oat*l4<>.
Jnst a plrara thre' the darkasa* :
The aft of two eyes ft* m a her* ;
A glanco—hal Kmc glances are heaven;
To enoh ew twi given
To make Psradiee la a look.
Jnrt a hn in the lame-light;
A hand, and some glittering hair ;
lint heart* haw boon broken, it "a aaid,
And whit* a tool stained ml
For faces low faulUcavlT (lair.
Jost a ctrl in her hoantr.
Hor glory of fte-hnee* and youth ;
But what ban north hotter to sigh for -
To liw for—to die for --
Than iatiocenc*, beauty, and youth f
The Fenr Vthva,
Alone. hy the sraahoro 1 musing go,
And pensively regard the sky serene,
That smiles impartial on the joint demean.
Of earth and water. Meditating so.
My thoughts turn inward, noting there the
flow
Of ewi.Hti.nt Intuition, that between
Them and the *nJ make* me distinction know
And sak, " Whdnce |m 11" Silence veils the
aecne.
Anon aw wifMi "Whlthsr, whither, whither V
The Peat ertee auk, trem ocean's rolling wane.
" Hither, ye*. lather : hither, tuther, hither !
The preset >t answer* Wont am island cave.
" Thither, yea, U itiier ; thither, tiiither, thith
er!"
The Future thunder*, pointing to the grave.
Again wan ailonee. Ornduaitv arose
A Mill email voice hm cut the deep within
My apirit saying, • 1 that am haw Ua
And will ha; but no past or ftnnre knowa
Tin immutable. Thinga end,andthing*begin ;
Rut not the eternal essence, wherein grows
\t hate., may hoM of time or taint with sin.
liiitt Ui Hit* no HiitrUl thfUM.
s<w it I am Ch.ug^meadlwiwwml.
whhe aU hp me pereetved now hres, now duw.
Slav* but a moment, and each uauaneot die*.
Jack akj.vl fading, howeoe'er holered -
I am far ever, moving, but not moved
By .tughi that eeema, eurming even the ahiee."
A Child's Poem.
Whisky. frisky.
Hippo J hop!
Up he goes
To the Ue%!of>l
Whurty. iwirty,
Bound and mihd,
lVwn he comas
To the ground.
Furbr, cwriy,
What s tail!
Tat! as a fsather.
Broad as a sail I
Where is his supper 1
la ths shsll;
Saappv, crsckv,
Out it felt!
Bar the Ore,
Put on the pot ;
Mere as has nipper,
Hawing hot 1
JAM ART BILLS.
Tlte year 18—prawed a very good year
to r Mr. Archibald Lane. His business
steadily increased from the first of January,
and his profit* were as fair as they had ever
been Heretofore, his expenses had kept
o etoaely side by side with hi* income, as
to leave his mind expressed with care, and
in some donbt as to fntnre success; but
daring 18—all had been so brisk in mat
ters of trade, and so easy in matters of
money, that his mind was uniformly eheer
fal. and sometimes elated. He felt that,
at last, he was entering the way to pros
perity; away he had so long been seeking
earnestly to find.
As the year drew toward its close, Mr.
Lane experienced a feeling of self-satis
faction unusual at such times. Doubts a*
to which wouid over-balance the other,
his expenses or his profits, had usually
made the last week of the year one ot
great sobriety to Mr. Lane. In 18—, it
was different. As the year waned, he had
none of his old feelings, for he was well
satisfied that he would have several hun
dred dollars on the profit side of the ac
count, above and beyond all expenses,
something that had not occurred in former
timet.
"If I bare made both ends meet, I will
be satisfied,'* was bis usual mental declara
tion, when he proceeded to make up his
•counts for the year. It was different
new.
"If I don't have five or six hundred
dollars over. I shall be much mistaken."
This was the pleasant remark of Mr. Lane
to himself, as he began the work ot ascer
taining the result of hrs year's business.
All came out pretty much as he expected.
There was a balance in his favor of about
six hundred dollar*, after a liberal margin
had been allowed for certain bad and
doubtfqj account*. " Things begin to
look a little brighter," said Mr. Lane, as
he sat alone with his wife on New Year's
eve. The younger children were in bed.
and the two oldest daughters, Kste and
Emily, were out, spending the evening
with a triend. This was said after taking
a cigar from his mouth, sod letting the
smoke carl lazily about his bead, which
was reclining on the back of a cushioned
rocking-chair.
" I'm glad to hear yon say so," replied
Mrs. I An*. And she spoke from her heart.
New Year's eve had not always been a
cheerful time.
" I've been looking over my affaire to
day," continued the hnsband, " and find
inyself better off than I was this time last
year by at least six hnndred dollars."
" That is encouraging."
u I feel it so. I trust things are to be
easier in the fotnre, and that we will get
a little beforehand in the world. It is
time; for I will soon be in years, and less
able to give active attention to business."
I'm pleased}on more than one account,"
said Mrs. lane," to hear that you have
done so well this year. I've been a good
deal worried to-day, about a bill that I
had no idea would be half as large as it is.
It was sent in this morning."
*' Whose bill ie that?" asked Mr. Lane,
with an apparent change of feeling.
"Mr. Mercer's bill for dry good*.,'
"I didn't know there was s bill there."
" Ob. yes. Don't yon remember that
you told me to get whatever the family
waoted from him ?"
" I didn't mean to run up a bill though."
4 *lt was so understood by tne. But that
make* little difference. If the money had
been paid down, the cash would not be on
hand now.'
44 How mnch is the bill ?"
44 I'm most afraid to say P
44 llow much ?"
41 One hundred and thirty dollars."
44 Why, Anna ! Bless my heart! How
in the world could vou run up a bill like
that!"
44 I've bought very little for myself,"
replied the rebuked wife, in a subdued
and choking voice. 44 Nearly all has been
used for yourself and the children."
44 A hundred and thirty dollars! 0 dear!
dear ! dear !" ejaculated" Mr. Lane, throw -
■ ing his cigar into the grate, and beginning
to rock himself violently. 44 So much of
my six hundred dollars' profit scattered
to the winds! I wonder how many more
bills you will have coming in!"
This was downright cruel; and so Mrs.
Lane felt it.
She did not, however, punish him for the
ungenerous remark with tears, for she
was not a woman disposed on all occa
sions to give way to this weakness. Her
reply vu!
44 None that th* wants of the family
have not required to be made."
" But I wish you to pay cash, Anna.
Yon know that, last January, when we
were almost smothered with bills from all
quarters, we made a resolution to pay
cash for every thing during tlte coming
year: and I thought tins had been done."
44 1 know very well that such a thing
had been talked of," replied Mrs. Lane;
44 and, I believe, acted upon for a time.
And I also know that you yourself told
ine to open an account at Mercer's in the
spring, when I asked yon for money to
purchase summer clothing for the family."
44 1 didn't mean to have it go beyond
Hhat," said Mr. Lane, modifying his tone.
44 But what other bills are there ?"
"There is a bill at Cheeseman's for
groceries."
"That can't bo much, for I haye bought
almost everything in quantities."
44 No I don't suppose it will amount to
anything of consequence."
44 Any other bill ?"
"No; none, except the bread bill.,'
41 1 thought you paid cash for bread ?"
44 We never did that Mr. Lane. The
bake/ serves us daily, marking on his
tally-stick the number of loaves; and
once in three or six months sends in his
bill, when it is paid."
" How long has bis bill been running ?"
"fHx month*, T W}vs, n
FRED. KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor,
VOL. V.
" Ami will bt forty or fifty dollars?"
" Not halt* of it," replied Mr*. Lane.
" Well, what elan is tlitf. ("*,
" Nothing more I "believe."
"1 liotH? not. Here nreaUuit two hun
dred dollars cut oil* at a blow from the
supposed profit* ot the year. Coutouud
these hills! I wish there was no auch
thing as credit. 1 '
Mr Ijtno was, as a matter of course,
unhappy rtvm that moment. Had these
bills not ci sted, au.l the surplus ot the
your shop n |h plunvmt of four
hundred dollars, he would have been
quite as happy as when he figured up at
si* hundred Hut, in imagination, he had
lC*n better oft by to© hundred dollars
than the trnßj now discovered him to be,
and the I©.* u felt as real. The remain
der of C,e evening passed ghKnuily euough.
Y hen Mr. Lane retired to bel he could
not sleep for thinking of the dry good®,
grocery, and bread bills. While he thus
lay a> ake, memory assisted him to the
knowledge of two or three other little
matters of the same kind. There was an
unsettled tailor's bill that might take
twenty-five or thirty dollars to balance;
and the boot-maker had something agaiust
hiiu. Ten bushels of potatoes and three
barrel* of apples that he had ordered sent
home in tKtober, were yet to l>c paid for.
At least fifty dollars more ©f his year's
profits \ anislied.
At last Mr. Lane fell asleep, and
dreamed all night of bills, that came
almost in a shower around him. On New
Year's morning, he sat ailent and moody
at the breakfast-table, eating but little,
and looking no one in the face. All were
oppressed by his state of mind, though
none but his wife knew its nature and
the cause from which it was produced.
It was early when Mr. Lane went to his
id ace of business, on the tuoruing of the
irst of January; not so early, however,
but that one or two persons had preceded
him, and left behind them visible tokens
r of the fact. On his desk were a couple
,of scaled notes. U opened theui with a
vague presentiment of something disagree
r able, and be was not disappointed. The
. first contained a narrow slip of paper,
, with a printed head, and certain written
I characters and figures below, which plain-
I I ly enough expressed the fact that he was
. i indebted to a certain dealer in groceries
f in the sum of seventy-six dollars.
"Ob dear!" was the mental eiclaina
| tion of paiu that followed the perusal of
1 this bill. That a little piece of pa|>*r,
, three or four inches wide and six long,
' should have such power over the feeliugs
of a man!
The next billet was opened with a more
nervous state of mind. As he broke the
. : seal aud displaced the enveloi*. another
r j narrow piece of paper, folded over from
t the ends in three sections, dropped upon
L j the desk. It was the bread bill for aix
1i months, and called for forty-four dollars
I and ten cents.
• j 44 Is it possible f Too bad ! too bad! too
bad ! I had no idea of this."
, j 44 Thus the unhappy man expressed bis
■; fellings. While yet holding this bill in his
hand, a lad eutered the store; and coming
i back to the desk where he sat, politely
handed him aa ominous piece of paper,
i aud retired. He opened it, and read :
j " Mr. Archibald lane—Bought of," Ac.
The particulars were an air-tight stove,
jat twelve dollars; a cooking-atove, at
| thirty; and various others matters of
1 ! Russia pipe, fire-boards, etc., in all,
I amounting to fitly-live dollars. Though
the genial beat frotn the air-tight stove had
comforted Mr. lane every evening since it
came hoiue, and he had enjoyed the im
proved cooking of the new addition to the
I kitchen department, he had entirely for
! gotten that the bill for these increased ad-
I I vantages had never been settled.
44 1 declare!" he exclaimed, as he spoke,
How came Ito forget that bill I 1 meant
i to baTe paid it when it came home, and
'! told Jenkins to send it in."
Soon after this, Mr. Lane's young man
came in from the post-office. There were
' three letters, each with the city post-mark,
I and each with a bill inclosed. One, the
j tailor's bill, wanted forty-eight dollars;
another was from a hatter, and demanded
i five; and the third was a jobbing carpen
ter, who had been called in at sundry
times to mend and make, and askod for
' the sum of twenty-three dollars and ninety-
I two cents.
Mr. lane read them over, and then
! placed tbent under a paper-weight on his
desk ; uttering, at the same time, a long-
I drawn sigh.
,! The morning paper was yet unread. It
,; lay on the desk beside Mr. lane; and,
1 more from habit than from any desire to
I know its contents, he o;ened it and com
, menced reading. An occurrence of some
II interest bad taken place in a tfefghboring
[! city, and he was in the midst of a narra-
I live of the event, and much interested in
it, when he started ami turned quickly at
the eound of a voice near fcirn. A man had
eutered, and was standing at his elbow.
44 Good-morning, Mr. lane," said th*
| man.
44 Good-morning, Williams," returned
Mr. lane.
44 Can I do anything for you to-day f"
he added, in a tone of affected cheerfulness.
44 Not mnch," said the visitor, remov
ing his hat as he spoke, and taking there
from a small package of papers, which lie
coimneneed turning over.
44 You haven't a bill against me C
Mr. lane spoke confidently.
"What do yon call itf" replied the man,
as he drew a slip of paper from the pack
age in his hand, and presented it.
44 One barrel of flonr; five hams; a
bushel of corn meal, and a sack of salt.
Bless me! Didn't I pay for these at the
timet
The man smiled and shook his head.
44 Why, it's nine months since I made
the purchase! And I'm certain that I
told you to send in the bill. I never
like small matters like this to stand."
"It lias been overlooked. But the
money will be just as good now," was the
pleasant answer.
With a good a grace as ]>ossible for him
to assume, Mr. Lane turned to bis desk,
and drawing forth bis pocket-book, conn
ted oot thirteen dollars saying, as lie did
so, —
" The next time I make a bill at your
store, I wish yon to send it before the first
of January."
44 1 won't promise," was the good hu
mored reply, as the man bowed and with
drew. The pleasure was all on his side,
and he could afford to be in good humor.
44 1 hope that's the last," said Mr.
Lane, aa he wound the string of his great
pocket-book around and around its dis
tended sides, and then laid it carefully
back in his desk. But he was in error.
Ere the day passed, his bootmaker sent in
his bill, amounting to fifteen dollars; and
from a lady's shoemaker came a little
token, footed up with the sum of twenty
dollars more. An upholsterer had been
called upon to make a chamber caqiet,
and do sundry little matters about the
house daring the year: and he called foi
eight dollars and thirty-four cents. Then
the jobbing cabinet bad his account to
settle with Mr. Lane, for sundry applica
tions of his art to broken-backed chairs,
rickety tables, loose veneering, etc., etc.,
for all of which he wanted sixteen dollars.
Thus it went on, hour after hour, until
toward evening. The glazier called for
two dollars and|ahalf; the tinner called
for five dollars; and the gasfitter for
eight.
By this time human patience, at least so
far as Mr. Lane is concerned, had become
well nigh exhausted. He feit like inakiDg
a severe application of his foot to any man
or boy who might again jurat}? ly* prem
it#s with ft bull
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
He was sitting at hi* desk in this not
very amiahlv mood, ifith the hills he had
received since morning spread our
before him. and a slip of paper 111 hi* hand
upon which the whole of the sum* they
had called for, amounting to four hundred
and sixty-ninedollars and eighty six rents,
had heeti added up, w hen he heard the
door open and shut. Turning with a ner
vous atari lie a the familiar face uf an
old negro, w ho had polished his hoot* for
the last half-doaen years, lie knew hi* er
rand, and knew that this w a* adding insult
to iiynry. Peter oaine ahbtfiing hack to
ward the desk at which !.ane remained
seated with contracted brows, revealing
at each step more and more of his pol
ished ivorv.
" little bill, Massa lane," said the ne
gro, producing as he spoke a diugy piece
of painrr.
This vis too lunch. It was an ordeal
beyoud what ovcrtried patience could
bear.
"Clear out you black rascal!" exclaimed
the sufferer in a passionate voice. "If you
say • bill' to me, I'll cut vour ears oti" "
Such an unextiecttHl ri-ceptmn from
"Maasa wlHthad Iwett iiMiketl upon
by I'etcr aaouo>ftliem>>si aniia'bb- men in
(he world, completely aMoutided the p*or
negro, aud he beat a baaty retreaL glanc
ing back every now and then to see if an
ink stand or paper weight were not *d
vauciug in the directioai of hi* head with
something like lightning speed.
To sudden storm* there always follow*
A deep calm, By the time l'etor had van
ished through the door, retiring at a
velocity which could not bo greatly in
creased had seven devils beeugt hi* lute la,
Mr. Lane'* mind was trembling hack from
it* state of uncontrollable cxeittmuiit.
Laving his face down upon tlte desk he
sighed heavily. Mortification took the
place of irritation, and anger against
others, was succeeded by anger against
himself.
"Ah me!"' was breathed forth heavily
at last; and raising himself up he gathered
together the bills that were spread out be
fore him, aud thrnsling them in the desk
turned the key with a tirtn hand, making
the lock click aa the bolt sprang to its
place.
When Mr. lane went hotue that even
ing his mind was caliu. He bad passed
through a day of trial and disap|>ointineat,
but be knew the worst, and was prepared
for it. Whet, the milk bill, milliner's and
mantaumakcr's bills, and sundry other lit
tle bills were laid before him, lie exhibited
no emotion. They were to hi* feelings
like a gentle breeze titter a violent tem
pest. But one tiling lie was resolved, and
that was to pay cash in the future for ev
erything.
44 There mast be no January bill* next
year." said he to hi* fainilr, after he had
looked at the sum to pay long enough to
be able to sjteak on the subject without
visible emotion. " Let cash be paid fur
everything in the time to come. If the
money isn't in hand wheu the aant pre
sents itself, let the want wait."
This was a good resolution. But did
Mr. Lane and his family abide by it f Next
January will tell.
Elephants at Sea.
A few farts about the elephants now
going to Chitlagong in the " Scotia," say*
a Calcutta paper, may be interesting to
our readers. The hoisting up into the air
and lowering down into the hold of a
ship, such huge animals is not only an
unnsual sight to most men, but also a
strange experience to most elephants.
They w ere lashed with strong rope*, siting
as far as practicable iu slings, hoi-led tip
with crane* with threefold tackles, and
lowered into the steamer * bold like bsle*
of cotton. When in the hold they were
placet! in pens built of strong tenk-timber
baulks, bolted to the ship's side to prevent
litem breaking loose. The fear ilto ani
mal* suffered was the only pain they
underwent, and by watching the eyes of
the poor beasts their terror was very
manifest; tears trickled down their mild
countenances, and they roared with dread,
inure especially w-heu being lowered Into
the hold, the Ixittom of which wo* sanded
for them to stand tipou. We are told that
one timid ieinale elephant actually fainted,
and was " brought to" with a fun and
many gallons of water. At sea, it appears
that the animals got into a curious habit
of occasionally—evidently with a precon
certed signal—setting to work rucking
the ship from side to side by giving them
selves. simultaneously, a swaying motion
as they stood athwart ship, the vessel rol
ling heavily, as if in a seaway. This they
would do for a sjtell of an hour or more,
and then desist for several hours, until
the strange freak took them again. At
Chitlagong, we hear that they were hoist
ed ont of the hold, and swam onshore,
thirty-five being thus safely landed with
out any accident whatever. \Vh#n they
were released from the slings it was a
supreme moment for the inahont, who
was always on the elephant's neck from
the time of its touching the water to let
ting go. As the word was given to "let
go," each of the elephants, either from tlte
lightness of his heart at being freed from
his floating prison, or from his own weight
we are not sure which—lightness of heart,
like lightuess of heath causes elephants
nnd men to play pranks—{dunged down
deep into the water, the mahont an his
neck. The anxiety on the face of the
mahout, just one second before the plunge,
was a study; so, too, was it when ele
phant and man rose to the surface again,
the former blowing water from his trunk,
and the latter from his nose. Forty-four
more elephants go down by the same
steamer to Chittagong.
A CoMMcxz DIVOHCK. There were
some curious as well as bloody things done
und. r the brief reign of the Commune
in France. A couple wished to be
divoroed. The tmmtuuuu granted the sep
aration, the parties signing the following:
I, upon my wife's request, authorize
her to dispose of the cbambet nnd furni
ture, which were our common property ;
antl I authorize her to dispose of herself
at her pleasure. I reserve for inyself that
site can make DO request nor take any
legal proceedings touching my liberty.
We re-enter, on common agreement, into
our full and perfect liberty, as if we had
never been married, fhivl. ""**
I acknowledge having received author
ity for the furniture which was common
between my husband and me ; the author
ity to dispose of the said furniture; I on
my side undertaking to have recourse to
hirn for no rights. I leave his full and
perfect liberty. Salut. —Neither Chicago
or Indiana could beat that.
Brcn A JOKE. —Upon the trial of a suit
for divorce, one of the witnesses was asked
whether lie had spoken to uoy ofthe jury
since the trial commenced. 44 Yes, sir, I
spoke to Mr, ," pointing to a juryman
with a face as rod as a blood t>eot. "What
did you say toPhim ?" Witness appeared
reluctant to tell. The attorney insisted
upon the answer. 44 Well,"said the wit
ness, " I told hirn that he had a pretty face
to sit on a jury to decide whether a man
was a habitual drunkard or not."
A NEW IDEA.— The thermometer is now
extensively used in hospitals to ascertain
the temperature of patients, in order to de
termine whether fever exists. The instru
ment is placed under the arm, which
should then be folded over the breast, and
is kept there several minute*. If the mer
cury stauds at one hundred degree* Fah
renheit or ogr. treatment Jor fever indi
rect*}.
CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., Fit 11
Laboring Mitt mid (Uric ITflCf*.
Now that tilt labor question ill Btlrjn t
! mg ao much at tent lon in thin ** Oftier
countries, inuitv lip interesting u> note A
new ttpurs* in OHieii.lou,
Milliliter ot' Foreign Affairs, directed nil
i the HnUth exJinilt uhnuid to tvuiish re-
I jK>ri a.-ito Uio iMuJjtu.n u( the working
I classes in tlu> various countries, Ui<>
i the* rwrelved, etc. Tlie reports were of
I course, Interesting.
The report front Hie Pmvihetof Armeu-
I ia, Asia tin Turkey, stud diet the farms are
I almost ail iu the hand* uj small proprie
tors ami are generally h iiuus I to eight
acres in The only employment
1 thr capita! ia in lending on usury ; am!
1 that, of course, only aggravates tne evil,
i t'beavsragw earrtittg* of a field hand are'
forty dollar*, and of weaver*-—flip princi
pal Uiein.il of industry from sixty dob
1 are louuv hundred ami tweuty dollars a
i} ear. The wage* of artisan*, hywever,
are relat'u ely much higher- those of tun
sons, carpenters and aniitlie, going up to
pvonly-five centa ft day. <hi these latter
wages the work turn could 11* a well, but
the report says the Asiatic Turk ia pro
verbially improv ideut ami thinks nothing
of spending in a nuptial celebration more
than he c*n a*vein years. Iu Europium
Turkey the wages were from twenty-five
to sixty-flro cents a d\y.
In Russia the"gr*at trouble,l* the vast
number ot holidays on vrhielt uoworkean |
.be done. They number, including f*ab-
Uaths, 16$ in Mm year, leaving only 'Jog
lor labor. Ami outof these lunat be de
ducted Momlav a. whigh, fur most work
men, are also holiday a, as it is couaidercd
unlucky tb commence work bn that day.
The low cat class of workmen eam from
tbtrty to aixtjr cents per day, and on thin
they can support their families, because
black bread aud butcher*' moat are cheap.
AU other commodities. however, Me dear
iu Russia. House rcut U twice as dear as
In England. One ofUm Consuls says that
an English artisan would reouire to earn
twice n much in Russia as lie would in
England in order to live as well.
In iiertuany the tradesmen's bunds, or .
guilds, possessed vxciuano privileges, s*
that a tailor or sliocmaker belonging to
one petty principality could not be set np
his btistness iu artotlier. In Silesia, w ages '
have doubted in the last tliirty years, j
wbilwth* cost ofttrfng ha* not increased
in anything like the same proportion. In I
Saxony tin- fartulaborer earns frvm twetv '
ty-hvc to thirty ccats % Jay , the day la
borer in towns from thirty u> forty cents, 1
and mechanics from fifty to sixty cents, j
W >mcii earn from thirty* td forty cents.
in Berlin" at least sfiteen per cent, ami j
often twenty and thirty per cent, of the .
resources of a vm-derats family *goes Ibr !
bouse rent. A budget of tlie estimated
expenses of three type# of family was pre- ,
pared at Be-rliu. The first Iwluugiug to i
thb lower class, is supposed to have an in
come of from two hundred ami twenty !
to three hundred doHar*. Of that twelve i
per cent goes fnr rent, sixty two per cent
for living, fifty iwr cent fur cletlang, five
per cent for fuel, aoik ouiy vu per smut .
for amusements and pleasures. Thcfam-1
ilr of the scvcond class ft supposed to hare
an income' of from four hundred mid fifty j
to vis hundred d&fiara. 'Of thar fifty-fit <•!
per cent goes for living, "eighteen per riyit J
fbr clothing, twelve r>er cent for rent and
only one and oacdiaif per cent for reerrs
tiou. The family .of tin- thiol <*}*- is
posed to have au income pf seven hundred
and fifty to twelve hundred dollars. Of
tbia fifty pet- cent Is assigned for cost of,
living, eighteen per cent for clothing. ]
twelve pr cent for rent and <*ly three
aud one-half percent for jniuuwmauls. In
these tables the statistician assign* no
place to savings; hut yet it appear* Unit
in Saxony tlib numher of indigent ]>cr*.'ii*
diminished tweutr jer cent In thfe decade'
from ISAS to IHh't.
In ltoLnum, in the ruril diatrict* day
laborers oni from thirty to fort*-fire cent*
n day, aud women from sixteen to twenty
cent*. In mauufactorict common work
men are paid from thirty to lift w cent*
superior lianda aiity reuta ami wojuru
from twenty to fifty oent*. Jn the coal
iniuca w ages vary from sixteen to forty
cauls a day lor women and from eighteen
to seventy ceuts for men. Mechanics,
such a carpentry* masons, Ac., earn from
sixty to eighty cents. Those who earn
fmin one to two dollar* a day arethe ex
ception. A comparison btgween the
wages of Ix>ndon and Antwerp has )>een
made, from which it apjear* that whore a
mason earns fifty cents a day ia Antwerp
he earus one dollar aud forty-five cents in
Loudon, and the cost of living is about
equal in both cities. Consequently Uie
artisan cluase* in Belgium enjoy but little
of the comforts of the same clae* in Kng
land, and still less of those which their
fellow laborers enjoy on this continent.
Something About Will*.
Hero are some rules governing the mak
ing out of will*, which may provo impor
tant if not interesting. A will cannot be
made in language too simple or concise; it
must bo written in ink, on paper or parch
ment; and. if contained on one sheet,
must lie signed at the end by the testator,
in the presence rtf two or tnore u itfiessos,
and, if written orwsorethan one sheet, the
testator and witnesses had better sign each
slieet. The witnesses must rigidly com.
ply with every particular required by the
attestation clause, at the end of which
clause they must aign their names. A
codicil to the will is to be made with the
same regulation*as the will itself, and may
lie written thus: This is a codicil to my
last w ill and testament, bearing date the
day of 18—, And which I flirecttd
be taken as part thereof. I give, derise.
and bequeath, etc.- As witness my hand
this day of . Obliterations or al
terations are dangerous, and when of ne
cessity made, ought to be signed by the
testator and witucss. Marriage afjrr mak
ing aw ill, renders tjio will void. Jt is not
indispensable for u witness to knqw the
contents of the will, which may bo so fold
ed a* to prevent any other portion than the
signature and attestation clauses being
read.
(Soon MAN wens.—Young folks should
bo mannerly. flow to He so in tlio vaca
tion. Many n good and boy fool that
they can't behave to *uit themselves in
company. They feel tiiniil, bashful ami
aelf-diitruetful the moment they are ad
dressed by a stranger, or appear in com
pany. There ia hut ono way to put over
thin feeling, and acquire easy and graceful
manners; that ia, do the bent they can ali
the time, at home as Well as abroad. Good
manners arcf not loarried by arbitrary
teaching ao much na acquired by habit.
They grow upon na by use. We numt be
courteous, agreeable, civil, kind, gentle
manly and womanly nt home, and then it
will become A kind of atoond nature to Ite
no everywhere. Coarse, rough inauncra at
homo beget uhal>it of rougiiuean which wc
can ot lay ofT if wo try, when we go
among atrangern. Tho moat agreeable |*o
plo we have over known in company are
those w ho are perfectly agreeable at home.
Ilome ia tho school for all good things, es
pecially for good manners.
KNAKIC BITES. —A medical officer writes
to the Pwijavh Timet that during a long
professional experience iu India he had
never succeeded in curiug a case of sunk*
bite by either the cobra or kerait. All the
remedies reoently suggested proved use
less, and the writer regards the ontlrq ex
tirpation of tho snake* ns the only IUCIMIM
of reducing the mortality of nearly JftOOO
give* a. year which they inflict upon htv
din.
How (o (el Klcit.
t'ut on the aits at an eight kevad flute,
If yiaTrs Mil) a prtiuy nlanife ;
Caen where you nan for a garden row .
If yoii'nt uuly a * staid ihlatlc.
Mow, whenever yn tlo* v.nir horn, '
ho |H-oplo can understand
Thai you tut% lip sharp, toil yon won't In- (tat
| In . uit > great brass hand.
; kf you carry a ntno- six inches long,
< And a 10-ak can acaree U hmger I
i HrJievr M a etgn "f jr-re* plion strong,
And Utu lunger it Is, ths strouger.
Hut it in tin- order of na*al tutn*
Yitur organ la hriof til measure,
'I hen, I i*lty bring the sool of writ.
Consider your pug a u< asiuw.
Love your nwgfibor- l.ui mark the forcx
Ut lite Roa| ! t at* of grnee
Tho more you admire t •uraclf, my ftieuil.
The hlgh< r your tMSghhor's |iUiia
| clink vnur dlrao in th deneou's pan,
A* if you were, throwing gofat,
And si**-, with nu oy tw the bualuean hope
Dt r(*iug a huttdrnd fold,
Vkht tiM-r your reading is Utile or great,
Ouote right. Or never quote ;
I'obah your |>,<erw, though down ui the Usri,
And Ut-ver uadunee a note.
Alwaysmlvauee host band, bast foot,
I Ut baud, I tart /i*ot, your own,)
And thus tk mat fewat Mi the fat of the laud.
With Users onjoy lie- buttr.
NIITRF Tiitnrs A W ILL THEUL-S A
WAT.
I met the young people at a pictin, auf
was not long in dteemvering their Senti
ments toward each other. It was plain
that Tun Tithy loved fUwis Wrltlt. and
it una itnj**>4lile to doubt that tins furling
una n-cipruonted. 1 took an interest in
tbt* young couple beratsse 1 bad been the
intimate trieod of their lathers, when tbev
it TS young, and before the biurtnoas of life
lei lis apart on separate Puads.
Tout Tilbj per* and Sstii Welfit had
bwui fast friend* both at school and at
college; fa*t ftitstd*, boonxjtn|>aiiut*t, and
sure pnrlnufw in every scrape as in every
stroke of luck.
I'ulil they took their decree* they were
inseparable. After that of course their
path* wore botuid to diverge somewhat.
A* for nie, I Lit college two or three year*
before the* did, tor my mean* were deader,
ud it u nwonaary that I should, a loon
a* |iuwihle, undertake the management of
of my father** practice a* an attorney, e
ho was growing old and fceblr.
I went up to the t'uiveraity on a aprcial
mriuttoii to lie present at the fwrting
upper msm by Tom and Sam when they
had taken their degree*. It was a great
orewsion, that supper! I can well remem
ber how the two retimed thank* for the
toast of .their "bmlth ami success f"
ttfiiduiK ujwtiaud in-hand and making one
aprcch between them, Turn lirginuiug a
sentence, which riata linhbrd. and then be
fimuoe another lor Tom a • oonijdete, and
•o on.
Next day I was instructed to draw up
their wiUaJ ill which each left all b pus
xasd to the other, if he should sun ire
ktui. The documents were drawn up.
signed, and witnessed, and I was request
ed to take charge of their. From that
period I **W very little of either. Torn
in regular course served bis curacy, and at
last gut his Hi rug Sam gut iut a good
maetiee, and I went on (nodding at my
bnsinesa, which, though not vast, was
■ufticient to keep me osru|4ed and to awp
ply in# with a modest competence. 1
heard occasionally from both |<arou and
lwrafstcr, but the letters were generally
brief and of a Luciucwa naturt-, for 1 was
their ieral adviser whenvvtrtbey chanced
to IH-C'l such a**tanct-, which was hot
rarely. I ur*. giad to learn the ret ore
dear me! how the time mint have slipped
away, said I, tq myself that the pretty
try!tiro-hatred pul at th farnic was the
daughter of my worthy old fhud Sam
\\ ejfit ; and that the handwuuu manly
yoane fhtlow who was pay hp sneh attrn
tt< to her was the sou of the Iter. T.
Tdbv, who wa best known to tar as Tom
TilbV.
Of cytirec I lust no tune in introducing
myself To my surprise, the young people
dkl not seem overwhelmed with h'V to
bear I was aw old friend of their Is there.
They exchanged look* of sttrpriae ami con
sternation. W hat. could it mean 1
I- was not to be left in ignorance long.
Tons, (earing hmsself with evident .reluc
tance from the side of his ckarmet, asked
me to fhvor him with a few weeds in ]+-
vate. To ray surprise, his finit request
was that 1 would not mention the picnic,
and the fact that Bessie and lu* met tbers,
to either his father or hers. My surprise
was changed to sorrow when 1 heard the
reaon of his request. Those confounded
wills were at the bottom of it! The two
friends had tiegun to suspect each othet.
Tom Tilby thought Sam \\ clflt must wish
him dead that he might hars his money ;
ami Sam felt certain that Toui TiUiy would
not be grieved to hear of his decease.
Friendship grew coder—at last cold and
stoA.
IVby, you ask, did thryr not make fresh
dbqxMal* of their money when their mar
riage* made the old will* void I Well, I
can't exactly say, but ! fancy that cither
the) thought it a point of honor to stand
by their old anangrment, or else they
niro ashamed to ask rae to make altera
tions, when, after drawing up their mar
riage settlements, vt.., I had to redraft
their wills.
Time went on. Suspicion begot inififler
euro ]ving the way for hate. Of course
each wae conscious of a change in the other,
but dhi not observe it in himscll; and so
the mutual dislike rleeas-ned, and ths breach
widened imperceptibly. As luck Would
have it, yonng Tom. who waa entered at
Lincoln's Inn, mot Bessie, who hail come
to tay with some friends in town, aud they
tell desperately in love with one another.
They wrote to their parents, like good and
obedient children, informing them of their
acquaintance, and perhaps revealing uneon
aetaaaly what that acquaintance had
ripened into. That brought matters to a
crisis. The Itev. T. Tilby odd nsson that
BCMUS WH, no doubt.adosigutngminx; she
was not likely to lie a tig, springing as she
did from a thistle like Bam Welflt. He
tlireatened to rut his son off with a shilling,
if be hoard any more of his nonsense,and for
bade him to see her again.
Sam Weiflt was equally stern. He told
Bessie that young Torn was a mercenary
adventurer, and, like bis tither, probably a
jako, au idler and a scoundrel, if he beard
auy mere of Iter having any more to do with
the scamp he should bring her visit to an
abrupt end.
Naturally, in spite of threats, the young
people did meet, and their love was inten
sified by the op|xisiiioii ol the parents. It
was a bad case, and 1 told vonng Tom ao.
He implored me to keep their secret. 1
consented—and what is more, I promised
toaid them. That very night, in my lone
ly bachelor chamber*. 1 laid my plan and
noted on it, I wrote two letter*—one to
Tom Tilby and the other to Sam VI eltit
i asked them, for reasons alleged, to
meet me no tiia following Tuesday—Tom
at twelve and Sam at one. Then I dis
patched a little aote asking Ihnaie and
yowig Turn to lunch with urn at three
o'clock on the same day.
The day earae—the hour earoe—and the
men oarae! Old Tom Tilby arrived at 12,
dressed in deep mourning, and carrying in
his hand my lilack-bordered missive bid
ding him to come here, to proceud with
nic (o the funeral of our old friend Welflt.
1 asked him to sit down, and began to talk
of old times. Tom had been on recalling
the past, hit heart was touched. Tender
recollections came in a flood, the old love
revived, and by a quarter to ono the old
boy was weeping bitterly, and wishing he
had been more just and true to dear old
Saiu.
Presently came a knock at tho door.
Tom begged mo to letdiiin get oat ol the
yaj/hot to show liis emetic®, to stranger*,
f.put wilh m the next room, but left the
door a httle open, and tlied gave order*
AY, FEBRUARY 2, 1872.
'for the ailiiiissiou<>f my next visitor. Ham
I VYelttt, of iinirwr! I emit! arc about bis
, tniuulou* bp, tb# moment be tmreivd,
that I should have an easy task with him.
lie spoke softly, luckily, or old Tom might
have m-ogntacd his voice, but, •• a pro
caution, I innttopolixud all the talking, and
s|*>ke in a low tone, until 1 had ham blub
bertng like a ebild.
"Attar all, Ham," aatd 1 raiaiug my vuioa,
"y.ni Umlit b) tin* death, up Tllby
would have been pleased enough it it wan
your funei al instead of his 1"
"No. hi would not," said Sam, with
emphasis; "and for the money. I won't
touch "--ami then lie turned whilst as a
sheet, and ataro<l at the dor. from which
Tout Tilby earns rushing, with tears in
bin eyes.
•Tom!"
" Sam !**
The two shook hand* with such per
sistence, | thought they would never leave
utf. Hut at last they turned round to me,
and intended to leeturu uio luf practical
joking. ,
" Ilia wit was uot of the highest order in
old times—was it, San \T' *aid Tom Tilby
" It'simtroved vastly," aaid Sam " It's
the tiest |oka be ever was guilty off
"Mo," said I, "I've better in store!"
and with t hat I opened lie door, at which
1 heard a gentle tap that hail escaped their
notice- and led in fkwaste andyouug Twin!
(if conrae, those tieuibling •uljirtta foil on
their knees w hen they saw their respective
parent*, expecting a severs reprimand
That reprimand was in each case, as I need
hardly say, exchanged for a blearing I
Those old wills have been dtstlroycd.
and I have drawn two new ones, by a inch
Tom and lteaaie inherit all the properties
or their respective jparwit*.
I am very glsd I went to that pictii •
alter ail.— Tom Hoo4.
A New Ifetcislion.
A statement to the effect that liotta,
the tuunlurer of Halatrel, waa tin* lins
hand instead of the paramour of the
women Wtlaoa, has caused uo little arn
aation. The murderer baa lwen dictating
story of bia life, with a full arcwunt of
tlic murder, lie relator* rircnmatancoa
conuectad with hia firet acquaintance
with Mr*. Wilson, hia marriage to her,
and her unfaithfuiaoaa to him- In con
v. rnution with a reporter he gave some
of the leading incidents of the tale : In
IS6I, liotta fli*t tuet Mr*. Wilson at a
disreputable house in Newark liecvim
ing interested in her, he persuaded bar
to quit the place in which ahe waa tiring
and he furnished her with tit# mean* of
doing ae. In the fall of that year they
went together to Fatcraou to see the
nun, and on their return Mr*. Wilson
said aim would " dare- him to marry her."
liotta said lit> would, and they drove to
Little Falls, where Iter. T. 11. lamdon. a
Metliodi*t clergyman, performed the
ceremony, liotta aaya : " Afterward ahe
made me promise not to tell any one
about it. and that is the reason I did not
say anything about it at the trial. Hh<-
waa myriad umler a false noma and I
gave my real name. 1 auppoae I was a
little dmtik at the tune." For seven
Tears thereafter the woman lived with
liotta and was support**! lsr him. aliil
going onder the name of Wifson, for ahe
had another husband living, from whom
she lud never obtained a divorra. liotta
aaya he never would have betrayed her
secret but for the fact that ahe lately
wrote him what Uo rails a "acandakwu
letter," in which ahe told him that ahe
had all along loved another man. at the
same time abusing him aonndly for bring
ing her before the pnblie. The letter
proceeding thia one, and by metuis of
which Mrs. Wilaon obtained an assign
ment of furniture and otiiar property
owned by LiotU, waa of a different char
acter. After using many tertna of u
--dearment, referring to past associations.
tec , ahe wrote : " I am ao nnhappy. and
can never be happy again. I will try
and be good, and meet you iu heaven."
Tjik VALCB or A ScBAP-ItooK Every
one who taken a newspaper, which he in
the leant degree appreciate*, will ofU>n
regret to aee nny one ntimlier thrown
•aide for wanto i<aper which contains so air
interesting and important articles. A
\ good way to preserve these is by the use
lof a ncrap-btMik. On© who has never
IH-CII anaifttoiucd thus to preserve short
1 articles, can hardly estimate the pleasure
I it affords to ait down and turn over the
familiar page*. Here a choice piece of
poetry moots the cyf, which yon remem
ber you were s> glad lo ace in the iapcr,
but which you would long since hare
lost had it not IKMSU for your scrap-book.
There in s witty anecdote—it docs yon
good to over it yet, though for the
twentieth tune. Next is a valuable re
ceipt you liad almost forgotten, ami
which you liavo found just in time to
nave much perplraitr. There is n sward
little story, the memory of which has
cheered and encouraged you many a
tins* when almost ready to dr*|ur under
the pressure of life's care and trivia. In
deed, yon hardly take up a single papur
without perusing it. Jnst glance over
the sheet before yon, and see how many
valuable items it oontsim that would be
of service to you n hundred times in life.
A choice thought is for more precious
than a bit of glittering gold. Hoard with
care the precious gems, and see at the
end of a yoar what a rich treasure you
have accumulated.
A (leaoral HIoJP^
Tliis time the scene is laid in Pennsyl
vania ; the hero of the play is a teamster.
" born, 1 ' and the
B'bt hd do with beuzine.
r. Tf amster is rWIg rheerfnlly along the
public highway seated upon k load of ben
zine. At ho travels he hat an idea that a
social cigar would prove a good compan
ion, so he lights a cheroot, and musing on
thiugs certain aud uncertain, permits his
team to continue tho journey according
to their awn pleasure. Hut all things,
good, bad or indifferent, must have an eud,
and a oigar ia no exception. In due tituc
tha cigar ia burned down to an unpleasant
proximity lo our hero's moustache. Hous
ed from his meditations he throws the
stump behind him and is instantly an in
voluntary participant ia a grand transfor
mation scone. Numerous barrels of the
exciubla'tiuid uuitein onogrand "burst"
of harmony and light. Ths astonished
driver concludes to stop on the road while
tho frightened horses plttnge ahead at the
top of their speed, leaving behind a firoy
train which beara out the simile of a sort
of terrestial comet. A collision stops the
hoi*sos : ths frightened peasants itnagiue
the millennium ; the owner loses his ben
ains, the driver finds but a single screw
left to remind him that lie onee owned a
wagon, and—the ourtnin falls.
A BKDTAL MOTH tut. —A woman named
Case, living at Decatur, 111., murdered
her bov a few days aince by foroiiig hint
to kindle n fire with kermtene wkue she
remained in bed. The boy poured a
quantity on tho fire and wanted to de
sist, but tho woman ordered him, with
au oath, to put on more. An explosion
followed, and he was burned to death.
He was twelve years old.
FOUND wt. —The Grand Duke Alexis
found out tfie strong point of Nixgara af
ter s half-day's stay there. The land
lord oil urged an enormous bi11—91,500
at tbe rate of 975 for each member of the
suite for tho half-day. The young muu
at onoe declined the preposterous impo
aisfofi," Mrd' ftftf *attofln* w* ffhally re.
duced to 91,000.
Horioty and t'oahiou.
Hint IHtutl* and Mtwtil flouuutw ia the
hi tret Innlitouahlo style of trimming atlk
uudcrakirts.
The lifeakiug of a vodduig ring iatmiil
to W a aigu that it* owner will soon he a
widow.
The lab-*t fashion at partit* and Ger
mans ia to hang a wiath-thc I tough l<e
twM-n the folding doom.
nnd'wmaids' drAasoathisaoaaou eoutaa
much aa that of a bride, and are made of
as rich and ©oaUy material*.
Alt arisrtcial ro*e-lmik worn in the but
t<>n-hole, M now einuddeml quits the cor
rect thing by our mwiety young man.
Tho latest style in ringw ami bracelets
is in Use shape of a aornwiil, with robv
eyea, and the buck atuudod with amall
precious atones.
Fichus, or tighl-fitUug cape*, or wuisls
of vol wet plush or velveteen Jtlw- color of
the dress are veiy much worn with strwwt
cost time* this ammo.
lilsck silk rotUimtw trimmed with Cftiin
chilla and the for of the stiver fox, are
very elegant for reoejitsona, and fot the
street, although rather conspicuous.
A bachelor nays " all " be would re
quire in a wife would l*e a good disposi
tion, bwsuty, good figure and oonnar-
Uons, couvoraatiouai tdlenta, elegant and
poliahud uuuiuera and—money.
The latest style of bows for Uie neck
are of point or Yalenoieiitiea lace, msde
in the shape of a pyramid, small at Use
top and large at the bottom, and ia
made to cover the whole front of the
waist.
Wlnt'' lace veiln, dwtted with Mark, are
uo longer worn, tut titer make the fare
look aa if euamelJed, and tare a " fas* "
look to the qateUwt dnwaed lady. Plain
tulle, pointed in front and odged with
luaiteet lace. u the style now m at pre
ferred
The laU*t fashionable ornament for
adurnipg a lady's hair of an evening ia a
bandran of amall gilt balla, whirli Unkle
n>ft lT with each motion of the wearer'*
baud, and are a pretty areom]anmieiit
to the mono and running fire of amall
talk.
Som<- New York bulim, wiahing to pat
down the high-priced dreas-maksrs and
milliners, have formed a society and
agreed to make their own dreauea and
iMinneta, and ahov an amount of akill
which ia not equalled or excelled by even
tlie French
A Pncrusm PAKADT- -The mystic
uoeiety known aa the " Btrikera" made
their 29th parade in Mobile recently.
Th aulijcct of iihiatratioaa waa the
" Realms of Fancy." They were borne
through the street on ten street-ears.
First—An iceberg, drawn by Polar bean
Journeying towards the north pole, bear
ing a poet and philosopher of the Dar
winian aahool, in search of lml* who
have emigrated north to escape the
tyranny of man ; upon arriving, they are
trrented and tried, with a a|M>rtaman, tiie
soul of a lady who has been decorating
herself with featheis. and a French cook ;
a bird of Paradise aaJndge.and the jury
composed of otiier birds. The next waa
the wonder* of the Deep—N<*ptotne% ear
drawn by sea lions, surrounded by all
kinds of flali; mermaid*. who have al
lured a sailor bov to tlu-ir cavern ; Davy
Jonea' locker. fbe next waa Fairy Land
—fairies, elves, Jtc., Chariots drawn by
Untterfiiee. The next Christmas Eve
Santa Clans' car drawn bj reindeer,
snow man. Jack Frost, icicles, Ac ,Christ
mas characters, roast beef, mince pies,
plum pudding, and all good cheer of the
senaon ; bariaqiun aa Christmas pant*
uiinw. It ia said the eoatnmee were
magnificent, and the display waa wit
nessed by thousands, among them num
ber* of strangers from the North.
LirKnin A Pro* HAWnjc—ln New
AJhsny, Iml . a little son of Mr. John
Kndi.'inet with an aecidtwt which should
he a warning to all hoys in the future.
It seems that the little follow went to
the pump at the market space, and very
foolishly touched his tongue to the iron
liandU, to aMHWtain if it waa cold. Of
course the result waa not only fearful,
but extremely painful. The tongue,
liaing very moist and warm, and iron
being a good eonductor of beat, the
moisture and heat were almost iuatanHy
withdrawn from the latter by the cold
handle, and it froze tight.
The little fellow endeavored to with
draw Ida tongue, but could not Several
gentlemen went to his rescue, but it
required the most careful handling to
loosen the boy's organ of taste from the
iron. They ejected as lira upon the han
dle. ami rubbed it with their hands
fully five minutes liefore thev succeeded,
aud then a piece of the akin of the tongue,
about the sire of a nirkk*. waa left on
the handle, leaving the surface of the
tongne where it had come in contact
with the handle ns white as though it
had been neared with a eed hot Usui.
During the time the twfr -Ms fast, he
gave vent to ltia xrruojpliag agony in
loud aud ooutiuuous screams.
liaytUa Proverbs.
Tho day Unit the little chicken ia
pleased ia the very day that the hawk
takes hold of him.
Eggs ought not to dance flfti stones.
Before yoti ajwak turn tongue
overaevt n times.
When yon go to the donkey's house
ilottt oak if lu* ears are long.
A liWastow may have courage before
his niasl^j.l.>or.
It's only vo shoo that kaows wheUu-r
the stocking has holes.
Good soup may be made in an old
saucepan.
wears sjmrs, but be ia no
horseman for all that.
Pardon does not heal the wound.
A pig that has two owners ia sure to
die with hunger.
Very l>a<l ia not death.
Kep'rnaoti ia heavier than a barrel of
salt.
A promise is a debt. Flics are caught
with symp, not with villager.
MATIUCIOK IN INDIANA.—A family (raf
occurred in (iibaon County, Indiana,
whieh resulted in the death of a mother
at the hands of her son. The boy, wh
ia 15 years of age, and has always borne
a very l*ad character, had a quarrel with
liis father aland a dog and threatened to
shoot him. Procuring a shot gun he
proceeded to carry the threat into execu
tion, but tho father rushing at liim with
a chair so diverted hut aim that the charge
entered instead the bead of the mother
producing instant death. Tho name of
the family is Hodgespeth. The murderer
has 1 >een arrested aad is lodged in jaiL.
ABHAMBI>. —TIic people of Grasshopper
Falls, Kansas, are again ashamed of tlia
name of their town, and are agitating
the question of changing it. Tliey tried
tliat once, some nine years ago, by act
of the legislature—calling the name
SnutacMe. Every wag in the county had
his joke over it, and the name was som
transmogrified Into "Sow-tail," by
whieh name it waa commonly known,
and letters for the town were thus
direeted. Tho next session of the legis
lature they made haste to become Grass
hopper again.
Lord Conrtenay, a young English
uiihleiuuu, has gone into iiankruptcy
wflh aeGts* amounting to 0tZ1,"306, of
inure than four million* of dollars I
TERMS : Two Dollars a Year, in Advance.
ttssrew Ntrstt fiMttaa.
A picturesque tww of tbs street pope
lotion of Moscow is given in the follow
inn sketch :
Neither ctthedral, nor bazaar, nof hos
pital has more charms for the stranger
than th* oat-door life of tlr diy The
streets we of varying width; crooked,
jmvej villi sharp, flinty stonos. and lined
with buildings of every stytr of ardhitee
tore. Cbnrchse, palaces, pink or ydlow
whitewashed cottages of praasnU are
jumbled together, and from whIWW
l point yon Look some pitta resane groap
of domes and towers delight the eye, m
| petehaoee dovn the vista yon oateh a'
glimse of the Kremlin wall.
Through these avenues poor the va
ried imputation. Princes pass in fbehr
swift carriages, and perhaps the Metro*
, noli tan, bidden in his stately ooaoh Slid
drawn by sLeek black horses of noble
breed ; merchants dash by in their dros
kies -men, it maybe, of enormous wealth,
and whose transactions are now with
Paris and now with Pekia ; drays and
country earts lnmber along driven by
ixiissnls with white blouaas tanked into
high boots, or tied with a string--their
feet mossed in shoes mad* of plaited
reeds or strips of limetree bark-a btoess
like shirt of pink ealioo (why, with thni*
florid faces, they should eboos* pink. I
oaanot understand) over the trowserm,
vmflned at tbs sraist by a saah or a belt
, of leather, and above this, an Urn in hcast
of noon, a srrappsw of sheepskin reach
ing below the knee—while often there
la no oovering for the heed bat the yel
low, matted hair, bound with a fillet and
falling low on the shoulders as the fall
beard falls on the breast .
la the open apeoes stand the coachmen
with their vehicles, waiting to be hired—
dressed in lew, brued-orewned, black bate:
naftaua of dark cloth fitting close about
the neck, bat without a collar ; padded
st the hips, doable in front, and fastened
under the left arm with six metal but
tons ; whils their thick white gloves,
when not in nae, are secured' by the
thumbs to their girdles. Man osrry
about buckets filled with salted cucum
bers, selling them one by one, to the
prceent crowd ea a relish for their black
bread, which they est as they go. At
the churches and the street shnnes of
the Virgin, pa wars-by make tha sign of
the erues, and even prostrate themeeivee
;in their reverence. Nones appear clad
in the Russian national eoetame—e white
undergarment, rather low in the aeak.
! with full, short sleeve ; a dark skirt gath
ered into a band just above the bosom,
and suspended by straps over the shoul
der*. and a belt above the waist, from
which depends a long white spree. Ear
rings and a necklace of beads are worn,
and on the bead a high, torban-like cap
of some bright color.
This stri k ing bat rathor formless attire
teems now to be given over to nurses and
court ladies for State occasions, when lbs
head-dress biases with jewels Mer
chant's clerks, when not busy, may be
scon sitting in the shop doors pterin**
chaos or dominoes, and twrhaps bedding,
a pet eat tha while. Loads of birch-wood
go by, sold st twenty rallies n cord-a
large sum for the peasants ; bat n little
wood farts them long, s* their brick ovens
are not allowed to coel and air fa exclu
ded. Boldjers conscious and unbending
in then an i forms are always in view, end
the dark faces ef Gipsies, Tartars Bsr-j
stsa* and Jews are a pleases t relief a/far
the fair monopoly of the avenge Rus
sian*. Why is it that the men ef, the
Slavonic family are au muefa eomctise
than the women ? Handsome men
abound, and donbtlam there arc loeaty,
grscefnl von here, though they ate
rarely risible in church, or at* est, or ba
zaar. . ,
I saw only one or two who could he
called beautiful, hut they ahosrod the
pnembUiUea of the rmae dainty creatures
with the lily complexion, bine and
Monde hair, which we ascribe to aagefaf;
the type, perhaps, of the Anastoaisa and
Natalie* whom the early Cxan chose ut
of all the land to share the throne. The
women of the lower ctaem*. with their
flat feature*. and hair, and eyes, and
■kin oi the mine hue, have ordinarily
nothing bnt an honest, good-natured ex
pression to redeem their round faces
from positive aglineea. - They wear loose
hoots, short skirts, long aaoqwes,of wed
ded cloth or sheepskin, tie s thick hand
kerchief over their heads, and a little'
distance look so much like man that you,
nan hardly tell whether yon arc gazing
Ivan or Nadia.
A STOUT or TR* Ft*.—The world
will probably never know of half the suf
fering which has been caused by the
Chicago firi>. Day after day we hear of
some new case of 'heart-rending distress.
A man wa* recently met traveling toward
California, who had a very afiecting
story to re bib' Thirtr years *go he
went from the East to Chioago, and set
tle! in that city. After working hard ar
a clerk for some time, he waa taken aa
partner in an iron foundry, at which bus
men* be was supjroaed to be makiug a
large yearly income ; but put as be Waa,
to all apj>earanoe*, in the smith of anc
iw*, the firm lost heavily and became
beakxupt. He then went to 8t Louia,
and worked there for several years, final
ly retaining to Chicago with his savings
and abuted another foundry. Fortune
did not favor this enterprise either, and
he was on the lookout for something naw
when the fire swept over the remnant of
his property, ana threw him with his
wife and four Jr.tighter* upon the world,
hornet pan and penniless. But even ali
this adversity was not sufficient to crush
the indomibihle spirit which possessed
him. Instead of waiting to shed tears
over the ruins, he started at once for the
gold mines of California, where, it is to
be bo|K>d, he may soon succeed in finding
a nugget large enough to make up for
all his losses.
TRAWRPORTINO I'ssa. —Lieut. Smidt of
the Danish Royal Navy—has recently in
vented and put in prnctieal ojerafiu a
simple method whereby live fish of all
kinds are securely transjiorted from the
place where naught and delivered at any
Hoalioard or inland town, or market all
as fresh and lively as when in tfietr na
five element And indeed they ore kept
and carried over the whole route, no
matter how long it be, i* there native
element Briefly, the plan is this. A
water-tight tank of suitable siw is provid-,
ed and attached to the smack, or fishing
craft. Into this tank the fish are turned
as fast as taken, it being first filed, of
eourse, with water of the immediate
vicinity. When a smack thus has her
cargo of one or more well-filled tanks,
she starts for her market. Lieut, Smidt
provides each vessel with an iugenioualy
constructed air-forcing pump, by means
of which fresh atmospheric air is drivm
into and infiltrated all through the en
tire body of water in each tank. Thus
the water is renovated, and its tippy
population breathe freely. This pupp
ing in of the air it, of course, to be re
peated as often as required—say three
times in twentv-four hours; and, as they
can be carried over land as well as on
water, these denisens of the deep can be
delivered, all fresh and frisky, in their
native brine, wherever wanted for con
sumption. -
A MAN in New York has been arrested
on complaint of over one humlred ladies,
who stated to him that while passing
along Uroadway after Ihe cloqe of the
theatres this person would bqyipgar their
(1 reuses and cloaks with kerosene oil, com
pletely destroying {bow, _
H>w to tint the weight of * wall—Scale
key. 7 ****
How to have eggs all winter--Boy
them. . f f ■ +
K Florida three-year-old has * heavy
heard.
A California!) makea gin ont of toga
brash.
A magnesia mountain has been discov
ered in Oiagon.
A tittle boy defines snoring as letting
off sleep.
A vase in a California hotel is labelled
3th pick.
A Joint Affair with bnt n Single Party
to it—Jihcumatism.
( The Jfowrtf* Srimtm predicts the ana
wiil barn oat in 44,339.
A vasnUtk ww nearly chocked to death
recently fay his swelling notes.
Gravity fa no more evidence of wisdom
than a paper collar 1s of a shirt.
MasaanbnaaMs has sixteen cities. The
aggregate population of fifteen of them
A new style of ear-ring fa a crystal in
the shape of a snail, retting on a leaf of
NO. .5.
An old Both*!) tew was that no oonplo
should be married on til they had been
FhffftL'fld two TttUl,
- What fa it thai has thiwe fact and can-
SLPhfSswf ~ 4
la Milwaukee, when n dtatcngoiahed
gntot arrives, he fa taken to a lager beer
vanlt wd'edlertainpd. D. 0. lines it
A |tty in Hew York recently brake off
her en te^ jeotiemw .^because
"to his Mfrnberi
•• Auntie," said s tfttfc three year old
one day. *T dont like mine apron
fafrbNf so dreflbl. fife much torch omw
makes the fatness taicb my bareness."
The Cheek Indiana now number
lAAOO, and own nearly 4,000,000 aercs
(if lrnud, with tl.sii.OOi) in money which
to held to trust far them by the Ovvera-
Foor spqrtasea Jrom Randolph. dur
ing a four weeks' rittt to Oiuntuek
Hound, V £, bagged 300 canvas back
duck*. 4Wdaeksor other aperies, 100
gsseoj and 14 swans.
One of the beat toasts eve- given :
•' Women— Mmfatt wwd on ou* lips, be
cause it amape Itouj the bottom of our
hcsOftS-** '
■ "The ifi&rrttttoa In. Cube has now
hated more than two year*, and w
both armies destroy everything they
come soman, one may imagine bow de
vastated the island ia
A dfhagoMtoide loaded a prttd with
powder and wad, and filled the chamber
wifh water. He thee placed the muzzle
to his Month and fired. The effect ww
terrible, the whole top of his heed being
Mown off
A men in Ulinofa has patented an iron
shingle roof. The shingles are aboat 6
by 13 inches, lap each other as aa to en
sure a water-proof roof, and are fattened
by headless nails. The patent is asid to
be leas expansive then state.
A vowtig tody tn a snburban town who
has received the attentions of a young
man for sometime, on bring naked what
hi* bnttnem wan, replied amveiy. "Oh,
he ia a Jtdtomar lor dry goods firm
in Button." She meant drummer.
Two men own needy 3,000,000 acres
of land in the San Joaquin Valley, CaL;
the traveller may ride 45 mites in a lino
upon it, and may foßow a fence around
a single paatnrc for sixty-five mile*;
while one other man monopolizes 350,-
000 acre*. r
The latest style ef amtong presents of
fpmpL in earthen ditties made flat, in
which the flowers are regularly planted
and growing. which fa a far more aensi
tse present than the old style of baskets,
which, with the utmost care, only tatted
' a day or two.
Tbd xnpplr of India rubber fa aaid to
be inexhaustible.' Each tree can bo
farmed for twenty saoossmi* years, and
v it-Id* on an average three tablespoon
fats a day ; 43.000 of these trees have
been counted ou a tract of land thirty
mitet long by eight wide.
A farmer out West, recently bargained
his farm to another farmer forfMOO,
but wfaen the day and purchaser arrived
informed him h wiJe was in a hysterics
about the trade and he guessed be would
1 isck cut r 'Bot, " said the pnrcbraer.
have corns a long dfafanc* . want the
farm and must have it. How much more
would induce you to aril it f* " WH, *
replied the agriculturist, "give me HttO
more, and tat her cry.*"
to* *"
o*sa.i AcwtVnx Knr A Com.—
This CM b* dc*o if tha grroand is sufficient
ly rich and properly managed. Half the
ground should be in clow, which will bo
rend* to cot in J one and will last three
months; oac-fourth should be put iaoom
for fodder, in drill* two feet apart, plant
ed quite tJncklr in the row (It prams ton
foot and well hoed and weeded; this
muj he o*ed occasionally to help oat the
clover, if necessary. The remainder ot
the grtffind should be pot in turnip*.or
supar-beeta, or partly both, and way yield
SOt) bushels. which, with the stalk* left
or or, will feed the cow through the winter
and eatH clover is ready again. Remem
ber, the top* of the beet* and turnips will
last quite a time if uaed economically.
Keep them in a cellar in a heap, well
preened down and covered with board*.
Locatanrsvs Sioaai*—The following
particulars of railroad signals will be in
teresting : One whistle of the looomo
-1 live means " down brakes; * two whis
tk*." offbrakea;"threewhistles, "back
up," continued whistles, " danger ;" a
> eontinuej succession of short whistles is
the cattle alarm. The conductor's sig
nal, by a sweeping parting of the hands
on a level with the eyes, means "go
ahead." A downward motion of the
hand, "atop." A beckoning motion,
"to back.'' A lantern raised and lower
ed vertically signals starting ; swung at
right angles or across the track, to stop;
swung in a circle, to back- A red fiag.
waved on the track is s signal of danger;
hoisted at a station is s signal for stop
ping: stnckuptrv the roadside is a sig
nal of danger on the track ahead ; carried
unfurled on an engine is a signal thht
another engine or train i* on its way.
I MA RATION STATISTICS.— An analysis
of th ah-B* lauded at New York from
toreim, ports in 1871 may be interesting
as exhibiting the (heterogeneous nature
of the immigration for the year. It is
based upon the manifest supplied by
the masters of arriving vessels :
Coaotrto* of Biltk | CoaotrlM of Btrtk.
Ireland Doc mark W*
Scotland IMU HS
WaUa l.* I XMS
UIMM BBS OBT- I Hal*•••• • *J™
nan ttspirea... .SS.SSl ! Mlaocilaneous.... J.IH
swwwlrr.. ww ( ——-
Toaa SMI
T"*alin law
' SHE DlD.— The Southbridge Journal
says that a farmer's wife in Dudley re
cently had a footrace with a woodchudk,
uund caught him when ho had got half
Way into his hole :
And there she sat and held his tail.
And held his tail, and held his tall.
And there she sat and held his tail,
for two boom, until her husband caxno
and killed the beast
THE Chicago Republican records that
" two small piles of calcined bones and
ashes were found in the ruins of the Tro
nic nt House. They were in the midst
of a heap of fire shll burning, although
three months had elapsed since the fire.
•By the fragments ef bone, alone, the
doctors were unable to determine that a
human being had met his fate upon that
spot"
• TSE brig Jessie Lowe was boarded
near Calais, by some French fishermen,
and was found to be abandoned although
she was in good condition. It is'fuspect
ed that a mutiny occurred on board;
that, the captain was murdered, and the
crew left the vessel to escape the" conse
quence.
Jepwy Court of Pardons re
fuses to commute {be sentence of the
nmrdew of" Pet"