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PRETTY ORNAMENTS.
...... from Hliiltil I'ltpura ran
. invof til" imlllll plelliro
"..... im Interior decoration for
ml nioamboiit saloons, hihI which
frequently boon admired (or
., .!.. I. ,...( urn lies trims.
itrtWl"' -
l,,tllil WhnI ri'"'" ' '"n"
.1... ..I..I....I..1 itilikiil'. illltt
nil HI i" I : "
, by llio nlt nuiirwarti.
Ik simple, mid can be
Lsiostanylioyor girl of ordinary
' - l'lmbu' wood I regai'dml
but for tin louminiioii, ii in I
'. 'evfii itftoi being pinned, mid
,,tl HII1IU a pine, mid I" lhmt
',, llulili) I" absorb the Ink-mark
it
. i,i,.tiintliiit tin) fiinrv nmy
Lm mmm Illustrated paper, my,
mtmii'i'. a landscape or manno
.. ii mil nf the wiper. ! ! oil
.Huurfliimi portion iinmiiil Urn
, lav It unoii the board, lour-
Lit an liifhiiM-ln "II around
,,r(. Whim Hi" itiii'f i mum.
I thin margin "y l" K11'1'"1 '"'
,1, which give tho picture mo n
.nceof being Inclosed In ii frmnit.
must lm thoroughly dry mid
.1. ami fl'HO from knot. The stir-
L'mM then liu gono over with i
L,iin of cmml varnish (which
. purchased nt almost any paint
Ii, evenly Mill on.
pirtnr i b" transferred. flrt
, It rare l' " H" "" create
inkle are In II. should !' I'll"''''!
tllO holll'll lipldo down -that I.
thn f.no of Hi" l-lelut" tn th"
I. Having accomplished this
. Hi., luiiiiil and nlrturo oliiiilhl
Ihi put nw.'iy t" '"'.
,ily cow-red nitli oiiin light sluhT,
,,".,.iili.. 1I11U from settling upon
fl'lii' lin ing should tiothn forced by
M HI.VIIH. flli'h I" J-"lii!f "i"
IVC, ll I li.il'l" " hli'l''i' 'I'"'
,,, tlm fflWt I'f III" plfliiiv. I't it
hi In ilii inihliil.i;i unlit it l
uglily ilry; tin'". ''h " liii""!"'"'"
U iliiiiiin'ii'-it i!'i wiiti-c. t'.il.i ly
ih Imrk of t !- p.u-. Tlio piip.T
,mu ofl' i'iilly. Ii-; in;,' t pi'-mrn
tlmmii.i''" "f t'uiwiHil. Willi it
i p.ilnt". ;i li' nt trirl :' t't
ilimiilxiiiiK piitiii'u t It it t i!l I. il
oart.
ii. piiitiiiv. huivi'Vcr. Ill llin iirilusl
(,T 111 til. I M'lHIll, Willl'llll lllll -Willi'
n pttinl to tmliitiu'i iln Ifitu'y.
urnry prclly hi-iiiiiihmiI. Sni-.,
illiun. riKi'ln inn! nvnU r.-tn In1
J nut l.f llin HihmI for "lll lll pic
, wlili-li fiiiiii-li nlti'iu-livi oliiu-
f.r htlilvt iiiul niiiulli'-pli,ii'.
TOO MANY STUDIES.
rmmmlii I'mim In ..I jr an. I
ralo I'.ir.-lhf Inllm Tulillr o. Iiaol.
p of llin n'lili-it jiiiliiki' tiimlii
ir pii'i-nt nyntMiii nf t-iliii'iiilii
rrn U thill ihi-y uf wu Imt tu.tnjr
in to it ml v hi uiii'i'. I'liii MiH-ir
..K-littimi thai U, of ki'i-piii'f imiii
i fiillifly i-li'iir of biioiIht wil-
i lint I'r it in tlm IllilliU l.f rllil
a.'UiuV Un-fi'fmi' liuvn a iiiiik ill
inn! lili'ti when tlic-v lmv( got
I'huitli ln ir iliiil v tiu-kK, wliii'li ll
iliilii'iilt. Mini mimi'titnm inj-
Mr. for llii'in to wparntif omi from
lIl'T. it in tnin lllut miiiip i liil-
air, fintn tlio licKiiiuiu, dli!i to j
I'llll'ltlll III" Utll'lllJOII lll'nl (HI oun
vt mill tli.'ii on iiii'illirr; hut llicwj
iulli I'M'i'ptioiiiil iiiMlitiii i. nmt tlui
ii U vcn likclv to Im. hlr.iiiii'd in
ff.irt. It I im tlioiili pi-mou
III IIM-llll' MIX lllllll'H ill l.ll.l.ill Itl-
jtflv tlinmli ii ti'li'dfupn iiiul n nil-
t"pc. Riving ii fi'W iiiiiiulci to riich.
null rrrluiiilv Ii" foiiml nt lite end
mt time Hint tlm olld IkuI Ihiii
m for llio tiliiK Ix'iujr, nt limL,
It tli prnct U ii lniiilil In' ('oiiliniii'd
rmn im no ilmilit (hut pci'iiiniH'iit
lirmi'iit of vIhIuii Mould bo tlm ru-
Im cffml to foiiiiniul nininliilii clciir
fonililn Mem of scvi i iil nuliji'i'U lit
l n ulllli'iilt iimttfr. cvimi for
lt. ll 1 1 us 1'. found hy rxpi'Hi'iicn
it in itil niitutji'iiii to fi'iliicti tint
ilTif lil'itiK'hi'K of inmlifJll Hrli'liru
h uttiili'iiU ill" li'iiuiii'il to ulllilv
ultaiH'iiiiMy. Kin'i'l'iil of tlu lii'tli'i'
ofincilli'Hlcillc(iM lit thin foimlry
yi'ltl'H it; 'o cut (IhWII tlm lint of
illl 01' tl'll til ll'HM t ll U 11 ll It I f till)
il'iT, mid I'xti'iiilnil tin' iwriod of
I)' from two m'-hIuii of fi mi' iiuuitliH
to IIiiim) nf fi'utii hi to I'Il'IiI
illn. 1 Biii'itk from iici-hiiiiuI rxtiri-'
i wlii'ii I miy tlmt I mil tiwitriMif tlm
t l:illi'lltillii n . lllll of tlio "I'llllll-
S'' prui'i'wt lit uii'dii'iil lillldciitii. I
Im'cii a lo.ii licr In ini'iliciil m-IumiN
iirnily twt'iitv-llvo joint. In thn
Pfsu of my OMinilniitlollN it lm often
l"'iit'il Unit I hiivn put a iuHtloii In
tiriuu li of iiioilicluii to ii cituiliiliik'
(,'milimilun and luivo tvi't-U'i'd mi
w'r In mi cntiri'lv dillVnutt hrniicli.
niiicli liolti-r it would Ihi for thu
'U'ti mini or woiniui if thn hoy or girl,
U'llll llf tin! HIT l'(.lllil'lil to llllllll 11
11 difli'ri'iit Hiililoclji nt oliot', hhollld
r tlm iitiiiilii't roiltiicil to t wo, or ul
'"ttliri'u! . William A. Jinmiiumtl.
Ityular Sriunre Monthly.
Proper Indignation.
t-'luipplo, I wan gtvoNrtly inaiiltud to-
uiiiiclii'i' know," loiiiiiiknil Ht-
Ah! how did ItniH'uh. niodciili bov?"
I'llred Ji! Sftpy.
'iit to ,tiy a hiit, you Hi'i, mid I
ki'd tlm iiu'uiichiilt nt thitNtolii 'Ah.
"ktwilitof a hut do you think would
er ami tho wntcli rttpllotl, uh
wn HHyou ploamt, 'A Moftonu, air.' "
"in you wi'Hiint tint tiMultl'
y'niH. wotni)tlv,"'
How did you wPKontlt?"
' suld -WtttM!' wciil loud and
UltllUil tlm iliu.i- un T unnl fint."
burqk Chronivh 'I'tkyruph.
CHINESE PIHACY.
tlnw Oi'lfDllill orulr Conifiii't Itinlr Nih
litrluiia Hut I'liilllHliI Trnllln.
l'lrncy on tint Iilli mmm U now.
fmiiiiiiiti'ly, n I'lliuii lone: nlni'11 ilnud
miintio; Kui'oponii imtloim. Wu tuiiHt
pi buck to tlm i-a fly poi'lm! of Mxrryut
mid Coopor If wo ih nlro to know of llio
uliocllli'K mid ltiliiilllt'H cotniiilt.lcil by
thn luiiiiil of liiwli'wi rillllmm who iihimI
to Infi'nl tint Hi'ii ut tlm Ix'jfliininj,' of the
prcucnt ci'iitiiry mid curry mi thidi
imrrilfM bimilii'mt of biitclicry mid
pliiinli'i'. Our bii-tliri'ii In tlm (Vli'Hthil
Kinpli ii, liowi'vcr, hid alow to niniove
'vll, mid piracy with tlicin aociiu to
din IiiiiiI. lti'portM ori'iuiiniiiilly rcurli
Ihl country of wniiii Kuropiinii vchhuI
bcliiif itttiii Ucd ill ('hlni'HK wnbux by the
iiulivi'H; hut, fot'titiintely, owing to the
cxlreniu cowiirillcn limuiily ilUpliiycil by
Hut iittuckliitf purty, tlicao ullcniptod
ili'ii'iliilinii do not often I ii ml u nnj
nerloiiH ri'Nult.
Hut Chlim aeii in, pilnclpiilly, the
Imppy liiiiiliii-rouiid of tlii'im iIiih
tnrdly piniti'; and nntiirc hcciih Ut hnve
ndiipteil It "peclitlly for Unit partlculiir
purpiiHe, Jim It 1 1 1 it N-ii 1, In ninny
pbiciiK, exceedingly hIiuIIow, lroujcur
renW aiveep iilnlij; ItAeoiirne: wltibi mini-
ci'uim IhIiiihIh, witli woodcil creekit, ilnt
li'd here mid I hero, nlford viipititl
Hheltcr mid poiiil of oliNcrvutioii for
pli'itllcul Jiiiiku to lie In nnilmt.li, until
aiuiiii iiiiHiintHi'tins merclimitiimn tiliall
henv" In lj;lit. Vcwili in trnvrraln
lltcftc m.iiH, except ilui lne; tlm m anon ol
llin 111011001111, liuvi) nfti'ii to contend
itjruiiiMt ilrnil licml-winiU or culiiin tintt
lift for day mnl dtivit. I)iii iiiif Uicnc
pi'iiiMU Kitilin oli i p huve freiiii'iitly, if
!n pi'oxiiiiity to bind, to civil iinrlior, lo
iileveut beiiij; CHirled nxhoie by tin'
viirloin utt ift mnl roullii'tin currciitH,'
mid nt mu ll lii'ici prewnt citpititl op
pin mull i.' for llie uiariiiiilein of the i'ii
to c:irry out their iiefiiriou ileHie;iia.
Alllioiili ii the t'hlneitij pirute U, n
n rule, n liuiHt abject cowitnl wbci'
KiniilH'Miid iiri! coticeriieil, lie U, nt
b iml. cupitlile of trikin tci rur into the
lii'tu t of hi country men; and ii couple
of pintle junk", jiti u itl i ii but it mnl.
Iwo-IMiiiiiib'l' Cnl between thi'lll. 1 1 :l V
bi 'i -ii known to liliu kmle it port of four
iIhiik. mil liilutliitmit. mnl to pliinili r
eiery !iiii tli.il peil. In itiiotliei'
eniM' it pii:ili' fillip of live liiiiulreil, who
h.ul Vlebbd to it rilll of twenty or
thirty blnej icki t-i, llild pre iolli.lv ilellei
it liittiMi force of oiie tliolt:iiul liu litin
(lied troop mid fmly war junk,
lii.'lU. honetcr. a hiiihII cuulxtiit
liiaiiiieil by Kiipipcnn. nppeiiii'd iihiii
the nH'ii.f, their career 'm lit mi cml.
t'lihtce pirucv 1. nt time, iilnio.-t a
bui.iii... A piriile iiiercliiint, in the
wholei.iili! win. will infect certiiiii vil
1 lire oil the wsibomd or ixlilluU. II
will keep lifteeii or twenty junk. itli
n isiirciiiiilinK retiiine of I'liflliili. and
when he h;i "ecliieil hi pltlliilcr. !'
toll it ill wifely. A pirate ill H Klllllli
wavof buine, hut inj; once nmile ii
i-imhI h;ml. will divide th" hNil, inn
then hi folhoter illillieiliitlcly illper'
forf.itrof mi nil at k from another jimiR.
'I he obi ;i)ins of "dos fitt tlojf" njf
plieMwitli alrikiiij; force to tlm trau-
ncllnn of lliere pl lllilrn lH OIlllu t. Illll J
K-it.- .1' thr rear Round.
lllll Njm('Mlrlhnl llin MlUto it Hurtling
Jiii'lliin ol tloi Da'.
AtiiKViu.K, N. C N" doubt Homo of
tlm fiiii'Ht ibivoiwl ainoklnjf tobacco in
tlm world U (frown In Ihl rcjfion anil
liltlliilfiii'loi'eij In tlti SlJil". H la It
brltrlit it'id bountiful trolihui color, n
liln n lUrtim puptn", and ainulla well
wlillo funding luolf to tlio ilvuurin(
fili'ini'iil.
Tohiiceo lina hmm known to our rnc
for iihniit four winturie. mid timing
Unit tlmu it lm miidu womlerf ui Hlat I tonu- to you. I make no prolun
..I.iinia In rniuiiTUItlon.
Htlidl'H.
It I ii wul tliliiir to think of tlio nf-
furl tig that cxlHteil tliroiihout tlu;
ttiigtli mnl Itrendtli of thu Iitml before
toliitcen wan tliduoveH'tl.
Tob:iwom lrinwii upon tlm rltih, rd
liillHide of North Cnrollnii mid Vir
(rtnlii hy inouim of ajrrloiiltnra. Ttn;
niietiiiii-rml aoil of tlio Niutll iiaa to
bo fertlllWHl before It will jtrtHlun
mucli lohitcco. Tlio bunt fortllianr la tin
h mnl i work of Kignor (liiiino, of Voru,
wtio worka uro vory popular In the
Ktmth.
Tli noil I thou tickled with the hoc,
unit African hunmrlat who can biiiuxb
a plitnliitlou in thin way romlily com
iiiaiul a militry of ntotit novtin ilollnr
lcr inntitli.
Kerlili.lng 1 quite expenaivi. ami it
rIVAL ROBOER BANDS.
Si I.I
l)rlii( l.irllni. nt T Hiinil of
ulalil Mitiirii.lrr In I'urlit.
Some recent burilbtrie which wetv
coniuiitteil in the fiibiifb. and the per-
neii':itoi of which were nrret'tl. huve
led to the iliwovcrv of two blind of
iiiiilliiirht lniinrailib'r, wlio exploit
Hit woi tliv of ii'conl I'V rv Sue. Two
le.tiliiiL' ieiit'cii'iit.'itivc of riiriiiin
i rwi iililiiiit. iencctivclv named I'lmHin
mil ltoiiioime. h id foiiliibtl two rival
m IiooI of binx't iry. I'll" rotiiniiita
broke into an Noluled Ullu. the oiiliu-
urv occiipant of which (an ottlcei) wna
abteiit. Heliitf iinabbi to carry away
all their ul iiinlcr iliu iuir the iiljrht, they
,-. iMi in.il to thcchm-iri! towitnl iiiorninir.
oiilv to tiinl Incir rival, tnti iioutuii
tii.l. Iinttiiltcd III their place. J licit-
in.. n it row I'linicil tiinoii'' the robbiT.
I he i iniiMiM ariiia which were iiiiutr up
iw inoiiuinciit In the olllcer a iiiuwtii i
wt'ie taken down from their pcc. ""d
Uie eiiiiilmtiilitit iittiickeil em n otnei
etieiL'ellcitllv with dalM'l. tlm blltt
,.f miKketa and old-fiiihioneil arm"
Hiich a hiillierd. mnl butlle-iixe.
The hijrht of llowln blootl, however
4 i ibttniieil the an or of the mitu"rnii
Ulte Ihicvt'ii. mid tbcv tilso feared that
l?ie iinUe of the Hi rui.'ixle would be licit 111
bv the police. A treaty of pence w as
iiccoiiliiio'lv ciiteriil into, mnl ilii'wholc
inifr eeiiieiited their union by a ifrniitl
biiuiiict In lb" villa at thu expeiiHf, of
vtnrHn. of It nlHcnt owner, wiione liiitier
mil wine-cellar were repilltioiicd to
i. ui in titii'tioKc. ltolltoiilie. olio ol tne
ehlef. ilciiiik xx bottle of chiiiiipairno
mil oiiu of coiriinc, after which, IAIiik
no ilnuliL iiiiiili Ui to obliire tlio coiiumiiy
with n nonr or a recitation, lu iiinuetl
Ui .-..iiiii niloim bv tunilnir aoiiicittet
over tit" cluiii ami tables, mid dolus
tlmOnllio eiiuivaleiit for a double .shuttle
on top of an Kiard piano. After till
.he, iiniiilsnmatcd'biinil worked with the
iitiiiot bolilne and cnersy in dlllercnt
iiiliurli of l'uri. They did xucecssful
1 1. llf .m of Limine ill tilU'lV uousos hi
hlv i iuiHiickcil tlio merit mid wine
lepiirtmeuta, and left grntcful ,m,.s f
jicknowtetlscnieiit on in" uuiinjf-iiMtin
n.lih.u foe t in d Nconsolalti lniiricloin
In ntiit In.iii t PoiismIii mid ltoiitiiunt
i.oiini'iihibtted a de.i)oiled lioiiati-owncr
;jii tlm exci'llence if hi poultry, and
proiiiUed to return in order to reiuii'i
l in iMiMtniiiiirv v n lo iw uiircnuon. aik
thla nudaeiou band, millibi
iiiS nlxiut twenty-live, iiieii, him been
.ee..yfn,l. PlIllH.xlri I Itll old XOllIlVO, Ullll
ll, iiii.ii. mo la a lfoial-for-liotliins dare-
levll of highly rep"ctabl" orlsln, who
iih I'ducittetl in Hi" Soiioot oi Arm ami
Una uf uc tu run. i 'otuf Ltuer.
TOBACCO CULTURE,
he
Hiir 1'iin
WALKED AWAY.
mil-Oilt HumorlKt Wi
I milliiil In m luilrnita mrin.
. Jim door oiwned with that lonsth
etiidiMH'uak which Ixmpeak itxlroino
oiiMuluemoii the part of the one who
1 iiiterhij,', and n tall, thin mini atotnl
Itilho pniHimeo of tho aiiporlntnmlotit
of the sat (ioiitliiontal Air Line.
j"Woll. dir." auld the tiperliitendmiL
Tlm vlnllor bowed profoundly, nnd
mild:
It I not In a uplrlt of haiijrhtlneaa
sikua. a'!vniic no cbiiina to recognition
b it nimply nii bin it my ;ao.'
"I don't iimleivttaiid you," aahl the
m iierinteiiiliMil.
"It will nut lake me long. '"r. to ex-
... . 1
phi ii tnyaelt, I mil a punipca oui u-nl.rlHt."
Ah?"
I mil Inclined to think, ir, that it
(J ah!"
What i your nanicf" tho atiperln-
Vfdeut kindlv iixkiid.
I'Napoloou T. H. liiicklefielil."
And you tvero a liuinoriMtr
l'Ci. ir."
Li i....... i ...i '
na a.M.i, i..;ii,.i j
!)Ah my dear air, tin ra w many a
billiorUt who l-i piuiiped out la-fore.
aibiMly lienr of him. Murk Twain
ike recoiitly of endowing it home for
rotiulre a itimm! cion to get even on the J, mi and niy (ixhaunted conUiiiiporaries,
citf'a nxneiiii it lire for labor. Icrtilwi f.l a nuial ne.oem to no uikiiis "
ir eto. One mail I heard
day Hold hia crop two
Mill lurked $t.H.'i of hnvlng enuugh to
jiny off Mr. (Juiiiio.
hiich things mt tlico do much to ui
fHirngn llui iiho of agriculture n
mefiiiii of I'i'liivitlim in the South.
Tobiici'ii I Hlroiig, growing, her-
bat'eou, fur..y nlimial. rilng freipmnt
ly to ii height of !x feet iinlex previ
ouaty "lopped." Tin' only ornamnat
wtiru by tlm Ujilult tobacco plant la n
large, thick-Met worm, which limy bo
rctiti'il bv imbedding blin belwcen the
eitvtaof Mr. Wdmer'a vcibe die-
lloiiary and then deftly clolng therol-
llllie.
On opening the liook year lifter-
ward lhelill featiiie. of the. worm may
ulill be tl.'li'clcil.
Tobaei'o 1 not old at tho South by
thn proilurcr nt a regular price per
pound, but he haul it into the ware
house, mnl when there 1 a break, or
mile, bin tnli.u'i"! i Mold at auction.
though mimctitiic It W biiagiit at pri
vate :tle.
The plnltiHiUer I a lieclllinr feature
cf tb private mile bulue. lin-
hiMiker wo.-k in three. J'itihooker A
gi ten tollie hoi iiy-liniided producer mid
a.iya: "In III give you S) for your
lot: tohiiico I falling n liltl" to-day.
and I lll not bold that offer good more
than mi hour." The producer rcfiitw'
to accept tho otT.'r.
IVetty nm I'liiltooker H come un
to him and nay: "I'll olTer you
for your lot If you give mo a reply
soon. H Ital tio von nay .-
The planter get a little care.l ovor
tlm falling market, but refitae to Hell.
r labor, fertilise-1 1 a nmial he.aocms I
i wveka ago, nnti no you want I
Afd tio you want md to do? ,
liv mo a'bitM. Iloiueniber that 1 I
do K4. come haughtily."
Ilve you heard of the "
O'twt, 1 know nil about tho Intcr
Wi Comnicrco imposition."
Then you know that wo can not
J..C p,vw exceot to employe."
yea, but you cm nay that I a:n an
eiinloyc."
Hut none only those who are on tlio
rc.ulnr pay cull are to be rccogni.od
aioitiploye."
rieaae do not let that aland In your
iv;j. 1 it inn on the pity roll."
It would Htlll Im- n violation of the
lnr mile wo actually paid you
nunpy."
'Well, limn, prty me moiy."
Did mipcriiitondoiit iHsstowed a
wilrhing haik n;oil him. 'Ifistd aorry
fo-yoti." said lit!, "and perhap may
g you ciiiplovmeiit. Are you good
iiiiliiitheuiiitic?'' '
"I fear not, ir. Tli ninth lino of
tlu inultiplrcatio table i my mortal
eiemy."
"t'.tn you nic:iure cord wood?"
"No, I fear not."
"Mark cn tie?"
"1 am not niti.t enough."
"You ay Hint you are a pumpod
oit liiiinorirtl?"
"lKiu't I look like one?"'
"I Rtippo!' you lo. Iet mo see," ho
ul, mtt-lngly, "if there i not aomo
thng I can give you to tio. Can you
cirry a hort'?"
"So, air."
'Ijel me ". I'uniped-oiit hnmor
IfS" Tlio Miiioriiiteiuli'iit iniHcd for a
Then (.' c mica in ami offer ?0i if itc- nnninnf. then springing to in lee:, lie
cepletl promptly, and the now thor-th-w hi arm aromul tlio visitor.
oughlv frigltteneil toiler ritiie nroumi i "iiiauf jn-aveu inai you uavo conn-.
to li ml A and nrccnl hi utter. Hut A
nv it i l'i laic the market 1 too
shaky, llo then scour the promises
for It, wil t reliictniitly takei tho good
i.t hImmiI $1.1 les than they are wort lb
Thi Is another reason why the
domain of agriculture at Ihe South is
now tarely Invaded by the white man.
Tobacco I lined ill Ihe preparation
of Kitufl', line-rut tobacco and plug t'
haceo. It I frequently used nlsu to
flavor cigar, and sometimes In the hot
ter grade nf cigarette.
The export of tobacco from !8.0 to
1ST, increased from 10.427, 2.11 in value
to .?S .1l7,tl!i2. Ten year ago tho I n
lerniil revenue from tobacco wa near
ly 0.1HK),COJ.
" for yearn it hn Ix'en A favorite
iiiiiiiHcinent on tho part of tho United
State to jerk a few million of revenue
now and I hen out of the poor tobacco
agriculturist and sock tlm amount lute
the various avenue whore tho great
sausage grinder of government need
ed more means.
That is th ' rcn-Miu why so many
nickel cigar are being ftuiillced at the
rale of two for a quarter.
Oilier Information regarding the
great tobacco industry 1 liable to fol
low close ilium tii heel of this treatise.
;'.' .Vio, in llolo Oloht.
GENERAL.
New York State produced ll.COo.
(X bushel of wheat hist year from
C8 . 4l3 acres,
The Dinners yellow onion, intro-ibii-ed
to Ainerican growers In 1849 or
ISilO. I just (timing tr be nppiwliitctl
ill Kuropoail ganleiis.
'llio Puritan rose,
duct ion ol tlio queen ol liowers, lias a
compact blossom, i of n delicate
creamy while, mid will last for tiny.
Fifty thousand tons of Boot were
Inkeu from London chimney litatyenr.
Its vnlii" was set nt two hundred and
four thousand dollar as a feitilicr.
Mrs. Mary Savage, of (iitumwood,
Mass.. has a daughter, granddaughter,
great griiiuhliiughlci', nnd great-gient-giaiuldauflilcr
nil residing in Norway,
Me. It is nu unbroken Him of fomnlos
of live gimeratlons. Their nges aro ns
follows: First, eighty-fouri second,
lifty-f.lx; thil'd, thirty-six; fourth, seven
teen; I'u'lli, elgiit inonths. lioiton
Journal.
San Francisco tiititlclan do-
luonstrate that 81.000 pound of
opium aro smuggled Into tho Pacific
slope every year, entailing ti loss of
duties to tlm Government of over $:).
Of 10.000 a year. As each Chinaman in
California smokes four pound of the
drug annually, it 1 probable that n
largo nmoimt of this smuggled opium
must bo charged to tlmt ruoo.
hecxclimel. "I can give you cin
jiloym4t at an eiiormoii salary. I
want yu to answer the funny letters
the ei'lor write when they return
their jftsHi!.."
The pumiteil-otit humorist disen
gaged himself from the superintend
ent', mi bi sec, shoved him back with
an unfentle hand, cast a look of deep
rcpriKCh upon hint, and without speak
ing, Mwly walked away. A rkt rntato
Track r.
' Racisms Nilsson't Hutband.
Colli t tie Casa do Miranda, now tho
lawftl hiisliand of ChrUtine(Niloii. is
the xn of a lady who was governess
U tiir late (jiiocn Morcede. and who
wns rst'ned to the rank of Marchioness
! King Alfonso. Tlm Count a good
itanrvonr a;oled n BmilevarJieraort
ul life in Pai l. After the Spanish Ke
hblic rolbipted ho was en rapport
jith the Spanish Embassy. His par
tl ular function wits to work the press.
liote journalists who were in rela-
iius witli hini found mm the pink of
iliging courtesy, mnl ho was in a
tod many instances lion enmarade.
ii could be .1 "Tartar" when he liked.
ut lie preferred not to . bo one often.
niy memory does not deceive me lie
its arrested in tho winter of the siege
Is a French spy by the lYussiaus and
ken to Versailles to be interrogated
IlismaVck in porson. Tlio terrible
laiu'c'.lor in. de a conquest of mm.
Hill. '
kwi(.)i Tfi
TurtlM t Key West.
''dvo'mtl if''"!iX the coast, during tho
the latest pit. I i noons of Miv, June and July, par-
hs o out to thu kevs and watch lor
pi coinins 1 turtles. Hy hun-
(eds '.ill nlong the const they come
!vllng miv dig holes in tho lieaoli
ml lay their eggs. Carefully thoy
vet" iheni up, then start seaward
iappy turlles if they reach the water's
ami. Of teller llio w atelier rilMios oild
jjark the nest, turns tho turtle on his
ijiex, whew he He helpless, mid then
ecks ethers. Night after night, on al
tost every kev. this goes on. I ho
' , , . A . I
are. Mime say i ueiesr tiiein
tm eating, so is also the moat. In ttf
Kt every houso near the coast during
",e season tino s.'es grout, piles of tlieso
omul, chalky, paper-shelled egg, mid
pottered cake and liread made from
i'.ni. ml nitiiseiuu. lloslon 2'ran-
iFelherlicdde nt the Club "That
.kattttwbwaln Is a dwealful avvs. He'ii
ueli an aw he mnkes my head nelio
vowy tlmo I ceo him, wondawingliow
ho diiyvll bo can bo mich an aw n no
j." Town Topic.
BERMUDA HOUSES.
llurslillllr of th f'airnllur Ilallillnf Mat
rlol lrd la Tlielr Canatraetlaa.
In -p'!iiklng of the HerniiidM. R"-7.
John Snydnr said: "One of the pretti
est (.ights, I b ;lievn, I ever saw was
when I wont no into olio of their light
house and looked out upon the Islands
below on tho one hand and thn wide,
ocean on the other. Tho landscape
wan green with palm and all kinds of
tropical plants, and the earth was car
peted with grass. Tlio natives build in
small villages which dot this country
on every side, and the white top of
these village houses, down among the
the palms, nnd with a carpet of green
grass for a background, make a picture
one must see to appreciate. The nit
is balmy, nnd said to be a wonderful
curative for consumptive. "
"Of what material dt luey build
houses in Itcrmuda?"
"Of coral; that is to say, of a stone
found about two feet under the soil at
almost any point. This Is the work of
tho coral insect, and has boon covered
by Ihe soil in the process of forming the
island."
"Does thu stone stand the weather
and answer for all building purposes?"
"Yes. itii durability is somewhat re
markable when we consider what the
stone is anil the way in which it is ob
tained. The maMns go out and re
move the two feet of soil which cover
the stone, and they find it as soft as
wood, perhaps softer than some kinds
of our hickory. They cut It out into
blocks of any desirable sizo or shape
and leave it exposed to the air a short
time, when it becomes ns hard as real
toiie and stands the weather accord
ingly."
'You spoke of the village houe-to
being white; what make them so?"
"Kvery peasant and resident ol the
Ii.-riuuila is suppose! to paint hi
house-top at least once a year. The
covering is of stone and sometimes
almost flat, and a cistern water Is
their only source of water supply, they
paint their roofs that they may better
turn the water into their cisterns.
Very often you can see about tlio forts
largo surfaces arranged in this way to
turn water into the cisterns. The
enrth is removed oj a large space ol
stone and this is so arranged as to turn
the water into a common cistern. The
stono 4 all painted, and as I said.
looks very lieautiful whtfn one looks
down from the lighthouse at this snow-
white substance among the green
grass. 57. Iauu lU'pu'ilican.
WHITEHEAD TORPEDOES.
S1CK-HOOM "DON'TS."
fLg
Adnpted hy rly Frr tUl Towr In
Kampi snu .4uii.rit.
The torpedo that has been adopted
by nearly every naval power in Europe
is known as th s vt liiieiio.ni. ana oo
longs to what may h.s tics ignatcd ns
the "projectile class," that is, having
been started on iu cotirsu toward the
enemy, no control of it is retained by
the operator. M t of the various
lvp-s of this class are wholly sub
merged wheu operated against any
enemy, nnd are gilicrally arraiged to
run at a given depth below the sur
face, varying from live to fifteen feet.
Naturally, one of the main objects
of inventors of torpedoes, as well as of
those engaged in other fields of inven
tion, is (Wiancial profit. The White
head is tho only torpedo that
has yet piwed a success in this
rcsect. It is built of tnin slieeis
of steel, is cigar shaped but without the
attached float and is nuide in three
siji.-s, the largest being 19 feet long by
1G inches diameter, and the smallest 'J
feet long by 11 inches diameter. The
motive lower is compressed air, car
ried at a pressure of about seventy
atmospheres, in a cylindrical reservoir
within the torpedo. The speed attained
is about 2.1 miles per hour for a distance
of 4.10 yard. The torpedo is divided in
to three sections "forward," "middle
and "rear" containing, respectively,
the charge of 70 to 9;1 pound of gun
cotton; the aljusting mechanism,
wherein lies the scent of tho inventor,
and by which the livdrostatie pressure
of thu surrounding water is
made to rcgiilalo the depth of
immersion; and tha air eng. lies
and steering machinery. It is designed
to bo carried on board a very swift
torpedo boat, capable of overtaking
the faatesl iron-clad, ami, when within
effective range, to lie discharged from
the boat with the steering rudder of the
torpedo set in such a position as to di
rect its center toward the enemy. Tlur
first motion, or "discharge." is effect
cd through a guide tube in the bow oi
llio boat, cither above or below the sur
face of tho water, usually by means of
a very small charge of powder, after
w hich, upon reaching tho. water, the
torpedo is propeled by its own ex
"ines. The explosion may lo made to
Tnke tiliieo either upon Impact with the
Vneniy or nf;er the torpedo has run a
o-ivon distance. Senontr Magazine-
Governor Bartlett of California,
during a recent ollicial visit to lied
BlufV. was waited uikiii by a delegation
of lifty you"S ladies, each of whom
gave him n lxiuqiict mid a kiss. The
local chronicler records that as the last
one laid down her floral ottering
and the kiss on the Governor's Hp he
looked up, glorious expectancy pictured
in every lineament of his countenance,
and said: "Come on; it shall never be
said that a 4!cr quailed before the be
witching eyes and rosy, pouting lips ol
fail woman no. not a thousand
daughter of the Golden West!"
Texas horsemen aro enthusiastic
over tho success of tho cross of the
French draft horso with their native
Tcxa mares. i'arnt, Fidd and Slock-man.
rh. Ki.rf t fnrnfnrt lor Which Sadfcr
Mankind Is Harilly leaving. "
Don't enter a skk room with your
facs long as eternity, and, with a vole
mournful a a screech ow!A remark:
"This is a world, of trouble! we alt
have somothin' torf if 'tisn't on
thing It' another." Jiwt o; and the
"another" i to try to look happy
whim listening to uch cheerful ob
servations regarding the vanity of
human affairs. '
Don't start from "way down East"
and travel steadily to the Pacific coaat.
barring a little ploasure excursion to
the Gulf of Mexico, to give an account
of your cousins', your uncles' nd your
aunts' disease. How these esteemed
relative suffered, pined antl linalijr
diod. The original sin of the listening;
Invnlid 1 likolv to be so awakened a
to wish you had died too in the long,
long ago.
Don't, by way of comfort, fay
t.T'va known si flit o' folks lck lat
like yo be lay round and thought they
couldn t do nothin , but wncn somouuu
happened to 'rouse 'em they could
work smart's anybody. Now lots o'
times I git up in tha mornin' and feel
so puny and spindlin', seems if I
couldn't do my work nohow; but I
just 'rouso myself and go to work
smashin' through my sweepin', mop
pin', cookiu', etc, nnd by noon I'm
chipper as a cricket. Nothin' like
bavin' ambition and will.
Don't say s "I know you're dretfully
'flicted, but like as not this is the wy
the good Lord ha taken to teach ye
and discipline ye. We all have to learn
nniienon onn war or 'nother end I've
heard tell nothin' was so good to make
us poor Vreechcr kind o noil ana
lamb-like in our feelins' as to have the
flesh mortified by sickness."
This kind of comfort will make yonr
hearer, in nine cases out of ten. feel
more like an old sheep th;i;t uk sv
tender lamb.
Don't say: "I know slghU o folks
worse off 'n ye bo. There's Sstry Ann
Nodiiiv.gra.ss has cancer, rheuiuatis.
tnalary and fits and yet she keeps up
jest wond'ful. And thon Marthy Simp
kins; she's got a tumor, dyspepsy and
neuralgy, and yet you wouldn't mink,
nothin' ailed her. She's so chipper and
chcsrful. None of 'em don't never
have no doctor, neither, and yit they
git 'long jest as well as these folks that
are forever putterin' with a doctor.'
Docs tho gentle reader think these
hint are useless? If so, I fear ho ha
never been privileged to act as a re
ception committee of one to all sorts)
of callers during a protracted illness;
well-meaning persons, dear, dear
souls, (Heaven bless them and have
mercy on them), but as unfitted for
their" self-appointed mission of com
forting the sick as a Sioux Indian
would be. Aye, more unfit, for the
Indian would keep silence instead of
talking by the hour and then hoping
you had not been talked into a chilL
Arkamaw Traveler.
HIS IMPRESSIVE NAME-
SI .. ll.lll.an Rm, MA AttfcMP
Hamilton Montagu.
A Court street lawyer has had under
his eye of late, in the case of his office
boy, an interesting instance of the in
fluence upon the rising genersvtioti of
of the reading of romantic literature.
Not long ago the lawer advertised for
an office boy, and employed a bright
looking youth of fourteen, solely on
bis own recommendation, partly be
cause he liked the boy's looks and
partly because he was impressed with
his name, which was Artnur xiamiuou
Montasne. Tlio bov turned out welL.
despite a propensity for reading rain
bow-covered literature in nis spare
momenta, and tho lawyer found au un
alloyed pleasure to bj able to summon
' ... . r l
an Arthur Hamilton Montague ana
send him trotting off on an errand.
fin tt-tv. after the bov had been in
1 1.., r,Ai. iumt. month, the outer
door opened ono afternoon at an hour
when Arthur Hamilton Mouiagtiu ump
rtaiiml tn lm out. and a sturdy and
elderlv Irish woman in a faded shawl
and a straw bonnet camo pecpine fur
tively through the door of the inner
office.
T t vr nar J on. sorr. " she said.
when she saw the lawyer, "but is thi
L'y'ar Faywarthy s otucef
-It is."
,. .n T tlimiflit so. And can
yo tell me. sorr (glancing under the
table and then up toward tho top of the
book-case), if me boy Mickey is anny
where about, sorrr
"Your boy Mickey? There's no boy
Mickey here, madam. "
Sure, he's the olDee-boy of L'y'ar
Faywarthy, sorr."
"ion vo ninutj n imsmnw, m
Our office-boy is namel Arthur Hamil
ton Montague."
The woman looked aghast for n In
stant, and then burst into a convulsive
laughter.
......I TT..n.'.1.nn XTrtnUffnft la It.
Al iinii xiauini". -
indado?" sho exclaimed, between her
spasms of laughter. "Sure, thon. the
b'y'sma own choild, an' his name is
Mickey Halligan none the less sorr."
Confronted on his return with the
visit of tho inquiring woman, Arthur
Hamilton Montaguo was compelod to
admit the relationship. He said he hail
got his official name, so to apeak, out
of no loss than three novels, and felt
that he was fairly entitled to it. Bos
ton Transcript.
"You know Jimmy Saywoll?" Baid
a traveler. "Yes." "Well, he's a great
poker player." '-Yes, he has the rep
utation of being tho best in the city.
Lots of nerve. Never known to back
down before a poor hand." "Yes, but
I saw him scared nearly to' death the
other dr at a small pair." "Indeed.
Who hold It?" "The nurse. They were
twins." Merchant TraoeUr.
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