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VOLUME IX.
PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL-24, 1879.-
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SCENES or MY TOOTH.
SctBM of »T jwuthl y« (tend array'd
In thought befor* my longing «j«—
In mil th« change of isa and .hade
I aee the yiaion’d laudacape lie;
the yerdue of the ancient grarg—
The quiet old paternal hall—
The hoary oak. that .toop abort
the dim aeduded waterfall.
Once mere, ye native rale, and hill.?
Ido reriait you) I hear
The water, of m> natire rib
That murmur mu.ic in mine ear—
X taete thecoolneuof tue bower.
That oft my youthful feet hare haunted—
1 .cent the fragrance of th* flower.
That er.t my youthful hand, hare planted,
I me the Tenerable'tree. v . .
That round the.hunule aarartn* greW*-
That o'er my infant .lumbers blow—
I see the very forma that oft
Ju other, years have hover'd by,
ABd hear thorn voice, murmuring raft
To which my heart hath beat reply.
CONSTITUTION OF THE FERRY
READING CLUB AND li
brary ASSOCIATION.
ARTICLE L
Name and . .Object.—This organiza
tion shall be known as the Perry Read
ing Club and Library Association, and
its object shall be Social Enjoyment, In
tellectual and Moral Improvement, and
the establishment and maintenance of a
Public Library in the town of Perry,
ARTICLE H.
0FF1GEB8—* THEin ELECTION AND TEEMS.
—Its Officers shall be a President, a
Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasu-
nrer, and nine Directiors, who shall
hold their offices for the term of twelve
months and until their successors areelec-
ed and installed. They shall be elected at
the second regular meeting of the As
sociation in March and shall immediate
ly, or as soon as practicable after elec
tion, enter upon the discharge of their
respective duties. Should there be a
failure from any cause to elect any or all
of said officers at the aforesaid meeting,
then the election of such officer or offi
cers shall be held at the next regular
meeting thereafter. Special elections
may be held at any regular meeting to
fill vacancies in any office caused by the
denth, resignation, or removal of the in
conibent. or his or her refusal to dis
charge the duties of such office, for more
tliRn one regular meeting of the Asso
ciation. All of the above officers shall
together constitute the Board of Mana
gers of the Association.
ARTICLE HI.
Duties op Oppitebs. —The President
shall preside at the meetings of the As
sociation, preserve order therein, and in
case of on equal division of the mem
lies on nny question, give the casting
vote. He shall be an cx-offi> O Presi
dent of the Board of Managers.
Tlie Vice President, in the absence of
the President, shall perform all the du
ties of that office.
The Secretary shall keep nn accurate
record of the transactions of the Associ
ation and of the Beard of Managers,
shall notify officers of their election,
give notice of tho special meetiugs of
the Association aud the Board, and of
all appointments. He shall keep the
roll of members and a record of the
Constitution and By-Laws, and such
Amendments thereof, as may be made by
the Association. He shall attend to the
correspondence of the Club, collect all
monies due the Society and promptly
pay the same over to the Treasurer, ta
king bis receipt therefor and keeping a
record thereof. He shall report all fail
ures to pay fines and dues of members
at the next regular meeting of the As
sociation and Board of Managers after
snch failure.
The Treasurer shall collect from the
Secretary and safely keep all monies in
his hands belonging to .the Association,
and pay out the same upon claims regu-1
tarty aud propei-ly presented to faim
and by him submitted to and approved
by the Board of Managers at a regular
or special meeting.
•The Secrrtarv and Treasurer shall re-
piirt their- financial transactions with
the Association to the.Roard of Mana
gers whenever called on by them, and
also to the Association at the second
regular meeting in March of each year,
with satisfactory vouchers for their dis
bursements, which shall be referred to
the Finance Committee of the Board of
Managers for examination and report
thereon to the Association at ifs next
regular meeting.
The Board of Managers shall have
full power to make contracts, appropri
ate funds, employ and discharge a libra
rian and other employees, fix the sala
ries of all employees, and- generally to
conduct the affairs of the Society and
to make all proper provisions aud ’■egu-
lations for the preservation, manage
ment and direction of the Library and
Reading Room. They shall also have
the. title aud custody of. all the property
of the Association. They shall through
the President appoint from their own
number Committees on Finance, on the
Library and Rooms, on Lectures and
Entertainments, on Constitution, By-
Laws and Regulations, and such others
as fhey may deem necessary, and shall
prescribe their respective duties,
They shall meet regularly once a
month, and.specially as often as they
may deem necessary-for the transaction
of business under such regulations as
they may prescribe, and at the second
regular meeting of the Association in
March, report in writing upon the con
dition of the Association and their
management for the preceding year.—
The ofijeers pi tji& Association shall
— — ————j
serve without pay or perquisites, and
shall perform such other duties as may
be imposed upon them by the Associa
tion nnder its Constitution and By-
Laws.
ARTICLE IV.
Meetings.—The regular meetings of
the Association shall be held on the 2nd
and 4tb Friday nights in each month at
such places as the presiding officer shall
from time to time appoint, except the
annnal meeting oil the 4th Friday, night
in Mareh, which shall be held in- the
rooms of the Library. . The President,
or, in his absence, the Vice President
shall call a special meeting of the Asso
ciation upon the application of seven or
more members, naming the time and
place, and at such meetings the business
for which it mlay have been called and
no other shalLbe transacted,
The regular meetings of the Board of
Managers shall be held on the 2nd Mon
day Bight in each month, and the
meetings of the Board shall be held in
the Library Rooms. A majority of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
ARTICLE V.
. Eligibility of Officers and Mem-
bebs.—Any respectable resident of Per
ry or vicinity who has arrived at, the
age of 12 years may become an active
member of this Association upon a ver
bal application through a member and
the vote of a majority of the members
present at a regular meeting, and the
payment of such fees and dues as may
be required by the By-L iws. Ee may
commute bis fees and dues for life up
on the payment of twenty-five dollars.
Persons of eminence and disliction may
be elected honorary members by a vote
of a majority of the members present at
a regular meeting.
Active members only shall be allowed
to vote and hold office, and male mem
bers only shall be eligible to the offices
of President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer.
ART ICLE V I.
Offences.—An offence against this
Association by a member shall consist,
1st. In the non-payment of fines and
dues .—2nd. Rude and indecorous be
havior or disorderly conduct in meet
ings of the Association.—3rd. Any
act which, contravenes this Constitution
and By-Laws.
Trial and Penalties.—The Secreta
ry shall report in writing as herein be
fore provided all cases occurring under
the first description of offences.
The Clitic aud Censor shall report in
writing any cases occurring nnder the
2nd. description, aud any member may
likewise report in writing any cases oc
curring under either or all of the afore
said description of offences. Upon such
report being-made the accused shall, if
preseut, be required to answerinstanter.
If the accused be not present the Secre
tary shall uotify him or her verbally to
appear at the next regular meeting to
nnawer said charge. Continuances may
be granted by the Association in its
discretion upon a proper showing made
by the accused. It shnll rcqnire a ma
jority of two thirds of the members pres
ent to find the accused guilty. The
penalties for the above offences shall be
a fine not to exceed 50 cts, suspension
or expulsion, and. it shall' require a ma
jority of two-thirds of the members
preseut to inflict any of the foregoing
penalties. When the accnsed has been
found guilty the presiding officer shall
put. the question of punishment in
the inverse order named, beginning with
the highest. A member suspended
definitely is restored at the expiration
of the suspension. A member indefi
nitely suspended can only be restored
by .the. vote oLtwo-tbirds of the mem
hers present at a regular meeting. A
member expelled can only be restored
by the vote of all the members; present
at a regular meeting.
ARTICLE VII.
Amendments.—This Constitution may
be amended as follows: A member pro
posing an amendment shall submit the
same in writing, clearly and distinctly
specifying the .Article to be changed, or
the -amendment to be made, which
shall be read at a regular meeting, and
by the presiding officer referred to the
standing committee on Constitution,
By-Laws and Regulations of the Board
of Managers who shall report thereon at
the next regular meeting of the associa
tion when a vote may be taken, and if the
anieudmentsboll be sust ained by the vote
of three fourths of the members present it
shall lie over os unfinished business until
the next regala* meeting, when a second
vote may be taken, and if the amend
ment snail be again sustained by tho
vote of three fourths of the members
present it shall become a part of this
Constitution.
BY-LAWS.
6th, Music.
7th. Beading.
8th. Music.
9th. Report of Critic and Censor.
10th. Reports of Committees Officers
or Member*.
llth. Unfinished Business.
12th. Miscellaneous Business.
SECTION H.
Horns o» Meeting.—The hoars for
the regular meetings of the association
shall be at 8 o’clock P. M. for-the
months beginning with October and
ending with._March, and at 9o'clock
beginning with April and ending with
^pterabfcr.^K-lfi jVffj: i
SECTION HI. k |
Appointments.—At each regular
meeting the President shall appoint a
Critic and Censor, who shall report at
the next regular meeeting upon the
Reading, Music, and conduct of the
Officers and.members of the meeting at
which he was appointed. He shall also
app lint two principal readers, who shall
prepare and read at the next regular
meeting original or selected articles
either in prose or poetry, He shall al
so appoint two alternates, who in the
absence or upon the failure of the prin
cipal readers shall, read articles of .their
own selection, He shall in the same
manner appoint two musicians with their
alternates to provide music. In the ap
pointment of readers and musicians the
alternates of one meeting shall be the
principals of the next.
SECTION IV.
Annual Dues.—The dues for male
members shall be two dollars and for
female members one dollar payable upon
initiation and annually thereafter.
SECTION V.
Manneb of Voting,—All elections by
the association shall be by ballot nnless
unanimous consent be obtained to elect
an officer by acclamation. * In elections
by ballot the person receiving the
highest number of votes shall be de
clared elected. All questions of offence
against the association and the infliction
of penalties shall be determined by a
rising vote. All other votes shall be
taken viva voce unless a division is cubed
for.
SECTION VL
Amendments.—These By-Laws may
be amended as follows: Any member
desiring may propose amendments
writing which shall be referred to the
Standing Committee of the Board of
Managers on Constitution, By-Laws, and
Regulations for report at next regular
meeting when if two thirds of the mem
bers presentconcnrin the same it shall lie
over as unfinished business until the next
regular meeting held thereafter when
if two thirds again concur it shall be
come a part of these By-Laws.
SECTION L
Obdeb of Exercises.—The order of
exercises at.the regular meetings of the
association nnless temporarily changed
or suspended by the unanimous vote
of the members present shall be as fol
lows.
1st. Appointment^of Critic and Cen
sor.
2nd. Music.
3rd. Reading and confirming minutes
of last regular aDd intervening meetings.
4th. Music.
5th. Beading.
Madame Patterson Bonaparte.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Patter
son, o ! herwise known as Madame Bona
parte, which occurred at Baltimore Fri
day, 4th inst,, at .the venerable agej of
94 years, was the dosing scene of a very
remarkable life. The Baltimore St
says: “It was this old lady’s strange
destiny to see three generations of the
family that had refused to legitimatize
her marriage and rejected, her from
France, themselyes rejected and expell
ed, aliened and exiled, and she, the on
ly unrecognized member of the proper
household of Napoleon the Great, sur
vived them all, and died, as she had
lived, in the home of her childhood.—
The recognizance which the French
courts and the-Bonapartefairiily denied
to her. s£e • received m full measure
ni thg"Church andrTrom society!.
Fins "V3j. prefund \ to 'go 5© pria
rather than pronounce her marriage in
valid, and, while Napoleon turned his
back on her, Napolean's conqnerer kiss
ed her hand, and paid compliments in
his prim, patrician way to her beauty.
After ber long struggle against that in
justice by which a second family of her
former husband succeeded to the sta
tion and honors to which she consider
ed herself and offspring entitled, she ac
cepted the legal name and title of Mrs.
Elizabeth Patterson, but ndtwitirsfand-
ihg which, as we have indicated, socie
ty ever recognized her as Madame Bo
naparte.”
The novel sight Was presented in the
Texas Legislature a week or two ago of
a member of that body spooking in
Spanish in advocacy of a bill making
the payment of noil tax a prerequisite
to voting, His argument, which most
of the body understood, although
ottered in a foreign tongue, was
that at the last election over one
thousand Mexicans had crossed over
and voted in Texas. The Spanish
most- have been persuasive, as the bill
passed the lower house.
A mas noted for his calmness and a
scolding wife, was one night stopped in
the woods by a pretended ghost. “I
can’t stop, my friend,” said he. “If
you are a man, I must request yon to
stand aside and let me pass. If you
are the devil; come along and take sup
per, for I married your sister.”
A-lass! a-lassl! as the old bachelor
siad when he felt a desire to marry.
He made the same exclamation after
marriage, but spelt it- differently.
HABXSS8IX0AV elephant
An elephant keeper in Philadelphia
tried tried the other day to get a vener
able animal named Old Chief to draw a
wagon. The Time! of that city thus
reportB the result: ‘Old Chief didn’t
object much while the harness was be-
ing placed on him. He merely blinked
steadily, and now and then cast a glance
at his persecutors as though he would
say that his time wonld come. His na
tion pnzzled his keeper* not a little, and
they began to suspect that he was 1
ing some mischief. At length they got
him hitched to the wagon. Tke gnping
spectators looked on with the deepest
interest. Chief manifested no sign that
he was going to move. The trainers
pnt their hooks into his bank and be
gan to pnll on: him.. Chief sfiorted a
little and shook his head disapprovingly
They pulled harder. Chief snorted and
flapped his ears like the roofs of two
houses coming together. They gave hie
trunk a jerk. Chief lifted his ears With
a yell and made a dash forward, jerking
the trnnk free of the hooks and pro
jecting it out before him like a bayonet,
tearing through the yard with the wag
on at his heels, scattering the affright
ed spectators in, ei*ery direction; He
went tearing diagonally across the
long yard, taking in a pile of tent poles
in his course and making Straight for
the gap in the lower corner of the en
closure. As he dragged the wagon over
the pile of timber a party of half bozen
who had retreated there for safety, ran
for their lives. One man tried to jump
a six feet wall and fell back to the
ground white as a sheet. When he
looked np he Saw the wagon, a com
plete wreck, not ten feet away from
him, and Old Chief, with the broken
harness clinging to his body, standing
wedged in between tho corner of the
wall and the corner of the stable. He
had knocked out the whole corner of the
stable, scattering forty or fifty brieks
over the ground at his feet. After a
good deal of trouble the keepers suc
ceeded in backing him out of his tight
position, nod he was sent back to the
stable still snorting and defiant. No
moderate estimate of will cover the
amount of punishment Chief will
have to rec-ive before be is reduc
ed to subjection.”
Kissing the Wrox g Girl.
Officer Wolf Levy actually blashed as
he placed William Crt emau, aged twen
ty-one, of Canada, before Justice Duffy
in the Tombs court this morning. The
Justice noticing the fact said:
“Now, Officer Levy, what’s the mat
ter with this yonng’man?”
Officer Levy—He was ’toxicated and
kissed a ’spectable young lady in Chat
ham street yesterday evening.”
His Honor—Who is the young lady.
Officer Levy (blushing deeply)—She
is a friend of mine ard her father keeps
a store.”
His Honor—I see. Young man, did
the officer club you?”
Creedman—“No, sir.”
His Honor—“Then you are very
lucky. If you keep on rampaging
around you may kiss some friend of
Captain WilHams, and then I wouldn’t
like to stand iq. your boots. Levy, did
the young lady resist?”
Officer Levy—“She 5 didn’t have no
chance to, bnt she was very mnch sur
prised.”
His Honor—“Creedman, you are
fined $5. Many a young man pays
doable that for a kiss at a church fair,
and it is said by experienced authors
that stolen kisses are the sweetest. Do
as I did when I was young. First, be
-sure yon are right, and then, like Davy
Crocket, go ahead.”
Creedman first looked at His Honor,
then glared at Officer. Levy, and finally,
handing §5 to Clerk Brink, sadly wan
dered forth into the sunshine of the
street.—.New York Paper.
The tall onimney which is the last rel
ic of the extensive powder works estab
lished in Augusta during the war, is to
be committed to the care and protection
of the Confederate survivors of that
eiiy. It is to be tabulated and conse-
crated as a memorial: of the Lost Cause,
and as a monument of. the greatest wtork-
of the Confederacy.
Home Beauty.—A tasteful woman can
make a garret beautiful and homelike,
and at little cost; for the beafuty of home
depends more on educated and refined
taste than upon mere wealth. If there
is no artist in the house, it matters little
that there is a large balance at the bank.
There is usually no-better excuse for a
barren borne than ignorance or careless
ness. A little mechanical skill can make
brackets and shelves for the walls. A
thoughtful walk in the woods can gather
leaves and lichens and ferns for adorning
the nnpictured rooms. A trifle saved
from daily expenses can now and again
put a new book upon the table or shelt.
The expenditure of a few shillings can
convert.the plain window into a conser
vatory. In these and fifty other ways
can a plain, bare room be converted
into a scene of beauty.
CHINESE
LABOR AT
SOUTH.
THE
While the pople of the Pacific coast
are sparing no effort to keep the Chi
nese away, the Sonthren planters, whose
negro help has joined in the “on to
Kansas” movement, are petitioning the
Six Companies in San Franeiaco to send
Chinese laborers to Mississippi and
Louisiana. The Six Companies respond
that they have no control oter those of
their countrymen who come to the Uni-
ted. States, consequently no official con
signments of Chinese need be expected
in the Gulf States. But, since the
planters express a desire for help of this
kind, there is little doubt that they can'
get it. What the result of this innova
tion wonld be is pretty dear. If these
celestials once get a footing in the South
they will retain it. Patient, industrious
and intelligent, they will crowd the av
erage plantation negro from his posi
tion. There is no reason why the Chi
nese should not be welcomed to the
South. Labor and capital are what
that section of the country needs.
With labor plenty and cheap, capital
would not long be wanting. The rice
swamps have not been largely cultiva
ted of late because the negroes general
ly refuse to work in them. The Chi
nese would not be found so particular,
Indeed, in some parts of China rice is
the principal grain crop, and help fa
miliar with the marshes could probably
be had for the asking. Immigration
of this kind wonld regulate itself to the
demand, and if no place is found for
the strangers, they willl quietly take
themselves away. The Chinese stay in
California because they find employ
ment there; they wonld only stay in
the South (5u the same terms. Then-
presence would donbtlesss do much to
restore the prosperity which existed in
the cotton States before the war, *nd it
would restore it on tbe Lealthy basis of
free labor.
MARRIED life
I WOULD *
The Champion Oldest Married Coup
le.
Zalmon Stnrges, aged nearly ninety-
eight, and Ann. his wife, in her ninety-
fourth year, live in Weston, about four
miles north of Westport, in an old
fashion honse built before tbe revolu
tion. They are the oldest married
couple in Connecticut, and probably in
the CJnited States, The seventy-fifth
anniversary of their m irriage will occur
year hence, and their friends pro
pose that they shall celebrate this rare
event. The old conple will be remem
bered perhaps, • by some of onr older
readers, as they formerly lived in this sec
tion and ran the old mill on Yellow
Mill bridge. They now live near what
is known as the “Eleven O’clock high
way”, which is one of a number of
similar roads in ihat section rnnning
northward from the sound, and laid out
by the earliest settlers, when clocks
were scarce, as a time guide for men
working in the fields, enabling them
to note by the sun shadows the ap
proach of the dinner hour. Every
thing about the honse indicates its ex
treme age.—Bridgeport Standard.
Pbopagattgn of Obakges.—Oranges
should be budded as soon as the buds
are well rounded and matured, and
while the bark of the stock will lift free
ly—in short, about the same course
must be pursued as with budding the
cherry in onr nurseries. The time will
of comae vary greatly with lattitude or
exposure, with the treatment in cool
climates with protection. When graft
ed the work should be done early, be
fore growth has fairly - commenced.
.They may be, budded or grafted on the
lemon, and vice veraa. The time for
coming into . bearing is contrpled so
much by circumstances that we cannot
state a definite period. In warm cli
mates it is more nuiform bnt, varying.
The wild fruit is poor and bitter, bnt
furnishes hardier stocks.
Ayres Jones, the mountaineer ac
cused of the murder, two years ago, of
Lieut. McIntyre, at the head of his
troops in Georgia mountains, has been
taken from ja»l in Atlanta for his pre
liminary | examination. McTntyre’s
murder created a great sensation in
Georgia, and the authorities have been
working it up ever since its occurrence.
Jobes is a desperate man, who defied
thg officers and eluded arrest for a long
time.
A Providence boy started to school
on the opening day of the term, and
before he was five blocks from home "he
lamed a dog, lost his geography, scared
a horse, broke Ms slate and had three
fights.
Whales.—The Newbern Nutshell
says two whales, a cow and her calf,
have been captnred on the coast near
that city. The cow was an immense
one, measuring 89 feet in length, 12
feet through the body, and 20 feet
across the tail; the blubber or fat was 19
inches thick, and the bone ia her
month was 7 feet 8 inches in length.
It is estimated that she will produce
sixty casks, or 2,520 gallons of oil
. In Mexico there are seventeen Gener
als of division, with a salary of 56,000
each, and forty-five Generals of brigade,
with a salary- of $4,000 each. No won
der the treasury suffers from general de
bility.
Man can do many things, bnt there
is one thing he can't do—be cgn’t but
ton on a new collar, just after cutting
his ibnmb nails, without looking up in
' the air.
We commend to those who meditate! Mr Richard C. MeGorafek, iif§
crossing^theiRubicon of single blessed- • American Comm missioner the Puis Ex
cess and traveling on life’s long jour--1 position, has written a letter throwing
ney together, the very beautiful and I out suggestions in regard to, tbs pio-
opposite advice of Fredericka Bremer. J posed Werld’s Fair at new $brk. Tho
Suggestions, summarized, are as follows/
Firstj tho yebr 1886 will beqflite issobtf
as tbe exhibition can be held with cred
it afid success, trhrsb would bo bitf
year after the exhibition at Berlin,
should Germany 1 determine to hscHf
one. Second, the site of thft eibihitioff
should' not - Be in Cen tti5 Pafk, but ‘the
grounds should have a Water frobt trite
good depth, where heavy pieces of ma-
chineiy could be conveniently handled.
Third, the administration of the exhibi
tion should ; be entrusted ttt tl very «m»l/
commission, say five, of eminently prac-^
tical men of established executive abil
ity,- tfbo should bo weil paid for thoii'
services, Fourth, at least three years
should be allowed for the construction
of the buildings and the adornment of
the grounds. Fifth, Congressional
action will be necessarily to secure the'
attention of foreign governments, and
this should be obtained as early aspos-
sible, iu order that the exliibirion m'ay'
not conflict with that of any other na-""
tioa. Sixth, the exhibition grounds
should be higii,udry, picturcsqe,- ftndr
extensive euough to meet all the d!e-'
mauds for space. Seventh, the' jurors
should be selected aud their names giv
en to the public at least one year prioT
to the opening of the exhibition may
kno-.v who arc to pass judgment npcrh
their contributions. The jurors should
be required to serve not less than three'
months, and should be liberally com
pensated for their labors.
There is a world of wisdom and good
sense in what he says. Listen:
Deceive not one another in small
things nor in great. One little single
lie has, before now, disturbed a whole
married life. A small cause has often
great consequences. Fold not the arms
together and sit idle. “Lasine. 8 is the
devil’s cushion.” Do Hot run much
ham home. One’s own htrflth is of
more worth than gold.
Many a marriage, my friends, begins
like the rosy morning, and then tails
away like a snow-wreath. And why,
my friends? Because the married pair
neglect to be as pleasant to each other
after marriage as before. Endeavor
always, my children, to please one an
other; bnt at the same time keep God
in your thoughts.—Lavish net all your
love on to-duy, for remend), t that mar
riage has its to-morrow, too. “Spare
as one may say, fuel for the winter
Consider, my daughters, what the
wife expresses. The married woman is
her hnsband’s domestic faith, and in
.her hand he must be able to confide
house and family! be able to entrust
to her, the key of his hear*-, as well as
the key of his eating-room. His honor
and his home are nnder ber keeping,
his well-being is in’her hand. Think
of this!
And you, sons, be faithful husbands,
and good fathers .of families. Act so
that your wives shall .esteSun and love
you.
Velocity of Cannon Balls.
It seems incredible that tho velocity
of a shot which is projected through
ihe air with such startling speed can be
accurately measured,- yet such is the
case, a simple but effective instrument
which accomplishes this object, being
being now in use at Woolwich, Eng
land. Tbe shot is made to break
through two wire screens placed before
the gon and about about one hundred
feet apart. The screens are connected
with electro-magnets in the instrument-
house, the two magnets hanging close
together. While the screens are intact
the electric current passes without in
terruption, but the instant the project
ile strikes the first the current is bro
ken and down falta an iron rod sus
pended by the magnet. This is repeat
ed when the shot strikes the second
screen and another similarly suspend
ed rod falls. Bod number 2 strikes a
trigger, which darts and strikes the
side of the first rod. The relative posi
tion of the mark made by the trigger
on the rod, which being of a- given
weight, always tabes the same time to
fall, gives the operator the requisite
data for deteimining the leDgth of
time it took the ball to pass from one
screen to the other This instrument
is the invention of a Belgian officer.
The pressure of the gassea inside of the
trim as it is discharged, however, is re
corded by the crasher guage, an Amer
ican invention.
The Mabbiage of the Midgets.—
The marriage of the Midgets General
Mite and Miss Lnsie Zarate, was to
take place Sunday. The prospective
groom weighs nine pounds trad is four
teen years of age, whilst the bride weighs
a trifle less than five pounds and is fif
teen years old. The New York Sun, in
advance of the nuptials, says:
The marriage is one of convenience
as well as supposed affection. The
dwiirfs, belonging to different families,
are liable to be separated at any mo
ment. It is thought best, therefore, to
bind them by ties that cannot be bro
ken by show managers or disagreeing
parents. The bride is to wear a white
satin dress studded with seed pearls.—
Small as her form is, it is estimated that
the bridal dress contains no less than
one thousand pearls. The bridegroom
is to wear his full dress suit, excepting
that his vest cf black cloth will be re
placed by a white vest. Miss Zarate
belongs to the Episcopal Church, while
General Mite’s family, are Cethplics,
aud it was on the subject of religion
that the families differed. This differ
ence was finally settled.”
Elaborate preparations had been
made for the ceremonies, which were to
be celebrated with great formality. The
parents of the bride and grocm settle
810,000 upon each of them. Saturday,
April 19‘.h, they sail for Europe on
their wedding trip.
Judge Black’s Wig.—Judge Jere
Black, famous in contemporary history
and law, has long wore a wig. Haying
lately donned a new one, which looked
new, and meeting Senator Bayard, of
Delaware, the latter accosted him*
Why, Black, how young you look;
yon are not so gray as I am, and. you
mast be tn enty years older.” ‘Hamph,’
said the Jadge, .“good reason; your
hair come3 fay descent, and I got
mine by purchase.”
RECIPES
Apple pudding.—One Oiip' milk, odd
egg, one teaspoonfol cream-tartar, one-'"
half tsaspoonfnl soda; flour to make £
batter. Pour this oyer quartered ap
ples and- steam two* hours.- Sweet-
sauce.
Widow’s ciike.—Two cups ladkur
meal, three cups wheat flour, one pint'
buttermilk, four tablespoonfuls of mo--'
lasses, two tablespoonfuls of saleratna-
To be eaten hot, with butter,- for ten
or breakfast.
Beef Omelet,—Three pounds of beef
chopped fine; three eggs beaten togeth
er; six crackers rolled fine, one table
spoonful salt, one tablespoonfal of
melted butter, sage to the taste, Misf
well and make like a loaf of breack-
Put a little water and bits of batter in
to the pan, invert an other over if;
baste the omelet occasional/, bake an
hour aud a quarter, and when cold slico-
very thin.
Milk Soap.— Two new potatoes, one’
quart cold water, one ounce dripping-
clarified fat, batter or lard, one and a-
half onnees fine sago or tapioca, one'
pint of milk; pepper and salt. Boil to
gether in the water, the fat, potatoes,
pepper and salt. When the potatoea-
get soft, make them smoothe with a
wooden spoon; then add milk and ta
pioca or sago. Let the whole simmer for
ten minutes. This is a very nice dish
for children or sick persons.—Miss-
Bods.
English Cheese-Cakes,—Take tufa
quarts of new milk; set it as for cheese/
and slowly whey it; break it in a mor
tar; put to it the yolks of three and the.
wMte of two eggs; sweeten to taste; adcf
some nutmeg and rose-water; mix the
whole together. Set a pint of cream*
over the fire, and make it into a hasty
pudding. Mix all the ingredients well;
together; fill your patty pons; put them
immediately into the oven. When,
they rise well up they are done.
Tally Several for the Toad-
Many gardeners already appreciate
the valuable services of the common
toad, and afford them protection for-
their insect-destroying propensities,,
while as many more perhaps are igno
rant of their usefulness. To the latter
class it may be interesting to know that,
toads live almost wholly upon sings,,
caterpillars, beetles and other insects,
making their rounds at night when thfe
farmer is asleep—and the birds too—-
and the insects are supposed to be hav
ing it ali tbeir’own way. English farm--
ers understand these facts so well that
'oads are purchased at so much a doz
en. and turned loose, and the best of it
is the toads generally stay at home, so.
the gardener is not troubled with buy
ing his own toads over every few days..
The toad can be tamed and will even
learn to know “its master,” and come,
when called; the writer has not only-
had such pets himself, bnt could give,
other instances of toad taming that have
come under his observation. Toads
can be made very useful abont the
house, and will do not a little good in
destroying cockroaches, ikes, and and.
other household pests. • They are sonie-.
times known to eat worms, which they
grasp by tbe middle with their jaws,
cramming in the writhing ends of the
nnfoitanate articulates by means of the
j front feet. Insects are seized aud con-
The Rev. W H. Murray tMnka there j veyed to tbe mouth by means of tbe
is only one royal road to Heaven, and 1 rapidly darting tongue, which always
that is on the back of the great white • secures its victim as it ia about to fly or
horse.—Nets York Commercial Adecr-'. rnn awy.—C. Ji. D., in Netc Y<Jtk
User. i Tribune.