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WAIT A BIT. When Johnny came a-eourtins, I thought bim ovcrbo'.d. For 1 was but a young thinn. And he no' very old. Aud though I likt-d him well enough, I Hetit him on lii.s w'av. With, " Wait a bit. bide a btt, Wait a week and v day When Johnny passed me in the lane, Aud pleaded for \u25a0 kiss, Aud vowed he'd love me evermore flor granting of the im."-- \u25a0 Although I'd liked bower well, 1 ran from him away. With, " Wait a bit, bide a bit Wail a week ami a <lay !" When Johnny fell a-rantins. With, " Jenny, bo my Wife ' Anri vowed [never ihouk] regret However long my life ; Although I liked it best o' all, I turned from him twmjr. With, " Wait a bit, bide \u25a0 bit. Wuit a week and a day I ' Oh, Johnny was a ninny, He tooi me at my word; And he was courting another The next thin-; that 1 heard, oli, what a ninny was Johnny, To mind me when I'd say. " Wnit a bit, bide a bit, Wait, it week him 'i .iay !" Helgh-no, I'vo met niy Johnny, 1 sin him fi blink o niy eye, And then he 11*11 a-rtivin^" fr'or wmit of my low liu'tl die | I ne'er couM be an cruel, Bo I set the wedding-da), . With " Haste a bit, n«ir iraatc ,i bit, There's danger in delay !" - Jamie K. T. Dome, in tin Century/. MY COUSIN DOROTHY. In the midst of broad meadow lands and rich outlying farms that shine in the dip of blue hills, the house of Roderick Lynton is built. It is a huge atone pile, with steep gothic roof, picturesque gables, and long, narrow doors quaintly adorned, and now mellowed with the softening tinta of years. About it rise great age- crowned oaks, grt en in summer, russet in autumn; and in the thick grass wild dowers bloom abundantly, for ti;<- soil ;s still virgin. As a family, the Lyutons have always been much respected, for around them \oi lingers a faint and indescribable charm oi old-time distinction, which seems quite in- dependent of ordinary circumstances in life. Roderick Lynton hud become so entirely inured to his solitary ci iatence, that do one any othor condition as le for him. H was already a middle- Lan, when, chancing to rued a blue- eyed mite "t a woman ana quite [using his heart, he married her, his own. and also my, com in 1 'orothy. Ever since I was .so small that my head just 'showed itself above the wheat-fields that used to creep almost up to the house on its southern side, until now, woman- grown, 1 i-.»k back upon it all, and my cousin Dorothy's beautiful home has pos- sessed for me a changeless fascination. And with h. special pet and protege 1 have been, much of my young and quiet life waf Indeed, my own home, which is in a busy and opulent city lying east of and rather remote from drowsy Ernsdifi, has never so powerfully attracted ray interest i'.shas this abode of my cousin's, and I think my Btepmother,in the midst of her growing and rollicking family, has kindly rejoiced in the fortunate circum- stances which so frequently made me the guest of the Lyntons. Between their house and the village ilow.s a broad stream, which breaks in a superb cascade over a high ledge of mossy rocks, and falls with a dull murmur into white, spongy foam under the windows of a tall mill leaning above it. On its western bank, out of embowering trees, peeps the pret:y village, beyond which the ground, gently rising, Mvells at last into softly-rounded hills. The massive stone bridge arching the stream lend* a touch of antique effect, that apparently removes Krnsclifffrom the com pany of its busy compeers, and makes it seem rather medieval than American. Yet, Krnscliff is a daughter of lovely lowa, \u25a0whose veins thrill with the breezy life of the West, and whose soui is filled with the resistless force of the nineteenth century. The house of Roderick Lynton, theex- travagant freak of an elder brother from whom it descended to him, is large, roomy, and, since my consin Dorothy is childless, illysuited to the use of two people grow- ing old together. Its numerous and spa- cious apartments have extremely high \u25a0ceilings; the long, narrow windows are ruullioned, and the stairways leading to the third story, in which the rooms, though quite unfurnished, are kept faultlessly clean. The most mysterious and delight- ful of closets, dark and oaken, are hidden away in doors of massive oak. Of oak, too. are the wide, unexpected places all over the house, and were once the dear " terra incognita of my childhood. Slowly, even ungainly in his movements, large and not handsome, Mr. Lynton has the softest dark eyes and the tenderest heart ! have ever found in the possession of a man. and in his view the most beautiful, the most precious of earthly gifts, is his wife, so small ami trim that she appears almost doll-like. How shall 1 paint her, my cousin Do- rothy? Klue-eyed. rosy, with long, light brown hair coiled plainly round her head. Warm, impetuous, devoted, at heart a per- wetiku lountain of love, but perversely bubbling over at lip witli tiny vexations and har:::!:v:: and evanescent bursts of an- ger that si rved to amuse those who loved her. Of Southern birth she had the in- bred in: - od the inherited traditions of her rac.'. Though she was devotedly at- j tached to her husband, she was too womanly to tyrannize over him. Con- trasts in all other respects, they wore like- wise of differing political and religious views. For while my cousin Dorothy was astern and unyielding l'lvsiiyterian, she was a faithful advocate of Democratic doc- trines. l>\:i Roderick, her husband, though ol Puritan Btock honored and known in colonial dnys. was an advocate of the rights ' and ceremonies of the Kpiscopal faith, and a most ardent believer in what was then beginning to be called abolitionism. But! to the credit of both 1 must add that each too sincerely respected the other to permit these differences in the faintest degree to obtrude themselves offensively. I was not quite 1•> when I spent in I'.nis- c-.iff that summer which stands out in my memory as nothing else can ever do. The great rebellion was sweeping over the land, and even Emacliff, though remote from its central strength, listened with leaping heart to the story of the war. I could hardly understand the import of it all, but, as becomes a loyal lowan, I followed with intense interest the fortunes of the boys in blue. I had reached the village early in the morning, but, unable to resist the lmirmm of the tumbling waterfall, had spent much of the day in certain well-remembered rambles. " Hero, my dear," said my cousin, as she went lightly before me that night as I was about to retire, "I think you must make a little change this time in youi room." •\u25a0 But I would like my dear oid snuggery best, cousin," I began. "Marjorie," she answered, opening the door of a room as she spoke, " I am having some repairs made in your old chamber. You need not mind being so far from us. Catherine sleeps just across the hail. You are not timid, dear?" '• Of course not. Cousin Dorothy : what has any one to fear at Krnsclitl"" She gave a little smile, and, holding up her candle, critically surveyed the room. '• It's sweet and fresh as new-mown hay," I said. For her housewifery was of the daintiest, always. She laid her smooth cheek to mine, pat- ting my baud gently as she did so. '• I Hunk you might lock your door," she .=ai<l with \u25a0 \u25a0 ervonsness unite rare in her. " You U t dear old KrnscliiF." 1 said., " nobody ever used to lock doors here. Should I grow suspecting and cowardly now?"' , \u0084 \u0084 "Of course not. my darling, answered Mrs. I.ynton. " What a silly old woman I am, to be sure!'' She bent down and left me with a loving kiss. But at the door she paused, and, looking back, said : " I must be nervous after all. 1 shall sleep better if you humor an old woman's whim and lock jour door—good-night, dear." This caution upon her part amused me for a moment. Then, that she might^sleep without anxiety, I rapidly disrobed, and going to the door, turned the key. I'n- fortunately. instead of locking the door, I simply lo >sened the key. which a moment later tell in th.c folds of the wrapper I wore, and though I groped about for it, I failed to find it. " Nonsense ! I'm not going to strike a light to find the slippery thing," I mat- tered, as I wearily crept into bed. I fan- cied that Mrs. Lyntou was a little out of sorts, and wondered why she was so; but, tired with my journey, I soon abandoned ail speculation and fell asleep. It was a warm May night, and I suppose it mu't have been th<- clear white moon- liclit falling across my face that awakened ufe. I sat upright with a strong, but ut- terly baseless conviction that something strange and unusual was occurring under the roof of Roderick Lynton. I listened, but save the whirring of insects in the night air, there was not the faintest sound, i "have always {XMMBKd that physical courage which is the reward, in part at least, of healthy, well-poised nerves. And so, lying there wide awake. 1 soon rea- soned away the impression which had seized upon me. Suddenly there came into my mind a remembrance of the long, dark closet in my old chamber, whose shelves were heaped with books, one of which might serve either to entertain me while awake, or to make sleepy. I slipped noiselessly out of the door and through the long hall,turniiiL.' ut Catherine's chamber and entering my former room. In the all-revealing moonshine every- thing was oddly fjniihar. But as I began to feel ahmg the shelves for the coveted books I noticed with surprise that there were no traces of those recent repairs of which my cousin had spoken. Taking a j.iVof volumes in my arm*. 1 tried, while standing at the window-, to read one of their titles. I had made choice of one, and was ju.st advancing to re. tore the others to their places, when a noise coming from the room directly overhead struck me with dismay. Some one whose footsteps were slow, regular and unmistakable, was pacing up and down the floor, and. a moment later, I heard the sound of a low and smothered groan. I made no attempt to fly, but, sinking down in the closet, gazed with painful intentness into the gloomy hall, which now I dared not enter in order to regain my room. The warning which Mrs. Lynton li3d given me lla.-ht'd into my mind, and I tried to scream, to stir, to do anything which might arouse the occupants of the house to a sense of some menacing danger, but fear had deprived me of ail power save that of staring helplessly into (lie darkness. As I looked, I became conscious that some one was descending the stairway. An approaching step defined itself more and more distinctly, though stealthily, and s feeble ray of light tinged the utter black- in <-• in the hall. Ere I had fully derided upon the couite this horrifying visitant would take towards its fell purposes, my heart gave a sudden bound of relief. It waa my cousin Dorothy herself, who, candle in hand, came among the shadows. I moat have made some iaint sound, for she paused abruptly, half turned, us it far flight, listened an instant irresolutely, then with the swift, unctitain movement of an afinghtened bird, hastened towards her own chamber. 1 caught one glimpse of her '.\u25a0a -r. >o blanched, so troubled, so changed from i!d debonair rosiness. that the words 1 might have uttered died upon m\ lips. My cousin Dorothy, then, must !>e aware of the presence of the occupant of that upper chamber: A sharp pang of agon- ized d.-.ub; tortured me at Qua conviction. Who could it be, thus hidden under an hospital and hitherto most honorable roof? Assuredly it was not the master of the house, for I heard his half-awakened ut- terance us 1 :>tc;!e quktlv to my room. Crawling into bed, I awaited shivering, ;i repetition "i tln-^- mysterious Bounds, but the remoteness of my chamber doubtless rendered them inaudible. J heard them many times afterwards for a singular fascination drew me nightly, in >pite of myself, to my former apartment. I said nothing concerning them to anyone, as I found myself strangely bound to re- frain from revealing my discovery to ilr. Lynton himself. But 1 could not prevent a certain sense of loathing as 1 narrowly watched, during the days tii.it followed, my cousin Dorothy. I think shy dimly divined something of my feeling, aud suffered under it. Cer- tainly Bhe grew thin, and it was clear that she was mentally much disturbed. Her changeful coior, the nervous stirts sha gave at the unexpected slamming of the door, or the crunch of a footfall upon the gravel, her covert scrutiny of her husband, all proved to me that, for the first time in her life, Mrs. Lynton was concealing something—that my cousin Dorothy had a secret. Once I made an effort to" unveil tl)<' mystery tor myself. Creeping quietly up the long stairs. I hoped to enter that forbidden room. But the door in the hall leading toil was locked, and the undis- turbed silence quite shook my belief that it had been tenanted. Ashamed of sus- picions which already seemed unworthy of me, I went away, feeling half guilty and resolved to dismiss the matter, as far a* possible from my thoughts. I had been a month at Ernscliff, when, coming in from a ramble, I found talking to Mr. Lynton a man whose speech con- tained an element entirely unfamiliar to ray ear. He turned abruptly at my en- trance, revealing a face clear-cut and hand- some, notwithstanding its extreme pallor, which his hair and beard, both black and silky, served to intensify. " Miss Lynton, Mr. Thanescourt.'" said my cousin Roderick, introducing him. The stranger fixed a grave look upon me, from eyes of a deep, fathomless blue, bowed courteously, and resumed his inter- rupted conversation. " The applicant for the vacancy at the aeaden-y." explained my cousin Dorothy, in a swift aside. " A schoolmaster ! At all events, a tail and distinguished-looking man," I whis- pered. flashed s quick, apprehensive glance at me, then serenely liiteJ her neglected knitting. I do not know how Mr. Thanescouri in- duced Mr. Lynton not only to us- his in- fluence in securing the position be desired, but to receive him as a boarder, [t may have been a first proof of the magnetic power which the man undoubtedly pos- sessed, said, subsequently, exercised Impar- tially upon the entire household. 1 alone held myself aloof from him,much,l im- ngfnecl, to the relief of my cousin Dorothy, [rarely spoke tc him, whili be a- seldom addressed conversation to me. Always a dose reader of the military movements daily chronicled, I now began to experience n strange ami even :. ttl eioua pleasure in discusfcJig news from the of war. I learnedly explained strategic movements, adored our boys i:s blue, glo- rified the skill of our Generals, abused the rebels roundly, and delighted the patriotic soul of my cousin Roderick. Felix Thanescourt listened attentively, asked fi w questions, and never made din i: comment upon my talk. I never saw him at all moved by my vivid utterances; per- baps this it was that piqued me into muk- inp them so frequently. The academy was not to open its doors t >r some weeks, fend I was surprised to find that Mr. Thanescourt neither" left the roof of Mr. Lynton, nor sought the acquaint- ance of the friends who called. Overflow- ing with redundant life, 1 came to despise this man as being too inert to follow even the windings of tLe stream, to thread the byways of Ernscliff, or to cross the gray old bridge above the roaring waterfall. Yet, heuever fastened his dark-blue eyes upon me, that my whole beiiii; did hot thrill with an emotion ha!f-de!icious, half- resentful. It was late in the summer Then the meaning of it ail broke clearly upon me. I do not try to explain the pertinacity with which I continued to pay nightly visits to my old room. IJut there came an hour when sitting there I heard overhead once more those same regular footsteps, that same smothered groan, which of late I had nearly forgotten. A mad impulse seized me, and, mounting the stairs, I hurriedly traversed the hall and quickly threw open the door of that unused room, so well re- membered, though now so rarely entered. My cousin Dorothy leaned over a bed, her face white and rigid, and half-miright be- fore her sat Felix Thanescourt* bis right arm bared and a thin stream of blood trickling from it, upon the white pillow supporting it. "Quick!" cried my cousin, "hand me the lint there!" She appeared entirely to have forgotten my presence, as. eagerly but deftly, she bandaged the (raping wound. " Do not be alarmed, Mi?s Lynton." said Felix, calmly. " it is merely an old wound reopened." Then his strength failed him and he sank back white and ghastly against his pillows. I went over to my cousin, in whose cheeks a faint red was beginning to burn. "Oh, Dorothy!" I cried. " Forgive " But I could not end lay speech for the bitter contrition I felt over the wrong I had done her. " Go away !'' said Felix, as I bent over him, shaking with terror. There was a kind of sternness in his voice, but his eyes were very soft. "Go away !" he repeated, "You must not touch me. Miss Marjorie—" "' I understand now," I faltered, turning my gaze away with a sudden rapture of tenderness. In tbat moment he compre- hended. I think, all that the summer had brought to me. My cousin Dorothy saw it, and threw her arms about me, sobbing out passionately : " Ob, my own dear poor darling'" But I cared for nothing now, though Felix, putting oui his unhurt arm. strove to push me aside. " Have you found me out, Mis3Lynton?" he asked. "I am your favorite theme,' a rebel.' " He paused an instant, then went on. " Worse still! A rebel seeking shelter :n the (forth. It has given it to me, though there is a price upon my head. Yor.r cousin Dorothy " —hi> rose up now,-and, lifting her hand, kissed it reverently —" your cousin :hy forgot that I was a ' rebel' when I to her sufferinK, wounded, almost She knew and loved me when I was le boy in Virginia. Could she have dreamed that I, a prisoner of war ing from my guard, would come v: ir refuge? ra weeks she nursed me a very room, not even her husband ing it. Well, I have learned that my Ir stay here will bring suspicion upon the grand old man, upon her—" His shook a little. " They are on my at last : Do not think bitterly of me, Marjorie. I am not ashamed of OUI . though it is a neariy hopeless one. going away now—going at once. It .th if 1 am taken !" cad in his face all that his words id. 1 could not bear it. I laid my upon his shoulder, crying v,-ith quiv- voice: " Felix, Felix!" mil never forget the light that beamed ; face as he drew u>e to him and looked ny eyes. h!" he murmured. "Marjorie, too, irgotten that I am a rebel. My darling, I meant that you should know. 1 t to go away fjuietly under the burden OX scorn and make no sign that _ d betray my love for you. When you talked of your brother, your "Gerald' light- ing down there at Yicksburg, do you think I did not feel a just shame that I, a soldier, as brave, as loyal to his trust as he could be to bis, must be masquerading here as a wandering schoolmaster? And yet I have no regret that I am in your eyes a rebel. For such 1 must be, if true to my own idea of duty. Bat if 1 were to die now, pur- sued, hunted as I am, plans 1 have devised for the benefit of the cause I tight for must perish with me. I could not have foreseen what disaster ray love must bring upon you. Dorothy, Dorothy Lynton—" he I turned upon my cousin with vehement denial—"you know that I speak truly ! I I would have shielded her from misery with my life.'' The strong current of his impetuous b ebbed tor awhile. "My beloved.'' I he went on, "I will not ask you to forget I that we have ever met. nor even to hope I this unhappy war ended, we shall meet again. Something that I cannot reason I away impresses upon me the belief that our parting is a final one, lie courageous, my own." i burst into a frenzy of wi eping as he led [me to Dorothy. '-Dorothy," he whispered, wry softly, as he kissed her upturned face, "may God forever hold you and yours in his keeping !" I J saw the faint smile about his trenrab us lips :i5 be laid his band upon my head with a touch that carried benediction in it, and stilled my passionate glief. i did not cry oiu then, though I knew that Hie kiss he pressed upon my lips w.is the seal of an endless betrothal, of a hope- less farewell. I made no sound when I I heard him going down the stairs, and a moment later the dattex of his horse's I hoofs upon Cue roatL H was only when Imy cousin iMrothy took me in her arms, with sad, remorseful murmuring, that a*.i,is came back to me. "Forever mine! 0 Felix, my beloved I" I cried, and with the utterance 8 solemn peace overflowed my soul. "Do not grieve, dear Dorothy," 1 said, "beismine ! aline beyond the power of time or change ! I would not nave it otherwise if 1 could. I am content —content to wait the dawn oi I1 ii's to-morrow." Barely Roderii k Lynton could never im- r«tding day after day of battles, which, won or lost, gradually drew the great rebellion to its close, how the heart of one of his auditors was torn with the pangs of contending emotions. We were true I patriots, he and I; and when, in tin- glory '\u25a0: autumnal beauty, we laid my only brother "ierald to rest, draped in the colon of that Union for which he gladly died, I know that Dorothy's husband took me to his heart with such a love as few fathers Bat it was months afterwards that, put- ting aside his pipe one day, he read : The thrilling account, given In our latt issiil-, of the romantic spy, turn* out to have been not too hig&ly colored. Since his recapture it has I transpired that he sought refuge wttfa a Indy, the wife of :i prominent Unionist, whose name he utterly refused to divulge. This Ooulederate Major, one of the bravest of men, having some private sources of information, ventured within our lines so well disguised that the knowledge thus obtained would have resulted in fearful disaster to the cause of the Union. By (he merest chance his plans miscarried, and our latest dispatches show that he has paid the pen- alty due to Ills acts. One cannot but admire the fight he made for his life, enemy though he whs. Indeed, he huil very neariy regained the Con- federate Hues when his retreat was unexpect- edly cut off Then, rather than lull into the hands of our soldiers, and, perhaps, determined to mve himself from the death meted out to a spy, lie deliberately shot himself, rpon up- proaching him, Captain Osborn found that be must have suffered tortures from a badly wounded arm. "Poor fellow!" said Itoderick Lynton, softly, laying down his paper. Suddenly the bells ofErnscliff rang forth in wild, exultant peals, and across the bridge came the sound of trampling feet. "Ah!' cried my cousin, excitedly, " there must be glorious news. What is it, Catherine?'he asked, throwing the win- dow open. "Richmond has fallen, they say .'"' she replied, soberly. "Thank God!" said llcderick Lynton. " May He heal our poor, smitten country ! What, Marjorie, you who have been so glib-tongued over other victories, have you no word for this one, long waited lor, !o:!g prayed fur?" My heart is full, my eyes are dim, as I say earnestly; ""God bless our country!" Then I added, In a voice that shook a tittle, "God bless our Boldiere." My voice faltered still more when I said a moment afterwards, very fervently, '\u25a0 God rat oursoldiers." The words seemed to choke me and my ulterancefafled. Roderick Lvntona bright face saddened. \u25a0 Poor Gerald!" he muttered. "Poor boy!" Hut my cousin Dorothy laid her arm about me tenderly, and 1 felt the true solace of her meaning :t> Bbc -aid. solemnly,with sweet, uplifted ryes: "God rest our soldiers — all."— Ada Langworlhy Collier in the Current' Better than Cotton. Rewards, aggregating $50,000, have been offered for the past few years by various foreign Governments, particularly the En- glish, French and Chinese, to the man that could itiviMit a machine that would spin nimif into yarns. Batnie is often called Chinese grass. II grows about four feet high. It ifl a perennial plant, and throws out numerous sterna as thick as the liitle linger. The Bberof the inner bark ia the useful portion and can be removed when the steins are dried. By rubbing the stems in the hand, the bark peeit off and leaves this fibrous matter, which is very strong, in appearance resembling silk. For many years the Chinese have been spinning this riber and weaving it by hand. It makes a durable fabric, not unlike silk and linen in texture. In Kran<-e and England it is used to mix with and add stability to silk. A Frenchman has recently invented a I machine to take the place of handwork. I A large factory is now being built on the I Hudson river, which will be used for the purpose. Afttr the yarns are made they I can be put 0:1 any loom and manufactured into all kinds of fabric. Ramie in its raw state is much stronger than Kussiau hemp, and it is impossible to break it by using any ordinary force. When manufactured it can be used in almost any material. Ramie was first introduced into this coun- try in ISG7, in the Botanical gardens at Washington. It was grown in Jamaica in W>l. It is easier to raise than cotton, and three crops can be raised each year. It can be raised from seed. India, Egypt and China are best suited for raising ramie. It I sells in the raw state at about seven cents a I pound, or a little cheaper than cotton, but I more money can be made out of ramie, be- I cause it requires less attention and realizes j larger quantities. —.V. I. Mail and Exprtu. Walt Whitman.—The old poet bad a I very kind audience on the Lincoln anni- versary as well as one of unusual profit, and I the fee i>_i>ji will be of great use to one in his condition. The fact is Whitman has been so poor as to be an object of pity, but lof late he has received a number of "dona- I tions which afforded relief. It will not I take much to see him through, and in all I probability a syndicate will be formed for I this pnrpose. Personally speaking, it may Ibe said that Walt Whitman is now fi". He I i%by trade a printer, and has traveled as j extensively as his earnings would permit. I He spent" several years in Washington, both as Government clerk and also in hos- pital service, but of late years he has lived in Catuden, N. J. It is the lashion with some people to praise Walt Whitman's I poetry, but I never found anybody that I understood it. I think, indeed, that the author's purpose is to be incomprehensible, for most people admire what they cannot understand. This, no doubt, is the secret I of Browning's popularity, and Whitman is I not to blame for following so euccessful an I example.— Cor. Concord iX. If.) Statesman. The l; Exposition I'niverselle de l'arf Culinaire " awarded the highest honors tc I Angostura Bitters as the raost eflicacious j stimulant to excite the appetite and It keep the digestive organs iv pood or- I der. Ask for the genuine article, nianu- I factured by Dr. J.G, B. Sk-gert ft «ons, and beware of imitations. OUR YOUNG FOLKS. ONE AT A TIME. One step at a time, and that well placed. We reach the Rraudest height: One stroke at a time, earth's hidden stores I Will plowiy come to light; One seed at a time, and the forest growl; One drop at a time and the river flows. Into the boiiLdlcss sea. < >n ._\u25a0 word at •\u25a0'. time, and the greatest l»ook b writti :i fend is read; One stone at a time, and v palace rears Aloft Its stately head; One blow at a thue.aud the tree's cleft through, And a city will ttand where the forest grew A lew abort years before. One foe at ;i time, and he subdued, And the conflict will be won; Cue grain at a time, and the sand of life \V;11 slowly ;ill be run; One minute, another, the hours i!y; One day at a time, and our lives (peed by Into eternity. One Rrain ofknowledge, and that well stored, Another, and more on them. And as time rolls on your mind w ill shine With many a garnered gem Of thought and wisdom. Anil time will tell "One thing at a time, and that done well," \u25a0 Is wisdom's proven rule. —Goldc Kiue. [For the RBOQBD-UIOON.] A TRir TO MOKADKOCK. [By Nellie Larkin.l Rose and Lilylived in Khode Island, a State that all little geography scholars know has neither mountains nor very high hill?, but whose shores are washed by the grand old Atlantic. The little girls bad never seen a mountain, and a great surprise was in store for them when they went on a visit to their grandpa and grand- ma, who lived in New Hampshire, a State almost tilled with lulls and mountains. They started one beautiful morning in July and rode up Narragansett hay on a cool, pleasant steamboat. From Provi- dence they had a long ride in the hot, dusty cars, and were glad when they were safely landed in grandpa's big gree"n door-yard, where they immediately commenced chas- ing the chickens and butterflies. Very soon they were at the barn, making ac- quaintance with the bossies and pigs and with grandpa's dear little colt At 5 o'clock grandma called them to supper, and after .supper they went with papa to help grand- pa rake hay, and then to drive the cows home from the pasture. Such a delightful time as they had ! lint oh, how tired they were when bed-time came! How tired they were every night as long as they stayed at grandpa's I There w.is BO mnch in tli' ; so many chickens to Feed; so muiiy Bowen to pick; so much sand to aift, and IO much hay to rake, (irainiii.: declared that he ccmiil never have done his haying without them ! Every day seemed to bring something new, mid io the little children every day Memed brighter than the one before. Bat I can only tell yon about one day which was tin 1 best of all the summer. One morning their mamma awoke them at 4 o'clock. Bhe told them that the whole family were going upon an excursion to Uonadnock, the highest mountain in south- ern New Hampshire, and as they wished to have plenty of time they must start very early, as the mountain was a dozen miles away. Upon hearing this they were out of bed in a minute, and in half an hour were dressed and ready lor breakliist ; but not a mouthful could they eat, so excited were they. Papa laughed, but said they would take some of grandma's doughnuts and cookies, and see how fast they would dis- appear on the way. Before sunrise grandpa's good, strong hone, Betto, was harnessed into the cany- all, grandma's big lunch basket was iilled with all kinds of good tilings, and the two little girls, with papa and minima, had started upon what seemed U> Bon and l.Liv the most wonderful expedition any one ever undertook. For several miles the road was some- what level, and Betto trotted on finely, stopping now and then to give the children a view of the country. Once they stopped on the top of a hill from which the view was very line. In the distance on every nde were mountains. Wachusett at the south, at the east beautiful, dome-like Watatic, from which to the. northward stretched a range of hills of many shapes and sizes—and all along the western hori- zon, so very far away a* to seem but a tinge Of blue against the bluer sky r could be seen the Green Mountain range. Bat the glory of all was Monadnock. towering majestically above it landscape varied by hill and dale, forest, meadow and pasture, and dotted with many a little white village, and many a sparkline pood. What v beautiful view it was! The lit- tle party gazed in silence until Lily sud- denly exclaimed: '<>h! now is the time for grandma's doughnuts:" And while the children finished their breakfast, IJetto trotted down the hill, into a valley, where nothing was to be seen but trees, birds. Sowers and ferns. How fresh and fragrant the woods seemed to the little city maidens ! No wonder their appetites seemed to increase rather than diminish. Soon the road grew more stony, the hills grew steeper, and finally IJetto turned into a pasture where tb>> road was ijnite narrow, though almost as good as the highway had been. The hills were always ascending, and never descending, and the level places were few and short. Betto soon beuan to lag, and to stop now and then, and look back as if to say: " Who'll pet out and draw this carriage for me." Rose and I.ily offered to walk, but papa said Betto was better able to draw them than they were to walk, for he had only the easiest part of the mountain to climb, and would have plenty of time to rest while they were clambering over the rocks to the summit. The ride grew rather tiresome, but there weje a few things to interest them. Droves of cattle were feeding in the pastures, and and the children called the cows to follow them, but the sedate old creatures were well accustomed to tourists, mid soberly kept on browsing. A few 'baby cows" came near the carriage, stood staring for a few minutes, then kicked up their heels, and away they raced over the pastures. At last the parly arrived at the "half-way bouse" at the end of the carriage road. Here they alighted, and a boy led Betto away to the barn, where he was fed and watered, and left to take a long rest. Then began the solid work of the day. For awhile the path led through the woods, cool and Irajzrant, and the party often rested on moss grown rocks. Once they turned out of the path to a little nook which papa knew about,where was a spark- ling spring, from which they all refreshed themselves with a drink of pure, cold water and some of grandma's sponge-cake. Then on again, up the path, which con- stantly grew more and more difficult to climb. Soon the treej were all left behind them, and before them were only the big, bare bowlders, of which the upper part of Monadnock is composed, with only here and there a small cluster of bushes or a few discouraged-looking shrubs. There were stone Bteps all the way, but yet the path was so indistinct that the party could hardly have followed it but for arrow- heads, or opMcfemet, as the children called them, painted on the rocks. By following these faithful little guides they succeeded, at last, in reaching the summit, but not until the children had de- clared a hundred times that they should never get then, never ! It seemed impos- sible to these children, who had always lived on a level inland, that they should ever stand upon the highest of those piles of solid rock, hundreds of feet high, risine above them. Bat there they were at last, " with all the world beneath them"—or so they thought. Afterrunning around on the rocks for awhile, picking blackberries ani mountain cranberries, they found a cozy place, sheltered from the wind by an immense rock, where they all sat down, spread their napkins, and ate an almost alarming amount of the good things in the lunch basket. " How ran we cat so much," said Rose. '• Why ! it's just as easy !" said Lily, and mamma agreed with her. After luncheon papa took out his field- glass and showed them grandpa's house. And they could see grandpa feeding the chickens, and grandma standing in the dooryard, ten miles away '. How the chil- dren laughed and clapped their hands! All around them they could see mountains, ponds, villages, farm-houses, long stretches of forest and meadow ; and even ships in Boston harbor were dimly visible, for the ail was very clear. But nothing so charmed the children as grandpa, grandma and the chickens. They stayed on the mountain two hours, and then, after picking up some pebbles Tor mementoes, commenced the descent. This was more difficult than the ascent had been. It was only by keeping bold of papa's and mamma's hands that the chil- dren kept from falling over the rocks. But in a comparatively short time they came to the " half-way house,'' and soon were seated in the carriage, and Betto was taking them carefully down the roac\ through the pastures. When about half way home the sand- man came around, and the next they knew they were being lifted out of the carriage by grandpa. When they were fairly awake, they began chattering like two magpies, telling grandma of all they bad seen, and ! grandma thought two happy little girJs had come down from Monadnock that day. w hen they were ail gathered around the supper table, grandpa told them wonderful stories of the mountains away nli" on the Pacific side of this big land "of ours, in comparison with winch Monadnock seems scarce more than a hill, and papa made their eyes sparkle with delight by promis- ing to take them sometime to grandpa's old borne in California, where they could themselves see those same wonderful mountains. MUSKRAT HUNTING. Sport Aloni; the I'atux. nl Kiv«r Killiiu these Intelligent '.:.:\u25a0,;. Muskrat shooting is a sport, says tlie ilal I timore Am, which is attracting consider I able attention now, and is being iargeh engaged in. During the winter a few rati are killed, but it is not until the approacl of spring that the season fully opens. Th< largearea of marsh land along the Patux ent Itiver ami its numerous inlets form fa vonte limiting grounds for mnskrais, :sni they are now being captured in large num- bers. Next to the beaver, the muskrat i: one of the most ingenious of rodents in the construction of its houses, and its mods ot life and habits are very interesting They select the low river marsh lands a; their dwelling place, and there they buil.i their houses. A location is preferred which is flooded at high tide, hut which is cleai ot water at low ebb, and every creek and almost every little inlet to the river aiiords innumerable positions that are favorable Alter determining upon the exact position of their house, the rats bin row leads or miniature tunnels from the water's edge al low tide to the spot upon which the house is to be erected. They then set about collecting material for their dwelling. The tall canes and coarse marsh grass are cut down and pulled in place, and the marsh mud is used as a kind of mortar. A large circular | foundation is laid, and the ground lloor ar- | ranged on a level with the leads This | completed, an Howard lead is made like 11 | spiral stairway to the second floor, which is made into a room similar to the first, but of less circumference. A third, and some- times a fourth floor is built with ihe apiral lead running from the level of the marsh to the top of the boose, each succeeding room being of somewhat IL-.-slL -.-s diameter op to the roof or dome, which acts as a water- shed. The bight of each Boor .mm tht level of the marsh is regulated by the soc- \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0'.'.\u25a0(\u25a0 bights readied by the tide, the top I H >'ir being always higher than the higbesl , water mark at flood tide. The rats aw ; in their habits, and at extreme low ebb, when the accommodations are greatest in the nooses, quite a Dumber may Yt found in the same hut. At flood time I fewer are found in any one house, as the | accommodation is limited then only to the upper stories, which are free -.if water, bin I these are all the more easily secured by the hunter. There are three ways by which the rat? | :ire ruptured— by shooting, by trapping and j by spearing. A few may be secured :it night by creeping as noiselessly as possible along the creek edges and watching tat them to crawl op on the bank to feed. In | this they are very dainty. Having secured I afavoriteroot, they approach cautiously the water edge, dip it in and rub off the i mud, dip it in again and asrain until it is perfectly clean and suited to their taste, when it is eaten with evident relish, pro- vided the sportsman is sufficiently inter- iin the process to wait. A boat, how- I ever, is usually used, as the ral.s can be more easily and quietly approached on the water. In this case two persons occupy the same boat, the sportsman requiring a | pusher, as in the case of ortolans. As this lirt can only be engaged in at night, the must be comparatively clear that the \u25a0rtsman may have the advantage of the onlight. or, better still, bright starlight, headlight with reflector is, however, leiimea used on the bow of the boat, I this arrangement is frequently quite sessful during the darker nights to one idently well acquainted with the hunt- grounds. l/applng is another of the modes by which the rats are secured. The traps are made of boards about six inches wide and three feet long. These are nailed together | like an ordinary box trap, the open ends being secured by swinging doors of wire net-work, fastened to the upper part of both entrances. These doors allow easy ingress to the trap, "but once in, the rat cannot get out without opening the door by pulling it to him, which secret they Mem very slow to discover. These traps are put in the leads running from the houses to the water when the tide is at low ebb and the rats are out feeding. On the return they crawl up the leads, push against one of the wire doors of the trap, which immediately opens into the trap, but he cannot go further, as the next door I opens toward him. Hefore he can gnaw out the tide makes up and lie is drowned [ in the trap. Hy having a number of traps I and watching the tides closely, a trapper can capture a large number in this way. | The most destructive mode of capture is by spearing. Four or five rods of iron :; or 4 feet long are secured in a cross section frame of wood or iron, and their points are well sharpened, and with this .he hunter approaches the rat house as quietly as pos- sible, as the inmates are constantly om (he alert, and ifalarmed will quickly run down their ?piral stairway and run into the leads. Stepping to the side of the house, he reaches up over it and plunges the spears down through it as far as be enn push them. With a pick he pulls the houses to pieces, and frequently linds two or three muskrat?. and sometimes more, impaled by the spears. This destructive method is, however, not looked upon with favor l>y sportsmen, as it tend« to drive the rats away from the Bore accessible parts of the marsh. The muskrat is somewhat similar in appnarawn to his dry-land cousin, but is lao tnparably larger. The brown muskrat, when fufl grown, will measure \.l or 11 [nebes k m the tip of the nose to the rout ol the tail, and his rat-like candal appendage sometimes attains a length of eight inches. Muskrat skins are valuable for their soft, glossy far. and are bonght by traders at from 6o to 10c each, and sold to furriers. The lle>h of the muskrat is said to be quite palatable, and is sometimes eaten. These river rats are specified l>y a peculiar kind of musk iu- cloted in a little fatty sack just under the skin in the lower par* <.t' the body. The muskrat season opens early in winter and doses in May. HOUSEKEEPER'S CORNER. ';-.\u25a0../ Hbutdcteping tells liow to make breakfast mnfflns: To make breakfast niuf- lins, silt with twelve ounces of Hour two heaping teaspoonfuls of Bnmford'a yeast powder and one teaspooufiil of salt; add irradusilly a cup and a half of milk anil two ounoes of butter, melted, but allowed to cool before adding. Mix smoothly with a wooden spoon or the hands. lieat whites and yolks of two egga separately; add yolks then white. Hake immediately in muffin I rings. This makes about one dozen de- ! lirious muffins. Ink stains, vrhen fresh, can as a rule be removed from cotton and linen goods, and even from carpets, if immediately washed with cold water. Patience and persever- ance are required, as the water "must be many times changed and the robbing and I rinsing continued until every trace of the I stain has disappeared. To remove a dry ink stain, try dipping the part stained in I hot milk and gently rubbing it; on cotton i anil linen fabrics this will usually succeed. Bi ing salted water, to which a little milk has been added, to a boil; put in the onions and boil just enough to make them sufficiently tender. Then place them in a baking pan ; salt, pepper and bntter each one, and pour a very little of the liquid in which they were boiled over the bottom of the pan. Let them brown quickly in the oven and serve hot A Rood e.ongh syrup is made of one pound of figs, one pound of raisins, three lemons, one-half pound of rock candy, one-half pound of loaf sugar and one quart of cider brandy. Split the fruit and slice the lemons and put them in a Mason jar in layers; divide the sugar and rock candy eveDly between the layers and pour over the whole the cider brandy. Allow it to stand three days before using. Take a wine-glass full three times a day. The true French polish is one pint of spirits of wine added to a quarter of an onnce of gum copal, the same of gum arabic and one ounce of shellac. This polish is used for plain wood that has been stained in imitation of natural wood. The principle of action is the floating with oil the gummy or resinous substances into the pores, and bringing the polish tip by rub- bing. The simplest varnish is a solution of shellac dissolved in naphtha.— Deetntoi and Furnifher. Many ladies admire gray hair—on some other person—but few care to try its effect on their own charms. They need not, since Ayer's Hair Vigor restores gray hair to its original color. Sold by druggists and per- fumers. Foa Bronchial. Asthmatic and Pn'mor ary Cjmplaints, '-Brown's Br osbia i Troches"' manifest remarkaUe rurally* I properties. 2"> cents a box. HE WAS NOT A TENDERFOOT. j 1 wanter tell a circftAitsnee I witnessed t'other night, !\V • shows you can't ju»t ahvavs tel! a teudpr- I Soot by sight: ,It hapi*-u»il •!"«!i at S:!iu.H- Flat and were cmi- OOi I -war, A:;>' leant the boys let hey r. jp \u25a0;:. t the mis- si" ;.-.rv thur' I He's a raytlnr slim young feller what never lollen kiu<l,— Tiie boys ln-v ulay.- s,'o:ie tcr church ter sorter swell tlir crowd : Thi> time we 'lowed we'd all staront behind an In v Mime fini. And git two doss a-fighttu' when the service* begun! We takes my btilMug Jack, and Ike's, as he calls Dang'rotu Dick,— A I'ftir (V n-K'lar lighters from the head ny Roar- ln' Creek : Au' we lends'em out behind the church an' lets em te.ir an' lignt, Au' ratchet let the worshipem ter com.' an see the tight ! Them dogs begun ter .law an 1 chaw an' growl an' howl an' yeli/ An' we lucre.! the congregation Martin' out ter some an help; An' we tho'to' thet air preacher when the crowd began ter <lu»t, An' we doubled ui> an' larfed till we ravther tnci t we'd hast! But Aiepon'after a feather nd knocked us oa the ground,— Before the rest o 1 ilic-m suowcl up thc-t preacher come erround !— An' lie were Bhoutin' mighty loud, "I've got a ' V ter bet, Thet thet air stump tailed, spotted dorgwill lick the liriudle jet!" Turpentine Farming. Finding myself in the pine region of southeast Georgia, ami thinking that some Information on the subject above named may nor prove uninteresting to your read- ers, I will endeavor to tell to them that which li:is been imparted to me by those thoroughly conversant with the' whole limiiimi A turpentine farm consists of from rive to forty crops of ten thousand live hun- dred boxes each. The work is some- time carried on by the owners of the j*ne forests themselves ; again,, the tiees are leased out for a certain number of years, two or three being about the limit. Nesrro labor is principally em- ;• •>•(\u25a0\u25a0! i:i this section. Tin- we:]; com- mences in November, when tin' boxing of the trees begins. The boxes, which are cat sloping back into the trees about a foot f:mu the ground, .Measure three inches \u25a0:l bottom, four deep, and about sev- enteen in length. In March they are cor- nered : that is a chip i^ taken oil' on both i isl at) '-.v ii" ends of the boxes. Next the faces for dripping are cut V-shape between and abi ye the places chipped. The number of face* on each tree depends [upon ;:-i siae, varying from one to three. Besides the original cutting on the faces, the trros are hacked once a week dining ''\u25a0'.:•\u25a0 dripping-season with a peculiarly shaped knife edited to the purpose. The hactdng increases the length ol the faces, as one or two inches of bark aro taken off I above each time. I in' dipping of the crude into barrels be- gins about the middle of March, a:;*! the are emptied seven or eight times 'luring the season. They hold from one to two quarts each, and from lo.outi boxes 210 barrels is considered a fair, 2.'>oa fine yield. The first year's dropping is called "vir- gin." the Becond "yearling," and ail after "old staff." Prom eight barrels ol crude they tiet two of spirits of turpentine and live to liv<- and a half of resin, (if the lat- ter there are several grades: \V. \\\, "water-white;'" \Y. <;., ''window-glass;" M., next highest, and bo on np the alpha- bet, bnt down in quality, to A. the letter J being omitted. The first drippings, if not be 'relied in boiling, make beautifully white, transparent resin, hence the name "water-white. " The crude producing this ran never be obtained from the tries after the first month's running; that for W. i.i., "window-glass," possibly into July or Au- gust. — Popular Sricncc Montlii;/. Valve of Civility.—Civility oils the I wheels of our domestic machinery, and I American women might mend their man- I ners, as well particularly as to optional I civilities. Optional civility does not in I any way include familiarity. Perhaps it is I the besi of all safeguards against it. Well I breti women never say anything to hurt a I person's feelings. To tell one oj the dis- I agreeable things said behind one's back is I neither good taste nor optional civility. I It is rarely caused by excess of friendship. I It is more apt to be an expression of in- diridual spite. It is doubtful taste to warn I peoole of their faults, to comment upon I their failures, to carry them disacreeable I tidings under the name of friendship. I This is very often optional incivility. That 1 mysterious thing within us which we call I "' pride," which is at once the best and ! the poorest thing, as we make it the painted, wooden, three-legged stool of as- sumption, or arrogance, or impoliteness, or the noble theme of self-respect and dignity, is but another form of temper. It is part of our moral climate, and may make us noble and agreeable or absurd and detestable, as we all are proud.— Mr*. John Sherwood in .V. }'. World. This is the advice of a well-known riding- master to the shrimps that for the Gist tin.,' attempt to bestride a horse. It is quite historic, it is said : ".Sit well back in the saddle, ride with cart and Yad up. 'ands and 'eels down, me lad.' When one feels one- self being thrown try to roll oil'as easily a? possible! hm clini; to the reins ;..; tear life. — New York Graphic. Little but good. Plil Taking Made Easy. Knmll Granules. Small Pose. Bi> Resuli L Pot sick Headache, BOioosness, Liver Com- plaint, Dyspepsia. Constipation. Starts the bile, relieves the bilious stomach, thick, aching head and overloaded towels. Easy operating. DoaTdisturb stomach Prc.pgifLs or mailed lOc. and 25c. E. B-Wnxs, Jersey City. N. J. HESS \u25a0*" BUCHU-PAIBA \u25a0—J R«Miinrk:O>l<> Cure-, of Catarrh of the Blad- der. Inflammation, Irritation of Kidneys and Bladder. Stone or Gravel Pisenses of the Pros- tate Gland. 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H:KK, 1 I cz.'ttier wi:fc a VAI.ViBLE Ti'.EATISE on ti * di>eiu« iataavßarr. Olveexpro.jaivl v. o. td.'.i r*. c ; - ""nsti. a.suKVii. in pmcisa .$.- : » T<(k n2s^jaTuThS&w6m aiSCELLAXEOUa. D 3, JOHN BULL'S Smith lonic Syrup. FOR THE CURE OF FEVER AND AGUE, 0? CHILLS and FEVER, ATTO ALL MALARIALDISEASES. The rrojuietor of this celebrated medicine justly claims for it a superiority o-:- all reme- dies cvvr offered to the public for the SAFE, CERTAIN, SPiEDY and PERMANENT uure of Ague and Feyer, or Chills and Fever, whether oi short or fang standini?. lie refers to the entire Western and southern ootmtvy to bt;ar him testimony to the truth of the illIlfnil thht in no case whatever will it foil :r>mre if th»: directiona are Ftrictly followed aud curied out. In a Kreat many cases a siugie clo-^> baa be;:i sultieient for ? cure, ned whole families bare been cored by a single bottle, with aper- ff I restoratfon of the general health. It is. however, prudent, and in every case more cer- t.-:n to cure, if its use :.; coatinutd in smaller da~-.s for a week or two after the disease has be-ii checked, more especial./ in ditlieulland lonK-stnn:hm; ease*. Usually this medicine wia not require a;iv aiil to keep tne bonvbin goiiil order, ehould the patient, howevir, re- OFDire a eathartte medicine, after having taken three or tour doaai of the Tonic, a sine'.e dose of KENT 1;, VV-'-iKTABLK FAMILY PILL 3 will be sufficient. Use no other. x>a, joxinr etjxjlj's SMITH'S TONIC SYEUP, BULLS SAESAPARTLLA, BULL'S WOKM DESTEOYER, The Popular Remedies of the Day. Principal Offtco, 831 Main »t., LOUIS- VIXL.K. Ky. my29-lyTuThH V.M r.r.i hwhi the h ighfst rxcellen- -»v^>, ties in*li*ij><thns3,cowlortaiiil It durability and tm the reigning JfO~) A favorites in fns/iinnablrrirclea. Vi# Ota-nameis \ J.4T.COUSI NS, on ever>- sole. I NEW YORK. Agents for SACKAKESXO, Weinstock & tubin. ap2-BraTnTh9 NOTICE! To Whom it May Concern. V"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVES THAT THE Board ofDirectors of the following mimed Companies, at meetings held forthat purpose, VOTKD to consolidate and did consolidate their capital stocks, debts, property, assets and franebiaes, to wit: Riverside, Santa Ana and Los Angeles Ruilwuy Company: --un Bernardino and 1.08 Angeles Railway Company, San Bernardino Valley Railway Company, San Jacinto Valley Railway Company, Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad Company, Los Angeles aud Santa Monica Rsjlroad Com- pany. San Bernardino and Sp.n Dieso Railway Company and the San Diego Central Railroad Company, by articles of agreement, dated U'RIL 'j:i, ISS7, the Company formed by such consolidation is named and to be called the CALIFORNIA CENTRAL RAILWAY COM- PANY. By order of the Boards of Directors. C. \Y. SMITH. Vice-president of the River- side, Santa Ana nnd Loa Angelei Railway Com pany. C. W. SMITH, Vice-President of Sau Bern- ardino and Los Angeks Railway Company. C. W. SMITH. Vice-President San Bernar- dino Valley Railway Com- pany. C. W. SMITH, Vice-President Ban Jacinto ValU'y Railway Company. C. W. SMITH. Viee-PfCMdeut Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad Company. S. D. NORTIItTTT, Vice-PresideE! Los Angeles and .-unin "i.iiicii Railroad Company. C. W. SMITH, VJce-Prenidenl Ban nernar- dlnoand Kail- way Company . C. \V. SMITH. Vice - President s,m Diego _ap2s-2iW£it Central Railroad Company. KOHLER & CHASE, MAN FKAJJCISCO. HEADQUARTER FOR BAND INPTRF- menu and Band Supplies, Pianos snd <Jr gills. al9-SmTnThSAwt' iii.^l n.\J\JU;. ;, STyont&liD impnul.Bc aoalmi r r..matur« De,-:iy, Marram IK-bility. I.\u25a0•-! lirtL^. .1, p'.r?.. having trleJ In vain (Tin \u25a0ytlnwn r<?mcfly, ha» rtlKcorerr.! a Klmplo selfj'iin, wi.Vh he will .end FREE to Ma Wtow mWmn, WJw, C J MASON, V. O. E.H .1178, New Yuri. CtO 028-lyTnThH Grossman's Specific Mixture. With this remedy persons<an<i:re themselves without th« lea.-it exposure, change of diet, or change iv application to business. 1 lie medi- cine contains nothing that is of the leiut injury to the constitution. Ast your druggist for it. ITir-f. 81 i, hottli-. feJ>lyWa QTATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF BAC- O raniento. ss. In the Superior Court, in and for said county. The people of the Pta'e ol California t;> 1) W. wei.ty, nora N. BI'TTEK- HK.I.Ii, NETTIRB. WILCOX, KLI/.A D. l.inV, JULIA A. MATHERS )N, NEWTON UINES, JTJLIDBE MISER, KDOAJt IX MINER, MAt- TIN K. MINER. ALFRED 11. MINER. HENRY N. MINtR, LILLIAN B. OI.VS I'KAD. U-A L. MINEK, IfINNIB (i. MINER. liKLMAK <i. MINEK, WELTY W. MINER, MARK MINER, M A-WRIGHT. CORA K. MANNOKIN'i. (iKO. N. MINEK. (iKACE A. MINER. MAY K. BLOI NT, MALCOLM J. MIHKB and hDWARD N. mNKR, greeting : You are hereby notitied that ah action was cummenccd in the Superior Court of the county ot Sacramento, Staf afbreaald, by filing a complaint in the C'ler' '- ofteeof aaadCourt,OB the liith day ot MAki H, 1887. in which action PHILLIP I'IULU!-•;.\u25a0< plaintiff, and you are defendants. That the general nature of the action, as ap- P"ars from said complaint, is as folioim: To obtain adecree of this Court reiiniring said de- fendants to set forth tii?ir title iv and to hut certain piece or parcel of land, situated in tlie city of Sacramento, county of Sacramento, state of "California, described »\u25a0< billows, to wit: East fifty feet of Lot Two. in block hounded by () and P. ani Fourth, and Fifth street; that the claias of said plaintiff and defendant! he lettled, «J<i that the Court, by its decree, declare that plain- tiffhas a valid title to said prendtea, asa that thetiefendantß have no claini or title trwrfeto hI-o, for general relief. 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Page 1: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov€¦ · WAIT A BIT. When Johnny came a-eourtins, Ithought bim ovcrbo'.d. For 1 was but a young thinn. And he no' very old. Aud though I likt-dhim well enough,

WAIT A BIT.

When Johnny came a-eourtins,I thought bim ovcrbo'.d.For 1 was but a young thinn.And he no' very old.Aud though I likt-d him well enough,I Hetit him on lii.s w'av.With, " Wait a bit. bide a btt,Wait a week and v dayWhen Johnny passed me in the lane,Aud pleaded for \u25a0 kiss,Aud vowed he'd love me evermoreflorgranting of the im."-- \u25a0

Although I'd liked bower well,1 ran from him away.With, " Wait a bit, bide a bitWail a week ami a <lay !"When Johnny fell a-rantins.With, " Jenny, bo my Wife 'Anri vowed [never ihouk] regretHowever long my life ;Although I liked it best o' all,I turned from him twmjr.With, " Wait a bit, bide \u25a0 bit.Wuit a week and a day I 'Oh, Johnny was a ninny,He tooi me at my word;And he was courting anotherThe next thin-; that 1 heard,oli, what a ninny was Johnny,To mind me when I'd say." Wnit a bit, bide a bit,Wait, it week him 'i .iay !"

Helgh-no, I'vo met niy Johnny,1 sin him fi blink o niy eye,And then he 11*11 a-rtivin^"fr'or wmit of my low liu'tl die |I ne'er couM be an cruel,Bo I set the wedding-da), .With " Haste a bit, n«ir iraatc ,i bit,

There's danger in delay !"- Jamie K. T. Dome, in tin Century/.

MY COUSIN DOROTHY.In the midst of broad meadow lands

and rich outlying farms that shine in thedip of blue hills, the house of RoderickLynton is built. It is a huge atone pile,with steep gothic roof, picturesque gables,and long, narrow doors quaintly adorned,and now mellowed with the softeningtinta of years. About it rise great age-crowned oaks, grt en in summer, russet inautumn; and in the thick grass wilddowers bloom abundantly, for ti;<- soil ;sstill virgin.

As a family, the Lyutons have alwaysbeen much respected, for around them \oilingers a faint and indescribable charm oiold-time distinction, which seems quite in-dependent of ordinary circumstances inlife.

Roderick Lynton hud become so entirelyinured to his solitary ci iatence, that do oneany othor condition as

le for him. H was already a middle-Lan, when, chancing to rued a blue-

eyed mite "t a woman ana quite [using hisheart, he married her, his own. and alsomy, com in 1 'orothy.

Ever since I was .so small that my headjust 'showed itself above the wheat-fieldsthat used to creep almost up to the houseon its southern side, until now, woman-grown, 1 i-.»k back upon it all, and mycousin Dorothy's beautiful home has pos-sessed for me a changeless fascination. Andwith h. special pet and protege 1have been, much of my young and quietlife waf Indeed, my own home,which is in a busy and opulent city lyingeast of and rather remote from drowsyErnsdifi, has never so powerfully attractedray interest i'.shas this abode ofmy cousin's,and I think my Btepmother,in the midst ofher growing and rollicking family, haskindly rejoiced in the fortunate circum-stances which so frequently made me theguest of the Lyntons.

Between their house and the village ilow.sa broad stream, which breaks in a superbcascade over a high ledge of mossy rocks,and falls with a dull murmur into white,spongy foam under the windows of a tallmill leaning above it. On its western bank,out of embowering trees, peeps the pret:yvillage, beyond which the ground, gentlyrising, Mvells at last into softly-roundedhills. The massive stone bridge archingthe stream lend* a touch of antique effect,that apparently removes Krnsclifffrom thecom pany of its busy compeers, and makesit seem rather medieval than American.Yet, Krnscliff is a daughter of lovely lowa,\u25a0whose veins thrill with the breezy life ofthe West, and whose soui is filled with theresistless force of the nineteenth century.

The house of Roderick Lynton, theex-travagant freak of an elder brother fromwhom it descended to him, is large, roomy,and, since my consin Dorothy is childless,illysuited to the use of two people grow-ing old together. Its numerous and spa-cious apartments have extremely high

\u25a0ceilings; the long, narrow windows areruullioned, and the stairways leading tothe third story, in which the rooms, thoughquite unfurnished, are kept faultlesslyclean. The most mysterious and delight-ful of closets, dark and oaken, are hiddenaway in doors of massive oak. Of oak,too. are the wide, unexpected places allover the house, and were once the dear" terra incognita of my childhood.

Slowly, even ungainly in his movements,large and not handsome, Mr. Lynton hasthe softest dark eyes and the tenderestheart ! have ever found in the possession ofa man. and in his view the most beautiful,the most precious of earthly gifts, is hiswife, so small ami trim that she appearsalmost doll-like.

How shall 1 paint her, my cousin Do-rothy? Klue-eyed. rosy, with long, lightbrown hair coiled plainly round her head.Warm, impetuous, devoted, at heart a per-wetiku lountain of love, but perverselybubbling over at lip witli tiny vexationsand har:::!:v:: and evanescent bursts of an-ger that si rved to amuse those who lovedher. Of Southern birth she had the in-bred in: - od the inherited traditionsof her rac.'. Though she was devotedly at- jtached to her husband, she was toowomanly to tyrannize over him. Con-trasts in all other respects, they wore like-wise of differing political and religiousviews. For while my cousin Dorothy wasastern and unyielding l'lvsiiyterian, shewas a faithful advocate of Democratic doc-trines. l>\:i Roderick, her husband, thoughol Puritan Btock honored and known incolonial dnys. was an advocate ofthe rights 'and ceremonies of the Kpiscopal faith, anda most ardent believer in what was thenbeginning to be called abolitionism. But!to the credit of both 1 must add that eachtoo sincerely respected the other to permitthese differences in the faintest degree toobtrude themselves offensively.

I was not quite 1•> when I spent in I'.nis-c-.iff that summer which stands out in mymemory as nothing else can ever do. Thegreat rebellion was sweeping over the land,and even Emacliff, though remote from itscentral strength, listened with leapingheart to the story of the war. I couldhardly understand the import of it all, but,as becomes a loyal lowan, I followed withintense interest the fortunes of the boys inblue.

I had reached the village early in themorning, but, unable to resist the lmirmm

of the tumbling waterfall, had spent muchof the day in certain well-rememberedrambles.

" Hero, my dear," said my cousin, as shewent lightly before me that night as I wasabout to retire, "Ithink you must make alittle change this time in youi room."

•\u25a0 But I would like my dear oid snuggerybest, cousin," Ibegan.

"Marjorie," she answered, opening thedoor of a room as she spoke, " Iam havingsome repairs made in your old chamber.You need not mind being so far from us.Catherine sleeps just across the hail. Youare not timid, dear?"

'• Of course not. Cousin Dorothy : whathas any one to fear at Krnsclitl""

She gave a little smile, and, holding upher candle, critically surveyed the room.

'• It's sweet and fresh as new-mown hay,"I said. For her housewifery was of thedaintiest, always.

She laid her smooth cheek to mine, pat-ting my baud gently as she did so.

'• I Hunk you might lock your door," she.=ai<l with \u25a0 \u25a0 ervonsness unite rare in her.

" You U t dear old KrnscliiF." 1 said.,"nobody ever used to lock doors here.Should I grow suspecting and cowardlynow?"' ,

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"Of course not. my darling, answeredMrs. I.ynton. " What a silly old woman Iam, to be sure!'' She bent down and leftme with a loving kiss. But at the door shepaused, and, looking back, said : " I must

be nervous after all. 1 shall sleep better ifyou humor an old woman's whimand lockjour door—good-night, dear."

This caution upon her part amused mefor a moment. Then, that she might^sleepwithout anxiety, I rapidly disrobed, andgoing to the door, turned the key. I'n-fortunately. instead of locking the door, Isimply lo >sened the key. which a momentlater tell in th.c folds of the wrapper Iwore,

and though I groped about for it, I failed to

find it." Nonsense ! I'm not going to strike a

light to find the slippery thing," I mat-tered, as I wearily crept into bed. I fan-cied that Mrs. Lyntou was a little out ofsorts, and wondered why she was so; but,tired with my journey, I soon abandonedail speculation and fell asleep.

It was a warm May night, and I supposeit mu't have been th<- clear white moon-liclitfalling across my face that awakenedufe. Isat upright with a strong, but ut-

terly baseless conviction that somethingstrange and unusual was occurring underthe roof of Roderick Lynton. Ilistened,but save the whirring of insects in thenight air, there was not the faintest sound,

i "have always {XMMBKd that physicalcourage which is the reward, in part atleast, of healthy, well-poised nerves. Andso, lying there wide awake. 1 soon rea-soned away the impression which hadseized upon me. Suddenly there came intomy mind a remembrance of the long, darkcloset in my old chamber, whose shelveswere heaped with books, one of whichmight serve either to entertain me whileawake, or to make sleepy.I slipped noiselessly out of the door and

through the long hall,turniiiL.' ut Catherine'schamber and entering my former room.

In the all-revealing moonshine every-thing was oddly fjniihar. But as I beganto feel ahmg the shelves for the covetedbooks I noticed with surprise that therewere no traces of those recent repairs ofwhich my cousin had spoken. Taking aj.iVofvolumes in my arm*. 1 tried, whilestanding at the window-, to read one oftheir titles. Ihad made choice of one, andwas ju.st advancing to re. tore the others totheir places, when a noise coming from theroom directly overhead struck me withdismay. Some one whose footsteps wereslow, regular and unmistakable, was pacingup and down the floor, and. a momentlater, I heard the sound of a low andsmothered groan. I made no attempt tofly, but, sinking down in the closet, gazedwith painful intentness into the gloomyhall, which now Idared not enter in orderto regain my room.

The warning which Mrs. Lynton li3dgiven me lla.-ht'd into my mind, and I triedto scream, to stir, to do anything whichmight arouse the occupants of the house toa sense of some menacing danger, but fearhad deprived me ofail power save that ofstaring helplessly into (lie darkness.

As I looked, I became conscious thatsome one was descending the stairway. Anapproaching step defined itself more andmore distinctly, though stealthily, and sfeeble ray of light tinged the utter black-in <-• in the hall. Ere I had fully deridedupon the couite this horrifying visitantwould take towards its fell purposes, myheart gave a sudden bound of relief.

It waa my cousin Dorothy herself, who,candle in hand, came among the shadows.I moat have made some iaint sound, forshe paused abruptly, half turned, us it farflight, listened an instant irresolutely, thenwith the swift, unctitain movement of anafinghtened bird, hastened towards herown chamber. 1 caught one glimpse of her

'.\u25a0a -r. >o blanched, so troubled, so changedfrom i!d debonair rosiness. that the words 1might have uttered died upon m\ lips.

My cousin Dorothy, then, must !>e awareof the presence of the occupant of thatupper chamber: A sharp pang of agon-ized d.-.ub; tortured me at Qua conviction.Who could it be, thus hidden under anhospital and hitherto most honorable roof?Assuredly it was not the master of thehouse, for I heard his half-awakened ut-terance us 1 :>tc;!e quktlv to my room.Crawling into bed, I awaited shivering, ;i

repetition "i tln-^- mysterious Bounds, butthe remoteness of my chamber doubtlessrendered them inaudible.

J heard them many times afterwards fora singular fascination drew me nightly, in>pite of myself, to my former apartment.I said nothing concerning them to anyone,as I found myself strangely bound tore-frain fromrevealing my discovery to ilr.Lynton himself.

But 1 could not prevent a certain senseof loathing as 1 narrowly watched, duringthe days tii.it followed, my cousin Dorothy.I think shy dimly divined something ofmy feeling, aud suffered under it. Cer-tainly Bhe grew thin, and it was clear thatshe was mentally much disturbed. Herchangeful coior, the nervous stirts shagave at the unexpected slamming of thedoor, or the crunch of a footfall upon thegravel, her covert scrutiny of her husband,all proved to me that, for the first time inher life, Mrs. Lynton was concealingsomething—that my cousin Dorothy had asecret. Once I made an effort to" unveiltl)<' mystery tor myself. Creeping quietlyup the long stairs. I hoped to enter thatforbidden room. But the door in the hallleading toil was locked, and the undis-turbed silence quite shook my belief thatit had been tenanted. Ashamed of sus-picions which already seemed unworthy ofme, I went away, feeling half guilty andresolved to dismiss the matter, as far a*possible from my thoughts.

I had been a month at Ernscliff, when,coming in from a ramble, I found talkingto Mr. Lynton a man whose speech con-tained an element entirely unfamiliar toray ear. He turned abruptly at my en-trance, revealing a face clear-cut and hand-some, notwithstanding its extreme pallor,which his hair and beard, both black andsilky, served to intensify.

" Miss Lynton, Mr. Thanescourt.'" saidmy cousin Roderick, introducing him.

The stranger fixed a grave look upon me,from eyes of a deep, fathomless blue,bowed courteously, and resumed his inter-rupted conversation.

" The applicant for the vacancy at theaeaden-y." explained my cousin Dorothy,in a swiftaside.

" A schoolmaster ! At all events, a tailand distinguished-looking man," I whis-pered.

flashed s quick, apprehensive glanceat me, then serenely liiteJ her neglectedknitting.

I do not know how Mr. Thanescouri in-duced Mr. Lynton not only to us- his in-fluence in securing the position be desired,but to receive him as a boarder, [t mayhave been a first proof of the magneticpower which the man undoubtedly pos-sessed, said, subsequently, exercised Impar-tially upon the entire household. 1 aloneheld myself aloof from him,much,l im-ngfnecl, to the relief of my cousin Dorothy,[rarely spoke tc him, whili be a- seldomaddressed conversation to me.

Always a dose reader of the militarymovements daily chronicled, I now beganto experience n strange ami even :. ttl eiouapleasure in discusfcJig news from theof war. I learnedly explained strategicmovements, adored our boys i:s blue, glo-rified the skillof our Generals, abused therebels roundly, and delighted the patrioticsoul of my cousin Roderick.

Felix Thanescourt listened attentively,asked fi w questions, and never made din i:comment upon my talk. I never saw himat all moved by my vivid utterances; per-baps this it was that piqued me into muk-inp them so frequently.

The academy was not to open its doorst >r some weeks, fend I was surprised tofindthat Mr. Thanescourt neither" left the roofof Mr. Lynton, nor sought the acquaint-ance of the friends who called. Overflow-ing with redundant life, 1 came to despisethis man as being too inert to followeventhe windings of tLe stream, to thread thebyways of Ernscliff, or to cross the grayold bridge above the roaring waterfall.Yet, heuever fastened his dark-blue eyesupon me, that my whole beiiii; did hotthrill with an emotion ha!f-de!icious, half-resentful.

It was late in the summer Then themeaning of it ail broke clearly upon me.Ido not try to explain the pertinacity withwhich I continued to pay nightly visits tomy old room. IJut there came an hourwhen sitting there I heard overhead oncemore those same regular footsteps, thatsame smothered groan, which of late I hadnearly forgotten. A mad impulse seizedme, and, mounting the stairs, I hurriedlytraversed the hall and quickly threw openthe door of that unused room, so well re-membered, though now so rarely entered.My cousin Dorothy leaned over a bed, herface white and rigid, and half-miright be-fore her sat Felix Thanescourt* bis rightarm bared and a thin stream of bloodtrickling from it, upon the white pillowsupporting it.

"Quick!" cried my cousin, "hand methe lint there!" She appeared entirely tohave forgotten my presence, as. eagerly butdeftly, she bandaged the (raping wound.

" Do not be alarmed, Mi?s Lynton." saidFelix, calmly. " it is merely an old woundreopened." Then his strength failed himand he sank back white and ghastly againsthis pillows.

I went over to my cousin, in whosecheeks a faint red was beginning to burn."Oh, Dorothy!" I cried. " Forgive "But I could not end lay speech for thebitter contrition I felt over the wrong I haddone her.

" Go away !'' said Felix, as I bent overhim, shaking with terror. There was akind of sternness in his voice, but his eyeswere very soft. "Go away !" he repeated,"You must not touch me. Miss Marjorie—"

"' I understand now," I faltered, turningmy gaze away with a sudden rapture oftenderness. In tbat moment he compre-hended. I think, all that the summer hadbrought to me. My cousin Dorothy sawit, and threw her arms about me, sobbingout passionately : " Ob, my own dearpoor darling'"

But I cared for nothing now, thoughFelix, putting oui his unhurt arm. stroveto push me aside.

" Have you found meout, Mis3Lynton?"he asked. "Iam your favorite theme,' arebel.' " He paused an instant, then wenton. " Worse still! Arebel seeking shelter:n the (forth. It has given itto me, thoughthere is a price upon my head. Yor.r cousinDorothy "—hi> rose up now,-and, lifting herhand, kissed it reverently —" your cousin

:hy forgot that I was a ' rebel' when Ito her sufferinK, wounded, almostShe knew and loved me when I was

le boy in Virginia. Could she havedreamed that I, a prisoner of war

ing from my guard, would come v:ir refuge? ra weeks she nursed mea very room, not even her husbanding it. Well, I have learned that myIrstay here will bring suspicion uponthe grand old man, upon her—" Hisshook a little. " They are on myat last : Do not think bitterly of me,Marjorie. I am not ashamed of OUI. though it is a neariy hopeless one.going away now—going at once. It.th if 1 am taken !"cad in his face all that his wordsid. 1 could not bear it. I laid myupon his shoulder, crying v,-ith quiv-voice: "Felix, Felix!"mil never forget the light that beamed; face as he drew u>e tohim and lookedny eyes.h!" he murmured. "Marjorie, too,irgotten that I am a rebel. Mydarling, I

meant that you should know. 1t to go away fjuietly under the burdenOX scorn and make no sign that_ d betray my love for you. When you

talked of your brother, your "Gerald' light-ing down there at Yicksburg, do you thinkI did not feel a just shame that I, a soldier,as brave, as loyal to his trust as he couldbe to bis, must be masquerading here as awandering schoolmaster? And yet I haveno regret that I am in your eyes a rebel.For such 1 must be, if true to my own ideaof duty. Bat if 1 were to die now, pur-sued, hunted as I am, plans 1 have devisedfor the benefit of the cause I tight for mustperish with me. I could not have foreseenwhat disaster ray love must bring uponyou. Dorothy, Dorothy Lynton—" he

I turned upon my cousin with vehementdenial—"you know that I speak truly ! I

I would have shielded her from misery withmy life.''

The strong current of his impetuousb ebbed tor awhile. "My beloved.''I he went on, "Iwill not ask you to forget

I that we have ever met. nor even to hopeI this unhappy war ended, we shall meetagain. Something that I cannot reason

I away impresses upon me the belief thatour parting is a final one, lie courageous,my own."

i burst into a frenzy of wi eping as he led[me to Dorothy. '-Dorothy," he whispered,

wry softly, as he kissed her upturned face,"may God forever hold you and yours inhis keeping !"

I J saw the faint smile about his trenrab uslips :i5 be laid his band upon my head witha touch that carried benediction in it, andstilled my passionate glief.

i did not cry oiu then, though I knewthat Hie kiss he pressed upon my lips w.isthe seal ofan endless betrothal, of a hope-less farewell. I made no sound when I

I heard him going down the stairs, and amoment later the dattex of his horse'sI hoofs upon Cue roatL H was only when

Imy cousin iMrothy took me in her arms,with sad, remorseful murmuring, thata*.i,is came back to me.

"Forever mine! 0 Felix, mybeloved I"I cried, and with the utterance 8 solemnpeace overflowed my soul. "Do notgrieve, dear Dorothy," 1 said, "beismine !aline beyond the power of time or change !I would not nave it otherwise if 1 could. Iam content —content to wait the dawn oiI1 ii's to-morrow."

Barely Roderii k Lynton could never im-r«tding day after day of battles,

which, won or lost, gradually drew thegreat rebellion to its close, how the heart ofone of his auditors was torn with the pangsof contending emotions. We were true

I patriots, he and I; and when, in tin- glory'\u25a0: autumnal beauty, we laid my onlybrother "ierald to rest, draped in the colonof that Union for which he gladly died, Iknow that Dorothy's husband took me tohis heart with such a love as few fathers

Bat itwas months afterwards that, put-ting aside his pipe one day, he read :

The thrilling account, given In our latt issiil-,of the romantic spy, turn* out to have been nottoo hig&ly colored. Since his recapture it hasItranspired that he sought refuge wttfa a Indy,the wife of :i prominent Unionist, whose namehe utterly refused to divulge. This OoulederateMajor, one of the bravest of men, having someprivate sources of information, ventured withinour lines so well disguised that the knowledgethus obtained would have resulted in fearfuldisaster to the cause of the Union. By (hemerest chance his plans miscarried, and ourlatest dispatches show that he has paid the pen-alty due to Ills acts. One cannot but admire thefight he made for his life, enemy though he whs.Indeed, he huil very neariy regained the Con-federate Hues when his retreat was unexpect-edly cut off Then, rather than lull into thehands of our soldiers, and, perhaps, determinedto mve himself from the death meted out to aspy, lie deliberately shot himself, rpon up-proaching him, Captain Osborn found that bemust have suffered tortures from a badlywounded arm.

"Poor fellow!" said Itoderick Lynton,softly, laying down his paper.

Suddenly the bells ofErnscliff rang forthin wild, exultant peals, and across thebridge came the sound of trampling feet."Ah!' cried my cousin, excitedly, " theremust be glorious news. What is it,Catherine?'he asked, throwing the win-dow open.

"Richmond has fallen, they say .'"' shereplied, soberly.

"Thank God!" said llcderick Lynton." May He heal our poor, smitten country !What, Marjorie, you who have been soglib-tongued over other victories, have youno word for this one, long waited lor, !o:!gprayed fur?"

My heart is full, my eyes are dim, as Isay earnestly; ""God bless our country!"Then Iadded, In a voice that shook a tittle,"God bless our Boldiere."

My voice faltered still more when Isaid a moment afterwards, very fervently,'\u25a0 God rat oursoldiers." The words seemedto choke me and my ulterancefafled.

Roderick Lvntona bright face saddened.\u25a0 Poor Gerald!" he muttered. "Poor boy!"

Hut my cousin Dorothy laid her armabout me tenderly, and 1 felt the true solaceof her meaning :t> Bbc -aid. solemnly,withsweet, uplifted ryes: "God rest oursoldiers —all."—Ada Langworlhy Collier inthe Current'

Better than Cotton.Rewards, aggregating $50,000, have been

offered for the past few years by variousforeign Governments, particularly the En-glish, French and Chinese, to the man thatcould itiviMita machine that would spinnimif into yarns. Batnie is often calledChinese grass. II grows about four feethigh. It ifla perennial plant, and throwsout numerous sterna as thick as the liitlelinger. The Bberof the inner bark ia theuseful portion and can be removed whenthe steins are dried. By rubbing the stemsin the hand, the bark peeit off and leavesthis fibrous matter, which is very strong,in appearance resembling silk. For manyyears the Chinese have been spinning thisriber and weaving it by hand. It makes adurable fabric, not unlike silk and linen intexture. In Kran<-e and England it is usedto mix with and add stability to silk.

A Frenchman has recently invented aI machine to take the place of handwork.I A large factory is now being built on theI Hudson river, which will be used for thepurpose. Afttrthe yarns are made they

I can be put 0:1 any loom and manufacturedinto all kinds of fabric. Ramie in its rawstate is much stronger than Kussiau hemp,and it is impossible to break it by usingany ordinary force. When manufacturedit can be used in almost any material.Ramie was first introduced into this coun-try in ISG7, in the Botanical gardens atWashington. It was grown in Jamaica inW>l. It is easier to raise than cotton, andthree crops can be raised each year. Itcanbe raised from seed. India, Egypt andChina are best suited for raising ramie. It

I sells in the raw state at about seven cents aI pound, or a little cheaper than cotton, butI more money can be made out of ramie, be-I cause it requires less attention and realizesjlarger quantities. —.V. I. Mail and Exprtu.

Walt Whitman.—The old poet bad aI very kind audience on the Lincoln anni-

versary as well as one ofunusual profit, andI the fee i>_i>jiwillbe of great use to one in

his condition. The fact is Whitman hasbeen so poor as to be an object of pity, but

lof late he has received a number of"dona-I tions which afforded relief. It will notI take much to see him through, and in allI probability a syndicate will be formed forI this pnrpose. Personally speaking, it mayIbe said that Walt Whitman is now fi". HeI i%by trade a printer, and has traveled asjextensively as his earnings would permit.I He spent" several years in Washington,both as Government clerk and also in hos-pital service, but of late years he has livedin Catuden, N. J. It is the lashion withsome people to praise Walt Whitman'sI poetry, but I never found anybody thatI understood it. I think, indeed, that theauthor's purpose is to be incomprehensible,for most people admire what they cannotunderstand. This, no doubt, is the secret

I ofBrowning's popularity, and Whitman isI not to blame for following so euccessful anI example.— Cor. Concord iX. If.) Statesman.

The l; Exposition I'niverselle de l'arfCulinaire " awarded the highest honors tc

I Angostura Bitters as the raost eflicaciousj stimulant to excite the appetite and Itkeep the digestive organs iv pood or-

I der. Ask for the genuine article, nianu-

I factured by Dr. J.G, B. Sk-gert ft «ons, andbeware of imitations.

OUR YOUNG FOLKS.ONE AT A TIME.

One step at a time, and that well placed.We reach the Rraudest height:

One stroke at a time, earth's hidden storesI Will plowiy come to light;

One seed at a time, and the forest growl;One drop at a time and the river flows.

Into the boiiLdlcss sea.

< >n ._\u25a0 word at •\u25a0'. time, and the greatest l»ookb writti :i fend is read;

One stone at a time, and v palace rearsAloft Its stately head;

One blow at a thue.aud the tree's cleft through,And a city will ttand where the forest grew

A lew abort years before.One foe at ;i time, and he subdued,

And the conflict will be won;Cue grain at a time, and the sand oflife

\V;11 slowly ;ill be run;One minute, another, the hours i!y;One day at a time, and our lives (peed by

Into eternity.One Rrain ofknowledge, and that well stored,

Another, and more on them.And as time rolls on your mind w ill shine

With many a garnered gemOf thought and wisdom. Anil time will tell"One thing at a time, and that done well,"

\u25a0 Is wisdom's proven rule.—Goldc Kiue.

[For the RBOQBD-UIOON.]A TRir TO MOKADKOCK.

[By Nellie Larkin.lRose and Lilylived in Khode Island, a

State that all little geography scholarsknow has neither mountains nor veryhigh hill?, but whose shores are washed bythe grand old Atlantic. The little girlsbad never seen a mountain, and a greatsurprise was in store for them when theywent on a visit to their grandpa and grand-ma, who lived in New Hampshire, a Statealmost tilled with lulls and mountains.

They started one beautiful morning inJuly and rode up Narragansett hay on acool, pleasant steamboat. From Provi-dence they had a long ride in the hot, dustycars, and were glad when they were safelylanded in grandpa's big gree"n door-yard,where they immediately commenced chas-ing the chickens and butterflies. Verysoon they were at the barn, making ac-quaintance with the bossies and pigs andwith grandpa's dear littlecolt At 5 o'clockgrandma called them to supper, and after.supper they went with papa to help grand-pa rake hay, and then to drive the cowshome from the pasture.

Such a delightful time as they had ! lintoh, how tired they were when bed-timecame! How tired they were every nightas long as they stayed at grandpa's I Therew.is BO mnch in tli' ; so many chickens toFeed; so muiiy Bowen to pick; so muchsand to aift, and IO much hay to rake,(irainiii.: declared that he ccmiil never havedone his haying without them !

Every day seemed to bring somethingnew, mid io the little children every dayMemed brighter than the one before. BatI can only tell yon about one day whichwas tin 1 best of all the summer. Onemorning their mamma awoke them at 4o'clock. Bhe told them that the wholefamily were going upon an excursion toUonadnock, the highest mountain insouth-ern New Hampshire, and as they wishedto have plenty of time they must start veryearly, as the mountain was a dozen milesaway. Upon hearing this they were out ofbed in a minute, and in half an hour weredressed and ready lor breakliist ; but not amouthful could they eat, so excited werethey. Papa laughed, but said they wouldtake some of grandma's doughnuts andcookies, and see how fast they would dis-appear on the way.

Before sunrise grandpa's good, stronghone, Betto, was harnessed into the cany-all, grandma's big lunch basket was iilledwith all kinds of good tilings, and the twolittle girls, with papa and minima, hadstarted upon what seemed U> Bon and l.Livthe most wonderful expedition any oneever undertook.

For several miles the road was some-what level, and Betto trotted on finely,stopping now and then to give the childrena view of the country. Once they stoppedon the top of a hill from which the viewwas very line. In the distance on every

nde were mountains. Wachusett at thesouth, at the east beautiful, dome-likeWatatic, from which to the. northwardstretched a range of hills of many shapesand sizes—and all along the western hori-zon, so very far away a* to seem but a tingeOf blue against the bluer sky r could be seenthe Green Mountain range.

Bat the glory of all was Monadnock.towering majestically above it landscapevaried by hilland dale, forest, meadow andpasture, and dotted with many a littlewhite village, and many a sparkline pood.

What v beautiful view it was! The lit-tle party gazed in silence until Lily sud-denly exclaimed:

'<>h! now is the time for grandma'sdoughnuts:"

And while the children finished theirbreakfast, IJetto trotted down the hill, intoa valley, where nothing was to be seen buttrees, birds. Sowers and ferns. How freshand fragrant the woods seemed to the littlecity maidens ! No wonder their appetitesseemed to increase rather than diminish.

Soon the road grew more stony, the hillsgrew steeper, and finally IJetto turned intoa pasture where tb>> road was ijnitenarrow,though almost as good as the highway hadbeen. The hills were always ascending,and never descending, and the level placeswere few and short. Betto soon beuan tolag, and to stop now and then, and lookback as if to say:

" Who'll pet out and draw this carriagefor me."

Rose and I.ily offered to walk, but papasaid Betto was better able to draw themthan they were to walk, for he had onlythe easiest part of the mountain to climb,and would have plenty of time to restwhile they were clambering over the rocksto the summit.

The ride grew rather tiresome, but thereweje a few things to interest them. Drovesofcattle were feeding in the pastures, andand the children called the cows to followthem, but the sedate old creatures werewell accustomed to tourists, mid soberlykept on browsing. A few 'baby cows"came near the carriage, stood staring for afew minutes, then kicked up their heels,and away they raced over the pastures. Atlast the parly arrived at the "half-waybouse" at the end of the carriage road.Here they alighted, and a boy led Bettoaway to the barn, where he was fed andwatered, and left to take a long rest.

Then began the solid work of the day.For awhile the path led through thewoods, cool and Irajzrant, and the partyoften rested on moss grown rocks. Oncethey turned out of the path to a little nookwhich papa knew about,where was a spark-ling spring, from which they all refreshedthemselves with a drink of pure, coldwater and some of grandma's sponge-cake.Then on again, up the path, which con-stantly grew more and more difficult toclimb. Soon the treej were all left behindthem, and before them were only the big,bare bowlders, of which the upper part ofMonadnock is composed, with onlyhere and there a small cluster of bushes ora few discouraged-looking shrubs. Therewere stone Bteps all the way, but yet thepath was so indistinct that the party couldhardly have followed it but for arrow-heads, or opMcfemet, as the children calledthem, painted on the rocks.

By following these faithful little guidesthey succeeded, at last, in reaching thesummit, but not until the children had de-clared a hundred times that they shouldnever get then, never ! It seemed impos-sible to these children, who had alwayslived on a level inland, that they should everstand upon the highest of those piles ofsolid rock, hundreds of feet high, risineabove them. Bat there they were at last," with all the world beneath them"—or sothey thought.

Afterrunning around on the rocks forawhile, picking blackberries ani mountaincranberries, they found a cozy place,sheltered from the wind by an immenserock, where they all sat down, spread theirnapkins, and ate an almost alarmingamount of the good things in the lunchbasket.

" How ran we cat so much," said Rose.'• Why ! it's just as easy !" said Lily, and

mamma agreed with her.After luncheon papa took out his field-

glass and showed them grandpa's house.And they could see grandpa feeding thechickens, and grandma standing in thedooryard, ten miles away '. How the chil-dren laughed and clapped their hands!All around them they could see mountains,ponds, villages, farm-houses, long stretchesof forest and meadow ; and even ships inBoston harbor were dimly visible, for theail was very clear. But nothing so charmedthe children as grandpa, grandma and thechickens.

They stayed on the mountain two hours,and then, after picking up some pebblesTor mementoes, commenced the descent.This was more difficult than the ascenthad been. It was only by keeping bold ofpapa's and mamma's hands that the chil-dren kept from falling over the rocks.But in a comparatively short time theycame to the " half-way house,'' and soonwere seated in the carriage, and Betto wastaking them carefully down the roac\through the pastures.

When about half way home the sand-man came around, and the next they knewthey were being lifted out of the carriage bygrandpa. When they were fairly awake,they began chattering like two magpies,telling grandma of all they bad seen, and

!grandma thought two happy little girJshad come down from Monadnock that day.

w hen they were ail gathered around thesupper table, grandpa told them wonderfulstories of the mountains away nli" on thePacific side of this big land "of ours, incomparison with winch Monadnock seemsscarce more than a hill, and papa madetheir eyes sparkle with delight by promis-ing to take them sometime to grandpa'sold borne in California, where they couldthemselves see those same wonderfulmountains.

MUSKRAT HUNTING.Sport Aloni; the I'atux. nl Kiv«r Killiiu

these Intelligent '.:.:\u25a0,;.

Muskrat shooting is a sport, says tlie ilalI timore Am, which is attracting considerI able attention now, and is being iargeh

engaged in. During the winter a few ratiare killed, but it is not until the approaclof spring that the season fully opens. Th<largearea of marsh land along the Patuxent Itiver ami its numerous inlets form favonte limiting grounds for mnskrais, :snithey are now being captured in large num-bers. Next to the beaver, the muskrat i:one of the most ingenious of rodents inthe construction of its houses, and its modsot life and habits are very interestingThey select the low river marsh lands a;their dwelling place, and there they buil.itheir houses. A location is preferred whichis flooded at high tide, hut which is cleaiot water at low ebb, and every creek andalmost every little inlet to the river aiiordsinnumerable positions that are favorableAlter determining upon the exact positionof their house, the rats bin row leads orminiature tunnels from the water's edge allow tide to the spot upon which the houseis to be erected.

They then set about collecting materialfor their dwelling. The tall canes andcoarse marsh grass are cut down andpulled in place, and the marsh mud is usedas a kind of mortar. A large circular

| foundation is laid, and the ground lloor ar-| ranged on a level with the leads This| completed, an Howard lead is made like 11

| spiral stairway to the second floor, whichis made into a room similar to the first, butof less circumference. A third, and some-times a fourth floor is built with ihe apirallead running from the level of the marshto the top of the boose, each succeedingroom being of somewhat IL-.-slL-.-s diameter opto the roof or dome, which acts as a water-shed. The bight of each Boor .mm thtlevel of the marsh is regulated by the soc-\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0'.'.\u25a0(\u25a0 bights readied by the tide, the top

I H >'ir being always higher than the higbesl, water mark at flood tide. The rats aw; in their habits, and at extreme lowebb, when the accommodations are greatestin the nooses, quite a Dumber may Ytfound in the same hut. At flood time

I fewer are found in any one house, as the| accommodation is limited then only to the

upper stories, which are free -.if water, binI these are all the more easily secured by the

hunter.There are three ways by which the rat?| :ire ruptured— by shooting, by trapping and

j by spearing. A few may be secured :itnight by creeping as noiselessly as possiblealong the creek edges and watching tatthem to crawl op on the bank to feed. In| this they are verydainty. Having securedI afavoriteroot, they approach cautiouslythe water edge, dip it in and rub offthe

i mud, dip it in again and asrain until it isperfectly clean and suited to their taste,when it is eaten with evident relish, pro-vided the sportsman is sufficiently inter-

iin the process to wait. A boat, how-I ever, is usually used, as the ral.s can be

more easily and quietly approached on thewater. In this case two persons occupythe same boat, the sportsman requiring a

| pusher, as in the case of ortolans. As this

lirtcan only be engaged in at night, the

must be comparatively clear that the\u25a0rtsman may have the advantage of theonlight. or, better still, bright starlight,headlight with reflector is, however,leiimea used on the bow of the boat,I this arrangement is frequently quitesessful during the darker nights to oneidently well acquainted with the hunt-grounds.

l/applng is another of the modes bywhich the rats are secured. The traps aremade of boards about six inches wide andthree feet long. These are nailed together

| like an ordinary box trap, the open endsbeing secured by swinging doors of wirenet-work, fastened to the upper part ofboth entrances. These doors allow easyingress to the trap, "but once in, the ratcannot get out without opening the doorby pulling it to him, which secret theyMem very slow to discover. These trapsare put in the leads running from thehouses to the water when the tide is atlow ebb and the rats are out feeding. Onthe return they crawl up the leads, pushagainst one of the wire doors of the trap,which immediately opens into the trap, buthe cannot go further, as the next door

I opens toward him. Hefore he can gnawout the tide makes up and lie is drowned

[ in the trap. Hy having a number of trapsI and watching the tides closely, a trappercan capture a large number in this way.| The most destructive mode of capture isby spearing. Four or five rods of iron :; or

4 feet long are secured in a cross sectionframe of wood or iron, and their points arewell sharpened, and with this .he hunterapproaches the rat house as quietly as pos-sible, as the inmates are constantly om (healert, and ifalarmed will quickly run downtheir ?piral stairway and run into theleads. Stepping to the side of the house,he reaches up over it and plunges thespears down through it as far as be ennpush them. With a pick he pulls thehouses to pieces, and frequently linds twoor three muskrat?. and sometimes more,impaled by the spears. This destructivemethod is, however, not looked upon withfavor l>y sportsmen, as it tend« to drive therats away from the Bore accessible parts ofthe marsh. The muskrat is somewhatsimilar in appnarawn to his dry-landcousin, but is lao tnparably larger. Thebrown muskrat, when fufl grown, willmeasure \.l or 11 [nebes k m the tip of thenose to the rout ol the tail, and his rat-likecandal appendage sometimes attains alength ofeight inches. Muskrat skins arevaluable for their soft, glossy far. and arebonght by traders at from 6o to 10c each,and sold to furriers. The lle>h of themuskrat is said to be quite palatable, andis sometimes eaten. These river rats arespecified l>y a peculiar kind of musk iu-cloted in a little fatty sack just under theskin in the lower par* <.t' the body. Themuskrat season opens early in winter anddoses in May.

HOUSEKEEPER'S CORNER.';-.\u25a0../ Hbutdcteping tells liow to make

breakfast mnfflns: To make breakfast niuf-lins, silt with twelve ounces of Hour twoheaping teaspoonfuls of Bnmford'a yeastpowder and one teaspooufiil of salt; addirradusilly a cup and a half ofmilk anil twoounoes of butter, melted, but allowed tocool before adding. Mixsmoothly with awooden spoon or the hands. lieat whitesand yolks of two egga separately; add yolksthen white. Hake immediately in muffin

I rings. This makes about one dozen de-! lirious muffins.

Ink stains, vrhen fresh, can as a rule beremoved from cotton and linen goods, andeven from carpets, if immediately washedwith cold water. Patience and persever-ance are required, as the water "must bemany times changed and the robbing and

I rinsing continued until every trace of theI stain has disappeared. To remove a dryink stain, try dipping the part stained in

I hot milk and gently rubbing it; on cottoni anil linen fabrics this will usually succeed.

Bi ing salted water, to which a little milkhas been added, to a boil; put in theonions and boil just enough to make themsufficiently tender. Then place them in abaking pan ; salt, pepper and bntter eachone, and pour a very little of the liquid inwhich they were boiled over the bottom ofthe pan. Let them brown quickly in theoven and serve hot

A Rood e.ongh syrup is made of onepound of figs, one pound of raisins, threelemons, one-half pound of rock candy,one-half pound of loaf sugar and onequart of cider brandy. Split the fruit andslice the lemons and put them in a Masonjar in layers; divide the sugar and rockcandy eveDly between the layers and pourover the whole the cider brandy. Allow itto stand three days before using. Take awine-glass full three times a day.

The true French polish is one pint ofspirits of wine added to a quarter of anonnce of gum copal, the same of gumarabic and one ounce of shellac. Thispolish is used for plain wood that has beenstained in imitation of natural wood. Theprinciple of action is the floating with oilthe gummy or resinous substances into thepores, and bringing the polish tip by rub-bing. The simplest varnish is a solutionof shellac dissolved in naphtha.— Deetntoiand Furnifher.

Many ladies admire gray hair—on someother person—but few care to try its effecton their own charms. They need not, sinceAyer's Hair Vigor restores gray hair to itsoriginal color. Sold by druggists and per-fumers.

Foa Bronchial. Asthmatic and Pn'morary Cjmplaints, '-Brown's Br osbia

i Troches"' manifest remarkaUe rurally*I properties. 2"> cents a box.

HE WAS NOT A TENDERFOOT.

j 1 wanter tell a circftAitsnee I witnessed t'othernight,

!\V • shows you can't ju»t ahvavs tel! a teudpr-I Soot by sight:,It hapi*-u»il •!"«!i at S:!iu.H- Flat and were cmi-

OOi I -war,A:;>' leant the boys let hey r. jp \u25a0;:. t the mis-si" ;.-.rv thur'

I He's a raytlnr slim young feller what neverlollen kiu<l,—

Tiie boys ln-v ulay.- s,'o:ie tcr church ter sorterswell tlir crowd :

Thi> time we 'lowed we'd all staront behindan In v Mime fini.

And git two doss a-fighttu' when the service*begun!

We takes my btilMug Jack, and Ike's, as he callsDang'rotu Dick,—A I'ftir(V n-K'lar lighters from the head ny Roar-ln' Creek :Au' we lends'em out behind the church an' letsem te.ir an' lignt,Au' ratchet let the worshipem ter com.' an see

the tight !

Them dogs begun ter .law an 1 chaw an' growlan' howl an' yeli/

An' we lucre.! the congregation Martin' out tersome an help;An' we tho'to' thet air preacher when the crowd

began ter <lu»t,An' we doubled ui> an' larfed till we ravther

tnci t we'd hast!But Aiepon'after a feather nd knocked us oa

the ground,—Before the rest o1

ilic-m suowcl up thc-t preachercome erround !—

An' lie were Bhoutin' mighty loud, "I'vegot a' V ter bet,

Thet thet air stump tailed, spotted dorgwill lickthe liriudle jet!"

Turpentine Farming.

Finding myself in the pine region ofsoutheast Georgia, ami thinking that someInformation on the subject above namedmay nor prove uninteresting to your read-ers, I will endeavor to tell to them thatwhich li:is been imparted to me by thosethoroughly conversant with the' wholelimiiimi

A turpentine farm consists of from riveto forty crops of ten thousand live hun-dred boxes each. The work is some-time carried on by the owners of thej*ne forests themselves ; again,, the tieesare leased out for a certain number ofyears, two or three being about thelimit. Nesrro labor is principally em-;• •>•(\u25a0\u25a0! i:i this section. Tin- we:]; com-mences in November, when tin' boxingof the trees begins. The boxes, which arecat sloping back into the trees about a footf:mu the ground, .Measure three inches

\u25a0:l bottom, four deep, and about sev-enteen in length. In March they are cor-nered : that is a chip i^ taken oil' on both

i isl at) '-.v ii" ends of the boxes.Next the faces fordripping are cut V-shapebetween and abi ye the places chipped.The number of face* on each tree depends

[upon ;:-i siae, varying from one to three.Besides the original cutting on the faces,the trros are hacked once a week dining

''\u25a0'.:•\u25a0 dripping-season with a peculiarlyshaped knife edited to the purpose. Thehactdng increases the length ol the faces,as one or two inches of bark aro taken off

I above each time.I in' dipping of the crude into barrels be-

gins about the middle of March, a:;*! theare emptied seven or eight times

'luring the season. They hold from one totwo quarts each, and from lo.outi boxes 210barrels is considered a fair, 2.'>oa fine yield.The first year's dropping is called "vir-gin." the Becond "yearling," and ail after"old staff." Prom eight barrels ol crudethey tiet two of spirits of turpentine andlive to liv<- and a half of resin, (if the lat-ter there are several grades: \V. \\\,"water-white;'" \Y. <;., ''window-glass;"M., next highest, and bo on np the alpha-bet, bnt down in quality, to A. the letter Jbeing omitted. The first drippings, if notbe 'relied in boiling, make beautifullywhite, transparent resin, hence the name"water-white. " The crude producing thisran never be obtained from the tries afterthe first month's running; that for W. i.i.,"window-glass," possibly into July or Au-gust. —Popular Sricncc Montlii;/.

Valve of Civility.—Civility oils theI wheels of our domestic machinery, andI American women might mend their man-I ners, as well particularly as to optionalI civilities. Optional civility does not inI any way include familiarity. Perhaps it isI the besi of all safeguards against it. WellI breti women never say anything to hurt aI person's feelings. To tell one oj the dis-I agreeable things said behind one's back isI neither good taste nor optional civility.I It is rarely caused by excess of friendship.I It is more apt to be an expression of in-diridual spite. It is doubtful taste to warn

I peoole of their faults, to comment uponI their failures, to carry them disacreeableI tidings under the name of friendship.I This is very often optional incivility. That1 mysterious thing within us which we callI "' pride," which is at once the best and! the poorest thing, as we make it the

painted, wooden, three-legged stool of as-sumption, or arrogance, or impoliteness,or the noble theme of self-respect anddignity, is but another form of temper. Itis part of our moral climate, and maymake us noble and agreeable or absurd anddetestable, as we all are proud.— Mr*. JohnSherwood in .V. }'. World.

This is the advice ofa well-known riding-master to the shrimps that for the Gist tin.,'attempt to bestride a horse. It is quitehistoric, it is said : ".Sit well back in thesaddle, ride with cart and Yad up. 'ands and'eels down, me lad.' When one feels one-self being thrown try to roll oil'as easily a?

possible! hm clini; to the reins ;..; tearlife.— New York Graphic.

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Smith lonic Syrup.FOR THE CURE OF

FEVER AND AGUE,0? CHILLS and FEVER,

ATTO ALL MALARIALDISEASES.The rrojuietor of this celebrated medicine

justlyclaims for it a superiority o-:- all reme-dies cvvr offered to the public for the SAFE,CERTAIN, SPiEDY and PERMANENT uure ofAgue and Feyer, or Chills and Fever, whetheroi short or fang standini?. lie refers to theentire Western and southern ootmtvy to bt;arhim testimony to the truth of the illIlfnilthht in no case whatever will it foil :r>mre ifth»: directiona are Ftrictly followed aud curiedout. In a Kreat many cases a siugie clo-^> baabe;:i sultieient for ? cure, ned whole familiesbare been cored by a single bottle, with aper-ffI restoratfon of the general health. It is.however, prudent, and in every case more cer-t.-:n to cure, if its use :.; coatinutd in smallerda~-.s for a week or two after the disease hasbe-ii checked, more especial./ in ditlieullandlonK-stnn:hm; ease*. Usually this medicinewia not require a;iv aiil to keep tne bonvbingoiiil order, ehould the patient, howevir, re-OFDire a eathartte medicine, after having takenthree or tour doaai of the Tonic, a sine'.e doseof KENT 1;, VV-'-iKTABLK FAMILY PILL3willbe sufficient. Use no other.

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To Whom it May Concern.

V"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVES THAT THEBoard ofDirectors of the following mimed

Companies, at meetings held forthat purpose,VOTKD to consolidate and did consolidatetheir capital stocks, debts, property, assets andfranebiaes, to wit: Riverside, Santa Ana andLos Angeles Ruilwuy Company: --un Bernardinoand 1.08 Angeles Railway Company, SanBernardino Valley Railway Company, SanJacinto Valley Railway Company, Los Angeles

and San Gabriel Valley Railroad Company,Los Angeles aud Santa Monica Rsjlroad Com-pany. San Bernardino and Sp.n Dieso RailwayCompany and the San Diego Central RailroadCompany, by articles of agreement, datedU'RIL 'j:i, ISS7, the Company formed by such

consolidation is named and to be called theCALIFORNIA CENTRAL RAILWAY COM-PANY.

By order of the Boards of Directors.

C. \Y. SMITH.Vice-president of the River-

side, Santa Ana nnd LoaAngelei Railway Company.

C. W. SMITH,

Vice-President of Sau Bern-ardino and Los AngeksRailway Company.

C. W. SMITH.Vice-President San Bernar-

dino Valley Railway Com-pany.

C. W. SMITH,

Vice-President Ban JacintoValU'y Railway Company.

C. W. SMITH.Viee-PfCMdeut Los Angeles

and San Gabriel ValleyRailroad Company.

S. D. NORTIItTTT,

Vice-PresideE! Los Angelesand .-unin "i.iiiciiRailroadCompany.

C. W. SMITH,

VJce-Prenidenl Ban nernar-dlnoand Kail-way Company .

C. \V. SMITH.Vice -President s,m Diego

_ap2s-2iW£it Central Railroad Company.

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QTATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF BAC-O raniento. ss. In the Superior Court, in andfor said county. The people of the Pta'e olCalifornia t;> 1) W. wei.ty,nora N. BI'TTEK-HK.I.Ii,NETTIRB. WILCOX, KLI/.A D. l.inV,JULIA A. MATHERS )N, NEWTON UINES,JTJLIDBE MISER, KDOAJt IX MINER, MAt-TIN K. MINER. ALFRED 11. MINER. HENRYN. MINtR, LILLIANB. OI.VS I'KAD. U-A L.MINEK, IfINNIB (i. MINER. liKLMAK <i.MINEK, WELTY W. MINER, MARK MINER,M A-WRIGHT. CORA K. MANNOKIN'i. (iKO.N. MINEK. (iKACE A. MINER. MAY K.BLOI NT, MALCOLM J. MIHKBand hDWARDN. mNKR, greeting : You are hereby notitiedthat ah action was cummenccd in theSuperior Court of the county ot Sacramento,Staf afbreaald, by filing a complaint in theC'ler' '- ofteeof aaadCourt,OB the liith day otMAki H, 1887. in which action PHILLIPI'IULU!-•;.\u25a0< plaintiff, and you are defendants.That the general nature of the action, as ap-P"ars from said complaint, is as folioim: Toobtain adecree of this Court reiiniring said de-fendants to set forth tii?ir title iv and to hutcertain piece or parcel of land, situated in tliecity of Sacramento, county of Sacramento, stateof "California, described »\u25a0< billows, to wit: Eastfiftyfeet of Lot Two. in block hounded by() andP. ani Fourth, and Fifth street; that the claiasof said plaintiff and defendant! he lettled, «J<ithat the Court, by its decree, declare that plain-tiffhas a valid title to said prendtea, asa thatthetiefendantß have no claini or title trwrfetohI-o, for general relief. And you are itaxhydirected to appear and answer said w.m-plaint within ten day« from th* serviceot this writ, exclusive of the day 9k serviceif served on you in said county of Sac-ramento; and within thirty dan, eschjaive ofthe day of service, if served elst*here. Andyou are further notified that unl.fcs you so ap_-r«ar and aavwer within the tivsj a!»>ve spe<i--sed, the piaintiff will apoly to the Court forthereliefprajol for in the comp\amt («a file lvrein.

In teftitaony whereol, I. Wm_ B. Hamilton,Clerk af the Court aforesaid do iereuntosetruyhaa i and affixthe seal oi said Court, thll lOwday of MARCH, A. D. MOT.

rsKAX.] W. B. HAMILTON,Ciirk.By Jo«. J. GUTH, Pwimty Clerk.M.o.t. F. Jony.v,-.s. Attorney forPl*!'-

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