THE MIDDLEKUKGII POST.
T. H. 1IARTER, Knirc aud I'hok.
Mihhl.Mit nn, r.l., MAY -, i.
Immigration chow a falling oil lor
111'! firt quarter of this ciir.
Syndicate. are r.rpidly buying tip fill the
Southern limit; r land tli.'it lin y run get
llu !r I. audi on.
lime farmers last your raised enough
corn to :- off fill 'lie mortgage in 111'
Siitc nnl leave a balance of (MI.()0.),ll()U
llllshl s.
i j
The Emperor of lir.izil is about to In
mr mi edict prohibiting llrailiini girls
Irotn marrying until tie y reach th" ripe
fid uge of ten year, iml tltr ., irl.- lire
Mad about it.
'11. c school hanking system was intro
duced In the public clionl. of Long
Island Chj. N. Y., nlioiit tlircc year ago,
in-1 :lrcady tin- pupils in tii" nine schools
lav 'lO.T'JI to tin Iror. dil.
Tiir I'. n i . of SiimMi Africa, have
whipped Iv'i.Imi'1 li.r i!!;T'ifit time,
mhI mil of their prop!.' I- i im. prc-
t " i- :i ii.inirv war in which u 15m r
l.lli If ll;i"l t it'll' I!,-!tii limine.
'I'iii Ki ::'i-'i. '!'! . in fii'il l-'rnii li fin
frl . - - i i .;. .r -1 ...',,rin, i-i".i i. a a j
i-'V l'i I'i '! i .. ii. i. ; -ial i i.ti'ipli-i' I
. 'i.i : ;:i'-i . ...'i ,.- ii-.-rui of 1
. : -:i.i rutin- ! i il Ir ::i tli'r. ntni.tr)
!'..' ' ilifnf" 1. 1' toe i ,' their pT
p ..I i . . i . . 'III.' Vivo' t l).U,i to
t..i: : !) r-i in 1 lio S in Joaquin
vol v w . ;ili lis.' i ii . n .iji oil n ' w i-qua re
I ."fi. . i.f If.diatl sky I"!' .1 li'.tlr I rcgo;i
HO-t . "
Tiir I'.nglish .': 1 1 i - li"'il i'nut when A
limn v.iiti .i uki.tg another l "favor him
Willi a (lurk" for a iiill I lie in!, tit is tint
tin- cheek is In In' i nt I - po-l. f'nl tint
rrrili! ; is liable if tin' check is osi in
111'- mails.
i i otding : ii iti iri.m tiir In n of
'on in rtiriit would reach twin' across tin)
State if pl.irul ill :t straight li'tr. head ti
t-'il. Any one who lifts tri' I to induce
lirri lorirtain in iir.y m might loir lor n
ri'i'oinl w ill appreciate that if.''
Sit the Detroit Fro l',t,:: 'Cali
fornia imported tin- i!aml"lioii iiini is
mirry; the I'nited Slates imported the
Knirlinli sparrow and i sorry; Pirii7.il, likti
lltr I'micd SiHii'., is iiitpoi''. i uti paupers,
mnl. likf tar I'ldtcd State.., v ill ! sorry
for it."
The newspaper of Porto Trim ipe ittnl
S.uieti Spiritti, tin- principal cattle
breeding sections of Cuba, urge tin1 rattle
licit to devise SOI11.' pl.l'l h W llil'll till!
Mii p'u- of tin if In riN n': y Im rp.n Iril,
-jii i i:fli to tin' I niinl Sinli'-, v.ln ii'. it
is ."ii!. lln.v v.iiiil'l liml ii -ii 1 1 ii nt ivu
lii ll kl i' .
'I'lir pn':r:' firi' i rri in1.' I'Mifioi'ilitiarT
vi-il.iinr to pr.Miit iin'ti.it ion from
llurifj.'try. :rnl wiitiirii :j n ' 1 h : ! J ! ri w iii
Mvk lor-'.ipi' fr.iiii 1 1 - 'iniiiliy ! join
I. .1-1'., I''i- .' "I f.l' i.l I'- .ill i I'll ill Ann I'ilM
J i : to -.'ilnni; to
oi;. n rr tinaMi' n
:uit inT it ': pi.ifi
I.iliori ; .
r. it !'..'i;'illii,i , lunl
.: I ;iv :i ,.t all. 'I'lin
I I'l ... ,1 ill .1! ill Oi f .l lll
..1 ii "in i nil i;i i il ! liri'.i..iili;.' a val
ii il'l iiml in 1 1 plaliK- uli.iii;:ti' for liciii r
i'o'liii I ::i th" in iiki'U of tin' . mill.
Pi'i'jmiiiT ai'ii'ift i'. i itrs t'lr t'liir.'n;i
is l.rin hti-.'liiy iivi'ii'innr. 'l'hr
f ti lorii s iiiiilcr w.iy art' In in liuriinl
nloiiir. l)i'iil:'.!il i i:i: r 'ilsi;,. Storki
toe Mil. ill. As a slilwt jtiitr for I'll il it
Jiloini-' s lo In comi' a V iliialiir ai'irlr of
rominci'ce.
'Tin' !:it" Aaron Wliitr, l wlmsr will
r u li roiiiity in Cm. nt! tii nl iri'i ivi s i?10(J0
for I...W liir:ity purpor, was known
wiil.lv for 'ii ; I'oppi r roin mania, wliirli
was lii'.-l rivr.'liil vti,.'ii two inni wrrit
hrnt ;o priMni for t.niiii tind from hix
lli'.il'il. Iilll tili'l'i' v:l '.'ri .ll asloliilillK'Ilt
tili r 1 i ili atli lirti liis iiilininistrator
s'nippi il I'lom tin- lill.iifi' a.inli tiw Inns
of i oi;i r ruins.
Manliy is, of i ti I'm, v.rll tiniU fsf noil
lo lir tiir ayi'tn of Knylainl in Africa, mnl
i-ri'taiii'V Kii'kiinl, tin' Nrw York Cuw
'! . "' A'ht vtimr lirlirvrs, i oitlil not liavii
;i inorr nipfililc nii'l in iiri t i man to look
nfti-r its affairs in a ipiarli r of thr rjlo'ic
lowaiil the partition of which amoiit;
t hi-iii-t Ivos ariotis Kuropran powers are
now strainino rvcry rmryy, each in iti
own way.
The I! v. T. Di W'itt Tnlmmlr hut s
niniplc iiml r:isy )iliin U" ronvrrtinjj the
Morhl to Christianity, Jt i'i for rHi-H
Christ inn to secure one coiiri l mnl each
one of the rimverteil to ilu the wnne. Ho
r'llctiliitrs that if this is ilonr rery year
for a ilecailr the 1 ,10'l,(!iHI.()l.l) people of
the earth nniM lie Icuuulit into the
Christian fohl ami t lint the clove of this
leiiliirv will wit tie .- the dawn of tho
millennium.
WASH1NOTON.
I rrg of on who llrni, unii i nut lont,
W'b'Mfi oanif M'I fntnrnn never, nevrr
lll;
Tit gravo, mini man, of Bolemn vnlrp Ami
oyi
Df mnrtir.l mill, gnt. heart, firm hnml, rleur
hivnl,
AVho tlirmiifh tho K"t" of 'fH hi.4 legion hs
Itenni'n n frowning ky
Opprewnl l.v !int (iinl envy in tltw North,
hy tlioiii;;'it of t'lodo lie clierih"i in the
South.
With I'onrik'PAlilK h"rt. Ii" Mill went forth,
Thro'iifh 'niiiinK nn'l MiiuiikIi drouth.
To lie tin- nivior f.itlii-r of t.lin land,
In the hollow of lloi' hanil!
I ee htm in t hp rich Virginia fiolils.
Amid tln rlovpr nml the twj.liiKi 'l.
While ninii'I him txunn tho Iki, 'iuth
linrnishisl slii.'M-..
And ovrr liiiu Uih wood Imnls' rkr nohn
well,
A hnppy Ikiv, with lint tcrflici at play,
Through n form iinimer dny.
And th"ii I e the yotins Htirveyor trump
W tii-re tln wild rod tiinii nnd disir had nuiie
liefore;
And, when tho Hny in dead, f are him enntp
Uein'iith the xtnrs, whrro awallen rivem
r'ar,
I him itli his sw.-etliini t Um the dunce;
1 iiileh the word h iotirH Into her eiim:
I see him Rplnniim a llovi win. iHTrltmue,
And all his ihsaHiinted silis I hear.
I st Inni tlinniKh the Krencli mid Indian
war.
In training for Hie work that's urn to
enlile,
Vhi'it Kin;; i"or'''s !"ii endiinvl, tyrannic
law s
W ill In-npisaled from, lo th" innsle of the
drum !
1 S"i him when the shot at l'xinton
tim-s wiuriiiiK t!ironi;ii I lie halmv, iritii'iotK
S.iirth--
And I s".' the.t st".m;, itidoniitalili' nioiith
if iivno','.. uiost ni'l.i inl ilili" son,
As In- lui' klisl on lu.i nvs old hli chiiii;ei'
sti i.'i.
And iiii'Miwai' l rid. .'
I we Ini.i hhIii tlf He;li sli'is'U ill r.n'imi
town;
1 In nr him, tlir.n,u!i In.. ,ilmst. Pii 'i lns
nii:l'l-.
S. -ik i.ni'iis of ch ..'f. nut on liof 'hi s'i.r
Jl iiill".
l;".i liis r.i.'i l l 'um iiii iilals e.ioiui arid
Ii'mUM.
1 si i. I. mi i (s.. i,.v l,.,:v.ii-..
Ilet ';i I -inli. r' . i.'v. siai-li s':l s;
An. I Tciit-J i, I'rmc't i,i. i i." Ii. i- ri. in ,
it"-,
".d lln'ii. a.;. lie. ti'i'n. .if.dil, lil;oil; i -spair!
.No f.uhl -a i clnl iii. - no lilanketM Imritiy
lire;
N'o snot - no powiier-- nulliiii'.; to inspire
i'li-ir w.'io v s'-uls-tint inn' jjre-it Hero
Her,.:"
Wi;.i lilii'ilin; h'fii't-1 nml feel, they watch
til ' il.IT
fio Midly il.i.vr. the WckI;
I'l" ii the ivhit.' mid f re, ei enrlli they rest,
lu that l leak. nut swi'tit, I'orire.
While their i;reiit. isinimnnd'i' knelt him j
tlr, n to prHV,
I 'pi HI the fiiviMi mnl,
'lu the Almitfht v liml,
At Valley Iohxi.!
' IVnr liml, who K".s each little ras hlaile
tiie.t ji'nivn;
I)e.r lio.1, wiio ii'es the forest minstrels
mm;;;
Who s.nimiitidest every wind that ever
Mows;
To whom nil stars, all Iwrits, all minds
lieliill;r;
Who sees, n ah an all js in;; Kve, the souls
f puny in. mi -milk" mir hearts, our .souls,
stniii;
To lllit the ,;om llht in oiir holv cause.
And mnl' us I ri mi tin. cruel il,s.,w ),,
shofils.
Thou vriv.'.t wnnil.'i ine ,iids in stoiui.s n
tris;
Thou t'iiperest tlm win I t the nhorn
laiiili;
Thou hast mnde th" dead to rise, the Mind to
ee; '
Ix, 1 Imre my soul to Tlee for what I am
i m mr, weak mortal, with u love for Tins',
And with u love for country mid for
I Mice,
And 1,,'lM'fty I
Vouchsafe t" h ad lis on lo victory. j
And from ImiihIhijii ami Innn tyranny
l'l't.M.
Thv eliildi'en'niid their hul l.
Turn out- infill to day, I
And sill hold us in the hull.,- .r Tlty I
hand. ' I
I.'itd, lice we pray !" j
And tin- 1.. ird lie !i..'ir. him pray tliet.t in '
the Mii.w, j
A :Tiind e. niurv aifo.
r the stars nii'l stripe vrnuld not he von- ,
ii' I' tlvne;! ' I
Now. 1 see lam iiurw the sick and watch i
til" ilviiir
li.'ar lu. ileeo and siiothiiii; voiiv
Hi I the h.'uit oi.e re.iuice;
siee hen Imw Ins lien luil head
I I'. r Hi" ti'is.ine living d.viil.
W lute the tears rata iIiia a his lieeplv Hie
I .'V. eii I'lieef s,
f'lii'.iiL'li th lay. and uiu!,;. ,ii,i weeks.
nt'l th spring coino. .nice nij.iiri- ,
N'.'iI'i il, r.i.iiM;,. ti li s men - j
i''". il ii'nl f . 1 1 nii'ii I , one hv one;
uid, w In n c 'i vthiiif; as done '
lo warm each ( 'mn iin nlal win.
U hv, he iiiiii'i'hiil into the Irny
With a In art .o I - t . nnd uav.
I'liat eare .mi I all its s it, -Hit,,, went shi i.'l.in I
I'lrnv.ay j
And the v.ai'Miiiii; that the 111 itisli pit ere j
.linn. iiniitn town was won!
Koiiyihl he north south, cast nnd west, nnd
he ft .11;; lit I.i . Very l'sl.!
And at Yo'iflown met. t'oi'nw.iliis. whom he
st; ai'i'ilnav ma le his nucst,
With his M'veii t li'iiiK'iinl men!
You know the rist :
How he laid uuy Hut sword - took up his
pen
Ritdn his (ienerals emul liy.
In KrunneeM Tavern, with a sih,
iul u lair tear in each eve.
To lmsitue tho "('in. nmatiis of the West.".
How they offered Inni "a crown!"
Mow lie dashed t he imulilc down
When they would have niiule him "ki'iij!"
Sinn! sine;! hint;!
Uini; mitt! tin;;!
His i ii'tues mnl his praises while the skies lire
up iiImiw you !
While the e'li'th's li 'ti'Vilh our feet, nolilu
Wiishintoii, we'll love von!
Till the lllierty you nave us is .1 pi sir thine of
tin-nast.
You shall Is- the (let within our hearts and
last !
-.luliix I:'. 1'i ( "linn, in (hire i HVrk.
THE BANK ROBBERY.
Tt Wfis the itivariahle I'lisloin of the
ti iifli t watchiniiu of the .Merchants' nml
Mei hiinii s' Hank tit Clio to throw open
the front tloors and raise tint curtains nt
7J o'clock each mornine.. Hy that time
nil the stores were uju'ti ami the at reefs,
full of people. Krom 7J o'clock lo 8 he
Kwcpt mnl iliisteil, nail the hells hud
scarcely struck the latter hour when the
hank olliciuU lic'au to arrrive. Then
the W'atchinaii went home, the thiol's were
closed, nml at nine o'clock the hank was
ready for business.
line September iiioruiiijr (he cashier,
teller, nnd two of the clerks arrived to
liml the heavy front doom still closed.
I'eter, the watchman, had been in service
nine years, and this wtw tint first time he
hud overslept his hour. The grocer on
one side nnd lite shoe man on the other
hud pounded on the bank doors tit a
ipinrtcr lo eiehl, and not ivct'iviu nny
response, wire certain that something out
of '.he way had occurred. There were
nine of us who entered the hank as the
iMshii'i' unlocked I he dour, 'J'hu curtains
had not yet been raised when we knew
that robbery and murder had taken place.
When we got the full light we iw Petir
lying on his back on the floor outside of
the railing. He waa fully dressed, and
had I wen struck on the back of the head;
and the blow had crushed in the skull.
The body was cold, showing that death
h id occurred some hours before.
Further investigation proved that the
door of the vault had been drilled and
blown open, and that thv bank had Wen
ml died of every dollar of its ca.di on hand.
Taking the loss of bonds, stocks and
rash, the aggregate was nbout ifsSO.OOO,
about hnif of which fell tiori the bank.
Ilurglar tools, fuse, a Husk of powder and
other art ire were lying about, and on a
desk we found the loaded club which had
dealt I'eter his death blow. When we
mine to investigate ns to how the robber
had effected tin entrance everybody was
at sea. They couid only have come nnd
gone by the front door. None of the
windows had been rnied. the bnck door
was heavily barred, ami ie door leading
to the cellar hud not Seen tampered
with.
Trier hud no key to the luck of thf
front door. He could open it from th
inside, but not from the other. Tlie
cashier and bookkeeper, both old and
trusted men and stockholders, alone hue
keys. He must, we concluded, have ad
mitted the roMicrs to the bank, but tlm
fact of his li'iviiti; been murdered wis
proof of his integrity. Had he put up a
job with them, they would not have tii-i-'ned
him olf. was a sharp, shrewd
fellow , and what cm usc they icild lui'e
urged to gain admission was beyond isir
figuring. Delei lives were put to wo k
o:i the case, but not the slightest cine
eo'il.l they g, t fur weeks. It M'cmi'd .IS
if the I'olihi i.s had taken wit.;." ns they
left the bank. Three ino'ilhs later Iwo
oe;i, who mr.' .iispected of being "'jnnd
fi II .u wrr ar-e-tcd nt a point i'lll
miles awav, and in at, other Slfte, !' r
sl"riii'rt a i i -. and boggy. In following
tip tiiis case to a conviction il was proved
Ilia! they h id n'T.inofcd to do a lunik in a
coiinliy town, and that the rig had been
sioleii au :i par! of the prii.Tatimic. t ne
of the men was recognized ns a person
f.ci'ii i:i our town alioul the lime of our
roMiery, mid the bank people liecfime
sirtislied that liolh of them ii.'.d a h ind in
it. They had no proofs, and the matter
would have In en p'rntitled to drop but
for me.
Tii" Iosj of c.ieii was only about ill,
'. About .Jla.lMMI in 'securities be
lotieed to diMinitnrs. and the balance
was the loss nf the bank. None of the
securities had been negotiated thus far,
and it was my theory that the robbers
had them securely hidden away some
where. While could not lie positive
that either of the ni'-ii arrested for steal
iug the horse and btigijy was the parly
wauled for our job, two of our citizens
were so rfsitivc in identifying one of
them that I was ready to chance it. The
bank had offered a big reward for the
arrest of the robber mid murderers, and
after due deliberation with myself and
several consultations with friends, I de
termined on a plan. The men had bceu
sent to prison for three years apiece.
When arrested they made a light, and
burglars' tools were .also found in their
possession.
I visited the prison and learned that
one had been assigned lo the laiot and
shoe department, while the other had
gone lo the chair works. I walked
tliroueh this department and saw him en
;agcd in chair painting. The two were
so widely separated that there was no
possibility of a ineeliiii;' except ill the
chapel on a Sunday. The one in the
chair department was the younger by seT
cr.il years.
ne day, when I had my plans all laid,
I entered a jewelry tore in the city from
which the men had been sentenced and
asked to look at soiiie watches. A tray
of them was set. ami 1 graliiied one
valued at 'l'1 and ran oil!. I could
have !'"t clear olT as well as not, but lily
object was to be arrest, d. On my ex
amination I pleaded iruillv imd was
hound over. When the case runic to the
higher court a lawyer was assigned me,
and had I worked w ith him the jury
Would have ch ared me. I n fused to
answer any ipicsiions, admitted my guilt,
and was regarded by some us light in the
h "il l. The jeweler did not desire my
c.iu ictiiiit. and but for my impudence I
should have failed in my purpose. A
verdict of guilty was llmtlly reached and
his Honor gave ine a ve.ir in prison.
though 1 believe he was ready to suspend
sentence in case I broke down and
promised reform.
When I arrived til the prison I gave my
occupation as a chair li;iisher, and, to my
great satisfaction, I was assigned to that
work, and soon found myself alongside
the man I was after. He was recorded
on the prison books as .lordon Hatch,
No. 2 1 SO. 1 was down as Charles Merritt,
No. 5MS.V We were at least thirty feet
apart for the first thrc weeks, and 1 had
been there a full month before we passed
a word. Then, as we were carrying
some work to tin stock loom, I got a
i hance to grow I to hint :
"I thought the horse thieves were put
into the slop department."
He gave me a tierce look end gritted
' his teeth, liml r.cvt tiiiie wi iins.sid he
whispered :
"Anil 1 thought the cheap-watch grab
bers were used as kitchen mops.!"
"He knew, then, us I suspected, what
I had been sent for. No convict is in
prison a week before his offence is pretty
generally knowti. As we passed again I
whispered :
"It's a good thing sometimes to be laid
by."
His reply lo this was;
'Thcti dou't size me up for a horse
thief."
During the next two weeks, owing to
the illness of one of the linishers, nnd the
fact that another was pardoned, I got
nearer to Hutch, but while I seemed to be
utterly indifferent to him, I several times
caught, him looking me over ns if inter
ested. He was very handy, and very
tasty with brush nnd stencils, nnd as I
was eiptally, so it filially came about, af
ter I hud been in prison about three
months, thai we worked side by aide at
the same plat form. There won ouo over
seer for fifteen of us, and we had only to
xercise prudence and discretion to be
Me to communicate in whisper. I car
tied out the Idea that I grabbed the watch
on purpose to lie lad by until the hue and
cry over a big job had died out, and by
abstaining from asking him any question
about hi past I gave him no reason to
distrust me,
I had been in prisnn for seven months
when I was called to the office one day
to see n friend, one of the fcw who were
in the plot. He had called to ask what
progress I had made. I'poti my return
to the shop Hatch was curious to know
what had passed, and I informed him
that I had got word that a pard nf mine
who had been in the big job with me, but
who had escaped arrest, had converted
our hidden swag to hi own use and gon
to Kuropc.
"rd kill him!" he replied. "My pard
hadn't better try that on mo!"
"Hut he may."
"Not this pull. Isn't he here with
me?"
It was a month ln-fore I made acothei
move. I then feigned sirkness and qui
four days in the hospital, and when I re
turned to work I had some news foi
Hatch. It was to the effect that anothet
horse thief, whose name I could not re
member, but who was in the shoe depart
ment, had been receiving the visits of a
lawyer, who was doubtless seeking to gel
him a pardon or a new trial.
"T'ne deuce he is!" hissed Hatch,
jumping to the conclusion I Imped lit
would.
I purposely prevented any other con
versation for several days, but it w plait;
enough that my shot had told nnd that riy
man was greatly worried. I pretended
to have no interest in the matter, ami
one day when opportunity ollered he oh
si rved.
"I'd give a thousand dull. us to get t
Ii Iter ou'i of here to n certain perty."
"I!et;er not try it." I briefly replied,
and I I d him worry again for a week.
It so happened llu 'i that 1 w us iietnii"(
to the yard for a couple of das to asis
in repiliug some lumber, and when Ire.
turned I had some uii for Hatch. Il
was to the i ll'ivt that the (iovernoi
was being worked for a pardon fur mif
of the shoe men, and it was reported
that the lawyer who had the case in haiui
was to get ijlO.O(M) if he was successful.
I could not give his name not having
heard it but ventured the opinion thai
the man must have rich relatives at work
for him.
"No," lie replied. "lie's selling some
one out on the ipiict !"
It was a week befur' anything furthei
was said. I had saved my good tiuil
and was almost ready to go. Four day!
before I was granted my liberty Hatct
banded me a piece of paper on w hich Ik
bad written about a doen figures and at
many letters of tiie alphabet, and said'
"It is to my mother. She w ill under, i
stand it. If you can get this out will
you ami mail it to the address on tin '
back, enclosing your own address, vol
will receive at least $10110 within a week
That shoe man is my pard. If he ii
working the Uovcrnor it is to beat me. !
I'll take the chances of trusting you. Wi !
were in n big diamond robbery in Lon
don Inst year, and the swag is secured it
New York. If this gets to the old womal
she will put it in a safe place."
"lltlt the address is Chicago," I said,
as I got a look at it.
"That's all right; she'll understand,'
he said.
I hud a sore linger, and 1 carried tin
note out hidden in the rag wraptico
! around the digit. I went straight to Clio
i put the paper in the hands of the batik
officers and detectives, and after workius
I over the cipher for three days we were tic
wiser than at lirst. The address was
i "Mrs. Ann Walsh, Chicago, 111.," anc
on the second day after our arrival it
.Chicago a unman dressed in mourniim
called at the ladies' window find impiireC
for the name. We followed her lo a s:w
lo ia and rc-lfiur.itit o.i Stale street mil!
' disenvcrcd that she kept house up stairs
i while her sua. ii young man of aboir
twenty-live, ran the business below
j The place was looked upon by the I hii ag(
police as suspicious, and '.villi their aid i
; search warrant w as procured and u scaivt
made. In a tin box in mi old trunk it
; the garret we found the securities stolec
from the bank nt Clio. Jordan llatch't
; right mime was liillv Walsh, and tin
woman was his mother mid the yoiui;
' man his brother. Both claimed cntiri
i ignorance of the securities, proving that
I Hilly had the run of the house whet
I home and that he had every oppurlunitj
j to bring home and conceal stull. It wai
' not until after their acipiittal that wi
found the key to. the cipher. The not
i then read t
j "l'ut the swag in'.o a safe place ill
i once. Hon't reply to this."
Hatch had promised me a thousam;
dollars, but he did not mean I should gel
it. Mother nml sou both knew he win
in prison, but were afraid to visit him foi
fear of being suspected of having the se
curitics.
I'poii leaving the prison the men wen
tried for murder nnd robbery. They ad
mitted the robbery, but denied the mur
der. They explained that they kuockeii
on the bank doors, and told Peter thai
' his wife was dying. In his confusion hi
j opened the door ami both pushed in, and
. as he staggered back he fell and hit hit
head on the tile floor. It had been sc
long since the murder and their lawyei
made such a plausible theory that the)
were acquitted of murder though doubt
less guilty, and sent for fifteen yean
apiece ou tho other charge. -Vti Yuri
Hun.
Secret "f Health In China.
The Chinese live in houses where thf
supply of air is so limited that no Euro
pean could endure the vitiated atmo
sphere; yet they are a very healthy na
tion. This is due probably to tho fai l
that their food is invariably simple anc
clean and thoroughly well cooked. Meat,
potatoes and rice are all boiled together.
When cooked the mixture is put intt
Kinall bowls, and as it is eaten with tin
choiisticks, it is impossible to try thf
mouth or stomach by scalding them with
a quantity of very hot food. Moreover.
they rarely drink water if they can get
tea, vitlii'i' hot or cold.
nOUSEnOLD MATTERS.
VEHT PRKTTT RfOS.
Very pretty ruga can be made as fol
low: Take a piece of a quilt, one square
yard, or any thick cloth; cut out of
worsted pieces a circle six inches across ;
work any pretty design for center; mark
circle five inches across in center of the
foundation cloth and then cut stri of
worsted two inches nt tho top, one-half
inch nt the bottom, eighteen inches long,
sew on so that they will come three in
circle revolving around the center; fill in
the corner' with bright colors and sew
small pieces around the edge, or fringe
will be very pretty if the colors arc mixed
good. M'tisiimjton .Vir.
CAMS or aiLVEtt.
Silver articles, when not in use, should
le kept in prepared cotton-flannel bags
to protect them from tho sulphurrted
hydrogen of furnace nnd illuininnting
gas. They should be kept in a dry place,
and if likely to remain there a long time,
the silver should be perfectly clean, and
the bags closely wrnped in stout pajier.
For daily care of silver it is best to use
hot water, castile soap and a still brush
ami chamois leather. (Sibling ought to
be rubbed as little as possible, and silver
etched, decorated with colored alloys, or
oxidized, can be kept in condition by
rubbing with a damp linen cloth with a
very little plate powder. li'iral Home.
f.fKI'AI.O MOTH.
The troublesome hairy little grub which
i-i known as the buffalo moth and which
is m injurious to carpets, may be de
stroyed l.v witling the carpets with wal-r 1
and going over then with a hot iron.
I'r!;.ii will kill them, but this ll;;id is
Nplosivc and iii'laiitltvihle, and is to be
hul'i'b d with circ. To avi. id this house
I. Id J i s; the carpels should Hot lie rio?
to ;!. walls, lii. t a s..i.re nf a few inch s
should be left all :.;o.ii:.l the border, so
t'ifit lii" i i!-e can lie turned up and swept
fre pe i.tly. The crevices in the floor
should be lilh d w itii plaster or w ith putty,
so that no hilling p'.afcs are left for the
insects. it is quite possible, and per
haps pre liable, thai this insect has come
for a good purpose, i.. to get rid of the
iinhraltliful pi.i'tiiv of using dusty
carpets constantly on the floors un
changed, by which the atmosphere of the
dwelling is filled with injurious dust and
the throat a:id lungs become dis
eased by it. If the rYprt is laid
loosely ami is mi;..., U, an, shaken once a j
week the bulTalo i.-.olli will no longer give
ant trouble. .Vi hi York Timet.
TO ItF.Mom INK STAINS.
Inks made with nutgalls and copperas
can be removed by using a moderately
concentrated solution of oxalic acid, fol
lowed by use of pure water, and frequent
drying with clean blotting paper. Most
other black inks are erased by use of n
weak solution of chlorinated lime, fol
lowed by dilute aeetie acid and water, with
drying with blotters. Malachite green
ink is bleached by aqua ammoLiii ; silver
inks, by potassium cyanide or sodium
hyposulphite. Some aniline colors are
easily removed by alcohol, and nearly all
by chlorinated iitue followed by dilute
acetic acid or vinegar. All these remarks
apply to goods. Tin1 removal of such
stains from tinted papers or colored dress
goods is nearly itiiio.,il!c, ill many cases,
without impairing thecolorof the fabrics;
and silk and woolen goods are iinble to
be acted upon by the chemicals so as to
be seriously injured. In all cases apply
the substances with camel's hair brushes
or feathers, and allow them to remain no
hmgi ; than is neei ssary, after which
rin.-e well with water, and dry with blot
ting papers. There is no reliable method
for the removal of printiuor ink. I'm
mmi't Ai t Ju'ti xil.
coop sot pa.
To m;ie good soup, says t'.if Detroit
Vie J'tri, requires the judicious blend
ing of t'ne different flavor so that noth
ing shall predominate. Always remove
the scum before the soup boils, or it will
not become clear even w hen strained, no
mutter how line a strainer is used. Sim
mer slowly, for if allowed to boil quickly
tiie goodness of t'ne meat cannot be ex
tracted, l'nl the meat on in cold water
nnd allow two tablespoon fuls of salt to
each gallon of 'water. From u pint and
u half to a quart of water to every pound
of meat will inuke good soup. When
milling water after the boiling has com
menced always use water of tho some
temperature. Excellent soup stock can be
niade as follows: Take a leg or shin of beef
weighing eight pounds, saw the bone in
three parts and remove the marrow. Put
into a kettle with four quarts of water
nnd let it simmer, l'ut thu marrow into
a saucepan with a pound of lean ham cut
in small pieces; fry a good brown, then
add to the meat bone and let it simmer
live hours. Strain and set away to cool.
When cold remove the fat and pour it
into glass fruit jars and set in a cool
place.
If you desire to make vegetable soup,
take a sufficient quantity of water and ii'id
nniiirli fciuiti ktorL' to iiinkn it of tliA m
r 1 - - - ---
quired strength. Cut into it two onions,
three turnips, a half do.en carrot and a
little celery, all chopped line; season ami,
boil for two hours.
Ox-tail soup is quickly nnue fro n
oii) stock. Thin the stock with two
.pinrts of water, take three tails, cu ihem
iu pieces at the joints, put them into the
liquor and stew till tender, but not until
the meat leaves the bones. Some people
like the addition of vegetables; when
these ore added they should be cut in
thin slice and when the soup i served
should be strained and tho vegetables
placed on the table in another dish.
Sorrel Soup is relished if rightly
made. After washing tho sorrel leaves
put them iu a kettlo with just enough
water to cover. 8tcw till tender, giving
them an occasional stirring. Have ready
a pint of white beans that have been
soaked in cold water and boil till they
are soft; pour over them enough water to
make the necessary quantity of soup, add
the soup stock and a chopped onion. Af
ter the soup is strained put in enough of
the sorrel to make it taste pleasantly sour.
It is not necessary to keep tho soup
stock ou liu)d, us r.acsh lienor cuu tc
made cich time noun is nerved; Hfcj
ply to save time and trouble, as ,
oup can be made in ten tniimt?
merely thinning the stock and
or by adding chopped parslev aniltnIS
quantity of barley. Kgg baj'ls nl, 7
a pleasant addition. Take the Tolit,
half a dozen hard boiled eggs, nimh'
paste, season, roll into small bu, fl"'
with flour and drop into the stock ui
Mtrc not to break them. "t
Noted T'.ant nr Commerce.
The olive is by botanists called qi
from a Greek word, siirnifvii.
on account of its oil.
native of the South of
moitii,
O. Kim,
v.
green with lnnee-shajied leaves, sn,
er quite mnall and white. There U "
other variety, called fragrans, ))r
scented olive, introduced from Chim
1771. The flower arc nlso very tnja
but very fragrant, smelling Dt mea
the highest -jM-rf umed green tra. '
age tho olive ha lu-en held in pij"
estimation, and aa a bounteous ft'
heaven. It is considered cs-nbbniatir ft
jieare and plenty. Even Virgil ami pij
in their day, mention many vnrii,i
showing it one of the cultivated
of their time, the difference! In m,f .j
mostly in the size ami color f
fruit.
Hungary water is a listill itin frr
the rosemary, an old shrub, very in ;sr
in England, it is supposed, fr,m "v
ancient times. Shakespeare in;i!r,
poor Ophelia allude toil ns tn.n,irT
strcngtuener, in " I here s rui ru.irv
for rembranee."
The sage of commer.-e lielm,
an extensive genus, i oniainiae
.1)
I show v flowers, as in the dill. ,. i,.
g 15
of the gardens. From S. s. I ,r,
in flower, is made clary v.iiie.
narcotic. S. pomil'cra. famM;, .
that, wh.'ii cm. lied with ei.r. 1
r -pule. Tl..' f-i i ds of s. verii. ...
iluee, whe'i mniii r,. ii. a rn.i 11
be se.vieealile in rcl eivirie
mat'iiT from the eye. Tii" li.'.iii.
derived from s ilvere. to he i ; 1
salvo, to save, o;i ai eoiinl of it. .
sanative qualities. The cieiifi. a
the kitchen is S. oliielm i. ( ;
the south of Europe. "I i - .-,
i. 'i.'t
'...;i
.'j
i i
i
V I
iiicniDcrs oi me lamny i
111 tf.
fl'fV
country, the lyre-leaved mm!
leaved sages. rnc saffron of tie
obtained from a crocus, ('. s;i;i.;;.'
native of England. The Migtnnsi.fr
flowi r are carefully picked, ilri. !
kiln, and then pressed into a :i, -a
very bright yellow, approai liii.j r.i
or orange, coloring water Mrn:;ev .';.
thrown into it. Truirk Funrr. '
Most Keiiini knhle Run In Itailruilig
The locomotive A. !. Ibni:. 4
signed by Cicorge S. S; rum;, .;(
Strong Locomotive Coiniianv. iirro! -I
Jersey City, N. .1., last evening, i. -jl
completed the most remarkable r: il
railroad history. Yesterday iimrai'..'
Darwin left I'.ulTalo and in ide th" I
through on time, drawing a t rsiiti f ;.
1 1 ..I r.l. . -
ur.i-iy coat ui's along niosi m mc r.j..ii:
two extra coaches along certain ri
I he engine mane t tic run ovi'rMir'f.l
grades without uny us-istuiee, il.-jml
ini the record all the more mnrwcl
This engine is different in di i;-n t. rf
other vet built, and the fi atuns L
make her a success ate that slierr :l"
smoke or cinders from lux st.-k.
burn the cheapest kind of liitxh
coal, ar.d is a quick an.i u!.'..
Fteainer. She has two tire heM-.
corrugated rolled steel, welili l t .
One of these lire boxes is fed a! i'
lioih lead into a spacious i
chamber, so that when tire fri-'n e.
fed in the smoke and cinder fire i.'
into it nnd consumed, instcid nf ; .
out through the stack, li t ,'
sixty-eight tons, and h:.uli"ir
greater than the heaviest en-if"' ;ri
on the ruad. .Vt York ...
A
KJ-h Willi a Sfieiv Tin...!!;
The strangest cteatltre '
these wateis v.a. c:ip:ii:.'i! i..
Hivcr at P.urliiigtoii ve-ter..!i. ;.. '
Clllli'les Woollen and Ci..;r.'
while they were fishing for - :
about six fe.'t long. v. ilii a '
shaped like n bulldi g's n;. l r
mouth furnished with two t""'
teeth. The head is attach'. I m
by a long sinuous neck, and
and deep sunken eyes are '".''
long la.ihes. The body, wi.ii h i?
tapers to the tail, is covi'mI I'.'
line fur, and two short i"!'
formed legs, with wehii"!
those of a duck, are iittaclieil ji
tho neck. The tail is iiei'ttlis
having four blades exactly 1'ke ti
of a propeller. The stt.in;." "";-
capturcd with difficulty. '
and, uttering a uoise tl.;;t .H
half bark, it seized an ar in
and crunched it to splinter. j
odor resembling musk wn i-t.:-
peat nil blows of a hatchet 'i s
animal aud enabled its c:i'"''
ililjihiii lUtorJ.
raper From Sti;
rarO
The V.Vrwe SrUtitli(' sla".
Ms
- - v i . l
j long Iktii known that the
sugar cane might be used
r,,
Kim (.
I IAj.o
f r:
jerirjt
jr liuip
t lly
?". I
f
,ef tlia
5Hiti
: turn of a paper ot tne nesi
tU..i.tnn tiiriM-luimr tll.'lt. Slw
stunt decline in the value of"
to overproduction, and ff"
creasing price of paper, it '
furred to sugar planters tn
manufacture of paper as ,uh
sugar producing. The filirj
give un excellent paper, and i
mcc hanieal aud chemical
easily carried out. A turr''f
the French National Aerl""1" j
ciety reports that Mr. Wa.'
New Orleaus, has lately n"
w hite paP1
I. Ol.lr,
the sugar cane, which " N
very good. The first qusutJ'J
plng-hl
one francs per 100 kilo
tatlo
F" lu
kilo of tho stalk wouiu r
liu in Uh:i, - .
v.. ,',,,',.-,. niacin'1'.'!
fliihin,
im.nini) ttl olnlltlTS lit
nrodneino' colonilJ tO I'"' I
1 o
making.
fr J
'trion
Tho human skeleton o
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