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PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1877.
NO. 21.
pairs u4 u law rs.
ynt-Crackiiig.
When I could crack a nut
"With the molars in my Jaw,
With teeth all white and steadfast
And Innocent of flaws,
1 laughed at ancry Fortune,
Made Ifeht of coming sorrow,
Was happy all to-day.
And careless of to-morrow.
I trusted men and women.
And women most, maybe!
Oh, pleasant was that spring time
To my teeth and me!
But now, when teeth are shaky,
And going one by one,
I flud, like Israel' monarch.
Small good beneath the tuc
1 cannot crack a nut,
I cannot find a truth,
Or man, or lovely woman.
Like those 1 found In youth.
Put back, O cruel Fortune,
Thy sword Into its sheath,
Let me believe in something.
And contradict my teeth!
Eeraeaibcred Days.
I remember a mora behind the ciUls,
When blackbirds sang,
And shccp-brlls rang.
Far off, aiid all things else were stlH,
But the rising bream
In the pictured stream.
And the noise of water about the mHL
I remember a maid In her tweet youth.
Whose gentle days
In village ways
"Were passed in simple works of truth;
The summer's day
Sped fast away
In a dream of love, in a time of youth.
I remember the spring in garb of green.
The light heart glee
That came to me
"With the smile of my love at seventeen;
Her laugh that went
like woodland scent
To my soul that time oa the daisied green.
And though I know the days are peat.
That love was lost
When came the frost
At summer's close of my content;
Yet some joy stays
In winter days,
And bright its joyous complement.
CKamIxr? J nnuZ.
The Strategy of a Quaker Captain.
Early In the summer of 1754 the goad
ship Grampu left the barbar of Nan
tucket, bound for London vith a cargo uf
ou. fctie was a nciriWp, (Mttlt after tbe
meet improved inodfik, staunch asd Irks,
and fur thus- dart, (if srest ptei. Ser
owner, Jctbro CotSe-la mat relative of
the English Admiral of lb it name, was
on board; and she was commanded by
S:th Mtcy, a friend and companion of
Jetliro from boyhood. These two men,
as well most of the crew, were Quakers.
But the greater part of Seth's life bad
bees spent on the high tea?, and his ex
perience in ill-governed Spanish ports,
and among savage inlanders bad taught
bim that though non-resistance did very
'Hell oa Nantncket, i t was neither a sale
nor easy road to travel anywhere else;
and while the Gramptu was loading for
her vo j age be bad urged Jetbro to arm
her with four six-pounders; for England
"was at that time at war with France, and
of courte the colonies were dragged into
it also. But Jetbro, tree to bis princi
ples, rejected tbe proposal witb righteous
indignation, and tbey set sail, much to
Seta's disgust, armed only witb lances
and harpoons for warfare "with whales, in
search of -which tbey were to proceed, af
ter disposing of their cargo in London.
Tbey bad accomplished about two-
thirds of their Toyage, and tbe ship being
under easy sail, some of tiie men were
lounging about tbe deck, and some were
gathered on tbe forecastle listening to a
, Aarn from a man-of-warVmaa wbo bad
been in tbe English nary.
Forward there!1 shouted tbe first
mate, wbo bad been sweeping the horizop
with bis glass.
Ay, ay P answered tbo men readily;
ana the marvellous story was cut short.
"Jump aloft one of you wbo has good
eyes," continued be, "and Jell me what
yon make out of that craft witb such
raking masts, on our weather bowl"
Ay, ay," ana several men sprang
alolt.
iIain-top-gallant, there I" shouted tbe
mate.
Ay, ay," replied tbe man with tbe
glass. (These Quakers did not ue the
affix, sir, in addressing their officers,
every man, high or low, was callsj by
tin given name, and titles of all kind
were eschewed from religions principle.)
What sort of a craft is it to windward.
and bow is she standing?" cried tbe mate.
"It is a small black schooner, all legs
and arms," replied tbe sailor: "and she
is bearing down for us under a press of
sail ! low she runs up a flag, and b v tbe
--a i i. ' . .
jjbou &uu iuiuu bub epiu, sue uas jusi
'fired a gun."
A dull, heavy report came booming on
tbe breeze, and a thundering sound
echoed against tbe ship's side. Tbe
mate's glass wag bent upon tbe schooner
whose hull was not yet visible, but tbe
flag was found to be French.
"Steward! call the captain P cried the
mate in alarm. "Forwaid there! call all
bands on deck stand by to put tbe shi
aboutl"
"Ay, ay," responded tbe wcli-traincd
sailors, and ever? man stojd at bis pos
ready for prompt action. Both Macy
and Collin appeared upoiKclcck, wonder
ing at being sent for, and surprised
find every man ready for the word
command to change tbe course of tbe
ship.
"What does this mean?" asked the
captain, "why dost thou change tbe ship's
course!"
"I don't intend to without thy orders,'
Kid tbe mate, "but I thought best
have everything ready for prompt ma
aosuvering. "We bavo a suspicious-look'
iflg sail on our weatber-bow, and she
shows French colors. By tbe rake of be:
ww ana uer general ng, l two sM
clipper, with a long torn amidshitts; she
has given us a guu already."
"Rather a dangerous neighbor for us,"
said the captain, "and I think site will
piove one at thof e piratical ratcals tint
cut up the comiup'cc of these seas; but
keep tbe snip away, cont!ntud he, rais
ing his glau again, "and see if she fol
lows us."
Away went the Gramp ms, with 'a free
wind, and tbe rush of a rare horse, turn
ing tbe spray from Iter bows handsomely
on her altered co jre. Tbe Frenchman
changed also and gained steadily upon
her. Tbe ship was deeply tadsn with
oil and would bo a prize of great value,
and, as Selh thought, was oinino-itly
worth preserving, though tbe Frenchman
was dcteimiccd she should change own
ers. They managed their little craft with
great skill, alteing their course witb
Macy's and gaining all the time. The
breeze was oaly brisk, but it just suited
the schroaer, while t'.e lidencd ship,
though the fleetest of her class coulds't
shew her heels to advantage without a
stronger wind. Macy tried bcr n every
t tck, but escape be could sot tbe woJge
likc schooner gained ujkmj bim at every
turn.
"Xow I would ghe balf oar cargo to
speak to that saucy rascal in bi own
language," said Macy, turaiag bitterly to
Jetbro; "now is tbe time for thfe six
pounders I urged tbee about befire we
left port; 1 fear thou will pay dearly fur
net takiBg my advice Ab! there cemes
salute number two."
A gun was again fired by tbe French
man across the bow ol the ummpui.
warning bcr to heave to. 3!ary icrd
tbe deck in an agoey of sftrir, mattering
words as be went llit suuaded muea hke
"damnatin.'" He ordered tbe Gratnpvi
tJ be oil" two or three points, aad a fot-tp-man
studdier sail set; but is tbe
hurry of the moment by same misbip the
tack got unrove. A cwipleef hands were
ordered aloft to rig in tbe bojm
aad reeve in tbe tack anew. Isaac
C..fio, son of Jetbro, who bad
smuggled bimelf oa board against bis
fathers express orders, aU abi had
hardly made bis peace witb bim jet.
heard tbe orders, aad i-ciziBg tbe end of
the rope witb his teeth ran up Use fo e
sbrouis, crept out oa the fure-yard like a
monkey, and then oat in tbe bare boom
But befure be bad balf dose bis task tbe
Frenchmen brought their losg-tom
charged witb small shot to boar uxvje the
yard and let fly at I --sat; tbiaking prob
ably tns ad litionat sail might enable :uo
Grampu to escape. Ymag CotSa ws
ucbirmcd, tbcugb tbe balls whittled
about him like bail, aad be went fearless
ly on with bis wotk. i
TMt an Hianpsr im rtm f
sbovfaA Jssfcee, "Cease eViwa, asy bny;
esM-Mlereepki! Oitrl tbe liiUhwis
mi cosac t&rn wi-tw a rssf
"Ay, ay!" cried Isaac, as be fiaisbed
reenng tiie Uck, aad gathenag a few
fuhoms in bis band threw tbe coil down
on tbe fcrccaii-c aad the mea then boat
ed tbe sail instantly. Tbe Freacbmaa
aimed his gun again, bat I viae was de-
flash, asd as be reached
the deck tbesiiiors fairly bugged bim in
their joy aad adrairatioa of his bravery.
Tbe basty strides of beta were again
arrested by another shot winch passed
tbe sail ever hi bead. He
clench -d bis bands aad looked up at tbe
torn sail.
"By heaveaiP said be, "1 will uet part
witb so fine a ship aad caro without a
deadly struggle."
"aacirntitr sud Jetbro, "it will not
help us in our strait. We bad bitter
yield quietly to tbe necessity. Pet down
thy belm, bclb, aad bring tbe ship to.
"1 leld quietly, didst thou say I lil I
understand thee aright wbea tbuu bid me
ship toP Tbe eye of Sctb
glared upon Jetbro, and bis nostrils dis
tended like a bull at bay.
"Fat down tbe helm, indeed! Jetbro
Coffin! wbo j commander of tbe Grain
put, uiou or if" demanded Jlcy in i
heat of passion.
Jetbro answered calmly, "JAcu surely
art bcr captain. Save tbe ship if tbou
canst, but ikon aunt noL We have no
means of defense, and if we bad.it would
not be jUsU&sble to oppose witb arras.
"Jetbro. l will save tats ship or sink in
her. tthatl yield to that little gadfly
a galhnipper that is scarcely larger
tnaa our longboat!"
Another shot, better directed, spliatered
tbe main-mast a little, and wounded two
men.
"There, Jetbro! that is some of tbe
tender merer of tbe French pirate a
foretaste of what we may expect, if taken."
"lield,aetlil the longer thou delay,
the more hazard to the Iires of our peo
ple, l leld, be is a man of war P
"Go thou below, Jttato! I command
I) ere; yield, indeed i" lie muttered, as
J e thro began to descend. "I will sink
first P
"Stand by tbee, men!" be shouted, in
a voice which made every saiior start. It
was evident that aetb had put off the
Quaker, and tbe men rcsjsonded heartily
b it. "Get the long boat ready to be
launched at a moment's warning; dear
away tbe quarter bo its and see all clea1
to lower tueni in an instanL jlate, take
in all the small sail at once.
Macy's voice aud manner were resolute
aad peremptory, and tbo men executed
tbe or.ler promptly and wete ready fur
the next, though wondering what the
captain meaut to do. The Frenchman
was also at fault, taking the manasavenng
ol S:tli J or an intention ti give up In
ship, and bovc the schooner to, and wait
ed the lowering of a boat from tbe Gram
put. la rounding to, as Sctb bad calcu
latcd, the Frenchman bad given the ad
vantage of the wind to the ship, and
while bis men stood agape at the manage
ment of the larger vessel which they
looked upon as a prize, Seth stired the
tlio helm in his brawny band. Tiie men
scarcely needed the word, but anticipated
iiis imcuuon as ue put tne Helm batd up,
and in a suppressed, but concentrated
voice which was beard distinctly from
stem to stern, be said: ''Lit go all the
braces and bjwliccs, slack off sheet an J
tacks, and square tbe yards, quick! '
It was dune in a twinkling, and Macy
shaped his course as though be would
brisg hli ship uader the ke quarter of
the privatoer. This feint completely de
calved tbe enemy, when Sch suddenly
changed bcr c iure and brought her head
to beir directly upn the bull of the
Frenchman. Her crew dtscevored now,
but too late, tbe design of tbe Grampai,
aad dire confusion ensued upon her
crowded deck.
"If thou d'Ht intend to run her dawn,"
said Jetbro to Setb hurriedly, pnjctig
hi head a moment from the cabin gang
way "if nay, bear me,Soth! for tbe ske
of humanity, if thou art determined to
run her down, ease thy helm a little, and
give them a chase for their lives."
"Stand by to lower the boats," than
leroJ Scth, stamping fuiiotisly upon the
deck. A groan of horror escaped hi
own crew, for not till this mum cat had
tbey really sea the design of their cap
tain, but tbe snarthivsl cheek grew a
bade paler, but it was for tboir lires aad
they ka w it. The schooBer lay to ia the
trough of the tea, her decks covered with
CAGfioa, and tbe bage bulk of the
Grnp$ poising oa tbe last high wave
above her.
Muerieerit .'" A wild jell of detptir
heard far abore the dashieg of the sfttp
aad rushisg of the waters, burst from lite
doomed Freecbmu an instant aad
diwn came the Gramptu fosaing ail
thuaderisg upon the privateer, her pitteg
isg bow, trikiag her jest amidWp, cut
the smalt vessel diiecUy in t, aad her
heavv armamcat. togetker with the tre-
meadoe f .roe of the severiag U nr, seat
her beneath the waves t-r rie so mo c;
aad her ul-fatcd cv of 150 soels wt
uader with her; a few straggled a mo
ment in tbe mighty vertex, bat ere car
ried dews, aad the next ware etfsced
every babble of that mats of humas life.
t4 terribly aad iattaatly aseacLed.
"Down with tbe boats from tbe qaarter
iasBch the long bostP The coesmtad.
thuuzh it c mid not have bees altered or
executed sooner with safety, oaatc toe
late. The aim of Setb hid bees t fa
tally sare. His own boat narrowly es
caped beiag socked iato the whirtpeoi
made by tbe slaking schooaer, and aot
ose of the Frenchman's crew rose ia the
eddies or again saw the face of day.
Seth entered the cab, and walktag np
te Jethro said : "The Gramp$ it $atnt,
but it bed bea Irss ootly if tAs bad
beea wiser at Naotacket. Hereafter
ia times like th se arm thy shifts; the
best way to be at peace is to show th self
ready tar war.
It 'win: bis head sn his htnd Jethr
V
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Bail way Jter.
Acbea as j aias aal iauleetioae
ditntitcta df osy khui aad uegrw
asJ
te he net i available boia fur travelers.
aad ssa exhaaetleas spxtsg of ca&vcrrattoa.
uaartaa Laeabe mead, w brAe ej
!osg flieace with the dcclaratiue, when
l.e saw tbe apple dumpiing, "Them's the
ky s for rar, is rrproJaceU is every
way. A grave tctlow-pastcager, under
cover of coBVersaiioa with his neighbor.
afKm tbe coeanaay that he cannot
understand hour people can eat tripe.
He caa never cat tripe, aad sever
could. His stomach always seem t
revolt at it, aad always did. Oaee he
ate a piece of tripe without koewiog it,
nd be aad an awful time ia oeBteaaence.
He tboagfat bis very It is irresistibly
ladicrooa. Bat tbe feltew takes the
company into tbe cvn&Jeace r ht
stomach with all the gravity of a man
who i imparting iatesesting informstios.
Or a young wwmaa su Jdealy flounce i ia
her seat aad throw up her arms, and ex
claims to her fellow-travelers, throagh
a cxtn pinion, "Did you ever know aay-
g so bet! I m stSiag. Can t you
open this wiadowl Whew! whew! Ob
dear, it dreadful, isa t it. It s alwajs
so ia these cars. 3IyI it s awful P Oa
one occisiea, whea this kind of a remark
bad Leea made at some length for tbe
edicatiaof the comp say, a voice was
beard frota the other end of the car:
"Yes'iB, it's aafal. But let's try to bear
up. Taio't notbin to the sauann s of
the early'CfarisUaasP A general langh
follewta, aad notbisg farther was beard
from that young woman.
Toese ill-maaucrs in public are a f-sra
of selSshBess aad vanity. Tbe essence of
good manner is kind tboughtfulnesi of
others. The man wbo goes to hi room
ia a hotel stamping and talking through
tbe corridor, slatnmiag bis donr, and
slinging bis bts down heavily a the
floor is merely brutilly selfish. He is
not aware that be owes duties te ether
people wbo wm be atiecied by His oon-
doct. He does not think that he rudely
awakens some one to whim sleep is Indis
pensable, and whom be has bo right to
disturb. Uaydiin's picture of the rata
a the cbon-bouse waiting fr tbe Ttmu,
which bis neighbor has beld for an hour.
and is evidently bent on hoSdiog until bo
uas read all tbe advertisement', is an il-
luttration of this common selfishness.
Tne talk and conduct in tbe cars are gen
eral 1 r signs of vanity or a morbid sell-
coBsdounesi. A well-bred man keeps
bis toothaches and headache to bimtelf,
and docs sot assume that dangers are ia
teres ted in hi digestion. A well-bred
woman keeps ber children qaiet and docs
not assume that all her fel!or-traveier
mast share her fondness fr them. If
Mrs. P-
witb ber vivid sense of Mr.
' peculiarities and of bcr fine bouse
and equipsze, could only oncfc know bow
supremely unimportant any individual is.
how well the world fared ueiorc nr. t
arrived, and bow unshocked tbe uni
verse will be by bis departure, she would
be a modest and well-manncreu woman.
That knowledge, iudecd, would be
irceeral corrective of manners. A certain
kind of personal conceit often accom
panics undeniable supcrioiity. There are
mea, like Lord Chatham, wbo like to
have their going and coming regarded as
evoat. to move with a pompous bustle.
and to be constantly recognized as great
men. But if tbey could only Know it
that very taste is constantly accounted to
tbem for weakness, and their influence is
juitso far lessened. Harper i Magazine,
Tae elorv of true womanhood con
silts in being herself, not in striving to
bo aomethim; else. Her glory lies
ia her sphere, and God has given ber
sphere uaiTcrL F. ft . Jteseruon.
Thoughtful Htulianris.
My butbaad i very thoughtful. The
other dty I had to churn and it was Mon
day. I wasted to wash, and had some
pear to attend to tht were spoiling, and
with six in our own family, and work
huHlatocook fur aad a crs btby to
take care of, I bad my hands full. I hid
some help, but neither myself nor my
help were strong and hearty. Wl', I put
the cream into a churn aad clmrneu a
while, but could not tiai'h, a it takes
about htlf a day to do our c'lHraing.
The ere m stood tilt next moraiBg, and
then was finished, aad is two or three
dsys the butter began to get ranch!. D.
begaa to inqaire b.iw it came that sucli
freh butter was strong. I explained;
then he said I hm'd not have commenced
it until I outikJ fiaidi, that A is ewtArr
always bad thing done right aad in time,
and that be tboaght it was strange I
coalda't. Weil, I am only five f-ei high
and sot very stout, tad his mother has al
ways had somebody to help her. I made
some pumpkin pies that I thought were
very good, and when he west to the table
he tndk a piece aad said, "I wih jai
eeetd make pumpkin pies like mother
used to mike them ; bat I won't fiad any
fault with years." Was not that eacour
agiI If I have dianer a little late, D. comet
ia and sajs, "Well, this won't do. Way
is it you ctn't have dinner at noon I
Mother always ha hr rassls ia time."
I kaww nowMaaa trieshsrder t i please
her hatband tbaa 1 d i, but I will have to
live aad leara.tiil I can ds like his mother
does. When I go into the bedroom after
he ha gee aay somewherr, I fiad his
c sat on one chair.fcis dirty shirt and pints
oa another area the tL his bout and
socks ia the mi Idle of the floor, and I
bar to pick them ap and put them in
tbetr place; it is one thing I da that bis
mtfcr use J to do. Aad when he oume
hoeae it is, "Where are my clothes r I
t-rl him tey are ia th? clothes press aad
he say, "Well, if yea weald let them b
where I pat tbem I would know where to
fed them." My husband i tbCftfal,
bat ealy for btaself. T. H is 0i
Farmer.
To Prepare a Fowl for Hoisting.
Take off alt the fmUsers, aad carefelly
tike tMit all the st snaps er p4g that are
in the skin, fwr there is aothm mere of
fensive titan ts see aajtSieg t.f this kind
hi poaltry. Take the head aad seek .
only jvist 'tea re enoagh of the skia 1 1
cover ever the put that is cut. Cct as
small a place a yoj can f r drawing the
bird, asd tike care not to break t e gvil
Cladkler. Keen Use legs for a few m a
Btes la boiling water, ha e4er ti gvl tbe
skiu foet Usees; cat the ckws efTaasi
tTcgo the bird with a pieee of whft?
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papn, uui su ss uk rw nuti n. n i
ad wi--e it weil afterwarli. ai iet-tiee.
liver asd sizxaM be pot ts soak witn
the seek ts mike broaa gravy with.
Trass tbe btrd, aad flour it well, when
pat to the are, keep it well basted with
better. If a large fowl it will take an
bear; bat a yoaag chickea ealy half as
hour. When it i dose, lak Ue skewers
ent, pat is a dh garnished with water
crrsros, and pour ever seme bnswa grary.
that you have made with the gizxsru,
liver and neck, in the following way:
First wash them welt, then flour them
asd patthecs lata a tittle iron siucepas
with two euscts of butter. sea tbey
are well browsed, pet in balf a pint tsf
iMtlisg water, wits pepper asd salt ac
cording to taste; let it all simmer for as
H'KJr; tbca tae eat Use seek aad poar
the gravy, with the gizzard asd river.
over the feel. This make a very irood
browa gravy, if nicely d.see aad properly
thick. Tae gizzard aad liver are mach
better so than roasted, because tbey do
sot get bar at.
Fill ED RlBBIT.
Alter tae rabbit &a
bees tberoughly
cleaned, pat it intu
iKsitiag water as 1 let it til ten minutes;
drain It, aad when cold cut it late j iiats;
dip tbem tats beaten e.gs aad then into
one cracaer crumbs, saasoaed witu pep
per aad salt. Fry them in butter over a
slow fire for fifteen minutes; simmer tw
or three strips of lemm-rind in a little
gravy until it is well-fltvoreJ witb It;
boil the liver aad beart of tbe rabbit
until tender; mince tbem fine; thicken
tbe gravy with an ounce of butter aad a
tableap-soafal of Soar; add the minced
liver aad beart; give tbe sauce a minute's
but), stir ia two tabletpwafuls of cream.
and last of all a small quantity of lemon
iaice. Via the rabbit, pour tne sauce
under it aad serve very hot.
Wasnixo Silk. A ctirrespondent of
iiic .icw a"ijs. tjicnmg i an wiiics. a
send you directions for cleaning a silk
carmeat. First, rip aud dust it. Have
a laree flat board; over it spread an old
sheet. Take one-half a cup of ox gall.
one-half cap (or less) of ammonia, and
one-half piut of tepid soft water. Sponge
the silk witn tuts on ikhu side, es
pecially tbe soiled spots. Having fiaished
sponging, roll It on a round stick like
broom handle, beinz c ireful not to hive
any wrinkles. Silk thus wabed and
thoroughly dried, need no ironing, am:
has a lustre like cow silk. I treat nut
only silk but merino, barege, or anv
wixjleu goods, with the beat results.
i cast lioxs lo one pint of warm
milk add two cupt of yeast, one cup o
sugar, and flour enough to mako a thin
batter; the next roorninir add one-half
cop of butter, two cupt ofSuzar, one an
one balf pouuds of currants aud flour
lough to mould up; let it riso three
h tur and bake in small cakes.
Buoiled SqctnuEb. Skin the squirrel,
open down the bick, waih thoroughlv.
and wipe dry witb a tiwel. Put it on a
gridiron over a slow lire and cook until
tender. Season with salt and ppp
while cooking. Sjrved with melted but
tcr poured over it. Very tender ami
delicious.
Por Cons Pcddiso. Soak for two or
three hours two quarts of popped corn
poped nice and light, In one and ouc-
balf quarts ol milk, add two egi, two-
thirds cup of sugar, salt and spice. Bike
ese aad oa-c-ualf boon.
The V. S. KaTy.
Tlir report of the Secretary of the
Xavy, jnst made public, shows that there
are. belonging to the navy, H" vessel of
loO,lS7 tons measurement. Exclusive of
howitze's and Gstliog. they carry 1,142
gun. Of theie, 123, carryiag 913 gun,
with a measuremeatof 120,605 toss, have
steam power. Seventeen are ia actual
service, aad four are preparing fur the
sea. Sixca may be coBitdered at unfit
for future service, and the remainder are
at vxri'Kis navy yard s-ime requiring
slight, ami others exteas!ve repairs. Bat
most of them coetd be madetesdy fff aay
special service la a short time. There u
alsu on band, stored at the varios navy
yard?, lire oak timber sutfideat for
tbirty-fite ships of ', beshiet a large
qumtity of other valuaMe timber and
naval material of every kind.
Oar navy it now for more powerful for
our warlike paqritc Usan it ssa srr be
fore bees in time of peace. It dues sot
compare, either ia the Bveaber or charac
ter of the vessels, with the exteastve e
tabMhaeat of those Earupeaa aattoas
whose mutual retaiieM keep theaa always
ia armed array; whose euatinu j csuli
aad deep barourt at hutse, and scattered
coloaies all wvr the wortd, seeea te re
quire that they shoeld eonsUntly rival
ewch ether at whatever expense, ia the
ize and power of tbetr naval vessels aad
amomeotj. Bat for the d. festive per
pu" uf a peacet'at -p4e, witMtttt cU
Btes, with a daaer-u coast, aad shallow
barb in, separated by an ocean fio-a war
like naval powers, oer B&vy it s it with
rut stresgth, and whes its tren-ciad ieel
shall be c4p4eUrly repaired, a work re
quiring SMr but little ueae and expense,
and its froe suypieeaented by the eons
ptratively cheap additMa reeuameadol,
it will be feau sUtSeient to icsi any
force which ceotd be broaght acfwH the
oceaa l attack as; asd pvwerfal, also,
Un ofleasive eperatJonsassiMi the sea, anJ
among the islands wfaseh lie eeatigewa Us
oer own shore.
In view vf the fact that tbe spfsrepria
tiis&s fwr the twa principat woraieg bu
rcaas wf the Depsitasat average but tit
tle ever fS,009,tMO anauaily, and eonshj
eriog the owst f merely msjntaintag a
navy e-msistssg largely vt ships harri4.y
battt of perishable material, w nien, after
rrqeiiiisg fsr a few yars constast re
purs, fi sally drop oat f the servtee fona
etur wjrtntoincsi, tbe qacaioe on
staatly rccr, bruzht up by e sniicting
ia teres Is and eptaso&s; Sbatt we csSk
apuCi the cxpessssve and asatiaftctory
catr8etea vf ara w-platrsl, gas-bear
;ag vret, tawlvisg a iisuas oi ibMsar
is tbe cut of each use, or, sbau we be cos-
teat w.tb pr--vsdiag oarK;t at it miat
3a cjstwitb meaas of urstr yias 3vh I
vessels should luzr appear in twsue at
sc.k je vs our bpssm vr as vw uais uu
Stkf FU asd weU4oiwos
. ; . I - - . . - t . ... a
epalyi,' frcCk the svieeUa
of sface, asd cspable of dtroyinsftai'
(ocbj's ooBBarcc ia time of war, are
dad" all c ssdibvics serviceable, lae
moetSor class of vessel has for us specia
aad valuable sses, sa coejuaittoa with
ether farces. Tse torpedo dois cirt
soroslMrs the mstrMUos secsssary t
stiiize whatever there i la tbu mat elS
oest arm uf attack aad defense. I w ecsd
add t the force a se esemeat, the mi-
nae ram, w btck preeuses, w sen oosstnsct
d upa soestrac priaeipte is feruis of
pecxai siresgis isr lis parueesar aso
pprvpnate sexvtce, to be a wpe et
mst slestructivc warfare. The eostrs-
tws f tau das of tease, ka beea care
fully eecstdcred for several years pit by
a naval officer of big rank, assisted bs
able experts, asd detaisad piass are put
at the tsmet of the Defsartmcst wirhoet
cost r charge af aay kisd. The c-sa-
strsctsun f ach a vessel, vf tbe bstt ma
terial, asd wf special strength, wctd is
rwlve as expeese uf about f 3M,td, aad.
I aucceaful, as it premises twbe.it W
add a ae etetaeet, tesdiog te make ear
farce complete is il.f, at oace econom
ical aad cnidee t.
An jwiuiunax Hoae or Hat.
Qpe would th ink tt ooM and dread
ful as the Arclte regsoas are kaews tu
be, tbe inhsb. tints woahl seed every com
tart mat wouiu ue imagined ia tne wav
of a bouse. But bo. Tne first thine t
Esquimaux does ia bis home-buikiia'r i
to c.car away tbe snow asd ice from asp
of gtound uf tte right size for his husc.
Tbu he makes a smooth as be caa, I ear
ngoae cad a little higher thaa the other.
TdC hl'-ber esd is to serve as puler asd
bed-room , tbe lower as wor-sbep and
kitchen. Aroaad this cleared spot of
car tu blocks of hard frezea snow are laid
is suob a fasbiea thtl tlicy form a low.
tomd roof, membUug iu sliape the halt
of a boito bll. By way of a wiador, a
small square of rather Una ana clear ice
is set ioto the wall.
Oa the si Je of the wall lout exptste
to wlad is a long and very low tia. sage-
way lea ling to the opeo air. Thispasstge
ts so low that the Inmates ef tbe bou
have to crawl through it on their basils
and knees. The dcor is only a looie
block of snow.
These hjts do not appear to bo very
chtrminc residences, but there are two
inod tbtags about them. One is,
tbat tbe high winds of that desolaw re
uin cannot tv"ssibly blow a hat aver,
thnidi they my bury it la snow; the
oilier g od thing is that no one hut caa
be itml la longer thaa a icason. lue
t)rEq ulaiaux are, unfortunately a very
dirty pevple, and if tbey lived ever so
long in oae house tlicy would nevcrciean
it. Bat tbe snow houto finally clcaas
itself in the most thorough mouuer, for,
as soon as the warm days of summer come
it melts away, aad its inmates must set
ab ut building a scal-skiu tent that will
shelter them until winter comes again.
St. aYifcWas.
China. An Imperial edict has been
published, expressing regret for Mr. Mar-
gry'4 murder, and affirming the right of
foreigners to travel through the country
and enjoy the entire protection of the au
thorities. An envoy, with a letter of
apology for the outrage, Is to go to Eog
land at ones..
The Anglo-French Tunnel.
The company ia whose hands is pro
visionally pUcd the construction of tbe
railway and sals-marine tunnel which are
to connect France with Egtand by land
comrsuaicatixs has jeit fi-mhed for tbe
season iu laborious pretimisary isvesti
gatios. Oaiag to the lute of the
weather, these crakl only be efficiently
begun toward the end of Jane lait, and
are now agaia interrupted by the au
tamaal f aad mists of the Chtnnel.
Tne prinetpal objcts in view daring the
interval have bees to obtain the rtquuit
kaowbil 'e and materiwi fur framing ac
c irate guhicat cbsrt both of the var
hxts strata tkrwugb whicli tb-j IsciMted
planes must wbi -b are tn levl fr mb
the surface af tbe s Hi to the lete' 'f the
tunnel itself, and also of tho at tte
bottom af the sea through wlu:h the tun
nel it to be piercvJ, The attaiamsst of
the first of these objects presented no
particular difficulties, and ooasitted sim
ply wofkiag at artesian sbtft at the fish
ing village of Stngatte, aeir Calai, ts
tSa depth uf about 300 feet; aad then,
sseosdiy, ia proceeding t ascertaic, by
sons-Hags acr is Hit whole coacave bitia
of the Cbaaael from shore to shore,
whether the strata, as ascertained by tbe
lasd shafr, came eat aad responded to
the svae under the sea, so as t pror, as
far as oeiki be, that they lay is regular
saecmios asd layers, and that no ditscsl
ties were to le apprehended, ia b sriag
Use tanad, from what misers call "tr cs-
ses," r tbe pVavjaj or I-werig of
stra'a by islrral cosvubioss. The
Isbsri Ms aad diffi .-ult part of the ab-sve
isvestigattee ooasiito ia the nemeroa
tossdssg to be takes, the oHserratioa
to be made t fix the precise pet oa the
chart, asd above all to tsbtais peisast
of the bad of the sex all the way acr .
The Caasael is nowhere deeper abas
ab-xtt 2&i frtt, but still, where the bt
lsi i thicklr covered with sbett or ised,
it was sea Mime sot easy to ascertain
tbe precise geological furmatMa uader
aeoib. Tae grand ebjeet of all is ti
ascertain whether a stratum of gray chalk,
which is at osce eily ptrced asd
iBjpsnoeaWe ts water, stretches tight
acrssts, without aay "t-osble," from
enasttotheetneraadef seSciest deptb
t coBtocn the toaseL Fgs ikit parpsie
4,11: sssdisg, made with a heavily,
wesghted isstruaest worked by a stra-s-rngsse
aai armed win a puist of fine
strel. were eSrctive, k-cs -tiers at the rate
of 204 per dutn, asd iU specimens eV
tatseo. Lsst year wbea tboe iaresti
gati s we.-e .'! c smmeaeed ssd
tsgs were made and 753 spectmeas et-
tused, asd ni Messrs. Patter al De
i Lipfmeit, o&c at esgiaeers f tae c m
pssy. are engsset ts cliasifds-' aii tbese
3 ?ST steosieava in order br Uxsrai 1 asd
Ve result of tse bvnog to lay do vs the
MsiseJLchart prenoa to thj final a a
ssawrsatuilVaUvsnc r-.fc--.
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A msga liceut s. ' or ssssassiTj the
Tie fr hh tbe tsp eataer ofth'rJjfew
Y-jrk or Broikiya bn ge toxer. It is a
penwa aeat for gidJ v or nerrocs per
son, asd few ever reach the lox T.e
Vp wf the New York te-rer is a boat sax
tees feet blather thaa the cross oa the
eire ef Tnsrty chnrch, and nn thos
ose husdred feet above the higaest p int
m nates vuivor caa be admitted, up
Trinity steeple. At the very top ef tbe
last sight, tbe streogsi test of ibe vis
iter courage is nfiercd, for before he can
reach the bread level of the top of the
Vwer, he i ebiiged to walk aroaad the
edge ef the coping st ues at thw eTnzzy
besgbtef 2,3 fret, with nothing but a
rope to held oa u The view discloses
lite a picture, th-s ew Jersey share,
from Rxritaa river, where tbe vie is cut
od by tbe high bl-ffi ef Stues Island.
Ts the west the view takes ia the Nw
Jersey share line, covered with wbile
cottage, comprising adez:a village!! aad
towns. iJedoe ulaad, out is the mid
dle of the bay, ia the direction of E. in
ks th City, seems no larger thaa aa ordi
nary city let. Around to the northward
the meaataiuous ridges of central and
Borthera New Jersey are seen dimly ia
the far distance, aad nearer by tbe rise
of the Palisades caa be foltewed up by
the tiae of the Hudson until the heights
make a bold and sud J en turn lo the west
ward. To the eastward tbe valleT ef the
Harlem is Men spanned by High bridge
a long, low line of white or gtay acros
a greea vatiey. 2s ew iork looks tike
ty city built of blojks oaly a few feet
square.
A Puzzled Fruiterer.
The Atlanta paper sar that a stud-
looking gcat!emas,appareatly a stranger.
stopped at aa apple-staad on Whitehall
Street.
What is the price of orange!" he
asked, pointing to a collection of
law
pears.
"Dfes est not de horaace," said the
polite- veador. "Dees ces do California
psire. One for tweatv-fi cent.'
"You don't mean t tell me," said the
stranger, putting hi hand upon an apple.
taai inis is a pairi
Taraanj noi l say decs ecs de pure.
Dees ces de apple. Tree for de ten cent."
"rteil, I inut say," continued the
stranger, picking up a handful of elicit
nuts and examining tbem critically.
"that thess are the queerest apples I ever
saw.'
"O, my gracioas! no! Dies ees dc
chescynut that grows ia your own coun-
tree. xou ns them tn de fire."
Bast thrm in the fire! Well, upon
my won!," fingering a bunch of banana
curiouslv. "1 doa t see bow such chest
nuts as these can be improved by roast
iug. Toey stem to ba soft enough now
However, I am much obligtal. 1 11 see
you later. Good-day," and the strangti
passed up the street.
"Gentlemen," said the fruit dealer,
turning ia aa appealing manner to the
crowd that had gathered, "dat man i
onesscaped big fool from de peniten
tiary."
ExrsRixxcs aad wisdom are tht belt
fortQ&e-tellers.
The Zuiderzee.
The ZdiJerzee is tbe youngest of oer
Earopeaa waters; it is also tne shaliow
eit. Mynhetr Van Dssek, who1; praise
Is in tbe old sing, and of wham it ts re
corded that
A Datcbaas's draarht theeM potest be,
Aad deep a the reWag Zahterzee,
J Ivy net hive beea ssch a foe to Sir
ATilfreil Law ton after alL
Tbe Zshlerzw is ia great part made up
of siad-bisks. overed witb not more
tbaa three er four feet of water, the
channels a!onr which its excecdiotrly
liS- a't aavig sties is coaducted average
from fifiess tu twenty feet, and tbese of
ensrse will form read r-m ode cxsalt into
which tbe raisfsil wilt & rar, while the
s s8!-nsks will of tea answer fur dykai,
sopprriwg road and railvajs, eipecial
y tbe great ad-bask which strtches
asrrtikes from Ivampea to EkulzDr
asd whieh, the surveyors say, will just
frm tfaesecesssryeeibaskmest to keep
oct the Cemas Ocaas.
5 J msch far its shaibwBet.
Ia proof of its youth you have esty to
tara to yearasciest at In, and there, in
.'ead of the hege estsary, you fiad a
small lake, called Fleve j lined to the
sea by a winding rirer. Ia those days
the country was a vast foresr, gradusllr
tsrsisg into a peat bog, at,ewisg to the
cattisg dowa ef woods farther iclasd,
the fl sods m the miay mouths of the
liaise spread wider aad wider. Thea
the A-astel asd Yassel gat mare asd
more silted up, asd tbear waien were
thrown iato Lake Fteve, where they be
come s tagsast.
Tne Umbos esgiaeeriog made thisgj
worse; Drsses tarsed ose stream ef the
It siae hats the Yassei, hopiag this woofd
scour the river asd make a proper pis
ssg. Bit hi works were iatrTrspted;
the bkcksde oatiaeed, stilt mare water
was throws int s Fscvo, which was caw ia
a sermat state of overflow, aad the tea
descy to beaeae a pat hwg was in
creased. S thtsgs west es btl the irr
riWe storm ef 13s2, wsiclt so chaaged
set the Dates, cm.it oaly, bet the Eag-ii-h
also. Toe German Oceaa, drivea ia
by a atresg sorts wisd, burst the dawas
ur s ud bills that bad lesg bees bar
rier agsesst the oatensusg, asd a pretec
tiea xgiisst the tscseaing waters, aad the
Zuiderzee bae'e the shape thst it has kept
f r neany six husdred years.
Xw, bowevsr, it is t be drained, the
i seer half ol it, at least, xs the iiaarlesi
Like was, seeae (Carter of a cestery ago,
with the bcip ef the Eaglishmia, Sir
Joss Raae, and as the inset of the Y
hs beea wind a the last few years, Sir
Juhs ilswksbaw bessg ese ef the es
gineers. This is the Ust prwject ef the
Dates. Waterstaar, a depanmeat as
wcrisg to Use Eeglish. Woads ad
F-srrsts," asd highly secetsary ia a cesa
try one half of wbich is bets the sea
I re', protected saly by las saad hills
afb ru J, helped out here asd there by
sea- aau faced with graoite. Chasge is
skarla- of sature a., eg this Da ch coast.
lftaK sad? by the sea burs:-
ssnTiit saltrWsitftssassBI.ake by a
fiaitiafietrisiB as .lesaTsBBninntiJ
1 n.r : . i - -y" .n
arovoeu. toer otsanssavi
&W, was B-it rfectayTffcrfH
inantsg uf this cestarv, the
UteJy beesgjvtagtn uter ia tbe same
way. The business of the Waters toai n
te make a coaUsuai stand agatatt this
chxtgt, to see tilt tiie siu ces, casals,
ke aad alt the tsachisery for pump
ing tbe rue fill sfiT the psders are is
go-sd order. If tbey caa do a kale draia
tag is betwees, so much the better. The
Haarlem Lake give more thaa ferry
thousaad acres et tolerably goad land;
toe isacr half ef the Zuiderzee will five.
y, fire husdred thousand. Van Xht-
g -tea's ides, broached ia Is 15, was to
drait the wsote, tasking a vast dvke
across tbe meats. Tae present beads of
tbe Wjterataar, Mynheers Bsyerisck,
Soestjie, aad etaer, are more modest;
tbey will be c intent with half, aad al
ready mosey has beea fouad by the rov-
ersmeat to pay for the thorough sorvey
sbtcb fox beea made.
The American Babr.
Save yeur pity for the unhappy little
traveler, American bora aad white, wha
is abiadtwcd to the teader mercies of
Burses. He will be dressed too tishtlv.
perhaps, drugged with southing-syrup
tr w-Mtte), slapped if he cries, aad lett
alone in Uie dark. H wilt ride ia his
carriage with the sua ia his eyes, if it is
sunsy ; aad wita aims aad bands uncov
ered and half frozen, if it i cold. Flies
will be allowed to tickle bis fat htus
bosc, aad pins to stick into his tender lit
tle back. Tbe strings of his absurd
lace cap w ill chvke him till he ia black ia
the face; asd be will nearly break his
cfc falling orer the arm uf Bridget
when she wants to gossip with a crony.
His troublesome doth wilt be twitched
dowa and Jerked around; and he will be.
laid down, set up, turned over, and ar
ranged aay way most convenient to her.
Above i IL if be dares opes bis mouth to
complain of any of these tortures, bis
delicate little body will be trotted oa her
bant kaees till tt will be nothing snort of
a miracle if his precious tittle life is not
worried out of him.
The calm Oriental baby ia his tray or
basket; the Chinese baby ia bis cage;
the btby of burmah, naked or wrapped
iu silks, smoking at two and married at
tea ; the b.by ot the "Cradle" and the
Foundling Asylum of 1 oris: tbo Lima
baby ia itshtaiavck, and the stolid In
dian papoose oa its boards each and
1. i j. .i
every use is lusppicr auu ueiicr oa loan
our ioor little mother-aboudoncd Ameri
can luby, left to iiraorant and ctreleM
nurses.
The. raotber-baby" the hippy little
traveler who is not. left to the metclcs of
a nurse, whoso throne ts his mother's
arms, whose pillow is soft, and whose
aeeila are wisely met he is the happiest
f all. Fair, fat and hearty, the sorrows
of babyhood come not near him. He
truly is Uie one "born with a silver spoon,
in his mouth." Harriet Jf. MSUr. s
SL2iriehctat.
Ckuu is said to be honeycombed with
secret ocietia.
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