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YM joiTlVAL —X'Ur.I.rsilED WEEKLY AT— HAMILTON. GEORGIA. The Gorman government proposes to res u mo the building of large ironclad3, which was stopped after the wreck of the Grosser Kuerfurst. Speaking of the Sackvillc incident the Loudon Truth says; “This is not the first time I.ord Sackvillc has been duped. A little while ago a man came to him aud said that the British legation was to be blown up that evening, and that he alone could prevent it. This he promised to do if he were at once piid $500. The sum was handed over to him, when he went about boasting everywhere how he had ‘done’ the British miuis ter. The man was a professional card sharner.” The young gentlcmau, aged six and a half, who is now Crown Prince of Ger¬ many, and will he Emperor when the present young Emperor is dead, is al¬ ready being turned into a soldier. Every day he is compelled for over half an hour to move his chubby legs and hold his immature body according to military discipline, aud is severely drilled by an ancient Sergeant-Major. He wears the regulation uniform, and returns the aaiutos of aged Generals with dignified nonchalance. New York philanthropists are turning their attention to the alleviation of the shop-girls’ sufferings. There is also an effort to make tho factory girl more in¬ dependent and to this end large sums of money have been raised with a view to establishing schools for instruction in the different branches of mechanical labor. It is claimed that if girls and young women are taught a good trade cally iu life they can be placed where they can make an honorable livelihood independent of brutal employers aud son! id factory-owners. Th'* latest gigantic scheme in South America is being carried out. by a French syndicate which is to build a railway from Montevideo through Brazil, Para¬ guay and Bolivia to the Pacific coast at « cost of $200,000,000. The provincial bank of Buenos Ayres has lodged $13, 000,400 in gold dollars in the National bank to the credit of the National Treasury, and it is estimated that the bank to day has a stock of go d exceed¬ ing $30,000,000. The Argentine Kc pubiic is on the eve of another boom and the state of affairs could not ho mo.e satisfactory. The Chicago Times believes that the next census will show the great city on Lake Michigan to be second, in point of population, to New York. In the census of 1480 it was fourth. The Timet c'aims that the popu'at on ol Chicago may to day be estimated at 1,0.) .old, and adds- “Chicago ad mitt nlly is gaining more rapidly in popu¬ lation than Philadelphia, a city wh ch lias made all the teriitoria! increase pos sib o, whereas in Lake, Hyde Park, and Lake \ iew, (hieago has three large cities immediately ac; * the street. Without incorporating the adjoining suburbs Chicago, it is clear, will pass Brooklyn in I860. With these suburbs Chicago, it will be shown, will pass Philadelphia and stand second only to New 5 ork. Then commences the race for lust place, a contention which may continue through several decades, hut with success certaiu in the long run for Chicago, which is lestined to become a city larger than London." A new- tensus ot the United States will betaken iu 1S90. It will surprise many of our readers to learn that tho census of 1880 has only recently been completed. The number of volume' necessary to per¬ fect the census is large. There arc separate books on population, nativity, age, sex, religion and occupation; on employes in mines and industries, me¬ chanics’, and agricultural, and the extent of manufacturing the kinds and num¬ bers of live stock iu the country; the farming aud dairy products , the output of mines, aud the value of ores, coal, oil, gas, etc.; everything that pertains to the manner in which citizens earn a livelihood; all about children of school age younger, criminal statistics of every available u d ure, and data about the insane, the i - mates, and tbe blind The next census will he much more vo uminoua than the one now com¬ plete’, aud the Ch;c.»go AVi et thinks that the commissi'i r who undertakes its compilation will be entitled to tho prayers of the ord‘.Ca¬ citizen that ho may survive the or K-al and not remain in office until the anuoiataientof his suc¬ cessor. The success of four Chinamen in enter-; ing the United States from Canada shows, declares the Atlanta Constitution, how difficult it ig to enforce our anti Chinese bill. “The border line between this country and the British possessions is 5000 miles long. We cannot guard it.” Lott’s Island, off the Maine coast, must be a veritable earthly paradise, since it is asserted that there are neither tramps, dogs, mud or mosquitoes in the length or breadth of it. The houses are ail neat and in good repair, poverty and riclics equally unknown, and no intoxi¬ cating liquors aie to be had for love or money. We respectlullv a-k those enthusiastic scientists, says ibe Boston Culticator, who are prepared to demonstrate that foiests create rain to consider these facts; Our . Pilgrim fathers . , ...... lived the seven m tcenth century on the borders of the largest forest in the world, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the cast and the p,. iM .. .he by Canada on «h, north and the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and yet they suffered from the effects of some of the severcsts droughts recorded in American history. Forests conserve moisture, but do not create it. Wc must look for some other cause for rain than the trackless forest or the arti ficial grove. G»wi.g trees .re v.lu.ble property, 11 either as a matter of sentiment or for their wood and c 1 nroduct ’ but . to « ' creasing the rainfall is contrary to the dictates of experience and common sense. Eggs as Food. Eggs of various kinds are largely used as food for man. and it is scarcely pos sible to exaggerate their value in this capacity, so simple and convenient are they in their form, and so manifold may be their transformations. They are ex ccedingly delicious, highly nutritious the and easy of digestion; and when shell is in luded they may be said to contain m themselves nil that is required lias fer the construction ol the holy. It been claimed for them that hundred they may be j served in about six ways, although it is generally found that the ; more simply they are prepared the more ; they ave approved Although other eggs , than those of birds are eaten—for in- - stance, turtles’ eggs-lt is generally | : agreed that the eggs of the common fowl and of the plover possess the j richest and sweetest flavor. The eggs of ducks and geese are frequently used in | cookery, but limy arc of too coarse a nature to be eaten alone. I he eggs of , the turkey and of the peahen The are weight highly I esteemed for some purnoses. of an ordinary now-laid hens egg is from one and a half to two and a half ounces avoirdupoiso, and tbe quantity of dry solid matter contained m it i amounts to about 300 grains. In 100 parts, about 10 parts consist of shell, 00 of white, and 00 of yolk. The ; white of the egg contains a larger pro- j portion of water than the volk. It con tains no fatty matter, but consists chiefly of albumen in a dissolved state. All 1 the fatty matter of the ogg is accumu luted in the yolk, which contains rela tively a smaller proportion of mtro genous matter, and a larger proportion There of solid matter, than the white. fore, iu an alimentary point of view, the white and the yolk differ considerably from each other, the former being j mainly a simple solution of albumen,the latter being a solution of a modified form of albumen, together with a quantity of fat. law and lightly-boiled eggs are easy of digestion. Itis said that raw eggs aro more easily digested doubted than cooked ones; but this may be ll' the egg is not overlooked. A hard- I boiled egg presents a decided resistance to gastric solution, and moreover often has a constipatory action on the bowels. Cassell's Magazine. — -- Ami »Poiuil-ition ami I opulation or or British Biitish India India. A statistical abstract recently the pub- in lishtd contains a tabic showing crease in the area and population of British territory in ludia since 1843. lu that year the area was 636,000 square miles, in 1844 it increased to 675,000; in 1847 to 684,000; in 1848 to 690,000; and so down to 1855 more or less was added every year (except 18531, until it reached 833,(00 square miles; and in 1856 it arose to 8o6,000. At this it remained until 1865, when this increased to 860, 000; in 1883 this rose to 868,256; and in 1886 to 947,887 square miles. bo that British India in ls86 was half as large agaiu as it was in 1842. Perhaps this extiaoTdinary increase will lie better understood when put in this form. Since 1842 an area equal to that of France, Italv and Belgium had been added to British India—that is to the British ter ritory in India, including the native States. In 181- British India had an area equal to that of France, Spain and the German Empire of to-day; in 1852 an area as large as Italy aud Portugal put together was' added to this; by 1862 a further area as this large as increased Hungary by was the added; by 1882 was area of Holland, and by 1886 an area equivalent to that of the whole German Empire, including the kingdom of ITus- the sia, was added to this. The area of native states under British protection, which are not included in the above ex amination. is roughly equivalent to the combined areas of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Spain, Portugal and Italy.— Piaurune. Shakespeare's autograph is worth about $5000, and Lord Beacon’s may be had for $25. fHE LAW OF THE HARVEST. I have sown, that I must reap; From ground where seed ot tares is cart I cannot gather wheat at last: *** va * n t0 plead—in vain to weep. With pity God may mark my sheaves, Bnt Law omnipotent must reign; And what can change my withered leaves To golden grain? Vain to stand idle, crying “Lord!” Th’ exalted good for which I yearn He gives me gracious leave to earn: After the labor, the reward, Why chide Him with unanswered prayers? blame is mine, and never His; In fruit which earnest action bears His answer is. —Frank Leslie's. THE SENORITA’S PLOT, BY EOYAL CLEWLINE. A number of ladies .. and gentlemen were seated on the hurricane deck of a fine steamer running between hew Or f eavin f „ a broad track $ danci^ 'ed b.antifnl dish h ht that tinned the water with a o.lect. Thn llgh.bnHK. swept gently o er the water ana the passen- 8® 18 ’ ■J“'^iifh/'a^nemed^^fuflv^nTov ° ’ ^ J JJ the - scenp* The attention of some was directed toward a long, low obect that rested like a cloud on the distant horizon, and tasSiafstt with a 4 uleasaS smile faltSrS,' 8 Tl C hh a young lady inquired of him what it glanced was. f or an instant the old sea dog the in the direction indicated by fair hand, then, with an attempt to mod ulate his voice into its sweetest tones, replied: «n t“»g» »>r>.,** S’ wk TO" °r°hi“s“ l k Sty T»»«* that I once had an exciting adventure; in fact, it was a fight for my life.” “Oh, do tell us all about it, captain; we should so much like to hear one of your sailor stories,” and a general chorus from the bevy ol fair ones finally decided the skipper to suriender at discretion, and in Ins matter-of-fact way the seaman commenced his yarn without further preface: “It was about the year 1835, that I had command of the old brig ‘Maria.’ She was one of a regular line of packets running and from New Orleans to used Havana, be crowded as a general thing I to with passengers. “But navigation in those days was not so pleasant as tlie present time, and the Gulf of Mexico, including the waters around Cuba, swarmed with piratical craft whose bloodthirsty deeds terrified the whole merchant marine, and the United States were forced to keep a large finally squadron actively cruising, and that had the desired effect, in time they cleared the waters of the free booters.' “I left Havana with the hold full of merchandise, and in the cabin 1 had one passenger, a fine-looking young fellow belon^ino-to Commodore Porter’s fleet, then stationed in West India waters for the purpose ot exterminating the black hearted villains. He was a midshipman and had been wounded in a cutting-out expedition against the pirates. He was now bound to New Orleans, where he re sided, having been granted sick leave for the purpose of recuperation. “ ln the forward saloon-sort of inter mediate passengers-were nine Spaniards, black-whiskered, swarthy-looking fel lows, and one Spanish maiden, about twenty years old, completed the passen gerlist. “The lady occupied the best young stateroom in the after calkn, and I must confess that her beautiful hair, black, luxuriant and glossy; her eyes, expres sive. soft and melting as a gazelle’s; her pretty form, coiiuettiali airs and sweet glances and heads were of the su ; whole cient to ship’s turn the hearts did have company, she not appear to anything forward to say to her countrymen iu the cabin, and was disposed to treat them w j t h silent contempt. “I pitied the young lady, for neither the middy nor myself could speak a word ot y P anish: but 5t did not appear ^ h#ve any e;[ect on the o.tlcer, lor he made love to the senorita in the most approved fashion and she, whenever oppor- loth, tunity offered, while nothing laughed and chatted in pure Castilian, and her soft, musical voice could be heard singing through the cabin when ever the middy was by her side. She was evidently possessed of wealth; at least I judged so from the usual stand point -appearances. She had a pro fusion of diamonds and rare gems, which, with a Cuban's love of display, she wore on every possible occasion. the shrewd I came to the conclusion that middy, despairing of promotion and having re ceived more blows than dollars, was laying an anchor to windward, for which I could not blame him, aud wished him success in capturing the prize-if he could. managed But what puzzled me was when how they to get along so well neither could understand a word the other said; but as the days rolled by the impetuous middy pushed the siege, with but little doubt in my mind as to the ulti mate result. “I wasstretching over for the Tortugas bank that you all see looming up abeam, when one of the crew at work on the fore topsail yard repo; ted a sail in sight broad $. the beam. “Now, a sail in those days meant danger, and a reasonable expenditure of caution at least became necessary, as nine times out of ten the stranger would prove to be a pirate. I at once slung my gla«s over my shoulder, jumped into the fore rigging, and ran aloft for the purpose of examining the fellow. I was theve some time looking at the sail, that was glistening in the distance, not much larger than a gull’s wing. light and variable, “The wind was the sun dazzled my eyes, and a little awell rather interfered with my observa tion, so that all combined, I was aloft much longer than I originally intended, finally returning to my post not much wiser for my trouble. “De cending the after compauionway intention of I entered the cabin with the enjoying my usual 3 iesta, hoping mean- would while that a favoring composed breeze spring up. I had when'a nicely my self for the nap light, rapid footstep crossed the cabin, and the next instant the middy entered my room without knocking, somewhat to my sur prise, as he was punctilious in all mat ters pertaining to sea etiquette and cus toms. I was on the point of so express ing myself when I chanced to catch his eye, causing me to start up from the lounge in surprise and alarm. I knew at once that something out of the usual line had occurred. “His voice dropped to a whisper as he seated himself by my side, while a thrill G f nameless dread and apprehension said shot through ° my heart as he impres sively “‘Captain, wc have pirates on board.’ “‘PiratesI echoed. ‘What are you talkin S a bo “ fc IIas y° u r *P°oning and _ , jTt'ba, . do.. «. both a good turn I assure you we have to confront a matter of life or death, and that very shortly. I repeat, sir, we have pirates among us.’ a^ethey e 3 ave J ' wh V ‘The nine thei/faithful Spaniards in the forward saloon and ally, the seno “I looked at the naval officer . sharply, , for I could not credit what he was say ing; but the steady gaze of his clear, gray eyes reflected back no fires of in sanity, while his demeanor, cool and un demonstrative, was indicative of any “ - ‘How did you discover tbe facta and ascertain they were sailing under false colors?’ “'Simply and erfough. I have had the my ft & rs eyes open for some time, » a tire passage in fact, losing but little of their conversation, plans and inten tion cc concerning us all.’ “ Why, what do you mean? What «'C you telling me, young man? Did you not inform me, in person, that you could not speak a word of hpamsb. and have I not heard you jabbering away to the girl, trying in vain to make yourself understood?’ 'I admit I told you all ....... that, but there was a motive in it all My suspic ions were aroused when I looked your passengers over, so I began to play a part. Thank Heaven, my pretended ignorance of the language will not be without its good results. Why, my dear sir, do you suppose that I could be a native of New Organs, and two years on the West India station, and not learn something of the language of the Dons? 1 can speak it like a native. But in tms “ atter "’ e must move at once; there is no time to lose.’ “ ‘Let me hear the whole story. 1 can decide better then upon some plan of action. I presume the piccaroons have designs upon the vessel?’ * ’Not only upon the vessel, ..... but the lives of all hands. It is singular, but that pretty-faced demon Perhaps is at the wonder bottom of the entire plot. you at the course pretended I pursued ignorance in regard to her the and my of Spanish language. I will explain my reason more fully for telling that whop per. The day wc sailed I was standing by tl ie side °f tbe senorita, who tripped arid would have fallen but for my as sistance. I noticed on lier hand a gem that glittered and sparkled to a wonder tul degree, while the setting was both odd and very massive, well, sir, that rmg was once the property of my uncle. He owned a plantation in Jamaica,which he left two years ago to visit his people in New Orleans. Neither he nor the ves vel in which he embarked has been heard from since. My suspicions were at once aroused ; it was too late to back out or seek for a passage by some other craft, while to disclose bare suspicions without proofs would have placed me in an un enviable position. I held my peace, waiting for what might turn and up While 1 have been flirting with her she pro tending to converse with me she was m reality Spaniards perfecting the plans of witn ship .ne. for seizure your aud the murder of us all. They are all members of one gang, and a fine lotof jail birds they are. I have no doubt that they murdered my uncle, and m some way the senorita has been mixed up in it. “ ‘ what do you propose to do: B hile you were up aloft they had a last grand confab. To-night-they are to rise, take the ship, make all hands walk ths plank, and rendezvous. then rnu into They Calveston, have which is their not the slightest suspicion that we un derstand a word of their language and imagine that the vessel will fall an easy prey to their rapacity, which very conn dence on their part will be of immense advantage to us w.ien the tune is ripe for action. Their plan is as follows : 1 key will sleep on deck, with two of their number convenient to the cabin hatch, two ,n close proximity to the man at the wheel, whi.e the remainder will attend to the watch on ue k and men forward. The signal lor th^attack is to be three raps on the hatch ana the mate and man at the wheel, will be instantly thrown overboard. We, that is, xou and 1, to be attended to by the senorita, who with ber PJJ} nard I s t0 o 1 !® us coup de grace. 1 here, sir, you have the whole of it, and now we must circumvent them at their own game. “1 scarcely knew what to do,for there were no arms on board the brig. The middy had a pair of pistols and his light dress sword, the only weapons we could depend upon: but I managed quietly, to commu- while nicate with ail the men the middy and myself settled upon a plan of action. “The Spaniards only counted on hav ing one watch on deck, but as I intended to have all hands on the alert, I resolved to lull suspicion by pretending that a gale was apprehended. As fortune would have it, the appearance of the weather was all in our favor, and with the disappearance of the sun the sky looked wild and brassy. The cook had been instructed to keep his coppers full of boiling water, while the men deposited the heavers and iron belaying pins about deck, when they could be utilized at a moment’s notice. ‘‘The mate was stationed at the wheel, a hatchet ground keen as a razor con cealed in the bosom of his shirt, while the middy and myself walked the deck, each with a pistol in his pocket and the sword near at band. Outwardly calm and with careless demeauor we waited for the summons that was to decide both the fate of the vessel and all hands. “Occasionally the low warbling of the Spanish girl could be heard as she hummed some love song, while the stra tegic positions of the murderous Spaniards small were easily descernible by the glowing light that emanated from their ceaseless cigarettes. ‘The n.ght was call* scarce y a dS X“ . of«t£ £Z c°»»™ Happed idly to and fro, causing the reef points, to dance and rattle almost con tinuously. I will confess to a feeling of to^ts'utmos'tTermion earstrainetTfor the first sound that would announce the commencement of the deadly struggle. But my companion, the middy, took SdSS . . "»“® tb „ nuarler <l uarler deck deck of ot his 1113 own ''. ^ tW ® „ dkt - inct measure d r „ L®tV n ) ,„p d who?e hro , 1 h tbp changed „ hit) „ nd in au in P scene hpeifoiven as if bv SSi, . \tue?.h«n • , b a d d b o?S con ly „ vStoLl’ „ J consDi Aad r“ t o rs fovmd g to theircoS ’ “ no timp nor ommrtunitv iy to at tend to anythin---but n own /of personal gaf . ’ f of tb g i ar <T e the g • d rushed at me from a dark c< j r b j 8 two-ed»ed ^-t]v dirf m-cr’ -iittering on : pd d ; r< mv heart fom it never had in onnortunitv to de geend . Wiih a cool steady aim I covered the m , bead, and<I doubt if he ever rea ii zed wbat was ‘suddenly the cause that con¬ si “ „ ned h - so i to everlasting m niabment The midd bad not used his pistol, but, depending on his sword, ran hi s antagonist “ through * in the most The d a d scieutitj manner. niate h ad desperately wounded Itis assail •’ . lpnvino-thom ° writhin'* and moan m a £ „ on on the deck, that was s i ipperv itb their blood ''Forward the battle was rao-ino fi erce i y , the loud yells of the* opposing discord! for ces' rineine through the air in ant shouts, varied occasionally by shrieks ag g ’ th cook ^ dealt 0llt lds stoc k of Bcaldi “ water ith an ^stinted hand .. Xh s iards were caper i ng about like French dancing masters with the enrao ^ . Q( j seameri followin'* them up clos usin _ t h e i r heavers and belay • - On' acr «i n «4. the dirks of the Span birds. came the seamen, flushed . , victorv cowed° charo-ino- U non the now thoroughly iuid demoralized Bcoundre ] g -when suddenly from the deD ths of the cabin bounded forth tha •, . . • a astilian^ teamin<-- uourinT eves t>lazin« and a t orrent of C sho°glared trom herli ' Like a tigress at bay about h disp i ay ing at the same time a pa " j r 0 f guP erblv mounted pistols, <( ^ j ns tant driven to close quarters by ^e men, a number of the £ „j r , ltes i e .j Ded overboard leaving but ne of the ir number on decs. He was by far tbe handsomest one of the lot, reckon i ng beautv from a Spanish stand ‘ he closely en^iifred with po j nt ’: an d was terv^lvelv’forhi^anta-onist . m ddv w ho was evidently makin" it ‘*\\ r e were all more or less ex¬ hausted with our exertions and having f u n faith, in the officer’s ability to de¬ f end himself we crowded around to wit ness t he combat. The senorita appeared on der ir i.ist in time to behold the last clever t h rus t of the light, keen-edged ratder »\ Tbe s pan j ard had wound his cape j hjs left arm ’ leaving 3 his right clear tQ wie!d the di rk as h e advanced aud retreated W atchin" for an oppor tunit t0 giieat^ j t j u the bosom of the youn ^ „ 0 . ficer j was about to brain the * and terminate'the affair asca e j f wben j wa3 saved the trouble. The pirate had retreated before an attack of , be m i ddy) when, tripping over a ring bolt, he was thrown off his guard, and dke a dask 0 f lightning the bright blade 0 f t h e officer’s sword passed through the g pan i ard ’ s bod y. ..g carce i y had the officer cleaned hia weapon o{ the p i ra t e ’s carcass when a 8Cream was heard, followed bv a sharp ' re , and the form of tbe s pa n i s h wo m;m con f r(#nted us> t he smoke curling from t h e muzzle as she stood over the bod tbe prostra t e Spaniard. “The middy reeled and staggered for ward< f a iii ng heavily on the deck, but tbe weapon f orced on bv the impetus of the fall, was sheathed to the hilt in the woman > 8 body. She fell, uttering a low moan ad hands of us standing aghast at t h e terrible termination of the melee, i<The officer was carried below uncon sc j ous> w h e re I attended to his wound, wbJcb / or t U nately was neither deep nor ser ; ou8i bld exceedingly painful. destination He survived it, reaching his sa f e |y >aad to-dav ranks amongthehigh est big pro f es si on . “The Spaniards who had been wouaded were secured, but died ere the br j^ reac h ed por t, so that finally the en tire crowd found watery graves. The senorita was despoiled the of deep" her jewels having ere s be was consigned to I the tke pleasure or turning over to mldd y ere he bade me farewell the ring formerly owned by his unfortunate un cle .”—New York Mercury.