'VIth‘:
'1 II E SENTINEL.
' SUVTII NUR‘VAIJi. SEPTEMBER 30.
TH ['2 HOME DOCTOR.
Removing “'artn.
It is now fairly established, says al
writer in the I! .!.'~..:‘ Press, that the com-
inon \\ art, wh‘ch is so unsightly and
often so proliferous on the hand and face.
”can be easily removed by small doses 0!
sulphate of magnecia taken internally
.\I. (what of Lyons, has drawn attention
to this extraordinary fact. Sever-1e
(hildrcn treated With three grain dose:
of Epson salts morningr and evening wen
promptly cured, )1. Aubert cites the cast
of a woman whose face wasdistigiircd by
these men-secures and who was cured it
a month "by a drathm and a half c‘
magno sia taken daily.
which \llsappvarcd in a fortnight fron
the daily administration of ten grains is:
the salts.
Trenlllient of Iiot‘kiaw.
T. B. .‘Ict‘urd, of b‘yallon, Wis.
“rues as follows to the (‘iiicago lute;-
("int In your weekly issue of July it:
ycu :th' a wonderful and succesful that
HIV!” of lockjaw. While it giv-vs to the
pubic a radical cure, how much better it
would l13l\t‘ bcen for Mr. Kcllhcr to havt
used the following
first hurt:
(in iiilti tItC lulvk
p til,t‘ll it about Mic
thins,
kitchen, take .in ash
eighth \\ i:h t onzinou
then put VIII a :im-I slioycll ll o!
\‘ti"; put in ‘YH-“UIIr.i‘:<tll1lll;Ili|’
make a :Hml smoke. pat the full! in:
the pail ll ml ‘- ssc l»; use an old bl inket
ovei top of pailniid t ic-e wrwuml ill-
let it "l:i‘ixt‘l\\\‘lll)‘ or thirty Illi..lil~.s‘
let‘s ‘ and coals as inc led ti
*ki e p it lc-t, an I you will bc greatly stir
l‘lh‘wl in sec lI»-\\' Illi‘t hi)“ I \iti “iii tlis
.1,_ pct: c;‘hnr from :t sprain
‘ Hr
.t _‘
o1:
lags
t»:
Another medica'
nun reports a use of viry large w:.rts =
simp‘e rciiii-dy when »
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
“ all
' Curing Corn Fodder.
Every one who has raised a heavy
piece of fodder corn realizes that it is no
euy task to cure it so as to preserve it in
first-class condition. Probably the safest
_ method to pursue when aside from pack-
ing in a silo is to cut it in fair weather.
l When free from dew. and lay it in swaths.
keeping the butts of the stalks on a line
and let it remain until thoroughly wilted,
. then bind in fairsiled bundles and plam
: in shocks of four aud- six bundles each.
f It can remain in the field where grown
l until cured, then draw near the barn and
. place in large shocks. where it can re
i main until wanted for feeding.. It
mowed away in the barn it would be
I very likely to mould badly, and perhaps
1 become unfit for cattle.—L‘ui’n‘mtor.
Yellows in Peaches.
, The disease of peaches known as ye]
i lows is due to a parasitic fungus Which
l infects the whole tree. It is not in‘the
i leaves only. but in the stem, and the par
l nsite set-ms to enter the tree by the roots
, It has been known to nib-rt a trce
l through diseased twigs buried near the
l roots, and it spreads through an orchard
front centres where the discasc begins.
3 But it is not known toatlach trees where
thc soil is furnished with an abundance
,of polain and lime. \Ylit‘rc the soil is
; well supplied naturally with these inatc~
rials the yellows is not known. as is the
case in parts of Tennessee and the moon
tain region of the South. win-re very old
orchards are found and scattered wild
trees of very large sire. 'l‘lic l‘tIllt‘il)‘ is
plain. Iii-fore planting a pen h orchard
the land sh \u‘d bi- wcli prepare l by plow
ing. I.IlI'C\‘\\llI'_f and libtul iii'ivittiing’.
“llll “.1 dosing of lime and \\‘.uul ashes.
and the. orchird :illt‘l'\\:lltl sliouiri bc
icgularly Illllilirttl :l‘i'l snpplu-l \\itIi
its normal course, I took a spike—tooth
narrow and smoothed it down as-well as
I could, finishing the job with 1 ng _
hoe. I then gave it a light dressing with
manure from the shed—a good quality of l
manure~and rc-seeded it. A part of a.
and of manure left over was also spread, ,
.-ery lightly, 'over a part of the plot. ,
nearer the fence. I
“The operation was in every way a suc~
cess, and I was bountifully repaid for-
the labor and expense. The season ,
proved dry, and the general rass crop;
was much shortened, but w ere that '
little spring dressing was applied it was ‘
full and luxuriant. Of course it was a ‘
very small experiment, but it was won- "
dcrfully suggestive. and 1 determined to
follow it up. I have not. wholly aban—
doned fall or winter dressing, but I have
dressed in spring up to the time when
the grass had got a good, lame start.
The only difficulty experienced in late-
spring dressing is in getting the manure
\vell spread. When it; is carefully an
thoroughly spread, so as to leave no
lumps, the effect has always been magical ‘
in thickening the bottom growth and
improving the quality as well as increas-
ing the quantity of the hay. I believe I
have in my barn now more that a ton of
the finest of hay from the application of .
four loads of manure after \the spring
work was done this year. I have never
sccsn so good results from {all as from
spring dressing, the same quality and as ’
nearly the same quantity as possible of
manure being applied to adjoining por-
tions of the same tield.“i
Farm and Garden Notes.
Look out for borers in the orchard.
A heavy coat of manure will improve
next year's asparagus.
Sow rye-on ground from which a crop
has ln-cu alrcadv t‘lt‘drt‘tl. :
Protect the birds Isthe great annihila-
liii‘s‘ (II tlt‘pll‘tit‘liu' ilist‘t‘ls‘.
I'op com is .\.iItI to be better for pigeons
than any other \arii-ty of corn.
“When the :l.\t' is dull there must be
abnn iaLt food. If lliis wwc done Ill!
pinch would be a h»: ggcr livid t'c.- than
it is in the existizm cr bards. which are;
put torth more striugth,” saysn very
_alit'at‘ti! pt'tn \‘lII,
For I‘m-pin}; small quantities of seeds
will“ Ll.” 1,;0‘1‘“. m“ r- ( ”liq {Him ”1‘ rm. :3. itiltnattd “if manhunt. ‘\i r ’2'": i pipcr l-.i -s as.- t‘\i'i‘lli~::l ‘I‘hev protect
no»: 'fs " , il int iit'iii ‘ .‘ ' -
f . . . ’ l' ‘ l ‘ l‘ I . ‘1‘ ‘ " a; mist rituals and moisture.
cm. Lil, U. l‘i\'t' to yi-n's 1-1». Il.l'l 1: _______ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
“fr. ti 4 .11 l_ H. 1. H. lupin“ ll 3,; [,xi‘ \tIVit‘t' 0“ “"1in \"t‘t‘tIs‘ Ii irzcy tilltl Outliit'ril are becoming
“z, ., kw, :n 1 n laxori r articles ot tccct for bugs that are
.‘It‘d‘lt‘i.
. . 7 report:
)l‘ l “ “‘13” “" l‘ ’1‘" ‘_“'“l‘l””lfi ff 3 I‘lnnts cannot live itzdninitclv do
l‘ll‘; “' d, “HIV?“ '“- ‘f“"" “'13 prived of their lean s. Ilcn. c prcvcnt
all" “! “‘ ‘3‘ ‘ ‘ _ "'"“I" ll “ L18 llb‘lt’ appear lllt't‘ :lHiHi~ tilt: stii !;u'i‘
“‘0 ‘f-‘i‘d ‘ "” W“ "‘atl._r"1- ‘1'“ “‘ Will kill them ‘l‘t’llt r or ta‘icr.
”vi fit to c. dull i~\’,« this to the b w ). I'l‘inls lrut' ...., U”. H. ,1 for ”up,
It i a it 1‘: I‘ll 331i} ‘l‘ll ll h in . 3 ll Ic:i\ rs, and «an bonnirc easily killed in
“”3 ‘l 1‘ " "*‘ “'f~‘““.‘_ "“ "l l“ l l‘ the gum in: season than when partialh
towzwii. \\ h n the rash first comes out it ' ‘
huh- but lb .1 bits :irtutiucd in l.ttlc hall
in ~- in on ilir’skin.
'lhv great danger is of takingnold,
uh! It may bring on inflammation of the
, lungs. and of infury to .thc eyes from
ov-z u»c, or exposure to too strong a
l' c
.i; ..
k'l‘lo- patient should he kept in bed in a
\vrll-u-utila‘c-l room at a temperature 01
si\iy e glit degrees The waniow must
be lowered a few inches", at the top. if
possi it: the opening being' covered with
n stiip of flannel to llI‘t‘Vt'llira draught.
As in ~li air is indispensable, if this
makes the room too cold, :1 the must be
liuh‘ed to countera .t it.
The t‘yes should be carefully shaded
from the tight, and no readingY permitted
un‘il ihvyvarc strong again. Scriouv. in~
IlIIl‘iIlLtlJlII and permanent weakness of
thee-yestnay follow, it these precautions
are not taken. It is often very hard rte
ktcpa t Illlli amused and happy under
thz se restrictions. This is one of the
ditiit‘iltics that a good nurse will over- ‘
come. and she intis‘: remember that the; less ,
thfid‘s comfort during life may depend
up :i the care it rct‘~'i\t's at this time.
I'll awhi \ ill-.I. Ltli t'iHlIllllg Slltitlltl It!
“armed and .inml before being: used. A
ti tnn- l _ackct \vorxLover the night-dress
7 is .i :r at protection.
It deiziinn coim-s on, and ‘the rash
, The followiin" advice and su-‘v-cstions
, p _. ..
niti given in the Agrictrttirnl lh-partiitcnt
dormant.
> ( uiiiva'inn in a dry time is most in
juriotts to Weeds and Ilt'llt‘llt ml to \ rops‘.
AVoid the introduction of weeds in
manure or litter or from wccdy sur-
roundings. Some gardeners use no stable
manure. on grounds they desire to keep
especially clean, relying on commcrcial:
fertilizers and the ploughing under of:
green crops. _ 7
After a summer crop his ripened. iii-
Iteadofnllowing the land to grow up to
weeds, it is often \\ » l to sow rye or some,
other crop to cover the ground and kcep_
them do“ n.
Give every part of the farm clean I
cultivation every few years, either with
a lincd' crop, or, if necessary, with u
fallow.
It, isoftcu stated that cutting weeds
while in flower will kill them. This is-
only reliible with biennials, and with
them only when done so late that much
of the soul will grow.
raised for home consumption.
It has been \lt‘lllttll\ll‘.lit‘|l, says a New
York journal. that Pull) in {owls and
diphthcria in children are identical.
The value of corn-stalks for for-d will
be a subret of illl"lt‘\‘l to farmers in the
dairy regions where dronth has pre~
\‘aiit‘d.
The bark
in; in the. West.
stone and Carbolic
ployed.
louse is reported as increas.
A moisture of soap-
acid is a remedy cui-
I‘lcnty of cornmeal and mill feed is
being used by dairymen in sections
whcie rcmuncraiive p: ices rule for butter
and cheese.
Ilr. tl. C. t‘uldwvll thinks summer fal-
‘ lowing “poor economy and a lazy trick,“
and we do not know another man who
weighs words more carefully.
Mr. .I. t‘. l‘lumh, of the “'isconsin
Horticultural Society, says that the sea-
s~n following a grcat drouth is exceed-
ingly productive,"‘uwing to the bring<
ing tip of elements from the subsoil in a
dry year."
A very little insect powder dusted
among the feathers on the head, neck,
back and sides of chickens, it is said,
will kill all vermin. After being dusted
the chicken shakes itself, thus distribut-
ing the powder thoroughly over its
If the ground is kept well occupied
with other crops weeds \\ ill give much 3
rouliie. Keep Illt‘~illt)\\'.\ and road
sides well seeded and plough land t ulti-
vated, except “hen shaded by crops.
Tests of hair)" Cows.
At the Untrlrio {t‘anadai Agricultural
College grounds ten dillemni breeds of
slilI‘Ii»ill v disappears, the sufferer should COEVS Inf", been “Kind 3“ regards lb“
In iui: int» .1 warm bath t't‘fii£\ililll‘.f font value ”I the milk, HRH“) butter and
t.l- . It'llili . of mustard to each lull of ““1““ "Md" h." the n. “W results of
\\ it"t,‘l.il\ctl 011 after a few minutes,
quickly dried \Vitli warm towels, and
in blankets until the, doctor
\vi ipped
l as. If the child has a quick pulse
:iiil ‘i’~III\' viry sleepy, the breathing
sh. all be lawfully watched to detect
any ‘}7li;li\‘lli~ of ltutllili‘ with the chest.
.‘Iile. sh Hid lu-tlict'liit‘fni’lit‘li‘ (if \Ili‘I.
I! mav be use-l in grucl, custard. and
b‘. in.” mange. and \aried with beef tea,
t‘- 31 broth, mutton broth, toast. and
3' y 1.;h'. tat-«l. m L Ni}; (Uruguay-inns.
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Plate Glass Insurance.
“Our badm-ss is not so risky as tire in—
sura‘: c." said a member of a company
that .nsurcd III.III‘L:I:I>S, “because we can
twin-r pioic. t ourselves against over val- ‘
nation and our losses are l sscncd by sal-
ul‘l .te glass \\ indoo s. as a general
thug. Ilit‘tl with damage from, three dif.
ferent causes Fire destroys the must,
many are brok‘en by accident or through
malice, “Ili.t‘ a few areblo‘“ n in by wind
storms. It is very seldom that a window
is so b idly shattered that we can‘t save
some portion of inundas we make it a rule
to replace all pancs.that are broken in<
stead of paying out the value in cashJou
can readily see that our losses are not so §
heavy unless a very large» pane gets 3
shivezed into atoms. We buy the glass
at good discount anti have our own men
to put it in. All the glass on see in the
outside office is salvage, an it is only in
exceptionahle cases that we are unable to
replace apaiie from our stock on hand.
Even the Scraps are of value. They are
put to trinity uses, especially for shelves in
front of the cashiers‘ windows in banks
and other quiCt‘S.
“I'late glass is oneof the most peculiar
thingsin the world. At times it will
stand any amount of hard usagemnd then
again the least thing will break it. I
could tell you many ipieer stories in this
relation. I have dropped a heavy ham-
mer on a pie- e without injuring it. and
when I have tried to show a friend how
hart ablotv it would stand, I have had
it grind into powder.”-.\'ew I'm-I: Sun.
Where the Sun Shines at Midnight.
A Namaka (llritish America) letter to
the Wheeling tW. Va.) lntrltigrnrer
guys: I am within 800 miles of the Arctic
Circle, where the sun may be seen at mid~
night in the summer, and in winter it is
night the whole twenty—four . hours.
Even where I am now I do not think that ,
the light of the sun is entirely gone at
midnight, for at 11 o‘clock I could see
it. and, going to sleep then, I did not
awaken till a, and at that time the dawn
of day was plainly seen.
Lige.
faces Confirmation.
The latest theory advanced, that, by
an order of I‘rovideice. three per cent.
more men than women are born in war ‘
time, while three per cent. more womeh
than men are born in peace, we are in-
clined :0 regard as needing confirmation.
It is not probable that Providence has an
open eye to the battles that are going on
upon tho earth's surface, or makes a
these experiments have been reported
upon by Prof. Brown, and while these
may not be conclusive they are of gen.
eral interest. Accordingto I'rof. Brown‘s
report, the Jersey is far ahead as a pru-
ducerof cream orof butter, with Ayrshire
next. The Ayrshire. in the same report.
stands first where the milk is to be sold
or cheese made; the. lh-vons rank next
for the cheese-maker, and the shorthorn
grade comes close after.
In the lists referred to, Prof. Brown
. calculates values on a basis of three-
fourths ofa cent per pound for milk,
‘ five centsapound for cream, ten cents a
mund for cheese and twenty cents for
, utter. The shorthorn, with an average
weight per head of 1,520 pounds, 1
yielded, by his calculation, $19 worth ufl
' milk, from which the cream would havel ‘
amounted to only $11. The cream made -
> butter to the value of $22, or $30 worth
of cheese could have been made from the
milk. This breed averaged giving
milk 170 days in the season. The short—
horn grade, which averaged in weight
' 1,450 pounds each, )roved better,us they
.’ produced milk 2‘20 ays in the season to '
‘ the value of $30, but the cream’was val~
: tied at $10 only, and would make but '
$18 in butter, though it yielded $42
worth of cheese. ‘
The Devons give milk 2'00 days; its
value was set at $21; the cream at
311.25; and they averaged $10 worth of
butter, or $45 worth of cheese. The.
Devons made an everage weight of 1,050
pounds each.
The Ayrshire-s weighed 1,000 pounds
’each and gave milk 210 days, valued at
$39; the cream was worth $21, and it
made 035 in butter, while the cheese from
the milk was worth $58.
The Jerseys averaged a weight of 740
pounds per head and gave milk 200 days,
which was valued at 819. The cream
on it was valued at :57. According to
some tests made in which 100 pounds of
cream .made 44 pounds of butter, the
butter amounted to $88, without any al-
lowance for extra quality of butter.
In drawing conclusions, another point
made for Jersey and Ayrshires was their
light weight, taken in connection with
the fact, that a cow requires food very
nearly in proportion to her weight.—
World.
Top-Dressing Grass Land.
0. S. Bliss, a Vermont farmer, says in
the the New York Tribme: “ I believed
in the common theory of fall topdiessing,
but a little accidental experience opened
my eyes to the fact that top-dressing at
other seasons is often far more effective.
Between the road and the fence across
the front of my honsedot is a strip of
land 3} by 40 rods, which, at much
labor, I leveled and set in grass—a por«
tion in lawn grasses a’nd the rem 1tinder in
mowings. Across this a class of people
delight in asserting their right to travel
- during the muddy season, and it issomo-
timoa a good deal out up. One season
when the fall of snow was light it was
traveled nearly all winter, and in the
. lat inter tion to . ,
MW create hgodicir on: m or roam
~Mu Humid. '
I“... -
lsoemodverypoormd .
road minutes! and travel assumed
body.
Prepare trees for planting by cutting
, the tops back in proportion to the amount
; of injury done to the roots. which is
Lieneially from oncrlmlf to two thirds of
the entire top. Un this pruniugall shoots
> should be entirely cut away that are not
needed for the formation of a ierfect '
bead, and the others cut back one alf to
txvo~thirds of their length.
Hungarian grass proper has black seed _
mainly. The iuillcts have. yellow seed.
Hungarian gtass has less head and more
stalk and leaf, and is less liable to rust,
and hence is a bctter hay crop and not
so good a grain or seed crop. In select~
in;r seed for a hay crop buy of a reliable
seedsman. and take that which has the
largeSt possible proportion of black seed.
The deeper the preparation of the soil
the deeper will the roots penetrate, thus
advancing closer to moistun‘, as well as
permitting of the growth of a large prov
portion of those rootlets that collect food.
If the soil be shallow and the subsoil
hard, the roots will spread nearer the sur-
face. thus rendering them not only more
liable to being winter~killcd, but also to
damage from drouth. '
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Life at Libby Prison.
In ,those boxes received through the
lines, says an old soldier in the Alto
California, were many things besides
eatahles; dim-rent kinds of musical in—
struments, enough to comprise a full
band, were sent to different ones, so we 1
had a fine one. which diseoumed sweet
music. “Fe. had a first-class minsttel
company, alsoa dramatic company of no
mean dimensions. They Were so pioticient
, that many times the Confederate officers
‘ would attend, and every nightthe street:
of Richmond were crowded with people
who came to listen to our band. We
also gave large and select ho 9, mode so
because there were no ladies resent.
5 Our minstrel show took immense y, and
‘one was forced to go at three or four
r. .\i., in order to get in. What little
we had to cook was done in one large
room. One end was used by
'(‘hickamauga and the other by officers
“of the Potomac army. We used little
tin cans to boil our rice in, and would
raise up the lids of the stove a little, so
that the flames would shoot up; then you
could see some fifty or sixty little cans
all over the stove, their owners standing
around, eagerly watching their stud of
,lifeas it boiled. “’0 easily detected a
I new can. Sometimes ofiicers from the
:Potomac end of the room, their stoves
3 being full, would sneak a can on ours.
:“fe would knock it clean across the
i room. You may think this unkind, but
ihad we infringed on their stove, they
would have done the same thing.
Efl‘eetlve Inspiration.
,_ Honest John Blank was for several
' years the well—known Governor of a New
il-anland State. Governor John had a
brother William, perhaps equally honest,
E though less well known, who was a
.s ortsman, and somewhat iven to the
to ecring cup. rOn one Of is shooting
2 excursions William and a boon compan-
lion found that their horse did not trot
t tp‘tite ra idly enough to correspond with
it eir ex ilarated notions of the proper
speed, and the companion fired a
- of bird shot into the animal to encourage
him. The horse dashed wildly oi, the
i buggy rocking, hats and a flying in
gall fractions, and William, ruler of the
'1: great ugl rats were cutthe whole I “0m 3110““ With delight}
guilgtfi of it. Indtho pros t for grass l "3110“ {in will-I110“ {msg‘lnt Hp
‘ When maggot! admobly.—~EJW3 m. at
{Hamlin
I marked.
. and we could hear under our feet a
» emitted a volume of steam, and with in-
‘eonceivable rapidity
. of all.
OKEFENOKEE.
A QUAKING ISLAND IN GEOR,
GIA‘S FAMOUS SWAMP.
The Terrible Adventure of an Ex-
ploring Party-Engalf‘ed In
a Smoking Fiuure
of the Earth.
We were. in the heart of Okefenokee
Swamp, says a writer in the New Or-
leans Times-Ilemocrat. We had reached
the spot at last. In the middle of a
lake whose black waters were rippling
in a curious fashion was an island of r-
haps 200 acres, covered with scru by
bushes. All over the island thin columns
of . brown smoke could be seen slowly
rising.
“I don‘t understand what keeps the
water disturbed," said one of the men;
“there is no breere.”
“llit am de dcbbil‘s own pot.” said
black Sam, looking wild-eyed and ner-
vous.
“'e quieted Sam, and put him to work
With the others constructing a rude raft
out of the dead trees which were lying
around in abundance. In a short time
the raft was ready, and we. paddled our-
selves to the island.
“It shakes,“ exclaimed Dupont, who
was the first to land.
Sam was the next one on shore, but he
at once stepped back on the raft.
“he Lewd heb mussyl" he said; “I
kaiii‘t stan‘ dat.“
We allfollowed Dupont and found that
the island was trembling ipiite percepti-
bly.
“Perhaps it is a floating island,“ sun-
gcsted one of my companions. _ ‘
“It is nothing' of the kind.“ I re-
“I have heard of it lit-fore, but
we are doubtless the first \\ hite men who “
have landed here in forty years." l
: “What do you know about it 5“ asked :
Dupont, quickly. l
"Simply this: When Sir (‘harlcs Lyell. l
the famous British geologist. visited this ‘
country he c\plorcd the swamp and e\~
mniucd this Very spot. He found it 3
shaking all the time, with fissures in the i
earth constantly opt ning and l losing, 1
With this same pceuliirsinokcrising from 4
t
I
them. He came to the conclusion that
the crud of the earth was thinner right
here than in any lot tlily 0f the globe.
The \olcanie action near the surface 1
causes the smoke, and also the continual l
bubblings of the lake. This mav have I
been going on for centuries. iotfknow 3
that the Indian word Okefenokee means
trembling earth."
“Well. I can‘t say that I care to camp
here," said Imprint. “but as \\ c are lien:
we might as We“ explore a little.“
This was the general opinion. and Sam 3
was persuaded to lune his quartets on
the raft and trust hin self to the unstable l
laud. ’
"l have found a geyser,“ reported one
of our c\plorcis, who had been rambling
about on his own book. b
Guided by him, we went to a little
spring of boiling water that w. s 5,:ushin-qr
forth near the centre of the island. \\'ith
the water came jets of steam, sand, and
blue mud. At this place the shaking
was so violent that it made us stagger,
mottled roar or rumble.
“Morse Iloss, gasped Sam, “I thus" git
out‘cr heali.“
He. made a run toward the raft, when
a small fissure in the earth about a foot
wide yawncd in front of him. The poor
fellow dropped on the ground in s ieccli-
less terror. “'c helped him up and tried
to reassure him, but it was no use. .\s
soon as he was calm enough to walk he
made a break for the raft.
“Sam is the only sensible fellow in the
party,“ said Ilupont. ”There is dun—
ger of breaking a leg in one of these
fissures, and I don‘t see why a man
could not be swallowed up,“
I laughed at this. Sir t‘hirles Lvell
had spoken of the island as a remarkdble
curiosity, but had not predicted any so»
rious outbreak of the forces of nature.
"See that T“ continued llupont.
I looked. The fissure which had fright—
ened Sam had closed up completely“. I
drew a long breath. In the midst of
such phenomenon a man it cls small. Be-
fore I could say anytlmm there was a
deafening roar, a tliwisaiid cracks
opened in the earth, and the smoke
coming out of the ground was so thick
that we were almost stifled. l'ndoubt-
t‘dly it was a genuine shock of earth—
quakevsomcthing altogether different
from the light tremors previouslv felt.
“We must run for it.“ I shouted.
Just then another shock came and
threw us heavily to the ground. \Yc rose .
in a dazed condition. and saw within a l
few feet of us a yawning chasm, fullv l
three feet wide and 100 feet long. It
closed up with
mother jar that nearly toppled us over
again.
We started on a run for the raft.
“Where is Duponti“
“'0 all asked this question at once.
The raft was in sight, but Sam was the
only occupant. We faced about, but
could see nothing of the missing man.
[Ind he in his terror taken the wrong:
direction I It would not do to leave hinf,
and there was nothing to do but to re
trace our steps.
“'0 yelled out his name and traversed
every foot of the island. There was not
a trace of our friend. “'8 looked at each
other with terror-stricken faces. The
same thought was uppermost in the minds
Had Dupout been swallowed it
in the yawning chasm? It look
very much like it. Again we resumed
our search, but without any better suc-
cess than before. Then we gloomily
made our way to the raft and paddled to
the other shore. I suggested that
Dupont had rushed ofi when the shock
came, and, blinded by the smoke, he
had rhaps fallen into the lake.
“ho, Manse Ross,” said Sam, gloomily.
“He‘s done swallowed u in de bowels
ob de yairth. llit‘s douehappened befo‘. [
Pse hecrcd many a time dat injuns and l
hunters wus lost heath in just dat wnv. I 3
uster laugh at ’em as fairy tales, but I
members dam now, and knows dem fur
do troof.”
A hurried search around the lake com-
pelled us to accept Sam‘s explanation,
and we took up our line of march with-
out a halt until we rescind the settle-
meats.
We had a new trouble to face. People
would not believe our story. At, first,
they were inclined to think that we had
killed Du at, but that theory was soon
abandon , and it was held that our
friend had drowned himself in the lake. ‘
Under the circumstances there was:
nothing to be gained by discussing the;
matter with strangers. We left the,
simple country people sticking to their
belief that Dupont was under the lake
somewhere, but we all knew as weli as '
we knew anything that he had fallen
headlo into the very center of the Icon
fires raging so fiercely in that slumbexing
volcano. t
According to the em. Mineralogist, ‘
wmm than iii-poms, c,
Wanna; Numb Much.
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THRLE SCORE AND TEN.
Impastmythreeleom meridian:
I have quoted full cups of bliss and but!
Grown drunk on folly like other man,
With its present sweet and after-pain;
I have had my sham of cloud and Inn;
And what is it All, when all is done!
We have had our frolic, Life and I;
Jovial comrades we used to be.
Full sails to—dny, with nsilver sky,
Anon dead calm and a sullen sen.
Now I fear the waves, so I hug the shore
With my tattered sail and broken oar.
I have worn lovu‘s flower upon my breast,
And said my prayers to n woman‘s face.
The saints forgive us! If men addresed
Such orisons to the heavenly Grace,
They would upward mount, as strong bird.
do,
And answer bring from the heavenly blue!
I have known the best that life can hold
Uf fame and fortune, love and power.
And when my riotous blood grew cold,
I cheered with books the lingering hour;
Banqueting on the costly wine
“‘hich Genius pours from her flagona fins.
.1
Yet I would rather lie today
“here orchard blooms drift down Ml
SHOW.
And feel lost youtli in my pulses play,
Its rosy wine in my hot cheeks glow;
I would rather be young, and foolish, for
south,
Than own the baubles we buy with youth.
I would barter fortune, famu, and power,
All knowlulge gained of ho fits and men,
For my old delight at the first spring flower,
A robin‘s v~g,:, or is captured wren
From its nest Ind under the tossing plqu
0! a sweet, old~fashionul lilac bloom.
\‘i'ith tho world‘s stale feast I am surfeited;
I long, tin-day for theold timo thrill
At the purple p mm of a pansy bod,
Ur the fresh sprin; scent. of :t dulIudiI.
Alas, [shall n.-\er be thrilled again:
lam old. Yes; rust limo si‘nx‘t‘ and ten.
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Dry goods ~(‘271ckz-rs.
The salient features of a reratta are
the yachts.——['.‘.'s":-;r:1 (‘1’.ronftx'c’.
The flower of the family you will often
find I:t‘~'i)tiii‘s t‘ullt‘gt‘. litt‘d. wv-‘fvtfts-‘Hdn.
See, the man holds up the post. II
the post lo me i No, the 111:1!) is tight.—
"Ilft‘ffuil'fi Ilr'rufil.
A sermon and a hornet resemble each
other in that they both have a concluds
ing point.—«»-llm '1” Brettr.
Ily a wise provision of Providence,
close beside the little tree on which nut-
megs grow, often stands a greater.
The reason drunken men seldom go
down is because the whisky makes their
head swiui- -— Duluth Paragraph-r.
Adi ice to young ladies who are setting
their caps: lse percussion caps so that
the. “pop“ may be beanie-Arie 11am
.Vnrs.
“Butter is up,“ says a market report.
Exactly. “'0 have seen butter that 110
four men could hold down—Burlington
Free I ‘1‘: an. .
" There is is tied in the affairs of men
that Ii‘:l|I~ on to fortune,“ said the poor
young xii-in as he married the heiress.—
li'uslon I‘mt.
The game laws are very rigidly en-
forced at the \Vcst. If a man is caught
cheating at poker he is shot across the
table I; Mon .Iefecrtisrr.
“ Yes, I‘m tir ~d of life. I‘ve about
nridc up my mind to commit suicide.“
'- unod scheme. old fellow: have another
cigarettc.‘~ ~ “inking/(mi t'rifu‘.
The President cannot attend the III!
at Dallas, tlllvl he thus deliberately for!»
goes thi- plvasurc of seeing the only
gcnuine tivcdcgged calf in the world.—
‘III‘_.H ill1 f-rvl denies,
Fond \\'ifc “'onld you believe that
.‘Irs. Eta lcs‘. next door, speaks seven
Ian: taxes :“ Fond lltisl-.nul~“ Cars
tainly I would. she's got tongue enough
to spcak fifty. r-—llar;1‘r‘.v Basin
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LOTS,
OFFERED
THROUGH
Agency,
Washington St.
Houses and Lots.
Two Dwelling Houses on Upper Main st., west side, compara-
tiou; price $2,700, or will exchange for property in this city.
Building Lots.
Two Lots on \Vashington street,
Lot on Spring street.
Two Lots on “"est street
Lots on Taylor Avenue,
Lot on Cedar street,
Lot on Lowe street,
streets are offered for sale.
residences, and will be sold at reasonable prices.
EAST NORWALK.
acres; improvements, consisting of a large
a half story cot , carriage house, stable, etc.
condition and y for immediate occupancy. Price 87,500.
Farm of fifteen acres on the Snugatuck Raul. Price $0,000.
WEST NORWALK.
A good house, horn and outbuildings, with ten mot land.
for city property.
FARMS.
I have three farm: for sale,
all in good condition.
Stable Room,
can helm! at. once.
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HOUSES,
F A R M S ,
llflllll'fl'IlY usurious,
FOR SALE
Iaylor’s Real Estate
sun norm, can.
tively new, with all the modern improvements, 87,500 and 39,000
One large. House on Upper Main st.. east side, 5.000
House and Lot on Woodward Avenue 3.309
House and Lot on' West street, . 3.300
House and Lot on Turnpike, ‘2.
House and Lot on Taylor Avenue, 3.000
House and Lot on Monroe street, 4,000
House and Lot on Monroe street. 2,500
House and Lot on Concord street, $000
House and Lot on Spring street, 2,100 and 2,4”
Double House on Spring street, 17 rooms, 4,000
Double House on Cm.“ street, with good barn, 7,000
Mansion and Cottage,770s‘born avenue, East Norwalkl 7,500
A t‘ommodious Dwelling, lot 50x200, East Norwalk, 8,000
House and Lot on Cove street, East. Norwalk, 2,800
55 acres at Cranberry Plains, with a good house and barn, all in good condi-
81,6oo and 81,700
Lot on Upper Mair: street, 2,000
Lot on Lower .‘lain street, ‘ . 400 and 600
Lot on Meadow street 500
Lot on Cross street, so.
450 and 475
2,500 and 1,500
400, 650 and 850
:60
500
Lots on Elmwood and Bayview
Avenues, Summit and Golden Hill
'ithout doubt these lots are among the very best in the city for
1: th “A ble Pl ”on Osborne avenue, abouttwo
The property nown as e m rumbshntm mansion and a one and
:11“: buildings are in
A very comfortable house, 28x43, lot 50x150, on Cool street. Price 03,800.
was”.
Asmallhouseononeacreofland. moose Ifdeuitedvnlluchangi
of 80nd 40 acres ouch, located very
, near this city, having on them Comfortable, Roomy Dwelling House;
Country Residence.
I have also a very Comfortable House, about ’1’ mm of land, with Mum
pleasantly situated very near the city, and within 5 minutu' walk of
tideswater, suitable for a Gentleman’s Suburban Residence, Ml of which
Persons looking for Building Sites or Improved Prop-
erty, for investment or their own use, should they not see in
this list anything that suits them, are invited to call and
make known what they would like, as I may have or be able
. to put them in the way of getting just: what they wish.
Most of the property here oflered
can be had on easy terms.
* NELSON TAYLOR, '
Washington ‘st.,‘Sonth Nan-wait.
Norwalk Chronicler