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VOL XII. ELLIJAY COURIER. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY —T— COLEMAN A KIRBY. " GENERAL DIRECTORY. Superior Court meets 3d Monday in May and 2nd Monday in October. COUNTY OFFICERS. J: C. Allen, Ordinary. T. W. Craigo. Clerk Superior Court. M. L. Cox, Sheriff. J. R. Kiuciad, Tax Collector. Locke Langley, Tax Receiver. Jas. M. West, Surveyor. G. W. Rice, Coroner. Court of Ordinary meets Ist Monday in each mouth. TOWN COUNCIL. E. W. Coleman, Intendant. L. B. Greer, J.' R Cobbfjr. \ Commissioners, T. J. Long, J M. T. Dooly, Marshall. RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Methodist Episcopal Church South— Every 3d Sunday and Saturday before. G. W. Griner. Baptist Church—Every 2nd Saturday mul Sunday, by Rev. E. B. Shope. Metho list Episcopal Church—Every Ist, Saturday and Sunday, by Rev. T. G. < base. FRATERNAL RECORD. Oak Bowery Lodge, No. 81, F. A. M., meets Ist Friday in each month. L. B. Greer, W. M. T. H. Tabor, 8. W. •T. W. Hipp, J. W. R. Z. Roberts, Treasurer. D. Garrcn.S ecretary. W. S. Coleman, S. D. W. C. Allen, J. D. s. Garren, Tyler. R. T. PICKENS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ELLIJAY, GEORGIA. Will practice in all the courts of Gil mer nnd adjoining counties. Estates and interest in land a specialty. Prompt attention giveu to all collections. DR. J. R. JOHNSON, Physician and Surgeon ELLIJAY, GEORGIA. Tenders his professional services to the people of Gilmer and 1 surrounding coun ties and asks the support of his friends as heretofore. All calls promptly filled. E. W. COLEMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KLIJJAT, QA. Will prsctics in Bln • Ridge Circuit, Comilj' Court Juatice Court oT > iilmcr CouutT. LcgjJ business solicited. “Proisptuess” ia our motto. DR. J. $. TANKERSLEY. Physician and Surgeon, Tenure his professional services to the olti gens of Eliijay, Gilmer and Rurroauding ooun iies. Aii caliß promptly attend and to. OMca rpstairs over the firm of Cobb A Son. ftVFE WALDO THORNTON. O.D.S. DEN'i'IST, Calhoun, Ga. Will visit Ellijav and Morganton at both the Bpring and Fall term of the Superior Court—and oftener by special contract, when sufficient work is guar anteed to justify me in making the visit. Address aa above. Tm..M.i Young men Woo wish a Thobouob preparation lot Business, will find superior advantages al MOORE'S BUSINESS UNIVERSITY ATLANTA, GA. e Tha largest and beat Practical Business Sehoo in the South. WStudcnts can enter at ant time. pS'St nd for circulars. WHITE PATH SPRINGS! —THE— Favorite and Popular Retort oj NORTH GEORGIA! Is situated 0 miles north of EUijay on the Marietta & North Georgia Railroad. Accommodations complete, facilities for ease and comfort unexcelled, and the magnificent Mineial Springs is its chief attraction. For other particulars on board, etc., address, Mbs. W. F. Robertson, Eliijay, Ga. CENTRAL HOTEL! EllUay, Georgia. Ia the special popalar wort for oommeroul men and tourists of all kind, and is tbs general house for prompt attention, elegant rooms and are second to non*, ia this place. Reasonable rates. Krs. X. T. Teem will else her personal at tention to gnssts in the dining hall. 1-lj Mountain Yiev Hotel! ELLIJAY, QA. 'Rue Hotel ia sow fitted op ia excel lent order, and ia open for the receptioo Beery poaaihU effort make the Momtaia Raw the most popu seetr daffatemmst first-elaaa. Lteesy, mil and teed itehteate nee.ismea with hotel mafiiahtepa. Mly THE ELLIJAY COURIER WHO KNOWS T Who of u know Row our next neighbor fares I How of tbs woes and many cam* That rim Uke mountains in their way* And who of us can say We know of that large world we never see. The world of poverty! Who of us know How much of pain a smiling face cuuceals, How little of the sunlight ever steals Into the lives of those who seem the happiest! The one who makes us merry with the jest, May he not carry in his heart so free A wound be does not wish the woridto see! Who of us love, And loving, cherish but the empty name, And feed our hearts on naught; the flame That burns so brilliant and so bright. That lights our path as do the stars of night. Goes out as quick as heaven's lightning flashes. And leaves us—ashes! —Geo ige MTfitiof Ran is. The Versailles Locket BY WOOD RUFF CHARE. Reginald Fontaine owed his prosperity largely to pcrsoual skill as a workman, and to correct tastes. In part, also, his success was the result of economy, and that sound judgment which led him when onec hc had saved a little money to rent the principal corner store iu town anti advertise briskly. And part was due to his name, which had an aristocratic sound. Fontaine was a young man of fine ad dress, with a knack of ant apparel, and he quickly became the leading jeweler. Ilis credit was excellent from the start. He bought discreetly of the manufacturers, won and held the popular retail trade, and in five years rose to a good commercial position. One September morning a stranger asked for Mr. Fontaiuc at his store, a gen tleman of foreign accent aud appearance, handsomely attired, with a shrewd, ener getic face. He was salesman fora French manufacturing firm, who solicited trade direct with American retailers. His prices seemed high, although his wares were original iu pattern, and the stones of superior purity and lustre. Iu fact, it was a grade of jewels more costly than Fontaine had yet carried, and it apiieared doubtful if his <piiet town would justify such expensive investments. Accordingly he declined to buy. The stranger retired, but iu a half-hour returned again. He had made inquiries at the banks, and satisfied himself of the jeweler’s responsibility. He now offered to leave a few articles on commission, for the purpose of introducing his styles. Fontaitu welcomed this proposal, and Save ..the reouired receipts, obtaining a ozen very handsome gold breastpins, bearing ruby, sapphire, and emerald m unions settings, and a oostiy locket. He exulted over the brilliant additions to his exhibit, which would at least lend eclat to the stock and add to his repute. Thq_locket especially was a notable ac cession, and he gave it a conspicuous plate-glass shelf of his corner show win dow. It was oval in form, of solid gold, adorned with delicate bas-relief work and dainty enamel. It was studded with a cluster of five diamonds on each side. These diamonds were elear and vivid, uniform in size aud quality, and of ra diant depth. ‘ ‘We ought to give that locket a name, ” •aid Jean Fontaine, as he stood by the window, admiring it. Jean was Regi nald’s brother and chief clerk, a skillful and competent assistant. “Suppose we label it former property of Marie Autoinette,” suggested Regf nald, who was wont to make free use of his imagination. “No, no!" replied the more prosaic Jean. “We can't ascribe historical qual ities. It looks too new. We might call it ‘A Congo Souvenir,’or 'The Tonquin Trophy.’” Reginald demurred. “Notone in ten of our customers will know it is French, or even understand such a name. They will think it was made in Connecticut, unless we state the con trary. I will have a little placard printed, naming it the ‘Versailles Locket,' nnd an nouncing maself as importer. Accordingly, next day appeared a deli cate advertisement in black-and-white: “The Versailles Locket.—Our own Im portation.—Direct from France.—Genu ine Diamonds. Fine Gold. Hand Graven.—Price, SB,OOO. Time passed. The ladies of the town came, examined aiul admired the locket. Christmas went bv, nnd still the jewel lay in its satin bed u|H>n the plate-glass shelf unsold. The breastpins were taken, but the locket proved too expensive for Fontaine’s patrons. Twentv-fivc hundred dollars was the sum he stood accountable for to the French manufacturer in pay ment for this locket should he make a sale, and although in confidential mo mente he offered it to epeciul customers at twenty-seven hundred, no one profited by this liberal discount from the set price. Every night the locket was care fully put away in the burglar-proof com partment of his huge steel vault, aud every morning its plush box was restored to the show-shelf, but the jewel seemed likely to remain as an advertisement until the traveling saleman reappeared to claim it. _ One day a gentleman came in and left his gold watch for repairs. This was a tall, majestic person, whom Fontaine had often seen of late upon the streets, wear ing a heavy sealskin cap and a melton ulster, with collar and cuffs and pocket laps of seal fur, and clad throughout in costly deference to fashion. His watch was heavily chased, and very valuable. He was particular to take a receipt in the name of F. F. Barton, and departed abruptly, without so much as recognizing in Reginald Fontaine the proprietor of the premises. At the appointed time Mr. Barton re turned for his watch. Fontaine in person waited on him, and noticed the massive rignet ring worn by his customer, the onyx monogram of which seemed cracked. Mr. Barton threw down a fifty-dollar bill with an indifferent air, and gathered up the change without appearing to take count of it. He hooked the golden loop 1 of his heavy chain into ita buttonhole, re- 1 storr-d the watch to his pocket with an 1 air of satisfaction, and turned away. “1 see tout your signet is broken,” said Reginald Fontaine, respectfully “A little,' replied Mr. Baitou. draw- j ing on his fleece-lined glove. “I am aoar taking ordesa for signets. . "4 MAP OF BUST LtFB-ITA FLUCTUATIONS AMD ITS FAST OOMCMMMS ELLIJAY. GA.. THURSDAY, MAY 5. 1887. Should you wish to have the stone re placed at any time, I can have it du plicated with precision at reasonable cost.” The visitor bowed as he pulled on his other glove, snd replied: “It is an heirloom in my family,and was cracked a century ago." Nothing could replace it.” “In that case, of course not,” rejoined Fontaine. He drew from a drawer a ring-tray. “If you are interested in rings, examine these. I have some odd forms here. I don't expect you to buy, sir; but I am an enthusiast in my trade, and if any one likes to look, I like to show the goods.” And, in fact, it was a feature of Fon taine's sagacious policy that he tried to have every customer see as many of his wares as possible. Mr. Barton glanced incuriously over the tray. “I’ve seen acres of rings,” he replied, with a curling lip. And he continued to button his gloves. “Is there anythiug I can show you that you are interested in?” continued Fon taine, politely, replacing the tray. "Family plate, tableware, children’s or ladies’ ornaments ” Mr. Barton had faced towards the door. He turned about with feeble curiosity to ask: “What have you iu the way of ladies’ ornaments?” Fontaine led his customer to a show case glittering with bracelets, combs, pins, and other bijoutry. “The variety has been a little broken by our Christmas sales "he began. “No matter, I need not trouble you," interrupted Mr. Barton. “There is noth ing here that I wish.” “It is the best assortment in town!” re torted Reginald Fontaine. “Very likely. But I came from Paris only six months since, and shall return in the spring. I think I can afford to wait until that time before I buy.” With some warmth Fontaine flew to the show-window and caught up the locket. He put this before nis scornful visitor. “Here is something you have never seen excelled in Paris or elsewhere.” Mr. Barten looked at the locket in si lence. Ho drew off his gloves and took up the jewel. He examined it minutely, and said, at last: “These are genuine brilliants?” “Guaranteed true diamonds.” “Avery handsome affair—very hand some. This came from France?” “Versailles. It is a masterpiece, sir, known as the Versailles Locket.” “What is the price?" “Three thousand dollars.” Mr. Barton inspected it closely, and laid it down at last with manifest change of beaming. He looked at Reginald Fontaine more cordially, and said, in an insinuating tone: “I presume you would shade that price a little for cash!” “I might, a very little,” returned the jeweler, now speaking coldly in his turn. “Well, I’ll see. I’ll send my wife around to look at it. She likes such toys, but whether she will buy or not is quite uncertain. Luckily for me,she has money of her own. For my part, three thousand dollars is too much to put into a jewel.” “What is your business, Mr. Barton?” inquired Fontaine. “Importer of oil paintings. lam also commissioned by wealthy people to buy works of art abroad, and usually make a trip once a year. Am here now to receive a shipment from Antwerp. My wife and I arc stopping at the Desplaines House. ” He laid down an embossed card, neatly engraved with his name and bearing his crest, bowed and sauntered out. Three days later a messenger came to Reginald Fontaine with this note: ''Dear Sir: Please bring the locket to Room 24, Deeplaines House, at two o’clock this afternoon. My wife wishes to see it, and is unable to leave the hotel. I can’t promise you that she will buy; but, as you Uke to show your wares, I would be pleased to ha you submit the locket to her. 1 ‘ Yours, F. F. Barton.” Reginald Fontaine thought a moment. Then his dignity asserted itself. He called his trusty brother, and showed him the note. “Jean, I’ll let you wait on these peo ple. Sell the locket if you can. Get twenty-seven hundred if you can’t do any better. Take good care of the locket.” A porter led Jean that afternoon to Room 24, and knocked upon the door. “Enter said a voice within. Jean went in. A lovely young woman, richly clad, with pale face ana languid air, reclined in an easy-chair. Before her on a centre-table was a tray of wine glasses. Mr. Barton stood opposite, and still upheld a newly opened bottle from which he had just {toured a tiny glass of dark wine. He bowed to Jean. “You are from the jeweler’s?" “Yes, sir.” “Step forward, if you please.” The porter went out and closed the door. Jean 1 landed forth the locket, which Mr. Barton passed to his wife. “How beautiful!" She held it to the light and examined it critically. “Had you uot better take this now?” said Mr. Barton, proffering her the glass of wine. She took it, aud looked toward Jean. ‘ ‘Perhaps this gent leman ” she said, suggestively. “ Certainly,” replied Mr. Barton. He poured out two more, glasses, and pushed one toward Jean. “ Will you join us, sir? It is port. Do you like sweet wine?” Jean was very temperate and unnsed to liquors. But here were a couple, evi dently of high social rank, accustomed, no doubt, to the foreign use of wine. It might give offense to refuse, and bargains often hong on trifle*. He responded courteously, aud sipp**d the sweet port to the quick laittom of his glass. “ Take a seat here,” said the lady. Jean accepted a large easy chair by her aide. She turned her bright, dazzling eyes upon him, “ You are certain these are real dia monds?” “ Warranted genuine, madam.” re turned Jean. His voice sounded thick to his own ears, a strange oppression rose into his brain, the world seemed rocking upon endless waves, and the lady and the locket appeared to float away—away. ****** When Jean awoke, twilight filled the room with fantastic shadow* and rays from the (trnel lamp* fell flickering on the walla. Ha knew he Yas in a place he had seen before, but all was so unwonted, and the languor that lay upon him was so deli cious and enchanting, that he felt sure he was in a dream from which he hated to awaken. Even the loud kuocking at' the door failed to rouse him to reality, and when he heard his brother's voice cryiug out iu alarm: “Jean! Jean!” it only stirred his wrath, as if summoned at an unwelcome hour. Then followed silence, aud hr sat mar veling at the luxurious surroundings, aud the mystery of his presence iieriV The turning of a key was followed by the quick entrance of the hotel* clerk and Reginald Fontaine. The jeweler darted forward to his brother aud clasped his arm; he looked into his dilated eyes and bewildered face, and cried: “Jean! Jeanl What is the matter? Where is the locket?” The locket! Jean sprang up. HU lethargy departed. He undeistood, and tottering toward his brother, fell sense. less at his feet. * * * Mi* * Ten days later the French salesman re appeared. In vain Reginald Fontaine re counted these facts and uri*bd delay until the swindler was captured *nd the locket recovered. The Frenchman only shrugged aud listened, amVst the end re peated: “Settlement!” Fontaine at last drew a- Check for the amount of his indebtedness, and the Frenchman disappeared. Time passed. No trace was found of Barton nor his lovely wife. One day, in New York, Reginald visited the Rogues’ Gallery at Police He saw many faces there not in. the collection of his home officials—among these, F. F. Barton, and the French" salesman who had commissioned the locket! Although the police could not explain this coincidence and scouted his conclu sions, Fontaine always believed himself the victim of a double tfGwpiracy; that the knaves traveled the globe with ample capital, one placing jewel stolen abroad in the n&nds of respflnaihW dealers In small American towns, the other follow ing to recapture 4Bp*prixes, and the original conspirator rettfuing to deimtnd payment for the lpss. * But while he MKilplaced hand or eyes again upon the Fgj.:h salesman, he had the his testi mony to the catalogue of evidence against Mr. Barton at fi later day, and of seeing him consigned to prison. The Versailles Locket,* how ever, never reap peared, but Mr.,Reginald Fontaine con cluded that his expei#A.ve was worth the two thousand five BUndied ‘dollars which it cost him. He deals no more with un known foreign manufacturers, neither does he trust valuable jewels among strangers —-Frank Leal4s', Ah Explorers* Expedient. Not a few people Lsye wondered how Dr. Junkie, wl*a. ha vJust' returned to civilhottiofiYfWrfTWifOlH Aft tea, succeed ed in passing safely through the hostile tribes in the lake region. The mystery is explained at lost, and Dr. Junker de serves credit for inventing an ingenious method of reducing danger to a minimum in traversing unfriendly parts of Africa. Before going far from Albert Nyanzu he ascertained that there was no hope of his getting through the territory of the Waganda aud one or two other hostile tribes without aid. If he was not mur dered he would at least be detained as a prisoner. Now and then an Arab trading caravan was starting for the coast, but the Arabs were afraid to appear to befriend him as they could not afford to incur the ill will of the native kings. In this emergency the novel idea oc curred to Dr. Junker to Bell himself as a slave to one of the Arab traders. A bar gain was struck, and he ostensibly became the property of the trader. The contract stipulated that the Arab, for the sum of 1,500 Austrian dollars, tvas to deliver the traveler alive at Zanzibar, where upon the presentation of the contract the money would be paid to him by a firm denng business there. It happened that Dr. Junker had with him an order written in Arabic by this firm, authorizing him to make any desirable arrangements with the Arab traders of Central Africa. So Dr. Junker set out with his Arab caravan, which took him straight into the lion’s den, or, in other words, into the chief town of M’wunga, the cruel despot: of Uganda. The chief trader represented that Junker was not his friend or' travel ing companion, hut was his slave, whom he had bought of a negro tribe further north. In his capacity as a slave Dr. Junker passed muster in the court of King M’wanga, and he was permitted to go in peace with his owner. — New York Sun. Sale of Crown Jewels. May 12 has been set for the auction sale of the crown jewels of France. The “Regent” diamond, valued at twelve million francs, will not be sold. The Louvre Museum will receive the jeweled watch of the Dey of Algiers; the impe rial crown and the sword of the Dauphin will go into the melting pot. There will be plenty of rare and costly jewels left, how ever, for amateurs to bid on at PHotel- Drouot, where the sale is to take place. The diamonds and precious stones will lx on public exhibition for a month aftei being catalogued. In the meantime they repose in a triple-walled safe with tli* Minister of Finance. This safe, fastened in the wall, is locked with three keys, each key being confided to a high and trusty functionary of the ministry. The diamonds were all stolen in 1903, when the revolution was at its height, but an anonymous letter told where they wen two months after. They were found con cealed in a thicket in the CTiani)>s Elysees. Some very costly jewels were never re covered, however.— Texas Siftings. The national debt per capita of tin United States is $23, or including Stati debts, $27; that of France is $124; oi Great Britain, $127; of Holland, $115; ol Italy, $80; of Belgium, S7B; of Germuny $391 The combined national and Slat* luxes, excluding county, town and othci local taxes, are, for the United State* $4.50 per cupitu, or $4, including pay ment on tlie public debt; for Italy, $10.42 for Holland, $10.90; for Belgium. sll for Great Britain. $11.90: for Germany. sl2; for France, $lB, or, with the uuuua deficit, sl9. We must do quickly what there is ut hurry for, to lie able to do slowly wha demand* hast*. BUDGET OF FUN. ! Hr MO HOIS SKETCHES VRoM VARIOUS SOURCES. | A Case of Neeeesltjr—Time# Have Changed—No Sign of Sweet ness-Why Calf <• For Sale, Etc, Minister (to boy who is digging for i worms): “Little boy don't you know that it is wrong to work on Sunday, ex cept in cases of necessity?” Huy (going on with his digging;: “This is a case of necessity. A feller can't go fishiu’ ’thout bait.”— Siftings. Times Have Changed. Anxious Daughter—“ Mother, did papa j have his salary increased when he was i married!" Omaha Matron—“No, my child.” “I don't suppose he had any money saved up, did he 1” “Not a penny. He spent all he earned.” “Did you get along comfortably?” “We were vary happy.” “Well, you know, George hasn’t been able to save a cent, but”— “See here, if that povertv-strioken fel low dare to show his face here again I'll get your father to kick him out V'—Oma ha World. No Sign of Sweetness. “There is a young man in the parlor wishes to see you, miss,” remarked the hall door attendant at a downtown.resi dence. “Did he bring anything with him—any box or parcel?” “Only a cane, miss.” “Did his coat tail rattle when he walked, as if there was a package of candy in his pocket?” “Nothing of the sort, miss," “Then tell him I’ve gone to visit a sick friend and won’t be home for a week,” replied the fair girl, falling back into a horizontal position, and resuming her perusal of “Truth Stranger than Fic tion; or, The Liar Unmasked.” —Clinton Bugle, ‘ . Why A Calf ia For Sale. A few days ago Mr Jones was away on business and in his absence his better half, Mrs. J., bethought herself of something that would agreeably surprise Mr. Jones and make him smile real broad when he comeback. What dicfshe do? She bought a calf. Did you ever see or know the woman who, when she allowed her fancies to'roam over things of comfort, didn’t dream of a cow and plenty of milk and butter and cream? She thought of the satisfaction that Jones would have when once again it would come around time to pay the milkman. She was as pleased as pleased can be when she saw the calf in his stall and tied up. That night Jones was not apprised of the new member of the establishment The next morning he was. Going into the barn he saw a calf’s tail whisking in the frosty air. He saw also the remnants of a S4O harness, he saw a colt, shorn of that rarest clement of beauty in a horse, viz.: a flowing tail—gone the same way as the harness and a bushel of oats. Jones was mad. He says that.at first he was mystified. Then he saw the calf. The way that he sailed into that calf, with a club, lie says, was a caution to evil-doers. He danced around her, for ward and back, grand right and left, balance to partners, all promenade. He was getting proud of himself. He was spitting on his bunds to give the animal the final coup de grace when Mrs. Jones came out, and, like Pocahontas, inter ceded with the man and the club and the calf’s life was saved. Mr. Jones says that now, on the fence at his house, appears this sign: “ Calf for sale. Warranted to chew railroad iron. J. Jones. —Lewiston (,Me.) formal. He Had Been in State Prison. A stranger entered an Austin saloon the other evening, and after scowling at the half-dozen sitters who were gathered there, he said: “Would you gentlemen object to tak ing a drink with a man what’s been in State prison?” He was a big, muscular fellow, with a bad eye in his head, and he rested his left elbow sort of careless on the bar, fac ing the crowd, his right hand reached playfully for his hip pocket. All jumped quickly to their feet at the invitation and advanced toward the bar, exclaiming in chorus: “Certainly not, stranger!” “I’m proud to drink with you,” said the foremost man, grasping him warmly by the hand. “I don’t think any less of of a man because he has been in State Srison. In fact, I’ve served seven years i one myself.” “I have broke jail in three States,” I said another; “yet I ain’t proud. Give us ' your hand.” “I have never been in State prison,” re- i marked a third, “but I don’t know how my case may turn oat when they get i through with it up to the Court House, j It looks pretty squally.” “I believe in giving a man a chance, ” j said a fourth. “I’ve got a brother in the j Louisiana penitentiary, and I wouldn't • like to see folks give him the cold shoul- 1 der when he comes out.” “Many an innocent mau goes to pris on,” remarked a fifth man. “I would j be there myself, I reckon, if the State’s j chief witness hadn’t up and died just be fore the case came on. It was a close call, I tell you. ” “Well,” said the stranger, “since you seem to be such a hard lot by your own : confession, I retire my invitation. I have been in State prison for several years, not as prisoner, but as prison superintendent. I will see you later, no doubt,” and pay ing for lus single drink he departed,leav ing an inconsolable crowd behind.— Texas Sitings. BUI Nve on Etiquette. Whenever I am invited to any large doings where fair women and brave men in their other clothes are apt to congre gate, I always inquire if then is to be any etiquette there. The presence of etiquette at an otherwise happy gather ing has frequently debarred me from at tending, and compelled me to spend the evening with my family, where I could lay aside all restraint and my coat. Ho, the life of a President, fraught ae it is with the most virulent and malig nant form of etiquette, would pemem no charms for me, and I am not surprised that the boys of America refuse to rise as one man and be President, fearing very naturally that some lime at a State din ner they might get the great men mixed up aud the error telegraphed ami cabled right and left,, or at some other official festival and hurrah to a plenipotentiary the wrong place might be assigned to the delegate-at-large from Farther India, and the wife of the clergyman from Sweden find herself drinking from the mustache cup that properly belonged to the minis ter from Nova Scotia. lam sure I am not pessimistic or any thing of that kind when I say that eti quette is destined to make itself so prominent as a pari of official life at Washington that a plain American citi zen, with a small bag of sulphur tied around his neck and a conscious ness of rectitude in his heart and a smooth potato in his pocket to keep off rheumatism, will be seen there no more. Other nations have given themselves over to the false joys of etiquette and where are they to-day? Empires, powers, and principalities have in former times forgotten their duty to the common peo ple in order that they might devote them selves to the R. S. V. P. and P. P. C. business, or that they might work a wedge of custard pic under a big red mustache by means of a four-tined fork, and where are they now? Other aud more democratic nations, who drauk their tea from a saucer with great satisfaction and low, purring sound, have conquered them.— Chicago New. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. Recipes. Stewed Eels. —Skin and clean, re moving all the fat from the inside; cut into piwes less than two inches long: | stew slowly in cold salted water enough jto cover them, for ona hour. Add then one tablespoon ful of flour, rubbed smooth jin cold water. Stir till it thickens well. Serve hot in a covered dish. Ham and Eggs.— Fry the lutm quickly, having previously soaked it for a little while in cold water. Place on a platter. Drop into this hot fat, eggs from a saucer, so as not to break them. Let them cook slowly, by dipping the hot fat over them. Lay each one, us done, on the slices of ham. Garnish with parsley, and serve at once. Fried Hasty Pudding.—Fried hasty pudding, hominy or oatmeal should be boiled the dav before, aud ret away in a wet pan to stiffen. A deep, square pan is the best. Cut in half-inch slice* and fry in lard or beef dripping until brown. The corn meal will take fully half an hour to brown. Serve hot with syrup or molasses. Dutch Cream Toast.— Take the re mainder of some cooked Imm, remove all fat and dry in the oven until it will grate like cheese. Make some buttered toast and spread with the grated ham. Make a sauce with the yolks of two eggs, a gill and a half of cream, or of milk, with a bit of butter- added, beat, stir and pour boiling hot over the toast. Hubble and Speak.—Take from a round of beef, which has been well boiled and cold, two or three slices, amounting to about one pound to one and a half in weight, two carrots which have been boiled with the joint, in a cold state, as also the hearts of two boiled cabbages that are cold. Cut the meut into small dice-formed pieces, and chop up the vegetables together; pepper and salt the latter and fry them with the meat, in a pan, with a quarter of a pound of sweet butter. When fully done add to the pan in which the ingredients are fried, half a gill of fresh catsup, and serve with mashed potatoes. Useful Hints. Wash the mica of the stove doors with wit and vinegar. To wash silk handkerchiefs, soak them first in cold salt aud water for ten min utes or longer, then wash out in the same water, and iron immediately. Sit down whenever you can find an op portunity. Many stand even when pre paring vegetables for dinner, a work that is much easier performed sitting. You owe it to your children to care for their teeth. Examine them to see if they are coming in straight; if not, consult a reliable dentist. Compel them, if neces sary, to clean their teeth regularly, and have the second teeth filled at the first in dications of decay. The tartar which so generally accumu lates at the back of the teeth, forming often a thick crust, may speedily and ef fectually be removed by brushing it with a soft brush dipped in fresh flour of brimstone. After a few applications the tartar will crumble away. Never allow the cup*, bowls, plates, knives, spoons, etc., which you use in the dining-room to do service in the kitchen. Save the old ones for that purpose, or if you have just begun housekeeping, buy some cheaper ones for kitchen use. Any article which is used in cooking will not long be fit for table use. Nothing is more susceptible to injury than the flavor of coffee, and the recep tacle iu which the beverage is made should always lie thoroughly scalded and cleaued before each making. A porcelain lined pot is much preferable to any other for coffee-making purposes, because it is easier to clean. To brighten and polish nickel-plating and prevent rust, apply rouge with a lit tle fresh lard or lard-oil on a wash-leather or a piece of buckskin. Rub the bright parts, using as little of th%.rouge and oil as possible; wipe off with a clean rag slightly oiled. Repeat the wiping every day and the polishing as often as neces sary. (Jueeii Victoria’s Coach. Messrs. Holmes, coachmakers of Derby, have just renovated a state coach belong ing to the queen. It is one of the queen’s six dress state coaches, and has been made nearly equal to new for use during the jubilee year. It is an exceed ingly handsome vehicle. The armorial bearings are of gold, as well as the door handles and the crest and Order of St. George on the roof. The carriage is painted vcrmiiiion, picked out with gold, and the springs and all the iron work are gilt. The door* and the back and front are ornamented with the royal arms, and the smaller Darts have representations upon them of the crown and garter and the Order of Bt. George. The coach is lined with blue silk, and 4,000 leavea ot gold have been used iu the decoration— 7'avrt Journal on Mi.ru - 11-r n OUR FATHERLAND From *bor* where Liherty - * portal * } Stnne* fair to earth's ultimate span: From Prairies where Lincoln immortal Won loftimt manhood of man: From beyond those mountain peaks hoary, Where Fremont, the brave, aw each way Our after-time transcendent glory; From land of Calhoun and of Clay, Americans: make thy song ever, At the God of all nations’ command; ' Our fatherland -jeeps to both oceans' From the Lakes to the far Rio Grande. Great man af the East, where fruition Smiles sweet upon heritage won; Strong men of the West, where the glowing Of hope beckon* endlessly on: Brave men of the Northland, toil-girded, Clear-visioned, and calm in thy tread; Grand men of the Southland, transfigured In light of thy sorrow and dead— AU. all! Let our anthem be ever, At the God of all nations’ command: Our fatherland sweeps td both oceans, From the Lakes to the far Jtio Grande. Here are birthrights noble in story; There, dust of a consecrate throng. Here, mountains and valleys of glory; , There, echoes of immortal song. O, freemen! see are but each other's, All these have been prieeleesiv won; Rise, rise! to the love-height of <Rhers, Invincible, evermore one! Then, deathless, our song shall be ever, At the God of all nations’ command; * Oar fatherland sweeps to both oceans. FVoro the Lakes to the far Rio Grande. -Edgar L. Wakeman.in Southern Bivouac. PITH AND POINT. A big blower —The wind. Letters of Credit —I. O. U. A. V.— Dnnmlle Brcae. The man who struck an attitude has not yet been arrested. — Boston Bulletin. Naomi was 580 years old when she got married. Truly the Bible is a great consoler. —Not Hacen News. A fireman ou u locomotive, no matter how liard-bearted he may be, is still a tender man.- Boston Budget. If angels’ visits were as expensive aa those of doctors’ we should be glad that they are so few aud far between. The five mummies found in a Dakota cave last week belonged to one of the first families. — Pittsburgh Chvonicle. Kate Banborn suys “there is too much of everything in this world.” That is so, but the great difficulty i to get hold of it.— Graphic. We are told that the Spaniards prefer boarding-houses to hotels, because the former offer them more exciting bull fights when they attack tile steaks. “It's a fine day, your llohor,” said the Disorderly Druuk in a wheedling tone. “It is, indeed,” replied his Honor, sternly. “Ten dollars Hue)'— Philadelphia Call. , “Uvea of great men all remind us. We shoifld make our .lives subHm•; ,, Then let ten o’clock ne’er find us At the club, but home on time. —Boston Courier. Singular language ours: When a man is full of kindness and benevolence, we say he ia humane; when he is full of frail ties, we say he is only human.— Boston Courier. An agricultural exchange advises its readers to take care of their cabbages. In this relation, we may remark that it is only a brute who would be unkind to his cabbage.— Graphic. The new Mayor of anew Ohio city told the serenaders who tooted under his win dows that “he wept tears of joy over his election.” llis Honor seems to Ire labor ing under a mistake; he wasn’t elected town crier.— Burdette. What more precious offering can bs laid upon the altar of a man’s heart, than the first love of a pure, earnest, and affectionate girl, with an undivided in terest in eight corner lots, and fourteen three-story houses ( — Teens Siftings. ....“Hullo, Mr. Brown! What ars you doing up at this time o’ morning;!” “Oh! I’m trying to scare up an appetite for my breakfast, Why are you up so early?” “I’m trying to scare up a break fast for my appetite.”— Judge. “An Old Settler Gone,” read Dr. Bolus in the obituary column of the local paper, and then he added thoughtfully: 1 l Well, Bjenlu may have been an old settler in one sense, but he always managed to for get to settle with me.”— Somereille Jour nal. An Illinois man advertises “pure bred, Poland-China swine, all the most fash ionable and leading families represented.” We presume that a fashionable Poland- China pig ia much more valuable to sell than tire common ordinary hog that crosses hit legs in the street cars.— Graphic. Animals that Change Color. 'l’here is a tiny crustacean, the chame leon shrimp, which can alter its hue to that of any material on which it happens to rest. On a sandy bottom it appears gray or sand-colored; when lurking among seaweed it becomes green, or red or brown, according tb the nature of ita momentary background. Probably the effect is quite unconscious, or at least in voluntary, like blushing with ourselves— and nobody ever blushed on purpose, though they do say a distinguished poet once complained that an eminent actor did not follow his stage directions because he omitted to obey the rubrical remark, “Here Harold purples with unger.” Tha change is produced by certain automatic muscles which force up particular pig ment cells above the otners, green com ing to the top on a green surface, red on a ruddy one, and brown or gray where the circumstances demand them. Many kinds of fish similarly alter color to suit their background by forcing forward or backward certain special pigment-cells known as chromatophores, whose various combinationa produce at wiil almost any required tone or shade. Almost all rep tiles and auiplribiaus possess the power of changing their hue m accordance with their environment in a very high degree; and among certsin tree toads and Tioga it is difficult to say what is the normal coloring, as they vary indefinitely from buff ana dove-color to chocolate-brown, rose, and eveu lilac. l'umhUl. An English inventor claims that belle made by soldering-together pieces of bent metal give a much better volume of sound than cast bells, NO. 8.