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( ) . K X ' 1 ( MUTINY AT SEA. When yon eome to iprnk of dreadf nl MilnipL you may set It down that ma tiny at vott ran 1 clnslnl tint. It In In roost mwi the turning of the worm. Men who Imwt bad it drilled Into them for year that they mum put up with inch food m Imk would refuse, obey every or ler without question, peril thulr Uvea af the word, criuue and tremble before one ut Uieir own species because lie u in uu tbority.are not to be driven Into mutiny on tha high aeon without extreme provoca tion. VVhca the worm tnrni, then look out! Your criiiKlng foremaKt hand, who only tlie day before thanked the mate for knocking hi in down, may be a tyrant In turn. Ttanhlp becomes a floating hell. The laves of ycstenlny are the -masters to-Mat. f once they lake the step which render them mutineers, they will not hesitate to us (arllier and add murder to the crime. Jn the year after having nerved on coasting vessels for several yearn, and inadn one voyage from New York to Liv erpool, 1 shipped an second mate on the bark Medwuy, bound from Kan Francisco tm the Sandwich islands, nnd thence on a trailing voyage to the tslauiU of the south. went. The burlt wan a email one, but a cood nailer and a dry ship, and I believe I win In luck In securing my berth. The raptnin, whose name wan Burrows, seemed a very pleasant limn, making use of no inifttUtt language, and appearing to lie us mild'Umpered an a parson. Mind you, I aia K'ving my first impreHsloiis na I sized him up wlille we yet lay at the wharf. I )iipcd nl Honolulu, the bark having nl ready completed the first part of her very aew I heard honors to the effect that her whole crew deserted her on her arrival at the inlands, hut rumors among sailors are not lo be depended on, and I i;uve the matter no Investigation, though I saw that yhe vas shipping a fresh crew. We left Honolulu with twelve men before the matt, and wo were not yet off minding when the trouble begun. The meat which hud lieen boiling away In the cook's coppers during the fore noon pive out Mange odors, Irotn the whiffs I had caught now and then 1 knew something was wrong, nnd when the meat wiui curried forward in the kills at noon tlie fcleuch was enough to turn one's toinicli. The mate, whose name waa Jlerry, saw thnt I waa surprised such mi ut should be plnreil fefure the men on a voyage just begun, ami he growled: Ah! d 'em; II 'a too good for such ns they. Just let me catch 'em making a fans over it, and I'll work up their old irou In a way looen their eyes!" I wus Hslounded. Mr. JJerry hnd seemed a quiet, eveihteniiei'ei man, and 1 hud ftald to myself that there would be no bullying nliourd of the Mcdway. The watches had not yet been net, but the bark wits on her course before a light brerie, ami things were being m ule ship liapa The captain was already at din ner, and noon after uttering the Muarks' quoted above the male went down to Join him. I waa thin left In charge of the deck, hut the crew, with the exception of the man at the wheel, were forward with their kids. At the beet made Ita uppearam e there was a movement of surprise, and I heard several of them utter expressions of (liNgitsU The meat waa picked up and closely examined? and then all fare were turned In my direction. Then, after a brief consultation, an old sailor whose very look and action proved the genuine tr, picked up the meal tub and came aft with II He was going to make a com , plaint, which he had a perfert right to do. and L as officer of the deck, had no right to refuse to llsUm. He put down the tub, duffed his hat, nnd very respectfully said: Mr. ('ailing, the meat isn't hardly 111 to Ml a shark. Ills probably the fault of the ciuik. Will you kindly forward our complaint to the ciiplniuf" Allhat moment Captain llurrows ap peared on deck. Taking in the situation ln glance, he walked straight tip to the tuillor and thundered: "What in hell's name does this mean. 7Uugr" Finning fault with your pro visions before tlij lirst meal is begun! lie! forward, you Int. rnol whelp!" The man ret r ated without a wonl In reply, but left tue tub behind him. I'm Udllngyou the solemn truth when I any that t ae odor of It was enough to turn my alomaoh seven oi 'eight fret away. "It's Just like 'em, the hounds!'' roared 'tho captain. "It's the beef they find fault Willi, vuF Here, every mother' on, come The men slowly obeyed, knowing that a storm was al hand. The captain picked np the tub, held It nut towanl them, and aaiil, "Is there anything wrong with the meiilr Who says this isn't as sweet beef as waa ever placed before sailors? W ho la the manr" For a minute not one of them answered Mm. Then the man who had brought the tub aft itepped out, ma le a respectful sa lute, and replied, "Captain llurrows, we didn't lltid fault Willi yon, but with the cook. The meat Is m tar gone that no man aboard can eat It." "Oh, It's bad, is It?" sneered the captain, as ho placed the tub in my hands "No one ran eat It, eh l.et'i ken nlmul that" With his naked lingers ho lilted up a piece and bit off a mouthful and swal lowed It. At that moment the nmte ap liearcd on deck, ami the captain called: "Mr. Ib rry, the men declare this meat I luitlt to eat. t ome ami taste it, and give me your opinion." The mute rume forward and tasted It. I aw bim wiuro a he chewed at the stuff, but be bravely swallowed It down, and ex claimed: "The best beef 1 ever aw aboard a ship!" "You wheipi! You hounds! You gang of bury no jet, but 111 tench you to llnd fault!" screamed the captain, as he threw the tub at the nearer wtl'.or; and then bo dashed among them, followed by tho mate, and four or live men were knocked down and kicked about In the m.M brutal manner. Not one of them made uu at tenit at resistance, and they wore uol fol lowed tieyoud the foremast, "Therel 1 guess they have had an intro duction tome, and will know hereafter how lo brace their yards," chuckled the captain as he came aft, "I ruu this craft, Mr. t'arllng, and I want every miiu atsmrd to know It, I want no man in the cabin who coddle the fo'castle. Why didn't you knock the dog down wueu he came aft with the beef?" Capt, Harrows, J replied, "I WIM rPver aboard of a vessel yet wh,.re the master would not listen to a complaint v. hen re pert fully ami regularly set forth." Oh. you wereu t! And o I've got a wound mate who can tench tue something How very fortunate 1 am! Ut me say to you sir, that you had belter go slow. I aii break )ou and send yo forward Among t ie men, and I'll do It 11 you give iue the IikIiUM eM'iise." With thai he turned anil went below. In a little time tne w-utehea were imnied And set, and as wn ready to turn lu the wale twuk ovcailoa to w'jscrvej The old man Is a little headstrong, but It need a strong baud over these letiows. If ouce you begin to palaver with 'uin they'd demand cabin torc within a week. "Hut the meat wan horrible." Well, I've seen better; but they hod no buslnes to kick up a row about It. They're lucky to get meal of any sort." I went below realizing thnt I hnd hipped aboard a floating hell, and thnt mv position wa a precarious one. A for following the example of captain and mate I would not, and if I wit degraded and sent forward a matter which lay en tirely with the cnptuln I hud better go overboard ut once. Had the captain been a Just and mild tempered man the mate would have been under restraint. A the captain had taken the lead and shown that he Intended to govern by kicks and blow, the mate felt free to exercise hi brutal nature. Within hub an hour after I hud left the deck bo forced an excuse for knocking one of the men down, and an hour later he reported to the captain thai he hud never suilud with such a gang of mutinous dogs. During my night watch I saw and hoard enough t realize a feeling of deep Indig nation hnd taken hold of the crew, uud that It needed only another act of brutal ity to incite a rebellion. The mnn at the wheel In von toil an excuse to speak to me and presently observed: "Somo of tho men feel pretty sore, Mf. Curling, and I hope they won't be driven He did not finish the sentence and aid: "Iiet them take their grievance before the first American consul. There ure In s to protect the sailor as well a tho olllcer." "Hut who of us ever saw those laws en foiccd, sir? Jack Is a (log at sou, and a nobody ashore. Tho captain tolls his story to the consul, and if Juck follows after, he's more likely to bo sent lo prison than to receive justice." 1 could not gainsay It, nnd I, ns an offi cer of the ship, hud no right to encourage a spirit of complaint. Sailor men will stand poor rations and the most brutal abuse so long as they aro without a leader. What had happened during the day might have Is-en passed over and for gotten had not the scenes been renewed. The mate came on deck in bad temper, and as my watch turned In he was ubmt lug his for their tardiness in answering the cull, though I never saw a quicker change on any craft. It happened that tho man who bad acted as spokesman in re gard to the beef was the lust one out of the fo'castle. It was no wonder for sev eral of his teetli had been loosened and one of his eyes closed by the blows, and be was probably stiff uud sore. As I went dowu tho companion I hoard the mute shouting: "Ah! you Infernal skulker, but 1 11 cure you of this! If you'vo coma ubonrd this luirk to sojer and live on sweet cake, you want to look nut for me!" I turned In sick ut heart, nnw realizing thnt there would bo no let up on the part of captain or mate to the end of the voy nge. It did not seem us it I had boon asleep half an hour, though in reality three hour had passed, when seme one pulled ut my nrm, nnd a voice said: .Mr. Curling, you are wanted on deck, sir." "Who la it" I asked. "It's me, sir Janie Martin. Will you come on deck nt once?" 1 knew that tho man was a common sailor, though I did not know nny of them by name as yet. I reached the deck a minute behind him,. The burk was or a course, but tho brce.e was very light. To my astonishment 1 found most of the men aft, nnd I was lio sooner on deck than 1 huw that something was very wrong. "Mr. Curling," said the man who had complained of the hoof, nnd whose, inline was Johnson, "the Mod way Is in our pos session. We have been driven to mut iny." "It can't be," I exclaimed, as 1 looked about. Hut It Is true, sir, and now we want to know whether you are going to stand by u or side with the captain?" "Where Is the enptain?" Lying over there in the lee scuppers bound hand nnd foot. The mute went overboard half an hour ngo." I walked over to where the captain was lying, lie was securely bound, but no harm had come to him us yet. lie was, however, in mortal terror, and as soon ns he set eyes on me lie culled out, in brokeu tones: "Mr. Curling, for (iod' sake save my life! Don't let them murder me In cold blood!" A I looked from captain to mutineer, Johnson sin, I: "The mate was among ns with a belay ing pin, seeming bent on murder, and we had to do for him. Then we reasoned that we might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb, ami we secured the captain." "Men, you have done a terrible thing! Don't you know every one of you will wing for this?" "We want no preaching, Mr. Carllng," replied Johnson. "What wo want to know is, how you stand The mate has gone, and the rap'.uin must follow. If you will navigate tlio bark for us.no harm shall come to you. If you refuse, then we shall set you adrift. We've gone loo far to back water. t "I'tilk to 'em, Mr. 'Curling," gasped the captain, who was greatly broken dowu. "Tell 'em that if they will spare our lives they shall not be punished for what they hnve done. I give my word they shan't." "What will you do with lum.'" I a.sked. 'Set him adrift lu ilio yawl at day break." "And If I refuse to navigate tho bark?" You go with him, though we'd be sorry for It, for you've used the nieu right." "What point do you wish to make?" Hie const of Hruxil." Will you all sign a paper to the effect that I had nothing to do with bringing about this mutiny, nnd that I navigated the bark under duress?" "We will that!" they shouted In chorus. "t'vM-y well, I will remain; but w hy not keep the captain a prisoner Instead of ending him adrift?" "He must be punished, air," replied Johns. ii. lrguel with 'em together and sepa rately, but It waa no use. They hod de cided on a comso, nnd could not lc werved from It, Captain llurrows was a cringing coward. Ho begged, entrenied and soiigut to bribe, and w hen day fully broke he hadn't the heart of a woman A man sent aloft with a glass to stir vey the sea, and when he came down niu. reported the sea clear of sail the yawl wa lowered, a keg of water, aoma .f tin polled merit, nnd a lot of wormy biscuit wore placed in It, and they weie ready ti end the captniu adrift. II! cowardio was o great that one could not pity bin He had to be lowered over the side like i lxde of rags, and a hi boat floated w ,i he cowered down on the bottom, i,n reiued lo fall into a tupr. When 1. u half a mile astern, J uhutoj; ca,. very man aft aud aoiU; Now. men. Mr. Carllng 1 to be onr je-nptaln, and be I to lie promptly obeyed. "I shall ie nmi mute, reierson econu, aim, K-vgii we ,R'rlh ,n t,is cab, ym ,U" IhaU Just us good food us we do. We will now name the w atched, and tilings will go an a if there had lieen no trouble. His word wa not questioned. There wa no exultation, no lawlessness, no boast ing. Kvery man wn quiet and thought ful. They had been wronged. They had riirhted that wrong In their own way, and were now sinply seeking to make a safe escape. In twenty minutes after the cap tain wo ot afloat you could not have told that anything out of the routine had hap pened. The deck were washed down, breakfast prepared, nnd when things hud Ix-eii cleared away Johnson cuine down Into tho cubin uud said:. "Mr. Curling, bow far are we out from the Sandwich Islands?" "Not to exceed seventy miles." "Very well; will yon please give ns the course for the I'numotii Islands." "Hut I waa going to ullcr the course to run for South America." "We don't want to go there. What I said wits to deceive the captain, for It's likely he'll hoon be picked up. We want to run down to the I'nutnotu itdunds." I got out the charts, gave him the course, and followed him on deck. K-cry-thing was shipshape, the men ns res;ect- f ill us you please, and It was hard to real ize that anything like mutiny and murder hud occurred. It seemed us If the very winds looked upon tho revolution with fuvor, for tho breezu hauled to our best tutiling Kilnt and sent us along hour utter hour uud day after day until wo were fur to tho smith of the Sandwich Islands. I urn telling yon now what I afterward swore to, that a better crew never trod a dock. There was no wrangling, no drink ing, and not the least indication of Insub ordination. When we camo to overhaul the ship's stores we found four-liflhs of them as fresh und sound as any sailor could ask for. The other portion must have been put In by the captain on some speculation. Near the lino of the equator we had light winds nnd calms for several days, but finally got a slant which carried us to tho south until we got a holding breeze, and one afternoon wo sighted the Islands for which we hnd long been headed. The group comprises fitly or more islands, with those of tho Society, Cook, nnd Tnhnu lying just to the south. At this day most of the Islands a.'e inhabited. At that date only a few of them were, and there were not ubovo throe or four ports of cull, mainly for the convenience of winders in want of vegetables and water. The burk had planned lo visit the .Mar shall, Gilbert, nnd I'liicnix islands, lying near tlie equator, und much nearer Hon olulu. The l'uumolu islands had been selected by the mutineers because two of. them had once been wrecked umoiiglliem, nmi spent n your or more in loading a hulf civilized life. Hefore dark wo had made a safe anchor age, and, though the voyage was now ended, discipline still remained as strict uu ever. That evening Johnson camo down to me und snid: "Mr. Curling, the voyage is ended. You have done us you ngreed, and you must admit that the men have been well-behaved. Will you go with us to-morrow or stick by the burk?" "I must stand by the crnft." "Just as you say, sir. This Is n sheltered (spot, uud we will leave you lu good shape. we shall tuKe the long bout, some spare sails, a few stores uud other things, but nothing to cripple the burk. Good night, Mr. Curling." , Tlie next dny the long boat was hoisted out, and the men took some muskets, a few hatchets, kettles to cook in, fishing tackle, tobacco, pipes, und a keg of rice, and finished off with ship stores enough to lust 'em for a couple of weeks. There was over i,(HKl in gold In tho cubin, uud us Johnson knew it tlie others must have known it us well, but not a mini asked for a dollar. It was it o'clock in the afternoon before they were ready to go, and the Inst two hours wero spent in making every thing ng. AH tha light sai'm were sent down und put into the sail room, and the others wero carefully stowed. Tho second anchor was dropped, und the captain's dingey was hoisted out und made lust alongside for my use If I wanted to go ashore. Then every man signed the paper 1 had drawn up, and iih they went over the side each one took my hand and Ixide me good-dy. 1 never saw one of them again. Six weeks Inter a Massachusetts whuler discovered the Medway in her snug berth, und, as she happened to huve the crew of a wrecked vessel aboard, I had no trouble lu securing n compliment of men to re turn the bark to San Francisco. The cap tain, us wits afterward learned, had drifted two days before ho was picked up by a trading steamer, but he died several days ufter Ills rescue. So far as I know no stes were ever taken to overhaul the mu tineers, us ufter my btatemcuts in tho courts public sympathy was altogether in their favor. New iorK Times. What an lliigllsh Journal Mnnglly Says. KlTorts lire being made to create a reac tion against the present rage for Uu-general use of steel .itfstead of iron. Com menting upon tlie disastrous results of the experiments to test tue merits of some new Krupp guns, several of which burst and killed a number of gunners, the Manu facturers' (iar.otto slaiigily says: "These were steel affairs, like tnu hull of the Ore gon, which proved lo be us brittle ns pipe clay. The ank"es have dcuiousliuted their ability to make iron guns that 'Won't bust,' and thai will give nil the service steet guns yield, and cost about one-half what steel guns do. Now, why not de velop iron? Our leading investors iu your western railways are talking hereabout that good old Lisliioned iron railsoutlist the 'new-fangled' steel ones, and uro tlgnt ing 'tooth nud nail' anamsl buying any more of the 'pesky things.' It was on a compromise to settle this that that first notable steel-rail order went abroad. Now, let ijs have a good trsi of the big iron guns tlie government official have been fooling with at Sandy Hook tue year past, and see if the best Iron ha.-i uot some virtuu lelt. Steel is fashionable, tuat' what' the nut ut!" Chicago News. Kimllng-Tlles of Wood Tulp. Kooflng-tiles are being ninn;tVt(ire.! of WihhI pulp, and by the Use of d:Leiu:'.: col ored sands a variety of tails ure i:o-.iUed to the tiles, rendering them i.i;,i'i e of producing pleasing effects In o-nvr.enta-tion. It Is claimed that their ll chtne obv iaies the necessity of heavy fiui..iag to npport the roof, waile their t'linji-.u'ss protects them against blows, fooi.-u-p-, or the action of frost Pulp tiles ai' . nuv r'.astic than wood, and Uerciore lm , ;.. ,rr together and nails pouctrato the:u :no-e easily aud bind ttuiu uiirj closilv tu t;,,.,,. Ud than U the cae wuu iiingits.-Cui-cago New Ceylon nowc.alau to lea In the world. grow the flurst THE MOCKING BIRD. GRADUAL EXTERMINATION OF THE SONGSTER OF THE SOUTH, i Shot J Unsentimental Hiintr-Kob-lli the Net Tlie Mocking Bird from a IwutlnienUi i'olut of View III Wou drrful Fowers nf Kong-. A great deal ha been written during (he last three year concerning tue gruu uid extermination of the south' spletidld songster, the mocking bird, or to be more dctlnlte, Hie Mimus I'olyglottus. The Telegraph llrst called attention to the sub ject, and I see uu reason to doubt that the theory then advanced to account for tho grow ing scarcity of the birds wus and la a true one. The reason given waa the un checked slaughter of the- birds by negro -sportsmen," and the destruction or cup lure of their young from wantonness or a desire for gain. The theory bus been com bated. It is stated by some thut the Kng llsli sparrow is driving out tho singers. Hy others thut the destruction of the for ests has something to do with the evil. II is even suggested thut hurricane may lie the real cause. None of thewe theories will stund the test. The English sparrow cun hot, in fact no bird cau, drive out the mockers, w ho Udohg to a game und .bel liU'ront family. The common mocking bird will ntlack dogs, cuts, hawks, crows, and buzzards when they inviidd bis range, snd I have never known one of them to give up tlie contest. He is not u fore.-t bird, but of tho fields. He prefers au open situation and thu haunts of men. Tlie orchard, hedge, a solitary huw busli, where hn has plenty of sunlight and a breadth of view, suits him best. And it is In the Holds and orchards thnt he finds food. Of nil nests his is probably tlie most carefully built, nud little trouble la taken to conceal it. He seems to feel that his song is the. price of security, and this mistake is fust playing havoc witli him. DKSTKl'CTIOS II V NKliliO Ill'STKKS. I'p to emancipation times, or rather the close of the war, mocking birds were plentiful every where iu tieorgia. Dur ing tlie years thut followed freedom nrmed u nice to whom guns hud been forbidden. Tlie negro became uu enthusiastic hunter, but he wiu unskilled und could uot grat ify his cru.i! for destroying only upon birds thut were nearest ut hand. Mock ing birds, curdinuN, jo reels, catblr.ls and thrushes went down as easy conquests be fol'eu class that had never been taught better, and hud neither sentiment nor con science. The negro hunter of to-day, with fSissibly n few exceptions, are not wing snots, und they till tueir bags with birds that can lie killed in the trees. It goes without saying that these lire the birds that should be spared to the fields and to society. My observation has been that few, very few, negroes will puss, gun In bund, anything that has feathers uud is large enough to cook, nud this is borne out by the fact that the bluejay, the wood pecker, nud the catbird ure disappearing from the Holds and woods almost as fust as the mocking bird proper. The destruction of the mocking bird has been more rujiid because his nest has been systematically robbed by parties of both colors for privute gain or grati- llcation. A year or two since wo noted one shipment of these birds from Savannah which contained tiUOorTOO. I'pon the streets of this and all other cities they are openly sold every summer. When, however, we look ut him from a sentimental point, the wonder that any one cun harm a member of the mocking bird iiuniiy increases. .o song oini hi ine Vorld can equal the sweetness of his notes rr sustain u song so long. No bird known to naturalists cun produce the notes of others uud of fowls or even animals with such precision nud iu such combination. The little gray sin :er thnt buhinces him self upon trectops, or dunces uloug the ridiri'M of our houses, semis to Lave nil the bird notes of the laud nt his tongue's end, and to delight in weaving them into new forms of beauty. That he bus never been the poet's theme to the extent thut the lank, the nightingale, or even the robin bus, I nttilbute to his name. It is not fitted for verso, nor is It at all poetical. Hud he borne the name of Orphmis, as does his cousin, of the (ireuter antlUes, he would have filled tho song lore of tho south. Paul liny no, William Hamilton llayne, and a few others huve used him, but none huve conquered his plebeian name. BONUS OP THE MOCKING IHtU). Mocking birds can be taught almost nuythiug in the way of tunes. Macon used to boast of a bird thut whistled "Dixie," and years ngo.a Frciichuun traveled about tlie country piaying ulrr upon tlie piano which his bird would fol ow accurately. At the Pulaski house, in .savannah, a negro used to keep a bird Unit would whistle a good ul to to tunes his muster whistled. One of tho most popular errors con cerning tlie mucking bird is the belief that he lias no song of his own;- thnt he adopts und blemU only the notes of other birds into a song. This is pure nonsense, The young mocking birds reared in the gar rets of great cities and beyond the reach of tlie songs of others sing us do the na tives in their freedom, though not us strongly, since they lack the inspiration of mutes, the mellow sunlight nnd lib erty. Their song, is, in fact, a number of songs, but entirely original. No man evei heard the divisions of tlie mocking bird's song iu any forest That lis intersperses them with cat-calls, the hawk's screech, the w hir of tho bull bnt and chicken's mel ancholy "peep," and notes from other birds is true, but these are only characters in his recitative ballad, features iu tho ro mance of his summers. That he sings hi? parts backward und forward aud coin bines them anew Is also true. The mock ing bird's song is to the ear what the kalei doscope is to the eye, and the combina tions of his songs ure us endless as the glass forms in the toy. liu. the song noies ure iue same. Tlie bird is probably the most continu ous singer in tlie world, but there are two weeks out of every fifty-two when nothinir can tempt him to sing, and that is when he is molting. At such times he may be found moping In a secluded snot lost in ray less melancholy. Ho looks then Tiot und sick, and the only note he utters is a short low whistle, notuulike that which the fat man makes as he removes his hat and mops his brow. Perhaps during this season the bird lays ojido mockery, re pents, nnd makes good resolutions. Ma con (Cia.) Telegraph. Grent Arlilrrrmrnt nf Srlrnro, The free Monday scientific lectures lmv become such a passion among the daugh ters of the lowly at Birmingham, Ktigland, that "wash-day'' has been " chr.ngod to Tuesday, which The Inndon Globe consid ers tho greatest achievement of kueiicu thu far. Chicago Herald. EFFECTS OF NITRO-GLYCERINE. Contradiction of a Newspaper Artlclat ;i.lolonC'iiiiii't t'niiM Annihilation. A iiitro-glyccrine explosion eiinnol cause nnniliilntion of human bodies, liorne. iun. jiuiiK's, etc., as tlierc-in stated. It is true Hint a man's IhkIv is often rn (luwU t inititito atoms, but tlie debris will cover Uio ground for n Lirp;o space nil alsiiit, ami it is imptkwiblo tit gather it tofthcr. I have seen a iiuinlxT of vs. phinioiis. mi l in tho winter as well us the niiniuier. That Hie ;now or ground re Eiuined pure und Htlon8 In any caso, ufter Hiieii an explosion is false. 'I wan mi tin ground within ten min utes after a nitrit-glyccrinp explosion that h.ipjieiiisl i:i the wissls near Aiken, this county, about four yearn ngo, A Blusitcr was dVivin;; tilting tlie road with a sleigh lunl of si:;ty quarts of tho explosive. From some means or other, tliestulY went off. There was u hole, ulxmt tlireo feet deep uud four feet square blown ill the frozen ground. The horses were hurled forward about twenly-iive foot, nnd their hind quartera wero driven forward into heir bodies. ICotliin remained of tho sl.'igh hut splinters, and those wero very tnaill. A part of tho tongue, with one of tho wliiiiletrera, was still connected by the barneys to tlie horses. Of tho unfor tunate driver, wo picked up probably lliirty io!iiii1h of (lifdi and bone. Several tiwi were thopissj down to secure small portions of his remains. His faeo w."S intacti but there was nothing left of his nlcul!; hut the ground for an area of sev eral acres wan covered with the blackened portions of the w reek, iiiterricr.se:l with darkened blissl stains, that showed out clearly from the snow. Aug. ','7. lySo, u nitro-glycerino factory was blown up, just Ixyoud the city limits, t wenty-threo hundred hiiiih1s of tho ex plosive were di-stroved. The wreck was complete. A lio:-se was killed, nnd Ida IhkIv was blown (several yards, but it was not annihilate 1. Several heavy iron safes were turned over, but they were not removed from liiuiK'.'.j vbiim. Vhero the factory hud htoo I was a large hole in the ground, and u npaceof about twenty acren covered w i:h kindling wood. There was a score or laoro of the heavy iron drums in which aci 1 u transported, wittered about. None of them was c.nnihil.ited. I can cite a d"Zen more vx-ei if necessary. Brad ford (,Pa.) Cor. Scieatilio American. Dignity ut the Capital. Originally, it is said in history, tho United States Semite v;m u very dignilied Iswly; it: members were returned for many miccessive terms; they were men who belonged to tho old colonial aristoc racy, which hold itself nl;Kf from nnd above tlie jieople tin distinctly as the land ed gentry docs to-day in England. The tradition of this Ikls descended; much of tho dignity, it is true, has evaporated, but the recollection of tho jicrsoiKd con sideration still lingers, und the women of tho family make tho mo. t of it. It is amusing to watch some of these ladies. Many arrive in Washington knowing nothing of tho social usages that prevail there; ignorant of the very meaning of precedence; not aware that people ever go in to dinner in any peculiar order or with any tiigniliciince. They wear high bodied gowns and unfashionable gloves w hen they first dine out nnd make their husbands put on yellow cravats to "look like other men." But ulltliis changes iu single season. Define the end of tho lirst session they learn to get their gowns from Paris and their gloves from who ever is the most the mode; while nlxuit the etiquette of vi.-iitsand the place they illicit on at table they are ns indexible as if they had Ixrn birn nt the White llotiso and never lieen out of sight of the (Y.pitol. Adam JJadcau iu New Yo:v u'oi-Ll. The I'liisslan rolleeiiian's Happy lot. Tlie jxilice of Berlin are only on duty daring tho day. At night the capital is confided to the care of the night watch ers, who are under tho orders of tho president of police, wear a special uni form and are furnished with a whistle ;tnd sword. Their service last from 10 to 3 o'clock, according to the season. They number nlxiut flOO,' while the police men nuinlier ;t,5(0: 'fifty of them are mounted. All the iiolicoiiien are old non commissioned ollicers, tall, well formed men, w ho have served many years in tlie army, nnd only those who have lieen noticed for their good conduct, their steal nnd faithfulness, uro eligible for this duty. The people respect them and are on good terms with them. Sometimes they act as if they were still in tlie army .n;d are somewhat brusque. The icople me accustomed to submit to these men. and at a parade one indici'tnan is till that is required to maintain order. The mor ality of these men is excellent; they are upheld by the people and by their supe riors and every fault or negligence is pun ished. They know how and when to nmish in well nu to protect. Berlin Cor. Albany Argus. GalliniK'roiiH Vuiuhils. II. D. Thorcau was oncoculled nnnn l.r Mrs. B. Y". Emerson, whose ilov.er gar den wiis lioing scratched up hy the hens, to help her devise unite plan to prevent further damage. After a consideration if wavs and means. Mrs. rm,ivn hit ujxm the expedient of putting linen ,-iov cs upon i,io loot or me gallinaceous vandals. Thorcau. who had n boon kmiw nf humor, restrained the laughter which was nearly choking him, and gravely, under Mrs. Emerson's direction, Uindn;,i'l the claws of the assembled lcniyard i:i stout linen cloth. For an hour or so the fovls did no harm, and the Emerson household was greatly pleased. Finally there was heard an ostiltant crow. The rooster had scratched through !tis bandages and was triumphing over his exploit. The hens followed suit. a::d JI;-s. Enu;-.on was reduced to despair, w hile Thorcau went to the woods, whero ho could let hid laughter luvo vent, Youth's Companion. flyinnnslnni for V.'onicn. Boston has a gymnasium exclusively "or the use of women. 1: Icsstx bow Ihg Jleya. -a tennis court, a gymnasium hr.lh I rumiiiv track of twenty Lips to the ai!e, hot and cold water iiaths. etc. It van roj,ried by Mis JJ.-.n- Allen, w-l.n i:'3 lor years been a devotee of physical v.Iitire. It is well paironk.iL Cliicago It I UUk No tusk is well jxTforni.il by a re uctaiit liand. Nisiuu. A BIT OF HISTORY. How lb t'nIUtd State Very Nrrou ceit a War With 8pi.n. Judge Advocate (leiieral K,.,ni.y the navy gave me nn account the oth night of uu Incident which ilhiHu-J how in itch a proud-spirited l'e.ilet undergo for a mere question of nient. Just ufter the war Ailmj,,, John Uodgers, with it convoy 0( war vessels and tho jrrent th.iihlttiir reteil monitor, the Moniuln,, w ' sent to go around the JJorn ui,',l the l'acilic const. This trip was a on tlie seii-goitifr qualities of thu nun iter. This heavy vessel stood the y,,.! uge better even tlum any of the vm of tho licet They urrived off Vai. jinraiso a few mouths after the warbi! closed. Their vessels were manned hT veterans und commanded by one of the most courageous ollicers of the war The Spanish authorities ut tliut tim had sent out it fleet to jiunish Chin for some insult to the Spanish flag. jy. miral Rodger when he steamed uroiind the point into the hay opposite tlioeitr found it large fleet of Spanish inenij. war blockading tlie harbor. The Chili, uns had understood thnt tho Ameri cans were coming- to raise the blo. nde. Tho houses in the city Wer black with people Cheer iijxnt diwr burst upon the air us the four Atimri. can vessels swung; inside the Spunijlj line nnd anchored in the bay. Then was one oilier American war vessel it the harbor at tho lime of tho . rival. (icnei'id Kilptitrick had just iirri?l then iu Chili us our .Minister, lie (vun down to tlie flagship and soon unifa the Americans ucqimintetl with tho ttil tiation. The Spanish Admiral had noli, lied the lieolile of Valparaiso that be intended to bombard t!m town in fi,ur days unless the Chilians would rtui up the Spanish flag ut a point out in th, harbor as u s.iluU- to the Spanish Heel, This the Chilian authorities had ivfnsul. As there were large American interusta in tlie shaiio of bonded warehouses ib tlie city General Kiljmtrick was very anxious to have Admiral Rodgers drWi oil" the Spanish fleet. Admiral Rulgen Wiis ready for n fight, and said Unit B the British Admiral, who was then wuu two or tnree vessels, would co operate with him to divide the respon. sibility he would go in. The Englics had then even larger interests than Um Americans in tlie city. There wan t French Admiral in tlie harbor at ttn time of the American's arrival, but h stole out one night without saying i word to any one, to uvoid complica tions. Lord Denhani, the British Ad miral, ngreed to go in. Admiral Rod gers then had Ids vessels prepnrud for action. He floated off the woodenjxuV ins nnd hung out chains around tlx vessels. The monitor was reduced to fighting trim right under tlie noses of the Spaniards. Meanwhile the oflieeri of the Spanish and American &ifto were visiting back nnd forth. Th Spanish Admiral dined with Admiral Rodgers thu night before the day set for the bombardment. This Spnnicli Admiral, who was a very small but plucky fellow, asked Admiral Rodger) what he was going to do. But befor receiving his reply the Spaniard said: "Admiral Rodgers, you have made your "-"ii'.llju in the l.:;t war of the rebel lion in the Str.trs. Ih.-Vf lnhie lo make. 1 hereby notify you that 1 shall carry out the orders of my Coveinnieiit to morrow morning ut eight o'clock on long ns 1 have a gun afloat," and with that he retired. The English Admiral flunked ut the very hist nionient, iindsii we were sjuired a serious internutionHl complication because Admiral Rodger did not feel like incurring the responsi bility ulone. He moved outside th line in tlie morning, and the Spanianls bombarded the town under their very eyes. A third of thu town was burned and several milium dollars' worth (if jiroperty destroyed. But tlie Chilian! never cried for quarter, and from tlie beginning of the bombardment to tlie close there was not the lirst offer ininU to run up tlie Spanish flag at tlie tha,' ost near the harbor. Washintjlun ttr. A. 1'. World. 'Ilio oldest institution of t!n Lutheran Cfnucu in America h Hurl wick seminary, near Cooperst-wu, N.Y. few's Your Liver? Is tho Oriental salutation, knowing that good health cannot exist without a healthy Liver. When tho Liver is torpid tho Bow els are sluggish and con stipated, the food lies in the stomach undi gested, poisoning the blood ; frequent headache ensues ; a feeling of lassi tude, despondency and nervousness indicate how the whole system is de ranged. Simmons Liver Regulator has been tha means of restoring more people to health and happiness by giving them a healthy Liver than any agency known on earth. It acts with extraor dinary power and efficacy. NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED. A n eeneral fnmllv remedy for Dyrr, Torpid Liver, iVmsttpntlon, etc I honliy evrr use nythliiK else, and have never tvn UlsnpiMtinted In tlieetrprt produced. It Tini lo IwRlnvidt iKTfeet cure for " dist'U of tbe siotnseh nmi Bowels. V. J. McKlkoy, Macon, 0