LEOISLATirE SEWS ASD SOTES.
A Record of Proceeding in Doth Branches
of Vie V. S. Congress.
Senate, August 5. Allison moved to take
up tho final adjournment resolution. The
time was fixed at ! o'clock. Edmunds and
Harrison wero nppolnted n. committee to
wait on the president nnd inform him that
coneresa was prepared to ndiourn. The
house bill lor tho relief of soldiers of the.
Twelfth Michigan volunteer infantry, dis
honorably discharged, wns nmended nnd
passed. l-.lmtiiuln reported that tho com
mittee of the two houses npnointed to wait
on tho president to inform him that tho
two house had completed tho business uf
tho session unci wero ready to ndjourn un
less lie Iinil some lurther communitimi in
ninkc, had performed tlmtduty, nnd wore
iniormeti uy tuc president that he had no
further communication to innke, and tliat
ho congratulated tho two houses on tho
termination of their labors. The hour of
adjournment having nrrrived, the chair
aaid: "Senators Ueforo announcing tho
icrmiuutiun 01 mis session ol tho senate, I
ocg leave to return to each ol you my
griiiei-u tunnies lor your uniform courtesy
uuu Kiiiiiiies4 to mo as your presiding ottl
cer, nnd especially for tho resolution of to
day in which you have expressed your np
provnl. This session hns been distiii
guished by the great number and variety of
I. !... . 1 . . . . .
Huujecis which navo been considered and uy
ine marucd absence ol political controver
sion. Tho varied needs and aims of the
rapidly growing country havo occupied
most of I ho time of tho senate. A short
recess will enable you to ereet your con
stituciits and 1 hope nnd trust that ench
ofor'ou will return next December with re
newed health and strength to your import
ant duties. In pursuance of tho resolution
of thu two houses of congress I now declare
tins session closed sine die." Hurried
leave-taking among tho senators and em
ployes took placo nnd half an hour later
tho chamber was empty.
House, August 5. 'While the clerk of the
liouso was reading tho presidential veto on
a pension bill tho president's assistant sec
retary, l'ruten, nppenred at tho north door
of tho chamber. When ho announced tho
president's npproval of tho deficiency, sun
dry civil and river and harbor bills there
wns a round of nppluuso and tho gloom
wlncli nnd fioltled upon tho members by
reason of rumors that were riFe Hint tho
river and harbor bill had been vetoed was
dispel ed. At 'J:'2C the committee to wait
upon tho president nnd inform him that
congress was ready to ndjourn appeared at
tho liar ol tlie House announced that it hnd
performed its duty and that tho president
had nothing further to communicate to
congress. On motion of 0 rcill, of 1'cuii
fivlvnnia, tho senate bill was passed accept
ing the gift of the Grant relics. In the
midst of business, tho hour for ndiourn
ment having arrived, the speaker, without
any preliminary remarks, declared tho
house adjourned sine die.
isterior greasers for war.
Tlicy Want llevenge for Palo Alto, Monterey
and Jtuena Vista.
City of Mexico dispatch: A party in
northern Mexico is in for crossing swords
with the United States. It is reported on
good authority that General Casus, who
has recently depredntcd in tho vicinity of
Sabinns, has offered to join hnnds with tho
federal government and clean out tho Yan
kees. Government disiatehes from Victo
ria, the capital of tho stato of Tamnlipsus,
received in Muovo Laredo, are to the effect
that the town is much excited over the EI
Paso nnd Eagle 1'ass complications. Pub
lic opinion as to tho justification of Mon
dragon is divided, somo claiming his acts
wero justifiable and others condemning
him. Tho governor of Tnmnlipsas is said
to have asserted that if lie were in tho po
sition of Governor Hornn.t, of Ch'liiiahiia,
he would never give Cutt'ng up. The peo
ple of his statu appear to uphold him in
liis opinion.
Eroni Parrns I.ineras news comes that
tho prospect of war with the United States
is hailed witli delight as many in that sec
tion wish to aid in wip'ing out t ho remem
brance of their defeat at I'alo Alto, Monte
rey and liiiena Vista. Their inborn nnti
pathy and intense hatred for Gringoes
iree out daily, as is shown by their insult
ing and annoying t rent nun tot Americans
who are ho unfortunate as to be living in
their midst. Tho governor of Coahuiln
HeeniB to be more conservative than cither
of those of Tamcliias or Nuevo Leon, nnd
is said to bo in favor of peace and concilia
tory measures.
A private telegram from Sa'tillo says
that a brigado of infantry arrived in that
city this morning. Theirfuturedestinntion
is not known. Stock men arriving from
Mexico Htato tlint news of tho troublo witli
the United States has just readied remote
regions in tlio interior, causing great oxcite
ment and making it dangerous for stock
buyers to stny in thoir midst. Importers
in iMievo l.areiio are counteriimiuliu-' or
ders for goods in contemplation of troublo.
ns they nro confident Cutting novor will bo
given up. J lie present suspense is pnralyz
ing business on tho border.
LET THERE HE REFORM.
lirutallty in the Hospital or the, Insane
Sear Indianapolis,
The brutality of somo of the attendants em
ployed at tho insane hospital near Indiana-
polls, I ml., has led t!ie superintendent to put
a lady In each ward to report such cases and
to Investigate complaints. Several of the at-
teuilents havo been discharged within the
past tin days and reform has been Inaugurat
ed. Tub posts of tho G. A. U. hare entered
upon an investigation, and the following evi
dence U given b-an old soldier who was In
-the hos-pttal. It Is a rumple of the statements
of a number of witnesses: "Patients are
afraid to complain of nbues committed, i
mm- it tried. A patient lu G ward, Charles
.Merrltt, and Fred AiiimIou attendants, made a
complaint to Dr. McCIure. The attendants
-swore he was a liar, and as ho was insane the
testimony was not acceptable. After tho doc
tor had passed through the complainant was
taken to the b.ilh room, tae door locked, and
was kicked and stamped upon until worn out,
when ho promised luver to complain
again. There was a patient lu G
ward named Albert Drown, from Wabash, an
epileptic, generally quiet, hut given to wild,
restless spells. Ouo day when In ono of these
sjiclls the attendant, Ainsdcn, was Instructed
to tako him to II ward. Tue patient hung
hack and did not want to go. Ani6dtn trlpjx-d
.and threw him face dowunard on the floor,
jumpen astride of him, grasped him by the
cars ami beat his face m the bare Unor until
the bkol came plentifully. I reported tin.
case to Dr. Thomas the same day, but notl.Iuj;
cauu of It. One u.ght In February, 1SS5, Kb
Itohatnte, a DiH-atur count,- patient, became
.restless and ta k-4 loudly to himself. Mer
rltt, tht) attendant, took hfni Into the batk
room, and I heard him beat him unlll Dahomlt
called out: "Fur (intra uk. glycine my life I"
lie was then hatl.oJ, h.s clothes changed and
he was mated lu tae hall where I could see
nhii. He was crying, and blood was riinnlug
from hi muutti auJ uute. ilrrntt itocd b)
him with a wet towel uipia the blood awn)
and slapping and eur.mg him for crying.
also reported thu caw without rcJulL"
THE WITS. OF 3IH. TILDES.
llctatlres Liberally Remembered and a Good
Deal for Public lteneflt.
Aew ork dispatch: Tho will of tho lato
bauiuel J. Tilden wns read at Greystone
this afternoon by Lnwycr Jnmes C. Cnrter,
of this city, In the presence of nil tho rela
tives. Colonel S. J. Tilden, who spoke for
the family, said that not a word about the
w ill could be given to tho press. The fund
ly had decided, ho said, that no Intimation
of the terms of tho will should bo mndo
public until it was offered for probate, nnd
as the dato had not been fixed for tliat, ho
could not say when it w ould bogiven to tho
press.
L.itkii. Hon. John Uigelow was seen by
a reporter at his home, .No, 21 Grainercy
Place, and from him was learned the fol
lowing facts about tho will:
Andrew II. Green and George W. Smith
are nnnicd as executors and trustees. All
ol lildcn's kindred nro generously nro
vided for in this way : The whole estate is
placed in the bunds of tho executors as
trustees. Each heir is to receive an equal
snare in mo lino ol ins or Her consanguin
ity; that is, nephews ami nieces equal
amounts, nnd their children certain
amounts, but they are to receive onlv the
income derived from nn equal, seimrate.
specific sum, tho principal at the'r dentil to
be disposed of in n manner winch Uigelow
could not state. None of his relatives, ho
said, except Mrs. .Mary li. Pelton, his sis
tcr, nro given any specific bequest forever.
To her lie bequeaths the residence. Xo. 118
West Thirty-eighth street, anil the sum of
100,000 to live upon. Allot his real es
tate except this is placed in his executors
hands to bo disposed of as they see fit,
cither by snle. rental, or exehanee. Grov-
stononnd Gramcrcy nark nronerlv fulllm
under the same rule. The executors are
first charged witli the duty of setting apart
iur ni ri-iiiuoiin mo sums mimed or t nun
from which the sevornl incomes nro to be
derived, this doue.it becomes the duty
ol the executors and trustees to enrrv out
Ins wishes regarding certain public benefi
cianes. They are charged with t lie duty,
iirsi, in esiamisiiing a ireo library in
his native village. New Lebanon, also in
Yonkers, and, if in tho discretion of tho
trustees they choose to establish a free
library in this city, they may do so, and if
not, they are at liberty to use tho funds
that a free library would cost in tho pro
motion of tho educational course. A ei-ont
deal is loll to the discretion of the trustees.
In general terms relations are handsomely
taken euro of by receipt of sjipcial incomes,
which consume, Uigelow says, an amount
not to exceed his estate. All the rest and
residue is dovoted to tho public good, and
the trustees arc charged with the responsi
ble duty of choosing such methods as shall
jirovo of tho greatest good to the public in
tho disposition of this property. Tho
estate is not as large as estimated by some
people. Its value had been placed at $10,
000,000, but Uigelow says this is doublo
its actual value.
CATTLE OS THE HASHES.
The
Condition of Stock on the Feeding
Ground of the West.
Chicago special: John X. Simpson, pres
ident of the live stock association olTexns,
is nt the Palmer, having just traveled over
the cattle country from the const to Wy
oming, lie was asked hist night about tho
condition of tilings in tliat section. "Tlicro
has been an unprecedented drought," ho
replied, "nil tho way from tho gulf to llrit-
ish America west of tho Mississippi, nnd
the effect in some sections, especially in the
southwest, is that there will bo no cattle
from that region this year 1 uionu from
Texas, Xew Mexico and parts of Arizona.
Farther north tho cattle are getting fat
and are being mnrketed from Montana
now. My observation in Wyoming was
that there was good fair range and that
the cattle were fat and looking well. There
is plenty of grass now, but it. will bo short
there next winter. A revolution isgotngon
in tho beef business. Tliorowill bo achango
from shipment of live stock to n shipment
of dressed beef, and in my opinion it w ill
come from the Missouri river points Kan
sas iity and Omnha and nlso at. Paul.
Eventually meat will be dressed there and
shipped east and the stock-yards business
of ( lucago will he affected vorv much- Hut
do not know that it will hurt tho largo
slaughter houses here. They aro supplied
by n largo district of corn-fed cnttle. Ar
mour, Swift, Morris and Ilainmond draw
tiieir supplies from it nnd are not depend
ent on tho west. In truth, they are almost
independent of the range district."
THE VIES IS UGLY MOOD.
Tlie Cowboys Kill Two Indians, from Which
Trouble is likely to Jtecult.
Durnngo (Col.) dispatch: Tho e'ght bun
.1 .1 T . .1 ! . J 1 t
uicu iiiuiuiis ai iiio souinorn Uto agency
aro again in a stato of excitement over tho
killing by cowboys of two of their number,
who wero oil the reservation on a rotista
bout trip through tho Disappointment
crecic region. Tho news reached tho agency
Tuesday by a Navajo courior, nnd 0. S.
Merrill, of tho ngency, who is hero, reports
uini mo Indians aro indignant nnd boister
ous. The Utes havo been discontentod for
weeks. A month ngo a party numbering!!!
tho vicinity of one hundred left tho ngency
Tor the country to tho west and south,
v""n 10 iituuiuuu oy ino cnillo-
men. Their depredations, such ns killing
cattle, burning grass, etc., havo been re
ported from time to time, and a collision
between them and tho cowboys has been
nnnlafl .1..II.. T.. u.. .
I..,.,,.,, . hi iiiiui'ijllllioil Ol sucn
troublo two companies of soldiers havo
been stationed on Disappointment creek.
Tho killing occurred about sixty miles west
01 i m ran go. une particulars havo not
been received, and nrobablv novor will hi
ns tho cowboys kceji such affairs a secrot
among inemseives. Tho Utes nt tho agency
are reported to bo lu n deploralilu condi
tior. Disease is fast diminishing their
ranks, 'Jhreo rears aco thpv nuiiibnmil
1,100. Now thev are onlv ei-ht hundred
strong. During tho past year ibout one
Hundred or them have died, while thora
nave been only fourteen births.
A YOUTH FOL SLAYER.
A Hoy Marries a Woman Twenty Years Ills
benlor and Kills Her.
.New Haven (Conn.) special: Hubert
Drukely, of Baltimore, 10 years old mid
said to bo worth $50,000. took un his res-
Idenco in Vi oodbury, Litchfield county, six
months ngo. i ive weeks ngo ho niurried
Mrs. Warwick, of that plnco, who was
twenty years his sonior uud was divorced
from her first husband somo years ago.
1 no marriage wns considered Htrauso by
tho people of Woodbury, nnd they were
not surprised when it was seen that Drnkul v
and his wife bvod unhappily together, with
frequent (jiiartols. Last night, at 11
o'clock, Drakuly shot Ids wife through the
neari. Killing nor insianiiy. Jio then Mint
liimstdf in the hum) and foot, per Imp acci
dentally. Ifttgnve hiuikelf up whhout re
sistance tti ollicera whom he met an they
were cuing to the house to nrrmt him. He
udmittcd tho Uilli riff, but would make no
statement' of his reiuonaand expressed no
feeling in tho matter. ,
THE SEWS IS lltllEF FORM.
Mary Carrier sues William Benson, n De-
tioit capitalist, for bastardy.
An Irish loyalist delegation is coming
over to explnin thoir position.
Fowler llros., of Chicago, lost $in,S-tr in
checks stolen from a messenger.
A Fairchild, Wis., Methodist church was
burned down by incendiaries.
The unionists nro charged with tho re
possibility of the lfolfast riots.
Tho Irish Parliamentary Fund associa
tion has $511,000 in a Xew York bank.
Tho Connecticut state democratic con
vention is booked for September 'JStli.
"llutfalo Hill" is likely to w in his suit for
$15,000,000 worth of Cleveland property
Six lumber, hard waro and furniture firms
failed in lloston. Combined liabilities
$500,000.
Geoivo Lester, of the well known minstrel
company, is charged by Ids wife with noun
doniiieut.
Miss M. Cole, of Shennndonh, la.. jumped
between tho cars of a moving train and wns
killed. Insane.
An effort is being mndo to boost pine
lumber prices on the strength of the Wis
cousin conllngrations.
T. I). Sullivan. M. P.. counsels tho Irish
to feed nnd clothe their families and pay
the landlords nftorwards.
Ex-Governor John W. Stevenson, of Ken
tucky, died suddenly at his home in Cov
ington, Ky., aged 7S years.
Zinimler. Herman it Co.'s brewery at
Woodstock. III., burned. Loss, $70,000
North Carolina republicans will do with
out a state convention this year.
The boiler of a thresher exploded near
Lake Mills, Wis., and killed Anthony Klein
and his son, Joseph Lesterand his boy and
Joseph Haas. Two others wero fatally
scalded.
Thestalo department has not received
Minister Jackson's resignation, but it
earned from some outside source tliat
Minister Jackson has for some time be
anxious to bo relieved, ns his family aro
lisinclined to remain in Mexico nnd he
does not wisli to bo separated from them
CUTTISG'S TJtlAL TAKES PLACE.
The Court Takes the Case Under Advise
ment for n Few Days.
El Tnso dispatch: Cutting's trial took
placo yesterday. 15y advico of Consul Brig-
hum he denied jurisdiction of tho court
No cvidenco wns introduced, but the proso-
cuting attorney addressed tho court in
Spanish, demanding Cutting be sentenced
to two years' imprisonment nt hard labor.
that being tho longest term given by the
statutes of Texas. Ho also demand tliat
Consul Brigham bo censured for olllcious
interference. Medina spoko in Spanish, do
mnnding speedy punishment. Then tho
law student appointed by tho court to de
fend Cutting spoko u few words, claiming
Cutting did nut know he wns breaking Mex
ican laws by publishing statements in
Texas, and asked tho court to assess the
lowest penalty. Tho court took tho mat
ter uiif'.er ad visemcnt and said ho would
give judgment within iiitcen days, l lie
people in nil this section aro excited over
tho affair.
Senor Nicolas Migo, Mexican federal judge
lor Paso del Isorte district, came Ironi Lhl
hualiua 'Wednesday night. Roberts, resi
dent of Paso del Norte, came up on the
snuio train and says Migo showed liiiia
full pardon forCutting, signed by President
Uinz, and explained to him that the inten
tion was to convict Cutting, sentence him,
nnd then instantly pardon him.
11ns wns thought would pacify the United
Stntes without denying the right claimed
by Mexico to punish Cutting. Judge Migo
declined to talk.
THE SAVY'S WAR STRESGTH.
Now York special: Commodore Chandler,
of the navy ynrd, takes a happy view ol
tho probability of a naval or military con
flict between tho United States and Moxico.
When questioned by a reporter ho ploadod
ignorance of preparations being mndo to
sliip ainmuuition from this city to San An
tonio, Texas. II it is truo, he remarked,
that a nuiriber of gun carringes is to bo for
warded to-morrow, I know nothing of it. I
do not nttach nny importnnro to tho ship
ment, for it is n frequent occurrence. The
report that arms aro to bo shipped from
Bock Island, I feel certain is untrue. There
is neither cannon nor ammunition there.
Wo fell easy over hero on tho possibility ol
wur with Mexico. It would bo a one-sided
combat and no honors or credit could be
claimed by this country. Wo nro n trillo
too largo for thoni and I dare say thoy
know it."
"In tho ovent of war is this country pre
pared?" " Decidedly. Within a fortnight nltor tho
declaration of war wo could havo at least a
dozen war ships in tho harbor of Ver i Crui
and a good sized flotilla about the Gulf nl
Mexico. Tho North Atlantic squadron is
within easy call. Tho fleet is composed ol
tho flagship Tennessee, first rate; Brook
lyn, second rnte; and Twatara, Alliance,
Galena and Yantic, of tho third class. Thou
wo havo at the yard hero the Powliattan,
Kntorprihe, Mystic and tho now Atlanta.
All of theso can bo gotten in readiness a
short notice. Tho new cruiser Boston.
building nt Chester, could, in an emor-'oncv.
be ordered to sea in u mouth's time.
JUMPED TO HIS DEATH.
Kansas Citv, .Mo., Aug. 11. Tho 77m
says: About 7 o'clock yesterday morning
John Powers, a wealthy cattleman, killed
himself by Jumping from a fourth story win
Uow of the St. James hotel. Mr. Powers ar
rived hi the city Sunday nnd registered at the
bt. James, giving his residence as Moheetla,
Texas. He had Lccn drinking heavily, and
at once piuced liumeir under the care of a
physician. Monday ufteruoon ho had re
covered somewhat, hut his nhyrlclau or
dered him not to d Ink anything. Monday
night, It Is said, Mr. Powers (Unobeyed his
physician, hired a hack and took In the
town. Yesterday morula-' ho was la a bad
condition again, and was locked lu his room.
About 7:3J o'clock he called to a
chambermaid who was passing along
to unlock the door. She did not do ft,
and a few minutes Inter a porter who was
standing In tho luiM-ine-it area In the rear of
the hotel caw Mr. l'ortr climb out of his
window and attempt to giutp the MatersjKHit
which rail within a few feet of tho wludow.
lie failed to catch the ut and fell to the
avcinent a distance of sixty feet, striking- on
his head and tlmuMcr. He was dead when
olckud uu. His bodv was removed to Carlat's
undertaking rooms, wheieit was embalmed.
It will bo shipped to Texas to-day
Mr. J 'o wer was climated br those who
knew him lu this city to have been worth
from (200,000 to f aw, 000. He had a wife
and family In Muheetie.
The British cabinet lias not ret decided
whether o call an autumn session of parlla
meut, hut -till discuss the matter next week.
A FEW GOOD REASONS.
Twenty-six Mnrrlr-d Men Tell "Why
Tliry Mnrrlod.
Wc lately sent out postal cards to tho
married men of a small I own in west
ern Hew York, says Tul-Ihts, with the
inquiry: "Why did you marry?" Wo
give :i few of the rospouses:
That's what 1 havo been trying- for
cloven years to litul out. X."
'Married to get even with her moth
er, but novor have W."
"Because 1 was too la.v to
work. I. V."
"Because Sarah told mo that live
other voting men had proposed to
her. C."
"Tho old man thought eight years'
courtin' was almost lonsr enough.
15."
"1 was lonesome- anil melancholy,
and wanted someone lo make mo livu
Iv. N. H. Slit) makes mo very
lively. IV
"1 was tired of lmyinir iec-croain nnd
candies, and going to the theaters and
church, and wanted a rest. Have
saved money. J. (V
"Please don't stir mo up. J."
'Because 1 thought slto wns ono
among a tliou.-Miid; now I sometimes
think she. is a thousand among one.
E."
"1 think it was lioeauso 1 was cross
eyed; now 1 am aillictod with two pairs
of cross-eyes daily. "PinT.i:."
"Because 1 ditl not have tho experi
ence 1 have now. (.!."
"Tho governor was gonig to give
mo his loot, so I took his daughter's
hand. II."
"I thought it would bo cheaper than
a broach of promise suit. A. C."
"That's the same tool question that
mv friends and neighbors ask mo.
C. II."
"Because 1 had more mono- (htm I
knew what lo do willi. Now I havo
more to do than I havo 11101103 witli.
p. D."
"I wanted a companion of 1I10 oppo
site sox. 1 S. Sho is still opposite.
A."
"Don't mention it. F."
"Had dillieulty unlocking tho door
nt night, and wanted somebod3' (o lot
me m." Bon."
"1 was embarrassed, and gave my
wife the benefit of 1113 naino so tliat I
could tako tho benefit of her name sign
ed to a check. Si'nootJS."
'Because it is just my luck. V. ,1."
"I didn't intend to go to do it. S."
"I yearned for comnanv. Wo now
Iiavi
it all tho time. Kahi.."
"Have exhausted all the figures in
the arithmetic to figure out an answer
to vottr question; between multiplica
tion and division in tho famih, and dis
traction in addition, tho answer is hard
to arrive at. ()u Man."
"I married to get the best wife in
tho world. Si.mo.w"
"Because I asked her if she'd have
mo. SI10 saiil she would. I think she's
gol me. Bi.tviNS."
J'ny or Puss.
There is a general interchange- of
passes among railroad men, and the
president and vice- president of the
Pennsylvania raMroad have passes nil
over tiio country. President Roberts is
n very strict man. Ono stormy day in
winter lie got on tho Now York division
and took a seat in llio middle of tliu
car. The conductor know him. as wo
all do, nnd when he passed him the pre
sident simply nodded. Jt was a ealcli,
and Koborts was onlv (rvinr to see if
his man would break (lie rules and not
make inm show his pass. The conduc
tor fell into (ho trap. When ho passed
(lirouh tho train airain. Boborls arose
from his seat, and tapping him on tho
bhoulder, said:
"Seo hero, you have- not scon my
p.ass. '
"Ao, sir," faltered tho conductor,
lui( but I know who you are."
"Tliat makes no diU'eronco." retorted
Koborts witli a frown: "tho rules aro
niado lo bo obeyed and not to bo brok
en. Tho rules laid down for votirguid-
nnco say that any passenger who has
neither a ticket nor a pass must pay his
faro or you must eject him from tho
train."
"1 know it," replied tho conductor,
but"
"No 'huts.' Now yon may go."
"1 haven't seen vonr nass vnt.
though," demurely remarked (ho tickot-
punehor. wishing to demonstrate tho
thoroughness of tho lesson.
'J lint's rijrlit," ropliod Roberts an-
provingly, "make no diilerenco be
tween the president of (ho road and (lie
poorest pa.-sengor."
Ho readied 111 his inside coat nuokot
and then into his vest pockets. Tho
conductor grinned. Roberts' sallow
complexion arrow nalor ami then red-
dor. Ho went through his poekots
again, out 110 passes. J ho conductor s
binile grow more expansive.
'liiirnpl oxelniniuu tho pros don t.
"Singular! Just stop as you pass this
wav iiirain.
Tho conductor stormed, and tho ores-
idont dryly handed him a 85 bill nnd (old
him to tako out tho fare. Ho had left
his book of pusses at his ollico. New
ark Call.
An Honest 31 tin.
Farmer boy (to father) "I havo tried
to fire them logs down in tho fiold but
they won't burn."
Farmer "Which, thoso gum logs wo
rollod tip tho othor day?"
Boy Ych. sir."
Farmer "Well, we'll tako eomo
gunpowder and blow them opon."
Hoy "Then what will you do with
them?"
Farmor "Take them to town and
sell 'oin for kindling wood." Arkun
saw Traveler.
A Practical Suggestion.
"Mammii, what nro you looking
for?" asked llttlo Minnie Flapjack of
her mother, the widow Flapjack.
Tin looking for my wedding ring.
Vvo limited for It high and Tow. I
wouldn't lose it for anything."
I wouldn't bothor about it. mamma.
If it comes to the worst vou can cot
married iignln. That's what I'm go
ing to do when I am a widow." Texas
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THAT LOVE-MATING DAY.
I.Ike vllon clyslan,
A eoldcn-liiilred grace,
With beauty and duty
Allnmc In her face,"
(illdet ever before me
A lirht In my wav
Since she swung hi theliammock
That love-niatlug day.
All s.nlnes' to gladness,
All Ludt to full (lower,
All wooing to eoolngs
Were changed In an hour:
All nature grew radiant;
Woi k seems to be play
Since she swung In the hammock
That lovc-mathig day.
As story of glory
Bnkludles the soul,
Subdulm: and wooing
Tc lofty control,
So she hath Inspired nie,
That spirit so guy,
Since she swung lu the hummock
That lovo-niatlng day.
I.Ike ylslnn elystun,
A golden-haired grace,
With beauty and duty
Atlaine In her face,
(Hides ever before me
A light In my w ay
Since she swung In tho hammock
That lovo-matlug day.
II'. IhWitt Wallace, in the Current.
A Painful Kditoritil Curoov
M3' name is Archimedes llardpan
Until recently 1 was editor of "Tho
Waybaci; Horn of Plenty." My jour
nalistic career was short, sad and pain
ful. I am now brooding over tho pain
ful past. 1 have so much painful past
to brood o'er that 1 haven't time to do
much else.
j.ot the frivolous and (rilling pauso
hero and turn to another column. These
remarks aro not for them. They
nro
for (hose who can weep a
tears over my painful past.
My wife's name is Maria.
couple of
Sho is a
woman of an economical turn of niijid
and great force of character. In her
domestic walks "waste nothing" is her
maxim, and her constant o Hurts to
havo mo help her "waste nothing"
liavo neon the cause 01 much ol mv
painful past.
J ho advertising patrons of "Tho
Horn of Plenty" paid me mainly in
sad-irons, cork-screws, garden seeds,
heal'h food and a variety of other
things which congress has thus far
neglected to make a legal tender. In
(liis respect my paper was truly a Horn
of Pleinv. It was more of tho nature
of a hollow horn.
My hrst advertising contract yielded
mo a dozen liver pads. 1 tried to trade
them to the grocer for a piece of bacon,
wlncli, 1 thought, would givu my liver
moro joy than a pad, but ho looked at
mo coIdl3 and said that liver pads had
gone out ot SI310. vwien Marin found
them on mv hands she ins. sled that- 1
should wear thorn, and when Maria n
sists 1 usually give in to save troublo
and loud talk. For twelve weeks 1
wore a largo, scarlet-trimmed pad over
an innocent nnd well-behaved liver.
T lien Maria gave the east-oil' pads to
the local benevolent i.ociet3 lor tho
poor.
My next important contract brought
mo an artilical leg. That rather
stumped Maria, as wo wore both fully
supplied with legs. Tho old wooden
limb caused lier a great deal of mental
pain. Sometimes sho seemed lo almost
wisli I would I010 a log somehow or
other, so tliat the artilieial limb could
be turned to use. I know that she was
grieving herself sick because I couldn't
wear it urn! wouldn't tn. 1 oft found
her wooping o or tho old unavailing
leg, and 1 was sorry 1 had told her
anytntng auoui it. mho worried over
it for months, and then a bright idea
struck her. Shosontitto a dear rela
tive on tho occasion of her wooden
wedding. Tho dear relative hud a full
set of logs of her own, but Maria said
tliat did not matter, as an anniversary
gift was not valued for its usefulness",
ihh lor 1110 giver.
1 neu a traveling agent traded mo a
case- of horse pownors. That sort of
health food nonplussed Maria for a
time, as wo had 110 horse to food them
to. Sho often gazed on 1110 in a W113'
inai seemeu to say 1 ougiii to unit lior
perplexity by taking tho health food
myself, but sho did not speak out, and
I was glad. After somo months I von
ttired to ask about tho horse powders
and thou Maria told mo frankly sho hnd
mixed them in my griddlo cakes, and
that 1 luul seemed to Hue them thus.
one eoiiiiiu 1 iiiiiik 01 naving ineni go
10 waste, sue sunt, ami as 1 complained
so much about taking any little tiling
of that sort, sho had decided to smug
gle them into mo In disguise.
I had another sort of respite from
keeping tilings from going to waste.
when a mustard plaster maker sent mo
'six dozen of his biggest and strongest
plasters, witli a request for a wrilo-up.
"Hoar Archimedes." said Maria,
with a lender look at inn, "wo cannot
allord to waste these excellent plasters,
You must lot mo put several of them
on you evoiy night. A man of your
utiiiii ana iiauiis is niiuio to nave some
sort of sickness at any moment. Thoso
six dozen mustard plasters 111113 savo
your life."
1 kicked, but to no purpose. I went
to bed with six or seven lartro. warm.
thrill ng mustard plasters stuck about
hero and there on my person. There
was one on each foot, n largo ono cover
ed my gotlilo backbone and another
warmed itself in my bosom. It also
warmed my bosom. When all theso
shop-madu mustard plasters got to
work thoy mndo things lively for
poor old Archimedes llardpan. TUoy
tilled me full of Intense excitement. I
am a tough old fossil, but I couldn't
stMid a great deal of that sort of tiling,
so I rose up in bod with a wild, blood
chilling wurwhoop and filled tho air
with mustard plasters.
I sold "The Horn of Plenty" soon
after that last painful event. Maria
has given thoso vigorous, thrilling inus
tard plasters to the missionary society
to send to the heathen, and when tho
heathen adorns h msolf witli nine or
ton of thoni and a stovepipe hat. and
goes to church with a tr iimphal air,
I shall waul to hear how he doports
himself. I atn, therefore, anxiously
Hwalting itdvlcu.1 from the heathen. I
don't know thu heathen, hut I am well
acquainted with those mustard plaa
tors. Scot', 'uy, in Detroit Fret Irat.
PERSIAN HORSES.
Woiidrrful speed or Very Slior
Measurements.
Mr Wolf von Scliiobrand, whoso bub
ble pricking lcttors from Persia wcr
not relished b3 the subjects of the shah,
is back again in tho United Stales, and
one of Ids oarPy visits aft:u ids arrival in
New York was at t ho olllccof The Turf,
Field nnd Farm, where ho got his lira
lessons in incisive journalism. Tho Per
sia of reality i far different from the
Persia of romance and imagination. Il
is a laud without roads and without
civilization. Tho rough bridle paths
speak unmistakably to tho tourist of n
non-progressive people. Tho saddle
is in general use, and tho best horse.-
aro tlie Arabs, and aft ir thoni come tint
Turcomans. Some of tho latter attain
to great size, and are used by tho rich foi
display. Tho average Turcoman is a
licet nnd hardy horse, capable of going
from 100 to 1 AO miles without rest. Il
is edttcaled to get along with .1 very
littlo water, and to subsist on ball ol
higiih concentrated food, tho two prin
cipal ingredients of which are suet and
barlo3-llour. When tho master con
templates a raid he gradual reduces,
for a period of thirty days, the footl ami
water allowance of tho horse, and thus
inures it to paivation. (trass docs not
grow in tho vicinity of Teheran, and the
principal food of tlie horse is barlej-,
except for two months each year, when
tho daily ration is of herbs posscssod ol
laxative properties
Outside of tho gates of Teheran is the
race-course, the longer circuit of which
is about live miles. Only ono 1110 'ting
is hold each twelve-month, and at thu
beginning of tho Persian New Year,
the opening of spring. Arabians, Tur
comans, and a cross between the Cos
sack and Turcoman compete, and tha
chief race is live circuits, or about
twentv-ono miles. Mr. Sehierbrand
saw tlio distance run in '27 minutes 17
seconds. Either the time tnkon was
not correct, or. tho winner was 11 won
derfully good horse. Tho purses wort
of gold and silver coins, tied up in lit
tle bags, which wore pitched to the sue'
cossful jockeys, who caught them in
their turbans. No outraiioj feo is
charged to t ho races, and no bolting
system is carried out. About two hun
dred thousand persons ch'-orod tho co'i
lestanls, tho walls of tho city bo.ng
dense witli people. Tho outer wall?
overlook the course, and from thorn thu
spectator gets a grand view of thu
horses. Tho shah witnesses tho sport
from a pavilion, as do also his olll.'crs.
and members of the different loirntions.
The jockeys aro mainly boys, but somu-
t lines a heavy-weight, a full-growu
man, acts as pilot.
The Arab from Bagdad is prized mora
highly than any other breed of horses.
The ordinatw saddle-horse lias an easy
cantor, ami no is suro-iootod, but Uvs.y
to a striking degree. The touri..t has
to uso the lash freely to mako any kind
of speed bet ween " tho rude stations
which mark tho course of tho romrU
bridle pat lis. Turf, Field, ami Farm.
OLD whimsicalities;
Dream of eggs, sign of 11101103.
Dream of snakes, sign of enemies.
Dreaming of muddy or rushing water
brings trouble.
F.nding a horseshoe or a four-lcavcd
clover brings good luck.
If you cut your nails or sneeze on
Kntnrtluy you do it "for evil."
Sho who takes tho Inst stitoh at 0
quilting will bo the fust to nninw.
If you cannot mako up a handsome
bod 3 our husband will have a homely
nose.
If 3011 spill tho salt some ouo will be
"unit!" with you unions vou put some
in the fire. r-
Stub your right loo. vou nro froinc
whore you nro wanted: your loft, whoru
you aro not wanted.
If llio rooster crows on tho fence, the
weather will bo fair; if on tho doorstop.
110 win bring company.
If the first Sunday in tho month is
unpleasant, there will bo but ouo pleas
ant Siindav during tho month.
If your right oar burns, somo ono in
praising you: if your loft, your friend
aro raking you over thu coals.
Returning to tho house for a moment
iftor having onoo started out will brins
back luck unless 3 011 sit down.
When, in dropping a fork, it strike
tho lloor nnd stands upright, it will
bring a gentleman visitor: if a knlfo. a
lady.
While nt tho washboard, if tho suth
splash and wot tho clothos you aro
wearing, you will have a drunken hus
band.
If you drop your dishcloth vou will
have company: 11U0 if you swoop a black
mark; or if two chairs stand ace. dent
ally back to back.
If a baby sees his face in tho glass it
will bo the death of him. If his null.-!
nro cut lie will bo a thief. If ho tum
bles out of bed it will savo his being a
fool.
Broak a mirror, sign of death.
Death Is also forotold by a dog howl
ing under a window; hoaring u mourn
ing dove, a strange dove hovering
nboul, or dreaming of a white horse.
If you seo tho now moon through tho
glass you will havo sorrow as long as it
lusts. If you see it fair in tho faoe
you'll have a fall. Over tho loft should
er bad luck over the right good luck.
Chieago Ledger.
A Mitigating Circumstance.
Gits Do Smith, while somewhat tinder
tho iulluence of tonics, mot Mrs. PoUs
Snivcrly, with whom ho wns onco oh
very intimate terms boforo sho mar
ried Suivorly.
Un this occasion Wus so fur forgot
himself ai to nkrfwulYlijp;tQ 1 be
IMS IIIIVO, III UIIITiptHlllMl- V:.
"Mr. Do Sii3i14wMmiivflilr.
'I inn now tho wife ofHOthor. It to
not nroner that 1 should listen to sunk
suggestions from anybody but my own
husband. 1011 must remember I hih h
marr ed woman."
Well, ain't I a married man?" ex
claimed (ins, w1ioms!1mk1 to think that
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