THE TEESDALE MERCURY-W^mSDKtTSOVEHBEB
F I E L D AND DAIRY FARMING.
PaVtSAST PHO"HICTORJHIP I N I H S U N D . — A w y
im­
portant step la the direction of Irish peuant proprietary
h M j u t beta taken in Mayo. The tenants ot Captain
A. i U CostelL, of EdraondstowD, have arranged with
him to bay all their h.klings under the Land Act ot
18*4. They are 400 la number, averaging about £6
aanawt rent* and the purchaee money la about £30,000.
Of thai earn the Treasury w i l l supply three-fourths, to
be repaid by a rate of 5 per cent of thirty-fire years, and
the Hibernian Bank is advancing the remaining quarter,
less a few thonsand pounds, which the tenants a n to find
themselves. The owner reserves his house and demesne,
and hia rights ot shooting.
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I
Tent F A L L I S n r a V A U - I or L A H C — T h e fall rathe
• a l e * of land i n the United Kingdom ainee 1879 ia strik­
ingly ahown In the annual report of the Commissioners
eat Inland Revenue for the year ended March 31,1883.
T h e gross annual value of lands aaeeseed under Schedule
A l a 1881-83 ia the United Kingdom was £88,811,032,
. heitg a decrease of £480,941 aa compared w i t h 1880-81.
B a t thie was not a l l , for soma were repaid on account of
agricultural distress daring the year equal to an assemnseat of £1,243,104 ; so that the total decrease of annual
•aloe of landa in 1881-82 was £1,724,045. I n the
three yean 1879-80, 1880-31, and 1881-83, the
total decrease was equivalent to an- assessable value of
£3,728,663. T h Scotsman points out that i f this be
takes at twenty-three years' purchase, i t shows a
decrease In the value of land in three yean of not lent
than £85,759,249. The decrease, at any rate i n the last
year of the three, has been within a very email fractional
percentage the same in England and Scotland. Under
Schedule B the decrease in 1881-82 aa compared with the
assessment of the previous vear was £387,642, of which
£324,193 arose in England and Wales, £63,024 in Scot­
land, and £435 in Inland. Bat the Commissioners point
oat that in addition to this decrease, " the sum of £3600
for duty has been npaid in respect of claims arising oat
of agricultural depression, and the sum of £5902 included
i n Schedules of Discharge from the same cause. These
together," the Commissioners go on to say, " represent a
total assessment e ;ual to £1,059,373 i n value, besides
the £387,652 above recorded i n respect of the year 188182." I n the three years ending with 1881-82 the total
decrease in the assessments, including nparments, had
been £2,242,566. After all, this is only a little orer 3per
cent reduction, and, as rents in some districts have gone
down from 30 to 50 per cent., they most have risen i n
other places. Tithe, however, which agricultural depres­
sion cannot reduce, helps greatly to keep up the assess­
ment under Schedule B . The total gross sssessment
tinder this schedule for 1881-82 for the United Kingdom
•was £68,799,405. of which the sum of £51,169,023
tielonga to England and Wales, £7,650,123 to Scotland,
and £9,980,259 to Inland. I t w i l l be noticed that the
assessment under Schedule B for I n l a n d had only de­
creased by a very small amount. This shows that the
recent rent reductions had not taken place to any appre­
ciable extent when the assessment was made. I f owners
of agricultural land have lost money, owners of ground
aoots and honses have gained i n greater proportion; for
here we have an increase for 1881-82, as compared with
she previous year's gross assessment, of £3,411,641,
of which £3,204,437 arose i n England, £153,895
I n Scotland, and £53,309 i n I n l a n d .
Of the
Increase i n England no less than £2,023,182
were in the metropolis. Turning to the assessment of
incomes arising from trades, professions, railways, tfcc,
emder Schedule D, the Commissioners tell ns that there
is an increase not e .nailed since 1874-75. The total
increase i n the gross assessment is £12,046,275, of
which £10,080,703 arose in England, £1,963,594 i n
Scotland, and £1978 in Ireland. I n Wiltshire t h e n was
an increase of £15,000 in the net receipts aa compared
w i t h the preceding year in the inhabited house duty. I n
the income tax,under Schedule A , t h e n was an increase
of £13,000, almost entirely in respect of houses. Under
B t h e n was a decrea*e of £20,000, supposed to be dne
to the continued agricultural depression. Under D t h e n
was an increase of £16,000. This schedule represents
the gross amount of profits of trades, professions, public
companies, railways, gas works, 4c. Under E, the gross
amount of salaries assessed, then was an Increase of
£10.000, as compared with the preceding year.
THTJ IMPROVEMENT OF GRASS L A N D . — D r . Voelcker,
one of the hon. professors of the Royal Agricultural
College, recently delivered a lecture on Dairy Farming
i n the theatre of that institution, from which lecture we
sol tract the following : I f you want to improve your
grass land, grow a larger quantity of grass, and at the
aame time keep i t in good heart, I would say feed your
gracing stock well. Do not always graze your land;
make i t sometimes into hay and gnrre i t the next year,
bat when you gra^e off do not keep your dairy stock on
the land without any artificial food. ' But such feeding
stuffs as Indian corn or bean meal I would prefer to call
purchased or concentrated food. Having had many talks
w i t h really good dairy farmers, who in all these bad
y e a n did very well indeed, I 6nd that the least ex­
pensive way is not te depend entirely upon the
pastures, i f they are ever so rich or ever so pro­
ductive.
Rather increase your stock and go in for
anme concentrated food.
I do not know any food
more calculated to give an economical result than decor­
ticated cotton cake, i f yon can really get i t of prime
quality, and not some of those sorts which a n sometimes
brooght into the market. I caution yon particularly
against Texas cake, which is a hard and indigestible
cake, which will do the cows more injury than good.
B u t good soft decorticated cotton cake, or at certain
times of the year nndecorticated cotton cake, is the best
food you can o>e for dairy stock, i f you do not want to
keep them high. I f you want rich milk yon want other
food*. But i f you want to keep your pasture land im­
proving, and to keep yoor cows in good condition, give
them 2* l b . of decorticated (Otton cake per day per
bead. When the weather is bad and the cows do not
find enough, give them a little meal along with the cake,
hot instead of decorticated, give them the ordinary
cotton cake. Again, early in spring, when the grass
just begins to push out. I prefer ordinary cake to decor­
ticated, although the nutritious qualities of the latter a n
far greater than tho'e of the cake made from the whole
seed. I need not tell yon that in early spring, when the
grass makes rapid growth, or i n autumn, when i t is
watery, the cows are aot to scour. A t those seasons the
ordinary cake is better, for you have i n the husks found
i n the nndecorticated cake an excellent remedy against
scour, which is the more efficacious because i t is given
along with the food—medicine and food together. About
3 l b . of ordinary cake per head per day is then a good
feed, for there ia an astringent property in the husk of
the cake which makes the food more binding, and
counteracts the effects of the succulent, immature green
food.'
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A o M C C t T T R A i . SCIENCE.—AC „•* for the study of the
princi'. lea of agriculture, in connection with the Science
and Art Department, South Kensington, is held weekly
i n the Corn Exchange, Witney, on Thursday evenings,
from 5.45 to 7 o'clock. Fees for the course, beginning
October 25th, and ending in May, 1884, a n for persons
over 21 years of age, 5s.: and for those under that age,
2s. 6d. Persons joining the class, and failing to make
twenty attendances, or, having made that number of
attendances, declining to sit for examination, will be re­
quired to pay a fine of £1. The teacher is M r . E.
Butler, of Oxford. About twenty pupils at present
attend, fourteen of whom are farmers. The undertaking
is managed by farmers, and the plan of holding a class
after market in market towns is a good one for imita­
tion. The class waurot op by M r . B. HobbU, of Butter's
H i l l Farm, near Witney, who is hon. sec.
MISCELLANEOUS^
G A R D E N I N G , &c.
Worn* For. T B S WjraK.—Putting cuttings froJi cold
and damp pits on shelves in \inery.
Planting out
Guernsey Lilies under a warm wall, also Roses, manuring
them and giving some of them fresh soil.
Planting
Horseradish. Putting some Cinerarias into alight heat;
also Seskale, Asparagus,and Rhubarb. Filling up empty
frames with Lettuce from under wall.
Taking up mors
Schi/.ostylis and Narcissi, also more Cauliflower.
Nail*
ing wall Plum Trees. Putting Hoses (Tea-scented sorts)
Into a coot vinery. Getting ail Violets i n pots into frames.
Covering ap Globe Artichokes with straw.
Protection
seed Potatoes.
Laying all fresh potted Hoses out-ofdoors on their sides aud plunging them in straw.
Dig­
ging flower borders. Planting T i g and Peacli trees. Ras­
ter ry canes, also Anemones, giving the latter manure
and sand.
Putting i n Hyacinths, Tulips, Dielytra, and
L i l y of the Valley to force.
Finishing all northwall nailing.
Making a new Mushroom bed. Potting
some Azalea pontic,. Making'a pit ready for forcing
flowers, keeping i t at sixty-five degrees at night
and
seventy degrees b y d a y , slightly syring­
ing when necessary.
Nailing Apple and
Pear
Trees.
Putting hand-light* over Cauliflowers. Look­
ing over tedding Pelargoniums and cleaning them. A l l
Vines pruned now except late ones. Shortening Rose
shoots a little In order to keep wind from rocking the
plants. Running dirty water out of boilers. Sowing
Mustard and Cress regularly. Layering some Cucumber
shoots in pots for early spring work. Finishing planting
old bulbs out of doors. Planting oat February Cucumber
plants. Pot In some Indian Azaleas to force for flower­
ing by December 30. Taking the Roman Hyacinths in
flower out of heat. Syringing Gardenias with soap-suds
once a fortnight.
Watering Asparagus just appearing;
also top-dressing Oranges and giving them some Standena
nnnure. Stirring the soil amongst frame Violets. Pot­
ting Lilies in peat and sand, and plunging them out-ofdoors overhead in sand.
Planting out Sweet Williams
and Wallflowers, taking them op w i t h large balls, also
climbing Devoniensis Roses In conservatory. Taking up
some Anne Boleyn and White Pinks for forcing and pot­
ting them. Spreading out sweet Potatoes iu cellar to keep
them from sprouting. Giving Gardenias a, top-dressing
of turfy loam and Oak leaves. Earthing op winter Cu­
cumbers weekly, half-inch at a time. Proning all Roses
for forcing. Digging borders and manuring them for
roses. Putting i n Scakale to force.
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PLANT HOUSES.—Conservatory: The atmosphere of
the conservatory should be maintained'in a' somewhat
dry state. Plants in a Boft state are to be watered w i t h
great caution. On fine bright mornings use a little fireheat, so as to allow of a free ventilation for a few hours.
Chrysanthemums will keep the honses gay until Christ­
mas, when the first lot of forced shrubs, esDecially
Azaleas, will come i n to take their place.
I n the con­
servatory whatever flowers are at command may be made
the most of b y judiciously intermixing with them good
specimens of Yucca, Acacia lophantha, Camellias, and
others possessing characteristic foliage,—Greenhouse :
Hard-wooded plants i n the greenhouse must have as
much air as t h e weather will allow, and as little water
as possible, as we may soon expect severe Irons. The
thermometer should not descend below 36°. Soft-wooded
plants will be subject to mildew i f the house is at all
damp, and must have fire-heat during foggy as well ns
during frosty weather.—Stove: Plants i n free growth
must have fair supplies of water. Those which have
filled their pots with roots, and are now making new
growth or pushing for bloom, will need more than those
that have plenty of pot-room and are not thoroughly
established. Everything at rest to be kept ns dry and
cool as possible consistent with safety, and moderately
well aired. Achimenes and Gloxinias at rest should be
packed together in a dry place. Plumbago capensis,
Cytisuses, Azaleas, and Camellias should be placed at the
coolest end of the stove, and a few Roses may be force!
with them. Mixed stove collections must now be kept
rather cool, as growth is not desirable. A l l plants ap­
proaching a state of repose to have but little, i f any,
water. Temperature of stove 50 deg. by night, 60 deg.
b y day, with a rise of 10 deg. during sunshine.
FORCING HOUSES.—Cucum' tr Pit: Plants in bearing
to be kept safe as to bottom heat, or they will begin now
to drop their fruit or show canker at the collar. Be
prompt therefore to renew the linings, i f needful, where
fermenting material is used. Recently-collected leaves
w i l l , with the help of stable manure once turned, yield
a very steady heat, and be t h e better in large masses.—
Peach House: Trees to be forced need now a thorough
dressing; clean the house, prune the trees, tie i n and
wash the stems and branches, mulch the border, and
give i t a thorough soaking with tepid water. Ventilate
the house, but shut up at night. This treatment will
bring the roots into action in advance of the branches,
and when the trees are started they will make safe and
healthy growth.— Vinery: Vines breaking to have air
cautiously, as a chill may result in much mischief. I f
red spider appears on vines planted inside, give the roots
a liberal watering, i n addition to the other means of
eradication ; a vigorous growth will prove as powerful a
preventive as any special application of insecticides.
FLOWER GARDEN.—Bulbs ought to lie all planted b y
this time: but i f any remain out of the ground put
them i n without delay. Take up Tea Roses that are in
exposed situations, and lay them i n by the heels in a
shed out of the reach of frost. Cot down Fuchsias that
are to remain oot all the winter, and cover their roots
with litter or coal-ashes. Panaies, Pinks, and other
choice things i n open beds should have a little light
litter sprinkled over them in frosty weather, or be pro­
tected w i t h canvas on hoops.
Frequently examine
plants In frames, and take off dead leaves, and keep the
plants moderately dry. Roses may be planted during
d r y weather ; the ground to be in good heart, deeply
trenched, and well manured. On loamy land broken up
from grass roses do better than in ordinary garden soil,
and those who grow for exhibition should either use
turf liberally or break up meadow ground for their best
plants. Obtain a supply of briers quickly before the
best are gone. Manettis layered during summer may
now he divided and planted In rows for budding next
season.
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F R U I T GARDEN*.—The sooner all bushes and trees to
be planted are i n their places the better. I n forming
new fruit gardens, select first the most noted of the
established varieties before seeking after novelties. A l l
kinds of fruit require a substantial nourishing s o i l ;
apples, currants, a d gooseberries will grow well almost
anywhere, but better on a good loam in a warm climate
than on a bleak sand. AH stone fruits require a good
loam, and on well-worked clay generally prosper. Soils
containing calcareous matters are, i f of good texture and
substance, well adapted for the production of fruity and
in preparing old worn-out soils for fruit trees i t would be
well to add a liberal dressing of chalk or old mortar.
Dig round old fruit tree*, and lay down a layer of wellrotted dung six inches thick in a ring. Trees that are
sufficiently vigorous should not have manure. Rootprune any trees that grow too luxuriantly to bear well.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—This is a suitable season for
making plantations of Rhubarb, Seakale, and Horse­
radish. Roots of Dandelion, packed together in leafmould and put into gentle heat, will furnish a delicate
salad in rive or six weeks. Turn over manures, and put
aside in heaps, to be fro en, rotted leaves and other mate­
rials suitable for potting, and when well sweetened and
pulverised remove to bins in the potting shed to keep
dry for use.
See that sticks and stakes are tied up in
bundles and packed away ready for use ; wheel turf and
weeds to t h e muck p i t : have pots washed and sorted
over,and crocks sifted into si/es for t h e potting bench.
This is a good time to make new drains, improve water­
courses, and plant hedges. Sow early peas an 11 eana on
warm dry slopes.
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T H E BEST HARDV HannAcrous VARIEGATED P L A N T .
STOBY
OP
A GLASGOW
HIXISTIB.—Of
Dr.
William Anderson, of John-street U.P., a good-humoured
maiden lady of a certain age was wont to say that he was
the only minister who systematically prayed for the old
maids, as he never forgot to s ipplicate on behalf of
** those who have no help of man.'' One day, M r s .
Anderson having gone out for a little, on her return
missed a pair of new boots which ha/1 been sent home
that morning for the minister, and which she had noticed
still on the lobby table when she went out. Proceeding
to the study, she ssked the doctor i f he had seen snything of the boots. *' Weel, yes,' he replied in his own
naive way, there was an auld beggar man asked help,
and he was very i l l shod, ,o I gave him the boots !"
" B u t , bless me," said his wife, " you might have given
him a pair of old ones." " I t wasna auld anes ho
needed," was the doctor's triumphant reply, " he had
»"W anes alread>."
*
— I t will seem a bold thing t o bring forward one plant
amongst hundreds, and n a y i t Is the best of its class. I
do not fear t h e conse (uences of a definite declaration, and
if the reader does not agree with me now I have faith
that he will do so when lie has become fully cognisant of
the necessary facts. The be«t hardy variegated plant Is,
In my opinion, the Caucasian Lungwort, Pulmonaria
•fftrinalis catieas'ua. This grows i n the proper style of
the common lungwort, making a regular mat of neat
evate oblong leaves, which are richly mottled w i t h
creamy gray on a ground of dull olive, and really com­
parable in beauty with the smaller caladiu ms that have
leaves variegated with white blotches. Make a stove
plant of this and bring i t out at a h i g h price, and i t will
be admired and command a sale. But i t is ooite hardy,
and makes a lovely e Iging to a flower bed, while for the
front of the rockery It is a delicious gem.— W „ i n The
Ciard- ncrS Ma a. ine.
E X T R A C T S .
S I R
D O E S n o t detraction originate i n the common
observation, that " the censure of others Is a tacit
approbation of ourselves? " Is not the spirit of detraction
peculiar to narrow minds—to wisdom In its own conceit?
—Basil Montagu*
T H B L A S T B A N Q U E T O * A L B O I N . — T t was i n
a
palace near Verona that Alboln met his death, under cir­
cumstances of a very tragical and striking character. A t
a great feast which he gave, to his warriors the king,
when flushed with wine and/iyith the memory of hie own
achievements, called for the 'skull of Cunimund, and
drank a crowning measure out of that ghastly relic. H e
then directed that the drinking cop, once more filled
w i t h wine, should be conveyed to Rosamond, In order
that, as he expressed It,' she might rejoice with her de­
parted father. Concealing her emotions of wrath and
horror, Rosamond replied, '* Let the will of my lord be
obeyed!" and, touching th'- wine w i t h her lips,
she secretly resolved, i n that moment of agony
and shame, that
the
..isoft
should be wiped
ont by a signal revenge. The queen had already carried
on an intrigue with llelmichis, the king's armour-bearer,
and to this person she now communicated a proje t for
murdering her husband. Another Lombard was associated
In the design, and, on a certain day In 573, Alboin was
aroused out of the drunken slumbers Into which he had
been lulled by his wife, and despatched after a brief
struggle. His fate was merited; yet In some respects i t
was to be deplored. Rosamond conceived that on the death
of her husband she would be free to rnle in her own name
with the assistance of a band of Gepidse, who not un­
naturally took the part of their own countrywoman. The
Lombard chiefs had rled immediately after the death of their
sovereign; but, having rallied their forces, they returned
to Verona, and Insisted upon the execution of the queen
and the other conspirators. The movement grew so
alarming that Rosamond fled i n a Greek vessel to the
harbour of Ravenna. Here she speedily captivated Longinus, and, i n order to marry the Exarch, determined to
sacrifice her lover Helmichls. As he came-from the bath
she presented him with a poisonel cup, which, having
no reason for suspicion, he at once tasted. A deadly
effect, which ensued very rapidly, convinced him that
he was the victim of treachery, and, threatening the mur­
deress with his dagger, be compelled her to swallow what
remained of the poison. Both the guilty lovers thus
perished within a few minutes of one another, and a
Lombard chief, named Clepho, was elected to the vacant
throne.—Ca*sell's Illustrattd Universal History.
A
C H I N K S B E X A M I N A T I O N . — E v e r y one
14, TB8S.
who
aspires to a literary career, or to any civil appointment,
begins by taking the degree of Siu-tsal, which roughly
corresponds to our degree of B.A. The examinations for
this purpose are conducted annually In each prefectural
capital by the Hslo-tai (Literary Chancellor of the whole
province). There is no fixed standard, but a certain
number of degrees must be conferred i n each prefecture.
Thus, the degree does not present any fixed standard ;
but stands for a greater or lesser amount of knowledge,
according to the number of candidates.
The graduates
assemble every three years in T'at-Yuen Fu to undergo
a further and much harder examination for the
higher degree of Kii-jen (M.A.), conducted by a senior
and a junior examiner, specially deputed from Pekin for
the purpose. Last year the number of candidates was
5700, and, as the num er of M.A graduates is only
seventy-two, the competition was indeed severe. I n some
of the southern provinces, where literature is more culti­
vated, there are as m a n y as 10,000 or even 20,000 candi­
dates. Thus i t will be seen that these great examinations
dwarf everything of the kind in Europe into comparative
insignificance. Early the following year the newly-made
M.A.N (Ku-jen), together with their predecessors of
previous years, repair to Pekin from all the eighteen
provinces for a further examination, similar i n every
respect to that for Kii-ji-n, only more difficult.
Out of
many thousand candidates, only 320 are admitted to the
higher degree of Klu-shi, and these are re-examined i n
the imperial palace for the highest degree of Han-lin
(forest of pencils). A l l the civil officials of the empire
are selected from the ranks of the Kiu-shi. Bribery is
sometimes effectual in securing a degree, but i t means a
large sum, and the present most be made in a very round­
about way, from the candidate s relatives to those of the
examiner, long before he reaches the scene of his labours.
The punishment for the examiner, i f convicted, is to be
sawn asunder. The examination buildings here, which
have been in course of repair during the whole summer,
occupy an immense quadrangular area, about a quarter
of a mile square, surrounded by a lofty wall. The whole
area Is divided info east and west halves by a broad road ;
right and left are a series of between twenty and thirty
long ranges of stalls, roofed over (much like an enormously
long stable with 105 stalls), very t trial I , side by side with
an open passage unroofed, running along t h e back. Each
stall is for one candidate ; he is supplied with two small
benches, one for a seat, the other for a table, sliding in
grooves.
He provides his own bedding, curtains, cook­
ing utensils, food, A c , the Government rations being
largely consumed by the underlings, one servant being
allotted to each ten candidates. Each range of stalls has
a petty official walking up and down, to preserve order
and prevent cheating, and also to attend to the wants of
the candidates. A t the centre of the great dividing road
is a tower overlooking the whole area, and several smaller
towers are placed at the corners, so as to overlook the
candidates. The rest of the area is occupied by extensive
courts, surrounded by large and well-furnished buildings
for the residence of the various officials, of whom several
hundred are employed. A t the back of all are the apart­
ments occupied by the two imperial examiners from
Pekin. On one side is a great number, of buildings for
servants, and at the other is another, large range of stalls
for the copyists. The examination consists of three parts;
each part lasts three days and nights. — Sunday at Horn'-.
MOSES
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/* ERIOAN
MONTEFIORE.
Sir Moses Montefiore has now entered upon his
hundredth year, according to the Jewish calendar, and
the event was celebrated by demonstrations of an exten­
sive character In Hum agate, where Sir Moses has resided
for many years. Beautiful weather favoured the efforts
of the Commemoration Committee, of whom Mes-rs.
Hodg»on and Twyman were the hon. secretaries, to give
the town a festive appearance, and i n truth the result in
the way of decoration was ail that could be desired.
Triumphal arches appeared here and there, and an
immense quantity of bunting fronted the houses and over­
hung the streets, most of the flags bearing mottoes
of a < ongratulatory kind, such as " God bless Sir Moses."
"Welcome 10U " inured conspicuously in one pla e,
and a variety of other emblazonments brightened the
town. A t nine o'clock i n the morning a party of singers
gave a serenade conceit in front of Sir Moses Montefiore'*
window, at Ramsgate, and the venerable baronet sent his
special thanks, and desired them to repeat i t in a fort­
night s time. During the concert the following telegram
was received from the Queen: " I congratulate yon sin­
cerely on your entering into the 100th year of a, useful
and honourable life." Sir Moses thereupon desired the
singers to give the National Anthem, which request was
torn plied with.
A congratulatory message was also re­
ceived from t h : Duke of Edinburgh. The event of the
day was a procession representative of all classes, to pre­
sent to Sir Moses addresses referring to the occcasion.
The cavalcade, which was upwards of a mile
in
length, was
formed
between
Royal-cres­
cent
and
the
Eagle,
In
High-street.
All
the governing bodies of the district, the various trades,
the police, magistrates, lire brigades, friendly societies,
lifeboat men, coastguards, and school children took part
in the procession. While i t was paasing through the
narrow and crowded streets of the town a guard of
honour, consisting of the East Kent battalion of Ride
Volunteers, drew up i n front of East Cliff Lodge, which
Is situate i n St. Lawrence, on a pleasant slope of the
cliff overlooking the sea. Sir Moses Montefiore made
his appearance at the open window of the drawing-room.
He was evidently not In strong health, but I t seemed
that he appreciated the demonstration made in his favour.
The men under Capt. Burrows went through a few m i l i ­
tary evolutions, and Sir Moses briefly addressed them.
" God
bless you, my
boys," he said, '* 1
am very glad to see
you a l l , " He went
on to think
them for their visit,
expressed
his good wishes towards them, and bade them give three
hearty cheers for her Majesty the Queen, leading the
cheering himself. I n time the long procession entered
the avenue of East Cliff Lodge, and passed through the
grounds at the extremity of the lawn. Sir Moses, lean
ing on the arm of a friend, came out to the balcony for
a short time at this point, and from time to time spoke
a few words of a cheery character respecting the com­
ponents of the procession, now and again leading tho e
present In a cheer for the Queen, and expressing a great
love for the country of hia adoption. " For ages and
ages may she prosper ! " he said ; and when the Fire Bri­
gades went by he called out to the men that they were
" Brave Boys '. " A t the little bridge leading to the lawn
each detachment left a deputation, and when the rear of the
procession had disappeared through the trees, and the
last strains of the bands had died away, the represents
tives were ushered into the drawing-room. Here Sir
Moses personally received the numerous addresses which
were sent from various parts of the Continent as well as
from many eminent persons i n this country. Besides the
formal addresses, gentleman came to present their thanks
personally to Sir Moses for the services he had rendered
in various philanthropic causes, among them being a
Polish Jew and a number of Jewish ladies, who kissed the
band of Sir Moses with a reverence due to a patriarch
of their race. The address of the inhabitants of
Ramsgate was presented by the vicar, the Rev.
E. Shirley Woolmer, and i t was accompanied by
a book in which were written the names of many dis­
tinguished men throughout the country. The address
was of such a nature that the venerable recipient appeared
overcome with emotion at the kindly regard exhibited
towards him, and in broken words he said, " I f i t pleased
God to make me the most eloquent man I could never
express what I feel. God bless you a l l . " Numerous
guests were hospitably entertained by Sir Moses at the
mansion, and the chairman of the Improvement Commis­
sioners entertained a large company of gentlemen at the
Granville Hotel. Rejoicings took place in the town, and
the commemoration proceedings were closed by the igni­
tion of a huge bonb're on the East Cliff and a display of
fireworks.
Sir Moses has addressed the following characteristic
note to the editors of the several London morning
papers:
Sir,—May I ask the privilege of expressing through
your columns my heartfelt thanks towards the very large
number of friends and public bodies who have so con
siderately offered me their esteemed congratulations on
the occasion of my entering this day into my
hundredth year. Grateful to Providence for the
merciful
protection vouchsafed
to
me during
my long life, I rejoice in the reflection that
any feeble efforts I may have made to advance the
happiness and welfare of my fellow-creatures have been
so kindly judged. With a fervent prayer for the health
and long life of our gracious Queen, whose beneficent
sway over this great and free country has caused so much
happiness to all classes of her subjects, reiterating my
thanks to my numerous friends, and acknowledging your
own courteous and flattering remarks, I have the honour
to remain, yours faithfully,
MOSES MONTEFIOER,
HQMOUB.
A TAXB O f THB
Y o u %ave so ruins, no natural curiosities i t
this country," aald a well-known (esthetic lecturer to at
A meat can lady at a reception In Philadelphia the other
week. " No,*'rf plied the quick-witted lady, " but our
ruins w i l l come soon enough, and, aa to our curiosities,
we import them.
A s o L R M N - L o o K i N o m a n recently w a l k e d i n t o
the office o f aa American newspaper and handed a paper
over to the advertising clerk and said: " I w i l l pay your
top advertising rates to hare that printed i n your
Answers to Correspondents' column every other week
during the summer."
The item read i " Amateur
Sailor— The quickest way to bale out a boat, while sailfog, Is to p u l l out the plug In the bottom." *' I'm afraid
we oan't do i t , " said the clerk regretfully, upon whichthe solemn party folded up the paper and walked o u t
with a deep sigh. " W h o Is that? " asked the editor,
looking up. " It's the new coroner.*'
" H E w a i t h e m o s t perfect g e n t l e m a n I ever
w * Mid a Kentockian of Henry Clay. " When you,
went to aee him, he handed you the whisky bottle, and
then turned his back."
J O S H B I L L I N G S has t h i s p l a y f n l application o f
ece-saw " " I saw a blind woodsawer. While none
oversaw him see, thousands have seen him saw."
" Too much absorbed i n hia business" was t h e
comment of a Western newspaper on the death of a*
brewer who was found drowned i n a tank of his own beer.
A N O h i o f a r m e r p u t 1 0 0 dole, i n t o an o l d tea­
pot to keep i t from thieves, and the very next day h i *
wife traded i t with a tin-pedlar for a cake-cutter. The
dost won't settle In that house for twenty years to come.
M B . T H E O D O R E D A V I S , artist, who designed
the exquisite china for the White House during the
Hayes Administration, lives at Asbury-park, N J , and
works in his wonderful little studio, far from the madding:
crowd. Once, at early morning, an inquisitive visitor
appeared. 8he looked straight at the modest occupant,
who appeared to be engaged in that prosaic performanceknown as " setting things to right." " So," said this bold
interlocutor, " t h i s Is Mr. Davis** studio's"* *• Yee^
ma'am," very meekly. " Is he In ?" " No, ma'am, not.
at present," with that ready adroitness for mental somer­
saults that the exigencies of the period -eems to require.
" When will he be in?" " I should say,ma'am i n about
two hours." " Well, young man,and what do you do?"
" I sweep out and clean up." " A h , yes; I ' l l call
again." And she went out, leaving the delighted war
oorrespondenteup. orting himself and all his laurels,won,
both i n peace and war, i n literature and art, in calm
.complacency upon the handle of his broom.
" A B B y o n t o take astronomy next term,.
Ellse?" inquired a classmate of her young friend,
" Hardly. But Augustus is giving me splendid astrono­
mical lessons during the vacation." " I s n ' t that nice?'
Has he text books and an atlas?" " Oh, Louise, mydear. He says I ' m all the world to him, and when 1
lean my head on bis shoulder he is my Atlas."
^
.
T H B v e r y g a l l a n t Senator G r a d y a n d t h e
silver-tongued Ecclesine were getting off a train at a
New York elevated aUt on when the former noticed a
blooming and rosy-cheeked girl behind him on the plat­
form. " Shall I not help you to alight ?" he asked,.«tending his plump hand and lifting the straw hat that
covered his ambrosial curls. " Thank yon very much,*
replied the pretty damsel, with a ravishing smile, " b u t
I don't smoke." Sensation among the passengers, and.
the senator aghast.
0
;
X H B F I V E A.M. ROMANCE.—
Young Barnaby stood by the huge hay mow,
W i t h fear in his heart and hope on his brow.
Aud gazed at his Sarah Ann,
T i l l she finished milking the brindle cow,
And bad filled the bright tin can.
They sat i n the shade of the shed so o
While the sun the hills was adorning,
Turning the glittering dew into b o l d ;
And the old, old story he softly told,
A t five o'clock in the morning.
O , sweet was the scent of the gem-lit grass t
And love's young dream to that lad and lassWas dear as their hope of bliss;
But their joy was turned to sorrow, alas!
A t the sound of their first fond kiss.
I t scared the cow who was chewing her cud
The lovers silently scorning ;
Then her horns were heavy with ruby blood.
As Barnaby fell with a " sickening thud,"
A t five o'clock in the morning.
Let laddies beware of the brindle cow.
When they woo their lassies beneath the m o w ;
Like the silent hand of fate
She will lift them aloft with a courtly bow,
Clear over the barnyard gate.
Let lovers avoid the dew on the lea.
And from this sad case take warning:
Farnahy ne'er had been tossed like a i ea,
I f hed been abed, where all ought to be,
A t five o'clock in the morning.
H E a r r i v e d home f r o m E u r o p e a d a y o r t w o ago. He hadn't the leist idea that any one would tun>
out to welcome him, and his surprise can therefo-e be
imagined when he reached the central dep't to heir a
hurrah and to see thirty or forty different persons press­
ing forward to shake hands. " M y dear fellow-towns­
men, I — I
he began as he removed his hat, but be
suddenly restored i t to his head and made a rush for the
door. They were all bill collectors.
" H A V E y o u g o t a n y four-o'clocka i n y o u r
flower-garden ?" asked one Somerville gentleman of
another.
Four o'clocks," was the reply ; " no, sir,
there is no four-o'clock about mine ; i t is all day w i t h
my flowers; the hens have been at 'em."
S H O W I N G o f f : T w o w o m e n were r e c e n t l y
seen pricing gingham i n a shop. One remarked to the
other on the label to the goods: "See the American
eagle and the motto E pluribus unum— that's the Frenchfor • I n time of peace prepare for war.' •
" S E N D a n y t h i n g t o t h i s office i n p a y m e n t f o r
subscriptions, potatoes, cord-wood, string beans, rags,
old iron, anything, only send i t , " wails an impecuniouscountry editor, aqd then adds, " not necessarily f o r
publication, but as a guarantee of good faith."
" D O E S a goose l a y efcfcs ?" i n q u i r e d H o l l o , onebrisk morning in breezy March. And Hollo's father,
sitting behind the stove, eating quinine with a spoon,
and trying to shake his whole skeleton ut of his pockets,
made reply : " Yes, my son, ague slays everything. I t has slain your father."
" .1 A I I K Z / ' said his w i f e s h a r p l y , " t h a t m a n
you hired last week is down with the lock-jaw. Now I
want to know i f that's anything ketchen?" And Jabez
looked at her with tears In his eyes and said, in mournful
tones: " Oh, no. No. No. Alas, no, taint ketchin '*
And he says, although ahe won't believe i t , that he
doesn't know what made her so outrageouslv mad
about i t .
T H E A m e r i c a n y o u n g l a d y singer w e n t t o
Europe bearing the name of Mary Ann Hoggs end her
cognomen is now Miss Nina Lafon
Effect of the sesv
air, you know.
East Cliff Lodge, Ramsgate, 8 Chesvan, 5644
(8 Nov. 1883).
The following was the address presented to Sir Moses
T H E O R I G I N OP T H K T H A M E S P O L I C E . — I n
on behalf of the Genera' Committee:
1792 the number of bargee and craft required for the
" To Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart., F.?..S., Ac.
traffic between the ships i n the river Thames and the
"Venerable Sir,—As a deputation appointed by
quays was 500 for timber and 11,80 for coal, each
general
meeting at Ramsgate, representing not only the
averaging 33 tons; 402 lighters of 3$ tons; 338 punts of
20 tons ; 57 lugger boats of 24 tons; 6 sloops of 27 people of the Isle of Thanet, amongst whom thou hast
tons; 10 cutters of 71 tons; and 10 hoys of 58 tons; dwelt for more than half a century, but also many dis
making a total of 3503 craft.
Property of the most tinguished men throughout England, all of whose names
are written i n a book accompanying this address, we
costly and valuable description, and every kind of
merchandise, was daily exposed to plunder in these open come to offer thee onr heartiest congratulations at the
commencement of thine hundredth year.
boats, for only the lighters of the East India Company
" W e bless the Almightv and Good God for having
were' decked, and i t was considered that even they afforded
a very sufficient protection. The temptation to p i l ­ inspired thee with erand thoughts of benevolence, and
fering was almost irresistible, those who were honestly performed through thee in the world at large many deeds
disposed taking their share, under the plea that waste of mercy and righteousnens. Armed only with prayer
and leakage were perquisites. ' So many persons were to the Omnipotent Father in Heaven, and with faith in
engaged i n the work of depredation on the river that i t the instincts ne implants in His children's hearts, thou
was carried on in the most daring and open manner, has stood fearlessly be ore the kings and rulers of many
lightermen, watermen, labourers, the crews of ships, the nations, and haft pleaded the cause of the down-trodden
mates and officers in some instances, and to a great extent and oppressed.
the officers of the revenue, being combined i n this
" I n the divine might of truth and love thou ' hast
nefarious system, while on each side of the river there had power with God and with men, and hast prevailed
were hosts of receivers, some of them persons of opulence, Therefore, on this thy 100th birthdav, do the peoples
who carried on an extensive business i n stolen property. greet thee, a benefactor o' men. Thine own race doth
I n 1708, the Thames Police, called then the Marine venerate thee, a Moses in deed as in name; Jerusalem
Police, was instituted for the repression of these offences, the beautiful city, lifts up her head in praise ; the Eng
.but the source of the evil was still untouched, the lish nation reioiceth in thee as a noble citizen, and
temptation remaining undiminished so long as the writeth thy title in her pane of history; Victoria, our
exposure of property was rendered unavoidable by the Queen, delighteth to honour thee as an apostle of
absence of sufficient accommodation i n quays and freedom, and the poor and allictcd, whom God calls
warehouses.—CasselVs Greater London.
His friends, stand before H i m as thy friends, for
A N D s t i l l another INew Y o r k m i l l i o n a i r e has
I t happened only the other
PERFECTLY
I M P A R T I A L . — T h e r e h a d been they have ever been, whether Jewa or Gentilea, put his son Into business.
the
members
of
thy
household
and
partakers
of
thy
day.
He gave the young man 1 5 0 0 0 and told him to go
some difficulty experienced in obtaining a jury, and the
Court was getting tired of the tedious proceedings. " C a l l bread. May thv good example prove a bright beacon to out upon the street and speculate. Two hours later th©
the next juror, Mr. Clerk," said the solicitor, for the many who sail after thee in the voyage of life ! May i t son came back and said : " Father, is a profit of $2000 on
hundredth time. The clerk called out the man, and an elevate humanity, And help to knit the nations in the my capital a fair send-off ? " " I should say so ! How
did you make i t ? " « Bought a horse." ** A horse? **"
old man with an honest face and a Bult of blue jeans bonds of justice and peaco!
" Passing from things of earth, we pray that the " Just so.
I've bought a horse for $5000, which the
clothes rose up in his place, and the solicitor asked the
Lady
Judith,
or
ever-bles*ed
memory,
thy
i,rue
help­
owner has all along been asking $7000 for, and i f you've
following customary questions i " Have you, from having
seen the crime committed, or having heard any of the mate for fifty years, may with thee arise at the Great any more loose change I know where I can nick up a
evidence delivered under oath, formed or expressed an Day, and receive the reward of the only blessed and tally-ho ! coach for half what i t cost a year ago." The
old gentleman didn't seem to have any more.
opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner at the all-wise Potentate, the Saviour and the Judge ; and may
T H * maddest m a n i n t h e U n i t e d States i a
bar? '
" No, sir." " Is there any bias or prejudice He cause you * to shine together as the stars, for ever
and
ever.'"
supposed to be the one who, having voted and paid taxes
resting on your mind for or against the prisoner at the
in
Norwich, Conn., for forty years, recently discovered
bar ? " " None, sir." " I s your mind perfectly impartial
that his residence is outside the city bounds, and on
'between the State and the accused ?*• " I t is.'' All the ques­
A T t h e Police-court, W a l s a l l , " W i l l i a m P r i c e
tions had been answered, and the Court was congratu­ landlord of the Peacock Inn, Lower RnshnlI-street, has applying to the authorities to pay him back his taxmoney was told that * the exercise of the elective fran­
lating itself on having another juror, and the solicitor in
been fined £5 and costs, and threatened with the endorse­
solemn tones said: "Juror, look upon the prisoner-- ment of his license, for Sunday trading. The police, who c h i s e in municipal politics, which he had enjoyed, was a
I t won't do>
prisoner look upon the juror.'*
The old man adjusted watched the premises, saw thirty-two persons enter by full equivalent for his municipal taxes."
for anybody to say " municipal" to that man about thesehis spectacles, and peeringly gS'cd at the prisoner for full a side door before the proper hour for opening.
days.
half a minute, when he turned his eyes towards the
A T L o n g t o n M a r y W i l l i a m s , a single woman,
Court, and earnestly said: "Judge, I ' l l be condemned If has been lommittctl for trial at the assizes on a chargo
" W H A T do these mean ?" asked a c o u n t r y m a n
I don't believe he's guilty
I t is useless to add that
of his city cousin, the other day, pointing to the three
of forgery, by altering a pawnbroker's duplicate with i n
the Court was exasperated at having lost a juror, but the tent to defraud.
I t was stated that there were twenty golden balls before a pnwnbtokcr's shop. "Indians,*
more humorously inclined had a good laugh out of the enses against the prisoner but only one was urocecded was the reply. " Indians ?" exclaimed the oountrvman.
old man's premature candour.
" YM-t-Pawn-ees,'*
with.
u
r
DARKER
11
J A M E S S.
Jivthorof " Both Princess a
mf the CMmrf Who
" May Mortimer s\
MDragon't
44
CHAP
Et G O V T
TONGUE
BETTEBJ
" W i reverted t o B u t h M<n
order t o give the Pulkosj
xjecover from the intense si
prise that he experienced ]
l a a i i n the flesh.
There could be n o douhj
Hie Russian colonel p r i d
ting a voice t h a t he bad <
Voice was a most pe o l i a r |
A Ieai i n t a r n saw t h a t 1
that n o t h i n g he could
colonel that he was not 1
o f an a w k w a r d strait, he I
a m i l i t a r y salute, h u t saia
" I t h o u g h t H was y
feigned accents of deligh
g l a d I am t h a t you c sea p
aye, w i t h that life w i . u l
aave mine. Y o u k n o w \
, T h e P u l k o v i k looked 1
sjpoke, b u t ha had am eye
man, and read his di sin gen]
it were a book.
" I was brought <
oellency," stammerei I a
i " A y e , t h a t y o u wen
thrust would have been i
wo weak from loss of b l l
w h a t y o u were about, asf
have remembered the i n c i |
rode GO w i l d and wide, i
•out of onr half-dozen
l o n g e d at me w i t h \
wwerved aside, b u t y o u i
wise, and the consequent]
d r i v e n into your back i
f a i r l y lifted out of t h e l
ground, the shock d ism of
-wise. B y St. Sergio*, q
m i n u t e he would, no don
manner, for I was as lit]
y o u were. Thanks t o J
a n d t o his f a l l 1 made i
t h o u g h t dead on the fie
A l l the while that he I
w a s apparently l o o k i n g j
w i t h o u t seeming t o
H a r d y ' s j u s t aa clearlil
-expression that traven
nance as w e l l .
T h e result was t h a t 1
-did not believe his tale,I
h a d been told a l l a b o u t l
rejected his version of f
* " fie has been told b ]
Hated him, i n order to
4U$saasinated h i m a l t h o u |
l i f e at the imminent 1
t h a t the boy regards me]
m e as a coward, aud t
-eian gratitude w i l l , t h
w a y into the English
late throughout the led
I t strikes me t h a t I o w |
n e t t i n g aside a l l person
prevent this young felll
—a t r u l y national h a r r
• Such were tho rede
w a i t e d for Isai t o answ
-Or t w o later i n this w i j
• Y o u r Excellency <
"by m y almost death \
y o u r Excellency was
therefore see m y back 1
t h e dagger—the
grass when i t did, 1 fa;
have done so a m i n u t e I
grateful to Providcncel
* and grateful to your Exf
41 friend to m v l i t t l e M |
" W e l l , Iea'i, I
l o r four sake, thou
countess, loves her f d
f o r the poor child w ^
do when you gave me J
l o r dear life which end
a bull*-frog o n t h e l
W i l l i n g l y would I d o l
pretty H j hut that r
her betted, since then
xriendsh'n ending i n ]
m i s e r y wnere marriag
y o u r 'sister's sake
«honld' Fce her as lis]
4ft*rid m e ' "
• Y"e^ Excellency,
grateful."
T h i s from Isai, *
h u t when he h a d so e |
pause ensued, d u r i n ?
hand, and Frank H a i {
Valley, whicn'stud t i e |
as t h i c k l y as daisies <
F r a n k had begun t f
hated Lunskdi.
" \"ou wish to seej
denlv queued the
himself, " T i l be ha
F v e bound the j r r l I
-of gratitude, and he I
t n d o every one of t h
k must bm.-h tho f e l l |
y o u n g fool aB well, a
•aeem to seo a w a y . "
i n g Isai's answer.
• I would like t o
lency, unless y o u fhoj
-do so.
I would
prospects."
" I don't sc how \
h e r could do that. r\]
mother's chief l i k i n
belief that she is *
and that her brothes]
thele.se, blood is t h
ehail see your sisti*
-to the pa'aca—thou|
never do."
*' Excellency,
•decent t r i m ' : "
" No ; for I shorn
h o w you have sufl
Y o u shall s k y the r
-dark Polog. ya, my i
B u t h to you and g u |
When your intervn
you bliall stand b e f i
•or i t shaQ I e say I *
.jrateTul a Russian J
air ( t u t n i n g sharuh|
tile l i t t l e Jewess a
y o u would like to I
-companion, and seel
M' reward, and \ \ \
•gam."
l i a - i l Lanskoi t i l
a n d his words p o l i l
hated hi I toreignerJ
h i s way especially-T
as he would have t
** Thank you, I
m u c h , and w i l l .
brother," replied I
t h e t'avuur was i d
very much for t h e l
* l a i n , * * said t f
i
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