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A Year of Crime.
1 he New York Evening Telegram
J18 sumniarizea the criminal account
I the ye r r that haB j ust closed:
fon an e verage there has been each
ay two murders and one suicide,
the other hand executions have
Jveraged only two in a week and
lynchings one. Since January let,
?20 persons have met their deaths at
the hands of their fellow-men. One
fhundred and twenty-five were mys*
Iterious murders. There were flfty-
1 tw’o wife murders, five murders of
husbands, six patricides, four matri
cides, five fratricides, and two soroi-
cide3. Forty children were killed by
their parents. In 23 of these crimes
there were two assassins, in three in
stances there were three of them.
Twenty-four of the murderers com
mitted suicide and one died in jail.
stealing in Colorado, two for cotton-
stealing in Texas, two for robbery and
attempted murder in Louisiana, two
for murder and stage robbery, and
twelve for other kinds of crime which
the residents of the South and West
generally punish with death.
The hanging by mobs and vigi lance
committees occurred in the following
Slates and Territories -.—Colorado, 6 ;
Alabama, 5; Kentucky, Louisiana.
New Mexico and South Carolina, 4
each ; Kansas, Missouri and Washing
ton Territories, 3 each; Arizona,
Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Missis
sippi, Ohio and Texas, 2 each; Ar
kansas, California, Louisiana, Mis
souri, Oregon, Virginia and Wiscon
sin, 1 each.
The Sin of Fretting.
Farm Notes.
Murders.
In regard to murders New York
lea<js with 131; 76 of these were com
mitted in the city of New York, and
15 in Brooklyn. The other States
and Territories rank in the following
order :—
Missouri, 44 ; Virginia, 43 ; Penn
sylvania, 30; Kentucky, 37; Texas,
31; Illinois, 30; New Jersey, 30;
Ohio, 28; Massachusetts, 27; Arkan
sas, 24; Tennessee, 21; Indiana, 19 ;
North Carolina, 18 ; Georgia, 16 ; Mis
sissippi, 15 ; Colorado, 13; California,
10; Iowa and Minnesota, 9 each;
Alabama, Connecticut, Maryland,
Michigan and Wisconsin, 8 each;
Louisiana, Maine and South CarO’
lina, 7 each ; Kansas and Rhode Is
land, 6 each; West Virginia, 5; the
District of Columbia, Indian Terri
tory, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming,
4 each; Florida, Nevada and New
Hampshire, 3 each ; Dakota, Nebraska
and Washington Territory, 2 each;
Delaware, Montana and Vermont, 1
each.
Suioide*.
Three hundred and eighty-three
persons in various parts of the country
having grown tired of life, ushered
themselves inte eternity by the agency
of the pistol, gun, knife, razor, fire,
the rope and various other ways.
In New York city 123 persons com
mitted suicide, and in Brooklyn,
there were 26 cases. Of all the States
and Territories, New York ranks as
the first, with 184 cases; New Jersey,
38 ; Pennsylvania, 37 ; Ohio, 24 ; Mary
land, 13 : Missouri, 10 ; Illinois, 9 ;
California, 7 ; Arkansas and Delaware,
6 each; Connecticut, Massachusetts,
and North C arolina, 5 each ; Alabama,
Indiana, Georgia, Maine, Rhode
Island and Virginia, 4 each : District
of Columbia, Louisiana, Mississippi
and New Hampshire, 8 each; Ken
tucky, Michigan, Vermont and Wis
consin, 2 each.
There is one sin w-hich it seems to
me is everywhere, and by everybody
is underestimated, and Is too much
overlooked in valuations of character.
It is the sin of fretting. It is as cora-
raou as air, as speech ; so common
that unless it rises above Its usual
monotone, we do not even observe it.
Watch any ordinary coming together
of people, and see how many minutes
it will be before somebody frets—that
is, makes a more or less complaining
statement of something or another,
which, most probably every one in
the room, or in the car or on the
street corner, as it may be, knew be
fore, and which, most probably no
body cm help. Why say anything
about it is cold, it is hot, it is wet, it is
dry ; somebody has broken an appoint
ment or ill-cooked a meal; stupidity
or bad faith somewhere has resulted in
discomfort.
There are plenty of things to fret
about. It is simply astonishing how
much annoyance and discomfort can
be found in the course of one’s every
day living, even at the simplest, if
one keeps a sharp lookout on the
dark side of things. Even holy writ
says we are born to trouble, as sparks
flying upward. But even to the sparks
flying upward, in the blackest of
smoke, there is the bluest of blue sky
above,and the less time they waste on
the road the sooner they will reach
it. Fretting is all time wasted on the
road.
Saving the Train.
Executions.
One hundred and one persons paid
the penalty of their crimes by death
^mring ^the past year. Of this num-
*oer ninety-eight died on the gallows,
and three were shot. The scene of
the executions of the latter being the
Indian Territory. Of those who for
feited their lives fifty-two were ne
groes, thirty-eight were white, eight
were Indians and two were China
men. Three women were executed.
One was hanged in Georgia, with
four men for having committed a
murder at a camp meeting, another
was executed in B >uth Carolina, with
her brother-in-law, for murdering her
sister, and the third died on the gal
lows with two men in North Carolina
for killing her husband. Eighty-
eight of the executions were for mur
der, five for arson, three for treason,
two for lying in wait and stabbing,
and tlAe for assaulting women.
The persons hanged for treason were
three Indian scouts, executed by the
United States authorities at Fort
Grant, Arizona. Two brothers were
hanged together in Tennessee, and
two cousins died on the same gallows
in Pennsylvania.
Of the murders expiated six were
those ot wives, one that of a husband,
one of a son, one of a sister, one of
an aunt, one of a daughter in-law,
and one was committed in prison.
^Oae of the executions «vas that of
Guiteau, for the assassination of
President Garfield, one that of the
Indian chief Brave Bear, and two oc
curred in New York city, those of
Siuoram and Leighton, on the 20t‘
of April and May 19 ,h, respectively.
The 101 executions are divided
among the several States aud Terri
tories aB follows : Georgia, 11; South
Carolina, 9; Louisiana, 7 ; Missouri
and North C mfiina, 6 each ; Dakota,
Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory
and Pennsylvania, 5 each ; Kentucky,
New' York, Tennessee aud Texas, 4
each; Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
Mississippi aud Virginia, 8 each ;
Alabama, California, Colorado, Con-
ueetleut, District of C fiumbia, Flori
da, Idaho, Nevada, New Jersey, New
Mexico and Oregon, 1 each.
It is more profitable to buy old
Western corn for feeding than to
grind home-grown while in its soft
condition.
The culture of Indian corn is in
creasing in Australia. It is said that
15 cents per bushel covers the cost of
cultivation and harvesting.
Frequently the British farmer ex
pends in a single year as much in
making a crop as would buy an equal
number of acres in the cultivated and
older portions of this country.
A Gentleman of the Old School.
The usual crowd of autumn idlers
were gathered together in the store,
occupying all the grocery seats—the
only gross receipts the proprietor took
no pride in—when a little, blear-eyed,
weazen faced individual sneaked in
by the back door, aud slunk into a
dark corner.
That’s him,” said the ungram
matical bummer with a green patch
over his left eye.
“ Who is it?” asked several at once.
“ Why, the chap who saved a train
from being wrecked,” was the reply,
“ Come, tell us about it,” they de
manded, as the small man crouched
in the darkness, as if unwilling that
his heroic deed should be brought out
under the glare of the blaz ng kero
sene lamp.
After much persuasion he began :
“ It was just such a night as this-
bright and clear—and I wa3 going
home down the track, when, right
before me, across the rails, lay a great
beam. There it was. Pale and ghast
ly as a lifeless body, and light as it
appeared, I had not the power to
move it. A sudden ramble and roar
told me that the night express was
thundering down and soon would
reach the fatal spot. Nearer and
nearer it approached till, just as the
cowcatcher was about lifting me, I
sprang aside, placed myself between
the obstruction and the track, aud the,
train flew on unharmed.”
The silence was so dense for a mo
ment that one might have heard a
dew drop. Presently somebody said :
“ What did you do with the beam?”
“I didn’t touch it,” he replied;
“ but it touched me.”
“ Well,” •persisted the questioner,
“ if you couldn't lift it, and didn’t
touch it, how in the dickens did the
train get over it ?”
“ Why don’t you see?” said the sad
faced man, as he arose from his seat
and sidled toward the door. ‘‘The
obstruction was a moonbeam, and I
jumped so that the shad >w of my
body took its place, aud ”
“Bang!” flew a ham against the
door; aud if it had struck the body of
the retreating man there wouid have
been a much bigger grease spot fres
coed on the panel.
The Providence Star relates a pretty
story thus: After all, sincere polite
ness is the sweetest and most accepta
ble. The other day I saw a New Lon
don man in Providence—a New Lon
doner not noted for his urbanity, but
rather for his grisly austerity. At
home he never lifts his hat to any
body. Well, he was on the Pawtucket
horse cars, when there came hobbling
up a poer deformed girl, plodding
along by the aid of a rude crutch.
She was hunchbacked, and had a hip
infirmity ; in fact, it seemed as if all
the corporeal afflictions had devasta
ted her delicate little body. Now,
what did the grim old New London
er do, but dismount and help her
aboard; and what did he further do
but unpin his button hole bouquet
and hand it to her ; and what did he
farther do but raise his hat and make
her the profoundest of bows ; in re
turn for all of which she beamed upon
him one of the saddest of smiles—a
smile so sad it seemed to have caught
the^weet melancholy of the October
sunshine. He was a gentleman of
the old school—a school that ought
never to have been dismissed.
A large fowl will make more meat
than a small one, but requires a longer
\ eriod in which to mature. Early
maturity in hens is of more impor
tance than size or weight of carcass.
Soft-shell e ggs are caused by a de
ficiency of lime. Oyster shells are
composed of carbonate of lime, and
serves as “ grit ” in grinding the food
as well as for material for forming the
shell.
A Montreal dealer ships tomatoes to
England, where they bring good
prices. The taste for tomatoes has
been acquired, but the English cli
mate will always be too cold for them
to ripen.
Spent hops, if properly dried, are
said to be au excellent aud healthy
substitute for feather downs in bed
ding. They have been used for that
purpose many years.
Fowls need gravel, oyster shell-* aud
some green food. When in confine
ment these substances should not be
overlooked. A head of cabbage or an
onion or two will always be highly
relished.
The Richmond, Va., Southern
Planter says: “There is no mean,
no procrustean, standard that can be
declared off-hand applicable to a spe
cial soil. Strictly speaking, eaeh par
ticular case demands a new analysis.
One field may produce a forage five
times more nutritive than another.”
A Genuine Case of “Jim-Jam
Idaho Meanness.
“Don’t yer go there!” he said, as he
turned around on the passenger who
announced that he was going through
to Idaho. “They are the most selfish
people youeversaw.” “How ?” “Well,
take my case. I ran a wildcat under
a school-house and discovered a rich
mine, and yet they wouldn’t let me
do any blasting under there during
school hours for fear of disturbing
the children. I had to work at nights
altogether, and they even charged me
thirty cents for breaking the win
dows.” “Indeed!” “And in another
case, where I staked out a claim and
three men jumped it, the.Governor re
fused to issue ammunition or let the
Sheriff move; and do you know what
I had to do ? I had to dig a canal
from the river, three miles away, and
let the water into drive the jumpers
out, aud even then the Coroner who
sat on the bodies made me pay for the
coffins aud charged me twelve dollars
for a funeral sermon only seven min
utes long! Don’t go beyond Colorado
if you want to be well used.”
Ljnehing.
Judge Lynch has been very busy
during the past twelve months. By
his orders 57 persons have been put to
death for various crimes. There
were twelve double aud four triple
lynchings. Thirty-four of those on
whom summary justice was lull toted
where white iueu, twenty-two were
negroes, and one was an Indian who
was hanged in California.
Among the discoveries made during
the botanical tour of Mr. John G.
Lemmon in the mountain ranges
along the Mexican frontier of Arizona,
were two or three varieties of indige
nous potatoes. They were found in
abundance In very elevated meadows,
walled around by peaks 10,000 feet
above the level of the sea. Iu ulze
they did net exceed that of walnuts.
Key on lyj
A pretty penwiper that resembles a
rose is made of twelve olrcular pieces
of doth of dill rent colors, edged with
crystal beads. Fold
and fasten to
G. H. Danley writes to the Indiana
Farmer : I have a heifer that is four
years old, with her seoond calf, that I
consider is hard to beat. The follow
ing is the result of seven days’ milk-
iug—from May 13th to 19th: Number
of pounds of milk giyen, 470—an aver
age of 07 pounds per day ; most given
in one day, 70 pounds. From the 470
of milk we made 18J pounds of but
ter. Bhe is a grade short-horn. I
would like to know if there is any
butter record—taklug into considera
tion bar age—than this, of any breed.
A wee boy beset his mother to talk
to him, aud say something funny.
“How can I ?” she asked, “don’t you
see how busy I am baking these pies?’
Woll vnn miirhf UM.V It IH lltU’'
A new white potato called Duke of
Albany is becoming very popular In
England. It is a sort of the Beauty
of Hebron. Most of our American pc
tatoes do well if taken to England, but
the rule does not work both ways, as
American farmers who have planted
Imported seed have found to their
cost.
Mr. J. J. H. Gregory, of Marble
head, Mass., carefully collected the
castings of worms daily for one season
over a given area, and they measured
nearly a quart to the square foot or
enough to raise the surface of the land
hall an inch. He also by experiment
shows that an acre of land may con
tain six tons of worms.
Vegetables, like grain, seem to pass
through a sweating process when
placed in a heap, which guides those
storing them in large quantities to be
careful of the temperature of the cel
lars and storehouses in which they
are kept. They need not only a tem
perature suitable, but also more or
less ventilation in the heap.
Goats’, milk is sold in London at
thirty-seven to fifty cent* per quart. It
is preferred by many for the food of
very young children. Euglish and
Welsh cottagers find the keeping of
goats for their milk a profitable busi
ness at the prices paid. The yield is
generally very small; but a goat picks
its own living with less expense to its
owner than any other animal.
Australia has 80,000,000 sheep,
against 36,000,000 in this oountry. The
wool yield of Australian sheep has
been very light; but the improve
ments made by importing American
breeding stock are rapidly bringing it
up. Some fine-wool breeders’ have
l shipped rams to Australia at $100 to
$500 per head, and the crosses from
thes^fully double the original wool-
clip per sheep.
Cottonseed oil is said to be superior
for many cooking purposes. It does
not scorch so readily as other oils, aud
If properly refined gives au excellent
flavor to what is cooked with it. People
have been using more cottonseed oil
than they knew, much of it being
palmed off as olive oil. Now that its
merits are better understood, it can
afford to pass under its true colors.
Let those who desire to consume oi
have tneir opportunity.
The New Hampshire Mirror and
Farmer recommends that fine salt be
sifted over cattle from head to tail
about this time, and again later in the
season,as a remedy agaiust lice. About
a pint to ea«li animal is sufficient. A
correspondent who tried the remedy
selected a few animals for experiment
with tho salt, aud omitted its use on
,ud the result was that. those
ge free
iMlayi
Last Sunday evening some of th«
young men went out to take a stroll’
aud during the ramble visited Stubb’s
fish pond, just inside the incorporated
limits. Among those who constituted
the party was a Mr. Cox, from Macon,
who, near the dam, spied a snake of
most beautiful color, the stripes and
scales of which represented the seven
colors of the rainbow. With the an
tipathy characteristic of a man to the
serpent and the fulfillment of the
adage: “The seed of woman shall
bruise the serpent’s head,” Mr. Cox
hurled a “huge round stone” at the
snake, and, to the wonder of the look
ers on, the snake’s body was severed
in twain. To where the pieces were
at this time lying it took but a very
few seconds to reach the dying reptile.
Once all eyes were taken from the
snake, and then he was as whole as
before and apparently suffering no in
convenience from having been stoned,
lhis very much surprised the young
men, and the cariosity, for it was cer
tainly such, was captured and a string
placed around his neck and brought
to town. Here a really wonderful ex
hibition of the phenomenon began.
As fast as piece from piece was pulled
from the body of the writhing curios
ity and thrown upon the ground the
links, for such they were, would as
soon unite again. Nor was this
separation of parts all the peculiarity
about the monster. Upon the end of
the tail was a horn, evidently a weapon
of defense, about as long as a needle
and Quite as sharp. It exhibited nc
sign of viciousness, but of perfect re
ignation to its fate. The eye was a^
sharp as an eagle’s aud as blue as
June sky. Its length was about three
or four feet and size proportionate. 1
After its body had been completely
severed link by link until the head!
was left to itself, this member then
bore every mark of former vitality aud
the eye contained its former sparkling
brilliancy. Truly this reptile is one
of the seven wonders of which we read
in holy writ, and even while we write
a feeling of sacred sadness passes
through our frame and wakes a dor
mant spark of youthful piety.
Bananas and Plantains.
A pound of bananas contains morl
nutriment than three pounds of pots
toes, while as a food it is in ei
sense of the word far superior to
best wheaten bread. Au acre of grouj
planted with bananas will retui
according to Humboldt, as much
material ae thirty-three acres of wl
or over a hundred acres of potal
The banana (it should be called
tain) is divided into several varij
all of which is used lor f9od.
plantino mazinito is a amalf
fruit, neither longer nor stoi
a lady’s fore-finger, it is the
licious and prizsd of all the va?
of plantain.
El plantino guineo—called by*
banana—is probably more in de
than any other kind. It is sul
vided into different varieties, the pi
cipal of which are the yellow af
purple bananas that we see for sale
our markets, but the latter is so litt
esteemed by the natives of the troj
that Is is seldom eaten by them.
El plantino grande—known to us(
simply the plantain—Is also subdivit!
ed into varieties w T hich are known b^
their savor and size. The kind th*
reaches our market is almost ten
ches long, yet on the isthmus
Darien there are plantains that groi
from eighteen to twenty-two Inohes.]
They are never eaten raw, but are
either boiled or roasted, or prepared as
preserves.
The Crinoline Revival.
Thanks to the ladies, there is every
prospect of a lost trade being revived,
When orluolines went out the fair 1
ones expressed themselves as de
voutly thankful, and said sweet thinj
about the clinging sklr ts which fq
lowed.' Judging by what they state]
male creatures came to the concl
sion that crinolines would never ag!
be worn. Fashion, however,Is still
powerful. At first there was a slight
protuberanoe which was just visible^
then the jaunty Newmarket was
tinotly “parted,” and in about
weeks the “crinolet” was generj
Now the crinoliue is fairly upon
Two Bheffiel 1 manufacturers
make a specialty o^rlnollue wild
full of orders, lately on foreign atj
oouut, but a goad deal of it is also for 1
the home markets. When tjiie fashion
went out the ohange brought disa^
*ral firms engaged in product
noline steel. Now the prei
are being again put to thjiMoli
use that