Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1888, Page 6

for Tue Evexsxo Stam ‘THE DUTIES OF A GODFATHER, Secial Customs Connected with Birth and Christeniag. ‘THE CUSTOMS OF OUR DUTCH ANCRSTORS—OLD ENGLISH (USAGES—TE SELECTION OF GODPARENTS-CHRISTEN- ING PRESENTS—LEAVING 4 $100,000 CHECK IN & BASY's CRADLE. ICopyrizhted, 1888.) It 1s curious to observe how fashions have changed in welcoming the little stranger. The Kenulgs tied up the knocker with a white kid glove, and our old Dutch ancestors placed a placard ou the doors of their houses, adorned with red silk and lace, When the friends and neighbors arrived to congratulate the proud papa they were received with mulled wineand cinnamoncakes, In England and in tuls country the guests were entertained with caudle, @ sort of spiced gruel, fivored with rum and brandy. The cups, like the lov- ing cup, had two handles, sod were used only for a special occasion. Tuey were of china, and religiously saved for this one occasion. ‘They were handed down 8 heirlooms and were highly prized by old Dutch ladies The jsentleman’s party, uowever, occurred at the end of a foruniat, if mother aud calid were doing weli, and the husband entertained bis particular fnenas, Both buchelors and benedicts were asked to eat uttered or sugafed toust, wich was thus pre- : “Rounds of bread toasied und each stratum spread thick with moist sugar; these were plied UD in a stavely punch bowl; strong beer Was then poured over boiling ot.” ‘This “goubic mess” Was quickly demolished, and eaca person who ale of 4b put @ piece of money In the bow! for Ube nur-e. In Bogiand good strong ale was brewed or a pipe Of Wine was laid by (0 ve drunk at une majority of td. THE LAST INSTANCE. When William W. story was born, an tilustrious aay for American art, bis fatuer then being at Wasbingtoa (am associate justice), Juye Wasb- Eegton gave Judge Story a pipe of Madeira, to be ept UBU the young tan's wedding. Ii wap re- liglousiy kepe und Sours cf te usunk atthe wed Ging. “Thisis almost tue List historical Instance We Have of the ovservunce uf the ou Engilsh cus- Wom. Times are changed. ld customs and oid ceremonies have iu a great measure died out, Dew ones seem to have arisen in their piace. AD event of Unls kind, tuough very Joyous to the friends and uamediate reisives, is nol of general Aaterest, Frieuds and acquiutances either calor Jeave or Seu: Lueir cards #itb Lheir servants, With Kind Inguiries, vut tue motuer and child are not disturbed’ ia thelr seclusion until the Jormer announces her reappearance im soci ety by sending ber cad And then cau- Gie ts served, and very delicious tt is At Is usual vo lx the day of the curistening as soon as the mother is Well enougu to yo out; generally Meu the tuiant is a wouch old.” King Edward the | SIxth and bis royal sisters were ad Vapuzes When three days vid, aud ihe ceremony, wulcu lasted Detween two or’ three ours, toux ‘pluce ut aight By orehilgt- The child was carried under a can py, preceued by a gentiewan bearing in siave the Sponsor's gifts, and atveuded by uw flourish of Wumpets, which must have been very bad tor the Davy. O18 King ial may Lave Lelloved that lls | Offspring needed espectai prayins tor, but a royal | christening must have ben most taiguing and | Venturesviae—at any rate fur the poor motuer, Who Was moved to wstate pu.let, Wuere she re: ceived congratuistious, and Irom Whence te pro nurse of cession started. What would 4 rained Weday, wuo will not allow lady for a week,” say 10 ail IF 4 CHILD IS FEKBLE when bora, the rite of buptisua 13 at once per- formed privately in the rou wuere it is bora, In case of extreme necessity, where a clergyman can ot be procured, any one can baptize a child, Lay | Vaptisin ts ap irregularity, Dut not a wullity. Ia | Bogland the ecciesiustical law 14 that if a child SuOuid dic betwce velug vaptized It may be Lu- lerred tu cou» crated ground; but the service of the caurch cannot | gully De read over 8 grave. We are uot so suid over here; aud tew dear Ut.le ely and revurning as ed Witwoul many prayers and many tears—ihe best cousecratiua ulter ad, ‘The selection of godparents is o.teu a matter of considerable delicacy and uiMculty, tor many People are reluctuat to accept ie Office, while otuers Who tisk they lave a rigut to Le honor are offended If they ure overluoked, Formerly two euiatuers aud io yodmocuers Were necessary. jow two godfathers and one godipotwer ave Dec essary for a boy; two guduothers and one “godiather for’ a yuk “For tue fret- Dorm the sponsors shoud be wear relu- Uves, preference D ing given .o the father's family. Ic ts Bot auvisable tv Cuvose elderly peOpe 10F Laks Office; fur uithou,h its duties are supposed to end ‘with ihe chiid’s Coutirmation, yet tue assoctation: Often lasts a € time, and suou.d pareuts die the Godparents often uosume Wwe worldly as well as the spiritual care of tue chuid. Mr. Pepys, Who bus Said almost every tulug 10 Uhat iminortal journal of his, In Wulcu, as some wilty eF.tle of Bis Femarked “he has even Uustou-holed posterity, to mention ‘that nis peuuing Was ful of its.” basa paragraph On godfatuers. “We went to airs Brown's, were Sir W. Pea and I were goutabers aad Mrs. Jordan and Slopwan were gudmothers, abd there, before nd alter tue curisteniag, we were with tue Wo Man above in her cusmber. Idid give the nurse Sve shiidags and the maid two stuungs But in- asinucu as lexpecied to give tue name Ww Lue ehild, but did wo, I iorebore then to give my plate Whica I bad in wy pocket, Bamely, Sux spoons and ‘& porringer of siiver.” CHRISTENING PRESENTS. ‘There 1s not much variety in tuese christening Presents. The goueiather for whom the child is Bamed generally givvs a silver cup. S.iver por. Hlogers of antique patiern are aiso very usetul and serve for Wie aller course Of Divad and wis. “A coral and bells” was @ favorite present, aud corai Was supp su to be Very benelicial to th cul.drea, good fur tue guuns, and as preserviag tue trom epileptic Sts” Yue old books say that “ihe best corai necklace Will turn pale and wan if he cuild ‘Who Wears it be sick, and comes to its tormer color again when the wearer returns 0 heaiti” ‘The christening service a8 appoinied Ly tue Episcopai Church ts prepared duniug oF alter divine service, and tbe parents, god-parents, and particuat friends mect the clergyman at Ube font, ‘Tue child Js beid by the god-motuer during tue frst part a1 the wervice, aud she places Wt on Cue leit arm of the clergyman wuen e is ready to receive it. ‘When ue says “Name thls clid,” the cuet father sbould prouounce the name audiviy and distinctly. ‘The nurse, who slould stand on the glergyuan’s right hand, tue gou-mother on the lett, aes takes the child, siter tue rel service, and the litte stranger ls supposed Wo Dave Bad the Od Adaun driven out him. THE DUTIES OF 4 GODFATHER are hardly worth meatoning if the parents live. ‘Yet he ts bound, by nis vow, to see to it that the ehild shall receive @ religious education, and be coulimed ib the faith in wuieh ne was bapuzed, ia the Reman Catholic Cuurca this is a very lus Portant and very necessury re.ationsalp. It lasts a life and kindly selp and cvuusel are given to the child by the yodzatuer. But in our own country, WIL Une absence of any estauitsied caucch and with our Dellet im the power of every Mhau to take care of uluselt, this beautiful rela Uonskup has been neglected. “It is wore kan «ver Recessary NOW, a3 acucism 18 makiug such enor- ous strides. We are glad to sev taut in the Epis. opal Cuurch this relauouship ty cuusideres neces. sary. “Way suouid 10t other cuurcues observe this rite? Weare apt to nuime our cutidren for some dear friends, aud We Would ali gladly Ueheve Uhat such a friendship could be cousecrated at the altar 0f some Caristi..n churcu; tbat it might follow the ttle mau turougn ife, to Lely bum Le renounce the world, tue Mes, and’ the devil, ali of whoa We well sbow wall Ue alter um. 1U will bot Lut him vo have a gudfatuer .o beip iim to Mght thew, Io Our beagerent and arrogant indepenuence and freedom, we May have thrown away too much; ‘We perbaps can afford to reascert our belief I aod Our respect for a few oid customs, Qid-fash- Joued people give the baby some sait and egg ior ood tues, aud are particular that be suould be garried up stairs beiore be is curried down, and That wueu he gues out Urst it sali Ue to the Louse & some near relative. As Wordsworth says, “suey came, trailing clouds of guory after tuem,” these Guests of tue Luman race, and bad we bo other Proos Of our immortality, our divine origin or con. Beetion, we shoud re liz it 1m tue Worsuip Which hese ititie newcomers iu~pire in all we uveseuoud How it radiates turvugh tue nurse and the Cook nd tue Lous maid ad all tueir readves. They all Want Wo see Lue Daby, Lo serve Lie Duby, WO Ue piesent a: the christeuuty. | shey are as milled tie i ua vior “a8 We are ecUOR Of the wext President. oe ‘THE BABY AT WIS CHRISTENIXG isexpected to be very splendid His robe ts be- laced ant embroidered. In Italy it 1s triamed ita old lace; often bis grandmother's wedding Veil. Tue nurse is gorgeousiy gotteu up, and Us Fecipleat of many preseata. The gay dresses and Jingling ornaments of the Komn uurses are Low Genounced dy puysicians as belug tov ex iting wo those devicave uttie eyes wih are looking their ‘Bret on 4 new World. “We come into tuis world Very red,” says Dickens, “probuply bi for all the feilies we are about to commit.” in “that vegins “Dombey und ht avterward; tulogs at’ the Grsc great cerewoutes, Some opuleut godfather in New York Yet s $100,000 cueck ta ue baby’s cradie. Another Jett some suares in a mine; anotuer a deed for s Its give Lo another we do feel a Particular and & Rorsobal interest in that person. “Sir arehivud Said (hat Le uawed uty buy for himself bee » THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1888—-DOUBLE SHEET. ‘ENGLAND FIRST SETILED—AT THR GRAND PALLA (Copyrighted, 1888.) ‘Special Correspondence of Taz Evaxrxe Stax. St. Jom, N. B., August 20, 1888. ‘The stars were just beginning to mirror in the ‘Unusually placid waters of the Bay of Fundy, whea our staunch Nancy Mary, Captain Ballast commanding, brought us abreast of the fine old city of St. John, the chief commercial aod mari- Ume city of New Brunswick, “the Liverpool of Canada,” and, atter London, Liverpool, and Glas- gow, “the fourth port of the British empire.” Passing the bold Negro Head to the left, we crept telio Tower on the heights ‘stood the olden city upon her the sea were the pleasant the military and along Where in the dim days st Whico that truest of wives and fended her home aod treasure ous D’Aulnuy, Wis a twinkling Vista of vessel. lights, the fire-fy Gash of ferries, and thi Water-line of lights, which traced the ct sweep 0. the city around the river's vend northwest, Ligh Upon the city’s heights shadowy Outiiues of cathedrals, far-reacuing and huge structures, taking on added jofuness and ot ae — pon hidreg on low iying Upou the water's surface, as great tide was out, traced cumbrous slinouettes OS Ihe sky; the’ whole with the myriad city and hr bor liguts, Wer on Uer below, from our point of vision, Lke some mgiiy, mystic fortress mae brilliant by cuuntiess Uny beacons hung upun meosive Wals, @3 if in celebration of some me dueval victory. A St, JOEY. Creeping through avd between the dark craft of the harbor, but little time was given for study of this flue nigut spectacle, before our schooner had Dumped against the mud of the river's edge and tue slimy base of the great plers loom! and silent above; and in a twinkling we had wade Last Precisely where history asserts De Monts and siunolatn landed on, St Joun's Day (lune 43 1604, where, on May 18, 1783, Uhe 5,000 seif-exile “Uulted Kmyire Loyausts,” who cvuid not endure the new American republic, were set ashore on more congeuiai soll by the British fleet; and where, as trwiition obligiuyly confe-ses, was Once Mi wes Of Une aucient Micmacs, aid near which ihe divine Giooscap, the aborigines’ envoy 10m the Great Spirit, Dad his mystic home before rewov- ing his dowain to the island of Grand Mapan. All tuls being lunpressively true, we set about the per- Hous ascent of a St. Joun whart when the tide ts out, af affuir requiring no ilitie Dravery and dex. terity; aud this veing ually accompushed, we came Of a suduen iruig the depths beiow to the Very center of the night-ligit aud brigutness of the pleasant oid town, and secured a supper wuich iu every detall of service, cuisine aud quaint sur- rounding Was ap exact Counterpart of the same had it been fousd In any one of tue rare and win sowie Clioy-WOUseS OF Liverpool oF old Lonuon itself. OUTPOSTS OF GHEAT BRITAIN. St. Jobn appeals to the misturic and ruminatt mind strongiy. Nearly three centuries of ughts and shades brighten and wrinkle her sturdy old Visage. In tue tormat.ve Ume when France and Engiand sought w ved hurt, for each otner Luls Sule of tue Sea, sliriuy days Were hers In the revoiutlouary era she Was tue storenouse Of Lraus- Alwutic Euglish power, the inittallve point from Wuica sauy aud sore Were made, aud (hose days left their inar< upou uer, Sue bus turiven upon War aud sullered from reprieve. A depot trom Whence the greatest stores of plue have been seut 10 aul countries, tue savaxe hordes from Deusnd the plues bave more Waan oice lulleu Felentlesaly upon her. SitUiag at the very threshold of « inighty loveign power, for every inverustioual dispuve she has been first'to suifer from patriotisia aud pillage. Aud soweclow one can Lrace ue Cunsclousuess of WiUck Of tuls ID the faces of tue peupie. ‘Ibey are, as It were, Lue owiposts OL Great Britaly, ales for feiut of attack, eterauily on guard for affrout oF decractiou, ever ready wid ali Sorts o: Drave and repeliant measures, and an hupdred told wore keenly alive, tur their very uearness tw Us, LO pro- Vinelal aud State patriotism than ali the sluggish mercenar.es 1n ali Canadas beaind her. ‘im Presses the Visitor deepi:. It may cause a sulle behina Four eyes, bus you canwut bey Liking tuew for tuclk vod spitut wud UnueLessuty dow nrgut puck, DIGNIFIED AND KINDSEARTED PEOPLE. Bebind ali tals there also Le a rare sturdiness and ruggedness that show in form, puysique, aud carriage. ‘bey are a splendid peopie here, Tuere is a certain dignity about every one of them far cuore striking luau witu any Eugilsa o Euglapd. And Wuat Is vetir, Wuey ure truly Kinsueatved aud po.lie. T used Ws know, a quarter of a century ago, some Of those graud Old KUdvon Bay Coul- Pany’s actors; and ile feliows tusy were—vrave, cultured, ch.valrous, gentle, aud guod, Dut Wita & Toating Sort .f Way with Chews that suqgest d the entraaclug Manitodau Indian suumer with a lurk. ing, howdug vl eiement beneath. “Inese are Uke tein. Clinate has had to dowith li; true culture of braia and brawn, more. ‘Tuey are Bear enouga Lo tue states tb be emulauve; far enougu from Engiaud to abhor incivil- iy. “‘They— nd ali New Brunswies —foik— are leas pretentious than we; more toerant tuao Ouiers Of heir patluuuiity. Io all that makes 306010416 distinction these peuple are immeas urubly better tuan Eaglisumen, ad tatinitely ess Ue Uune-servers und su00s Wah some Americus, I should say they had go. furtuer away fom tue England we proicss wo coudemu than wany of us Wuoge cheeks shoud Mame for our Cockney- ngs: thal Ley Were, lo mOJeratlOn leve\-isad. from prey ay eduess clraa cuiture,’ and tu the sreedou fevcrisa amoltious aud vaultie, lar iu advance of most of our communities; tat tuey tue best Of Old-worid equipulse and coas.rvauisin, and of bew-worid vir.lty; and tuat Li by way good forvuue Of diplouscy or Wat ther country sucu.d Decome our cowry, We would secure a fue Vit Of possession, 4 d’as adurable a ciuss of peo- ple as are LOW Within OUF Jufluest DuUDUarien—- New BUCNSWiCE, ‘The common thought r-gurding New Brunswick is that It 1s a far-away, sterile spot. Ls coast- Uns on the Bar of Fundy, Northumberland strait, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Bay of Cialears, are trequently bleak, rugged, and oftea possesses adreary grandeur, Bu. Caz Teacues of its interior, excepUluy occasioJai syaces Where tue primeval wilderness of spruce aad pine has not Fe. beeu eleared (0 TurDisu cutivauie lands, are a constant ‘surprise Lo tue Americau who Deders the Mohawk ‘aud Cumberiand Valleys to pe unequaled vales of enty and peace. lu exveuded travel over the New Bruuswick and Iniercooula: Rullways, one las Practical, OppOrLunlty fur obscrvabion of coupuy anu study Of thuse wo are sus.alued by Mt; wod anyone with half a disposition wo fairness must admit that our own coun- bey cannot aaywnere suow | fuer farms or more brig Brosperous villages. Tue man- er, WOLIVe, CouVErsutlon, abd characteristics of waive passengers, travedug becween interior set- ements und towas, teil as much as statistics ihe tace Ot this une Province, ad @ whole: Ie Miicd witu unteresting pictures of christ, ampuiude, con- teat. Bugiishuwen, Scovchinen, and Irisumen' seen 10 Have assimilated and merged into uauther race, Te aiping the Dest qua.iuies ofeach. ‘The farming PopU.AUON as « class average as well as, or better Luan, our Own a point of Luteilzeuce and acerain adi rable quality of uot Unpleasant asseruveness and seit-redance; and in many secuous Uke tne central, Western, soutera, and southeastern, val- leva, tue beauty of Vislages, shaded biguways, and oUulying farins canbot be OF in ay part of garden-like Kngland. ON THE ST. JOBN RIVER. i upon twe S:. Jou River, between the cities of St. Jobn and Fredericton; and 11 you have, as I did, Use added pleasure Of a lazy sail 1 a spanking little craft so trun that all envy who behold, you are ready 10 ascribe to this of old Acadia all Winsome deughts, Av St. Joba itvelf the falls, Or rapids, of the river, which at nigh tide suilcieutly covered tor the pasdage of any vessel, ure at low Ude as flue @ sigat as one Would Wish to see, Boar's Head, a splendid Lory, at once comes in view avove. Suortiy Grand Bay (the Freach in 1508 gave the entire streain ine name, La Riviere ue la Grand Baie) is entered, and the weeps dowu to the south. 4 rah 5 i i fi #3 He i i 5 : f fii i Hi } : i Cause be hoped Liat We shoUuli make that uame s ‘Two Juvenile Views of Sanday. From the Pittsbure Dispatch. Tearé oc two Littie girls the other day who un- consciously i.usirated two Views of tus question. One of them left her gay city home to y i i i t Engilsh Mead- Mai has especial interest traveler trom the state, as strongly contrasta with the ishing charac. ics Of Our smaller American cities, “In every Girection about it stretch green feids, Toads and lanes and uoble farms. Avove aud beiow in the river are mighty booins of logs such as were formerly seen above St. Anthony's Falls in Minnesota, ana upon the river shores at inler- Vals are spletidid groups of elms. There are much Weaith, learning and culiure here, aud one feels drawn to the place as to homes where convent and Peace abide BUT AT THE GRAND FALIS OF TUE ST. JOHN above, one comes upon encroaching summer-re- Sort prcullarities and the subiime in nature un- comfortably combined. The place was formerly a British garrison, ‘To the north and east in New Bruuowick, and to the west in Maine, Uue old Acadian French the county, dnd these a5 Aabvitans have ail the quaint characteristics aud ine,” OF meulow ways as Ube Acudiaus of “Bvul the demure peaBants of Normandy. All haps 10,000 of Lnese simple and’ upright peopi deseeuded from the Acadians of te Basin 0 Alinas, live hereabout aud in the Madawasaa re- Bion wbove. The fails tuemselves are more Deau- Uifui and impressive tian Americans have uny Rotion of Fur some distance avove the St Jobu broadens tuto a grand expanse of water. This seems Lo gatuer Ip wigaty lorce abi volume for a Preparatory rush througu a trighufl rock-bound chasu, and then leap: yrabdiy over a precipice Of ‘slave 60 feet in height. ‘ibe iatter is wildly Jagged ud uneven, causing some wonderiul displays of Anterumiogilug cascades. Below Ubls, tor Tully balt nile OL gorge Whose Walls are iron 100 to 300 feet nigh, (ue river 1s wad. hurled down an un- even tuctine of iuliy 60 tect more, Lurough masses Of Wild Upreaching rocksund 1a the en ire ulstance the waters seethe aud Ulancu in furious foum.ngs. ul about the falls are majestic and awe-Lospining ‘Sceaes and (rom the near mountains the grandest perspectives are gained. Oue may long for adven- tures of the wilierness in une Grand Kiver rip with guides toChaleurs and the Guil ot Newiound- laud OF gaze with Wishful eye LoWatds the BUnUDg grounds uf te upper Si. Jona avd tue pruacval Pines of Maine; Dut tuere is enough of tue wild and savage mood of navure in a day at the Grand Falls of the 8t. Joun to prompt one of moderate Wisu shd wemperate navll lo Lure, With convened spirit, back Luward civilization aud Lue seu Eveas L. Wakeman. oe Putting One’s Foot in It, From Chambers’ Journal. “L never open my mouth but I put my foot in it,” Was tye curious complaint of some unlucky wight, who ujgbt have received coaso.atiou uad be re- ficcvec or the number of offenders that daily keep hun company, The guardsman’s remark to the English nobleman who was to the habit of affubly coaversiug with soidiers, “I lke you, my I there’. nothing of tue gentleman about you, offers at exumple of the Kind. “How inany deaths?” asked a hospital paysict Nie.” “Wy, 1 ordered medicine tor wn.” “Yes; butone would’ not take it,” Was tue " starting reply. “nidot were are You going at this ume oi nigac?” sald & yea leman C0 uls servant “You are afer Do good, Vil Warrant.” “Picuse, sir, uistress sent ine Tor You, sir,” Was the resyouse. A gentleman said to tee’ waiter of hisc.ub: “Michael, if I suouid die would you attend my fuserat” “Wilds, Sif,” Was ve hasty aaswer. “Well, Miciuel, that isu’t very compliineutary.” “No, sir, I didn’t mane Chal, Sir; I Woulun’t be seen Unere, 3.f," Was Lhe Walter's consulatory reply. ‘A chidd may oft be expected to put his or her ReeUless ULL [001 in N, a8 tae phrase goes, For instance, # Youngster One day begged an invi- tauioe tc uinger at the Louse of 4 iittle friend Wb Wom be “had been playing. AU tue Labie bIs nostess AnXOUsy luquircd: “Cuarley, Cin You cut Four own meal?” “uuupalyald Le youngster, Who Was suW.ng away, “van'tI? I've cul Up Qulieas Louga meat as tuls at home.” Peo. ple wi0 are deSUiuve of tact might take warning frow sacy Juvenile maiaprops, Lut such dues no. otten apjzar lo be tue case, Judging by the humerus examples to ue contrary. A miuloaaire railway king basa brother who is hard of bearing, wate he almself ty remarkable as havin, a Very prominent nose. Onc: tis radway kung dined aia frienw’s house, wuere be sit b-- tween tw young ladies wuo "talked vo bim very loudly, rather to aunoyuner, bul he said not ing. Finally Ove of tuem shouted @ common. place rewaurk, and then Sald 1u an ordinary Loue to tue otuer, “Did you ever ses such anise in ull Your luet* “P..rduo me, ladies,” sald the iniliiou- tre, “it 33 my brother Wuo ls deal!” We ei ime a,ine vbe horror uf the lady W.0 indulzed in such personal remarks, yet sue Was vo move awiWardl pl.ced than te uevo of tue following: When uin- img Ata ceriaio castle a Mr, T—, aiter the lidies reurec, remarked lo a geulleman presen tuat tae iady Who has set oa bis right was the Ugilest Woia .p b> bad ever n. “I am sory to Lear, said tue gentieman, “that you think wy wife so 1. jookins.”| “O, uy, sir; 1 mean the lady who sat on my iei.; I Mave a mistake.” “Weil, sir, she is ny sister.” Auuding lo newspapers, it may be remarked that advertiser. aud Unpracticed writers tnerein through ae, Of Words and phrases often comult absurdities tnat may be Louched on as furtuer Hiustrating our suuject. A couuiry paper Once relaced bow, “during Cue celeoration, a culid ‘Was rub over, Wearing a short red dress, whicu never spoke dtterward.” In tne deseripuion of tue doings of u mad dog it ts suid taal “be Olt a horse on tu leg which has since died.” Au account of a funeral says¢ “ibe rewuins Were coumimiiued to (hat bourne from waicu no traveler returns at- Uended b7 Bis iriends.” iets mit surprisiug that foreigners sometimes fail to Catch ail Ube shudes of meunlug delcnging twoour wods A Frencuman trauslated Suake- speare’s line “Out, brief candie,” by “Get out, you suort “agdle;” and heexpression “Wita my sword Twill carve’ my way Lo fortune” was rendered “Wita my sword I will make my fortune cutting meat.” Advortisers often give us amusing specimens of compesit.on, of when this isan example? “Lost by 4 poor sad Ucd up to Drown paper witn a walle string #Gerwan Hue with an overcoat on aud several other articles of wearlng upparel.” A miliersattempted Lo testify Lo the merits of a pow- der toF destroying veruila by saying, “A forunigat ago I Was fu of rats, aud now J dou't think I have oue.” Bxampies more of the “bull” genus also come F Lhe title Of this paper as cases in point. For iBstance, a newspaper Was running a serial story Called “ihe Trucu.” One wees, s0 mucu space being devoted Lo other mutters, the editor was unavie Lo continue the story, 80 made thie fuilow- ing anuouncement, contailing, perbaps, more truth than aay ower item in Lhe paper: '* *rue ‘Truth’ was crowded out of this 1ssue on account of the press of more important matt r.” ‘4 basutul genticuian who visited’ @ school kept by a yonng lady was asked by tue veauber to say a Tew words UO the puplis, This was his speech: “Scholars, I hope you will always love your school pad your ieacuer as uch, as do.” A tableau of giggling puptis and a bius acher attested tue effectiveness of-his words. ‘The leciurer put uls footin tt as thoroughly Wuen he prefaced bis discourse upon the ratnuce- Tos wi. “I must beg you to give me your undi- vided attention; indeed, 1 18 absoluteiy impossibie ‘that you couid form a true idea Of Lhe uidevus ani- mal of Waich We are about to speak unless you ‘keep your eyes xed on me.” A Certain preacher, oma ag Uy eo lis works, ar a a Ws hearers by exclaiming: “In these gays, my Brethren, we Waul. more Buayons® Another clergyman, pleading earuestly with Lis parishioners lor (he consiruction of a cemetery tor thelr parish, asked them to couslder the “depiora- Die condiuiod of 30,000 Curistian Englistinen liv ing Without Christian burial” Stil more curious Was the clerical silp with which we conclude, A gentleman suid to the minister: “When do you gRpect te see Deacon $— again?” ~+Never,” sald reverend {he reverend gentieman, solemaly, “tne descon is “To be Or not to be, that is the question.” Are ‘we to have short or long waists? The majority is for short waists, but there is an important minor- My for long Waisis. ‘The end will be, no doudt, a Something About Windows, From the London Standard, July $1. ‘What is a window? The answer depends very much on the age of the World to whicN the ques tion ts inzended to apply. A window may vea vermin: in a head of semi-ciret Usually: there was Dut a single licit epeete as beliry Lowers, With the introduc.ton of the punted style Of architecture a marked vook place. ‘The windows became rated to a Surprising extent, surmounted by a head. ‘The next step was to perforate the space between the summits of two lancet-headed lights, and tbe fundamental principle of the ornamental window was obtained. ‘Tue effect on the interior of the churebes abd other butidings ts described as substi- Tutiog “‘a Dluze of UguU” for masses Of gloom. ‘The Tull-uiown goibic Window, witu its many millions and delicate tracery, Wok "tbe place of the con- tracted apertures wiicn formeriy prevailed. Im- provements in the manufacture of glass facili- lated the change, and the introduction of tue glazed window has exercised a marked influence ‘Ou modern architecture, “It is singular twat te Window, a8 we know it, bas TolloWed on 80 late & period alter the "invention of glass, ‘This Vitreous compound was itue better than @ Plaything for ages. The ancient Kyyptians could ingke glass, DUI they never glazed a window. Tuey take bottles aud various ornamental art- cles composed Of culored glass; they could eveo palbt on glass, yet they see vo Lave unisyed alto gether the idea’ of produciag a clezr, ligut-trans- MILUDg suet, such as Would exclude Lue weatuer ud tue dust, wnd yet admit tne cheerful Ligut of A waggish savant once defined a window as “an oriiice 1m an edilice for tue transinission of lenticu- Jar rays.” This is near enougi to the mark as Uhlugs Bow are, DUL Wollid UOL apply tothe wuctent apertures, if We ure Uo give uny weigut to We Word “leuticuiar.” Let the deflaition be what it may, the window of our own era sustais an tu- portant part im our soctal and commercial life. Yo the occupants of a dwelling there 1g the pieas- Ure Of looking UL of a Window: aud to Lause Who strok long the stree—esprcially ne members of Che fair yex—tuere ts Lue deligut of looking 1D, ‘The art of “window dressing” is uighly estesmed io these trades which seek to” attract the Pusser-by into tbe expeuuiture of cash on articles Of taste or dress, ‘Tue seductive lufu- ces Of the suop Window Is responsibie for a cer Lalo amount of extravagance, as Well us for the promotion of trade in general ‘Tue perfection to Wich this “process 1s brought is exem= plied by the — airay of beauciiul and cosuy Bods to be witnessed in Kegent street, Bond street, Ludgute Hil and Cuvapside. Here aud tue We see an fivctation Of style, in we coustruction of windows atter un anLiquated type, Sucu as ealsied in the days of od Loudon, Bul Such desigus are ouly a pilcabse Wo trades of a Special character, or Where Une Wares ute severely euuelic, Spleudor and dispiay are tue stunulants Manly relied Upon, and place giass lends tlsell Feaduy to the skid of whe giazier 1a producing tuose” fasciuallug slop frunis which make the streets of our large Lowns equivaent Lo a per petual extuvitien 0. industry Bud art. Bad Wi vows meee US at every Luru. ‘Tue o.d burden of Lhe Window tax and duiy ou glass have, uapphy, been removed. “‘Tuuse unseradwe linposts—especl= ally the tormer—surouded many houses in givoun Wu cu OlueTWise Would Lave ven Muvded Wita Mgt. It ts curous tat Lhe WynduW Lax Was avuuisned in 1861, Lue year of Lhe great exniviuon tn uyde Park, w den tie World Was Chatwed with 4 gaganUle sUucuUre Whica imigut be described as “asl window.” “Tue teudency lo let wa tue gat ts Very ularked 1a tue present day. Every ware. ous€ bears Wituess .o IL, wud every wor Glass 13 Largely superseuiby Deckwork, aus e¥en asserieu al Ue Trag.e Iroiks Wuus given WO cvummercia structures La Loudua, especially ln Lue CiLy, pruvive Lor Lue Wiuer aud ture rapid exven- sw0n'uf He, da Ordinary dwetitugs windows aud Window panes alike gioW in size, ihe bay Window has superseded tbe Uugaiuiy UUW Wiadow, WILL 118 buiging and dusighus curve. Even ute abtic Wine dow u43 /ULOn au air Of elegance, una LaroushouL tue abodes Of Lue people Lue more exLeusivE Use Of lass Tor window purposes uus tude home a vrwgGter and beailiuer place dau it was woue to be ous huudieu yeurs agu. ‘The people ure the bet Wer 10F WU ovik pu siculiy and moray. a. A Lively Expe From the Atian.s Constituuon. Bou Lawsue, Cap Craig, Durell Key and Will ‘Tutner arrived in AUanta last night. ‘These are sour uf the boys Wuo did Ubeir level best Lo win (he peanant for Atlanta in the state basebau league, Tuey did vo. tatend vo return to Atiana Just at this date, but the yellow fever und a ‘siucriff with two big pistols are resvousivie for the cuauge in helt plaus. A reporter tor tue Consti- fudion wet Boo Lawsue last ulgbt, aud uty story of Cauir returo trip is ratuer Lutéresung. Tae boys JeIl AUauta avoUL LWO Weens ayo, nuder contract to play vall witu tue Jucksoavlile ‘cud. Tuey ar Fived ip hat Cy aud piayed scV-rms games Chere, leavlug U@at city on Mouday last, golug Wo Peusa- cola. At Pensacola Lucy enlisted witu Lue stale Loops and wens to tue encampment ab Mugnoia Bevch. ‘als was Le Dest of Lue trip tu Lawsue's Op.ion, bat It didu’t 143i ioug. Ta auswer Wo a re- porwr’s QuvsUon a3 LO Wut caused aun Lo leave tue eucainpauent Lawsne sald: “Well, luv yeliow iever sc.re got started, and Pensacola quarantine against the encampment. ‘Taal ScUled it, and We got Orders to bread Cuiny ov Thursday ai 3 o’clocs, abd you a woulce at ie same Une tuat a Lrain Would Teave tue beach at 4 'ciock.” Tuat was pretty quick wor) “Yes, UL We gol ou the trala just the same, The (rata was watcaed cosely,and When we to Tallauassee guards Were stalluned at the doors Or every cvac, aud Ie Was supusstove to leave tue Faia.” 40 what point had you bought tickets?” “Ali of Us bud Uckels to Fernanutoa, but the conductor put us off the iraiu ates miles trom Catlanun, and be Would bave put Us Of tuere DUL Tue train’ Was two closeiy watched.” “Wuat was is reason for puiting you off the train?’ “I guess he was afraid to carry us ay further, aad ue acted as though he was dotny te proper Uning. Waen ue pul us off we starved to Walk to- Waru Callasan, but We cuanged our minds very suddenly uoout tuat.” nwyust cuanged your intention of going to Calla. an “We met a sheriff with two big pistols and he pointed tuem right in our direciiun, Tuere was a ‘Health Olllezr away WILD hia, but the pistols set- ed the matter, ‘The sheriff’ to.d us tbat it was eigat miles to ‘one statiou, four Lo anoiuer, and Sure deatu if we Uted Ww goto Callalau. He sald We could lake our choice, and we uid.” “atow far did You Walk aiter the suertff had his ‘view With ) ou?” ‘We Were lucky after we got away from him, and While restuby at a water tauka f-w miles {rou Callaban were picked up by an engineer, who said he Would \ake Cuduces ou being discharged betore he would leave us there, So we rode to within about 2 mle of Waycross, and walked around the town tn order to wvoid the guard sta- Uoned on that side, We got to the depot and bougnt Lickets Lo Jesup.” wid You have auy trouble at that pointe” “our ouly Lrouvie here wus in keeping out of sight of tue healin officers Uli the Urain started, aud then We weze all night. But I don’t think any Of us Will Want aby more Florida experience Ul they havea frost. v's worse tuan gevting veaten 4: base ball, and I ior ony am glad to get back to Auauta.” ———-e-____ Why Bedeitaired Girls Don’t Tan. From the Philadelphia Press, A red-headed giri, I believe, never turns brown. Tuat, 1 understood from a learned physician, 1s because she has too much tron in her blvod, It 13 the iron that gives tue fine, Titian hue to her hair. If she had less iron in her biood her bair wouid probably be brown or chestnut, or perhaps blonde. The varyu degrees of redness that you see in different reir eaoa — ee the different Li mo In ir A girl Pa rd Bua aay Ata . has oniy a fair Share Of iron in her b.00d, but @ bricktop, if I may be permitted the expression, a bricktop 1s full of iron. Tue doctors know of DO way Of neutralizing tne effect of tue iron, Per- haps they wouldn't resort to It even if they knew Wt. For it ts the iron in the blood that makes red- maces wasn’t It?” ini headed giris so strong and hardy and good-natured. It aiso is the cause of (reckies, which are very Tor the health. And it is noted as a singular —probably also having soie relation 10 the iron in the blood—that mosquitoes never bite red- headed 80 you see, acvording to the dict Or uals arned ictan 6 gun bas many advantages over her dark-haired sister. ———+o-_____ Whe Invented Ico Cream, ‘From the New York World. Indians will eat ice cream tf they have it until they can’t walk. Dolly Madison asked chief of a delegation who was dining with her and the Presi- dent at the White House, and who seemed to favor That dish, if he wouldn't like some more, His reply was characteristic, if not strictly polite: “Me pretty blank full now. But me stand up and try.” A noted recived @ nice compliment i i 5 : tid i 558e5 Et flee fi ie i it i Hl eles Fits of the Bines. ‘TEER GROWTH oF WHY IT SHOULD BE STRUGGLED AGAINET AND BAXISHED. a8 a rule, we cannot aliogether account for it even Lo ourselves—it is inexplicable to us, but the fact of its Je undeniable; and it may be deflued as tem mental collay Wearinesa “would ily Bave more ratoon general @etre, and be atiributable in the majority of cases, to overwork of Various kinds, worry, oF either of which would suffice to cause it. Pression 1s somewuat different; it is Character, While 1t8 origin is doubtful and mes unknown; It varies to irom a uilness to a condition ap; And in severe cases, even when they brief duration, the amount of desponden: great as to make a person tn easy circumst and without troubles, almost wish for Pieigrence to, the distorted and which are engendered by ‘suffered from tn an ucute form, An ext fact about thts 1s that in the case of pure depres- ston the surroundings are not alwayseffectual asa ay as nstanee, one’s dearest Sriead mez or one’s self'dining out, say, and is only Uy @ strong effort that @ semblance of cheerfulness is obtainable, though if stmailariy ‘situated waen tn oue’s normal condition much Pleasure wouid be feit, & rigid self-control Would prevent, or, at least, greatly ameliorate, depression; but ft would surely heed an tron will to do this, as‘one may wish to be lively and talkative in the society of others, and SUI the feeitug of utter despondency will conquer rue query | vurally should query nati comes: Why a son be causelessiy depressed fo this exteut? ‘Well, the chain of evidence betwe n cause and effect 13 ot always so clearly defined; out nN Would be conducive to depression—go would great Mouotony or a relaxing neighborhood—any of these three condition would, 1a time, uring things to such @ pass. A person under the influence of the “verulean demons” (an euphemism tor a well- Worn slang d. siguatton) is certainly urying to the Test of the famuy, but it is undoubtedly Worse for (he individual, Simagine a morbid state of mind during waich all desires have Lemporarily fled and are replaced by a coupiete mental exhaustion and disinclination for either work or pleasure. When one feels convinced of one’s personal use- Jessness andinteriorty wo one’s couvemporaries and Associates, a conviction Increased by recrospection, then repentance and good resolutions bovh Vanish, Sue forwer seems unavulling, the latter appear futile; and one concludes tnut itie in general 1s a mi-take, and one’s own in particular a miserable failure. ” Tue foresolng paragrapiis are an epitom- ized description of the f.elings people are Habie to When suffering frow depressioB. Of course there are degrees 0: despondency, and in tbe milder forms of commencement it 1 not very difficult to dissipate it. ‘The study of self, If pursuea con amore, 18 apt to become Loo engrossing (aitoxether AW may'D- neituer amusing nor prodiavle), besides Which It creates, OF aids the ucquisiion of down- Tight seifishness. Tiils tsaccompilsbed by self-indulgence to an ex- Cent which mist in @ measure Justity the melau- choly thouyhis rererrea Lo above. Seiflsiness ts of rapid growin, aud, unless kept in subjection, e- comes permanent, and it reuily does not answer, Look around on the most popular people of oue’s ucquaintnee, and IL will be seen that te most Wolchy of affection and respect are those who study aud contrivute to the buppluess and W: ll being of otuers more than their own. Suck per- Sous are uot usually addicted to depression; Lucy are loo much engrossed with Uueir associates to kive Ume or thouzut to moods aud feelings; cou- Sequeauly they are genera.y cheerful, and at least cudracirized by moderately good spirits, sue woral Lo be adiuced 1g tat seiishness is a mistake, for 1t grows On one with increasing years, and ts “thereiore vo be avoided and struggled Agalnst; While the more we occupy Our minus aud Ube faculties of brain and body the less we sail Suffer [row depression of spirits (unless trom physical causes or trouble), Which are fed by Want Of moral contro: and abselice Of congenial society or ewpioym nt ——_—§e0—____ ‘The Element of Horror. EXTENT OF THE HUMAN TASTE FOR STARTLING SEN- SATIONS. From the London Globe. Pre.chers 01 “sweetness and lght” are always tnculcating ~ta love for the beautiful,” but there another love which needs no encouragement in tue average Manklod, a love of the horrible. It 1s cu- rious how universal is this taste. A display, not of strengin or agiilty, but of an aeronautical feat whicu might have resulted in a terrible Rocident, aitracts 40,000 peopie to the Alexandra Palace Co witness P.utessor Baldwin's descent ‘tow a balioon by mesns of a paracuute, Rope Waking at periious aciguts, wild beast tamiug, ali suntiarly dangerous exhibiuons, are as atirac- Uve now ty a ulueteenth-century crowd as were the gladiator couflicts to the cliizcns of uncicat Rowe. The oid lady who begins her perusni OL Lue wewspaper by Lura.ng Lo ta uccuuut of tue Lavest muruer; te © ucated play-guer who sits out dramas'where desiu ugouies are faltutully repro- duced oD .be stge; Lue ivaders of Lhe must popu lat “dread.u.s,” all acanowledge Une sae laste, Even cubdren suwre 1 “David's sword was uli vluggy, ws biuggy as anytuing,” repeat wita gusts the invents in “eleus Babies,” Us pleasing iucidens belng that whicd tuelr Sunday desova (On Ube Conflict ‘With Gouatu) bas most urmy Haed 1a ther memones. Litue cntdren Veuse Luelr nurses ty repeat Lales a ghosts and murders, (uougu the recit.i newrly trigatens teu UL 0. LHeit Wes, aad a schUOi-Doy’s ...vorite Alera ture 18 wiWays & medley Of Lue advenvarous aud (we borriule. We grow ashamed of tuts Laste In waver ite, and Uy oO conceal It; but it rematus WILD Us ali tue same. Did ever a sca sutlouws” ex- bistuou ur drauia, Or Yoox luck spectators and Fe urseVeM amoug ULE Wdst edUCALed Classes Of Soc ety. U. sac people, the ancient Greeks appeared to have pussesocd tue Casie for the horriuic in the leas degree; tough they were by no means Waoly wee iO. We Universal senument. ‘Lneir public games Bad uo alai.y with tue cruel exuie DiUus 0: Kome, OF Lue uuuiaL suctliices Ofered Uy Uber nations; OU iu tuelr Hiverature We fod ele. Mculs 01 ¥.00iN aud Lragedy sUilicieat to suttsty uy wover Of Lue Horrible. AS ior OU medieval Torelatuers, horrors appear to have been tuelr dedghi. ‘Tue aft, ue iverature, Une Very religion Of tue middie wyes is all of & terrltying cast. Dante's great poem, Michael Angeio'’s Muest Tregoes, Lue Leacusugs Of Lue greatest preachers of Wwe day, Ail deai im Lue elem<ut Of horrors, AU (ie Saine Lue, sovers of tue horde are ex- trewely uncMuritable (0 each ovber. We are ail @pt Wo compound tor our own indulgence in unis Saepraved tase” by blamwg an exuluition of it lm ulber poopie, “LHe man Wao gues again aud again Co see Lorture or deatu represented on Wwe seage 18 disgUsied With bis (rleud WHO at.cads aa execuliou, “Cue haunver of Wild-beasi exuibiliuns and OtR-t perinus su0Ws Cauuot Undersiand Wout Pivasure peupe take In reading accounts of rali- Way accideuts abd wuders. ‘ue few “amateurs in horrors” Who wave become historical were only more honestly Ouspoxen in Weir tastes tuun their ueynvors George Selwyo Was candid enuugh .0 ack.owiedge that ue lked vo bewoid an execution, Mundreds of other p opie wuo went LO Lue Spectucie shared his tasie without Countessing 1% A “froMt piace” Was eagerly sougut for al auy scene Of horror—even by Wowen, Buu cated ladies still Wrong Our law courts Waen auy peculialy revuiling case 18 being tried, and ai deaf to tue requests Of tue Juuse that tney should Witudraw. Were Ube atrociules enacted at Ken- i e 82 Bs 2 : ningion common ater Ube “Borty-nve,” the exes cutions ub ‘rower Mill at cue same date, to be re- euucled amoug us, Lue spectacles would uoubtiess uraw us nuWeroUs aud asd Onauie au assemulaye An tls ceucury us Ley did 1M Une Last, ‘Many persons ingeniously disguise their taste for tue burrivie. ‘They wbleud purutul sights, read sensational literature, purely On bigu inoral grounds, ‘Chat the Dorrivie was a useiul factor in education Was @ long approved maxtin. Juve- nile bovks of eVed sOwe ily years ago deat lurgely in “a. ful cousequeaccs” auu “Juagmence” on Dad culldren. “Vou't Care,” who Was Various. Tepresenteu us velng “eaten by Lions,” or witu a Vaguer Lerror as “coming Lo a Very vad end,” was bul a type Ol the D.UguLy boy aud bus fate, as set fortu in Ube Culuren’s Books OL the past. “a wuolesome terror” (as writers Of Ube age purasetl it) Was ipculeated in most moral stones Of the tast geuerutiun, In that widly popular doox, “Hisvory Of tue Fairchila Family,” vy dirs, Sucrwood, ls ap intercsiing Darrative of @ Vist paid by ‘a fatuer WILD ils chuuten toa yivbes Whereon Was hUUg & wan WHO Dud murdered 18 vrother. ‘thls lertibie example Of the resust of a quarrel 1s duly exuivited 10 the litte ones, who are required (o repeat one of Waits’ hyinus Wie Testing duder Ube yibbet, while tue corpse “rutules and swings” overieud. ‘in the last cenvury it was ‘@ common pracuice Lo grant schooiboys a holiday for the purpose of uite: an execution, Une S.gbt belug Fegarded as “wore” and impressive. ee Close at Hand. From the London Journal Once, said Lawrence Oliphant, I was in a Cor- nish mine, some hundreds of feet down in the bowels of the earth. Crawling down a ladder, and was every moment wevulng Warmer, I tO @ miner Who Was accom- ing me, “iv is geting very hot down here. ww hat rou Lhink it «8 UO the vt know exactly,” he replied, “but if Fou let ‘there in two ules.” ——-o-_____ Human Life. After a while—s busy beain Will test frou allate cere and pain, f I Hy 4 Seatac sa maneas, Spee SAEs Sao | Emperor William's Yacht. THE FLOATING PALACE WHICH CARRIES TEE GTRMAB CASAR AND HIS PORTUNAS. ‘From the Paris Fetit Journal ‘The Hohenzollern 18 a sidewheel built of steel. Her ordinary speed 18 about sixteen knots an hour. ‘The hell of the yacht is black, ornamented with Gilding, The bow terminates with a golden spread eagie, and on the stern are the arms of the Hob- enzollerns, with the chain of the onder of tbe Black uuder arising sun. On tue top of Sock meet there ie 8 gokden crown. The tni-rier Of this floating palace is extremely comfortable. Ail Ube aft portion is taken up with a eats of the Emperor and his suite. Upon the bide there is a pavillion of considerabie size, which 18 Used as a SwOking room. The woodwork of tbs room is 1a American wainut, and ihe furaiture 1s covered with veil or silk. At each end tuere are two copper beavers, which are warmed by steam furnished by the vessel's engine. At the 1000 of the principal stairway 1s the entrance to Ue Gining-room of the emperor. It takes in the en- Ure width of the yacht, and can seat twenty-five guests. “The woodwork and furniture are of carved oak, oldGerman style. Iweuty-four bronze pliques aind two lustres with . ighteen Jets sup- Uwe light Around this piece, which is tbe in Une vessel, are placed, upon magnitio-nt sliver stands, vases and Candelabra, richly cisel- Jed prevents given formerly to the Aduiral Prince Adalbert, aud aow by inueritence the property of Wiilam TL Back of tuis dining-room are situ- ated On ove side the apartments of the emperor, Compused of a bedroom, & studio, a tollet room And a bathroo.n; and op the oluer side ue apare ments of tue euspress, Wicd are somewhat lar, ‘The other pieces, some six in number, have aultheir special destibadon, and serve ay patiors Or dining-rooms for the ladies of houor, wae dig a taries of the court and the officers on board, ee SkiM of the Hands, From the American Machinist. We hear a great deal about the wonderful pro. ¢ision and accuracy of machinery in these days, nd of course 1t 1s wonderful; but Lue degree of ac curacy to which the human hand can be trained 1s equally wondertul, Playing cards are required to be cut with the sides parellel to each other, be cause if a pack be trimmed by the machine slight- ly wider at one end than the othelr, and they be- come turned “end forend” in dealing, the excess 1n ‘Width of some cards over o.hers at the end of (be Puck will be double the variation in any oue card, Which would faclitate cheating, @ very minute Variation velng perceptible. The men who test Uhese cards for this, make cailpers of their Huser and thumo and by passing Luem along from vue end to the otuer, detect a ullTereuce in width ve- | Lween the OWo eds which it is difficult (© mesure by any other mans, ‘There are men empioyed ia factories Wuere uried Yeusi is made Whose Dusiness iL ts to put the yeast into packages Weigulng a cer= Vain amount e ch. It is Ou a tavie in out or them in a large plastic inuss, and there are Lue scaics for Welgbiag fi, But Ube ‘wen do not use tbe scains Taey siuiply separate from Une tnass with (weit Lands 4 lump of 1b and puLit up, and you way choose at raudom and put it on th scales and is Wul weigu exactly the rigut amount, the scaic’s Dean Just balancing, Wuere large nuibers of eggs aie bandied and shipped to market there 1s a | PrOc ss Known as “candietug” gus, Whhich consists 4m aking Uhem up tp Lue dguds (usually wo eg.8 Ja each siaud at @ Une) and buiding (hem up beiore @ liguted candie, ‘The ligut sululuy througu Wei Tevéuls to Lue practiced eye the eXuct condition of the coutenis, “Buc some Of the ten soon Ket 0 That Ubey do nor ueed Lo Use Lhe candle, Lue mere Coutact “Or their bands With the sbelis denoung the Condition of the eg Just astutalitbly and much mnore quicaly. Au. they disunguish in that way NOt Mere.y eggs Wuled are deciuediy bad, but bose Waicu are Juse barely beglnnlug (0 luse their tres hess. ere are Luree uilfereul Ways in Wuich ex- treme skill Of Lue vands Is shown by persisient trawing: First, in detecing sligut differences in Magnliude; second, iu welxut, aud, lasuy, wD Lex Uure of character vi surface bandied, Too Honest for the Law. From the New Yors ‘rivune, Senator Cullum tells a good story—and not being given to practising law much himselt, I suppose be Cau afford to do.so—of a prosperous storekeeper in @ smali Iilloois tow , the pame of which has es- caped me, who ouce practiced law, but who has Joug siuce avandoned it, Being met by au old ac- qQuainiance, he was askea for ail the particulars 1 uis giving up Lie protession, D.Gn't agree with your wealthy” “Ul, yes,” abswervd “Uucle Joe,” a8 he Was fam- lutariy Called by uistriends, “Diun't it pay?’ “First-raie.” {cMret Witu Sufficient favor from the courts?” “ail Tcouid ass.” ‘Puen what was It compelled you to quit it.” “Weil, I'li tell you—I was too Louest.” A joud laugu Trow tue uystauders aroused “Uncle Joe” nwo carucsiness, and ue repeated the suange Statewent, Bud palied 101) nts sbop-couater Wid Dis uuge ist. Bul luts cross-questuner Went on: wea did you Mud Lule ut” la WY Very sas case.” Waa was tt? “Oue in Witcu I was retained to re a neiguvor for killing a dog.” REE “Aud he Was acquitted? So you lost the case and gave up your p ole. “Nu, ue Was cULVicLed,” si ben be Was guiity.” “NO, be Was lunoeent.” “but didu’t tne evidence prove his guilt?” Svertalny it aid.” “Tuen way do you say he was innocent?” “Becatse I nad Killed the dog uiyself a few niguts bewore for Urespassing Oa wy poulury, aud Tcame to (ue Coucitsiou tuat any business that Wou.d ada mau ty cOuvicl @ DelgAvT uf us Own Cries Wasu’s Lue Dusidess for une, sv 1 gave le up.” ee: He Mets 1a Goa, “He rest. in God.” *T is ail we read; he mowderuig stone reveal Bo w0Re, “Tu God" “U: ouser worus what heed? ‘These spau tue bros eteruul sure. Qerladen with its starry blooms, TA jasiuiue bush cuuceais te 100m, Newiecieu 1a Whe piace oF tobe, Witu »p.c¥, golue.. swectuees crowmed. ‘Aud deep wi:hia its leaty trast Due tuveiul vird bus soug..t a home, ‘The tiny brood within tie uest ‘Fearless aud free to yu aud come, Anoly quietudeis tere, band Sore ue abr birding’ song, ake tarougu tue suliness pure and Clear, ‘And echoes tue dark freauoug. Bleep ou, sleep on, thou pulseless heart, wnere Jasulin stefs dup culieu alll, Frow eve.y woubicd thougat apart, Forgvtion eVer, eartany pain. Sleep on; thy long repose 1s sweet; Telver and coo! thy wrassy sod. O traveler! stay tay nurrst Btep woiuly “He res: From the German, —— + Paying for a Dead Indian. From Forest and Stream. If an Indian is kiliei tu a quarrel his relatives are usuaily appeased by payment. I remember ‘once a fancy, overbearing young Assinaboine back came into tne Milk River ageacy and bent hig bow and arrow on the agent's pet dog. Tne agent warned him If he shot the dog he would kill the Indian, ‘he young vuck shut his arrow, tue ageut Killed him. We expected to have some trouvie, Dut the grief-stricken fathes cawe forward ou be- half of Lhe relauves and claimed that, in consid eration of the young mau being such a buffalo runner, the agent must pay tor Lire loss of Such a person & red viankel, a piece of calico and four pounds of sugar. He’ cowplied win their Gemands, vut the vengetul relatives Ubereaiter adopted ‘bim as their banker. The motner and other relatives of the siain young man searcely ever met the agent wituout embracing him and Wit endearing evithets begging tor som=.bing more in remembrance of Uke gvod buffalo runuer. ———— Proposed for.the Wrong Girl, From London Life. ‘Tne following story 1s told in the newly-published. “Random Recollections of Courts and Society,” of Baron de Bourgoing: “I am extremely distrait,” he sald, “and my marri ras Ube resuit of my ‘auseuce of mind, When I was a young wan I teil im jove WKH & charming girl l usd to mect at Dalls and T found out that she recipro- cated my sentiments, and oblained her permission Yo speak to ber father. ‘The next moruiug I cailed ch him, Was shown inio ‘his study, and presenied mnyselt’as a suitor ior his daughter's Land. ‘ihe old gentleman seemed sur,rised at rst; but when Thad «ssured bim of Ube sincerity and stablilty of my uffections he offered no iurtuer objections, and, accepuing me his son-in-law, sent for his deughver. As Le door opeued Iran Wo’ greet my Maucee—it Was apotuer )oung lady—your mo: her, my culid,” he continued, suavely sinliing at Mlle. de Bourgo- jug. “1 bad al come to the wrong house, pressed my Sul With Ube Wrong fatner, and been Enecwec wee injenemaananes Tetract of revusing her. She did not For Men Whe Own Horses, ‘From the New York Mail and Express ‘Never wash a horse with cold water when he is heated. ‘On the farm dispense with shoes, unless the land ts very rocky. rer-teed, gee PAWater before feeding, but not while the horse ts ‘hot from work. and never when the E i | i i i i [ i f i 8 > j uf i & i 7 : | F ii i POWDER Absolutely Pure. This power never varies. A marvel of purity, strenetvand, whoiesomeness.. More scsnonsiod) tees the ordinary Kinds, apd cauwot be sold ip competition Phoepbate powders, BOLD Smtr te cube’ hictes Ber Fy o m= ; Kine Fowoan Uo. 100 Wall suvet. NE ‘a Usenscevesten Arrnaction OVER 4 MILLION DISTRIBUTED LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. n sted by the Lecisiature in 1868 for EAn- ational and Charitable purposes, its franchise Made & part of the present State Constitution in 187, ‘Dy av overwhelnune popular vote. Its GRAND EXTRAORDINALY DRAWINGS Ince eini-Ansiually. June and Deosniber)._ am AND SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS take glace ome ch of the other teu myuntha in the years sah are all drawn i public, at the Academy of Music, New ‘Orieaus. La. “We do hereby certivy that we mperviae the arrange rents For aii the Monthly and Semi-Annual Drawinovof The Lowsana State Lottery Company. and (person take a wanage and contro! the Drawings themarives. and t the same are conducted with honesty, Jairmess, and gud Faith toward aii parties, and we Author ige he Com’ Fran 0 ue this cor choate, with f ac-atmtlea al oul wig malvree adiached. mm vs adceriusemente™ ‘Commtestonera, We, the undersigned Banks and Bankers, will pay all zen drawn tn The Lousiana State ries may be M. WALMSLEY, Pres, Louisiana National Bank Fidtaw EASkt X, Revs Seite National tai n rea. New On Caidt KOM, Prea Uuiou Natiobai Bau at our evunters. GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBEK 11. 1888. CAPITAL PRIZE, £300,000. 100,000 Tickets a: ‘Twenty Dollars each; Halves si0, $5. Tents 82, Twontetae Ge LIST OF PRIZES. OF, £300,000 is. OF KAZE OF KiZe OF RIZES OF AdZES OF KIZES OF WIZES OF KIZES OF ees UF 3 IZE IZE renee et ra sep SE Bemennsnne re 3 3.134. Prizes, amounting to.-..-+-~ Dore. —Ticket« jrawing Capital titled to terustual Prizes. tw Fox Cits Kates, orany further desired. write lezibiy to the. U1 wf YoUr residence, with State, County, Sirect aud Duniber, Sore rajid return mail delivery wil. be grrured by sour Cuclusaiy an Euvelope bearing Jour 1 add ines i New hort Ractatoe te onttaany bee wOmeeay of New Nora Rxcusive th orate : fy Siens Gs Our exyeuse sdidrensed to & & DAUPHIN, Dew Urieaus, La. 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Baitimora, osu eta FINE FRENCH HALK GOODS. ao A sriection in “SHELL, AMBER, and DULL sir GnnaMents. se Hair Dressed ad Bangs Sbingied. yy 28-am* JRENCH DYEING, SCOURING AX ING ESLABLISHMENT, 1205 with | @ NTO! . ALISIMENT AND Dit WORKS 900 Oat tw Ladier' aud Ge: t's Garmente of al: kinds Cleabed an Dyed without beiug ripped, Ladies’ Ev ping Dresses S.. Thirty-five ears experience, Prices Goods called tor and delivered. ote ALE XOCL GARMENTS MADE UP ON RIPPED ayed ocd mourning black A. FYSOH! ma Parte te eae __ RAILROADS. IEDMONT AIK LINE Schedule i Bact \uust 12, 1888. 8:30 A. M.—hast enn. Mail Daily for Warrenton, Gordonsville, Charlotiay ln, "Lychan and Statens between Alexaudoa and Lyuct oury, kid Serings, Alierbeuy Springs, Bristo., Kos) home. Calera," Mouigomery sud New Ovicaua, Wasluoaton to New Orieama, 11.24 A. M.—Fast \ il Daily fur Warrenton, Char- Jotte-ville, Gord susvil’e, Stations Chea & Ohio Route, | Lonchbung, Kocky oust, Denville au! stations be tween Lyuc) bug ant Deutilly, urecusboro, Ralelet, Charlotte, Columum “Awposta, “Avaut: ewig” bam, Son ‘New Orleans: Texon a. 4 Gaitforaa, Palinan nivopor Kew Yort to Monursnert, we connec: bon with Sie-jers Mon womery to New Orleans: and Mann Boudoir Si for Birmingham. Vicks. Bure sud Shreveport. Pur man Se pet Danville to Columbia and Auurusta. Solid. trains Washington to Aus ta. “Does bot conpect for Cand 0, route points Sundays. =: 5 P. M—Daily, except Sunday. for Manas, feteebune, cra) etd intermediate lations, Counocua ative op tor La ay, atcrvinw BBS fsa 5-30 P.M —Weetern Duily’ for Warrenton, Gordunsvilie, Charottesvil'e, Louisville, Cinemnatt Shd Nummer reeuris on and ‘neat inne of Shesayoaks ‘And Obie route, "Pullusan abd" Bold Traine achiugton to Loumyle aud White Sulphur Spriuce fo St Loui | aise tor Lyuchburg, Bristol. Chattanoose, N-shvile, Memphis, Little Rock, and ad soathw-stera nts “Turoach Puliman bieepere Washington to jempbie without chase. 11:20 P.M.—Southern Express Daily for Lynch. burg. Danvilie, ‘Asheville, Charlotte, colnm Lie"Aiken, Aucuste, “Atlanta, Moutcowery. New Or- Jems. Texueand California. Pulauan siceper Wash. to New Jrieaus, vim Atlaita. abd Mong mers ‘imab Sleeper Washington to A ‘Gu, without ‘chauve. Pullman sleep tise: te White Sulprur Springs and C aud ‘Traiue ou Washinton aud Obie divinion Inave Was tugton 9-00 AM. Lye Borpt Be 4r } MDa we Round Hil) 11-48 AM and 7.21 Be M, Bevurning nh *S.30 tat Daily aud 120 b. : Wastiuetoa 1 Jas L TAYLOB, Tameeuaer Asset YANTA ROUTE TO THE NOKIM, WEST. AND SOUTRWRST. DOUBLE TRACK" SPLENDID SCENEE BIREL RAILS. MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT LN REFECT aUGU>i 5. 183, § LEAVE WASHINGTON, +KOM STATI emeOE Et SIXTH AND Bb SILEETS as # Forkittsvurg and the West. Chicago Limited Rxvtess ot Pullma, Vestibul-d Care, 00:50 a.m daily, Past Live, 4:00 am. dally, to Ciuelunatl and St With’ mie) tue Care from Fittevune .o Cunciut Abd Harrisburg to St. Louis, daily, except Saturday, fo Cuscago, with Sleepume Car Altounaty« ucaga, Western, at; 40 pou. daily, with Sleeping Car Washington to Chicaro #34 St.Louis, and ox Ce} { Saturday, Harrisbury to Cieveiaud echuecting Gaily et Harrisburg with thr ag nie Louisville and Meimplus Pacine, Expsess, 10: Pw. 4aily, for Pitteoure and the West, with freee wo Prusburg. and Pittebun to PALIIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD, For Eric, Cavandaurua, aud nes, daly. for Bat. ou te Rocbeeter. ffalo ava Niagara, diy, except Saturaay, 1 m, with Sicepine Car For Williamsport. Lock Haven, and Kimira. st 9-50 dui.y, exons Sunday For New bork and the ban 7.20, ceette 1-00, and | bers WASHINGTON FROM STATION COR, OF W JERSE! VENUE AND C STRE! =<? $ 4, ood Roruwest, express daily 1y: . | Dior Citctomatl and St Louie exreee dally 3.08 | we neta rere and Local #10-20: or Plage Newark. aud Wilunnuton T9 @. 205 and 5:25 p.m. daily, exprow. afi: 10am. 18 1:35 totam. 120:30 am 15:30 p.. petal pase ona te eeT vam. Li wont. | hares