Huron Record, 1880-12-17, Page 2.
Edamvpeoeot
i.--vook-litoreirtUstalllrn-gad
Beino 'notorious deed to her already large cal -
ender. She distributee liquor among her kilts-
men, and will atop at nothing in order to am
complish her purpoee, however daritaxdlY it
may be. Her husband, 'Thomas 900a, .fa a
White man, and be along with. the rest of her
ere of tae and
victims has to bear tris shm
trouble. About three montlaa ago a strange
young white girl named Xenia Pith*); eight.
eon years of age, found. her. way to the tle-
serve; and engaged with. Mre. Good as a ser:
vent. Before the unfortunate girl had been
with her new mistress many days she
divulged the secret that She was ari
esoaped prisoner, having worked her way out
of Brampton jail where she was tnearcerated
for six menthe on 4 (Marge of larceny of cer-
talu articles. from her own home, shortly
after her father's death, whieh articles it ap-
peers, were previously claimed bysthe creith
tors Of the deceased permit. The poasession
of the secret was a goodahandle to the whip,
•anal the brutal W0131a11 Wen began a chapter
of Legreeism that (thy terminated on Monday.
Without the least provocation she Would
maltreat and assault the girl in the most
severelysoli
heartless manner, at timea • that
her life was despaired of. The pretection .of
the autheritieshould not lie asked for, AO the
. dish squaw .threatened, When a word of
oldish
reeistanee was offered, or an atm raised in
solf•defenee, to xeaeal the secret. On Monday
an'eaeape wae attempted. The girl had only
gone. as fah as a neighbor's when she, was
overtaken, and mercilessly &egged bads,a
scarf: being tied around her neck until she
was. almost strangled, ,When the house was
reached she was knocked down, Welled
out and bruised. On Tuesday, however, she
managed to make good her escape, und .came
to Brantford, and resolved to lodge a oom-
plaint, 001100 what • might. Justice' WISMS
wasanterviewed; and the trial set ' .down- for•
Thursday- Accotdingly, Yesterday tifteinoon
the part* .naet in his Worship's office. While
the trial was in progress Bailiff Biggar entered
and emitted the girl. The squaw had in-
formed him, in the morning, Of her escape
from prion, but the truth.of the story.. was
doubted.' :But on the Sherief ,at, Brampton
being telegraphed, the.name of the 'girl, eta,
an ans.wer eame quickly back - • that .she was
the person -wanted, besides which there was a
reward qf $25.offered:for her capture. - Tim
trial of Mrs Good, of course,' haat° he- post.
poted,aand•peor Jessie Pifher was Marched off
to the opunty jail where she now awaits • her
extradition to Brampton. It io to be. Milted,
however, that tho brute, Mrs..Goodi will - yet
receive .her' deserts, and not he allewed to
escape scot .free.on this charge as . she lots
on many previous ottes.-13taahhed Tee,
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' shirt 'Bosoms arid Collars.
We are again asked how they ire clone up
at the.htundnes, aa they have so much better
poutat than can be produced at horae. We
looked.up the matter several 'years agoand
learned from the proprietor of a large laun-
dry that the polish Was -entirely due to hard
rubbing with a "polishing iron." Thie than
is shaped like a common flat -Iron, but without
corners, ,aodit has a snloothandvery brightly
polished steel face. Suehpolishing irons. can
he had at the city furnishing tores. The
linen is star:hod in the mind way and ironed.
Some use a little gum arable, others OPerma•
ceti, and others nothing. The ironed, bosoms
and collate have a damp cloth passed over
them and are then. polished by the use of tile
Iran mentioned, the ironer . bearoig on hard
and rubbing the surface of the linen rapidly.
'" Blapla Walnut Stain,
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A few yeara ago we gave .diredtions for stain-
Mg pine or other white wood a .browo color,
somewhat like black walnut,
umber. We have since ferindbaymtuhoelinteeetfeorf
method. Dissolve an ounce of Catochu in a
quart of boiling water, adding a lump of Sal-
heap, the size of a hickory nut. Dissolve an
ounce of Bichromatedays,
of Potash in another
quart Of 'Water; The articles are not expen.
sive, and nAay he hed at any drug store. To
rat paint it over h
stain the wood•wOrk, dtvit
the solution of Cateelni and allow it to dry;
then go over it with the solution of Biehro-
mate. When thoroughly dry a coat of ,Shellac
or other varnish will bring out. the grain .of
the Wood. The eOlutions • may 'bo made
-stronger, or weaker according to the depth of
color -desired. Piethre frames, book-ceses and
work made with the scroll -saw from very
°coalmen raaterial, may be thus treated with
moat satisfactory resulte.' - - ... .
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•• Look out for tho Water Pipes.
• A friend who at much 'expense tntroduced•
water into his country house reineaked to UR:
"Ever eine° 1 .have bad -water- I have had
trouble." Unless a house is warthed through.
out there should be . provision for shutting off
the suppty and, letting: out the water which
remains in the pipes. The waste pipes also
need looking to, for whenever ..water
freezes in a pipe' there will surely be a leak.
Where water . pipes are in daily, use there is
seldona Much hanger of freezing except during
the night. Such pipes, where exposed, should
be proteeted by wrapping ',with old carpet or
foamed by .,n, bOx which may 'be filled with
hieves.• If circumstances admit of A thewater
may be allowed to run slowly daring 'cold.
nights: Rats often cause much:trout:4eby,
finetvitig lead pipes. ' Some say that thief. itt to:
get at the water, .but others Oahu that it is
morethrat -nature to gnatowhatever.will yield
to their teeth. Whatever • may be the rehson
for this.gnawing,. it. should- he kept in.mind
ae..ttatthathilagaieely.to mewl:, . ._ a ..a. . '
- . a imaitatabahh-- • .• ." - a •
It is juit necessary:that tile feet ehould he
actually. frozen to produce chilblains.' • OM-
dr la it -suffer i te ' I ' fr m•th• 43 11
fte .oen. t...n . tee y. a 1 ht. SC);
a. er playing eu . doom, an thoaene y tind•get•
ting, their they ',come Ant° the
. ee y e area_ ese
house and:ty a • _their_ a t a ilia ii ' ..Th
sudden °henget; produce' an unhealthy &Mai-.
tion of the skin of the ' feet the ro ereireu-.
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tattoo is interfered taitla, and there is intense
• . • • •• burning, - T • • •• '
itching and. .• lie following -was a
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popular e i ain ohon seam .yeats.ago.: a -•
Aminonia° a az' ; Water Lett, alcohitahagitie
and mutietie acid 1 (halt... Walleye' seen the
applieationhifleyoeene.highly comiaendedlor
paieful clailblaits; but 'have' riot had OCcasion
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To Wash Flannels veltattout Shrinkirie
'. pia t a ' • • : • . o'
have teat waterier the wh,oleprocess,,
re o a. • • • • • • • • . d • -
a. It . so ortificially ofoneeessary,. an next
have. good:soap •oi that which ' does no•thon-
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tam rosin. • • Our est soaps. are sale . for, this
Y sh ''. ' d • t' .1
Yon may WS ita . plum ep tre y.
in coldwatercandle
f you choose but if you wash
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tvatta water you must not rinse in cold. It
lisl' decidedly beat use only warm %veteran'
through, the rinsing water warmer . than the
andel if there is any differeited .' it ishest to
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- • make a ' good,strong, elean suds
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don't wash tlia tice:whitellannele- it a dirty
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eads with other a othes that sort° la, boiledy,
and the flarinehainit, instead ' of' rubbing
tullY.1104. einflthe_ tattalotantlatetbe• ageelleht,
The yield - front botliptocesses is about the
flameaalthougla it would not. nem so jut to
read the receipee, viz., very pearly a pint of
tea. . •
It ie the more desirable to know hew to
prepare beef tea nas icely, as it so mach Iowa
noW in all cases of .. mere exaustion or o
fatigae, when setbstantial food can not eafoly
be partaken of, Lecturers and preaohere
who .are feeble pr avantaxed And that a aman
cup of beef tea will help and invigorate them
more than anything ,else, taken just before
beginning to speak. Its value.to dyspeptice
and convalescents generally is unspeakatei
to say nothing of the part it universally SR es
in overcoming fever.
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al. SpiritedPesoription of the Fight N .,
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• haafeteng.
Abovt Ave miles front the border etancle a
koPPi called the. Ealibane, sod the road rune
to the right of it. It was fully expected thatver.
a atand weuld be made hero, nod just before
reaching it the Cape ltloianted Itiflea and one
gun Were detached to take. poesespion of a
about one hundred yards to the right
of the road. This ridge wofound to be un -
-o ,
occupied by the enemybut on the lett Of the
aoad,bettveen five hundred yards and six Win-
tlred yards distant, the rebels kept up a gall-
Ing fire frein the top of a grassy Electivity slop -
ing,upward from the road, .
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Tao Graham's Town, laowie and. East fon-
don troops of the First Yeomanry, Captain
Dalgetty, the adjutant iu command. when
this obaht was mac ' - • '
. . 13.• Ilea were sent out skirl:Mob-
mg on t o -.e t. Suddenly, taking the tnen
tanolly by surprise, a body. of mounted
_ asutor, ;several hundred strong, charged.
aloha b. erliond the hilly ridge, cutting off the
Benzinsiers frem. behind and rnixiug up with
the colonials,, of which :about thirty were •
aeriegated before the supports of the . See-
ond Yeomanry could be brought up to
the teem. Tlae Basufos, having effected their •
object, then made away in full epeed over the
rise, from thi kip of which they kept up a
smartt fire. The whole affair Oho tbirt stage•
has. not lastaillfe minutes. 1'he Second Yen. .
manry and a. portion of the Piot regiment '
being 'drought up,theyeharged the hill, ana
a smart engagement ensued, the enemy being .
evanthally driven off, 'hind a village. Invisible
from the eoadabeing,sot eolith. _This disaster
apperirs tit have berth .occasioned : entirely
by.moving up to the bow • ef the ridge with- • ..
out throwing out a few men as an advance to :'
crown the ridge before advancing, • The Sas-
utos evidently plannad the affair, decoying On -
tho Yeomanry troops to the brow of the hill, .
their Main body being coneealed.behina it. As . ,
soen as their deceys came over the ridge. the .
charge was made with velocity. • Forty: men.
of the.Cape Town Rifles were told Off as an
anibulance corps, witlatwa officers), Lieuteo.. .
ants Daniel and Stevens; and these With Dr. .
Hartley, wept on the field. tinder :fire and
brought out the Nvo.unilea.. .There is
no doubt o. Many lives would here
have a been saved if the Yeomatry had
been arnied with swords' -or. revolvers .
in addition t� their (whiten. The officers. '
used their swords, and not one was killed;
though they had a narrow escape. • One
trooper saved hie life with a large knife, stab- . -
bine a eauplo Of Basutos with • it. Another,;.
receivinga stab from an assegai, •discharged . ,
his caraine it the enemy when within a few
inches; .. then quickly 'reloading . With the. "
„greatest,00pinese, eredaashootiag.anothera• • a._
'thetrapallechoutothe .assegairteught,..- nhorsea •• ,.. ., a
and escaped.. The Basutoadrew their assegaisa• ,
alenifsleg'stabbieg aiseegals„ battle axes and •
knobltetries, besideotheierifies...•-•• .
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' '. The Besides afterward. appeared in ^large
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Wir:OF THrSIMUE'
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A Graphio A000unt by one of the
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HEROIC CONDUCT' OF 4L14- JiANDS
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i, • Comanowoon, Deo. 1, -Matthew Nohleaone
of the rescued firemen of tho eteanier Shaw°,
gives the following story of the . wreck; ale
' went off watch at seven o'clock in the, morn.
ing, and immediately made his way forward
to• assist in throwing the deek-load overboard.
He workoa at that -until about ten o'clock, at
. which time the steamer was in the trough of
the sea, ant immense waves • in rapid maces-
sioo were writhing overher,delughtg allhands
with water. At •thia time Noble got his leg
sevetely injured by being caught ainong the
, railing barrels of pork and other freigut, and
was (unopened • to snake his way as best he
• could. to the euginfaroom. Arriving there, he
told Engineer.. Nesbitt that the Simcoe was
deemed, nd the latter immediatelt, shut
aoff
steam and went forward to assist the crew
AM TIIEROM., . '
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Noble went to his room to put on dry cloth-
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mg, and on his return be found the fires had
gone out., Miss Gibsonatheltalies' maid, and
• Miss Williams, the cook, *ere in the engine-
roma almost frantic with fear,. crying and
. praying to God for safety and Mercy. ., M.
Noble endeavored. to allartiftft Mare, and
succeeded, in quieting them . by holding op
hopes of safety. Shortly afterwards Miss
Gibson wentforwerd and was mit. semi by him
again. •Noblo was. in them:igloo-roma talking
to 'Mies Williams till nearly. twelve o'ciciek,
when some one .attempted . ha . open
Ilia door, but could not mina to a quantity
of • wood and freight having : been washed
against it, but they heard- a Veit° W111011 they
. ttrecognieea as Oapt, Parsons', . ordering them
. upon deck, to the steamer -was. going_down.
. Noble iminediately broke the upper Part of
the door with the starting bar of the, engine,
and after first -assisting Miss 'Williams
through he -followed her, and Assioted her on
deck. At thisaime the steamer was listing
badly. leeward, and.. the decks were covered
with ice. With•great difficulty Noble glue-
epode& in getting the cook into tho cabin,
, ftom whichthey emerged to, the door amid-,
• alive, it being' -their intention to reach the
hurrieene, :dock from there, but just ae Mr..
Noble was about getting hisarms around Miss
Williams, in order to lift het Op to the huera
sane: deck, she saw the. stern going down and
. the water rushing • haviards her, and she
'stepped back into the cabin. . Noble fellowed
• her, and al be caught her by the hand, •
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a STEANtER SAait.
• .' " Tla•-••'"- ' . ' ....4.TA.A.ghtligd.011eInspeo.ting...thae.Gtanttatta
had allis Willitiffie *as tern fidiii -file'. -aisli
into the nethina waters.. .Mr, ':Noble hardly
knows how -he aseePeal• erom.the ,wrecic, but.
he cam'e to thehurface.about '100 ,reet from
the then iloatitig deck, which :washroken up.
' He swam towards it and smocked in.catch-
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OLD HYMNS.
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There is something .quaint and pathetic
about the old. hymns our grandfathers and
grandmothers sang in their deep base or high
f 1 tt ' • •
a. se o TOMB, regardless of time or tune,but
with nmonotonoue chanting melody, that was
accompanied by the regular rise and. fall of a
Hulhitantial loather sole, whigh kept time•with
the leader's tuning fork. Oh 1 what a great
man the percentor of the choir was in thoes
with his queue had his diuity, And how
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the boys hallowed and admired him, as it he
were a superior being 1 His knowledge.of
h'
musie wits thefeebleet of hisacoomplisments - -. -
a -he . .
bawledout the e ld times with a •volotne
Of voice that left hint flat -chested the rerit Of
"-hadthe weak, but he had a taken lessons -haa
gone away and. COMa back with a r, do-ri-me "
that was like another language, and had or-
ganized• a singing school worn the gide
ranged down one side and the boys down
the other, and tallow candles -burned dimly
between. It was, all music thereaamong the
lads. and tastes. . The tunes wore awfully
scrlemo, and ammo ofthe voices squeakea, and
the niost of them made more noise than
melody; but. • .
• ' . "Eyes were bright
- hoarte wore light,!,
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And there.Waa ft musia of youthand loWithat
made the rafters -of the little schoollfousq
ring: We can bear • them.' Down through
the weary years of manhood and womanhood
and of mature age,. the vbieee of -
" The: gill- that sung alto, the girl that sung air,"
Blendwith the" jangle of sweet bolls -out of
tune "that ring for us yet in the .atill mid.
nights of retrospect trona the winteianights df
long ago. t, Dinan ye hear the slogan ?••
That's": Old-Hunared; " dear brave:old. tune
thal the old boys and girls. are singing -tar:
Doxology, a, All sing :." ' :' .
a praise Goe,..frona•whont an blessings. now. •
Praise Him, all ore-a-tu-ros here below?'
Praise Him, above yb heavenly host,. -
Itrahhe Fatah; sou andEoly Ghost . .
• How. the 'old deacon would throW his head
hack te let out the. ," niusick," and :how. he
vatuld.altyoyehing a eritteisfj,ind 'make Alt_
hoYs andeguls-laugh 4 : - .a.' .. a - . • a- a t •-•
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There, was old a Coronation," toe, a tuna
andallymn we have never given up. ' Itwas
sung slower and mare' :solemnly' by the 'cludis.
taf" keg ago: ' Who,. that has °ace -heard -ita
can 'ever forget it ?. How thehoys atid.girla
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stetted off together 'an the•Aret tiyo,and. ti,
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AN EDDPHANT'S CURIOSITY... • • .
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" . -• of a Raggage'Car '. • : . • - '
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• The other day the -Chicago Eapreih welt-
warhpv.er the . Penristatania . Railthrid had
on...hoard the member's' . of- the. .Eitatfy.
Brothers' -4 Athuod . 'the • Woilld in Eighty
'Days. a CoMbinatimi, and totong tho other
', froth the tyawhaviont he was ..hauled aboard.
• athriestsexhaosted., ' •. .After • getting into the
• • ' boatathelde cotila.taot pee any pf those lost
but t.Wo. --' They Were.clinging..to the Mast.
andlad tiuks they. were Tames Moetuley find
Gee. Patton; but in - e'. , few moments they
were gone, all the. efforts. of thos.e•in the yawl
to reach then t preying .unavailing„ it. being
impoesible. to row the boat against the the. and
• wind. They temainecrat the wreeli for over
an hour before inekinglor 'tlie shore,. aTlie
hardships they en:Oared in towing those 15
. miles in a piercing cold gale, ..theie clothing
dripping with water and their. boat the play-
: thing of the billows, may. be imagined but
cannot be described, Every wave was drench,
ing them with. spray,. andit kept one • Mari
baling out the boat. But at last they reached
Providence Bay frozen and °attended,. where
• kind hearts, willing 'hands, and the most
generogs liespitalityttintsteeed to their node's-
r. Noble oaks of the
sales and comfort. ksp
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. netfoie compute cit. aillAta .V.AllSeaS '
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in glowing toting of praise. etWhy,." said he
Nt_e_tharepartma." when the danger was mat.
effects belonging to the company was a small:
elephanta iyhich was assigned a phice in. the
'baggage ear. Baggage•mastextliarry. Menges
was not at all anxious for et:Leh...company, but
hethe aribtal was given plentyof room in one
endof the car:he thoughtit not worth .while
to object and went onattending to his bueiness.
hs 'Umtata. , ' '' ' • • _ . " . • ':": .1 .
- The elephant fade fbr it short distananus.
qnietly as could be asked of ay well disposed
meniber at his 'species, but soon the ,coafine-
meat grew tiresome antl. lie loOlied around for
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some Means of amusement. .While- the Ole.
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phant was prepating for hasine,ss tloaciar had
gradmillyheen growing' warmer, and.. with a
view ref reducingthetemperaturiellarryopened -
the store door.. Mete was a challis, for inves-
tigatiot that he animal. was gnickho•evail
himself' off,' and before the. baggagemaster
.Coold interpose atittobjeetions he.hadreftehed
for the burning coals. . He hold on"..te:them
for about one second, whenwith it: howl., of
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agony, he threvrthetri•on'the. iloor , ttod ...ex-
eCated S11011 a.. war. dattee• RS Harry .hopes
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.peter to see again.. Pa.pers.and bundles: flaw
half lia„
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. Letangolsprestrate fall;. : . '
Bring-forth-tho-r6y-'. • •. - ..
.liring-rfortlktlio-roy- • • • : ,..
'lid royal diadeini. . . • ..iliesuWliile
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a „ „Atth_etatattagItlajt.tMe*a.1,4!aqtaltitant•taaTattaataYagitaltaatatathaahAlgailatlhan•aa
Htiaraliii histihungin On .thitritihrtilie
with an Ondereurrent of . trable„ and then a
great wave Of tenor end trobleaucl bass-. that'
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liftetIthem all up.oreits 'mighty crest...,
hymn.tuno was looked mpon. with
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suspicion in those•days of •lcing metre hhort
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132Mre and common metre, tne aatai wnert toe
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=meter used to announce from the ' .little
pulpit. itiaY up ahder, the sounding board
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that there would. be ". a.meeting. at .early
light in Downs School hi -these Lord
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Walling" and tile- old deactinahtvoidd `sit
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on the front benches' amt. keep. time to their
faVorite. • . • .7 - ' ' • ' - • '. ,
,.. • e •Csolomayany•hearthuhune•broiettuda
Like -Davi i i auttuari-soietau•soandt, -
Afstandard•veihe was this t. • .
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• ob, may 1 in has .courtsbe soon, . ••
' Liao a young chair, fresh auct.groona, '' '
It was like senithof the &tearing enchitnto
nients of ,plantation songs. The different
parts kept the last line ',sunning back and
forth -4M one almost felt like jtimping up -and
dancing, Reit bobbed about Ontbe waves . of
song. '. Ten.yeare ago.it need to he sung by
shells
the greithhoir in Mr- Ileeehor'a:diurch.• at
Brooklyn:, in the samli. 'Weird way, . and Ili,
preacher wealh 'close his dyes to .lieten: na- it
rolled over toad about.hiin, . • " -
" L. i-i-ilMs, yOung oeil'ar,-.-
.L.i.iike a young cianiria- • • •/
• . L-i-i-ike 4 young ceder, ftesh.and green." h•
. There is Barnett:ring, in the stern ruggedness
of the old -hymns that gives thena vitality.
There are . no ifs and ands: about them.
Their makers believed•withD. Watts; . '. -
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• • To Oen wo sink; or else.. • .
- . To Hosson we fly." '
funeraltves a great " '
improving:occasion,
and the hytans tong were:calculated to int-
presa. a.lesson. upon those, who hoard them: .
" Hark, from the tonibs a'doleful sound, .•
Mine ears attend the c,"'. . - •
Minry
%sin constant •ase ; 'So was Pnewhich con-
bath ed the lines: •• ' . .. •
"For while the in, moliolde out to burn,
; lha 'Meet 11111110 may return,' • .
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Tho old hymns are riotla'shionable just,
new, but the time will: crane .when they will
all be aung again to tho old quiies .as 4.01110-
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thin,/ 'sweet end quaint eif long ago, •Tho la
flinger's are nearly gone, t - .. ' a ,
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`.,' PAar,t of the host has crossed the , .
,. floe° '
t o crossing now." • • ,
tat par ar . ,
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When the ago . of. sentiment . has paesea
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away with tli l f ' d e
o gospel . o gush and, tho ay p
infidelity and rationalism is OVel;, and the
v 11 rows tired f the g his so :oil mad
t.° g
ther•o<la h • mos tbaet.'have Ivor been Y n e',i
. • .. .1 7 • .' 'II as - t thee rua e
inanos ern. soug, vo re ser.. rase veg..
- "Por why ? The Loyd our God is good,
• His meroyls'forovor sure ; • •
His truth at all times &my Stood, •
" And shall from Aga to ago onduito , •
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EDUlit; u 8 .MINI1RS '
• -CiE • . .. , •,
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Swan; Dec. 3. -Mrs. Ppm the New was...
. trtune: totter ro hesied that n exnlo.
gew, 0 , • P P . a .•
mon was to bite place at the 'Vale Colliery. on
Friday • last, whereupon 85. Illell• refused to
work. .Tho manager .aod an; overman went
into the pit this morning awl applied the
1 t t 0 d' -gbh' ' • th • t
tome ort a, n ine ever nig in e mos
.
satiefadtory condition. •
force, apparently putposely. tefrititing.from a-
decisive engagement, but hovering around.
both thanks, cager to Make: , a sudelea attack h '
. . ,_
'wheniver an opportintify" 4teselited itielf.-
.the Prince, Alfredta Guards •.atia •
a
the -left skirmishing.. '•':. tatamel Southey's •".
trOOti Of yeomanry took an ., . barbed a neigh:. • .
bating villaae, 'killing severe' lit- iliC enemy- • '
and taking .t wo prisoners. .: At the time the
. . . :
Waite s 'were.' waiting neat : Kelibarie • .
. . n • , . .
sae • the • killed ' an Ivo . ded • f • th
. „. . • $ . Ca a . . 9.
.baret . yeomanry, '. to • be ..breught • io,
a ohetge was madein the. right front by. a , a •
patty of $00 to 400 Basutos at full:speed; but .
the Duke of Edinburgh's Own (Cape ToWe)a"
Rifles teeeited therawth ' ' e 'a ' '1 11
. ..s. ... . a . a B v re . mac . .we , • .
a• • •t d 11 t GOO •h• h a •
nec e v.o ey ,a . yards .w lc . ma e•
'them -Wheel right aavey to the' hills • agent. •
•
The oneity for some thte.kept up:a hot fire
tom the Mountain upon the Duke of,•,Eclin; ...
.
boa's Own Rifiet while tantatter were sap-. .
porting tho Yeom'atity,.Qape. atm:toted.* tittles. •
and Spriggs' Own,wbo Were,. skirmishing on
lithoraght,aa,2hoothialtad to rnerliv the—are
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•
• i
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of the.ederayawithout replyathe boats flying
iilliitioutlliera: is they lay 'down.; but they •
behaved in °avert, aool manner, . and • owing .. ,
to the excellent way in which they were . •
Placed by their 'captain (Whindus), no castaa- .
riles oceurred.. As the naives'. fire was :in-
creasing:three Wore thrown into the .
Demi:dein,' whicli dislo.dged thein. • Other sap: . • • .
potis t f cretatry and yeoznanry now oomiog.
up they retreated and the canton advanced. - •
There wes.skiimishing On the left, but :the
eziemY did not farther _molest. the: ' coluinn a..
and they 'relieved.' Mafete.ng.. ' 'The action •
tested altogether aboot three houra, and the
.nantlier of Basutos engaged Ito estimated
vartoosly at from Aire thousand teteightthou- .
sand
...
• t a
..
car ---b:
in every direction through the a
, . ggag°
was tumbled aboutaandeven the hele of .13
a•ltY,
which had been given hlin as provender. 'Wait
torti apart and scattered over ...everything.
Menges gained the furthest. aceeesible pond.
trona the beast, and entrenchteg hiniself be:
. shoutedbaggag•lustihr for
hind areene.heavy
httln• ' . - • ' . .. .• ' : • ' -
Fortunately' the:kneed Wad' neer t by and
answered his call.' The elephant wasprodded
back inthsubjectionaanclappareit peace eine
itioramigned. , Butthere wait Wood in the'
dephant's eye. and as Mr, Mengee for a. too-
meat turned his back.oti ,• a basin :of awatoo
!II:deli:he Lad just filled with a view of Avasii.
'ing off the traces.of the excitement the -ani-
mal thrust his trunk int the water and stalk-
ed the basin dry. Then, hs -Menges turned.
round, with a snort he squatted it all- .over
.his face Mid body. That • ended the battle
and Mt., ;Menges was net left with , *nit
enough to dispute the victory.- . He has scan
enough of elephants, and will.give ' theme the
whole train next Etat). ,. • `
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out
soap into ,the cloth.. Hand' rubbing tea& to
full-andel:MinkfiannelhasItonate and inter-:
1 bos the. delicate.fibers. .; . •
. : . Deer Teo, • . • ..
• Bee a.may , be eonaidered the ..primary
and :rat indispentale of thone..articlerf Of
diet pieseribed for .t hi ...preaantion 'oe Ore' of
disease; ,•theteforeskillaaan its preparation
should be the firet knowledge sought by: the-
aspirant to usefulness. in a sick room„. at
o art-.
ous valitahle extracts of beef juice. awl*. well
known to be attainable' in the matket, .espe-
chilly Valentine/esna..Liebig's, yea• they are
log expensive to be 'need freely by the major-
ity orpersonsaand then aro never ea Pala-
able, or indeed so 'nutritious, as. the ..fresh
. ea made: from .an animal .just slaughtered.
The juice from' one pound ofbeaf is as much
as most patients consume in a day, but.it is
better to prepare two pomade, for it will easily'
keep two days if the .weatheria cool, or even'A
in the summea, if you .are 'provided • With'. a
ide and a refrigerator:Choose by preference
the fleshy pert of a • fall. grow.n aniinal ; a
piece of the rump is best,. Cut the meat into
small:squares .notinore than an inah in
diameter and:. remove - ovary particle of
' • ' -
fat. and gristle... Then' . wash in ..:pure
water; and put it ante 'a widmmouthed , glass
bottle, with a dosnfitting cork etoppert or a
• tiu . 'Inotket tightly toverecl • also.
Addno weter hut. what has. adheredi,after the
wasbing. . Set the ansirel in a pot Of Water
(cold if you Use glass a no mattaii if tin). ' ' A
weight will be needed•to keep it steady. " The
water ellOald COttle ta withiti four inehes of
the top -no .higher, because'. agent MVOS be
e or i o oi ,. e water..aroun
. I ftf 't t b 'I Lot the boil ' d
it steadily for three boars Remove the vooselproperty
• - , ' : • • • • ' • -
from.the,•fire„ pour off the juice,. and it eau be
set in a cool place, to be used hot or cold; as
the taste Or condition of.tbe patient merit.
diorite. . A little. salt is the only, seasoning
oominonit, hoed, but in, oases where disgust
, • • • •
has enema from the long•emitinued use -of
hod tea •as a regimen, a pinch of grotind
eatery seed has been . known se to change the
fl • • • • • t •
aver oath° u -asho b
so p ena le he patient to
take it with renewed relish. • .. ..-
Here is 'a second adnairehlo recipe forheof
tea, recommended by some of our beet physh
cia: A it t ' • '
ns an- o e that e
r w have used with ap..
protect succeesa To one pound .: of lean beef,
eut into srealliclicea add ono pound (ono pint)
of &la water. Lot it stand no for three hours;
then add to the beef ono pound of -merely
• t ft ' ' • off tho Id * t -
warm wa er, a, or pouting o o cc' a er,
whieh must be saved and eet geld° in a
clean boich Let the beef oak three
hours in :ate warm water.; then vont over
it ono pound of boiling waterareturn the cold
water set by to the Wetted in which yon have
the beef, and lot the whole boll together far
. '
titter' nett's, when the liquid will be redtieed
hist Capt Pal,sonti• Was' ,iielt a lilt excited, but
was. rot cool AB 4 ditiak :of ice. ': Limy° sailed
on the ocean to all kindof ;Weather, but I.
notet SOMo. man laiiing sent:10h presence. of
mind in (hoe ofelanger." Continuing. he ex-
debted,. with . enthoetastia Warmth: "'You
can't sperik in top high praise.' of Capt. P-
Baas. Such .a.,gotal 'plata luta no, business to
be mate. Wit owe hur lima to him.": kir;
Noble alsnepoke iti•the highest terms sof Eu- •
Rimer Nembitt, who. did 'everything in .his
• , ' power. • Mt.:Noble says Capt. Eillalict •ev.oryo
.thing that it cratimandet could do, and showed
himself to he a heave and laithfittofficer din-
. ing the terrible Morning Pf the Wreck.. In
yesterday's report the • names : of two :of the
lost crew wareetiot given, namely, James kte.
.• Auley,.second engineer aod Joloallenry, fire:
maa..• One thing ilt certain; the story of tfie
week proves that. the Simcoe Was mannedby
as brava and ao.mPetent *officers and aa• faith.
., ful a crew as ever left a pert. • Indeed, it
would .scem . that ' the- doomed steataer was
mamma by 110tOCS Whia could -not for •a 'to-
;tient . he swayed, . freak. .....duty "by
- -the . terror ' ot inapending-.death......:.A.11
vrorked• faithfully, battling with the raging
tempest and the angry sed till. the last
anommit.' 'Throughout the 'terrible ordeal
Capt. Hill Wall a cool, 'polluted officer, .avor
present aithe pogt of duty and. danger, antl
by his at ..e.a.le Of bravery, cheering the 'crew
. ip theirlierculeart 'efforts. to.save the steamei
Mid tflinneelves. Iiir iliver faltered itt hie
duty for atuoment, ana his 'last efforts' wore
di -tooted towards "saving . 11fies..Gibton and his
crew. .' • . ' . : • , •
•-.
. arrant it. IIILL • • ' • '
• • \
was the . fem. of • Capiain. Vasey Hill," light.
keeperon Grath's Island,' who sailed out of
Colliiigwood when the Northern Railway was
' .' 'first WM.', Captain R.,11ill was. )3orn in To.
' .ronto, and made smiling hia profesSion. At an
• early ago he wao appointed eaptaitt, and has
since sailed out of °woo Sound aml Coiling-
Wood. .For the past six yarn% he has:resided
in Callingwood, being captain of tho Mc-
gerrerfer.4ve yeari. Last year he was cap-
tato , of the Mary Ann, and last apring ho
took charge of the Simeoe. -Captain Hill was
•
• an 6'bie and °ffielent efficers an upright And
honorable man, ;and was highly esteemed
for • his ninny estimable qualities of mind
and heart, 1,10',1oaves a, wife and. fotir sinallagi.
children,. ' -
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SOUTH. AMERICA.
` ver -H • - .
Feeolution u
Ye,nova' tQelled-The
• . • , . .
. . . .
. • - .: 'Paha° Conference. .
• ' .i).i. Niaip.; Nov. 24.--. Th • St • l 'II la'
. o i ar and era•
Says the yellow fever. prevails. io Guayaquil: :
From 15 to•20 deaths occrir.daily. . . .
.ousea. • •
• A fire in Guayaquil. destreyed .foorli
. The, revelatton in . Ecuador is entirely
(ladled: . • • . .. . :. . .
• ' .
La the peace conferened ef Chili. Peru and
Bolivia three 's. •• •
s nrh Wet . 1 1(1 tl o u lea
- i -i ."..ti° hair ° 1%.' r • t Ill&
. a ert a n s er .o . . i pros mg e ea. ..
The United States Minieters to Pera and 13e- .
• • • : • • • •
hvia :were raw preseut. Each , belligerent .
recognized.the . neeeseity for .1:wee() and the
.. , .. .
dietriterested comae of the Ileited States..
.. • . a • • . • •
Chili presented terms which were lot maimed.
territory, .indetunity • and the restotation• of •
taken from Chilian' citizens and lite - • •
Government. Bolivia and Peru.rojected the
demands. . Ministei bliristieney suggested -
that Peau and Bolivia miglithave propositions
to make, :mad the repreeentative . of • Peru
moyed to. refer the., au tire question to the
'Government of the 'United States fotorbitrih. a
t• the 1 • a to: be f eat WI th : f •
ion,. e ( melon i , ie . er avot- .
trig (me or the other petty to the otruigle.
The propositioo for: arbitration was not ao-
'opted by Chili, Piesident• ()Shane, in de- a
°taring the conferenee (mad, saki. he aud hia •
,.,ii . ...- . ... .. .. , .,_ , ... . ,
"" eaguea prothunaht lament inat me comer-.
°nee 'should not have yielded the pacific and'
eoncilin.tory results. hoped from it, end Ito
the same iinpression will be made upon
the oVernmen o • tho peep a 0 at . inte
G • t f'1 f tl 11.' a
Statee when the fact if; comnitmleatea to them
. . • • • • . •
that the friendly mediation .iei the tinted
States -had .been iruitlesil, . .
NAlltik • Nov. 24.--,-IralltatiliS0 lettetS adS016 '
'PA ' • -
that the•Chilien expeditionaty forte has -been ..
oi I a t o' -
.c are• • n P111.4 AI.' an t"tr - t t11°.;
Meantime a portion P.I. tLIO AMC OM shaaea
against Arequipa. The rumor that the, c44-
-
has foll into Chilian hands is doubted..
.• • .
A . • RAOMTW #CI— . .P.RIELE T .. . --- - . , .
• . . : a
'A•o•Dratrikera-Mothertaa . two - 'Children
- ' - . •
Burned to. Death..
' • ,
.•Toucesao, Deo. 2:-A fearful tragedlhae
jaat shockedthe people of the -Western part of 'Ismail
the city, tate children, aged. five menthe and
three yenta respectively, haviog fallen a sacra!
flea to thedesperate recklessness ole drunken
mother. Thewoman Was named Casey, the
wife of:Taoists Caseya a lumberman away.from
hie home. Ars. Casey livedho a toinfortable.
four roomed honest on Kerr's hole, inothiekly'
1 t.dd t''t She hs -It n d ' le
.popu a e is rie . ieeeo An ing
'heavily of late. Yeaterday evening &sister of
.afr. Casey, who hag • been attending te his
wife,' SSW her andthe two, ohildien safe in bad
about nine o'clock. This.- morning sho went
into the house and found tho two chitchat -a
o s apt ca-
dead and their mother in a state f ' t ' `fi '
.tion from drink. In one cerlier. of the TOOW . . a . . e. o
-• •
sigtis of an extinguished fire • with a
wore... , . ... _ . . .., ,•..
broker' lamp,. a, gln bottle, ana 4 •aoad. Cat
lying -on Oho &erred* and' blacketted
er . • The mother MO a. most rantb•
o : ' "i • • : a a • . . .
ng and : tameless 'account of haying
k ' l d d • • ' •
upset the amp e.a Let. . re to the room,
-killing her baby: She laid she had intim,
guistied the genies, but that they 'caught
•Reied
an Oft of the b' bhiew s apparently'Midi
e .. al ,a.„. Y
borne& Its ekin . was blistered end tedoeted
from head. to foot.. An is will be held.
,.......- ,
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, A. BRUTAL SQUAW.
. _ . • , •
Julia Good is a Tusearere, squeiv, And a
pretty well known one, too. She.is the tetra
of the Reserve, and has beett.the niediuntogif
mote trouble and misery than it is possible to
, »e could eraatat 0 from on woman.
imeoi ' • t . ' 0
. .. a .. --.
.:-.•Illnaels is out of debt, having paid off
eighteen Millions in the last few years.
• -The priaee of Dream liko ais brother
"Citron," Wawa Paris his headgaartem, •
• - . ,•''
-A man hanged himself at liedfords•Ind. •
boa . b• daughter's '
h b a a a h
use is as an eserte her.
"i----rm•-• ,
” -Anna Swanger, belonging 16 the wealth,
that family in Betlerville, Ind..), was known to
have rejected thee white • suitors'. yet she
.t .. , „
olOped With a middle-aged ne •
gro wutowerjana
refuses to patt from hime.