OVER AGAIN.
"came the summer came the autumn ,
With It * boar f rosfand its rain. .
Pawed tbecold and snowy , wjnter
Then 'twas sprlagtime once again.
In the springtime came my lover" ,
Tall and handsome , but not vain ;
Came In springtime with the flowers-
Then came summer once again.
Summer , with Its buds and blossoms ,
And Its fieldsof- , golden grain ;
But the days went all too quickly
; once again.
Game.tbe soft and bright November ,
Spite the hoar frost and the rain ;
Pledged we love before the altar-
Then 'twas winter once again.
'Mid the soft white snows of winter ,
Passed we payly o'er the main ;
Beached the far-off land with flowers-
Then came springtime once again.
Oh , tbe blue , the blue-skied .April ,
With Ite warm and rushing rain ;
Then came May and apple blossoms
It was stimmer once again.
Summer hero In rood old Florence ,
'Mid Its fields of golden grain ;
But the Ifght had fled the sunshine-
Then came autumn once again.
Came the dull and dark November ,
* With its hoar frost and Us rain.
In the church-yard lay my husband-
It was winter once again.
'Mid the chill white snows of winter ,
Passed I sadly o'er the main ;
Passed I , but alone and lonely
' It was winter once again.
. [ Lean.
.A BOEDER REMINISCENCE.
Indian Bald on Montana Ranchmen ii
1870 and the Punishment of
the RedsklnB.
The following story of frontier lif (
was written by a United States arm\
officer now on duty in Montana , and ii
a recital of the facts as given by ranch
men who took part in the encounter :
Three trappers , named Hall , Locldt
and West , left the settlement of Woli
Point in June , .1870 , with the intentior
of hunting and trapping on the Mussel-
shell river. This beautiful stream is
one of the tributaries of the Missouri ,
which flows through the northern portion -
tion of Montana. Unfortunately , ir
the'days of ' 70 , every creek , river anc
stream in the territory was overrun bj
either the warlike Sioux , bloody Pie
gans or treacherous Assinaboines. Oui
three friends had provisions to lasl
ninety days , for they expected to make
a season of it , and bring back suffi
cient pelts and skins to repay them foi
"the dangers and hardships of 'the un
dertaking.
They took six horses for pack or sad
die animals , as the occasion might re
quire , ' and rifles , ammunition , tents
otc. ; in fact , a complete camping out
fit.
fit.The
The second day out , when abou
sixty miles up the Musselshell , the ]
struck'rin inviting spot in the brush
"where they pitched their tents for th <
night. Had they been aware of th <
fact that at the other end of the brusl
were encamped about 150 Sioux it if
to be presumed they would not hav <
mode their preparations with the in
tention of remaining any length ol
time , for scarcely had the .trappers un
saddled their animals when the Indians
swooped down upon them , opened fire
right and left , and in fifteen minutes
had MllecTfive of their horses. Hal ]
and Lockie were made prisoners , bul
West , who was yet free , seeing he could
be of no help to his companions , sprang
on the remaining horse , drew his re
volver , dashed in the midst of his foes
and ran the gauntlet , dealing deatt
with every crack of his pistol. He was
pursued for a while , but managed to
escape in the darkness ; and , riding all
that night , finally reached Wolf Point ;
where he he gave an account of the
disaster which had befallen his twc
companions. A meeting was imme
diately called in the town and volun
teers were asked for. These were npl
long in responding to the call , and ir
less than two hours thirty determined
men , mounted on swift horses , were hoi
on the trail of the Indians. Arriving
on the spot of the recent fight nothing
could be done until daylight , when tht
trail was taken up and followed to th (
Missouri river. There it was ascer
tained from a half-breed named Buck-
man , who afterward joined the party
increasing it to thirty-one , that the In
dians had first taken from the bushes
where they "cached" them , a numbei
of bull boats of their own manufactun
a.nd had gone down the river.
This afterward proved to be a rusi
on their part , for the savages had mere
ly crossed the stream for the purpose o
jumping a .mail ranch , as the seque
will show. The pursuers halted lon
enough to build , two skiffs and a lorgi
boat , and about dusk an embarkatioi
was effected without much trouble
The horses were first ferried across ti
the opposite side in the following man
ner : Four or five of them were tiei
together , and a long rope attached to
each bunch. These lariats were hel <
by a manner in the stern of each boat
and three trips landed men and animal
on the north bank , the horses swim
ming. Here the party was divided
"
One-half remained ha" the boats am
floated them down with the current-
the other half conducted the horse
along tile shore in a parallel course
and both bands were to keep a shar
lookout for Indians. As 'the boat
neared a spot known as Baker's BattJ
Ground one of the party called out t
the loo&5utarf the leading skiff to kee
his eyes wide open , as something wa
coming down the river which woul
encounter the boats in mid-stream.
Jeff Sago , who received the warning
turned his gaze in the direction indict
ted , and discovered a black object a
most on top of the boats , which bore ,
strong resemblance to a man on horsi
back swimming the river. A litti
nearer it came , then it turned out to b
a big redskin astride of a horse , mokin
every effort in his power to escape tl
collision which seemedinevitable. Tl :
rascal thought the boats contained hewn
own friends , and sunk from his stee
out of sight , just as a dozen rifl <
flashed in the darkness. It was not
learned whether he escaped with a
whole skin or only perforated one ,
ior he waa ; een no more , and after se
curing the Ahorse , the journev wan con
tinued without interruption. The ani
mal proved to be one used in-carrying
the mail between Matthews1 and Tay
lor's mail stations , about fifty miles
apart , and his being in the
possession . of the Indian * was
pretty strong evide. ce that some devil
try had been going on above. Upon
this supposition the boats were
brought to a standstill , and
a consultation 'held with those
on the land as to the advis
ability of returning and investigating
thefacts , in regard to mail ranch No. 1.
An understanding was arrived at in a
! ew minute * , which resulted in the dis-
mbarkation of the naval party. Two
men were left in charge of the proper
ty and the balance retraced their steps
up the river bank until they arrived in
he vicinity of the ranch. There they
bund the dead bodies of Matthews
and his only son , a boy of about 17 ,
bringing to the limb of a tn > e stark
naked and' gashed in a frightful man
ner. In the house everything bore evi
dence of a severe struggle. The door
hod been forced backward , crushed in
seemingly by a sort of battering ram
lying on the ground near by. A tem
porary barricade had been hastily con
structed , across which lay three dead
Indians killed by the whites. Another
redskin law in the doorway of the ad
joining room , face downward , his head
cloven through from crown to chin ,
the work of a bloody ax wielded by
one of the defenders. At least half a
dozen fine horses had been run off and
an unsuccessful attempt made to burn
the buildings , which had failed from
the fact that the timbers and large
beams were solid and green and would
not take kindly to the flames. About
as much destruction was done in the
short space of time the attacking party
remained on the ground as could well
be done by anybody. *
No doubt the ranch had been jumped
with little-warning 10 the defenders ,
who made what resistance , they could
under the circumstances. With sad
but revengeful hearts the rescuing : party
gave th'e victims a hasty burial , after
which they returned to the boats , and
the journey down stream was once
more resumed. All that night they
traveled , and at daylight found them
selves sixty miles below their starting
point , and very close to ranch No. 2.
This second ranch was a relay of
Matthews' , and was part of a continu
ous chain established at certain dis
tances from each other , where relays
and new .drivers were obtained , who
carry Uncle Sam's mail-bags to the next
station , about fifty miles beyond , and so
on until their destination is reached.
In this way communication all along
the frontier is kept up , and suffers no
interruption except from Indians , or
organized bands of white horse thieves ,
who are much worse than the Indians.
The station could not be seen in the
early morning light , but the men knew
they were in the vicinity of it and pulled
their boat ? ashore. Some were for go
ing on , while others advised ' hnnting up
the ranch , in orderto' leave no uncer
tainty behind them. The latter party
prevailed , and in a few minutes they ar
rived near the place.- Cautiously ad
vancing for fear of a surprise , the edge
of the clearing was reached and a care
ful scrutiny made of the surroundings.
No living creature was anywhere in
sight.
One man stepped beyond the shadow
of the trees to get a better view , when
the sharp report of a rifle rang out on
the air and a bullet whistled in close
proximity to his head. He dropped in
to the grass as if the cold lead had ac
tually entered his brain.
it was now certain that Indians were
at hand , perhaps the entire raiding
party ; but the puzzling part of the
whole thing was that the 'shot had been
fired from an upper window of the
building. A hasty consultation was
held , and one of the pursuers named
Godwin was designated to act as spokes
man. He took a secure position be
hind a large tree , close to the edge of
; he clearing , and called out in stento
rian tones : "If yoube whites come out ,
and show yourselves. If you be Injins ,
keep off , or sorry you'll be. "
A minute passed away in silence ;
then the window was opened , and a
man's head appeared.
"Hello , I say , " called out the voice ;
"came near salting you , didn't I ? "
Ash Taylor was the owner of the
"
voice and "keeper of the ranch. He
stood chuckling for a moment at the
window , and then withdrew his head.
A moment later the owner stepped into
view , holding in his hands a long rifle.
The whole party crowded around him ,
plyinghim with questions. Taylor was
asharp-eyed , brawny , intelligent fellow ,
who came out west at an early day ,
where he soon made his mark , and be
came a terror alike to the red man and
to white horse thieves. His wife and
children were with him and shared his
trials , the woman being no less cour
ageous than her husband. The follow
ing particulars of the late attack were
learned from his own lips :
That morning the mail drivers came
in from opposite directions and met al
his ranch. The one from Matthews
arrived first , and brought the intelli
gence that the country behind him was
swarming with savages on the wai
Eath. Fortunately they had not seer
im , and he lashed up his horses , put
ting them at the top of their'speed , anc
came into the station on a run.
Half an hour later the driver fron
down the river drove quietly in , anc
the three men made hasty prepara
tions for defense. They knew tha
they could save themselves , but thai
the stock was lost. When the Indian ;
came in sight with a whoop the whiti
men retired within the four strong
walls of their fortress , and the firs
thing the savages did was to drive oi
the animals. After trying in vain t <
draw out the men after them the In
dians made a direct assault. Som
kept up a heavy fusilade on the. rancl
while others set fire to the grass s
that the wind would cany it in the di
rection of the building.
Under cover of the smoke Taylo
and his companions sallied out an
wet the grass in order to prevent th
fire from burning up the ranch , whic
was built of lighter and dryer mate
rial than the one further up the river.
At one time the Indians got jnto the
stable , .which almost connected with
the house , and set it on fire ; but the
.white men drove them- out , and .iVy-
lor , with buckets of water , weut on thereof
roof and drowned out the flames. Sixty
balls struck the corner of the stable
where he was working , but not one of
them touched him. Sirs. Taylor load
ed the rifles and kept them clean 'and
cool , while the nen stood at the loops
and received them from her hands.
Seven Indians had fallen during the
battle near the building , and Taylor ,
knowing the others would make an ef
fort to carry off the bodies , kept close
watch to check any such attempts.
Four charges were made , u warrior
falling each time , increasing the total
number killed to eleven.
The attacking party , seeing that they
could not capture tne ranch without
great loss to themselves , wisely drew
off their force. The defenders , when
they saw them depart , taking the horses
along , suspedted that it was only a ruse
to draw them out of their stronghold ,
and , after keeping guard all night , at
the first dawn of day discovered a
crowd on the edge of the clearing ,
which was presumed tu be the beseig-
ers. When the incautious fellow who
came near being shot popped his head
into view Taylor was unable to discern
his color and let fly at him.
After Taylor had finished his narra
tive a general consultation was held.
So hot was the station-keeper over the
loss of his property that he and his two
drivers joined the little band , which
brought the number up to thirty-four.
Four men were left behind with the
boats , and the others started on their
mission of vengeance. The trail was
'allowed down the river for a couple of
miles , when it struck off across the
country at right angles to its former
ourse. This was going smack into the
Indian stronghold , which was located
n the Sheep mountains , about 1GO
miles to the north. However , as the
marauders had not more than twelve
hours' start , it was thought possible to
: atch them by nightfall if good , hard
raveling was done during the day.
Occasionally numerous pony tracks
n the soft earth could be distinguished ,
proving that many of the rascals were
mounted on cayuses. This was en
couraging , for as all the whites rode
strong , powerful , fleet-footed American
horses , they certainly had the advan
tage of the fugitives. Two ha'ts only
'were made during the day , and these
simply to give the animals rather than
the riders a short rest. The latter did
not seem to know fatigue , but pushed
on as rapidly as they could with the de
termination of overhauling the murder
ers and administering punishment with
the least possible delay. About 5
'clock the trail began to freshen con
siderably , when more caution was ob
served , lest they should run upon the
savages unawares and frighten them
off before a blow could be struck.
It was about half an hour before dark
when the party believed themselves
near the Indians. No tree nor timber
of any kind was in sight nothing but
the flat prairie which stretched away
on every side until lost to the view It
was certain that the Indians would
either have to ride. all night or else
make a dry camp on some spot without
either wood or water. The latter
proved to be the case , for as soon as
darkness came on the bright light of a
'amp-fire ' was seen far ahead. Upon
nearing the fire one scout was sent for
ward to reconnoitre. He reported the
whole gang camped in a sort of basin-
shaped hollow , seated around a fire ,
omfortably partaking of their evening
meal.
No sign5 was made by the whites to
disturb the quietness of the , camp , but-
each man , accerding to a pre-arranged
plan , took his post on the rim or edge
of this natural basin , so that it left the
Indians completely surrounded. Four
men were put in charge of the horses ,
which left twenty-six rifles to do their
bloody work. At a given signal each
rifleman was to drop his man , and , re-
"oading as quickly as possible , pour in
another volley before the astonished
Indians could ascertain what the mat
ter was. The individual , who had the
furthest to go was to give a shrill whis
tle as soon as he had made the detour
and arrived in position on the opposite
side of the circle. This programme
was earned out to the letter. No play
was ever rendered more perfectly.
The savages were squatted by the
fire enjoying their meal , with no suspi
cion of the danger lurking so near
them , when suddenly through the still
night air the fatal signal burst upon
their startled ears. Every warrior
ipraug to his feet like a flash of light
ning. It was then that twenty-six well-
directed rifles belched forth their leaden
hail , and as many savages fell to the
ground in their last struggle. A mo
ment later a second murderous dis
charge was poured into their midst ,
and those not already fallen with a
shriek and a yell rushed out of that
valley of death. Breaking through the
circle of fire that inclosed them , out on
the prairie scattered the frightened
band , flying in every direction , any
where , everywhere , so long as that pit
of destruction was left behind.
The guard who had the prisoners ,
Lockie and Hall , in charge abandoned
them at the first fire and fled with their
companions when the stampede be
came general. No attempt was made
to pursue the flying enemy , as it was
considered that punishment enough
had been meted out to them for their
crimes.
All assembled in the Indian camp ,
where the property was secured and
preparations made for passing the
night. .The dead Indians received burial
from the hands of the white men.
Next morning at daylight the whole
party set out on the homeward march ,
and in due time reached Wolf Point
without further incident. The lesson
administered to the savages was long
remembered by them , and for a time
at least peace reigned on the border.
At any rate , it taught them that the
hardy frontiersmen the advance guard
of civilization were very well able to
take care of themselves , notwithstand
ing the fact that the Red Americans
outnumbered them ten to one.
A base ball pitcher One that cannel
hit the broad side of a livery stable.
'TIS HOMK WHKBE TDK UBABT IS.
'Tin home where the heart Is ,
Where e're Its loved ones dwell.
In cltlea , or In cottages ,
Throng'd haunts or 'mossy dell.
The heart's a rover ever ,
And thus on wave and wild ,
The maiden with her lover walks ,
The mother with her child.
'TIs bright where e'er the heart Is.
I s fairy spell can bring
Fresh fountains to the wilderness ,
And to the desert spring.
Green isles are in the ocean ,
O'er which affection glides ,
A haven on each sunny shore ,
When love's the sun that guides.
'TIs free where e're the heart Is ,
Nor chains , nor dungeons dim
May check the mind's aspiring thought ,
The spirit's pealing hymn.
The heart gives life its beauty ,
Its glory and its power ;
'Tis sunlight to its rippling stream
And soft dew to its Sower.
FASHION NOTES.
Bangs and bangles still hold their
own.
own.The
The Moliere plastron in various
forms is much worn.
Spanish girdles of embroidered vel
vet are exceedingly stylish.
The Newmarket bonnet bids fair to
have a long run of popularity.
Pole amber and cypress green are
fashionable combined in French din
ner dresses of Turc satin and velvet
A fringe of fisher-tails is- the fashion
able trimming for sealskin and other
cloaks. Aigretts are of fine sable tails
to trim turbans of Shetland seal
Plaited lace pelerines that cover the
shoulders are made of white Bretonne
lace and beaded black lace as a dressy
addition to dark silk toilets for the
afternoon , and for quiet dinners.
Embossed velvets in the colors of
Persian cashmere aie made elegant
mantles for visiting dresses , and are
trimmed with a deep border of ostrich
feathers , usually brown or red in tone.
Suisse belts of dark velvet are worn
with cashmere house dresses by young
girls. The bodice is a full blouse ,
gauged on the shoulders before and be-
nina , and panniers dnipe a plaited
skirt.
skirt.The
The most successful evening bonnets
are light shades of velvet with embroi
dered crowns worked with chenille or
beads. V hite is not used for these
small capotes , even white lace being
outof fashion. A feather pompon [ of
four pieces made of breasts with a
standing aigrette center is the trim
ming. A large velvet bow with short
ends fastens it under the chin , and
small diamond or ruby pins are thrust
through the loops. ' ' "
White toilets of every kind appear to
be more than ever the rage in the fash
ionable world , cream , snowdrop and
ivory being generally preferred to the
very trying blush or pearl white shades.
Of white dress fabrics there is an ele
gant and almost endless variety ; white
brocades , satins , marveilleux , Otto
mans , Irish poplins , plushes , plain and
embossed velvets , Hindoo cashmere
vigognes , English veilings , china crapes
tulles and French mulls being equally
in vogue.
The Sioux Reservation.
Omaha Bee.
The Sioux reservation , a large portion
tion of which is to be thrown open to
settlement , includes 33,000 square
miles , lying between the Missouri river
and the'Black Hills country. The sen
ate committee on Indian affairs has rec
ommended the passage of a bill provid
ing that 14,000 square miles , or about
ten milion acres , be opened for settle
ment. The land is in two tracts. The
first is situated between the Cheyenne
and White rivers for the northern and
southern boundaries , and the Black
Hills and the Missouri river for the
western and eastern boundaries. The
second strip is between the 102d and
103d meridian of west longtitude and
the Cheyenne river on the south and
Cedar Creek on the South Fork of the
Cannon-Ball river on the north. The
committee proposes .that for this ces
sion the Indians shall receive as many
cattle as , in the opinion of the secre
tary of the interior , they can well use.
The bill which accompanies the report
provides for the sale of this ceded tract
to actual settlers only , at 50 cents per
acre , the payment to be made for each
section of land in four equal annual
installments. The proceeds of this sale
are to be invested in a fund by the sec
retary of the interior to be kept for the
benefit of the Indians. The bill ex
empts this tract from the operations of
the pre-emption and timber culture
laws.
By this arrangement both the Mil
waukee and Northwestern roads will be
enabled to build west from Chamber
lain and Pierre to the Black Hills , and
the Northern Pacific to put out a spur
to the south.
The Milwaukee and the Northwest
ern have paid the Indians § 5 per acre
for the land which they need for their
right of way , and bills are now pend
ing in the senate for the ratification of
these agreements. There is little doubt
that they will be ratified , so that even
if there should be delay in securing the
benefit of the entire tract the railroads
will have the right of way.
The opening of the reservation , how
ever , will probably not occur as soon
as expected or desired , owing to the
fact that the proposed bill reaffirms the
treaty df 1868 , which provides that no
treaty with the Sioux shall be binding
unless ratified by three-fourths of the
adults. Lost summer the Sioux utterly
refused to sign the treaty then offered ,
but if this bill passes both houses Sena
tor Dawes' committee will visit theii
country next summer and try to induce
them to accept its liberal"provisions
The members of the committee fee
that the pressure upon the Sioux reser
vation is too great to be longer resisted
and that the Indian will do best to. ac
cept the liberal provisions now likeh
to be offered them. Under these cir
cumstances it will be seen that the open
ing of the reservation cannot be madf
until sometime next winter. Therefore
the reservation will remain closed fo :
another year at least ; The .members
of the Dakota delegation in Washing
ton are provoked at the delay , and are
not at all pleased with the groposed
bill on account of its too" liberal pro
visions for the Indians. One princi-
is said toe
> al cause of dissatisfaction
> e that the lower Brule Indians are tote
to be given a large portion of the
valuable timbered lands immediately
to the north and west of Chamberlain ,
vhich the Dakota speculators had ex-
> ected to appropriate.
An Independent Tiew.
No * York Herald , Ind. Uem.
It is curious how closely the "solid
north" matches the "solid south" so
much talked of. Sixteen southern
states make up the solid south , and six
teen northern states make up the solid
north , the six .remaining northern
rtates making the real debatable
ground. The sixteen southern states
counted as the solid south cast 153
electoral votes ; the sixteen northern
states which form the solid north cast
153 electoral votes. The following
table ranges the members of thu two
opposing'sections in opposite columns :
solid dem. south. Solid rep. north
Alabama 10 Colorado 3
Arkansas 7 Connecticut C
Delaware 3 Illinois 22
Florida 4 Iowa 13
Georgia 12 Kansas 1)
Kentucky IS Maine 6
Louisiana 8 Massachusetts. . . . 14
Maryland 8 Michigan 16
Mississippi 0 Minnesota 7
Missouri 10 Nebraska 5
North Carolina. . . 11 New Hampshire. 4
South Carolina. . . 9 Oregon 3
Tennessee 12 Pennsylvania 30
Texas 13 Rhode Island. . . . 3
Virginia 12 Vermont 4
West Virginia. . . . 6 Wisconsin 11
Total 153 Total 153
THE UNCERTAIN STATES.
There remain six debatable states
California , with 8 votes ; Indiana , 1C ;
Nevada , 3 ; New Jersey , 9 ; New York ,
35 , and Ohio , 23. Ot these so-called
uncertain states , casting 93 electoral
votes , which seem to stand betv/een
the solid south and the solid north ,
California , Nevada and New Jersey
were carried by the democrats in 1880 ;
Indiana , New York and Ohio went re
publican. New York and Indiana were
carried by the democrats * in 187G. Ohio
has gone republican at all presidential
elections for thirty years.
* In 1880 California gave Hancock a
plurality of only 78 votes , there being
three tickets in the field. Nevada gave ,
him a majority of 879. New Jersey ,
where also there were three tickets ,
gave Hancock a plurality of 2,010 votes.
Indiana gave GarfiekTa plurality of
G,350 votes. In New York he had a
majority of 6,483 votes over all , and in
Ohio a majority over all of 25,129.
Of these so-called doubtful states the
democrats do not expect to carry Ohio
next fall. They see that their party is
too badly broken to pieces on the tariff
question in that state to give them any
hope there , even if they should go so
far as to nominate an Ohio man , which
nobodj here of influence in the party
thinks of doing.
On the tariff question New Jersey
must probably be counted on the re
publican side. About Indiana the tariff
refora : democrats have no doubt. They
count that state securely democratic
this year , partly because of the popu
lar demand for the tariff reform and
partly because of the resentment still
felt in that state at the way in which
the republicans carried it in 1880. Cali
fornia and Nevada are believed to be
reasonably sure for the democrats ,
though the republicans believe they can
carry both of them.
The republicans believe they can car
ry Virginia and North Carolina this
fall , audthe great increase in the last
two or three years of northern settlers
in Florida gives them strong hopes of
that state. Western democrats , on the
other hand , believe that there , has
been so great a change of sentiment in
several northwestern states in the lost
three years that if the tariff issue is
squarely made and thoroughly and
fearlessly discussed , they may hope to
carry Michigan , Wisconsin , Nebraska ,
perhaps Illinois and possibly Iowa. It
is certain that at the last congressional
election the democrats made sup rising
gains in some of these states , and they
made these mainly on the tariff issue.
Thus from Michigan theie were no
democrats in the last congress , but six
in this ; from Iowa there was but one
democrat in the last congress , but there
are four now. In Illinois , in 1882 , the
republican state ticket had not a ma
jority over all , the republican vote
being only 481-4 per cent , of the total
vote cost , and while in the last con
gress there were but six Illinois demo
crats the present house nine.
The City of London.
From a Lecture by Dr. Miller.
The city covers 122 square miles , nnd
its streets would extend 2,600 miles if
thrown out in one continuous line , the
limits being fourteen miles in length
and eight in width , it is lighted by a
million gas-lamps , contains 1,400
churches and 500 hotels. Among the
population are 3,000 master tailors ,
2,800 butchers2,400 bakers , 300,000
domestic servants , 141,000 paupers ,
and London contains more Scotch
men than Edinburgh , more IrisTi
than Dublin , more Jews than Pal
estine , and more Roman Catholics than
Rome. Some interested details were
given in regard to the provisions re
quired to feed this vast populace , the
butchers' beef alone being of the value
of 50,000,000 sterling. The amount
of malt and spiritous liqunrd used to
wash this down is enormous. London
has a police force numbering 10,000
more than twice the number command
ed by General Scott in the war with
Mexico.
"I am astonished , " writes the Wash
ington correspondent of the Detroit
Journal , "to find how fashionable
parlor poker is with society ladies here.
Why , I am told that the daintiest and
most circumspect girls are beginning
to bet and bluff like old gamblers ,
never blushing over a game for money ,
and have adopted a general rule of a
five-cent ante and a dollar limit. A
box of poker chips is now to be found
in the boudoir of nearly every belle. "
When a stock raiser finds himself in
possession of a valuable herd of cattle ,
he is in bull-headed luck.
Nebraska Crop Reports.
Wo present herewith the reports ro-
turnedtous from 27 counties , embrac
ing the oldest and most thickly popu
lated portions of the state. From the
reports returned and the character of
the correspondents I feel assured that " ? gf
the reports are as nearly correct as can ' ' %
bo made , except by a careful canvass ! * * - " v
of each county , which for a lack of
means at our disposal is impracticable. -
I have requested the county commissioners - ' >
sioners of the several counties to pro
cure blanks and instruct their assessor-
to collect statistics and return-the sams
to the county clerks at the same time
they return the assessment rolls , that
they may be consolidated andpublished
for the benefit of all. I find from let
ters received that the officials will , as a
rule , co-operate with us , and therefore
believe we shall be able to- present a
satisfactory and creditable r port when
their reports are returned to us.
DANIEL H. WHEELER ,
S. S. Agent.
CONSOLIDATED KEPOKT.
Proportion of corn crop of 1883 on
hand March 1st , 1884 , 39 per cent. ;
amount retained for consumption in
state , 60 per cent. ; amount sold out
side of the state , 31 per cent. ; proportion
tion of corn , good and bad seasons , es
timated , merchantable , for the past ten
years , 81 per cent. ; the proportion of
the crop of 1883 that was merchanta
ble , 57 per cent. ; proportion of the
crop on hand that is merchantable , 28
per cent. ; proportion on hand that ia
unmerchantable , 20 percent. ; corn yet
in the field , ungathercd , 15 per cent.
Have any injuries or losses occurred
from feeding mouldy or decayed corn ?
No. The proportion of wheat crop of
1883 remaining on hand March 1,1883 , '
33 per cent. ; the usual distribution of
the wheat crop is : ( A ) . Consumed in
the state , 57 per cent. ( B ) . Shipped
outside of the state , 43 per cent , f the
average weight per bushel of all grades
is 60 to 55 pounds.
He Declined the Offer.
Ottawa ( Onto Citizen.
A short time since a certain aspirant
for journalistic honors who resides in
Ottawa , wrote to the proprietors of a
leading Chicago daily offering his ser
vices as editor-in-chief for $2,000 per
annum. A few days later he received
a reply , and was greatly delighted to
find that the opening lines of the letter
accepted His offer ; but he was not ,
however , so delighted when he read
the remainder of the letter and found
that the editor would be required not
only to write editorials and exercise a
general supervision over the paper , but
also , when occasion might require it ,
to fulfill the duties of night editor , city
editor , reporter , foreman , business
manager , mail clerk , pressman and
devil ; and that at times he might be
required to work day and night for sev
eral days at a stretch. When the fresh
young man found out what would be
required of him he concluded to give
up the idea of editing a Chicago daily
for $2,000 a year.
An Honest Collector.
Detroit Free Press.
A colored man with his right foot
bound up with numerous rags and
cloths yesterday entered a grocery ,
on Woodland avenue and asked for a
cash contribution of twenty-five cents
toward the erection of a new colored
people's church edifice. "Where is it
to be located ? ' * asked the grocer.
"Wall , that hasn't bin dun decided on
yet. " "What is it to cost ? "Haint fig-
gered on dat , sah. " "Who is the pas
tor ? " "Dun forgit , but I reckon we can
find one. " "Who is the head man in
this enterprise ? " "De head man ! Wall
Ize 'bout de head man , I'reckon. " "I
am not satisfied with your explana
tion , " said the grocer. "How can I be
certain that you wont appropriate the
money io your own purposes ? " "Am
datwhat boddersjyou ? " "Iconfessitis. | "
"Well , sah , we kin git ober that purty
easy. Instead of making a cash contri
bution just weigh me out two pounds
of crackers wia instruckshuns to turn
em over to de buildin' committee.
Ize chairman of dat committee if I
aint no body else ! "
A Family Jar.
Detroit Free Press.
"Yes , " said Mrs. Guukettle , as she
s pauked the baby in he'r calm mother
ly way , "its a perfect shame , Mr.
Gunkettle , that you never bring me
home anything to read ! I might aa
well be shut up in a lunatic asylum. "
"I think so , too , " responded the
unfeeling man.
"Other people , " continued Mrs.
Gunkettle as she gave the baby a mar
ble to swallow to stop its noise , "have
magazines till they can't rest. "
"There's one , " said Mr. Gunkettle ,
throwing a pamphlet on the table.
"Oh yes : a horrid old report of the
fruit interests of Michigan ; lots of news
in that ! " and she sat down on the
baby with renewed vigor.
"I'm sure it's plumb full of currant
news of the latest dates , " said the
miserable man. Mrs. Gunkettle re
torted that she wo.uldn't give a fig for
a whole library of such reading , when
'apple-ly the baby shrieked loud
enough to drown all other sounds , and
peace was at once restored. -
The Champion High Kicker of America.
Olean Democrat.
Fred A. Ansell resides at Little Val
ley , Catarangus county , where he was
born in 1866. He stands six feet in
height and weighs 143 pounds. He has
been known locally as a high kicker
since he was 9 years of age , but it waa
not until recently that he became
known as the champion standing high
kicker of the United States. At a na
tional exhib'tion of high kickers from
all parts of the country , held at the
city of Boston on October 31 , 1883 , at
which there were sixty-five contestants
present , he won the championship by
defeating them all by 17-8 inches ,
making a record of 7 feet 111-4 inches.
He has never been beaten in a contest ,
and expects to increase his record , as
he is in steady practice.
Ball-loon A lazy cricketer.
Energy well directed never misses
ho mark.
