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DECOBATION-DAr. Tie war-cry thro' the land is stilled. The cannon's sullen Hpsarc dumb ; To-day.througbout our laudvve bear The solemn beal of muffled drum. Tbe Hags hang drooping from the fataff The streets are filled with grave-eyed men ; Jang dormant memories sprlnc to life We live the dead past o'er aijaln. "Wo see thro ] mists of falling tears Tbeivlld , fierce strife of armed bands "We hear the clash of. hostile steel , We feel tbc touch of vanished hands. We part , as In the days of yore , From loved ones long since In the grave ; We hear that mournful sound again , The clanking fenters of the. slave. "We see the'llnes of Blue and Gray Massed for the fight , as in the past ; "We hear the nelglrng of the steeds -4- And waken to ourselves at last. Instead of strife , the lute of peace Breathes softly o'er a grateful land ; Instead of arms the dainty flowers , Arc strenn about on every hand. The Gray now mingles with. tbelJluo In that ctemnl sleep called death , Their strife Is o'er and in the end We mourn them all with equal breath. From far-off lands we come to place Sweet blossoms on the honored tombs And wonder vaguely will they see © ur offerings from their narrow rooms ! The eraptv sleeve n Northman bears Is matched by one from Southern lands ; The fair May-blossoms they would strew Find other eager , williug hands. And as the one-time waniors stand " " With tear-dimmed eyes , to lend their aid Their very actions seem to pay "This brotherhood hath all repaid. " - Their strife Is o'er , their work complete , And that for which they strove Is done We who remain can but applaud A noble battle grandly won. "They bnilded better than they knew" A goodly structure our fair land ; v .We mourn the dead but glaC see The Blue and Gray eland hand in band. Edwin 0. WJiedcr , in The Current. SPOOPENDIiE'S PIE. He Sliows Mrs. S. flow His Mother Used to Make 'Em. "My dear , " said Mr. Spoopendyke , folding his napkin and pushing his chair back from the table , "my dear , 'you are a pretty good housekeeper , and once in a while you contrive to cook up a fair meal , but you liave no business fooling around a mince pie. There never was but one woman who could make a mince pie , and that was my mother. " "I thought this was nicereturned Mrs. Snoopendye , with just a little quiver resting on her lip. "I got it out of the cookbook " "And you'd better put it right back in the book as a warning to other am ateurs , " continued Mr. Spoopendyke. "I don't say that this is especially bad , only it doesn't meet with all the re quirements of pie as they were in stilled into my young mind. You might work it onrfoundling hospitals that nevei had any mother , but it hasn't the soul i used to get out of pie when I lived at home. " "How did your mother make the mmce pie , dear ? " asked Mrs. Spoop endyke. "If I knew what she used , perhaps I could get UD one of which you would eat six slices instead of four. " And with this purely feminine dig , Mrs. Spoopendyke looked mod- .estly downward and began foldino- knife pleatings in the table cloth. ° "Come ! " exclaimed Mr. Spoopen dyke , jumping impetuously from his chair. "If you've got the ingredi ents , IU1 show you how to make a pie that will draw howls of envy from the neighbors , " and Mr. Spoopkenclyke Jedthe % way to the kitchen. "Where's your chopping tray and the apples ? Fetch me the hand guillotine and the beef ! Look alive now , my dear/and we'll startle the world with some rev elations on the abstruse subject of mince pie ! " "Let me put this big towel around your neck , so you won't grease vour clothes , " suggested Mrs. Spoopend'yke , dragging out a huge crash towel. "XVhat's that for ? " demanded her husband , contemplating it with no amount of favor. "Which end of the pie is that thing supposed to have in fluence with ? If I make up my mind when I get through that this pie wants " to be shaved , I'll put on this skirt , but in the meantime I vant room for all my limbs. Now , " he continued , as ho " dumped the beef and apples into the tray and went at them vigorously with ; thb chopping knife ; "now you watch the proceedings and note now this pie begins tp assume proportions. " "Didn't your mother peel the apples oefore she chopped them ? " askedMrs. Spoopendyke , quietly. "Eh ! " ejaculated Mr. Spoopendyke. slowing up a little and looking into the tray distrustfully. "Of course not , " and he resumed'his labors with ii more energy. "If you did , there's where you made your mistake. I sup pose you peeled the beef , too , didn't ( ye ? "Though I don't know , " and he stopped short and regarded his work attentively. "It strikes me this meat vrould'chop finer if some one had drop ped a pile driver on it once or twice. Anyway , you don't want your meat too fine , and I guess this will do , " smd Mr. Spoopendyke set the tray lull of jumps on the table and rolled up his sleeves. "What will you have now , dear ? " inquired his wife , tenderly. "Some flour and water. " replied 3Jr. Spobpendyke , cheerily. "It's ? tho crust of a pie that is its gentit.- , and I'm going to turn out a slab of pastry that will be a monu ment to the artist who is weav ing this job. Gimme the.flour . and waterwhile I feel as one upon whom the spirit of a successful pie rests visibly ! " Mrs. Spoopendyko brought out the a material and once more resum ed the relation as a pupil to the ex ercises. "Anything else , dear ? " she ask ed , as Mr. SpoopendyJie wet down his flour and jammed his fists in the paste. "Nothing but profound silence , " re torted her husband. "The chief trou ble with the crust to your pie is that you allow your attention to be dis tracted from it at the critical moment. I , on the contrary , will stop boxing this overcoat for that mince meat just at the second it reaches flakiness , " and lie slammed in more ilour-and plunged again into his ambitious effort in tho way of crust. "There ! " said he when he had fought it to the cbnsistency of sand and mucilage and rolled it out * tato iwo tnick chtfnks. "There is the triumph of pie over puttering ! Lead out" the pan whom the gods would honor , and let's see how * this combina tion of hereditary intelligence and ac " quired brains "will go when it's cooked ! " ' Mrs. Spoopendyke hande'd him a pie- pan into which he dropped his bottom crust , and then poured in the mince meat : "Got to lift your teeth pretty high to get around some of-the meat , " he observed , as he tried to poke the lumps into position with a stick. "I'm not sure whether mother used to grate the mea't or crack it with a ham mer , but it don't make so much dif ference. It's the crust that talks , when you come to conversation on pie. Now , you do this , " and ho marked out a sprig on the top crust with his thumb ; "and when you .get it on , thus , you pinch it around the edges , so. See ? My mother used to have an old wheel out of a wooden clock , and she printed landscapes in holes all over the pie. But that isn't necessarV. It adds luster , but no dignity , to the per formance. Now , we put it in tho oven , this wise , and in a short time we will have accomplished results in the immediate line of pie. " ' 'It is really wonderful how well you remember how your mother made them , " smiled Mrs. Spoopendyke. "You won't feel badly because it beats yours ? " said Mr. Spoopendyke , kindly. "You won't cry ? " and he chucked her under the chin , and opened the stove door cautiously to see how affairs were progressing. "I'll try not to , " replied Mrs. Spoopendyke , casting her eyes down , and suppressing something that sound ed like a'sob. "Let's see. Yon stick in a broom splint , don't you , when you want to know if the pie is done ? Where's your broom ? Show mo the happy broom that is to be immortalized by testing this grand apotheosis of pie ! " Mrs. Spoopendyke produced tho broom , and the husband , carefully se lecting one of the splints , jabbed away at the upper crust. "It won't go in , " he remarked , rath er dolefully1 , selecting another with similar results. "The trouble is with the broom. Haven't you got a broom that knows something about its busi ness , or is this one of those pious brooms that won't work on Sundays ? " and he broke up several more splints in a vain endeavor to penetrate tho pie. pie."Hadn't you better try tho handle , dear ? " suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke. "No , 1 hadn't better try the handle , dear ! " mimicked Mr. Spoopendyke. "Come out here , and let's see what's the occasion of this uncalled for resist ance ! " and Mr. Spoopendyke hauled his pie out of the oven and fired it down on the table. "Got an idea that you're going to be assassinated with a broom splint , haven't ye ? Think you're a sort of a bulwark of Ameri can liberties and bound to resent for eign intervention , don't ye ? Well , you ain't ; you're only a measly pie , and you're going to have something stuck in ye , if it takes a cold chisel and a cannon ! " and Mr. Spoodendyke stabbed at it with a fork , and then with a chopping-knife , " without pro ducing the faintest impression. "You're up in pie , what d'ye suppose is the matter with the thing ? " he asked , turning bn his wife. "If I'd been your mother , I should have put some lard in the crust , " re turned Mrs. Spoopendyke , compla cently. "I don't know how yon're going to get lard in a crust that you can'tpene- with a beyonet ! " retorted Mr. Spoo pendyke , upon whom it begau to dawn that thero was a hitch somewhere. "I've almost forgotten how mother did try pies to see if they were done. " "Did she club ? " ever try a inquired Mrs. Spoopendyke , timidly. "No , she didn't try a club ! " roared Mr. Spoopend\ke. Come thither , my gentle pie ! " he howled , planting his hst in the middle ot the apparatus. "Listen to the vo.ce of the siren in quiringly within ! and hu dropped it on the floor , arid planted his heel upon it. "Front door closod for repairs ; en- trauco at the buck ! " aud he kicked the , whole business to the cu-ling. "Your mother must have been very Jj vigorous tor her age , " observed Mrs. Spoopundyke , calmly. * l'ts those gasteu lumps of meat , " snarled Mr. Spoopeud ke , picking up his p e , and examining its knobs and bumps attent.vely. " 1 thought they'd melt when subjected to intense heat. Anyway , tho inside of that pie is all -it | , if l could only : et the ld ; off. Got : ui\thing I can get. under the edge and lift the roof olr this business ? riiuiuu that can opener ! Give way , now ! Whooo ! Onc more ! Ki yah ! All . together , now ! Whe-e-e ! There she coTnes ! " And the crush gave way re- * ' vealmg chunks of beef and apple'par- ings , hiif-uooked.md still steaming. "I suppose j'our mother put in the spiceaud ei lor after the hired man had wrenched the pie open , " remarked Mrj. Spo'ipemlyke , solemnly. You do , do ye ? " squealed Mr. Spoopeudyke , sqatting down and resting his hands on his knees , while he grinned in his wife's face. "That lump of quicksilver you call your mind , has got around to where it transacts the supposing business , has itf P'raps you don't like thu pie ! I sjposo you've got some fashionable no tion that you don't care to ussou ate ' with this p'ie ! Well , you needn't. I don't force unpleasant acquaint-inci's on my wife. I believe in making home paradise , I do ! Go forth , pie ! " aud he shied it through the window , glass , sash , and all. "That suit you ? " he yelled. "Does your moral nature feel relieved by the absence of .the pie you have been instrumental in casting , upon the chilled charities of an un sympathetic world ? ' ' " 1 guess that pie can take care of itself , " suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke , soothingly. "The next time I make one , I'll try and have it just as your mother used to. " "You'll fetch it ! " roared Mr. Spoopendyke , stamping up and down tiie kitchen and slapping the flour off his coat. "You never had any trouble with things , atter I had shown you how ! Some day I'll pour lard in your ear , and spice in your eye , and leave you in , the oven to reflect en howyoK'd like to be cut off from intellectual so- " cial intercourse , just because you ain't half baked ! " and Mr. Spoopendyke slammed * the door after him , aud mounted the staircase with heavy tread. I don't care , " murmured Mrs. Spoopendvke , as she swept up the de bris , "I d'on't care. If that is the way his mother made-pie , I don't wonder it left a strong impression on his mind. " And with this charitable view of the situation , Mrs. Spoopendyke sat down to the consideration of whether she'd better make a false train for her now black silk. Crate's Traveler's Magazine. _ ' Narcotic Plants. In VicK's Floral Magazine we read of a flower which creates laugh'ter. It grows in Aiabia ; the llowers are of a bright yellow and the seed resembles small black beans. These are dried by the natives and pulverized , and it is said that suiall doses make a person behave like a circus clown or a mad man , for he will dance , singand laugh most boisterously , and carry on in a ridiculous way for about an hour. The stage of excitement is followed by ex haustion and sleep. This reminds us ot an experiment we made many year's ago. Wo had seen Prof. James R. Buchanan ex perimenting with pulverized herbs by placing them in the palms of the hands of a class of medical students. While they sat in a sort of expectant mood , waiting for something to turn up and holding various" powdered herbs in closed fists , every now and ; then some one of them would tell of the symptoms which were being pro- ' duced upon him. It was to us then a new and surprising revelationthat' medicine could thus act without being , taken into the stomach , and wo are not yet fully satisfied as to the way they do act under such circumstances. But having seen Prof. Buchanan's ex- exneriments we were led to try it our selves on a couple of boys about sev enteen years of age. Powdered CanT nabis Indica from the same plant which gives hasheesh , a narcotic used by the natives of India , was placed in one hand of each of the boys , whilos they sat quietly waiting to see what' would turnup. One of them soon com menced to titter and then to laugh boisterously , and soon ho became so hilarious with excitement that we thought best to take tho drug away from him. Ho soon sobered down , During the period of excitement we tried to get him to say why he was carrying on in such a way , but he was utterly unable to give any explanation for it other than he felt that way. The other boy quietly nodded off to sleep in his chair. This experiment illustrates two im- portant things ; first , that medicine can exert an action in this curious manner , andsecjond , that a medicine will act differently on different per sons , according to temperament or indiosyncracy , or susceptibility , what ever you choose to call it. Further more , it may be remarked that both ' the exhilera'tmg and the stupifymg re sults observed in these cases are , known to bo the effects of hashees , upon the human system when taken' internally. The description of the "laughing plant" given by Vick does not corre spond with the botanical description n of the Cannabis Indica plant , though there are some similarities , but in ef fects they are evidently quite alike. Fish and Fishermen. Trout are caught in the Truckee e River , Nev. , so easily that any one b with a bit of crooked wire tied to a w stick can get a basketful. wh Winter fishing in Lake Manitoba h lias become auite ( an industry , several te hundred persons being engaged in it. si The fish is sold on the ice at a cent siu and a quarter a pound , or three cents C delivered at the railway. b In Lord Mansfield's fishing grounds , 6 near Scone Palace on the Tay , a sal 6vi mon weighing eighty pounds was re vicl cently taken. It was returned to its c element. The heaviest Tay fish on record weighed seventy pounds. SJ In 18721rOOO marked'salmon were la turned into the Weser , but not until c recently ! was the first capture reported. 01 The fish was taken near the place tc where it was put into the water. It tcP1 weighed thirty pounds , and its marks P1 showed that it was thirteen years old " in 1872. e A race between a trout and a water tr snake was recently witnessed near' trai Oswego , N. Y" . The fish was on its is spawning ground , and kept swimming isS about in a circle , a little in advance S- of its pursuer. The snake finally dia caught the fish by the tail , but the tl trout , had the use of its fins , and kept tc its body well ahead of the snake. The le snake then backed up toward shore , lebi and with one final effort drew the fish bial of the and swallowed . out water it. ti tisi Wilkin's Star Proverbs. sial al Give the devil his du-de. ti Many a many is a fool for revenue tiai only. aibi Sunbeams support the floor of bi heaven. bioi Thu waste basket is mightier than sr the pen. srei Silence is the gold plating for a st fool's tongue. fe febi The diunkard's thread of life is bi wound on reul. fr frcl When hope d'es the devil ailds an clbi other du-ilp to his belt. bi heirs is . \ \ Splitting nothing new. " Solomon attempted it. at And he said : "Let there be elite , " and the "first family" bounded into the world. of Hope builds a nest in a man's heart where disappointment hatches its brood. A little learning in a fool , like scanty powder in a large gun , will sometimes make considerable noise. Whitehall Times. Not So Sensible , "Father , " exclaimed young Jenkins , entering the old gentleman's office , "I have sold my printing offi.se " "Sit down , Tom. I am glad to see that you are so sensible. " is "Yes , father , 1 have sold my office , but I have bought another one. " "Get up ! You have lost what little 'the sense you ever did have. " Arkansaus Traveler. FAEM MANAGEMENT. How to Treat Wounds In Farm Animals Suggestions on Balslng Oak Trees from Seed General Industrial * Miscellany. Wounds In Animals. There are two * principal methods , writes an Englishveterinary surgeon , by which wodnds are repaired. The first of these , and the more favorable of the two , is the method termed by surgeons healing by the first intention. Under favorable circumstances this takes place in an incised wound when the surfaces are brought carefully to gether and maintained in close con tact after bleeding has ceased. The two surfaces then become cemented -together by the formation of a thin in termediate layer of new tissue. The other principal mode of repair is heal ing by the second intention. That is what takes place in large incised wounds when the cut surfaces can not be brought and maintained in opposiP tion , antl it is the invariable method of repair in punctured and lacerated wounds. Here the gap in the texture becomes filled up by the growth of new material taking place from the bottom of the wound , while a new skin grows inwards from the edge of the wound.- This skin , however , is not exactly similar to the natural healthy skin from which it extends , being thinner , more delicate , and without any hair. A third and much rarer process of healing in wounds is what is termed immediate union. In this it is said , the divided surfaces being brought into accurate contact unite without the intermediate growth of any new texture. It is questionable if such is really the ca.se , but it is certain that sometimes in small wounds the cut surfaces when placed together unite so speedily and exactly that no scar is left. In an incised wound treatment in the first instance should be directed toward favoring union by the first in tention. The essentials for this are a sound constitution on the part of the animal , accurate and close contact with the divided surface , and the absence of inflamma tion in the wound. Without man's interference this process would sel dom or never ensue in the lower ani mals , for in all wounds except the smallest the cut surfaces gape apart unless some means be adopted to keep them together. The means common S ly adopted by surgeons for this pur ' pose are the'application of strips of plaster across the surface of the wound , or the passing of sutures P through its edge. la adopting the former ( plan , a few strips , according to ( the length of the wound , should be applied at intervals ; but the entire surface ] should never be entirely cov ered by the plaster. The surfaces , moreover , should not be brought to a gether until bleeding has been arrest ed , for should a clot of blood be ef Cifi fused into the wound it would prevent a healing by this method. Sutures are simply stitches used to tie or sew the th edges or surface of a wound together. lu They are used of various materials , n such as thread , horsehair , cat-gut , and th siw wire. Nothing further need be said ol about the application of these , since at their insertion into a wound should et always be left to a veterinary surgeon. ai Iiai a punctured or a contused or lacer so ated wound , where the surfaced can som not be maintained together , or where m inflammation ensues in such a wound , er then the treatment must bo that favor P able to healing by the seoond inten IK tion. Inflammation , shown by redness , th swelling , and great tenderness of the ar eages < of the wound , should be com- sp battedby ; assiduous bathing with hot sa water. In a contused and lacerated br wound , such as "broken knees , " par th ticles of sand and other foreign mat ter must be carefully and lightly cu sponged from the surface ; in punct pt ured ; wounds , or stabs , it must be made ar certain that nothing remains in the es bottom of the wound and in < ; all class ra es of wounds in this healing way pro cti vision must be made to allow the dis of charge from the wound a ready es at cape. ct cape.With With the last object it is often neces sary , in a punctured wound , to en df large the opening , or to make what is la called a "counter-opening" that is. er one running from the surface upward th the deepest part of the wound. The ke necessity for a free escape from a nc punctured wound is seen in the case of bi " of the feet. These "pricks" are gen ot erally simple in their effects if the lo tract of the nail be carefully followed and enlarged ; but if not , the nail-hole Pi apt to become obstructed , and be prove insufficient for the escape of the discharge from the wound. In that PC ap case the discharge accumulates within flc the hoof , and gradually forces its way flcM toward the surface , in the direction of 1Z least resistance , and hence ceases to of burst out at the top of the hoof. In ofAi all wounds union is promoted by put Ai ting the part at rest. In the case of pj such large animals as the horse this is es always extremely difficult , and some 1S times it may be necessary to put the 1SGi animal in slings. Gi Healthy wounds are seldom much re benefitted by the application of lotions ointments. When the wound is of m small size it is best to leave it uncov ar ered ; and if it be in summer it may be tr smeared with zinc ointment , or with in forty parts of olive oil to one of car di bolic acid. In large wounds the sur- ta face should be lightly covered with a taH cloth kep t wet with a solution of car H bolic acid in forty parts of water. bl When a wound shows what is called blw "proud flesh" it should be rubbed over w he its most prominent part with sul phate of copper ( bluestone ) , or washed Pi with , a solution containing two ounces sugar to a pint-bottle of water. J vi Raising Ojk Trees. SI During the past few years large of quantities of acorns have been taken y from this country for the purpose of planting. White-oak acorns are pre sim ferred , and they have been cniefly ob < tained in the state of Missouri. They m are generally planted on sandy or at broken land that is intended for past uring sheep. In Great Britain sheep c.iP are accustomed to eat acorns , and it P < considered profitable to raise sheep bz for food. No variety of oak has re- lo rceived much attention at the hands of planters of fruit trees , They state atM that the tree makes a vary slow atwi growth , and for this reason they prefer wi to plant trees that grow rapidly and furnish fuel and timber in a snorter time. A foreign writer suggests that oaks may be raised to excellent ad vantage in connection with other va rieties of trees that grow rapidly. He admits that oaks gronv slowly while they are young , but states that they increase in size rapidly when they are fifteen or twenty years old. He there fore recommends planting a row of oaks between the rows of quick-grow ing trees. The latter will be large enough to use for various purposes when they are from fifteen to twenty years old. If care is exercised they may be cut down so as not to injure the young oaks. These treesbeing removed the oaks will grow rapidly and completely occupy the ground. Oaks are easy to propagate , as the acorns can be'obtained at small cost and are almost certain to germinate. Acorns aro much easier to manage than . large nuts like those produced on the hickory or pecan tree. They can bo planted where it is desired to have them grow , or in nursery rows , from which the small trees may bo taken up when they aro at a suitable size to transplant. The value of the oak can scarcely be overestimated. The wood is excellent for fuel , timber and posts. The trues afford good shade , and would be regarded as highly orna mental if they were not so common. Industrial Brevities. An improved lead-headed nail for" use in putting on corrugated iron roofs has made its appearance in the En glish market. The shank of the nail is round and sufficiently sharp at the point to enter the wood readily , and may be driven home in the same way. The head flattens under the blows of the hammer , or a punch may be used which will give it a conical head. The lead of the head comes in contact with the sheet-iron in such a way as to lessen the chance of leaking. A lamb that is found on"a rainy morning nearly dead with cold should be taken at once into a warm room biai and put into a hot bath. Have the aiw water at 95 degrees and put the little thing all under except its head. It should bo keptthere till thoroughly warmed through , then fed a couple of spoonfuls ! of now milk , and rubbed dry : and chafed till the least dampness has : disappeared. It is surprising how quickly ' this will revive a lamb that q'E past help. Reports repeating the cocoa crop in Equador are said to be desheartening. IrP m .ny districts the blight has ap peared < , and as no storms have occured tc kill the insects which cause it , tcm tcJj damage is being done. Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 20 , the total receipts inP1 Gtiyaquil were only 1,118,891 pounds , as against 2,483,421 pounds during the same period of last year decrease of 1,305,027 pounds , or more than 50 per cent. * The preparation of rennet , to insure perfect article , begins with the treatment and care of the calf. Every thing to promote the character of a healthy animal , not pampered and not cloyed , should be adopted. On the other hand , starvation will be as objectionable as over-feeding. The animal should in no case be slaugter- ed until it is a healthy , vigorous one , and this may be determined Msually soon after birth. The trucksters about Cincinnati make quite an extensive use of brew ery waste , or slops , for fertilizing pur poses. Thev seem to look upon it as being of considerable value. 'Some of them compost it with stable manure and similar materials , while others spread it thinly over the land in the same condition as taken from the brewery , and work it thoroughly into the soil by plowing or otherwise. The national department of agri culture has issued a directory of de partments , boards , societies , colleges , and other organizations in the inter est of agriculture , horticulture , stock- raising , dairying , bee-keeping , fish- culture , and kindred subjects. Copies the directory may be obtained by addressing the commfssiouer of agnr culture at Washington. Lord Ycrnon , who visited the best dairy establishments in the country last season , has established a cream ery on his estate for the benefit of those of his tenants who desire to keep large numbers of cows but have not the facilities for making first-class i butter and cheese. It is thought that other extensive land-owners will fol low his example. It is said that a larger crop of ap ples may be grown when a hive of I bees is stationed in the orchard. The pollen is rubbed from their bodies 1 against the pistils of thousands of 1s 1f flowers , which thus become fertilized. s Many of the strange freaks of hybrid c izing : varieties are due to the agency bees. The tenth annual meeting of the * American Association of Nurserj'men , Florists , Seedmen , and Kindred Fnter- ests will bo held in Hershey hall , MadJ ison < street , Chicago , Juno 17-20. Edgar < Sanders , president , Wright's Grove , Chicago ; D. Wiliuot Scott , sec c retary , Galena , 111. n Wild animals have killed a great s many cattle in Montana of late years , v and the bounty law cost the Montana F treasury § 12,000 , paid for scalps , dur T ing the year 1884. There were killed during the year 547 bears , 143 moun b tain lions,540 wolves.and 1,621 coyotes. F E. A. Coleman informed the Kansas " Horticultural society that he had a rj blackberry patch fourteen years old rjd which bore a large crop last year , and thought old bushos often were plowed up sooner than was necessary. t Latest reports from the south'of t England are to the effect that thcrhop s vines aro in very poor condition. 0 Slight frosts , cold"-winds , and lack 0il rain have caused the leaves to turn ilv ilt yellow. ila It is estimated that forty thousand a sheep have died in Greene county , is Pennsylvania , during the past three t months , owing to the scarcity of. feed r and the severity of the winter. . I A carp weighing 7i pounds was l ! caught last month with a seine near V Pottstown Landing , Pa. , in a small VI Vf bayou stocked with carp five inches I long two summers ago. i ; John Hall , engaged in bee-culture e alResaca , Ga. , was stung to death , eI May 14 , by an angry swarm of bees T which he was trying to hive. -s _ _ Crop Prospects. The growing wheat crop having reached a critical stage and winter wheat having approached a condition sufficiontlv near maturity to approxi mate the acreage and probable yield , the Farmers'1 Ecvieio has followered up its usual weekly summary by a com plete survev of all theV estern and Southern Wheat growing states , re ports bavin"been received from over 3,000 correspondents , covering every wheat producing county in Ohio , Michi gan , Indiana , Illinois , Kentucky , Ten nessee , Missouri , Kansas , liobraska , Iowa , Wisconsin , Minnesota and Da kota , together with a very accurate and recent summary from the Pacmo coast region made by the associated press , it is believed , makes the most complete report ever issued. There- view has been carefully prepared , and tho information is believed to be most exhaustive and the latest that has yet been obtained and foreshadows the state and government reports. In summing up its detailed reports , tho lieview says : The gloomiest views winch have been advanced concerning the winter wheat outlook for 1885 must now be accepted as the most accurate. Tho promising conditions of 1884 have tlua season been completely reversed. The absolute xiniforrnity of the returns in dicate that the winter-sown Fheat this year is the worst in ten years , and it' may be now set down as positive that .under tho most favorable conditions the total winter and spring wheat yield is to fall considerably under the short crop of 1881 , when tho total pro duct was"380,000,000 oushels. With the exception of Michigan and Oregon and Washington territory on the Western slope , the causes leading to a decreased output of winter wheat are almost identical. In Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Kansas and Missouri the ground { was bare of snow during the Leverely cold weather at tho close of the winter , which was followed by cold , dry winds later on. . There was also a decreased acreage owing to the low prices which prevailed for tho crop of 188-4. In California tho decreased acreage was accompanied by a severe drouth , which has tended to almost ruin the growing crop. Oregon and Washington territory were saved by bountiful showers winch came in time to save the grain. When the states are considered in detail tho situation can be better appreciated. Turning to the spring wheat belt tho outlook altogether more promising. Full returns from Nebraska show a slightly enlarged acreage as compared to last year , while in Iowa , Wisconsin and Minnesota the decrease in acreage will be about 10 per cent , while con dition is about 95 per cent. The acreage of Dakota is about 8 per cent less "than last year and the conditions fully equal , though the season is from ten to twelve days later. The prob able spring wheat yield based upon continuing favorable weather will be 130,000,000 bushels. The total wheat crop of the country , therefore , from the present outlook , will be from 320- 000,000 to 330,000,000 bushels , against and an average yield for the last five years of 4G4.000.000 bushels. In tiie Days of Stage Uoaclieg. A book'recently published in Eng land , called the "Itoyal Mail , " tells this story of the old coaching days : "Speed was of the first considera tion , qnd the stoppages at the way side stages were ot very limited du ration. At an inn the travelers would hardly have made a fair start in ap peasing their hunger when the guard would be heard calling upon them to take their seats , which , with mouths full , and still hungry , they would be forced to do , though with a bad grace and a howl the acknowledged privi lege of Englishmen. A story is told 1e one passenger , however , who was equal to the occasion. Leisurely sip ping his tea and eating his toast , this traveler was found by the landlord in the breakfast-room when the other passengers were seated and the coach was on the point of starting. Boni face appealed to him to take his place , or he would be left behind.But , * replied the traveler , that I will not do till I have a spoon to sup my egg. ' A glance apprised tho landlord that not a spoon adorned tho table , and , rush ing out , he detained the co.th whilo alfthe passengers were . > evrched for the missing articles. Then out came the satisfied traveler , who also sub mitted to the search and afienv.irdH mounted the coach ; and us thu mail drove off he called to thu landlord ta look inside the teapot , whuru thu art ful traveler bad placed the dozuu spoons , with the double ohjuct of cooling the tea for his suuond cup , arid detaining the coach till he damn iu" The Invention ot"naper. How , when , or by whom papar was first ] invented will never be known. According'to Hallaui , documents on paper are found as eirly as the tenth century , and it came info guttural uso not long after thid era , and "completely supplanted all other matunaJs which , were formerly uiuplo ud for the pur poses for which it is now used It will be observed that tho itivuution of some kind was an absolute necessity before there could bo pruning , as parchment was far too expensive to use for the purpose , even were it other wise perfectly adapted to this use. The use of paper in western Europo dates from the time mentioned , but it was known to the Chinese long before tho Christian era , and it is believed that : they used the bark of various trees : , the soft parts of the bamboo stems , cotton and several other kinds of vegetable fibers. From tho Chinese is supposed to have spread to India , thence to Arabia , and the manufacture was introduced into Europe by the Moors of Spain , but about this there no certainty. Tho rice paner of the Chinese is made in the same gene- ral way as the papyrus of tho ancient Egyptians , by placing in proper order layers of fibers and cementing them with sizing or glue. Tho first patent for paper making was taken out in England in 1665 , but it was "for mak ing plew paper , such as is used by bak- ers. " The next , for making writing papers , was in 1675 , and"covere5 writing andprintingpapers. St. Louis Qlobe-Democrat-