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VOLUME IV.
HILLSBOROUGH, N. MM OCTOBER 9, 1880.
NO. 33.
MODERN RENOWN.
r inoitnl l anxlnus fur irlorv
All hr neisls . abundance of chock;
J he hrmvn of a pu- lint koi)-,
Or the nerve of ii ph hichI freak.
55" laurels ire only lor muscle.
The praises foriiiiimnl forte:
Jt Ih.! iimn on the top in the tussle
Ur the rower ahem! in Hie course.
Or the tti-i-t UihI en n knock
A tnttn hull h block.
Ana bruise l.ke the kick of a horse.
The loafer enn win rcpt.tntion
Ami stiiml on renown's dizzy rftr.
And loin H tcii-ccut cnmliluattnn.
If hi- only jump from a bridge.
A jump mid h plunirc in the river
Is quicker Hum Latin or (ireck,
A moment ol eli.ll Hlid or Bli.vcr,
And then flit t dollars a week;
And next lie will runk
As n inutieuiu crunk,
And hiivo the eclut nf a freak.
Then you hear of the frolicsome duffer
IV ho s unxiuus his eournire to slioiv,
And nuike the couimun ty suller
With Ins swuirgcr mut vacuous blow;
Vt ho get In a cHfk lor his irlory
And over the rapids he II II vs
Then emerge with a horrible story
Compounded of Bull unit of lie;
And dwell on tlio fc.it
W itli us uiHUMiiolh conce t,
For the fool in too lucky to dio.
Ilttt worse than them all Is the fn:L
Weitk'iniiidcil, loiiK-winded und vain.
Who Hi uks he's a gen us colossal,
Chestnut" Is hisenlv rcfra n.
He looks w.tli compass on mid pity
On humor or others liejrst,
And th nks there s notlimjr so witty
A lesown fiicelliiusncss llut;
V ho know h m agree
A chestnut is lie,
All mouldy nud wormy at that.
l'cj-t Sift I nut.
. JI'TA VISITS SOUP.
Ho "Paid Up" HIa Wife for Laugh
lng at It.
"Ocordie" McTnvish, retired factor
of the Hon. Hudson's Hay Company,
is, by long odds, tlie most delightful
joker ever known. Wo are fust friends
and boon companions, having served
many yeam together in the wilds of the
Northwest, often sharing the same,
canoe and tent, yea, even blanket and
pannikin. Little wonder then, at the
expiration of long and arduous service,
that we drifted to the same neighbor
hood in which to pass our "bitter
days" and enjoy the comforts and de
lights of civilization; or that everv
year we for a brief period were accus
tomed to cast oil the restraints or the
latter, and in some measure renew old
Associations in the forest and beside
the haunts of the brook-trout and
grayling. y
'(ieordio'' enjoyed camp life in all
Its phases, and especially loved to dab
ble in the mysteries of the cuisine,
whereat ho was something of an adept.
On an unlucky occasion I was
invited to partake of two new
concoctions "broiled sausage" and
"duck soup" which, I regret to say,
were flat failures and most, horrible
"messes." A few days liner and 1
was again favored with an invitation
fo dine, and accepted only on condi
tion he, would ('online himself to plain
dishes, such only as were supposed to
be familiar in preparation to the veriest
tyro. This time it was "rice soup."
I) yes!" he knew all about it. "No,"
lie had never made any. but it was,
'only a bit of slock, a bone, some hot
water, salt, a dash of pepper, a little
parsley, summer savory, and veg
etables to flavor, and just rice enough
for two, to thicken it! Any fool can
lnako that!"
At the proper moment, as supposed,
a quantity of dry and unwashed rice
was poured into the pot. He had for
gotten, else never knew, that this
cereal increased in bulk several times in
cooking; and as for mo I'mado no pre
tentions to knowledge of any kind in
such matters. Having thus gotten
things tinder way to his satisfaction,
he tippetl his chair against the kitchen
wall for a quiet pipe, w hile 1 adjourned
to a book and easy-chair in the next
room.
Some little lime elapsed, when I was
recalled by a great commotion in the
kitchen a sizzling and hissing inter
spersed with expletives, and an odor
most horrible. Here was (icordie bus
ily engaged over the stove, brandishing
n' huge skimmer, w ith which he was
heaping tip dishes with half-cooked
rice, as it poured in fleecy clouds over
the top of the pot, and that, too, much
faster than bo could remove it. Al
ready half a dozen pie-tins and a
couple of bowls were heaped with the
superfluous cereal, but the bulk of the
obstreperous stulf was manifestly in
creasing. Finally, with a muttered
anathema, he seized the kettle by its
bail and ilimg the whole allair through
the open window, and sheepishly sug
gested we dine at the nearest hotel.
As luck would have it, Mistress Mc
Tav ish returned a week later.and several
das before expected "as she had no
business to do, so her lord and master
declared. "That was the very day he in
hnded ta c! :ni up! IningSnr the
scene presented to a thrifty, orderly
housew ife's vision! The table piled a
yard high with unwashed and broken
crockery the set ruined of course
not one of which had seen water for
niorc than a fortnight; table-linen that
bad once been white, but would never
come so sgsin; coffee, soot and grease
predominating everywhere; the frying
pan in the middle of the floor tilled
villi cinders, the result of annnsucess
ful attempt to "Saratoga" potatoes;
dirt swept in little heaps in the corners
and the broom bearing evidence of
having been used to poke t!e lire; a
mountain of soiled clothing atop the
cupboard; the sink filled with egg-
hell find tea end coffee-grounds: to
laeco. ten, salt and sugar in unpleasant
and il;Tig- rous proximity upon the
Uclf; .ii-d lu--t of all, her husband's!
greeting: "What the deuce brought
uou home?"
Naturally Mistress "Sadie" ilisgolved
in tears what woman would not?
which speedily brought (icordie to re
pentance. He assured her he was really
glint to see iter hack; he promised any
num'jerof char-women and laundresses,
new table-linen and new crockery, if
she would only leave off weepin
which was manifestly upsetting to his
nerves and made him feel the brute lie
was, and finally the shower passed
over under tlie pledge ol a new silk
ami new iivuin and psalm nook, articles
that she had long coverted.
Mindful of the fruits of victory, she
immediately began a tour of inspection
and enumeration of damages, while
her husbanj stood meekly by, pocket
book in hand, and noted her demands.
Meantime a strange odor pervaded tho
kitchen and saluted her nostrils. Va
rious inquiries failed to reveal any
cause therefor, (ieordio thought it
might be a new brand of tobacco he
was smoking, for Donald, down at tho
shop, had gotten out of twist and soul
up a paper of Cavendish instead. Sud
denly she threw open the cupboard-
door, when stood revealed tho forgot
ten dishes of half-cooked, but now de-
caving, moulilv, and fermenting rice!
(ieorge Me lavish! what the world
dot's this mean?" exclaimed his spouse
between wonderment and anger, ac
companied by a warning sniff.
Hum I ah oh the dickers!
Hang it all, Sadie, 1 was making sc.'.no
rice-soup the. other day, and the grocer
made a mistake and put up a new
kind of rice the South American I
think they call it -and it "
"Why, (ieorge! I thought yon knew
better than that! You put too much in
tho pot that was the trouble."
"No, I did not! It was a new kind
South American, Hrazilian, or some
thing of that sort."
".Nonsense, GcorgcMc lavish! Don t
tell nie! You just used too much;
that's all. You can't deceive me with
your humbug. You know and I know
that you used too much rice! Why,
you did not even
wash it, and tho
have the sense to
dirt sticks out all
over!
Confound it, Sadie! Do you think
I don't know how to make rice-soup?"
"Uiat 1 do: and, what is more, 1
know you don't!"
"Hut I tell you it was n new kind
ami "Fudge! Tell mo nothing. Have
not I got eyes? You got too much;
that is all there is about it! And if
you say any more, I'll tell the story
where it will do the most good. Your
old cronies would be only too glad to
get hold of the story to pay you off for
old scores, lifter all tho boasting you
have done. You a cook a man that
can toast a poor little trout on a bit of
bark, or roasts a potato in the ashes,
and calls that cooking!" and her nose
assumed an angle of forty-live, calcu
lated to express alike contempt and
disdain.
This was too much, Geordic came
over to my quarters for consolation,
acknowledging himself beaten at every
turn. The joke was a good one, but it
must be reserved for his own ttdling.
And so I was sworn to secrecy, while
ho declared he would yet convince
Mistress S. that, she was in the wrong
and he did!
A month or so later Mistress Sadie
informed her lord that if he would
provide the rice, she would undertake
a soup that would prove satisfactory,
adding, with a spice of Mother Eve,
"And I'll show you how to make it,
(ieorge, so that you won't get caught
in a nasty scrape, like that last again.
"All right, Sadie! Live and learn,
you know; and really that did appear
to bo a bad flukeof mine." And off he
went to the grocer, where a pound of
rice was got and deposited in the capa
cious recesses of his coat; then another
ordered, of like dimensions, and placed
in the opposite pocket. ISaek he came,
cud marching into the kitchen one
package was delivered into his wife's
hands, with: "Now show mo how you
do it, Sadie."
She tore open one corner of the
package, after the manner of her sex,
shook a little into a tea-cup, washed it,
drained, and emptied into the put.
"Pooh!" said her spouse: "I don't
sec any thing strango about that. You
wash the rice, which don't matter in
the least anyway, and use quite a bit
more than 1 did." And as tho turned
to place, the package in the cupboard,
lie whipped out its fellow, that was
already opened, and poured the entire
contents into the kettle, then retired to
the garden to await developments.
In time a loud scnyini, proceeding
from tho kitchen, announced the suc
cess of the plot. Ho rushed back to
lind his wife standing before the (ire,
with uplifted hands, amazed and help
less, watching the rice pouring over
the top of the pot and travelling over
the stove in all directions. "Oh. (renege
(ieorge the rice!" she exclaimed, as
she sank into a chair. Geordie prompt
ly seized the offending utensil, and
sent it flying where it had gone once
before under like circumstances, and
then turning to his wife, with a
much-abused air, said: "There now,
Sadie! I hope yon will believe me anoth
er time. I told you it was a new kind
of rice!"
For three years Geord ie kept the secret
well. Hut one evening beforo an assem
bled company he told the story as here
narrated. When he begun, "Sadie" was
puzzled- there was no joke so far as
she knew. Hut when he told how he
placed the extra pound in the pol and
the result it wrought, she buvist into
laughter and shrieked: "May I never!
The fool 1 was I believed him." lid-BUs.
PRETTY GUM CHEWERS.
A rractlce l'robably Originating- Among
tli Itiirlmrlo Tribes of Africa.
"The origin of chewing gum is un
known, " said a manufacturer who was
in Detroit tho other day, "and it is im
possible to definitely decide what peo
ple to charge with its invention. Deal
ers who sell it and the manufacturers
who make it profess profound ignor-
anee of its genesis, while savants
differ as to where the practice
originated. The majority of persons
who have given the subject investiga
tion are disposed to trace the practice
to the barbario tribes of Africa, whose
women lind tlie resinous gum which
the tropical sun causes to exude from
the trees, and chew it. It is probable
Unit tins custom was introduced into
the Southern Stales by tho African
slaves, who found the pine trees of the
South as pro i lie in gmu as the trees of
tncir native lorcsls. J. tie white women
of that section at that time were al
most entirely given to the nauseating
tiaiiil of 'd pping snull !. ., riilibin
it over their gums with the frayed ends
of a pine slick. In time they adopted
the more cleanlv and healty custom of
their slaves, and the pine-tree gum be
came tlicir favorite, largely supersed
ing the snuff-dip. An observing Yan
kee traveling through the South in
ante-bellum il.ivs noticed the feinininu
gum habit and saw .1 prospective for
tune in manufacturing an arlilicial
gum of superior flavor to that gathered
in the woods. A little rancid tallow,
a trille of gum arabio mixed together
and hardened, then cut into small
cubes and wrapped in colored paper,
constituted the chewing gum of twenty
years ago.
The mixture found ready sale
among Southern women, and in time
a demand grew up for it in the cities
of the North, (iuni-ehewing in a few
years spread rapidly among the lasses
of the East, and finally crossed the Al-
legltenie and swept over the vt est like
wildfire.
There is no basis upon which to
estimate tho percentage of American
women who chew gum, but tho num
ber has been put at from one-half to
two-thirds of the feminine population.
The practice is confined to no particu-
ar class. J he lady m her parlor and
the maid in the kitchen exercise their
jaws over the tasteless substance with
the same industry. It is far more com
mon among women than chewing to
bacco is with mo."
Who are the greatest users of the
snuff?"
"Probably the girls employed in the
largo factories are tho most confirmed
gtim-cbewers. A walk along Gratiot
und Michigan avenues in the evening,
when those thoroughfares are thronged
with girls returning from work, shows
about every other one assiduously ply
ing her jaws."
A prominent Detroit candy-dealer.
when questioned upon the subject.,
said: "Yes, two-thirds of mv lady
customers when tlicv visit mo lay in a
supply of chewing-gum, although the
principal demand for it conies from
school and shop girls. A few men buy
it regularly, but they are generally
persons who have bsen addicted to
chewing tobacco and arc endeavoring
to conquer tho habit. Tim dudes use
it quite extensively and usually want a
highly-flavored brand. It is all harm
less." A physician asserted that girls work
ing in large, factories where there was
a great deal of dust were positively
benefited by its use. "It causes them
to swallow or to spit out the dust they
inhale, which otherwise would find
lodgment in their lungs," he explained.
A dentist did not believe it could in
jure the teeth, but thought it improved
I hem, as the constant friction kept
them free from tartar and other dele
terious substances. "lis continued use
for years, however," he admitted
"would in time wear down the side of
tho jaw most used in its mastication."
Lately there has crept into the De
troit market a sttbstaneo known as
"black chewing gum," made out of
tar, which is said by medical men to be
extremely harmful anil pernicious. It
is becoming a great favorite with gum
chewers, but physicians assert its use
is productive of sore mouths and in
numerable throat diseases. Put up in
fancy paper, sold at a penny a block,
flavored with some unknown ingredi
ent, and christened with a sweetly
sounding name, as "luti-tiili," for in
stance, tho black chewing gum is
forcing its entree into all grades of
society, and driving its rivals to the
wall. Hut it is nothing but tar cheap
tar at that mixed with gelatine and
flavored with heaven and the manu
facturer only know what. Detroit
Tribune.
The Ruling Passion.
There was no more popular young
man at his country boarding house
than Smilhson; but Miss Wildrose, on
whom be was sweet, wanted to know
something more about him.
"What is your business in the city,
Mr. Smithson?" she asked.
"Mercantile business."
"So glad to bear it. When I go to
town I will stop at your store mil buy
things."
"You needn't wait, Miss Wildrose.
If you will sit down acd tako off your
shoo, I will measure your foot right
now, and you can order what you
want Drake's 7'ravclirs' Muyazine.
Too sharp. "Do you keep any
Hamburg edging?" asked a timid Miss.
"Not if we can help it," was the pert
reply of the clerk. He kept some that
iay. -V. Y. Leiiijcr.
HOUSE OWNERSHIP.
The .Mara I and Social InHrneea It Exercise
I'pon Working-men.
Philadelphia, as tho greatest work
shop of America, furnishes a striking
Illustration in point. Its comparative
exemption from strikes is due to the
fact that, as a rulo, the working-man
there owns his home. Hence, he is as
conservative as the capitalist. Yon
may find scores of squares with nice
brick houses of working-men, not one
of which is a tenement house. Phila
delphia now has double the number of
dwelling houses of any other city of its
size in the world. J his marvelous in
crease in its homesteads is duo to its
co-operative building associations
numbering over four hundred. They
have been tried for nearly fiftv vears.
and have proved such valuable forces
tor promoting Industry, economy, so
briety, thrift and prosperity that the
State encourages them by exempting
all their stock and mortgages from tax
ation, i hough tho holdings of these
associations exceed ,io,000,fXH), they
are managed by working-men at little
expense, and aro always open to pub
lic scrutiny, r ailures have been very
rare, less than in any other class (if
linancial associations. Tho worst of
those closed during the panic of 1M7U
paid inuclv-turco cents ou the dollar,
i ucse associations, no unique, tried so
long and so successfully, are a model
for the working-men of the country.
certainly in largo manufacturing cen
ters.
That I may speak authoritatively, I
will epitomize certain statements kind
ly furnished by an eminent Philiulel
phian, specially conversant with tho
subject, who says: The tenement house
is unknown here. In the riots of
1H77 tho twenty thousand mem
hers of building associations acted
as an efficient counterpoise to
the lawless throngs that crowded tho
streets. This instinct of self-preserva
tion, of social order, was as strong
with them as with the wealthier classes
and was even more ellecttial. It neu
tralized. In their own camp, tire clam
ors of a vicious and riotous rabble, so
thstthe presence of the mayor and the
police was sufficient to quell all disor-
UCl WllllOUL COlllSlOll. J IICSU IlSMOClil'
.1 1.1 . ....n:..: 'ei :..
tions have been a potent factor in milk'
ing our people prosperous and mora),
encouraging sobriety anil preventing
dissipation. J lie absence ot nnv dan
gerous tendencies can undoubtedly bo
(raced to tho general ownership of
homes.
In Switzerland, out of t.S.I.OOO house
holds -Kio, (MM! are householders. Here
is one secret of the remarkable patriot
ism and prosperity of that people, and
of their comparative exemption from
labor troubles. J heir excellent pub
lic schools and twenty-nine industrial
schools, all topped up by their grand
polytechnic institute nt Zurich, includ
ing the same practical work as that of
this Worcester Industrial Institute.liavo
wonderfully unilied the homo owning
and home lovingpeople of these twenty
live cantons. Though separate in nice,
religion and language, they aro one in
natural interest, proud of their history
and prouder still of their recent pro
gress and manufacturing prosperity.
They are an ingenious and industrious
people, and their mechanics are educa
ted and skillful, believing in the dignity
of labor and the thorough mastery of
some trade. Though hemmed in by
mountains, without a seaport, with few
minerals and no coal, with costly trans
portation, all freight from the seaboard
coming over foreign territory, Switzer
land threatens the ribbon trade of Cov
entry, rivals the English and French
In muslin and delaine, and the world in
watches, music boxes and wood carv
ing. Aijc of Meet.
Anecdote of Frederick the Great.
The Hcrlin Itoerseu-Conricr has ex
humed this amusing anecdote of Fred
crick tho Great: One autumn day ho
was reviewing the annual provincial
iiiHiio'iivrcs, audas ill luck would have
it, every thing seemed to go wrong.
Finally ouo division of the Hussars
made such a bad blunder that the King
could no longer control his wrath, but
spurred his horse, raised his cane in
I lie air, and galloped after tho Captain.
The latter, not being anxious to feel
Iho weight of the Kinc's cane on his
shoulders, also spurred his horse, and
idler a long chase succeeded in escap
ing. Next day the General called
upon the King, and amongothcr things
announced his regret that Captain So-and-so
hud sent in his resignation; ho
did not know why, he said, but the
Captain had told him something had
happened which made it impossible for
him to remain. "I am sorry to lose
him," the General added: "He is one
of our best oflicers." "Indeed!" said
the King; "then tell him to come to mo
during the parade." When the King
espied the Captain at the pai'Adu ho
rode up to him and remarked: "I
have promoted you as a Major. I
wanted to tell you yesterday, but you
were too fast for me."
Forty years ago Willard Pierce, of
Tyngsboro, Mass., a bright young
teacher, recently graduated from col
lege, was jilted by the girl who had
promised to marry him. The thock
unsettled his mind, and he waa placed
in the Tyngoboro almshouse, where ho
remained until tho other day, when he
died. I'p to his last illness he kept in
mind his old sweetheart, and called for
"l.uey," and begged her to return to
him. It is said that tho woman now
lives in this city, and is prominent in
charitable work.
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.
There are fifteen men under the
age of thirty vears in Portland, Ore.,
who are worth over a million dollars
each.
Samuel Horner, of Pontiac County,
province of Quebec, is seventy-four
vears old, vet he recently met four
bears and killed three of tliein in as
many shots.
An editor with nine unmarried
daughters was recently made justly
indignant by the misconstruction his
contemporaries put upon his able leader
on "The Demand for More Men."
The Misses Heard, four sisters, run
a farm in Clay County, lnd., and run
It well. J hoy manage every tiling,
and tolerate no other beardr upon the
place save those growing ou their
wheat.
The widow of Hon. Alexander 11.
Tilton, of Tilton. N. II., bequeathed
five thousand dollars cash and a house
for a rectory to Trinity Episcopal
Church in that town. She also left
ipiite a largo sum in trust, the income
to bo used for the benefit of the poor iu
'Tilton.
Samuel Jefferson, of Tamauqua,
Pa., died Thusday night at the age of
one hundred and four years. Jefferson
was u colored barber, and claimed to
have heard Wilkes Hooth planning the
assassination of President Lincoln
while he, Jefferson, was shaving
Hooth.
A young colored man of Htiffalo is
making money by giving most remark
able musical performances. Ho holds
his mouth open, taps his skull with a
beer mallet and thus plays tunes in
tones not unlike those of tho xylophone.
He seems not only to have a wooden
head, but an empty one also,
Albert Witmpler, of Indianapolis,
thinks that he has been made whole by
tho prayer cure. He claims that he
has for five years suffered with rheuma
tism, which bent him double and other
wise deformed him, and that, iu answer
to special nravers ho laid aside his
crutches and stood erect a well man.
Ono of the oldest shoemakers iu
tho country, if not the oldest, is Wil
liam Congdon, a Haltimore colored
man, ninety years old, who still pegs
away. Ho says that fifty years ago ho
was head steward on Commodore Van
dcrbilt's steamboat Lexington, and
that he used to make Thurlow Weed's
shoes.
Harrison 11. Oliver, of llolfon,
Tex., is noted for having ono hundred
and one bullet wounds ou his body.
When he was a boy a friend thought he
was a doer, and fired thirty-seven
buckshot into him; ho was shot all to J
pieces in the war; and in lH7.'la Holton
dentist took him for an enemy and put
fifty-one duck-shot Into his back, per
forating his liver and kidneys. Sixty
bullets, ranging in size from a duck
rhot to an ounce ball, now remain iu his
body.
An old Saratoga beau says that to
bo attractive to the male sex a girl
should dress "in the neatest and sweet
est light dresses. Her hair should be
bathed so as to look airy and fleecy like
a mermaid's tresses. No man will ever
fall in love with a woman who docs
not to him look sweet enough to kiss.
A man don't fall in love with a dress.
A sweet muslin dress will attract bint,
somber three hundred dollar Worth
satin will drive him away. Men don't
marry dresscs.they marry women."
"A LITTLE NONSENSE."
-The wretch has been arrested who,
at a social party, said that a young
lady playing tho pianoforte was liko
an ape because her fingers were 'motig
keys.
-"I say, Jerry, why don't you water
your horses? "Water em? Why,
they never want, water." "And why
don't they want water?" "Why, be
cause they re both bays.
A suggestion of economy. Lady
(in dry goods store) I will look at
our material for towels. ( lurk (re-
eutly transferred from the dress-goods
leimrlnieiil) Yes, ma'am: something
that won t show dirt?
-"My mamma gives me a penny
every day, sum a little girl to uer
companion, "for taking a dose of cas-
Iro oil. " hat do vou buy with so
much money?" "Oh, mamma saves it
up to buy the oil with.
- -borne "Mr. Schuyler, are you a
very strong man?" Schuyler "No,
not so very strong, Hertie." Hertie
"What did pa mean, then, when he
told sister at the breakfast fable to-day
that he saw you with a heavy load on
last nignlr jmlgc.
"What are you reading, my dear?"
asked a motherly old ladv of her
daughter, who was swinging in a ham
mock in the side yard one Sunday
afternoon. " 'St. Elmo, mother.
"That's right, my dear; read all you
want to about I he saints, but I never
want, you to open a novel on Sunday.
N. Y. Time.
Influential citizen: So ver thinkin'
tiv locatin' hvur, air ye? Voting phy
sician: Welf, yes, I had thought some
of practicing here. Influential citizen:
Look hyur, young man, t liar's a good
openin hyur for a doctor as un'er
sUnds his biz, but we don't want no
practicin'; doctoriu's what we want.
Harper's Bazar.
What be came baok for Father of
Young Girl: 1 should think you would
be satisfied after the treatment you got
hero last night. I kicked you down
tlie front steps and set the dog on you,
und tie came back w ilh a big piece of
your trousers. Now. what do you
want? Youiigmau: I'd like that piece
of cloth, jdvase.
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Pennsylvania nut coal is Worth
twenty-five dollars per ton iu lt)ead
wood, D. T. . '
A single oyster opened the other
day bv a Fair Haven (Conn.) man con
tained one hundred and sixty-three
pearls. Hartford tost. ,
They have a rug at Cottage City,'
N. J., made in the year 691, or 1,195
years ago. It is a prettv old relio, and
was obtained from the mosque of
Mecca. ,
A citizen of Norwich has a beauti
ful pet rattlesnake witb a sage green
head and linely marked body. He
bundles her fearlessly, but a rat she
struck the other day died In twelve
minutes.
Earthquakes, according to history
and Shakespeare, having preceded the
death of Kings, the superstitious have
an opportunity to look about and cal
culate the chances o( life among the
world's rulers.
lltirry Wright, the veteran base
ball player, is said to have Invented the
chestnut gong, and his linn in Phils-
delphia to have made twenty-live thou
sand dollars out of the little nuisance
in less than two months.
Tho north shore of Lake Superior
has never been surveyed; consequently
there are no charts to aid navigators,
no buoys to indicate dangerous rocks
or shoals, and but four light-bouses
along the entire north coast, some five
hundred miles in length.
The Polish women are noted for
their strength of mind and intellect.
'There is a ltussian legend which says
that (iod ouco sent a bee laden with
brains for the Polish males, but the
Polish women captured the treasure
and left nothing for them.
One thousand Hulls bold a family
picnic at Goshen, N. Y., a few days
ago to celebrate the one hundred and
eighth anniversary of the marriage of
their ancestors, William Hull and
Sarah Wells. The family now numbers
twenty thousand people. Albany Jour
nal. A Dakota farmer, grumbling at
the poor outlook for wheat in tho early
summer, offered to give to his wife all
tlie wheat he would have over fifteen
hundred bushels. He threshed a trifle
over twenty-five hundred bushels, and
tho wife is going to have a new black
silk dress.
Wo hear often of Americans eating
with their knife, but Andrew Foun-taine-Wilson-Moiitague,
of Leicester
shire, with an income of thirty-seven
thousand pounds a year, a great Lon
don swell and a great friend of Lord
Iteaconslield, who has twice refused a
peerage, wears no collar.
Says the New Orleans IHmyunet "A
man who throws a banana skin on the
sidewalk should be made to eat it."
We agree unhesitatingly to the above,
notwithstanding we are left somewhat
in doubt whether our Southern con
temporary means the skin or the side
walk. Perhaps it would be well to
make the offender eat both. Boston
1'osU
A recent advertisement contains
the following: "If tha gentleman who
keeps tho shoe store with the red head
will return the timbrellaof ayottnglady
with whalebone ribs and an iron handle
to a slate-roofed grocer's shop he will
bear of something to his advantage as
the same is tho gift of a doceased
mother now no more witli the name
engraved on'it."
A Hrooklyn lady at Greenwood
Lake put her baby on a bed to sleep,
and, fearing that it might roll off,
placed nu open trunk half full of cloth
ing by the bedside that the child might
full into it if it. fell from the bed. The
child did fall from the bed, and did fall
into Iho trunk, but when the mother
found it It wns dead. It bad tangled
its bend in clothing and smothered.
The clothing of a mill-hand in
Three Rivers, Out., was caught in a
revolving shaft, and ho was carried
around with it until every particle of
clothing was torn from his body, and
dropped to the floor, a distance of ten
feci or so. Although the space bo
Iween the beams where the shaft re
volved was only alsjut two and a half
feet wide, ho escaped almost unhurt.
A citizen of Portland, who had
lived there forty years, and has kept
statistics, as far as practicable, of the
mortality of Oregon, has come to tho
conclusion that the average longevity
is greater than that of anv State in the
Union. He. ascribes the fact to thn
climate and simplicity in the mode of
living. During the year ending last
June nine Oregonians died, nged one
hundred.
There was a break in an electric
light, wire in a St. Paul hotel the other
day, and Superintendent Hrockway, in
order to expedite matters, went with
his workmen to repair it. "You must
be careful," said a looker-on, "or we'll
have a Coroner's inquest right here."
Hrockway smiled, seized the dead end
of ono wiro with one hand and the
lanio wire with his nippers, and fell
dead. Tho full force of the current,
which ho supposed had not been turned
on, had passed through bis body.
James Lyon, of FJmira, N. Y., de
sired a pbutograpb of his fine St. Ber
nard dog. When the dog saw tbe
camera pointed at him be suspected
that something was wrong, and oo ted
out of the door. He was coaxed back
and posed again. Again he took
alarm, and, the door beinz shut,
jumped out of a window, fell on an
awning, broke through, fell on two
young men, smashed a hat flat and ter
ribly scared a small colored lsjotblack.
The dog weighs one hundred and titty
pounds.