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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

- Ftreri ITO to 181 Randolph street, Chicago, caused * 100 of $90,000. Henry Wharton, a welUowwn lawyer and editor, of Philadelphia, to dead. ' William V. Grover, of Bed Bank, M. J, aged #O, shot hto wife, aged It, dead. Minnesota. with five counties to hear from, giver Garfield 38,170 majority. ▲ Dew hospital for women, purely charttable, has been organised at Columbus, O. Tea Man, the murdered Chicago Chinaman, was buried after the Christian Untib The steamer Niagara sailed Saturday from Havana far New York with $500,000 in gold. * Gov. Smith, of Wisconsin, has appointed Onamen Cole to the Chief Justice of the supreme court of that state. • Dr. Gunther, of the British Museum, to engaged on an important work on fishes which will omiain many illuMratoona. Commodore Sheffield, who was eommlsssinnH to negotiate a treaty with Corea, by the Japanese government, has faded. The loss caused by the recent earthquake in Auitra to estimated al 8,000,000 florins, without reckoning the damage to churches. y The indictment against the county recorder at Merced, Cal., has been dismissed; also, all but three against ex Treasurer Turner. Ex-Aiderman Duan, of New York, who assaulted ex Judge Morris, has been indieted by the grand jury for await with intent to kill.

In a sculling match al London, on Monday next, between Hanlon nod Trickett for the championship, betting to five to four oa Hanlon. The schooner Cortez with 19,000 bushels of wheat,’ from Milwaukee to Oswego, went ashore near Sandy Creek. The crew were saved. ’; One of the mills of the Reade paper company in Griswold, known as. the Obenure mill, burned-. Loss, $36,000; insurance, $27,000. The steamer Kingston, from Savannah to Liverpool, put into BL Michaels with her cargo on fire. The cargo was discharged in bad order. • <' • Dr. Hector, of the New Zealand Geolog. cal Survey, expresses bis opinion that ui Westland and Otagcf vast euriferous tracts remain as yet untouched. Midshipman Jas. W- Smythe, and Wai* ter E. Morris, of the navy, have tenpered their resignation to the secretary of the navy, to take effect immediately. John Dutton was shot and killed by Brainard Taft, near Valparaiso, Indiana. Taft raised a crop of corn on Dutton’s land, and they quarreled about a division of the same. The board of trade returns of London for October show an increase, of £488,000 in the value of imports into the United Kingdom, and an increase of £987,000 in value of exports compared with the same month last year . * Burglars completely gutted the store of Meyerowitz Bros, optician?, Fourth avenue and Twenty third street, New York, carrying away opera glasses, spectacles, Stical instruments, glass eyes, etc., to e value of $12,000 or $15,000. Miss Marie Rose appeared in the English version of Aida at the Globe Theatre, Boston, last night, it being the first time this opera has been given in English. The performance was received Wttb much enthusiasm by a critical audience. A large number of persons who had depreciated money with the “Ladies mining and stolen exchange,” 23 Union Square, New York, are said to be aearching anxiously for the manager, Mrs. M. E. Warren. The exeaange to closed.

The remainder of the wreck of the Rhode Island went to pieces daring Sunday night The wreckers hope to save the engine; the shaft is cracked and tent and little hope is entertained • that the engine will be of any«use to its owners. It has been decided by the president, in the case of the Heath murderers, that Bedford and Qucenan shall be hanged «n Friday, the 19th’ Inst, and that the sentence at Stanley Finn shall be commuted to imprisonment for life in the Albany penitentiary. . The president has appointed Charles "W .'Slagle, of Fairfield, lowa, Otis Clark, of Newport, R. 1., and AB. Nichols, of Philadelphia, commiwoaers to examine and report upon fifty miles of railroad constructed by the Northern Pacific rail, road company. . The Postoffice department has iseved an order forbidding the payment of money orders or the del 1 veryi f registered letters addressed to “J.BGaylord” manager (fictitious) school of design, Chicago, Ills, on the ground of his being engaged in in fraudulent enterprises. • . > . Oswald Puckertdge, a retired publican of Minster, England, has been sentenced to six weeks* hard labor for causing the ' death'of a valuable dog. The prisoner painted the dog all over with the Liberal aad Conservative colors, and the anima] vas poisoned through licking the paint ML The prisoner gave notice of appeal. General Chauncy McKeever, assistant adj titant-ganeral, reported yesterday at the adjutant-general's office. Be baa just been relieved from duty at General Hancock’s headquarteai. General McKeever will be the ranking assistant ad-jutant-general on duty in the adjutantgeneral's office, under Adjutant-General The trial before a military tribunal at ■ Bt. Petersburg of all Nihilist prisoners who acknowledged belonging to the revolution party is now going on. One named Bcherauff admitted he participated tn the preparation ot the mines under the railray at Moscow in December, 1879, and <wo others recounted the proceedings in connections with the mjneoa. the Sempperohal railway.

Potty Worrles.

What a blessed thing it is that we can forget! Today’s troubles look large, but « week hence they will be forgotten and buried out of sight Bays one writer: If you keep a book, and daily put down the things that worry you, ana see what becomes of them, it would be a benefit to you. You allow a thing to annoy you just as you allow a fly tosstoe on you and plague; and you lose your temper (or rather get it). for when men are surcharged wita temper they are said to have loot it; aad you justify yourselves tor being thrown off your balance by causes <wh ch you do not trace out. But if you would s»« what it was that threw you off ynur balance bet fore breakfast, and put it down in a little would see what a riool you were la th* matter. The art of forgetting is aftfrssm iSSLS 6 Sd U q tS time to write down the origin, progress and outcome of a tew of our troubles, would make us so ashamed of the ftus wc make over them, that we should be glad to drop such things, and bury them Stance te eternal forgetfulness. Life to too short to be worn out in petty worries,

RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN.

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TELEGRAPHIC.

Wsxhiwtom, D. a. November 7.-11 to ascertained that a few hoods of Nebruaty 8, 1881, comfitooly xnowa as ‘‘rites of -so,” have been filed at the tteaamy dartmect for payment on the last day of ■ext month. Secretary Sherman is desi roue of to vesting the surplus revenues to these bonds each week, instead of holding the money ia the treasury, and betas offerodas high as forthem, 103 being their value when redeemed two months hence, but Secretary Sherman aays the holders have not shown a disposition to sell even at this highly profitable rate. From the tenor of letters received al the treasury department it to inferred that some owners of tboso bonds are eon founding them with those payable in July next, being mislead, perhaps, by the inscription. ‘‘Loan of 1881” on the face of the bond. The sixes of 1880 are. however, easily distinguishable from the bonds due in February, as thty are of larger rise and printed all in black oa thin white paper, whereas the ’Bl’s are printed with green, red and buff borders. *'

Chicago, November 7.—The railroad xar started afresh today. This time the Illinois Central to the chief aggressor, it having been selling tickets to St. Louis for five dollars in order to protect itself against the large number of unlimited cheap tickets issued by other roads during the recent war. and for the redemption of whieh no provision was made. The Gen trai claims to have had grounds for its action since its president did not attend the New York meeting which patched up the fight. The rates to St Louis today were four dollars, and the Wabash again states it will sell tickets a dollar cheaper than the other roads. The rates to Kansas City range from eight |to ten dollars, according to which roads sell them. Galvmton. Noy. 9.—The News’special from Longview,Texas, says an east bound train on the Texas <fc Pacific railroad was wrecked last night near Lakefork, caused by a broken rail. Fred Kirk, a stock agent was fatally and three others seriously injured. Ten or twelue others slightly. Omaha, November 6.—Turning Bear and five other Brule Sioux, held fast at Omaha since August, for the murder of a herder, and stealing in Kansas, have been taken to West Point, Neb., for trial in a state court The ease attracted much attention at Washington. Mabshalx, Texas, November fl.—lt snowed here this morning and the ground to frozen.

Fobtwobth, Texas, November fl.—AM. Brown was found nine miles from this city frozen to death. Loubuu, November B.—The Mark Lane Express says: The weather has favored sowing and threshing. The week’s threshlag has brought more prominently into view the deficiency of the wheat crop sad the damaged condition of bariey. The best home grown wheat was firm, and inferior samples were sold with difficulty. In many ot the more important provincial markets the finest samples advanced one shilling per quarter. The quantity of grain afloat, however caused a weaker Feeling in London at tne end of the week. Foreign wheat in brisk demand and advanced fid on Wednesday, but a further advance was successfully resisted. On Friday the demand was slower, but holders were firm. English and foreign flour was scarce and very firm throughout the week. Barlev very quiet. There was an improved demand early tn the week, but the market was easier st tne close. Oats improved one shilling, and closed firm. Maize, mixed American, sold steadily at an advance of 3d on Monday’s rates. Round corn was quiet, and closed rather easier. Maize in passage advanced fid early in the week, and was again slightly dearer on Wednesday; slightly relapsed on Friday, but closed strong. ' Wheat cargoes were 3d and fid dearer for fed winter early in the week in consequence of stocks and the detention of vessels on passage. All descriptions were firm until Thursday, when they became quieter in sympathy with the American market. On Friday red Winter was Bd@«d lower. American grades and afloat further declined 8d on Saturday. Bales of English wheat during the week, 42,326 quarters at 48s 4d, against 86,553 quarters at 60s fid for corresponding period. i»t year. Imports into the United Kingdom f° r the week ending October 30, were 639,042 cwta wheat, ana 153,943 cwts flour. New Yohx, November 8.4-Thomas Stan to®, who shot Bister Gertrude Varina four times yesterday, aays he knew bier by sigbt;Uhat he saw her go in sad out of the house. He had no intention of killing thewomsn, he only wanted to frighten hem When asked, "Why did you shoot ths woman f” he answered,* “It was the witches ■, they have been ‘both aria g me for four years. I cannot see them but I hear them talking to me continually. They have told me the sisters of charily are continually following me about and talking of me. I went to Ireland to get rid of them, but it did no good. I came again to country. The thing had to be ended sometime or, other.” Stanton supposed Sister Varina to be a Catholic, like himself, but when told she was a protestani nun, remarked, “It makes no difference; my instructions were to kill her, all the same.” Bister Varina is suffering greatly from her wounds, but it is , hoped neither of them will prove fatal. Stanton is held to await the result.

BatbsvtiXb, O n Nov. B—A horrible trgedy became known here yesterday morning. .Frank M. Bpdenbaugh, a young and wealthy German, who three years ago married the daughter of a neighboring farmer, came home late Bat-, urday night intoxicated, and entering the room where his wile and child slept, assaulted them with an axe. His wife's skull was crushed by a single blow, and then his son’s throat was cut by the blade of the axe. He then went to a room where Mr*. Stephens, a visitor, and her child and servant girl were sleeping, and killed Mrs.-Stephens and her child. The servant girl awakened and sprang toward the door, but was knocked senseless and left tor dead. Upon her recovery of consciousness she gave the alarm and neighbors come. It was not till morning that th# murderer was found hiding in a tobacco house with bis throat cut, but not fatally. Jealousy, insanity and drunkenness are toe theories advanced to account ton the horrible crime. Nxw Yqbx, November 8,-Mm. Bernhardt made her debut tonight, before an audience of at least 4,000 persons. Her appearance, which was in the second act, was thesignalJbr prolonged and enthusiastic applause, which she gracefully rec ogniaed, and aa hetsplcndid voice was heaid the entire audience seemed riectrified. To the red of toe performance toe interest was intense, and bouquets, man sivc and elegant in design, were presented after the fourth act. Clara Morris occupied Manager Abbey’s box. Among the distinguished people present were Senator Blaine and Governor Cornell. The theatrical profession was largely represented. c Abbey’s Park theatre was Nxw You, November B.—The following circular letter, signed by William A. Fowler, chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic state commit-

sABR, JASPKR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 188&<

hedd in this city *ad Brooklyn, oaths 2d steps for a thorough investigation are now and hand to the county c— vsesrrs’ as early this week aa possible, not later than Thursday, the 11th last.” The form of protest u as follows: “The undersigned hereby protest against the allowance of the vote cast tor presidsMtisl electors at-the election held November 2d, 1880, in (names of place) as canvassed and returned by the board of count j caueaaseen of said eouaty, for the reason that (state facto In detail.) We would respectlully ixquest that this pro test may be attached to the returns of such vote that we may not be considered to have by silstice aequetoced in those anta”. , CLbvklamd, 0., Hatember Herald UMnorrow will publish the folowing: TrKASUBY DxFABTMBN-r, ) Washington, Noymaber 5,1880. p - * u>. 4th to received, for which please accept my thanks. I prefer to dp precisely as you recommend, await the judgment of the general assembly of Ohio, unbiased by any expression of my wish in the matter referred th. Ido not know what Is the desire ot General Garfield, but I can see that my election might relieve him from embarassment and free to do as he thinks best tn the formation of his cabinet. Again thanking you for your kind offer. I am very truly yours (Signed) c . John Shrum an. Mkmfhib, Tenn, November 9.—ln a difficulty originating about the possession of some lumber, darfes Gooebles, a well known florist, was shot ibis afternoon, by Joseph Gregory, a young attorney. The two quarreled early in the morning, and by agreement met outside the city limits and for a time engaged in a regular fisticuff. is much more the most powerful of the two, was getting the best ot the fight, when Gregory drew a pistol and shot the gfioin. Gregory has not been arrested, but his father, who is a prsmlneut attorney of this city, says he will surrender himself in the morning. Columbus, November 9.—The state agricultural department has completed the compilation of crop reports furnished by township assessors as required by law. Tne footings show, the total acreage of wheat in 1879 to be 2,818,870, and the total number es bushels retoed to be 4,052,119, with an average yield per acre of 17 9-19 bushels. This is the heaviest yield by 5,000,000 bushels ever reported by township officers in this state, and the largest average since 1800, in which year the average was eighteen bushels per acre.

Havana, November o.—For some time the treasury has observed an extraordinary falling off in the sale of stamped paper. An investigation was ordered and resulted in the discovery of a regularly established manufactory of counterfeit stamped paper. The counterfeit to excellent, even containing the secret countermark, and it is almost impossible to distinguish it from the genuine. Eleven persons implicated have been imprisoned. Some are said to be of good social standing. Habiusbubq, November 9—Warrants were issued this morning by Governor Hoyt forithe execution on Thursday, January 6,1881, of Daniel F. Sullivan, who murdered Josie Irwin, in Philadelphia, Patrick Hayes, who murdered hto wife in Philadelphia, and George Smith and Catherine Miller, who murdered Rev. Miller, the husband of the latter, in Lycoming county. PrrreßWM, November 9.—Officer James Wiggins, of the Allegheny police force, was shot and instantly killed, on Ohio street, in that city to-night, at 10 o’clock. John Foachs ana George Hocke were arrested by policemen Wiggins and Hough for fighting. The officers were taking the men to the station house, when Fouchs pulled a revolver and shot Wiggins, the ball taking effect below the left eye. Fouchs then attempted to escape, when Hough, who had charge of Hocke, allowed the latter to 'go and started in pursuit of Fouchs, who turned upon him and fired two shots without effect. Bough fired at Fouchs, who stopped running and permitted himself to be taken. Wiggins was about twentyeight years of age, and leaves a wife and two children. It to not known wht-t caused the row between Fouchs and Hocke. -

Caotom, November 9.—Mrs. Snyder, who made three attempts to drown herself yesterday afternoon, attempted to stab herself last night after being taken home. She was prevented by her friend s who were watching her. She then made an excuse to go into the yard. Remaining a considerable time, the suspicions of her watchers were aroused, and search being made*she was found hanging in an outhouse, having us&i two handkerchiefs tied together for the purpose. She was cut down in time to save her life, and will be closely watched to prevent any further attempts to destroy herself. Sax Francisco, November 9.—A Bodie dispatch says: Fire broke out in the Good & Shaw hoisting works at 1 a m., and destroyed the building. The shaft took fire, and the timbers burned down twenty or thirty feet. As soon as the flames were subdued a temporary hoist was improvised, and fireman James Hood descended toe shaft. There were four men at work on a 660 level, McCalie, Jackson, Smith and another, name not ascertained. All were found dead at the bottom. Engineer Parker has not been seen since the fire and it is feared he may have been burned in the building. A miner named Dagan was killed in toe Tioga mine this morning bjr.a rock falling on him. Chicago, November 9.—The managers of the railroads engaged in toe passenger rear met this morning and adopted a resolution, "That as toe general managers cannot agree as to toe proper interpretation of the presidents’ agreement, the ma - ter be referred back to toe presidents tor

further and more definite instructions.” Thereupon the meeting adjourned, and cutting commenced at a livelier rate than ever. • NxwYonx, November 10.—Late this afternoon Andrew Gillen, a young lawyer, called and desired an interview with Miss Begerson, ssister of Assistant Corporation Attorney Blgerson. She had before received his proposal of marriage. Mrs. Begerson and her daughter talked with him a while, and then desired him to go away; He did. not. go at once, but 'continued to plead for Miss. Begerson’s favor. At length he threw hia left arm about her neck and in the presence or her mother, drew a pistol from bis pocket, placed toe weapon against her head and sentabuilet through her brain. Mary fell dead at her mother’s feet and Gillen rushed from the,house. He was subsequently arrested and taken to the Tombs. Nsw Ybnx, Nov. 10.—District Attorney Drum to-day assaulted and severely beat Ex Judge Morris for some remarks Morris had made about Drum’s former 1., mg. is intended to charge Dram before toe grand jury now in session with assault with intent to kijj. Columbus, Nov 10.—The official vote of the November election in Ohio was canvassed today, and shows toe follow, ing remit; ffiaaMd, MtyMfl; Hancock,

940,871; Weaver, 0.4 M; Dow, 9,015. GarjSrity tSwfiJfeWk 71 ' iNDUNAPtHJa, Nov. 10.—Betson froaa all the counties have been received' Garfield’s plurality to (JA4O. Hauvax. November IS—About $-J9 this morning an explosion ofgas occurred on the north side of the Ford pit to the Beitlartou mine. AU the miners were at work in different parts. The explosion was so terrible aa to sweep across to the other side of the pit,killing all men and horses within reach. Almost all the men on the north side will be saved, while all wt work oa the south side have been lost At least sixty are missing. Five men have been brought up and are likely to recover. Probably forty are shut up within the fallen coal tn the south side. The accident was presumably caused bv a'miner firing a shot in a forbidden part of the workings. The disaster occurred in the Ford pit. Albion mines. All who have came up are likely to live. A working party u now down. There is Dot much hope for the.safety oTthe thirty or thirtyfive men known to be in the mine. Messrs Herdso, Greener, B.mpson and Poole, with other volunteers, have been down in the pit al Bettiarton in which the explosion occurred this monring, and have come up again. They found it impossible to Axplore the outside for any distance on account of after damps, there being no air through the side, aa all the debts were blown down by ths blast. They found some bodies but could not identify them. All the horses in the pit, 29 in number are dead. The number of men still in the pit to said to be 44. Another explosion will occur this evening when the pit gathers gas again. Work is totally suspended at all the collieries in the country, and the miners have come to the scene of the accident in great but are altogether powerless to assist on account of the precarious condition of the pit It to not known how the fire originated. None from the side where the accident occurred are alive to tell tho tale. Thirty-three of the missing are married, and most ot them have largely families. Naw Yonx, November 12.—A meeting of brewers was held to-day to take action against the passage of a bill now pend, ing before congress to increase the duty bn barley malt imported from Canada, from twenty per cent, advalorum to a specific duty of twenty five cents per bushel. The report of the committee appointed on the subject was adopted, protesting against the passage of the bill, stating that it would fiot increase the revenue of the country, but was a prohibitory tax; that it would crush out all competition in malt, would offer a direct temptation to use poorer articles and malt substitutes in the manufacture of beer, and would in. crease the price of beer, now a fractional substitute of distilled liquors, and increase the expense of the pSbAdfiwf throughout the land, and misery in countless homes, and affect our national welfare. A petition to congress, protest, ing against an increase of duty on malt, was signed by all the brewers present, and copies ordered sent to all brewers in the United States for their signatures.

The Greatest Talker on Record.

Matthias Morgridge, eighty-two years of age, lives in the Union settlement, three miles from Equiaunk, Wayne county, Pa. He was born in England. He sailed as a "powder monkey” on board one of the British transports that fetched the forces of .that country to America to engage in the war of 1819. He saw the battle of New Orleans from toe deck of the vessel. The ship he was on took back to England what was left of Pakenham’s command after the battle. Morgridge continued in the British naval service, and was a sailor on the Bellerophon, which conveyed Napoleon Bonaparte to St Helens' in 1817. He quitted the service the same year, and in 1820 came to Wayne county, when the country hereabout was mostly wilderness. Mr. Morgridge’s eccentricities have made him celebrated not only in this but adjoining counties. He is noted for the power or his voice and a remarkable flaw of language. In his prime he could make himself heard half a mile without any exertion. He could speak without cessation at that pitch of voice for twenty-four hours at a time. Once he delivered an address in the barroom of the Allen house, in Honesdale. He spoke two days and a night. Then he was offered tea dollar* to stop. "Ten thousand dollars couldn't make me stop,"he replied, "until I exhaust my subject’’ And he spoke five hours longer and quit He never went into any town that he did not have half of its population at his heela*listening to his rapid and sonorous relation of his experiences and his wonderful fund of anecdotes. He tells with great satisfaction an incident that occurred to him when he went on a visit to England many years ago. The first day out he went on deck and began io speak, walking about as he told hie stories. AU on board followed him from one side of the vessel to the other. This so annoyed the captain that he finally gave Morgridge to go below and sit still while he talked. Morgridge would tell stories hour after hour, replete with wit and humor, and narrated in an inimitable manner. He had a story to fit any emergency., No . one.eyer heard him tell one twice, except it related to his personal experience, and the person is yet to be found who ever heard any of Morgridge’s stories before he told it himself.

Some years after he settled in Wayne county he was elected justice of the peace and appointed postmaster. An enemy had him indicted for holding two offices of trust and profit, contrary to-law. On the trial hip only defense was that neither office was one ot profit, and toe only trust that attached, to eiiher was to that of postmaster, as he trusted everybody for stamps that had asked him to. The defense was accepted by the jury, and he was acquitted. Mr. Morgridge was always a great admirer of Horace Greeley. He took the New York Tribune from its start up to the time of Mr. Greeley’s death. Once he visited New York. He called at the Tribune office, and was admitted to an interview with the great editor. He at once introduced himself, and for two hours, as he relates it, filled the sanctum with incidents of his life, stories and opinions on current subjects and individuals, without giving Mr. Greeley a chance to get in a word. Finally he stopped suddenly and said: “Now, Mr. Greeley, you talk a little.” "Mr. Greeley got out of his chair," says Mr: Morgridge, "as if ha was going out ot the office with a rush.” Then he sat down again and cried out: "By George, Mr. Morgridge, if there’s anything left in creation to be said I’d like to know what it is.l" The Tribune soon afterward printed an account of the interview. At the age of eighty-two Matthias Morgridge is physically in excellent condition. His mind, however, is gradually failing. He has nine living children, thirty-six grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.— Ot. Jf. T. Sea. It sometimes takes an immense quantity of iron to kill a man in battle. At the bombardment of Callao by the Chilian Mia rMHana LWa tfUiavitU VslllllMMl ttoilwl VWU <V'UQaUIU rifled cannons two 600 pound Rodman smooth-bores, four 300 pound rifieo andons 450 pound Armstrong rifle/and fired 120 into town

odds and Ends.

**■?*«* y-tl-dnstriai progress isAbe disposition ifested to utilise, and in very valuable waya,too,varfousodda and encto and leavings cfstoertfa which until recenHy have mere an * l ithmuill - awujffKß waaa V - - • * - re sim os & c very Hung, uv uUhiLcT iiow cant and apparently wertbleas it may be, if only we can discover the ■Mans by which to rebderit It for application to some practical puxpoaa. Indeed, the time is arriving when important industries from whoso proseeution largo flortuneo eon bo made, win bo built up in this country simply by utilizing rnmmim substances widen our ancestors never aaved and contidared valueless. oeverai important uses to wtucii oawuUßt is or can be put, furnish a good illustration with which to corroborate tho foregoing aaowrtinno Sawdust that to worked into a plaatfe masa, mixed with glue or gypsum, and given proper abapo by being pressed in molds, has been to a small extant used in the manufacture of ebony piano keys, brush handled knife handles, fire kindlers, Hocks for ftiel, etc. A Louisiana planter urges the extensive use of sawdust as a fertiliser. He aays that if four cart loads of sawdust bo spread over aa acre of the poorest toad for the period of four years, it will render it very rich. Sawdust rota readily and imparts to tho soil a yellow appearance. Placed on tho snrihee of the ground, it prevents various weeds from growing, ana keepo the ground moist. It has been found especially serviceable in promoting the growth of fruit trees, and of potatoes and cabbage. But still more valuable waya of utilising sawdust than any hitherto suggested are being foreshadowed. W. Grossman of Petersburg, Va_ bas secured a patent for making rail road ties, fence posts, paving and building blocks, eto, out orsawdust. The wood formed by the process, which is represented to be simple and cheap, can endure a heavier pressure than ordinary wood, can take a polish, and, it is claimed, may be made fire and and so that no insects can injure it. This wood can also be cut and sawed, and nails driven into it without trouble.

Courtship in Greenland.

There is something exceedingly melancholy in the accounts which are given of the custom of courtship in Greenland Generally women enter upon the blessed estate with more willingness and less solicitude than men. The women of Greenland arj an exception to this rule. A Greenlander, having hto affections upon some female, acquaints his parents with the state of his heart. They apply to the parents of the giri, and if the parents are thus agreed the next proceeding to to appoint two female negotiators whose duty Is to broach the subject to the young lady. This is a matter of great tact and delicacy. The lady ambassadors do not shock the young lady to whom they are sent by any sudden or abrupt avowal of the awful subject of their mission. Instead of doing this they launch out in praises of the gentleman who seeks her hand. They speak of the splendor of his house, the sumptuousness of his ftirniture, of his courage and skill in catching seals, and other accomplishments. The lady, pretending to be affronted even at these remote hints, runs away, tearing the ringlets of hair as she retires, while the. ambassadresses, having got the consent of her parents, pursue her, take her by force to the house of her destined husband, and there leave her. Compelled to remain there, she sits for days with dishevelled hair, silent and dqjected, refusing every kind of sustenance, until at last, if kind entreaties do not prevail, she is compelled by force, and even by blows, to submit to the detested union. In some cases the Greenland women faint at the proposals of marriage; in others they fly to the mountains and only return when compelled to do so by hunger and cold. If one cute off her hair it to a sum that she is determined to resist to death. The Greenland wife is the slave of her husband, doomed to a life of toil, drudgery and privation.

Parrots.

Parrots are so very disagreeable to most people who count themselves well regulated that these probably have no idea how many of the squawking birds are imported into the country for sale. Thousands are disposed of annually, and the demand is said to be growing. In toe large cities, like Baltimore, Newiork, Philadelphia and New Orleans, they find a ready market, and also in many of the minor towns. New England is reputed to have a prejudice against parrots which is hardly equalled by any other section. The people of the Southern states generally like them more than those of the Northern states do, but they are for greater fovorites with foreigners, as a rule, than they are with Americans. The best, or least bad, parrots are brought hither from the Windward or Southern Carribbee Islands. They build their nests in the royal palmetto tree, finding or digging a hole there after the manner of the woodpecker, and so ensconcing themselves that it is necessary often to cut the tree down in order to capture the young. These are put into cages, fed on palm ich e, guava and bananna for a few months, when they will eat anything. The breeding time is May; there are rarely more than three to the nest, and they ream their full growth in eight months. Almost any parrot can learn to talk It placed where it can hear talking wheu young, for its power of imitation is instinctive. It seldom forgets what it has pnee been taught, a peculiarity which makes a parrot that has been Instructed in profanity a very undesirable companion for a pious family. Indeed, its love for the improper and interdicted seems to be so inbred hat some people have thought it endowed with human attributes. Tkeparrot is indigenous to warm parts of America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. The only clearly ascertained species within the boundaries of the Republic is the Carolins parrot.

A correspondent writing from Lewisburg, W. ya, tells the following anecdote of the Rev. John McElhenny, the famous itinerant, who never announced any stated hour for evening service, always saying: “Brethren and. sisters, we’ll meet at early candlelightin’;” “He was preaching the funeral sermon of an aged member of his flock, whom we will call Mrs. Smith. After a few introductory remarks he was possessed of the strange idea that it was Mr. Smith whose remains were before him. Having known him intimately for yean, he delivered a glowing eulogy of Ms character, his Christian conduct, his benevolence, charity, kindness of heart and possession of all those virtues which makes up a welb rounded Christian life. As he closed his remarks one of the elders quietly entered the pulpit and whispered to him: “Dyster, youWveutadea mistake; it is Sister Smith who to dead. Brother husband,, is sitting in the first pew.” AVell,’ replied the old minister, in tones of thunder. Ht makes no difference. AU I have said about Rmfhftr Smith in ftauallv annlicable to her —y insiJnisAn KaAv tffi reOlflhlJt • *t wnoae mwniinmo wuj im dcmku w. There is no virtue where there to no its sOTdKsmricirramstancre, butftita yy essence, to exterminate and dtoorder, MHI opprefwifTn from th# world# n®ct dustry,liberty, and prosperity of your COWT

An Extraordinary Sleeper.

The following account of a laboring man, hsumnl Bsuhucl Clinton, of Timburr neftt Bath, is taken, so far as the jnbatontial Ctathe 13th Clinton, who was then twenty-four yean was made to rouse him, but in vain. At the end of that time he awoke of himself, and went about hto business as usual Nothing more extraordinary occurred until fas 9th of April, 1898, when heagain AU into a profound aleep. Mr. Gibbs, aa apothecary of was asnt for after a few days, and bled,blistered, cupped and scarified the young man, all to do purpose. Victuals werekept betas him. of which ho occasionally ate without waking. Sometimes the act of eating wto not'fully aceomplished, and he would bo found with hto month fall of meat. In this manner ho continued for seventeen weeks, till the 7th of August. He then awoke naturally, put on hto ctothesanA went into tho fields to his work. He was surprised to find it was harvest time, the period that had elapsed since ho was at work sowing onto and barley having been a blank. From this time, again, ho remained well until tho 17th of August, 1897, when he complained of a ahtvering and a coldneas in nia back, vomited once or twice, and once more fell asleep. Dr. Oliver, whose account of the matter appeared in the PhUttfMcal Trmaadiont, then went to see him, and found hto pulse regular, and hto body agreeably warm. He tested the sleeper in tho most severe manner,and tried by every artifice he could devise to surprise him into wakefalness, and was at last competed to admit that the aleep was real. About ten days after, an apothecary (Mr. Gibbs, we presume) took fourteen ounces of blood from his arm. tied it up again, and left him as he found him, without tho least movement having been made by the ineeper. About the end of September, Dr. Oliver saw him again, and a gentleman ran a pin into hto arm to the very bone, but Clinton gave no sign of being sensible of what was done to him. Once, on the 19th of November, he woke up and spoke to his mother, but almost instantly went to sleep again and continued so tiu the end of January or beginning of February. He then awoke perfectly well, and, as on former occasions, had no recollection of anything that had occurred. He resumed his business, and nothing more is on record concerning him.

The Old House.

[Mr*. D. M. Jordan tn Cin. Sat Night] Does anybody know what has become of the jolly old-fashioned times that used to belong to our lives ? They are missing, and we cannot find them. The days when the mention of Thanksgiving meant jo.' and gladness, and reunion and merry feasting, when all the members of the family assembled around the pleasant board, and the great fire burned cheerfully in the great fireplace. How the brightly polished brass andirons caught the ruddy reflbetions of the blaze, and danced around like fairies. Does anybody remember such a fireplace? The hearth was of freshly painted red brick, and the mantel was high beyond the reach of the children. The brass candlestieffs were turned up in a row, and the almanac hung at one end. The shovel and tongs had their separate corners, aud there was a crane in the back of the fireplace, where the tea-kettle used sometimes to sing Him a nightingale. Where are they gone? There was a pantry, too, (have yop seen it?) with a smell of cheese, and mince pic. doughnuta, and a tempting display of Jan tied up with white cloths. There wan always otto not so tightly tied as the rest, and naughty hands would reach after the peach preserves sometimes. Anybody know where all those pantries have gone ? There were two old rocking-chairs, with cushions pieced up from scraps of dresses. The paint was worn from the arms, and they tipped over if you rocked too far back, but we wish they could be found. There was a kitchen, too. It went away with all the rest. A sweet kitchen where there was always a smell of good dinners,r spicy and aromatic odor of garden herlis. No tea or coffee has ever been found since with such a delicious aroma. There are thousands of great residences with every modern appliance for comfort, where they have state dinners with no end of pomu and show and style; where the china f costly and the epergnes are of cut "Iras and silver, and the wines are costly. . They are splendid, but somehow, to-day we want the old lost house. There sfa echoes which come down from its smoky rafters, and they fall upon the heart with a mingled feeling of pleasure and pain. There are voices, and footsteps, and laugh ter, and songs, and the patter of baby feel all mingled in the echoes. Sounds that wc shall never hear again, save in the mystic hall of memory. Reader, you know of such a house, and you can tell why the mention of holidays brings a nameless longing to look once more into the old empty rooms once so thronging with life, ‘•Echoing with <lrllali laughter. RinglM with boyteh Mrife."

Good Humor.

Good humor is rightly reckoned a most valuable aid to happy home life. An equally good and useful faculty is a sense of humor, or the capacity to have a little fan along with the humdrum cares and Works of life. We all know how it brightens up things generally to have a lively, witty companion, who sees the ridiculous points of things, and can turn an annoyance into an occasion for laughter. It does a great deal better to laugh over some domestic mishaps than to civ or scold about them. Many homes and lives are dull because they are allowed to become too deeply impressed with the cares and responsibilities of life to recognize its bright and especially its mirthful side. In such a household, good, but dull, the advent of a witty, humorous friend is like sunshine on a cloudy day. While it is always oppressive to hear persons constantly striving to say witty or fanny things, it is comfortable, seeing what a brightener a little fan is, to make an effort to make some at home. It is well to turn off an impatient question aometimls and to regard it from a humorous point instead of being irritated by it “Wife, what is the reason I never can find a elean shirt ?” exclaimed a good, but rather impatient husband after looking all through the wrong drawer. His wife looked at him steadily for a moment, half inclined to bo provoked; then, with a comical look, she said, “I never guess conundrums; I give it up.” Then he laughed, and they both laughed, and she went and got his shirt, and he felt ashamed of himself and kissed her: and then she felt happy, and so what might have been the occasion for hard words and unkind feelings became just the contrary, all through the little vein of humor that cropped out to the surface. Some people have a peculiar faculty for giving a humorous turn to things when they are reproved. It does just as well oftentimes to things off as to scold them off. Laughter is better than tears. Let us havea little more of it at home. An exchange makes this suggestion for business men: “In all towns where a newspaper is published, every business man ought to advertise in it, even if it is nptoS* kind helps sustain a paper, and lets the people fid! of business men. The paper finds its

The Garden Spider.

The writer has often tested ta inteJU genceand perssveranMof the geometric', spider by the following, it must be admit tea, aggmvaHng expenmont. Tukic- . piece « paper ana rotting u between Ms fingers, he bee thrown it into the web, taking care that it io not hewvter than the weight of a fly. The spider rune along rgdicnytowards hSsmppseodprey and soon discovering it* —galstshle nalure, carefully dbrntangVa it, and drops it dearof tawebtota ground by stretching out hi* fint juntaaffhuman being might reach out his arm. He then tarns to his place in the centre, and in a moment er ao apiece es neper thrown into another part of the web. The spider acta aa before, and will clo so, without much variation, a few times. ThefJfti or sixth time he ruabee at the paper with w» appearance of anger, er rune an inch cr two along the strands asif enraged, and then back again; pauses a moment or so, as if to recover Na equanimity, and then goes briskly to Na diaapgpointment, and again carefally dtesatangM* the paper. AH these movements, from the evident fitting and intelligence shown, are full of interest to the observer of nature, and they ore sufficiently varied in individuals to make the experiment worth trying any number of times. Occasionally, for example, t-.j spider, after he has been deceived a few times, will stretch out all bis feet upon the strands, without moving from his place, and shake Ns web angrily; or he will Jar* the paper out much as one might fillip it away from between the finger and thumb, with a decisive sharpness very significant of passion. After awhile the spider will give up attacking his supposed prey. Throw in a dozen, twenty, thirty bits of paper, and he will remain passive; but give up your sport for five or ten minutes, and you- will again find him busily at work, going from piece to piece until the entire web is set free.

Mystery of Exchange.

Most of our readers are aware that the quotation of foreign exchange represents a premium considerably in excess of the actual feet; but we doubt whether all of them- know precisely what is the difference. S the usage of the bankers, the old Spandollar is as the par of exchange, one pound sterling being equal to four and four-ninths of these dollars. In point of feet, however, in the established moneys of Great Britain and the United States, a pound sterling contains as much gold as $4.87 of United States money; and this is the true par of exchange or rate which must be used in converting the money of one country into that of the other. For instance: if anything costs £IOO in Great Britain, its true value expressed in the money of the United States is $487. Accordingly, it is a fact familiar to all bankers, that when exchange is quoted at 109 1-2, there is no real premium, but the true par has been attained; because if we multiply 4.44 4-9, which is the nominal par, by 109 4-2, which is then the quoted rate, we get $4.87, which is the true par. We need scarcely add that it isowing to thiscircumstanee that the exports of gold frem the United States are not larger. If there really existed such a heavy premium on bills of exchange as many people suppese, it would be immensely profitable to export gold to Great Britain. In point of fact, m view of the necessary expenses of freight, insurance and loss of interest, the margin does not more than cover the risk. The United States half-eagle, it may be added, contains 116 grains of pure gold, equivalent to $6, the British sovereign, or Kund sterling, 113 grains, equivalent to .87 of the United States money.

At Minneapolis, Minn., alone, the enormous amount of 300,000 cords of sawdust accumulates annually at the mills, which shows that saw-mill men would makes handsome profit on this material if they could only readily pell all of it. Heretofore, however, on account of the difficulty of disposing of sawdust at any price to any considerable extent, great quantities of it have been thrown into the streamson which the mills stand, and in many instances have tended to seriously obstruct navigation. Another insignificant materia) for which good use has been found is waste rubber. The process, recently patented in Germany, where many tons of this rubber has been annually thrown away, is thus described: “The rubber waste is subjected to distillation in an iron vessel over a free fire, with the aid of super-heated steam. The lighter oils which come over first are separated from the heavier products. The latter, when thickened and vulcanised in the usual manner, are found to possess all the good qualities of fresh rubber.” Furnace slag is a third common material that is being profitably utilized. An American inventor named Wood has discovered how to make from slag bricks that are superior to those of the usual kind. For this purpose he converts the slag into sand as it is run from the blast furnace, and mingles with it a certain amount of selenitic lime. He likewise uses this slag in the making of concrete, cement and mortar. Mr. Wood has also succeeded in employing slag, reduced to a fibrous condition, as a non-conductor of heat, in clothing steam pipes and boilers. A notable use has also been made of slag in the manufacture of glass bottles and glass railway sleeper*. Glass bottles containing this material are said to be stronger than those made of flint glass. A quite recent means of utilizing slag has been discovered by Mr. Frederic Ransome, who can make from it a firm, white cement of the greatest durability.

Traveling Stones.—The curious traveling stones of Australia are paralleled in Nevada. They are described as almost perfectly round, and about as large as a walnut. When distributed about the floor, table or other level surface, within two or three feet of each other, they immediately begin traveling towards a common center, and there lie huddled up in a bunch like a lot of eggs in a nest A single stone, removed to a distance of three and a half feet, upon being released returns to the heap, but if taken away four or five feet remains motionless. They are composed of magnetic iron ore. Illinois still leads all other states in the number of miles of its railroads. Thi* position Illinois has occupied since 1879, when it passed Pennsylvania, which previously had been the leading railroad state. The railway mileage of the former state is now (I 860 7,578; Pennsylvania comes second with 6,068; New York follows close behind with 6,006* Ohio is fourth with bJOI miles; lowa is fifth 4,779 miles; Inwith 4j330 miles; Missouri, ;! qP%an, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, Georgia and California follow in the order named. There is no state or territory which » totally devoid of railroads, though Montana can boast of but ten miles of completed road. - • The Hungarian state railway* are in *0 1,119 X miles in length, and they yield an

Feeble Ladies.

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NO. 9;

The Cultivation of Celery.

To most pentma, a stalk of crisp, white celery is an always welcome and delicious “relish.” Thqae who have tried it find properly cooked, celery equally pleasing to the palate. No more whNesome vegetable grows; and now that it is found to be not only gastronomicaliy agreeable but of high medical virtue as a nervine, its popularity M constantly on the increase. There is no reason why every garden may not have a supplyof this excellent vegetable; and The American Chttfoafor gives some seasonable hints on tabes* mode of cultivating it on a small scale. Those who only care to raise a little for their own use are advised to buy rather than jaise the plants, as the cheaper Zand that was heavily manured in the spring and a naturally rich soil is the beet adapted to this plant. A few years ago it was thought neewary to dig trenches in which to plant it; now, however, this is abandoned, but it requires very deep tillage, and it in best to draw two farrows, the same aa for sugar-beets or mangolds, and set them in the Bottom of the farrow. The land best adapted to it is* moist soil, as it is a mtft wata. plant. The time to set it out is from the middle to the last of July. The rows should be from four to five feet apart, and the plants separated ten inches in the row. After the first of September the soil should bedrawn up to the plants, to keep them compact as possible, and prevent the branches from spreading. The more and oftner they are banked up the better, ao as not to cover the center shoot or bud; if this is covered the plant will be smothered. There are a number of different varieties in cultivation, but they differ lees in celery than in any other vegetable. The excellence of this vegetable depends more upon culture than upon variety. About the last of October a trench is generally dug eighteen inches deep and twelve inches wide, in some dry place where water will not stand; the plant is then lifted with as much dirt around the roots as possible, that it may keep crisp, and it will continue to. gtow some. The row, when properly packed, should be covered with boards, over which • layer of straw or leaves should belaid to keep out the frost, and its preservation for winter use is secured..

A Bostonian traveling in England gives his experiences in the ZVaMcript of English extortion, as follows: I write it with she greatest unction and emphasis after my name, whenever lam asked to record it, \ ■*U. 8. Anot that I love England the less, but my country more and more: and I so regret that I forgot to bring with me an American flag and at least one torpedo for the approaching Fourth. Bnt I have found, whatever the honour and privilege of my birthright, it is not an economy to be recognized here as an American. And recognized as such, at once, you inevitably are. "But how did you know I am an American ? I said to a chatty, intelligent Englishman, who, like myself had possessed a doorway to get out of a quite heavy shower.” “I should not have known,” he answered, “had you not spoken.” And so my speech ‘‘betrayeth” me everywhere, and everywhere at a cost. An American is, by the average Englishman, supposed to carry t railway fa one pocket, and at least a silver mine in the other, with an ’ oil well as a reserve. He knows you. He spots you. You are his gudgeon. Wherever you go you hear of the foolish things Amerisans have done, until the English idea is that the American exists simply as a shilling and sixpence dropping machine, and he keeps the machine well at it They talk of ducks shedding water, but one sheds these silver favors at every step. It is no economy to be known as an American. It is a luxury, an extravagance, an imprudence. / • •

On the Subject of Roads.

The public roads of a district show the spirit and enterprise of the people in the district to a certain extent, ana alLwill admit that good public roads add to the value of the land as much, if not more, - than anything of equal Cost. A bad road means a small load with great wear and tear to wagon and team, and bad roads are the complaint generally. Why? First, they‘are badly drained and not enough work done on them; second, there is but little thought given to making roads, and the work is often done late in th e fall; third, men plow and scrape more than there is any need of, and make a narrow, poor road when they get through. It is cheaper to make a good wide road when the land will permit, than a narrow one, from the fact that in making a wide one you simply bring the dirt from the ditches ujfon the road bed, which should never be plowed up or disturbed. A public road should be 35 feet from outside to outside of ditches, highest in the center, and curving gradually ' to the outside of the ditches. The road bed (that is the part between the inside of the ditches) should be 25 feet wide. The ditches should be 5 feet wide and one foot deepen the outside, and deeper, if necessary, with sufficient grade to draw off the water, otherwise there will be a bad, muddy road. Now with such a road the bed is solid, and the soil scraped on top will soon pack and become hard. There is no danger In being tipped over, and travel is not obliged to follow in a single rut, as it must in a narrow road. Dry roads mean good ditches. To fill up mud holes without draining is simply putting in more dirt to make more mud.

The Oleander Poisonous.

It is stated that the oleander is a deadly poison, and may frequently prove a treacherous fondling if not carefully watched. It is one of our most beautiful window plants when covered with its large roselike blossoms, but in these blossoms death resides. A case is recorded of a child having eaten a few flowers and being poisoned by the same. The “Annals of toe Peninsular War” state that a number of French soldiers went out foraging near Madrid, and returned laden with toe fruits of their search. One of the number, with a view of securing some wood to make skewers for the meat, cut a quantity of oleander boughs, and having stripped them of the bark, used toe wood in the meat. The result was that out of twelve who ate of the roast seven died, and the rest were dangerously iIL The poisonous principle is so subtle that its exhalations alone are sufficient to cause very serious Alness, and even death, to those who sleep for any time under their influence. It exists equally in every part of the plant, but it is considvcaHy weakened by cultivation.

The word “Yankee” is older than the New England Colonies, and was used by Samoset in his historical “Welcome, Englishmen.” “Welcome Yenghese" was what be actually said; being the nearest approach the Indian tongue could make to the word “English.” Yankees anti English are synonymous terms; and the word was applied to the northern English colonists by the Indians to distinguish them from the French on one side, and the Dutch on the other. The latter people soon adopted toe term; and it was readily accepted by the New-Englanders themselves. It was never considered a term of reproach, but rather on* of honor, by toe colonists. The young “Macaroni” who earn* over a* subalterns in thogritiaharmy took the same delight in theepprebrious ran did a* of the“fate Yankees. ing of

Yankee.