THE MI1LEBURGH POST. GEO. W. WAOKXSELLEK. Editor and Proprietor. Mii'M.ria I'a., July 'J3, 1800. According to tho Atchison Globe, to manv men nro wcnrinir uniforms now that tho surest way to attract ftt- ' lenuou is not to wear ono. ! i Accor lin- to a report just rondo by tho Acting Secretary o( tho Navy, out of a total of 11, 5,10 bluejackets ami marine", moro than Lalf (02S9) nro nntives. This will bo gratifying town to nil pntriotic Americons, cxclnima tho New York Observer. National dc fence can hardly bo carried on entire ly by prosy. Tho thorough loyalty of tho Boer people is shown by tho fact that in at testing their regard for President Krcugcr they nro goiniz to keep a statue of Oom Paul standing in a con spicuous pnrt of Pretoria. Observers of Oom Paul's pictured nro nwnro thnt ho is for usu rntber thnn for adorn ment, nd.ls tho Chicago Kccord. Dr. Joseph Purkir, of London, de scribes tho bicycle as "that rdionldcr contracting, miscbevious, horrible luiichiiie that will take tho nmtiline-8 out of any Nation." Tho New Orleans Picayune add,: Time wn, when the worthy utetor's thundering liiny , have hud como weight. That tiiuo was anterior to his invasion of this country somo years ago. Tho ex periciicc which lie then gained should havo borne fruit ere this. Something is wrong, maintains tho American Agriculturist, when Mrow bcrricB cost consumers in New York nnd New England cities from ten to fifteen cents per quart, while tho pro ducer in Jersey nnd on tho Delaware peninsula oily nets from two to four cents per basket. It does teem as though this condition of nlTuirs went from bnd to worse ns tho yenrs roll on. Tho more perishable tho fruit tho greater sterns tobo thecost of haudliug and selling it. A large insurance company has re cently published returns for 17,373 deaths, covering a period of ten years from 1884 to 189:1. Of this number 7o'J were, the result of Occident, in cluding 70 homicides. This is an appall ing proportion of murders. No country in tb world, not even Sicily, could iniitch it. ElHurhwrB sober, respeot able, thrifty men who tnsnro their lives are tolerably safe oguiust mur der. Here iu every 2000 who die nine arc murdered. Ot these nineteen were shot in pcruoiuil quarrels. Actually of tho class which insures in this country for every MOO who .lie one is killed red-handed trying to kill some ono else. No such barbarism exist on tho planjt in uny other laud culling ittelf civilized. Ono of the most remarkable men in public life nt this time is Hon. II. Y. Thompson, of Indiana, cx Secrttary of tho Navy. Mr. Thompson is now iu Lis eighty-seventh year, nu l has been in public life ever hiuco lMltl. This yeur Lo presided over the Indinna rituto Convention, and then visited St. Louis as a delegate to tho Xationnl He publican Convention. In spite of his advanced years, Lis mind is still vig orous and unimpaired, whilo Lis body retains much of its former elasticity. , Jlo is to-dny much stronger thau hun dreds of men who nro twenty nnd thirty years his junior und is capable of doiug more hard work. As fur back as 18P, when William Henry Ilnr risou was n candidate for President of tho United States, Mr. Thompson was chosen as one of the elector from In diunu on tho Whig ticket. Ever sinco that time he Las been a factor in American politics, and has participat ed in every political campaign. Mr. Thompson is six months older than Gladstone and six years older thau Pismnrek, but whilo these veterans bave Jaid aside the enrob of odice Mr. Ihompton is ttill actively engaged in 1 - 13 i public alTuits. On being asked tho secret of his vigorous LeultL at such a patriarchal nge, ho replied that ho had never indulged in vicious habits or al lowed Limself to acquire a taste for in toxicuting drinks. If a man possesses a good constitution ut the beginniufj of life and docs Nothing to impair or diminish Lis physical birthright, iu the opinion of the Atlanta Constitu tion, there in no reason why Lis days fchould not be long in the land ; nor Las Le any excuse, provided Le Las a fair utuount of brains, for uot bcoom ing a potential factor iu Lis day and generation. ...... . ...M Ami in .New 1 ork, Wade-There goes a man who has served twenty yearn as a policeman. Pulcher Where has he served? Wndo Fifteen on the force und five In Sing Slnj,. New York World. JUST ONE YEAR OLD. ' ,Tnt one short tear ngri h came, . Our little run. God Mess him! A heaven-sent trcosnre tip Is our. To rare for and cores dim. i No ni:ittor If the days be drear, 1 Our hearts he never fails to cheer. I When tn in.v work I po awsjr I stoop mid softly kls him; ! tAl"1 .V""""'! 1,lp.,, nf . ,,," hour ' d7 il sadly, smlly mm 4 him; -uli llt nM, nt f I K'j to him when work 1 dotil With outstretched arms and winnlnf, smile. Me coo. n loving prePting; 'Tit hit r'l to tell which one of us N happiest at our ineetinir, I'lii joyous frolicsome yonnjr elf, (lis loving iti a m lti:i , or myself. Ills dimpled nnn around my neck t Vim close i;i iiiift caresses: While 'gainst my tiroiixecl and licnrJi"! cheek. II Ik ilewy lips ho presses. nli. little love! oh. baby mine! You cloddy i-omi'l my heart-strings twine. tiol ir:i nt that in the yenr to como lie ne'er may know n norrow; M;iy peace and happiness In his. With every coming morrow. Ami may Thine everlasting nrin, Protect ond keeu ii i in safe from harm. oh, li.ihy mine, when yenrs have flown, An I I am ' 1 and hoary. When y.'ii to man's etnte have grown. An I :rrn in miiiihooil's glory, I !i. I. ever may our hearts crow colj, Iii itr baby loy. jn; one year old. - LcNurc I b'lirs. r TH lvFOHTL'NE TELLER p., ... ; " 'ii 1 1 : 1 1 -n . pfui! how cnti yon V Tin- old high LiillilT of Krohn pushed Mny the pretty little hand thnt his Mist ilati: .liter sought to phve over I. is inoiitli. "No," lie said. "I will not keep quiet. I ri pent thnt the hole custom of nclld tiia New Year's cards Is n d n bad tie. and it Is time to put an end to It. What are the results of such noi.setiMo'.' "I'irst. I get ii ly iiinll bng later than usual, mid. secondly. It Is crummcd so fi ll with the stupid stuff lhat 1 can hardly g. t It open:" At loiiirth the oh) gentleman's efforts were rewarded, the bag sprung open, ind he emptied Its contents with Im patience on the breakfast tnlde. 'ToPraulein Knthnrlna von Krohn," lie read. "My ;1! lire they all for you. Kathlnha'" "I'oii't be so unbearable, papa, nnd please don't mil me Katlilnka." The old gentleman replied to his daughter's request with an unintelligi ble growl and went on drinking his cof fee. ".lust look what n lot lliere nro for in!" cried Katliarlim. piling the letters upon the table In front of her nnd her face lighting up with pi nsure, "Are thev all for rpiil" , . . .. -- t-s. nil. iow you can se what It U to be knowu as a beauty." "And an heiress." ndded the father. "Yes. and an heiress, she repented, thoughtfully. "Put Is there nothing there for my lit tle l.ill V" risked her father. Katliarina shrugged her tdinpely shoulders impatiently. "Why, of eiiirse not. If a girl ex peets to lie s'lowil llilli'll attention she must lie a little more pushing and Im portant." "And an heiress, too," wns the fntli- el's laconic addition to the seliteln e. "I nally should be very grateful, father, if i u would not allude so mm-h to my mmc y," was the rather curt pro test. "I i ' a 1 1 ' I help It. K.itliarina, when I see my little l.ill lu re, as beautiful as the tiouor th.it gave her the name, and -wi ll, she is not an heiress, do you un derstand'' That's the whole thing." Katharina made no answer. Sin was busily studying the hand writing on the envelopes. A young girl who had hitherto sat op posite to her In silence left her sent, went up to the high bailiff. II lid putting her fair vouiii anus round hiu nwl: gave hlin'n kiss. A world of love shone In bis eyes ns he looked at her with pleasure mid stroked her soft cheeks. "Never mind. I. 111." he said, slowly, "1 am glad that you don't get such a pile of letters. I'm grateful, too. that you're not an heiress. P rhaps then no olio will take you away from inc." Tears came Into the girl's eyes, for, though she said Ho word, yet the thought that llo one had remembered her or cared enough for her to send her ii New Year's card made lo r sad. Put she foil ed herself Hot to cry and tried to coi al the few tears that would imt he kept hack by kissing her father again lovingly on the eyes and lips. The high bailiff of Krohn, the father of these two girls, bad inn riled twice. I"s lirsI wl,V' " ,"v,',-v 1"'m"1' ,,ut val"' .ti...i ........ ...... .i .. 1 1 ... i . .... woman ii, -ii iiiihi ain't in,, iiuiii iii a little daughter, and left her the whole of a large fortune. His second wife, the daughter of a country clergyman, brought him no wealth but n sweet mid beautiful disposition. When she. too, died after two years' married life he felt overwhelmed and had never since wholly recovered from the blow. Kathnrinn, the elder of tue Mepchll children, had Just finished her twen tieth year, and, ns she wns ns proud, pretty, mid Just ns vain ns her mother, had already laughed nt many proposals for her hand and money. No one hnd no far been able to take her fancy. Llll wns In nlmost every respect the opposite of h. r sister. Hmall of figure, quiet mid retiring, It happened that she was often entirely overlooked. It cer tainly wns not right of n father to love one daughter more thnn nnothr. Still ho did so, and It was plain to everybody that It wns the soft, sweet, patient Llll who wus his favorite. It mnde' Katharina feel annoyed to see her father so gentle and affeftlonntt) toward her ulster, for nho wild, with a tdmr look nt them tsjth: "Whnt! kissing ngaln! 1 cannot un . 'lerstand bow you find pleasure In nl wnys lying round cncli other'n necks." "Y'iu are out of sorts. Knthnrlnn," snld her father. "One of the cards you I expwtvil has not come, perhaps. I ' would almost wager that among nil those letters there Ij noti from Karon "! Kiitl Eh?" Katharliiii grew a simile pnlcr nt these words. "1 eeitnlnly expected n card from Pa roti Horn." she replied, trying to eon oil her annoyance. "He surely ban sent ine one! Are you sure you emp tied the mail bng thoroughly V" "Yes. 1 think so. Put you Into better took yourself: It would not be the first 'line that it letter has remained stuck In one of the corners." "Ah! 1 thought so." exclaimed Kath irimi, pulling a crumpled letter out of 1 deep corner of the bag. She glanced quickly and sharply nt headdress, mid then with an exclama tion of vexation let the letter hurriedly drop. "Not from Paroii Horn, nfter nil." iski d her father, picking it up. "mid yet - that Is his writing. Heavens! why. It is for you. Llll; It's addressed to you." "Oh: Impossible:" said l.ill. quietly, while n faint blush rose to her pretty .hecks. "It must lie n mistake." "Py no i iciiiis," returned her father. 'Milling. "Here, open It. Let Us llll ec It. oh. what a lovely card: Why. Katliarina. where are you going':" Put the father received l.o answer. Katharina hurriedly gathered up her tetters and left the room In a whirl wind. The llliove-liietltiolied pjiroll lioril was a young iiolileinan who had just re. urtieil from Africa. It was well known that he took great pleasure In visiting 'In- Yon Krohn family, and under all :iiuntier of pretexts took every oppor tunity to be with them. Of course ev ry one thought that the attraction was he riih and bi-aiititul Katluuitia. and die herself took particular pains to spread this view of the matter. Acciisionied ns she was to a large number of enthusiastic admirers, she '..ad never for a iiioim tit Imagined that the Imroii could Interest himself iu her lliet little sister tt 111 it she was relliilld- d to day iu a rather unpleasant maii lier of the possibility of sin h a thing. She read her letters through and be anie hotter humored. "I low stui. Id of mo to get so cross." he said, lis she smiled at her lovely face iii the glass. "It Is not possible that he favors I. ill when he knows tue." There came a gentle knock nt the loor, and the servant girl came in and Dnuouiiccil that the carriage was at th" door. Katharina nt once remembered that Huron Horn bad promised to go for a Jrive wl'h her. nnd with this thought her face grew bright once ngaln. A charitable bazaar was to be open ed in a jii'jghborlng town, pd, as the father wns not able fo go, Itnron Horn had offered bis escort to the two young ladles. The baron wi's ns punctual ns most lovers that Is to say, he came half an hour In fore the time, mid found Kath trin.'i quite ready, to his great astonish i.ieiit. for ;:s n rule she kept everybody waiting half an hour, at least. I Her purpose of frustrating a teo-a- j etc between I .ill and the baron was ' ompleti'ly sii. ci ssi hi. tor she did not l.ove fr il'i his side until they all three vi re ready to g'et Into the carriage. The father stood with beaming face m the doorstep and wa d a fond fare w ell after t hem. " This Horn Is a v. iy sensible follow." he thought to hlmsi If. "and I admire Ids choice. It w iil be very hard to lose I. Iii. but I would let him have her la tie r t han any one t Ise." Although the bazaar was crowded the arrival of Panm Horn and his two lovely companions caused considerable Xcltemelit, mid they Were speedily sur rounded by acquaintances. Among these was a t'apt. I.iiike, a tall, bloiulo fellow, and one of Katli i ri tin's most sincere mid faithful ad mirers. "How glad I am to see you hen'," he -aid. "Iteally? Why''" "May 1 show you why? Please come with me. At the other end of the hall there Is a fortune teller, nnd I want you to see what she will tell you." "May we Join you':" asked the baron. "Certaluly. Come, we will all go to ed her." The mysterious room that held the fortune teller was 1 cached. The for tune teller proved lo be a little ligure in the middle of a disc. Pound the disc were figures nnd numbers and slips of paper arranged. Anyone who wanted to see into the fu ture paid n mark, set the figure revolv ing, mid took the slip of paper opposite w hich It stopped. "Now, in jk- gcliaedlges fraulein." said the captain, taking out his purse, "won't you try your luck':" Put Knthmina refused positively to ben parly to such nonsense, mid. Inas much as l.ill could not be persuaded I'ltlier, the baron asked permission to inquire of the oracb himself. He set the fitrure in motion nnd took the slip of paper opposite which It stop, pcd. "Seek her hand nnd buy the ring. Thy life will then be full of Joy," ran the words on It. The bnroii tried to cntcli n glance from Llll, but she appeared to be ab sorbed lu the nature nnd character of the lloor nnd would not raise her eyes. "Pots Plltz!" cried the captalu, turn lug to Katharina, "thnt Is famous; you really must be persuaded to try It uow. Or, hlinll I do It for you?" "You inny do It for ine," she replied In such sharp tones thnt everyone look ed nt her, . . The cnptnln turned the tbe figure nnd read the words: "Hast thou not ofteu lienrd H wild H He hesitated; then tore tho pnper tip nnd threw It on the floor. The conclusion of the sentence seemed to suit the many proposals that Kntherlna had received too well for him to rend I. "What was tin rest, cnptnln?" asked the baron. In nil Innocence. Put the cap tain looked so displeased thnt the ques tion was not pressed. "I wonder whnt It was?" Llll whis pered to th- baron. "We shall lenrn later, porhnps." ho eplled. "Put did you get my New Year's rnrd this morning?" "Yes," she nnswered softly, with a blush. "And do you remember what the for tune teller told me Just now? If 1 buy the ring will you wear It?" He drew n deep sigh of relief ns he .iv his answer in her happy, blushing face. She lowered her eyes and snld: "1 Joti't know. Y'ou must first speak to la pa." 1'rom the Oeruinn. FRANK MAYO. (IU Cnrccr ns nn Actor Woi Most Successful One. The drama lost one of Its most ablo ind distinguished exponents by tho death of Prank Mayo, on a train en route from Henver to Omaha. Neb., re cently. Mr. Mayo was one of the best known nnd most popular of American actors. He will be most widely and most pleasantly remembered In tho diameter of tavy rrockctt In the play of that natiie, which had a "tin of many JL W .k .a ,e.l ' SSL:' JPSFfc&T.. years. The pant two seasons he has been acting the part of Pudd'nliead Wilson In the dramatization of Mark Twain's story. He was born In Pos ton In ls".!. lie began his theatrical career ns a "super" nt the American Theater In San Francisco, where he had gone with his parents In 1V. He continued to follow the stage for sev eral years In parts of Increasing lmpoi taucu until In lMV-'i he came east. fijen went on a starring tour wfifch proved very successful. His repertoire Included nil the standard Shaksponr laa dramas, ns well as Ylrg'.nl'.ss. ltlch elieii. The Robbers. The Three Hoards liicti. The Marble Heart. 1 Union and Pythias, Jack Cade and The Streets of Nw Y'ork. In 17'J he first pro- dllOefl Itavy Crockett In Rochester. In W he took it to New Puglanil. He appeared In It altogether nmre thnn ".noii tunes. Philadelphia was his ll Hue. BABY BETROTHAL. lliree YcufOM Hoy orel TwoYcor Obi (iirl Mated for Life. They do nil sorts of queer things in Indiana. Just ns queer ns in any other patch of country In the world. And es pecially are the Ilooslt rs eccentric In the mutter of marriages. The latest ividciicc of this llonshr iiintriiuoulnl peculiarity conies from St. Orolx, Ind. There has Just been performed there in Incredible nort of ceremony, "the kind of thing' you rend about In nov Is. and never see. except llpou tho stage." It was the formal betrothal of two babies the thrcc-ycar-ohl-soii '.if Mr. nnd Mrs. Michael Maxwell nnd the two-year-old daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Albert M. Mans. The ceremony THE IIF.TItoTIir.rt I! All IKS. was presided over by the nicest old Mans patrlari'ii that could be found, ind the parents stood sponsors for the fulfillment of the vow by the babies. 1'he pictures of the betrothed children ire presented herewith. Exchnnge. A Wooded ul f lower. The most wonderful tlower In the world, ns well us one of the very larg est "blossoms" knowu, is n native of the Malay peninsula. It Is simply a gigantic tlower without either stem or leaves, and has more tho nppenrnuce of a fungus than anything else.. It is about three feet ill diameter and has a globular central cup which has a ca pacity ot nearly two gallons. This crip Is nlwuys filled with a fetid liquor which attract nu Immense swnrin of files and otluir Insects. The pistils o this queer (lower distill the liquid a id It is believed that the rank odor attracts tho flies In order that tho flower uiny l- rttllli1 i ill THIEVISH ARAM NATL'KAT, nORtt ROIlRKftl ..OF TIIK HOLY LAND. . A Carious Custom Which fiowieft mei Save the Victim From Their Rnpnclty An Ameri can's Experience. W RITINO from Tripoli. Syria, to the Baltimore Sun, acorresrondentssvs : DuriDff the last month 1 have ridden on horseback more than 400 ailcs through Palestine and Syria on my way to Asia Minor. On this long tour, with tbe aid of an excellent dragomnn, I Lave not only been enabled to visit the principal cities ana towns of these historically inter eating countries of which I have writ ten, but I bave had occasion to study the habits and customs of the wild Pedouin tribes that live their un fettled lives in these valleys and along ineso mountain slopes. On the west ern side of the Jordan River there are many of these roving bodies of men, women and children, divided into dif ferent family tribes, but on the east ern side of the river there are only a few tribes, much larger than tho others and very much wilder. Each tribe has a sheik or prince, ho is flnnl authority on all questions, and often has the power of life and death. This office is hereditary, as a rule. When an e'ectiou is neccffary it is done by vocal leclnration, mast in all cases bo unanimous, and must be endorsed by the Government at Constantinople. The Lead of each tribo is legally re quired to pay to the Sultan oue Turk ish pound (nearly five dollars) for cash uinn who is ablo to go to war, which amount, paid yeirly, rids the.o men from militnry duty tinder the Ooverntnent. Certain "districts of country are allowed these tribes where their lent and herds nro usually found, but fnquently they roam iu other ports of tho land, carrying on their independent raids tiutil they nre driven into their own regions by TurkiKh guus. Their tents ate gen erally made of the Lair of goats, in geniously woven, and their loo.l con sists nearly altogether of bread trade into th'.n watci?, looking very much like sheets of p.nd paper, butter made from the goat nnd bnlTalo cow, and fit-h, which abound in all tho streams. The Pcdouins nro native-born rob bers, and it is aU aye unsafe for any one to pass through their country un gturdeiL A few months ago a party was visiting the Jonlon and Dead Sen with tho usual guard ; but four of the number tcparated from tho others, and in less than two hours they were eized, robbed of their horsesmoney and clothing. A most pitiable set they were, I am told, when they reached their tents after night. Mr. Holla Floyd, whot is the only American draonim-m Palestine asd Syria, entertained me for isveral days by a recital of some of his early experiences during a thirty years' tay in the country. Not loag tiuce, arhile accompanying a number of ladies and gentlemen through the desert, in tbe neighborhood of ancient Shechem, a noise was heard in the hills near by ; und on turning, he found they were being surrounded by fortr or fifty Bedouin?, headed by their sheik. Of course, there wns great terror among the party, and fcr s whilo Mr. Floyd was htri'cken with fear. Put a fortuuato thought oc curred to tho dragoman. It is n cus tom among theso wild tribcii to be friend any one who is in trouble if he reaches the sheik, and, seizing hi Celt, exclaims: "1 am your cuest." While demands were being mndo npon Mr.' Floyd and thoco under bis protection and the robbers wero in the set of carrying out their dcsiies, Le rushed forward and, taking n strong grip upon tho belt of tbe sheik, ex claimed, in Arabic: "Theso are all your guests." TLis acted like magic. Tbe robbery was ordered oil ; the sheik drew his sword and iu the most pomp ous manner announced to his men that the purty was under his protection and guidance, and. lending tho way, he guided them for hours through the desert. When I war suddenly apvroache J by a band of these barbarians at 10 o'clock at night, in the wild country east of the Jordan, by the moonlight, I saw there was no belt to seize. As all of them were clothed in single and unadorned guiinents, I resorted to an other device, which proved juHt as ef fective, though not so dignified, and which put me quite u distance from them iu a very short time. Mr. Corey, whose life-long residence in Pulestiue and Syria furnishes him with a fund of information on this sub ject that is possessed by few, gavo me an account of a personal episode with the Pjilouius which illustrates their exceeding kind-heartedness after they have robbed you of everything that they can lay their hands on. ' Mr. Carey left his home in Nablons on a missionary tour ainongthe mount ains once owued by the tribe ol lieu ben, east of the Jordan Kiver. After crossing the stream he bad not gone many miles when he was surrounded by a score ol these men, who, lilting him oft his beast, stripped him of his clothing, and, while be sat on a cool rock near by and watched tbe perform ance, they examined carefully all of the srmtnts, ripping opening the linings of his coat, and after they had taken everything, even his pocket knife, they tossed him his clothing and politely informed him that he could go Lis wsy. As it was now late in tbe evening, he told them that he could not con tinue his journey alter dark without losing his way, and requested that they would take care of him until the next morning. They immediately and gladly agreed to do this, helped him on bis donkey, led the way tbrjTj1 the vaney to toe place 01 their encij ment "i uuuitu uiui iuuu, listened -,' i attentively while he told them started him on his journey next i! with everything that he had when i met them except his mouey and (, things in his traveling bag that ifo conld possibly use. It seems that the belt trick ii p, known among the inhabitants oily, ben's ancient province. I Lad sion to viit one of their encarupmeu, bnt it is impossible for me to adequately their mode of living. family of the general tribe occap;,' small tent of one room, which ii sleeping, cooking and working ment. The floor is the bnro groat,' which, in a few cases, may be pir covered bv bits of dirtv cost v' cloth. Theeatinir is done in frnM.J the tents, whero the family sits it I semi-circle, usin? their Dalm :'.. 1 and fingers as forks. A rern!i..J distasteful butter, churned from til milk of the coat and bnfT.ilo I their chief means of support, anj J.1 mie, tney reside In one locality t J more than two months. They cli -J ;rect descent from Abraham. I was, they insist, a wealthy sheik o! J largo tribe. 1 A Petrified Man. I Fourteen rears nao Dr. Ti",.l Davidson, of Jackson Count v. ,i 1 and was buried in the usual way. March bis wife also died. A grate , prepared by the sido of her tame;;, husbind, but it soon flllod with wav. so much so that it was decided to h at auother place not for olf, which-, done. Ou last Tuesday relatives i; friends decided to remove the roa of tho doctor to tho sido of his.;! His gravo was uncovered, at tb b I torn of which a large running str-. I of water was found passing in t t head and through and out at tho f of tbe grave. Tho coffin ami all ot; wooden material which had ln-en-a inputting him away, except the b torn plank of tho coilln, had de.v and turned to earth again. Put t istonishment of everyone pres.nt,; Davidson lay before them ii full ,. size, in form except both iiranv gone and bis mouth a little enlar. On examination it was found ti.it was petrified and had become i. rock instead of tlesh and blood. O. N. Wheeler, of Co:kville. I County .Surveyor ot Putnam Cur. was present at Dr. McCoiu's lu-t I day, tho old homestead of Dr. !;: son, to which place the petrified b. of the doctor had been reraovt.l, made a critical examination o( '. body. He says the socks on the!: were plainly visible and tho g. which he had worn were croscci;; lis breast and had turnod tot rock. Those present who handled', body informed him that tho bthivi a solid rock. Tho body had Leeo-i into a new cofhn and a winding iif drawn nnnd it. 1 CroiJ,i.Jof. huidI' were Am. sin: I Dr. XlcCoin's toiow thtboiiv, hi doctor was a wel? u.uown ph -icitt that part cf Jackson County, i-.: well remembered by many ol . citizens. Preparations to re-inter tho I f last Saturday Lad been eotipktcl J it was buried. It took nine per-o: J carry the body, and it wns estiL.1 oy thoso wbo carried it that it i I weigh 5!)0 pounds. I John Y hit son, wbo knew tho c. I well in Lis life tiiuo, says Lo ri-co,':-! his features without auy troublf. I Iho phenomenon bus creuteua 1 fonnd sensation all over thi: f as no sucii ocstirrenco Las ever ': I brought to light so far as retu -"'.'.;'! Co'jkevillo (Teun.) Press. I The Knglisli Pri akfasi. I Tho English breakfast, whiiiit I figures so attractively in the o J novel, id ant to bo trying to .trsffl guest-'. Tho method followed:: I country house is a fair suilpIv. 1 guests strayed iu at will. I J.ea and cotleo were kept hot. I spirit latups, and boiled c-i toast were brought as orders!, the sideboard were cold beef, hi: game pie ; and the gentlemen themselves and any ladv who ' for meats. Toasts came in 1 never very hot, and mufiius, bnt l and toasted in the oven, soiuetiorl peared. Orange marmalade com the menu. Only tho most u j English houses have wtU: ranges, slow, old-fashioned '( making all forms of cookiug iii--Hot bread, pancakes und other merablo forms of crushed wua: oats are almost unknown eceit vegetarian restaurants, and tbe A1 can must reconcilu himself to th well as to the confusion of ecb: to help himself, which Jolt chooses to consider simplicity t formality. The result of tuis e i tion is ofteu great cluiusibc! many English fashions are bote i sy and inconvenient. iio fur is concerned tho American wj tinctly the udvautage, nnd tbe 4 cates of tbe light continental bn1! can quarrel equally with bott"! waukee Journal. I The rree"or Llf." I The Quaraunoj are to be fo:l over tbe delta of tho Orinoco, i eat little and wear less. M': j thontics claim that they the moriche palm tree aluue. v: this be true or not, the tree tion is without doubt auiuJf'; faotor in the problem of l'!e; only does it lurnuh a safe for a borne, but gives a cs; sago, or meal, from which made, a tree fifteen years olJ.f six hundred pounds of this K" addition, the j uice furnishes wine, aud out of the nht-r cord, rope, liammocks and 1 species of cloth. This tref, (l tbe many atod various yt'. serves, was called by tU " sionarieit the "tree of life.""1 .1, A w.rsiv.iv:-iT''
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