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 mmf^ '•mn^ f^'"" /^ m Ki â- '•.',: "in- • n M I £^ ft ,• Mi â- 'â-  j III • "11 *r I .Wife r! HEALTH. Look npjiofr irfpiiK 9aidilNiietUii§~ iF yoa hmn bMJa llloaglipiH •nfigh t»:Writ •aide entinl^ dlfeiiig lip pufclboe iMB^ S«e th*t it hM p T Of p t boDdMim to pat ^gn. »t the fint BOggesiion.^ a " bold imra." A. aevere oold caught in mm of th« aadden changes of temperatnra, which are liable to occar daring thu month, may hang by yoa all the fall and winter and well into nejct epring and tiien lie in wait for yoa at the â- ncceeding falL The cellar ahoald be rezarded as one of the rooms rf the hoose, and net aa a aort of " dark hole" into which to damp all aorte of periahable material li the cellar ia lo- cated onder the hoaae, the beat plan ia to put into it nothing which can nndogo de- cay. If it is impoaaible to avoid doing ao, the honaeholder ahoald at leaat aee that the cellar ia tboronghly cleaned and diainfeoted, and if ne^ be, cemented, before any frnit or vegetables go into it thia faU. Vege- tablea ahoald not be thrown into a comer, where they will be certain to demy, bat placed upon ahelvea or in ahallow bins nua- ed abave the floor ao aa to. allow free cir- culation of air. The first week of September generally brings with it a heavy crop of typhoid fev- ers. The beat care for tiiem ia to go back three montiu and remove the caoa^ iriiich may of t«n. be found in the ahape of a oeaa- pool or i»ivy vault ao conatiuoted aa to drain into the well from which the drinking supply ia obtained. However, aa the world is conattncted at preaent, it is aomewhat difScult to perauade old Time to turn back- ward in hia flight. He mnat be aiezed by the forelock, whe he ia within reach. Ty- phoid-fever germa are uaually taken into the body in drinking water. If you are not sure that the source of the supply is |)erfectly pure, boil the water before drink- ing. To those who have just returned from a :Bumn)er's outing at the sea-shore, or in the mountains, or the northern resorts, we would like to make a suggestion Do not depend on the fresh air, the exercise, and the sunshine that you have enjoyed during the summer, to carry you through the year until next vacation. Nothing ii more com- mon than to hear a young lady exclaim, on returning from a summer's camping-out, '" Oh rve had enough fresh air to last me all winter." And sbe conducts herseU all winter as though she really believed it to be true. Perhaps it is true that two months of rational living will enable you to eke out an irrational existence during the other ten -months of the year, but how much better -to live rationally all the year round. Brmg 'iack some of your out-door customs with you. Continue your long walks, your early boars for retiring and rising, your easy- fitting garments. Something may happen to interfere with next summer's vacation, in which case, if you have lived hygienically during the whole year, you will very likely discover that you have accumulated enough vitality to tide you oy«ir the summer months. JlPlIEBEFBIBOfB. ^â- Mlve ^irritlB to *• WaiAingtaB ;4)|kls rMsnt^ovsri- Bowel Complaint. The bowel disorders so frequent at thiF time of the year, are usually attributed to an over-indulgence in the use of fruit and the first thought of the unhappy victim as he listens to the faint rumblings which por- tend the approaching gastric cyclone, is generally composed of equals proportions of regret that he has tasted any fruit during the entire sumxier, and of resolve that he will never taste any more during the re- mainder of his natural life. It is true that bowel complaint is frequently the result of eating unripe fruit, as many a lad who may be at thia very moment lying in a doubled- up posture consequent upon a too-intimate acquaintance with the peach-orchard, could dolefully testify but that fruit of every sort should be abstained f«^m during the "heated term" is an ti ' rtunate error, which leads many persons ac this time of the year to deprive themselves of a most whole- some article of diet. There is plenty of evidence to show any one that good ripe fruit is one of the most efficacious preven- tives of bowel diseases of all kinds, and that the use of snch fruits aa grapes (irithout the seed), ripe apples, and the other better kinds of fruit, u of value as a means of cur- ing some forms of bowel trouble. Be sure your fruit is ripe, then go ahead. Any one who is really anxiona to aet hia intestines galloping miadly around in the abdominal cavity, can bring about thia pleaaant state of afiairs without the aid of any fruit, ripe or otherwiae. Let him ait up late at night bolt down hia breakfaat the next morning fret and worry all day long take a dmik of " mozie," or " acid phoaphate," or " malto," or aome other "anmmer drink,"every two hours, and aglass of ice-water every thirty minutes dine on peppery aoup, aizzling beefateak, Saratoga Sotoatoea, aoggy pie and ice-oream wadied own withcopioua draught of iced tea; go home all tired out, and eat a big aupper, with more beefat(«k and more iceo-tea. This recipe is being tried every day at thia time of the year by hundredaof people, and aeldom fdUs to aocampUsh the result prom- iaed. If, on the other hand, yon wiah to eacape the terrora of a bowel dyLsturbance, eat ripe f ruita in moderation, together with a light diet of graina and milk. Avoid fat, meat, pastry, and ice water. Keep quiet and cool, and go to bed with an empty ai»mach. If neglect of these precautions has already brought on the permonitory symy toms omit a meal or two, and drink freely of hot water, say three or four pints. Clear out the bowels with a iueb, hot enema and as a last resort, have nannela wrung out of hot water, and applied to the abdomen. MdMctm ihefoOb encaba^ _, â€" -- «I waa ^n in the Japanese pnaon M tae, end of Deoembw, 1883, ud kept dmre on der the aasploion of a politioal offence for six months without any public trial. When a paUie trial cams tbo poUie pvs- secutor could produce nothing woatliy of notice and I was set trsal My arrest ouu about in the following way :â€" " At the tame I intended to oome to thu country, jand went to Tokohana, where the Pacific mul steamships start firom San FtaHdaeo, to make enquiry sboatthe voyage. I made several purohaaea aa part of the prsparations for my jbnmer. I was with another young Ji^ness gentleman. We passed by a shop kept by an English- man for the sale ot dynamite. Weotm- duded to go in and see dynamite, simply to satisfy our curiosi^. We went in and stated that we wanted to see the dynamite. We were iidti that the man had .no dyna- mite in the shop, as it was kept in a ware- house, and that consequently he could not show it to na. So we left the ahop. But the Government apiea larking about ther^ gave information to the Japanese Grpvem- ment to the effect that I had made a contkract for tiie purchase of dynamite. The Japan- ese Government, a'ways suspicioas of uose who criticise their policy, immediately ar- rested me and my fnend without any farther investiijation. "At first I was brought before Kelbn, or threi^ 0(MiBtaMes, and asked several useless questions, such as Who are your friends?' 'Whom do you know ' etc. I was kept in a temporary prison for ten days, and then sent to the main prison in KajibaishL " The prison ia aituated in a central place of the capital, Tokio, and ia Under the di- rect control of the miniater of the Inter- ior. The building ia two atoreys high, and made in thd ahape of a crdSs. In each storey there are forty ca^, making eighty cages in alL Each cage ia nine feet square. The Japanese Govenment manages to keep many prisoners in this prison for two or three years WITHOUT ANT PUBLIC TBIAL. Each cage generally contains ten or eleven prisoners, who eat and sleep in this small box. Or, .perhaps, it is better to say the priaoners try to aleep, heaped up one over the other. There are alwaya from 800 to 9€0 prisoners kept in this way. Many be- come sick and soon die. "The outside of each cage is protected by a strong wooden frame. The frame itieu becomes a door to let the prisoners in and out. rhe side facing tiie yard has a large window, protected with an iron frame, of which the door must not be closed without the permissioF of the officials, even in the severest winter night. Thus its a common occurrence that priaoners are found covered with snow. The most of the prisoners have no means of communicating with th^ir friends. When they are arrested the Grov- ernment spy or police tell them that they need not oring any money with them, as they will be sent back to their homes in a few minutes. When they go to the prison they are kept there six months at least. Daring this time, if they have any money to pay postage they are permitted to send their letters;butif they have no mon^ no let- ter can be sent by pubUc expense. They are never permitted to see their friends until the judge of a secret examination makes up his mind to send a prisoner to the court of pub- lic triaL THE SECBET EXAUiyATIOlT ' lasts one year, and sometimes three years. Even when the judge of a secret examination decides to send the case to a public trial the prisoner cannot write to his friends unless he has money. So, in many cases, he can- not obtain the help of a lawyer. Thus, it is a farce to say that the Japanese Govem- meUt gives a fair chance to prisonera to de- fend tnemaelvea before the court of juatice. The priaonera are deprived of meana of ob- taining legal advice. When they are per- mitted to see their lawyers they have to see them in the presence of two officials, sitting between them. The prisoner is not permitted to speak to hia lawyer in a confidential man- ner. Aa to the clothing of the priaoners, the regulations are most crueL Even in' severe-winter the prisoners are not permitted to wear drawers and socks, and areoompdled to walk in naked feet, with thin straw san- dals. Tliere being no heating arrangements, the prison is simply freeziiu. ^e poor prisoners are in a moat miserable oondltion during the winter. No writing material is allowed in a cage. If a piece of pendl is found on the person of a prisoner he is severe- ly punished. Whenever permissibn to write a letter is given a prisoner, he is taken oat of his cage to a room, where be is allowed the use of paper and ink. Books used to be supplied, but they are no longer alknred. Some try to make network from tiie p^per allowed them for writing letters, bat as somi as they are found out the paper is tkken away and tiie prisoBen are punished. THE FTTHfSHmNT is what is called aiiekabatmi or the punish- ment of food. 1^ food rf prisoners is gen- erally reduced tq one-.tlurd,and the term of punishment lasta' from one to two wedu. Food is. given in sinall qoantitj ordinarily, but when a man |s subjested to this pnniui- jnentfit is simply MarvMon. IfitliMtsthree days the prisoneiscan soarcely walk. Thus, when a prisoner is to be punisbod for more than a week it is impossible to carry out the sentence withoutktarving him to death. So, fai case at one week'sponishment the ordin- ary quantity of food is given one day during the week, and the punishment is earned oat ineiahtdays. Thb nonisfament Is inflicted for Bght offiBnoes. I knew one case of a lleAxoeptioB is to bo ia tiM â- aonft eewrii Kt whMH theracotakHi froathan tha^iifdo ^fto potia inw Mid tiod wiiho atoaiW^^ ^^Md of wUeh iabsid bjr aAioBaimML bt^or afeeUe eUoHa. The fcl^ •re snfajeoted Utjmar brataUtise aad â- aMvanoeo. The antharidi* fllKoe Offosy obstooie in the way of jostfoe to the prfm^ ersi It takes one or two weeks for a leww to go firom a nrisoner to fc frfaidVrfa prIsoiMW living at a diataooe of a few alnntee' walk froBs^he prissB. Thelet*i» fwstjbeeMja- inedby thegoveriierortiiepriiontlie chief kemen, ikejn^ si iOie saoreb ooort, the paU^ proeecator, and others before it is aeatoatof prison. Thepreswt J»P^Me CabioBtihape to pbtain t^M oonfidenoe of the Earopean poweM by introdnebilg Eoropeaa dancmg, cnainiiv women's dress, and in othersuperfioial way a^ng the Earopean civilisation. So Ioa«, howeror, af such a disgrace as the present prison system exists inJapan no civilised Government ou^htto have any ioonfidenoe in tiie sincerity of Japanese rafonas. QtuemtofSaiiimen. The month of August waa quite aa notable in ita way aa tiie aiwhi July that preceded it. lliis sommer we have had the most comfortable Augost for many years, as well as the hottest ^y within the memoiy of the present generation. Ever since thiK hot spell broke tiie weath0r has been as staadUy good as it was persistentiy bad daring the five weeks between June 29 and Aug. 2. Since the latter date the mercury has not onee risen to 90® For an eqoal period be- fore Aug. 2 the days on which the thermo- meter faUed to register 90° or over' were exceptions. The humidity that belonged to Augost was misappropriated by July. The fine, cool summer days that experience leads us to expect some time in July were post- Janed until August. The dog days were all oly days. The perfeot d«rs of moderate temperature, clear air, and brisk breezes out of the North-west, makins life a joy and personal amiability aiid' good citizenship as easy as breathing, have oome one after an- other with a regularity that would be sur- prising, if anybody paid the same attention te amnof good hick as to a run of bad. People cbn't. Compare the amount of study devoted to Fahrenheit and Hudher, theamount of time spent in analyzing and discussing the meteorohwial conditions, the amount of mathematicaT ability displayed in calculating averages and deducing mean temperatives during July and during Au- gust. While the long hot wave lasted â€" and it seemed eternalâ€" the sense of direct injustice and personal grievance grow steadily, until exasperation almost reached the boliag point. When the era of compen- sation arrives, appreciation and gratitade diminish about as fast as the cause for thankfulness increaaea. Who gives a thought to such an extraordinary aeaaon of comfort-, able weatiier aa we had through Auguat and early September? It b human nature to take it aa a matter of course. Doea any- body auppose that paeans and praises of Au- gust fairly balanced the profanity of July We doubt it very much. And yet the whole difference of tempera- ture between the hot wave and the delight- ful season which culminated on the last day oi August was a matter of eight and one- half degreesFahrenheib. This show son what a narrow margin human comfort dependa, and what an insipuficant change in the physical conditionB it requires to make us a community of swelterin|^, snArling, swearing Ul-natured miaerables, instead of the jolly, reasonable, easy-going, and benevolent creatures that we really are^just at pre- sent. IMbot^TB ^pnoli« Oathk ef»fl)iBiad »lsfe "^^I^AMire oTttieolfil „ an laiJMidiineit toMi««i^ theps^sBt fsitmooBtroHedbyMs pcovioos habita. He will need, therefore, systematio training for months or years, to acquire ri^t EaUts in the case. One prhne rsqnisito is tMi hi fix Jii*,M Uaw t- toriition miTiis teacher, and dowly imitate him, as the latter stit^^y pranounoes the dUBenltwords, nukklng every movementof his Upt aadtongne M plm M posiibleu Thenalatom^MOO hi^y arohed that the ehad's wpee e h h- not much better than that of the waaar osm. Botthe soft part of the pabte can be lowwed by an operation, and the ^eech greatiy improved by train- ing. There may be extreme backwardness in speaUng, thongh there is no organic defect. Here a practised aye will see tiiat there is mental feebleness. Speech triaining will be a part of the necessary teainmg of the in- twectnal powers. In other cueir, the mental powen general- ly may be good, and tiie onild be indeed specially bright, but, for some cerebral reason, he lisps badly, or finds it difficult to pnmonncei tbe lettws « or {, or he speiaks in a babyish way. Suoh patients will gener- ally overcame the difficulty in time, ijiometimes the voice is " ' ' ally in endeavoring to otter wwd mominff founds like bordig^ This is due to growths in the nose, or back mouth. On the removal of these, by a surcdcal operation, the voice recovers ito normal character. Ealar^d tonsils sometimes cause a somewhat nmilar difficulty. Anothw d^tot is stammeril^. Usually the p rson has a nervous constitution, and has been subjected to some nervous strain, genorally at schooL In such cases, all dis- turbing "auses should be removed, and the nervous system be invigorated as far as pos- sible. But the stammerer must be taught to apeak with ddiberato enunciation, imitating the teacher in the utterance of all difficult words, and especially filling the lungs well at every stop. Hew Tbe oBliltr.vwi^^ ehtagaaliut^ ofttie^j^rer. M|«*| in Ae k»»Kt 6( At^i e alad Baker, kua* .. bow ^and arrow nrf i t^ their cheap musket* and JI^ ammunition, broudit ta oT^ by large Arab c*rav««r* J»n»«u»d«d by tribe* i^ljl or tha »^_ â- "•i " atuffy," eapecii- n, n, s^fi The -^^m^ JOIBB. ^â- "*-.!Si:; their own arms for the wi*.^ â- â€¢i race. The fact that iS^lL «tonsivel^ introduced hZ 'HM We tills have had, JS^^l teous effect upon aome T«^ ^1 pMsea'Were it not that i tOti VABIETIE8- Few of us are without the sad experience that faith once shaken is ever after suspicious of betrayal; and the spark of love that bums dull but too often goes out without a chance of being rekindled. Charity should be done wisely and jndi- ciously,^ not taken up as a mere passing ciaze and f addon, to be worn and laid aside, after being displayed to the eyes of the world, as one lays aside last year's bonnet and gown aa being no l»iger ' uie thing." Anotiier oc^jugpd scene â€" ^A brsathlsas Soung man or boy of 18 years who was kept 1 the prison two years. -Tb " himaellofhis time .toleacn mosaopgnr pvKt " What's the matter " M Yomr hw*tnnd-r? has been wounded â€" " " Not dauerously " 'Qaite soâ€" andâ€" he ia dead.*^ "Great Heavens! Jost as Us salary was sboat to be raised." Thinking to avail m aritlmietic, ho made a oaloiilating^inatniiaent out of paper and rice wfaiA be' aaved from hia scanty food. Bat ODO day he was f oond oat. by tM prison keepers 'Mp poniahed witii dioko- batsu. â-  1.,^ -J â- ; •' " The'pristm hoittitiA Is bo bette thair the ordinaiy cages, andia fireqnentiy worse, for many ndk. personi are crowded-intp a small qpace. fkme dybwprisonersgroaa tiirooi^' out the whole ni^St. "The Japanese auth orities do not mtder stand the diMDDtiim between peUlioal M Anders knd conunett "^oABfednsc' Pofitiaeli enders are kept in the sam» tiueves and murderers. They have' ly any exerciae. They are, at rare intervals, allowed towalkabeot in the narrow yard for tenor fifteen minutes. Frmn time to Birds of sombre plunmge build open nasta the brilliantiy-coloured ones either have covered neste or built in holes in trees. Ireland provides during sentence for all her convicte Scotland provides for her oon- victo during a portion of their sentences only, sending theu to England after a time for employment upon public works. In France the consumption of coffee is ten times and in the United States five times neater than that of tea. In the United Kingdom the annual consumption of tea is very nearly five pounds per head of the en- tire population, whfle that of ooffee is leto than one pound per head. Tench seldom attun a greater wdght in this ooontry than seven or eight pounds, thon^ in Italy, it is stated, they sometimes grow to twenty poonds. The iisa«l we^t of tench in small pMids is firom two or tuee pounds and this average is attained only m favourable droumstanoss as regards wa- ter, numbers, and feeding. The Lapps we a vecy rel^ions pecmle. They go immense diatiuioe to hear their pastors. Every miadona^ is sure of alatse audienee, and am ttteatlvo one. All t£e babies are left ootaide, boded in the snc As soon as tiie ftunily arrives at the littie wooden ehnr6h and tko raiadcier is seoosed, thf father exeavates a little bt^ia tbe snowv and th^ mother, wraps b«kbyr«iui^ly,in aUns and .depositB Jt tber^ ' Thien tiie father piles tiie'teow aroond it, and the parents go deeorotasly.blto ohnrdL The first mentiaa of teaâ€" or, as it Was then called, tayr-as an article of British commerce 000119 ia n. letter- written by a Mr. Wtddism on the 27tii of Jonft, 1615, which Mpears in the records of the East India Cbmnany. Shortly after that date smaU paroels of tea, valuec at ten pounds stealing per poun^' were impcnrted from China to the East Indies, whence they made their way to London as presentato some of ito wealthy citizens. The first larva con- signment of tea was rectfved in 1667 by mi. Thomas Garway, a London merchant, and witii it he opened " a staad,^' known in our times as "Garraway's Coffee-House," for the sale, not of oaffise; bnt of tea. To reooontthe crimes and vices, faolte and failings that have cmneonder our notice, to discuss them criiacsUy.and'censure them' at leisore, is a poaitrve njory to society. It injures tli^arring onas ja.a Rouble manner. Even shosdd the troth t^bae, be uttecied, they, saffer n eedl e is ty Miiotattdn. Maiaj a one has been ernnMdowi^ii^-mightlmverei' pei|ted and conquered bad iiot all doors ol mmAgfpihieipJbem ai; Jieed.to Wm. .. .-^l Be^dfls, It b abnoM impoiill^ in tteb^ ;«!eeita]s to dhMtorolo^firtia oQlx' tna» ba- presskms. Kxaggentions slip in, motives sie infMigned, smtnisss tiuown ont, jost allowanoss fovgottan, aad eroel jodgmeata (tftea fanned. SGIENnnC AHD (JSBFUL. A boathalf filled with water, or overturned, will support as many persons as can get their hands upon. ,the guiuiale, if they behave quietly. Horses and milch-cows may be protected in a great measure from the* annoyance of files bv wiping them all over ^tit a sponge dipped in soapsuds inwhich a little carbolic acid has been mixed. â-  Recipe for imitating antique brass; Dis- solve one ounce of sal-ammoniac, three otuces cream of tartar, and six ounces common salt in one pint of hot water; then add two ounces nitrate of copper, dissolved in a half- pint of water; mix well, and apply it re- peatedly to the article by means of a brush. Old putty in windows-sashes can be soft- ened so as to be easily taken out, as follows. Take one part pearl-ash, three parte quick- lime; slake the lime, add the pearl-ash, and bring the whole to the consiBtence of paint. Apply it to the saah, and let it remam for twelvehours, when theputty will be softened. In the opinion of the editor of the Drvggiat, the supply of the natural oil of wintergreen will soon cease to be of any commercial im- E»rtance, since the artificial product,salicy- te of methyl, is now being prepared of such good and uniform quality that it will undoubtedly replace the natural oil. More- over, the a^ificial article can be prpdnoed at a cost below that at which the natural oil can be distilled profitably. Manufactorers of kerosene-oil say that all lamps are safe witii good oil, and that the quaUty of oil can be ascertained by the rollowuu; test. Take a pint tin cup,fill it nearly rail of water warmed so that an or- dinary thermometer immersed in it will show one hundred and twenty degrees, pour a small quantity of oil on the water, stir it a littie, then pass a lighted mateh quickly but closely over the surface of the oil once; if it ignites, the oil is unsafe. If purchases bemaideof from three to five gallons at a time, and this test be made, people can protect themselves. Rust in Iron. â€" It freqnentiy causes mooh troableâ€" indeed in some cases defies all efforts â€" ^tofree Inm from ingrained rost; bot, aoecHrding to a German paper, the thoroagh cleansingof itmay be easily effected by immersing the article in a nearly sa- tnrated solutmn Jti chloride of tin, even if much eaten into. The duration of the im- merdon will depend upon the thicker or thinner film d rost; iamost oases, however, twelve or twenty-four hours will soffioe. The solotion of chloride of tin most not con- tain too srtet aa excess of aoid,otiierwise It will attacttiieiron ittolf. After tte articles have been removed: firom tiie bath, they sheold first be washed in water, and then with ammonb^ aiid be dried as qoickly as possible.. Artiolee treated in tiiu manner assame -the ap p ea r a n c e of dead silver. WISE SATorofi sr csasles JJttCIEHS. Equatorial Africa have J5wl5 potent use of their new wewT** Stanley tolli ofthe"«a bairmJeaa firinK " of theZaSf* handled gons for yean. BanuT^' aaysthat the Congo natiTOT^^ g^Jby tiie thousand, k^ 2?!^ add to the noise of festive S? use thtar asiegaia and anmir"' This ifc'not snrprisiag when Hfcii! that they are skilled in the iu,!IT lye weapons, whUe guns in i^^^ Fourth of July canons, areKttl., duigerous playthings. The CoL: doeewjt permit the importationofS or other improved firearms, and f are able to buy only flint lockiiaSl land specially for the African b»S\ Lieut. Kund describes aConaMiJ he retards as remarkably skilfid h «' of the bow and arrow. At 1 LL sixty paces he saw them bury 21 heads side by side in the tmiTI The two famous dwarf tribes of I'l baun are noted hunters, anddoiTkl to attack the elephant or the fieR»J of the jungles with their arrowi iSl' Mr. Flegel tells of two Niger tribeTi usually at war. Though one i armed with bows and arrowi lUl other uses guns, the tribe which bU the native weapons is almost alnnS ions. ^^ While' the negro's new acqniiitiotL yet been turned against the menvlioi to him, it is by no means certam thuL tg of firearms Into the hands 0! IjimI nlous tribes will not some d» bed to the whites in Africa. IhHL.. not become proficient in the oae gfi rapidly as the American lodiuidii years ago, but they are burning tgDiil of gunpowder and will be better i some day. The Congo State iidi a few of them in the use of «iia| they are now serving as soldien iti ' ber of the white stations. Somei archers of Africa have no trouble iik ing over small objects like a hue im arrow, at thirty or forty yards. It iif hoped that before they acquire 1 like equal proficiency in the nseoffi the whites will have got a good gripal parte of Africa wheii^ civilizatioiicu^ any headway. The Battlesnake's Awful Ire. A few days ajgo a farmer friend of n ing foui miles south of Abilene, blil what he had lately witnessed. riding along on a prairie, and saw ip dog within a few feet of him, v)sAk to scamper to hb hole, as prairie dogii ly do when approached by man; osdt^ trary, he sat as if transfixed tolb| though making a constant nervoiii,il ing motion, as if anxious to get mj. friend thought this was strange, ud^ considering the spectacle, he preseotin a large rattlesnake coiled up under r bushes, his head uplifted, about uioni feet from the dog, which still \am\ not, but looked steadily upon the 1 He dismounted, took the dogbyftij and thrust him off, when the snski,^ had up to that moment remained qoM mediately swelled with rage, mA sounding his rattles. Theprwu' some time seemed benumbed, hwiUy ci of motion, but grew better, and fiuWI into his hole. My friend then UW] rattler. Now, was this a case of c If not, what was it And to one who is famiUar with ta»fl rattiesnakes it does not seem nnw* that they should have such po»«v " win examine the eye of one when M »1 m death, you will P««"".S* 13 extrraiely malignant and ter"»" ^^JI When he is alive and e^ite^i,*^ thing in all nature of so dreadfnlMf^ as th9 eye of the rattiesnake., M »• to atrflie not only birds «d littw 1 bntmen with nightmare. I""^^ oooasiona examined them closeiyr*r j glasses, and feel witfi •Ufo"'â„¢!!* ind I will teU you tiiat diere t»V on the face of tiie earth i»ho caoW" an angwed rattiesnake tbio^ glass-bringing him »PI»«»^i Itiot or two of tiie eye-and it»4 than a mome nt. EeF«ne» in Fortwi»' Hope k tfaaanM^f yooag deslM.' Aoat is freeitooontnaplate a ttonudi. The lovelist thin^ in life are bot shad- Nothing that Is not tioe oan posubly be R^pwte are the natural property of gray hairs. What is got by force must be maintained byfwoe. Charity begins at home, and justice begins fiext door. We start firom the nlotiier'i amis and rush to the dust shoveL It were better to have, conquered one true healt than Enj^^d. ' Here's the riile fpir bu^ptmers Do other men, tor tiiey woidd you. A great man wiU be great in misfootone^ great in prisMi, gjreat in Plains. Uhere are soine fidsehopds on whih men tnbilii^^ as Ob bri|(Irt'iringatowwi^ heaven, .^ffXfedy picto bjTr thft. au^ocatien pf hu b||Bli]Bor, sod y»Sf!B0^^ .the hMtTo^ Sfto the most. .j5;,,j ui.---,.-"s What are we hot coaches I Some of us slow ooadMs; some rf OS fast coaches. Oor are tiie hones; abd nmpant ani- AmgAcm papers are â€" â€" tiie vidaaitadea in life rhwb "• ••liilroad king, " Henry ViUard,w terfed^fc* short space of tu"*.*^ ag^ Jis WW the President of t» ^iictsllroad and worth $5,0M.«J, beW^nsde'ln ten years. AttM" of 1884 he resigned his prenjf^ assignment of aU his prop«2iisia l oaoe mnre'^a oomparativelv p««^l then went to Gwmany and "W" i the iwrientatfveof » ««** ^^ way^sjMteate- Theotherda^W $6,000,000 of Oregon Naâ„¢?*^ »^^ for his syndicate and. it "Jfi^ »J be a director of the Northern ^S^C also thought likely ^^zX^^ aom4 prewlent of tiie Oi^ tionfenpauy, which posib^n »• Few meUf at the end of 1883. "" "";• gver k' who have once lostjorti^e.; .ti^eir healtii, and yet f^^A,^*' why tiiey should, rtrAef "f"Se^.i tion of richeawaa «»»denUi«^itfy a laetime. 'â-  Those who have "^^fi make one fortune should oe Itble witii their experience to ^^ j^t â- Â« Mr. VUlard s^ms r» ^y however, nave Th^y; must, however, "^i^b»*»- recover .qni cjtly from s crna PiPB^ /l^^to of jersey webbtog*^' ,garhi«tM4fcthiB popular fa«M^ 1 Pbhttafaies witii only j^we worn over velvet Ibroche morie skirta {ilt ' The favorite colors in ^t«^,i,H]* MO nut browns, grays, tapestry greena, in fine 1 ft* *m's_.4« **^ ' ^^ yon ?!•â- â- ?â- " i^r^T,^ sBTsdf. • waa the a» '^Zian phUoeopbers, I .la McSr to «et acquaintec fySSg w^3»» "' • :uka«ft«tMW. ..u Samuels says that he ne^ ^u^JtTOn being asked Jiȣj"oaptainrep5ed:"No, rC*»tf the old chap l»d rem LftJJaiahava been drowned ^^ttiiink IshaUlike this ' *r_g Tnaa talils fiancee l^dong the walks around th« TlCall. "Why not, Tthey ainminato their gro ^^night," he repUed wi( Fvm no doubt know, my fr IK most kindly .^^-^fV..' LllSie with whiskey is." " KS3?lrty^*ddr«ssid. who •^S*^ encyclopedia in pei «?"yea, «r,Tknow. 1 jewitii whiakey ia it'a too aca Mtiinaiastic young agricull nb the visitors from the t S» hon»«j"?-. " ^^.y**" liias Cockaigne?" he a 'hdy "of tiie party. " Res Jitop8,"waa the unexpect 3, Sean that for a declarati ^yonte mamma." A Renoh Dnd that was Bb -rita Sept 10.â€" Two young m. Iwbt a duel, andraneach oth( TCeiraworda. The account [far signed by the four seco) L. '"After a few minutes' w Fde Melville, attacking his Irooily. wounded him in the Iright armpit. His sword ca J upper part of the back, af te (right lung. Replying immed abmyere woi ed M. de Mc be cheat. His sword, which ytiioviolem^of-tbe thrust, first rib and perforated M. de lung." Some lime; ago a c iller at Gay wals sitting in a piking aloud to 0 acquaint ething uncomplimentary to tl he regiment of dragoons qui i town. M. de Jj^elviUe, a*^Li€ J regiment, was sitting at ano i overheard the-rMuark. He .tiie commercial traveller ly biui to the be^acks. This VtAkA.«aased M de Melvill elf 80 f ar as to go'straight to h i on his uniform, ani return w liers of the guard and drag tli traveller to the barracks, wl d up tiH deKvfrd hj the i B pMioe, Tbe irictim of tbi act ccmmencedvlegal procec iBt the Lieutenant. The in( pa stir in the Paris press, as ng upon it, the Cri du Pi atenant de Melville a weak-1 I officer demanded reparation him on the ground thai anjmdeniable right to app; hid been made puUic. N« lUhave been heard of M. del commercial traveller, but M J a yoqng Radical journalist I Wlant and nndkiiahtied honei I, thought itTMlcejjaarytojpvt a lectnrel ' fie wrote that to fetehothe g(U^ he si dned hu regiment had be Ksn^ up to the e(Mnmerci Ir hima^, and then inaistc Dg the worda on the spot. I he should have cltaatised IVMBH^tiB. To h$V9 .acted o RcVe been wanting in sang Tjd M. de Labruyere, " is â- ^"tlH«»i**i^- M. iWho w;er9 sent.to M. d( '1dm quite ready to figl sble qoanwl has ended ii nnuig their sworda '.^ 1 dcCSuWye ktwt itfiirs,.jout of favorably. M. ^Wfd^he most ser ty. But is now tyi lon'ac the Uknise -^ BM^ud Beard ins '^H^Mf iKigsbappen son â- ^ ooywlisre else. It â- .Wit »ijp4eotishlo^ting f 1^9FW **nk wad asked • W depbfeit. He counted 1 beaded it through the book, wherein n â- ^ the thousands ^thobanli liV~ throu^jh ' "ftTt instant, ck al2.^J^ depositor was 1 '•. me away/' â- i^*My h^l â- ^' GobeIi» -^;,: «v m t« k.'!S^^