HOOPS.
How HIihtkI llnii Am Miula In IsImi.I.
At Soon Its tllP r utters hive cleared 11
Rtill'.o'fiit space, tlio In) ip-slnd, wh oh
Is to fou Urn center of several months'
work. is begun. This edifice in not lull
under tlio inllii":i:e of a ly c tpi le on
inspirations; it 1 no have been h :iril-
down for centuries, from hoop-shnv
to hop-shaver, ni"l itt g'M I'-'l f"1''1
may bo ih miri'ly i i I cd in that o
theecll of tint w. Id bo. In fuiini'W rlk
is neatly put together w tii fork-end
ash-polos, mill tli few r ''n to f :i-t.'ii-Ings
tint mail t w th Lent w tl.rs. Tin
long, open h ili' of tint sh "I fa es t ii
homiiwoU; tint two s il m 1 iwanl I In
cult iig winds of tuo i.orih and no Hi
cast iint roughly closed in vv i'i fagot
wood. Tin' roo'ing .s ii w rk of t in '.
At lint tlirt h only tint op n frame
work; bit' as lioiip-shav.ngs . ivuniiilati
they are cast it ji I it. I l III s way M
may Ii.- ho. ii t wim'K.h before ill roof has
any pro fin on l being ;it r-l !it.
As wo approach tli liu i.i-.-li I. tin1 low
min.sli.il t of a w ii : morning lights up
tint loos"-hcap il roof of mIiiiV ii','. and
tint gray -green :os of tint u.ik pii's
that arc' left standing Ii iv an I t n'n
whilst some : 1 n ! r pill r of Inrca
ih:tiii lik" while metal agitist ill'
shallowness of III ravini' behind
tlii'in. Tim W'olla nl vv irk-hop. with
all that I. 'inn against it ami lift
ulioiil it. Ikih a tim intricacy of detail
that makes it a ca.i.t.tl subject for pho-
tography. Stand ng in tint Ihrce bays
of tlio open s do an' throe of tint ruth),
vet Milne int. eigne, upon when
Iioops ii ro shaved. Lach of these con
Hiits of a sin ill slant 'd liraiii, tlio
"shaving lioanl," so po.sed as to In
easily inovalih'. tlio slopo Icing rcgu
lato.l by t ie hoop--li ivor's kme nt tint
one end an I a weight hung from tint
other. I'a thful t h m prim live wavs,
tin) lioop-haviT docs 'in' 1 1 s i a metal
weight lor Ins ooiiiitcrpo s; In- gets linn
a big stone or heavy p eoe of oak-stub.
Loin I h a w tint about it, a id It's n ! ;s
suppled. Tin- thro" iiocup nils of tint
shod look olut Tf il as wo glance in
upon tlirin roiiinl tlio cl t-ed oinl. They
nro sottnt of tin' fow rural lali n-rs who
Hro able to conn' upon a wuiler's work.
Just now tint bov m splilt n ;r. tin' an
ciont is trimming, and ll.o chef -hiver
whistles its ho brings his liliulo ihiwn n
h( r p of lia.''l w'.ih a hi s. A iont tho
ru'ril svlv aii liuros ami tln'ir Ivan
slu'il tlioro lloals tlio wholosouio sappy
gmi'll that tlio jjroon woml j;ivos out in
it in Hhavcil or rout. M my protooiivo
"hulls" ii ro nooi'snary to Ih s hamli
rralt. Tlio two who nro uin ail.os
wour li'iitlior ;Iiivom; ami o iou of tint
throo has a ".salo-iialoh" of loallu r on
his loft siilo, a laot'd half - li-ovo of
loathor on his loft nun, ainl ovor-knoo
lo;i;itiH of shoopskin. 'I ho u icioiit
(rrow4 ohatty, ami it is w.tli a dull
twinkln in his oyo thai ho t lis ih how
ploiit fill fur ii I foatlior nro on thoso
lauit.4, and how no kno,Mi poa In'r can
hopo to pot work as a lio ip-'-havcr.
A j;roat deal of fiipfowooil ili.it falls
before tlio h.llhook ih uoi suitalilo lor
hoops. Aider is in this end irory, and
It4 larger steins jjo to lie' oyui.ikers,
while Iho smaller on -s are made into
heads for hay-rakes. IIimvIi and w hite
LeaiiH, which are nl und lit on ohalkv
no Is, nro also rojeeli d. Si!n Ih'-woud,
which id nowhere plenliiiil. n rosorvod
for skowers; hut the ruril skow.-r trade
i4 no longer what it was. llranehy"
pieoo4 and the roui;h snr ivc I lops art)
sorted into pon-lioiilis" an I fn;ot
wood for doiueslio li e aid for the
lime-kiln. Of tin' inany W.m d nvaila
lile for hoops, hii' l s hel'l in I ho Ii i r li
C4t repute, and o ik rmiks net. The
various willows, adi. Spa i'h ehesinni,
and wild oheiry are al-o valualihi,
Kvon the w Id and tf. older roe. or
"wh:to do;;-wood' us it is called in
Siiitov, conies under lue hoiei sliavo.
Tint larp't sio of hoop thai is o nn
inonly inndo is fo!ir!eeu fe. t "'11;: and
lietweeu that and the sniallcsi. two feet
ill length, theiearo Moral in'eruicdialc
sien. Tlio stems nro ti'iiiimcd with an
ic lo, and the pice, s t i k ti f:oin the
ends lorni pari of the ollal" that is
the lump-shaver' 4 p,r.uisite. 1 1 is
strange how closely xiino of these
Miioolh vouin; steins in ni o the tfhsior
of th" Unci worm and the d apd's ot
the snake. The nol proeosi is the
halving or iiiarleriii louijw.se, w hich
is done ly an undiihuiuu; mutioii tf the
ltde, mi operation that demands con
siderable k II. 'I'h s splillitii: is mo.t
easily ilo:ie when the wood has lieen
out for two or three inonih-. At the
outset of a severe fro-l Ill's part of the
work is inlcrrupled, hut after a week's
eontiiuo,s frceiiitf the fio- "dries
out" of the wood, il'ld it I ecouies
workable.
The split piec 's are now roadv for
the actual xhaviu;. The huitf-biaded
hoop-shave, with the double liaiull ', is
p'lioriilly of local m inufaclnrc; some
are made by the country blacksmith,
others by south-country makers, whoso
reputat.on has been handed down from
the ilavs of Wealilen iron. The haver,
with ii few Ion-' swoops of tlr.s imple
ment, quickly shaves down his raw ma
terial Into supple hoops with one side
(on which is the bark) slightly curved,
and the other side li lt. Hoops weto
formerly shaved on both sides, but tint
consumer, now prefer to have the
barked Hide left intact. The finished
Loops aro put up in close bunnies -sixty
oiii to n bundle of the lonjrot,
tid '.Moto a bundle of the shortest
kind. Most of the hoops an sent to
London, where, after duo soaking', they
lire UM'd for boves. tea-chets anil paek
Ui.t's of varum descriptions, as w ell as
for hogsheads and Miih casks. In the
lieitfliliorhood of the diH'ksor of t'ovent
(iardon one may study a'litosi nil the
varied purposes they ervo. Hut in
ni.itiv call's where hoops were formerly
employed Ihevhave Loon superseded by
Loop-iron. St. V.i"ii ' ini:, .
ABOUT CATS.
s.imr Int. r'lOic I 4rt 4'unerrntnx Tli,-
ll,m. IniKI IVI -IHrM t XV lil h 1 l, T
Arr ilij, t l mill lluw 1 In jr Slioul.l llr
1r,tr.l. '
"I have always Lad a prcat fon.lne-s
for cats, and uco my childhood L.ive
undo a pet of at least one. I Lave
iven tliem a j;rcat deal of atienton,
itud ed Iho.r habits and iecul.ar t cs
and have come to tlio conelus on tint
in order to pn-sorvo the hcalih. siiiixith
pit ami tlojts of the fur, and the tem
per ono must ren -d tholr food, drink,
houii'ii;', and goncral manntfenient
No error is more common than that ol
starving neat to mako it a good mouser.
The practico Las ari4 'n from tho mi
taken notion that n cut kills rats am)
mint for food, whereas it in quite u
nncli for 4iort. If onn wants his peti
to develop into il thief and prowler,
with mi abundant a'ock of vermin, lei
him ne.'le ! to fc d her regularly. Tin
cat should luivo at l":i-t two meals a
dav at regular hours. After each nn al
rcmovn tint di li, itnd never use it
Hecoml tini t w.thout washing il. TIim
quantity reijii s'te can be detenu nod hy
oxperieiiei'. On' in 'ill porridge a ul
in Ik or bread irnl milk, sweetened, will
inake il tfood breakf.isl. I'-e the Minn'
for dniicr w.tii rn nllowaneoof meal
or IMi. llorsi'-int' it is n-ed in Kranee,
but Lveror boiled lights nro bitter.
I'se IMi durii'jr Hckness; oysters uri
rel shed nml very In althy, :m I no cat
w.ll turn up her lio-o at raw beef. An
excessive amount of meat is be. I.
Ho led i'iz sho'il I he used occas onn ly
and an v vegetables t:iat the.iniin.il pie
fers, Mv oat l ves on b a:is, jieas and
. .,. , . , t a till
cel'lT. J Hull 'II III' ID') I sno'll l ii''
aiiiplo, it is not necessary lo overfeed
the animal. Fresh milk should be ' v-
en in a'lundanee, and Mrs wilh oatmeal
will b siillieionl :i"ieraliy. ns the in ce
she wi'l co ilr ve to ;'et w.ll bo an ad '
iiia'o fu.p, lenient. A oat's d.spo-ition
is opodci'l by leeiliiitf her with del i-aoies
from tin' t il lo. Th s Lab.t should bn
di-coura.'ed and a little train n' w ll
induce her to patio itly await her time,
even if slut s is by the ta' le during
meals.
( 'uts will never thrive w'thout tfrass
to c:it. It is a paiiii' O.i for all tlcirills;
keeps the stomach in order, cools tllfl
blood, prevents humors an I aids dies
t on. It is supposed to ad in tfett 112
rid of tl.o ha rs hwa'lowed during tl:n
process of wa hinjr. 1'ur n the w.ntet
it oan be procured by kepm' a piece
of turf in the cllar or hot-house, or it
may bo cull vat 'd in a llowi r-ol. Cats
are" fond of asparagus, wh eh many
persons ra -e ospeo all for th 'in, and
their natural prefcre ice fur catnip will
surest a like colire.
Any oat that is wor.li keeping
siiocld bo Lous 'd, for to turn her out
niL'hls is sure to 111 ike Ii T ''autil. ii'l.V.
uulieal'liv, diriv and a vagrant. If
nronerlv Irca'e i she will not show a
disposition to "it out A eo.v bed ma V
be made in a corner for her and proper
tralii ii;; w.ll supplement Iwr natural
da nty oleiriline.s.
"A oat should be washed regularly
with warm water ami mild soap, drod
with towels, nud ke; t 11 a warm place
toirevent eold. I'or st ile oecas oils,
if the fur be lijrlitlv sioii''ei wilh sweet
cream pussy w II ol.sh her coat up to
its pristine iicauu.
" l ilts are sl:!ih c'cl lo nearlV as
inanv disea es as the human race.
M ill.' the d ictor's cat :s just p'ttlll
over tvph iid fever, and lie manages to
L'el diiitlicria, malaria, ca'arru ami
ocr tiling else that is epidemic. Cats
have symptoms of d sense and show
lliein 1.8 iila n 1 ns chddrcn. Almost
the first is a lici'lcct of toilet; another
is tho roiijrh oondit on of tho fur, wh'ch
loses its (.'loss and the hairs stand out
A hot no-e is a si'"i of fever or inllain
ination, and when the cat shows a de
sire for j:rea' leal there is a eh II. Cats
are so much iiiIiiitciI al the iuvsi nt iiav
that iilivsicians are coiistantlv Ion;;
called upon to luoscribe, nud no our
need reel any loss ol ii.j;nily in itoin so
liiiiiiiiiie an act. When 1 licine is not
ejived in the food il is well to put on
th cl f loves in nduiini-leriiiir, :n order
IoiimiiI biles and scratches. Then
wrap the cat in a s'roiie; cloth, careful
ly covering the feet, and let an ass st
unt hold it between II s knees and open
the mouth. Flu d doses such as pvcer
ine and oitor-o 1 should bo j.'io 1 from
a spo hi in very small do-es; if pills are
presenile I p il the bolus wed back
a'aiu-t the loof of the mouth; powders
or .small pellets wijl d'sstdve on tho
toiiirnc. (ientleness wdl be necessary
in the operation, ami the mouth ami
fur slmnld be carefully washed in order
to remove I lie laste of nied cjlie. (Jell
crally loo I should be w tliheld for I wo
hours, miles-, otherwise diieeted. Cats
III-,' frequently debriollsiliirini.' teclhiiie;,
W lieu llie quills si. o. lid be I illced and
a blit il ' t of warm in !k. with plenty
of clean water und j.rass j;ivcii. In
the adult the sniptoius are wild
slar'nij; eyes, liri-tliii',' hair, restlessness
and a leiidciicy to climb up the wall or
break through a window. The squeal
is piteous and the crv frightful; she will
hide in the darkest corner and die there
unless alleiuled to. In trea'in. put on
a pair of gloves, ;rasp the c.il bv tho
nape of the neck, vv rap a shawl round
the both , and vv ith a pair of scis-ors
slit one'of the ears lightly ill tin' thill
part. Wcl the ear wilh a pi1:ie dipped
in warm water to irake the blood llow ;
a few dliq's will ;.ii' relief, (i ve a
dose of hi II donna or hvoseamus in
half a ulass of water and put to sleep in
a cool, qu ct place. It should not bo
disturbed for a dav. as the operation
leivesit n a iio. voih state in vvlieii a
slight s(n;id will alarm it and cause 11
return of the delirium. Convulsions or
lits are eopliued to voiin cats and are
caused bv too much meat. They arc
of such short iliiiation that little imme
diate relief can be ji en. A vvliill' of
chloroform or amnion a may do, audio
prevent her from runniiie; into the lire
or doinj; herself injury ihrow a doth
over Lor and hold her quiet. If fat,
reduce the diet; if poor and scrawny,
eive warm milk rcirularlv and a little
raw meat twice a day. If worms are
the cause I should ptcsoribe half a tea
spoonful of cod-liver o I three times a
day. If durilii: the lit the cat becomes
n' d jrive iui voni e.i, and a dose of
bell. idotina w ill cure blood-shot eves.
I'ori'itl.itiied eves apply a wash of weak
borax and water. Afii r catching cold
cats will since and show -ill ';:: of
inlliiec 1. I'liev may have oro tiTats
vvitli d plilhenPe -)Ul tonis which they
iatc!i from children. Wrap the tin o..t
in flannel wet with costitolmo and ,vc
r f vv tlrops of sulphate of soda in wa
ter." .V. A'. If. lit:.; IH '.. (I ;.. .
M .'H .
-The A'l'aiiii Hi:,it,- sat s fat
niip'-tcn'hs of all d sastets at si .1 1 0 til
in the second mate's watch, ami 11 ion
cl itics that a very lan.'e pnyort on ot
otlicers of that crade are incouqietcni
or unndiable. It nujrtji'sts that second
males should l' exam mM ami 1 censed
just a.s th-ir superior otlicers an-.
CLOTH FR3M NETTLES.
I II iw Matrrlil liifp r Hml Toiis'i-i
Tliun Any Kn -wn Vanlcp Snlistilnl
lur I'liliK'M hriTDiK'kfr-Siilt Mitilit 11
II mil.
Mr. Felix Freuiory, a well-known
tViiHsinn navant and inventor, is istop
pinr nt ZoIsh' Hotel in this city. II
ias a mission. It is to revolutionize
tint textile industry in tho Uu te.
States.
"I am a native of Aix-la-CLapd!e.''
said Mr. Freinerv yesterday, "and
have devoted my 1 fe principally to the
st uly of botany. I am not unknown
in this county, since I took a prize nt
the Centennial Kxposit'on for un o I to
lubricate vttjfetablo wools in the eoiirsi
o;' prcparat.on for the spinning iro
ee. s.
Von know tho seersucker cloth so
popular for summer wear in your coiin
tr. JIuvv 1 ,'.it aial strong it is, iiml
w hat a pri tty matcial too. You know.
I upposo, tuat it is made from the
li i i-s of the Chinese nettle. The pro-
ess is a very peculiar one. The t'h -
nose until INol a one possessed tlio se
"ret of freeing the libers of the plant
.loin the res n ins !.'I1U1 holding tlciii
together. Tlie-o tiliers are then, not
pan. Icit cut into long, narrow strip-.
i.i.l glue. I together at Iho ends with i:
spceies of I'lue unknown to us. It is in
al; probability a i nniiual glue, mixed
w. tli u certain per oeiit. ot hard wli tc
wax. This process preserves the p
cnlinr gloss of the liner, which cau-e
o ne people to mistake it for silk. 1
th cloth wore spun it would lime h
luster.
"In Khodo Island seersucker cloth i
iinitat d in cotton. There is no doubt
that it could be manufactured hero in
larg quant t os out of the lilii r of tic
Amo.-eai not 1 1-. The (ami or rhea m
China an 1 India grows all thro igh the
Southern States and portions of Cali
fornia. The material is known in Ivi
eland as ( 'hiua gra-s.
"A geiitleinan sent me from Altootia,
I'a., a few years ago some cutl ngs o!
the American wild nettle. I'rtica pos
tulaia is its Latin name. It grows in
great abiindano all through tint Alle
gheny Mounta. ns. (experimented wilh
it, and became convinced that here was
a cheap ami e tinman substitute for tlax.
I have a nursery garden of these c it
tings now at Aix-la-Chapollo.
"In thee iiirscnf my experiments I no
t ee l that the thread produced from the
liber was situ lartothat of flax, but glos
sier and more like silk in appearance. It
can be produc d very cheaply, the plant
being a pennuial one - fiat is to say, it
does not have to be replanted every ear.
These cuttings came to me ten or
twelve years ago. I foii id that 1 1 1
liber of th " American ii'ttle was liner
and stronger than that of Kuropeaii
growth - I'rtica dto'ca.
"At this m uncut t liens are ton or
twelve inaiiiif ic'.ories in (iermanv
where tho fabric is prepared lo be made
into clothing, handkerchiefs, stockings,
sh its, toweling, lace curtains, and
many hundred species of textile articles.
It competes w th wool on account of
its greater strength and cheapness,"
"Mr. Fri iii'Ty, I thought i'ruf Va
gor, of Stiitigardt, reeominemle.t wool
en clothes, and even sheets, as being
more vomlueive to health than any
oilier matcr'al'.'"
So they are. So they lire, lb' is
right. Hut w th the great in iss of hu
manity economy is the lirst considera
tion. Wool is to i dear. Tip' fibre of
nettle oi sis but a Ih nl of the nvi rage
pric of wool, aid it - strength adiu Is
of .1 . being in .xed vv.i h wool in equal
fu'oport ons in the out nary proetss of
manufacturing. T.ie material thus
in. ule comb pes the wariiph of wool
w ill the to i. h:. cs of the other raw
in i t-rial. It can I c m x d vv th vv h t
you call sh iil.r,,' a sh m'I staple of ar
t.lieial wool, a :d the ml iilxture of the
longer stai I ' ot til- nettle with Ine
sliotblt make- a very cheap and du
rable elotii. T.ie lioiv ca:i b - produced
al the ra'.e of about cighU'cn cents per
pound, while wool in its ua'itiral state
co ts about lil'tv.
"This material l ikes every fa-t col ir,
just as wool tin s, and its inirodiietioa
would not re pi 're anv eliangt to be
mailt ill inaeh lien. These d scovera's
of in nc are cm ere I bv several patents
in t In I ' nil i'il St .itc .. Anofi.r u-e to
wh di it may be applii-.l i for siil
cloth. lope- ol cordage. Tlie.it are
iiiiiucro'is v.ir.etics of the w .hi ne. 'I- n
tins countrv . One of lie commonest
kinds in tic South, vv her.' it grows s.de
le, sid w Mil ih rami, is the Haoneria
ni'i tea. of w iiioh tiiere are more man
l.'il V ai'iettcs.
"All llnag.irian named Neumann
has at Ncnol.is, near Aniwerp. a
manufactory of this material The
dailv pro.luel on averages about xil.tMi
pounds. Neumann started another
hiailllf.lf ton near l'llsselilol f, ill luiell
ish Prussia, but hail to tlv the coun
trv on account of some trouble he got
into with a I im eminent ollieial. lie
was co niclc I of slamb r and son
leiic 'd lo on-- vcars imprisonment.
Hut lor t ns trouble hi- won!. I be tl i.ng
well, as the ( iov criinn lit had. up lo
th.s time. Iielptd Into by every means
in their power, supplying linn gratui
tously with large quantities of nettles
Iroiii F.ast Prussia.
"lo vou sec tips piece of red wool?
Well, it doesn't happen to be wool al
all, though an body who didn't know
it; might be willing to swear it w as.
It is net lie lii re from a !aoe I know
near Newark. N. .1. This piece ;
gray cloth you see was made of the
same stut); , wore these h.inkcrvh.t Is.
and thee stockings, too. They are
alino-t in lestruet.l'le. 1 vvor a par
of Iron s made of the c!o;h several
veil's; vv, ire theill at work in my g ti
tle:!, but they seem practically Olde
st met I'le, ami have been wa-licl u
do. -n tunes. Mti-t of these ar;ieb -wer"
in mii nt ictiiretl for me at l'.tss.i v
N. .1. Tli1 cr iv doth came f.-oni tin
lie. mama M II- in llolvokc. To,
cheviot io:h i-an be washed tw...!.
! in 's w t .o'it iniurtng the mater. al I,
wo, i , be spit-nlitl lor workuigin. ::'
dot lies.
" I h nigh possessing so gn-at a po.
of ft s - a ie t i tint aclion of water. .
1 nt can be m.uiul'.i :ii:i-d of Amen. :
nettle t b, r super. or to the best eot; i
as an a' sorbent. See. I drop th s ;u ,
tif nettle-grass l.nt in tlrs tumliit r ,
water. In an n taut it h.isl.e, oir.e -
urated with the tin id and sinks to t i
bottom.
'Those nettles grow in prod g.oii
miantityali through the Jersey swamps,
('.ns year the yield on my place near
Newark was twenty to twe ity-live per
(nt. of pure liber rom th'sdr od stock.
The nettles must bo cut about the end
ol September, when the sup begins to
rip'-n in accordance wilh the laws of
your climate hero. Of course, as one
goes further south the nettleswill ripen
earlier. The plant-s attain a height of
live or six feet. Ten days ago I received
a stalk from California eleven feet in
height and three-eighths of an inch in
thickness. It was sent me by a Mr.
Drurv, a druggist living in Lower Cal
ifornia, who takes great interest in bot
any. "In Germany a hectare, about two
nnd a half aeres of land, yield about
iii,iKH pounds of green stalks. Th
loss when dred w 11 average '.'it to 'I'
per cent. Since these stalks thrive on
the tops of tint Allegheny Mountain-,
there is no reason why they should not
I c cultivated in every state of thel'nioi).
I am now negotiating with a promim-nt
linn of manufacturers in this city who
intend to use the fiber in the manu
facture of stockings.
"The lirst lib -rs of the lnd'an plant 1
ever saw were those chili led by Joln
Marshall, of I ds. who had devoted
; he best years of his life, from 1MU to
I s.', 1 , to di.-covering the secret process
of ilissol.ing the resinous gum that
holds the liners toge'L-r. He finally
succeeded, ii ik I the beautiful exhibit he
made in excited general interest
all over F.tirope, and first attracted mv
own atti-nt oa to the plant. Kami sell
in open market in London nt the rate
of 17 or is cents a pound. There is no
market for the American net lie liber
but it coul I be made a piolilable article
of export."- I'hi'tiilcJpiiit Vex
FIRE-PROOF INDIANS.
rii-liir"itn Acts ol l.i ai-r trmain Aiiom g
tin Siiuttii-rn I nili. ins.
Mr. .John II. Sweet, who has recently
been traveling in New Mexico and
Arizona, gave an interesting nnd
graphic sketch to a Denver iriltuui- re
porter of the "hashkaw'i dance," which
Ii" had witne s'd at one of the Navajo
agencies. It took place in a large cor
ral, or indosuroof an irregularly circu
ar form, about forty pa -es in diameter.
Its fence, about o ght feet high, was
constructed of fresh jun'per and piiion
bough-. In the center was a conical
pile of dry wood, about twelve feet
Ii gh. which was to make tint great
central lir. Around tiiis.a fcwiVet from
the fence, a dozen smaller tires were
burning for the comfort ami conveni
ence ol llie spectators, who numbered
about live hundred men, women
and chddreii, gathered here
from various parts of the Navajo
country. The luv dance was the mo-t
picturesque and starli ng of all. Sum
time before the dan -crs entered. I
heard strange sounds mingled w,th the
blowing of the biitlalo Lorn. The
sounds wore much like the call of tho
sandhill crane, ami may, perhaps, be
properly called trumpeting." and
they wo e made hy the dancers con
stantly during the exorcises. The noises
continued to grow louder and come
nearer, until wo heard them at the
opening in the F.ast, a ul iu a moment
after men Laving no more do' Ling on
than a lire vlicl nit entered, livery
man bore a lo'ig, thick bun lie of
slued It' I cedar I ark in cadi hand, ex
o' pt the h'ailer who carr ed four
sin. illei-fagots of the s ine mati'.-ial.
roar I me they al! danced round the
lire, waving ih-ir bundles of bar!;
tow aril tin-fame: then th-y hallo ! in
Iheeast the lea lor advaucd lowa'd
the o -iitr.il lit'.', 1 I one of his littl
fagots, ami. trumpoti''g loudly, threw
i;ovTt:ic f. nee of the corral in the
ea-t lie performed a mil. a ' act at 'ho
.until, th west ami the no 'th. but lie
to e tlie northern brand wa. th own he
1,1 w tli :t the tago'.sof h s comrades. As
each lir. .ml d.saj-p -arcl over the IV. i. e.
s in o; ;lie spectators blew int.) the r
Ii Hid-, and in. ule a motion as if to-..ng
some siib.fiuee af;.'f the d-parting
llaine. When the Ingots were all lit
;h -w hole baud began a wild ra v
ar iiu.d the lire. At fiiM I hey kept
close together ami spat upon one an
il In-r some s h.fincc of Mij-p e 1 ine
tbcilial virtue. Soon ti, oy seatterod
rid ran apparently vv tlioiit co.ic.t.
;'no rapid lacing causing the bramls to
l.uvw o ii loiig.brlii.ini streamers of
ilaine over the naked hands and anus
of the dan 'ers. I'liev then proceeded
o apply the hrainU to t. o r own n I le
initl cs, and the boil'cs of their com
rades n front of th in lo man ever
mice turning around. At times th
dancer struck the v ct m vigoro is
blows w ith h s flaming w ami; again
lie sc zedth ' Il line as if it were a
sponge, and. ereeping dose to fie one
pursued, rubi'i'l tlie back of the latter
tor sevtr.il moments as if he were batii
og him. In fie inea itinie the suiVerer
.1 o ild onto nip witti -utile ono in '. out oi
Ii in. and. n tur.i. haiuc Ii m in flam -.
At times, whoa a dancer found no one
in front of him. lie proe 'ed, tl lo
sponge ' his ow n back, an I might
keep III s up while making two or three
circuits a -ouinl th Iov, or tint 1 he
overtook some one else. At each ap
piioafon of tilt' blaze tin loud trumpet
ing was hoard, and it often seemed as
f a (lock of a hundred cranes were
winging their way overhead, south
ward through t ie darkness. If a
brand 'otanie extinguished it wa It
aga'ii from tho central lire: but when it
was so inr consumed as to b no longer
held coin t n eiitly ill i.'ie hand tlie
d nicer dropped it ami rushed truinpo -llg
out of tlie e eril. lulls out bv
one they al -L parted, and tho specta
tors si. jete.i iuio the arena, picked up
tic-I'.'.se e t-s of tin-f , lieu Jragmeuts of
hrk, i:l theui, aad 'naf.ol tho r ha els
in the tlai'i-'s as a charm again -; the
I'V 1 tl, ct- ,.. lire.
Were tiny not M -ter,,l.'" a-kei!tln-repor
cr.
'I'iiey wen' r.ot hurt In ti; h ast,"
wa- the aii-wt'v. '1 b ! t ve the. -:
i ro eeicd i v a coating ot c-n tit or el.,-,
t a ut. I i ai however. ! d :-o n..ik
he iVe.-t ifiv 1 s'ra'ige 1 ,rio i.e.
hi Id tll.ltIV ' V ' -el' s ii;' t!:e s ,( - ..
ill ii. y ,t t- o t'l'e c.-r 'ig a el li-i -ii .:. I
1 :ig bv :! .' d eig : !'. an I III t ;.
lire t!:i-i - bv otle-r In I all tr1 e.. lie:
notli llg coti. parable lo :li s. I'm- ceril.
act t'ssttr es wore tiiie.ue. I Via -ti
sen :rging lost so ,1s w th th te:n :.
ti v C'tuitl scarci'; It p .cti.n-d to lools
more aw "1"
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
The penalty for stealing a dog In
China is death 'by decapitation.
Then are W) n.-wspapors pub
lished in Loudon, Of these HI are
morning. SI aro evening, and 37.) arc
weekly.
Over twenty thousand Hermans are
employed in London, inotiopol zing al
most out rely the barber, tailor and
waiter trades.
The tree in Japan from which the
varnish for the famous lacquervvork i
made is disappearing, and the countrv
is threatened with the loss of one of its
greatest industries.
It is i r iposotl to supply London
with ni lk from Holland. Four st aia
ers will carry tho m.U from Amster
dam to Harwich, ami from the latter
point refrigerator cars will convey it to
the city.
Do nothing; say nothing; lime
w li put ever, thing lo rights," ,s F.m
peror William's invanaiile answer
when ono member of Lis family comes
to complain of another.
-One of the principal graces of
Sarah. Duchess of Marborough, was a
prodigious abundance of line lurr. One
day at Lor to let, to anger Iter Lero f
lord, she cut o.T her coiiiiiiaudingtres--os
and Hung them in his lace.
Virgil's birthplace, tlie little v 1
lage of l'.otol , in the Loinbardy plain,
about live m le- from Mantua, has just
begun to build a monument to the poet.
Close to the Village rises a small hill,
tin; Monthelli di Virgilio. and here, ac
cording to local tradition, stood the
Louse in which Virgil was b.iru.
Tint room in tlie Tower of London
in which. Sir Walter Hal 'igh was so
long iniprisoii"l is SU feet in size,
and so low that il was impossible for
Kale gh to stand en ct in ,t. Tho walls
of the room aro o.ghtoeii feet iu thick
ness, ami there is only one window an
opening Mxl'il inches' - from which the
only thing that can Le seen is the blank
wail of an adioihing building. ll'-re
Kale'gh I veil for fourteen years, never
being once out of the room until the
day on which ho was taken to (Iroal
Tower Hill to be beheaded.
The major ty of houses iu Abys
sinia have a second story, or at least
an attic, term natiug in a thatched
roof. The walls are invariably of mud.
Within live the occupants, with their
cattle, fowls, dogs, cats and a Noah's
tick of insects, which the natives foster
with the greatest care by not touelfng
soap ami bv Using very little water.
There is plenty of water, however, and
the mi ip grows on trees, but an F.tui
opiaa w il tell y ou without a bin h that
h" is n'ces;arlv washed at brth,
walies hini-elf on his marr 'ago morn,
and hopes to be washe I alter death.
When he fe Is hard and iineomforlable
In w.ll uno nt Ii, ni-elf with mutton fit
till li s Load and body glisten iu tho
sun.
GOSSIPPING.
Smut of tlit Kv.lt XV Ii i-li Iti'siitt l t'um a
.Vllsi-rtiiilt' SoriHl Tract let'.
There are social evils which appear
to be impregnable to assaults of what
ever kind, and gossiping is oneof thorn.
One of tho beauties of the isolation of
tin parent couple iu Fden was that
there was no goss p bolwten them.
Adam having no dub nor street cor ner
fam liars and F.vc not not b. loiigng
ti any sewing sorely aid having
no cullers, wo may rea-oiiibly infer
there was a period in the history of the
human fam ly when then was noueigh
borirood gossiping. The period was
br.of, however, unt I we liml im n ami
women telling tales on o.ioh other, and
from that ag down to the present wo
may read hoinil es and hear tlonuiicia
I ons of the !oprehois!li!e pract ce.
lint gossiping has maintained l b: and
lustiness. It apt oars to hrive, like ob
sl iiacy, tltrved undo; abuse. If the
ev il is t ver suppressed it must I o by
some other tact c. than assault. It
might li - successfully flanked if lh" hu
man family would leisurely contem
plate th dilli-renoe between the tattler
and i'le cr-.nu w hose to ague speaks no
II. Tlie.v ate some of the latter class
- both women and mci. T, e e an
tho-e win) not only do not liuis talk,
but w'uo fain vvo'il I not hear ev il spoken
of any, w ho vv 11 even s.-ek todida ll
hurtful words. For one of these, who
can withhold admiration? What a
world of good is at coiiipl.-hc.l by these
iu avo ding difficulties.
ll is easy for irreparable injustice to
be done a good character by idle talk,
even wlo-ii siu h is not intendel. Dame
(iossip i. un arrant gad-about, carry. ug
a paint pot ami briMi ley which a fresh
coating is out on any story with her
every n p 'til on of it. I-rom "some
thing bl.u-k" h" has bit; a few ei'ls to
in.i'.o to proline 'three black crows."
liu; for the conservative scamlal-hat'iig
deill 'rit of Nicieti. the ohl dauie vyoultl
iiav and keep the major ty of maiikn I
In perpoM.il tur.r.o l. A potted, only
daught r oi a wealthy widow wedded a
young lawyer, ami the two et (led down
t ) Lolls -keeping where the bride's
mother n- itle-l. After two mouths of
wedded life the oipig wife rushed iu
agital on to her mother's hou e, one
day, to repeat a py seatnlal upon Lor
husband which sh had just fee ',ve I
from the 1 ps of a servant, she had
only begun ivpiMt'iig lh" siory when
th" moih-T ro-e. s autliiig. ami po uting
to lh' door. :t'd: "Leave mv Louse,
ami never put foot in it nort. II ata one
you ai' ' m dan get r agaoi unt I you
have sui'tie en; s. Jf-respeel not to iisien
to the g tl 'ole of servint-. an I tope cr
utt -r a n.i.-. I of go-s p to an, o ic co;i
ccfiing your huh rid." I've eafs
later i tc w ie toid her liiisiiaud. lor tin
tirst t me. of the incident, and declared
that lie,' uninterrupted happiue-s dur
ing those t'.ve veai's was l.irg.-lv due to
the l-ebcke r-i-ii-. e f-oin her in .tie '.
The tiio-t tleie.iable ;os'p ar" iho-o
who go leek ami fofll lie'Weo'l )i r
o",s "si'aii.iil. t.d'l"g tii- '..tc .
i o' .! i '. I: l'.i. l'!-.e w av;..e-t ' f lY'ce.i!
'1. y '". 'hts pro .. s titl'.e- I ;; ,) uii
c.'lup o -i l .- c-cn es He o" si.e
w l,o at- "i to , o.- -i 'rn r of s'r f,
!- I.o ': i: .. I'-.s t ' ;i e- in.-,-.',. i; . (ll
-Ii wl-o c.s the part ti' pea 'f-tii ,k
u s i -! pr. iti ses bus th i-vn ss -.1 ap
pn. a! o t e Divine Mi tor llim.o'f
inli.i''g s.,id tiiev si. a 1 be i-al!.i;
tne ch l.lr'n of CimI."
A n ta'tlc t-ou-i tu'iia! on of a suit be
twoen two we!l-to il ) planters occurred
four yea -s ago in a Superior Court of
a Southern Slate. Tlio estates of thu
llligant-, each comprising a number
of L imlrcd acres, lay adjoining, uu.l
even before cither owner was in posses,
s on one fence Lad divided them.
Both were high strung, dignilied m, n,
the weakness of each bo ng that of
inhor ted hot-lioiidnl'ie.s. Through the
pn-vari attott of sotn s nistor noighl or
A was lo l toniak- som -impulsive criti
C K'it upon II. which llie listener re
peated lo the lat lr. 11 retaliate I :n
kind, wh eh A hearing of. the friend
ship of long staii li-g was ritptund.
Twin fences wive d le m m il on, but
they could not agree upon Low ami
whore they should bo run. A .suit at
law bv A was mot w.tli a count r
suit Ly 11. For two yi-ars after the
filing of the actions continuance
were had for olio c.iue or ai ot In r.
When the ca-cs writ at lough s"t.
and or.ch party had half akiiiulrcd wit
ness's at Court, the Judge of thoCoiirt
asked if any oll'ort ha I boon . iti.udo to
havethcdili'oronie.sLetwoentho.l t gan.s
settled by ai b t ration, 'llpt r .s; eot vo
attorn y's itiiswer-d tliat no ngn4 meiit
coultl l.'c Lad upon who should ciHi-t-tttte
a board of arbitration. The .hufg
thou, o il Ting the attorneys to lie seat
ed, add"os-ed the two irlnoipals. ask
ing them to i one forward and stand
otic on e tliiT-s do of the bench. Lean
ing back in his chair and looking lirst
one and then the other in the face a.s
ho proivte.led, ho reminded them of tlie
boyhood tini" when they three had
played and attended scliool together;
of how their respect' ve fathers Lad
tLrough 1 fe lived as neighbors not only
peaceably, but cordially; of three
graves near together in the countrv
churchyard, in which the throo fathers
were buried; of thu early manhood of
hini-elf and the two litigants when
they were bosom companions nnd in
separable. "(M-nlleineii," he sail, "I
have always found in you both the
same honorable qualities that bound
me to you then: may I bo pernrttod to
setile this dispute between you wi bout
assistance of evidence or jury?" lioth
answered yes. "I know every foot of
the boundary line," ho then sad,
"and so need none of the maps oa
have had iii.-.do." While oaeh looked
over a shoulder of the Jialgo, ho dic.v
a line on a slip oi paper, in. ule a heavy
dot for a certain large oak. and il root
ed that north front that tree A should
maintain a go id fei.ee, while li should
keep up tin fence running south from
,t. "Do s the decision satisfy you?"
he inquired. K. leh answered in the af
tirmat ve. "Mr. Clerk." Ihc Judge ad
dressed that ollieor. ".o;i w 11 foot up
the costs accrued in those cases and
hand the b 11 to me: 1 projioso to settle
it out of my own pocket.' A stopped
forward and proposed that he should
settle tho costs, "for," said " lie, I
brought the suit." Hut to this Ii vig
orously objected, claim ng that he hav
ing atiswcn d with a counter suit was
cut tied to pay at least half the bill.
The Judge directed the costs to bo di
vided act onling to li's proposition, and
then turning t the two ho ordered,
"Now, you two shake hands;" Tho or
der was olicycd. and thin harmony was
restored to a community wh'ch,
through the work of evil gossiping, had
boon for more than two years almost in
war.
It does appear that men should learn
lo disregard tniseli cf-m ikuig gossips.
In iiii'tn St ,U .Si-nlin !.
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THE FOX GOT AWAY.
Htiw !Mrs. St rriMi!)' I Ii unlit'" sliurkcl
WiisliiiiKlnii Set I l i aail s.i i if It. mo il's
l.ifi-.
For a we k ast the society journals
have bet n lull of gos p about a fox
hunt w hich was to tak place at Gen
eral Ural's farm, two or three miles
out id the city. Cabinet Ministers'
vv.ves. the ladies of St uators' fam lies
talk, d about it al their receptions, nnd
the voting men about town ibscusscd it
at tiicii' clubs. Several young lad.es,
aiiiongt wtioiii were Senator liuyard's
daughter, won' going to follow the
hounds as far as they could, wh le their
escorts. Lieutenant huuiry, oi the
navy. William Ku-tis and a dozen other
gents vv.th aristocratic nam 's, were to
do the to igh cro s-eountry riding and
be in al the ilea h.
Tin wretched lox vviiich was to fur
nish th amii'caicnt was exhibited ill a
cage in a .intii street shop Witnlovv,
and vvii-nearly frightened to death bv
tlie crowds wh.eh gathered arouuiL
Mrs. Secretary Chan. lie;', however,
though a friend of the hunters, is a
inciniier of the S. 1 C. A. She (Is
approved of the sport, and tiiis morn
ing a card iu the newspaptrs gave
notice that arrests would follow if it
were att 'tiiplctl.
Society was terribly exercised, but
the young gen. lomea ami ladies Mood
their ground, and a number of them
gathered near ihc Arlington Hotel at
tno time announced to-day, ready to
ride to the starting point, when ari
agent of tht- Humane Society bore
down upon them. He was nstr d i a
very melancholy looking animal, with
cropped cars, very conspicuous ribs
and a bob la.l.
In sp.te of the manifest desire ot the
gentlemen to avoid him. he managed
to make It's horse shamble up to one of
thciu, aad announced that he was go
ing along. They started up Connecti
cut avenue at a lively ga t, but by
bioak ng the rules of 'the society he
managed to keep well in the rear, and
vvitli a horde of,sitiall boys following
Leli, ud, added plenty of cxcitcm,::t, u
not pleasure, to the expedition.
Most of the pa-s'.Ts-hy thought the
fox hunt had already begin:. Mi s
llayanl and one or two other ladies.
iiandsoni. lv mounted and followed by
groom, jo.netl tic-til at til" le-ail of lie;
avenue, and then the whole c.tvalead t
roili rapidly out into the co.i.itry.
l in y l'l-n lied th" n'll'liYVO Is ill a sllt).'t
Mil . but ii.d quick!., enough to shut
ttt" gat 1 the li-l.aV't d guests. ai:d
a consul. a ion w a- il. elile.l on.
'lh. g- ii.iein. ii were for going on
v.itii fu- li'int. but 'he lad cs ha i t!i t
t-Vr I -t f tlie 'o. ( 'ol! I I e:',,:-,. fieill.
:it:d ''. d t:.;.t ne. v, ou.,1 g ve .; up.
I'm re i. 'v as 'ha a v t- vielt
i.t i to, I ..' -e ! la I )) e.Vi'. .U.O !. at) 1
ra : tpr i a wo .t.s. yy ,.i a yer. tl st-.i.i-sol
te s 1 1 on of : (Va.i llgion s I) 'st s,i
cii ty. in a ver, fad hum t. r.imided
brick to the city. - Wa hinyloii Lvf.
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