The Cedarville Herald, Volume 12, Numbers 1-26

Tfci dw « I i ®Q« tease m , Tlift name Fandolph is* Bis “ I'm fk’i hopper,” wi I . / o f tb* )*fe if* j, inxis kpownln Richmond. t«W R »b # ijr <‘John lar, MAj. *Randolph wur ebfof rial writer on the Baltigif^ at the time o f hi* death,. The /ton er of the American 1* Gen... -Agnus, one of the moat gallant in the federal army during the tween the states, Qen. Agnua ha* had a remarkable career. lie came to this country from France justl-before the opening of*thO civil war, and was employed at Tif­ fany's as a sculptor. HecaUght the war fever early, aodenlistod in a regiment of New,.york’zouave* yylth nlnebther Frenchmen from ’ the same establish­ ment. lie went in asa high private,aad could not apeak a ^yortl o f 3 Bnglishj and| came qutofihe service with, the rank of hngadior-gcneral, He had hosocial or politidal influence to pushhim ahead. Three o f the Pipe Frenchmen who en- ,listed with Agnus were killed in .their first battle, three more at the second, and two more at the third, so Agnus is the only survivor'Of the.nine; and he only escaped, by the 1 skin of his teeth, as the scars o f eleven bullet,wounds on his body will show. At- the third engagement, when Ids last two French comrades were killed, Gen. Agrms:' was himself desperately wounded in the, breast. -Lying on the •ground in' a semi-conscious condition he heard a fellow-sufferer groaning and ■calling for water. Agnus, with the blood gushingfrorbrhis breast, managed to toss him a cahteCncontaining coffee. This was 4 eagerly received, and after draining a deep draught the recipient raised himself up £ llttle.and recogniz- ing Agnus* uniform, tossed hack the canteen, saying:.. “ Yank, I thank you, -----y<ra!” He proVedte je Maj. Ran- dolph, of Gen, Stonewall Jackson’s staff. At the.time this incident took place the battle was still raging around -them, and neither one ..expected to see the light of another day. But both lived to participate in -many mdfe bat­ tles, and after the war closed became warm friends, / /-**, Here is the sequel to the story. MaJP Randolph, who died a few years ago was a most accomplishedman. He was a brilliant Writer, .sculptor and mu­ sician. He became editor o f the Balti­ moreGazette, and when thatpaper sus­ pended, Agnus gave him the position of •chief editorial writer on the American .a position he heldUp to tho'timd o f his •death. Randolphwas several time* of­ fered double the salary he was receiv­ ing in Baltimore to go to Nett York,but he always refined .to learetheman'who gave him the canteen o f coffee outhe battle-field.—-The Richmond State. I .* l*oandfi*baatopol over again- f*r_ children will oeatinue! j j S k F v i # v.fc'fc IV, T. S hkbhan .” „ —-N#Y. World. QRANTAND SHERMAN- ,, , Pgw,arain*’^Ntat;r t e »d;B#iweeh «*• i»ssaid, that ope pi the, few jpkes- d,/the talent iw s m e m m "In. conversation with Sherman, guerais were in Grant’s tent details of * campaign whan a third general, a ' brigadier, entered, He was 9 ,gallant soldier," liut careless o f hi* personal appearance and in no re­ spect could he he likened to acarpet knighh After hb had treni*eted hi* tent Grant pulled meditatively at his cigar fpr fully .five minutes. Then he said: “ Sherman, Iwpnder who in —— that than get* fou'wear h it shirt* th* first week?” ^ '' GHERMAN' AT SHILOH. »• . ‘ ? h/-’ -*-i -The General’s Account o f XhatTerrlblO • Bhmigewisnt, ■ About a year.ago ^Marshall P. Wilder .sent to Gen. Shermen a copy o f fbe New York- Journalist containing a sketch of the battle of Shiloh m .chiefly seen from the rear by a youthful drum­ mer. The general »a£down and wrote himthefollowidgvery Interestingletter: “No. 75 West Seventy-first street, Now, York. .1anuray 1,1,690. My dear friend: *thank you for sending mo the printe paper containing the observations mi *experiences of our friend about the ha -tie of Shiloh, o r Pittsburgh Lauding,] April 0 and 7,1853, Having leisure tl New Year’s day 1 have read every wo: -of it, and from his standpoint as a bo; in therearofwhere thehardfightingwi donehis account is literally true. Hisfa therfanoble gentleman)and1were fight ing for time—because ourenemy forth moment outnumbered hs, and we had good reason to expect momentarily Lew Wallace’s division, only six mill off, and Buell’swhole army, only twen ty miles away. By contesting eve; foot o f ground the enemy was check till night. Our reinforcements -and on the 7th we swept on in front pursued a retreating enemy ten mile| ■and afterward followed up to Corinth^ Memphis,; Vicksburg, etc., to the end. “ That bloody battle era* fought April e and 7 ,1663. After we had actually driven our assailants hack to Corinth, twenty-six mile*, we received the fit Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville news­ papers, front which we learned that we were “ surprised,” hayonetted to our beds (blankets e s the ground), and dls- - gracefully rented* Thaae report* Were heard at the river bank and from steam­ boats :u>4cr high pressure to get wall swav, and such is history. ' “ In the tear o f all battles there to a mass of fugitives. We had at the time 63,000man, o f which aay *,000 or 6,000 were at the steamboat landing—but what of the others? A bravsr, finer set of men never existed on earth* There- porters dwell on the fugitives because they were o f them, hut who to to Stand up for tins bttive men at the front? W* had nd reporters with Us. Like sensi­ ble men they preferred a steamboat bound for Paducah and Cincinnati, whence they could describe thA battle better than we who were without pen *or ink, ■■ • *, * “ Ihis tome tostrtvwalready threshed, for wo have fought this battle on pepe* several limes, A r.:::ch more i p w i h i task than to fight With bullets. Whsfl * in Engiaud aotoa*yiaf»|ar»» I weajratl*' efie* to Ifctento frterm* fgfctbufWetoY* W m I e 1 Althoughmen of' diametrically oppo­ site characteristics, Sherman dashing1 and impetuous, and Grant as uhemo- ticmal as nbloekof granite, -the friend- stop of the two > wm , closer than that of' brothers, -It lasted through, good and evilreports,andwasunblemishedbyany o f the petty jealousies,which inthe civil war as now to the regular service exist­ ed between officers. An incldentsbow- tog how firm their feeling for each other was, and that' ’ differences of opinion could not affect, it occurred at Vicksburg. Grant after careful study o f the situation decided to move to a point below the town. All his generals made strenuous objection; Sherman expressed himself o f the emphatic opin­ ion that the,mavement.would Jbe fatal, Grant persisted to his intention, and when he started to carry it into effect Sherman drew up, a protest, the con­ tents o f 'Which he explained to Grant, and askedrtijie latter If he hadaby ob­ jections <’■to iepding it to R&llack. “ Certainly not],” replied the man df few word*' After the'pieuicrabto' capttnlatioa of the eity, when Grant had been almost deified, he said to Sherman: “ You re­ member that protest you wished1 to hivaf -sent’-to >tho war department?” “ Yesi-” ’' returned Sherman, “Well, I put-it to.my pocket. X thought any thqe do to forward it. I’Usend it now, or you may have it, just as you wisiu” . Sherman took it very naturally, Grant never referred to the circum­ stance again; and it prAsgiven publicity by Sherman tomself.-^ChicagoTribune. ■; - ? « tm w *D u «U (M w tast ■- *J AdmiraL Porter’s famous joke on the confederates at Vicksburg will always be remembered* to oonneCtlon with the story o f his iervioe >during the vravof the rebellion. He fitted up a fiat boat in imitation o f nn ironclad, armed it with,quaker,.guns,bqUta smokestack o f porlf barrel* and constructed a fur­ nace of clay nnuer it. Then building a fire within, he ret the eraft afloat. The black smoke pouredout of the chimney,; and when the rebels caught sight of the quasi monster, they supposedtheir time had come. As the boat approached Vicksburg therebel gUna were ■ opened, Upon it in terrible earnest. It was rid­ dledwith shotandnearly torn to pieces, yet it did notstole. >Meanwhile two con- imtoitorewili i r wwiaruMWi tt’Bltiq hoe a* much rain fill! m in Iowa, b% crop* o f com am raised to One o f iny neighbor* with only aormo f land aU told, 1889, railed | er l800 bnahels o f oorn, and of n crip he sold 1500 bushels inMulraj eight mile* west and hanled it thf aa hd gathered it, during Nor., Ik and Jan. at 14cts per huehe). 1 only ke^t what he thought would ;: him until hut Sept, and to make i matter worse, hegot scared in Jfti lari, and *oldmost pf his crop at ftf per aore* The jautiea who boui the corn cut It up and refused 15j per shock for it this wintar, and f •ameman to buying com at 50ct«j , . But ft Fifty-third Massaohuretto-^ginient i* 1692. f I jhkbma X was never a respecter of rank and at times spokehis mtod free­ ly to regard tq tha value p i general of­ ficers- On oUe occasion while covering Vicksburg he was short at transporta­ tion and mafia- aeteral requisitions. Qne day while he tyaa lopking* for quartermaster’s supplies, three briga­ dier-generals arrived to his camp. Sherman burst oat; “ I did notwant brigadier-generals. The president can make them at the rate o f one every five minuted. What I want to mules. If they will sendme the malee they can keep the brigadier*” ■ *‘I HAVK,” say* a Maine pension -agent, “ What i consider a fnftny pen­ sion ease on hand. Several years ago I secured a pension for a soldier o f a cer­ tain regiment and company, and then, after his death, 1 secured a peitoion for his widow. . Now she comes to me to help her secure another pension as the widow qf another member of the same regiment. Yon are that since 1 secured her fieri widow’s pension she had married h Comrade to armso f her first husband, and now that- he, too, to dead, with a frugality and economy that are commendable and aeoordlhg to a dim^drie>r-L*wtoto« Journal Hfikfi«iHOM»HMtEVlT 4 fi& • v<*Tbd‘ w to«t way; to .daan^-nhha* FMhoeso f any kind to to rub them with wtreltos, . =- . ’•>- , j ' a^-Banana pudding.—Lay Ina pudding 4 di|h slioeabf sponge cake.. Four overt bailed7Custard: with sliced bananas, j /Cover with soft fresttog, which.may he \ pmde o f ihe whites of the e g g s " u sed to 1 the cufitairi-r-Bostod liudget,, < .. —The. rubber; hqt-w^ter bottles are i .disagreeable to some persons’ who need their comfort because of their clammy.' nature. .This canhe remedied ty hay* ing a flannel hag just large enough to draw over the bottle after it is filled. It should • cover the metal stopper and tie tlefi in place.: / * ' / —When children have taken,,cold thete is, nothing better to give them than molasses, butter and vipegar; to 'hal&cup of molasses take a table* ■pqopful butter and twq tablpspoqnfuls o f .viniegar; cook a few mtoutes and give a little frequently. Quite young* children can take this.. , ' —An egg, beaten up lightly apdejyaV •lowed, .with or ,without sugar, at one gulp, to considered one Of the best remedies for dysentery, since, .by its emollient qualities, it tends to lessen; Inflammation o f the stomach and intes­ tines, and by forming a :transient coat, ing on these orgaps it onableij nature to resume her healthful sway over adto- eased body.—Detroit Free Press. —The value of -starch as a drying agent to,not fully .appreciated; pn this account it is largely used by manufact­ urers of confectionery,and baking pow­ ders. The housekeeper will flnd it ef­ fectual in keeping.table salt fromlumpV ing, if only one’pait he usedwith'ton of the salt. Chapped hands will be lest troublesome if after washing they are thoroughly rubbed .with, powdered starch: ■ - 'V 1 ■ —French Rolls.—To one Ounce of butter add one pound of flour well dried ,and rifted; when thoroughly blended add a little yeast, aa mueh milk as will form a stiff dough, a beaten egg and a little salt. Mix the dough with a wooden spoon; but on no account knead it or it will not rise,, -When well mixed let it rise and. put it in muffin tins to . bake for twenty minutes: When toady to- take from the oven, brush the rolls oyer with beaten egg andreplace them for a minuto td dry.rtN, Y, World. . —MacaronL—Boil macardint id milk and Waiev, half and half, salted to teste. When dender remove from the water and drain, Put largo bite of butter in a bilking dish, strew thickly with grated cheese. Put in » layer of macaroni, then more butter and cheese until9toe pan is full. Cover the top with butter1and cheese. Stir d tea­ spoonful o f mixed mtotard into a gill o f rich cream and pour it qver the maoaronL Set the dish to the oven and bake for half an hour. Serve at once. —Boston Budget. ' - —Ox Tongtte D^cor^tedl—Have afine pickled'tdngtte, put in a stewpin,' cover with cold 'water, and simmer gently from folir to five hours; If it to dope, whichraay.be ascertained by sticking a *kewer to it—if it enters freely then the toqgup to. cooked—take it put, put, in coldwater, take off the skip, fasten on Ahoard with skewers to a good shape; 'when cold trim t^xS1fat Addroot,’ neatly glaze add ornament *riith‘ butteV; heat wme butter to Acream Vritha wooden spoon; th^n. by mesas of a paper folded aa grocers fold to hold apoundof sugar, squeeze the butter out inclines and balls, forming f design. Garnish with salad and square* o f aspic jelly, and place a nicely out frill on toe root. IN WOMAN'S BEHALF; ‘r i A'GIRL OF THE PER1QP. Iwet yea^^tl: 7 —I wouldyouh«d soonher, •^'hst womiTpau voiot, that. Msy-auvpa As* peaporl— t .. Awonderful lnaerloon; joyWori; Attj yoL/romper cuiie to her booti riiywaa *•’ rudi, • „v t r -, ' I knowa quesnrotefrom* Cuffj.qownKiillyj 1 knowthe fu>tattof anuuhrokSn filly; I taw whti tbe'd usko, if oqoe f had tamed -bar ' • *0 imtle item I prtl»6d htr, Sadwaspwhen I , blamedher, Staid: *-Lovelymaid,"do youknowthat your ’ • mlil-don , *• t On votootho mta't uneasy condition? Toppurontliowavesof hi* spirit’scommotion Yourpnisnoe. iorliesranos and geiisrsi 4ovo- - tlon? ' ■■. ■ ' ■*•«>.? . ' i i i f . • I . “For.manit so.wUd, sorstUOtsandrsyto*, Hit easeseems,to eatltor inoesssntastusglny; Andso a kiqdprovidynooMakesyqurVoostlOn Consistout andout insmelloratton. “Moreover, themsnis by.naturedespotio; BStistanooexciteshiat' topassionschaotic, A*you*re allsaints, whilewsart but human, 'Obedlencb, etc.Vdevolvesonthewoman. - tfHowsweet, when our psisloni cnrsxe orbe- ■ trsyus, ■ ■ ' To keeponepure creatureonhand to slisyust Foundoutby *worldwhich objects to reoelv* in*us, Toknowthere is one stlli obliged to believe in r ust • * a . > “6 'maiden!” I cried.''“don’t you feel Ityour . 'duty ■. TOyieldyourselfup.in tbeklsyof yourbeauty, FulfiUln*yourmission,dearfemlulnocreature. Bymerging.yourself ln'mymaaculinensturer’ I looked inher fare; not a blushwassufiuetn* The ebeekthat seemed dimpled by something amusing, ■/ ,.■■■ Thenflashedherblueeye*,audityou’ll believe '.to ‘ ;' Theshockwas sogreatI couldsearoelyreceive it. 'Young man,” shereplied, "t deploretnostsin- cerely! . . e The etateof ill-healthyou exhibitsoclearly. t wouldyou were healed: but here my revolt :■ .1$^- ■ * Youmay be ablister, but I’mnot apoultloe. “Mylife is solargeandItsdutiessovarious I haven’t the time.toassumethevicarious. - Besides, youwill find; when youreachPeter’s wicket,. You can’t enterheavenuponyourwife'stleket. ThemanI.shaliwed, althmighfaulty (he’s hu* . man), .■■■■:■/ Ispure, orhe'snomate for anypurewoman; Andkind, or no lovo-necdlnghoartwouldaffect ■ him; . And lordof himself, or nowife could respect v,!,-" him..: , •‘Influe, we'v*ooucluded thisworld (toremod- N6longeryourtoibletfandvices to eoddle; Formenwillperforce, whoa they find sli the sisters Declineto bepoaltloea, cease to bo blisters.” She smiledasahopassed, heiranswertemplet., ed. Nowwhatwaywas thatfor a mattto botreat- .ed? j . Unil comesof losingtho first of theirfetters—1 You yield thewhole groutid when you teach themtheirletters! . —E.q.Turner.' . ChahglnxDemands In BeekanrentA A resteurAri writer to toMrity says: “ There are some things about people's hAbits o f eating that defy, explanation. For tostAboe, Monday IS known to tho rMteuranta as sandwich fisjr*>tor twice as many sandwiches are sold then as on any 6thfir day o f the week, And whAtto still more curious, more horned beef to called for on Monday thanAt *nF other time. Satnrday Isderilled-hamday, for two orderso f devilledhamtrill be called for.on. Saturday to one on MoodAy, thoibgh why no human being can guess. Sometimes * most unexpected demand will be made for particular kinds of food. Home days everybody that comes to will want ensterd pie, and the. next day he will not need to cut a single eliee. *On good Friday, 1688, "we h id not made much preparation for a meat dinner, not expecting to do anything to toAt line, and, to the astonishment of everybody to toe plated, there teas inore meat.sold than on any other day to the year# It seemed as it all the infidels to town came in And called for meat to show defiance o f the day,”—-St, Louis Globe-Democrat. Greek Btalr Dree*!**. • A fashionable way of dressing the hair to to bring It bp from the neck to the top of the head, kceplug it quite to the back, Then drsM lit to a thick coil like a bird's nest. Tho extreme ends o f the hAir are then drawn thrddgh the ooil, frizzed and combed out, forming a tort of toft, and a dagger or jewel- headed pin to thrust inby way o f finish# This method Of dressing the hair re­ sembles that seen In engravings of ancient Greek statues. Another mode to that of turning the forehead locks baek, leaving them loose to form Aroll at the edge o fthabrow . The rest Of the hair to ootnbed to -the top o f the head, tolled once, then the ends are di* Aided into several strands made toeo softly lapping orito wbtoh hound like trfA&SepnbMft- 1 GLANCES AT NATIVE BEAUTY. TYlist tlie Genuine Article Goaaleta or and Where It Is to n* FoaUil. ■With all due r^spebt to the fair aub- jects who are now poeatog through the press *« , representative beauties of America, 1, as a judge of female loveli­ ness, frankly say: “ They are not types o f American beauty.” First, the beauty o f any woman become* lost when a brief sketch of the'ssthe tells all about her high standing, her -social attain­ ments, her blue blood, her wealth and ancestry. l>o vye, as Americans, re­ quire ’ peculiar ittraina o f blood to ele­ vate our beauties to ebriato high stan­ dards? Who to it that passes by the rosy-cheeked .schoolgirl, sweet as a pink, fragrant w a spice blossom, and fair as the early blush o f dawn, for a bedecked, bediamonded and beflattered queen o f society, who has lost *11 the freshness of beautiful youth in social lionizing? Are we to seek for the pret­ tiest rosea to hot-houses? Must we bend all homage and fawn with subjec­ tion to our forced flowers of beauty, so- called, when, the sweetspringsbywood­ land ways glow with tender violet*? When the rude bush and bramble bring forth rarer, fairer"buds than ever yet were forced under the feverish heat of fashion’s sun-houses? They spring from families that make history to civil -and politic life. They have been pro- nouheed aa professiotiri beauties—not Ail, but most o f them—by critics of two hemispheres. They are beauties—hut beauties alone to the tv.o social Worlds that know, own, claim and arc proud of them, But they are as far from the perfect beauty of the American type of fair womanhood. As is the forced grape from the sun-kin*ed and zephyr-blown bulb that hangs in the free air of heaven. Will the writer who glanced, mcret# glanced, at native beauty, come and took at native beauty? I’ll assure you no. The modest star-eye that bends by the rippling stream, has hut small at­ traction to the professional glanetr at American beauty, when the hot glow of the social plant, telth all its rich and brilliant glare to to his eyes. Is there any call or necessity for the pure native beauty to crawl hack into the dusty, musty and fusty archiveso f olddays for blood strains to sustain her present paramount ascendancy? Does the man who bows to servile homage before the glittering shrine o f a professional beauty, so heralded and advertised to types black and white, ever think for a ’moment that alt charm would be lost Were the favored one to dott rustic gowtfs and drive lowing kihe through gre*npastor***trih1*okb«rtyhcatAhtot Doe* toe suitorwho woods thehandand •ns*ih«htoriofd(MoftiMpreiibiia«^d: - witiw JMMflr #PW**?*M* tn* pages o f * magazine and scattered broadcast over the landf to realize how JHifleshatmtiiera wouldbe in -that velvet tone of voice if it were crooning a queer ' old song over the -dasherOf a plain okUfashionedcrookchum? Iw o t not, Frankly, what does beautyamong' American women consist of? As - frankly I affirm that it doem't consist o f notoriety to the plains o f social life# A perfect blonde, a ravish" ing and exquisite brunette, a dancing, mincing, chattering, or world-wise, creature In gowns,: laces, diamonds, and a long line of bl\te-l)looded stock and a longline of present affluence &»’t a perfect type o f American beauty# Such an one may be a model of perfec­ tion In the .eye* of the levy,.hilt tha eyes of the few are meager compared to the eyes of the many, - Go over the entire list of the galaxy of pprtraituirad types of native beauty anflyou will,pot’ find one that the wOrld has not heard o f , before. Go over, the entire, list from first to last • and you will not 'find one whose family associate* are not pain­ fully -impressed upon the reader’ll fancy, to backthe object’s right or reason for a place in this niche o f fame. Isn’t a beautiful girl, born and raised to com­ mon Danube, Herkimer county, N# Y., ae beautiful as the queen o f New Or- , leans? Oh, no! her family isn't to dietingue! Up in the Adirondackmount tains blooms and blossoms the sweetest woman in all the world, but tho doesn’t go into the high stops o f society, ,she isn’t known, hence this mountain pink is passed <by while space to given to the. belle of Mem­ phis. It isn’t fashion to name rural beauty when one has in mind a ; city’s queen. All rural beauty does not i consist of red arms, freckled faces and stout ankles. You will find, in quiet farm homes, types of beauty thatwould, cast into shade, complete, obscure, the hot-house plants o f the city’s social life. And out; rural types, bound to fade to artificial sun and heat, would be her-' aided at types o f native beauty, when no kind few would dare call attention to their worth in their native surround­ ings. I am no sticklet'for sects:or sec­ tions. Beauty can be foundamong the crowded tenements o f lower New York that will vie in.each and evei-y distlnc* tion with thato f Fifth avenue. Beanty can be found in the old hills o f New Hampshire that can put to flight thebe-, diamonded belle of Chicago. Memphis,' famous for its many queens o f beauty, would hide its bead yvere Me really beautiful women from its rural parte called, forth. You will never print the faces of American types of native beanty until the owners of these san\Q. faces find' fame in the social world, learn half a dozen different tongues, and make two lands separated by a wide expanse of water, fall down and worship them. 'T o be the feted queen o f the few is not to he the queen o f - the many. There are hundreds, thousands of admirers who admire the rural beauty where „but a privileged score mayscarce approach the precincts o f the tocial beauty. Then, to conclu­ sion, how are wc to know who are to truly and really represent to the .world our iaative types o f female beauty? Alas! it is not for us to know! If we admire beautywe do not want to see it to cold black ahd white# it w* admire social queens, we do. Such are cob ** mon property and, expect and desire world-wide fame; but when one sees a galaxy o f faces noted a« types Of Amer­ ican beauty, and each and every oqo to a social queen, then are We apt to hide our head and say, as I do now—to what traits of fancy are our social minds leaning? In finis, I can.match against every printed face of every.socialqueen a dozen fairer, more lovely, hut less rich, less social women, who can dis­ count, to all, these so-called native types of beauty,—H. S. Keller, in Ar­ kansas? Traveler. WOMEN OF ABILITY, Miss S axbohn of Laconia has been appointed notary public byGov, Tuttle. She enjoy* the distinction of being the first woman to he appointed to this office to New Hampshire * Missxs S k A bl axd G obtos , of Chica­ go, have organized a publishing firm# Both ladies are young, ahd one has„had some experience a* a newspaperWriter, white the otherhas done illustrating, Mas, D bakk , the wife of a Congrega­ tional minister in Iroquois, S<D,, has been ordained to preach the gospel tty the largest council of Congregational ministers ever assembled to the State. There was only One negative vote. Mrs# Brake has for six years assisted her husband, who has the oversightOf five churches, preaching with as ^nuch Abil­ ity and acceptance as he. T jir home o f Olive Schreiner, the author of “ Breams” and of “ The Story of an African Farm,” is at Mstjesfott- tein, Cape Colony, The place consists of a farm, a hotel, a mill, a warehouse, a station and A few mean houses, and lie* to the very heart o f ihe wilderness, surrounded by such scenery as Miss Schreiner has often described to her books—level^wastes of gray sand and ragged ridges of rock. 1 s Miss G r U tro U k IS. F o AD a , o f St Albans, Vt., hasWox the, fifty-dollar prize offered .for the best original de­ sign by a woman for an article of household furniture. Iter design is a book-ease- to the tom of a large vol­ ume open at a little mere than right angles, vrith the shelves acrossthe open page*. It Is made o f Wood, and the binding, letteringand trimming « f blue and gold are cleverly imitated: About W)0designs were submittedto tha hofea- petitiom s , . ‘ e,. *