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( 5 ]*:nkhal news. k the present time there are estima -r , ,‘y, ,-' )P in the United States 40,000, heep, 40 000,000 cattle and 20,000, L s In-t\vo-thhdsof , the country ■ ,es. 1",.: .affinals require and to they be fed wifi from three t..ft»e months, con¬ sume an aggregate’ represents of the ----, •tfhich, at $3 per ton, enor #ious sum of *450,003,000. Is not hay therefore, ? ~ prohibited, Tee sale of liquor is now iB whole or in part, in seventy-one coun¬ ties in Georgia, leaving less tnan halt of the counties in which the sale is unre strieted. ' The last Legislature prohib¬ ited the sale in nine counties more and provided for elections in thirty others. p- Jacksonville, Fla., the other day wdl of a store settled several inches 01 ie fell in. Upon exami and the -sidewalk Hat; it was discovered that nearly the r, •whole length of the foundation wall and part of the front wall, and sidewalk, had been wholly undermined by rats. 1 bridge over the Miss issippi river at Kew Orleans, where the river is 2,400 feet vvido, is prated,. An engineer pro poses seven span*' -of 300 feet each, sfeo he a draw. The piers are to be creo o andheav oted piles, driven in clusters, ]v canned and cased in iron. The depth of water will be no obstacle, as the piles can be spliced. The. estimated cost will he $13,000,000. Southern Di:. Basil Manly, of the Baptist theological seminary, in his ad¬ dress before the educational convention at Louisville, said that statistics proved that the south before the war had more colleges, college students and professors, more academies and parochial schools than the north, only lacking free schools. This, he said, was an evidence that the sonth has always had a strong interest in schools, and will not fail to manifest it now. New Oi:weans States: Paso Del Norte is 3G0 years old. It has one lone street exactly seven miles long. Its principal point of interest is the Gaudaloupe Cath¬ edral, which is over 300 years old, end lias had no repairs for at least 200 years. It has no pews, There is only a piece of Cftrpet spread in front of the altar, and on this the worshippers kneel one at a time. Generations have come and gone, and nothing has been done tfo improve this ancient town until now, when they have begun the restoration of the Grand Plaza, The Mexican Central railroad depot is the only modern edifice in the place. An Irrigation Sell epic. The I,os Angeles Herald enterprise says:— The most gigantic irrigation of Califor¬ ever inaugurated in the State nia lias been commenced in Fresno county, the canal for which will be the largest in the State, and fed by Kings . River. The water is intended to irri¬ gate 30,000,000 acres of rich land, at present barren through lack of water. The source of supply of this canal will be higher than any other debouching from the same stream. Its dimensions are as follows: One hundred feet in width at the bottom: levees, an average of 15 feet in height and 8 feet wide at the top, broad enough for a wagon road. The depth of the water is expected inches to be five feet, with a fall of 18 to the mile. The dam in the mountain canon, whence the water will be taken, will be a wonderful and permanent one. It is 25 feet high, 800 feet long, 140 feet wide at the base and 25 feet wide on top. It is rip-rapped on the inside with heavy rock, and every precaution taken to make it sufficiently strong to securely hold the great weight of water that must be supported. The water is led into the canal from a large headgate, constructed of heavy timber, 100 feet in width and 18 feet high. It is planked over so as to make a bridge for heavy wagons and has wings to protect it from the floods. The canal is expected to carry 1,300 cu¬ bic feet of water per second. RECKONED IT WAS. A blaze in the cabin of a resident ot “Kaintuck” called out the engines the other day, and after them came the Firo Marshal to investigage and report. “Do you know how it calight?” he asked of the householder. “Well, eah, I reckon it was what dem big folkses calls sponfus conbustibus. combustion.” ” “You mean spontaneous “Dat’s ’zactly what I means, sah. Yes, sah, I reckon it was dat.” “What makes you think so?” “W 7 eil, in de fus place, I sent de gal ap in de garret to fin’ my ole butes. In de nex’ place she took a candle. In de las’ place she upsofc de candle ’mong a lot of newspapers an’ cum shinnin’ down de ladder wid her eyes as big as turnips an’ tole me dat the cabin was all afire. Yes, sah, I reckons it was spontaneous Combustion, an’ soon’s we git de furni¬ sher till she back in Ize gwine to lick knowed dat gal dat can’t holler! She orter tbiu’ spontaneous combustion was sun that couldn’t be fooled wid.”— Detroit Free Press. Regrets—M iss Gushington (to young Jfidow fortune)—That whose husoand is the fourteenth has left a mourn¬ large ing costume I have seen you wear in three days, and each lovelier and more becoming *-Oh than the other. forty—but Young Widow such ! my dear, I have a At bother as they were to have made! one time I almost wished that poor, dear George hadn’t died.— Life. AJohnsvtlle young man concluded "* apriukle red pepper on the floor of a ®“ice hall, “just for a joke.” The joke carried out—and so was the young ■ I Md out quietly ^ a tt«r, however, the former. was not car so as ■r- • f if. "1 '4i m It H li k m W : rs I ; i H m -JS-24w. J m m m sy m VOLUME VI. \UIii\IXG TO OLD LOVERS. AN HNGUISII PlCTi:HE. WITH SOJIR AdVmjK THAT IS WORTfl ATTEN TiO-N. lloiv Olil Air'll Become Infatuated- with Voinov Girls ami Lose Their Better Judgment. The London World has the following spicy communication, signed “Sweet Sixteen ” : “I wonder if you ever coil descend to accept the ideas of women on men. I will try and draw one picture for vou which strikes the feminine mind asab surdiy amusing—the spectacle of a re spbctahle, elderly, steady-gaing manned man, making a fool of hjinsblf with a young with girl. Girls fuel a happy freedom a man old enough to be their father, and with daughters older than they are themselves; and he on his side, I am sorry to say, allows himself a little too much freedom of manners in return. The young girl puts on, as you say, ‘ her pretty manners ’ for him be cause she is better brought up than her brothers, and is taught to be civil to all comers, and the elderlv gentleman_ what of him ? He forgets his gray and probably bald head, his bulky propor tions and general ‘ lieavv fatlierish ’ ap pearance. He pulls himself together and struts behind his young friend, feel ing again the young and jaunty beau of soient days gone by. He becomes almost in in his depreciation of women of his own age, especially of his wife, Sometimes he is weak enough to imagine that were it not for that hard and fast knot which ties him he might again enter the lists with younger men and carry off his prize; his elderly and rather rubicund face glows and shines with the thought. Every look of the girl who is the present object of his heavy atten tions is transformed by his self-conceit into a token of admiration. He gives her little presents, which are received gushingly by the young lady, and after ward shown by her to her friends, with a laugh and the remark, ‘What a dear old thing he is ! You know he was an old friend of papa when they were both young.’ And the girls have a good natured laugh at his expense; for he gets up a correspondence with her, smiles blandly in when he sees a letter from her, andif the family circle he places it on one side turimiT (who°knows tbe address inside it) lest his wife all about ml, ,,om.n oj.lyla„ e .„to swers 8 " it 1 at ono“ and ‘ 1-1 looks JOOAo out it 101 for . in. 11 - oto.-r , with almost , the eagerness ot a ^jg 5°”^? ov K Z**j!T , r i ■ + »Z3,*IP A r Stick to your wife and your own daugli arei do nol ]„al. i\ w „„„ dta and heavy omlMea. Kentembe,- .vi.at vou l_f|iat are ad, at your age, so apt to forget —mat, give nive voualwavs you anvays a a ten ten years vears’start start, si s a man is great that you often take lit lie pains to preserve any of those yonth till graces of manner or appearance • which w nen helped ntq a vou yo,i,_ when vouii" E’ to 10 Sm vo”:L d ;™/TaS -e “ot; peasant sight, and yom- h.hbaly ilWm tioa, noth yonng girls make you tin, laughing stock of your own sex, both vnnno- young and ana old oia. You i tu have nave captivated apmatea one woman, and by your own account twenty twenty others otneis were were ready reauy to to succumb sucGuiauio to vour charms had you given them the chance cnance. Therefore xner acre, yuu vou sav say ‘ Whv \vuy not uji now as ever?’ My dear friend, look m the me class- glass, then men you you will know juit w. And -Aim bear this m mind: Were you freed to morrow moirow from nom the me tie tie which wnicn binds Pinas you von no no (h,„ m h“ father, except under strong pressure from liom the tne npthm-ities autnonties that that he oe. Parents parents may tell her ,that the proverbial old man’s darling gets the best ot life—her heart does not respond, and, should her feelings be overborne, she may, and often does, ‘ get the best of it, hut she never does it of her own free will, and she always retains more of the daughter¬ ly than of the wifely feeling for and her spouse. And, if Providence is kind removes the parental husband she rushes into matrimony a second time, either with her old lover or with a man of her own age, and they together enjoy the fat jointure the doting old gentleman has left her, and for which, if she be not nice, but on toe contrary a calculating young lady who has voluntarily put her neck under the yoke, she probably dear, bald- mar¬ ried him. Now I will bid the headed, grizzly and stout elderly gentle man good-by, and I beg him in the future to keep up his dignity. Let him lie polite, fatherly and kind to his young lady friends, but trespass not on the lover, and take no absurd liberties in speech or look, for as sure as he does he will get laughed at as an old silly behind his back, if not to his face. An Irishwoman can always manage to toil a disagreeable truth in a very agree¬ able way. “How did your husband die?” •sked the Judge, very sternly. “Well, sir, very suddent like,” was the reply. ‘But what was the matter with him?” “Why, I believe, sir, he fell out of a window, or through a kind of cellar door or something of that sort.” “How far did he fall?” “Not more than five ,r six feet, Yer Honor.” “And how r-oiild such a fall as that kill him? ‘You see, sir, there was a bit of storing o* cord, or that like, and it got round poor Mike’s neck, and he never spoke a word after it.” We would advocate no theory whieh we believe to be false. CONYERS, GA.. KTOBER 2G..18S3. A MILWAUKEE WEDDING.' The JBon-Ton Stvle el <*etting Married In tbe Wild, Wild West. October, the popular month’ for fall weddings, is near at hand. The Mil waukee belles who are to become brides during its auspicious, reign, having hv this time “got their sewing done,”, ore' engaged in deliberating and consulting with Reference to the details of the im portant ceremony to which they natural ly look forward with much delightful anticipation. “A wedding among the nice people who make no pretensions to -fashionable display,” she said, be managed something-in this way: The parlor carpet, stair carpet, with and front hall should be covered white muslin, h’-idas nicely as possible. This prelim uiary the bride should rather insist upon^ for it gives a bridal air to t-lie entiresur rounding, and is very little trouble. It improves matters immensely if the car pets are a little shabby, and the muslin is just as good as new for all sorts of uses afterward; besides, this use of white covers distinguishes a wedding from an ordinary party. The room should be charmingly fresh and pretty, with has kets or bowls of flowers here and there, and the bride and groom should decide beforehand just where they will stand; usually the space between the front win dews or in front of the high mantel is chosen if the house is an old-fashioned °ne. If the Episcopal service is used, bvo placed hassocks, covered with white muslin, are for the happy pair to kneel upon. The company should he assem bled in the parlor a little while before the hour set for the ceremony, the min i-ster standing near the place to be oc copied by the bridal couple. When the hour arrives, the groomsman and brides maM precede the bride and groom down the staircase, then loiter a moment at the door of the parlor until the bride and groom are just behind them, then they enter leading the way for the bride, and take their places just upon the left of the place where she is to stand. This brings the two girls in the center with the tw0 lnen on the outside, and the tableau is a pretty one. The party, of course, face toe company, and the family of the bride and groom take their places on either side, so as to at once offer their congratulations. the At the takes close the bride’s of the ceremony minister hand, calls her first by her new name, and, if the moral sense of the company ‘he Thi Ito man to pay his fee. He has provided. “Xbiv j. At *:5“) o-old mid ni--.ee at least an nicT-lv’wrapped ea4e possibly a cC Tt is up in tissue jt the parson’s palm, saying softly «.**»■ «» daliv r« to .ho moment me paa -.on nas congratuiatea toe happy pair; hut the groom had bet „ttenlto it himself At; The oroom’s oongralnlations »' among relatives, l.ecanse to ^ “ thta new e uangnter. men me otne, fiends come up and say civil things. P.-p<spnts mav be sent anv time after tbs onght to l» sent altv.v. Worethodn, J vel ‘ 7 jrlwS ireqneniiy SL vioiaica. 5A* int puac writes a pretty little note to each giver, expressing u nei pl . +hsmks man ks ind ana her ner pleasure pitasuie -- remembrance. Aerhal thanks do not count , as aP acxnowieagmenr k, 10 wledffm e nt of oi bridal onam ffifts gins. The collation should be laid in the dm mg-room . ant. -, small n tames tables mav m.iy 1 oe )P placed about the room. Some member ot the brides tamiiysnoma 1Tn ;i vs l, on ]d see see to to ittnat itthat tlle olcl P to P l0 among toe guests are sea t e d and served before iftrs.'ssr^ss'S.tSB loom, ine cmuis 11 Tue " ru ) al partv a are to occupy are prettily desig . . „ v ;i,i, nns ” 1 - A____ ________ , The Maltese Cat. - The bloodthirsty and ravenous Mal¬ tese cat has broken out in Atlanta, Ga. As is usual with this feline fiend, it made friends with those it wished to de stroy. It pretended to be an amiable and'meek retainer of the household of a Mr. Ellin, and then when the proper time came it attacked Mr. Ellis, and while purring against liis leg suddenly seized him by the great toe. Miss Winnie Ellis, who came to his rescue, was bitten in the calf of the leg. A negro child was cruelly lacerated. The demoniac passions of the terrible cat were now in full play. The neighbors organized themselves for defense. The authorities passed an ordinance. At¬ lanta was aroused, and after great hard¬ ships and much public excitement the cat was killed. This ought to be a les son to householders to abjure Maltese cats and confine themselves to bull pups. Yl’here it Was Found. Abraham and Joshua had been invited to a splendid dinner. It was impossible for Joshua not to make capital out of such an opportunity; accordingly ho managed to slip a silver spoon into his boot. Abraham was green with envy at Joshua’s success, for he had not even manipulated a saltspoon. But an idea struck him. “My frents,” he cried, “I will show you some dricks. ” Taking up a spoon, he said, “You zee dees spoon? Veil, it ees gone!” he cried, passing it up his sleeve. “You vill find it in Joshua’s booeft. ” It was found.— Li/e. A FLORIDA ROMANCE. A (Irim Hnii^iold Skeleton which Love and Kornlvcnesn Burled. One day during the progress of the Phil Thompson trial one of the Florida Senators, who had remained in NVash ington ^ greater part of the time since adjourned, told a group of of an incident that ca me under his observation, wuich, in all prbbhhility, has not its parallel in history or fiction, “When a candidate for the United States Senate,” dozen he other said, “in company with ten or a gentlemen, I canvassed.the S^ate of Florida from one eni 1 4° the other. Just at dusk one evening we arrived at a farm-house of rather pre tentioiis appearance. We who were warmly knpwn welcomed by the owner, was at least- to one ot the party. V. r o were served with a splendid supper, at which we were waited upon by the iai’mer’s daughters—three bright, beautiful girls, The tanner occupied one end of the table and his wife, an elderly lady, with snow white hair and a benevolent iace, the other. I was at once attracted by the amiability of the family. lacy were very cheerful and apparently happy, very ??xious to make each other very The greatest regard was paid to the mother, and no opportunity was lost to show respect and devotion to her. ‘ ‘ hen the time came tor retiring the farmer tookfrom a shell an old, well thumbed Bible and said : ‘ Gentlemen, for nearly a score of years it has been my habit to have tamily worship before xetning. I hope you will 3 0 ” 1 " 8 to-mgut. (.’1 > He r f ac } a chapter from he the Bible, arid we all knelt while made a short, eloquent prayer. The next morning the were sumti noticeable. or ^ er > cheerfulness When we and rode kindness away feom house I said to a gentleman who was next to me that I had never witnessed a more peaceful, prosperous home, and one where theie seemed to be so much genuine happiness, My friend said . Is it possible that you do not know this man s stoij He passed through such a tnal as dines many men crazy. His life is a mold lesson. He has shown the moial com • age that not one m a million shows. He is a hero, dwellingheie ^nioiig the peace ful pmes of FJonda Ho was a Con federate soldiei, and a biave one. lie has many scars upon his person made S«” »ih« Sft'l.cldnd ita t:.n>n-s imy were, rio \\.is uDseiu xnree vears; WMe away indiscretions. Ins wite committed the gravest of all When tlie husband returned, his heart hungry (nil <ov«.ol,v rl .,tad™„n«,, he a J^XThim 1 a^d d^s tor lietoigemd S"c1 Thl atSS .di .Cl *3 hto .o cion the woman to in hellate. ]lA1 . “ “Youcannotbrmghertomy »■& ^ church,” ™ h-" gjfljj S imm? JWJ gSgfi* ° (“a'Se to lt iie wen J . t to a neignDor neighbor—a a good e- 0 od «»'**» man, a great-hearted man—and laid the “ 1*^ **»• 1- .*>,-*«« ™‘ »**« ft Suef KigitoldSdStt t conaone „ nndoup i,; ms s wire s offonse onense, to to take take her nei back to Ins homo and let her love mid he , , childivn He took his ‘ * J o , advice. , The , , struggle , was n a ui at nrst, put it grew easier witn tl years. j To-day J there is not a happier i y oi a moiq mgniy lespectea mmuy m me peninsula i of Florida. The man has piosperea wonderfuHv wonaeiiuny. He tie is is rich ikii HE tu v-ife is received everywhere, and his " maae m . ldp a n d( aetp .,.p impression impression on on me. me Th-ive tnave thought of it many and many a time, and have wondered what would have been the fate of that man and that man’s wife and children if revenge instead of duty and pity had conquered.” A Porter Who Didn’t Discriminate. Governor Hamilton the other morning was boarding a train for Springfield. He had on a white hat. like that which the President wears. Ho had a cigar in grip¬ liis month and was carrying his own “ sack. ” He stood on the rear platform of the coach and looked in. The coach was crowded, “ Can’t I get a seat any where?” lie asked of the colored por ter. “ You ’spect to get a seat in dab, wid a see-gar in yoh monf. De smok¬ in’ keer am back ov de mail keer. You can get a place up dali, and leave yoh grip heah.” The Governor turned to iiis companion and said quietly, “I did is not think of the cigar. The porter right.” And he went forward. “Do you know that was the Governor of II linois you were talking to ?” I asked the porter. “No, sail,” he answered. “ Dab’s been so many big folks trabelin’ ovah dis heah road lately that you can’t tell one from a commoner, And it would hab made no difference to me ef I had known him. No man can smoke in dat keer, whedder he be a Gubner or a President. I wouldn’t let the President ob dis road do it.”—Chicago Inter Ocean. Speedy Justice.— When Mr. Book waiter was in China he beoame ac¬ quainted with a Judge who invited him to see a case tried. The culprit was ar¬ raigned for larceny. Within thirty min¬ utes that Chinese court tried the prisoner, convicted him, sentenced him to death, took him out in an alley and cut his head off. NUMBER 31. When to Begin Keeping Poultry. There is no doubt that a well-kept dock of poultry is the most profitable of ill farm stock. But a little flock well kept, like a little farm well tilled, brings die most nrnfit ^ to the .'j farmer ’ Just * as many as caai be kept , \ . without , crowding, ’ „ uu t w ea { lUl i y !> \, ,,[/ *n u \ profitable. ,' Poult will not the most y boar crowding anymore 1 an shoe] or m -s or people and it is well known that wnen any ot these are too closely kept disease appears and works nuschioi, \r Lt is ^ a necessity nccessitv of ot the the case cast, b-eriso b' caaso cleaulmess must be sacrificed co neces Wo would not put more than 50 fowls in one yard, nor confine thorn in a yard all the time. Success witli poultry is totally impossible with close confine¬ ment. The fowls must have a run abroad at least half a day, and a grass run is the host. There they secure an abundance of insects, ss grasshoppers, flies, crickets, beetles, caterpillars, ants, mul worms, all of which are their nat¬ ural food. But on a farm the number of fowls must not exceed the limits of ground provided for them, or, like Mr, Mjcawber’s financial condition, it will produce misery. When this gentleman kept his expenses within half a cent of his income his comfort and pleasure were unbounded. The half-cent was a perpetual joy to him. But when he went half a cent beyond his income life was a burden. The debt was a ■source of misery. The principle applies strictly to poultry-keeping. One hen too few, and health, comfort, and wealth abound. One hen too many, and disease, death and loss result. The line may he drawn right there, for it is so narrow and so straight that it is quite as easily over¬ stepped as that. Bat as with other live stock, there are good and bad, And profitable should and unprofit¬ able, fowls. we get the best. If a dairyman were to begin business he would buy cows and not calves. Intbeoiu case his profits would begin .at once: in the other his expenses only would begin, and his profits would be in the future. It is the same with fowls. If one procures a dozen eggs of some good kind to begin with, he must spend a year and some money before any income be made. For the price of two settings of eggs a trio of fowls can be procured, and while the eggs would be hatching and the chicks rearing the two hens would lay a hundred or two of eggs and rear 20 cliicks themselves. Thus it is easy to get into stock fowls quickly and at less cost by procuring this the than by get¬ for ting eggs. And Early pullets is season he chased beginning. quite cheaply, can while in pur¬ the now spring no breeder will sell them, because they are making him a profit. In Janu¬ ary or February they will begin laying, and if a few common hens can be pro¬ cured for brooders, a largo number of chicks can be hatched in March by good management. That is by having ayvarm place specially for the hens, where they will not be disturbed by anything, and if need be by putting a small stove in it to keep it warm. A large sunny window on the south side is very desirable. Young chicks are excessively susceptible to cold, and warmth will cover a multi¬ tude of mistakes and dangers.—H knry Stewart. Sober Second Thoughts. Literature is a mere step to knowl¬ edge, and the error often lies in our identifying one with the other. Litera¬ ture may, perhaps, render make us humble. vain; true knowledge must us There is no evil we cannot either face or flv from, but toe consciousness of duty disregarded. bought All pleasure must be at the price of pain. The difference between false pleasure and true is just this—for the true the price is paid before you en¬ joy it; for the faise, after you enjoy. When we know how to appreciate a merit we have the germ of it within our¬ selves. No matter what his rank or position may be the love of hooks is the richest and the happiest of the children of men. ’Tis not full the lip or and eye joint we ln-auty call, hut the force effect of all. No one sees the wallet on his own hack, though everyone carries two packs, one before, stuffed with the faults of his neighbor; the other behind, filled with his own. Old friends are best. King James used to call for bis old shoes; they were easiest for his feet. To be flattered is grateful, even when we know that our praises are not be¬ lieved by those who pronounce them; for they prove at least our power, and :,how that onr favor is valued, since it is purchased by the meanness of false¬ hood. See first that the design is wise and just, That ascertained, pursue it resolutely. Do That not for resolved one repulse effect. forego the purpose you to A Novel Selieme. Captain Eads proposes a railway to convey ships overland from one harbor to another. The author of the success¬ ful Jetty System at the mouth of the Mississippi proposed this which scheme as a substitute for the canal De Les seps engaged to construct Engineers through the Isthmus of Panama. say that Captain Eads’s proposition is en¬ tirely practicable. Steamers and ships could be hoisted to the cars on one side of the Isthmus and conveyed by steam power, to be launched again on the other side. This would be even more practicable Isthmus of ou Suez the than low-lying in the sands of the more mouu tainou8 regions of Central America, — IJemorest’s Monthly. DAKOTA NOMENCLATURE. Mcanitiff of Some Names Used ically by White Men. The following have been mostly adopted from the language of the Souix Indians: Anoka (anoka), both sides; the name of a town in Minnesota. Chaska (caska), first-born boy; tlia name of a town on Rum River, Min¬ nesota. Cliokia (cockaya), the middle; the name of a station on the road to Brown’s Valley. Cakato (eakata, pronounced chokahta), at the middle; the name of a town on the Manitoba Railroad. It is difficult to see how the metamorphosis of the name was made. I “ dlaDS ° : r al ! f° cag ot T » ; be & Stat6 ’ aUlJ Eyota U ^ ( • (bVotau), greatest, most: the , name of a town near Rochester, Minn, Tfo ltaska , (not , , Dakota;, T n , . . the . u ^ name oi a lake in Minnesota in which the Missis si f/ Ej ^ads. It is said to have b( n formed ^ by taking £ part * of each of th Latin veri s ( u Kandiyolli * (kandi v bllft lo fish 9 and *Johi . f to , reach , to), , , the name _ ot ,, a , lake ■> town in Cental Minnesota, Kasota (kaBota)> clear or c i eared off> as the sky free from clouds; a sniall town in Minnesota. Kewanee (kiwani), winter again, said of snow coming in the spring after the winter is supposed to have been over; the name of a town in Illinois. Mankato (maka and to), blue earth; a town on the Minnesota river. Mazomanie (maza and omani), walk¬ ing iron; the name of a town in Wis¬ consin, between Madison and Prairie du Chien. Mendota (mdote), the mouth of a river or lake; formerly the name of General H. D. Sibley’s trading post at the mouth of the St. Peter’s, and transferred from that to a number of other places. Minneapolis (mini, water, ha, curling, and polis, Gr,, city), city of the waterfalls. It is not absolutely certain how the “a” came into the word, but it is supposed to come from the Dakota rather than the Greek. Minnehaha allowable (mini and ha ha), curling it water; it is to translate laughing water, a well-known cascade Snelhng, on Little Falls Creek, neat Fort Minn. Mimic inne-opa (mini and inonpa), sec¬ ond water—the name of a beautiful wat ¬ erfall above Mankato—it is the lower of two near together, lienee the Dakota name. Minneiska (mini and ska), white or clear water—the name of a town on the Mississippi River in Minnesota. The Dakota name of the stream was Miune ska; the “i” has no business there. Minneopa, the same as Minueinneopa, raiiroad station near Mankato. Minneota (minaand ota), much water; the name of a station near Marshall, Minn. Minnesota (mini and Rota), water clear or slightly clouded; the name of the State and river. The latter was former called St. Peters. Minnetonka (mini and tanka) great water; the name of a much frequented lake in Minnesota .—Fargo Argus. Dirt Eaters of flic Amazon. “You say they are dirt eaters ?” “Yes, sir; and I mean it in its literal sense. You know the French traveler, Macroix, who explored the sources of the River Amazon, found a tribe of In¬ dians so infernally lazy that, having eaten up all the'four-footed animals in then- reach, including parrots and mon¬ keys, snakes and creeping things, were reduced to live solely on bugs and in¬ sects. These Qttomacs as fully as bad,. They live upon mud-balls when the river is high and fishing ceases. It is a sort of unctuous clay of a peculiar kind, which ho finds upon banks of streams. It is soft to the touch, like putty. In its natural state it is of a yellowish-gray color, hut when hardened before toe fire it assumes a tinge of red, owing to the oxide of Iron that it contains. ” “Is it nourishing ?” “Not in the least. It merely fills tip —produces a satiety and satisfies told the pangs of hunger, I have been by chemists ami medical men who have analyzed the little balls into which they roil it to store away that it contained nothing nourishing, simply silex and alumina, with 3 or 4 per cent, of lime. He calls these balls poya , and stores them up into little pyramids, just as cannon balls are pitted in a fort. Each ball is three or four inches in diameter. When hungry, he takes a ball and soft¬ ens it by wetting, and eats about a pound a day. There is something in the dirt eating habit which produces a sort of craving for it. I do not think that the habit is confined exclusively to generally the Ot tomacs, hut believe that it is known among the Indians of the tropics. I have heard of a poor class of whites living in Norfh Carolina who, when pressed by hunger, eat the mud daub ings that hide the chinks in their cabins.” —Cincinnati Enquirer. A Determined Hen. A California hen, while recently en¬ gaged with her brood of chickens in plowing up a garden, was charged upon by a full-blown rat. The hen imme¬ diately established herself as a cordon round her flock and awaited the on¬ slaught, whereupon the rat, somewhat checked by the hold front presented by his antagonist, crouched for a moment, and then made a dart for one of the chicks. In an instant the old hen opened her cackle battery and commenced bat¬ tle. She flew at her enemy, and striking him with her bill, grabbed him by the back and threw him into the air. The rat came down with a thump upon the walk, hut beforo he could regain his feet the hen repeated the performance, and kept it up until the rat was only able to crawl away a few feet and die in disgrace. After contemplating her fallen foe for a few moments tht. hen called her brood around her and walked off. “Ma, is Long Branch an awful dirty place?” “Why no, my child—what made you think so?” “Why here is it advertisement that says that it is washed by the tide twice a day.”