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NIamurillg Lawns.

We refer to this subject more frequently than
to most Others, because here, insthe face OF the
great city OF Philadelphia, there are a great
many elegant residences with large lawns and
many more of diminished dimensions. Every
year the beauty of well kept lawn Is beeom-
ing more and more recognized and popularlzed,
with view of keeping them up One OF the
most object !onable modes, but one most gen.
orally rIsoi led to, Is the use Of stable manure
as top dressing. We have now in our minds
within two weeks which are disfgured and in
jured by the heavy Jumps Of this manure,
thrown here and there, and left to remain In
that condition. The gardeners either know no
better-moSt aSSuredly the owners do motor
they avoid labor by neglecting to break the
Jumps and spread the fine manure evenly over
the space where 1t is probably Intended to go.
By this tndiscriminate way OF throwing the
ground is covered. and this half, when the
spring opens is seriously injured by the weight
OF the Jumps, causing the grass under them to
become yellow and tender and very susceptible
whole resulting In a sort Of piebald lawn, max
ing 1t sometimes have bare spots and requiring
to be resolved to bring 1t up.
The truth Is barnyard manure, as rule, Is
not by any means the best for top dressing lawns
nor is the autumn the best time to apply any
fertilizer We much prefer the spring, and a
fine commercial fertilizer as soluble bone,
guano, ashes, dressing OF gypsum, and every
In our judgment no lawn requires any of these
vearly-once In every two or three years being
quite often enough. After the top-dreSstng
the r when dn1 the soft
equalities raised by the frost. Then Clip the
grass every ten days, beginning as early as
when 1t has grown two or three inches. and re-
SOW any bare places ana t1en Ill you nav, nave not
glecting the best methods to obtain tt.-Gsr-
mantOtcn Telegraph.
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Too Mach Inference,
Detroit Free Press.l

tDetrOt t1ee PreSs.
II you hand three pennies to the stamp-clerk
u NJ you want three-cent stamp, and he
sfCYeS one at you rather quicker than light
~. His inference holds good on two cents
single penny, and he hits it ninety-nine
> s out OF a hundred. He however got left
trday. A bulky, slow-moving old woman
In with half dozen things to mail. and
arsG move was to hand in three-cent
He retal1ated with a green STAMP but
moved II back with the remark:
VINO said wanted three? Give me three
&. =. -
- licked them on with great care and then
I'd In three pennies The clerk this time
.sT out three ones, but she rejected one OF
with the indignant protest:
hat are you trying 10 do? Iwant a two
one!"
- cue time she had licked these on as well,
= hen she handed In four cents. The clerk
= :, .casd his head, hesitated, and threw out a
IS. here, young man, you're getting per-
~. :. feckless! she exclaimed as she glanced
thu. money"
So got IT, and the clerk made I'D his mind
that ne would catch her on the next sale or re-
Sgu DIS position. She posted several packages
and t.cn sauntered up and laid down benny
That c@uld only call for penny stamp and the
younS man chuckled as he tore it OF.
"What are you giving me now?n snapped tho
woman, as she drew herself up.
"a penny stamp"
Who asked for penny stamp"
You put down penny
$50 did; but / was penny short on Carrier
no. yesterday and wanted you to hand It to
For the next hour when any money was Laid
saSR me CLERK asked what Was wanted,
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GIVE ME THREE GRAINS OF CORN,
MOTHER.

This powerful and pathetic piece was sug
gested by many OF the painful incidents or the
memorable Irish famine OF 1876. The title was
the last request of Irish lad to his mother, az
he was dying of starvation. She found three
grains of corn In corner OF his ragged jacket
and gave them to him. 1t twas all she had. INT
whole family were perishing from faminel
Give me three grains Of corn, mother,
Only three grains of corn;
1t will keep the little life have
Till the coming of the morn.
am dying Of hunger and cold, mother.
Dying OF hunger and cold,
And half the agony of snch a death
My Ids have never told
am gnawed like a wolf at my heart. mother,
A wolf that is fierce for blood
All the live long day. and the night beside,
Gnawing for lack of food.
dreamt of bread in my Sleep mother,
And the sight was heaven to see,
awoke with an eager, furnishing lip,
But you had no bread for rae.
How could look to you, mother,
How could look to you.
For bread to give your starving boy,
When You were starving toog
For read the famine in your cheek,
And in your eye go wild,
As you laid it on your child.
The Queen has lands and gold,
While you are forced to your empty breast,
A skeleton babe to hold
A babe that is dying of want. mother.
AS am dying now,
With ghastly look in its sunken eye,
And famine upon its brow.
What has poor Ireland done, mother.
What has poor Ireland done,
That the world looks on. and sees us starve,
Perishng, one by one?
Do tie en- of England care not, mother,
The great men and the high.
For the suffering sons of Erin's Isle,
Whether they live or die!
There is many brave heart here. mother.
Dying of want and cold,
While only across the channel, mother,
Are many that roll in gold;
There are rich and proud men there, mother,
With wonderous wealth in view,
And the bread they fling to their dogs night
Would give life to and you.
Come nearer to my side mother
Come nearer to my side,
And hold me fondly, as you held
My father when he died;
Quick, for / cannot see you, mother,
My breath is almost gone;
Mother, dear mother! ere die
Give me tlree gains of corn.
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T,-ih,,,,e sfafes that the Rev. Gustav Hafermann,
nastnr Of the German Lutheran church, one OF
the largest and wealthiest IN Br S Is sin IN
Trustees Of the church, the charge being that on
several occasions he kissed his cook, young
girl named Ida Stggman. After submitting to
matter TO her mother and then to the pastors
VIE Finally the matter reached the ears Of the
trustees Of the church, who cited Hafermann to
FER acknowledging that he had kissed the cook
rpon several occasions. He declared that he did
it out OF pure christian motives; he regarded her
as daughter. This was not SATISFACTORY 10 the
two daughters already, and hence request for
his resignation. Hafefmann Is quoted as saying
that II the congregation wished him to go away
he would do so.
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How She Began the Year.

New Haven Register. january ID:
1t was beautiful, morocco bound, gilt-edged
diary, self closing, memorandum, cash account,
back-action calendar, with all the modern at
tachments. Delicately traced in mauve ink she
had written:
January This is the first day of the new
year. 1t is happy New Years Day. On this,
the beginning Of new Year, am going to be
year. had beautiful New Years present.
John called.
January 2.-This is the second day OF the
new year. have resolved to keep a diary of its
important events. John called.
January 3.--This is the third day Of the year.
1t Is useful and interesting to keep diary OF
1t. John called.
January 4.-This is the first Sunday Of the
new year. John called.
The next day being Monday there was no
time to keep the record, and although the new
year isn't In its first set of ''teenS yet the diary
the dressing lease, where it win repose In quiet
unless John should fail to call
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NOTABLE AUTOGRAPHS IN THE PERKS "MUR-
GA" the paper sold at the festival to raise ee-
lief funds for the drowned-out people of Murcla
in Spain, are thus written about by Edward
King, in a letter to the New York Eoeaing Post:
1t is a species of album, to which almost every
European celebrity has contributed, and his or
her autograph appears In fac-simile. In addi-
ton to this Gustave Dore, Meissonier, Bouguer-
eau, Detaille, De Melville, Gerome Madrazo
Bast1en Lepaye, Vibert, Jean Paul Laurens
Carolus Duran, Cabanel and Clairin, as well as
a host OF artists not so famous, have furnished
noteworthy pictures. Dore's design, which
represent the angel of charity descending over
desolate and half drowned Murcia, is notably
fine. Autographs of great men are always In
Gladstone's traditional postal card, with
clumsy but firm script, In which he declares
that he has 'rescued" moment to thank the
committee for their great work of charity. The
scholarly writing. Gortschakoff informs us
that This conscience is his judge and signs
himself beneath this sentiment in a painstak-
ing n Whcn SHOWS no
nicely Topped, like those of lady; it is evident
that he takes pleasure in making copy" He
has contributed sentiment however. which
is fit only for schoolgirls album. GAM
betta's handwriting is fine and nervous: there
is also touch OF legal accuracy about 1t.
Prince Orlon writes in characters proper to
adorn circus poster. Alfonso of Spain and
his mamma possess a plain drumming" hand
which has no especial character. Isabella OBJ
serves in her sentiment that as her ancestress
Isabella gave her jewels to aid in conquering
the Indies. so would she give her life for her
''dear Spain;" but these are merely words The
autographs OF the kings and queens OF Portu-
gal, Holland and Belgium, and of hereditary,
and reigning princes of Europe, are all dis
figured by some official flourish which usually
covers more than half the name, and scarcely
allows it to be seen. Field Marshal Won Moltke
and Gen. Won Manteuffel are the only Germans
whose autographs appear. Moltke Informs the
world that CHARITY knows no difference be-
tween nations" and writes it In large letters
which look like the beginning of an official re-
port. Garibaldis writing seems to have the
st. Vitus's dance. Canovas del Castiilo'5 is
clerkly and particular. Won BeuSt writes like
an American miss in her teens.
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F-Mr. s. G. Gregory, of Albany. announces
that he will have ready in 60 days flying
machine, with which he VIII make trial-trip
to London, England, going at the rate of 80
miles an hour. ~----s---
U-The congregation sang 1--WE are going
home to die no more" In WeStt1eld (MaSs)
church, and an irreverent fellow, leaning over
to dyed deacon, said In loud tone: "Then
youll be gray In . week" s II.
~ Hair dye induced fatal paralysis In man
at Beaft0Wn, Pa.
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u-The Desdemona In Springfield perform
turned over her pillow, thumped it two or three
times, tucked under one corner, and composed
herself to die comfortably.
w-A wealthy man OF Augusta. Ga. carried
q great deal OF money In very OLD p0cketbo0k,
got only the worthless wallet, while the roll OF
bins slipped out and remained behind
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q Good digestion Will do q great deal more
to keep man straight than goOd resolutions
ev The worst case OF ststage fright Is that
Of the man who thinks he has passed up two
dollar and q half gold piece instead Of dime 70
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Cor. ROBERT INGERsoLL ON THE REv.JoE. Cook.
Mr.. Joseph Cook charges that ann In favor OF
obscene literature. When he made the charge
he wrote liar on his reputation. The Rev. JOS
eph Cook, understand, was year in an insane
asylum, and his friends were little too slow in
putting him In and little too quick In taking
him Out.-ROcheSter Democrat.
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THE WOMAN WHO STARVED HERSELF TO
DEAfH.-The autopsy OF the remains OF the wO-
man who starved herself to death, in Cincinnati
has not revealed any materially diseased con-
ditton OF the stomach. The fact that she lived
for thirty days without using any nourishment
whatever would justify the conclusion that
persons possessed OF strong will-power and
having the haliucination or delusion that they
are suffering with some organic disease or
bodily disorder may live until the BODY is en-
tirely consumed. This lady was possessed Of
great power OF will and she had a delusion
that she had no stomach, and therefore made
up her mind that she would not take food or
drink, and continued In this condition until
there was q general exhaustion OF the nerve
centres and mental faculties, when she went
quietly into calm sleep and died without a
struggle. The pathological condition OF the
passages leading to the stomach all being ner-
NAL, with no Obstruction, and all the organs In
healthy state ready to perform their various
of1ces, would warrant the conclusion that this
Lady would have lived great many years II
she could have been induced to partake Of SUM-
Client noW1aament TO sustain LIE.
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state Finances.

Special TO the Herald.
Austin, March ll.--Treasurer Lubbock
will call in tomorrow all the remaining out
standing pension bonds. The interest
ceases on the 10Th of April next. This final
call in taking up all ten per cent bonds is
based on the sales to-day in New York OF
S250,000, with sufficient sales in Texas to
make up the balance necessary to retire oil
ten per cent pension bonds. All the sales Of
five per cent. bonds are stopped for tho pres.
ent. The Treasurer was compelled to decline
orders for $250,000 more Of five per cent.
bonds from part s in the State, as they were
received after the sales were closed.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
CONDITION OF RNoLANp's FUNDS
The Home Rule Confederation fssn@
- manifesto ON neaeonsneid's
New roIicy Fire In Mos
cow MISCELLANEOUS.

London, March 1.-THE Home Rulo con-
federation Of Great Britain has issued tho
following violent manifesto, To tho Homo
Rule association and lrlsh people In Great
Bhtan--"Lord Boaconsneld has Issued In tho
gui'o Of a letter to tho vicoroy of ireland
declaration of war upon your country and
your friends. The ministry Is seeking to sus-
tain a renewed term Of office by sowing dIsson-
sion and hatrsd between Rnglhhmon and
Irishmen. and Lord BeaconsAeldA vicious
manifesto directly appeals TO tho worst pas
'ions and prejudcos In order 10 atir
up Englshman against the Irish nationality.
The ministry neither knows nor cares how 70
relieve our distressed fcllow.counirymen.
Lord Beaconsdcld's foreign policy has been
an inglorious and disastrous failure. Vote
against him "a you would against an enemy
Of your country" The manifesto IL signed BY
tho following members OF Parliament. Frank
Hugh ODonnoll, Dungarron; James Il.
Finnegan, EHnis; Alexander N. Sullivan,
South John 0'Connor Power, Mayo, JUS
tin Mccarthy Longford, and others.
EN0LIsu RE KNuE.
In tho House OF Commons to-day tho
Chancellor Of the Exchequer presented
budget showing that tho revenue this year
yields f6, 10000 less than estimated, leaving
adeacit OF e8S6,G00.
OF the supplementary estimates Sir STAFF
ford Norihcoic said this would leave fur
ther increased deficit of about f6,000,000.
All money asked for under estimates had
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The situation M woonsock "a.

Woonsocket, r. l., March 8.--The situa-
ton is still the same at the mills, the strikers
remaining firm in their determination not TO
resume work except when what they have do
confident OF ultimate success from the fact
that the Social and Woonsocket Msnufactur-
ing companies rave to-day announced an ad-
vance Of wages to all their operatives. The
Social company employ 1850 operatives in
their two mills, and the Woonsocket COM
pany 200 operatives.
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Houston Happenings.

Special TO the Herald,
Houston, March ll.-County Commits
soners court to-day accepted the new jail, a
handsome structure, and one of the best in
the State.
II. X. Calender was arrested to-day on a
dispatch from Galveston, charged with
swindling. He says he Is not the man.
The city election is the absorbing topic.
The Democratic ia the only ticket in the field.
The, prospect of the Opposition ticket Ia
doubtful.
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PnrneII Conc.

New York, March ll.--Charles s. Parnell
held conference to-day at the New York ho-
tel with friends from this and neigh
boring cities to consider the expectancy OF
establishing land leagle in this country.
1t was decided to establish central organi-
cation of that kind here, with branches in
various States throughout the country. Mr..
Parnel sailed for England in the steamer
Celtic this afternoon.
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voted with tho Republicans In the aflrma'
tive,
The House then adjourned,
Amnirs niAnsiIn.

Special 10 the Herald,
Austin, March ll,--Ono hundred and fifty
thousand OF five per cent. bonds was sold to-
day, one hundred thousand dollars In New
York and afy thousand dollars In Texas.
But for the veto, they could have been sold
nine monthSago, saving about forty thousand
dollars interest, which, with the cost Of tho
special session, forty thousand dollars neeessl-
tatcd by the veto would have saved eighty
thousand dollars 10 tho State which, with the
balance In the treasury on the LIST Of March,
would have paid tho deficiency warrants OF
one.fourth Of the schools and still had sur
plus Of one hundred and iily thousand dol.
lars, Tho sale Of five per cent. stopped
In New York, Tho receipts for March will
exceed two hundred thousand dollars, but
only one-slxth goes 10 the schools. Money IL
plentiful, but the schools must 20 down.
SHOOTING ArFRAY
Took place In this city this morning at four
o'clock, -Four parties named RuckoL Bur
lage, Ryan and Smms were playing cards,
A dispute arose when Rucker drew a pistol
and shot Simms who has since
died, and badly scared Ryan
by pcrforatng bis clothes. Bucker es.
capped and has not been arrested The Old
Alcade will doubtless recommend the dis
organization Of Travis county, as this Ia the
third shooting and second murder within II
nnnth
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Washington, March ll.-Nath. Mckay
furnishes for publication letter addressed to
Speaker Randall denying emplatically the
truth of the charge made in the House to-day
by Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, that he Nc
Kay) had attempted to bride him.
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A SHOOTING ARRAY
Democratic state Conventions.
VIRGINIA.


Richmond, Va, March 1.-THE Demo
cratic convention will be held here on tho
10th Of May.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia, 5, O., Mar h 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State convention has been called to
meet June LIST.
NEBRASKA.
Omaha. Neb,, March 1.-THE Democratic
convention will be held at Columbus on the
3lst instant.
ARKANSAS.
Little Rock, March 1.-THE Democratic
convention has been called to meet on the
I'd Of June.
WISCONSIN,
Milwaukee, March 1.-THE Democratic
State central committee to-day decided "
hold the State convention at Madison,
MAY 10Th.
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New Orleans, March ia motion in
arrest of Judgment in the case Of Edward 9.
Palmer, late President of the Louisiana
Savings bank, convicted Of embezzling $47,-
900 from the bank, was argued to-day before
Judge Whitaker, and taken under advise
mani
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w,.souri ReDubIican Convention.

St. Louis, March Ill he Republican
State committee to-day called the State con-
yention to meet at Sedalia on April g. The
committee was recognized by the election Of
Chauncey 1. Filley, late postmaster Of TINS
city, in the place of General George II.
Shields. Mr.. Filley is q strong Grant man.
Shields is for Blaine.
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An EngIishman Drowned.

spt cial TO the Herald.
Brer ham, March H. Yesterday afternoon
about three O'Clock James Wilson, an Eng
lishman, who lived near Independence, was
going to that town on horseback when he
rode into gulley containing twelve or TT
teen feet Of water. His horse threw INN
and he was drowned He had only been in
the State two or three months. He leaves
wife and one child,
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BANK President 10 be Tried.

New Orleans, March II. = Tho
trial of Daniel Urquarhart, e1-Pres-
ident of the New Orleans Savings Institution,
indicted for feloniously Incorporating the
funds of the bank, will commence tomorrow
before the Superior Criminal court.
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NOMINATION Reported Adversely,

Washington, March 1.-THE nomination
OF Rev. Thomas ]. Simmons as Census Super
visor for the Fifth district Of Georgia, was
reported to the Senate from the Census COM
mittee to-day adversely. A motion WAS
made to proceed to its consideration imme-
dately, but Mr.. Hill, Of Georgia, objected,
and under the rules the case was laid
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A S,arltnI OHeuse.

New Orleans, March ll,--Hugo vonelsich
was arrested to-day and remanded without
bail for breaking in the night time into tho
house of his divorced wife, armed with .
deadly weapon, with intent 70 sill ner, 2
capital otfense under the laws of Louisiana.
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penusylynnia bribery Cases.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 1l.-Emil j. Pc
troff, who has been for some time on trial for
attempting to bride members of the State
Legislature. was to-day found guilty as
charged. The remaining Legislative bribery
cases will now, it is understood, be pressed
to trial
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Acauitted.

Special TO the Herald.
Fort Worth, March 1.-THE case OF mo
State VS.. L. N. Brunswick, the druggist
charged with swindling, was concluded this
morning, and the defendant was found nos
guilty.
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AT AunlisTA. GEoRGIA,

A destructive fire occurred here last night.
1t destroyed the Murray stable and store
room belonging o,R. u. May 4 Co., con-
tanning about one hundred s6d fifty buggies
and other vehicles, j. B. McCarthy's grocery
and other small buildings. Seven horses
were burned in the stable. The total loss Is
about $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
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WASHINGTON.
APPROPRIATION FOR U. s. MARsHALs
The Pits John Porter Case Laid on the
Tabiey senator sharon Explains
Ills Long Absence from the
senate, Etc., Etc,

Washington, March 1.-THE House Com
milteo on Public Lands agreed to-day to ro-
port iavorably to the House, Representative
Hull's bilto confirm certain entries and
W arrant locations In favor Of the Palalka
military reservation, In Florida.
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New Orleans, March ll.-Fires occurred
in the cotton on board the ships John''Walt
and Mary Greeneaf. They were supposed
to have been caused by sparks from passing
steamers. The damage is slight.
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Camden, MI, March 1.-THE election
for municipal officers on Tuesday resulted y
a general victory for the Democrats.
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Given an once.

Washington, March ll.--Wn. Estes bhs
been appointed storekeeper and guager OF
the District of South Carolina.