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Uittf,ml 9 l wm -" Ji •' l ■■ i -"JI HI , —: —— —HMD I iniZs w |u> I "'5 *■ «• tr ir-t-rr t! VOLUME XVII fi/H 'Osft'H »sT and Post PI'BLHIIKI) WEEKI.Y AT DANBURY. N|f*f f PSPPKR k SONS, Pvk*. * Proo ■ t T»*r.p»u*bl« In adyoncs #1.(10 #>ns iqo*r« ftew Itooa or IOM) I tlm« 41 no TMWHS&GBU&xkI ■ad« tM proportion to t fee alx>\« riten. i"rmnti«»it *d v«rti»*i* will 1»® expaiMeil t* rrmi »t 9 SS {i *s v * i{y > 9 ,I,VJ >en * lxx>W N«tTc««H win bo charge! 50 j»«r ccftt.Mtfh t b loameu ISrda Will be .merirrt at T«1 tT PROFESSIONA Lt.IRVS. R. L. HA YMORE, ATTORNEY AT LAW Mt Airy N, C. ftptoul attention given to the collection ol •I aims. n: r. CART Kit, 3§TTQBJrjsr-.itr-£?j[ r. MT. AIKV, SURitY CO., N. L I'ractioes hissorvicea are w auld tiriat w. rowias. UUN D. TATLO. R vr. I*o WE IIS A CO., WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, Dealers In FAINTS, OILS, DYBB, VARNISHKM, PMnoh and Amenoan WINDOW ULAnb, PUTT T, At BIIOKINU AND Ctlb.\VINU 010 ARB, lU3ACCU A SI'KUIALn 1306 Main St., Richmond, Va. «(Mtkwl»— GEO. STEWART. Tin and. Sheet Iron Manu facturer. Opposite Farmers' tYarohou»e. Wimrt Ji, N WOFING. GUTTERING AND SPOUT ING dons at short kotia». (soys oons'-auity ou hand a tine lot o aud lleat!n>; tttoves. OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE. DO Tot' with to patronize a [Otid permanent una progrcuitc grboel, Ihi j.« *i»u u>gtt a cauiplele rouu 4*4 aiaration T Do you *i«b t« loam to lis a Trachir, to took*, for the L» ni rtsraity, or m a good course of study ? If •• *44rt**%, J. A At 91. 11. HOLT, OAK. UiptiK INSTITFT u, OAK HI DO K, X. C. Jfdit U»rm hqpitiß A jgusl Nth. University of North Carolina. Citirii. HILL, N. C. Tun nr.xr a«Mi*n begins Auguat 30. Tuition re duced to S3O, a ball year, l'our stu danU nay give uotcs. Faculty of fifteen teachers. Three full courses of study leading to degrees. Three tliort courses fvr tba tr»iuiug of busiuess men, teach. or», physicians, and pharmacists. Law aebool fully equippod. Write for cata loguo to Hon. KKMP P. BATTLK, Pres. The Wilmington Star. KUJUUTKIX IX J-KICKS. «• > V " i; jHUitiw U called to the following ic daeed rates of subscription, £ ASH IK ADVAIICK ! THE DAILY STAR. On* Taar S6UH) | Three Montbsfl.M) Six Months 3.00 | One Months 50 TUB WEEKLY STAR. Oma Year SI.OO j Six Mouths 00 Tfcras Months 30 cents. tm • * Otlt- Talagraph Hews service has recently beaa largely Increased, and it is our leter :»liiatiou M k«P the StAk up to the highest toadard ot*«w»-|>«per excellence. Address, W'K 11. KENAKD, Wilmington, K. O. WE r GOO UT 0 F THE COUJiJY FOR YOUR SUPPLIES WHEX You Can Get Them Of iv. B. VAUGHN, -Walnut Cove, IV. C. YOB A 8 LITKLK MONEY AS IN ' ANT OTUKH MARKET. Stop and see for yourself when vassin* Walnut Cove. DRUGS! DRUG ! r ~ A full liuc of DRUGS liihl I at the old reliable lfoun deL v!o. thompsoi WINSTON N. C. both at WHOLESALE (did RETAIL, Patent Medicines, Lends and Oils, Diamond Dye*, etc. Everything at the vert/ Lou-eat Prices in the II 'ins!on Jfurlcet. ONWARD !IS THE WO3D ! The PUOGUESSIVK l-'AUM i'M enters it i TUIUU Vol.l MK .11 the following !at«\s I snbscriliftr. 1 your $» & stilwctibers, 1 year .*#.oo ID HuH.SvTiIMM.H, 1 jeur 10.IK) One 1 year fwx to the one MMidin;; a club of ten. Eight CAHU (••HARDEN prepaid) TO Is L. FOLK, M.KICII, N. U, IF YOU WANT \ Oil or nadir 3 for any acu ing machine, or ihc Idlest wonder in improved ma chinev. call al\ SINGER SEWING MACHINE C 3 OFFICE OPPOSITE P. O. VYINVroX. K. CAl.Ut.iriA. 'tfi nil Manufacturer of and Dea //• in all kinds of Fndtilr*:, 11 uTucsf, Collnr- 4 . NN lup", Spurs Curry Coiiibs, ISIUHIICH and cvory TILING usually kept in I>IH line. McAloo Building. (iroenwboro. TV, C WALNUT COVE ACADEMY. A first-class high Sellout for linys ,nd liiris. Fall Term begins August -Tib. Tuition friiu $1.50 t■> $ll.OO, ami SI.OO extra for each uii]itioml lanpuae. —ML'SI(JS3 00 I'KH. MONTH Hoard from §3.00 to s'2 50. For fur ther paiticulars apply to J. T FAllllKM-, Frin. Miss Minnie C. Leach, Music Teacher and assiataut. LOOK FOIt THE pig lid NKXT TO Mil. S. K. ALLEN'S 11A11DW AIIK STOUK, For qiiijtliing you intend buying in the harness or saddle line. Hecolvcd Urn! premium wt • »* Itnte Fait. t ' i» ' % Harness. Collars, Kridlcs, Saddlei, Halters, Whips, Spur*, Saddle Cloths, llouic-uiade Wagon Whips and Lushes, Bask Hands, no., hup Spreads, Fly Nets, tyu.shts, Curry Combf, aud every thing io tho Harness and Saddle Liia. «F. W. Shipley 8. K. coiner uf Court Ilotue Square, Winitou, - - - - - - If. C. Agent for Pat. Kiveted Seam Col lars, best collars in the world; harness cannot slip i.ff--guaranteed not ta «»:s*>ni!:>.* si VEI;I)S i.Hvi: si (j( i:ss." Aii63*l —JIiJL. j —i -Aw ——j,,»ivvt> -—♦ m-'M- D ANBURY, N. C„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1888. | y m .., ' .« h fi .. /- " l tt *>l.. '' . '■IE SI'PRIIMK llOt'R. '• a •I *? , —** rirrfrriiYxi: There COUIPS MU hour when all life's j »vs ami pai s, ' I'o om raised mlon, seem lint us tin; Uh kering nhantom that remain* Ol' wtßf dead midnight dream ! There comes an Lour when earth recedes so far, It.-* wasted, wavering ray , Wanes te the ghostly pallor of a star Merged in the milky way. IS» t on the sharp, sh or sixniinit that di vides I Immortal truth from mortal fantasle, We liear (he mpiuiitig of time'* mullled tides | In uiea*uiele?s distance died ! ; Ah, the i! f»o;n life's long-haunted dream we part. Roused as a child new-horn, We fee! the pulsus of the erterual heart I Thiol* t! the eternal morn. TKOK. C. I). SMITH S REPORT ON SOME OF THE IRON PROPERTIES IN STOKES. | N. M. I'kiter, ESQ., Sir : In compli ance with your request I made a hasty visit to and cxamiLatiou of some of your ! iron properties lying near Danbury, Stokes couuiy N. C. 1 could not nf 1 course, with the limited tiuio at my command, make such examination of the geological structure of the neighbor hood as would be satisfactory to my self. Indeed, a jareful and thorough ' exatuiutlioo of the ueotiou might bring to light litholugical conditions which | would go far towaids settling the irou j values in that district. | The mines which 1 examined arc sit uate lin a large uiagui tio zone, that i full iws, approximately, whit appears to be a line of contact between two pys | ti uis of rucks, lluron.au and the upper Saureutian. The ore deposits or vo ns which 1 examined lie in the latter of i Ureal neks, the Saureutian, and so far as 1 could observe tluse rocks seem generally impregnated uioiu ur less with the magnetic elements of the i ne. i This fact is ut ouee sugjestiv e of the ' theory that these ore deposits arc not ; accidental not mere pockets, Lut that j they ate veius—the concentration of ore bodies from the immensity of iron (but cliaiae eiizes this magnetic icne. The first uf your miues which I ex. 1 amined was 11.0 XLua. Simmons prop erty. il> re a surface excavation has been made,, of euuaid.table dimensions, j uncovering a large body of ore. Tbo work, however, did not penetrate the j | rocks so as to euable one to form an intelligent idea of the strieke of the vein and a clear conception of the char- ! | ucter and dip of the encl 'sltig rucks. I Ou the cast aud south of this body of ore 1 observed some feldspathic gneiss ' ; and mieacioua shalu wliijU lead ma to' 1 suspeot that these constitute the wall 1 | rucks to au oree liauuel. There is very little hortibluido associated with the or at this place. The ore teems to be made up of au aggregation of crystals giving it the appearance of a gruuular j I magnetic dcsciuiinated slirougb a soft ' i taleose matter east y scperable from { j the ore. Upon the whole the turround ; ingsof this locality impart to it an en. : eonraging aspect. Tlio seeoud mine virited in tu the William Nelson ptoperiy. It may le Mii'l that there aie two wines on tliia property as tbcreare twoipiniogs. The tiist point examined in in the ravine near Mr. Nultson'n house Ilere tha strike of ibe rooks and therein ate In the south west, 'l'iie opeuiug has been ui:ide along the southern edge uf the outcrop where the vein and incloting ro:ks come to tin surface at in angle of 45 degrees the dip being to the uottliw«.»t. Tbisopen iug is perh.ps eighty or a hundred feet long. It hn exposed a solid vein ol giauular luagimte, reteuibling the Jhum plaiu ore, varying froui two or three feet to tun oi * doicn foe. iu I hick nuns. Thi» is a very handsome oro and has tbu ap. pearanoo of being rich in luetalta iron. The •neludtog or wall rocks to this vein are Ureis* d. '1 lie mineral in this vein associated with the is lloin blende. There is a stratum if this miu eral and a little Kpidote which lies be-, tweeu the ore and the hanging wall thai is highly impregnated with the magnetic 1 iron. This Hornblende will no doubt 1 ultimately yield to tho iron. Of this, , however, I *ill speak farther on. I The secend point examined on thi property is the siboolhouse ndgs On the northprn face of tld* rnlge the nu merous old pits made in foimer limes by the original | ropriflton of the laud>, for ore to bo used in jlie old forges, are ( significant of a where ore was I obtained, and ilieiewft openings that have been made at one point on the j ridge have revealed aouie interesting ! facts. The facilities for observation were very much limitnd, but from what I could s«to I have corfHs to tbu conclu sion Mint the whole face of tie ridge ! consists of Gneiss and Mieaeinus schists j with Hornblende, hav ng the appearance | of iuterfoliations the one with (lie oilier. The magnetite is chit-fly found iu the Hornblende, 90111ctimes rcacbiug 70 or 180 per cent, of the mass. I also ob j served magnetite amounting to a con | side-able par ecut. iu the Micaeous and j Guchixuid rocks. The strike of the rocks at this point is according to what 1 could ! see is nearly due north and south. I had I neither time ncr opportunity to examine the general geological struocionx of the neighborhood so as to determine the ex tent and character of this abnormal strike. Judging however, from uiy ob servations iu a like geological horizon and Wiiat 1 observed there of the habits n( the rocks, 1 take an encouraging view of thi. locality. Hornblende of the class found here usually yields ill depth to the heavier metallic ores whije no company it, so that dually the ore takts full possession of the whole channel be low. This is true also of the magnetic bearing Gneiss as lias bjen shown in va rious instances i-i New Sersey, the mag netic having replaced the Gtieissoid ele ments, in depth. In tlio abacenc-; of shafting and exploration on the school house ridge, we aro of course left to conjecture, but the 1110»t probable con jecture is that these intercalated beds will converge 10 a cotnuion center termi nating iti exhaustlcsj deposit of ore. Of the ore as it is, when squirted from the foreign matter tbero can be little doubt of its purity and value. The next mine wliich I visited is nam- I cd by you an the Isaac Fugg property. At this mine I fouud the geueral feature* ot the geolog7 to b« identical with the other localities visited. One notable feature at thig mine is the spnrcity of hornbleude, tho ore bearing rock being chiefly a partially dedi-mpoacd «nd fri able mica schist. When taken from the vein and exposed to tho atmosphere it disentgruto* falls to prices making a magnetic saud, mingle 1 with i portion of silieieus sand and rotten mica sciles. This ore will be easily severable from this foreign material. This oie hearing rock is one of tho>e gneissoid or schis to«o rocks which give pi ice t i the ore in depth. Tho breast of the vein as it is now exposed is eight or ten foot thick ■ind has the uppearauee of boing a large bodyofoie. This conjecture) is sup pcrted by the occurence of surface spec imens of tbe ore found on either side of thcopeuing and in liue with the out crop. The next and laft of your mines that I visited is on tho l.ee Nelson proper ty. I was more than ordinarily inter ested at this uiiuo, owing to some pecul iarities which cxirt there. There ire two xoncs of ore in this mine. The outcrop, as far as 1 could judge has a strike of a liitle weft of north, and tho ore seauis dip to the north-east at ao augle Approximating 43 degrees. Tho upper seam or xnuo is a talcoso rock earrjing in some parts of it a largo pel cent, of crystuliz;d or grauular tuage tltc. The underl}ing are zone accompaniod with a little hornblende rests upon a gncissoid io 'k which is evidently the foot wall of the oie channel. This foot wall has a dip of about 45 degrees, l'lie ore iu tint second or hot loin zone is highly magnetic and is 1 surmise a very flue ore. It is sparccly m'xed with u delcate talcose matter which sceu.B to me to bo a recent by Irate de posited fiom perc dating waters. The most uiterusiiug feature, however, about this seam is that it is distinctly marked (row the upper lone by a black liue and tbo lusgi.ctitu iu it presenting a jet blaok surface of a fine silky luster. This black coating 1 found to be inangancs ian nxyd It seems to haTe been pre. cipitated upon the iron by hydration er some other agency, as tho accompany ing talc is uot materially colored by it li is certainly an unique foituro in a uirgntile iron mine. Whether, after crushing and washing 'he oro, enough of this uian-tibio ux\d will rctuaili as to »j:.sibly a;f.oi the quality and veluo i of the iron, so as lo make it a spiegte , ui-ien rvnmiWH fur actual experimeot. I Aud whether manganese enter into the I composition of the magnetite is un known, but I think it deserves an anal. I yaist to settle the |UcMion. This black zone is several feet thick, and promises, in my judgment, tw be a valuable ore depasit. Resides tnis the whole neitrbboi hood is luasructie aud a bounds in Guciss and llornnlende, the Leo Nelson mine being in my opinion the center of values ia the neighbor hood. Tho stateiuents embody the substance of my observations during the hasty visit I made lo your amies. I only regret that 1 did not have more tiuio at my command so that I mij.bt have taken in the general scope of the geological features especially along tbc north western border uf the magnetic xoue. 1 strougly suspect, along or near this borccr, sosuo changes which ui'i yet add great strength to in; convictions as to tho ualue of the iron in tho Mction where your uiiues are si uatcd. Add to what 1 have said, the fact that Dan river and its tributaries can furnish un limited water power, acd that too in a climate *h«-re ice seldom intefctes with the constant running of luiclnucry, aud you may congratulate yourself on pos sessing property of so much prospective value. Respectfully submitted C. I». SMITH, Ashcville, N. 0., Out. 22nd, li^B. R VNHO.M THOU Jll IS. Of eoursu we saw 110 gum! boating on the Ihtu this summer, nur indeed bout log of any kind, and yet this is one id'the most agreeable, muscular developing and healthful exercises. Kven n single boatiug equipment like tho following would buvu turnishod a goodly amount of pleasure of the kind ; 1, a small fht bottouied skill of the shape of a fiat-iron, mainly to lend to boy.-; i!, a fancy "dory" lor two pairs of auuils, a conve nient furm to go out with your tneuds ; 3, a kind of water snlkv, a skeleton or shed raeeboat, from twenty to thirty feet long, with big out riggers to be pull ed wiih ten-foot skulls, to hold but one, aud as the name indicates to be used for rauiu-'. Aud we hud no good horsemen that we heurd of, —indeed there is no riding-school between Washington aud Atlanta, —cricketing seemed unknown, we cannot speak for croquet,- aud as for any pedestrian teat, or any athletic feat pel formed by any gentleman here, the people would look upon who rounds the court-house in thirty seconds, or w.ilksforty miles in twenty-four hours as a living curiosity. If there were any amateur boxers here they did not make themselves known: routli play'is boxing i , it is a most healthful ext-rci-e aud pox sesses the additional a Wantage uf ena bling men *o take care of their heads in eese of an emergency. Tho Reidsville Dollar Weekly copies what pill ports to be un instance of the ''good effects of a u adstnue," in a case ot snake Site, frmu the Orlanda (Flori da) Record. The aooount States thai, "a colored woman was bitten by a ground rattler, one of tho most poison . oils known. Two persons procured a uiadstonc and wont to the woman, whom they found in great agony, writhing and twisting on the bed, so as to require two men to hold her. They applied the stouo to tho wojnd, after first jutting it in hot viuegar, with the most extra ordinary results. The stone firmly at tached iiself to the wound anil remained about four minutes, adhering like a leech. It then placed in warm water and throw off a greasy fluid i f grayish Color, with a slight mixture of greeu. After a few minutes it was re placed wliau it remained only about a minute, ily this time the wo man was free of pain and asleep, and is now loing well." The newspapers every now and then record thcinstaucc of some remarkable effects attributed to the use of the mad stone in the ease of some one who is supposed to have been bitten hy a rnbid dog; but we doubt if any scientili: au thority can be rcfeircd to in au| port of its use either in eases of bites by tabid dogs or by the bit! of the rattlesnake. The fact that there are so many reme dies considered ctboaccnus ill the various parts of the country, against the bi'e of the latilo-n.iko indicates that the danger is not so great us is generally supposed, ftp m tliis pnut an authori y observes; ••When ilie poison is introduced dirict -1; tllto a large vein, especial ill the neck, groin or armpit, Uit icsult wonuld proo ably be fatal, but iiinfiy Quseff recover j under every variety of treatment; the favorable resul in caeh • tse, as n mat ter of course, is attributed to ibe reme dy employed, w luthor that be whiskey, ' sweet eil, rattles lake's grease, harts hoi ru\ causiic. or oilier do mestic application; the fact prubably is that thouL'h so.all animals,'children, and persons i f feeble constitution will die from 'lie iff els of the bite, large aninials and vigoiuus men will generally moovor, unless tbe virus be introduced directly into some larg'e vessel uear the buart. The indication is to pivvt nt Ihc poisnn (rom entoriii!>- the circulation, by gun tion with mouth er by cupping glasses, the former being perfectly safe aud ul- ' ways ptaelicuble immediately, as the system is not affected through the mil- j oous uieiubranu. Ligatures around the ! limb, aud excision aud cauterization , [cutting out and burning] of the would i by fire, caustic, or ammonia, should be I employed also; these should bo practis ed as sonn as possible, and 1.11 ge doses ol alcoholic stimulants administered." HOW TO MAKE THE FARM I'AY. The quasi inn U asked "llow can L uiuki! tuo farm pay !" The annwer tu tins question is, • By honest dealing w.th llie land." lJy expecting no morn than thai which is just in :i given ot>n'riet. Let a uran make liis can tract'fir & given amount of produce. A sensible farmer has some idea as to the na'.uail capacity ■p| any given plot of giound, and has no right to expect unreitc ual >lv b'rgcy ields. The firtt thing if to mov • fr in the lands all hiudcraocas, such us v.asie water standing UII the laud, l'ropur drainage is a ueceiuily, on hills ur valleys. 'l'hvtt rocks, leys, blush, uud indeed everything that will ohstiuct or liiudar the growth of plauis, lot there be uo ! una-tug bills—a full stand and not I cruwumi, lot uveiy plunt hun alight to a plate lur full development. I'll''" comes preparation of soil. The under I surface aauta deep preparation. There |is uo lai d but what is made better by j depth of vulture. The deeper the bet ' ter, but not turned; work iuto the | ground all the air you can get iu by depth of culture. Know ye that every inch of laud is well tilled. Th n comes laud food, and wheu you begin to f ed do not feed spaiiugly ur with stint. lio sure to make correct calculation* Do not begin to feed a large animals with a small spoon; fcod in pronorth n to the aniuial to be made fat. Let all food for man, beast or luttd have a wide rai'ge of variety. 1 lie land cannot give thai which it docs no possess. The earth is honest; it will nutswiudle nor be swindled, llonest dealing Here. .Most farmers have pleuty of fncd-niak ing substance waiting, and tills is lefi tor man to gather up. AH farmers should oL>o or mora wheel-barrow, and they should '.'C used da ly in making ] heaps of some rotting substance. Loam j from fence hedges, ditches, creek and braDeti muck composted with cow lot, s'ahle and hog pi us, ail waste from kitchens, yards, hcu houses, meat houses, suds fioni weekly wasbtubs eliould be brought together by dimp-jarts, wagons, or wheel-barrows. I'm less land in cultivation and make larger crop*. Ur >w all the clover and grimes you can feed. Feed all tho cows that cau be kept in good eonditiou for beef at any tiuie you may want to use them, lie sure to avoid living in a Northern man's picket, irib, moat li-'Usn or plant loud —mortgages. That which is well done always pays the cheerful farmer.—l(. It. Moore in Progressive Farmer. lilliL NYE'S ADVICE. Be warned by ono who has your best interests at heart and do not sock to ob tain wealth suddenly as a humorist Dif ginseng root, or trap muskrats, or break steers, but do not seek to obtain an immediate fortune even as A humorous "fence," for you will regret it. Even wealthy humorists arc uot always hap py. 1 know one who has more money than some farmers have hay, ami yet he is souietnuei sad. Thougn he has two pairs of iiouscrs with ersases down the legs and pink shirts with maroon collrrs to them be often wishes that he could again be a poor clergyman preaching his old scrmous over agaiu us hi us'd to to, but free from care and porfeoily pure in heart. I knew anoVjier hu morist who has shaken hauds with roy alty and who keeps a team and who pays more for groceries every mouth than he used to get for a year's bard work, aud yet ho feels just as sorry when ouo of his children dies as any body else. NO. 18 PICKINGS From the Wilmington Star. 1 A school cirl in Philadelphia school wu paral)*ed by oali»tbeuicg. A warning. The North Carolina, Stato Uuard jis said now to be 1,500 strong. Bus . luiu the Slate (juard. | There it talk of the retirement of Mr. lili.lstono l'rom the leadership of his party. We do not believe it. There was an awful exploit.,n of gas in a mine in rcunsylvanU. )»»t Satur day, by which seventeen liioi. wcie kill ;ed and many injured. AH in the initio were either killed or hurt. j In Paris duels between womeu arc | not infrequent. One has just occurred. ! They were arrested before they iiad succeeded in woundiug eaoti other with tbe words. Love was ai tliu butiotu of it. The news from Africa as to the safe ty of S'-anley is reassuring. We hope ui'i.-t sincerely that the hardy and brave explorer may escape all perils and j come back in safety to civilization and | his native land. I'iie Secretary of the Navj has thus i fur had constructed five new iron clads —.the York/own, I'esuuius, Char lei lon. Baltimore and Petrel and others are on the way. This is tbe work thus j far done undor the Democratic Admin istration for the rebuilding of a na- lCinperor William, on tbc occasion of the welcome extended him on his return to Berlin, made hitler complaint of the meddling of the press and people ill the affairs of the lloyal family ; it is reported that (lie Emperor's coronatiou will take place oil the 18:h of January ; under the management of Queen Vic. toiia a reconciliation lus been effected net ween the UcriuaD and l-.ng!i»h Koy ! al families. If the news telegraphed from Lille' t ranoe, relative to the celebrated Af rican explorer, Henry M. Stanley, is I true, then lhat brave, hardy and adven- I turous Englishman has paid the penal. ] ty of bis temerity and has met the sad | fate that was often propbeoied of him. I Whether living ur dead he deserves tu , be associated with the inist dariug and Micoessful explorers of the Dark Con. tiueut. We feor that the report of tlio massacre of himself and company is but too true, aud his uaiue will be placed with Livingston and the other martyrs whe huve fallen iu Africa. Buffalo Eill has been bliowiug in Richmond, Va. It is one of your ''highly moral" ixhibits anl therefore those thai love the earth earthy go. The pungent L&fferty, of the Richmond jiduoente, said of it : "l'he editor of this ~l(Jt)Mnle did not go to the show at the Expositiou culled Buffalo Bill and the Wild West. Many ministers did. A «itty oic said 10 a certain stately and eloquent Preshvtc rian preacher. 'Doctor, this is tbo only circus vou and I can attend with out a clerical scandal.' The doctor was silent, aud took on more starch ami stiffuess. It was plowing 'mighty close to the corn' Ho says be was prevented froui go ing by important engagements- The Scientific American has the fol [ lowing account of llio exhibit of a col -011 jol bees at the American lustituto Fair, New \ ork : ♦•'ihe hoes, of the yellow striped Ital. ion tjpe, moving restlessly about be cause of the light oomicg through (bo glass case tbat incloses them and the store they have been laying in all suui. mer. They arc "city" honey gatherers, ranging the parks,, Ibo flower msrkets, the private gardens, and window flow ering plants instead of the broad fields, and are the more interesting because o' this fact, l'lii- hive is of the upo used by the city bee keepers ; a soot ltltlo known, yet quite numerous, so it is said. The combs arc easly removable without disturbing tho workers. Swarming is prevented by a simple devio.«, and the bees safely wintered in their summer stands The hives are kept upon tl e house roofs, whence, acoording to Mr. A. J. King, an authority, the bee* range for four or five miles, sometimes as much as 100 lb. of money boinj ta kru from a single hives, with enough remaining to keep tho bees through the wiuter. Ho says ho kept 100 hives for live years on a roof in I'ark I'liioe, half a block from the I'ost Oflice, aud witU good results.