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Daily globe., 1879-06-22
Roses,

The following observations on the sub
ject of roses will be appreciated by all
who love these flowers:
Who among mankind is not fond Of the
beautiful, and what is there that will add
more beauty to the garden and home, at
the same expense, than the rose? There
are few country residences where roses of
some variety are not found. Even the
old June roses s.ould not be excluded
from any collection, although other vari-
cites may be more rare and greater favor
ties. l confess to partiality for these
old favorites, for tuey furnish an abund-
ance Of roses in tnelr season. Still every
one has his peculiar taste, and novelties
will be soug and planted, even to the
entire neglect Of former favorites. The
rose should be planted early, before the
buds begin to start much; but later
planting may be successful under favor
ing circumstances. The rose likes
good, rich soil, with favorable exposure;
the soil saould never lack for moisture,
neither should it be wet one. The best
soil is one we'll filled with decayed vege-
table matter, with some animal matter
added, such as is often found in rich old
pastures. A few loads transported there
from. to replace t,at from the bed, would
be good, working in Herewith quantity
of well-rotted COW manure. Cut the
plants we'll back; trim bruised roots, and
plant carefully, spreading the roots natur-
allv
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How the Layards Saved Marshal
SerranO.

Lady Layard, the wife of the British
ambassador at Constantinople; is hand
some woman, gifted with large heart
and great energy. Her kindness to the
suffering Turkish refugees has won from
them the most enthusiastic gratitude.
And it is not in Turkey only that her self
devotion and courage are appreciated.
While her husband was stationed in Mad
rid as British minister, Marshal Serrano,
the ex-regent; pursued by the Republi-
cans on an accusation of conspiracy sought
refuge at the British legation. As this
residence was considered unsafe for him,
the Layards carried him in disguise to San
tander. On arriving at the railway sta
ton the marshal gave his arm to Mrs. La,
yard, while Mr.. Layard walked behind
with the bags, and in this manner they
got safe into the train through a crowd
of excited Republicans. At the princi.
pal stations on the road the ssReds'' search.
ed the carriages, but Mr.. Layard stood al
one door of their compartment and Mrs
Layard at the other, and prevented the
men from entering, claiming the right Of
free passage as British representatives
At Santander tug was engaged to take
Serrano to Biarritz, and at the last mo.
ment two civil guards came up and de
manded permission to search it; Mr.. La
yard stood in the gangway and refused t.
admit them, saying that the strange pass
enger was messenger being sent by tn.
British minister. They being desisted
the tug started and Serrano was saved
For the part she had taken in the matte
Mrs Layard received the thanks of tn,
British government in a special dispatcl
the only instance on record of lad,
being 50 honored.
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Burdette's Baby.

An Eastern man, subscriber to the
Burlington Haaokeye, has been intensely
interested, during the winter, by the let
ters which Burdette, the humorist, has
written home to that paper. Most of all
was he affected by the many references
which the writer made to babies, whom
he met upon the trains in his travels.
Every line in this connection breathed
sentiments of tender love for the little
creatures.
"Ah," mused the Eastern man, ''what
a noble fellow this is. I should know
that he was father himself, and that his
own baby was his greatest source of joy''
Last week the Eastern man chanced to
be in Burlington, and something impellcd
him to call upon the man who had delight
ed him so often with his expressions of
fatherly affection. AS he approached the
house in which he had been Informed the
humorist with the tender heart lived, he
noted an open window, through which
the form Of a man, bending over a desk
and buisly writing, could be seen. The
Eastern man was about to ring, when he
was petritied by hearing a great crash,
followed by mans voice, in accents OF
the widest description, calculating:
"Now, there you go! l knew you'd
haul that ink onto yourself, you young
scamp! Here! Mrs. B.-somebody-
everybody-come and take this horrible
little wretch away. I'd like to know
how you think a feller is going to write
anything with baby everlastingly hang
ing around. Oh, yes, now, yell-that's
right -whoop it up--oh, go it! There
'sh, 'sh, hushy, hushy! Dry up, or I'll
oh, Won't somebody come and put this
volcano out! There, Mrs. B., take him
give him barrel of laudanum, and il
you don't keep him out of here in the
future, I'll swap him for brindle pup
The nerveless hand Of the Eastern mar
dropped from the bell-pull, and he hac
just strength enough left to stagge]
across the street, where he sat down on {
stoop and famed himself with latt
until he revived. Then he took the frs
train for home.--Rockland Courier.
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A Charming Legend.

There is a Rabinical story, says the Phil
adelphia Progress, which tells the value
in which pearls were held in the early
ages, only one object in nature being
thought to be placed above them: On
approaching Egypt, Abraham locked Sarah
in chest, that none might behold
her dangerous beauty. But when he
was come to the place of paying customs
the collector said, "Pay us the. CUSTOM
and he said, 81 will pay the custom
They said to him, "Thou earliest clothes;' ,
and he said, 81 will pay for clothes.'' y
Then they said to him, ''Thou earnest
gold;" and he answered them, s'I will
pay for my gold" On this the father
said to him, "Surely thou Dearest the
finest silk;" he replied, II will pay GUS
tom for the finest silk Then they said
"Surely it must be pearls that thou tax
est with thee;;' and he only answered, II
will pay for pearls Seeing that they
could name nothing of value for which
the patriarch was not willing to pay
custom, they said, 1T cannot be, bu1
open thou the box and let us see what is
within" So they opened the box, anc
"the whole land of Egypt was illuminec
by the luster of Sarahs beauty-far ex
ceeding even that of pearls"
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LOVES BELIEF.

l.believe if l were dead, .,.r'sr.
And you should kiss my eyelids when lie
Cold, dead and dumb to all the world contains
The folded orbs would open at thy BREATH
And, from its exile in the Isles of Death,
Life would come gladly back along my veins
believe if I were dead,
And you upon my lifeless heart should tread
Not knowing what the poor clod CHANGED to
be-
It suddenly would pulse beneath the touch
OF him it ever loved in life so much,
And throb again. warm, tender, true to thee.
| believe if in my grave,
Hidden in woody depths by all the waves,
Your eyes should drop some warm tears of re-
grct,
From every salty seed of your dear grief
Some fair, sweet blossom would leap into leaf,
To prove death could not make my love for
get,
| believe if should fade "
Into the mystic realms where light is made,
And you should long once more my face to
l would come forth upon the hills of night
And gather stars like faggots, till thy sight,
Led by the beacon blaze, fell full on me-
/ believe my love for thee
lStrong as my llie) SO nobody placed to be,
1t could rs soon expect to see the sun
Fall like q dead king from his heights sublime
His glory stricken from the throne of time,
As thee unWorth the worship thou hast won.
| believe love, pure and true,
Is to the soul sweet, immortal dew
That gems lilc's petals in the hour of dusk,
The waiting angels see and recognize
The rich crown level Love of Paradise,
When life falls from us like a withered hllsk.
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A Burglars Fate.

A singularly painful and sad expe-
rience has been that of burglar who
has been emulating the exploits Of Mr..
Peace at Sheffield. The plunder-seeker
determined to enter a pawnbroker's shop
by the chimney. Descending to within
six feet OF the fireplace he stuck fast,
however, and, despite all his efforts, failed
to get free. For four long hours he
struggled in vain, and then the servant Of
the pawnbroker came and lighted the fire
beneath. Then the roasting of the bur-
glar began. What kind of sensation the
robber experienced we are left to imagine; !;
all that is known is that, after three hours
of torture, his groans became so audible
that the proprietor of the place heard
them, and, sending for the police and a
builder, did the best he could to extricate
the thief. This proved, however, to be
no easy matter, for, before the entrapped
rascal could be rescued, the brick work
had to be taken down. When found the
miserable man was imbedded firmly,
"crying fearfully." His mouth and eyes
were filled with SCOT, and he was ssdread-
fully sccrched," and he died immediately
after he was taken out.
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MEASURING THE TWILIGHT.
BY MRS. L. p. SELOYER.

am sitting in the twilight with my face
against the pane
And measuring the shadows with an aching
heart and brain;
They are deepening slowly, surely, and the
night is coming on.
Will some bright star light earth's nathway
when the CLEAN of day is gomez
How memory bears me backward to bright
er, fairer day.
When ! bounded through mossy wood to
join some child at play;
Our hearts were free and merry then, with not
shade Of care,
Till the waning of the daylight brought its
shadows on the air.
remember then how feetly through the leafy
grove sped,
That my eye might catch the home light ere
days glimmering light had fled;
And minded not the shadows as, in all It's
splendor bright
Through the darkness on my pathway shone
mothers beacon light.
I've been measuring the shadows all along
life's many years.
Till my eyes are dim with weeping and my
heart is drowned in tears;
My feet are pierced and bleeding by the thorns
in life's dark way,
anu I've lOuuu NY sWecteSs ucaSAee IL uy
clasping turned to clay.
For the light Of home is sadly qucnched in
The hand that led my youthful feet lies home
less in the tomb
The kindred one where soul meets soul my
worship may not own,
And amid world of busy feet I walk the
earth alone.
Lifes skies are deepening and the clouds are
gathering thick and fast,
Will the star of hope shine once for me when
the rage is overpast?
The burden Of my soul is borne upon the
windless air,
And the twitter of the night bird seems but
mocking my despair.
So I'm sitting in the twilight, with my face
against the pane,
And measuring the shadows with my aching
heart and brain;
Oh, spirit Of my mother, CLEAN upon my SOU
tonight
Till have proved the promise mine, AT evt
it shall be light"
Bristol County Journal.
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many fellow fiat on the road. At last
the order was given that any man who
left the ranks to fetch or drink water,
without leave from the captain of his
company, should be instantly shot in
front of his regiment. The men were
killing themselves, you know, by the
way they were going on.
"Abour MONDAY we got to K-where
we were to halt for an hour. For hours
we had been marching through the sand,
under that blazing sun. Just outside the
town was little brook, running by the
roadside. To march along by that water
with dried lips, swollen tongues, burning
eyes, was hard. One man stepped from
his place, filled his canteen and was back
in an instant This man was my BROTH
er. The regiment halted. The first six
men in the front rank Of our company
were ordered to fall in I was one of
them. I begged my captain for Gods
sake to spare me this duty, for the doomed
man was my own brother.
''No talking. Attention, squad"
| "Loadn
| "Firen
II know my ball never touched him,
but uuy poor brother fell dead. From
this moment 1 watched my chance to
finish the captain who had done his best
to make me murder my only brother. We
went into the fight at Gettysburg; our
colonel never came out. Our company
lost all but twenty, and was chosen to
| pay the last honors at the colonel's hur-
ried funeral, Now whispered the devil,
there's your chance to revenge your broth
er's death; take it. 1t may never come
again. I did take it. The captain gave
the order tor the last salute over the grave,
'Firen and fell dead, shot through the
heart, I was calm and quiet in the con-
fusion which followed. The miserable
wretch had paid his debt. But when the
excitement was past, and I was once
again in the dull routine of duty
where was the contented, satisfied
heart I hoped for as soon
as my vengeance was complete and my
enemy, the murderer of my brother, was
rotting in the grave? No! Isought death
to escape from my own thoughts; want
ed to die to rid the world Of the coward
who had shot down in secrect his foe, and
! dared not confess his crime. Fourteen
years | have carried this worm at my
heart, gnawing away hope and friendship
! from my life, for how could man like
me have friends? 1 once read about
furies; have felt them tearing at me for
years. Oh, miseryr A fit of coughing
choked his voice; he sank back exhaust
ed with the effort he had made Next
morning he was dead, but on his haggard
face was look which told that, having
found life Il CALLING load, tired he slept,
at last
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Killing Two Birds With One Stone

Mrs. Ponsonby de Tomkyns (sotto
voce to her husband )-"Ponsonby yes,
my love-" "Who is that, singing so di-
vinely?' "Signor Jenkini, my love, the
famous new tenor "Signor Jenkini, is
it2 Then get yourself introduced to Sig
nor Jenkini as soon as he has done his
song, and secure him for Monday fort
night" "But, my love, signor Jenkini
charges forty guineas!'' "Tell signer
Jenkini that it's to meet the Duchess of
stilton, aud he won't charge anything at
all" "But, my love, the Duchess of Still
ton will never come to see the likes of
u.s." "She'll. come fast enough to hear
Signor Jenkini. Do as tell you!' Pom
sonby did as she told him, and everything
happened as she had anticipated. The
duchess came, aud good many other
smart people beside; and the Signo1
sang for nothing, but to the immortal
honor and glory of the house Of Tonlkyns
-Cleuer Mrs. P. T., London Punch.
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Chow about the tifth2n

20, that was Fanny Bannister. flew
to her in despair, because I felt so badly
about the Magruders. I was never really
engaged to her She said she would have
me when I made fortune. I began
boring for oil in our back yard the next
morning, but before I'd got down ten
feet, she sent me word that she'd accept
ed another man, some kind of an
officer in the marine corps, think. ANY
how, my affections were blighted again.
Now I've come to you. You'll say yes,
won't you? never knew what love meant
until met you"
"I'll tell you what I'll say,'' observed
Miss Lazenby: "1'll say MOP and bid
you good evening"
AS she walked out of the room, Busby
looked SADLY after her; then he pick&
up his hat moved slowly to the door, and
went out. n
''That,' said he, sis the sixteenth girl
I've proposed to, and she throws me over
I'll try seventh tomorrow, and, if she
fails, then I'll try suicide.''
But he is a bachelor and alive yet
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they supposed the dog was barking in an
adjacent carriaVe How cOuld a livino

tney supposed tle QOg was barking In an
adjacent, carriage. How could living
creature of any sort be concealed in their
own, when every article of Miss Norfolk
Stanley's had been searched2 Bijou
barked with frantic zeal, and sprang to-
ward the open window, redoubling his
clamor. Then the old woman saw him,
darted forward, and seized him. The
terrible yellow hand closed about Biious
neck; she lifted and prepared to fling
him out of the window. Bijou's silky
little body landed on the ledge of the
sash just as the surly guard appeared,
who was walking along the outer railing
or platform, in response to that shrill vol
ley of barks. What! a dog in the ladies'
carriage, after all? Aha! one must see
about it! The surly guard caught Bijou
in his hands; heads appeared at neighbor-
ing windows. The poor little beast
| whimpered, licked the guards face iE a
propitiatory manner, and looked at him
with the most agonized canine intelli-
gence.
A dog in ladies' carriage Moreover,
flung out of the window by vengeful
hand! One glance from his point of van
tage on the step revealed the truth to the
surly guard. Miss Norfolk Stanley re.
posed in her corner in rigid insensibility,
the cloak still about her; faint scent of
chioroform fingered. A well arranged
plan, hinging on the trains not pausing
again until Modane was reached, when
all traces Of disorder would have been re-
moved, but for Illustration by vigilant
little dog, SO tiny as to be slowed away
in the pocket of leather bag.
| A group of those highly ornamental
gems a armes In cooked hats and bril-
liant uniforms who pose so gracefully al
French and Italian railway stations were
given employment in arrestipg the thieves
Miss Norfolk-Stanleyc came to confused
consciousness, and was removed to {
hotel under guidance Of her frightened
maid. The surly guard actually KEEP
BJou in his arms, and caressed the lit
tie dog instead of demanding his ticket.
Next evening Nephew Dick appeared
at Modane in response to the maids tele
gram sent back to Turin. He had beer
delayed by reason of robbery, in which
he had lost both watch and pocket-book
on night journey between Rome ano
Florence. He was disposed to suspec
two gentleman who had staid in the same
hotel at Rome.
In the years 1877 and 1878 band O
thieves waged war on the Continent, thei
connection extending from Stockholm t.
Naples. They appeared as ladies ant
gentlemen at leading hotels, and pur
sued every where the higher branches O
the profession. Doubtless Miss Norfolk
Stanley and Nephew Dick were boil
their victims. The latter was speedil,
re-instated in his aunt's favor by hi
ability displayed during the trial ani
conviction Of the miserable women.
Biou has gone into honorable retire
ment in the country, His prejudices ar
! respected. IT he sees railway and
moving train, he howls and runs away
In remembrance of the awful day when
cruel yellow hand seized and hurled hin
from the window as the ladies' carriag
emerged from the Mont Cenis Tunnel
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HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN.
Household Hints.

When the hams are taken down they
should be dampened all over with thick
starch; then receive complete coat of
black pepper; rub it in till they are
black with it and every crevice filled up.
Then hang up in dark smokeEouse
and nothinglwill ever modest them.
The Partisan method of cleaning black
silk is to brush and wipe it thoroughly, lay
1t on fiat table, with the side up which is
intended to show, and sponge with hot
coffee strained through muslin. Allow
it to become partially dry, taen iron.
The prudents housewife who, on.account
! of hard times does not repaper the sitting
room, as desirable, will find the old paper
very much improved iu appearance by
simply rubbing it well with a flannel
cloth dipped in oatmeal.
Never carpet the kitchen floor. It
catches all the dirt, grease and odors Of
cooking. Stain or paint the floor, then
spread down pieces of carpet in front of
| the lounge, table and wherever necessary.
These can easily be taken up, shaken and
aired
Fruit spot are removed from waite and
At1eC CoAolu CoIlouo Oy Iuc USE VI CHlOIlut VI
soda. Commence by cold-soaping the ar
ticle, then touch the spot with hair pencil
or a feather dipped in the chloride, dip
ping it Immediately into cold water to pre-
vent the texture Of the article being in
jured.
| Toremove grease from silk, take lump
of maSnesia, and rub it wet over the spot;
let it dry, then brush the powder off, and
the spot will disappear; or, take visiting
card, separate it, and rub the spot with the
soft internal part, and it will disappear
without taking the gloss off the silk.
moth destroying tincture is made as
follows: One ounce gum camphor and one
ounce powdered she'll of red pepper are
macerated in eight ounces of strong al
cohol for seven days and then strain.
With this tincture the furs or cloths are
sprinkled over and rolled up in sheets.
This remedy is used in Russia under the
name of "Chinese tincture for moths"
and is found very affective.
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To Remove Ink from CARPETS.

When freshly spilled, it can be remov-
ed from carpets by wetting in milk.
Take cotton batting and soak up all the
ink that it will receive, being careful
not to let it spread. Then take fresh cot
ton wet in milk, and sop it up carefully.
Repeat this operation, changing the cot
ton and milk each time. After most of the
ink has been taken up in this way, with
fresh and clean cotton rub the spot. Con-
tinue until all disappears; then wash the
spot in clean, warm water and little
soap; rinse in clear water, and rub until
nearly dry. For ink spots on marble,
wood or paper, apply ammonia clear; just
wetting the SPOT repeatedly till the ink
disappears
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In the Orchard

Watch for insect pests. If the trees are
infested with bark lice, take them at the
time the young are moving forward, and
kill them with wash Of strong soapsuds,
in which little carbolic acid is mixed, as
heretofore advised by the Prairie Farmer.
When canker worms are lnfesting
the trees, syringe thorous lilly with Lon
don purple and water. Set traps for cod
ling moths, or use hay bands about the
limbs of the trees.
Look for the first appearance of tent
caterpillars early in the morning and late
in the evening, when they are clustered in
their nests. After they get size they are
not SO gregarious. Have an old broom
along, fastened to suitable pole; with
this the worms and web may be easily
taken away. Kill them IL any manner
that may suggest itself. Beating on hard
ground is pretty efectual.
Do not scrape trees because the bark
is rough. Many people keep their trees
scraped down to the quick. They think
it looks nice. It is wrong; the bark is
for protection. If the trunk is mossy, it
shows the tree is not doing we'll, and that
it wants fertilizing. Scrape the old scales
away in this instance, wash with very
strong soapsuds, and cultivate and man
ure the orchard. So ifinsocts have found
a lodgment in the rough bark, scrape it
away SO the trunks may be easily washed.
Do not scrape to the quick; the bark is
the skin of the tree and should not be
wounded, A light scraping is good, but
moss shows that the soil is too wet, and
probably poor. Under-drainage mad
manuring will help this.
In going over your orchard, keep an eye
out for bad.shaped heads and abradine
limbs. When you find them, prune. d.
not wait for the regular pruning season
There should be none such in a well-reg
ulated orchard. Let your pruning be a.
light as possible. The more top, th.
more root; and in the West thick head il
not Objectionable. In. fact, the thicker
the better. so all parts Of the tree get .
! fair amount of light. There is, as rule
more damage done by injudicious prun
ling than by no pruning at all.
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To Make Good Coffee.

Roast and grind good Java coffee; take
one teacupful for four. persons. Break
an egg into your coffee pot, shell and all; ];
mix it with the dry coffee: then. put in
about one pint of cold water and set on the
back of the stove to cook slowly till about
ten minutes before using. Then let it
GENE to boil for minute; then add hot
water and set it off to settle ten minutes.
1t is good plan to make coffee the first
thing for breakfast, and let it simmer till
ten minutes before eating. Observe these
rules and you will not have bitter coffee.
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The superintendent addressed the Sun
day school on obediance to the moral law,
and urged the keeping and not breaking
Of the commandments, and to fasten the
expression, asked: tsIs anything better
for being broken2" eyes, said little
boy, ga nag" The address proceeded ne