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OORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
SEPT. 46 
Duke  of  Bedford  died  and  l,erd  Talbot  became  a 
groat  general.  But  the  fearful  followers  of  war 
are  famine  and  pestilence.  Bolh  these  horrors 
broke  out  in  both  Kranco  and  Kngland,  lasting  two 
years.  The  war  went  on  again,  and  within 
twenty  years  after.tho.Mald  of  Orleans’  death,  the 
town  of  fallals  was  I, he  only  Krench  possesMlon  of 
the  English. 
ANOTHER  VERSION. 
Dear  Rural  Cousins  I  write  to  lell  you 
what  I  know  about  Joanne  of  Arc.  She  was  a 
French  pea,sant  girl  and  her  real  name  was 
Joanne  La  it  Celle.  While  tending  her  nocks, 
she  became  inspired  with  the  thought  that  she 
■was  lb  be  (  he  deliverer  of  Fraoee,  as  there  was  a 
tradition  that  her  country  could  only  be  saved 
from  the  hands  of  its  enemies  by  a  \1rgln. 
She  decniod  herself  the  chosen  one  and  claimed 
\a  have  received  a  luessagc  from  heaven  lo  that 
clTect.  She  succeeded  In  piirsuadlng  her  friends 
and  some  others,  among  them  the  king  himself, 
that  she  was  the  rtrgln  who  was  to  lead  the  ar¬ 
mies  of  France.  At  Hrst,  King  cnAiiLKs  douhtbd 
her  and  cJmllcnged  her  to  single  combat  with 
himself,  as  a  proof  that  she  was  what  she  pre 
tended  to  be.  lie  yielded  her  the  victory  and 
permitted  her  to  lead  the  armies  of  France.  The 
English  forces  at  tlmt  lime  wore  besieging  llie 
City  of  Orleans.  'Through  her  leadership,  Ihe 
French  compelled  the  EngUsh  to  ndse  the  siege 
and  Joanne  wji«  considered  a  Heroine,  the  savior 
of  France.  She  next  urged  the  king  to  marcT  to 
Rhelms,  In  order  Ui  a.s.sume  the  crown  of  his  an- 
cestors.  He  consented  and  was  crowned  In  the 
groat  cathodral.  Joanne  then  declared  her  mis¬ 
sion  ended,  but  her  seiwloes  being  still  needed, 
she  stayed  in  the  urmy  and  a  short  time  afior  fell 
Into  the  hands  of  the  English,  by  tvhom  she  was 
burned  by  order  of  the  Earl  of  Warwick,  on  May 
24th,  One  thousand  four  hundred  thirty-one. 
Spring  Hill,  Kansas.  Lyoia  .Moore. 
- *•*■* - 
PTJBUSKEE’S  NOTICES. 
TO  SUB8CBIBEBS  AND  AGENTS. 
The  following  is  a  graduated  scale  of  prices 
for  small  clubs  according  to  the  reduced  rates  of 
subscription  for  the  Rural  New-Yoeker.  This 
is  done  for  the  benefit  of  the  small  clubs  in 
thinly-populated  districts.  Let  each  subscriber 
add  two  or  throe  names  to  his  own  and  remit  for 
all  at  one  time. 
requesting  their  friends  not  to 
No. 
1  sinxlo 
1  Prlco. 
Small 
Clubs. 
I'No. 
1  Slnfrle 
Price. 
Siiiall 
Clubs. 
I 
1  ^2. 50 
82  50  I 
'  6 
1  iJiS  00  1 
if:3  20 
2 
5  00 
4  90  [ 
1  X  1 
17  50  1 
16  05 
3 
'  7  50  1 
7  20 
!  8  1 
20  00 
16  80 
4 
to  00  1 
9  20 
9  1 
22  50 
18  45 
5 
12  50  1 
11  25 
,10  1 
25  00 
20  00 
published  a  card 
attempt  a  rescue. 
A  Han  Francisco  man  died  of  heart  disease  at 
the  wediUng  of  his  daughter. 
A  crazy  man  was  tleil  fast  in  a  wagon  for  trans¬ 
portation  to  Hlountvlllo,  Ky.  He  yelled  so  loudly 
that  the  frightened  horses  ran  away,  throwing 
out  the  t  wo  keepers  and  breaking  an  arm  of  each. 
Then  the  lunatic  seized  the  reins,  controlled  the 
horses,  drove  alone  to  the  asylum,  and  delivered 
himself  up. 
ITe.sldeut  (irant  has  issued  his  protilamatlon 
declaring  t.iiat  the  Convention  between  the 
United  tjUvtes  and  tbe  Hawaiian  Islandshaving 
been  duly  raUllod  and  proclaimed  by  h<K.h  Gov. 
ermnenUi,  and  the  necessary  legislation  by  Con¬ 
gress  having  been  passed  to  c.ut3'  IJie  same  Into 
elTect,  and  the  rauncatlon  of  the  Convention  hav¬ 
ing  been  exchanged  im  provided  In  Article  VI., 
the  Convention  will  fake  effect  on  the  date  there¬ 
of,  Jan.  so,  1877. 
Jn  the  town  of  Wellington,  Conn.,  two  young 
glrLs— RohIo  Groori,  aged  fourteen  years,  and  her 
Iftos  of  file  fttilffli. 
HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS. 
LETTERS  FROM  BOYS  AND  GIRLS. 
Praise. 
Dear  Rusal:— Seeing  that  the  Roys’  and  Girls’ 
Cohunn  in  the  last  paper  was  so  Interesting,  and 
as  you  were  so  kind  to  publish  my  other  letter, 
I  am  teinpU'd  to  write  again.  1  have  been  to  the 
Centonnlal.  1  wonder  If  I  saw  any  of  the  Klkal 
Cousins  ihero  7  I  would  have  been  glad  to  have 
recognized  them.  I  am  spending  l.he  summer 
with  my  grandporents  among  the  Catsklll  .Moun¬ 
tains.  When  at  home  I  have  a  piano  to  play  on, 
and  while  here  u  raolorieon,  wlilch  makes  It.  very 
pleasant  lor  me,  as  1  am  very  fond  of  music,  i 
don’t  agree  with  Vouno  Artist  about  piecing 
quIlUs,  for  I  mil  piecing  one  myself  and  see  the 
use  of  It.  Bui  1  do  agree  wltlj  t.’Rrnc  about  to¬ 
bacco,  and  I  think  If  tho  young  men  and  boys  who 
smoke  cigars  or  uso  tobacco  in  any  form  knew 
w  hat  some  of  usgliis  thought  of  ilnmi,  they  would 
stop  It  forthwith.  At  loast,  I  hope  they  would,  1 
thluk  You.so  Editor's  letter  Is  splendid,  as  he 
says,  “  Let  us  have  a  lively  campaign,  tills  sum¬ 
mer.”— Ella,  Qrevw  Co.,  S.  r. 
Ho  Notices  an  Improvement. 
Dear  Rural  Girls  and  Bovs:— I  have  been 
very  mucli  Interested  In  reading  your  letters, 
am  very  fond  of  flowers,  but  u  e  do  not  cultivate 
them  to  any  great  extent.  I  think  that  tho  Editor 
Is  very  kind  to  devote  .so  much  time  and  attention 
to  118  clilldrcn.  Home  grown-up  people  seem  to 
forget  t.hal.  they  were  once  young.  I  think  that 
the  letters  In  I  he  Rural  are  get, ting  bettor  and 
bettei-.- Norman  K.,  lAvhi^ttlon  CVi.,  .V.  I'. 
BIBLICAL  ENIGMA. 
I  AM  composed  of  42  lettera : 
My  40,  8,  2,  18,  35,  3,  10  a  tplace  where  Jesus 
preached. 
My  14,  0,  20,  14,  j2,  6, 11,  4  were  wise  men. 
My ‘20,  1.3,  10,  41,  7  a  king. 
My  29,  17,  -23,  20,  42,  18,  2'2,  5  a  king’s  Wife. 
My  21,  SO,  18,  M,  33,  84,  30,  21,  24  a  man’s  name. 
.My  14,20,  30,  I,  UK  a  servant  of  the  chm-ch 
Ceuchrea. 
My  89,  27,  8,  32,  28,  15,  .17  a  cliamberlalu  of  a  city. 
My  4,  31,  3,  19,  89  fi  proper  name. 
My  whole  IS  a  verse  lii  St.  Matthew, 
uy  Answer  In  two  weeks.  c 
at 
8. 
CROSS-WORD  ENIGMA. 
Mt  lli-st  Is  In  bugle  but  not  In  bora, 
My  second  l.s  In  grief  but  not  In  scorn ; 
My  third  Is  In  bounce  but  not  In  throw, 
My  fourtJi  is  In  eagle  but  not  In  crow ; 
My  fifth  Is  In  seek  but  not  In  look. 
My  whole  Is  the  name  of  a  good  book. 
Romping  Minnie. 
Ey  Answer  In  two  weeks. 
PUZZLER  ANSWEBS.-Sept.  2. 
Historical 
heaven. 
Enigma.—*'  Religion  on  earth  is  Joy  in 
Hidden  Fruit.  — 1.  Ouirant:  2.  Grape;  8,  Fig-  4 
Apple:  6.  Cherry;  6,  I’limi;  7,  Tomato;  8,  Apricot;  9.' 
Banana;  10,  Berry ;  ll,  Pciur;  13,  Raisin. 
Double  Cross-word  Enki.ma.— Now  York  and 
Ijouis. 
tridge. 
St. 
Humming- 
■ 
Harvard  College  has  received  an  anonymous 
gift  of  fl2,87.5.fi9  for  the  use  of  the  collogo. 
Texas  raises  eoo.ooo  hales  of  cotton  tills  year. 
It  Is  staled  that  the  Indians,  who  a  year  ago 
were  sentenced  to  conflnemenMn  FlorhU  for  mur¬ 
ders  committed  on  the  Plains,  have  since  been 
Intrusted  with  guard  and  sentry  duty  at  the  fort 
where  they  are  kept,  and  have  proved  themselves 
most  trustworthy  and  susceptible  of  drill  and 
discipline. 
The  report  of  the  Director  of  the  Central  ]^ark 
Menagerie,  in  this  city,  has  Just  been  published. 
The  totol  number  of  spcclinens  exhibited  during 
187.',,  i.OWi.  During  1874  there  were  added  to  the 
specimens  ■222  mammals,  lOl  birds,  and  79  rej, tiles; 
and  during  1875,  ‘2M  mammals,  271  birds,  and  27 
reptiles.  Tho  number  of  animals  living  in  the 
menagerie  has  slAiadlly  increased  during  t  he  past, 
Uirne  years,  there  being  456  mamuLHs,  birds,  and 
reptiles  In  187.H,  560  In  1874,  and  6'2«  In  1S76. 
The  scKdon  of  Uio Forest  ConvenllOD  was  opened 
by  electing  Hon.  Alexander  Wlldln,  Chairman,  and 
Geoi-ge  May  Powell,  Secretary.  The  subject  of  tho 
relations  of  forests  to  commerce  was  discussed. 
AtUie  second  session  resolutions  were  adopted 
relative  to  promoting  forest  literature  and  estab¬ 
lishing  a  siihool  of  forestry,  m-ommendlng  action 
on  forests  by  tho  Government,  Chambers  of  Com¬ 
merce  and  sctentJllc  socletJes,  and  that  agricul¬ 
tural  colleges  ostAhllsh  forest  profesRorslllps,  and 
agricultural  societies  secure  forest  addresses  at 
I  heir  annual  meetings. 
The  various  knitting  mills  In  Troy  have  protty 
much  arranged  t-helr  troubles  with  strikers,  and 
wlU  probably  run  without  lutermlaslon  during  the 
fall  and  winter. 
Toxius  has  planted  the  true  Egyptian  rice,  niids 
that  It  flourishes  on  praine  upland  and  yields  ten 
times  as  much  as  any  other  variety;  that  the 
heads  are  larger  and  the  grains  heavier,  darker 
and  more  easily  obtained  than  tho  varletJcs  now 
ciilllvatod.  The  crop  of  American  rice  Is  steadily 
growing  and  wlU  before  long  equal  our  own  eon- 
siiiuptlun. 
Tbe  largest  lantern  over  made  will  soon  be 
erected  at  Galley-head,  on  tho  coast  of  Cork,  it 
win  consume  l,(MKi  foot  of  g.as  per  hour,  and  tho 
flashing  light  will  be  visible  through  tho  fogs, 
TTie  power  of  the  light  will  be  equal  to  2,iH)0.ooo 
caiitllcs- 
New  Haven  on  Friday  shipped  15,000,000  cart¬ 
ridges  to  tho  Turkish  government. 
The  Globe  Hotel,  one  of  the  failures  of  tho 
PlilladelphJa  show.  Is  to  be  removed  to  Cape  May, 
There  are  .iiMi  journals  of  the  German  language 
publlslied  lu  I, his  country. 
A  third  form  wire  telegraph  cable  has  boon  laid 
aiToss  the  straight  of  Canso,  New  Brunswick. 
The  latest  Information  In  regard  to  the  pursuit 
of  the  Northheld,  -Minn.,  robbers  Is  that  their 
route  was  through  the  woods  at  Lake  Elysium, 
Hid.,  and  across  tho  bridge  toward  Wau-rvUlo. 
Squads  of  men  were  sent  In  various  directions  to 
head  t.hein  oH.  A  special  tealn  left  St.  Paul  the 
evening  of  the  loth  on  the  St.  Paul  aud  Sioux 
at)-  road,  carrying  the  Chief  of  Police  and  twon- 
ty-flve  or  thirty  picked  men.  A  hundred  men 
are  surrounding  the  country  in  which  tho  robbers 
are,  and  li  does  not  seem  po.sslble  for  them  to  es¬ 
cape.  Deieciivo  Hazeu,  lu  the  employ  of  the 
American  Express  Company,  who  was  sent  here 
from  Ciiiclnnatl,  identiilcs  the  two  dead  ixibbcrs 
by  photographs  as  Charley  Pitte  aud  Bill  chad- 
well.  He  says  the  llght-hnlrod  man,  wounded  at 
Northflold,  Is  undoubtedly  iteank  James.  There 
Is  no  doubt  of  this  being  the  famous  gang  who 
operated  In  Missouri,  and  If  any  of  the  living 
members  of  It  ai'e  lucky  enough  to  escape  they 
will  doubtless  give  Minnesota  a  wide  berth. 
One  span  of  the  railroad  bridge,  180  feet  long, 
over  the  Tenneasee  River  at  Loudon,  was  blown 
down  on  lub  Inst, 
An  insane  woman  tried  twice  to  drown  herself 
In  lA'crthlngtou,  Md.,  and  a  dog  In  each  instance 
drew  lier  out  of  the  water. 
fc  The  Delaware  River  Is  lower  than  It  has  been 
for  several  years,  and  lu  some  places  Is  nearly 
fordable. 
BostoH  and  Its  suburbs  received  from  Mystic 
Lake  during  the  last  year  a  dally  average  of  3‘2,- 
000,000  gallons  of  water,  which  Is  5,000,000  gallons 
more  than  the  dally  supply  of  Loudon,  Eng.  I 
Several  prisoners  in  JaU  at  Richmond,  Ga.,  have 
companion#  .MIhr  ShurtlofT,  aged  seventeen  years 
-took  Btrychnlue  with  suicidal  Intent.  Miss 
Green  died  in  four  hours’  and,  Just  before  her 
death,  aute'd  as  her  motive  tlmt  ho  one  cared  for 
her;  that  her  dead  mother  was  calllug  her,  and 
she  was  tired  of  life,  MIhs  Shurtleff  Is  alive,  but 
still  In  dangcir.  Two  young  men  were  jirescnt 
when  the  fatal  dose  w;i8  taken,  and  were  urged 
to  partake  of  It,  biR  refused,  although  they 
thought  the  whole  tiling  a  Joke. 
The  Newark,  N.  .T..  dog-pound,  which  ojicned  on 
-I line  9th.  at  Commercial  wharf,  was  closed  on 
the  »th  Inst-  Tlie  highest  number  received  an 
any  one  day  was  l‘2'2,  the  opening  day,  and  the 
lowest  was  7.  The  total  number  received  during 
the  three  months  was  2,193,  of  which  only  111 
were  redeemed,  of  the  redeemed  several  were 
taken  out  as  many  us  three  times.  Of  the  whole 
number  only  one  showed  symptoms  of  liydropho- 
bla.  Over  2,00i)  were  killed. 
tVhlle  tho  little  daughter  of  Commanding  Her- 
gennt  RUey,  of  tho  Sixth  Huh-Proelnct  Police, 
Brooklyn,  was  playing  with  an  ivory-handled  fan, 
.Saturday  afternoon  last,  she  swallowed  a  small 
piece  of  the  liandle  and  died  from  strangulation 
at  8  o’clock  Saturday  evening. 
Tho  m-st  man  who  tLscended  l.hc  great  South 
Dome  III  the  Voseinlte  Valley,  John  Anderson  by 
name,  lives  Ih  a  small  house  near  the  saddle  of 
the  dome-  He  Is  hard  at  work  constructing  a 
stalrc-ase  of  a  thousand  steps  up  the  dome,  and 
hopes  In  course  of  time  to  liave  an  elevator  run¬ 
ning.  Ho  Is  aLso  working  on  a  model  of  a  steam 
car  to  carry  passongei-s  up  the  almost  perpendic¬ 
ular  walls. 
'J  he  appropriation  for  the  preservation  and  re¬ 
pair  of  vessels  of  the  navy  having  been  reduced 
last  session  to  $17e,ooo,  row  ships  heretofore  laid 
lip  can  be  rep-alred  this  year  as  a  consequence,  .-t 
considerable  portion  ofaho  amount  must  be  ex¬ 
pended  In  the  cam  of  roascls,  purchase  of  stores, 
preservation  of  wnte-rals,  f,U\  At  present  It  Is 
the  Intention  of  t  he  deinirt.ment  to  repair  the  Be¬ 
nicia.  Iroquois  and  Tiiscitrora  at  the  Mare  Island 
N avy  Y aril  for  service  In  the  Paclflc.  Tho  Wyom¬ 
ing  will  be  fitted  out  at  Washington  for  a  school, 
ship  at  Ann*  polls,  and,  with  the  Tlconderoga  or 
Wachusett,  will  be  repaired  at  Boston  for  scrMce 
on  some  of  our  foreign  st-aUons. 
Tho  camp  meetings  throughout  New  York  Htate 
ore  muoli  neglpctril  this  year  by  iholr  regular  vis¬ 
itors.  j'eruaps  tho  Centeiuilal  has  something  to 
do  with  11. 
FOREIGN  NOTES. 
of  Prince 
Important 
The  Standard'x  Vienna  special  says  the  Grand 
vi-zier  will  soon  acquaint  the  foreign  Ambasaadors 
of  the  Turkish  conditions  of  peace,  the  flrst  point 
of  which  will  be  the  new  Investiture 
Milan  as  the  vassal  of  the  Port  e. 
Reuter’s  dispatches  from  Belgrade  state  that 
the  Ministers  of  War  and  the  Interior  are  visiting 
the  Army  of  the  Drina,  observing  operations.  Tf 
the  war  continues,  immediate  aud 
Changes  are  expected, 
A  dispatch  from  Cairo  to  Router’s  Telegr.'un 
t-ompany  says  it  Is  believed  that  the  treaty  of 
peace  between  Egypt  and  Abyssinia  Is  signed 
A  mass  meeting  at  Dublin,  .uept.  in,  to  protest 
against  :Bnig»rian  atnx'itles,  became  a  demon- 
stratlon  against  the  English  atrocities  in  1T»8. 
<  >ne  of  the  parading  baads  carried  tho  American 
flag. 
A  report  of  the  capture  of  Bill  Tweed  in  Spain, 
Is  confirmed  by  London  telegrams  of  the  loth  Inst- 
In  response  to  a  roquost  for  a  repetition,  Reuter’s 
agent  at  Madrid  reports  verbatim  the  news  of  the 
arrest  of  'J’weed.  adding  that  the  pri.soners  are 
closely  guarded  at  Vigo  by  the  mlllf.ary  .authorl- 
tles.  1’he  First  .Secreuiry  of  l.Ue  American  Lega¬ 
tion  has  requested  the  extradition  of  Tweed,  and 
be  Is  consequently  to  bo  handed  over  to  the  Amer¬ 
ican  aulhorlHes, 
Reuter’s  telegram  from  Mjulrld  steilcs  that  tho 
.MlriLsteTfjf  the  Innerlor  having  recently  ordered 
tho  removal  of  the  placards,  notices,  etc.,  from  the 
exterior  of  the  Protestant  schools  and  places  of 
worslilp,  the  Protestant  ministers  have  com¬ 
plained  to  the  British  legation,  and  Intend  to  fol¬ 
low  up  the  matter. 
A  Rome  correspondeni;  of  tho  /ndejic/bfence 
Re/c/c  says  that  Cardinal  AntoncUl  Is  growing  in¬ 
firm  :vnd  peevish.  He  is  mujh  bent,  and  there  ts 
lltUe  left  of  his  remarkable  appearance  but  the 
flery,  large,  black  eyes.  His  checks  have  grown 
sallow  and  lank,  and  his  face  wears  an  expression 
of  gloom  and  frrt.fulness  which  Indicates  his  keen 
sorrow  at  the  loss  of  pollUcal  power. 
A  frightful  tragedy  has  taken  place  at  Flnlstere 
In  France.  A  man,  seized  with  a  sudden  lit  of 
madness,  set  lire  to  his  house,  after  liuving  barred 
tho  doors  upon  his  wife  and  four  children.  Tho 
whole  family  perished,  and  when  the  remains 
were  discovered  they  were  redueod  to  cinders. 
In  a  splrltnal  way  the  Pope  has  again  called  the 
attention  of  the  Italian  authorities  to  the  exis¬ 
tence  of  Infamous  re.sort«  In  the  neighborhood  of 
churches  in  Itomo.  The  Pope's  secroiary  acted  in 
the  matter  through  the  Prefect  of  the  Propoganda. 
That  offlclal  received  prompt  notice  from  the 
Government  authorities  that  the  alleged  evil 
would  bo  Immediately  Investigated.  'I'he  result 
was  the  arrest  of  a  largo  number  of  gamblers  and 
harlots  who  held  dally  and  nightly  carousals  In 
two  houses  situated  near  the  Church  of  San  carlo 
Borroineo. 
In  Cumberland  Co.,  Pa.,  Charles  Wtndowmaker 
was  sentenced  to  the  Eastern  Penitentiary  for 
twenty  years,  and  william  and  Joseph  Window- 
maker,  aU  brethren,  to  flfteen  years.  About  two 
months  ago  the  party  entered  the  residence  of 
William  Abrams  and  wife,  an  aged  couple,  re- 
liuted  lo  be  worth  nearly  liwi.eoo.  The  Window- 
makers  supposed  there  wa.s  a  large  amount  In 
the  house,  but  being  unable  to  Hud  any  money 
tliey  tortured  Abrams  and  wife  by  severely  burn¬ 
ing  their  feet  aud  other  portions  of  their  bodies 
to  comiiei  them  to  state  where  the  money  was 
secreted.  Rather  than  be  kURsl  Abrams  told 
them  the  location  of  about  f7(i,  uU  the  money  In 
the  house,  which  they  secured  and  soon  alter  left. 
Another  brother,  M'tio  served  eight  years  lu  the 
South  C.ai'ollna  prison  for  manslaughter  and  two 
terms  of  four  years  each  In  rennsylvanla  for  high- ' 
way  robberj’  and  horse  stealing,  is  under  arrest 
for  stealing  iliroe  hoi'ses. 
A  Chattanooga (arraor'shousowasrobbed.  Next 
morning  a  stranger  called  and  said  that  ho  was 
one  of  the  robbers  and  he  showed  n  locket,  'riic 
farmer  said  that  he  valued  the  locket  because  It 
had  been  worn  by  a  dear  child.  “  Hero  It  is,”  said 
tho  robber,  visibly  .airected.  “  Let  rne  make  res¬ 
titution.  Here  are  »20  for  your  little  son.”  He 
handed  the  farmer  a  eountei'felt  *00  bill  and  re¬ 
ceived  ISO  change. 
WUd  animals  are  getting  thick  In  New  England. 
A  bear  seven  tent  long  was  shot  near  the  'Pwlu 
Mountain  House  the  other  day,  and  a  big  panther 
Is  scaring  the  people  of  Sprlngfleld.  )'t. 
A  young  seal  was  shot  at  -Mlddlebury,  Vt.,  the 
other  day,  which  the  people  believe  escaped  from 
Bornum’s  show. 
The  Oldlown  Indians,  near  Bangor,  .Me.,  have  a 
law  requiring  everybody  in  tho  town  to  bo  at  their 
own  home  by  9  o’clock  in  the  evening.  One  In¬ 
dian  was  rccenUy  caught  out  at  10  o’clock  at  night 
and  sent  to  jail  for  thirty  days. 
There  Is  a  cavern  near  Deeorah,  Iowa,  named 
the  Ice  Cave.  It  Is ‘29ij  feet  deep,  in  summer  the 
water  which  drips  from  the  rocks  freezes  as  It 
falls,  while,  what  Is  most  strange.  In  winter  no  lee 
forms  in  the  cave,  even  that  of  summer  disap¬ 
pearing. 
A  factory  for  the  manufacture  of  sugar  and 
sirup  from  watermelons  has  been  established  on 
Andros  Island,  California, 
A  eurloiiB  discovery  has  been  made  In  the  con¬ 
vent  of  .Santa  Marla  la  Nuova  at  Rome,  which 
formerly  belonged  U»  the  Franciscan  monks,  it 
conslats  of  three  underground  cells,  accessible 
only  itirough  a  hidden  tr.ap  door,  and  whore 
monks  guilty  of  grave  olfencris  were,  probably, 
put.  In  the  first  there  is  a  muo  light,  through  an 
opening  In  the  w.au ;  tho  second  is  narrower  and 
darker ;  the  third  Is  without  a  ray  of  light,  and  Is 
a  dismal  hole.  Sinister  and  mostly  obliterated 
Inscriptions  cover  the  walls,  and  numerous  Inscru- 
monts  of  torturo,  as  well  as  human 
found. 
bones,  were 
Mine.  Janln  has  loft,  in  accordance  with  her 
husband’s  wishes,  his  oxtenHivc  library  to  the 
Freuch  Academy.  Cousin  beiiueathud  his  to  the 
Sorbonne.  In  Janln’s  case,  the  books  ai-e,  per- 
liu  ps.  not  so  much  rare  a  s  splendidly  bound  •  every 
author  presented  him  with  a  copy  of  his  work- 
printed  on  superfine  paper,  and  tiny  old  but  valu¬ 
able  book  .lanlu  picked  up  on  the  staUs  he  at  once 
dressed  In  a  gorgeous  cover.  Good  books  wer** 
treasures,  and  merited  equality  lu  binding.  Leon 
Say,  tho  Minister  of  Finance,  has  not  more  than 
2(W)  volumes  lu  his  library;  these  are  so  richly 
bound  as  to  represent  l,ooo  francs  each.  The  late 
Ambrolse  Dldot  has  left  the  most  valuable  cLtss- 
Ical  library  In  any  country  owned  by  a  private 
Individual,  and  Hardou,  tlie  dramatist,  follows 
next. 
The  most  extraoriUnary  balloon  adventure  on 
record  has  Just  happened  to  tho  uerouauts  of  the 
Aloxandra  Palace  Company,  London.  liavlngat^ 
talned  a  bight  of  s.ooo  feet,  they  three  times 
crossed  the:  Thames,  and  descended  In  a  large 
meadow  hear  Eltham,  Kent.  They  were  Just  let¬ 
ting  olT  the  gas  when  .a  large  bull  charged  them 
bellowing  fiu-lOHSly.  They  threw  the  two  last 
bags  of  sand  out  of  tho  car,  and  barely  escaped 
through  the  rising  of  the  balloon.  The  bull  scat¬ 
tered  the  contents  ol  the  sand  bags  over  the 
ground,  and  his  horns,  becomlug  entangled  with 
tho  grapnel  rope,  set  the  grapnel  free,  throwing 
one  aeronaut  out  of  the  car  through  the  jerk. 
Fortunately  he  succeeded  In  clutching  the  netting, 
and,  with  his  companion's  assistance,  was  hauled 
Into  the  car  before  it  had  asoended  many  hundred 
feet.  They  then  sailed  away  for  a  mile,  and  de¬ 
scended  111  another  meadow. 
A  Canadian  sportsman  declares  that  the  speck¬ 
led  trout  In  Ontario  have  been  killed  by  warn 
water.  The  woods  have  been  cut  down  and  the 
sun  shining  upon  the  water  from  morning  till 
night  heats  the  streams.  He  asks  the  farmers  to 
plant  willow  limbs  along  the  water’s  cage  to 
shade  tho  brooks  and  give  the  trout  a  chance— to 
be  caugJit  by  anglers. 
A  Mo.scow  Journal  thinks  Jiuasla  is  better  pre¬ 
pared  lor  war  than  she  was  In  1853,  giving  as  a 
reason  that  reform  In  government  and  society  has 
awakened  a  feeling  of  citizenship  among  all  her 
people,  both  high  and  low. 
From  the  cnampague  country  comes  the  wel- 
