Empty.
Tuur eosr erlb is in the corner yet;
I ait wad wstsh it, Juat u day la datd.
You eamml press again, uiy vanished pet,
* It* pi.low with your drowsy golden head.
Tow cannot reach plump anna to get my kiss,
Or dart about with roar, naked feet.
Babbit eg soft a< liable* of that and this, *
A tiny night-gowned fairy, blithe and sweet.
Quae and for all TOO hare lain down to rest,
!M to rtae wp because of birds or beau*,
" aud far all. with white (lowers on your
liMk
To slumber eoldiy and to drcaru no dreams.
Empty the home where frolicsome and fur,
Your precious presence made so bright a
part;
Fmpty your little crib, your doth vs. your chair,
But emptiest of all your mother', heart I
t A Mai hi Lav.
Mkrk I All tha woodland Huge
Joyous with song;
Sosus the moruing<diugs
TVatbrtouds along.
When shuts thy lattice, dear,
Mr sun ia wet.
And until thou appear
Day ia not yet.
With thee all gooj things wake ;
Harm from thee (lies,
A# the brake
Till the day die*.
Thou, to inr heart atone
llrrageet dvllftil;
OVr it when thou art gone
kal eth the night.
Flashing the reaper's scythe
(JUets in the sun;
Flocks o'er the meadow* blithe
Gambol and ran ;
Xkicbt buds to tempt thine eywa
Ami hug expand;
Fruits clad ia anmmer dyes
Wart but thy hand.
ftwret though the lute mxy he.
Touched not, tw mute;
Waiting thv minstrelsy,
My Heart's the hue.
Thought* that, bereft of words,
Therw aiicut throng.
Do thou hut wake the chorda,
Burst into song.
M ABBFXT.
fcat fbrirtwia* Eve the family of Regi
wakl PMutrvt. Raq. J. P., of Harton Hall,
Korfolk, were gathered together. The
finest daughter, married since torn year,
had trriv -d that morning with her bu
hand; a bachelor uncle, holding a high posi
tion at the Bar, coming down by tac same
♦rutn. The younger member* bad cither
never left home, or bad returned a fort
night |MYviou*tv far the he Inlaw
A efonotu fire biased upon the hearth;
the crimson damask oumios weie closely
drawn; dinner tras just over, and dessert
and aims was placed upon the table; de
corations of boHv and mistletoe added to
the air of English social festivity.
Warmth, light and cheerfulness seemed to
pervade the room; and yet a certain de
prraaion wefeM unoa those nsaemhled in
it- Mr. Poor fret talked gmely to his
hrntber about school boards the state of
political parties, strikes and - similar sub
jects, taking a seme what pessimist riew of
all he touched upon, lit# arifc, at the
other end of the tabic, wore an anxious
look up in her face, and though the con
stantly staked, it was only from the teeth
out wants.
Xo aneroid is so sensiflw to the sana
tions of the atmospherea the human mind
is to exhilarating or depressing influences,
and the younger members ot the family
were quiet, or forced conversation tor the
sake of keeping up appeaiances, like tne
heads. Even the seliuolboj* seemed to
forget that there were no lessons in im
mediate prospect, and that they were go
ip<r to have as go id a dinner to-morrow i>
fiber bad bad to-dar. and w re silent, or
whispered tug- tber wltbont the accustom
ed etgxling. Yot they bad been in rare
high spinis all the afternoon; the ice was
in first rate condition lor skating, sni'e
bad been accn in Peaty Bottom; tbc
Cfcr'stToa* was what Tom Pomt W called
an " Illu-trated Cbrv-tma*," all snow, and
hard roads, and icicles, and rob bio-; not
one of your urud, muddy, drixxling seasons
which provoking old loeie*, who ate sub
ject to rheumatism, are wont to delight
in. The young man who bad mairttd into
tbeiamilv formed a mental resolution that
next year he would sp. nJ the season at
bw own house, snugly UU-a-tHe with his
wite ami come to 00 mrc gloomy gather
ing-. Henry Pom fret, tbc bachelor uncle.
*** the tily one, bowcTcr, whose msnner
rweu'cd this state of things. He was evi
dently impatient, and alter making several
useless rObrts to animate the conversation,
took to playing with bis knife sod fork,
twiddling bis glass, and answering bis
brother in monosy liable.
There was one guest present who hid
no connection whatever with the Pomfret
family—Mary William* a beauty o< nine
teen, governess to the younger girls, and
bosom friend of Ruse, the second girl, Che
eldest being the married one,) who was
only a year younger. But the doud which
tone aver toe parly seemed to gather rno-t
thickly around her. ller large eyes wore
an anxious expression, and the lines of est*
had thus eatlr begun to maik her fegular
fsarure*. Quiet was such a relief lor bet.
and even gloom was preferable to noisy
gaiety.
Wbeutbe servants hid finally left the
room, and the door was dosed upon tbem.
Mr. Henry Pomfret filled his glass and
stood an.
" 1 c*n stand this no longer," ho said;
"there is one face and foim in all our
heart*,-me name on our lips at this moment
and we suppress it. Xo. Reginald, forgive
me," (for his brother frowned, and mo
tioned him to silence,) " whatever may
have been the poor boy's emus this i
pwhine the matter too tan At this sea
son eighteen hundred and sevetty years
ago, angels' Toice* proclaimed ' pesee on
earth and good will unto men," and shall
we not hare peace and good will amongst
the memU-rs of me family I God ba
been very good to u; we have mrt to
gether happily j ear after ye, and this is
the first fine there has been any gap; bow
many families can say as much? Last
Christmas, Tsn was hers with hb hand
some laoe and cherry laugh ; and the year
before, and the year before that, tin my
memory goes back to the time when b<
wa* brougot in first in bis nurse's arms
and I for one am not going to banish him
from my memory. Here is Tom's health
may God watch over him and keep him
fr.om bsrm wherever he mav be, and brim
bitn safely back to us before next Christ-
Mr. Reginald Pom fret placed bis elbow
on the table and bmicd bis lace in bi
band while bis brother was speaking; when
be was done, be murmured tbe name vt
bit absent child, sipped bis glass and re
sumed bis former attitude. Mis Pom
tret sobbed aloud, and most of tbe others
were in tears.
Mary Williams become at pale aa death,
and clutched her hand to her breast where
a locket laj concealed; but ber emotion
was only noticed by Rose, wbo sat beside
ber, and quietly taking the band wtilck
lay in ber lap, she pressed and held it -a
little sign of sympathy which eared ber
friend from a paroxysm, and enabled her to
resume ber compteare.
And )ct anybody wbo railed tbe old
bachelor a kill joy won.d bare been eery
much mistaken; the cloud was dispersed
in rein indeed, but still it was dispersed;
tbe absent member o< the tamily wa* now
freely spoken of; the weight of suppression
was rtaored, and cheerfulness rcL'sinco
tbe day. Only Mr. Porofret retained bis
reserve; be slipped away early and wen'
to his study, where bis brother soon fol
lowed him.
" 1 hope that I bare not offended you,
Reginald ?" be said, drawing a cbair to tbt
opposite side ot tbe fire.
"No." replied Mr. Pomfret; "but any
one else would Lare done so. I bare ex' s
pressed a wish that tbe boy'a name should
never be mentioned in my presence." ,
'' Come, come, Reginald, be reasonable-,
afcer all, poor Tom has done nothing dis
boaurahle. He has been wild, tbougbt-
Inst, faolisb, it is trne; undutiful even.
But bis lart action bat been dictated by j
remorse and shame, and that snows bow
much good remains in him. Bes>de, I
own that I admire bis enthusiasm; educat
ed as bo was so long is France, and baring
grand; frienda, it was natural that be
ganoid embrace •heir seu-e when theirs
appeared to be the losing sHfe."
FREI). KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor
VOL. V.
"I punt that, and if he bad bcvn a
eomini*ioncd (Bvr; I should not barn
mtttf.rd to.niuch, though 1 can never ap
prove ol an* man rogaiOne fn war r*.-* pi
ai the call of hi* own count! y, But that
a ton of mine should servo m the tank*!
It i* oi.lv a lit cottduM* u for a carver
which oncbt to haw beea itupemuhle lor a
evmlciiun. Why, wheu be was in Aus
tralia, be kept a whop, llomy, think of
that —ivpf a aiap"
" Well, having brought himself to want
by thou.hlk-s extra* ayai ce—which I do
rmt >ek tp excuse—*urrly lw wa* rtsbt to
ram bta broad by lawrtul mean*, latbvr
than lotl and bee, or woa*."
" Not another word, 1 beg of you.
That which may be lawful, or even com
mendable in the lower order*, ahould be
impossible for a Pomfrel."
••Come, come. Reginald, I appeal to
vour own ginnl sense, wbetber your pride
doee uot go beyond what is lawful fr
man. Think of this reason, and what it
mean*. Realize to yonr miod who it was
that accepted the pooitiou ot a carpenter's
son, and worked iu a oar|>enter' ahop
Let all your prejudices about your pedi
gree be granted, what is the son of a
Pomfret to the Son of God t But I beg
yonr pardon ; you kuow all this aa well
as 1 do, and i have no rght to preach, 1 |
am a lawyer, not a clergy man."
After a few minutes' silence. Mr.
PonfKst said, "I believe jon are right,
Henry. Pride has always been the be
setting sin of our race, and I have inherit*
•d it Perhaps poor Tom's conduct is a
punishment, if one knew all."
• • • • •
Turn from this home-fireside scene to a
foreign one, in the open air. See I they
are celebrating Chrism as Eve by a die
play of fireworks. A bitter cold night
for inch an entertainment, though cer
tainly the spectacle is a gtsnd one. What
enormous rockets 1 how high the)
soar, sme ot them I What a mass ot
tUraee and eccentric sparks they vomit
forth when they explode 1 But sorely
they burst very low I
The most striking part of this pyrotech
nic display, however, is its extent. The
whole length of the Crystal Palace is con
sidered a considerable area for such frU-i.
bat here the air is filled with rushing and
exploding globes of fire from right te left,
as far as the eye can reach, *> bile here
and there huge bonfires, stain the sky
erimsoui ; fantastic bonfires, which take
the shape of houses; yon feel certain that
70a can trace walla and windows through
the lambent- flames. Ah 1 sorely that
must be the hoaqnet; the earth appeared
to open as that broad, powering jet ol
flame belched npwardr and outward*.
Bravo—bravo! a grand finale! Seethe
strangely sham d objects carried up in the
ma*s of fire ; listen foe the explosion. It
is not an explosion, but a dull lingering
roar. What! the ordinary display Is en
ticued still f Then that waa not the bon
qaet, only a set piece. One of the fire
works had fallen and exploited somewhat
near as. Was not that a shriek f Surely
there cannot have been an accident f
Accident, indeed ! Do not deprive the
inij who laid the gun of bis meed ot
praise. You may regret, if yon like, that
there are so few simitar " accidents," for
the waste of powder and shell— that is,
the comparatively small amount of death
and torture inflicted per ton— is a matter
of general regret on both sides, and yeu
will be in the fashion. We are witness
ing a bombardment.
They who crucified the Saviour fought
with cats pulls and battering rams ; we
who call him Lord and Master, and pro
tees to guide our actions by his pre< i>U.
fight with shells and mitrailleuses. Well,
the leaven of Christianity is in the words,
"Thy kingdom come," we do not do much
to fur her the rising-
Some distance in advance of the be
leaguer, d city, bat within the toils drawn
round it by the beah g'ng forces, stood a J
village. It was out ol the immediate line >
of fire, and could only be distinguished >
when some dttt*nt conflagration flared
np to an unusnsl extent. Then for an
instant yon might trace the sing'e long .
street, the cabaret, the two or three villa
on the outskirts, and all waa swallowed
op iu blackness again. Bat though left .
quiet now. many a jauced iron shower 1
had passed over the place ; the roofs of j
the houses were nominal; the walls, torn
and tottering, threatening in many places
to col I.* pee into heaps of rubbish ; and
here and there a wide gap showed where
the flames had fed their f ill. For the
plaoe had been attacked and defended,
taken and retaken, over aid ever again
Not that it was an important position,
bat that it happened to he a square upon
the chessboard to which pawns were
moved and withdrawn pretty frequently.
If the wi-ele detachment were annihilated
it waa simply the loss of a pawn. " A
mere affair of outposts," war the only re
mark drawn forth by contests which
might have supplied Iloiner with an epic
poem.
All was still and sijent now, and you
might have deemed the place deserted ;
bat had yon advanced within fifty paces
of it on any skis, a low fierce challenge
would have warned yon of your mistake..
Tbe ruins were full of men, sleeping, or
trying to sleep, till their turn of duty
came.
Two soldiers who had Just been reliev
ed from sentry, flung themselves down
under the shelter of a broken wall whieb
surrounded the villa gardeu. Wrapped
iu their overcoats, but with their rifles
bandy to their grasp at a moment's
notice, tbey strove t" snatch s short
slumber from fatigue; bnt it was in vain.
What a bitter night'" exclaimed
one. in an undertone, ae be sat up.crouch
ing bis limba Uigefher as much as possi
ble for warmth.
"Bitter enough," replied the other, in
the same low voice. "I have s drop of
brandy left io my flask ; will yon share
it ?"
" Thanks, Anatole ; it ia the last bite
or sup we shall ever share together."
" What do you mean ?"
"That we shall be attacked to-night,
and I shall tall."
"Bah! my friend. Yen are hungry
yon are cold—yon want sleep—you are
fighting without a chance of winning—
our cause is lost. Reasons enough for
low spirits, these."
" Tell me, have you no belief in pre
sentiments ?"
" None. I believe in the UVCT, in the
stomach, even in the spleen, thongli
science has not yet discovered tbe nscol
it I believe in the nervou* system also,
and the ballucinatious of the bruin."
"Ah! I need not have asked you ; I
know what a materialist yon are, and ><m
not clever enough to argne with you.
asy what you will, I am convinced
that my time has come. Ido not care ;
( am an outcast, and my life is of no
valne ; lit it go. Yet I should like m>
people to kuow that I thought of them ;
will you take my message, Anatole ?
We have been fast frierds for years."
"Of course 1 will, even if I hive to
brave the fogs of your Gnglund.
for your life being of no value, I'll
wager that there is some little blue-eyed
mm over the Channel, who holds a dif
ferent opinion. What! Pardon my
fnend ; I see that I have touched lightly
ou some painful memory. How should
I know ? I have never seen you in this
mood before."
"Nor am I much subject to low
spirits," replied tbe Englishman ; " but
tn-nigbt is Christmas Eve, and it has
always been the custom of my family to
meet tog el her to-day. Shis is the first
year that on* has xuissed, and I am that
one : what is worse, I should not be
elcoras if I were there."
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
" Bah' !• your mother living ?"'
" Yea."
•'Then ahe would urleoiuo ycu, uy
won! lor iL"
" But my father would not, he ia a
hard ro.tu. lax>k her*-, An stole, i have
been a fool, I might be in a good post
Hon ; ikk, comfortable. with the vlnioe
of my ovb career. I was loved ly the
dearest girl—only of thel ray pareul*
knew nothing ; they would not have .p
proved, for she ws poor—a govern* l **.
Still, that might have been got o*.r.
Well, I threw all away, and for uothing;
olit of sheer stupidity utid heedlessness,
thiuking only of the fun of the moment.
Ami to night 1 think and feel tia 1 n*v, r
hd before. What am I doing here? 1
love your cause—your nation, A indole,
but the quarrel ia none of mine. If you
fall, you die !n too path of duty; you
are a hero ; but I am a meddling intru
der, and deserve my fate. You have
olteu r,dled me rattiepated, but my head
is quite clear to-night ; tbat ia what
m.kea me etire aam going to die. You
will laugh at me, for you Frenchmen le
--lieve iu uothiug, rc*ereuoe uothiug; but
1 tell you that I have been praying; aye,
repeating the prayers learned years ago
at my mother a knee. But enough of
egoism; if I do full, and yon have time,
there is a junket lutd'eerxsl in my kuap
sack ; uud iusido my shirt I wear a
locket "
A shot interrupted the speaker—a se
cond—a v.dley—a volley. All were at
their poet in a moment. The English
uiaa bad no time toe farther sjateh or
though!. Memories, regrets, hopes, were
all swallowed np in tne one absorbing
interest of the present moment ; the in
stinct of aeif- preservation; the i u toxica
tiun of strife. It was pro-aio fighting,
with none of the Initio gilding til-out it;
—no plumes, no daali of steel, uoprauo
iug steeds, no blare of trumpet*, no
emulation no gleiy—a fight iuthedark,
where the craven contd not lie dutin
guised from the hero; where a Bayard
had ao more chance of winning laurels
than a P.dstafT. Yet men fought stoutly
ou both sides ; widely, vaguely indeed at
tirat, without much execution, though
with fierce ardor to inflict it But ae
enraey of aim was impossible; they
fired principally at the flash of their
enemies' rifles, and the st/uggle threat
ened to be long and undecisive. '1 his
did not not the officer in command of
the attaching party. The ruina were
wanted by the engineers suddenly, for,
some ojieiatiou connected with their,
purpose, and had been told to ace if they j
were held, and it so to clear them. This j
was not to be dene by skirmishing j
vaguely till the main body of the ene
mies' outpost came up, so he soon cried. I
"Cease firing, fix bayonets, uud push |
ihem out of that."
Hand-to-hand contests arc very rare in
modern warfare ; but in casts of sur
prise, or night attacks by small bodies ot
men, tbey will occur." The attacking
party advanced slowly, keeping as much
as possible together, for if they were
once scattered it would liavn Wen dif
ficult to distinguish friend from foe, and
•lowly hnt surely they drove the defend
ers before them. T cue were posted iso
li llid broken masses ot w.tll; in door
wßjs, -r wherever cover was at< aiu.il.de.
When the serried rauk came njmn them,
there was a shot or two, a thrusting,
-homing, cursing ; and the wave rolled
onward*.
The Englishman and his friend were
-till unsounded; th>y had tetreated,
fighting de*j>erately, from post to post,
and were now driven with the lost do
lenders, to the further end of the street.
Th re was nothing for it bat to retire in
to the daiknees; tbey had doue their
duty, and were outnumbered. Suildeulv
the voice of Apatole cried, "A moil"
The Eugliah ltd turned tound again, and
running to the spot, found hi* friend
down, and clinging to the legs of a man
who sought to brain him with the butt
end of his rifle. A shot from the hip at
two pacta' distance blew the German
over and allowea Anatole to rise, lint at
the same moment bis deliverer received
a piste I bullet through the tlogb and a
heavy blow on the shoulder. It was im
possible fur either to retreat now. Ana
tote was seized and made prisoner. The
Englishman, more powerfully built,
turned at bay. For full a minute he
stood alone, exchanging thrust for
tbrnvt with his foes. Thou down be
ent, a heavy foot was placed on his
breast, his brain reeled, he lost lor a
sesoni the consciousness of where lie
wa; he saw a well-known room, bril
liant room, brilliant with light and hap
py faces ; be saw his father, hia mother,
bis brothers and sister*, and one pale
face so dear—oh, so dear! Then there
aims a peng ao horrible, *• excrucia
ting, that the pen cannot deeril>e it, or
the imagination conceive it. And all
was dark.
Dead ? No. The tie which binds
soni and body together is so strong, and
yet ao weak ! A ft'h-bone in the throat;
1 spoonful of poison; a fall hack wards
from a bar—the slightest thing serves to
►ever it in one case; whiles in another the
frame may be crashed, imriied, man
gled ont of recognition, yet the life will
not leave it
Tom Promfret wo* pierced through
from breast to back, yet be survived ;
und tbe surgeon who bad pulled him
through would have liked to have bid
him kept for exhibition in the Anatomi
cal Museum at Berlin, as the most curi
oua case of recovery from internal jp
oeratiou that be bad ever met uitb.
Of course, however, tb<- case hovered
for many weeks ou tbe borders of tbe
shadow land: and when at length lie
aas discharged from tbe hospital, it was
a weak, emaciated figure that was tend
erly brought home to Norfolk.
ft is needless to say that be found no
coldin ss tberf ; bia father mouroed him
as dead, and was clod to have him buck
on auy terms ; indeed, he was prond of
him. "Only the Pomfret constitution
ronld digest a Prussian bayonet," said
be; and took credit for tbe performance.
As Tom picked up strength, bis rest
less mind began to form plans for the
future. His intention is to take a farm
in Guatemala, and Mary Williams has no
objection to a Southern Home ; so I ex
pect they will get married, and sail iu
tbe conrse of next maimer or autumn.
When the fumily meet on Ghri-maf-
Eve tbia year, howev r, there wKI piob
ubly be None Absent
IXSAKITT.— The question of what is j
insanity is one which probably mil
H wait solution nntil tire end of the
wcrld. In tbe meantime, however,
some interesting informal ion on the
point wua given the other day at a mur
der tri.il Ht Memphis, when an attempt
to establish insanity was made on the
part of the defence. Dr. I. K. Allen,
being culled as an expert, gave the fol
lowing testimony " I have," said Dr.
Allen. " been a practising physician for
nearly thirty years. I have bad some
txperience in coses of iunanity, having
been for ten years medical superinten
dent of the Kentucky Lunatic Asylum,
und during that time had over 2,000
crazy people nnder my charge. I have
heard the hypothetical case read by
Mr. Phelan. I am here an nn expert,
and before answering tbe question
wonld like to nay that the more I studied
the question of insanity the less 1 under
stood it ; and it you ask me where it
begins and where it ends, Lcither I nor
any physician in fbe world eonld tefi
yen ; In foot, on oeaasiona like this
lawyers make fwjls ef themselves in
trying to make asses of doetere."
CENT It E HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1!), 1872.
Ilovv Shot nre Made.
laming * fear days since through that
dingy, smoky, aud not altogether clrati-
Iv northern |HI(UUU of the city of 8L
Louis which !•-* urar tbc river. I cn-
Ortur.trtrd a lofty alack of brick am!
mortar, which. on lutiuiry. I accrtaiiie<l
to bo th< tower of the St. Lmila Shot
Worka, I liail often litil (Wiuiou to uw
iihot of various detiotu nations, iu the
|mn>ccutiu of small game, lint knew no
thing of the piooes* of manufacture, la
tooii a vague iileii that the molten lent)
was drop)*! I 11out a height, aud in oliedi
euce to the law of cohesive attraction,
assumed a fpbot teal form in the dt-aeriit.
It occurred to tue that thia was probably
the lw*t opportunity I wonid evrr have
to acquire a knowledge of the ahot busi
ness and accordingly presented myaelf
at the office and a*krd tor Permission to
look thronh the establishment. The
Sii)>erialcn<lent, a muscular looking gen
tleman, with >rou gray tftle wbiakciwand
a Uutleiian eve, took tuy caid, aud conr
teooriy accorded permission, provided I
would k< ci out of the way of the work
men. "Yon hud better go to the top
find," said be. So I started for Uie top
elitubiug a dark spiral staircase and hc-i
--lating at each turu for fenr of pitching
off into space, or walking iuto the jaws
of inachiuery. There wa* a rush and a
roar like that of Niagara, the noiae being
produced, as I afterwards discovered so
soon a uiy eves accwmmodated them
selves to the dim light, by the descent
of two stream* of ahot into a great tank
of water at the Itottom of the tower.
The ascent wo* tiresome, the distance
being l 4l ® feet, but the top was finally
reached, and the first state af ahot mak
ing was au open bowk. There waa a fur
nace, three kettles of molten lead, and
tao grimy workmen ladling it oat off the
kettles, and pouting it wut into tiu cup*
set in frying p uis, a portion of the metal
beiug allowed to Vuu over from the eupa
into the paus. As each vessel waa filled
' the metal was aecu w siifk away, so that
( by the time the workmen pot another
j ladle full ready to pour in, the enp aud
pau were nearly empty, the bottom of
■ the cupa uud and pan* being perforated
j like save*. The globules formed in
I passing through the sieve are uniform iu
; Mre. Iu the two streams which are seen
| descending are pellets of all site*, aud
the assorting ia done after the ahot is
taken out of the tauk. After falling iu
the tank the shot are taken up by a con
trivance simitar to those in grain eleve
toro, and are pused iuto a circular re
volving tube, or hopper, boated by steam
for ttie purpose of drying. After beiug
dried they are placed iu a revolving iron
barrel, a little emery being put in with
each barrel full, for ilie purpose of itn
narting a polish. The next hualncm on
hand is the asaoiting of sites. Toe atiot
are conveyed to u sens- o! machines,
looking something like a job printer's
sabinet of ca-es, each rack containing a
series of sir vex representing the different
MP *of the shot. These rocka are shov
ed vioh-utly forward and back by the
steam, thm forcing the smaller shut
through the virions sieves. The larger
are stopped by the first sieve, wbile the
fine bird shot, used by sportsmen iu
quail and snipe shootiog, pn-a on to the
last. After a nifficient amount of shak
tug the woiknicn in charge stops the
machine, takes out the draw*, two at a
time, and empties their contents into the
bin* prepared for tbetn. The next op
eration is that of weighing and Ivurvin;;
the shot. 'The scale i* set at twenty-Are
ponorts, and the workman, expert bv
reason of long practice. scoops out what
he tlrnks will lie enough and pours into
tbc scale. Scrupulous honesty seems to
le the rule in b..ggiog There must lie
just twenty-five pounds—not the *'< ight
of a hair more or less. The workman
who v ops the shot usually guesses
within a few peUels of the weight, and
these are added and subtracted until the
liettin is on even po sc. After a sufficient
Dumber ol bap* are filled, along romea
tnwther workman with a sailmsk-r's
needle, who aewa up the loose ends with
astonishing dexterity, and the shot are
ready for market.
I". S. Ttcasnry KUIi-tks.
The Register of the Treasury has pub
lished his repirt. The total amount of
all clauses of bonds issued daring the fls
onl vear wis £326 829,680, anmbering
17(1.715; the number cancelled was
324.323. About 850,000,01i0 of common
bonds have been received, registered,
cancelled and turned over to the Burn
ing Committee. From the Bnrean of
Printing and Engraving 44.766 sheets of
registered bonds have been received,
amounting to tf101,235.000, and 209,50b
shifts of conprat bonds ot the loan of
1881, amounting to 5142.800.000, of
which 880.0flg,5.'*> are still on hand and
821,430 (OK are signed and scaled ready
for delivery.
The tonnage employed in foreign
trade boa decreased 14.465 tons, and the
tonnage employed in the hornet aide has
increased 168,634 tons. Tue toUl in
crease in the number of Teasels is 1,463.
The amonnt of tonnsge hailt during the
year ended Jane 30, 1872, was 64.174
tons less than daring the preceding
year. The nntnbei of vessels built was
smaller by 112. The number of iron
vessels built during the year is the same
as during the ptcoading year, hot the
toDnnge is less.
The Register recommends that, in view
of the approaching centennial, a elm-si
Bed statement be made of the receipts
and expenditures of the government,
showing the nmonut expended in each
year, under each head of appropriation,
arranged in talm I a florin, from the incep
tion of the government, embracing a
period of a hundred rears, in order to
relieve the great drafts made upon the
Treasury for Imoks and reports required
by the other departments. He slso re
commends the formation of a division of
clerks who-e especial ditty it shall be to
oompilo ibis proposed dornment and to
turuish statistical information f.w the
estimates of appropriation*, and the
compilation of statements required !>.
the uep&rtmeula and Congress.
A CAT'* DREAM. Animal*. especially
the dog. cat ami parr.it, oficn induler u
tbe luxury of dream*. A correspondent
of Ln-d and Witrr ttll* the followiaa
anecdote of a cat; —" Sb wa* very Mill,
and appealed to be fut aaleep when aud
dfiil v ahe sprang mlo (be middle ol the
room, where abe Used ber leee on a limit*
cd spot on tbe floor, to which al*o herme
wat applied a* if closely grasping some
■ dung she held in ber eltwa. Tliia con
tinue-i lor a abort time, when tbe note wan
gently rai-ed, and tbe visible attention
was directed to tuc leet, wbicb still Oui>-
tinucd their grp, but alter a lime one of
them wa* gradually removed, and thro
the otber, on wtich pun* appeared greatly
at a loan to imagine whither tbe imaginaiy
object could bare tone no a* to caca|e ber
grann. She looked In ratlooa directions
along lhe fl >or with a fo->lian face ol eon*
laiion; and then again ber attention w*a
directed to tbe npot on which tbe leet
were firat cloaely pressed, a* il to etamine
closely wbeiber iho presumed encape bad
been by slaking through tbe floor, and
wbco this necincd unsatisfactory, tbe dia
appointed animal, now widely awake, re*
tir.d slowlv from tbe npot, bnt she rcv.n
ed more tban once to re-examine tbe spot
as il she tmtnd it irapo**ible'to comprehend
bow an objeet sho bad so plainly seen aru
grasped abould bare sunk into nothing.
>l*9v minute* • lapsed belor* this cat ap
peared to be K-eeocUcd to tba eoanetiou.
that what bad boon a dream wa* net In
truth a reality.
PaymatU-r Dodge l'ardeartl.
The ix|w-otetl pardon of Pay muster
John L. (lodge froui the unexecuted
purl ol his aentenne wa*gianUsl by Pro
•ioent Urnnt aud th# onler for hit re
l*-a*e ecul to the Wntdett of (lie Albinv
PeuiUutiary by tvlvgruph. say* n Wash
ington diap.iU'h. The original seutenee
oondemuc ) liirn lolm cttbien.nl, to mffi-t
lea years' itnpris<>nmut at hard labor,
and to be kept in prison until ho refunded
the mm >-mhczxlod—iiesilv four htiu
died aud fifty thousand dolhirw—but the
President rt-mitlod the lutter provision.
He hue served out alxiut thirteen months
•if tin term of conAiienioot. Coder the
ruliugs of the law officer* Major Hodge
is, by hia aeuieuoe, forever ineligible to
apituiutmrnt to anr place of honor or
Uvi-t under the United States.
President Giant salisfletl himself that
the Department of Justice could Lot
take preliminary measures for the par
don ef M;ijr H dgc, a* this was a mat
ter exclusively orrtaining to the War
Daparlmeat, Hodge having been convic
ted of the embeuiement of §450,01)0 by
a general court martial, and sentenced
to teu year* confinement in the Paoiten
liarr. The I'rcsiduni accordingly had a
conference with Secretary Relkaap and
other gentlemen upon the subject. The
President was, it i* understood, moved
to this set of clemency by Ihe belict
• hat Major Ifodge was drawn into ths
defalcation by the intrigue* of others
rather than by *oy premeditated inten
tion of hi* own to defrund the govern
ment. llu frank acknowledgement of
the crime and his voluntarily making all
reparation in his power by surrendering
hi* private property, aud in wnioh hi*
wife insisted upon joiuing him with her
own individual property, excited for him
and his family the syra'|>at!)y not only ol
officers of the armr) but ot msny others
in prominent public and wvi.il position a, {
w ho were acquainted with ail the facta ol
■ the case. Hi* conduct at the trial in de
| cliuingto take any technical advantage,
I and also hi* deportment ainoe his con
finement, have somewhat contributed to
his lilvmtion. His wife, who is in very
delicate health, and their children mad*
very earnest appeala to the President,
wlitca were not among the least of the
efforts in hia Ivkall and ableh strength-1
eued ihe President in hia di|K>*ition to
extend the pardoning power. Beside* .
it was considered that ilodge, who, pre- j
viona to the emU-rxlement. had home a '
high character for honesty among hia'
brother officer*, aud was respected,
orient; them fur hi* social pnditir*, had .
already been severely pnuidied tiy the
atiginu attached to him by the aroteuof
as much at il he had served ont the eu- j
tire term of teu year*'a impri!*timeut. '
The lollowing order lraa been Laued:
(JESXBXL conrr xumu- OEDK* HO. 33. j
WAH dwaktuext.
ADJVTXHT GEXCRAL'S Owen. ) |
Wisauorox, Nov. 23, 1872. (
The President of the Cuitrd Kutes.
directs that ths remainder of the sen
teuoe to confin> meat in the ease of
J>>hn Lelyard Hodge, late paymaster,
L'oiteJ Stats Aruiv. puidislnd in Gen- 1
ersl C-mrl Mutisi Onler No. 21, of Oeto- 1
tier 9. 1871, lie aud is hereby remitted, i
He will lie releiUMd from confinement
acc rdinglj.
By order of the Secretary of War.
E. D. lOWNSEND, Adj t Gen. (
It i* understood that the pardon of j
J >lin L djard Hodge, late uq>'t *ml
(mymaster in the at my, ia for the par
iKiae of areunnu hia testimony on the
prow-cation of Polbemn# and Jackson,
through whom the §430,0t0
against him was expended.
Inrrnl-u* Cheating.
During the old days cf heavy p, stage
!in England, no one had the slightest
scruple In cheating the revenue. Persons
leaving home, whether for inland <>r for
eign travel, were Importuned by friends
to carry letters for them to other friends.
An Idea prevailed that if the letters were
carried '•open"-—that is unsealed—there
was an infraction of the law, and that
consequently no penalty could be exacted.
Thia was a popular error. The law,
moreover, was etaded in another way. A
newspaper was sent by post In an en
velope: inside the letter a long epietle
was often written, in Invisible ink, gener
ally milk. When this was dry the writing
could not be seen. Hy holding the paper
to the fire the writing came ont in a
sepia color, and the law was broken. The
post-office authorities discovered this
pretty trick, and parties were threatened
with proaecutioo ; but as the receivers
invariably protested that tbey did not
know who the senders were, It was al
most impossible to obtain a conviction.
The poorer cla*s of people, opoo whim
the postal tax pressed mot heavily, soon
discovered an iugeuous way to evade it.
For instance a son or daughter in town
despatched a letter to parenuin theoonn
try who were too poor to pay the postage.
The parents declined to take such letter
which they had a legal right to do.
Returned to the General Fust-office, the
letter on being opened waa found to be a
blank sheet of paper. The fact is that
parents and children had agreed to send
these blank shifts at indications that all
was well with Uie sender ; the receiver
got that much of news and had nothing
to pay for it. The letter was never taken
unless a peculiar mark v>i on the
cover, which intimated that something of
importance was to be read within.
Worms 'T KNKFL TO THE For*.—
Mrs. Flora White, well known in the
lasbionuhlo world forty years ago, was
one of the most beautiful nud aceora
pli-hed women of her day. She was the
daughter of General Adnir. of Kentucky,
an t her first husband w <s Joseph A.
White, the second delegate s. Nt to Con
gress from the Territory of Florida
Highly educated, full of genim*' and
with the roan sera ami bearing of a queen
her society was courted by the most
elevated circles in Washington, New Or
leans, New York and Boston. Hho was
a brilliant conversationalist, ready and
efleciive at repartee, and a sincere,
wurtn-hearted and gentle woman of twe
most geueraus impulses. On one of her
visits to Rome she was prevented to the
Pojie. "Kneel, my daughter." said he.
a* she stood erect in brr imperial grace
before him. "All kneel to mo except
the daughters of sovereigns." "I nm a
princess in my own right, yonr Holi
ness," slie replied. "How can that be
when you are nn Amcrieun born?" "In
my country the people are sovereign*,
sod I am iho daughter of the people."
The Pope smiled a gracious absent re
joining. " Then rovive an old mail's
blessing."
FI.OWCTS. —The delicate odor of pinks
and other flowers may be obtained by
the following process : Take a glass
funnel, with the narrow end drawn to a
point In the fnnnel place lumps of ice
with salt, by which a very low temper
ature is produced. Tbe fnunel is sup
ported by nu ordinary retort siaud, and
placed near the flowering plants, when
water and the ethereal odor of the blos
som is deposited on the exterior of the
glass funnel and trickles down to the
point, from whioli it drops at intervals
into a glass vessel below. The scent thus
obtained is very perfect snd interesting,
bat is apt to liecome sour in a few days
noises some pure aleohol is added. By
this proca-s many odors may ha pro
cured far comparison aad study, la ob
tain the oder lu perfeobon the bleasem
most be tu its prime.
The U*l Had Ritra.
■ I TJte funeral of lbs late Horace Greeley
I In New York ni • wot solemn ff iir.
Kit. Mr, Chapiu'a Church wan wrapped
i mill sbtuudfd in block, iu lbs taatihnlw
lbs wail* were hong with heavy &dd of
serge, which fell down and framed in
two of Mr. Gfrelry'a portraits
Within, ppiirnt ths pure while of too
aJI, t ran up the word "dead" upon
all, hung die dark emblem* hr which
uiru arc woai to tell of t!i-ir Iwretve
! uiruta From the vaulted rml ware
(n.tootird broad bands of serge stretch
■ lug to ths pillars on each tide and wrap
i plug thorn, from the capitals down to
the gal lories, iu deep spiral folds ttbeets
of bl*ek were outspread along lbs gal
-IST* front and caught up at every pillar
with a wreath of myrtle or a cluster of
whits flowers ; in black, too, where
shrouded ibe choir-dusk and rail, and a
deep border of crape, with a cro%* and
knots of pale flowers above, circled the
clock, whoc hands were stopped—art at
the hoar when Horace Gtccler was done
with time forever. The Gothic carved
work in ths chancel, the desk and altar
rail, were bung and bound in tbc same
dewp folds of uouruing, against which
stood out in beautiful relief a lavish mass
of s'oral emblems. A delieats vine of wild
ivy elioitied and twisted its antbtwquea
graevfulljt to the very roof. From pillar
;to pillar of the pulpit, directly over the
| desk —a span of fifteen feet stretched an
arch lettered—with ml flowers on white
I with that sentence syllabled by the lips
iof the dying journalist, " I kuow that
bny Redeemer iiveth." Mr. Greeley's
| pew, ueit the north wall of the church
and near the door, *aa also framed in
| myrtle and white flowers and heavily
draped with black. A black fluting sur
rounded the plate bearing bis name, and
a lyre with bioken string*, shaped of
i white flowers and overhung-with a
drooping vine, was act against the wall
directly opjKiaite the pew. The church
wa* crowded and the pressure for ticket#
had been so veiy great, there being
thousands of applicant* when one ticket
alon# could be given out
llwide the state andcitv official*, many
senator*, and member* of congress, Pre
sident Grant and Vtor-Presidents Colfax
and WiUon acre mournful spectators of
ths scene. I'iesidi-ut Grast entered the
i church arm-in-arm with Gov. He ffman.
A* the Lt>t mortal remains of Mr.
' Greeley were brought into the church
the organ began the low note* of Cba
pin's lunentl march, when the whole
oongrcgaton rots in silent saints Uou a*
the coffin was liorne, uplifted on the
vhoulders of eight men, in t the door
; and up the central ile. The Church
Committee met it half way, accompany
ing it to the low bier prepared foi its re
jceptlon. The ltd was already covered
with flowers and vine* and crosses, but
lbit was not enough, and baskets were
brought and emptied ol their faitber
tributr, and the hearer* wont to thrir
seat* in front. The pall bearers were
t*entv is number. ioHuiiug C'hi- f-Jus
tice Chase, Senator Trumbull, Erasin*
Brooks, R .Uert Bonner, R- N. Hoe o 1
othera. The funerut march ceasing,
another silt ure followed, but ouly for a
moment, and the aad, "De Proiuodw"
filled the air. At th lad strain ceased.
Dr. Ctiapln aroe. and his voioe broke
the aUlluras with those words m -urufu)
and tender which have been read over *•
uueiy <* ffioa and brought comfort to so
many heart*; the words of holy sad wise
tana of old; the weakness and frailty of
uiau. and his victory over death and the
grate through the Lord Jesus Christ.
The simple melody, " I know that my
Redeemer liveth." mo*t touching of it
self, but doubly so in ths associations
its word* aroused at ruch a time, was
aung by Miaa Oaia Louisa K<-Upg. be
ginning in squint tone of eoufldruecaud
trust, and ending with a bunt of raptur
us aaumt'cf at the words, "In my
llesh shall I see 0 mL" Ths stir, which
to so great a throng nac-.**j ily followed
each change in tho rtrreiw, fell again
into a Perfect quiet as the Rev. Henri
Wstd licn-bc r sroae to deliver tbc opeo
ing address. B,xm na the l ist word* fell
fiom ths preacher's lips the quartet ohoir
from tit. Francis Xavirr'a sang beauti
fully the hymn, "Sleep Thy L*st Sleep."
and tho pastor. RST. Dr. Ctiapui. read
the funeral address. This was followed
by
rsAYSK or no. rnsrix.
Almighty n<l overliving G<wl. Thon
*rt our strength and our defense, onr verj
present help in time of trouble! We
would know thee in our happi*t hour*
sod in our days ot sorrow. We would
commune with thee in the sunshine of
life, but, O God ! d!om the heavens are
dark and the storm i heavy, when all
we trust and honor ha failed, to whom
ah all we look and where shall we find
conaolation but in the living God and
Father of na all. We thank t!iee to day
for that blcsaed revelation of Christ
which hne made God known and which
has lightened np the uncertainty of
nature with the aaurance of a living
hve. We thank thee. 0 God, that our
Redeemer liveih. We pray that this
truth may be a oouaciona and vital truth
in every sonl and every heart. E-jwcially
we aak that thou will draw very near to
there orphan hearts, these bereaved souls,
and assure them of thy presence and thy
Help. Thon art the Father of ua all, ai.d
may they trust, in thy love aa in a mother'a
or a father's love. May tbey take bold
of thee with firm trust apd peace of heart,
notwhVaUnding 'be waves have repeated
ly gone over them and the great foods
have overwhelmed them. 0 Ood' be
thon to them aa the shadow of a gieat
rock in aw. ary land. Be thou to thetu
father and mother, strength and peso*,
light and consolation. May the* be able
to say "The enp which oor Father hath
given ua, shall we not driuk of It J' It is
bitter to the and cold to the Hpa,
still may they fee) that the hand of in-
Hulte love, even like # nail-pierced
hand of Jeans, presents U to their lips.
God, console them as thou alone canst,
with the assurance of a lite which reach-a
into Christ; comfort that afflicted circle
of friends, and that one who languished
upon a bed of aickne<f. Give them the
oonaulation of thy gospel. May they he
able to say "The |/rd gave, the Lord
laketh away. '* M 1 know that my Redeem
er livth." and we beseech thee to Banali
ty this event which touches so many
heartland covert snch a wide circle of
professional associates who battled by his
side; who have witnessed his labor, kon
ored his name, and who meet to-day In
genuine grief over hla oold remain*. 1
Grant, O Soil f that this may he a source
of good to their souls ; that the oon-ola
tions of thy truth may be with thrm, and
the suggestions of divine faith be sufficient
fr thein. May it awaken them to ddl
gencc, duty in thv high and responsible
station to whiuh they may be called ; and
help os all to feel that we must work
while the day lasts, for the nigh; oometii.
Sanctify, we beseech thee, this event onto
those with whom the departed has taken
sweet counsel, walking with them to the
house of Gt>d. Sanctify it unto those of
us who worship here, and help them in
the remembrance of this tender moment
to cherish a still deeper trust in thee.
Sanctity th.'s event to the poor and the
lowly, to the laborer and the freedman,
and all who have been touched by this
great infiaenoe or have felt the powet of
tbis generous life. Sanctify it, God, to
this great nation, that there may be a
time monument in the bt arts of the peope
regard lag a life of simple, earnest good
ness ; and, 0 Ood 1 Jet tby blessing rest
ou each and all of na gathered here. We
aak thy benedlctien for the President of
t '•* United testes and all sasoelstef with
him In s-tliority. Give no to them wUdot#
aud graca, (bat they maybe faith fat to
th high rreponaibiiitU* wbleb tbsy sr*
r<>ii>|irlit! to awtawa, and serva-tbsa In
tha ata!i>>na where than h**t appointed
ihwn. f j.rajr tbat tby blessing will
raat on all man • very where— th* sink. tha
lowly, tba wrak. the tempted, tba dying ;
and ia, O God! In tba niidat of trontdaa
we remember mercy. We think tbea
that tba deoaaaed iiaa lived. We thank
thee fr all the blosrings be enjoyed In
life. We thank (ties for the good bo baa
contributed to others, We tbank thee,
<) Oml! for tl># gloriona gtopel of Cnriat.
Lat tby blosiog rest upon what remain*
of tha aolewn sorviaes ot this oocaetoo,
and ea the dnat ia committed to the duet
we eommeud to thee tba aoul. When all
iaorer, dwell with the Borrowing heart*
tbat moat ait dovn in kmeliaeaa, only to
realiae the greaimwaof their here*remanl
Help ne truly to lira, taiamphantly to die
and Anally lake na to that arurld where
there i no sin. no sorrow, no aeparation,
redeemed hy htm woo plneked the eting
from death and robbed tba grare of
victory, and in wboae nam# and great nee*
wa now addreeeand implore tbea. Amen.
When the prayer waa ended a soprano
aolo, "Angela ever briirbt and fair,"
waa Mine by Mtaa T. Werneke, of tit
Francis Liner's eboir, and Dr. Chspin
prononticed the benediotioo. Mm Hter
liog, of tha Plymouth Chnrcb choir,
then tang Znndei'a beautiful piece " Be
yond the amiliug and the weeping.
TBE mttSAL raocxwaiov.
First cam# a squad of police to clear
the way, then ■ mounted body of the
same. Mayor Um.ll aud Haperiutsndent
Krlao was pest, follow#.] by tbe Fourth
Preciuct police, under Captain Filmaa.
Then came a detachment of tbe Fire
Brigade one hundred in number com
inauded by Engineer Hbay. A aingle
carnage oontaiutug tire Rev. Dr. Pull'
taao, tbe officiating clergyman of the
grave, headed the line of vehicles, three
together, eont-iniug a portion of tbe
pa il l tourer*. Then the heart* drawn by
two homes with a carriage on each aide
containing the remaining pall-bearers.
Immediately in tbe rear of the b an*
caute the daughter* of the deceased and
other relative*. P<#*i lent Grant with
Secretarr Belknap, Vioe President Col
fas. and tbe Yioe-President elect, fol
lowed in an open earrings attended by a
guard of police. Governor Hoffman
and other official* followed. The 7VA
UH staff. Typographical Society, mem
bers of the Common Council, delegates
from the virion a political committees,
and tbe dubs and societies to which tbe
deoeaw-d belonged or was connected,
followed, making a long line of vehicles,
eighty two in number. The arvnne it
self presented an uncommon appear
ance. Besides the crowd on tbe side
walks and the stoops tbe windows of
every boose were filled with spectators
wfio had taken their station there long
before tbe procession arrived. Tbe dis
play of signs of monrning were frequent.
In some places, particularly in Union
Square throng# of people acre ao great
that the procession wra* stopped for
some time.
THE ORATE OF HORACE ORKKLEY.
At the gate of tbe Greenwood Ceme
tery great namber* of fteople were
awnting the procession, which at no
time loosed mora imposing than when
the long tine of cirri iget trailed np the
ascent leadiug to the entrance. Tbe
chapel clock cf the cemetery pointed to
half-past four as the bead of the proces
sion posted the gate. The mo had gone
down, but had left the western sky glow,
ins with brilliant hues, and the air was
still bright with the day as the cortege
woual through the many circling
avenues to Lturel Hill, where the family
vault of lb? dxeuel is situated. Evert
projection on tbe way was covered with
people, and even at the grave, room conUl
hardly be made for the mourners. The
carriages stopped at the fot of the bill,
when the Itody was taken from tbe
hearse and, followed by the pall-bearers
and immediate relatives, was borne up
to tbe Taalt. Here, while tbe night was
coming on apace and the white flowers
on the coffin contrasted strangely with
the increasing darkness., tbe beautiful
words of tbe Epi-cojwl burial amice
arose upon tbe air. " Dust to dust,
ashes to ashes, rath to earth,' and by
fire o'clock tbe body of Horace Greeley
waa returned to tbe earth.
Commerce and Sperie Payment.
In bis report the Secretary of the
United States Treasury says:—The revi
val of onr foreign oommeree is one in
strnmentality, and perhaps the most effi
cient one of ail. If the sunn <1 earnings
of American ve*ael were 881.000,000,
instead of 830,000.000, the difference in
the amount of cxchaoge available abroad
would meet a large part of the advene
I valance in ordinary vears. The experi
ence of Earope tend* to ah aw (list the
ability of a country to maintain specie
payments a dne largely to the condition
of its foreign trade. Next,#very measure
which increases or improve* the channels
of transportation between the seaboard
and the cotton and grain growing regions
of the country, or lessens the coat of
freight*, adds something to oar capacity
to compete successfully tu the market;
of the world. Finally,* these measures
which encourage American manufacture
especially iron, wool and cotton, and
discourage the importation of like pro
duct*, affect favorably the balance of
trade, and help us toward the end we
seek. Thia statement in these ports is a
general statement of a policy that, in my
opinion, will aid the country in reaching
a condition wbei it will be practicable to
resume and maintain sjwcie payment*.
Anticipating that day, l anticipate also
that (lie burden of resamnlion will rest
upon tbe Government. There are now
more thau 1,900 banks in the country,
snd I cannot imagine a condition of
tbiDgs so favorable for a period of years
as to enable them at all times to redeem
their notes in specie only. Without
proceeding to the discussiou of the sub
ject in detail, I think that all will have
licen gained that is of value when the
Treasury shall lie prepared to pay the
demand' notes of the Government in
coin, and the bauka shall be prepared to
pay their notes either in ooin or legal
ten ler notes, snd then onr good fortune
will clearly appear in this that our paper
currency is not exclusively of nstionu
bank notes, nor exclusively of United
States notes.
SOJTEXEXO or THE BRACT—Softening
of tbe brain is becoming a more common
diaesae than formerly. As it ia nitorly
incurs hie, attention should be given to
its oanaee. Tbe softening is caused from
iatenae mental encitement, as a result of
study, of tbe use ef spirituous liquors,
or allowing the miod to dwell on one
subject unpleasantly, especially when
there ia no real casse, aa in fancied
slights, conjcotured injuries and tbe
like, mop-'np over tbom. To ameliorate
a malady arising from causes so diamet
ricaly opposite, antipodal means should
be employed; less work to tbe overwork
ed and more work for those who hare
nothing tc da
Telfair County, Ga., has never enjoyed a
oircus. Somebody procured a number of
old bills and post d them at Jacksonville,;
Announcing that the circus would be ex
hibited on a certain Friday. A great
crowd of mao, women, and children
gathered, all wild with joy and expecta
tion, but no sireua appeared
TERMS : Two Dollars a Year, in Advance.
i Barren ef the Hea. •"
1 Few mom of tba aarrirora of tba IM-fstef
' Missouri bare ham meeead and bfoagbt to
* port. Tfcrr expsrisore ainea leu Ist tba
> wreck, a* *uud by ihnawlve* ia twvlsi*, one
I of tba man U-Ita tha fallowing alary i
I "A* fcx.fi aa ea got th* boat freed from tba
t other darji nine of aa who bad bean hoMiog
j ne got into her, sit hongH he waa full of water.
, Waco ehe wa* bring iowated tWri war* aim M
, thirty imapit ia har; hot lb* heavy aaa toon
f earrnd tbam atear, timy bdl oat of har.
Them waa a fearful aaa, and it kept breaking
' over e* for three day*. 1 wi.b te any that
1 Cahnar'a boat could hare held twice a* many
' people aa warn is bar, ami k waa bean-rend.
ieg te aee thorn ia har tzivm to admk tba wo.
1 mm who warn flutist *aUa nit oar'a reach.
, Two mm warn holdmg na to th* had of
another ho*', and they would not |t*;ceut their
! erira. Oar b-*t waa two far off jo made* OW
. amitiance We loat tha rodder.- d half fall
, of water ah* waa Par iha Ana
three dan we soffsrud hoxfulty from hangar
, and thirat. W* had not a* au a hiettm .*
hoard; anything titer* wee in her wa* amnhod
ana* when bring knocked. On lb* eraning
of tiar third day wa cam in eight off aioap—
. a ft-batman'* I gum* and w* pnfted with
ail omr urength to a* to get within hail ing die
tare*. W* only got wiihttt a mile ofber, and
we ahoaaed end arrmcand aa the top of oar
seism, and miaed atgeaia an the uem, bet th*
panto* on board eat and and aoon got oat of
oar tight. Tea sloop waa going, an far na I
Maid judge flow tba ann, aou:b*a**t. That
night two of tba men in th* host became erasy
from drinking the am -water. (Moral time*
they J imped omrhoard, hat wa wmmadad ia
rescuing iham from a tenrfois jftcntb. at the
shark* war* al around aa; we wtl am their
in*, hat they did not ookm aa 1% Jhe boat.
Tha MM area JUMPS# met board again, and
pf tioppfij ynfltftf at aiii t s**t UMI JMOT
feOaw* dtmppmiad. This had ataarfeig ePaA
an na. Two of thorn died on board, and are
Ma red their bodies overboard. One of them
asm was g barber. Th* aaa ran lasrtul'y high
and coniieaedon until th* faltowieg day, when
iwmtofflf m*u 4kd, tftffcttn (iff in tit. Tim:
mea all ma mad before they dial and aaverai
TITMM MTDT MI TFIRK ot t*„ cm 4 ffffm of ihifi
arm hit aa. On the faerth dav in the evening
we warn a little rationed br soon tkmntf
rein. Wa apraad ear bandkerrhkf* out end
< ugbt ibe water and then tucked tha bam*-
ham—fit to w* gained aomc aur-tgth. Tba
next night we were in a dreadful . ate, aa a
large shark kept very doss to er. ia fact along
tide, * bowing hi* fiat and saost new and
*g*in, hat aa we left the G*W he dieapteaiwd,
Oa tba ftfih morning the aea become celat and
*a hailed ecu the boat wiih two bat*. The
itockt *. we bed w*a metal one, but out of
j the crajcy men threw it averbosid and it
aauk lucre were four life-premrttn, and
j we ripped them up and rtiicbed the caava*
| together and made a mil of it. The boat
hook acted for * yard and ao oar far a meet
The mea became too week to am the can
any longer, and we kept the beat foil before
(rite wind. The ann then shown out atmag
and I suffer*! very much, a* 1 had no bat.
I be coats* the boat took waa south# wt, bat
we all were getting prostrated, having bad
| nothing to eat for term day* Death atnrwd
ua in the Cam. On th* afternoon ef the eigtb
'lay one of the mea sighted land, whdeb after
ward turned out to be Fewd'a Bay. Abaro,
We then took the oam. but could do little,
; mt we tended, however, about bill-mat Ave
<> clock. Not cue of u* could ataad op or
walk. We were ao weak tbat we aank ex
tiaustrd 'n the beech. In thi* position we
i remained about half ao hour. Tba raff galn
j ed u* little stmsgtb and we were enai lrd to
creerl inland. W* new acme wreckers' bouaes
hut ottuidfec no inbabiuats We got lute
the boa***, but there waa ao food in. tbam.
One of the men discovered a well of water aad
a dipper attach*! to a barrel, aad w* drank,
copiously. We tbea lay down and slept u
, >U mora ins—than nth day without food.
In the morning we broke open one of the
; boost*, wbkk we found larked aad pragarad
a few matches aad kindled a fire. I tbea
; arret out to much around for aomelMag to
eat, nod I discovered aociv wild tomatoes,
i about the of cherries, aad w made aomc
-oup The torn >toes were ao bit *v we eoeld
hardly we them, but we drank the soup, and
that revived at oortdderabiy. Aa we oouid
aee tbe main-land from the Wand, we con
rltided to he about savea mile* away, aad we
act oat for tba beach, wbkk waa abotf a half
mile fiota tbe boaaea, aad it took tw aa bur
aad a half to reach K. Every time am would
attempt to walk we would tail. As aooo aa
we reached tbe abor -. and after ooatdderebU
time, we got our boat into the water. After
and bow r put Mag deikaem asm* aa d we
turned beck to the Island, aad crowed up tbe
shanty, where we pamid the night
Tbe next aaarnmg w* ateweu some mom of
tbe wild tomatoes with tab aad drank the soep
and the* set out for the has eh *e*ia, hut era
felt weaker, aad it took as three hears te walk
that half mda. Noiwiihsuadiagtbat w#work
ad bard our strength did aot avail anything;
wa coald not leaach tba heat, asd we gave ap
all hoe* of gaioiag the main-laad. We raised
iheoan and attached oar haadkorehiafe and
th* caavaa ef the Bfo-preeerrera, asd than
lay down oa tha haaeh. Ia aboat two hoars a
sleep crui-iug in th* har CBBM ia sight aad saw
oar signals, and shs came a* near the island aa
possible. W# get ap and ma oat into the wa
lor and got aboard. Wo ware well treated hy
Mr. William Carre, of Grew Tunis Bay, who
was oa hoard. Ha divided aS the pooviekm*
he had among aa, aad took us in charge te Mr.
U. Hand*. United brete* Consul at tba saute
ment. Hatreatsd at ia tha moss kind meaner,
Ha kept tit in hi# own bouse, mid had two doc
to attend u. After eight days we were able
to go ia a vessel to Naasaa, where the Consul,
Mr. Saunders, gave us dotbing and kept as
until the Mono Castle arrire£ Had it ant
here that tha boat ia which w* were was a
metalic life boat w* could not have survived.
No wooden boat csald here lived ia tbe raaa wa
were id." For Are days we were to th* middle
ia water, as tba boat wa* full to the gunwale."
There seems to be scarcely any busi
ness more lucrative in this country
than hotel-keeping. Take for example
the Into Mr. Perm Ht evens. He be
gan life in a very humble capacity, but
long before his death: comparatively
early, had retired with a fortune of
five millions! Again there is Mr.
Parker, of Boston, who has risen from
a position in a stable to keep the hotel
or the Hub, and whose income Is pot
at $150,000 a year. If we go toother
countries we find hotel keeping by no
means such a msrvelouriy paying
trade. The proprietors of such estab
lishment* often make moderate for
tunes and almost always ava y com
fortable living, but seldom a colossal
income Is rl ed out of (ha bttsluero of
providing the people with mea) and
drink ; and when, some year# since, a
London hotel-keeper died worth some
$600,000 it wa* thought an enormous
sum. The reason probably Is to be
fou.id in the fact that the public
abiond will not submit to be fleeced,
and that there is too active a competi
tion.
A SIXOTLAE MOCXD. —A shell mound
nearly a mile wide has been discovered
on the California const, near San Pablo.
Tbe mound i* ooverod with a growth of
shrubbery. Fragment* of pottery made
of red earth are found on the surface
near the top. About two years ago the
owner of the laud dug a trench, and
at a depth ot twenty feet, near the base
of the munnd, he succeeded in unearth
ing a number of Indian skeleton*, hones
of dogs aad birds, and implements of
•tone. One baby was rolled in what ap
oeared to be a pieac of red silk. All the
skeletons were In a sitting posture, with
their fooes toward the north. Tha shall*
are evidently thg remains of oyster and
clam dinners. The fact of tbe skeletons
lacing toward the north is interesting,
and the comparison of the remains wit#
those of the Aztecs might p?rhnpe give
>ome cine es to the origin of that strange
people.
Mrs. Gordo#, in her memoir of bar
father. "Christopher North," tells ns
: bow De Qoinoey, while at Lis house
would, after taking hi# opium, etreteh
himself at full length oa the rug in front
of tha fire, with a couple of books under
bis bead instead of a pillow, and lie tons
fro hours in profound unconsciousness.
The oflfoM tujjoritgr of Omul in Mfa
areola in
MMee Mites hi the Stetea
am eajiplied wiHttetln'-fstrrism
The adbooner Souvahir trft aebore pour
Lading too, and ill lead* *T
loet.
A woman in Quinor, Jll. hie got oma
fkouaarxl dollar* for too trpalr of bsrte
jorad kßcdilona.
r"oo#!7^SSS , of tbe RBJMSI-
Hc.
We beer e greet duel aboat labor rtfun*
- but iaera arem* to bo e gmetor newt nf m
fonaing eomo of those f. flows wbodont
labor.
Hie pteimt Cooetitntion ef Kt-ir
Uatam-lir re adopted in 1702, end ie
the oldret State (WMMiN in the
I Union.
Bohort Barclay, proprietor of the
9 Wemtnf bmpamh, fire a Theidwgtetef
* dmaer to ir!y sXbogre in St.
Lottla.
! Aaotber boat of tbe 111 letsul eteumsbfo
, Mieaoon be* arrived safely at Sumtt, wrtb
t the first assistant engineer end four others
i on board.
Th* pew-hnhiuMg of the Old Sooth
[ Cbnreh, in Button, baro wtod to !•
1 the chnrcb to tbe Ckrrorßment for a
[ P wt-ffffloe.
Two boras* In Troy, H. T. hare bu
como cntey from the effect# of the pro
r vailing dfaeneft, They em to wiU that
- no T*reoo dare go bear tbent.
J The population of Omnt Britain U M,-
' 000,(k ;of Frenoog7,op),ooo f B-iginm
; 5 OOO'OOO ; Aastm 86.000,000 ; Fraaeia
, #0,000,000 ; and BneateWkWO OW.
I! A acred tng to General llycr'a rvport of
: the pilllip of tbe U. 8. Ssgnal Service
Desert meat duntig tbe peat year 70 per
i rent of tbe pr-f-p-ris have beea yertled
Dkm end Decry tbe Araen* bilterd men
bad a eeb game ot 1,500 poteta ftp to Kew
i fork. The America# four ball fame waa
played aad Dfoo won by tbrro hundred
The coasua of 1870 returned popu
lation of 68.30# Cbincao within tba
limiU of tbe Uuited State*. Tha num
ber baa now baea inecuaaad to about
80,000.
Samoa! Sinda, editor of Ihe America*
Former, k the man who (wigina%MHt
ia type K • r's patriotic atmgof "Tbe
Star spevpivJ Banner." He atdl llvea #
in foil vigor.
Policeman O'Brien, of Washington,
who was oonvictod of the murder of
Samuel Cunningham, in duly ted, wu
sea tanned to be h&ugcd on the 97th of
Fehraary next
Strain is a ridiculous word. When it
stead* for a song it mcasaSound. When
it stands for a strain it mesas Uaecuud
It way ham a sound aonee, but it has a
deal of nonsense about ti too.
An Indiana poptr dcaeribea tbe feaat of
a legislative detegetmn at a rs-i . i din
cor. Tbe reporter namtes tbe foeta-of
tie caae very fo>ntvt>!v. M Tb# torptw
set at Sr. w. I%ey upaa# at 5."
Tba German Govaraeaant has prootiaad
to give ah tba moral ami diplomatic aid
is Its powar to tbat of England is tha
effort* of tbe lattre to eupprrea tbe alave
trad# ou tba Emsra eoaat of Africa.
Tba axodns tram Italy to tba United |
State* baa lately become ao great tbat
Signer Lang*, the Bioteter of the Isttrtec,
has written to tha prefeote of U pro*
viseaa to inquiiw into tha aansia ef it.
A young taxi* was recently married ia
a Worcester country town who declared
that "ooe balf tb pleaaor* of tba event |
waa destroyed by seeing bet nsma
.printed in th# local paper Mt-ki table
Smith."
The New Turk Tim* ataftc* thai IS9
bomiaidoa have bares committed in Sew
York city aioce J*nu*ry l*t, 1570, and ia
nx of thro earns th* mnrdcrera com
mitted anieada tawediatoiy after tha
mn^er.
There has baaa a iakt hatwaea th#
fouklt troop# and tha Oaten Insurgent*
at Rrtifo, te Hi* Eastern Departmrot, ia
wbiob ire Spaniard* were killed and
right woundai. The ioaaaa of the Cabana
am aot glvro
An unfortunate 'hotel la th# MeimpoW.
tae, of New fork, wteeb 'm aW to bare
foal 1) 000 e week sioee it towed into tba
bands of th- younger Tweed. Ttrreti hi
oero urged to arit again end again, but be
W, ) |te >in * wnma-al*! t >*-! f
a
Six months imprisonment hm been
awarded at Manchester (Englaud; Qaax
er Sewion# to a Portal IVlegtaph dark
who iaterrepted end turned to his pri
vate advantage tha content* of a betting
message passing through has bands.
Tha Now Haven Pa&ndtom aajp: "Our
Shaker friends are acriouriy agitated ou
the subject of matrimony. The younger
brethren aad aaatom ana tired of eelibaey,
but the elder* tell them f they want to
marry they moat leave the community.
The Mobile Xartrtw tare that aaaooa
as Batumi Bute* cote through
bia present engagement, wa* 'bet him
wb.nl be choose* that be cent pot on a
• ivere dreee and walk under water
from Dorer to Oalaie, earning the
American flag.
Indianapolis boasts of a leading con
tractor who can neither read nor write,
and who done not know one figure from
another, vat ten necwretely estimate the
number of brick for a wuD, cr riiiDglre
for a toof, of given dimension * and the
cost of coueti u* i> m.
Sege-creen kid ghteeeasw nrinonsto
the heads, by reason of the poisoning
coloring matter need in their manufae
tare, but they will be very generally
worn this winter for ah that. They are
"the thine, you know," and who ever
heard of Fashion giving precvdenco to
Hygiene 7
The Hartford Caurtnt Show* that
Hartford was a larger loser, in propor
tion to bar population, by the Chicago
end Boston fires thin thorn cities them
srivee. While they got heck a portion
of their km in inaarenae, tha loss of
Hertford, which pays .such a large share
of insurance, is witiwuTcomoeniint'on.
This is a Daabury Jwet ftem : "An
inebriated stranger Precipitated himself
down tbe depot item, aad. on striking
the landing, reproachfully apostrophised
himself with : 'lf yeuM Wen a wantin*
to arm# dawn stair#," why n thunder
didn't you esy eo, you wooden beadad
old fo, rod I'd a come with you and
showed you the way.'"
In tha suit brought against too Seventh
Averoe Railroad Company of New York,
hy tiro widow of Avery B. Batesm, who
was killed hy William Foster, tha jury
after an absence a! Ave minute* returned
s rerdict fur the foil claim of 85,000
damage* against the Oompany, lor neglect
o! their employes In not having done all
all in their powar to prevent the murder.
In a boiler of fair eonateuatian, a pound
ol coal will convert nine pounds, of water
into steam. Each pound of this steam
will represent an amount ol energy or
saparity foe-perforating work equivalent
to 74ft,to# loot pounds, or, for tbe wbul#
nine pound# 6,730,000 foot pound*. In •
other words, one pound of coal ha* dons
as much work In evaporating nine pounds
of water into nine pounfs ef steam as
woold lift S.BS2 ton* tea feet high.
Tut MONK SY AND on PAMOT.— The
natural history editor of the JLextngton
Pre** fells this : " A lady toidiug in a
city not * hundred miles from Lexing
ton is the possessor of two pete—a mon
key and a parrot-which are by no means
congenial friends; in fact, Mrs. G. was
in tha habit of locking np the monkey
whenever she left tbe house, for fear of
his belligerent qualities. One evening,
alas! she neglected to do eo, aad the
monkey coming is found the parrot nfe
for a fight, and a very desperate roe en
sued. The monkey ruthlessly pulled
out every feather of tbe unfortunate
parrot, and broke up the maittel orna
ments, aad an—lan things generally.
When Mm. C., returoedi she found the
monkey chattering on the maqtot pieee,
ami out crept the parrot, look teg deeply
injured, and greeted her wifij, We've
had a devil of a time.' The appropri
ateness of the —auk caused a about of
laughter."
NO. 51.