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A Mountain Flower Farm.

One of the largest flower farms in the
Alpes Maritimes, where flowers are grown
for making perfumes, is that of the Marquise
de Rostaing, at Scillans, about 1000 feet
above the level of the sea and twenty miles
from the coast, upon the southern slope of
the Alpcs Maritimes. The soil is of a cbalky
nature, and very poor, and up to 1851 the
olive groves which covered the property
yielded but very small income. Mime. dc
Rostaing, however, determined to see whether
it could not be made to grow flowers, and,
cutting down the olive trees, she had the
ground trenched to depth Of four feet,
while arrangements were made for irrigating
the twenty five acres In the autumn of 1881
she had planted $1,000 plants of violets and
10000 feet of white jasmine while in the
spring following the rest of the ground was
planted with roses, geraniums, jonquils, etc.,
and laboratory built for making scent.
The result was most satisfactory, for in the
fourth year-that is to say, in 1SS5-the
property, which had before yielded an in
come of s115, produced scent to tue value of
s4,3l5, leaving net profit of S770-St. Louis
Pemlblican
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Trick of n burmese Contractor.

The aid Of the women of the country was
called into requisition by sharp Burmese
contractor during the annexation of Upper
Burmah. This man held the contract for
supplying the troops with certain articles of
food procurablc in the country during the
advance and occupation. Among the articles
to be supplied daily by him was milk for the
mems breakfasts. On several occasions the
tactical 1uid was observed to have very
peculiar appearance, being Of blush tint
and much thinner than it ought to be, al
though the taste of it was very sweet. \
board of officers was therefore appointed to
investigate the matter and report to the conf
manding officer.
The contractor was called before them, but
of course would not testify anything that
would implicate himself, merely stating that
his contract called for puro fresh milk to be
delivered every morning to the commissariat
department., in certain quantities, and that
he bad faithfully performed his part of the
contract. A member of the board then sug-
cested that as cows milk WAS not specifically
mentioned in the written contract, probably
that of other mammals had been procured
and all mixed together, thus producing the
peculiar appearance complained of. On fur
ther inquiry this proved to be the case. The
contractor, unable TO furnish all the quantity
necessary from COWS. buffaloes and goats,
pressed the highest order of mammals into
the service-i. c., the mothers of the infant
generation of Burmese. Charles Aubrey il
San Francisco Chronicle.
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- what we. have:t . OIL.
TITS 8 70. I.:Ta c.

SYwe have larger Line Dress Goods and
CLOTHS TRcors olREs SArEENs oHAI
&c.
SECONDLY-we large line of WHITE GOODS.
FLoUNCINGs. BRo1DERIEs aud il AaBuRGs.
TlMRD Y-pARAsoIs and from first hands
ANYTHING you Serge Silk inpice from
Is cents to So.
have the agent Of the man IN
ucurer largest and best cheapest line IN the
county of LINEN DAM SIX Eow5SGs N
fFTHlY-Ou clothing ed line OF CLOTHING
ranging year price from 81 50
sos suit.
SXTHLY-MArT1NGs OIL
separate department. this linz gap' much
the largest from to CENTS
carpets cents.
stock Of extensive embracing Pol
locks celebrated Handmade Shoes Iaies and superior neo
Machine Goods made ordeaiin PhiIad aplia
EGHTHIYWe full this season. both III
cheap and hand turned goods 81
NINTH in Hats this Meek
aw Milan Manila in sttw goods and pretty line Of Felt
Woola Knockahouts in soft traits
ertment for QuEENswARE and avea CLINE
OF it. Tea Sets Chamber Dinner Sets ash Se
sure Department. when you come
Above enumerated someo ling secanes stock
full all way through cordially invite examination of the
promising right kind dgnods the right kind of prices
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Political Destiny Of Railwafys.

r The grand function of the railway is to
change the whole basis OF civilization from
military to Industrial Tho talent, the en-
crSy, the money, which is expended i'll main
tanning tlIe4whole of Europe Us an armed
campis hero expended in building and main
tanning railways with their army OF 2,000,-
600 Of men. Without the X! Of 9always
tho rebellion OF the southern states could
never have been put down, and two great
standing armies would have been necessary.
BY tho railways, aided by, telegraphs, it is
easy to extend our Federal system over an
entire continent, and thus dispense forever
with standing armies
The moral effect of this. upon Europe Is
great, but its physical eject is still greater.
American railways have nearly abolished:
landlordism il Ireland, and they will one day
abolish itin England, and over tho continent
OF Europe. So long as Europe was depend
cnt for food upon its own fields, the owner of
those fields could fix his OWN rental. This
be can no longer do, owing to the cheapncss
of transportationfr cr1 Australia and from the
prairies Of America, duo to tho inventions of
Watt, the Stephensons, Bessenicr and Hol-
ley. With the wealth Of tho landlord his
political power will pass away Tho govern
ment Of European countries will pass out Of
tho hands of the great landowners, but not
into those Of the rabble, as is feared 1t will
pass into the same hands that govern Amer
lea today-the territorial democracy, the
owners Of small farms and the manufacturers
and merchants.-Thomas Curtis Clarke, in
Scribners
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MIRA. u.y.sc. =. Grant

OF the living wives OF presidents Mrs
Ulysses s.. Grant leads Us quiet life us any,
She has gene to Florida now with the family
of EXC Governor Leland Stanford, with whom
she is very infinite. She has of late been
writing "reminiscences When Col. Fred
Grant was askcd.if she meaht to publish them
In q book he replied that her work in that
way was entirely anntter OF impulse, and
that there was no certainty as yet whether
1t would ever be printed 1t is sure that she
vii not lacl, opportunity. Uncounted pub
fishers ore bidders for the manuscript, but
they are told that she has nothing to sell.
The probability is that Mark Twain's firm,
having done SO well for her and themselves
in tho issue of Gen. Grants memoirs, will be
able and willing to outbid their rivals.
Nevertheless, when Ulysses 8. Grant, Jr.,
went into The Cosmopolitan Magazine as
vice president and stakeholder, it vas thought
in literary circles that Mrs. Granu would
helpihim by putting her "reminiscences into
that periodical. Col Grant denies strenu-
ously that his brother is being backed in my
other way than by q loan Of money lfromhisji
mother, and tho authorized oiisis that
zalthough sshares Of sths took stand in yplIg@
hatSs;
hnieaIifY So ,prS a
lShs IS Wv Srd #faiInre
careful prediction is TINT Mrs Grant: will
publish something within the year. Clara
Belle in Chicago Tribune. 20 s 80
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4. r. Rabbit Fcnce In New Zealand.

the Mackenzie country, on the South
island of New Zealand, and between latitude
% and 44soutl, an expedition was made a
few weeks since by large party OF officials
and Others, whose object was to- determine
the exact line upon which rabbit fence or
barrier should be erected across the Island
The minister of lands, who headed the party,
after very careful examination, concluded
that it woul:lbe in,practicable to maintain,
eyenif once. erected; a rabbit proof fence, in
that region. Besides. an immense glacier
which lay upon the mountain slopes Of the.
Southern Alps, and which was upder con :.
slant motion, threatened any barrier that:
might be constructed. cThe objectiof this
barrier was to prevent the rabbits from mi
grating from orc portion Of the colony to
another 80. - ~
On the Tasnan river. which is In South
Canterbury, and is near Mt. Cook, there are
several miles Of bank devoid of.vegetation,
the river being three miles wide and nowing;
i'll numerous deep and pid channels 8 This;
land would boa barrie TO the adyance sof;
the long, cared mi eonclu deds
that fence sgn.flss5
;op ejeast anal vert 49,
Efgiitfseonld 66lth;
I'D Tilt part az sthe cof6hy and ntdk1
river; swhere a bridge had fforded tho srab3
bits o means of crossing from one side othe;
other, q rabbit proof gate WAS to be erected
the gate to BIO closed at night, and q similar
cato was to bcplaced at the railroad bridge
upon tho same river-American Agricul
.tIlrist
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Live Dogs Not Stcn1nl,lo.

Judge Dresser lxas ruled that live dog is
not sUealable in Maine Under the Maine
law dog is not subject to larceny, because
he is not an artcleof food, not made by the
toll of man, and not included in any other of
the classes of stealublo property. However,
the hide of adog is stealable, because it is
made valuable by the toll of man. Thus the
owner of dead dog is protected by law,
while the owner of q live dog is left to his
own resources to protect his dog. This is
quite premium on dead dogs. The lcgisla-
ture hos the power to make live dog steala-
bic. II the legislature fails to do this the
dog comes under the common law, and you
can make or with him, and, although he
cost his owner small fortune, and was I'M
ported from Italy, You can't be arrested for
stealing. But tho owner cam bring -a.civil
action either of'trespass, trovcr or repIevin.
Hawks arc stoalablc, because they have a
..nobleiand generous naturen ancsS;sre service
49,
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New rnrkish Notifications.

Adv1ccs from Constantinople state that the
plans for completing the Notifications Of
Adrianoplc and Tchataldja have been np-
proved by tho porto, and will soon receive
tho sanction of the sultan. According to
these plans tho town OF Tchataldia, which is
about three miles distant from Constantine
pie, will become the center of a large in
trenchetl camp, capable of holding an army
corps Of $1,000 men, and the pivot of con.
siderable army, the right wing Of which will
be protected by the Black Sea and the left
by the Sea of Dfarmora. Tho whole position
will 10 defended by more than 100000 mtn,
which fact goes to show that in case Of Sar
tue decisive battle is expected in the neigh
bortood of TcIiataldja, and that Constanti-
nople is being secured against all attack
coming from the northeast. 1t is stated that
the works will be begun at oncc.-Vicnna.
Cor. London Times.
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A VALUABLE FA RIM FORSALG

By virtue Of a power of attorney
from Mrs. SILLY 3. and Miss Sally
b. U. Handy, of Maryland, I otfi-r
for sale at private contract, OH real
sonable terms, their valuable farm
in Upshur's neck, known as the
"Randy Farm" on the eastern side
of this county, between Machipun
go creek and the Atlantic ocean,
nearly oppoSite EXunre- statiQnann,
TandS OF JAS. Fl. Parramore, Up
shur b. Quinby, John L. Pow
ell, and Bennett FentresS, contain
ing by estimation, three hundred
and twenty live acres 1925 A., Of
arabic aud wood land, anil from
200 to 800 acreS of salt water pas
tulage appnrten;int thereto. This
farm eau be very conveniently di-
vided into two, with sufficient re-
sources for manure, firewood EAU
log timberS for each and Will DC
sold as a whole or dividceto suit
the purchaser. The lanH1s OF good
quality and much Oft IS already
improved for Jru%<,, to WHICH, as
we'll as the csftSlls. it is we'll
adapted, hasHlir buildings, which,
at small Expense can be put i'll
good repair aud has two tenement
houses. Fish, oysters aud wild
fowls abound in the adjacent wa.
ters. The locality is very healthy
live stock raising OH it can be
made specially profitable. There
is Il good landing Tor shipping, less
than 100 yards from She dwelling
house. Title good. For further
particulars, see or address
i. FLOYD Mock,
Attorney for the ownerS.
Accomac G. H., Va, May Is, 'SS.
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A New Fad in Brooklyn.

The ultra-fashionable young ladies Of
Brooklyn, when out promenading or on shop
ping tours, have q new fad which attracts
much favorable attention. 1t is that of
wearing bright flower of some sort, rdt on
their bosom OF at their throat, but between
the lips, perfection in tie fad depending
largely on holding the flower stem between
the teeth as carclessly and forgetfuly as u
veteran smoker does his cigar. In comment
Ing. on this new custom Tho New York Even
ing Sun says: "a stridngly handsome bru-
nette carried beautiful rcd rose between lips
which beat the rose in color, and two dcnure
brown haired rnnidens had violets of differ
eilt shades between their white teeth. Roses
and vioIets were the favorites, though c;lrIia-
tions, heliotrope aud single daisy were
noticed. Aside from the score of economy,
no moro striking way could be devised for
, displaying the beauties of nature, both i'll
/, rose and maiden Chicago News.
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outslde I,arbarlan, IA China.

The foreign residents in Canton, q mere
handful of consuls, tea and silk merchants,
live Oh small island, separated from the
city by broad canal. There ore large, conf
Portable houses, a long banyan shaded ave
nue. and fine sea wall promenade cncircling
the islet, but with the bridges of approach
closed and guarded both night and day it
seems to be virtual imprisonment on this
Island of Shameen, and one realizes how
completely at the mercy Of the Cantonese
mobs the residents are Two years ago there
were riots and a storming of the Slameen,
end several houses were burned, and at any
moment the least spark may ignite the slum-
boring wrath of the natives and precipitate
another reign of terror. Except for the
sense of being shut in and hemmed in. with
no place to go to and not wanting to leave
the parllike shade and quiet of the island
for the din and disquieting sights of the Chi
nesc city, the Shamecn is q small sort Of
winter paradise. Roses bloom, the sun shines
warmly, and tennis is played in the winter
season with Observation-Disclosures" In
Chicago Tribune
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Face Of tic Dcad Kaiser.

There was vast amount of kindness shown
BY the correspondents who wrote about the
etnpcror's appearance in his coffin. On my
way from Dublin to Bertha journey by the
way which made in the noticeably short
time Of thirty-sevcn hours-I was struck by
the fact that all the newspapers said the dead
kaiser looked serene and happy, and that
there was 10 signof suffering to be seen in
his face. He WIS 81 years old when he
died, and it seemed incredible to mo that
the appearance of the face could be as de-
scribcd. 1 Joined a multitude of nearly
100000 people, was wedgcd in, and
in the course of seven hours ! came to
the kaisers coffin. The face was suilken in
and distorted. Tho upper lip had dropped
into tho mouth apparently. II was not as
usually described. -Blakely Halls Berlin
Letter in New York Sun.
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LIFTING A CHURCH DEBT.

How Mark Twain Once Worked the
Confidential Subscription Plan.
ssDid You hear how Mari; Twain lifted a
church debt.n
ssNo; I didn't know that thnt was in his
line When and how did he do it2n
'.It was at thc.tilne the Rev. 7. L. Beechcr
was building his large church at Elmira,
where Mark was living ct tho time. He
wrote up the plan on which Beechci- was do
ing it. A. church in town on the Hudson
river. had debt of SIS, coo, and q treasurer
happened to como across tho account Of
Marks. At the next meeting of the church
board he told the brethren Of it. He sai1
'Markswassj Joking when The was Ling the:
truth, and serious when lie was Joking. At
any rate he thought 1t was worth trying. So
he sent out letters to every member of the
church to send him by u certain dato whathe
or she thought wns his or her portion of the
debt, giving as the Lord had prospered them,
no matter how much or how little. They
were asked to give not according as others
might give, but to leave tho matter entirely
with their own conscience and with God.
They were not to communicate tho amount
they gav. to anybody, except the pastor.
.'The result was astonishing Persons that
never had given anything to the church re-
spondcd promptly and generously. Parties
that had always given grudgingly and mea-
gerly gave astonishly large sums. When the
date fixed for arrived, the whole amount
asked for was in tho hands of the treasurer,
and no one, except tho treasurer pastor and
donor knew what anybody had given. The
plan called tho confidential subscription
plan was based on the true law of giving
and was gratifying success. But it is not
known to this day whether Mark Twain was
in earnest or joking when he wrote about
the debt raising New York Press.
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The Latest CITY Nuisance.

I have already growled at the abuses to
which the ''elite" directories are being em-
ployed. Tradesmen and women, artiass,
readers, corn doctors and clairvoyants seem
to havo conspired together to direct envelopes
to ones private address in ones best girls
handwriting. The latest nuisance is 4 woman
who sells face powders, of which she incloses
samples which smell abominably and scatter
all over your clothes when you break the
envelope Another is Miss Lu Lu What,
or some such interrogatory artist, who wants
to do you i'll crayon, as she has done you in
inducing you to open 4 very enticins looking
note. This is all rot In another year no
one will consent to be 'elite" if they're to be
pcstcrcd to death by all this slop shop adver-
Using by mail Why don't such people use
the newspapers and be done with it,
"Tattlcr' in New York Star.
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Es-cannibals of the Congo.

The best known of the cannibal tribes on
the Upper Congo arc the Bangala, who yelled
"meat" very loudly when they chased Stanley
down the river, but who have conceived the
idea that their recent intercourse with the
whites has given them considerable polish
and lifted them several points higher in the
social scale than the Deighboring tribes For
two years past they have been utilized as
Congo state soldiers. steamboat hands and
station laborcrs They dress in Manchester
cottons, carry guns and have acquired. n
smattering of the French language. They
used to make war for cann;bal purposes upon
the people of Ngombe, and nowadays when
steamboat draws up ut Ngonbc with lot Of
Bangala on board the people flock down to
the river and heap abuse upon tho ancient
enemy with oil the epithets ut their COM
mand. To this torrent of Congo billingsgate
the Bangala have only one response. They
collect at tho prov Of the boat aud shout
"Savages! savages!'' ut tho top Of their
lungs. Travellers say it is I'M interesting
spectacle to see these reformed cannibnls thus
vaunting their superior civilization.-Ncw
Yor: Sun
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As cnto as tho Yankees.

Tho Canadians have appropriated solid
chunks of cutencss froEl the Yankees in the
matter Of contracts and contracting. A short
time since the Dominion Of Canada awarded
q contract for the building of bridge oven
the Fraser river, on the Canada Pacific road,
to Canadian contractor at s, 5O0, GOO. He
sublet the work to Philadelphia contractor
for 100000, who in turn let tho job to an.
other contractor for 10000, and hc let it to
another contractor for S75.0OO, ut which
figures tho bridge was built.-ChicagoH Herald
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p Il u a WIS,
DAVIS WHARF,
-Accomac county, Va

Invites the attention of the pub
lie to the following facts:
L. That he keeps constantly OH
hand a large selectand cheap stock
OF merchandise.
2. That flour, a speciality with
him, is delivered to him ut Il very
small expense, and Can therefore
be sold as cheap as anywhere on
Eastern Shore.
3. That lie sells coal during the
entire year, and always at bottom
prices.
4. That he always has CLANS oil
hand for sale when in Season-also
oysters.
5. That he has for sale at private
ontract, several valuable houses
and lots at Davis wharf, contain :
ing 3 acres each, improved by dwell.
Iings and all necessary outhouses,
etc. on reasonable terms.
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Garbage burning in Chicago.

Garbage burning in the city of Chicago !,
quite successful save in the point of economy.
There nre two furnaces SO CONSTRUCTED that
teams are driven directly Oh the Fat roof
whence the garbage is dumped through chutet
running to the floor below, These furnaces
arc bi rning about fifty tons per day.-Bos
ton Bydret
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Temperanceville, Va.
Flour. Meal, Bran, Shorts, Hominy.
and Mill Feed, Corn and Oats,)
aud Chops for sale at
fair prices.

The public will please take no
tice that the mill property desig.
mated above, which formerly be-.
longed to Mr.. ID. H. Dennis, is now
owned by the undersigned who
Will continne to do business at the
old stand, and will endeavor to
give entire satisfaction to all who
may favor him with their custom.
Thanks for former patronage. En-
ture iavors solicited.
Respectfully. &C.,
JOSEPH tt. JONES.
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Should end sSppeople Swho .taEes
idly eaten lunch are ap5Tarehtly excuse

The enti. GeiSnnn crusade is being carried
OH within Russia with great vigor. officials
who are Luthcrans, md rot of the Russian
faith, arc being removed. In the Baltic pro-
vinces, German, which was authorized by
Peter the Great, Is to be replaced by Russian.
Criminals of German nationality arc being
Disseminated against by the courts.
The Roman Catholic priests Of the Argen-
tine republic are said to be or strike. Tho
government issued an order lowering the
rates for masses, marriages, burials and other
ecclesiastical functions, and the priests, de
terlnincd to resist this encroachnent upon
their income and prerogativcs, so the
churches all through the republic are closed,
and even tho ringing of the bells isstopped.
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ln.] Sjlvsf Watches for ladies, gen
tlenri and boys.
iIarge variety Of steel. nickle, white
.hettl, silk (yold-mnunted) bamboo, gilt;
electro-plate. best roll plate, and solid
gold and silver chains. Ladies lace pins
and ear drops of all kinds an1 prices
Engagement and wedding rings: La,
dies and gents sleeve buttons Gents
scarf pins Of best plate and solid gold
Lodge pins Masonic, Odd Fellows. Toy
al Nrcanun, Knights of Honor, Hep
tasophs, Sc. Yin solid gold. Collar but.
tons, Studs, etc. a large assortment Of
spectacles and eye glasses. We sell
ciocks for less money than the dealers III
general merchandise pay for them i'll
Baltimore; in fact, we guarantee our
prices to compare favoraUly with those
IF Baltimore Wecall explain why it is
4 fact. OH are solicited to call and as
sure yourself.
JOHN w. DUNCAN,
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Tho latest medical theory is that there
should be only two re..ly substantial meals