on
hoard but to send to the Post Office and
get them, and deliver them when they ar
rive in port.
The American line of steamers running
from New York to Brazil receives about
$2,000 a year for mail service covering 14",-
000 miles. The line running between New-
York aud Havana, Cuba, has received
about for a service covering 1110,000
inib- The Pacific steamers running from
San Francisco to Chiua and Japan, for a
tervice covering 700,000 miles, received
less than s'jr»,ooo per year. These show
well enough for oue reason lor the mouop
oly ol the trade with Central and South
America by the British and Hermans. It
is to be hoped that one of tin- re ult ol the
coming Pan-American Congress will be
such a demonstration to the Congress ol
the I 'nited States of the value of this trade
and of the good policy of doing something
to encourage it, that some appropriation
w ill be made for the encouragement of
American shipping and American mer
chants.
—lt i < better to err on the side of allow
ing corn to get too ripe rather than to put
it into the ailo too green, the opinion ol
the American Dairyman.
The Recent Disaster at Quebec.
Shortly after even o'clock on TtinNat
evening the l!<th in-t., while the laboring :
people Jrt'lliiif in I'liunipltiD Street. at
the foot of Cape liiamond. (juebee. win' in I
their home.' after their day' • work. a ma-- I
of rock thou-and* of tnn» in weight Ml
from near the top of the cliff. crushing in
some thirty house-,and killing ami injuring '
nearly one hundred per on The ma : of
rock is estimated to hare Keen nearly r<no ft
in length. 'HiO feet in width, and inn feet
in depth, and its . onrse of nearly fe< t !
down the precipitous -iile of Cape Diamond
tuade it utterly irresi tilde l>y any build !
ings in its way.
l.ittle Champlain Street, v ith it- high j
buildings ami it union flight -1«• j> -in '
its steepest part, i easily ret ailed by all ;
Visitors to tjuebee. Cham plain Street j
i.- les.s known. though it i- through Cham
plain Street that touri-t< go t.> see ihe
]daee where General Montgomery tell
The street lies immediately at the foot ot I
Cape Diamond, and is inhabited ehietly bj
the wharf laborers, whose places of work '
are directly back of the houses in whi« h j
they and their families live. In 1-11 i j
landslide occurred, lc s fatal than that •>!
Thursday la t. and to prevent the recurr
ence of uch a di-aster a heavy retaining
wall was built, so that the houses occupy
hut one aide of the .street.
"The Mountain" at tjueliec. crowned by I
the Citadel, whose walls are apparently
continued far beyond their real limits by
the l»nfferin and the Durham terraces.give
(Quebec the name "tiibrulter of America."
Three hundred feet above Champlain
Street tower the rock-, whose sides are so
precipitous that only tradition remain of
their ever having been sealed. A month
of dry. hot weather from August Kith to
September 16th had caused crevices to ap
pear along the crest i>f the Cape. On Tue<-
ilav and Wednesday rain fell heavily, and
the crevices were filled with water. I'iece
of rock fell at intervals during Thursday,
but. with the u-ual comfortable belief that
what has not happened will not happen,
none of the dwellers in Champlain Street
paid any attention t«» the outspoken warn
ings until just before the landslide occur
red. Then a few persons appreciated their
danger, and a < ill smaller number betook
themselves to safer places: but it was too
late, and the rock fell.
Thousands of persons ga'hered about the
place at once, so that the work of rescue
was almost impossihble. The battery «>i
Koyal Canadian Artillery was called from
the Citadel, and the Cavalry School Corps
from Ijevis. across the river, and the two
commands, which have lost more men in
dangerous work at tires and in hall-ruined
houses than in war, turned to. and during
the dark rainy night, with lesser landslips
occurring continually, by the light of lan
terns and flickering torches, extricated
from the compact mass of rock, wood, and
brick thirteen bodies of the dead and two
score of the living.
The morning of Friday showed the ex
tent of the disaster; and there were found
unsuspected crevices hack of the terraces,
and under the famous King's I'astiou in
the Citadel. The crowds of spectators
were driven hack from their vantage
ground along the front of the terraces,
and access to those terraces was
forbidden; the King's Bastion was loed.
inn) tln> <"•«•»» "tin T-hir l ! morn 5 " noon,
and night gave tune to <{nehec was <ilcnc
ed
Friday's work brought to light nearly a
score more bodies, while many per •ons.souie
injured, .some miraculously preserved tin
harmed, were rescued and removed to
places of safety. How many bodies yet
remain in the debris can only be told when
the thousands of tons of rock are removed
To remove them will take, the enineers e
timatc, at least two months.
The landslide has entirely cut off the
western part, of the lower town, as Champ
lain Street was the only thoroughfare by
which communication could lie maintained
with the lumber coves and houses along
the river front to the west of the city.
George Was Bashful.
George was a bashful lover. He scarce
ly dared to touch his lady's hand. lie
loved her well and she was worthy of his
affection, for she was modest, intelligent,
sweet and lovable; but. like all good wo
uien,she yearned for lint respectful eare.-sc
that are the e\ iilences of a pure affection.
She, however, yearned in vain. George
worshipped her. He might kiss the hem
of her garment, but to ki-s her or
cheek, the very audacity of the thought
made him tremble.
They sat together by tin- murmuring
sea, looking out upon the opalescent track
of the moon's light which white winged
yachts were cro- ing ever ami anon:
'"lt was a witching hour, a scene
For love and calm delight."
Suddenly she moved slightly away from
him.
••l'lease, (ieorgc, don't do that." she
said.
••Wbatf" he asked, in genuine sur
prise.
••Oh! yon needn't tell me," she replied.
"You were just going to put your arm
around my waist, and were going to try to
and kiss me."
"Dear Arabella—"
••Oh! you needn't tejl me no; you were
going to do it. Well, after all, I suppose
you are not to blame. It just what a
lover would do to his sweetheart, and I
suppose I must not be offended it you do
it."
Anil George grasped tin 1 situation ami
dill exactly what Arabella sltppo ed he
would do, and tin- moon grinned and the
stars winked and th«- wavelets laughed,
and a iuos<|iiito that was about to alight on
the maiden's cheek (lew away and cttled
on the nose of a gra—. widow who was :t
ting near the band land •
Bleaching Tallow.
In order to bleach tallow to a g<M«l col
or, the following process may be employ
ed:
The bleaching mixture or "chemick" i-<
made by taking 40 lbs. of finely ground
black oxide of manganese, and adding to
it two carboy • of water, then gently pour
ing in two carboy., of oil of vitriol of I.VI
Tw. at intervals. finally diluting toC.l Tw
with water.
In ordur to bleach the tallow, it must be
melted by means of steam. When it i< at
full boiling heat, add about two gallons ol
the above ■ chemick," pouring it gently in.
in order that it may not ink totbebottom.
When the tallow Ix'ils quickly, the
"chemick" is prevented from sinkuiir. and
is evenly di emulated throughout tli»*
whole batch. When thorourlih bleached,
turn of the : team, and allow to tettle, tin u
run off the tallow into another vat, and
wash it well by giving it a good boil up
with water. A better mixture than the
above, which is an old receipt, iu use in
several works, may be made by taking SO
pounds of Teunaiita' recovered manganese
iuntead of the finely ground black oxide;
It i: lighter, and therefore the tendency to
sink in tin- melted tallow is not so great.
—lt i aid that the re ion a dude wears
a single eycgla: n hecau lie can ee
uiore with one eye than he can possibly un
derstand.
AKi'lcullural.
A *.hml j.ie hould at crag* *U,ut eight or
ten pounds gain daily from birth to --laugh
ter until 12 months old
Radishes for winter o<e may be «own in
\ tigu (or September The variety known
a the Spani ; h seems to be the bardie >t for
winter.
The favorite winter crop in piuach. Sow
the -ril now, and it will be up in time to
remain in the grotnd for an early spring
supply.
If you plant the pits of peai bes with Um
view of rrowui!' trees yon may fail to se
cure peai hi-, worth growing, but a i banco
tree from the nutnlK-r may I** supeuor k>
any now known.
It i- claimed that hoard floor* -honld
nut lie nsed in stalls fur cults, as they are
!•••> hitrd and cause injury the i.-et Noth
ing is us good as «n earth door for all
annuals that hare tender feet.
rooked potatoes make excellent food for
stock. The small potatoes, whieh cannot
h. -old to advantage, uiav be (Mil for hogs
and poultrj A- au agreeable ihauge for
the cow, cooked potatoes arc uperior to
turuip:- or l>ects.
If manure is to be applied around young
trees let it be done late in the fall, or when
winter is well in. A di-advantage of
covering the ground arottud trees with
manure, however, is that it harbors insects,
affording them shelter.
tiround bone is a fertiliser that benefits
nearly all crops, can be applaid at all -ea
sons of the year, will not injure any tree
or plant, is permanent and lasting in it
effects and i • the cheapest form of fertilizer
in proportion to the lienefit it impart- that
can be nsed.
As the grass decreases give hay to the
cows, tlins gradually making the rhange
from green food to dry lood. If the < hange
is made suddenly the cows will fall off in
milk. As an assistance to the green food
(whii h will soon liecmne scarce) give diced
turnips, beets or carrot.-.
When the branches of the tomato riues
look as if the leaves had been strip;>eil off
make a close search for the green worm.
which is about two inches long and half an
inch in diameter. Culess the worm is
caught it will cat up all the foliage, and as
it is nearly of the color of the vine it is nut
easily detected
If barbed wire is nsed to confine hogs it
need not be very high. The bottom wire
should be about four inches from the ground
and the next wire ten inches above it. If
sheep are inclosed the strands -honld he
six inches apart for three feet from the
ground, as it requires a close wire fence to
confine sheep.
To improve stock by selecting the best
lor that purpose is commendable, but the
method is a slow oue compared with the
immediate benefits derived by resorting to
pure bred stock in order to grade up the
common stock, and the value is also
greatly increased at but small expense of
time and labor
Altout one and a half pounds of corn will
suffice as a grain ration f«-r one sheep if the
animal is given all the hay or grass it dc
sires. The breeding ewe*, however, shonM
lie allowed oats in |i[i-tuiwui lo corn To
fatten a wether fire a mesa of cooked tor
nips and corn meal, with fhe other food,
and it will gain rapidly.
lumomnriir skbm hx icihtkix
The many truly distinct types or vane
ties of vegetables, fruits and flowers hMe
resulted from causes but little under-tood
or appreciated by tho><- who are. or hall
be. the most directly concerned. Much
credit is given the hybridist for his efforts
to procure new forms, rare combinations of
colors, delicious properties in vegetable
ami fruits. Much is due him. not becaa-e
he ha effected some desirable cro -en and
hybrids, but because he has commenced an
important work. When the hybridist has
effected a cross, his work ha- but just com
nienced. and must be followed by con-taut
-ystematic selection to make it valuable.
When aero- has l>ecu seenred Uie future
progeny will show the variations in forms
and color that can re-nlt from a mixture of
the origiual colors. Some will I* very
nearly like the one. some quite as clowly
rcsctnlde the other parent, ami the differ
enees in form will be no less striking. A
of seedlings from any systematic cm*
wiil show as many varieties as there are
plants, no two will lie exactly alike in color
and form. Should or.e or more of the f.wms
In uxidered Worthy of being |>erpetnated.
|he seeds from these must be .saved, and
from their oft-pring a selection of the de
sired type mu-t annually be made until it
has assumed a distinct character. This
character w ill not remain constant if »he
care in .-election nci-eaearj to produce it »»
u»t kept up. •Kterual vigilance" is the
price thai must Im' paid t<> retain * priir
alter ha% iint ecured it; one year's neglect
will rilittr the v. .11 directed labor* of a
cade. This field of Irtw U a wide one. and
if properly worked will yield a vast amount
of pleasure, aud a satisfactory profit.
There i» acarcely a variety of flower or
vegetable which cannot he further de
veloped and improved by special effort in
cnltivation and Be lection. And there is
not a seedsman in our country that would
not pay a more than remunerative price for
any well defined type of vegetables or
lli>wen that show merit not already po
sesscd by other*. These can readily !>•*
obtained to an almost unlimited eitent by
making of theui i-j>e< ialties. (iemral work
will not accomplish the purjMwte, it mu-tl
be systematic and persistcut. Almost
everyone has a favorite flower, fruit of
vegetable— «>nie hobby in the vegetable
kingdom. I.et him ride it well and he will
win the goal. liet him develop hii special
ty to the highest degree of excellence. and
he w ill not only receive .-uitable financial
remuneration, but he will hare the «*ti«
faction of knowing that he is a public ben
( factor.— Amtriran .l#/rio»/fi»r»ff.
Not the Reply Expected.
A teacher wa.« rivinr a natural blstorj
leHoa.
'Children." she ud. "yon all have .een
tlii'paw of a cat It ii a oft a velvet,
isn't it?"
"Ye.--, main."
"And yon have altio een the paw of a
dogT*
"Tei, mum."
-Well, although the »at paw seems like
Velvet, there IS, lievcrtbcle *, I'IMOIIM
in it 'omethiug thai hurls. What i*
itt"
N'o answer.
•The dog bite I," aid the teacher,
"w hcu he i» In anger, hut what 4om the
cat do?"
"Hcratehe.i."
"yuite right," Raid the teacher, nod
diiif? her head approvingly; "'now what
has the cat got that the dog has not?"
•■Kitten!" exclaimed the boy in the hark
row.
—Scandal flatten* about ai f*4 a beer
when exposed to the air.
A lie, aj Jo b Billings, i like a eat;
it never conies low srd you in a sirai*ht
line.
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