HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1888-6-14, Page 2FARM.
In Putting Qat onion seta have the ground
very fine and simply place them on the row,
slightly pressing then down, leaving the
greater portion of the tops above the sur-
face. Where onions are cultivated is large
quantities, the sets are thinly scattered in
the rows without regard to regularity, and
t inly eovered,
While strawberries are throwing oat run-
nersoarth between rows should be kept very
loose, and all the grass and, weeds removed
from around the old plants, even if it bo-
ogie neeessary to hand pull them out, as
the strawberry needs plenty of moisture, of
which it is deprived when the rows Ale
thick with weeds,
Tha Field and Farm says: " We prediet
that Coloredawill have ehree million pounds
mare wool in ISSS than it had isi i887. The
flocks have been increasing, and the young
sheep coming on are an improvement 'u.
breed over the older ones. The two•ycar-
old half-breed Merinos will many of them
clip eight and nine pounds."
The Indians had no .almanacs, nor any
means of knowing the clay of the month.
But their rule for planting corn was a very
simple and goad one, andthet was when the
leaves of the hickory or butternut were of
the sass of squirrels' ears. At this; time
the ground has become warns enough to
gernxinate the seed and push it forward.
Corn is a aemi-tropical plant, and more im-
patient of cold than the emalier grains.
311. Powell, in cMasa, Ploughman :
I oak of farmers is that they try the old
Dominique fowls. They are good lavers,
,good sitters and good fowls for the Ohio."
,Tohnson, blieb. Ag. College :
.---Prof.After repeated trials withannny of the .ao-
eailed new and improved varieties of eats,
I ata eourpelled to say that, in my judgauent,
not one of them le auperior, if equal, to the
eamrcu. white oat for general canitivatton,
lis yield and gaalityof rain and. straw, it
boa year after year made a meat favorable
shuffling in cem,perioeu with auiy of the z ew
and much advertised aorta" Haa Prof.
Neaten ever tried Soho -men ? New
England Farrier : " Dr. Geo. Bowen, of
Woedstook, Connecticut some years ago be-
gen experiments in a small way in planting
the nuts and seeds of our mauve forest
trees. He learned that if a board be placed
in the bottom of the trench .ire which the
soda are planted, the would•h; tap, -root
will be turned from eta downward course
and will become snare branched slid fibrosa,
aa►itin,; a better tree to transplant
"" Ownership of a gander" promotes temper-
ance, as idleneee aupper>rs the saloon.'
Farm Journal: ";how, good woman, be
were and tette au afteriteon nap every day.
This will keep the second wife at bay,"
rril:IOTIS TO R E RANGED.
.11
Murderer 'Who Says He news to Die arid'',
Oo to Meet Ws Victims.
Charles Henry Riedel was convicted of
murder in the first degree before the courts'
of New Castle County, Def., for the brutal
killing of his wife and young; son in Septette,
ber last. The trial was begun on :4ouday
last and the prosecutions Wee able to fatten
the *rime upon the pr'saouer already and to
prtvc that he bad frequently eonfesaeri to
committing the deed. The defence set up
the plea of insanity and established its claim
fro the evident satisfaction of the Court, as.
inferred by the charge of Chief Justice Com-
ogys, through the testimony of local physi-
cians and experts in nervous diseases and
mental disorders. In view of the Court's in-
struction the verdict was a great surprise.
The murder was perhaps the most brutal
trim ever committed in the st.'et Riedel
and his wife were weavers, and bad been env.
played in the Arlington Mills, ot this city.
The latter was in a delicate condition, and
was laid of: by her employers, and the hus
band, taking umbrage at his wife's discharge,
also quit work. lie made threats upon sov
oral occasions to shoot two or three of the
shill bosses, but never tool; any stops toward
tarrying them into execution, The day of
the murder bo spent with some friends in
Philadelphia and returned early in the oven
ing with hie wife and son. After they had
gone to bed he loft the house, procured a
pistol, and returning while they were sleep-
ing soundly, pressed the weapon against
their foreheads and blew out their brains.
He then attempted his own life, firing two
bullets into his head, but while neither serv-
ed to produce fatal results, they rendered'i
him unconscious and made him helpless.
After his arrest he freely confessed the
crime and gave as his excuse that he had de-
termined to take his own life and did not
want to leave his wife and child alone and
unprovided for in this world. Riedel heard
the verdict of the jury this morning without
the slightest sign of emotion or feeling. He
sat unmoved when his doom was pronounced,
but did not betray the Ieast indication of
fear. After he had been returned to his cell
he conversed freely with Your corres-
pondent, and expressed himself delighted
with the finding of the jury. It was just
exactly as he had desired, wished and hoped
for, and requested that his counsel be noti-
fied to urge the Court to fix the execution
for the earliest possible date. The con-
demned man is anxious to be reunited with
his murdered wife and son, and fears there
may be some delay through the formalities
of the court which may postpone the joyful-
ly anticipated meeting. .During the inter-
view he expressed the deepest love for the
victims of his crime and regards the State's
taking any cognizance ot the affair as a piece
of unwarranted interference. He holds to
the theory that his wife and ohild were his
own exclusive property and that his right
to make whatever disposition of them he de-
sired should be unquestioned.
Ssr Horeb?.. 1Iackenzic"s Arduous
Task.
Speaking of Sir Morel! Mackenzie, a
writer in Life, London, remarks that few
people except the initiated can have any idea
of the arduousness of the duties which his posi-
tion at the German Court imposes upon him.
To all intents and purposes, the gifted spe-
cialist is a prisoner at the palace, for confi-
dence placed in his skill is so great that the
Emperor and Empress cannot endure the
thought of his absence from their immediate
vicinity ; and when, in addition to his cone -
lees attention, he is daily subjected to the
most venomous and. unmerited attacks, it
eau be easily underbred how great is the
strain, both mental and physical, to which
Yeo is exposed,
A Fight With Pirates.
Sex Fsezcciseo, June 2. --•The steamer
City of Peking, which arrived from Hong
Kong and Yokohama yesterday, brings ad-
ditional information in regard to the wreck-
ing of the steamer San Pablo, near Turn-
about Island, in the Chatmel of Formosa a.
month ago, The captain's statement is as
follows;—On Monday evening the vessel
ran into a thick fog, Ile kept the ship on
her course, though precautions were tak-
en to keep contfnnally sounding, OA
Tuesday morning at a30 the San
i'abla struck a sunken reek ten mites
north of Turnabout. It was impossible to
tack the ship off, as the two holds and coal
bunkers were filled with water and there
was danger of the vessel capsising, It was
decided that it was hopeless to attempt to
save the steamer or cargo, consequently the
passengers and Brew took to the boat* and
made for Tarnabout Lighthouse, whence
they were conveyed to Shanghai. Just be-
fore the lifeboats were ready to be lowered
a swan m of Chinese piratical junks came
from the neighboringmainland• The queer -
limiting vessels veiled in line of battle, and
Capt. Reed, realising the danger his charges
were in, shade preparation to repel the
atteek.
Tam "%SAES,
however, Same in ouch overwhelming num-
bers that before any deinoustretion could:
be made on beard the spiking vessel the
Pirates were climbing up the ship's shies
They were led by a man amen. with a mist-
ime and a large. revolver. His shipmates
were oleo very heavily armed. Capt, Reid
passed revolvera and pea among the pas-
eengera and crew and after a furienefusilade
the Coolies were beaten off, They rallied,
however, and made a seeiiad and
)salt?? Dlr$i'E .TE AMP=
to board the San Pablo, which WAS last set-
tling in the water. Sonne of the pirates
gamed the train deck in epite of the gallant
stand of the passengers and crew and were
swarming toward the proaueeede desk,
where. the detendere were busy firing saul
reloading, when('apt. Reed bronw*ht the
abip a bete pipes into requisition. The long
coil; of hose were manned by the crew and
instantly the pirates were again put to
flight, the torrents of boiling water from the
pipes sweeping many of them off the decke.
ante the sea. The Coolies then beat a re-
treat, and drawing their vassals up in line
eruised half a mile off the sinking veiitel
with the evident intention of waiting for its
abandonment, During the fight Capt, Reid
imprisoned all the Vhinesei among his crew,
with the Chinese paaaengers, in the foreholtl
for fear they would aid their cauntrryn:ee.
As acus aspossibie the paaseny ere, mail and
specie, were put into the San 3'ahlo'a boats,
and then all bore away far land, When
Duly a short diatauee from the wreck they
FAA' the pirates tet sail and rush upon the
fable, They clambered over tbeahip'e sidesra
with grappling hooke and were soon mestere
of one ot the tiaest beats that ever sailed the
Pacific. Whether by accident or ddsi(;n,
they Boon
Film FII:1: Ti) TIKE Saw,
and when last seen smoke was pouring from
the wreck in great clouds. In a "few daya
tugs were sent to the relief of the San Pablo,
but they found only the hulk, burned to the
water edge and stripped of everything vain -
able'. It is estimated that at least a sore of
pirates lost their lives in the fight with Capt.
Reid and his men. During the battle the
woman and children who were on hoard the
Sea Pablo nought the staterooms, where
they were in constant fear not only of falling
into the hands of the pirates but sof being
drowned in the water which was falling the
ship,
Labor Troubles.
Here are some auggestivo facts taken by
an English paper from the report of the
Belgian Ccmm salon of Inquiry into tho ma-
terial condition of the working classes
;—
A young married girl of 17 said, in reply
to queations ; "My work in the oat pits
begins et u o'clock in the morning and ends
between 0 and 11 at might. I load from. 00
to 70 cars every day, and I earn 2f. (201) a
day. I went regularly to sebool hominy Sth
to my 12th year, I could read once, but I
have forgotten it all now."
.A married woman said: "The week before
last my husband earned 13f. (11s.). He had
never earned a larger sum in a week. It is
impossible for ns to live upon such a wage.
When I have bought our food and firing the
whole wage is spent ; it is not enough to
cover tent and clothing."
The mother of a family replied; "I scarce-
ly know the taste cf meat."
Another young girl said that bur working
day in the pits began at 4.30 or 5 a.m., and
closed at 11 p.m., for which she received
lf. (80c.) to 2f.
A younger sister left off work at 6 p.m.,
but she only earned If. 50e. (Is. 33.)
The president asked each of them, "What
nourishment do you have 1 Do you often
take meat V'
One girl replied : " Three months ago we
bad some meat on our table ; I have never
tasted any since."
Another said : " I take a bottle of water
with the fruit every morning; I cannot
afford coffee."
The president asked an old workman, who
had spent his life in the pits, why no effort
had been made by them to bring their con-
dition before the notice of the public -
"I would gladly have given evidence,"
said he " but I know that I should be dis-
missed if I told any story about the works.
My comrades have urged me to speak for
them, as I have had so long an experience.
But I was afraid to do it."
His present wages are 2f. a day (Is. 8d.).
When he was younger and stronger he used
to earn the sum of 2f. 50e. a day.
The president enquired if he found regular
wages or piecework the more profitable.
"' The day wage is miserable," said the
old man, "but piecework is no better, for
if the overseers find that the man earns more
by piecework the terms are at once lowered."
'Boston Budget : This nation, since its
birth, bas owned 900,000,000 of acres of
available public land. Nominal settlers have
only had one-third of it, though about 160,-
000,000 acres have been turned over to the
states. The railway kings have gobbled
more than one-third of this magnificent do-
main, mainly through corrupt leggislation.
We are glad to note the determination on
the part of our present government to right
at least a small percentage of these wrong.
Secretary Lamar has'„alaeady .ordered the
restoration of nearly 30,000,000 .acres o
land, held by various railroads, to be open
ed to settlement under the homestead law.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The lumber cut on the Machies River, Me.
is larger this year than for ten years pasta
IahneaelWeaver, a colored man, who died
at Barnsville, Ga, recently, was the father
of seventy-two children, of whom fifty-two
sone were ablebodied farm halide when he
Med'
A scientific journal Bays that there is no
properly recorded instance of a railroad
locomotive ever attaining a speed greater
than eighty miles an hour, and that higher
speeds are mythical.
The Zilvern Kruis, the first Dnteh men -
et -war to enter the the
Gate in fifteen
yearn, is lying off San Francisco. She is
a training ship, on her way to Japan, China,
and the Dutc4 colonies in India, where she
will make a prolonged stay.
11154 Kate Bishop, au actress in Anetralia,
wears a silver bracelet on the left arm night
and day. Her only sister locked it there be -
fare she sailed for America to get married.
The ship went down with all hands, and the
bey is with the drowned girl.
Seven-year old Willie McConnell of San
Francisco found a bottle of whiskey and
tasted the contents. Helloed it, and drank
over half a pint, He became tipsy, then ill,
and Ina few hours died in great agony, in
spite of the best efforts of a good doctor to
awe him.
Harmony, hie, is melted over the report
that Chesley Bean, who quit Harmony forty
seven years ago, and baa never been heard
of eines, bad recently died inTexas, leaving
11,001,000 worth of property, Hia elates
and two nephews are the only hears kuiown,
Thelma ;oda soaps are preferable to the
soft potash soaps for toilet purposes, as the
quality of all soaps depends upon the ehar.
a eter of their constituents and the thorough.
zugs of their sapaniflicatioia. Goad soaps
most not caratain free.allieli or any foreign
irritating substances.
One dam moat remarkable mechanical
changes of the day le the setting aside of
steel and the reedoption el iron for some of
the Mat impatient ;parts of laaaaanotivez oaf
many railroads, it rsouly comparatively an
few years since the change was made, on
most roads, from iron to steel.
Gertrude Cunningham, of Bangor, caught
her hand in the mangler at the Bangor
Lsundry, and the hand end wrist were strip
ped of akin and Beall. The band has been
caved ;kin grafting, three young wainee
friendss of the girl having allowed 108 piecea
of *into betaken from their persons for
her benefit,
Several enthusiastic Seaton gentlemen
have invented a new method for ming the
surplus in the United States. ",preaaury,
They propane to abolish usury or interest
by havingthe Government e;ta liah depose.
tarns of mousy at all necestsry points, to
loan money without stere;t to all who can
give security.
The largest iron Basting ever attempted in
America was recently made at Bethlehem,
1'a. It wan the banter the steel compress
or to be used in the new gun steel works,
and 124 tons of molten metal were used. It
will be some weeks before the hugs casting
will be cool enough to examine.
Chao night recently, in. Montreal, as
Z'renoh•Canadian carter was driving along,
he sdddenly dropped from We seat in an un.
capacious state. klo was removed to Notre
Dame 'Ito.pititi, and it was found that he
was suffering from nieotine polsouing, caused
by swallowing a piece of tobacco.
Planter Hotter of City Point, Misn, was
ploughing when ho heard a panther in a
thicket near by. Ile got his gun, mounted
Ida mule, rode in puran:t, overtook the beast,
and shot 'attend. As be wax examining it the
mule suddenly took fright, end, rearing up,
struck viciously at the dead panther, but,
instead, bit hismastor,who at past accounts
was likely to die.
The Bishop of tertian is one of the wit-
tiest men of the day. Ile once went to see
one of his parishioners, a lady with a pro-
digiona family, which had recently been in-
creased. As ho rose to leave the lady stop-
ped him with : "lint you haven't seen my
last baby.” "No," he quickly replied, "and
I never expect to 1" Then he fled.
Pour years ago the body of S. O. Gillette
was buried in the City Cemetery of Anus -
to., Ga. The other day it was disinterred
to he placed in another part of the cemetery.
Then itwasfoand that the body had been
completely petrified. The face was a trifle
shrunken and a shade or so darker than in
life, and when one of the workmen acciden-
tally struck it, it gave out a metallic
sound.
George Gray of Plymouth, Me. wasper-
forming on the cross bar of thebig barn door
the other day, and as he hung head down-
ward the bar broke. His head, in the fall,
went between the door sill and a log, and
had he not been caught by a man standing
near undoubtedly his nook would have been
broken. As it was, his spine was injured
in such a woe that he cannot sit up, nor move
his head, except with his hands.
The amnesty .granted by Kaiser Fred-
erick has brought home from the German
prisons two French soldiers who had been
given up for dead. Two prisoners in the
war of 1870 committed assaults on German
soldiers, and were sentenced to long terms
of incarceration in fortresses without being
allowed to communicate with their friends.
Now, on reaching home, ono•finds his wife
married, with a large family, and the other
finds a boy of 18, who was born on the eve
of his father's going to the war.
SUMMER SMILES.
Ancient Greece—Old butter.
Butchers are great hands to " cut up."
The saddest words of tongue or pen—
" There's too many women and not enough
men 1"
Young Man—" Will you give assent to
my marriage with your daughter, sir 1"
Old Man (firmly) : " No, sir ; not a cont."
A boarding-house keeper announces in
one of the papers that he has " a cottage to
let containing eight rooms and an acre of
land."
" What," said a lady, "do, you think of
platonic love ?" " Madam." replied the
gentleman, " it is like all other tonics—very
exciting.
A frugal wife said to the dootor who was
cutting open the shirt of her husband who
had just fallen from apoplexy : "Please
cut along the seam, doctor."
"Don't call me "ducky,' John," /said a
fat, bride to her husband. "It's too sug-
gestive." " Why, precious 1" " Because
decks always waddle, you know."
ASTOMISIHING" FEATS..
$Y sial old Jaggier en India.
While traveling through India, between
Surat and Nageore, my body servant one
day inform en me that a great juggler and
snake charmer wished to have the honor of
showing ane something of his skill,
My servant withdrew and presently re-
turned with a small, withered old man,
about whom I saw nothing remarkable ex-
cept the eyes, which were small, black and
piercing, and, seemed to have lightning im-
prisoned in them, I do not know whether
the man could see ane in the dark like a cat,
but there was at times that peculiar fiery
appearance of the balle which is so often
observable in, night -prowling animals.
Ho wore a white vest, Turkish trousers, a
kind of crimean petticoat worked with
strange device, a turban of many colors and
morocco shoes pointed and turned up at the
tees. Hia arms and neck wire bare, and
with the exception of a couple of heavy gold
rings in his ears, he displayed no extraneous
ornaments. His age 'judged to be 60, and
his short mustache was almost white, He
made a slow Balani and then suddenly pro-
dnced--from where I did not two and cannot
tell -a large ball of twine, which he appear-
f,d to toes in my lap, keeping hold of the
.nu end, so that it unrolied the whole dis-
tance between him and me—at least ten feet
—wing as .he did so :
" your exeeilency please examine
what yen see .
Now, I honestly aver that I saw that ball
of twine when he threw it as plainly as I
ever naw anything in my life—saw it oome
t.ward nee, sew it unroll and appareutly drop
aisto my lap, so that I brought my knees
+iuickly together to Web 'frond. yet when 1
put my hanii down to tette it, and looked
down for it, it was not there ---nothing was
there, and at the same instant I perceived
the juggler dancing it an the end of hie
finger.
,A we)Anil,rFra.'TiiMia#il+a)faa.MA'i'aoli,
,Cee; your excellency think I have it?"
lis said,
And befeee I could answer r naw is )dace
of the ball a beautiful largo red rose; which
he was balaaelug by the stens—and yet he
had not altered bin position in the least, leer
scarcely stirred a lingor. While yet I look-
ed, I saw in his right hand a cup and in his
left a roof,. He stepped forward a few feet,
laid the rose "Iowa on the ground, and placed
the eup over it.
Hero, it. will be observed, there WAS no
rachi
inery to assist hint—iso table with its
false top, concealed compartments and con-
federate, to perhapaa effect a ehaage, as we
awe similar tricks performed in aplaee fitted
by a inealeian for the purpose—but only my
earn quarters, in the full light of day, with
myself closely watching every movement,
within five feet of him, and any attendants
romped iireund almoataanter.
S'•avic, covered the rose with a cup ---ars
I would be willingto take racy oath, ter I
saw the roue distinctly as the believe
vessel, held by the top, went slowly dawn
over at the eonjurerr returned his former
place, and said
" lflilt yonr excellency be kind enough to
lift the cup and ace what is under it1"
Of course I would have wagered a heavy
Burn that the retie wawa still there for one
thing, beceuse, expecting nouns trick, I had
kept my eye on it to this twat moment, and"
was certain there WAS no possibility of ite
being removed after a hand bpd, let go
of the cup at the top.
I complied with the request, stespped for.
ward and raised the cup, but instantly
dropped it with a cry of terror- -for there,
instead of the rose, was ono of the little
deadly green serpents of India, coiled up
and ready to spring, with its smallglisten-
ing eyes fixed intently on mine. Shakes of
any kind are my horror, and tbis one not
only horrified me, but all my attendants,
who with oris; of alarm enlarged the circle
very rapidly, for they know eta bite to be
fatal.
"It is perfectly harmss, lcyour excel-
lency," grinned the old man, walking up to
it, lifting it by the neck, putting its head in
his month and allowing it to run down his
throat.
rna ME AND TWINE.
He next produced a •tube that looked like
brass, about two feet long and half an inch
in diameter, and next the ball of twine
again. Where these things came from or
went to I could not toll. They seemed to
be in his hands when he wanted them but I
never observed his hands passing near his
dress either when they appeared or disap-
peared. When I looked for the cup that I
had lifted from the snake it was gone, and
yet neither myself nor any of my attendants
had seen this wonderful man pick it np. It
was indeed jugglery, if not magic, of tho
most unquestionable kind.
Through the brass tube the conjuror
passed one end of the twine, which he put
between his teeth. He then put the tube
between his lips, threw back his head and
held it perpendicularly, with the ball of
twine at the upper end. Then suddenly
the ball began to turn, and turn rapidly,
and gradually grow smaller, till it entirely
disappeared, as if the twine had run off on
a reel. What turned it or where it went to
no one could see. The juggler then set the
other end np, and a new ball began to form
on the top, but apparently ribbon of half an
inch in width and different colors. These
rolled np as if on a bobbin, till it formed a
wheel two or three itches in diameter, when
the performer seemed to toss ribbon and
tube over his shoulder, and that was the last
I saw of either.
He next produced what appeared to be
the same cup I had lifted from the snake,
showing something that appeared to be an
egg, advanced the same as before and placed
the latter on the ground an& the former
over it, and again requested me to open it,
which I declined to do fearing I should see
another serpent or something equally terri-
fyAtn.
this he took up the cup himself and
appeared to throw it in the air, and there
sat in its place a beautiful dove, which flew
up and alighted on his shoulder. He took
it into his hand and muttered over some
unintelligible words, seemed to cram it into
his mouth and that was the last I saw of
hat also.
Here are three items of interest about
women : The Rev. Carrie J. Bartlett, who
used to bo a Minneapolis newspaper woman,
has been for nearly two years the pastor of
a Unitarian church at Sioux Palls, Minn.,
and under her ministration the congregation
has steadily increased:. Edith Martineau,
the niece of Harriet Martineau, has been
eleoted a member :of the. Royal Society of
Water Colorists. England's leading woman
dootor is Mrs. Garrett Anderson, who has
a practice worth $50,000.
A Patch of Bloss.
Mango Park, Mlle us thathe once Iost his
way in .a desert in Africa, and saw no eseape
before him from starvation and death. Sud-
denly he caught sight of a patch of 020158
growing in the sand. Its strength and beau
ty startled him, in this unexpected place,
as something almost miraculous, "I went
en my way comforted," he says. " I knew
that the Power which had made and pro-
tected that bit of mesa could and would
vara for me."
A great English naturalist, when dying,
expressed the same idea.
"" I know nothing of heaven," he said f
" but I have learned the infinite wisdom and
love of the Power who gave its gine to the
64, and I am notafraid to trust myself in
His hands."
Job, questioning the ,Almighty as to the
reason of his eufferiug, was bidden to go back
to nature for proofs of the eternal order and,
love underlying all things. No other an.
swer was given to him.
Theo nice, living close to Nature, with
keen appreciation of her beauty and order,
WWII touched more nearly through her by
the Infinite justice and mercy of the Creator
than they would have been by any human
logic.
To the majority of men, the hearing ofger-
mons and public worship ere the shortest
way to God. They are, however, too apt tit
forget that there is any other. They neglece
to teach their ebildren to understand the
beauty in a spear of grass, the reason for the
red color of the rose, the carve in the foot;
of the fly, or any other detail of the vast
end perfect movementwhich we cell Nature
and they allow them nothing of the Eternal
Power behind bila aaovennent.
"There are many voices in the world and
moue of them are without eiguifxcetion."
Theee voices, each in Ste emu 1anguego, are
untended to tell us of the justice and love of
our heavenly Father. If we close our Care
to any of them, we by ea much shat ouvielvee A
out from Ilia help ,on our journey to WM,
An Ingenious Chinese Toy.
The New Orleans Timm 7)ernccrat soya
--Mesara. B. Claude? & Bre. , 1142 Canal
street, have just received from San l`raneiaoo
a wonderful piece of workmanship, which is
a striking evidence of the pttience, skill and
ingenuity of the nativee of the eeleatial em*
Aire. It as intended as an easter ofl'eriug
an egg, but little larger than a turkey's and,
to outward appearance„ nothing but aueh
as eget as might leo picked up in any farm-
yard. Eut maids the shell there is iueh as
delicate inechaulani that en accurate de.
;criptien of it la well nigh impossible, and
to get a fair idea of the limita to which
Litman skill uiay reach it le necessary to
Bee this marvel. The eggshell la divided
into two unreal, bat aso elotely and akillially
aro they joined that the naked eye fails to
dis:over the line of junction. The tiny
work; by which its diti'arentperts are ope-
rated are a lot of rnicroeeo le sprints and
diminutive wheels, as small that the lar„ eat
of the lot hardly rivals in size those small
spangles which are used iu gold lace ern.
broiddery.
The arrangement is such that onto in
each hour the two shells, which are hinged
at the,base, fly apart: with a spring, displaying
iu to view a gorgeous tulip, so artistically
an truthfully coloured that Imo eau hardly
believe that it has not been plucked from a
llower•bed indeed of being areduction of
art. The petals of the tulip slowly unfold,
opening one after the other, until, the
flower is full blown. Within it stands
a wee, church, with belfry, on the
outside of which is a email dial plate. where
the tiniest hands point tho hour. The lat-
ter are to very small that, placed neat to
them, the finest ncedlo stents monstrous.
The hour strikes with a fairy-like tinkling,
the church slowly revolves on its axis, when
the rear comes to view, exposing the works
to the eight. Then rho petals of the tulip
fold together again, the shells of the egg ret
join, and for another hour the whole, seems
to bo uninitiated beholder nothing but a
common egg.
Wills that are not Wills.
The litigation over Mr. Tiilden's will
ought to bo a lesson to wealthy men to
be their own executors. If he could not
control the disposition of his own property
after death who can? Ho was noted for his
ability and .shrewdness as a lawyer. He
had ample time and the best legal talent of
the country at his command. His will was
drawn with great care, for it was an elabor-
ate document, which was intended to con-
trol the disposal of millions. He desired
to found a great public charity. But it
seems that there is a strong probability
that his intention will fail because cf some
obscure technicality of the law. The court
of appeals baa decided that " a valid trust
clause of a will must be so- specific in its
terms that the beneficiary can come into
court and demand ite enforcement" Mr.
Tilden devised about $5,000,000 for a
library and educational institution, but
also directed that the trustees might, if
they deemed it expedient, apply this money
to such charitable, educational and scienti-
fic purposes as in their judgment would most
widely benefit mankind. This clause opens
the door of doubt. The wide discretion
given to the trustees makes it questionable
whether their trust can be enforced. No
man can by law be compelled to do that
which is discretionary with him. If the
trust clause fails the property will go to the
heirs and the city of New York lose the,-
benefit
he,,benefit of this great bequest. The Herald
says that there is reason to fear that subse-
quent rulings will confirm the fears that aro
entertained.
It seems to be diffieult for a man of wealth
to realize that there is no scheme possible
by which he can retain after death a hold
upon his property. Efforts to do so usually
result in litigation. He who desires to es-
tablish a great charity should .commence
the work during his lifetime, as hundreds of
cases like that of Mr. Tilden have shown.
—[Ohicago Times.
Mrs. Robert Milligan of Bridgeport, Ga.
gave birth to her twenty-fifth ohild on May
10. The mother is 48 years old, and was
married at 14 years of age. Her children
include five seta of twins, and of the twenty-
five twenty-one are living, the oldest being
33 years old. There, are nine grandchild
ren.
Harmo Me.,'
nis excited oiled
y, over the report
that. Chesley Bean, who quit Harmony.
forty-seven years ago, and has never been
heard of sine, had recently died in Texas,
leaving $11,000,000 worth of property.
His sister and two nephews are. the only
heirs known