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(Toluinbia jf - jlw - < »asg..—■srs-tBaTW HARLEM. GEORGIA rt nut m i' uvuir tiiuiuuiay. Bnllnrd «*» Attainwon. FHorMimonn. A missionary in Uhina write* home that what an Am-ricai family throw* away in a year wonM keep a doz<n Chin'<w* famili nn<i wh.it u f hi new family throw* away in tie • imc time would not food a moiiw. ■ L ' NearCharlottt Harl»or, Fla., 1* a eoaat where one can wade over fifteen hundred feet from the ahore. In certain aeaaon* thi* plant: i* alive with men, ale* in hand, who await the large fish that rock the place a* mean* of aacaping from their arch enemy the porpoiro*. The mm «a*ily kill the fl«h with their aiea, a* the water i» a* transparent as gla««, and they can see how to strike them without any difficulty. Th< Missionary Herald tell* how the Turkish government extort* taxes from St* poor subject*. One poor woman, it aaya, wa« tied to a tree with a large bag of atone* aleiut her neck, for the purpose of compelling her to jay taxc.c in another place a >iek man had hl* bed taken from him anil Bold; other perron* arc beaten and rome are sent to prison. It i* a sad cry of poverty which now come* up from all part* of the Turkish empire. Thirteen boys in the »< hool at Arcolu, 111., struck against further study when calleil in after reccs*. The teacher, who apparently is a horn diplomatist, called , up the thirteen largest girls in the room, told them of the state of affairs, and ordered them to march out and each bring in a boy. Within three minute* and a half a baker’* dozen of lad* with very red face* were trying to study hole* in their book*, and have been too busy ■lnce to talk about the sail affair. A curious flower was recently discover ed on the isthmus of Tehauntepec,Mexico. It has a faculty of changing its color dur ing the day. It grows on a tree. An other peculiarity of thia floral chameleon is that it only gives out perfume at noon time One of the strangest thing* about this flower, however, is that it should be found in Mexico,when its color* are those of the United State* flag. In the morn ing it white, nt noon it changes to red, and at night it adopt* a soft blue color. Tobacco blindness i* becoming a com mon affliction. At present there are sev eral (M-rson* under treatment for it atone London hospital. It first take* the form of color blindness, the sufferers who have smoked themselves into this condition being quite unable to distinguish the color of a piece of red cloth held up be fore them. Rometime* the victim lo*e» hi* eyeaight altogether. Although amok ing is to a large extent the cause of the malady, and so gives it its name, heavy drinking is also partly responsible. American inqulsitivene** and ingenui ty united have produced thread made from the bl< Mom* of the common milk wood, which hit* the consistency and te nacity of imported fl ix or linen thread, and i* produced at much lea* cost. The fibre is long, easily carded and may bo readily adapted to spinning upon an or dinary flax aptnoer. It ha* the smooth ness aud lustre of silk, rendering it valu able for sewing machine use. The weed is common throughout thi* countiy, but grow* profusely at the south The ma terial costa nothing for cultivati ui, and gathering is a* cheaply done as that of eotton. • At the close of 1878 there wen l only 15<1 firm* engaged in the silk manufac ture, in all it* branchia, in the country, of which 30 wen- in New Jersey. <ll in New York, 25 in Pennsylvania, 22 in Connecticut, and the other* scattering. The total capital invested in the industry was only $15,988,877; the total product* Were valued at $19,894,874, and the op erativo* numbered only 10,051. By 1879 the figures given for the whole country, six year* before little more than covered the ailk interest* of Paterson alone, which then had 102 firm* and corpora tions engaged in it, employing 12,599 hands, with $9,955,500 invested, and produced $12,172,995 worth >f good* that year. Since then the industry Im* made still further progre**. .. .._ ... * u A mad donkey at Mentone, France, has just provided M. Pasteur with two new |>alieut*. The animal, which had itself been bitten by u mad dog, attcukvd iu owner and a veterinary surgeon who came to treat it, inflicting severe bite* on them both; and they both started im mediately for Pan*, bringing with them tire brain* of the ass which had done the miachief. They are not the only sufferer* by the act ident, w hich ha* cast a slur, in local eat: mat ion at least, on t'ue whole family of quadrupled* to which the offending animal belongs. The moun tain excursion* on donkey-bro k, in which visitor* to those ]«arts were in the habit of indulging, have fallen into tem porary disfavor, aud the donkey boy* have been heavy loser* by the lull in their industry. The g-iv-ril public is not aware of ths exi-t'n< •of a medal "f honor which is conferred by vot<- of congr-'s* on officer* an 1 enlisted men in the naval an 1 mili tary service of the Unit <1 State*. Tho manner in wli.ch thi* <!•■< oration i« con ferred is not cnlcu'iitcl to render it widely known, n» it i» always voted on in a 1 urry, along with a lot of other routine military business, mid sent to it* winner by mail without tho least cere mony. Toe medal was created during the civil war and ha- many wearer*. A Ontraii i, (K in.) paper burst* into a prean of joy over the arrival of n family at follow*: ' The glorious State of Kao lin rc ■ ived .'ill addition of thirteen vo ter* in one family the other day by the •migration to Hensen of Lora Grendnhl and family from LaCrosse, Wis. Mr. Grcndahl is the happy father of twelve son*. Two year* ago he had but six. A pair of twin* were then born, ami two month* ago, he received a further re markable aildition of four son* at one presentation. The four together weighed twenty pound*, and although they arc now two months old, there are a* lively a* young crickets, and growing a* though determined to prove an exception to the generi! fate of quadruplet* of dying early.” In Auckland, New Z etland, according to an American visitor, nn American 1* imni 'diat ly stni k by the dissimilarity manifested, both in requirement* and in ideas,to hisow n horn". Butchering estab lishments, with huge op n front.*, areaitu nted besides music warehouse*. Station ery shops, their wallscovered withbooks, like the interior of a library, ami saddle and harness-maker*, with window* dis playing bridles, bits and spurs, are fro quint features. Itry goods stores abound to nt leant the number of three in each block. Their windows filled with gay print* and colicoe*, the light summer dresses of the ladies and the numerous light coat* and straw hats of passing pedestrian* liear ample evidence to tho roini-tropical nature of the climate. There are no saloon* in Auckland, as a strictly enforced licensing law compel* the owners of hotel* to provide accom modation* for a certain mimberof travel ler*. Each hotel, however, ha* » drink ing bur in connection with it, from be hind which typical British barmaid* at tend t'esthe requirement* of thirsty way fare Wonderful Shot. nt* book, •'The Witchery of Arch ery,” Maurice Thompson relate* his ad ventures with “Tommy,” an Indian who was a skilful archer. He says: From the first 1 recognized Tommy a* my mas ter in the noble science and art of arch ery, and I tailored hard to win hi* appro bation by some achievement worthy hi* notice. At last I accomplished this. Ho had a very broad-feathered arrow which he had named “floo-hoo,” on account of a peculiar roaring sound it made while flying through the air. You could hear it 200 yard*. Ono day he shot this arrow at a plover standing on a point of sand. It went loudly whizzing just over thi' bird’s back, making it settle low down ns if struck at by a hawk and frightened out of its wits. I was nt Tommy's side when h? shot. Tho bird was a good hundred yard away. He di*l not miss it a foot. Now was my time and I settled myself to my work. Selecting a light, narrow-feathered shaft, I planted my feet firmly, measured the distance carefully with my eye, drew to my ear and let go. It was a glorious piece of luck and good shooting com bined. The arrow went like a thought, noisi'lcssly, unwaveringly straight to the mark, cutting the game through the craw, killing it on the spot. I leaned on my bow with ns much nonchalance and grace as 1 could command, while Tom my gave me my meed of praise. He pat ted me on the back and waggl'd his head significantly; ho grunted in various keys, and finally wound up with: “Beat! ugh! nice! good !” Quick Sale* ami Small Profits. A min afflicted with deafness took a prescription to a Topeka druggists, who filled it with care and the latest style. The deaf man asked the price, when the following talk occurred : Druggist (leaning on the counter and smiling in a won't-you-pay-up maimer) The ] rice is seventy-five cents. Deaf Customer Five cents. Here it I*. Druggist (in a louder voice) —Seventy- five cent*, please. Deaf Customer—Well, there's your fivo cents. Druggist (in a very loud voice and very firm manner)— 1 said seventy five cent*. Deaf Customer (getting angry)—Well, what more do you want? I just gave you five cent.*. Druggist t<otto voce) Well, go to the deuce with your medicine, I made three cents any way. Drug ,- -r>i. Recent investigation shows the exist ing navy of Great Britain cost $210,000,* 000, and that its present value does not exceed $00,000,000. A factory in Madison, Mi»* , turn* out 110 barrel* of cotton seed od • very week. WARRIORS OF ASSAM. A MiMlonary'* Life In aCorner or Hindoatan. A People Who Ornament Their Hotujs with Human Skull*. “I was sent to Assam,” said Dr. E. W. Clark, a missionary, to a reporter of the Washington liejnMiean, under the auspice* of the American Baptist Mission* ary union, of Boston, Mass. Myself and wife were the first white people to set foot in Assam, which i* a small valiey six ty-five mile* in width and 500 mile* in length, and has about 3,000,000 of popu lation. “It i« situated in the northwestern part of Hindoostin and is an English possession. The inhabitants of the Naga Hills are wild mountaineers, living around the summit* of the mountain s . Up to five years ago these people were in dependent; the g«-at war* of India never succeeded in subjecting them. They de light in war and are barbarous a* are American Indian*. In the same manner a* our Indians take the scalp the Naga warriors take the head.” “They’re not head-eaters?” murmured the scribe, with a shudder, wondering if the doctor’s long life in that country had not led him to partake of the Assam cus tom*. “No,” continu ed the doctor. “They are called head cutters, and they orna ment their houses with long strings of skull* of captives ns tokens of their prow ess. Unlike our Indian*, they cultivate the soil and entertain the highest respect toward the women. Any obscene talk in the presence of a woman is severely punished. They work hard for their liv ing, knowing if they do not they must perish. Their homes consist of rude bamboo houses with leaf roof. “Medicine is not known, and they fancy all sickness or evil that happen to them is because some deity has been dis pleased. Hence the blood of animals is shed as a sacrifice to appease the indig nant god. This sacrifice first commences with a fowl, then a pig, and lastly cattle; if long continued it sometimes impover ishes a whole family. The general name for deity is ‘soonngram.’ There are no special names for their deities, as they worship a house, site of a house, etc. All debts must lie paid; they have not learned how to repudiate. “Os sin they have a strong impression. Frequently untenanted houses are seen, all possessions in the house having been abandoned. The idea is that it is sinful to steal goods thus left. When some member of a family is killed by a tiger, by drowning or by the falling of a tree, these are considered sinful persons, too polluted to be even touched. “Among the hill people there is no caste. The Assamese are betrothed at from three to five and marry at ten years of age, being then fully developed. In appearance they are much like the Chin ese, but are much more muscular and hardy. There is a fine field for gos[>cl teaching among them. When I first went among the Assamese the English were seared, but afterword rendered eve ry assistance, because they found we were establishing peace on their border. “Up to the present time there have been four villages largely Christianiz.ed and many converts made. There is no written language. After many years of labor I succeeded in reducing to writing in their language a collection of hymns and school books." The doctor exhibted the first book printed in Assamese. It is a translation of a chapter of the Bible, translated by the doctor, and printed on a little Amer ican press sent from Boston to the town of Molting. “And all the letters have but one round apiece, continued Dr. Clark, “and tho language is in some respects, easier to acquire on that account. The chief towns in Assam are Gohaty, Nowvong, Tezpor, Sibsagor and Dibroogur, which is the head of steam navigation of the Brahamapootra river, which was our nearest government station, though forty miles away, aud only reached by paths. There are no roads, and all travel is on the back of elephants.” A Persian Game. There seems to be as great a dearth of games among the youth as among the grown people in Persia, still they may lie seen winning walnuts from each other by games very similar to tire marble-play ing of the American and English youth. A favorite game appears to be placing each a certain number of walnuts along a marked line at a sufficient distance apart to allow of another one to pass be tween without touching. The line is formed near the base of a low wall. They then take turns in knocking the bonse walnut off the wall so that it rolls through the line, and any nuts dislodged from the scratch are con sidered won and transferred to the win ner's pocket Hobble-de-hoys of twen ty are often seen playing this game of walnuts, as also pitch-and-toss for cop ]>cr*. Squabbles are of frequent occur reneo, but fighting seldom results, for the meek-eyed you'll of the Shah's do minions are more 1 pacifically constituted than we were when you and I were young and were wont to )>eel off our eoata on the smallest provocation.— Out inf. A Thousand Dollar Motn. It :« by no mean* the most beautiful or striking in color, for it is painted, as you may say, in a single color of grayish brown, though in many, many tint* of that color. It* form is the mon- wonder ful, for it* secondary or hinder wing* reach back into long tails an eighth of nn inch wide and over four inches long, so that the insect measure* about seven inches from beau to tip of tails, and be tween four and five inches across. It i» ot the general sha]>e of what is known a* our luna moth, the large greenish white tailed moth; but in the luna the tails arc only two inches long. Ido not think any other moth or butterfly ha* no great eccentricity of form. But the most won derful thing of all is that it is the only insect of the kind ever found. Thirteen years ago a son of Prof. Mey er caught it in a barber shop in Rio Jan eiro, iato which it had flown during th* evening. He sent it to his father, who had been a collector for many years, j When the box containing it was opened, and the great entomologist dropped his eyes U|»on it, he almost fainted wi:h de light, and at once was offered a hundred dollars for it. The news of the discovery of it spread rapidly everywhere among collectors, and diligent search has been made ever since to find another of its kind, but in vain. It stands alone, perhaps the last of an al most extinct species, but surely the only one that rests in air on entomologist's pin. Thi* fact that it defies duplication, together with its kingly form, will help you to remove the shudder that passel over you as you hear its name, Jehovah, for by this name the princely insect is known among scientists— Emlamnnia Ja hotah. It should be stated, however, that it* happy owner did not intend giv ing it thi* name, but somehow the real name, Jupiter, was changed into Jehovah when it was being catalogued, and so it has remained. It is hard to place a value upon this precious intsect, for Dr. Meyer values it almost as his own life; but I have been told a thousand dollars would not induce him to part with it. We can believe this when we are told that a kind of beetle found in the West was sold, for several I years, at one hundred dollars a specimen. Prof. Meyer’s entire collection is valued at $40,000. Cvngregationdli»t. He Looked Fierce. Within the circle of the author’s dog acquaintance was a dog named Kanuck. He was a bull-dog, and though of a very savage nature, yet he was faithful to his master and he appeared to have a keen idea of the ridiculous, for he seemed to know how horridly ugly he was, and to take 1 supreme delight in terroriz.ing not only all the dogs and children in the neigh borhood, but even the grown people as well. It was this dog’s great pleasure to ; leap from the ground to the top of the I fence, and thence to the cap of the gate post, where he would sit for hours watch ing up and down for some victim to practice his bugaboo business upon. When a timid or nervous person appeared, and the dog seemed to know all such, then he appeared not to notice their ap proach, gazing in every other direction until the intended victim arrived nearly < opposite the post. Then he dropped suddenly down in Us.it and glared at him with bloodshot eyes and projecting teeth and such an appearance of ferocity that the passer-by generally stepped out into the gutter. Few people had the courage to brush past him on the narrow sidewalk, and when the passer-by had mustered spunk enough to regain the sidewalk again, then Kanuck would jump down from his post, and, rushing to his master, wag his tail and hideously grin, as much as to say “Didn’t I scare them, though?”— Cincinnati Enquirer. The Price of a Blank Shot. “We had,” said one of the crowd, “one of the funniest duels I ever saw at col lege. It was a put-up job, of course. ; The pistols were not loaded with ball, but the duelists did not know that. They ! stood up like men, apparently, but ono of them got so nervous he fired before the word was given. That placed him at the mercy of his opponent, who was a poor chap and rather shrewd. As soon as the pistol went off the indi vidual who fired it got utterly scared. The other stood calm and determined, and proceeded to take leisurely aim. ‘Don’t shoot" yelled the victim; ‘don't shoot" 'I believe it is my turn, isn’t it?’ he asked, and turned to the sec onds. ‘Of course it is; go ahead.’ And he again leisurely covered his man. ‘Hold on! Hold on 1 I'll give you if you won't shoot!’ "Tain't enough!' ‘For heaven's sake! I'll give you s7so!' The man with the pistol sneered and covered him once more. ‘How much will you take?’ ‘A thousand dollars.’ ‘l’ll give it. Put that cursed thing down.' Aud he paid his little $1000.” —San Franciteo Chronicle. Something to Jog His Memory. Angelina—Oh, ma, do let us havs some of tnat nice glacier stained glass decoration. Mother—Why, darling. Angelina—Well, you see. mother, it reminds one so much of church, and church suggests the maniagc-service; and it seems to me as if Harry wants something to jog his memory.—Puck. clippings for ihe curious. It wa* once usual to call a pack of hounds a cry. Nitro glycerine is probably the most popular of the new remedies recently adopted by physicians. The shark is still worshiped on the Af rican coast, and offerings of poultry and goats are made. Once a year a child is sacrificed to propitiate it. A question likely soon to come to the fore is the practicability of tunnelling between England and Ireland. At one point the distance is under twenty-two miles. A De Kalb county (Illinois) farmer has gathered $l2O worth of scalps from the progeny of a pair of wolves which he carefully guards from hunters. The county pay* $5 for every wolf scalp. There has been on exhibition at New Haven the king of catdom. He is eight years old, of the tiger variety, weighs thirty-two pounds, and is believed to be the biggest tame cat in the United States. Hawks in old times were usually trained by being kept from sleep, it having been customary for the falconers to sit up by turns and watch the hawk and keep it from sleeping, sometimes for three suc cessive nights. The notion that the swan sings sweet ly at the time of his death probably originated in the swan being identified with Orpheus. We read that, “after his death, Orpheus, the musician, became a swan. Thus was it the bird of Apollo, called the bird of music, of the Greeks.” Said Pasha’s toothbrush stand is made of two oblong emeralds of the largest known to the Rue de la Paix jewellers. They are arranged to form an X, and at the point of intersection are fastened with a brilliant-studded twist of gold. The toothbrush handle is so bejewelled and carved that it cost 50,000 francs. Before the reign of King Alfred slaves in England could own nothing; under hi* legislation they were permitted to dispose by will of what was given them, or what they could earn in their free hours. He forbade, also, any master 8 who have incurred a fine or amend from buying off by the sale of. man as well as beast. The house in which Lincoln died was a lodging house. John Matthews, a com edian, who was a great friend of John Wilkes Booth, had rooms there, and his room was the room in which President Lincoln died. A few nights before the assassination John Wilkes Booth oc cupied Matthews’ room and it is a curious fact that he slept in the same bed upon which the man whom he afterward mur dered breathed his last breath. Alaska Mosquitoes. A fair wind one day made me think it possible to take a hunt inland, but, to my disgust, it died down after I had pro ceeded two or three miles, and my fight back to camp with the mosquitoes, I shall always remember as one of the salient points of my life. It seemed as if there were an upward rain of insects from the grass that became a deluge over marshy tracts—and more-than half the ground was marshy. Os course, not a sign of any game was seen except a few old track*; and the tracks of an ani mal are about the only part of it that could exist here in the mosquito season, which lasts from the time the snow is half off the ground until the first severe frost, a period of some three or four months. During that time every living creature that can leave the valleys as cends the mountains, closely following the snow line, and even there peace is not completely attained, the exposure to the winds being of far more benefit than the coolness due to the altitude, while the mosquitoes are left undisputed mas ters of the valleys, except for a few straggling animals on their way from one range of mountains to the other. Had there been any game, and had I obtained a fair shot, I honestly doubt if I could have secured it, owing to these pests; not altogether on ac count of their ravenous attacks upon my face, and especially the eyes, but for the reason that they were so absolutely dense that it was impossible to see clearly through the mass in taking aim. When I got to camp I was thoroughly exhausted with my incessant fight, and completely out of breath, which I had to regain as best I could in a stifling smoke from dry, resinous pine knots.— Lieut. Schicatka. He Couldn’t Remember. “Did I pay for that wine we had last night, landlord?” asked Crimsonbeak, eoming down one morning with his head tied up in a towel. “Why, vou ought to know, Mr. Crim gonbeak.” replied a bystander, jokingly. “Well,” said Crimsonbeak, “I con sulted my pocketbook, and it seemed to say that I did; but when I consulted my head I came to the conclusion that I was paying for it this morning.”— Statesman. Well Applied. Wife—“ What is a chestnut, my dear?” Husband—“A chestnut, love, isa story that has been told over and over amiin. Why?” Wife—“ Nothing. Only it's funny that you should bring a chestnut with you every time you come home late at night.— Loa ell Citizen. RANCH HUNTING. Incidents of Out-Door Lif e lr) the Far West. Description of the Outfit Used on a Hua’ ing Expedition. A hunting expedition from the ranch need* but scant preparation, because all of our business is carried on in the op<. a air, and our whole outfit is such as i 8 best suited for an outdoor life. After cattle the most conspicious adjuncts of a cow ranch arc horses. Everything jj done and almost all of each day is q lent in the saddle. The horse* runfree-in a band, which is driven to the corral every day or to, when the animal* needed at the moment are roped (no plainsman, by the way, even on any occasion uses the word lasso; in its place he uses the verb to rope; it is a sure sign of being a “ten. derfoot” to use the former), and the rest of the band again turned loose. Every day some rider goes out among the neighboring cattle; and from Mav to November most of the hands are away from the ranch house on the different round ups. For a short expedition only three or four men may go, taking a pack outfit; that is, each man taking a spare horse, on which his bedding, food and the indispensable branding irons are packed. On a longer trip a wagon is needed. The regular plains wagon is perforce a stout, rather heavy affair, or it would not stand the rough usage to which it is exposed. It needs a team of at least four horses to handle it properly can carry a very large load, and, with its hooped canvas top, offers a good shelter to a small number of men in the event of a sudden night storm of rain. This is the wagon we take when going on a trip of any duration, but for quick light work we use the buckboard. This will carry a couple of men and their | traps in good style, can go almost every where, and, moreover, can travel nearly as fast as a man on horseback. A pair cau drag a buckboard perfectly, although if merely going up to a neigh boring ranch or to some definite jioint, we often put on a team of four, which bowl us along over the prairie at a great rate—trotting or galloping. The stock saddles used throughout the cow country are admirably suited for a hunting trip as they have pockets in which various articles can be stowed and things can be tied on them almost everywhere, thanks to the rawhide strings with which they are plentifully provided. Thus a couple of antelope, or a brace of young deer, or a big buck can be carried behind the sad dle with perfect ease. Both ranch men and cow boys habitually spend their days in the very costume in which they hunt broad hat, flannel shirt, trousers tucked into top boots. In Winter the biting gales render it necessary to take to fur caps and coats, great mittens and the warmest wool lined shoes. Leathern overall.*, or “shaps” (the cow boy abbre viation for the Spanish word chapar.-.jos) are very useful when riding through thorns or to keep out the wet. The same blankets and bedding that are tak en on a round up of course do for a hunt ing expedition. Though we have a tent, we do not often use it, shielding our selves from wet weather by sleeping under the canvas wagon sheet. The cooking utensils need not be very numerous—a kettle and a frying pan, a Dutch oven, so called, and a half dozen tin plates and cups, with knives and forks, make up the not over extensive assortment. Flour, bacon, salt, sugar, and tea or coffee are the only provisions that need be taken along. Os course I am now speaking merely of short trips made from the ranch. If we make longer ones, such as an expedition after bear and elk to the Big Horn mountains, which would take a couple of months, we would need to make much more ample preparations.— Outing. Why Steam Boilers Explode. A boiler explodes because it is not able to withstand the pressure to which it is at the time subjected. This condition of weakness may be caused by any one of a number of causes, as follows: 1. Bad design, as when the boiler has not been properly strengthened by stays and braces; or a deficient water space pre vents the proper circulation of the water. 2. Bad workmanship, the riveting or other workmanship having been done hastily, or by incompetent workmen. 3. 1 Bad material, blisters in the plate, etc. Excessive pressure, caused by recklessness ' of the engineer, or by defective steam gauges or inoperative safety valve. 5. Overheating of the plates, caused by carelessness of the engineer in allowing the water supply to get low and then pumping in upon the too greatly heated plates. 6. Accumulation of scale, mud, or other deposit, which prevents the wa- I ter gaining access to the iron. This causes the seams to leak and the crown sheet to bulge or come down, and when this occurs the boiler is in a very danger ous condition, liable to explode at any time. There is really no mystery about boiler explosions; they are always caused by one or more of the above causes. If all boilers were of good design, workman i ship and material, an! were managed by none but sober, intelligent and experi enced engineers, such a thing as a boilei explosion would be almost unknown. — Inter- O.ean.