^M?aninTi ?? Mniniii'iwni
THE MAJOR'S STRATAGEM.
How he Performed a Feat of Great
Danger.
It was the fourth night after our ship*
wreck in the Cestos bay, on the 23d of
July, 1885, and the two tall masts of the
poor old Corisco stood gauntly up against
the red sunset out of the sullen waters
that had engulfed her hull, while the few
shreds of rigging that has escaped the
plundering Krooinen (whole canoes bad
been swarming around the wreck like
gadflies all day long) looked unpleasantly
like strips of tlesh dangling around a
olrnlnfrm
But even with this dreary memento
before our eyes we were as merry as men
could well be who had hardly clothes
enough to cover them, and whose only
chance of escape from the swamps and
jungles of this deadly regiou was the
possibility of a passing steamer hearing
the news and coming up to the rescue
before they all died of fever. The
jollity which would otherwise have
been uproarous was hushed in de
ference to the presence of a sicic
lady in the next room, which had
been courteously assigned to Mrs. Ker
by the kind-hearted Dutchman who
owned it, and whose ready hospitality
made nothing of accommodating fiftynine
persons in a house originally built
for two. But no oue who looked at the
bright faces and heard the cheery voices
of the stalwart young fellows that gathered
arouud the rough deal table from
which our supper of beef, rice, and
"damper" had just appeared could
o?vqUv hnvR p-uessed that manv of them
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had just lost all they had and very nearly
their lives as well.
I forgot how it came about that we
began to discuss the feats of strength
and nerve, always a fa\-orite subject with
the muscle-worshiping Anglo-Saxon.
The talk was at its briskest, each in turn
relating some athletic exploit which he
had eith?r performed or witnessed,
when it was suddenly broken in upon by
a startling proposel from Major V., a
veteran in the Zulu war, and now one of
Stanley's best officers .on the Congo,
whither he was bound when the sinking
of our steamer interrupted him so un
seasonably.
'I can show you a trick of that sort
which perhaps you mayn't have seen before.
I'll spill some water on the table,
and one of you can take my dirk and
stab as hard as he likes at my hand while
I wipe the water up, and I'll do it without
his being able to touch me."
Every one laughed, supposing the offer
to be merely a joke; but it soon appeared
that it was nothing of the kind. Major
V. poured some water upon the table uot
far from the edge and then produced his
dirk, which was broad and keen enough
to have satisfied Colonel Bowie himself.
"Now," said he, "one of you sit here
on the table, with the wet patch midway
between his knees, and strike his hardest
at my hand as I try to wipe it up."
The laughing faces began to look
grave, and our staunch skipper. Captain
Porter, (with whom the major was a
special favorite on account o: ine courage
that he had shown on the night of
the wreck), called out anxiously:
"Don't do it, major; I've seen that 1
sort of thing before, and it always ends
badly. I won't handle the knife, for I
one."
"Nor I," echoed three or four other
voices.
"Infirm of purpose, give me the dagger/'shouted
Mr. F?, a roistering young
trader from the Niger, seizing the dirk
with a theatrical air. "Here's one volunteer
for you, major. What am I to
do?"
p. The major's preparations for the performance
were extremely elaborate. He
seated his volunteer recruit on the table
with out spread knees, measuring the
distance from each kcee to the spilt
water as exactly as if ho intended to
make a reduced map of it on the spot.
Then he carefully examined the point
~ and edge of the dirk before handing it
to Mr. F?. Finally he turned up his
sleeves and, taking a dishcloth from the
/?ntiKnnrrl slnwJv prfpndpr? his nnnrn.
jtected hand toward the spot where the
stout table was quivering beneath a
shower of stabs as s^vift and merciless as
those of an Italian brave.
As the hand and knife approaehed
each other more than one looker-on
turned away his face, and the indrawn
breath of the excited watchers sounded
like a hiss in that dead hush of expectation.
Suddenly the major clutched Mr.
F? by the feet and whisked him off
the table on tne floor, right across the
wet patch, which his clothes wiped up
so thoroughly in passing that no trace of
it was left; and there sat poor Mr. F?
in the middle of the floor, open-mouthed
and knife in hand, a perfect statue of astonishment.
There was a moment's
pause of silent amazement, and then a
roar of laughter that shook the whole
house, and started the prowling Kroomen
outside in the darkness, announced
the success of the major's stratagem.?
David, Ker, in Harper * Magazine.
Brummell, the Beau.
If Brummell had had a handsome facc
hi3 biographer, Jessie, would probably
have told us so. An accident in the
I Tenth had marred his nose, but otherwise
his features were, probably, only
ordinarily good. As to his torm, we
know that was elegant; and that he was
altogether a very commanding gentle
man?a nawy jewel, wen see. ne spenc
fabulous sums on his dress, and believei
that there must be the strictest economy
to make au "elegant"' pressntable on
?800 a year. For his toilet he had carefully
written out laws: two hours in his
bath, and two at dressing; and for a
week the following changes: Twenty
shirts, twenty-four handkerchiefs, nine
or ten pa?r of summer trousers, thirty
neckties, a dozen waistcoats, and socks
at discretion. After the opera, before
going to ball or supper, he always went
fhome to change his cravat. There was
but one blanchisseuse in London who
could give hi3 cravats the right stiffness,
or fold properly the plaits of hi? shirt
bosoms, and her he of course employed.
But when he left London he owed her
many a guinea for her pains.?Home
Journal.
Steam Fishing for Whale.
Whale fishing in small steamers off the
coast of New England is getting to be a
business of some importance, four steamers
(formerly catching menhaden) having
been steadily engaged during the
past sens'm. They cruise off the Maine
and Mas?ajhusetts shores a3 far south as
Cape Cod. A bomb lance, fired from a
gun held at the shoulder is the weapon
employed in killing the whales, about
fifty of which have been taken this year.
They-will average sixty feet in length
and twenty-five tons in weight. Each
one yields about twenty barrels of oil,
two barrels iof meat, five tons of dry
chum and two tons of bone, the value
of which amounts to about $400. As
the men become expert in the capture
the whales become shy and keep more
in deep water. This will be fatal to the
* business, as at present conducted, since
a dead whale usually sinks, and can
hardly be recovered from a depth of
more than forty fathoms.
FABM AND HOUSEHOLD. ?
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(ircuu ^laniirlnq-. ^
"When green crops arc grown for the : Cj
purpose of ferti i/.iug the soil, as a rule -d
they should be plowed under when in e;
their most luxuriant and perfect growth, tl
It is then that their decomposition has ?
rhe most beneficial effect upon the soil, ti
and this is one important object in view i,
of growing such crops. A crop of cow- e;
peas, for instance, or one of clover or ji
buckwheat, turned under when in full ^
blossom and containing the largest quan- tl
ttyof sap. quickly decomposes ana con- j h
tributes to the soil not only .1 large mass ; jf
of matter which has a mechanical effect j tj
upon it, but also a certain amount of ni-1 jj
tn-gcn and other useful manurial matter ' h
which is contained in the herbage; in f,
addition, there is a chemical action upon i tl
the soil by the acids produced which dis-'s;
solve a portion of the mineral matter, j ^
If the crop is permitted to fall down and i t(
remain upon the surface only one of i y
these effects is produced, namely, the ;
mere addition of the matter to the soil, j v
and some of this may be lost by evap- | j]
oration and otherwise. a
Sii??e?tiony About Swine. j 0
Rcferiing to the prevention of rooting, | y
a breeder writes: 4,I cut the rim of theja
snout slanting tc the end and tip of the ! p
nose, leaving both ends attached, so Is]
that the rim will slip up and down when j t!
the animal attempts to root. This i a
proves so painful that it immediately re- ! a
sists."
Plain iron rings, placed in the nose of j
a hog, prevent him from rooting, and is '
a very good and simple device. An i 0
animal that has acquired the habit of i ti
breaking fences or lifting gates, or one { s]
that is vicious or cross or inclined to be ! ti
unrulv. mav lie nut on its good behavior | b
if treated to one or two rings in the nose. a
Sixty ho^'S, averaging about three a
hundred pounds each, are generally j S(
considered a "car-load," througn in extra
lonfr cars seventy hogs are sometimes , j
put. AVhen hogs have a long journey to j
make in order to reach a good market i ^
the shrinkage in their weight is not un-! jj
frequently a matter of some moment to j y
their owner. Among the best ways of I ,.]
reducing, if not altogether preven ing;
this shrinkage, is to scatter five hundred !
or six hundred pounds of soft coal on ^
the f'oor of the car before loading. The j
hogs will eat about ten pounds each, and '
it does them no harm, and you have full . "
weights at the end of your journey, with j 11
a very small expense. j ri
Look Co the Lamb*. : 3*
The lambs should be kept growing, \ s1
,i__ 1 _ ,J _ tl.:? ? Kk-!? r<
anu in uruur iu uu iius a umv
should be given thetn. Oats are a 5^
natural food for young animals. When j "
the lambs are weaned they will get a I v
set-back unless they have some extra i
food oi this kind to take the place of i
the mother's milk. Two or three old si
sheep should always be put iu with the tl
lambs to teach them to eat grain and to it
be driven. These sheep should be tame i b
or else the lambs will become wild and : b
unmanageable. A. lamb will get poor h*
in a week after it is taken from the ewe, i A
if it is not supplied with plenty of suit- tl
able food. After lambs are four month? tl
old they will grow faster when taken i l3
out of the old pasture and weaned, if q
allowed fresh grass and fed a little oats, a<
beginning with a fourth of a gill for a a
few days and increasing it to a gill in !
ten days. They will do better on young :
clover without their mothers' milk aud j
without oats, than if left in the old pas- p
ture. New seeding is excellent feed for
lambs, and so is the second growth cf
clover, as they prefer clover to any other j
food. There is a prolit always iu feed- ^
ing lambs so well that there is a rapid p
growth, on account of the high price for ,
which the meat sells.?Our Country i
Home. i I?
iN
Is Has'Cheap Food? j
Most dairymen suppose that hay is the ,
cheapest food for their cows, and think j
it a mislortune to be short of hay? ! p
which i3. in a sense, true, for every one j
shou'd try to produce all the hay re- ' H
quired for his stock?but it is seldom B
true that the market price of grain is j ^
higher than hay. If we consider the j
relative nutritive value of hay and grain, !
or product of grain, we find that good I t
meadow hay or clover is no cheaper at OJ
$13 or $14 per ton than good wheat bran j ^
or middlings is at $20 or $24 per ton,
or corn meal at $22 or $23 per ton, or j
linseed cake or meal at $32 or $33 per S
ton. Now, this does not mean that corn ; K
meal, middlings, or oil meal would be j ?
just as appropriate fcr the complete food 1 _
of a cow as hay. We know that such ^
concentrated food would be quite dan- ! g
gerous to feed a cow without some coarse N
fodder; but it means that the nutriment: S.
in these foods will be as cheap to make |
up any* deficiency in the ration, at those J
prices, as hay at the price mentioned. ' g
Therefore, when hay is dear in the
dairy districts, instead of buying hay the j h
dairymen should buy grain in some form F
to help him out. Tho grain will be
cheapest, and his cows come through in ; L
much better condition for the milking L
season than if they had all the good hay I L
they could eat. All a cow requires over s
twelve or fifteen pounds of hay should S
be made up in grain food. Twelve j
pounds of hay and eight pounds of mid- , T
dliugs per day will winter a thousand j ^
pound cow much better than thirty j E
pounds of hay per day. But the ground i E
feed should be mixed with cut liny, G
moistened, so the ground feed will ad- ,
here to it, and must be eaten with hay ; E
and raised, and remasticated. Fine ; L
feed, fed alone, is not raised :ind remas- | j
ticated,but goes on to the fourth stomach, j ^
without further mastication.?National;
Live Stock Journal. j v
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Preparing soil for an Orchard. ! p
In the book "Hdw thts Farm Pays," j
we find the following suggestions in j
regard to the preparation of the soil for i
setting out fruit trees: A rich soil is not ; J
required. If the land is able to produce j g
a good crop of corn, potatoes, or clover, I I
it is rich enough; if made too rich the j ?
trees are apt to make too much wood, or | ?
a weak, runk growth, which must be cut: ^
Af?>ATT Kit tMinntn/w n VV> no ??nn 1 I it a v Vi n nof I ,
awajr uj piuum^, auu iuua luaiij lauouov |
the tree and put off its bearing period
for some considerable time. The follow-1
ing details will suggest a proper method
for the average conditions. The planter j
of course must study his particular case ;
and make a judicious application of these ;
luggestions. The land should be well
plowed in the fall or late summer, as j
deeply as possible; deep plowing in this ,
case is beneficial, when it mi<jht be other- j
wise for an ordinary crop. The next i
thing to be done is to prepare a sufiicient |
quantity of good compost of rotted j
leaves, sod, scrapings of the barnyard,
lime, wood ashes and some rotted ma- .
nure. These arc well mixed and put ?
Into a heap ready for use. The trees are t
then ordered to be delivered at a special ^
time, and for safety, and the proper s
guidance of the nurseryman, full and j j
accurate directions should be given for
shipping. The orders should be sent so I
as to give the nurseryman ample time to ] j
ship the trees. The next work is to stake j *
out the ground, and dig the holes' \
twoTeet deep, and large enough to give ! (
ae roofs ample spread, say four feet
ide. The top soil should be thrown on
ne side by itself. The compost is then n
auled on the ground, and a liberal t<
uantity of it is thrown into the hole f
nd spread, and partly mixed with the j'
arth in it, being left slightly raised in h
lie center for the tree to rest upon, o
Iverything is now in readiness for the p
rees. When these arrive they should s
e unpacked and sorted at once, and t.
ach variety laid in the wagon by itself. F
!ach variety should be planted separate- a
f in a row or block. The wagon is then li
iken to the field. The planter, who t
as a boy to assist him, takes a tree, sets o
"nin tlin nnrfli in fllA Tinlft 9(1 C
hat it is a little deeper than it has been o
I the nursery, and while the assistant n
olds it, he spreads the roots aud care- a
illy works the soil among them so that ri
hey are in as natural a position as pos- a
ible. This is very important and should
e well done. After'this the rest of the a
Dp soil is thrown in and well trodden rx
rith the feet. Then the subsoil is'put
i with a little of the compost mixed
nth it and thoroughly well firmed with
he feet, but. left in a slight mound, so ij
s to turn water from the stem. After c
II the trees have been thus planted each a
ne should be properly pruned, the I
oung wood being cut back one-third l]
nd the head properly shapsd. Fall c
lanting, which is generally preferable, ?
bould be done from the loth October to at
be loth November, and spring planting p
s soon as tne ground is tree iroua irost n
nd dry enough to work. o
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Reclpcs. j
Lyonnaise Ptatoks.?Cut up a small j li
nion and fry it in butter until a light o
in color; add three boiled potatoes, a
liced small; shake the pan occasionally \
3 prevent burning, and when a good ;i
rown color turn them out on a hot dish i
s you would an omeler. Strew over them t\
little salt and chopped parsley, and it
2rve. jj
Minced Ham with Poaciied Ec?a.?
lix half a pound of cold boiled ham;
ut an ounce of butter in a frying pan;
hen melted add the ham and a very i{
tile hct water and a pinch of cayenne. a
Vhcn quite hot arrange it nicely on >]
lices of toast, put a poached egg on top js
f each and serve. Minced ham pre- ^
nred for evening parties and not all used J(
lay be served in this manner. j?
Rice Choqurttes.?Thoroughly wash ?
alf a pint of rice; boil it in a pint of | &
illk thirty minutes; whip into the hot it
ic? two ounces of butter, two ounces of i h
agar, salt, and when a iittle cool, the 1 ]
el low of two eggs. If the batter is too j i?
till add a little more milk. When cold ' t,
all it into neat balls, corks or cones, j fl
.1 1 i__ 11
lp mem m ue:i?.'u eygs, run iu iuv i
read or crackercrumbs, and fry as you
rould doughnuts.
Cauliflower, Tomato Sauce.?Trim ri
Lead of cauliflower neatly and let it n
'and in salted water head downward, k
liree-quarters of an hour. Then put it ti
1 slightly salted fast boiling water and
oil just long enough for it to be cooked,
ut not musiiy when pressed between the
ngers. Test it with a long needle,
.fter twelve minutes' boiling remove
le scum that arises or it will discolor .
10 cauliflower. Let it drain a moment,
ut in the centre of a dish a liberal ?
uantitv of well made hot tomato sauce,
cki the cauliflower and serve as a seprate
course. ? Cook.
Housekeeper's TaMc.
For cooking meats, fresli and salt,
oultry, etc.:
BOILED.
fresh beef.
Pounds. Hours.
nund 25 4 )?
dgo Bone 12 3
:risket 10 4 to 5
Tongue?12 minutes to the pound.
MUTTON.
eg 6 3
eck 6 2
LAMB.
eg 5 2
PORE.
<?g 8 8^
igs' feet and ears 3
SALT MEATS. '
-'am 16 4
aeon . 2 1
igs'head .. 2
epf tongue .. 2to4
Corned beaf?18 minutes to the pound.
FOWLS.
urkey .. 1% to 2
oose .. 1
uinea .. % to %
MEATS?ROASTED.
BEEF,
irloin 16 4
ibs 14 8
raised 5
VEAL.
illet 12 4
oin 10 2}y
reast 8 2
eck 8 2}^
houlder 12 3
MUTTON
addle 12 3
eg 10 2 %
houlder 7 2
LAMB.
ind quarter 10 8
ore quarter 9 2X
Jt Si
-? I -T
om o 2
PORK.
eg 8 3
oin 1 2%
pare ribs 6 2
mall pig ..
POULTRY?PARBOILED.
urkey .. 2
uinea .. ^
Ihickens .. 1
lucks .. 1
ucklingR ..
ireen goose .. %
VENISON.
luck 20 4M
)oe 15 3^
FISH?BOILED.
urbot 8 to 9 }?
!od's head and shoulders
Haddock?Simmer 2J minutes after the
rater begins to boil.
Soles?15 to 20 minutes.
Bass and other fish?8 minutes to the
ound.
Bnked fish?4 to G pounds, 1 ) ? hours.
Broiled halibut? 2U minutes.
VEGETABLES.
'urnips 40 minutes to 1 hour
Jejts 1 to 2 hours
ipinaeh 30 minutes
'arsnips 30 minutes
String beans 1 hour
>hell beans / ? to 1 hour
ireon corn 15 minutes
rroen peas 20 minutes
V.snara?us 20 minutes
.'abbage % to 1 hour
Cauliflower 2.5 minutes
,'arrots 15 minutes
iroccoii 15 minutes
STEWS.
squirrels 40 minutes
Mutton, leg 2>$ hours
Mutton, loin 2 hours
lutton, shoulder 2 hours
'-.amb % hour
" enison 4 hours
?ixeon 20 minutes
rish stew 2 hours
>'eal Heat 15 minutes and simmer 1 hour
The fame of the city of New York has
jenetrated even Russian wilds. A little
itation on one of the new railways bears
he name of the American metropolis,
;hanks to the Russian consul, who
ought thus to honor his temporary abidng-place.
New York dudes now have their comi
? -~ x L.j u.. _ i.: 4;?4.
iieiion loucncu up uv u uosuichu uiwbl,
heir eyebrows penciled, their eyes
lightened, and their moustaches dyed
>r blacked.
Fashionable Garnitures.
The habit of using birdskins for ornalental
purposes is playing havoc with
be velvet trade. To show the enormous
xtent to which the new fashion of weartig
the entire stuffed bird has fetched, it
3 computed that upward of two million
f small brillianthued birds were imiorted
to England the past year, oneixth
of which are those plumed gems,
he humming birds, the remainder being
arrots, sunbirds. orioles, king-fishers,
nd birds of paradise. But these, when
anded, only bring $775,000, whereas
he ornamental feathers, such as those
f ostriches, emus, rheas (South Amerian
ostrich), egrets, jungle-cocks; oriles.
tragopans, peacocks, etc., bring
lore than $0,226,000 in Great Brtain
lone. Supposing that we count the
sst of Europe, the United States, India,
nd China, there must be annual sales
t'hich bring to first hands at wholesale
t least $10,000,000 more.?Chicago
nimes.
The Dude's Successor.
Much his been said of the latest Parisin
dandies, the "mowers." The fauhcurs
can not be said to belong to the
ategory of melancholy young men.
"hey do not laugh or dance much, it is
rue, nor are they prone to indulge in
onversation. They go about the bouleards
in couples, and sometimes in
trings of three, four, or five. They are
'rench editions of Oscar Wilde's school,
rith something of his eccentricity, withj
ut his aesthetic spirit. Yet the faucheur
rould be aesthetic if he could. His
lothes, never black, but generally of a
ght tweed, marked with bars or crosses,
utline his figure with anatomical exactess.
He wears boots with pointed toes
nd fiat heels, and in summer he has a
ght straw hat with a considerable i
mount of brim. He carries his cane
'ith the head downward, and handles
; after the manner of the reaper his
ckle.?Argonaut. H
The Mosquito Treatment.
An Ehvood, N. J., correspondent in a
stter to the Boston Traveler, says: We
ave a case which goes to the credit of
le proscribed mosquito, which at times
i uncomfortably abundant in this region.
. young lady from Pennsylvania was
3i]t here in a very feeble condition as a
ist resort by her physician.' The result
ms not particularly encouraging, till,
v an unusual visitation of the musical
lsect, she was so bitten on all parts of
er body acccssible as to cause a painful
Iness.- When this disappeared she rap1
y recovered from the former disease
) the enjoyment of perfect health. The
octors declared that the mosquito treatlent
saved her.
A fish swimming up stream asked the
iver to turn and go with it. The rive1"
jplicd, "If we must go together it
^ould be better for you, the smaller, to
urn and swim with me."
No opiates or poison.
Only twenty-five cents.
Red Star C'ou<rh Cure.
Cows in Key West are labeled with
tie names of persons for whom their
liik is kept.
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