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Tbat Line Fence.
Old Farmer Smith caino home iu a miff
From bis field tlio other day,
While hi awect little wife, tlio priilo of his
life,
At her wheel wns ejiiuniiig away.
And ever anuu a gay little song
With the buz, of her wheel kept time ;
And bin wrathful brow ia clearing now,
Under her cheerful rhymo.
"Come, come, li:;Te Turk, put away jour
work,
And liitti n to what I nay ;
What rau I do, hut a ipiaircl brow
With the man across the way?
1 1 hare built my fence, hut he won't commence
To lay a Hingk mil ;
Ilia c:ittle get in, and the feed gets thin,
I am tempted to u.akc a gale !"
" Why, John, dear John, how you do go on !
I'm afraid it will he a- they say."
"No, no, little wife, I have heard that strife
In a lawyer's hi"i Is dou't pay.
" He iii picking a lHw, to drive me to law,
I am told that he oai.l ho would,
And yon know, long ago, law wronged me so,
I rowod that I never should.
" 8b what can I do, that I will not rue,
To the man ncros-i the way ?'
"If that's what you waul, I e.in lulp yon
haunt
Tt.nt man with a spectre gray.
'Thirty dollars will do to carry yim through,
And then you have gained a iieighhor ;
It would cost you more to peep in the door
Of a court, and as much more lalwr.
" Just nae your goo.l sense h t'a hnild him a
fence,
And ebamo bad acta out of the A llow."
They built up his part, and sent to his heart
Love's dart, whuro the good thought mellow.
That Tcry aamo night, by the candle light,
They opened with interest o lot If r ;
Not a word wa there, hut three greenbacks
fair
Haid the man was growing better.
HERMA, THE LION-TAMER:
It was in the Defining of tho year
1859 when tho famous Harsberg men
agerie came to Bucharest for tho first
time. All the town was in a state of
groat excitement about tho number
and rarity of tho animals, the beauty
of the lions, and abovo all about the
tamer, who performed some remnrkablo
feats cf strength. Herman Dalstron
was her name ; she was a young Swced,
beautiful, distinguished, bold and un
approachable. It is truo that bIio was
supposed to be tho mistress of the
owner of the menagerie; but the rich
Boyards who lavished homage upon her
in order to win her good grace were
met only by cold politeness aud a Far
cast io haughtiness which drove them
away. She lived with tho Harsberg
family at tho first hotel in the town,
went to tho managerio and returned
r oia it in a carriage liko a lady of
high degree ; received no visits, and
was never seen alone either in the
street or anywhere else. This vestal
severity puzzled the gnllants ns well as
the ordinary mortals, so that the
Bwedish lion-tamer s;on became as
popular at Bucharest as La Catidina
and Lola Montcz.
One night Prince Muniasko, the
ppoilt child of tho ladies of Bucharest,
who bad just returned from an excur
sion to Paris, came to tho managerio
He reviewed tho different animals in
company with some friends, was highly
amused by the explantions and by the
feeding, and at last stopped before the
lion's cage awaiting the arrival of the
beautiful ttwecd with a special smile
on his lips. Suddenly a little door
opened in the back wall of tho cage
and Herman appeared in tho midst of
frantic applauses. Sho threw off, with
an indescribable movement of pride,
tho large silk cloak that coveted her,
and advanced into the cage dressed in
a costnm of white satin bordered with
ermine, a whip in her hand, tall, slen
der, with the nobelest face in the world,
to which her golden carls and her fresh
color inparted an irresistible grace.
The prince waa at onco fascinated ; he
followed each of her movements with
feverish agitation, His heart beat
when she placed her pretty head in
the terrible lion's mouth, and he trem
bled, half for pleasure, half for fear,
when she began to harangno tho dis
obedient animals' and kick and flog
them.
Hardly had Herman left tbo cage
when the Frince Man ask o was bowing
down before her while sho put on her
cloak withjhe aid of Edgar, Harsberg's
son, young man ot remarkable beauty.
She fixed her bine eyes, astonished and
almgst frightened, upon the ideal of
a beautiful, almost feniino 11 gnro ; she
did not reply to his quostsons proudly
andcoldly, bnt with cmbarrasment and
and with a smile of indescribable sweet,
ness.
The prince came every night, and
Herman received bim not only with
affability, bnt sho even lookod for him
with a rapid glance as soon as she en
tered the cage, and when she left it she
stamped her foot if the prince was not
there to help her on with her cloak.
Bnt that waa all the prince could
- obtaio, and the more untraceable she
showed herself to his prayers, the more
he was urged on by a diabolical desire
to possess -her. An unexpected rival
came to bis aid. Edgar said to Hernia
one night with a trembling voice bo
fore she entered tho cage.
"Until now I thought you wore my
father's mistress, and I have not spoken ;
now I tell yon I love yon, and I will
never consent to yonr lowering your
self with that Boyard who is already
alliance.! to a princess, and who is only
making sport of you."
"It is truo that yon have ufl-mr-te."
"It is trie," ha rcpliol ; "but a?
soon as you please I will put a stop to
that tircioino romance, and prostrate
myself at your feet a? your slave."
"But yon do not love we?''
"How must I prove that I love you 5"
Sho drew her self up before him.
1 Come an hour before) midnight to
tho little door of tho nicrmrei ic," she
said in a low voicoand with courage
ous r.olution.
"I will come," was the reply.
And ho camo ; aud when ho loft tho
menagerie ia tho midet of tho shades
of night, two straining arms wero
around Lis neck and two burning lips
wero pressed against his own.
Sotn tho talk in tho clubs wero of
nothing but tho Iviiwii of Maniaiko
with tho beautiful lion-tamer, and the
young prince's father, anxious for tho
fn'urej of his sou, hastened as much as
possible his. marriage with the Princess
Agrafl.no Slobuda, to whom he had been
aflianccd when ho wan a child. A vio
lent scene took pi tee between tho
father an t tho son ; at last tho latter
yieled, and ono night ho did not ap
pear at the menagerie.
Henna passed a night of anguish.
Two evenings she aguiu waited iu vain
for her lover; then sho wortc to hini
and received no auswer.
Tho fourth night as sho waa coming
out of the cagoand wrapping herself
in her cloak, IMg.tr said to her,
"Hernia, shall I tell you why the
wretch comes no longer?"
"Tell me," tho said in a smothering
voice. "I am ready for everything."
"Ho will be married iu tbieodaj's."
"You lie."
"Why should I Ho ?"
"What is tho name of his bride 5"
Trineess Agrafiue Slobuda."
"Is she pretty ?"
"Beautiful, young and rich."
A strident and hideous laugh broke
from Hernia's lips.
"Will yon shed a tear for mo, ono
only, if I dio for you ?" said Edgar.
"And if I avenge yon and kill him"
"No, Edgar ; you must not sacrifice
yourself not yon."
"Mnst that villiau bo left unpun
ished ?"
"Certainly not," sho replied, tran-'
tptilly and firmly.
1 hen let mo kill him," said E.lgar,
with trembling lips.
"So," said Henna, "leave him to me."
p Lc next day Priuco Miuuasko was
sitting in tho charming little boudoir of
his bride and lolling a cigarette for her,
when the princess, with a mocking
smile, expressed her wish to sco onco
the celebrated lion tamer who was so
much admired by everybody.
"How can such an idea come into
your bead?" asked tbo prince, and tho
yellow tobacco slipped from between
his white lingers.
"I have heard so many marvels about
this person that I have taken it iuto my
head to be present at one of her pcrfor
mences, aud that, too, this evoning, and
in your company, prince."
When Hernia entered tho cage that
evening sho saw Maninsko, and at his
side a ravishing creature, who fixed her
opera-glass upon her in a provoking
manner. Sho felt it and started, but
only for a singlo moment, and then
began her feats with tho lions with her
accustomed haughty coolness. When
after a succcssf ul feat sho reclined on
the back of oue of tho big lions, while
the others walked round her in proces
sion, the princess criod loudly "brave,"
and threw a pur.io of go'.d into tho eago.
A murmur of disapproval rose from
among tho spectators. Hernia began to
tremble, and tears flowed from her
beautiful eyes ; sho lost empire over
herself and over tho animals that sur
rounded her; the big lion raised his
head, looked at her with astonishment,
and suddenly gilpplexl her left arm. A
cry of horror sprang from a hundred
mouths, but nerma had already re
covered herself ; a look and a command,
and the lion loosened hor arm ; sho
sprang up, seized tho beast by the ninno,
placed her foot on him and lashed him
until he was completely subjected and
lay docile at her feet.
Enthusiastic applause, and shouts of
approbation rowarded hor courage.
"When will the wedding take place ?"
she asked of Edgar when she had lelt
the cage.
"Tho day after to-morrow."
"Will you undertake to give him a
letter yonrsolf, and to him in person?"
"If you command me."
"I beg yon to do so 1" Hcrma pressed
Edgar's hand, but ho eeiv.ed hers and
covered it with kisses.
Tho next morning the lion tamer
wrote to the prince. Bho wished to see
him only once more, and begged him to
come to tho menagerie at the usual
Hour, promising in return to leave
Bucharest on the day of his wedding.
Edgar gavo the letter to the prineo
himself, who read it, smiled and said, f
"I will come.'
An hour before midnight the prince
appeared at tho door of tho menagerie ;
it opened noiselessly as usual. Hernia
appewd, dressed iu a short fur jacket,
in the pale light of tho stars and the
show. Sho took him by tho hand and
led cautiously along tho dark passage
A.': usual, a second door grated on its
hinges, and Hcrma, leading the priuco
into that completely dark space, pnther
anus around his neck and kissed him
with savage tenderness.
Then she suddenly disappeared ; the
dcor was shut violently, and the prince's
foot touched something living which
moved What was it? Had sho not as
annul led him into her littlo salon?
A moment afterward a bright red
light appeared. Hcrma fixed a torch in
a ring in front of tho lion's cage, and in
tho midst of the prison, in the midst of
the lions, was tho prince. Hernia stood
wi'h ho rarnis folded beforo tho bars,
and fixed tho princo coldly with her
largo bine eyes ; a diabolical Finile
played on her lips.
Tho princo with a rapid movement
tried to open tho door, bnt in vain.
"In heaven's name, Henna, what is
yonr intention?''
"I nm celebrating my marriage with
yon and my lions oro to bo my wed
ding guests."
"Are you mad ?"
"Iam in lull possession of my senses.
You have betrayed mo. I have con
demned you to death. Now to wako
my friends ?" And she woko up tho
sleeping liens aud excited them with
her whip, while the princo criod for
help. Bat his cries were drowned by
the wintry storms. Tho lions, irritated
and encouraged ly Hernia's cries,
sprang upou him. His blood was already
flowing. Ho supplicated and defended
himself desperately, while she, her face
leaning against tho cold bars, feasted
her ryes on his mortal anguish.
Some tinio passed beforo the lions
finished their horrible work. When
tho princo lay dead on the floor of tho
den, the lions slunk away frightened
and began to lick their bloody paws.
That very night the beautiful lion
tamer disappeared from Bucharest, and
she has never been heard of sinco.
What 1 1n Mormons Believe.
What is it tho Mormans actually be
lieve? It may bo briefly eondensod as
follows : When the confusion of the
'ongues occurred at the building of the
Tower of Babel a certain clan of the
builders emigrated to tho American con
tinent. How they crossed the Atlantic
is not stated. They gradually peopled
the new continent numerously, became
exceedingly sinful and had a greut civil
war compared to which the "late un
pleasantness " waa a mero unpleasant
ness indeed. In one battle 2,01)0,000 of
combatants are said to have been slain.
Tho inference is that very few ex
Babclitics wero left after the fighting
euded. During tho reign of King Zede
kiah a tribe of Hebrews camo over, and
for tho second time tho continent was
settled, vast nations sprang iuto being,
became grand and powerful, and fought
in gigantic wars. At length a terrible
cataclysm occured. Tornadoes of un
precedented violence and fearf nl earth
quakes made wreck of mighty cities rod
ravaged tho whole land. Entire ranges
of mountains were uprooted. Soon
thereafter Christ made His appearenco
on this continent, and to the survivors
of Nature's convulsions Ho revealed His
divine truths. Under more favorablo
Auspices tho peopling of tho continent
was resumed. For acousiderablo peiods
virtue reigned and population multi
plied, bnt the nations grew rich and
haughty and again tremendous wars
broke out. Two immense armies were
marshalled in lino of battle one evening
at a point near the present city of Pal
myra, X. Y. Ono army consisted of the
Xephitts and tho othor of the Lani
anites (tho latter now being known as
the Norlh American Indians). Tearful
of the rosnlt of tho pending struggle
Mormon and his sou Moroni that night
buried in the hill Cuniorah certain
sacred tablets having engraved npon
th?m tho records and history of the
Nephite race. On the following day
the rival armies met, a quarter of a
million men were slain aud the Lam
auites remained masters of North
America. AH this occured in the
neighborhood of 1,500 year ago. When
tho prophet, Joseph Smith was quite a
yonng man an angeldirected him where
to find these tablets, and, with divine
assistance, ho translated them and the
result was the book of Mormon. In
addition to the work thero are doo
triuos, mysteries and "revelations"
without end, constituting in tho aggre
gate that strango jumble of religious
ideas known to tho world as Mormon
ism. When Joseph Smith grew to man
hood and had collected a large follow
ing In engrafted upon the new religion
tho system of polygomy, claiming to
have had a "revelation" commanding
him to do so. Not, however, until
I'tah became tho home of the Latter
Day Saints (as they call themselves)
was polygamy openly and defiantly
preached and practiced. Nm tVam isco
Vhronkle.
IN A RUSSIAN PKISOX.
Tbe Mia In a Seen There by nn A mil Iran
Vlxllur.
A few hours ago, writes a St. Peters
burg correspondent, I received a call
from Mr. Supicnza, tho deputy of Bar
anon", tho prefect of police. Ho came
on behalf of tho prefect to ask when it
would enit my convenience to go and
see ono of the state prisons. As I hap
pened to have a littlo leisure 1 thought
it well to make my acceptance of the
suggestion an immediate one, and to
take advantage of tho ollieial carriage
which was waiting below. I had a par
ticular desire to see tho great prison
which is devoted exclusively to the de
tention of tho accused, and it was just
thither that wo weut as fist us tho pre
fect's magnificent Russian trotters, as
black as a pair of crows, wero pleased
to take us. Arriving at tho prison we
sent in our names, and a moment later,
M. Gregorieff, tho director, hurried out
to receive us. We wero requested to
sign our names and other personal par
ticular! in the register, and wo then
took our way first toward the women's
department. As we went along the
director told nie that the prison enn
contain seven hundred prisoners one
hundred of whom may bo females aud
that there is not a single vacant place
at present, because of the numerous
political trials now pending,
' I have seen enough filthincss in
Russia to satisfy me for a lifetime, and
I was pleasantly and gieutly surprised
at tho perfect order and cleanliues
that reigned within theso prison walls.
The air was quito fresh, there was no
dust, and nil the metal appointments
and furnishings fairly shono. The
main prison building consists of three
stories ; tho lower is at prescut occupied
by persons accused of ordinary offences,
while tho upper two aro reserved for
the political prisoners. Tho former
enjoy uonie fair degree of liberty ; dur
tho day they occupy ono great general
hall, and they may also exerciso for
half nn hour daily in the common court
of the prison. But the latter are shut
up in binglo cells, and can only take
the air each by himself, nud then each
must be accompanied by n gendarme
Entering tho great hall of the) women,
we found thero some twenty unfortu
nates, of various ages, who all stared at
us with an easily explicable curiosity.
Ono chamber is reserved for nursing
women, of whom wo saw several a
orry sight, indeed.
Most of tho women were very njly,
even tho younger ones. Among them I
was shown tho woman Sachanova, who
was s riously compromised on account
of tho attempt of March 1.'!, and whom
I found to bear a striking resciulihince
to Louiso Michel, the heroine of tho
French commune.
From this part of tho prison we
passed iuto tho malo wards. In tho
lower ono thero wero some lifly thieves
aud assassins, among whom waa a boy
of fifteen.
'What aro you hero for ?" said my
compauiou.
"Because of a bit of awkwardness,
that's all, monsieur," said the boy.
"How awkwardness ?"
"Why, you see, monsieur, 1 happen
ed to give one of my comrades a culling ;
it wai a little too heavy, perhaps, for
he died of it," replied he, w ith a grin.
"Havo you ever been as awkward as
that beforo ?"
"That was my third piece of ill-luck,"
seid he, with a cheerful air; but thero
was a look on his face as though he
might easily be as awkward again if ho
had tho chance.
The director said his sentence was
settled npon, and would shortly bo
communicated to lain perpetual ban
ishment to Siberia.
Leaving his room we aFceudod a
spiral ataircaao of iron to the second
Btory. Tho direotor requested us to
converse in very low voices and to step
very lightly as wo passed through the
galleries, this being in accordance with
the prison regulations, which prescribe
that political prisons shall enjoy an ab
soluto tranquility. In all tho corridors
there were gendarmes, while on tho
lower floor thore were only si iters of
charity. These gendarmes wear felt
slippers, so that they make no noise, nnd
many so approach unheard tho littlo
peep holes wrought in the solid doors
of the cells. Most of the prisoners
wero reading books which they had
been allowed to borrow from the prison
library. I was greatly impressed by
observing that the majority were yonng
men and lads, some perfect gamins,
who had been nothing bnt ignorant
and obedient instruments in the hands
of bold and unknown leaders. A good
many there were, however, who evi
dently belonged to tho better classes of
society ; and there was one of extraor
dinary beauty an old man, who was
sitting upon his bed, looking straight
before him with moist eyes, and strok
ing mechanically with his left hand his
long, white beard.
In tho hospital I saw one yonng man
whom his sister, a young and rarely
beautiful girl was tending. I also saw
the celebrated Dr. Welmer, whom bis
brother was nursing through an attack
of pleurisy. Welmer was accused of
taking part in the well-ri iaembered at
tempt upon the life of the czar on tho
railway near Moscow, and of having
supplied to Solovieff tho revolver which
tho latter used in tho attack on tho em
peror near tho winter palace. Welmer
denied everything, but ho has, never
theless, been condemned to hard labor
for twenty years in tho Siberian mines.
He hail already been sent to the prison
of S. Peter and S. Paul to await tho de
parture of tho next gang of convicts ;
bnt on falling ill, ho obtained leavo to
bo brought back here, beeanso the hos
pital is better. From theso stories we
were conducted to tho ground floor
again, when wo saw tho chapel, which
is quito large, nnd a vast kitchen,
where all was activity over ameal which
was in preparation. We then quitted
tho establishment, carrying with ns a
favorable impression of tho humanity
and consideration wi'h which tho direc
tor evidently managed it.
Russian Tre.iMire House at Moscow.
Tho treasure house, of the Romanoffs
is indeed a sight worth seeing. Tho
position of Russia as tho link, or rather
the barrier, between east nnd west, was
a favorablo ono for amassing the
treasnres of two continents, and her
rulers kuow how to avail themselves
of it. Wars and marriages and alliances
all contributed their quota; foreign
artists wero encouraged to scttlo in
Moscow, nnd from them the natives
soon became adepts in tho working of
iron, bteel and tho precious metals.
Monuments of their skill as founders
may be seen iu the great bell and cannon
that lie at the fcot of the tower of John
the fircat. Rtusian history is epito
mized in the collection that is hero dis
played. It consist.! of trophies of Pol
tava, tho keys of Brail i, the standard of
Yuma, a throne sent by Abbas Mirja,
the helm of S. Alexander Novsky, tho
banuer of Dmitri, tho rich dalmatic of
Czar Alexis, and tho rough garb worn
by Tetcr in tho work-shop of Haardaani,
tho sword of Minin with Arabic inscrip
tion of Miniu, who turned out the
Poles, aud whose statue, with uplifted
arm, seems to call upon Alexander III.
to be iu turn the savior of his country ;
ca-kets of samlal-w iod, cypress nnd
cedar; swords of a steel that tho world
can nolonger produce, glittering an.-.or,
tho chain mail of tho C.incanua or bear
ing tho delicate tracery of Damascus;!
arrows, ivory-tipped and battle axes,
lances and yataghans ; primitive flint
locks, quaint old revolvers, and breech
loaders of the sixteenth century.
Hero nre gathered vessels of gold and
of silver, porcelain and crystal, j.ispar
aud agate, ivory and jade chalicos,
wassail cups, dishes and vases, among
them specimens of English goldsmiths
work of the reigns of Eli ibcth Charles
I. and 1I-, precious stuffs woven in
Indian looms tho textile triumphs of
Persia and Europe banners and peu -mints
and huugins, imperial robes and
priestly vestmen's of tapestry, taffetas
and velvet, of silk and satin and sable,
of cloth of gold and tissue of silver,
fringed, brocaded, broideren and sewn
with orient pearl. Hero are the crowns
of many kingdoms nnd princes of
Kazan, Astrackhan and Georgia; of the
grand master of tho knights of St. John,
of Michael, first czar of tho house of
Romanoff; of Peter, of John and of tho
Empress Anno all wrought iu finest
gold and incrusted with untold wreath
of precious siones turqnois, ruby, sap
phire and emerald, sardonyx and beryl,
chalcedony and amethyst, pearls of
Ormuz and diamonds of (Jjlconda. Iu
short, the treasuries of tho palace ol
Moscow are a storo houso of spc.il, from
tho conquered and p'.iucely gifts of
vassals and tributaries, and of allies
from London to Constantinople, from
Samarcund to Lebanon. And strange
irony of fate, tho inheritor of all this
wealth and power, tho absolute ruler of
SO.OOO.OOO of people, a ruler as yet in
nocent of cruelty or oppression, the son
and successor of Russia's murdered
sovereign, is obliged to creep to the
homo of his ancestors through tho ser
ried ranks of his soldiery, and steal
away unobserved like a thief in tho
night.
A littlo too frcish : Jones was bitting
on tho front steps the other night,
waiting for his sweathcart to come out.
She knew what time to corns and Jones
didn't wish to ring the bell for fear of
alarming the old folks. Psesently he
heard tho door open and tho old mau
muttered something about somebody's
being " too fresh." " Do yon address
yourself to me?" said Jones, springing
np with a flash. rg eye " No," said the
old gentleman, mildly : "I was speak
iug of the paint on the steps. It was
put there thi afternoon." Jones clasped
his bauds to the spot, uud, realizing the
force of the old man's remarks, reached
his room in five minutes. Carson City
Appeal
New York fears a water famine. The
Sun says : " I'nless copious rains fall
in Wts'.ehester and rutnam counties
between now and the 1st of NovemWr,
this city will find itHelf entirely desti
tute of Croton wator."
lOKTIlK FA I It SEX.
Fashion Nolo.
Travelling costumes of silver-ray
alapaca aro fashionable in Paris.
Some of tho chcnillo fringes are a
foot deep, and tho jot beads used npon
them are bigger than cherries.
Pnralnnes for moonlight promenades
are announced as a supplement to the
parasol. These latest efforts of fash
ion aro described as being made of
gauze lined with gay-colored silk.
For travelling, walking and driving
tho feathor turbans introduced early in
the season remain favorites. These are
composed entirely of feathers. There
aro pleasant, lophophore, peacock nnd
cock's feather turbans. There aro also
tuibnns of plush trimmed with clusters
of plush flowers.
In tho millinery expoped at recent
openings large pokes ond round uats
were seen in greut u umbers ; tho small
bonnets and turbans also found favor.
Tho poke bonnets introduced this fall
show the small tapering crown instead
of tho broad flat one.
The new Persian or Roman striped,
brocaded or plaiJtd goods in silk or
wool which nro now exhibited among
fall dress fabrics are strongly recom
mended to ladies who wish to remodel
their own or their children's last year's
suits with comparatively little expense.
Even though theso handsome goods
seem high in price, but two or three
yards aro required to chango a plain
dress of dark blue, green, brown or
black into a bright attractive costume ;
as mingling tho gny-colored material
with the plain trimmings on tho skirt,
nnd adding a plastron of panels, with
f honldcr capo, deep cull's and pockets,
quite transforms a simple dress iuto an
attractive costume suitable for any
ordinary occasion.
Afier I llleeii enrs.
Thomas I'atterson of a wealthy Mary
land family disappeared from Baltimore
fifteen years ago, after bidding his
young and beautiful wife adieu. Soou
afterward his relatives read iu a news
paper tho description of an unknown
man who had been found dead iu Erie.
The body was identified by a brother of
Patterson as that of tho miesiug man,
tho letter "T. P." in Indian ink on his
arm beiug to him conclusive evidence.
Tho body was iuterred in tho family lot
at Wilmington, nnd tho tomb cared for
and adorned with flowers, watered by
tho ttors of tho supposed widow. But
Patterson is still alive. After falling
into dissipated habits, he went to Texas
and was captured by tho Indians. He
subsequently escaped and made his way
to Michigan. A short time ago Mrs.
Patterson was surprised to receive an
envelope bearing theYostmark of Grand
Rapids, and at onco recognized the
handwriting of her husband. It con
veyed to her tho joyful intelligence that
Patterson was a prosperous merchant of
a largo city in Michigan, had discarded
all his bad habits, was leading tho ex
emplary life of an honest, temperate
man and by strict attention to business
had accumulated a fortune. Mrs Pat
terson is still a beautiful woman, aud
hus hud many suitors for her hand .',ince
the supposed death of hor husband, all
of which she declined.
The Custer monument has been erec
ted on the battle- field upon which the
daring Geueral fell. It is of granite,
in the form of a low obelisk. It bears
the names of all who died in Custer's
f'hts.
Hon to take cure of Harness.
A harness that has been on a horses
back several hours, in hot or rainy
weather, boeomes wet; if ..ot properly
cleaued the damngo to tho leather is
irreparable. It, after being taken from
tho horse in this condition, it is hung
np in a careless manner, traces and
reins twisted into knots and the saddle
and bridle hung askow, tho leather
when dried retains tho shapo given
when wet, and when forced into its
original form damsgo is done to tho
stitching and tho leather. Tho'first
point to bo observed is to keep tho
leather soft and pliable. This can be
done only by keeping it well charged
with oil and grease. M'ater is a de
stroyer of these, bnt mud and the
salino moisture from tho animal ato
even more destructive. Mud, in dry
ing, absorbs tho the grewse aud opens
tho pores of tho leather, making it a
prey to water, while the salty character
of the perspiration from the animal in
jures tho leather stilchings aud mount
ings. It therefore follows that to
preserve harness the straps should be
washed and oiled whenever it has been
meu'stened by sweat or soiled by mud.
If a harness is thoroughly cleansed
twice a year and when unduly exposed
treated as we have recommended tbe
leather will retain its softness aud
strength for many year. folim Jvur-
i!Ui of Cheimxxry.
A son of General Dickenson, a prom
inent citizen of Fit rida, was taken from
the jail of Sampler county, Ala., by a
mob and lynched for an alleged murder,
A colored prisoner in the jail oscujied,
but was rcapturod and gavo the names
of several of the lynchers.
ITEMS OF I.MEBHSr.
The depth reached in the artesian
well at Duaham, North Carolina, is
l,5:t0 feet.
The aggregate of income liable to in
come tax in England has risen from
S'2,'225,000,000 iu 1870 to S'i.H'jO.OOO.OOO
iu 1H80.
There is not ono among us who
would not be worse than kings if so
continually corrupted as they are with
a sort of vermin called flatterers.
Excellent directions as to how to tell
a good onion "nire your best girl to
eat it raw, and then call upou hor. If
tho onion in good your stay will be
short."
Tho authorities of tho Ohio Stato
I'uiveisity have great difficulty in keep
ing tho sexes apart, and have issued
stringent prohibitory orders. A re
bellion is threatened.
A girl at Anderson, Kentucky, having
no money to trim her Sunday bonnet
with bright colored feathers, killed a
neighbor's brilliant-hned rooster, nnd
adornod he r iut to her liking. But. tho
owner of tho fowl had her arrested, and
she woro tho hat in court instead of
hurch, as she intended.
It is given to some to work on objects
that oro great aud striking, nud to
othei-3 to fashion those which are
smaller anil less conspicuous. Bnt in
the eye of tho Master ho who works on
tlio little is as worthy as he who devotes
himself to tho large. Fidelity is the
test of his devotion.
Rust can be removed from steel a
fellows : Rub the articlo with kerosene
oil and leave it to soak for n day. Then
ptocure fine Hour of emery and mix
with kerosene oil anil scour the surface,
finishing with rotten stone. To pre
servo from rust, heat tho steel and rub
paraflino on it, aud when cold polish
with a cloth dipped in purafliue. No
stee 1 articles should bo kept in a cellar
or damp place, but in a dry attic or
closet. If they must bo kept in a cellar
they should bo well coated w ith paraflino
aud wrapped iu cloths or paper ; oiled
paper would be preferable.
Changes In Men's ( iothlng.
It is curious to note how great are
tho changes in men's costumes. Look
ing only at one detail, the waistcoat,
w hich last century was the cause of end
less extravagance, we find that is now
of tho utmost simplicity, and is for t':e
most part hidden by tho cont. But the
waistc iat had its day. Thero was a
time when daudies made it a matter of
pride to havo dozens nay scores of
waistcoats. In Germany, during the
last century, the luxury was considera
ble, and tho love of display incalculable.
One of the ministers undo- rrenlonek
the Great used to boast that ho had 300
waistcoats aud li00 wigs. "So many
wigs and so littlo head," suid Frederick
tho Great, speaking of him. Men of
position were required to havo a posi
tive museum of waistcoats iu tho
eighteenth century. Thero were cloth
waistcoats, silk waistcoats, waistcoats in
velvet, waistcoats in cloth of gold. Tho
waisteoast was a work of art, a painter's
canvas filled with subjects. It was
eoverenl with admiration representations
of hunting episodes, of court scenes, of
famous fables, of villago festivals. Tho
wai-tcoat of tho gallant of the period
was euliveneel with the pictorial history
of the loves of Mars and Venus, tho
marshal's waistcoat was embroidered
with military scenes, while ono of the
court dandies acquired fame (which he
would not otherwise havo enjoyed) by
reason of tho illustrations of popular
plays to be seen on lm manly breast,
The rago for theso illuminated waist-
cemts lasted till tho end of Louis XlV's
reign. Tho buttons by which theso
garments wero fastened wero not less
worthy of notice. They were, for the
most part, of about the sizo of our silver
dollars, aud wero in stool, in silver, in
precious stones, sometimes even in dia
monds. The Count d'Artois, afterward
Charles X, was celebrated for the mag
nificence of his buttons, some of which
wero in enamel, and embellished with
miniatures of tho celebrated beauties, of
classic heads of tho gods aud goddessop.
Some men of lower type woro on their
buttons tho portraits and initials of the
queens of their hearts. The revolution
brought about Bouie changes. The
waistcoat was shortened, aud its buttons
beire tho portrait of Robespierre, who
was known among dandies as tho man
with tho best powdered hair in France,
or of Saint Just, or Fourquier Tinvillo,
or others. But this fashion soon disap
peared, and the waistcoat has gradually
lost its importance as an article of mas
culine apparel, and is now considered
useful as a elepot for tho watch, but as
an ornament is none.
Another matter, entirely : " I under
stand you told iu a storo that I wasn't a
man to bo depended on," said llicken
looper to Wigglesworth, as they mot
tho other morning. "'Taiut so,"
promptly eleniod Wigglesworth ; " what
I said was that you was a tergiversation
ist." Oh, well, that's epiito another
thing," responded IlicVenlooper ; " Viu
much obliged for your good opinion,"
and be shook Wigglesworth warmly by
the hand aud ambh d away. Rocklar d
Courier.