ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER!BY HUGH WILSON AND H. T. WARDLAW. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1881. \ NO. 25. VOLUME XXVL |j|

i it lie PaiH'iii? Leaves,Little dancing leaves

In the garden l ower,Which among you giievesNot to be a tlower?

" Never onethe light leaves say,Panci::;; in the sun all day.Little (lancing leaves,Hoses lean to kieo you;

From the ec'ttago caves

Nestling birds would miss you.We should tire of blossoms so,II you all to flowers should grow!Little dancingleavesGrasses,let lis and sedges,Nodding to the sheavesOut of tangled hedges.

What a dull world would remainIf you all were useful grain !

Little dancing leaves,Who could do without you'!

Every ijoct weavesSome sweet dream about you.

Flowers and grain awhile are here;Viiii stay with us all the year.1 .inl-ow.o

When through pines and birchesTl.o great storm-wind heaves,Your r<'treat ho searches;

iiow lio.iii!il;c8 the tall trees roai IWhile you.only dance the more !

Little dancing leaves,Loving ami caressing.

He most joy receivesWho bestows a blessing.

Dance, li>;ht leaves, for dancing made,While yon hlcss us with your shade !

. Lucj Larcoin, in St. Xicholas.

THE KEEPER'S DAUGHTER.

A lighthouse rin a rooky coast. Outside,thunder, lightning, wind and rain,and groat black waves dashing up againstthe rocks at the foot of the tower. Insidea windinp flight of ftairs leading toan cctagon-sbapcd room containing theplainest furniture. The occupants, a

girl of eighteen, tail and lithe, withblack hair banging in massive braids toher waist, and luminous gray eyes understraight black brows. Her dress of graywaterproof cloth was short and scant,and hung in wot folds about her limbs;and fctrangest i f all girdles, a coil ofrope encircled her waist and trailed oneend on the floor. By her side a boy offourteen years, with his blue blouseopen at the throat, and a faded plushcap on his dark curls. These two were

bendiDg over a man who lay in all hismagnificent length on the floor. Apicturesque-looking man, with fair hairclinging in dripping masses to his forehead;a curling golden beard and a

white firm throat, and one mi{?ht bepersuaded mat ti>e cioseu jias wun meir

long fringes covered a pair of steel blueyes." lleckon I c's a gcner, Liz," said tbe

boy, as he pans od in his vigorous rubbingof the man's hands.The girl was fr. rcing some liquor from

a tin cup between the blue lips, and didnot answer directly; but when theirpatient gave the faintest possible sigh,she exclaimed, joyfully: "See, Neddie,he breathes! Now work fast," whereuponthey both fell to rubbing him at a greatntoWhen Allen McTntyrc opened his

eyes he looked about him confusedly.The cdd little room, the girl with herblack braids, and tbe boy looking solike her that one would at once recognizethe relationt-hip; the drenched conditionof all three, and the Btrangolanguor through all his frame.what(lid it mean t lie cicsea ms eyeswearily, and then the boy spoke up inthis bluff fashion:"Yon came near going under,Tcap'n,

bnt Lizzie pulled yon out."Then Mclntyre remembered all, and

languidly raised himself into a sittingposture.

"It is too wild a night to be afloatin a little craft like that," said the girl,making a gesture seaward, where a tinyboat had broken up an hour before.

"It was fair when I left the shore,"replied the man. "I ventured furtherthan I intended. Then the wind wentdown, and I could only drift until thestorm arose. I have a recollection of afierce rush of wind and wave that upsetmy boat, atid a blow on my head, probablyfrom some part of the boat as Iwent over.""Yes," said the boy, "there camo a

flash of lightning, and Lizzie and I,looking out, saw the boat capsize. SoLizzie caught a rope and ran, and Iafter her.""We're used to that sort of thing.

eh, Lizzie?" Lizzie nodded, and theboy continued, animatedly: "You see,my father keeps the light, bnt he is sicknow, so Lizzie and I tend the light.wealways do when father is sick or goneto the mainland.and we've pulled cutmore than one fellow more than halfdead. "Why.""Never mind that, Neddie," interruptedhis sister, gently, and the unspokenreptcof in her voice had the effectof making tho lad look somewhat

shamefaced as he went back to thefirst part of his story."Well, sir, we ran down the slope at

the side of the cliff out there, where thewaves were tearing up like 10.000 wildhorses. And every time it lightenedwe could see you bobbing aronndoutthere like a piece of cork. We wereafraid of your striking against theledges, so Lizzie fastened one end of

rv1, * A 1 T 1..M it.Ime uuuul ner waist ulu i iieiu me

other while she went fctraight in andstrnck ont for you."Mclntyre uttered a low exclamation

and turned his gaze from Neddie toNeddie's sister. The boy wagged hishead proudly." Ah," said he, with gleaming eye,

" that's nothing for our Liz to do 1 Shecaught you, and I pulled you both in.But you're monstrous heavy! I thoughtwe'd never get you upstairs."Mclntyre laughed as he rose rather

doubtfally to his feet."I feel a trifle shaky," he said ; and

then, " It is easy to see that you arebrother and sister. I am Allen Meln-!tyre, at your service, Miss Lizzie," andhe bowed in a fashion that gave the lieto his declarations of shakiness. "Ofcourse I realize that you and your gallandbrother here have rendered mo !a great service.one for which yonsli 11 not go unrewarded, although Ican never hope to full7 recompense

Lizzie raised h'tr head haughtily." Sir, such woik as wo have done to-

Dight wo do not for wages. If you fecistrong enough, I will walk with you tothe house. I think the storm is passing

Iover. Wo live a quarter of a mile fromthe light. Our accommodations aroplain enough, but there is no otherhouse on the island."

" Oh, I am as good as'new, now," saidMclntyr#; "but will you leave thisboy here all alone."She smiled." Ned is not afraid, and he can tend

the light as well as I.""Very well I will go with you."He waved a smiling adieu to the boy,

and followed his guide down the narrowstairway.Two days later a small sailboat put

out from the island, which, when itreturned, brought Mclntyre's luggage.

Lizzie's father, who was laid up withan attack of rheumatism, had taken a

fancy to the young man, who expresseda desire to spend a few weeks there atany price they might charge. CaptainClyde straightway ordered Neddie offin his new boat to the mainland for thegentleman's traps. The youngsterobeyed this order with alacrity, for thegocd-humored ease of tho stranger, to-

J gether with his evident appreciationof "our Liz.," had wrought favorablyon our Neddie. Even the maiden aunt,who kepVthe house, smilei frostily atthe prospect of this pleasant addition

BBS to their family.Mclntyre, who had been wandering

BSE about three or four hundred miles fromHH home in search of a quiet place toBag s]3end 'the summer, congratulated himSfsgjiself on having drifted to the veryRgjE| place." Although it was an expensive styleh||9 of drifting," he remarked, with a smile,

BM as he inclosed a bank note in an envelope, to be sent to the owner of the little

craft which had flipped him out intothe waves abreast of the lighthouse.A week later, as he sauntered shoreiward, there came to his ears a wildly

sweet strain of melody. As he listenedin amazement, for he had seen no musiIcal instrument about the place, he be!gan to realize that it was a part ofStrauss' artist life waltzes that he heard.a strain that he often whistled. Hestepped round the jutting of the clifT,and there, leaning against the granitewall, was Lizzie, her chin dropped carelesslyon a little red violin, as she drewthe bow across the strings. She flushedlike a guilty thing when she saw MeIntyre.

" You 'whistled that the other clay,"she faltered, " and I liked it so much.it haunted me all the time."He stepped forward."Why, Lizzie! Is it possible you

play like that without notes?"" I don't play much now," she said,

drawing her dark brows over her eyes."A partv of ladies and gentlemencame hero to visit the lighthouse ouceaud overheard me playing. I heardone of tho ladies say : 4 The idea of a

girl with a fiddle !' So I thought perhapsit didn't look well.""Not look well, indeed!" and he

laughed in merry scorn. " Why, child,did vou ever hear of Camilla Urso ?""No."" Well, she is a lady, and she makes

tho most exquisite music on a fiddleand thousands of people go to hear her.Why, Camilla Urso herself would listenwith pleasure to your music, Lizzie,"said Mclntyrc, extravagantly. " Whotaught you to play?"

" No one. This violin belonged tomy father, and he learned me how totune it. I pick up tunes that 1 hear,but I never heard anything half sobeautiful as the tunes I hear you singand whistle."

Mclntyrc smiled; his repertoiro ofmusic consisted of snatches of operas,waltzes, redowas and German airs,which hnd dimly associated in his mindwith nights of brilliant gayety; and hewondered dreamily how this pureminded,healthy-souled girl would lookupon the elegant dissipation carried on

by the set of which he was a favorite.A sudden glow warmed his heart as hethought that not one of the fine ladieswho had swung languidly through tliemazes of that very waltz of the greatcomposer's could have rescued him so

bravely from the jaws of death as Lizziehad.Lizzie, who stood there so quietly,with her little violin hanging from herbreast, and her fingers straying lovinglyover the strings.

" Tell me about Camilla Urso," shesaid, presently. "Did you ever hearher play ?"

" Yes, indeed I I have a paper in mytrunk containing a little sketch of herlife, which you may read for yourself, andwhich will tell you better than I can ofher talent."For a moment Lizzie's eyes met his

own, a look of shame and distress gatheringin them." Mr. Mclntyre, that will be of no

use.I cannot read."" Lizzie 1"Her violin slipped from her grasp and

would have fallen to the ground hadnot Mclntyre caught it, and she coveredher face with both hands."But Lizzie," persisted her companion,in Rome perplexity, " I do not

understand. There are good publicschools in the city, and surely your fathermust have known that it was his duty togive a girl like you an education, to saynothing of Neddie, who is growing upsuch a splendid young fellow.""It is very kind of jou to say such

things of Neddie and me; we are commonpeople, and ours is a common life.Neddio did spend two years with ouruncle who lives in York State. Ho wentto school there. Bat father doesn'tthink much of book learning. AuntJane never had time to help me, andNeddie is too restless to keep still longenough, I suppose." She continuedquaintly, "You who live out in theworld look at these things in a differentway; but.I know of many who aro justwhere I am. Why, there is a wholefamily on that island," pointing to a

tiny speck away to the eastward, " whecannot reaci or wnre. unce in inreemonths, perhaps, they go to the mainland.I scarcely ever go. I suppose Ishali always live here, and 1 am contented.Ithink," and a look ol doubtgathered in her eyes ; '-at least I was.l>ut lately I have wished so nmch thatI could read and had books.for it is solonely here in the winter.""Well, dear child," said the young

man, gently, "this gives me the privilegeof paying my debts, doesn't it V""Your debts?" echoed Lizzie, in surprise." Certainly. Did you not fish me out

of the water a week ago ? Well, now

you shall put your six feet of driftwoodto some service. I will teach you to readand to write."

After that Mclntyre proved the mostfaithful of teachers, and his pupil madesteady progress in her lessons. Neitherwas the violin any longer in disgrace,Lizzie played to attentive ears whilelearning a deeper lesson than either atfirst realized. Mclntyre was the firstto wako np. He was a man of theworld, and understood himself, orxl VI. V_ 3.M xl t. a »

inougnt lie uiu, morougniy. Accord-

ingly he started one morning for a strollalong the beach to think it over.

" As the case now stands." he soliloquized,as he lit a cigar and threw away

the match, "it is either Lizzie or theworld; and I confess the world hascharms for me."His gaze wandered absently over the

swelling waves, and lingered on a far-off sail that dipped and rose, dippedagain, until it sank below the horizon,His lip curled involuntarily as he!thought of the delicate ladies in hisset, and how wretched they would makethe poor girl's life in their own high-'bred fashion. No.but would they,though?"A faint amusement lingered in his

face as lie recalled Lizzie's ratherstately carriage and stately dignity thatredeemed her from being common-1place. He laughed out."It would be fun to see her among

all those peacocks. Poor Lizzie 1 "Whata shame that she has been neglected !If she had received half the advantages;of any one of my acquaintances f>hewould have surpassed them all. Well,well, it is high time I returned home.I have been here six weeks. Yes, I willgo away to-morrow and forget her, asshe will forget me."So saying, McTntyre threw away tho

end of his cigar and started into a briskwalk tdong tho shore, coming directly;upon tho object of his thoughts,who was pacing to and fro, drawingprimitive music from her violin. Shewore a scarlet jacket over hor graydress, and a white handkerchief tiedover lier head and under her chin. Hisheart throbbed faster at the sight of'her.

"Fool!" he muttered, "to think Icculd leave her. Now, then my man," ' It's all for love, and the world well lust.'"Lizzie greeted his approach with a

mile, but played to tho close of thostrain beforo she spoke. It was a

little German air that he had taughther.

" Is that right?" she queried, as shefinished.

" I cannot tell you."Then, meeting her look of astonish-

mont with ins own earnest gaze, nosaid:

" Lizzie, will you care very muchwhen I go away from here ?"Her eyes dropped, the red blood;

dyed her cheek and brow for a moment,and then faded away, leaving her quitepale."I think it will be well for you to

go," she said."And why, Lizzie, will you tell me?

You need not fear to tell me anything,"he added, as she hesitated.She looked away from him, and her

voice was almost inaudible as she answered:"Because.because.Oh, I cannot

tell you 1 You know.""I have thought of going, Lizzie;

but I realized to-day that I cannot leaveyou. ever again, dear."

I He put one arm about her, but she

-V .. .C.-.

drew away from liim, trembling frombead to foot.

" Don't, Mr. Melr.tyre ! I want toremember you kindly, and T cannot ifyou use such language to me.""For heaven's sake I"ho cried, in astonishment,"tell me, have I said anythingwrong to you? Is it wrons; to

love you? If that is a sin, then I amthe greatest of sinners "

"I do not forget that you are a gentleman,and I but a poor, ignorant girl,who knows onlv what you have taughther.""But, Lizzie, I ask you to be ray

wife, and you have not answered me. Ido not boast when I Fay my suit wouldnot be rejected in most families of highstanding where I ara known."

" Ab, that is the idea," she exclaimed,hastily ; "if, as you say, you do care forme".she stammered a little over thewords, "you would soon grow weary ofmv stupid ways. I should shame youevery day of your life, and your grandfriends would wonder at your choice,and I should die of homesickness."

" With me, Lizzie ?" j"Yes, even with you!" smiling and!blushing as sho met his eyes.He laughed.ho was so f3ure of win-'

ninp: her.and kissed her mouth."Well, sweetheart, I will live here:

then, and turn keeper of the light afteryoui father. Will that suit you ?"

" Don't deceive yourself, Mr. Mcmjtyre. We would not be happy together,and think how terrible it would be.bound together forever."'He laughed exultantly and with a

great deal of amusement."Faith! I think it would bo a,

mighty pleasant, thing. Come, Lizzie,you can deny me no longer. Do younot see that your own happiness de-pends upon your answer? Now kiss me, idear, and tell me that you will take thelife you were so brave to save into yourown keeping."Ho drew her gently toward him, but

she fp.ce.l him suddenly, with great.tears trembling on her long lashes."Do you think it costs me nothing to

refuse you.you who have made my lifeso beautiful these few short weeks? I;am rude and ignorant.such a wife,would burden and disgust you in time.It is for your good that I refuse to ac-

cept what seems like a heaven to me."And then, swift as a deer, she flewalong the shore, leaving Mclntyro tosirutrgio Between auger, aiuusemeiu

and wonnded self-love.All that day lie tried to speak with

Lizzio alone, but sho gave liim no:opportunity. At last, in very despera-;tion, he tapped at the door of herfather's room. Captain Clyde was

again suffering with rheumatism, andtho young man found him in the easvchair,while Lizzio hovered about him.

" Captain Clyde," said McTntyre, ashe blocked the doorway with his broudshoulders to prevent Lizzie from escap-'ing, " 1 wish to say a few words to yourdaughter in your presence, since she re-fuses to grant me that}'privilcge else-where."

" Say on, my lad, she would be proudto hear whatever j ou have to say toher."

"Well, Lizzie, I will go away fromhere to-morrow, and stay as long as youbid me. When the time is up I will rc-1turn to claim you for my wife. Youshall see that this is no idle, passingfancy."His eyes, grave and sad, rested on the

girl's flushed face, and the bluff cap-;tain's eyes widened in amazement."Speak out, gal," ho commanded.)

"Have you anything to say to thisyoung man, who woes you like a gen-1tlemau ? Shall he conic.or no ?"And Lizzie answered, with downcast,

eyes: " If he comes one year from thistime, and still cares for me, I will beready.""And is that all, Lizzie?" he said,)

stepping toward her with outstretchedarras.

' No, I'll be bound !" said the oldman, with a sly twinklo in his eyes," When I wont courting, my little girlused to kiss me." And reaching over

he pave Lizzie a little push that sent iher into the arms of her lover; whereuponthey all laughed, and Lizzie, afterkissing Mclntyre, shyly slipped fromthe room.

* * * *

A whole year passed by, and not nn-

happily to Lizzie, who had faithfullyendeavored to improve herself. Shespent the winter "on the mainland,"with some friends. She studied, read,watched the people about her, and,never coarse herself, despito her com-1monplacc life at home, she fell easilyliito tue new groove. Aitnougn not unhappy,tho girl's cheek was paler thanof jore, and her tyes held a wistfulnessthat had grown in thorn since partingfrom her lover, for occasionally this!thought crossed her dreams for the future:" He may not come at all.ho mayforget."But Allen Mclntyro was truer than

most of his kind; for tho early fallbrought him again to Lizzie's house.While he waited in the old-fashionedsitting-room, the door was opened liesi(.!tatingly, and who was this before him?

Allen had left a young gypsy, magnificentin tier way, with coal black braidsand flashing eyes, ? ct scarcely the tigurefor r drawing-room in her short gownand thick coarse shoes; a daughter ofthe sea, sun-browned and fearless. Butthis.was this Lizzie? A graceful1woman in trailing robes, and the shininghair braided and coiled about herhead, resting in a coronet a queen mightenvy, above the low broad brow. Palerthan of old, her eyes downcast butshining softly through tlieiv happytears, her mouth smiling triumphantly.Was this Lizzie ? Why, not a womanin all his brilliant throng ho remein-bered could compare with her,Every suiimcr a handsome gentleman

and his dark-haired wife visit tho lightkeeper'shome; and every fall theyreturn to their stately home in a far-away city, where the lady doo< thehonors of her grand house with a gracothat charms all.And yet Allen Mclntyre laughingly

accuses his wile of " fishing for him."

Moiicestcr Sailors.The following is from "Around Capo

Ann," by Hiram Kich, in :lie CeniwyMtujuzhm:

Six sloops, ',110 lipaf, and one shallopcomposed tho CJape Ann lleet in li!'J3 ;now it has nearly Jive hundred sail, ofalmost twenty-eight thousand tons, andGloucpstt-r is tho largest fishing portin the land. Its lleet is manned by menof every clime. A tide of young men,mainly from the provinces, sets stead-'ily toward this port. Many have thecharacteristic recklessness of the sailor,unci earnings of weeks tire spent be-tween sunset ami snnri.se. There isamong them no sailor cut of clothes,and ashore they follow the prevailingfashions, down to lager beer. Allhannts ave prepared for Jack, and he isprepared foi ali haunts. As in all othercallings, thrift follows prudence and in-dustry, though ho .seems to lie open tothe changes and chances of Inck. Youwill see his cottage commanding thefinest sea view, for on the heights liethe cheapest lots. Alas! that the wait-jing wife can also lonk harborwavd on

every coming sail, often to see the flag" half m ist ".for whom ?Herearo no labor strikes. The Bailor

brings in a fare of fish, perhaps all hehas caught, by themselves; they are

weighed oil', the vessel is put to rights,and he goes up to the counting roomfor his check. The whole value of thefish is reckoned by the vessel-owner orhis clerk; then is deducted cost of iceaud bait bought; thou one-quarter ofone per cent, lor the Widows' and Orphans'Fund; one-half the remainderbelongs to the owner, the other to him.From his part is then deducted chargesfor wood-sawing and splitting, forwater, medicine-chest, condensed milk,and any charge for labor on the vesselwhich belonged to him to do, but whichhas been hired done. His check isthen handed him, and he presents itin person, or it finds its devious way tothe bank by other.perhaps not cleaner.hands.

Money often leads men antray. Someof them will run after a dollar; but ahound dog is more avaricious. He willfollow a scent,

confidence men.How Tlicy Opernrp Bftwcrn'lNew York

and IMiilnricliihln,

A Philadelphia letter to a New Yorkpaper says: Tho bunko men whooperate between this city and New Yorkhave been reaping a harvest of late.The leader of the gang has in fonrinstances represented himself as a

nephew of Anthony J. Drexel or amember of the well-known bankinghouse of which Mr. Drexel is the head.One of the victims was Mr. Evan Randolph,an experienced business man,whom he swindled out of 8110. Thesecond was Mr. Hazlehurst. a leadingmember of the Philadelphia bar, whomho caught for S2.400. The third wasMr. j. A. J. Sheets, a prosperouslumber merchant, who lost $2,900 byhis confidence in the scoundrel. Thofourth victim is no less a personagethan the Eon. George Sbarswood, chief!justice of the supreme court of Penn.eylvania. In the latter case, however,the amount involved was only 810iTho story of this operation was givento your correspondent an follows :

,.As I was strolling up Broadway, inNew York, a well-dressed young manaddressed mo by somo name not myown, which I do not recall, and seemedboth confused and incredulous when Itold him that he was mistaken. He,however, apologetically said that I borea striking resemblancoto tho gentlemanwho he supposed me to be, and that hewouid bo grateful if I would toll himwho I was. I gave him my name, andho left me with every mark of courtesy.I had not gone much further when anothergentleman, youthful, well-dressedand of remarkably pleasing manner?,crossed the sidewalk toward mo. and-,extending his hand, addressed me 1>3name and profossed to be delighted tohave met me. Bis faco did not seemunfamiliar to me, but I could not recallhis name, and I supposed my puzzledlook led him to relievo my mind,as lie said: ' Ah, I see you don't remembermo. I am F. A. Drexel, Jr. I havebeen studying art in Paris, and returnedonly last week.' He then asked manyquestions about tho welfare of prominentPliiladelphians, with whose names,occupations ana social standing neseemed thoroughly familiar. He alsoconversed very interestingly onart matters abroad, mentioningincidentally that ho had been anextensive purchaser for tha account ofhis uncle's as well as himself. Wewalked uptown, chatting thus ;pleavantly,and not a suspicion that my companionwas not what he representedhimself to be entered my mind. Atlength lie mentiontd that he had justreceived a very expensive painting fromParis.one for which Belmont's andYanderbilt's agent had bid against him,but which he had bought for 50,000francs. 'It was a very steep price, and Idon't know how father and Uncle Tonywill like it,' he said. He then invitedmo to look at his treasure, which, hesaid, was only a block or two away.Nothing was occupying me particularlyat that time, and I consented. Turningdown one of the cross streets wo cameto a handsome brown-stone house, intowhich we entered after)inging the bell."While wo stood on the steps my companiontold me that he had drawn thegrand prize, 11,000 francs, in a lotterydesigned for the benefit of some Parisianart association, and was only waitingin the city for the morny to cometo hand. He then would go to Pliila-delphia and visit his relatives. Thedoor was opened by a liveried porter,and we were admitted to a saloon parlorthat seemed to have been turned intoan office. Mr. Drexel introduced him-self to the gentlemanly individual who joccupied the desk, ar d ?aid that he hadbrought me,mentioning my name, to seehis famous picture. The gentlemanly 1individual was sorry that the picture ,

had just been sent to Philadelphia, andho showed the express receipt in con- (firmation. Apologizing for the disap- jpointment, my companion made a moveus though to go away, when the gentlemanlyindividual, after a brief consultationof what seemed to be a book ofentry, said : 'Mr. Drexel, I received the ]rr-mitt^nce of your grand prize, 11,000 ,francs, this morning. Here is the '

money,' and ho counted out what jseemed to be that amount. The f?en- itlomanly individual then suggested ,

that it would be well to take some tick- jets in another lottery drawing for the jbenefit of 6ome other art association. tDrexel-was willing. He said he patron- jized such schemes for the benefit of (art, and always turned his prizes over ,to deserving prtists. I had scruples (against such methods, but he insisted, ,and I handed him §10. Then they ,

brought out a numbered chart, and ,

gambling implements. I saw at once \that the whole thing was a trick and ,device, and I repossessed myself of tho810 which I had given my companion, ,

and which was lying on tbo table, and jmade my way out of the room without jopposition. The pseudo Drexel came ialong, and agreed entirely with mo inmy estimate of the character of the )place. I still had confidence in hiin, jlosing it only after suits had been ,

brought to recover money falsely so \obtained." :

An Old Adage Verified. \A ><e.w i ork mau tells in the hve.iiivg

Post how ho was cured of interferingwith other people's busiuess. Ho lives :1near n police station, and upon one oc- 1

casion saw a crowd moving toward the 1

station-house and a poor-looking woman ]

struggling between two officers. He 1

knew nothing of thj arrest, but be- !came at once interested on noticingthat tho prhoner was a middle-aged, 1

decent-looking woman, apparently cot 1

intoxicated, entreating to be let go. !He followed tho crowd to the stationhouse,succeeded in getting in, determinedto see fair play, end took a posi- '

tion in front of the sergeant's desk, beforewhom the woman was placed and at *

once charged by the officer with disorder-ly conduct. They found her in the middleof tho street, talking loudly andwildly at sereral men and boys and !offering to tight. As she did not obey ]

their directions to go home they ro- 1

solved to "take her in." She struggledwith them ali the way to the (

station-house, making night hideous by 1

her shrieks, ctc. The woman all thiswhile remained calm and quiet, and tlio *

strgeant asked her what sh« had t'o payto the charge. She at ouco commenceda tirade against those who bad causedher arrest. She said that she was

quietly sitting ou the step when severalloafers came along and insulted her,one of them slapping her in tho faes;that she " went for them," and a skirmishensued ; that tho police came

up and instead of arresting them ar-rested her. At this moment she turnedher eye3 on the good-natured citizen or

"bystander," who was there to see thatshe had fair play, and exclaimed in avoico of thunder, " There's one of the

loafers now.'' With that she plankedher shut bony list with full fore*1 rightin her champion's left eye. His. championshipended in an instant, and hercase was settled l>y the serg-ant orderingthe ollicers to "take hor dowuand they had their hands full. The"champion's" eyo was badly blacked,and when he told his wifo abont thecase she reminded him of the well-wornstory of the man in Tennesseo who was

hung for not minding his own business.

Papain?.Papaine is a juice procured from the

carica papaya, or papaw tree, whichgrows in the Moluccas, in India, in theAntilles and in South America. Itschief property is a remarkable digestivepower, acting, iiko me gasiric ninci otthe stomach, upon meats and variousother substances. It is proposed byM. E. Bouchut that papaine bo usedfor dissolving the false membranes ofdiphtheria. In his experiments, athick and resisting false membranefrom the trachea,placed in a tubo with athird part of papaw juice, was dissolvedin a few hours when cold, and in afew minutes when the tube was warmed.Since beginning his investigations ofthe subject he has employed the subistance in the treatment of thirty-twocases of diphtheria of adults and infants,and has been successful in all butfour.

Splendors of ft Itledircvnl Hiuiquet.When Henry III. of France and King

of Poland was on bis return to Paris totalie up the government which had do-1volved upon him by the death of Cath-erine do Medici's two elder sons, hepassed through Venice, and the recep-tion given to him l>y the Queen of theAdriatic is a fair specimen of numerous

displays of a like nature. On the Vene-t'iau frontier a goodlly number of sen.-!tors and councillors met the k jig; hisgondola was spread with gold brocade;the nobles toled off to attend him weredressed in flowing robes of silk ; sixtyhalberdiers as guards of honor woreliveries of orange-colored silk, and carried ancient battle-r.xes. Four hundredrowers sped the royal craft on its wayto the Lido, followed by countless~gondolasof the nobility draped in cloth ofgold and resplendent with mirrors andarms. On the Lido was erected a triumphalarch, of which Palladia, thecelebrated Vicenzan, had been the archi-tect. and which Tintoretto and PaloVdVAnfiCA liorl -noin.nil Thn Imtkt tvoci

lodged in the Foscaripalace, adornedfor the purpose wrh everything; tliatwas rich in tapestry and gold. But thebanquet in the evening was the moststriking ceremony. It took place atthe Giudecca, just over against thsfavorite hotel of modem Venice ; theroyal gondol i glided down the grandcanal amid soft-sounding music, and atthe steps tho monarch was received bytwelve noblemen dressed in picturesquemariner's costume, blue satin withscarlet facing?, each with a lady inwhite resting on his arm. Three thou-1sand guests awaited the king's adventinto tho cour yard, resplendent withjewels and gold brocade. To while awaytho time before the banquet was announced,an acrobat pc-rformed gymnasticfeats for the edification of thoguests, and all around was assembled a

sparkling fleet of gondolas with theirtorches and gilded prows, and theircrimson damask coverings floated in thewaves, for there were no sumptuary lawsin those days, an 1 uo restraint on display,Tables were laid to accommodate the3,000. For the royal entertainment acurious surprise was prepared. Heniywas invited to seat himself at a tablemade entirely of sugar; tho napkins,plates, knives, forks, etc., wero allnwue of that commodity ; so good wasthe deception tlmtthe king complacentlysat down, but on taking up his napkinhe found it crumble beneath his grasp.The plate before the king had upon itthe figure of a queen seated on twotigers, which ht.d on their breasts thearms of France and Poland. On theright of the royal seat were two sugarlions with a pallia and a justice of likematerial, while cn his left stood a sugarSt. Mark and s. sugar David, anuonr

tjio table were spread horses, trees,ships, etc., all oi sugar. After 'the repast1,270 figures oi sugar were distributedamong the fair sex as a

pleasing memorial of tho event. Afterthis episodo tho

% king was taken to a

more substantial table and to foodot a more substantial character. At theintervals of courses, comedies wereacted and poems sung; around the hallwere planted rare trees and odorousplants^ baskets full of fruit hung fromthe ceiling, and time hares, rabbits andbirds were chained among tho treeswith silken cords. The repast lastedfor four hours, ar.d ninety courses

passed before the royal eyes; and thenat the end of ull tilings a huge pie was

opened from which issued birds, andthe guests arose to givo them chase,tlie prize for llio largest Img being anostrich C'gg f-et in gold. Y»'ith this beganthe dancing und revelry of thesvening. These public banquets wereimitated extensively in private lifeFour to livo hundred ducats was an ordinarysum for a Venetian to spend on

m entertainment. Tl:3 art of cookingtvas carried to a ridiculous excess; intojvery dish it was deemed necessary to;ast come gold dust to give it whatthey termed "the heart.".Frmer'sMagazine.

A New litigious Scot.Michigan has given birth to a new relictionssect, which is mainly composed

sf dissenters from other denominations,riie new denomination is called " TheLiving Church of God," and the m. muersare called '' the chosen." Fr. ^i allaccounts they are a very singular peo-1pie. According to a correspondent of j:he Chicago Intcr-Ocem, the memtersire admitted to the society with great"orm and a prescribed order of cxerjises,rach liko somf of the secret sojieties.They claim to be possessed ofioino very grave secrets regarding theaear approach ot tue end oi the worldndiich have been imparted to them byiivine aspiration. A delegation of;weko of tlieir members, us cliosenipostlcs, have been selected to preparex proper Bible for their use, and .whichcvill notbc given to any outride of thefamilies of the chosen. It will containthe articles of faith, and is supposed tobo mainly composed of extracts fromthe Old Testament as they discard thenew version. In somo respects theyire commnuists, as all members who aretvorth over 33,000 put their propertytogether and divido the prolits prorata. They take many customs fromthe Jews, and have a large number of!lioly days, which they keep very strictly,besides Saturday and Snuilay of each»veek, which aro observed as days ofrest. They do not have anything to docvith outsiders any more than is strictlynecessary. They never marrv but once,md in the event of the deati of husband->r wife, remain single the remainder ofiheir life. Divorco and separation arelot allowed, and any difliculty whichnav come up in the family or churchire brought before the twelve elders,"rom whoso decision there is no appeal.fn their dress and mode of living theyire very simple, the men wearing theiriair cut short and laces smoothlyihaven, and the women wearing only.heir natural hair hanging loosely dowi:heir backs. They are industrious and'rugal, and aro accumulating muchproperty. Much interest is manifestedin them in the communities where theyreside, and their numbersare increasingrery fast. Their preachers literally;ibey the Scripture injunction, and goibout preaching without pay or compensation,expecting to tret their board,:'UOining ana uie necessaries 01 niu uum

their cor vevls.

The Fortune Tellers of New York.Tho fortune tellinfj sisterhood is still

x largo one iu Gotbuni, writes tlie New {York coi respondent of the Detroit FrPfPress. A good deal of the plunder thatit picks up goes to tho Hortihl to payfor advertising. An advertisement thatcosts about a dollar may bring in §10 or

820, as the ease may bo. The usual;charge for " consultation " is iil'ty centsor a dollar, but if the gifted female seesa chance for a strike, sbo is not going toshut her eyes and miss it. The tradeof fortune-telling is now monopolized jby Tonien. Some years ago there werea few men in the business. They calledthemselves a^trologists, and had an as-

tonishing kind of intimacy with thestars. But tho women now have thefield to themselves. Tho impressionthat all their dupes aro of the servantgirl class is a mistake. They catch a

good many even or. Fifth avenue. It isnot by any means uncommon to luar a

woman of average intelligence and faireducation say that she believes in for-tune-telling. "With a great many womenof this so.rt, tho lirst impulso when any-thing goes wrong is to consult a for-;tune-teller. Tho parlor as well as thekitchen contributes to the cotters of thecard-shuttling swindlers. When the lutePhilander Doesticko, P. B., wrote uptho fortune-tellers of New York, s me

live and twenty years ago, the trade;was considerably hurt for the time,But it soon nourished again, and is nowas prosperous as ever, if not more so.

Wo have a law against it, but the har-;pies who follow it don't mind that.

Superseding Horses/A roarl locomotive constructed for war

purposes was recently tried in Germanyin the presence of Count Moltko andseveral others. The machine drewfive gunB with carriages and completeoutfit, and the load amounted to 800cwt. The journey lasted for threehours ancl a half,

1H K FARM AM) HOUSEHOLD.

Hints lor the Poultry Vnrd.Tlicro is nothing new in the following

suggestions 01 the New York Tribune iurc-ferenco to poultry, but they are as

practical now as ever:

First, hens, to do well, must have a

warm, dry place, with plenty of sun-

shine. We always keep a box of ashest'oi' them to wallow in, which should bekept perfectly dry. Every few weeks,and sometime.? oftener, the hennery isthoroughly dusted with dry ashes, oc-

casionally adding a little sulphur; andoijce in awhile we wet the roosts withkerosene. A spring-bottom oil can isjust the thing for the purpose. At-tending to these rules catefnlly, youneed not have lice, which is an importantitem in keeping poultry. Our chiefobject is eggs, for which there is generallya ready market and good price.And to lay well, hens must have plentyto eat and of the right kind. "We gen-jerally feed corn, and in the winter lotthem 6hell it for themselves, after givingeach ear a blow or two with the1tn«vtvMAM x-\M nnn>AfViim/y AP IUiiLUUlUL \/k 'SUUiOiaiU^ \JJL luau UiUU

start tho kernels. This gives them ex-!ercise and keeps them from eating toomuch. One would think they wouldnot get enough to eat in this way; butif kept before them in a clean, dryplace, they will keep fat. Give themeach morning what tbey will pick offduring the day.

Furiu mid (JnvUen Notcx.

Sunflower seeds are useful for givinggloss to the feathers of poultry fedupon them.

Ic is often thought a bother to raiseducks, but where they can be convenientlykept any of the improved breedswill pay well.In ohanging.the diet of an ox five

days will generally elapse before theremains of the preceding diet are expelledby the animal.Spread manure as fa3t as it is made

Manure applied in fall and winter will!do the corn much more good than thatapplied in the spring.Thyme will grow almost anywhere,

but it prefers a dry, poor soil. If theground is rich the plant will grow tooluxuriantly and lose its aromatic qualtici.A cow winte'red upon two tons and a

lialf of hay will produce not far fromfivo tons of manure, provided she bewell littered and none of the excrementsbe wasted.A Mississippi farmer dashes cold

water into the ears of choking cattle.This causes the animal to shako itshead violently, and the muscular actiondislodges tho obstruction.A pound of bones contains as much

phosphoric acid as one hundred poundsof wheat. On many farms there arebones wasted sufficient to supply phosphoricacid for all the wheat consumed,The autumn sown grains, both wheat

and rye, have deeper roots and a longerperiod of growth than the spring sown

cereals, and are better able than thelatter to supply themselves with thenecessary ash constituents from thesoil.

Plant fruit trees in the fall. Packthe ground lirmly and mound up theearth around them to keep them steady.Level the soil in the spring. A gill ofcarbolic acid m a pail of whitewash appliedtc the trunk will keep off miceand rabbits.

In sowing wheat bo careful that ncfoul snods gets into tlie ground throughtho drill or by the hand of tho sower.Huve your seed wheat perfectly clean.An hour spent in making seed cleanwill save a flay or a week in the futurein (iradica-ing weeds.

Air-slaked lime is a good thing todust in the poultry-house in tho nestsand wherever disagreeable odors or liceabound. Broken bits of lime, oldmortar, crushed oyster sheels, etc.,should at all times bo within easyreach of tho fowls, whether in confinementor not.

Scatter oyster shell lime about thoyards and runs. It is the best materialior egg shells. Air-slaked limo scatteredover the floors of the poultryhouses will drive away unpleasant odorsand keep them healthy. Add crudecarbolic lime for whitewashing. It ismost effective in destroying lice.In the treatment of light soils, Englishfarmers frequently sow mangels,

carrots or Swedes to bo fed upon theland with theep. Such laud afterbeing fed off by sheep will be made closeand productive by the tread of the animals.With an allowanco of oil cake t

spent on the laud, these fields will bequite productive for cereal crops.

Ii is not a good plan,says a writer, toleavo squashes attached to the vinessifter the frost. They should be sepa-1UKJU, UeiUg LUlt'iUl LU lull l/Iit? nuun

stem remain on nfc least until thesquashes aro assorted when coldweather comes. Place the ripe, selectedones on shelves in a dry, cocl place likethat of a fruit room. Home cellars willanswer, but most of them will not.T le Michigan legislature at its last

session appropriated SI,000 for experimentsin ensilage and the culture ofamber cano at the State Agriculturalcollege. The season wa3 somewhatlate, but corn for ensilage was at oncesown, and the silo has just been filled,samples of tne fodder being subjectedto careful chemical tests before beingput into the feeding, for the purpose ofnoting any chemical changes that maytake place in it and making a more

completo theoretical determination ot!the value of the new system of feeding.

Itrinovul <>f Ktnln* nnri Spoin.

Sparine.111 all cases, strong, purealcohol.

(iinn, Sugar, Jelly, etc..Simple wash-ing with water"at a haud heat.

Muttr-r Adhering Mechanically,.Beating,brushing and currents of watereither on the upper or underside.Lime and Alkalies - White goods,

simple washing. Colored cottons, wool-ens and silks are moistened, and verydilute citric acid is applied with thelinger end.

Scorch itiq..White go mis, rub well11. i: i;n.wwlin inofDX'

Willi llllfU ui|ijK;u 1U vuii/1 iuv nr«ct»,

colored cottons, re-dye if possible, or

in woolens raise a fresh surface ; silk,no remedy.

Alizarine Inks..White goods, tar*to vie acids, the more concentrated thoolder the spots. On colored cottons andwoolcus, and ou silk*, dilate tartaricacid is applied cautiously.

Oil Colors, Varnish and liesins..Onwhite or colored linens, cottons orwoolens use rectified oil of turpentine,..alcohol lye, and then soap; ou silks,use benzine, other, and milk soap, verycautiously.

Vegetable Colors, Fruit, Red Wine andRed Ink..On white goods, sulphurjfumes or chlorine water; colored cot-Itons and woolens, wash with lukewarmsoap lye or ammonia; silk, the same,but more cautiously.

Iron Spots and Black Silk.. Whitegoods, hot oxalic acid, dilute muriaticacid, with little fragments of tin. Onfast-dyed cottons aud woolens, citricacid is cautiously and repeatedly ap-plied ; silk, impossible.

lilm,4 aihl Albuminoid Matters..Steeping in lukewarm water. If pepsin,or tho juice of Cariea papaya, can beprocured, tho spots are first softenedwith lukewarm water, and then eitherof these substances is applied.

Grea«>}..White goods, wash withsoap or alkaliuo lyes; colored cottons,wash with lukewarm soap lyes; coloredwoolens, tho same or ammonia; silks,absorb with French chalk or fuller'searth, and dissolve away with benzineor ether.

Tanning from Chestnuts, (/reek Wnl-nut*, etc., or Leather..White goods, hotchloride water and concentrated tartaricacid; colored cottons, woolens andeilks, apply diluted chlorine watercautiously to the spot, washing it awayand reapplying it several times.

Tar, Cartwheel Orease, Mixtures of\Fat, Resin, Carbon and Acetic Acid..On white goods, soap and oil of turpen-1

tine, alternating with streams of w*icr;colored cOttons anrl wo jlens, rub inthe lard and let 1 e, soap and let lioagain, and treat alternately with oil ofturpeutiue and water; silks, the same,but more carefully, lining benzine insteadof oil of turpentine.

Acids, Vinegar, Sou- Wine., Mustyand Sour Fruits..White goods, simplewashing, followed up by chlorine water.Colored cottons, woolens and silks are

very carefully moistened with diluteammonia with the tinger end. In caseof delicate colors «t will be found preferableto make some prepared chalkinto a thin paste with water ami applyit to the spots.

On a Diligence Road to Jloxico.In Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote's " DiligenceJourney in Mexico," in the Cen-

lury Magazine (recently Scribner), occursthe following: Thus far we had metno vehicles except the two-wheeledcarts drawn by oxen.wheels wi houttires, hewn out and 3howing the separatestrokes the ax, but many humbletravelers on loot, trotting into Mexicowith back-loads of market stuff. Fruitsand vegetables were carried in a foursidedhamper or cage called a hu-tcal,made of osiers; often it was filled withlive fowls, the tail-feathers of the cockgayly fluttering through the bars of thecage, or was divided into compartments,with eggs below and fowls above. Wemot huge masses of pottery ingenioaslywuven together with the cordsof the agave, and towering perilouslyabove the bearer's head; rolls of matting,wooden trays, bundles of sugar cane,camnte (a kind of sweet potato), and tomatoeswrapped in green leaves. Apair of live hens never came amiss,swinging by the legs from a disengagedhand, or tied to an available corner ofthe load. Whole families were en route,even to the baby, rolled in one end ofthe long cotton scar! which the Indianmother weais over her head, or suspendedin its folds at her back. I donot think a stranger procession couldbe met with on the high-roads of thiVcentury.

Sfpudilv plimhin cr. fVi« pnnnfrr crmw.

ing poorer and wilder, wo pass manyheaps of stones supporting the fatalcross.the place of a murder.making amute appeal to the traveler to pray forone cut off in his sins. We enter thomountain passes, dark with pines andfirs, aud ascend to the battlefield ofLas Cruces, on the divide which separatestho valley, of Mexico from that ofToluca. We pass the monument to Hidalgo,and I ask with shame who was

Hidalgo, and am answered: " He was our

Washington.this is our Bunker Hill!"It was here on the 30th of October, 1810,that Hidalgo with his Indian insurgents,armed chiefly with slings, bows, clubs,lances and machetes, met the troops 01tho Spanish government, under ColonelTruxillo, and drove them back upon thecapital. The loss of tha Indians musthave been frightful; in their ignoranceof the nature of artillery, they chargedTruxillo's guns and " tried to stop themouths of them with their straw hats,until hundreds had perisfced by the discharge."After the battle a sad trainof Indian women went up on the mountainto bury their dead, and tho manycrosses that were raised by their handsgave the spot its name.

Garibaldi's Hoys,Garibaldi has always been exceedinglysimple and frugal in his habits.

Never a rich man, and often a very poorone, ho has not been ashamed to practicethe most rigid economy. Ho hasbeen known to break a cigar in two,light one half and return the other tohis cigar-case to serve upon a futureoccasion. To the friend who relatesthis story, however, he presented awhole cigar.Proud and thrifty as he is, it was a

severe blow to him to be obliged to apnlvto tho ltinc for a nfinsion. fiiirlv nn

The principal consumers are Germans,but there is a constantly increasing demaudfrom Americans. The latter,however, do not, take readily to the perfume.One dealer shipped a carload toSt. Louis, and was notitied by telegramon its arrival that it was spoiled. Hetelegraphed back, requesting the pur- (chaser to call in a German expert, as hewas certain some Yankee had been test-!ing it. The advice was followed, thearticle prououuced good, and it was

sold at a fair profit. A gooddeal of kraut is also imported fromGermany, aud is found to pos-1Bess a peculiar ilavor or bouquet:which the American article lacks, al-1though the Chicago manufacture is im-proving. The process of manufacture,in brief, is to cut the cabbage into long,thin slices, removing the core, which isstringy, and thtn pack in barrels, ramming*

down vcrv compactly, eitherwith wooden implements or by heavymen in rubber boots treading it. Theapplication of salt and Water is a mistake.It should be pressed so tightlvthat its own liquor will cover it, thenheaded up, a hole being bored in thehead to allow fermentation. Thesesimple rules wili give a delectable compound,such as no American maker ofsauerkraut has ever produced. Theprice for a good article is §11.50 perbarrel of thirty gallons, and from tif-1teen to twenty cents per quart at retail,

Preparations lor <i Scandinavian Mar-riage.

Preparations for a wedding feast be-gins weeks beforehand, and are so ex-1tensive that M. Da Chaillu was utterlyamazed at the quantify of solids andliquids that he saw stored against an

approaching marriage feast. Invita-tions to weddings are sent out well inadvance of the happy day, so that theguests may prepare for two or three,days' absence from home; and thepoorest person invited is never without,a wooding garment. The happy coupleeat, drink and dance with everybody;and it seems never to have occurred tothe people to inquire how they do it.There is a limit to the endurance ofthe native head and stomach, and thisgenerally is found on the third day;then the guests, on bidding good-byeto the bride, tender their wedding presents,which always consist of money,and are deposited, without being examined,in a box which the bride wearsat her r,ide. How many American girlswill wish.only to themselves.that a

similar custom might prevail here cannoteasily be estimated, but all of themwill understand why there are but fewbachelors in tho land of the midnight

. f1 wisua. XJULl^ ill ilI*J IUU uuuuiug icnuTi*

ties, those of Christmas far exceedthem, for feasting and fun are industriouslykept up Irom Christmas-eve toTwelfth-night, and quaint and charmingarc some of the attendant ceremonies..Harper'sMagar'ne.The bulbs of the tuberose never bloom

but once. They require a sandy soil.

FACTS AND COMMENTS.

In view of the number of iand slipswhich have lately taken place in variousparts of Switzerland, it is proposed toorganize a Swiss Land Slip commission,with snbcommissions in every canton,whose duty it will be to inspect localitieswhere land slips are likely to occnr,to devise means to prevent their occurrence,and to warn persons whose livesmay be imperiled.The late Dr. Holland, the author,

would seem to have met the usual experiencewhich authors undergo. His"Titcomb Letters" were refused bytwo prominent Boston publishers, and aJSew lork publishe» refused even tolook at tliem. He carried them to Mr.Scribner who asked him to read specimensfrom them. At the end of thethird he agreed to take them, and theyattained an issue of 60,000 copies.

To discover spurious greenback ornational bank notes, d.vide the last twofigures of the number of the bill by four,and if ono remains the letter on thegenuine will bo A; if two remains it willbe B, if three, C; and should there beno remainder, the letter will be D.For example, a note is registered 2161;divide sixty-one by four, aad you willhave one remaining. According to thisrule, the letter on the note will be A.In case the role fails, be certain thatbill is counterfeit or altered.

The agricultural distress in Englandhas in a curious way led to the discussionof the Biblical injunction againstwork on the Sabbath day. It has so

happened that several Sundays havecome as pleasant days, preceded andfollowed by days of inclement weather.The crops were in such a state thatevery hour counted, but so strong wasthe Sabbatarian feeling among a largenumber of the people that tens ofthousands of farmers conscientiouslyrefrained from work on Sunday,although by so doing they sacrificed inthe aggregate an immense amount ofmoney.

It was only in 1830 that the firstcheese from America crossed the Atlantic.From September 1, 1880, to September1, 1881, the quantity of cheesesent across fxom New York has been127,311 boxes, but the gradual diminutionof the export for the last fourmonths .has caused great uneasinessamong the hotel keepers and restaurateursof London. Of late years, rowsuponrows of gigantic American cheesesmight be seen piled up on the shelvesof the dining hall of every great Londondining house. More there than heroclerks and commercial men are cheesedevourers, and the bread-and-cheeselunch and bread-and-cheese supper arethe ne plus ultra of epicureanism tothese classes of consumers.

In one of the surveying parties of theMacon and Brunswick extension inGeorgia there were nine boys Of tneseeight were graduates of some universitywith diplomas in their pockets. Theywere working for about 81 a day, and engagedin the bardeet of manual labor.cheerful, ambitious and rather proud oftheir hard and rough work than otherwise."This group of boys," remarksthe Atlanta (Ga ) Constitution, " is oneof the signs of the limes Such a thiDgit would have been impossible to findin the olden days. The sods cf richmen.graduates of universities.werethen seldom found at manual labor. Atla^t, however, labor is made honorable

lie bad earned the right to one. Nothis own necessities, but the debts ofhis son llicciotti, forced him to takethe step.

Ricciotti, wliom some foolish peoplehave called the gentleman of the family,is a son of whom many fatherswould be proud; handsome, generous,of pleasing address and notably courageous.

It was he who captured the only Germanstandard which fell into the handsof the French during the Franco-Prussianwar, and who afterward wrote a

gracefnl letter to the Prussian communder,making light of the exploit.But he is fond of pleasure and society,careless in regard to money matters,and lacks his father's solid republicanvirtues of frugality and simplicity.For this lack nothing can wholly

atone in the eyes of the wise old general;and fond as lie is of the brilliantand popular liicciotti, he bestows hisdeepest confidence and affection uponhis quieter but more trustworthy son,Menotti, who is unknown to the world,but who never in his life contracted adebt which he could not pay.. Youth'sCompanion.

A threat Sauerkraut Center.Chicago is the sauerkraut center of

America. One firm recently advertised000 barrels for Rale, and the entire manufactureomnnntafnlO flflOlifirrpla ft

in thj South, and no man stands higherthere than the man who lives by thesweat of his brow."

China seems to retain a monopoly inChinese tea and canton matting. Thelate commissioner of agriculture believedhe could enter the United Statesin tho race with the former, but so farthe success is not promising. In regardto canton matting, an enormousamount is shipped to the United Statesevery year, with no attempt to makeany of it in the United States. Indeed,it has been difficult to ascertain preciselywhat plants are used in thematting manufacture. It has at lengthbeen found that it is made of a kind ofgalingale, or sedge grass, another sedgebeing used for finer work. These sedgegrasses are gathered wild from swampsor damp places, by the poorer classes,and sold to the factories. The yellowcoloring matter is made from the flowersof Sophora Japonica, a tree now commonin American gardens. The blue isobtained from a sort of wild buckwheat.It is not yet known what plant they usefor tho green dye, though its vernacularname is "Lam Yip."Mr. Scoville, the brother-in-law and

counsel of Guiteau, the assassin ofPresident Garfield, wrote to General B.F.Butler,requesting his assistance in defendingthe prisoner at tho forthcomingtrial. Owing to previous engagementsGeneral Butler was unable to accede tothe request, but in his letter of declinationspeaks as follows: "If the trialwas set for a time when I'could possiblydevote myself to this case, I shouldvery carefully weigh your applicationbefore I refused it. I hold it to be a

part of the chivalry of my professionthat no lawyer within the circuit wherehe practices ought, without good cause,to refuse to stand for a man whcse lifeis in danger before a court of justice,whether his personal belief might bethat t>io accused was innocent or guilty;anil, of course, the amount of compensationin tho case ought not to bee:mea make-weight in the question. Theadmirable example set by Otis, one ofthe Sons of Liberty, in face of popularprejudice, defending the king's oilicers for shooting down the citizens ofBoston iu King street (now Statestreet), has been tho rule of my pro-fessional life and ought to be the guideof every lawyer."

The governor of Michigan, followingtho lead of Nebraska and other States,set apart the 28th day of April as a timefor tree planting in that State. Thegrowth of this enterprise on the partof State governments, says the Christianat Work, must be looked upon as an

encouraging sign, indicating as it does,a now microti in mo simject oi irec

idauting and growing. It is indeedhigh time .some such measures weretaken to keep the supplj of valuablewoods from being entirelyconsumed. A few years ago we seldombeard a word (o the effect that not onlywalnut, but even maple, hickory, ash,etc., would be scarce. Unless properprotective measures are taken in a shorttime they will bo entirely uuable tosupply the demand. It has been ascer-tained that a forest of mixed wood onmedium soil grows about a cord ofwood a year on an acre of land. If'much more than a cord id removedfrom an acre in a year, the productionis reduced. But to keep the productionfrom diminishing, it makes all the dif-lerenco in the world what trees yontake away, whether you take thosewhich are'beginning to decay, or thosewhich are in the rapidest growth. It isonlj by the best judgment in thinningout that the capital of growth can be 1kept whoie after a forest has becomewell established.

President Uarilehl's Hat,A Western paper says that when Lincolnwas inaugurated his rival, Douglas,

held his hat. When Garfield was swornin Hancock was among the audience,but the hat episode took a different turn.General Weaver, not the Greenbackcandidate, but a Michigan Weaver, presenteda hat to Garfield with the understandingthat Garfield was to wear it atthe inauguration and, after the closo oftho season, return it to Weaver as a richlegacy. The President died and Weaver

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ambition to bo a Garlield relic-worshiper,he had a friend at court in theWashington postmaster, who, after a

vigorous search, found the hat in thepossession of a negro servant, to whomit had been giveu by Mrs. Garfield. Hereluctantly surrendered it, and the hatgoes to Weaver.

mr ;;Dr. Holland's Last Verges. -j

The following veraea appeared in the Youth*t:Companion, over Dr. Holland's nig.iature, Mid Athey have a peculiar interest, in view of hi* ';death: "

If life awake and will never ceas«

On tbo; future's distant ahoro,And the roao of love and the lily of peic«Shall bloom there for evermore.

Let the wirld go round and round,And the aun sink into the sea;

For whether I'm on or under the ground, '

. li, what will it matter to me ?

. i: -IIHUMOIt OF THE DAY. S9

Life has its compensations : A deaf.man never hears the evil that's said ;'jHabout him. V||HThis country is never without ito-;'T^M

evil. Just about the time the fly disap-/^Bpears politics begin to get active. aPresident Arthur weighs 215 pouncLvi^l

David Davis, 315. Total, 530. Thegovernment is now on a solid fonnda*

"I'll jump at the proposal!" eaidJMthe lively Miss Lulu. "Lulu, my ||Bdear," remonstrated her mother, "re* >9member this is not leap year." -jgHA uan who goes up in a balloon and; (41

comes down all right is called a pro> .'«fessor. A man who goes up and cornea Sdown all wrong is called a fool. a

The Fisk University negro singers 8were refused accomodatior at four -WmToronto hotels. As soon as this be- "1came known, a number of wealthywhite famlies tendered their hospitalThe

washerwomen at St. Peteralmigr|iScannot wash the buttons off the CzarV'^Jcast iron shirt. This is about the onlyAconsolation the Czar derives from thesituation of affairs in his unhappy doJ. ;|j 9minion. ->v" Should a man shave up or down?** "jM

asked Augustus. " That depends," re- li'Mplied the barber. "When I shave you, -'jmfor instance, I always shave down." siThe emphasis on the last word nearly ;broke Augustus' heart. 1.

It was a Boston girl who aaked * |"Why is it that two souls, united in 1the impenetrable mystery of then *-^jnativity, float by each other on theocean currents of existence withont^J Ibeing instinctively drawn together,blended and beautified in the as- |similated alembic of eternal love?" ^ IThat is an easy one. It is because 1butter is dearer and a good soalskin .1sack as high as $500. The neees- |J» Iseries of life must experience a fall in Iprice before two souls will readily; vvjablend in the assimilated alembic and ."3so forth. I

The Connlry Newspaper. jIn an article referring to counted

journalists, the Milwaukee Sun sayB:When wo think of the hard drudgery mmost of these enterprising, indefatigable $1 jworkers do in a week, und the small |amount of thanks and Ci-h they receive Iin return, we feel as thongh something Iwas wrong somewhere. Why it is that'in many localities the people do notappreciate the importance of a good - j|jnewspaper, and sustain it by a libeatllw jpatronage, thus making it a betterpaper, is one of the most unaccountablethings in the world. We have no urgent Icall now to say what we do, but we teii -1-9the people of every locality where a :cg|paper is published, no ruatto howbm U"and insignificant the paper may be<that every dollar they pay it forsubscription or judicious advertisingputs two dollar/3 in cash in their-$Hjown pocket. We have figured dMon it and we know. It may not look 80 ..-,13|on its face, bnt it is very deceivu^^$jj|»Lots of schemes that look as though '^they had millions in them, ii«e theman who is euro he can pick out theright card in three-card-monte, fail to>*return anytLing like millions, whileother schemes that do not seem tosJj&Samount to anything scarcely, panwholo handfuls of nickels unexpectedly.And the country newspaper is ofthisclaas. We are not at liberty to- -JgMgive the whole thing away, by explainingall the particulars, but conntry peoplemay rest assured that we under- Jjistand the matter and that we are not sHsteering them into any trap door game, ijnflthat will let them down out of sightSubscribe for your local paper and payforit in-advance, and if you feel at the 33Hend of the year that you haven't got .^3your money's worth, then your fortuneC^Mis made. You can go to any museum'^jsand get a salary of 85,000 a year as & jtfpHcuriosity.

They Both Lied.Mr. Finlayson, town clerk of Stir*

ling, Scotland, was noted for the mar- "*1§|velous in conversation. He was on avisit to the Earl of Monteith and Airth, v

in the ca9tle of Taha, in the loch of& *4Mcnteitb, and was about taking leave,when he was asked by the Earl if hehadseen the sailing cherry tree."No," said Finlayson; "what sort ofX/jnj

a thing is it?""It is," replied tho Earl, "atreethat -i

bas grown out of a goose's mouth froma stone the bird had swallowed, andwhich she bears about with her in her gvoyages round the loch. It is now in jjffall fruit of the most exquisite flavor. jiNow, Finlayson," he added, " can you,with all your powers of memory andfancy, match the story of the cherry ^tree ?" '

"Perhaps I can," said Finlayson,clearing his throat and adding: "When 3Oliver Cromwell was at Airth, one ofthe cannons sent a ball to Stirling, andlodged it in the mouth of a trumpetwhich one of the troopers in the castle '«|was in the act of sounding."

" Was the trumpeter killed ?" askedthe Earl."No, my lord," said Finlayson; "he

blew the ball back and killed the artillerymanwho 15red it." V ' |SA Scared Indian.

Tho New York H*r<thl correspondentwho journeyed in a cance down the Missouriwith Captain Bovton gives thishumorous incident of the trip: Just ^before we reached the White river wecamo upon a lonely-looking Indian /'seatedon a sand bar fishing. Ho had ^fallou asleep and his scarlet robe layupon the ground beside him. The captain,bent upon mischief, paddled rap- j|idly toward the drowsy angler, whoawoke as ths splashing sound struck hisears. Tiie savage oaug<;t sight of thecaptain in his black rabber ^uifc, and 'Jnibbed his oyes, evidently to make surethat he was not dreaming. Then, witha shrill yell, he spraug into tho shallowwater and tried to wade over to the ,imainland. Tho sands were too soft,however, and tho frightened man bega^to sink. Bcvyton advanced to helphim out of his dangerous position, butthe nea- er he upproached, th»* more theIndian screamed and tossed bis handsinio the air. Finally I had to pry thaunfortunate buck out of the quiclisandwith au oar. As s ou as the fellowreached the shore ho scampered offwith loud cries of terror and disap..peared among the bullberrv bushes, forgettingrod, line and fishes.

Throwing Up the Brick?.A correspondent in Germany writes:

German bricklaurs do not carry thebricks up in a hod. Tliey are generallythrown up. One man stands at the pilein the street, and one man is placed on

each staging to throw to the man abovethrougha hole in the scaffolding. By

this succession of relays bricks are

thrown up live stories. I Lave neverseen a "muff" made, but I usuallywatched the game from the other sidecf the street. Another custom connectedwith house building is for theowner to give an entertainment to theworkmen when the walls are up. Thefact is advertised to the community bya great crown of flowers placed uponthe top of the building, with numerous

flags and decorations. Work is bus*

pended for the day, and the workmenmeet the owner and the invited guestflaround the festive board, and afterwarddancc with their wives and danghtere^^HIt is well known that the Germansas riaEv hol'davs as possible.