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VOL. 1.
iMAKSlIFIELI), OIIKGON, SA'J'UJIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1879.
NO. 88.
t IMil ?rtllfil , ,r, !' f 1 HI I'lll P. HUM IMIH lift'! 1 Hill
li mtinlmuloti with Ihu tnititlor, MptoU!!!',
OtMelnl Paper of Cess raatiljr.
'itftok
M
niiui.
Thn llrHt consideration whv whist
lauds deservedly nt thu Inmd nf nil
(riiiii.'N of cards l, tlmL ouch raid, n II
falls from the player's hand, convoys In
formation. Willi IiIn own Intnllluiiuru hit
endows II, nml It iieciirnloly fnllllU lis
mission Thin slntouiutit will rend Muuiuo
frenuihth to lint I'dut'iiU'd initii In tin)
iMAokliiu ear. wlio flatter himself hn I
ayliiK vltlMt( IjiiI who rniiuot read llm
gunuo Hint In spoken hy uny of llu
I"" Unit mil upon Hit table nl llio ciuo.
ltd I It will 1 1 iiiMlcrnttotl hy ihu lover
tntl player of tho trim game, whoso Inter-
tt centre upon llm wet. I hero are but
CO legitimate methods Of COIIIltlUg (III)
imn -1111, i.ugiisii snort wnisi, in
ht li honors are rurkuimil nml llvu
lull maktttho inimo : second. American
tint, In whluh honor urn not ii-ukniiml
Ami suvon points iimktt llm gnmo. nub
(wrs tiro n consequence in both cases, lie
iihi lual score, imiyhu kept. Thn Cavou-
Mlnh t iilon in thn iiuilii apply to each. I hn
Aliinrli-.tit 1.IIIHI l'Iviim moiii Inlltlliln foi
pl, iy, and iiinlNtft on certain loads not .
uown oy inn i-.tmiisit mttiiioti no uuvi-
Utlou In nimbi hi thu rnlo for thn hint curd
of tliu drut to net in trump mid to hit
turned. Mirh Innovation"; iih Ihu cutting
inn trump from utiotlinr pack or tliu hid
init thn trump In thu playing park being
ofi-onmit rejected, In truth, uucli plsjor
tortus more or loss liii plan or piny unon
thn rnrd, no imttt.tr what It iloimmina
tlou. that Is turned n tiuuip. Much of
tint beauty f calculation based iiH)it thn
trump ox filbll would ho lout hynny modu
Other than that which allows each dealer
to show and to hold llm trump curd.
),sl II inny suniu to pluyt'rii of accord
with thn Imgllsh method that thu term
American whist may luck significance, It
it limy ho awortod that nt many of thu
literary and mi of thn nodal clubhand
bv verv iiiiinv devotees nt smutUm In
klhclr iciiili'iicci, tho so-callud American
miiiu ha ultur precedence. Out. luiuon
Jur IU adoption In that no parly con morn
Minn go out in u single hand, In cuntrn
till'llon lo thn Kngllsh game, In which it
frequently happen that a siuglu player.
HH)ii taking "P Id card could nuivly
(Otliil fom honor nud thn odd trick. It
M. thornfori'. not iHinvtidrd that n untiui !
fillly pluyi'd whlrh cnii li fotihorttoivd
jy fifipiont ntrukni of forliiinv--.
II UtHIKT I UltlSKAl' AJ UK" TmIMCCT.
'Of Harriet MurtliiKuii, whn ln vlMttnl
lliulnnntl, n iordKmUMilof llio in-n-
t.r-iriif !.! Hint city uivioi nil nuitnUUL' ilu
lucriptlon. Thn cirrr)iuilriit wi at that
Itiinn a iittlu tfiri, nun lin.i oni) 10 a nook
istori) to itxrrutn nil errand. I.nlurliit;lii
found ntwut n do on pvonlo. "mmm with
book nud nnwiaiKm In lliuir hnnd.
Othvrx xtnndini; idlv luanlni; nyaln-t tho
conutar, nil k'ntiui; intently iitlwo Hoplv,
Tho .oi'IiumI to tm inaklnu' juiniw nt vneh
ethrr and tnlklnu vvry loml. Oiin wan n
Iilnlu Inoklui; woinnn who hold ROmi'lhlni:
irltsht in hur hmid, which every now nml
then hu would ruUo to her himd. Thn
Olhcr. ttn txlriiiii)lv iully drvvMMl idd
gontlfmun whoo iinuin wnit I'.icc. I In
Mn wnll known bIhiiiI town, nml wtw n
dfrtf ft .Mn4 Miirtliifao huo-'lf. lie. nUo
lield ouu'thln in hi hand, One mo
SiPtlt Mim Martinisul would take n nlep
forward, tho old uimtluumii would ralmi
111 hrlfc'ht limtruiunut nnd tlm would put
Jier luoiilh to It nnd pak. Then hho
Would full hack nml rnUo her iur.tr titiicnt.
nnd hn would "top forward nud peuk In
'turn Hlio kwnt movliiir nil thn time, nml
alio followed her nud no enrne-t wuru they
Fin what they wurn naylnu to each other
t th at they had no idiw how ludlrrotu they
appeared to tho looketn on. 1 utood In
'niiiatemeiit, hnviuu never neuu nil vat
trumpet iH'fore, nml could not Imanliio
:Wliat tlivy worn doliii;.
A (,'uum'H Oi.i Hock. A writurin an
cxclmngo front tho town of Tolland de
r'Hli'n a roek there which In ithout nix
feet at thn Imito nml llvn fet Idh. It in
in ft rude form; on either iddo am
crevirex nml holen from thu depth of Mx
iuclici to thriHt feet. Ill nouirt (if tlieMi
bolim Inn) and MiuirrulM or unco lmvo
built their ml. 'l'ho top of thn rook
in two part iirojiK-tiug oor from thn
bnHo ()ne iinrt hit thiuipHnrum'n of a
tti(;n toad nlKitit to njiriiiK for n Hy or
1)UK, tlm other part lutn tho nppearaiieo
of a roughly muilptiired heailnm koiI or
one of thn rude iivrniuhli of Ktrvnt in a
ibcut pontine. Thu whole truetule in
eovnred. with inon, liniUeH nml wild
koiieymukleM, Houiu of thu cavltUm run
ntirelv throuuh thn rook, or lHuiunimr
uliont three feet from thu lm run in uu
Howard direction ifnd out tit thn ton.
LYIicno tru icon nml cnvilion do not npiH'ar
Ite have been formed by nuture, but oy n
Iwift riiniilng htream of wnter, ho much
uto that wn um luil to query, Wan Hint
IVOclc, or thu phtnn whero it now hUuiIh,
Jiwce thu bed of u Atreuiu, or did thu wn
Rtar oucn coumn Hwiftly bv nml through
M? Wo cannot Huppoio tlint thn boatliiK
iKorniH of time modnlled it into ho end
un a form, -'' lluvvn, (mn,, Jtl-
mlliini,
),I'Atiimti:ii (Jkiimanv. In January
i..iitriil Miwil.tli. frit ill., ttftulv nT ifiliilil,.r
rlal uentjmphy uml for I'm furlhcrnnco of
(ieriiian InlercHlH In foreign imrlH wun oh
itnhlliihed at Hurliii. Thn object of the no
jdoty l to uiiuoiiniKii n Hynleumllt' corren
IH)iidenil)etwi)oii(!iirmauHottUid abroad
nml thn falhurlniid, with it view to obtain
ing, mid ruudnrluft readily nccctodblu,
litr.irtiiiiflikii ulilili iiuiultii liMnfnl In lihr.
iioiih about to emlnrato enaKU in forti'it
comtunrcu. ny ducii. nicann iiiu nociuiy
bnncN to hn able to direct Ihu Htream of
lloriuiin emlKralion lo landi favorably cir
ciiiiiHlanced forthoHiittlomentof tiermaiiK,
uml m li.iiilliiif itriiilmilli in lli. i iiultililluli
tncut oi (iurmnii trmlluu Htutlons ami uolo
toil. imriiiK thu last tun .vp.uh morn
I.... . 'rAiumi ).. i. i. i.. ..,.., ...i
p i hi.iwii Miiiiiwuin lime, u in niiitvu,
mluratuil to other than Kiiinpoan
.ouutrlen. lit tho irnittnl Stntun tlioro
Wore, when thu hint niti.111 wiw Inlniii lii
BOO, 1,(100,000 pontons who hud been
.Horn in iiurimny ; in Ilr.ull.ln lH72,tlmro
w
uru.u.mio, in 11111,111 irifn, iiiuru worn
vurJiOtX): nml In Ihu Aiuuitilnn KhihiIiIIm
10V
III
iiim wiiiii nviirUVMI In 1HIIU A do.... II... -
It lime Im mdlllilhlll Unit Ilium In Vnilli
Auiurlca In iniiiid nuiuhurn '.',000,000, nud
in nutiiii Ainurlcn 100,000 itorn tjunmviiR,
t A V flJIIJUll ,HU Ul III I VU IIIIIIIIIMlin III, in
luu ami rutlriiiK, lit rnpiti filctlon of thn
'!'.. I I.. II.. .1., .... l..
wooiti ntiiincu oi iiiu ootiy wiiu inn mimi
1h u nioro rallonal treatment of tho nklii,
Htul a moi u health promoting operation
ifor nioHt jiorwuiiH, tlnln u dally cold water
ibath,
m
Nuvur Hit or Hlainl with tho wind blow.
iiiKou you (or u hliiKlu momonl, for It
npoudlly proiluces a fnVor, nml thon n bail
void.
Tito Count.
"Wo lmvo in India," niiIi! n pontic
limn, iiiiioh ( wliO'iu life witN pttKHcd
in IlimloMlon, "nnulccH n)oro vnrio
uioiirt than urn to bo lotuiil In llio
wuHtorn hoiiilNphcic, or uvcu In
li(!(i. Tho iiiohL dcnilly Mnrpent in
thin country In, 1 Huppono, tho rnttlu
Niiulco, but liumlrudH of pontoon lmvo
boon bltlon by It mid liiivoresovorod.
For tho blto ol tho cobra in lull
rlor, liowovvr, tlioro In no known
euro, lmniudiittoly ullur tlio ruiny
HoiiMon llio cobru Ih in IiIh wornt
Ibnii, JIo I left dormant, whllo tor.
rutilH of rnln that hud in llku tho ro
nowul ol' tho flood itro doludng thu
narth, raroly coiiiIiik out of tlio deep
holo in whluh ho IIiiiIh Hholtor, uml
nil that tiuio poison in accuiniilatliiL',
until thu bug ul tlio root of t'iu hoi.
low I'u n g in tilled to humling. Tho
cpbni ban lull ono polHonoiiM fuiig,
and wlion ho in undlHturbud und not
angry thin IIch lint on tlio jaw. Jlut
tho inoinonl uu ouoiny appcnM tho
uni!0t nC tho cobru changcH. lio ax
Hiiiiic uu nlmoHt porpontllutilnr poiil
tiou, which in tho only ono from
whluh ho cuu Htriko. II ih tail in
thrown into tho form of n ring, nud
on thiH ho fitandft cruet. Iiiu bond in
lionl forward, und ho umkea u figuro
llko lliul of an old-ftuiouud wnlking
nlick with a crook for a liainJIo. A
lUmliy hood riflcn along tho back of
the nook nud oxpnnn into a fun liko
itlinku beliintl tho bond, whilo around
hU IbiHliing llttlo oyc uru bright yel
low riugn, looking llku Hootuclen.
.Scon thiiii, IiIh tongue darling out und
hi, ho in an repugnant a rrunttiru utt
oxiiita. Whon in position for Htriklr.g
ho cuu Hjiring prolmbly tun iccl, bri.
ho in ouitily killed. Ila never rutin
IV, nnd though ho will not move
towurd uu ouomy to got within
jtiiklng dintuueo, If llio intruder up
prouchon him ho iIoch not rolreut,
nnd it in only necetntnry to tnnd
about twenty feet oil' and hurl n
Mlioic nl him, A nllght blow Mill
brenk hut hack, nud lie in then pow
crlcnH,
I'robably tho grcnteat oxpori
moiiter upon rinakwt thai over lived
wun Dr. 1'ityrcr, of Culeuttn. JIo
was particularly intcroHtod in tho
diiicovory of n euro for tho bito of
tho cobru, for tho number of liven
lout by thin cauao ovcry year in
India in incredible. .After yotirn of
careful ntudy, und after ho hud ex
hausted recipci nenl to him from nil
pnrtn of the world, ho declared that
tlioro win) no known remedy for tlio
bite, and that n man impregnated
with tho poiNon of n vigorous cobra
iuuhI die. in thu counto of bin ex
perimeutH ho made a ningulnr din
oovory, that tho poinon of one cobra
could noi kill another. A largo
Cobra would dentroy n Kinnller ono,
but only by Informing It with bin
teeth, not by ineann of it venom.
Onca I ntood with Dr. Fayror in
bin tiludio when ho wan about to
tutiko uu experiment to determine
tho rupldity with which a oobra'H
poinon would do ilH work. In tho
iniddlo of tho room waa n wooden
box containing a four foot cobra,
which had beeu conllouod there with,
out lood for throo i!ayn, and wn in a
honiblo ittnto of rage nud Htoeked
with venom. Not fur from tho door
of tho box wum a large dog of greuter
xtrougth nud vitality than an aver
ago man. Uu wan chained, and
nearly nil tho hair had been nhnvod
oil from ono of hid bind legs. At a
Hignnl from tho doctor an aHnintant
pulled u Htriug, tho door of tho box
i ono, and tho cobra, with a cord tied
around his tail, glided out like n
Hirenlc of light. Tho unfortunate
dog had boon anxiotmly watching
the box for hoiiui mlnutca, und giv
ing vent to IiIh uuonriinortti by u low,
whining .initio. Tho moment ho saw
tho Hiiuku coming out he wan thrown
into an agony of terror, art is nonrly
ovory auimul when he hcch a cobra,
albuft ho him never Bel eyert on ono bo
fore. Kverybody in the room ntood an
far uwny from tho nuako an potiiblo,
the iiHrtintaul holding tho Hiring that
wan uttuobod to thu roptilo'ri tail. In
a nucoud tho cobra had fuutonod iln
overt upon tho dog, whioh wan tho
object noureitl to it, and riding upon
IlH tall it uHHiiiuod ItH horrible poai
lion of nttuuk. Then, launching iu
body liko lightning through tho in.
lei'veiiiug Hpaco, it buttoned ita fungH
fuifly in tho center of tho bttro, con.
HpietioiiH npot on tho ilog'rf Hank.
Iimtuiitly the tiHHititaut pttllod thu
Mtiing nnd dragged tho writhing
roptilo Irum itH hold, ana xiv, fayror
Belxed tho injured purl of tlio dog'n
leg between tho thumb nnd llrnt tin
gnr of bin loll hand, and with a clean
HWtfl Hwoop of bin Hoapol out il down
to tho bono, lloinodlea woro nt
once applied to atop tho bleeding
und HlimuluiitH were given, but in a
few ininuten thu dog begun to ex
hibit thoso rtyniplonm of droWHliietiH
that ulwnyH jirouodoH death from the
bito of a cobra. Kvery cllbrt was
made to iiiouho him, but within a
llttlo more than twenty uilnittea from
tho tlmo the nnako bit him tho dog
lay dead on thu lloor. In HiIh in
rttunuo 1 do not think moio than two
rteeondrt olnpaod alXor tho bito wait
glvon before tho liilurod ileBh wiib
nwept out. Tho reotilt convoyn hoiho
liloa of the rapidity with which tho
poison nab). Thu dog exhibited no
indication of Hufl'ering. And in this
roqpoet tho poiion of th cobru is
d I (lore nt from that of all other veil.
omotiH roptllcN, and enpociully that
of tho rnttlcHtiuko. Tho bito of llio
latter noipout convulncM thu victim
with pain, hut tho wound inflicted
by the cobra cnuHcn a perfectly pnin
Ichu (loath. Tho doomed pornon
ntuks gradually into u calm, deep
hIucji, against whioh no ronititnnco
can he inado, and from which tlioro
Ih no awakening.
Tlio chief food of tho cobra l tho
frog. After tho rainy notiBOn these
urauturoH fill tho air with a
loud, ntcudy croaking all night.
Occanionally, however, a hrill
rthreuk in beard above tho
ordinary iioIho, and tho practiHcd
oar dincornn tlio cry of tlio unfortti.
uuto frog whoi a nuako ban (Seized il.
1'arlv ono luorniiiL'. by tho roudmdo,
I foiiiul u cobru in tlio not of making
bin mcnl. Ho wiih Blowly Hiicking
tho frog down hiw throat, tail flrui
I killed tho nnako and ruIotiHru2 tho
frog, but for a long time tho latter
lay unablo to move. I In eyes wore
bright, und Iih head win lively
cuougli, but tho roar part of it body
Boomed to bo parulyxod. The hind
logH, wbich bud been down tlio
nnuko'M lliroat, woro helple. Kinully
ilcontiivud to thug itnell nwny in
tho long graH.
Formerly tho government guvo u
rupeo for ovory deutl coCra dulivered
to itH agontx, but I think thin cuntom
bnH boon abandoned, for it wub dis
covered tbnt breeding yards had been
crtlublinhud in varioun partn of tho
country, and numerous untivert were
making atouilortablo living ly rear
ing young Himken.
Tho Hiiuko chiirmorH have a won
derful Influouco over Biiukcu. Thoy
tamo them to an amusing uxtout, and
very often como to a Kuropoan'rt
bungalow and offer to clear all tho
serpentn out of tho compound or en
closed ground for a Htnall eoiirtidora
lion. If tho proportion Ih accepted
they squill oowu upon tho ground
nud play a quick, horrible, jungling
tuno on a recti or flute. Very noon
tho owner of tho compound in oh
toundod to see snakes of all kinds
and sir.es coming out of holes which
ho fondly hoped woro tenanted only
by toads or rats. Thoy move with a
soft, measured motion toward the
musician, ivho quickly grasps them
und places thorn in his bag until 20
or nioro uru tlioro, then, having, ai
ho says, cleared ihu compound of
snakes, ho receives his money and
carricrt oif his proy, to let them looso
on another mini's property and whis
tlo them up again for u now roward,
for thoy aro all his own tnmo Biiokes,
and como to him when ho blows bis
flute. New lor. ,S"un.
What Stasukv it Doisu. Wo bnto re
ceived thu following Important particu
lar with regard to the movement of II.
SI. Stanley, the African explorer, from a
coireitpondont whoo MJurces of informa
tion nro thoroughly trustworthy. About
nine mouths ao Sir. Stanley suddenly
dupnrtctl for the east coast of Africa. Ho
afterwnrd turned up at Zanzibar, in a
chartered steamer, but no ono could un
derstand with what object tho dlolia
gulnhcd traveler lintl Rone there, some
nupitosint; Hint hu had koiio for tbo pur
poMt of lucendlui: oi e or two small river.
Now. advices hnvo been received tbnt
Stanley sailed fioui Gibraltar for the
Went Coast of Africa three weeks ngo,
hnvliiK come tlinnilt thu Suor Canal iu
this charlurtHl utoauior, full of carriers,
l'lm object of this journey to tho East
Coast is therefore now disclosed name
ly, to displey tho crcat desideratum of
carriers, ami no doubt bo has all tho muu
who accompanied ltin. In his last journey
through thu heart of AfrlcA. Having left
Gibraltar three weeks ago, Stanley has
now steamed down tho West Coast of Af
rica direct to the Cougo, with tho Inten
tion of ooning up thu mighty river from
thu West Conjtt. A steamer laden with
gtnids has been dispatched from Antwerp
w.thin the last mouth, under tho patron
age of tho King of tho Belgians. This
steamer, which will remain at thu Congo
until Mr. Stanley's arrival, has on board
two or three Mown baiges in sections,
which contlrms the supination tbnt it is
Stanley's intention to ascend tho Congo,
carrying these sections piecemeal round
tho liellala Falls, Wo wish him all sue
cww. Ho is doing n great work for the
opening up of commerce: und although
thu llelgluns have taken the lead, wo have
no fear that our own Knglish merchants
will lag behind when the way tins been
opened up. This country is once more
deeply Indebted to thu King of thu Del
giaus for thn energy hu has displayed in
connection with such an Important move
ment. i.itnvKwJVwjJu!. "Ih.
llOllKHTKAlm IX OllKAT KltlTAIN, TIlO
ilirtlculties iu the uy of a man in hum
ble circumstances nhtniniiiK a homestead
of his own iu Great llritain nro almost
iusuerublo. Iiud seldom comes into
the mnrkot, nml, when it does, is com
puted for iu an eager way by tho woultby,
who wish to add to their holdings. Tho
cost of and inquiry into titles is very
heavy. The case is mentioned of a
farmer who, in uecoinnor, ion, oougni
three acres of lelio laud, with n tithe
rent charge of 75 u year. Thn examin
ation, establishment and transfer of title
cost him tfoSO. Hut laud is so tied up
by entail nnd held iu large tracts by n
few persons that it was almost inaccessi
ble. Thn law of priinoKonituvo prevents
sale, nml so rtoos tho pmor to make Wll
year lenses, thus tying up estates and
keeping land out of tho market. Oreat
Kriiuiu has thus become emphatically
tho country of the landless, for all tho
lauds aro owned bv less than !KH),(HK1 per
sons. Iu England and Wales 17,600,000
acres, or ono-half tho whole, nro ownod
by 4WX) persons, In Scotland 10 persons
own ono-half tho soil. Ono-half of Ire
land is owned by 750 persons, nud two
thirds by less titan S.HKK). No wonder tho
llritish fanner is eager to como to this
country, where land is bo easy to obtain
ami so cheap, -
An uxebango says th: one girl In tho
kltchon is worth two at tho front gat.
French Wedding i!c!l.
v
Tho grand marriage 0r j,10 week has
been that of Mi Oastou Munler arid Mile.
Julio Hodlor. It was the Mcnicr family
which born tbooxpenso of the wedding,
which they cxmld hotter nironi to pay
than the bride's. M I.mlle Menler, the
bridegroom's father, pays iu ostroi duties
nlono on tho raw materials which ho
works Into the chocolate beurmg his
mark SiO.OOOtntiuually, on an average.
On tho bridal. day the Church of HI.
Augustine, iu which tho iinpUnl benedic
tion wnsgivmi.Was redolent with flowers.
Flowers were wreathed along tho span
drills of tho roof. Tho altar was em
bosomed in bloouung plants from the
Koislel gnrdont uml green houses. What
with tho rich nnd tttcgant toilets, tbo dia
monds nnd tbo'floral decorations, Iho sa
cred edlilr-0 borf a very muudauu asj'Ct.
Thu general nrpecl was slmllsr to that
widen might lnrpxiiieiJ by a rasliiora
bit; mornliig reception in a pseudo Gothic
hall, Ml'e. Itottiur's toilet was original,
and to her becoming, for she is exquisite
ly pretty, ami loots well in anything.
It it, were she plainer, it would not have
borne the erltltfsm it seemed to court.
Thu new daughtc-'n-'nw of M. Kmilo
Monk" Is tniynonri, a French term equiva
lent to "(KieketJVejjs." S'io is of the
Princes of Wales type, but more healthy,
sniricd nud liS'inllv organized, lie
skin is of alabaster nmoolhne's, her brown
aro penciled, nidi the eyelids, uostruls,
ops ami ciiiii aro osuniMiciy umsueti.
Tlio oyos are broUn am. well openetl, and
express a soft, womanly na urc, frankness
and intelliguiicei Madame Gaston Me
nier is not n gmnV damr, nor never wi'
bo one, but sho' is better. Dickons or
Hawthorne would have found iu her tho
real I tut ion o. soldo of their most winsome
feminine cbnractes. The naturtl of her
manners is almost Irish.
if nt to the bridal robe which I have so
long delayed to describe, and which tlio
ladies wl o read this letter will bo inpa
tient to l.enr about. Tho ekirt was short
and plain, nnd covered wiih short ilounces
of old jumite a VaiyuilU. It was detached
from thu train, which might have been
furnished by a London dressmaker to a
young lady going to be presented to Her
Majesty Queen Victoria. Tho elTect, ow
ing to thu shortness of her skirt, was not,
wheu the train was allowed to fall, grace
ful; and in profllo It would have 'ooked
very bad were It not for the perfection of
thu bride's feet and ankles. They were
so "thoroughbred" that one almost thank
ed tbo dressmaker for the imperfecJon of
her work. Thocorrago in white damask
and demi-montaut. was garnished with
pomle d'.ilatron, and formed jit the hips
juuiers, ami I may note tho buttons wero
of splendid Oriental pearls, .demi-long
sleeve displayed an arm of ivory smooth
ness. Of the vail I cannot speak, because
there was none. A cloud of tullo softens
tho sharp light of a satin dress, and gives
to it the freshness of a dewy morning.
Concerning the coiffure, it was formed of
a laco kerchief, or. fanehon, fulling, on the
right siuo of the htuid "and helped up on
tho other with a bunch of ornugu blossoms,
in which there was. I thought, too much
green foliage. However, in looking nt the
blooming, smiling and thoroughly happy
llttlo brunette who was thus arrayed, one
overlooked wnat was open to criticism in
the toilet.
The bridesmaids, of whom there were
two. wero In pearly-gray and blue.
Madame Menier, thu amiable nud accom
plished mother of the bridegroom, was iu
moss-green faille and satin, looped up In
the skirt with pearl ornaments and trim
med with mi old lace. Her bonnet a
F'nst Km pi re one was trimmed with a
wreath of yellowish grceu leaves, ending
in a bow of antique Kint lace, tho ends
ot which were loug enough to be tied un
der the chin. Thu knot they formed was
held in one place, on tho chest, with a
largo brooch formed of a single diamond.
Happy was the newly married queen of
tho festival to get beneath the wing of a
mother-in. law to kind, right hearted and
maternal. Madamo ltodier, the brido's
mot her, was in an amplo pull&so robe and
petticoat of otter-brown satin. The
pelisse formed a long train behind. Tiic
front breadths were lined witli pink satin
and turned back on tho hips in graceful
folds. Madamo ltodiera bonnet, in
brown satin sjungletl with bronte d'art
beads, was in tho form worn by Queen
Victoria In tho ea-ly years of her reign,
and trimmed with threo flowing, pink
ostrich feathers. Madamo ltodier is a fine
looking woman, and her coilfure and
robe, whUh weie rich, stately and dis
tingue, suited her exactly.
Tlio corfxuU dt murriiujt was displayed
iu ono of the ground llobr drawing-rooms
of M. Menier's jwlatial residence. It con
tains amongst other things a set of dia
mond ornaments of real splendor; laces
hcarcely less valuable, artistic fans and
parasols with haudlea carved by Chinese
lingers, and another inlaid by Japanese; a
pile of whole skins of silver fox; ditto
New Shetland seal, and another heap of
Siberian sable; toilet knick-knacks de
signed and executed by Fromot Meurice
and Tiir.inv's moit skilled silvcrnmiths,
and Irish lawn enough to dress a whole
bench or Anglican Dlsiiops. I snouiu
havo liked to hnvo seen more pearl.
There was a poor show of those gems
which are the mo.it becoming of all to the
fresh young lady. The diamond is thu
jewel for a dusky Indian girl. Its bril
liancy is too strong not to he out of har
mony with the delicate skin nnd stiavo
lovefine.vt ofthu handtomu woman of tho
Caucasian ra.e. Soft lies tbo pearl on tho
femeiiiue neck. Tho diamond casts a
fierce light upon it and depootizes tho
wearer whom It was meant to adorn.
M. Menier asked 1o tho wedding tho
adult und juvenile membors of his uutta
perclin works at lironelle, which uro man
aged bv ids son, M. Gastuu Menier, They
woro placed on a fooling of equality with
tlio greatest people, and their offerings, n
quantity of the most delicately-pink
roses, arranucd in the shape ot a well-
stuffed pillow, was pi von tho plaeu of
honor niuoitg the preseuU Hindu to the
bride ami bridegroom.
AmniiL' the uotablo uuesta who offered
I their congratulations at tho nuptial recep
! lion, there wero M. und Mmo. Wadding
ton, tho Prefect of tho Police, and .Mine.
A ml r leu x, uenorui xxoyes, mo uuiieu
States Sllntstor, and General llillotuud
Pin to SerK, the Portuguueu rival of Stan
ley and Cameron, in tbo wide field of
African oxnlorolio-n.
I am told that that most re lined type of
American womanhood, Mrs. Audrow
Wldte, was also at tho Menlor wedding
with iter daughter, tho winsome Miss
Clara, but I did not see her. Mrs. and
Miss Vhlto have made a very favorable
impiession in Kuropo. Tbo former re
minds me of Mrs, G, P. Marsh, to whom
graoe and Udy-llko benignity and delicate
tact oome naturally.--.niru Lrtltr A'. 1'.
Zhtuiif.
Tho Promotion or Marriage.
Tho "Promotion of Mnrriago Associa
tion" has turned out rattier badly. His
thousand persons surged through In wood
Park, Cincinnati, to-day (August 12th) to
attend Its picnic nnd found a lot of poli
ticians of tho lowest order labelled
"managers," and making themselves vary
conspicuous as tho bead of the affair. And
when to-night the promised hundred
couples were to have been married
dwindled down t three, the thousand or I
eunwniw-iieoKeni wero leu to witness
tho ceremony wero very mrcb disgusted,
nnd their exprecsious of discontent were
loud.
Tho facts in tho case were a boot an fol
lows : When K. SI. Moore, a well-meaning
old gentleman who married a fortuno
nero some years ago, has since devotad
nimseii to lite crau ciuer inanuiscturo
and impractnblo philanthropy, was Mayor,
I .-.- '.'.. -
'V ,r. i B',M-" waa irequenwy an- oayg, wlien ttie snow is plied many feet was christened the Pn'nc4 Mary after
!?.it . r-VJ7ng wo,n.cn ,w.,, "'; high around bis cottage-world; puzzling the King's consort, when sho was select
trouble to aid them In obtaining a partial ' out the great problem which through ed to bear tho fortunes of the monarch to
procure pecuniary joisistanre for them by
process of law. The Mayor was a kind
hearted, willing old man. and with plenty
oi money ami time on Ills hands. lie tin
,n
dertook to help the rwor creatures, and,
in a great many instant-ex, bunted their
betrayers up, gave them good advice, and
persuaded them to marry, and, in cases
where they had no money, provided them
from his own pocket with small sums
upon, which to start in .life. Ko far, so
good. Then the idea entered Ins mind
that nn association of philanthropUts
with this object iu view would be a good
thing, niitl he proceaded to organize an
association for the promotion of marriage,
which should lid worthy young couples
wno are wnunr to marry, but nottinan-
cially able to do so. The work went on
proBperouslv nnd much trood is said to
have have been accomplished, but it was
all at once decidctt to make public tlo
workings of the association, which bad
heretofore been private, and to give a big
annual picnic in its aid, at which a
hundred or so couples would be publicly
married.
This was the fatal blow to tbo business.
A lot of pot-bouse politicians with an eye
to tho main chance took bold of the af
fair and havo already, in a few months
sinco tho existence of the association be
came generally known, gained control ol
t. Hoodwinking tlio old .Mayor, and turn-
ing the affair to their own account, As
a sample ol tiie men wno are now ai iu 0r the works of these Black Forestclocks LittleJohnny Green of Louisville, Ky
head, it may bo mentioned that Jesse P. j were made by hand, and each workman j having beard once upon a time thatBeu
J. Debesk, a publlrfSchool principal who . began and finished bis own clock in his jamin Franklin experimented with the
was dismissed from the department last f 0wn cottage, being assisted in bis labor j kite, resolved to do something in that line
winter, for certain imnroprieties, was one by the different members of the family. ' himself. His idea w3 to test the relative
ot uie moat active oi u.e managers oi 10-
.day .aided by bis brother, who is charged
with being a defaulter.
niero wero but three marriages, the where 100 or more men are engaged, in kite and pigeon and wended his way to
contracting parties being Acdv II. Meier, , Which machinery is employed, and the the nearest common. Hwranthekitanp
a peddler, to Miss Louise Brier ; Frank j abor is subdivided into at least a dozen to the limit of his two hundred yank ofc.
...' J 6a,.(i?"k?lJ:.r' , t0 khiabeth f processes. The men work twelve hours, ' cord, the wind blowing astiffbreew horn
Uuthoff; ant! in. SlcIIugh, a pviuter, to nrc pajd Jrom a shilling to a half a crown the northeast the while. Then, taking- the
Sophie Sorelb. Ex-Mayor Moore pre- l a nayi ftna women are employed aa i pigoon from iu basket, be tied the Wrd
wjnted-Hcb. lrldewlin a wedding ring,, polishers of tho enses. The old hand-1 by the leg to the end of the kite Ateing
and each couple will receive ?2o worth of abor Sybtem is maintained onlv in a few which he held in bis hand,
house-keeping goods. The park where ; remote villages, and in the inferior kinds j Tho pigeon, feeling itself half tree, flew
the picnic was lield is a notorious resort j 0f docks, since the introduction of , toward home, which was directly again
of people of questionable reputation, and machinery the Black Forest clocks havo the wind. The resistence of the kit
many such were presenno-uay, oui mere
were many respectable ieople also who1
icu U.....11 um.... v .no iiujm jimi .,
enterprise might really be what iu
originators intemieo. 1 nero is yet a pos-
sibility, however, that the society may get
into better hands.
Losoeviw
OF PilOl'ESSIO.VAL StXOEES.
The medical
iroeiucAn71 of St. Peters-
burg publishes an interesting article on
the influence of singing upon the health.
It is founded upon tho exhaustive re-
searches made bv Professor Monassein of
St. Petersburg during the autumn of 1S7S,
when ho examined 222 singers, ranging
between the aci of nine and fifty-three
years. Ue laid chief weight upon the
growth and absolute circumference of tbo
chest; upon the comparative relation of
the latter to the tallnes of the subject,
and upon the pueumatometric und spiro-
metric condition of the singer. It appears '
.. V. .. n .......IIha.) A. a f-ak lA I ntk . O.
greater among singers than among thoso
who do not sing, and that it in
creases with the growth and age of
the singer. Tho professor even says
that singing may be placed physically as
iu uu nu viuiiucu mn Hum hi. .uuiiaa- jut Woru lace oy voice, or sinuous
sein's exjeriuients that the relative and neS3 or "cheek," how especially true it
even absolute circumference of chest is ;.. . nresent day. There are men
tho antithesis of drinking spintous parties it becomes. Talking of this re
liquors the latter binders while the for-1 ,ujluja me or the first Steps to fame of the
mer promotes tho development of tbo j Rrcat Kachel. Hers was not a type of
chest. Whilo milder forms of catarrh are beauty to catch tho oye of the art tx
frequent among singers, bronchial catarrh irfoiYur. At tho very beginning of her
is exceedingly rare. The moitabty or j canr she ventured to ask tho frank
singers from phthisis is unfrequeut. , opjni0n 0f Provost, then one of the first
ItriL-lU'a disease, on tho contrary, is not , 5,, ,v.a mnta of tho Theater-Francaise.
unfrequeut among thorn, which is also i
tho case with non-drinkers. Professor 1
Monasseiu conciuucs mat siugiug m
highlv to be commended as a valuable
prophylactic for persons who aro physi
cally inclined. He adds that, as a means
for the development, expansion and
strengthening of the chest, ho regan's it
to bo preferred far ubovo ordinary gym
nastics, STEriiux Gitalin's IIeiuusm
ih0
fearful epidemic, vellow fever, raged in
Phihulolnhia in 171KI. All who could,
tied. Tbo horrors of tho plauo, as do
twribotl by Defoe in ltis narativo of Lon
don, wero valized in this American city.
Friends, nd even members of the same
family, ubaudoned each other on tho ap
proach of danger. Tho poor wero
drugged off to Bush Hill hospital, where,
under pauie and muliinietieo, few over
rocovored. New York passed a legisla
tive act to arrest and impmon any ouo,
sick or well, malo or female, coming
from Philadelphia, or suspected of
so coming, Massachusetts jiassed a sim
ilar rigid law. In tlio midst of this tor
rilit.i urwuiri'n it was nnnouucol that
Btophon Giranl, tho wealthiest mereunut
of Philadelphia, had takeu charge of
Hush Hill Hospital, whonco no ono over
returned, and was engaged In shrouding
tlio dyiug and interriug tho dead. Ho
built a new house in the vicinity of tbo
hospital, and rented a luirn to accommo
date tho patients ho then erowdod the
Bush Hill for euro. And, though Girard
l..l In..,, ,lnnlnl-ml inuino and rODOrted
dead, be still lived and kept well, und
was soon after fouud on Fifth streot in a
largo house, in which ho installed sixty
orphan children found iu tho streets,
which proved to bo thofouudatiouof tho
Philadelphia Orphan Asylum.
The Springfield Hrpubluxin thinks that
the decision of the fourCincinnatl lawyers
thut the church proporty of Arobblsbop
PurceU's dloceso U not liable for bis debts
puts tbo church "In the attitude of a vast
ecelver of stolen goods,"
Clock-Making In (he black Foiest.
Tho peasantry of ttiu southern part of
the Ulack Forest, of Alomnnnle race,
have, from tlmo immemorial, been known
ns clover and ingenious hand-workers,
both in wood nnd metal ; but during tho
past two hundred years they have origin
ated and developed an industry which
has become world. famous. To them be
longs the honor, both of inventing and.
to a great extent, of supplying tho world
with clocks. Who tho first clock-maker
of the Forrest was wo de not know, nor
wneincr no nas ever reapcu the reward
oi nis ingenuity, inn name lias not come
down In story, but wo can well imagine
him; the square-built, dark-skinnsd
peasant, with long black hair hanging
over his shoulders, and deep, solemn,
, "-""."- . J " . . ..H-to
mcuiiuiivc even; reuieu in inn lime
wooden cabin beside the great earthen-
ware stove, all through the long winter
sach long hours of patient to'l and over-
ueierreo hojhj ue i-as aimosi out not
I uny nuirti -me nuuivuin oi niu weiguis
and wheels. We can well fancy tiiat
earliest clock-maker to have bad as ro-
iiiiiiuic anu winning a Biory as nail
a storr as
Pa! isa y the enamelcr: in truth the results
of the Black Forest genius have been far
greater and of infinitely more importance
to the world than thoso ot tho French
potter have been. But the biography of
the clock maker is unwritten. One of
the very earliest if not the first Black
Forest clock is exhibited in the British
Museum at Furtwangcn. It is 211 years
old. It only shows the hours and has to
be wound twice in twenty-four. It con
sists of threo wheels, regu'ated by a
balance, to which a string with a great
gtono -s weight is attached. An improve
meni was very quickly mane upon tnis
simple mechanism. The pendulum was
introduced about the year 1740, the ap
plication of tho pendulum to the move
ment of the clock having, it is be'ieved,
been first suggested by Galileo. Striking
clocks wero invented also about the
middle of the eighteenth centnry. These
at first bad to be wound every 24 hours.
Eight-siay clocks were not manufactured
until some forty years later. In the year
i&X) a great spur was given to the milus-
try, which it was found had begun to do-
cline, bv the establishment of a clock-
i making school at Furtwangen. Formerly, '
I and until the last 15 years, every portion j
a great extent done awav with,
being
supplemented by large establishments, i
been, it is said, not only cheaper but
more accurate, although it is certain that
gome 01 tne 0111 wooueu ciocks maue iw
i vears 8Bo .re stillin use, having with-
gt00(i tbe various chances of temperature
and the wear and tear of a century with
scarcely any diminution of their powers,
in the ntntv-two narishes which form
what is called the clock country, are over
1400 master clock-makers, who employ
I some 0000 workmen. Altogether, aoout
14.000 people, including men, women and
, children, are occupied uy mis oue touus-
, try- The number of clocks manufactured
yearly in this district is calculated at two
millions, vajueu mutiny 01 uuo uniiiuu.
P.vrn Pbicc. The thousand francs a
night that Adelina Patti is to receive at
St. Petersburg is tho theme of a good deal
rtrjwiMi.aM.pinn tn apt i-!rfi!w rifro "Mlf
r..o.. !. m. fei-,,,,,A aircha -itii i.nnr.M f
,,n,.inn from nn old dittv. but varvintr '
. .m r I r 11 . 1
here, as there are in most capitals where
art in any form is at premium, who spend
their existence in scenting out likely tal
ent. When they do strike a vein, it is
wonderful what a uavlnc nroneitv to all
jno grat comedian surveyed the frail
crertturo from head to foot, and with a
mournful shake of the head said : "My
good girl, you wero never meaut for the
stage. Take my advice ; go and sell flow
km on tho boulevards." Any one but
Hacbol in a similar position would no
doubt have doue something more desper
ate than flower selling oven. She, how
ever, continued her course, and a few
uAiiii nftAr 1A,Mtittn a jv-iVfiiirr- of that very
Theater-Francais from whoso chief actor
she bad received Mich a terrible rebutt.
Sho avenged herself tho first night of her
appearance on that historic stage. Bou
quets and wreaths, applause and felicita
tions were the order of the night. At tho
end of the play the great actress selected
a dozen of the finest bouquets, and, put
ting them iu her robe, held basket-wise,
advanced modestly towards Provost." on
advised me to take to flower selling, will
ysu buy a Iwuquet, Monsioui ? "ou
naughty girl." replied the veteran actor ;
"forget the false prophecy and forgive the
false prophet." Airu Curr. Jiallimore Sun.
"In tho present day it is not .always
easy to toll who is a clergyman," says
tho London World,' "but, according to a
witness iu tho Newman Hall divorcocaso
tho other day, thero is an infolliblo sign
showing when a man is not a elorgynmu.
This lady, who appeared to havo a wo
man's oyo for eostumo, said: 'I thought
at first that tho gentleman had a High
Churvh curate's faco, laugntor.l but as
i.a vn.nt mi Htuirrt I saw ho was not a
clergyman from tho out of his elotbes;
his trousers wero tight about the kneo,
so I know bo was uot a clorgyman.
rr .i- 1 A,, nr tliw T khould think
all young 'parsomi who come up to tho I
- jll... ..l l..b tttn nnnnrlnilllv I
Aiay meewogo, uu 'n"
of going tho round of tbo theaters and
visiting Evans's and places where they
sing, will bo careful to liave their trou
sera made tight about tho kneo.'
And th nlitht aUa.ll ba nll.J wim musto,
AnU lbs Hiss tusv lufisl tbs dsy
Bifaii fold m.ir w"5?r"11t?I",n
AntlsiT tb uxMqutto full Uy.
Story of the Famous .Ship "Prlei
Mary."
In answor to a letter of a correspon
dent, tho New York Journal of Commtrt
gives the following particulars regarding
this famous ship: A "Shipping Mer
chant" inquires about tho ship that car-'
ricd William III. (Prince of Orange) to
England when ho went to take possession
of the monarchy, and alludes to "the
myth" of her long life. Tho history of
that ship is not mythical, and wo unfortH
natf.lv finvn it tn ntir crun.hnnk. Tlitt
I Pnncu ilnry, built on tho Thames, wan
. moro than half a century old when
William landed from b or at Torbay. No
veraber 4, 1088. She waa eighty fcobtbrco
' inches long, twonty-threo feet broad,
tlOUD 10 ileelceO. with two nmln. inns
rigged. Her earlier namo wasrCf, but
this, wo believe, is not established. She
I his now kingdom. During tho whole of
mn reign, and that or His succcssor.uueen
j ins reign, anu mai 01 ins Buccessor.iueen
Anne, she waa used as a royal yacht, and
t we kept in thorough order, some of the
J repairs being quite exquislto.
repairs being quite exquislto. In 1714,
when the vessel came into possession oi
George I., she ceased by bis order to form
part of the royal establishment. About
17,7), in a fit of economy, the Government
sold her to Messrs. Walters of London,
who christened her the Bttty Caint, aftet
a favorite West India boll, of that name.
After n scoro or moro of years in tL3
West India trade, during which she was
known as a stanch vessel and a feet
sailer, alio was sold to Messrs. Carl ins of
London, who employed her as a collier
to take coals from Newcastle, to the great
metropolis. About the year 1855, more
than two centuries probably from the
date she was launched, sho was purchased
by Geo. Finch Hilson of South Shields.
On the 17th of February, 1827, sho was
taking a cargo of coal from Shields to
Hamburg, and struck upon the Black
Midderns, a dangerous reel of rocks north
of the mouth of the Tyne, where a few
days after she became a total wreck. Her
remains were eagerly purchased, and in
numbcrable snuff boxes and other souve
nirs were made from the old oak that had
I been so indestructablo through morethaa
I 200 years.
A Kite and Flgeoa Experiseat.
strength of the kitaajad bis pet pigeon,
with IhA Ma rtf tiuatnt. nima frmntl In
vention urxm the result. So he took
caused bis flight to tend upward, and, ift
turn, the efforts of bis wings caused the
kite to sail higher in the air. -tor a
while tho bird seemed to have the beet
of the struggle, making slow progress tor
at least a square, but, in spite of all efforU
to take a direct coarse, flying higher asd
higher. After the bird bed reached aa.
I attitude of perhaps four hundred feet
, higher still, it was plain that the latter
had greatly the ad van 'age. It waa flesh,
blood and feathers against the untiring
wind.
Unable to continue the strain, the
pigeon changed his course to one aide,
thus slacking the string and causing the
kite to fall, slanting from side to aide in
a helpless sort of a way. But, feeling free
again, the pigeon once more made a break,
for home, when, the string being pulled
taut, the kite, with a spring, glancing in
the sun a thine of life, roso rapidly and
cracefully to its former level. Soon bird
i ..ml 1-i.A varA hut mpr,. armntrK anrt At
..n.l Ulth ltl t V A lk m D
last, vanishing in tho southwestern sky;
left Johnny to ween over his unexpected
loeu. Next morning when the little fel
low went to look in his empty cote, there
stood thu pigeon nodding his head la
pride, it had broken away from the
kite, a piece of the string still hanging to
its leg.
A HaCjTO Labobees. Whon you hay
any heavy work to do, do not take either
beer, ciuer, or spirits, uy ur ws
drink is thin oatmeal and water, with a
little sugar. The proportions are a quar
ter of a pound of oatmeal to two or three
quarts of water, according to tho heat ot
tho day and your work and thirst; it
should be well boiled, and an ounce or an.
ounce and a half of brown sugar added.
If you find It thicker than you like, add
threo nuarta of water. Before you drink
mix up the oatmeal well through the
liquid. In summer driuk this cold; In ,
winter hot. You will find it not only
quenches thirst, but it will give you more
btrengtb and endurance than auy other
drink. If you cannot boll it you can tea
a little oatmeal mixed with cold water
and sugar, but this is not so good; alwaya
boil it if you can. If at any time you
have to mako a long day, as In harveet,
and cannot stop for meals, iucrea the
oatmeal to half a pound, or even thre
quarters, and the water to three quarts if
you aro likely to bo very thirsty. I' y?u
cannot get oatmeal, wheat flour will do,
but not quite to well. For quenchlag
thirst few things are better than weak
coffee and a little sugar. One ounce of
coffee and a half ounce of sugar boiled In
two quarts of water.and cooled, U a very
thlrst-quenchlng drink. Cold tea ban the
same eiloct; but neither la so supporting
as oatmeal, mm cocoa mbiwj very rw
Ireshing, and supporting likewise, but Ifc
is moro expensive than oatmoau
A curious caso of hydrophobia Um -ourred
in Paris. A young girl, livta
iu tho Hue des Batignolles, had pretty
littlo Havana poodlo of which ritf
very fond. One day alie noUeed,
something was wroug with Uie lifcUe f ,
It was, in fact, going mad, ftBdtt
great sorrow had to bo killed,
wnuk after tho irl becamo melanwMiy.
Khesbut horself up in a roc Mkif
mainod for hours ia a of
1 : rtn Vnniliiv utM ana
rushed distracted out of 0iphamm.
ing horrible cries, and e ;
been aeen. iier "- t"
counted for by tho clrcBnnhiM
uaetl to wipo tlie foam 9m m ff
mouth with her pocket hiunwatiif.
Bhe is aupposed to bav comaiHaet i-elde,
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