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' • *rWjl*BUaittk A'teWWttaa.r ■ vuttrirai .11 ! .Th h sWthfrn mews. : lasi th; Italian labererv for *reage grov*s hav* arrived at Jaekaoßvfßa, Fla. ■ The uuter«4 Methodists of W«< Tex., aie to erect a *7,000 college f "fcteMaoe. haa beer Btafe oe V’ F ’ •' in Ma- thia jSjtali&y otMa to** * Mi* *et Alabama *rW con-1 rtitution forbidding ttegonMtitie:. of competing linen of No smokl Jjj Ufa tareafter be Ittowed In air W ft? bntjdingi of'▼andert'flt University, JjAsnville. , Iff*, of Gaboon cou'ntv, | daughter of ( the celebrated Q»vy Crockett Atlanta, da , is • large horae and mule ’’m.’rttt.. 'reeeipu -»ince September have been 14.M8 horaeo aad mu tea, 5,M0 caUP« •tel -20/IJO h«ga Th* T*tap* Tribyins mentions a report that the people iuthe aastert. end of pillnbvrvnjffi l*>«nty and in Polk are becoming'dt**oareg«d about the orang* ofjfljnspor tatios i .• j. Out of 1 1TJ.006 votera registered in 1«,9fl taaka jheir markAuMMnltri wri ungjUiiir jiH« The colored j*gisuv The Die tri Al Swamp canal, which can-1 necte Norfolk, (Va.) harbor with Albe marle, (N, 6.) Spued, in of great impor tance to Norfolk. The a umber of ren tal* that pawed through it lent rear included 341 steamers. MS echoouera. »1 aloope, 617 ligh&ati * ByUnd fte firfAs.- Total, ],»l. < 17,7 X rmfsteriiudjfl litef ameke rites from the mutelof |pogpta«tti» soatheaatexn corner of Jcfieroon eounty, Fla. Before Ahs wac.,U Wta.. attributed to runaway aaprore. dtinagthe war ro deerrtera, nnd -dice tire I *** tailliWt dirtlllerr It i. ward that *a vi.dtae gtaw has often been obtewdd” Atlanta Cunsfitutian: Capital may not be accumulated rerv rapidly in the South, out it will be rolled together fully a* fastis the Northern mill-owners will care to hare it. The North can and will manufacture a vast variety of things, but it cannot monopolize or long control the manufacture of the great staple of the (South In Tennessee there are absut 1,250 convicts, about half of the number being in the penitentiary and the remainder branch prisons. The branch prisons at ■rtew o<W I Hit ffi c t U en palisade*, and it is said that they have pr -ved uupeteiw in emntert, sertirfty and ’ healthfulnem U> the jjenitentiary itself The fire of the cotton factory at Pied mont, 8, C., has been more than doubled, and it is now the largest factory in one building in the South. A c*rre*ponrtent of the Charleeton News and Courier says that five years ago there was no. a single house at that place, and now there are 147, besides the factory bnilding. which t* *♦ tepp*W*fk*°fi people and bosvs )2< 000 bale* of cotton a year. Atlanta Constitution : The discovery of the lost portfolio came very near working a change in the list of Rtatee. freorgi* now has 1.M2.Q71 nppple, and Tennessee If the enrffnetators of OerrrgiW had.frtiad SOk'wbre people, flcorgia would .hare outranked Tenne* "•e, and her placFkAhe twelfth As the'eaae stands, she is the thirteenth State Is there not another !oat portfolio T i ~ 'Tht> celebrated Dummitt orange grow, the oldest and largest grove in East Flor ida, ■ tasted between the Indian river and the Atlantic, comprising 450 acres, having 3,500 trees now in bearing, pro ducing last rear 4,000 bo see. has been ■old t jhqf-MwwJritiMf in talater/ter The fluke and Duchess will make Jack- from bis grorea in Sicily. • r •JU *| nrgMtasWmwUaab tefll OU*4 Rtatrs Fish Cwnatesion to Gen Chal mers, of MnsHssippi, that th* charge* by the boats on the Mumssippi are practi cally a bar to the continuance of th* dis- >«£l if nn > * w 4 O .i, jL ’A./T M M h !’«»*'•>*• * jgii V - - vmnliM o JWrcrhsrv. lAb*lV 9«B . AWtaww.* * L-UfcbflF I I - titbutioa in Chalmers’ Congressional dtstetoa He says: alt other sre- Gone of the country railroads and boats on the Mississippi river they not only chargid very high rater for the cans, but tn Some ca*e«, especially at Fort Adame, wharfage for loading aad reshipping the empty cans was charged.” The "NewDrlaMß Mfhamler of Com- r wtcos baa a**aMterti|>»gAmmittve of five a-» -s- •» v r»-p<wMiah < k>nfer with the Gegeaql, following groposrii.ui . ZtteT^jßi!y_mvite tl»e •wptaiifcki.i .xiane. ting rtltebinati. Loui«- Mlltintore, Washing totn Shiladalphuk aM New York, to con *fa4iteregpedteta-v nt placing on their IvibT u semi-monthly line of oceagi * J* 1 ting the port of Aapin- wallj Central Aywrios, the port of •■w Orleans,receiving as a contribution by the United fstaten, the •ea postage.t* mccrue upon such utecr appropristiertri erCongTea*' Star- 4g d “"J 10 “TjrtWiwy’wriO ■ Something ibawt JWbles. Aooerdtng to a Yorhabta*nation, a Mw bam infant should be laid ftrat in ths arms of a maiden befora any on* touohas it; and in sosna plane , Lua infants right hand ia last anwaaiied in ardar that h* may gather riehea It ia, too, conaiderad vary important by many that hn infant hbtedd g» up i% the world Lafora it g«M down. Thus, ia CM-valaad, says Mr risndsrson, if a*hild aheuld ba born in ,tbe top story of a hotua, far want of a flight of stairs one of the gossips will take it ia bar arum and motiaV* chair, ar chqsf of drawers before aha Carrie* it dow ii-atair* In tfca worth of an in fswt -for ii* - tint time goss *&> of th* -bona*, it ia witli an agg, some 'salt *nd a iftele loaf of broad, and occa sionally a small piece of money—these gifts being supp<«ed to iuaura that th* child shall never stand in need of tli* common necessaries of life. In the East Riding of Yorkshire a few matches are added to light the child to heaven. It was, too, la former rimes, customary, and th* practice is not yflt obsolete, to ipg*v«te w'largs i-boia# knd cake, and out Hhagn- fcXths birtri oL the child. These were called “the groaning cak* and ehetae," and wire distributed among all the neighbors. In Yorkshire this cake is termed the “pepper cake,” and in some localities the “sickening cake.” It is th* source of a ep*oes of divination, for ix-tog out into small pieces by the mpdioal man, it ia divided among Um unmarried of the female sex, under the name of “dream ing bread.” Each one takes a pisoe, placesit in the foot of the Iflft stocking, and throws it over tbs left shoulder. 'L.«A*ms *< r-—--A w—V ■—— -4 a <vwe > — *^w“ *wZ backward, without uttering a word, and those who are lucky enough to fall asleep before midnight are favored with a sight of their future husband in their dream*. The Smaller Boy Took the (he. A jolly clergyman in Rondont, N. Y., has two sous, I-OU ubMJsnt, and well trsaued teds, bfrt' BiMlute-sia stud fun-loving as boys can l” It is the cus tom o 4 the tel bar to Ijpse hi*pons learn a were* bf ficnpte.r* ter-ev Jkj, and ro ute it each morning. In accordance sntei this custom on* day the lads were waited upon by their father to repeat their verse* for the day. It happened to be a time when the skating was good, a sport of which'all active (>dy* s*v> devo tee*, and the boys naturally burned with eager de*ir>< to be off to the froxrni fiohk But discipline must be maintained, as they wall knew,, so-1 there w*» no escape from the ‘daily'Scrinture recitation. Tiie elder of the boys bad learned bi* text and was ready ter th* ordeal and when asked to repeat it promptly replied: “1 had rather be a door-keeper in the house of (rod than V> ffweli in the tents of wickedness;" and he “slid out,” happy at his release. The younger lad ha. I quite fsrgvtte: to learn hia text, but lu» wit came to his rescue “fio would!, father,” he shouted, and off he went to join his brother Uebteden Tear*. “I acted Werner languidly,” say* Macready in hia Marie*. “A circum stance in the play amused ms a good deal, and at my owa expense. I was Bi -onvanrenmd and rather anftoyed by Vine looking on the ground, or any wbsrwbut in my face, as he should have dnuu, My displeasure, however, vanished on easing the team fast trickling dowa his cheek, and feggmng hia inaccuracy on th* score of his sensibility. I continued the scene with augmented energy and feeling. and left it with a very favorable impression of the young man s judgment and warm-h*ertedn«ui In the course of the ptey he accosted use. terggw<W soy pardwn ter hie apparent idtet*fltM*> to me and explaining the cause, viz., that whole act. What an unfortunate dis okwursf" Lrrri.s six-year old was taking his first lesson in addition, and whan tbs teacher asked him. "If I were to give yen two Oka. and toother ®» wuwsg lady gk*d you two more, how many eats would vou hav*’” He quickly replied "Why, pretty soon I wouldn t have any, for mv mamma would break their heads with the broom, libs (k» I UAc cat*." Dovot oi 1 Snorris. HARLEH; GEORGIA, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1881. ■ -He- wrtte ■■— ■ I**l teritai I ' H TWv* 4 * Dodfakg qmt« tfwa «ut eoaneaC ’/ vn ■■<n— a«aulu ot raaaoa twUng. tact, 9r«atiMMß the now ha« alvaya won, Wall atxwed. that thin la all the autu 11% Vbo »n dIMTOBLj ~ n - - WHISKY BOB’S CLAIM. Whisky Bob was deal broke, very tired, and wanted to ait dpwu aud stqdy his situation and what wee beat to tie done. ( - iUI«» I,bo-j»«»ui,„the sauw dorufd' fool as ever, ftflned bv whisky irftermsK®-' _in‘ pdee of money; 1 just deserve it Wuaif dvgguaod jackass a human aan make log*«di with whisky.” I skkignp hi* p*ak, Bob toiled al iwly rip th*- T’.dgv nutter th* 'trees until he came to the top, where it flattened out m the level (iteces and slight dopeee aioaa I Birds werv singing and fxiwen bluouugg around him: and, as uq a*t. down forest, he beard, to hi* astoui*b unuit, npt very far off, the dies” sgegt VrifcA of a female, singing. Peeping ta irioudy under tbs yewng piue tree. th*r.-,’ La a Kite opec ttet, mi ting on a r"01f, was the *mgvr If tea* * pleasant picture to look at fvr a lomiy man—< tall, shapely, buxzun young giri, with light, goldieu hair, bln* eye*, and very regular, pretty features tilte wa* drussed in a short calico dress, with moc assins on ,her feet, and * *un-lx>unet tbrowit.. Jigck ai herjietei. Iter hh*4 rested on a long Kentucky rifle, nhd was a representative of th* better class of Western girls, who were continually in thoeo earlier days arriving in the mountains of California from the long tnp overland, emigrating m f.jniHta from Kentucky and other States. Whisky Bob listened, to the song with delight, and gazed at the singer in ad miration, and then, with his pack on his sli<*uder, coolly walked out into her presenc*, and, putt.ng hu pack down not far from her, sat down himself. Then she spoke to turn! “Well, Mister, who might you be, that walks into a young lady’s drawing room without knocking, even on the bark of a tree ?" “Please, Miss, I'm called Whisky Bob —out prospecting ” "No ‘miat' * bw.it it. Mr. Upbh, Hte* I My name, for snort, is Nell Green to all friends, and to others -well, I've a *hoot ißg-irou, " said the girl, and continued A lour name of Whisky i* a bad one, voang msti, and I reckon *h<rw n you are being ruined by corn jtrioe. I* that *oF’ "Well, Nell, that's a fact—but rather rou£h," *h!<T'TOlt', Who s*ve thfl'gfrtllfid a half smile on her face. . "Now, Mr. Bob—without the Whisky —it seems to me," said Nell, “ye’re throwing yerself away, and there might be something better for yer, if ye’d souk it," and she looked at him with an ex pression of some iiitoreat "I know it, Nell, if I could only d<> it” ' ’ "Got no folks, no family, to keer for you?" said Nell. "Narry one," repliedßob; “neverhad. I toted myself and pack up this ndgs to jest seek my luck once more, and quit tha corn juice and reform I said to my self, ’Bob, if ye could only meet a wo man anywhere in these .hggins, and stake out a claim where ah* stood, it would bring ye fresh luck and ye might turn ovec a new leaf, and be somebody onoe more. 1 And here, sure enough, I’ve met you." "T* mvro. riMit, I'm sure," eaid Nell, softly. “But down the trail away yon.ler I see my folks are coming along, with their fixings and plunder, pau. man and the rest ov'em. I must put out. stranger, but Mr. Bob, let me say a kind word to ve ou parting from a short acquaintance. Yon say a woman brings ve luck every time. Now I just hojn rll bring good fortune to yer, and you may tak.- your pile out of this 'ere'spot, though I «an't see where it ia. Mr. Bob,” said the girl, hesitating, “es ye do not find it, and sol up to yer good intentions about the corn juice—well, then, Mr. Bob, my folks are raising log house* and shed fixing* down on tho opening at the foot of the creek, aw*y there yon can s*e a break in the trees. We mean to locate ” And walk ing up to Bob, ahe put her hand on his shoulder, “and Mr. Bob. it ye raise yer pile yer can bring jest a little piece of 'ooMdown for Nell to remember she , brought a better Ida to ye." He took his roeker and put it in run ning order down the ridge by a little p<ol of water, ted by a small stream, where he could bring his dirt and wash out for half an hour, and then pack down ro<ffw, while the poof was filling with water again. Next he went and rolled away the NeU had b«en sitting and reHgfkgt^Aie -ifr pebble* at the rivnlct, an J", taking hi* pick, began digging out a ditch in the grass, about two feet deep and two feet wide, down stream, and took the dirt to his roeker He worked until sunset, onlv finding about six bits of coarse gold, bnt in his last bucket whan washed cwt. b* fooad a good solid piece of gold weighing three ounces In the morning he arose by daylight, and after hie breakfast of fried pork and ■■<ffee. ending with the usual sm<>k* of his pipe, he want to work again, d«ter- .aygg Mg.rSi its Mrihm and a swing* SmtaMto* le tree tete Wte ,Qt i**' didn’i udgjgjt.. A t kb■ > : ltat tile rdfab >f fM oil, In- bh' !'• f"*n * nbbou K> I! 110*1 Btet * s con • ‘‘ in Yjf|pi'3jii*BHMK« >d said Lu-mm*— £JgTUtlfraßE »• mor His claim was an At miners call “very spotted," for the gold was soat [tend hfte t< there The naxt day and the next, hi* labor* brought him the same rawult about enough to pay expenses, er as th* min*r* call it. out, in Ins last rockar of dirt, at sunset, li* feu nd IwopioQe* *6 gold, one worth MbH, th* Mhur ful.iWUlJ Bob was happy that night, and tied the blue rib bon with g leather string round hi* neck, to that it ebuiti rest on his heart Th* next two days brought no big piece, but tlie taventh h* took pu-ccs of gold from the t'lAr'-liker ‘ cement w<4gtiW|r *«bout 1700. It was dark colored gold, pretty solid, and twisted into strange shape* wfttihol*e in it, butt not apt Bring njtich worn, kr, in mmihgparianoe, FpMicil " When the miners paaa-d him dalfy on their w*v to th* divide, they stopped to ask what bi* Inck was, and when they saw a very little coatee* gold tn hto pan, they langlied at him. But Rob kef< his Inmpe of gold in his pocket, or buried tlunn beside th* rock ui lite <amp. In this way h* worked on, taking sometimes terg>' piece* of gold out, half aa’large as Wl a little flat, and then for day* very httte. z He now examined and weighed hi* gold, and found that he had about SH.OOtb mostly In Heavy piece*. Thia wm • pretty good fortune for seven wsekri digging, and Bob felt an unconquerable longing to •go aad toll >*ll >1 about "It The next morning by MeyhjHri >i* cleared up; packed np his things and started down tho ridge to the nearest trading tents. But in his blankets, carefully strapped out of sight, was a heavy bug of gold in place of a whisky lottic. It was early in the dav yet, and Bob set out to And the ranch of Nelly’s peo ple, leaving his pack, except tho blanket* containing the gold, which was slung over his stionkler* on his mob baudl*. In a littte over ■ mtle'an. wdlkng he found a pretty valley at the montJi of the creek, where some new log houses, fence* and clearing* indicated Nett 1 * home. In a tieck room, with herwhite, strong, beautiful arms bare to the shoulder, stocxl pretty Nell at the washtnb, very iygiy in g stream of soaimndi. and Keti tgcHtjeos, Muging fr*e as a bird. Bob put down his pack and walked in, but Nell's quick ear hoard, and site turner! and saw him, and her cheek* flushed and her eye* sparkled. "What! Bob, is that you oome at last? in store clothe*, too*' said she, glancing with bright eyes at the young man, and with poorly disguisodplcastfiv " "Certain, sure, Nell; you srfiTl might oome.” “Yea, Bob! but how about the whisky?" " Ndll, I haven't touched a drop since you saw me; if I have they may ah ng, me. And what's more, I don't mean to —if you say so,” replied he. "Ah’ Bob, did I bring luok to yer? Was there gold up thar?" "Nell, tliar * six tliouaand dollars and more, rolled in them blankets tliar, I owe to your pretty self, or I ia a toIMW.. And, Nel), just look here," and Hot tafclr from the breast of his shirt a jau-kagr carefully wrapped in pa]>rr, which had rested on the bow of Nell's blue riblxin he had found, and which ahe plainly saw. Unwrapping it, there w»* a piece ot gold, in the aha|>c of a spread eagle, almost exact ia every put, weighing over six ounce*. « “N*L, JW said J bnngyer a iprcuaon fcy pil»« “¥*■. teete. taw* whta gal a i-rdf l)h , bon is that yer so keerful about?” said Nell, with a loving look, but turning her face from him mischievously, and stirring the sfiap-suds "TStat ere," replied he. "broke looe* from th* har of an angel that met me on the mountains, yonder, and said some kind word* to a dead-oroke man, that gave him new life, sod what’s more, brought good luck, th* thing as a charm to lighten his thoughts when he felt downneartened." "Ye*. Bob," said she, "but ain't that talk kind of airy? Angels don't flit round the** diggins, as I ever heerd ov." "Yea, Nell, that's *o; but any woman's an angel to man that's going wrong, who, in the loving kindness of her heart, I encourage* him to do right, and that ■ what ye've done for me. That era gold came to me by luck from you, and if ya’d onlv take it with something else” "With what. Bob?" but Nell *ttll kept her face turned away, white ha wan edging still closer to har “Well, Nell, if I must mate the riffle, just take Bob with the dust and make him a happy man for the rest of hi* life. He loves yer, and would di* for yer any time," and Bob stole bis arm around her slender waist Nell st last turned her blnshmg face, and looking roguishly at Rob, said “Don't yon think. Bob, it would be bet ter sense to *ay you'd ,live for Nell than to die for her ?" Bob did not speak, bnt drew Nell to him, and biased her. Nell, somehow had her hand* so entangled ui the soapauds I ami clothe* that she couldn't resist, but she (touted her lip*, and Bob took hi* kies beak from them Three ywkhk above evesxs happened, in that same valley, wa* Hr vuy piwtty cottage, wjth a garden and flowar* around U, that indicated t**to and aaflaeiaamt, aad the whole ateering bad become erSenmve with ita baOdfaig* Beb**t Bunton and hi* na{>pv wife, the handsomest and happiest couple in the northern oonnttaa. *■- ' iH Mr Stinton wm a prosperous oaf-’ U® deM«, wgUdodo, andxew eamem S"’* 1 ' I<H ” * wr ’ M aueh • «an a* -..-J. It'"' 11 1 “ ‘ “1 A ( hlne*e Execu tian. -I -« Th* criminal ia conveyed to th* •xecu turn pound in a basket slung on a bam boo between two coolies. Half stupe ted by feu and rendered almost inaeurilz bl* to the fate about to be suffered from the effects of samahoo, which ia given to th* victim in abundance, th* prooeaaiau wends ita way between throngs of Cele* bate. Th* road ia lined with sedan chairs conveying the officiate, both hiJh and low, to witness th* sight. Upon arrival at th* place of punish ment, a crowd oMhMteruig Chinese mdy be aeo, anas* asgMad tams Mag dhefr pipe* M Lem 4ta*aaatMi tifttr east? bnwl of congee at th* stall of <h*jterambqiai lug ♦endars 9I ftdihtes. N«d the IgMit., trace of any faeliag.oiasse «r co«np*Mioi. te exhibited st- th* teragedy about to be •MillAl kMfcV tha,QQupj*paito9 gf'tMiMWMibiage, add it te only whan th* oonage ulea into po j ” stem* behtea ths data, whereon the Vi**roy and the jnnvtisteal Jrsdga lave taken their eeata. ritesri--any oliaarisbie emotion animates thip crowd. The 'crim inal te mads twknael, whu* a subordi hAi* officer reads the edict 01, rfm j»»- Thia seta forth th* oyfane said the ieaalty. and exhorts th* cohirit to coni wa fully. AU th* vtetim cwn Jo te to try for mercy, of which <jp4lity there is Apparently a lack. 4t< ♦ given signal fnsn the Judge the tsro rarvoutamva step forward and seize the uAfortunaie wretch. Divested of every particle of clothing he or ah* ia boundThaad aad |o*t to two upright piece* ot wood in tho town of a Saint Andrew's oross. The tn inions of the taw ttrrtWfrWn their belts'" two short, sharp knives. They ire now retetv W ffiefr RWriy wort-." With * devilish skill they eoannenos to slit,th* skin and flesh |tt th* wrigta. Rrodeod mg up the arms until thguaoh, ta n*s*l**l, their attention te then directed to the* lower limbs. The ankles nrrward, the flealiy part of the tegs and tnjglm right up to tho chest are tinder ojmation. lue whole body is now one qtirvering mo** of strips of Skin and fleah, frotu, which the blood te pouring in streMur, dying the ground and tha executioners’ ototli.iH a vivid red odor. By this time the vast crowd uo on tha tiptoe of ex jiectatioD, etrauung their bodies to gAt a ' glinnxie of the gory figure, and eager to watch the least sound of a sigh or grout. After the shriek of psiu which ssteiids the first use of the Ifnife, tesqnmtly nothing bflf low, Agimfriug manti* tv. cape tbqhpe. While this horrible Aceno te taing enacted, the peanut haffkers, tk. '“’■‘Hh.ui’d Oft.] Vtfidy buckstay ply their trade, oblivious of the fact Hist a huiiito-K-iug is undergoing torture. Wtei **>i4 <m the breast, cloecl eyes, and face la-aring an unut terable look of }>ain and agony, the vic tim now stands. The J ildge, seemingly Jired at the disgusting sight, dap* Jus hands. Tho duel executioner, at tho signal, plunges his knife into the breast, and with one hand tears open th* fleah, wta>’*tAh.,tiM gtteerjjta pull*.th* .quiv ering heart out by the roots, holds it up to view, and then dashes 11 to tho ground. Thus ) untie* is vindicated. v-i (ti-'a lutaTimai ijflujGt' Putting Up Sardines. The little town of Eastport, Me., situ ated-** it is at the most eastern extremi ty of th* United ai*|es, and treducutly called ..the "jumping off place, Tita, witlim th* leak, tow puan, bheorne the center <t quite an MMiuatry—Qiu putting wp -of *ardma*. 1 ihtaaauKive factories have been built on most of the many ; wharves out into Paasamoquoddy bay, f 'Miff WUUI np of three little fish has attained large protKu-tion*. The fish used are very small herrings, ' which a few year* ago were considered 1 almost worthless, being used only for L pomace. They are very abundant ’*l I certain seasons of the year, and *IQ , caught in large weira, constricted tor j the purpose, along the shore of the • neighboring islands. The weir* somA'*? wbst reaemnle a rustic fence extendkig out into tho water. The fish swimmkig , tn with the tide are left as the tide (Alls ♦ below tho wmr, and are taken by means of dip-nets, by men who go into the 1 weirs in boats for that purpose. Konw- ' time* * hundred hogsheads ot fish a*e j takeqjit one time. tav the factory the fish f/f> ---'.ui <ri drying, and Uinta whan partially fried in olive oil, are Prt up in small tfe boxre bearing a Freoeti brand. sa<l cannot be distinguished jn appearaac* from the imported artash. pl |heae boxea are put up in a dsv, slmtat a thousand jtevwon* being employed in the business These fac tories are controlled by New York firm*. J There are, too, other way* of pretiafi. ing three fish. One variety rrarenhfMffi very much the potted herring, aad jw*a pared with mustard, are catted marwifts, sad find a ready sale in the Wi markets Iknnng the winter great q*aa- 1 tiUra of herring, which are too largt to I rat up m this manner, are froz«u<,,ap)l are shipped in barrels to all part* ot tea i country. Thct talk about "a girl hor** tjuaff.' lia Illinois The thief finds that stria of I horse very rare. I Txatt-bfisvr Abb ■ cl .vad j. 4 *»A»*A*V NUMBIB 9, rWWTT. ffTGfflWWONff. 1 dtaua 'lbor* ov Panm.— Grease spots may be removed from paper by SBpirisa a litato powdered ptp* <*» erisMh place a sheet es pepr, then use a hot iron. Remove the aahonng powder with a piece of India-rubber. BooAcmtD Lirtx.—Pee. and slice two onions, extract the juice by poonding ■nfl Sipinssiag | ent np half set obdoc of toe whies soap and add to th* juice ; two ounces of fuller's aaxth and a half pint of vinegar ; boil all together ; when cdol tfbreaj over the sMtwited Mnsn and let fv&to It • then wash and beti out the line* and the cp«ta will ffiaapptai Mtaaa burned ao badly as to break the threads. Wdx to Dtt Tixxml— July and .Aajfhkt ffitoUabdMMtotha Hri«»Mng timber, that it mav be the most durable The growth of the year te then well-nigh over, and if the tree* are allowed to li* until the green foliage dries upon them, the greater pwrtibn of the sap is thereby wttodsawri bom th* wood, and these** oning is rapid and periact. Out in mid amuACta. nweeta are much teas to aMute Um wow’ wuiohVi an important w)Ui some kinds ot Damp Waixa— An exchange sdy* : ’“’MtifsHto may be kept Aram*brick wall by fttascivtng threo-qnaateea* of a poM»d of msaUed soap in one galtewi of lulling water and sp**adiag th* Lot *o luUua steadily with a luge flat brusi ‘ oyer t|io surtaoe of tho brick wwk, tak ing oaro iMt It does not lather. TTiis ia to be allowed to dry for fwentyribm houft '-.tahMl si Solution toreead at a <|tisrtar <rf apoaadof alam dtsaolved in twe galton* at water ie to ba applied in • simaiar lasnnar over the cuatuig of soap. Tim spsg? and alum mutually de omnpo*a eacn other and form an mkolu -I>l<‘ vorateb which rain ia unable to pen etrate. Tho operation should be per formed in dry, settled weather," Rjtirroßpm Jamb Ftowrat-i-The majority of flower* begin to wither after Iwdng kept te water for Wwcßty-dbur hours. A few may be revived toy gsnng them freeh dwter 'with a pnsch of aalt peter tfi ft l and even quite wither*. I fl. >were-can ba restored by placing them in a cup of boiling water deep enough to wives a* taaal cutethMd Um symi- mqy now be inserted in fresh cold wate>, after having shortened their atoms by ’ about an inch. Thin-petated, white aad light-hued flowers, however, fl<> not revive so completely under this treai mantas deep-hued, thick-petalod blo« soma. UxiNrxuMMAAUi Wood.— Prof. K*<l tie, of the Agriooltural College of Mich igon, an expert chemist, says that a paint or wash made of skim milk, thor oughly skimmed, and water bring, trill n.uder wood uninflammable, ahd lie proved it by exjieriment. He say* this paint or whitewash is durable, very cheap, imparvteus to water, of agree able color, and, as it will prevent wood from taking Are, ha urges ita ussy par ticularly on roofs, out-buildings, toacns, etc. This can easily be tried, and. if ioiuul to nuswex, th* knowledge will bo very useful. There ia many a building, as wef) as wooden fixtures near boiler and fire-places, where the mixture ootri.l be Wall applied. The F Delia k Hn-A Fable. Mrs. Brown Hen was known through out her neighborhood as a modest, hard scratching, pattern biddy. Bh* never complained of the cold or found fault with the heat, and no one ever heard her express au envious wish. Great was the surprise, therefore, when she ap peared among th* barnyard fugle ouo day and liegan ; ‘‘Fni tteAd of being a hen. It fa nothing Imt scratch fur warms and lay eggs for the family. Let a peacock pass by and all praise ft, but what mem tier of the family ever had a word of prai*- for me ! I'm going to boa peacock *’ *• That yon cannot be," replied a vet eran ojd riveter. as he shook the dust offmia bank. '‘Yon leak id sum- and shape. Nature intended you for a hen, and as a hen vou are a success." kteiaj>eafl»ck. ' j> i siAeffUiXhafi. Pm afrk anfi tired of tiiaee bewwn ooiors. I eee no reason , why I shouldn't drees aa well as any other fowl." Arguments and reasons were of no i avail, and Mrs. Brown Hen Walked sway to oarry out her programme. Tn an I hour she appeared among the ZXfelX a rShTx .i *n reg ‘teed aronnd her keg. She strutted about and tried to make herself st home, but cik> of the peacock* Bteppeii forward and said: "You see amply deaeivinoyoosw-If We all kitew von for a hen. While you were acting thepart of a hen -»e »!’ speeted you. Now that yon are crowd tag ia wiser* yen don’t belong, and where neither naten nor edaoateunh*v« fitted you, you teesvvs otey oontesapt The hen penteted in trying to >* <» iieaooek, ana as aha strutted around in 4wx bonuwd-finery the oook observed "Nohen with bnr mean*<»«ld h*v. come by ihote things hooeatiy Hh<- was the trnte hen in the coop aa long *c she vamsianA te tern place, but now that she M out of ik else will bo goeaipcii j inland mtete mbsrabts, and I will fhsretersMStec har neck and eat her. ’ A raw yaacs gge> a Japanese publish. t bsoaghi ate m Ute oJ Washington m tertw-flvewaiamas, with lilusuakion in whiefa th* Tathar of his Country is rep maenied in modern drees, wearing a heavy asastach*. carrying a cam-, ami I by a 8k vs temex.