A FAHHIXi EXPLOIT. When the Revo'urion of 1830 net to, Alexander Dumua, then • very young man, aeemg nothing in life but one se ries of tableaux, took his share in the tnoro stirring some* in the capacity of a skirmisher. He to Is the whole story in his memoirs, and his account seems an antioips'ion of ih i brst portions of Ral ngas. But his narrative of his expedi tion to Soißf-ous to seise some powder will be found one of the most stirring bite of adventure of modern times. He heard Lafayette say that if the King wore to advance on Paris there would lie no powder to meet him with, Alexander oonceived a bold scheme, and proposed to the General to set off for Soiasons—a town he well kuew—and sous on the mag cine there. Lafayette laughed at the idea, but contested to give him a pas* to General Gerard, to which Dunns coolly added "and we reoommend his scheme to yc.i." From Gerard he, with some difl u'.ty, ol tainod a rq§ui*ition addressed to the authorities ot the town for ? .e powder. In this he ingenious y interpolated the words "Minister olf War —a rank which no one but himself had conferred on the General. With th s official docum -at he re turned to Lafayette, and persuaded the old patriot to write him a sort of letter of introduction to the eitiima of Soia- tons, recommending them "Alexander Dumas, ono of our combatantV* bs a fit . and proper person to whom u.ey should handover the powder. The. our hero —for such he wss on this occasion—- prepared himself for as s ritcd and aramaiirsn sdvontnro r.s c* . ly found in the books of romance. It was about 3 o'clock in the after noon of the 80th of July, ISXk As he was hurrying away he mt*. a young Sunter named Bard, who w * only 10. e aakea him to join. The ether agreed with alacrity, and Alaxtnd sending him back for hit donble-bsnrt'od pistols and hia horse, sat off himseh m a cabri olet for Le Bout-get, then the first post on the road to Soissont, and which has tunoe obtained tueh a disastrous noto riety. Arrived there, ho ex ibited his Lafayette and Gerard letter- to the Postmaster, and demanded a chaise and horse for hia mission. Tho Fostmaster was friendly, and even em u-case, and •nppUed htm at once witi; what he aakeii He wont out to buy .om® pieces of calloo—red, white and blue—which were sewn jn a in-color flag fixed to a broom-stick, which latter wa i .:©d on to the chaise. With this tx igu they started, to hopes of getting tc Soissous about midnight About 1 o*< lock they had reached the gates of Soiaeous, through which they were a'iowed to peas, "the door-keeper lit tlx dream ing," says Alexander, " that ho was ad-' xmtung the Revolution." They went at once strai 3 -lt to the house of Hutiu's mother, where their first business was the manufcture of a huge tri-color flag. She contributed Jier blue and ml curtains, w ha iible e'eth, and all the women of t ie house hol I were set to work to set the piece* together. Bv daylight tho Usk was oomp stsd. The pole, of course, gxvo no trouble, as the one from rhich the Bourbon white flsg was floating would answer. The flagstaff, as Ilumas said, had no political opinions. The pan they k <dameg i was really Quixotic in its extravagance, and, in deed, seems a'most incredible. Mak ing ail allowance for Dumas'* bombast, it will be seen that, at the mo t, he had only been guilty of the novoli#t's exag geration ; though at the lime the Btorv of the adventure was all lut scouted, it could not be disproved iu its facts, which axe given with the mo t minute details of dates, mimes and c'acce. It was settled that Baidaid fiutin were to take the flag and contrive to get it into the cathedral under the pretence of seeing the sun rise from th J tower. It tho sacristan made any resistance he was to be flang over the parapet. Then, hmag 1 wercd tie wbti Aug and ae* the m-oolor fleeting irom the tower. Bard was to hurry on to ler d his aid to Dumas, who would be eng iged at the powder magazine. Such w. the dash ing plan of the three men. Tney started at daybreak, and Duma.* made his way to the St Jt an, where a small paviii. n. close to the gateway, was used as the magazine. lie dared not attempt the gate, but stealing round, climbed up'the wall cautiously, and took a poep into the fcrt. He saw two soldiers busy hoeing in a little gar den at the corner. He let himself down sg-in and looked over at the distant ©.thedral Ee saw distinct y against the sky the dark outline of some figures; the white flig, after being tossed about in an extraordinary fashion that could not have been owing to the wind, finally disappeared, and the tri-color took its placet Now was tue moment; his companions had done their part. He along his double-berre'ed gun about him, and began to climb the wall. When he got to the top, hr saw the two soldiers staring with wonder at the strange flag on the cathedral, then, cocking both barrels of his gun, he leaped down and stood before them. One was named Opt. Mo'lard, the other Bergent Rason. He advanced on them, presenting his piece, explaining who he was and his errand. He was Monsieur Alexander Dumas, son of General Dumas, etc. He came in the name of General Gerard to demand the surrender of the powder, and there was his order signed by the Genera!, which hi piesentei with one hand, holding his eocked gun to the other. The pair were much taken back, and knew not what to do, when the Colonel, D'Or oourt, who was in command, was seen approaching. The matter was explain ed to him, and after many courteous phrases, the treat▼ was arranged, by which the three officers promised their neutrality, and engsged to keep within dxira. Thus the powder magazine would seem to have been captured by Dumas sing'e-handed. It has tho air of a very brilliant achievement, and the picture of the hero alone in the fort, nis fingers on the triggers of his gun, oouxteous'y but firmly controlling his three opponents, is "a most dramatic soeae. When writing the account of his adventure, from which we take these particular*, however, Dumas forgets that to the official report furnished to the Moniteur twenty-three years before he had stated that three oi his fa.ends were waiting at the gave. Thus suooessfu', he opened the gate and found his friend Bard. To hiifi he handed over the charge of the magazine, and went away to deal with the Com mandant of the fort, Liniers. He found this officer just rising and discussing the news of the sudden appearance of the flag on the oathedral. Dumas laid down his gun at the door, introduced himself, and made his demand for an order t< removo the power. The other dto incd ti acknowledge General Gerard's order, and said that there wan scaroe'y am power to the magazine. Tho Ccmmamf ant seemed, in fact, rather amused, and smiled scornfully when Dumas answered that the pßrty at the magazine were hie prisoners. A'exander, replying that he would go back at once and bnng prooi under their hand that tho powder was there, made his bow and retired. He flew back, found that he was right, and returned present'y with satisfactory proof that a large quantity of powdei was in the magazine. sut when he r iach?d tha Commandant's office he found that the party liad been increased daring his absence, and that Lenferna a i o lloer of gendarmt s, and Bonvilliers, Co onel of the engineers, were there in full uniform, and armed. The Com mandant addressed him in a sort of ban tering tone, telling him that he had sent for these officers, who, with him, were ia command of the town, in order that t ley might have the pleasure of hearing M. Dumas explain his mission. The young man saw that boldness woe his only resource, and coo'y told him that he had been engaged by Lafayette to bring the powder to Paris or lose his life, and that he insisted on the Com mandant haoding over that powder to hirr. The officers passed on Gerard's order from one to the other with a sort • of smiling oontempt. "And so," said the Commandant, to tie same tone, "so, single-handed, Mon sieur Dumas, I think yen said that waa your name, you propose to force me to do this. You see that we are four." The young man saw that matters were coming to a crisis, and took a prompt resolution. He stopped back. pulled hie piatoto from his ivKhet* wid promoted tbwa itartled party. "You are (our, ho n Idfd "genttomen. but wi< are fiv.v if that onior is uot signed in five second*. 1 giro you niv word of honor, I wili bow Tottr brains out, beginning with the Commandant there 1" . Ho owned ho foh n little ucrvou*, hut he wini deterniitieil. "Take euro," ho went on; "I mean what 1 asy. I imi going to count. One —two—three---." | At this critical moment a aide door wa (lung open and a lady dung heraolt among them in a paroxyam of alarm. . " AgTee! agree J" ane cried. " Oh, thia i* another revolt of the negn>ee. Think of my poor father ml mother whom they murdered iu Sen Domingo, Alexander owne<l that the ladr a mia take wa excusable, conaidering hi on u natural tint (deepened bv violent bixofn ing from the aun), and the peculiar character of hair and voiee. Hilt we inav wonder at the insensibility to ridicule which could prompt him to set down Mich a je*t at hia own expense, The truth was. he *M O filled with ranitv that all the nicer *en*e became blunted, and he *a* even unconscious of the roar* of laughter tin*) footiah confidence* proiluool. The Command ant could not resist the outrvstie* of In* wife. Alexander declared that he had infinite reapeet for the lady, but en treated her husband to aend her away and let the men fiuiali the busiueaa. The poor Commandant prule*t\l that his aelf-reapeet mutt tie re*}>ecU*L He could not decently yield to a aiugie man. Alexander tnen offered to sign a paper, to the effect that the order hail been extorted at "the mouth of the pis tol barrel," "Or would you prefer.' he added, " that 1 should fetch two or three of my companions, so that you should seeiu to have yielded to a more reapeotalde force ?" The Coiumanilaut accepted this proposal, and Alexander left him bluntly declaring that no ad vantage must W taken of the delay, or he would return and " blow all their brains out," and the whole party uuist give their parole of lioaor that they would remain exactly as they were. " Yew, ye*," med the lad v. Alexander low bow, but differed that it wts uot her parole that he w anted. Ihe Commandant gave what wa.- required of him, ami Alexander, hurrying away, speedily returmxl with two or time of his men, whom he placed in the court. Opening the window, he Imde them in form the gentlemen insult that they were ready to fire at the 6r*t signal; an appeal answered by the significant soutnl of the cocking of puns. _ The Commandant understood, m d going to the desk wrote out a formal order. After this the rest was comparatively easy. The uiagaxiue w* biokeu open, carta were procured and loaded, and at about 5 o'clock they w re outside the town. Dumas was so exhausted that he aank dowu on the gr. - , under a h oil go, and fell fast asleep. Housed up presently, he started on his journey, and by 8 o'clock reached 5 il.cra-Cot terats* where thev fonud the supper ready, which had been ordered t .* day before. After a jovial meal rhey set out once more, and by 3 o'clock m the morning were close to Fans, si the p*t h*usc whence they had started. At 9 he had presented himself, together with his )h> Jer, at the Hotel do Ville, having triumphantly accomplished the daring exploit he had nndt rtaki'U. Fall of a 4'hurrh—Terrible slaughter. At WiUiamsport, Penn., on Christinas evening, the Sabbath-school attached to '.he Baptist church at Netvlwrrv, in the Seventh ward of that city, assembled to participate in the ccrcmouie of Christ mas night Borne three hundred no u, vsmen and children were pr- sent, Th ceremonies of the occasion had been in augurated, and Mr. Kiusloo, of this city, proceeded to address the chi'drea, when v peculiar shake and quivering of tim bers was felt that denoted x sadden downfall of the building. No sooner had the impression taken firm hold njion those present than the floor gave way, precipitating the whole assemblage into the cellar below. The church was construct-d with an upper andience room, and it waa in thi that the congregation had assembled. The interior dimensions of tho floor are twenty-six feet in width and forty feet in length. There waa a centre girth, with joists thickly placet! on each side, and through the centre from alxore wen two bolts connecting with this main girth. Evidently the weight of those assembled sprung the truss bearers, and the supports slipping out of their places can—! the terrible catastrophe. This is evident from the fact that the timbers were not broken. The guspipe, two inches to diameter, which was beneath the centre girth, was bent double by the immense weight. When the csaah came there went up a heart-rending wail of mangled hu manity. Children wildly shrieked for their ]arenta and the groans of the wounded and dying filled the air. To add to the horror, the oil lamps of the edifice ignited and bid fair to destroy all in a general conflagration. Those ontside worked with a will and nsed every possible effort to rescue the liv ing. The church was now on fire, but providentially the flames could be reach ed and were speedily extinguished. Before the floor gave way many of those within were able to reach the windows and leaped to the gronnd, a distance of fifteen feet. In the panic several per sons were wounded by being run over. •At eleven o'clock p. m., th" dead bodies were removed and were identi fied as follows: John Riche. Boyd Mf haffv, Mrs. Duncan Campbell and two children, a child of C. V. 8. McGinnis, Miss Ladie Moffit, Miss Mary Fisher, Miss Lizzie Boskin, Miss Grace Seaman, Miss Tillie, a boy named Shuman, a child of John Budd and Mrs. John Wilkinson. There were some fortv or fifty wound ed, some of whom will prolmblv die. Many of them were immediately re moved to their houses in different parts of the city. The lire at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Fire Marahal of New Tfork, after an exhaustive lamination of many wit nesses, ia of the opinion that the recent Are at the Fifth Avenne Hotel was caused by accident. The testimony clearly shows that the flames originated a one of the servant women's chambers, •hrougli which passed the laundry ele vator, the open tig therefor being a square aperture, cased with dry wood, •xtending from top to bottom of the bniliang, about ninety feet. This ele vator opening formed, in effect, an im mense chimney for the rapid progress >1 the flamcfi. The woman wn<> occu pied the chamber testified that she wi* in bed. sound a*Toep, and awoke to find herself surrounded by flame*. Her clothing was destroyed, the bed cloth ing on fire, and she bcraelf was badly burned. She eacapcd into the hallway, and gave an alarm; lmt the fire hail al ready traveled to the attic, and an alarm been given. The Marshal thinks that the woman, in getting into bed, pro bably stepped upon a match, which ig nited her olotbing; the fire smoldered for a while, but at hist increaacd, the flames entered the elevator, the draft narried dense smoke to the attic, which there suffocated the eleven unfortunate females, who lost their lives long la-fore the flames could have reached their bodies. The evidence goes to show that th* Fifth Aveune Hotel was well provided with the apparatus for extinguishing fires, ia the use of which the men con nected with the hotel are frequently drilled. All the floors are provided with water mains, to which hose pipes are kept constantly attached, and there are alsa steam pnmps always in readi ness in the basement. In the present case it was not half a minute after the alarm was given before some of the hose had been stretched and water di rected upon the flames. But the fire hd evidently been burning for some time before its discovery, and it was then too lata to quiokly check its spread. It is the man who determine* the dig nity of tie occupation, not the occupa tion which measures the dignity of the man. Farm, Harden and Household. Mr. .Tames Go won, of Maryland, iu 1813, imported the fihort-Honi cow Dairy Maid, bred by J. AVliitaker, of Yorkshire, England. In 1R39, whon four years old, she gave IBS l-'J quarts of milk in one week, and the next yenr | '.35 1-4 quart* ill one week. In each case she hud suckled a calf three nionths. An Illinois eorrcsjamdent of the (Prairie Farmer) ou Sep. 10 commenced feeding r<4t hogs, weighing l',4'J4 pounds, sii averageaf a liWteover Hiß l-3pouud*. He fed them 1,301) bushels of e>ru in 87 days, and found their weight 15,570 pounds, a gain of 6,140 |*ouids, an average of 100 5-7 pound* for each hog, and nearly 5 1-8 pounds of |wrk for each buahcl. Boil a turkey in aa little water a* may lie, until the lame can lie easily sejm rwted from the me*!, licmove all the skin ; cut the meat in thia slices, mix ing together the kglit and dark part*. Season with salt and |iei|ier. Take the liquid in which the turkey was boiled, having kept it warm, pour iu ou the Bleat, and mix it well. Shape it like a lou.f of bread, wrap it iu cloth and pre** with a heavy weight for a few hours. When served up it ia cut iu thin ah oca. Siime of our professional oooks can shape it somewhat like the original biril, so that one cannot tell at onee wheu it is seen that it la lioned turkey ; but this require* skill and lalmr. We grumble nt the high price f pro vision* ; bnt look st the provision* within onr reach which tr will not touch ! How few average Ausritlhi will eat sorrel, for instance, y-t the French make a delicious soup of it. Thia wholesome plant grows plentifully all over, and would furnish many a nu tritious dish to the poor country work man ; and if yon went to some of theni, and explained the valuable pro|>ertic of the plant, and it* inexnenaiveneaa—aince it graws wild in the fields like a weed— they would answer that they had never tasted any, that they had never heard of any one w ho had tasted any, and finally, that they " didn't fancy it." This is al ways the kiud of answer a would-be in novator obtain*. You ask these same people to try dandelion salad, which is \t>rv pood eating indeed, ami they will laugh derisively. But these prejudice* are not confined to the tailoring elans. The middle elasa is just us obstinate, though, as it has money to buy other ha*!, the obstinacy is not of so much consequence. The midtflo-clusa hotiae- Hiile has no spirit of adventure. She never attempt* to stray beyond the ac knowledged rwiitiue. The ltiiilrcad Ma—acre on the Buffalo, terry ami Pittsburgh Railroad. A despatch from F,rit, Pnu., sava that the immediate cause of the accident at Prospect station was a broken tlnuge nu the tender wheel. About sixty rods west of the station is tx trestle work some twenty feet high, over which the locomotive ami tender of the eastern bound express passed iu safety, but the baggage mid |msseuper ear*—only two coaches l**tiig in the tram —were thrown from the trestle and struck top down ward. The weight of the trackscrushed iu the car*, closing up the window*. ami, to render the situation even more terri ble, the paaaenger ixwoh was partially tilted upon its side, so tliat for the oc pipanta of tliat side there were abso lutely no means of oacape. Almost im mediately the ear* took tire, the jusse ti ger coach burning at both ends. Some half dozen |K'r*tUH waiting at the station Were soon at the sceue of the accident, but they worked at an immense disad vantage. No wuter conld ho had, ami the snow that wus scraped np iiud little effect in staying the flames. <>nlv two axes were available, ami the woodwork of thecarswji* (silted together so firmly ami intricately that but little headway eould Is* made with them. All the time these efforts were l>eiug put forth the fi.tmes were steadily gaining and the shrieksof the imprisoned victims ua the scorching lieut envelojied them was ap palling to the Htoutest heart. Now and then a rojs* was put through u crevice, fastened to a form ami tin* sufferer pulh*d out by niaiii strength. Sometimes it would lie afifeh-ssbody, and the charred arms, leg*, or head would drop off in the struggle. In three or four instances the head was thus separated from the trunk, and in as many more eases the body was bereft of its limbs. The body of a lady was thns rescued from the itanies, the head anil one arm snapping off like a piece of charcoal, while the other arm was untouched, a kid glove covering the hand and her fingers wear ing their jcwt*llcl omnmcnta. The body wiH doubtless be recognised w-ith the aid of the ring*. But for these it wonhl have lieen impossible to identify it. riie bodies of three other lailies were taken out, neither of which, it is be lieved, can be recognized. In all it is estimated tliat four ent of the nineteen forma removal from the burning car are unrecognizable. It is supposed that in addition to the liodica recovered a num l>er of other* were consumed in the burning car, ami that nothing but their blackened bones will he discovered when the fire is extinguished and the ashes raked over. Adding these to the num ber of injured that will ilie.it is esti mated the total nunilicr of lives lost will not fall short of thirty —the whole num ber of persons in the two ears at the time of the accident lieing almut fortv five. After the accident Frank Taylor, of Oorry, one of the rescue! passengers, wa leaning against aome object, and seeing an acquaintance passing, called him bv name. The friend turned round, saw Taylor apparently uninjured, bat suddenly he said, "tell my wife " and Jell over dead. He must have died from internal injury, hut the inmates of the hurning cars wore shrieking for aid and Mr. Taylor's friend did not see him again until his corpse WHS brought in and placed with the others. After the groans of the dying were stilled in death the stench arfsing from the burn ing bodies is Raid to have been sicken ing. With no means of extinguishing the flames, and the heat too intense to admit of nil the Ixxlies being extract ed, nothing could b done by the spec tators but to stand quietly by and see the remains slowly consumed. The bodies thus far identified arc Mark Haight, of Brocton, X. Y.; Wil liam If. Osliorne, of Westfleld, X. Y. ; Herman Ryan, of Faraliam, X. Y.; Ed win H. Bell, of Sherman, X. Y.; Con Moloney, of Brocton, X. Y.; Frank Tay lor, of (V.rrv, Pa.; John White, of Lan caster, X. Y.; August Curdat, of Ark wrighi, X. Y.; Charles Metz, of Eden Comers, near Angola, X. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Rice, Titusrille, Pa.: E. Joseph Curt-in, of Titusville; William Rankin, a laliorer. from Canndn; Jomea 11. McCarten, of Miller Station, X. Y.; Four bodies only remain unrecognized. All the wounded, but Maggie Curtin, W. H. Tiekner, Mrs. Cornelia McCarten and Fayette Flanders left Prospect sta tion for their homes. At the Chantau qua House, Maynlle, one John Doug hiss, a Canadian, haa his left shonlder and breast broken, but he may recover. Harney Cook, of Lancaster, bad inter nal injuries ; hia recovery ia very doubt ful. There were thirty-eight* paying passengers on the train, and five em ployes back of the tender. <3rville Swift, of Corry, was on "the train, and his lxsly has not leeri recog nized. Two of the four bodies un claimed are shapeless masses. Mr. Douglass, who was in the car twentv flve minutes, say* several passengers were killed outright, others were writh ing about until suffocated, and others were conscious nntil burned to death. A Diffident youth wa* paying his addresses to a guy lass of the country, who had long despaired of bringing things to a crisis. He called one day when she wa* alone. After settling the merits of the weather, the girl aaid, looking slyly into his face : "I dreamt of yon last night." Why, now !" " I dreamed that yon kissed me." " Why, now ! What did yon dream yonr mother said ?" " Ob, I dreamed she wasn't at home." A light dawned on the youth's intellect, a singular sound broke the stillness, and a few weeks after they were married. Two Holhbn Picture*. W# itrnlM slung ffT *hfwghf*r# nn evening or tor© Mr". orih •hop window* glitter*.! with every roneeiv ahl* #rticle which ffiaxl or lout tnstc could IHHMHI>IV desire M n holiday pre* cut. Ilich almwl*. ticketed " ('lump -- only sot* of fur*, marked well up into tlni hundreds; cloak*; *liu; sil verware; doll* iln'wol in the lot*l ftt*hion, and held at n hundred dollar* esoh; toy* of every hind; diamond ring* ami pin*: gold-headed cane* ; eerily trifle* of every sort; lienutiful articles for the rich and reflned, and still more costly article* suited to the t:ile of lite vulvar rich; everything, in short, that love or oatontatiun could leair to UM an ita expression wan m those shop window*, ami purohaecr* by the hun dred stood before the counter* manic. It actum*! that the genial ('lirinbiMn aptrit wan in all heart*, that every hu man being in that throng wm happy iu the thought of ItoMtowing happiee** IIJHIU other* The sijfht wa a pietur tHwiuelv pleasant one, njnl we lingered lovingly iu the midat of it, outehing something of the glow of the ten thou sand Chriatmaa fireside* represented in the person* of the purchaser*. tin the followiug evening we had ore ea*iou to go into one of the darker ward* of the city. There, in the top -atory of a tenement-house, in a ningle email room, we found a wi.lftw with two chil dren. The room and it* furniture were clean ami neat, though axeman voly iwstr. In a cloaet adjoining ley the widow'* 8011, a bright ley of thirteen, whose weekly canting* had once helped to keep the family iu mi|>arutive comfort. lie lay uow waiting for a nlow -coming death, a* he had torn waiting for muny weary week*. The mother, an iiulu*triona woman, and a solior ami houeat one an well, had found hut a ningle day'* em ployment ami a ningle dny'a wage* du ring the lant three month*. She had mild one article nft.-r another, until now alio hatl nothing left to neil ; uml the kjhrtrima* time, which seemed no to-eu fflful in the light of llie shop-window* of the great thoroughfare, not half a dozen block* 11*11*, win to her the dork e*t and disomies tof day*. No one of the lavinh hand* expending money in the gaudy *hop* hud held out to li'r the price of a aingle comfort for her during IHIV: uot one of the generou* heart* tin <re hail devised a plan by which she ami Much a* *hc could find work to do and wage* to earn. A* we went away from that miserable teuciuent-lioune rt*>m, and retnembeml thut tlu* woman'* ca*c wa* only one of many thou*aml* of such in tin* (,'hria tian country, which *o recently gave national (hunk* for ait abundance of the earth's fruit*, and whlsh l* now cele brating the lurth of that Toucher who wa* cradled in a manger, and who, tlireaghout life, "had not where to lnv Hi* bead," two or tluree sentence* kept ringing in o ir cam; " And the poor heard him gladly." " lunmuch u* ye have done it unto one of the lcnri of thee. Uiv brethren, ye have done it unto iue.'* "If arth and Home." The Centre <sf (iravlty of Population. In a letter ts the "Nation," Mr. J. A. Garfield nome altercating fact* in regard to tuat inoeli-diaputnl i-nut, the -antra of gravity of the population of the Tinted State*. At hi* re|Uc*t Pro fessor Hilgarvl, of tlis (fount Surrey, tliulertiHsk Us unrrt nil the point with scientific accuracy according to the host fistir Mtwiim's. Hy supposing plane of the exact niac ami sltnpt of tie- t'uitcd Statu-;-. exclusive of Al-uika, k>lod with the artunl populaliwit of the tour j*ri oda, he pi ta, ly n Keriegof calculation*, the rxaet centre of gravity, or the point on which auch a pla<-e would Instance, at each jsert'*!. Hv tlila metliiHt he fisuiid ihisi point to be, HI ISl'i, in VianptutM, near the raatcni fool of the Yppitlai-hitui chain, mid nearly upon the parallel of thirtr-uine ilcpree* nssrth latitude. In IKV) it had en suited the uxutntaiua mul moved wentwanl fifty seven uiils-a, to a point nearly mmth of Parki-n-hnrp. Va. lu IH>> it lit** 1 IUOVIHI eiphty-two uitlew weetwunl, t<s a |miiit nearly aoiitli tsf Chillic-stlie, Ohio. In I*7o it has! roaehed a jsoint near Wilmington, Oh.o, about forty-live mile* northeast of C'iu cinnati. Tim? it will lw MTII that the " Star uf Empire " haa for thirty year* tnveieil went word, along the thirty-ninth parallel, at tiie rate of alxmt six or right miles a rear, and tlut it neither goe* fast nor ha* gone no far a* our wt—t ra follow, citizen* have been in the habit of claim ing. In future drradr* it is unite prob able that it* progress * ill be wower. It wonhl not in the next thirty year* get beyond Bloomiugtou, Indiana, even ul the rat*' of the hut thirty. But if, a* we are inclined to believe, the migration of population went of the present centre of gravity to the region of country *till further went i* quite a* great, if not greater, than that of the population ea*t of that point to the we*t of it, then the change in the future will le alower than in the |HO>t. A mere shifting of |mpula tion on the western aide of the plain will not affect the bulanee ; there luuat tie an aettial increase of population in larger ratio thau on the eastern aide. The increase from births is undoubtedly larger in new countries, but to offset this is the increase from immigration on the seaboard, a portion of which only mores westward. The area of country inviting to settlement on the eastern slope of the Appalachian chain is, more over, enlarged by the aladition of slav ery ; the salubrious climate, the rich soil and its profitable cultivation, and the contiguity of the South, will conduce to the rapid occupation of a region from which hitherto free Inbor h-ia, for the most part, I asm excluded. These vari ous influences will serve to retard the movement westward of the centre of gravity. I*. T. liarutini. People will have their little jokns, most of theni, however, prrfoctlj jtimml uattired, nhout Mr. Ititrtmnt una the hnljit which he has of liecomitiff iuvolved in eonflaf?rations. The penth nian hinit self seems no more to mind the fun than he tinea the Ares, and even if he should lie compared t'< a salamander, it wonhl probably awnkeu in no uthrr feel ing than n desire to ntld ffiat rare crea ture to his next collection of birds and bonstie*. It is well enough understood lnr tliik time that Mr. Barn urn is, mor- perfectly iueombttstihle, ana that nothing but the destruction of the whole world can prevent him from being the possessor of lions, timers, and elephants, of monkeys, nnaeondns, and whales. "Rie thwhies lire extinct, but if Nature slieuhl take it into her head to issue a second series of tlint hip bird, we nil know that Mr. Itanium would have one of the earliest specimens here in New liork for onr inspect ion. It is a way of his, and we beg leave to say that it is a very Rood way. (VmsidereJ merely as a firbt-rnto example of the never-sny-dio quality of human nature, Mr. Iturnum is an invaluable rxitmple to a community greatly given to exalta tions and to corresponding depressions. As n purveyor of innocent amusement, and as asatisfierof a good deal of enri ositv, Mr. Itanium is really one of the public favorites ; and we incline to the ladief tlint he will l>e pleasantly remcm liertHl long lifter he has issued his last announcement mid has gone, wo sin cerely hope, to a place of which Fire is not tile principal feature. A woman should never consent to he married secretly. Her marriage should tw> solemnized in the light of publicity, and not in the shadow of concealment. Hhe should distrust a man wlie has any reason for shrouding in darkness tho act which—in his estimation, at least— should be tho crowning glory of his life. The man who always has some plot on hand, who naturally takes to trickery and concealment, and is never ready to hsve his actions brought out into the clear light of day, is apt to be so constitution ally base, that he seldom, even by acci dent, deviates into the path of honor and virtue. No woman who values her domestic happiness should never listen jo the suggestions of such n man, in favor sf a secret marriage. The educated live longer than the illiterate; the rich, longer that the poor ; the good, longer than the bad. A f'ollogc rm- Wild llwK U ia in RatditTe Highway, Ixaudum. Mr. Jaiuftch conduct* it. A n*wpaper notice of a young tigrc**, which hud broken looac, ran into Uic •tnwU,ni*iin a tiny, played prank* with a paaning brewer'* dray, and finally had law n an cured by her keeper iumt with a crow bar, ft rat informed ui<' that an institution for the education of wild annual* wo* in exiateuce. Uiiunb' n note of it ih'tormiiig that I w.mtd vi*il Mr. Jnmrucli muue flue day. The rvnolvo roiuaiuc.l m alwy anco until I *aw nmdhcr MtnouucMUMlt, ti the ef f.w-t thai a tine young rhiuiHwro* ho<l ct tortwl thcociniuiirv t> J>c cilu*Uwl for a menmgeno. Not know ing how long thia couroeuf tcochiiig might lost, I couclud c.l to go to Itutclijto Highway at one. In nnawer to my knock at the door, Jiiuuach i>ro*>iit*l hiiuaolf in the form of a ntul w nit (Icruinu, whom no prudent lion or tiger would cart, to meet if the mail hud a crowbar. I cxplaimwl the object of my call, and he eutcrc.l into my view* at on.**, "I have only MUtall uniiualt. here," he •did, "but come With me a little way .low u tiie *trct, and you ahall oo my Idfger pupil*." no away went, Mr Jamrach telling me, a* we pnawwabwi, that the rhiuocer o* wa* to go to the Zoological (iarilen next day. Ariivtwl at the courtyard, I found my*elf Iw-lweeu two row* of uear- Iv empty cag.w. l'a**iug on, we came to a ladder leading to a loft, Mr. Jam rach told me to mount, which hwl me to a*k whether the rhinoceros wn* up there. "She i* uot up there," replied ho. " Hhe i* In-low in n den. Yon will have to *eo her through a hole in the floor- Hlg." 1 low li til rough the hide I pooped, all J there ohe wu* nibbling Uv. Mr. Jam rach now went away, htimftngiuwovrr k the guidance of the keeper. Tin* ker>- er wua a man ulimmt a* worthy of study a* tiie auirnid* under hi* charge ; very short, with umaeular cheat and hruwuy arm*, hi* eye* ntcndily lix*l npou you, whether he or you were sja-ukiiig, <s>iu muuioative, and full of anecdote*. 1 hail no niMiuer IM-gun to **k huu qu<<*- tioaa than the rjiinoorma lut-'l mudo to r self invisible. "So ho, Mouta," said he, coiling her by her Indian name. " I'll t--acli yon letk-r mariner* and down through tiie floor he bold* d. Sei/.mg a murderous l.Hiktug wcujKin, half pike, halt hatchet, he began to Ixutg away at the creotarc, who, though with many snort* and grunt* she .wmie out into the light, could not have Iq-eu hurt, t now saw that her nose-iiorn, from w hiclt tiie uame of the animal ouuies, wa* nearly gone, and inquired tiie reason. " It I* til- invariable rs-auit with all the uew-oomerw," he reptiest. " Tliey lire Ui th habit of ruhl-uig -way the |ssiut of the horn agiuuat th- ai-ie* of their ilelia f.sster tiiall it coil lie prtHllloewl nt the luwse " lie tohl tut- that it ana eustu-r to pain the ooiitideuo" of a lion than a tiger, yet tlinl tipi-ro illl-i tipreaae* A><llhl s K-CS- Mioually have pretty *ey*, " That vs r\ flpTea u liieh Caebps-il," is si.i he, "km * tue a* 11, an 1 uemoJ very foud of me. Often when I wn* 1-assiiip her sleii ahe *rnuhl thrust out with paw*, and Iseekolied ni' toward her." " And did you accept her heitatkinV usksil 1. "Often; nrui putUup her ruiwa on either srle of my urs-k. alls' would c*ir*sa* nn-. Lion* ntnl tipera -r*- pent i*s ejioupli when k. (heir deu* , but if tin A chance Us p't lu-sM', nil tlis ir uatur.d feris'ity return*, arul frreudahipa are f-rpotten. Y-sii iiniist ish-i*r n-s mercy. There i only one wuv then." " And what :a that ?" " Ku-n'k them on the hs-n-l That in h--a I scrie-l the tipren*. I felled her with the blow of a crowbar." "And bd she ever forgive you?" I aak ml, " Tin re ** an end of cnrenailip, I fancy." " Not a bit of it," ssoid the kiss-per " She forpavc ins-, and ufb r i few day* we were a* po-*l friend* a* rvsr. " Yon must have a -somewhat danger ous bfs' -if it, 1 think. Ar* yon never iifrai-1 ? " Not of lwaats. and lunl*. Rut the auakie -ugb ! I don't fancy them over much." " Mr. Jamrnch deal* in snake* t*s?" I aaked. "Af all aorta. I understand their way* after a time - rutth-sn ike* and cobras—and am mjt ad verse t--handling them. Ston-I still In-fore the former, but retreat from the Utter. In either cose you w ill not le bitten. The puff adder i* different from lmtii. Y'ou must neixe him." " Hsiw ?" I aaked. " With t.-ng* or pinei-r*?" " We have not a pair of either on ttis place." " How dts you catch theni, then ?" I imiuired. " S-'izi- them," he replied, "by the n-ck, In-twii'ii finps r and thumb, and hold them fast. That"* the only safe w-av to deal with them." " Ibi you wear glove* ? " "Yea ; very thin gloves. Thick clog the finger*. Poiaon won't jam* even through kid. Then, you kimw what a rattlesutike i* gong? to s]o. lie aotttid* hi* rattle twice In-fore lu- *tnl;w. The cobra, too, risss * up to give you warning, but a puff-adder i* a* meau aa hi* look*. ** Bussing along lietween two rows of cages, while listening attentively to kv informant, I felt a soft velvety touch on the back of my hand. Looking ronnd, 1 pereeivisl a creature*--not quite a monkey, but a lemur—begging some thing to eat. "They are great ghltten*," he said ; "but nothing odiuoarisl to these," open ing a door where half a hundred mon keys were grinning. "I>o you sell monkey*?" I Baked. "That's a large part of our trade. We imported over a thousand monkeys Inst vear." "And who buvs them ?" "Organ glanders and menageries. We sell a few as pot* and many go to the Continent." "At what price do yon bold mon keys ?" "That dejMMids on quality and breed ing," he replied. "A ring tailed female monkey, of gentle dis|KM)tinii and cor rect deportment, will command twenty pounds, while n common hlne-fnee con im (anight for five." • "And the vonug rhinoceros ?" "\Ve sold her to th Joologicitl (iar dens for five hundred pounds, mid a poor bargain it was for lis. Hlie cost us every penny of it." Tidmreo and l.lquor. Our countrymen *fM-iul more money for the luxuries tlinn for the necessities of life. It is no wonder that many peo ple are ptsir when their hard earnings are waalied on indulgence which do harm instead of good. Bread is the fV'nt staple of f'sal, and ?2IHfK>O,(XIO were sfs'iit Inst year for flour to feed our jx-ople. But the tolaveeo mild iu the country for chewing, and smoking, and snuff, cost £250,000,000; about £7 for every mnn, woman and child. This la bad enntigh, but the cost of intoxicating liquors consumed in I*7o £fl00;00t,000, averaging nearly £2O for every man, woman and child. A large amount of this is used in jastr families, and riiliiC'D them to want and wretched nesa. If the young people of the land would tk'fnse to toufiii tolmeeo ro liquor this fearful extravagance would soon cease, wid the wealth of the country increase with marvellous rapidity. A New Bridge.—The proposed bridge over the Hudson river near Peek skill will be one of the Inrgest in the world. Ita length between the towers will ba 1,666 feet. It will be suspended 155 feet above the river by 20 cables made of 70,302 milea of stdl'l wire, and will weigh altogether over 17,000 tona. Its working strength will be equal to 2.40' 1 tons, and its breaking strength 25,1'1 tons. Three million tons of ooal, be side* a million tons of other freight, are expected to pasa over thia bridge annu ally. Good temper is like a sunny day, shedding brightness on everything. WORK; or, CHRISTIE'S EXPERIMENT. lly I iM'tU M Aicorr, Amkir Iff "I,nl* Womm," " Old ffiaAijcsf Girt," " IMtU lf*," rtr , 0< CIIAPTKK L CII Mini a. \ FN r BKTBKY, UMTC'* gtng to to a - V in-w I v.-taratlon of ludapcwdffßoa " " Hit** and **ve u*, what do ;oa moan, . lil 1.1 f " And the atarlloii old lady preripl tatad • pie In'o the o. en with dratruetlv* tmale " " I itinau that, iming of age. i am |lnf to ink* core of mvaelf, and not to a hiinlen any longer. I'ncl* * Ultra mo out of th* way , Ibtnka I ought In go, and, <on*r or later, w(l) toll uioao 1 don't tntwid to nail for Utat, Imt like the |**>|do Iu fairy tai*. travel away Into the world and aoek my for tune I know 1 aau llivl It " l liilallo emphaaii-d her a|i**c!t by oner getk' deinonaliallooa In tha hrrad tiuugb. kneading tb* dough aa If ft waa tor doaglny. audaho waa nbaplng It to mil horwelf; while Aunt Hotooy b! IM-olng, with uplift*) pi* f>ik. and aa tuu> U aaloiiiali*Ul m bar placid lace waa oapabl* of exprnaalnff Aa the gtrt |>au*ed, with * dechlod thump, th* old Mi rxc'nbned : " What croay idee you gut into your toad now f" " A very MH* and w-naible one, that'* got to b* worked out, * pU-aae listru to It. mahm I'*e had il a g0.4 while. I've thought tt over thoroughly, and I'm mr.. it'a th" right Sung for me to do. I'm M enough to take on, of myaolf; and if I'd born a bov, i abould haw been l.dd t>do It long ago. 1 hate to to da |wnd. Nt, and now there'a no neod of It; I can't bear it any longer. If TOO wre poor. I would not leave you, or I nevor forget how kind you have torn to inc. lam a burtlon to Uioi, and 1 luio-t go wh< ro I ran lake ro of ruywlf. 1 can't to happy lid I do, for there's nothlug here for me. I'm aiek ut this dull town, where Ito one idea ia to *at, itnnk and get ricti. I don't find any frb oda to UUp me a* I want to to h> Ifred, or any wurk thai I can do writ; ao let me go, Auniy, and hud my plaer, wbalrver M ia." " Hut I do need you, deary, and you niuml think t'neh- don't uke you. H* doea, uoiy to d 'li'l show iv and "hen your odl way* fiet him, be aiu'l pleasattt, I know. I ibat •*• why you cant to eoutetged; live fired tore •II my d|-a, and Uever found the p'aoe lane some, t<r the folk* unuei ;htorl.," and Aunt Ueteey looked perplexed by tto new idaa. "Vo* and 1 mn very .liflkaroat, ma'am, there waa more vnaat put into my o-mpowflou, I guess, and after state hug quiet In a warm corner to long, I begin lo f> rueoi, and ought l to kn< ad<*l up tq umr, ao that 1 may turn out a wholesome |.af. You mat An thl*; so let m* go where it eau to duu*. elae I aha!) turn sew and good tor nothing. TViea that moke Ito matter any fleanr? " And ChnatteV M-n --ona facu ■ laxr ! mki a anils aa tor aunt's ava went ftua her lo tto nierV-mokted loaf offered •* an iUustratlon. " I Vint yuti mean, Kilt; ; tat 1 wiar thought on't before Yuu ha better na than me ; th-iogh, let me tell vim. too ntu< b empftna make * braad poor rtofl. like balscrV trash ; and too mark working op makes it bard and dry. Now fly around, f r the big oeen la noat bad, and il:b> rake takea a sight of lima in the nnt*a. "Ton bvn*t *a-l I might go. Anuiv," Imgan lh* girl after a hint pan-*- ib-vuUd by lb* old lad* to tbr pr-j-araUo-i of sum- compound which eon J to require great r.Wt* if moasnr tie at in it# ingredients; lr Im ahe replied. Aunt Iter*** mnualy interlarded lier |s-*<h • Ith audil-le -hrerti-ma Us hi TWcJf .from tbe nointdni Itefiwe her. • I au/t ncs right to keep aa. <har. ef run cWssh to Uk*apuhufaaJt<. I'm worry ma alnt happy, and think yon might f naa'd mty teal egg* tit vulVa arid whi lew Usgetlw Hut if ii* <au t and fad that y>m nwit i two -tit* of uar . "1* aprak to I'nek-, and ef he *v a s-iuts-r* t.f frs-ab h moit j. go. my dear, atfl take m* hh-watn* with yon (nut furgetua' Its rover with a piece of I'hrvaUe'a laugh otswl thnsugb the kitchen; ual tbr oi l lady emih-d benignly, .piite ancon •cj tie "f tie-1 anise of tbe girl'a me rimagi. "I ahall aak Tncie to-ai-.-ht, and I know he won't Then I -shall write U aoe If Mm Flint baa a room for B. wht re I ears ata* till I get an..-tiling to do. Tltare i plenty of work us Use w.srkl, an-1 I'm nt a braid of It ; s vwiU *-a hear g-mtl ue*a of ms. Itae't look aad f w y is kts -w I neser eonld lyt TWO. TI if I abottM tiers-m- Ue greatrwl fl-lv in tbe land.* And (Ttnatir k-ft Uu jaluta ssf two fl-wnr but aflsetionatr handa -*n tbe <4d lad* •bnakkta, aa hc ktaard the wrinkled face that bad never • >-rti ■> fr- wn t" ber. Full of h<s|srfnl fatwiaa Chnstk-v aalttsd tbe pan* and buttered the dough in |<leaaant ftsr g'tbiliscw* at all mundane attain., and th In <t*croua dtatnav s-f A tint lV*-r, who Pstkiwy) her alwut rectif• In* ber inMakcw. and watch ing over ber sa If th-a wu-lden alw-nn- of mirvl had r<ued s.!Vpi. |. m* at tier mjilts. '• Cncte. I want Us go away, and get my own Hviiig. tf you piaaar." sraa <lmte' abfltt-t cituung, aa tby eat around the num.; Are. " lfcy I ahal'a tbal t" s) Fwk Fix* mus ing fhm tbe tow be waa cnt<-*iuj, with a eaa <lh to ]*rilaiis |sroximity to In* tsewspapor and bis tins- Christie r pesiel rsiiwt's ami was much rrlH>vt when, after a meditative stare, the uU ' man tiricflv ana* j " Wal, go aJifcad." " ! was afraid yen might Utink it raah or aiHy, mr.' " I think it's ttir heat thing ten IWIM <l<; and I tlhs ynnr ffsst ansa in piir,**lij' mil." " Then I may rrallv gr. ■* ' • Nona's ever von tike. DouY neater UK ahmit It till ron'ie ready, then 111 no von a tittle nniltuig to start off with " /awl t'oolc Knee returned to " The Farmer'# Ftv-nd." aa if eat tic were mure Interesting than kindred. I "bristle'was aoc-ustntned to lua rnrt *]vch and rarelesa manner- had expected nothing more cordial: and, Inrning to her aunt, aaid, rath.r hittcrty: • Didn't I'teU von he'd h® glad to hare me go? N" matter! When I've dme somrthuig to be penttd of. be wiU he as glad to see mr back again " Then her mire changed, her rj-rs kin died, and thr firm bpa softened tntli a tilth "Yaa.rO try my experiment then IU get rirh: fonnd a home for grh Hke myself; <te. Utter still, bra Mrs. Fry. a Florence NtghUn- Bl-t* " " How are yon onl for stockings, dear t* t "bristle's castles in the air vanished at the premie question ; twit, after a blank look, she answered pleasantly: " Thank yon fir bringing mr down to my fast agaio, when I was searing away too far and 100 fast. I'm poorly off. ma'am : hut if won are ktilUing User f. r n>e, I shall eartain(y start on it firm foundation." And. leaning 'on Aunt tk-Uy'a knee, aiie psttentlv discussed the ward r-'fcr >|it>ti a from hose to haad-gcar. " IVwit you think reij could lw Contented atir way. Christie, ef I make the work lighter, and h are mu more time ffw TOOT honks and things?" sslted the old lady, loth to lose the one youth fill • irmont In her <|nt*t hfe. " No. ma'am, for I cant find what I want here." waa the dee* lad answer. " What do von want, child ''' j " Look in tnc fire, and 111 try to show you." The old lily obediently turned her spectacle* that *y, and Christie said in s ton* half ac tion*. half pi* vftU. "Puyihi mv those two log*? Well, that one iiis<tl)ilering dlnmallv *wy in the corner is wh*t ley life i* now ; the 'other bbsing and ringing is whht I w*nt mv life b> he." ' Hless me. wtisi an idee! They are both a bnraiti' where they are put. snd both will be sshrs to-rnerrow ; an what difference doe* it rakeT" Christie smiled at the literal old lady; bat follow iiig the fancy that phascil her, she sdded NIWM : " I know the end is the same ; bnt it does oi.tkt a difference how tliev turn to ashes, and how 1 sis nil my iifr. That log, with its one Mall <qwt cf fire.'irtvea neither Mfir m* eirniih. bnt lie* strrling Waponucntly among the rin ik'is. Hut the other glows hum end to etwl wilh clocrfril little fian-e* that go singing an the 1 chimney with a pleasant sound. Ita light fills the re m and shines out into the dark; its warmth draws u* nearer, making the hearth tin I osiest plsiv in the haw, and wv shall *ll miss the friendly bliyo when it die*, le*." she lililrsl, a* if to herself, " I hope my lift- may be ike that, so that, wbethrr it he long or short il will IN tiM-ful sud cheerfril while it Lata, will lie missi d wln-n it ends, and aav* Bouething ' tN-hiiid Iswide* ashes. T i'n;;h she only half understood Ua-m, the girl's wonts touched the old lady, ami made her look inxioitslv at ibe eager young fhee gaslng m> wisttuilv into the Ore. " A goisl smart Mowln' up with the tM<lns*ei< tviniA tnskc the given slick burn most a* wrll as the dry one aflor a sjsll. I crues* oontwnt it •>* is the IM-I'll* for young folks, ef they winim only think so." " I (UrcssT you arc right, atintr; but I want to try lor njnrtf; ami If I 'fall, I'll coma buck am) lil|ow your al*i*. Tuung folk* aln<* have discontented lit*. Ton know. Didnl you whfi von were a girl f " Hl.ouUln't wonder rf I li<l; hut Enoa caror ■lone ami ) forgot >m." " Mv Km* haa not come along Tot, and nevnr may ; *<> I'm not going to ait and wait fnr any man to gi*e mo independence, if 1 can oarn it for myself." And a quick glance at the KUiff. rrav old man in the corner plainly betrsved t .at. in Chriatle'* opinion, Annt Briar mado a l*d bargain whan aha exchanged bar girlish aaplrationa for a man whoaa aoul waa in liia pocket. •• Jaat liha bar mother, full of htfalnlin no tion*, discontented and aot in bar own id aa ; a poor capital to atari a fortin' on." ChriaUo's aye mat that of bar uncle peering orar the top "of hi* paper with an eipraaaion that alwara triad her patience. Now it waa like a dash of cold water on her enthusiasm, mid liar face fell aa aha anawered quickly : " How do you mean, air T •' I mean 'that you are atarttn' *ll wrong; your redie'ltw notions about independence and —lf lillt* won't come to nothin' in the king run and you'll make aa bad a failure of your life aa your mother did of hertt." " Pleao*. Aunt My that tm ma ; I cant toar i t"' j "ball neve, ilinnk 1.~ l.fe * , ftIRW Inr TnWTn nwR lIPfWII, ■H f I m ,'rt.c ssi If 1 can i and I'd rather h* what roy hither •i j tunttoi Ift t.. than aft the mnwyjrou at* nfTltit up. In*l mr the r>)ea ir* *f beftig Itchar ih*e y* r WhtoH. *■ . M Howr pM. d#*r. betoWt mm*holpirm t" wtilHiwr.*] Aunt ft-i*e, f. 1a t rm. Inn though <#* had IWld an 1 her outer <i.*u*al. her Votno *M*T>A ami 4M d, ud hr Indlgiiatfoii WM of lb" inward .. " t'n4e IfttHilotryiuebf *ytng*uhthlK*, aad tht* ia *• rwaaoo whv f •wt to go *w*y | gut *h*t|) and Mm r Mid Jialruat/Ut a* bI. I d'eil aathin** t can mafc* yon nnder- M*a.| *t feeilitK. t** IU HVe In try. and then rn Or"T *p*ak nt l< again ." and earw/nl't i-silr-illlng voire and fuy. fhri*fl alowlv ad ded. with a look Dhot wenld haeetawm pattieii etily dogamtf lo one who eoold hava u*d r ►t/w*l the ln*Mn* nf a almeg iMttirw for light and freedom " T*n aav Jan dimeowned. , (k>.<4 aad amtaiina* : iheilna, and l*n gUd of il |am di< <*)tont< "I, her .u*a I cant hetg frcllng thai th'-r* la * better *ort of Ufa than thta .fell .HIO made ep f eveilaaMng work, with no ..tijert Nil MM*. 1 eant aiarva my Mul for th" aak" of my l>ody. and I nx aa'tn get Mil of tli> treadmill If I een n* proud, a* y<e Mil 11. hocamw I bate d-yemdum* wh.ra there iM't awy lov to mat* it hoaiabl.- Vnu d-mt MV iu *otd*. <*t I know yo* lm?mdg m a home, though v.* wth call me ai rr*l. |.i. • !>* I'm *.**. lin tiling to week, but I want wigk Tcvi |*it m* heart into, and If A It doua me good, no m*nei how hard H la. 1 <>oiy aak hw a uhaiaw tr> to • nooftiL tow* ■uinan. and 1 dont lidak U>at la a bml aetid tlnti Fren if f <mfv do arhai mr dear mother ■MI. ram my dvmg hmMwilv and liopptly, ' d irate * l- .nufui rxaiaplo Iwiwod mm, lo help one oh if woman a* !.w Inip ma, f aha!: he aatleAed " itoMUa'a w*M taluwwl • war Ito I*4 word*, for tl.o Ui<*ebta and fee'iag* wld.-k had l**-n wnrMmr wHhtn tor daring tto UM few <ia had Mined htg deapiv, <*d tto re-ointuw |o n* louao (im tto 4d bfr bad *■ teen ItghUy mad* Mr Pwvou had b<*M-t tohtud hi* p . IMW tn ll.i* tetuanai eeipeermg with a aenM of dawximfort *bMb "a# n# h'bun Hi* ttoato ti.* h*rda nyrowliM and aenoad, !b*v dl.l IK* anrien him, and wIM ftotall* |nmi "ItJ. learfai tor unala ruga, Mfntg. akmly, M to hg'it-d hi* oandV *• IX I'd refuand In W yen g tofrur. Td arrant" it now; tor w* and hrmftin' in. my rirt, and yon are run' wtor o*T got U, M th* aoo-.*r off tto totlrr fv iltoii M. (MM am may a* wot War-, for w* oan t niidorotand tto aaota nf tor higher natur' aa Oiriait. call* M and we'ra had toterin' Oneagh fw one ntgto" A"d wtih a yrim laugh tto old man quoted tto toM, wonued. but in 'irder. •T'le-* there, dear He* a grwvl ory, and to ell air in tf I " puryod Annt lleUey. aa lb toavt foctal "pa crnahed aar. for Ito gnod •nql h*t * m<wl 'ltd faahlonrd and dutiful two •f tow load and ■•■*. r. "I ahau'i Tf h"t act, lor it ia high Urn* I Mvia off. TV* aiared for v>*w *aa; now I'm more towiM* Ihan nomtort and w* | go. (*nd MMU'o. mv dear old aunlv. and don't look treniiW-t fr-r 131 to a lamb wkilr I 4**." Raring ktmwd th* 'id My. Chriati* awaol bar work a*ay. and ml down u> wt Ito H> lor which was Ito Arat Map kernel frvedute UTire u *ria don* ah* drew near to tor friend- Iv rMtoW. ttoffra, and rili lat*i(He tto "lgb< •at Oitbldng tenderly "f Ito pw*. twave'.y <4 Ito present h<p*f*l f th" ftifwre Twwutv nn* |s-wwr*v, and her Into* if see* a toad • brar a pair of hauda; tumo ttoalwwwr of mm* >Vf England rlrla- itOsge*ee, noiys and "smiwe-ws*. mn practical gift* all hid dMl node* tto abv prida that mn>m m*Ha tw • geulal atm attlaof*-. ma-h rouanem sad enthu siasm. and tb* anint whlrh nan rise to toruiam wton 'to *•*! tn- meat wm. (Yirmim WM one of ibat Iser- aaaa at wonaeti wise, nw*lfwtcljr a*owsd w lit talai.ta. earnm* •r1 trne-hoartcd, ur drvcu ).* nt-atssaitv t#mfMvam*nt or pri oriels <*H Into the world to And MMrport. hsepmas" and hosuaa far thwfc a-lvcs Men* torn been dtwcmrtrwd, mar* •sesy* shadows ftv substance and s*W'.>vf.r tiictr n*V ton hue: tbr weakest lorn thtkt and ibaminlTw; but the dnaftf struggle on and after danger and -MW nra at la-4 the best paaM>n lhl> world nan fire i>v the fa mnnW'P at a br*vc ami cheerful wpir It. neb In wlf-lnioaMy, setf-or-etc-l. s-clf. help Tht wan tha real dwftn of Christ!*'* heart; ht- wan to tw her Imi inn and reward, and to thia hap*T end ah* wae akw!* yet hum • hr ho-nbt by the kg discipline of hfr SS'l hht. Hitting abate omv* in tha night, she tnt to strengthen berae'f with at! tha rood and help ful n mortae ah# eoud recall twte ahe wet* awa* to fln-nw |dan> in tha mat i --kidswn world. Hb< thought of her neither. an hVe heraetf, "ka had bi*rftc the eotntnonplarm hla of home till aba a-ukl hrar it a-s loneer. TVeu had gone away in teach. a* meat anoatr' gtrt* *r>- foeeod Us do. Had tret, bra] and manual a per gewUciwaw. and. after a few rear* of genuine t-ajipi.<--w n'llttmhird *va b* much earn and p'Wih, hsdJotlew-1 him out of the world, Imvtng b*r Ntlb child to the pro tect* *- f her tsmthrr. t"hritv Vv-ko-l hack over tbe long, koeiy sreavw aba had ersent In the old ftr-r*-hs-n*r phvi-lUur to wobool aad church, and doing ber tusk* w{th lead Aunt D*t-ev while a cbik); aad ak'wtv grswhnr into girlhood, with a wortd of i*-nai< t<ckd wo ta a baart bwagrv Aw lore aad a larger, wobier bfa. ttbc had tried to at<p*aac ihie htine*r in ain* wars, hot base ! Ht-Vs >selp R*r father's old honka war* ail wise could command, and thewe ►he wore out with much r- sdlar l-.her tvt-f his refined taetcs she Amnd nothing to attrKf ber is tbe as—wty of the euam ; aoi and often coarae aleat her. Kb* trmd to lfltr the ( atom nrta whrne one ambition was to " get marrvsd " and whoee aubfeeUs of eou vcrsatum were " amart Uas aria " and " aMe detwnee.*' ftbe frw-d to hr'iere thai the admtra <*• sisd record ef th* Mntt voting fsrnwo* wree w--si h atrivtng lor, bat when -son wsd!-to-V> ns-ighbor lsul his acrre at her fis-l, she f.-uial it inijs-seifite to arw|s for b* UfrV enipa-ai--n s mail wtiose s ad waewrappod up in prt<- cat tle and big turnh-si. I'stele jww never om'-l f.srwive ber f-r thia psssee of Aißy, and < Vi-fit i-lablrsss that nb* of thror '.hires would nuroly lappa, if abs head on there with no vent for her full heart ami bos* mind Kbe w-uld either marry Joe Rut ts-rAeld in abe<-r d-wpeiwtion. ami" hawaw a farmer's houoehckl -Irudgs-; settle down into a •our spinster, ermfetit to ms*e butler, gnsstn and lav up mw afl bar day*, or do what poor Matty Hi one had done, lev to crush aod curh her norsh- and ssptraikms till the atrugpW CTW* bio lis nl. and ibau In a At of despair, end ber life, sud lutt > tragic story to baunt tbrir ijtilet river. T- wsespe these IWtes l-wt one war aptieaaed ; us bn-ak bass from this narrow bfc ami go nut into the world and sec what aba o-uid do for hers If. Thia idea was full tsf enchantment for tb eager girl. and. attar much iwrnawt th-saght ►be b*d rssobred to try it. " If I AO. f can erwno back." alte said to her self ►vet. while abs- ssmei tbe thought of failure, ft* with all ber shy pride she was both hraew and ardent, aad ber dreams were of tha tbe crudest sort. •• I won't marry J'W ; I won't wear tnvsctf out in a district -ch.-J for tlx- mean stun they giro a woman : I wont delve swwr beer wtn-rr lam Rot wanted; and I mat end my fife Hke a eowarvl because it is dull and hard. IU try njr fbte as mother did. and perhaps ! may succeed as weil " And Chris** '* thought* went Will tlenug awar take the d<. sweet pnat when she. a iiappr child, lived with loving parents in a differ *nt world from that. Loaf Id Dm* trader memories, she sat till the old rooon-taoed ekwk behind tuudoor struck twelve, then the iisi- <ns vanished, leasing their bemson behind them. As ah.: Vlanced lock wmnl at the sux-nSdertv g fire, a *Yr>d>r ptn of fiame shot up from the log that had bland so rtn-ertly am) ahne upoo her aa ale- want A f-l otnen. gratefußy sortie I than, and remembered orieu hi the var to come. Thns ends the fin-t chapter of Mis* Alcott'a upright** and at tear* us bnt thoughtful new storv, which commonons tnihe hobday nanilwr !of n.mrv Ward IWoher'i Grot I litenrv and Pantile Wceklw* Tt* CAriaffo* r*oa, and j will Is n'V anted ooly in that paper. Miss Al ott hae fimml th key to tin popular heart; j H i* fn depicting the tm< Vornr lift of America, which she makes full of rest, iwijoyment and whafeaoam earnest owe. This story will be fol- lowed in The Chriernin Psion by other serials fmm other eminent A merle* n pens. Kd*ard Ketgleabm. Kohsrteoo Caray. Mrs. Harriot Hceclxi Kowe.rtc. The CKriit> os Pofso contains contributions from eminent writer* of all iWomtnations and has matters of interact for every member of the I household. yois and okl Having the kirpsri ctrci.iyffos to the worM of Its class. It can sflhrd to b*iv fi>r its columns the aery iwri tslent. The. terms of siiliacnptuw to Uus Aao popular fWtnili weekJv or* but $3 |*T year, including the ilhistrateil Hotldav number, and the number*, tor a suopirment) wo to Jan. Ist, containing all the opening chapter* of hits* Alcott's Wnrv - prrseotod free To every snb acriher is orn ewxtv a twwutifrtl 111 01c wtwA, a hrUltaai and chsrmiug work of art: or tha lid | Pair of French Oil Chrome*. •• \ Me Awoke." : and " Fast Asleep.*- sntijecis hA- siar. Sub siTiption* should be sent to J. H. Fhril A Co., i Uie publishers of the pspor, at 37 Park Place, s Kew York. See their prospectus in the adjoin ■ tng column. * _ X GREAT COMBINATION and tlx wry hesi busies** erymrtwwlty ever offered, 1 is h< hr tound tu au .Igeacy A>r takliu. subacripiloa* ♦n HENRY WARD BEECHER'B II TH AT UWuiT FAMILY SKWWgPER. with wtttvh l> gut sway the btrg.-st slut best Prrmtuni ' Picture "twill tkr iww and ekqubuto |lt.M FHEXCII 0 LEO on ATS railed " Utile Itaaaway sad krr Pets." 'Oleographs are the rheti-vst r%*m of Fr. och Art printing la oils— thr pr- frctleo of chramo.) *e she gtw toe superb llil pair of Genuine French Oil t'hromt*, " Wjda leaks " and •• Fat t|eev." subverts I.IFB-STEE- , rUnoluß fac similes of Oi iglaal Oil Painting. This paper has thr large*circulation In the world. It Will ueit year ha mads better than ever Serial tales by wo. lit fuuiius anth<>r*, L. M. AUVTT. tew e Fauixs- TO*. H IBIICT Rnrvu NTOWR, etc. New and bril liant contributor*. Illustrated Hriufcy Number aad it Nea. ot Miaa Alcott's atory rase. Ih# most taking •• Combtnatlon !" the large-t commissions pa d ! One Agent mads flriO la three mm,tha; ano ther tWT to St dfts; auother IH.tO in ona weak: on* SST SO tn ens day and many others froui IS and $lO > fan per day. Thl year our offers are even Uore profitable No waiting lor the premiums. THE ffrwerumr* orv* TBKU WUM HE vxt Afirsr. G9OT) AGK.VTS irAJTTJTV I Intrliigeat men and women wanted i very where. { To gel good territory, i nclusively assigned, eeud i turly for circulars and terra* J. B KuItDACO. hew York; Boston. Maes; Chicago, 111.; San Fran- ' el ace, Oak LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE WORLD I A Family 7*aper WkH b am tm irtiataad. 4 a*a* I* alrar* Ball mt haaatan. la • B .amttjr 4 Uh Una*. Mttasli ana II it* CHRISTIAN UNION The Unseotarian, Evangelical, literary and Family Newspaper. HENRY WARD B EECHEF, EDITOH.' • II h*a atamaMliinj: ft *\erj mwalw et the baiunbrad. In aaiallarra of rai%k*i. um'a. pat ti' *. Utaaatut' k't. a Worn. a*ri/u txrr. jmary, mat. • taolamraa* f lauu k+ ymmg tutl (MM, kaaj trttlU t * ItetrM). Sir MaralKf 'r rlcr<au nacl flratMrtarfaMle C* ta baa krin. - la'a >u4 Mar Ikpra uut ibr - hr. I mMla at hit Ul*n Hu tu Talk* Ml M n k (banbU'inalailauuM Tim* b Maurlatf atfl aXo nUlrirUl a tail aa'bUca.oaaa.tunraJ at-twba ayyrwMC la Ibkl |a|M 3Sttf; O V?gR!WA'RMIISfIas PAH KM, k4MuL aaMaad MUM b*aA. aaM lrlliama<4 0 Mm *4pa—• Mt-I"aaal bar ra*lu<* THE REMARKABLE SUCCESS at Mat* paunuL U b**tc aliilrrM Urn Ivfl r.traMm Mam at lu *ma In Ma* araarlM Ua ratkl l Ha imi< UMarr* to U U> lla ***• ilaaua* alraaa,niaaoa M* t/Ao ruai larjaarUsriil by Ibe uidilbm 4 t>*4 nH* abd catllasr*. ami ga*r tbam* SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS For 1873! SFX/AZ S2 QUI£B By Dial'igit'thrl Writ*a*. Thar IWtlabffa k amund for M-r<**l amrmi Ulam by the samt laat.rra* AaMnoMi riMk to mounriarx- ait MiA* ettt m-rtoMai itndim MM Jaaar Wltb imntaram]. tm lb* I HklbtUX CHlUlf Aaftram tb aaLbuai tttba aini**il ua LOUTCA M. ALCOTT Amtkor of " I uti* IJ'. mam." *• UtfiU M*m," " 7Sf Oid falitomtA Utri," ate,, ftt. Brr arw tory. tall at frrab life *tad ImtMty. fU U eonecmwmJ IB urr l.lraraiaa4 Htxbtey Mmtmr, Aim. HARRIET BEEOHER STOWE Author rf " I'mle Tom'/ " JAjr Wifr anJ I," "Sam laa toa't Siarirs," . EDWARD EGGLESTON Author rf " Tke Haaaitr Sfhoot- A/artrr," " Tht End of tho M'ooSJ,'' At., At. ROBERTSON GRAY, IVa ta tar afmi to ntetoe uf aax.tbor btarba ferj aibi br*iaMurr kaxnrn rblcfly hf lb* briUlUry. ant. jaalh"* burxar. mad ttmbrialaraam* of tb* abort ar tab* prfaUaAmM raw baa earn nana*. Tht niflfi btnolt 4m 800 l farm mnJJjooat drnbU OHr twltcr itHUrU pfwv. A SPLENDID LIST Of CONTRIBUTORS Ma-la—inc r<* <a>lr N<— S ha— bwnfw •Tituo far th. i lliuvn** L'siax. to— aimo a— uCtwra ihoa oar la -o—lt>( —in aaa— Siurr ad bj t wMy tat —— oau au-t wraua. asamw 'tw mow wniacat aai —tracti— vattrra t> l 1 ryliai mud ASM— FII EE: Tha Illustrated Holiday Number. a> WWW ho rwf-1 witMKVihrc |<r IST*. • oop* of oar nicatiaMd IH'thf Xtuahe ot I .—bar lot, with Ilirawiaqi Plrt—.ssJ CbrMaaaanSlortra : —* 11 War 11TOUI mastft by Mr* Stva*. ll* port Wbntaw. •tkd awaay ulbn fs tht# I—l Ml— UwH'a <- —ary. u># ataoramtmc iiomlivr of ahlcfe op Jaaouy l#i all] br acet to vw; ami :<crib*r. Also, GIVEN AWAY ! a *** awv rivtnm r* x*rw OLEOGRAPH, (A MOT sawa <m>* lotb# higbw* rad rkoto—t da— of I rwu-b aad fls!*— lrt;rlrm# ha r|b pro. lactKw of <Xi—.ma—ell Ta Itwar la a rift RHOUt of tbe lata— aad MM* brllbatrt ear* at tt err— rr—O NNs tmSM.-ima -a rlarwiuc ebb pet. —wlsytl pcvtnyod-A Nastuvl crratfcai of art, —tatbi •* LITTLE BTNAWAT and her FCT. Th* fotaw. lb* Sriloh th# dtfcacy of iwa-aaptsia. tb. attrarcwoM— . and tht arttatk braaty af lb* thine >—h# if ano p r.ara. It —a poatw.l nfmCj k* tb* cnsTun I SB— #ad u; b* I'Blk) trt la to It# Sari ib#r. Th# ivtrfeol Vatstia* aa— tb-n-.aand# of fb—ca : th* MMUTT* Uahocraplitr wdaw aw aaad* by Jrbtaa. ths arkooU-tra>i pioatrr at alma an ta thr ahql* vartd. It i# print.o is put*, and I Ihr LJRGEST AM) UJNDSOUBST FRENCH OIL CHROHO ofJWrvl by any ivt tw*l Th* •* fit V 4. r!l 1-5 lnoA*) siw>. a Wall rkrCnrt a m*— t*caarau v hMb In th# ps-tni* RT<-|f raaU* o.TT lor fI f .Oaf. Tht# factor#, a-flit. tMobfalt* rotnpM* to ttadL las Bkoad rharatlac l EXT&K PtBCK to \ " Wide Awake'' and "Fait Asleep," USnar tw pretty French Ofl Chroma*, paw tsnxtu the auiUuerit w and af wfcVh w htv already j (tm nearly I*l faM) pairs In oar ntmftam Tbry ara IUU la unabated drmaod. aad ot- wnaAi. ! to* ftrj arte the bat aa well as tba m. awl. aa tbr • •Utima 1- atyu. - CnlUe etna (Mom iaf las that onat a grvat deal <* raw rea look at tbeaa <U* attar ilav and ma bra <4 these." W t' -rakna abali run tin it# 1(1 f|>k\T TMX r*IK k> .very Annua: subscriber who ptvtoea Aran Tba regu ar tnarkai prior <4 tbaaa hwtlAil ptcturea la ,|li Taa Kwllera. ' atas 10 Md 1-} turbo* ark Thar ara no oaaM prtata. bat rao-ftd n w of gnifUng* by Mrs U draeaa. tba eminent Fng'lsb mat . pnrtad te of colors, from sixteen skuara and equal to ana okrnaaa hereto*** is-nod Tbr sut.J -rta ala I llTitftwd , can not MI to picas- all who loaa art fa children i , Or. wawtlt peasant both tba ot.klM.Ukfa, aad tba j PAIR. m tbr tartan given balow. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ARK A£ FOIXOWB : ( One Year, Only $3! L Eaara Sabacrtbar. tor thrar dollar* ahaß ra r-Taa lb- < axiarua Dtlnr f'T ana > or. tba I Iron i tratrd Holiday number. tba opnaibu; < kaput* at Mian '' Ahmtt'a naw story ki Jannarr first. aad tba eh aloe ; I batwn-a tbr two pirt .ire pr m'.cm*. rtk : tbr rbarta- i mtCIII of Oil Obrotooa, •• *idr Awakr" and -Fast ! Asleep. and tba etqatatle OkKtWRAPH, "Utile , Ranasruy uxl bar Pats " $22 ffortli of PictflFßs Free. HOW? LOOK! 1 An, on. .-nn. A\.7A hll mh. U Snmtatt A* C>ro* tor two roar*, tbr lUnst rated Hob ; day Number, tba opening rbaptara at Mtm AlrotC* I arw nkorr to January let. and Bora of tbr Picture , i Premium* X Any oar sending *8 tor himself aad M tor I arw mtWrtbrr, (La.. six d.dla* In all.i shell raortar <uw myy of tba CuutTtx* ai<oi f.>r a yaar, and both Picture Prwuhmi ; an<l tba arw subscriber ■ban rrrolaa oar ropy af tbr paper tor a Trar. aad rlttwr of tbr two Plrturr Prrmtnina be may chorus I and l*tta nuharrtbrrs shall remise tbr lUnetrntnd . Habilay Number free, and all the otsuilbg chapters of Alias Alcott'a arw story np to January Ist. Tbr Ptrttir* Premiums thu* presented ara deliver- I able at tbr publication od&ce. If tba aubarrfbrr adds lan orata for exprnaaa nf wrapping. mailitis, eta., nt ! either premium. iSJ.IO alio, eibrr.i tbr oopiaa wta br mailed post paid and if th- subscriber sends * recta .mare (f .t.g.l altogether. i tbr copies so mailed - wtll br strolls I T maaated. slasd aad ramlahed. aS ready for framing—the pair of Chromes on card board and tbr Oleograph on limp canvas. Or. tbr j Oleograph mounted on ranvaa aad wooden atrnrhsr. i exactly like an oil painting, varnlabwl. etc.. JAM. ■ tmuct be aert by rxprraa. at expense of enbecrlhrr The mounted form is much the beet tor the sub scriber. aa all pictures most be mounted baton framing, and. la tbr vast quart.ties we prepare, it can be done more uniformly and at a quirter of the ureal expense Therefore, all snberrlber* should aewl tor their pictures mounted. Send moaiky by PoatU OTdera. Drafts, or Ragla trrvd Letter. Currency at the risk of the sender. | , AW FIRST OOSfF.. FIRST RTMIMES Ooriu mailed tore on receipt at 6 cents. J. B. 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When *bf V wrntig. •b®'* th® lugsroAt nniMUMw thist plow* th® nan, wren if h® * littl® mid don't draw two feet of wnter. Perhnp* it iMi't jiwt the thing to Njr t hoT like too, hot Ton"11 new npenk of it if I teti yon a little something "Oh, never ?** I assured him. "WeH. I 'twme I might have been n miimed man." and Jenkins Avoided my eves by pretending to dieoover t horse shoe in the rosd. •Too don't ssy so r I exelnimed in ondisgnised sstonishment, for it hsd never ooenrred to me thst s man like Jenkins eon Id marry "Yam, I waited on" s girl onee." "Wss she besuUfnl ?" I inquired. "Well, 1 should any fair to middling." responded Jenkins, pursing his lip* if be determined to make a candid judg ment. "Fair to middling, barring a few freckles. "But ran didnt leave her for the "No, 1 didn't leave her for the freck le*. She was a good girl, and I waited on her. It dont seem pomible now thst I rs'alv waited on a girl, bat I did." "And why didn't von marry her ?" I I inquire*!, warmly. "It wasn't her fftttlt," Mid Jenkins. "Bbe was a gtwd girl." "Then why didn't yon marry her?" I inaiated. , "Well, there was another fella w got to hanging round, imd—you know how such thing* go. I ww boar, and— didn't tend up very well, I a'poee—and j —ahe got tired waiting for me—or some thing—and the other fellow married i her, but I'we never hlahted her. Bhe * J been sorry enough. I guess." Jenkins gave a sigh of mingled regret and pity, and the subject was dropi>od. —"Scribner's Magazine." Rattlesnakes Fighting. Mr. W. H. Dickson, who lives near 'DesAre, Ark., while passing through 1. an old field grown np with weeds, had ! his attention attracted by a noise a few rods distant, and went to see what caus ed it He discovered two large rattle snakes fighting, and watching the battle i for some time. They would raise their hoads nearly three feet from the ground and strike at each other, inserting their ; poisonous fangs in the bodies of each, | and release themselves and do the same thing over again. During the fight they would occasionally emit a white-lookinc flnid from their months. Mr. Dickson shot one of them and the other escaped. Ho afterwards found the other dead near where the battle was fought. One of them was five feet long, large, and had „ seventeen rattles. The other was six feet long, slender, and had twenty-six rattles. This is the first time he ever heard of rattlesnakes fighting. It is death to the victor as well as to the van quished. A boy, abont ten years aid, named Lait, entered the Detroit police- station, with anxious countenance, and to the interrogations of the sergeant, he re plied : " Oh, it's the old folks again, pounding and mauling each other, and smashing up the dishes. I've talked to em, and reasoned with 'em, but they keep right on. It's getting dreary np there, and I gnesa you'd better bring 'em both in, and give 'em three months each, and let 'em be put in separate oella." • m
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