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ihe pcliennj §laindealtr, J. VAN SLTKE, PUBLISHER. JffcHEMBT, ILLINOIS. AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC. The Sheep vs. Dog Question. Tune--" Old Father Grimes." Let dogs delight to bark and bite, Or chase the buck and w ; Let dogs eat sheep -while fanners sleep, " For God has made them so." Let doge come forth to fill the earth; Let sheep in plenty (rrow, To make the meat for dogs to eat, " For God has made them so. " „ * , * Let uoi.'K a score surround each door-- The lank, the lean, the low-- Or track at night the lambkin's flight, " For God has made them so." Let flop-eared hounds range pasture grounds To scent the buck and ewe: Let curs yelp round as well as hoond, " For Qod has made them «0.n Let every man keep, if he can, A dozen dogs in tow; And let their greed on mutton feed, ** For Oou hfin made them so." Let man eat hoga--feed sheep to dogt-- Raise mutton here below »• To fee ? tfte dogs, while man eats hoga, ' " For God has made them so." Aroondthe Farm. IN forty years the average wheat pro­ duct has decreased from twenty to ten bushels per acre, in the United States, while it has increased in nearly the same proportion in England. ABOUT 1,000,000 tons of Indian corn •was imported into Great .Britain in 1S75, treble the quantity imported in 1865. ALD. BXIODDGET, of Marysville, Gal., has a one and one-quarter acre let on which he has raised this season 900 bushels of potatoes, weighing 45,000 pounds. A CHENANGO Co., N. Y., farmer lost his voice t^o years ago, but recovered it last week as suddenly as it left him, on attempting to yell at a stubborn team he was driving. THE huckleberry is a fruit which some one who has sufficient leisure to attend to it, ought to take, naturalize and im­ prove. We know of no wild fruit which offers a better hand to the cultivator.-- Detroit Tribune. A FRENCH agriculturist, in making his cider, mixes one pound of beet-root, chopped small, with each two gallons of apple-pulp, and the mixture is steeped in water for forty-eight hours before Eressing. White beet is found to be etter than red for the purpose. An American writer gives another recipe, as follows : "I allow the cider, after it comes from the press, to stand till the * pomace settles. I then put it in a clear vessel and let it come to a boil, skim­ ming off the scum carefully. It is then put into kegs and demijohns, and tightly corked and sealed." A MISSOURI farmer, having last a num­ ber of fine swine by the cholera, arrested the spread of the disease in this way : He turned the hogs into a dry lot, dis­ solved two boxes of concentrated lye in one barrel of water, mixed wheat bran with lye to a thick mush or swill, and fed them on it for several days. During this time their drink was lye-water of about half the strength mentioned, or one box to a barrel He then fed them as usual, giving them fresh water, and also placing wood ashes, lime and cop­ peras where they could get it. This treatment was highly successful. A RECENT writer, speaking of*winter Feasaforage crop says : "If possible, would plow the last df August or first of September, and turn the sod over flat and then harrow lengthways of the furrow. Sow one and one-half bushels of rye to the acre and harrow again the same way as before; then sow on grass seed, say four quarts of herds- grass, eight quarts of red-top, eight quarts of June grass, and four pounds white clever, and roll or bush it in. If sown as early as I have indicated, the S' e affords very good feed in October. le cattle at that season seem to prefer it to everything else. And then, in the coming spring, I doubt whether the cat­ tle or the owner can look upon any field with more p|easure than that part of the pasture which is covered with a green and luxuriant growth of rye, affording as it will a great amount of nutritious feed at a season of the year when it is so much needed. I should sow at any time before the first of November rather than not sow at all." THRASHING should not be commenced until after the cereal and hay crops have been properly harvested. If possible, every farmer should have a horse-power, capable of thrashing, cutting up corn­ stalks, hay, straw, etc., and sawing wood. This would be found much more convenient and serviceable than the cumbrous traveling thrashers, which take a largo number of horses and men to work them, thrash too much at a time, - and convey the seeds of weeds from one farm to another. Traveling steam thrash­ ers have caused so much loss of life and property by explosions and fires that they should not be used. Thrashing early in the fall has many advantages, among which are the heavy weight of the grain at the time, compared with spring, and the long days for thrashing and marketing. All kinds of straw should be put up carefully, so as not to receive damage from rain. Oat straw, when cut before being too ripe, makes „ valuable provender for stock. When chopped and steamed and mixed with meal, it is good feed for horses. A boat the House. To KEEP PIE-JUICE IN,--Have some water handy, and when the pie is filled, wet the edge of the lower crust, put on the upper crust, and pinch the two to­ gether where they come in contact. RICE PIES.--One quart of milk, six egg j, one cup of sugar, one cup of grc and rice. Cook the rice a little in tht milk, stirring continually while on the fire, and put the egg in when hot. The rind of two lemons and the juice of one, or any flavor you choose. SPRUCE BEER.--This is an excellent summer drink. To make it, allow one ounce of hops and a spoonful of ginger to one gallon of water. When well boiled strain it, and put in one pint of molasses and half an ottnoe or less of the essence of sprue© ; when cool, add a teacup of yeastj Mid put into a clean cask, and cork tightly. Let it ferment for a few days, then bottle it for use. If more convenient, boil sprigs of spruce fir instead of using the essence. VERT wholesome and palatable bread may be made of buckwheat flour with less trcubl than pancakes, and without any smoke to pester the house, or burnt grease to affect digestion. To one quart of buttermilk add a teaspoonful of soda, and flour enough to make a thin batter; Sut in an egg, if convenient, and bake i a quick oven. IN the treatment of buns in the Char­ ity Hospital, New York, when of a su­ perficial characrer, a preparation consist­ ing of two parts of collodion and one of olive oil has been found to be very effi­ cacious. When the burn is of an ex­ tensive character, gasoline proves of de­ cisive benefit. The advantage of gaso­ line is that it is of the right consistence, and does not become rancid. • To PRESERVE CRAB APPLES.--Gore them with a oorer, or a quill, scald them, and remove the skias. Simmer them in vine leaves and alum water till green and tender, then throw them into clear, cold water to soak out the alum. Weigh them, and allow to each pound a pound and a half of loaf sugar. Make a rich lemon sirup with the sugar, and, while simmering, throw in the apples, cook them till they are transparent, then put them in glass jars ; boil down the sirup till it is thick, and pour it over the fruit. Ginger will improve the flavor. ' Mookrae-BIRDS' food should be mixed with grated carrot, and the supply should always be limited. A few angle worms, or a little raw beef, cut up fine with a pair ot sewsorsj may be given occa­ sionally. The birds should not have animal food and prepared food at the same time. Grapes and almost all kinds of ripe fruit, the yelk of a boiled egg, flies, etc., Me good for them, but don't feed them too much if you wish them to sing, and never give them anything con­ taining salt or grease. There is not much difference between the various preparations for food. They are all too rich unless mixed with something. The (tame He Did Net Understand. "You are charged with assault and battery," said His Honor, "in having belted a man over the head at the Dia­ mond Grotto Saloon last night." " Jesso,'" calmly answered Sweetcake William. " Ye see, Jedge, I walked back to the game and took out a twenty in two-bit chips. I bet five on the four an' six to win, an' coppered the queen to take the eight with two an' a half. Then I put down two on the ace straight, fur I was bound to make a scratch, bein' down to my seams, as if were, with the hash man an' the lan'lady. The five, on the four an' six was raked in. I got away with my bet on the queen an' eight an* looked around to see how the ace was gettin' alongy when I saw a stiff toalkin* away with it fur a sleeper. I didn't say nuthin' but took it outen his fist all in good natur' an' win a ten by copperin' the jaclf. By this time the deal was nearly out, an' the deuce, trey, nine, seven, eight, an' ten-spot was cases. 'Copper the odd an' take the even,' sez I, layin' down all I had--just twenty-eight big dollars. Well, yer honor " "My good fellow," interrupted the Judge, "you are speaking Greek to me. I know nothing of this jargon." "Oh, ye don't?" said William. " P'r'aps ye don't call to mind the night you an me snatched a $15 sleeper when a drunk didn't sabe enough to pick up a split on a bet o' thirty, P'r'aps yo don't remember when I staked you at 3 this mornin' over in the Dew Drop Inn? P'r'aps j ou and Jake Small .ain't snacks in rcpin' in snoozers? P'r'aps--" "Silence!" roared the Court, glaring at the grinning crowd of caricatures out­ side the rail. " There ueems to be noth­ ing in this case, William. You leave the Court to infer that you were being cheat­ ed and you lifted the stiff under the ear. You're discharged."--Virginia (Nev.) News. * The Man to Lire Long. _ He has a proper and well-propor­ tioned stature, without, however, 'being too tall. He is rather of a middle size and somewhat thick-set. His com­ plexion is not too florid ; at any rate, too much ruddiness in youth is not a sign of longevity. His hair approaches to the fair rather than to the black; his skin is strong but not jough ; his head is not too big ; his shoulders are round rather than flat; his neck is not too long ; his abdomen does not project; his hands are large, but not too deeply cleft; his foot is rather thick than long, and his legs are firm and round. He has a broad arched chest, a strong voice, and the faculty of retaining his breath for a long time without difficulty. There is harmony in all his parts. His senses are good, but not too delicate ; his pulse is slow and regular ; his stomach is ex­ cellent ; his appetite good and digestion easy. The joys of the table are to him of importance ; they tune his mind to serenity, and his soul partakes in the pleasure which they communicate. He does not eat merely for the sake of eat­ ing, but each meal is an hour of daily festivity. He eats slowly and has not too much thirst, the latter being always a sign of rapid self consumption He is serene, loquacious, active, susceptible of joy, love, and hope, but sensible to the impressions ef hatred, anger, and avarice. His passion never becomes violent or destructive. If he ever gives way to anger he experiences rather a useful glow of warmth, an artificial and gentle fever, without an overflow of the bile. He is also fond of employment, particularly calm meditation and agree­ able speculations. He is an optimist, a friend to nature and domestic felicity. He has no thirst after honor or riches, and relinquishes all thoughts of to-mor­ row.--.Boston Transcript. A Train in Collision with Elephants. On the railway from Madras to Shora- nore, as a train was running at a fair speed, the engineer saw a herd of ele­ phants approaching him along the line. He whistled down the brakes. In an instant, however, they were into the herd. The leading elephant, an enor­ mous tusker, was apparently only en­ raged by the whistle, and charged the advancing train. There was a tremen­ dous concussion. The elephant was knocked off to one side, mutilated and writhing, and the train, after a series of violent jolts that nearly threw it off the line, came to a standstill against the bodies of two ether animals of the herd. The tusker was dispatched by an Eng­ lish gentleman who was traveling in the train, and his tusks were secured, after which the train proceeded on its jour­ ney. The herd scampered away, and turned when about a mile off on a knoll, looking in a dazed, stupid way at the train as it moved off.--London Globe. MEN WITHOUT A COUNTRY. Tfce Pais of William M. twe«d-Wh«re and Bow They Ur«. [From the New York Tribune.] At the present moment, when the ru­ mored capture of Tweed is the startling theme of political and social speculation, a word regarding his Mends cannot fail to be of public interest. Richard B. Connolly, ex-Comptroller, resides with his son-in-law, Joel B. Fithian, at Vevey, Switzerland. After an extended tour in the East and a pro­ longed sojourn at Cairo, where he was first recognized under the thin disguise ot a French tourist, he purchased, joint­ ly with Mr, Fithian, the chateau of the ex-King of Holland, which lies on the shores of Lake Leman. Here he has since made bis home. The plaoe has been fitted up in the most luxurious manner. The entertainments given are described as generous and elaborate, if not elegant, Peter B. Sweeny lives in one of the most palatial private hotels in Paris. The entrance is at No. $ Rue Solferino, though the frontage lies upon the quay of the river Seine. The windows com­ mand a view of the Tuileries gardens, the palace, and the Place de la Con­ corde. The quarter is expensive and aristocratic, the neighborhood being mad© up largely of the old nobility. Mr* Sweeny lives very quietly, and is only at home to a few intimate friends. Several months ago he expressed him­ self as seriously inclined to return to New York and meet his accusers. As sn intended proof of this heroic resolve, he actually went as far as JLiondon. Mrs. Sweeny--formerly the wife of William Page, the artist-^-has lately given some charming select music ales in Paris, at which the fashion of the American colony has been represented. Richard Tweed, son of Wm. M. Tweed, and more familiarly known as "Dick," has been living in Paris under the name of Richard Sands. His apart­ ment, shared by Elbert A. Woodward (late Clerk of the New York Board of Supervisors), is in the Faubourg St. Honore, near the Boulevard Haussmann. He is supposed to be acting iu the in­ terests of his father as the sentinol over his dangerous friend, whose return Tweed always feared, and who he fre­ quently wished was dead. Despite his vigilance, Mr. Woodward, who goes under the name of Warren, makes an occasional flying trip to America. Dur­ ing the past summer, he honored Balti­ more with a brief visit. His embar­ rassed affairs are in the hands of a prominent Broadway merchant, who, in the hope of effecting a private settle­ ment, made a trip to Paris in June or July. Charled F. Wilbour, whose relations with the New York Prinling Company remain in mystery, is living iu the Rue de la Bienfaisance, in Paris, where he is pursuing the study of Grecian and Egyptian hieroglyphic. William Hennessy Cook, generally known as the "voucher thief, spends his time on theoircuitof Brussels, Paris and London. During the season he may be found in the latter city, usually in the evening at the popular restaurant known as the Criterion. He is report­ ed to be in straitened circumstances, and is apparently greatly depressed. Though frequenting public resorts at night, he is rarely to be seen during the day. He unhesitatingly recognizes his old friends, but avoids making new acquaintances. It was while he was being accosted in the following manner by a former associate, a loyal American, that his identity became known: " Weil, Cook, when are you going home ?" in­ quired the inquisitor, with a smile. "As soon as they will let me," answered the culprit, in an undertone of confidence. "Well," exclaimed he that was without sin, casting a stone of re­ buke, "when you do, I hope they will hang you." Lewis Baker, who shot William Poole and whose later reputation is associated with contracts on Genet's Harlem Court House, resides in Paris, and when at home may be found any evening at the Grand Cafe, corner of Rue Scribe and the Boulevard, enjoying a game of poker. He has lost none of his interest in American affairs, and while in London this summer he might have been seen at any hour of the day chatting with a friend or reading the latest papers at Bowles' Exchange, Charing Cross. He is in feeble health. In personal appear­ ance he is not unlike Tammany's ex- chief. Both in face and stature the re­ semblance is striking. Mr. Baker is a shrewd financier, and has managed his questionably-gotten^gains greatly to his own advantage. fteean Telegraphy. How long does it take to transmit a message through the Atlantic cable ? The New York Journal of Commerce h as been investigating this question, and simple as it looks at first sight, there are many singular and interesting points in the answer. When the electricity is applied to the cable at one end, two- tenths of a secopd pass before any ef­ fect is felt at the other end, and three pe^onds are consumed before the full force of the current is in aciiou. The first signal is felt in four-tenths of a second, but' the following ones go through more rapidly. As many as seventeen words have been sent over the Atlantic cable in one minute ; fifteen can usually be sent under pressure, and twelve words a minute is a good work­ ing rate. Messages of twelve words have been sent all the way from New York to London in two minutes. A fact not yet explained by the scientists is that the electricity does not move as rapidly from New York to London as in the opposite direction. English Coal Mines. * M. Gruner, in calling attention to the probable exhaustion of English coal mines, estimated the maximum produc­ tion of the collieries for all time at 250,000,000 tons. As it has now reached 130,000,000, he assumes that the mines can be profitably worked for eight cen­ turies to come. FRIGHTFUL FALL. j* Party otTen Persons Precipitated Over ! a Clin Sixty Feet in Height. (From the Kansas City Journal.] Jrom a gentleman who came in from Spring Hill, Kan., yesterday afternoon, we obtained the particulars, as we give them oelow, of a fearful ride which was taken by a party of ten on the evening of Sunday last, in the vicinity of Spring Hill, which will, in all probability, result in the death of a young and beautiful lady, a resident of Tontzville. The party referred to had been attending the camp-meeting, which has been in progress near Spring Hill for some days, delayed their return home until night came on. When thev started ii'jui the grounds in their wagon the heavens were heavily hung with threat­ ening black clouds, which were ever and anon lighted up with the lurid glare of lightning. The angry tones of thunder could be heard muttering in the dis­ tance, portending a storm. Nothing daunted by the threatening aspect^ of the weather, the party, consist­ ing of ten persons, started from the grounds, and drove rapidly through the almost impenetrable darkness toward their home, keeping the road by the hght given by the lightning's bright flash. On they went, rumbling over the road, while the thunder rolled in deep tones, as if warning the party of danger, and at times drowning the noise of the rattling wheels. When some distance out, and not a great way from Spring Hill, the driver missed his bearings, and drove over a_ precipitous place, and the wagon and its load of humanity, with the horses, was sent whirling down, down, a distance of sixty feet, with a terrible crash. The scene presented, our informant, who talked with one of the party, represents as having been one of horror. The prostrate horses groaned piteously, and their struggles were ter­ rible to behold. The screams of the ladies, who had been thus suddenly whirled through the air, and cast with terrible foroe upon the hard ground, down a distance of sixty feet, mingling with the roar of the thunder, were sim­ ply awful. The news of the aooident soon reached the camp grounds, and a scene of the wildest confusion ensued. Lights were seen moving hurriedly about the grounds through the darkness. The faces of the people who had been awakened by the sad new3 blanched with terror. All was confusion. Soon the gorge into which the wagon and its inmates had been precipitated was reached, and many friends were surrounding the in­ jured ones, and hand's were busy extri­ cating the members of the party from their perilous position. Miss Maxwell was found fastened under one of the prostrate horses, fatally injured. The other parties, among them Miss M.'s father and mother, were found badily bruised, and the other members also in­ jured so severely as. to be unable to help themselves, but none fatally. The wagon was broken into many pieoes, and the horses injured fearfully. It is said that the wagon turned over twioe before reaching the base of the precipice. The injured parties were promptly taken to safe quarters and cared for. Miss Max­ well, it is feared, cannot possibly re­ cover. How the party escaped being killed instantly, is a mystery to every­ one Wines for the Sick, Port wine is more used than any other kind for the sick, but it is also a wine more adulterated than any other, and therefore requiring extreme caution in its selection. A new adulteration of the article is mentioned as having been re­ cently introduced, and which is in some cases actually dangerous, especially when partaken of by feeble or delicate per­ sons. This is described as an artificial coloring, consisting of a mixture of oza- lin and Magenta red. The aniline col­ ors, objectionable in themselves, are the more dangerous because they not unfrequently contain arsenic. The adul­ teration is detected by shaking the sus­ pected wine--and all cheap wines are to be suspected--with an equal volume of amvlic alcohol, that is, fusil oil. If gen­ uine port the amy lie alaohol remains col orless; if adulterated, it dissolves out the coloring matter, and itself appears of a purple red. Iron-Making. The iron interest has been more sorely depressed than any other in the country since the collapse of 1873, and there is no region where the depression is more severely felt than in the State where iron-making is most ex­ tensively carried on--Pennsylvania. In the Lehigh valley wages have been reduced one-half, and yet more than half of the workers in t£te furnaces and mills are out of employment. It is said the value of investments has been re­ duced two-thirds; dividends have ceased, and those who have been dependent on them are reduced to necessitous con­ dition. This is the state of the iron t-rade in all the iron-making districts in the country, only it is intensified in Pennsylvania by the large amount of capital mvested and the iarge number of persons dependent on it. The Salaries of Governors. New York pays to its Governor an an­ nual salary of $10,000, which is the - highest paid in the Union. Louisiana pays $8,000, California 87,000, Nevada, §6,000. Eight States--Kentucky, Massa­ chusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wis­ consin--pay $5,000 ; Maryland, $4,500. Three States--Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio--$4,000. Arkansas, South Caro­ lina and Florida pay each $3,500. Kan­ sas, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey and Tennessee pay each $3, COO. Illinois, Iowa and Maine pay each $2,500. West Virginia, $2,700, Connecticut $2,000, Oregon $1,500, Del­ aware $1,300, and Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Ver­ mont pay their Governors respectively a salary of just $1,000. A NUMBER of Chinamen were engaged in building one of their peculiar dams for mining purposes across the Moke- lumne river, California, a short time ago. The water was about four feet deep, al­ though a short distance below was a hole twelve feet deep. One of the Chi­ nese accidentally fell into this hole and drowned, and a companion who went to the rescue also shared the same fate. The superstitious Chinese thereupon abandoned the though it was a rich one, tore up the stakes and lumber, ana have gone to seek a more auspicious locality. Halt Cakes as Coin. T?ie Stop from* precious metals to salt may seem at first sight a long one, but in parts of Yun-nan salt cakes are as much current coins as are copper cash in the rest of the empire. Marco Polo tells us that in his day "their (the na­ tives') small change again was made up in this way. They have salt which they boil and set in a mold (flat below ant) round above), and every piece from the mold weighs about half a pound. Now, eighty molds of this salt are worth one saggio of fine gold, -which is a weight so called. So this salt serves hem for small change." This state­ ment, though vaguely put, is as accu­ rately true now as it was then, with the exception that the molds of the present day weigh 113 pounds instead of half a pound. The salt, in the first place, is drawn from brine-wells and condensed in pans of the shape described by Marco Polo. Each cake is stamped with the Government seal, and then either finds its way to the consumer, or for a time passes into circulation among the hill tribes and the Chinese in their neigh­ borhood. Most of the wells are in the southern portion of the province, and it is only quite lately that silver has begun to take the plaoe of salt in mercantile transactions in cities situated in the neighborhood of Poo-urh-too and Seu- maou. The hill tribes attach great value to salt, and the chief aim of their constant raids upon Chinese villages is to steal it. The Chinese in their turn use it as an instrument with which to plunder the hill tribes, who willingly exchange the commodities at their com­ mand, such as gold, musk and skins, at ruinous rates, for the coveted necessary. It is almost needless to say that, being thus valuable, salt does not escape the notice of the mandarins, apart from the imperial tax upon it; but, as it is com­ paratively cheap, the official difficulties it has to struggle against in its produc­ tion are not so great as those which surround the various processes con­ nected with gold, silver and copper.-- Comhill Magazine. American Goods Making Their Way. There is no doubt of the fact that American goods, because'of their honest make and the sterling wear there is in them, are obtainining preference among purchasers over English goods. An American manufacturer of the Southeast, being somewhat incredulous respecting the frequent averments that American goods were actually obtaining a foothold in English markets, determined to make a tour of inspection for himself. He ac­ cordingly visited England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and was agreeably surprised to find a decided verification of the stories he had heard. The wholesale jobbers and the retail, ers of Liverpool, Manchester, London; Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dub­ lin are enthusiastic in their praises of American goods. They stated that the strong competition among English and Continental manufacturers had been so sharp and their desire of making money so great for years past that damaging adulterations had become the rule in goods of nil kinds, and that the people were becoming utterly sick of paying money for fabrics that were really of no value. It was- stated that American goods gave great satisfaction, and that their sale would probably greatly in­ crease, provided there was no departure from the integrity of their make. These facts are very encouraging. America ought to reach a point at no very remote period of time when she could manufacture all of her cotton in her home mills.--St. Louis Republican. Fashions in Men's Dress. The prevailing style for general wear is a morning coat and waistcoat from a neat-figured or small diagonal worsted cloth, with trousers from a check oi striped pattern, according to taste. Coat to button three buttons, of medium length, moderately cut away from the lower button. Pockets in the plaits be­ hind and no flaps. Waistcoat single- breasted, with a "mail ciep collar button­ ing high to correspond with the coat. Trousers cut easy and straight to the leg, falling well over the boot. Plaids are still very fashionable for undress, traveling, and business suits; the principal colors used are brown com­ bined with red and purple. The leading style of coat for suits of this description is a single-breasted and button sack, the buttons far apart and worn buttoned. Pockets under flaps in front, with an outside breast pocket. Vest single- breasted without a collar. The dotble- breasted frock coat* continues in favor for better wear, and is either made up plain or with silk breast facings and braided. Plain and neat diagonals are preferred to faced cloths. Double- breasted white waistcoats are worn with the frock; trousers from a stylish plaid or smart stripe, the striped patterns being considered the more dressy.---iVew York Evening Post. Playing Ghost. A few nights ago a party of Vicksburg young ladies induced one of their male acquaintances to cover himself with a sheet and sally forth to play the ghost on another party of young ladies, which was expected to come along the street. The ghost went out, but before coming up with the girls met a young man, who, being curious to know if a ghost would stand fire, whipped out his pistol and began to shoot. The ghost didn't stand it two seconds. Hotel Prices Must Come Down. It is an open secret that the watering El ace season has been unprofitable to otel keepers and unsatisfactory to the guests. At a time of all others when high prices were least appropriate, they have been maintained, ana the result is exactly what was predicted and ex­ pected The days of excelsior figures are gone, and no man can tell wlien they will return. WHILE S. Casey, of Wyoming, Ont., was standing in front of his store on Thursday last, he was surps ised to see a small stone fall on the sidewalk at his feet. Picking it up he found it almost red-hot, and before he could drop it, it burned his fingers and thumb percepti­ bly. Where it came from is a matter of much wonder. All Sorts* ~ THE scandal-monger of the bird tion--The buzz'ard. NEW ORLEANS claims to be the cheap­ est city in the Union to live in. YOUNG women in New Granada, South America, oat alligator steak for complexions. A MAN in London has been sent to prison for a month, " without the option of a fine," for cutting off a cat's tail. A MAN was arrested and punished, lately, in the city of Mexico, for throw­ ing a 8tone at the door of a Protestant chapel. A GRKEXOCK (Eng.) burglar left hiaf false teeth behind, and was traced, caught and fitted to them--to th» logs of his liberty for four years. A STRONG effort is to be made to erect a monument to Daniel Defoe, at Toot- ing, where he lived and founded a non­ conformist place of worship. A READING man has written an essay on " Bustles." And some bustles pro­ ject sufficiently to enable a man to write an essay on 'em very easily.--New York Herald. DR. ROEPSI, writes a history of Poland, in which he says that the downfall of that country was owing to social intem­ perance and to both political and judi­ cial. corruption. AFTER all that England has done for the Indians, a Canadian chief, who was lately shown a portrait of Queen Vic­ toria, was irreverent enough to exclaim: "Ugh, big squaw--heap ugly." LET the active, able man deserve and expect: From the great, grace; front the powerful, favor; from the good and active, nelp; from the multitude, liking; from the individual, love.--Ooefh«. THE French Government is making steady progress in the matter of educa­ tion, as is shown by the fact that in less than half a oentury the budget for this purpose has increased in amount forty- fold. J THE newest and largest submarine torpedo turned out at Woolwich Arsenal will be propelled with a rapidity of nearly twenty knots an hour, and no difficulty is feared in raising thw rate to twenty-five knots. THE Northern Star, published at Sho- homish City, Wyoming, has this: "Will Mrs. Sinclair and our chief ac­ cept the thanks of this office? Mrs. Sinclair for a lot of very fine cherries of the Princess Ann variety, and our chief for his absence." IN noticing the transfer of a portion of A. T. Stewart's establishment to Chi­ cago, the Philadelphia Times inquires: " Will any one be rash enough to pre­ dict that another generation will not see the New York store the branch andl the Chicago the headquarters f" A BODY of Sioux Indians, under the guidance of Capt. MacDonald, have been doing London. They admired Mme. Tussaud's wax works more than, the House of Parliament or the Bank of England. Some of the ancient weapon® in the British Museum attracted their attention. THE latest case of conscience is thai of a young man of Troy, who confesses that he has all summer been drinking wine bought for communion purposes. He was treated to this by the servanl girl of the person, to whom the wine wai intrusted; but wfhen the precious liquc# . was all gene, he went to the sexton of the church and made a clean breast of it. THOMAS BROWN, a one-armed switch- tender ou some railroad in New Hamp* shire, is a contented man. When htr was informed a short time ago, by actM ministrators, that his brother, who lived in Massachusetts, had died, and among his various bequests had left him a legacy, he replied to the official letter: " t don't want the money; I've got all I need." THE Chinese of California feel out­ raged by the ordinance which requires . the sheriff to cut the hair of his prison­ ers to a uniform length of one inch. * This law has proved profitable to the city treasury, the Mongolian preferring to pay his fino rr.ther than go to jail; ana uov stops have been taken by the in­ dignant qucue-wcM'^i'S to-test the con­ stitutionality of the ordinance. OF Mr. French's bust of Whittier in the Centennial Exposition an amazing critic says: " The sweet, complacent expression of the entire face seems to be indebted to the left eye chiefly, the friendly curve in the eyelash softly lisp* ing an 'I wish thee well.' " He Is also strongly affected by the nose, which he says has in it a "subtle foroe" and a " beneficent piquancy." A SMART young milk-wagon driver in Louisville lately hit upon the bright idea of putting vinegar into the buckets, cups, etc., which he found in the door­ ways of those who patronized other milk firms. Great were the complaints,, and one company was losing customers by the wholesale. An examination dis­ closed the trick. The ingenious young milkman has been arrested on a charge of trespass. ONE, at least, of our life insurance agents hasn't got the base ball fever. He is an Illinois man, and pitches with a twist, thus: " A train came West re­ cently containing 122 professional base ball players, none of whom could ob­ tain accident insurance, as the agents very properly believed that a merciful Providence would never lose so Ana an opportunity of doing something to bene­ fit an afflicted country." AN idea of the superior, economy of narrow-gauge roads over the broad gauge may be gathered from the fact that since the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western road has been reduced in gauge, two or three cars are added to every freight and coal train without add­ ing to the expense for fuel. The loco­ motives are able to draw larger and heavier trains now than ever before without burning a pound more of coal THE proverbially long arm of justice f was felt by a merchant of Hull, England, who decamped with the proceeds of t ' forged note. His description having been forwarded to all parts of the world, and £liX) offered as a reward for his cap­ ture, a Feeje© Island detective nailed his man, but could not keep him hi prison for want of evidenee. He dodged him from island to island, however, till the Hull authorities could send an officer who identified the forger and took Ma) to England.