"When the golden sunlight dances on the
bosom of the stream.
And the silver lilies , starllko , 'rnong the
olive sedges gleam ;
When the bullfrog seeks the cover of the
grasses tall and rank ,
And the pickerel at noonday seeks the
shadow of the bank ,
Then the small boy goes in swimming In the
costume of the mode
That was worn by fair Godlva , when
' . through Coventry she rode.
Ho splashes In the limpid stream with many
a gleeful shout.
And to the bank returning puts his shirt on
inside out ;
And when his mother questions him :
"How came that garment so ? "
He looks upon It with surprise , and says
he doesn't know ;
When further pressed to give the cause this
he employs :
* 'I must have turned a somersault when
playing with the boys. "
THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
A SPIDER'S TASTE FOB MUSIC.
. A great many years ago , a prisoner
of state , who was allowed to cheer the
solitude of his dungeon by playing on
his flute , discovered after a while that ,
every lime he played , a great number
of spiders gathered about him. Since
then , the liking of spiders for music has
been proved. I myself had often
wished : to play for a spider audience ,
but I was not well enough acquainted
with any musical instrument to coax a
tune out of it.
A scientific gentleman of Europe gave
me a valuable nint by an experiment of
his own. He used a tuning-fork. Now
I can play a tuning-fork as well as any
body. I procured a tuning-fork , and
then sought out a spider. I found a
handsome , brand-new web , and though
I did not see Mistress Epeira , I knew
she muse be at home. Epeira diadema
is her full name , though most persons
call her a garden spider. It is she who
makes those beautiful , wheel-like webs
which festoon the rose bushes and the
trees.
As I have said , Madame Spider was
not visible. 1 knew , however , she must
be in her gossamer parlor , which is at
tached to her web. *
Here was a good chance to try tun-
ingfork music. 1 rapped the fork on a
stone , and in a moment a soft , melodi
ous hum filled the air. I touched one
of the spokes of the web with the fork.
On the instant , Madame flew out of her
parlor in great haste , hesitated a mo
ment at the outer edge of the web , and
then , instead of going straight to the
tuningfork , ran to the very center of
the web.
When there , she quickly caught hold
of each of the spokes one after the
other , and gave it a little tug , as a boy
does his fishing-line to see if a fish is
hooked. Each was passed by until she
came to the spoke upon which the hum
ming fork rested. There she stopped ,
and it was easy to see she was excited.
She gave the whole web a shake ; then
tugged at the spoke again. "Hum-m-
m" still sang the fork , rather faintly
now , however.
Madame was satisfied.'Her mind was
made up. Down she darted and caught
the end of the fork in her arms. She
tried to bite into the haid metal , and at
the same time she spun a web of silk
around and around the two prongs ,
which by this time had ceased vibrat
ing.I .
I pulled the fork away , and Madame
3Speira retired in disappointment to the
center of the web. But if she was dis
appointed , so was -I , for I was satisfied
that it was not the music of the fork
that attracted her. Unfortunately , it
was altogether too probable that she
'mistook the hum of the fork for the
buzz of a fly , a sort of music no doubt
very sweet to her.
Time after time I repeated the ex
periment with the fork , touching in
turn each s ke of the web , and each
time Madame Spider was deluded into
trying to capture the tuning fork. It
was odd that she did not learn wisdom
by repeated disappointment.
A GOOD DEAT , ABOUT SALT.
Master Fred Fenton was out with his
uncle on a botanical excursion , not that
he took particular interest in the sci
ence of botany , but on account of the
exercise , the novelty and the varied
scenery connected with jaunt.
One afternoon found them under the
trees , discussing their lunch. A broad
boulder served them for a table , and a
spring which gurgled from under it
supplied them with fresh water.
On a rock ledge rested a botanic hoe ,
a tin box filled with specimens , a field
-glass , a small rule , and a few other ar
ticles which they had considered it
necessary to take" with them.
Master Fred had just shelled a hard
boiled egg , and was sprinkling salt
upon it. He had an inquiring mind ,
which his uncle encouraged , and grati
fied when he was able to do so.
"Uncle , we couldn't do without salt ,
could we ? " he asked.
"Not very well , " replied his uncle.
"Not at all , I should have said. It is
absolutely necessary to the life of hu
man beings and higher order of ani
mals. It is said that in China they
punish criminals by depriving them of
salt. They languish and finally die of
great agony. "
"I suppose we eat a great deal of salt
during a year , " Fred said.
"It has been estimated that in France
about fourteen pounds of salt are con
sumed annually by each individual , in
England twenty , and in America six
teen. "
"The amount used in England would
almost average an ounce a day for each
individual. It hardly seems true , uncle ,
I know I don't eat half an ounce a
day. "
ja."Not in the shape of table salt , I ad
mit , " rejoined his uncle. "But you
must not forget.that there is more or
less saline matter in almost everything
that we eat. "
"Is salt a mineral , uncle ? "
"Yes. "
"Is it quarried ? "
"Yes there are mammothminesof | ; it
stored in the bowels of the earth , prob
ably left , after the evaporation of salt
of the world's
lakes , in an early period
history. It is quarried in Spam , and
. . -
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so InTflano , in tnis country. The
cubes are perfect , and so transparent
that one can read through large blocks
of it. In Poland there is a bed of salt five
hundred miles long , twenty miles wide ,
and a quarter of a mile thick. In India
there is a mountain of salt two hundred
miles in length. "
"Oh , uncle ! " cried Fred , in an in
credulous tone.
"And varying from two thousand to
five thousand feet in height , " continued
his uncle. "It is exceedingly black and
barren , vegetation being rarely met
with. The range is known as the Kala-
bagh or Salt Range. "
"Entirely composed of salt , is it ? "
"Well , no. Other minerals abound
in it , but rock salt is found in inex
haustible quantities , and it is so pure
that , after being pounded , it is ready
for use. "
"Oh , we forgot the oceans , uncle ! "
exclaimed Master Fred. "They aiethe
immense storehouses of salt. "
"The quantity of salt in the ocean is
supposed to represent in bulk five times
the eize of the Alps. Sea water , how
ever , differs in strength. That which
contains the largest quantity of salt is
found in mid-ocean , far from the mouths
of fresh water rivers. About one
twenty-fourth of the water of the At
lantic ocean , within the tropics , is
salt. "
"That makes it Very dense , " Fred
said , with a slight pause , not quite sure
that he had used the right word.
"A ship draws less water , or floats
more lightly , in the dense salt water of
the sea than in fresh water. For the
same reason a man , in swimming , sup
ports himself more easily in the sea than
in a river. "
"Uncle , " can't they manufacture
salt out of the water of the sea ? " asked
Fred.
"Oh , yes. Quite a business is made
of it. It.is evaporated by heat in shal
low vessels , and yields about four
ounces of salt to every gallon of water.
If boiled rapidly it yields fine table
salt ; if evaporated slowly , it becomes
coarse salt , the crystals having more
time to form. Do you believe that
millions of gallons of salt water could
be pumped out of a fresh water lake ? "
"I don't see how , uncle. "
. "Such is the case at Onondago Lake <
near Syracuse , in New York. "
"How can it be explained ? " Fred
wanted to know , after a long pause.
"There is a great basin of salt water
under the fresh water of the lake. "
"But , why doesn't it mingle ? "
"Because separated by an impervious
bed of clay. Upon boring through the
latter the salt can be pumped up in im
mense quantities. "
"It is strange how much one can
learn about such a simple thing as
salt , " was Fred's comment. [ June ,
St. Nicholas.
MAIDEN MEDITATIONS.
A Louisville , Ky. , man worth $50-
000 , left only $1 to his wife in his will.
Statistics show that Vassar girls sub
sist on early vegetables , milk , meat ,
pickles , caramels and pancakes.
In China young women are married
at auction. Inthis country they are
disposed of at private sale. [ Texas
Sittings.
"I think I will go to Ohio to live , "
said a Massachusetts maiden of uncer
tain age.
"What for ? " asked her grandfather.
"Because there is one factory there
that makes 50,000 matches every day , "
she replied with a sigh. [ New York
Journal.
Matthew Arnold's son is going to
marry an American girl. He will get
the "sweetness" and she the "light. "
[ Norristown Herald.
Gypsy queens often live to be 100
years old , and they preserve their beau
ty to the last. Gypsy queens never
lace. [ Philadelphia Call.
Do you suppose eating angel-cake
will make an angel of me ? " asked a
seraphic young lady of the worldly
young man. "I've no doubt it will , "
he answered , "if yon eat enough of it. "
[ Hotel Mail.
1 sincerely do not believe that a pret
ty face has anything to do with making
a belle. The attractive or repellant
qualities are the principal causes.
Some of the latter qualities in girls are
a haughty demeanor , saying smart
things that make other people smart ,
an idea that it is only necessary to be
civil to persons in a supposed higher
social scale than their own , and the
habits of contradicting a&d snubbing.
Most men have a good deal of self-ap
probation which they do not care to
have disturbed by such causes. To be
attractive a girl should be healthy , in
telligent , but not "smart ; " industrious ,
amiable , cheerful and willing to be
pleased with small pleasures. Such
qualities will make even a plain-faced
girl attractive , if not a belle. Regard
once inspired by such a girl lasts.
[ Clara Belle.
A Horse's Terrible Revenge.
Louisville Commercial.
A terrible affair happened at the
Lexington fair grounds , where the ler-
sees-Smith & Merrill , constantly keep
many trotting horses for various par
ties. A trainer , named Wm. Kimball ,
had in hand a stallion , Sherman's
Hambletonian , and whipped him so se
verely that the horse threw the man ,
turned on him furiously , and attempted
to crush him by kneeling on him.
Missing the mark with his knees , the
infuriated stallion began on the pros
trate trainer with his teeth , and when
driven off by the shouts and gestures oJ
a negro boy , returned to the attack ,
and before Kimball.wasfinally released ,
a wrist and leg were broken , and the
flesh was torn from his breast and
shoulder. He now lies in a painful
condition , and his injuries are quice
serious.
A Heavy Wheat Yield in Texas.
. ' The Galveston News of the 15th pub
lishes exhaustive crop reports from over
seventy-five agricultural counties in that
state. From the nature of the report it is
impossible to compile figures showing the
yield of wheat , but a careful review of the
statements of 200 correspondents shows that
this year's wheat and com crops in Texas
bids fair to surpass the yield of 1882 , the
heaviest in the history of tfie slate. The
farmers are now in the midst of the wheat
harvest. The exceedingly warm weather
during the past fifteen days has proved very
beneficial to the crop.
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jj3n * t n
Children gather round the hearthstone ,
Baby voices , soft and sweet ,
Hall and porch and stairway echo
To the tread of tiny feet.
But a morrow cometh surely ,
When each tender lamb will stray ,
Time or death will pluck each blossom ,
Love the children while you may.
Rapid , warm , youth's sun-bright river
Leaps adown the shimmering strand ,
Rich and fair the red wine gloweth ,
Held by Beauty's lovely hand ,
Quicksands quake beneath the pebbles ,
Caution , brother , watch and pray ,
Poison bubbles with the nectar ,
Pause and ponder while you may.
Manhood bends beneath his burdens ,
Burdens borne for otheis' ncedn ,
Life for him is strong and earnest ,
Spent In sowing choicest seeds
For the good of coming ages.
If you feel his-worth to-day ,
If you prize his God-like spirit ,
Let him know it while you may.
While you may. Ah , words of warning ,
How the hurrying flood of years
Sweeps away our holiest treasures ,
Leaving only dust and tears.
Starry eyes grow dim and faded ,
Locks of gold are ashen gray ,
Helpful hands grow strangely feeble ,
Share their labors while you may.
We are pilgrims , brother pilgrims ,
Journeying oft o'er burning sand ,
Letrus cheer each other onward
With our honest heart and hand.
Vain the tardy recognition
Proffered o'er the slumbering clay ,
Let us love and help our brother
While he needs it while we may.
[ Mra. D. Landon.
THE LOVEKS' QUARREL.
"Never , while I live , " said Miss
Rashleigh , "never while I live , will I
see your face again. "
She meant it when she said it ; and
as she spoke she threw her betrothal
ring toward the lover who had offend
ed her.
It missed him and rolled down upon
the floor and over the sill of an open
china closetone of those old fashioned
closets that used to stand on either side
of the mantelpiece.
She did not notice where it rolled , he
did though , and after she had left the
room he turned to pick it up. The ring
she had worn would always be precious
to him.
Miss Rashleigh went straight to her
own room , as miserable a girl as ever
lived , and a moment later Grandmother
Rashleigh bustled into the drawing-
room , pushed the open closet door to ,
picked up the fallen magazine , set the
annuals and books of poetry straighten
on the table , pulled -down the shades ,
arranged the chairs methodically along
the wall and bustled out again.
"I've had these "
things fifty years ,
she said to herself , "and there's Cor
nelia ana her beau with no more re
spect for them than if they were so
much lumber. "
Then she closed the door behind her
and went away to her own room up
stairs , where a fine silk patchwork quilt
was in the frame , a surprise for said
Cornelia.
Grandma Rashleigh gave every young
person of the family something of her
own manufacture on his or her wedding
day."Now
"Now , " the old lady had said a dozen
times to Tripheny King , who was help
ing her , "I rather think Cornelia will
have the best thing I've done ; and
there's a bit in it oi every handsome
silk there's ever been in the family , and
of her father's and grandfather's wed
ding vests.
"Yes'm , its a real memorial quilt , "
said Tripheny. "It takes you mum , to
plan such things. "
The quilt was finished and bound
that afternoon , and Tripheny's job of
quilting being over , she went home.
But she carried about the village the
news that she "was sure that all was
over between Miss Rashleigh and Mr.
Spear. She'd heard Cornelia say
something to her grandma , and the old
lady was furious. "
"He would never have done that if
he had cared for me , you know , grand
ma , " Cornelia was saying at that mo
ment.
"Stuff and nonsense ! he loves the
ground you walk on ! " said the old lady.
"You'll never get such another. Cor
nelia ! "
"I shall never marry at all ; I hate
men ! " Cornelia answered.
And then her grandmother made the
house too hot to hold her , and she went
over to her mother's , her usual course
when she fell out with grandma.
Three days passed. At the end" of
the third Piety Pratt stepped in at Mrs.
Rashleigh's young Mrs. Rashleigh , as
they called her , though she was nearly
fifty , for grandma was old Mrs. Rash
leigh.
"I expect you will feel upset when I
tell you the news , Cornelia , " said she.
"You've been too cruel this time he ,
he , he ! Orvide Spear hain't been
heard of since he was at your house.
His mother says he went over to ex
plain and make up , and never came
back again he , he ! She thought may
be he'd stopped 6ver to his brothers ,
but he hadn't he , he ! I reckon he's
drowned himself. "
"I don't know why the whole town
should talk over my affairs and every
meddlingold maid giggle about them , "
cried Cornelia.
Piety jumped to her feet , seized her
parasol and turned toward the door.
"Good afternoon , Miss Cornelie and
Mrs. Rashleigh , " she said with con
temptuous courtesy ; I'll remember my
manners if Ojher folks forget theirs.
Only there's other folks as likely to be
old maids as me , and I fancy its Mrs.
Spear's affair now if anything has hap
pened to the boy. "
Away flounced Miss Pratt.
"You've put Piety into a rage , Cor
nelia , " said Mrs. Rashleigh. "That's
a pity ; she has a long tongue.
But Cornelia was crying.
"Oh , mother , dear , " she sobbed , "it
isn't true , is it ? " Orville did feel
dreadfully. Won't you see , mother ? "
But at this moment Sally , the little
servant girl from Grandma Rashleigh's ,
came flying into the room without any
more warning than if she had been shot
from a gun.
; e old missus says you are to come
over at once , both you ladies , " she
cried , standing before Mrs. Rashleigh ,
and repeating her lesson like a parrot.
"There's something of importance , and
you're needed at wonst. "
"Get your hat , Cornelia , " said her
mother , "I'll just put on this sun hat.
What is it , Sally ? do you know ? "
"I know it's sprnething dreadful.
Missus is almost wild , and there's lots
of folks there. Something about Mr.
Spear. "
The two ladies said no more. They
hurried away together , and entering
grandma's parlor , found there assem-
led more of the members of the Spear
family , and a , friend or two besides.
Orville had indeed disappeared. He
had never been home since his visit to
Cornelia , and now the alarmed rela
tives were anxious to get all the information
mation they could regarding the inter
view between Orville and Cornelia.
"I had reason to be angry , Mrs.
Spear , " said Cornelia , proudly ; "good
reason , and I took off niy ring and gave
it back and went out of the room. That
is all I know , I don't know when he
went or where. I I thought he would
not mind so much. I believed he had
stopped caring about me. "
"He ought to now , at all events , "
said grandma.
"My boy is dead , I'm sure. I shall
have the pond dragged ! ' ' said Mrs.
Spear , amidst her tears. "He left all
his money at home. He wouldn't have
gone traveling without a change of
clothes. Oh , you wicked girl ! "
"I hope , " cried the eldest Miss Spear ,
"that he'll hauntjou ! "
"I could kill you , you hateful thing ! "
cried the youngest Miss Spear.
Cornelia had kept up bravely until
now ; but when her two friends turned
upon her thus , she gave a scream and
fell over on the sofa. She was in a
dead swoon , and the water they
sprinkled in her face did not bring her
to.
Grandma grew frightened.
"I hope it isn't an attack of heart
disease , " she said. "Poor child ! she
looks as if she were dead. "
"Oh , don't say that ! " cried the
mother.
They gathered around Cornelia and
did all they could for her , and soon she
recovered and sat up , but all her pride
was gone.
"Oh , dear ! oh , dear ! " she sobbed.
"I wish I had died ! I wish I had never
come to. Oh , Orville ! Orville ! what
has become of you ? "
"Oh , oh ! " moaned the mother.
"Oh , oh ! " moaned the sisters.
And then Cornelia's head fell back
again.
"Emma , get the lavender out of the
china closet , " said grandma to her
daughter. "Quick ! It is on the corner
shelf ! "
Mrs. Rashleigh went hurriedly to the
closet.
"Why , it won't open ! " she cried
wildly.
"It's a patent lock" said grandma ,
"locks as it shuts. Here's the key. "
And Mrs. Rashleigh flew back to the
closet , opened it and then uttered a
shriek.
There on the floor , cuddled up under
the shelf , lay poor Orville Spear.
He was white and lifeless.
Cornelia sat and stared at him in the
most awful way. She thought him dead.
But the more experienced matron saw
that he was yet living.
Sally was sent post haste for the doc
tor , and there in Mrs. Rashleigh's
drawing room he found Cornelia and
Orville lying quite unconscious , like
Romeo and Juliet at the tomb , and the
rest of the party in a state of bewilder
ment and terror past description.
At last , however , both were restored
to consciousness , and , seated in arm
chairs , regarded each other , while the
observers kept silence , and Orville
Spear uttered the first words.
"Of all confounded fools "
"Who , dear ? " asked his mother.
"Me , " said Orville , regardless of
grammar. "Who shut me in ? "
"What were you in the closet for ? "
asked grandma , with a guilty con
science.
"To pick something up that rolled
there , " said Orville.
"The ring ? " asked Cornelia , fran
tically.
"Yes , the ring , " said Mr. Spear.
"More fool I ! Some one banged the
door to. I shouted , and howled , and
kicked , and no one heard me. "
"Oh , oh , oh , oh ! " shrieked Corne
lia , "I believe you hid there just to kill
me , for no other purpose than out of
revenge. "
"You banged the door on me , " said
Mr. Spear. "A jealous woman will do
anything. "
"I banged the door , Orville , " said
old Mrs. Rashleigh. " 1 ! You'd left
everything flying. I just pushed it as
I passed , and you ought to bless your
stars that you are alive , for people don't
go into the drawing room sometimes
for a fortnight , in this small family.
We use the parlor much more , and I am
deaf and so is old Hepsiba , and you
might have died there. Yes , and you'd
have killed him , Cornelia , " added the
old lady , throwing his pretty diamend
ring on the floor.
"Oh ! " moaned Cornelia , "Oh ! "
"It wasn't her fault. I was a con
founded fool all through , " cried Or
ville. "I knew the closet had a spring
lock. No , don't blame Cornelia. "
"I shall always blame myself , "
sighed Cornelia. "Oh , how pale you
are. "
"And how pale you are , Cornelia , "
sighed Orville. "Did you really care
when you thought I was dead ? "
"Ladies , " said Grandma Rashleigh ,
"now that Orville has had his wine
and biscuit aud is getting on , let us go
into the other room , and leave these
two young folks to talk things over to
gether. "
She led the way , the others followed.
When the tea bell rang soon after , Or
ville and Cornelia came out of the
drawing room arm in arm , and the
wedding day was fixed.
A Kansas girl was caught in male
attire , and , as she refused to pay a fine
of § 10 , a justice sent her to prison for
ten days. As there was no worse in
tention in her conduct than to play a
prank , and the state has no law against
what she did , her rich father has sued
for damages.
Report of the Government KxportH.
The report of the government ex
perts on the Union Pacific is in brief as
follows : Statement No. 1 shows the
earnings and expenses of the entire
system , including the lines owned ,
leased and operated from January 1 to
May 81,1884. ' Gross earnings , $9,222-
765 ; operating expenses , § 6,184,898 ;
surplus , § 3,037,972. Statement No. 2
shows the revenue and expenses of the
entire system for the same period :
Gross earnings , § 9,222,765 ; operating
expenses and all forced charges , $9-
952,180 ; deflcit , § 729-lU. Statement
No. 3 shows the financial condition of
the Union Pacific railroad company
on May 311881 , from which it will be
seen that the gross floating debt is
§ 11,400,099 , made up of the following
items : Bills payable , § 5,836,434 ; ac
counts payable , § 1,442,107 ; pay rolls
and vouchers , § 2,362,821 ; dividends
unpaid , § 1,148,742 ; coupons unpaid ,
§ 898,992 ; called bonds , § 116,000. Tne
company has certain available assets
which should be deducted from this
amount as follows : Cash on band ,
§ 840,377 ; sinking fund in the hands of
trustees ( cash ) , § 116,000 ; bills and ac
counts receivable , § 3,038,262 ; compa
ny stocks and bonds owned bv " the com
pany , § 2,074,064 ; total , § 6,068,703 ,
leaving the net floating debt § 5,831,395.
Items fuel , material and stores on
hand , § 2,622,777 , .not regarded as
available for offset by the experts.
Statement No. 4 shows the earnings of
the bonded debt and interest ot the
branch lines operated by and in
the interest of the company for
the year ending December 31st ,
1883 : Total earnings , § 8,758,452 ; ex
penses , including taxes , § 6,315,630 ;
surplus , § 2,442,821 ; bonds outstanding ,
§ 40,883,000 ; annual interest , § 2,510-
950 ; bonds owned by the Union Pa
cific company , § 23,615,930 ; annual in
terest to Union Pacific , § 1,599,791 ;
bonds owned by others , § 17,267,269.
Statement No. 5 shows the revenue
and expenditures of the road proper
(1,820 ( miles ) for the three months end
ing March 31 , 1881 : Gross earnings ,
including income from investments ,
§ 3,475,181 ; operating expenses and
taxes and all fixed charges , § 5,047,980 ;
deficit , § 1,572,798. Statement No. 6
shows the earnings and expenses and
accrued interest on the funded debt of
the branch lines , compared with 1883 ,
for the three months ending March 31.
The interest on the bonds exceeds the
surplus earnings for 1884 by § 347,826 ,
while for 1883 it was only § 2,981. State
ment No. 7 is a competitive statement
of the earnings and expenses of the
entire system for the four months end
ing April 30,1882,1883 and 1884. The
comparative between 1884 and 1882
shows a decrease in the surplus earn
ings of § 1,252,358 ; between 1884 and
1883 it shows a decrease of § 1,843,013 ;
1883 was the year of the largest re
ceipts in the history of the company.
Statement No. 8 shows the investments
in detail in bonds and stocks of other
companies , advances to other com
panies payable in bonds and stocks and
miscellaneous investments , amounting
in the aggregate to § 44,068,952. State
ment No. 9 shows the company's stocks
and bonds owned by the company ,
amounting to § 2,074,864.
FRIGID FUN.
True love is so warm that ice cream
will not throw a chill over it. [ Phila
delphia Chronicle.
The dearest girl on earth is the one
that eats the most ice cream. [ Orake's
Travelers' Magazine.
If David Davis could be induced to
go skating he would be "a bigthingon
ice. " Texas Siftings.
People who talk about going away to
spend the summer talk nonsense. The
ice men and the ice cream dealers hold
first mortgage upon it. [ Philadelphia
Chronicle.
The soda water and ice cream dealer
is the man who first displays signs of
summer. [ N. Y. Journal.
Lay of the summer cavalier "Come
where my love lies ice creaming. "
[ N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
My son , when you are fearlessly
parading with your girl these cool
evenings , and see a man standing in
his shop door , draped in a linen duster
and assiduously working a palm-leaf
fan , look out for an ice cream sign just
back of him , and at once cross to the
other side of the street you will find
the walking much pleasanter , and de
void of immediate danger. Lowell
Citizen.
"George , dear , " she said , entering
the parlor with her bonnet on , "I guess
we'd better take a walk ; papa is ex
pecting company to-night. "
"Very well , " added her lover , ap
prehensively , recalling the expensive
consequences of previous walks. Be
fore they had gone half a block , how
ever , an idea struck him and he said :
"I was reading such an interesting
article in the paper this morning. "
"Yes ; what was it about ? "
"About the danger of eating ice
cream. You can't imagine how many
people have died from it , Lizzie. In
eight cases out of ten it's rank poison. "
"Oh , my , how glad I am you told me ,
dear , " exclaimed the innocent girl ,
with a Chicago twinkle in her eye ,
"you buy me a couple of quarts of it
and I'll take it home to kill rats. "
The Late Bishop Simpson.
Bishop Simpson , who died in Phila
delphia a few days ago , was born at
Cadiz , Ohio , on the 21st of June , 1811.
He was educated at Madison college ,
which afterwards emerged into Alle
gheny college. In 1829 he was admit
ted a member of the M. E. church and
was licensed to preach four years after
wards. His first pastoral appointment
was as a member of the Pittsburg con
ference , of which he was recognized , in
a very short time , as one of the most
prominent preachers. In 1835 he was
ordained deacon at Pittsburg by Bishop
Roberts , and afterwards as elder by the
same dignitary at Steubenville , Ohio.
From that time to 1852 he filled several
gastorates and was everywhere noted
> r his able and effective preaching and
his consciential attention to ministerial
visitations. The church increased in
numbers under his care and the Sunday
schools became 'vt
the church. , , ,
In May , 1862 , he was elected and or
dained bishop of Boston. At the open-
in" of the centennial exhibition he was
accorded the high honor of being elect
ed to offer the opening prayer.
Bishop Simpson is an A. Mf of Al
legheny college , and has received the
diplomas of D. D. and LL. D. from the
Wesleyan university , Middleton. He
was vice-president and professor of
natural science in Allegheny college
until from 1837 to 1839 ; was presi
dent of Indiana Asbury college from
the latter date until 1818 , when he
became the editor of the Western Chris
tian Advocate , a position he held with
distinguished success for four years.
Bishop Simpson was one of the most
able pulpit orators and possessed a
charming delivery. He took high rank
as linguist and theologian. He was
thoroughly in earnest , and therefore ,
in all his addresses and sermons , car
ried conviction to the minds of his
hearers. During his bishopric he pre
sided at conferences in aU the states
and most of the territories ; was dele
gate to the Irish and British confer
ences and the Evangelical Alliance at
Berlin. He was a great traveler and
had visited Greece , Turkey , Egypt , the
Holy Land and other countries. During
the civil war he delivered numerous
addresses in behalf of the union and
freedom , and officiated at the funeral
of the lamented Lincoln. In 1874 he
visited Mexico and later presided at
conferences in Europe. In 1881 he vis
ited Europe for the third time , as a
delegate to the First Methodist Ecu
menical Council , and delivered the
opening address. He was the author
of "A Hundred Years of Methodism , "
and of the "Cyclopedia of Metho
dism. " _
THE UNION PACIFIC.
_ _ _ _
A Communication from the Chairman of
the Judiciary Committee.
The secretary of the Interior has received
the following communication from the
chairman ol the senate judiciary com
mittee :
JUNE 17 SIR : In regard to the matters
between the United States and the Union
Pacific railway company , arising under the
act of 1878 , and which the committee on
Judiciary of the senate has had for some
time under consideration , I have the honor
to inform you that the committee lias this
day adopted the following resolution :
Itesolved , That this committee will post
pone until the first Monday in December ,
1884 , the further consideration of the mat
ters arising under the act of May 7 , 1878 ,
relating to the Union Pacific railway com
pany , etc. If said company shall immedi
ately carry out the offer of Mr. Adams as"
stated in his communication , dated Jute
18 , 1884 , addressed to Hon. Geo. E. Hoar ,
and on the express understanding that this
action of the company and the United States
in receiving money and security , the com
munications mentioned shall have no effect
on any penalty or forfeiture or other rights
of the United States , incurred or arising or
to occur , or arise againstthe said company ,
or any of its officers ; but that all rights ,
penalties and forfeitures shall stand as if
these acts bad not been done.
The main point of the Adams proposition.
is that the railway company shalbimmedi-
ately pay to the United Stales treasury ,
$718,000 under the Thurman act for 1883 ;
that all earnings for government transpor
tation shall be retained by the government
and that no dividends shall be paid during
the current years. All other matters in dis
pute are left for adjudication.
CATTLE DISEASES.
Report of the Kansas Veterinary Surgeon.
A. A. Hillcomb , state veterinary sur
geon , has submitted the following report to
the state live stock commissioners : "I
have received during the month fifty-six
communications from thirty-one various
counties. Of these fifty-six communications
forty-eight refer to the subject of glanders ,
six to diseases of cattle and two to diseases
of pigs. Twenty-six counties have report
ed cases of glanders , s bowing that the dis
ease is very wide spread. Forty-two farms
are reported to be infected , having thereon
174 animals , horses and mules. Of
these 174 animals forty-five have been
found infected with glanders and ordered
killed. Of the forty-five ordered destroyed ,
twelve were in Marion county , sixteen in
Ottawa county , two in Montgomery , two in
Neosho , three in Shawnee , six in Jackson ,
two in lie no , two in Rice and thirteen in
Dickinson. Such measures of quarantine
and disinfection of premises have been
adopted as were believed necessary to pre
vent a further spread of the diseases. None
of the cases of cattle diseases reported were
of a contageous nature. One case of dis
ease in pigs is supposed to have been per
haps hog cholera , but opportunity for in
vestigation has not yet offered itself. I
have traveled in the performance of these
duties about 2,123 miles.
4 'Hydrophobia has made its appearance
among the cattle in Lyon and Morris coun
ties , and several of the animals have died
from the effects of the disease. One belonged -
longed to a farmer named Qrabenstein , liv
ing south of Emporia , and six belonged tea
a Mr. Patch , in the same neighborhood.
These cattle with several others , were bit
ten by mad dogs , and two of the diseased
dogs have since been killed. Near Council
Gro\e , in Morris county , several cases of
hydrophobia are reported among the cattle
which have been bitten by dogs , but the
full extent of the disease is not known. "
National Convention Arrangements.
The local committee of arrangements
for the national democratic convention at a
meeting decided to make a number of
changes in the convention hall. The stage
will be removed from the north end to the
west side and will have no room back of it
for spectators , a feature which caused con
siderable trouble and annoyance on account
of noise at the republican convention. The
platform will be occupied only by the of-
ncers of the convention , and the Associated
Press newspaper representatives will have
a platform by themselves , with an entrance
for them alone and space will be railed off
so that they cannot be encroached on. Ap
plication by newspapers for seats should be
made to Austin Brown , chairman of the
press and telegraph committee , at Indian
apolis or Chicago.
Canada Bidding for the Cattle Trade.
On behalf of the cattle ranches of
Montana the Canadian Pacific railway au
thorities presented to the minister of cus
toms , at Ottawa , the propriety of allowing
cattle of the western states to be carried
through Canadian territory in bond for er * .
port. The Montana ranches propose eif-
tering the stock at Fort Walsh , drivin
them to the Canadian Pacific railway for
shipment. The effect will be to make Mont
real the cattle market of Montana and other
western states. The minister agreed to a
relaxation of customs regulations so as to
bring this trade to Canadian ports.
A NICE way to cook fish is to stem it
till tender , remove the bones , and scat
ter pepper and salt over it. Serve with % .
a sauce made of milk thickened with *
flour , with one or two hard boiled efs '
chipped and mixed with it. and a littte
parsley for flavoring. Y