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I» jou «h« )e»t|eer»hdr pMif? I hii a little i
A * *'•••» >ali, dal happened on
r, Imi I'a tialln'i all ila aam-,
a Henry went an' done ma la a
I-** 1 apringl found a little rlilrkrn, mimin' In da
An' look IMO da quarlera, iih, an' kep It till It
I nalirr a tola It, kiw do law ««t* elieiyilng yon (In'
' ,n ' •°' U ’ V * de c nlck«n ha «•<
A week ilia routin' Tuesday. I war rainin' freiu da
Hal',
An' hnp|«Micd for to 'mamlwr 1 waaowl ohmaataud
Ho I liauink lo atudy 'hoiit whil I'a a-gwlne to do.
And think*, aay* I, "|»at thlikrn. itlltln' Mg
enough to Maw."
Ho tlioH learhnl da quartan, aah, I aaya unto my
(I wouldii l tail a Ila lo you no, not in w l»o inr
llfal)
H * r " *aah 'iTnot 0 '* *" ,J "’" k,n *»'*••»• •«*■,
"Goralr iidat I him In lea, quirk, an' pul him In da
l»t I"
Him *ara tonia," I link myaall ilat rhlrkan would
llul how‘a I g’wlne In tank him, whin darn ain't a
Idt oh wood ?"
1,-1 ^wm'| r , ' o,n, ’*' rM,,0M * * M, '< 1 Hlha It word for
An' China alia kin taail/y dal dal waa what or-
Haya I. " »lo kllldat rliirkon I Don't you link I haa
-•■SsFr —-a
' ^iqugik 111 * **'*’ W ** n *' nnr bear nobody
l Ml I tolad lilt wood anougli to do me for a waak.
' W "* , *i'w r wy* , " ,, ‘'' Wh *“ * Wr,,, Wood
te*”’ , ’ , ‘ rk J 1 «'• raltirn -..no o.1ar day ;
A " nl bu* k * ° 1 "’ rry •*7b»' nutolr
I d Ilka for you lo tall mo whan, da uao of awlw-l
rlfihtw. ,,r '
Well, Chin* picked tip dn rhltken, an' alia aouaad
him In da |m4,
• hlinlilay |.|*
»' kll do amok* a
I **** doldl, and || tk erred ma inns' lo
*’• “hlti 1 ' *° m> •'I’Uflln* *o I couldn't draw my
Ha wood, da pot, da rhlrkan, day waaacallnrrd 'IhiiiI
lr *'l*«rtwnl lililtaaa al dn door.
* ' an' Hill "' n " ; WM ^'"H’ I'ata
9 An ''km W “ M- “* l"’ m lo
WA8 SHE A MUltDEHESS?
"'Twill Ik> ilinrmlng?" .Imi,.
» gnttlp ol Kirin, iih limy hI.hiiI hi il„.
w l"«il-Knln mi n Invi'ly JiiriH morning.
I " u wlN ,H ’ •••■arnilrm r" luknl Kiln
< nlllriH, n,ruing ui. only In (|„„. |„,„ r
tlio riiniiiictitof giw.
" Why," niHMvcrml Hullo Onrmll. "Mr*.
I ryoii hiw |,ronilnotl iih h holltlny for tho
IiihI I riility of fho month, inn! wo arc
K"li*K ft» hnvo a iilcnlc. of t-ourno wo
will Invito all tho Iniya, ami liavo a hand
and aiirli a Hplcmiid t imp I | know ono
Ujv whotip name riinll Ik* on tlio lint.
I;/'"'!' V, 1 , 11 X. ow for «»' invitation,
Mim( ollinu? Not tlio now proaohor, I
i K'iohm you will, thouifh, you aro ho
K«mm| vountolfl"
" , ?*. r ; would vcnrccly enjoy
a HtiiiHil'ftirl'N frolic, hut I will pul
down tlio inline of Mr. Hinton ; it will In*
a good time to introduce him to our net
ami give you a chanto tor another Hirin'
tlnii. MiN* Coquolto," replied Klin.
Unit Mr. Hinton!" exclaimed Ivina
llnrrii*; " ho told my brother Will Hint
he Imd never lieen to a picnic in hin life ;
he H miytiiiUK.too not of am*, I’m Him-!"
or roiireo ho’anot. “ Who wantn to
lirt With her Kramllather, tiray Y I think
he ik NploiidUr.nml .ludgo Hart, in wlmm*
«m« e he iHHtmlyin K ,told|inpa that lie will
make Iiih fortune at the lutr! |>o put hin
name down; he'll In* (lie lion thin hiiim-
mer I" Njmke Julia In-e, withenthiiHiaam.
* hat a novel hero, to l»o nure; frenlj
rrom the country, yet never lN*en to a
fete rhain/yrtir! lull truly you are makitii'
it god ol t him lawyer'h Imy-elerk I" hi leered
the lianglily hut lH*aulilul Irene (Jordon.
«i»ore in tlio bell; ami lucky for uh.
Mrn 1 ryon would mKin have hrokeu up
lliiit colloquy on IlirtatimiH and lieaux, 1,
wld llnttlo I'lillllpH, an the wh.de party
moved toward the HchtHdroom, cxelmiiK
lug «liiN|M»rrtl antiolpatloiiN of the com
ing event.
The tiny wait unlicretl in hv a lovely
morning; a gay party of mnldotm and
their attendant knight* were gathered at
the Newburgh academy ; .the unual
amount of chatting ami lowing and
rc<Mignir.ingnn|unintui»ccHimdlN*inglntro
duct'd to Htraiigen*, preceded the htart lor
tlie grove. At hint all are ready; the pro-
cohhIou move*, three omuilmmm lending
jollnwotl by a wagon with the wolbftlleti
o U , K " nnic,i l *y » ol colored
Ibb lent rentemlN'r, we’re telling you of a
real oltbfiiNliionetl picnic. Tlio groumlH
ap* readied, the Company <Hn|nih< tbem-
MelveH in groups and couples, the instru
ments arc tuned, the Inovs drawn across
tin* strings, the familiar Htraina of a
wait/are Umie to the waiting tlnneen.,
and soon graceful feet keep time to the
tiiHpiriug music.
The '* lawyer's hoy*clerk " hnd mdieited
trom his friend, Ella I’ollins, an intro-
duet ion to the Mle, Irene (Jordon. Ills
attentions to her during the lorcnoon
called forth many remarks from the rest
ol the party.
“How kuightlv our young UlnckHtom*
acquit* himself I 1 ' snrenslically Hiigsoatotl
Ivi Howard, a* he otleretl (iis arm to
Susie t 'nrrull for a stroll.
"Dli, yes, hut he'll s, H u> tire of her;
she is one ol tin* kind who do not improve
on ac<|uninLance I" spitefully answered
the little llirt, for she had counted on
adding Paul Simon to her list of ad
Ella ( ollins had taken pity on an awk
ward youth who did not dance, and was
trying to entertain him.
"Are you acquainted with Miss (Jor
don Y" aske<i lie.
“She is one of the U*st scholars of the
academy seniors,’’ was the answer of the
charitable girl, determined to give her
classmate credit for bright mind, though
she well knew her unkind heart.
“ Who is the gentleman devoting him-
-ell to her, to the total exclusion of the
many other lk\au ties around hint'' 1 have
never noen him in our town."
' He is a young law student lately
come among us. [ thought Irene would
N* very unlike his choice, yet he seems
quite fascinated," nnswottal Ella, as
her eyes followorl the |vtir in the lively
galoo.
' 'lay l introdure Mr.SiuUm to vou Y"
ask»sl AIbcrt Willia ol Julia lav! an he
•*" lo II »„i oil II fall,.,, Ini , nl 111,
end of a iptadrillc.
^ I 1 !i° * l,w vy™ or 0 * n ‘ for anyone
save the belle I" laughed Julia.
“Ah! then* lie ps> off with the queen-
Jy Juiko. What la tho attraction, pray J
They an* making themselves conspicu
ous indit'd •”
“ Her iH-autv, id' course, and an air of
ex|N*rieneed bollc«hip. Mr. Hinton is a
no vice in ci tv society, and Irene always
has the first drrei'r* of stnuigers,” replied
tin* kind-hearted girl.
“ Mi-s (Jordon. I think, likes to count
her devotees, and to count a large num
ber of them)" aaid Albert, lintf aloud.
"Fie! Mr. Willis, that is not callant.
ami unless you retract, in the flame of
the cook, you ahull have none of the
Iricd chicken with which my basket i»
stored !" demanded she, rising logo and
assist in spreading the lunch.
“ Provided the cook is the fair Julia, I
lirg her majesty’s pardon for having
drawn it single tinkhtgldly hreatli
against one ofner aex,” plend the youth,
in mock humility.
EverylKxly who has lietn to a picnic
(who Ims not?) knows llmt the feature of
the day is the lunch. VVliat fun to sit
on the ground ! To improvise A tray out
of a niece of l)Arlr, All with sandwiches,
jmss them around and get none yourself!
To ii|Met a Ik)X of Man!ities on your Is'st
coat; lo insist Unit the young doctor,
whom you are dying to catch (only to
spite some other girl!) shall taste the
lemon pie you declare you have made,
and have him spill it’ over your new
cambricf To eat more pickles than you
ought, Ik*cause the pretty girl by your
Hide (she goes to every picnic) wiys that
"Pickle illi a ttinro cure for love."
Those ami similar accomplishments were
adding life to the occasion, when Hush*
l 'arroll held up a Isdlle of wine.
"Oh, please don't ot>en It!" urged
Ella Collins.
"Why not, Miss Ucfilrmer? Do you
think we are silly enough to bring it and
not enjoy It? N’t) indeed! let’s drink to
the bene of the day!" answered HiiHie,
maliciously glancing at Irene.
" Wlmt nave you there?" inquired thfc
latter, ignoring the sly Hiicer.
"Only claret, that n baby might drink !
yet Ella CToll!IIH commands thill it shall
not Im* opened I" said Susie,ns she handed
the Itolllc to |>1 Howard.
"Well, I fear we will further alarm
our tem|N*ranee advocate by mixing wine;
here In eatnwba," said Albert Willis,
from the depths of Julia Ist’h basket.
"And here, the genuine, sparkling
champagne!" smiled Irene, as she passed
the Iwiltles tti Mr. Hinton, lint, instead
of receiving them gladly, and hastening
to draw (lie explosive corks, he liegged
that Miss (Jordon would excuse him—
that lie could neither touch or taste them.
" Is it POOdblo that you refuse to oblige
me?" said the haughty girl, in astonish
ment.
" I am under vow, and know you will
forgive me if I refuse it, though at the
risk of incurring her displeasure for whom
I would innko great sacrifice I"
A shadoof disappointment passed over
her face, Imi ahe wain rallied;
" Now, Mr. Hinton, champagne can do
no one harm, and if you fear I hat you
will not know when you liavo had enough,
I'll play mentor and gently wIh'hjht to
remind you."
"A fairer guide no man could follow;
hut do not insist; you can not toll Imw I
fear it," pleaded the young mail, feeling
her tsjwer.
With mock ilisnleasiiro and cruel jN*r-
sislermy, she continued :
" I cannot keep any engagement we
have made (or t hin afternoon, tin lefts you
fill my glass and drink with me."
He liiMitutqd no longer, hut draw the
corks, filled the glmucHatid gave the toast :
"The queen at whose command all
vows may he broken."
’Twits a fatal draught, for it was fol
lowed by others, and in a short time Paul
Hinton was not res|N»tuilblo for words or
deeds, and leaving tlio party abruptly,
was driven to town in a buggy by Allwri
Willis.
On tlio next day ho ventured to call
on Irene to a|N»logir.o for his conduct.
In a lengthy itp|N*al ho reproached him
self, never fora moment laying the blame
on her. She heard him tlirough, looking
grave and unpitying, blit at the close,
replied with a merry laugh:
" Why, Mr. Hinton, you argue nobly,
and would adorn tho profession; hut
your eloquence may In* spared for a more
needful cause. I was rather amused
than otherwise at the absurdity of a vow
to teui|Huanee, or, its you say, to total ab
stinence I You needed the occasion to
restore your resolution ; you have ab
stained so long that't is no wonder two
plasms did turn your head; 'Iis almost
Incredible that A gentleman amid l>econie
tight with two glasses of champagne I I
can drink three with jicrfrct safety.
You'll gut over that womanly weakness
at our particH this winter."
“ I was induced to sign the pledge by
a sister, who feared I was too fond ill
wine," said Paul, trying to excuse him-
self.
Your sister doubtless Imd the kind-
intentions, hut not faith in your own
strength of will," argued tho cihiuoILo,
Htregthening, by flattery, his admiration
of herself.
Tho months paHsod on. When sum
mer came again, Paul and Irene were be
trothed. Paul had made jnnny friends
in Newburgh, but their apprehensions
for his fondness for the wine-cup were
often confirmed, and Judge Hart had felt
it to In* Ms duty to remonstrate with
him against the'habit ; tho young man
insisted that he should msut lay it aside ;
that he could desist when he found it
doing him harm. Meanwhile, the l*eau-
tiful mentor, when Wsouglit to dissolve
the engagement, answered sorrowfully :
" ’Tin hut a fashion of youth; when tho
real work of his profession claims hii at
tention, he will have neither time nor
taste f»r such gayoty ; boobies, I’d have
little regard tor a man who could not
take wine iu moderation I"
Nearly three years have elaps'd sinee
the lovers were introduced. The “boy
clerk" has already won laurels for him-
self, and fame waits to trumpet It Is deeds
aloud ; the bridal trousseau is being pre
pared, and society is anticipating the
wedding, which promises to In* an event
of rare elegance for Newburgh, "l’is a
Wnutiful evening in April , the balmy
air anti soil moonlight have Wgitilcil the
lovers to the pinzra ; their conversation
is of the future. Matty pictures are
painted, all in colrur itr r*vr.
“Irene, I am inclined to take again
the pledge to temperance. Wine does
tempt me strongly, and my constitution
is frail. Dr. K was telling me to
day that hut little indulgence
bring on de!irium. Think of nn
ould i
would
u that
o did 1
to his room. The next day lie was raving
In delirium tremens.
Paul's continued absence from Irene
displeased and alarmed her. At last she
made inquiry of her father.
"Has anything happened? Do you
know where he Is? lie must lie sick; If
so, I will go to him."
Drily by telling her the triith obUld
site he prevented from fulfilling her
threat. The strict regime of a hospital
was deemed nceessary to the proper con
trol of the inebriate, and thither he was
taken. At the end of a fortnight lie was
allowed to go forth iinnttendeih His tin
steady stc|>H led him to the home of his
nfiinoccil. He hoped that the cause of
his illness had been kept from her, yet
dared the cold welcome he knew he
should receive Imd she learned the worst.
As Irene entered the room, the ghastly
face and wild glare of her lover startled
her. Hut only for a montettl; her
haughty '‘nmjxwtiro relumed. She ap
parently did not sec the trembling hand
extended as he rose to gfrt‘t Iter.
" Irt'ite, will you not forgivo mi*? It
will not occur again. Volir love will-—"
" Paul, ask me not to forgive mi deep
an insult! S|s*ak not of your lore for
me—| have none for you. All must lie
forgotten of our past relations. The man
who says with his li|i* he loves a woman,
and by his nets lays her subject In public
ridicule—to the sneer and contempt of
society—speaks falsely, and can lie neither
lover rtor nbsltnhd itf mini*! If, In the
pursuit of an object, you cannot control
u foolish habit, to what extent will you
not abandon yourself after the prize is
wofi ? Forgive, love, marry a man who
has lievit incarcerated in n public hospital
for dbliriUni tremens?—a man who for
gets that he is a gentleman and makes a
common drunkard tif liitnself ? NeVef!"
Him moved toward the door.
"Irene (Jordon, you shall hear me!"
exclaimed the infuriated man, with
hltKidshot eye and grating voice. " You
shall know that your made a common
drunkard of me ! You offered to lie my
mentor. I was blinded by your beauty.
The casket Is set with gems,hut contains
within Ho pure jewel ! 1 was glad to fol
low you gtiidnucc ; where have you led
me? From tlio path of duty ; from the
teach Inga of my noble mother; from the
vow I made my sainted sister. Him saw
the passion | inherited, and would have
saved me from ruin ; you have brought
me to it! You have ruined me, physi
cally, mentally, eternally! In a few
weeks you would have lieni my wife;
take care that sootier you are not my
murderess! I have you forever! Your
pride is insulted through my weakness;
my soul will In* lo»t by your deliberate
act! Farewell!"
More like a mailman than one in Ii'in
Menses, lost to ambition, spurned hv the
woman ho really loved, Paul Hinton
plunged into excesses, made no eflort to
control his appetite, and in a few months
from the date ol the last scene, during a
fit of drunkenness, died by htnown hand.
•onto a drunkard.'
• No, Paul; if you have not si
will to take or refuse, to do or
anything, then l could not respect j
t were you hound only hv an oath. 1
i iifvcr'innwnl!"
' Hut it would In* such a help “
it would not only help, hut In*
appear
means of making
weak and imbecile ! Think-
ding, ami you not taking wine! Think
of our own house -of our receiving visit
ors and the host himself declining wine!"
“My mother never allowt d wine in
the house- “
" Don’t begin even now to toll me what
1 your mother aid! I'll have none of that!"
j “ Well, we will not quarrel. It is Uhi
cool here for you, and time for me to l>c
I going. Hood-night."
She gave him her hand with tho part-
orda
‘ If
love
m’t take the
pledge."
As our hero walked toward his hotel,
he was joined liv two acquaintances.
One of them proposed to visit a saloon.
The glasses were tilled, emptied. then
again and again, until, as often Ivfore,
Ins companions were obliged to him
A Holden Mountain.
Miners from the great San Juan mines
ol northwestern ('nlorado say that gold
in marvelous quantities has been discov
ered in tlio Haugro do Christo range of
mountains, widen lie on the eastern Iso-
dor of the Han l.uis Park and iilsiut
seventy-five miles from I'uchlo. The
first discovery made on tills range wns
iu November. 187-1, since which tune the
Cambria, Hidden Treasure, Little (Jiaut,
Jackson, Centennial, and llevcnge gold
hales hnvo proved themselves of great
value. ItcturiiH from three ol these mines
tested in Hwuuscn showed from $-10 to
gold per ton, and showing some
silver in each. The Jackson lode, since
the above test was made, has given ores
that assay from five thousand to forty
thousand dollnrs gold |>or ton. A stamp
mill of ten ton ilaily capacity low been
erected at this mine, and will l>o in opera
tion by March next. »()vcr two hundred
tons of this gold ouartr. ore is now on
the dump, from mines on the Hangro do
Christo, which will lie reduced next
season. This gold Ml, ns far as pros-
pouted, extends from Muhoo Push twenty
mi’.oH north. South from Del Norte,
thirty miles, He the gold districts of A lit
mor.a, Summit, Telluric and Decatur.
Perlmjia South Mountain, iu Summit dis
trict, atliinls the I test yield of gold iu
that vicinity. A correspondent of a
Denver paper says that it is oiio solid
muss of gold quartz. Mr. Harry Adsit,
onOOf the returned milters, who has pros
pected in the San Juan country for the
last three years, corroborates ibis state
ment. Ho nays that South Mountain is
about two inilcM lung, and that there is
hut ono true fissure vein in it; yet all of
it, the whole mass, produces gold more
or less rich. It is u|niii thi* mountain
that the famous Little Annie lode is lo
cated, one-half of which was recently sold
to parties in New York for three'hun
dred thousand dollars. This mine, Hvcr-
nged, will run about forty dollars |N*r
ton. Hilvcrton la one hundred miles west
from Del Norte in Han Juan county, and
ulxiut fifty or sixty miles south from Sil-
vorton are the La Plata gold mines, situ
ated on the 1^1 Plata river. There is u
gold bar running along the margin of
that stream, alsiut five miles of which
has boon taken up, and last reason a con
siderable amount of placer mining was
done. A system of ditches has lieen con
structed, and next season promises some
lively placer mining at this point. Hut
it is to the quartz uhIcs that the miner
looks for permanent, reliable returns,
after nil; and here we nave the Comstock
mine, discovered by Captain John Mom,
an old California miner, which |»crhaps
is the richest gold mine on the continent.
One hundred pounds of gold quartz ore
taken from this mine in October last
netted one thousand five hundred dollars,
while ore taken out in the following
month ran one hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars jN*r ton About twenty
mines are being worked iu the San Juan
country this season, and their winter
product is variously estimate)l at from
six hundred thousand to one million
dollars.
IHmw With
gling of lace h
to resting Fcati
1,700 downward we are told that in Eng
land the prohibition ol lace wont tor
nothing. Ladies would have foreign
lain*, and if they could not smuggle it
themselves the smuggler brought it to
them. “ Hooks, bottles, babies, boxes,
and umbrellas, daily poured out their
treasures." Everybody smuggled. At
one period much lace was smuggled into
Franco from Hclgiutu by means of dogs
trained for the purjsvV. A dog was
caressed and netted at home fed on the fat
j of tho land, then, after a reason, sent across
j the frontier, where he was tied tip, half
starved, amt ill-treated. Tho skin ot a
I bigger d<*}j was then fitted to his body,
; and the intervening space filled with
J lace. The dog was then allowed to r>
i'-ijh* and make his w ay home, where Iu
was kindly welcomed with his contra
1 hand charge. There journeys were ro
IN'ated till the French cifstom-hotisc
getting scent, hv degrees put an end to
the t rathe. Hot wren 1 >20 and 1S8(J.
| -7S dogs \tere destroyed, a reward
, three francs being giveit for each.
FOX IIor NOS.
Natabif InilaMf* of Thrlr Kilmar-
rtlNari Nfirrrt;
Tlio Turf, l*'Jciti nhd Farm uf m recent
date contains the following:
A friend in Virginia wrote us some
weeks ago inquiring if there wns any
well-authenticated records of the time
made by hounds over a glvoh distance
of ground. Wo remember seeing in nn
old volume of the English Sorting Mag
azine nn account of several races ngainst
time by English hounds, lint did not
know exactly in wlmt volumes to look
lor It, when luckily we applied to .Mr.
Titus Evers, who, like Mr. Frederick
Ilyer. Is versed iu the whole range of
iqiortlng literature. He at once refer
red iu to nn exceedingly Interesting ar
ticle over tire signature of "Cecil, in
Hell’s Life, .tntiimrv I, IWlO, front which
we condense the following: Mr. MeVncll
matched two fox hounds, Richmond and
u hitch whofv* Hnhlb Is tint glt-eft against
Mr. Httrrjf's tWo litMItids, lillie I'rtp and
Wjinlon, to mu over the lieneon course,
at New Market, for MO guineas. Mr.
Harry's hounds nrfcre Ihiiiual on Tiptrer
Heath, ICssex. The trainer was the fa
mous huntsman, Will Train. Ilismeth-
•si with the hounds wns to run a f«x drag
of eight or ten miles three times n week,
il|Niti the tltrf, tlurihg tito months, feed
ing them u|Min oatmeal, and rnilie arid
sheep's trotters. The dogs In-fore start
ing were in admirable condition. Mr.
Meynell's hounds were fill w hile iu train
ing entirely upon legaof mutton, and
were nlso iu high condition, and the odds
were seven to four upon them at starting,
chiefly from the proprietor’s high sport
ing eharncter. Tho match wns run on the
thirtieth of Heptembar by laying the ac
customed drag from the ruhlmig-house
at Newmarket town etui to the rubbing-
house at the starting post of the the Itea-
eon course, the four hounds lieing imme
diately laid on the scent. Mr. Harry’s
Hluo Cap came in first, and his Wanton
a very near second, the four miles lieing
rtlii by these hounds In a few* seconds
alsivc eight minutes, much about the
time iu which nn ordinary country plate
horse would run tbo same distance, car
rying 11 ‘2 or 11 ft |Miiinds. Mr. Meynell’s
hound was I lenten by jilsiut 120 yard*,
and the hitch not placed, iih -lie did not
run lief- ctluhte through. Three score
horsemen started with the hollildw, and
only twelve lived through the run, Will
Crane, mounted on the winner of a
I'J-stone or king's-plntc horse called Hiii,
lieing twelfth in the race.
_ From Daniel’s Hural Hports, llhiiue
gives tlio following extract A fox hound I
bitch, bred by Col. ThUrntOn, proved her-
M-|f siiiwrior to either Hlue Cap nr Wnn-
ton. Merkin was challenged to run any
hound of her year, five miles, over New
market, giving 220yards, for ton thousand
guineas; or to give Madcap one hundred
yards, Slid run the same distance, for five
thousand guineas. Merkin Imd run n tri.il
of four miles, and performed it in seven
minutes and hulf a second!
Cecil makes n remark iu theeommiiui-
cation, from which Wc have given the
mIn»vc fuels, which wo commend lo the
consideration of certain masters of lion mis
we wot of in the south, who are Uni am
hltloiis to own the fastest hound, even at
the expense of Other qualities. It iw this
" I" all packs there are certain hounds
which evlliee more sjicnnI over the <q>eii
than ll»t» coni|iniiioii*i, and in this in
stance their H|s*ed is so conspicuous that
it U'eomes nervmary t«» draught them."
The late John S. Skinner parted with
three magnificent English hound a, im
ported by the lat<* Commodore Stock ton
irom the kennel of Sir Hariy Doodrcekc.
ohly for the reason that they were »<ni
fast for the Hnltimore pack, which was
one of the ls*st ot Hm oay In the whole
south. Them* hounds were presented to
•lames Caldwell, nl (Ireenbrler White
Sulphur, who User! them for driving
doer, and they were Umi fast for that,
which is Is'st done by the slowest and
noisiest hounds.
Hinee writing the iiIhivo we find iu I
I .and ami Water mention made of a race
lietwcen hounds which occurred some
where in < himlicrlaml, England, a few
milts since. Col. H. D. Hruce, who Is
a first rate judge of pace in race horse**,
hut who has never limited in England,
is inclined to In* skeptical, hut we who
have hunted in England accept it at very
the truth. The statement is that
the competing hounds completed seven
miles across a rough country on a drag
in seventeen minute*.
While on the subject of hounds and
hunting we will state that we had a visit
early in the week Irom Mr. Mayo, of
Westmoreland, one of the 1***1 hunting
counties iu Virginia, when* the mission
for the chase and tin- hound* a* wdl
have survived the calamities of the war.
The hunting there this season has Ivon
exceptionally fine, hut the huntsmen
have kept it all to themselves and have
not taken tin* trouble to reisirt their
runs for the benefit of the outside world,
and mi it i* with the great laxly of fox
hunters throughout the Ninth ; indeed,
if it were not fur such friends a* “Ellen
Alice." “ Pious Jeents. 1\ (J. T .” of
Koannkc, and "Captain A ." <>t Fau
quier, one might sup|M>sc that all the fox
hunters and all the hounds of the Ninth
had taken their departure for the happy
hunting ground.
Names of the Mississippi.
(Jon. J. II. Simpson has in his itosscs-
shut a manuscript letter, of an old date,
addressed to him by Brantr. Mayer, pres
ident of the Halt ilium* academy of natu
ral science, in which he gives the names
he remembered to have scon in the
course of his reading applinl to the
father of waters by too Indians, Spanish
and French. Mr. Mnyeraddsin Ins note
that it would In* well to record them for
preservation, ami prol*ahly to he aug-
mente*l in numlier ov other students of
American history. The following is Mr.
Mayer’s list:
Indian names—Mico, king of river*.
Mescha-sibi—Mescha, great, and sihi,
Namoai-sijiou, Kish river.
Okimo-elntto, great wnter-jvath; a
chacta name.
M issue N'ept*.
Meaet-chassipi, old father of livers, ac-
eonting to Du Prntz.
Malmmehia, according to Iberville.
French names--Riviere do St. Ixmif*:
river »le Colbert; Mississippi.
S|v«nish names—Uio Grande, Rio
Grande del Esperata Santo, Rio tie la
Palisatla.
The Venice Ptoletnv of 1M8 lays it
down, or at least marks a river without
a name at the site of the embouchure.
OrbusTynus, 1515; Pinedas, May, 151**.
Other Ptolemy.*, 1525. Colvza de Vara
saw it in 1528. De Soto crossed it in
Juno, 15-41. and diet! in Ismi.siana. on
the west hank of the Mississippi,opposite
the mouth of the Big Hlack river. Mav
21. 1542.
Chapped hands, face, pimple-, ring
worm, wutrheum, and other cutaneoua offer-
tiona carol and rough skin made soft and
Miioth, hr using Juniper Tar S**ap. Im- care
ful i<*c* t" onlv that made by Caswell, lla/.vrd
A t «>., New York, as there are inanv imita
tion* made with common Ur, all oi which
arc w orthies*.
•• A mh aiii: .vi i;a!m"
We are -tire our roader* will thank u» for
eallfng their attention to the rerr handnome
advertisement nf the K<cel*lnr Munnfitmnr-
ing Co„ of 8t. fsmia, aa it would he uaeles-
for ns to try to nay anything in favor of their
great ( h.vrler f fa« Co'f**inr Stove. The very
word siurgrals the thought of a well »*onket|
meal. fnlTowrtl l»y easy digestion, vigorous
health, and a desire to have and lo do plenty of
frnl irorl, to any nothing of the comfort til a
happy, contented household. TlfP. CitaRncit
OAK Srdttdlatfld by all live atove dealer*.
U lirrr llot-s II allComc I rom f
Pints and quarts of filthy Catarrhal dis
charges. Where doe* it all mine from? The
miirout membrane w hkdi lines the ehamhera
of the iioae, and its little glands, are diseased,
that they draw from the blood it* liquid,
it exposure to the air changes it into cor
ruption. This life-liquid ia needed to build
up the system, blit it ia extracted, ami the
system is weakened by the loss. To cure,
gain llcali and strength hv using hr. Pierre's
hidden Medical Discovery, which also art*
llrectly upon these glands, correcting them,
imi apply Uf. Bait'i Catarrh Remedy with
fir. Pierre's Nasal Douche, (he only method
•f reaching (lie upper cavities, where the
liacharge accumulate* and come* from. The
instrument and hotli medicines sold by drug
gist* ami dealer* in medicine*.
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manufacture” all kiwws of table ^CUTLERY.
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They fwiulra no tliangr of diet nor lulertare
ir lnistnrtt.
sleep, buoy- ,
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I'lll..
The Pulmonic Hyrup rt|
the Iniitfs ; lialure lliro*.
ration, lor when the phi
alight cough will Ihiow I
alia ihe litm
Te eitabw< the Polinonlr Sr run lo do tills. K
Mandrake Pill t add Silierok s vk Went To
lie frrr-lr u*»-l to ileanw the efmruoh ami
Scbenck 1 * Msudrake 1*111* act on ill- ;i»rr, rn
all olMdrurtlmit, r«-la» the (rail hliddet. il
alarfa freely, and Hie liver U skui rrllen.l
Sihcnrk's Scs Wr»| Took I* a gentle all
nod slteralit^; ||ie alkaq <.| which it I* eon
healthy rnrtdIUon, to that the I-k.I and the P
and the | lit tent will surety g*-t well if care n
to tirevetil a fresli cold.
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sonally t<r l>f Iftw, »a« «to so at his prim i|»-iI
eotaer (>f Nlstli and Art.li SI* , Philadelphia
Monday.
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