A Hream. One night acres* my spirit fall A dark and troubled dream. I wandered, with advsntnron* feet. Acres* death* diurnal stream ; I seized a shape 1 knew on earth. And asked, with anxious ovv, "Kay. are yon happy?" "Lo!" he groaned " If §o, should I he II" No aspiration* and no fears. No vv vuts to satisfy Ah ' well, a human aonl might ask, "if so, should ! be I ?" " breaking the Ice. " BT oaoß.ir I.* SAI S O TATUI*, P. . "Twaa the touch of mil J weather that andwin ter brings. The old-faahionod Jan ary thaw, When snow hanks, like froaeti up lover*, relent By nature's mysterious law. The parson wa* breaking the ics at hi* gate Flirty, and fnvsty. waa he When blue eyed Jeannie came tripping ilia' way- - Twenty, and pretty, waa die. The parson he greeted the lamb of hia fold. As cordial a* parson could be; But over the way her blue eyes strayed, Am) why. it was easv to see; For Jerry w Iroaking the ice at the clnuvii Twenty-two. and handsome, w*a be. And Jasnnie ywiUi Id* to niueld her froi harm) Had errand* to Jerrr. had she. S. they croeaed. and she took the pick from his hand. And merrily struck a brave blow. Then held her dainty red mitten fiir And laughed Ull her cheek* were agtow. And the jvsravn whi.perwd: "She'* 'breakup the ice,' To help ba-l.fu! Jerry *'o:ig : If the ic* in hi. h. art dnu t treak for that. It must be uiaMuunnuly utrong.'' iv- the ivaravu kept tkoughlfaUy ptckuig away. .And he uustsl : •• .Ah ' uu't it nice, tVhaa a laughing girl, with her heart 1a her •yes. Help, her lover to ' l reak the kw'" At .1 he Mg cd •• Ah ! wire I tut young CUKX more I'ut Jeanuir. U r wouliln l !*• line. Ah, well, the next lw.-t tlunc is a fee They 'll ead for me m a >a: They'll send for ire To the okl, old tale That started in Paradise; And the sweetest remnant of Eden that Wf; I* lotiiif and ' breaking the we.' 1 THE MAN FROM SOLANO. BY lutrrr HART*. He came toward ate out of an open lobby, between the act-*—a figure a" re markable as anything iu the perforin anee. His clothes, no two articles of which were of the same color, had '.be appearance of having been purchased and pat on only an hour or two before— a fact more directly established by th< clothes des'er .a ticket which stilt ad hered to hi- oiwt collar, giving the num l- r, sire and general dimensions of that garment somewhat obtrusively to a:; un interested public. His tr. users had a straight ling down < aoh leg as if he had l*vn born fl it, but had since developed, and there was another crease down hi> ! a k like those figures children cut out of folded paper. I may add that th: re was no consciousness of this iu his f.s.t-, which was good natured, and but for n cci-tain squareness in the angle of his lower jaw utterly uninteresting and com monplace, "You d'sremetnber me," he said, t riefly, as he extended his hand, '• but IHfr >m Solano, in Californy. I met juu there in the spring of '."<7. I wa tendin' sheep and yuu was bumin" char- There was out the slightest trac* of any intentional rudeness in the remind er. It whs simply a sta'ement of fact, and as such to he accepted. " What I haild ye f. r was only this," he said, a:tcr I liad shaken hands witn hint. " I o.iw yon a lamnit ago stan.hn' over in yon box —chirpin' with a lady a young lady. jx-art and pretty. Might ve be telling me ht r name ?" I gave him the name of a certain noted belle of a neighboring citT, who "had lately stirred the hearts of tie me tropolis, and who was especiallv admired by the brilliant and fascinating v mng Dashlxmrd who sUxxl beside me. The Man from Solano uinsed for . moment, and then s <id: " Tint's so thet's the name ! It's the same gal!" "Ton have met her, then ?" I asked, in surprise. "Ye-es." he responded slowly. I m**t her about fower months ago." She'd bin makin' a tonr of Californy with some friends, and I tirst saw her alsjard the cars this side of R, : .o. She lost her bag gage check', aii-i I found them on the floor, gave "em back to her, and she thanked me. I reckon now it would lie alxjut the square thing to go m over thar and sorter rec g-nize her." He stnpjxsl a moment and 1 *>k*d at us inqnir.nglv. " My dear sir," struck in the brilliant and fascinating Dashboard, "if vonr hes itation procecils from any donf>t of the propriety of your attire," I beg yon to dismiss it from your mind at on -e." The tyranny of custom, it is true, compels voar friend and myself to dress jieenl nr- Iy, but I assure you nothing could be finer than the way that the olive green of your coat melts in the delicate vellow of your cravat, or th* pearl grav of your trousers blends with the bright blue of your waistcoat and lends additional bril liancy to that massive oroide watch chain which you wear. To my surprise, the Man from Soluxio did not strike him. He looked at the ironical liashlxmrd with grave eaniest nes, and then said quietly: " Then I reckon you'd wouldn't mind shewin" me in thar ?" Dashboard was, I almit, a little stag gered at this. But he recovered hmsejf, and, bowing ironically, led the way to the box. I followed him and the Man from Solano. Now, the belle in question happened to l>e a geutlew iman—descended from gentlewomen-and after Dashboard's ronicnl introduction, in which the Man from Solano was not spared, she compre hended the situation instantly. To Dashboard's surprise she drew a chair to her side, made the Man from Solano sit uown, quietly turned her back on Dash board, and in full view of the brilliant audience and the focus of a hundred lorgnettes, entered into conversation with him. H ere, for the sake of romance, I should like to say he became animated, and ex hibited some trait of excellence—some iare wit or solid sense. But the fact is he was dull and stupid to the last degree. He persisted in keeping the c nversation upon the subject of lost baggage checks, aud every bright attempt of the lady to divert him failed signally. At last, to everybody's relief, he arose, and leaning over her chair, said: " I ealklate to stop over here some time, miss, and you and me beiu' sorter stranger* here, may be when there's any show like this goin' on you'll let me " Miss X. said somewhat hastily that the multiplicity of her engagemont* and the brief limit of her stay in New York she feared would, etc., etc. The two other ladies bad their handkerchief* over their mouths, and were staring intently on the stage, when the Man from Solano con tinued : " Then, may be, mine, whenever there is a show goin' en that you'll attend, vou'll just drop me word to Earle's Hotel, to this yer address," and he pulled from his pooket. a dozen well-worn letters, and taking the buff envelope from ( lie, handed it to her with some thing like a bow. _ " Certainly," broke in the facetious Dashbiard, •< Mis X. goes to the KRK I). KUIM7, I'M it or IIIR! I'l'oprit^tor. VOLUME X. Clwhlv ladl to morrow night. The ickcta are I>lll n trifle to an opulent rlifi>ruinn and A muu ( vr evident means, mid the object u worths one. 1 I'll Will, 110 tloullt, >u*l]v SCCUrC !l 111- vi tut. on. M *a \ raised her handsome eyes fiir i moment to 1 hinhlward. " Its all ill cans," she said, turning to the Man frv>ui Solano," nml as Mr R.iahtioard is one of the managers ano vou are a stranger, ho will, of com so, semi yon a vunplimeutary ticket. 1 have known Mr. Raal.Uiaril long enough to know that be in invftriahly courteous to strangers and a genlleican." Site set tied herwclf m her chair again and tiv.sl her eyt s upon the stage. rhe M.ui from Solano tbunkixl the Uliiti of New York, an I then, nftei shaking hands with evcrylaxly in the IHI\, turned to go. \\ hen he roiohtsl thi il'vr he looked back to Miss \ and Si'ld 1 " It was one of the queerest things in the world, miss, that my timlm' them cheeks"— Hut the curtain had just then risen on the garden n.eiie in "Faust," and Mis* \ w .is ::bs. Tbed. Hie Mall from Solano carefully shut the lxn dis>r and retirixl. I followed him. He was silent until he reaclieil the lobby, and then he said, as if renew .ng a previous conversation: "She is a mighty M|t gal that's ao. She's just t.iv kind ami will make a stavm' gixvl wife." 1 thought 1 saw danger alicad for the MUD from S ilaim, no 1 hastened to tell him that she wan bc.net bv atU ntious, that she could have her pick and choice of the laid of society, and finally, that she wns. m st probably, cngagtxl to DaaliboaaL "That's so," lie said, quietly, without the slightest truce i>f feelmg, " it would be m.glitv queer if she wasn't. But I reckon I'll atcer down to the ho-teL 1 dou't care much, for this yelln'. ' die wus alluding t ■ a oa h uza of that famous oiuitrttriee.Sign. ni Batt: liatt.) " What's the time ?" Ho pilled out his watch. It was such u glaring sham, so obviously bogus, th.it my eyes were fascinated by it. " \ m're looking at that watch,"he said; "it - pnrty to hs>k at. but she don't go worth n cent. Ami yet her price was $122, gol.L I gobbled her n. m Chat ham st ret t day Wore yesterday, where they were selling Vm very cheap at auction." " Yi>u have U-en outrageously swin dled," 1 said, indignantly. "Watch and chain are not worth tw. nty dollars." "Are they worth fifteen?" he asked, gravely. • Possibly." " Then 1 reckon it's a fair trade. Ye see, I told em 1 was a Califonnau from Solano an I hadn't ay thing al out me of greenbacks. Iha I three s'.ugw with nie. Ye remeuiUr them -lugs?" 11 did; the "slug" wus a "tok<n" issued m the early d.iya—a hexagonal piece of gold u little ov r tw.ee the s : ;e of atwtutv dollar gold piece—worth and accepted for fifty dollars.) "Well, I handed them that and they handed me the watch. Y'ou see them slugs 1 bad made myself outer brass fil ings and iron pyrites, arid used to ship Viu down on the boya for a bluff in a game of ilraw jHiker. Y'ou v, n >t being n-g"lar gov'ment money, wasn't counterfeiting. I reckon they coat n.e, conntmg time and anxiety, about sl">. So. if this yer wutch is worth that, it's ■Tsi-t as.|ua re game. Ain't it?" 1 liegan to understand the Man from Solano, and said it was. He returned his watch to bis ] ocket, toyed playfully with the chain, and remarked : " Kinder make* a man 1- -ok fask'u'ble and wealtiiy, don't it?" 1 agreed with him. " But what do yon intend to do here ?" I asked. " Well, I've git a cash capital of nigh on S7OO. I guess until I get into reg'lar business I'll skirmish roun 1 Wall street, and sorter lay low." I was about to give him a few w. rds of w.trning, but I remembered his watch, sn I desisted. We shook hauls and parted. A few days after 1 met him on lira nl way. fie was uttired in another new suit, hat I think I saw a slight improve ment in his general appearance. Only five ilidinot colors were visible in his attire, llut this, I ha 1 reason to believe afterwards, was accidental. I ashed him if lie had been to the ball. He said he had. " That gal—and a mighty peart gal she was too, was there, bnt she s >rter fought shy of me. I g<g this new suit to go in, but those waiters sorter run :ue into a private box, snd I didn't get much chance to cont nuiew our talk about them checks. But that young feller. Dashboard, was mighty j>erlite. He bronght hits of fellers and voting women round t > the lx>x to see me, and he made up a party that night So take me round Wail street and in tliein Wtoek l •arils. And the next dav he called for mc and tx>k me. And I invested aixuit £>oo in them stocks—mav la? more. Yon see, we sorter swopped stoeks. lon know I had ten shares in the Peacock Coj per mine, that you was once secretary of." " But those shares are not worth n cent. Tlie whole thing exploded ten years ago." " That's so, may be—you say so. But then I didn't know anything more alsmt Coramunipaw Central, or the Naphtha Gaslight company, ami so I thought it was a square game. Only I realized on the stoeks I bought, and 1 kem no outer Wall street a!suit S4OO better. Yon see it wna a sorter risk, after all, for them Peacock st <cks might come up !" I looked into his face ; it was im measurably serene and eommonplnee. I liegnn to be a little afraid of the man ; or, rather of my want of judgment of the man. and, ufb r a few words, we shook hand* and parted. It was some months lwforel again saw the man from Solano. When 1 did I fonn 1 that he had a'tuallv become a member of the stock lx>aril, and had a little < ffice on Broad street, wliere he transacted a fuir business. My reincm beriuice going W-k to the first night I met liiin, I inquired if he had renewed his acquaintance with Mtss X. " I heered that she was in Newport this sum mer, and I ran down there fur a week." " And yon talked with her about the baggage checks?' "No," he said, seriously, "she gave me a commission to buy some stocks for her. You see, I guess them fash'nble fel lers sorter g t to runnin' her about ine, and so she put our ncqauintance on n square business footing. I tell you, she's a right peart girl. Did ye hear of the accident that happened to her ?" I had not. " Well, you see, blic was out yachting, and I managed through one of those fel lers to get an invite, too. The wl:< le thing was got np by a tnnii that they say is going to marry her. Well, one after noon the lxiom swings round in a little squall and knocks her overlioard. There was an awful excitement—you've heard about it, may l>e ?" No' But I saw it all with a romancer's instinct in a flash of poetry ! This poor fellow, debarred through uucouthncsH from expressing his affection for her, had at last found his fitting opportunity. He hail— " Thar was an awful row," he went on, "I ran out on the tuffrail, and there a dozen yards away was that purty crea ture, that peart gal aud I" " You jumped for her ?" I said, hastily. "No !" he said gravely. "I let the other man do the Jumping. I sorter looked on." THE CENTRE REPORTER. I ntATtvl at him 111 ust. loslniifl l. "No' 'h* inl on, seriously. "lit *n the man who jumped thwl u> pint then hi** 'put' his Ino of bunine-n Von see, if 1 hail w alt.-ixi over the mile of that ship, uiul i'*vm'itril HI, mill tluinmuxcd routiil tuiil dually lluppcd to the Udtoni, that other limn would huvr> pun|H\l mil oral-like ami mnvil her, ami h> was going to marry her any way, 1 don't el act I s see where I'd he* been i. pr> -enbxl a th>' trail -action. Itut don't yoti MX , i f. nft i hv\l jumped mid hadn't got her, he'd gone down himself, I'd liev the next lnwt I'limiiv, and the advantage of hol ing hint outer the way. Von nee, von don't understand uie 1 don't think voti did in Raliforni . " " L'heu h<* >ild Mite her ?" " Of ixiiir-e IK li t toil nx- she :•.* all right. It hi'd missed In r I'd have chipjxxl in. Thar warn't no senne m my doing hi* duty .uilcvn he failed." S imehow Um story got out. I'he Man from Solano us a hntt Ixvame more js. pnlar than et er, and of r urne reeeived nit Rations to hurlmquo receptions, and naturally met a great man* people whom otherwise he eotihl not linve MHI. It wr : ;s observed also that hia S7RO waa steadily grow iug, and that he seeimxi to lie netting on in his business. Certain Californmu ato-hs wrliieh I have seen .juietly interred in the old day s in the t inilw . f their father*, w here magically revived; an 1 1 remember, as one who has sn ii a ghost, to have lieen shocked an I looked i.ver the quotations one morning to have so n the fm*e of the "Read llent ltcscli M initio C 0.," rouged and plastered, looking out from the column* of the morning puper. At last a few people began to respivt, or suspect, the Man of Solano. At last, suspicion culminated with this incident. He had long etpressisl n wish to be long to a certain " fash'n'ble " club, ami witlia view of burlesque he was invited to visit the club, where a series of ridicu lous entertainment* were given linn, winding np w.th a card party. As | passtsl the st -ps of the club house early next morning, I overheard tw > or three members talking excitedly. "lie cleaned everyls-iy nut. W 1 v, he must have r.ihixl in nigh on " ••Who?" I asked. '•The Man from S >lutio." As 1 turned away, one of tlt' genii men, a victim, u tod ft r ins sjM.ituj projiensities, f llou.d me, and laving his hand on mv shoulder, asked : "Tell mr fairly now. What business did vour friend follow in California 1" *• He was a shepherd." " A what ?" *' A shepherd. Tended his flocks on the honey - -e'.ited lulls of Solano." ■' Well, ull 1 can sav is, bla-t your California pafttora'* ' ' AVti' 1 ri >!.. Our w Minister's Wife's Bonnet. Well, Sophronia Ann. I'm glad you've come. A great many things has Imp perns! since yon wire here in house cleauin' time. You know then 1 hadn't been near the Metlu dist church for nigh on to a mouth; an a'l Ciarvuce Center was n-laugiiui', an' a making fun of our new minister's wife. How dreadful tin \ did talk 'Unit that blue velvet Unmet of hern ! At last the women in the 'hurch couldn't stand t no longer; so they went to M,s< Brown, nt' thev t Id her that jusij le thought she were n ugtirm' an' a-keepiu* buck the Lord's w.-rV, bv a weariu* sieh a wicked, worldly bonnet. An' then sa\ M ltrowu " I join . 1 should like a new bonnet verv much. The blue velvet was my wedding hat, nearly two years ago. Since then my husband has Usui so js>rlv paid he ha not Issui able to buy me anything new. S > I havtt Us-n obliged to wear this hat summer and wn,t. r." N >u. .'"inter Pip kiu she had an old black silk apron, jest uagood as new, an' she said if the others would take hold an' help, alie would have a so win' Us>, an' make up Miss Brown n decent bonnet. 1 didn't care notion' Isnit the U nnet, but seem' Miss I'ipkiu was a-goin' to the pains of a-gittm' up a supper 1 thot I'd go and help 'em. Well, if 1 do say it, we made one of the pur tie.st bouiieta you ever laid eyes on. There wus none of them high alutn:' tilings about that Unmet. \iT we s nt it to her that very night. Now m meet in', next Sunday luoruiiT, they all hoked at Miss Br >wn's sent to - • how the new bonnet looked on her head, but she wasn't there. Alter the prayer was over who should tin y we but Miss Brow n a-o mm' up tie aisle, a holdin' her head higher than a kite. An' do you supp<ise she had on onr m-w Uinnet? No, indeed ! But she did have one of them new black felt huU that cotne wav down over a ierson's eyes, an' are nil covered with black lien's feathers. It l.stked a grent sight wus* than her old one. An" the meanest of bll was, next mornin', wlmn old Brer the washwoman, came to do M *s I'ipkin'a washm', nhe hail on that verv same black silk Uinnet thnt we had took sich paint, to innke for Mini Brown.— li'oman'x Journal. An Admiral's History. A correspondent of the Portland Preu gives some interesting particulars con c. rning the late Admiral Alden's family. His grandfather was Robert Tate, the fourth son of George Tate of London, who came to this country some time Ik>- fore the year 17. r >6. George Tate hail been a seamen on board the first Russian frigate that ever went to sea. When lie came to America he built a large two story, gambrel roofed house nt Stroud water, Me., which yet stands unaltered, outside or inside, and is the best exam ple in that vicinity of the prevailing style of good houses at that time. He died there in 1791, in the ninety-fourth year, of his age, leaving four sons, all ixirn in England. His third son, George, entered the Russian naval service. Catharine 11. ap]s>iuted him lieutenant in 1770, and she afterward raised him to the rank of rear admiral. Alexander I. made him first admiral and u member of the Russian senate. For his gullnnt services nt the siege of Ismail he re ceived from the Empress Catharine a gold medal bearing her likeness and sirt nhle inscriptions, lie also received from the diff> rent sovereigns under whom he served the badges of the older* of St. Waldimer, St. Alexander Newski, St. Ann, and tin military order of St. John, He died in the service in IHJI. unmar ried, highly hoi orod and respected. His last visit to Maine was in 1819, when he erected a handsome manument to his father and mother at S'roudwater. The fourth son of O -orge Tate, Robert, hud one son and several daughters. One of the latter was the wife of Capt. James Ahleu of Portland, and the mother of Admiral Alden. One of Admiral Alden's sisters married T. S. Arthur, of Phila delphia, the well known author. Tile Wheat Prop. The receipts of wheat at the principal markets of the West for seven weeks ending February 17, in three years were as follows : I'tart. Hush*h. 1877 2,371,f>78 187 4,902,278 187 5,522,052 The visible supplies at the principal points of accumulation on the seventeenth of February, were follows : raori. n-uhtlt. 187 11,088,627 187 17,089,460 1875 12,201,784 These figures lisve, of course, no reference to the movement end stocks on the Pae-'fte slope. CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY. APRIL 3, 1877. MI MM < VMI ill'. 11.-r Itsnlrtar n lib limn Ilrrbrrl It* I tie \V 1,. It.i 4 Hrlmrrtlnl I'uril.d b. Iltc ..I in t i iti.ii Hiilrr*! . The true t'tiiiw of tli separation bt- Iwi'i'ti Mr. 11 \ in. il l tint lull' Matilda H. ruti in now published for the tlrsl tiun>. Mua 11. run ins.h- lut t/thidui Hun Frun- I'ltS'.. I li'iviiilmt -tit It, lfvkt, tin.l. making u wonderful success, 1111111' uiul wealth were rapidly ao.puril Among tli** Inmt if friends In-r talents gathered nromi.l li*r none with mure it" i.lttotin iii tlu'ir tUli'iitin. tlinii Henry iSvritr, UII.I tbi'ir fr.i inlilnji having developed into t tli)i U fleet "II It WU> all l Ul UCst Ulsllllf Ills till.; she lill.iltl.l lea\ e her profession ail.l be come Inn wifi*. I'lii-I M -i lli'Miti .It.l it. t tniiit ti. .1" tlu'ti, a* til it a.lv arrange ment* hu.l liee.u coinplet. I f.>t 1.,-r broth •T t.i WK" 'it lttr abroad, un.l slid desired to defer I.i i mart nige until after her re turn an.l tin' fulfilment of two theatrical eugwgeni< !ts till." had iiid.il' inn Hi Pitts burgh un.l nil.' in New York city. At ln*t, in. vihl II v his fretpient solicit it mint, she consented t.i u secret marriage an.l be came Mr. Hvrin-'a wife, Ix.th determining nut to reveal their re lut uu t<> each other until utter her return un.l the coinpletntu .if iit-r (Mtitnu'U 1., play in the two cities alxive mentioned. \N itli loving word* nn I bright lopes f>r the future they parted, the wife, ac eotupanied lit her nieee un.l brother, to go in one of her father's vi -sel* to Ku lujie; the hustuuid, with f.ui.l . xpect utiey, to awiut her return a* the rraltut tion ..f nil hi* dreams of happiness. M * Heron huii ln-en ah* imttie time when a large nutnU r of proiuinent gen tlemen of ('uhforiiia met at a social din ner, Mr Byrne making one of tin \ arty. I'he conversation turning UJKHI women, mention Wli* liuiile of Mis* lien Ill's re markable aluhtiea, when some one snei-r --mgly alluded to her being :>:i aetri -.s At this Mr. Byrne requested "that Mt-s Heron IK- S|hiken of with more rn|vt, as he would answer for her lsung a Italy. thje of the part v mitirkulh re uuuked ; " I'rwhahiy site i as mueh of n hiily a* tin' original of tin*," taking n ilaguerreotype from his pocket and hand ing it to his next ueightxir at the table, who, in turn, passed it to another Ivory one uj'ti seeing it • tela ino.l " Mi** Hi ron " Mr. Byrne, II|HIU look ing at It, said : ".Ml thai ; where did you got this? ••tientli- replied the owner of the pietnre, ••that i* n >t Miss Heron, hut a picturi of her sister, called Kte Hidgi'ly, 1 the propr I < to ■> el a gilded j liu-i . f sin in New dork. known a* the ' H'.iise .f Mir er-- i'he elTivt of this stuteuielit U|*m Mr. Bvmo may tie inincim 1, he let:ig an excessively proud man. Die irregularities an.l uncertaintii ■ of tie marls was Mr. Byrne's excuse for not wri'.ug about Una affair to Miss Heron, and he 1 ug kept hr.* hug HUT the mat ter. Her silence Oil the silhjeet he 1* wind to tiave considered willful ill . eptinii oil her part, and gn . illy hi- mind l<e e.iiue biased agu ti>t her. I'poti her re turn to this country, he met ln-rat l\tts hnrgh, and he at once broached the sub net tl at *• I ie d of Hitch Hill* .rt.iliee t. ■ him, "rt-prmtrhittght-r for bringing s stain upon his name an.l dixviviiig him." " H"W- could he take her to t'.ilifortila and acknowledge her ll* his wife when her sister's ]*.Mttou was the talk of the ' * ' This an i much more he aaid, a. 1 tii.e" knowiti * M Heron's high spirit ami integrity of purpose will not wonder at the reply site made him, *'SeVeliti-ell Tewr* ago she said I I re mernlier, a* a child, si-eing a young wid ..will sister an inmate of my father's house; then sin- disapp. nr. .1, my hroUu-r follow e.l, was abm'iit two or tiins- days, and returned, brim- ug her little girl of two year* back with him. The child was brought up in my father's house, I ut t e mother'* name w is n> %■ r meuti<.ui*l in HieTatnily. I have heard that I remark ably r- seuibled, in form and fm>-, that 'ister; but s nee chil.thoo-i I have never seen her. \\ hat temptn! ion* ..r trials caused her to fall I d • not know; lint wherever she i* m\ prayer* will follow her. As for luv not showing yon this blotted jiage in our fatntlv history, 1 did not think of it in connection w;tii our af fairs; but now, tliauk heaven ! our mar riage was n secrt t one. You "return to the friend* whose noble <*vnpution 1* the bandying alsmt of aw oman's f one. With them cherish your spotless name.. lam not ashamedof mine, but will cling to it, and froin henceforth will be wedded to my profe*i *ll.' After ri flection changed Mr. IJyrne"* views of the subji-ct. He follow til Misa Heron to New York, urged h<*r t.i forgive Li* injustice nud return with him to San Francisco; but all los |H*r*un*ioiis, aided bv the entreaties of nor brother 1 whom he had enlisted in Ills cause), diil n .t nvntl to change her d*cis ion. Ambition t.>k the place of love ami made her limit diiuih to nil hi* pleading*. Fueling there was no liojs* lie finally consented to a separation, though neither of them ever obtained a divorce. On tw-ing asked recently why she did not refute the aspersion* made u|*>n her cliaracter by publishing the true fa<*t* councctcd with the separation of Mr. Byrne and herself Mis* Heron said: "I cannot do it. The sister who was the unfortunate cause of our t r< mblo could not cling to evil; bitterly repentant, she changed her course of life and at last married a gentleman of |xi*itioii mid wealth, after making him acquainted with the error* of hoy past. Now she is aged, and her days are spent in doing good toother*. If 1 wrote a vindication of myself the public would expect names and particular* regarding her, which would tend to wound and humiliate her deeply; therefore i will bear it f>r my sister's sake." Thought her hearers then, Matilda Heron, your insanity does not reach your heart, or if such 11 resolve i* tin* result of mania <hl grant more per • MIS in this world may turn ma 1. The funds witli which she was enabled to go to California to contest the will of Mr. Byrne were part of the proceeds of a grand lieneflt tendered her hy generous dramatic friends in New York. The benefit was a splendid success, but a nmu who managed to get possession of the money swindled Miss Heron out of nil except a few hundred dollars. The liniperor William's Speech. The German Kcichstng being opened the cmjieror made a speech in which he adverted to the depressed state of com merce nnd industry, and also tithe de ficiency in the budget. It pro|K>cd that the deficiency, amounting to 2. r ,f>(IO,(iOO marks, be met by raising the matrieuln tory contributions payable by the States. The speech also refers to Eastern affairs, and expresses the opinion thnt tin- peace of Europe will not be broken. The dan gers which might result from the Kast eni question, still unsolved, threaten Germany in a less degree than any other eouutrv. Should the expectations now enter tained, based upon the promises of the Porte on the one hand and the opening of negotiations for peace on the other, with Servia uml Montenegro, fail to be realized, tlio imperial government, while recognizing the fact that the present question does not prescribe any precise line of conduct-for itself, will continue to exert its inilueuce, as hitherto, on be half of the protection of the Christians in Turkey, and of the preservation of the peace of Europe, above ail things, how ever, strengthening its own good rela tions with governments, allied o other wise, friendly to it. MIV* AI Ait v Htvti ifs MHM:V. Tkr .Awisusl RH.I I Iri UMI.LSUT r. WF II. R I'rliair Hessr.l. --- lluh m tiHwblrr'* llaualorr ttrm.ab.-rrg I.Ull. An. ul Hladar*.. It is told us noiiietliing veiv strange that thoiii h the late Matthias M. Ramer ll .IS II gillllblri, Imth his wife alitl daugh ter were of u vi ry religious turn of mind, and his brother u clergyman 111 gmsl standing. Mi Rancer's hnluts of life caused his tuiiitlv much trouble, since it really I'Striien-. il tlieni from the somety for W'hii'lt thev were ls>th iu> ntally and luoi'ull* qilablh.l. Though the habits and charadci of Mrs. Rauct-r and of the luti Mary M Dancer were well known t.i their neightaira, they were treated ** it It great discourtesy ; and in panning thei-i in the street. Motile even drew awuv as 1 aon. Ii in tear of being contaminated i'los gt in r.d sbclit troitliled tlielil great ly, especially Mis. I lancer, and feeling tliat peopl- il d not care to asms-iute with the fumiiv tfa gambler, they lived quietly and unostentatiously, arhlom going out unless necessity fonvxl Ihem to do so, and never courting the acqilHUit anee of others. Suue twenty pan ago Mr. Raueer wan struck with paralvsis, ami aft. i wards was llltssly and petulant. His wife and daughter were often ad vised to have him sent ton lunatic luivlmn or to M.me place where he entlld )>e kept under restraint, but to such suggestions Miss 1 i.uH-i-r inv iriably replmd : •• He is my father, ami while 1 have breath left 111 niv U*h 1 shall love him ami make liuu an happy as gxmsiliiy. It is my duty to do s I." iter lather seemed devotedly attached to her. He Ulade her a present of the house oil Eleventh street where they lived, and one Christiun* brought home a big bmidle of in ws|*i|N-rs ad ilnwseil to her. After tia|*-r on |m|<er hud been taken otY and wlteii the bundle had IKIMI reduced to the *irc of a large apple a nU of something dark fell ii|*iu the ti ■ r t)u elimination, it proved to HI bank lioti-s. At the time - f tin rubbery of IHIUIU from their house Mi*, llaii.-er was iiiy roughly treated la the r.-bU-rs. Her throat Was an lrn-e --rnted by tlie <>>rds with which she had la-en Is,mid that she could est nothing, and for some time it was thought that she Weill 1 not live. Mrs. Marv White, a la.lv who lived op|se.li-. liear.i of this, and for a long tune inii le soups for her dailv, and did many other little m't* of kuidtie-s f..r her. When Mr* 1 lancer got Well she slid that ilr*. Whitehall sued her life, and exprei-sed a desire to repay In r in some way. Mr. iVtius r also iusinti- l that soiin-thilig must 1M- done for her. and was very profuse with los thanks ami gratitude. At length one day \li*s I lancer calbsl on Mrs. White ami presi-ntisl her w.th a very pretti silver sotlj. lin lie, Kayillg that idle wonlil like to d , still more f, r her. Tin ugh Mrs. Wiul' wus by U" lueans w.-ulthy, v-t sin p lively refitMsl to take anything but the soup ladle ui repayment of her kind lli-ss. Hut Miss Ihitioer ofti-n sal.l after this that she should have her way aUuit it ; that she would not !*• crossed m ln-r will, ami that she should d • something more for her fru-tnl, whether she Con sented or not ; *.. it up|M-ar by M:s Daiici-r s will, laU'ly admitt<*i to pn-bate, tliat NJrs Marv White, for many a 'ls of kindness, ss a li-gnfi*' for s.'>.•**• ft wit* totally unexpected on her part, and w hen she wo* infmuisl of it she nearly faulted, she was so a*tomshi*i. T > vr when Mr* an.l Mis* Dwiwr wort- at llii< seaside, tli y U*iuc acquainted with n clergyman lv t)i< usinr •f liW, who wn* nt the same pi see with i In* family. He wti* j**>r Ix>tli in iiinlth and in puns*. By hi* kuuli'.itM" and K* |h l N'lik- hi* nunc into the favor <f Mi** I)*u it, w ht>, *-ing that h* was worthy, tuft in in $lO,(hK). Mi** Cancers aunt. Mr*. Mary Ami tkddor, tul**|>t*l n litth* In* * ..in* year* a.*>. When* she ft*ll Hi 1 linn no Mill* wi*iii*i to Ln<>, hut he was evidently a waif. lie ha* shown iiiniM If grateful hy hi* nlHslienor, and a* a reward for ju*t gratitude he receives |S,dUU la Mi** Uaiimt'i vilL All the fnnntiire in the house Tat Went Klerenth **tnf*et, together with her wear ing apparel, jewelry mul j**r*>unl orna ments, Mi** Cancer bequeathed t. her •tint*, Mr-t. Alary Ann (J. >ller and Mr*. .Susan H>l >in*oa, " share ami share alike, ami to each wlie al* > left $10,(WO. roller rvttisina, Willmii (iohier, Antoin ette (iol.hr, F.tnilr tbddcr and Mary Paganii, Mr*. France* T. Avcrv, Cordelin Brtgg* it ml Alexander CnMwrly, *fl<i,(NK each, and to the two ehihln-n of Mr*. Cul'lx rly So,tMK) each. To the Itev. Charle* S. Ilarrtiw, at present the |>a*t<>r of tin* Central M**thoili*t church, in Seventh avenue, $10,(100, nlld to hi* *l*ter, {JA.'**'. To Mr*. Allele Oakley, of N.>r*v.**l, J., •he left SSOO "for the uses iiml pur |*inen"of a ehun*h in that place. To I'honin* F. Jeremiah,her exi-oiitor.she left $20,000. To A.leline Hnnford, of Wooil'* Hole, Mn**., *he Iwvpieathed SIO,OOO. To Klin* T Cam*er, hr 0011*111, *he lie qucathrd tin* *nti*fiu*ti.>u <>f a mortgage made by him to her* on s >iue property in Pennsylvania. To Oeorgv F. Steven*, whom lie was to have married, nil* l>e ipienthi*! $30,000, ami to his two sisters, SI,OOO eaeli. She bequeathed her hon*e and lot. 111 Fast Twenty-fourth Ntroet, to the executor of In r will, to lie held by him in tru*t to pay lavs, iusiiranee, re pair*, and t<> pay the net ineome t*> Mr*. Until t'-ifT.i a* long a* *he shall live, and at her death the house mnl lot is to go, in fee simple, to her soil, Nathan OofTu. Miss Daneer also provided that a lot be purchased for her 111 (ireenwootl feme tery, and that a tomb, costing not more than $25,000, should Is* limit 011 it, and that tin* bodies of her father, her aunt. Mrs. (iohier, and her ehild, (b-orge Whitfield Hrnnlingham and (leorge F. Steven* should be placed in it willi her own. This will was made bv Miss Dancer only in case she should uio Mure she came into full jxissession of hr proper ty, when she intended to give outright to the various charitable societies the amount named in her will, ami it was under this provision that Mr. Jeremiah consented to net as her executor. She was not a " religious recluse," as she has l><x>n styled, hut on the contrary was in some doubt about her religion. She was active in the works of her church, but was not bigoted iu her religious ideas. She ilid not confine herself to one church, but went to those of several denomina tions. The Dancers seem to have had very few friends in this city, and even Mr. Jeremiah, though he has known the family for many years, has never been inside of their house more than four or five times. Miss Dancer died on the eleventh of February, and on the Saturday previous she called on Mr. Jeremiah at his place of business, and told him that she was to be married the next WiHlnesday. He expressed surprise, as he had not pre viously known that she had been receiv ing attentions from anybody, but she told him that, about two years before, her mother had become acquainted with n gentleman named Stevens, and before she died expressed a wish that lie should marry her daughter. In resjHinse to this information Mr. Jere miah congratulated his visitor, and in re sponse to her request that he should got for her a diamond brooch which she had given him for safe keeping, he told her that it was in the safe deposit vaults, but that he would get it for her on Mon day and bring it to his office. Before she left Mr. Jeremiah observed that she was looking much better than usuid, and slie replied : " I'm not so well as I l<s>k; I have a strange feeling of illness nlsmt uie that I eaiiliot diwrilie." On Moii ilav, when Mr. Jeremiah wiit to his ort|i-e, he took Willi hllu the ihaltiond bio. ah, lint, instead of lilnhlig Miss RiUteii then, he found Mr. htevrlis, who told loin, with tears in his ryes, Hint she was dead. Rurilig a violent tit of vomiting she had burnt a blood ve-scl at the base of her bruill. Miss Rmieir wa-s tlillty-tive years if uge, and is said to hliVe be n urr prh lion*! 4vuig ii, mulilier Slid ajtpearance. M atthias Ratie. I, her father, W.is prob ably the most suceessful ejM.li mg man of his time. He wun originally a bliM-k- Stiilth, but abandoned Hie anvil for the faro table and kept scleral < stab'isli iii. uta tu this city. At his Imiik at No. h llarela* slrei'l lie is naltl to have taken tu oil i Kl,.V*t,oiki during the war. He saved his money, ami at Jne death m All (Mist hist he left n fortune . f solllc j)7tH),- tkkl. 'lliis he divided 1.11111111 Iwtweeti hia wife and ilaught-w, but Mrs. l)iu*vr MLrvived her husliaud only (Jim months, ami the entire fort line cnm.- into M.r-. lialieer s jHaasessioii. It. -sides the lega cies till.'lull' mentioned, ahr left I K-i jit est n amounting 1.- KTljfi.tNkt to vatiotis cl.ari t.lble Itistlt lltlons ill tliis citv. 1 lie scene at Miss R.uiect's funeral IS said to have been most alTix-ting. Not more than tw.-lve persons were there, \\ lieu tin* time eaine to i-l..se tiie coffin, Mr. Steven*, hir 'in. c, uroae, with his face jierfeetly white and his teeth set, and staggered, ratln-r than uaikixl, u>- wuril the enffln. He kll'lt Iw-slde it witiiout saymg a word, and with his fiwe turning r<xl ami pale bv turns, 1..k --e*l tiupkiriugly around and fell back. He was raisi.l t<> hia fet-i ami taketl away. File *]KX-tutors thought lie would go mad. It was the day s-t by Uie d.s-euaxi for tlieir marriage, so her funeral was 011 her *1 tiding day ami her brutal cost nine was lur alirond.—AVer York War hi. I'rel*n itur (oJ l ish for Market. A correspondent of the .Von trtal "j Ua:rtt< gt\ i* the history of s end fish from the mouivut when, on tlie book of I the fishi-rmau, it ia drugged from its na tive element till it dtsapix-ars down tlie j huiusn throafbu the banks of the Ama ti n, the I'araiw, the Tngnn, or tlie l*o : ' After n few expiring wriggle* and it is • s comfort to be informed bv naturalists j that flh are sliU"*t insensible to pom the ol is flung from the fisherman's j Unit upon the rough stage, where it i rrerive.l by the " rut-thrust." who, witli ssliMp knife, lavs open tie fuh ucr>a<- the throat and down the !a*!ly, and passes it to tlie header. This operator * proceeds to extract tlie liver, which is , drop|Kil into a vi-sarl by Ins sidf, to l>e ' r converted into eodiiver oil. He then ex tracts the entrails and wrenches off the head, and throws these into smitlier re ceptacle, to lie preserved for the farmer, , to lu.x wiUi bog and earth, thus forming s runs! ft rtilizing cum)*** for hu fields. 1 The tongues, however, are token out, , ami al*<> the sounds, and these, fresh or pickled, are an excellent article of food. The fi-!i is then jMisaedto the splitter, who, by n dexterous movement, cuts out the backbone nearly to the tail, and thus lays the fish entirely vj-n. and capable j of being laid flat on it* back. This is the nicest jsut of the opOTVtioil, Stid the splitter slwais cvinititaml* higher wage* than the re*t of the ojwmtor*. * The taller next takesthe fbh and washes it well from all particles of blood, wait* it, and places it in piles to dram. After laying the projiet length of time it is washed, and spread to dry OU the j " llsks. ' whieb is formed of spruce j bnighs, ii|.jrte Ihv s framework lest , ingou upright (Mile*. Here the cod are spread cut mdivnlually to bleach by ex js-sure to sun and an, and during this pri-es:. rv<pure constant Stteiitkm. At night, or on the approach of nun, tlicv are made up into lot'.> round hespa, with the skin outward, ui which state they look verv much like amall haycocks. When the " hlootn," or whdisli appear sr.ee, which for a time they assume, c Unas out on the dried rtL, the process nishixl, and they are quite ready for storing. On being conveyed to the premises of the ei|siiting mer.-hsiit. they ate first "culled.' r so- >rtod, into four " diffeient kinds, known as ' 1 Merchsut nhle," "Hu leirw. - ' "West India," and ] " Dun," or broken fish. The first is the ( best quality, the second a grade loiter, ( tlie thinl is intended for the stomsi-lia of , uegrtH-*, anil the fourth, whieh is tmaiia ble of keeping, iw nseil at home. Ihe ixi.l sent to hot countries are pm kctl by " acn-w jdtwer into small casks called ! " drums tli- a* which go the Meiiiter raneon are usually exjiorted in hulk. ' Dirge quant ties of dried cisl fish are thip}>ed to Brazil, and there is hardly an inhabited corner of that vast empire where the Newfoundland cod ia not to ( lie found, being carried on tiieba-ka of K mules from the aea.viast into the moat distant provinces of the interior. The negus-* of the West Indie* welcome it as a grateful addition to their vegetable diet. To nil parts of the Mediterranean it finds its way, Italian*, Greeks and Sicilian* equally relishing the produce of the sen harvest. The Spaniards and [ Portuguese are Aur l>eat customer*, and all overthe sunny peninsula the " buealo" ' is a standing dish. In the warmer regions of the earth the people seem to have a special liking for the dried and I salted cod, and to them it is an almost indispensable article of food. lertillring Influence of Snow. Snow is often called the " |>oor man's manure:" and if it is true that it has any manural value, the farmer's pros|>ectß f. r the next season are certainly flattering. The bnlv of snow upon the ground in all the Northern and Middle States is very great, and million* of acres of land are covered by it as with a blanket of the whitest wool. It is probable that sel dom, |M<rha}wi never, has so wide an area of our country Iwn covered a* during the month of January, 1877. The ques tion whether simw i* capable of affording to land* any of the element* of fertility is one often asked; and in reply, the Huston Journal of ('/it niisfri/ snv* tlint it probably is. The atmosphere holds ammonia and Home other nitrogenous products,* which arc without doubt brought to the soil by 'w flakes as well ns by rain drops. Experiments both here and abroad would seem to prove the truth of this conclusion. llama are not only valuable for the moisture which they supply, but for what they bring to ns from the atmoa phcre. During a thunder storm nitric acid is products! in considerable quanti ties; and dissolved in the rain drops to a high degree of attenuation, it* effects upon soils are highly salutary, as the nitrogen permeates the sntire soil. Oxen in Harness. The Hurlingtoii flown) Ifawkej/e print* the following : A wight that at tracted many spectator* appeared on our i street* the other day. It wa* a team of oxen attached to a wood wagon. They were equip) ed in full harnes* even to the hit*. The collar* aiul humes, instead of i being placed a* when on the equine I beast, they rather were plaeed right the reverse—upside down. Yet they were in proper position, for they could be ail • justiii to on ox in no other manner. The i driver, n hale old farmer, employed the 1 old original horse vernncnlar: " (iet up," ; " whoa," " back," and made no nae of t " gse " and " haw." TEHMH: S2.QO a Year, in Advance. KALM, HAKDKV AM) IIULHKIIOI.I). I'rarOrsl lata Nslrs. ItahLßT. Skillful luutingeim ut is W quired to *n<vc.| with tliis crop. I'ei-u --bar soils arc re<iiiired to produre a (dear, thill akllitnxl, brg'lit colored sain pie, such as brings the )>est price tu the mar ket. A friable, clean, mellow, dry, limestone elny loam la perhaps the lw*t soil, but some lighter soils, that are warm ami rich, will pnsluce good l.Mi h-v. Tin soil must Is-thoroughly work ed, ami free from Hkk liailey sliouhl always lie dulled, and the aeeil placed at *ll even dcptli below the aurfaoe. There in no Is'tlcr erop with which to sow to clover. < lata will succeed Itjnili soils where barley would fail. A . rough aod and a moist soil will grow gisal latta; it is tin bent spring <*rop for a reclaimed swamp OR A uewly liroken clayey inetuktw. Two atnl a half bushels of aeed Jxr acre is light seedingj time bushels, if drilled, or three and a half, if broadcast, is sometimes sown with giaal results. Flic thick seixliug yields a finer stalk, which makes a more .le- rable flakier tluni stouter straw. Rat* ami J lean, sown together, pro duce a very nutrition* fishier. The two cro|m together, uj < n ooe a<-r of good soil, will yield it* .trly, if not quite, an much fishier u* wild an acre of each sown s jmrately. We have sown two bushels of out* Mini six jwicka of (teaa to the acre. If sown early, the fodder may be cut for s. tiling cow -, or horm-s in May or J tine, and a HI<VSW;.IU for oontiuuoua use may lie sown every two weeks until early ui May. Roll the grottml after sowing, so that the crop may lie cut with a mower, which may easily be doue, aa the oats support the jn-an and prevent lodging. Other f< liler crops are barley and Urn, iir vetches, spring rye, and in tin- Southern State* the on* J*-H may lie added lollirw. A fe* sen t <•( *>ine ear'imlder crops will lie found very not Jul for (mliug green, or for cutting and curing for bay. I'otator*. Earlier planting iltau usual will be advisable. Few plant • arly enough, and now tliat the Colorado beetle is around very early, it will l<e • ell to g-t the st-irt of liiiu. We liave plant..l aa a>>u tin-frost was rut of the ground and the H"U dry, without heeding tHV-aaiouid night frost*. When the |x>tut<M-n appear aWve ground, ail inch of earth thrown over thein with tlie line, or a light furrow, will Ih sufficient protection, and if the top* are nipped, the plant* Will sprout again. The Cononaix) Reru.—Where this pent ban l*-eii around for nan }aat. it is not feared. No one think* of being Uitieli troubled alaitit it. Yet we hear farmer* ask : " Shall we plant any po l*toe* tin* \ <-ar or not ?" Putitum must 1m- raised. even if the Ix-etle ha* to 1* fought, ami par * green u a atife and ef feet ire remedy when properly lined. Wivtvk Whiut ami IIVK.-These rru|s are innrh improved by liorrowuig. If the ground is dry, the plant* will n -t le harimsl, but the crust will be looscn <*l. earth will l>e drawn over plant* that have Ihi-h heaved, ami the lust starting vtvib will lm killed. Hie Thorn** harrow, having light, slanting teeth, i* admirable for Una work, but the iMiuiuon harrow may be used instead of it,— Ayrirultwitt, S I heap lar I aiilr. A Man LtUiti lArmer lm uhai lie ealla a clu ap haul for cattle. He •owed laud ill corn, and the first of Oc tolier, when it wax iu tassel, he hail it cut down with a re*|>er and imaseJ through the ordinary process of chop ping. Using l<<r that purpose an ordinary feed cutter. The ft abler tliti* produced wa* mixed with straw iu tlie proportion of four-fifth* corn fldc-r to one-tlfUi straw. It was then put iu trenches, trampled down, and <>vered with earth. Tlie fodder remained iu this state uutii lout Christmas day. when the trenche* wen- opcm-d and the fi*lder taken out and fwl to Uie cay it-. Tlie foilder wa* found to lie in a* iw-rfist a state of pres ervation it* when it was first put in, and the cattle seemed to relish it from the first, and now prefer it to am other kind of feed. The coat of prnduc ug this fod der was only alxmt oue dollar a ton, which is only on "-twentieth a* much a* the met of tim-.thr hay, which i* not equal to it in any reapect. If the land is planted early iu the spring, twenty or thirty tous can !c raised to the aiTe, but in France Uie land t* luglily manured and the corn is sowcil iaily two feet aiwrt. which often make* the yield as high as eighty tons to the acte. The same land can afterward Im* planted iu barley, and loses none of it* strength by the planting of the corn, ns it i* a principle m agriculture that the strength of the laud is nuly had in the formation of the cram. By the use of this fodder every farm of one lmn dred sores, plnuP-l with ten acres of tin* fodder, would l*c able to fatten one hnn dnxl licnd of cattle during the winter, which would yield a profit id fifty per cent., beside* the immense advantage of having such an amount of ntahle manure, which in itself, if utilised, would pay for the fodder thus used. The advantages of this methml is liest shown by a comparison lietween the cost of production of this fodder and the cost of timothy hay ; riiosphstes, ten acre*. At Jld fISO Team suit p <>w fur thirtr dsy. fit) Man to tend the team 15 Cutting.. 15 Hauling and preserving 250 Tutsi cost fSMO \ nur estimate of the crop of these ten acres would lie five hundred tons. Five liumlrisl ton* of timothy hay would Cost SIO,OOO. ami a* this five hundred tons ol ehopjKHl ft alder will answer the same purpose* as the timothy hay, it is easily seen that every community caui thus rai*e its own meat at about half the mist to itn|a>rt it. !*rmnlfli %iilr Trrrn In \\ imrr. In carrying out the practical details of every day work in the garden or orchard, one must often take time hv the fore lock, ami adapt liis work to uie circum stHiiees, or else negh*et it altogether,. The ln-st time to remove n hraueli or limh of any sine from a Inuring apple tree i* during midsummer, when the sap is flowing freely. If token off then, the wound will lienl over tntioh sooner than in cold weather. But there are many practical olietaclc* in the way of pruning fruit trees at that time of tlie year. There an* a thousand other things to he done then, each one of which seems more pressing, and cannot be overlooked or neglected without imme diate loss to the crop. But while the winter is not the beat time to prune apple trees, it is fur better to do it then than not at all. Apple trees, whether i young or old, should have their heads left open and free at all times. The | young succulent growth, that very often start* out on the branches of old trees, should be out out clean every winter, and never allowed to remain the second year. In young and thrifty apples there in always danger of getting the heads too compact, allowing too much wood to re main. The damage coining from this practice soon shows itself in the inferior rU'.hl fruit growing on them* overcrowd ed part* of the trees. During Juhuarv am! February tlie apple trees should be carefully examined, and tlie pruning knife and saw used wherever necessary. Iu cutting or sawing off a hriuich more NUMBER 14. Uisn a couple of inches in diameter, it is better to cover over the wound with a thin paste <>f gtiui shellac dissolved iu alcohol. This protection from the S' Sther will hasten the healing of Un* wound, nod prevent rotting from the water settling in the edges. In starting young trees it is seldom found necessary to shorten lisek the yoiuig shoots, in forming the head*. The maiq object to lie gained is to thin out Slid keep the top free and o|ien, so that the sun ami air mil have easy access to all parts, 'fin lashes of lioth old ami young tree*, should lie kept clean, and examined closely, twice a year, for the laircrs, tliat prove so destru'-tive unless kept under by constant vigilance. These work their wav under the lark, anil, if not checked, w-ifl eventually girdle and destroy the tree, no matter how large or vigurous it may lie. Vcrf6ncrV MeSlral Rials. TouTHACHL—I. Take of ctSSil.', on dracluu; n>*tifjed spirits of wise, lialf an i ounce; distilhal water, lialf a pint. Mix. ' The mixture is to l*e ined dailv and ha- { Initially. IyCl the t/sgli brush be first moistened witli the mixture and applied to tlie t'*eih and then a little cold water; afterw*r<l whatever tith j*iwler a per aoo uiay he in the habit of using. 2. Alum reduced to on inqsvljishle powder, two driuitms; nitrous spirit of ether, seven drachma. Mix. and apply tlunm to the tooth. 3. Take of compound tuic, tuie of Ik-upuuiu, siul Hauler's solution of opium, of each, one drachm. Mix. A little of tins mixture, dropped on r>itton and applied to the hollow and along tiie gum of a decayed ami s painful tootli, will afford great and sometimes effectual * relief. HUT WAILS AS A LnunxT.—" The jiatietit," writes s physicisu, " was en gaged iu s mscliine shop, and while his hand was upon the anvil of a trip ham mer the hammer, weighing seven hun dred jmun.la, fell. It so hap|M>Ued that a file ns on the anvil, and in this way the force of the hunmer was arrested about lialf an inch liefore it reaclieil its bed. When the hand was examined it was found that the whole paint was * mask of pulp. Tlie metacarpal bouse were comminuted extensively, and there was apparently but small cliaooe of Hav ing the hand. It waa. however, placed in hot water, and kept there for two or three week*, ami then taken oat and dreused. In three motiths tlie patient waa sufficiently well to leave the litaqu tttl, and now—nine mouth* after the ac cident—he i* abla to move the finger*, and has quite a useful hand." Hruiaes and uiiuriea do much le tt.-r when treat ed with hot than with cold water. Hie temperature should be about 103 degre. Falireuheit. Another case is reported of compound fracture and dislocation of the ankle joint, in which the proximal end of the first metatarsal bone pro truded from the had. The dislocation waa reduced and the foot placed in hot water. At the eud of a week it wa*taken out and dressed in the mxlinarv manner. The f<Kit ia now doing well and promises s giKul reatUt. **ar fatal* la Cheear Niltlai. At a recent mix ting of the American Dairymen'* Association, Prof. Arnold, in reply* to questions, said that one of tlie greatest difficulties in cheese making waa tliat (tf maintaining an even heat in tlie cunla. t hie reaaou why American cheese failed when it liecame old WHS the inequality with which it was ripened, owing to tlie almost unavoidable differ* tineas iu temperature in tlie muss. Hi* ide* waa to keep tip throughout thj heat at which tlie rennet waa applied, and to remove the whey from the curd aa it formed. Tlie Is-st Hwi* cheese maker* heated the milk to 120 degrees, applied the reuuet at that temperature, and maintained it throughout Tlie inrentiou of a vat which would allow an even tem perature to W maintained should be tlie principal object of experiment* among dairymen. He did not regard the fonu fttiou of acid ** very important; in fact, the peculiar nutty flavor was found in cheese made with the isaat undulation, as tlie easi ulial oil* were not cut by the action of the acid. Luetic at-id in small quantities, however, helped the action at the rennet, but he did not believe in the use of muriatic, sulphuric or nitric acid*. The reason he recommended the removal of the whey aa fast aa it formed, was that in warm westhsr foreign ferments were developed, producing undesirable taints which were reflected upon the cunl*. Sam's Bargain. General R , a* he wo* called, had A son named Sam who waa conaidered, by tli use who knew him best, rathei Htupitl; but tliat he had distiuguialiroi himself once and pro vol that lie wa* good at a trade there i no denying. Sam owned a dog tliat wn* a constant so-'-cc oi annoyance to the old gent, who h_teii dog* in general, and Sam's in par ticular. The general never tried to conceal hi* dislike, bnt on tlie contrary, allowed it in various way*; such a* throwing but water on hi* defenseless liark, trying on several occasions to drown him, and in manv WAV* showing hint thst he wa* not hi* friend. The dog reveugyd this by giving mid night serenade* under his window, chas ing hi* liens, killing hi* young ducks, and by stealing more ration* than- two dogs con hi ]H>saibly cot. lie had offered every inducement to Hani to sell hi* dog. give him away, kill him, or get rid of htm iu *ome way; bnt Saqi loved hi* "dog" aud the dog loved him, and Hum vowed they should not be )>artrd; consequently the old gentleman was surprised, on coming home to din ner one day, to hear Sam exelaint: "Father, I've sold tny dog!" "Sold your dog?" said tlie geueral. "Well 1 nm glad yon were sensible enough to sell him. A dog ia a nuisance any way. I will make yon a present br and-bye, Sam." "Yes, sir. I got sixteen dollars for hiuu" "What !" exclaimed the general. "I got sixteen dollars for him," uid Sam. "You don't mean to sat you got six teen dollars for your dog, Jo you >" "Well, ves," replied Sam, " I got font pups worth four dollars apiece!" Indian Relic*. The ludiou relies discovered ly the Rev. J. Gaas in a mound near Daven port, lowa, continue to evoke discussion. They consist of tablets of dark colored slate, with pictorial engraviuga, one of which represents a funeral pyre or a sacrifice, around which n dance is taking place ; twenty-two stars and the sun and moon are also shown, and there are two lines of a written language in unkuown characters. On the reverse of the tab let, which is rather less than a foot square and about one and one-half inches thick, there are sketches of men, several quadrupeds (including two mastodons), some birds and trees. Another tablet has a dial with four concentric circles, within which are marked the four cardi nal points and twelve equi-distant char acters supposed to represent the signs of the zodiac. There is no doubt thnt these relics were found along with human re mains, among layers of shell, in a mound. If put there for the purpose of imposture, they have been skillfully placed. All authorities agree that if the relics are genuine they are by far the most impor tant srchieol'ogiea) treasures yet found in this country. Items of lilfTMt. The Japanese are manufacturing w ter-proof lxiots at fiapcr. Th* Rothschilds hare fire family man aiuua in Paris, valued at 100,000,000 franca. During the year 1876 the United States jUildl 420,000,000 pounds o# main. Tliere are in England eleven tunes aa many accident* from roken rat la in the cold aa comparou w.ih the a ami quartan at the year. A Detroit restaurateur hangsjmit a sigu of "free chops," awl when the old loafers come around he shows tliem an ax and a woodpile, Two dogs fought in a Kentucky pit uit til lioth were disabled; and then their masters fought with pistols until one wsa mortally wounded, A Kentucky editor remarks that ninety* nine out of a hundred pensile make a great mistake when thev cut off a dog's [ tail, in throwing swsy Ate wrong end. (bivernor New hold, of lowa, delivered the lieat inaugural address ewer listened to from a governor. After taking the oath of office he said; " I'll do the beat I caa." " Orandms, whv don't yon fceep a ser vant any longer V r " Well, yon see, mv child, I am getting old now", and can t take care of one aa I used to, yon know." In the economy of nature nothing ia lost. The inside of an orsrge may re fresh one man, while the outside of the same fruit may serve to break another man'a leg. Connecticut's Centennial commiaaien cn. will uae the balance of the appropri ation for the Philadelphia display toward rejiresrtitiug tin* Stale at the Paris Expo sition. In the twelve months ending ths thirty-first of March, 1876, there were 736 convictions for illicit distilling in Ireland to one in Scotland and eight fti England. An English critic aaya that tha habit of drceaing children for fancy ball and concert exhibitions induces in the chil dren a foolish conceit ami an immoral tone of ideas. No man should be too sure in speaking of the advent of spring. He mar wake ■p *ome morning and dm] that hi* win ter rlothea have all Iwen made over for the I torn. The Han Fraiictaco common council haa haa |a*ct a aperwl bill permitting a certain Chinaman to carry a pinto! three mouth* because lii* life ia threatened by ' person* against whom he haa testified. "Piety." remarked, an Arkanaaa preacher to hi* congregation the other day, "Joeenot oon*ist in noiv. The Lord can aee yon give to the needy just aa eaailv aa he can bear Ton prav the roof o it." Sm prime ia the eaaeoce of writ; bat iaettine w hen a man ia climbing down a ladder in a harry and never Hilda out that mm at the round* ia gone until he tru-* t. fcicp t/ u it, it never seems very funny to him. Scene —Recitation room in natural his tory. luntructor ; '• Mr. X, have yon ever pat your bead down on one's breast and listened to the heart U-*t aa Hux ley deambea theml" Mr. X < blushing ly>: "Yea, air." In the early part of the present century John Alaop. a rich eeccntne Englishman, left liia t laughter* aa a legacy their weight in one pound hank mite*. When weighing day came, the eldest gut £51,300; the youngest, £57,344. The talk about bine giaaa haa bad the effect of sending tramps shoot the coun try peddling blue glass spectacles, with forged certificate* from distinguished physician*. Farmers should IK? ware of spoiling their eye tight. A man who had shot himself was found lying in a San Francisco street. He was asked ltia motive tor the act. "None of your buaineea ; and vou're no gentleman if yon inquire into the private affairs of a stranger," wa* the reply. In Worcester. England, a far?a L borer was fined $ I*2 and roots bv a petty ses sions court for having refused to obey tlie lawful commands of hi* employer. He hail lieeu working fourteen hour*, and the " lawful request " wraa that he should continue and hast three wagons more. It ia reported that a certain old geolo gist, who wws a bachelor, boasted that every ruck was as familiar to him aa A BC A lady who beard him, raid that •die knew of a rock which be did not know. "Name ik madam.' raid the angry CValeba, and the lady replied : " It is rock the cradle, air." Good Deacon It. having, as of his friends thought, shown too little in terest in the public affairs of the day, waa charged by a brother with being "on the fence." "Yea, lam on the fence," wot the replv, " and there I pro pose to remain as I ug aa it's so con founded muddy on both sides." A party of robbers tiu&nlroi a locomo tive at Long Point, Ind.. killed tin- engi neer, set the engine in motion, ami draw >ui Adams' express car awav to a con venient place fur rifling. 'flu* was in 1875. A few day* ago five men and a woman were arrested aa the rubbers. The woman is Jennie Osgood, and it ia mid that she not only plannrel the crime, but waa a leader in its commission. She wore men's clothe* and a false moustache, uiitl was one f the two who killed the eu gineer. knight* of the Garter. Prince William of Prussia haa re ceived the highest honor which it ia in the power of the qneen to oonfer on a foreign prince—an honor, too, which ia sometimes coveted in vain by reigning sovereign*. Ouizot mention* how glad Louis Philippe was to receive the Garter, which he only did npou hi* visit to Eng land in 1844, when he had already been fourteen years upon the throne. He ia aaid to have expressed the feeling that now at length he could no longer b- called a mere king of the barricade*, but was formally received into the brotherhood of monarch* upon equal terms. Napoleou IIL was equally pleased when in 1855 less than four years after the coup d'etat —he was invested with the blue ribbon by her majesty in jieraon. On the other liand, we find Loci Palmers ton (in Lord Mailing's Life) writing to his brother, Sir William Temple, ami telling him that " Bernadotte ha* been flying a kite for the Garter," adding that hi* Swedish majesty was not to get it. At tire pres ent moment a decided majority of the kings are entitled to wear this highly prized decoration, lint tha kings of Spam and Sweden are as yet left tout in tlie cold. The ouly foreign princes, not ac tually reigning sovereigns, who are Knights of the Garter are tlie Crown Prince of Germany ami his son, Prince Louis, of Hesae, and Prince Christian, of Sleswick-Holstain. Three out of these are heirs to crowns. The Duke of Cum In'riand ha* worn crown, and is, more over, a lineal descendant of George IL, and by a statute passed on the seven teenth of January, 1805, the order is to consist of the sovereign and twenty-five knights companions, together with such lineal descendant* of King George 11. as may be elected, always excepting the Prince of Wales, who ia a constituent part of tlie original institution. Special statutes are passed for the admission of foreign sovereigns or prinoes aa extra knights. Wants Hi* Interest Also. The AUentowu (Penn.) Bulletin says : Twenty years ago a man living in this citv lost a wallet containing S6O, and a huiy living in Catasanqua had tlie for tune to find the money, but lacked the honesty to return it to the owner, though she knew who he waa. Years passed un, the hnsband of the covetous lady pros pered and grew rich, the man who lost the pooketbook with tlie money got poorer and poor, till the other day tlie lady found him in this city in actual wank Her conscience pricked her sore, and going home she got S6O, and took it to the man's family. The family was very gratefnl, but the man, aa soon as he found ont who it was that had kept his money so long, immediately insti tuted suit to recover interest wt pre sume the claim for interest tfill be set tled before the matter goes cut of tli* hands of tha alfiannan.
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