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Insects as Musicians.

We frequently hear pcopls speak Il the;
singing Of crickets sasd SErss6AsppSsse
These insects are very noisy, Il IL trus, bat
they are not vocalists; they are, instru-
mental. Each one is furnished With ! sort
of violin, upon which it plays without any
instruction. In the crickets, portion Or
portion or rib Of each wing il farnishsd
with teeth, which serves Is the boz, and
smooth rib answers for the stringa of The
fiddle. The insects rub one wing oysr H.
other and then reverscs tho moveWeat,
and by the scraping Of these two parts to.'
gethor the sound Is produced The grass
hopper manages some~hat differently.
The long hind legs are the fddle-boGs.
The inner surface Of the broad upper part
of these legs is furnished with over eighty
small, lancet-shapcd, elastic teeth, snd
these the insect .scrapes sgainst the sharp
ribs upon the outer wing cover---or .outsr
wing-frst one and then the other. The
loudest instrumental performer among our
insects is the Katydid. In a still nighs
the constantly repeated 8. .katy-did. .she-didp
may be heard fot the distance Of quarter
of mile The katydid produces its notes
by means ofits wings, which are peculiarly
fitted for that purpose. In cach wing
cover there is little tambourinc formed
of a thin, transparent membrane, or skin,
stretched in strong, half oval frame. Al
the wing covers are open and shut, these
little tambourines rub against one another
and produce the sounds which give the in.
sect its name These notes are supposed
to be useful to the insects in enabling them
to fud their mates. From the constaney
with which some of them keep up the
sounds, we think that they must be plcased
with their own music. Boys just learn
ing to whistle make ns:se that, whatever
it may be to others, seems very pleasant
to themselves, and they keep it mp for
their own gratiscation. y may b that
insects do the same.
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CAMEL's IlAIH.--This is imported from
Persia, chiefly through the Russian ports,
and is mostly used in the manufacture of
pencils for drawing and painting. Camcrs
hair is longer than sleeps wool, and often
as fine as silk. There are three kinds of
colors, black, rcd and gray. the darkest of
which is considered the most valuable
1t is said that the hair on the camel weighs
about ten pounds. In Bokhara the camel
i, watched while the fine hair on the bel
ly is growing. This is cut Of 50 carefully
that not fibre is lost. and when sufficient
has been collected it is spun into yarn, un.
cquallcd for soflncss, and then dyed all
manner of bright colors, AMI used chiefly
for shawls. The Arabs and Persians make
of camcl's hair, Of less valuable kind,
sfufs for carpets, tents and wearing apparel,
and cloth is made of it in Persia.
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Getting Ready for Fairs.

I here is private spot in Stimson' 5
garden that l happened to stumble upon
the other day. 1t is encompassed by a
great fringe Of weeds. Nobody would
suspect that those weeds meant anything
but sheer slovuluess; but they do. l
have seen something of the world and Of
the. tricks that are vain, and knew Stim-
son we'll enough to know that if there
were any weeds left on his farm they
meant something. So one morning early,
l walked through them. And l found
growing in highly mauurcd and we'll
cultivated space in their midst, tremen-
dous squash 1t was enormous! The
vine was in close proximity to the pig pen
and there was plenty of pure pig manure
to feed it. Every bud but three had been
pinched off, and three squashes were being
developed by vine thirty or fifty feet
long-I did not measure it.
"That's big squash you've got" I
said to ) timson, at the breakfast table.
GA big squash Where ?" said Slim.
son, with unaffected astonishment.
Where! Why out there in the
weeds-whcre do you suppose? Do you
think I am going to deliberately look at a
plantation of weeds three or four days
without knowing why good farmer lets
them grow? All !! Stimson, to find you,
like the whole gender, are dcceitful !"
Stimson stammered and blushed, but
finally owned up. He wanted to beat so
and SOS big squash of last year at the fair
without letting his neighbors know how
he did it.
I've told this story to show how some
people "prepare for the fairs" There is
tremendous amount Of humbug involved
in the preparation. Really the fair that
will do the most good is that kind of a
fair which demands sample products of
crops that have yielded the greatest net
cash results in proportion to the invest
ment of time, labor and money. That's
what's the matter! Our shows are too
often lics--intended to be lies designed
to deceive The cattle that are shown
are washed and rubbed, and fattened and
creased, and combed and groomed, until
they look like pictures that not one farmer
in ten thousand can realize if he has stock
of the same blood and so Of horses, and
onions aud turnips, potatoes, squashes
and corn. Tho figures do not come into
the account at all in the matter of judg-
ing. Stimson's squash is fair expose of
the way shows are made up, and l do not
care who says to the contrary.-Rural
NeW Yorker.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-07

IvoRY.-Referring to the recent i'm.
portation Of ivory from Alaska, the Usios
says: The fact may not be very generally
known that very largo share Of all the
ivory of commerce has been for years OBJ
tanned from the Arctic regions and il the
product of elephants that lived, IL may be,
hundred thousand years ago. The
whole country lying along the Siberian
rivers is vast deposit Of the romans Of
ancient animals, principally elephants,
who were entombel by some terrible and
widespread convulsion. They are found
in the alluvial soil and in the ice along the
Arctic ocean, sometimes with the flesh
preserved to SO perfect degree that dogs
dcvour it. Our Alaska possessions have
the same rich stores Of ivory On all their
larger streams SO far explored. Ths'
marshy ground along them is undsflaid
with bones and tusks, and the Inter ara
sometimes sticking out Of the mnd like
stumps and saplings Aspsemiuest gen.
tleman connected with the Alask4 Enr
Company afirms there is ivory enough on
the Yukon river to supply the commerce.
Of the world for . ahundred years- Wheth-
er this ivory region extends across the
North American continent or 10 cou6ned
to the country between the Pacifc and
the mountain range, is not yet determined,
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The Dutchman'S Insurance.

taken the precaution to insure the life of
his wife for five thousand dollars and his
stable for nine hundred dollars, believing
the former might die and the latter be
burnt, and he could not get along without
some compensation for their loss. Both
policies had been taken from the same agent.
In few months after the stable had been in
sured it was destroyed by fire, Shmidt
quietly notified the agent, and limited to
him that he should expect the nine hun
drcd dollars at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The agent at once sent carpenter
to ascertain the cost of new stable of the
same Dimensions, having asccrtained that
the property had been Insured for more
than it was worth. The builder reported
that he could replace the stable with new
material for five hundred dollars, but un.
fortunately there was an ordinance prevent
ing the erection of frame buildings-the
old stable having been of wood. He was
asked to estimate the cost of brick stable,
and reported the amount of seven hundred
and fifty dollars. The agent then notified
Shmidt that he would build new brick
stable in place Of the old frame one; but
Shmidt became indignant at the proposi-
ton, saying: 1" do not understand dis
insurance business. pay you for nine
hundred dollars, and when my stable burn
down you make me a new one. not want
new stable; want nine hundred dollar"
The agent reasoned with Shulidt, but all
to no purpose.
When the stable was nearly finished,
Shmidt went to consult a lawyer. thinking
that he could still get the amount of the
policy, besides having the new stable.
The lawyer, however, informed him that
the company had right to make good the
loss by building new stable, and ex-
pressed surprise at the idea of bringing a
suit against them. But" said Shmidt,
" l insure for nine hundred dollar, and dis
fcllcr put up dem shtable for seven hum
dred and flty; l do not understand dis
insurance business"
Finding that he could not compel the
payment by law, he became dissusted with
the insurance business altogether. Call
ing upon the agent, Shmidt said:
Mr. Agent, [ want you to stop dem iu-
surance on my frow. l do not pay more
monish that way l not understand dis in
surauce business
Agent, (surprised)--"Why, Mr.. Shmidt,
you are doing Il very foolish ahing. You
have paid considerably on this policy al
ready; and if your wife should die you
will get $1,000"
=" iaw, dat ish what you tell me now"
said Shmidt. "Von l pays you on my
shtable, you say get nine hundred dollar
if it burn down. So it was burn, and you
not give mine monish, You say: oh, dat
was an old frame shtab!e-ish not word
angling. | make you brick shtable
and you no pay my nine hundred dollar.
Ven my frow die, then you say to me
'Oh, she wash an old Dutch woman she
not word anydiugs !; get you new Eng
lish wife. And so L lose mine five thou
sand dollar. You not fool Shmidt again.
not understand dis insurance business"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-07

New KIND OF LAvA.-It is said that
new description of lava is being thrown
from the crater of Vcsuvius since the last
eruption, consisting of crystallized salt.
This beautiful phenomenon has hitherto
been unknown in volcanic natural history.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-07

The greatest pleasure of life is love
the greatest treasure, contentment the
greatest possession, health; the greatest
ease, sleep; and the best medicine, true
and faithful friend.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-07

BsS. One of the many Misses Young was
recently spoken to by her father, Brigham,
IN reference to proposal of marriage
from Salt Lake merchant. The youn g
woman, with considerable spunk, replied :
II am willing to marry dozen husbands,
if you will let me select them for myself.
bnt | will not put up with piece of a
man."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-07

U A man will die for want of air in
five minutes, for want Of sleep in ten days,
for want of water in week, for want of
food at varying intervals, dependent on
constitution, habits of life and the circum-
stansces of the occasion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-07

w Goolosists have long taught that at
least the west coast Of Greenland is slowly
sinking below the sea. This doctrine is
confirmed by DR.. Brown, who recapitulates
the principal points Of the evidence on
which it rests. s.t3ss IA
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W Get your smoked glass ready for the
next eclipse, which is to be total shroud-
ing Of the sun, aud visible in tho United
States. 1t will come off in June, 1854.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-07

s6s- The report of the Commissioner OF
Agriculture at Washington shows that
more and better wheat to the acre has
been raised in Nebraska than in any other
State.
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pB- Sweden stands at the head of the
woman question. Female students arc ad
mittcd to the universities on the same
tcrns as men. iua.ft
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@ cit takes smart man to conceal
from others what he don't know. Some
people make great splutter in trying to
tell people what they do know. s.a.a9 n
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DGs- Complaints are made in Connect.
cut of,a serious drought.
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essy- There is frozen music IL every
heart that the beams OF encouragement
would soon melt into glorious cong Il ~
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~ The seventh translation Of the 81
BILE iuto Chinese is now progressing At re
kim &
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y The Know.N othing Order is said tc
be reviving in the New England States.
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OnTUsE ON TuEoLoGY.-.A Dutch
man, who in great passion was swearing
terribly, was rcproved by church deacon
who CHANGED to overhcar him
Why do you swear so, Hans :" said
the deacon, "don't you know that it is Il
great sin -
Yaw, l know it pesc SIM"
Do you know" said the deacon, anx-
ious to sound the depth of his religious
teachings; I" do you know who died to save
sinners ?"
"Yaw," said Hans, "Got died to save
'em."
Not God exactly. Hans, but the Son
of God"
20" exclaimed Hans, new light
breaking in upon him: "vos it one of dc
poys! 1 thinks all do vile it vas der old
man."
DeD~ A boy near Omaha tho other day
struck upon rattlesnake near his fathers
house, and as he was temporarily in charge
OF his little sister, he gave her the reptile
to play with. Presently the snake, tired
Of the child's fondling, began to hiss vi.
~o""'y anu iaVtie. INC UOy discovering
then its venemous nature, snatched it from
his sister and attempted to throw it away
The snake fastened about his wrist and
threatened to bite. The boy alarmed his
father, who was not far off, aud by cau-
ton the letter succeeded in enticinr the
reptile so that it left the boy. When
killed, the rattlesnakc was found to be full
grown, over two feet long, and with six
rattes.
WARM BATH.--The warm bath il n
grand remedy, and will often prevent the
most virulent diseases. A person who
may be in fear of having received infection
Of any kind should speedily plunge into
warm bath, suffer pcrspiration to ensuc, and
then rub dry, dress securely to guard
against taking cold. If the system has
imbibcd any infectious matter, it will GER
talnly be removed by this process if it be
resorted to before the infection has time to
spread over the system and even if some
time has elapsed, the drenching pcrspira-
t'on that may be induced in a hot bath will
ne pretty sure to remove it.-FamHy
Herald
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roy" Blanks, bili-.cads, cards, circulars
catalogues, bills of fare, postcts, programmes,
pamphlets, etc, printed at reasonable rales.
OrrIcE-Corner of Second and Washington
Streets.
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nay- Tn California her own wine is fas,
displaciug all imports.
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fV New York pays more for tobacco
than for bread. e.
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Advertising ltatcs

Each additional insertion. .......... ...... l 90
Business Cards, per quarter ..."......"." 90
gs1yn A liberal deduction will be made in ia
ror of those who advertise four squares, or up
wards, by the year.
eSy~ Legal notices will be charge! to the
attorney or officer authorizing their insertion,
s<iy- Advertisements sent from q distance,
and transient notices, must be accompanied by
The cash
G=y. Announcements Jf births, marriages
and deaths inserted free of charge.
Roy Obituary notices, or poetry append
Cd to marriages or Deaths, will he charged one
half our regular advertising rates. We Will
nU. hereafter deviate from this rule.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-15
Domestic NIarhets-IHY TkLEGaAFH.I

NEW YORK, Sept. ll.-Co;ton steauy; uplards,
sl9:.; .rlc.Is, zli:. -Four more sct. Ve. v hl5-
Lc!, g21c. WLaat SHADE ticmcr; winter re- west
erIi Sl.55gDal So. Cora Grucr 1T 7zD723c. Pork \
more active; kettle. o.: lvrp4nttnc IN Resin
dali. Taliow, oi40!:. Freight, firm.
BALTIMORE, Sspt. H. -V!rguias. old. SD BID,
lie n, 70 BID
FIour-supsrhne City Nils advanced Soc. west
orn and Toward street held higfer. Wheat .ctvt
choice white, 81. l0E2sL75: falr to prime, S!.oGg
luon led - fair. .1.ao@sl.:5; Ohio Ind ln:iana,
81; 50Gfl.5s; pCnusylv 4nia, $!.G5ISL8'. Com
quiet aiId steady. Oats active q. s0W55c. Pr.yi.
sioDs and whiske? unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. Flour Demand lrh.
Corn Arm. Provisions firm. Pork, FL. 509gSi2 Is.
suouiders. 9fc; c!esr sides, ~. Packed lard, ssM
&c. Whlshe}, Gle. lo5lcc1 active; sales, IL
Ss.ZGSs $3.50. ssgs!n3 quIe5 and steady Al ING &c
W1LsISGToN. N. c.. Sept. IL. Spirits tnrpe1-
tins Strong 4. 5oc. l'osln firm; 81 so for Ne. l;
s.73 Tor o. ; e.. 20 for low Ns.z; 81 for extra
p<le; 1850 for pale. Crude turpentine firm u!
1910 1oc yelloS dip. and e4 SO ior virgin. Tai
siesaY ~ SZ.75. C-tton 1cm; mid,IlnsS, lOc.'
etJck, toi bales. '.... :. y II 80 -
CnArLEsToT, s. e.. Sept. ll.-Cotton frmer
lnl1u!lngs 49, sales, SeO b-ie2 stock 4,25I bales.
NEW ORLEANS, sept. ID --Cotton firm; NIL.
aanngs, l'D oic; 9a.c9, 45s bA.es; stock, II, 90.
GALVESTON. Sept Ii.--Cot,on quiet and firm
coca ordinary, fg9i7t B.; sales, $40 bales st0ck,
,M9BiLE; sept. H. Go ton quiet middIngs, 10t
Vi'sc'' saies, 10 Dases stuck, 1915 b lles.
HAVhSNAH, Sept lL-Cottou firm and low
$780, Sd cS, 60 bales stock. 4d9 bales
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Affairs ira Louisiana.

NEw YORK, Sept. little subjoined re.
part in reference to the present. condition
of affairs in Louisiana, WIS forwarded 10.
dav to the secretary OF the National Coun
ell Union League OF America by ThomtS
w. Conway, State superintendent OF cdu
cation for Louisiana, and N ember OF the
League
"To Thos. Bdsker, Secretary ofthe Nationa
y. l.. Of A.:
The Councils Of the League In Louisiana
may be discontinued. Coy. Warmouth's
administration has secured Il state Of per
feet peace in every part of the State. The
kukluX have died out under it, and SCI
DO need fur the League any longer Us {
means of peacefully securing the rights O
loyal men.
[Signedl THOMAS ". CONWAY"
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THE WoMEN's CLUB AND THE SOCIAL
Evil White and Coi0red ComnauniSts.-
Washington, Sept. 13.-ihe main promoters
of the new piau for reforming wo:aGn Of ill
replltc have by no means satisfied the pub
! &c that the germ of their movement is not
to he found lp the idea that these women,
upon the declaration of an intent To reform,
are immediately to be received as the aSso-
ciatcs of ladies'. The Journal, which has
created the mos sensation in the move.
ment. announces that "laSt night the
, wealth and responsibility of the town sat
side by side with women under the ban OF
society," and the principal speaker, Mrs.
Spencer, proposed Ia give sucifwomen ''the
right hand OF fellowship" It may be that the
drift of these and many kindred OK pressonS
used by this class of "rctormerS IL misun-
dcrstood, but until it is clearly under: TODD
that these ladies' do not mean that - So
ciety must tolerate socially unchaSte wo-
men as it does unchaste men," they will
lack the support of many OF our best ctl-
zcns. Pecuniarily the meeting was a SUI
cash was subscribed for the Immediate
benefit Of the objects of tue care of the
Women's CLUB"
The purpose Of the superintendent Of
police, acting in conjunction VITA the Po-
lice Court, to make q general raid on the
unfortunate victims of the "soclul evil"
tonight has been postponed by the wise
action of the police commissioners, who
have the matter under advisement, and
will determine what is to be done in the
premises at future session.
There was a meeting Of white and color
ed men last night at the market shanty at
the corner of 1st and FL streets, in the 18th
Legislative district, called for the purpose Of
favoring the four-million project. Tue meet
ing was attended by about sixty persons,
chiefly colored men. The chief features of
the meeting were the speeches Of two white
men named Coffin and Small, who address,
ed themselves to the commune proclivities
Of the audience. Small, in particlar, adj
yised the colored men to vote for the four
million bill, and ii that sum was not
enough, to demand eight millions; and,
should that not satisfy them, to take it all,
for it all belonged to them, and the proper
ty-owners were their servants, and had DO
right to keep the laborers in the community
upon the present rate of daily wages while
themselves were enjoying their ease, and
spending the summer months at the water
ing places, squandering in luXuries the
peoples money.-Cor. Of Sun.
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The Massachusetts Flgemcn at

NORFOLK, Sept. 14.--The Excelsior Hose
Company, Of Lowell, Mass, arrived this
afte. noon. They arc the guests of the Hope
Engine Company Of this city. -.0..
The visiting firemcn were received at the
wharf by q committee OF fremen and citi-
zens and escorted to the City Hall, where
an address of welcome was delivered by
Mayor W hitchead, which was responded TO
by Engineer Geo. HobSon, of the Lowell
Fire Department. .
Tomorrow the Norfolk Department will
parade in honor of the OCCASION, and on
Saturday the Excelsior Company will be
received by the Portsmouth Department.
On Monday the visitors have been rendered
ali excursion to Fort Monroe. .
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The acquisition of Alaska has, among
other things, brought into notice. some
queer articles of diet. Indulgence in sea-
lion meat and whale meat is recommended
bv the Alaska Herald, which assures its
readers that these viands will " make man
yirtuous and a woman corpulcni." 1t init
mates, however, that such daiu; les are not
easy to digest unless washed d, wn by an
saromatic draught OF whal: oil" An
apothecary's advertisement In the same
journal warmly extols ga chemi al dilution
OF the most tender aud deiicate parts OF
that phosphoric animal, the fur-seal,"
which the editor elsewhere ammo Inces that
he has tried, aud fouct to he tt:le greatest
propelling power o. 'he age, 7.
Times. -l., ..-
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Arrest for Attempted. r raud,

. WILMINGTON, Sept. IA man repre-
senting himself as J. Keller called at the
First National Bank to-day and offered to
sell registered United States bond No. 1888,
issued under the act OF the 81 Of March,
1865. The bond is of the denomination OF
Sic. 900. He was arrested by the Deputy
United States Marshal, and the case came
IN before United States Commissioner Nc.
Ouicc this afternoon, but it was postponed
until tomorrow. The bond is caYcatcd by
the Treasury Department.