Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1885, Page 3

HOME MATTERS. THe PRocESS oF CURLING FEATHERS consists fn heating them slightly before the fire, then stroking them with the back ofa knife, when they will curl, Ix EwyiNG heavy rep furniture cretonne be careful that It has no stiffening. If it is not quite soft It cannot be used to advantage, for unless it is quite pliable it looks very badly and fs apt tocrack and tear when manipulated In upholstering. IN GERMANY, @ favorite and very pleasant Low! or “cup” is often made of peaches, sliced 1 soaked for a time in a little water with and three or four bottles of Rhine wine poured over them, according to the amount of fruit used. Meicvs Werres: “Tell your readers that scold infusion Is preferable to @ hot one for iced tea, Pour cold water on the dry tea at Teast f tea is needed, place it in th jd the lee when served. ‘The same proportions are used as for the hot infusion. Try Tuts Frozex Frvrr CREAM: Mix one pound of fruit with one quart of good fresh eream sweetened to taste. Press all through a fine sieve and put in a freezer and proceed as for ice cream. If pat into faney molds freeze first, then pack well In the forms and put back in the lee and salt. Tue SMELL oF PAINT may be taken away by closing up the room and setting in the center of it a pan of lighted charcoal on whieh have been thrown some juniper berries. Leave this fn the room for aday and a nicht, when the smell of the paint wiligbe gone. Some persons pre- Jer a pail of water in wn.ch a handful of hay. 1s feuking. This Is also effectual in removing the ‘Odor of tobacco smoke from # oom, A Mosr EXckLLeNt Lotion ior sprains or swelling fone drachm of sugar ot nees of iaudanum’ mixed with Rub the sprained or swollen. solution and keep it constantly . Astont bandage is Invaluable If feet or legs be swollen always rub upward, never downward. SHOE DkESSING: Gum-shellac half a pound, alcohol three quarts, dissolve, and add cam- phor one and a-half lampblack two ounces. The forege and to give an excellent gloss, and is especially adapted to any leather the surface of which is roughened by wear. To PREVENT THE Ramps or Back ANTS weatter cayenne pepper on the shelves of the pantries they frequent, and in the cracks. Make very heavy chalk marks about the su; barrel. Ants very mi cross a chalk A few days’ continued vigilance will gen elear them out. GREEN CoRS, to be properly cooked, should he dropped into a pot of boiling water—no salt —and left there for ten minutes—be sure the Water {sin a great rage—then taken out and Wrapped in a large napkin until you are ready toeatit, Boiled longer than ten minutes, the milk hardens in the Kernel and it is not a teuth part as palatable an uch less digestible. DeVILED Sanpises.—They are lightly broiled with dash of lemon juice and a pineh of cay- enne. It is a breakfast or luncheon dish. For derdone liver of a roast mash it Smooth on some mus: poontul of or boiled 4 hot-water pl tard, salt and anchovy sauce of mushroom catsup. Spread on toast and serve very hot. A Pretty Watt Pocker is made of a large palmleaf or Japanese fan, covered smoothly with silk, serge or pretty satteen or eretonne. ‘The pocket part is made large enough to allow of being gathered or box-plaited and to have a heading above and below. It is then fastened Securely to the fan and edged with fluffy balls of silk. The fan is suspended by a silk cord fastened securely to the point where the handle joins the fan, and either end is finished with a of sik like those about the edge. To STAIN A FLooR take five cents worth of burnt umber and one quart of boiled linseed oll. (If the floor is large you may require more material). Mix the umber into the oil gradu- ally until you have the shade you wish your floor to be (meantime trying it on an old piece of board until you have the desired shade). Rub it Lard intothe floor with a piece of woolen + immediately, with a soft, ‘an, dry cloth, first. taking care to put on old loves. As the preparation gradually washes the end lighter with subsequent serubbings, of three or four w of! alone Fubbing over with the will ecessary the whole receipt can be used Wwadvants Is THE Use oF CANNED MEATs, in warm weather more especially, but really at all times, it is advisuble alter opening a can to remove the conte the can, and if not all con- sumed al not to replace the meat In the ean, but ace it in the i or at least of fresh “or cooked s the ean is alr tight it her it be left for years at the tropies; but aiter the contents are nee exposed With any less care ths ordinary fre vat. Ibis the failure toobserve th precatitions that leads to sickness oF poisoning. Mock Bisace Sovr.—One-half can tomatoes, one quart milk, one-third cup batter, one table- spoon cornstarch, one teaspoon salt, one-half as much pepper. Stew the enough Boil the double bei ablespoonful of butter and fh together in small wh ot the hot milk to Id be bestowed on the make it pour easily. Stir it carefully into the boiling milk and boil t Add re mainder of the butter i sand stir mixed. Add salt and pepper and the ned tomatoes. If the tomatoes add half a saltspoon of Serve very hot. ing. with this, but” an long. sinee proof J, e with the smail quantity mentioned DISINFECTANTS.—In response to several in- quiries regarding disinfectants we give below Dr. Domett St about them: “All reed in giving the pay be evyived two tablespooniuls of ted lead glassful of strong of vitriol in a fer. The butt Id be kept cool, ¥ stopped ple little of this fluid exposed in don the floor, o soaked in sheets and bung ‘about the rooms, auvia. Green ¢ pound, water, is another ntagent, nd the same may be si es of sulphur isulphurons Chlori¢ i itis yus in its effect at ¥ of the above will » rankest compound or Villainous smeil that ever offended nostril.” Brres.—When any one Is bitten by a dog that are but three things to tly above the wound, be- put astick throuzt stp t from bein bitten spitting seissurs, the f © heat, and sear th ean hii the saliva, whl of anail. or the poker, wound with it If pers found, ustic Is to be had, itean be rubbed eiustead of barning It. ‘The burn can then be dressed with baking soda to relieve smorting. Whoey will have dh vent hydropho The poor animal she days until this t tw do thi ascertained, for if ft turns per-on will be spared .. For the sting by is ws kod as a cloth wet mia bound on the place. Pine salt ton jciee, may be used If tls with dat pe fs not attain eat forests of the the westerns len trunks stro the broken branches the x df reast higis with has to’ disimoun nas if he were i But in ch isseen, One Aten Kinds vemon the ex wing « enat—<ut id burving f ouinitless mai liar function for the veg making away wlih all plants a the ray strike woods on tb Teme what apn and bu: YY les of ued they are seen to be | ae: a A Point In Advert From the New York star. To advert tise right straiy! ssfully one must adver- id & prominent New York dry gexis merchant. “We once hit upon @ novel expedient. however, of ascertaining wer what area our advertisements were read. We published a couple of half column -ads,’ in which we purposely misstated half a dozen his- torical sacts.” “Did you get any replle: “I shouid say we did. In less than a week we Teceived between 300 and 400 letters from wil paris of the country from people wishing tO now Why on eurtti we Kept such @ consum- fool who knew so little about American The letters kept pouring in for three OF four weeks. It was One of the best paying wis’ we ever printed. Our letters came from schoolboys, girls, professors, clergymen, school- teachers, aud, i two instabees, from eminent loon who have a world-wide reputation. I was love unpresed with the value of adVertisi foun those two advertisements thun I shoul have Leen by volumes of theories.” RELIGIOUS NOTES. CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE. —Among the Washington men who grad- uated with credit in the last class at Princeton Seminary was Rev. Edson A. Lowe, son of the late Hon. R. P. Lowe, ex-Governor of Iowa. Mr. Lowe left the elty’ on Thursday, the 9th instant, to accept a call toa newly organized chureh in Lebanon, Pa, —Rev. F. T. Tagg, the secretary of the mis- sionary board of the M. P. church, formerly of Georgetown, has been quite ill. He bas, how- ever, recovered and is booked for a number of camp and other meetings. — Rev. H. R. Naylor, of the Foundry, has an- nounced that he will remain through the sum- mer at his post, — It is noticeable this season that while there are so many absentees from the city the aver- age attendance of stay-at-homes in the Sunday schools Is much larger than usual — At Washington Grove the residents will be supplied well with ministers, both before and after the camp-meeting, Rev, Mr. McKenney, of the Dunbarton street church, being about 10 locate on the grounds in a new cottage, and . Job Price, of Hamline; Rev. R. N. Baer, of Waugh, and Rev. M. F. B. Rice, of 4ih street, being already on the ground, —Through the continued oppressive weather Douglas Memorial M. E. Chureh, corner of 11th and H streets northeast, is enjoying a season of prosperity. Last Sabbath one young man was baptized, seven were received into iull connec- tion, and four joined the chureh on probation. On Thursday” evening, the regular weekly prayer meeting, a large number were present, and during the services three adults knelt, reking religion. Others are expected to unite ththe church to-morrow. The weather does. ot diminish the attendance, but rather a large reaseis noticed in all the meetings. Rev. nas. T. House is the pastor. Archdeacon Farrar will visit this country in September, and will receive a warm welcome. — Yale College has adopted the entire revised version of the Seriptures for chapel readings. —The Woman's Branch of the City Mission, ‘0. 50 Bible house, supports thirty-three female inissionaries in New York. — In the last twenty-five years the Methodists have increased the value of their church prop- erty by almost $60,000,000. — Of 202 schools established by the American Sunday School Union in Michigan, sixty-six have grown Into churehes. —Anextra effort is being made among the poor at Manistee, Mich. One of the churches will hold services Sunday evening in a public hall, the object being to attract the non-chureh going element, —The completion ofa half-century of labor by Rev. William Patterson, as pastor of the resbyterlan church at Pound Ridge, N. ¥., duly celebrated on the 8th inst. —Mrs. Tubman left $70,000 to the First Christian church of Augusta, Ga., the income h Is to be expended by a board of trus- mploy @ pastor for Georgia state mis- w tees to sionary work. —The tenth congress of the Protestant’Epis. copal chureh in the United States will be held w Haven, Conn., commencing Tuesday, ctober 20. The sessions will be b ‘opera house, and the devotional serv the communion, probably at Tri Bishop Williams, of Connecticut, will preside. — Park church Sunday school, Elmira, N. ¥., has 707 members, and the pastor, Thomas K- Beecher, himself is its superintendent, Forty Members of the school were graduated into thé urch on the last Sunday of June. —The Young Men’s Christian Association, of the state of New York, held a three days’ con- vention at Thousand Island park, under the conduct of Rev. George A. Hall, state seeretary, besinning July 18th. From August 2d to 9th ‘general missionary convention wiil be held under the direction of Rey. Dr. J. F. Tracey. This convention will inclade the Women's Home and Foreign Missionary societies. Au- ust 15th to 23d will be held the International Temperance meeting, bringing together the blest temperance workers in the United States and Canada. —The board of managers of the American Bible Society (New York) have issued a circular in which they state that the available receipts of the society have fallen short over $250,000 during the past four years. —The new Bloomingdale Reformed church, Gsth street and Broadway, this city, will be imate value, in- eluding the land, Is about $275,000. —A story told by Rev. Dr. Barrows at the Home missionary society at Saratoga had a point init: “A young home missionary. went cast to Saratoga and saw there the splen the ladies’ costumes. Writing back to his wife he said it was pertectly splendid, dress was worth just one meetin; four cottage organs, and. twenty: sehool libraries.” —Atthe Taylor county Sunda vention in Florida there werea few months ago but three schools where now, by the lapors ofthe missionary of the American Sunday-school union, there are ten ‘Schools. In that county are only 700 children of school age, and 750 persons are enrolled in the Sunday-school. toe A Pleasant Story About Gen. Grant. Mr. Nathaniel Paige, the wetl-known Wash- ington attorney, says that he was at dinner in Gen. Grant's cottage last summer, at Long Branch, when the idea of his having a cancer first occurred to the latter. During the dinner ant complained of his throat. He said t was sore and painful, and had been troubling him for some th €: Ife suid then, before any medi- ation bad been ade, «1 belleve it ” There was a yenerai exclamation vised him to have it. But Grant put the matter aside by waging tne subi "alge Is a very de- | Iriend of Gi He says that Grant fs one ot tli nd upright of men, as he has se ile sense OF honor rigidly tested. s President one ooh ow dead, came most honest 1 his most a When This War depart- him $50, whieh would certainly go through It would Japprove it. This geu ited “upon | Grant's aj <“absol ige told him; “i will © the money, but you may you may Capprove It unless itis right.” » more was said about the inatter, ‘Time ssed on. ‘The note given for the loan was | promptly met. Paige mecting the borrower | Upon the street soon after suid to him: “I see your War department matter got through all Fight, as the note Was very promptly tet.” The shook his head. “How did you pay "was asked. “I will tell you in conti- After Tobtained the t directly to the Presi- ‘You know I am_ poor. With a stroke of your pen you ean inake Mme rich. Tam related to you by ihe closest: ties OF blood and association. You cannot refuse. ine. | E then explained the matter. Grant said he could not do it. It would not be right. Seeing ery much cast down, he asked me If T was jebt. Lexplained that T'was in debt $3.000 and I could not ineet It, Heat wrote me his check for that amount without fd. It was that check whieh took up your “" Mr, Pulze afterwards Investigated his Story carefully, 1g contidential rela- tious with the the bank where the note was paid, was able to verify its trath, zeit Curious Facts of the Times, rom the Hartford Courant, There are some very curious facts connected with “hard times,” whieh it is extremely dit- cut to explain. For instance, while the hard | times mean that work 1s searce and wages low y scarce, nevertheless the attendance neral public at sneh gatherings as base ches, &¢., 18 greater Unan it ever was bee wre. Oue can understand how in times of idle- ss there should be more likelihood for inter: developing in these sports, but that does not decount for the yate money. IL is not easy to explain how, watett peuple ire earning far sual Uney should be able to pay far usbal for mere sightscel: lunes @ sport, which is sunt tribut it or how ined by n, Should reach its most pubile ec parishin t is that the savings bank s do not decrease, but go on accumulate rt this is duc to the fact that people Ty to use the banks is In pital; but this is not a full he volume of very small ae- the savings 0: poor tering the list of prop- draw out, more come nelusion ‘from the fig- not of inervasing poverty, but the re- liness in business is felt Tullroads, which carry merehandist of the coun- report any serious falling off in ton but only ty amount charged ior the trans- tion. Judsed by that standard, the vol business done is maintained, but not at prowit, # these suggestions is without Interest, which is tue most popular in its nature is the first. Here are all the gutdoor sports de~ veloped as never before. Base ball was elted as | @ leading illustration, but besides that we have all sorts of others, There are horse races, 1o0t haces, bout races, bicycle races, which are given make mouey ind for which the public come wn With tie dimes and quarters and larger pieces. In the aggregate the amount of money spent | upon these sights ts a very large sum, and a very large part of It, as ulso a very large partof | Se cost of the vast “number of summer exeur sions, &c., Is money recived for the day's work. It Is not easy to see how this Is done in view of the fact that there 1s real want. It is one of the anomaltes of the situation. A Hot-Weather Rondeau. From the Indianapolis Journal. “Js this hot enough for you" he sald. T made wo sav, anand oukt But I fumbled shy pistol some ts shotoruwo. “And gave bin & He fell in a ‘as the ball went through, But be wuriaured stil, for he was wot dead: ‘euough for your” “Is sizz hot I stabbed him twice and bruised his head, Titen Lturped to heschaaiag hong and ods “Is this shot enough tory. GEN. GRANTS FATAL ILLNESS, ‘The Discovery of the Cancer and the Progress of the Disease. From the Philadelphia Press, Gen. Grant’s physical condition caused no alarm before September last. One evening early in that month, while seated on the porch of Mr, Childs’ Long Braneh cottage, the general complained to Dr. DaCosta, of this city, of the slight trouble he experienced in swallowing. Dr. DaCosta examined his throat, and, without, giving any opinion, urged the general to pay an early visit to New York and consult his regular physician, Dr. Fordyce Barker. The pain con- tinued for several days before Gen. Grant heeded the advice, and it was not until October 22 that he called on Dr. Douglas, ‘The spe- ¢ialist made a minute examination of the dis. cased parts with a laryngoscope. ‘The base of the tongue was found io be inflamed, consider ably swollen and hardened, and the oof of the mouth, the soft palate and tonsils were the seat ofan angry inflammation, ‘The true nature of the disease was withheld from the patient and he was told that it was of an epithelial character. His tamily, however, were informed that it was an epithelioma, or 3 cancer of the epithelium; that it was serious affair and lable to terminate fatally. ‘The gen- eral Was then Smoking, on an average, about fifteen ‘cigars daily; he was restricted by his physiclans to three a day, one after each meal, 6 first half of the cigar only to be smoked. He continued this practice for a few days, but find- ing thateven this limited amount of tobacco irritated his throat he gave up smoking of his own accord on November 30. PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE, It was agreed between Drs. Barker and Doug- Jas that Dr. Barker should look after the gene- ral health of the patient, and that Dr. Douglas should attend specially to the throat trouble. Regularly every day the general either walked or rode in his carriage to Dr. Douglas’ office aud had his throat treated, He suffered considera ble pain in his left ear, and_a number of teeth were removed, some of which were jagged and irritated the tongue. The neuralgle pain was subdued by this operation, though it rendered the general incapable of mastication. His food from that day until the end had to be taken in @ Nquid form or in solids chopped fine. On the 19th of February Drs. Burker, Doug- Jas, Sands and Markoe met at the residence of General Grant and looked at his throut. ‘They then finally decided that the case was epithelioma, or cancer of the throat. The re- sultof this consultation was suppressed until rua ‘The announcement of this fatal illness brought expressions of sympathy from ull parts of the world. ‘The state legislatures which were then In session were prompt to pass resolutions expressing’the pain and regret with Which the news of his iliness was everywhere eard. Shortly after this the Grant retirement bill, appointing him ageneral- on the retired list of the army, passed Congress, and the last official act of Président Arthur was naming General Grant the beneficiary of this bill, ‘The an~ nuity of $13,000 which this bill bestowed upon. the retired soldier expired with his life, A CRISIS, It was evident that Gen. Grant was rapidly losing strength. When the general's throat was examined on March 8 it was found that {he small ulcers thathnd appeared in the throat had become active, and that the ulcerations had perforated the membranes which consti- tute the anterior border of the tonsillar cavity. The right side of the root of the tongue and a neighboring gland were indurated. The pa- Uent’s condition was alternately one’of depres. sion and exaltation. He was able during his good periods to go out driving, and enjoved it exceedingly. He also spent some time upon his book, and did a large amount of work for one in his condition. On March 20 the sufferer had a relapse, and during some hours his death was momentarily expected. After midnight on April 2 the phy- siclans again found the general sinking 50 rapidly that his death seemed inevitable. “The family were summoned to the bedside and all knelt, 4 prayer way offered by Dr.’ Newman, and the general said “Amen” in a feeble voice. ‘The physicians belfeved he could not live more than five minutes. The invalid was perfectly composed, and calmly called the members of his family to him, and, after speaking a word to each, he kissed them upon the forehead and said, in a hardly audible yolce, “Farewell While Dr. Newman baptized the dying ‘man, the family knelt at the bedside and awaited tne end. Dr. Shrady suddenly bethought himself of one remedy as a last resort. Selzing a hypo- dermic syringe, he filled It with a drach. of brandy and injected it into the right arm of the general, In afew moments a change was no- ticed. ‘The general lay quietiy in his bed with his eyes closed, and could hardly be seen to breathe... At one time it was thought that he was gon. But the brandy reached the vital spot Just In tine, and. the dying man revived. Tn about an hour another hypodermic injection of brandy was given, and the general rallied entirely from his weakness and fell into a quiet slumber, from which he awoke somewhat re- freshed.” Gen. Grant recovered sufficiently to devote nearly twomonths' labor tohis meimol and, when the heat of June began to be felt, he was remoyed to Mt. McGregor. ‘THE JOURNEY TU MT. M’'GREGOR. Gen. Grant made the Journey from New York to Mt. McGregor on Tuesday, June 16th, So urgent was the demand for a change of air and seene that they took the risk of subjecting him to six hours of railroad travel at a time when dris condition was anything but fayor- able, rather than permit him to remain longer in town. In spite, however, of nis weakness and the angry staté of the cancer, he was much less reduced by the Journey than had been anticipated, and when the tratn stopped at the summit he lnsisted on walking tw the Drexel cottage, but his powers failed bim after he had gone a’ hundred feet, and carried the remainder of the distance. He wasaccompanied to bis newhome by Mrs. Grant, Col. Fre Grant and family, Mrs. Sartoris,’ Mrs. Jesse Grant, Dr, Douglas ind the two nurses, The ick man showed signs of contentment with the change, but he had not been at Mount MeGregor twenty-four hours before hls ambi- self produced « most alarming Dr. Douglas was asleep on the their arrival he walked, at- tended only by’ Nurse Harrison, to the brow of ountain, £00 yards distant—a greater tax strength than anything he had under- taken since his illness became aggravated when he returned to the cottage is physi exhaustion was followed by correspondin mental depression, For several days his vole had almost entirely played him traitor, and, taking up his writing pad, he prepared a'm orandum for his family ‘and’ auother for Di Douglas. The tirst reirred tos paper which he had drawn up in New York. regard: ing the disposition of his perseaal ctects after bis death, and in ‘the latter he told his physician that he was Wasting away and the end was near. Dr. Sands was speedily brought up from New York, but when he arrived asound sleep had revived the eral and the night of apprehension bud way to the dawn of conildence. Rev. man visited bim on Thursday, and was sur- prised to withess the apparent improvement that had taken place. Yet Grant’s own view of his case had not changed, for In a note which he then passed to his religious counselor he sa It is just a week to-day since I have spoken. My sufiering continuous. The doctors, how: ever—Sands and Douglas—say that my allment is improving. I do not feel $0,” HEROIC To THE END, In his moments of utmost distress there was no diminutton of Gen. Grant’s courage. In his intervals of relief from excruciating pain he welcomed his grandehildren to his side and took pleasure while they played about him. ‘To obese Dr, Gray, of the Utica Insane asylum, he wrote: “Your shadow has grown no less since [met you In Utica, Mine Is reduced ma- terlally.” Ttseemed that he was endeavoring 1 reassure his family, and hence missed no op portunity of cheering them, although his wal on Wednesday had convinced him that he had but slight physteal stamina to draw upon, and that the termination of bis disease could not be Jong postponed. Indeed, he had made the test, fur the purpose, formed in his own mind, of trying hls powers, and he had satisfied himself ag to their speedy ‘dwindling. ‘The second week Of the sojourn on Mt. Me- Gregor was marked by almost continuous suf fering. but, perhaps feeling that his time was growiby short, the general applied many of his waking hours'to revision of the proofs of lis memolts aad the tosertion of new matter. The thermometer had fallen to between 50? and 60°, and twinges of rheumatisin were added to pit pains, but ie pashed bis literary work, and. Dr. Douglas did not interfere with It, because Mt soothed the general's mind, To complete the book while his strength remained was an ev mt thought with its author, and ine terruption of the labor huraséed him, ‘On June 23 he had so far regal that he spent three hours in di-tation to the stenozrapher, but the next day it had again de- parted. and When the physichins held their con- sultation they a inced that the disease was marked by uninterrupted progress. Emacla- tion had brought his weight down to 130 pounds, a decrease of ten poutids in two weeks. Anxious to build himself up, he endeavored to take as much food as possible, und he astonished the doctors by his knowledge of the use of cocaine, by which the mucus was cleared trom his throat, and the necessity of employing morphia to allay his pains and induce sleep. Fluctuations were incessant; the 27th was the best day he had so far had upon the mountain; aud when H drew him in his chatr up the blutt be wrote on bis tablets to ‘@ newspaper representative who stood by: “For # man Who has been uecustomed to drive fast horses, this is a considerable come down in point ‘of speed.” On the 29th he wrote this note for the benetit of some of the Itake it quietly. Igive myselt not the least concern, Ji knew that the end was to be to-morrow I would try and get rest in dally becoming better authenticated It wasalso beyond question that the removal had length- ere span of lite. oa ae it wheu he nized as with the four generals of the civil war, A medical consultation was held on July 4,and he was informed that exhaustion would doubtless be the final result of his dis- ease. Itwas the 22d anniversary of his vic- tory at Vicksburg, but it was er to when he wrote the date for his wii ‘The suc- ceeding week was one of ease and quiet, that were promoted by the circumstance that the general bad completed his book, with the ex- ception of reading proofs. In accordance with his wishes the amount of cocaine used in bis throat was diminished, he feeling that it les- Sened the force of his voice. On the 8th the Mexican editors visiting the United States Sxpresion of nl dean public paleys 9s expression of is ideas of public policy: My great interest in ‘Mexico dates to the war between the United States and that coun- try. My interest was increased when four Eu- ropean monarchies attempted to set up their institutions on this continent, selecting Mexico, a territory adjoining. It was an outrage on hu- man rights for a foreign nation to attempt to transfer her institutions and her rulers to the Setar ore. civilized people without theircon- sent. They were tearfully punished for thelr crime. I hope Mexico may soon begin an wy ward and prosperous departure. She has all the conditions; she has the people; she has the soll. she has the climate, and she’ has the min- erals, ‘The conquest of ‘Mexico will not be an easy task in the future. THINKING OF THE NATION'S WELFARE, On July 10th Gen. Grant was visited by ex- ‘confederate Gen. Simon B. Buckner, whom he captured at Fort Donelson. The incident was made remarkable by Grant's communication to Buekner, which may be quoted as his final mes- sage to his countrymen on their national glory and the value of their institutions: T have witnessed since my sickness just what Iwished to see ever since the war—harmony, and good fecling between the sections, Ihave always contended that if there had been no- body left but the soldiers we would have had peace ina year. —— and ——are the only two that I know who do not, seem to be satisfied on the southern side, We have some on ours who tailed to accomplish as much as they wished, or who did not get warmed up in the fight until it ‘was all over, who have not quite fu satis- faction. The great majority, too, of those who did not go into the war have Jong: since grown tired of the long controversy. We may now well look forward to a perpetual peace at home, and @ national strength that will screen us against any foreign complication, I believe, myself, that the war was worth all its cost us, fearful as that was. Since it was over I have visited every state in Europe, and a number in the east. I know, as I did not before, the value of our inheritance, Monday, July 15, can be sct down as the day of the invalid’s last ral ‘His strength had so improved, his spirits were so buoyant, his ral- lies of humor so frequent, his voice so clear as to surprise the physiclansand to decelve others into the-belief that actual convalescence had setin. But the former wamed the family and the country that science—in this case unerring —told thein that this epoch of betterment was only a phase of the disease, and did no more than impede its march, Yet upto Friday last the general was in such good condition that Dr. Douglas was willing to permit him to resume literary labor, but Saturday, as on the same for four preceding weeks, was characterized by mental depression and physical weakness. Sunday was an auspicious day id the swell- ing at the root of the tongue largely de- creased. On Monday Gen. Grant was carried tothe outlook on the mountain verge, and on Tuesday the reaction began which has termi- nated his life, GRANT'S RBLIGIOUS BELIEF. “Ihave never doubted or ceased to believe In the immortality of the soul,” were the words used by Gen, Grant last summer in auswer to a question put to him by Dr. Newman, his spir- itual adviser. “TI have not been surprised,” s#id a near rela- tive of the general's recently, “at the patience nd olanity, under sutfering shown by the general. Long as I have known him, I never heard an oath nor a profane word pass his lips.” “As a young soldier, and during the war, the general, as is common with army men or others exposed to all sorts of weather,” he con- tinued, “occasionally partook of spirituous liquor.’ He has been much maligned in this re- spect. During the last few years he has been extremely temperate, limiting his use of stimn- ulants to an occasional glass of claret at din- ner.” THE GENERAL'S CHILDREN. It isacurious fact that the general and his wife, formerly Miss Dent, never lost a child. Of the four that blessed’thelr union all wre alive and were gathered uround his death bed. ‘They are Colonel Frederick Dent Grant, aged 4:°U. 8. Grant, jr. commonly known as ‘Buck” Grant, 31; Nollie (Mrs, Sartoris), and Jesse R. Grant, the youngest, who fs but Allof the children of this hardy old warrior murried and all have children. Col. Fred. Grant married Miss Ida Honore, of Chicago, in 1874 or5, They have two lovely children, a little girl of 5, Julia, and a little boy, who bears the name of hi father, Ulysses %. Grant. Ulysses ., jr, In 1881 Miss Chattee, a daughter of the Senator, ‘They lave two ebil- dren, one a girl and the other a boy Jesse R. Grant married Miss Chapman, of San Fran within. thre nths of the inarriage of his brother Ulysses S. to. Miss Chaffee. Jesse has a charming little daughter, about three years of ag sartoris las three children. The eldest, i med Algernon, after his i dren are # little gi ind the “baby,” a strong healthy eurs old. 5 ‘The vigorous blood of the Grants asserted itself in the third generation, for they all have the marked physteal attributes of the general's family. ‘The general was devoted to his family, and it way with tears in her eyes that his wifé told a friend the other day, “in spite of all his suc- cesses he never forgot’ me.” — Rod Gen, Sherman. THE VETERAN'S RECENT TALK ABOUT THE AD- MINISTRATION, GRANT AND OTHERS. From the Chicago Tnter-Ocean, July 18. “I'm a soldier, not a politician,” said Gen. “Tecumseh” Sherman, as at the Grand Pacific yesterday the old warrior offered his good- natured apology for nether knowing nor caring much about polities. Said the general: “Jam ou niy way to Lake Minnetonka, where iny family now fs, and [stopped over toarrange matters with Gen. Chetiain regarding our Soclety ot the Army of the ‘Ten- Il be held here September 9 and 10, Ivis all arranged now, and I think weshall a bewutlinl mecting.’ We shall not throw it open so much to the general public as hereto- fore. It is a reunion of soldiers, you see, to talk over old war times and keep alive our old asso- clitions, ts well as the organizetion itself, Yi 1 have been its president since its origin, 1868, How many shall we have here? Oh, vex, over 200—25u, I ihink. The first day we shal transact our private business In some rooms: Mr. Drake will give us herein the Grand Pa- cific, and In the evening in some public place, for éverybody to hear, there will be a public address by Gen. Sanborn. The next evening we shall have a banquet of the society.” ‘The general got to talking about the civil ser- vice Institution, and he seemed cordial iy Wille ing to give the system his approval. He de- clired he believed It In the huterests of wood government, and it seemed to him to furnish a freubreller to Senators and Congressmen, who had but to refer their petitioners for office to the civil service commission tor an ans the reporter: “Gene: good many repub Thoved frum offi “No,” promptly replied the veteran, “Idon’t think’ there have been, ‘They seem to have been very moderate in that, and not to have re- moved 4 mun except for qualifications.” ‘The subject was Introduced of Wade Hamp- ton’s recent letter regarding the particular ser- vice of his troops at Manassas, whereat Geu, Sherman speedily said: “Gen. Hampton is un- doubtedly a truthful man, and I do not ques- tion that Imboden is honest, but that battle was ten miles long, from Surrey chureh to Man- tissas, and a to write from the po- sition he oecupied. My men were new and did not have suilicient tenachy; but they were not driven by Juckson; they withdrew, and hismen were not as a ‘stonewall,’ but they stood behind ‘@ stonewall In fact.” Hi en Gen. Grant lately?” No, not since December, but I heard three days ago from Fred., and_ thicy feel very appre. hensive about the general, Save the cnneer in his throat he is sound in bis lungs, heart and stomach, and I think he will ‘live several months yet.” “He has written a valuable book “Oh, yes, and his own hand, ‘Said ral, does it strike you that a an soldiers have been re- general?” he has written itinostly with ut still it comes too late; that is, Ido not mean that it is really too late, but it would have been better if he could have written it twenty, fifteen or ten poe ago, when he was: fre: Ajman commanding everything Is better ualified than a colonel to write such a book, ior he kuows all things, I feeleven now, in view of all the material that I had, that I have litile to add to my memoirs,” “Shail you ever publish again?” “No, I think not, though I may add an ap pendix to my memoirs, and perhaps Insert something here and there, “shall you put in any ching about Jeff Davis?” asked the reporter somewhat irrelevantiy. And the general shot out his reply with a soldier's sledye-hammer emphasis: “If Jett Davis is a patriot, I'm a traitor, and I ain't. If Jett Davis isa patriot, Abraham Lin- coin fg a traitor, and ifGod ever made a pure man Abraham Lincoin was he. Oh, no, I fave nothing to do with Davis. He saw fit to take PP something I sald to a Grand Army it. No, Thave never met him. [believe Davis is hon- est, out his ambition led him into to Mt ourhiliie Sheridan bl “You think Sheridan will have no trouble wHouy nor T think not, Ye ’ » Ho, I think not, You see the only way for an Indian to be honest is to killa white man’s ox. ‘There is no game left; the buffalo and the elk are gone, No, the Indian question will be settled when he is given for his erin tion @ section of land and the remainder in- Moen d his benefit,” eh ‘1 nu, Sherman got up to wish his visitor day. The same Plain’ geisat old fighter in fa- Ligue dress he remains, Ho stands with bis feet together like the soldier he was , nd his tall form ap; peftectly at ease in Diack alpaca coat and idw-cut white. ¥ whereon_army buttons declare D the trade ‘The New York Times’ correspondent called upon Gen. Lafayette McLaws, at Savannah, Ga, recently. Gen. McLaws was one of the officers who resigned his commission in the federal army fer the purpose of following his State into secession. -During the four years’ ‘war which followed he held the rank of major general and participated in some of the hardest fighting. In his early days he had been on terms of the closest intimacy with the young subaltern who was destined afterward to play so important a part in the history of his coun- try. When the war was over McLaws retired to a farm in Effingham county, refusing all rilcipation In polities, It was ot until £876 hat he visited Washington, when he called at the White House. He had no #boner sent in his card to Gen. Grant than he heard the Presi- dent, who was at the time bi engaged, call Oat to his cay “Don'tlet McLaws go; I want to see him.” “All at once,” sald ‘Gen. McLews, “I saw 9 changed look on the faces of my companions in waiting when the: found there was one among them whom the resident was anxious to see. Meeting me on the doorstep Gen. Grant held out his hand and said: ‘I am delighted to see my old army comrade. I want you to dine. with me, when we can dream over the past.’ “After dinner he led me Into his private room ‘and directed the conversation so as to find out my personal condition. He listened to my nar Tative with interest, and turning to me he sald: ‘McLaws, would’ you take office under an otter as Tat length ‘en aback by the question, I at length re- plied that I was ready to perform all the duties of American citizenship, ‘iam sorry you did Rot come to see me before,’ rejoined the Presi- dent; ‘I would have taken pleasure in confer- ring office upon you. My second term of the presidency is now nearly ended, but there has not been an hour of that time in which I was not only willing but anxious to confer the offices upon reputable citizens, In this, how- ever, I was folled by the politicians. The preju- dices of the northern politicians were at work, but the great hindrance was in the southern Congressmen, They have always held aloof, treated me as a stranger, and refused to give me an opportunity to befriend them. For a southern man to take office under me brought him under Suspicion at home.’ “In fact,” con- tnued Gen. MeLaws, “Gen, Grant spoke with the afr of a man who felt chagrined and disup- inted at the manuer in whieh the politicians had used sectional differences to further thelr vn purposes. Finally, Gen, Grant sald to me: ‘Go home and have nothing to do with the Politicians, and leave your case with me, and I will take care of you” I had not mucli more than reached home when I was nominated and confirmed for the Savannah post office, which position I held until a few months ago. “This Is not the only Instance within my knowledge,” said Gen. MeLaws, “of the interest taken by Gen, Grant inthe south, A story told me by the Hon. Willlam Dougherty, whose memory all Georgians revere, proves beyond question that there would have Deen no sec- tlonal bitterness if Grant had been listened to. When the policy of reconstruction had been re- solved upon by Congress Gen. Pope was ap- pointed to take control of the third military district, of which Georgia was a part. On as- suming control of the distriet Gen. Pope issued an order announcing that fact, the tenor of which gave great satisfaction to the people. Judge Dougherty was so well pleased with it that he felt called upon to make a visit to Gen. Pope and to express in person his sense of grati- fication. This done he arose to leave when Gen, Pope said: “‘Judge, Ihave known you by reputation a Jong time; it was my purpose to have Invited You te advise me on matters of state, but now that you are here we might as well get to. the point. My appointment to the command of this district was made by GeneralGrant for a special purpose, Tam from Tilinols, t slate well settled with the children of southern people. This fact, in Gen. Grant's opinion, would make me _teel more kinship here than would some officer without these associations. Gen. Grant further instructed me to eal! Into counell 1p Georgia the best cltizens, naming Gov. Jenkins, Chief Jus- tice Warner, and yourself," ‘The constitutional convention required under the reconstruction act. if held under these auspices, will_ perform Ht work aulekly and intelligently. Me under- stands the difficulty you will encounter in deal- ing with the negro question, but to palliate it he suygests that you adopt either a property or an eduieational qualification, such as Is to be found in some northern states. Gen, Grant knows that the reqtirements of the recdnstrne- tion act are extreme, and does not expect that a convention "of men. like your selt would or could come up to them; but what he asks of you fs thls: send your best men tothe convention; your refined, reputable citizens; let them adopt a constitution as farad- vanced ‘as the prejudices of the people will ad~ mit; let them give evidence ofan Honest pur- pose to reach an agreement with the north; and Gen. Grant promises, in return, to use the whole welght of hls influetice to have Georgia read- initted into the Union under that constitution. What he desires, above all things, is» supreme effort on the patt of your people to bring about that harmony whict should exist between the states. He feels that Georgia ts the pivotal state; that If Georgia has the courage—he knows that she has the statesmanship—to make settlement of the question, her example will be followed by the entire south. I have offered the presideney of the convention to Gov. Jenk- ins, but he has deelined it on constitutional grounds. I have offered it to Chief Justice Warner, but he declines it because the fight 1s {00 sharp and the prejudices too deep to be met. Now, Judge Dougherty, will you accept the prestdeney?” “Judge Dougherty declined the honor, stating thatit was too great a task to try to overcome the pryjudices of & whole people, Contrary eoun- sels from those of Gen. Grant ied the southern people into a train of disaster, whieh it bas taken nearly twenty years to overcome, “An officer who once served on Gen. Grant's staff ouce told me an incident which illustrated the quick deelsion of Gen, Grant. It was just after the battle of Shiloh, ‘The officers were grouped around a camp fire, when Gen, Joho A. McClernand rode up to Gen, Grant, and handing bim an autograph letter from Presi dent Lincoln directing Grant to turn his com- mand over to Gen, MeUlernand, Gen, Grant read the letter carefully, and then, tearing itup {nto small pieces and throwing them into the fire, sald: “I decline to recetve or obey orders which do not come through the proper channel.” “Pausing a moment, He turned to General prnand and Your division is under orders to leave this department in the morning, and I advise you togo with It.” MeClernand went, and that was the last that was ever beard of the order, for the culmination of events showed that Grant was right, aud no President dared to remove him, for a Change of commanders Just aiter the bat tle of Shiloh would have led’ to very different results for the fede “The dogged determination to do or die, which wus so characteristic of Grant, was what gave backbone to the federal army. "He would never acknowledge defeat. Gen. Zachary Tay- lor once told me an anecdote of Grant, which occurred during the Mexican war.’ Lieut, Grant Was in charge of a party of men detalled to clear the way for the advance of boats laden with troops from Aransas Bay to Corpus Christi by removing the oyster beds und other obstruetions. Failing elther by words or signs to make those under tum understand him, Lieut. Grant juinped Into the water, which was up to his waist, and worked with his men. Some dandy officers began making fun of him for his zeal, when ‘Taylor came upon the scene, and rebuked ¥ say ing: wish f had more officers like Grant, who would stand ready to seta personal example when needed,’” ~——___¢9¢._______ ME. BLAINE’S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE. His Estimate of Grant's Character—An Extract from His Recent Book. From “Tweaty Years of Congress,” Gen. Grant's active service in the field closed with the surrender of Lee. All the commanders: of the confederate forees followed the example of their general-in-chief, and before the end of the month the armed enemies of the Union had ceased toexist, The fame of Gen. Grant was full, He had entered the service with no facti- tlous advantage, and his promotion, from the first to the last, had been based on merit alone, without the aid of political influence, without the interposition of personal friends, Criticism. of military sicill is but idle chatter in the face of an unbroken career of victory. Gen. Grant’s campaigns were varied in. thelr requirements, and but for the fertility of his resources and his unbending will might often have ended in dis. aster. Courage is as contagious as fear, and Gen. Grant possessed In the highest degree that eelly) which is essential to all aatounmana- ers—the faculty of imparting rhout the rank and file of his army the same determina- eae with which he was himself always niepired. One peculiarity of Gen. Grant’s military ca- reer was his constant readiness to fight. He ‘wished for no lonpiperiods of preneretinn, lant no opportunity which promptness could turn to. pivantage. le alws accepted, Without cavil or question, the position w which he might be ned. never troubled the War de; ment with requests or complaints, and when injustice was inflicted upon him he submitted any ne¥viee would hove acaaessedsoqanaiy to any series ve nequleseed so.quietly as aid Gen, Grant, when, nb the close of the ‘able campaign, beginu aid ending’ at Shfion, He found n. Halleck, ang assigned ordinate | command in an arm! hose S pe ‘When he was appointed Heutenant ‘$pd placed in command of all the armies of the Inion, he exercised military control over a greater number of men than has any general Since the invention of firearms. In the cam. palgns of 1864 and 1865 the ofthe Union Sontained in the Jes than a mil- Honof men. The movements Se forces were kept in harmony mare ind in to came: ‘associated with the ‘of his country. i ‘name! truegiory GAZETTE” Fevelations ot meats the evidence offered b; staffot Ten nliiee aeartnh ance Sant when they will sof ‘helt H 2 i i Some hhave been | Y _ SATURDAY. JULY 25, 1885—DOUBLE SHEET. GRANTS SAYINGS. Netable Extracts From His Letters, and Reported Conversa: Yours of this date, proposing an armistice and the appointment of commissioners to settle ‘on the terms of capitulation, is just received, ‘No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately on your works. I am, very ro Spectfully, your obedfent servant.—Z General Buckner, commanding Fort Feb, 1 a Doneison, 6, General: Your note of this date, Just received, Proposes an armistice of several hours for the Purpose of arranging terms of capitulation through commissioners to be appointed, etc. The effusion of blood you stopping by this course can be ended at any time you may choose by an unconditional surrender of the city and garrison. Men who have shown 80 much endurance and courage as those now In Vieksburg will also challenge the Tespect of an versary and, I can assure vou, will be treated with all the Fespeot due to theni as prisoners of War. I do not favor the proposition of appoint ing commissioners to arrange terms of eapitula- tion, because I have no other terms than those indleated General ‘com- manding at Vicksburg, 1863. No theory of my own will ever stand In the way of my executing, in good faith, any order I may receive from those in authority over me.—Letter to Secretary Chase, July, 1863. I feel _no inclination to retaliate for the of- fenses of irresponsible persons; but if it isthe policy of any general entrusted with the com- mand of troops to show no quarter or to pun- ish with death prisoners taken tn battle 1 will ‘accept the Issue.—Letter to Confederate General ‘Buckner, 1863. The stabliity of this government and the unity of this nation depend solely on the cor- dial support and the earnest loyalty of the peo- ple.—Address to Logal Citizens of Memphis, August, 1863. I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.—In the Wilderness, May 11, 1864. Victory has crowned your valor and secured the purpose of your patriotic hearts, and with the gratitude of your countrymen and the highest honors a great and free nation Fan Accord, you will soon be permitted to re- turn to your homes and families conscious of having discharged the highest duty of Ameri- can citizens. To achieve these glorious triumphs nd tosecure to yourselves, your fellow-cou trymen and posterity the blessings of free i stitutions, tens of thousands of your gullant comrades'have fallen and sealed the priceless legacy with their lives. The graves of these grateful nation bedews with tears, honors their memories and will ever cherish’ and support thelr stricken families.—Address to the Armies, June 2, 1865. It has been my fortune tosce the armies of both the west and cast fight battles and trom what I have seen I know there is no. difference in thelr fighting qualities. All that it was pos- sible for men to do in battle they have done. * * All havea proud record, and all sections can well congratulate theméelyes and each other for having done their fall sh re in restor- ing the supremucy of law over every foot Of ter- ritory belonging to the United States, Let then hope for perpetual peace and harmony with that enemy whose manhood, however mistaken the catise, drew forth such hereulean deeds of valor.—Report on the Operations of the Armies, 1865. This is a republic where the will of the ple 1s the law of the land. “I beg that thelr Volee may be heard,—Letter to President John #0n, 1865. Peace and universal prosperity, Its sequence, with economy of administration, will lighten the burden of taxation, while {¢ certainly re- duces the national debt, Let us have peace.— Letter Accepting Nomination, 1868. Ishall on all subjects have a poliey to recom- mend, none to enforce against’ the will of the people, Laws are to govern all alike—those op- posed fous well as those In favor of them. T ‘now nomethod to secure the repeal ot bad or obnoxious laws so effectual as their strict ex- ceution.—Inaugural Address, 1869. ‘To protect the national honor every dollar of the government Indebtedness should be paid In gold, unless otherwise especially stipulated 1 the contract. Let it be understood that no re- | Pudiation of one farthing of our public debt will be trusted In public places.—Jnaugural Ad- dress, 1869. We are a republic whereof one man Is as good as another before the law. Under such a jorm of Rovernment, itis of the greatest importance | that all should be possessed of education and | intelligence enough to cust a vote with a right | understanding of its meaning.—Annual Mes sage, 1871. | Let us all labor to add all needful guarantees | for the more perfect security of free thought, | free speech and free press, pure morals, nnfet. tered religious sentiments and of equal rights and privileges to all men, irrespective of na- tionality, color or religion. Encourage tree Schools ahd resolve that not one dollar of money appropriated to their support, no matter how raised, shall be appropriated to the support of any sectarian school.—Address at Reunion of Army of Tennessee, 1875. ‘The compulsory support of the free schools and the distranchisement of all who cannot | read and write the English language, after a | fixed probation, would meet my hearty ap- proval.—Annual Message, 1876. Jam nota believer in any artificial methoa of making paper money equal to coin when the coin is not owned or held ready to redeem the promise to pay, for paper money is nothing more than protises to pay.—Vetu Message oF | Currency Bilt, | Nothing would afford me greater happiness | than to know, as I believe will be the case, that at some future day the nations of the earth will | Agree upon some sort of congress, which shall | take cognizance of international ‘questions ot difficulty ahd whose decisions will be us bind- ing as the decision of our Supreme Court Is binding on us.—7o the International Arbitration | Union, Birmingham, I recognize the fact that whatever there is of greathess in the United States, or indeed in any other country, Is due to the laber per- ‘med. ‘The laborer is the author of all great- and wealth, Without labor there would tor no leading class, or noth- fo ne be no governm ing to preser ith us labor is regarded as highly respectable.—7v the Jron-Founders’ So- ciety, Birmingham, 1877. If our country could be saved or ruined by the efforts of any one man we should not have acountry and we should not now be celebrat- ing our Fourth of July.—speech at Hamburg, 187 The hamblest soldier who carried a musket is entitled toas much credit for the results of the war as those who were in comimand.— Speech at Hamburg, 1878. ‘With a people as honest and proud as the Americans and with so much common sense it is always a mistake to do a thing not entirely right for the sake of expediency. hen Twas tn the army had a physique that could stand anything. Whether | slepton the ground or in a tent,whether Islept one hour ortenin the twenty-four, whether I had one meal or three or none, made no difference. I could He down and sleep in the rain without caring. But I was many years younger and I could not hope to do that how, ‘The only eyes a general can trust are his own. Although a soldier by education and. profes sion I have never feltany sort of fondness war and I have n oF advocated It except as a means of peace. “hin London, 1877. A general who will never take @ chance in a battle will never fight one. I do not believe in luck in war any more than in luck in business, I would deal with nations as equitable law requires individuals to treat with each other. The president of the chamber of commerce in his remarks hus alluded to the personal friendship existing between the two nations. I will not say the two peoples, because we are one people, but we are two nattons having a com- ion destiny and that destiny will be brilliant in proportion to the friendship and co-operation of the brethren on the two sides of the water.— Speech at Newcastle. ‘The truth is, I am more of a farmer than a soldier, Itake little or no interest in military affulrgand,although I entered the army thirty- five years ago, and have been in two wars, in Mexico as a young Meutenant,and later, I never Went into the army without regret and rever retired without pleasure. ‘There had to be an end of slavery. Then we Were fighting an enemy with whomi we could not make a peace. We had to destroy him. No convention, no treaty, was possible, only de- struction. Too long denial of nteed right is sure to lead’ to revolution, Dlosdy revolution, where suflering must tall upon the innocent as weil as the guilty.—Letter to Gov. Chamberlain, 1876. Tam not one of those who ery out against the republic and charge it with being ungrateful, I am sure that, as regards the American le asa nation and as individuals, { have every reason w sun, ron y to be sacisfled with their treatment of me” Speech in New York, 1880. ‘The Grant Family. From the Philadelphia Ledger, Gen, Grant was a lineal descendant of Mat- thew Grant, who emigrated from Devon, Eng- land, to Dorchester, Mass., in 1630, and re- moved therefrom in 1635 to Windsor, Connec- tieut, where he e town clerk and chief surveyor. One of the descendants, Noah Grant, was captain of a Connecticut military company sent st Crown Point in 1755, and was killed in action at the battle of Lake ‘A second Nouh Grant, ifather of Gen- served du (ards Temoved. to schooling when he was otea hime took little iateoear his children, and the k | LIFE IN A LIGHT-HOUSE. ‘Thrilling Adventures and Novel Ex- Periences. Correspondence of the Philadelphis Times “Yes, we see and hear some curl sald the light-house Keeper, “and as for mo Rockrorr, Mass., July 17. us Uhings,” oe ony it’s enough to drive one mad, and has done so In some cases. Married men fare better, as when women and children are around it Quite so lonesome; but it’s bad enough, station for a number of years was a rock about two hundred feet long and one hundred stood all arolind. -feet wide, and in a gale of wind the house ht in the water, with the seas rolling “Yes, it was shaky. One night I call tomind iy. It h would juinj and come burst it in and in a second ming. ‘The stone couldn't ge ‘sea was makin; and every t sixty ora h flown on the roof Like rock ale for two wer d been blowing a a clean breach ‘On the nur oF five boulders that must have we nd the first thing tons, eliows can t just stuck there, so we took to the light and sat.on the stairs, and nigh froze to death, all night, Me and my man took turns in gol i upevery halt hour, and d’ye know, the light-house swang so that you could hardly keep your feet. T thought re than once that we'd go over, but she didn’t, | The feeling is ,different from most any- thing cle. ‘There is ‘a shaking and vibrating all the time, and then when the big gusts come You can feel the whole thing tremble and Quiver, so that you'd almost lose your feet, AN EXPERIENCE. “One night,” continued the speaker, “I re- member some fishermen got blowed off shore and came in there, and what a night it was About midnight:some one sings out, “the lamp's out.’ And so ti was, dozen of us, scared to death, as ten we rushed, halla inutes might cost a good many lives, and a vessel could come within twenty foot of our house ‘before she struck. By the time We got up, we found the place full of smokefand see something had fouled the chim- ct and what d e suppose It was? You'd neverguess, It was blowing fit to take the but- tons right off your coat; but some one had to go outside and climb up the rod on to the very to} ofthe lightand see what was the trouble. ft Was a close call and_ we tossed for It. My mate drew and started. We tied a rope around him and up he went and did the Jol. Ile came Buck dilive, but with the whitest Lever see on a live than. “He said he wouldn't do .t again for tha i've suppose he found in the chimney, stuck fast? 4 11 one Of these ‘ere Mother jammed in as tigh se. We get re light and that hick, as almos hit agaist it, Son hundreds of “em will strike in the course of a night, in th You see at this Ume t othin » nor Ie y's chickens, as it could get, and dead, of ularly pelted with birds’ in he reason the glass ismade : ‘or two birds pring and fall Dire mi hore along the coast, and nly sce the blaze of the nd dowr whey, morning the rail, iron any. glass will be all blood and feathers, A STORM OF BIRDS, “You can hardly imagine such a sight,” said the ligt:t-house keeper. “I rem around the light, thinking d the minute I'got out 1 tell ack. There w darting with the light dancing on their backs an so it reminded me of insects Tour of their wings and their noise, 2 uproar. you, ihe "h r the first thing Dk ad, a bird neek; thenas [ turned, another struck 1 back, and Tdon’t doubt but that Pd hav nber one night irds, T pout in the lumi bout a tan ick, Lean tell knock on of the inthe been aking me right fairly bombarded offif [hadn't gotin. The birds it up all night and in th counted over 600 is we dead at the foot of the Ughi-house. They were of all kinds—sparrows, hawks, that tray’ see, they fused ran right into it. One robin and 1 ystly duck and snipe.birds hoe going south. You ight, and getting con ight We were sit- ting at dinner, when the first thing we knew the that h table, Ww arth shut u at; something | window went with a | came whizzing and sprawling across the tab hitting my mun fairly ing him ciean out of his chair. seen the Mght and eam through the window, dropping de: while we thought we heard a y | golng down we mana ‘ash, and som pig thing hest and knock: Tt was a duck a-pounding ‘on tne in th ecks sometimes come in, butit ain’toften ight is kept up. p tn. a gale of the light to kee In one light Iwas we got and had to stand right ing: but out it flnally itary it wrong With the machin rd t0-get out, and there Was a brig bard and fast, with her bowsprit sticking a good ten foot it the erew come ashore, one of ‘em getting lost. they couldn’t have seen the light anyway sea’ “4 such a black fog running. Island Light. was built a crew come ‘er the rocks, an ust like a bridge, {wasn't our fau ihe s breaking about the house so, and there Betore the Boon hore there and starved to death right in sight of jand.”” Qn IN DENMARK, ‘The congregation of birds about light-houses bai migration, nightthey at it and fall the ground, nd in the sprin | island appears to be fairly al y present a mary ing about the light in gre curving,rising up as they approach Uh again, in seeming bewiidern Thousands of birds are ki this’ way during these seasons, kindsare continual auain to continue Deing taken by oth | is nowhere so strangely illustrated as at Helizo- land, off the coast of n rock lies in 0 murk, This bleak and of the great lanes of bird and automn the hirling, glass, oF t, dashing fairly by hundreds dead and dying to din Flocks of all alighting to rest, rising Journey, their "places ns, SO that the spot Isa Sort ofa bird half-way house between the northand the south. ‘The fact thateven the young, delicate birds fly over great bodies of water 1s bot rvations. many obs ‘out by 1 Writer has seen hun- dreds of the smallest land birds alight on the ex- away, and the nearest land Cuba, sixty miles, How had co or ed miles the south was. licate creatures orida group t r the Gult of M can endure such long-continued flights is a mystery indeed. ___+@4—____ The Old Men Are Growing Younger. From the Atlanta Constitution, Either our young men are growing older or ourold men are growing younger. Before the ‘war men of 40 and 45 were young men in this country. The middie-uged men, common than to hear a man of e of as “a promi young statesman this chi it elussed ax were called hing is more But now no young lawyer,” or ‘a ere is agood Teason for ‘hn nge, The average of human life is lengthening, and as the increasing require- ments of our elvilization grow more complex aiman of middl cage will be considered young, if we measure him by his knowledge and ex: perience, The real young men of the country are glad to hay dreshness an ve in their ranks a set of vely old “boys who claim t vigu Vietor Hugo and mi an overcoat until we are gray- eee be still enjoying the of youth, Let us imitate our youth do duty as euded, Saturday Smiles. “Nervous Girl” wants to know how to cure a. tickling sensation about the face. Get him to shave off his moustache, The pine tree, says an authority, serves asa refuge for more t tour hundred species of in- sects, We can now easily understand why Mr. Longfellow was so strenugns in advising the aspiring young men to “beware the pine tree's the: Transcript. ‘branch, ‘Diogenes in Chi © Diogenes,” dog, what have you been doing?” seurchi Counctt,* fully. “Wi '—Boston .—"You are looking tough, ‘quoth Soc! N rates, “Now, “I Rave been for an ‘honest man in the Chicago Cit replied the “4 grim philosopher mourn- what result?” inquired the other. cll, om see,” said Diogencs sarcastically, “my pockets are cleaned out and my lantern net T girdier” raise Zeus that they lef’ me my Thicago News, “The man who rules himself, proverb, “isa king.” And itmight have added: says an old And the man who tries to rule a woman wu also find himself aching. A stranger was asked if he was not afraid to sleep in the the mornin, host chamber. was asked if he had seen any He was not. In “Idid. And I laid a subscription list host. Before hitm, asking him to. help our ball club along: “He was evidently embarrassed, and T did ‘not see him again.” A mosquito in aman’sear is nota nish ish nt toexperience, but it is better than to have lack-haired wife find a tress of golden hair ‘led in the top button of the coat which her band wore to lodge last night, “Mary,” remarked Mr. Gloom to his wife, “when did Mrs. Tongue go away for the su mer?” “Why, 1 didn’t know she LE “Yes she hax.” “Well, T haven't ‘Of it; and I'm pretty ate. you are mistaken.” “Ob, no, I'm not.” “Who tid you?” “Nobody, I went by there this morning, and Iheard singing as gaily as a larx.” De Watermillin. ‘From the Arkansas Traveler. A Physician's Rates for Travel. Arrange to start quietly afer « plenting meal. Take overshoes and waterproof in you handbag. ‘This is important, Avoid railroad food, by carrying chicken, beet, hard-boiled eggs, bread, fruit and salt, Drink little or nove of the railroad toe wates, obliged te stations, choose ximy Hatslociy. fictter tess food than sue acy Hread and truitor chocolate make au lunch. nd t ‘ly functions, else travel will ro the daily oun, shee ing cinders Engage sunny rooms, up two flights, in ad- Fance. Unsunned rooms are uusafe, "If the be only chilly, still have a small fire, id nearness to water closets. Be sure of dry bed linen and clean t be expomed to to Use Your shawls than to ness. ‘Throw back the bed clothing two hours before retiring. Seo that your gas burner does bedsteads away from windows, not leak. Mu Old hotels are draughts. Retire early. If “wakeful, eat simple food. Start with warm feet. “In winter provide them with a soapstone, far shoes, or wrap thém i @ shaw). Carry « bottle of paregorie and carda- i ixture, half each, for diarrhara. Wale twelve hours, then take obe teaspoonful im Ot water every two hours till better. Eat bot boiled milk, salted to taste,and crack ers; also, cracked tee frecly. ‘The safest place in'a car ia the center, opposite the side taken by PA night, it fatigued, drink t night, if fatigued, drink « cup of With a bit of bread, ana rest: riety mtawtes before dining. A tired stomach cannot digest easily. Hence the frequency of diarrhea during travel. For ocean trips take abundance of outer gar ments and flannel bedgowns. Walk the deck Texercise, else first days ashore will be fatiguing. Hut rest the first two days at sea, Final days ashore are exhausting, If soa sick Aenp the deck: Me upon the back hear the center of the ship; eat In spite of nausea, ‘voniting follow, eat again at once, This Is only remved: Drink hot beef tea with plenty of red Fat ship crackers, raw beef, finely chopped, salted and (red) peppered, ‘and mixed with bread crumbs. Tt not seasick, control the ap» petite, or prepare for dyspepsia. eepene ter oe What Sailors Read. NO TASTE FOR SEA STORIFS AND A MARKED PREFERENCE FOR LIGHT LITERATURE, An odd sight on South street, New York, which on one side istined with docks and ship: ping and on the other 1s closely packed with ship chandler's shops, commission brokers’ of fices, sailors’ lodging houses, saloons and cheap restaurants, isa book store, Itisasmall boxike room on the ground floor of a building Just be- low wall street, and occupies hal( the store with asailmaker. [tis said to be the only place of itskind to be found the entire length of the Jong street As a rule, a crowd of die ong. shoremen isto be found in front of it, whil within, looking over the books in a halt inter ested manner, may be seen representatives of yw, thus avol the better class of seamen to be tound in the neighborhood, “Isa curious fact,” sald the rietor to a reporter fora Metropolitan “that seaman don’t care @ rap for all the sea stories that other ple are crazy about. Why vou cap’t scllone ‘nhere. Thereason? Because they know all about the sea themselves, and enough about ‘nat do the sailors read?” was asked, Sailors read? Why, young man, sailors’ don"t read. They're too poor to buy books, If you ask me what the captains read perhaps I can tell The American captains read. novela mostly and light yarns,much more than do solid books. T've been 40 years selling them books, and I can tell you that the American faptatns: as a rule, are not well read. They dew't like solid reading, like the piains of other countries, but preter light reading, But they don’t buy many books of any kind nowadays, because ‘Uncle Sam's navy is toopoor, Asan example look at thatpile of magazines. ‘Phere pod . nat edi Hite: ae We used to ‘sell lots of them, but now we sell scarcely any, and It's the same with every thing else,” " “by hat do you sell to ther mostly?” “sailing books and charts and some blank Bonn oon re sare to heroes. pom ns wdich’s and Norie’s navigators and Maut and Finlay’s sailing directions, Other books that Isellare Warren's Household Ph; | and Bible. A book tnt they like Is Holmama Illustrated Family Bible, which contains over 2,000 pictures. Talways keep a stock on hand ol the old Standard English hovels and « great any standard, works, such as De Quincy, ag ‘Scottish and the ie Abbey.” low to Get Trade in Summer. A LESSON THAT COST AN ALBANY MERCHAIE $6,000 BEFORE ME LEARNED Im, : From the Albany Journal. Entering the store of @ prosperous city men chant, yesterday, @ gentleman, @ stranger in town, expressed surprise at the busy scene that greeted him, He inquired of the proprietor how it was that be was getting more than his share of business in these dull, midsummer days. The merchant replied: “I attribute the cellent business I do every summer to Just two things: First, Ladvertise ins and keep my store before ‘the public; second, when the public calls Tsatisty it by keeping’ my adver Used promises, It cost me $6,000 to leary this lesson and it has paid me at least During three succeslve summers during thd hard years that followed 1873 I ran behind ig this store on an average $2,000 every snade up my mind that there was cd do and that I would do it. In the middie of the Worst and dullest year that we had, when clerka were absent on their vacations and half of the for in the store was idle, [started in and apeut $1,200 in sing mid-summer bargains, | remnants, old stock and soon. Within week my store ‘was 50 full of business that I had to send for every clerk who wasaway, and Ladded, | two extra clerks. ‘That year, instead of a lows of 82,000 in the simmer, I made $2,500, berides tT yaid for advertising. Ihave kept it up \ ever since. That was the most expensive les son Lever learned, but it was Ue most instruc * live nd the most’ remunerative. If Thad to in business again, as poor as when I was When I started, I would make it a tule to. ust one-half of what my rentcost in x in home ver papers. I would not waste it in cheap methods, but T would spend It judiciously in the best and’ high-priced department and 1a ‘the best ai ingest puypers,” see A Priest in Rattle. INCIDENT OF THE WAR BETWEEN PERU AND cust, ‘On came the hordes of Chilians,column after column, debouching from behind the hills, and Swelling the attacking party to an army of sixty thousand men, all in the space of one Square mile, and all heading for the key of the position were Fr. Peter stood, The men were fast falling about him, and their fire was inef- fectual on the advaneing enemy who drew nearer slowly and in solid column, closing a] when a rent occurred, and showing & bold front. Fr. Peter's eye ‘was always on @ falr- haired and handsome youth who commanded & detachment of guns in the center, This youth was his youngest brother, and be had taken up arms as @ profession. The you man worked his guns well, and di many @ Chilian nal pierced” through ‘the head nally he fell with a bullet, Then the quiet and saintly riest turned into a demon, He ran to the vay; and, finding it tifcless, ie covered 1t with a blanket, a ping: over the breast a to follow him, headed si ing enemy. They saw him coming and checked their advance. He was alone, and his clerical Tobe was gtreaming in the wind oof of ig identity, Yet these men deliberately aim his heart, and more than fifty of the thousand bullets tired struck the priest and instantly, killed him. To further prove their crael na ture, when they came up to where he lay, they speared his lifeless body through and through, and yelled in demoniacal delight at the deed, seemed as Ma ial Provi had inter Yened to punish them for their act, for this part of the column wer: mowed down 6 few mo ments alter, leaving not one of the murderers ‘Of the priest ‘alive. Beecher and Barnum. ‘From the New York Times. believe that IfT had started in life in | leve it in line of business, I might have image © grout success “Hardly, Mr. Beecher, .” was the re ply. “in 'the’ shor pays.” Ww Crinolettes and all steel appendages are very much out of place and very troublesome, The imitation of men’s clothing is neither Pretty nor effective, and it cannot be comfort bie when it takes the form of wearing a stiffly- starched shirt front and a high collar, High heels are dangerous to the wearer and damuging to the bouts, ‘Dresses should be short, but then care should be taken in adjusting them when the wearer is waar Bete soaeey and, Se eee Set see etn Monee noo ted in eg Gu any meer R y i i a t