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LUCKY ACCIDENT. Livery Feef nl 1 Stable S. L. BENJAMIN, Proprietor. TEAMS RIGS 'I FIRST-CLASS Beady at all times.

One of the irregular) tie closely correspond to tho new nebula that no doubt can exit in regard to IU origin. It mutt roprcsont light photographically perceptible in the vicinity of Mala. The other markings on tho Cambridge photograph have acquired a now interest. There seems to bo in-dloations of nebulous light about Mor-opo, and a faint, narrow streak of light projecting from ono Hide of Kloctra. i'liua American astronomers came near winning tho honor that was won thirteen days later by Paris astronomors.

Although the Messrs. Henry liavo thus far been unable to detect tlio new nebula by tho aid of tlio telescope, other astronomers liavo been more successful. M. Perrotin, of tlio observatory of Nico, whero the atmospheric conditions nro far more favorable than in Paris, announces that lie has seen the famous new nebula. Tho observation was mado February 28, and the feat was achomplishod by masking Maia.

Tho nebula was again observed March 3 and 4, not only by M. Perrotin, but by his companions, Messrs. Tholioti and Carlois. Tlio importance of photography lit exploring tho heavens can not be too highly appreciated. It is claimed that with the telescope now in uso tlio human eye can detect no stars smaller than those of tho fourteenth magnitude.

Photography then can pierce to depth of apace beyond the power of the sense of sight. What wonders may be developed through its agency in tho future! Mapping the starry heavens is but one department of astronomical photography, but its value words may not calculate. Tho astronomers of the closing portion of tho nineteenth century are thus enabled to bequeath to those who come after them an exact picturo of the starlit sky. Wlien these maps are referred lo one hundred years, or even iifty years, hence every departure from tho records, every disappearance of a star, every appearance of new star, every change of position will mark the occurrence of some stupendous event in the economy of the material universe. Observation piled upon observation is tho only means by which at present the inhabitants of this liltlo planet may hope h) discover the secrets now hidden in tho star depths.

Providence Journal. Hi STABLES ON HOWARD AVENUE. EFFINGHAM, KANSAS. A FANTASTIC SCENE. rh OroUaqua Tliron Wliloh VIIU tfca Htret of Nlo on Mlirove Tueljr.

Who could doHcribo the motley thou-1 nands that form llio crowd? Who ould rosolvo thora into tholr olo-tnonts? Picture tho most fantastic iiccuo and tlio nioNt fnnlnHtlc panto-jjilmo that was ever noon in heater or rimis, and multiply tlio ofl'ect ton thousand fold, picturo thousand of masked and dominoed men and women, nth red .11 demons, as Mouhistopholes, as imps and apes, as citlH and dogs, as frogs nnd vegetables, conjuro up hosts of ghosts think of tlio most horrible nights mare or the awful tilings of an opium orgie, and you liavo something of tho I'tleet produced on the mind by one's Jh'st inipresslons of a Nico carnival. Imagine thisgrealpiintominio, in which iifty or sixty thousand people tako giving themselves up to tho daring frivolities of tho carnival for throe or four hours in tho open air, witli a burning, blazing sun. Tho ingenuity tho taste which nro expended upon this wonderful ceremony are extraordinary, and not less impressive is tlio astonishing variety of the costumes assumed by the crowd which has (locked to tuko a deep draught of diablerie. The tops of the long colonnado wero black with people, and (here was no window and no point of vantage which was unoccupied. Up aloft soino wcro contented to brave tho dangers without masks, but tlio majority were both masked nnd dominoed.

Opposite tlio jirefeetiiro was placed tho throne of King Carnival, and tho enormous figure of that awful potentate towered thirty feet up in the air, a Gargantuan monarch, with features modeled in proportion to his height. Like tlio of Troy, his body serves as a receptacle, not for men but for lire-works. On tho last night of tho revelries a fuse is lighted, and the King tlics up to tho starlit heavens, illuminating the evening sky wilh a million lights, crimson, golden, silvern, shooting hither and thither, and dropping their liquid lire on the crowd. "The King is dead. Long live the, King!" cry tho lieklo plebs, and until 1887 tho King and hi3 court are forgotten.

Round this huge figure, standing out like some savage idol, iilo the procession, moving up the street to the Graying of trumpets, and the beating of drums, and tho fire of guns. The grotesque throng keeps admirable order us tho procession marches slowly past, cheering and shrieking with laughter and cries of admiration, keep-Zing up a fierce iiro of confetti tho while. Bi'iuls of men, women and chil-vlren pass, clad in long, flowing dominoes of every conceivable cut and fn.sh-"nii, red, pink, blue, green, violet, with trimmings of other colors, vivid contrasts to the body of the fabric. The masks are hideous and beautiful, with eyes bleared or lan-SIH idling, mouth all awry or of perfect form, noses dwarfed, noses elongated, looked, bent, broken; faces bloody, faces rouged, oehred; wigs of pink, tresses of flowing yellow or of coal iilack. Many wear paper masks, whii-ii ndmit of even more startling effects.

One sees clowns in hats and parti-colored robes, pantaloons and i harlequins and troops of devils. Even the babes and children are disguised, and mother would not recognize son, uior husband wife. Interior. PRAIRIE SOILS. Uow Thay Can lb) Improved by tha Col-tlvslloii orUrn Bntl Cloven, The native grass that coven the prairies in these portions of tlio West where there is considerable rain-fall affords excellent tood for stock during several months of the year.

It doos not, however, spring up sufficiently early in tho season to afford good feed when animals are lirst turned out to graze. It is also llkoly to become thin after it hat been eaten off close for several years. Many farmers who doslre better pastur-ago than that afforded by nativo prairiu grass break tho sod, and after raising flax, corn and small grain on tho land a few years, seed it down to mixed grasses and clover. These aro cut and cured for hay till most of tho clover and timothy disappear, when the land is devoted to grazing purposes, it takes several years to obtain good pa-t-lire in this way und calls for a largo expenditure of time and money. If tho land is nearly- level and tho soil of the same quality, nn excellont pasture may bo obtained by subduing the native sod and introducing a mixture of improved grasses and clovers, and by giving it an occasional top-dressing it may bo kept productive lor many years.

A more economical method of obtaining a good pasture, however, is to introduce the improved and clovers on the native sod. Tho labor required to efToet this change is small and tho outlay of money is confined to the amount required to obtain seed. Tho ground continues to produeo food for slock till the new fodder plants have obtained a start. It can bo prepared for tho seed by burning It over during tho latter part of summer, a calm day being selected for tho purpose. Tho hunt will destroy the roots of the native grasses that are near the surface of tho ground, and thereby leave a piece in which the seed can germinate.

A scarifier or harrow can be employed to good advantage to break the sod sutlic.ently to afford the seed to rest on mellow soil. But a small amount of earth is necessary to cover the seed, and it should not be buried deeply. The coed can be sown on tho scratched surface of tho ground and tho first rain will wash a sufficient amount of soil over it to afford the best conditions to secure germination. A very loose soil is unfavorable to the germination of small seeds. The grasses and clovers to be introduced on a native prairie Sod should bo selected with reference to the character of the soil and the elevation of tho surface.

If the soil is of nearly uniform quality and the surface nearly Hat, a mixture of red-lop, orchard and blue grass, with common red and Alsike clover, will insure a most elegant assortment of forage plants. If tiiero is a variety of soils, however, and pert of the land is much higher and drier than others, it is best to try and introduce the kind of grass and clover that will succeed best on each kind of land. Hod-top and meadow grass do exceedingly well on moist soils, but they are entirely uiisiiited to soils that are high and dry. Hed-top will grow in dry soils and on elevated positions, but it will have scanty foliage, while the stalks will be hard and wiry. Alsiko or Swedish clover is most suitable for tolerably moist land, and it is a very valuable plant to raise in pastures.

It will remain in the soil much longer than common red clover and wdl afford better food for stock. Blue grass has no superior for land abounding in lime, and which is moderately dry. It requires several years, E. J. Also carries Paper, Paints, FURNITURE Slaving a good hearse and safe team I am prepared to attend fh nerals in town or country at short notice and on reasonable terms.

EFFIlsTGrH A-IST, KAN. How It Ltd to tht ArrMt of a lln4 Dmignroun Counterfeit r. It was one thing to catoh a counterfeiter and another to get hold of his plates. To arrest nj)d Imprison a sliover of the quoor was getting rid of a dangorotm man, to bo sure, but yet tho gang could replace him within twenty-four hours. Tho engravers wero tho roul criminals.

It was hotter to capture one of them than to run in a half-dozen of the fellows who simply put tho stuff into circulation. In 18U4 Dure appeared a counterfeit ten dollar treasury note so well executed us to deceive several bunk cashiers in St. Louis. Tho notes, according to the information wo got, were printed in that city, and I was one of three detectives detailed to proceed to that city and leave no stone unturned lo brin; tho offenders to Justice. We had tho help of tho local detectives and wo had pointers from two or throe chaps who had been run down and placed behind tho bars, and while wo did not succeed in laying hands on the men we wanted, the trail got so hot that they decided to leave St.

Louis for Chicago. 1 was at the depot ono morning on a little errand of mv own when a linelv-dressed woman about thirty years old drove up alone in a hack. I stood at her elbow when she purchased ticket for Chicago, bit it was more from accident than design. Shu carried a reticule in her hand, and so far as uuy one could judgo she was calm and col1 lected, and knew just what to do without asking a question. She was leaving the ticket-window when a man who was carrying a cane under his urni whirled around and the.

point of the stick struck her in the eye. She screamed out with pain, and after moment fainted away. Two or three of us carried her into the ladies' sitting-room, and it happened that I picked up tho reticule, which had fallen from her hand as she went down. Its weight aroused my suspicions, and while tho others were surrounding the lady I got a peep into the bag, which was not locked. It contained the two plates on which that dangerous counterfeit was printed.

A stranger, who seemed to be greatly excited over the accident, and who advised tho lady in a whisper to get aboard tho train as soon as possible, was taken into custody, and turned out to bo her husband." lie was the engraver of the plates, and she was the one who was to get them to Chicago. They wero taken to police headquarter in a hack, and within two hours three other arrests had been mado and the gang broken up. Detective, in Detroit Free Prein. NAMING TROTTERS. LOrlijiii of the Nam of Some of the Bcil Known Katre Horses.

It is rather curious to trace out the origin of tie names of many fast horses as entered in the trotting and pacing record. Wo all know how Maud and Jay-Kye-Seo came by theii cognomens, but the origin of some ol the others are only known to the oldu horsemen. Goldsmith Maid, for instance, wa9 originally Goldsmith's mare, so called from her owner, Mr. Alden Goldsmith, of Orange County, N. Y.

Goldsmith, by the way, has a very happy faculty of bestowing euphonious or appropriate names on his horses. For example, Bodine, Alley, Driver, Huntress, Sister, Trio, the last three being sisters, and very fast. Hams, who was tho lirst to i lower Goldsmith Maid's record, be-1 longed to a Long Island farmer named Conkling, whose son returned from college, and was asked to bestow a name on the likely colt. With a reminiscence of his classical studies and a prophetic intuit ton of tho horse's future, ho chose the Latin adjective signifying "rare." St. Julion received his name from a brand of wine-baptized in claret, as it were.

Clingstone belonged to ex-Lieutenant-Governor Pond, of Connecticut, who owned a large orchard of clingstone peaches, and desired as much success with the horse as he had with tho fruit. Butterscotch belonged to an old candy peddler at Grand Haven, who made it one of the conditions of sale that tho horse should bear the name of that sweet and sticky article of confectionery. Some horses have risen to distinoiion under names bestowed upon them by mistake. Among these is Kibono. The owner wished to call him Cui Bono, but through the ignorance of tho trainer and tho entry clerk the horse' name appeared as Kibono.

Having made a success under the latter appellation, it was thought best not change it. Another horse was baptized King Pharaoh, but his trainer knew more about games of chance than he did about the Egyptian monarch; and the animal has gone as King Faro evci since. One horse, on account of infirmities, was to bo called Deaf and Dumb, which tho erratic spelling of his trainer shortened to Defendum. As it costs fifty dollars to change the name of a horse after it has once been entered, Defendum flourishes to this day. Changes frequently take place, how ever.

All of which is more ingenious than accurate. Dunlon's Spirit of the. Turf. Cremation in France. The subject of cremation has been recently discussed in the French Chamber of Deputies, and it has been decided that the mode of disposing of the dead will bo left optional to the friends of the departed unless special arrangements have been made during the life time of the latter.

In response to Bishop Treppel as to the impunity that criminals would enjoy if the bodies wero subjected to incineration, M. Blatin, deputy, remarked that tho examination in eases of suspected poisoning could be more usefully carried on! before incineration. Even after incineration there, are poisons which could bo found in tho ashes. A'. Y.

Post. A young girl in New York is a successful and skillful locksmith. MEAT MARKET J. H. ELIOT, PROPRIETOR, Keeps constantly' on hand kinds of FRESH AND SALT MEATS.

Everything is kept in good order and served in flrst-class style. CASH PAID FOR HIDES. On Tuesdays and Saturdays the shop Mill only be open from 5 to 7:30 a. in. and from 2 p.

m. till night. Not open on Sunday. HOWARD AVENUE, EFFINGHAM, KANSAS. Prices reasonable.

BYERS' STORE! a full stock of OUs, Pntty, Glass, Etc. full line of CAWED FRUTS, JITS FRUITS, TOBACCO, at all hours. KAN. ALL KINDS OF AND SHEETIN done to order and on short noli RESTAURANT ma, lis, POST-OFFICE HOTEL AN R. A.

REECE, Proprietor, NATIONAL PRINTING. Undo Sam the Owner of the World" J'ubllHhliig llourtf. The United States Government is the grctttest publishing house in tho world. 15 the side of its resources such an establishment as the Harpers' becomes quite small. Tho only daily publication issued by Uncle Sam is Congrcmonql llccord, and that contains more mailer than two ordinary issues of a metropolitan newspaper.

Origin ally the proceedings ot Congress were published by contract by the Globe Company, but it was found that tho work could be clone cheaper at tlio Government printing ofiiec, anil tho llccord was established some lifteen years ago. it is each morning ways laid on the members desks be fore the hour of Rice-ting. A wagon is running day and night, collecting copy, carrying messengers with proofs of speeches, G.400 copies are printed daily. Seventy-two persons are employed during the session, a great mauy of whom are furlonghed at the ctma of the session. An account ol the preparation and various processes ol producing this publication, ilie way Congressmen revise and rewrite their speeches after delivery, would make an interesting article of iUclf.

Tho rapacity of the establishment for speed of execution, as well as quantity of work, is practically unlimited. The copy of a bill or report in Congress, making Iifty or sixty large printed pages, may be received at ten o'ctock in tho morning, and in two or three hours tho printed and stitched or bound copies will belaid on the desks of members. Tho revised statutes, comprising a volume of 1,0 octavo pages, were printed, bound and delivered to the committee in two and half days. The iinest work ever issued from the olliec was Tho Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion." It was printed on iine paper, and contained a great nu nibor of magniiiccnt illustrations. An edition of 2,000 copies was lirst issued, and afterward Congress ordered 10,000.

It was in demand by all tho great libraries of the world. The pay-roll of this great bee-hive amounts in round numbers to $133,000 per month. Over 9,400 tons of paper are consumed per month, or an aver-ago of one car-load per day. Toledo Blade: WELCOME NEWS. Vcgclablm Taking Hio I'luee of ItinU In tli) Trimming of llutH.

The small birds now will be given a rest nnd the insects will no longer bo left to increase so disastrously to tiie crops and fruit trees; for the fashion has changed, and the bodies and wings of bright-colored bipeds are no longer "the style" for the trimming of ladies' head-dresses and hats. This is pleasing news which the late fashion notes bring from the capital. In place of birds and parts of the little useful creatures, heretofore slain by millions to pleaso a barbarous taste savoring more of wild Indians then refilled persons, the new fashion has adopted the fruits and vegetables of the garden, which will make a well-dressed lady appear much like a peddler loaded upon her head with bunches of radishes, strings of onions, garlands of tomatoes, wreaths of turnips and potatoes, sprigs of beans and peas and heads of cabbages. It is a vast improvement, and if the trimmings are only real and not artificial will amazingly help the industrious and honest farmers and market gardeners. A lady can then turn her daily supply of marketing into a means of fashionable adornment by carrying it liomo upon her head.

N. Y. times. I5irds at Tampa, are said to get tipsy by over-eating berries from chinaberry trees, the ground under the trees often bciug covered with bird unable lo lly. Keeps a AXD FAKY GROCERIES, CIGAltS AND TOBACCO.

Everything sold at Iled-Ilock Prices. Call and see. EFFHSTGrHA-M, KAJST. I ij ft E. Co PAG A NEW NEBULA.

TUa Wonderful ICpkuMk of an lxperimont JtirvKnlly Mado In Juri.4. 'The Paris observatory lias in successful working order an ingenious and effective apparatus for celestial photography. Messrs. Paul and Prosper Henry, able and earnest workers at tho observatory, photographed, by means of this apparatus, the well-known cluster of stars called the Pleiades on the of last November. Greatly to their surprise, anew nebula mado its appearance on the photographic plate.

This wonderful agent pictured an object' which their closest observation through the large telescope of tho Paris observatory failed to delect. In order to make assurance doubly sure, the cluster was photographed three limes feiibimqucntly, on the Wh and 9th of December and on the tU'i of January. The result was always the same. The nebula was plainly discerned in the photograph, and refused lo appear to eye of the observer in the telescope. The Messrs.

Henry have published a drawing of the new nebula. It has a curious and weird appearance. It fieeins to start from Maia, one of tho seven sisters of the group. Moving at Sirst toward tho west and then turning suddenly toward the north and at last fading into invisibility, and at a distance of about three seconds from the 'tar. A more distinct and portion of the nebula makes its way to the south.

The nebula is very intense and takes on a plainly marked spiral form, bearing a resemblance lo a grotesque and one-sided solar corona, and -suggesting the great nebula of Orion on a small scale. The discovery of the nebula in the i'leiades has revived the memory of mysterious objects that have been seen from time to time among tho stars of Xhis group. In 1770 Jeaurat published a chart ot the Pleiades on winch a nebula appears near the star Atlas. In IW.) Tcinpel discovered a nebula in the name cluster, near the star Merope, which was seen by several other observers, liolh of these ncl iilie have fisappearcd, and the nebula discovered Vy the Henrys occupies an entirely place, apparently branching out from Maia. Ihrec, therefore, of the aUivs composing the Pleiades either arc or have U'en surrounded by nebulous asses.

Tho meat interesting fact concerning the new nebula is that related by Prof. rickering, of the Harvard college ob-. servatory. A photograph of the Plei-. ades was takn at the observatory on the 3d of November that developed curtain irregularities.

It was exhibited tbc 10th of the same month at tho Albany meeting of the National Academy Sciences. These irregularities were discussed, and supposed to be duo tt defects in the photographic process. The photographs have been re-nxam-xa4 since the discovery of the Henrys. -DEALER IN-, however, for the plants to become of a size to occupy the land even when considerable seed is sown. Once introduced, however, it will remain in the ground for an unlimited time, and will afford more food every year.

Orchard grass is very valuable for a pasture. It starts very early in the spring, will stand constant feeding without injury, will produce more food than any other fodder that requires no cultivation, and is preferred by all kinds of stock. It will flourish in a partial shade, but is not adapted to land that is very moist or very dry. It is not a good grass to introduce "oil land that is likely to be required for cultivation, as its nature is to form hassocks and to make an uneven sod that is very hard to break. When inverted by tho plow it does not decompose like the sod formed by the roots of most grasses.

Timothy, especially when mixed with other grasses, makes an excellent fodder plant, which springs up early in tho season. As the seed is much cheaper than that of orchard or blue grass, it can bo introduced at a comparatively small expense. White clover is a very valuable plant for a pasture, especially one which sheep are kept. As the seed is expen sive, few tanners can atlord to sow much of it. it is dcs.rablo to make a little go a long way.

It is a good plan to sow a small amount of seed in a few suitable places and to allow the plants raised lo spread ovor the adjacent ground, as they will bv means ot their creeping branches, if the droppings of cattle' be broken up early in the spring and be scattered about, apineh of white clover seed can be planted on the ground that was covered by them and a good stand be obtained. I he grass roots that were covered by the dung will Le likelv to be killed, while the soil will be very rich. The plants produced on a piece of land a foot in diameter will in a few years extend over a large space. In introducing grasses and clovers into the native sod it is best to commence on the sale trom which the prevailing wind comes, as it will aid in scattering seeds, when the plants aro old enough to produce them, over the rest of ties pasture land. Hed-top and blue grass furnish, if they are not mowed, a largo amount of seed Jwhieh is scattered by the wind over laud in the vicinity.

Chicago Times. --To Make Candle Wicks: If candlo wicks arc steeped in lime water and saltpeter and dried before using, the flamo will bo clearer and the tallow will not run. Farm Journal. A horse should bo watered regularly. A few swallows of water will not harm a horse that is sweaty, although some people entertain a contrary notion.

Troy Time. Stmi mi Fi CANDIES, CIDER, CANNED Lunch served EFFIjSTGMIAM, ti DEL. MOORE, TINSMITH. ALL KINDS OF Tinware Made To Ordei i 1 ALSO DOES TIN ROOFING All work in Sheet-iron or Tin EFFINGHAM, KA!.