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THE COAST M.
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DEYOTKD TO
Marbfllil,Uoo Co., 0.(nn.
THUMB, IN ABVANOH.
Tha Intorosts of Soatken Ore-g-oH
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To sdrtrllurt w ruaranU (lit moat
fmrsbls term tod fair doling.
The DTlopuADt of our If Is, tt iMsrst.
meet of our Harbor, and Rallrotit 0. .
munleatlon with the Interior, 8clIU.
YOL. 1.
MAESUFIELD, OEEGON, SATUItDAT, JUNE 7, 1879.
NO. 23.
M 4sMssatl mUSg
The HaiikH or Ayr.
1 kt slocrny alghl la K aliening ful.
Iouit ror Hi wild liioouaUnl bUal,
Yon murk cloud It foul with rsiiit
i e II driving o'r tli plain
Th liunUr now Ua Ufl Hi moor,
Tli arsttar'd eon j mei Mur,
Wlill lir I wsnder, yrt with cm,
Aluns lb loiuiy bank of Ayr.
Tha Atilomu mourn lir rlu'nliigeorn,
II; arl VNaUt'a mass torn
Aoiom lur plaeli', uur ,
All kxi !)' aeowllng UuipM fly J
Oltlll ran 111 bloat Ut hr II ra,
I llilnk upon tit itorm wave,
TVbr many dr8tr 1 mud iUrr,
yr from Hi bounl bank or Ayr.
TU not tli turKli'ir billow' rr,
'ri ugliest fatal, dadly tlioroj
Tliotigli (ImIIi In em lia ijfr,
Tbo wrutsbtd bar no toor la foir j
Hut round m beat! U Um tr bound,
That hfrl IrauisUre'd willt man a wound,
TImm blot 'ieah, those tie I Uar,
To lsv Ui boonu bass of Ar.
Vltcwtll, old Colts' UiIk &iut dah,
II if btsltiy Moon and winding l,
TJi cnf wbt witctd fancy rur,
I'uriulug nar, unbap7 lott t
Vaiewdt my frltmUl FiuwU in fetal
11 tc wlUi lliw, ru lor wllu lliu
TbburUiiK lr m heat t declare,
Vamwf II (lio bounU bank of Ar.
-H'ritttn by Hubert Jlurni uKn i rtrlny to
taWif fA lVt Iniiin,
KnglUh View of Florida.
Tito most popnlar winter rcaortln tho
United States, writ an English tour
11, i Florida, whoso chores aro laved
rrectlveiy on tho rut ami west by thtt
Atlantic Ocean and tho Gulf of Mexico,
mid wiuwotonlberu termination raoho
alir.oat to tfco tropics. Though hating
an ttrra of fifty-une thousand two han
drrd ml lst eight inro mllo, it
tufaco In ?Jwo' tut ttnuuUtluB jirairio
throcS-'iul, iut hlghwt Mlut being
tcarccl stora than thnw hundred tVoi
Imjvo tho lotol of tho ova. It in cor
crod with dena forwU of palms, oak,
jmlmelto. iua, and other tree, uud
with tropical aud eBiitro)ioAt frulU
ami flower: Qua rlvors trvoro it itt
orcrjf tiircotion ; ami it is UotUni with
liugo mwlicinal anting, and with tho
niit beautiful lakca tho mind cau con
wIto, aomo of tbcw bduff pcrfrctljr
tnohanUng in their loYolinta. Thu
latter am prinklrtl oror with iland
that aro o Iicavllj-olaa with grorca ol
tho orange, lemon, citron, poraegrauato,
aud otliar kindred fruita, aa to arem
tropical ganlena ; and ibnj oro rendered
ejiiutialljr interettlng t Uio aumbr
Iva bird of brilliant pluemgo thl flit
UtrougU tbo tree, tho thouiauda ol
awu, geducka, flaiaingoea, craura,
and heroua that utako them their win
ter borne, and tho uumoroita game anl
mala that frecjueat (bom at all lintea.
Tb clltuato of Florida i ouo of tho
lluct iu tho world, for, though ten iW
grec nearer tho rquator than Hottlbern
lUl,tbo UMujKeratnro 1 not an warmer,
and tbo air ia far mora drjf , equable, ami
salubrious. Tho mean temperature
from Kotoutlier to April varies from
nftjr-two to aoTenty-lhreo degrees ; but
iho averago ntajr l placed at aisty.ono
degrees. Tbo difference between tho
winter and lumsur elltoto throuRhon
tho tiuto ia about twee! Ja-irots; tot
in (onto portions, aoch as tbo south and
southeastern, Uie only appreciable dlf
ferenco in tbo temiwrsturo is in the
greator copiousness oflbevminter show
ers, 'Ibis renders It aur .riralled resort
for thoso suffering fr .pulmonary com
m pisinta ; for, accord.og to tho sUUstica
of 1&70, fewer people died of con
sumption tbcro than iu any other HUto
in the Union, and those who succumbed
to tho iliaeato were, In nearly all cases,
invalids from other sections of Uip
country, ilany porsons anlTorinK from
tbatdiro complaint, visit tho Htato to
get cured; for not only ia its climate
genial, but it is suppoied tbsl ti.odo
liolous torebinthino txlors of tho pine
forests purifjr Uto atmospboro, and give
it a soothing, healing, and iuvigoraiiug
Those wholwiah to escapo tbo rigors
of a northern winter lleo to it iui erly
an December ; ami. aa largo numbers
of them aro In excelled health, and go
south, like tho birds, on!y for tbo pur
lK)o of following tho sun, they make
tho towns along tho banka of tbo HI.
John's Hiver scenes of bouyant pleas
ure for four or Iho months, and ouo
may there soo American social llfo in all
ila freedom and gayely. Tho largest,
most important, and tho gayest oity iu
tho Htato is Jacksonville, whialt is
perched ou a bank of tho Bt. John's
river, a few miles from ila mouth. This
wealthy inotropoHs.wbioh uoastnapoun
"tloii of sIxUhju thousand, is surrounded
by dollRhtful soenery, by dense and
vast fojests, in which tho oak and cy
pres compete with thomyrtlo.palm aud
pslmetto for supremsoj, and by groves
uf orango and lemon trctw; whllo tho
etrcoU scorn likeseotlouaof n hothouao,
ao Humorous anil variod aro tbo south
ern fruits, flowers, aud arboreal beau
ties that udoru them. Tho most prom
incut objects to tho tourists aro tho
Jrgo number of whllo saloon steam
boat) that lino tho wharves or course
up and down tho rivor, and Iho spluu
did hotels that oooupy tho priuoipal
Iboroughfares. Tho laltir in many
cases aro palatial structures, and aro
furnished with all tho lavish luxuriance
that oharaoUirlxes thrao institutions iu
tho UniUMl Htates. Thoir bills of faro
may bo uudorstood from the fnot that I
counted eighteen diflorent dished for
breakfast iu ouo menu, and forty-two
for dinnor; and in all lustanoes tbeno em
braced from two lo six species of game,
aud from three to flvo species of fish,
whllo every variety of fruit grown iu
tho United Btatea was marked on them.
xet theso magniilconthoatolriea charged
only from ten shillings to a pound per
y for overything; aud pianos, parlors,
liawing-rooms and other privileged
1'1'onduHcs in England wero opeu to
lli Iho cosmopolitan character of tho
people which oue meets ia them; tho
easo, informality and bonhomie of Amer
ican society iu general; and Iho dim Ire
of all to Hlil each other In killing time
pleasantly, innko a loriff tarry ut them
u round of plenurc; for hops, ball,
concert, anil kindred nmuseiyents rtrc
indulgeil iu to a very largo extent.
Jinnui should, therefore, not Im known
during tho oveniug; mid during the
dsy thorosro so many opportunities for
fishing, boutlng, yaahtlugt ridiii and
shooting, that tho person who cannot
II nd a means of recreation, must indoud
bo hard to please, Lint there is n com
bination of Unit to bo found iu Nice.
Naples, llrighton. Scarborough, and
Saratoga during tho "season; ficneo
ouo may readily understand that it is
atiythliifr but (full. Hoarding houses
seem to bo omitipruwcnt, and for thoir
pretensions they aro quite cheap, tjici
usual charges being from two to four
pounds tHir week. Tho favorito drive
iu tho vicinity of tho city is that which
loads to Mouorief 'a Spring, four miles
distant, where (hero is a mineral spring
whoso waters aro said to euro malarial
diseases. Hath houses, a restaurant, a
bowling alley, n duuefng pavilion, and
the inevitable accompaniment of nn
American fashlonablo resort, a nice
course, may Im found there, Leaving
Jacksonville by ono of tho handsomu
steamboats that ply on the rirrr, a run
of eighteen uiflrs carries tho tourist to
Muudarln, which lias a local fame as
being thi winter rtsldenen of tbo fa
mous BtilhoreM of " Undo Tom's
Cabin," Mrs. Harriot Ueecher Blown.
This charming hsmlet is almost burled
in orsugo grotts, and uiosa coveret
oaks, so that ouo sees little of it. A faw
miles south of this lies Ortien Covo
Springs, a small town which is cele
brated for its medicinal waters, and
whoso hue baa givou the place U nuino.
This is crowded during tbo w niter by
invalid and jlineun, who coma to
drink Its waters, Tho spring discharges
three thousand gallons per minute, and
forms au emerald lako, which is em
boweiod in a grovo of gigantic water
oaks, thst aro almost literally covered
with long festoons of moss and uiiatlo
toe, The water ban a tempi laturo of
seventy-eight degrees in Fahrenheit,
and, as it contain sulphates of mag
nesia and lime, chlorides uf sodium and
iron, and sulphuretted hydrogeu, it i
considered viry Unirllrial for rheuma
tism, Dright'a disease of the kidneys,
ami gouty alTeclious. If ouo wihea to
shoot alligators there, ho may enjoy
that pleasuru to bis heart's content, for
they aro so numerous iu lllack Creek,
a short distance ulT, that they resemble
largo rafts of small black logs when doz
ing ou tho water. As they aro lurmli-M
to man, unlcsa goaded to drs-K-ration
by teasing, ouo ntcd fear no injury from
art attack upen theiu, ercn it lio should
fall into Uteir midst.
Leaving this point Iho steamer pro
coeds soitiliwaril, and patses in rot lew
a mixture of semi-tropical and north
ern scenery. The rirvr iu somo places
is covered for miles with water-liiiea in
bloom, anil so dcuso are they fre
quently tlmta glimpiio of the water is
all tlal cau be obtained. Wild fowl
aro i.umerous; iloutiug islands of green
go iauclng by on tho swell of tho
slcMucr; alligators, startled by the
strsm whistle, pluui;o into tho stream
Irom tho banks wiih a lasy grunt ol
Ivor: ami tho woeds uto omuinresent.
but their emerald lino is broken at in
nervals by tho yellow of ornugo and
lemon groc, brilliaut ines, dense
festoons of gray mo and gorgeous
shrubLery. A lew dilapidated stations,
which wero formerly thriving Spanish
cities, are passed ou tho ny, until tho
steamer halls at l'slatka seventy-the
mitea from Jacksonville, mid one hun
dred from tho mouth of tho river. This
seems to bo a second inlition of Gold
smith's " Auburn," so quiet and lovely
does it seem iu tho morning sun. Iu
stead of tho hawthorn, howotor, one
will seo tho tropical ) ucca or Spanish
bayonet, and instead nf Iho apple or
chard tho oraugo groto, whilo tho
runtio swains aro represented by
' Cuickera" who rido ponies as gaunt
as themselves, and who sell parroqtteta
and tho preserved kius of tho whito
aud pink curlew, tho flamingo, snau,
woot duck, ami tho humming-bird, to
those who deal iu such articles. This
plaoo recalls visions of peace and cou-tentment-
nspot wheroouoconld dream
Ufuaway; but, liko all things earthly,
it baa ita drawbacks, lor it is infested
with mosquitoes ul certain times, and
theso aro so numerous and vigorous
that I havo hoard it stated as n fact that
they dispersed a minister and his con
gregation ouo Sunday. Tho tourist,
still moUng southward, quits tho largo
steamboat hero, uiul takes passage iu a
smaller ono that runs to liutorprlso, a
small town ono hundred uud thirty
miles further on, whioli is tho heud of
steam nuvigutiou ou the St. John's
river.
Tho soenory after leaving Palatku bo
cornea characteristically tropical, aud
tho rivor narrows into "a small stream,
otily toexpaudafow miles further ou
into a series of largo aud cnohnutingly
beautiful lakes, which am through!
with llsh aud fowl, mid dotted with
charming isluuds, that seem ono mass
of greonuiid jellowfroin tho abundance
of tropical fruits, Old Indian sepul
chres aud mounds aro found ou hoiiio
of them, and amid theso tourists fond
of arehniology may be seen rumbling at
all hours of the day, whilo others duvoto
their attention to tho pleasures of rod
uud gun. Hosting parties, revelling in
the soft sunshine and tho tropical teen
ery, aro met with quite frequently, and
they givounnlr of animation to thu other
wise silent soeuo, Tho myriads of wild
fowl nud tho abundance of blight feath
ered birds nre a notable feature of tho
landscape, nud do much to onehain tho
attention of the tourist. At Kntorprifto
which is tho great head-quurters for
sportsmen who go to Florida to ilh and
hunt us in u oh as to enjoy ita beauty
and Rtinshina ouo is almost suro to
meet several European iioblemeu and
their families, prominent among whom
aro tho ropreseutativeu of tho United
Kingdom. Tho regiou around this
town is oovored with oraugo aud lemou
groves, nud Iho forests beyond them
teem with door, bears, wolvos, panthers,
wild-turkeys, quail, grouso, and other
species of gatno; whilo tho alligator
holds sway in ovory stream and lagoon.
Alligator hunting parlies aro frequently
organized, and steamers run at intervals
to convoy them to lakes Jesstip and
Harney, where they may indulgo in tho
sport to their heart's content. The
reptiles nro ao numerous in theso re
gions, that two of us havo kiliod about
fifty In less than threo days, and other
parties wero equally successful, yet
their numbers seemed undiminished.
Medicinal springs, both cold and
thermal, and of several varieties, am
common in tho neighborhood ; and
during tho morning and ovoning they
aro frequented by tourists, who drink
of some, and hatha in others. What
with shooting and fishing, a flno cli
mate, abundance of fruit, medicinal
springs, and gay society, it would bo
(lifiloult to Una a winter resort equal to
Florida. 77i (London) Queen.
Tho Dracon At tucks an Old Haying1.
I llko Deacon Qreen. Ho goes
straight to tho heart of things, and is
not led away by moonshino. Tho other
day, when a vory lKisitivo and loud
voiced lady was talking with tho little
schoolmistress and himself about a cer
tain troublesomo chili, tho loud-voiced
lady exolaimed ;
' Pooh I good inflnonco isn't what
sho needs. A bird that cau sing and
won't sing must bo tnado to sing ; that's
my doctrine."
with these words Iho lady glared at
Iho ftchoolmintross, who mado no reply,
aud then with au air of conscious vic
tory, sho turned lo the Deacon, repeat
ing :
" l'cs, sir, thafa my doctrine."
" A capital doclriuo," said tho Dea
con, with a bow, " but there's a flaw in
jour illustration, ma'am."
" Hut I" almokt screamed tho lady,
" there's no doubt about it. I tell you
there' no other way. A bird that can
sing aud won't sing must bo mado to
King. You'll admit that, Ihopo? It
is true as Solomon."
" G ranted," said the Dracon, with a
voico as soft as tho wish of a water
lily, " most certainly, a bird that cau
sing snd won't sing must bo made lo
sing ; but how aro wo going to do it r
" Tho fact Is, my dear madam." con
tinued the Deacon, " some of theso old
sayings sound very well, but there's
nothing iu them. I'd liko to soo the
person who can tako a bird that won't
sing aud mako him sing. Now your
bird that can't sing end will sing, is
easily dealt with. You cau at least
quiet him. Hut, lor ray part, I'd rather
uudortako the management of all the
brta bands in tho country than to
forco music out of tha tin eat canary
when ho chose to bo silent." St. aVuA
oliit. Of Mr. Arthur O'Shaughneuy, one
of thu younger Hritish ikhiU, and tho
souin law of Dr. Wcstland Marston,
an amusing story is told. Mr.
O'Sbaughuessy was a protege of Sir
llwaiil Hulwcr-Ltttou. who assisted
iu getting tho ioct appointed to a posi
tion in tho natural history department
of the Hritish museum. Ouo day the
uufortunateO Shatighuoasy accidentally
sat down on a number of very rare
South American butterflies which hod
just Arrived at tho musoum. Horrified,
lio proceeded secretly and hurriedly to
repair damages, but bolug, in truth,
rather iguoraut about butterflies and
natural history generally, ho got the
pretty i'-rt very much mixed up,
giu.ug wroub wings 011 wrong bodies
in tho most rocKtosa manuer. Great
was tho sstonishmoni of tho wise men
when they ramo to coutemplsto and
classify tho now contribution. Such
secies wero never seen boforo ; the in
sect world and its history wero rovolu
tiouized. Aud many wero the discus
sions that occurred boforo Mr.
0Shaughnessy'a awful misdeed aud
skillful gluiug were discovered. Then
thero was a vory mail collection of
scientists, and tho young man would
hao been dismissed Lad not Hulwer
used his influence. Warned by his
blunder, Mr. O'Shaughnessy under
took the study of uatural history, and
there is now no ono in tho museum bet
ter skilled in that department.
Tub Gulp Srniau. Thero is a river
in tho ocean. In tho severest drouths
it never fails, aud iu tho mightiest flood
it nuor overflows. Its banks and tho
bottom aro of cold water, while ita cur
rent is of warm. Tha Gulf of Mexico
ia ita fountain, aud its mouth is tho
Arotia oca. It is tho Gulf stream.
There is in the world no other eo ma jus
lio u flow of water, Ita current ia more
swift than tho Mississippi or the Ama
sou, and its vommo moro than 1000
times greater. Ita waters, so far as the
Carolina coasts, aro of indigo blue.
They aro so distinctly marked that the
commou sea water oan be traced with
tho eye. Ofton ono-halt tho vessel may
bo perceived floating iu tho Gulf stream
water, while tho other half ia iu tho
common water of tho sea, so sharp is
tho lino and tho want of uttlulty be
tween theso waters ; and such, too, tho
roluutanco, so to speak, on tho part of
thoso of tho Gulf stream to tuluglo
with tho common waters of the sea. In
addition to this, thero is anothor pecul
iar fact. The tlahermou on tho coast
of Norway ore auiinlied with wood
from the tropica by tho Gulf stream.,
mi uk 01 mo Arctic usnormeu nuruing
upon thoir hearths the palms of Uuyti,
the mahogany of Honduras, nud the
preoiouB woods of tho Amazon and the
Orinoco.
Koop a smile ou your faoo, says a
philosophical editor. Smiles brood
dimples, which aro for moro essential
tbttti three-dollar vest ohaius. It is
dangerous to sleep in tho samo town
with tho proprietor iu u perpetual
frown. Dou't walk around looking as
dismal as a siok undertaker, or aa if you
wero goiug to your own fuueral.
ltellgiou is the best armor in tho
world, but tho worst cloak.
The Fiahcrman.
Now comes the season when tho warm
sunlight, tho grcon borders of gross
that fringe tho dashing streams, tho in
sects wheeling their droning flight in
tho air, and tho swelling alder buds
that drop their floss upon the wafor,
stir tho angler to his annual sport. We
shall seo him anon in all bis variolic
of npecies and gonna from tho city
sportsman girt with all the modern
trappings of his craft down to tho far
mer lad with fre'sh out pole, lino of
pack cord and apioo box of bait leap
ing tho brooks, Ungtod in tho laurels,
floundering through tho perfidious
marsh, approaching with subtle tread
the deep pool where lies tho monsreb
of tho stream, or again, staggering oror
the unseen root or slimy stone, and
tumbling ungracefully Into tho rapids.
Tho gentlo angler has had his share
of satiro. Ho ia a phenomenon to tho
prosaio natures who define his sport as
" a fish at ono end of the lino and a fool
at the other." His notions of tho eco
nomics of things aro sternly impeached
by tho gross materialists who seo him
toiling like a hind and spending for his
toil ton timos tho rate of Fulton mar
Let. Hut ho Iim a philosophy that
blunts tho sharpest stings of bis de
tractors. Ho tolls of the endless variety
aud change that Dame Nature roveab
to him along hor brooks and iu her
woods. Ho shows tbe sun-browned
check, the hardier frao, tbo exhila
ration of spirits, the Itealthtnl balance
of bodily powers, and that complete
refreshment of heart aad brain which
tho diversions of the oily and tho Lest
advice of tho doctors aliko fail to givo
him.
Even for tho days wheo hours of toil
bring no fish to his creel ho has that
quaint philosophy of old Izaak Walton,
who used to say that bad lack at Ashing
on one day was Iho most essential part
of tho angler's sport, in&smanh as it
sharpened tho pleasure of anticipation
for the next day's bont. Thero have
been men who havo traced ilio lovo of
fishing to tho gambling propensity of
bumau nature. Hat ao long as tho
sunny springtime, which is now upon
us, shows so msny worse manifestations
of human depravity than the love for
piscatorial chauccs, we nay well advise
all who can to drop their loads of city
custom aud seek for a whilo tie conn
try, where they can drop their lines in
pleasant places. 2T. Y. Evening Post.
The Care Teapies.
Tbo Cave Temples of Elora, nesr the
west coast of India, aru some of the
moat remarkable of this' alas of RreUi
leotare in IodU. ' Ositfct -Usb-plea,
called Kyla or tW paradiso of
Sbova, is a temple formed of a single
rock, which is an integral part of the
mountain, in aa excavated court 217 feet
long and 150 feet wido. Tho walls of
this court aro tha rock iu which the ex
cavation is mado, and they vary in
height from fifty to one hundred feet.
In the centre at this court is the grand
temple, ono hundred and forty-two feet
long, sixty feet wide, and ninety feet
high to tho apex. In this templois ono
large room, with sixteen pillara to sup
port tho superincumbent mass of rock.
There aro also many small rooms and
shrines. The outside of this temple ia
entirely covered with sculptured fig
ures representing actions and erents
described in the Parnns. This temple,
with its rooms, halls, galleries, shrines,
images and courts, consists of tho orig
inal rock of tho monnUin, reduced to
their present state internally and ex
ternally, by excavating and sculpture:
Tho genius, skill and labor exhibited
m its design and execution, place it
among tho most remarkable works of
au sgo or nation. At Adjunta, some
thirty five miles from Elora, aro twenty
soven cavo temples of great luaguiti
oenco, nud most impressive in their
solemn vastneas aud grandeur. Tho
Fdepbanta temples, near Bombay, are
wonderful for size, imsgea and orna
mentation. Tho purely Buddhist cave
templea are supposed to have been ex
cavated aomo two hundred years before
tho Ohristiau era, and those of (he
Brahmins about tho eighth or ninth
century after Christ. The skill and
labor expended upon them seem all the
more striking, as gunpowder was thou
unknown, aud tho amount of patient
picking out tho rock necessary for Jnoh
f;igantio results, seems almost past be
iuf. Tho cavo temples are now desorted
aud ailent, and the rites aud coremonies
once performed in them, forgotten.
The mountains of Cashmere are said to
cou tain some twolve thousand cave
temples. The Orwntanditt People.
IwronTANcn or a Ciunck Incidemt.
" Alt nature i but art, unkuown to thee;
All cliatie but direetioo, wbldt thou cautt not
MM."
Pope's lines were singularly illus
trated in tho caso of a merchant of Now
Milford, Conu.:
As ho was about to stop into bis car
riage in front of a store, his horse raised
a foot with tho evident intention of
planting it firmly in a puddle under
neath. The geutlemau, having ou a
good suit of clothes, aud not oaring to
soil thorn, dashed into the nearest door,
which happonod to lead into au insur-anco-agout's
office, Tho agent said,
" I suppose you have come to reaew
the insurance on your storo, which ex
pires to-day."
" I had forgotten it," said the mer
chant, " and should liko you to attend
to it."
Ho then drove off and took the train
for Bridgeport. On returning tho next
day, lie learned that bia store had
burned down in tho lire which swopt
one side of tho street.
Buooeaa is dazzling. Men aro eo
constituted that everybody undertakes
what he Bees another suooeaiful iu,
whether lie has au aptitude for it or not,
Ono prosperous gold miuor iu Cali
fornia gives half a contineut a fever for
seeking gold. Ono successful general
fills tha dreams of thousands of youth
with the possibilities of military renown.
England, France, and Egypt.
If news that reached us recently bo
true, England is about to undertake an
other of those troublesome little wars,
of which sho already has two on her
hands. A Paris special to the London
TtiUgrojih, rocabled to this side, says
that tho French government ia fitting
out several of ita first-class war vessels
to be used against tbo Khedive. The
general assumption at present is that
the Anglo-French partnership for the
control of Egyptian affairs still subsists.
In that case, of course, France and
England will act together and send a
joint fleet to Egyptian waters. The
Saltan's authority will be invoked,
doubtless, in the first place, to depose
his vassal at Cairo, and then, if Uto
Kbedivo insists that he is not a vassal
but a peer, and refuse tj be deposed,
tho allied fleet of the two Westers
nations will proceed to bring him to
reason.
Assuming there is no intervention by
other powers, this line of policy may
bo carried out without much risk to
England, except iho additional annoy
ance and expense of another ssiall war.
And yet that will be enough to awk
wardly embarrass the already worried
Ministry. With tbo Afghan hostilities
still dragging along, tho Zulu blunders
not yet more than half retrieved, and
another ugly little war cloud rising in
tho Asiatic sky, in tho direction of Bur
mah, tho Bcaconsfield Cabinet might
well wish that tho Kbedivo bad chosen
some moro convenient seasoa to pro
pound his Egyptian puzzle to them.
But there is a possibility that this sew
difficulty may involve England in a
moro momentous dispute, to wit, one
with France. One of tho most recently
received flics of tho London Economtit
clearly indicates too apprebensivenecs
felt in the British capital on this point.
Mr. Boarke, the Foreign Under Secre
tary, was in Paris at the time the Econ
omist' t articlo appeared, trying to arrive
at a definite basis for joint action in
Egypt by bia own government and that
of Franco, and tha -writer flatly says
thst tbo whole policy of the joist action
is mistaken, and caloalatod to provoke
eventually a rupture between Paris
and London. The Ecoaumitt, which is
regarded aa the leading financial organ
of London, and a specially cautions and
conservative paper, writes thus :
There is tho accustomed anxiety dis
played in this extract lest Esglaad
should go a step frutber or do au iota
more than ber own interests dsmand.
England's ohief interest in Egypt, aa all
the world knows, is the Suez Caaal, as
one of the roads, tbt best of all roads in
fact, to India.. Frnsce is concerned for
her- bettdheMen, ad aei at all tor
India. Now, if the two countries act
together the conditions of a joist pro
tectorate would give France aa equal
say witb England as to tho future of
the Canal, and this, in a critical juno
tare, would be disastrous to the latter
power. That is what the Eanwnut
means to say. It wools! be a strange
denouement to the evidently strained
situation if the joint intervention of
irauco and toglanii, designed to in
timidate the obstreperous Khedive,
should have the final result of antago
nizing the two interveninir Powers, and
giving Itasaia the chance she basso
long hoped for, to eeparate&nglasd (rom
her strongest ally. Boston Traveller.
Saved Ills Fiddle.
One who is a stronger to his enthu
siasm and axperienceA can hardly un
derstand t. musician's idolatry for his
favorite instrument. Ole Bull is said
to have paid four thousand dollars for
bis " Kmir Jose oh Guarnerius " violin.
but his almost fanatical attachraent to
it is less on account of ita cost than be
cause it is the only one of its kind. A
writer in St. Xithoias tells this charac
t eristic story:
When Ole was first in America, he
had to go from one little town to another
to give a concert. Perhaps tired of
railway traveling, perhaps the better to
seo tbd country, he took passage on aa
Ohio river steamboat. In a litUe while
Le boiler burst, after the Western
fashion, tearing away the fore part of
tho boat, and setting the cabins on fire.
Ola Bull found himself ohoked, deaf
ened and blinded, in the midst of strug
gling, shrieking women and ohildren,
shattered timbers, smoke, flame and
noisy water.
What did be do? Swim for bis life?
Leud a hand to any woman or little
child? No ; he did neither. I doubt if
he remembered that around him ware
human beinirs in dancer.
Ho rushed to his violin-case, teok
from it tho precious instrument, put it
between his strong, white teeth, leaped
over the biasing guards into the black
water, and atruok out manfully for the
shore, which ho gained iu triumph, and
there stood gaziug t bis fiddle, drip
ping and proud as the ttew loundtana
doc who saves a drowning ehild. Ole
Bull was nothing to Ole Bull in that
moment ; hia beloved and precious in
strument was all in all. The only
" King Joseph Guarnerius " sight have
beau lost I
Fisa Stout. The Memphis Appeal
tells tuo loltowiug ; A gentleman
who resides ou Adams street and
has a fountain in the front yard
stocked with small fish, had been puz
zled for some time over tho disappear
ance of the fish from the basin of tbo
fountain. Oue night last week be and
several friends sat up and watched.
About 10 o'clock they saw the house
oat stealthily approach tho rim of the
fountain and scratch in tho ground.
The cat caught a worm, which she
moved around in tho water for a few
minutes, then, when the little fish
would rise and bite at the bait, the cat,
with tho other paw, grabbed and ate
them. " Puss" was the " lone flsher
niau" ol tbo plaoe. Tho above Btory ia
authentio, yet it reads as it it was apoc
ryphal. Here is au important faot for
aoiuntists who draw a distiuotion be
tweendnstinot and reason.
Trees begin to die at the tops Man
begin to dyo there, too.
Points in Palmistry.
Ithasboen found by experience that
tbioves, as a general thing, havo thick,
short hands ; wbilo a largo, long hand
is a sign of a liberal temperament, or
of a shrowd mind associated with a
generous heart. A long hand, wbioh
has thick fingers, is generally asso
ciated with a phlegmatic temperamont.
The owners of such hands are gener
ally smart but lazy men who love their
ease. A band with separated fingers, a
hand in which tbo fingers sprawl, is
generally associated with shiftlessness
and laziness. This is the beggar's
hand. A band whose fingors, on the
contrary, stick together, aro compact
and close, is indicative of a fickle and
suspicious disposition. A hand the
fingers of which turn backwards indi
cates an uojnst disposition. A band
with very short and very thick fingers
is generally associated witb crnelty. A
hand with long and straggling fingers
generally marks an impostor or adven
turer. A band witb fingers which aro
smooth and transparent Is often accom
panied wits indiscreet cariosity on tne
fiart of its owner. While the hands of
ngglers, like the bands of the higher
order of spes, possess spatulated fiogors
that is, angers winch, like tno spat
ula used by chemists, aro fist, but
bulge around at tho ends.
Hands, as far as their shape and ex
pression is concerned, are divided by
those who have studied the subject into
seven more or Jess distinct classes.
There is the hand witb a large palm, the
band witb conical ringers, tne square
band, the knotted band, the pointed
hand, tbo band witb spatulated fingers,
and the band which partakes of a mix
ture of two or more of these character
istics. It has been found that practical men
of science liko Faraday, Arago and
Stilimsn, possess knotted bands with
spatulated fingers. While the hand of
tLe great musician and pianist, Liszt,
for instance, has a large palm, witb
knotty and spatula-shaped fingers.
Artists generally have conical bands.
Byron had a pointed hand. Longfellow
has hands with conical fingers. Victor
Hugo's band and fingers are of the coue
variety. The late George Sand bad a
very small band witb conical fingers.
Lamartine's bands bad long, conical
fingers. The square-shaped hand is
generally the hard-working, the useful
band. The knotted band ia s apposed
to be peculiarly the band of philoso
phers. While the pouted band is pre
sumed to bo more particularly the
property of luxury, a delicate tempera
ment, poets, dreamers, ana mac iik.
Swedenborg bad a pointed band.
Pceided, reskioaa writer like ToJ
taire. and decided, -warlike monarch
like Frederick the Great, bad big
thumbs ; whereas fickle, lrre&olnte men
like the unfortunate Louis XVI., ol
France, and doubters of everything
and everybody, even themselves, like
Montacrue Vane, bad very small tnum us.
The Irish rase is marked by the
cone-shaped band, while the English
nation displays the spatuled or sat and
round-tipped fingers. The predomi
nating type in the " universal and eter
nal lankeo nation is tne square or
working band. The Italian a and span
buds ttenorallr possess hands more or
less conical. The Chinese are cm'
phalically a square-handed people. The
-!.Jl .. .S..i?s wni.mm jk-j.t.Ai.1
RUSjUlllJ U ASUUba SMW wiii.i
bands.
Most artists, sculptors and painters
Dcesess cone-shaped bands. These
conical bands may be of three varieties.
First, pliant, witb small thumbs ; thi
kind characterizes the poetio dreamer.
Second, a broad, short and thick band,
with a large thumb ; this sort siguifiea
a restless, ambitious temperament.
Not the size, but tbo shape of the
hand is tho accompaniment of good
blood.
Few women bare knotted or philo
sophical bands, and still fewer have the
pointed type.
Women with large thumbs are held
by phrenologists, physiognomists, etc,
to be more than ordinary intelligent
what are called "sensible women,"
while women witb small thumbs are
regarded as " romantic"
Women witb square bands and small
thumbs are said to make good house
wives and gentle wives, 'lhese sort 01
women will make any man happy who
is fortunate enough to win them, but
tbev aro what is better thoroughly
domestic Women witb very large
thumbs have a " temper '' of tbeir own
and generally a long tongue.
Rviva tw Hit. ItrnmNS. Manv
people in this part of tho country havo
never seen a uvo bwcu, luuugu wo ....
spread over tne aorm American conti
nent from the Atlantic to tho Pacific.
Many are shot in winter and spring on
the coasts of Virginia, Maryland and
TiulsvurA lint ttiiiv rarolv visit the Oil
region. On Saturday last, however, a
large nook ol these birds passed over
.;,. vtntnitv Pnaaihlv tliov were
tempted to a Northern journey by tbo
beautiful weather at tuo uvgiumug u
the mouth, but being caught in the
hail storm, tbey were frozen. Large
numbers of them fell helpless to the
ground and wero easily captured alive
i.uf..oAn T.t 1'iln.ivillAnnil Enteruri&e.
At Pioneer. A. Lewis shot two, one of
wbioh he killed, and the other he cap
tured alive. He was sitting in his
Imnu nlmrt 1,1a liHIrt uirl sndilenlv
cried out: "Obi pa, look at these
geese." Ho looked aud saw the swans.
At first the captured birds could be
ju.llv unrnlianiul fnr A triHinur mm. but
men are now said to be ottering fanoy
prioes tor tuem 10 put iui uiuuuhjuwi
ponds. Tit uxvilla Jleralti,
i i Si um ! i- !
Colonel Yon Boroke. the Prussian of-
fleer who attended Priuoo Frederick
Queries to the marriage of his daughter
to the Duke of Coouaught, fought, it is
said, for more thau two years of our
civil war. on the Confederate side. He
got a bullet in bis left lung which tha
livilnra iam unable to extract, aud
went over to Loudon, where be wrote
au account of bis war experience fori
Jilaekvooa,
Thing Worth JUowigff.
1. That flab may be seated hmi
easier by dipping into boiliag vratet
abont a minute.
2. That fish mar as well be sealed.
if desired, before paokisaf dew ia
salt; though, in that case, do not scald
them.
ii. Salt fish are auiokest s4 best
freshened by soaking ia soar milk.
1. That milk which is tarn or
changed may be sweetened asd rest-
dered fit for use again, by stirring ia a
little soda.
o. That salt will curdle new Uk;
hence, in nrooarinar ailk-BorriJa.
gravies, etc, the salt should ao M
added until the milk ia prepared.
t. xaai iresn meat, alter aegiasi;
to sour, will sweeten if placed ot et
doors in tho cool over Bight.
7. Thst clear boiling water will re
move tea-stains and ataay frnit-etaiM.
Pour the water though the stsJa, ai
thus pro vent its spreading ores? Use
fabric.
8. That ripe tomatoes wilt Msaere
ink and other staias from white ekHss;
also, from the hand.
9. That a teaspooafal of tamsaWne
boiled witb your white elethea wUl aU
the whitening process.
iu. That boiled stares is msoJi im
proved by tho addition of a little sverai.
or a little salt, or both, or a little gam
arable dissolved,
II. That beeswax asd salt wiH wake
your flat-irons as cless aad smooth 84
ass. Tie a lump of wax ia a rac. m4
keep it for thai purpose. Wbea Mm
irons are hot, rab theea first with Um
wax-rag. then scoar wlta a vaaer ee
cloth sprinkled with salt.
12. That bine oiulmeat aa feew
sene, mixed in qoal proportMM, aad
applied to bedsteads, is aa aafaltiag
bed bug remedy; and taat a eM ef
whitewash is ditto for the walk at a
log honse.
13. That kerosene will genea Bsetd
or shoes which have bees hardeaeel by
water, aad reader laeat as Uals m
now.
14. That kerosene will make Um Wat
tea-kettles as bright as aew. MstawtU
a woolen rag aad rab with it. It vM
also remove sitlas from eieaa Tarnishes
furniture.
Dr. J. H. Haaafo'A -7 i Mm
Hearth and Borne: " Vbiie H may met
be judicious fo; see seed aad Mioses
limited vital powers to drees or aadwwa
in cold rooms, so cold aa to eaase aa'
fering, it is undesirable to sleep ia a
warm room, or sea a raosa as wM
ba comfortable daring the day. iek
warmth of tha air breathed m alwas
fflvtv O X QUO ttwwlVlMlwJI StWWWBJaWsWaV
its unnatural warmth, aad atsa Arem
the fact that aaeh rarifiad ak dees set
contain the needful cxygea a eaeh
inspiration, to effect ia tha best feasi
ble manner the woaderfal aaaageekt
the body intended duriag this pdsd
of sst, recuperatioB aad teaaworma
ties." ' m
Bich Fxuic Caxje. Tws fall traarss
of finest flour, oae peaad ef leaf eager,
three pounds of carraU, one peaad of
raisins chopped, ose-quartor ettaee at
mace aad cloves, a grated aatawg, yeet
of a lemon cat fine, lialf a peaad ef
blanched almonds, beaten with reee or
orange flour water; mix there agaly,
tLcnselt two pounds of batter M
rather more than a piat of erases, w4
to it a piat of sherry, a glass of brandy,
twelve eggs, yolks aad whits bsatsw.
apart, aad half a piat of yeast; strata
this into the dry iagredieats, heat a fall
hour, butter your hoop, threw ia plen
ty chips of citron, lemea aad eraagc
candy, aa you put ia year better, haia
moderately qatek.
To Usa up Cold Fowl. Take Ik
remaioa of a cold fewl ehofBsd iae;
cover the boitcta of a f addtag-diajt
with fine bread-eramhs ; pat ia the
chicken, seasoned with pepper aad salt,
pour over a habT-teaeapiBl of gravy,
cover quite thickly with braad-eraMM,
and then strew over bits ef batter;
cover aad place ia he evea far tea er
fifteen minutes; take est tha Kd aad
break ia enough eoge to sever the tea;
sprinkle pepper aad salt over aad bake
until the eggs aro well eeeked.
Cucumber Pioxxaa. Fill a perea
lain kettle aboat half fall; fill i ap
with cold water nearly to the tap. f
it on the stove and let tha water heat as
soon as it will, stirring with the hand
all the time. Whea tha water k tea
warm for the hand soar it sUastaad
fill immediately with eold water aad
heat it as before. Do thk aiaa Itsae.
and the last time add a little lamp ef
pulverized alum to the water. Pat the
pickles into cold vinegar, aad they wiB
come out round, plump aad erkp.
To Savk Soap. The addMe ef
three-quarters of an oaaee of bams te'a
pound of soap, melted ia wiihaat best
ing, makes a saving of OBS-half ia the
coat of soap, aad throe-fourths the laker
of washing, aad improves the whUcaass
of the fabrics; besides, tha asaal eaas
tic effect is removed, aad tha baada are
left witb a peculiar soft aad ailky fcei
tng, leaving nothing mere ta he de
sired by the most ambitious washer
woman. Ioa Cnxiu Oaxb and Baihx Fisv
Take one pound of raisins, tarm ever
them oae quart of boiling-water. Xsep
adding so there will be a quart wheat
done. Grate the xiad el eaa kataa ia
to one oup of sugar, three speeakik
flour, one egg; mix well togsther; tee
the raisins over the atktan, ssirrssg
the while. Thk makes three pkt.
Dake as other pies.
Bjcd Ixdbuxui Ink.-Oae aaaee ef
green vitriol, oae oaaee ef elaaahar,
good linseed oil eaeag h U saake M 4ea
strata it; the tkkk flatd wkkk k ieft is
used for writing, with a sjaUt pa e
oottoa goods; Wsaekiag dees mi tmm
it.
Gooo VxnaaAB. Take
ViiinaiB. Take a Jtoftdsw
with water aad pa
of sugar aad a epwi af hap
mt a loag-aeeksd bjesae by
rsray twsjHsi weassBa fam bbbvsT aaasa asw ssj
keg. fill with water
pounds
vesal: put
hRug-hok aad keep
Ia winter kitt pkf e
week befoM eeaktaf .
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