THE PINE KNOT.
SOUTHERN FINES. N. G.
According to Science, it would appear
.hat the 4 'bogus batter issueJUs cotcbn-;.;
incd to the United States. A similar
igitation is taking plao in India, a id a
ill dealing with the adulteration of
;hce, or clarified butter,, introduced in
espouse to the urg nt Remands of the
lativfi romrnnnitv. has recently i been
massed by the Bengal Council.
Rutherford B Have vis now tbej'only
iving ex-Pres".dcnt, and Hannibal llam
in and William A. Wheeler the! only
iving ex-Vice-Presidents. Fremont and
tJIaine arc the ouiv liv ng ex President al
.andidatcs of great parties, and Pendie-.
.on, English aud Logan the only
vice-Presidential candidates. The
if these pro ninent -gentlemen
.binned ereat: v by the death
"ghUea months of,-Grant, McClellm,
(iancock, Tilden, Seymour and Arthur.
. in ore noted g.oup has hardly ever be
ore passed oil the stafre of lif! so nearly
;egether. . f ;
A drove of a hundred hogs that were
being driven through Allegheny, Penn.,
became frightened and stampeded.
About a 'dozen ran into a drug store
bleeding and covered 'with mud. Two
ladies who were waiting for prescriptions
screamed with fear. One of them sprang
on the counter and the other clambered
upon the soda fountain. After upsetting
every artacle of furniture in the store,
the fattest of the affrighted hogs tried
to get behind the prescription counter
and overturned the stove. The stove wa.
heated by natural gas, and when it wa3
upset the pipe was broken and a sheet
of flame shot up almost to the ceiling.
A disastrous consignation would have
be:n the result but for the prompt action
of the proprietor, who turned oil the ga
Two of the hogs were Ladlv burned
The owners of the swine were compillet
to carry them out.
WOMAN'S WOULD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMIX1XE READERS.
iving
ranks-:
have
vyitmn
A Woman's Year.
We wandered in May, when the blossoms
In ev'kry zephyr were blowing.
When down Iroru the branches the blossoms
Like delicate snow-flakes were saowing.
Our hearts were as young as the blossoms
That blew all about us so lightly.
Oar thoughts were as sweet as the blossoms
That drifted our pathway so whitely.
Eut May-time has fled Kith its blossoms
The blossoms I fondly remember;
But dearer the pale orange blossoms
That bio ssoin. for me in De: ember. .
Sorce idea of the value of water in
Southern California may be. gained ficni
the opening of the Gage Irrigating JCanal..'
ftear Riverside. Three years' ago land
jold above Riverside for $5 an acre. ... It
was without water and was counted
valuable only for grazing. Mr! Gage
made a courract with a large number of
)-.'
Doners of land to furnish them abundant
vater at 101) per acre. Then he dug
i .n eleven-mile canal, supplied with water
artly from Santa Ana River, but mainly
rom artesian wet's. Recently water was
urned into the canal, and land which
old for 3 now' sells readily for 300 an
.ere. "
A rock which the' Sioux Indians r.cai
fort Yat?s, Dakota, have worshiped foi
venerations as the petrified form of a
young squaw was formally unveiled the
ther day and dedicated! to peace and
plenty. It appears that the white settlers
n the vicinity have long' supposed that
-his strange spe irai'n of nature's art
A ork exerted a restraining influence on ;
die Indians, but of late the rock nas been
'emoved from its original resting place,
wd it wai feared that with its removal
ts chnrm had disappeared, if o the sig- j
estion was made to Sitting Bull that
the statue be' placed upn a permanent
pedestal and unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies. This pleased the chieftain,?
ind 5,003 Indiaus assemble J to take part
tn the strange medley of Christian and
Pagan "rites by which the unveiling was
, aecompinicl. Now the superstition ol
the whites is satisfied, and the scepticism
of the s ivages the first sign of civiliza
tion is checked. I
Profcs-or Charles A. Ashbumer, geol
ogist in charge of the Pennsylvania Sur
vey accoiding to the Pitt?burg 'Cmmcr--.
zial-Gautte, is of the opinion that the
practical application of natural gas has
opened up a new era in fuel economy,
aud the development of heat and me
chanical power.! '-There is no doubt in
my mind," says he, ' "bit that the greatest
advance to be made in the practical arts
and sciences during the next two de
cades is to result from a practical consid
eration of the qu stion of the manufac
ture and utili atroii 6f gaseous fuels and
the adaptation of plant and machinery to
the new fuel relations that I believe we
are bound for economy's sake to esta b
lish." As to the probable duration of the
present gas supply in the Pittsburg
reirion, the Professor Ventures the belief
that, although tvvo-t.hirds of the product
has been going to waste, "very little
alarm should be entertained as to the ex
haustion of the gas sands of Pennsyl
vania anl the prostration of the-manufacturing
interest v that become depen
dent upon its use." 1
She'll Cutl a Iash.
The Empress of .Japan -.will shortly be
the envy of every lady of her court. A
firm of Berlin jewelers hisjust furnished
a superb diamond diadem and necklace,
worth many thousands of dollars, which
her Majesty ordered for herself. The
surprise that the ornaments will excite is
accounted for by the fact that this will
be practically the first introduction of
diamonds, into that kingdom. iler
Majesty has also sent an order for dresses
to a Pari milliner to the amount of $75,
000. jhhe has authorized the ladies in
her court "society"' to adopt the Euro
pean ga:b, and has herself appeared on a
public occasion in a Parisian toilet.
in Eng
"1
A Boston man tells how few
land understand American Eng
had not been in Liverpiool aa hour," h(
says, "when I became convinced that 1
had much to learn about the English lan-
Chinamen on their Travels.-
"People have little idea," said Air. A.
R. Shattuck, who arrived in this city
irorn Canton last week, 4 how rapidly
the passion for emigrating is growing in j
China.,. Trie whole southern Asiatic coast
and many ot the Pa -iric Islands are rill
ing with Chinese. In spite of our pro
hibitory law not a few Chinese still man
age t'j smuggle themselves into our
cbuntry, and they are fairly swarming
in many places where nothing is done to
keep, them out. . 1
"In 1871 only a few thousand Chinese
lived in Singapore. Torday the new
China town is the feature of the place.
Singapore now has ti,O00 Chinese resi
dents, and last year lr0,0.0 Chinese
landed in the city on their way to other
parts of the coast. Cochin China, which
i-i now a French province, is rapidly liil
ing with' Chinese. Here, as in all other
parts of the south co ist of Asia, the Chi
tnese exc'el th? natives in intelligence, ed
ucation, and business qualifications. They
assert their euserio;ity in many ways,
and treat most of the natives as their in
ferion. "In Cochin China the Chine-e
merchants have absorbed the
I A Scene in a Restaurant,
Some girls in a restaurant are funny
enough to repay observations. A marvel
of a young lady was at the table next td
mine, and she was eating oysters on the
half shell. Horrid way, isn't it? The
process Vof eating raw oysters from the
shell; is well adapted to display all the
possibilities for awkwardness to the
worst advantage. It reduce the essen
tially un esthetic performance of eating
to its barbarous simplicity. In the midst
of such rejections the marvel finished
her last oyster with the inevitable gulp
and suddenly became interested in the
shell. Lund sakcsl thought I,j is she go
ing to eat that, too? She picked 'it up
by the neck delicately, poised it in the
air critica'ly, a d, while I shuddered at
the expectation of seeing it enter her
mouth next, she dipped it into her glass
of water. With her fork and a corner of
her napkin he cleansed itssurfa e of all
trace of oyster and salt s.a lime, and, af
ter another intense surey of the smooth
interior, carefully wrapped it in a piece
of tissue paper taken from a parcel at her
side and hid it in-lir pocket. f I wish I
could seetthe mantel or bookcase or pic
ture frame on which that same oyster
sheil, nicely ornamented with a blue rib
bon with, perhaps, a marine vLw paint
ed on tae p arty sur ace, will rest. Oh,
art, how manifold are thy instruments!
Ciara BeW a Xex York Letter.
Fashion Notes.
j Ereus collars are as high as ever.
f Beads sli!l furnish a popular trim--ming.
' j Velvet is a favorite material for winter
bonnets.
I There is an increasing fancy for large
cluster rings.-
j Unique brocade, satins, gros grains,,
tulle and gauze are the materials most
favored for evening dresses.
, Bright colored pluh s in what are
known as chess-board checks are used
or cloak linings instead of fur.
Kcw hue pins arc in fiower designs,
the crysar.thqmum being especially fa
vore 1 as appropriate to the season.
Underskirts of plain velvet f arc re- -vived,
to be worn with a basque and dra
pery or polonaise of (amil s hair, either
plain or fancy.
In spite of the discouragement of tho .
Princess of "Wales, jerseys have grown,
in favor until now they arc in universal
u?c for all young wonnn.
The'faOiiouable coiffure a simple
double coil on the top of the head, with
two lliilly cans on each side of the neck.
The ha'r is left loose instea I of Deing;
pulled up from where the cjil starts.
. French modistes have adopted ' a new -open
sleeve which has but one seam. It
fits easily at the too and terminates just
below the elbow, vhere it is sloped to -the
width of three-eighth? of a yard.
This is a wod! season. No dress is -complete
without at least an admixture
of tint material. Even dresses of faille,
velvet or p'.ush, intended for ceremonious i
occasions, arecomuineu wun line vicuna,
cashmere or lady's cloth.
Redingotes of self-colored cloth have
linings of bright-colored satin, which
are turned back and serve, as facings for
the fronts and sleeves. Braid, t iisels, .
passementerie or fur are used as a finish,
for these garments. !
Hats, the crowns of which are made:
in an open work design from! silk cords,
are very stylish. A lining of white or
colored velvet makes a bright and pretty
effect, and a bright trimming of plumes -or
ost.ich tips is quite the thing on such.
hats.
Some Iloyal Costume3.
A celebrated English firm has just com
pleted some lovely co-tumes for a Prin
cess of Russian birth who has been spend
ing Kome months in the Isle of Yight.
Among others is a traveling gown of
gray knotted tweed, arianged w th long
draperies bordered with Astrakhan some
three inches wide, this being used round
the bottom of the plain underskirt. The
in-door bodice is close-fitting, but has a
simulated blouse vet of soft black surah.
The outer coat is loose-fronted, with col
lar, cutis, levers, and buttons of Astra-
j khan, to match the skirt. A pretty little
! bonnet and muff from the same cloth,
1 both Kiii;tl)lv trimmril with A ifroMion
. - 1 m 1 , .1 I J . - ......a-... . ... I. Lt ..1411.
v-'irt nf tho tMn.-. rIlifrrin lion r tnpnn.i .. .....
v..v j i serve to complete m:s elegant toilet
lives selling their own products, and The same .lady also intrusted the firn
Cieater
many of them are rich
"In Australia the Chinese are crowing
lyaiso iniru&itu tue nrm
w.th an order for a beautiful evening;
gown, which is arranged with a train of
guage. When I entered my hotel I asked
the young woman who received me
'What are your terms ?v aud had I spoken
Choctaw she could not have understood
me less. 'What do you chargqa dayi" 1
next ventured. 'Charge !' she replied,
1 1 T . J 1 .1 V t , i . .
vague. , anu- -meu uguiu. rdu; jyu i p:;rtv ol 'traveling
in numbers They control the trade of rich blfiCk Rhadam s Eiikthe under
skirt being of hand-ome jettel n'.t,
caught up sharply on the right liip, and
sngntiy so hair-way up the skitt on th:
the ,ij.uoert islands ana are eraininc:
ground in Hawaii. In many of the Pa
cific islands, like Fi.i, where there is
consiaeraoie traae a v.sitor is HKeiy to j leftside. A wide scarf of the silk crosses
secia group pi vn;ncse Dciore nis eye. from the right hip to the Ic;t ide of the
lights on a native. The Chinese are gkirt in shining direction. Tncbodicc
overrunning Burmah and there is a large j is of low v-hape, With s arfs of the
coimy oi mem at juanuaiav. a large . ttod m.t. rrnwm fmm eAi.i..
irrhnntci I j a: : - . . . .
r - w . . . .... . - jiiifi iiif-fM nijr m :i nrjirit ni tiii f!i;t a
want the tariff ?' she said at last, and sure who were oa the road in Burmah a few rich pltime of black ostrich feathers is
enough I did: Now, if I had used the ceKs ago were mistaken uy trie umin j mQi onl the left shoulder, and at the h al
iroons ior uicon. ine soiuiers iuc i t
A Cstly Breakfaa.
A costly breakfast was the one related
of, as follows, by the JiiUp;rulrnr Btle :
Two gentlemen, Mr. Stauhope and Mr.
Colvin, were recently having a, game of
cards at the London Jockey CLub. The
stakes were important. The loser was to
give the winner "a breakfast such as no
one had ever had." Mr. Stanhope lost.
He invite 1 his adversary to come and see
him cn the following elay at Hyde Park
for the famous breakfast. At the ap
pointed hour Mr. Colvi i betook himself
to the rendezvous, where he found Mr.
L Stanhope awaiting him near an inflated
balloon, in the car of which was an aero
naut preparing for a voyage. The two -gentlemen
took their scats, anl were
presently joined by a cook, who was all
breathless with running and t arrying her -utensils.
Mr. Stanhope invited her to
bring her portable stove into -the car. .
This done, he shouted: "Leave gol"
and the balloon majestically ascended.
The cook, who had not counted upon .
this aerial flight, shrieked with terror.
But Mr. Stanhope, as calm as a veteran
sea capta n in a storm, cut her 6creams
short with : "Now ccok thee, two beef
steaks, and be careful above all things -that
no spark escapes from the stove, or
the balloon will explode." , The fright
ened cook set herself to the tak, and
y r. Stanhope, turning to Vr. Colvin,
more dead than alive, siid: "I have -keut
my woH; this will be the dearest
breakfast either vou or I ever had.
There's -103 to pay for the ba'.loon, and
200 indemnity to the cook."
word Mavi.l' in that sense in Ik ston it
would have been considered slang.- I
tried in vain tr ge: a pair of su spenders,
as they would show me noie but those
for stccKings, but succeedcdltnal'V. lu ;
buying; some 'braces.' I might prolong
the list ad infinitum, but enougli is shown
t . warrant the publication of an English-
. . . . : " t tion would have been impossible vcarj i.vi: . a ii,r.,J i... .-
. ... I - .m.i.u:v j i 1 1 a 111 III t
A Cure for Laziness
The following singular treatnv.nt was
ormerly applied in iutch workhouses
o indolent and apathetic individuals:
he patient was placed inn sort of large
tub. into which water was kept con
stantly llewiug through a pipe. &p that
in order to keep h:msclf from drowning
he had to turn a crank which jvi nped the
water out strain. Th; water suppiv and
hiel i rf thvfr-nn r. tlio A.. i.., ater C
upon them, end several of the poor f el- the wa'st.- A thi d toilet is intended fo- ilie hou" of wtlk,?'-r wt,rc n!ccl-v ad-ust:
Ioas were kiUed. ' sftomnnn to. xir.-'f.P .wi;, io n s strengia ana en u.rance, anu
V'This increasing migration among the '; black 4,lu,h the t'.lin ,vin the amount gradually incictl every
hordes of China is one of the most inter- j the boJice at back: but in front ft lor, U.a-V- ..In.one ,cP-rt 'Ihe inac-
PstinrrSKrnsiif tho timni : Thp MnnA. 1 1 .1 : ' . ... . ltl.'e lltnl)S si.nn brOU ht tO the re-
bans are gradually dillusmg themse.ves it and the skirt opening over a ven and ruircu "ce of sapplcaws. and the rn:n
over a I nge part of the world -a fact petticoit or mle heliotrope satin Vier- 7 ?(? h for some irk
that deqdy c mcerns many nations, and veillcus, drarie-1 over silk cream lace net Some .iabor' ch the-7 aftcrv' ar'h l'cr'
is also indicative of the irreat rhatmca t A f .i.:t. : 4i . .! form m a most satis factorv manner.
. . . r -. - o i "is-" is iUMcncu cn inc leit i
iK wu.i.u vuiua, iroji Au:cn emira- chmitrlrr -. liv n h'nnff.,1 m ,it,-j
use of t areler;
ago.
' Xnc Turk Sun.
i v-scd under th? train of ul.irh.
The combintvl Vanderbi t wealth is