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8 THE MASONIC JOURNAL rather would he have preferred a race on the open plain with ihe whole tribe after him. At first very little smoke worked back to where he lay, and he hoped that he mighc yet escape suffocation. Meantime, he could hear the blacks shouting, sing ing, and beating on the rook with their waddies, to frighten out the wombats probably, for they evidently had no idea that there was larger game in the bur- As soon as the first bundle of leaves and grass was burned out, another was brought Billy now thought of driving out the wombats, and of saving himself by sacrificing them. But on his trying to seize the animals, they retreated into smaller holes leading off from the main den, where it was impossible to reach them. Gradually the smoke found its way back into the burrow ; yet by holding his face close down to the earth, Billy man aged to breathe. But it grew more dense. His eyes began to smart, and it was diffi cult for him to breathe. A horrible death stared him in the face. Under ordinary circumstances I am sure that Billy seldom prayed. But he thought he was at death’s door. Suffo cation had its fearful grip on h's throat. “0 Lord,” he cried out, his nose press ed into the dirt, "take pity on me ! 0, dear Lord, put out that fire, and drive away those heathen niggers! and then, fairly beside himself with terror, he re peated it over and over with all his strength. The effect of this petition on the blacks outsiue seems to have been instantaneous. The jabbering and shouting ceased at once as if by magic. There was a mo ment's silence, then a scamj'ering. With his mouth to the ground and his eyes tightly shut, Billy lay and listened. An utter stillness had taken the place of the noisy jollification. The fire of dry grass burned out, and the bole began to clear of the smoke. But for a while Billy had no thought that the natives had gone. He knew nothing of their superstitions. He lay quiet and waited. The wombats came out of their leth argy and commenced to sneeze prodigi ously. They even tried to creep out past him, but Billy drove them back. An hour or two passed, and the boy was about mustering courage to crawl out, when a slight noise on the rock con vinced him that some of tha blacks were still near the place; so he waited two or three hours more as he thinks, then very cautiously crept down to the mouth of the hole. There was no native in sight, and after watching and listening for a long time, the boy ventured to come forth. Glan cing gusrdedly backward over the rock, he saw, set on it, a broad wooden platter, well loaded with fried tadpoles, another ■containing bulrush roots, and a large piece of scorched kangaroo meat It is quite evident that the blacks had taken Billy’s voice for that of some sort of ■divinity, whom they thought it was best to propitiate with a generous meal, and then leave to his own devices. Without attending to the savage offer ings, or in the least understanding them, the boy first assured himself that the coast was clear, then took to his heels, and soon left the rock far behind. That this singular deliverance was in answer to Billy’s prayer, may perhaps be questioned by some people ; but all readers will agree, I think, that physi cally, at least, it was a good thing for him that he prayed foi deliverance. Without prayer he certainly would not have es caped. He wandered about in the scrub until it was nearly night, when he fortunately heard the guns fired by a party of the stockmen, who were out searehing for him. They had become alarmed at his not coming in, and still more 'oy Blinker’s coming home riderless late the previous evening. So Billy escaped unharmed at last; but either the fright or the smoke, or per haps both combined, brought ou a fever ish attack which lasted a fortnight or more. Ultimately, however, he recover ed his health, and, I am sorry to say, cel ebrated his convalescence by giving Blinker a most outrageous heating. So, while his prayers saved his life, it is very certain his almost miraculous escape pro duced no beneficial effect upon him other wise. Did he deserve his merciful es cape ?— Youth’s Companion. FOR the LADIES. To Stiffen Fine L.\ce.—Dissolve a lump of white sugar in a wiiu‘gl;issful of coklw'atcr. To Take Geease from tVAi.i. Paper.— Lay .several folds of blotting paper outlie spot, and hold a hot '"ron near it till the grease is'absorbed. French Polishing.—tfiiplitha, one quart; shellac, six ounces; sandarac, two ounces. Powder the gums, and tiiix the same as with spirits of wine. To boused in the ordinary way, and cleared off witli pure naplit.ha. YE.-tST and IIome-m.-ide Bread.—Boil one pound of good flour, a quarter of a pound of moist sugar, and iialf an ounce ot salt, in two gallons of water, for an hour. Wlien nearly coid, bottle and cork it closely. It will lie fit for use ill twciity-foor liours, and one pint will make cigliteeii pounds ol bread. Starch.—Take one table.spooiiful of starcii, and put witli it a teaspoonfui of clear, prepar ed gum, add a lump of loaf sugar and a pineli of salt. Mix with cold walcr, stir till sraootli, add suflicicnr, boiling water to make it clear, and of the proper consistency, and stir a wax candle round it once or twice. Washing Woolen or Flannel Arti cles.—Out up some white soap, put it into soft water, boil it up and skum; when no more scum rises leave it to cool. Put a very small quantity of spirits of wine into it, and wasli tiie things as quickly as possible; rinse in lukewarm clear soft water, into wliicli a small quantity of spirits of wine lias also been stirred. To Wash Wiiitk Striped Stockings.— Make a jelly, rlie niglit before it is wanted, of tlie best yellow soap ; wasli tlic stockings in warm water witli a little salt in it, using the jelly instead of soap; rinse in clear water, also with a little salt in it; wring as dry as possible, and dry quicklyL Salad Dressing that will Keep.—Mix tlie yolks of two raw eggs in a basin with one teaspoonful of salt, wliisk tlicm well, then add one teaspoonfui of made mustard, tliree table- spoonfuls of vinegar, one of tarragdn and one of chili vinegar, add a little sugar and c.ayeiine, and bottle tiglit for use. Easy Mosaic Work.—Aningenius method of making inlaid or mosaic work in wood lias lately been introduced. Two contrasting kinds of veneer are laid, one on the other, and con fined between the corners of white wood or soinettiing similar. Tlie desired design is tlien cut tlirougli the wliole by a fine jig-saw. not mucli larger tlian a liorse tiair. The veneer is then set into tlie place of tiiC corresponding part in tlie b.ack veneer, and vice versa, and glued firmly upon tlie article to be ornament ■ ed in the usual manner of veneering. Bruises.—Tiie best application for a bruise, be it large or small, is moistj warmth; there fore a warm bread and water poultice in Iiot moist flannels sliould be put on, as tliey sup ple the skin. If tlie bruise be very severe, ardiii the neighborliood of a joint, it ■will be well to apply ten or a dozen Ice.cli^s over tlie whole brui.sed part, and afterward a poultice. But leeclies siiould not he put on young cliil- dron. If tlie bruised part be in the knee or ankle, walking sliould not be attempted till it can be performed without pain Inattention to tliis point often lays tlie foundation for se rious mischief in tliese points, especially in the case of scrofulous persons. Advertisements. ■ i Af ...jra ibi— WILMINGTON & WEI.DON KAIL ROAD COMPANY. Office Gen’l Superintendent, •; Wilmington, N. ('., May 28. 1875. ) CHANGE OF SCllF.DULE. On and after June 1st, Passenger 'rraiiis on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad will run i\s follows : MAIL TKAIN. Leave Union Depot (Liily (Son- • (laysoxeepted) Arrive at Goldsboro ^ Rocky Mount 2;00 p. ni “ W(0(lon 3:50j).m. Leave ‘Weldon lailv at OilU a. in. Arrive at Rocky Mount Goldsboro 1:37 p. ni “ Union Depot 6:0 ) p. m. EXPRESS TRAIN AND TIIltOlKtll EREICtHT TRAIN. Leave T^uion Dc])ot daily —at 5: p. ni Arriveat Goldsboro 11:4a.m. " Rockv Mount 2:0 a. m. Weldon 6:00 a.m. Leave Weldon (iailv 7:00 p. in. Arrive at Rocky Mount 9:00 p. m. " Golilslioro 19:50 a. m. Union Depot 6:30 a. m. Mail 'I’laiii makes close connection at Weldon for all points North via Bay Line and Acqnia Cn*ek routes. Express Train comiects only ivitli Acqnia Creek route. i'lillinaii’s Palace Sleeping Cars on tins Train. Freight 'J'raina tvill leave Wituiiiigton tri weekly” at 5:00 a. m.. and arrive at ]:40p. in. JOHN F. DIVINE. 20- General Siiperintemleiit. PIEDMONT AIR-LINE RAILWAY. Richmond & D.anville, Richmond & VILLI! R. W., N. C. Division, and North Western N.C. R.W. CONDENSED 'J'lME 'I'ABLE III effect on and after Suiuliiy, Aug. -20,1873. OOINC; NORTH. mail 9:1,5 p. 111. i):;i3 ' 1:.58 3:1,5 a. 6:08 " 6:18 " 11 35 ‘ •2:32 p. lu. STATIONS. Lea'vc Ci-arlotte, " Air Line ,1’ct’n “ Salisbury, “ Greensboro, “ DmOHe, “ f'undee, “ Burkville, Arrive Riclimond, III. _I-XI'RES 5:45 a. m. 6:20 8:34 10:55 " 1:12 p. m. 1:20 •• 1:07 " 8:48 " STATIONS. Leave Riclimond, •• Burkville, DuihIbc, Danville, " Greimsboro “ Salisimry Air-Lini'J’n Arrive at Charloiti going SOU'lTl. MAH, 1:38 p. 111. 4:52 40:33 *• 10:30 " 3:110 a. m. 5:33 " 8:05 “ 8:23 " IXI'IIESS 5:08 a. ui. 8:36 e 1:14 p. m. 1:17 “ 3:58 6:15 8:35 8:43 MAIL 3:00 a. m. 4:(i0 “ 8.33 “ 11:30 “ GOING EAST. STATIONS. LeaveGriensboro “ Co. Sliops “ Raleigh Arr. 6okl>boro NORTH W ESTEUN N. (SALE.M BRANCH.) Leiive Orceiisboro Arrive at Salem Leave Salem Arrive at Greensboro GOING yvEST. ■MAH, Ar. 3:00 a. m. L’ve 12::-i8 “ L’ve 8:10 p.ni. L’ve 5:00 “ c. r; ii,‘ 4.30 p. 111. 6:13 “ 8:40 a. in. 10:33 “ seaboard & ROANOKE RAIL ROAD. ’i Office of tlie Superinteu'lent of Transporta tion, ot the Seabord & Roanoke Railroad Com pany. Portsmouth, Va., .Tan. 1 1875 Oh and after this date, trains of this Road will leave Weldon daily, Sundays excepted as fol lows: Mail traia at 4 p. m No. 1 Freiglit train at 4 a. m. No. 2 Freight train at 8 a in. Tuesdays and Fridays at at 8.00 a.m. ARRIVE AT PORTSMOUTH. Mail train at 7,15 p. iii. No. 1 Freight train at 12, Noon. No. 2 Freiglit train at 4 p. n>. Freiglit trains have a passenger car at- tached. Steamer for Edenton, Plymoutli and landings on Black water and Chowan Rivers leave. Franklin at 7 ,40 a, m., on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays E, G. OHIO. Supt. of Transportation, There is not a girl on earth, wliether tlic dangliter of prince or pauper, wlio, if made a perfect mistress of all household duties, and thrown into a community .wholly unknown, would not rise from one. station to aiiotlier, and eventually become the mistress of her own mansion, wliile multitudes of young women placed in positions of ease, elegance and afflu ence, but being unfitted to fill them, yvill as certainly descend from one roqnd of the lad der to anotlier, until, at the close of life, they are found yvliere the really competent starte,d from. Mothers of America, if you wish to rid your own and your cliildren’s household of tlie destroying lociist.s yvliich infest your hous es and eat jour substance, take a pride in ed ucating your daugliters to lie perfect mistress of every liome duty ; then, even if you leave them without a dollar, be assured they yvill never lack a yvarni garment, a bounteous meal or a cosy roof, nor fail of tlie respect of any wlio knoyv tliem, ' RALEIGH * GASTON RAILROAD Sui'eihntf,ndent’s Office, ) Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 16, 1875. j On and after Moiulay, August 16tb, 187.5, trains on the Raleigli & Gaston Railroad 'will run daily (Sunday excepted) as follows: MAIL TRAIN. Leaves Raleigh 10:00 A. M. Arrives at Weldon 3:30 P. M. Leaves Weldon 10:00 A. M. Arrives at Raleigh 3:45 P.M. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. Leaves Raleigh 5:00 A. M Arrives at Weldon 5:25 P. M. Leaves Weldon 5:15 A. M. Arrives at Raleigh 5:40 P M. Mail train makes close conwctioii at Wel don witli the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail'-oad and Bay Line Steamers via.Ballimoic, to and from all points Nortli, West and Nortliwest. and witli Petersburg Railroad via. Petersburgt Rielmiond and Wasliington City, to and from all points Nortli and Nortliyvest. And at Raleigh with the North Carolina Railroad to and from all points South and Southyvest, and witli the Raleigli & Augusta Air Line to Hayyvood and I'ayetteville. A.'b. ANDREWS, Gen. Sup’l. RALEIGH & AUGUSTA AIR-LINE. Superintendent’s Office, ) Ralcign, N.C., Aug. 16tli, 1875. [ On and after Monday, August 16th, 1875, trains on the R. & A. A. I,. Road will run daily (Sunday excepted) as folloyvs: mail TRAIN. Train leaves Raleigh 4-.00 A. M. Arrives at Cameron 7r20 R. yi] Train leaves C.ameroii 6:30 a". m] Arrives at Raleigh 9:4,5 \ jj] Mail Train makes close connection at Ral- iegh yvitb the Raleigli and Gaston Railroad to and from all points North. ’ And at Caiiieioii yvitli the AYestern Rail road, to and from Fayetteville and points ou A\ ester.i Railroad. A. R. ANDREAVS, Superintendent. Passenger train leaving Raleigli at 8.10 P. M, connects at Gicensboro witli the Nortiiem bound train; making the quickest time to all Northern cities. Price of Tickets same as via otlier routes. 'I'rams to and from points East of Greensbo ro eoiinect at Greensboro witli Nail Trains t« or from points Nortli or Soutli. 'I'wo trains daily both yvays. On Sundays Lynehlmrg Accommodation leave Riclimond at9.00 A, M., arriveat Burke- ville 12.-13 P. M., leave Burkcvillc 4.35 A. 5!., arrive at Richmond 7.58 A. M. No Cliange of Curs betyveen Cliarlotte and Riclimond, 282 Milos. For further iiiformstioii address S. E. ALLEN, Geii’l Ticket Agent, Greensboro, N. C. T. AI, R. TALCOTT, EugineerA Gen’l Superintendent. THE YARBOROUGH HOUSE, RALEIGH, N. C., G. W. BLACKNALL, Prop’r. Refer to all traveling gentlemen. 1- JOHN ARMSTRONG,- Book Binder and Blank Book Manufacturer, 1— RALEIGH, N. C. MRS. S. M. SMITH’S BOARDING HOUSE, Middle Street, one door below Patterson's Grocery Store, NEW BERNE, N C. JAS. SLOAN’S SONS, GREENSBORO, N. C., GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Lime, Cement and Plaster, Phospliutes ami ^ Agricultural Implements a Specialty. THE NATIONAL HOTEL, Delightfully situated, RALEIGH, N. C. Board $2.50 per day. Table fiirnislied witli the very best tliis and other markets afford. 1— H. WILLIS. C. S. BROWN, Prop’r. II. ». L. NOBCO.yl- WILLIS & NORCOM, Commission Merckants, And Dealers in FRESH and SALT FISH, COUNTRY’ PRODUCE, Ac., Front Street, BEA UFORT, N. C. B@”Orders piomptly attended to.-®® Quick returns on Consignments. ■26 P. O. Box 33.
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