Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1886, Page 3

A é . 4 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1886-—DOUBLE SHEET. IN THE FAR WEST. A Department Clerk “Roughing it in Dakota.” A VISIT TO BISWAKCK AND STANDING ROCK AGENCY —THE NOBLE KED MAN IN HIS LAIR— MoW HE LIVES, DRESSES AND TREATS HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW. To the Editor of Tite EVENING Stan: WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2, 1886. “All work and no play makes Juck a dull boy,” aud us a gratetul country has provided in its laws that the government clerk, whether his name be Dull Jack or Smart Aleck, may for a period of uot more than thirty days doff the fuk-stained linen duster and hie himself Whither bis inclinations direct and his pocket- book would allow; so, we having heard and Fead much of the boundless, trackless prairies Of the Great West, decided to take advantage Of the privilege accorded and determine for Ourseives the advantages and disadvantages of at region. At Caicazo we are transferred from the Baltl- more and Unio depot to the Union depot, where, At 4s said, about 1,100 trains enter and’ depart euch day. We ‘here take the Chicago, Mil Waukee €St. Paul railroad, and arriving in St Paui we embaric on the Northern Pacitie road rek, Dakota. Over this Tad we reach THE REAL PRALKIE COUNTRY. For miles along the route we see unbroken table lands, as level asa billiard table. The land in the state of Minnesota traversed by the Northern Pacitic Is considered very fine for agricultural purposes, aud there are many thriving towns and villages, well settled, in the Surrounding country. Along the line ‘of the Fallroad. the |S » Fucitic company bus Been oblized to erect long lives of teu Rerve a “sioWw-breuks,” to. prevent the snows which fall trom drifting on the U Ure prairie lands one ce thousands of go- phets erroneously called prairie dogs) sitting ‘Ou their haunenes, BISMARCK, DAKOTA, {a within forty miles of the geographical center of the territory. ‘The capitol building is not yet completed, but when it is it will be quite an imposing editice, so far as the plans tadicate. It was begun in’ 1883, but for want of junds. eunnot at present be Hhished. nit agi- tation of dividing the ten admitting the southern portion as astaie bas probably had mueh to do with the fact that the building 49 in ap unfinished condition, The ps ot Bismarek are, however, good, and L believe, in the course of 4 few years, ue present monetary depression will be succerded by unusual perity. The town has # population of 4, people, most refined and ho-pitable. ‘The ‘atmosphere is dry, and, cousequently, although the thermometer rezisters as igh as 208 degrees in the shade, the beat Is less (elt than lower temperature in the moist and humid almosphere of the Atiantic states, By reason Of the dry climate persons aff-cted with ca Larrhal of lung troub) ‘comparatively un= Kuown. Some of the Bismarck people had de- termined that we should not return east with- ‘out an experience at OUGHING TT; consequently we found ourselves booked for an @verland trip across the praizte irom Bismarck. to Fort Yates, avout 70 miles south, Accord- ingly, at av early Lour on Saturday, the 14th vf August, our party started, taking with Us acompicte aud well-equipped Camupiug oul AL Three spring, wagons conveyed the party id the tents and camp equipage, ke, Leaving s traveled over the prairies tor 35 at incident of note, aud pitehed our tenis tor the firs: nigitt’s outing. Atler supper, and walle we were discussing tie prospects Olu delightiul time, we were startled at bearing the Ominous Tutte of a snake. As it was dark, auch cousternation prevalied, especially among the ladies of the party, and we discov ered tat, next to a rat, u futticsnaxe wil eause & lady Us go throug more livery pedal calle thenies than anything eise: but, as we bad no tables or chairs, tusy contented tuemselves by executing aserto: Indian wardauce. The Bien, bowever, armed themselves Wich earn! whips, pokers, axes, shoiguus, &e., aud by Lie aid of wiautern, and ater a diligent and pro- Jonged search, we found aud Killed his snake: ship, but spilutered the stock of a valuable shotgun in so doing. This taught us a lesson— that, bowever deadly one cud of agua may be, the other end is not At w kill ssnake with. It Fequired much persuasion to induce the ladies to ge to sleep 1a the tents, aud it ty probable geome of them stood up on camp stovls wil night, although noone ut them mentioned that fact the next iurning. We broke camp early aiter breakfast, and after anotuer Jo miles’ travel urrived about 3 v'ciock p.m. at Winona, ., opposite Fort Yates, and piteued camp. Hardly nad we secured the tents when one of the severest thunder storms, accompanied with Bail, ever experienced In that section of the country, broke upon us, and tt was with the Greatest didicuity that we were enavled to bold the tents im pisec. STANDING ROCK AGENCY. Next day was set apart for a visit to Standing Rock agency or Fort Yates, to reach whien it Wus necessury to cross the Missouri in # skitl, ‘This way done without accident, aud we reached Fort Yates in Uine to witness “guard mount We bere met Cupt. 0. B. Reed and lils charming wite; Lieut.Thouspkins aud Surgeon Decvie, the latter tormeriy of ‘Throuia "the courtesy of Capt. Reed the party was furnished, With ab smbuliuce, and, chaperoned by Mrs. Reed, we Visited the indian stores aud the res: €rvution. Un the jutier It is stated 7,000 In- dans hive. Standing Rock is named’ from @ dirty, bluish colured rock about two and a Lait fect hist, about one tvot wide at its base, and bout =1x' Inches at its top, whieh stands on a el near the Jurt. Itissuld by the Indians to De a petrified syuaw, und having seen a squaw Mu her uaiural siate, it requires no very Vivid Mmugination to believe the tradition is true. SURVIVORS OF THE CUSTER MASSACRE. At Fort Yates we saw the dog Rusty, which, with the scuut Curley and the horse Comanche, Were the only survivors of the Custer massacre. ‘The dog ts & mongrel, and 1s quite old, and is Busiie (o waik; sui iis Lenderty cared lor by the suidier boys at Fort Yates ou uceount of te sad memories it recalls. While Sitting Bull is Bomiinaly the * there ts asuvordi- Bate ehiet by the name of Gaul, whom the of Beers of Lhe post think is the west iatelligent Indian they ever met, aud it is he who wieids a reste influence than does ‘old Sitting Bull Haselt. MoW INDIANS TREAT THEIR MOTHERS-IN-LAW. Mrs. Reed expiained to usa peculiar custom Of the Iudians, touching the treatment ot Mothers-in-law. The “buck” must not under say circumstances have any direct intercourse With Lis sguaw's mother, and if while absent frou biy epee or tent uis wile’s mother “calls Upon her dauguter and the buck should. re- turu belure the visit isover he must. lrst as certain If bis mother-tu-iaw Is present, aud if She iy ue must remain outside UnUt she retires, Which ste is bound to doatonce. He must bot lool at ber wud cousequently he stands with bis back toward the entrance to the tepee. in altitude uf st luduierence, bis arms (ded aud his usu organ Very muck pugyed. This cuntom prevents many fainily brotise and divurce lawyers donot Huurish in that luewlity. THE INDIAN SCHOOL, @ol. McLaughiin, the popular Indian agent, Permitted us to visit the mission scucol at the agency. It being vacation time,bowever, there were ou cugiurs present. The Sisters of ssi aad We Wereeutertained Dy recitativus aud singing, Wile tue Anission scuvol ty supported oy the government th fraiuing oF the cuiidrea isunder tue care of the Catholic Sisters of St the sehoul tou, Ww Seoul METAL wud puysic teus, and our th rouin, play dus that tue L training of these fudiaus were in competent bunds. It uiuat tuese mission schowis at the figencies provide tue proper uu the Indians, vee ie has beewtte gredual Wisit ts Pow usiumed to the ssaud manners Ko wih sytiaws al iuren are belus wugt, auat back to Bisuacck Nmay give suine idea ot HOW THE INDIANS LIVE AND DRESS. The Indiaus uccupy ing the territory ot Dakota belong to the Sivus or Suu Nailon; tere are, | Rowever, ssany ditiereat iatallles, or tribes. tas Giwects of each dillering somewhat, Most of fe drcsas they pe lnais: trousers We kaw misag Backs nae ot tue binnest & dilapidated ties unis te enti t eneet Wealher regalix. Indians witired in Seay tha suane deegery Shoes Gane ned sino aee Fequnttiug “Jolten ail Joun. tue Judians live in WICKEYCIs, Thenks, “DUG-OUTS,” “sopsuane TIES,” AND “CABIN-SHAKS.”” A Wickeyup ts simply a dozen or more sa Mags about Sve fect long, stuck Inthe cose fg the form of a cirele (tue circle being about yar the wai Unrestras lad simply ia gu top, throu sis wien slit on eit our party ped theta udiaus being called sx fect in diameter), their tops bent over an fastened tugrier it a counmon center: cod this bienkeis uid sciny are usowee KE Wwieweyup ts rewurted teas a teuiporary she While ibe adi is traveling. x if the Wiekeyup te tuite wick a tt Dougin and attached ty two loug poles! thes poles and wickeyup fori what tne fadians cat Siwtravuis,” tue forward cide of tne two lone ite fasteued oue on either side ot spout ike the shaits Of wwyus: the sear ends are allowed to drag upou tise zeouud, nil constitute sted the wheels of the Vehicic, so wo speak, walle in the center rents the wieweyup, under which Fecitne the sick or vid. ‘Luts is au easy Lieaus Oo locomotion, for fesure springy and there bene o AUE “Weyer” Is Hotta Mure DOF ieee tuas tiie usual Indian tent, wiih tue cou Siruction of wich every one is tamiliar. A “dugout,” us ite name inipues, isu tole dug out Of the aide of @ hill, aud xed up wits ary Wo ha¥e charge of the school, | this | ropricties, | leaves und twigs, the entrance being formed saplings stuck in the ground on one side #ny bentover arch shape and stuck iq the ground on the other. Over these saplli sods are | placed, and the entrance is closed by blankets or skins, Into these “dug-outs” the Indians j crawl during thunder siorms, The white settlers throughout, the country, learning wie dom from the dusky sons of the forest, hav also adopted the “dug-outs” as @ pro! from the heavy thunder and lightning storms ch visit the country. A “yod shanty” is quite a comfortable structure, It is made ot | sods cut ab: ut two teet long, eight inches wide and twelve inches thick, aud lald one upon the other just as bricks would be; when completed it is pertectly air-tight and comfortable, A “cabin-shak”’ is simply a log cabin. THE PAPPOOSES are carried always on the backs of their mothers or some other female, their little heads bob- bing from side to side with each stride their carriers make, Four pieces of board, placed edge to ede atright angles along their longer sides, form a sort of box, into which the pap- poose Js placed, a blabket placed around the Whole, and then wrapped with thongs and fast- ened together; nothing but the head and arms Of the pappoose being visible. BACK TO BISMARCK. On onr return trip to Bismarck we found that | the storm of the preveding Sunday had caused great damage throughout the country, and we | encounted many wasirouts. Over Devil's Gulch a bridge seventy tect Jong bad been washed away. We succeeded in reaching Bismarck, brown as Indians, and with appetites that fairly startled the steward of tne Sheridan | house. We had thoroughly enjoyed the expe- Feace, aud while as hunters we were not as successful as our sanguine iriends thought we should bave been, having bugged only ten prairie chicken ubd « ttlesbake, we felt that the outing was worth $50 worth of physic te euch of us, The inexorable rule which lim- ited vur Stay two thirty days was now staring us in the face, and as the time for departure drew: uear, we felt loath to leave the enjoyable usso- tations of the fronuer town, Still Uncie my said “come,” and go we must. At Sauk his We saw Lhe results of the cyclone of the Week beiore; out of forty houses only two Were standing, and they pari ly uuroofed, — ee Land-Slip Readjustments. ‘From the New York ‘Times. Ot all the theories advanced by persons | scientific and unscientific as to the cause of the recenteurthquake, that which has been accepted by Prof. McGee seems to be the most plausible. It is not anew explanation of earthquake phenomena in regions like the Atlantic coast that are not subject to vol- canie action, but it has recently become es- pecially prominent owing to. the extension ‘of zeological research and important modi- fications of the vid idea that the earth's surface Was a rind only thirty or forty miles thick, in- closing an intensely hot fluid. ‘This theory, which Prof. McGee adopts or applies, is that the recent earthquake was caused, not by some mysterious and terrible ebuilition of @ fluid mass beneath the surface, but by # great land-slide, possibly accompa- pied by ruptures of the underlying rock near the center of disturbance. In seeking for an explauution of the shocks very little attention shouid be paid to the small fissures, sand Reape aud other curious things to be seen in the beighborhoud of Courleston, These ure Inter- esting, bat itis conciusively shown Unat they ure superficial puenomena, not due to volcanic action, but easily accuuuted for by the dis turbance of the eartu just below the surface. ‘The rock foundation in Souta Carolina aud iboriug stttes slopes from the mountains of tue Appalachian system—where it is at the Suriuce—to the uplauds, and the slope is cou- Unued under the overlying soil and deposits of the lowlands lo a point 100 miles or so Irom coust, Where It begins to fall at @ sharper augle. The formation aloug the coast upon which Churleston rests is largely a deposit eaused by the yatural transfer of soil and irag- mentary rocks from the mountains and bigu- lauds during a very long period. From one centary to another this loud washed dowa | trom the Bighlands has been growing heavier, j and. th ward slope of the rock table under- neath: ven ita seaward tendency. Inthe deptus: md a point 100 miles irom shore | there was nothing to restrain thls tendency. Al last a time came wuen the tendency be- came Irresistible wud the great wuss slipped seaward. Such readjustmentsof the surface of the earth are continually belug made. Iu some regions they are hastened by voicanic action. Great masses that might Lave remained almost sta- tionury for a century in the absence of any dis- turving influeuce, have received irom volcanoes the impetus required to move them. This in- fluence may be interchangeable, A land-slip times have caused a voleauic erup- tion by suddenly increasing the pressure upoa. adeposit of java. Moreover, it is plam that the depts of the earth are hot, Whether there be a. molten internal mass or wot, aud the Introduce tion of sea water by gravitation through fy sures into heated cavities may cuuse the devel- opment of steam which will exert its force in disturving the suriace. This may be the cause of sume earthquakes or land slides, It dues not uppear, however, that it is neces- sary to take into consideration such causes, ich operate elsewhere, In accounting for the Charleston disturbance.’ The simple bypothe- Sis of a seaward iand-slide down the slope of the Fock louudalion seems to be sufficient The downward vendency of a great part of our AL- jantic coust hus long been established, The shore of New Jersey sluks at tue rate ofa tew inches ip euch century. Tue pheuvomensa of sub- sidence, due to louding irom the bigulands, can be observed in many parts of the Adattie coust.» Te same readjustment bas been going on along the Western shore of South Ameriog, Where sume of the lost disustrous earthquakes have occurred, land-siip measured by a few inches, or even by less than au incl horizontaily, inay be enough to cause great tremors und’ work destruction by means of Vertical or. wave: like movemeuts of the surface Tuere must be aa enormuus pressure aud # recoil, ‘The sip iuay be, and ib Cases of great disturbance un- Goubtediy Is, accompunied by a rupture and a grinding of the soundation rock and u displace: Ment of rock sirata. This may account for ap peurunces and movements which would not be caused by a simple slip and Feadjusument or the comparatively lvose and flexible surface jormatiou. Tue ‘loading and the unloauing saused by the quiet furces Of nature together With these suddeu reudjustinents cause great strain upon tue underlying rock and it gives Way. Earthquakes may be readjustments ing a relief trem the tension caused by tue slow couling and shrinkage of the globe, butitdues uot seem necessary to apply this Une to the earthquake tual now euguges al- tention Ii it be true that this earthquake is properly explained by ihe tueory to Which welhuve re . it follows that there 1s no part of ouF tic eoust, especially below tue region Wuere the ruck fodudution and mountains He Very bear the sea, Which is prool against such readjustuents, It also appears that it is betier for ine region wud Its junabitanis that such Teadjustiweuts should not Le long delayed, for ne longer tne delay the greater the shock. Bet- ter trequeut wud | Which tuark & res rees, (han feeuom (ron shoeks tor a long period, followed | by feat aud disastrous disturbance of the suriae —— Saturday Smiles. In view of the receut earthquake shocks, can it ve suid avy longer that thers is a solid south?— Rochester Pist Express. Now that it bas been decided that there's no danger In rags, people will continue to weur ‘eIn, | Boston Lerucd, Well, Geronimo 13 captured again, rked the uorse editor. “Has the govern nt deuied the report?” “No.” “nen 1 | doa't believe it —sutsbury Chronicle Tele- | graph. | Yes" said the adjutant general of the United States army, us ie moved the spoon in the tumbler beiore taking the oath; T ain the spirit sting Drum the late K-peare relerred to.—Zaston Transcript. puiau’s greatest glory is her hair, and sie ould be Very economical of It when she 1s Lawyer—“Yes, I have looked into your damn of the upinion that sentence | cas | can Chie: “You vas von fool.”—Omaha World. he fondly kissed him under the stars,” writes a Newport novelist, “and he passionate ly Kised her buck?” The V-shaped eut of ses adinits of such oseulation, itis true; but Unukt of the powder—bab!—Vew Orleans Picu- “John.” said the proprietor of the beach | restaurant, “you'll have w lake a spade and go | down To the beach and try aud fad @ clai. The one we made the chowders with is missing. | Been euten by sume of the guests, 1 guess. By | Jingo these elty folks waut the earth,"—Zosion ‘Guurier. | We bave a good many rising young men in this country, but sumebow you don't notice ; them in the erowded horse car unless the woman who Wauts to zet ou has more than an ordinary share of youth and beaut; woe Guide tor Girls. | From the Omahs World. Do nox “choose an opposite.” “You will be op- posite enough in time. ‘Take you: mother's advise on the question of ® husband, provided she took her mother's. Either put your foot down on his cigar before marriage, or inake up your mlud to keep quiet about it alterward, Kk and sew if you can, but above w keep still and look sweet wheu mad evough to lake the roof off. See wd hear ail the plays, operas and con- certs Yuu cau during the cogugement, Bad weallicr IS Very ape to interiere iter mur When furnishing a house make sure of an je ir, wa footrest, att open xtute and a corn VINEYARD HAVEN. A Quict Summer Resort om Marthe’s Vineyard. Wow TO REACH IT-4N ANTIQUE NEW ENG- LAND VILLAGE— WASHINGTONIANS WHO ‘HAVE ENJOYED ITS COOLING BREESES DURING THE HEATED TERM, Correspondence of Tre Evextxe Stam. Vingyarp Haven, Mass., Sept, 6, 1886. Weare sooften interrogated by Washington frends regarding Vineyard Haven asa summer esort—its locality, the best way of reaching here, its social life, &c., that I will, 1f permitted, avail myseifof the columnsof Tue STAR, which everybody reads, to give, in brief, such infor- imation as seems to be most desired. Vineyard Haven ts but six miles from the main land, and one and a-halt miles trom Cottage City, which is on the east side of the bay, while Vineyard Haven ts on the west side of the same beautiful sheet of water, said by travelers to resem! you approach the place, the bay of Naples. The two towns are connected by twonarrow Vera bere of land, extending east and west, and united by @ bridge, and these make @ popular drive from one town to the other, Vineyard Haven is one of the oldest towns in ‘Mussachusetts, and one of four oF five antique, retty villay ‘3 Vineyard, which ‘ave recent rave suinmer re sorts for a qulet, cultivated class of brain-weury and society-weary rest-seekers, Yet justenough social life may be found to keep the genial qual- ities of all in healthful exercise. ‘The first summer cottage was built here in 1872 by Capt, W. Ross Browne, formerly of the uavy. Major Robinson, Col, A.B. Carey, Major Whitmore and Col. 8. P. Lee, allot the U. 8. army, and Judge Arnoux and Mr, Sorrin, of New York, have since that time built summer cottages here. Gev. Rochester, pay mins tee gen- eral of the army, who has been here with his family two seasons, will erect a summer home here next season, Col. Bridgeman, now retired, Will wiso build a summer cottage here in thé spring. Pieuie the Washingtonians here already menuoned, are Gen, Kium aud family, tor Dolph and a part of his family, Dr, Addison, of Trinity, and family, consisting of his wil two sons, Rev. Dulana’ Addison and Dr, Thos, Addison; the mdther of Dean Addison and his beautiful daughter Lulu, and his sister and her talented niece, Miss Mai Pratt; Rev. Dr. Buek, of Rock creek chureh; Lieut. Aiyord, of te U.S. army, ana bride (ie is w son of the late Gen. Alvord, who, but a few weeks betore his death, desired to be taken to Vineyard Haven, believing tue health-giving climate might restore him, us many of bis invalid friends had here been restored to healthy; Dr. ‘Sprigg, of the Gurtield hospital; James Siadi- sup, nephew ot Dr. Spied uiso, Dr. Leavett, formerly president of St. Joln’s College, Md.; Dr. Boon aud family, who have spent six sunt mers here; and Judge Arnoux and family, from New York. Que can leave Washington by any train which reaches Jersey City by 4 o'clock p.in., where the “Annex” bout is waiting to lake passengers— free of charge—to one of the “floating pulaces” of the Vid Colony line, which arrives in Fail River on the foliowing morning, where he takes tue cars for New Bediord, from which piace he has a pieusant sail to Vineyard Haven, arriving here belore noon tue same morning. ‘the common changes of army lite have de- prived us, tur the present, of our public-spirited and generous friend, col, A, B, Carey, aud his lovely wile; also of Col. Barr aud hls interesting family; ail of whem we sadly miss trom our charming circle, Among tbuse who have hospitably enter- tained Luis season ure Mrs. Dr. stewart, wife the surgeon of the marine Lospitai in this plac Ars. W. Koss Browne, Mrs. Arnoux and Mrs, Richardson. So desiravle a summer resort as Vineyard Haven become tual the two hoteis @ud ail Lue boarding-houses Lave roomsengaged SOUL Seusou LO season, HOKACE, Bird-Song in England and America. W. 1. Lockington in the Churchman, itis, uo doubt, very patriotic to attempt to Prove that the woods and fleids of North America are ag vocal'with bird-song as those of England. The attempt has been made, but it is only necessary to cross the Atlantic, stay month in tie British Islands, and then re- turn, taking frequent country walks on both sides of the water to become convinced that tue otber side has all the advantage in quan- tity of song-bird, Let us grant that que quality is equal—thouh it is difficult two understand where in America the peer of the nightingale can be found—ict us grant that the United Siates possesses a list of soug birds longer than that of the British Islands—all this does not prove that the quantity of vird-song is greater. One may Wave a large apple orchard but a poor crop of pples, and even so 4 country may have many tuging birds, yer little bird-sung. ‘In England bird voices are everywhere. The ebutiuch is more abundant than ‘the sparrow Save in the centers of cities, and his cheery notes can be heard at all tines; the robin red- breast is common in suburb und village, and and is not chury of his voice; und us tor tie skylark—it is hard to go ‘anywhere in the country without hearing nim. How is it here? Does any one pretead that bird song is com- tion 11, the suburus Ol our Cities? rovius and cat-birds, our most plenului singing birds, Often treat Us toa song us we sit on Lue piazza of our semidetached cotlge, or as We’ Walle adownthe tree-lined street! iethinks not often, Toheureither of these virus sing, and still more to listen to the wood-thrush, taal king of American songsters, one must seek the deep Woods und sees thelu ulearly morn or dewy eve, for the uounday heat 1s more oppressive bere than in Evgland, aud overpowers bird song. ‘he catbird’s monuionous mew or we chirp of some of the smaller birds make up the bulk of bird sounds in & Pennsylvania wood ear midday. It may be safely asserted that in the midland countivs of Eugland the skyiark alone, even in the month of March, sin more BOLgS Within the hearing of munkind ‘han do all the sung- stersol the eastern United Siates. ‘The familiar sounds come fromabove, Asearch reveuls a Uny spect iu the sky. Lt rises and still rises In & close spiral, then it spreads its Wings and slowly floats duwuward, singing as it sinks, until, When stil at a cousideruble height, 1. suddenly shovts oil at an augile till it reacaes the ground, We bear uvotuer in the distance, aud 4 short lime alter see 4 third rise (rom the ground within a hundred feet of us, und Merrily sing his way skyward. Why was vot tue skylark broughi to this country lustead of the sparrow? Bul the sparrow bas possession, and if any of our nutive birds Venture near to man’s abode they must compete with this Chinaman among birds ior aliviug. Perhaps our rovin imay, afler a while, jearu to compete successiully, for ue isa bold bird and & common one. Bul’ he doesn’t sing uruc! Sees —__ jorwegian Hospitality. KINDNESS THAT 1S 0PEN-HAND&D,UNABFECTED AND GENEROUS. In no land fs hospitality more open-handed and more uvaffected than in Norway, and though these teatures are naturaily becoming blunted aloug the beaten lines of travel, the genuine goodness of the heurt, fine “gentle- mauly” feeling and entire absence of that sor- didness Which is often seen even in primitive regions cannot fall to strike unprejudiced ob- servers. Nor is cliquette ignored by even the rudeat of the people. 1b the cities the stranger ts apt to muke tuany biuuders. In tue country, however, this is not less marked, though, per: naps, tae visitor will jess conscious OL 11s presence. Oue of the peculiarities of the Nor- Wegian farmer is Luat, wien visiting 3 friend, he must ignore ail the preparations made for his entertainment, He wiil see the coffee roasted, and the cups set out, and then, just When ‘tue good wie is ‘about to ‘otter im her hospitality, he gets up, bids the family goud-bye, und is only persuaded to re- main aiter sole resistance, Every cup must be tiled Lo overflowing, otherwise the host would be thought stingy. When milk, brandy or beer 1s offered, the guest invariably begs that it will not “be Wasted on hin,” and then after empty- ing the cup declares’ that “itis wo muzi," going througii the same formalities, it may be, ture or four times. In the farm houses, of up: ad “sueters,” the guest is left to eat alone, iver forks aud spoons being often substituted for the curved wooden ones used by the family and a five white cloth for the bare bourd ich serves well enough on ordivury occasions. ‘Toa puncUliows guest this may nut be a drawback, for atthe family table, as indeed, among the peasupts in Scandinavia everywhere, the diferent individuals dip spoons in to the same disues of “grod” aud sour milk; but for any one desirous of studying a people a load of toreign rejudice isu greivous burden to carry about. Witen a euild is Gora the, Wile of every neighbor cooks a dish of “tludegrod”(por- ridge made with cream instead of milk) ‘and brings it lo the convalescent, there being a good deal ol rivalry umong the matrons to outdo each other in the quality and size of the dish. When anyone bustaken food in @ Scandinu- vian house, he shakes bands with the host aud hostess in rising from the table, and says: “Tak tor wad” (“Thanks for food"), to which the: reply: “Veil bekomme” (“May it agree with you”). In many parts of Scundivavia all the guests shake Bands with euch other, and Fepeat the latter formula; and in Norway, at least, it is the fashion fur a guest to call on ‘the hostess a few duys later, und when she appears togruvely say: “Tak tor sidst” (“Thanks for last time”), great gravity on this ‘formal visit being 4 mura of gvod breeding. ———+or+_____ Religion for Schools. From the Schvoi Jourval Every good teacher will teach religion; what- ever else may be omitted, this will not be, What is religion? Here ure a few of its toundu- Uons: There is a God. The principles of bis governmentare just, He sees and knows us, We are accountable to him, We know what is right and wrong. We voluntarily choose to do Wuat we please. ‘hea we do wrong we sulfer | popper if You would “enjoy the bliss of matri- | mouy to the tail, | ,vn'taak your brother about the personal | tewbits ota nultor. He can’t welt endugh to mat- | ter without giving himself away, and ne won’ do that Do uot be offended when his sister inyolun- | furlly wouders what auy woman of taste can | See 11 itn w admire, Remember how you hate wu brother. i 4sks if You can sew on buttons, answer A man who has not at some time or beeu obliged to sew on bis own but- | [phe lacks 4 Very necessary part of life's discip- for it, When we do right we are made happy. We should do to others what we wish others 16 do to us. We should do rigut because it ts right, We should love whut is pure, lovely, good, kind and benevolent, and hate whit 1s impure, hate- iu), evil, unkind and muievolent. These’ prin- Cipies can ve taught everywhere and always, Many can go farther and teach the Bible and the chureh, but, all teachers, everywhere and always, can and snould teach relig! ee ee the can of Lddeclelgh; Brun fovciga talastsr, ‘be sari ob b, Bri O minister, tated ta the house af fords Thursday, in regard, to the Bulgarian situation, that all new enguge- ments must be made in accordance with te treaiy of Berlin, A similar statement was The queen of Spain is suffering from pulmo- caused the mary disewe sun weet se simllag to thas wal made by the under foreign secretary in the ‘house of commons, FASHIONS IN VEHICLES. Wagons, Dog Carts, Mail Carts and Buckhoards Trimmed with Silver. “The taste of men of fashion,” ssid the head of = famous firm in New York the other day, “runs in favor of heavy vehicles. ‘Years ago we lay swake nights devising meth- ods of decreasing the weight of the stylish ‘wagon for gentlemen’s use. Now we devote Our time to increasing the weight. The dashing young swell about town years ago prided him- Self upon the skeleton-like build of his buggy. ‘That was the proper vehicle then, and the more web-like and fragile the wheels and the smalier the body the more stylish it was considered. Imagine a swell of to-day driving a bUKEY. He'd as soon think of an ash cart. We never make one for city use now, but il’s still an ad- mirable vehicle for the country. Nowhere in the world has it been improved upon, and It is now being very generally aaopied in Russia Sod Englund. ‘They favor bigs, easy swinging Buggies over’ there, and only use them in the country, “After New York men discarded the buggy they turned their affections for a time upon phetons, but these were soon resigued to tne ladies, aud a modification of the English dog cart came in, Within a year there was a veri table craze for dog carts, Several were im- ported from London, and they fixed the taste for heavy equipages among the millionaires’ sons of New York.” The dog cart was orlginall used for ull sorts of hard service In the Englis! Provinces, It was made very strong, 80 us to Fesist the wear anu tear of years; the wheels Were of great size, to roll over inequalities in the country roads, and it was used as a hack Vehicle, op which halt a dozen youngsters and @s many hampers would be loaded to go toa meet orapicuic, It is odd that such an u couth and uncomfortable vehicle should have held sway so long, A mau’s first drive In a big dog cart invariably left him with a lame neck, so Uresome was the bobbing back and forth. ‘The dog cart is, however, bot bow as fashionabie as the Stavhope gig. Many varie- ties of yigs are affected by young men who devote themselves to show and good form in the park. The gigs area bit lighter and more elegant than the carts, “Tandem driving came in and went out with the dog cart craze, I Kuow of only three tan- dems in ull New York now, und they are not driven by ackuowledged leaders, but by men anxious to get position in the world ot fashion, A.very great many of our wealthy families now use dog curts, single and in tandem, at thelr country places, but never bring them to New York, “Another vebicis which hus suddenly fallen into great favor in the country where there are fashionable city people ts the buck- board—not the rusty old time vehicle exactly, but sometning very much like it. Come this Way and I'll show you sume of them.” Alter walking through almost a solid block of muguificenuly Hulshed carriages in the great warehouse, and going up two stories in the elevator to whi @ battalion of smaller cur riages stood, t reporter suw a lot ot buck- bourds that would make the eyes of primeval buckwoodsmen start from thei neads if tuey could see them. Many ot them were in white wood, with sliver finishings and gay awnings. ‘fhe wheels were polished aud big, aud they were mude for two, four und six persons. Tuere Were two singie buckboards: with ap Odd rumble for the groom over the rear axle. One very handsomely finished buckboard had the vox seat ralsed high in the air, The pole was ueavy and the gear urrunged fe ‘The high seat was neces- to see over his horses. It Was a curious and far from atiractive looking vebicte, but it showed how a iushiom may be overdone. “Tue buckboard is very popular in the moun- tains,” continued the manufacturer, “and we ship a good jmany te the seuside, too, Tue sty! does uot impress Ime very iavoravly, tur my feet always go losicep when I ride in 4 buc board.” “W iat is the favorite vebicle umong men in town this year?” “Among Lue leaders it is unquestionably the mui curt, or carriage, allhougu the T cart still has its udmirers, “The iil cart is very heavy und suvstuntial in bulid, wiih four wheels, one seat, With a fold in seat beitind, ands Loud, or cover, that is never raise At should be driven to heavy horses with pienty o: acuun. Pole chains ar with a mall cuariot, “hey muke aiovol uolse, buta man who drives a weil appointed ouuiit is nut atraid to be seen. With the Little People. Allttle girl wrote in her composition of Bos- ton recently: “The state hous is & handsome buiidiug on Beacon sircet, with » huge abdo- men on top.”—Boston Record. A child is enjoying Ler tirst visit to Charlotte, and has never belore seen a steamboat, “0. mamma,” she cries, “see there! ‘The locome: tives ure'in switaming !'—stochester Union, During the Sunday dinner the family were discussing the unusually fine serinun’ of the morning, when litte Freda, aged 5, declared that she’ remembered the txt. Upon being asked to repeat It she elvetrified the table by triumphanuy quoting, wiia marked emphasis on the first word, “Hung all the law and tue prophets. Marion, aged 5, is very much interested in ber brother's natural selene lessons, Que Sun- day her oldest sister reiuted to her the story of the ark and flood. Alter listening very atten lively, she at length exeiaimd: believe a word of it!” why do you say that?” th prise, “Why, ali tuose people iu the ark would, have been suitecated with carboule ucld yas,” the child replied, A Washington lady was canning and pickling peaches a few days ago, and ber ifttie two-and- hul-yearold duuguter was cudeavoring to ws sist her in every avala ce way. Fluaily a Puckage of Whoie cloves was produced, wie were 10 be tuserted in the truit tor spice, when the little oue suddenly exclaimed:’ “Ob, mummu, let me putin the tacks, A Few Words to Wives. From the Graphic. Encouruge strict confidence with your hus- band; withhold nothing from him, and be pa- Uent in hearing all he would confide to you, that he may always fly to you as his counselor and best Irlend, Be puuetual to asecond in all engagements with your husband and he wili be the same with ‘you, aud in thus doing you will avoid much ‘that is unpleasant. Practlee economy tu taking care of what you have, keeping a ‘sirict account of what you spend, buying notuing bat wut you pay for linmediutely, aud making your account ofeaca, month's expenses show a have more than you have spent. ‘This is dagyeat way to win a. Taau’s respect, fo make h@@putak be bas av lit Ue savings bank upon Wich he can rely in time o1 sickness and fluaneil didticuliy. Rule only by love. “strive to call out the best feelings of your husband's uature with eontin- ual loving attentions, whieh, though they may be swail in themselves, make such a stroug chain around his heart ih tite that be eauuot turn carelessly aside trom you. Gooutalways wit your husband, but manage to muke home so wiiractive that he tings no Piuce 90 dear, ‘Dress bewer for your husband than for any one else, Take a pride in is appearance tbat he may Judge your Leart by his own, Never allow him to sce you slatternly attired, “Eve: be tasty in a Kitchen dress or looking pretty overu Kitchen board. ie strong iu your determination never to gossip, to harsbiy erlucise, Nothing men so much’ despise us gossip; nothing makes a woman rise so imuca ina good mun's esti Hon us to see her ciuritable, particularly with her own sex. “For lage charity does never soil, bul only whiiens suit wuite hands,” Pht down your book when your lusband enters the room aud interest yourselt tn whut ever pleases him, seeking uilyo to bring him over to your tastes. Try tor mutual concession, else you muy travel different roads, Never bother your husvand avout the ser- vanty Cast aside disagreeable topies when he returns from business. Give your orders to your servants Kindiy but firmly, exacting obe- Wience, yet showing them the encouragement of cousideration wien it ts Lu your power. If more motuers guve one-tenth ‘advice to nine-teuths weddluy outtit there'd be fewer thoughtless murrliges. Aud better yet, ery Mother made ita point to follow these ruins as closely hersel! us she would like to see her daughter do girls would look longer lor good men Uke thelr tuthers and try harder to good women like thoir mothers, ee aan Traditions of the Supreme Court, ‘From “Perley's Reminiscences. ‘The Supreme Court used to sit in the room in the basement of the Capitol now occupied as a law library. It has an arched ceiling supported by mussive pillars that obstruct tne view and is very badly ventilated. But it is rich in tradi- tions of halr-powder, queues, ruffled shirts, Knee-breeches, and buckles. Up tothat time no justice hud ever set upon the bench in trou wera, nor bud any Iswyer ventured to plead in boots or wearing whiskers, ‘Tuelr honors, the ebief Justice and the ussoclate justices, wearing silk Judicial robes, were treated with the most profound respect, Wien Mr, Clay stopped one vay im an argument and, udvancing to the beneb, took a pinch of suui! trom Judge Wush- ington’s box, saying, “I perceive that your houor sticks fo the Scotch,”"and then proceeded with bis case, itexcited astonishment and ad- miration. “sir,” said Mr. Justice Siory, in. re- luting the elrctmstance tow friend, “1do. not believe there isa mun inthe United States who could have done that but Mr. Clay. chief Justice John Marshall, who had then presided in the Supreme Court for more than: quarter of acentury, was one of the last sar Vivors of those otticers of the revolutionary army who lsd entered into civil services. He Was otal, guant map, with a small head. and bright bisck eyes, fle used to wear an un- brushed long skirted black coat, a badly atting waistcoat and knee-breeches,' a voluminous white cambric cravat (generally soiled), and Diack worsted stockings, with low shoes’ and sliver buckles. When upward of seventy yeurs Of ago he still relished the pleasures ‘of the quuit club or the whist table, and to the last his Tight bund never forgot it@cunning with the billiard cue, Busbrod “Washington, who had been ap- pointed to the Supreme Court by President joha Adams, was by inheritance thoowner of Mount Vernon, where his remains now, those of his tllustrious ui ton. He was @ small mab, deprived of the algnt, of cessive study, negligent of dress, moderate snuif wiker. He Wasa narian and a great stiekler for etiquel ‘on one occasion be sat for sixteen hours Out leaving the Deno, ‘aod with THE SUN AND THE WEATHER. w Anybody Can Take Observations for Himself with the Magnetic Needle. ‘roma the Rochester Democrat. ‘Two sun spots of considerable size have de ‘veloped in one of the regions of facular distarb- snoo first observed last Sunday and described Thureday morning. The region has been the seat of great activity from the time of its ap- Pearance, Sunday night there was adestructive storm on the Newfoundland coast and the gale eontinued up to and including Tuesday. On the evening of that day tornado swept over a portion of San Antonio, Texas. On Monday ‘there was a rapid fall of barometer in Dakota and Montana. “On Tuesday the earth currents were very powerful, and at 11:30 o'clock in the morning the heavy magnetic needies were ob- served by Mr. Guidenscouk to swing in a re- markable manner, They haye shown unusual excitement since that time, Thursday at noon they were greatly excited. The north poles swung to the west, were held for a moment and released only to repeat the motion. ‘The formation of the spots on the sun fully indicates the source of this magnetic excite- meut and explains the heat and tailing barom- eter in the west. The magnetic needle is quite as sure an indicator of the condition of the sun ag storms or telescopic observations. There should be observers throughout the country. ‘They will appear in time. They will find it the most Interesting study they ever entered upon, We would advise all to provide themselves with @ large magnetic needle. If observers do not gare to obtain anything elaborate, an old file that Is not too heavy, say fourteen inches long, may be employed, ‘The cutting portion may be ground off it it can be done conveniently. ‘The polntea end for attaching to the handle can be roken off up to the point where the cutting portion begins. This file should be thoroughly ‘Mmugnetized and suspended in a box turned on its side, the open side being covered with a glass, although this is not necessary. A tube of Tass Or a lony wooden box, suy twelve or four. teen Inches long, cun be fastened on tae top of the box over the center of motion of the needle and through this the thread for suspending or balancing the neediesbould run. Loosely twisted ‘slik ts best, as there Is little torsion. The string is made quite long to avoid torsion. The potntor suspension should nearly correspond with the middle of the file, The box with the needle en- closed should be placed where it is not subject to jarring. If an iron rod is placed in a per- pendiculur position, to the right or left of one of the poles of the needle, the needle may respond. more readily to the earth currents, ‘The rod of soft tron has polarity, acted upon by the earth currents, and becomes an electro magnet, When the earth currents are strong it attracts the pole of the needle strongly, and when the current tails releases It, ‘The rod 1s not neces. sary, but its ordinary attraction is a constant force, so only the chunges in the earth currents can change its attraction, [rou in the vicinity ‘of the needle should not be disturbed, and iron articles shoujd not be carried near it, A small lass mirror, say a half inch in diameter, may e cemented upon the center of the flat needle so motion may be detected by the suilting oF the image of # distant object reflected trom the mirror tw the eye. It will be interesting to watch the beliavior of a heavy needle as above described before and during an udvaneing storm. Great disturbance may be seen in the needle for several days before # storm ‘approaches the place of observation. There wiil be regular motion of the needle at sunrise, at the tine the sun crosses the magnetic meridian and ui sunset, Observation will show what ure usual aud uuusual motions, if proper precau- Uonsare taken. Until the “bauits” or the needle are observed lor some time there 1s danger of faise alarms. ———+ee_____ Rules for Highways. From the Country Gentieman. Make the public roads neat and smooth and Plewsant and prufituble to travelers and in driving to maricet, Never throw rubbish of any kind into high- ways in order to get rid of it, nor deposit cord woo, logs or timber at roadsides to frighten passing borses, All Owuers who build their houses tacing square the public roads should show at least tue sume respect to these roads that tuey do Lo their own ficius by exciudiug all weeds. Remove all ivose stones trom the wicel track obce x novth, and all jixed stones whicn strike and break tue whe jar the loads, rack the harness and Lire the horses, Where fixed stoues cannot be removed cover therm wit xravel or oder road material, Kememver that a fixed stone may strike dif ferent wueels 1,000 times like asledze-vuummer, und cause $100 damage, Tu remove it might cost 5 ccnts. e a highway of muck, sods or Solt material scraped Irom the side ditches, which is worked into deep mud in wet weather, vut W Liem into the bura-yurd for the compost heap. Wiiere the roadbed hus not a dry bottom cutaditeh in the middie three feet deep, and lengthwise with it, wita depre sions, aud fill it with gravel or broken. Suue, coarst beiow and fuer uear the top. Fiaht suude trees Uatee or tour rods apart aloug the line to aliow air to circulate, sum Lo shige, aud inud Wo ary Keep tue ro. youth, mow the grass for hay, isud thus secure a good track when the coher Of tue road I encumbered With ilu passi- ble suow denon wink In windy places make the windward road fences ol barve. v prevent tie accumu tion of dritts of snow. Never tavke the public highway a barnyard, nor jeave Wagons, plows aua machines Ww ene eumber tue roud. Never endanger those who travel by driving uunduag.avie: or fracious horses to trigh: and anpoy other horses. Sell tae unruly au inals, or put tiem lo sieudy Lome Laver with other horses, Never crive horses across a railway without first jooking both ways, or, if in the dark, with out listeniux, Lis betier to take this are 100 Umes thu bé crusbed by # locomotive once by 1Us negieet, de-escupe dlicies at coe Germanizing Alunce-Lorraine. “In the Riine Country” is the utle of an In- teresting series of letters, originally published in the Journal des Debats, by J.J. Weiss, which huve recentiy veen issued in book form, Tue writer, while presenting the French side of the annexation question, appears to be a candid bserver, aud adinits that in Umne, despite ibe moral resistance olfered by. the’ Freucu, resi- dents of Alsuce und Lorraine, these recalcitrant prov erukaaized, Biewnthue the pheuomeua afforded by this resistance ure: interesting to mole. Dart 15 years they have Leid poss tue Germans “ave uot wasied thelr tine. ihey hive raised munuments of tele cou quests; surrouuded the city by w line ot de- Lceued torts, aud moved buck “the old. line of foruitleatious, so as to treble the amount of Space eovercd by their guns. Tey have also iid the toundations of an imperial juice, a Visible sign of the German asceudauey, Walch the reichsiag has see fv to present to the em- peror. ‘The resistance of the French population to the Germanization of the city Is’ proportioned ty tue efluits that Germany 1s mallug to estab lish herselt in Alsace, ‘The German emigrant issulluSuabian ur the patrioule citizen, He is received nuwitere. Private houses aud the home elvele remain closed to him, and even In public places the two clusses do not mingie. Since the principal theater in Strasburg has given German prays 11s receipts have tallen. Irom 50,000 francs to 3,000 francs. On the other had, the two smaller houses—the Eden in the suinimer and the Cusino in the winter— where French operattas dnd vaudevilles ure given, are filed mightly, At the masked balls Whied are organized by subscription the Ger Inauy dre not allowed tosubscribe, und Lous iar only two Frenchmen have accepted positions under the present government, ‘fhe autuor is of the opluion that in spite of the existing antagonisin the patriotic French will be beaten in the long run—thut through the schools, through the military service, and Uirougu the lapse of time the Germanization wil nuully be completed, In the meantiine who knows What may huppen on the political cuess bourd of Europe? While there 1s life there is hope, and nv good Frenchman regaras the ousting of the German from the Khine provinces as a by any ineans impossible event Of the uot distant future, ro ____ September. Now comes to us September fir, ‘With eloddiess Sites and balmy ate loudiess sikles an “Aud harvest moon, ‘The pretty school ma's back to ach se mestagea trait eee ‘The little boy has put His tines aad hooks, Apd'with » visuge far trom. Resumes nis books, “Oe ‘The days are giad with breeze and sun, Be ah re Another June is here, Z — Boston Courier. Fainting and Epileptic Fits. From the Chicago Journal, “I wish you would do something,” sald a physiclan to me to-day, “to teach people the difference between a fainting it and an epl- leptic fit. You see, a tainting fl. .8 produced by the blood leaving the head, and these other fits are just the reverse, and come from the blood rushing tothe head. It is important to remember this, becaus: it determines the method of treating these afflicted when no doetor is near, and because every one occasionally finds it’ his duty to go to the help of some person in a fit, ‘without a mo Pent for reslection, et "alone inquiry. ia faints, he ought to tad” down fiat on has a this will facilitate the return of the Digod to his head. Indeed, nature has pro- vided for this, for a person ‘who falnvs will fall down and ‘soon recover, if no one inter. feres. On the other hand, @ person with an epllgptio or eatalepuie indicated by con vulsions and frothing at ‘mouth, ought be propped up, 80 as to faciliate the flow body, whlch ‘may we ait raeiee ores slapping in the palms of his hands. Now 1 Rot movount oF it bat the fast is that treauinen! LOT oe "who sia ply faints is cars “ond applications ahd tamed. tae roast 01 Being ‘that the fainting. is groatiy” Man who in the Qn the other han: dr WHEN WAGES WERE DOWN. Interesting Reading For These Whe | How to Take Careof Chinaware in Use. Think Their Pay Peer and Life Maré. ‘From the New York Evening Post. In 1798 the Scbuyikill and Susquehanns Canal company advertised for workmen, offer ing $5 a month for the winter months and 96 for summer, with board and The next year there wasadebate in the House of Rep- Tesentatives, which brought out the fact that soldiers got bat $8 month, A Vermont mem- ber, discussing the proposal to raise it to $4 said that in bis state men were bired for £18 8 Yeur, or $4. month, with board and clothing. Mr. Wadsworth, of Pennsylvania, said: “In the states north of Pennsylvania the wages of the common laborer are not, upon the whole, supe- Tlor to those of the common sol fier.” In 1797 a Rhode Island farmer hired s good farm hand at $3 @ month, and $5 a month Was paid to those who got 'employment for the elght busy months of the tarmer’s year. A strong boy could be had at that time in Con- necticut at $1 month through those months, and he earned it by working from daybreak Until 8 or 9 o'clock at night. He could buy a coarse cotton shirt with the earnings of three ‘such months, The farmers could pay no better, for the price they got for produce was wretched. Butter sold at 8 cents a pound, and when it Tose suddenly to 10 cents several oH Wives and daughters went out of thelr minds with excitement. Women picked the wool off the bushes and briers where the sheep had lefvit, and spun and knit it into mittens to earn $1 a year by this tollsome business. They hired ont as help tor 25 cents a month and their board. By aday’s hard work at the spinning. Wheel @ woman and girl together euuld earn 1 cents, As late as 1821 the: best iarm hands could be had for 25 cents a day, or twice as much in mowing time. Matthew Carey, in bis “Letters on the Charl- es of Philadelphia” (1829), gives a paintul picture of the working classes at that ume. Every avenue to employment was choked with applicants. Men left tne cities to find work on the canals at from 60 to 75 cents@ day, aud to encounter the maiaria, which lald them low in numbers. The highest wages paid to women were 25 cents a day, and even the women Who made clothes for the arsenal were pald by the government at no higher rates. When the indies of the city begged for an improvementor this rate the Secretary besitated lest it should disarrange the relations of capital and labor throughout the city! Poor people died of cold and want every winter in the city, and the fact seems to have made an impression only on be- nevolently disposed persous like Mr. Carey. eee A Poet's Afflictions. ‘THE SAD CLOSING YEARS OF ONE OF AMERICA’S WITTIEST WEITERS. From the Brooklyn Magazine for September. Up to the year 1875 John G. Saxe was a splendid and conspicuous specimen of virile manhood, He stood six feettwo inches tall, Proudly erect and muscular, with a large, round and finely poised head set upon broad and stawlwart shoulders. The beginning of the end was the poet’s dreadful experience and remarkable escape from a revolting death ina_westera railway disaster in the spring of 1875, walle on his re- turn to Brookly at the couciusion of a lecture tour in tue south. Tue siceping ear in whica he had a verth was thrown down a steep em- bankment, and he was rescued theretrom by the amerest chance. As he ley wedsed in between the broken timbers, stunued and bruised, a fellow passenger who had escaped bethouzht hin of asuumof money which he had left behind him. Ou returuing to the ear, he stuunb.ed upon the insensivie poet, The latter Was therevy discovered and rescued from what would ivevitabiy have vecn death and destruction by tire, us the sleeper in which he was found, alter a brief interval tollowing bis rescue, becatue a mass of seeth.ny tame. His flesh Was bruised, bul no byues Were broken, Outwardly he appeared w have escaped with sight bodily injuries. Novs». A grievous hurt was there—deep, in- sidiuus, and tasting, though at tue time it was Unseen’ aud wuleit,” The poev’s uerve systema had received a shock from whieh it never ral- lied. Exhaustion set in; slowly but surely the consequent Weakness overspread and under- mined tis whyle puysical being. He begau to experience u greater degree of bodily und men- tat fat au had been usual with hin, Other afflictions were yetin store. During the year Just prlor to that of the railway ac he had interred his daugu wood cemetery. Five years Iluter death invaded his Brooklyn home, the second belts his daugiiter Sarah, Barely another year hal clapsed Wuen the mother of uls euldren, noble Wolnan, was pul tenderly away in dreain- | jess rest. yin tbe year of 1881 the dark | Feuper for the tourth time iuid his cruel sickie | AU itis door, this line cutting down Haitle, the poet's only remaining daugnter, He yet had Uo sons living in Atbany. ‘Turning ais mourn iui steps Uhituer in June, 1381, he son, dad reiuge trom bis surrows with his eldest son, weouore. Onee again the inexoraule Was laid heavily upon him; death ty thy son ere the Lather hud mouth beneatt LS Luspitable Poul | wile had died nine Weeks beiore. Here was a dauguter aud a son's Wife and the sou ulmsell, aii tures cut down witain the Uriel period of two invaths! ‘Thus for the secoud tune was broken uj the povt’s home. Then he turned to his youngest son aud only remaiuing child, Chutes G., with whoin he as since Lived, and who with filial feuderness and solicitude minis- | ters ty the poet's suapte dally wants, = coe laa ‘The Little Cloud, No Bizger Thi Man's Mand. From the Cinclunatl Engutrer. ‘The prohibition movement grows apace this year. Itis going to grasp the balance ot power in several northern states. Make no mistake about ft. The prohibition movement is now the most critical and important feature of cur- rent polities. In New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Michigan and Ohlo it promises to ussuime phenomenal foree. Our examination leads us to the belief that the third party pro- hibition movement will steadily gather force up io the national election of 1888, and that it will then poll for the prohibition national ticket a far, Very far, greater vote than it bas ever had, or than the “ordinary politiclan has ever dreamed that it wouid have. There Js no room for orror as to te iacls upon which tts predic. tion is based, The “free-soil” vote tor Birney, in New York, lost Mr, Clay the Presideney. The vote tor St. John, in New York, lost Mr. Blaine the Presidency.’ The vote tor tue prohibiuon candidiate for the Presidency in 1888 will de- termine the political complexion of » half dozen great states, -sos The Antarctic Ocean. From: the Populur Science Monthly. The Antarctic ocean occuples a position around the south pole similar to that of the Aretic ocean ,at the opposite end of the earth, It fills all the space to the south of the Autare- tie circle. It differs vustly, however, from its northern homologue, for, instead of having land at its outer circumference, it has water. While the North American, the European, and the Asiatic costs encircle the Northern ocean, the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Indian oceans mingle their waters with those of the frozen zonet the south, ‘As it differs in physical conditions, 50 also it differs in having received much less attention from the world ut large. While the aim of in numerable expeditious for the past four huo- dred years has been to, find # northwest, pas. Sage io Asia, to plant a flug at latitude 90°, or to rescue some unfortunate commander and his crew from a horrible fate, and while thous- ands of dollars have been expended, and bun- reds of lives his Ube greut nations of the world to explore the vast watery expanse about the soutuern pole are so few as to be counted on the fingers of one hand, and all the ships. which have left records of any extensive explorations beyond the Antarctic circle might be counted on the fivgersof twohands. And yet “within the periphery of the Antarctic circle,” Aieut. Maury, “is included an area ‘equal in extent to’onesixth of the entire iand surface of our planet. Most of this immense area is as unknown tothe inbabi- tants of the earth as the interior of one of Jup!- ter's satalites. * * * For the last two hun- dred years the Arctic ocean has been @ theater of exploration; but, as tor the Antarctic, no ex- pedition has attempted to make any persistent exploration, or even to winter there.” It is noteworthy, too, that in the voyages which have been made not a ship nora life has been Jost south of the circle. ‘It does not appear,” said one writer, “that Antarctic voyages would be attended with any excessive degree of danger. #'s"*" Itmay even be found that the Antarc- tic barriers are impenetrable; but this has cer- tainly not es yet been demoustrated.” ‘THE Buic-a-BRAC CRAZE.—One of the men who made a fortune out of the craze that devel. Oped a few years ago for old chiva briow-brac aa ‘of age and ugliness tells me that trade fo his Hine has been sadiy dull all this year, This man at one time eniployed an ary of mats, whom he sent broadcast into, New Peyiadd. through the state of Pennaylvania \d down south to gather up everything of the relic sort and ship it here,- He also, I believe, started a factory up in Connecticut to manufac: ture ancient furniture, chairs that Washington sat in aud’ the like. ‘There was jots of money in the trade. It was im, to offer anything old and dearepid that was not uickly grabbed up by the crase's jot much capital Was needed at the stark It sya erence arcane thern garrets for a en Sw. Old andirous that four years H LOOK OUT FOR THE CROCKERY. To season glass and chinaware to sudden ehanges of temperature, so that It will remain sound after exposure to sudden heat and cold, ts dest done by placing the articles in cold Water, which must be graduaily’ brought to the boiling point and then allowed to cool very alowly, taxing several hours to do it. The com- moner the material the more care in this re- | spect ts required, The very best glass and chinaware is aiways well seasoned or annealed before it is sold. If the wares are properly sea- soned in this way they may be washed in boll» ing water withont fear of fracture except in frosty weather, when even with the best an- nealed wares, care must be taken not t place them suddeniy in too hot water. All China that has any gilding upon It may 90 no account be rubbed with a cloth of any kind, but merely rinsed, first in hot and atter- ward in cold water, and then left to drain ull dry. ifthe gilding is very dirty and requires polishing 1t may now and then be rubbed with & soft piece of wash leather and a litte dry whiting, but this operation must not be re Peated nore than ouce @ year, otherwise the gold will most certainly be rubbed off and the china spoiled When the plates, ete., are put away in the china closet pieces of paper should be placed between them to prevent scratches on the laze or painting, as the bottom of ail ware has little particles of sand adhering tot, picked up from the oven wherein it was glaze The china closets should be in a dry situation, 2s a damp closet wilt svou tarnish the gilding Of the best crockery. In a common dinner service it isa greatevil to make the plates too bot, as it invariably eracks the glaze on the surface, if not the plate itselt, We all know the resultit comes apart, ‘Nobody broke lt,” “it was cracked before,” OF it was cracked a iong time ago. The fact is, when the glaze is injured, every time the “things” are washed the water gets C0 the interior, swells the porous clay and makes the whole fabric rotten. "In this condition tues will also absorb grease, and when exposed to further heat the grease makes the dishes brown and discolored. It an old, ill-used dish be mi Very hot indeed, tat will be seen lo exude Ire mn the minute fissures upon its surface. The latter remarks apply more particularly to common wares, Table Linen. HOW THAT IMPORTANT ADJUNCT TO A TEMPT- ING MEAL SHOULD BE CAKED FOR, From the Decorator and Furnister, ‘The proper laundering of fine table linen was formerly considered one of the accompli ments of a gentle woman, but few of our modern young ladies can make even the pre- tense of understanding it, The wringer, while it suves labor, docs It at the expense of much of the beauty of the tablecloth ur napkin that passes throush it. The wringing out ofthe very. thin starcu or rinsing water suuld be done by hand, aud asit ispotatail necessary Usat starched Muen especially suouid be wrung very dry, the hands will dojusias well. Shake tue articles thoroughly of fold thein inte manageable sige dud snap them, as vld housekeepers KUOW 80 well how to dy. "But littie starch sould be d articles; Just enough to give them aud ty lake the porish of Uke tt ILis NOt necessary to Use any slaren at linen is ironed when quite di goue over until thoreuguly di | Always lake table clutis irom the line while | still damp,repeating the shaking and suapping | process as lung as tue time and surengin wii | Permit, Ialluwed to become entirely dry on the line there will be wrinkles in table linen that it will be dificult 1. uot impossible to iron. 11 AY the np aud patiently out. Care must be take budg up in tie fest pis Do not let them be drazged all out of slape by Langiug trom a clotbespin or by being thrown over Lise lies posi, maicing & projecting corner tial IL A be HeXL Lo inpossible to get out without wetting the clot wll over, When they have been Worougily shaken join them eveniy ona straigut, firm line, Take care that Une pins are ¢leau aud the line, as Well, Tucy sould never be allowed to Whip or flap in a very Ligh wiud, Fine iinen is often serivusly injured by this, A quiet day and a bright sua is tue best ume doing up tue goods of tuis sort, Never dry Liem indoors or by the fire it it can be avoided. Tacy cannot swell as clean and bave “the ex- site odor of clean clothes” tuata famous Igitt OL vid preferred to ail other pertumes, Fold the liven evenly and roll up ina tight roll, Wrapping luge pivees in damp towels, so that lacy wil not dry on the outside. Napkins should be similarly (reated and each size and patwern rolied up in dump towels in packages Uy themselves unill ready to iron, ‘Tue Irons should be heavy aud as hot as possible without Gunger o/ seorching, Trou table lineu in single fold if you wish to” bring tue pattera out hand- somely, und let there be several Lulcknesses of flannel upon the froning board. A dawp lowel may be Jaid over tue portion of the cloth that Lhe Operator will not tminediately reach. When te entre suriace hus been troned fold length. wise and irou again with the selvedge towurd tue uperator. Gu over tie entire lengta of tual side, tuen iuld with Lie just compleced portion iuside, and so couttuue util the elota is foided and done. If still dump, hang in tue sun or on wctothes-lorse uutil thoroughiy dry. Napkins are ly be suuilariy done, aud should hever have their first ironing when’ folded together, but be be gone over singly, tuen iuided as directed in Le lable clutb. 1L"ts nyt the province of the Jaundress to make fancy folds in the napkin. at Is dune, Hat all, When Ley are pul on the iaole, Itmust not be forgotten that starched linen mildews in a few hours in wactn weather, Avovr Fant Guove ‘The PALATS ROYAL reputation for GLOVES bat | deca Dalit up and will be sustained BY OFFERING ONLY THE BEST GLOVES At times oar prices may bea Uttle Ligher than those charged by dealers 1p trash; but more frequently we sell Just as cheap. As an Wastration: Mr. LISNER, when in marae secured the following really startling bargains, The Prioms would lead one to suppose tbe Gloves trash, bat ‘We GUarantes them the best. If you so desire you can Lave @ par tried on,and thus insurecomples Satisfaction: ae fe i a ye S oo tua “om? WY Eee = BARGAIN Na 1-100 doren S-yatton CHAMOISE MOUSQUETAIRE GLOVES, embroidered bucks, Dew shades tans Same quality as sold last year for $1.48; now only 9Xc. a pair, BARGAIN No, 2-50 dozen LONDON-MADE KID GLOVES, latest fill shades, binding and em broldery in contrasting colore Dent's last novelty, sell usually for $1.75, The PALAIS ROYAL price ts $1.25. coo oo ra ee he ee oo OY Exe = BARGACN No. 3—PARIS KID GLOVES, besutifully Clastic skins, cut and made up by a most rellable French house, 4-buttons, tans, O8c.a pal, Hand: somely embroidered backs, ‘The balance of stock of 25, 29 and S5c. BLACK SILK ‘MITTS at 170, « pair. ES fot it Be C2 ES] fi i 00 NAN Sua? = Mr. LISNER'S European trip being prolific of undoubted RIBBON and FEATHER bargaine, we ‘think 1 advisable to reduce the price of our present ‘stock. ‘The 68c. SATIN SASH RIBBON, block patiern, all shades, reduced to 59c. ‘The 820 SATIN and G. G. STRIPED S48H, with Picot edge, is reduced to 71e. ‘The 48c bunches of OSTRICH FEATHER TIPS (8 4m bunch) are reduced to 39a, A sy Ee ge ty A E> rm 83 ¥. 2 PENNSYLVANIA AVE AND 19TH ST. 210 4. LISNER, PROPRIETOR. yeu Ui there ts no discoloration the stareh will Urn sour. Kor tls there ts uo remedy but another washing, as the odor of sour starch is very disagreeaus Se se —__ Presidential Perils in the Potomse. Frou “Perley's Remlulsoences” When Jon Adums was President he used to rise between four and six o'clock, according to Uh2 season, and either take 4 ride on horseback or waik to the Potomac river, where he bathed, remaining in the water for an hour or more in the summer. Returning tothe White House, he read two chapters of the Bible and then glanced over the morning papers unul nine, wheu he breakfasted. From teu uoul four be remulued In the executive office, presidiug over cabinet meetings, receiving visivors, or consia- ering questions Of slate. Then, aller a long walk, ora short ride on horseback, he would sit down to dine at hull-past five, and atter dinner resume his public duties, On one occasion Mr. Adams imperiled his life by atlempung wo cross the Pucomse ts small boal, accompanied by bis sun Joun and by bis steward, Michael Antoine Giusta, wno bad entered his service at Amsterdam in 1814. Tutendivg w swim back, Wey had taken of nearly ali of their clotwes, waich were in tue boat, When about haii-way across, a gust of wind came sweeping down the Potomac, the boat filied with water, and Ubey were forced io abandon itand switt for their lives to the Vire ginia shore. By taking What garments each vue bad ov, Antoine managed to clutie him- sell decently, aud started across the bridge lo Washington, During his absence Mr. Adams and his s0n swau in the river,or walked Ww aud ire on the shore, At lust, alter they had been about three hours undressed, Antoine made ‘his appearance with a carriage ‘and clothing, so Uhey were able to return to Washington. Mr. Adanis purchased tout day a watcus whieh he gave Antoine to replace oue which tie had just in the boat, and alluded to the adventure journal tuat night as “a humiliating lessot Seolemn warulug not to trite with danger, sep ‘The New Madrid Earthquake. From the Cinciunall CommerciaiGazewe, The similarly between te earthquakes of the Mississippi valley in 1811 and 1812 and that which prostrated Charleston this week will at once be remarked, also the fact that the ‘New Madrid convulsions, if Wey had happened in Europe, would have destroyed @ nation, They wok place in the midst of an enormous wilderness, where there were but ew. poopie und litte property. Krom first to last the New Madrid shakes were experienced for two years, Some of the disturbances were awiui beyoud estimation, Great forests disappeared and still exist under sheets of water many ides ip extent and more than one hundred feet deep, Immense lukes were formed in a night, Some have vanished, others remain. ‘ie ‘course ot the mighty Mississipi was stayed, and in many’ pluces chauged, islands were lost und others formed. The wren’ alloc Was larger tau the whole slate of Sout Caro lina, Tue continent trembled, Theshuking in ‘Cincinuall was severe, aud the tradition lingers Of the stopping of clocks, We banging of deors, the failing ol dishes, and that guns banging on buck-borp supports were Lbrown to Lue Moors, If the New aadrid precedents are iollowed dn the South Carolina disaster, there is a woerul time cet | ee peers ves country in Isii- "12 continued to quake so long taut the people thought it never would become quiet, = Epllepsy—New Era in Surgery. From the Loudon Times. At the meeting on August 14th of the British to ei) Of result. e present ‘ouly to deterumine the act of DOU cent nce Sfisome ‘morbid growth within sk also to determine its precise position with such accuracy that it can be cut down tipon and removed. It is also proved tat con. portions of brain remov. witwout iujury, the fanelions to which thewe subservient pase be- can is that it tion of the the portions are being performed utter while, very ‘corresponding parts of te oppeaiie ore H HR 00 = A big EL A 4 SS Aa Fe aa AND ooo gm ay aur be EL Le Fi oat Ea SEE OE aut ‘The Gentlemen's Department 1s distinct from the Ladies, and is presided over by Men Assistants Am Entire Show Window on the 12th sireet side of the PALAIS KOYAL ts devoted to the exhibition of ‘samples of the following really astounding bargslne: ‘Te. SOCKS FOR 48c. ‘You pay generally $1 for warranted AllSilk Half ‘Hose, in bluck and colors. ‘The Paiais Royal Price bas always been 75c. Now to be sucrificed for 48¢. 48c. SOCKS FOR 38. How we came to charge 48c. for the Finest Silk Finished Lisie Half Hose wus vecause we bought © dig lot at auction. Every pair are honestly worth 75. They are to be closed out 3¥c., and we defy you to duplicate them elsewhere under 750. ‘BSc. SOCKS FOR 20c. ‘This 35c. lot comprises all broken lots of S0c. Halt ‘Hose, so, in reality, Weare now offering you 6c. goods: for 28¢, ‘See them, 25. SOCKS FOR 1c. > Every pair of 25c. Half Hose are warranted double toes and heels. tull regular made. They come in te following makes: Plain Euglish Browa Bal. with of without slik clocks. Plain colors, also fancy stripes iu British Half Hose, all reduced to 1¥e. 2" Gents’ Department close to door of Store No, 1119 Pennsylvania ave. 1117 Pennayivania ave. body BP HP OBEM sS8e cA BB EB, Sas, a°a bop Suu = 18 dozen Prench Vertical Striped HOSE, also Silk Embroidered Combination Colored Hose, “Cheap af $1.50, but now REDUCED TO 980. 20 dozen Biack and Colored Slik Finished LISLIC HOSE. Improved shape. Double tom and besis, Were 7c. and 83c. REDUCED TO 590. 30 dozen Biack LISLE HOSE, extra long. The new patent “Fire” bye. Superior to any 60c. Hosein the city. ‘Two pair only to each customer. REDUCED TO 300. 25 dozen “Schopper's” Celebrated HOSE.solid colors, Split feet. Usually sell for 300, The Palais Royal price has always been 35c., now REDUCED TO 250. 100 dozen English Derby ribbed HOSE Black and Colors Bold as « big barguln for 290. REDUCED TO 25c REDUCED TO 2 PAIR FOR 250, - 16 dozen Children's Fancy @triped HOSE; brokea lots of 250. Hose, all Gdosen Infant's Fancy Bel SOCKS, redaced from ‘3090. a pair to 2 pair for abe. PALAIS OY Al. » PENNSYLVANIA AVE AND lore eT., ly (& LIRNER Paoraunos