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be impressed with the idea that the visit
OF the two Union soldiers might be attended
with good results to fredericksburg and was
at HrSt disposed to believe. that they came in
some official capacity. The fact that they
were evidently priyateS of course made this
improbable, but the only alternative was to
DelleYe that the men were lunatics and thew
did not seem to be deranged When his
Homer discovered the true state of affairs
he became exceedingly angry and threat
ened to send Stanley and his friend ia
prison. This didn't disturb either of the
Red Legs.
'All right" said Riley, ago ahead. If
you do our boys will she'll the city for
YOU"
This seemed to be just what the Mayor
was anxious to avoid, and the threat, empty
boast as it was, produced the desired effect.
Stanley and Riley saw good deal of Fred
erickSburg during their brief stay there,
They made friends with astonishing rapid
lty, and there seemed to be little or no feel
ing against them because they wore North
ern uniforms. There is no doubt however.
that they were treated g0Od-naturedly be-
cause somehow they managed to convey the
idea that they were privileged characters"
They were not in a hurry to leave. AS
Stanley often said afterward. they took
their time about it, because there was no
necessity for undignifed haste.
IL the story OF their exploit seems TO indI-
cate IiaC lie was man of limited intelli-
geuct' ihulcatonS were never more miSlead-
ing onanley served three or four terms in
the Legislature OF the Empire State where
he not only welded much influence. but
where he took rank as the most able of tha
lleutenants- Of his leader. When he was
mustered out Of earthly harness. an event
which occurred not more than a year ago.
he was BrOoklyn's City Clerk, and was re-
garded as one of the most astute men who
ever held the office. He left quite hand
some fortune, and his popularity was I'M
bounded. Those who knew him i'm
war days speak of him as man
who had the tenderness of woman and
the heart Of a lion Riley and he re-
turned to camp feeling as though they had
virtually had the refusal of city, and the
entire regiment was proud of It's pair of ad-
yenturers. In the morning Stanley was
sent out with working party This was
all the punishment he received, and il
turned out to be good thing for him. He
developed qualifications which made his
assistance particularly valuable to the officer
In Charge Of the party, and later on he was
transferred to the engineers. There he won
the regard OF the General who had surveyed
his red legs through the felG-glass, and the
result was that he became lieutenant,
Responsibility cured his Partially for esca-
DadeS. Riley, who was also a Brooklynite,
returned TO the City of Churches after the
war. He died some years before Stanley.
and the City Clerk held his hand as he
passed away. GEORGE f. DOBsoN,
COUlTigAk
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STORY OF ABEAUTIFUL DIAMOND.
1T Was Obtained by Surgeon From a
Brazilian by Sharp Practice.


Brazilian by Sharp Practice.
A rare diamond. weighing nearly four
earats. now in New York, has remarkable
history. 1t was found in the gold districT
of Brazil by a native, who did not know its
value, but kept it as luck" stone, One
day while juurneying to a camp of traders
with his gold dust he was bitten by SER
pent Applying the antidOte known to the
people Of that country, he proceeded on his
way, but had not gone far when he was.
again bitten. He treated himself for the
second wound and continued on his journey.
While STOPPING to drink from a brook the
fangS of a suake were fastened In the bag
which contained the stone. On reaching
the camp he was found to be succumbing
rapidly to the effects of the venom, and
when questioned by the camp surgeon told
how the snake had seized the bag at his
throat
The surgeon was permitted to see the
stone, and, suspecting its real character, he
told the native that it was extremely dan
gerons to have it about him, as it attracted
venomous reptiles and advised him t. sink
it in neighbOTing brook. The SuperStitlouS
finder of the diamond acted upon the sug-s
gestiou, and the eovetous surgeon, having
watched the proceeding, awaited himself of
the first opportunity TO fish the gem from
its hiding place. Tue diamond was pur-
chased recently from the cutter in Europe
by Edwin A. ThTall of New York.
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Color Cnre for MeIanchoIia.

a well-known man in Washington was
speaking the other day Of the new color cure
for meianchOlia, which he asserted was
practical and in many cases an absolute
cure. 81 knew case Of an eminent states
man in Washington" said he, "whO was
affected with meldnchOlia. At times he
would dnd himself sitting for hours gazing
into space-dreaming, so TO speak. His
family became very much annoyed and did
everything TO cheer him up, but without
avail. He seemed to grow worse every day.
Finally his wife hung rOse-colOred shades
in his library and then she sewed a piece Of
rose-cOlOred velvet around the under rim of
his hat His friends guyed him consider
ably about it around the halls OF Congress,
but they knew not what it was intended
for. He paid very little attention 10 their
fun. for he had felt the effect of the rose
color upon his mind. 1t was barely two
weeks before he was entirely cured, and
there is not happier dlspositloned man in
this country "-Ex
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Rusiness-Lfke.

Editors, as every ole knows, are very
busy t. with no time to waste upon long
Wlnded callers or unnecessary fOrmaiitieS.
The Atlanta Constitution cites a typical IL
luStTatiOn:
Georgia editor, who is also real estate
agent. building ana loan association direc-
tor, an attOrney-at-law, Clerk Of the Town
Council and pastor of the village church,
was recently called upon to perform a mar
riage ceremony. He was in a great hurry
in fact, the couple surprised him in the
middle of heavy editorial on the tariff.
. Time is money!" said he, without Look
ing up from his work. Do you want her ?"
The man said yes.
And do you want him?'
The girl StammeTed an affirmative.
Man aud wife," cried the editor. Gone
dollar. Bring me load of wood for it
one-third pine, balance oak"
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For a GirPs Summer Trunk.

If you wear fluffy bang you want your
alcohol lamp.
If you wear laced shoes you want dozen
pairs of ShOeStringS.
If sou varnsh or polish your shoes you
want new bottle of backing
If you are inclined to suubGrn YOU want a
pot of strawberry cream or some cold cream.
If you are fond of reading you want your
favOrlte books.
If you ever use pins you want block Of
black ones and paper of white ones.
LII you are good girl and mend your
clothes you want some spools of thread +,
your needles, your thimble and some but
tons.
Ii you make yourself sweet with infant
powder and a puff you want sealed pack
age of powder.
Ii you use bonnet pins TO fasten on your
hat you want dozen of them.
If you are inclined to be ill-tempered and
petuant you want unlimited patience.
III you are inclined to be careless and in
considerable you want very large package
of energy ana friendliuess.
And If you are lacking in politeness, then
you want to remember that surely she who
claims to be a Christian must, before every
thing else. be gentle in her manners.-From
tue Ladies' Home Journal.
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Valuable Household Hints.

Pieces of Iicorice laid around where ants
run is recommended.
Take iron stains from marble with lemon
juice or mixture OF spirits OF wine and OK
alic acid.
Merngues should be put on puddings after
they are slightly cool, a., if the pudding I've
hot, the egg will liquefy.
Old nea SpaperS torn in small pieces and
wet in water sOftened by the addition of a
little ammonia are excellent to clean lamp
. chimneyS.
Steamed dumplings, with stewed chicken
or veal, are an acquisition. Cook both these
meats until nearly done, then make the
dumplingS like baking-pOwd biscuits :
pour all but little of the water from tho
meats into another vessel for gravy, and
put the dumping into the pot on the meat
so they will not touch the water, aud cook
until all the water is boiled away.
To remove scratches and bruises frOmfur-
niture rub them gently with fresh walnut,
butternut or hlckorynut kernel, and they
will disappear as if by magic.
TO remove the unsightly marks caused by
drippings from the faucets in marble basins,
or in the water-el closet bowl, nothing equals
pGlYerized chalk moistened with few drops
OF ammonia. Apply with an old tooth brush
and they quickly disappear.
In cooking vegetables always remember
that boiling water eyapOrates rapidly on the
approach OF storm or when it is raining
From the Ladies Home Journal
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Old wHARvEs oS TIE wEysUM EoRwIcA

surrounded by old red brick houses, with
timber and plaster gables and RIGHT toned
tiled roofs Church upon church rises upon
the view. Sometimes it is a dark flint
structure in the bright greenery Of its tiny
chuTch-yaTd, and again a iarger edit Tears
a lofty tower above the old houses that
crowd in upon these Norwich churches
with such Dutch-like economy of space,
while ever and again we have an enchant-
ing peep of the distant blue outline of the
cathedral spire. The crOw-stepped gables
ana the quaint designs SAVIOR greatly nj the
architecture of the Low Countries. The fish
ermen of NOUth-wic as Norwich was
originally called, were unGoub tedly the an
cestors of the intrepid Y armOuth bOatmen,
but in the early days of NOrth-wic Var
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OF course they were soon in the middle of
crowd of interested listeners. Riley was an
uncommunicatlve man, but it took little to
loosen the strings of Shanley's tongue. He
readily told the story Of the remarkable ad-
ventures of the day. In all the varied an
nails of war there is nothing like it. 1t was
the private opinion of Mr.. Riley that the
army was moving good deal too slowly
and he told MIR. Stanley so. Mr.. Stanley
submitted that if he was in such hurry,
there was nothing to prevent him from max
ing better time. As matter of fact he
could 90 to the city all by himself If he
wanted to.
'Pll go if you will go with me, remarked
Mr.. Riley
Pm with you, Butt" said Mr.. Stanley.
That was the beginning Of as strange an
eScapade as was ever undertaken 1t seemed
like walking into tine lions mouth, but
neither man took water" What was sug-
gested probably in jest was carried out in
reality. Some idea of the reception which
awaited them has already been given. Timid
| citizens seemed to be more than anxious to
announce that fredericksburg was willing
to surrender. 1t was not long before they
were in the presence of the Mayor Of
the city. They had laughingy responded
that they did not want the city; that
| they simply wanted TO see what it was
| like. The Mayor proved to-be a kindly,
benevolent old gentleman. He seemed TO
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seems probable that it was brought about
by dispute as TO who should receive the
tolls levied on the annual Tombland Fair.
Anyhow, owing t. the action Of William of
Burnham, the prior at that time, certain
men from Yarmouth were posted on the
walks and towers of the convent, and with
arbalists "pOtted" any citizen within
sight This little diversion of William led as
might be expected to retaliation on the part
of the citizens with the result that the great
doors of the convent were forced, large por-
ton of the church and it's buildings destroyed
by fire and many monks killed. The prior
fed 10 Yarmouth. and returning with rp-en-
forcementi went for" the citizens and their
houses with fire and sword. The BiShop
Roger de Skerning, put the city under an
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OLD NORTH-VIC,
OR new NORWICH.
The Quaint and Venerable Capital Of
East Anglia.
The Wonders Of an Ancient Cathedral City
It's Churches, Tiled and Gabled Houses,
It's Gates and Wharves

Quaintness, quietness, calm serenity and
reposeful dignity, to certain extent and
under certain circumstances. are synony-
nous. One would naturally conclude that
such was the case when applied to old
cathedral cities There are some persons
who reject these terms, and call these
cities sleepy" The term is simply ap-
prOpriate as regards localities. Norwich,
the venerable capital of East Anglia,
formerly legally designated as "the City
and County Of the City of Norwich"
somewhat mOnotonous and surteited with
happy quietude, has its busy marts and its
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crates, the spectacle was one never to be
forgotten. In few moments Mcdowell and
his staff were seen hurrying to the front.
Then came a surprise. Much to the amaze
ment of Big Ned the gallant Colonel Of
the Fourteenth, two Red Legs were seen on
the wrong side of the Rappahannock. They
were coolly marching toward FrederjckS-
burg. This strange spectacle had evidently
attracted the attention of the General in
command. He stopped, called for field
glass, and focused it on the red legs. AL
together unconscious of the scrutiny they
continued in motion, every step taking
them nearer to the place which it seemed
sheer insanity to approach. The feld-glaSs
was passed from one member Of the staff
to another, but it was evident that neither
Mcdowell nor his aids could come to any
satisfactory conclusion about the matter, 50
| they apparently gave up the problem and
rode on. A few moments later, however,
one Of McDOWelPs Orderlies appeared on
Falmouth Heights with instructions to
the effect that the roll OF the Fighting Four
tenth be called Immediately. This, of
course, would show not only whether any If
the Red Legs were missing but who were the
! delinquent and foOhardy men. So the roll
was called. 1t is needless to say that the
| affair became more complicated than ever
when it was found that every name mad been
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striking contrasts. In the precincts OF the
gray minister, among the old red brick
houses and the dark flint churches ia the
hooks and corners Of the city, aud in the
cool eloisterS of the cathedral, the noise of the
busy world is hushed. But there is the life
and vigOr Of commerce hard by, in the hand
some streets with their fine shops and their
well-lined sidewalks, their carriages and
business traffic.
Let Us turn out of the brisk commercial
center. and the next moment We come upon
view Of some gray church that carries us
back in mind to the middle ages. Once out
Of the crowded. thronging streets, we are
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colored buildings, and in the gardens the
worthy burghers yet excel in the rearing of
lovely tributes to Flora, aud all around rise
church-towers and roofs, either partially
concealed by surrounding buildings. or
boldly standing out in the elevated portions
Of the city
Where the Wensum flows through the
older portions of the city ana washes the
foundations OF many Miserable wharf we
may stand on a bridge or at the end of a
narrow lane and with little difficulty i'm
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II Your Shoes Are Wet.

When you come home with wet feet, says
the Ladies' Home Journal, don't throw
aside your boots to get hard and moldY.
Stand them up, put them in shape, and then
fill them with oats, such as they feed to
horses. This will. in few hours, draw all
the moisture out Of the leather, keeping the
boot in shape meanwhile, and leaving it soft
and pliable. The oats can be used again
and again. This is relic Of the days when
no railroads existed, and travelling was done
under difficulties, and in weather the pres
ent generation has no conception Of.
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BISHOPS BRIDGE wTch.

mouth was non-existent, its site at that
time having been beneath the sad sea
waves. Concerning the early history of
Norwich there appears TO be much uncer-
tainty, but in any case the history of the
city may be taken to be that of its castle
and castle-mound just as, In later DAYS, it
is identified with the history of the cathe-
dral and its attached Benedictine monaS-
terry. Norwich is either city in an orchard
or an orchard in a city, just as You please.
In the summer time the green foliage of
many tree-tops peeps from among the warm
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interdict. Henry III fastened to Norwich
and put an end to the dsgracefu ARRAY be-
sides burning the woman who set fire to the
convent gates. Matters were not settled
until 1876 when. under an agreement the
citizens paid 5000 marks toward rebuilding
the church, and from this amount it is sun
nosed money enough was drawn to erect st.
EthelbeTts Gate. The old gate is very pic
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responded to. Nobody knew what to make
of it. For some time the mystery remained
unSOlved.
The Red Legs seemed to have caused
as much commotiOn in Fredericksburg
as they did on their way there.
Quite a crowd of people awaited their
approach. and when they disappeared
from sight it was marifestrhat their arrival
had caused something of a sensation. Be
fore nightfall the Fourteenth had moved
into camp and every member of the COM
mand was theoriZing about the strange
spectacle of the morning. The men who
had least to say about it belonged to Com
pany G. When they were asked for an
opinion they theorizcd as readily as any
one. but professed to be as much mystfed
as the remainder of the regiment The night
was well advanced when John Stanley and
Butt Riley, both members of Company 6,
strolled into camp. attracting as they did
so as little attention as possible. They
we're soon surrounded by a group of exceed
ingy curious comrades. 1t was soon an
open secret all over the camp that they were
the owners of the red legs which had march
ed into Fredericks burg. A more reckless pair
of Irishmen never breathed. When the roll
was called friendly voices had answered
and, if the sergeant who had the roll in his
hand knew Of the deception, he was good
natured enough to keep his own counsel.
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A DROP OF HAY-WATER.
What One May See Therein by the A
of MicroscoDe.

of q Microscope.
Let me tell you some of the wonderful
things have seen. Once put little hay
in a tumbler, covered it with water, and set
the glass in a warm place for day or two.
Then, with medlcine-dropper, Iput a drop
of the water on glass slip, covered it with
a very thin glass wafer the size of a cent,
placed it under my microscope, adjusted the
focus, and what a sight met nv eyes.
Dozens and dozens Of what looked like AMI
mated drops OF jelly were darling here and
there, humping against one another, or
lodging one another like schoolboys at re-
cess. Perhaps among the crowd of smaller
ones would dash a much bigger fellow. l
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A State official of Maine is wearing a
straw hat that he bought in 1859.
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turesque even at the present time, and has
some good work of decorated character in
its architecture, but the top story of stone
tracery. filled in with fiints, is modern and
decidedly feeble.
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latter, fair specimen of decorated archi-
lecture, seems to have been erected as
piece OF self-gl0rficatl0n on the part of Sir
Thomas birmingham, that worthy having
seen to it that his statue should be placed in
convenient and conspicuous niche of the
archway. But to St. Etnelbert's Gate there
hangs a tale. According to the chroni-
Giles of Norwich, there were rare
goings on at the city in the good
old times, riots of the town and gown p"
order such as those at Oxford, being of fire.
quent occurrence here. Only at Norwich
the death-roll would have at times done JUS
tice to a battlefield. The old friction was
caused by questions as to rights and limits
If monks and citizens; the direct cause of
the atfray of 1872 is yariousIy stated, but it
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FRUIT SHERBETS.

Fruit sherbetS are now being sold at con-
fectjOners' stores, but they can be as easily
made at home. Mash any ripe fruit and
pass it first through a coarse, then through
fine sieve. To every quart Of juice add a
quart OF water and sweeten with powdered
sugar. When the sugar is dissolved strain
again and keep in the refrigerator until
wanted
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Kirsch is made by taking pound of wild
plums. mash them, take out of the stones
and crack them; throw them into a gallon Of
brandy; let them steep month; filter, and
you have the famous klrsch. Syrup added
to taste makes delightful cordial.
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Orgeat is made from Ealf a pound of al
moDds, banched and pounded in a mortar
and mixed with a little rOse-water and
strain, swerten and flavor with rOse-water
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DpbBIF III Or WHERE YOU ARE,
You return flight or two. Then you move
stealthily through dark, stuffy hall. Like
a sneak-thief. you try every door you find,
listening with beating heart for movements
of vengeance from supposittious occupants.
Your strained hearing catches the sound OF
footsteps. Yen suddenly pounce upon him
and hold him as remOrselessly as ever
"GoOdy Blake" was clutcned by " Harry
Gill" The man says, Lord bless usp' bat
does not seem very frightened He proba-
bly, knows What it is to be frequently
surprised in the dark by desperate
people. You demand with suppressed
emotion TO be led to your room. Lord
bless Us, yes, certainly; but you do
not loosen your grip upon the individual
By and by you have penetrated the some
where, and find yourself in a room that
must be your room brcause you recognize
SINE features of your luggage when falling
over it,
But there you are at last, and what a
rO0ni Shades Of past ages, how thy kindly
wraitbs are insulted by what is here in pre-
tension, patching. mold and decayl One
fears to use drawer lest the furniture will
erumble to pieces and dolorOus spirits " I'M
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rhe missouri Train Robbers

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-A woman
giving the name of Florence Waterman.
has been arrested by detectives here.and
it is claimed she has not only aclknowl
edged being the wife of Marion Hedpeth
who is suspected OF being one of the
gang of train robbers which held up the
train at Glendale. No., November 80,
but has given information which may
lead to the arrest of other members Of
the band in addition to Albert Sly who
was arrested last week in Los Angeles
by Detectives Pinkerton and Whitaker,
and who was taken east on Sunday with
out the forfnality of extradition papers.
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Irish Politics.

DUBLIN, Dec. 31.-A decided sensation
was caused in this city today by the
rumor that the physical force'' party
had resumed operations here and that
their irst attempt was made against
Dublin castle, the official residence of
the Earl of Zethland, viceroy of Ireland.
A number of workmen are employed In
making alterations lately in and about
the castle. One place which is being
overhauled was the Office directly under
the room in which the privy council
holds its meetings. While the workmen
were pursuing their occupation there
was suddenly tremendous report in
the office above referred to which, shook
the building, nobody being hurt. The
police were Immediately notified and
began an, investigation into the affair.
The damage to the castle is very heavy.