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THE OMAHA DAILY JJEKt THURSDAY" , MARCH 3 , 1808. W LITTLE CALAMITY SOMMERS. A Z She Went In Horrowcd Plume * to tic ! Court House to Have IE. , Her Name Cluiiincd , * = = r " = = = " HV OHRTHUI1R SMITH , < Coi | ) rlijlit. ' , by 8. fl. McClurp Co. ) I. Mrs. Sommers sloppc-d Vi her work. "What is the matter with that child now ! Lamby , " ehe called , "what arc you mak'ng all that jiolso about In there ? " A little girl about 10.years old appeared in the doorway that led Into an adjoining room. She held a large and showily-bound bible bi her arms , tier face was red and dirtily streaked with tears , "What > 'o you have my eiamo written do\n In tbU bible Calamity Koimntrs for ? " she demanded. "Where did you find that bible ? " asked her mother , quickly crowing the room , and taking It from her. "I found It on the top shelf In the closet ! That's where I found It , and 1 want to know why you've got my name written down Calamity Soinmpre ? That Itn't my name ! ' "Yrn It Is , Ltmhy ; that's ' the name you waa baptl/od under , hut no ones knows It only me I didn't Intend telling you about It un'.ll you were a woman , If then" "I won't have It for my name ! " cr"H ! the little girl , stamping her foot , "I'll run away n thousand milts before I'll have such a name * ' Just having It In a book can t make It my name' ' I'm going to the court after studying for a moment drew out a daintily ruflleil white apron. Hut when she came to put It on over her dirty drew It nmdo the drera seem even more soiled than It had before. "O , dear , I wish I had on my best dress , " she thought. "I can't gn to the court houao looking this way. She wandered aimlessly over to the closet , and looked In. How many pretty dresses Trances had , there was a new one that Lamby had never Been before. It was a fine blue India lawn , trlTitned with delicate lace edging. The llt- tlo girl slipped It from Its hook , and with out Plopping to consider whether Trances would bo willing for her to wear the dress , hastily took off her own dress and put It on. It Is wonderful what a change a becoming dress will make In any ono. Lamby was quite startled by the sudden transformation In her appearance. She strutted up and down before the glass llko a littlecurly peacock , as she brushed out her curly yellow hair. She went over to Trances' pretty rose dec orated washbowl and washed he ! face. "I gucF.i I'd better borrow a hat , " she thought. On the closet shelf lay Frances' white leghorn hat , with its wreath of daisies. The hat was very becoming to Lamby , and It was with a proud consciousness ot looking "YKS I AM , TVI3 GOT THEM ON , A NIJ YOU CAN'T HELP YOUHSHLK. ' house and pee- , and If they ve unt me down vlth that nimo In thi ? books , thcv ve got to scratch It out ! " She lan ncro s the room anl opined the outer door. "Lamby come right bick here ! " called her mother , but the little girl had already reached the gate. II. When Lamby Sommers came to the gate that led Into thn court IIOIMJ yard she si.d- iltnly uallzed how holled her aprcsi waf and how tonuled her lialr. She had a keen little mind , cod she knew that to go In looking as she did would not help her cause The dignity of the great brick building with its many Important I otllcca she Knew very well. She had often stolen through Its wide halls on excursions of Interest with other children. There wan hardly a county official who did not know her by reputation , If not by- tight. Lamby Sommers was not a child who was easily pabstd by. When clean a til well drciscd ehe wus certainly a beautiful little sin.As As she stood there Irresolutely , not want- lag to give tip her errand and not wanting to go homo , little Frances Ilakcr came trip ping U'p ' the street. "Where arc you going ? " asked Lamby. "I'm gclng home , " sail Frances "I've been to the depot to see mother off. She's gone to Minneapolis to btay two weeks at Iirandpa's. I'm going to keep house for father all myself while she's gone. " A thought flashed through Lamby's mind. "Oncss I'll walk homo 'vlth you and get a drink , " she said. F.lio slipped her hand "WHAT DO you HAVK MY NAME WUIT- TEN DOWN IN THIS I1II1LE. CALAMITY SO.MEUS , FOK7" SHE DEMANDED. through Frances' arm and they walked on together. "I'm going to do just as I please while mother's gone , " said ( Frances. "Sho said I could , " "I should think It wonU' ' be lots of fun to keep house , " slid Lamby. I wish my mother would go .iuuy. " "You're not as old as I am , " replied Trances , "Tm 12 years old , and , ibesldts , I've always worked , and you novcr do any thing. " "I'm Just as ! arge > as you arc. If I'm not BB old , and I could keep house just as well as you can 1 can do anything when I try. " The little girls went up to the still houss together. "My , " said Laniby , when they were In the I.ltchen , "what a lot of c1 hes you have to wash ! It's lucky It's Saturday , or you'd never got to school " "Yes. -would ; I'd get up earlier. " said Frances , bravely. "I'm so glad to have mother have * a good time I don't care > what I do. " As she spok she roled up her s eeves and bc an her work. "Do you mind If I go up to your room and brush my hair ? " asked Lamby , when she had had her -Jrlnk "Why , no , " said Frances , wonderltigly ; "your hair does look as though you hadn't combed It this morning. " "Well , I have. Does my apron lock very dirty to you ? " "Not very ; It's clean enough for Satur day. " "I'm going to the court house on an er rand. I didn't notice my apron till I got to the gite. " "Why don't you go home and put on a clean ono1 aake-d Frances. "Jt will take i < j long. Won't you lend me one ? " "Why. yes ; you can take any one you want , If you'll bring It right back. They're In the ( bottom bureau drawer. " I/ainby lived In a very poorly furnished llttlo house , and Frances Halter's comforta ble homo seemed ve > ry grand to her. She went up the wide etalre and Into Frances' pretty room with a feeling of envy In her heart. She pulled open the bureau drawer , uid CbJ better than she had ever looked before In her life that die ran down the stairs and appeared to Frances In the kitchen door. "Wto , Lamby Sommcr.s , what do ) ou mean by putting tin ray best clothes ! " she exclaimed , and then stopped "My , don't > ou look beautiful ! You look Just like a picture book ! You must take them right off though ; mother wouldn't like to have jou put them on. " "I'm going to wear them down to the court house , " said Lamby , shaking out her skirts. "You're not , cither ! What do you mean ? " "Yes , I am ; I've got them on , and you can't help yourbolf. " She turned and ran out of the door. Frances dropped the tea towel nnd started nftcr her. "Come back here with my clothes , or I'll tell your mother ! " she called. No boj or girl In the town could run as fast as Lamby Sommers , nnd Frances know It. At the first corner she stopped with a side achu and gave up the chase. III. As Lamby entered the court house a young man came out cf ono of the offices and crossed the hall to a door on the opposite side. side.Ho Ho stopped with his hand on the doorknob and cave a low whistle. "Why , good morning , Miss Sommers ! " he said. "How fine jou are looking this morn ing ! " Lamby tossed her head. "I don't look any better than I alvvnjs do when I'm dressed up , " she said. "Well , vou know , I've generally seen jou with a dirty face and a torn apron racing along the streets , Miss Sommers , " he laughed. "Well , I've generally seen you with your hat on and your hands In your pockets , " an swered Lamby , walking past him with her ucso In the air. The jouiig man's hands came out of hla pockets , and he caught his hat from his head. "I beg jour ladjshlp's pirdon ! " he said bowing low. "I take It you have come up to the court house on business ? Now , If ' . can bo of anj service , I beg of you to com mand me ! " Lambj put aside her dignity , and went ur to him with a very serious little face. "I've come up to see how my nam Is vvrlttet down in the court house books , ' she sale In a low tone. "O , I see , " he rep led. "I w 111 bo on the census reports. You come with me , and I'll utk some one to look 1 up for you. " "Walt a minute. " eald the llttlo girl doubtfully. "If It is written down wrong , am I tell jou It Is , will jou change It for me ? ' The > oung man opened hla ejes wide U amauncut. . "I'm the clerk of the court , " he said , "am jour business Isn't exactly In my line. " The dignified surroundings of the office and tlui spectacles , made such a change It thu joung man that Lamby was almos afraid of him "Now , wlwt Is your name , please ? I' ! write It down und look In the books In . day or two If there Is anything that ca bo demo about It I'll let jou Knavv. " Ixjmhy went to his side , and after hesl tatlng for n moment , whispered eoftl "C-ilamltj. " The jouig man started bai uml covere-d his face with both hands. "Ca lumltj , " he groaned , " 0 , terrible ! " With all his will the clerk of the cour struggled to keep , from laughing und h bUccccJcd "If I had not promlred to aid you , I nhoul certainly do < so now , " he eald , when he coul command his voice. "How did thej come t give jou such a disgraceful name , joj pee child ? " "I don't know , " answered Lamby , shak ICIK her heud. "I'll tell jou what jou'll have to do. " h said , "jou'll have to choree- name jou'r willing to carry through life , and I'll see t It that It Is down In tlu > books in pise of the other You must toke th'o Ink eraei end see that the oame change Is made In th Bible. Now what shall the new name bo ? he added. "I've alwajs wished my name was Edith , eald the llttlo girl. "A very eultuble name. " eald the your inau , and he wrote- the name on a sheet o paper In a I rgo Impressive hand. "Wouldn1 jou like a middle name or Initial to tot I off ? You might ae well have everjth'og jo wact while It Is going. " "Would Imogen be too Ions ? I thlc. that 'a a beautiful name. " The clerk of th court looked at her over hU spectacles tu smiled appreciative ! ) . "Edith Imogen , no Indeed. A fine name Come aud see how well It looks written. ' "Now , mind jou. thla Is a tccret bctwen U3 , " ho said , holding out hU htad. "I be tlcve we arc Justified in that we are eettln ; right a grc t wroDj. I hope you will llv let bo a credit to the new name. " Mlfo Edith Imogen Somtners wcut trip p'.ag down the etreet and home , to bapp la havlujf accomplished her irr aii tbat it omplttely forgot ehc bad on n borrowed ress. "It's changed ! " she cried , throwing open ict door and dacclng Bcrec.i the room. "My amc Isn't even I-amby nny more , " Her mother looked at her In speechless mnzement. Certainly there was a great tiangel She could hardly recognize In th ! eautlful child her willful llttlo daughter. "Wherever did jou get those clothes ? " 10 gasped. "O , these are Frances Hakcr's. I bor- owed them to wear to the court housd. I must go right and lake them home. " rilrtliig her tklrts Lamby walked up and own the room , while she gave her mother n account of her morn'ng's ' expedition. "Well , of all the children that ever were torn Into this world jou do take the lead , " Irs. Sommers exclaimed , when she had fln- hcd. "I am glad enough jour name Is hanged If It Is , " she added. "It was ever my will to call you Calamity. " Then Mrs. Sommers went Into the next oem and brought out the big Bible snd tak- ng the eraser rubbed out the unfortunate lame and wrote Kdlth Imogen Sommers in s place. init I'osmci : M'OIP COSTUME , Tlilrt > Tliunnnml Stiimtin of Vnrlout Kln.li 1'ncil In MnUliiK It. "I used nbout 30u > J canceled pontage stamps In making by dress , and I vvoultl not make another like It for tlOO , " said Miss Antoinette Wnrlltz to the Baltimore Sun imn She was the winner of the lltst prize at the Harmonlo m.tskocl bnll. The Idea of the postage ! stamp dress -vas iiigesteil to Miss Warlltz by a friend who had seen ono at a masked ball In Vienna. Miss WnrllU thought It worth repeating , and tippe > ild to her filends for aid In col lecting stamps sta ps of ill countiles United States ordinary stamps , levcnuo or pce-lal delivery , Spanish , Fiench , Swlss Italian , Dutch , German , i-ven Chinese any old thing nns accept.ible , Just s It was a stamp. A few of the 30,0)0 were bought from stamp collectors The mo < t valub-Ue , so fur as face , value goes , were a l"i-cent United StntcM stamj and a 2'i-ccnt Mexlc-in one but some of the foreign stamp * wore milts rare and could not be re-placed for anything like their face v ilue. Flvo wc ' s were spent In stamp col'ect- ' Inff and three In making the diess , which consisted of a short , full skirt and round Milst with long , full sleeves The founda tion of the die s was muslin. On thl the Mumps were pistc d nnd not an Inch of thu muslin was left uncovered. Thesk'rt was cut by a circular pattern , and after t was lltte-d the design on the front WTt liavvn upon It In pencil Kvciy detail of lui de'i'gn ' was cirried out accuiatelj' . In the centei of the. front Incadth was an : nnlo , tn.ule of bro.vn Columbian stamp0 Sir -pemled from Hie t.ilons was n globe m ide of very old 2-cent blue levenue t.urpo , the meridians being outlined by th inrrovv title bordeis cut from Polumblv tamps O'l either side the globe was an \rncricMii 11-ig , the stripes of blue 1-ccnt stamps arid red 2-cent stamps ; the stais of the blue stamps. Except > > vhero It vvis taken up by tile ley-lgn the ' klrt was striped not up and lovvn , but around. It was flnt hcd at the tottom by a bordei of blown Columbian stumps , 100 In number. Above thl weie hice > rows of the red 2-cent stamps , then mother row of the Columbian , then mole of thei rcl , and o on to the top. liluo Instead of brown Columbian stamps ivero used In one of the rows ; In another he large gree-n medallions cut out ot the stamped envelopes , anel in tnother a 'ericw of 'tamps of all values , from 1 up to lii cent" . The foreign stamps were pasted on the odlco In the form of a shield , the center of which was made , up of portraits of Washington cut ftom revenue stamps. The 'ull sleeves .verc made of blue and red starrjjs and were finished at the hand with a cuff of foreign stamps. The bodice was fastened In thn luck , nnd ifter It was on a strip of stamps had to be pasted on to hide the fastenings. A largo Leghorn hat covcreJ entirely with red nnd blue stamps wag worn with the costume , nnd a pink mi k , nnd n round fan ovi'icel with the red stamps , was cairlcd. Over the shoulder was slungn tiny red mall box , with the letters U. S. tM. In gilt on It. The wearer of this unique costume Is a laughter of Dr. Gustav Warlltz of 27 North High street. Ml s Warlltz has big brc.vn ejes and dark hair , but to complete her " ulse she wore n blond wig , and even her best filends were amazed when ehe mmayked. Mlsg Warlltz's mother and sister helped tier to make the dres , but the plan w.is * ept a close secret , nnd whenever vKltors would come in the dress would be hustled out of sight. After everything was finished t seemed ns though the trouble had been 'or nothing , for the paste used had stlfCcne 1 the skirt so that It stood out like a balloon. A klndlj--dl posed rainy day took out the superfluous stiffness , however , nnd reduced the refractory eown to something like sub mission. HAD A MfJHT OKP. ItllurloiiM Time of n fion ( nnil n Tar nil Shore. William F. Sullivan , a sailor , and his billy- goat , Ja k , wound up a celebration by getting arrested for diunkenness , relates the Ean " ranclsco Chronicle. Jack is the pet of the ship on which Sullivan Is an able seaman , nnd the two have for a long tlmo bean con stant companions , ashore as well as at sea. Their tastes , too , run alike In many direc tions particularly In the direction of beer. At ono stage of his existence Jack used to iulde ; guileless sheep to the slaughter In the flutchertown shambles. It was there that he acqulreJ the liking for human society , which became -flxed habit after ho had ceased to bo a landlubber. 'Ills ' love for ! ) eer also came to him when ho took to the sea. sea.Early Friday morning Jack and his ship mate , Sullivan , started their spree on the watc" front. Hvery glass of steam the sailor bought he shared with Jack. They gradually vvotkcd their way uptown , and by early morning were making a series of port tacks on Policeman Hartcr's beat In Powell street. The goat was then so drunk that he could rot distinguish a delicate tomato can from a musty custard pie , while the seaman's bin nacle lamps grew dimmer every minute. The oddly mated pair managed to travel only by making short luffs from sidewalk tc sidewalk. Finally they.found good anchorage in an alley , and the policeman decided nol to disturb them. At six bells In the morning watch , gcat ant1 sailor again hove In night on Police-mar Hartcr's beat woozler than ever. They were then convoyed by a highly amused crowd Finally the goat sat helplessly on his haunches In the middle of the sidewalk with his head bobbing ( rom side to side a vry picture of hopeless , Intoxication. iHi resisted all the coaxings of the sailor ant would not move even for the policeman. When the street had at last b com < blocked bj the crowd the disgusted po tcemar rang for the central station patrol wagon. As the sailor was felng lifted Into thi wagon , he protested , yjgorously against t suggestion that the goat be taken to thi city pound . "I won't be locked up. mates , unless Jacl goeo to Jail , too , " waa'h's ultimatum. Jack was lal.l alongside him In the wagon and slept off hla "Jag" In" tlie central pollci station stable , where be remained until hli shipmate's case was disposed of. California Wlurrx on n Slrlkr. IICDDING , Cnl. , Mnrch-K Forty miner ! cmplojcd by the LagjrarjKe IUdraullej Mln " Ing company nt Weaverviirp" . Trinity county have just gone on u BJrtko. The company owns nnd operates the largest hxlr.uilh milieu In the state of California , Tney an located ut Weavervllle and Junction City titty miles northwest of . this city. Tin propel ty Is under the management of Wll Ham H. Undford. The- strikers refuse ti nccept n cut In wages nnd say they vvll prevent any one from taking their places Sheriff Hurgess hatt bee-n cnllt-d on to protec the new hnnds and trouble Is feared. I < > nrli * il mi Inilliin Doctor. MOnOANTOWN , N. C. . March 2.-An eli Indian doctor nnd a little girl who kep house for him hnve be > en found hangim from trees near their cabin at the head o Irish creek. The two came hero nbout ! vear ago and spent most of their time ti hunting hcrlm. Threats had been madi against the old man. For Coughs and Throat Troubles usi Drown'i Bronchial Trochee. They relieve al throat Irritations caused by cold or use of th < voica. CONCERNING INDIAN CORN Value of Corn Prodivts ni Human Food from a Dietetic Standpoint , WHOLESOME AND ECONOMICAL FOOD Srlrndflo Sliovvlttu of iho Vnlnp of 1n- illnn Corti lllndiry of Corn MUT- of Corn n l Mj tlinloulcnl l\ilunn < loii of Itn Indian corn , or maize , U a native of tropical America and was early cultivated In more northern portions or the continent ns a food for both man and beast , writes J. Hobart Egbert In the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette WMle stilt cultivated extensively within ow boundaries , It Is employed chiefly ns a food for cattle and la not ns extensively used relatively speaking In the household as It was a half century or more ago. Doing quite as rich In nitrogenous matter as wheat and containing upward of four times the amount of fatty matter contained In wheat , malzo has long been known to compare fa- vombly with all other ccrculs OB a null I- merit , nut Indian corn U not only rich In nutritive and fuel values , but It Is also a most economical food Recent Investigations concerning the pecuniary economy of food fiavo shown that DIP cornmeil which can bo purchased , at the market value , for a definite sum of money will fuinlsh a it- greater weight of nutrients and ininy more calorlet of fuel value flan can be procured In other of the Uflual foodstuffs for the B.IIIIO amount of momey. Thus It Is found that In 10 cenH worth of corn meal ( the pounds ) there are four and n half pound ? of available nutrlenta carbohydrates , protein and fit and 8,300 calorics of fuel value , while In 10 cents worth of wheat ( lour ( four pounds ) there arcs onlj about three pounds of nutrients and 6,250 calci-lcs ot fuel value : In 10 cents vvo.th of wheat bread ( tv o und one-hilt pound' ) thcro are about coo and three-quarter pounds of ivitilents and 3,000 calorics of fuel value ; in 10 cents worth of oatmeal ( two and one-half pounds ) , two and one-third pounds of nutrler's and 4,600 calories of fuel value ; In 10 cents worth of rice ( two pounds ) coe and throo-quartcM pounds of nutrient * and 3 250 caloric-s of fuel value ; In 10 cents worth of potatoes ( ten pounds ) , ono and three-quarters pounds of nutrients and about 3 ! ! 00 calorics of fuel value ; In 10 cents worth of eggs , at 25 cents n doen , ( three-fifths of a pound ) about one-fifth pound of nutrient and about 100 calories of fuel value ; 'n 10 cents worth of milk , at C cents ft quart , two-fifths of a pou d of nutilents and 1.000 calorics of fuel value ; In 10 cents worth of lound bleak , at 12 ceito a pound , less than one-quarter of a pound of nutrients rid about " 75 caloiles of fuel value , and about the same for rib of beef and leg of mutton. The pecuniar } economv of coin meal Is therefore well e - tabllshed. Moreo\cr , the nutrlenta which U contains are In such foun as to be ad mirably suited to the needs of the laboring classes , while the palatablllty acid dlgcjtl- blllty of man > of the forinn In which It maj be prepared for the table recommend It highly for grmeral use. In brief , properlj prepared , Indian corn furn'&hcs a verj wholesome , nutritious , digestible and econo mical food for man. Owing to Its de ficiency In gluten , Indnn ! meal Is not adapted for making bread mle-s mixed with wheat or r > o Hour. Mixed with r > e flour it maKc.i a most nutritious " 'brown bread" famous In New England. Alone It may bo made Into caKrs and loasted , } tcldlng a very palatable and iwsful product which IB eaten both 1'ot and cold under the various names of " " ' " " ' " " "johiny-cako , "hoe-cake , "Indian bread , tiid , In Epan'eh Ameilca , "tortilla. " It may also bo served as porrldgei as "mush" or "hasty pudding , " a baked Indian pudding , as Indian bag pudding , etc. HISTORY OF CORN MEAL. The value of Indlpn corn ns a nutriment has doubtless Irag been known , although the early history of this cereal is somewhat obacurc. It was certa'nly ' cultivated by the aborigines of America before the dis covery of this continent by Columbus , and 's generallj considered to be Indigenous to tropical America. The colonists first cul tivated corn on the James river , Virginia , In 160S. obtaln'og the seed from the Indians , who claimed to be the originators or first dlscotciers of the plant , receiving It direct from the hands of the Creator. Schoolcraft thus gives their mjthologlcal history of It : "A young man went out In the woods to fast at a period of life when youth is ex changed for manhood. He built a lodge of boughs In a secluded place , and painted h's face a somber hue. By day he amused him self In walking about looking at the various thruba and wild plants , end at night lay down in his bower , through which , being open , he could look up Into the cky. Ho sought a gift from the Master of Life , and ho hoped It would bo something to benefit his race. On the third day ho became too weak to leave the lodge , and as he lay gating upward ho ea\v a spirit come down In the shape of a beautiful young man , dressed 'n ' green , and having green plumes on his head , who told him to arise and wrestle with him. as this was the only way in which ho could obtain his wishes. He did so and found his strength renewed by the ef fort. fort."The visit and the trial of wrestling were repeated for four dajs , the youth feeling nt each trial that , although his bodily strength declined , a moral and supernatural energy was Imparted , wlilch promised him the final victory. On the third day his celestial visitor spoke to him. 'Tomorrow , ' paid he , 'will bo the hovcnth day of jour fast , and the last time I shall wrestle with > ou. You will triumph over me , and gain jour wishes. As soon as jou have thcown mo down strip off my clothes and bury mo on the spot In soft , fresh earth. When you have done this leave me , but come occasionally to visit the place , to keep the weedh frcm growing. Once or twio cover me with fresh earth. ' He then departed , but returned the Jiext day , and , OJ he predicted , was thrown down. The jouns man punctually obeyed his Instructions m every particular and soon had the pleasure of seeing th < > green plumes of his sky visitor shooting up through the ground. He care fully weeded the earth and kept It fresli and soft , and In due time was gratified bj betioldlng the matured plant , bending wltli Us golden fruit , and gracefully waving IU green leaves and yellow tacsels In the wind. . Ho then Invited hi * parents to the spot tc behold the new plant. 'It Is Mondatnln,1 replied his father ; 'It Is the Spit it's grain. They Immediately prepared a feast and \n- \ vlted their friends to partake of It , and thw orlglrateil Indian corn. " Longfellow , In his beautiful pocro "Hiawatha , " refers to this legend : All nround the Jiappy village , Stood the maize tie-Ids green and shining , Waved the green plumes of Momlnmln ; Waved his s < ort and sunny tresses , Filling nil the land with plenty. Before the summer ended Stood the in ilzo I" all Its beauty , With Its shining robes about It ; ' With Us long , BOft. jellow tresses ; And In rupture Hiawatha Critd aloud. "H H Momlamln ! " Y s , fie friend of man , Momlnmln. CORN AMONG THE ANCIENTS. The fact that a representation of this plan ( Zea majs ) nan been found la an an clent Chinese book-In the royal library a Pails , and tfio alleged discovery of sonn grains of Indian corn In the cellars of anclcm house * In Athens , hive led some to mipposi that It 1s a natlvu also of the east and hat from a very early period been cultivate ! there. Some regard It as the "corn" o scripture , although , as a commentator hai Justly observed , If we accept this supponl tlon It la not easy to account for the sub kcquont nejlcct of It until aftev the eilscoverj CASTORIA For Infants and Children. * * ttn Utmacn , LouU 'Meyer , .Henry ue * e < I of America , since which tha spread of lie cultivation In the old wet Id 1ms taken plnco ntth a rapidity eudi ns might be expected from Its RTo.it productiveness And valuable qualities ns a nutriment. Columbus hlmeeU Introduced It Into Piuln about the > rar 15 0 and It Is now not only extensively cultivated throughout seutlurn Hurope , but In Asia end Africa. African cxplcrers not only tell of Its growth In that country , but oleo Its oxtraslvo u c as food by the natives. In the catalogue * of the plants collected In the Interior of Africa by Captain Grant , who accompanied Captain Spoke , the famous dlecovcrpr of the Goufco of the Nile , on bis third expedition to the. Interior of Africa (1859) ( ) , wo find the followlnc : "Zca Mavs , L. , Indian corn ; Srow-n In rldgca ; plentiful from 7 dcRrccs I'O minutes to 4 dcgreeo S. , but > ciy rare BS the equator U approached ; ard quite unknown be > end It northward to 5 degrees N , " vvlillo concerning wheat wo find : "Trltlcum Satlvun , L. , wheat ; never met with from Zanzibar to 15 % degrees N , ( the Soudan ) , where It Is cultivated by Irrigation. " Zanzi bar Is In about C degrees S. latitude , COUN IN APHICA. In his "Explorations and Adventures h : Hquutorlal Africa" (1J555-1SK9) ( ) , Iu Challlu , In speaking of the food of the tribes In the Gaboon Toglon. and Mpongwc a tribe living along the coast quite beneath the eqtmtoi In particular , eajs : "The vegetable food of thu MponRue and with llttlo variation of most of the other Irlbrs of thl * region near the eeashoie , "consists of India.i corn , the plalntaki , jams , sweet potatoes , ravava ( manioc ) , tanlci , pumpkins , nnd prcund or peanuts" It will be oh- served that Indian corn Is placed first. From the writings of traveletn In the vNarnur parts of oui own continent much might be presented to show the high value placed upon Indian corn as food by the denizens of thcso rcelons , but the following tram Stev ens' clns ltal work "Incidents of Travel In Central America , Chiapas and Yucatan , " la 6Ulllc.lo.ntly suggestive nnd authentic "Tho whole family wc& engaged In mak ing tortilla" This Is the bread of Central and of all Spanish America , and the only species to bo found evcept in the principal towns. At one end of the cuclnern was an elevation , on which stood a comal or grlddlo renting on three stones , with a fire bhi lng under It. The daughter-in-law had before her an earthern ve' el containing Indian corn soaked In lime-water to remove the husk ; and , placing a handful on an obloni ; stone curving Inward , mashed It with stone roller Into a thick paste. The girls tcok It as It was unshed , and patting vvltli their hands Into Mat caKts , laid them on the grlddlo to bake. This Is repeated for every meal , and a great part ot the btislne H of the \\3nicn consists In making tortlllan. When Mr. Catheiwuod arrived , the tortillas v\cio hmoking and wo stopped to breakfast They gave us the only luxur > thcj had , cof fee made of pirchul coin , which In compli ment to their kindness , we drank" AM. TUIvivis inVI > T < . V Man MIM Ii > Kiill > TtiUf , lrolilril lie Mnrr > Them similluiii'uiiNl > . A correspondent has requested LAW Xotca to advise him how many women a nun maj marry at once without violating any law This being a mixed question of law and love , nnd our spcclaltj being law , wo fed some hesitation in expressing our oplnloi. replies the legal luminary. Theio seems to bo no reabin why ho may not marry at , many as will have him , provided the cere mony te not performed "In a tenltory or other place over which the United Statrn has exclusive jurisdiction " The earliest statute on the subject of loljamy or bigamy ( I Jac. 1 , c. 11) ) enacted 'that If an > person or persons within l ng- and and Wales , being mairicd , 01 here after shall marr > , do .narrj any person or persons , the former hut-band or wlfo be'ng alive , each offense shall bo a felony" The I'atlitts 35 ( lea. Ill , c. C7 , and 4 Geo. II. c. 11. have merclj changed the punishment (1 ( Knat P. C. . IG4) ) . The statutes of the nov cral states go no further. In terms , than to provide that no poison ' * who has a former duslmnd or wlfo living shall marry another. " Under thews statutes It would seem that It was not unlawful for a single man to marry as many single women simultaneously as can place themselves within the reach of lib voice and the voice of the preacher or offlccr performing the ceremony. It may be that a court to whom the ques tion were presented would , by some refne ments and subtleties , and by "considering the Intent of the leglalaturo" end tonctruc- tlon of the statute "according to Its spirit , " etc. , device some means by which to Interrupt the wild carrcr of conjugal felicity which our correspondent proposes and send him to Jail , but Law Notes , construing the statutes as all penal statutes should be construed , strictly , sees no offcrse In the multifarious marriage which he has In mind. Wo feel Indisposed to extend the language of the legislature so as to make It ir.-clmlc cases not embraced la Its terms. It Is not in- reasonable to presume that the legislature Intended merely to protect Innocent and un wary persons from marrjlng others alreadj married. In Ignorance of the previous mar riage , and to prevent wives and husbands Iiom deserting their consorts for others We do not know that the legislature In tended to prevent a nun from marrying more than one woman simultaneously , when It could so easily and In so few words have said so. This position finds strength In the fact that the Edmunds act ( act Con. March 22 , 1SS.O , declares exprwsly. In addition to the usual provision , that "anv man who here after simultaneously , or on the same day , marries more than one woman , In u terri tory or other place over which the United States has exclusive jurisdiction , Is guilty cxf poljgamy , " thereby recognblng that the usual provision does not meet the case In question. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. 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The Misses Bell expect to sell thousands of bottles from this an nouncement , and , in order to satisfy the inostkeptical that their Complexion Tonic is exactly as they represent It and that they have absolute confidence in its wonderful merit , they will send it < o you safely packed in plain wrap per , free from observation of the curious , so that * Cne fictile fasts tcu Jtcthing if the effect is not exactly as claimed , so that you take no risk In sending for this wonderful complexion purifier. The price , $1.00 , places it within the reach of ail. It will absolutely clear a poor complexion and beautify a good one. It is indeed a boon to women , and this generous offer should be accepted by all. Ladies can address The Misses Bell on all matters of complexion and hygiene in the strictest confidence , and satisfactory advice will be given promptly without charge. An interesting pamphlet will be sent upon re ceipt of stamp. 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