Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 24, 1872, Page 8

8 THE CHICAGO DAILY -TRIBUNE 'SVUND(AYZ NOVEMBER 24, 1872, HOUSEHOLD PETS. Bogs---The Breeds in Fashion---low They Should Be Bressed. Cats, -Birds, Squirrels, Mon- keys, Rabbits, and Porcupines. Horses===How to Drive===Eques- trian Costumes. Flowers and Window-Gardening essAquaria and Their Contents. Among the many caprices of Fashion, net tho least whimsical are those in which she indulges regarding our houeehold pets. Her authority is quite as supreme in this respect as in our per- sonal adornings, and, though the changes moy not be as frequent, they are fally as important. ‘The fashionable dog, cat, bird, or flower is quite as necessary an adjunct to a fashionable lady's -gurroundings as are her gloves, laces, or bijou- terie; and what wes comme il faul yesterday ‘may be decidedly mauvais tonto-day. Especial- Jy does she exercise her fickle favor toward our DOGS. ‘Hunting not being a national pastime, exdépt with the sboriginal . American, the music of Blenche, Tray, and Sweetheart, so dear to our +trans-Atlantic cousins, waking an answoring thrill in the breast of every fearless rider, is to us only ‘& matter of contemporaneous history. The time may =arive when'-to own a shooting- box on the Plains, or = lodge on the glopes of the Rocky Mountains, will be mecessary to 't proper conservation- of one's social status. Then we shall invite the partneriwith whom we danced that last delicious ‘German in April, t6'shoot prairie-hens the next autumn, or to join in & buffelo or bear hunt, or- 2 deer-stalking expedition. Probably he will *now nothing about handling & gun, not being™ %0 the manner born; but that will not. matter. ‘The last sentimental flirtation can be continued o its legitimate conclusion, ripening into matri- mony, or dying of its own inanity. .Ad interim, hounds and game-dogs will bé' chiefly - the ‘property of those who make ghooting and hunt- “ng amstter of traffic rather than pleasure. eanwhile, we find. at the dog-fancier’s all yarieties of this grecinl quadruped,—Russian Bloodhound, faithfal St. Bernard, braye New- foundland, huge Mastiff, and aristocratic Grey- hound. Excepting the latter, we have nothing to do with these.. They. are in no sense of the word ladies’ dogs, and would make most un- wieldy pets, utterly out of place in a fashionable drawing-room. The Greyhonnd mey be ermitted to make &n occesional _ with . his _master, where the latter is quite at home; but' the animals which Fashion has decreed €6 specially infefidba* for bondoir of salon are the "Poodle, the. tiny King Charles, little Skyo Terrier, & very potite Mexican dog, and- the creme de la creme of the. geciea,the talian Hound, with his fawn color- coet and rose-tinted spots. He is the dog fir excellence for & 1ady’s. drasing-room, and in” is favor Queen Fashion has issued as decisive orders regarding kie trappings as she has for his mistress. - His delicacy requiring an outer cover- ing in our ungenial "climate, he" must haye his morning, his promeénads, 'and his reception dress. in the momning, he must wear a blanket of dark blue cotton, plainly bound.or scalloped, ‘his name worked on it, and _have sbout his neck. a collar of Bussie leather.. - For foll-dress prom- enade, or & df e velvet, trimmed with silver; while, at’ gra Teceptions, he 'is “gorgeous in- Bearle ld. His mistress’ mono; i e worked on s’ velvét-covering with ‘gold thread, gold fringe finisting its edges, whils the pet's neck is encircled With & gold collar, inwhich Its name is.engrayed ; this isfastened by a small padlock, the back of which opens. like & locket and contains his owner's picture.. Fancy.the dis- t and envy of herlovers, -if he be s maiden %“1’2; andif amatron-=well’l le roi s'amuse, and her children, if &hé'is dnrioyed by any, are prob= the care of Babette or her Milesisn sub~ However, thess are-to- ba chronicles, d Fashion's devices exo not to is next in favor’; then the sig"a neturs] blonde, 'is guppos- nliarly adspted to the wearing of ipadour colors ; while ihe petite Mexican i admired for his .diminutive size, but, unfortu- nately, has not a breath. reminding one of odors from Araby the Blest. While the emall Italian Hound lies in his mis- ‘tress' 1ap when he takes her daily airing; Fash- fon commands that the pért little Skys Terrier, with his refrousse nose, ehonld sit beside the coachman. He must be as nearly of & blue tint -25 possible, the ordinary brown ot being con- idered as desirable. . He wears a pink or blae ribbon about his neck, the color zegvg.nted by the nationslity of the lacquey by whom he sits. Tf the latter is of Ethiopian extraction, the ribbon should be pink; if of Caucasian race,then the dog must wear .blue, The Black-Maten, as Barry Gray's friend ‘called her “ yaller” cur, ig of course, unknown to Fashion when of thi Charles ‘bl e pec 5 18, 8 Iat- ter type, and has lost something 6f his popular- ity ta?e_u 88 the real Bimon E‘ur& Still, the eagerness with which he dm-ies 2t the ‘battle-cry of *“Rats!” ought to keep up his status in Chicago. For healthy, happy children, out of doors, nothing cen be more acceptable than the nfln\mg Newfoundland. As puppies, they zre full of play, but some grow big and ‘boisterous. For Mra. Midas' young ladies (for they are never_children, but, simplo_copies of the latest fashion-plate), thére is the sno ‘Bpitz, gentle in his plsy, -unexceptionably well- ‘Behaved, with & proper regard for the toiettes of the little human puppats. X £ CATS, These graceful mermbers of many housekolds are not so often the recipients of Fashion's capricions commands. 88 their: natursl anemies, dogs. Arrived at the d.!fi:nty of mature.cathood, we are apt to associate them with ancient spin-~ sters in whom the milk’'of human kindnes, was changed to theacidof envy orthe virus ofslader. That they have been “the companions of many lonely women is, of course, proven to b true, ‘but the véry fact shows & tender sentiment, an not infrequently have such women remembered in their wills these friends, who, whether self- ishly or not, have been faithful to the lasf. Renowned from antiqnity, who knows what an- cestral. traditions may put all petty human claims of high descent to the blash. grace- ful Persian that Fashion permits to lie-on a rug in your morning room, may be & lineal descend- ant of one of those by whose aid Cambyses en- tered Pelusi and Rude Egypt subject for more than & cen N6 wonder she'is 80 -calm and dignified in her demeanor, and permits no familiarity from strangers. i, thisis vxchanged for Ciel-blue- |- apd d | Chines: 3 - dre .your . Hastings and Agincourt to her, your Conqueror | nnd sttention that wweary of Fashion’s tyranny, and discover that th:x\;ur!d is hollow and your favorite doll filled with sawdust, go to the nursery, and ih the ful- ness and noiginess of bipedal and guadrupedsl vitality, inda tonic for your mental and physical debili ility. If not equal to this, you mey find diversion in the care of BIRDS. Among these comes first, of course, the Canary. with his delicious song. He is especially adapted to the conservatory, and_there Fashion has de- creed that he ehall be admitted. An invelid or sedentary person would find much pleasure, though, in having the littla warblers in her room. They are very easily tamed, and capable of learning many tri as hos been demon- strated by varions exltibitions; but, to most peo- ple, it would be satisfaction enough to have them come st call, sit on their fingers, or eat from their hends. This may be easily effected by leaving tho cage doors open, and letting them fly about the room at will After a time, they will examine you with the Test .of the fumnitare, and, finding you equally harmiegs, by a little care may goon be taught ta know and come to you. The German Canary is consideréd the best, and the male bird is the gingéer. The female bird hes only two or three noteg in her voice, and, though she sometimes asserts her femalo rights, and makes her Lord of Creation yield, she does it in a quict way. He feels her beak and claws, but he never "hears her voice. Ponder and envy, Benedicts and Lotharios! The regular diet of these birdsis Tapeand Cenary seed, and they reguire s little sand and graw:l in their cages, and-fresh water for bathing and drinking every dey. Next we may notice. the . mocking-bird ; but do mob; keff “him with __ your, Canaries, or he will spoil their singing., He will catch the Canary's note; but the Iatter, by vain attempts to emulate his rival's more varied repertoire, will either destroy his voice, or grow sulky and not use it. From dawn until dark, and often in the night, one may hear the Mocker jmitating the song of every bird he hears, vary- ing it with nnmusical cat-calls,-or whistling vo- ciferonsly. When taken young, they are easily tameéd, and will follow one sbout, or run after & string like & kitten. Java Sparrowa.and Love- birds are_also . fayorite pets; but ‘the former scarcely sing at all, and the 'coo of .tha latter grows 0 be irritating from its monotony,—not, perhaps, unlike their gelf-sufficient human coun- terparta. - Following. out--the rescmblance, it ‘might be in order to add that, when mated, the matrimonialatmosphere is not always serene, but {fl occasionally diversified by a dove-like squab- . 5 Aost amusing among the feathered creation is the Parrot. Among these are the Green or South American Parrot, and the Gray or African Parrot. * They are easily taught to *alk, and ap- ply their remarks at times: with an intelligenca that seems almost gupéranimal. © They would seem, however, to share man’s ‘curse of original sin, 50 much more readily do they learn evil than good. They swear with s much apparent relish a9 a teamster, and, given the same opportunity to Iéarn, invariably prefer imprecations to’sup- plications, . Withal, they are 2s vain asa co- | quette, and never weary of ~hearing their own own praises sung. Undar this head, also, come tho Snowy Cuckatoo, the b t-hued Macaw,. and the smaller Paroquet. The common Blue- Jay may also be taught to talk by s proper slit- ting of itstongue; -and all-these birds forman endless fund of amusement to children, when costly, toys dre thrown by uncared for. Betids these, there are a variety of = MISCELLANEOUS PETS, ,which at times are admitted to the family circle. Squirrels, when canght young, msy.bs tamed, but are never.io be thomng&éyhutsd, and, when fally grown,. will toke .advantage of the slightest sign of fear upon the, lll’m of any per- son whom- they .approach.. well “whipped, howeyer, when inclined to use their téeth, they _will remember it; but their subjection would seem to be one of fear rather than love. They _are betfer kept caged, especially as they juam‘E théir rodent nature by knawing the wood-worl -and farniture. ~Specially amusing to children, and not infre- wently to-those of 'E‘er fiowth., are our Dar- winian progenitors, the Monkeys. These aro _suth grotesque caricatures of humanity, that, were it not” for-their insufferably- mischievous ‘propensities, they might, prove a valuable addi- tion to.our mu«lz/z‘a-fl:d{m, and behp ribed as o ein, ondris, Hre1 Sisiaescs Tmitabwe 88 & they sre not as precise in following out ths original idea. - Par ezample: Noticing the Isundress dip her linens in starch and pat them with! her hands, they will put their mistresees’ fine laces throngh the same process, substitut- ing ashes - for start and vigorous blows for gentle pats, not to the specx‘:F advantage of the sinery.” A pair of Chimpanzees that we saw re- cently were particularly human in their actions, Unlike the organ-grinder's companion, Mr. C. had not been torn from his **blue-faced fair.” ‘Whether it was & matter of rejoicing to him, iz a gzsfim Possibly - he_msy have. wished. that e or he had remained in their native cocoa~ E“Es' for Mrs. O, was ill, and very exacting.- er face betokened suffering, - and she was de- cidedly & sick monkey, while he was a8 certainly a, sympathetio. one. ~ Fortunate for him, that he ‘was, for ehe Lept. him beside her all the time, and made him' - hold her héad in his arms. If he grew weary of the enforced constraint of his position, and sought- to rest himself by a brief promenade about the narrow confines. of the cage, she would scold most queronsly, and he, with quick repentance, { ould Fetnrn, anid, putting his arms abont her, would let her hide her head agdinst him, and, ith gontle pats and manifold kisses, fry t0 atone for that brief neglect, and sootho his blue-faced darling into silence. What snflarm% - wife will not regret the evolution of the species: Yet we must confess to a certain feeling of eorrow for poor Mr. C. He was 8o decidedly -only Mr. panzee's wife's husband, such a ‘henpecked brute, that we are_suro; in the origi- nal arder of things, he attended to the domestic aifairs while his_wife supervised the political. Everything revolves, and the elective franchise was no doubt one of the gentler sex’s original rights in the prehensile- stage of her existence. Btill, as’ there “was no other fomsle to dis~ {ract Mr. C.'s attention; we must not attempt to make our argument prove too much. _Rabbits are gentle, pretty pets for children ; . and guinea-pigs ero favorites.. .Coons are.eaeily tamed, but arg mischievous, and would be none the worse for deodorating. . One of- the most impracticable pets we ever 88w was a porcupine. It wasnecessary to..caress him with a ten-foot pole over a board-fence three feet high. _After these endeafments, the groudd .around -him would b found strewn with his quills, which he had thrownoff in acknowledgment of this lov~ ing ‘notice.. Perhaps, had one been' endowed with the patience and courage of the great. &ci- entist who has succeeded in winning_ the &ffec- tion: and confidence of & wasp, and not have minded a score or £o of quilis penetrating his flesh, the porcupine might also have grown do- or occasionally sugar. Most _ horses are like women in. -their love' of sweots.” We knew : ome in i ular whose mistress was in the habit of driving. him to a drug-store daily, and here he was re- aled on -drops. At last it became & fixed abif, and he would refuse to move until he had received his ugnal confection. He would go if ho only received a singlo one, though, what one gum-drop. could be in his mouth, we never could imagine. - He would look longingly for more, step off elowly and regretfully, but would at lasi go. _ Hundreds of anecdotes are told of their intel- ligence, but each individusl pet will develo) special instances to gratify his fair_owner beart. .While .the Hambletonian discovers firaater speed, for perfect foarlessness and nun- loubted reliability the Morgan stock is not to bo excelled. The colts are _ ‘especially pretty, with _ their _crimpled tails rivalling - & fashionable belle's coiffare. The of driving cross- fashion that has Dbuinad'h’l'ol{ matched horees is particularly pleasing. Itis so_difficult to_get & perfectly matched span in color, step, and size, and this is rendered com- paratively easy by 'the -cross-match.. ‘A whito and black, or' & chesnut and light bay, are among the most servicesble. The harness should be as lightas possible, gold-mounted, not be-monogrammed on every plate, and the horse should. be .driven without. blinders. A thoroughbred will never need them, unless he has decome used to them by foolisk habut, while all the beauty of his head is spoiled in thus con- cealing his eyes. - Y As for equestrianism, the West must look to horlsurels, With the fine parks that have been laid out in the Eastern cities, the lovers of. riding _have found space to enjoy themselves. “Most ladies ook well en Amazon, and of course know it; so’ riding-schools find patron- age, and'the hehlthful exercise i8 doing much toward the physical development of American women. Never did Fashion do her fair devotees 2 greater favor than when she made it sine qua non that they should . ride. She dictates their dress, of courae, and this mus be either of blus, black, or green cloth, and should always bemade by a tailor. Enilish collar with. broken liointa, Oxford tie, buckekin gauntlets, and silk hat, with & veil wound. around it, comrlete the cos- gume, Whips are equisitely mounted in gold, silver, cornelian, and corsl. Not frequently, however, would he equestrian of either sex be mistaken for a Centaur, in modern attire. Too palpably, themselves are, from their horses, things apart, .- - . Andnow, having disposed of some of the pats inthe animal kingdom,let us ssy something abont & few in the vegetable kingdom, particu- larly those sujted to v s ‘WINDOW GARDENING. Here again Fashion dictates: To-day, Ferns arethe mode; to-morrow, Begonias; the next, day, an eirthen Porcupine, bristling with Cro- cuses. Whatever. the caprice may be, however, to_any any who really loves flowers théy will be EUBENIE GRANDET; oz, Scenes of Provinecial Life. Trcnslated from the French of DeBalzac for The Chi- cago Tribune. IX. «The next morning, Madame Grandet found her daughter walking “before breakfast, in company With Charles. ‘The young mam was still sad, as an unfortunate person should be whohad de- scended, 8o to spoak, to the very depths of his troubles, and who, while measuring the profand- ity of the abyss in which he had fallen, had fully sppreciated the Inbors of his future life. “My,father will not bo buck till dinner-time,” eaid Engenie, seeing the disquietude spparent on her mother’s face. : It was easy to see in the behavior, on the face of Engenie, and in the singular gettlenéss which weakened her voice, an sgreement of thought between her and her cousin. . Their souls were passionately wedded, perhaps before they had really tested the strength of the feelings -by: which they were united to one another. Charles stayed.in the sitting-room, and his melancholy was -respected there, Each one of the three women had to keep busy. Grandet having neg- lected his affairs, quije a large number of per- 80D8 came; the slater, the plumber, the mason, tho terrace-makers, the carpenter, hedgers, and farmers,—some to cloge the contracts relative to repsirs, others to psy rents or receiye money. Medame Grandet and Eugenie were, there- fore, obliged to go and come, and to re- ply to- the endless speeches of the work- men’ and the® country people. Nanon shut np in her kitchen the rents which were peid in kind. She alyays awaited {he or~ ders of hermaster to know what was to be kept for) the house’ or to .bo sold in market. The cuatom of the goodman was, like. many country gentlemen, to drink hia bsd wine and eat his spoilt fraits. About § o'clock in the evening, Grandet returned from Angers, having made 14,000 francs on his gold, and holding in hig porttalio royal bonds which_drew him interest- until the day when he would have to pay for his rentes. He had left Corviiller at-Angers to tnke care of the;half-foundered horses, and bring them beck slowly, after they had a good rest. T have como from Angers, my wife,” said he’; “ am hnn&ry.” % Nanon called out to him from the kitchen : #Havo not you eaten anything since yester- an unfailing eource of enjoyment. To those who bave never attempted their culture, we cm'anl{l say that they may yet experience one of the purest pleasures obtainable. While Jjardinieres “of artificial flowers . are sup- lied by the fashionable farpisher, t he rest of -the drawing-room ornaments, one |.. creamy, eweet-perfumed Rose, one odorous Hy- geinth branch, 18 worth thiem all. Of course, all large establishimients have their conservatories, ‘where possibly you may be allowed by your high~ g pri_(ied gardener to gather your.own flowers, and uite a3 aphne-blogsoms, one spire of Tube-Roses that Tas grown from baby bud to_perfoct bloom un- der'your fostering care, will be worth all the riches .of - your glass houses. To.those wha ‘have npver tried amateur gardening, a few hints maynotbe amiss. At any forist’s you cen obtsin | in » low voice. baskets, in variety from’ the simplest hangi {ic thano to tho most elaborate. Thess, with rustic sha) their. trai refer it, you may. have standard jar illed with Ferns, Begonias, a Coleus, and Eng- Tigh ivy. “Tho We of cultivating ho\ue-fii;nm, luxnriantly under giaes. Screcns X TIvy sre another charming_sddition to any room,. and all these things will.be furnished by any. | to nursery-man, and Xept in’order; but, if- thus provided, will be of no more avail toward: gxor~ vines, show charmingly against | duxing. the filmy laco of the window-curtains; or, if you | guently dinieres moment dny " {‘thh.ing," replied the goodman. - Nanon brought in the soup. Des Grasging .came to tske his client’s orders just-as the family were eating. Father Grandet had not with | even seen his nephew. ¢ Eat at your ease, Grandet,” said the banker. #1ye will talk. Do you know.whst gold is worth at Angers, where they have gone to get it for Nantes. ¥ am going to send soms there,” . “Do_not gend’ any,” “replied the goodm: tthere is & plenty there now. We are too goot Pnnesibly may ot .but one_cluster of | friends for me not to save you a waste of, time.” . “But gold is worth thirteen francs £ty centimes.” 3 B 4 Say, waa worth.” L #Where the devil did any come from ?* -4 went to Angers Jast night," replied Grandet, The banker started with amazement, Thena whispered convarsation “began between them, Which dés Grassing and Grandet fre- looked at”Charles. “Doubtless; at. that when the old . cooper told the banker to ‘him' rentes-to the value of s hundred thou-. Y . & A ‘ardian case is also a pretéy way | saud livzes, dgs Grassing again allowedan expres- and they ogxow ‘most | sion of astonishment to escape him. of English - #Mr, Grandet,” said he to Charles, “I am starting for Pnr‘ig, and, if you havean§ megsages ve mg —" i L s ¥None, eir. I am much obliged,” replied arles. . cising ennui than the expeneive cunsmnto?. ._*Thank him hetter than that, my nephew. He 0] is If flowers are really’ to be pets, they .must cared for most jealonsly, thair natures studied, and their pecnliar wants supplied. < A bsy-window with.a southern exposurs is | the place of all others for amsateur oxporiments. From each section suspend s hanging basket, and, upon brackets &t the side, place pots filled with various climbing plants,—Japonicas, Tro- eolums, Conyolvuli, &nd the variegated-leaved issus, The latter requires special care, but, properly attended, will grow an incha day by actusl measurement. For the rest, the supply of ‘blossoming plants is endless, ~Daphnes, Stocks, Jasmines, Fuchsigs, Pelargoniums, Roses, and Callas may be mentioned a5 amon; the tnost easily cultivated, and their bloom an« g:rmmwin make s summer in the bleakest / The Balvia, or Searlet Bage, continue a mass of, gorgeous bloom the entire winter; and the Night-Blooming Jasmiie, which ia a8 odorless a8 water orthe dryest of dry sticks during the day-time, will disseminate, as soon a5 the snn sets, & perfume of almost sickening sweatness. Then there are the entire family of Bulbs, which meay be grown either in esrth, moss, or water. The lower shelves of your afands can_be filled with_dainty Ferns, Beli- ginellas, Lycopodiums, Begonias, and _the varions 1 es that grow in shady places. Each species will. need spacial caro and judicious p-mn.ing, ‘but the interest in them will grow with every hour bestowed upon. them. AEnight,if your house is furnace-heated, orastove generates the' dryest of dry atmesphere, .got s basin of cléar “water, dip’ a ‘brush. of 'brown straw in it, and spnnki' e your plants plentitally. Theéy. will, thank. you with every tiny pore in their gasping leaves, wnd youg own parched skin will speodily fecl the gratéfiil freshness of the altered atmosphere. 1t will seem more like & suddén shower on_a_ burning August day than hing elee, and the same Tevivifying effect follow both to humanity and vegetation. By and by, when civilization shall have sufficiently progressed to furnish ateam heat to every house 88 naturally ag it does gas and Water, then plants will niot 0ed bl £he cara, nor will hes ‘makeg us martyrs ; but, while we are wmting, let na]);q(l:}: Nature all we can.’ B e - In close affinity with our plants, and requiring s place in our specisl miniature gh;ag,- ouse, is . 2 < THE AQUARIUM. *. Hera we can indulge in enother class of pets, a0 lears something of e habits of the finpy {ribe. Gold and Bilver Fish, Dace, baby Trouf, and infant Turtles may be msadeat home here, and an embryq Frog mifiht “be admif Cars is gomewha} necessary, however, in introducing now members to the elect family of the aquar um, asthey.unfortunatelyjere very apt to exhib- cile and harmlees ; but while waspa sting, poren- pines are clad in_defensive armor, and enakes are venomous, we do not fancy they will, any of them, become very general pets. s Last, but by-no means lenst, on our list, comes. the moblest znimal next to man,—not exactly a household pet, but very often the, -pet of the hdusehold,— * ' = S £ G THE HOBSE, The Epizootic has tsught us the value of this much-#bused.-animal, and it is. devontly o be hoped that, if wa heed, we shall not recaive any.. more lessons. Pedestrianiam, no doubt, is good, but it is quite possible“to have too much of & good thing. 16 animal upon wham 5vq may bestow .our care. will Tepay it with the interest almost human intelligénce, . With 2nd Cour dg Lion, -much lods - your Iay-qof the horse. flower expedition 8nd Indian gk es? | hé will frequently display more than human You will -hsve to go back to the. . grand. 'ng‘scfiunb old- gardener,” and even there;, sccording | almost--by to the Mosiac racord, her progenitors took..tha | asserts .her es- | times we - find, pecially your Persian,. nor look.epperciliouely |.leading inthe - lead of you. Don't snub your cat, then; and ‘may - be’trained to drive & gésture. Here, Fashion- again empire, and _at-- . different, ifferent breeds .of horses juine world. - Morgan, ~ Clay, npon your Maltess; ehe also may have historical .| Messenger, Hambletonian, and 'so, an traditions. ay fur, and, better tl:an all, mice arethe most gélicious cates to her, Next in favor' is the Tortoise-Shell, sacred fo maiden sunts or’.an- ciext dowegers ; then, the Tabby, who should never be allowed to rise higher In the social scalo than the housekeeper’s room. 6 ghe roperly belongs, &nd in auy.well-regulated Povienid will, keep her_place. . Black. cata_sre under the bsp—very besutiful, shining® like gatin when well kept, still they:have always been tho sccredited familiars .of witches and thoss who deal with - epirits of . evil They sawaken memories of Salem witch- craft, and suggest the saturnalia of Walpurgis night., Crook's catwa black, and sowas the subject of one of Poe's-nightmeres ; 80,-whether wrongfully aspersed-or not, Bociety- tabooes them. Th inhxtey called ely: azgé fiembe{orfi;;&nt, with their ebility ‘to wound, how rarely-do they exercise it! From the hour of tHeir earliest kit~ tenhood, when onr youngest uses their tails' a8 he patural objective point by which £o grasp a material fact, or suffocates them with clasp of Joving little fingers around their necks, until they reach dignified old age, how rarely.do. they ghow their clawe. No houschold- that has chil- dren shonld be without kittens ; but their bound- pries should rarcly be extended -to-reach - the parlor. Full of ‘play, affording infinité amuse- ment to the little ones, thai 78 10 To8pecters of fashionable upholstery, an would sharpen their claws on your best faufeuil covered in richest satin, or -gofs s - riceless Gobelin, without the least hesitation. ofl{egn the kittens. then; and if s sav time vou the - -safs . whose- .-cushions . .are-{ 8 ‘have She is very hesutifal, with her soft |.esch beext! high in favor, and each etill holds its own. for 'its ¥arious good ‘qualities. - We =~ can_ conceive of =~ no ‘pleasure greater than riding or driving one of \these fine animals, and. those for ladies’ use shonld more particularly be thoroughbred; for, .with equine as with human nature, the motto~ f # noblesse.oblige.”. holds, good. - 1t -is, then, 8, atification to know that the raising of fine ock is yearly rooeiving -increased. attention in this conntry.” There is no reason “bix any lady. :ehonld not'drive- a horse whose pedigreo 'war- rants his disposition. Itis not brute strength .that is required in his management, bt a Arm’ "Havd and afearlesa heart. The reins arelike elec« -~ tric wires, and convey the driver’s feelings to the animal’s sensea with telographic speed..” Fesr- > lessness and presence of T ol tmmnt any | difficul ntrol © any “animal. Therefore; f yom wonld be good. 12: o fair. 8, ) or dashing equestriennes, you must neves tremors of the heart become tremors of the .| fingers ;-for your-horse will know ‘it:at once,; and, unless he s of excellent breeding, and per- : fectly broken, will take zdvantage of - 1t. - For & nerv. _bp_r;q_evzp_ ally, & light band .on the rein is often betfer than alieavy one ; but there must ba na quivering pnlses, no. jorking-of- the lines, no little screcches of . fear or affectation. Overcome - them, learn--self-control, and. you may, without hesitation, and -with very slight techhical lierthe_ribbors ‘in your | band an alongat will. Make friends with yout horses. . They will soon learn to know you, - 2nd whinny their pleasure at_sight of you or sound of your Yoice. Feed them sals yourself, 0f all the brate cfeition, therois | July-sun. - it too strong aliking for each other, and literal- Iy eat one another up. Another branch of plant- ,growth, . however, may . be _studie m the . - cultivation. of those that live in the water. . These 'are much more Yarious and beautiful than one imagines, until a stndy of them teaches-the investigator the fact: Ifjthe tank is large enough, -even the creamy Totus-blossom may-be brought .to ,fingmn- and gladden the eyés with'its lovely bloom' ngri sweet odor. . Qne such flower, ofiening her heart of gold to: ik fair. watcher’s eyes, will seem better -worth than all the myriaa that blossom on the waler beneathi the first warm glances of & Phosphorescences " " Many kinds of fish, which 'oan make no- clsim to lnminosity when in life, bacome. brilliantly ‘phasphorascent after death. Meckerals and har-- Tipgs especially, when their dead bodies are ¢x- posed for a short time to the air, bacome lumin~ _ous in the dark, and have often appalled some ristic youngster by their, sirange phosphoric glitter "as.” they. hang outside & -cottage bar. Stretch’ forth your hand and touch tliem, and you mlf find your . fingers “covered with a greasy substance, and luminous, ;28 if Tubbed Wwith phosphorns, If° this gre: “substance be separated from, the desd fish, and” p;affd on s plate.of glass, it' cohtinues to shine in the dark. But, &5 in all ofher cases of ‘phos- .phorerconce, there is no heat—only light, When these dead fish are placed in SoR-water, in & fow daye’. time they render it luminous—evi- dfinfly,m’m the luminous grease .permeating ‘the surrounding ° liquid; . moreover; - the , water shines everywhere with equal lustre, and * spifers no diminution of its Iuminosity by 'bein; ;geuaed through a sieve. Water which has thus >een rendered luminous losés its transparencyy 51o0ks milky; and acquires & disagreeable - odor ;, | and its Bhos orescence may lasg for four or five "days., Dead animal matter of all kinds occasion= ally. becomes - phosphiorescent. Pebp, . -50me “winter’s night, into.-the. chance you may see—as Dr. Boyle once 8aw '—a neck of veal gleaming all over with spota of light. * You may. fancy, a8 most people do, tha this phiosphoroscenice 18 5 sign- Of - der | .composition, and that both™the veal. 'and the’ gloaming herring or mackerel onght tobé thrown .awsy.. But this is a mistake ; for it is & remark- able fact that this luminosity from dead’ - matter always shows itself before decay Dogins, and cither ceases af once or_rapidly- diminishes ' as.soon a8 chemical decomposition eets in.: We oy add that not & vestige of infusoria or other animalculs ig to be fonnd in this luminons mat- ter when examined under the micrescope.—Bel-" gravia. larder, - and = per- going to Paris to sattle the affairs of the firm of William Grandet.” > s there any hope of that?"” asked Charles. 4 Whyl” exclrimed the- cooper, with weil- faigued prido, © Aro not you my how? Your honor is omrs.” Are not you called Grandet ?” + Charles got up, seized Father Grandet, kissed him, grow pale, and left the room. lugenie Iooked 4t her father with admiration. “Well, §ood-bye my good des Grassins, yours ‘most davotedly, and ‘inveigle me finely, those lo there.” The twa.diplomatists shook m 3 the old cooper eacorted the banker to the door; then, after having hut it, he retum- ed, and sxid to Nanon, throwing Limself into his arm-chair, “ Give me some cordial.” But, too ‘much excited to stsy still, he got “up, looked at the portrait of Mr. de Ia Bertolliere, and began to ‘sing, teking what Nanon called danciig stops: ¥ “In the French Guards, Thad s good papa.” Nanon, Madame Grandet, and Eugenié-mutual- Kloaked at oné another in silence. The joy of o vine-dresser always frightened them when if reached its height; The evening Was soon oyer. In the first pluce, Father Grandet wanted to go to bed early, and, when he went¢o bed, all in his house had to sleep, just as, when Augustus drank, Boland was ‘Moreover, Charles, ‘Nanoa, and Eugenie were no less weary than the master. As for Madame Grandet, she slept, etc., drank, and walked, according, to the wishes of her husbahd. Nevertheless, during the two hours granted to digestion, the cooper, more facetions than he had ever been, said many of his.own speoial apophthegms, ono of which will give .the measure of his mind. When he had ‘min swallowed bis cordial, he looked up the giass. - ¢One has no sooner put one’s lips to aglass than it is empty. Buchis our history. Onecan- not, be, and have been. Money cannot circulate, gd gtay in. g::lx"pme 3 it it could, life would too besutiful. Ho was jovial and merciful. When Nanon came with_her spinning-wheel: “You must be tired,” said he to her. * Leave your hemp.” 16 hy! the time would pass heavily,” replied the servant. : 5 - #Poor Nanon! will you have some cordial 2" “Qh!. I will _not say no ‘to: cordial; Madame makes it much better than all the ‘apothecaries. . What they.sell is medicine.” “They put too much sugar in it, and it has no taste left,” aid the;goodman. . : The next day, the family assembled at 8 “o'clock for breskfast presented the tsbleau of .the first scene of & genuine intimacy. Misfor- tune had quickly caused an’ affinity -between Madame Grandet, Eugenie, and Charlés; Nanon herself sympathized with them.without knowing it. All four began to make one family. ~As for the old- vinedresser, his satisfied avarice, and the certainty of soon seeing the dandy leave, without having to pay anything on- his account ‘éxcopt for his ‘journey to Nantes, made him al-‘ 'most indifferent to his presence in the house. | He left the - two children—for thus he called Clarles and: Eugenie—free to act as pepmed good to them, under. the eye of, Madame Grandet, in whom, besides, he had perfect trust in all relatid}; to social and re- Jigions morality. The laying out of his mead- ows and.of .the ditches ering the road, his ‘paplar plantations on .the Loire, and the winter “waorks in his clogses anfl _at Froidfond, occupied him oxclusively. Then began for Eugenie the "early springtime of loye. "Since the mocturnal -scene, during which she gave her ssvings to her cousin, her heart _had, followed ihe_savings. Both sharing the same secret, as they looked at otie- ‘another, they oxpressed & mutusl knowl- edga; which ‘fathomed their feslings, and put tHom more ‘in finison, and morel*infimme, by _placing them both, 28 it were, apart’from “om- mon life. Did'not_relationship allow & cer‘ain “pentleness in_tone, & certain tenderness in ooks? Thus Eugenie took “pleasure in sooth- irg the sufferings of - her cousin by .the childish joys of & ‘mascent love. Are there not -plessing similaritiea between the beginnings of "fqvam those ‘of_ life ?’ Do not they Ifil" the child to slesp with tender.songs and loving 1ooka ? Do not- they teil him wondesiul stories “which make_bright the futuic forhim? For "him, does not_hope - constantly unfold her shin- g wings ? Does he not shed, in turn, tearsof So5"and pain 7 Does nob he el_abont. npthings’; for pebbles, with which he. tries to _bpild amovable palace; for bunches of flowerd; orgotten asfsoonas cut? Is:not he gréedy fo ‘ghize time and i i sgcond , transformation. _Childhood "and. love _wers the same x.bin'iwil:h Eugenie and Charles ; o :é was first love with all its peurilities; the more “grateful to their hearts, sincé they-were shroud- ;edin ‘melancholy, -Stm‘gglmg at its birtl under '‘mourning crape, this.love harmonized all the ‘better with the provincial “simplicity of this ‘rnined house. ' While. tallking 'Wx& “hig_-cousin .at --the edge---of the - well,. in that “silent.court; while egu{ig in that [ittle garden, gested.on a moss-coversd bench, till sunset, busy in éaying important nothings, or sheorbed in the quiet which ruled between the- city. wall and the' house, s one’ is-under the_srches of & chureh, Charles upderstodd the whole holiness -of love; for s grost lady, his dear Annette,-had ac- quaintsd ol winted him erely with s stormy.tronbles. | He ababdoned, , then, tH¥" Parl vain; " conspicuous- love. Heo loved t ‘arisian, coquettish, -fer pura’s . g T éongar se]mm;d é‘o him go ridiculons. He came own early in the morning, so as to b talk a little while with Eugenie beforastz{‘x'}t)xl:dgg chmo to give out the provisions; and, when the good man’s steps Sounded on the stairs, hefled to the garden. .The little criminality’ of this* morning rendezvous, & secret even for Eugenie’s mother, and which Nanon pretended not to no- tice, gave the most innocent love in the world the keenness of forbidden pleasures. Then, when, after breakfast, [Kather Grandet . had ne to see his lands and his improvements, harles romained with the daughter and mother, experiencing unknown pleasure in lending them his hands to wind thread. in seeing them work, and hearing them chat. The simplicity of that-| almost monastic life, which revealed to him the beautics of these minds to’ which the world was unknown, touched him scutely. He had be-- lieved thege ways impossible in France, and had sadmitted their existence in Germany only, and that, too, was a-fiction; and in the novels of Au- gusto Lafontnine. Soon Eugenie became to him the ideal of Goethe's Merguerite, minus ' the faults. _So, day by.dsy, his looks and his words filled with rapture the poor girl, who yieldedhet- self delightedly to. the current of Iove;, she snatched at her happiness ag the swimmer does the willow bough to draw himself from the stream and to rest on the bank. Did not the sorTows of an approaching ddpartare already gadden * the happiest hours of these flying days? ome little occurrence daily reminded them of the coming separation. Thus, three days after the depariure of Des Grassing, Charles was taken by Grandet before ithe courtof first resort, with the solemnity which country-people attach to such things, to sign a_renunciation of his father’s inheritance. Terrible repudiation!—a sort of damestic apos- tacy! He went to Mr. Cruchot's, to haye a couplé of powers of attorney made out,—one for Des Grassins, the other for the friend intrusted with the sale of his effects. Then‘he had to com- F]y with the formalitiey necessary to obtain a Sréign passport. Finally, when .the plain ‘mourning suit came which (harles had ordered from Paris, he had a Ssumtr tnilor come, and sold him his nseless wardcobe.. This act plonsed TFather Grandet excessively. - “Ah! now you:look like & man who has to 'Bfirfi off, and who wishes to make & fortune,” said he; as he saw him wearing an overcoat of heavy black cloth. “ Good! very good!”. . &Y beg you.to beliove, sir,” replied Charles, «that T am able to appreciate my situstion.” “What is all that ?” said the good man, whose eyes brightened at the sight of a hendfal of gold which Charles sliowed him, . «Bir, L have gathered together my studs, my rings, all the superfidous articles I have, and which may be worth snything’; but, knowing no- body in Saumur; I wished to 2ek you this morn- ing to—" . i _“Buy it of you?"” gaid Grandet, interrupting “No, my uncle; to tell me of gome honest man who—" - % Give_me that, my nephew; I will gou stairs and-value it-for you, and I will coms bac and tell you what it is worth, toa centime. Jeweller's gold,” eaid he, examibg a long chain, eighteen to nineteen carats fine,” The good man held out his big hand and carried off the pile of gold. = Z “My cousin,” said Charles, * allow me to offer you these two buttons, which may be of use to you to fasten Tibandsto your wrists. That makes a bracelot which is ‘very faghionable Jjust now."” % 471 accept without hesitation, my consin,” Baid he, giving him an understending 100k, 1€ My aunt, hefo i my mother’s thimble; I have kept "it_previously in my dressing-case,” gaid Charles, handing & pretty golden thimble fo Madame Grandet, who had wanted one for ten years. % “Y cannot possibly find thanks, my nephew, said the old mother, whose _eyes. grewyet with tears, * Night and morning, in my prayers, will I add the most urgent of all for you, a say- -ing that for thqse who are journeying. Ifdie Eugenio will presorvo this irinket for you". ““That is worth niné hundred and e ghty -nine frangs” gixty-five centimes, my na%hew,' said Grandet, as e opened the door. ‘' But, to gave you the {rouble of selling it, I will pay you the money-inlivres?” - - 7 i “In livres," means, slong the Loire, that crowns of 8ix livres each are to be taken for six {francs, without:deduction. “1did not darg “to propose it to you,” said Charles; “but it was xepn%mmt to m to huck- ster my jewels in the cily in which you live, One must wash one’s dirty linen at home, said -Napoleon. I therefore thank you for your obligingness.” Grandet Ecratched his ear, and there was si- lence for & moment. My dear uncle,” con- tinued Charles, looking at hi disturbed » with a_di air, a8 if he was afraid of wounding his feelings, “my cousin and my sunt have been willing t0 accept & slight memento of me ; will you also accept soms _sleeve-buttons which have become useless to me ? . They will remind you®f a poor fellow who, far from you, will certainly think of those. who -hereaffer will compose his whole llumll{. e - My boy, my.boy! you must not strip your- ‘self lile that. What have you got, my; wife 2” eaid he, turning greedily tow: er; *ahla ‘good thimble, "And yon, littlo dzughfer? Let mesee ! Dismond clasps, Yes, I accept jour Dbuttons, my boy,” roplied he, squeezing Charles’ bhand, “But—you must allow me to —to -pay for. your—yeés—your passago -to the Irdies. Yes, I'wish to pay for your passage. Besides;, you see, my boy, that, in valuing your trinkets, I eatimated only by the weight in gold;s perhaps_there is something to be made on tho work, o, thot is settled. I will ‘give you Af- toen hundred francs—in livres, which chot will lend me; for I have not & cent here, un- less Perrotet, who is bohind.in his rent, should pay me. Iwill go and see him.” - ‘Heo 'took his hat, put on his gloves, and went ont. ‘ ‘8o you are going ?” eaid. Eugenie, casting at him & look of sadnees blended with. admira- tion. 4 Tt is necesmary,” said he, hanging down his head. % i For some days, tho manner, the ways, the words of Charles, had becomié those of a man who is deeply affected, but who. feeling great Tesponsibilities weighingnpon drawe 2 new coursgo from his misfortune, ‘He sighed ‘no moro ; ho had made himeelf a man. 89 never'f did Eugenie think beiter of her cousin’s charac- ter than when she saw him come downin his clothes- of heavy black cloth, which went well with his pale face and gloomy looks. That day the two women put_on mourning, and took part with Charles in a Requiem, celebrated at the gnfixla;nhumh, Jor the goul of the late Willism' randst. . At-the second breakfast, Charles received let- ters from Paris, and read them. R 4 Well, my.cousin, are you satisfied with your affairs 7 said Eugenie, in'a low voice. =55 “ Never ask such: questions, me daughter,” re- plied Grandet. “Thg Devil! I do not tell you about my business ;. why do you stick your nose,| into your cousin’s? Do leave the boy alone.” ¢ Qh! I haveno socrets,” said Charles. {7 {a, tal my nephew ; you will find that it is necessary to keep a tight rein on one’s tongue in trade.” When the two lovers were alone in the garden, Charles eaid to Eugenie, drawing her to the old bench, whers thafi sat under the walnut tree: 1 judged rightly sbout -u;{honsa; he has Heted " a bly. - has settled my. matters rudently and honorably. I. owe nothing &t aria; all'my chattels sold well, and he tells mo e hag; in accordance with the advice of a Oap- tain of long experience, put 3,000 francs, which remained over, in & Stock of goods consisting of Europesn curiosities, on which heavy profits éan be made in the Indies. He has sentmy boxes to Nantes, where there is a vessel bound for Java. In afew days, Eugenie. we must say farewell, perhaps forever, but, at the -least, for 3 long time, 11y goods, dnd 10,000 francs which two of my friénds sent me, are & very small be- ginning. ~ I cannot think of returning for many ears. My doap consin, do not compare my life and youre; I may.die; perhaps a.rich marrisge will offer itself to you —" » Do you love me ?” eaid she. 2 “Yeg, yes, indeed,” replied he, with s depth of voicdwhith revealed an equal depth of foel- ing. . *1 will wait, Charles. God! my fatherir &t the window,” eaid she, pushing’back her cousin, who drew near to kiss her. s Bhe escaped into the hall ; Charles followed her there. As she saw him, she withdrew 0 the nce in-life ? Tove isour |- o1y and “tre | & house, Whose Ways no.! foot of the. stairs, and opened the swinging door ; then, without exactly knowing where she went, Eugénie found - herself near Nsnon's cloget, in the obscurest partof the passage; thero Charles took her hand, drew her to Drossty seized her by the walst, and held ber ently against himself. Eugenie resisted no onger ; she received and ‘gave the ‘purest, the sweetest, Idsses. s o “ Dear Eugenie, a cousin is better than-a ‘brother ; he can marry you,” ssid Charles. . *“Amen!” criod Nanon, opening the door of Ther den. ¥ 5 -+ The two lovers, frightened, escaped into the mttmi:room,«whore lgugenia resumed her work, and where Charles begsn fo resd the supplica- tions fo the Virgin in .. Grandet's brevi~ #y. fis, “ Lord !” aid Nanon, * we are eaying sall our prayers.” - £3 0.t B0 soon as Charles had announced his depar- | . threw it into &~ powder but also" the most perfect of 'all |- ing; busied himself with fin seid that this man tried to sell his boxes too dear; he then absolutely insisied upon making them himself, and used old boards for the pur- poee: he rose’eary to plane, fit, polish, and nail together his planks, and made out of them very fine_boxes, in which he packed all of Charles’ goods ; he took it on himselt to send fhem down he Loire by boat, fo insure them, and to get them to Nantes in due season. - Since the kiss received in the passage, the hours had flown ‘by for Engenie with frightful speed. Bometimes she wanted to follow her cousin. He who has known the most endearing of passions, that one the duration of which i8 each day. cut short by age, by time, by a fatal sickness, by some of the misfortunes of hu- manity, will understand the torments of Eu- génie. She often wept as she walked in that garden, now too narrow .for her, ss wera the court, the house, the city ; she hurried forth, in anticipatjon, upon the vast extent of the sens. Atlast the evening precéding the departure came. That morning, during ‘the absence of Grandet and Nanon, the precious case contain- ing the two portraits had been solemnly placed in the only drawer of the bureau which conld ba locked, and where'lay the now empty purse. The putting away of this treasure did not tike place without many Lisses and tears. When Eugenis puttlie key in her bosem, she had not tho efiffl packer, and - 1t shall not Teave there, my friend.” A Weubmy heart will L\\uysybs there alsp,” ¢ Ah, Charles! that is not right,” eaid she, in 8 somewhat reproachful tone. . & ¢ Are'we not married?” replied he. *Ihave your pledge ; takie mine.” ¢ Yours forever,” was said twice, by both of them. Never was a purer promise made on this earth. The. ingenuousnees of Eugenie had, for the 'moment, made Charles’ love holy. The break- the dressing-gown and a crodsa la Jeannetle, which Charles i‘a;o Her, Nanon herself, free to express her feeli #That poor darling, sir, Who is going away on the eea! May God guide him!” At half-past 10, the family -started to sccom- Pm Charles to the Nantes stage. ot Joose the dog, closed the door, on carrying Chatles’ " travelling b dealers in the old street were atthe threshold of their shops to seo the passage of this party, which was joined at the square by Mr. Cruchot. “Do mnot go and cry, Eugenie,” said her mother to her. - “ My nephew,” said Grandet at tHe do5t of the irin, as hé kissed -Charles on both cheeks, {go away poor, Teturn rich; you will -find your father’s honor safe. I will be your security for it;—I, Grandet ; for; then, it will depend onlyon Fou to—" 5 “Ah, ,myuncle! you soften’the bitterness of 1y departure, . Is not this the noblest present you could meke me ?” < Not unrlerstmd.‘rrf the words of the. old cooper, whom ha had interrupted, Charles shed . toars Of gratitudo on the tanned'face of his uncle, while Eugenie squeezed "with all her strength her cousin’s and her father’s hands. Tha notary alone amiled s he admired’ the can- ning of Grandet, far he alone lind really under- stood the goodman. The four Saumar people, surroupded by many others, stood by, tEe car- risge until it started ; then, when it disappeared on the bridge and was heard onlyin the distance, “A ploasant journey," said the vine-dresser, Luckily Mr. Gruchot was the onlyone who heard this exclamation, Eugenie and her mother had gono to a place on the quay whence they could still_gee. tho stage, and waved their white hand- kerchiefs, & sign to which™ Charles replied by unfolding his. g ¢ My mother, I shoyld Iike to have the of God for a moment,” said Eugenie a3 Ionger saw Charles’ handkerchief. THZ SPECTRE OF THE ROSE. 0Ob, raise your deep-fringed lids that closs To wrap you in some sweet dream’s thrall— T am the apectre of the rose “ You wore but last night at the ball; “You piucked me ‘but still impearl'd ‘With eve’s soft tear-drops, silvery white, »4nd 'mid the dazzling, brilliant world You wore me proudly all the night, 0B, you, thro whose light wish I died, T will arouse me from the dead, +And all night Tong will fit and glide About your curtains and your bed, Btil, tho' I haunt your dainty room, . M5 oo in . g P gy y soul is int e, And I have resched the roses heaveny Yet, ero I drew my dying breath, Al envied me a 1ot 80 brave, For, tho' I felt the ,of death, }ad your bosom for s grave ; And on the marble, as 1 Iay, St wrote ith & loviag M 4 Here lies » Tose, and monarchs sy Bo jealous of az end ik this,” —Theophile Lautier. end insisted ower 8 00 Serio=Comic Itemizing. What a relief it is to gain information of s se- ‘rious accident withont any of the horrible de- tails that shock the senses and curdle one's blood. What can be more vivid than the follow- ing, and yet we smile rather than shudderin flnzughtu of -the mistaken interloper:who gets cutup: '“Re gentleman who recently proceeded to ¢clean out’ the editor of the Sioux City Times has consented to postpone operstions until the doctors have fixed helf & dozen broken bones jor- ‘him, 'and extracted three or four bullets.”. = 1s not the foliowirg brief, comprehensive, and | to the point : - £ « Mra, B%an, of Cochran, N, Y., lighted her fire with kerosene on Monday, leaving a husband and one child.” el 7 Of horrible accidents’ how pleasant it is to read and be left to imagine a8 much, or a8 little, horror as you please. Here is-the . whal§. story in & nutshell, and s _fall column . of ghostly par- ticulars would not add toit: - " A Pennsylyanian, after lighting & match, keg. e Coroners' of three countiesara collecting the shreds.” Hore we have a conflagration done up in style: » tg. John Baldwhn, of Grundy County, Yows, owned a defective flue. He doesn’t own it now. Toss, $600.” - ¢ Ay . And here is another : + “ A Kansas farmer fired at some rats under the barn and- killed several. Loss, $3,000; unin- T bucs tho folloving_physiclogiesl_itel itness the following physiolo item, No exhaustive medic&lgtreafiaa could express more? : S ¢ - : A man in Galveston, the other day, who complained of being.ovet-bested, effected & per- manent cure hg drinking six glasses of ico-water, without the aid of a° phyaiclan.- He was cool when the Coroner came.” | i The following precadtionary item tells a sad story of .experience; s2d we may take the lesson without a shudder: 4 An agricultural gentleman of Denver, Col., who, despite_his wife's warnings, persisted in 8moki g on a load of hay the other morning, re- turned home shortly afterward with his hair and eyebrows singed, and the iron work of his wagon in a potafo sack.” - - R 5 Here is another e%unlly good: o M, Collins, of Hartford, bought ferocions | watch-dog, Mr, Collins camo home late that | night, His wife says that, his trowsers -can’t be mended. - The dog’s ekin is for sale cheap. Mr. Collins hopes to.be able to sit_ down in a few weeks.” “And hero is & chapter of agricaltural informe~ tion, clear and concise in-five lines : ‘w3 gentleman of Winooski, Vt., who recently | tried a solution of lye as an antidote to cabbage What & chapter of domestio unrest is brought to & climax in this.bit of romance : + A mother-in-law in Laneingburg, New York, is trying to rid her eyes of & quantity of red | ‘pepper which, in_some strange way or other, came ihx_vugh the key-hole of- ker deughter-in- law’s room.” - ¢ 3 Thus we gee how the most serious ahd painfal events may be comicality, and if the lesson is conveyed all is gained. . The man who invented a,sugar-coating 1qr-nauseous pills did s humane tHing. . Umbrellas Seventy Years Ago. A large umbrella was nsually kept hanging in, 4 hall ot pood heamen bo Bacp whitons B a5 they passed to and from their carriages. Coffee- house keepers. provided ‘in the same way for their frequenters ; but men desdained to_carry such a convenience through the streets. In tho” Tatler's verses, from whick we.have -already quoted: = . :The T Biaga s o ol He would not; - have been guilty of own manhood, like the careful young gentleman belonging to the Custom House, who, for fear of ‘rain, wed the umbrells of Will's Coffee- while evéry spout’ seems to call s coa ture, Grandet bestirred himself 8o 28 to have it ‘believed_ he. fook .much interest in him. He showed himself liberal with all which cost noth- courago to forbid Charles' kissing its resting | fast the following morning was sad. In spite of | 8, had a tear in her eye. ! Nanon_had | ag. All the | Pacific Fast Lige.. ‘Pacisic Night Expro p. m. Exeepors & Dubuqu: am. rocpo g . m. . Afiwatices Stafls: Rm Miiwaakes Exprass.. - . i Miiwaukee Passonge: . m, { Milwaukee P {daliy). 1120 p. m! c 1020 3. m. made to present a surfaco of | b brosch. | ‘slorring his | ste, indecd, to shirk a wetting. _ ““Take that thing away,” said Lord Cornwallis to the servant about to hold the house umbrella overhim. “I am not suger or salt, to melt, in a shower.” The uis would have-enjoyed the scene at that Meiz review, when an oficer, offering_his umbrells to his un%rotec(gd‘ Em- peror, Joseph II, exclaimed, ““I heed not & shower; it hurts nothing of a man but his clothes.” Whereapon ensued a closing move- ment eil round. There certainly is something unsoldierly about our subject, and it is bard to imagine the under fire and Te at the same time. Such & thing, however, was seen _ance. During the action 'at the Mayor's House, near Bayonne, in 1813, the Grenadiers, | under Colonel Tynling, occupied an ished redoubt near the high' road. Wellington, hap-* pening to ride that, woy, beheld the oficers of' { the household regiment protecting themselves from the pelting rain with their umbrellas, This was too much for the great chief’s equa- nimity, and he sent off Lord 4. Hill instanter , with the message, ‘“‘Lord Wellington does not approve of 0 use of umbrellas under sre, and cannot allow the gentlemen’s eons to make themselves ridiculous in the eyesof the army.” He afterward gave the Colupel-s “ good wigging himself, telling him, “ The Guards 1may carry nmbrellas when on duty at Bt. James’, { but in the field it is not only ridicnlous, but un- | military.” Sainte-Benve saw nothing ridiculous Tistanding fro nnder an wmbrells. - Wher ho sp= eared as a duellist for the first and last time in is lifo, the critic took his place, armed with an’ ancient fiint-lock pistol and sn mm- | brella. His sdversary protested sgainst the gingham, the seconds remonstrated, but in vain. Sainte- Beuve declared that he had 1o objection to being shot, but‘frafmed todie a dry death, 80 theduel proceeded, until each combatsnt had ! fired four times without- effect, Sainte-Beuve | keeping his nmbrella hoisted to'the end. Wolfe, 1o feather-bee soldier, did not think there was ony unmenliness in keeping one's coat dry MWriting home from France in 1752, he expressed his purprised that the Parisian fashion of using | mmbrellas in sunshine, and _something of -the same kind in wet weather, had not been adopted in Eugland.—Al the Year Round. , _— . Fluorescent Light. In a lecture on * Fluorescent L!gh{i," delive ered at the Academy of Music, Philad~Iphia, on’ Wednesday evening, President Morton, of Ho- boken/ exhibited somo very remarkable -experi- i ments. A large screen, of pale yellow color, ! wes lowered- from the upper regions of tie "stege, and es the lecturer expressed it, was in- terrogated ‘in the way of experiment as to what ‘property it possessed, by various colors of light. A Urilliant “yellow, & greén, andared bright, were successfully thrown upon it from an elec- ! tric Iamp, bat it remained . unchanged and made 00 sign, then & violet light from the same onrce. stream:ng over it the- word * Fluorescence,” fiashing out upon the cloth in tmmense letters of i of luminous green,at once answered the question | and illustrated the property. So azain a gigantic } flower, painted in_pale monochrome, gleamed | out in'varied and vivid {jnts, under a fike treat- ment. In another place the speaker alluded to | the invisiblo rays presentin the solar beam and i some other light, which, thongh inapprecicbie i to the eye, are very sctive in photography, snd | then did, what has certainly never befora been i accomplished—that is, showed these rays, on s fluorescent scréen, to the immense sudience as- sembled to hear him. The invisible spectrs of copper, silver, zinc, ete., were thus projected and compared. 5 . — Ammoniza as o Therapeutic Agent. A writer in the The British Medical Journal states that in cases of whooping-cough in the last stage—that is after the third week—he bea had one ounce of the strongest liquid ammonia put into & gallon of boiling water in an open pan, and the steam kept up by means of half a brick made red hot throughont and put into the boil- ing water containing the ammonis, the pan being placed in the centre of a room into which the patients :were brought as the ammoniated steam wes passing off. method, he eays, was used in the evening, just before bedtime ; and it proved so efficscions in abating the spag= ! modic malady, asto establish, beyond any doubt, the great value of this mods of inhaling ammo~ nia a8 a therapeutic sgent in tranquilizing the nervous system in whooping-cough. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ANAIVAL 1D EPARTORG F TRATS ‘Winter Arrangement. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railrond. Depota—Foot of Lako-st,, ludisns-av., and Sixtoeash- st., and Canal and_Sixteenth-sts. Ticket ofica o Belygs Honso and s Repote. ve. Taoon, " Washin St Diviions, prods (W U0 p. m. = Jolie; & Dwight Accomn'dation *450p. m. *9:lua.m. St. uis & Springneld Light- ascipt Moaday, via dacksoanila Division. . Tllivois Central Railread. Dopot foot of Lake-st. aud foat uf Twenty-second-st. ‘Ticket otfice, 75 Canal-st.; corner of on. - Louls .. T aom. pom. Gilman_Passenger.... Hydo Park and Oak Woor Hyde Park'and Osk Woud: Chicago, indianapolls & Cincintati Through ine, via fiankakee ionte® Trains arrivo and depart from tae Great Central Depot, Luot of Lake-st, For through tickotssad losp- ing-car borths apply at Ticket office, 75 Canshst.,, core net Afadison; 120 Washington-at. ; Tremont House, cor- Bor of Congrcas-st., and Michigun-ay ; also, oot of - Twenty-socond-st.—Condensed Time-Tabla. o g T4 Datty. TLeave Chicago.... 80 p. m. Arive at Ia 320 a. m. Arnive at Cincinnath . m. 15 a. m. 2. m:and 9315 p. . Saturday night train to Cloeignati. 1 Gacinatl Pullman a Tho enu‘;e train rans targugh slecpers on night trains 7 Cliicago & Northwestern Raflrond. Ticket office, 31 West Aadison-at. 2 m. m. 4 Mo Vincennes Railroad. 3L, Depot, comer of +*Sundays excepted- Chicngo, Danville & Pusseoger Depot at P, C. Canal sad hinzio-sts.’ Qut freight-offics,” parner of Ada and Kiozie-sts. . o frelght ofiooat P-, C. & St. 1. depar, cormor Halited and,Gazroll-sts. . . M. e ‘Ferre Bx. vig0p.m. tiWam. g‘i«“x‘:fihc’nnd Piekot Otice, 163 Washington-st. Danilla Accommotation. .. 8305, 9407, = ittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chlcago Raliroad. Piztaburahs ¥ b e fam Pacitic Expre 30 A, M. Fas Lina %03 m. fall..... 0P = e caooptod. % Mondaysateopted:' 5 Daly Ban . 2 *Shtardays and Sandays excop P Michlgan Central and Great Western Halla foot of Lake-st., vpcpni:;:lafice T “Bfail (via main and air line), ....... House from the mistress, and was formally ad- vertised that, in like need, he should .be wel: come to the Mmaid’s patiens: It was held effen- e eoptad. g‘fmum-nfia:«m. ™. g RY 0. WENTWORTH, e Ganaral Passenges Agente worms, will not do 5o again, at least’ not”with | cepred. . o a ® If we must have items of scandal publi: , | Omaha and Lesvenworth Ex..~100 Heop.m. - commend us to the man who can satisfy himse ggfgfgxcnfl:g 31»“ &z with elucidntmsm follows : = Dt B TS © 1A lady in Ad mata ticid her busbind's hands |- *Susday excopted. Eifafday excopied, $¥onday e~ and feet the other dsy, just for fgn, and then | T < 5 Yont through his. pockets for's, Certain Dillel- | Dapot commerar Harsarn Mg Shadas . TieLat ofica 01 ol -sta, doux, mim’\m& it. ~His phigsician tells him that | i ‘soutnwest corner of and Canal-sta o fics wun't b Ll geamed, Shonglilo may By Wiopm e *9:00. .