Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 10, 1885, Page 7

R LIGHINING TYFE SETTERS, Deotatls of the Recent Contest in New York Oity, New York Herald, Jane 5, A feature of tho day was the type set ting match betwsrn J seph McOann and Tra Somers, for 8500, which took place In the afrernoon in the comporing room of the Bundsy Star, in the preseuce of about three huudred spectst re—delegates of the Interrational Typosraphical Unlon and representatives of nearly all the clry offices, Mer. Willian Foster, of the Phila- delphia Evening C.l, acted as referee and timeke: per, and two men were ap- pointed to em1y the sticka of both c¢on- testants, The moasurs was twenty-five ems, the type minlon, solid, without a paragraph, and the time of the racs was three hours At five minu‘cs past two o'elock time was called, and the contestants, a trifle nervous, started with the word Bets on McCann were off -red but not taken, McCann finished the firat line about 6 ems ahead of Somers, who distribated three-fourths of the second line, having wet the wrong words and thus falling be- hind one line at the s'art, McCann ganed geadaslly ‘on hia apponent, and was two lives and a half ahead on the first stlokfal, which he set in 14}n, while It took Somers 16 Bach suick- fal contalued 500 ems. McCann finished his second stickful In exiotly the same tlme as the firs, thus setting up his first 1,000 ems in 29 minutes. Somers lost 10 ground on the second a'ickful, but re- mained two Iin-s and a hulf behind. He ect his first 1,000 in 304 minutes. They then buth appeared to shake off what little nervousness they felt aud plcked up the type with more assurance and acour- acy. As McOann increased his speed, 8o did Somers, although the latter bid not quits keep up with McCann, as he lost another line on the third stickful. At the ¢nd of the first hour McCann had set 2,123 ems, which beats Arens berg's record by G0 ems, and, allowing 80 ems more for the fuur paragraphs allow: d to the latter, his record was beaten by 180 ems, On the second 1,000 McCOann kept creeping shead, and 3,000 ems were st in 1b. 26m. by McCann and in 1h, 30m. 208, by Bomere. SHAKING HIS CASE. The men changed cases on the next stickfal. McCan had 1 st a few seconds on the pravious one by shaking his case twice. Fonr thousand ems were set in 1h. 53m. 20s. by McCann, and 1h, 59m. 20s. by Somers. Durivg the second hour McUann set 2,110 ems and Somers 2,025 ems. The work for the first two hours was:—McCann, 4,633; Somers, 4,625, Five thousand ems were ret In 2. 22m. 20s. by McOann and 2h. 29m. 10s. by Somers. Six thousand ems were set in 2h. 50m. 20s. by McCann and 2h, 68m, 30s. by Somers. This left McCann 9.0, 408 be- fore his three hours wers up and Somers 2m, 30s.— 13 lines behind. Daring the 9m 40s McCann set up 14 lines more, thus reaching the phenomenal figure of 6 350 ems in 3 houre—which had never been #ccon plished before, and had heretofore b-en thoaght imyp issible. Somers set 6,075 cms— which 1s no mean figure, considering that he is but twenty- two years old and that this was his first public performance. THE PROOFS, When t'me to st p was called both con- testants dropp:d their s'icks to allow the proofs to be read. They started on the correctlon at the same time. McCann finlehed his correction in 12m. 30s. Som- ers in 11m. 30s. As McOaon took one minunte more to correct his proofs, owing to an ‘‘out,” which compelled him to overrun and make an oxuea line, one line was deducted off his matter, which a'ill left him thir- teen lines shead, or 325 oms. Deduc iog one line fur each minute re- quired for correction Jeaves the record tor conposition and correction in three hours:—McCann, 6,062} ems; Somers, 5,707%. HOW THE MEN WORK, McCann's “motion” is like a flash of lightniag. Ho suatekes the typs out of 1hio case in about the same way that an unsuspecting child would touch a red hot stove. He hardly ever mieses atype, ex- cept when he undortakes to read his copy and sct type simultaneously, when he will occasionally make a *‘false motlon” In placing the type in his stick; but, even then, ho takes it out of the case at the first attempt. If he were to hold his siick more over his case and f.llow his right hand with his lefc to s certain ex. tent he would undoubtedly s:t 100 ems per hour more. He sets type with his body erect and his head motionless. ‘While he does not appear to look at the type his quick eye s constantly ahead o his hand, and he sevs at & glance just how the type is placsd in the case before he gata his fingers on it. Somers’ “‘motlon” is graceful, but not quite so rapid nor so sure. He misses wae type ccaslonally and holds his stick a trifle too high —— Bridegroom in the Tannel, Chicago Herald, A newly marrled couple were enroute to Wash/ngton by the Baltimore & Ohlo, There are mavy wunnels on this road the other side of the Ohio river. All through Ohfo the face of the young man wore oc- casional looks of pain, desplte his great joy. He seemed towant something. Ap. psrently he yearned, Over in West Vir- glnla the train entered a tunnel. Upon emerglug {oto the light the young man's face was seen to wear a studious expres- sion, He was thinklng, At first he seemed perplexed, then interested, then trlomphant. He had had a revelation, Then ho smiled with a firm, manly, con- tinuous smile, and hls eyes peered ahesd for the first sign of a yawrlng cavern in the mountain slde, The bride was happy rumble and demure, Whish—shadows —=darkness. The vell is draw: another tunnel. Light agaln, oung man looks happler than ever. The ride’s cheek disports a gentle blush—a modost, experlenced blush, dis- coverable only 10 the fol- tiated and envious. No perplexity, no anxiety now. The revelation has been tested and found a success. There are mm{ tannels, but mct enough, If the whole line were & funnel the bride and groom would not care how slow the traln proceeded. The man who has not lived to bless the bullder of tunpels does not know w:at happiness is. He is bat little above the brate which never troublad the Creator for passing clouds over ths moon on prayer-meeting night, Bat our bride room was not one of these parties, He appreciated all the blessings which msn and nsture had besiowed upon him, He did not miss = tunnel, Bat all thivgs must have an end. Day- light always comes to the newly mariied, Btrawberrles and oream murt be paid for #t the cashier's des! Within the bliss- ful cocumber hides & microbe. Oar young husband goes for a drink of or. Whilo on this errand ey oatohes the signs of another tunnel, Of course he fears his birdie will be sure afrald 1f left alone in the darkness, and he hastens to her stde. Qaick sre hls foet, but faster movea the train, Dark. ness gathers while ke is yet half adozen soats awny. DBut the brave man does not falter. He gropes along, he reaches the seat (ur thinks he does) and slides Into it. Deep are the shadows, and hums the traln, A scream, loud and vigorous—a sound of scufiling—a thump or two—and the bright light «f a May day breaks upon the sceae. Tha young hussand frantlo- ally eadeavors to disengage himself from the grasp of an argry o Dred woman ett- tiog fn the seat just behind the bride. He at length succeeds and retires sullen- ly to his seat, wiping his mou'h snd oc oaslonally spitting upon the floor as If he had bitten througha worm in a fig. The tunnels come and go, but thele shadows are scarcely deeper than those upon the face of the young honey- moon, e — A Ball W put a Man, There was a ball at the Pennsylvania Female collego last week—a ball the like of which s not often seen, The lrrev- erent youth who listened near the en- trance to the grounds eald a ‘‘hen party” wasgoing c¢n, and & companion who clalmed to possess superior knowledge donfed this, explaining that “‘tho glrls were just playing dudes.” Up on top of the hill from the long windows of the chapel came a light only seen when the young ladles are at home. Within the chapel the floor waa cleared and every bench pushed back, and on the listle stage at the east end an erchestra was scated. Under the many-lighted chan- dellers a gay throng was moving, and as the music of & waltz sounded, swayed off in the one-two.three step of tha: favorite dance. The costumes were brllliant and the scene remarkable. Everybody was young and everybody was hendsome. At a first glance a spectator could not but help notice the men, They didn’t seem to be quite the usual thing. Smooth-faced youths they were, all of them with bangs, and mos: of them blessed with more black halr than the average young man can handle with any degree of grace. Thelr garb was not exactly the regulation. The black swal- 1yw-tailed coat, the standing collar, the exposure of snowy linen, and the black waistcoat were according to standard But the breeches were something new. They were made of some sort of striped stuff and stopped at the knee. From thers down to tho patent leathers the imbs were Incased In black eilk stock- ings. Thecarriage of these gallants was strange, too, and, on asecond glance, the remarks of the youth at the entrance could be understood. Theso boys were girls, It was the annual ball of the col lege students, and one-half of them were masquerading in male attire. Not a real man was In sight—except the musicians, who don’t connt—but thera was plenty of imitations, and right honestly did they fill their parts. To be sure, soms of them needed coaching fn the matter of handling crush hats and lolling in the door-ways, but the majorlty of them had seen enough of the simon pure to go through the mo'i-ns withovt a break. The ladies—that is, the ladles who were appearing In thefr own character— were dressed in the helght of style. The assertlon that women won't drees for women wouldn’t have had half a chance at the college last night. Low neck aud short slesves were the rale, trains longer than the wearers were common, and jewels flashed in powderad hale. It wa full dress for a cortainty. The rules cha arein force In ordiaary socisl assem blages of this kind were strictly observed, and there was a due solemnity about the affalr. Only In one place was this in- fringed upon, and that was where the dignified 1ady principaland her corps of assistants stood watching the proceed- ings. They were privileged characters, and laughed until handkerchlefs were ne- How did you decide who should be gentlemen and who should be ladles?’ was asked of one bright-eyed little lady who sat wav- ing a fan almost as blg as herself. “*Oh, all the girls wanted to be boys. 1t’s such fun, you know. 1 had no chance. I was tco little, and all the other little girls were put oft in the same way. Then the big girls drew lots, and that's how it was fixed. Ain’t it fun?’ It was fun, at least so all the partiel- pants seemed to regerd it. The music started early, and was ringlng untll the early hours of the morning came, and through it all not a man was there. e —— “Love Bees No Faults,” it has been eald; but, when a woman is dragged down, emaciated, wan, and a ehadow of her former self. with never a cheerfal word, she can bs no longer beautiful or lovable. Nature may have been generous in her gifts, and endowed her with all the charms of her sex, but disease has crept in unawares and stolen the roses from her cheeks, the lustre from her eye and the sunshine from her heart. Bat to be well agaln liea In your {)t)war. Take Dr. Pierce’s ‘‘Favorite rescription,” 1t will care you; thousands have been cured by It. Nothing equals 1t for all the painful maladles and weak- neeses peculiar to women. Price reduced to one dollar. By druggists. e — Reliet tor Tired Feet, New York Sun, *Don't you often get tired walking or standing for six hours at a time?" was asked of a policeman who leaned wearlly agalnst a coal-bin, 1t does get tiresome at times, espec- ially during the early morning hours, when theras are few persons In the street and nothing dolng.” “;Fn get rather hardened to 1t, don't you ‘“Yes, 1 suppose we do. At first it made my feet ache terribly, but I found that was dae to wearing the same pair of shoes all day. By changing my shoes two or three tlmes a day I find that my feet are greatly relieved. Nearly every police- man keeps several pairs In constant u: When worn In that wsy they also last longer. No two pairs are exactly allke, and they support the foot at differsnt };olnh, and dl:n 1s where they are help- ul.” — ——— Horsford's Acid Phosphate, DECIDED BENEFIT, Dr. Joux P, WaeeLer, Hudson, N. Y., says: “‘I have glven it with de- clded benefit in a case of innutrition of the brain, from abnss of alcohol,” | —— An Experiment Station, Philadelphia Call, **Say, Bob, you'r ‘out’ with Mies Par- s 0 0 ‘ o “‘What happened?” “‘She's experlmenting too laviehly,” “Experimentivg! What ati’ “Trylng to care freckles by eatlng ica- eream.” *‘Well what onght you to ca “'Oh, T don't providlog it's at some other fellow's expense. It was costing me a dollar and » halfa freckle,” THE DAILY BRE-~WEDNESDAY, JUNT ‘PLUNGER JACK.” A Youth Who Can Tell & Winning Horse, and Has Won 820,000 this Season, Louisville Oourier.Journal, Just befora the rac-a yesterday after- noon an active young fellow, of 19 or 20 years, stepped lightly into the tarf ex- thange. He was below the mediam size, bat compactly built, He wore a s ft hat, pullsd down over his eyes, and was dressed 1n a suit of light, fuzzy goods. A pink and white ohocked shirt and a red neck tie lent a desh of color to his outfit He nodded and spoke famillatlyto 8 num ber of the gentlemen who crowded the place, and ail his acqnalntances addressed him only by the name **Jack.” Jack is a character. All turfmen In Loulsville are familisr with his face and name. Heis even better koown than this, and his form ls otten seen at all the prominent race-courses throughout th~ country, Everybody calls him Jack. No one knows his other name, or those who do have so long omitted it that it has al- most slipped their memory. Jack is what {8 commonly called a *‘plunger,” or otherwlse a heavy better, and he has made the eyes of the veterans of many s race-course meet open in astonishment at his darlng operations. Jack has quite a history, and 1t 1s one worth relating. Several years ago, when turf-exchange first opened, he went thore a raw, ignorant lad, and asked for employment ~ He was given the desired job, and his datles were those of a tele- graph messenger, He carried dlspatches regularly for the owners of the turf.ex- change, As time passed on the lad com- menced to watch the operations of the mauy betters who were around the ex- change at every race meeting. He made astudy of horses, and examined the good points of all the winners, Ia this manner he soon grew familiar with the duings of the turf, and was vrapared to oxerciss his own judgment. The boy, by a long saving of his wages, contrlved to hoard a small sam, and at last had veutured it upon the perilous chances of race-horse betting. Contrary to the usual rale he prospered and doubled his little plle. Success did not turn his head, and he won again and sgain, It did not require long to develop Jack into a “plunger,” and he grew out of his posltion of telegraph boy. He began to attend the races regularly, and his operaticns were exceedingly bold for one 80 young. He made trips to Nash- ville, New Orleans, St. Louis and other places, and besides his own business ven- tured sums for outslders, of which he recelved a certaln percentage. Jack’s movements have been on & larger scale this year than ever before. It is common talk among tho tarfmen that on the Nasbvllle and Loulsville races he has won $15,000 or $20,000. He has bet heavlly, and in nearly every cate has won, fally sustalning his repatation of being a ‘‘plunger.” He has done better this sesson than probably any other Louisville man who keeps In the track of the races. A comstant visitor to the turf exchange, however, says that the last fow drya of the Jackey olub here has not served Jack so well, and hs has lost a good many dollars. Be that as it may, the little man did not look very care- worn when he pushed through the crowd at the turf exchange yesterday noonand chatted with hi. friends. He has a pe culiar, quick, nervous motlon, and zeems to be atways busy. Success or loes does not seem to change his sppearance. e — THE GRASSHOPPER, Startling Accounts ot His Omnivor- ous Exploits in California, PR S San Francisco Call. While gryllus was yet young, bofore his capabilities for devastation were in fall development, or his strength had be- come equal to his ambition, alarmlsta pointed to a time in the near fatgre when, in the pride of his power, he would swoop down upon field, garden and vineyard and devastate all the falrest portlons of our state. 1t would eeem, however, that the energatlc measures adopted fu many of the worst plagued localities to oppose his advance and blot him out, have not been without good re- sults. Farmers find this cause dwindling ata rate tha’ threatons to leave nothing to utter a mnote of war about. Still gryllus has not gone. There are areas where he lingers with a determination to make his mark. He asaalls old philoso. phies with a forco of argument that toars the palm and the laurel from the brow of Bub Ingersoll. The dogmas of ento mologlsts who hedge him up in grain fields and hay pastures, ha overthrows by asserting a claseification among the omuoivora, ~ A lady living near Buckeye, in Amador county, says the Jackeon Sen tinel, declares that tho grassh ppers light on the heads of her young turkeys and dig out the'r eyee, and that she has lost a thousaud from thls cause. Another jndy, living in Batte county, eays that Bhe had had half a dozen young turkeys in a coop recently, but the grasshoppers got in and killed them all. There Is nothing like settling the question, even though it may cost the lives of a few turkeys, COapt. Welker, of Buckeye, Amador county, says that dead grasshoppers are piled up two feet high agalnst his rouse and the fences—a fact rather for con- gratulation than alarm. Dead grass- hoppers are past dolng harm, and may be & good fertilizer, Stanislans county appesrs to possess attractions for gryllus, and there he has located a branch commisarlat. The Mo- desto Herald of the 28th inst. says: While the central and western portions of Stanislaus county seem to be substan- tlally free from the grasshopper pests, the eastern portions are suffering Rreatly. Mr, Joseph Dominlol, of Lagrange, was in Modesto on Tueaday last, and brought samples of what the grasshoppers were dolng in that partloular portlon of the county, He had a pooket filled with peach stones which were completely stripped of the meat, and llmbs from a grapevine which were #0 terribly matl. lated as to leave no hope cf recovery, The green bark of the youog sprout, next to the old stalk, was stripped to the wood, and nearer the end of the limb it was entirely eaten offt. Mr. Dominfol says that one orchardist near Lagrange has had his peaches all eaten, and noth- iog but the stones remsin on the limbs, The hoppers have nos attacked the green leaves as yet, but when the green bark is gone the leaves will follow, Theee pests are very numerous, many of them nt belog very small. Willlam Ashe down to Merced to his ranch on Fri lest with vengeance in his eye, He pro posed to glve the pesis a taste of sulphur and bulach, We are not so certain that bulach will have any permanent effect in the destruction of grasshoppers, bu sulphur seems to have had the desired effect wherever It has been trled. The Santa Barbara Press of the 28'h inst. says: A fow gassshoppers have lately been seen a short distance north of 10, 1885, here, but no reports of damage have been received. The Stockton Mall of yesterday con- teins the following: John Flizgerald, & mer, whose lands lle thirty miles est of this city, on the Sonoro road, repnts that grasshoppers aro raiding the gudens in that neighborhood, and are cutiing bar. ley. It is reported _!hm the reglons around Coppercpolis, Kuight's Ferry and Chinese Camp have suffered greatly from the hoppers. Oa Wednesday last the hoppera brgan to attack the reglon around aboat Wal lace. Yesterday, it is repcrted, from three to ten of tbe insec's could be counted on each st ck of grain. They steipped orchards of leaves and frult, leaving the nsked pits hauglng en pesch trees, They got into dng wells with such persistence that it was useless toattempt to c'ear them out, Willlam Smith s a farmer on the Mo- quelemos grant, Mr. Smith's family was determined to save a small vineyard near the house, Accordiogly light cloth was buund over the vines, . But the hoppers ate through the cloth and devoured leaves and frait. One man in the foothills, it Is reported, 1.8t 160 turkeys which had dined exces- sively on grasshepper meat. The hoppers have made their appear- ance In Korn c)nnty, according to the Bakersfield Californian, which saye: ““yrasshoppers are doing damage to tome of the alfalfa fields on tho north side of the river, They are of the kind that usually appear here every year at thia season, and are materlally less destract- ive than the variaty that constitute the p'ague, making a clesn sweep of every- thing in some of the northern parts of thestate. Bat In the saction of the val- ley referred ‘hoy are more nnmerous thon ever before, and they bid fairto doa gord deal of lujury. Talare county has aleo fallen into line. The Reglater says: These pasts are qaite thick and are doing a deal of damage in a few unfortunate neighborhoods {n Tu- lare county. They are not the migratory insect, and may be with us some weeka yet. Advices from the north are to the effoct that a parastte is at work on them and will soon complete their extermina- tlon. The parasite would meet with a cordlal welcome In parts of Tulare, though a8 a rule we are more frightened than hurt thus far. - ——— A Notable Inaian, There is one character brought into promincnce by the half-breed Insurrec- tlon of the Canadian Northwest quite ou’ of the ordinary. Thls is Poundmaker, the Cree chief, and there {8 much carl- oslty to know more about him. Reared in a wikderness that to him was not limitless, as he had never been east of the South Saskatchewan nor west of the Rockles, he rose to prominence among the saveges from his ability to meet and to battle with his western neighbors, the Blackfeet Indians. For meny years he stood between two fires,—the advancing whites and the Blackfeet. The interest in Poundmaker centers in the fact that without comiog in contact with Chrlsti~ anity save to use it asa target for his rifls, and untaught except in tho ways of war, he went through a notable serles of convistfons upon the art of living in tribes, The raids of the Blackfeet pre- vented him from encouraging the tilling of the 80il, but he saw that success had an unfortunate effect upon his braves Ia a conversation upon this subject with an Englishman, a faw years ago, he said ‘‘those who fcught the Blackfeet best ‘took no care of their families; they ‘saved nothing and did not care to work ‘or do anything excopt fight and steal ‘horees.” He concluded that there was sumething better than war, and he set about to procure a permanent treaty of peace between the Blackfeet and “the Crees, and then another treaty with the whites. Poundmaker went practically alone into the Blackfeet country and en- countered perils which,—to use his own worde, “‘still make my body shrink.” He was a verltable hero, risking his life for an {des and that not a native sentl- ment. Poundmaker succeeded, and his very succees made him amblitlous to help the Indians as a body, on the principle that all Indlans are brothers. Pound- maxker boasts that none of his braves ever to his knowledge scalped a white man, and his humane dlsposition, his liking for the plpe of peacs, and his disregard for the glory and plunder of bettic have made bhim the best-known Indlan in the northwest. Poundmaker fs very tall, etraight, elender, dignified, and quiet, with a slugularly mellow volco. When he is not telling of his great work of bringlng the Crees and Blackfest to torms, he enjoys rehearsing Indian lo- gends which ho religlously belives, Poundmaker's part in the present war has not been told. He has taken pro- vislons sent him by the half-breeds, de- fended himself effectually when attacked, and he gave himeelf up when he heard of the capture of Riel. Some of his braves essaped to the north and ere now gght- ing with the Blackfeet, who have not ecrupled to re-enact the old-time sccoes of blood when they take white prisoners. e The Fayorlte Washing Compound of the dsy is JAMES PYLE'S PEARLINE. 1t cleanses fabrics withoutinjury,and with- out the laborious scrabbing” neceseary with ordinary soap, For eale by grocers. ——— Off on a Tour, Detroit Free Press, ‘“Hi! bi!” yelled a boy In an alley off Olifford street yesterday. A second boy, who stood on the cross- walk, meandered down and asked what was wanted. ‘‘Put iour eye to this knot-hole and tell me what you see,” “Nuthin’ but & man sittin’ out in the back yard.” ey “‘Don't you read the papers ?" “Onuru,l do,” M “‘Dldn’t you see in the papers three or four dsys ago that this feller got marrled ? Name's John Blank."” *‘Ob, yes." *‘And it s sald the happy couple had started on a bridal tour to Omaha,"” #Yes," *‘Just went s far as Chlcago, and headed back fur home. Got here in the night, and walked up to the house to es- cape observation, That happy couple has got to put in aboat ten gpyl around herc with the front door locked and the curtalns down, and some morning you'll stir and learn that they have returned after an enjoyable trip, Say, Jim 7" “Yes,” ““Don’t get marrled,” . ‘*Never !" “If you ever do, don’t try to Omaba the public.” “1 won't,” ‘¢’Cause trath {s mighty aud must pre- vail, and deception must ssoner or later €9 to grass,” —— Catarrh 1s a constitutional dlsease, Hoed's Sarsaparilla is a cons‘itational reln.llady. It oures catarrh, Give it a trlal, NG BEES, Introducing Facts Ooncerning Thelr Profirable Keeping and Their Nature, Atlanta Constitution, After bees are once located In suitable hives, very litile expense fs required to keep them in good conditton. Hives, if possible, should be placed on the south side «f bulldings, or a close board fence fscir g southeast or west, 1f they ar attusted 85 as to be under the shade «f trees, and thus protected from the rays of thesun duri g the heat of the day, 1t will ba best; the hives should be set three fo: t apariand made to sta.d per- fectly level Begloners In bee raisiog shoald re- member that bees always mark the loca- tlon of their hives, and if the latter are removed fn the woi king season, the re. sult is, all the bees that go for h are 1 st, thereforo it is nesessary to place the stock early in the epring befors they bave matked the situation of the stands, and not obange thim after the bees have commsnced their labors A swarm of bees contaln one queen, thousands of workers, and, in the sum- mer season, a limited number of drones, The queen 1s the only fully developed female in the awarm, and usually lives from four to six years. The queen has a sting, yet may be handled with impunlty, for except in ccmbat with a rival queen she will not use it The wo king bee fs mush smaller than the queen, and on It devolves all the labor of the swarm ; it possesses an in- stict but little inferior to reason In the human family. The drona is the male bee, and swarms should not be permiited to rear a large number of thess won-producers, as It takea 8 grear desl of honey to support them In ioleness for several months. The natural incrense of the honey bee s very tmperfectly understood. The queen Jays all the f. riile eggs in the swarm: A high temperature will forward, while a low temperature will retard the matur- ing of the brood. The controlling of swarming is not perfec:ly underatood, and it s important that the bee-keeper should become ac- quainted with the best method, To re- celve the greatest amount of profit from bees they must be fed before nature fur- pishes them food. White sugar dis- solved In watcr 18 the best article for the purpose. The sources from which bees collect honey are various. Almost every flower, tree, shrab aud vine iu field, f r- est or garden yields honey, and in tho south, the home of the bee, a vr fasion of wild flowers affords a rich harvest. When we take into consideration the fact that bees will go seven miles or more to collect materlal, it i3 easy co under- stand that a certain number of swarms will succeed in almost any locality, and that bee-keeping can be made a very profitable ana healthful occupation for women, especially those who, to the in- jury of their health, are confined to the house, excluded from the air and sun- shine a great portion of the time. s A Fit for a Drummer. New York Mail and Express. Two New York drummers traveled through Texas Jast summer. When they lefc the railroads they hired a team and letsurely went from one town to another. One of the drummers discovered that his companton, immediately upon retir- ing at nfght, would fnvarlably grit his teeth together, not unlike the bad man from Bitter Creek who was itching for a TRAX fight. Some affection of the muscles of the jaw caused them to contract and rub his ‘molars together. Both men were full of pranks, and generslly kept the landlord whera they stopped in a state of nervous excltement at the antics and practical jokes they played upon each other. Oue dsy they separated, and the drammer who did not grit his teeth at pight went a day ahead of the other. The hotels he put up at were always notl- tiea to bave a nice room ready for the drummer, who would be there the next day. After & week of traveling apart the head drummer thought it was monot- onous. He told the next land!ord that he had a friend coming on a day behind. He sald that his friend was a fine, clever fellow, but required watching a liitle at vight. Tt was best to have some one sleep in the same room with him, as he was subject to fits, which aseumed the nature of mania a potu. These fits were always preceded by hls gritting his teeth together. The only way to prevent narm was 7 selzs him and pour a half dez:n buckets of water over him. The laudlord promised he should be watched The uneuspectiog drummer arzived and was warmly welcomed by the proprietor of the hotel, Thatevening two cowboys {n spurs and buckskin rode up. They were put in the ssme room with the drummer and informed of hie malady. *“If he should grit his teeth,” eaid ~the landlord, *‘just rash over to his bed,seizs him, hold him there and call for me. I will come with water.” *'This is & night for fun,” the cowboys eald. They kept on their spurs and clothing, and lsy down quietly on top of thelr bed. They walted fir the drom- mer to come in and go to sleep. His bed was sowe ten feet from thelrs. He came up finally and saw the two cowboys #leeping slde by slde. “Quietly pullmg off hls outer clothes and puttiog on a long silk gown, the ele- gant drummer retired to rest. He sighed once or twice and muttered some- thing about falllog to sell a bill of goods. Hin teeth gritted together. The sh ears of the cowboys heard it. Bot sprang up and leaped lixe panthers to the bed of the drummer, They seizsd him and yelled. The drummer thought he was belog robbed, and fought and yelled at the same time, His desperate atruggle resulted in his belng held down by the weight of the cowboys, who kept astride of his body. The landlord rushed in with & buoket of cold water and dashed it over the head and shoulders of the prostrate man, The servants came in with several more buckets, which were poured over the howling drammer. *‘Are you well " asked the landlord, kindly. “No |" roared the drummer, A ‘;Da you think you will have another it 9" “Fit 7’ soreamed he, “‘who sald I had fits 1" “‘Why, your frlend who has gone ahead #ald when you gritted your teeth you were goiug to have a terrible fit.” The cowboys were drenched with water, but they enjoyed it, The drum- mer got up and chartered the nearest saloon, Before the moon was down he #sw the landlord and the cowboys lylog on the floor, and ordering his vebicle he put out post haste to overtake and mur- der his friend. e An Expert Opinion on Whiskey. 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By ax_overwhelming popular vote ita franchise Was & part of fl g,nuu‘ stato constitution adopted December 2d. A. D, 1879, Its grand single number drawioge take place soales or postpones. at tho following distribution. 1818t Grand Monthly and the EXTRACRDINARY SEMI-ANNUAL In the Academy of Music, New Orloans, Tuesday, Jue 16, 1886, under the personsl supervision and mansgement of Gen. . T. BYAURKGARD, of Loutsiavs, and Gen. JUBAL A EARLN, of Virginia. 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