TELEGIUFUIC SUMMARY.
ia Epitome of the Principal Events Now
Attracting PaWic Interest
It is reported that beyond Wady
Haifa 100 lives have been lost in floods
caused by the rising of tho Nile.
John Keruaghan was hanged in tho
county jail at S.ui Francisco for the
.murder of his sister-in-law, Martha
Ann Hood, October 29, 1S85.
A negro named Joe Dixon, who shot
a woman at Ouray, Col., was drowned
in the jail at that place by firemen who
were putting out a firo started by
lynchers.
The new dynamite gun wne tried at
Fort Lafayette in presence of tho Sec
retary of the Navy and foreign repre
sentatives. Two shots toro an 80 ton
schooner to pieces a milo and a quarter
distant.
The Britieh steamer Romeo, Capt.
Williams, from New Orleans, Aug. !i0,
for Rouen, grounded at Villeguier and
capsized. An engineer and fireman
and thirteen of her crew and passen
gors were drowned. Tho Romeo is a
total loss.
W. B. Horton, post trader at San
Carlos, A. T., was shot and killed by
an Apache scout. Ho was standing
in front of his store when tho Indian
stole up and shot him through the
side. The Indian attempted to escape,
but two hours after was taken, shot,
and lived two hours.
A horrible accident on the Chicago,
Milwaukee fc St. Paul Railway, near
Dubuque, Iowa. Tho north and south
bound passenger tiains collided at full
speed. "Fivo persons wero killed out
right and many wero injured. All tho
victims wero train men. None of the
.passengers were seriously injured.
The Nevada, Eastern Oregon and
Idaho Wool Growers' Association
closed its annual meeting at Winno
mucca, Nevada. There was a largo
attendance and tho following officers
were elected : President, Thomas Nel
son ; Vice-President, Charles MeCon
nell ; Secretary. George Turrilin ; Treas
urer, L. A. Blakslee.
A construction train on the Aspen
extension of tho Midland Railway,
consisting of an engine and two cars
of railroad irons and 287 track layers
was derailed near Lake Ivauhoe, Colo
rado. The cars turnod completely over,
burying the men under the iron, kill
ing four and seriously injuring sixty
oue. The engineer and fireman es
caped unhurt.
The steamship Alesia, which arrived
At New York from Marseilles and Na
ples with six hundred passengers, has
the Asiatic cholera aboard. Eight of
Irer passengers died on tho passage,
and on her anival at quarantine, tho
health officer found four cases aboard.
He has sent tho Alesia and her pas
sengers to West Bank in tho lower
bay. The Alesia left Marseilles, Aug.
30th, and Naples Sept. 3d.
The steanwjr City of Peking, which
sailed from San Francisco, took to
China a complete set of mining ma
chinery to be used in developing gold
mines in the north of China. This en
terprise has been started by Chinese
capitalists, with tho consent and under
the protection of the government.
This is tho second fully equipped
quartz mill machinery chipped from
this contry to the celestial empire.
The annual convention of the Na
tional Association of Union Prisoners
oi the War was held at Chicago. John
McElroy, of Washington, presided.
The committee on pensions roported a
draft of a bill to givo prisoners of the
war who were ninoty-day men a half
pension, 120-days men a two-thirds
pension, and a full pension to those
who served longer. It also provides $2
a day pension for each day's confine
ment in a rebel prison.
A special from Lincoln, Neb., saya:
41 A workingman named Smith was
terribly mutilated. Hanging from a.
telegraph polo, and lying along the
ground, whb a broken telephone wire,
which had become crossed, or in con
nection with one of the eleGtric light
wires. As Smith was passing along
tho street he saw the wire burning,
and was attracted by the strange ap
pearance and evidently took hold of it
to nscertain what it meant. The shock
he received wub terrific. He could not
loosen his hold on tho wire, and burnt
his hands to tho bone. In his writh
ings anil contortions tho charged wire
came in contact with his head, burn
ing out one of his eyes and laying tho
side of his face open. Wherovor it
struck his body it cut like a knife.
Smith is now lying at tho hospital, and
it is feared he will not recover."
A cyclone visited Brownsville, Tex.,
carrying destruction in its path. Rain
accompaning tho storm deluged tho
country for miles. Tho loss to prop
erty and crops is very great. Tho vil
liago of Santa Cruz, opposite Browns
ville, was entirely submerged for sev
eral hours. Tho Rio Grande rose rap
idly and raged like a sea, backwater
overflowing many miles of fortilo coun
try. The wind reached a velocity of
over eighty miles an hour, blowing a
perfect hurricane for a couple of hours.
Rainfall during tho night, by actual
measurement, reached ten inches.
Tho floods did almost as much damage
as tho wind. In Brownsville seventy
small houses were blown down, and
300 others partially unroofed. In Ma
tamoras dozens of houses of tho better
class, and two hundred emallor ones,
were prostrated, while four to live hun
dred others were unroofed. In the
country, on tho American side of tho
river, incalculable damage was done.
Countless cattle and Bheop have been
lost. Crops of cotton, corn and sugar
cane are completely proatratod and
destroyed.
'COAST CULLINGS.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California.
Arizona has 12,000,000 acres of un
claimed land.
San Diego, Cal., sends a GOO-pound
turtle to St. Louis for exhibition.
Tramps burned sixty feet of the
trestlo-work on tho railroad at Arno,
Cal.
Tho product of Boise basin, Idaho,
for this year, is placed at $000,000 in
gold.
The contract for a $-110,000 court
houso at Los Angeles, Cal., has been
awarded.
Tho product of gold from tho Snake
river placers in Idaho this year will
reach $70,000.
Tom A. Metoalf, a brakeman, fell off
a train and was instantly killod near
Williams, A. T.
Harry Jackson, a well-known pros
pector, committed suicide in the San
Carlos Mountains.
The cable cars from Grass Valley to
Novada city, Cal., four miles, are to bo
run by water power. ,
N. B. Mollby committed suicide by
shooting himself with a gun at Repine
Rock, El Dorado county, Cal.
George Baccigalupi, of Santa Clara,
Cal., aged 3 years, died from injuries
received bya fall from a fence.
The Canadian Pacific is having threo
steamers built in England to ply be
tween Victoria and San Francisco.
There are now 219 patients in the
Wahhington Territorial insane asylum,
of whom 50 are females and 1G3 males.
Jake Burgen accidontly shot and
killed himself by drawing a shotgun
through a fence while out minting,
near Glendale, W. T.
Harry Tickle, a son of Alexander
Tickle, who lives near Tulare, Cal., was
kicked in the stomach by a horse. He
died from the effects of the kick.
Tho militia of Novada have refused
to tako an oath prescribed by tho last
legislature, and the courts have ruled
that they cannot draw their pay.
An old man, commonly known as i
Dutch Jake, was killed at Loyalton,
Cal., by being struck over tho head
with a cribbage-board by Ned Kelly, a
blacksmith of that place.
Clara Sthrk, a girl of 11 years, was
playing around a firo in a yard at
Norlh Seattle, when her dross ignited
and she was so badly burned before
help arrived that death resulted.
While John Flynn, a fisherman, was
walking along the railroad track at
Los Angeles ho was knocked down by
a yard switch engine and instantly
killed, his body being badly mangled.
While assisting in snaking logs with
a donkey engine at tho Strong creek
claim, at Rohncrville, Cal., Andrew
Maxwell was struck in the head by a
flying block, which crushed in his
skull.
Charles Kline, a young man em
ployed in tho railroad shops at Sacra
mento, was run over by tho cars in tho
railroad yard. He attempted to jump
aboard a moving train, and fell oft' a
car and was horribly mangled.
Three thousand men are working
on the Canadian Pae.fic snowsheds.
They havo been working ever sinco
spring and are now nearly through.
Tho biggest and strongest sheds ivtr.
across tho Selkirk and Rocky Moun
tains. The San Francisco Coa3t Seamen's
Union has posted a new schedule of
wages on coasting, lumber and coal
vessels. The rates are $50 a month to
open ports, $-15 to bar harbors, and $40
to islands, or an increase of $5 all
around over rates throughout the sum
mer. At Los Olivas, Cal., tho terminus of
tho Pacific Coast Railway, a gang of
fifty Chinamen attacked Yardmaster
Holt, who escaped. Tho infuriated
Chinese then turned on Holt's as
sistant and hacked him so fearfully
with pickst and shovels that his life is
despaired of.
General Webber, a pioneer, was found
dead in his bed at Marysville, Cal. He
had committed suicido by morphine.
Ho talked of ending his life lately in
consequence of the pain caused by a
cancer which has for two years been
eating out his tongue. The cancer
was produced by the excessive use of
tobacco.
John Hines, a native of Ireland,
owing to despondency because ho was
out of woik, committed suicido at San
Francisco. Tho deed was performed
after tho sterotyped style. He stood
on a box, made a nooso in a rope,
throw it across a stout piece of wood,
and then adjusted it around his neck,
kicked the box from under his feet,
and swung himself into eternity.
Andrew Ervast went out to fight fire
which was raging near San Mateo,
Cal. Not returning search was mado
and his body was found burned. His
horse, near by, was also burned. It is
supposed that ho was surrounded by
firo and could not escape. Ho had
charge over the Hume of the Spring
Valley water works, and in endeavor
ing to save tho company's property
lost his life.
A circus ticket-seller earned his
"salt" in Philadelphia, Pa., tho other
day, by selling seats to 10,000 persons
in 60 minutes, a feat which involved
tho handling of 200 tickets, or $ 100, a
minute.
Miss Sophlo Marks, who was ro
ported engaged to Secretary Bayard,
has recently made a valuable find at
her old family homestead. It consists
of autograph letters, ombraclng atlea9t
one from each President from Wash
ington to Arthur. When arranged the
collection will bo worth a good, round
stun. Chicago llcrald. .
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted to tho Interests of Farmers
and Stockmen.
Ilnncu or Poultry.
It is desirable, whero it is possible,
to give fowls ample range. Tho care
is reduced to tho minimum in such
case?, and tho expense of keeping is
much less. But range is not abso
lutely indispensable Tho number of
fowls which can bo kept in health and
made to pay in very limited quarters
is much larger than many, perhaps
the most, suppose. But to do this it
is necessary to supply what fowls upon
a good ran go obtain for themselves.
Fowls upon an extensivo range obtain
ulenty of exercise, by which their
health is promoted. Fowls in narrow
quarters must bo induced to tako a
corresponding amount of cxerciso if
they aro to bo kopt equally healthy.
To do this various expedients, like
burying grain, hanging up articles of
food just within their reach, and a
constant turning up of tho soil must
bo resorted to. Fowls upon an ex
tended range obtain a variety of food,
especially of gieen food and insects.
Fowls in narrow quarters must bo fur
nished with a variety of food especially
of green and animal food. This is not
difficult, but it is very often neglected.
Fowls upon an extended range obtain
clean ground, good dusting places and
tho like. Tho first is obtainable by
constantly stirring tho soil, using dis
infectants and tho like, and the second
by furnishing a box provided with
load-dust, sulphur, and so forth. In
brief, if quarters aro kept clean, variety
of food furnished and exorcise pro
moted, fowls may be kept in close con
finement and their health will remain
vigoious. Some of tho finest speci
mens havo been raided in narrow quar
ters. But much greater care is neces
sary to produco tho samo results. It
remains exceedingly desirable, whero
practicable, to furnish a good range,
but there are many men who are de
terred from keeping fowls simply from
tho mistaken notion that what is de
sirable is albO indispensable. This no
tion ought to be removed, because it
is wholly falso. It ia difficult to itn
agino any man, living outside of tho
compact parts of a city, who cannot
keep a few fowls if ho is willing to take
tho necessary care. But if a man who
has but limited space desires to keep
fowls, ho should understand that he
must supply the things necessary to
health which fowls having a free rango
aro able to obtain for themselves-.
Chinch IIiikh. I
A writer in an exchange makes tho'
following points on the chinch-bug
question :
1. That it is useless to attempt to
raise spring wheat or barley whero
chinch bugs have been presont in any
considerable numbers tho preceding
year, unless wo have reason to believe
that they have been killed off by heavy
rains.
2. That in caso tho season should bo
favorable to the propagation of the
chinch bug, wo always have it in our
power to get riil of these pests by the
abandonment of these two kinds of
grains for one or two years. But to
make this course effective thero must
be a concert of action by farmers over
a considerable section of country.
3. That tho presence of chinch bugs
the preceding year will not prevent tho
raising of corn or any of the winter
grains.
1. With regard to oats tho testimony
thus far is that if this grain bo sown
where tho chinch bugs abound, and
especially if it is sown exclusively, it
will bo damaged to a greater or less ex
tent the tint year, but that tho bugs
probably will not continue to breed in
it to any great oxtent in the succeeding
years.
Fix Culture.
A fruit-raiser has tho following to
say about fig culture :
I have been for the past fifteen years
in tho experimenting and the testing
of different varieties of figs and the
soil best suited to their growth. My
observations have been that they do
well on most any kind of soil. I have
some growing on high, dry, sandy f-oil
whero it is twenty feet down to water,
also some growing on stiff adobe not
more than five or six feet to water, and
they will grow vigorously and well. In
starting a fig to make a tree, its head
should bo as high as that of an apple
or peach tree, say threo foot from tho
ground. Be careful to keep off all
sprouts that may start from tho root,
and especially as much so in clipping
off all limbs that may put out on the
under sido of the first limbs that you
lot start for the head of your treo.
Should they bo allowed to grow, they
will boon, after commencing to fruit,
have tho most of tho treo spread out
on tho ground. Young trees, well
cared for, will commence to ripen fruit
the second year, and will begin to pay
tho third year. They will increahe in
value yearly, without failure, for a pe
riod I am notable to say.
Dragging a harrow over the plowed
ground is one of the hardest tasks that
tiorfccs havo to do in farm work, and
teams aro often imposed upon while
doing it. The walking is hard for both
driver and horses, and the former is
often tempted to rido either on tho
harrow or on one of the horses, not
thinking or caring what the conse
quences really aro.
Spinach is believed to act as a stim
ulant on the kidneys'. Dandelion as a
tonic and laxativo. Asparagus as a
blood cleaner. To tomatoes is attrib
uted a special action on tho liver.
BeeU and turnips aro said to bo tonics.
The red onion a nervine of some value
in sleeplessness and neuralgia.
Somo of the peach :ruwers about No
vada Ci ty.Cal., get $100 per acre for their
fruit, told on tho trees, this year.
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest in a
Condensed Form.
Diphtheria has disappeared at Sum
merville. '
A Chinaman fishing on Galico oreok
was drowned.
Frosts aro beginning to nip garden
crops in and around Linkville.
Tho postofiico at Glad Tidings, Clack
amas county, has boon discontinued.
Douglas county expects a hop yield
of 12,000 bales. "That was last year's
yield.
Two-thirds of tho $150,000 subsidy
for the Astoria railroad has been sub
scribed. J. J. Brown, of Priuovillo, Or., was
sand-bagged and robbed of $750 in
Bear valley.
Harry Downing, eon of Dr. Down
ing, was drowned whilo playing in tho
log boom at Coquillo city.
Savago Bro.'s saw mill on tho Tua
latin, about 11 miles from Portland,
was burned. Loss $5,000.
John Peters, a sailor on tho schooner
Clans Spreckels, was accidently
drowned at Shoalwater Bay.
Tho Pinto Indians of Harney valley
aro serious considering tho advisability
of going on somo reservation.
Tho Sellwood ferry steamer caught
firo and burnod to tho water's edge,
and sunk in fifty feet of water.
Center villo will donate $10,000 to
the O. & W. T. R. R. Co. for tho build
ing of its branch road to that place.
E. Chichester's barn, filled with
baled hay, near tho Eugeno University
grounds, was totally destroyed by tire.
Mr. Henry, a farmer in Colo's valley,
Douglas county, had 1100 bushels of
wheat burned from a burning straw
pile.
Mrs. Stanford, tho millionaire's wife,
generously donated $500 each to tho
Children's Homo and tho Boys and
Girls Aid Society of Portland.
Tho baby daughter of W. S. Boyn
ton, living on Owen's creek, near Ca
mas prario, Umatilla county, was
drowned by falling into that creek.
The recent rains havo started tho
grass on the hills, and by tho time
sheepmon move their flocks from tho
mountains feed will bo excellent, says
an Ococho paper.
A now steamboat for tho Oregon Pa
cific Railroad, to bo usod in tho Willa
mette river trade, is under construc
tion at Portland. It will bo an exact
counterpart of tho N. S. Bentloy.
Grasshoppers in tho foothills near
Kerby are doing considerable damage,
and aro said to bo more numerous
than at any time sinco 1S(52, when
they devoured everything before them.
A largo number of Umatilla Indians
aro roaming in tho Pocahontas moun
tains. Their visit will bo tho means of
driving all thogamooutof thooountry.
Hunters and mountaineers aro wrathy.
David Irvin, of Corvallis, was robbed
of $300 whilo attending the circus at
that place. A number of young men
were also fleeced of various sums rang
ing from $10 to $10 by confidence
games.
The Presbyterian Church, just
finished at Lafayotte, is a very neat
edifice. Tho building is forty-two feet
long and twenty-six feet wide, and will
seat 225 persons. The spire is forty
six feet high.
A printer named Percy M. Walkor,
whilo attempting to steal a ride on the
cars at Glendale, fell off tho.brako beam
and was cut to pieces. Multnomah
Typographical Union of Portland gavo
him decent burial.
Hop picking throughout Linn
county developes the fact that tho
yield this year will bo unusually light,
in many yards being not over half a
crop. Hopgrowors ascribe tho shortage
to the unusually dry season.
Tho Sunday schools of Southern
Oregon will ho represented in conven
tion at Grant's Pass on tho (Hhand 7th
of October. JackBon, Klamath, Curry,
Coos and Josophino counties will all
jiend a number of representatives.
Three new hotels aro to bo put up
at Grant's station, on tho Columbia,
work to hn commenced at once. Tho
travol through the place from Golden
dale, W. T., has increased so much as
to justify tho putting up of tho build
ings. Whilo noveral cowboys were on a
roundup of cattle near Lookout, and
busily onguged at their work, somo
fearless law-breaker drovo off their pack
animal to a convenient spot and made
away with the pack, containing grub,
blankets, etc.
In the mountains near Lebanon,
Frank Shafor, aged GO, was mistaken
for a bear in tho bushes and shot at
by a party of hunters. Tho old man's
head was almost blown to atoms. The
coroner's jury found that his death
was accidental.
A young woman named Haas, living
near Amity, shot herself in tho faco
with a pistol. Stio had been firing the
pistol and looked in to heo if thero was
any more loadt and there was. Tho
ball glanced oil' the sido of the nose
and lodged in tho cheek.
S. H. Hi to, aged about -15, a milk
man of Albany, took an ounco of laud
anum. Physicians say he cannot re
cover. Ho has a wife and five chil
dren. Tho canto of tho raah act is
ascribed to temporary insanity, result
ing from financial troubles.'
A meeting of tho directors of the
State Firemen's Association was held
in Portland, and it was decided to
hold the next annual convention and
tournament in Portland, September
13, 14, 15, 10 and 17, 1888. The first
two days will ho dovoted to tho con
vention, tho third to the parade, and
tho last two to tho races.
THE MAGUEY PLANT.
A Cnrtm That U I'ooil, Drink, Clothlnf
iind Mnllrlno to tlin Mcxlr:un.
Tho cactus grows wild in Mexico in
almost endless forms of growth, while
in some localities certain kinds are
cultivated for tho profit to be derived
through their production. Tho Mag
uey, a plant of the cactus family, is
one of tho most valuable of the pro
ducts of Mexico, and tho uses to which
it is put by these peoplo seem almost
infinite in variety. A fugitive para
graph out from newspaper furnishes
a partial list: "Tho maguey seems a
special gift of nature to supply the
simple wants of tho native. Its coarse
cloth makes his first, last and only gar
ment, and its strong rope ties down
his eotlln lid. Tho fiber of the leaf,
beaten and spun, forms a lino and
beautiful thread, glossy as silk in text
ure, which resembles linen when
woven into fabrics. It is manufactured
into a coarse cloth, also into paper,
bagging, sail-cloth, sacking, etc The
ropo made from it ia called ma
nilla hemp, and i- of uncommon
strength and excellence. Cut into
coarse straws, it forms tho brooms
and whitewash brushes of-the country,
and, as a substitute for bristles, it "is
made into scrub-brooms, dusting
brushes and tho tiny brooms which
take tho place of combs among the
poorer peoplo. Beautiful fancy basil-
Us, money bags, purses, saehels, and
a thousand toys, trinkets and orna
ments aro woven from its fiber. If
your horse has a sprain or your donkey
bruise, a maguey leaf, pounded and
bound upon tho injured member, is a
certain cure. Tho pointed thorns,
which tenninato the gigantic leaves
are strong as nails and sharp as noodle,
and to this day, as in primitive times,
I hey servo for nails, noodles and pins.
Upon paper made of maguey fiber the
early Mexicans painted their picture
histories and hieroglyphic figures.
Kvcry Mexican estate, in certain dis
tricts, cultivates more or loss maguey.
The mighty plants answer for hedges
and mark the boundaries of ranches,
two rowj with their enormous loaves
and bayonet-like thorns making an
impenetrable fence. "
In short, the maguey is food, drink,
clothing, medicine and writing ma
terial for the Mexican. It has well
Im.'oii called "a miracle of nature," and
it is probable that she has never, in
any other way, so lavishly provided,
in such a convenient form, any thing
from which man can produce so many
things to sustain life and add to his
comfort and convenience at home.
One species of tho maguey plant
furnishes a drink known as "pulque,"
which, before fermentation takes place,
in not intoxicating and not unpleasant
in taste. It presents a milky appear
ance, and is slightly tart anil pungent.
Fermentation occurs in a few days
after production, and pulque then, like
"hard eider," will produco intoxica
tion if taken in sufficient quantity.
In some localities this drink is quite as
extensively used in this country as is
the malt-beer now so largely consumed
throughout tho United .Slates. In tho
City of Mexico, where tho wator is of
poor quality, pulque is almost univer
sally used, many poisons discarding
entirely tho water furnished by the
city.aud using the unfermeiited pulque
solely as a beverage.
Ono of tho richest citizens of the
Mexican capital realized his immense
fortune from the sale of pulque, being
tho proprietor of several retail shops in
various quarters of the city. His in
come is estimated at over 1?!U),000 per
annum. When it is known that on an
estate of one thousand acres of the
cheapest quality of hind a million
plants may be constantly nourishing in
their several stages of growth, and
that during tho entire time there will
bo a sufficient number of matured ina
gueys to furnish about four thousand
gallons of pulque daily, it will be quite
apparent that there is a good margin
for profit in the production of this bev
erage, which is worth about eight
cents' a gallon as it flows from tho
plant.
It is paid that over forty thousand
gallons of pulque aro sold and drunk
in the City of Mexico daily. From the
duty charged for tho privilege of
bringing this liquor within tho cor
porate limits, the municipal treasury
deriveH an income amounting to $1,000
a day. Cor. JndianitpoHs Journal.
Cleaning Black Silk.
I havo recently ripped, sponged and
mado over an old black silk witn such
success, that I must impart iny knowl
edge to tho readers. ' The process was
a new ono to me, although it may not
prove so to you. I firt thoroughly
brushed it with a soft oamelVhair
brush, then laid each piece fiat on a
clean pine table, ami sponged it with
hot coffee that had been strained
through a piece of muslin. This I did
on the side which I intended to turn
out; allowed it partially to dry, and
ironed it on tho wrong side. Jt was
very dirty, shiny, and adorned with not
a few grease spots, before the opera
tion, and 1 was surprised to huo how
completely thu grease and shine were
removed. It has none of the crackly
stiffness imparted by water or beer.
Try it on an old silk apron or cravat.
llurul A'ew Yorker.
Tho best paid minister In America
is Dr. John Hall, who has $20,000 a
year, and receives $.",000 for his liter
ary writings. Dr. Dix, pastor of Trin
ity church, receives $15,000 yearly, and
Dr. L. Taylor is paid tho same. Dr.
Charles Hull, of the Fifth avenue Pres
byterian, has $15,000. Dr. Parkhurst,
of Madison Square has a large salary,
Dr. Paxton rcceivos $lfi,000, and Rev.
Robert Collyer, the blacksmith preach
er, Is paid 9U),QQQ.-ruMio Opinion.
MARY ANN'S JERSEY.
A Clnao Old Fnrmor'n Unpremeditated Ac
of I.llirralltr.
Farmer Shnpson was "nigh," in
country parlance; ho would "skin a
Hint" for his personal advantage Even
his daughters complained among them
selves of his stinginess, the eldest
threatening to go out to service, and
leave him to till her place with a hired
handmaiden. "I don't even havo de
cent clothes to my back," she said ono
morning, over tho churn, to pretty
Miss Deane, one of tho summer board
ers, and an "early riser."
"I've asked pa," sho continued, "if.
he wouldn't givo me what butter I
could sell from ono cow and he's just
drove homo two noble ones Imt, no;
ho dou't care if my meetin' dross is all
out at the elbows."
"It's a shame!" cried inipulsiro Jes
sie Deane. "If you even had a Jersey
to wear with that blue skirt, you could
got along without an entire dress. So.o
here, Mary Ann, I'm going to ask hint,
myself."
Sho ran lightly out to the yard where
Farmer Simpson was milking, leaving
Mary Ann to watch her in awo at such
boldness.
"Mr. Simp'on," said tho self-appointed
cmbassftdress, "thero is Kitmo
thing you can givo Mary Ann that
would please her very much."
"Them plaguey cows ag'in!" mut
tered the fanner to himself. "What
does she want, of ono on 'em?" Hutr
he added aloud: "What' that, Misa.
Deane?"
"Why, it's only ono of these now Jer
seys that every body likes so much?"
"She wants a Jersey? Wal, I vum!
If she's goin' to pester mo for any of
'em, I should think sho might put up
wiih a common critter."
"But these are very fashionable, you
know, besides being so useful."
"Taint fashion, Miss Deane, 'taint
fashion,"' said tho farmer, shaking
his head. "It's butter an' milk yo'vo
got to go by."
Jessie was puzzled, but she stuck to
her point.
"I am going to have some thing
sent down next wooR," sho said. "!)
let me order a Jersey for her! I'd give
it to her myself, but she's too proud to
tako it."
"Oitler a critter sent down from Bos
ton! You forehanded folks do beat alH
No, Miss Deane; if Mary Ann has got
to havo a cow, sho 'can tako old Short
horn. 1 don't go to buyin' any fancy
stock for her."
Then Jet-sie began to laugh, but sho
stopped in time to escape being thoiiglrt
crazy by Mr. Simpson.
"Hut can sho really have old Short
horn," she persisted, "and bogin with-to-day's
milk?"
"1 s'pnso so," said tho farmer, gruff1
ly, ashamed to refuse; "but womon.
folks do spend a powerful sight '
money!"
"Aha!" thought .lessio, as sho tripped
hack through tho wet path. "So Mary
Ann can buy her Jersey herself."
And she did. Moreover, her, father
is ignorant to this day of the impor
tant distinction between an article of
dross and a "critter." Youth's Cem
pttnion. a
i. m m 11
LINCOLN'S FIRST DOLLAR.
An lnrldont Wliloh tli flrriit Mun Con
Hlilcnvl On) "T tlm Mont Important In
IIU l.lfo.
One evening when a few gentleman,
among whom was Mr. Seward, had met -In
tho Executive chamber without spe
cial business, and wero talking of tint
past, Mr. Lincoln said: "Seward, you
never heard, did you. how 1 earned my
first dollar?" "No," said Mr. Suward.
"Well," replied ho, "I was about
eighteen years of age, and belonged, as
you know, to what they call down
South tho 'scrubs;' peoplo who do not
own land and slaves aro nobody there,
but wo had succeeded in raising ehiotly
by in' lal or, sullicient produce as
thought to justify me in taking it down
the river to sell. After much persua
sion I had obtained tho consent of my
mother to go, and had constructed a.
Hat-boat, large enough to tako the few
barrels of tilings wo had gathered
down to New Orleans. A steamer was.
going down tho river. We have, you
know, no wharves on tho Western
streams, anil the custom was, it
passengers were at any of tho landings,
they wero to go out in a boat,, thu
steamer stopping, and taking them on
board. 1 was contemplating my now
boat, and wondering whether L could
make it stronger or improve it in any
part, when two men, with trunks, canto
do wn to tho shore in carriages, and
looking at the dilforoiit boats singled,
out mine, and asked: 'Who.
owns this?' I answered modestly,
1 do.' 'Will you,' said ono of them,
'take us and our trunks out to tlm
steamer?' 'Certainly, fi.iid I. I wa
very glad to have tho chance of earn
ing something, and supposed that each
of them would givo mo a couple of bits.
Tho trunks wero put on my boat, Uiu
passengers seated themselves on them,
and I sculled them out to the steamer.
They got on hoard, and I lifted their
trunks ami put them on tho deck. Tho
steamer was about to put on steam
again, when 1 called out: You havo
forgotten to pay mo.' Each of thorn,
took from his pocket a silver half-dollar
and throw it on the bottom of my
boat. I could scarcely bollovo my eyes
as I picked up tho money. You may
think it was a very little thing, and in.
those days it scums to mo like a trille,
but it was a most important incident la.
my life. I could scarcely credit thatl
tho poor boy, had earned a dollar hu
loss than a day; that by honest work. Z
liad earned a dollar. The world seemed,
wider nml fairer beforo mo; I waa.a
moro hopoful aril thoughtful boy from,
that tlmo. William D. Kdlcy, in Ilictf
Hanimscetica of Abrahan Lincoln,