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i nation is a queer peo-
nature impulsive, excitable
lotionary they have never
yet lost tbe deep impression left on
their national character by the Great
Napoleon. It looks now as if nothing
■ but a leader-were lacking to plunge
the nation in as sanguinary a war as
was over waged. They still look
longingly toward Alsace and Lorraine
and these provinces fret and gall un*
der the requirement of Bismarck that
only German shall be spoken in their
borders.
A present source of excitement and
one, it seoms, that will over-throw the
government or briug ou a conflict
with other nations is the Panama
canal in which nearly $300,000,000
and ever half a million people are in
volved. The other day Boulanger
was dishonored and all but driven
from Paris, to-day he is the idol of
the nation and the hesitancy of the
government in assi -ting in the com
pletion of this gigantic work of De
Lesseps increases his popularity anu
points to him as the leader of the
over-throw of the present administra
tion if not of a revolution,
ijome of the restless nature of the
French is finding vent ir, $he Paris
exposition which is to open on May
otli next, and which M. Berger, di
rector-general, seems determined to
make the grandest affair ever held.
Seven thousand mechanics are at
work daily and every day tens of
thousands of visitors swarm to the
grounds to watch the process of con
struction.
There will be 28,000 French and
15,000 foreign exhibitors. Among
the latter, Belgium heads the list
with 1,600, Ital}' comes next with
1,000, and England follows with
800.
The world hopes that some solution
will be found for the Panama canal
complication and that the present
century, at leas’, will not see ’ such
man-slaughter as dyed French histo
ry under Bonaparte and at other
times in-numcrable.
attendance by planting another col
lege where there is only room for one*
In the Now England S ates where the
greatest advance is being made in
university in-tmetion, the number of
colleges has decreased by 3 in the last
ten years, while New York has
dropped 2. Tbe Southern States
have lost 23, while their number of
students has increased by over eleven
hundred.”
AWAITING ADVICE-
The Governor lias referred tbe re
cent bill, providing for the appoint
ment of a board of control for the
experimental station, to the Attorney
General. That bill provides for tbe
appointment of a commissioner from
each congressional district, and two
from, the faculty of the University,who
shall constitute this board of control
to determine the location and gene
rally direct the management of the
station. The bill, in effect, looks to
the establishment of a station entire
ly disconnected with an agricultural
college. The Hatch bill, by which
the appropriation was made by the
general government, requires that the
station shall be connected with an
agricultural college. The friends of
the University therefore think that
the recent bill passed by the legisla
ture is contrary to the provisions of
the Hatch bill, and the Governor will
not sign the legislative act until At
torney General Anderson has ren
dered his decision.
THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION.
M”.P. A. Stovall, in a strong edi
torial in the Augusta Chronicle,
favors the location of the experimeu
tal station at Athens. lie is emi
nently correct, as no place in Geor
gia offers as great inducements as
does Athens. Dr. Jones is recog
nized as one of the foremost writers
and experimenters in agricultural
science, and here ho has everything
necessary to make a perfect success
of the station.
Dr. White, as State chemist and
professor of Chemistry in the Uni
versity, lias a thoroughly equipped
laboratory and will assist Dr. Jones
in his experimental work. The State
owns the Kook College, which is ad
mirably adapted as a home for the
director, and it is sufficiently large
„ - to furnish space for all kinds of ob
servations and experiments. To it is
attached a fine farm of sixty acres, on
which all varieties of crops can l>e
raised.
As a business matter, laying aside
nil local prejudice in favor of Athens.
Everyone can bnt admit that here is
the advisable and proper place for the
station.
Quarterly bulletins will be issued
and not only will the students of the
University derive profitable instruc
tion from the station; but every plan,
ter in Georgia will read and profit by
its results.
Mr. P. A. Stovall, editor-in-Chief
of the Augusta Chronicle, is in the
city. We welcome him. There is no
brighter writer nor cleverer gentle
man than Pleas. Stovall. He has not
forgotten his old home, and never
fails to speak in terms of highest
praise of Athens and her noble pec.
pie.
It is hoped that Chancellor Boggs
will do much in popularizing the
University among the people of
Georgia. Many false and injurious
impressions prevail as to its workings
and if can never command the par
tronage nor accomplish its highest
ends until many deep seated preju
dices are exposed and removed.
Secretary of the Navy Whitney
and his force will retire with honors.
They have succeeded in binding
Hayti with an old hull. It is' com
forting to know that Columbia’s flag
is respected on the high seas, even
though that respect comes from in
surrectionary half breeds.
V.Irnt Sharks "Will Swallow.
An emigrant ship was on its way to
Sydney, when a gentleman dropped a
much prized presentation snuff box
into the sea. About three days after
ward tbe sailors captured and killed ono
of several sharks which were playing
round tho vessel. The lost snuff box
was discovered iu the stomach of tho
fish. Mr. Goulbum, chancellor of the
exchequer, said, on nearing this, that
an English cruiser had once seized
what they believed to be a slaver, but
were obliged reluctantly to let her go
for want of papers to prove the fact
A fortnight later a shark was caught,
and in its body was found a roll of
papers which condemned the o! aver;
they had been thrown overboard. The
cruiser hastened in pursuit of the
slaver, and seized it Just three weeks
after the papers nad been thrown into
tbe sea.—-Boston Herald.
. e’8 review of it
in Tbe Nineteenth Century, .Mis.
Ward sprang into notoriety. To those
who had no knowledge of her person
ally, her book made it clear that she
was one who. not only knew her Ox
ford well, but was intimate with Ox
ford life and Oxford people and Ox
ford traditions. It was, therefore, no
surprise- that before she becamo Mrs.
Ward she was a Miss Arnold, and that
diais the granddaughter of Dr. Arnold,
of Rugby, the niece of Matthew Ar
nold, ana the daughter of Thomas Ar
nold, tbe editor of many old books, the
writer of the “Encyclopedia Britan-
nica” article on English literature, and
the author of a well known “Manual
of English Literature.” Mr. Thomas
Arnold, it will bo remembered, became
a Roman Catholic, and for a while was
a professor in the Uuiversity of Dub
lin, and also at the Oratory school in
Birmingham. But he finally settled
down to litcran? life in Oxford. In
1872 Miss Arnold married Mr. Thomas
Humphry Ward, an Oxford man, and
at that time a tutor of Brasenoso col
lege. Since then Mr. Ward has given
up his tutorship, an£ is now tho art
critic of The Times. His anthrology
of English verse, popularly known os
Ward’s "English Poets,” is perhaps
tiie best in existence.—Pall Mall Ga
zette.
ociert, too tireybouud.
Llewellyn, a prince who reigned
over Nortli Wales at the beginning of
the Thirteenth century, had a famous
greyhound that had been given to him
by his father-in-law. King John, of
England. Tlic hound was called Go-
lcrL or “Kill-hart, 1 * from its prowess
in the chase, and was a great favorite
with the prince, feeding I rom hishuud
and guarding his couch when ho slept
One day Llewellyn went out with
his men and t ogs to hunt; but during
the chase he missed Gelert the
strongest and swiftest of all his
hounds, and, owing to bis favorite’s
absence, but little game was taken.
The prince r turned home angry and
disappointed, when, just as he reached
tho gate of his castle, Gclert came
bounding toward him to receive his
accustomed caresses; but Llewellyn
started back in surprise, for the jaws
of the hound were dripping with
blood.
Ho rushed to his chamber, and saw to
his horror that tbe cradle in which his
little son had been sleeping was over
turned,-and the coverlet and floor
sprinkled with blood. Thinking that
his favorite hound had killed his
child, ho turned in his rage and
plunged his sword into its side; but as
poor Gelert fell, there mingled with
his dying howl the cry of a child.
Leweflyn ran to the overturned cradle,
and. raising tlie blood stained cover
let, tie found his rosy boy beneath it,
just awakeued from his sleep, and be
side him there lay a huge wolf, torn
and dead, that bad been killed by the
bravo greyhound. The cradle . had
been overturned in the fierce struggle
between Gclert and the wolf; but the
little boy was unhurt, and had fallen
asleep under the coverlet, only to be
awakened by the death cry of his pre
server.
Llewellyn’s joy at finding his little
son safe and unharmed was only
equaled by his grief , and remorse at
having slain bis faithful Gclert. He
caused tho noble animal to be honor
ably buried, und erected a monument
over him, and bung thereon his born
and bunting spear; and the place was
called Bcdugelert, pronounced Bctli-
gelert, “the grave of Gelert,” and from
it tbe whole surrounding neighbor
hood takes its present name. And in
gratitude to heaven for hi3 child's es
cape from tho jaws of tho wolf, und to
perpetuate the memory of his gallant
greyhound, Llewellyn founded the
abbey, tho ruins of which may still be
seen amid the wild and beautiful
scenery of Bcthgclert—Boston Herald.
An Interesting Sketch After
the Holidays.
Hand Slinking and Contra alaMofll—How
the Nation’s taw makers Begin
Th.lr Labors, Etc.
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLECES-
The facts, in the following extract
from a Northern journal, are Very‘.en
couraging to the friends of a thor
oughly finished education, for thdse
who go to our colleges and universi
ties, and whose ranks are .to furnish
the teachers of oar best schools in
town and country.. We heartily agree
with its author, that it is true wisdom
to build up and /strengthen our old
established colleges and not- weaken
them "by planting another college
where there is only room for one.”
It says.
•'The forthcoming report of the
United States Commissioner of Edu
cation will show the interesting fact
that th*e number of colleges and uni
versities remains exactly the same as
ten years ago, while the number Of
student in them has in the same time
increased from 32*316 to 41,161. Sev
eral new ; institutions have been
the ave
vivin
of each sur-
weu-
leges. We have ten times as many as
. any other nation, but in attendance,
in reputation, and in efficiency, tew
can even compare with the European “° eD “°
universities. Let us build up and
_ Si-
from their is out,
It Waa Cold On tilde.
Down in Santa Cruz they have a
jail. It is not a very ioysome jail,
atqj a man might be kind of lonely in
it if there were no other prisoners
there. Somo time ago tbe constable
found a man lying groaning just nu-
der tho window, where tho
broken. Ho took hold of„ him, and
found his leg was broken. In due
time he was examined, charged with
trying to escape. They found |/o was
a tramp, but had not escaped ut all.
"How did you come to get there?”
"Judge,.I fell from the window.” ,
"What were you doing at the win
dow?”
on or saiwuru.
The manufacture of tho oil of
fras is- becoming an important indus
try in some ports of the country, espe
cially in tho southern states, where
this tree is common. Only the roots
are used; they arc chopped into small
pieces by a machine constructed for
tho purpose, tlie oil „ being then dis
tilled from tbe chips by the aid of
usosfor which tlieoil of sassafras can be
employed are numerous and varied.
It is a favorite perfume for soaps and
candies; it is used as a solvent for dif
ferent gums, and as a liniment. It is
also very largely employed in tho
manufacture of several popular pro
prietary medicines. The importance
of this industry limy be expected to
increase ratber than diminish, as tho
sassafras and tho persimmon are the
two trees which a;c spreading most
founded in the decade, but an equal faP'dly ovcr tho old and abandoned
number have given up the ghost, and
Hints to Amateur Beclters.
Emphasis is no less important tlian
inflection. In every sentence there
are particular words demanding spe
cial accentuation; and by a false
-* phrase may
ad. Nouns
and verbs receive the largest share of
attention in this regard. Contrasts
must bo strongly marked, while anti
theses demand the greatest force of
emphasis. To keep an attentive eye
upon the precise meaning of the text
is the great desideratum.
Should doubt arise as to the correct
emphasis of a sentence, a useful rule
is as follows: It is a fact that in ordi
nary conversation, people—even the
were least educated — instinctively speak
with expressive accentuation; it isonly
when they come to render the thoughts
of others, or to read from a printed
page, that their habitual and uncon
sciously acquired art fails them. Thus
tho proper emphasis is tho natural.
Take, therefore, your doubtful passage
and express tho thought colloquially—
as you would talk it to your friend
across the table.
You will thus obtain, not always
tbe proper tone (the due dignity might
be wanting), but you will invariable
perceive tho natural, and therefore the
correct, accentuation. Rate of utter
ance must also be attended to. The
gay, the mirthful, tho amusing should
N SUCH a day as
the assembling of
congress VV a s h -
ington looks as
though a carnival
were in progress.
The wide avenues,
strangely silent
usually, and not disfigured by the heavy'
wheels of lumbering truck or plebeian
dray, are brightened by the guy dresses
and splendid equipages of people, all
tending toward the mighty pile on the
grassy hill, glistening-like a sail at sea—
me Capitol. The crowd around the Cap
itol fa almost classic.- Tho procession of
people all going one way, swarming all
the streets, and finally arriving at the
many entrances to the Capitol (all the
principal streets of Washington branch
off from the Capitol) is a sight that can
scarcely bo seen in any other city in
the United States. True, the people
do not, as in ancient times, carry sacri
fices to the gods, nor do they unite in a
low chant of praise or thanksgiving.
They are, on the contrary', very jolly,
eminently good natured, not at all
reverent in speaking of the statesmen
they aro on their way to see, and are
palpably out for a holiday, for a good
timo. Many of the people are from tho
north—from New York, Boston, Detroit
—and it is easy enough to distinguish
them from native Washingtonians be
cause of the rich, heavy furs displayed
by the women, the heavy ulsters by the
men, which ore altogether unnecessary
in Washington in December. But those
furs and those overcoats must bo ex
hibited.
In the Capitol the crowd is tremendous.
The vast rotunda is densely packed; the
hall of statuarv is completely filled, and
in every out of the way nook you will
find groups of people taking things in.
Even on the top of tho massive dome,
which rears its front against the sky sev
eral hundred feet, you will see pcoplo
walking around surveying tho thrilling
prospect before them—tho wide Potomac
wnsiiing tho docks of old Alexandria;
the sleepy little village of Bladensburg,
where was fought tho battle between the
Americans and British in 1814, and the
scene of many a bloody duel in the early
part cf tho century; tho stupendous
Washington monument, with the - blue-
hills of Virginia as a background, and
many another sight enchanting to tlie
stranger in Washington for tho first time.
The scene on the floor of tho house is
worth remembering. It is so active;
everybody seems tp bo in such feverish
haste. If you have ever been in the
stock exchanges of Chicago or New York
you have some sort of idea of what the
scene in the house cf representatives, so
far as the men are concerned, & like.
But the surroundings in the house are so
much more magnificent. In plaee of a
baro floor there is a carpet into which
your foot sinks half an inch; in place of
tnels the walls have rich paintings of
storic personages; the vast hall is fres
coed by tho best artists of Europe; in
place of a common plaster ceiling there is
an aero of glass, on which aro painted
tho symbols of all the states, and through
which, in the day time, a soft light falls
on the heads of the members; at inter
vals of every twenty feet at tho side
there are large open grates, the
burning logs making a cheery glow
at the back of tho hn.ll. The
galleries, with their sharply ascending
tiers, the seats filled with all sorts of peo-
ile—black and white, rich and poor, some
jessed magnificently, others in tatters—
form a picture almost incapable of being
handled by the painter’s brush. There are
galleries for all classes. The diplomats
liave a gallery, there is a gallery for tbe
congressmen’s families, and galleries for
both sexes. But by all odds the band-
speed buoyantly aloug. Conversa
tional passages should be spoken trip
pingly on the tongue. Dignity re
fields throughout tho southern stater,
outside of the pine belt proper; and at
present'prices good wages can bo inado
digging out the roots. - Garden and
Forest
Keep your blood pure, and you will cry a Domestic SPwincr
not have rbeumatiRTn. Hood’s Sarsaps- . UU ,
— machine and a . Charter
OaK stove. Senew your
rilla purifies the blood, and tones tbe
whole system. ...... ..w- 1 -.»•
pingly' on Hie tongue. Dignity ro
quires a certain stately, measured
movement The reverent and sorrow
ful ore slowly uttered. In the
very whirlwind of passion tho speed
is fitful, the utterance irregular and
abrupt. Sarcasm is generally ob
trusively deliberate. Tyros usual'
buru to learn gesture; out graceful,
appropriate and powerful action is al
most a special genius in itself.
Let the itmateur be as sparing with
gesture as ho can. A great elocu
tionist advises • that no movement
whatever bo-’used for tho use of which
tho reciter cannot give reasons in
writing. Ho states that his own
method is to employ during early re
hearsal. every gesture that su
itself, and thereafter to thin
down, retaining uoue for which,there
is not clear necessity ■■ZI..-*
Remember the Drawing
for ouv prizes—a top biug-
we bear of the sudden Subscription. and ll&ve
yo« r name placed in the
P ri f box - Dra * ln S earl - v
is out, Get one. . * ‘ID JaiUiarV.
Erratic Conduct In tbe Riv-dlllo of tb®
Man Ilrivro In Battle.
Tho last scene cf the wayward
career of that brilliant Frenchman. •
the Due do Biron, when condemned to
death for open and shameless treason
against Henry IV, was of a tragical
character. Tho place of his punish-
ment was the inuer court of the Bas
tille. Biron seems to have flattered
himself that he should bo acquitted,
and when the chancellor, with sonic
of his officers, presented himself to
read the death-sentence and announce
its immediate fulfillment be broke
into a passion of mingled despair and
wrath. At one moment he begged
for mercy in tones of tho utmost
abasement, at the next ho sliricxed
out menaces against all who had
offended him or been concerned m Ins
downfall. In storm und whirlwind
ho spent tho few hours of his life that
remained to him. but wa3 at length
induced to make his confession to a
priest and to utter a prayer or two to
the diviuo judge before* whom he was
so quickly to appear. A few minutes
before 5‘o’clock in the afternoon lie
was informed that all was ready, and
that he must descend into the court of
the prisop. As he quitted the chapel
his quick eve liglileu upon the execu
tioner. “Begone! wretch!” ho
shoiited; "touch mo net till the last-
moment If thou como near me until
then, I swear that I will strangle
thee!” On tho scaffold he twice re
peated the command and tho threat.
Looking upon the soldiers, who stood
silent in their array, with arquebuses
ready and matches lighted, lie ex
claimed in a voice of pathos: “Will
none of you put a bullet through my
heart and earn my gratitude? Oh. to
*lio like this I so basely, by so
disgraceful a blow 1”—as if the
fikaine lav In tho punishment
and not in the crime. Thu represent
ative of tho law again read his sen
tence, Biron violently interrupting
•whon he was charged with having
plotted the king’s death. Thrice he
tied a handkerchief over his eyes—
thrice tore it olf again—displaying
.none of the calm and gallant bearing
.ho had always shown on the field of
battle. The executioner wishing to
cut off his hair.nt the back of his neck,
.he again broke out into a fit of ungov
ernable rage. “Touch me not,’* lie
said, “except with thy sword! Lay
.hands on me while 1 am alive, and I
wilt strangle half the creatures who
aire present and compel the rest to kill
:mor So fierce was his look, bo sav
age his tone that several persons with
drew in alarm. It was thought that
bo intended to seize the executioner’s
:sword, bnt it had prudently been con-
•cealed. At last, after a painful delay,
Jio requested one of the officers of the
.Bastille to bandage his eyes and put up
Jus hair, after which he laid his head
•on the block. “Be quick I quick!
•quick!" were his last words, anu they
ihad eiarccly dropped from his lips
-when the headsman raised his sword.
A single blow and Biron was no
unoro.—Gentleman’s Magazine.
,i»- TTuJt’'" or that,
But tei-uus .. _»* ot time, to sit and hear
Bo ciacy to'low compliiuJitS f* a< *
CiA-Aii taafei-icsT
Home is tUo resort
Of love, of joy, of petwa end plenty, where,
Sucportias <uid supported, polished friends
And dear relations mingle into bliss.
* —Thomson.
Oh, that I bad my Innocence again!
Hy untouched honor! Bnt I wish in vain.
The lleece that has been by the- dyer stained
Never again Its native whiteness gained.
—•waller,
TIIE EXCURSION
Since a good long while It ho3 been
spoken of. ... .. ...
“Some Sunday we shall all go to the
country,” says father, one evening-
“Will it be next Sunday, papal”
“Oh! no. Of course not. Tho weather
Is too unsettled vet.”
. “Bnt when will it be, papa?”
“Later on, later on!”
closed when they reached the station
They scramble into the cars, getting
as well as they can, stumbling ov«rTj~
thoric baskets of provisions, from
escape scraps cf meat pie, tho brine otZr
chovies or a thread like rill of reddkL'
liquid. .
Their neighbors in the cars ftw s at
them,- and they fuss back. Children
scream; women screech and men shont
The racket' made by the car wheels rami
bling over the. rails and the clanging
the bells rung at the stations are
mented by tho lively songs of a gan-?!l
rowdies perched on the roof, to w§ c h
may be joined the. discordant strains from
hunting horns, wound by a crew of boat. 1
men, who are also bent on fiaving a good I
time. I
All at once the train comes to a fnal
stop, ahfi oar friends have reached 1
end of their journey.
“What! already I Why, we didn’t
anything.”
The exit from the cars is accompany
by tbe same pushing and confusion. On
of the baskets is minus its cover andnn i
other has lost its handle. All rush foil
the omnibuses. Father hoists up mother I
who. tugs her youngsters behind her &|
Weeks, months, sometimes even years .
fiyby, and the famous excursion is still /°JSL ttre mercl
but a project It is not forgotten, how- le^ly trodden up6n and skfrts «ro tor
ever, and is frequently mentioned to the into shreds. But what does tact matte
neighbors, who feel awfully put cut be- ,a «P erre - 0,
cause they cannot join tho party, and who doesn t have fuue cry day.
hope nevertheless —Perhaps! Y/bo nr ® , tho pwnibus, ;
knows! So many strange things hap- fff. ca ™. 1.
FLOWEBS FOB HBB FATHER,
somest gallery is the one provided for tho
newspapermen. They have gilded desks
and cnairs.everv convenience for writing,
and as their gallery is directly above tho
speaker’s desk they have a full view of
the whole proceedings, and can look into
tho faces of tho legislators and sketch
them with the greatest of comfort.
“Tho house will tie *in order!”
The speaker is obliged' to repeat the
order several times, threaten, implore,
beseech the house to come to order. It
seems as. though the members will never
become quiet. At last the hum of story
telling and greeting ceases, every one
not a member is obliged to leave the
floor, including the wives and daughters
of tho members themselves, the prayer
is recited amid deep silence by the white
haired chaplain, the roll is called, the
speaker makes a neat little address and
tno transaction of regular business is de
clared in order. Tnen the noise begins
again, louder than before,’ and tho
speaker’s ivory gavel falls again and
again on his desk for silence without any
eitoct whatever. It is always thus in tho
house, especially during the first few days
of a session. After a while, however,
the novelty of the thing wears off and the
members, tired of talking, comp’- ~ “
settle back
on their <
watch tho
slowly upward and—think. Yes, it may
be said that they do sometimes think.
Tiifyare ’ -*-
reveries 1
autograpl
of all the
roused from their
with
the names
lit little
„ are
reveries by the f<
)h albums, seel
le members. These' _
fellows, with fresh, rosy faces and knick
erbockers, make’ a good thing out of
this autograph scheme. They sell tho
albums for fancy prices to collectors
I’fg'ii 1 utst So-ue.'
That is a pathetic story of tlio last
appearance of the lkautif.nl and
aixxiabie, but frail. Peg Woffington.
Sue was playing Rosalind in “As You
Like It” “oho went through Rosalind
■for four acts,’’ says Tate Wilkinson
■“withoutmy perceiving she was in Use
least, disordered, but in the fifth site
■complained of great indisposition. 1
•offered her my arm, which sho gra
ciously accepted. * • * Wheiishecume
•off at the quick change ot dress, she
again complained of being tU,
but got accoutered and returned
to finish the part, and pro
nounced in the epilogue sjicech,
‘ ‘1/ it be true that good wine needs no
hush, it is as true thnt a good play
needs no epilogue,’ etc, etc. But when
arrived at ‘If 1 were among you, I
would kiss as many of you as had
beards that pleased me,' her voice
broke, sho faltered, endeavored to go
•on, but could not proceed; then, in a
voice of tremor, screamed, ‘O God! O
God f tottered to the stage door speech#
Jess, where sho was caught. The au
diences, of course, applauded until she
was out of sight, uud then sank into
awful looks of astonishment—both
young and old. before and behind the
-curtain—to see ono of the most hand
some women of tho age, a favorite
principal actress, and who had for
several seasons .given high entertain
ment, struck so suddenly by tho hand
of death in such a situation of time
and place, and in her prime of life,
being then only thirty-nine.”—Gen
tlemen's Magazine.
An UnilercrooDil Lake.
Tho lako which was discovered in
tho Huachuca mountains, an account
of which appeared in The l'rosjiector,
"Was discovered by Messrs. Robbins
and Bunch, of Ash Canyon Spring,
while following up a ledge which had
been discovered by them. The roof
of tho cave was entirely dry and the
water of the purest quality and as
clear os crystal. A number of human
bones were found, also some relies of
ancient pottery. Tho cave, was ex
plored for 300 Rot ip length, but nnesti-
mateof its extent could bo arrived at
The fact that it had not been discove'red
before is due to the entire absence of
any opening existing, mail the discov
erers of the ledge Had picked away
soma loose rock ut a point on the
ledge where work had evidently beeti
done many years ago. — Tombstone (A
T.) Prospector.
Source of the MtatisnIppL
The true source of Ihe Mississippi
river is disputed. an«l Dr Brower's re
searches locale it m the interior of
section “1 of llie government survey,
in a small bike iaid flown on the maps
and clmils of Jean N. Nicollet in IS3S,
four years after the visit of Seb<>ol
craft who fixed the outlet of Itasca .as
the proper jK>int of commencement
Tho claims-made by Willard Glazier
in 1881 tire found to be false. Mr.
Brower was formerly register of thfc
St Cloud land office, and is fully
pasted in regard to the history and ex
ploration of the locality. Scientific
American. ' f
Oh! how delightful the countn is;
Now comes an ascent The jifled ani
mals can no longer pull, they non. Tho
I ! packed in like 'herrings. The liuntv
Tho projected trip is spoken of at home hornagain sounds its ear splitting noh
and abroad, at breakfast and at dinner, tho soug3 begin anew, toffowod by a vi^.
at night and in the morning, daring the ous thumping with walking sticks on he
day while retailing calico or molasses; , roof and yellsof wild laughing,
sleeping! it is the only dream; waking, it How delighlfnl the conutry is!
is the single topic of conversation. 1 Dust! more dust! always dust! A ace
At last the day is definitely fixed. It 1 here and there. Meadows with c™- 3
will be next Sunday week. . watched^ by a ragged maiden, then
What happiness! Tho little ones can trees, othc-r meadows, now and ticn a
think of nothing else. Every spare muddy brook and other cows tended by
moment is spent looking at the almanac, , 0t jjcr liadly dressed girls,
from which they daily erase, frequently j "ho sun darts his rays straight down,
twice instead of once, the days that corns our “leaas wipo their forcheals. thc-y
before the one so impatiently expected. 8weat, they sigh
“Ten days more! Three days yeti ’Tis
to-morrow!”
Tho shop is closed early, supper . . ....
swallowed hurriedly, and all busy them- ' passengers ml get down. Some, the most
selves with their little arrangements; pro- Jumble ones, push the stalled vehicle from
vided for long since, and still unfinished, behind, while the others drag ihemsolvos
Of course there has always to be some- slowly along, Wowing like a par of bel-
thing forgotten; a ribbon, a pair of i lows In a blacksmith shop,
trousers, a basque. | At last! here is the village. Fields o(
And that washerwoman who does not ; bai ley and wheat, studded hem nml there
show upl What can sho be thinking of? ' w-ith a few crooked apple trees. Further
Go to the country without white panta- on may be seen a confusion of red, men
loons! Why, one might ns well expect to ami yellow roofs, above-which r.-es ti
go without a straw hat! There surely can small pointed belfry, surmounted hy n
bo no fun unless one has on whito panta- tine weather cock. The hjna ;ingle
loons and a straw hat. Every pleasure | their bells, the driver cracks his vtv.p,
sports its own livery. j and the villagers,^in their Sunday hitirc,
A hunter without leggings and game I rash to the windows, with That eras loci I
bag is no hunter, even though ho lias not ; on their faces which people generally as- I
taken a single step through newly plowed sume when disturbed at home. The j
notes of tho cornet now eennd deliriously,
whilo the songs grow moro and more to- |
hcrent
After a breathing spell at the inn facing
the public square, baskets are picked tip,
and each little group starts out across the
unknown country.
Somo camp in tho shade of the nearest
trees, while others go to the rocks nt the
river bank. They-feast iiroid tbe croak
ing of frogs, and aro annoyed by tho flies I
ami tho spiders, which aro so indiscreet at
times as to tumble down into their glasce
or settle upon their plates, while now am.
then a snnke'or a viper throws theirpicnic j
into nn inglorious disorder.
When all hove eaten to their hearts''
content r.nd drunk their fill, when their I
faces are flushed tis if with cos-’estion, I
they go for a stroll through the clouds ct]
dust, unless with, handkerchiefs spread I
over their faces they lie nt full length oil
a gravelly bed of dry leaves and twigs!
xtntil the storm, which has been brewic’l
.all day, suddenly bursts forth in all ini
fields or shot a single partridge, killed a
siuglo rabbit.
Father, in a fury, says that the jaunt
will not take place. Mother intercedes.
‘Now, my dear, you have other panta
loons!” The re! thing children beg piti
fully. “No! I toy no! ’
Air! but here is the washerwoman!
Thank Godl All tho linen is examined.
Every piece spread out ostentatiously on
tho furniture, looks so spruce and engag
ing, each one’s portion being carefully set
apart. What a charming picture!
No general reviewing his command has
ever assumed a moro tririmpliant air than
docs papa, as ho contemplates the suit he*
is to wear on tho morrow. The children
cry out in ecstasy and are with difficulty
prevented from putting on their clean
clothes at once. * *
And mother! Though sho does not
make as much fuss as others, she is very
busy, nevertheless, and yet sho is not the
least happy member o£ the family.
Not only has she to look after what con
cerns her petjsonallyyrbqjj flio caeca ©f.-tho-yfvry.
whole tomily arc upon her shoulders. She
pulls out drawers, closes them again,
packs up boxes, fixes and unfixes, rum
mages in every corner, sits down a min
ute to sew on a button or tako in a hem,
then undertakes something else. Nothing
is missing! Yes, indeed there is! Ohl
my Godl what shall I do at this late hour?
A very necessary lace is wanting,, and be
sides there is a collar and a pair of stock
ings that have not been washed.
A hurried visit to a neighboring shop,
which by good fortune is still open, and
tho needed lace is supplied. Tho collar
and the stockings aro washed and ironed,
whilo tho gaping youngsters,, with sleepy
eyes, are always stumbling over mamma’s
feet, getting in her way as they try to
help her. '
Father looks at the barometer a last
time and goes off to bed. He is soon snor
ing like a porpoise, arousing himimif occa
sionally to coll out to mother:
“I say! what are you doing? won’t you
ever get through fiddling abont there?”
“I’ll soon bo through, dear," replies
she, keeping on in her quiet, demure way.
No, she has not finished. Her task
never seems to end. Tbe clothes are all
ready, that is something, a great deal in
fact, but the next thing i3 the looking af
ter tbe provisions, and that in itself is no
small job.
Last time, father’s brandy flask was left
behind, and he grumbled about it oil day
long. Heaven grant that nothing be for
gotten this time to mar their holiday.
In fact, tho poor woman’s eyelids feel
very heavy; she no longer secs distinctly.
She docs not complain, though at times
she cannot help thinking it would bo far
more pleasant to be in bed, alongside of
that other one so comfortably stretched
out- iu all his dignity. Ah! men, what
Belfish creatures you aro.
Well, never mind! people don’t go out
to amuse themselves every day, so keep
up your courage a little while longer.
Tho pasty, the cold meat, the ham, tho
anchovies, the cake, all are here. So is
’j , -TT’1 - V
Then, the devil tako tlie hindmost. Tit I
groups scatter, every one for himself, tail
the baskets for alt They miss their wt;;|
they , lose each other; they call to cccil
other with all the accents of ik-spair, nil
finally with an extra headache, a lost ext I
or earring, sometimes even a divs'kI
child, they meet again, God oniy kuoml
how, at the inn facing tho public square.j
just as the guard gives notice that it iil
timo to depart. They get aboard amid tfel
some hubbub, and have tlie same quar-l
rels and troubles as in the morning.
But then, the next day, won’t they t*J
able to say to the neighbors:
“Great Scott! but didn’t we have fua!i
And then tho neighbors are green witi)
envy nutil a Sunday comes round, wba]
it will be their turn to muke our frieuisj
feel bad.—-Alfred Bousergent. (Trunsj
In ted for Times-Democrat).
Tho Sewing Thread Umtluen.
It is said that a woman began thol
manufacture bf sowing thread in 1’ngbudl
in 1722, and it would seem proper that thol
idea should have first come fro::i that sex I
through whose hands nine-tenths of thol
thread passes that is used. Paisley bail
the honor of boing/tho first town that cm-1
barked in tbe business. It we* called I
as made of flax and rol
nun’s thread,” <
nrpidly increased/; n popularity that it wasl
long beforeS i become an important!
branchof manufacture.—Brooklyn Kagkl
beverages, am l
when tea is he beverage, and haras
!£“ ' v “ h “r
and the mustard. Just think, we were
going without mustard. What a row
father .would have raised, ho who will not
tako a bit of meat, unless there is mus
tard on it.
At last! aiiis ready. Phew!
Mother now slips into bed. Tho little
ones, cuddled up in tlie blanket, have
been asleep for moro (haa an hour.
Beterarii and Dlgmtion.
An interesting series of experiment*!
has been made by Dr. J. W. Fraser onl
the influence cl our common beverage?!
oa digesUoB- Lncm# these drinks kl
finds that wate; is usually tin! best, bil
infusions, tea Ot cocoa acts most favors-J
bly whonbreadfis eaten, and coffee is t“ e |
best for use w th' nicat or eggs. EpPl
aro the best animal' food with infnsedj
should bo soft boiledf
Subst itute for Carbolic Acid.
Experimentsnre believed to sbowtk
ascptol, or ortliopenot sulphate, is destined
to take the place ot carbolic acid, ns a dis-S
infectant audfanUseptic. It is a syrni’{’|
brown fluid of aromatic odor, and solut
have in alcohol, glycerine and water, and is
short while the whole family isirTa s°md sotoSf. 'Is^nnSptTc It is^H
*2 ! equal carbolic acid, while possessing ai»
the rulv-mf.,,.-. OtlOf, nW»|
when they aro fil
congressmen
dare not refuse tlie boys anything.
' .r . ————
Chew the celebrated Little . Edwin
Tobacco, manufactured of only the best
Henry County V-fc. fillers, by Penn ^ &
Watson, Martinsville, Va. The best
chew made into 9 inch 4’o. Satisfac
tion guaranteed, if net goods to bo re
turned at our expense.—Talmudge Bros.,
Exclusive acents.AtbenR.Ga.. 6m
Ding! Ding! the little clock, placed on *
the marble top table at tho bedside to * ctc - York Sim.
make matters donbly sure, springs its
noisy alarm at 5 o’clock.
Come, children! Get up! get up!
With stretching arms and yawning
months, all dress themselves noisily. Ono
complams that his shoes pinch, another
finds his shirt too stiff with starch, while
a third declares that her corset incom
modes her. kr-iitfia 1
Pshaw! don’t mind that, it will be all
right in a little while. z -
Luckily the weather is splendid. A
vivid ray of sunshine, glinting in through
tho window curtains, puts an end to all
complaints and thoroughly awakens those
who still feel drowsy. Father has quite
a majestic look with his white pantaloons
and his broad brimmed Panama hat.
Dressed before the others, he naturally
FARM TO REN’i
Any one wishing to rent a far
miles front Atfcens. will address <
Long.
Bvituiuon or many friends
£ i iiSPSPifiES 'uyseif as a cun
Treasure o( MarVe'“c^ptE
grumbles at their slowness.
Mother, in her yellow dress and be- • and respectfully
decked with jewelry, glitters like a star. I s
Oh! yes, she has all her jewels on, though
the feels somewhat afraid of losing some
of them, on the highway.
The children hardly dare make a jnove
for fear of soiling their nice clothes.
“Are you ready?”
“No, not quite." *
“By Jove! you will see if wo don’t miss
tlie train-”' HTijt
At last the little baud sets out. They do
not miss the train, but they had no time
to spare, as the wicket was just being
_ Hansoms with,-.rubber ties arc used i
London; they'arc easy and noiseless-
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