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MAKSI1FIELD, OUISGON, SATUItDAY, JULY 19, 1870.
NO. 20.
1-iiMt Days,
HY r.MKAIlKTIf HTlMItT I'llCM-H.
'Uin lotK, brown bench llciltfIng In Ilia mill,
Ilia dot, wblto noon Inutr (illy to tho bay,
Cloud uhiii folded cloud, above my head,
0xn tho bliMioiii of tha verfiol day.
Tin ra I color Ilka a llvllitf oul
Ukjii Iho half-rerealtd tut lull-rilM ky
(llnl to ) eye, mlliiM llio fliiatitx!, full title,
UtlrtlUl body that ahall never ill.
My pryer look out Ilka orhu thtouuh their
lr
My heat! C(l out, Uli lift I 01. IIM for
IllVtl.
lint Una aerou the water ilrawetli wish,
Too kl tul kinl so too dumb Id nwer inn.
Simla Afttrnwu
lllviil of tho Parrot.
Vory likely ninny reader of tho Com
jhimioh do not Know that thorn uro ov
oral oilier birds beside tho jmrrot thnt
onii imitate tho human voico.
Among theno Id tho initio, a round,
plump bird, abouta largo an naotnuioii
lliriuli. It I fouiiil In the- jungle of
India, mid on tlio hlands ucar that
country.
In color tho initio Ik of n deep velvet
bltiok, with purple, bluo ntul grocn re
flections. Thero 1 it littio white on tho
long wing. Tho hill mid foot uro Jul
io, mid there nro bright yellow wattle
back of tho eye.
lit tlio Kant Indlnii thin bird lit often
kept n a Pel, and become so affection
ate thnt It will kttii mur It ma tor
when it lit not conllnod in it cmko. It U
notuotimoa kontruKed in Uurojmand In
thl country, but in no mro Hut tui largo
n mtm n ouo hundred dollars ha boon
Hlveti for a dIiikIo tultio,
ItivrotidorfitllybtIhtnniIoiigaKin.
It letuui to whUtto, Mug, do mnuiiiuff
trioka, mid Homo jRiraou who hnvo had
cximHoiu'o with it, Imvo tliotiuht it utir
iac1 oron tlio gray parrot, tho IiIiik of
talking jmrroU, iu iu capaolly for nMiiik
luff liko n human being. It livoa wont
ly on itiH'cU, frulU and lwrrie.
Tho tiatirraof Muinatra call ItTcootig.
whllo thoa of Java call it Jloo mni
Moucho. lbyard Taylor vrroto kouio
timo Mnco,
" I Hover mw n rnluo but once. I en
tored tho vacunt tvadiiiB-rtKiw of a hotel
early Iu tho morning, took up n paper
and at down, when nuddonly a volco
dld, 'Qood-tnorniiiK 1'
I Haw nothiutt but what conml to
bo a black bin! iu ncifjo, and could not
haro bt)liovotl that tho mrfcctly hutnan
voice catuo from it, had It nut unco
moro Id. in tho polltt lono, Good
moruiuR 1
I walked to tho obu and looked at
It. Oim tho door and lot mo out,
pltmnc,' aaid tho bird.
" Wliy, what nro you V I voluntari
ly exclaimed.
" I'm a nilno,' aiuworoil tho nmaa
lug crtalurc.
It waa tho oxaol rolco of a boy of
twolro." 3
Tho Marling in a I ho a talking bird. It
i very itauitftomo, oi purplluu-grecu
color, with noino butt and rotldUh
umwit, and IU natural aong 1 ofi and
awcot.
Thorn aro curtoun facln to nolo about
hlit bird, It U found all over linropo,
and In parln of Africa and Aia. Uvury
ilock of Ntarllngn, no matter what iu
airo mavbe, nud aumetiiiiM tho bird
ajuoniblo In thuuatulaconu to Ih
under tho command jf ouo binl, and
Biro it general n united, iinUnUuieoua
obedience.
A Ilock of utarlingn high iu tho air
will no Ntiddcnlyaiid aimulUutHitiiily all
turn on their ldo allowing only tho
odgea of tholr wing, that tho llook for
an itutaul In lot to eight.
Tho Ilock will iUo aiidtlonly break titi
into dlvUlon. then tt iiltongafn, perform
omo aiugular ovolullou, and thou fly
onward to a roaliugplacu. A phuamint
uuvo jiuw across mo iraon oi a Hook of
alarlingN. ami wtu limtantly kilted by
tho ahock.
HtarlliigN inaka their uett very euro
lowly out of.Ntrnw, rootii, twiga and dry
; graiN, mid in all aorta of iilaocn- mmiiv
; Jlowor'pota, chlmmtyi, dvnorlod rabbit-
onrrowN, oioiia oi rock, old ritlua, or
: tliu IioIih of treca : ami tlmv mi nl.
-allow bitit ( grow or ntnw to Imug
caroletmly down from tho neat, an though
, to invito robborH. but ulmn tlmv r.,i..n.
Eto tholr home with food for their littio
: OUCH, tllOV UlllkO a U-reut llnrilnp ntinnt
Yot ntarllnna nro very fond of tholr
Fyoung. In ouo iuntauco it Ktarliug had
utitu Its nent iu tho tlmtoh of it burn,
inild thn bullilltiir tmiW lm A. n...
Filamoa npiiroaohod thu jjoat, tho poor
, j.u.uni, him in grwu ugony, nun Hying
I. tO IU dotlliallo. clillllllt tin mm lilr.l ini.t
carried It to a pluou of iwfoty, thou ro
L lllvi.A.l In. unnil...u , I .. fl..
'' " Hiiuuier, nun uappuy tuiVIMI
all lta littio ouoh from tho fearful
llamen.
HllirllllDH llltVll 1111 ntmialtlf linlill il
Mintohlug it lieakful of wool oll'n ithoop'o
uu iu uuii uootu itieir lutHi-nuililliig.
When tamed, tho nturllng Icarus to
BpOttk vory tllatinolly, and In a vor)'
torhiiuliig pot. Jt flcoma thai it wiut
taught to utter words In Hhukoapoaro'a
timo, for tho groat itoot, iu Honry IV.,
nittkoit HoUimr oxohilm,
' Ha lit ho woulil not umoiii Mortimer
rorl'iJa wr loiiBtia toi-k of Met timer t
llllt 1 wl II llii.l l.nn ul, I... li I.... '
Ami iu hli car I'll lullou .VwiHowrf '
Nay.
JIU.I .V," f U',,"K ,,,1' h Utiglit to Mak
Noililug hut .Uoriimrr, a.u,I Kl II l.l.u
io kwl. liu aiiH-vr .till u uioUott."
And Lauronft Hinrtm wim ii.,,i i..
p tlio Injtt ooutury. itnd has it Xuo colo-
t' lir.it.1,1 III 1,ii.IImI. 11. . f
it """ ;; j"B uioniiuro in nu
woric oniitHt " Tlio bonlimonUl Jour
noyi" roproHouts n (darling in a oago aa
repenting ovor und ovor, iu it voloo thitt
wun nt flrat taken to be it ohild'a,
" I can't got out, I can't get out II'
Tho tungplo, cunning its it fox, Im
pudent, guy voracious, and oxcoaaivu-
Tv lllfunllll.l..lllM la ..t.nll.iiM rt II... ....
. J W..WII.UIWH. 1. HIIUII1UI Wft IIIU IIH
: rot's rlvala. IHm uii iiinnrrlullilnrnlilMir
f;toullng tho eggs and tho youug out
f, of othor birds' iiontii, nud ovon robbing
;uiib uusis; uui as u oonsumes nnaim.
worms, beetles nud various repliloi.il
l thouuht that norhann it doos good
enough In it garden to ittouo for tho
harm it iiorpetraton in tho poultry-yard.
jl lit n DOiti porsoomor oi iiuimiiin an
well nu hlrdrt. A gontlnumu ban nald
thnt once lit Norway his dog was pur-
sued nud mobbed by about forty mag-
plus,
In cfttillvlly tho mngnlii loams to
spvak wordH, aomotlmos Miccecdiug al-
nioni an won as mo parrot, una it mao
tnuchva ltfiolf iittoor trloks.
Tlioro won oniJii a muKnla that con-
rnivod n groat frimidHhiji for u slicop
Willi long wool,
Tho bird would ioruiotil tho othor
nheei) by pocking nt their logs, but
would ueittloin tho toft wnrm wool of
IU friend as iu n grout urui-ohalr, and
would also tuako this long wool n hiding
plftoo for its pilferlugs,
llright and glitleriug articles cspoclal
ly tempt this bird. Onco a mngpio
carried oil an old gentleman's red oc
laclo case, and thou caino back and How
olf with liiBcolaolcH, A tonspoon was
plaood iu tho way of tho port littio
thlof In order to catch him. Ho was
wntchtxl mid tracked, and Ihono troos
tires, bosIdo others, were found in a
iloprckalon iu tho roof of tlio hottso.
Tlio plutuago of tho tnsgnlo is vory
iM'tttitlful atid vnrlcgatod, biking in tho
colors black, whito, bluo, puriilo mid
f;rcen. It is a common bird in I'ng
and, vary common iu Ireland, and
fottud iu this country, although not
often near tlio Atlantic coast.
It make u domo-ahapet) nost, with a
door nt tho aide, lining thorny sticks for
tho outaido of the niwt, earth for pla
toring it limldo, and fibers und dry
grmi for lining It.
Tho ruagplo likes to jilaco its coat
near tho top of a high trco, but aomo
times, when it has boon kindly trcutod,
it will build in a low bush. In Nor
way it is protected, nud thoro it often
builds IU neat under tho oaves of a
church or othor building.
It is qutto a fond hunWud and father
whllo tho objccU of iU affection aro
iu sight, but it aeoms true of tho mag
plo that " out of night is out of mind."
Uuliko tho parrot, that will have but
ouo mato iu iU lifoliuio, when tho mag
piu loaoa iU spouse, itcousoles iUelf by
obtaining another with qui to unsoomly
luuto, never thinking moro than two or
threo dnya of mourning neoaaary, and
sometlmea supplying tho vacant place
within a few hours alter tho death of iU
mate.
Tho raven U, indued, a curious bird,
" ghantly, grim nud ancient." It U
found nlmol all over tho world, and is
fond of Kolitudo and hills, building IU
neat in high trees, tho hulos of inacoM
aihlo oliirs, or on lofty ruius near groat
cities, nud naiug tho eamo neat year af
ter yi-ar.
It livoa mainly upon animal food, and
detour almost any Njiccios of living
orcaturo it can aeizo.
A raven has been known to ally iUolf
to n terrier dog aa a friend ami comrade.
Tho two would go out hunting in com
pany, killing raubiu, hart and raU to
gether. Not loug ago," nays an English
writer, " I saw a raven iu ono of tho
great Ixmdou broworlos, holdiug a
Urge sattsaeo in his beak, and flapping
about tho yanl just iu front of ono of
tho draymen, to whom tho stolon dainty
hnd evidently belonged.
"Tho binl would not trouble IUelf
to inako Its cucapo, but in tho most pro
voking manner hoppeil ulougjiutn yard
or ao before IU iiursner. nud from all
appearnncu n likely to carry on tho
mtrno game for an hour or two ; for
whllo 1 was Hilling Iho relative positions
of tho parties tliil not alter in mo icasi.
" If tho man Mommd. tho bird
atontNul too. nud bftmu to make audi
ovldent preparafions for swallowing tho
aaunago fliat mo ttraymati rusuou ni n
agatu, mid again tint bird would just
tlup ajnrd or two in advance."
Uomilto tho cruelty of I ho ra von in its
wild Male, when domoatlcattxl. It is
docile and nHcctionuto.atid becomes at'
(ached to its matter like a dog,
It is oho a irootl talker, having a ro
tenth o memory, and repeating, not only
wonis, tint sontouevs, unit n voico tum
aotiiids like tho liumau voico tuuQlod.
Tho raven resemble tho parrot, not
only iu Ulkiug, but In longevity, living
lit captivity to tho ago of seventy or
eighty jcitm. with ull its faonlties
bright. It is- isilil that It hoa been
known to reach tho ugo of about ouo
yoarHrf-t-l'bll, CVwHinfot.
WiiKitu? Whom shall wo find our
nrlstoemtt ? Twenty years ago this ouo
mitdocaudlcH. that ono sold caudles und
butter, another butchered, a fourth
carried on a distillery, another won a
contractor on canals, others wore mer
uhanU und meolmuic. They aro aa
qtuttnted with both eudn of socioty, as
tlielr children will bo after them, though
it will not do to nay so out loud. For
often you flud Umbo toiling tortus hatch
buttoriliiw und they live about a year.
Death brings u division of proportv, uud
it brings now lluanoiora. Thu old gen
tioman Is dlsolmrged, tho young gontlo
man UkosrovunttoH nud begiuu to travel
toward poverty, whioh ho roaohos bo
foro death, or his children do It ho
does not, so that, iu fact, thoro is a sort
of money od rank; it is not Koroditury ;
it is uoooKslblo to all, Tho father grubs
und grows rich J his children strut and
ubo tho money. Tho children in turn
inherit prldo nud go shiftlosit to pover
ty. Next their children, ro-luvigoratod
by fresh plobola.ii blood and by tho smell
of tho clod, oomo up again, Thus so
ciety, llkou troo, druws its sap from tho
earth.
Tho liritlcsmnlda of tho rrincoss
Loulao Margaret hul to pay somewhat
dourly for thu honor of uppoarlug iu
this capacity. Tlnuo young Indies
wora Informed that, iu order to insure
uniformity, tholr drosses must baiuado
for them by n-modltita who ohnrgotl
thorn fifty guinea each, and thnt thoy
wore to bo coiHed by ono urtist. Iu
nddiliou to this thoy wore ouch required
to glvo a ohock of fifty guiuoaa to buy
a proacnt for hor royal uighnoes,
Science.
As a contribution to tho tllsouRslon
ooucernlng Intellect in brutes, Mr. J. J.
Furnlss has sent Naturt soino fuclii in
regard to tamo nlophanU, which ho
learned from tho Huporintondont of tho
Control Park inonagerio. It soama that
tho elophanU In thntoolleclion frequent
ly thatch their backs with hay or groin,
when they uro outdoors In tho hot sun
aliiuo, or ovon when they nro particu
larly annoyed with files indoors, in
summer; but in winter they never try
to protect themselves iu this way. The
act is ouo which indicates nu intelligent
effort to attain a given end, It would
bo interesting to know whothor tho
hublt of thus thatching tholr backs is
praltfcod by olophnnU In tho wild sUte.
Tho writor Is inolinod to think that tho
accessibility of donso shado under such
conditions would rondor it tiunocossary;
ami if so tho praollcojjajt probably boon
developed by tho requirements of cap
tivity. A good deal of solicltudo Is expressed
in Kcotlaiid lost thu salmon d incase, first
publicly noticed as widely provalont
last year, should oxtond to nil thorivors
of tlio country. Hlr Itobort Christiaou,
Dart., dcicribcs tho dlseaso as " a
branching fungus which uttaches iUelf
iu tho first inittanco to thoso parts of
tho Ush whioh art) destitute of scales."
Tho irritation thus produced causes the
flnli to rub iU scales off against tho sand
and gravel, in doing which great cuts
ami gailies nro infliclod, leading to
death by exhaustion. Carefully con
ducted inquiry has foiled to reveal tho
causo of tuis epidemic, which last year
killed multitsdcs of salmon and scorns
uo less destructive this year. Thero is
uo longer any disposition to Attribute it
to town nowaeo. us exports aKreo that tho
inlluonco of nil tho reftiso that goes into
the rivers U inadequate to account for
it.
CanUluS. It. Franklin, of tho Unite!
BUtos Navy, dofonds the late Admiral
Wllkcfl from tno imputation oi inaccura
cy in Ills charts oi mo noutii racnio
Inlands, tuo ciiargo, to wnicii wo ro
ferrod somo timo ago, was that ho hod
laid down sovorol positions in the
Kamoan and Fiji groups erroneously.
Captain Franklin, howover, shows that
tho maps of tho Wilkca expedition aro
moro accurately constructed than thoso
of much more receui surveys, that they
differ vory little from absoluto correct
noss, and that they are almost exclusive
ly tiaetl by navigators in Hamoan waters
with tierfcct safety. Uo adds that tho
expedition which Wilkes commanded
was sent out to explore rathor than to
survey, and it is to be commended for
coming so near tho truth, in view of tho
crude appliancNS at tho disposal of tho
0 Ulcers.
Tho oxlouelvo fossil foroiU which oc
cur in tho tertiary formations of tho
Yellowstone National Park, have been
described by Mr. W. 11. llolmos, in the
ltullctin of the United HUtca Geological
and Gooaranhical Hurvoy. Iu tho vol-
cauia doposlU of this region sllicifled
troes aro met Willi in nn exiraoruinnry
abundanro, sUndiug out on ouo lodgo,
according to Mr. Holmes, llko tho
eoliinms of a ruined tcmnlo. Many of
tho truuks aro fallen, while many othors
romain in tho position in which they
grow. They vary from six to ten foot in
diameter, aud from tmrtr to sixty leot
iu height or length, Tho loaves and
stoma, fouud havo boon snlllcioutly
uupiorous and woll-prosorvod to permit
tho identification of n number of
specie.
Tho Buirirestlon is tmulo by Mr. W. F,
Kirby, assistant naturalist in tho Dub
lin Museum of Bolenco and Art, that
tho plaguo in HnssU may bo a form of
tho disoaso known as malignant pustule.
Among tho Hussions, tho idea is widely
prevalent that tho malady is convoyed
from person to ponton by flies. Mr.
Kirby nay thero wan quite a panic
in Germany four or llvo years ago,
during tho summer, by rooon of tuo
numerous deaths caused by tho bites of
tlies, or at least attributed to that boiiroo.
It was supposed that tho llioa carried tho
infection from door, cattle and othor
animals alUictod with n peculiar disoaso
of tho blood. Tho btto w as followed by
fatal iuthunniation in most cases where
it produced auy effect at all.
Tho tifi-n is n rocontly discovered in
sect, belonging to tho samo genus as tho
oochinoul, whioh occurs abundantly in
YucaUui und Coutral America, and which
promises to bo of considorabio commer
cial value. It yields a fatty oil, whioh
is UHOd io polultug and medicinally for
external applications. From thin oil a
wox-llko subsUnce. useful as a varnish,
can baiuado, and still furthor troatmout
produces a cement resombling a solu
tion of India-rubber, which is describixl
as waterproof, Tho color of tho insect
Is yellowish brown.
A stirgoou on ono of tho (Peninsular
UUI4 UIIUUMI VTVUltuJ a III41UIUBU11IB,
rttuuing from Kuroio to Hombay, an
uounooa that ho has met with groat auo
ooss in tho treatment of aea-aioknoss by
nitrato of amyl. Tho doso was throe
drops inhaled from a htinJkorohiof or
ploco of Hut, In every oaso tho rolief
was docided, and on ono duy of tho
voyage mentioned ho had occasion to
admiuistor it iu twelvo eases. Iu no
instance wore auy ill offooU observable.
Wo boliovo that tho effect of this medi
cine, however, has not always been
fouud so satisfactory iu Doa-tdokuoss.
Mr. Gladatono'a color thoorioa do not
moot with universal aooonUuoo among
specialists. In Franco, Dr. Honry H,
Dor has sent u paper to tho Lyous Acad
emy of Boiouoos, in which ho assorU that
modem poeU evince littio if auy moro
ubillty than Hotuor to diserlmiuuto
&hnleii of color, but dwell rathor upou
luminous intensity. Tlio nicer iitauno-
lions nro conllnod ohlelly to thoso who
have studied natural philosophy, Only
such persons boo tho six or bovou oolorn
of tho rainbow, where untrained oyoa
con distinguish but throo or four.
'Bubsoriborfl coming In at tho rale of
flftv a duv." said au editor: and tho
rival itnpor oxplniuod that thoy wora
coming in to order their paper stopped.
OWrIii of Two Popular Poems.
Hood's touching lyrlo, "Tho Hong of
tho Hhlrl," won tho work of an ovonlng.
IU author was prompted to write it by
tho condition of thousands of working
womon in tho city of London. Tho
effect of its production was foreseen by
two persons, tho poet's wifa and Mark
Lonmn, tho editor of Punth.
" Now mind, Tom mind roy words,"
Maid his devoted wifo, "this will tell
wonderfully. It is ono of tho best
things yu cvor did."
Mr. Lemon, looking over his letters
ono morning, opened un envelojM) in
closing n poem which tho wriior said
hod boon rojoctcd by three London
journals. Ho beggod tho editor to con
sign it to tho waste-basket if it was not
thought suiUblo for Punch, as tho
author was " sick of tho sight of it."
Tho poem was signed Tom Hood, and
was entitled " Tho Bong of tho Shirt."
It was submitted lo tho weekly meet
ing of tho editors and principal con
tributors, several of whom opposed iU
publication as unsuitable to tho pages
of a comio journal. Mr. Lemon, how
over, was m firmly Impressed with its
beauty, that ho published it on Decem
ber 10, 1813.
" Tho Bong of tho Hhfrt" treblod tho
salo of tho paper and created a profound
sensation throughout Groat JJriUin.
People of ovory class wore moved by
it. It was chanted by ballad singers
In tho streets of London, and drew tears
from tho eye of princes. Somo years
after tho author death tho English
pooplo erected a monument over his
grnvo. Tho iloh gavo guineas, tho la
borer and sowing women gavo rbilliugs
and jkjuco. Sculptured on it is tho in
scription dovlscd by himself : " Ho sang
Tho Bong of tho Shirt."
Tho Old Oaken Huckot" was writ
ten lllty or moro years ago by a printer
named Samuel Woodwortli. Ho was
in tho habit of dropping into a noted
drinkiug saloon kept by ono Mullory.
Ono ilar. after drinking a glass o:
broody and water, ho smacked hie lips
nud declared that Mnllory'a brandy was
superior to any drink ho had ever tasted.
No," said Mallory, "yon aro mis
taken. Thoro wai a drink which in
both ottrcstimations for surpassed thu
What was that?" increduously
asked Woodwortli.
"Tho fresh spring water wo used to
drink from tho old oaken bucket that
hnng iu tho well, after returning from
tho llehls on a sultry day."
"Vory truo," replied Wood worth,
tear-drops glistening in his oytu.
ltoturuing to his prlntiug-ofllco, ho
seated hlmsolf at his desk and began to
write. In half an hour
-The old otkro bucket, the ircn-lwnnil backet.
Tho mtMA-cirervd Imckot wtilcu hang la tbo
will" -
Was embalmed in an inspiring sour
that has become as familiar as a house
hold worth
The lltto.NTE Fauilt. Mr. Francis
Grundy is on Englishman who at ono
timo in his lifo wan introduced by his
friend Patrick Bronte iuto tho domestic
circlont Haworth Hsctory. Thus ho
dotcribca tlio mombcr : " Tho father
upright, handsomo. distantly court
eous, white-haired, Ull ; knowing mo
as his son' friend, ho would treat me in
tho GrandiAonian fashion, coming him
self down to tho little inn to invito mo,
a boy, up to his house, whoro I would
bo coldly uncomfortable until I could
escape with Patrick Hramwoll to the
moors. Tho daughters distant and
distrait, largo of none, small of figure,
rod of hair, prominent oi spectacles;
showing groat intellectual development,
but with ores constantly cost down, vory
silent, painfully retiring.
llramwell was very much liko them, al
most insiguillcantly wnall ono of his
Ufa's trials. Ho had amass of rod hair,
which ho woro brushed high off his
forehead, to help his height, I fanoy ; a
groat, bumpy, intellectual forehead,
nearly half tho siro of tho wholo facial
contour ; small ferroty oyoa, deep sunk,
and still further hidden by tho never
removed spectacle ; prominent noso,
but weak lower features. Ho had a
downcast look, which nover varied,
gave for a rapid momentary glanco at
loug intervals. Small and thin of per
son, ho was tho reverse of attractivo at
first sight."
Stuvchsisc In Ceylon and several
districts of India grows a modorato
sited tree, with thick nud ahiuing
leaves and a short, crooked atom, Iu
tho fruit BOASou it is readily rooognized
by ita rich, orango-colored berries,
about as largo as golden pippins tho
favorite fruit of mauy birds within
whioh aro the fiat, round seeds, not on
tuoh iu diameter, ash-gray in color, ami
covered with vorr uiinuto eilky hair.
Tho Germans fancy thnt thoy can dis
cover a resomblauco iu them to crow's
oyea, but tho likeness to thorn is purely
imaginary. Tho treo is tho stryohnos
mix vomica, and tho seed ia tho deadly
poiBon unt. Tho latter was used as a
uiodiciuo by tho Hindoos, and it na
ture and properties woro understood
by Oriental doctor loug boforo it waa
known to foreign nations. Dog killer
and tlsh-BCalo aro two of iU Arabic
muuo. It is Btatcd that nt present tho
natives of Hindostau oftou tako it for
many months continuously, in much
tho samo way a nu upium-oator oats
opium. Thoy oommouco with taking
tho oighth part of a nut a day, and
gradually Increase their Allowance to
an outlro nut, which would bo abont
twouty graius. H they eat it directly
boforo or after food, uo unpleaaaut of
fooU aro produced ; but if thoy neglect
thoso precautious, spasms result,
m 4
Tho mind ia a liquid ethor, llUod with
ideas of dlfferout B"vJtJ caroa and
troubles, though tho heavier, nro kept
uitimriiiost bv tho stir nud ourrontof
waking lifo ; but when all is Unshod in
slumber, tho disturbing causes cooso to
operate, nud lightly uprise tho gontlo
thoughU, tho bright imaginings, con
cealed by tho troubling of tho waters.
Edloon has applied for a sooond Eug-
J Ush patent for elootrio candles,
lltirglar Porter.
Porter is ono of onr burglar who
made up tho most dangerous and suc
cessful gang of thieve ever known in
this country. Ho is a handsomo young
man, with dark curly hair and mous
tache, and is not only refined in ap
Iioa ran co and gentlemanly in manners,
int his conversation is polite and be
tray education. His truo name i l
Iiovod to bo William Morris, but noth
ing is known to tho polico of his origin.
Uo lived in a Gbthio mansion at 157
Patchen avenuo, and tho yard of his
dwelling wan dottod with shrubory and
evergreens, and laid ont in flowor gar
dens. Thero was a croquet lan,
whero, in tho cool of tho summer even
ing", gracoful couples wcro seen play
ing lawn tennis and croquet. In tho
directory tho namo of tho resident of
tho munition was given as William Park,
a stationer of Now York. On Saturday
afternoon, August 5, last, n detective
saw Porter, altas Park, and a com
panion of abont tho samo height and
general appearance, passing through
tho street, dressed as mechanics. Thoy
turned into a hardware sloro, whoro they
purchased a heavy idodgo-bammer, and
thon thoy returned lo tho Patchen avo
nuo mansion. Tho ditectivo, suspect
ing that thoy were burglars preparing
for a plundering expedition that night,
gained admission to a chnrch which
waa opposite, and thero watched all
night through one of the windows. At
Q'AQ r. u. tho two men camo slowly out
of tho houso and moved off. Tho night
woro along, and at 1:45 a.. h. four men
roturned. A light wm mode in tho
basoment, and after sufficient timo for
a division of plunder, tho front door
opened and two of tho men passed out.
Ouo waa middle-aged and had red hair
and whiskers, iho other was yourif
comoactlr built and energetic in hia
movomenta. Thoy hurried away and
tho detective followed them, and ar
rested tho ono with red whiskers. The
other escaped. The polico from the
neighboring station then hastily sur
rounded the Gothic mansion, and in
closing upon the house through the
gronnds an officer stumbled upon a man
asleep In a summer-house, and tho
detective coming np recognized him as
tho escaped prisoner, who, on arrest,
proved to bo tho notorious "Bhang"
Draper, who waa wanted for complic
ity in tho great Northampton Bank
robbery. Tho houso waa entered, and
the officers found Porter undressing
and about to retire, and his companion,
John Irving, a noted bnrglart in tho
samo condition. Tho floor was found
littered with the fragments of a cash
drawer from some aafo, and with pieces
of checks that had been destroyed.
Porter and Irving mado a dash for tho
window to escape, but tho shrubbery
around their honse was interspersed
with blue-coaU, and they conoluJed to
submit to arrest. All of tho prisoners
avo fictitious names in tuo polico sta
tion, ana wuuo their peaigree was oo
iiiK taken, tho robbery of tho safo in
tho foed-storo of Martin Ibort's Sons,
in Graham avenue, was reported. Iho
total amount taken, abont bbw. was
found upon the prisoners, and tho
owners of tho stero identified much of
it ns their money. Tho polico also
found in tho houto an expensive com
bination lock. niaMc aa a model for
study. This was afterward identified
bv tho widow of UeorKO UowarU. a
skilled burglar who was murdered by
some of his associate. as her husband's
property. Howard had a romantic and.
oventfui life, always planning tho jobs
which othor men executed, and it is
bolievod that tho Patchsn -avenuo gang
of burslars were parties to his murder.
Ho was king of tho Now York bank
thieves, and always worked so as to
escape conviction. A year ago his
body was fouud beneath tho shadow of
Tramp s jkock, in westcnesior county,
whero it had bceu concealed after hav
ing been killed. Tho polico havo in
vain sought to find his murderers.
The widow of George Howanl was to
have been ono of tho witnesses in this
trial, r. d sho was deterred from coming
to Brooklyn from Philadelphia, whero
she now lives. Draper and Irving, of
tho samo gang, have not yet been tried.
Tho former is a son of respected pa
ronta, who havo lived in. Brooklyn lor
many vears. Tho red-whiskered man,
who gavo first tho namo of John Doe,
then of John Wilbur, and whoso truo
namo is said to bo Gilbert Yost, was
tried onco, but tho jury disagreed. Iu
Porter's forinor trial tho jury also dis
agreed. Courttr Journal,
SuivKitY is AriucA. Tho idea that
slavery in Africa disappeared with tho
abolition of the foreign alavo- trade, an
idea which seems to bo provalont both
in Europo and in Ainuriea, is neverthe
less a mistaken ono. Slavory not only
oxista, but ita evils aro vory much ag
gravated by tho foot that for want of a
foreign market the supply ia iu excess
of tho domand. Tho valuo of tho
slave has depreciated until tho preser
vation of hia lifo and health hoa be
come a matter of no consequence to his
owner. Tho increased and growing
export trade of Africa ia tho product of
slavo labor. Tho slave, not so well fod
or oared for, ia raising grouudnuta in
somo distant part of his owu country,
aa far away from his homo and hia km
aa though ho woro oultivatiug sugar on
a Cuban plantation. It is safo to say
that money and sympathy expended
upon tho negro slave has in no wise
ameliorated his oonditiou. On the
contrary, tho trado whioh waa mado
contraband and abolished at sea has
added to ita cruelties the thousand
times greater ovils of transportation
overland through tho jungles and
marshes, whoro hundreds perish by the
wnysido from famine aud exposure,-
JVcrw York Herald Wast Const Litter,
Human happiness has no porfect
so-
ourity but freedom ; freedom none buf
virtue; virtuo nono but kuowledgo; and
neither freedom nor virtue has any
vigor or immortal hopo except In tho
principles ot the Christian faith, and in
tha sanctions of the Christian religion.
An Eccentric King".
Tho King of Bavaria, who, if ho wero
not a king, would bo adjudged a luna
tic, and probably shnt np in on asylum,
is attracting tho attention of thogossips
for his eccentric, uniqno way of enjoy
ing an opora. Ho has it )orformcd
exclusively for his own benefit and en
tirely in hit own presooco. Ho is es
pecially fond of tho Maid of Orlean
and, without regard to expense, has
hud magnificent scenes painted for it,
and special decorations made. Tho
wholo is gone through with tho same
caro and brillianoy at if tho theater was
crowded, and the scenes aro even moro
magnificent than at anr public repre
sentation. That of tho Cathedral at
Ituoim. executed for tho scono of tho
coronation, is said to bo a masterpiece
of dccorativo painting, of a splendor
and richness which defy description.
But tho Kinc allows no spectators.
Even tho director of tho theater is not
allowed to bo present. Ono day, al
though hidden in on obscure corner of
a distant box, tho ivtng noticed him,
and was very angry and orderod him
away. Tho director is obliged to sit in
ono of tho wings of tho stage- iu order
to sco tho performance For the most
part the King ia pleased with tho ao
tors ; but ho insists upon their being
textnally exact. Ono day ono of them
said "or" instead of "and," and the
King, stopping the performance, sent
an indignant rebuko by a servant who
stands always behind tho royal box.
On the other hand, after scenes which
greatly charm him, ho sends costly
uresenta. If tho wholo representation
has pleased him, lie has been known to
rouse tho actors from their lodgings at
1 iV'Irv-V in til a momintr. and (rive
them a bracelet, breast-pin, ring or
cross. Tho most interesting feature of
it all is that the poor, hard worked, al
most brutalized Bavarian peasants
have to pay for the indulgence of this
crazy nonsense. iteirou Tree rreti.
1)0 the Dying Suffer Pain?
TAsnlAi1n nnt likn ia think of death.
It is an unpleasant subject ; but it con
stantly obtrudes itself, and thero has
been much speculation as lo whether
mental or puysicJi paiu nicuiu mo
final act. Observation teaches us that
there is little pain of either kind in dy-
tnir PrtwirionM will pnnifl to ns all
one of these days, bnt it will come too
l.in in lunpKt thoso who remain. It
scorns to lo a kind provision of nature
that, aa we approacu ua ureui oicui,
our terrors diminish, and tho coward
and tho hero die alike fearless, in
different or resigned. As to physical
pain, tr. lilwaru iu (jiarx, in ia
ions." savs:
"Tuo rule is tuai unconsciousness,
not pain, attends the final act. To the
subject of it death is no moro painful
Minn tiirtli I'al'n!fSsl V WO COmO 1
r ' . . .. . .
whenco wo know not. Painlessly we
n vtiiiltof ctii Vnnv not. Nature
kindly provides an anresthetio for tho
pony wnen tuo spirit leaves . j. to
n'nn in ihst moment and in ijrepara
tion for it, respiration becomes feeble,
generally siow uuu buu, uucu uwuui
.1.a1iA,l Iiv Inner incniratinns and short
sudden expirations, so that tho blood
is steadily less and less oxygenated. At
the samo timo, the heart acta with cor
responding debility, producing a siow,
feeble and often irregular pulse. As
this process goes on, tho blood is not
nnli. AritrtkT) In (ll lirll Tltll dlmin-
ished forco and iu less quantity, bnt
nnat nows mcro is maueu uiuiu wu
more with carbonic acid gas, a power
ful anajslhetic, the same as that de
rived from charcoal. Subject to its in
fluenco tho nerve centers lose con
sciousness and sensibility, apparent
slceo creeps over tho system ; then
comes stupor, and then the end."
A Strange Flea.
Once upon a time a troop of fleas
wero exhibited at Berlin, before the
bint n,l nniwn. Tho Tirofossor was
suddenly seen to exhibit signs of con
sternation. " What is the matter, Herr Profes
sor?" inquired His Majesty, on seeing
that tho performance had suddenly
come to a btand-still.
Kir 1 ruiri-Aivii that ono of mv vorv
best performers, tho Great Nnpoleou,
has trot Inoso and disaDDeared."
" Let search at once bo made for the
CiriKtt Kanoloon." renliod tho kinsr.
.rn,!.1itttnnrnittv- " lllllOS and Cfentlo-
mou, let the Herr Professor hava your
best holp in recapturing the Great
Napoleon. In what direction, Herr
Professor, do yon imagine the runaway
to havo gono ? '
" If 1 mav venture, siro. to reply
frankly," returned tho porsonago, "I
suspect the Great Napoleon to havo
accreted himself about tho person of
her serono Highness, tho Princess
v "
Tho ' Highness " thus namod feeling
anything but " serene at tuo inougui
of affording quarters to such an in
truder, made a hasty retreat to her own
apartments, wueuco, alter a urim in
urement, eho smilingly returned to
tlio royal presence, bringing some ob
ject hold delicately between her thumb
and finger, wuiou sue cautiously wuao
ovor tB tho professor.
Aim iini I" exclaimed the latter.
after a moment's trlunca at what ho
thought was his discovered treasure,
this is a wild ilea, and not the Great
Napoleon 1"
Anil the exhibition wiis brought to an
iguomiuioua conclusion.
lugeuious ia tho American rogue. A
poultry speculator in Wurren county,
Peuu., burs chickens in tho couutry
and writea out a receipt for tbo farmer
to sign. Tho point ot hia pencil invari
ably breaks oil' just boforo the signa
ture is reached, aud he produces a
fountain pen from his pocket. The
body of tuq receipt if written iu pencil
and tho farmer' uatno in ink. When
tho speculator Rues to town ho erases
041 tue peuou maraa aim writes oui iu
luk a pronlissory nolo for 8100 or 9150,
and has it discounted by a bank.
A Sermon (o Girls On Cooking1,
Cooking-classes have boon popular
among fashionabio yonng ladies of
late years. But there is no cooking
clans which quite equals tfe Its op
portunity for excellent iunrnuatipn,
that which you may find at home. Pre
suming that I am talking to a girl who
has just left sohool, I ndviso yoa to
mako use of your leisure in taking lei
sons of your mother. Thero is an ab
nolutely splendid feeling of indepen
dence in knowing how lo mako per
fectly light, sweet, substantial bread.
Then try your hand at biscuits, mnfllus,
corn bread, toast, and all the different
forms into which breadstuff may bo
blended. Tooatseomsa simple thing
enough, bnt it is frequently so poorly
mado that it does not dosorvelho namo.
Toast, a necessity of tho sick room, is
often a hopeless mystery to women
who have tho vaguest idea of how ft is
evolved from the 'raw, material. After
you have mastered tho bread quostion,
try meats and vegetables. Any bright
girl who can comprehend an equation,
or formulate a syllogism, oan overcome
the difficulties which beast her when
learning to cook. Lycont syrups,
golden cake, delicately browned bread,
quivering jellies, melting creams, and
tno wholo set of material things glori
fied, because mado for love's 'sake, aad
for the good of ono'a dear ones, ars ill
expressions for any woman. The charm
of this accomplishment lies in the fact,
that it imparts lo its owner a gratifying
sense of power, it bestows on her, too,
the power of blessing and resting those
she loves best. Wherever the cook
goes she takes hor welcome along. One
may tiro of tho sweetest singing, of the
loveliest poetry, of the finest painting,
and of the most witty conversation,
bnt of good cooking, never. But X
would bo sorry to have you contented
to be only a cook, only a domestio ma
chine. That is not my meaning nor in
tention. Bo artist, poet, inventor, and
well-bred -woman; be tho most and
the best that yon can and add, as a Mat
tor of course, ability to keep house
well and to do ail that good house
keeping includes. if. . Sangsttr,
.On Digestion.
It is incomplete digestion of the en
tire iiuoutity of food crammed into the
stomach during business hoars, and
when tno mind and vital lorcee are
completely swallowed up in the cea
temptation of money-getting, whkh
forms a favorable soil for the propaga
tion of disease 1 xoa " ton ifeter lo
pay Paul."
Not freedom from anxiety only, bat
absoluto rest of both body aad wind,
for hall an hour, should prwMde Mm
said-day meal.
Tho impolite if not barbarous habit,
fostered by many Americans, to the in
tense disgust and subject to tfea ridicule
of travelers from abroad, is the aa
seemly haste in which somo penoaa
rush away from tho dinner table with
their months crammed with .food, and
with stranRulation imminent coagfete
I tho process of mastication, aad degiati-
1 .: ... .... tn ln Annnhntf n,ittt n
WUU CII UUIQ w MAW WUU.MIQ vwn w
work shop. " Let us hasten slowly."
Life is sujficiently long lor all needlul
purposes if not stunted by improper
practices.
A genial, companionable, and oven
temper, enriched by good humor, and
a lively anticipation of the feast, will
bo the most provocative of those con
ditions on wiiicn digestion depends.
.The most proline source of disease
now affecting my countrymen, auty be
traced to full mid-day dinners.
It is not so much tne quality of the
food you eat as the quantity, which
invites diseases. Nine-tenths of ay
lellow-mea engorge themselves wiUi
with double the amount of food most
favorable to longevity. The heraut
miser lives moro tally in accord with
nature s laws than wo. Prttson Stecct,
. ...
Guam Cajcei. 'Two cups sugar, oae
half oup butter, well beaten together;
three ejjgtf, one cup milk, one teaspooa
ful cream-tartar, one-half tcaspoonful
soda, flour to mako as stiff as cup cake
threo or three and one-hall oops.
This receipt makes two loavea. For
tho cream, two loaves, ono pint Bulk,
ono cup of sugar, two eggs, three
dessert-spoonfuls corn-sUrou ; flavor
with lemon or vanilla, or the grated
rind of two oranges and the juice of
two oranges; stir all together; and pat
into a tin kettle, set into akettte(ot
boiling water, aud stir until it thickeas;
bake tho caae in layers (the recalpt
makes six), and spread the creaa be
tween. Very uh;- -
Eoclades or Vjui, oa Bcnr. Oat
a fillet of veal or rump of beef in slice
half au inch thick and four or Ive
inches round; salt aad pepper these
well on both sides; cut some haeoa ia
slip, two by threo inches; chop aot
parsley, salt and popper; add om
lemon-peel; roll the bacon ia ttik smx
turo; put a slico of the bftcoa oa a
piece of moat, roll it together, aad Ha
with a string; flour them, have a wtao
pau, with some melted butter aad oe
oaoou; when very hot put in the roiled
pieoes, and browu all oyer; cover Uttwa
with bouillon or water; add bail' a
sliced onion and aoma celery, and cook
slowly for aa hour and a half. Berve
it witn boiled- rice.
Drtorrxu Eaas. Havo a saacep of
boiling water, aud drop fresh egg care
fully into tho water. Let thew stead
where thoy will be hot, but not boll, until
tho whites set. Toast somo thla shoes of
bread uicely, lay them ia a dish, aad
pour ovor a gill of rich, hot cmi,
salted to taste. Tako up the eg wit
a skimmer and put aa )g oa Mfc
ulute of toast. Borlukle a littta mm
aud popper ovor, and garnish wWijao"
ley if you please.
Bemomber that much of tb aid
roasting poultry in tho beat mm
ponds upoa bastifiK fauhf ally. - ,
ronltxv aud crata ucUmwmUk
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