1881-01-07; Clare County Press

              Dmra in a irmunp ii%an flu) nldoro Kooas
A weary <nt-tnB&wg tia Head.
« My heart ia wraroca. around with Blooa!
I would, I would, that I vpoiq awoi
life hero fa ndvor btlartouo,
And ohraya somewhat nuaariQUB>>
Said this dincontcntcd mMaU.
" Why am I not 5 fair raoasWo,
That a iraekt'o strain mlBhttoUol too,
OrttruniaouprraaraotohoruoTO,
'■':»esmi)-, tendcrlyi colon 6!-mof
Oh, lion I bemoan iny humblo-walkl»
And a largo tear trickled down tho otsUi
Of tho sorrowful, Trooping coWail.
"But dIbco roy lot with erlof is rife,
Since fate, cruel fate, no decrees,
I'll do my best, and the onmgo of life
I will most thoroughly squeeze •
And 1% lift aiy head—I will, indeed—
And put off for a period going to seed,"
Said tlila very virtuous cat-tall.
So It pushed aside the green lonvoa that
Surrounded it like a closet,
And tho neighboring plants were astonished at
ItH great adipose deposit;
On other cat-talla it quite looked down,
For none grew so piethorfo and brown
As this noble-hearted oat-tall,
firmer and browner the cat-lall grew,
Till at last, ono summer day,
A maiden fair, with eyes of blue,
Came driving along that way.
Sho had Htudled artistlo decoration,
And gave a delighted exclamation
• When she saw the noble cat-tall.
Sho npared it not; ia its noble primo
She cut it short on the spot;
But it know It was near Its ncody time,
And It would rather be cut than not.
Aud it nlmost erupted its aleek fat side
With its fervid joy and its houcst pride,
'JChls stout but modest cat-tall.
Tho mniden showed to all her friends
Her captured cat-tail, brown and tall;
Sho made it a bow with loops ami ends,
Aud hung it tip against fhe-waU.
Tho humble rat-tall uua much elated,
In ita position so elevated,      .
A» a decorative cat-tail.       *
For by Its Bide there hung in state
Some Kensington-work on flannel,
Whi'e a one-legged stork looked for his mato
From a plowing neighboring panel.
And these with a gorgeous peacock's fesiher
And a Jnpnnrsc fan a1! hang together,.
*     WitWIhOirjOiSEahliactsaJr^ll-r,
—ffarpflr'* Bazar.
VOLUME III.
CLARE, MICHIG-AN, FEIBAY, JANUARY 7, 1881,
NUMBER 36.
Oan day (Vflu m tV nrt'lianl
H>ai\l a t*i\ttv c.V.t uci\v, caw*, ctfw!"
"Tw! s.nmtlri w-rn%" mid liUIp (V.ftt\
** 1'Ivmx when I cry far my ma "'
N*** div (' Tfi * iu t»i • nwlm-a
H w\ a vrt h-.-d'H h y,-. t tvl I ii*i«,
"Cnci »u» m«\" iviel iittV ('.Oil'',
**I1 »;\ t'nt r;* r? ha-* a\tr.i■' \ t * h!iv» 1"
**If t'lp h r.l•• «au Vira h »"juieMy
T*w i; * v »**..! •■ ci, r' ■."
S> t'n t.iMi.i.tr i-i'i'!,'
I*'iivl luV'iu 11 t'uii *'mou! moo;**
Ki t t'li'i unthrr i livoMncrnmihn?,
AU tV sli t*i- ran fr.»:» their priiis
I'ana'T, wiff and a ms ami tlatig*iterttt
Ou'o d r«n».ster aul hia henn.
And tVy rr'etl, "O'i, uhst'n tlie matter,
('*'*".-», tliity mcaUni l.-ud?"
<\i*fip tr< tied i if <ju to i;;i>Iy.
**1 won't tfirin fiT (.tU'li u rnwd."
fi-jcil tV«y„ ♦iFlUy MtV thing!
And w"'ll laitij'i and kcoji mi laujlniiK
\VU<» w think li«w queer jou fing,"
TERRIBiypVEHTORE.
In tlie spring of 187G, Mexico v;ns in
a tumult, Lertlo, the Clrirf Justiop,
suceocdiiig to the Presidency nt tbo
death of Juarez, anil afterward elected
for a second term, aunonnced himself as
a candidate for Hie third. His politieid
opponents, enraged nt tho thought of n
third term, uprose iu nil directions and
declared for Diaz. In March of this
year only the rumblings of the rebellion
■were heard, but society wan daily becoming more and more disturbed.' Armed
men were everywhere about, nnd miny
bauds of lawless ruffians -were scouring
tho outskirts of the cities and towns,
oteoling from the farmers, and 'caving
behind them desolation mid d>;p:iir—
I uly a peculiarly daug.-rmw nud un-
i 'ltuuate time for a foreigner to set out
o.i ajourni'y.
On a lovely morning in early March,
a young American gentleman left the
town of Matnnzas to travel to  Jalnp:u
The narrow road nt first winds up tlie
side of the mountain, turning  sharply
nround sudden bends, where  a fc'iiglc
misstep of tho liorso or mule would liVirl
„f * hn jMnr/aiwln^-ii into, gm^vnljjvv;hfilgg*,
It is as lf tSe great mouutam baabecn
hoUowad out, and the jagged sides lett
standing, 'with  a  rndo  path   trending I
from tho  base  to  the summit.   Tlie J
American was accompanied by sin nn- j
live horsemen  mounted  on mustangs j
similar to his own, and four footmen.
The  whole  party were armed.   After |
jiassing about half way up the mountain
Bide the traveler halted, aud motioned
to his followers to do the same.   For a
long time he sat motionless in his sad- j
dlo gazing out nt the exquisite picture !
before him.   In the distance, far below, I
lay the wonderful valley of Matanzns, J
tho " Garden of Mexico.'"   Tlie rich, ev;-1
cessive vegetation could plainly b.« di <- j
cerned,  and a few light and graceful j
clouds living drifted ngaiust the tower- ,
ing rocks.   The beams  of  the lately-!
risen sun were pouring over the hill- J
tops and illuminating the vast plain be-!
neath with a fresh and rosy light.    Ho j
must have been indeed a prosaic  and
unappreciativo  man who   would   pass
carelessly by such a wonder-work of no- |
ttiro. J
His reverie wns suddenly broken by n j
nhout from nbove.   Looking up he saw !
a single horseman picking his way care-1
fully toward him.    He was soon recog-1
nized by the men as a resident of Mat-
anzas.   "When he drew near he spoke
rapidly and excitedly to the. escort in
their peculiar pa/ota, gesticulating violently all tlie while.
The effect was immediate and startling.
The entire body of native horsemen, with
one exception, and all the footmen,
turned sharply around and made their
way rapidly down the mountain side,
without a word of explanation or fnre-
wetf to their employer. The only one
who remained was Filomeno, who had
been sent by his master, a friend of the
traveler, to accompany him to Jnlnpn,
nnd who understood English after a fashion. Ho sat motionless in his saddle,
gitzing after Ins countrymen, now fast
disappearing around the curves of the
pathway.
"Whnt's the matter, Filomeno ?" asked
. the American at length, rising in his
snddleas he spoke, and shading his eyes
with his hand, ns he looked after tho de-
f^MBxtu^..iiTshai did that fell aw Bay that
has mado all thLS'fuss?"
"He said," replied the Mexican slowly, '* that revolution had already broken
out at Jalapa; that the terrible soldiers
o£ the plains aro before us, and that it
you proceed you will bo surrounded aud
killed."
"Stuff," said tho American, "I am
not afraid. Filomeno; let us go on."
Aud, as he spoke, ho tightened his hold
on his horse's rein, and was about to
Erocoed, when he saw that Filomeno
ad not stirred.
" Come, Filomeno," said ho, " timo is
slipping by and wo must bo off. Surely
you are not afraid to accompany me ?"
"Nomatter," answered the Mexican,
"but I cannot go as I am. All theso
robbers know Filomeno, and would give
a good, price for my head. If I go with
you I must go disguised. Wait;" and,
turning around, he scrambled lightly
and quickly back from the road toward
a- little lint near by, whence a thin
wreath of smoke was curling lazily up
tiirough the clear morning air. Ho was
gone fcni'cely fifteen, minutes, and when
lie again drew near tho Amenoan hardly
knew him. Filomeno had disappeared
under tho guise of a charcoal-burner,
"Now I am ready j I have left my
horso where it Will be taken care of," ho
said, and now on foot he fell into his old
place closo behind the American's mustang.
Aud so they journeyed on, up into tho
clouds and then down again, over the
. rich breasts of valleys which are only
found in the tropics, and along the tracks
of old watercourses, and through brooks
and little rivers of a peculiar greenish
hue. Afotind them was nature in all
her wasteful Inxuriance, bat no eign of
anything luimnn to help or hinder them.
That ni£ •]$ they encamped in a small
Vfdley, and yesnmed their journey" at
daybreak. At 11 o'clook on the morning of this day they wero drawing near
Jalapa, Tho sun was beating down out
of a cloudless sky; tho heat was intense;
and a df ep stillness soemed to havo settled over tho groat plain. Before them
was the Valley of Jalapa; on the right
Ihe "Volcano of Orizaba, its cono white
with snow and ice, its sides covered with
that luxuriance of foliage only known
where eternal summer reigns.
The American, too tired even to no-
tieo this, was nodding in his saddle, and
for n long time had not spoken to his
companion. Ho was aroused by a low
.•ry from Filomeno. Turning toward
him and followim? the direction of his
eyes, he saw a large body of horsemen
galloping toward him. He could see at
once that thoy wero not Tegular soldiers.
They advanced in confusion, and no two
men seemed dressed alike. It wrs a
squad of tlio dreadedguerrillas on a f or-
tt'gtog expedition: ~ Wttii -u terMBIo*meTi"
ing of despair the American againlooked
around for Filomeno. He had fled. Tlio
American was alone, with a hundred
wild and lawless Mexican robbers bearing down on him, like a nulling wind
across a placid lake.
In a moment, as it seemed, thoy were
upon liim and nround him.   Eesistanco
"Now," said the offloer, "take this
horso nnd como to my quarters."
Then, turning around, ho shouted out,
in Spanish, to tho chief of tho guorrillas:
'' Franoisco, if I hear of another prank
like tins. I shall send my orderly to
blow out your brains."
At the officer's quarters, in the city,
our countryman received every possible
attention, and as soon as he was rested
and refreshed ho was furnished with
horses and money and escorted safely to
Vera Oraz.
THE FA WIT,; PHYSICIAK.
OnniBtiAiNS.—For the cure of a chilblain once formed, hundreds of rem-
jdies are from time to timo recommended. A mixture of the oompound tincture of iodine and liquor ammonia), equal
parts, pointed ovor the inflamed porta
parts, pointed ovor the inflamed parte mic w^ mix witli.».UK, tr^vw--,
J^YimjMI^iS.IFobftUy, «fese2§,:«i any,, ;*>*««» PW ,H^^*«BEvPT
Glycerine  or bmo liniment oases the   ****B«£.
Uyi
itching, and somo may find relief from
bathing the chilblain in a strong solution of alum; an .ounce of tho powder
dissolved in a pint of Boft water.
Cake op Infants.—Tho first two years
of life is tho period of infancy ; and it
is also the period of greatest mortality.
^rZ^wr'^'^nvA n,"^',;»(^r,;nt;'"   Tll° «linrTs most essential to the infant
was useless.   A score of pistols poiutea    ,„.„ TOlrn ",. nmlrm,r!„,„ „„,-, u„n„n„n1llo
,,.-    .    , | are pure air, appropriate and seasonable
M,,l„8m«,,n™„S„ ! clothing and proper food.    Hence, tho
and a score of long sticks   room 0£cnpk,al ^ tho infant shox)ld bo
well ventilated and kept at an equable
temperature. Its bed should bo an ordinary hair mattress, with cotton sheets
aud woolen blankets. Ha clotliing Bhould
be carefnlly adapted to tho ohanging
seasons, to protect it from extremes of
heat and cold. It should wear a soft
flannel wrapper next tho skin, thin in
summer, heavier in winter. If, during
infancy, a flannel band is also worn
around the middle of the body to protect the bowels, and woolen Btockings
long enough to cover the knees, they
at him, a score of swords
above his head.
with knives on the ends, called matehrz-
ies were pricking him in all directions.
He was pulled off his horso in a twinkling, stripped naked in tho midst of a
dense circle of howling savages, who
were cursing and fighting for his various
articles of dress. At length his clothing,
arms aud valuables wero divided. Tlie
lender of the hand, with tho American's
watch dangling from his bolt, shouted
out an order to his men. Two troopers
armed with malehczies rode up to the
prisoner nnd commanded him to walk j
lieforo them.
before them.     "You American devil," i ,0-"F t,uou8u. «> cover , ,.  - .    -
they exclaimed inSpanish.-youdogof a t ^" f™f a^ost entire exemption from
spy, be off to Jalapa.   Wl en we get you ! attncks o£ coho ftna (llar
there we'll teach you to sneak "around
our lines.    March i"
And in order to add emphasis to their
words they prodded the prisoner with
tho points of their mafcluzks till the
diarrhea.
CnxprED Hands.—As both a precaution and cure for chapped hands we
have used the following with benefit.
Wash tho hands, and tho face also if it
is inclined to chap, with boAu water,
and nfterward  rub with, an   ointment
Mood started from more than one wound j mado  by  melting mutton  tallow (or
on his arms and legs. Angry, faint and
sore, and half blinded by the fierce rays
of tho sun, tho American wheeled around
and upbraided tlie lender for these indignities, and ospeeially for depriving
him of his clothes. In reply, one of the
soldiers pulled out fromunderhis saddlo
a piece of coarso and filthy matting
which he carelessly tossed to the prisoner.
" Take this," he said; " it is too small
for you, but the fleas in it will keep yon
warm."
And so, WTapping this dirty covering
about his shoulders, our eonntrymaii
started on his painful ranreh to Jalapa.
At 3 o'clock iu tlie afternoon they
reached th'o town. Tho American was
hustled into a wretched ndobo hut on
suet), aud then gradually adding an
equal quantity of glycerine, stirring the
two together until cool. For tho hands,
this mixture ean bo be»t applied at
night, using it freely, and warming it in
by tho firo, after which an old pair of
JTABM NOTES.
A fabheb of exparienco in wooj-grow-
ing has well said there is more money in
growing at twenty cents a pound than to
loan your money at ten pel' cent, interest.
Thi? grease whioh has becoino hardened by dust on the axles of machinery
can all bo cleaned off by tho uso of
kerosene,
Bunohes of grapes were kept throe
months by an Austrian grower who
dipped tlio ends of the stems iu wax nnd
packed tlio fruit iu kiln*driod ground
bark;
Pbofessor Eilei says that koroseno
or oil of any kind is sura death to insects
in all stogca and tho only BUbstoneo with
which wo may hope to destroy tho eggs,
Oils will not mix directly with wateiv,s
but will mix- with.m.ilk,  frpslw^-«««^J
ZP
!&Yenit othov fashions1 in which Hie
British sovereign delights to honor her
)%cs ljy making them "Privy Council-
ffiMi" or of her ".counsel learned in tho
lay,1" are wholly unknown to her neigh-
Iffs, TIio<'crot>sfo" wliich is a star of
n*J> rays, and Ihe various other grades
ruttho "Legion of Honor," established
feNnpoleon iu 1802, arc tho only visi-
bwj honors with which Franco rewards
hjj£jUlustriour,. .Sons. Any citizen can
mS\m them;-nono can bequeath them,
jn/ilie last days of tlio Second Empire
tmLegicn numbered 60,000, Within a
fiW'm6!ith8 of the xnwhimntion 0f flie
third ltejiublic fhe National Assembly
iajjwsedjtestHction^on tho creation of
—'members, Bythoprincip.il clause
m -fnncted flutt only ono member
.HfcHliyj bovVeivisd &» every two -vacan-
ir-r    .
.**>_
"Weak Eves in Houses.—A good
authority gives tho'following nsa remedy
for horses' eyes that are weak, winking
and inflamed: Tako an egg and break
the largo end enough to admit tho handle
of a teaspoon; pour out the albumen or
white; mix iu all the suit you oan until
it is quite stiff, then sot it in tho center
of a heap of red coals and let it bum until done baking; then when cool grind
and blow a piece of it into the eyes onco
a day.
PoniFnso Rancid BrrrBn.—Ono of|
our foreign contemporaries gives tho foW ^ible, but when he was away to college
• > -c,- ^jflmobt tucker
M-matter? Matter >mtff. "Tv
q^ertojSohry's, tailing euro of Ilia sick
v>Jfo, Guess if thoy hadn't been able to
Pet me, old as I am, thoy'd havo had a
Immiciug big doctor's bill to pay. What
ilDa her V Well, I call it infernal non-
BKise, Maybe you never heard of tho
4lffiose, and I'll explain. Juet wait a
•M&t,"
f The old lady took a liberal pinch of
rfmff, dusted off her noso on lier check
n|>ron, and said:
" We tried to bring that boy up sen-
ho got struck on this gal, and wo never
khowed ho was married until he brought
POPDIAR SCIENCE.
It is proposed by Dr. Oppermahn to
construct toads in this-way; First, abed
six to eight inches thick of coarse be-
ton with hydraulic mortar, is laid down,
and then on the top of this bed a thinner layer" of smaller beton, cemented
with a mixture of lime aud one-half part
of Portland cement or Boulogne cement,
and ono-hn}f patb pf Blag.
FniorXON tapers are mado in England
from a inixtuie of one ounce saltpetre,
one-halt ounce powdered orris root, one-
eighth oimco minium, and ono ounca
phosphorus; on the latter being dis-
aolved'ono or two ounces of castor oil
aro added, the quantity yariyng according to tho resultant tenacity or flexibility required.
'Thk. Consolidated railroad is building
iti it* shops in New Haven, Ofc,  a ."new
  -«a' fljKsn isAndQW.'
It consists ''Ot a^'irxm^iimi^K^^ovr,
shaped komowhnt like a curyed baywrn*1
dow, in "which, tho glass is only half tho
width of the window, and slides up and-J-ber's'
down. When pushed to tho front side
it presents a, curved surface against
which tlio cinder*, and smoke strike and
are thrown outward, while air can enter
from the open lialf.
The effects of professions and trades
on mortality aro great, the term of life
varying from 63 years 11 months for
clergymen to 40 years 10 months for
lithographers and copper engravers," In
Shome    LanributTou could havo   England, .according, to tho census-office
ST™ "^i b"^?\C°'™tw^   Satisfies, the duration of life has been
lowing mode of clarifying rancid and
tainted butter: "Let thebntter be melted
and skimmed as for clarifying; then put
into it a piece of bread well toasted alf knocked mo down with a feather.
over, but not burnt. Iu a fow minute* When they driv up I thought Henry had
the butter will lose its offensive taxte autl I baling homo a big wax doll for Emma's
smell, but tho broad will become pet- ljjtlo gnl. When he said to mo:
fectly fetid." We havo serious doubts ] 'Sfoihor, this is my wife, Mollie,' I
with regard to the above process pto- ! should havo swooned away, only I
ducing tho result claimed. Still it isrso f thought iny emptings mightrun over bo-
simplo that any one can try it. j ffao thoy could bring me to.   There she
Keeping Mixk.—Milk will absorb bad 1 T*. a ereon younK tuinS. frilly taller,, - .
odors from the air quicker than almost «iflJX a boot-jack, face painted, false ! Herr Sophus Tromboldt considers that
any other liquid, therefore great care I If&V'lnced to kill, eyebrows blackened, | it maybe accepted as certain that tho
should be taken that it is not exposed to I SPd P^'d as Lucifer of her small feet. \ aurora boreabs is a local phenomenon,
any condition where it will bo likolv to j -S^as rollin* out pie-crust, and the thing , circumscribed by very narrow limits,
be daranged in tbat way. In manufact- $ok me so sudden and frustrated me so > and occurring not far from the surface
uring cream into butter, great care is j !?«<* that I put a pie to bake with
necessary ns to the quality of salt used, \ *Plhhi§ but my spectacles between tho I
as great loss may bo entailed bv this I w")*8-, '■,,  , , ,,,.,,!
alono.   Tho saltisn very small item in! J She held the spectacles up to the light, i
itself, nevertheless it has cost manv dol-: polished up the brass bows a bit on her
to praise or lightly to condemn in, the
book before me. After I had read some
portions of it to him, ho answered; "No,
you can't praise it, but"-^turning the
volume in his hand, and inspecting it—
"yon might say that the binding is securely put on, and that--well, the-binder
lia$ planed the edges pretty smooth,"
found most defectivo among tho steel-
workers, polishers, and grinders; and
next to these the lifo of the collier—that
fearless delver in the bowels of the earth
—is least secure, owing greatly, no
doubt, to tne occurrence of accidents in
the mines.
In a memoir published at Christiana
of the earth.   Tho light, he finds from a
. , «Jij|B»ge. .-/Ktaang XUeoe
we may noi.ice,"lftSo much' fofcBucking-
-"Suni;' ." liiehard'a himself again," and
J-'jtfy soul's, in, »wm* and eager for the
•'fray.}" Mt» u»*|»J|toi ot1iitfUi,il(i.sS^t-
tinKCring, tt*^ -»^t«i|ully
adopted by more than one great awWifcy
has now fallen into well-merited disrepute. In criticising Lord Beaconsfield's
speeches, hostile papers ore fond of
making effective referenco to •' apt alliteration's artful aid," but they seldom, if
indeed ever, allow Churchill, the satirist,
any credit for the phrase. Mr. O'Connor, too, If we remember rightly, has
written of tho gay Conservative statesman as "tho gay Lothario of politics."
How many persons, we wonder, recollect that tho original "gay Lothario" is
ono of tho characters in Bowo's tragedv,
"Tho Penitent?" Then, again, the
phraso " comparisons aro odious" is
almost invariably written without quotation marks. It occurs in Burton's
"Anatomy of Melancholy," and also
in Herbert's "Jaculn Prudentum,"
nnd Shnkspeore, in "Much Ado
About Nothing," says "comparisons
are odorous." A literary journal of
some standing recently mado itself a
laughing stock by remarking that thia
I last was not classical English—a quite
A piiACenear Blackisoy's on the Flint
and Pare Marquette.; railroad, is named
Pokahuddle,      > .
•Sim Marshall House," at'^Aldington, I ^
hasbumeddown.   Loss,- #,000jinsur- V
ancc, 83,500,
The" man who laid the first roil for a
rmkoad- wesMrf tlio-All«gbcny. mountains.,™ ...
id still livingJn Adrian, v        ....    ■
A new Presbyterian "society of twenty*,
two members has been organized at
Greenbush, Alcona cotinty,
The burnt district in Stanton is being
rapidly rebuilt with fine, substantial
brick stores and brick blocks.
A Saginaw roan thinks that when the:
next census is taken the: Upp^ir Penult
sula will have a population of 175,000.
Tire annual meeting of the Michigan
Press Asssociation will be held in ;tlio
Capitol at Laming,. Jan. 11, atSp. m.
The Michigan Salt Association is: the
name of a now salt company for/ned at
Bay City.   It has a capital of §200,000.
Tite Menomime Jlange says that; .a ,.'-(
number of brick-yards will bo started in- ;
and around Florence and Commonwealth'
next season-. -
. Cokgbesiiman Hobb was summoned
home from Washington by the sudden
and dangerous illness of his daughter at
Saginaw.
4*
Familiar Quotations.
Tho expression '! a dim religions
light" may bo found in Milton's " Pen-
seroso," and tho commonly-ropoatcd saw
.that "absence makes tho heart grow
fonder" is to be discovered in T. H.
Bayloy's song, "IbIo of Beauty,"
Cojley Cibber, as almost every ono" is
awaro, took it into his head that he
could greatly improve upon Shakspearo's
tragedy "ICirtK Bichard 13X;" and, in
pursuance of this idea, ho mndo various
additions "to," the,..ijjfly, many of -which" ,   ffiHiulvtmber cut of Gladwin county
At East Saginaw tho 'telephono does
publio and flre-alnrm duty, nnd tho city
pays n night clork at tho telephone
ofiice §700 a yea" salary.
The  Iitichignn •'Contra! railroad has-
paid   nil   olainis arising from "tho ^accident at Jaokfcon, Inst October, in full,
Thoy amounted to §70,000.
■Ojff
miikmjllK JH.'li
fe|t, and about
«t,rUl«,„„-I ^„ ill
observations, is generally white, though
sometimes red or groen; but further
north than Bergen the aurora often prelaw in the course of a veor Thr'ougli "the ! Ma-*, and went on: I sents spectral colors Hobelieves also,
damage done by tho use of an inferior ■ X" Wo l»ad to put up with it, but I told \ that there is now evidence enough to ac-
article.   Alwavs  use  the; best known ; Scnry l>°w it would bo, and I believe ho I ctpt the statement that auroral displays
ljas repented  in  sackcloth and ashes ; are  sometimes  attended with  sound
dozen times.   She was a fosl:
careful comparison of a large number of   sufficient proof that even he whom Ben
Jonson called "sweet swan of Avon'' is
not aa well known as ho ought to be.
The origin of tho term "tho midnight
oil" is hard to trace, but it occurs in
Qniirh-s, in Shrfistone and in Gay, and
it wns probably invented by tlio first.
Devil tike the hindermost" opens up
of
 .„ , „ v,.    „,,,„..* . ,.-,-,- — doll.   Sho couldn't sew, sweep,
nn unpleasant flavormust bo avoided, as, ' fc dust, dam or make her own bed,
after packing, butter is verv susceptible ! ??«e'd laced till her ribs were all out o:
in coming in contact with any flavors of' su&i*e. She'd been so fashionable about
this kind. * Mot stockings and shoes and clothes that
PrasEimxa Pasti-bes. -Among manv | f§ had '\cl»'>nic sore throat, and one
propositions to renovate the pasture, one i f J^f ^ns^ Imlf gone with consumption.
Iuu been overlooked-mnnagemeut It i 1*,, Pamte,d.m her,laco J™8. ^fc^-
is tho cheapcstaudmostpractidlmannw. < 91.?? drawled around until she had a
ment can be scented with any ^rfumo j <™ «'° t«Sn.   Tho common plan ii to j 8#&ft??lJl ^.!ml?„<S,|[1-.   Thftt s
to suit the fancy.   Keep in wide-necked    ,n™'"''"""       ' ---    ■
Vnf glycerine ointincnt for ehapped
hands is mado by molting with a gentle
acat, two ounces of sweet oil of almonds,
lalf an ounce of spermaceti, and ono
drachm of Avhite wax. When melted,
remove from tho stove, and add gradu-
idly ono onnce of glycerine, and stir
until tho mixture is  cold.     Tho  oint-
Somn late inventions ought to be able to * another diflicult problem; but perhaps
set tliis last alleged fact beyond disonte. < Beaumont and Fletcher may claim the
_   _     _   j phrase, which was used in later days by
Speculfttloiis as to the Fntnre Life.    | Butler, Prior, Pope, Burns and half a
Ycai, ago, in tho days of Bishop But-1 J-n ,--%„ •^u^lw^oiid
the outskirts of  tho village, nnd   the J bottles.
Mexicans; after posting a guard around i     (Wdh—a: CoW   in   tl.n  i„,«l   >»« . --,.—..„_.._„	
and' gave flienYseives up toretFanTboSTI hf> cnml ^ TtSw^oursTif, as aoon i5   ^aa If, F"^"1 *b**Mcf°x wanrdtii
discovered   the persou Wl  sniff tho   &rivJ5? *SKSSL"j" ^.^s"'0 ^-^
fumes c' .Jimonia, or spirits of camphor   _to, lh.oflnJ   or n^nres  or destroys
gavo tuemselves up
teious recreation. Inside the hut on a
rude beneb. tbo American Bat silent hour
after hour. At length ho walked to a
little window and begged for water.
There was no response. Tlie bare walls
oidy echoed Ins cry of "Aqua,' aqua.'"
be borne.   When n severe cold attacks
teliectual power aud patient research. A i nor good red herring   seems to belong
great impression was produced, not only j  ° /»* a^?«S» „  ?u ^S* "f
ha've but one «3taTZ" 4w.*-'h£ I M^& of a wife"he brought homo to \ upon uneducated but  educated  minds. \ '^ .^8,P,!ld, ^ \ mw,/??""Tfl"
cattle mmi JZ7% X tim^    If*ft  MW» consolation and helpmeet.  #His   since that period science has progressed j a Qm« «£tV.  'l°,d ^nT-RiiS •%,
\Z^Tihl^&arixAJL£\*&e' could do tho work of two Apx,    with giant strides, and at every step has > f op, in bliendaa» » Bio B^   who
ter.  This expose, the root, of the ^pSu^toTh^tt! r ^ ^'"T* I nimberTml 1£& t^Hlo^,^^^^^ "
tothesun   or nunres  or destroy   the I "shut%™]-™trotteil her i^t, j W   Tb0lle7^ *» Pnim-
.,,. ,._ ^A.'    ._.,.< I existence involves,  alsd, tho idoa of^un-   I'HJty of the phriweinliisday, spoko of
i seen activities and correspondence in tho ! 1«!«!. *?!>* oi ' aot men, but measures.
., mvX about a^OtJjl.irwiSKi' A ^_ - ^ _,.
emjsioyedin, the woods of tiiat cotuity.•',-'
The country about Ontona'gon'is full
6f foxes. One fanner killed eight'in
»na •«,,(?ek.. and tlien did not make jip his. ;
Josses of-pdnltgjy ,-,\--\.rT't''--.    ,",
' PcWMw,,Utt^-yohth- of Xmim^m^Ktr*j£*
tlicro-AveresoUTj* 4Jw-^*<l pi^J^jS^.n-^^i
Offico  458.86   acre*, for' (»«&*.8g&J|,"
acres located under the Home»tc«d Wf,
and 7,235.50 acres proved up.
Mn. Ktng, of Cheboygan, set a trap
to catch rabbits, and caught a very
l.irgo aud savage lynx, which had to be
killed before it could be taken from tho
tap.
Fabming pays in tho Upper Peninsula ; first-rate casli markets in the'min-
ing regions, and fairly good crops of
certain kinds; gamo crops generally
first-rate and reliable.
Tirn testing process wliich has-been
going on at the salt well in this village
for some time past, shows conclusively
that the brine obtained here is equal in
strength to any in tho State.—*SV. Lov.it
Herald.
The managers of tho Port Huron and
Northwestern railway desire lo extend
their lino to Bay City, but want tho
people of Bay City to give §50,000 toward the project, beside yard room and
right of way through the city.
Lake Sffeiuob slate wherever it has
, been used below has made a hit—a pal-
i pable hit—and yet this branch of indus-
j try is. allowed to lag to that degree that
there i&u't a quarry in Bar<ga county at
work.—Portayo Lake Mining Gazette.
I A di.n-neb pail exploded near Negau-
nce, the other day, and the owner hod
his arm badly iscal'ded from the shoulder
to the elbow. The pail was of a new
kind, constructed on air-tight principle.1", and no steam could escape from it.
Nothing personal intended, but a real,
genuine two-legged dog, six days old, is-
now taking his, or rather her, regular
rations at tho residence of M. O. Cox, in
this city. This singular freak of nature
is ottr icting much attention, The pup
is of female persuasion and of the black
nnd taii brood,   vary   small.    Hfcr.Mnd
•Ci
or injnres  or destroys   the |
evep-^.vmmutes'assfrongas.tl.eycan   &*   g?W ^.X drtrSSt"^!
growth would bo at once apparent,    A
the throat and lungs, there is no safety s - -, ■ _.     , ,,-*.    --    —
in neglecting it for an hour, for there is j ?^?. ™.®™SJ?T ^wtU u nsl,ec-
and it was a long time before sho could
goon
moro or less inflammation of the lungs,
which interferes with their action, ren-
All the next dav, too, the prisoner was
kept without fool or drink or clothes,    .lering them liable at any moment to i I,,asluJfa wl" Ke<?P one-tnira moi
At times his mind wandered a little.  At    take on serious, and, possibly, uncon-    *lmn thc\mn}e n7te,of n"es,
essary as upon trees.
That ono hundred acres of land in two i
pastures will keep one-third more stock '
one
suiiBct the cool evening air somewhat revived him. He moved his bench under
the window of the hut, and stretching
himself under it listened carelessly to
thi< iiUe conversation of the soldiers outside. Suddenly h:s heart gave a terrible
throb ; a cold perspiration overwhelmed
him, and he fainted.
What ho had heard wa3 this: The soldiers were talking about a fair that was
ti) open in Jalapa on the morrow, nnd
they were detailing to a new-comer some
of tho amusements that had been
planned for the occasion.
" We are going to have a shooting
match at noon," said one; "we havogot
au American spy in that box yonder,
and we tiro going to tio him to a stake
and shoot at him with our revolvers.
Whoever kills him will get five silver
dollars. Tho dog's hours aro numbered."
These were the words which had fallen
on tho American liko a pall.
It was probably much less than a hour
that the prisoner lay insensible. Then
he roused himself, and, like the brave
man that ho was, looked his doom in the
face. So he was to die, and die the death
of a miserable cur; he, tho inhabitant
of a pleasant Northern city, with youth,
health, kind friends and fortune. To be
tied to a stake in a Mexican market
place and shot at for a paltry prize.
These thoughts were maddening. Ho
called fiercely to his captors to liberate
him; ho strode furiously up and down
the room ; he riiBhed to the window nnd
rattled the bars; and finally from sheer
exhaustion ho sank down on the floor in
despair.
lie lay still for a long timo.
He could not mark the hours, but at
length he know by tho cool wind that
crept in through the bars, that day—his
last day—was not far away. Then ho
heard a cock crow; and then he saw a
bright ray of sunlight come flashing
into his miserable hut, and he was sure
that he had but a few hours moretolive.
He made up bis mind that ho would die
bravely. Ho rose to his full height,
stretched his limbs, and raised his head
proudly. As he did so ho heard a sound of
horses galloping toward him. Ho rushed
to the window and looked out. A cavalry
officer, in a fine uniform, with flashing
arras and equipments, and followed by a
squad of men, was coming every moment nearer and nearer.
The lounging guerrillas around his
prison started up and stood respectfully
aside; several who lingered were knocked
over by tho hurrying hoofs of tho horsemen. The officer rode close up to the
hut, and, pulling his horse almost on to
his haunches, ho leaped to the ground,
With a qnick and angry enmmand to
the guard at tho door tlio bolt was
drawn back,
Tho American, entirely naked, was
standing in the middle of the room.
trollable disease. Go homo and remain
there. In the evening take a warm foot
bath, and at bed timo take tliree or four
liver pills. Theso will stimulate tho
liver to healthy action, and promptly relieve the lung trouble; but it renders
the system sensitive to renewed attacks,
and, therefore, tho greatest care
be observed for several days not
(alio hain't seen a dozen well days since
he brought her home,   nor  done an j
bour'B work.   I've been over  soaking j
her feet, making her heib ten, eonibin' :
Iter hair, fixiu' up gruel, and tellin' her I
slovenly hired girl what's what, but I'm 1
[ discoimiged. She may live a few months, '
but bIio'b certain to dio within a year, J
and I don't know but she'll be better •
off.   I tell ye, Uncle Billiard, a wife |
who is good for nothin' but to fill a cor- I
''S I haVVa'gocdstoi;^ an'show off fine duds can't git to
to take ! inches- befor0 tm'ni"" tm tho ^'"^ n'>d ! ier"CU my <mB0<"U   a      8 V     °
They  live across tho rood   there. } rnyless realm. Tho most stolid of us can
pasture has long been known to the practical farmer. The reason is thnt tlio
stock can bo removed before it has
grazed the pasture too closely, before the
roots of the grass aro uncovered. A
plan that will renovate hundreds of postures in Iowa is this:   Let the   grass
fresh colds.    Ordinorilv, no other treat- i chmZ° Pastures as often as the pastur"
„„_„    „    ...   -        . graze[L—Prof.
, mint is necessary; but, should the cough
continue, havo your druggist make tlie
following mixture, aud take ono or two
teaspoonfuls  every  hour   till    cured
Glycerine,   four  oimces;
ounces;   morphine,   ono
throat con be promptly rebeved by applying a mustard plaster, or "mustard
j leaves," on the front of the neck, over
i the sore spot.   In addition the throat
| and mouth may bo frequently gargled
j with tho  following  mixture :   A  tea-
| spoonful of salt, a pinch of red popper,
I and   a table-spoonful   of  vinegar.   If
i found too strong, add a little water.   A
portion of the gargle may bo swallowed,
j or sipped, little at a timo.
j "Good to Pull."
j     A number of Indies visited a New York
j public school, and ono of them thought
that sho would question the tots, and see
how much they knew about tho senses.
What were tho eyes for?
For seeing.
Yes—and what would bo tho result ii
we had no eyes ? And she asked the
little ones to shut their eyes tight. Ay,
yes.    Thoy understood.
And then the ears. What were they
for?
Hearing.
Yes; and now stop your ears up as
tightly as you Can. Ah ! what a sad
thing it would bo to have no ears. We
should never.hear tho birds sing any
mora, and never more hear mamma's
voice.
And then came tho nose. What was
that for?
Somehow the little ones seemed puzzled at tliis point. About the eyes and
ears there had been no question—but
tho nose? Thoy looked up into the
lady's face curiously, evidently with au
answer ready, but not quite sure of being right.' Finally the questioner saw
an intelligent smile upon ono chubby
little face—one of tho four-year-olds—
and she said to the child:
"Ah, Miss Dot, you can tell me what
the nose is for, can't you ? Come, now
speak up.   Don't ba afraid. What is it ?"
A few twists and puckers, and theu,
with a wondrous sparkle of tho greni
brown oyes:
'"Eb,—I dess its for mamma to tate
hold of to pall!"
That close the examination for the day.
Prayers Thnt Are Answered.
An old darkey who was asked if,
appears   to  bo   closely
Jtnapp. in Homestead.
Feeding Bees is Winter.—After nn !
^„ m   unpropitious season bees are apt to go
whisky, four   into winter quarters illy prov'idod with !
grain.    Sore   stores.     Well-informed    nnd   miniums ,
- • apiarists, aware of this lack, feed weak i
colonies during   tho fall  sufficiently (<, <
supply the need.   It is never desirable
to feed liquid stores,   either honey or i
syrup, in winter, nnd not well to feed nt I
all  unless  positively  demanded.    The 1
best way to feed, if  wo must, is to put
any too soon. That's where sho
belongs.    There aro no husbands  up
! there.   Babies in heaven never squall.
! They don't have to bo washed aud
dressed. There is no cookin' or washin'
or bakin' or eleanin' house. Angels
don't have to plan or patch or darn."—
Free Press,
Not to Be Coerced. :
Calling early ono hot morning in tho 1
svjmmer of 1859 nt the residence of j
Stephen A. Douglas, in Washington, I ,
found him earnestly engaged in conver- '
sation with a Northern Senator.
not fail to be impressed with tlio beautiful analogies which recent scientific discovery affords. Do we not every day
converse with unseen friends long distances away, do wo not recognize tlieir
familiar voices, in homes separated from
us by rivers, woods, and mountains?
Thfse voices come out of tho darkness,
guided by a frail wire which Bcieuco provides as a pathway. Even when tho curtain of night is drawn about us the
voices aro heard, and we havo not
the shadow of a doubt of their integrity
aud identity.
And further, have wo not analogies of
sight which startle us by their significance? Is it not true that when abroad
we are open to tho view of unseen observers long distances from us, and our
even-act and movement known? The
excellence of optical instruments is such
that wo have seen the motion of the lips
of persons in conversation, while sitting
on a house balcony threo miles distant,
the observed, of course, wholly unconscious of being seen by any one.   If our
To Milton wo owe the saying that
i Peace both her victories
No less rttiuwncil than wur;
"nd it was Goldsmith again who, iu
"She Stoops to Conquer," introduced
■s to "the very pink of perfection."—
London Queen.'
Tlie Bravest of tlio Brave.
Michael Noy was born in Saarlonis, in
1709. His early years were devoted to
tho study of law, but, disliking the confinement, he entered tho army as a private hussar, in 17K7. He distinguished
himself during the first years of the
Revolutionary war, and in 179G he rose
to the rank of Brigadier General in the
French army. During the reign of Napoleon ho became a Marshal of the Empire, and was created Prince do la
Moskwa and a Peer of Franco. When
Napoleon was sent,to Elba ho retired to
his country seat, and lived in retirement
until tho Emperor's return, when he
again joined his fortunes with those of
Where   is Barnum?—Manistee   Time*
and Standard.
We were shown last week a specimen
of what is called "cotton stone," taken
from a bed neat Pinconmngs_.Jt]fc^a»ot.
a whitish-brown color, of light weight. "
Scraped lightly with a pocket-knifo, a
white substance came off resembling
cotton flyings, which it was impossible
to bum with a lighted match. We aro
told that this substance is being pressed
into cloth in Canada, where it also exists, and made into firemen's clothing.—
Midland Democrat.
Napoleon,   Hitherto ono motive alone—
n conver- ■ t ■    i   •   a--,,,    ■> --.i-      .,.,■, , sincere patriotism—had controlled his
•   a sup- I {?ends m, U"? llff- Aef t0 us t^dden as j ove^    *• fl      pprsoanl or family
of Tnmi'«   tuoy M0 l3y tho 8uroud °f space), can be i mte/e -  -    -' -* ...  - y
oi tinmis , „„„„  an(j we can jjear tjjgij y0iees, their '
candy mado from  granulated sugar on \ porter of the administration _ ivuu      ^
the frames, just above the cluster.   This j Buchanan, who was endeavoring to se- \ ^.^  o£  ]nughter,   the words of  tho
hymns they sing,  the cries of the httlo
ones in the mothers' armc, is it very ab-
will be kept warm, and can be taken, ! cure his vote in favor of a candidate for
and will disturb the bees so little that* i on important office, whoso nomination
if it must bo done, it will generally sue- } was to be sent to tho Senate on that day.
eed.    If the bees   can  pass tlie winter.    At this time Mr. Douglas, by his re-
Advanoing, and speaking in English, the 1 his   experience,   prayer  was .over  an-
nffi^n* .n;^1 • • : Rwnrfld.    rimlied*     "Well.    smli.     HOmfl
officer Said
"Who aro you, and where do you
come from?"
"I am an American traveler from tho
Stato of Massachusetts," was tho reply.
"Massachusetts!" said the other;
"that is near Connecticut. I went-to
scliool in that Stato years ago, I like
Americans. Yesterday I heard, in this
city, that some rascally devils had captured an American and were going to
torture him at the fair to-day. It is
fortunate for you that I have come."
Then talcing off his coat he insisted on
I lie American wearing it, and, in response to Ids call, other garments were
soon obtained.
swered, replied: "Well, sail, some
pra'rsis ansud and some isn't—'pends
on wa't you axes fo'; just arter do wall,
wo'en it was mighty hard scratchin' fo'
do culled breddren, I 'bserved dat wo'en-
ebber I pway de Lo'd to Ben' ono o'
Marso Payton's fat turkeys fo* de ole
man, dare was no notice took ob de partition; but we'en I pway dat he send, do
old man fo' de turkey, do matter was
tended to befo' sun up nox' inomin',
dead sartin."	
The giftB of tho lato Samuel Willston
to tho Willston Seminary at Ensthamp-
ton, Mass., will amount to $850,000
when tho provisions of hia will are fully
carried out *
until March—and tlio stores needed during the cold winter aro very light compared with those consumed later after
brood-rearing commences—then wo may
feedeither honey or syrup. Then the bee's
can fly occasionally   and will receive no !
fusal to support the "Leoomnton Con-
sjitntion" for tho Government of tho
Territory of Kansas, which ho considered a fraud, and an insuperable obstacle
to the future prosperity of tho Territory,
lad incurred the  enmity of Mr. Biv
harm from liquid food. This food, too, will   chanan and his Cabinet advisers.   From
stimulate brood-rearing, aud thus work a
double benefit. Tho feeder w 11 need to
be so constructed as to keep tlio food
near the cluster or tho bees will not appropriate it, because of the cold No ono
should fail to use a division-board in win-
to- aud Bpring. Keep tho bees crowded
on to so few frames that all will be covered, and spring dwindling will do Jiit
harm.—A. J. Cook, Agricultural
lege, Lansing, Mich. %
O.ve HmnttiED Bushels ot BimwsS
Ookk to the Acre—Mr. Nathan G.
Pierce tells the Arrertean O dtivalor
how he raises one hundred bushels of
Bhelloi corn to tho aero. Ho used for
seed an eight-rowed oorn which he has
improved by careful selection, and bo-
liovts it to bo a good variety to raise,
anywhere between Virgiria and tlie
Canada line. The ground selected for
planting was a good pie-? of gravelly
loam. It was well plowed about the
first of May, harrowed, treated to a
broadcast application of nine hundred
pounds fertilizer to the acre; again harrowed faithfully, rendering tho land fine
nnd mellow; rows marked threo foet
apart, a small amount of fertilizer scattered to each row. May 10th, threo
kernels of corn planted in each hill, two
feet apart in tho rows; cultivated and
hoed four times, allowing no weeds to
grow; passed through the entire r>iece,
cutting each hill down, to two stalksj .
every sucker in each hill out throughout
the field. During the entire peried- of *
growth through the season the field was
closely watched, every weed pulled and
every ear of smut cut out. At the proper
time, after the corn had become hard, it
was cut, bound in bundles, andstooked.
When dry it was drawn into the barn,
whore, with the assistance of a hired
man, tho corn was husked, weighed as
husked, and found to yield one hundred
and ten bushels of shelled corn to the
aore, allowing soyenty-five pounds of ears
to equal one bushel pf shelled corn.
The French Peettijrc.
France has no peerage(oilicially recognized, or baronetage, while the conferring of knighthood is n ceremony unintelligible to even educated Frenchmen,
them he had, according to his own statement, experienced annoyances and persecutions which had aroused all the bitterness of his nature.
Ho listened attentively to tbe appeal
of the Senator, an'}, waiving a direct
response, proceeded to speak of tho treatment he had received from Buchanan
andhis subordinates in office. As he
SHgJJSJSSTiS'hecamer teririljly eloquent.
jp*^;"*fi>d mounted to his temples, and
Bis whole frame quivered with rage.
When Mr. Douglas had ceased speaking, the disappointed Senator rose to depart. On reaching the door which
opened upon tho hall, he exclaimed,
with a menacing look:
"Sir, if you vote against my candidate, I will vdto against ovory friend of
jonrs whoso appointment is sent to the
Senate for confirmation 1"
Exasperated anew by this remark, Mr.
Douglas literally rushed across tho room
with uplifted hand, and, standing before the speaker, rapidly snapped his
fingers witnin a few inches of his face,
exclaiming at the samo time :
f'Sir, I care not that for you or your
threats, and if yon thought to intimidate mo you had better have stayed
away from my house 1"
The Senator, evidently deeming it
useless, or, perhaps, unsafe, for him to
reply, made no response, but quickly
left the house, and Mr. Douglas resumed his seat.
. Afi this moment the door was thrown
open, and Mrs. Douglas, one of the
most beautiful women that ever graced
Washington society, entered the noj.
All traces of anger had vanished from
the face of her husband, who greeted
hop in tones of gentleness and affection
which botrayed the deep devotion of his
heart.—Youth's Companion.
Fast Thinking.
One man thinks faster than another
man for reasons aa purely physical as
those which give to one man a faster
gailr than that of another. Those Who
move quickly are apt to think quickly,
the whole nervous system performing
its process witn rapidity.
surd to anticipate  a  time when those
interest had never been permitted to
swerve him from his lovo of country,
He professed to think tho return of Napoleon would be an injury to France,
and his progress ought to bo checked.
On taking leave of Louis  XVHI., he
-,.— -- -—-   ■■  , uu  iuiung leave  oi ojouib   aviu., na
dead  to us  by the   dissolution of tho , made m «    protcstat.ion3 0{ zeai 'nnd
body may, by some now unknown telephone, Bend ns voices from a realm close
at hand, but hidden from our mortal
eyes.
Wo have no proofs to offer that this
realm of the departed, this home of tho
soul, is close at hand, but it is certainly
moro reasonable and sensible to adopt
tliis hypothesis than the popular one of
a material world or place, somewhere
afar off iu the depths of space. One
view seems possible, the other absurd.
—Boston Journal of Chemistry.
A Donbtfiii Apology*
Not many years ago, in the village of
Eatonton, Ga., a man made his appearance and stopped at the tavern. Ho
was possessed of a remarkable nose, one
which almost monopolized his entire
face—red, Koman, enormous. So great
a show was it, that it attracted universal
attention. The glances cast at it, and
the remarks made about it, had rendered its owner somewhat sensitive upon
ihe subject. A half-grown negro boy
was summoned by the proprietor to
carry his baggage to his room. Cuffee
was much taken with the noso. As ho
came out of the room, unable to contain himself longer, he exclaimed:
"Golly, what a nose!"
Our traveler overheard him, and went
to his master with a demand for punishment.
Cuffee was called up, and, at the sug-
fidelity to the King, and expressed his
determination to stay the progress of
Napoleon. Arriving at Besancon Ney
found the whole country hastening to
meet tho coming Emperor, and at Lyons
the Dukes d'Artois and d'Angouleme acknowledged the fruitleBsness of the endeavor to check the popular enthusiasm of Napoleon which had seized the
troops of Ney's command. Impelled by
tin's popular current, Ney and his army
joined Napoleon, and fought under his
banners until Waterloo was lost. After
tlio conclusion of that eventful day, Noy
was advised to leave France, bat refused, and "retired to his country seat to
await his fate. He was soon arrested
and brought to trial, but, his colleagues
and companions in arms having declared
themselves incompetent to form a court
martial whereby to judge him, the affair was carried to the House of Peers,
by whom he was tried and condemned
for treason. On the 7th of December,
1.815, Marshal Ney, one of the most brilliant officers the world has ever seen,
who had fought and won many desperate battles for France, but never one
against her, was shot as a traitor
Bobby and tlio Plaster.
Bobby Blinkers was a Nevada boy,
and didn't want to go to school. He did
notputinhis appearance at breakfast,
and about 9 o'clook his mother went up
gestion of Bonle bystanders, was let off   to see what was  the matter.   Bob was
on condition that ho would apologize to
the offended gentleman^ This he readily agreed to do. Walking to the room
where our traveler was, and toucliing
■his hat and humbly bowing, ho said:
"Massa, I was talkin' nonsense. You
ain't got no nose 1"
Anecdote of Bryant.
Mr. Bryant was peculiarly considerate
of tho feelings of others. An associate
editor relates tho following incident:
Mr. Bryant, who wns reading a review
of a little book of wretched verse, said
to me: "I wish yon woidd deal very
gently with poets, especially with the
weaker ones." Later, I had n bad case
of poetio idiocy to deal with, and, as I
wns debating the matter in my mind,
Mr, Bryant happened to como into my
room. I said to him that I tvas embarrassed by his injunction to deal gently
with poets, nnd pointed out to him the
writhing about the bed from an improvised stomach-ache. "All right," said
the ol dlady. "I'll apply a mustard plaster," and in a few minutes a hot mustard
plaster containing two sqUaro feet oi
motive power was spread Upon the boy's
abdomen. "Mother, how long must
^his thing stay on?" "I guess I'll be
ablo to take it off about 4 this afternoon,
and then if I can get au emetic to work,
it'll be all right. Lio still, my boy, I'll
bring you through." Then Bob rose up
immediately and started for school, and
the plaster was tha cause of his being
an hour late.
A Bcleatea CaiulWate.
"How are you supporting yourself
now ? " asked a gentleman of- a defeated
Galveston candidate.
" It is meat and drink with me now.
Scotchmen an£ Jews.
Jews are to Germany very muoh what
Scotchmen are to England. They
come, they see, they conquer. Thoy
invade the country at every point; begin their career in a garret and terminate it. iu a palace. Many of the most
successful merchants, lawyers and physicians in London are of Scottish extraction. Lord Mayor McArthur is an Irish
Scot. Dr. Andrew Clarke is a Scott. So
is Mr. John Pender, and so are a score
of other equally eminent and opulent
individuals whom it is unnecessary to
particularize. The Scot has an awkwardly persistent mannei of standing in
the Briton's sunlight and of being tho
foremost to seize the prizes aud tho different good things of life. His nationality is quite as clearly defined and hia
instinct is quite as aggressive and pre-
tensile as in the case of tho veritable
Hebrew ; he has fewer amiable qualities
by way of compensation, and he has infinitely less sense of humor. Yet Englishmen, when they havo been hopelessly distanced by the canny aliens
from beyond the Tweed, try to live in
peace and amity with their rivals, and *
nave no moro notion of making thehomo
counties too hot to hold them than they
have of repealing tho civil disabilities
relief acts. In art, literature and money making the Israelite can beat iho >
Teuton, just as'the Scot-freque.fc^dowL
the Briton. FronHort-on-the-Main, the,
second commercial city in FatherlaSi _
more of a Hebrew capital than Jert^
lorn. At Bonn, Berlin, Heidelh
-ome of the most distinguished professors are of the seed of Abraham.—London World.
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"What a Coroner's Jury Is Composed of.
Confederate Burker arose to a question of privilege in the club. He was
working in the eastern part of tho city
With a man who was fatally injured. He
saw the whole transaction and know all
tho particulars, and yet when tho Coro-
ner'B jury was made up he was ignored
because of his color. He felt slighted
nnd indignant, and he hoped the club
would not overlook the insult,
"Brudder Burker, you didn't lose
nothin'," replied the President. "It
was a compliment to yer intelligence to
ignore you. De average Coroner's jury
am composed of two loafers, t!u-ee old
bums and a fule, and dey would have
insisted dat yon war de fulo. Yon
haven't got any cose, sab, an' de meet-
in' will now be declared Split up,"—New
York Mercury,
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A Biffcrenc© Jn Yalue.
Bossean, alluding to the kindnesB of
neighbors, says that, when hia wife died,
every father in tho neighborhood offered
to oonsole him with too of his daughters;
but a few weeks afterward, his cow having shared the sanie fate, no one ever
thought of replacing his loss by the offer
of another—thereby proving the different
value Bet upon their cows and ohildren.
Somebods has said that  "We ought
always to believe less than we are told,"
jtThismaybo a safe maxim for general
... .„ ~.„.„, ., „. j use, but when a woman intrusts youWin,
I meet yon, and now it is for you to fur- ■ confidence, of course—with her ago, you
nish the drink.   Let's go to some saloon j may always believe a grea^ fleoj more
utter impossibility of finding'anything whero they set out a lunch." ' than you are told.