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ION, DAT 'POSSUM."
A pARKEY DETAILS THE CORRECT METHOD OF DE-
youRING THIS DELICIOUS DISH.

From The TdibottOn (0d,l Era. =,
Yer look at dc 'pOssum and smack yer ups,
fer no bc a big fino fellow Den yer take .m ana 90
rite back hum aud Jess c yer get ter dc do yei take
vrr ave handle and put om across dc neck ana brake
ae neck by pullln ob de tail Den yer take MN IN de
onse mn de ole oman done le great big fireplace heap
fnll hickory ashes. Yer takes do shubble AN open Dg
hole In dem pile ashes an draps Dat D0ssnm IN uar,
nn when yer take him ar dc ar des pull on des as
rasy an' yer put him I'm some hct water an scIapes
him wild or caseknlfe au lie Gums clean Den yer lakes
ot de ntrals hang him up an wash HIN good den yer
salts him down an puts him away we Monday morning
Monday morning cum de ole oman takes MN Ott an
norbe him good den she GIT bout peck or talers an uen
Slices dem taers an piles om all ooer him. an den sue
bakes h i'm twel do grease run all lrn den tnters Deh
she aes hm out an puts him In dc Dig dlsu M sets
him ON do dinner table wild de taters piled all ODER hi
Yrr cum ter dinner FUN do el on walks III an sets
down 10 der table but yer dDan eRt dat possun den!
No sah doan eat dat 'possum denl Arter dinner yer
des fakes him an do taters an sets him up IN de cup
board Bimeby or Gums hum frun de day s hard wuR
Ter yer supper You're nifty worn out, fer yer been
wakng in the ner hari all day. Yet sets down outside
Ge cabin do an takes yer pipe an smokes Fore long
sam says: Daddy supper ready But yer aes set oar,
vsp eoan 90 in Yer wait twe de ole oman an de
chln 20 on ter bed Den yer knocks dc ashes ous & set
nine AM goes In Yer dc leetc squar tapie ont
de fire an puts yer char close up Oar ny H. en YET
goes ter do cupboard an glts oe pOssn an &c taseis
Ser nuts 'em on tablo Yer tell de ore oman ter
20 out an lock do do Den aar yer is Yer an ds possu
s by yersclyos tegedder Yer frnws 90 ole nat on ue
no. takes ycr seat In dat char by dc table an gps ycf
soul ter yer C0di
New-York tribune., 1885-09-20
A LITTLE STORY.

fr0n Ihs B0st0n IrdnscrfDt
DE Jonville, In his Chronicles" relates: "YQfgoo6
Kyng Richard dyd then ask hys jester 10 tell uni by
merry fantasy or tale. ThereupOn ye varle In 3prly
mood; mslyk:ng to be disturbed OF nys victnal1 Md
grudgingly begin: Once uIon tyne o goat feelingYo
pangs OF hunger. dyd go into We field for to ind
wherewithal to eat Hys eye did then light upon
tomat0-can- Angercd beyond hys royal patience, ye
great kyng did fetch jester Mighty blOw wych laid
out ye ysriet cold Gadsooks, said hys majesty. dost
yOn aret think he Is telling stories 10 my roya great.
grandfather f-ye saints rest mis- soal -
New-York tribune., 1885-09-20

he solo parts. At the final concert Elijah win -
given. in which Madame Fursch-Madt VIII sing =
English.
Miss Minnie Maddern has been 80 beset with requests
for professional matinee that she viii probably give
one next Thursday at the Lyceum Theatre.
Frank Gardiner, Madame Janish's manager. left town
to be present at tho opening night of his other stss
Carrie SWAIN last Wednesday. Ho returned ubiant ovee
her success Sha opened in Waterbury 10 $500 house
which Mr. Gardiner looked little short Of q
miracle. AS the running expenses only about @1O3
even house such that affords large margin for pro
to star and manager.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-20
ALITTLE NONFYSED.

IT01a IHe dT0ondM.
lady visiting In large city attended fashionable
church, and through the carelessness Of usher
shown into private rev. Very soon q fashionable
family came ill., led by very poinpou5- looking OIL
eaan. who stared angrily at The offending slTal er
his rew. The lady. greatly embarrassed. aros6aud
said: I-I-beg your pardon, sir; do you Occupew 3bf
pie !"
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diversity and. raise different breeds of
cattle adapted for special uses. The
snort Horns are the best for beef, and
the DeVons are the best for work ami
mas, and is said that the Holsteius are
equally as good as the Jerseys for but
ter also good for beef as well as for
"ork. 30 II our cattlcmen would di-
versify, some breed Jerseys, some
Durhams, some Devons and some
holstelhs, and by crossing our COM
mon breeds with the different blooded
varieties we would, no doubt, from
sqch crossing raise valuable stock, rs
yet unknown to the country.
Every cross will mark an improves
meht, and If all would engage in the
Sooo work and leave no stragglors in
the rear, the whole body of common
stock would, in few years, be brought
very close to the rough bred standard
OF merit" and so with hogs and sheen.
NY faVorlte cattle have always been
me DeVons; they are docile and gen.
Tie, good as mixers, good for beef,
ana hne work cattle either for the
wagon or for plowing, and they will
40 rs much, or more plowing, than
| nny horses or mules when put to
! neaVy piow, and they stand more
| latigue than any other oxen. They
| are an animal whose value is not
snown and appreciated by Southern
i4rmers. Next to the Devons the
Holsteins are highly valued for milk
ana butter; some rate them full with
the Jerseys. We make this error
oouth; we do pot keep enough stock
on our farms. The Northern farmer
| KpnnS - 4
ne can possibly maintain, while the
Southern farmer keeps as few as he
possibly can get along with, hence di,
versitied farming is so little thouoht
of with us, the old Dutch maxim we
entirely ignore, emo grass, no stock
| no stock, no manure, and no manure
no crops. " Stock raising and poultry
raising should constitute q large por-
| ton of our farming income; this all
cotton business is like CARRYING ali our
eggs in one basket. A full barn of
corn and oats and hay and fodder has
much to do in developing stock. I
nave seen our common range COWS
bought for SIS and $50 and when
properly cared for and we'll fed make
wv" or three gallon mixers and after
year OF good treatment, $40 and $50
was offered for them. Stock and
farming must go hand in hand togcth-
cr to arrive at successful farming.
Stock must make the manure to keen
up the fertility of the farm, and fer
tile farm makes good stock; the one
must keep up the other. When a
farmer now depends on tho range for
Stock, his stock is merely phantom.
STOCK must be the products of the
larm and the renovater of the land. |
CONT believe in merchants and manu-
Lecturers running and supporting the
farmers; when done, what profit there
IS goes to thcm-the farmer becomes
only their laborer. For when farming
Is no longer sclf-sustaining, ruin fol-
lows lit is inevitably so.-John Fl.
Dent III Southern Cuuivator.
Cave Spring, Ca,
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Gen. Grant Drives Ont.

New York, April 24.-Gen. Grant
did not go to his room from the libra
ry where the family and Ex-Governor
stanford were, until II O'Clock last
night, being somewhat fatigucd with
TIC exercise during the day, and his
mind being still occupied with the
subjects of family chat. During the
evening the General was wakefui until
about O'Clock, when he fell asleep
ana slept until O'Clock this morning.
less than the usual amount. Morphia
was administered during the light.
1t is probable that the General anC! his
family will spend July at or near Sar-
Moga, and August will be passed on
the Catskills.
Gen. Grant took his daily drive at
noon to day accompanied this time by
one of his sons and two ladies of his
tamlly. No physician was in the party
to-day.
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THE HAiF- BREED REBsEt,IoN,
scouts or tho Opposing Forces Exchange
| ShOtR--. -.NnbndY Hurt.

scouts OF tho Opposing Forces Exchange
Shots---Nobody Hurt.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, April ga dis
patch from QAppcllo says: A skir-
mish occurred to-day (the 22d) between
Gen. Middlcton's scouts and small
number Of insurgents. The scouts
were down the river under the COM
mand OF Lord Metgund, when thev
came across two half-brecds, whom
lhey followed some sixteen miles, and
then found a larger party. The latter
Ired and the scouts replied, but no in
Jury was done OH either side. The
half-breeds found shelter in the woods.
5nls is the first occasion upon which
mlddleton's men have come i'm direct
contact with RicPs forces.
Tho Frog Lake Massacre Confirmed.
WINNIPEG, April %. Il Battleford
dispatch says:
mo signs of troops yet, and the
delay to tie imprisoned people here
seems incXplicablc. The town is quiet
and all arc in good spirits considering
the anxiety which necessarily prevails
and the shortness of food. The rcport
of the Frog Lake massacre is con-
firmed by the Fort Pitt garrison, who
nave arrived. They state that Mrs.
Gowanlock was not killed. The
priests were beaten to death and burn
cd. The Indians burned all the build-
ings at Frog Lake and compelled the
people to attend church, the victims
and murdercrs going tcgethtcr. After
service the Indians shot ten of the
helpless whites"
Tho Indians on tho Warpath
BATTLEFORD, N. w. r., April %
Another Hudson bay warehouse was
burned to-day. A scout lust i'm saws
another party is in camp on the south
side of the Battle River tonight, and
VIII cross tomorrow. The scout has
returned to report the situation there.
Mounted Indians are riding cXcitcdlv
ABOVE the hills south of here; signal
hres are seen in all directions. The
garrison have been kept under arms
all night and the situation is consid
cred critical. Judge Roland's house
has just been fired.
A Fight with the Rebels.
w WAsnINGTON, April 25.--Consul
Taylor at Winnipeg, Man., has tcle-
graphcd to the State department that
Gen Middleton, com handing the Cana
dian forces, had battle with Ricl's
force of Rebels at Fish Creek, which
lasted all day Friday. The Canadian
loss was ~ killed and AZ wounded.
Middleton retired about mile to an
open space near the cast bank of the
saskatchewan, where hc was rcinforC-
ed by column from the other side of
tho river, but the number Of troors
still does not exceed 600. The Rebel
forces engaged arc probably 800, but
there are rumors of hostile Indians i'm
the rear Of Middleton. The situation
Is very grave. The Rebel loss is u:-
known. The insurgents were led bv
Gabriel Dumont. Their fire was most
deadly; nearly all who were killed
were shot through the head or heart.
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Hard Times and Book Farming.

IL mas always been the fashion among
largo class of our Canadian farmers
to dccry 'book farming" as being al
together the opposite of practical farm
ing. The farmer who year after year
plumbers along in q hap-hazard sort of
way, making up in great measure
by Plodding industry what he lacks IN
intelligence, is pointed TO as the prac-
teal farmer, while the man who goes
ABOUT his work like rational being
ana insists on thoroughly understand.
ing 1t is called the "book farmer"
NOW II often happens that for tho first
teW years OF the careers of the two
farmers OF these widely differing types
inc 50 called "book farmer" appears to
nave considerably the worst of il.
dhey are ON new farms perhaps, and
as the soil is apparently ineXbausti.
bly, fertility the ones care in sov;no
manure is to all appearances throwH
away, though of course it tells in the
long run. In the meantime the "proc-
tical man is skinning his farm and nut
uhg the proceeds into his pocket in
the shape OF dollars. And in the mat
ter OF stock "book farmer' is spending
MS money In laying the foundation of
Well-bred herd of cattle and valuable
nock OF sheep, while the "practical
farmer" is con:enting himself with
nscrubs" that cost him mere trifie.
10 all appearances the latter has much
the best of it, but any one who visits
them ten years after their start in life
Will sec that while the "book farmer"
has been laying deep and sure founda-
tlons OF prosperous career, the So
called "practical' farmer has been abb
sorbing his resources in making a
mere show Of prosperity.
The present season of unexampled
agricultural depression in England
mas SHOWN the value of "brains" to
the farmer. Times are so hard that if
Is only what we are pleased to call
'book farmers" who can succeed nt
saved and eyerV %G o" furd of anG mass mas 70 be be
most OF, so that it is easy to see how
quickly the so-called "practical farm
err would be left out in the cold in
the pursuit based on such accurate cal.
cllations as to the cause and effect
canadian Breeder.
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AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
RaiRing Livestock,

9, In q private letter, Vice-President
y. II. Wilson, of North Carolina, thus
Expresses himself: "I have lust
the December CaitiUator and glanced
over it some. 1t is as bright and en-
tertaining as ever. Mr.. ,Tillman. of
Hamburg, 5. c., is about correct when
pe says the salvation of farming with us
consists in raising livestock to improve
our lands. My plan is to feed up about
everything raised OH the except flour
and cotton; thus making cattle TO sell
ana improving tile land with their
manure. And intend to follow this
pan right along regardless of every
thing: This will make our farms paw
and keep us well supplied with pro
visions at the same time. Nearly all
enlightened farmers do this, and the
poor Southerner, with his all.cotton
ana guilied.soil is about the chief OK
cePtlon. Necessity is the only thing
which will ever drive him into q bet.
ter system. Other and good plans for
improving land have been suggested
IN the pages of the CuMivqt0T, but
now few will avail themselves of them
Poverty is the cry Of the cotton planter
aho this will continue until he learns
TO improve his methods. A small
majority are simply in the hands OF
othcrs and are greater slaves than tho
negroes were in ante 6ellUm days. II
won't DO to tell your neighbors 40:
ertheless." "o'
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seven, weeks of Democratic rule, has
tel,ded TO assure those .governn ent
omcials who are competent and have
not rendered themselves politically OBJ
noxious, the security of their 'posi-
lions. In fact so few changes have
beon made in the Departments under
Cleveland, that many officials arc set
Ting themselves iuto security. who
under the circumstances have no
right to feel secure. These persons
are only retained in position because,
owing to the vast machinery of the
government their cases have not yet
oeen reached%The persons of whom
comprise many classes, each class
large In numbers For instance. MS n
rule, more than one member of the
same family are not allowed to enter
the government service. The Justice
OF the rule is apparent, and even under
inc opo'ls system tit was occasionly
mace the ground for discharge. Yet
thero are hundreds in the government
employ in violation of this law. Two
notaolo instances suggests themselves
one In which six ond another in which
seven members Of the same family are
employed In the service of Uncle Sam.
Another way in which this law is
violated is by secret marriages between
clerks. Husband and wife cannot
both hold office. Yet this law is avoid
Cd frequently. The clerks are married
secretly, the wife retains her maiden
name, and both retain their respective
positions. These persons have moth
ing to expect from the new Administra-
tion. They must go. There is another
class, who have for years drawn nav
without giving any service in retnrnH
IN many instances, without even pre-
tending to work. Their names arc
on the pay-rolls, and they draw pay.
SIMPLY because under the old regime
some influential politician retained
them in position. The Departments.
also, arc by no means free of drunkards
and gamblers. These vices are in
dulgcd in to great extent by clerks.
Many of them are unified by constant
dissipation, from the proper discharge
OF their duties. These barnaclcs upon
the ship of state will surely be cleaned
on, and although many of them are
iccllng secure in their places now, it is
out falr to presume that as soon rs the
new Secretaries can get the working
O1 their respective Department salts.
iactorlly arranged the unworthy will
oe removed and their places will be
hlled by competent persons.
S. Is. l..
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a CYCLONE IN TEXAS,

Serious Damage to Life and PROPERTY A
scho lhouso Blown Down One Child
KILLED and Several Children injured.
GALVESTON, April pa special to
the NerS from McXia, Texas, says:
Prairie Grove, a ncighborhood eight
miles South Of McXia, was visited about
two O'Clock on Thursday bv a severe
cyclone, causing serious damage to life
@'nd rrnnnrty. \ two-storv school
mouse, IN which were about fifty cnI-
drcn, was blown down and torn to
pieces, killing one child and wpunding
several children. The casualties were
as follows: Fourtcen-ycar.u old daughter
j: =. Swing, killed; Estclle Cook,
leg broken; two children of f. Her
ring, leg and arm broken; two chill
drcn of Mr.. O'lIara, leg broken and
injured internally. The house of S.
Mchlnnon was blown down, seriously
iniuring the owner. The storchousc
and postotlicc, owned by S. d. Hughes,
was demolished and the goods promis-
cuously scattered. The residences of
NJ B. Cox, II. j. Thompson and II. j.
Williams were demolished. Larkin
Gentry's house, some distance from the
village, is also reported demolished
and himself, wife and child killed.
Other serious results arc probable, as
the country is thickly settled in the
direction oftho cyclone.
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A BIG SCARE IN LONDON
fhe Clerk OF the Admiralty Blown up with
Dynamite, and his Onice Set OH Fire.


Dynamite, and his ONCE Set OF Fire.
LONDON, April 23-11 A. M.-Grcat
excitement was caused in the Adm.
rality office in Whitehall at II O'clock
this forenoon, by an explosion in a
room in the basement of that building.
The fireman promptly summoned, and
all the gates of the Admiralty build
ing olosod. a special guard was Mt
once posted. and no person was al
lowed to enter or depart from the
premises until thorough examination
could DC made. 1t is supposed that
the explosion was caused by the pre-
mature discharge of projcctie which
had oecn sent to the Admiralty for
examination.
LONDON April 23-12 M.-The cx-
ploslon occurred in the Secretarv's de-
partmclt. Mr.. Edwin N. Swanson.
assistant secretary and principal clerk,
received severe scalp wound. Tt is
SAID that other officials were also in
Jurcd, but none SO seriously as Mr..
swanson. 1t is now believed that the
explosion was not accidental, but thai
IL was caused by dynamite. A large
1orce OF detectives under Inspector
Oi1agan have Eecn posted around the
Admiralty building and no one IS al
lowed to leave until after Identified
ton.
LONDON, April 24.-It is now quite
clear that the explosion yesterday was
not caused by gas. The officials arc of
the opinion that it was caused bv the
spontaneous igniting of specimen of
torpedo explosive which had been sent
TO the admiralty for inspection. The
general belief is that the explosive
agent was not dynamite.
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. DR.. Wooirow,a Caan.

AUGUSfA, April 23.-At mcctipo
OF special committee of the Augusta
Presbytery tonight, appointed for the
purpose of considering Il letter of Dr.
James Woodrow asking that tho
charges of hcresy against him in con-
ncction with his views on evolution be
investigated and acted upon, the CONS
mittce decided that there was nothing
to warrant trial for heresv, and as no
one appeared to prefer charges no
process could be Instituted. There
was considerable discussion on the
resolutions, but they were adopted.
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THE MAN AND THE MONKEY

"What ails you?" asked the man; 81 see
you are sufferer, and can scarcely get
"Oh, you sce," replied the monkey, "my
muddcr, she had what you Gull scrofula,
yer, very na, much scrofuIa, my farder. he had
heap sores, some big, some little sores,
long time. They both took much mcdi
me- " '"o' i0i0
Yes, yes" replied the man. 81 see
now IL Is Your mother inherited her dis
ease, scrofula, and your father caught his
on the wing, and you inherited or were born
WIN 1oth complaints. But why pine away
and die when you can be curcd?''
81 been done used over sixty BOTTLES ono
drug store medicine, and it no good Money
all gone and sore here yet. Some doctors
charge heap money, but no good
But, my friend" said the man, "vou
got hold of the wrong medicine. GO
to the drug store and get one bottle OF
Il; b. B;, and before using all of it YOU
Will feel better, it is a quick cure. 1t
will cure all sorts of sores, Scrofula, Blood
Poison caught on the wing, itching
, itn,m3rs, Catarrh, Blood and Skin diseases
ana Hldney Troubles"
"I be so thankful for your kindness, and
VIII go get b. 3. B. today" replied the
monkey
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The European Situation.

Al last accounts matters bctv
England and Russia remained al
thcy were a week bcfore-excc
haps, that the active prepare
war, making by both natio.
indicate war in realitr
what tend to cmbarras
The English govern
Parliament for aut
loan Of Ell 100000
activity in the dc
equally active.
sion is that wi
some arbitor
the chief az
arbif
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THE MELBOURNE CONsULsu1P.
What I" DeiHosR"tio Newspaper Says on ,h,
Subject.
[ IHdshinqton Star. hnrI IN =

| washington Star, april 20.l
The revelations in the New York
ECenang Post concerning James M
morgan, OF South Carolina, who was
appointed consul-general at British
Australia on Saturday, were surprise
to administration circles. The Post
says that Morgan was an ardent Blaine
man and published a pamphlet in New
York during the campaign, advocatiur
Slalne Oh account of his foreign policy,
Nothing was. known of this when the
appointment was made. The appoint
meht was made at the instance of Mr.
Dawson, proprietor of the Charleston
Neacs ana COu1 icr, who asked it as n
special favor, and said it was the only
tmn3 he had to ask of the administra-
ton. Besides this, Mr.. Morpan,s
papers were signed by Senators Butler
and Hampton, of South Carolina. and
German, of Maryland, Hon. 4. r.
mcrrick ara other prominent Demo-
Gratis. Senator Butler said to q ,Stoy.
reporter that he had always known
Morgan as Democrat and was greatly
surprised to find that he had written
IN '1aVor of Blaine. 1t is not likely
that the discovery that he supported
blalne will occasion his recall, his
appointment having been made. as if
was, to please the Democrats of his
State.
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Sweet EnsIlape.

The production of ensilage is, | find.
sun on me increase, both in this coun-
try and England. There are estimated
10 be over one thousand silos in Amer
iGa and over seven hundred i'm England
ana they will continue to increase.
there is no help for it.. When q man
aces his neighbor use ensilagc and
ilhds there are SO many advantages to
be gained in its use he will be sure to
tlx up q silo and try it too. Then
there has been so much found ont bv
practical experience, that it has potten
10 be as safe an Investment as any other
thing farmer can do. A man no
longer cuts his fodder-corn down half
grown aud expects it to make good
ehsllagc any sooner than it would make
good dry fodder, for both it is worth
less; but waits until he can find ears of
soft corn in it fit to cat, and then he is
safe in cutting it into ensilage. I, for
two years, cut and hauled my corn
directly from the field to the bit and
cu.t it up as fast as / could, covered
and weighted as soon as possible, but
found 1t very acid when / began to
feed it. g, , concluded if some of the
top could 'e gotten rid of, it w ould be
81 md for the last two years I
1rn down and shocked il
'tand for week, and
~ cut it up and
with one
Il -
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Many a Lady

is beautiful, all but her skin:
and nobody has ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin. Beauty
Balm.
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The Dangers OF the Rink.

New York, April 23.-Great excite
ment was caused in certain circles in
Brooklyn to-day by the announcement
that Maud McAllister, aged fifteen,
had been married to VIM. e. DARLING
aged ninet"Hn wears of age, and Ella
To- 4! ~''''N
age, to
Ionn