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Hflw Clhnato nnd Food on "Wool.
Hl In a rccont articlo tho Western Rural
flj "ays that climato has an olTcct upon
M • tool , and , to provo it , cites thoact
fl > hat tho Now England mills pay a
H highor price for wool that comos from
H Southern Ohio , Western Pannsylvunna
H and portions of Western Virginia than
flr k for wool which cornea from any part of
HHY j tho United States. TJioro is a different
HHV1 tcxturo to it That climate has somo
flf clToct is no doubt true , but tho offect is
HHfl rather indirect than direct. It has
HHgj been claimed that tho soil has an offect.
HHV - That is truo , too , but it is an indirect
HHV offect. TIio wool and fur of animals in
HHV a cold climate differ from tho wool and
H fur of animals in n warm cli-
HHfl mate. But weather ns cold as
HHM "Greenland's icy mountains1' will not
HHV cause wool to grow. It is a wise pro-
HHY vision of nnturo that tho animal in a
Hfl | cold country shall bo protected , but na-
HHV turo furnishes tho covering by giving
H tho animal a larger capacity for tho
HHV consumption of food. This difference
HHV is due , not to a cold or warm tempcr-
HHV nture , but to tho food. It is possible , too ,
HHV that in cortain sections thoro is greater
HHvJ ( system in management. Do not let us
HV Jget the idea into our heads that any-
ftfl { thing , climate or other circumstances ,
HHV can relievo us from tho responsibility
HHY of good management
fl flj KxcoihIvo Swarming.
H It is easy to got lots of bees and
H littlo honey , says tho Iowa Homestead.
H Expense of hives to shelter bees that
H mily board themselves is a burden ,
H fend it is unsatisfactory to lug hives
H in and out of cave or cellar for tho
HHJ One re fun of tho thing. We uso hives
HftV that arc interchangeable one will sit
HHV on top of tho other. It can bo tiered
HHV to ny height. In the season of 1888 ,
HHb when bees got into a swarming spree
HHg and got beyond our control , and when
HHV wo were too busy to potter and fuss
Hftawith them , we just let them swarm ,
HHV hiving and saving all we could. We
HftV hived thorn on clean , new frames , with
HHa starters. When tho fall honey was at
HH its best , last August , wo doubled up
B ten stands as an experiment. To do
HHa this , first , sg' the clean , bright combs
HftV of hives to bo united in tho stand to be
HHn placed on top. Placo it on tho other ,
Hfta in which has been placed tho brown
HHbcomb containing bee-bread and most of
Hfts brood. They will fight some , but if
HHg honey is coming in fast it will nob last
B long. Smoke them severely and drum
HHb on the side of hivo and set them to
HBh roaring , and they will soon kill off o no
HHv queen and get acquainted. Theso five
B stanas gained 400 pounds surplus in
B | large frames , which brought $15. sell-
B ( ing 2 to ii cents less per pound than
1 section honey.
HH j Clilchcn Cliulcrn.
i Tho Poultry-Keeper remedy is doubt-
Hfl ! less a good one , and is as follows : "Add
i a teaspoonful of strong liquid carbolic
H acid to one and a half pints of water ,
H -and let tho birds eat what they will of
HH it If they do not eat give them a tca-
BK spoonful of tho water twice a day ; the
HH same with turkeys. If they do not im-
Hfl prove , take one gill crude petroleum ,
HH ono gill kerosene oil , one tablespoonful
HH -of pulverized boracic acid , and one
HH . teaspoonful of carbolic acid. Shako
HR well before using , and with a sewing-
HB • machine can. forco ten or twelve drops
HB down tho throat of the sick bird twice
Hi .a day. Keep the bird warm and dry ,
Hfl and give no drinking water with this
HQ treatment If they will eat , give the
HH -soft food ( corn meal is best ) , mixed
HB with the carbolic acid and water. "
HB Another good remedy that has been
flf recommended is hyposulphite of soda ,
fli 4r parts ; ied pepper. 1 part ; rosin , 1
flf part ; rhubarb , 1 part Give each fowl
H ] -a teaspoonful , and iepeat every hour
fl | - until relieved. It is a strong purgative ,
Bj | and after cleaning out the germs of
fl | disease give each bird a few drops of
Hi tincture of iron in a spoonful of warm
fll water.
flj | Keeping Sweet Potatoes.
Bl Wo would say to a correspondent
Bi who inquires about keeping sweet po-
H * tatoeS , says the Western Sural , that
fj they can be kept for several months in
i a.n ordinary cellar if he is careful in
Bl handling them. They should be thor-
fj oughly dried before being put away ,
y and so carefully handled as not to
1 bruise them. Tho dryingmay be done
fh in the sunshine , spreading them out
B | carefully so that the sun can get at
B | them , and carefully covering them at
Kp night so that tho dews will not get on
H | | them. Or they may be dried in a kiln.
L § For family use drying in the sunshine
HsJ * . would of course , be the cheapest and
' / * " would answer all purposes. The cellar
H in which they are kept should be dry ,
fl and it is better when possible to so
B j put them away as that the air can
H [ have free access through them.
HJI Dressing Grass Land.
flf Some farmers top-dress their grass
B J land directly after haying. Others
B 1 prefer to wait until late in the fall.
fl I Thosa who have tried both methods
H 1 prefer to top-dress late in the season.
B I When the manure is spread upon the
H 3 " .elds directly after haying , if there is
I 1 j. protracted spell of dry weather , the
I dressing becomes so dry and hard that
H | it takes a long timo to render it solu-
H ] ble , so that its fertilizing elements can
B ' . bo appropriated by tho grass roots.
B ] When applied just before the ground
B freezes the action of the frosts serves
B ; to disintegrate the lumps. The fall
B l - rains and early snows render it soluble ,
B i and its effects upon tho jrrass will be
fl plainly visible in early spring. Late
B j top-dressing is preferable on the
B whole.
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Catchlnp : llairks.
If there is some predatory enemy of
L I the poultry that diminishes their num-
B I • bera by day it is probably the hawk.
< 2 Ee will pounce down at the most unex-
1 I pected times and swoop up chickens ,
P | tearing them to pieces for his bloody
f i feast Set a pole in the ground fifteen
'tcS ' or more feet high , squaring the top just
I I large enough to hold a steel trap al-
fe * ! readj set. No bate will be needed , but
Bf the trap should be firmly bound to the
gfj pole vith rope or chain. The hawk
lg | will quickly trap himself , when he
SgW lights to make his customary observa-
Fa tions. American Cultivator.
Js Tho Value or Bran.
fe - Farmers who live near flouring mills
c | \ can buy bran and other ship stuffs
WI more cheaply in August and Septem-
| | i | ber than at any other season of tho '
* " i year. The demand for this is less now
i than it is later in the season , when
! other feed becomes scarce. Besides ,
" * millers ai'e filling up all available room
* , " " * with wheat Bran , in proportion to
I ' the space it occupies costs little , and
| f the profit on it is small. If farmers
f have an extra dry room they can hard-
1 ly put it to better uso than filling it
f with bran and fine middlings.
K Feeding Fall Piers.
AtM The most convenient and the easiest
jtfjj way to feed fall pigs is to give them
'fir
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wholo now eorn. While this is truo ,
it is a most hazardous way to start
them , for they are liablo to come to
winter quarters burned out , lacking in
vigor and digestive powers , which
makes it exceedingly probablo that
they will go through tho winter with
out a paying gain.
UcctH fur Stock.
No succulent food is more greedily
caton by pigs at any ago than boots.
They may bo fed any timo from the
first thinnings during tho growing sea
son i to tho fully grown roots in winter.
They aro especially valuable as a part
of tho winter food for breeding sows ,
and somo beets should always bo sav
ed for that purpose.
AVntor for Troon.
All plants and trees consume water
in largo guautities. Sir John Laws
discovered that an acre of barley will
take up 1,091 tons of water in two days.
Trees and plants are composed more
largely of water than any other sub
stance. Tho branch of a tree will lose
nine-tenths of its weight by drying.
A JJad I'rnrtlco.
It is a serious mibtako to stall pigs at
any season , but the more so in tho fall.
Spring pigs with an abundance of suc
culent grasses hastily recover from tho
blunders made by their owners in feed
ing , but the fall pigs have not this
great system renovator to aid them ,
and suffor in consequence throughout
tho winter.
A Tew Delicacies.
Chocolate Cake. Cream ono cup
of sugar with a piece of butter tho
size of an egg , add two eggs , ono cup
of sweet milk , one and two-thirds cups
of flour and two teaspoons of baking
powder ; bake in layers , For tho
lilling tako one-half cup of grated
chocolate , ono cup of sugar , three
tablespoons of sweet milk ; let it heat
slowly in a saucepan , and when it" boils
stir in a teaspoon of cornstarch wet
with cold * milk ; simmer until it
thickens.
Hock CitEAM. Sweeten ono cup of
boiled rice and put in a deep dish ; lay
on it , in different places , small squares
of jelly ; beat the whites of six eggs to
a froth with a little powdered sugar ;
• add one tablespoonful of cream and
pour over tho rice.
Tapioca Custakd Pudding. Three-
tablespoons of tapioca soaked in a cup
of milk one-half hour , yolks of four
eggs , ono pint of milk ; boil ten
minutes then add tho whites of tho
eggs ; flavor with vanilla and servo
cold.
Steamed Pudding. One cup each
of Hour , sugar and sour milk , two cups
of raisins , two pggs , ono teaspoon of
soda and a pinch of salt ; steam one
hour.
Foam Sauce. Ono cup of sugar ,
one-half cup of butter , one tablespoon
of flour ; beat to a cream , place over
the lire and stir in * quickly three-
fourths of a pint of boiling water ;
flavor with nutmeg.
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Burled Treasures.
'Tis truo my later ycai3 aro blest
With all that riches can bestow ,
But there is wealth , wealth cannot buy ,
Hid in his mines of "long ago. "
There jealous guard does Memory keep ;
Yet sometimes , when I dream alone.
She comes and takes my hand in hers ,
And shows me what was once my own.
I revel 'mong such precious things :
I count my treasures o'er and o'er ;
I learn the worth of some , whoso worth ,
Ah mo ! I never knew bciore.
And then all slowly fade away.
And I return to things tou know ,
With empty hand and tear-filled eyes ,
Back from the mines of "long a o. "
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A Horse's Memory.
'
I happened to be the witness of an
odd scene the other day which , when
recounted , inay possibly amuse the
reader , s-iys a writer in tho Boston
Post. One of those not infrequent , but
I must confess usually fictitious ,
necessities had arisen which tako mo
to a stable on this occasion to a large
establishment in the vicinity of Char-
don street It was about 5 o' clock in
the afternoon , and various people were
starting for home , among them a man
and woman , who had a remarkable
intelligent looking gray horse. Just
as he began to trot down the lane by
which the stable is reached from the
street , a stout "party" who , I noticed ,
had been watching the gray very in
tently , suddenly cried out in a loud
voice : "Dan , don't you want a piece of
cake ? " The horse stopped short ,
pricked up his ears , looked around and
uttered a faint whinny of recognition
and assent ; nor would he go on until
tho stout man had come forward and
explained his interference. It appear
ed that several years before he had
brought the horse from Vermont ,
where he owned him for some time ,
and as the beast was particularly do
cile he had taught him the true sense
of the question the sudden asking of
which brought tho animal to a stand
still. It is well known that horses
never forget a person or place , and
scarcely an event. No matter how
much time has elapsed or how greatly
the horse may have changed in dis
position , one word from a former
master will establish immediately the
old relation between them.
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A Card That Speaks for Itseir.
Adjoining the Wesson farm I had a
piece of laud , writes Geo. Hubbard in
the Flint , Mich. , Journal. On tho land
was a barn , a well and somo tile ditch
ing. In the barn was some farming
tools suitable to conducting scientific
farming. The last time I inventoried
my agricultural assets I was short two
potato bug sprinklers , one half-dozen
clevises and two cotton binder covers.
They have been secured by some ac
cumulating cuss , and if any friend
should notice a chap decorated with a
log chain , six clevises , two potato bug
sprinklers and two canvases , each 9x17
feet in size , I wish they would tell the
fellow he forgot to steal the drive-way ,
200 yards of blind ditch , 197 stumps ,
and the mortgage covering the pro
perty. But if he will come back by
appointment divine or otherwise , I
will fill his skin so full of bird shot and
other chinking that his mother can't
tell the seat of his pants from a
colander.
The Grare of Daniel Webster.
The tomb of Webster occupies the
center of a large lot surrounded by a
high iron fence. The vault is entirely
covered by soil and is only opened on
the death of one of the family. Tho
tomb was last opened in 1862 to receive
the remains of Fletcher Webster , who
was shot and killed at tho last battle of
Bull Run. In the tomb are the bodies
of children and grandchildren. Not a
drop of Webster blood now remains in
existence. The last living member of
the family is the wife of Fletcher
Webster. On her death the tomb will
once more open to receive herremains ,
and will then be closed and sealed for
ever.
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THE MYSTERIOUS MESSENOER-
An Envelopo That Causod a Fath-
8 or'a Hair to Turn White.
It was a fow ovonlngs ago that an
ex-congressman sat with a couplo of
newspaper correspondents and a gov
ernment official in tho lattor's room in
a big hotel in this city , says a writer in
tho St. Louis Globe-Democrat Thoy
were discussing politics , and tho ox-
congressman was talking when ho was
interrupted by a knock at tho door.
In rosponso to an invitation tho door
was opened and a messenger boy stood
at tho entrance. In his hand was an
envelope with a heavy black border.
It was such us those used to enclose a
death message or to indicate deop
mourning. Tho boy paused for a mo
ment evidently speculating in his mind
as to tho proper person to receive the
letter.
Finally ho tendered it to tho ex-con
gressman , who was nearest the door.
That individual turned pale and trem
bled , but extended his hand as if to
tako tho message. Ho hesitated an in
stant and his hand dropped nerveless.
A second time ho essayed to tako tho
messago from tho boy , and again he
failed. It was only after the third
effort that ho was apparently able to
reach it , and by that timo tho govern
ment official for whom it was intended
had come to tho door , read the address
and took tho message from tho trem
bling hand that had received it
"Ah , " said he , after opening and
reading it , "it's only a note from an
office seeker. Why it should be in
mourning I don't know. As the office
seeker is a woman , I presume it is
merely a feminine freak. "
Everybody had noticed tho strange
demeanor of the ex-congressman , and ,
observing that an explanation was
expected , he Ihrilly said :
"I think the use of black-bordered
envelopes ought to ho prohibited by
law. Tho very sight of ono unnerves
me. When 1 tell you why you may
doubt the truth of the tale , but it is
true , nevertheless. Ten years ago I
was making a politic il canvass in my
district. At tho close of a speech ono
afternoon I received : t telegram from
home stating that my boy. the idol of
my life , was dying , and that if I wish
ed to see him alive I must come at
once. 1 went immediately to the hotel ,
took my satchel and started for tho
depot There was no passenger train
due for some hours , but a freight train
was pulling out , and I jumped aboard.
It was late when I reached the littlo
town on the river where I could t ike a
boat for home. I hurried to the wharf
and found that tho steamboat would
not pass until after midnight , and that
I would thus be delayed many hours.
I was undecided whether to wait for
the steamboat or hire a boat and leave
at once. While I stood on the wharf
hesitating a messenger boy suddenly
appeared before me. Before I could
say anything he thrust into my hand a
white envelopo with a heavy black
border. A strange feeling came over
me , and it was only by the greatest
effort that I was able to open the letter.
The apprehension I felt in tho few mo
ments was awful , for 1 knew it must
contain dreadful news. When finally
I looked at the letter there appeared in
a strange hand the single sentence :
"You must come quick. "
I knew that I must hurry if I would
see him alive. The message decided
mc , and at once I sought a boatman ,
and , securinghis services , started down
the river. 1 reached home somo hours
ahead of the steamboat upon which I
had originally intended to come. I
rushed to the house and was ushered
into the presence of my dying boy. As
1 approached tho bedside he recognized
me with a smile , and then said :
" 'Papa , I've been waiting for you. '
"Those were his last words , and in
a moment he was dead. I then knew
that the message I had received had
come from him , and that he had been
waiting for me. Xone of my family or
friends had seen the messago nor did
they know anything about it. After
ward I made the most searching in
quiries at the town where I waited for
the beat , but nobody had seen the
messenger or ever heard of him. Not
the slightest trace of him was to be
found , and I was led to the conclusion
that tho messenger had never appeared
to any one but me , and that I alone had
seen the message.
"You can understand now why a
black-bordered envelope always fills
me with tho greatest dread and ap
prehension , and why it was that 1
turned pale and trembled when the
messenger boy who just appeared in
the door tendered me the ominous
looking message intended for you.
"You will observe that my hair is
white , although I am yet a j'oung
man. Before that eventful night my
hair was as black as a raven's wing.
"After I received tho black-bordered
letter from the mysterious messenger ,
who came to me at tne boat landing
that night a feeling cirae over me
such as I never knew since. The
awful agony of that trip down the
river will remain fresh in my memory
until death ends all. When I reached
home and stood at the bedside of my
boy my hair was as white as snow. It
has darkened some in the years that
have since passed , but it will never be
black again. "
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A Tomtit's Queer Xest.
In the letter box at the farm of
Whitepark , Castle Douglas , says the
Pall IMall Gazette , there was to have
been seen a week or so ago a tomtit's
nest , containing five young birds.
Though when building the nest the
materi 1 was frequently removed , ' the
mother bird by its perseverence gained
its way ; the nest was built and five
eggs safely hatched. During the incu
bation letters were frequently found
right over tho little dame , and at other
times it managed to push some of the
letters out at the aperture by which the
postman had put them in. If Mr.
McAdam happened to opeu the box
himself it would raise its wings and
hiss as if angry at the intrusion. When
his niece went , as was generally the
case , it wa3 quite pleased and allowed
her to stroke its plumage.
Ghosts Superfluous.
Ghosts are superfluities. An old
Maryland colored man once remarked
to a Baltimore American writer :
"These ye re hants ought to be ashamed
of theirselves. We've got trouble
enough in this world without being
bothered with 'em , and 'long as we
pay pretty smart for givin' 'em sleep
ing places in tho graveyards they
ought to have sense enough to stay
there. " This philosopher was right.
Ghosts are entirely unnecessary. Tho
earth is living. The ghosts havo the
unmeasured vastness of the universe
for a pic-nic ground , and they ought
to stay there. But in spite of abund
ant stories , it can be said of ghosts
what the old major said of woman
haters , "There aren't any. "
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J A SNAKE DANCE.
Extraordinary Religious Coromony
of an Arizona Indian Trlbo.
When wo reached tho top ot the
mesa , says a writer in the Globo-Dom
ocrat recounting' a visit to tho Moqui
Indians , wo found tho Indians In holi
day attire , which in most instances
consisted of a breech clout of gaudy-
colored stuff , and a bunch of eagle
feathers fastened in tho hair. The
children ran about entirely nude , and
it was wondorful to seo them playing
on tho very brink of precipicos hun
dreds orfeot'hlgh. They aro climbers
from the timo they learn to crawl , for
houses aro generally enterod by mean3
of a ladder leading down into the in
terior from an opening in tho roof.
Tho Moquis havo a host of gods , tho
principal ono of whom is Omauwu , or
cloud god , the deity who sends moist
ure and rain. It is to him that their
supplications aro generally addressed ,
but , strange to s-iy , thoy locate tho
abode of the gods in tho under world
instead of above tho earth. Thoy be
lieve in tho oxistonco of tho "Snake
People , " a supernatural race , who hold
direct communication with tho gods ,
and it is through thom that all mes
sages from the earth aro delivered.
Snakes of all kinds aro supposed to
have sprung from tho "Snake People , "
and to hold constant intercourse with
them. For this reason thoy aro re
garded with superstitious awo. Tho
snake dance is a festival in which the
snakes are shown the greatest rever
ence , and songs are sung which are in
tended to express all of tho wishes
which tho people wish tho snakes to
carry to tho gods. After the dance
tho snakes aro turned loose and aro
supposed to start immediately on
their journey to the under world , where
they deliver their messages to tho
gods. The first preparation for tho
snake dance is tho capture of a largo
number of all kinds of snakes. No
particular specie3 is required , but tho
rattlesnake is tho kind usually taken ,
as they are abundant among the rocks
and sae-brush of tho mosas and
plains. Tho snake dancers , some
fifty in number , aro made up of two
mystic orders , the "Antelopes" and
"Snakes , " or snake men. The myste
ries of theso orders are kept a pro
found secret , and the only information
which their members will impart is
that their souls havo been transform
ed into tho souls of antelopes and
sn ikes. A Moqui of these orders will
tell you with the greatest assurance ,
"I am a snake , " or "I am an ante
lope , ' ' and he really seems to believe
it himself.
The dance began with a low chant ,
in which the blessings of tho gods
were invoked , and tho only musical
accompaniment was tho incessant
shaking of rattles , and a low buzzing
sound made by some of the men.
After the first chant had ended the
antelope and snake men separated , the
former drawing themselves up in a
line to tho right of the snake tont , and
the latter moving in single file in a
circle in front of them. One of tho
snake men next entered the snake tont
and in a moment came out carrying a
great rattlesnake in his mouth. The
snake was held firmly between the
dancor's teeth , and the head and body
of tho reptile were entirely free , the
Indian carrying the snake in his
mouth , closing his eyes and allowing
himself to be led around tho ring by
one of his companions , who continual
ly stroked the head of the rattler with
the eagle feather which he carried in
his hand.
One after tho other the snake men
entered the snake tent and bringing out
tho reptiles until the last one had been
removed. Somo of the dancers took
as many as five or six small snakes in
their mouths at one time , while others
danced around with several in their
hands. While the dance was going on
the antelopes kept up a continual
shaking of their rattles , and chanted
messages which they wished the
snakes to cirry to the gods. After all
of the snakes had been removed from
the tent the dancers gathered around
a ring which had been marked on tho
ground by a circle of sacred meal , and
at a given signal all of the snakes
were thrown to the center in a heap.
For a moment there was a squirming ,
hissing mass in the ring , and then
the dancers fearlessly thrust their
hands in among the snakes and boldly
grasped as many as they could hold.
Each man , with both hands full of
snakes , then dashed away at full speed ,
and did not stop until he had made his
way down the narrow trail into the
valley below. Here the snakes were
turned loose , some heading toward the
south and others toward the remaining
points of the compass.
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Alpine Funerals.
A clue to the origin of the Irish wake
and other funeral pomposities , which ,
we are sometimes inclined to regard as '
relics of barbarism , may be found in
the funeral customs of some of the
Alpine regions. The circle of acquaint
ance of the more prosperous people of
tho villages often extends over miles
of country ; and the friends of a de
ceased proprietor will make long jour
neys to attend his funeral. The dic
tates of hospitality require that their
physical wants be provided for , or , if
not , they will meet at the inn and
naturally have something very like a
fe ist In some districts , even before
death occurs and the patient , is in his
last agonies , all around are informed
of the fact , and expected to make a
ceremonial last visit. They enter the
sick room , take a long look at the dy
ing man and go their ways. After
death , when tho body has been pre
pared for burial , a table is spread cov
ered with refreshments , and * pen
house held till the funeral.
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Grant's Gallantry.
When the honors came upon the
Grants { , says America , the mistress of
the white house began to renew the
dream 1 of her girlhood to have her
cross-eyes < straightened. Wishing to
surprise 1 the president , Mrs. Grant
telling nobody , sent for the most emi
nent oculist in America. He willingly
promised to undertake the operation
which he assured her would be easy
to accomplish and without danger.
The good lady could not contain her
self for joy , and , woman-like , gave
way when she saw her husband , and
confided to him her secret the pleas
ure she had in store for him. He look
ed 1 wistfully into those dear eyes which
had held him with tender gazo through
all the trials of a checkered career , and
said : , in his simple way , "My dear , I
wish you would not change them. • I
love them as they are , and they would
seem strange if altered. " ! Nbr Launce-
lot nor Borneo ; nor lover of any clime
or age , ever s , poke words of tenderer
gallantry.
Hay fever will make even the most un
assuming man blow bis own horn. Terra
Haute Express.
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TUSSLE WITH A 'CATER.
Exciting Encounter with a Big
Mouthed Monster.
Following aro tho particulars of a
romarKublo ndventuro of W. II. Abbott ,
of indigo and racing fame , ns narrated
by a writer in tho Military Gazette :
It was in tho rains when tho jamadar
told us that thoro was u hugo alligator
undor tho bridge of tho river. Sending
for a gun and a couplo of bullets , wo
wont up to tho bridge , and , suro enough ,
about 20 yards off , thoro waa an
enormous "ghurial" somo 20 foot long ,
with his head just visiblo above tho
water. A well-directed shot caught
him between tho eyes , and tho bruto ,
mortally wounded , plunged into deep
water , rolling over and over , and was
carried by the tide down toward tho
bungalow , which was a quarter of a
mile off. Abbott seized a long ropo
lying there , and rapidly made a slip
knot in it , and , declaring that ho was
not going to lose so lovely a skin ,
kicked off his boot * , and just as ho was
in socks , breeches and shirt jumped
into the river , giving mo and a lot of
other natives the other end of tho ropo
to hold. He got well into tho middle
of the stream and was quietly treading
water while wo were all anxiously
watching , when suddenly within two
feet of tho swimmer tho alligator
plunged straight up out of tho water ,
snout foremost , as alligators generally
do when hit in the head. Without the
least hesitation Abbott Hung both arms
right aroung tho snout and a regular
rough-and-tumbled ensued.
Presently tho brute's whole body ap
peared. Abbott calmly mounted him ,
evidently trying tho while to dison-
gago the slip-knot which had now
got tight round his own arm , and to
shove it over the brute's head. Then
tho alligator started swimming and wo
following down tho bank , when , just
as wo were opposite the bungalow , he
pulled dead up , brought his tail out of
the water , and with a fearful side
sweop capsized Abbott , snapping at
him as ho fell. Then came another
light such as I never wisli again to see ,
tho pair eventually disappearing be
neath the water. We hauled away at
the rope , thinking it was still attached
to Abbott when unexpectedly wo saw
him come up a few yards from tho
bink , evidently almost senseless. A
llajpoot peon jumped in and dragged
his master up the slope. He was
bleeding awfully , and was a gruesomo
sight shirt in ribbons , arms and chest
torn all over , both hands badly maim
ed , and the right foot completely
crushed. He came to at once , and
only said. "The rope's safe over his
nooe ; " and so it was , sure enough ; for
the natives to whom I had thrown the
rope were busily engaged in hauling
the defunct saurian on shore.
I never saw a man in such a mess ;
and , to add to the horror , down to tho
edge of the river , just as we had drag
ged up her half-killed husband , rushed
his young wife , wringing her hands
and , naturally , half out of her
wits with terror. Whilo she was
standing over him , and the servants
wore carrying him to the house , he
was singing , "Homo They Brought Her
Warrior Dead. " A nice time of it we
had out in a jungle , with no appliances
to tie the severed arteries , and with a
patient who would insist on trying tc
get out of bed to see how the skinning
of the alligator was getting on. Wo
tried to hire kahars , but the wholo
country was under water , and they re
fused to budge from home ; so we put ,
him into a shampony and took him in
to the doctor at Mozufferpore. taking
from 10 o'clock Tuesday till 7 o'clock
the next morning to do the twenty
miles.
AIcy. II. Stephens' Kindness.
The grave of Bio , Mr. Stephens'
favorite dog , reminds one of the re
mark which he made to his servants on
his departure for tho governor's man
sion : "If a dog passes here open the
gate and give him a bone instead of
throwing a rock at him. " The many
sheds around the premises recall his
remark that he would never own any
thing that he couldn't cover. Under
one of these sheds the close carriage
in which he made his last campaign
for congress still stands , much the
worse for wear. In this carriage he
was driven by faithful Harry and
pulled by the "noted "flea-bitten
grays , " and in it he received ovations
in every country in the eitglih dis
trict. His open carriage is in good re
pair , in the ownership of Mrs. San-
ford , and will yet do valuable service.
An innocent old quarter-witted darkey
shows alike the liberality of Liberty
Hall of the past and presen t He looks \
like Darwin's missing link and is as ;
useless as any creature that crawls.
He has been hero fifty years. In an '
swer to any question he says : "My
name is Mr. Col. Lewis Hawkins ; I
was called dat by old marster ; I'so
always boa'ded at Liberty Hall : " and
that is the extent of his information.
Columbus , Ga. , Sun.
Cure for Rheumatism.
It costs only a few cents to cure the
worst case of rheumatism , says a .Now
York engineer. Let the afflicted part ;
be exposed to the heat of a stove , un ,
til the skin begins to redden and smart.
Then rub the spot with the hand until
the heat is distributed over a large
surface. Continue to do this for five
minutes , and bearing as much heat as
possiblo without blistering. Have
;
ready at hand a mixture composed of
one teaspoonful of finely pulverized
table salt , thoroughly mixed with one
tablespoonful of molasses-golden syrup.
Apply this mixture as a salve to the af
fected part after the skin has been well
reddened and rubbed with the hand.
No matter how long the inflammatory
rheumatism may have existed , almost
instant relief will be felt. Continue ]
the treatment every day and at the end
of a week a permanent cure will be af
fected. Meanwhile the patient should
take internally four times a day a mix- /
ture composed of two drams of wine 01
colchicum , two drams iodide of potash
and one pint of water. The dose is
one tablespoonful before meals and oa
going to bed. It is not : > bsolutely es
sential that the internal remedy should
be taken , but it helps. I was on crutch-
er four years and cured myself in seven ,
days.
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Jim Fisk on Cemeteries.
Denman Thompson , it is reported ,
has built at his own expense a solid
cut-stone wall in front of the old ceme •
tery in WestSwanzey , X. H. Apropos 1
of cemetery walls , they used to tell a
good story of Jim Fisk and his atti
tude toward such structures. A dele •
gation from a country town in which
he had resided for a time when a boy ,
waited upon him in the height of his :
prosperity , begging for a subscription
to put a wall around the old cemetery.
' \Not a cent" said Fisk , "I won't give i
you a cent It's a useless expense.
Nobody in the cemetery wants to get ;
out and nobody out of it wants to get ;
in. " N. Y. Tribune.
A PRETTY TALL STORY.
Remarkablo Font of Railroading In
Colorado.
Among tho recent invigorated liara
of tho town is ono who has just roturned
from a session with ozono in .Colorado ,
says tho Omaha World-Herald. It
was his first trip through tho moun
tains and ho was much affected by tho
feats of engineering skill thoro umnl-
festedr os witness Mm following :
"I had heard of tho curvo on tho
Pennsylvania , where , according to tho
timo-card scheduled , tho engineer is
obliged tolean out of his cab and ex
change tobacco with tho brakoman on
tho rear end , so as to givo tno passen
gers something to talk about , and I
now believe it Thoro was an old ,
honest , horny-handed minor rodo over
tho road out of Denver with me nnd ho
told mo sovoral tilings. Onco whilo
wo were being jerked around tho edgo
of tho mountains and could lookout
from undor the roots of our hair at tho
track opposito in tho valloy lie told mo
a tale. Said he :
"That yero track down van i3 tho
one we're onto , but we won't tech it
fer an hour. Wo run up tho ravino
an' down tho sido of tho mountain an'
double back. Down thar is whor' Sim
Lylo saved tho paymaster o' tho road. '
" 'How ? ' I inquired.
" 'It this Tho
were way : paymas
ter's car was hitched onto tho hind end
o' tho freight train , his own engine
havin' had a littlo troublo with her
runnin1 gear an' bein' abandoned for
awhile up tho road. Woll , the train
was snortin' and crawlin' arouu' tho
mountain when all of a sudden tho back
brakeman comos a runnin' up an' yells
to Jim :
" 'Pull out ! Pull out ! Thcy's a
gang o' rustlers has caught tho engine
an' are humnin' after us ! Pull ! '
"Woll , Jim Lylo noticed that Ho
seen at wunsfc that the engine had been
fixed up an' that the rustlers had took
her to ketch him an' git the dust in tho
paymaster's car , so ho pulled out right
peart an' tried to outrace 'em , but it
wan't no go. They kep' gittin' up on
him.
"Pretty soon he struck thebeginnin'
0' this yero curve. He didn't slack a
breath an' the conductor come rushin'
up an' hollered :
" 'Fer God's sake , what km wo do ?
If we run this we 'll climb a rail. '
" 'Sallright'said Jim Lylo. 'If I
calclate rightly that car ' s saved , ' an
lie gave another pull out an' just as
we reaches right hero ho jerked her
wide open. Then we see what was
what Lookin' back , I bein' on tho
train , seen the last coach go up in tho
air , thoro was a jerk , an' away ovor
into tho canyon she went'
" 'Well , where does the salvation of
tho coach como in ? I asked. 'I didn't
see any particular advantage in being
spilled over a mountain-side and being
shot by train-robbers. '
• ' 'Now don't git frisky , ' said tho old
man , 'I'm tellin' this yere an' L an't
done. That there coach , as I say ,
sailed over ollin the track just like the
hind boy did when you used to play
"crack the whip" at school. It lloated
down as nice as you please an' lit on
the track below in the valley an' with
tho force it was slung rolled ten miles
to the next station. When wo got
there it was on the sidin' an' we pulled
by , an' when the light engine load o'
rustlers come bullin' along the towns
people was waitin' fer 'em an' the new
started in . 1"
cemetery was good shape.
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How a Missouri Legislator ( Jot the Floor.
Stilson Hutchins a well-known news
paper man of Washington , D. C , s iys
Henry George's Standard , used to live
in Missouri , and at ono time repre
sented his district in the legislature , of
which body lie was elected the speaker.
There was in the same legislature a
member from another district a man
Hutchins had conceived a prejudice
against. This man wanted to bring up
a bill in the interestof his constituency ,
but he never seemed able to catch the
speaker's eye. Day after day he would
wait until routine matters had been
cleared away , when he would rise in
his place and , in the peculiar Missouri
high treble , address the president offi
cer , but without receiving that recog
nition without which no member of a
parliamentary body can proceed. The
member finally became tired of such
treatment and one morning after the
house had been called to order hc
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marched in with a rifle on his shoul
der , which , when ho reached his seat ,
he leaned up against his desk. He sat
there quietly until he thought the rou-
tine business was about all disposed of ,
when he picked up his rifle and cocked
it. When the last motion had been put
and disposed of our friend arose , placed
his rifle against his shoulder , drew a
bead on Speaker Hutchins , and drawled
out. "Mr. Speaker. " There was a
silence as of death in the assembly
chamber for a few moments , which
was finally broken by the speaker him
self , who slowly and distinctly said :
"The gentleman from has the .
floor. " The member lowered his rifle , I
uncocked it , and then , as if nothing
had happened , proceeded to lay his bill
before the legislators.
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Foot-Cr.implntr in China.
Our esteemed Chinese contemporary ,
Hu Pao , says the N Y. Sun , has been ;
investigating the origin of foot-cramp- j
ing by Chinese women. The practice
is of very ancient date. Some affirm
that it arose in the time of the five '
dynasties that is in the tenth century
A. D. Jao 2s iang , the mistress of Li Yu ,
the last emperor of these dynasties ,
tied up her feet with silk into the shape
of the crescent moon , and all the other
beauties of the time imitated her. The
literature of previous dynasties does
not allude to the custom. During the
reign of King Hi (1661 A. D. ) an | 1
edict forbade foot-cramping under
various penalties , the local officials be
ing held responsible in some degree
for violation of the law by people in 1
their district But the fashion was too '
strong , and in 1668 , at the instigation
of the board of ceremonies , this edict
was withdrawn. It is still universa 1
in Kuantung and Kuangsi. (
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The GraTP or Daniel Webster. 1
In the quaint , grass-grown old bur- '
ial-ground just back of his own farm is ,
the last resting-place of this great man.
His tomb occupies the centre of a large .
lot surrounded by a high iron fence.
The vault is entirely covered with soil
and is only opened on the death of one
of the family. It was last opened in
1862 to recieve the remains of Fletcher
Webster , who was shot in the last bat
tle of Bull Run. In the same vault lie
the bodies of children and grand
children. Not a drop of Webster
blood now remains in existence. The
last living member of the family is the
wife of Fletcher Webster. On her
de ith the tomb will once more open
to recieve her remains , and will then
be closed and sealed forever.
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WINOED MISSILES.
Printing was Introduced In Erijrland , by
Caxton , In 1171. , ' * I
A chnrterhos boon granted for tho first .
railroad in Liberia.
Tho Popo 'has a full sat of pearly whlto
teeth well preaorved. j
Alaska cost tho United Statos govern- 4
mont 2 cents an aero. '
Of tho English bunch of bishops , twolvo
nro pledged abstalnors. * '
Tho United Statos purchased Florida
from Spain , Fob. SB , 1810.
Macbinory has not yet ontoroJ tho manu
facture of French clay pipes.
Tho spawn of most fish sinks , but that of
cod rises to tho surface of tho wator.
A bunod city , contalninp relics in profu
sion , has been unearthed in Honduras.
A Londonor advortlsos that ho Is "Porous v
Plaster Manufacturer to Her Majesty tho
Queen. "
It Is reported that a floating Island Off )
yards In diameter has boon found in Houoy
iako , Idaho. i '
Buffalo Bill Is spending considerable
money in making a * collection or French
paintings or value. % .
It is a curious fact thnt thoro aro 200.CO )
people in tho United States who have arti
ficial logs or hands.
* A well in tho south , from which a strong
hroozo rushed for years , has suddenly talc-
en to spoutinjr wator.
Miss Lincoln , daughter or Minister to
England Kobert Lincoln , has becomo an
acknowledged hollo in London.
British soldiers not in possession or swim
ming certificates aro forhiddon to cuter
boats for purpos03 or reqreatiou. . - -
Tho finest diamonds visiblo at tho Shah's
visit to tho Paris exhibition aro said to havo g M
been worn by Mrs. Whltelaw Koid. JPV
Tennyson , Darwin , Gladstone , Lincoln , H
Oliver Wendell Holmes , Edgar Allen Poo M
and Lord Houghton wero born in the year
ltO'J. I
It is estimated that a major-gonoral in • I
citizen's clothos deteriorates firty por cent ,
uioro especially ir ho smokes common
cigars. I
Out or 210 men passing along Main strcot
in Cincinnati on a recent afternoon 210 had M
lost ono or more of tho hind buttons off
their coats.
There aro still over 10,000,000square miles
or unoccupied districts in various heathen
lands , where missionaries thus far havo 9
never entered. I
A London journal statos shirts or chain m
armor , which cost about ? T 0J , aro now worn
by inoro than one distinguished person on M
the continent.
A San Francisco jeweler has just rcceiv- H
ed $700 ror diamonds which ho sold twenty- H
live years ago. The purchaser was honest v B
but ho had bad luck. B
A brakeman on the Chicago & Alton
*
locked three murderous tramps in a re-
frigerator-car. Thoy have an Ice way of
dointr things on that line. -fl
Tho drivers of Boston ico wagons suffer- I
ed more from the heat last summer than B
the draymen , although having a temper-
aturc ot 51" at their backs. H
George Johnson , of Uticn , paid § 1,203 ror fl
a trotting horse , and he hadn't owned him I
a week when a rat frightened him so that flj
lie jumped and broke a lc . . fl
The prize pumpkin at the county fair H
may consider itself handsome and popular , fl
but it is not so strong a favorite as the H
prize onion on the next shelf. H
Bombay has a serpent thirty-six feet long B
in its zoological garden. Let this reptile be fl
seen swimming at sea and the man who re- B
ported it would be called a liar. fl
Some one told a South Carolina negro • . B
that if he would drink a gallon of strong fl
vinegar right down that ho would fl
never have headache again. lie never ; * " " " B
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Fislj havo been caught in tho Gulf of fl
California at a depth or 1,4 JO feet. ' It must | H
be fun to pull in a half a mile or fish B ]
line and find a three-ounce perch on the | fl
hook. fl
The formation of an orange trust in Bos- |
ton is announced. The number of spin- fl ]
sters in that city leads to the suspicion B
that an orange-blossom trust has long exist- |
ed there. fl ]
A Chicago alderman whipped two citizens flj
Sunday night for standing on a street cor- |
ncr. it is hard to say what ho would have |
done if they had been standing in tne mid- | H
die of a block. B |
It is estimated that the amount of gold fl
and silver coin on the bottom of the Atlan- BJ
tic Ocean is about5T 0,03OOJ : , and it is fur- Bl
thcr estimated that iiost of it will stay j M
right where it is. "SJ
The Japanese are learning how to eat H
meat. In 1S3"only 30.0J0 head of cattle H |
were slaughtered in all Japan. In lSSG the M
number increased to lHJ.OdO ; m lbS" , to 130- , Bl
oO'J ; in ISsSS , to 200,000. M
Col. North , who beiran life in England as |
a humble laborer , is now the nitrate king , Bl
and pavs Chili § 1,725,000 per year export Bl
duties on nitrates produced by one of his , u fl
works in that country. H
A burglar who was captured by a woman afl
at Elizabeth , X. J. , says he could havo flfl
broken loose from two men. She cot him j H
by the hair and hung on , and nothing ha fl
could do would shake her loose. Bfl
.The Queen Regent of Spam has caused flfl
advertisements to be published in all the flfl
leadimr newspapers of her dominions offer- |
ing the two prizes , § 5,790 and S2S'J5 , for tho flfl
two best essays on the life of Christopher B
Columbus. BJ
A Memphis policeman , who was called fl
on to shoot a dog , managed to hit a boy B
in the leg , a man in the foot and a horse in Bfl
the head , and , while he was scattering two fl J
or three more bullets along the street the j H
dog trotted off. J M
William O'Hare , of Williamsburg , X. Y. , fl
was denounced in public by Charles Masters |
as ' * a pious old fraud with the instincts of flfl
Satan , " and a jury assessed the damages of flfl
$ S,00J. Mr. Masters said he supposed thii flfl
ivas a free country. flj
A West Virginian trained a tiny stream of Bfl
water to fall drop by drop on a rock , and fl
in five yearn it has worn a hole seven Bfl
inches deep in solid stone. He could have j H
made the same hole in nftcen minutes with fl
a chisel and hammer. flfl
"Can the mosquito be exterminated V is jBH
a question which some people seem to think flfll
difficult to answer. Yet any man who has flj
experimented vainly with one moquito 9 B
from bed-time to the breakfast hour can r flfl
give the proper reply with his eye3 shut. flfl
There was neverrso great hope for Mexico flfl
as now. An editor has been chosen as flHJ
president of the Mexican Congress , which flfl
means vice-president of the republic. The Bfl
only thing necessary to absolutely insure Hfl
the-prosperity of the country is that some flHJ
disability befall the president. BHl
The Queen Regent of Spain and her jBH
family were weighed recently at San flfl ]
bebastian. King Alfonso weighs35 pounds ; Hflj
his mother , the Queen Regent , US ; his eld- flHJ
est sister , the Princess of the Austrias , 43 ; HJ
the Infanta Maria Theresa , 45. The whole HHg
family , therefore , weighs three pounds Ies3 HHb
than ex-Queen Isabella , who tips the scale HHb
Emperor William has but recently HHb
honored bimself witb any high military HHb
rank. Though as Kaiser he is the "War HHb
Lord' * of the , German army , he remained HHb
but a brigadier until a short time ago , when HHb
he rose to be a major-general. Since Queen HHb
Victoria made him a general , Moltke has flHJ
urged him to come up to the first rank , and. flfla
he is now a commanding general. j HJj
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