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§knttuel. HAI LEM. OFORGIA I’vuii'iiin kirry thvrsday. a«ll«rc1 cto AlUln«O»i. PWOI'KIInoRA fanlight ha* been pot to raid u«e *t Dniwll*. Falling on * small shaft the ray* cau*e an upward draught of air which «ct* a fan in motion, an<l that in turn start* machinery that wind* a flock. According to the census of January 1, IHMi, showing the nurnlwr of horse* on farms in the United Slate*, Illinois lead* with a total of 1,048,759, the estimated value of which is 178,872,127; lowa follows with 945,445 horses, Ohio next with 708,880, New York, (147,845, and Pennsylvania 577,581. The evolution of the tomato is going on in a remarkable way. Not many year* ago the fruit wa* mostly skin and seeds, but the newest varieties are almost aolid pulp with very few *e<*i». Possibly, a* in the case of the Imnana, the seeds may yet diaappntr altogether and the plants will have to be propagated by cuttings. An official in the Indian bureau gives figures to show that tlie future million aires will be Indians. They are decreas ing in number at the rate of five or six thousand a year: the lands they occupy are increasing in value, and when only n few thousand Iml inns remain, he says, it is natural to suppose they will be very rich Judging from tho past it is natural to aup|>o*c that the longer the Indian live* the worse ofl he will be. fhlltr. c anal cost the French $90,000,000 and was 120 kilometres long. Panama is seventy-four kilometres and has already cost $12,(MX),000 for little more than s< t ting up building*, sanitary arrangements, aad such like. A similar sum is about to I* collected, and so potent is M. de Leaaej*’ name that the money will doubt leas be forthcoming. The projectors pro*** rve a demeanor of undaunted hojso fulness, and look upon the carrying out of their project a* a certainty. The largest barn in the world is situs ted at Papilion, Neb. It covers five acres of land, and she Iters 3,750 c uttie. It is said to bo the intention to enlarge tliis stable to accommodate 8.000 cattle. The object is to take range cuttle and finish them fat ns prime beef. This great barn is said to have a complete system of water works. The bum is thoroughly washed twice everyday. Tho cattle are fed upon cooked meal. One man feeds the whole herd by turning on a large faucet, thus letting the feed run to them from the tanks. i-.— — The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune says: "Three Re p reaentatives, Ellwood, Rankin ami Hahn, and one Senator have* dice! so far, mak ing a co*t of SIO,OOO for printing eulo gies outside of the Congrcutorud Record. In addition the eulogies delivered on Vice-President Hendricks, of which 81,- 000 copies have liecn ordered, will cost SII,OOO. The account then stands us follows: Four funerals, $20,000. print ing eulogies, $27,000; eulogies in Con grssslnncd Record, SI,OOO, total, $48,000. In addition tho adjournments out of respect and days devoted to eulogies make a loss of eight days' time. It costs SIO,OOO a day to pay tho ex|>cnses of Congress." As a result of the instructions sent our consuls in Europa to gather information in regard to the land troubles existing there, our representative nt Copenhagen reports that a belief exists among Euro pean philosophers that the prairie farm era are making the same inlstako into which their forefather* fell, in not culti vating closely enough. It is shown by closely compiled statistics that eleven barrel* of flour can be grown in Den inmk on the same area of land that it take* to grow five- barn Is on our Western farms The point is made that these farm* will, in a comparatively short time, bo considerably impoveriolied, when it will lie ditlicult to compete in the mar kets of the world, for a* the land deterio rates, the on-going flood of emigration will continue to raise the price of wheat. Bi*K.xKtsu of the C >ngo climate a re turned missionary say-: "From my expe ricnee I do not doubt that Europevnscan Itvo there with comparative safety and comfort 1 have lived then myself lot nearly a year. If a young man in good natural health observe* carefully the rules which apply to a tropical country, being tcm|>crate in lx»th eating and drinking, there is no reason why hi* health should not Im- retained. Unbridled enthusiasm leads people to all kinds of indi-e etions. If Kuro|>ca:is work us hard a* at hom< they must fall. Other causes, for which persons are themwlvi - responsible, had to the loss of health. 1 have known persons to live there neatly three years without sickness. Lieutenant Taunt, U. tk N., was one of then There is no distinction as to wet and dry seasons. Raiu fall* once every two or three day*, generally in the night. The tetu|M-rature uiaintaius an average of 83 to 90 degrees all the year round The night* are cool and pleasant, with tile temperature at 70 to 75 degree*. There are a few sosqut- -toea, but they arc nut tfoublcwtue. ’ Hie agricultural statistics of Great Britain for 1885, which have recently been issued, show a very serious decrease from the yield of 1881 in some of the most Important food products. The de crease in wheat is estimated at 2,628,211 bushels, in peas 1,336,558 bushel*, in bean* $2,610,783 bushels, in potatoes, 544,699 ton*, in turnip*, 6,562,497 tons and mangold 87,869 ton* in England. The Knights of lalmu of Minnesota have taken a new departure in the for mation of a co-operative land association, which has bought 700 acre* of land in Crow Wing county, and secured a con tract for tho reservation by the railroad for future purchase of the remainder of the township in which they have located. Upon the land so secured the experi ment of co-operative farming will be tried upon a wholly now plan. The Knight* of Labor will send out, from time to time, families to colonize the farm. The «<Joni«t» will be organized ami incorporated a* the Pioneer Co-oper ative company. Tho beat wishes of all men concerned in the good of the labor ing classes w-ill attend the venture. Co o|x -relive industry, when successfully in augurated, is one of the most jiotent agencies in the settlement of the great problems which recent events have forced upou the attention of the country. The works of the immense clock which has been put up in the Board of Trade building in Chicago are pronounced a mo*t |M-rfc< t reproduction of those of She great Westminster palace clock in Lon don, but with some addition* ami im provements adapted to it* commercial purpose. It is constructed of iion, bronze ami steel, and weigh* ten tons without the Is 11, the latter a<iding some 4,500 jH>und* more. The pendulum alone weighs 750 pound*. In its ar rangement the works are divided into a time train, a hand train, and u striking train, the several train* comprising sepa rate machine*, resting, side by side, on separate frames. Each of the trains is o|>erutcd by a separat< weight, and the three weight* together reach some 3500 )s>und*. The hammer that strikes the Ih-II weigh* eighty pound*, the clock work is Im-low the dials, which are ten feet ten inches in diameter, and the Im-11 i* above them, or 250 feet above the ground. The jx-ndulum swing* one way in two seconds. Hand writ Ing for the Press. Literary aspirant* are given some ex cellent advice on the subject of hand writing by the New York Critic'll “Lounger,” who way*: "A reader fora publishing house is almost incapable of judging of some stories, owing to the careless manner in which they arc com mitted to pa|M-r. A hastily prepared manuscript must have great intrinsic merit to be accepted, unless the author Im- well known. 1 huve known manu script to Im- sent to publishers, written in had ]M-m-il and wit i half the lines blur red beyond legibility. 1 have seen others written on immense foolscap sheets in a scrawling hand, all blotted and scratched and soiled. A reader should be something more than a saint who should sit down t<> read a manuscript of this sort with a ]rredis|Ki.*itioii in it* favor. Then there are manu-cript* which, while they are not blotted and soiled, are written in a very small hand, with the lines close to gether. These are discouraging to read. But when a reader get* a manuscript written out on a type writer, or carefully copied by hand, he approaches it with feelings of gratitude; and it is the fault of the story itself if he finds nothing good in it. I nfoitunately, an idea ha* gamed currency that it is ‘literary’ to write a bad hand. I wish to deny this point blank. It may have been so in old times, when it was literary’ to wear long hair and soiled lim n ; but the ablest lit erary men of this generation turn out manuscript* that is a delight to read. Every letter is perfect, every i is dotted, < v< ry t is crossed." Tho Organist Cunglit Napping. One of the ablest clergyman in Maine has the habit of often making a pause of several minute* in the midst of his re marks. This is seldom embarrassing tc himself or to bis audience, for when he resumes there is always something good < Hough to justify the wait. One Sunday a short time since he made an exchange of pulpits, and during his prayer he made one of hi* accustomed pans ■*. The or ganist had not |s-rhap* Invn paying that strict attention which organists in general are accustomed to pay. He had no doubt Ix-en dreaming of some symphony which has never yet been vouchsafed to mortals to interpret. But the solemn si lence roused him from his reverie. He listened. The stillness was gaining: the prayer was apparently done. Hi* hands sought the key* and music floated U)h>>; the air. The congregation was somewhat agitated, but not so ;«> the reverend gen tleman. He waited uutil the last strain died away, and 1. ginning. •»> furthet Ix-seech thee, O L-rel,” went on, and brought the prayer to its proper conclu sion. Again the tones of the organ wort beard, but this time more softly sweet than before. The organist was now wide awake, but he preferred to pout fourth his soul in the minor key.—AnTm Areeref. THE “ALABAMA/ Th* Confederate Cruiser’* Last Engagement How She Was Sunk by the "Kearaarge" Off the French Goaat From an account of “Life on the Ala bama,’’ by one of her sailors, in the Cen tury, wc quote the following: “We got everything ship-shape and left Cherbourg for our last cruise on a bright Sunday morning, June 19th. We -were escorted by a French armorer! vessel, and when we got outside we could see the Kearsarge awaiting us, about four mile* away. Captain Scmmca made u» a short speech which was well received,though it seemed odd to me that an American should ap jM-al to an Englishman’* love of glory to animate him to fight the speaker’* own countrymen. But we cheered, and the French ship leaving us, we steamed straight for the Kearsarge, There is no doubt that Semmes was flurried and com menced firing too soon. We were, I slihiild say, nearly a mile away, and I do not think a single shot told. The enemy circled around u» and did not return our fire until within seven or eight hundred yard* and then she let u* have it. The first shot that struck us made the ship reel and *hake all over. I was serving on oiw- of the thirty-two pounders, and my sponger was an old man-o’-war’s man, who remarked, after a look out of the port, ‘We might as well fire batter pud dens a* these pop-guns: a few more biffs like that last and wc may turn turtle.’ He had scarcely spoken when a shell burst under our pivot-gun, tilting it out of range and killing five of the crew. ‘What is wrong with the rifle-gun?’ was asked. ‘We don’t seem to be doing the enemy any harm,’ while with slow preci sion came the crash of the heavy shell of the Yankee. One missile that seemed as big a* a haystack whiz.z.ed over our head.*, taking a section of the port bulwarks away, fortunately missing a man that was handling shot. He only remarked that he believed the Yankee was firing ‘steam b’ilcr*’ at us. Another shell struck us amidships, causing the ship to list to ]>ort so that our gun weighing three tons raced in, pinning one poor fellow against the port sill. He died be fore we could get him clear. This was the missile that sunk the Alabama. ‘She’s going down I’ was the cry, and all was confusion. Another shell struck about the water-line,and the vessel reeled like a drunken man. The dead and wounded were lying about the deck, which was red with blood. Our officers did their duty and the men at once be gan to get up tho wounded. The cutter and launch were in the water, and the officers were trying to keep the men back till the wounded were all in; but certain ly many of them were left, for I saw. sev eral on the berth-deck when I went be low, and the iMiats were then full and pushing off. When it was certain that the ship was sinking, all order was at an end. 1 had £lO and a watch in a lock er between decks, and I ran ‘below, but they were gone. “ ‘All hands on deck—ship’s going down!’ was called, and I had just got on the upper step of the forward compan ion-way when the water, entering the berth-deck jK>rts, forced the air up and almost carried me off my legs. I cast my eyes around for a moment. Old Gill, with his head crushed under the carriage of the eight-inch gun, was lying there, his brawny hands clinching the breast of his jumper. Just as the water came over the stern I went over the port bulwarks. I was a good swimmer, and had not been in the water five minutes when a French pilot-bout camo running past, ami a brawny fellow in petticoatsand top-boots dragged me out of the water." The Thirteen Snperstillon. Some of the fashionable people of Bos ton are firm believers in the superstition which is opposed to thirteen at table, this often leads to awkward complica tions, for their dinner parties are fre quently arranged for fourteen. When this is the case and on? of the guests can not attend, and does not apprise the hostess of this fact until the day of the dintmr, great exertions are made to ob tain the one necessary to make up the original number, and many ladies accept short invitations in order to help their friends out of their dilemma. When the one desired cannot be found, it is often convenient for a memlier of the family to be indis|KX*ed. This, of course, makes the number of diners ever, but it is doubttul if it prevent* any of them from | dying within the year.— R'tttin Budget. The Part He Forgot. The following colhxjuy occurred in the court room in this citt the present w eek: Young Attorney Have you stated all that you remember of the conversation which you had with Mr. Bianki Witness—Yes, sir. Young Attorney - That, then, was the whole conversation, was it not? Witness - No, sir. I do not think I remember all. Young Attorney—What part of it ion’t you remember! The witness' answer was lost in the aughtcr that ensued at the attorney’* spense.— Eimira Gaeette. / The Town Caw. One of the moiit annoying thing* that the country people ha* to contend with (ways the West Union (O.) Defender) is the ordinary town cow. When the farm er leave* home he put* in the bottom of hi* sleigh or *led a bountiful armful of hay. Thi* answers the twofold purpose of a seat and to keep the feet of himself and the good wife warm. He arrives at town, unload* his wife in front of some store, and proceeds to hitch his team at some point about the public square. No sooner is his back turned than a dozen starved cow* immediately surround his sled, and before he can say "Jack Robin son with hi* mouth o|>en,” every straw in his sled ha* gone through the gastric orifice* of the aforesaid cow*. We no ticed one particularly careful fellow the I other day. After hitching hi* team he j took hi* hay and carried it into the court- I house yard. He was going to have the deadwood on that bunch of hay and de parted for a saloon with a grin on his face. We watched the proceedings with considerable interest. He was no. out of sight until three or four long horns opened the gate and proceeded to the pile and chewed it up. Clubbing these lean kind does no good. In fact they rather enjoy the fun. You can take an ordinary stick of cordwood and bounce it from off their carcasses fifty feet high and they will turn around and smile at you. They don’t even grunt when you have hit them hard enough to stave in their ribs. Such punishment seems only to act as a tonic; it whets their appetites and makes them enjoy the repast which the farmer has hauled to them from his home many miles distant. Anil after it is all over just notice the peculiar look they give the man who came to town sit ting on a pile of hay, as he departs for home on the bare boards! The town cow is a nuisance, but at the same time a necessity in all rural villages. A “home without a mother” would not be a more lonesome spectacle than a rural village without its herd of lean long-horned, stump-tailed cows. Canned Goods. In the testimony brought forward in the recent Kolyer-Thurber case, much light was thrown by expert and other witnesses upon the methods, in some in stances, of the canning trade. Besides the copper boiling and zinc soldering practices, other reprehensible modes of manufacture were testified to. One wit ness, who said that he had been in the canning business for thirty years, gave a simple means of distinguishing spoiled from wholesome fruit. It is understood that when air can get at the contents of the can decomposition will ensue. The wholesomeness of the goods, therefore, depend* entirely upon the air-tight con dition of the can. The witness asserted that when a can is perfectly air tight there will be a hollow in the heads—that is, they will cave in. If they are level, and spring back when pressed upon, they arc known to the trade as "spring bot toms"—that is, air has got in and the contents are in a state of fermentation. The cans have been badly soldered or sealed up. If the “spring bottoms” stand long enough they become what is known as “swell-heads”—that is, the bottoms have become convex and swell out, a condition due to the generation of gases by the process of fermentation. In order to sell these goods unscrupulous dealers resort to what witnesses called "reprocessing.” That is, the dealers make a hole in the head of the can, heat the fruit and solder it up again; or, ns this trick is easily detected, shrewder manufacturers melt open the original vent-hole, heat the fruit and then resol der the can at the old place. This leaves no mark, and therefore removes all evi dence that the can has been tampered with.—JYste York Commercial. Hair for Wigs. The hair for making wigs comes from all parts of the world. The natural blonde comes from Norway and Sweden. Dealers in the south of France supply great quantities of dark hair, and thou sands of pounds of black hair are brought from Italy to New York every year. China sends us the cheapest hair, but it is rather coarse, and is used in manu facturing low-grade theatrical wigs and back-pieces, braids and bangs for ladies’ street wear. By bleaching and dyeing, Chinese hair can be given any color that is desired. But it assumes auburn shades best, and an enormous quantity of it has been used. The Swedish hair is rarely longer than tvrenty-two inches, and when received here it is always dirty and teeming with insects. French hair is generally clean, but the Italian hair, which comes to New York in 100-pound bundles, is ex ceedingly filthy, and the workmen who clean it before it is purchased by the wig-makers sometimes contract diseases from handling it. Dyed hair is called "dead,” and becomes harsh after being worn a short time. Chemicals are used to give it a glossy appearance. Besides the human hair large quantities of yak and angora goat hair and jute fiber are used. A gentleman rode up to a public house in the country and asked: "Who is thi master of this house I” "lam. sir," re plied the landlord, "my wife has been dead about three weeks." PROFIT JN_ DREGS. I Some Facts About the Apothecary’s Business. The Extensive Use of Patent Medicine*, Quinine, and Opium. Every member of the human family is more or less interested in the drug trade, which is one of the most important car ried on in the world. It employes hun dreds of millions of dollars in capital, and affords thousands upon thousands of people a means of making an honest live lihood. With the view of learning some thing of the inside mysteries of a trade of such importance, a reporter for the New York Mail and Erpreu visited a large drug store. The man of drugs was busily engaged in filling a prescription. When he was at leisure he said in an swer to the reporter's query: “Now there is a compound that is composed of exactly four ingredients. One of these ingredients costs at whole sale exactly two cents, the second one cent, the third two cents and the fourth three cents, making a total of eight cents.” “How much will you charge your cus tomer for that prescription?” “Fifty-five cents.” “A handsome profit—just 600 per cent.” “Oh, yes; but then you see, the cus | tomer pays forty-seven cents of the fifty five for my experience as an apothecary. Men in other professions do the same as we in this respect. For instance, a phy sician will look at your tongue and feel your pulse, demand a fee of from $2 to $5, according to the length of your purse and his standing in society. If he is a high-toned or fashionable doctor you may think yourself fortunate if you es cape without being charged more than $5. It is the same with a lawyer. You visit his office, obtain his advice in a simple matter, and occupy his time for about fifteen minutes. He wants you to pay $25 or SSO. Now I have performed as much real service as either the doctor or the lawyer, and all the compensation I ask is the small pittance of fifty-five cents. We prefer the prescription busi ness to selling patent medicines, because the former is the most profitable of the two branches of our trade.” "Is the sale of patent medicines in creasing or declining?” “I can reply to that question both in the affirmative and the negative. Patent medicines are like garments, they become fashionable and may go out of fashion. It is not always the best medicines that have the largest sale. A great deal de pends upon the manner in which they are ; advertised and placed before the public. : A few years ago a man prepared a pain annihilator. It was a sort of wash that deadened pain temporarily, but it was not a permanent cure. It was, in fact, injurious for it tended to produce paraly sis. The proprietor advertised it far and wide. The name of the so-called reme dy appeared in the advertising columns of all the newspapers. It was seen upon buildings, fences, and bill-boards, in the city and in the country. Turn which ever way you would it stared you in the face. The proprietor made a fortune in a very short time. His pain annihilator was known and used in almost every family. Like the Roman Empire it had its rise and fall. Now noboby thinks of using it. In fact it is not even manu factured or to be found in the market.” “What drugs have the largest sale?” “Weil, I may include in the list quin ine, the various preparations of opium, calomel, arsenic, valerian, lavender and well I don’t think you wish me to go through the entire catalogue.” “Tell me something about quinine?” “Pills containing two grains of quinine sell at $1.50 to $2.00 per bottle of one hundred pills. The prevalence of mala ria in almost all sections of the country during the past few years has caused an immense consumption of this drug. It has also afforded speculators a chance to make money by forcing the price up, and they have not been slow in availing them selves of the opportunity.” “By whom is opium mainly bought?” “By people of all classes. You would be greatly surprised if I should show you a list of my customers who are in the habit of purchasing this drug. I do not mean those for whom it is prescribed by physicians, but those who use it as regu larly as they would tobacco. These slaves of the opium habit comprise law yers, artists, preachers, merchants, and all kinds of mechanics, tradesmen and laborers. Women as well as men are slaves to opium.” "Do druggists as a rule become wealthy?” "No. There are too many in the busi ness. If the number of drugstores could be reduced one-half those who remained in the trade would stand a chance of making fortunes. As it is, the most of us have a hard task to keep our heads above water." Didn't Retaliate. “What is the trouble between you and Johnny Green, Jamie?" "He struck me in the face and called me a baby.” “Well, J hope you didn’t retaliate, did you ?" “No, sir; I didn’t. I just hit him back.”— Drake'e Magazine. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Remember thi*: However small y Ott , consider your possessions, there is »ume one who envies you them. Let us begin our heaven on earth, and being ourselves tempted, let us be pitiful and considerate and generous in judging others. There is no luck, but there is su a thing as hard work and the knowing how to make it answer for what others call “luck.” The only talent that man under all cir cumstances ha* succeeded in handing down to his son is the ability to judge prime whisky. Look not mournfully into the past—it comes not back again; wisely improve the present—it is thine; go forth to meet the future without fear and with a manly heart. When the man listening to his con science wills and does the right, irrespec tive of inclination as of consequence then is the man free, the universe open before him. He is born from above. We pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that we can do, or any kindness we can show to any human being, let us do it now. Let us not defer or neglect it, for we shall not pass this way again. Such are the vicissitudes of the world, through all its parts, that day and night, labor and rest, hurry and re tirement, endcar each other. Such are the changes that keep the mind in action; we desire, we pursue, we obtain, we are satisfied; we desire something else, and begin a new pursuit. Precocious Prattlers. The “Children’s Chitchat” in the Asio Moon contains some amusing sayings by the little ones. A saw samples are given: “Well, my young gentleman, and how would you like your hair cut?” “Oh, like papa’s please—with a little round hole at the top.” Grandpa: “Tell me, Ethel, why do you have six buttons on your gloves!” Ethel: “Yes, grandpa, dear, I will tell you. The reason is if I had seven but tons, or five, they would not match the six buttonholes. He was a persistent little boy who told his mother, who thought he was too young towear trousers, that “he would be will ing to go without pockets if he only could wear something that had legs.” A small boy, the son of a gifted clergy man in this state, was heard one night addressing the following petition to his Maker: “O God, please bless mamma, and please bless papa; but the less you have to do with Aunt Marie the better. Amen.” “Mamina, what does it mean when it says, ‘The shades of night were falling fast’ ?” “You should try and figure out those things for yourself, Johnny.” I know now. It means when sister Jane pulls down the parlor blinds, then Gus Smith comes in to siamd the eveniners. eh?” Mrs. Jones—“ Did you take Johnny to school, Jeremiah?" Mr. Jones—“l did. An excellent school it is, Matilda. The scholars are models of dejrortment; the curriculum is first-class, and the professor a man of ability. At least, that is the way he struck me,” Johnny (with a groan) —“You ought to have stayed about an hour, and seen how he struck me.” Dickens’ Genins for Diligence. A friend of the great novelist, a man who had given promise of a noble career as an authors but who through indolence had failed in doing any permanent work, called upon him one morning and after bewailing his ill success, ended by sigh ing: “Ah, if only I were gifted with gen ius!” Dickens, who had listened patient ly to the com plant, exclaimed at once in answer: “Genius, sir! I do not know what you mean. I had no genius save the genius for hard work!” However his enthusiastic admirers may dispute this, certain it is that Dickens trusted to no such uncertain light as the fire of gen ius. Day in and day out, by hard work, he elaborated the plot, character and dia logue of his imperishable stories. Whole days he would spend to discover suitable localities, and then be able to give vivid ness to his description of them, while, sentence by sentence his work, after ap parent completion, was re-touched and revised. The great law of labor makes no exception of the gifted or ignorant. Whatever the work may be, there can be no success in it without diligent, unceas ing, persevering labor.— Baptiet Weekly. Extracting Teeth With a Pistol. Old Dr. Monsey extracted teeth by fastening a strong piece of catgut secure ly to the tooth, to the opposite end of which he affix'ed a bullet. With this bullet and a full measure of powder, a pistol was charged, and when the trigger was pulled, the operation was performed effectually and speedily. Once a gentle man who had agreed to try the novelty, and had even allowed the apparatus to be adjusted, at the last moment ex claimed, “Stop. stop. I've changed my mind!” “But I haven’t, and you’re a fool and a coward for your pains,” answered the Doctor, pulling the trigger. In an other instant the tooth was extracted, much to the timid patient’s delight and astonishment.— Scientific American.