times  amuslDir  eliats  of  the  cousins ;  but  now  I 
venture  to  open  my  mout  h  to  say  /foinelhlng.  My 
parents  used  to  tell  me  It  was  Impolite  to  listen 
open-mouthed  and  never  say  anyttilng  myself. 
They  don't  tell  me  t.hat  now,  but  sometimes  hint 
that  I  ought  to  close  my  mouth  now  and  then  so 
my  tongue  won’t  get  so  dry  and  to  give  others  a 
chance  to  expreas  tholr  ideas.  However,  there  Is 
no  use  trying  to  keep  me  ((ulel  forever,  when  you 
are  all  gabbing  so  for  dear  life. 
As  for  Nkw-Yokkkr,  1  hope  he  docs  not  think 
hla  kindly  effort*  to  silence  Yol’nu  Tom  were  not 
appreciated.  Let  us  assure  him  that  we  did  ap- 
preclat*!  his  courUuius  remarks  and  gave  him  our 
sincere  thanks. 
Our  Phlox,  Pctunlu-s,  oeranlums,  Fuchsias, 
Candytnit,  and  all  the  llowers  excepting  Pansies 
and  Mignonett  e,  have  never  blossomed  t  iettcr  than 
this  season.  The  Madeira  vl  nes  are  about  ton  feet 
high  and  budded  very  full.  Wo  always  bring 
th(;ra  In  the  house  Just  hntore  they  blossom  and 
you  can  Imagine  what  a  pretty  decoration  they 
make  with  their  beautiful  vlni/s  and  dainty  blos^- 
sorns,  .Mother  stiys  she  must  have  Miulclra  vines 
summer  and  wlntor,  and  she  does.  Hot  IJiat  my 
letter  is  already  long  enough,  1  would  tell  the 
girls  about  some  pretty  rugs  made  of  burlaps, 
worked  with  canvas  paLLcrns  of  bright  colored 
y.aru.  I'erha  ps  some  of  the  girls  who  have  made 
them  will  tell  l.hos<‘.  who  do  not  know,  how  they  I 
It  would  be  Hcin.sh  of  me  to  take  more  I 
PUBLISHER’S  NOTICES, 
tlnues  without  abatement  and  has  broken  out 
I  with  terrible  force  at  Brunswick,  Ga.  Belief  will 
be  needed  at  both  of  these  points  for  some  weeks 
to  come  and  the  work  should  not  be  allowed  to 
falter. 
On  Saturday,  Sept.  30,  Ashing  smacks  oA  New 
London  struck  a  shoal  of  mackerel  a  mile  long 
and  a  quarter  of  a  mile  wide,  and  took  tlO,oo<) 
worth  of  llsh. 
The  salmon  jirCHlact  of  the  Columbia  river, 
Oregon,  will  this  yeai'  reach  the  enormous  total 
of  4n,(MMi,ooo  pounds,  and  the  amount  canned  for 
shipment  win  yield  |;!,oiki,(rh>. 
Ooe  of  the  largest  droves  of  catllo  ever  seen  In 
any  place  was  driven  from  Texas  a  few  weeks  ago 
from  Caiil,.  King’s  ranch,  Nueecs  Countj',  to  Kan-  i 
Has.  Thu  herd  numbenxl  so.ooo  horned  cattle,  and  1 
W.18  attendud  by  7(h>  drivers.  'J’ho  outllt  alone  I 
Prince  Charles  III.  of  the  diminutive  Italian  and 
faro-hanklng  republic  or  Monaco,  being  aflllctod 
with  a  chronic  nervous  malady,  has  rellnqiitshed 
his  IndeAnlto  public  duties  to  his  son,  Prince 
•Albert,  a  young  man  who  has  sensed  In  the  Span¬ 
ish  and  Frenuh  n.arle3.  Since  the  conclusion  of 
peace  between  Franco  and  Germany  he  has 
enused  In  his  prlvat-e  yacht  to  vartous  points 
throughout  the  world, 
A  licensed  drover  at  Brentford,  Eng.,  who,  while 
driving  a  bull  along  the  road’sevcral  weeks  ago, 
struck  a  cat  wKh  a  thick  stick,  was  ordered  to  be 
sent  to  prison,  wit  h  hard  labor,  for  a  month,  with¬ 
out.  option  of  a  fine. 
A  census  of  the  Republic  of  Peru  Just  taken 
shows  the  jwpulatlon  to  be  2,720.7.15,  an  Increase 
of  le.ss  than  t«u  per  cent,  in  fourteen  years. 
Bu.s.starpcenUy  gave  extensive  orders  for  rifles 
at  Liege  In  Belgltim,  and  for  cannon  at  Krupp’s 
factory  In  Oertnuny. 
Uemonstrat.lons  have  taken  place  at  Patras, 
Zanlo  and  the  Plrmus  In  behalf  of  the  Greek  pop¬ 
ulation  of  Turkey,  and  urging  Greece  to  make 
mllUAry  preparations.  This  movement  Is  becom¬ 
ing  general. 
An  Imperial  edict  has  been  published  e.\press- 
Ing  regret  for  Mr.  MargaryTs  murder  and  afllrmlng 
tho  right  of  foreigners  to  travel  through  the 
country  n  nd  enjoy  the  protection  of  the  authori¬ 
ties.  An  envoy  with  a  letter  of  ajiology  for  the 
Yunnan  outrage  Is  to  go  to  England  at  once. 
TfieShenield  Ktdfe  grtndea-s  arc  asking  fora 
Protective  Tart  A. 
Arthur  Orton,  tho  Tlchborne  claimant  works  on 
a  sewing  machine  in  prl.son.  He  is  m  gowi  health, 
but  Is  reduced  soveriteen  Itichus  in  gli  th 
A  trip  through  India  Is  now  eiwlly  made  by  rail. 
Thulllet,  iho  French  champion  bicyclist,  com¬ 
pleted  on  Sarurday  evening,  Sept.  2;»,  at  Wolver¬ 
hampton  in  England,  the  feat  of  rIdJng  (tw  miles 
on  a  bicycle  In  stx  consecutive  days  oi  12  hours 
each.  Ho  started  at  7  o’clock  on  Monday  morning. 
TO  TBE  LADY  READERS  OF  THE  RCRAL. 
SPKCIAL  OFFER 
OF  RARE  PLANTS  AND  SEEDS 
Ha  VINO  a  few  choice  plants  now  growing  m 
the  Rubal’s  Exi'kbimentai.  Obounos.  whicli 
we  think  would  he  desirable  to  some  of  the  lady 
readcra  of  the  Rokal  NKW-YoRKiiii,  wo  make 
the  following  oAer: 
Those  who,  in  renewing  their  own  subscrijj- 
tion,  send  us  an  additional  name  (not  already  on 
oiu-  list)  with  the  sum  of  S'l.lN)  for  the  two,  may 
select  any  two  of  tho  foUowing-namod  plants 
and  a  paper  of  tho  seed  of  tlio  Molucca  Balm. 
n»j8e  who  receive  these  premiiuns  can  divide 
with  their  friends,  or  keep  them  all 
as  they  may 
I  agree  among  tbomsolvea,  us  otu-  object  in  mak¬ 
ing  the  offer  is  to  induce  old  subscribers  to 
send  ns  new  ones,  thereby  increasing  our  list. 
The  plants  and  seed.s  offorwi  arc  very  choice,  a.s 
will  be  seen  in  description  given  below,  'nje 
plants  will  bo  sent  by  mail  free,  and  carefully 
packed  and  forwarded  immediately  on  receipt  of 
subscriptions. 
Abtitilon  lluiile  «l«  —  The 
best  of  the  Ahutilons.  Its  (lowers  are  large  and 
white.  It  blooms  throughout  the  wJiolo  year  .and 
therefore  is  alike  desirable  for  tho  consorvutory 
or  garden.  Its  growth  is  rapid— small  plants 
attaining  the  hight  of  flvo  feet  during  tho  sum¬ 
mer  mouths.  In  tho  fall  it  tnay  bo  cut  b.ack  to 
any  dosirable  size  aud  jiottod  for  the  winter, 
when  it  will  quickly  recover  its  symmetiy  and 
resume  its  ever-blooiniug  habit.  Its  quick  aud 
excooiing  popularity  is  a  sufticieut  guarautoo  of 
its  merits. 
iTluric  licmwinc; 
arc  made. 
space  for  this  letter.— Cousin  Pkogy  Topsy,  A’eic 
rork  state. 
canvas  Inclo.sure.  At  Brackett  a  tree  over-hung- 
lug  the  ring  was  occupied  by  men  and  boys,  who 
thus  saw  the  show  free  of  cost.  A  iieriormcr’a 
feat  included  llrlng  a  revolver  on  horseback,  and 
at  the  lirst  discharge  u  spectator  fell  dcofl  from 
the  tree.  'I'hereupon  tho  circus  men  were  mobbed 
and  escaped  only  by  a  practical  use  of  their  skill 
In  honiemanshlp. 
George  Wlnthrop  made  an  ascension  in  a  hot 
air  balloon  at  Paxton,  Ill.,  .and  at  the  altitude  of 
,100  lest,  the  balloon  burst  with  a  loud  mport,,  ami 
began  to  descend  rapidly.  Tlie  wreck  formed  a 
parachute  and  checked  the  rapidity  of  de.sceut 
lor  a  ahori.  time,  but  when  about  2(W  feet  high  a 
collapse  occurred,  and  (lie  man  shot  iniJldly 
earthwiird,  driving  Ids  legs  Into  the  ground  up  to 
the  knees.  Ills  forehead  won  cut  open  and  no.se 
brokcu  by  the  ba.sket  falling  on  him.  Ills  back  Is 
badly  hurt,  aud  It  Is  thought  he  suffered  severe 
Internal  Injuries  which  will  prove  fatal.  Ho  was 
alive  at  last  accounts. 
The  following  Is  the  latest  from  the  war  In  Eu- 
ropo :  “  The  Standard’s  Belgrade  special  s^iys  a 
Busslau  corps  of  lelegraphers,  having  a  complete 
apparatus  for  Held  telegraphy,  has  been  formed." 
A  dispatch  to  the  Bln  udnrd,  which  Is  couflrmed 
l)y  a  semi-onicial  statemerit  In  the  I’o.st,  says  the 
Engltsh  Gablnet  ha.s  made  a  formal  propo.sal  to 
tlie  Powers  for  a  oonfcrchcc.  Russia  also  urges  a 
conference. 
In  addition  to  this,  both  Pmvers  agree  to  the 
necessity  of  a  mouth’s  armistice.  There  Is,  there¬ 
fore,  reason  to  hope  that  Russia  and  England  are 
not  diametrically  opposed. 
•Among  a  Luudred  or 
more  varieties  of  doiible-lluwerod  Pelanjouiunis, 
now  and  old,  this  is  as  yet  umivaled.  Thu  indi¬ 
vidual  flower,  of  a  delicate  rose  color,  as  well  as 
the  truss,  are  the  largest  of  theu'  class.  It  is 
difficult  to  select  a  more  attractive  pLaiil  l.lmn 
Hario  Ijcmoine  when  fi-eely  blooming.  Every 
truss  is  in  itself  a  boqiiet.  The  leaves  ai  e  largo, 
zonoloss,  vigorous.  The  platiL  is  compact  and, 
like  Abutiton  Jioule  tie  AV/i/c,  is  invaluabJe,  either 
for  the  oonservatoiy,  window  or  garden. 
.Ilydraiiis'C'a  paiuiciilaiii  f;:ran«1- 
So  much  has  been  said  of  this  new 
Japanese  shrub  during  the  past  year  that  little 
need  lie  added  now.  It  has  stood  2(3'  below  zero 
nubaruied.  It  begins  blooming  in  eai  ly  Augu.st, 
continuing  nntil  after  Jiard  frosts.  Tbo  tbyrsos 
of  flowers,  flr.st  greenish-uhite,  then  white,  then 
rose,  often  raeasuie  a  foot  in  length  and  twenty 
inches  in  circumference.  Every  stem  being  thus 
terminated,  the  striking  appearance  of  an  en¬ 
tire  plant  may  be  eoiiceived.  There  can  be  no 
doubt  that  this  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  of  all 
perfectly  hardy  shriihs. 
Titriegntt'd  Anipelopais  or  ViU.s 
heteraphylla  mrivgnta.—\\v>  do  not  hesitate  to 
pronounce  this  one  of  tho  most  attractive  vines 
in  cultivation.  The  leaves  are  deeply-lobed  and 
variegated  with  white  aud  green,  much  as  Alm- 
tilon  I'lionisoni  is  variegated  with  green  and  yel¬ 
low.  From  its  racemes  of  flowers  are  furmed 
fruit  as  lai’go  as  ourrauts,  each  one  of  which  is  a 
different  color  in  Hhados  of  claret,  azure-blue  aud 
green.  These  berries,  which  are  tirst  as  soft  as 
a  currant,  become  finally  as  hard  as  bullets. 
Tho  pretty  stems  are  also  variegated,  green, 
whitish  and  rose.  The  roots  are  perfectly  hardy, 
aud  tho  vine's  growth  so  rapid  that  it  will  cover 
twenty-five  feet  square  in  a  season.  For  ouii- 
servatory  walls  or  pillars,  for  trellises  or  rock¬ 
eries,  it  cannot  fail  to  please.  It  has  been 
growing  in  the  Rukal  Exfzkimental  GBotiNoa 
for  several  years  without  tho  least  protection. 
Uloluccella  laeviM.  —  We  will  send, 
also,  to  ALL  who  are  entitled  to  a  choice  of  any 
two  of  the  above  plants,  a  package  of  the  seeds 
of  the  singular  Shell  Flower,  an  account  of  which 
and  an  engraving  were  given  in  the  Hubal  of 
Aug.  17,  p.  117. 
FOREIGN  NOTES 
I)R.  Miouael  Gbauam,  a  London  physician  now 
In  .Mudelru,  has  jmst  made  public  a  most  disheart¬ 
ening  l  eiMU't  as  lo  the pi  csont  condlUou  aud  future 
prosiacls  of  the  Madeira  grape,  it  seems  that 
the  growers  who  had  leplanted  Ihelr  vfgnolles  af¬ 
ter  the  long-conUmied  blight  have  enjoyed  tmta 
bilcl  re.spito  Ironi  the  ravages  of  tbo  iiillless, 
root-sucklug  rhi/Uurera  lastatrlx,  which  la  scat¬ 
tering  desolation  among  tho  vines  more  ruthlessly 
than  ever,  and  the  peasants  ai-e  tuirulng  their 
grape-laden  trellises  lii  heap.s.  Around  Funchal 
there  is  not.  according  to  Dr.  Graham,  a  single 
vineyard  In  a  thoroughly  sound eoudlUoii.  Alcan- 
whlle  tor  “Inland  eoiisimiptlon,"  or  to  lualutalu 
an  lutpos-slble  competition  with  sherry,  desperu- 
Uon,  comblnlng^  wltli  dishonesty,  has  thrown  IL- 
belt  Into  the  fabrication  ol  spuilotis  Madeira,  from 
apjilcs  and  other  fruits,  which,  “  branded  to  the 
hilt.,’’  aud  disguised  with  a  small  admixture  of 
genuine  wine,  Is  being  bottled  and  labelled  as  of 
“selected  growth.” 
In  demolishing  the  lower  wall  of  tho  CasUe  of 
Dieppe,  In  France,  interesting  relics  have  been 
discovered,  consisting  of  coins  and  pottery  of 
different  periods,  'i'he  workmen  have  also  come 
upon  the  foundations  of  the  ancient  Church  of 
6t.  Kcmy,  known  by  antiquaries  to  liave  stood 
near  the  castle. 
count  Von  Arulm  has  been  arraigned  on  a 
charge  of  high  treason.  The  Judgment  of  the 
court  is  not  announced. 
There  has  been  an  influx  of  mounted  Cossacks 
Into  Servla, 
Lord  Derby  advises  placing  the  disturbed  Bul¬ 
garian  (UsUlcts  under  a  Christian  Commission. 
The  eldest  son  of  Prof.  Thorold  Rogers,  of  Ox¬ 
ford,  England,  an  eminent  political  economist, 
hanged  hlmseir  lately  in  his  bedroom.  He  was 
eighteen,  and  captain  of  Westminster  schooL  The 
previous  day  he  had  been  just  a*  usual,  made  no 
complaints,  and  seemed  quite  contentod  aud 
happy.  No  explanation  whatever  of  the  act  wj^s 
adduced.  Ills  lather  was  abroad  traveling. 
Although  the  late  Earl  of  Leven  and  MelvUlo 
may  have  been  correctly  described  as  the  oldest 
man  among  the  Peers,  he  was  not  “  Father  ”  of 
the  House  of  Lords.  In  both  Houses  the  “  Putner  ’’ 
is  that  member  who  ha.s  sat  longest,  and  Viscount 
Gage  succeeded  to  this  jiosltlon  la  the  Ixirds  on 
the  death  ol  the  late  Duke  ol  Leinster  In  lsT4, 
having  been  then  for  so  years  a  member  of  that 
House. 
BIBLICAL  ENIGMA 
I  AM  composed  of  69  letters : 
Aly  54,  7,  27,  .(.I,  10,  8,  4  a  bixik  of  the  Old  Testa¬ 
ment. 
My  11,  2,  1)1.  a,  15,  IT,  so,  3,  66,  14.  42,  54,  26  books  Of 
the  New  'J'estament. 
Aly  6,  2,  20,  62,  5,  21,  43,  17,  ’22,  .38,  46,  60  king  Of 
Elam. 
Aly  19,  2S,  -19,  25,  47, 12,  37,  64  an  Egyptian. 
Aly  12.  01,  56, 32,  67, 1,  69  a  book  Of  the  New  Testa¬ 
ment. 
Aly  56,  63,  68,  19,  10,  38,  37,  18,  24  Esau’S  Wife. 
Aly  38,  31,  29,  41,  48,  57,  Cl,  44,  17,  30  SOn  Of  Enoch. 
Aly  84,  57,  40,  17,  58,  33,  .37,  60  son  Of  Jacob. 
A1  j’  36,  50,  36,  65,  88,  3,  66  a  wise  man. 
My  62,  63,  49, 51,  15  a  book  Of  the  New  Testament. 
Aly  whole  Ls  a  verse  In  Proverbs. 
Answer  In  two  weeks.  s.  0. 
WEEKLY  OUTLOOK, 
Sliohomish  City,  W.  T.— We  have  had  a  very 
wet  summer  here ;  had  but  little  good  weather 
for  making  hay,  and  It  was  nearly  all  more  or  less 
damaged,  but  the  crop  was  more  than  an  average. 
We  have  what  Is  called  the  “  I'otato  Blight,”  and 
from  my  observation  the  first  Indications  are  a 
kind  Of  mildew  on  the  stalk ;  It  Is,  1  think,  a  kind 
of  fungi.  In  two  or  three  weeks  It  will  show  on 
tho  lower  leaves,  but  In  u  different  form ;  perhaps 
one-tblrd  or  one-half  of  a  leaf  will  turn  black  and 
die,  and  sometimes  In  a  week,  but  generally  In 
about  two,  the  whole  piece  iviii  look  as  though  It 
had  been  struck  with  a  frost.  1  think  tho  tubers 
stop  growing,  but  they  have  not  rotted  with  me 
In  the  lust  three  years.  It  tokos  the  Buckeye  Qrst, 
Early  Rose  next.  Some  say  those  planted  late 
will  escape,  but  I  have  failed  to  observe  It ;  this 
I  do  know,  that  early  planted,  say  tho  last  of 
Alarch,  are  larger  and  mature  better  than  the 
later  planted ;  and  It  appears  that  seed  potatoes 
from  the  East  escape  longer  than  seed  grown 
here,  and  a  change  of  seed  from  the  high  laud  to 
the  bottom  Is  an  Improvement,  Now  selling  at 
76(®87Jgc.  ^  bush.— SiOMA. 
.Starkley,  Ry.— Wc  have  had  much  rain  of  late 
but  It  was  needed,  as  It  has  been  a  dry  season  up 
to  t  he  present  time.  Grapes  have  come  forward 
earlier  than  last  season  and  are  much  better  In 
quality  and  yield.  Potatoes  are  jK/or  and  the  crop 
light.  1‘rlcoa  ore  advancing ;  at  present  they 
fetch  Coc.  per  bushel,  with  prospects  of  a  still 
higher  price.  Tho  lato  rains  may  do  fcome  damage 
to  clover  seed,  as  It  will  be  difficult  to  gather  and 
clean  it  in  wet  weather.  Buckwheat  Is  filling 
DOUBLE  CROSS-WORD  ENIGMA, 
AIy  firot  Is  in  death  but  not  In  life, 
Aly  second  Is  In  husband  but  not  In  wife ; 
Aly  third  Is  In  knave  but  not  In  fool, 
Aly  fourth  Is  not  In  horse  but  In  mule ; 
Aly  fifth  is  in  bleak  but  not  In  cold, 
Aly  sixth  Is  In  silver  but  not  In  gold. 
Aly  whole  forms  two  rivers  of  Europe. 
tsr  Answer  In  two  weeks,  Berbiz, 
HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS, 
People  who  don’t  pay  their  taxes  are  not 
allowed  to  vote  In  Geoi^gla. 
Pluto  Indiana  are  swarming  into  Virginia  City, 
Nev,,  for  w'later  quarters. 
Wage.3  of  operatives  in  the  WllklnsonvlUe, 
Mass.,  mills  have  been  raised  sixteen  per  cent. 
“  \Ve  are  all  Colonels  now,"  says  the  Atlanta 
Constitution,  ••  there  are  no  plain  citizens  left  In 
the  State." 
The  Agricultural  Bureau  of  Georgia  cost*  each 
cltuen  a  cent  and  a  quarter  per  year,  and  last 
year  saved  the  farmers  1559,000, 
New  York  has  already  raised  over  $16,000  for  the 
Savannah  relief  fund.  The  fever  at  that  city  con- 
DOUBLE  ACROSTIC, 
1.  A  SPIDER’S  web,  2.  A  river  of  Asia.  3.  A 
river  of  England.  4.  An  evergreen  tree.  Prlmals 
and  finals  form  beasts  of  prey. 
Answer  In  two  weeks.  Little  One. 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS.-Sopt.  80, 
Illubtratkd  Rebus.— Now  is  tho  time  to  subscribe 
for  aiooRK’s  UuiiAL  New-Yorker. 
MiacKULANEOus  Enigma.— Sic  semper  tyrannls. 
Central  Puzzle.— Vienna. 
