Hima HOOKS. All Mfely gathered In In Autumn > golden jrrsiu ; How *weet to heat the tinging chr That greet* the U*t hill wain I We may not even .*ll An cm of whent our own, Bnt wbrrv'* the ftoMt that take* no part In hailing Harvest Home. Then let ttuuikngivng eongt Be o'er the country spread,' To Him to whom the prsiae belong* For tcuding daily bread. For He whose gracious eye Bm alumbered not nor slept, Agiun knt * nt e rich supply. And well Hi* promts* kept. So let Utenkagivrng nong* Both far and whte be spread, To Him to whom the praise belongs For aending daily bread. ■casnring tba Baby. We meaanrtd ha r.oiooa baby Againet tba outage wall-- A lily grew up at the threshold. And the baby waa Jut aa tall 1 A royal-tiger lily. With spot* of purple and gold. And heart like a jeweled ohaliea lite flagrant dew to hold. Without, the b!no-bird whiat'ad High up in the old roof-twee, And to and (ho at the window The red wee Kicked her heea; And the wee, pinh data of the baby Were net or a moment slUl. Snatching at ahioe and shadow That danced on the latticeatU. Hie cyea were aa aide aa bloe-baila— Hia mouth lika a flower unblown- Two Utile bare feel like funny wlita mica rVepad out (him hia anowy gown ; And we thought, niib a thiill of rapture That yet bad a touch attain, When June rolls round with bar rosea. Well tneaoure the boy again. Ah me t In a darkened chamber, With the eunatuue shut away. Through tear* that fell tike hi.tar rain, Wa measured the boy to-day. And the little bare Hat that were dimpled And aweet aa a budding rose. Lay aide by side together, in the kuah of long rvpooe. rpon the dainty pillow. White as the risen dawn. The fktr httle he* tay tmibng, With the lif ht of Heaven thereon— And the dear httle hand hke woe lea wo Dropped from a rooe lay attll, ■Jittet to snatch at the sunshine That crept to the shrouded aiik We measured the sleeping baby, With ribbon* white a* snow. For the shining rosewood casket That waited him below; And out of the darkened chamber We went with a eh Id . sa moan- To the light of the sinless angola Our Httle one had grown 1 MARRIED IS A SNOW STORM. Abcut the year 1811. memorable in Russian history, then lived apon his asUta of Nemaradof, a rich landed pro prietor. OabrilovHcb by name, noted for his affability and hospitality. His house was always open to his friends and neigh bor*. who used to congregate there every evening; the older ones to enjoy a game of cards with the host ard his wile Pe trowna, the yoonger ones in the hope of winning the fsror of Marie, a beautiful girl of 1?, the only daughter and heiress of Gabriloviteh. Marie read French novels, which natur ally rendered her very sentimental and romantic. Fader these circumstances love was not long in coming. The obj-ci! of her affections was a Russian cadet, with scarcely a penny in his pocket, who re sided in the neighborhood, and was then home on leave of absence. As a matter of course he returned her love with eqnat ardnr. Marie's parents had stnetly forbidden her thinking of inch a union, ' and they treaded the lorer, wherever they , . met aim. with just as much friendlinstw as they would have shown to an ex-col lector of taxes. The amorous pair meantime carried on a correspondence, and met, clandestinely beneath the shade of the' ■ pine grave, or behind the old chapel As . will readily be supposed, they here vowed eternal fidelity to each other, cotnplaiaed j •f the seventy of fate, and devised ! beautiful plans for the future. After some time they naturally came to think | that, should their parents persist in oppo sing the union, it might in the end be con - i summated secretly, and without their con-; •eat. The young gentleman was the first to propose thin, and the yonng lady soon saw the expediency of It The approach of Winter put an end to these stolen interviews; but their letters j increased in fre (uency and warmth. In each of thein Vladimir Nickoloviteh con- j jured hit beloved to leave the paternal! roof, and consent to a clandestine mar- j marrixge. u We will disappear for a short j while." he a rote, " come back, and cast i ourselves at tbe feet of our parents, who, j touched by eocb constancy, will exclaim, j " some to our arms, dear children V " , Marie was long irresolute; at leaglh it! was agreed, however, that she eboold not: appear at topper on a day appointed, but should retire to her room under the pre- > text of indisposition. Her maid had been let into th secret. Both were to escape ' by a bock-door, in front of which they - would find a sleigh ready to convey them a distance of five wersts, to the chapal of 1 Jadrino. where Vladimir and the priest J would await them. Having msde her preparations, and written a long apologvtical letter to her ! parents, Marie retired betimes to her room. She had been complaining all day ! •fa headache, and this certainly was no ! mere pretext, 'or the nervous excitement had in truth indisposed her. Hsr father and mother nursed her tenderly, asking her again and again : u How do'you feel now, Marie ? Are you no better?' This lovirg soli itnde cut the gir! to the heart, and with the approach of evening her ex citement increased. At supper she ate nothing, but rose betimes and bade her parents good-night. The latter kissed and blessed her, as was their wont, while i Marie could scarcely repress her sobs. Having reached her room, she threw her self into a chair and wept aloud. Her maid finally succeeded in comforting and cheering her up. Later in tbe evening a snow-storm arose. The wind howled about tbe bouse, causing the windews to rattte. The io mates had hardly gone to rest, when the young girl, wfpppfeg herself in her clothes and fur* and followed by the ser vant with a portmanteau, left the paternal roof. A sleigh drawn by three horses re ceived them, and away they went at a furious speed. Vladimir hadftieo been active through out the day. loathe morning he had cal'ed upon tbe minister at Jadrino to ar range for the ceremony, and then he went to look np the required witnesses. The first acquaintance to whom he applied waa an officer On half-pay, who expressed him self quite ready to serve him. Such an dventure, he said, carried him back to he days of Ids own youth. He deter mined Vladimir eg remain-with him, taking on him to prorerethe other two witnesses. There accordingly appeared at dinner Surveyor Schmidt, with his spurs and mustache, and Lipravnik's son, a lad of 17, wha had but jus* enlisted with the Uh ana. Both promised Vladimir their assistance, and after a cordial embrace the happy lover parted from his three friends to oomplete his preparations at home. Having dispatched a trusty servant with a sleigh for Marie, he got into a one-horse sleigh himself,- and took the road to Jadnno. Scarely had he set off when the storm burst forth with violence, and soon every trace of the way was gone. The entire horirod waa covertd with thick, yqtt|Adß|d*dfsctiargin g not flake* but masses of snow; at last it be r came impossible to distinguish between In vain fsbftwir J*at about fm the way; hie borne went on at random, now leaping over tbe banks ef snow, aow sinking into ditches, and threa'-ening every moment to overturn the sleigh. The insupportable thought of having lost the road had become a certainty. The forest of Jadrino was nowhere to be dis covered, and after two hours the jaded animal seemed ready to drop to the FRED. KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor, VOL. v. ground. At length a kind ot dark line becstwe visible in the distance. Yaldiuiir urged his ho.rsw forward, and reached the skirt of a forest, lie now hoped to reach his destination soon, as it was easier to pursue his way in the forest. Into w htch the snow had not yet penetrated. Val dinar took fresh courage; however, there were no sigus of Jadrino. By degree* the storm abated and the tnoou show n brightly, llelinsllv reached the opposite skirt of the forest. Still no Jadrino; but a group of four or five houses met his view. His knock at the door of the nearest was answered by an old man. •' What do yon want ?" he said. " Where lies Jadrino V aided Yladi mar. " Abont ten werst.x distant." At this reply Yladituar felt ax if his seutei cm of deuth was being uunouueed to htm. " Can you procure me a horse to take me thither V he asked. "We have no horsox." "Or at least a guide. 1 will pay any price. " Very well. My son can aceompauy the gentleman. * After a little while, which seemed an eternitv to Yladtmar, a young fellow made his appearance, holding a thick stalT iu iiis baud, aud they took their way acroce the snow-covered plain. •• What o'clock is it ?" naked Yladituar. "It is already past midnight."' And in very truth tbe sun began to gild tbe east when they dually arrived at Jadrino. Tbe church door was locked. Yladtmar paid and dismissed his guide and then instantly hasteued to the min ister's dwelling. What he there learned will appear from the sequel. At Nemaradof the night had passed auietly. In the m*rniug the master of ie house and his wife arose as usual, and proceeded to the dining-room, Gabriel Gabrilovitch in his woolen jacket and night-cap, Petrowa in her morning gown. After they bad break fasted, Gabriel sent up one of the girls to iuqnire how Marie was. She returned with the message that her young mistress had had a sleepless night, but that she was feeling better now; and would come dowa presently. Marie soou after entered the room, looking exceedingly pale, yet without the least perceptible agitation. " How do you feel this morning love?" inquired her father. " Better,' was the answer. Tbe day passed as usual, bnt, instead of tbe looked-for improvement, a serious change for the worst took place in Marie's condition. .The family physician was summoned from the nearest town, who fouud her in a state of most violeut fever. For 14 days she lay at the poiut oWeath. Nothing transpired of the nocturnal flight ; for the maid took good care to , keep silence on her own account, and j the others who knew of it never Iwtray *d themselves with a syllable, even when nndt-r the influence of brandy, go great) y did they dread Gabriel's anger. Mane, however, a poke so incessantly j of Yladimar when delirious, that her mother coold not remain in doubt as to the canst of her illness. Having advjaed with a few friends, her parents resolved to let Marie marry the young soldier, seeing that one cannot escape one's fate, and beside thit, riches do not always lead to happiness. Tbe patient recovered. Daring her illness Yladimar had not once shown his face near the honse. and it was re solved to apprise him of his unexpected good fortune. But to the astonishment of the proud proprietor of Ncnuaradof, the cadet declared that he should never •gain cross tlic threshold of his house, begging them at the same time to forget utterly so wretched a creature av be, to whom death ulone would give rep e. A few days afterward they learned thst Yladimar bd again returned to the army. It was in the year 1812. No oat uttered his name in Marie's presence, and she herself never made mention of him in any way. Two or three months had elapsed, when one day she fouud his name among the list of officers who had distinguished themselves at tbe battle of Borodino and been mortally wounded. Sbe fainted awsy and bad a relapse, from which she recovered but slowly. Not long after her father died, be queathing his whole property to her. But riches were not able to cam fort her . ■he wept w itb her mother, and promised never to leave her. They sold Nemara dof and removed to auother e-tate. Suitors thronged around the wealthy and amiable heiress ; but none of them I received tha slightest encouragement from her. Often did her mother press her to ebofjee a husband —she would merely shake her head in silence. Yladi mar was no more ; he died at Moscow on the evening before the entrance of tbe French. Marie seemed to bold his memory sacred ; she careiully preserved tha books they had read together, his sketches, the letters be had written to her—in brief, everything that could serve to keep alive the remembrance o the ill-fated youth. Abont-tbis time, tin war, fongbt with suck glory to tbe allies, cf whom Itussia was also one, came to an end. The victorious regiments returned borne, and Urge crowds of people flocked together to greet them. Officers who bad gone forth as beardless youths came l>ack with the grave faces of warriors, their gallant breasts covered with badges. A lieutenant of hussars, Wnrmin by name, with an interestingly pale tare, and ( decorated with tbe Cross of Ft. George, having obtained leave of absence for several months, took np his residence upon his estate, which adjoined Marie's present abode. The young giil received him with far more favor than she bad hitherto show a to any of her visitors. They resembled each other in many re spects; both were handsome, intelligent, taciturn and reserved. There was some thing mysterious about Wnrmin which roused tl-a euriousity of Marie. His af fection for her was *on unmistakable; he ibowed her every conceivable atten tion; but why did he not speak of love though his dark, ardent eyes would rest upon hers half dreamily, half with an expression that seemed to announce au early and positive declaration? Already the neighbors spoke of their marriage a a settled matter, and Mother Petrowna was more than happy at the thought of her daughter's finding a worthy husband at last. One morning when the letter was sit ting in the parlor, Wurtnin entered and asked for Marie. "She is in the garden," answered her mother. "Von will find my daughter there if yon would like to see her." The young officer hastily walked ont into the garden. Petrowna crossed herself, murmnrisg, "God be praised 1 Today. I trust bis visit will have some result." i Wuriuin fouod his beloved, clad in ! white, sitting under a tree by thesnleot the pond, a book upon her lap, like a heroine of romance. The usual saluta tions over, Wurmin, who was strangely agiti'ed, told her bow be bad long yearned to pour ont his heart before her, and begged that she would listen a few moments. She closed her book and nodded in token of assent. "I love you," said Wurmin, "Hove passionately," Marie cast down her eyes. " I Lave lieeu imprudent enough te see iron, to hear you—daily. It is now too ate to efcape my fate. The thought of your lovely faee, ®f your syreet voice, THE CENTRE REPORTER will henceforth constitute the jo* sn.l the snguiali of in* rxUtunce. Hot 1 have a dutv to perform toward you ; 1 uiunt reveal to you a secret. whleh has placed an insurmountable harrier be tween tut." 4 *That barrier," murmured Marie, "ex isted ulwaya—l could never have become your*." " t know," rcplietl Wurmin, in a sup pressed *oiee, " that you loved before; but death—three long yearn of inouruiug —dearest Marie, do not deprive me of my last comfort, of the blissful thought that *ou might become mine if—" " Cease, 1 conjure you! You rend my heart." " Yea, you will grant mo the comfort of kuotaing that you would have become mine; but. moat wretched of men that 1 am—l am already married !" Marie guard up at htm with a look of astonishment. " Yes, married for four rear*," con tinued the lieutenant, "anil I do not know either who ni.v wife is, where he is, or whether I shall ever meet her." ••Explain yourself more cleatly" said the giti. •• 1 love vou, Marie, and will confide in yon. You aliall know all, and you witi not judge too severly an act o' vouthful levity. It wax in the year IM2, 1 happened to Ik> on my way to Wdtia, with the iuteution of jotuing my regiment. 1-ate in the eveuiug I reached a -tation, and had already ordered that h. rsctt should instantly bis put to again, when a fierce snow storm suddenly arose. My landlord and the postilion urgeutly udvi-ed me to potpone my tie parture; but I wax determined to go in -pile of the rough weather. The postil ion had got it into hia head that, by crossing s -mall river, the banks of whirl, were perfectly well known to him. he should fiud a shorter route, lie missed tue right crossing, however, nud got in to a region to which he was an entire stranger. The storm continued to rage; at ieugth we descried a light in tlx dis tance. We made for it. and stopped be fore s cbnreh, from the brightly illum inated windows of which the lightshonr The door * as open, three sleighs were in front of it, and 1 xaw several person* in the vestibule. One of th-m called to me : ' This way ! this way!' I got out and walked toward the vestibule. " The persou who had called advanced toward me. "•Great Heavens!" he said 'how late yon come ! Your iutended has fainted, and we were on the very point of driving home agaiu.' " Half bewildered and half amused. I resolved to let the adventure take its course. And, indeed, I bad little re flee tioD. My friends tugged me into the interior of the church, which was poorly lighted by two or three lamps. A female was sittiug upon a l>euch in the shadow, while another stood beside her and chafed her temples. *• *At last !" cried the latter. •• God be praised that yoa have come 1 My poor mistreat liked to hare died." "An age J priest emeiged fromWhind the altar, and asked, • Cau we begin ?' "'Begin, reverend father!' 1 cried, unadvisedly. " They assisted the half unconscious girl to rise ; she appeared to be very pretty. lu a fit of unpstdonsble. and now quite incomprehensible, levity. I readily stepjied with her to the altar. Her maid and the three gentlemen pren cut were so much busied with her as scarcely to to row a look at ire. Besides, the light in this part of the church was dim, aud my head was muffled in the hood of tny cloak. "In a ft-w minutes the nuptial ceremony wax over, and the priest according to cus tom desired the newly married pair to embrace. "My young wife turned her pale,charm ing little face toward me, and was about to rest her head upon ray iboulder with a awect -mile, when suddenly she stared at me ax if turuca into stone, tottered and with a cry ot 'lt is not he!' fell to the fl *>r. "All the furies of bell laxbed mo out of church. Before any one coutd think ot staving roe I bsd jumped into mv sleigh seized the reins, aud was soon beyond the teach A pursuit." The lieutenant was silent. Marie also gazed in aiier.c* upon the ground. "And have you never discovered what became of the poor girl f she finally asked. ' Never. I know r.eitber the name ol the village where I was married nor do I rv-oll*ct the station where I stopped. The scrvxot whom I bsd witti me wss killed in bxttle, all my efforts te find out tbe pos tilion who drove us proved unavailing, tnd so every clue seems inded lust by which 1 might again find tbe scene of that folly for which I have now to softer so heavily." Marie turned her pale face toward him and took both iiis bandit. The lieuten ant gnzed thunderstruck Into her eyes ; a diui foreboding awoke in kia breast, a vail suddenly dropped from his eyes. •• Marie I" God of heaven, howeould I ha*e been ao blind ! Mane, was it indeed you V " I am your wife I" was the only an swer of the cirl who sank fainting into i is arms.— Fromlh Rutsian of Alexander Putkki*. AN EMINENT DITINI. —The most emi nent pulpit orator of the Church of Eng land. jwst at the moment, is Canon tin don ot St. Paul a Cathedral. Recently he 'ja been preaching a course •( sermon* at 3:15 p. M. on Sunday*, and the crowds to hear him fill all the seat* and all the standing rooom in that gret edifice. There ia probably no preacher ia England who uniformly attract* so largo audiences In statue he is rather under the middle height, dark cowplexioned, bair jet black, and feature* regular and handsome. He reads his sermons, but ia very tree from bis inacuaciipt, *e much o that he seem* to have none. He scarcely (features with either band, but throws his body back and forward, to the right and left, and often at an inteimediate angle, with impetuous a> tion. It seems as if bis body was in a sling, and bis brad the point ol concen trated force fiom which the thoughts and arguments are projected with immense power. Ho ha* a high, far retching tcuor voice, very ayinpatbetic and pleasing, and combines in a remarkable degree cuituie and intellectual force. litmTloH OF Marat,i—By no ingrn ion* though simple process,on* Amortciin slate is now transformed into a beautiful substitute for marb-e. The rongli blocks of slute are first planed down to the re quired thickness and the pa! terns sre then drawn upon the alnbs which are cut into the proper shapes and polished. The marblcizing is the peculiar feature in the operation. The material is pre pared IU a Tat, and the slab is let down upon the composition, which adheres to the surface of the slate. The slab is next baked iu un oven for one niglit,and then receives a coat of varnish, manu factured for this especial purpose, and after six tcpctitions of these piocesses it is finally removed and polished, the sur face presenting a beautiful nppeurance. So firmly united to the elate is this coat ing that it cannot bo sealed or clipped oil' without taking the slaty particles with The European monarcbs sre generally fond of horses, aud good ones, too. Queen Victoria's horses are valued at &3>,000; King William's at $5.000; Francis Joseph's >t 11 A",< 100; Victor Eimtuuel'H at 819,000; Czar Alexander's at $19,000; and the sultan's at SOOO,OOO. CENTRE IIALL, CENTRE CO., L'A., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1872. Japane-s Agilsultuis. There is but little in the practice of Japanese agriculture that the American farmer can profitably imitate. 1 might mv. though not quiteao positively, there ivlittlu (u American agricultural prutv tice than Japan can profitably adopt, to gro*t is the difference in seasons, |l*uta tht could be profitably cultivated here. A* it is, uone hut the hardie*t aud (most rapid-growing are ntteuipted. The groaiug of the apple tree has been re ;*ated)y attempted in Yokohama aud vicinity, yet they rarely survive more than two wean from the time of plant ing. The preseat bcesnu 1 have seen Swedish turnips tried, but the *s* in which tbe y trrii olrrpcta swooped down upon the plants aa soon a they ap]>eared will forbid a repetition of the cxjicri menL The troth is Japan is reaping the legitimate fruit of yielding an indiscrim inate protection to all kinds of birds. Firearms to the maxses here are unknowu and indrcd auy ether kind of offensive wra|*>n except the everla-tiug swoid. Not one J|tance in a hundred ever drew the trigger. Thu* left to them selvew in the "struggle (or li(e," the voracious, greedy crows and hawks be come " masters of the situation ;" and so for as my ol>*ervjtiou has riteodnl, the small, or insect-eating bird* really valuable to the agriculturist, have be come all but extinct Their egg* as soou as deposited become the food ol crows and hawks ; or should they puss the egg stage, their fate is scaled as soou as they leave their liidtug place. The crow* and hawka, on the contrary, arc omnipresent. They caw aud scream at you from wtll-nigh every thstcbe* roof; and with impudence only equalled by their greed, stand ready to catch every unlucky bit of fish that escapes from the chep sticks of the natives. lu the matter of tree cultivation, both tlio people and Government manifest a moat commendable zeal. Stringent .laws exist to restrict the cutting and en courage the plauting of timber. Little groves of K akas, cedar*, and japonicas, dot every hilt side and adorn every val ley. I qootiou whether there is another country iu the world, as densely popQ lated as Japan, that can show an equal breadth of ti oilier growth. Nearly all the houses are of wood,and wood isexelusive ly the fuel of the people ; yet there is no dearth, nor dread of future failures, no rubbing of musty political economies, or coining of new theories, to eiphiiu our conduct when the "timber supply" shall be no more. The exercise of the same common sense and forecast in re gard to a crop twenty or thirty years in maturing, that we are compelled to exer cise with annual or biennial crop is tbe Japanese sulwtitnte for otirever present ears, and scarcity, with consequent high prices. CorrttpcnUnt* of the Prairie Farmer. The Boston Catastrophe. It is impossible to picture Boston as it ap|H>arcd on Saturday night and Snn •lay. If ever there was a hell of fire up on* earth it was in the bttsiuom centre we have described, and the crackling of the flames, and the raging of fire and wind added fury to tbe scene. The pic ture of waste and detraction, tbe cries of the people.the indiscriminate plunder of hundred* of thieves drawn from tbe purliena ol the city to the general deao iatiou, tlie rush to and fro of houseless tenants and despairing women, the eag erness to save something from the flames of the great whole bei 'g lapt>el up by the fire fiend, made the scene one lie yond comprehension and almost of ini agination. May the like never he wit nessed ognin; and yet with the remem brance of Portland and Chie-igo before us, who can tell whose turn it may be next to suffer in the same wo*-? The fire wn seen us far off as Ports mouth, a disianec of CO miles, and at 20 mites distance, the red and Rtnokv sky told the whole story of the conflagra tion to the distant people. We are yet unsatisfied as to the cause of this fire, except as to the fact that on Saturday, at 7 30 P. M., the flames were diftcovcied in the back part of a large granite building on the corner of Sum mer and Kingston streets. From this small beginning, as in Chicago, in Octo tier 1871, spread one of the most terrible conflagrations on record. But bad as the fire is, the exaggerations in regard to its extent, ravage* and damages are preposterous. The fire commenced without much wind, and without the least nnnsnal excitement. In one hour from the commencement of the fire it was lieyond control of the firemen and the flames rolled on from 7.30 o'clock to midnight, and from midnight of Satur day to noon of Sunday. All this time the wind was high and the firemen Inlvort d dextcronsly to keen the fire in the line of the wind. Sunday in Boston wna as fair and sunny a day as in New York, but within all its borders, oh I how unlike this or any other city in the world. But with all the terrible disas ter, vast quantities of goods have been saved, and instead of losses of $280,0(J0,- 000, a* printed in sonic of the morning papers, they will rauge from 375 000,000 to 330.000 000. Homo of the best Bos ton aeconntft do not pnt them aliove 8*5,000,000, which of itself is enormous, though, at the highest, not over half the amount of lossej us ut the Chicago fire. The insurance will be heavy, of course and probably break all the Boston eotu panics, but the losses in tlio Hartford companies will hardly exceed two mil lions, 3750,000 of which will l>e in the .Altna Co.. 3600.000 in the Hartford, $500,000 in the Phoenix. 8125.000 in the Cousectieut. and 3115,000 IU the Orient. Paying all this, there will be a large surplus left. The English companies are in for heavy loates. How titan lag Men Feel. Starving reveals tnxnv eunoux psyebo logieal facts. As s rule, it develu|i# in an unnatural degree the strongest quali ties that a man poxseaaaa; but circum stance* modify thi* rule much. Among uudicipliued masses ferocity and its nioralixsUon are certain results; but when its approaches are gradual, ami di rected and governed by nebU t-xatnpiv and the stroug hand ot authority, it* effbet* sre quite different. One pheno menon in the expedition of Strain at an early da* in Darien, as|ieeially aa it wss not conflued to oue, but was exhibited by all tbe officer*, not excepting even Strain at the luat, deaetvea especial notice. From the tune that food became •catce to the close, and just iu propor tion ss famine increased, they did uot gloat over visions of bomelv fare, but reveled in gorgeous dinners. So strange ly uwd strongly did this whim get |k*- seasiou of their minds, th.it the hour of hutting, wheu they could indulge uudts turU'd in these rich reveries, became an object of tbe dee;est interest While, hewing their way through the Juugles. and wearied aud overcome until they were ready to siuk, the* would cheer e-ch otlier up by saying—"Never mind, bcn we go into camp we'll have a splendid supper," meaning, of course, the imag inary oue thry designed to enjoy. Trnxtou aud Maury would pass hours iu spreading tables loaded with over* luxury they had tver seen or heard of. Over this itnaginaty feast they would gloat with the pleasure of a gourmand, apparently never feeing the incongruity of the thing. Thwy would talk thiaovet while within hearing of the uioanx of the men, and on one occasion discussed the propriety of giving up in future, all stimulating driuks, as tbey had been informed it weakened the apfietite. As hereafter they designed if they ever got out to devote themselves entirely aud exclaMvelv for the re*t of their lives to witiug, they soberly concluded that it would l>e wrong to do anything to iesseu Its pleasures or amount. Balling Thrsagh Mid-air, In Salt Lake lives a young lady who is aeetniugly delicate, but although pxtU* in form *ud figure, is abundantly eu dotted with nerve and energy. Fond to a passion of the grand in nature, alp has iwnlt-d on foot the highest peaks of the Cotton woods, and explore I the cav ernous reoewe* of the deepest mines We have known her, on several occa sions, when prospecting on foot, with stuff in uand, the tall peaks of the Wa satch. to com|el her nisle escort to first cry halt. Our fair prtepectreea bring at Aita a day or two since, aaw for tbe firet lime in operation the wire suejienaion tramway just completed by the Vallejo Company, and her masculine escort pro po>ed to her, in j-st, to take a ride up the wire cable to tbe mine. She promptly accepted the invitation, when our male friend, growiug a lillh uervuua, suggested difficulties in fhr way of the trip, but failed to diasnadr her from attempting it. Tha tramway is 2,380 fret loug, rises at an anglo of twenty degrees, and the cable is an*- peruled on stanchions forty feet high. There were no other carnages than ore bucket*, and in ono of these, which are tua|tendcd six feet below tlie cable, our beroiuc. undaunted and alone, took the puwwge and mads the ascent without nnahnp or serious inconvenience, al though the swaying of the wire between the stanchion* is calculated to create th ovulation of sea sieknes*. Quite a crowd gathered, and to those a short di tuner off, to whom tbe wire wss invisible, it appeared as if onr lair friend was sailing through mid-air. OU Producer's Union. Tbe producers have got up a 'union among thom**lves, and have agreod on tin* lw*i* of • co ojerative plan for man aging their bueincs*. They hare got aiougforten years ftncl more without any coucert of "action uutil very rcceiatly in respect to the control of development and the regulation of price*. They have •offered accordingly from ignorance of their real condition, of their real •length, at the hands of adverse com In nations and speculators, ■'J 'rom rail roads at one time, from refiners at an other, now from thia monopoly, and then from'another still, snd again Iroin their own disregard of the law of anpply and demand,either accidental or intentional, they now hope to remedy these evil* and grasp the whole question by the wind am of united counsel* and uuited effort. The scheme proposed is, taken togeth er, a very large one; the ooutrol of ao vast a product, aggregating in its com mercial value over twr-nty-flvc millions of dollars annually. The experiment 1- uew and nntried. Some of •!* feature* sre probably good and expedient, and should be adopted even if nothing else was attempted. The chief financial part of the scheme has, in our judgement, more difficulties, but it is to li* hoped thst those can be modified and made to accord with sound business principles. I'he importance of unity among the pro ducers as a clam cannot be overrated, and the desirableness of securing the ap proval and snpportof all business cboaes most be apparent to aIL- TtiuntU* //r --: aid. AN Uxra-XASAWT SrßrsieiL—Not many •lava ago M. Thiers received from hia Puria tailor a haudao.ne dressing gown. When the parcel was banded to to the president there were thane women pres et] t; hia wife, his sister-in-law, and a frieud of theirs. The president tried it on. und found only one fault with it, nnmely, it was somewhat too long, and suggested that it was a fault which might In* easily remedied at home, with ont sending it bock to tbe tiulor. To tl is the women assented. Mine. Thiers wished to surprise her husband, and contrived in the course of the evening to shorten the dressing gtwn aud lay it back iu its plaeo unperreived. Iu her hurry to get it done quicklv she did not notice that her sister had Been before hand with her. and had already com pleted the intended tusk. Later in the evening the Iriend carried out the ides she hail planned in her own mind of being the one who should perform- this pleasing duty. Next morning M. Thiers called for liis dressing gown. It was brought snd tried on once more, but this time tho president had cot to complain of undue length,aa it resembled a shoot ing coat more than a dressing gown in its shrunk proportions. SiNoin-xn DIRCOVKIIT. Among the interesting scientific diacoveriee of late is one showing that certidu noiae* hare the power to cause the explosion of cer tain substance*. Iti the course of the experiment# on thia subject, bags of iouide of uitrogen were suspended from the strings of a lions viol. The result was that when the higher note* were sounded, the chemical attached to those strings instantly exploded, though the application of the bow to the baa* strings hid no such effect Besides the interest that attache* to thia fact as a scientific discovery, it lias considerable commer cial importance, which dealers in drags snd cbeniic.iln will not loso sight of. When it is once generally understood that the iodide of nitrogen possesses IhU quality, there will inevitably be a great demand for it, for who could resist tbe temptation to take advantage of such simple means to blow tbe average or oheetra of the period into smithereens? A V'Ulemaa f the Last t entnrj. Wsltsr Lore Aston. grandfather ol the prevent lord, untried Lady Miry We*tuo llis tstlrr wss many year* ambassador in hpsin. Tbe eata'c of Bundon coming to turn throuvb hi* wife, a demandant ot tbs grcst Sir lislph Sadler, he removed t bither and there began his tnssmfioent way of living. If* had 101 persons in bi* family. The writer resided tbore lor three or lour month* everv summer, from tbs time be was six until about bis loorteeuth sear. The table* were served with three course* Cacb of twenty dishes; aud tbsa were tousbt no by twenty iaco. who *Uinped up the great stair like thunder at srery course. Mr lord had lour servauU behind hi* own clittr. He ws* very curious in bl* wine; but fiixt of all drank at one draught s whole quart, either of m!t drink or wine and water, a* a remedy (or stone and gravel. At ajt tbe inn* be lodged at in itsveling, they kept a quart els**, called my Lord Ashioti's glass, feir Edward B<>utbcote ssw one at tbe Altar Nt-ne at Banbury not many- yesr# ago. The kcrvant* all dined together in tbe ball, situ wbxt wa* left wa* thrown togeth er into a tub, winch two men took on their shoulder* to tbe cuift gate, where every day forty or tilty people were served with tt. When my loid dil not go hawk ing in tbe afternoon, be tlwajs pitted tt ombre with bis two sons lor tn hour, sod at (our o'clock returned to a covered test •a hi* viueiard. There he sat alone, and none duru appproacb him. At five o'clock bis chariot, with a pair of bi* six gray Flanders tnsre# (the ctarxt was m*de so narrow that none could stt bv him.) took L;m " a trole" about tbe park for five or six miles, lie returned *t seven, and by eight would be in bed. lie always lay in tied without pillow, bolster or night cap Winter and summer be rose at four, and entertained Li rase l( with booka til) tt ws* time to go a bunting or hawking at wild duck*, lie would never allow tny but bunted venxion at bts table. Every Sun day one buck wss killed si tbe least, but most commonly a brsee. lie in-ver made of returned sny visit, the court aud ad dress of that country being made to him. Religious Statistics. Tlie statistics of religion for the United States, just completed at the oenau* office, show Uia total number of church • •rsanix ition* upon the Ist of June, 1870, to be 72,451 ; the total number of church edifices to be 63,<>74 ; the total church accommodation to be 21,079,502 ; and the sgK rr f t,,A value of tha church property to be 8354,429.581. Toe statis tics of etiureh acromlaudation for tbe principal denominations arc as follows: r F * naptai S.MD.t*x iii.se:.>** I-I**b]rv>riu X IrJM 11*1 eo |- irit * lt'T* ! ..... .... l.tlt.itS w.we.iws MrCxXlUt . *SM. tt R|>iaaail. W.W SMUte l4**ta iiwTi' iMUUMiS tuwue toWAU * •." As the above specifics church accom modation. but not the number of the membecship, hardly an approximate ce timate of tue numerical strength of the denominations can be mafic. Many of the Protestant churches have not half members enough to fill their houses of worahip ; but perhaps it might b* as sumed that the people nomraallv adher ing to each denomination would fill the churches if callsd together. On the other band, all who are of the Catholic faith are members of the church ; and it is probable that their membership, which include* their entire papulation, would more than fill thcrr oburciiua. A Robber's Retreat. A thick)? waodvd island, known a* L>ng 1 eland, about fourteen miles Irom XluKwntme, in tbe Mississippi, has turned .ut to be a Regular robber*' net. The discovery wa* made by the pelice of Di re n port, who, having bad their suspicion* aroused, vi.ite.l tbe *pot recentlr, hut c*i reaching it lound that the thieve* bad fled. <] B nr evidences, however, of occupation tl the islaud were strewn around. Boxe <4 all kiod* and many m were thick > n tbe ground, with bit* of paper and piece* nt twine and repe, here and rbere aa old .-artnent. and msny signs of carpenter work. Acesrdingto tbe report ot farmer* dving near by. the island ha" been aban doned bv the villain* only the day before, when they hsd loaded a large yawl and •kiff with plundtr and started southward None ot ti>e house* in the vicinity of tee ■■land bad been touched by tbe thieve*, and the farmeu thought the people on tbe oland wi re a part v of aportamcn, for tbey were oftm aern fishing in tbe river and Uirtme off with their gun* upon their •bouldei* a* il going upon a bunt. It it sppo*ed that rn-wt of tbe burglaites wtieh hare bi-en eomroitte I in Davenport, Mu*ratme, Wilson, We-t Liberty, and other localities in that section, during tbe •utumer were the work of an organised hand wbicb inhabited tbe bland, wbo us d tbe serluded spot for accreting their ill gotten good*. A Picture of Life. Life looka beautiful from both extrem ities Prospect and retrospect ahine alike in a light ao divine aa to suggest tbat the first catches some radiance from the g!itoa*not yet el*ed by which th sunt has entered, and that the last is illuminated from tbe opening realm into which it is soon to pass. Now that they are all gone, I wrap naysell in dream* of them, and live over the old days with them. Even the fee blest memory, that cannot hold for a moment the events of to-day, keeps * firm grasp njmn the things of yonth, snd rejoice* in its treasures. It is a curiom process—this feeling of one's way hack to ehi!dlhod, and clothing one'a set' again with tbe little frame—the buoyant, healthy, restless, bundle of muscles am* nerves—and the old relatione of careless infancy. The growing port of later yenrs and the ampler vestment* are laid aside, and one stauds in hit slender voung manhood. Then backward atill the fancy goes, making tbe frame smaller, and ra-ting aside each year the changing g >rmnts trial marked the eras of early growth until, at last one hold* himself upon hit own knee—a ruddy faced, wondering, questioning nneaay young ster in his firt browsers and ronudaliout, and daudlea aud kisses the dear little follow that he was. A If ess AND awn Wirt Rtscren.—Petir Finn and hi# wile Bridget, of New York City, never could agree. They intended to cross the Catharine ferry to make a viait in Unxiklyn. On the way they en gaged in one of their periodical wrangle*. At the foot of Oliver street they quarreled violently. Mrs. Finn said she was tired of life and ready to die, and ao saying she ran across Sonili street and sprang off the pier. Her hnshand ran after her, oalling her back in the moat endearing terma. Officer Frank Mmwhy leaped into the water alter Mrs. Finn. When Mr. Finn saw Ids wile straggling lieexclaimed : "If Bridget dies, I'll die *|ith her." With tide he also sprang off the pier, and as soon sa he csme near enongh to his wife he tightly embraced her and both went down. The offioer got into a boat close by and waited tor tlieconple to rise to the surface. As soon a* they did the officer grabbed them, in the struggle of the woman to rid herself of her husband, the officer lost hia hold, snd they went down again. When they rose the second time, the officer met with better auocess, aud managed to haul lhem iuto the boat ex hausted. They were taken to the pqlioe station, and there were well oared for. TERMS : Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. Thirty ¥s*r la t'rtson. Borne thirty years ago one Thomas Thorn was oonvicted of murder, sen tenced to death, and to hard tabor in tbe State Prison at Thorn**ton, Maine, until tbe time of his execution A few weak* ego be waa imdatei Daring a short interview with Mr. Rice, the war den of tbe Maine State Prison, we were curious to find bow be waa impressed with tbe onteide world after having been abut op from it fur nearly a whole gen eration. Mr. ttioe says that although a man of fifty, ba wa* roaliy in diameter and maturity of mind only a boy of fifteen. On hia iwloaao the warden took him from Thomaatoa to Rockland, a distance of only four miloa, in a buggy. Aa Thorn rode along hia first impressions went that the distance between tha two (daewa waa immense, and that tha lime occupied in the journey was vary long. What to an evrry-day traveler would seem but a few rods, appeared to him miles. On reschiug Rockland he stood up iu the buggy aud looked around in attune incut. Before his imprisonment, thirty years ago, he had knexrn it aa a little village. He now aaw it a city. "I* tbis Rocklandf said b, in his bewilderment; "Why, it looks jn*t like New York." (When a I toy he hid been to New York in a cqpster.) Tbe citizens of Rockland made him up a purae of fifty dollars, and in hia child like glee he w*s telling everybody of bia good fortune. Seeing hia imprudence and that there were thane round that migbt relieve him of hie treasure, Mr. Rice warned him that he should aay nothing abont his money as there were thieves and pickpockets in tbe world now. "Oh. don't yon be afraid, Mr Bice," exclaimed the ex-priaoner; "I've traveled: I know n thing or two about the world. Bee here, I've got money hid in this back pocket under my coal. Nobody would ever think of looking there for it" Tbna be had uneonarions ly informed tbe bystanders, against whom the warden's wife waa cautioning him, just where hia money waa. It was Thorn's purpose to go to White hall, N. Y, where be bad two uveoes re siding who wty* born after his imprison ment. Of late year* they have corres landed with him, and have kindly offer ed htm a heme with them. On parting with Mr. Rice, to whom he wa* greatly attached, be promised that he would write him, and let him know how he was getting on ont in the world. Mr. Rice accordingly expects to hear from lam aoou. Banoor Commercial. Apples la the West. Few people have any idea of the amount of money invented in tbe apple trade by the fruit merchants of this ritv. Tbe figures given below are as nearly correct as it is possible to get them, owing to the finetuation in the market, Ac. The greater pert of the apples brought to thie market are grown in Michigan, although a part have been received from ludiana. Sinoe tbe sea son opened 33,500 barrel* hare been received, of which only 4,500 barrels were from Ohio, the remainder coming from Michigan, excepting, perhaps, 1,- 500 grown in Indiana. The average cost to the dealer has been #2 per bar rel, making a total of $67,0U0 that ha* already been used this season, iu this important trade. At present there i not a large supply on hand hsre, and one of our leading dealers reports that be lias orders for 500 barrels, which he has on hand, bnt is afraid to deliver, as it is almost impossible to get them from Michigan owing to the rflcit that the burse epizootic has bad upon the mean* of transporting them from the orchard* to the docks. This will probably be only a temporary lull in tbe market and will hardly afleet the price. At present dealer* are selling in car lots at td 25 for choice, making a profit of 25 to 5u cents per barrel to pay them for hand ling. This, to the consumer, may took like a large profit to the dealer, but when we take into consideration the fact that tbe loss by decay and other causes is considerable, and also figure tbe interest on the money invested, they make but a fair commission. Wisconsin apples are scarce, being so wormy this year that they are com para tivelv worth leas and will not pay for handling. In Ohio, apples may be pur chased at marvellously low prices, the barrel being worth nearly as much aa the contents. It can be safely said that before the season closes F250,0l 0 will have been paid ont by the consumer* and buyer* of Milwaukee, for thia important item— apples. Mil tea uket .Vera. Education and the Sexee. Tb plan ol educating boys and tiris to eetber is growing in favor. For a long time the treat authority in support of tbe •vatem was Horace Mann,tberoo-t eminent ol American educator*. Originally be bad grave doubts with regard to tbe dcar*bdi tr of system, but in 1852 be was made President of Antiocb College, ami after five >ears' experience be came to tbe cwn elusion tbat these doub a were without fotindat.on. in a letter to a friend, watch i* frequently quoted, he say*:—" We have really one of tbe most orderly, sober, dili geot and exemplary institution* in the country. We ptaaed through the last term, aic more than half through this and I have not had occasion to make a single entry of any misdemeanor in our record hook." Gradually tbevtero which thus received tbe sanction of Mr. Mann ba* been adopted iu * great many of tbe State*. In 1870 it was introduced into tbe Uni versity ol Michigan, one of *.be lanre*t and must flourishing in tbe Union, and although tbe prriod since elapsed is too short, one would think, to test such an experiment, tbe 1 eult is spoken of in tbe most enthusi astic manner. President White, of Cor nell University, has alo satisfied himselt ol tbe superior advantages of tbe co-educa tion of the sexes. And now a movement has been set on foot to adroit them to Harvard alao. Tuis ha* not yet been done, but in a published leport one of tbe overseers of the college states tbat be be lieves "tbe system it good in it*ell; that it is in atcordanee with the idea* of mod ern society; tbat in practice it has work d very well whenever tried; and tbat tbe sjoner it can be Introduced at Cam bridge the better it will be lor our excel lent uuiveisitr.'' TRANSIT or VENUS.— One of the as tronomical questions to lie settled by observing the transit of Venus, which will occur in 1874. is that regaidiug the nctual distance of the sun from our earth. Before the occurrence of this important event, our readers and public at large will bo fully informed regarding the astronomical and mathematical methods employed in tbe solution, und, it is to be hoped, final settlement of this and other important questions, together with the number, locality and general character of the numerous expeditions which are even now preparing for it. It may, however, be of interest to know that the last transit of the planet Venus across the sun's disc occurred in the year 1769, havi"g been preceded, as is alwuys the ease, by one in 1761, eight years pre vious. As these transits go in pain, we may expect a second in 1882. The xeal shown by our governmea t, and the liberal coutribution made by our Legislature toward defraying the expenses of observ ing parties, may justly be regarded aa an evidence of popular enlightenment and national prog raw. NO. 48. The Zanzibar Havel-llartet. a The chief Muret of th* wraith o Zsuzbar la derived from the elave trad*. Undoubtedly great elrodtle have been committed by alava ownere, and awful totaafl** bar* bran under gone by alavaa. But there are alavva. arcl alavery at Zautlbar la vary differ ant from alavery In South Ataerioa and the Weal ludiea. The alava market opena at four n'eluek every afternoon. Accordingly, at flee on the day of our arrival, amotnpeniad by a friend, I aet off la search of it. After a quarter of an hour'a walk frm the landing-place, through a number of narrow, Intricate atreeta, our guide W>dSON ua Into an open kind of aquare, and we found oumelvea actually In a alava market we had been talking of and thlnklngur ao muih during the voyage out. 1 mliall not eaeily forget the scene Huddled together In groups of twenty or thirty, about two huudred meu.j women, and children aat crouching on the ground. Not the slightest expres sion appeared upon tba countenance* of any of thent, and here they aat, hardly moving a muacle, except when compelled to gather closer together to make room for mora unfortunate* who every now and then arrived, ten or twelve at allure, to take their placet by them. I never aaw a collection of more wretched-looking being* : they wore nothing but a rag around their wuista ao that their emaciated condi tion could be evu In all ita horror, Mstty of them were literally only akin and bone*. Home ot the women had infant* In their arm*. But It it un neceaary to enlarge on three revolting detail* ; enough has been said to give an idea of the home of the ajiectasle. Suffice it to say, that I never saw any over-driven ejttle ao utterly devoid of bodily or mental animation aa theae poor creatures appeared to be. While I waa looking round, com pletely horror-etrickeo by what I aaw *a my eye wandered on from group to group, a Persian soldier took hold of a boy of about twelve year* old, and, raising bim by the arm, began U tarn him about, feel hi* maaeles, and look at hi* teeln, aod tuvlngexamlued bim carefully, allowed bim to ait down again,and pawn-don toinapectanother. Tbia was before the aale began, and similar scene* were going on in all ■ art* of the market. Ou# man, too lazy to use bis hands, thrust hie cane Into the month of a young slave, and, raising his lipa by these mean* made a careful investigation of his month and teeth. The aale soon began,and the wretched creatures were soul off, some la lota snd others individually. They fetched prices varying Imm iau toons hundred aud fifty dollar*. The highest prices weie paid for soma women carefully dressed snd painted, aud bung over with a quantity of Jewelry, snd who by their plump, healthy . condition formed a striking contrast to the poor, haJf-atarred wretches lying around them. Sick sad disgusted at th.i re volting scene, we took our departure, heartily glad to escape from the horrid mights "and filthy odor* of the fdac*. On the way back ws aaw cbalkad on the wall of a house, iusiaad of ' tirif fifthe, the safe man," or -So Popery," two rough drawings of slave dhowa. with their hold* and decks crowded with slaves, wMcb was atraugely ehar- MCisrisUc of the atmo*phers of the place. new we ere tailed. Little Diughter. 44 1 wiah the rivers would riae." Father. "Why. what hare you to do with the rireri rif iog?" Little Daughter. "A great deal, fattier; for then the boats would rue." Father. "And what hare too to do with the haata running, my child, eh?" Little Daughter. "They would bring the cotton dowu, father." Father (looking ever hit spectacles!. "And what hare yon to do, darling, with cotton balea?" Little Daughter. "Why, if the cotton waa down you would be able to acll it, yon know, dear father," smilingly. Father. "And what then?" Little Daughter. "Yon would hare plenty of money." Father. "Well?" Little Daughter (laying her little hand on hie shoulder, and looking np iato his face). 4 'Then you could pay mother that twenty-dollar gold piece yon bor rowed from her, you know, father." Father. "And what then, child?" Little Daughter. "Then mother could nay Aunt Sarah the ten dollars die owe* her." Father. " Ay—indeed! And what then?" Little Daughter. "And Aont Sarah wouhl pay sister Jane the dollar *he promised" to giee be* on New-Year'a, lint didn't, because the didn't hare any notion —any moMjr, I mean, father." Father. "Well, and what elae?" (Me lays down the newspaper and looks at her cautiously, with a hall smile. J Little Diughter. "Staler Jane would pay brother John bis fifty cents back, and he mud when be got it he would giro me the half-diree he owea me, ami two dimes to liny marble*—and this is what I want the nrer to rise for, and the big boats to run! And I owe nurse the other dime, and must pay my debts!" "Pa n looked at "Ma." "rbere it la, he said; "we are all. big and little, like a row of bricks. Touch one, and away we ail go, ereo down to our little Carrie, bare. She has, * a child, aa great an interest in the riae of the rirer as 1 hare. We are all. old and young, waiting for money to bay marbles." A good lesson for debtor and creditor, too, and well enforced. The Hell Gale Tunnels. The work tbst is expected to criminal in the removal of the obstructions at Hell Ovte. is now progreesing favorably, though some additional appropriation by Congress may be neoeesory to facili tate its completion. About one-half the work h is been acoompliabed, and at the present rate ot progress not more than a year's additional time will be n quirel. The main tunnels number sixteen. In addition to these are tire galleries or in tersecting tunnels already completed, leaving the rock above, which has an average thickness of about ten leei, resting upou solid columns. Several of these chimus have already been piercer! for the reception of nitro gly cerine, witli which it is intended to burst them asunder nt the final explo sion. The average length of the tunnels is about 170 Teet Blasting is now done entirely with nitroglycerine. This powerful agent breaks the rock into small pieces, rendering the use of the hammer unnecessary. At least two tons of rock are thus loosened at every blast. The work is under the superintendeney of Mr. O. C. Reitbemer, who has had charge of similar operations in Europe. After the excavations shall have been completed the columns will be charged with nitro-glycerine cartridges, and as it is easier to raise a weight under water than above it, the cofferdam will be cut, and the shaft, (which is thirty-four feet deep,) will be flooded. The electric current will then be turned on by the superintendent, and the dangers of Hell Gate, it is confidently believed, will be amoug the thiDgs of the past. Should the explosion fail, or should it not take place at all, it is some satisfaction to know tfiat the largest vessels will be aole to pass through w"here the shaft is situated after the coffer dam shall have been removed. Part# and Fancies, Carasta arc bought by tba ykfd and worn by lbs foot, A women wb tells fortunes (ram • teacup need not to a saeeeruaa. English statistics make lbs tnW pop ulation of India a little laas than two hundred million. The introduction o! foreign fldt into Pennsylvania wales* bus bean vary successful. An exchange paper states than Ban, Franklin's writing § ran to make this earth a pared i* for mm, a* it was all her fsatt be lost the other. *• Keep 'am aHvs. boy! keep 'am alive!" ■aid an old ptoysioian to blsyoaog brother practtonsr. " Dead man pay ao bill*." ApnlbeeetsleesDe*# i* a new word which tba nroseut ssnvration bs* loond it neeea #ary to invent tor the brtteflt of peatenty. Tolls ire was aabsi' what be thought was the age of the world. I don't know, amid bs ; but I regard the world as aa old-coquette who conceal* her age. A National Convention of Gooso pick er* is io lie held in Chicago next year, to devise soma way of plucking geese by machinery, and deodorising tba dead gosling* that are so often loond in board itig-house pillows. There are thirteen shot-gun*, with w>mea at their butt-soda. prowling around the Vetera States looking for truant husband* and their s naughty feminine companion*. Thunder from the West may be expected soon. A woman ia the laid stages of intoxi cation from opium was picked up i n tba •trests of Rochester a few days sioos. A citiasn explain*! thai it waa l * narcotics" and not wbiakey, wbsa tba officer in charge at ones released, bar. Ie Marseilles, Francs, recently a von tig girl named Irma Ores, a very handsome brunette, assassinated bar lover beoasss Ha refused t buy bar a gold watch. To the general artomab meni of tba Court and audience tba jury acquitted bsr. , A Pomfret. Ct, woman reeeutly to*t a bvorite ben, and revenged beraelf by poisoning tba corpse with stryebome. C result being a drad owl. ore of tba largest varieties knows in BOW England, arjth a six-feet spread of wieg\ a dead fox, and a skunk. It is reported that a vineyard;*! in California keeps hw grapes any desirable length ot time by packing them, wbou perfectlv free from external moisture. in nail e*#k, the interstice* filled with perfectly dry sawdust, awl then barfing them in" tba ground, under a abed. . A Connecticut farmer basing aa elephant on bis hands in lbs shape of 1,200 bushels of apples, for which there waa no market, " settled the matter by feeding them to Ids cow#—at the rate of one bushel per day—with vesy secrifae tory la-ulta, scouring a largely increased flow of milk-"* An Anti Horse Thief Association baring 56 subordinate snd tributary •orirtiv-, and a total membership of 2,000-4 nd odes farmers of Illinois, lowa, and Missouri At a recent conclave it ' was stated that ony twa hnrass mere stolen this year, both of which were . recovered aod tba offender* speedily , brought to justice. Two ladies, named Schoonmaker and Speurer. re-bug in the a*me block on 1 Jefferson street, Albany, last week died from starvation, the result of cancer ie the Ktomxch. In consequence of the terrible disease they were unable to re tain any food ia their stomachs, snd for several day* bad nwtakeu -mly o' sseri quaeHtic* of hewds. Hke tea and broth Some tune ago. J the Arevra Mmnfaet****, Boton offlrrad 610,000 ' for an invention which should certainly and prominency give warning at railroad crosriire* of au approaching tads, and thus put aa sod to the torture prodm ed by the •team whistle. Thirty m forty different plan* have beau eubmitrd, none of which appear to be oi a praettod char acter. A man nu awarded a premise at the cattle show and fair at Northampton for a two year-old colt, when tbs animal be entered wh a bores eight year* old I The man hd a colt iu pasture, and sent a m*" to bring bim to tba show ; tba mau mad* a mistake and took tbseight ysar-oM boras, which waa in thesarao I mature, aud the committee " put hm through." A letter bus been received at tfc General Land Office setting forth ;that mov.ufM i* u Coot by the Israelites o. Europefof settling * colony of Roumanian aod Continental Jews in America. It appears there ia a company fred, pwsaresing a paid-up capital of fI.WS,- > tWO, who contemplate settling in Una country some B,