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A Southern Soldier.

Not long ago, writes Bill Arp in the
Atlantic Constitution, I met Gen. Early
on the train, and iourneyed with him for
some time. His talk was chiefly Of
memories Of the war. He wears a pa
riarclfs beard, and shows age both in
speech and nction, but his hazel eye is
bright and his emotions seem as strong
rs He was laughing freely, both
about men and measures. I should say
that he was q man with no secrets. He
thinks aloud and talks slow, but talks
all the time. He put the Georgia
troops who served under him in the
front rank for courage and endurance.
He told me about a captain in the 18th
Georgia. man then about SO years old
who refused to surrender his company
and the colors when the regiment did,
but cut loose from them and fought a
way out, because he said the women
gave 'em the flag, and he promised to
take it back to 'em. He was court-mar-
tailed for it, but neyer punished. On
the contrary, he somehow got command
of the regiment, and on one occasion
charged the enemy furiously and with
success without any orders to do so,
and, when reprimanded, his excuse was
that his ammunition had got low, and
was about to give out. Il wonder what
has become of him." said the general.
sHe was a fine officer, and a drawer man
never lived. He never was anything
but a captain, but / put him in com
mand of a brigade once in an emer-
gency, and he handled it well. I've
thought of that man q thousand times.
He made every man brave about him,
and yet he a prudent and not reck-
less"
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No Need to Drown.

FROM the New York Sun.
II always dread the return of the sea.
son when sea bathing is INDUCED inn
said a gentleman recently. "NIy family
have had several narrow escapes and
still they have q perfect mania for the
water"
"Why there is no need to be afraid.n
answered his friend, "if you but retain
your presence of mind. When you find
yourself III deep water, you will sink at
first, but if you do not struggle Won
will come quickly to the surface again.
On reaching it Immediately draw a full
breath and throw your head hack
This will have the effect Of placing YOU
in q recumbent position on the surface
OF the water. Now this is the most
critical moment for those who do not
know what to do next. Extend yonr
arms at once on a level with your
shoulders, with the palms Of the hands
downward, and begin gectIy paddling
IN h water with the movement of the
wrist only. Extend your legs quietly
and slowly In a line with your BODY.
Ii you raise your arms, your head or
your legs above the surface of the water
you will sink, but if you have pres ence
OF mind not to do SO and not to STRUGGLE
about, you will never sink, SO long as
you keep padding gently without ex.
ertlon. SO you may float on until You
are picked up, or until you are numbed
by the cold"
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d.
have come into the wrong quarters; ar.
irving SC late ! must have mistaken the
block. hope you will forgive such an
intrusion 2"
kitty's grand castles in the air all fell
to the ground with . crash. How COM
monplacel He was only the new lieu
tenant, after all; but he did not look
the whipper-snapper her aunt had pro-
phesied.
Then you are not Klnloch 2" she said,
in o disappointed tone.
My name is Kinloch," he answered,
with o pleasant smile.
MY aunt was telling me about this
Kinloch." And Kitty tapped the frame
with her finger. II will tell you the
story some day, if you like; but you
came into the room just as she said
your namesake did, dressed in the same
way and everything. But, there! I
suppose you are not even a relation ?"
HE was my father" said the young
man, quietly. $50 no wonder we are
something alike"
1t was now his turn to say, in a dis
appointed tone, "But your name is not
Kitty, I am sure"
eyes, it u.s." said Kitty, eagerly. Then
she stopped; a sudden rosy flush rushed
over her face. sat Least, not is"---
But she could not deny it, for it was
Kitty.
"These are our namesakes; shall we
write our names below them, Kitty?"
Some day-perhaps."
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Farm AND HOUSEHOLD
Household Hstss,

Violets naturally grow i'll a moist soil,
but the white and blue violets will do
we'll with cultivation in good garden
soil. The yellow variety is more wild
in its habits, inclined to grow in the
woods along rocky streams, and might
do we'll around q shade tree or in the
house. These wild flowers and others
can be added to the common garden
pets and make o pleasing varsity at no
expense.
Soft Saop should be kept il > dry
place in q cellar, and should net be used
till three months old.
FooD For DYspEpT1os.-A member
of my family was incapable for months
Of retaining any food except beef,
slightly broiled, and only a small por-
ton of this could be eaten, but at short
intervals. After a while the crust of
stale bread could be digested. One
person told us that hecould eat nothing
but parched corn pounded; another
whole wheat, boiled the entire day.
Neither agreed with our patient, but
when early apples ripened, they were
freely eaten and digested. Ali other
fruits followed gradually, pears last,
and now the dyspeptic apparently has
as sound a stomach rs ever. The pa
tient should remain out doors as much
as possible. Country Gentleman.
HOUSE CLEANING.-Painted walls
may be cleaned easily on cold days by
creating sufficient steam in the room to
thoroughly wet the walls, then washing
them quickly with weak suds. Kero-
sene may be applied with a feather to
the edge of a room where the carpet is
not to be taken up, without injuring the
carept, but causing great discomfort to
moths That wish to invade the room,
either killing them or driving them
back.
OLIVE STUFFING.-If poultry is in
tended to be eaten cold, stuff it with
olives, without removing the stones.
The flavor will be delicious, and, in
deed, the odor as we'll.
New table mats are made of Lincrus-
ta- AVIATION, which looks like stamped
leather. They are very effective. The
gilded wicker mats are also used. Gilt
and china fruit dishes are now frequent
ly placed on little red velvet stands.
Instead of curtains for a hall window
a lattice screen is arranged, either of
gilt metal or of fine carved wood, upon
which are trained fast growing leaf
vines, whose leaves soften the light, as
stained glass does not do, with coolest
effect.
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Sport For English MOBILES.

A number of young English mobiles,
including the Earl of Mayo and Lord
Ronald Gowen have been hunting wild
elephants in the Teral, a forest pre-
served for the purpose at the foot of
the Himalayas. When the hunters have
found o herd of q hundred or so OF
wild elephants, 200 coolies are tele.
graphed for odo the sbeating." They
surround the herd, and by gradually
narrowing the circle and making all
sorts of frightful noises, brighten the
elephants into a narrow space in the
center, where a stockade has been built
and an intrenchment dug, SO that they
cannot get away. The difficulty is in
getting the elephants tied down, as they
are very wild and dangerous at first.
The hunting party have about fifty
tame elephants with them, and these
play a prominent part in forcibly civil
izing their wild brethren. The poor
coolies often get killed in this work and
are always reluctant to go.
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THE STORY OF A e L
Why the Prospector Failed to Strike til


"Tm discouraged, I am" said a tired
and seedy looking passenger to o Chi
cago Herald gossipper, as he Topped in
to a seat and pulled his hat down over
his eyes. Whats the matter? Haven't
you done well out west?" Ozone we'll?
Yes, we did a we'll, if that's what you
mean" Explain yourself" "Why,
my partner and me had a couple Of
Thousand ahead, when we struck
a place out in southwestern
Missouri, where there were indi-
cations Of oil. Ny pard used to work
up in the oil regions, and he said he
knew there was oil down there. SO we
sent for a drilling machine and went to
work. After we'd got down 900 feet,
and pretty near the bottom of our pile,
too, I give up. So did my pard. but
Jim,' says he, he says, we've got our
money in this hole, now ler's get it out
The result was he sold a piece of land in
Iowa and l took some of my wife's
money. We went down east and bought
a carload of oil and a lot of empties
and had the whole lot billed as empty
barrels. Bout a week afore the oil was
due, we gave out that we was about to
strike it, and sent for a car load of emp
ty oil barrels to fill. The load come
and was full to the roof of the car, the
top barrels only being empty. There
was big excitement in that neigl,bor-
hood, but no one suspected what we
We're at. So that night my pard an +
an two hired men we'd let into the Sc
cret worked like beavers pouring
that carload Of oil down the hole. It
took us from midnight to near daylight,
the hardest kind of work. Then we
all went to bed, but crawled out in a
couple hours, and when the crowd had
collected started up our little pump. I
was SO happy that mornin' I could have
flied, as l expected before night we'd
sell the hole for a least $50, 900. Well,
as l said, we started up the pump with
q big crowd around. Here the tired
and seedy passengers paused, but was
pressed to go IN. With a sigh he re-
sumed: ut makes me SO alfred mad
just to think Of it" he said, chat l can
hardly talk. But, would you believe
it, nary a drop of oil could we pump
from that hole. Every gill of it had
run off in the ground. That hole was
as dry as-as l am now. This" he CON
cluded, as he handed the flask back to
the kind-hearted drummer, who had
passed it, lis how 1 have done well in
he West"
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How Fortune Comes.

Years will often elapse before a doc
tor gets any return for the money which
his friends investedin obtaining his Dip
Iona. On the other hand, a single for
tunate case may bring patients by the
score. About 90 years ago., a young
doctor who had been established three
years in London without making an in
come, lost heart and determined to emf
CRATE to Australia. He sold his small
house and furniture, paid his passage
money, and a week before his ship was to
sail, went into the country to say good
bye to his parents. Having to change
trains at a junction, he was wait
ing on the platform, when a groom
in a smart livery galloped up to
the station, and, calling ex-
citedly tot porter, handed him q tele-
graphic message for transmission.
From some remarks exchanged between
the two men, the young doctor under
stood that the duke of-a member of
the cabinet, had fallen dangerously i'll,
and that an eminent physician in
London was being telegraphed for.
The groom added that he had ridden to
the house Of three local doctors, who
had all been absent, and that cher
grace was in q terrible way" The
young doctor saw his opportunity, and
at once seized it. 81 am a medical
man" he said to the groom, ssand I will
go to the hallto offer my assistance till
another doctor arrives" The groom
was evidently attached to his master,
for he said: Jump on my horse, sir,
and ride straight down the road for
about four miles; you can't miss the
hall; any one will tell You where it is"
Thedoctor went, was gratefully received
by the Duchess, and happened to be
just in time to stop a mistake in treat
ment of the patient, which might have
proved fatal if continued for a few hours
longer. The Duke was suffering from
typhoid fever; and when the eminent
physician arrived from town he Declared
that the young doctors management of
the case had been perfect. The result
of this was that the latter was requested
to remain at the hall to take charge of
the patient, and his name figured on the
bulletins which were issued during the
next fortnight, and were printed IN all
the daily newspapers Of the kingdom.
Such an advertisement is always the
making of a medical man, especially
when his patient RECEIVERS, a. the Duke
did. Our penniless friend received a fee
of 500 guineas; took o house at the west
end, and from that time to this has been
at the head of one of the largest prac-
tees in London.-Chambers Journal.
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Tow to treat Corprlenoy.

Whatever we have written i'll reference
to the means to be employed for reduc-
ing obesity has always contained a cau-
ton against carrying u remedies to
extremes. The golden rule of "moder-
alton in all things" applies with espec-
ial force to this subject, since errors in
method of accomplishing the desired re-
suit may involve the sacrifice of the pa
tent. A strict adherence to the rules
published by "Banting" are certain to
reduce corpulency, and at the same
time to impair, if not destroy the health.
It requires q wonderful amount of pa
thence to remain contented while watch
ing the slow processes of mild but safe
remedies for the cure of obesity, know
ing that there is o shorter, even if more
dangerous, path that might be pursued.
But if the sufferer from corpulency is
not satisfied with slow results, he had
better not attempt the treatment. De-
prived of all technical terms and obscure
theories, q super-abundance of fat is
produced by eating more than is re-
quired for the legitimate wants of the
system, and particularly of sugar and
starchy substances, aspotatoes and wheat
bread. 1t has been proved-contrary
to the general belief on this subject
that eating fat in moderation does not
produce fat. Professor Ebstein of Goet-
tingen, Germany, has given this subject
a thorough scientific Investigation; and
he claims that the treatment of corpu-
lency by regulating the diet hardly in
wolves any great self-denial on the part
of the patient. He allows a rather at
t~ractive bill of fare, with o variety
of dishes, but positively and for
ever excludes potatoes, and limits the
quantity of bread. For breakfast
he allows one cup OF black tea without
milk or sugar; about two ounces of
white u brown bread and plenty Of
butter. Dinner-Soup with bone mar
row OCCASIONALLY, five or six ounces of
meat, boiled or stewed, with fat gravy;
especially fat meat, plenty of vegetables,
cabbage, and most of all, legnmes (peas.
beans). Beets, carrots and turnips are,
on account of the sugar they contain,
almost totally carbohydrates n
tirely. After dinner, q little fresh
fruit, but without sugar. Supper
Tea without sugar or milk, one egg or
a little fat meat, or both; or some ham,
with its fat, sausage, smoked or fresh
fish, two ounces of white bread with
plenty of butter, and occasionally a
little cheese and a little fresh fruit. A
persistence in this plan for G few months,
we are assured, will reduce corpulency;
but there must be no going back to old
habits, or the trouble will return. This
bill offare ora similar one mustb be main
tanned during life.-Hall's Journal Of
Health.
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bushel more for their whoiesomeness and
the aid they give to indigestion Of hay
and corn meal,
Hsw Raise Aspararh..

did no trenching with the spade, out
I ploughed the ground as deep as pos
sible, running twice in the anne fur
row. I MANFRED heavily with barnyard
manure both before and after plough
ing. After narrowing, I marked the
rows four feet apart with the plough,
running several times in the same place
and throwing the dirt each way.
Then l raked the dirt from the bottom
of the furrow with the hoe and placed
the plants two feet apart in the row and
covered them. The plants were from a
seeding bed of my own, two years old.
l cut the roots quite short and, spread
them out each way. Should I plant
again I would set the plants four feet
by four, with the crowns four to six
inches below the surface. Less than
four inches is too shallow; there will be
many small and worthless shoots. We
cut some a year after planting, and for
more than a dozen years we have kept
the patch cut clear till near the last of
June. Then we let asparagus and fox
tail, if any, grow. Nothing more is
done till the ground is dry the next
spring. Then we cover the patch thick
ly with straw, which we have in plenty,
and burn up straw, stalks, andseeds to-
gether. Then we harrow thor
oughly, mixing the ashes with the top
soil. Then we apply a~covering of barn
yard manure, and harrow again. We
are now ready to market asparagus as
soon as it starts. The only cultivation
ittgets is a good narrowing with a two
horse harrow a few times during the
season, whenever the weeds and grass
begin to start a little. The narrowing
is done Immediately after cutting for
market; always the same day. There
is very little harm done. The stools
are very broad, and our crop better
every year. 1 never have used any salt
OF commercial fertilizer. Is there a
cheaper and better way to raise aspara-
gus on a large scale?-J. w. Boxwell,
Washington CO. MINI. -
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The Best Potato.
Il,,,n1 NJ, r

(which is the best potato to plant?"
Every potato man" or seed dealer has
been asked this question a hundred
times in every planting season. and
tried to answer it Incorrectly just as often!
All have generally been quite ready to
recommend their respective favorites,
whatever they may have been-Snow-
flake or Ohio, Beauty of Hebron or Sun
rise, Blush, Wallis Orange or White
Elephant. have made up my mind to
be more cautious in future, for until we
come across another Early Rose, it will
lever do to recommend any particular
kind without reserve; and the equal of
the early Rose has not, as yet, turned up.
Each variety of potato seems to thrive
best under certain conditions ofsoil and
climate; every soil and locality are best
adapted to a certain variety, or certain
varieties. Each can be helped but lit
tie by other peoples advice. Every
man must try for himself. Let each
grower make a selection of the most
promising varieties, among which I in
clude the Early Ohio and Beauty of
Hebron for early; the Burbank, White
Star, White Elephant, and prehaps the
0. X. Mammoth Prolific, for late. Let
him buy and plant q small quantity, say
q peck OF so, of each, and he will soon
find out which is the variety or varieties
for his particular soil and climate.
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| To three pints of -four put one tea
spoonful OF soda, dissolve in sour milk;
melt a tablespoonful Of butter, or of
butter and lard mixed; make
the dough very stiff; roll it very;
thin; bake slowly.-New York Post.
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Teaching Girls HOW to Cook.

There comes a time in every little
girls life when she is seized with q long
ing to cook; by all means indulge her.
Do not wait until she is a young lady
and chen send her to a cooking school
to learn how to make a pudding or cake
what she might have learned in the
kitchen at home; and been happy in
learning. A neighbor of mine who put
this theory in practice presented me
with a plate OF cookies made by her
daughter OF five they would have been
credita bic to a much older cook. The
child faithfully and delightedly fol-
lowed her mothers instructions. If
some older member of the family super
intends, but does not lend a helping
hand, a good deal of valuable knowl-
edge will be acquired in this way. Let
them begin with something very simple;
try, for instance, this rule for crackers;
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Milking Cows;

I think the value of proper milking is
very much under rated; people milk at
all times and in a variety of ways. I do
not believe in COW balls, perhaps from
the reason that / have become accus-
toned to the Somerset span; of course,
cows sufficiently quiet require neither.
Perhaps a brief description of the span
may be useful to some readers: Take
a piece of rope about the size Of Il
little finger and three feet six inches
long, make spliced loop at one end and
q knot at the other, which you can Just
pass through it-a good-sized knot is
best. To use it, put it around the off
leg of the COW (the off side of a COW is
the near side of q horse) and about the
middle of the rope; now twist the
two ends OF the rope together till there
is enough to go round the near leg, then
place the knot through the loop and
you have tile span n You will find it
as effectual as hobbies on a horse. In
milking, moisten the teats with water,
and squeeze with the full hand, instead
Of pulling down with the finger and
thumb, which is called s'stripping,"
taking particular care not to put the
fingers all round the teats, but to bring
the ends of the fingers directly upon
the milk yains, BY milking thus the
COW gradually becomes easier to milk,
and the strain upon the wrists is very
much lessned. Care should be taken
to milk in this way as long as any milk
comes, and stripping" should be the
last resort. Mixers would do we'll to
remember that the faster q COW is MIXED
the more milk she yields, and the milk
which last is the richest.-Hints
by "Practical.
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Nothing is more honorable and pleas
ant than civility, and nothing more rid
icuious and burdensome than ceremony.
Civility teaches us to behave with pro-
portionate respect to everyone, accord
ing as their rank requires and their
meritdemands: In other words, civility
is the science of men of the word. A
person of good address, who conducts
herself with due circumspection, con
ciliates the love and esteem of society,
because everyone finds herself at ease
in her company; bnt q ceremonious
woman is the plague of her acquaintance.
Such a Il requires too much attention
to be a pleasant associate; is too sell
dom satisfied with what is paid her, and
every moment feels her pride hurt by
the want of some frivolous etiquette.
You cannot be too formal to her, nor
can she dispense with her formalities
to others.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-06
Indian Cattle Dance.

A reporter of the Omaha Bee, who not long since visited the Pine Ridge Indian agency, thus speaks of the performances of the In dians when they receive their rations of cat tie: "A regular list of names of those en- titled to draw beef rations is kept, although these names are frequently such that decency compels the substitution of something equiv alent in meaning. Previous to the issue, the cattle are kept twelve hours without food or water. When the time arrives name is called off from the list and the brave appears on horseback and armed cap-a-pie. A steer is turned loose and run out of the gate, and the Indian at once gives chase, runs it as far as he chooses and kills it. Then the next is called until the list is exhausted. After the animal is killed, the squaws come up with sacks, and in fifteen minutes every particle is picked up and toted off, even to the en- trails and horns. Afterward they had a dance. It took place within an enclosure where a fire was built, and the ceremonies opened with the monotonous music of a gong whose rather doubtful melody was sup plemented by guttural chant, until the saw age nature was woked up to the requisite pitch of enthusiasm. The buck dance is wild orgie and is marked by the gradual stripping off of every article of clothing, tFe squaws meantime watching the proceedings from all sides, the fun only stopping when the drum is bursted. The 'squaw' dance is some what similar, excepting that they retain their clothes and their motion is of a swaying sort. At the end of the dance there is feast of dog meat, which MT. Heins participated in, and pronounces the dish as excellent, and on ly to be recognized when one gets glimpse of the head or skeleton which generally turns the stomach of a white man. The In dians are inveterate smokers, especially of cigarettes, but never smoke cigars"