Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1874, Page 7

GERMAINE WILDE. “It is positively shameful!” Lyle pe! ty ejaculated Ly! asked Miss Germaine Wilde, look- up from her embroidery. did not = ~ jurely, how should you? What have we been talking about for the inst half hour ?”” “Of the weather, the latest style of visiting 5 pom teed Payton’s charity school, and Kate ershaw.” “‘Kate Kershaw! There you have it. She is Deautiful and fascinating, and Sirts with charm- ing science; and I say it's a shame.” EA shame that she flirts? Cousin Lyle, one Would think you had been wounded.” “Not I. I amall right. Bat I have known Henry Ridgeway from boyhood, and he is the most glorious old fellow in the world—worth: of a queen. And ig makes me grow! to ‘thing he should waste bimeelf on Kate Kershaw.” Miss Wilde arched her haudsome eyebrows. “Do you think ber cnworthy?”” “I do. She hes no soul. And Henry is all scul.”* How mach he must ‘Ab! fortunate fellow! save in tailor’s bills.” “Psbaw! Germaine, your are in a sarcastic mood! and Ido not ike youthen. What is the matter? Was Lawrence thatientive last night? “Lawrence? Keally, | do not remember.” “Do not remember! And yet engaged to mar # George wrenee! Only hear the woman! ouldn t George feel flattered!” . “I dare rey. You might ask him if you feel Any curiceity on the subject.” *“Germaive, seriously, [ ain afraid you do not love this man you are promised to! Teil me, cousin. I could hot bear to ee® my little Ger- maine unhappy She flushed siightly, avd put away the hand Lyle Curtis extended to clary bers. She was not & womsn to accept sympathy tamely. “Lyle, let us not taik upon this matter. I pi sume I shall marry Mr. Lawrence. i like him as well as I do any of the others. | have lived twenty-reven years in the world, and 1 regard love as # myth.” Lyle beid up his hands in much horror. Tw nty-seven, and unmarried! Good gra- cious, Germaine! I don’t wouder you are des- perate. Let me see the gray hairs. I'll keep the secret for you.” She laughed. “Sy dear Lyle, they will come in time like all other things. And now let us talk of Henry Hidgeway.” Is there a romance to tell?” + Ba it is a very simple story. They met inthe country. Two young people thrown constantly together in a great lonesome house, summer alterneons in the woods, moonlight walks, rices at sunset, and then the inevitabie consequence. She softened her pride, and lent & willing ear to words he was only too ready to speak. And he believes ber noble and gener- ous and loyal.” she is.”* “I tell you sneis not. I know her thorough- iy. She is » gay, heartless woman of the world. He is heir to a hundred thousand, and her in- come is barely sufficient to keep her in pearle and point ace. Don’t you see Yes, see. How hot the sun is! Hand me that fan, Lyle, please.”” Le Gartis looked at his cousin through his balf-clored eyes. She was an eni ; abe had always been. He saw a dark tace tlush- ed in the lips and cheeks to crimson, lighted by reat luminous brown eyes, and framed in wavy ands of black hair. The whole face was fuil of passion; be almost trembied with thinking how that woman might love, and yet, by her own contession, she bad never felta single tarod of sweet emotion. A sudden idea swept over him. It wassonew that it showed iteeif in his face. “Well, Lyle, what uw it?” abe asked smiling at his earnestness. “Oh! Germaine, if it could only be. But, confound it, there are always obstacles in the way!” “In the way of what 2” “1 was thinking of you and Henry Ridgeway —and together.” “«Lyle"—she roee haughti!y—I forgive you because you are my cousin; and, were it not too much trouble uld teach this Henry Ridge- way a lesson.” “And you would teach yourself at the same time,” returned Lyle, warmly. “I'll wager a coronet.’* “We shall see,”’ she said, and left him to him- self. ‘The next morning Henry Kidgeway came to = Biutl—came as the escort of Miss Ker- shaw. Old Mark Hartley, the widowed proprietor of the finest place for miles around, soaght to sap- ply his lack of kindred by snrrounding bimself with the children of his friends, and ev- year, in summer time, the old halls rang with merry and festive songs, Germaine met Ridgeway on the back piazza. She was tying np astray branch of a rosepush , and the branch caught ber sleeve. Ridgeway was smoking just behind her on the steps, and she did not perceive him until he spoke in a quiet, authoritative way ou sre scaptive. Permit me to release you. He cut the offending branch with his knife, and detached it from her sleeve. And their eyes met. She looked up at him, he down at her. Her forebead reached just tw his ips. He thought of it even then. What a revelation a single glance will some- times make! In that very first moment one soul spoke to the other, and the language was understood. Ridgeway grew pale as death, and Germaine fiu-hed to the roots of her hair. She turned trom him rudely, and swept into the hall. From there she went up inte her chamber. She was supremely angry withh m and with herself, He had exercised over her a had never felt before—this man, who Was an utter stranger, and whose heart was in the keeping of another woman! She made a wicked resolve. The idle“words she had spoken te Lyle Curtis about the lesson she would texch Ridgeway should not be idie Words. She looked in the glass. Her face m ght help her to any conquest. She shut her small hands slowly: the action spoke volumes. Atdimner Mr. Kidgeway was formally pre- sented. Germaine acknowledged the introdac- tion with her usual haughty grace. Kidgeway sat beside Kate Kershaw; Kate, golden of hair, with eyes amber brown, and complexioa like cream flushed with meadow strawberry. Her voice was soft and sweet as the Ocean wind, aud her smile « glory that made her false, fair face like the faces we think the Is wear. jeway, cool and calm, talked to Miss Ker- shaw and occasionally looked at Germaine. I think he understood at once how it was to pe between them. A week of fine weather and pleasure-seeking followed. There was fishing and bathing, and botanical excursions, and de- lighttal mornings in the cool parlors, mellow sunset rambles by the lake side, before the grass grew wet with summer dew. Germaine and Kidgeway were polite to each other, coldly so,and Kate Kershaw, with the keen instinct of a practiced flirt, understood them better than they understood’ themselves. But she could afferd to be quiet for there was “better game in the moo: if it could ve snared. One day the party went to Forest Bluff, a great rock rising gradually from the plain, coy- ered mostiy with scrubby trees, and hanging far out over the sea. Germaine strayed away from the others, and went out om the extreme verge of the rock. The dizzy height fascinated her. She thougat she would like to stoop over and look down, She did so; but the insecure footing deceived ber, and in another second she would have been dashed on the rocks below, it Henry Ridgeway had not caught her back. One moment he held her tightly to his breast bis heart beating so that it almost stopped his breath, and then she tore herself from him in rude haste. Her eyes blazed, her whole face ashed the scorn and anger she felt. ost wish I had let you perish,’*he mattered between his closed teeth. In bis hoarse voice she hada triumph. She bad the power to move him, even as he coul move her. She felt sort of Gerce delight in the thought. and she the betrothed of « man who trusted her. She scorn moment, wondering to what depths she was sinking From Lawrence she shrank with vous dread. ber. jort of ner- The touch of his hand angered Sbe vaguely wished she had been in her grave that winter's night, six months befo when in the soft flush of chandeliers, the sub- dued atmosphere of orange flowers and hot- bouse plants, she bad promised to be his wif A little later she met Lyle Curtis alone. Some- bow she could not bear to look her cousin in the eyes now, so she turned her head away toward the sunset. He tcok her chin and lifted her face into the light he said, gravely, “You are play- ing a dangerous game, and 1 am not afracd to | wager whatever you please that you will lose, Her cheeks grew hot. yle, you ure impertinent.” “I ask your pardon: but mm teaching Harry | Kidgeway a lesson, be careful you do not learn | it before him.” The girl's anger was something terrible. Lyle felt bimself writning under it. He tried to apologise. jSousin,” he said, “my little “My dearest Germaine But she struck down the arm be wonld have put sround her, and flew up to her chamber. Once there, she fought the battle all over again, and came forth victor for the time. And daring the next fortnight no smile came readier than hers, no laugh was more frequent. Bat at the end of the fortnight s change was coming. it brought the first of September, and on fourth day of that month Germaine and rence were to be wedded. It had all rap, reviously, and the iy at Cedar Biwtis wea to be redding party a Dg I herself the next | A footstep sti red the dry gras. She rose; but a Sone: a furced back, and she heard Close Rot speak. Something choked her. the question. «You s3@ *o be married to-morrow?” She bowed. “and you do not love George Lawrence—be- ceuse your whole seul belongs to another.” She spranc to ber feet, her cheeks flushed, bereyee Diazing. In that moment of bitter sbame sbe could amost have killed Henry Ridgeway. because of the humiliation he had put apon her. te wrapped bis arms around her, and held ter to his breast so closely she could not strug- ing! my darling! forgive ms! I ef am bait mad! here is the fighting against it any longer? You are mine and I am yours, nothing sbort of death shail divide us.” In that moment what did he care if Kate Kershaw wore the willow, and George Law- rence stood at the altar brideless A 4 suddenly « rustle id the leaves smote the silence; and. looking up. Germaine and Henry stood face to face with Kate and George Lay ence. Lawrence was the first to recover his self- Posression. He extended bis hand to Ridgeway. “A fair exchange is no robbery, is it?” he asked meaningly. Germaine and Ridgeway comprehended mat- ters in a flash, and both hearts thanked heaven devoutly. Kate spoke in her cool, silvery tone : “Mr. Lawrence is better suited to my taste, Mr. Ridgeway and I do not think, from appear- ances, Miss Wilde will break her heart.” The next day there was a double wedding at Cedar Bluff, and four people were made happy. Henry and Germaine married for love, Kai for wealth, and Lawrence for beauty. Conxvyipgix Your Cattpgex.—In American society there ts an amacing separation of old people from young. It comes, as we believe, of the lack of family intimac: young. To most parents chi creatures, to be taught, provided ‘or, rnied, disciplined, mentally condescended to, from babyhood to that astonished morning’ when they discover that the babies are young men and women in whose _ of existence they have little vital part. The mother buys the danghter’s handkerchiefs and pins, up to the time her trousseau is needed. The father de- cides all questions for his boy till the boy is ready to leave the home roof. Boy and girl go le the household for their interesta. They are not expected to bear their part in the enter- tainment of guests, or cast a vote in the house- hold committee of ways and means. The deep ‘ocial questions of the time, she does not discuss with her ——— The issues of war and peace, or politics, hard times, private straite or public dangers, the father talks over with his stupid neighbors, but not with nis quick-witted, eager sons. Not making their children their companions and friends, parents are yet smitten with pain and a bitter sense of ingratitude when they find that their children, young men and women, do not care to make companions and friends of them. —e this parental reserve is s legacy ot the stern Puritan days when the parental Office and authority were so magnified that the statute book permitted those children to be put to death who ‘‘cursed their orderly parents,” atter the of sixteen. But, what- ever its source, its eflect is infinitely mischier- ons. A WaLsine Dress ror Dark awp Dott Davs.—It consists of a single skirt of olive- | green vigogne, completely plaited in front in jength-wise plaits, and encircied by a gathered flounce of a lighter shade of green. Seven gathered flounces of this light shade of green ornament the back of the skirt. These floances are all of equal width, and they are laid so that between each of them there is a distance equal to the breadth of the tiounce. The corsage of dark green vigogne is made with a large plaited gilet in front, and finishes at the back in a long postillon basque. A gathered flounce of the light shade edges this basque, and, tarning up atthe sides, encircles the gilet and formsa standing collar around the neck. The sleeves are made quite tight to the arm, and are cov- ered with gathered flounces, laid inthe same stvie as on the skirt. This toilette is rendered quite original by the new disposition of the tiounces. It is finished by a square cape of black faille, reaching to the waist, and of the same — ip front and attheback. The cape is covered with rows of black jet fringe. The bonnet accompanying this charming costume is a Timbale hat of dark green felt,trimmed with § torssde and elaborate bow of faille of the light shade of green and with a large bird with out- apread wings.— American Register, Paris. ry Tose Beavtirct Sketeton Leaves.— Leaves to be skeletonized should be gathered only in dry weather, should also be perfectly matured, July and August being the best months to gather them. Among the choicest varieties are vine, poplar, beech and ivy leaves. Dis- solve four ounces of washing sodain one quart of bo'ling water; add two ounces of quicklime and boil fifteen minatee; allow this to cool; then pour off the clear liquor into a clean saucepan, and when at a boiling point place the leaves caretuily and boil one hour;boiling water should be added occasionally to supply that lost by evsporstion. If after boiling one hour the cel- lular tiseue does not rub off between the thumb and finger, boil them til! it will, always [placing the leaves in cold water to separate the fleshy matter from the skeleton. Bleach the skeletons by putting them In a solution of one quart of water; a large tablespoonful of chloride of lime and a few drops of vinegar; let them remain in twenty minutes and then remove and dry he- | ween sheets of white blotting paper, beneath a gextle press Sax, thin, and frail in body, Guizot ed thinner from the habit of wearing a brown frock cout. In the lapel of bie coat to wore the ribbon of the Legion d’Honneur. His hair was silvered, the face fall of life and brightness, with dark gray eyes that looked earnestly at you from under his black velvet skull-cap. A dry man of earnest mind, keen, rather than wide, without the slightest frace of humor. An admirable face, sculptured by time, that had hallowed wrinkles there, and stamped | it with an incomparabie expression of atreugtt: and energy. It was impossible to avoid a re- spectful astonishment at the sight of that long, thin, austere head, that domineering look, that small, severe, and disdainfal mouth. His voice was superb, harsh and biting, accentuating words and giving them an extraordinary force. Hie gestures hard and commanding; his hand, striking at almost regular intervals on the desk, toacertain extent modulated the sen- tence and deepened the impression upon the mind. ee Land Sates my Vircinra.—James Island on the James river, has passed into the hands | of an English gentleman, recently a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Some years ago it was sold by Col. Wm. Alien to Mr. Geo. B. Field, and the latter gentleman a few days ago exchanged the estate for property in the city of Brooklyn, N. -, Valued at $55,000. ‘The farm of Dr. near Catlett's road, in Fauquier county, containing about 1,100 acres, has been sold to Mr. Bowman, of New York, for $30,000. Mr. David Bowman sold to Mr. J. ©. Abaahire a parcel of land lying on the north fork of Blackwater, in Franklin county, at the rate of $100 per acre. This land bad neither house nor timber on it, and was sold for cash. The same land was purchased by Mr. Bowman shortly after the war for $11 per acre. iT was on the edge of the wood. They bad come thither from different points in pursutt of the seasonable partridge; but in the shrubbery one startled hunter discovered that the other | had drawn abeadon him. ‘Don’t shoot,’? he | said, “I’m not a partridge.” “! mast shoot,” was the response, ‘for I have sworn that if ever @ man homelier than! am I would kill The intended victim gazed curiously | for @ moment, and then said piacidly, “Fire away; it 1 am bomelier than you are I even wish that I were dead.” They adjourned to get & statement from & competent witness, | TRE OTHER DAY as a Detroiter was riding on the Pontiac road, be came across an old lady peated iu a buggy which had been halted withe in a few yards of the Grand Trunk railroad track. Shej seemed to be uneasy about some- | thing, and ss he drove upshe asked, ‘Say, mis | pre ain't that engine gomg to come along | Pretty soon?” He asked her to explain, and she bointed to the sign, “Look out for the engine!” and acded, “I have waited more than two hours for the ole engine to go by, but I’m gitting tired, and If it don’t come pretty soon I Over the track and go bum.” seein at A®AD blow is given to Boston’s teetotal ad- vocates by the analytical report of the board of health, showing that while tea, coffee, cocoa and milk are commonly adulterated, well is poisonously impure, contain deleterious doses of lead from the pipes through which it runs, and almoet all other un- probibited articles of food or drink more or less the anti-probibitionists are accordingly flaunt- Sanners ting their ands to drive right ing their and direct play ‘‘Ale to the Chief.’ Szriovs Erracts or TH8 Drouts tx Ox10 The prow: plowing of sod grounds dela: the sowing of == eo in all the valley. On account of the failure of pasture moch live stock bas been put upon the marke~ which otherwise would have been winter. If the rain does not co: results will be serious. Water already ecarce in many sections. B7 A bome for Chinese women tablished by ladies in San Francisco. #7 In a little town in Missouri a Was exer. cart buy 0 kind of & cow one other anaes a as Y, and she was a regular w ea ig every morning, but one day, while engaged in the Caoreize, Cooley come and leaned over the fence and ssid: ““Adeler, Pict kill that there vine if you don’t stop digin’ at it. Nothin’ burts a vine wuss than ‘bin’ the soil around the Foote, now mind me. That vine don’t want nothin’ but to be trained up ona trellis an’ fastened with wire.” I ordered @ trellis that afternoon, and tied tender shoots of the vine to the cross pieces. The job cott me $24. On thi —— Tues- day I read in my agricultural paper that if a man wants to ruins grape-vine, the quickest way is to tie it up with wire, as the oxi a the bark. So I took off the wire and replaced it with string. 1 was talking about it to the man who came over to bleed my horse for the blind staggers, and he assured me that there was only one sure way to make 3 grape- vine utterly worthless, and that was to run it up onatrellis. In France, he told me, the vineyard owners all trained their vines on poles, and that was the apd way. Sol the axe and knocked the trellis to pieces, and then Sxed the vine toa bean pole. Still it didn’ thrive very well, and I asked a nurseryman pear me to come, but he knew what was the matter with that vine as well asifhesaw it. It wanted pruning. I ought to cut it down within ten feet of the roots and then manure it wel!. [ did cut it down and emptied a bag of guanoorer it; but as it seemed sort of slow, I insisted on the purseryman coming over to examine it. He eaid that his fee was @i0inadvance. [ paid him and he came. He looked at the vine a moment; then he smiled; and then he said:—“By gosh, Adeler, that isn’t a grapevine at ali! It's a Virginia creeper.” So I have kind of knocked off on grapes, and am paying more attention to cabbage. AS to Gloves. The fancy for long-wristed gloves continues. During the summer, when — sleeves and flaring cuffs are worn, fashionable women wear “six- button” gloves with day costumes. In the winter, when closed sleeves are necessary, gloves with three or four buttons will be worn 1 the daytime, and those with six buttons will be reserved for full-dreas occasions. Plain gloves are most stylish. and look best on the hand, yet the taste for embroidery extends even to = and importations are evenly divided, half being of plain gloves, the other half wrought on the back with ornamental stitching in black or white silk. The choice selection for general wear will be gloves of cloth colors, imported to match costumes. Invisible blue, damson,green and olive shades so dark as to be almost black are new, this year, and will be stylish as well as serviceable. Damson color, reddieh viole! jou or mahogany or seal-skin brown are all ad- ‘mirably represented. The grays sppoar by hundreds of dozens, in blue, gray, steel, migno- nette and pure shades. For semi-dress, with plain black suits, and, indeed, with any cos- tume, there are the wood colors, mauve, fawn nd drab, that do not show soil readily, new ashes of roses, with more lavender than former- ly, and leaf tints of every shade of the autumn forest. For more dressy black toilettes for car- riage, visiting, theater and afternoon wear, lighter gloves are chosen in gray, pearl and pote de avender (not vivid mauve) shades,with ‘an infinite variety of straw and salmon colors, For ful!-dreas occasions, instead of white gloves being de rigueuer, they are chosen to match evening silks, which now take on deeper tones than formerly; for this purpose there are gloves of crystal green, ciel blue, rose fraise, pearl, lemon, straw. salmon, aud the new opal colors. For wedding toilettes the chalk white and the creamy white of orange blossoms are both shown, with preference for the latter. Short » fastened by one button, are $1.65. pair longer wrists, closed by two buttons, are §: three buttons they are $2.50; withfour buttons, #275) and with ‘six buttons, $3.25.—Harper's zar. CLIMATR AND DECORATIV® ARTIN ENGLAND. | The Prince Consort did all he could to raise au | enthusiasm for decorative art in this country, and to raise the wages and the position of the artist and of the artisin, and he succeeded measurably; but time has sadly shown th: must have imported the climate of Italy rather than its schools to make this a country of beau- Uiful frescoes. Although Cornelius’ magnani- mously declined the overtures made to him, as above stated, in favor of Dyce, he consented to come to London and give advice concerning the proposed works. 1t was owing to bim that fres- coes were determined upon. He bad seen the glory of the great frescoes of Munich; he could hot see that in a few years they would be peal- ing off (as they are now) even there. Fortu- nately Maclise resolved to put on his frescoes in silica, and they are yet fairly preserved; but al! the pictures }n the houses of parliament have had to be retouched from time to time, and the silica has such an attraction for the atmospheric moisture that the effect of the colors is fre- quently diminished. While it is thus manifest that the corroding damp of the English climate is hostile to mural ornamentation, and fatal to external frescoes, there is a_ ste: increase of the desirefor such things. This has been espec- ially manifested among the English nobility, who have every thing in the wide world that their hearts can desire excepting only the cf mate that might comport with luxury and beauty.—Moncure D. Conway, in Harper's Maga- sine for October. JUGGRRNAUTH.—The Juggernauth pilgrims at Serampore are said to have manifested con- siderable dissatisfaction at the conduct of the Serampore Municipal authorities in regard to | the cars. The Commissioners declined to allow one of the ears, which was in a manifestly rot- ted condition, to be removed until it had been repaired. The pricets set hundreds of men to work, and kept them at it incessantly for a day anda night. But the next morning the Magis- trate was still dissatisfied with the condition of the car, and impounded the ropes to prevent any attempt at moving it. ‘The result was,” says the Patriot, ‘that for the first time within the memory of’ man the sacred car was not drawn on the day of the festival.” But by the wise action of the authorities in preventing | the removalof the car in its unsafe condition, there can be no doubt that many lives wers saved. The Magistrate, who has thus been the indirect means of preserving the lives of a num- ber of his fellow-creatures, is covered with abuse,and accused of Kegs Pohpae to interfere with religious observances of the people.” A Man Poisonenj ny His Wirs.—The cor- oner’s inquest in the case of James McLean, of | Plainfield, N. J., showed that he was poisoned with oxalic acid given to him by his wife in mis- take for epsom salts. He was ready tosail for England on Saturday, and asked for the salts to steady his nerves after haying a party of his friends. in to bid him good by'en ‘tle preceding night. The salts and the acid were in simtlar papers, andshe gave him a tablespoonfull. Sey- eral witnesses were examined, and the jury re- turned a verdict of accidental death, exonerating Mrs, McLean from any blame.—N. Y. Sun, 29th. Horss Stvuxe to Deatn sy Bees.—The Hagerstown (Md.) News says, on Wedne ay last s valuable horse belonging to Mr. John S. Kowland, near Hagerstown, was grazing whilst hitched near ahive, and on Leg} stung several times became so excited that best forelease him entirely. Strange to say, instead of leaving the place of torture, as was expected, he ran deliberately to the hive and rearing up on bis hind feet came down on the hive heavily with his fore feet. .The next in- stant a swarm of bees was upon the animal tor- turing him with a thousand stings, from the et- fects ef which he died. Tue Paris correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune informs us that ‘‘husband and wife rarely haye a common bed chamber in France (1 epeak of the wealthier classes.) This arrange- ment does not, however, avert curtain lectares from him, bat rather increases their dis: 2 bleness by throwing them on meal times, Sium- ber soon plunges Mr. Caudle himself into Lethe; but interrupted digestion tortures Kath- erine’s husband long after her shrewish tongue has ceased to wag. Husbands, sleep with your wives. Unless dyspepsia has no terrors for you.” | potted Joo meridia tes ssh A cORRESTONDENT describes a new kind of table decoration that he witnessed in the house of a Russian lady in London. The table was en- tirely covered with moss, and the only evidence of a white tablecloth was seen in that portion wi hangs at the sides of the tabie. Teoss ly introduced, and the effect was alt oye ‘This is one of the most or- dinary kinds of table decorations in the aristo- cratic houses of Russia. . AFTER DINNER one day, at a Liverpool table was how he had from a fal shipwreck. friends 87 On the 19th Inet, the wifo of Sam Heny, the mother of four children. When informed of a t_was thought | >) as The remark seemed to impress leerly, fer he shortly Sastern penitentiary, Philadelphis.” He signed the brief note and sank back exhausted on his couch. Being asked relative to the destination of the note he had written, he directed it to be ad- dressed to ® Jady in & town of Massachusetts, which was complied with. A few days after- ward a gentleman applied to one of the prison authorities for permission to see the youth, and when brought Into his presence evinced the Strongest emotion. He stated that @e was the father of the dying boy, and that the lattes mother, being at the White Mountains for her health, which is very delicate, he (the father) bad opened the note sent from this city, and was very giad he had done so, as the declara- tion contsined in it would surely have killed her. Their eon bad been considered dead for more than two years. Being wealthy, the parents had ven him a good education, and designed him for a prof sional life, but, when about sixteen years of age, his mind became affected by the influence of sensational novels, and he formed an insatia- dle desire to roam through the western wilds. He ran away, with the two sons of the mayor of the town, but was traced to the place they bad chosen for a temporary stay and brought home. The two companions remained at home, but he very soon afterwards again ran off, and his pa- rents had since heard nothing of him, except a teen that he had been killed, which they be- eved. ‘The sight of his boy, stretched upon a bed of death within the forbidding walls of a prison, crushed the father’s heart, but this only made his importunities more effective, and he suc- ceeded in securing his son’s pardon, with which he sped to the —, and, doubtless anxious that, even were it the last hour his son should live, it should be apent in pure, free air. he had him carried from the institution, as above re- lated. It was his intention, should the sen live until be could be conve; on board a steam- ship, to have taken him home in that way; oth- erwise he would let him die at a hotel, and then have the body taken on by rail to the home of his innocent and happy boyhood. ‘The weight of sorrow that awaited the mother in either case can easily be conceived. Whether the dying young man revived suiticiently to endure the sea trip, or whether he died at the hotel bis father brought him to, we did not learn. The narrative brief but painful one, and is not without a powerful lesson to youth. Battle Between Oxen. The Augusta (Me.) Journal relates the follow. ng: **Mr. Croyden Chadwick and Mr. Suilivan Erskine haves pasture in common at South China, which they use for the pastarage of cat- tie. They have the present season had several yokes of cattle inthe pasture. Mr. Chadwick and Mr. Erskine have each an ox with a lopped or crooked horn, the right horn of one and the left of the other having that peculiar formation. These oxen were turned loose into the common pasture, and it was between them that the pitched battle of which we are to speak took place. For seyeral days these cattle had been missing, when the other cattle came up they were not amongthe number. Becoming alarm- ed, the owners went in quest of them. Comin, to an opening in the woods, covering an area o! wbout half an acre, Mr. Chadwick came upon a sickening spectacle. The lopped horns of the oxen were clasped, and the exhausted animals, united compactly, stood face to face waiting for death, having apparently given up the straggle It is supposed that while they were engaged in play their horns became entangled; failing to disconnect themselves, a terrible struggle of several days took place. The open space was literally torn up as though ithad been ploughed with a sub-eoil plough. When they were turned into the pasture they were large, fat, seven-feet oxen, but now they had become so emaciated and famished that a person could almost clasp them around with his arms. They were per. feetly docile when found, but Mr. Chadwick could not nptie the knot. The horn of each was unk into the other's head. and it was only by calling help and sawing the horns off that a separation could be effected. There were festering sores where the horns went in. Thus 4 mocrtal conflict, lasting eight days, had been going on between these oxen, which, in that time, had not partaken of any sustenance, and # had not been able to Me down. Their ows had to be pried open and gruel adminis- tered to them. Their heads had been united so closely that their faces were bare to the bone. It is possible the animals may live.” Tue Man wo Eats Grass.—A Staunton (Va.) doctor writes of a man there who eats aiase:—« By request, he came in to exhibit to me that he could eat glass with impunity. He expressed a preference for watch crystais, as they were more easily chewed, but, as there were none convenient, he would take the com- mon window-pane glass. I went out and se- cured jece, about one-third of @ broken pane, and’ brought in several friends to witness the sight. He took the giass and fpr eaapee f bit out a piece about the size of a silver half- dollar, and chewed it up with as much gusto as if it had been a piece of bread, swallowed it, taking afterwards a swallow of water and bread, he said, to get the particles out ef his teeth. He would have eaten the whole piece if 1 had requested, as he has frequently eaten tumblers for a drink of whisky. He said he would eat any kind of glass — the colored bottle glass, which had4 oison in it. He was first induced to try the experiment about three years ago, at the Cape of Good Hope, by a surgeon in thg British navy, who bet he could eat all the glasses (eighteen in number) at a dinner party, which he did, and he saw no reason why he conld not do a# much, so he tried it by eating only three. Since that time he has eaten glass for the amusement of others over a thousand times, with no disagreeable effect. The only difference he sees is, it gives him ppetite. CLovups oF WincaD Ants.—The Dansville ivingston county) Advertiser says that on y morning last citizens of that place tracted by the sight, at a few hundred feet above the earth, of clouds of winged ants “moving from the head of the valley northeast- erly, in leng lines, like tlocks of pigeons. Some of these clouds were higher than others, and sometimes the higher ones were seen to pass the lower. They moved at the rate of about twen- ty miles an hour, and some of them hag mgenr to be miles in length and several rods in width. About fifteen minutes after they were first seen ail passed ont of sight. But after they first came over the village the air of the and stores and all open buildings became thick with insects, which flew into mouths, noses, eyes and ears, and, covering the sidewalks and floors, were crushed at every step by hundreds by the pedestrians. These insects were the —- from the clouds above—the tired or cowardly stragglers, probably, of the grand army. They were found to be small-winged ants, a little ger than sand-tites, and resembling them somewhat. A gentleman who came up from West Sparta during their flight said that the air was so black with them in front of him that he could hardly see his horse. CoxscMPTioN AS AFFROTED BY RESIDENCE. assachusetts, in a report to usses the re- Dr. Bowditch, of the Legislature of that State, disc Jation of consumpti residence. The cellar should be always dry; also, that no possi- bility should exist of drinking-water becoming fase; and hence, for the ENTENOCE OF A WiPR MuRDBEER.—Yester- s a thai plead sulty of murder in the was recond for killing his and he 1828, ye ond ~~ in did much injary in Texas apeas. Since settlement of Mixnesots there have been five per years—1856, 1857, 1565, 1873 and 184. In the Red river settlement it frst = | ange in 1812, then in 1819, and not agein SST. After that it appeared in 1864, 1867, 1869, 1872 and now in 1874, with @ probability that the ova will threaten the Mg ed 1875. The remedies which Mr. Taylor enumerates sre of three kinds:—1. ies provided 5. ices tor destroying ej The remedl lies which natare has are the bright saniight, whi vid a inged ichneumon; bane such as the starling, blackbird, lark, and domestic . and the driving of herds of avimals over the “Fine h VEgencics egainat the fall-grown Bs Freights delivered by Knox's Express. Or. © human | Ox be “ insects, which. Mave thus fat beon weed’ with | Gasied et Genet Oita Sen Pecan oe ffect, are as fo! —1. Smad, | nue, or at the Bteamers’ whert.wil be promptiy et- e lows . producti a dence, stifling smoke, which should be kind! an hour before sunrise and asthe are on the wing. 2. Roping —— the grain to = oe | curs. Pers. ing the operation until they fiy. 3. Netting | i Gem tn (ty ‘bags made o' sheets and thes | ‘AMBEICAN FLAG. plunging them In hot water. 4. Turning in | Ssiling every THURSDAY from Philadelphia for cattle, bi and poultry, to feed upon them. QUEER: The mest important question is how to destroy CABIN, INTBRMBDIATSE ond STEKRAGB the larve of the just-hatched insect next spring. One plan suggested is desp plowing. A Texas | _ AGOOMMODATIONS UNSURPASSED. Planter wrote, in 1867, to the Department of | Rates as low as by ancthor Sirst-ciass Line, Agriculture, as follows :—As soon as the grass- | t has laid its eggs the planters plow their fields and turn the soil over so that the eggs will be buried under @ layer of earth, which will crush them, and thus destroy the spring TER WEIGHT & BONS, 1 5 PE BIGHT Pehesce, *eemt FRANK W. SANBORN, Agent, ang? ly 1429 Penn. avenue, Washington. Grafvom. Pitubers, she, Potnt of Rooks, jartiveborg, Berkeiey Borings, Oumberiens, st all stations Metropolitan road. Sor read * D. TRAINS Stations 8.38 a. m., 7 0. Stop at Viatuct Horcl, Belny Bouse Starcom. For further information apply at the Baltimore and Ohio Ticket Offices, Washington Station, and 4"3 Pennsylvania imhete,oriers will be for to be check. iv Sees aman fi od SHARP, Master of Transportation. Genera Ticket Agent. BO. 8. KOONTE, Gen’ Agent. at waked - crop of hoppers. This experiment has ANCHOR LINE. been made in small spots of ground wher NEW YORK AND GLASGOW myriai 2R8 Were deposited, and not a bopper came oy under the layer of soil thi Penn cap inn ee, covered the eggs.” AK BVBRY SATURL The Asiatic traveler, Locher, also says:— aND Ul Nosre Sivan, “Deep plowing, with a view to crush the eggs | _ BaTEs oF Pastacm—Patanin tN OCR TO GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, under the weight of the soll tarnod upon than Tomy CURBNSTOWN Ok BALE 29 is undoubtedly recommendable, while pigs ani poultry allowed to roam over s0-plowed fleids would greatiy assist in the extermination of these locusts in embryo.” Prairie fires are recommended, set as much as possible in circles, so that the young insects cannot escape through the ring of fire. The Mennonites collect the eggs in the fall and de- ‘Ondin return Tickets issned at redaced rates. INTERMEDIATE and STEERAGE as low ax by any other first-clav line. woe aseed Ser any amount at lowest vases, jor ots or further information, MISS ANNIE KE. HU 430 10th etroet, vente ear Peni Orto’ ~OAMMAOK € 00.,1423 F street §.W stroy them, and in the spring roll the and bear : ington. wi beary rollers. In iaition to this, they meee Sheer Devt, Sane. employ smndge ver: quently. On | [.ROM PHILADELPHIA the island. of ‘Lemnos ‘the ‘people are re- | E quired by law to furnish a certain measure of the ogee annually to the authorities. In China, also, the people are obliged to assem- ble in the spring and effect the de traction of the larva. In France, Italy, Hungary, and Spain rewards are paid for the cog. fter sum. ming up all the remedies, Consul Taylor recom- mends the people of Manitoba to plow not only all the fields down deep this fall, but all the hig! roads and lades, as these bare surfaces are the chief breeding ‘grounds. Then, if Recessary barrow the grounds and roll the surface. He also suggests the pianting of the field-pea, which is unpalatable to the grasshopper, on the margin Ship by “Hew Expres Line.” BosTos iD PROVIDENCE Mart vis “Oly des Iron Line,” and shit Pr. Belircea, ? on -ovidence eh ll ApHly 69 Water street, Groreetown, DU. CUNARD LINg. NOTICE. With the view of diminishi ison, the Bteamers of this the chanoee of ool- ne take ® specified for all sessons of the year. of every grain field, as it may divert the insect | °F#* before it has become winged from passing the | york or Boston, chossite Menidioe et wae 43 5S", barrier; and systematic prairie-burning in cir- cles, and the frequent use of the smudge. ‘crossing the Moridian POSTPONEMENT. THE BRITISH AND NOKTH AMERIOAN ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS, aise OY, SECOND AND LAST BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL, CALLIN: GRAND GIFT CONCERT & Fuom finw Your. |. Paou Huw Your, IN AID OF THE 1 Wed. Bet mar 'D. 00\ Java. Sat. Masonic Relief Association or BOBFOLK, Va. DAY POSITIVELY FIX! THURSDAY, 19t on LAST OHAN: Bares oF Passacx.—Onbin, $9, $100, and 130, ‘This enterprise is conducted by the Masonic Ru- | fa "gin god Sidithemer Bement ss 1 LIRF AssociaTiON, OF Nogvo.k, Va, under eu- ‘able terms, 3 . thority of the Virginia Legislature fact passed | “Btecrage tickets Liverpool and . March 8th, 1873), and sll parta of Burope, at lowest rates. “Through 60,000 TICK ETS—6,000 CASH GIFTS. ieee ~psy —"~y ee Bove, #250,000 TO BE GIVEN AWAY, es iat the Oo Lae od Tea = Green; for No. 211 Broadway, She rend Sean Gin oe | Frisley Baslding, oro OTIS BIGELOW, Banker, a Or of Or " " Ses gras ask Si ot 3 | Saub-iy CHAS. G. FRANKLYN, Agent, ne Grand Oss of Gue Graud Geen Gitt of W*auston Ane Paovibanoe. Toke One Grand Cash Gif of ‘The fine fron steamer LADY OF THE LAKR 19 Oash Gif s of $1000 each. baving reseined her regular trips to Cash Gifis of 300 cach. 14.000 | Norfolkswill leave ber wharf foot of 43 Cash Gifts of 250 each. 10,730 | Sixth street, every MONDAY and! 79 Owb Giftsof 180 each 2} S80 | THUBSDAY, at dp. m.,s00ching at the rincipal 250 Cosh Gifts of 100 each. 2,000 | river landings, conn st Norfolk with steam. 7 Cash Gifts of 80 each. 35,900 | ship of the M. and M. Lfue for Boston and Provi. 9000 Oach Gifts of 10 each dence; with the Old > — Steamship Gom- 6000 Cash Prizes, aggregating. $250,000 | ROureof Lady eftne Lakeseia Nontalk PBICR OF TIOF ET: Whole Tickets, $10; BBY HUGH ‘nt, 6th street wharf, Half Tickets, @5; Quarter Tickets, £25); Kleven ‘B.0. PLANT, General Agent, Tickets, 610. NO INDIVIDUAL BANSFITS. pao Boom No 16, Plant Butiding. ‘This Concert is strictly for MASON 10 parp eee, and wili be conducted with the same liberality, hon- esty, and fairness which characterized the first en- terprise. NL. ROPER, Pres’t. For Tickets and Virculars giving full information, Po din HENSY V. MOORE, a Secretary, Norfolk, Va. | Apply at 1244 Eleventh street northwest, or to | Jenitors st Masonic Temple, corner 9th and ‘Responsible Agents Wanted, sepl-t.to,&slow pust GHAND GIFT CONCERT, YOR THE BENEFIT OF THE Nontpelier Female Hamane Association AT ALEXANDRIA, VA. BBROHANT’S LINE OF STEAMSHIPS M WASHINGTON 4ND NEW YORK. November 23, 187. The Steamer GEORGEANN. ee ever: LUsT OF GIFTS. ALTIMORE & POTOMAG RAILROAD Darot comnen 61H and Bs Teaats N.W. After Sept. 23th, 1874. trains will r TRAINS AVR PORK EKA SAL TIMOKE 6:38 5 7. m., Limited Bx- 10 Siiy ex: Banday. Par! wo Baltimore . Par for car train fohia vex . Sunday, West ang ‘Trams leev: Toesday and szcert Sunday, ». orth. ing Woshingwe ot 3:33 0. m. 00 riday, and 3:40 p.m. datiy, connect #t Bowte with trains for pe's Creek, leaving Bowie st ©.18 8. m. snd 3-20 m. leaving Wasdington at 9:53 9. m and ; counect @ Odenton with trai: ine arriving at Washington at 10: <n, and 92d Counset et Bowie with trains from Pope's Creek tine, Passengers thelr orders at Ticket northweat corner, of 18th street aud Pennayiy avenue, northwest corner 6h strest and Penvsy!vae can bave their baggage onlied for and Checked nt hotels sod revideness ‘ | points Borth . Through tickets to Oincinnati, Co! fas, Toslanapolis, Logistic, $e. Loais, Hew loans, Oi Ban’ Pranciacc, potnts Bast, W eet, North ang Sont . DUBAB! YOUNG, Gen'l Pase'r Apent. 18T4rexseniQibit novrel 874 SORTH WEST, Trains leave Washington... “ “ bee 7-08 THE GkgaT BLS TRACK et Scenery, Paince Staic 0 bt Bew York. MAKE OONSBUTIONS through from WaSHIN@TON to the WEST and NOBIB Without change Tickets by this ronve can be procured at the offiore corer of ith street and Penvay! rene, and coruer of 6th street aod Pennayivanis Rational Hotel, where TiSn et Caen tee Queenan amenger's proc ote o secure accommodaticus in Palace Uarv tor Ousoage, ao — m Day end with ondern tm, ements. Tiles saved te Western and Contra AvExanpzla @ WASHINGTON 2 m 4LEXANDEIA & FEEDERIOKSRURG RE Conner or 8 axp BixTs STaxere. z BICHMOND FAST SX PEBSS lcavee daft cept Bunday, at 6p. m., arrive st Richmond 1¢ . Gimat SOUTHERN EXP BBSS, vie Richmond, tony oe West 11:35 p, m. daily except Sunday | Terveae vickot to ail piivts South and Bouthweek for sale street and TO ¢100 INVESTED IN WALL often leads to fortune. No liability, “The of Speculation "sent free by HIOK LING & 00., ‘and 72 Broadway oa-3a ICAN SAVINGS BAN! Latercet peid on a Joun Bivz, Pree Lend-1y)0. B. Peeves, Card OsEst ix pcre — LEATHER TRUB COE GLIB! AND PACKING T! Namber of Tickets, 100,000. LaDIme Sa SAS acon OOURL? AND SINGLE sane. ABN ESS, DLS ba ROBES, BOSSE OOF! PRICE OF TICKETS. ‘HIPS, atthe VLD AND PRACTIVAL MABUPAOTOBY JAMES 8S. TOPHAM @ 00., 438 65 STH STES Adjotutug Odd Fellows’ Bait ‘The Montpelier Female Homane Association, chartered by the Legislature of Virginia and the Circuit Court of Orange county, proposes, by & serice of Grand Gift Concerts, to establish and en- low @ “Home for the Old, infirm, and Destitute Ladies ef Virginia’ st Montpelier, the tormor real dence of President James Madison. The Associatien is under the control of eight trustees, six of whom are elscted biennially by the Wockholders and two appointed by the Governor of a. Bemittances for tickets may be made by expres pre-paid, post-office money order on Waslington D. O., or by registered letter, addressed to Hon. JAMES BARBOUR, EEPAIBING. Be eo KID GLOVER DEPOT! Pres’t M.F. H. Alexandria, Va. _ Heleroncen by perminaen: Hi Rxoeleney. Jan KID GLOVES FOR LADIES! ben on thner, Bx. Goveract ay. plea. Hopert KID GLOVES FOR GENTS! Withers, Lisut- Governor of Ve d 2 Bobert W. bes, J Baste: Honelect; ism. Robert W. Hughes, Judge Bastar KID GLOVES FOR MISSES from Virginia, i-BUTTOR For full particulars, testimonials, &c., send for SBUETORt oLovEst circular, S-BUTTON Address Hen, JAMES BARBUUR, @BNUINe JOUVINS! @ENUINA ALEXANDER’ av KID GLOVE DEPO 408 SEVENTH STREET. Pres’t M.¥.H. A., Alexandria, Va Reliable Agents wanted everywhere. au6-soly POONOMISE. WATOBES FOR 923, Bye | canos JEWSLEY BAzag, PrRMyrivans AVENUE, a GTON STRAW HaT Tab BONNBT BLEACHEEY, conser 924 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, }racrours ‘Estabiished in 1357. OonsET LADIES’ FELT HATS BEFINISHED LOOK 48 WELL 4 BBW. a FRENCH CORSETS! ALBERT fT. WHITING _eyts im eae, \ BRMAN CORSETS: SPsOIAL Notion. 4LL STYLES OF CORSETS On band and made to order at Tam teking orders to be filled from time iJ : ‘Present aks coxas: BAUMS “ Berm ie tres mact Geucral Banking, Kxcnange, end Gol- aud SELL GOLD, GOVERNMENT BONDS, STOCKS, te. ‘Arey oltre” pay sccounts casbod In advance. febis-1y . PROPOSALS, P®QXOPALS FOR 4 PassENOER ELEVA. TOK FOR THE SOUTH WING OF TI Baw STATE, W Py AR AND NAVY DEPART- MENTS’ BUILDING. Wasuineton.D. 6. Orrics oF BurERVisine ARCHITECT, ._ TREASCRY DePakemeny, Wastinoro Sealed Proposals v {li 113 m. of the 6ru Day oF OcToBER, 1874, for far- Rishing, delivering, Gtting, and putting im place « Pamenger Blovator ta the ‘South Wing of the pew Thang xd Navy Departments’ Building, Ww 5 5 , Copies of the General Specifications, Drawings of Car, and Forms of Proposals, may be had on appli- cation at thie fice. > tnaptinge to scaffolding required by the Contractors the Elevator ace will be furnished by the ernment, free of charge, but will be erected by the Contract ‘The Klevator must be completed withic three motiths trom ptance of proposal, nod the Contractor» guarantee their work date of acca) will be reyuired to OF @ period of two years, Payment will be made on the completion of the be retained ‘work, less ten (10) cent , which ell Sntil the Blevator bas been sstislacrorily tested fot pOsBDa pt and perform awa: deo him: the sufficiency of the security to be certified by the United States Jodge, Gierk of the Crited States Court, or the Distciot Attorney ofthe — wherein he ‘th " on Department reserves the right to re) or ‘ail bide if it be deemed for the interest of the Gore bg be made on the printed form te be obtained at this office, and tis the requirements