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THE FARMER --AjNT1D MECHANIC. 106Feeding Value of Corn and

Vi:n

wooden Ir--g to whom he might sellthe odd boot, and thus save ei- -

'!ise.

What A West Virginia Far-mer Saw. j

A tk-gra- from Parker-bur- g.

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West a., to the Cincinnati t'mn- -H

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large a quantity of milk as is ,iob-abl- y

desirable, but there is stillmuch room for improvement in thequality.

ll KKl.1 i vvellknown that an abuitdatit

supdy of good food increases thediaiuelei oi the libel of wool, whilea starvation ratio great Iv reducesit :to that tojirodnce a fiber of anequal diameter throughout, a prop-er ration must be provided duringthe entire vear. The coarse woolL'lov.ing on the large, precociousbret.d- - of sheep, and tiie fine woolon til small slow-growi- ng breeds isin .ich case due to the conditionscf life which have moulded theforms and aptitudes of these ani-mal , rather than to selection.Merino sheep have been somewhatimproved in form by selection,whi.e on scanty upland pastures,w ith no ell'cct on the lineness of t

: but as soon as tneyare placedon more succulent pastures andgiv n treatment calculated to causeearly maturity and larger size, thewool becomes coarser and longer.I ,o i: selection, how eve r,might be sullicicnt to produce abreed of animals s precocious asthe Southdown or Leicester, amihaving as fine wool as the smallestMeiinos: and this point of im-

provement, though contested bvsome, is said to have been reachedby t he Manchatiips. The transfor-mation of the small, slow-trrowii- m-

jn. y IS, 1878.

jlliscdluneiju

Improving Stock.lini:si--

The ini nrniiKv of keeping coltsa -- rowing, thrilty eoml it itui can-- !'

. he over-es- t imateo! : gmnl sizeunifotm tlevelepment and properconformation- - depend upon thisto a "Teat extent. 1 1 t , what is ofevenmoic iiiiiM-riai.-'-f- . the tempera-ment mav be deici nuned In tiie na-

ture t th- - J,""i' ,i,iv received atan carh a.--f. L i I he propertreatint'til of our colts we inu-- t looklor the improvement of our horses.,, it - impossible to raise good

tiie hv anv description of crossing,unless this matter of primary im- -

is attended to.(.round oats should be vervearlv

;t j to eo!t as a supplement to thepother's milk, ami when put upon.ftinv, this should be of a kunl

'encourage the development in the,,roper direct ion. If the colt is incited t the nervous temperament,v :h long legs, narrow chest ami

muscles, the pasture should.. 0i" that abundant, succulent,Sxi v eliaracter which grows upon;v. lieh lands, and is recognized:ik best for beei cattle. If, on,,.liT hand, the colt is inclined

jtr 1:1 pi tat ic temperament, withv jlabby muscles, thick skin,

iiair and pah mucous mem-oes, it should only have the most

.-- ulating of upland pasture, with

f ground oats in addition.v uYuits should be carefully shel-.-- ..

fnni the cold storms of fall,. gr and spaing: they should be

in-- thoroughly, and be en-.ra- td

to take exercise. All. whether intended for the turf..triage horses, or lor lann or

-- ht Hi i oses, should be regu-- v

after they are twor .iM. L course this must be: and of short duration at first.

it-- giadually increased, butr earned to fatigue. Light

rk U no objection, providing ex-- v

is the object rather than work;r: tanaers forget this essential

and overwork their colts,iiiai- - not only prevent the hene-vieriv- ui

trom exercise, butmnials a positive injury.

c.VTTLK.

Witiv in cattle isLUU-iuk-- the calves should have

( 1 t . . ,v . ., ..f ti.i unit In null; forI ;.j rt. ivt months, the pasture

Uv aniiiKlaiiL and grown onkuni. and w in er fecit abund-.:ui:'t- 'f

the best omaiity. Thein )riiicipks of course hold good

.;.Miitiltoii, sheep and pigs.ii nriiis prouabie that tiie milk

..a U- - iiieieased in quality as well.uuntiiv bv a proper applicationtiit-c- .i iLciples. It is known

u: proportion of the digesti- -- uiiumiiioids to carlndrates in!.. i of an animal lias ;i con-iaLi- e

iiitiheiiee on the composi- -

ii i.f the milk produced ; whenMaiio is as one to six or seven:v a larger percentage of but-- -laan when there is more of the

urates and less of the albu-I- tis possible that by

n:;' a row contmuallv w iihsuch. the mammal v irlamls would

a, VlJ

: a habit uf secreting rich. and a tendency tosiicii secre- -

- ie iraiismilted to her olf- -: and that bv giving the hit- -

same treatment a stillrii.-- r

improvement might be ro--'- i.

1 he (piantit) ol milk mayi' ftased by regularly handling

- '"'sders uf heilci's, ami by more."tut milkimr of cows : ibis at- -

i; a greater amount of blood to: :id increases its function, pro--ii- r.

of course, the food is sutli-:- :nt 'jiiality and quantity; and!" i.ae a decided ellect on

'V1"1 '' of the milk as is shown

toduwing experiment oi

W-- was milked three times ar a period of cleen davs, and

'''-'- another period of elevenua milked but twice a day ;

the liist period she pro-"- i

I'd litres (the litre is aboutJ" ur quart) of milk; during

Mi"h.i nut The thirdnad increased the quantity

''o-- ' iu eleven days, or twoVl a I'lii' m t:h',. eoiiiDO- -

- " iVu 1,1 nie miik is shown in the

table.

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7.Uor 'a.-,-- ,

1. 1-- in.it. 4.r 4 1

unJ halts 4

'aui W'ickt has diown bvol".v-in- the nilk at inornin-- .

:i'i- - ... i"u mgnt, iat the aeti ItVta- -

mamillary glands has a c on-- of

ei.eet ou t he amount,:it

.1uie loilowii-- r ,s .. aVl... ageper

. 4,bO.

an' .h;l"'ght, 0,214

Purifying V7ater.DifTerent waters like different

d.se.ise-- . require different treatmentto purify them : and all water.--, nomatter how impure thev mav be.can be made qu.te pare :i driijk-ioi- r

or other purpo-.j- - without dis-tillation proving the proper ma-terials be u-e- d. and -- uli'ieient timeallowed the re-ag-n- ts to act : hutin many -- ampies of water I havefoil mi distillation to be tin- - quickestarid cheapest mode of purifvimrthem. Ad filters in use that 1 amawaiv of only purify the water from

impui it i.-- s mechanically mis-pend'- -d

in the water. The follow-

ingi- - a description of a filter that

I have often Used, whieh puritiesloui water from organic impuritiesheld in solution as well as from sus-

pended solids. Take any suitableves. e! w ith a perforated false bot-tom, and cover it with a layer ofanimal charcoal: on the top of thatspiv; d a layer of iron filings, bor-

ings or turnings, the finer the bet-ter, mixed with charcoal du?t; onthe top of the tilings place a laverof line dean siliceous sand, and youvvili have a perfect liiter. Allowthe foul water to tiker slowlythrough the above filter, and youvvili produce a remarkably puredrinking water. Before placingthe iron tilings in the filter theymust be well washed in a hot solu-tion of soda or potash, to removeoil and other impurities, then rinsethem with clean water: the tilingsshould be mixed with an equalmeasure of line charcoal. If thewater is very foul it must be allow-ed to liiter very slowly. The deep-er the bed of iron filings is, thequicker they will act.

The above is a simple, cheap andvery etlicient liiter, superior to anyother that 1 know of, and it hasthe advantage of being free to everyoue who chooses to make it. Ihave not taken out a patent for it,and I am not aware of any otherperson having done so ; I think 1

am the only person who has everused it. A very good test for theelliciency of any liiter is to add someurine to the water before passing itthrough the filter and then testingthe filtered water tc see if the urinepasses through unchanged; if itdoes then the filter only acts me-

chanically. The addition of pernsangatiates to water will not des-tro- y

Bacteria, but the addition ofhydrochloric acid will. If youhave to purify water containingBacteria, you must first add hy-drochloric acid to the water till itis slightly acid to test paper : thatwill destroy the whole of the ani-malcu- hc:

then add sullicicnt limewater to neutralize the acid, thenprecipitate the lime with oxalate ofammonia, and liiter through theiron filter described above. Thefoulest ditch water, treated asabove, is rendered quite pure andlit for drinking. I may mentionthat I have made it a practiceduring the last twenty-seve- n yearsto boil all my drinking water. Itis the safest plan for a man movingfrom place to place. You cannotalways carry a filter and chemicalsabout with you, but you can al-wa- ys

manage to get boiled water :

people talk about it being vapidand tasteless, but I am used to it,ami like it. ilmflish Mechanic.

Diamond Cut Diamond.At a shoe store in San Francisco.

The parties concerned were the pro-prietor of the store and a JohnChinaman. Examining a pair ofboots, the price of which was livedollars, John enquired:

"How muchee you axee forbootee Y'

In a spirit of waggery, it is pre-sumable, the owner replied, "Twodollar and halfee, John. Verycheap bootee, aintee?"

"Cheap bootee," said John, whothereupon examined a pair, andconcluding to buy, offered a quar-ter eagle.

"But," said the dealer in leather,"this is only enough for one boot.Thcv are two dollars and a half a

piece ; two boots cost live dollars."John was somewhat astonished

said he would not buy, and demand-ed the return d" his money: but thedealer was inexorable "No John,"said the latt- - r. "vou have got onebuot and lu.ve paid for it. Nowgive me another piece like this, andtake the othei ."

John saw the drift of the gameand was at oti e resolved, "Well,"said he, "this bootee be mine, maybe? 1 paid for her "

"Yes," said the dealer."And vou no give uie oihe boo-

tee? asked John."Not without the money," said

the other."Well,' said John, "I do with he

bootee what 1 please 1 cuttee he

up." And thereupon John whip-

ped out a knife, cut the boot to

pieces, and threw it into the street,exclaiming as he departed:

"That a:n my bootee; that othebe your bootee; you sell he to nextfool" Chinaman what comes along."

At last accounts the boot dealerwas looking for the man with the

Th" K ng of It.tlv own a fine-- Jo- k f.irm .4-

-.i!i p..- -. re near

P :. .I he t;il'!t - eorst.cn Some

n..i: and ;. on- - mtlv thor-oughM- e!

.r pure Arab. Anion;other hore;. ? hi re j the Arb''"U v 'reii King Victor Knsinanuelr ! .iie f Pu.e-- : ro. j.nd u'.e-- . n h u . i.i7llt charger

0 th, t.rcent king. There are!!:' - k pi on t in- - '.crm us ub:i- -

f..; diaugh: horses, an . a cor-- r

,.nd. nt s.tv that they do the: k erv weii. and are mt at all

a:!. ted !v theehnmte, though it i

e th.sn that to wir.th ttu-- t area- -

(. i s". !iie; .

'i : . Western North CarolinaPi ''.road w.U run trains from ahs- -

h ;l V to 11 !irs o!) MoiidaVs, W ed -

1 si;4 ;ind I'ridav-- , connectingei Hith tra.iis on the North

coi.ua Ka.Iroad from (ioidslntroa ,.; Ualeigh to Charlotte. P.-- s

n.;eis leav ing Kaa ;gh at 5 :'.' p.n . onnes t wi; h the midnight tramo : the Western North Carolina; 1 at a!isbuiv. breakfast atlit nr. station, and reach Ashevillet . 1 oYJoek :n the morning, inak

the t r: i in ". hours. This istii nit ki-s- f time ever made to theW. st'.

There is no otliee in the grangeof more importance than that ofthe lectin er. Pv his exertion andski'i h. can make the meetmgspro !

: .e and interesting; bv hineg i he can do much to rum hisgran . Let the lrcturer feel theimpoi lance of his otliee, ami see toit t Lat -- fair weather or foul he isat his post, and is prepared to fur-nish something to interest thegrange.

We hope the day is not far dis-

tant when everv good farmer amiwife will be n adv to assist in mak-

ing the grange what thev think itought to be, instead of saying,"When I see that it amounts toanything. 1 will be glad to takehold and help," remembering thathe who does not sow, is not worthyto reap. i!,r, ihj

Macktv, the Nevada millionaire,and his charming wife, are makingan exhibition of themselves undtheir wealth in Paris whieh is ex-

tremely improper to say the least.It is strange that so few peoplefrom this country can go abroadand behave themselves. ah.

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M Kmily Faithful, in a recentaddress, on the extravagance ofmodern life, said that outwardluxury was becoming a perfect pas-sim) among Knglish men and wo-me- n.

who had lost their taste forsimple pleasures, and in their pur-suit of gold were losing sight ofhigher characteristics.

The bill, as it passed both housesof Congress, aut horizing sessions ofthe I'nitcd States Circuit and Dis-

trict Courts at ( 'harlot te. namesthe second Monday in dune amiI ec-rube- as the dates for the com-

mencement f the semi-annu- al

terms of the District Court.

"Pests of the Lditorial Room,"was the subject of Capt. IorscyBattle's speech before the NorthCaioiina Press Association lastw--ek- . It was an etfort of ability,and will be published in pamphletform.

Through the kindness of .Mr.

Ward, id the Murfreesboro wy-- v

the North Carolina State Mu-

seum has been the iccipientof someold copies of the forft' A'-- amiMurfreesboro (iazrtt dating backto ir,

lie v. F. L. Keid has resigned thePresidency of the Louisbu. g FemaleCollege, and Prof. W. C. Doub. ofGreensboro, has accepted the posi-tion, and will open the next sessionof the school.

Monroe lisu .. : There are sevennegroes in the Monroe jail betweenthe ages of 14 and .'1. This factshould serve as a warning to therising generation of negroes.

Th" friends of iiecn Victoria,and they arc legion, are trying topersuade her to marry Lord Pea-eonslie- ld

on his return from theBerlin Congress.

Cen. .James Watson Webb, ofNew York, is worse again, and hisphv-icia- n- pronounce him hojel?--l- y

"iii.

Tiie Duche-- s of Argyll left i,70,-00- "

for f;ie leiief of the poor ofLondon.

The yearly salary of Lord Lvt-to- u.

as Viceroy of India, is 5l.i,- -

Xps-- i Lucv Stamps, nhce of JiTDavis wa--s married in Nec Orleansla-- t we-- k to Mr. K'hvari tl. Farrar.Mr. Davis was present and gave thebr d a'ay.

Cotton receipts in Italeh last week.22 bales: whole receipts sin.ee the l.lof September, 44 A'J-'r- increase forthis year over last, 1,1 M baies.

On th. evening of the 11th .IiidgeDick leliverel a tirst-rat- e a.blre.s be-

fore tiie L'niversity Norin:i! Sehooi uiiIhe Hible ;us a Tevt-I- J x k."

Oats.Th-- ' i . si;lt of ej : :mei;ts th.tt

have madi w ; t h some loj.t ohorS' i .f ; !; e,? irnj ii v ;ii P.tr ; ,

and p'i'. v : .

j.;Vs dellt of'

the i . M. 1;t ; ',.

te-t:n.":- .v ' 'h .mpa:,',of that r, U.iT. I :..! thf silO- -

stitU' t.jj .,; ;i;ji.f I i ms , , j

iargi- ornim, wh :!:, i, mdim; mu ; ;. u .u :1m- - w k.'-- p.uer ofthe a: im.ii. lie 1 ,....,, A i, j.u:have bet--

.p.-rair- uj.t dai;ngajH-rioi-

i if l v v !!u;rbeing IVgU

i li 1 .if.-- .; ii. : j -- 1

selenitic prim--.

p.rs. aini m ir- - nn.portalli point attended to

As empared with theyear 1 ' a a iug of I : ; me:I K-- . i : ; y i suns per an;iiial p : iavwas t'tTt'itfi in IsOI. rep; t

a i for tin- - oil.o.",.i;in franc.

Scandal.1 ae story ;s told of a woman w ho

fivciv Used her tongue to tiie sean-da- lof others, and made confes-io- n

to the priest of what she had done.He gave her a ripe thistle-top- . andtold her to go out in various direc-tions and scatter the seeds one bvoue. Wondering at the penance,she obeyed, and then returned andtold h r confessor. To her amuse-ment, he bade her go back andgather the scattered seeds, andwhen she objected that it would beimpossible, he replied, that it wouldbe still more dillieult to gather upand destroy all the evil reports shehad circulated about others. Anvthoughtless, careless child can scat-ter a handful of thistie-sec- d beforethe wind in a moment : but thestrongest and wisest man cannotgather them again.

Orange Non;. The Pomonagrange meets at Mooresville on thesecond Wednesday in August. Thismeeting will be one of unusual in-

terest to the people generally, andto the grange brethren and sistersin particular.

There will be important reportsfrom committees to be received,and it is confidently believed thatthe insignia of vigor will place itsimprint upon all the lineaments ofthe bright countenance of this en-

terprising order at that time. Thepolitical aspect is now so checkered,and the rancor of partanship sostrong, that it may well be fearedthat all or interest as Patrons willsuffer for the time being, but breth-rcn- ,

let us act like men, and not letour passions run away with ourprudence, but during the interim,till our meeting in August, amidall the political turmoil Jet us seewell to the grange projects we havehave now on foot. e have startedin the manufacturing line and letus put the project through. r.

That part of fruit that is mostexposed to the chemical agency ofthe sun is sweeter than any otlier.'1 he under part of a melon is com-

paratively acid and imperfectly de-

veloped. At this season of theyear, when fruit is cheap, too muchcare cannot be taken to consumethat only which is sound. Ooodfruit taken in proper quantities amiat the proper time is healthy forthe voting and old. Stale, decav-in- g

fruit works an immenseamount of mischief. Oreen andover-rip- e fruits are nearly equallydisastrous to health and comfort.Partially decayed peaches, or otherfruits, are wholly unfit for the hu-

man stomach. Their cheapnesstempts the poor or limited to pur-chase them. Often what this classdo not pay in cash they pay in mal-

adies not easily controlled. All,but particularly children, who canget sound ripe fruit of any kind,should eat a reasonable amounteach day, and not a large amountone day and none the next. Themorning is the proper time for eat-

ing it. Hut eat it when we mav,the harder fruits, as apples. pars.and some others, should be wellmasticated, so that they may readi-

ly be digested, and assimilated andthus contribute to nourishment andhealth.

The question whether postal off-icials have a right, under any cir-stanc- cs,

except by due process oflaw, to open letters or sealed pack-ages in tiie mails, has again beenanswered in the negative by tiieSupreme Court of the UnitedStates. "Sealed mail matter,"'savs the decision, "is as fully guard-ed from examination and inspec-tion, except as their outward formand weight, as if they were retainedby the parties forwarding them intheir own domiciles. The Consti-tutional guarantee of the right ofthe people to be secure against un-

reasonable searches and seizuresextend to their papers, thus closedagainst inspection, wherever theymav be. Now law of Congress canplace in the l ands of officials con-

nected with the postal service anyauthority to invade the secrecy ofsealed packages in the mail.

,it rm contains tins storv : "Anoptical illusion or mirage was seenby three or four farmers a fewmiles from this city a few dayssince, the appea ance of which noone is able philosophically to ac-

count for. The facts are these : Agentleman, while plowing in afield with several others about ; 1

M.. happened to glance toward thesky, which vv cloudless, ami saw.apparently about half a mile oil. ma westerly direction, an opaquesubstance resembling a w hite hor-- e,

with head. neck. hmh-- . and tailclearly defined, swimming in theclear atmosphere. It appeared tobe moving ns limbs as if engagedin swimming, moving its head fromside to side, always ascending at anangle of about 4o degrees. Herubbed his eyes to cornice himselfthat he was not dreaming andlooked again : but there it still was,still apparently swimming and as-

cending in eft her. He called tothe men. about loo yards off,told them to look up and tell himwhat they saw. They declared theysaw a white horse swimming in thesky, and were badly frightened.Our informant, neither supersti-tious nor nervous, sat down andwatched the phantasm (if we mayso call it) until it disappeared inspace, always going in the same di-

rection and moving in the samemanner. No one can account forthe mirage or illusion except uponthe uneven state of the atmosphere.Illusions of a different appearancehave been seen at dilTcrent times inthe same vicinity, frightening thesuperstitious and laughed at by theskeptical.'"

Taxation Its Inequalities.More than once we have shown

the unequal taxation under theInternal Revenue Laws. TheWashington 'us has had access tothe items in the report for .he fis-

cal year just ended, and from it wegather the whole aim unt of tax-collecte- d

as Internal Revenue was1 lo,4K. oo. of which sum th"

State of Illinois, with a propertyvaluation, according to the censusof ib;o. of un. ;(.;";, paid

.VS-V..m;u-. "' while the State of

New York, with a property valua-tion of -- Ci.oUii.S-l 1.04, paid only

14. ;:,OSl.Mt : the State of Ohio,with --

Vi:."i,4:j(.:;oo, paid lo,i;io,-440- .(H. while Pennsylvania, with

o.hOS.'J4(,ll:J. pahfonlv o.DSl,-','- ).

: the State of Kentucky,with J04.:J18,.V), 8i,.'48,Gl.i:j,while the State of Massachusetts,with paid only

thusshowing that Ken-

tucky, with one third the wealth ofMassachusetts, paid nearly threetimes as much tax ; the State ofVirginia, with 4H.rS8. 1J', paid

I'vVl.ll), while the States ofMaine and Rhode Island combined,with $'4ri,l'l,;f'l'J, paid only 314,-8"2b,4- S,

or less than one-thirtie- th inthe proportion paid by Virginia:the State of North Carolina, withijn.7r;?i45, paid i,;;i,:4o.i;u.

while Vermont, with Jo,o4b.b:,paid only 4fc,Ot)I.l.".

A Big Salt Mine.The workmen engaged in boring

an oil well at Wyoming, Wyomingcounty, last Friday, ran the drillthrough seventy feet of pure whitesalt. The excitement is intense,and a stock company is forming toutilize the find. President Evarts,of the Rochester Vacuum Oil Com-

pany, is at the head of the newcompany. The prospect is that allthe laud in the valley will be im-

mediately leased. The salt wasstruck at the depth of I,UT"--i feet.At a depth of UoO feet the drillpassed through a salt vein of threefeet in thickness, the water ofwhich beii g subjected to analysisshowed the presence of lluorme,chlorine, bromine, iodine, alumi-num and sixty percent, of chlorideof sodium. The boring of thiswell has knocked the bottom out ofthe old State geologists who havemade reports of the lay of the land,as their predictions in every in-

stance have proved erroneous.

Utilizing Niagara. Some ofthe water of Niagara Falls is to becarried by pipes to Buffalo, andthere used instead of sttam powerfor driving various kinds of ma-

chinery. A company has beenformed with a capital of a milliondollars, and the work has been com-menced. The plan is to divert asufficient amount of the water insuch a way that it will fall into up-right iron pipes, compressing theair in them with tremedous force.This compressed air will be direct-ed iuto strong pipes running tolhitfalo, where it will be utilized asa motive power. It is said thatexperiments have proved the feasi-

bility of this enterprise.

Merino into an animal the equal iusize and precociousness of the.Souih-do- w n, by a few years' appli-cation o. a system of gymnastics tothe nutritive functions, is one ofthe best illustrations that could begiven of the elHeacy of this treat-ment; and this was accomplishedbv farmers in France a number ofyears ago, and importations. .

of suchi i i i

snecp nave been made Lv Americanbreeders. Dr. if. J., bdhmja.

Short Hair and Slavery.The association between short

hair and slavery, says Herbert.Spencer, is very general. This as-

sociation existed among the Greeksand iiomans: "The slaves had theirhair cut short as a mark of serv-itude." We lind it thus throughoutAmerica. "The privilege of wear-ing long hair was rigorously deniedto t'arib slaves and captives,' saysEdwards. The slavery that pun-ished criminality was similarlymarked. In Nicaragua "a thiefnad his hair cut oil', and become aslave to the person that had beenrobbed till he was satisfied." Andthis badge of slavery was otherwiseinflicted as a punishment. I5y theCentral Americans a suspectedadulterer was stripped, and Ins hairwas cut (a great disgrace.) Oneancient Mexican penalty to havethe hair cut at some public place,ami during the inedia-va- i times inEurope cutting of hair was enactedas a punishment. Uf course, therefollows a coielative distinction ;

loni' hair becomes hon rable. Ifamong the Chibchas "the greatestalfront that could be put on a manor woman was to have their haircropped," the assimilation to slavesm appearance was the obvious rea-

son, the honorables of Jong hairbeing an implication. "The ltzaexIndians says Fancourt, vvoretheir hair as long as it would grow;indeed it is a most difficult thingto bring the Indians to cut theirhair." Eong hair is a mark of disunction among the Tongans, andnone are permitted to wear it buttiie principal people. Similarlywith the .New Caledonians and va-

rious others of the uncivilized Ori-

entals, "the Ottoman princes havetheir beards shaved oil. to showthat they are dependent on the fa-

vor of the reigning Emperor."Py the Greeks, "in manhood,

the iiair was worn longer," and "acertain political significance wasattached to the hair." In North-ern Europe, too, among theFranks the serfs wore the hairless long and less carefully dressedthan among the freemen," and thefreemen less long than the nobles."The long hair of the Frank kingsis sacred. It is for them a markand honorable prerogative of theroyal race." Clothair and Childe-ber- t,

wishing to divide their bro-tiler- 's

kingdom, consulted respect-ing their nephews," whether to cutoil their hair so as to reduce themto the rank of subjects, or to killthem." 1 may add the extremeease of the Japanese Mikado, "Nei-ther his hair, beard or nails areever (avowedly) cut, that his sacredperson may not be mutilated," suchcutting as occurs being done whilehe is supposed to sleep. HomeJournal.

Mrs. Jenks. Eliza I'inkston, Mrs.Tilton and "Mollie McCarthy,'have simply disgraced their sex.Hallo. Uaztttv.

The members of the editorialstall of the New York Tribunehave formed an "Every SaturdayClub" for out-do- or recreation, sail-

ing, fish, etc.kst milkers alrtidy give as