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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1886-4-22, Page 6AN E EGYPTIAN ROMANCE. A Story of Love and Wild Adventure, founded upon Startling Russia- tions in the Career of Arabi Pasha; By lila Author of "NINO, Tao 'NnIILIaT, ETD, " " Tao REDSPOT," !t Tli;a RUSSIAN SPY,' ETo. himaelf adroitly and the next instant the point of his award wee at the dretgoon'a throat, who, folding his arms ou his breast, awaited death undiuehfngly,, iHia undaunted demeanor] it was that say ed him, for the murderous look that had come into the war minister'a eyes died out of them again and he sheathed hie sword with a clash, saying : "No, I will not be tempted into slaying a brave man, no matter how great the provo- cation," "You will wrong him far more by atealing away from him hie lawful wedded wife," said Frank, "I am not conscious of doing any such thing," retorted the war mfniater indignant- ly, "Her paronta declared unto me when I took her to wife that she wan not yours, that it was an idle ceremony that had been performed between you. They should know, and I can hardly believe that they deliber• ately lied unto me, whilst, on the other hand I know that the ceremony which unit- ed us together was a holy, a solemn and a binding one according to nay own creed. Thus, in my opinion, I lawfully and rightly claim her as my own, and thus do I seize upon her and give her in charge of my people." And as he concladed Arabi Pasha once more pounced upon Nellie and this time swung her round into the arms of two of his fcllowera, to whom h said: "Take her out and mount her on one of the swiftest yet gentlest of our horses, and death to all who would rob me of her, for every man has a right to defend his own." When Nellie had disappeared from view the war minister turned on her parents, " You deserve no consideration at my hands, You are calculating, mercenary and heartless. I cannot expresa my contempt for you both. If you wish to accompany your daughter, for her Bake you are wel- come to do so." "I wish to accompany my ohild,of course," said Mrs. Trezarr, in a tone and with a man- ner whioh she in _vain attempted to make dignified, Her get up as a oanvasae was against that, and, indeed, Arabi's fierce fol- lowers could not all of them restrain a grin. "I, too, wish to go with my wife and child, your excellency," said Mr. Trezarr, with no attempt at dignity even, that arti- cle, if he still preserved any, having slip• ped down and hidden itself away in his boots. No sooner hod he theta delivered himself than the war minister, without deigning to make him and hie wife any reply, shout- ed, addressing his followers generally : "Take them away and mount them on quiet horses, and whilst preventing any at- tempt at escape, see that they come to no harm," Whereupon the banker and his wife die• appeared from view as suddenly as their daughter had done, leaving only Frank Donelly, Pat Monaghan and the clergyman to be disposed of. Arabi Pasha did not look as though he should take long about this lot, CHAPTER LI. TRE WAR AIINISTER RETURNS SOONER THAN .T'IE'S WANTED, C,iptain Donelly, notwithatanding the metamorphosis in his outward appearance, recognized his man as well as voice in the twinitliag often eye, and exclaimed joyously " Wbae ! Pat Monaghan alive and kicking ? Yon come as our guardian angel, my boy." "By the piper that played before Moses, I've brought ye the duds that'll help the blessed lot of us to get off. safe." "Pat, this is fine news," ejaculated hie maater. "Open your bundle and spread out your things. Though Nellie, I nee, ie al- ready dressed like an Egyptian lady. Pat atilt carried over his left arm such dis- guises as he thought would suit the denizens ef the next dnngoon, whioh he and the cap• tain now quickly entered, It also was deluged with the electric light, which was flashed on the arsenal al - moat continuously through the night, since it was .known to be a signalling station, and the British admiral deaired to be as well acquainted with Egyptian tactics as the Egyptians themselves, Mr, Trezarr received Captain Donelly with considerable surprise, for Nellie bad again and again told nim and her mother that he was dead, His first question, however, was after neither his wife nor daughter, but as to how the bombardment waspregressing, and which side was getting the worst of it, "I can tell you best about that," Bald Pat, ranoeremoniously. "It's all up wid the Egyptians. ;It'll be pace to -morrow, an' Hor- rible Pasha will eat humble pie, but, by this an' by that, there'll be some murdering of Europeans going on to -night." "By the by, what are your plans for aur ultimate escape, Pat?" aaked his master. "Why, yer honor, when we've once got out ov the house, an' demised any sentries that may be about the yards at the beak. I know where to lay my hand on a whopping big boat that'll hold the whole lot of us with ease." "Gentlemen," said Frank Donelly, "If you will oast in your lot with us, on with those disguises that my man has brought yen at ecce, You don't seem to have thought of weapons, Pat ?" "Bedad, and I'd enough to carry as it was. If I'd have left swords and pistols go falling about the place at every step I tuk a pretty noiae they'd have made. I know where we can lay oar hands on lots on 'em as soon as ever we want 'em." Soon Mr, Trezarr and the clergyman, whose name, by the by, was Rollingstone, had Egyptianized themselvea as much as, considering their pallor, it was possible to do. Nellie had brought her mother out of their own cell into the passage, so that in another minute all the party were together and looking towards Pat Monaghan as their guardian angel. Nellie hen found her missing veil, but as It was not a regular yashmack it only con- cealed her exquisitely lovely face in part. She had actually persuaded her mother to don the convaase uniform, by means of the eft reiterated assurance that as the skirts of the bright blue, goldbraided frock coat were eo very Iong and also so ample as regarded material, it took away even the faintest sus- picion of indelicacy. With her by no means abundant bank hair pushed up under her tarbouch, Mrs. Trezarr looked the fat, indolent, pompous self -conceited canvasse to the very life, and no sooner did her husband's gaze rest upon her than, notwithstanding his evident terror and the eatrome hazard of their situation, his lips expanded for a moment into a broad grin, while even the Revere nd R ollingaten uttered a, spasmodic i•Godbleee my soil !" But Pat turning sharply round, whisu2r- ed, "Let every one pray for himself an' the Blessed Vargin for us all, for in that way God Almighty will hear us an' the Egyptians won't." - Having uttered this adjuration, Pat glid- ed or rather shuffled, on in front, those. whom he was attempting to save following as neiaeleesly as they could in his traeke,fan' so they quitted the eubterraneans and reached the occupied rooms of the house, though they all hoped that they would not find them so on the present occasion. But in the very first that they entered they beheld. Rehib and Khaaaim, lying on the floor as drunk as two fools, and snoring in their sleep like a couple of angry hega. "Here's the room where we'll find the weapons, "•whispered Pat Monaghan, and he already had his grasp on the door handle when a confused hubbub, the shuffling of many feet, the sound of angry and excited voices, yells of " Retitle 1 Khaaaim !" and the opening and slamming of doors seemed to take away his presence of mind in an in- stant, and then, before Captain Donelly could push to the front, into the very apart- ment walked the war minister, closely fol- lowed by at least a score of evidently half maddened Mohammedans, the majority of whom grasped a blood -reeking sword, whilst not a few held cooked pistols in their left hands. They had, arrived too quickly even for the little party of Europeans to sell their lives at a satisfactory price. Naught remained for them but to be slaughtered like sheep, CHAPTER LIL UNARMED YET MENACED EY A SCORE OT SWORDPOINTS. Slaughtered like sheep they would have been but for Arabi Pasha himself. Despite the disguises he recognized the entire party with the exception of PatMona- ghan, and he came to the very rational con- clusion that the thoroughly well -disguised Irishman was one of his own people whom the .Feringhee by dint of threats had fright- ened into serving them, Against the Europeans his rage knew no bounds. Causing his followers to recoil by a single wave of his sword, the only ono that seem• ed to be clear, bright and unstained, he ad- dressed Mr. Trezarr with : "So you are anxious to shake the dust of Egypt from your feet 1 You are desirous to desert what you think to be a tottering and lost cause for a prosperous and triumphant one? You want to cheat me of the wife Whom only a few bourn ago you were so eager that I 'should take for one ? But it is a wife's duty to cling to a husband in ad- versity as well as in proaperity, through evil report as well as through good report, Thus yout daughter shall cling unto me." He gnaehed his teeth as he concluded, and, striding forward, seized Nellie by an arm; but no sooner had he done so than, hie sago and indignation getting the better of hi' piwidence, Frank Donelly smote him In the fade with all hie might. Arabi Paella ataggored, but recovered " You are a man of peace," he said to the minister, " so here is a safe conduct, with my seal and signature attached, whioh will enable yon to go in peace whitherso- ever you may feel inolined. Have no fear, for even the fierce Bedouins, who cannot read, know the seal well enough, and your showing it will render you as safe in the streets cf Alexandria, even at a time like the present, as though they were those of London, No thanks, sir, but go. The way lies open and I have no time to listen," Mr. Rollingstone did not require to be twice bidden. He fixed the Bate conduct against his head covering in such a way that the curious seal of yellow wax should be conspicuous even at a distance, and he drote a pin through both so that by no possibility should it get lost, Then he sat himself in motion ae fast as a Rollingstone could do, and so disappear- ed in turn.' "Captain Donelly," eaid the war minister then, with a grim omile, "we seem destined to encounter each other at the most inop- portune moments, and perhaps I never felt so tempted to cut your throat as I do at the present one. If you were only arm- ed—" " That Call now be managed," exclaimed our hero. " Bid one of your followers to lend me a weapon and here on this spot, foot to foot and blade to blade, we will de- cide who is the rightful husband of the fair girl who is your prisoner." "Allah has decided that already, through the services of the Ulema, As for your petition, it is the request of a madman and as such is refused. My life is still my country's and not my own, and there are other reasons as well." "I call you a brave and honorable man, and I leek upon you as in every way worthy of my steel. As for the safe conduct, 1 might as well expect you to supply me wick a swift dromedary to pursue you on, I am well content to be left to my own re- sources, and I thank you for the life that you have not taken, even though it lay at your feet." " Then we understand each other, Adieu until we next meet. You have been liberated, I see, by a fool, bat a fool la unaccountable for his own actions, there- fore Allah forbid that I should punish them, With traitors and unfaithful ser- vants it is very different. Dispatch me those drunken dogs who are wallowingunder the table." The last words were addressed to his followers in Arabic, and the next instant there was the simultaneous report of a pair of pistols and the sleeping men's brains were blown out as they lay. The stern yet just deed accomplished, the war minister gave the word to retire, and he and his fierce followers immediately quitted the house, leaving the dragoon captain and his faithful but disguised attendant apparently the only occupants thereof, CHAPTER LIII, magentas BURNING ALEXANDRIA AND OUT AT " TOE ROSETTA GATE, " Pat, Bald his master, as the two pass- ed out of the house, " tell me, in ata few words as possible, how you have managed to impoeo upon the Egyptians so effeotually as actually to get into their confidence, It might put me up to a wrinkle or two, you know." Boded, yer honor, and its little that I've got to tell, You know about where ye left me, Well, the nagars didn't think I was worth looking up; and for some reason or other seemed half afraid to kill me, and so they turned me out of doors with more kicks than ha'penee and told me to go to tho devil," " And what happened next, for I see that you did riot take their advice 1" "Faith, no ; for I'd found even Egypt a deal. too hot for my t retes, Bet whin I got out into the town I might aleily havr tanoled mysolf in purgatory, and what wicl de ffamee an' the blood an. the screeching an' throat cutting, faith, Donuybrook fair would have been 0 Quakers' meeting to it, 1 got out of the way into what looked like en empty house, for I 'wee never the chap to throat myself into oompeey where wasn't appreclated at me proper value; but hereby had I lain myself down op a sophy whenan Egyptian rushed into the room with in five minutes of my laying myself clown, and, luckily, before I'd time to fall asleep, and who, Boeing me alone in me glory, thought, I suppose, that he'd send ins to glory wid a few inohea ov cold steel in me brisket. Igot upmake politely to receive him, an' as his weapon was all point an' no edge, I clutched the blade, and at the end of a tussle got it away from him and then sunned it through him. I took hie clothes and left mine behind, an' whin I'd put on his duds, I methought me of a little bottle which I'd. left in me weaket pookot, an' whioh I'd appropriated for better or worse at the hotel we put up at." " If it was whiskey you wished It a larger dose, I'll be sworn, Pat." " It was labelled Pieon, an' sure it was just the remains ov what the landlord gave ye to calor yer honor's face and hands with. I'd collared it against eventualities through seeing it lying neglected on the carpet in one corner whin I came in for me lady's traveling box, 1'11 be as good an Egyptian as any ov them now, I says to meself as I rubbed it in, an' I think yer honer will allow that I've been a better Egyptian than moat ?" "But how did you get back to the arsenal, and so impose upon everybody there ?" " Ooh, bedad, an' that was the easiest matter of all, I shammed dumb because I knew so little of their lingo, an' I played the fool to get into their good graces. They say here that the devil makes a rogue, but God makes a fool ; so they beat the one and pet and pamper the other." " They thought you wore harmless as a dove, Pat, whilst in fact you were es art- ful as a fox, and so they let you go about the place nnwatohed, getting all these disguises and so forth, thinking the while that yon had no more object in assembling them than a plundering jackdaw." " Your honor's about right, which proves that in Egypt as web as elsewhere it takes a wise man to play the fool. I only hope we b be able to steal a pair of horses before we've done." " We'll say ' requisition,' for it has a better sound, Pat. Well, we go into the armory after all, so that we can defend eur- selves if attacked and sell our lives dear- ly, But horses we must obtain, for I have sworn that I will follow my stolen bride throughout the length and breadth of Egypt before I will calmly surrender her up to a Mowlem like Arabi Pasha." "Bedad, and as long as yer honor fol- lows up the young lady, Bo long will I follow up yer honor. But hadn't I better play dummy again, for here we are in the public street ?'' " Yes, Pat ; I think you had," answered his master, and they walked on In silence a while, Not that there seemed to be much need for such a precaution, since the whole place seemed to be deserted, save by a few wandering dogs. No sentries were at the arsenal gates, a white flag waved from the summit of the arsenal house, and on looking down the broad thoroughfare to the left the Pas -el - Tin palace was observed to be burning fiercely, the flames leaping out of every window and even upwards through gaps in the roof. At this moment the sound of desultory firing proved that the town was not quite empty, the evidence being confirmed by an occasional piercing shriek ; but Frank Donelly guessed that the sounds were caused by those human vultures, who in all countries gather on such occasions like ravens to a feast, and who while engaged In robbing the wounded and the dead kill all who have strength enough left to struggle. From such grim birds of prey they had little to tear, for a dozen of th, ni would shrink away from two ir;n,'d men just as a pack of wolves scamper cff at tr:e mere roar of a lion ; so the two Iriahrnen walked on undaunted, grasping in their hands the loaded revolvers which they had appr•pri- ated from the war minister's private armory after he had taken his departure, as it now app-arad, from the city itself. Dotting the vast place in all directions were bodies of murdered Europeans, and on the pavement outside the Ottoman Bank they lay in heaps and in number to certain• ly upwardieof a hundred, some with their throats out, others with their heads slashed entirely off, nearly all with their limbs gashed or cleft in twain, and their trunks disfigured by many a hideous and vengeful wound. Women as well as men had been served thus, and even many little children, and Frank 1)onelly'a blood boiled within him as he beheld the cruel sight, which, in truth, affected Pat almost as much as his master. But whilst regarding it the latter heard a sound that at once attracted his attention, "Arrah, yer honor, it's in luck we are. There are horses calling to us from inside the corner of the garding on our right, They are surely picketed just under those carob trees," " Come along and we'll soon see, Pat. If they are there we'll at once confiscate them," They entered the garden through the wrenched off iron gate, and in a couple of minutes had discovered a couple of shaggy, long-tailed horses and also a camel tied to the trees, and all three carrying across their ahouldera large naafi that were already two-thirds full of plunder. They out adrift the sacke of spoil, read. justed the stirrup leathere, and mounting, rode out into the open place or equare; meeting the rightful owners of the steeds before they had got a hundred yarda on their way, Inatead of advancing and laying claim to the animate, however, they threw down such loot as they were carrying and run away, Captain Doneily'a bright scarlet cavalry cloak having apparently been the armee of their alarm. Spurring after the three rascals, he grab- bed hold of the ono he flret naught up with and demanded in peremptory tones whioh way the army had gone. "Oat through the Rosetta gate and on towards Iiafr Dower," was the sullen anewer. " And the general and hie staff ? His excellency Arabi Pasha, I mean," continued Frank, "Hag followed the artillery train in the same direction," was the reeponeo. Captain Donelly asked no further quer• Cone, but let the trembling wretch go, who immediately rushed after his companions, whilst Frank turned towards his faithful follower and observed : " 1 have no doubt the fellow spoke the truth, indeed, not knowing who I am, he. :ouid have no reason for deceiving me, tet any risk, I mus, follow, Pat, for where aver Arabi Pasha is there will my wife be else. Distrusting her parents, as be now evidently does, he will keep her under hal ,wn eye, of that be assured." • " Well, yer honor, he'll be a rogue if he Mee, and he'll be a fool if he don't;. • So, ae ,use as yer honor follows yer wife lest as .ureiy I'll follow yer honor." (TO BE CONTISTgp THE CaINOOK DANCE. 1%1E1nm Indians tnpplieato the Good Spl'-lt With Weird inc:tn ations. The Indians are by nature superstitious, but the aggressions of civilization in some quarters have killed many of the old beliefs of the Yakima tribes in signs, "hoodoos " aid the efficacy cf pum-pum and Tumaninrus daneea, and the incantations of medicine men in driving away the evil spirit, There are some, however, who refuse to conform to the new customs and revel insuperatltions handed down by their untutored progenl tore. This f lotion rooentiy held their an- nual Tum animus danoa ani feast on the reservation just below Union Gap. A re- porter was on hand with the exp,:otation of capturing an interesting item, but the mummeries whioh were wierd and fascinat- ing were at the soma time entirely unintel- ligible. At the head of the Gap on a prom ontory a large white flag floated from u pole, and two miles further on blue, white and orange flags marked the long, low building or shook where the exercises were being conduoted, The medicine house, for so it proved to be, was almost seventy feet in length and completely covered with the matting. From the inside Deme the mon- otonous chant of many voices and the steady beating of Indica drums, but although the Signal representative and a young lady who accompanied him walked completely around the structure, they could find no entrance, and were debating a plan of action when a fly of the matting auddenly flew up imme- diately in front of them, and the hideous painted face of a fantaatically clad aiwash presented itself to view and nearly scared the young lady into convulsions. A friendly wave of the hand, however, disarmed fear and ushered the pilgrims before a scene of barbaric Splendor and grotesquenes whioh would tax the pen of a Dumas to describe. On aplatform covered with skins, at one end of the lodge, Indian children wore crowded, and in front of the little ones was the orchestra of six huge bucks with metro. menta which appeared to be made of sheep. shin stretched over empty cheese boxes. Along the length of the temple or lodge were ranged the bucks on one side and the klootchmen on the other. They were all clad in gorgeous oosturees and the many oolored blankets and prints gave a rainbow appearance to the worshippers. Their faces were painted with orange, blue, red and white paints, and when there was any con- siderable spare of solid color there would appear fairly well executed flgurea of moons stars, birds and beasts, in contrasting tints, All had fees of featbera and many wore head-dresses of fine furs, feathers, and even the horns of animals. There are various pum-puma during the year for divers objects, the onejust celebrat- ed being the Tum -animus, or Chinook dance, held for the purpose of propitiating the De- ity and bringing in the warm winds from the Orient to carry off the snows. When the winters are unumnally hard the Indiana do severe penance, and three years ago, when the cattle and oayuses were dying by the hundreds, and the Tum-auimua lasted for ten days and the se'f•inflicted punish- ments were of a rigtd nature. Sa-luakin, one of the head Indians, took a dull knife and hewed out groat blocks of flesh from his arms, singing and dancing all of the time in religious frenzy. The next observ- ance is the festival of the " re -burial of the dead," when the bones of Indians who have died or been killed will be exhumed, cover - e3 with new blankets and exposed to the view of relations. Then °Imes the salmon dance, at which tha Great Spirit is entreat- ed to send a free run of this succu'eat fish which form so prominent a factor in the In- dfanfood supply. The recent Tum -animus was under the direction of Co -ti -ah kin, she head medicine man, who directed the observances by means of a boil. For hours and hours the Indians would dance and chant their songs, which are not devoid of harmony, until tired a ate e enuld bear no longer, and then they would fall on their knees and cffir up thele "amens" to the exhortations of the medicine man, The singing and prayers were all in the native Ianguage, and even the lookers-on who were familiar with the jargonwere unable to catch the drift of the importunings. The close room contributed much to increase the superstitious feeling, and the weird scene was one not soon to be forgotten by thoao who were present, VERY SAD. A Tragedy In Heal The Stranger than FIE - tion. A romantic though melancholy history is that of Mies Frances Hranueli, of San Fran- cisco, In 1879 aha met, loved, and was loved by a dashing young seaman named Herman Sbhady, who sailed away soon after their troth was plighted, promising that when the voyage was ended he would return and claim her for his bride. Miss Hran- euli'a relatives opposed the match, and she being convinced that [they were trying by treachery to keep her from her sailor lad. When she wee informed some months later that her lover's vessel had gone down at sea, and that he was drowned, she refused to be- lieve it, insisted that his letters to her were intercepted, and, in a violent paroxysm of rage, vowed that she would never again open -her lips in speech, Since that time for seven long years, she has kept her vow, and all theefforts of her friends to induce her to break her voluntary silence have failed, The publication of this story a few days ago in a Sin Francisco paper attracted the attention of a guest at the Grand Hotel In that city, who called at once at the young lady's residence, and told her that he had shipwrecked in 1569, off Gibraltar, in company with a young man named SShady, who isforrned hint subsequently that he was engaged to he married to Mesa 'Hranueli, who lived in San Franoiaoo, and that he had been separated from her through treachery, The stranger added that he had seen Mr. Sohady a short time since in St. Petersburg, and had been requested by him to try and find hie sweetheart, in order to tell her that he still loved her and was waiting ler her, During the recital the stranger's story' Miss Iiranueli sat apparently listening, but what he said seemed to make no impreedion upon her. Her mind was evidently a blank, and If her sailor lover ooinee back to claim hie bride, ho will find, instead of the sprightly and beautiful young girl he left behind him seven years ago, a hopeless imbooilo, fr This the ,widow of my diaoontont,' groaned on old miser who married an ex travagant relict, VE FAB Poultry, Meat is expcneive, but it pays to feed it, It is the beet material that can be used for atisnulatieg egg produotion, and many hens remain unprofitable for the want of it, 13reedere, like nurserymen, prefer to raise and sell new things, They can obtain higher prions for them, as they are desired by am- ateurs, while they have little competition,. A Bantam lays a larger egg in proportion to size than any other oleos of fowls, and for food consumed yields as large profits as do the larger breeds. They are excellent as 'pets for the children, and usually educeto the little ones to a knowledge of keeping poultry. No man can tall what sex the egg will pro - duos. In foot, it Is almost inposssble to toll, after the chicken is batched, until the comb and tailbeginto grow. It :scenes safe to assume that the rules for determining the sax of eggs will be monopolized by "scientific amateurs." The favorite egg for setting appears to be as nearly oval se possible, The best brerd- ere n jeot every pointed or Irregular egg, or a very large one. It is customary to pick out the eggs very carefully in breeding fine stook. Generally elgbty per cent are reject- ed as liable to produce inferior chickens. When the farmer attempts to hatoh thou- sands of chicks the meet diaoouraging epee• mole is the apparently great mortality that occurs. He becomea appalled and wonders how the "old hen" can be go successful, while the brooders seam to fail. But let hien reflect and apply the standard of eight chicks raised from ten hatched, and make his comparison. Suppoetng, for iiluatra tion, that she was capable of hatching 5000 she would lose 1000. Hence with the nee of incubators we may hatch 5000 chicks, suffer a lues of 1000 and be, proportionately, at par with the hen that hatches tun chicks and raises eight. We believe in forcing the hens to their utmost, and getting as largo profits as pos- sible in the shortest apace of time. The cow brings forth only one young in a year, while the hen is capable of laying enough eggs to fill her place with fifty pullets, which re- quire but half a year of growth to be made serviceable. Hence, to force the hens means to supply them with all the elements neces- sary for producing eggs, as well as a variety for the promotion of health and vigor. 11 means warm, dry quarters, clean water, around food, and opportunities for exercise. A dozen of the largest eggs have been found to weigh twenty-four ounces, while a dozen of the smaller ones of the sante stock weighed only 14a ounces. The fair average weight to the dozen is about 32a ounces, About one-third of the entire weignt may bo regarded as nitrogenous and nutritive mat- ter ; a greater proportion than that of meat, which is rated at only about 25 to 2S per cent. while the nutritive part of=the oyster is only about 12 per cent. If a pound of eggs, therefore, should be valued at 22 cents, a pound of beef would be worth 24 to 28 cents, and a pound of oysters 12 cents. The editor of the Farm, Field and Fireside. says: "We have realized as much as $5 from a single hen, and as the hen was valued at only fifty cents, the gross sum derived was equal to one thousand per Dent. And we have alae known of fl risks that gave a net profit of $7 each. But the conditions were favorable. The hens were fed regular- ly ; they were supplied with all that they required ; they were carefully sheltered, and kept warm, dry and comfortable ; had unrestricted range, and consequently were contented and happy, secured plenty of ex- ercise, and were capable of assisting them• selves whenever the proper conditions of food were overlooked by the owners. Run Down by Infernal Dogs. After this when dogs cheese ma sheep every one run down or heated will be dis- posed of without delay, A number of years .ago dogs killed and scattered a flock of Merinos, and we kept all that lived. It took some of them two years to die, but die they did, and as they pined so long I ex- amined them and found that they lived as long as they had any lungs. Two years ago tho dogs chased and bit a number of a flock of course -wooled lambs, None died, but several ef them have not done well since. They are poor this winter in spite of all we could do, and I am sure their lungs are affected, the same as the Merinos were, They really have consumption, and in time will die of this disease, caused by over- heating and congestion of the lungs at the time the dogs chased them,' They were so tired out that they did not eat for several days, but lay quiet in the stable where they were taken when found, The Merinos hid in the underbrush in the woods and were there three days after being hunted down by the dogs, It is a folly to attempt to keep sheep under suoh circumstances and get anything out of them. As soon as they have cooled off they should be slaughtered, They will not gain In condition and food is wasted upon them. Timely Suggestions. Hogs often become covered with ticks and lice, If a little sulphur is fed In their feed occasionally it will entirely rid the swine of these pests. Often the hogs are covered with these parasites when the owner would not nutmeat it from the appearance of the animals, and consequently it is always well to examine them closely occasionally, so as to be sure they have no such tax on their vitals, to steal away what should go toward making growth and flash. The treatment of warts is to pard the hard and dry skin from their tops, and then touch them with the smallest drop strong acetic acid, taking care that the acid does pot run cff the wart upon the neighboring akin, for if it does it will occasion inflam- mation and much paln, If' this praottce be continued Once or twine daily, with regular- ity. paring the aurfaoe of the wart when it gots hard and dry, the watt may be soon effectually cured. How a Bachelor Makes His Couch. It used to take him about thirty minutes to got the linen to lie perfectly smooth, it ritually taking a notion to puff up and re- cline in a confused heap in any portion of the bed but the one he wanted. 'This la no longer the case. His bed ho malted as well and as quickly as the most deft feminine angora could. He has invented a plan which, being' well off, he has decided not to have patented, but in willing to makepublic for the benefit of the rest of suffering baohe• lorhood, By an ingenious contrivance be has fixed heavy shot on the end of buckles, whioh he actinide to each corner of the aheet, throws the aheet in air over the bed, and presto 1 the woighta shoot out and the sheet lodges squarely and fairly in the place where it ought to be. Always' precede a lady in going up stairs Thin maxim is a legacy from a maiden aunt, TSE LIMEKILN CLUB. When the meeting: bad ,been opened in due form Brother Gardner eaiwd he desired to cell the attention of the meeting to the following circular recently homed by the keeper of the museum: To the public : "The Lime Kiln Club Museum now 000101ne about 4,000 relics, ranging in interest from the eword of Bunker Hill to the jackknife of John Quincy d damn. We hr;ve xoom for at ieaet 2,0u0 more, and aro making an earnest effort to build up some.' thirg which will live after us. If you Lave anything in the nature of a relio whioh you are willing to part with we will receive it with grateful hearts, We sadly need another skull of Nero, and can make room for any old boots belonging to Plato, spades or shovels used by Diogenes, or shot -guns with the name of Cie:ar cugraved on the breech. We are the ouly musoum in ,his country which accepts rellce as marke and swear by 'em forever after," INFORSIATION WANTED,4 Sir Isaao Walpole wanted some tnforma• ation. He had been looking over the annual report of the Detroit Police Board, and hid noted the fact that, out of over 7,000 arrests during the year, there were only four Afrl• owns. However, wben it came to colored people born in the United States the figures were 453, Did this go to show that civiliza- tion corrupted the colored man? Didn't it give a black oye to the generally ocoepted theory that the better a colored man was eduoattd the higher above prime would he soar? Be would like the views of the Presi• dent on the matter. "My theory in regard to your figgers am dis," replied Iivother Gardner. "Dar' war' only fo' real ole Africans in Detntit, an' atter dese had bin run iu de stook was ex- hausted an' de perlice had to go fur cull'd Americans to , fill up de gap When only one fish-hook' out of sebentoen notches a culla man 1 dean' reckon he am slidin' down hill so werry fast," DECLINED, A communication was received from Prof, Wagerman, prophet and predictor, offering to furnish the Liars -Kiln Club with a spring two weeks earlier than usual in consideration of the small sum of five dollars, The Pro• Maser is a reeident of St. Louis, and has predicted in ire dark nights during the water- melon season than any other man in Am- erica. Givoadam Jones moved that his offer be accepted. He was getting tired of hie chil- blains and sighed for a rest. Trustee Pullback hoped the motion would prevail, if he couldn't go barefoot two weeks earlier than usual this year he would have to sit in the house, "De off it will be suonintly declined," re- plied the President. "I am not only agin fooling wid de weather, but if de white folks kin stand it we shouldn't let on dat it hurts us." STATISTICAL. Waydown Beebe said he had been think- ing for some time that the oiub ought to take it upon itself to gather and compile cer- tain statistics regarding the colored raise of this country, and he trulitaTifliet a movement in that direction would be favorably consid- ered. i+tcklea Smith eupportod the idea. He wanted to know just how many colored men were hanged every year ; how many left the profession of whitewashing for that of law ; what number became bald-headed ; how many committed suicide, and why they did it. Several other members discussed the'sub- j act favorably, and it was finally agreed that a statistician should be appatnted at an annual salary of $2. Brother Gardner an- nounced that he would pint Prof. Clari- fied Walkingbeam to the, peaition, and in- structed him to enter upon his duties at once, The salary is intended to be just sufficient to keep the Profeesor'a hair cut close the year round, The cf&ce le distinctively honorary, and the incumbent's social position will at once be raised a good many pegs. NO CHANCE. Whalebone Howker sffored a resolution to the effect that the price of whitewashing be advanced ten per cent. on the 1st of May, and that the price of carpet -heating be ad- vanoed fifteen per cent. Judge Cabiff favored the idea. Prices were now so low that a real artist could scarcely buy lean pork and front -bitten pota- toes for his family. Elder Dayball Jenkins was delighted at the idea, He lately put in two weeks fres- coing a ceiling in seven different whitewash colors, and his wages were less than $10, No man with any of the inspirations of the true artist in his soul could keep at his best en such wages,. "It am my opinyun," observed the Presi- dent after the Elder had subsided, "dat any move jist now to increase prices will react on us. If we begin to put up de prices we shall akeer people out of de ideah of wbite- washin' or takin up ca'pets, When de anm- mer has fa'ly opened dis snbjlck kin be brought up agin fur diaonahun." NOTES. A motion that a barrel of lemonade be placed in the hall at every meeting here- after was voted down, and Elder Toots, who made it, was fined $11, - Judge Arbitration Smith attempted to get a resolution through the meeting dealer - lug the accordion, to be the national musical inatrnment of America, but received no sup- port, Uncle Ben Thompson wanted the meeting to express itself on the subject of a war with China, but was ordered to sit down. The janitor reported twenty-two new leaks in the roof and fifteen in the stove, and was instructed to draw on the Treasurer for twelve dents to' buy ceman The meeting then adjou led. PormaI Opening of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The formal opening of the Canadian Pa- cific railway early the coming spring for through business to•the Pacific will be a moat ;interoeting event and will mark an import- ant epoch in the history of the great North- west. There has been nothing stingy about the peliey of the Canadian Government in its relations to this great enterprise, and that its liberality will be thoroughly appreciated and approved by the Canadian public, so long as the road exists we cannot for a Me ment doubt, The building of the road has not only opened up an important through line between the ocean but has rendered it posaibie to settle and profitably oceuny vont areas of country whioh would otherwise always have remained unoccupied except by wild Indian Tribes. Far beyond Winnipeg are many millions of mores, the possibilities of whioh tor'the prodution of amall grains are almost unlimited, Already prosperous towns and communities are springing up all along the line as if by magic, and as was the cage with the Northern Pacific, regions are proving themselvea to be exceedingly tertlie whioh had been supposed to bo aimed aterilo,—Railway Aqo, " You went to Mentono for your health ?" " No, for my wife's ; and I am pleased to state my • trip was entirely • Suoeoaafni," " .Ah, then she recovered 1" "No, she she died, I Bald it WAS suooeraful,"