The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, September 09, 1880, Image 2
4 j . V Vi vv -r", ! I' U raearcnlr t. i ' ei . ."f. "" n IysJkamUltho tlaraa, my fcet aro tlrod Jr- ana con ft-ftkther. took in.H- t nn. .....t ljw sweet to ltr.ow that sometime this dark- uesswiltbeo'crl w"r,M the darkness. My wajrl cannot ,'Wut HtUl I know it tendctb, O Father, Tinto : . Thee; j .Ana so 111 Journey onward, for Thou art load- Lucy FTrttfeefc. L - -.-: ibujuitoim APrniTfscft, Tuk uroccssion of "sandwich men' the banners and transparencies, tttul the various advertisements on. wheels 'are usually unobjectionable, and lend additional activity and perhaps, inter est to the city streets as a sort of every day carnival. But many advertisers have exceeded both taste and discre tion, especially the proprietors of quack medicines ana patent soaps; they have emblazoned the ridiculous names of their wares upon the loveliest spots, and have invaded the most sacred pre cincts of Nature with their undesirable iiotoriety. The offense given to all sensible people by their vandalism counteracted any beneficial effect their advertisements might have had, and now, when there is scarcely a promi nent cliff or bluff in a frequented part of the country that is undefaccd by them, they perceive tho profitlessness of the method. One thing about iho otherwise mon strous business compelled Some degree of admiration. It was the ubiquity and audacity ot the sign-painter, who, in many instances must have imperiled his life to accomplish his yurpose. When last summer whirling toward the Pacific, we saw his handiwork high up on the colossal escarpments of Echo Canyon; again on the somber granite cliffs of- Weber; further west on the arid rocks of the Hnmboldt; even on the forlorn wigwams of tho Piutes, straggling over the fallow desert, and coniintioib-ly over the Sierras and down the golden valley of the Sacramento 6ign after sign nigh above the level, and often in positions thc-manncr of reaching which was inexplicable our lirst impulse of indignationwas miti gated by a faint stirfingof admiration for the pluck and impudence of the ono individual whose name under? most of the inscriptions inaicateu mow com pletely he had dose his Work When we camo back to-New York, we sought him out aoOTfound him. Ho was neither pcnjcnt nor apologetic "I guess Fvcjlcsccrated more Nature than any other man in the United Stales," ho said, with cool defiance and a twink ling ejo that told us he appreciated his own audacity, "and what ofitf I guess a pretty bit bf lettering's a heap nicer than an ugly rock, and though I use tho word 'desecrate,' and a whole crowd of people and newspapers are blowing at me, I guess I've beautified more or less every city in tho United Statos. Tni a gazetteer of tho ..United States not a town or village I ain't been into, and 1 can paint S (mentioning the name of a patent medicine) standing on my head with my eyes shut. Often do it with, my oyesshut, too, especially when they are tired and tho sun's strong. 1' ve walked six times up and down the Hudson; painted on rooks while standing up to my neck in water, and I've put up the name of 'Vitality Bitters' on Lookout Mountain. Seen a good deal of human nature, and had many queer experiences in our business. That was on cat Lookout Mountain. I'd slung myself up op. a face of rock, with my brushes and pots, and wasslap-dash- ing away, when spal! something hit the rock. I supposed may bo it was a stone rolling from above, when spat! came another one, and sjyal! spat! spat! spat! four more. Well, I glanced at the" rock and saw a lot of littlo dents in it, like bullet marks; but I couldn't see where they came from. Spat! again - five more spats! This was beginning to get lively, and I stretched myself out to make an iuvestirration. and awav down below 1 8f,v a mean old photographer who took pictures of the- fellows and theij.- girls who came to see the moun tain. He was standing in tho smoke of "his own revolver, and was loading it again to pepper me because I was paint ing a part of the mountain that came into tho background of his darned old photographs. Well, I dabbed away as fast as could; spat: six times more, uuti nnisnea tne sign ana men va moosed. Didn't 1 remonstrate with tho old man when I got down? No, sir; you bet i ttidn't. They shoot remarka- oiy wen in tnat country, ana it was lucky for me me that I was iust out of tbo old man's range." He was evidently exhilerated by his own recital, and, as he lighted a fresh cigar, his eyes were sparkling and his face was smiling with immense satis faction. "Why, my partner, old .man Brad," he continued, "painted 'Kaiser Bitters' on tho pyramid of Chops, or whatever you call him, and. just after the war I stuck up 'Buflo's Liver.. Pills' in letters 1.. nn- YtZvVv nwvrm j-tlrl 1TSj- Cnm. little boats that they sail down there closer to the wind than anything I ever saw before. The fort was unoccupied, except by an old soldier, who showed me all over the place. 'Have a drink, corporal?' said I to him, after a while! No objections,' said he, and we walked and tr Iked a little further. -, 'Pretty lonesome here, eh, Sergeant?' 'Very, indeed,' answered the -old dack wann ing to me as Xbrevetted him a grade higher every two or three minutes. Ah,' said L 'it's a tough old biz. the army, ain't it, Lieutenant?' 'Faith, an' it is, upon me life,1 said he. Well, I brought my flask out again, andpressed . it upon him. 'Now look here, Captain,' said L 'yon don't mind me painting a sign around the old fort, do you?' Not a bit, my son; paint as much as ye plaze.' he answered, quite willing ly, and away I went to work, fin ishing the lettering before sundown. That little business nearly got me into trouble; it raised an .awful dust, and I left Charleston in a hurry. Nearly as bad as the time when I was painting 'Dr. Dialer's Ebdrof Life' en a bee hive. 1 was walking along the railway track with my pots and crushes, and saw the hive, which was in an A No. 1 position, bound to' be seen by every body in the trains. I stole up to it and slathered on the paint, taking care not to make much noise. Bnz-z-z! one little 'fellow came to look at me, then an other, and then a score or more all at once. They didn't seem to object in fact, seemed to admire the richness of the coloring; but in slinging' my'leg .over the top of the hive I upset; my can of turpentine, and not oae bee in the .crowd would listen to a word of reason. ,1 was laid -up for a week or two after that; but I can't be quiet long; it ain't "in me to be-still; Tm an out and out Yankee, and it warms -my heart to be off with the paints and it ain't incum bent upon me now." He added this with a complacent and pregnant; glance at his massive watch chamapd jeweled jrieeve-buttons, which indicated no little prosperity. k much but I ve luted 1 had, and d have been a ooked as mild and innocent as I could: shaped out the letters, and held ray head back now and then, as if to atudy the effcou Don't you liko itP' said U as he got Up to me. Well, he met mc with some highly-seasoned expostulations, but as I told you, I never interfere With a man when he's blowing off steam it isn't safe. The pitchfork did not look salubrious, but I held to ray worfc. ahd as I was finishing it bfc begat to cool om. sad t th uma timo to tako an in. teres in the sign. 'Got family said' l 'Yes,' said he. fung uns, too, may be?' 'Yes,' said he, again. Well, now.' said I, 'ain't you ashamed of yourself, to lot your temper get the better of you in this way? Think of tho bad etlbcFon the children. But Til paint it out1 No; leave it on, strang er; I liko it,' he answered, and we went over to tho house together, which proves that, whon man's blowing off, it's best not to sit on his safety-valve. I went up the Mississippi with old Cap1 tain Leathers, in tho Natchez,' with her smoke-stacks painted crimson to signify that thoy would be burned red hot before she should be passed; and at the first landing I Set to work on all the rooks. The old Captain was int mensoly tickled with the idea. ' Look at that darned YanKP he cried to the passenger. How long before you start, Cap? shouted L 'We'll wait till you get through,' he answered, and he did the same thing at every othor landing. But the newspapers havo made Mich an outcry against tho dese cration of Naturo, as they call it, that a law forbidding it has been passed in some of the States, and on the whole rock-painting is discouraged by our pat rons, who think it spoils the.saie of their articles, and We are limited to bill boards and fences, in which we've got the prettiest business to be found. Yes, I'm a Yankee, and have gone through life with one motto: 'Don't bo bash ful, and never allow yoursolf to bo set down upon by nobody.' " W. U Ride ing, in Scribncr's Monthly Too Many Doctors. One of the moil important things done by th3 National Medical Associa tion, during its recent annual session, was to increase the time for a regular course of medical study from two to three years, with the double object of raising tho standard of medical pro ficiency, and reducing the number of doctors annually turned Out to make a living in some way off the public. At present there is no limit to tho aggregation of medical colleges, or the number of medical students, save incli nation and the time necessary in order to obtain a diploma; and tho conse quence is that the country Is already flooded with Incompetent, incapable, inexperienced doctors, who live from hand to mouth, who realize ho higher obligation than pocketing their fees, and Whostt actual interest it is to keep people sick instead of making them well. H the science of therapeutics has made anv orosrress. it is in teaching physicians now littlo they know; how very uncertain all remedies are that are not in accordance witn .Nature, ana its fixed, inevitable laws. If they have learned anything, it is that there are no such things as special drugs for the cure of special diseases; but that when the body, or any part of it, has become dis ordered, Nature itself can do more than any doctor toward its restoration, and that the most that can bo done is to make the conditions favorable for a cure, and not put any obstacle in the way. through our ignorance or previous habits. What patients usually demand of physicians is that they shall bo cured of certain symptoms. The doctor, there fore, attacks the symptoms, and often succeeds in changing their character; but this does not always cure the dis ease; on the contrary," it is not unfre quently tho cause of its assuming a more dangerous form. Timo and pa tience are required to cure disease that has assumed so decided a shape as to exhibit marked symptoms; for it miy work a long time in secret before this occurs. So when a doctor or a drug professes o cure disease in this touch-and-go fashion, it is safe to set them down as frauds, and the chances are greater without their help or interfer ence. The tendencies of tho race are toward health; there is twenty-live per cent, less of sickness now than formerly, con sidering the increase of population; and if the more doctors we have the more healthy we become, wc shall not feel inclined to quarrel with them; but we have a strong suspicion that it is in spite of them rather than by their help, that we arc well, or at least better, and that the high, humanitarian idea which is spoken of as the ruling motive of "the good physician is necessarily absent when it is a constant question of person al ambition, or personal necessity; DemoresCs Monthly. Ome f Baraam's First "VeaUres. Tins mermaid "wnicn "scrvedwto"lielp" Barnum on to fame and fortune as a showman, about forty years ago, caused a great deal of talk at the time. Bar num now tells the story, according to a correspondent of the Indianapolis Jour nal, as follows: "Moses Kimball came from Boston with what he declared was a genuine mermaid. The lower part was the tail of a shark or some iargo fish, but the upper part was not of woman's form by any manner of means. It was.a hideous head and shoulders apparently of some sort of ape. Pretty soon a letter was written from Mobile to the Herald with the announcement that a man had landed there from the Sandwich Islands, bringing a genuine mermaid. It had not been seen and would not be exhibited, for it was on its way to tne London Zoological ixardens. This was copied all over the country. In another week a letter from Charles ton announced that the wonder had ar rived there, on its way to New York, whence it would sail to London. A more detailed account of the creature was given. This served to swell the curi osity. From Baltimore came still other letters; and then 1 sent my man to Philadelphia, carrying the mermaid in a close box. He put up at the best hotel, and cultivated the landlord. To him,, jost as he was paying his bill and leav ing, he confided the secret that he was the Englishman who had caught the mermaia. 'Now, see here,' said the landlord, 'you must let me see it.' After much persuasion the mermaid hunter yielded. Then he said-'See here, you mast let me show it to one or two reporters.' After more importu nity the weak Britisher yielded, and a limited exhibition was permitted. The Philadelphia papers biased with it next morning. The next day it was brought to New York, and the same perform ance was gone through with at the Astor House. The papers were full of it, and the city was sul agog. Thou sands flocked to ee it, but no exhibi tion was allowed, except to reporters. I was not known in connection with it until the proper time." tsttTtae, and Ter datU!r perform all fcoieefcolct dd- rrttt dinttcaii coUU ect tnorofehfteat. Do not less ttoie to any piece of Never wash. and. scrub; and after all dirt is removed from clothes A wood-wdric last 'lobe certain that ther ar df&" When you kaow that Met, &e satkaed. There are sosae women so extra thorough that it becomes (like any vir tue taken to excess) a positive vice. Mrs. R. used to scrub so unceasingly about her kitchen, and sheds, and steps that they were always in the uncom fortable process of drying, always damp and unwholesome, never white, and sunny, and neat. Learn to stop when you are through. Very elaborate work of any kind is not to great prdht, especially in the , matter Of table fare. When one reads the difficult details of Sdnlc wonderful article fdr desicrt, which takes hours Of skilled labor in the hot kitchen to liiako it, we wonder at the patience which holds out through it all, but Mtah "lowkatpurpoM vaa tkl".1"-" Not waste of moneyrror tbat Is triflaijr compared to th great wasle Of woman s life power which a? given to her for so milch Hoblcr purposes. A greater simplicity in the prepara tion of our daily food would save a full day out of every week to many a house mother, and savo many dear, ones from tno racK ol dyspepsia in later " Not ono of mother's child a lady in middle life to me o has fluttered agonies fi all the result of mother ing." With proper dispal Wholesome and delici be made in five minu oven to "cook itself,") tstlble pie takes a time and wearying la1 satisfactory to a hungr titc. Young household trained up just as you spect, but it is hard to toms ot those who are' idols." A hint may b truth for younr housek Erinnini? to form habits fi C3 3 - . - -.' A wise simohcitv in all xOi is for the advantage of all p; ffives time for rest and self raent. and for the exercise of3 borlv kindness and charity, and grc ly conduces to the health of a family. Plain fruits and vegetables propared in a most excellent but simple manner, with suitablo variety on succeeding days, are dishes " fit to set before the king." Cot. Rural New Yorker. m A Striking Resemblance. We once told a story of two Shakers down East who so nearly resembled one another in certain characteristics. Hore is anothor somewhat like uuto it -a story of two brothers, who wore law yers, and practicing in the same town which is certainly worth telling: A certain gentleman requiring legal assistance had been recommended to one of the two brothers, but had forgot ten the Christian name of "him he sought, so he called at the office of tho one first found and asked for Mr. Podger. " That is my name, sir." "But there are two of you of that name here in town?" "Yes." "Well, I wish to consult tho Mr. Podger excuse me for the allusion who wears a wig." " Wc both wear wigs, sir." " Well, the man I seok was divorced from his wife not long ago." "There you hit us both again, sir." The man to whom I was recom- monrloH hn TfiP.Rntlv been accused of forgeiy, though, I trust, unjustly." "There we are again, my uear ir. Wo have both had that gentle insinua tion laid at our doors." "Well, upon my word, you two brothers bear a striking resemblance. But I guess I have it now. The one I am after is in the liabit of occasionally drinking to excess sometimes to intox ication. " Mv dear man, that little vice is, un fortunately, characteristic of tho pair of us; and I doubt if our best friends could tell you which was the worst." " Well, you are a matched pair, cer tainly. But tell me," continued tho visitor, " which of the twain it was that took the poor debtor's oath a fow months ago?" "Ha, ha, wc were both in that mud dle. I was on Bob's paper and he was on mine." "In mercy's name!" cried the ap plicant desperately, " will you tell me which of the two is tho most sensible man?" "Ah, there you touch bottom, my friend. Poor Bob, I can't stretch the truth, even to serve a brother. If jou want the more sensible ono of the two I suppose I must acknowledge the corn. I'm the man." Terry (Juw.) Enter prise. A Fish Caught in a Bey's Ear. A most horrible case of suffering is reported from No. 422 Walnut street, this city. Tho name of the victim is George Whitman, son of Howard Whit man, aged fourteen years. His suffer ings were terrible in tho extreme, and the pain and agony endured by him almost drove him mad. Young Whitman, in company with a number of boys about his own age, had been in tbo habit of bathing in the Schuylkill, and since va cation commenced" has gone in tho water several times a day. Three weeks ago he was in swimming with several of his companions, and while diving he experienced a tickling sensation in one of his ears. Directly after he had a lit tle pain, but it was only momentary, and soon passed away. He probed for the object with a sharp piece of wood, but could find nothing. Ho dressed and went home, and no more attention was Eaid to the matter. Some time after he ad a terrible headache, and from that time up to within a few days ago he ex perienced nothing but an unceasing agony. The boy is naturally small and delicate for his age. and the awful strain upon his nervous system was enough to greatly reduce him and ren der Tiim almost crazy. Sometimes there was a slight alleviation, but it invaria bly returned, and always with increas ing pain. No physician was employed, his parents thinking he was afflicted with nothing but earache. The agony increased, and the boy passed many a sleepless night. His eye lost 'its brilliancy, . and his cheeks their rosy, healthful hue. Laudanum was .recommendeeV'- as a remedy fdr eefJeane, anfl-ezfough of the liquid waskred ntto his auditory passage teIayflt-i into tnat sweet sleep taat knaMBwaking. No relief was ex penealeTby the frequent application of laudanum, and rabbit's fat was next recommended. The animal was ob tained, and a lot of fat rendered. This brought no relief, and only greater and snore horrible suffering. Matters went on in this way for over two weeks. It was now thought that the boy was afflicted with neuralgia, because he only experienced the pant in fits and starts. When it first commenced the one side of his nead felt as if .some small object was wriggling and twisting in his ear. During this tame he often thought the top of his head was about bursting open. The properties of molasses to "draw" are well known, and a drop was poured into his ear. At eleven o'clock' at night he had another attack, and the -pam lie then endured, his parents say, 'is simply indescribable. Sleep was impossible. . Lying quietly to De tooogfctoL Up and down the room and through varioas ptrti Of the house the boy paced all light. At six O'clock nxt otdralag he felt sdmthiBg pre hard against tkt lobe of hU car. His mother was called: aad winding the handkerchief arouae the" head df a sssall pin. probed iato kit ear. She saw ometbing protrude. She reached for it. got a firm hold, and palled out a whUe-looking object, over two iacbe.4 long, whioh prored to be a fish, oae of the species used by many of the disciples of Izaak Walton for bait. Immediate relief was experienced. The boy felt as If a weight of nf ty pounds had been removed from his bead, and imme diately began to get better. Reading (Fa.) Eagle. Cheap tieeds. Tiikre arc some Very singular illu sions prevalent in the niinds of some of the dwellers in rural districts in regard W the prices at which gowli and gar ments can be obtained in New York City. They read astonishing advertise ments; they receive surprising circu-, lars, detailing at great length tne rates to which suits, jackets, underwear, kirt. Joiurjr anji tho liko !va buuu rwdiowi In Mow Trk Olty. TH-y an lirtd with an instantaneous desire to share in this brilliant opportunity. A carael's-hair dress trimmed with satin and real lace, at about three dollars and seventy-five cents, cxprcssagu and all charges paid, would suit them exactly; and the announcements are so iugeni- mixed, that the impression that such costume fixel dft ir anriFJPeaeui .UuA so With, cheap. Ad bv -an advortiset stores,, and find that not fitrto to and Occ; banrain m close of the s stvle of the cai tho fabric, is sucu nrnil snfn tn ki'ou it tliiian nro chances that onlv occur at certain seasous and in certain case, and are not to be relied upon as fur nishing more in value than the amount tviiil. for usuallv the season for the goods or article very quickly passes away, and it is lott on tne nanus oi mo tuivnr. .ind mav be so obviously out of date, as hardly to be wearable another season. Deinorcsl s Magazine. - - Pilfering of French Servants. An American lady died in a privato hospital in Paris. She was well-to-do in the world, possessed a handsome wardrobe and no inconsiderable amount of jewelry. When her trunks frere forwarded to her friends every article of any value had disappeared. There was not a piece of jewelry of any kind to bo found, not oven her watch. All smaller articles, such as laces, hand kerchiefs, stockings, etc., were miss ing. Some hours had undoubtedly been permitted to elapse between the time of her death and that of the allixing of the seals, and the time had heen made good use of. Then there was a case that showed an audacity at pilfering al togther uncommon, even on the part of a French servant, which took place at one of tho fashionable Parisian hotels some timo ago. An American lady, who was in delicate health, but who was by no means considered an invalid either by her friends or herself, died suddenly from some malady of the heart duringthc temporary absence of her husband in America. This lady fiossessed a head of hair of unwonted uxurianceaud beauty, the long," thick tresses when loosened falling almost to tho floor when she stood up, although she was by no means a short woman. When the body avsis prepared for inter ment, a few hours after her sudden de mise, every vestigo of this marvelous hair had disappeared, and it AA'as with difficulty that a friend of the family who was present contrived to secure a lock of sufficient dimensions to fill a locket as a relic for the absent hus band. Suspicion naturally pointed to the favorite French maid of the de ceased as tho perpetrator of this auda cious and sacrilegious theft, but there Avas no positive proof of her guilt. There wore other persons who had ac cess to the room Avhere tho body lay, and the verdict, as is usual in such cases Avhen occurring to Americans abroad, Avas no redress. Paris Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph. Tho Moukej's Friend. Says a writer in the London IForM . Frank Buckland. the friend of fisher men and monkeys, is, I am sorry to say, in failing health. Owing to the dropsical nature of his complaint, he finds walking difficult as if. to use his own expression, his legs Avore Jn Wel lington boots fall of water. Notwith standing those physical troubles, life is full of interest to the naturalist. Mr. Buckland at home is surrounded by all his pets, from dried gorillas to living creatures of every sort. He sits in John Hunter's chair, regardless of un comfortable angles, and considers it more delightful than the downiest of couches without historical interest; and the angles, too, are so convenient for the monkeys. They can sit 'aloft and watch the progress of the Fishery Commissioner's reports, and pounce down among proof-sheets at avuL Mr. Jamrach, aietired organ-monkey, is a great favorite with his master, and shares with him the frugal meal to which his doctors limit him. There is not much ceremony observed on these occasions, for everything is turn about, even to the claret and water. The ex pression of the monkey's face, as it sits watching an opportunity for a raid. I have only seen equaled in the children brought tooar London hospitals from poverty-stricken homes. The face oi the starved human baby lit up with a gleam of gratitude to the nurse, and the face of the spoiled monkey, sitting in mute admiration ol his kindly master, are alike to a wrinkle. m m For use ia telegraphy, aluaniaum is fooad to possess double the conducting power of iron, and it can be made into extremely thin wires. Tne high price of the metal and the difficulty of large production are, of course, great ob stacles in the way. But, as appears from the technical Journals, it caa at least be produced in quantities suffi cient to give aa alloy with iron suit able for use as a telegraph wire, thinner and better condnctmg than the ordinary Avire. The light weight of such woe gives it a special value for certain purposes. With regard to the production of aluminum m quantity sufficient for the purpose, it is thought that the tolerably abundant chrysolite found in, Greenland might furnish the raw material, aad a reductloa of it in smelting works by meaas of silicioas iron or zinc ore, would perhaps ba practicable. reilaBBB.jp',- .aBBB R....I t.l,. BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSUI BBBBBBBBBBBBBJBBBBBBBBBBHIC -,f-AnK 'flfBBWnol. VUU31U- IHer. Hut even IflSOSAL A9 LtTERlRr. Leopold propotee to write a book. Marx Twacc, It is said, has gitea I a tectaraaf ...-. ... TVo or the nsort popular literary men in EnglUh society jul now ara the Americans, Bret Harte aad Henry James, Jr.. whose books arc sold large ly at railway lOatioas. 1L IL.wilo is now in England. U un derstood to havo completed a book oa the wrong done to the American In dians, which, may ee print under the title of "A Century of l)Lhonor." The books of John Stuart Mill are among the mo?t popular in Ktusia, and all of them were lraaIatcd into Hu- sum many year ago. llis reputation has now reached Germany, and a new edition of his works waa recently Usucd in Leipzic ia twelve volume. William Moituw. the author of the " Karthly Paradise." has abandoned poetry and taken to making carpeta. The Hammersmith carjl ia the name of the new production with which the poet desires to cover the floors of the earthly paradise. Mn.AiiTtti!N rttj.i.l' la rMrtl I be enirairea In the com nosmoH ui u- other comic ojera for production in thi eountrv next caion. tne libretto beinjr . . .... bv Mr. Gilbert. In this connection it may be stated that the lateu rumor in the English papers is that Mr. Sullivan will soon be described as Sir Arthur Sullivan. JjrdKlabMkafJfcJAHVF declares that lU senou ar- hmjculariy un:ts-. f "Like Athen en who ,rs oi 1 Ken -iijv-i Un- n I fl in el K"l aro far bo ated ptib- ircfcrreri. ing land art critics a's tho Mr. Joel the quaint published here- o m tne Auauia o caption of e." is about to Tho pre. dea mui mesu est imitation of liaracter and cus Thev are natural. iff to young and old. and Will be doubly appreciated by thoso in the Soutli who have atill a soft snot iu their hearts for tho good old time, and a tear trembling in the eye lid and ready to bo shed to the memory of tho sable ninclcs' and 'aunties' of their youth." m a HUMOROUS. Clear Giut Cheap sugar. Meritlen Recorder. Bad Buy Wohos Charge it to mo." Marathon Independent. Ik you Avant correct information about any kind of business, ask the individual Avho has never engaged in it. Whitehall Times. He was from tho mountain side, and was buying hi- first glass of soda: "I wish you'd skim off that scum, boss; I ain't payin' for no froth, you bet." Norwich Star. One swallow may not make a sum mer, but one horse can make a spring. iV. J". Graphic. And one small bov, give him a cherry tree, can make a fall. Moslem Advertiser. "This suspense is killing me?" said a murderer who was awaiting a decis ion as to whether he should die or not. "Oh, you wait till the' settle tho mat ter," said the jailer, "you'll find out how suspense kills. You don't know any thing about it yet. Yonkers Gazette. A badly-shaa'en gentleman, suffer ing from general dobility, consulLs a celebrated phvsician. "Do you shave yourself?" asked the doctor, glancing at his slashed cheeks. " Yos.' " " Stop it. You are losing too much blood. That's Avhat's the matter r with vou. Philadelphia Chronicle. We often hear a small gathering of men alluded to as a knot of men. Of course if the gathering is composed of pugilists and burglars it may properly be called a hard knot, and if it is composed of young, unmarried men it may with propriety be called a beau knot. If not, why not? Rome Sentinel. ' One of the most heart-rending sights is the young man Avho affects delicate shades of clothes, cloth gaiters, immac ulate cuffs and bosom, checked neck tie of dainty colors, and stands on church steps and hotel A'erandahs, nibbling and "cribbing" the head of a smaU cane. Wc always feel like Sacking him in excelsior and sending im home to his grandma. New Haven Register. Yes, daughter, you should go some Avhere this summer. You cannot stay at home during the AA'arm weather and live. To be sure, your mother, who hasn't been out of town since she was married, can stand it. but then she is old-fashioned and doesn't knoAV any better, and besides she has fun enough doing the washing and ironing. By all means go. Get a linen duster and a baoket and go at once. Burlington Hatckpye. m Twe Sstiles from Paris. Here are two anecdotes that recently drifted past on the stream of chit-chat at a dinner party. An American gen tleman, while taking a walk in London one day, chanced to behold in a gro cer's window an immense pile of hams stamped with the name and address of & dealer in Chicago, while overhead hung a placard inscribed: "Best Cana dian hams one shilling and six pence per pound." The proprietor of tne es tablishment chanced to come to the door, and the gentleman called his at tention to the incongruity of selling Chicago hams as a Canadian product, "Ah, yes, yes!" exclaimed the grocer with an air of conviction, "Chicago is one of the United States: I had forgot ten that." Next comes the story of an Illiterate dame who possessed a very fine gallery of pictures, including spe cimens of the old masters as well' as of the modern school. She was one day engaged in showing off her art treas ures to a visitor, seasoning her dis course with small facts relative to the artists whose works she possessed. "Now, that picture," she si-id. pointing to a large mythological scene, "that's bv Rubens. He's dead." Paris Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph. SelMaMeaee ia Life. There are certain obstacles in every path that can be overcome only by the presence of self-confidence. Thenf are outward hindrances to encounter, oppo sition to meet, difficulties to surmount, prejudices to sweep away, the very presence of which will terrify and appal the wavering and despondent, while they will melt away before the firm, dignity of self-respect and self-reliance. There are also the innumerable obstacles within, inclinations to curb, passions to restrain, desires to guide, temptations to resist; these also need not only power to deal with them, but a tideace in that power that caa Osaka it elective. than -. C- WSJBCI NOME, fitl A IURBE. Kcvta work with dall tool, for thy nuisirc too great aa oatlajr of streagt. &. m m ami imiit both of ssaa aad be.:. IluxK applied to the root of grape i viacs affected by t grape roUto. h bcea fooad to completely eradicate the I ret. i A ftracatata haadt ia the followiar . J as a sure cure for chlckra cholera. Boil ; tbareot of the Burdock to a yrup. Mix j with meal aad feed to the fowU. IT b said that gaiBea-fowb will kp J ituecti of ercrr decription off gardea j stock. They wdl not cratch Hk?othr j fovrK or harm tho nut delicate pUU. 1 At a accent farmers' meeting. af speaker gave a rrclp for maklag Una- mg pay. aa follow, -nare out un bifdnei. and get up in the mornlagaad ce to it yourself. Srtccu Pluiu. Four pound browa , gogar. seven pound p!utn, una plat j ci,lcr ymegar, one nutmeg graUd. oae tablespoon! ul each of cinnamon, clove, abpicc. Boil all slowly two hour. aitle Float. Prepare twelve ap- j pica as for sauce; when cold add the wtillM . w M 7T" Vii-- . V I iuii inu wnuic uu suu. .ijc . r-. .... .. . cmtard with the yelk of the two eggs' and put the applo mixture on mo cu-. tard. I To Clkax Steel Ouvamext. To clean steel ornaments, dip a small brmh into some parafliu oil and then into , some emery powder -such a U uod in the knife-machines and well bruh I the orn iments. and all tho ru-it will soon come off; polbh with a dry leather and auter. , Yeast. One pint nushed potato-. .... .,- n,i -li nn eu of dour, ono cup of siurar, one cup of salt, one euptnng ,nM ., f,,,ir nil.iri.'i DOlllUU wijj. U'Ln n..irK- nxl! ll! A Hint nf "Ood veasL Let" it .-Land for twenty-four I hour, occasionally atirring It; strain if Hint tint in a lu? and 0t In a cool , place. nitri.t.viM. Two cuniuu suirar. ono cupful butter, three eggs, three cup .( fuls Hour, ono cupnti swoci nm. small teaspoonful cream of Lartar in , the tlour. a small half teaspoonful soda j in tho milk, one tabtOipoonful cinna- mon and nutmeg; mix smoothly, roll and cut in any deaigu, and boil in hot , lanl. Kkkeuvescino Lkmoxape. The juice j of one lemon, one-half pint of cold water, ono deport ajajonful of powdered r sugar, one-half small teaspoonful of carbonate of soda. Squeeze tho juice from tho lemon, strain and add it to tho water, and sweeten tho wlwle with the sugar. When well mixed put in tho soda, stir well and drink while the mix- turo is in an efferA'escing state. Ckeam Taktlets. Make a short paste with one white and three yelks of ( o"gs one ounce of sugar, one ounce of butter, a pinch of salt and tlour. wor it lightly, roll it out to the thickness of a quarter of an inch. Line some patty ' pans with it. till them with uncooked rice to keep their shape, and bake them in a moderate oven till done. Remove tho rice, and till the tartlets with jam. nr Avith stewed fruit, and on the top ; put a heaped spoonful of Avhlpped cream. , Vermin on Birds. Keep tho porches ( and wire portion of the cages clean by . frequently washing with a weak suds made with carbolic Map and warm Avater. Apply with a cloth. Dry wire and perches thoroughly after each wash-; ing. Then dress by means of a feather both perches and wire with a light coat ing of the best Lnble sweet oil. Place insldo of the cage in the top or peak a small pieco of loose cotton batting. Fasten the cotton In place with thread or string and change daily. This treat- ment persevonngly executed wtu giAe favoiablo results. The administration of medicines i through the nose of a horse or other animal, is a crude and dangerous -:.... trt -ffir r.mfir11 1ltlV (HIA.pk-S and ignorant persons, as the fluid, by being given thus in a continuous stream, will run down into the wind pipe and enter the lungs instead of the stomach. By pouring medicines through the noso in liirgo quantities, thn horse eannot perform tho act of hrontliinc without at tho same timo at lowing the fluid to enter tho lungs. If. besides, the fluid contained undissolved ( or irritating substance, tho danger would bo increased. National Live , Stock Journal. If horses paw in tho stable take a ' liht chain, fasten it abovo tho knee. , let it hang loose, just so it will not touch i tho floor. If horses kick in tho stable, ( fasten the chain on the hind leg, same Avay. Thev will keep quiet while the ' chain is on," and there Is no danger of -hurting them. To cure a halter break-1 er take a half-inch rope a little over tAvicc the length of the horse; make a j loop in the middle of tho rope (so it can . not slip), pass the horses tad through it. J then pass the ends of the rope through the rings of tho haltor, and hitch the i ends. When he tries to pull, the rope j will slip through the rings ana an mo strain comes on his tail. Chaaging Seed. TnERE seems to bo no idea so thor oughly believed in by experienced farm erethan that it is a jrrcat benefit U to change seed occasionally; vet it is by no means an indisputed fact, and we know of some intelligent men, indeed, some who stand among the most thor oughly educated and experienced in the farming business who contend that this supposed necessity for a change of seed is entirely imaginary. We confess to a sympathy Avith those who think an occasional change neces sary; and yet we have so often found, in tho light of a new and carcful"ex perience, that even practices very time nonored came to be abandoned, that we are always willing to reconsider anv opinion, no "matter now strongly held. The change is thought to be particular ly useful in potatoes, and a change of seed in this article is generally made as regularly as crops are rotated from year to year. But one of our friends is Tery emphatic in regard to the potato, that no change of seed is required. He has had one potato that is one variety of potato year after year for ten years, and they are as good as ever. In his opinion it is not that a variety is sick of the ground that it sometimes gives out; but that it is diseased from ordinary unhealthy causes. It hi simply a change of an unhealthy stock for a healthy one, and not a wearing out of a variety. The matter has a practical impor tance, as people often put themselves to a great deal of trouble and expense in order to make a change in the seed. If the suggestion made be in the line of a true reason for the supposed bene fits of change, proper care ia saving healthy seed trill be as good as a change. But we most be satisfied that the suggestion is correct and that the truth lies in the few experixBents made. There are two sides, and sometimes several sides, to all questions of this nature. We have personal knowledge of trials made by fanners forty aad fifty years ago. when the varieties of potatoes generally cultivated by our oast fanners were comparatively few to what they are now. aad whose crops, in usiag the sasse seed year after year, became poorer and poorer, tboarMbv there was no apparent diseaserajsdM onlv remedy they had was artchaafe of seed. Sometimes it wosthe sasse variety obtained several haadreds of miles awav fromJthe State of Maiae, for instance and'the yield was double. the potato larssar and the quality bet- Telegraph. the owl is said to be, he k a bwsf liable to have his head tarae Tarj easy.--JT. 0. Ftcmmte. Out Tommt cic. OOlSO TO HVK& V!4T ' s. W " LK- cm rrdL . wTX w ,v .4ur$t4. in -" "'g2nz?vkre' llA tfc hn. " Jarii-f t-l t Jjli?mm. v.i atllttu Uf !ll " C V'M,. fUr. BKOW.MrS HUT CALL CF THE l1 Jpa mv. U hurt r, SICK. jt 'ctragwl wha you r two ladles, whea her attentive waa ud- Ujae."--CiruiKH fiiMw. donlv arrested by hcanag oae of the -.- ladle sav The t'tarth f Jly. I understand Utat Mrs. Bara ha .... been oultn sick1 IN rhihvleJphU an e.ttmt wa Brownie immediately thought of the awde of the accident and njMn r party he hsd attendesf at Mr. Ban' a j uUlng from tho uw of HmTlr. few" weeks before, and a one of her I piatot. etc. m tho Ut JiUy ta, istcrs had just reovered from a three the result were a follow weeks' lllnc he at once became Killed br the din'harg of eoanwn. doublv interested. She thought he gun and pMoK la rioly ooptif to jco ul ell MtKn Mr. Uirn. wtundl. thirty, arapuutten tT arm tut o many h.t ea!lr! hjkr her ller , r hw frow tajuri ixvulvml. t. Ahea .she was nick. 1 kltlei! by r- moUia frvHM nrMirK She sprang up, and was just omU to or, etc . four, JLjMy Mr-t. one ask her tnamma jennlsun when U humtreti and four hotte bumef, av. occurred to her that her mamma had Thu lll of esLualtlr4 a Berly repeatedly told her she must not later- doublet! tn New York In Wh Hm rupt her whon he wa talking. heavy horr put a end to lh rv Mie thought ho would ask one of joicUtg early In tho tterwn nml In her iters." She ran Into the lttlng- l'hibd!p!U htmg of emt-ken r room, but thev were not there. Then pUtoU wan prohlWtl br !. or the ho went inU the kitchen. Itridget numler of death nd acclhnu wmbl wasout, bulonachairshcaawHridget's have been much larger largo straw un-haL She conclude! Ui It is quite time that our a and o without penul-sion; o she put tho young men askrsl themsehea eioulv hat on. and as going out of thu kitch- concerning thU mtter. IK.hm It pa) t en dtHir when nh happene! to Udnk U the delight of making a uoUe -a that a numtier of ladies and young girls tate which we ham with the uw had brought her ulster something to eat and the ape -enough to txtmveitit during her illneas. for thu aumud slaughter of Hf and She went to the pantry, and there she , hnpplnex alt over the country? I naw two largo tin pans of molacs cake , there no more rational way of relo that llridgel had jiwt baked. She took bratlng Ut National birthday? ono cake up iu her arms and started off. A city clergyman, btdore the last Mrs. Barns was sitting In a rtHsklnif-' Fourth f July, propmed to the nhU chalrby the bedside, when she thought dren of hU parish to form an Anti she heard the patter of little feet on the Vowder Amwlathuu The money which ajp they would have jent on erAekeC- lwiking around, she saw a child powder, pm-wheeK etc. wa put hi a standing in the tloorwav. She could common fund, ail an excursion r not imagine who It was. for the hat ganhed to tho seashore, to which wh nuile coveml her faei and shoulders. rontribuUr hal the right to larit lirownie set the cake on the floor, poor Hltle child ehoscju by hlmssdf and. while holding up the broad rim of " The day wa-ra happy. Merry '. a the hat in front with both hands, said, happy for tho children who Pv" " I comet! ri;ht In, yu see. Sister unwonted pleasure lo the forlorn lUwe said our door-bell was a perfec' nuls- Araifs. a to those who received it In auce when she was sick, so i 'spect yours stead of death and suffering, the holt lit t,K" ' day brought a breath of life and health. She then took up tho cake, and. set- and the enioyment of Heavenly oharlty tine it on Mrs. Hams' lap, said, smll , to them all " i....!... I If chihlren continue to abe Urn " I briugel you a cake for your sick- lWt . Ai'u ttmurntn this !s Yerv kind of ' no you." said Mrs. Karns. UnAvnie sal down on a harfsocK at Mrs. Hanis' feet, and. looking up iu her ,at , "1.;, von feel orettv forlorn." ' . , -.. - - i . Tirood 1l....f.. .Tta.l.. ..Mtttif. m ttim'f Do you have our doctor? "I don't know whether we have the same one or noL What U thu name of your doctor?" asked Mrs. Hams. "Oh. he U des named Doctor. He liu .'fit whiin hair, and irold on his itrwmii;. "hiiu v"ij y. . "ot while hair, and goli on nut ..BiU I wouldn't 'vise you to take - ed'ene. Siter savs his ,xmdcr riiorrhi: horrid! But let mo tell cane. .,. jfc - - - . - his me .b.:J,VV'.mI ";i;Viri...Li if aE!" iun& h..l ". If vou have o .. . r. i , ,.t,. it ff !.,. mii U1KC IV. II tUU MUM lf3 I. ., ""- you tako lU why. may be my mamma will give you a boofuf jumping-rope. If , you ilc swallow it without making any fuss altout it. Mamma gave sister one." She then stooped down. and. while picking up some crumbs of bread, said, " Are you going to take a ride as soon as you aro able to get well?"' " Yes. I want to go out riding as soon as I possibly can." "Well. I'll tell you des what to do." said Hrownle. "You go to the Hvncy stable, right by the Mcfdis Church, and they'll give you a carriage. Then you des come for me and I'll take you. Onlv I can't drive, you must 'mem ber." "I will certainly take you with me. Brownie, tho very first time that I am able to take a ride." "Has the minister been here to see you vet?" Brownie asked. " Ko; I guess he don't know that I am sick." replied Mrs. Birns. "That's 'cause von didn't send bun irnnl" said Brownie, earnestly. "Mamma says when you are sic. II you want your rain'ster to coned aad sec you. on roust send him word; 'cause he ain't 'spected to know who all jl is sick in a chnrch des as full as fuiL i He prayed, too. Oar mia'ster U de the best Christian! We all like Wm." Brownie then took the knife aad , handing it to Mrs. Baras. said: " I think we could both eat another j plocoot ek don't joa?" j " Without the least difficulty," as- swered Mrs. Barns, smiling. While she was cuttia tha cake ' Brownie got up. aad. leaaiag oa Hn. Bams' shoulder, said: , j lave vou aaa to btb mascara graft oa the back of your Beck yet?" "No, Brownie, I have not." " You better be glad- Yoa wouldn't like It pretty good- sister says taey Wm fall avfnlt Rut it tl.i .ln' "-""- . , "I have leu very "?-' NatalIs an awful country for thnnd.r most well now. 1 am sure " taKo ' and liah;.iUiL'.ad nveramnmer pa- i "you could cut us oom a piece. - . , . , i , I have a knife here on the stand. .''h' " " -- , Tl,b is the beat cake I've bad since I ve "'-. " " ; 'V Vh" " f.,"; i been sick. It docs taste so goou. saia " ,;, il,a olty that ha.1 Iwn nnl 1 ( n IC. )...., rrtL'i vnr Airs, liarns. v , ... ;.. . i... i: ........... .., if .ysyoa mu nave It attolt(TV"7 LJ&SatTt 7 aav rood for vou to cry about it. Yoa'M Am. Ctr- trt , it. u ...t papa, too. thatprhea yoa have a'doctor you most do des what he tells vo to." youm Browaie thea picked bp the ht.rr7L.c-jrz.rfr".! i S2riadtta,,n'oB,fc--oor-wfc " This aia't ay straw hat. get's. Ittoo.,largeore;butthat don't make no i disaeace. IdessTUso home now. Oh! are vou rouw to kr S aaotherpartyforUttTechu5ai.r1IJan.TL!7J! "I don't thiak HI have oae varylto. wknIlTTL "Sf "ai-sooa- Whv. Browafer' 1 ',w. ? J the Fafr- "Oh. aothiar: oalyl you do have aaother oae. Yoa taat uttie iasae giri sgasa. woa t yoa?" "-naiaiy i win," nptte. x A. "Shehas&rota to waar aowwheashe eosaes. L.A- ..., other drew aot this well. saw forjv, aad SSsThUW sue taea law! her hand ok Mrs. Joadlr Xrokiag akavfiag teste: "Please 'vita time, too. hair, said, Xtht Chickery, "W&ekOHckacyv Browafe?" -vi sinue poor vaMKer. S lives 'rouad oartaraer. Sb u t Jimi I lSuf I yewkaow. blKicaa'taeeasaec'led hit ot asvthiBg. 'vfced to a i Aad she aia'tierer bse party ia all heriive d.vs. She tolled CB an I II ) t iT . saaeeaa bJSrwmw ..&vn "WSiamwjUT a r t feft rfl of fcwr llr $A va$i jfcim "r -V v. rrM b ifi ' few5 . IWHuil v"j i iu" n t A4 lor yw d to, " tht V rf 000- .? kaT0 & TL -J ttule UL You as Xfci-1 uih . rrr .h nr! tlam klrfg aerta l tkk a4 th Idlnd. tt lh a t Uk ot thdr!vtV J1 ix"a pwt- tlay o h hat. HkKi-by. t "ttood-by. dArtir. I ha cnJW , or call vtry mwh. imlrvL" " When ItroKnie w half- dwa iW tAlnu h cried outi Iay, It Is because grown people. negles to show them a better way to kMip It than bv thU entbs. dantfenm hub bub w filch cuUun has janotlone.1 so long. ioulAt comxjuJrtt . Th4f rand UfkiK la Snth -- wl.n It la considered how mini;rnu. mtT hf t i - they aro. how frequently llnw thunder sF M storms oevur, ami wm iuiij ij i i lightning approaches. It was aslofdsl- j Ing how few ol- them hod been a trunks jr i From this fct I should say the bluT guir. tree offer peculiar attraction to ,.... -"--- - U lrfi Aui though from U.esa cac mentioned, where trees Jiad been ecorebci but not shivered, they would sm to havo acted as nonduetor. When on the subject of thunder I may mention two instance.- of the freaks . . i touirllwca ln.lulge.1 One happened on Ik " " Australia, win iu bv the latter. board ship on a vor- when one of the boyc standing near the fool of the malmu&U or the main rigging, l forgtjt whioh. i wits knocked down bv the tluhL He , remained !p a stupefied sUvte for nn little time, but recovered. The light ning hail made a bald patch nn lh crown of his head and torn lh iron heels off hit booU. It was several yean after the accident when I mad the tu qualntaacn of the boy, and the bald IMUch still remained on the crown of ils head. He was onuiered rather a stupid boy. but whether this was natural or the effect of the lightning eemrd , doubtful. The other freak happened In KalaL Mr. W d. a settler on Mooi Uiver. was , riding aero a high range (Mount , Wesl wbea he wa overtaken by a thander storm, be recollected nothing more. He was found wandering around la rather a stupid state, and could not , well account for hU being oa foot, r what had becoate of hU hers. Or scarcn Detng raaue ta Ww directum he was likely to have followed from Uio farm, his hors waa found oa a spur of the range, dead, and his saddle ht tcred to pieces. The: Kaffirs Vte'vay,L that where lightning Jia struck it.willk J strike again, aad i&a but or kraal ba , been hit they vacate the spot aad build elsewhere. They arc dbgiMtfagirfoad of flesh weat, aad will eat sheep thai have died a natural death, eve when ia so high a condiihm as p bt fit only for val tares- T hare see thera gor themselves wkb the ch of a & -, that had dkd withi twenty minulA aftr bebg bittca by a saake. and even rejua tae mlfcuaetl sorts u the death-bit bad UHUj;ivi they wUl aot eat a btsufl kilkI by l!ghuig. -r5ET vea- But has b ea anl Water. ., Jt:frT Wf . t-J ?? TZZT: rZZ. e vwv w- JOB MB uir ''mc rr 3'w lists.. oath slWfsh Sm c itSi lHrr err Uck t zlZ?,ZZ? 71 ,iM! o wkow faml,r Z7Y wL,. oEL " V j?r JrXZ. """. l. 7rr'L."'"' w oclor of UuJ Aaoenoa Sved ferf&.v coraerof Xssex aad ihxik streeu. tbr' aoatastead. whlali u a .u..-t5 hv saaar. kariw i. -" Jzz - - - & ro eiBNrrs seme a&iS'SSts.'ess.-- -?i wt11 M9hwntoKr her of the seaemsit. i. tv ii.7 trtd. Aswy SfSft . hM5roo,adha ha retaiaed poaMio, f thetate far .over tiurtv.ftva v& ?... Mae portrait af bboeai n T fTfTm- T zZzT w a0 Cwrke itlM "t X vrtunl. EM . ..TVM .r. 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