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crash went the support under his feet,
and he dropped through the floor like a
shot, to my utter smazement, and with
out the power to help himself at all by
catching at anything, his arms being
half way in and out of his coat-sleeves.
But that was not all: supplementary
crash followed, and when, as quickly as
/ could, succeeded in getting down
the ladder to survey the scene, amidst
the screams of the children, my stout
friend, found, had by his fall broken
down mine hosts bed, directly under
the chasm, and was trying to extrlcate
himself from the ruins.
The exhibit was funny enough, GER
tainly. The unfortunate politician, his
coat still halfway on, was lying on his
back, trying to get out from a mixture
of quilts, broken boards, and one vr two
cross-poles; for the bedstead was not of
rosewood or mahogany, but of poplar
poles, laid at right angles on forked
sticks, these latter driven into the
ground, the former inserted into auger-
holes in the logs forming the walls of
the cabin; and mine host and his wife,
who had commenced their toilets for
the night, were standing by, looking
scared and astounded; the woman hav-
ing caught up her baby out of sort of
sap-trough cradle, doubtless thinking
that an earthquake had occurred, and
that the cabin was coming down. OF
course / could not help giving way to a
roar of laughter as / took the whole
Al, :rrv -, ~ N rxlanoa Iao,,,<a N La1e no
attempt as well as could, to sympa-
thize with and comfort the victim of so
queer a catastrophe; and my laughing
seemed to be the signal for all hands to
join in-all, I may say, except my
friend-who, very red in the face, could
finally only give way to a sort of con-
cession of laugh as he Mt last got on
his legs.
Fortunately, the descent was only
some seven or eight feet, for log cabins
are not favored with lofty ceilings, and
no bones we're broken; and our host,
despite the wrecking of his bedstead,
went to blaming himself and laughing
alternately at the mishap; and, better
than all, promised "not to tell on the
unfortunate subject of it, good as the
incident would have been considered
by the opposition, had it gotten out.
So, after brief time spent in repairing
damages, all hands got settled at last
and, lulled by the rain as it still pat
tered and dashed by turns on the roof
close over our heads. it was not long
until We were soundly asleep, nothing
further occurring to disturb us until
the sunlight of clear September
morning began to throw slanting beams
in upon us through the crevices of the
rough gable.
CHICAGO. Ill
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Touching Instance of Gratitude.

President Hayes related an amusing
personal experience to group of Wis
itors the other evening. Seated upon
sofa in his usual audience-room where
the sessions of the Cabinet are held, Mr.
Hayes chatted about the daily routine
of receiving letters.
"Are you not bothered very much
with crazy visitors?" was asked.
"Yes, that was what 1 was going to
mention. One day, when had admit
ted all the general callers outside, 1
was particularly struck by the woe
begone, haggard look of young man
dressed like mechanic, who, instead
of passing out when admitted with the
rest, came back to me after ali the
other callers had passed out. and,
bursting into flood of tears, begged
me for the love of God to do something
for him in the way of giving him work
to do. 10 told me he had a wife and
two babies who were starving. Well,
you know how many appeals of this
sort / have to hear eve,y day. But
this man made more than an ordinary
impression upon me. / put my hand
into my pocket and gave him every
cent had about me, 81. He thanked
me and passed OUT
But that was not the end of that ?"
ooh, no! Upon the next day 1 re-
ceived letter of the most virulent
abuse that ever reached me. 1t began
by calling me a fraud, an outrageous
thief; man who had stolen the Presi-
dency; that the writer knew all the
facts in the conspiracy, and that he
would certainly expose me to the world.
You tried to buy me off with a. he
wrote, but will show you that 1 am
not to be bought with any price. 1 am
going upon the stump this fall, and 1
intend to expose your fraud and thievery
In every town in this land This Was
all the gratitude L ever received for my
would-be kindness" - Washington
Cor. CHICAGO Times.
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Japan=In the Inland Sea.

We were sailing among the 5000
isLlnds of the Inland sea. The islands
were often little more than single
rock with probably one tree peering
over the summit, but there were num-
bers of them big enough to allow the
brown-roofed villages to nestle among
the ricerfelds or to lie at the foot of
steep hill-sides terraced up to the very
top, and sometimes there were glorious
mountains, range behind range, till the
highest had delicate crown of cloud,
superb mountain amphitheaters, and
masses of tumbled hills, and the soft
light of the grass upon them all, like
Killarney on a summer day, blended
with the mighty sweep from Null to
Ben Cruachan.' 1t was the most shift
ing view l ever saw, and sky and sea
and land all shared the INCONSISTENCY.
Now a calm strait that reached for
miles between two islands on our right,
speckled with boats and fringed with
woods and little bays Of pure white sand
fit for the feet of fairies, and the heaven
above clear pearl gray; then blue sky
and merry breeze, scattering foam
over the sea and sweeping on
the ungainly junks with their
white, fuli-bellied sails, the hills
gray and blue and purple, and dim
and mighty islands, like clouds in
the far distance; here SO close TO the
shore that we were under the shadow of
the cliff, the rocks and wooded points
narrowing in on both sides till we could
believe We were sailing on some Eastern
Rhine; then, In moment, out into an
open sea, with space and light and far
off land. And this procession passed
us increasingly from sunrise until sun
set. 1t might have been Loeb Lime or
Ross island, Arrochar or Windsrmere,
until we rubbed our eyes and saw the
junks at anchor, the spectral fringe Of
trees along the hilltop, the brown roofs,
and the curves of country temples.
Then, in the late afternoon, we ran be-
low lighthouse rock, and the light
keeper ran up his flag; and, looking
back, we saw long stretches of the love-
hest green water, changing, as we
looked, under every play of light and
shade and color; then line of tele-
graph poles, green point jutting out
on the left to meet the hills upon the
right, so that the steamer has little more
than room to pass in the clear, still
water, and we were in a land-locked
bay, anchored off the pretty town of
Sim onasaki, and the setting sun Lit up
the woods and sea and sky with crimson
and gold. We supposed we must steam
out again by the strait that we had en-
tered, but when the anchor was lifted
the steamer held on her course, appar-
emily against the opposite shore, then
turned sudden corner, and We were
plunging in the rough waves of a
troubled sea. When the evening falls,
and the sea is calm, the fishing boats
crowd it with the sparkle of their lights
but away from shore there are many
junks that carry no lights, and are slow
to answer their helm, and cause of
much explosive speech among sea-Cap-
tains.-G0Od Words.
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Matrimonial Relations Of the Zulus.

OF the habits and characteristics of
the Zulu race, mentioned by the CORE
spondent of the Paris Figaro, some OF
the most notable are to be seen in their
matrimonial relations. The juvenile
male Zulu is obliged to work for his
father until he is about Is years old,
when he goes on sort of grand tsur to
make his fortune in the world. Al
though he is not much of workman,
where industry or activity is needed, he
is, nevertheless, very keen in the pur-
suit of filthy lucre, and is not above
practicing strict economy, while he
employs every means, fair or foul, of
scraping together hoard of money.
Thieving is his especial forte, and what
with this and an occasional spell of
more honest labor, he acquires, sooner
or later, sufficient pocket money to en-
able him to purchase wife. The price
of helpmeet in Zululand seems to be
from ten to twenty-five head of cattle,
according to the rank of the woman,
and, as soon as the first wife is secured,
the bridegroom begins to enjoy for the
first time some degree of leisure and
ease. He makes the unfortunate woman
work in the fields and earn q fresh
hoard, with which he procures second
wife, and then is enabled to begin life
OF comparative luxury. Children are
born to him, and of these the males are
to work, while the daughters are sold,
30 that the father has nothing to inter-
fere with his natural tastes for beer, to-
bacco and idleness. The Zulu mother
in-law appears in a strange light in the
account given by the Figaro. Her
name is never mentioned by the son-in-
law, and, if the two happen by ill-luck
to meet, the woman hides with all speed
behind the nearest bush, while the man
turns his head away and pretends not
to see.
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The Value of Bessemer Steel.

Sir Henry Bessemer, who has Just
been knighted for his great services as
an inventor, is entitled to the fame and
fortune which have come to him. The
sewing-machine and the telegraph have
been enormous labor-savers, but of
these it would have been difficult for
their originators when alive to estimate
the monetary value to mankind of the
discoveries. With the making of steel
the case is different, for the saving can
be figured down to nicely on every
ton made, and the annual product of
the various civilized countries is pretty
accurately known. From data thus
collected it is estimated that in labor
and material the world is gamer to
the amount of $100,000,00O year by
using the Bessemer process in convert
ing ore into steel. Or, considered in
another way, the advantage of low
priced enduring material, such as Bes-
semer steel, when compared with iron,
has been made matter of calculation
as far as railroad tracks are concerned,
with the following astonishing results
Mr.. Price Williams, who is an expert in
matters of this kind, has stated that by
substituting steel for iron q saving in
expenditure will be made during the
life OF one set of steel rails on all the
existing lines in Great Britain of not
less than $850,000,00O. In view of
these facts, if Sir Henry has obtained
in royalties the sum of 50, $50 900, most
persons will concede he has got no
more than he deserves.
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The Story Of a Needle.

About thirty years ago Mrs. Butner.
mother-in-law of T. l.. Montgomery,
proprietor of the Rose City baking pow
der factory of this city, was seized with
what she termed rheumatism. The
pain was located in the left hip, and
was at times very severe. Finally it
became necessary to perform a surgical
operation, which was done, part of the
hip joint being taken off. Physicians
held the opinion that the joint was af-
fected, and that the operation would
afford relief, but, contrary to their ex-
pectations, the lady did not improve
very much. For years she had to use
crutches, and at one time she was con-
fined to her bed for over year. This
was while the family lived in Kentucky.
After removing into this State, Mrs
Butner did not improve very much,
and it was only by the use of crutches
that she could walk any distance. Last
Saturday morning small needle, of
the old-fashioned cambria" style, made
its appearance, the point protruding
from the diseased section. Small pieces
of bone having from time to time worked
out, the needle was thought to be
another fragment, and it was only after
being withdrawn that the truth was
discovered. Mrs. Butner says that she
remembers once, when girl, riding
horseback, she was stuck by needle
which happened to be in her dress.
The needle was broken off just below
the eye. The description answers to
the one spoken of, and there can be
but little doubt but that it is the same.
Since the needle made its appearance
the lady is much improved and can
now walk without the aid of crutches.-
Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette.
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Life i'm New Mexico.

New Mexico has a brilliant climate I;
one could hardly desire better, but
there are incidents about that climate.
A gentleman built handsome frame
house in Central New Mexico and took
his family to live in it. 1t came winter,
and fire was regularly built in the
kitchen stove. One day the cat was about
to get under the stove, according to the
custom of its kind, when it was OBJ
served to give Jump of an unusual
altitude, and number of eloquent
snarls. Investigation showed rattle
snake curled up under and enjoying
the heat of the stove. The snake
was killed, but the next day another
one appeared in the same place. This
thing was kept up for some days. A
snake was killed every day. Finally
one was found in the gentleman's bed.
He watched to see where they came
from, and in the end satisfied himself
on this point. Breaking away the
wooden plank which lined the wall at
the junction of the floor ia the kitchen,
Emigrants never sleep Oh the ground
in New Mexico. Another pleasant
feature Of the climate is to wake up in
the middle of the night and hear a CEN
tipede scratching over the counterpart.
These ugly little devils leave dark red
trails on the flesh they crawl over.
Tarantulas are quite sociable fellows in
this happy country. In handling old
tapestry, or window curtains, you are
very likely to put your fingers on a
centipede or a tarantula.-Santa Fe
Cor. Boston Herald.
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QUIPs.

A FIXED fact-One that gets in a
woman's head.
THERE are enough selfish men to ac-
cept all the sacrifices woman can make.
WHEN man has no mind of his own,
his wife generally gives him piece of
hers.
IT takes good deal of grief to kill a
woman just after she has got new seal
skin sacque.
ONE evidence that the Egyptian
desert was once sea, is that you'll find
a pyramid .he sand hills.
1T too often happens that in pursuing
happiness we are, as it were, only chas-
ing a pig with creased tail.
We always have our suspicious of a
man who invariably takes his soda from
the other side of the fountain.
MARY had little lamb, with which
she used to tussle; she yanked the wool
all off its back and crammed it in her
hustle. aa
"THAT was very greedy of you,
Tommy, to eat your sisters share of
cake" "You told me, ma, was always
to take her part said Tommy.
A WESTERN woman having been spok-
en- of as @having one foot in the grave"
a wicked journal remarks that there
must be big hole out there somewhere
A WOMAN may not be able to sharpen
a pencil or throw a stone at hen, but
she can pack more articles into trunk
than any man can in one.horse wagon.
MAMMA" Well, Freddy, what hymn
did you have at church this m orning?"
Miss Russell (prompting) -"Sun of My
Soul Freddy promptly" Sun Of
Miss Russell's soul"
IT was German orator who, warm
ing with his subject, exclaimed: "There
is no man or child in this vast assembly,
who has arrived at the age of 30 years,
that has not felt the truth of this mighty
subject laundering through his mind
for centuries"
II is said that an outside politician
entering New Jersey is apt to get fooled
by the mosquitoes which come up to his
residence at night, and by their loud
clashing music deceive him into making
speech, the orator supposing all the
time that he is being hOnored with q
brass-band serenade.
WHEN an old backwoodsman was
about to take his first ride on Missis-
sippi steamer he was asked whether he
would take deck or cabin passage.
Well" said he, in a resigned sort of
way, I've lived all my life in a cabin,
and guess cabin passage will be good
enough for rough chap like me-"
WHEN Dickens was sitting before the
camera for the picture in which he is
shown writing, the photographer sug-
gested that he should hold his pen
more naturally. "Just as though you
were writing one of your novels, Mr..
Dickens" said he. Il see," said Dick
ems, all of 'er twist" (This is Dick
ems only pun.)
A DARKEY was once attempting to
steal a goose, but dog raised an OBJ
lection, and Sambo retired. The next
night, during thunder-shower, he at
tempted it again, and, just as he was on
the point of getting away with his
fowl, the lightning struck close by and
nearly frightened him to death. Drop
ping the goose he started of mutter-
ing, Pears to me dars heap of fuss
made bout q common goose"
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A Snes,dfhrift.

Thomas Vaughn, of marlborough,
England, ran through $2,5OO,O00 in
eight years, and all his effects were re-
Gently sold. The furnishing of the
billiard-room alone cost between $780,
600 and 100000; in the smoking-room
the spittoons cost 800 each; in some of
the rooms the leather covers of the seats
cost 500 yard fireplace cost $4,000;
and the owners bedstead $500.
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WIT AND HUMOR.


F'frf w ~
FIE
q nosei Jolly red nosei
Blossomiuv bright In the sun.
CoIorsd with brandy and cloves
Empurpled with whisky and rum.
PUPPY old proboscis. you lie an
Like An over-ripened beet; rff
We snih, ~ you pass US by,
A fragrance far from sweet.
o nose dubious old nose;
How like unto my fatel
The devil only knows
How dry am while wait
Wait at the bar, though my throat
Yearneth the reason 10 know
Why no one cometh to treat
Ere the bar-keeper shall shut up and go.
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by ". YRAsknIEvAIsoS

-ohi where the little girl knew,
With Laughing eyes and sunny hair,
That played where pretty howerets grew, ia
And breathed their perfume In the air;
When we were young and happy TOO,
And Willow Glen was bright ana fair.
Yes. we were happy children when 1i
I took her tiny hand In mine,
And lei her down leafy glen,
Where grew the trailing ivy vine;
Each beauty wore luster then,
And mellow did the sunlight shine.
ana when we gained tho little brook
Where purling, sparkling waters dow,
A seat upon the bank took,
She tossed the pebbles to and fro,
And laughing, cried for me to look,
~6ee, Charlie; see the fishes goi"
Imet her in the grove one day,
Her blue eyes flowed with sorrow then;
Charlie, we part" heard her say;
~For must go from Willow Glen,
SO many. many miles away, ID
fear I'll never come again.
~They say I'll see Southern land
Where father is 80 good and kind;
But what care for scenes grand
When leave all love behindn
The living on that distant strand
Seems lonely to my fearful mind"
We parted In the willow shade tA
While day was blending into night,
From that loved spot where we had played
We watched the fading. lingering light,
The sun that set upon the glade
seemed set In one eternal night. rtsA
We parted meier again TO meet;
Il Long years have wheeled their cycles round,
Yet oft turn my weary fee. 'Ihlr
To that forsaken playing ground t.A SOY
In fancy's trancient dreams to greet
The smiling face and merry bound.
n
There came to Willow Glen one day III
The daughter of man of wealth,
From Southern chimes, the people say;
fsin would see the face by stealth. 80
'Twere vain-she knew, as we'll she may,
hut only murmured, Now, your health
The jeweled hand in mine was cold
AS glacier of the frozen North;
And when my hand released its hold
wandered hopeless, aimless forth,
And breathed curse on Southern gold
That blighted what cherished worth.
Can this resplendent, princely form,
With sweeping, proud, defiant ways,
With sparkling robes and ivory arm
Be her knew in other days?
THAT sought my side in shine and storm,
And only knew my humble praise.
My hopes were vain; my head is bent,
walk the solitary dell;
With bitter pangs my heart is rent;
My thoughts but OF tits vain to tell
She's but gilded monument
OF the girl loved so well.
CO., N. b.
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A NEGRO at Dallas, Tex, believing
that God demanded the sacrifice of his
family, gave poison to his wife and
three children; but an irreligious ply
stefan interfered and saved their lives.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla, has had the frs
case ever known there of sunstroke.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-07-05
Mission Valley Nurseries
AT MISSION VALLEY. VICTORIA COUNTY,
TEXAS.
G., ONDERD0NK, Prop'r.

We have studied closely the various questions
relating 10 fruit culture In western Texas during
the twenty seven years Of experience and obser-
| vat,on, upon our own ground. We have thus en-
abled ourselves to present TO the public list OF
fruits better adapted TO our climate than Can DO
offered by any other establishment.
our pears cannot be excelled anywhere. Any
one who has good clay sub-soil aud good drain
Aage need not hunt better pear country than this.
I Our plums and grapes are OF the only classes
that have been fund successful here.
Our acclim ated list OF peaches Is grated, with
single exception, from new varieties originated
| n ON seed in Western Texas. We do not claim
that our peaches are better than every other, but
We do claim that our trees are proved as hardy
and produot as any scrub Seeding, while the
qualities are not inferior TO the old lists.
We propose to introduce our fruits into the san
Marcos Esighborhood. wherever you can raise
scrub seedlings our trees will do equally wen.
This question Of combining hardness, productive
ness and quality Is our leading feature
We can supply gapd assortment of ornamental
trees and plants. ,
Eyerybody is invited 10 Gene ard see our orch,
arts. vineyards, nurseries aud ornamental
Our new abridged catalogue furnished free on
snnIiration We refer 10 Rev John Gillett oil San
kercos. for evidence of our reliability.
We have no travelling tree ped Hers
r. W. Breeding is our resident agent at san
Marcos.
For further information spplyto
G. oyDERDoyK,
Mission Valley, Victoria Co.. Texas.
Oct. 2s-ly
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CHURCH ES.

METHODIST at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath. Rev. J. 5. .Gillett, PASTOR
CHRISTI at the Christian
Church on he second and fourth Sabbaths in each
month by Elder J.J Williamson.
Observation-Disclosures at the Presbyte
rian Church on the second and fourth Sau-
bathin each month by the Rev. W. j.. Kennedy
PROTESTANT RPlSCOPAL.-. Services overy
sourth Sunday in each mouth at l0h o'clock, A.
M, and 7 p. n, at st. Marks Church.)
BAPTlSr.-Preaching at the Christian Church
on the third sunday in each month, by Elder H..
M. Burroughs. .
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN.-Preach
in the Presbyterian Church on the first Sunday in
each month. by Rev +. 4. Lawer.
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counties. but / do not think il will ex-
tend over the State. For many years
to come the Southern immigration
will be larger than that from the
North. Texas 10 more attractive to
the people on the poor thin lands Of
the Carolinas. Georgia and Alabama
than to the people on the good lands
Of the North and West. We are apt
to uDderate the productive capacity Of
the poorer classes Of the South, and
their euisrating enterprise. They
multiply rapidly, and. Ignorant and
poor as they are, are moved BY the
same migrating instinct (which works
in the rural popslation Of the North.
In earlier days they peopled the great
States Of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Arksnsss and Mis-
souri,, and they are now filing uo
Texas. They are a carse to the State
toi there is no progress 10 them, no
love for adventure, uoY ambition, and
no industry beyond what 10 necessary
to procure corn bread and bacon to
eat, a hut to live in, little clothing
OF the cheapest kind and great deal
Of mean whiskey. But they are here
in large force. and more Of them are
coming every month, and the worst of
it is that they oil vote the Democrat.
ie ticket, and hate everybody, white or
black, who votes anything else.
na'r1lsiIgL ooR. v. 8.