Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 29, Number 1, Jasper, Dubois County, 1 October 1886 — Page 7

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Jnwi tatPatst wt li4wr ftlHV sn4 ftapmV . ! ' to"e1. wwiiHwi. 11 - r ingithni i fair ioM UU ! ' Ml Bar fceart ia riMiator Jlnka wall eterdjr teem Tke ksiajr furrows untag. Jkgeverranadjreu MMWrliWi . Tim-fold. ave, hum! rasa, author." And ) mt all hr fnJiawes, 1 hnsfcte cm wr "anaar" Ulan HHrefnlkTand "fMleaaes And Mart, a koaeful tWmmt. Tkaeasevar yat wm mm awaa wkeet A tkH, J or wkwe sal vsUeu 1 nmtt wWk Ike 1'MnK and ekes. Tw -(arabae" Mm mm en. aaekearn. suck Millet, mm ka SNmiM follow my See f anala Tkat U Mh itrlxrtHMHl mhOI sar: fife Maasoament is rturwitwy." And wk err pub a-tkrlU, And heart witk kkrk kwe testing, ' I ftow and till wltW riki wood wmV XVer dreaMlatr of Jofewtlwg. Bat raws dcowi. aw4 lurraM pour; 1 prefct's not wnuknaMntt For Ml my Bekls are flooded a'sr. Just wImhi 1 skoukl bt4eUg-. Tke met mmI ekeat oMrr r TM wf. mv "early rweet.' If oor.i I iikt Ike crop's a si Mr oor.i is mcni-iae crov AS aeiUMII MOH atliBIBlll. 1'ts ioikni like any sailor Blurs, From dawn till candle tie-tale, Ass how can only koje U aave A MMkt by Mini BhM. ' I ftrkt Myself st aveo'eloetc Tkouak every Ikt focls tke , Ana bono mm tu lie still, ok! 1 Mhhi. net-force, ioum ktx and wsoS, ajm ns very siwwsr. Because 14 ralker no mm rose, Or wrtte, or ret, till dmeer. A owe by one my dopes lake wte, I'm va m a oortaur; And m on each creeled tfemf A UHler, owMtsitt warfare. I ir ttnt wtes. Uw irrubs. Umi aolw 1V trarwoeks and die coickea. 1 fkrkt tke iroibrf into kokjs. Ami M1U my foes rank thick ons. I Arkt tke onekie-burs and fro. Tke "rutw!n vltn" and tkiU; I'lhrkt, bo matter what the oust, lb- tkrovinft-deadljr miMi!kH. Ksmi arat.eyedf iraunt, Mtarasdinjr sow. W hick ikmi- tka ante's ialk rattle: 1 asrat tk whom worta, ret, ros I'm wkld in every kauie. And yet In t!t of loll and tan. And crops with awful nkortsfa, I sou at wyaolf a iiaVor Man, 1 f I can nay My imtrimrm. And no eak yearS rvcnrriMf rsa 1 Hay us is tke saute okt wory. And eraty autuMn I am lowed Wttk nettker irakt nor xkr. Xew. wketker t: tke fthtslnr Mrd, Or bfawwoMia In tkeir tomttm. Tke wwect f nk air, tke Mocks and I can not tU the reason. Ikxt tks I any. a erery dajr I kwekht on my armor. gneaeW' ntar lie msbc otker wr: I'll fall a kapny fmnt. WES AND BEE-HUNTING. Pursuit of tke Busy Imsots fat Various Gouateiss. Heralds at OlrfHcattoa" la tke West e4ewHethjr "Takes" A HearOowMS to tke Keewe t a Haater A IViv ar, it y -akl, o fwr Ann lwcBtj-srt fnern, ami n kniHlred w4 mvmiy-mrtn specie oi baec, natfcm tt Gmst UriUin. But om only of all tlwce, tW Aftit MsYltfe, or common nrb. ha been tlometieatl. Atktmpte hare baen mmUt wkk oiberi, eHK-iaJly wliii tHu Aasww, or immbkv but wHbotH any adequate hhx. Tke fraquwHt mention of honey in tke Old TaaUtmetit from Mm patriarchal gm downward, antt the l?rijtkm of I'sHMtioe "a lantt Howin with milk Juul hoMfy."' may well have rateed the oeHkm whether the honey wm obtained from be ia a wild condition or in a stale of 'lomeaticatiou. The weight of evidence k ia favor of the former. In the enewhat wandering life, m "trangers and pilgrims." which many of the patriarchs led. bee-culture would bare bean very tnconrenient, if not impossible; and a honey wm to be bad in rich abundance sinaplr for the Keking, there would be little inducement to undertake unnecessary care; and labors in the domestication of the naUre variety. There k no qtteation. bowerer, ae to the poasihtlity of imhteinr wikl bees to accept eemeaiieatioH. In Csehmere and thtt ttortk of ThiUs tkm naaima bave a simple and ready method of doin.r iUtm. Imm UatUU. (L! 1 . . .1 in tbia; m building their hontMM, they leave cavities in one of the walls hav ing a snnny aspect, with a small hole like thai of a modern hive opening outaard. The inner aide of the wall it fitted with a frame of wood with a door attached. A swarm of bees in tearch of a new home or perhaps the pkmeers who are sent a day or two before the actual swarming, to seek eet a dwelling-place would be attracted by such an "open door.11 and , family, or army, ten, twenty, or wirty thousand atroag, would at onee wke ki iii (wm ion. The vacant ace would soon be filled by the busy work"1 the inmates of the hoeae, harwg access to the store bv meana of the Pu door, eoukl more a eomb or two K pleaeure, without distressing the J, aimply using the precantion of blowing in a much amoke at the back wHMd cause the bees to riy out the woat. Kngilsh travelers refwrt having the operation perffrmd, and the qwletly reUiru when the work u done. The plan has been reeomended for use in this country. It k at practicable, K not necewMry. In dwelling-houses there might be risks, which would not apply to farm-build-,,nK and erections around a conn try JjHnM. But if man has not uUliaedthk pwi. the been thsmsslrea bare acted IHM1 H. An instance of two within .iw? k"t of Boae Cottage, "WT. IKaut, from 19AS tolflit. The bouse, which hue been coneWerJWy aherod Mnoa, wm weU adapted (ptapnraasa. The npaet pert f be walk were formed, ae isloWmnu Hies a a framework ctwacdTsmd

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km- large stores of om ami none. A warm a bees took k'naawsaion of n nortkin taf tlut tr mL karbas a MMiUi-xeth-eaa4em MpuoJt. entering wm Koooe uirougtt a crevtev Between the tiles juat over one of the 4amber windows. They held poeseasioa hr evral yean, and still held their own when 1 left Urn cottage. As they nevar swarmed, it k almost certain theict must have been a large eoUeetion of honey, bat for souse reaaoa or other, chiefly, no doubt, on account of the dimculty of taking the honey without injuring the bonee and exposing the whom family to the attacks of the bees, I profited in no way by their buey labor. Leas than tea yunra ago when making a call at the old farmhouse. Penrhoa. Lyonabnll, Herefordahire, my attention was directed to a colon v of bees which had made a settlement in the uprsr port of one of the walla of the house. Mggeaied the removal of a portion of the inner wall, and predicted a large "find." After some time, tbk advice was acted on; but the farmer adopted a plan which 1 should have strongly deprecated the plan of destroying with brimstone the entire bee community. The store of honey was so great that every available heeler and pan in the house was filled to the extent of nearly two hundred weight. Two other instance may be cited, as reported in the West Surrey Time. One is that of an extraordinary "take" of honey from the walls of the'IIantboy and Fiddle Inn, Ockham, Surrey. The outer walls of the boii4e are about three feet in thickness, and at the very uip 01 uw mint story a colony of bees had established themselves, holding undisturbed poeeion for a number of yeans. At length the in n-keeper determined to find out their whereabouts. After a diligent search under the roof, a piece of comb was found. Descending to one of the npjer bed-rooms, chisel and hammer went to work, and a quarc of about two feet was opened in the front wall; here a large mass of comb was discovered; and after fumigating the bees, about one hundred and twenty potntd- of honey were secured. Another and still 'more extraordinary "take" of honey was secured at Winter's Hall, 'Brantley, Surrey, the tent of Mr. George Harrett. Some bees had long held possession of a space between the ceiling of the eoach-hoiiHj and the granary; on effecting an entrance, about three hundred weight of boner was secured. In ome countries the honey-bee still roam at will ami u it -xm trolled; thk k notably the eae in the western parte of the United States and Canada. The discovery of their natural hives for the imrpose of securing the honey k the calling of a class of persons known as bee-hunters. A writer of considerable repute thius .peak on this anbject: "The beautiful forests in which we were encamped abounded in lee-trees; that i w .ay, tree in the decayed trunks of which wild-bees had established their hives. It k surprising in what countless swarms the bees have ovcrxprrad the far Wert with ha but a moderate number of years. The Indian consider them the harbinger of the white man, as the buffalo k of the red man, and say that in proportion as the bee advances, the Indian ami the buffalo retire. We are always accustomed to associate the hum of the bec-bive with the farm-house and the flowergarden, and to consider tboe industrious little animals as connected wKh the hoey haunts of men; and 1 am told that the wild bee is seldom to be met with at any great distance from the frontier. They have been the heralds of civilueation, steadily preceding it, as k advanced from the Atlantic bonier?.; and of the ancient (early) set tlers of the Weft pretend to give the very year when the honey-bee ft ret crossed the MU;hsippi. The Indian, with ' surprfce, found the moldering trees of their forests suddenly teeming with amtrtoial sweets: and nothing. I am told, can exceed the great relish with which they banquet for the first time upon the unbought luxury of the wilderness. At present the boney-bee swarms in myriad in the noble groves and forests that skirt and intersect tire prairies and extend along- the alluvial bottoms of the rivers. H seems to me as if these beautiful regions answer literally to the description of the land of promise, 'a land flowing with milk and honey"; for the rich pasturage of the prairies k calculated to sustain herds of cattle as countless as the sands upon the seashore, while the flowers with which they are enameled render them a very paradkc for the nectar-seeking bee. ' A bee-hunt must be a very exciting adventure, and, as most people would think, attended with considerable rik; but the ingenuity of the settlers, and especially of the hee-huaters, who make a living of the business, k equal to the occasion. Let us. for the sake of greater brevity, suppose a ease, which is, however, little other than a narrative of simple fact. A party ets out ia quest of a bee-tree a tree fa the cavKv of which a colon v of bees have established themselves. The party k headed by a veteran bee-hunter, a tall, lank fellow, with hk homespun drees hanging loosely about him, and a hat which might be taken for a becskop. A man similarly attired attends him, with a long rifle on his shoulder. The rest of the party, six in number, are armed with axes and rifles. Thus aceeutered, they are ready for any sport, or e veu more serious 1h nines. Reaching aa. Often glade an the skirts of the forest, the party halts, and the leader advances to a low bush, on which he places a piece of honeveomc Thk is a lure for t he bees, "in a very short time several are humming about it and diving into the cell. Laden with honey, tkey rise into the air and dart of in a straight line with almost the velocity of a bulk. The hunters watch attentively the course they take and setoff in the same direction, still watching the course of the bees. Ia thk way the tree which the bees have made their home is reached. But K willofteu happen, as may he suspected, that the Wm will crude Mm sight of the moat vigfsant hunter, ami the party may aja avsaeBdai eVMLaaMdl maWaTaaaudr auaaaaasiuat uSnt wawivr iwuftiis r iihuw vwcochiml in IwWnfceWrpP wMaJT 'WmmMMPmV 4fcwwHriwJ(r' aHMtVMasi sa flfMuBj ami aaHaAfAalkau S Aa. mmVajaw La&a aamau AasMUamWJ al sffami wwWtUne a ear a5iW wrvfl sVIB PuaflTWw' aajaaa aaLauul aLafkJnJJ maam- mkf famm saV amflaMamat ammmjts arammmmmat maw ee aWmarwrnml arataV f AWmV ms PWtamnB

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af honeycomb. When they have asmsled thenmlves with bouev. twnortisraa are allowed to escape, the hunters taking earn to observe the direction of their flight and to follow them as rapidly as possible. When these bees are "lost sight of, two or three others are set free and their course followed, and so j wm anw tne xwaiicai tree has been rwached. it sometimes happens that one set of bees take an opposite course M their 11 Till BO ass ora. rha kiiatar jenows by thk that he has iiassed the tsve, or otherwke missed his mark, and he retraces hk step and follows the lead of the unerring beea. The sightwif the bee k so strong aud keen that it can descry its home at an immense dietauoe. It U a well-aseer-tained fact that If a bee be caught on a flower at any given distance south of its home, and then be taken in a close box aa equal distance north of it. the little creature, when set free, after flying m a elrcle for a moment, will take a straight course to its idea tie al tree. Therefore, the hunter who has intelligence, patience and perseverance on hk side k sure to be successful ia the end. It not nnfrequently happens that when ia the immediate neighborhood of the tree, the hunter may not be abk to distinguish the particular one he k searching for from the rest, as the entrance to the bee-castle k commonly many feet above the ground. He ia not then at the end of his resources. A small fire k kindled, and njwjn a piece of stone or ether suitable material made hot, some honeycomb k placed; the smell will at once induce the whole colon of bees to come down from their citadel, when the hunters proceed with their axea to bring down the tree. A vigorous writer' thus describes the proceedings, when the party of hunters had traced the honeyladen bees to their hive in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, into which, after burning about for a time, they entered at a hole about sixty feet from the ground: "Two of the bee-hunters now plied their axes vigorously at the foot of the tree, to level il'witb the ground. The mere spectators and amateurs in the meantime drew off to a cautious distance, to be out of the way of the falling of the tree and the vengeance of its inmates. The jarring blows of the axe seemed to have no effect in alarming or agitating this most industrious community; they continued to ply at their usual nccu)mtions; some arriving full-freighted into port, others sallying forth on new e.)eattione, like so many merchant-men in a moneymaking" metro polk, little suspicious of impending bankruptcy and downfall. Even a food crack, which announced the di.-ruption of the trunk, failed to divert their attention from the intense pursuit of gain. At length, down came the tree with a tremendous crash, bursting open from end to end and displaying all the hoartted treasures of the commonwealth. One of the hunters immediately ran up with a wkp of lighted bay, as' a defense against the bees. The latter, however, made no attack ami sought no revenge; they seemed stnpiffed by the eataetrope anu unstHpiciotts oi its cause, remain in sr crawlinsr and busstnr about the ruins, without offering ue any molest tion." When the tree had been brought down, the whole party lull to with spoon and hnnting-kiiife to scoop out the combs with which the hollow trunk was stored. A single tree has been known to yield from one hundredweight to one and a half hundredweight. "Some of the combs were old and of a deep brown color; others were leautifully white, and the honey in their cells was almost limpid. Such of the combs as were entire were placed in camp kettles, to tie conveyed to the eneampment;' those which had been broken by the fall were devoured on the spot. " Every stark bee-hunter was to be seen with a rich morsel in his hand, dripping about bk fingers, and disappearing as rapidly as a cream tart before the holiday apjtetite of a schoolboy." c Kot m America alone, but in Africa also, the wild-bee k an object of pursuit by the natives. Even the Hotten. tot show considerable shrewdness in obtaining the wild honey. The author of an "Expedition into the Interior of Africa" thus describes an operation of thk kind: "One of the Hottentots observed a number of bees entering a hole in the ground which had formerly belonged to some animal of the weasel kind. As he made signa for us to come to him. we turned that way, fearing be had met with some accident." It was the home of a recent swarm. "When the people began to unearth the bees, I did not expect that we should escape being severely stung; but they knew so well how to manage an affair of thk kind, that they robbed the poor bees with the greatest ease and safety. Before they commenced digging, a fire was made near the hole, anil constantly supplied with damp fuel, to produce a cloud of smoke. In thk the workmen were completely enveloped, so that the bees returning front the Held were prevented aptroaching, ami those which flew out of the nest were driven by it to a distance. The same writer mentions another incident, even more interesting: "Whilst I was engaged in the chase one day on foot with a Namaqtia attendant, he picked up a small stone; he looked at it earnestly, then over the plain, and threw it down again. I asked what it was. He said there was the mark of a bee on it. Taking it up, I also saw on it a small pointed drop of wax, which had fallen from the bee In its flight. The Namaqua noticed the direction the point of the drop indkated, ami walking on, he 4cked up another atone, also with a drop of wax on it, and so on at considerable intervals, till, getting behind a crag, he looked up, and bees were seen flying across the sky and in and out ot a cleft in the face of the rock. Here, of course, was the honey he was in pursuit of. A dry bush was selected, a fire was made, the elitV ascended and the nest robbed in the An amuslnjr anecdote k related in 'Feminine Monarchy," an obi book minted in ltK, and given by a Rus sian ambassador te Route as "written! out m eApovfwnee ay vnories nwi-mr A man was out in inn woods searching fur houey. Cmavbtag a large koUew

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of the ksseiouV proauee. By howsvor. he oksed hk footimi. almpsd into the hollow, staking np to his breast ke bouvy. He struggled to get out, but witbeu avail. lie sailed 'and shouted, but ailaViitt vam. He was ' far from human kabiWtUon, and help there was none, for no one heard hk erics. At length, wlttm fcv had begun to despair of delivi nuice. ntf was extricated in a most remarkable nd unexpected way. Btrange to say, another honey-hunter came to the same tree in the iierson of a large bear, which, smelling tho honey, the scent of which had been diffused by the efforts of the imprisoned man, mounted the tree avid began to lower himself, mmd-pstrt first, into the hollow. The hunter rightly concluding that the worst eouki be bat death, which he was certain of if he remained where he was, clasped the bear around the loins with both bands, at the same time shouting with all hnt strength. The bear; what with the handling aud the shouting, was very serionsly frightened, and made speed to get out of his fix. The man held fast, and the bear pulled until; with hia immense strength, he drew the man fairly out of his strange prison.. The bear being released, made the Iiest: of his way off, more f lightened than hurt, leaving the man,, as the story quaintly says, "in joyful fear." We conclude this paper with a atorv of another kind, a version of which' waa given some years ago-ln a oontcranorary: but the French Bishop was turned mto an English prelate, and the bee-keeping cure into an Anglican cler gyman, the story being otherwise great ly cliantfea. Die saiu rrench liisnop while paying a viUt to hk clergy, wasmuch distressed by the extreme poverty which; met him everywhere. Retching the house of a certain ourate who lived in the midst of very peer parishioners, where lie expected to witness even greater destitution, he was astonished to And that every thing about the house wore an appearance of comfort and plenty. Greatly surprised by 'what ho saw, the lUshop asked: "How is this, my friend? You arc the first paetor I have seen having a cheerful face and a plentiful board. Have you any income independent of vour euro?" "Yes," said the cure, "I have. My household would otherwise starve ,ou the pittance I receive from my poor people. If you will walk into the garden, 1 will show you the stock which yields me such excellent interest." On going into the garden, thcllUhop saw a long range of beehives. There, said the cure; "there it the bank from which I draw an annual dividend; and it is one tliat never stops pavment." The fact was that his honey supplied' the place of sugar, leaving him a considerable quantity for sale, in addition to other household uie. Then, of the washings of the comb and refiu-e honev, he manufactured a very palatable wine; while the wax wont far to pay his shoemaker's bill. Ever afterwards, it ia said, when any of the clergy complained to the IHshop of poverty, he would tall the sttory of the bee-keeping cure, following tip bis anecdote with the advice: "Keep bees keep bees!" Chambers1 Journal. RENOVATING OLD CLOTHES. Useful SHRKestloH for Beeuemicat and Prral lluaaekeefiers. Black silk can be made to look almost as good as new by sponging on the right side with weak tea or coffee, and pressing on the same aide with a picee of flannel between the silk and the iron. If the silk is badly wrinkled, nponge with weak gimi-arabie water on the wrong side and iron between two woolen cloths. Th following mixture k highly recommended as an excellent preparation for sponging woolen clothes to clean them: Two ounces of white castile soap, cut in small bits and dissolved in one quart of warm water. After the soap k dissolved, add four ounces of ammonia, four ounces alcohol, two ounces of ether, one ounce of glycerine and three quarts of soft water. Mix and bottle, using rubber or glass stoppers for the bottle. To use, pour a quantity of the fluid into an earthen dish, lay the goods on the ironing table, on a piece of rubber cloth, and sponge with the mixture, wetting thoroughly and always drawing the siionge in the same direction. When the goods k nearly dry, press with a hot iron under a piece of white cloth if the goods are light colored, or under black if the goods are dark. Remove the rubber cloth before pressing, and be sure there are no creases fii the ironing blanket, as every one will leave a streak in the goods. Ktisty black goods can be best restored 'by sponging with strong ammonia water, or, what k better, a mixture of equal parts of ammonia and alcohol. Grease spots can be taken from goed of any color bv covering the spot with pipe clay, i'owder the clay and moisten with water to the consistency of thick cream; sprend on the sKt and let dry; leave on several hours and then remove with the blunt edge of a knife, and dust with a off brush. To remove paint, apply turpentine till the paint k soft, then sponge repeatedly with alcohol Oil, wax and resinous substances may be removed in this wav. Snots made by rust on woolens may sometimes lie removed by citric acid, but before applying, test on a bit of the material, as the acid sometimes changes the cuter of the roods. Rinse rusty Mack lace in a teacupful of soft water, to which one tablespoonful each of borax and alcohol have been added. When the kee hi partly dry, dip k water in which an old black kkt sieve has been boiled, pull out the edges, pin on a sheet of biotwtg paper ami ory unuer a heavy weight Farm md Jrtrtmk. ) A woman in Albany attempted suicide the other day beoaase her husband was out of work and she thought she added to hk burdens. Shu wae sent to the House of Shelter, and when her iLpaaJI eB-ajfajaBLal aajbtdkja sMMMnlaWUUSMMV 1 . found her glad te be aJtre. Jwewej

tehef the condemned men mounted tk oar riaffe which awaited them, and traversed the street of QuereteeU M the midst of a motley multitude, wfrn,' respectful and afflicted, crowded on their muMaare; handkerchiefs waved, and now and again a sob would reach the prisoners' ears. The demned men bowed on they ruoogniaed tn the crowd many a familiar face. Some minutes before even o'clock they arrived on the Cerro tie las Campanas, a little monr than half a mUtt d latent from the tewn; here they akseended faom the carriage, walked on foot half-way up the mill called Cerro de las Campaims and turned their backs against a clump of cactus. The GeiieraT in command of the troops, S. Graeia de Loon, caused an order of 'the day to be mad, making it a penalty of death for any person who should try to prevent' the execution; and the prisoners were then given leave to address the crowd. The sun was by now high in the blue sky, glowing over the profound axure of th: lefty mountains and bathing the vailey with an intern flood of light and heat. Ihe Cerro. like an immense rook tli Town in the valley, stood forth bare and: yellow-looking, green in places, with patchoa of cactus and nopak; a square of four thousand men surrounded the base of the hill, with its regulaf linos and its uniforms and bayonets i frittering ia the sun. Outside the mod S3 of the undulating crowd, toward the east, appeared the lines of the white houses of Queretaro, all nearly cev-! ered with foliage and surmounted with numerous cupolas and crosses; in the far distance the dira,.blitkh outline of the. Cordilleras. The officer in command of tho file of execution approached Maximilian and asked hk pardon for having to fulfill hk duty. The Emperor distributed several pieces of gold bearing hk effigy to the soldiers, recommending them not to aim at his face. He then embraced Generals Mejia and Mirutnon, and as the latter had placed himself on his right, ho said to him aloud: "Brave men should beresjiectcd by their Sovereigns to the brink of the" grave. General, pass to the place of honor." Miramoa stepped to the center. Then with a firm voice the Emperor addressed tho crowd: "Mexicans! Men of my race and origin are born either to make a people's happiness or to be martyr. God grant that my blood may Le the last shed for the redemption' of this unhappy country Leug live Mexico!" Immediately General Miramon, at the top of his voice, as wiien he commanded his troops on the battle-field, cried: "Mexicans! Before the courtmartial my defenders only sought to save my life. At the moment I am about to appear before my God I protest against the name of traitor which they have thrown iu my face to justify my condemnation. Let this spot oi infamy be removed from my children's name, and God grant that my country may be happy. Long live "Mexico t" General Majia raised his eyes toward the heavens: "Very holy mother. I beseech thy Son to pardon me, as I pardon those who are about to sacrifice mo." A vollev rang out from the file of soldiers, ami, amidst the cloud of smoke, whioh slowly drifted away, MiximiHan apjieared writhing convulsively iu a pool of blood, and groaning: "iy oHor!" The cotp V cruet put him out of his agony. farts Figaro. SERVANTS' UNION. Tke Kltoi.rr- Ol-I? of Melknarae Tejfetker la a Union. a There exists in Melbourne a Domestic Servants1 Union. It has issued a circular in which Ksays: The members of thk society wish it to be thoroughly understood that they have not banded together for the purlose of taking any arbitrary steps against their employers, such as an agitation tor eight hours, or any thing of that description, as will be seen from the objects under which the union has been formed namely: 1. To unite together for mutual protection. 2. To give m uteri support te it members. 3. To endeavor to obtain a m'tfiga tion of the difficulties under which we at present labor. 4. To establish a bureau for conven ience nd economy in obtaining employment fi. To encourage and protect the legitkn ate interests of aforesaid union, te render assistance In oases of oppression, and te endeavor to settle any disputes between employers and employes. 6. To establish a hoiae under the management of the union for the use f the members whoa out of employment 7. To establish a sick fund for mutual assistance to members ki time ot sickness. Our principal grievance k the registry offices, which, taking advantage ot their monopoly, do not hesitate te extort to the full extent The union intend to abolish tbk evil by the establishment af a bureau where all profit wMl be need for the benefit of members namely: towards the maintenance of a home for members when out of employment where it k intended te combine every comfort in as cheap a manner as possible. The entrance fee has been fixed at Is, 6d., and the weekly subscription at 3d., with Id. additional far the sick fund. Thk k expected te cover all expenses and fad employment through the office for all memFears of the union without any extra barge. Employers to pay 9s. fd. for eaeh engagement, JPaJfo JwWjijwa or &i anauaMy. .Ml 't he beauntulr" said the wife sf the noWtkian. as ahe dandled her baby boy, who am I W it and kicked every 'time she threw Mm up. ' He k," an swered the proud father, as he watched toe play of the little feet, " but I'm afrnht he will never be a mod paotv hub WL. ull U It V'a tfV " TrteeauM lea's t4lMM totTa4f)wal t4tummmat aaiatur." it is mat .Mfutdh Uk sVsammnaml emu sw vmnfsTw o KiWnl over Mm h ageism

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Da i Down on Chartm k a akmrkhiaajp faotecy, running- an af eighteen horse-power and employ ing thirty-five men, woman and boyu, that has been esieblkhed, built np, and k now i per vision of a clever, smoky woman, yearn ago thk lady's hasuand died, jgpyj'g her utterly unprovided for, Witts hrS" family of children to supports J J desperate cirousnntauoerheu) MMy Mother had to faoa the worlffV h'' r f unfortunately, who a ve minatioff of thnf . Tl wiw: Her hiisuuud Im.'1 k employing a mv Wrw' ??rtJ,ra hands, fr?mwhomha very department; of . trade, litem mieeslaf whe aiie sa P J'1 help the girk out ia te given, them by the picee that tt?a. edge would one day stand hv good stead. But so it waev . for1Iftc faaluM tn huaina awl a UakO lmOS the- husband died, kaviag debt j of men ay to hk family. Something had to-be doner, shV sa, T and' that done quick-, for these k n not money enough ahead to pay er' the eight dollars rent for the sine kef which they lived. A Brave near amf high courage, that refused te be? daunted, helped her to decide on turning Iter knowledge of box-making te practical accent and way up-etaimv in the flat-re- ., crowded garret. sue began hex work, making herself every variety of paper box the market domands. ' She went around to the- wholesale,, confectioners, druggists, shoe seeps., milliners,, every business house that, used large euantities of these psekinr teases soliciting patronage and meeting;' .with marked success, being another grateful woman to testify to the universal courtesy, kindness and goodwill New Orleans people show te thn working classes. So many orders did ,she receive that in a few mouths she (was enabled te double the space occu pied and descend one story. Another year went by and the trade having grown to 'large and flourishing proportions, warranting another increase, 'the third story was added, and thk) factory was-no "longer an experiment, but an establishment of reputation. The successful manager traveled for. her house, getting orders from all. parts of Louisiana, and going on. drumming tours through Texas thatalways resulted in a large increase -of patrons, A fact of which soo seemed most proud was that when she), once secured customers they were hers always. Two large houses she men--tioued here in the city, that had firs,, given her work, had never wavered; she made hundreds of boxes for them to-day. Three years passed, aad at last the cautious head saw her business guaranteed, adding the fourth and ground, floor to the three others, new ton crowded. Then the exposition came, with its counties engines for ail manner of work, and one was found than would very nearly double the cause of.' her factory. She bought it had itplaced, and then felt the battle had been fought, a good fight won; for, thanks to her own unfaltering courage and the belp of kind friends, she waa mistress of an establishment of whiek many men would be proud. To-day there is no box, from the small darkblue sample box that fastens with am elastic to the large dry-goods packingcase, that can not be made by her workmen. Every variety k to be seen heaped and stacked on ail aides. Hundreds of yellow patent-medicine eevera. tall pyramids of round and square milliners' boxes, fancy oases for easdy. and big green drawers that hold notions on a shop shelf, all can be mado by her employes, most of thorn having; grown up in the business. X. O. Timm Omwcrat. CAMPAIGN PLEDGES. Jaw a Candidate for a Baknta StreKtkened His Caaae. "Now, lie re," said a constituent te Colonel McBribe, who ka candhlatn for the Legislature, "if yen are sleeted are you going up there to sell your vote for a paltry sum?" "No, sir, I am not" "You won't sell oat unless you got. 4. good price?" "That's it exactly." "Won't snap up the first offer whenby playing bfT & little yen can tap thn. parties twice as heavy r ' "Of course not" "What will be your lowest figure? "Well, L suppose my vote ought to be worth fifty dollars on unimportant measure. On matters that will stand: more it will range higher, af course." "Certainly. Now in the case of ay, railroad company?" "I shall never do any thing rar a. rraspitur railroad oortHiration forks i than one- thousand dollars and paasea j for my friends. -That's the way to talk. Kow if you thoaght you could strike them for five thousand dollars, could ye ke tot the- occasion?" "I am positive that I could. "WMl you give your support te any measure without spot cash?' "I may to motions teadjsmrsv te nothing eke, however." "That's what we want to hoar. Xow another point In case you tamuk you. can get a normal school or an ksann asylum located here, what are you no. hag to do for us?" "I am willing to pledge myself tepuA one half I have taken in np to thst tmsu where it will do the most good." "You're the man for us and that wsU elect you! Your rival makes just an good pledges about nig as ring of bin vote bat I cenirfn't gat Urn tn promiso to come down for the rood of tun tewn. He sold he wanted to mv all he made to use in getting elected another time. I don't binuM him fat looking out for the future but we ham isrot to have soma nubile hniirevemsnte j lb knap upwftu the otteor towns. I latll amM 4Jtra4 UmMb1 MPormmrit99t IwH a a amd you'll be oleutek aftrigrM. WMeV Mm (A T.) JbaY.