THINGS THAT AIIU NOT.
11T A. I D. vJV
1 dreamed a dream of Love, ' '
That she was holy, pure and true,
A friend to give delight on earth,
X voice to bid man look above,
Her constancy her only worth,
Alas 1 like this sho comes to vcrc lcy(.
X heard her sacred namo
On lips of many, young and old,
I looked toclr idol in the face,
A giddy, pleasure-seeking dame,
Whose vanity is her difgrace,
Whose Summer friendship fades before
the cold.
Is love then but a dream,
The sweetest fancy man can knowl
Or has she broken earthly bars
And fled with her celestial gleam,
To shine aloft among the stars
And look with scorn upon the clods be'
low!
When Faith and Hope arc dead,
When life has for its only aim
To seek the passing moment's bliss,
To find aufllcicncy of bread,
Han soon his highest joys will miss,
And seeking Lore will And her but
name.
' WIIATICVI5H IS-IS BEST."
HV KU.A WHEnLEll wii.coi.
I know as my life grows older,
And mine eyes have clearer sight,-
That under each rank Wrong somewhere,
There lies the root of Iilght
That each sorrow 1ms Its purpose-
By the sorrowing oft unguesscd,
JJ nt as sure as the Sun brings morning,
Whatever Is, is best.
I know that each pitiful action,
As sure as tlio night brings shade,
Is sometime, somewhere, punished,
Tho' the hour be long delayed.
I know that the soul is aided
Sometimes by the heart's unrest,
And to grow, means often to suffer,
lint whatever is, is best.
0
I know there arc no errors,
In tho great eternal plan,
And all things work together
For tho llual good of man.
And I know when my soul speeds onward
In the grand, eternal quest,
1 shall say asJ look back earthward,
Whatever is, is best.
Q-Good CJter.
FARM, (JAIU)EN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Dr Collier mid .Sorjjliimi Suunr.
Tarin and Flroiltfc.
O Tho chnrrro lias boon fronlv nmdn
ngninst Professor Pater Collier, lute
Chemist to tho National Dopuitmont
of Agriculture, that his enthusiasm re
garding tho possibilities of tho sor
ghum plant had carried away his judg
ment, and that it would bo impossible
to realize, in practice, his claims for
that plant.
It must bo admitted that there has
been somo foundation for this charge.
For instanco.in an nddts recently de
livered beforo tho Now York Chamber
of Commerce, Dr. Collior claims that
sorghum is a crop of equal valuo with
Indian corn, when grown as corn is
grown, for the seed alono, and without
refcronco to its sugar-producing quali
ties). To fiur.prfc tli.U uluim )hj quotes
yields of twenty to forty-eight bllsheis
of sorghum seed per acre, as obtained
at a few experimental stations, and on
plantations dovotcd to tho raising of
sorghum as a specialty, mid thou com
pares ineso yiouis Willi tlio uvcrago
vicld of corn ovor tho wholo United
States, This iivorago yield of corn Is
but 201 bushols, which is far below tho
nvnnifo obtained bv careful fanners.
yet Dr. Collier neglects to mention this
fact, and to acknowledge that his yields
of m to -to uusnois ot sorghum seed
should bo oompared with yields of -10
to 80 bushels of corn, were all attend
lint circumstances to bo considered.
In discussing tho yield of oano, and
its richness in sugar, tho sumo neglect
ui mo -pruoiioiu is uuaui vuuiu. nom
yields of oano of oxcoptional weight,
and from tno content oi sugar as
shown by laboratory tests, deductions
arc drawn which would not for a mo
incut stand the test of practice.
Notwithstanding all this tho fact ro
mains that Dr. Cpllicr's Investigations
liavo shown tnal, alter making lull al
lowauco for his ontliusiasm, thoru is
still in the sorghum plant it source of
profit which tho farmer in tho corn bolt
can in no wise niionl to neglect, and
tho people of our country aro under
lasting obligations to him who lias so
persistently, and in tho faco of so
ifhmy obstacles, brought this fact be
foro 'them.
The Cloven Foot.
WriternRural.
Tho Indiana legislature has rofusod
to pass tho ndultertlou bill. Now no
sensible man believes that any reason
ably intelligent legislator aots from
honest motives when ho deolinos to
loglslato to insure pure products for
consumption. Ho may bo stupid as n
mullet, aud not know enough to do
otherwise, but if ho is reasonably in
telligent ho proclaims himself as dis
honest as sat an Is wioked whon ho
neglects to raise his voice aud givo his
voto against adulterations. That is
all there is to that, honorablo gentle
men. You can voto to encourage
fraud upon producers aud consumers,
and to undermine tho publio health,
but you go homo marked by publio
opinion either as inveterate fools or
well seasoned rascals. It is your
prlvilogo in this free country to earn
that sort of a niuno, if you like, only
bo assured that you earn it. And if
Indiana wants this dirty business and
fraudulent business, lot hor havo tho
whole of it. Lot tho adjoining states
etinot such laws as will drive tho bogus
butter makers and other adulterators
over tho lino into Indiana. Hut tho
people of that stato do not want any
thing of tho kind, and wo aro mista
ken if thoy do not lot their power bo
felt upon tho recreant mombers of
their present legislature, just as soon
as thoy can got tho opportunity.
Tho work, howovor, goos surely on
in other states. Bogus butters must
f;o. It may bo that in (several state
egislatures there will bo a failure in
consequonco of tho largo number of
dough faced members, to puss prohibi
tory bogus butter laws, but tho ball is
moving and tho people aro showing that
oarnestness which always results in
ultimate success. Tho Illinois Dairy
men's Association aro exerting all the
inllucnco in their power upon tho Illi
nois legislature. It is exceedingly dta
cournging to attempt to do anything
for tho peoplo beforo that precious
mass of stupidity, imbecility and "or
nariness" iirst rate word, by tho way
that sits in the Illinois otato House.
But tho effort to accomplish some
thing will not bo thrown away. It will
tell on future legislatures, and wo be
lieve that tho peoplo of this stato will
sometime hunt about for intelligent
nnu clucicnt men to represent them in
tho legislature with as much energy as
they now appear to seek for ignoranco
and midnight stupidity. As wo liavo
beforo piid, tho Michigan legislature
deserves great credit lor what it is uo'
lug in tliis matter. There aro men in
that body who deserve the gratitudo of
the peoplo of tho state, and they will
receive it, too.
Iowa's Dairying
Wcitcrn haral.
In 18.r)0 Iowa was credited with tho
production of 2,171,118 pounds of but
ter. In 18G0 her production of this
staple (butter) had increased to 11,-
593.GGG pounds; in 1870, 27,512,171)
pounds, whilst in 1880 it had reached
tho neat little aggrcgato of 65,481,958
pounds. Iho productioiof tho lead
ing six counties was as below:
Comities.
Delaware
Clinton..
Benton..
round
..l.-JOiUfiJ
,.1,100,000
Counties J'ounrli
lluchanan.... 4,107,802
Linn ........1,030,1:0
Mackbavk..l,003,S37
In response to a
call mado by the
New Hampton, Iowa, Courier for an
account of tho work of dairymen Mr.
John II. Kolthoir reports that during
the year 1881 tho Wilhamstown factory
received w;,'Jto pounds of milk and
mado 91,293 pounds of cheese, for
which $8,3t3.G8 was received. This
was at tho average rato of 91.8 cents
per cental.
Butter is mado from gathered cream
during the months when checso is not
nianulaetured. There were received
15,78 inches of cream, from TVhich
15,810 pounds of butter woro made,
showing a gain of sjxty-itvo pounds
during tho cream gathering season
For that butter 3,901.22 was received,
making, with tiio amount received for
cheese, a total of $12,227.90. Tho net
price paid to patrons per inch of cream,
month by monliv and tho net pneo
per 100 pounds of milk, month by
mouth, were:
Cream
per month.
, . .t!0.5 cts.
,.'jy.o cts.
,..'r.acts.
..10.0 cts.
O Milk
Months.
per 100.
January....
February...
Alarch
aVii
Mav
70.0 cts.
.1 lino
July
0
Go.O cts.
()5.5 cts.
Auirust ....
71.0 cts,
0...rj cts,
September..
October
November. .
lttt.O cts.
. 10.11 cts.
.10.!) cts.
107.5 cts.
December. . ,
General average 80.5 cts.
Tn a privato note Mr. KoltholV says:
Wo have paid moro lor mule than is
paid throughout tho Elgin distriot. Av
rage per cow, 5.JU. Ho adds: "he
ligurcs I havo givenyou represent quite
a largo sum 01 money as being distnb'
utcd 111 this neighborhood, atjd not
more than three-fourths of tho people
Nurouizu mo.
1 !......!,
A Clint Cor.oJrnlng Implements,
Forest, Forijo and Farm.
Perhaps no farm subject is oftonoi
discussed thnn the care of implements.
Tho articles sometimes appear in sea
son, but oftonor aro inspired by tho ev
idences of neglect that aro paiufiQly
conspicuous 011 too many farms, and
tho warnings given are likely to bo for
gotten before it is time to put tho sug
gestion into practice. Now is the time
to decido in what condition implements
shall bo put into tho lialds, how they
shall bo used and how cared for. A
liboral coat of paint on any machine
or implement that is to bo exposed to
tho woollier will always bo found a
good nrrvostniont. Tho implement
should always bo romiirod beforo it
gets into a "ramshackle" condition. It
is easier to prevent rust than to remove
it. Dull tools wear out men and imiG
mills, cause a waste of timo, insure
poor work, and, as a consequence;
poor crops. The farmer who discards
a worn-out plow or Ttotf, puts more
money in his pocket than tho amount
expended for a now one. Thoro is a
certain kind of so-called economy that
is thriftless in tho extreme. A dull
saw or oven a dull jack-knife should
not bo tolerated. A wagon that is in
need of constant repairs and always
breaks down at inopportune moments,
and a horso that is ineapablo or unwill
ing to work can profitably bo allowed
to rust and rest. If thoy can bo dis
posed of at all it will be to tho ownor's
advantage. No man is so rich that ho
can allbrd to keep a balky horso. As
soon us an implement is not needed in
tho Held it should bo housed and
cleaned.
How many farmors know how to
slinrpou a so.vthoP Cortainly a very
small proportion of those using that
implement. It is thoroforo necessary
to grind equally on both sides. Many,
however, grind almost altogether on
otio side, believing that tho steel is on
tho other, in so doing, they grind off
tho material for tho ciujo, which is al
ways in tho center, and then wonder
why the iron does not remain sharp.
If you havo a soytho that doos not do
good work, examine it and soo if it is
improperly ground, and if s6 it can
probably bo mado into a good tool in a
few minutes, Tho steol used in soythes
is what is known as German steel, and
tho labels 'cast stool" and "silver
stool" do not statu a foot. There is no
such thing as silver steel, still tho la
bels should not bo altogether disregar
ded. If a soytho Is polished the Haws
show, and those with ibiws are painted
on both sides, labeled Gorman steel and
sold cheap, tho others being branded
an stated above, and though not what
thoy are called, are really superior to
tho painted ones.
A Word for the Jersey.
Teiai Farm aud llanou.
It is not our purpose In presenting
tho merits of tho little Jersey to abuse
any other brood of cattle, The noble
Short Horn is known over tho civilized
world as it most royal animal. It has
merits for tho dairy as well as for tho
jutchcr pen. Beside tho Short Horn;
is apeor, at least for beef, stands tho
aoblo and symmetrical Hereford. Then
too, comes the Polled Angus, its advo-
:atcs claiming lor it ail the merits 01
ooth the above breeds. Then tho
Devon, meek, kind and gentle, looks
jut of its bright eyes upon a world of
admirers, who contend that for tho
iairy, for the butcher and for work
animals there is no superior. Tho
ilolstcin and tho Ayrcshiro and tho
Guernsey and even tho little Guinea
jow maintain undisputed credit for
worth in tho dairy, in tho stall and in
tho iicld. All are grand, and oven
She native breeds loom up in tho hands
3f careful breeders as often worth tho
weight of their long horns in stand
ird dollars. But hero wo desire, cs
pccially. to present the merits of tho
"prido of the dairy," tho grand little
lersoy. She is particularly a a family
;ow, contributing, under kind treat
ment which sho so well deserves, to
Iho happiness of those who watch over
ind nourish her. With good care, she
is gentle anil kind, always ready to
jive her flow of good, rich milk, turn
ing out more butter for tho number of
pounds of lacteal iluid than any other
cnown cow. It has been computed
that a pound of hrst class Jcrsoy but
ter can bo mado almost as chcanlv as
1 pound of beef from tho best beef ani
mal, but tho butter is worth several
times as much as the host meat. A
gentleman owning a Jersey herd, near
San Antonio, has not sold a pound of
butter for loss than fifty cents for
years, and ho is selling several hun
ured dollars worth per month. An
other gentleman, living near Austin,
receives similar prices lor his butter,
md it is in great demand. A good
Jersey will givo from turr to lifteon
pounds of butter per week, whilo fancy
records havo gone away abovo the
highest figure. At ten pounds per
(veek tho yield would be, forKhirtv--
four weeks in tho year, 310 pounds,
worth at thirty-livo cents per pound
B119. This is moro money than a well
aliened high bred Short Horn or
Hereford, three years old, would com
mand in the beef market, and the Jer
sey cow would not eat in one year as
much as the beef. Tho Jersey is a little
lairy queen, and wo wish the breed in
.ts purity woro widely distributed over
tho land.Q
Grass.
Weitcrn Itural.
In describing a caso of diseascin ahi
inimai a miiy correspondent sayyinac
. ...... vjj
her husband thinks it wiil be all right
is soon as grass comes. This has sug-
USlUll IU Its IHUU it 1U1V 1U1I1S UJJUU
that subject might be of oenelit. It is
probable that inno out of ton cases of
sickness will llcomo out all right" as
m as tho animal can bo gut upon
grass. Uur animals havo been fed all
winter, in thousands of cases, upon
dry, tionccutratcd food, and in ono wav
or another they arc now showing tho
ciVevts of it. The owner feels that ho h
must d.soniothing. and of 011 it is nec
essary To givo mecUvines tit once. But
is soon as grass comes stop tno mod
eino in ordinary cases at least, and
turn them into tho pasture. At first
the grass will lack nutritious qualities,
and it may sometimes bo necessary to
feed a sick animal something iu ad
dition. Animals that are not diseased
jht to havo something besides tho
very young grass. But a sick animal
will often bo greatly benefited by
stinting it in tho diet, aud in such cases
it may need noQiin!) moro than what
tho impertcot voting grass will give,
If wo had au animal that was out of
nomlition, or in any diseasoQhort of
being or verging upon a desperate case,
wo should turn it upon grass as soon
as grass comes, and givo that a trial
loforo resorting to medical treatment.
Wo fool that wo cannot say too ofton
that tho custom of feeding for months
principally upon corn is ono of tho
most costly habits that fanners havo.
It is positively injurious to tho animul
that is compelled thus to live. Somo-
times wo do not see tho evil oll'ects,
but we may bo sure thet thoy exist,
for such a course of feeding is iii vi
olation of nature's laws, and thoyvan-
uot bo violated without paying tho
penalty. But wo do not see tho olTcct,
in thousands of eases, and soo them
often enough hi our own herds to sug
gest the wisdom of reform in our feed
ing methods.
It ought not to bo difficult to sco what
tho result of constantly feeding a dry
fat producing food is. Leaving out of
tho question altogether tho fact that
by such feeding 11 part of tho system,
and tho most important part, too, gets
no nourishment, or scared v any, the
natural tendency of fat producing, con
centrated dry food is toward an im
pairment of tho digestivo function.
Tho system must have moisture. If wo
deprive tho system of all moisture tho
animal would die. But to furnish it with
plenty of moisture hi the shape of clear
wator is not tho best way. i'.xpenonco
ihows that it is better to furnish at
least part of tiio moisture needed in
corporated in tho food. iPis for this
reason that green grasses are so val
uable, or at least it is a principal
reasou. It is for this reason that
roots are so valuable as a food.
In place of medicines, therefore, in
many oases wo would adviso grass.
1 noro is otio omss 01 eases, however.
that tho farmer often finds it hard to
treat as wo havo suggested. The' aro
tho cases of horses that aro needed for
work. Ho feels that ho cannot spare
& horso for a week or two that it may
run upon grass. Well, a sick horso, if
ho is very sick, should not bo worked,
and the way to treat a sick animal is
tlwaya to treat hhn the best way. If a
tveok or two weeks, or a month Is tho
best way to euro him, that is tho way
to trout him. Tho work must bo left
to bo taken earo of in some other way,
unless wo valuo the lifo aud usefulness
3f tho animal so little that wo do not
31x10 about saving hhn. Humanity,
nowover, oven thou should prompt us
to oxerciso moroy. Wo do not mean
oy auything that wo havo said to con-
roy tno idea mat an siock siiouid uo
turned upon grass too early. In doing
his people oiteu mtiKo a mistako.
l'urm Notes.
Never allow wagons and implements
to bo used as hen roost.
Shavings sprinkled with diluted car
bolic nolil will make a nest free from
vonulu.
Poultry keening goes better with
dairying and stock-raising than with
grain growing.
Treat tho cow kindly. Harsh treat
mont will make them hold their milk
-and dry them up.
It is only when inactivo and under
artificial conditions that tho Asiatic
fowls become fat, loggy and lazy.
Tho chickens first hatched in tho
brood and those with tho shortest legs
fatten tho best.. Long-legged fowls are
uiiticutt to fatten.
It is considered settled that tho qual
ity of tho milk is controlled by tho
quality of the food. How important it
is, tlQu. that the food bo of the best
quality.
In driving tho cows, never hurry
them; as when their udders are full of
milk, or thoy are heavy with calf, it
is, ve likely to do them permanent
injury.
In buying a cow find out for yourself
if sho is what you want. Don't tako
anybody's word for it. A mean cow
is such an intolerable nuisance that
many men uro tempted to strain
point in order to get rid of hor.
Ono way of preserving eggs is to uso
wood ashes. Pack the eggs in a box,
without allowing them to touch each
other, small end downward, and uso
plonty of ashes. Sawdust or sand if
perfectly dry will do as well.
Tho Orange County Farmer says:
'Tho sugar beet is preferred among
tho roots for sheep, being most palata
bio and containing the most solid nu
tritious matter." However, sweet tur
nips are preferred by many practical
aheep feeders, among whom aro lead
ing Englishmen.
It is a well known fact that sheep
love bright, lino hay, and will cat it
cleaner aud do bettor on it than on tho
coarse hay; while cattle seem to relish
the coarseJiay and fodder oven better
than tho Very fine. It would not bo
much trouble to feed accordingly.
If vou aro keeping cows for tho tho
dairy, or to give milk and butter, keep
only tho kind that will givo tho great
est quantity of your specialty butter
cows, if it is butter; and if it is milk,
then keep cows 01 one of tho milk
breeds, says tho Pittsburg stockman.
The farmer who keeps a fevf) sheep
can givo them better attention mail
where largo llocks are Kept; and per
haps those farmers who cannot well
keep largo numbers could handlo tho
mutton breeds to better advantage.
Ihoy require just such treatment asH
theso farmors aro best prepared to givo
them.
fJivn tn tlio pnu'S nnnn link tlfn bnsO
and purest food. With no other Jlook
is this so essential, lor tho reason tyit
it has been fully demonstrated by com
petent authorities that the milk is a
very prolific source of transmitting
disease germs from impure food, and
especially from impure water.
Doos vour cream refuse to produco-1
butter, tho conditions so far as manip-M
ulation is concerned being correct.'1
Tho Dairy World says: Tho fault is
probably in somo ono or moro cows of
tho herd. Tost tho milk separately of
any ono that may bo suspected especial
ly of any one that may be ailing in
any way.
A Sand Storm in New Mexico.
Tho air was still as death, and there
was not a pull' of windor a rag of
cloud in tho whole horizon. I observ
ed, however, th the sky had under
gone a curious change. There was no
diminution of tho blazing sunlight, but
the deep blue had been superseded by
11 strange white glare that was nearly
blinding, and tho heat had increased
rather than diminished. We saddled
hastily, and woro soon threading our
way through tho broiling labyrinth of
sand hills and out on tho broad mesa
again. Wo had not gone moro than a
mile or two in tho direction of Kspan
ola when .loo, who had been glancing
about in all directions, suddenly re
marked, "There sho comes!" and
jumping off his tSirro, commenced
tying him up behind an adjacent heap
of largo bowlders. Wo stared in tlio
direction he pointed, but could discov
er nothing save tho whito sky, tho
hills, and tho sandy plains. As wo
looked, howovor, we gradually becamo
aware that far down tho valley two or
threo of tlio hills had ontiroly disap
peared, and, stranger still, that more
of them woro being eaten up under our
very eyes! A littlo brownish-black
cloud, no bigger than ono's hand, was
tho monster that was thus devouring
tho landscape. Wo hastily secured
tho animals 111 tho shelter of tho rocks,
and camo back to look. Tho cloud
had already spread quite across tho
plain and valley, and was approaching
with frightful ranidity. It was not
moro than live miles away. It swept
along toward us, with constantly ac
celerating speed, a bellying, porten
tous black wall of dust, that sent long
waving lingers up to tho zenith. Mile
after milo of mesa, and hill after hill
disappeared in its vast maw, until
thoro was only one rise left. This was
swallowed up, and then, almost beforo
wo could scok shelter, tho storm was
upon us with a shriek and a blast liko
tho breath from a cannon.
In an instant every thing was ob
scured. I peorod through my half
closed lids, and could not see a sago
bush that L had noticed tho moment
boforo only a few foet distant. Tho
air was full of tho dull roar of tho bat
tling winds. Wo could barely hear
tho sound of our voices when wo shout
ed. Kverything had boon wiped away
from tho face of tho earth, and a blur
of gray dust was all that rcmainod.
I could barely distinguish thoso near
est me through this strange mist. Tho
worst of it lasted for about half an
hour, I should think, but tho air was
still full of dust wheu wo arrived homo
about two hours later. Such is a New
Mexican sand-storm. Wo found all
our household goods covered with a
mat of from half au inch to an inch of
an impalpable powder, which had
sifted m through every crack and
cranny. Nothing had cscapod Biuok
IIakuison, in Harper's Magazine for
May.
"Hero, waiter, tako away them fried
ov6ters; thoy are bad." "I know It,
sfr; but wo gave you two more oys
tors than you called for to make up
for it,"
11 Alt K AMERICAN BOOKS.
The History of Printing on This Side of tho
Atlantic Some Curious Works.
A plain sign hanging over tho en
tranco to a narrow stairway on Nassau
itreet reads: "Hare American Books."
A long, narrow room in tho rear of tho
second story of tho building contains
fho stock to which tho sign refers.
When askod yesterday by a reporter
for The. Mail and Express'whcn book
printing was first dono on tho Amen
;un continent, tho proprietor of this
aook-storo said:
"Printing on this sido of tho Atlan
tic was first dono in Mexico in 153G.
L'ho earliest American book extant is
lated 1539. It is a doctrine of faith of
;ho ltoman Catholic church, entitled
'Doctrina Christiana,' and was printed
n Mexico in the Spanish language.
nother book to bo numbered among
tho oldest printed in America is a
Mexican vocabulary, a dictionary of
aativo Spanish and" Mexican. It was
printed in 1571.
"In tho United States tlio first print
ng dono was in 1G39. In this year
Freaiuan's "Oath" and "Almanac"
tvero printed in Cambridge, Mass., tho
"oath" boing printed on one sido of a
lalf sheet of foolscap. Neither of them
a oxti'nt. The earliest printed book
aow in existence of thoso printed in
;his country is tho book of Psalms,
ivhich was published in Cambridge in
IC10. The next place where printing
.vas dono whs in Boston. Wo havo
hero in stosk a book printed in Cam
aridgo in 1G7I, and it is ono of tho old
jst wo over had."
The speaker then showed tho roport
ji; ,11 small and very ancient looking
jrown-paper pamphlet of thirty-four
oages. It was partly torn anil had
jvulently seen hard usage. It was an
jleetion sermon preached at Boston on
May 10, iob, on election day, by He v.
Jonathan Mitchel, "lato pastor of AJio
Jiiurcii of Christ. Cambridge." ts
,itlo was "Ncltemiah on the Wall in
1'roublesomo TimQ," Another etui-5
sity which was shown was a text-book
ised in Harvard college in 175S. It
A'as printed in Boston by John Draper.
It was a text-book of logic, and was
jrinted in Latin. Its title was "Com-
jondium Logical Secundum Principia,
D. Henati Cartctitet Catechistice Pro-
lolituin."
A rare book also found hero relating
o this eity was in tlio Dutch language
orinted in Holland in 1GG7. Two vol-
imes in volluni were bound in one,
md its prico was 20. "This book,"
,aid tho proprietor, "is said to con
tain the first printed report of tho
jaoturo of Now Newiorland by the En
glish in 16G4. It is considered the most
oniploto and authentic account in ex
istence of tho war between Holland
nd England, and includes a list f
resscls and goods captured by tlio En-
;iisu irom 1110 Jjutcii.
A curiousToluino in the stock was
.1 selection of handbills circulated in
Jiis city just previous to the gfrncral
stato election in 1810. "It is an ainus-
ng gubernatorial campaign docu
ment, said the owner, "appearing
mainly to Methodist and somwhat
lo tho Baptists. Jonas Piatt was tlio
edcralist candidate and Daniel D.
Tompkins the republican. Brother
Klias Viuiderlip and Samuel Winton,
of tho Methodist church, were their
respective champions in this rather
acrimonious controversy, hach as
sumes high'moral grounds, and each do
oreeates tho bringing of politics inside
io church, and ot course denounces
ho other for doing it. Neither claims
his candidate as a communicant, or
5 ven as an attendant of the Motiiodist
murcli, but seems to consider him a
good enough Christian until after
election.
Au interesting volunio scon was
written by Cadwallader D. Coldon
printed in 1825 It was of half-morocco
inning wiiu gin, lop, !iuu i.iium
l Sltl. It is 11 "Memoir, Prepared at
ho Homiest of a Committee of tho
Common Council of the City of New
iorkat tho ueienration 01 tho com
pletion of tho New York Canals."
Many maps, views, and portraits aro
ncludcd in the volume. Another in-
eresting book is a collection of the
iws of tho legislature of this state,
'in force against loyalist and atleot
tng trade of Great Hritairr and British
merchants and othors'having property
in th:it state." It was printed in Lon
don in 17SG and is held at $10. It
contains tlio confiscation act and gives
tlio names of many of the old residents
who were known as tories.
An odd book relating to tlio politics
if this city was tlio "Hoport of the
Controller of Porsons in Employ of
Corporations and their Salaries." It
jontains 140 pages, jHjdj printed in
1838. "That book cofrtahis tho names
Df tho wholo gang," said tho proprietor,
"with the amount of composition op
posite tho names. Why, Aaron Clark
jot $3,000 for being mayor, 'Old
Hayes' got 500, and Ira looker aud
his compeers, who perhaps could not
ontrol more than two or threo votes
eh. got 50 cents per night as watch
en "
"Can you toll 1110 something about
tho celebrated Indian biblo translated
by John Elliot?" asked tho reporter.
"Yes, sir, I can, and its history is
3110 of great interest among all who
ire in our line of business. Thoro aro
boliovod to bo twenty or thirty copies
'.ii existence, ami l liavo seen ono of
them sold for $1,000. Thoro are very
few perfect copies extant, and there
iro no reprints bociiuso oven tho In
lian tribe for which it was printed has
oeeomu a thing of tho past. 1 havo
taken great interest in tracing 0110
:opy ot tho Indian biblo and I think it
lias boon sold fully twenty times,
bringiug hundreds of dollars. It is an
unusually perfect copy, tho printing
ooIn? remarkably clear. Its history
Is this: It was printed in 1GGI and
IS lllis: 11 WHS priuiuil ill 1UUI mm (
1GG3, tho Now Testament in tho form-
er year and tho Old Testamont later,
Thou tho two parts were boutid to-
gothor. It was printed at Cambridge,
and tho first trace I havo of it was
when it camo into tho possession of
Mr. John A. Hiee, of Chicago, a col
lector, who pa.d SI, ISO for it. Ho
bought it at tho Bunco sale in this city
hi 1SGS. Whon tho Hiee collection
was sold, in 1S70, it was bought by
William Mozles, of this city, for $1,050.
This gentleman paid $10J for having
the book elegantly rebound. In 1876
it was sold to Mr. Josuuu J. Cook, of
Providence, for $900, and upon hn
death it was bought by Mr. Bravton
Ives, of this city, for over $1,"200.
This gentleman now holds tho precious
volume. My nssistant hero owns a
copy of tho Indian biblo of a later edi
tion; though it is imperfect it is worth
$200. New York Mail ami Express.
The Best Wires.
There is visiting in S.in Frand
says The Chronicle of that city, a vory
learned Mohammedan named Gopal
Vinayak Joshco. Ho recently arrived
from Bombay, and has attractoii nnn.
siderablo attention on tho streets by
his hugo Oriental turban of many
folds, which ho wears constantly, and
is the only thing especially remarkable
about his costume. Mr. Vinayak in
not only a philosopher and scholar in
his own language, but is thorouhgly
conversant with European affairs and
custom", and, withal, speaks English
with unexceptionable accent and won
derful lluenc'. Yesterday afternoon
being the time set for tho teachers' in
stitute at the girls' high school, ho wasJ
invited to be present, as ho is particu
larly interested and well informed on
educational topics. After the regular
exercises had been concluded bupt.
Moulder asked the sago from tho far
east to present his views upon tho.
education of girls, both from tho,
standpoint of Asiatic customs and.
from tho results of education in tho
western world which had como under
his observation. Ho very courteously
complied, and thoroughly entertained
the unusually largo attendence, most
ly composed of young lady teachers,
by his graphic description and pecu
liarly original ideas.
Ho said his own idea was that igno
rant wives woro much preferablo to
educated ones, as they made much
better slaves, that is, thoy performed
tiieir duties with greater contentment
and reliability, and were not continual
ly opposing their own views to thoso
of their husbands, thus causing tho
dissension so frequently seen in moro
onlighteneikliouseholds. Ho thought
there wouhruc less of "gadding about"
which he noticed upon the streets hero
if there was less of this placing of
women abovo their sphere. Ho had
especially noticed the great crowds of1
handsomely dressed ladies constantly
promenading on Market street and
other thoroughfares, who seemed to
havo no care and no thought of homo
duties or household responsibilities;
this was a condition of things that
would not bo for a moment tolerated
in Bombay.
At this "point Miss Hunt, ono of tho
t arte hers present, asked him if it were
not true that ho had an educated wifo
now in Philadelphia studying med
icine. To this ho naivoiy answered
"Yes," and joithrd heartily in tho
storms of laughter that followed. Ho
said ho was fully qualified to speak,
and that in his opinion the uneducated
women made the be9t wives. He ex
plained that there were a few very in
telligent and finely accomplished
ladies in India who had received their
education from the government schools
established by the English throughout
the ontiro country, but ho thought it
was all a mistake. The ladies espe
cially enjoyed his good-natured on
slaught on tlio fair sex.
Not Consummated.
During several seasons, young Parks
had been a constant visitor at the
liouso of Abeinleich Morrison. Sunday
after Sunday the young follow would,
como and after sitting nearly all day,
stealing glances at Sookoy, old Abom
leioh's'dauglitor, ho would go home.
Ho was so bashful that when tho timo
camo for his departure, ho would
glide out tho door, jump over tho
fence and run liko a jack-rabbit. Last
SunduyQio took his place as usual.
"Sam," said old Abeinleich, "whut's
your daddy doin1?"
"Makin' uv a steer yoke, uh, huh,
huh."
', Whut's Ligo doin'?"
"Ain't dosn' notliiu' Dun gono to
meotin' with a gal, uh, huh, huh."
Whut's your mother doin'?"
"Got sorter behind on her quilt an'
is a eardin' uv her bals to-day."
"Mado your plant bod yit?"
"We'vo'mado one uv them but wo
ain't made tlio big ono whut wo 'low
ed to make."
"Sam?"
"Yes, sar."
"Whut's tho usen actiu' sich a blamo
fool. You lovo Sook?"
"No, I don't, uh, huh, huh."
Yes, vou do."
"I don't nutRur.'
"Yos, you do,
ry hor."
an'
you wantor mar
such uv a thing,
"1 don't now,
no
uh, huh, hull."
"Yos, you do." n
"Would you give her W mo of I wus
tor wantor marry hor?"
"Yos, you mav havo her. Como
hore, Sook," calling the girl.
"Whut do you want, dad?" sho said,
entering the room.
"Hold on, Sam. Como b.tck, you
blamo fool!"
Sam had jumped over tho fonco and
was running like a jack-rabbit. Old
Abomloieh says that tho marriage may
tako plaeo as soon as Sam "kon bo
hemmed up an' fotch to tho liouso."
Arkansaw Traveler.
Indian Museum.
I went to tho Indian museum twico
and found it a stately pile, worthy of
a dozon visits. Its specimens of
natural history, ureluoologioal, fossil,
and historical remains, preserved ani
mals and birds woro vory tine. Groat
slabs of different kinds of stone havo
been brought from tho Interior of tho
country, showing tho antiquity of its
civilization. I saw tho skhi3 of a mon
biui uuu ami nf ""
into a group, representing them In a
deadly light in the junglo. It was a
beautiful thing, very iliiloront from
ster lion and tiger stuffed and made
any thing I over saw before. It is well
known that tho Asiatic society is lo
cated in Calcutta, tho researches of
which havo extended far and wide. I
do not know whether tho museum is
au oll'shoot of tho society or not, but
thov ought to work together and form
tho" nucleus of natural history of all
tho oast. I visited tho art school for
natives but did not find anything very
nlco on exhibition. Calcutta Cor. Ihi
ten Journal.