ADORNMENT OF THE HOME.
Importance of lMfln Surrounllns
tlie Kiliicalliin of the Kmlljr Circle.
Tlio wuke of iiririff and the return of
autumn, dud In the brilhsint drcs ol
pnrplc ami golden foliage, imparting to
nature that characteristic cnarm
endltwH variety of hue and color
frolic, am It were, before the dreary
Anth nf wilier remind the editor
periodically of his duty of offering to
big patron a few practical suggestion
In rnirnnl in tlin cnil)cllisliment of tlio
ground surrounding the home, and
therefore in constant sight of the in
mate old and young.
The subied ha, like many othc
kindred topic, two side from which it
may ho viewed, It ha a Hearing on mo
mind, Its nourishment ana expunmun,
and it i a question of what to do,
what to plant, and how to arrango
the inimcdiiilo surrounding of ,tho
homestead. Let us first remember that
cleanliness i an important attribute of
godliness. Uur foremost enori snouiu
in eonscuuenoe bo directed to a thor
ough cleaning of tho yard, tho garden
and tho orchard. Give to them an
honest combing, and they will bo much
brighter and inviting in return for tlio
Jabor bestowed upon thn operation.
Hcmovc tho weed, the pile of rubbish
that may have accumulated during tho
busy lime of Hummer, and all th.it
mar tho cleiin ami bright, look of tho
premises, J In change will he a Pleas
ant episode in tho routine of daily life
of the family circle, it will bo pleasing
to all alike, It I tne mom important
step in improvement
Next, let u inquire into tho sylvan
decoration of the place, which give tlio
real, tho olid, comfort to tlio homo
trrouiids. How wide a Held of specula
tion and reflection is opened to u in
thi direction, how many tree may bo
inifcsinL'. how baro and dreary may be
tho surrounding of the home, or how
wild and uninviting to tho eye may bo
the natural forest growth happening to
bo on the pround. tiivo (hi ijiicstion,
for once, a serious consideration, and
adopt the must rational eourso to
remedy the defect, remembering tho
fundamental principle expressed in Na.
turos Hcenery evorywliere, a proper
balance of light and shade, ot wood
and lawn. Select the snots whero
shade will be must desirable, and plant
on them tho needed trees. No better,
more 1'ouvonlcnt time to do thi work
will come the year around, than tho
present, tho pleasant day of fall and
early winter. Deferring it till busy
spring is in most cases equivalent to
neglecting it altogether.
Ft will bo readily understood that
good judgment should bo used in the
question of what to plant in front of
tho house and around the most
frequented place of tho premises.
It is evident that shade and
ornamental tree and shrub are more
desirable and befitting material of
ornamentation than fruit tree and
bushe. The latter are far better located
whim planted by themselves, In orchard
form, encouraged by suitable cultiva
tion, than when scattered promiscuous
ly all over the grounds, mixed between
tho shade trees and ornamental shrub
bery. The plainest rules nf rational lit
ness of tilings demand this separation,
though it is strangely ignored in very
many cases.
Tho front yard should be the lawn,
from which arise the stately trees, of
shade and ornament, and clumps of
flowering shrubs, bordered by bright
(lowers. The ground in the rear of the
house is devoted to the orchard and the
garden. How great is the difference in
places improved on this plan of ration
al separation, and such as planted in a
pliuiitws hapha.ard manner of Inter
mixture of everything that may be set
out, .Indicium association of trees ami
shrubs Is equally necessary also in the
arrangement of the lawn devoted to or
namental purposes. A planless mix
ing up of things will never produce a
pleasant sylvan scene, nor a be
fitting foreground to the resilience,
but will ever bo a confused mass
of shrubbery, no matter how many
line and Interesting specimen may be
found therein. The disposition ol tlio
material of decoration of the Inwn Is a
direct lest of the planter' conception
of design, of (lie beautiful in nature.
If he plants simply as his fancy may
direct regareless of the pattern of nat
ural scenery, he can not expect to pro
duce In time a sylvan picture resem
bling a beautiful natural scene, and
therefore pleasing to every beholder.
Thi U the point, where horticultural
effort must bo assisted by artistic con
siderations, its discussion in this con
nection would lead us into matters ap
pertaining to the art of landscape gar
dening, which we do not design to
touch on this present occasion. It will
snlllce to say that lofty growing trees,
shrub and evergreens, should not be
planted us the merest notion or acci
dent may will it, but should bo sepa
rated to some extent at least, and as
sociated in such a manner as to form
f groups, v hoso development will not bo
lupcdcd or prevented by surrounding
trees'.
Foresight to the futuiv is indis
pensably necessary to suec -. In or
namental planting, but most -trnngely
Ignored in manv cases, Au.'iupl to
form a group ot shade frees, where
shade may be most desirable, select a
spot when flowering shrub and flow
er may be in harmony to their sur
roundings, and plant the ccrgreons
whero they cnu develop freely, to
form a pleasing contrast to the leafy
tree. In thi wio you will produce
a striking and pleasant variety, whilst
a promiscuous mixing up of shrubbery
ran only result in a confused mas of
foliage, continually losing Instead of
gaining iu beauty 'and attraction, a
vegetation develops the true proportion
of the different trees and shrub.
It is impossible to offer to the
planter any suggestions on ornamental
planting of mora vital importance,
than to remind him of tho no
cecity of a rational balance of
light and shade, and ot ardstio
association ot ail the various mate
rial! of embellishment at hi dis
posal. Let him but give a serious
thought to these considerations, and
bis natural taste, coupled with horti
cultural energy, will soon discover a
pleasant pathway in a truly artistio di
rection, in the pursuit of which,
hu
will forthwith train In attractive
natural beauty, and hi mind will be
gratilled by a steady progress in ths
study of true rural art. J ry tne expert
nmni tills verv fall, study the rnattei
(Ini-inc winter, and with the return of
spring you will be prepared to go to
work more knowingly and more plea
nilv than ever before, whilst the tin
certainty and Ignorance of what to do
In the line ol ornamentation na '"'
I the nroner effort in thi ui
i ,
reel inn.
Kl.uilii ime nnd shrubbery can be
ir,insi,l!inicd now to the verv best ad
vaniace.. but evergreen aro handled
safest in tho spring. Kemember tho
usual nressiire of work of all kind r&
turning with each spring, and perforin
tho pleasant duty of embellishing the
home grounds in tho season of leisure
and nomnaralive rest uiai nine in mm
do not permit it to pas without do-Inn-
soniethinc in the elevation of tho
standard of beauty of tho home grounds,
which are constantly in tho sight of tho
family circle, and on tho attraction 01
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WHICH milCll 01 me rnjojiuniib ui uuc
happiness in niral life depends.
'leasing surroundings of the home
aro far more important in the educa
tion of the family circle than most peo-
rlo are willing to see anu to aumu.
The nueslion i by no means one of
mere gardening, but one of education,
of nourishment and expansion of the
mind. lolman Hural WorM.
TAME COBRAS.
A Man Who Made Tel of Two of I lie
Mont Venomoiu NerirnU In the World
Up in Poon a, a ddieato gentleman
named Quain, passionately fond of
natural history, was visited one mora
ing by three Hindoo snake-charmers,
Iu the bungalow compound, or garden,
they showed off their time-immemorial
tricks of making cobra raise them
selves half up and sway gracefully to
the harsh music of bamboo pipes.
It occurred to him that he might
train a couple of snakes, nnd bo in a
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posiiion io onscrvo incir nanus ciosciy,
Iu asked tho snake-charmers if tlio
fangs of tho cobras were out, and sec.
Ing that he contemplated purchasing
tho snakes, they assured' him, by Gun-
iiuti, that tho fangs were undoubtedly
xtractcil. for a lew rupees lie bought
the reptile anil turned them loose in
hi own bedroom, where ho used to
watch them crawling along Iho bam
boo matting, Shilling with their cold
noses against the walls, or twisting
themselves up within each other's coils
like a slimy knot.
He made a little box for them, lined
witli cotton-wool, in which they used to
creep in tlio heat oi the day, lor at
night-time they were always peculiarly
active, probably because the weather
then was comparatively cool. In dif
ferent parts of the room ho laid down
platters full of milk, and towards these
the cobra crawled whenever they felt
inclined for food. It would seem al
most as if they knew hi voice, for
when Uuain entered the room nnd
spoke, they would lift their heads and
raw I slowly in his direction. He
even had a pet name for each, but I am
not aware that any of them recognized
for when he called, they would both
wriggle quickly over to his feet. He
lien fed lliem himself when they cani'
to him in this wav. and many person-
used to call and see (juuin's loathsonu
pet, which were considered one of the
wonders of the cantonments.
Ladies were frequently invited to call
at Quain's bungalow, and see what c
human lieing could do by kindness
lc, even with cobras; but they wen
more interested in the phenomenon in
the abstract than in detail, and pre-
rred to stay away and hear nil about
it from t lie officers who called upon
them. MoHioitliem agreed that .Mr.
IJuain certainly had very singular
tastes, and that it would be an outrage
for any person to marry him. Quain,
however, lived through warnings and
ridicule, and went on feeding his
cobras.
Quain had a small imported Scotch
terrier, which was a great favorite, as
it had a wag of the tail and a merry lit
tlo bnrk for everybody that looked re
spectable and friendly. "Zip" used to
go regularly Into tlio wbr,a room with
Ins master, and, after he became accus
tomed to the reptiles, would crouch
down, bnrk at them, and then leap and
uiniiiie over tneir nneks. mo cobra
would only wriggle out of tho way, Zip
following them and barking at" their
tails; so that everybody believed and
said that the terrier and the snakes
were the best of friends.
About four mouths after Ouin's mir-
base of the cobras, he entered the
rcom Willi some bread and milk nnd
ailed them to him. Both elided
noiselessly to hi feet and lapped con
tentedly at the milk. Zip, pretending
to be jealous, jumped forward barking)
and leap.nl with his forepaws upon one
of the cobras. It shook itself out. nnd
went on lapping. Zip then went for its
head, and lumping and running bnek,
barking nil the time, made a playful
snap at it head. The cobras ceased
lapping tho milk, reared its head about
loot from the ground, and with its
peetncled, outstretched hood, com
menced waving the upper part of its
body to and fro. Zip made one more
jump forward.
Like lighting the cobra struck at the
g. and then wheeled olf. hissine. In
its lair beneath the couch. In ten min
utes afterward, after enduring horrible
sufferings, poor Zip lay dead with his
master almost crving'over his body.
Ifuain then learned for the first time
that a cobra can renew its fangs in
about three months, that his pet had
renewed their fangs, and that ho had
actually been ulaving with certain
death for several wtVks. Theaccident-
at death of the dog had in all proba
bility saved his life. Youth's Compan
ion.
There are now at Rugbv. Tenn..
,'i5 persons, of whom lltt are of Ameri
can and l'.t) of Knglish birth. The
SA.000 acres which compose the settle
ment, and were originally purchased
for farming purposes by the syndicate
of English and Boston philanthropic
gentlemen, of which Mr. Thomas
Hughe is the head, have been found
better adapted for tho raisin!? of e-r.
den produce, fruit and berru. for
hieh there U a ready market. CAirn.
go Tritmna.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Tnnrlnn ha one clergyman for
everv four bar-rooms.
tn Pari there are 150 tradesmen
who deal In nothing but old postage
stamps.
The Russian platinum mines in the
Ural Mountain are said to bo the most
valuablo mines in tho world.
'el. .. nf mntMnfl. tinrA
J IIU I.AIM'I llll.'ll I f
shoes out of sheep's horns has been ro-
nentml n h ranee. It IS Claimed, whii
success.
The pauper population of England
jxceeds by some 100,000 soul the en
tire population of the great colony of
New South V ales.
Since 1R70 the acreage of crop in
the Uritish Kingdom has decreased al
most two million acres. Kngbsh agri
culture i thus shown to bo far from
prosperous.
Joseph I. of Portugal had a State
mutwith twenty buttons, each a dia
mond valued at i20,(KW, and the rest of
its ornaments being in keeping with
the button.
Some of the wealthy Romans had
as many a w,wi slaves. i no mini
mum price fixed by law was ?0, but
after great victories they could some
times be bought for a few shilling
apeice on tho lield of battle.
Ilerr Spitover, auerman publisher,
living in Rome, bought Sallust's house
and ground some lifteen years ago for
60,000 franc. Kow the property i
valued at 7.000,000 francs. There has
been a remarkablo advance lately in
the value of rCal estato in tho famous
town by tho Tiber.
After much experimenting. Dr,
Richardson tins found a satisfactory
means of causing painless death, and
has introduced it into tho Home for
Lost Dogs m London. Tho animals to
be killed are placed in . a chamber
charged with a mixture of carbolic ox
ide and chloroform vapor, when they
trnnuui Iv fall asleep and wako no
more.
Cremation continues to win favor
in Germany. Thus the 200th case has
just been registered at Coburg, where
fifty-four peoplo have been cremated
this year alone. J heso zuu cremations
have occurred since 1878, when tlio fur
nace wa.s first erected in Coburg, and
the cases include sixty-two inhabitants
of the Duchv and 11)8 foreigners l'.'U
men, sixty-nine women and live cliil
dren.
A Paris paper tells of a new science
pilographic, tho art of discriminating
luiracter by the heard. Close-growing
hair indicates a vigorous temperament
and a decided temper; coarse hair, ob
stinacy; fine hair, refinement and er
ratic tendencies; curly beards apper
tain to brilliant and sprightly but su
perficial persons; luirsli, to amiable but
cold natures. The character of a man
is variously indicated, according as he
wears his hair, beard, mustache, etc.
Two years ago a largo water-span
iel called "Black," tho property of a
bathing-machine owner, was the means
of rescuing eight sailors at Biarritz,
France, by carrying a corked lino to
them on a rock. A dog Icto was or
ganized in his honor, the municipality
subscribing $10; nnd he was, further,
presented with a silver collar. Unfor
tunately lie was bought by the Grand
Duke Vladimir and taken to Russia.
He lately was seen at Paris, fat and
well, with the Duke, lie had silver
bracelets around bis paw.
COREA.
Ciihtoiiu nnd Haulm ol 11 Inlutliltnnt.
Among the interesting papers read in
tho section of anthropology at the re
cent meeting of the American Associa-
t on for the Advancement of Science in
Philadelphia was one by Professor Ed
wards Morso on "Interview with a
Corcan." According to this paper, the
relations between father and' the son in
Corea aro strict and severe When the
son comes into a room w here his fathei
sit ho must stand with his hands folded
until invited to sit. He sweeps his
father's room, makes tho bed and rise-
arly to build tho lire, even at night. II
the son wakes up at night hungry or
colli he inquires if his parents are not
hungry or cold also. fsoyliood lasts
until married. All property belong to
the father until he dies, no matter how
lunch his son earns. If the son lives in a
separate house then he has his earnings,
hut if lus father should have no money
he can sell his son's house. After the
death of the father the money goes to the
dest son. Tho daughters are perfect-
free about the house. They are fa
miliar with tho father ami their broth
ers ami net a good deal like spoiled
children. Male and female servants do
not sit down together in tlio
amo room. Servants aro inherited.
Tliev are bought nnd sold. Loval sei
vnnts work and support tieir masters
when poor. The higher classes employ
private tutors for the education of their
hildrcn. In olden times there were
public schools in Corea. Tlio schools
of tho country are now ot a private
character. Five rules are drillo.l into
the children from the earliest age: To
obey their father, respect their elder
brothers, be loval to the King, respect
ful to the wife and true to their friends.
Coreans cat rice, soup and fluids with
a spoon. In this respect they are dif
ferent from other Asiatic tribes, like
the Chinese. Japanese and Man.
churians, who employ, as a rule, chop
sticks. At the table they never speak,
and nlwavs eat slowlv. In Dussimr
dishes botli hands must be used. To
use one only Is considered impolite.
There is a prohibition against decorat
ing the outside of private houses.
StreeU are named after trees, men. his
torical events, and attributes. Mourn
ing clothes consist of a hat of large
sire coming down on the shoulders,
which alo covers tho face. The mourn
ing color was foimcrly w hite; it is now
yellow. No one ever "interrupts or ae
covsU a person in mourning on the
street, and Jesuit priest havo often
availed themselves of the use of mourn
ing clothe as a disguise. The
position of women in Corea is
graded and unhappy to the
last degree. Amonc tho better
classes they never attempt to go out,
anu seiuom visit even thoir relatives.
Under the custom cxistinrr five hun-
dred years ago they enjoyed much
greater freedom. Among the Corcan
superstitions i a dislike to have a cat
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approiion a ueau i;ibuu. xi sum uii
:.i....f l,,innniia tliA nnman will riun
ttcciutTiiw ,ni'j"-.-" .-... .....
upright, and the body ha to be knocked
down Wlin a urooni. in u.uiu nun,
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Wnicn IS lliwuyn nwii rnu n nitiu, n
the first spoonful I dropped, it i con
sidered a sign of bad luck. Unlike
Europeans, they believe tho number
thirteen to be lucky, but they agree
with them in considering a'horsc-shoe
over the door --bringing good luck
with it. They , as people do here,
m.t over bad'MveHinfl dv saving that
dream go by contrary. In occupying
a new house mo iirsi ming uiey oo
to have a woman carry jn a bunch
nmt'lies. This in .;n s prosperity.
the ear itches it is :i n that some ono
is talking about yon; if it is the chin,
that cake will be'n- i'. ed. If a Corcan
dreams of a Buddiu t priest, he con
siders himself in 4 danger of boin;
poisoned. The hooting of an owl i
thought to announee tho death of t is .
master of tho house. Money found i
considered bad luck, a it is game.
n.l.iit 1'ihni nnrl ovnrv evanfv
balanced Corcan will spend it before ho
nnlnra a in SO. 1111. ne IIHIIKS. will
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avert any calamity. Christian Advo-
V
cate.
WITH WOODEN LEGS.
Klirhteen Tliotntnnrt Veterans vvlio Iluve
Applied to I'nrle Nam for Repair.
"We have the names of about 18,000
veterans who have applied for repairs,"
said Mr. Ramsey, who ha charge of
the Artificial Limb Department of the
Surgeon-General's Office, to a Slur rc
porter. "You know we fit them out
with new sets of legs, arms, or other
apparatus every live years. It is now
getting toward tho close of one of thoso
periods, and we havo repaired 14,000
veterans.
"Aren't the one-legged men dying
off?" asked the .Slur man.
"Now that's an interesting question.
I guess they are. I presume many of
those whoso names we have have since
died, but I can't tell certainly. Now,
as I've said, every five years wo recon
struct the maimed veterans of thearmy,
but they .havo their choice to take the
repairs or the money. Tho allowance
for a leg is seventy-live dollars, for any
thing less than a leg is fifty dollars.
From ono period to another many old
veterans drop out. Some of them
make one or two applications; and then
wo never hear from them again.
Naturally, wo conclude when they don't
send for their money or legs, they must
bo dead and have no more use for
them. But wo don't limit ourselves to
men who have actually lost their limbs.
man who has simply lost the use of
his limb is entitled to a wooden leg
or arm, as the caso may be, though ho
can't wear them. So you see, wo can't
keen a record of all the one-legged
men, but I guess there aren't as many
as there used to be. Yet there are lots
of them, and many who haven't any
legs at all, and some with neither legs
nor arms. Then there are many who
have not lost their limbs, but who h;ive
no power to move. There is one man
who gets two arms and two legs allow
ance, who can not move any part of his
body except the littlo finger on the left
hand, which he can bend the least little
bit. There is another, a New England
soldier, whose arms and legs nre dead,
and who is blind m both eyes. Not
long ago a man came iu hero with no
arms and sat down at ono of the desks
and wrote with his teeth. It was not
particularly lino writing, but you could
read it. I know of another man ho
was in the sharpshooters' service who
can't be stood on his feet because ho is
bent in tho back, so that his head would
strike the lloor first. Think how many
years these men have suffered, and how
many of them aro still living! Why,
there s hardly enough left ot some of
them to hold together.
"But vou asked if they wero dying
off. Now, hero's a roll we are iust
completing," nnd ho laid several tally-
mh-ck. uui on ins uesh. --ion can see
how they run. This is the fourth per
iod, and here's a man who has gotten
four legs, quite a number for one man,
ho used them nil nt once. And
ere's another who has gotten four
egs and four arms. No, wo don t
furnish heads, but wo supply parts
of heads, jaws nnd sections of
skull and eyes. Now, hero's a man
who got one' leg in tho first? period, and
lias narcr gotten any sinco. lie is
probably dead. But hero is nnother,
who caino in for repairs just after tho
close of the war and was never heard
from again until now, when he comes
up again. Ho didn't wear out very
fast, Some men wear well and don't
bother about getting repaired so often.
re s another man ho added, point
ing to another name on tho list
here's a man who comes up now for
tho first time, having done without his
limb all these years. It runs this way,
you see, all the way through. Those
men who have not applied for their
fourth leg, or whatever it is they want,
we conclude must "bo dead. Some, I
presume, will live to get five or six legs
or a,s iminy arms."
v hat aro the legs mado of?" asked
the scribe.
"Willow wood generally, and there
aro a variety of styles. They can take
their choice. Some take tho straight
tick nnd shirrm it fhi-nitnh lif..
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legs have rubber feet and rubber joints.
There is one made with a very fine 'ball
and sockot' joint at. the foot. Thero
are many men with wooden legs whom
vou would never suspect. We furnish
mos io some urave and distinguished
ion. There are several officers of hi"h
rank who como hero for arms and leg.
l-l - . rt .
im-ru is a voung lieutenant we recent
ly supplied with one arm who is, I be
lieve, the only survivor of the Custer
massacre. II ashmuton Slar.
Edward Clark, t.bn vrMiitn
, - - v.. ., w
Capitol at Washington, in hi annual
report notes the success of his attempt
to transplant over one hundred trees
averaging a foot in diameter. To adapt
them to removal their roots wen cut
off at a distance of three am! n Iwlf f.-,
from the trim!:. Tho operation was re-
garded as hazardous, and was charac
terized as rn injudicious and disastrous
one. All of the tne. with two. ptivn.
tions, have flourished, and aro grow
ing more rao'dlv- thn nlhnra In i..
" I M W,
same park. h't$hington Slar.
A GOOD DINNER FOR EVERY
BODY.
Th Unlvenml Hplrlt of Good-Will Tbat
Prevails on Chrbtina Day.
It would have been a w ild prediction
of the optimist three centuries ago that
the time would ever come when on one
day in the year everybody would have
a good dinner. And yet it is almost
realized. The gospel of humanity ha
almost reached that point It i per
haps a wasteful and excessive mode of
showing our humanity, but there is
this good about it, that the feasibility
of accomplishing it on ono day will
suggest the possibility of making at
least decent dinner more common to
people generally, und that when a man
has once tasted' tho pleasure of a prodi
gal meal, ho may bo induced to some
personal exertion of industry and thrift
io procure himself tho pleasure again
U'e know by statistics that there is food
enough to satisfy everbody if properly
distributed, and tho lesson that it can
be distributed ono day is a most im
nortnnt one. The danger, of
course, 1 mat it is in nu
man nature to depend upon
charity when ohco charity is accepted,
and so to lose the one priceless' thing
to any man, which is independence.
But the beauty of Christmas is in its
recognition of common humanity and
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common dependence on something be
yond humanity, and the charity of it
T. . 1 l..,f nr. v.l.ft
IS UOd 11 VMilueni;t:umuu iuuii tuu j'um
anybody up or hurt any man's pride,
but a diffused trood feeling, and a
drawing together in a common fete of
ull sorts and conditions of men. Here
in the United States it is literully of all
sorts and colors, a commingling of peo
ple under ono privilege absolutely un
paralleled.. And to enjoy the Christmas
of humanity we are not required to eat
the same sort of dinner, any more than
we are required to have the sanio sort
of creed. The plantation negro with
'possum fat and 'coon (brown crack
lin', wid graby go 'way dar, chile!) is
just as niuun anve to tne ouor oi
the anniversary as the J'.ngnsn
denizen with his traditionary roast
beef and plum-pudding. We havo
learned by the hard discipline
of a new country that wo can make a
very thankful meal for the day out of
wild turkey and canvas-back ducks,
flanked by a green goose, with appro
priate accompaniments. People can
get used to anything if they only have
the right spirit. Indeed, it has been
said that it is not so much what we cat
on Christmas Day as what we give
away that raises our spirits; but this is
to be understood, within limits, for it
cannot he denied that there is such a
thing as universal hunger on Christmas
Day that will not be allayed any more
in the case of a rich man than of a poor
man by the remembrance of a good
deed warmed over. But the. best sauce
to a good dinner is the thought that
nobody else within reach is Hungry.
And better even than the dinner of the
day is the universal spirit of good-will
that broadens year by year, and deep
ens, we aro sure. Chvrks Dudley War
ner, in Harper's Magazine.
EMBROIDERED BONNETS.
Something New In llindt'eiir, Willed til
Suld to llr the Feattir of the Season.
The embroidered bonnet is a great
feature of the season, particularly em
broidery upon cloth. The novelty, in
fact, is a cloth or felt crown, the latter
usually plain, the former embroidered
with flies, stars, dots, clover leaves,
tiny butterflies, or other small nnd dis
tinctive figures, which can be executed
in silks of varied shadings or iridescent
bends. The front is usually composed
of woolen lace massed toward the front,
plain at the sides, and embroidered with
beads or gold thread to harmonize with
the general tone. Birds, wings, spotted
breasts nnd velvet bows form the trim
ming, with tho addition of the almost
uuiversal pin, enlarged or at least elon
gated. A dressy bonnet, lor wear with com
binations of ecru and brown, consists of
seal-brown velvet with full crown, em
broidered with bugs in brown and shad
ed amber. These beads form a solid
edge of nearly an inch in depth to the
brim, and the colors in them are re
peated in the group of lovely feathers
which curl over the front. There is a
g( od deal of distinction as well as dif
f rence in the shape of the leading hats
f nd bonnets this season. Tho high, full
i rowns have high narrow brims, which
not only ascend to a point, but are
sometimes split, and form two points,
tho lace, feathers or flowers being
brought down between and made to
fill or partly fill the space which
forms a sort of nest. Tho capotes
stoutly hold their own, and are pre
ferred by ladies of quiet tastes who de
clare they will not be mounted like
jackdaws. But even the capotes are
dotted and embroidered, or the velvet
forms a double series of which meet
and form a hollow plait in the center,
while as much trimming a possible is
massed on the front. Bonnets, the
simplest in form, are often the most
striking in color, and red velvet, red
plush and red leather (perforated, em
broidered and made over satin) are
among those wen in the importing
houses. The red is not the coarse or
flaming shade, but a soft eolor even
when it is full, and usually it ap
proaches garnet or the more fashiona
ble plum shades. Gold is always asso
ciated with these bonnets in the form
of gold tinsel ribbon, beads, or line,
flat braid, doubled at the edge. Thev
are worn as carriage bonnet, with red
or brocaded wraps into which red en
ters, and not for receptions, though
they are often seen at theatres.
Ilats are uniformly high-crowned and
narrow brimmed. The trimming, flat
bands of velvet or canvass ribbon, with
birds and wings upon tho front, mount
ed so as to accentuate the height of
the crown. Furred hats and bonnets
are not excluded by any means from
the season's resources. In cold cli
mates they are a necessity, and always
tako the form of a poke," which can be
tied comfortably down under the chin,
and is so exactly what is needed that
no substitute can be found. Demoroi' s
Magazine
Journalist
from jury duty.
In India are excused
m new unnvic.
How An Arkanaw Junllco of tha fi
lUwentiMl Interference With III Judicial
1'reroritlvei.
When old Anderson Bromley an
nounced himself as a candidate for
Justice of the Teace, the people of
Buck Short Township felt that the tim
when they were to have an ablo and
upright administration of juiliclnl af
fairs had arrived Old Bri.mloy had
never opened a lawbook; therefore he
was regarded as honest. He had never
hesitated to take off his coat and fight
tho best man in the neighborhood;
therefore ho was considered able, lie
had never been backward in denouncing
his enemies, consequently he was re
garded as a citizen of wisdom. With
these accomplishments, his election, in
the expressive parlanco of politics, was
a "walk over." Shortly after Brumloy
took his seat on the red oak woolsack,
a man named Billy Malone was arretted
for stealing a grind-stone.
"This here is a mighty important
case," said the magistrate, when tho
culprit had been arraigned before tho
court. "In lookin' over these here law
books I don't find no mention o' grind
stones. It was a big oversight in our
Legislature not to put down grind
stones in the books, fur it mout have
been know'd that somo blamed rascal
in this part o' the State was a goin' to
steal one. Folks in this here part o'
the country, let me tell you, will steal
anything. Wa'al, in the absence o'
any statuary barin' on the subjeck,
reckon I'll make this here charge man
slaughter in the first degree."
"Your honor," said a lawyer, "that
would be impossible."
"Wood it? Wa'al, I'll jes show you
I'm running this hero court"
"Your honor"
"Call me Jedge, if you please."
"Well, Jedge, there is no such thisg
as manslaughter in the first degree."
"Ain't thiirP Wall, I'll jes show yoo
I'm runnin' this hero court Prisonc
at the bar, I have longed fur a oppor
tunity o' teachin' a lesson to tho risin'
generation. You have given mo that
chance. I don't delight in seein' a
man fall from grace, but when he does
fall, thar ain' nothin' that pleases ma
so much as to tangle ray hand in the
rullles o' his calico shirt. Manslaugh
ter is a mighty serious charge, young
feller."
"I ain't slaughtered no man. yLt,
Jedge."
"Shot jour mouth, impudent violater
tho sacred law o' t he land. No mat
ter what you done, 1 say it was man
slaughter in the fust degree, an' when
a man disputes my word, w'y, he'd bet
ter wush that his bones was made outen
Injun rubber an' his back kivered with
the skin o' a yalligator. Young out
rager o' the principles of civilization,
fur this great crime of manslaughter in
the lust degree, 1 sentences you to Do
hung next Friday."
"Judge," exclaimed tho lawyer.
springing to his feet, "this proceeding
is impossible."
"Is lti" W a al, 1 11 ps show you I n
runnin this court, w hen you git to
be a Jedge, 1 won't come round tellia'
you what you can do an' what you
can't"
"Great Cnvsar, Judge, such a course
as you are taking is a violation of the
State Constitution."
"Is it? Wa'al, I'll jest repeal tho
State Constitution right hero. This
feller oughter be hung, an' if I had
catch him ten days ago, whuther or
not he hud committed manslaughter in
the fust degree or stold a grindstone in
the second, w h'c.h is the same, I would
have sentenced him to bo hung. Mr.
Constable, take charge o' this man an'
tee that he is hung up in respectable
manner. Any lawyer what don't
wanter be sivrved in the same way had
bettor keep his mouth suet. I m run
nin' this court" 0t'e P. Head, tr
Texas S if tings.
nature's ZOO.
The Wonderland of the World, and the
Grainiest Out-Door Museum of Natural
Curiosities.
The country of tho Upper Nile was
par cjrcelli tice, the wonderland of tho
Roman world, as it is still the grandest
out-door museum of natural curiositios.
Zoologically thero is no more denser
populated country. All the wild beasts
and birds, made homeless by tho de
vastation of Northern Africa, seem to .
have taken refuge in the Nubian high
lands. In the terrace-land of tho Nu
bian and Abyssinian Alps thero roam
herds of elephants, buffaloes, wild
sheep, and fourteen different species of
antelopes. Further below tho hippo
potamus and white rhinoceros haunt
the r,iver swamps. Professor Blanford
enumerates 2'JO species of water birds,
Wrth these harmless settlers less de
sirable guests have crowded in, the
spotted hyena, the jackal, tho black
and yellow lion, four species of smaller
cats, wild dogs, and above all, tho
cynocephnlus, the wily and mischievous
baboon. Three varieties of these Dar
winian pets inhabit tho rocks of South
ern Nubia; the littlo babuin, the cyno
ccphalus proper, and the celadn or
mantle baboon, a fierce and powerful
fellow, whose shaggy mane protects
his body like a cloak, and enables him
to brave the climate of the upper high
lands. Professors Kuppel, llotten and
Major W. C. Harris agree on the fact
that a troop of these brutes, in rav
aging a cornfield, will not only hold
their ground against all comers, 'but on
the slightest provocation take the offen
sive in a,way not likely to be forgotten
by the unarmed natives.
Dogs have no chance whatevet
against a full-grown baboon. The old
males do not wait to be tackled, but
charge them at once with an energy
nnd skill of co-operation that would do
credit to a troop of wcll-d rilled sol
diers. The hyrax, a queer pachyderm,
allied to the European badger, coin
habits the rocks with a hibernating
marmot, and the coast jungles swarm
with wild hogs that multiply undis
turbed, for the Abyssinian natives
share the pork prejudice of their Mo
hammedan neighbors. 1'rof. Oswald.
A citizen of Troy is said to have re
cently papered the stalls in his stable
with paper that cost him $60,900. Part
of the covering consisted of bonds of a
defunct -steam-heat ng company, ami
tho balance was bonds of other "busted
bubbles." Troy Times.
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