AntkipatWn.
When falling haritb, t on*#* avast.
Or dull monotony of day#,
Waa brought ma into diacontant,
That darken* round ma lika a lint,
\ find it whokvora* to recall
Thoaa chief#*-! good# my life ha* known,
Tbooa whitest day*, thai brightened all
The eheckcred **ea*oua that are flown.
No vaar hat panted bnt gore m# ooma ;
0 unborn year*, nor one of yon-
Mo, from the paat I learn—ahall com*
Without anch prcctoua tribute due,
I can be patient, since amid
The days that eccm no orcrcaat,
Such future golden hour* are hid
A* tboac t ace amid the paat.
Jerry tin' Me.
No matter bo* the ehanoaa are.
Nor when the wind* may Mow,
My Jerry there baa left the ae*
With all it* lock an' woe ;
For who wonKl try the aea at aU,
Must try it luck or no.
Thcv told him - Lor', mm take no oare
Mow word* they epcak tuay fall—
Tho.v told him blunt, he was too obi,
Too alow wiU oar aud trawl,
An' this ia bow he left the tea
An* luck an' woe au' all.
Take any man on *oa or land
Out of hi* heat&i way,
If ha II youn,; t will do, hut then.
If ho is old au' gray,
A month will he a year to him,
Bw all to him yea mar.
He sit* by me, but moat ha walk*
The door aid for a deck.
An' scan* the boat a-g.u' out
Till alio becomes a speck,
Then turns attay, his Uce a* wet
As it aha were a wreck.
The men who haul the net au' liu*
Are never rich ; an' y>u,
My Johnny here—a grown-up man -
Is man an' baby too,
Au' we hare naught Un rainy days,
Ac' rainy days are dua.
My Jerry, diffident, abroad
la restless as a brook.
An' when he left the boat an' aU,
Houie had aa empty look ;
Bnt 1 will win him by an by
TV like the window-nook.
1 cannot bring him back again,
The day* when we wen wed.
But ho ahaU never know -my man—
The tack o' hire or bread.
While I can east a stitch or all
A needleful o' thread.
God |ty me, I'd moot forgot
How many y, t there be,
Whose ooJanen fall aa old as mins
Are acme*here on the era,
Who hear the creak a' bar an' think
O' Jerry home an'—me;
JOHN RANDALL'S WIFE.
" Will yoa let ut* have it, John P*
'• No. Georcy. I can't."
John Randall u'tered his refusal of hia
wife's request very decided!y, A* it he felt
the request was nnrenaoutb!*; and yet
there was an undercut rent of gtl-vvd im
patience in his voice, and a look vt pet
vdexity and soli dissatisfaction in his eye*,
tie wanted to see his wife r?e Irora the
breakfast table, and thereby signify bcr
acquiesevi ce in hts decision, before he went
off for hts morning wralk to the mi!!.
Gentry. however, did not tise. He*
look* did not express acquiescence. She
was a prcttv woman—very pretty ; ta 1,
s'ight, t.tj fair, with large, clear, steady
eyes and protuse brown hair. Besides bi r
beauty, the had an air of delicate, graceful
omposure rather peculiar. a> d a voice that
suggested alto flute notes. F r all this she
was simply tlm wife ot a mas'er "-a -hin'si
in the great ilalibnrion Print Works of
Millvillr. and mistress of one of the
.•mall, white factory ten. menu,whose long,
or.le.iy rows constituted Mdiville proper.
But Georgte did not oeK.ng to the fac
tory element, although she had married
into it. She bad been brought up by a
relative, upon whom she had been left de
pendent, and whom she called Aunt Ap
pletun.
Aunt Appleton lived at the other end of
Millvdle—the west cad—among the Halt
bnrton, the Dilloways. and the Verse*.
Perhaps, under the circumstances.
Georgv might have looked a little btgbc
than John Randall. But then John was
as good as gold—strong, steady, manly,
tnw.
Annt App'eton hsd the sense to rejoice
at the reception ol her pietty protege, and
the ceoeiosity to giTe fcer a libera! outfit
—btr furniture, a complete wardrobe, a
nice wedding.
It had Keen veiy agreeable to Ocorgy to
bare these things. % was fastidious to
tbe core, febc eiyored advantages cf posi
tion —bee good clothes, brr prestige among
the other wire* of the other officials in the
print wtwk*. She was fastidious— perhaps
a little to fastidious for her place.
Jobn Bands!! bad reached his last but
ton—a somewhat shins button on a some
what sbinj coat He had neither time nor
pretext for I ngering. At this last mo
ment bis wife tawed bcr eyea, clearly, un
flinchingly. to bis face.
" Why not ?" she asked, in ber own
sweet voi~e.
It U never p'eastn" for a man to be call
ed to an account—about money'and of
cour-e it was money, and money only
Georgy wanted) by a woman, and tbat
woman bis wife. John's face flu-bed a
little; a Lot retort pricked the vcrr tip of
bis tonyue, but be did not utter it. He
was a Tery patient man, naturally ; and
then be had that deep, pure love lor bis
pretty wife which overt cartes all slight
shocks:
"1 have exceeded my sslaxv every
Strata * ; r.oe me were married, George,"
be said. ** The first of January will be
here in a few weeks, and I shall not be
able to meet all my bills that are due. I
don't feel tbat we ought to trifle away a
penny of money. I don't believe you do,
either."
44 1 shall say no more about it," b re
turned. 44 f ought to wear a new pair of
glove* to call on Paul'* bnele, but if you
can't give them to me I must do without
them."
John Randall's brain was fine enough to
understand tbat this was not tbc acquit e
etnee he wanted. He would like to in
dulge her, but there was the fact that, if
he begun it, be should be always behind
band, always poor.
This was hi* fact. Georgy bad hers, alo
—that she was always lo be denied and
disappointed. She didn't mind so much
weanng tie old glovt* on tlrs occasion
that which troubled bcr, which was wedg
ing itself painfully into her convictions, wa*
that she w uld have to give up all the little
luxuries and elegancies tbat she ao craved;
tbat hcrfutuie was tb he a plain matter
af-fact routine, deprired of those gratifi
cations in wbc*e absence she felt a sort of
moral starvation
44 It don't seem as if you ought to he
disnpi ointed, Georgy," said the husband,
finally. 44 You know just what mv salary
is, and jost how rar it will go. Wc used to
talk l>ont saving something every year, so
that I might better myself one of these
days, j don't like to deny you."
•• Never mind," she said, rising.
She was one of those women who nay too
little rather than to much.
John went oil'to bis work. Bridget,the
girl-of-all-work, came in to clear the table,
fieorgy dusted the parlor, and made the
pudding, fed tbe canary, and then placed
the sewing machine in the window, facing
the dull, leaden light of tbe November day,
and sat down to stitch wristbands. She
find been married more than a year, and
wa< making her first abirt for John. She
was very thoughtlul,—a dogged pain on
her (ace all tbe while.
" Perhaps I shall stay to Aunt Apple
ton's to tea," sbe saia to her husband at
the oinner table. "Ifl do you will come
lor me, won't you?"
He reflected a moment.
•' I told you last night, Georgy, that I
bould Lave to be from home an hour or
two this evening. There is to be a aneet
ing of the officials of the m<ll at half-past
seven. I should be too tired to dies* and
g> up to your aunt's afterwards."
" I have forgotten," she said quietly; so
quietly that he theught she did not eare.
When be was gone stow went to her bed
room to arrange her toilet lor the eall. She
bad a genius for dress; and. despite the
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mewled clovce, (be looked as sty hsh aa the
did pretty.
Juta*he approached her aunt's pre
old Mrs. lla'.ihurton, in her velvet, and
steeleat ol ateel-eolored sitka. was be
it.g handed troui her carriage by her son.
The Halibntfon* were the owner* of the
mill in which J-hn Hvudall w as employ ed.
Stephen the only son, had just returned
from a Ave year'* residence abroad. These
two facts caused Ueorgv to *erutiuae the
mother and a in somewhat clo*-|y ; aud do
•us so, Stephen llalibutton raised his hat
to her,
'• A pretty face,*' ha remarked, careless
ly, to bta mother. " I auppoae it i* some
one I have known or should know."
Old Mr*, llaliburton, with her keen
eyes and beak uoo glanced sharply back
tow ard Georcy, w bom ahe had act perceiv
ed, and uodd-d.
olt is that young person whom Jane
Apple ton brought up, She t* maiued now
to one of our men. 1 believe."
Gcorgy found I'aul Apple ton and hi*
bride holding a svt of formal re*-cpti n.
The room*—w here her owa wedding had
been solemnised a year t fore-w. re quite
fitted with gu.vt* A very dainty and
graceful bride was the new Mr*. Raul, tu
her lavender trim and point Uce shawl.
Gcorgy trie I not to feci the least tiuge ol
envy a* ah? looked at h.r.
Auct Appleton bud always sense of
gratitude towards bcr protege for having
forborne to f**cinate either of bcr own
marriageable bova, and thia gratitude crop
ped out in active kindue** under the exu!-
atiod ahe felt over Paul's match.
Oeorgy moved easily about tbe well- !
furnished rooms; somewhat aho seemed I
just fitted for sn.h surrounding*. The
subdued, well-bred manner*, the faint
Serfutm-a, the refiued iaevs, and the rich
rvssea, were like a stimulant to her. She
needed auch quickeaing to be fully j
htTself. Her conu-oaed, delicate beauty j
unfolded to perfection in iLi* atmosphere.
She had beeu talking to one and anoth
er. taking in idi*|>e* and trimming* with
her tuick arti-t' eye, and in a pause wa*
just reflecting upon the hang of the new
curtains whan a voice avid near br:
" 1 eeem not to *>e able to recall you at
all, Mr*. Randall. Yet 1 ino-t have known
you before 1 went away. M,\ mother ha*
ju-t told me your name, and I have come ;
to reclaim acquaintance it you will permit
me."
" I remember yon perfectly, Mr. llali- j
burton," Gi-orgy returned quietly. " I
was hardly grown up when yoo left us. j
five year* ago."
" Five year* ? Ab, true enough !
Won't yon take this chair f What a love
ly lily! Why, it is not reall"
"No; these wax floarers are very like
nature, though almost a ylvgiariam;
dou't you think ao, Mr. Halibnrton f"
- Why, yes. It must be quite difficult
to make tbem. I dare say they bring a
good price."
Under her serene smile a quick thonght
weut through Georgy Randalla's mb d.
She began to ex-ituine the gentleuian be
fore ber with interest.
Stephen (lalibarton was a gentleman by
habit, and a in an of the world by a force
of circumstances. But nature intended
him for a diligent, painstaking, perier
vcring wan of business.
If he was not a great or a very good
man, it was becau-e he had somnch time,
so much money, so much flattery, lie
was spoiled by his opportunities, yet he
needed only the right influence to ek-vatc
him beyond himself. He was thirty years
old now—he was past the age when a man
disdains to be led by a woman. But
Stephen llaliburton bad never disdained
it. lie hsd always been led by the keen
eyed. bemk-nose woman in steel silk, who,
as Georgy talked with the heir, sat hold
ir.g her wine-cap up to the firelight not far
off.
lbs heir seemed to like Mrs. Randall's
talk ; perhaps because there was so little
of it. In return he was ratber unreeerved
—gossiping about bis plans and bia pros
pects. Ite said that he was glad to get
home. lie meant to settle down at Mdi
vide now; look after his factories and
the operatives, ami introduce some improv
ments He wanted a better class of work
—more tasteful designs; he hadn't seen a
pretty print from the factory. Didn't
Mrs. Randall agree with him?"
Yes; she agreed with him. It was a
strange basis for parlor gossip oils,
chemicals, designs for calicoes. He was
surprised to find how much she knew
about it; and she—she was a little snr-
Erised herself. The most delicate pink
egnn to flush her checks, the irises of her
eyes grew into great black flakes, full of
luster. All at once, at last, she turned a
casual glance without the window.
" Why," she said, with a slight start,
"it is almost dark. And I believe it is
raining. 1 mnst go at once."
She stepped towards the window. Great
plashing drops were falling upon the
flagstones. The dull November daylight
was almost gone.
Mr. Haliburton rose also.
"Did you walk?" Le inquired. 41 Let
us take you borne. My mother will be
going soon."
The little stir attracted Mrs. Appleton,
who—most of the guests hying gone—
was devoting herself to Mrs. Haliburton.
44 Stay to tea, Georgy," she suggested.
44 John knows you ore here-doesbe not!"
44 Yes; but it is raining. I think I bad
better not stop."
" 1 have been asking Mrs. Randall to
tr.ke a seat with us, mother," interposed
S epben Haliburton.
"Ah, ye*!" said the lady, with con
tracted nostrils and prolonged lip again.
'• I shall lie bappy." *
And then the keen eye overlooked
Georgy, as if to ask if there were any just
r: use why the Haliburton carriage, the
iiaJibnrton horses, and it might be thi
ll nlibnrton heir, should traverse the
length of Millville te take home this young
p rson, who had married oao of the Hali
burton employees.
Georgy stood unmoved, a little con
cerned as to whether her last dress and
bonnet shonld walk or ride, not at all
concerned as to lier own disposal.
The factory bell had done ringing, and
John Randall was in sight of home just as
the carriage of his employer stopped at
tie door, and hia wife stepped from it.
He did not, however, overhear her say to
Stephen Haliburton, 44 If you call to-mor
row afternoon, I will show yon what I
mean."
44 Had you a pleasant afternoon ?" her
husband asked, by-and-by, as they sat, at
the tea table.
"Very pleasant," she said, thougbt
fally.
"It was very polite in Mrs. Haltbarton
to bring yon home."
" Yes, I shonld have spoiled my dress."
It was always with a little effort that
John Randall could get his wife to talk,
and she seemed peculiarly silent to-night,
and absent as well as silent.
Her eyes were brighter, too, than ootn
mon—her face a little flashed. lie was
too generous, too unselfish a man to be
grudge her even a happiness in which he
had no part; but something in her
abstraction filled him with uneasiness.
The nncasiness was not decreased when,
reaching home 'a little before the usual
hour the following afternoon, he met
Stephen Haliburton justleaving the house,
nor when he found Georgy with the same
brightened eyes and Lightened color as
tbe night before.
That was the beginning of John Ran
dall's trouble.
It waa not ao much common jealousy—
a man'* inatiuet of revolt at another man's
admiration of bia harid-oine wife—as it
was a fear—a desperate, deathlike fear
that Georgy needed something bo could
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
not give to make her happy. He could
uever give her an* luxuries, lie could
never aay auch thing* a* ha fancied
Stephen ilalibtirton uiii.t be able to aay
to woman. But he loved her *u 1 O
heavens! he loved her aol How could he
endure that any thing should eotue between
them t
" 1 won't wrong her and tease her with
suspicion*," he said to himself, iu the
depth of the night. " I'll just fight iny
way the best 1 can against it. I'll keep
ou steady. Perhaps she'll aee it right by
and by."
Poor tellaw ! he did not realise how his
own determination implied the dreary
thought that her heart was turned from
him. He raised Limselt ou hi* arm* t
look on her a* she slrpt; aud all through
<vh:.t followed he retaiued the pure, calui
face, as it pre*-ed the pillow, w hitnied bv
the uiooulight that glinted the frost ou the
window-pane* and flooded the rooiu.
bhe Seemed colder to htm after this,and
he kept silent.
He kuewr that ahe met lialiburtou a
her aunt's; he knew that when she went
to the seaside the ensuing summer, lor a
week's visit to Mrs. Paul Apploton, tlo-rv
he was also. He knew that ah. seemed
to be living a life apart from him; and
once—thai wa* when the iron entered hi*
soul, when he went into her little desk, a
present he had made her during their en
gagement— for a sheet of uole pajwr, ard
found it KM*!- Ed and asked her carelessly
enough for the key, she flushed and (aid
she would gel the paper for him.
But he kept true to the promise he
made himself. lie kept ou ''fighting hi*
way against it a* best he could,,' hoping,
with a sick heart, that she "might see it
right by-and-by."
The month* wore away. The second
year of their marriage wa* nearly corn
ph ted. John had beea very careful —as
careful as t.owigy herself—that there
should be noontward or visible sign of mi*-
understanding or coldness between theiu.
No suspicion had cotne to any that the
second year of their married life had Imen
leas happy titan the first Nor had he
ever oinifed to give her any little iudug
genee within hi* pow,r. lie had prepared
a surpri-e for her on the coming auuiver
sary of their wedding during the year.
The anniversary fell upon Sunday; and
so their little commemoration of the day
must coiue the precediug eveuirg. No
allusion had been made to any celebration
by either ot them; but John felt sure,
some way, that ahe could not let the time
pae without some sign. Fur 1;U own
part, he had half resolved to attempt
some explanation of their estrangement.
Anything, he thought, would be better
than this chilling reserve. With hi* tuind
divided bet seen the anticipation of relief
an J jealous dread, he went to the count
ing house that Saturday night to receive
his money. The Cashier looked up with a
certain embarraaam* nt at the approach.
"Ah, Mr. Randall—the accumulation
yon have left io ray hands? To be sura!
And, by the way, Mr. llaliburton spoke to
me to mention to yon that there w ere to
be some change* made, aud—and —but
there he i* hlrn-elf, air."
John Randall turned, with a feeling
akin to desperation, to meet his employer.
It ha>l gone through him like a thunder
bolt, as the cashier spoke, that he was to
be displaced. Stephen llsliunrton simply
said, a* John faced him. I'll not detain
you now, Mr. Randal 1 . I shall call this
evening to let you know of the changes I
feel obliged to make."
And the owner bowed, and left him.
With the m >ney in his nervless hands,
John Randall walled homeward like a
man dared. He was to lose his piace.
Far what reaou he could not conjecture.
But to loae it was to lose reputation,
courage—everything. He had never im
agined such a possibility as that The
money that ho carried —be should not
dare t<> make a present of it to Georgy
now. He might have to wait for other
employment. It might be needed for
their bare every day bread, before he got
work again. A chill like death struck to
his son I.
Georgy, evidently, had not overlooked
the re occurence of their wedding day.
The cosy rooms of the cottage all wore a
little air of festivity. Some slender vases
held the gleanings of the flower-beds;
chrysanthemums—blood-red, white and
purple—verbenas, and scarlet grranioms.
She carnc to the door that night to
meet him—one of her •• company" dresses
on. some knots of velvet tautening her
collar, and seeming to give a glow and
brightness to her white skin. He took ber
baud ; she rais.d bcr face, and with a wild
heart-bound he kissed it, as he had not for
years before. She was coming back to
biui again 1 That was the thought that
thrilled him. Her infatuation—lf such it
bad been—was at an end; upon his new
happiness, came the dreary recollection of
his lost situation. He thrust the money in
his pocket. By-and by be would tell bcr
all.
"Yon won't mind waiting supper for an
hoar, will you. John?" she asked, as she
led him in. " I am going to give ton
something nice, by-tnd-by, and—l think
Mr. Haliburton will be in."
John Randall's bloed froze once more.
It was not for him, then, that all these
preparations were made. (Jeorgy bad
never spoken Mr. Ilalibarton's name to
hirn before. He could feel that she was
embarrassed as she did so.
"I wautyon to dress, John," she added,
coaxintily. 44 1 have laid everything out
for you."
It seemed to him that he would have
turned upon her, but that he felt sobrok
en by the thought of losing his place, and
resented her gsyety, her indifference, her
secrecies—all that hail made him so mis
erable through this long year. But be bad
not the spirit.
lie went to dress as she had asked him.
When he returned to the parlor Stephen
Haliburton and his wife sat npon the sofa
side by him. It was rare indeed to see
Georgy's fair face so tllnminated. Her
cheeks were glowing, her eyes were spark
ling.
As for Mr. Halibnrton he was always the
qniet gentleman, with no sense of being
ont of his place, no apparent suspicion of
what was rankling in the heart ol tils em
ployee.
What a nice little supper Georgy had
ready. Yet nobody ate.
Finally the supper was over, snd they
went back to the jwrlor.
Georgy disappeared for a moment, and,
returning, approached ber husband* glanc
ing shyly at the same time to her guest,
whose face brightened beyond it* wont as
be caught her eye.
44 We meant to make it all very forma.l
John; hot I see Mr. Haliburton think* I
might as well trll it at once in my own
way."
She |it used and a sober pallor overspread
her husband's (ace.
•' What was coming ?" his eyes asked,
with no faiib that it wai anything to
lighten bis secret burden.
CJeonry nervously folded and unfolded a
slip or pa|>er which she held.
" This is for you, Johnand she held
it shyly towards nim. "My anniversary
gift." T have been working for Mr. Halt
burton, too, this year. And I have thirty
guineas here—tbe price ot tbe designs I
have made from tbe calicoes."
Georgy!"
"You never suspected it? I did not
want you to till 1 knew whether I could
succeed.'
John Randall bad no voice in which to
word his amazement or bia gratitude for
his restored faiib, which, though bis wife
did not suspect tt was by tar bia most
precious anniversary gift. She went on:—
"I coujd always use my pencil nimbly,
CENTRE HALL. CENTRE CO., PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1872.
you know, John. Aud it had occurred to
me one day why 1 couldn't do aumeibing
uitb it for|ir<>tU. 1 spike to Mr. llihbur
ton. and he wa* so kind—yu must thank
him, John—he look so much trouble with
my crude attempts ; ha did so much to
encourage me. And now lam fairly HI
tbe way of work. 1 shall work better, to
know that you know ot it. 1 want to
de*igu for carpal* by-and-by, a* lor print*;
that pays so well—a percentage ou the
She stopped short' suddenly cotAviouaof
bow much ahe wa* saying.
" I have a surprise, also, foi you, Mr.
Randall." added Stepien Halibuium,
quietly. " 1 hope it. to , will piove agree
able. The uuiveiital te*timouy of tbe mill
officials, aa to your .ftietency and tiusi
tii e*a, make u.e feel that I am not showing
you a prvqr apprc iattoi,, and I desire to
give you a somewhat nxre rt*p -lisible
ptwit'on, with an increase of salary !"
The very glory of beaveu NK-tued to be
o|>ening away to John Kaudxll out .4 all
bis trouble.
" I am too happy. Mr. llaliburton to
talk much," he said in hi* stim..htlorward
way. " 1 h*ve been depressed lately—the
sudden removal ol all cau>e* f-r low
apiiita—"
He stopiwd short. The big tear* rolled
down hi* cheek*. Stephen H*hburtou
abrne perceived * hat (Itorgr never n*
peeted, that her a. cret had made her bus
hand jealous. He grapcd Johu'* hand
" Nly dear fellow, it's tc* bad ! 1 feared
it a little once or t >ce. Ol eourw? 1 could
not hint it to Mr*. Randall "
" What, John t" What Mr. llaliburton?"
"Notbiug, Gcorgy, that you will ev-r
know" They arete ah-ne together, by-an<l
by, with their neiv fonueil hapiineaa.
Perhapv Gcorgy equally believed that
there was no more meJ for mystification
" Wbat eirt made you (hiuk of it,
Georgr f" her husban l akcd.
"Why, John, it wa* tbi day lUmt the
gloves. I act myself rimaideting why n>u
should have alt the toil, and all the .udul
gence. 1 pondered how I could made or
nave something'
" I am happier than I cv#r thought I
could be again, dear."
" Do you know, I have landed you wen
unhappy lately, Jobn, becauao you thought
1 wa* longing lor thing* you could not give
rac I 1 could hardly watt lor to-uigtii to
romc to tell you all-'
"My darling!"
And he totded bis arm., about bcr, with
hi* lace on her about.hr ; and iu the bright
t.-ev and ailcncc ol the roe lit, with it* odor
ot flower* and glow* of leave*, tbey K-lt
their way through tbe coming future, sal
cot fldent, out ot the reach ol any bitter
trouble, trace they loved and trusted ane
another.
The Origin of Camp-Meetlngis
Tie origin of camp meeting ta thus
stated by a writer in the New Yrk A'rvit
"</ Pit: Though not attended with any
idea such a* originated the modern camp
meeting, the out-door and secret gather
ings <>f the Huguenots in France and ol
the Dissenter* in England probably gave
the first rise to all subsequent movement*
of this nature. In America their begin
uing i# said to have been occasioned by a
want of church building*. Two brother*
named Msgre, one of them a Presbyterian
preacher, and the other a Methodist, who
created during the smnmer of 17V0, a
great religious excitement In that part of
Kentucky in which they lived, are said to
b>< the founders of camp meeting* in lhi
country. Their congregation* soon be
came fr too large for the limited church
accommodation at that time provided, and
a uitiou out-of-door meeting was dtcidcd
upon. To thia tho people flocked Iroro
all part* of the Tbe success of tbe
meeting was great, and nt once apparent.
The number of convert* was something
that approached the in irvelou*. It we
determined to renew the experiment the
next year. From all part* of the State,
as well as from bordering territory, im
mense number* of people gathered. He
port.* nay that there were assembled a*
many a 20,000 persona, which waa a
wonderful number for that time.
Since then the movvm> nt haa continued
to go on, though until within the last six
or eight year* it was thought that camp
meeting* were growing out of date. With
in that period a new momentum ha* been
given to them. It i* the purpose of the
Methodist Episcopal Church to give to
(hi* tnovei *ent a dignified, systematic ami
permanent position in the religious com
tnunicy. To thnt e- d association* are
formed, ground* purchased in the name ot
corporate bodies, cottage* built (which
are slowly taking the place of tent*), ami
a crop* of regular and distinguish* d di
vine* are provided to superintend the ser
vices.
Under this untem these meetings have
grown in the respect and sympathy of the
omnwnnity—so mnch so, imbed, that
there is some talk of imitation on the part
of the Presbyterian*. The Young Men's
Christian Association, in which that de
nomination takes an active part, Joins
with the Methodist brethren in out door
meetings, which, though by no means
revival meetings, tend that way.
A C'LOCT> BCBOT.—A few weeks ago a
rain cloud burst and washed awuv the
road In-d of the Honeedale branch of th*
Erie IT.ul way for the distance of atout
one hundred feet Cloud bursts are of
iofrcquent occurrence in the Atlantic
States but they are quite common in
Nevada and elsewhere in the extreme
West, A cloud burßt is not a water
spout, though the two urc often con
founded in the popular mind A water
spout results from a whirlwind which
gathers a quantity of water from the
fnco of the ocean or some other broad
surface, and whirls it upward ami
through the air. Cloud bursts occur in
the summer during heavy thunder st -rms
and arc simply ruin showers of suddea
and extraordinary violence. An over
laden cloud suddenly condenses.nnd the
wuter of which it is eomi>o*ed tall* to the
earth in torrents. In a mountainous
country like Nevada the results of n
cloud-hurst are often terrible. So sud
den is the fhod, that sometimes where
not n drop of water has Itccn seen for
months, a large turbulent torrent all nt
once comes pouring down, washing
away trees, bouses, roods, rocks anil
everything tlint comes in its way. One
of these flood* tlins pouring down a
steep, dry, mountain canon, frequently
shows an advancing, resistless front of
logs, bowlders, and brush twelve or fif
teen feet high.
LECTURE*. —A man in Oneida, N. Y.,
depends on lecturing for a living beyond
any other man wo know of. Hia sinter
left finite a property in trnst for him ;
bat, knowing bim fo be peculiar and
likely to spend it all. her will provided
that he should receive five dollars for
every lecture he should deliver. And so
be lectures morning, noon and night, as
opportunity offers, or a little audience of
children or adults can lie gathered, if it
bo only a complaisant family grand
around a breakfast table.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—A singular ac
cident occuried in Germany. A basket
maker had a quantity of willow switches
stored away in a cellar. Going down to
fetch some his remaining awHj too long
seemed strange, and another person
went te look for him, This man did
not return either, and two others went
down. All four were killed by the fer
mentation ef the green willow switches
The Art of Making Butter.
Iu response tonumerou* inquiries boficre
tha American Institution Partner's Out*
iu regard to making pi true butter, Mr.
Todd, g*ve the following information.
Maui producer* ol butter make a grave
mistake, which depute* ihetn of a largs
ameunt of clear cash, by supouaiug that
ttfv pioducts of their dairy will return a*
much pi.<fit when tbe butter ta made iu
aucb a can-le*# manner that It resembles a
cross between mutt..a tallow and lard,
rather than irilt-edg.-d butter. Thousand*
of tubs and 111 km* <>l butter, atruug enough
to |M-rambulate tbe city, ate #o!d ft mi ten
to fifteen cent* per pound w bereaa, by
exercising a little care and neatness, aud
adding the prop- r quantity of salt, every
l*ouud would have br.iug it thirty or
thirty five cent*. Tbe lost ha* to lie u
taiueii by the producer*. Thousands of
hard-working females, wbo|,rind out tb ir
din r* by irksome drudgery, could save
two or three dollar* per entry hour'# m
vice wh.u unking butter, by simply peud
imt a few minutes more tlnu they have
hitherto .lone in mnnagiug their uulk.
cream and butter with exttacar*. It is
the scrupulous nratne** in washing milk
pad* and |n, in tbe management ol tbe
creaui in churning ind packing butter,
that aecur*-* an article that will pa*a lor
prime gilt edged butter, which always
command* a re ounetative price, whither
it it made in Orange Cotiuiy, or ou the
pnine# of Kan*a. I wish to iinprea on
those butter producer# wbo alway# com
plain of low price*, tbe eminent import
ance ol observing unly a few tb'og* which
will enable tbrm to make an artirla which
tttsy be forwarded directly to any of our
fashionable hotels, where every pound
willcomm nd the highest price.
I. That every mHkpatl, pan. churn and
butter-bowl ia cleaned with boiling hot
water as often a* tbev are ued.
2 See that the uddcra of the cows and
bauds of tbe milker* an- a* clean a* pure
water will tnr.ke tbem bcfrc au atom ol
milk ia dtawu.
3. Piuridt a clean place for the pan#
while the cretin is ttaing, wbrr* the pure
brevw* ff"M the jtiitn field* mar blow
iuto the wuiih w over the crran> and out
•t an oppoie opening. Good butter caa
m-ver be wale in a tilth* apar'merit
where there w offensive effluvia arising
flora any thing, no matter what.
4. Cream ought to Im> churned every
day ; yet, it one can provide a clean cor j
uer, in a cellar or railk-room dean and,
col, ant keep tho cr*am-j>eil n a dean
piece ol fietone, be can make aujicriir
butter by cburnini twice per week, pro
ritlcd tho temperature ol the cream is
maintained Iroui day to day about sixty
Fahrenheit,
3. Alwav* kim (he ro'lk *oon alter
ibe cream baa rraen. Tb<>u*ud* of bar
rel* ol cream are ruined tor making
gilt-edced butter br not akimtroug the
milk Ms>n alter tbe crearu baa risen Tae
sooner the cream it removed after it has
rmcu tbe belter tbe buttei letll be. Milk,
which should be skimm<-d at evening, is
frequently lett till morning, when the
cream will be injured to such an extent
I ha' gilt-edged butter can uot be made
from It at all; ueither will it make a*
many potiod* a it it had been akimuied at
tbe proper time.
ti lA* t tbe churning be done by a per
•on whoae uand* and clotbea arc a clean
and av sweet as a blossom of red clover:
and let the churning be continued until
the butter h-a c -tu \ 11 i* l urnoua to tbe
butter to put cream iu tbe churn, a is
a imotiinc* done, and churn rapidly for a
minute or two ev. iy hour in the day, then
in tbe evening all take bold in turn, ami
keep the cream daabing ami aplasbinc
imnl mirfi Sght. li tie cream is properly
managed, butter will always cotnv beauti
fully in leas than half an hour.
7. The butter should be worked ar.d
thoroughly salted soon after it is churned.
There is but lilt!* danger of salting too
tnucb. One ounce per pound is not enough
lor butter that is to be shipped any ron
•ide ruble distance. It i* rumou* to tbe
grain of butter to throw it into a dish-pan
and knead it with be hands. Tie best
i instrument for workiM out the butter
milk la any thing that will cut deep ga-h< a
in the butter into which tbe butier-milk
will How. The next dav alter churning,
the butter should be worked again, and
packed, lie ware of working butter too
mu h. A great many persona continue to
work and knead ttieir butter to its injury
after the buttcr-milk is removed, thinkirr
that all the "crvstal tear orops." which
arc not buttei-milk, roust lie worked out.
8. . bou<nd* ol tub* and firkins are
received in the New York market contain
mg what was once prime gill edged butter,
but which wasapoilrd by ln-ing fiarkcd be
fore the lulw bad been properly prepared
by being soaked it brine. For the sake ol
savng three cents worth of valt, for pre
paring a strong brine m whirb to soak a
lit kin two or three days, many a fugal
house wile has been obliged to accept half
the pita of prime butter simply liecauae
the staves were not saturated with brine
before tbe butter was packed.
PwNgigo W ATfa.—Prinking wine is a
habit, so is drinking spirits, ale. cider
rotfee and water. The last is thought a
necessity; but to dnnk much ia a habit.
Some people drink little not because
t heirconstitutions require less than others;
it ia their habit* Those people never
perspire so much aa those who drink
more. The more that is dronk, the more
water passes away, or the system would
suffer. As it is, the strain effects it Ihe
skin, the kidneys, bowels lung*, nil are
drawn upon. The result is as may be nat
rally expected, exhaustion. For this reason,
the man who drinks much water, particu
larly during the Summer and in the hot
test weather, is less able to endure fatigue,
the water is of no benefit to him—that is
the excess. It must pass nway, and this
requires an effort of the svstein, which ia
the sweating process. Had he not used the
excess of water, he would not have per
spired so ; it would not have been there for
the system to expel. It i* a habit to drink
water mi much; a false thirst ia created.
We should drink only what is needed. The
habit of drinking mere will soon be over
come, and the person will feel much strong
er and more capable of bearing fatigue.
In Winter, little fluid ia needed Iwyond
whatour food furnishes; in Hummer some
more, but not much.
Newspaper Derision*.
1. Any person who takes a paper regu
larly from the post-office—whether di
rected to his name or another, or whether
lie ha* subscribed or not—is responsible
for the pay.
2. If a person order* hi* paper disenn
tlnned, lie must pay all arrenrage or the
publisher tuny continue to send it nntil
payment is made, and collect the whole
iiiiiouiit whether It la taken frotn the of
fice or not
8. The courts have decided tbat refus
ing to take newspapers and periodicals
from the post-office, or removing and
leaving them uncalled for Is prima facia
evidence of intentional fraud.
lie THE CHAIN GANO.— The chain gang
of Los Angoles has among Its member*
Robert Gordon Milne, a graduate of Ox
ford University, England, class of 18U7,
who is serving a sentence of twenty-five
days for the petty offense of appropriating
a half gallon of native wine value 25 cents
which he claims he desired to purchase,
and afterward threw away. A city pa
per publishes a fine scholarly production
from his pen, replete with classical quota
tions, taking grouuds against tiie system
of degrading criminals by compelling
them to work on the pnblie streets with
ball and ehain.
Death Healenee In Servla.
There la no stata in Europe In which
the barbarous punishment of breaking on
tha wheel U infiu 'ed any longer on crim
inals of tha worst description except in
Ki-rvia, Oil* of tha semi dependencies of
Turkey, on the lower Danube. Not long
since a whole family was murdered by two
men who were arrested by the authorities.
Under the torture of the !a*b one of ths
murderers confessed hia guilt and im
mediately detailed the horrible circuin
stances attending tha criins. Both men
wera found guilty and sentenced to be
broken by blows from a club, which was
done in the preecoce of an imtuenre con
course of ueuple. When the two erim
inala had been brought on the platform
over* stitch of clothing left upon Alexiry
was torn off, and he was firmly tied to
the Bt. Andrew's cross. Until this fatal
moment he had preserved hia equanimity
to a most remarkable degree. But now
(he executioner drew from a green bag a
sort of au iron club, with an iron knob at
its head. The fastened criminal looked
wistfully at the man who wa* to torture
him, and then put him to death. The
executioner raised the Iron club nd crash
ed Alexiry'a right shoulder. The mur
derer gave a hriek, and made a desperate
effort to free himself of hia fetters. lie
, struggled desperately in hia agony, but
| the ucil Wow which the executioner gave
him—on the knee-pan—elicited from Ihe
j culprit a acreatu ot pain that caused the
j Mood of the sjieetatora of thedtsma! *ogn*
'to fVeexe. After the inflietioo he seemed
! insensible, and the other blows that crush
ed Ins joinu. and the finishing strokes on
i his belly, were given aa to a dead man.
Meanwhile, Werthatein, in hia chain*,
had to look on. He rent the air with his
: lamentation*, and came ne*r fintrag
< away when the executioner dealt Alexiry
■ the first blow, he flung hlmae'f to the
door and begged piteous v for hia life; but
after the lifcics# and mutilated corpse of
Alexiry had been detached from the fatal
j ?>L Andrew's cro*a lie was dragged to it
->nd, in spite of hia invocation of the Holy
Hosea, fastened to it lika hia accomplice,
iUe yelled even before he received the
:irt stroke with tbe iron club ; but wben
that Instrument of bwrure descended up
on h ; * shoulder Joiut he gave an unearthly
-ceani, aud the executioner's blow npon
j ui knee pan made hitn howl still worae.
For five minute*—an eternity under the
J circumstance*—he continued hia yells,
| and it was not nntil tbe executioner gvc
i him three hcary blows on the abdomen
ihat all wa* quiet, and Servian justice
wa* aatkfitgl.
Women and Marriage.
Every woman with anv romnuco or
magnanimity baa, to far as abe content
plates marriage for herself merely in the
abstract, an ideal, or some vgnc aaartu
blage of high qualities which stand for
such. She can only suppose heraelf mi
nt) tarily linking her fate with another,
if that other is a man exceptionally goofl
or noble, oral least distinguish© 1 among
his fellow*. At all errata he must be
something quite above the common run
of men about her. The typical old maid
has had this ideal, and Iwen faithf t! to
it; it may be for want of adequate temp
tation to iuci ust rocy. Some women—
Ute charming women, for example
have not been allowed to keep their
ideal. Titer have lost melitof it in find
ing themaefrea the ideal of some one
ele. Our typical rest*! ha* never been
a charming woman, though she may
have many excellent gifts and grace*.
Women are so m ule, l.appily fur meu,
that gratitude, pitr, the exquisite pie m
iivc of pleasing, the sweet surprise ot
finding tliemselves nco-*aaryto another'*
hsppine* (or l-einc flattered info tin
notion.) altogetlror oharure *tid eotjfase
the jndgtnetit; they either forget their
ideal altogether, <*r think they have
found it iu tbe very commonplace mor
tal who i their choice. But to some
women tbi* does not happen. The
natural instinct to phase is not strong in
tliero. They only care to plea so wber
their taste and judgment apnrorc, and
their manner is cold or indifferent in
general society. There i* a French pro
verb, compounded of resignation and
worldly policy. which repreaenta tbe
Bubmiwii>n and destiny of the attractive
woman: Quand o* t'a )m* erqu'tm aime.
tl/aul aimer OE q i'ott A. It is not that the
other i* deliberately unattractive, but
she recognises no uivessttv. Khe doe*
not want to please out of her pale of
sympathies; and the alternative baa no
terror* for her. In fact, she lias forseen
that a single life is her probable destiny
It is not at *ll necessary that this uuat
trsetivenes* should hsre to do with s
conscious want of besuty. A beautiful
woman, a* far a* color and outline con
stitute heauty— but failing in bewitch
ing qualities—ma? repel admiration by
indifference, and live to glorify the sis
terhood to which her manner devote*
her; but it is the woman of common
place exterior and sensitive mind that
i* moat commonly left alone with her
ideal. We believe th*t almost auj wo
man who is not what i* called " particu
lar " may marry if *ho choosea—that ts,
if she ilura not speculate ttj>n herself,
or share the world's unfavorable view of
her personal pretentious. — BlachtcwTt
Magazine.
J A r A sis* COISAOK. —The new Japanese
money, in progress of recoining at Han
Francisco is a curiosity. The reverse of
the coin contains in the center the repre
sentalion of a mirror, symbolical of the
rising sun. Above is a circle divided into
sixteen segments, representing a chrysan
themum. Below is a branch of the "kiri"
tree, with three stems, seventeen blos
soms, and three leave*. On the side of
the mirror are the Imperial Japanese
standards, one containing the snn and the
other the moon. Amnnd these devices
is a wreath, one side composed of chryaan
themnm leaves end the other "kiri" leaves.
The obverse or fsce of the coin has in the
center the figure of a dragon, the emblem
of wisdom and purity, and a symbol of
imperial power. The Japanese inscrip
tions on the face ol the coin around the
dragon m*v he translated "Great Hun
Rising," the name of Japan, and "Third
year of pence and enlightenment," the
official designation of the reign of the
present emneror. The special name and
value are placed on each coin.
A Srccrssrn. OEERATION.— Ann Coop
er, a married woman, waa severely
burned on the breast and neck, a year ago,
and ha* since been under treatment in
licllcvue Hospital. A mw skin world
not form over the burned spots, and the
surgeons decided that her case demanded
a rlesjierate remedy. On June 10, a man's
right leg was amputated, and immediately
after the opration had been performed
Dr. Alexander B. Mott rut off from the
stump H9 pieces of HewL of the sue of a IT.
8. three-cent silver piece and applied them
to toe bnast and neck ot Mrs. Cooper.
The process wa* similar to that of grafting
In tree culture. Of tbe pieces of flosh thus
grafted, BO adhered, and tbe woman's
health rapidly improved. She left to#
hospital, yesterday, perfectly cured.
Sir Ronndell Palmer's fee of 8150,000
for attending to the interests of Great
Britain at the Geneva Conference is said
to be tbe largest single fee ever paid to
a British lawyer. There have been
several instances in the United States
where sluo,Uoo have been paid, Clarkaon
N. Potter having received that fee in a
railroad case, and General Sickles e
sira lar sum for ousting the Gould
dynn-*ty from Erie,
TEKMB : Two Dollars a Year, in Advance.
Eli Park las an POM oalcal Uirl-4IAA
Finds an titrL
Coogreea Ball, lly old statistician MJ*
there are just four of those beautiful sage
green dreases In Saratoga. Three, he
say#, are worn by very styliab young
ladies and one Is worn by an old lady wbo
baa no business to be wearing It. Ever*
time he sees one of tboae beautiful dresses
he goes into an ecatacy of delight Ue
rub# hia hand# and aava, *' there come*
tha agony of Pari#—s4oo. If It's a oeol!"
When wa look up, U la a sag# green.
Yeelerday one of the baautifol young
ladle# who wears a saga grot* took a ride
over to tha lake with my frisad Uua.
(iu# has got good blood in him, but he
ain't eery "atampy." He always takaw
to expensive girls, and after getting inter
ested ia them they talk such expensive
talk about camel's hair*, velvet suit a and
trip* to Europe, that poor Uaa get* fright
ened off. Ha conies up to my room and
na.a he don't believe there isa girl in New
York who don't cost her father £9,000 a
year Jnat for nice clothe*. Then he
hnriee hi* face in hia hand*, and says;
"Oh dear, tlmra ia no chanoe for a poor
fellow on SftOO a year."
Yesterday <*us came into my room,
looking bright and happy. Hi* eyea
fairly shona with tha ecatacy of a biiaaful
emotion.
" What is It, Goaf" I asked.
" I've found her; she's hers!" and than
ha stopped to eatcb hia breath.
" Who'* hero I" I a*ked. thinking per
haps that Mrs. Wood hull or BUMW B
Authouy had arrivad.
" Why, the girl that Pv# been looking
for—sweet, young, stylish—nnd not ex
penses!"
"Lightning Uua!" said X, putting on
my glasse*. " I'd lika to see such a girl
myself. Where i# ahe ?"
"We just com# in from a ride—she's
down in the parlor—a regular stunner, in
sage green, and so economics! I"
" Bage green -sage g-r-e e-o.'T mut
tered to myeelf. thinking of the S4"O 1
aaw a yoeng lady pay for Just such a
dress; "h-w do yon know ahe Isn't ex
pensive. How do yoo—I"
" Why, confound it!" broke In Oua," 1
know It. I'vo be n talking to her f>r
three hour*. She talked very economic*!,
just like a sensible girl."
- What dW she aay f" I continoad.
" Why, ahe sard, she was looking for a
true man, a man brave and generous,
with love In hia heart, and with such a
man ahe said ahe eonld be happy in a gar
ret. Yea. aba aaid she could be happy in
a garret with the man aba loved, lis!
ha!" and Una whirled round twice and
kicked tbe crown out of my beat Dunlap
hat in the excess of hia mirth.
• • • a a e
I made Go* take me right down for ao
introduction to hi* economical friend, and
then I let him go off to change bis ooat
for dinner.
Mia* P. waa pretty and atyliah, too.
She had on a love of a 673 hat. and those
pretty 61® laced gaiters which tbe man
make* under the Coleman house. Her dress
was the richest gros grain sage green with
pannier, watteau, polonaise, and a court
train. It contained exactly 176 yards ot
$9 silk. On her pretty hands were alt
button gadight green kida, which lost
themarlve* under point lace underalcevct
and over diamond bracelet*. On her arm
ah* carried a 61,500 camel's hair ahawL
• This la mother's. Mr. Perkina," abe
remarked. " I took It in case of a rain.
I doa't expect to have camel'a hair and
regular diamond* until I'm married.
Mother'# laat word* when I left home,
were, 'Now. Lixzie, don't be introduced
to any foreigners or lose your Jewelry.'"
" Couldn't you be happy after you are
married, without camei'e hair and dia
monds t" 1 asked, taking Iter 6*5 pearl
and point lace fan. aud looking down at
her point lace underskirt.
•* Why, 1 hadn't thought much about it.
That's just what yoor friend Motley and
I were talking about. And such a nice
long talk—"
" Then yon and On* have been discuss
ing tbe love tn-a-cottage idea, hava youf
I interrupted.
" Yea, that waa it; and be'* ao nice—"
" And didn't you aay that you oouid
lire in a garret with a brave, handsome
man, whom yon loved dearly f"
" Yea. I did say that 1 don't care If 1
do blush. 1 said I could live happily in a
garret with the man 1 loved —and I could
_if—we could have a nice eh-rator and
have our meals sent in trom Delimonioo'a.
Why, those P*rn Steveoa #,<X>o garret
suits* are luat a# coay as they can be I"
as# • • *
This, alas! waa the economical sweet
ness of my friend Gun who could live in
a ffi.OOO garret with the man abe loved.
These are the economical young ladies
who come to Saratoga and deeeiva n*
poor fellows—wbe talk garret, get our
•olitairts sad then come the elevator and
lunch from Deltnooioo dodges on us.
These, alas! are the young ladies who
gain onr honest love Just to steal our
tuoney tor |4OO sage green dreeaet with
watieaus and polonaise all cut on the baia,
or sell ne. These are the dear creatures
whom magnanimous father* generously
give away to us—eaying, "Take her.
Adolphua, and be happy—alas! if you
can I"
THK COMET —For the benefit ot those
of our reader* * bo may have been alarmed
by the report that i be oat th would be de
stroyed in a short time, through collision
with a comet, it may be proper to my that
a vctv great difference of opinion exist*
upon the subject among the heat-known
w*trocouter* of the age, a circumstance,
which of itself, should bare a reaaauiing
efleet upon the mind* of the timid. The
conclusion* of the Italian astronomer,
Donati, are moat comforting. Ho ts of
opinion that the fears of the sac**** have
been grounded upon the return to peri
helion ot Bicla's comet daring toe mouth
of Angust, However he docs not aharv
wib lb em in the belief that there ia to be
a colii'ion with the earth, for the reason
that it will at no time approach nearer
(ban one hundred and Un million* of geo
graphical mile*.
Tnc Brii-Sw.—A colored mm named
ifl..rd, in Plica, last week, was told to
sweep -ft the bed-plate of a bun-saw in a
ash factory, wlncu was running at a high
rate of *|>ed. Instead of taking a broom
he leaned over the aw at tight angles to
it, with the intention of blowing awsy the
dust. Vnoonanoaaly stooping tor. low,
the keen saw cut deeply into bis left breast.
The operative* standing near witnessed
the accident and iinniediatelv took hold of
Gifi'ordand led him from the room. Bin
eular to relate, be did not know he wa
injured until he aaw the blood; then he
became faint- The wound wa* six or eight
inches long, and the left lung was cut.
The heart escaped by oo'y half an inch.
Tbe chance* are against him, but be may
recover.
By a series of observations made in
Philadelphia last summer, tbe singular
fact was ascertained inat the advent of
peaches curtailed by full one-tbird the
sale of alcoholic and malt drinks in retail
establishments, and tbat the cheaper
peecbee became the smaller were the
receipts at drinking bars.
CANNING EGOS —All know bow to can
peaches and other fruits; and the canning
of eggs to keep them Tresh is but little dif
ferent. Plaoe the eggs in the jar, with the
large end down; place the jar in boiling
water, where let itivmain until the inner
atmosphere ef the jar is at about blood
heat, when seal and remove into sold
water.
NO. 3(5.
A Russia* Market Tew*.
Nisbnee-Navgorod which he* just been
destroy*d by fire, to one of the most iuUs
mting und important cities ot Cmtm
It'iiwiA. Us Axt*<l population i.i 12W did
not esrecd *i,3W. but during the grcat
fair wbieb i annually held there, com
mencing on the let of July and Atoling
the laat day of August, and which woe
ctißM-quentiy at ita very clime* of inte
rest when tb disaster oocurrnd. eotne
3u0,(W0 to fOtyOOO people are usually
oollty-tod there from ail parte of Europe
and Asia—of each importance to thia
fair, which to outinid<-rl the large.t in
th- world. The town to li!l upon in
angle formed by the confioonoe of the
Oku with the Volga. It eoustoto of two
tUtinrt part*, an upper end a lower
town. The upper part on a height over
looking the Volga, to of e eery impost*#
appearance, containing the cited*L two
catbedrrto, the Government offiusa,
churches, echoed houses, dr.. end eewral
une streeto. The lower part, atretchlng
away to the flats on the .bore of ike
Volga, to built of wood, and eonumtoi
en tea by a bridge of boats across the Oka
to an iniateote opea plain. Hew it to
that the grand fair to held, and where
the Are-Arud seems to hare been at wwrk.
TbU ground to oo low aa often to be in
undated, and that to why Jul? .1
August are selected for the anneal lair,
aa the two driaot month, in the year. At
all other periods of the ymr it to a mere
desert waate.bnt dunng those two month,
the change in its appearaaee to almost
miraculous. A Urge and substantia!
wooden city is erected upon it, contain
ing not only whole streets of stores, but
churebm, hospitals, barrocka sad thea
tres and ev*u a residence tor the Governor
and bis officials. The vesaete on the
river at that season ore so thickly crowded
that the water to eoeroely visible, and in
one part a whole town ofbosu m fastened
together, giving accommodation to a
population of some 40,000 people. The
main articles dealt in at this gnat fair,
and to each of which it allotted a asps
rate space, aw ten ; shawls, carpets, and
■ilk goods of the costliest description ;
•kins and furs of every eoooeivsb.a sort j
from the Arctic regions, and BiberL;
iron, both in ita raw and mam factored
condition. Some idm of the magnitude
of this trade con be gninwl from the tort
that in 1849 the estimated value of the
goods uteuiiM was 851,710,000. Of
this 843,163.000 worth were actually sold,
loaviog a balance of only 86,647, UK) un
sold. _ _
A Waßwixo. —The PmU Mall QtmU*
un : " There aw few persons exposed
at*present to greater temptations than
hairdressers. Bach to the demand tot
hair from those who rie deficient to the
artiele that not only will a rich crop of
hair fetch an enormous price, but even
rtrav locks have their market value.
Under these circumstances it behoves
ladies blessed with fine beads of hair to
keep their wita about them when they
enu r a bairdresaer'a tbop, otherwise tfc i-\
may find on leaving it that some of tbeii
abundance bss been .nrrcpUtion.lv ab
stracted to relieve the wants of the
necessitous. Recently ahsi i dresses in
Bi mingham was charged before the
stipendiary magistrate in that town with
an osmralt. It spawned from the evi
deuce of the oompWinant.a girl of four
teen, that she Went to the defendant's
shop and naked to have her hair' thinned
and shampooed.* The defendant onid it
would not pay him to shampoo her hair,
bat be agreed to thin it On leavit-g
the premises she fell * a conviction' thai
the work had not been done property,
ami on examination of her bend by ler
relatives it was discovered that in -teed
of Uie hair being 'thinned,' several
patches had been cut off evidently with
a new to their future nee for the manu
facture of chignons or 'French carts.'
The hair was ultimately given np to the
father of the girl; each trees was about
:tn each in tbicknem, and one in particu
lar had been ' tied at the top with an
elastic. * The magistrate, in giving hi*
decision, apdke in very strong terms of
the hairdresser's conduct, and fined him
£5, including coats, or in default two
month's imprisonment at hard labor.
Ten Fjcmalx Cocxtskaxcc. There
are certain particulars in which the
female face is really a cheat, taking
women in detail. What sweetness, what
tenderness, what modesty, what delicacy
in the handling of unpleasant facta, what
sense of mrstery, yon con hardly fail to
.ee in the (We of many an ordinary pretty
woman. Vet, if yon take the rale, ia the
average young woman kinder, mot*
thoughtful nay, U she even cleanlier,
than the average young man ? There to
a great deal to be said for the negative—
a very greet deal indeed. Compare the
young women whom you see is streets
"and public conveyance*. in the morning
and evening going to or returning fn*m
employ ment, with the young men. I de
ctoic, the fart has forced itself on my
senses, that the young men are the
cleaner and better hep* animals. As for
tenderness and thought-taking, though
everv form of male wait ing ana band see
vice is to me utterly hateful, I would
rather, /1 ma* w nursed,have Corporal
Trim at my side than the orrfiaory
woman. The reader may safely assume,
large aa be may think the aaaamouon,
that I have present in my mind all that
to to be aiid in the way of extenuation
or explanation here; but the fact re
mains. that by the majority of men. iu
the majority of cases, the female couute
nanee is found a beautiful mask.—Tht
Si. Pauft Ma9<ui.
A Timuat* Recusal.—' The murders
of the Mexican Gen. Inelaa, and ot bis
iide-de-camp, whose dmm I forget, by
the Spaniards says a letter from Cuba,
has been partially balanced by Gen. Agra
monte He had captured seven Spanish
officers, among them a very distinguished
Colonel, and held thsm prisoners in his
camp. As soon as the authorities in
Puerto Princ-ipo heard of their capture,
the (lovernment Secretary and other
offiotr repaired under a flag of truce to
Agraiumonte's camp. He reoelved them
hospitably, listened to tiieir petition, in
formed them that he then held seven
Spanish officers prisoners; that it was not
his eastern to shoet prisoners, and that he
was willing to parole them on one condi
tion. That condition was that Gen In
clan and his aide de-camp be liberated.
To Gen. Agraroonte's astonishment, the
Spanish Commissioners then informed him
that they regretted that it was ont of
their power to comply with that one con
dition, because the pa'riot prisoners had
already been shot. Gen. Agramonte then
invited the Commissioners to breakfast,
and gave orders to his chief of stuff to
have all the prisoners shot at onoe. When
the firing was beard, Gen. Agramonte
tnrned to his gneats and regretted that
he onuld not comply with their w iahes,
because the Spanish officers were already
■hot.
Ltkchbd. —Advices from Peru state
that a revolution was begun by Gotier
rei, who proclaimed himself Dictator and
suassinated President Bolts. The peo
ple were iudignant at tbe muider, and
captured Guuerres while trying to es
cape. Tbe government forces asked for
a ceaeatiou of hostilities to bury tbe
dead. The people then assaasinsteJ
Gutierrat and hanged his naked body to
a lamp poet and burned tbe corpse.
Seuor Pardo has been inaugurated pre©
ident, and tbe insurrection is ever.
Farts and Fancies.
Garnet jewelry to becoming very fash
ionable. m
Lucca oolls rvmfffrb Jtodkswli W f fto.,
are now the rapt
The niitthet of idiots who think thef
can write esmpaigtt po-try is increas
ing-
A rattlesnake bite was cured lately
Favrtte, 111., by liberal application* of
mud!
The Florida Indiana bring in for sale
wild honey in deer akin, |*4 the shape
of the anuaeL
IcrtutlfmM Im. Urn
drowtiad Id fl6s W iirco oiuii jltsTojr tint
ttrmtmi mhicd. •
A LompkhtiOa.) watennrtoo baa bee*
foond to weigh seventy-three and •
quarter pounds
Steel baa been made in THMsburgh
which stands a test of Md.OuO pounds
to the sonars inch.
It to an error to Imagine that womeu
talk more than umu. They're listened
to more—tint's aU.
A stylish bonnet can be obtained horn
Paris for $196. Indulgent bnabwnda will
cut this ont to ohow their wives.
A husband can readily foot the bills of
a wife who ia not afraid of being see* *
footing the stockings of her buatieod.
An exchange oayt: "California oalto
loudly tor corka." In most of the other
fltator the loudest call to for corkscrews. *
Burdock, milkweed, thistles, and
"verv other rank-growing plant should
be cut down and burned bstore the seed
ripens.
The way they rnnxsle dog* in moat of
the Western towns to by pto-jng the
maul* behind the our end pulling the
trigger.
One of the beet educated and mart no
compUshed Udo-s in Newport is saidl to
he a daughter of Mr. Dowsing, the
colored caterer.
A Washington lady protested egrtnot
the digging of a gne-pipe trench fafW
of her " because it looked ao
much like a grave."
Miss Bailie Shannon. the belle of Kan
sas, to whom Alexia took e tsvmMmdous
shine, is to be married in September toe
St Louie gentleman.
Iu a an vers storm * the eartera eoert
of England, six fishing veeeela belonging
to Berwick-ou-Tweed tMnitoptued, end
all on board were lost
Our sage says it to with bscbdeee ee
with old wood-it to hard to grt them
started, but when they do toke lame
they bum prodigiously.
Tbe farmers of Mi auuota ore saurian
thrtr crops iu excellent ehene. and will
have not Use than *.&, bosheia of
surplus wheat to put in the market
Tbe annual vrtne ©f iw mauirtrotiired
ia tbe United Stetws t. SWO,<WO.®. and
the wagea of labor engaged npoo it to
.! roOO.iuu.t*®. Use number of nork
meu employcd ia 9tfl,t*)6.
Six hundred Communist prisoners,
who, since their conviction have tost in
the military prtera * the totemd of Aix,
wiilod on *ke transport Garonne for
Sew Caledonia, where they are to serve
oat their sentences.
The Belgian Goverumrtit haw prohib
ited the im!*> r taH(>o- of cattle from
Germany and Reia owing to the prev
alence of the rinderpest m those
oountriea.
There to more truth than portrv in
the foßowinx Bnn Bom an advertiae
meut: " Babies sftar having taken OM
bottle of my soothing gyrup wiH never
ay any morn.**
The following notice to ported eon
wwcnoudv in a newspaper office ont
West: "Shut the door, and ee soon as
yon have done talking bustoam, serve
your month in the mme way. "
A Frenchman who pasued himself off
at Pari- as Priuo® AbdsJUb de Ou'nn*
cry, nghtful br to tbe Ihrooe of Mosoc
on, and eoooecded in marrying a rich
Eogliah widow, has been oonvictod of
swindling, ami ocntenend to one yenr'e
impriaonmeaA.
The man who does not sport e ewallow
tailed coat ia a watering-place ballroom
■tends a poor chance of daartng with
the e >, while a .trammer on a ralary of
ten dollars a week, if hto eeeAdaito are
Uftttuatrd and he enn wrttg, miogtos
with the good and the henotiful a* he
ehooeea.
Somebody having applied to as editor
far a method by which he might core
hto daughter of her partiality tor young
gentlemen, to kindly informed that there
are several mrthode of riot* The
bert ate to put hr in a vo U and drop •
tew loads of gravel on hr hemt, or to
bind her ankim to an anvil and upset
ber out of a boat.
Filtv of the leading shoe manufaetur
era in Lynn have pledged tbrm-clvee
not to employ any one controlled by
Cri-pio a-aoetotiooa. TheOtopiiie. in
reteHatioo. km voted to withdraw 41
• ditch, tbgj rtm, to krmly controlled
by the wauutacwrers in their business.
One Stete bee done something to pre
vent people from being killed for fun.
lfteklf has pmeed s law making it a
miodemeanar, punishable by fine and
imprisonment, to aim a firearm at any
person, whether tt be loaded or not, and
if barm cornea of such an art, the perpe
trator to respooaiide criminallv and
pecunioriSr This to a salutary statute,
and should be adopted ia every State.
Ttien the jok of oi uiii.g guns at people s
heads would l.*e its pout!
Coming Political Events.
The principal political events for the
remainder of the year are as follows:
3—National Convention of "Straight
ont" Democrats at Louisville. Ky.
3—Vermont, election of Stete officers.
S—Wyoming Territory, election of
Delegate to Congress.
I If ansan Republican State Oonven
tittDil'
4 -Missouri. Republican Stole Con
vention at St. Louis.
4—Tennsesee, Republican State Con
vention. . _ .
9 Maine, cleetien of Governor and
Cotorado, election of Delegate to
°°{rL Liberal Republican and
Democratic State Convention.
11—Maryland, Democratic Conserva
tive State Convention at Baltimore.
11—Moseochuiietts, Democratic Stole
Convention at Worcester.
17—Soldiers* Convention atFittoburg
t)ct 8 State elections in Indiana,
lowa. Nebraska, Ohio, Fmmaylvania,
Dakota. .
Nov. s— Presidential election. State
elections in Alabama, Arksnma, Dels
ware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas,
Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, New Jenro, New
York, Tennessee, Virginia and Wmcon
kill.
B—Arizona, election of Delegate to
° of Colombia, election of
Delegate to Congress.
80—Texas, Election af Congressmen
SnienAa Stabbiuo Cask— There was
a strange case of mistaken identity in Al
legheny City, Fa. # A man hsd forbidden
his daughter to keep company with a
yonng man who, for some reason, he did
not like, bnt it set. us that his order was
t not obeyed. While sitting ia bis door, in
, the evening, he aaw a yonng couple pa
' ing along, and supfiosing that they were
hto daughter and the objectionable lover,
he became euraged, drew a penknife from
his pocket, and stabbed tbe yonng woman
' in the back. The young lady screamed
and fainted, and*the indignant father dis
-1 ooverjd that it was not his daughter, bnt
' a Miss Rariek he bad stabbed. He was
' arrested and placed in the Joek np. Miss
Rarck's wounds are hot oontodered daa
| gerous.
! The Mayor of Chicago has commenced
movements against the quack doctors,
who have been distributing everywhere
the most villainous circulars.