Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1878 — Page 4

THE COMING MAN. A pair of very chubby left*, Incased In scarlet hose; A pair of little etnbby boote, With rather doubtful toea; A little kilt, a little coat, ■Cut an a mother can — And lo! before ce etridee, in state, The future “ coining man.” Hie eyea perchance will read Ibe atara And aearch their unknown waya; Perchance the human heart and soul, Will open to their gaze; Perchance their keen and flashing glance W 111 be a nation’s light—Those ejea, that now are wistful bent On rome big fellow’s kite. That brow, where mighty thoughts will dwell In solemn, secret stale, Where fierce Ambition’s restless strength Shall war with future fate; Where Scienco from now-hidden caves New treasures shall outpour—’Tin knit now, with a troubled doubt, Are two, or three centa, more 7 Those lips that, in coming years, Will plead, or pray, or teach; Whose whispered words, on lightning flash, From world to world may reach J That, sternly grave, may speak command, Or, sniiiing, win control— Are coaxing now for gingerbread With all a baby’s soul 7 Those bands—those little busy hands— Ho sticky, small and brown ; Those hands, whose only mission seems To tear all order down— W ho knows what hidden strength may lie Within their chubby graep, Though now ’tie but a taffy-si ick In Bturdy hold they clasp? Ah. blessings on those little hands, Whoso work is not undone 1 And blessings on those little feet, Whose race is yet nnrun ! And blessings on tne little brain That lias not learned to plan ! Whatever the future holds in store, Clod bless the “ coming man! ’

IDA’S LOVERS.

Oh, I loved iu my youth a lady fair, For lif r azuro eycH and her golden hair. High and clear the awcet tenor voice rang out through the bracing, frosty air. Tt was an October morning; the woods were glorious in crimson and gold, the fields were white with frost, and the wind, cool and delicious, blew gently from the west, carrying health and strength to frames debilitated by summer’s sultry heat. “Who is that singing?” called Ida Miller, from the boughs of a chestnut tree, to her cousin Lou, seated underneath, gathering up the bright nuts as they fell. “ I don’t know; it's some person over in the next field. He’s a gtiod singer; hope ho won’t come along this way. Givo that bough another shake, Ida,” exclaimed Lou. Ida did so, and the nuts came down in a torrent. Deeply absorbed in gathering tiiem into her basket, Lou Miller did not look up until her cousin called out again, in a half-frightened voice, “Lou, as sure as you livo, that person is coming directly toward us; ho sees the branches shaking, I suppose, and wants some chestnuts. He’s a young: man, in a brown suit, with a gun on his shoulder, and oh 1 so good-looking !” “Hash! he’ll hear you,” said Lou. “Gome down, quick, before he gets here.” “Not I,” replied Ida. “I can’t get down, without climbing all the way back along this slender branch. I’m going to hide in the leaves until he passes on.” “ Oh, Ida, come down; he’ll see you, anyhow, and a pretty figure you’ll cut, perched up theio like a squirrel. Come down, quick,” coaxed Lou. “I won’t, I tell you; I’ve got a secure resting place, and I’m going to remain here.” Meanwhile the stranger approached and saluted Lou Miller with a graceful bow and a pleasant “ Good morning,” which the lady returned as gracefully. He was wonderfully good-looking, at least, so thought Ida Miller, surveying him from her airy eminence. A tall, erect form; brown hair, glossy and curling; frank, laughing blue eyes, and handsome lips, adorned by a drooping, light-brown mustache. Surveying the branches overhead, his eyes caught tne little figure of Ida hid among the loaves. Raising his ride to his shoulder, he said, laughing, “Is that lawful game, or do our laws forbid the shooting of such rare and beautiful birds V”

Lou laughed. “Our laws forbid it, certainly,” she roplied. Poor Ida was covered with confusion when sho found herself discovered, and, in endeavoring to change her position, her feet slipped from tue main bough, and she only saved herself from falling by grasping a slender branch with both hands. This bent with her weight, and she found herself swaying “between heaven and earth.” but fortunately only a few feet from earth. The young man caught her in his arms, and deposited her safely on solid ground. Between fright and shame the poor girl was speechless; she could only glance shyly at the stranger, while hot blushes dyed her face and neek. The young man regarded Ida’s rosy faco with undisguised admiration. Never, he thought, Iftid he seen any one half so lovely. Her short, curling hair, black as jet, hung in picturesque confusion over neck and forehead; her cheeks were red as June Jroses, while the great brown eyes above them were half filled with tears, and the scarlet lips beneath parted in a bewitching smile. Her small, but round and graceful figure was clad in a coquettish walking dress, revealing feet and ankleß of exquisite mold and fairy-like proportions. Lou broke the embarrassing silence by bursting into a ringing laugh, in which the others joined heartily. * Ycu must not undertake climbing again, my girl, or you will be certain to break your neek,” said Lou. “ But the chestnuts—l’d only got one branch shaken,” replied Ida, ruefully. “ Well, we must let the squirrels have them, I suppose.” By no means, ladies,” said the stranger; “I am a good climber, and will gladly shake the tree for vou if you wish it. ” “ J “We should be much obliged to you but the trouble would be too great.” ’ “ No trouble at all, I assure you ” he said, taking oil his coat; and in a moment he was gliding up the tree with the ease and agility of a squirrel. The bright nuts came rattling down like a shower of hail, and soon the ground was almost covered. To gather them up was a work of time, and I am afraid the young man did but little good in filling the basket, for he kept up such a continued conversation that they gave but little attention to the business on hand. And I think that little Ida almost lost her tender heart as she watched his handsome face, and listened to his pleasant, musical voice. The baskets were filled at last, however, and the young ladies were ready to go home, i “ y°u tell me where Dr. Miller lives V” asked the young man, throwing his rifle on his shoulder, and taking a good long look at pretty Ida. I might to be able to do so, as he is my father,” laughed Lou. «aidTn en /° U &re my COUBin . Louisa,” said the stranger, in a pleased tone. My name is Louisa; but I don’t think you can be my cousin, as I never saw you before.” “ y es, you have, but you have forgotten me I am Ralph Darrel-Coisin liafe, whom you used to play with when you were a very young lady, in short dresses. I have been abroad for ten years; so, of course, you don’t recognize

“ But I .do, now. Tour eyes and smile are just the same. Oh, Cousin Kale, I am very glad to see you, after all Ihese yearsand they shook hands heartily. “Is this your sister?” asked Rafe, lo king at Ida, and holding out his hand. “My cousin, Ida Miller, my father’s niece, and, therefore, no real relation to you. I have no sister.” “I hope we shall be friends, Miss

Ida, if we are not cousins,” said Rafe, pressing her little hand, and smiling down on her blushing face. “Of course you will go home with us, Rafe?” asked Lou, with cousinly familiarity. “Yes. Iran down here from town for a week's shooting, this beautiful weather, and I intend staying at your father’s, if you will tolerate me.” “We shall be glad enough to have you there. And we must be going, for it is nearly dinner time, and this bracing air gives one an appetite.” “It does, indeed. I, at least, feel a strong desire to taste some of my aunt’s excellent dishes.” - Dr. Miller and his wife were greatly delighted to see their favorite but longabsent nephew, and gave him a cordial welcome. The doctor was a retired physician, living on a fine farm not far from a large town. He was a jovial old man, disposed to take life easy. His daughter Louisa was his only child; but he loved his brother’s orphan, little Ida, as much as he did his own child, and treated her the same in every respect. The weather Continuing clear, coo and delicious, Rafe Darrel enjoyed some fine sport in wood and field; but, in spite of these attractions, he spent a large portion of his time in the house or in walking with the young ladies. I suspect that Ida’s brown eyes and cheeks influenced the handsome young man a good deal.

‘ But the course of true love never does run smooth; and ere long he discovered that he had a rival in the person of a stalwart youDg farmer named John Gordon, who walked into the parlor one evening dressed in his best. Ralph Darrel saw at once by his manner that he was little Ida's “ beau.” The knowledge did not please him, and ho retired to his room,in a fit of the sulks. “What the mischief can she see iu hat booby to like ?” he said confidentially to his pillow. “But what difference does it make to me ? Am lin love with this little country maiden? Yes, I am; and would marry her to-morrow if she would have me. Aye, there’s the rub—will she have me ? I believe she would learn to love me if that confounded fellow would keep out of the way. Certainly she doesn’t love him, for he’s ugly as sin. I think I had better wait awhile and see how matters go on; and, if she isn’t actually engaged to that fellow, I’ll cut him out, by Jove! if I can.” With which consoling reflection he went to sleep. Another week passed without Ralph Darrel having decided whether or not he could “cut out” the young farmer. Sometimes ho teased Ida about him; but she speedily got into a bad humor, and vowed that Bbe cared nothing at all for him—which Darrel, with his knowledge of women, could not believe. One morning, being in a particularly down-hearted mood, he took his rifle, and started for the woods to renew his acquaintance with the pheasants. He had not gone far ere he heard voices, which he recognized as belouging to Ida and her lover. “ All’s fair in love and war,” he said to himself; and, approaching as near as he dared, he crouched behind a bush, and peered through the foliage at the lovers—if such they were. They were seated on a fallen tree-trunk; Ida’s face was averted, but Gordon’s wore an expression of mingled anger and sorrow. “You liked me well enough,” he said, in a reproachful voice, “ until that fellow from London came down here. I suppose you think you'll get him now, and may-be you can, but it’s my opinion you’ll get no great prize, any how.” “You are no gentleman,” retorted Ida, angrily, “ to slander an absent person. I never expect to get Mr. Darrel; but that is no reason why I should marry you. ” “1 didn't mean to say anythingagainst him; I don’t know anything about him; but oh, Ida, he doesn’t love you as I do ! Only think how we played together as children, and how I have loved you ever since, caring nothing for anyone else !” “I am sorry for you, John, if you love me as you say,” replied Ida, gently. “ But I can never care P>r you only as a friend, and it would be wrong to marry you. ” “You never can love me as I love you ?” “I never can, John.” “ Then good-by,” said the honest fellow, rising to liis feet, and holding Ida’s hands in his, while his mournful eyes, filled with tears, met hers. “I shall never trouble you any more. I am rough and ngly, I know, but I loved you truly. Will you let me kiss you once, for the first time and the last?” “As a friend, you may, John,” said Ida, pitying his sorrowful face. “As the only woman I shall ever love!” he said passionately, catching her to his breast for a moment; then he released her, and disappeared without another word. Darrel pitied the poor youth sincerely; but at the same time his heart be J high with the joy of renewed hope; and approaching the spot where Ida was still seated he sat down by her side. The beautiful girl blushed scarlet and would have fled, but he detained her by clasping her hands in his own. “I met your friend, Mr. Gordon, a moment ago, ” said Rafe, mischievously, “ and he seemed to be terribly downcast about something. What is the matter with him ?”

“How should I know ?” replied Ida, trying to withdraw her hands. “But ho was talking with you; I heard your voices. He looked just as I fancy a man would who has proposed to the woman he loves, and has been rejected. Did you refuse him ?” “ Why do you ask ?” “ Because I think you treat him badly, little girl. He is a good fellow, and loves you devotedly. If you knew how you hurt his feelings, you would not treat him so.” ‘ ‘ It seems to me you concern yourself a good deal about that person’s affairs,” said Ida, growing indignant, and almost ready to cry. “ What difference does xt make to you?” “ Well, my darling, I love you so myself that I can feel for others who love you, as I fear I do, hopelessly. Dear little Ida! can you ever care for me at all, or must I, like poor Gordon, kiss you and depart forever?” Ida gazed earnestly upon him for a moment; then, sobbing with joy, she threw her arms around his oeck, and laid her blushing, happy face on his shoulder. “ That’s right, little girl,” said Rafe. “ Do you know, when I held you in my arms under the chestnut tree, I vowed that they should be your resting-place through life ?’’ “And I loved you at first sight, too,” confessed Ida, shyly. ‘ * Even so, darling. If we do not love at first sight we never will love at all,” said Rafe, kissing her lips. With which little bit of doubtful philosophy we will leave them.

A Wonderful Spring,

Silver spring, Fla., is one of the greatest curiosities in the South. It bursts forth in the midst of the fertile country, bubbles up in a basin near 100 feet deep and about an acre in extent, sending from it a deep stream sixty to 100 feet wide, and extending six to eight miles to the Odawaha river. In the spring itself sixty boats may lie at anchor—quite a fleet. The spring thus forms a natural inland port, to which three steamers now run regularly from St. Johns, making close connection;} Witfe tl}e qepan steamers at Patytka,

AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

Around ttie Farm. The busy season for fanning is upon ns. Recollect there is no resurrection for dead time. Potatoes should be cut and spread out to dry in the shade for three or four days before planting. A farmer who drifts into the year’s work without any plan is like a General who starts out on a campaign without arrangements, or a lawyer going into court without preparation for his cases. The speculative farmer is the man of large means and a small stock of practical sense. He invests his money in expensive buildings and unavailable stock—fails and reports farming as unprofitable.—lowa State Register. Mr. J. M. Smith, Green Bay, Wis., one of the most successful fanners and market gardeners in his State, says, in the Western Rural, that he cannot see any prospect for “ high prices ” for, at least, some years to come, and that the only possible way to get better returns is to raise larger crops on less land at lower cost. Turnips. —Recent experiments have shown the result of growing turnips three successive years in the same ground, without manure, to be as follows : The first year the yield of roots was 9,388 pounds; the second year 4,956 pounds, and the third year 1,536 pounds. The result from the same, piece of land and the same crop for three successive years, with the addition of twelve tons of farm-yard manure, was an increase in the yield the first year to 22,233 pounds; the second year’s crop increased to 24,108 pounds, while in the third year a crop was obtained of 38,170 pounds. In these experiments the beneficial influence of the farm-yard manure is clearly evident two years after its first application. Corns on Horsf.s’ Feet. —When a horse’s foot is not properly prepared for the shoe ; when the shoe is too narrow or too wide ; when it is improperly nailed on ; when allowed to remain on the foot too long before removal and paring of the sole, then corns are almost certain of being produoed. The avoidance of these causes of corns constitutes their prevention, and, to a great extent, also their cure. The careful lowering of the inside heel, sufficiently to remove its bearing upon the shoe ; applying a prop-erly-fitting shoe, and resetting or renewing the same at least once monthly, will result in a gradual diminution of the corn, as the hoof grows down.—National Live Stock Journal.

Clear Titles. —Every land-owner should know that he has a clear title to his real estate. Avery small thing may, in the course of time, Berve as a foundation upon which to set a fraudulent claim. Deeds are frequently not recorded which form an important link in the chain ; and, as time passes away, and circumstances are forgotten, no one questions the title, and all is well. Years afterward, when previous owners are dead, some question comes up, some widow or minor heirs put in a claim, and a lawsuit, with its expenses and delays, is the result. There are thousands of farmers who are not able to describe their farms by section, town and range; and, if they were called on to do so before the court, they would ignominiously fail. Cure for Cholera.— l will give the public a recipe which I have been using for more than four years, anc find perfect; the number of fowls that I nave is 300 : Take one gallon of meal, two ta-ble-spoonfuls of epsom salts, four tablespoonfuls of lime, and ten drops tincture of iron. Stir the mixture well in the meal, then mix it with water, not too wet, but so that it will crumble. It takes half a bushel for the number which I keep. Once a week is often enough to give it for a preventive, but it should be given oftener if the fowls are actually diseased, and plenty of clean water to drink. When the cholera first visited me, I had over 600 fowls. 1 lost them all but sixty-three, not Unowing of this valuable medicine at the time.— Cor. Poultry World.

Irrigating Gardens. —The Prairie Farmer describes an experiment by which a quarter-acre was easily irrigated, promoting the Arigorous growth of vegetation, especially celery, and also cauli-

flower, cabbage, and other succulent plants. The plants being in a row, light furrowß were run between them and water poured in to reach the roots. When these were well soaked, the earth was thrown back and covered the wet soil. The work was done with a narrow “ bull-tongue,” fixed to a low frame with a wheel, used for cultivating by hand between rows. This left the bottom of the furrow loose, and it readily absorbed the water. The object of this mode was to make a moderate quantity of water go a good way, by applying it directly to the roots. Cube fob Halteb Bbeakebs. —Put the horse into a common head-stall halter; take a three-eighth or one-haif inch new rope about seventeen or eighteen feet long ; double it -os for driving lines ; put the center of the rope under the tail as you would a crupper and give it one or two twists; pass the end under the girth, sending an end each side of the horse’s neck, and then through the nose piece of the head-stall on each side of the horse’s mouth (if a bridle is on, put the ropes through the bridle bit rings) ; and tie to a strong, well-set post, leaving three feet play of the rope. Give him an invitation to go back, usiDg his ordinary scare. The rope attacks his tail, and he at once comes forward. For his coming forward pet him. If these instructions are followed a few times—the hor e being securely tied to the post —a permanent cure will follow.—Exchange.

A boat the House.

Remedy for Chilblains. —ls they are very bad, apply at night a plaster of brown sugar, mixed with scraping of common soap ; wash the feet daily with Drown bar soap and water. Potato Soup. —Pare six potatoes, cut in small squares, boil soft; beat four eggs, "with one quart of milk; add to the potatoes a slice of butter, salt to taste, and boil ten minutes and serve. To Cuke Hoarseness. —A small quantity of pulverized borax, about the size of a pea, dissolved in the mouth and let slowly run down the throat, will stop the tickling and cure hoarseness almost instantly. Bean Soup.— Boil one pint of white beans till soft, add one quart of rich milk, butter size of egg, season with salt and pepper, boil; slice a few slices of bread in tureen and pour soup on boiling. Dried-Apple Dumplings.— Boil two handfuls of dried apples in two quarts of water; mix eight spoonfuls of flour, two eggs, and as much milk as will make a stiff dough; drop the dough by spoonfuls into the apples; add sugar, butter and salt to taste; boil till light and serve hot. , Potato Salad.— Pare and slice six potatoes; boil until tender; slice six onions; fry in butter till done; beat two eggs; add one cup of vinegar; drain the potatoes, and *:dd all together; season with salt, and boil a few minutes and serve. Noodles. — Beat four eggs; add as much flour as will make a stiff dough: roll in very Ihin cakes; dry and roll together, and cut very fine, and for soup boil in beefsteak, or boil in salt water and brown-bread crumbs in butter; drain the noodles and put the crumbs on top. Sponge Cake. —Ten eggs, their weight in sugar, half the weight in flour, juice of one lemon, one teaspoonful vanilla; beat yelks well; stir them with

sugar to a cream; beat whites to a stiff froth; add flour last; bake in quick oven. Johnny Cake. —Three cupfuls of sour milk, two eggs beaten light, half onpful of melted bntter or frying*, a tablespoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in the milk, teaspoonful of salt; mix all together with sufficient corn-meal to make a thin batter. Bake on a griddle. Chocolate Caramels.— Scrape onehalf cake of Baker’s chocolate, and add to it one cap sugar, one cap molasses, one-half cup of milk, and a small piece of bntter. Let it cook slowly tUI it hardens by dropping into cold water, and ponr on battered plates.

JOHN MORRISSEY.

His Career as a Pugilist. [From the New York Times.] On the night that John Morrissey reached San Francisco there wa9 great excitement in the saloons and* sporting houses, as there had been a prize-fight during the day between George Thompson, known in pugilistic circles as “ Pete Crawley’s Big ’Un,” and a man named Howard, and Thompson, who had won the fight, had challenged any man in California to fight him. On hearing of Morrissey’s arrival, his friends at once entered into negotiations for a match, and the following day a match was arranged between the two men for SI,OOO a side. The fight took place on Mare islaiid, on the —of Angust, 1852, and Morrissey won after fighting nineteen minutes. The following November Morrissey returned East, and, coming to New York, was matched ts> fight Tom Hyer, the champion of America, for SIO,OOO aside. This match, however, fell through. Hyer claimed that his friends had taken up Morrissey’s challenge to tight any man in America without his knowledge or sanction. He declined to fight, and paid forfeit of $250 to Morrissey. On the —of October, 1853, Morrissey fought “ Yankee ” Sul livan for SI,OOO a side. Tbe battle took place at Chatham Four Corners, and was won by Morrissey in fifty-seven miuutes. Sullivan displayed great skill and courage, and punished his burly antagonist fearfully. But, as he himself is reported to have said after the fight was over, “You might as well hit a brick wall as hit that man on the head.” At this time Morrissey Avas keeping a sporting-house on Broadway, known as the Gem, near the old Broadway Theater, but he soon afterward removed to Leonard street, where he opened a public house, which he kept for two years. No games were played in this house. It was while keeping this house that his serious difficulty with “Bill” Poole arose. An altercation, having its origin in some dispute about th#> Native American party, in which Poole was a prominent man, resulted in Poole and Morrissey agreeing to fight a “rough-and-tumble” fight (a stile of fighting in which Poole was unsurpassed) on the dock at the foot of Amos street. Morrissey went to the rendezvous unattended; Poole had his gang with him. The fight began, and the men were soon on the ground, the Poole men taking advantage of Morrissey’s being down to kick him in a most brutal and cowardly manner. Poole never wonld fight Morrissey again or offer any satisfaction for the unfair conduct of his friends. He was shot and killed in the same year by “Lew” Baker, in the Stanwix Hall, Broadway. In 1855 Morrissey sold out his place in Leonard street, and did nothing till 1857. That year John C. Heenan came on from California, and his friends were very anxious to make a match for him with Morrissey. Morrissey, however, was tired of fighting, and his family, who were very averse to his again entering the ring, persuaded him to go to Troy. Heenan’s friends followed, and at last succeeded in making a match for $2,500 a side and the championship of America. The battle was fought at Long Point, Canada, in October, 1858, and resulted in the defeat of Heenan in twenty-one minutes. On entering the ring Morrissey declared that, win or lose, it was the last time he would ever enter a prizering. He kept his word.

For Love of Her.

A Mexican exchange contains a lengthy account of a terrible love tragedy which Recently occurred at Guadalajara, capital of the Stace of Jalisco. We condense the facts as follows: A young, beautiful and -wealthy widow had two suitors, the one being a talented student and the other a dry-goods clerk. The former, though graciously looked upon as a friend, met several reverses as a lover, and finally, for reasons not made public, was prohibited from calling upon the beautiful but bereaved widow. The dry-goods clerk, on the contrary, was an Adonis ever warmly received by his Venus. His hopes for gaining the heart and hand of his idol increased daily and attracted public attention. This produced ferocious jealousy and desperation in the mind of the more unfortunate rival. One day, a Friday (supposed to be an evil day in the calendar of gossips), the widow threw open her residence for the reception of friends. The attendance was large and composed of the aristocracy of Guadalajara, the second city of the republic in cuLure, taste, and refinement. A grand ball followed the reception, and the finest music floated forth its harmony to make the affair as delicious as it was brilliant. Among those in attendance were the young medical student and the dry goods clerk the latter having considerable local fame as a poet. Daring the dizzy waltzes the student observed that his rival was the partner of the charming widow, a fact which intensified his jealousy. Unable to control himself, the disciple of Esculapius startled the assemblage by insulting in the most elegant manner the dry-goods clerk, and followed this by challenging him to a duel there and then. The man of tape instantly accepted the challenge, and, being prepared for emergencies, the duel took place without unnecessary ceremony.“ The principals selected their seconds, and, walking into the patio or court yard of the widow, commenced their deadly work. The first shot of the dry-goods clerk was fatal, as was that of the medical student Both were mortally wounded, and expired in a few moments. The affair was conducted in such a cocl and business-like way that the assemblage could scarcely believe anything had happened until they saw the two dead bodies lying in the patio. The woman in the case, beholding the terrible sight of which she was the prime cause, burst into tears and exclaimed: “My God ! pardon me. I am innocent”

A Perpetual Carnival.

One of the greatest charms of Cairo, Egypt, is its street life, writes a correspondent It is thoroughly Oriental in character. It is a moving panorama of all nationalities, creeds, languages and costumes, with a strong preponderthe Oriental and semi- barbarous element. It is a perpetual carnival, which defies description. The boulevards of Paris, Regent street, and New York’s Broadway cannot compare with it. You may enjoy this spectacle quietly sitting on the veranda of Shepheard’s Hotel, but still better in the old town, especially the Muskee. The streets are alive with gaudily-dressed men and veiled women, water women, peddlers of all kinds of wares, braying donkeys, growling camels, barking dogs, horses and carriages—all jostling each other in endless confusion. In Muskee the crowd is so dense that it seems impossible to get through, and the noise so loud that you can not hear your own voice. Every carriage is preceded by oqe or more fleet

runners, crying to dear the way. The moeqnes are covered with carpets or rugs for kneeling and prostration, and a pulpit or reading-desk, but there are no seats. On entering a mosque you may wear your hat, bnt you must take off your shoes or put on dippers. Slippers or sandals of straw are always provided at the entrance of the mosques, and must be paid for. Women are seldom seen in the mosques. The Koran does not command them to pray, and some Mohammedan philosophers doubt whether women have souls. Yet they are necessary for the sensual bliss of Paradise, where the humblest believer is allowed 80,000 daves and seventy-two wives, besides those he had in this life, if he chooses to keep them. The pious Mohammedan is very devout, and performs his devotion five times a day.

A Virginia Bride’s Crime.

A sensational and horrible murder was recently enacted in Carroll county, Va., the particulars of which we glean from the Richmond papers: “ The parties to the affair are Mrs. Maud Travers, a bride of a few days, accomplished, beautiful and wealthy, who murdered her husband, John Travers, 70 years of age, in cold blood. Mrs. Travers is not yet 20, and, it seems, married Travers, who was one of the wealthiest men in the State, for his money. Before tne orange blossoms had become disarranged she regretted the step. On the day before the murder the husband attended a dinner party in the neighborhood. His attention to another lady on that occasion was the subject of a sharp reprimand by the newly-made wife on his return home. Sharp words followed, but none of the household dreamed of the horrible sequel that was to follow. About 10 o’clock the couple retired, apparently in good humor with each other. Prom what followed it seems that the wife left her partner’s side in the bed about midnight, secured a carving knife from the kitchen, returned to the chamber on the first floor, and cut her husband’s throat from ear to ear. The woman, who is of powerful physical build, then dragged the body of the murdered man from the bed to the creek, about fifty yards distant, and threw it in the water, hoping, it is supposed, by this means to conceal her connection with the revolting deed. Early yesterday morning two fishermen who were fishing in the brook discovered the body, and traced the crime by the bloody trail left on the ground in dragging the body from the house to the water’s edge to the Travers mansion. An investigation followed, when it was discovered that the woman had destroyed the bed-clothes, which were doubtless drenched in gore, by burning them. The instrument of the bloody crime was found in the search that followed driven down between the hearthstones. When arrested and brought into the presence of her murdered spouse Mrs. Travers denied all knowledge of, or connection with, his murder, bnt later in the day, it is said, when brought before the Coroner’s jury, the woman candidly confessed her guilt, and said she had determine d to become the possessor of her husband’s wealth, whom she did not love, in order that she might wed the only man for whom she had any affection. The jury took a recess in the afternoon, when the murderess seized the opportunity, when the attention of the officers who had her in charge was attracted by some one in the crowd, to commit suicide. She drew a small knife from her pocket and inflicted several stabs in the chest, bnt was detected and disarmed before she inflicted any wounds of a serious nature. The affair has created the most intense excitement in the community in which it occurred.

A Dying Robber.

Jim Younger, of the Younger brothers, confined in the penitentiary, and whose deeds at Northfield are fresh in the memory of every Minnesotian, is in a fair way of shuffling off this mortal coil in a short time in the penitentiary. In his capture, it will be remembered, he was shot in the mouth, and the unper left jaw is gone, as is the antrum. His wounds have nearly all healed, but occasionally small pieces of bone work themselves out, keeping his mouth very sore and inflamed, these sores almost constantly discharging matter substance. Prom the loss of his palate and upper left jaw it is vei:y difficult for him to masticate his food, which is taken with but little relish. He is unable to eat other than articles of food which can be taken easily, having but three upper teeth, and these are on the right side of the mouth. A dentist visited him a day or two since to see if a plate could be fitted to aid him in eating, but it was decided that it would only irritate his mouth without being of any benefit. The fact that a bullet is still imbedded in his mouth, and that it is nearly all of the time sore, with no hope of getting better, and slowly but surely growing worse, shows that it is only a question of time r.s to how soon death will result from the injuries. Jim is a man of iron will, and the amount of suffering he has endured already would have crushed one les3 determined or hopeful. He is continually in pain, and oftentimes very severe. Though he says but little, it is plain to see that he is discouraged and downhear'ed, and is slowly growing weaker. Of course, it is only a matter of conjecture as to how soon he will get his freedom through death. He is in bad shape, and has but little hope of recovery. The State may be relieved of caring for him in a short time, and possibly his endurance and determination may carry him through two or three years, at the longest.— St. Paul Pioneer-Press.

Proof of Affection.

They were disputing as to who bad the richest father, and the smaller one finally flew that track and cried out: “ Well, I’ve got the best big sister, anyhow. ” “ I guess not,” replied the other. “ Yes, I have !” ‘‘l guess not; I’ve got the boss big sister in Detroit. She’ll stay home any day to let me wear her shoes to the circus !” “My sister will do more’n that I” put in the little one. “ She’ll take the string out of her corset for me to spin my top with, and, if I lose it, she’ll stay home from a party and never give me a word of sass ! Is your sister any bosser than that ?” The big boy had to take a back beat.— Detroit Free Press.

Six Million Farmers.

By the last census there were nearly 3,000,000 of farmers and planters who owned their lands. There were about an equal number of men who rented lands or worked as farm hands. In the South these were mostly freedmen, but in the North farmers’ sons. The number of land-renters in the North is small as compared with the number of landowes. The whole number of men who work land for a living, including tenants, hired laborers and farmers’ sons, is not far from 6,000,000, and represent about 5,000,000 of families, or more than half the total population of the American people. —Chicago Tribune.

A Ghost.

A man saw a ghost while walking along a lonely highway at midnight. The ghost stood exactly in the middle of the road, and the wayfarer, deciding to investigate, poked at it with his umbrella. The next instant he was knocked twenty feet into a mud-hole. Moral — Never poke an umbrella at a large white mule when its back is turned. Don’t Forget that the country is full of tramps and thieves, and that you ought to be provided with a weapon of defense. See advertisement in another coimnn beaded ' Pon’t Fobget It.’’

The Art of Prolonging Life.

People generally desire long life and good health. Sickness and premature death are almost always due to violations of the laws that govern our physical being, and of which the masses are ignorant If men knew better they would do better; but how can they avoid an evil that they know not of? While efforts are made through the public aohools to give each child a so-called common English education. yet the children are permitted to grow up and enter upon the responsible duties of active life profoundly ignorant of the structure of their own bodies, and the lawß of physical being upon whioh their health and hves depend. They are sent to school and crammed with arithmetic, grammar and geography, by teachers who, in many instances, have never studied physiology and hygiene. They are taught to locate the mountains and trace the rivers of foreign countries, bnt are never taught to locate the vital organs and glands of their own bodies, or trace the veins, arteries and nerves in their various ramifications. They are instructed in the flow of the tides and the course of the ocean currents, and the philosophy of wind and storms; bnt they have no correct conception of the relative effects upon their health of breathing pure or impure air, nor has their attention ever been called to the imEortance of keeping their bodies clean and ealthy by regular bathing. The criminality of such neglect in teaching becomes apparent when we consider that the masses, ignorantly violating the laws of health, bring upon themselves sickness, suffering and death that might otherwise be avoided. In this condition of things we welcome into being any work that is calculated to impart to the masses a knowledge of the structure of their own bodies, the laws of health, and the importance of observing those laws. We find Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser to be just such a work. It is physiological and pathological, and the major part of it should be converted into a text-book for the use of common schools. Its careful study will enable the healthy to preserve their'health, and the sickly to regain health. Every parent should read it, and, as their children become of proper age, instruct them in the all-important truths it contains. Were this done, much suffering and premature death wonld be prevented, and many a youth saved from a life of shame and licentiousness. The book contains nearly 1,000 pages, is profusely illustrated with colored plates and wood engravings, and can be had by addressing R. V. Pierce, M. D., World’s Dispensary and Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. Price, post-paid, .$1.60.— United Brethren Aid Journal.

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