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Jjaeidiiicl. «■==.— T i '.»■* L raw, ■ HARLEM GEORGIA l-lllll'm!> XVEBY THURSDAY. X3z*ll**rct *•» AiUinoon. r«oriuETuiu> The Knight* of Labor propose to ' tabliah * community farm in the north went. There are in the I nited Blate* many thriving eetticmcnt* which Brecon ducted on the community plan, but in almost every in*tan> <• the nu ruler* arc bound together by religion* M well a* by property bond*. It remain* to be seen whether the Knights, on their 600 iw re farm in Minnesota, will lx abk to work harmoniously togethei for any <on*iders ble time while subordinstlng individual advantage to the general good. Rome idea may Ims formed of the mag nitude of the higher institute* of learn ing in Germany when compared with those of the I nited State*, by reading the official report* of the number of •student* in any one of them. It i* re ported that there are now 2865 student* in the university of Munich. Os these 1067 are devoting themselves to the stud io* of medicine, 890 in judiciary branches, 890 law students, 834 to the study of philosophy, 130 to theology, 102 to national economy, rvrisi 152 to pharmacy. M Charles Girard, chemist, of Paris, recently amused himself by investigation of the ingredients of a la-autiful red currant jelly, charmingly put up for ex port to the United Mates. There was not an atom of fruit in the mass, as was demonstrated by the adding to it of me thylated alchobol, which would have turned it green had it contained any fruit acid. It was found to consist of gelatine, aweeteneil with glycerine residue, col ored with pichsino (a poisonous mineral extract) and flavored with no one know* what. _____ Referring to the purpose of the Audu bon Society to prevent bird destnu tiAn a correspondent of Forrrt and Stream says: "A* the country became cleared of tinilxr and mom thickly inhabited, the birds have lx-cn destroyed in large numbers and insect* have gained the as ceudency. There arc birds worn by out city belle* that alive would accomplish more good work for mankind than the average fashionable belle, although she lived for a century. The eyes and beaks of these dead bird* cry out in shame against the cruel fashion that causes their slaughter." * An English agricultural journal serious ly urges that in time of abundant and cheap w heat it should be purcluued in large quantities by the Government, ami stored away in public 'granaries, in orde r to insure the country tit least one year’s supply in any contingency. “It argues,” says the .Imerieon Cultivator, “that the homo food production in Great Brit ain is now so very deficient that, in case of war, prices would go up at a bound and cause terrible distress among the people before a source of supply could be developed. This measure, involving the purchase of grain for storage, might relieve the market so much a* to change the present agricultural discontent In England, and put an end to the demand for protection; but it r< ally reminds us of the historic tinu tn Egypt when Joseph laid up grain in the years of plenty to serve for food tn the year* of famine." The Boston Herald constitutes itself the champion of New York State iu the following editorial (uiragraph: “In seeking to belittle the polit eal inipor lance of the Empire State, the Galveston A'eicz observes that 'New York does not occupy much of the soil of the United States.' No, but it has one tenth of the population, one-sixth of the property, one elvcnth of the electoral vote; it pro duce* oik fifth of the total value of inauutm tured product*, receives the greater part of the ini|>ort«of the country, and ships the layger proportion of its ex port*. Even its farms have a value of one-tenth of the whole, and m arly ten time* as much as tho*. of the gn at agri cultural state of Texas N<« York is considen<l>lc of a state, however you look at it.” The American Exhibition building for IBH7 is being very ingeniously contrived iu Loudon. Like Solomon'* Temple, the various jcirts will arrive ready to be fitted into each other w ithout noise or confusion, and the structure will arise fairy like. Its component parts an made to tit any section, and will be bolt ed togi tlier w ithout the slightest friction. No skilled labor, indeed, it is said, will be required in it* erection. The cast iron chair will re>t on TOO stout iron pnats, sunk in deep beds of concrete. Tlii* will be firmly «cured and bolted, and upon it will rest the wall plates. Upofi Jlw «• will be lilted the w hole of the twain rafters, previously bolted to gitlier. The roof is to be of six spans, the largest extending to sixty feet. The rafteta, jullars and girders are all of iron. It i* int udtsi to erect a press pavilion, an Atlant ~ cable otiice, an clcetrir eleva ted railway and rvprxductior* of the frontage* of the more remarkable public buddings and iustitutiun* in the United A: itea. The number of egg* a hen will lay tjrjiend* mu< b on the care and food given. If you do not believe it glance over the following, condensed by the Cincinnati < uu.mrrr l al from reliable statistics show ing the average number of egg* a hen will lay yearly : Maine, 89 < gg» to each ben; Maasar hu*ctta, MO; Connecticut, 85; New Hamji»hire, Ml; Rhode Island, 70; Vermont, flit; Pennsylvania, 02; Indiana, 60; Ohio, 57; Tcnnesaee, 55; ; Kentucky, 52; lowa, 51; Illinois, 42; North Carolina, 42; South Carolina, 37; Louisiana, 30. According to a statement of the United State* Potters' Association there are about 175 kiln* in ojzeration, not includ ing those i inployed in turning out deco rated |>otti-ry, of which there i* a large ntimlH-r. Th<- nuinlw-r of employes is roughly estimated at about 15,000, and it may fairly Im- assumed that not les* than 30.000 derive their mean* of subsistence from thi* source. The total of capital invested in the business is supposed to lie not les* than s’',ooo,ooo, two thirds of which is alisorbi-d in plant, the wage* paid amount to $1,000,000 or $5,000,000 annually, and $*,000,000 worth of good* is made. The < hies centres of the trade are Trenton, N. J., and East Liverpool, Ohio, but establishments more or less ex tensive are to be found iu more than a dozen other place*. A Washington correspondent speaking of the late Mr*. Benjamin F. Brewster, explains how she, a very attractive wo man, happened to marry so notoriously plain a num : Both hail been married be fore, she to ti Frenchman and he to a Russian Indy. When widowed, the only thing left her by her husband was three children, whom Brewster adopted a* hi.* ow n. She was so entirely without means, though of excellent family, that she ob tained n position in the treasury for self support. She was there when the Phila delphia lawyer, having occasion to call nt the department, passed her desk nnd overheard her remark: "That is the ugliest man 1 have ever seen.” Turning to her, and bowing very politely, he said : “Thank you, madam; I always like to hear a lady express herself frankly. Thi* ackward circumstance was soon followed by an introduction ami hi* falling in love with her. in pnqiosing he is reported to have said: “You are charming and I am hideous; but it will not be the fir-t instance of the meeting of Beauty and the Beast. You may never love me; but, if you will accept me, I shall always try to deserve your love.” That i* the way to win a woman, and ho won her. They arc believed to have been entirely harmonious and devoted to one another. The ex attorney general, albeit singular ly fantastic in dress, and often in man ners, is extremely polite and kind-heart ed, and has a host of friends. The Farmer’s Choice. In a Hjiecch recently made by “Jim Hill," President of the St. Paul Minne apolis nnd Manitoba Railroad Company, nt the dedication of the Duluth Board of Trade palaeo, lie said, characteristically: Down in southern Dakota there lives a fine old gentleman nnd farmer who came me the other day and wanted to know on what terms we would construct a line down into his territory. “That,” 1 an swered, “is something out of our bent. There i* only one thing that would in duce us to build a line down in that di rection, and that is a tow with our neigh bor*.” Then the Dakota num said his neighbors shipped wheat to Chicago and sold it for 8(1 cent* a bushel, w hen it was worth 93 cents in Duluth, paying 35 i ts. per 100 for hauling 450 miles, when, if they had an outlet to Duluth, they would ship over a line over 200 miles shorter and anbody would think of charging them over 20 cents a hundred. 1 told him I thought he was right and that ]>eople who felt as he did about Duluth would get there in some way. He answered: 'My [sople are pion*, prayerful and church-going, and mean to gain an en trance through the pearly gates, but if they had to make a choice in that coun try Iwtween Heaven and Duluth there would be a big majority iu favor of Du luth." ______ The Brakeman's Peril. The present method of coupling freight cars is primitive, costly and dangerous to life and limb, and for years the inventive ingenuity of the country has sought to produce a better way that would U- ac cepted by railroad managers. Over 4,000 patents for couplers have been taken out, and yet the “man killer" has not been displaced. Few people have the remot est idea of the number of men who have been crippled or killed coupling cars. I venture to say that the casualties from this cause for the last ten yi'ars tar i xceed iu numU-r the killed and wounded of any battle of the late rebellion. A num* bvr of states have passed laws requiring all cars built or owned within their limits to be fitted with couplers which can la operates! without going l>etween the ears, but iu none of .hem is any v: ion* attempt made to enforce the law. Every year the Master Car Buddies' Ain*o<iation and the convention of railway Mi|>erintviidentsand the mast< r niachinnts devote considcrble time to testing automatic couplers, with but little »p]varetit progress, *o far a* thi t adoption by the roads is ccl. - I'oladtlfihta .YcWK Nlielllng Bean*. Sbelliug bean*! Hbehiug beanat 7 bi» i* *port Whan nights are cold, W ben a cloud tha moonlight acreana, And the wind I* loud and bold. Gathered cjoae around the fire, Prettieat of houmihold 's i-.ne*, Hit the farmer* family, Hbellmg Irean*, Hhelling lx«na! Great big "squaw bean*" white and pink, Hmall “p*poo*a* n red and round “Crowdla*" je-arl and crimson mixed. In their pod the closeat found. “Cranbarri**" half a 'lozen shade*, "California*" from the coaat, Flat-shaped "Lima*” purple, white, "Indian chief*,’’ a dark bright boat “Wild gwae" dotted with black *{>eck* Like the eggs the grans bird* lay, Red striped “Scipio*,” "Rowleys" flat, And “Imperials,” violet gray. Little “pea bean*," creamy white, Spotted ' 'bush beans" paa*ing count, From the pod* they rattle out, Higher in the jans they mount He, who toiled to raise them all, Underneath the summer sun, Thinks how many he can sell Now the labor is all done. While hi* wife in vision* sees Steaming, well filled platters rise, baked beans for winter days, Indian bread and pumpkin pies. But the little boy* and girls Handful* on the table lay, And by shape and size and hue Ix>t their fancies with them play. Pretty flower beds they devise, Fence and pathway, house and field. Such great pleasure to their heart* Just a few bright beans can yield. Hhelling bean* ! Shelling beans ! Thi* is sport when nights are cold, When a cloud the moonlight And the wind is loud and bold. Gathered close around the fire, Prettiest of household scenes, Sit the farmer’s family, Hhelling l«-ans, shelling bean*. —tUai'y L. H. Branch, in Good Housekeeper. A SCRAP OF PAPER. It was once an immaculate sheet of white note-paper, lying with it* brethren, in a plush case on the stationer’s counter, ami wu* purchased with the rest by Mrs Gordon for Helen’s birthday gift. Before coming into Helen’s possession it spent a dreary time in a big, busy work room, where it was stamped and pouuded and generally ill treated, but whence it emerged bearing a wonderfully twisted blue monogram of which II and B were the principal letters. Helen was delighted with her gift, ahd exhibited it with pride to Mr. John Cunningham, who, however, observed that it “wouldn’t be of much use,” and added in an ex planatory whisper that “she would soon need aC instead of a B.” Whereupon’ Helen blushed, and pretended to be very busy putting away the case in her pretty secretaire. There, in a dim, violet-scent ed corner, our particular sheet, which chanced to be about the middle of tho box, lay undisturbed for weeks, till, as it* fellows were gradually removed, and sent forth upon various missions, it came in time to be the top sheet. Then one night -or rather morning—its mission began. About 2 o'clock on a Wednesday morn ing Helen returned from a ball, and, in stead of going quietly to bed, as usual, •he hurried into her little boudoir, and dropping into a chair before the secre taire, buried her head in her hands, and began to sob bitterly. “Oh, I wish I hadn't! 1 wish I hadn’t!” she said over and over again. At last, however, she grew calmer; and, opening her desk, drew forth the top sheet from its place and began to write rapidly. “I know I can never rest, John, with out first—even though this can not be sent till morning—explaining to you what happened to-night, and telling you, dear John, that I am very, very sorrv and ashamed. I know quite well that 1 was wrong hi giving three dances to Captain Morse when you had expressly j asked me to have as little to do with him as possible; nnd, believe me, I did not intend dancing with him at all. If it had not been for Louise Hill I never should have done so. Y’ou know her teasing way. In the dressing-room this evening, before we went down stairs, she asked me if I intended dancing with Captain Morse, and when I wouldn't answer, de clared she believed that you had forbid den it, and ended by darirg me to dance with him more than once. Afterward, when he asked for two dances, 1 happen ed to look up, caught Louise's mocking glance, and was silly enough, on the im pulse of the moment, to let him put his name down twice, thinking that 1 could explain to you how it hap]x-ned. I had no idea then that you were close by and had seen it all, anil when, later iu the evening, I tried to tell you about it you were so cold and distant that my pride rose, and, out of bravado, I gave him a third dunce. But when I saw your pain ed, stern look, John, I was quite misera ble, and I even forgive you for flirting so abominably as you did for the rest of the evening with Louise. Now I have told you all alxiut it. Please, dear, dearest John, forgive your own Hu rs- “P. S.—l will wear the frock you like to the opera party Thursday evening." Then, a happy smile on her face, Hel en left her letter lying on the desk and went to bed. The next morning, just as she was pre paring to address an envelope, “Miss Louise Hili’’ was announced. Helen's welcome might certainly have been more cordial, but her visitor, nevertheless, chatted on and on, and aired her view* on every conceivable *ubject, remarking at last, os she rose to take her leave: “So, Helen dear, it'* all off between you and Mr. Cunningham?" “From whom did you derive your in formation?" asked Helen, coldly. “Well, from •himself,” replied Miss Hill, with a would-be conscious laugh. “At least, he asked me to go with him to the opera party to-morrow night, and as I knew that you hail expected to ac company him, I supposed, of course”— “Y'ou are at libv-rty to suppose any thing you like, Louise,” said Helen, “but if you please,” still more stiffly, “I should prefer not to discuss the subject.” And Miss Hill, with a *atisfied air, de parted. A moment later Helen had snatched the letter from her desk, crush ed it passionately into a tight, hard ball, and flung it into the waste-basket. “He shall never see it—Merer!” she declared, with an indignant «ob, as she left the room. In a little while Mary, the housemaid, came in, broorn in hand, opened wide the windows and placed the waste-basket on the window ledge while she went to seek her dustpan. As she opened the door a mischievous—or was it a beneficent?—puff of wind whirled our particular bit of pa per, in company with a torn dress-maker's bill and the programme of a morning concert, out of the open window! All three were blown together to the street corner, and there parted company. What happened to the other two was never heard, but Helen’s letter became some how wedged in between a lamp-post and a small block of coal which had been dropped near it, and remained there till toward evening, when it was noticed and picked up by an old scrap collector, who stuffed it—our poor, violet-scented scrap —into her sack among a lot of very dirty rags and papers of ail kinds and emptied all together that evening on the floor of the cellar which she occupied with her sister. Now the scrap collector’.* sister, known as “Sairey” Malony, was a “sweeper" ut the large theater where Patti was then nightly trilling. Her duties led her thither every morning at 9 o’clock, and kept her there usually for five or six hours. She was in the habit of carrying with her a crust of bread or some similar delicacy to serve as lunch eon. On the Thursday morning, being seized with unaccountable daintiness, it occurred to her to wrap up her crust, which usually went unprotected into a corner of her huge pocket. She sought among her sister’s heap for a suitable wrapper and selected Helen’s crushed letter, which, although it had lost much of its original freshness, was still several degrees cleaner than the rest. She smooth ed it out—not being able to read, its contents had no interest for her—wrap ped it round her crust, and slipped the parcel into her pocket. There it reposed till noon, when Mrs. Malony, having nearly finished her work, seated herself in company with Mesdiunes Flannigan and O’Riley, parquet and balcony sweep ers, in one of the lower buxes, and pro ceeded to discuss her luncheon. The theater, with its dim half-light and long rows of carefully “s iceted” seats, was a ghostly looking place; the shrill voice of an “under-study”—whose services, ow ing to the illness of a prima donna, were likely to be in request, and who was hav ing a solitary rehearsal on the stage, toss ing about her lean arms as Elvira—was the only sound which pierced the silence; the three old crows in the box mumbled their crusts and conversed in whispers. Suddenly a door banged, and the firm tread of the stage manager was heard ap proaching. In fear and trembling Mrs. Malony and her companions made a hasty exit from their comfortable quarters —an exit so hasty that the first-mentioned lady's luncheon wrapper-—in other words, Helen's much abused letter—dropped on the floor and was kicked unnoticed un der one of the chairs—the identical chair, in fact, which was occupied that evening by Miss Louise Hill. Thus it came tc pass that during the second act of “Lucia" a certain well know n blue mon ogrtm on a torn and dirty piece of paper which lay half concealed by'Miss Hill’s sweeping train attracted the attention of that young lady’s escort. By and by he managed, unobserved, to secure it, and, making some excuse, retired to the foyer. Ten minutes later the indignant Miss HUI received by a messenger Mr. Cunningham’s “deepest regrets and apologies for being obliged to leave the theater on sudden, urgent business," and had to content herself for the rest of the evening with the vacuous youth whom her escort had deputed to fill his place. • * * ♦ ♦ » Among the most cherished treasure* of Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham is a cer tain torn and disreputable scrap of pa per.—.4.’ (r. IVunrirl- in Chicago .Veic*. TooLowforthe Tide. ‘•There is a tide in the affairs of men.’ 1 commenced the long-haired poet enter ing the editor's sanctum. “Oh, yes," replied the busy man, stop ping work long enough to waft the airy creature through the open door, on the point of his substantial gaiter; “but you have got down too low for the tide; you've been struck by the under toe.’— A MADSTONE. Vihata Lady Says of One in Her Possession. Declaring its Use Has Cure! Over 1,278 People of Hydrophobia. The Newark (N. J.) Journal recently published the following letter from Mrs. B. L. Milam, the owner of the famous madstone, at Waterford, Miss: — “Your request for n history of the famous madstone for the cure of persons bitten by rabid animals is received, and I take great pleasure in complying with the request. The large number of bites by mad dog*, and the recent death of George Neall by hydrophobia, has at tracted my attention to Newark. I have often wished thut ]>ersons bitten in your city would come here and be healed, in- Btead of going to Paris to see Pasteur. I have nothing to say against the famous French physician, and believe there is a great deal in favor of his theory of inocula tion, I know that much nearer home is a cure that is absolutely sure as it is absolutely wonderful. There may be other madstones in this country, but there are none with such an accredited history. The proper name of the stone is the China snakestone. It has acquired the title of madstone from having been used so often on the bites of rabid dogs and other animals. The stone was brought from China in 1810 to Mad ison county, Alabama, by Dr. William Barker. The doctor died not very long afterwards, and left no orders respecting the stone. It* merits were already known to some extent, so it was put up for sale at public auction along with the rest of the doctor’s estate. The stone was purchased by my father, James Mi lam, and four others. Three of the others died in a few years and my father then bought their interest and also the fourth interest. My father used the stone until 1835, when h: moved to Mar shall county, in this state. He died there in 1849, and left the stone by his will to me. “I have been using it regularly since that time. No other person has ever used it but my father and myself. It has been applied up to this date on 1278 persons bitten by dogs, cats, snakes, spiders, and three or four horse bites. The stone is one and one-quarter inches long by one and one-quarter in width; it is almost square and weighs one ounce. It is of an ash or lead color, and nearly as heavy as lead. It is very porous, something like wood but much finer. It is rough on the outside very much like the large end of a horn. When applied to a bite the stone adheres closely until the pores are full, then it falls off and is cleansed in warm water, and applied as long as it will take hold. It does its work by absorbing the virus. Y’ou may ask how long after be ing bitten persons can rely on the stone. I have treated persons bitten from five to eight months. They have often come to me with the bite entirely cured up. In that case I scarify for skin bites or cut for a deep bite. I have no fear as to a cure at any time before hydrophobia sets in. I once treated an old doctor that had been bitten eight months before he had symptoms of hydrophobia, so much so that he could not retain anything he swallowed; he got well and lived ten years. I have his certificate. After speaking of her terms for treating pa tients Mrs. Milam continued: “I never let patients leave until I am satisfied they are cured, as I guarantee a cure in every instance, unless they should happen to be bitten in some place where I could not apply the stone. So far I have always succeeded, though I have had some very difficult cases, as they have come to me bitten in every conceiva ble place from the head to the toes. But we have never lost a case yet. I could give you hundreds of certificates, but will only refer to L. Q. C. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior, at Washington; Col. E. M. Watson, Assistant Attorney- General, at Washington; J. B. Morgan, who was bitten forty years since, and is now a member of Congress from Missis sippi; Hon. H. Clayton, of Lamar, Miss., and Supreme Court Judge of this State. These gentlemen are from this State and arc well acquainted with the character of the stone, A Stupendous Mosaic. The American church in the Via Naz ionale at Rome has just been decorated with a stupendous Venetian mosaic of a cartoon by Mr. Burne Jones, representing Christ surrounded by the celestial com pany as described by Isaiah, Ezekiel, and St. John. In the work, which measures 962 square feet, there are no fewer than sixty figures, some of them three vards high, while the reproduction of the grand coloring is regarded as a triumph of mosaic art. The difficulties to be overcome in the tints were -very numer ous, for in the composition is represented the sun, the moon, a rainbow, sky, water, prophets, evangelist, angels, and the di vinity with all its glories and attributes. —London Truth. Thousands on thousands of men in London live the year round at th > rate of ten or twelve pence a day, equal to twenty or twenty-four cent* of Ameri can money, inclusive of food, with abiuter. _ Killed by Grixxlie*. In his book, “The Hunting Trips of » Ranchman,” the Hon. Theodore Roose velt has the following to say about griz zly bears: A grizzly will only fight if wounded or cornered. But two instances have come to my personal knowledge where a man has been killed by a grizzly One was»that of a hunter at the foot »f the Big Hom Mountains who had cha-ej a large bear and finally wounded him. The animal turned at once and came straight at the man, whose second shot missed. The bear then closed and passed on, after striking only a single blow; that one blow, given with all the power of his thick, immensely muscular fore arm, with nails strong as so nisuy hooked steel pikes, tore out ths man’* collar bone aud snapped through three or four ribs. He died that night. Th# other instance occurred to a neighbor of mine—who has a small ranch on tho Lit. tie Missouri—two or three years ag >. He was out on a mining trip aud was pros pecting with two other men near the head waters of the Little Missouri, in the Biack Hills country. Coming to a stream two or three of the party crossed it, but the third, a German, and a very powerful fellow, followed a well-beaten game trail in another direction. When they were about forty rods apart the two men heard an antagonizing shout from the Garman and at the same tima the loud coughing, growl or roar of a bear. They turned just in time to see their compan ion receive a terrible blow on the head from a grizzly, which must have been i aroused from its lair by his almost step- I ping on it. So close was it that he had no time to fire his rifle, but merely held it up over his head as a guard, of course it was struck down, the claws of the great brute at the same time shatter tering his skull like an egg shell. Yet the man staggered on some ten feet l>e fore he fell, but when he did he never spoke again. The two others killed tho bear after a short struggle. Results of Heavy Mental Strain. Some men can stand an enormous amount of mental strain without any ap parent injury; others, from what may be called, for want of a better term, “weak ness of the brain,” are incapable of any thing requiring mental tension. The worst consequences are noticed in people of moderate brain power, who, in the ab sence of proper training, attempt the per formance of severe mental labor. Their case is similar to that of those who sud denly engage in trials of strength and en durance after an insufficient amount of training, and who cither exhaust them selves by overtaxing their nervous ener gies, or induce disorders of the heart or lungs, or strain of some portion of the muscular system by the violence of their efforts. When a man is being prepared for great musular exertion he undergoes a course of training in which the severity of the work assigned to him is gradually and cautiously increased, and the same rule should be adopted for those whose mental powers are about to be severely taxed. If this condition be fulfilled, if a proper amount of sleep can be obtained, and if the appetite remains at its normal level, the brain will bear almost any amount of steady strain in the form of severe mental labor.— Fortnightly Reelcw. South African Diamonds. Early in 1867, the first South African j diamond was brought to the town of | Colesberg by a hunter named O'Reilly to whom it had been given by a Dutch boer 1 family named Jacobs whose child had i found it in her play. It was carried to the Paris Exposition, and by the follow ing year diamond digging had been be i gun in earnest. In 1869 the African Kohinoor valued at $150,000 was discov | ered. By 1870 public attention had be ' come completely aroused and capitalist* i began to invest in the enterprises. In 1870 there were 40,000 people within a ! line of seventy miles on the banks of the ; Vaal River. The South African diamond ' fields arc situated chiefly in the colony of West Griqualand, which was proclaimed British territory in 1871. . The diamonds arc found over many hundred square miles of territory. Tho ■ principal diggings are situated in the extensive Valley of the Vaal River to the northeast of the Orange River Free State. The country rises into long stony- ridges or hills, called kopjes, consisting of ir regular fragments of hard rock imbedded in ferruginous gravel, which varies in ' character and compactness, being some times quite loose ami sometimes forming a compact lime-cemented mass. It is in this grave] that diamonds are found. Canse for Thankfulness. “Lord Justice Clerk Brasfield, " say* Journal, “was a man of few words and of strong business habits, and, consequentlv, when he courted his sec* ond wife he said to her: ‘Lizzie, I’m looking out for a wife, and I thought you just the person to suit me. Let me have your answer, on or off, to-morrow, and nae mair aboot it.’ The lady next day replied in the affirmative. Shortly after the marriage Lord Brax field’s butler came to him to give up his situation because he could not bear her Ladyship's continual scolding. ‘Mon,’ Braxfield exclaimed, ‘ye've lit tle to complain of; ye may be than a. u ye're no’ married to her.’ ”