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ININE READERS.
How a Girl Got Rid of Suitors.
A. carious story comes from Moscow.
A clever and beautiful girl had aa im
mense fortune left her to be paid into
lmr hands on the occasion of her mar
wage. Her friends tried to oblige her to
marry a man whom she could not en
dure, and she had no money to take her
self out of the reach of his attentions.
So she sent for an old beggar man, to
■whom she had occasionally given a few
cents, and offered him- three hundred
roubles if he would stand up for the
marrisge ceremony with her and straight
way leave the town and never let her
hear from him again till the news should
be sent of his death. He consented very
cheerfully and the marriage took place,
all the beggars in Mosc >w coming to see
the strange pair wedded. In a few years,
the girl who is only twenty-two years old
now, will doubtless be legally a widow,
'With the right to give her hand to the
obscure lover for whose sake she went
through the extraordinary ceremony. In
the meantime she is rich and free from
Buitora. —Boston Heard.
A Bride's Gift Table.
A Par s letter to London Truth says:
I feel disposed to pat on the back an Ar
gentine nabob of Irish origin—Mr.
Thomas Bt. George Armstrong—for the
openness of hand he showed on the occa
sion of his marriage last week with the
daughter of Vicomte Faria, Consul Gen
eral of Portugal here. The Armstrong
fortune was made in and around Buenos
Ayres—a classic land of extractum carnis.
No bride of high standing had ever,
perhaps, a more sumptuous display of
presents from the bridegroom on her gift
table than the lady who is now Mrs.
Armstrong. What do you think of a
string of pearls which cost 60,000 francs,
and was just long enough to go once
around a slender neck, of a diamond,
riviere, to which could be attached a
drapery of filigrto work, studded and
fringed with brilliants; of solitaire ear
rings large as hazel nuts, to which tassels
in brilliants might bo adapted, with, to
match them, a brooch of one immense
pearl, encircled with brilliants, a bouquet
of roses in brilliants, a bunch of wheat
ears idem, and a diamond surmounted
with a star? There were, besides, sets
of turquoise and of pink coral ornaments,
of sapphires and other rich rare gems.
Although the bride is Portuguese, she
lua beauty enough of face and figure to
be a blonde Cuban.
The South American Queen.
I notice an interesting paragraph in an
English journal which informs us that a
Leith firm has just complete! a hand
some screw steam launch which had been
built to the _ order of Mrs. Couseno, a
South American lady, who is reported to
be the richest woman in the world. The
launch, which isbu It of steel, is twenty
fivc feet in length, and is to be employed
as a tender to her large yacht. (The
large yacht is engaged at present in the
unpretending but profitable trade of
carrying coals from Lota to Valparaiso.)
It is elaborately fitted up in polished ma
hogany, and is to be despatched forth
with by one of the mail steamers from
Liverpool for conveyance to Chili.
Beside being the richest lady in the
world, she also enjoys the singular privil
ege of being Empress over a tract of ter
ritory called Lota, which lies some two
or three hundred miles to the south of
the port. It may appear strange to speak
JO f an Empress in the heart of a free re
public, but nevertheless the fact exists,
and so absolute aro Her Majesty’s pow
ers that there are few of her subjects
who would bo resolute and courageous
enough to claim the possession of their
own immortal fouls, or who would not
be prepared to deny that on the making
of the jilace a special arrangement was
made with reference to coal deposits be
tween the Divinity and the reigning
monarch.— Valparaiso Letter.
A Persian Bride.
Although the bride was very young,
haviug at the most seen sixteen sum
mers, rouge, alas, was no stranger even
to her pretty face! Her hair, which was
jet black and very long, plaited into a
number of tiny tails, the ends of which
peeped forth from under the chagat of
folded white linen she wore on her head.
Nothing can exce and the ugliness or un
becomingness of this headgear; it is
merely a square piece of muslin or cotton
folded corner wise, and tightly fastened
■with a pin or tiny brooch under the chin,
with two ends hanging down the back,
and the remaining two falling over the
breast. Over th s again is worn the
house veil, which envelops the whole
figure; it is a large square or rounded
piece of muslin or gay-patterned chintz,
and is not fastened on, but simply kept
in its place by the arms. Her volumi
nous skirt was of white and pink striped
aatin, handsomely trimmed with gold
lace, and reached only half way to the
knee; the legs were bare. Often as
many as twenty yards of silk or satin are
employed for skirts, which are
gathered into a band at the waist, and
worn over four or five petticoats very
much stiffened. Ihe more a skirt stands
out the more fashionable it is. The
bodice is a loose so t of jacket of silk or
■velvet trimmed with gold lace, the
sleeves are long, and terminate in a
pointed cuff that turns back, reaching
nearly to the elbow. This is worn over
a calic > or linen shirt. Although all
dresses agree in their leading features,
and the fashions never change in the east
as they do in the west, yet they differ to
a great extent in detail, and afford a
•cope for the peculiar taste or fancy of
the wearer. —London Society.
A Cheyenne Courtship.
The Cheyenne tribe of Indians has a
bloody record of wars with other tribes
and of collisions with United States
troops. Its remnants are now gathered
upon a large reservation in the western
Dart of Indian Territory. They are a
large, athletic, well-formed race, snd are
mentally superior to most other plains
Indigos. A good lesson for their superi
ority is to be found in the more carefully
guaidcd morality of their women.
A Cheyenne maiden knows her rights
and her value, and conducts herself with
•trict prop h ty, according to the estab
lished customs of her tribe. Bhc is owned
by her fnther.and he may sell her in mar
riage without her > onseut, but she is not
without a retuedv. Once wedded, ah is
the property of her husband, ami is
bound to nil the slavishly obedient
drudgery of squaw life. The warrior,
howcicr, who unwisely buys her against
tier whl, docs so at s risk of losing ail he
|slid for Iter, ni the ( liryuiine law of di
* orce is peculiar, end piowdei i>njior:itut
limitations of her bond ge. Mrs com
mouiy site i| |os rmitu-d to choose for h'*r
aalf, e I is *|H to do so with an iutelll
ffenl reference to qu<Ums of ouuifris,
aoippiius, end social standing.
A young < b 1 y min brave has s arc at
sdasl of spare tuna im ki bauds, and owe
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consequence of this fact is that there Is a
vast amount of courting done by him.
His best time comes to him after sunset,
for he ia expected to serenade, and he
does so. He does not sing, he blows the
cho-tunkah. This is a sort of flute, vary
ing much in shape and character. He
genet ally makes it of two pieces of cedar,
hollowed out, and glued at the edges. It
is sometimes improved by a snake-skin
drawn tightly over it and dried on, and
by other ornamentation. It has from
three to seven finger-boles, generally four,
and is blown through from one end. The
musical results, altogether devoid of
tune, are described as something doleful.
A Cheyenne village sometimes has the
benefit of several serenades at the same
time. One young lady may have several
suitors waiting for her out in the dewy
grass, but her choice of company among
them, when she steps out of ner lodge, is
absolute law, binding upon all. Custom
permits her to go and sit down by the
favored musician, and a blanket thrown
over two heads is a prairie substitue for
a parlor corner. The successful ending
of such a courtship brings the young
brave face to face with her father, and
into a process of bargaining, which may
last for weeks. The lover is told of all
beauty, virtues, and accomplishments be
longing to the treasure he is seeking, as
well as of any deficiencies on his own
side, and he replies by all the criticism
and fault-finding he can think of. The
argument has no reference to facta, really,
but to ponies. Rather than break off a
match, an old brave has been known to
settle the matter for one pony, while a
more successful father has obtained five
ponies and two mules as well as a son-in
law.—Harper’* Weekly.
Fashion Notes.
Old mauve holds its own as a fashion
able color.
Yellow suits are generally covered with
black lace.
The stylish boot of the season has the
toe and heel tip.
Watered silk and watered ribbon re
ma:n in favor.
Amber shot with deep blue or ruby is
a favored combination.
_ Gauze fans have charming designs
signed by artists of note.
Velvet remains in vogue as an acces
sory for all sorts of fabrics.
Velvet jackets, sleeveless of course,
are worn with lace dresses.
Ribbon holds its place as the favorite
adornment for summer toilets.
New silk mulls have stripes of mossy
looking frise that are very pretty.
Paris street fashions aro quiet and
never more ladylike than at present.
Though not in good taste for the sea
son of the year, red costumes abound.
The fashion of weariug ornaments in
the hair is steadily becoming more pro
nounced.
Low shoes are of patent leather and
kid or of tan-colored kid foxed with
patent leather.
The most fashionable hosiery has tiny
embroidered designs or clocks in the
same or contrasting colors.
Linen plush is a now material and used
for dressing gowns and trimming. It
resembles its woollen prototype.
Gloves of pean de Suede have the nrms
from the wrist upward of guipure lace
corresponding in tint to the kid.
Lace and gauze fans are worn with
evening toilets. The sticks of some of
them are incrusted with precious stones.
Jackets of all nations are again in
fashion. One can choose from the Turk,
the Spaniard, the Japanese, or from the
French, of two centuries ago.
Under petticoats of soft crepe, corded
zephyr and silk are trimmed with edel
weiss and machine-made Valenciennes
lace. They are exceedingly light in
weight.
A pointed puff, extending from the
top of the sleeve to the elbow, is made
of the lace or embroidery with which
the dress is trimmed. This style of
trimming sleeves is only applicable to
rich dresses.
Last year’s leaf-shaped basques at the
backs of bodices of woolen material are
still in favor. When these are used the
bodice is trimmed with velvet or moire
antique, and two points of this fall below
the leaf points of the woclen material.
The plush combined with the new
cambrics, despite its silky appearance, is
made of cotton, and for* the skirts and
acce sories of a dress its wide stripes arc
most effective in lieu of the plain mate
rial which is supplied for the bodice and
drapery.
Summer dressing in the country is
charming this year, because delicate tints
in cotton and white wools are so much
used. It is a real pleasure to see the re
turn to the straight simple skirt, because
it is such a comfort to the tired and a
welcome relief from the weight and bur
densome character of the ‘‘costume.”
The Divisions of Time.
The natural divisions of time are the
year and the day. The week is arbitrary,
being probably derived from cons'dera
tions first suggested by the first chapter
of Gene-is. The month, though origin
ally intended to be the time from one new
moon to the next, has. of necessity, de
parted from this idea, in order to ‘make
an even number in the year. The decade
aud the century are purely artificial, de
duced from our system of numbering.
But the day and the year, the one de
rived from the reappearance of light and
darkness, the other measuring the round
of the seasons, are universally adopted
units of time, suggesting themselves
alike to cultured nml savage, and which
we can not think will ever be superseded.
The year is the time of the revolution
of the earth around the sun. Its measure
is most easily obtained by the reappear
ance of the sun at the same alt tude in
the sky. Every one knows that it is
higher in summer than in winter. If
the circle of the caith’s equator were
extended right out from the centre of
the earth into the sky, it would cut out
a circle there which is called the celestial
equator. Now, the sun crosses this line
in the spring northward, arriving at its
greatest altitude in the middle of sum
mer; thence it descends, crossing the
Jine southward in the fall, and reaching
its lowest point in midwinter. Tha
ancients, by measuring the length of the
shadow cast by a vertical slick on differ
ent days of the year, arrive I at sur
prisingly correct rcsulta as to the ling h
of the year. In 490 n. i\, Democritus
itsse ted the year to be 305 1 days long,
which is within about eleven minutea of
the truth, Another ingenious device for
the same purpose wai that of the Egyp
tian a-troiioiuers. who act up a wheel
parallel to th" plane of the cquutor.
Winn tic amt was in this p'nue, the
shadow of the sunwatd side of the wheel
would be exactly int reepted by th
other, and the inti rvnl I etu rt-u two such
OCdimaoil would l.t<u*ma the year.
Owing 1 41 the fact that ilia sun dh not
CUM the c lest Ist e luulor tu tlie saute
pi oeach year, this y. ar which measures
the season# is a t w minute* s' orior Ilian
the eia<t time of the ruth's motion
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FABM AND WAUDEN
Second Covering of Potatoes.
In localities where potatoes are largely
grown for market, the second covering
of potatoes, aa it is called, is an import
ant operation. It is mainly practiced
I where potatoci are put in drills and
! ridged up in planting. Just as the
| young plants peep out of the ground a
| coverer goes through the rows, scraping
< the dirt from the centre over the ndge
| and burying the plants anew. This sec-
I ond covering of dirt destroys any potato
> bugs' eggs that may have been laid on
j the leaves. So far from bemg an injury
to the crop it is a decided benefit, and in
' destroying weeds is more effective than
| any other cultivation that can be given.
; It is this labor-saving device which en-
I ables potatoe growers on a large scale to
continue in business, though prices of
potatoes are unreasonably low.
Feeding Calves.
The average boy of the farm has had
plenty of disagreeable experience in the
lcedingof calves. Fed from a pail in
the hands of a boy, the calf is never
properly fed. To feed one calf and at
the same time keep off several others as
hungry and eager as only young animala
can be would be too much for a man to
successfully cope with, except that he
can strike and kick harder than the boy.
Yet how large a proportion of the calves
raised are fed inj this way? Far more
than in any other. It is not difficult,
however, to make all this work compara
tively easy, whether there be only three,
or four, or twenty, or more calves.
Have a proper feeding place and erect
a line of stanchions similar to those for
larger cattle, but accommodated to the
size of the calves. It may be necessary
to make the calves enter these to be fed
for two or three times. They will soon
learn that only here can they get their
food. Then, upon the proper call being
given, they will eagerly take their places.
Whatever the vessel fed from, whether
of metal or wood, pails or troughs, they
must be fixed so they cannot be pushed
about, and they must be kept perfecty
’clean and fresh.
When Jhe calves begin to eat grass they
should within the next two weeks be
taught to eat a few oats daily. Thence
forward the milk ration may be dimin
ished as the grass and grain are increased,
but the decrease on the one hand and the
increase on the other must be only as the
paundfof the calf grows. The rennet
or true digestive stomach of the calf is
the larger of the four. In the full-grown
animal the paunch is the largest, and
this increase in the one case corresponds
to the relative decrease in the other as
the animal attains age.
Heated Boxes.
The heating of the boxes of the reaper
or mower frequently occasions vexatious
delay, and occurs without any apparent
cause. It is noticeable that a box once
heated is more prone to heat again; and
if the box holding the shaft to which
the sickle-driver is attached is ever
thoroughly heated, future trouble can be
avoided only by the greatest care. If
the box fits too closely around the shaft,
it is apt to heat. So, too, if it fits too
loosely. The shaft must have enough
play, but no more. Too much play is
more frequently the cause than too little
play.
Lack of proper oiling will, of course,
cause the boxes to heat. Very few are
so careless as not to apply oil often
enough; but the oil may be inferior. It
is well to buy oil of only a reliable
dealer, remembering that poor oil may
be sold at a low price, but good oil can
not. The rule for oiling a mower or
reaper should be: “Little and often.”
The boxes in which the sickle-driver
works should be oiled every few mo
ments. If too much oil is applied, not
only is the excess w asted, but dust is
gathered, and this is a frequent cause of
the boxes heating. If a box heats, the
first thing to do is to remove all dirt, if
there be any in it; and this is the first
measure of prevention as well. It will
also reduce tlic wearing of the parts. If
the ground is quite dry, the dust will
soon find its way into the box and make
trouble, unless removed. Sometimes
grass and straw will get wound around
the shaft in the box. He who would
never have a hot box must have a sharp
eye and be of a careful mind. —American
Agriculturist.
Curing Hay.
A frequent mistake in hay making is
to over-dry the hiiv. Not only is the
hay better when housed or stacked as
soon as possible after cutting as it will
keep, but the risk of gett ng the crop
damaged by rains is avoided. The views
of farmers have changed very materially
in later years in regird to the amount of
drying ncce sa y to insure the keeping of
hay. Experience has shown thnt much
less drying is necessary than was formerly
supposed to be required, especially if the
hay is put in a tight barn. If it sweats
and heats some tint need not cause alarm
for, to a lim ted extent, this is no harm.
Of course the pripcipal object in dry
ing the hay is to get rid of the water
which, if retained undiminished, would
cause fermentation uuder the influence
of the air and the germs of ferment float
ing in it; the secondary object is to les
sen the weight and thus le sen the cost
of handling. But the more of the watery
part of the grass w - can retain the more
the hay will be like grass: and in getting
rid of the water we cannot help losing
much of the delicate volatile scents and
flavors which it is desirable to retain.
How quickly after grass is cut and it
begins to wilt is the air all about filled
with the escaping perfume of new mown
hay; and so long as the drying process
goes on so long w ill th s perfume be
given out. Any method of preserving
grass, siloing or otherwise, which will
retain all the ingredients in the most
eeifect and natural manner will give the
est food.
Among the best farmers the practice
now is to get the hay into the mow or
stack the day it is cut if possible.
In good bay weather this can be done
with the right management. Tire mower
is started in the morning at least as soon
as the dew is off and run until 11:80 or
12 o'clock. If the hay is green and heavy
it will be ncee.-s try to turn or stir the hay
with folks or a tedder, otherwise it will
take too long to dry and t! e ton wi 1 be
dried to cleath before ill: underside of
the swiii th is hardy wilted, Start the
rake by 2 r. u., and u suiicleut force
of teams to haul it all in before the dew
falls.
The old furnier’s saying, “I would
rather have u pound of juice in my hay
than an ounce of water," is worth re
numbering, and if it looks likely to rain
before the hay is thought to be sulticeut
It dry, start tie teams to work. Dess
<1 mage will result by beginning too
soou than by having the pa rtly dried
hay get drenched with rain. If the iuty
i> somewhat green aud beaiy the closer
it is packed u the mow the better. It
should be spread evenly and tramped M
much as purs.bh* to get and keep the air
o it.
A ptaetiee that ha* been trial with
good suicxmm is to mix the green lay
with sum* old hay o straw, puitiug first
g layer of etraw. then eue id hey, then
another of straw and so on till the mow
is full or the stack complete. The straw
not only absorbs the moisture, from the
hay and thus adds in preserving it, but
it is itself improved by absorption of the
odors of the fresh hay, so that stock will
641 the straw up clean, when before they
would hardly touch it. Here is another
proof that valuable matter ia given off
from hay by exposure.
The addition of salt to hay as it it bc
ing put up is thought by many to aid in
keeping it. It is doubtful if any amount
less than what would injure the stock
does any good as a preservative. But a
few quarts to the ton will improve the
tost a of the hay for the stock. —Rural
World.
Farm and Garden Notes.
The roots of the strawberry often reach
out several feet from the plant, hence do
not set out too thickly.
Comb foundatiun usually produces
straight combs and consequently greater
conveniences in handling.
Encourage toads in your hot-bed and
garden They will destroy more than
their weight in insect pests.
If there is jin occupat'ou on earth in
which order and thoroughness are of
importance it is that of farming.
Excessive labor is the next worst thing
to ill-directed labor on the farm, but in
haying and harvesting labor may be car
ried to the point of endurance in fine
weather without being ill-directed.
If you intend to compete at fairs bestir
yourself in time to know that the pro
ducts or stock are the best of their kind
and in the best possible condition. It is
not the biggest always, but the best, that
wins.
It is claimed that the ox yoke in com
mon u=e needs some improvement. It
should fit the neck, or else when a load is
being drawn the windpipe may be at
times partially closed and the inner part
of the neck galled. • ,
A calf should be taught to eat whole
oats by the time it is three weeks old.
This can be done by slipping a few hand
fuls into its molfth just after it has
drunk milk. When it has leurned to eat
them, keep a supply before it in a tin
box. ,
All fowls that feather slowly are
usually hardy—for instance, the Brahmas.
For it is owing to the fact that the drain
on the' sy.'tcm occasioned by quick feath
ering does not weaken them. Slow
feathering while growing is indicative oi
hardiness.
Very young ducklings are tender at
first, and should neither be allowed to
go into cold water nor be exposed to
chilling winds while they are under
twenty days old. Such exprsures cause
cramps, and they often die suddenly
from these results. ,
The soil can scarcely be too rich for
apple trees. Kitchen ashes, in which
table refuse has been thrown, will make
good top-dressing, and even good ditch
scrapings may be use! with advantage if
nothing else cm be had. Top-dressing
is the best system of manuring for apple
trees. - -
If large watirmelons are desired for
show or exhibition purposes, give the
vines a very deep, well-enriched soil,
and do not permit more than one fruit
to remain on a vine. Pinch back the
leading shoots occasionally, and be very
careful not to injure the vine during the
season of growth.
Geese can be fattened cheaply, as they
will eagerly consume chopped turnips or
any other kind of cheap material, but
they must have corn also. It is not well
to have geese too fat, as it spoils their
marketable appearance, but young geese
can hardly be fed too liberally, as until
they have completed their growth they
will not put on fat.
The Yellowstone Geysers.
The geysers are the most remarkable
manifestations of this region; but I shall
not give much space to them, says a let
ter to the Boston Herald. Your readers
all know what a geyser is. Its opera
tion can easily be imagined, and the
photographs, which are frequent, gives
an excellent idea of the appearance of
these eruptions. I was prepared for
them, an l they created less of wonder
and admiration in my mind than the
coloring, the conformation, and the per
manent agitation in the springs, to which
I have given more attention in this letter.
There is but one of the greater geysers
that the visitor is sure of seeing in a
limited sojourn—Old Faithful,‘which
spouts every hour, and is hardly sur
passed in effectiveness by any of the
others. The others go at longer inter
tervals—some of several days. One is
pretty sure in two days’ time to see a
numb rof minor ones, as did we. We
were fortunate enough to witness an
eruption of the grand geyser also, which
in its breadth and power is magnificent.
The Castle we missed, much to our
regret. If we had included that also, it
would have left little to be desired. The
landlord who lives in front of it told
me: “There is just one word to de
scribe it—it is awful. It makes a noise
that appalls you, and it shakes the earth
all about; we look for it with hope, but
we are glad when it is over.” The cra
ters built up around these geysers are
great curiosities in the form which the
deposits have taken, and it is very inter
esting to visit them all. One of the
chiefest, the Grand, covers no busin at
all that would be observed; others, like
the Castle and the Grotto, rre large and
peculiar. The whole area within view
of the hotel at this upper basin is cov
ered with SDrings and geysc rs from which
the effect toward twilight is the bc-t of
all. I saw a curious combination of the
practical on this majestic scene as I
strolled through it alone. All at once I
came upon a man and hi 9 family wash
ing for the hotel in one of these springs.
He removed the heavy soil from the gar
ni* ns, aud then set them to boll in the
spring. I took a handkerchief .from my
pocket and it was cleansed, ironed and
buck there in five minutes’ time. This
man told me n Chinaman had < stublidicd
himself at another spring some time
since, but he put so much soap in the
water that he created a Mnall iieysc •, and
John decamped hurriedly, thinking he
was in the infernal regions. We tried
the experiment later with a pound o(
soup, and it r. suite I in thrnwiug up the
water with great violent*, five or six feet.
t drrtipoiultnee liotton Herald.
Home Old I’eoplt.
Instances of evt emeold age are re
iiorted from Buss a. The \ar nti, a
(ussisn Journal, announce* the death in
the almshouse of Mt. I’d rsb irg of a man,
aged 122 years, who had been au inmate
silica IHIM. |(is mental families were
prcMTiel up to the thru of his death,
aud bis geuerai health was etcllciit tu
the age ot lilt, alicii h>* tom in* n< eij tu
fail There is in the imiu institution a
soldier's widow, whose age, as shown by
ilw uSi'iiliry t*v hi mice, is at least 110
vuars. in our wwn country, at New IM
laud, ttiiiu, Mrs. Arnold hae just < da.
biatt and the IW th auutivrssi v of bet birth;
icqd lor two sisters are still living aged
it ( MviiV*tjr Imi and lust joa rs. -IMimm,
WISE WORDS.
There are a hundred kinds of religion,
but only one kind of piety.
Take a cheerful view of everything,
and look for beauty in everything.
The smallest kind deed will return
with teader light upon some darkened
day.
To be content is not to be satisfied.
No one ought to be satisfied with the im
perfect.
Organizations may change or dissolve,
but when parties cease to exist liberty
will perish.
Be loving, and you will never want for
love; be humble, and you will never
want for guiding.
Prudence and good breeding a-e in all
stations necessa-y: and most young men
staffer from the want of them.
The three essent ala to human happi
ness are something to do, scme.hing to
l.ve and something to hops for.
The thorough-paced politi iaa must
laugh at the squeamishness of his con
science, and read it another lecture.
Truih is the seed whereof welfare i3
the fruit; for every grail of truth we
plant seme one will reap a harvest of
welfare.
You find yourself refreshed by the
presence of cheerful people. Why not
make earnest effort to confer that pleas
ure on others?
He is the greatest man who chooses
the right with t . vincible resolution, who
bears the heaviest burdens cheerfully,
and whose reliance on truth and virtue
is the most unfaltering.
There are two kinds of lineages in the
world. Some there are who derive their
pedigrees from princes and monarchs,
whom time has gradually reduced until
they have ended in a point, like the pyra
mids; others have had a low origin, and
have risen by degrees, until they have be
come great lords. So that the difference
is that some have been what they now
are not, and others are now what they
were not before.
Sayings of Children.
They are in the country, for the sum
mer, and baby has been kept very busy
supervising all the farming processes.
Two or three nights ago she pushed
away her bowl, declaring that she did
not cu eto feed any longer upon milk.
“But, my dear,” said madamej “why
not?” “Because,” said the baby, supe
riorly, ‘‘l know all about it. Milk is only
chewed grass 1” —Boston Beacon.
NO ROOM IN HIS PRAYERS.
Little Phil had always mentioned each
member of the family in his evening
prayer, but the other night he left out
the baby. “Why, Phil, you foigotyour
dear little brother!” His black eyes
flashed with the answer: “There’s no room
in my prayers for ray little brother;
there’s no room in this house for him,and
what’s more, there never has been!”—
Newton Graphic.
AN EYE TO BUSINESS.
“Can any of you tell me why Gott
fried Muller is not at school?” said a
teacher to her scholars a few weeks ago.
Up went a little hand like a jump-jack.
“Well!” was the interrogative response.
“Please, ma’am,” answered a little boy,
with a rapidity that almost took away his
breath, “his father's dead and his Uncle
Pete’s got the job.” It is not perhaps
necessary to say that the relative referred
to was a rising young undertaker. That
boy ought to be successful as a man. He
has an eye to business. —Boston Budget.
NOT TO BE OUTDONE.
The children at Fort L. were one day
holding forth upon the belongings of
their respeitive mammas. “My mam
ma’s got a beautiful silk dress,” etc.
The climax was reached when one of the
number exclaimed: “Well, anyhow,
my mamma’s got the red-headedest baby
in the post.”
A TOUCHING APPEAL.
Child (about to be spanked)—“Oh,
mamma dear, do wait till winter; it makes
me so warm in summer J”
A PIECE OP LUCK.
A little girl lately wrote to her friend:
“Yesterday a little baby sister arrived,
and papa is on a journey. It must be a
piece of luck that mamma was at home
to care for it.” —Philadelphia Call.
Peculiar Punishment in China.
The cangue is a large wooden collar,
three or lour feet in diameter, with a
hole in the center, through wh’ch the
prisoner’s h ad is placed and the collar
secured with a padlock. This collar is
very heavy and prevents the prisoner
from reaching his face with his hands.
On the top a-ide of the collar are pasted
written slips stating the nature of the
crime the wea:er has committed and tho
length of his sentence. This class of
prisoners have the worst food and cells,
and are often crowded so thickly together
that the cangues lecome unbearable, not
allowing movement in the cell. They
arc sometimes sent out in the neighbor
hood where they committed the cr'ma
and forced to beg for food. Another
form of the cangue is the chair cangue.
This is even more uncomfortable than
the ordinary collar, and is not often
used. The other prisoners are chained
and secured in a c:uel manner. Tho
usual method is to fasten an iron collar
around the neck, and to this attach a
chain. Fre p ently they are chained in
positions that utterly preclude the slight
est movement of the body. The over
crowded condition of the* jails and the
<ruel and unncccessarily severe treatment
must fearfully ravage the health of pris
oners confined for any length of time.
—Sfiu Francitco Examiner.
The Prairie Dog Disappearing.
The bounty of five cents for each and
every prairie dog scalp by the Territory
has had the effect of greatly diminishiug
the number of these pe-ts. Scalps are
pouring into the clerks’ o.dices, and war
rants aggregating heavy sums have al
ready been drawn in favor of j r.iitie dog
slayers. The prairie dog is a pest which
the farmers of the West must rid them
selves of. Grass, growing grain and
vegetables are subject not only to attack
from thim, but to absolute eradication.
Instances iinve, of lute years, bean fre
<|uent where the work of an entire spring,
and consequently the fruits of u year s
toil and eare, have been rendered nuga
tory and destroyed by one week’s work
of the dogs. On the cattle ranges, too,
they are dreaded. Here they not only
destroy the grass of immense areas, but
straight deep burrows, open and innu
merable, are the prolific sources of acci
dents to riders, frequently deadly in char
acter. Many a cowboy, riding swiftly
and fearlessly to Ids duty, bos been vio
lently hurled to Ilia ground and teriously
if not fatally injured by his horse step
ping into a prairie dog hole, IJoniance
and sent men! find small sympathy when
op|oeti to utility and piogrcss, and
Washington Irving's pi ah fa dogs must
follow I ii'ijaf*# Indians, l'twymut
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A SOUTHERN EDEN.
AS EXPLORER'S STORY OP THE
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
The Richest Country in the World-
Falls that Equal Niagara—Beau
tiful Women and Progres
sive Men—Buenos Ayres.
Air. W. P. Tisdel, the noted African
explorer, has just returned from a trip
to the Argentine Republic. A writer
for the New York Mail and Express con
versed with him about the magnificent
El Dorado, as he termed the Argentine
Republic.
"It is the Utopian country of'the
universe,” he said. “In climate, re
sources, energy and future possibilities
that country is the greatest on the face
of the earth. It fulnlls in every way the
dream of the poet, the reality of the lib
erty-loving and the wealth that first led
the adventurous Spaniards to seek out
and conquer unknown worlds. The first
impetus given to progress in the Repub
lic was when President Sarmionto inau
gurated the system of public schools fif
teen years ago. Since then an Eden ol
prosperity has followed.”
“How about the attempt to assassinate
General Roca, the President, the other
day?”
“That was the act of an insane man.
Even model republics are not free from
cranks. President Roca is popular, and
the country has made great progress dur-.
ing his term, which expires on the Bth of
October. He will then resume his posi
tion as General-in-Chief of the army.
President Roca will be succeeded by
Juarez Selraan, who was elected by aD
overwhelming majority. A Presidential
term is six years. There are two poiiti,
cal parties—the Liberals and Conserva
tives. The former have won every elec
tion, and perhaps will continue to do so
for many years. The constitution and
laws are fashioned after those of the
Unit.d States. The republic contains
4,000,000 people and an area of 1,900,000
squares miles. The seasons there are re
versed. I left the last of May; it was
very cold. Now it is dead winter there.
The climate surpasses that of any coun
try. It is life-giving and invigorating.
Beef hung up in the open air never de
cays, but dries to a state of preservation,
and great quantities are shipped all over
the world.”
“What kind of a debt does the model
republic groan under?”
“She smiles uuder a foreign and do
mestic debt of $120,000,000. The rev
enues for 1886 were $50,000,000 and the
expenditures $30,000,000. The foreign
commerce of 1884 amounted to a grand
total of $150,000,000. Gold has recently
been discovered in the Province of Pata
gonia, and an expedition has been fitted
out under the direction of the wealthy
capitalist, Senor Lczama, who has gone
thither to explore and report. Such
things constantly keep the country boom
ing and give capital a chance to invest.
The republic ow r ns the great Province of
the Missiones, considered the richest in
the world.’’
“The falls of Ygazu, a few miles above
the intersection of the rivers Ygazu and
the Parama, on the borders of the Mis
siones, are considered suporior in size,
beauty and sublimity to the falls of Ni
agara. They are much wider and have a
fall of twenty feet greater than Niagara,
The volume of water is not as great as
the latter, but for picturesqueness they
go far ahead of the world-famous falls.”
“How does Buenos Ayres compare
with other cities?”
“It is the New York of that continent.
There is no city in the world to equal it
' in enterprise and wealth according to its
size. It has a population o£ 450,000, and
supports twenty-eight daily newspapers.
Everybody reads. The papers cost two
and a half cents per copy. The majority
are printed in Spanish, but nearly every
language is represented. Buenos Ayres
has more miles of stieet railroads than
any other city in the world. The houses
are generally one-story high. Of late,
however, bank and public buildings have
been erected three and four stories high.
The only building material is brick. Tel
ephones are everywhere, and the city is
lit up with electricity. There are twelve
theatres as finely appointed in every way
as any in Europe or the United States.
“But the city is shut off from the
world?”
“No, only shut off from the United
States. From thirty to sixty mail steam
ers arrive monthly and ride in one of the
finest ports of entry in the world. One
steamer departs monthly for the United
States. There are several lines of steam
ers carrying frozen cattle to Europe.
One beef extract comp :ny at Fray Bentos
kill over 2,500 head of cattle per day
Emigration is pouring in f.om Italy,
Spain, France, Greece and Ireland. The
Americans do not come to any extent,
although they would be gladly welcomed.
The new city of La Plata, capital of the
Province of Buenos Ayres, twelve miles
from the city of Buenos Ayres, is con
sidered the most wonderful place of its
size that has ever been built. It contains
30,000 inhabitants. The city was con
structed at a great expense by Governor
Recha, within a period of five years. The
public buildings are comparable only to
some of the finest in the Unitod States.
Electricity,telephones and all the modern
improvements are in use. Millions upon
millions ha e been spent in beautifying
the city and erecting handsome build
ings.”
•‘Well, have they many women in the
model city?”
“Ah! yes, and the most beautiful that
eyes ever gazed upon. Mr. Frank Vin
cent, author of the ‘1 and of the White
Elephant,’ came up with me. He declares
that the Spanish women in the Argentine
Republic arc the most beautiful on the
face of the globe.”
Stonewall Jackson’s Courtesy.
When Ilsrper's Ferry surrendered to
“Stonewall'' Jackson in Se, tember, ISt-a,
General Jackson halted his horse in front
of the Ninth Vermont, and, taking off
his hat, solemnly said: “iloys. don't feel
bad; you could not help it; it was just
as God willed it.’ 1
One of Jack>on’s staff a ked Colonel
Stannard, of the Ninth Vermont, if he
had anything to drink. gtannurd cour
teously bunded him his flask, und the
young Confederate Captain poured out a
horn and arrogantly said: “Colonel, here
is to the health of the Southern Confed
eracy."
Stannard answered: “To ask and r.
cept a courtesy of a prisoner anal then
insult him is an act ibat an honorable
soldier would worn."
Jackson turned on hi' staff officer and
gave him a severe scolding, saying the
repetition of such an insult to a pri-oncr
would cost him his place. Then turning
to Colonel Htannsral General Jackson
apologized for the coaduet of his officer,
saying that it was an exceptional act o|
iuxile it# on the |art of a young end
reckless uiaia; amt, bowing gravely, lbs
famous CiMifedciate General rode sway.
—/ tW z/cz ei*'o.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Does the sunlight falling upon an or
dinary wood fire have any effect upoa
its burning? It is a popular notion that
the fire burns more feebiy when the sun
shines full upon it It is now alleged
by scientific men that there may be some
such influence produced by the action of
the sun,
An English statistical writer says that
while population in Europe and the Uni
ted States has risen thirty-four per cent,
since 1850, working power has increased
105 per cent., and as a consequence of
this five men can now accomplish as
much as six in 1870 or eight in 1850.
The world’s steam power is now five and
one-half times what was in 1850.
The motto of science is still excelsior.
Held by wire ropes to the tip-top point
of Sonbliff mountain, a peak 10,000 feet,
high in the Tyrolese Alps, is anew
block-house. Flanking it is a massive
stone turret. A wire ropeway 8,000 feet
long leads down the mountain. In this
block-house is to dwell a meteorologist,
and his observatory is higher than any
other meteorologist's in Europe.
A paradoxical observation is that while
menthrol, a remedy for neuralgia, im
parts a sensation of coldness, the parts
rubbed with it are really hotter than the
surrounding skin. This confirms the
newly-ad vane and theory that sensations
of heat and of cold are conveyed by two
distinct sets of nerves, the* menthrol
seeming to powerfully stimulate nerves
of cold.
Rev. F. Howlett, of the London As
tronomical Society, has confirmed long
entertained doubts concerning the cor
rectness of the generally accepted theory
that sunspots are depressions in the solar
surface. Though himself an observer of
the sun for many years, neither he nor
friends requested to verify his results
have been able to see any spot as a notch,
when at the sun’s edge.
In Geimany, Str.isburger has success
fully grafted stramonium species, com
m >n tobacco, henbane, atropa belladon
na, and petunia upon the common po
tito plant. The most remarkable result
is that, when datura stramonium was
grafted upon a potato plant, the normal
appearing potatoes borne by the latter
were found to be impregnated with
atropine. It is not stated, however,
whether the tobacco grafts infected the
tubers with nicotine. Tschudy had al
ready grafted the tomato upon the po
tato, producing potatoes from the bot
t m and tomatoes from the top of the
same plant.
In the village of Meyrin (Canton of
Geneva) some disused wells have been,
hermetically sealed to serve as barome
ters to tie people. An orifice about an
inch in diameter is made in the cover
of the well, by which the internal air is
pnt in communication with the external.
When the air pressure outside diminishes
on the approach of a storm, the air in
the well escapes end blows a whistle in
connection with the orifice, and in this
way notice of a storm’s approach is given
to the inhabitants. If, on the contrary,
the pressure increases,, a different*sound
is produced by the entry of the air into
the well, and the probability of fine
weather is announced.
Shoes in the Confederacy.
The dearth of leather also drove the
people to all sorts of grotesque expedi
ents. Sole leather especially, owing to
the difficulty which the small tanneries
experienced in its production, was ex
tremely scarce. Wood, which had long
been worn to a very limited extent by
the slaves in some localities, now came
into general use in the making of shoes.
A wooden shoe was among the very first
inventions patented under the Confed
erate government. In the beginnirg a
considerable variety of shapes prevailed.
Some could do no better than dig out
a rude wooden receptacle for the foot,
a travesty on the sabot worn by the
French peasants; a strip of leather be
ing attached to the top, by means of
which the clog was secured to the ankle.
But by far the best and most comfort
able style, and one which was adopted
wnenever the additional leather required
was to be had, was a simple sole of ash,
willow, or some light wood to which
full leathern uppers were fastened with
tacks. At first these were made so
thick, in order to insure durability, that
among their various other effects was
that of adding very sensibily to the stat
ure of the community. Later ofi it was
found better to make the soles thinner,
and protect them from wear by nailing
on their bottoms light irons, similar in
shape to horseshoes. They were neces
sarily the noisiest shoe ever worn, al
ways announcing the approach of their
wearers at a good round distance. When
the air was clear and the ground frozen,
one was by this means kept well ap
prised of tlie movements of his immedi
ate neighbors. Especially did their tell
tale clatter make them the abominatipn
of .’the nggro in his nocturnal rambles.
The dismay of nervous people and care
ful housewives, tliair effect indoors was
indecd something terrific, though after
irons came into vogue and lessened the
impacting surface, the clatter was toned
down to something under the tramp of
a horse. Nor were they much less de
structive to floors, while carpets simply
did not exist in their wake. Despite
the scrubbings and semirings of a quar
ter of a century, their marks are yet to be
seen in some houses.
The use of wooden bottoms for shoes
was by r.o means confined to the negroes.
They were worn by the majority of la
boring people, as well as bv many of both
sexes who had been reared in affluence.
The scarcity of the last winter of the war
drove whole fara lies into them, except
the little feet which could not be trusted
to steer such craft, but bore their share
of martyrdom by being impiisoncd'in
doors throughout the live-long dreary
months. —David Dodqe, in Atlantic.
Popping tire Question.
M irv had a bashful bean
Who came long time a cooing;
Then a-he, ciom pity of his woe.
Saw she must ad his wooing.
So. making rosebuds of her mouth
And with her heart a-quiver,
She said her pa wa< going South
To see a lovely river. -
“Now, Charlie, guess its funny name,"
She told the youth elated,
And when he couldn't she, aflame,
Cried: “Kissimee,” and waited.
Alas she waited all in vain,
The lover was so stupid.
“Ab, me,'’ the sighed, "I must be plain:
Do give me courage, Cupid!”
Then gavly l aughed, “Key West, you know,
Unhealthy is tor straugers;
What must 1 say If p should go
To warn him of its daugersf
"You tell me,” spoke the lover flushed
Afraid to make suggestion.
“Why, Charlie, 1 wiirsay,” she blushed,
H II on t you, Pop, the Kay West shunt"
KoasL,
Me "popped*' an! she
Cried ‘Va-tlainly,”
—//, c*. /'o igs, fa Tit lilts